(2021-08-18). Afghanistan: Longest US War Continues to a New Stage. dissidentvoice.org The longest of the United States' "forever wars" in Afghanistan was supposed to end August 31 after President Biden extended his predecessor's withdrawal date from May of this year. But what will be ending is not clear; certainly not the imperial mission of the world's superpower. If the US determines that it cannot impose its …
(2021-08-18). Political recovery is already visible in Afghanistan. asiatimes.com 
The explosion of life is unstoppable. The first buds were sprouting no sooner than Ashraf Ghani fled Kabul on Sunday, without telling anyone, carrying a massive loot of ill-gotten wealth stolen from his people. And the green shoots of political recovery are appearing. Tense and urgent care is needed. The region is rallying. Pakistan has taken …
(2021-08-18). US Senator's tweet over Taiwan provokes Chinese threats of war. wsws.org The US debacle in Afghanistan has brought forth panicked calls in Washington for the US to shore up its prestige internationally by aggressively backing its allies and confronting its rivals—chiefly China.
(2021-08-18). The U.S. and Afghanistan: Exit the paper tiger. fightbacknews.org The images are searing. Helicopters ferrying diplomatic personnel from the U.S. Embassy while plumes of black smoke billow from the building. Taliban fighters with heavy artillery parade through the thoroughfares of provincial capitals. The International Airport, still under U.S. control, is in chaos as collaborators try storm planes to flee the country. In the space of a few weeks the puppet government collapsed, and its figureheads have vanished. The decades of occupation have come to an end. Those that fought to end it now sit at the former president's desk. | The U.S.-led occupation of Afghanistan was never…
(2021-08-18). Afghanistan: Mirage Of The Good War. popularresistance.org Rarely has there been such an enthusiastic display of international unity as that which greeted the invasion of Afghanistan in 2001. Support for the war was universal in the chanceries of the West, even before its aims and parameters had been declared. nato governments rushed to assert themselves 'all for one'. Blair jetted round the world, proselytizing the 'doctrine of the international community' and the opportunities for peace-keeping and nation-building in the Hindu Kush. Putin welcomed the extension of American bases along Russia's southern borders. Every mainstream Western party endorsed the war; every med…
(2021-08-18). UK Gov't Pledge to Resettle 20,000 Afghans Slammed as 'Not Meeting the Scale of the Challenge'. sputniknews.com The UK Parliament is being recalled from summer recess for Wednesday's debate on a response to the situation in Afghanistan after the Taliban capitalized on the withdrawal of US and NATO troops to carry out a lightning-fast advance. As the Islamist militant group entered the capital Kabul, Western nations stepped up evacuations from the country.
(2021-08-18). Afghanistan and the defeat of the US military. greenleft.org.au The US "war on terror" was portrayed as a just response to the September 11, 2001 terrorist atrocity, writes Rupen Savoulian. This rationale stands exposed as utterly hypocritical.
(2021-08-18). Afghanistan only the latest US war to be driven by deceit and delusion. juancole.com 
By Gordon Adams | — In Afghanistan, American hubris — the United States' capacity for self-delusion and official lying — has struck once again, as it has repeatedly for the last 60 years. This weakness-masquerading-as-strength has repeatedly led the country into failed foreign interventions. The pattern first became clear to me when I learned on …
(2021-08-18). UK will only accept 5,000 Afghan refugees this year, as Home Secretary Patel urges other nations to share burden. rt.com 
The UK government is ready to take up to 20,000 Afghan refugees over five years — but only 5,000 in the next 12 months — as London calls on other countries to assist relocation efforts following a Taliban takeover in Afghanistan.
(2021-08-18). Death toll in Haiti skyrockets following devastating earthquake. wsws.org While the earthquake was a natural disaster, the horrendous social conditions that have pushed the death toll into the thousands are the product of decades of US imperialist meddling and military interventions in the western hemisphere's poorest country.
(2021-08-18). Haiti quake death toll climbs to 1,941. ecns.cn The death toll from the 7.2-magnitude earthquake that struck southwestern Haiti on Saturday climbed to 1,941, the Caribbean island's Civil Protection Agency reported on Tuesday.
(2021-08-18). Why did a military superpower fail in Afghanistan? nationofchange.org This external approach, based on military occupation, to promote democracy in occupied foreign countries was "doomed to fail."
(2021-08-18). Facebook Censorship Police Nix Anything Related To New Taliban Government Of Afghanistan. moguldom.com Since the Taliban took over Afghanistan following the July 6 drawdown of U.S. military troops, social media platforms have been struggling with how to handle content about the new government. Anything Taliban-related is becoming a no-no on Facebook. The Taliban is considered by most other governments to be an oppressive regime, especially toward women. A Facebook executive said the …
(2021-08-18). Fall of US puppet regime in Afghanistan staggers French government. wsws.org In an emergency prime-time national address, President Macron defended French involvement in the war, which was overwhelmingly opposed by the French people.
(2021-08-18). Turkey in talks with U.S., NATO to keep troops in Afghanistan. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Turkey takes necessary measures for safety of troops in Kabul: Minister Turkey has around 600 troops deployed at the airport….Turkey is continuing talks with the United States and other NATO countries about the management of the airport, Akar said, reiterating Turkey's will to continue its mission.
(2021-08-18). Biden Is Right to End the War in Afghanistan. otherwords.org The scenes from Afghanistan are heartrending. | I can't imagine the desperation of someone who clings to a military airplane as it takes off, as Afghan refugees attempted to in Kabul. Nor is it possible to dismiss the fears of Afghan women, as a faction that once executed them for seeking jobs or education comes back to power. | But in light of the precipitous collapse of the country's 300,000-man army and political leadership, it's also impossible to dismiss President Biden's conclusion that the war was never going to be winnable. | "If Afghanistan is unable to mount any real resistance to the Taliban now," Bide…
(2021-08-18). An Afghanistan Apportionment. counterpunch.org American media and other politicians, and the people they pay to say things, are locked up tight with the demise in Afghanistan. How could anyone let this happen? Who's to blame for these precipitous — they claim — events? What awful chaos at the airport! The answers are as vacuous as the questions. Two decades of American sacrifice was too few years for them.
(2021-08-18). "There is No Military Solution." Time to Get Real About It. counterpunch.org "There is no military solution to the conflict." That was the conclusion reached by the Biden administration earlier this year, which set into motion the plans for the withdrawal of all U.S. troops from Afghanistan by the end of August. Nearing the termination of this process, in a few short days we witnessed the collapse
(2021-08-18). An Afghan socialist talks occupation, war, and the future facing his country. peoplesworld.org 
The following interview is with an activist described as "a comrade of the Left from Afghanistan" whose name, for safety reasons, was withheld from publication. It first appeared in the Communist Party of Britain's International Bulletin. It has been edited for clarity and length. Some of the questions concern the "current government of Afghanistan"—a government …
(2021-08-18). Afghanistan's "Color Revolution": Who Is Ali Ahmad Jalali? globalresearch.ca "Regime …
(2021-08-18). In OtherWords: August 18, 2021. otherwords.org The rapid collapse of Afghanistan's government was harrowing, but not surprising. | This week in OtherWords, I argue that President Biden is right to stand by his decision to end the war — but wrong to place all the blame for its failure on Afghans. The U.S. has been at war in the country for not just two decades, but nearly four. More war won't clean up the mess we made, but we must still help the ordinary Afghans living with the consequences. | On the domestic front, Rebekah Entralgo looks again at the federal infrastructure package and argues that it needs to provide a pathway to citizenship for undocume…
(2021-08-18). Six Things You Need to Know About Afghanistan and the Taliban. globalresearch.ca
(2021-08-18). The Return Of The Taliban 20 Years Later. popularresistance.org In recent years, the United States has failed to accomplish any of the objectives of its wars. The US entered Afghanistan with horrendous bombing and a lawless campaign of extraordinary rendition in October 2001 with the objective of ejecting the Taliban from the country; now, 20 years later, the Taliban is back. In 2003, two years after the US unleashed a war in Afghanistan, it opened an illegal war against Iraq, which ultimately resulted in an unconditional withdrawal of the United States in 2011 after the refusal by the Iraqi parliament to allow US troops extralegal protections. As the US withdrew from Iraq, i…
(2021-08-18). US Government Lied For Two Decades About Afghanistan. popularresistance.org "The Taliban regime is coming to an end," announced President George W. Bush at the National Museum of Women in the Arts on December 12, 2001 — almost twenty years ago today. Five months later, Bush vowed: "In the United States of America, the terrorists have chosen a foe unlike they have faced before. . . . We will stay until the mission is done." Four years after that, in August of 2006, Bush announced: "Al Qaeda and the Taliban lost a coveted base in Afghanistan and they know they will never reclaim it when democracy succeeds. . . . The days of the Taliban are over. The future of Afghanistan belongs to t…
(2021-08-18). What Israel hopes to gain from America's Afghan disaster. electronicintifada.net Bennett may push Biden for more belligerence towards Iran.
(2021-08-18). Cable Anchors on the Afghan Withdrawel. counterpunch.org All the cable anchors join in depicting the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan (which is to say, the defeat of the U.S. in the war) as a tragedy. Is it not heartbreaking that the U.S. spent $800 billion in military expenditures in Afghanistan during the war, and another $200,000 billion in Pakistan? And that it spent
(2021-08-18). Afghanistan: So What Do the Filthy Commie Peaceniks Say Now? dissidentvoice.org 
Afghan villagers stand over bodies of civilians during a protest in the city of Ghazni, west of Kabul, Afghanistan, Sept. 29, 2019. An airstrike by U.S.-led forces in eastern Afghanistan killed at least five civilians. (AP Photo/Rahmatullah Nikzad) So, people get hurt when you stop waging wars, and peace is dangerous, and . . . …
(2021-08-18). Fact Check: Rep. Barbara Lee Was Only Member Of Congress To Vote No On Military Authorization In Afghanistan. moguldom.com Rep. Barbara Lee (D-CA 13th District) was the only member of Congress to vote against the war in Afghanistan and for doing so, she was called a traitor. On Sept. 14, 2001, three days after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks against the U.S., the California Democrat cast the lone "no" vote against giving President George …
(2021-08-18). Russian General Shpak: The Whole World is Watching how Shamelessly the US Abandons its Allies. orinocotribune.com On Monday, August 16, Russian General Georgy Shpak commented on the shameless and ruthless way in which the United States "dumps its allies." He made this comment in regard to the recent takeover of Afghanistan by the Taliban after the withdrawal of US troops. | In an interview with Russian news agency RT, Colonel Shpak addressed the recent events in Afghanistan, a country mired in despair after the sudden takeover by the Taliban, just after US forces withdrew from Afghan territory in defeat, after 20 years of unsuccessful occupation. | General Shpak, a veteran of the Afghan-Soviet war (1979), stated that "the wh…
(2021-08-18). GOP State Officials Take Step Toward Overseeing Elections in Georgia's Heavily Democratic Fulton County. commondreams.org Now our obligation is to those Afghans living with the consequences of our four decades of intervention.
(2021-08-18). Malalai Joya: We need aid, not war machines. greenleft.org.au The situation in Afghanistan is critical, writes Malalai Joya. For ordinary people, especially for women, this means more suffering. Progressives are in more danger than ever.
(2021-08-18). Another Imperial 'East of Aden' Moment. strategic-culture.org We may not be devotees of their brand of liberty, nor are we prepared to emulate their peculiar ways, but their unconquerable spirit is something that in these dark and oppressive days we can all admire. | With unnerving rapidity, imperial contraction, much talked about over the recent years, now has palpably and visibly taken place in Afghanistan. The chain of events leading to it was lightning quick, and it is unlikely to leave anyone across the length and breadth of this earth unimpressed or unmoved. Future travellers from the antique land of Afghanistan surely will have tales to tell of the shattered visage o…
(2021-08-18). PSL Statement: US-Backed Afghan Government Surrenders to the Taliban. orinocotribune.com By Party for Socialism and Liberation — Aug 15, 2021 | The unopposed entrance of Taliban forces into Kabul marks the bitter conclusion of a 20-year long military adventure by US imperialism that senselessly inflicted death and suffering on an enormous scale. The fact that the US-backed Afghan government surrendered without a fight is the clearest indication that it was nothing more than an extension of US imperialist power. The stark reality showed itself: either the US imperialist occupation that began 20 years ago would be sustained literally forever, or this government would collapse upon the exit of US m…
(2021-08-18). Decades of Disaster: Biden Is Right to End the War in Afghanistan. commondreams.org "The stench of corruption wafting up from Louis DeJoy's office is so thick seagulls are flying in from the Jersey Shore and circling overhead."
(2021-08-18). Advocates Urge Biden to Move Faster to Resettle Afghan Refugees. truthout.org 
President Joe Biden has allocated $500 million in new funds for relocating Afghan refugees following the Taliban takeover in Afghanistan. The U.S. had already vowed to help evacuate over 80,000 Afghan civilians who qualify for special immigrant visas and face possible retribution from the Taliban, such as translators and interpreters for the U.S. military or NATO, but critics say the Biden administration needs to move faster and expand refugee resettlement from the country. There is already a backlog of more…
(2021-08-18). Afghanistan: A New Pivot in the Greater Middle East? globalresearch.ca First published on August …
(2021-08-18). Advocates Call on Biden Admin to Move Faster on Resettling Afghan Refugees. democracynow.org 
President Joe Biden has allocated $500 million in new funds for relocating Afghan refugees following the Taliban takeover in Afghanistan. The U.S. had already vowed to help evacuate over 80,000 Afghan civilians who qualify for special immigrant visas and face possible retribution from the Taliban, such as translators and interpreters for the U.S. military or NATO, but critics say the Biden administration needs to move faster and expand refugee resettlement from the country. There is already a backlog of more than 17,000 Afghan nationals and 53,000 of their family members awaiting visa approval. "This entire backl…
(2021-08-18). Lessons from Afghanistan: War is Only Good for Those who Profit from it. orinocotribune.com By Yves Engler — Aug 16, 2021 | With the Taliban quickly taking control of all major Afghan cities—including the capital, Kabul, and the presidential palace it houses—we should be asking: what was the point of all that bloodletting? | More than Canada's biggest military deployment since World War II, more t…
(2021-08-18). Despite Taliban's assurance, Afghans remain skeptical of their future. peoplesdispatch.org Apprehensions and doubts remain even after Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid claimed that no one would be punished for their past affiliations in Afghanistan, and women will be allowed to work and participate in public life…
(2021-08-18). Taliban 2.0: Claims Of Rights For Women, Free Media, No Terrorism. southfront.org 
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(2021-08-18). Talibanned? Social media wrangles with accounts deemed 'terrorist' as Taliban returns to power in Afghanistan. rt.com 
YouTube, Facebook and Twitter have come down on opposing sides of the free speech debate, for once unable to agree upon whether to ban the Taliban as a 'controversial' entity, after the Islamic group took over Afghanistan. | Facebook, which claims it has blacklisted Taliban-linked groups under its "dangerous organizations policy" for "years" due to US Treasury Department sanctions, does not plan to alter its approach now, a spokesperson declared on Tuesday. Instead, Facebook will defer to the "authority of the international community." | This policy holds for its subsidiary corporations Instagram and WhatsApp…
(2021-08-18). The Choice Facing Afghans: Do a Deal With the Taliban or Flee. zcomm.org "People began to ask why they should die for a lost cause and not reach an agreement with the Taliban as the Americans had just done"
(2021-08-18). The Heat: Taliban takeover in Afghanistan. america.cgtn.com 
Evacuation flights from Kabul's airport resumed on Tuesday after the tarmac and runway were cleared of crowds. The Taliban have declared the war in Afghanistan is over and a senior leader said the group would wait until foreign forces had left before creating a new …
(2021-08-18). Ashraf Ghani Settles In United Arab Emirates After Fleeing Afghanistan With Helicopter Full Of Cash. southfront.org 
By Patrick Tsui/FCO, Afghan President Ashraf Ghani attending the London Conference on Afghanistan on 4 December 2014. | On August 18, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) announced that it is currently hosting former Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and his family on "humanitarian grounds". | Ghani resigned and
(2021-08-18). Afghan debacle prompts bitter recriminations from UK military, Tories and Labour. wsws.org The failure of the US-led invasion and occupation of Afghanistan is an unmitigated disaster for the political, corporate and financial elite, which has relied on its "special relationship" with the US to assert its own imperialist interests in the world arena.
(2021-08-18). Afghan-Australians call for peace, asylum. greenleft.org.au A passionate crowd of 1000 mostly Afghan-Australians and young people marched on Parliament House, calling for peace in Afghanistan. Anne McMenamin reports.
(2021-08-18). The Spoils of War: Afghanistan's Multibillion Dollar Heroin Trade. southfront.org 
Illustrative Image | Written by The article below was first published in 2005. Below is a detailed update followed by the original 2005 article. | Author's Note and Update | The US opioid crisis broadly def…
(2021-08-18). Morrison has an obligation to increase Afghan refugee intake. greenleft.org.au Scott Morrison probably never intended to rescue Afghans who had helped Australia's occupation forces, but he is being forced to. Sue Bolton argues that he must be forced to do a lot more.
(2021-08-18). Video: Afghans Desperate to Escape as the Reality of "Regime Change" Settles In. globalresearch.ca
(2021-08-18). US Urged to Aid Afghan Journalists Seeking Safe Passage Amid Reports of Taliban Beatings. commondreams.org "The divide between the haves and have-nots will only grow larger if manufacturers and leaders prioritize booster shots over supply to low- and middle-income countries."
(2021-08-18). Headlines for August 18, 2021. democracynow.org Taliban Addresses Women's Rights, Press Freedom in First Press Conference Since Takeover, U.S. Continues Evacuations as Top Dems Pledge to Investigate Biden's Afghanistan Exit, Haiti Earthquake Death Toll Hits 2,000 as Survivors, Many Now Unhoused, Lashed by Tropical Storm, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott Tests Positive for Coronavirus, Alabama Runs Out of ICU Beds; 3,000 NOLA Students and Staff in Quarantine, New Zealand Orders Lockdown After ID'ing One COVID Case, Tokyo Extends State of Emergency; Thai Protesters Demand PM Step Down for Mishandling COVID, India Bans Single-Use Plastics, But New Law Contains Major Loopho…
(2021-08-18). Washington's War in Afghanistan Is Over. What Happens Now? zcomm.org President Biden was right to withdraw US troops. But we should have no illusion that this will end the war for Afghans…
(2021-08-18). "People Are Thirsty for Peace": Afghans Wary of Taliban as Group Vows to Uphold Rights. democracynow.org 
We go to Kabul for an update as the Taliban moves to secure control of Afghanistan. The group said Tuesday former government officials will not face retribution and that the rights of women and journalists will be upheld. The Taliban's rhetoric and the relatively restrained behavior of its fighters in Kabul are starkly different from how the group governed Afghanistan after seizing power in 1996, when it imposed draconian restrictions on everyday life. Despite the Taliban's pledges, many women across Afghanistan have not left their homes since the Taliban seized control over the weekend and as thousands of people…
(2021-08-18). Ex-Official Matthew Hoh, Who Resigned over Afghan War, Says U.S. Mistakes Helped Taliban Gain Power. democracynow.org 
"The only thing more tragic than what's happened to the Afghan people is that in a few days America will have forgotten Afghanistan again," says Matthew Hoh, a disabled combat veteran and former State Department official stationed in Afghanistan's Zabul province who resigned in 2009 to protest the Obama administration's escalation of the War in Afghanistan. He says much of the U.S. media coverage has been filled with "complete lies and fabrications," despite decades of U.S. involvement in Afghanistan. "You see the same people who've been wrong about this war trotted out over and over again," says Hoh, a senior fe…
(2021-08-18). Defining Change: Who Are The Taliban That Conquered Afghanistan? southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | Written by Having taken control, the Taliban want the world to believe that they have become more pragmatic and inclusive in the twenty years since they brutally ruled Afghanistan. Whether true or not, will be determined by the group's attitudes towards jihadists a…
(2021-08-18). Haiti Earthquake Recovery Hampered by Poverty, High Debts and Corruption. indybay.org As a cyclone hits Haiti, rescue workers searched for survivors from Saturday's 7.2 magnitude earthquake. At least 1300 are confirmed dead and thousands of homes destroyed in one of the world's poorest countries.
(2021-08-18). The Haiti Earthquake And Its Invisibilities. popularresistance.org Eleven years after that fateful January 12, 2010, Haiti once again suffered, last Saturday, August 14, 2021, the tremendous blows of an earthquake that has already claimed the lives of at least 1,400 people, according to the preliminary report released yesterday by the Haitian authorities. | The terrible news spread in real time throughout the world. The call for international solidarity with the Haitian people was not long in coming. | However, in the midst of the pain that the Haitian people are suffering, it is necessary to ask some questions about the actions and responses that are being given and will contin…
(2021-08-18). Protesting Settler Colonialism In The Neoliberal University. popularresistance.org During May's uprising in Palestine against the latest aggression of the apartheid Israeli state, a few students at the Piet Zwart Institute (PZI) in Rotterdam wanted to express their solidarity with the struggle. They hung a banner on the institute's building that read: "STOP THE ETHNIC CLEANSING; #SaveSheikhJarrah; Free Palestine." The action took place at a time when the vicious attacks on civilians in Gaza, the ultra-right-wing mob violence against Arabs in Israel and the forced evictions of the settler colonialist system in Jerusalem had resulted in a global show of solidarity. | A few hours after the banner…
(2021-08-18). The Palestinian Cause is Neither a Religious nor a Human Rights Cause. orinocotribune.com By Susana Khalil — Aug 15,2021 | The Palestinian cause is political, it is a cause of National Liberation. |
(2021-08-18). Why More Celebrities Don't Speak Out On Israel-Palestine. popularresistance.org The new MintPress podcast "The Watchdog," hosted by British-Iraqi hip-hop artist Lowkey, closely examines organizations about which it is in the public interest to know — including intelligence, lobby and special-interest groups influencing policies that infringe on free speech and target dissent. The Watchdog goes against the grain by casting a light on stories largely ignored by the mainstream, corporate media. | Hollywood is not exactly known for being a hotbed of anti-war, anti-imperialist activism. Indeed, so close is the relationship between the national security state and Tinseltown that the Departme…
(2021-08-18). Hyphen-ated for Life: Palestinian-American, Almost. counterpunch.org "Democratic representation of We The People requires an accurate ascertainment of who 'We The People' are." ~Arab American Institute The space of identity is tight. A single identity can hardly fit into its place, yet that is what society expects. The reality of identity is much more dynamic and colorful than dry categories of some
(2021-08-18). Latin American socialism and the fight against COVID-19: Cuba, Venezuela, Nicaragua. mronline.org 
Cuba, Venezuela, and Nicaragua all demonstrate what a society can do when it embraces a centralized system, people over profit, and solidarity. Not only are citizens protected, but the will to fight against threats like COVID-19 is all the stronger when nations are united behind a popular and radical project.
(2021-08-18). Creative Associates International: It's Not Exactly The CIA, But Close Enough. popularresistance.org Chevy Chase, MD – You have likely not heard of them, but Creative Associates International (CAI) is one of the largest and most powerful non-governmental organizations operating anywhere in the world. A pillar of soft U.S. power, the group has been an architect in privatizing the Iraqi education system, designed messenger apps meant to overthrow the government of Cuba, served as a front group for the infamous Blackwater mercenary force (now rebranded as Academi), and liaised with Contra death squads in Nicaragua. As such, it has functioned as "both as an instrument of foreign policy and as a manifestation of a br…
(2021-08-18). Cuba cuestiona política injerencista de EE.UU. en Afganistán. telesurtv.net Rodríguez lamentó las miles de pérdidas humanas ocasionadas por la invasión militar estadounidense en Afganistán.
(2021-08-18). Russia eager to help Turkey bomb Iraq and Syria, shoot down more Russian aircraft. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Russia ready to expand cooperation with Turkey for aircraft deliveries — Rosoboronexport Russia is ready to expand cooperation with Turkey for the delivery of aircraft and helicopters, Head of the Rosoboronexport state arms seller's delegation Denis Gizunov told TASS at the IDEF'21 international defense industry show in Istanbul on Wednesday. "We are holding certain consultations …
(2021-08-18). Israel Destroyed Observation Post In Syria's Al-Quneitra With Guided Missiles (Videos). southfront.org 
FILE IMAGE | Late on August 17, the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) destroyed an observation post of the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) in the southern Syrian governorate of al-Quneitra. | At least three guided missiles, reportedly Spike NLOS, hit…
(2021-08-18). Another Rocket Barrage Hit Turkish-Occupied Afrin In Northern Syria, Killed Three (Videos, Photos). southfront.org 
Illustrative image. | On August 18, a rocket attack targeted the Turkish-occupied Syrian city of Afrin in the northern countryside of Aleppo. | The rockets, which were reportedly fired from Kurdish-held areas to the south of Afrin, landed in the city's residential neighborhoods causing some serious damage. A gas station was also hit. As a result, a large fire erupted. | According to the Western-backed White Helmets civil defense organization, three people, including a woman and a child, were killed and four others wer…
(2021-08-18). Central Syrian Insurgency: Syrian Officer, Iraqi Fighters Killed In New Attacks By ISIS Cells. southfront.org 
Illustrative image. | ISIS terrorists continue to launch attacks against Syrian government forces and their allies in Syria's vast central region. | Early on August 18, ISIS cells attacked several posts of the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) near the town of al-Sholah, which is located on the Deir Ezzor-Homs highway. According to the London-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR), an officer was killed and five soldiers were wounded as a result of the attack. | At around the same t…
(2021-08-18). Al-Qaeda-Affiliated Moroccan Leader Assassinated In Syria's Greater Idlib. southfront.org 
Illustrative image. | On August 17, Abu al-Farouq al-Maghribi, a Moroccan terrorist leader, was assassinated in the northwestern Syrian region of Greater Idlib. | Al-Maghribi was attacked by unidentified assailants on his way back from his military post in the northern Lattakia countryside. The assailants ambushed the terrorist on a road near the town of Jisr al-Shughur in the western countryside of Idlib and targeted his vehicle with dozens of bullets. | The terrorist was fatally wounded during the attack. A few ho…
(2021-08-18). Homeless Encampment Razed by the City of Fresno. indybay.org On August 6, the City of Fresno razed a large homeless encampment by Highway 99. Below is how it looked in its last moments.
(2021-08-18). As pandemic intensifies public discontent, Australian government unveils anti-democratic electoral laws. wsws.org The bills seek to strip party registration from all parties not currently represented in parliament by requiring them to provide lists of 1,500 members—triple the existing requirement—within three months of the laws passing.
(2021-08-18). War, Herbicides and Moral Disengagement. counterpunch.org And the least secret agent of all . . . Agent Orange! On August 10, 1961, the United States, several years before it actually sent troops, started poisoning the forests and crops of Vietnam with herbicides. The purpose: to deprive our declared enemy, the commies of Ho Chi Minh, of food and ground cover that
(2021-08-18). Turkish, Azerbaijani defense chiefs, Libyan military chief discuss new wars. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Turkish, Azerbaijani defense chiefs discuss bilateral defense Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar met with his Azerbaijani counterpart on Aug. 17. …on the agenda were harassment and attacks by Armenia on the border with Azerbaijan. Akar stressed that Turkey would continue to stand by Azerbaijan in its "just cause." Spotlighted during the fair were Turkish drones, …
(2021-08-18). Minneapolis high rise window cleaners begin strike. fightbacknews.org Minneapolis, MN — On August 17 at 7 a.m. around 50 high rise window cleaners represented by the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 26 in Minneapolis began a strike. The window cleaners are part of a master contract in which three companies bargain together for one large contract. | Members are on strike at Columbia Building Services and Final Touch Commercial Services which are two of the three companies in negotiations. The third company, Apex North, has already agreed to the main principles in question and as a result the union members decided that workers at Apex North will continue washi…
(2021-08-18). Wounded Paternalism: Biden and the US Imperial Complex. globalresearch.ca
(2021-08-18). The GOP's Election Lies Are Stale, But the Stakes Are High. otherwords.org Right now our nation still has two competing narratives about the 2020 election. | One is that Joe Biden legitimately won and that Donald Trump encouraged a false narrative, known as the Big Lie, that Biden's win was fraudulent. The other is that Joe Biden did not win the election, and Trump's claims of voter fraud are true. | For each, ask: What would have to be true for this to be accurate? How do you know you know? What information can you personally confirm from the evidence you have access to? | If you learn something secondhand, where did it originate — and would someone who said it personally gain by…
(2021-08-18). China's Mars Rover Accomplishes Planned Exploration Tasks. telesurenglish.net China's Mars rover Zhurong has accomplished its exploration and detection tasks as planned, according to the China National Space Administration (CNSA) on Tuesday. | RELATED: | As of Aug. 15, 2021, Zhurong had worked on the surface of Mars for 90 Martian days, or about 92 days on Earth, with all scientific payloads having started to work on detection tasks, said the administration. | The rover has traveled 889 meters as of Aug. 15, and its scientific payloads have collect…
(2021-08-18). Venezuelan Congress Approves Government-Opposition Accord. telesurenglish.net On Tuesday, the National Assembly unanimously approved the publication in the Official Gazette of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Government of Venezuela and the opposition. | RELATED: | President Nicolas Maduro thanked the lawmakers for signing the text into law and thus supporting a peaceful solution to the country's problems. | "I am grateful for the support and approval of the lawmakers of the…
(2021-08-18). Azerbaijan releases information on Israeli, Turkish drones destroying Armenian targets. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Azerbaijan releases data on Armenian military targets destroyed by UAVs during Second Karabakh War Azerbaijani border guards had destroyed a big number of strategic military targets of the Armenian Armed Forces during the 44-day Karabakh war (from late Sept. to early Nov.2020) by using Harop and Guzgun [Kuzgun] unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), the State Border …
(2021-08-18). From the Jaws of Bipartisanship. otherwords.org Get the full-res version
(2021-08-18). Protest demands ICE free all detainees. workers.org 
Philadelphia — Despite temperatures in the mid-90s, more than 50 community activists rallied here on Aug. 12 to demand Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) cease transferring migrant workers and refugees from a detention center in York, Pa., to other prisons. Recorded voices from people impacted by transfers were heard by . . . |
(2021-08-18). Fish flown in after Yukon salmon plummet. mronline.org 
It's devastating. It's scary. Because we don't know what's going on with this fish.' – JOAQLIN ESTUS…
(2021-08-18). Stopping the Next Mortgage Meltdown. progressive.org We deserve a financial system that works for all, not just the rich.
(2021-08-18). Yurok Youth Ask Secretary of Interior Deb Haaland About State of North Coast Salmon, Climate Crisis. counterpunch.org On August 11 in the Redwood National and State Park where some of the world's tallest and most majestic trees reach to the sky, Yurok youth Repoy and K'nek'nek Lowry from the Trinidad Elementary Water Protectors met with and asked questions of Secretary of Interior Deb Haaland about the local climate crisis and the state of the salmon on the
(2021-08-18). The Mediterranean is on fire. therealnews.com 
After experiencing the most severe heatwave in decades, Mediterranean countries like Greece, Turkey, Italy, Algeria, Morocco, and Spain have been in the midst of a wave of destructive and deadly wildfires that have displaced thousands of residents and scorched the landscape. Scientists say there's little doubt that the scope, severity, and regularity of these wildfires are linked to man-made climate change, and the Mediterranean region itself has been designated a "climate change hotspot." TRNN Editor-in-Chief Maximillian Alvarez talks with Theodota Nantsou in Athens about the toll the fires have taken on G…
(2021-08-18). Iran Considers Alex Saab a Prisoner of War of the United States. orinocotribune.com Saeed Khatibzadeh, spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Iran, has said that Venezuela's Special Envoy Alex Saab, under detention in Cape Verde and facing extradition to the United States, can be considered a prisoner of war, due to the violations that the United States Government has committed by getting him arrested in Cape Verde and by pressuring that country's government for his extradition. | Khatibzadeh made these comments on Saab's situation at a press conference on Monday, August 16. He denounced the arrest and the intention to extradite Saab to a third country as it violates diplomatic lega…
(2021-08-18). An interview with poet Christopher Kempf, author of What Though the Field Be Lost. wsws.org The author of the recent collection What Though the Field Be Lost discusses his interest in history and his thoughts about our current cultural and political moment.
(2021-08-18). The Disappearance of the Natural Death. counterpunch.org Quinby, my elderly cat, would lie on the sunny bricks outside the front door. I'd check every few minutes, but I didn't need to worry. Quinby couldn't walk very far. One day the vet asked, "Why are you waiting?" I listened. Quinby, rescued 19 years earlier, had always been such a cheery character. It was
(2021-08-18). Australian COVID outbreak set to become the country's worst of the pandemic. wsws.org As the most-populous state records the largest number of cases since the crisis began, governments are refusing to take the measures required to curb mass transmission.
(2021-08-18). Patchwork health system deters U.S. from fighting COVID-19 efficiently: media. ecns.cn The still raging coronavirus exposed a patchwork U.S. health system, in which crashing computers, three-week delays in tracking infections, and very slow delivery of lab results caused a vast failure to identify hotspots quickly enough to prevent outbreaks, reported Politico recently.
(2021-08-18). Robert Scheer: Was Al Qaeda Just a Bush Boogeyman? scheerpost.com By Robert Scheer / Los Angeles Times Editor's Note: The Los Angeles Times wrote in 2011, "This 2005 opinion piece by columnist Robert Scheer was found among hundreds of pieces of reading material seized during the 2011 raid by Navy SEALs in Pakistan that killed Osama bin Laden." Now, as the U.S. makes a chaotic departure from …
(2021-08-18). Joe Biden To Increase Food Stamp Benefits By 25 Percent: 3 Things To Know. moguldom.com All 42 million recipients of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) will receive additional aid in a permanent boost from President Joe Biden, who is increasing food stamp benefits by more than 25 percent from pre-pandemic levels. There has long been a misconception about who receives welfare. The stereotype of President Ronald Reagan's Black "welfare …
(2021-08-18). Italian guided-missile destroyer enters Black Sea. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Italian missile destroyer enters Black Sea The Luigi Durand de la Penne, a missile destroyer of the Italian Navy, entered the Black Sea on August 18….
(2021-08-18). Black August, Letter Writing And The 'Harm Reduction' Administration. popularresistance.org There are four major components in the yearly commemorations of Black August: study, fast, train, and fight. People are encouraged to study the works and words of former and current political and politicized prisoners. People are encouraged to fast from sunrise to sunset. People are encouraged to train and become more physically active. People are encouraged to fight against the system. However, one of the lesser centered but equally important aspects of Black August is letter writing. | Nearly a half-century ago, Gresham Sykes wrote in The Society of Captives: A Study of a Maximum Security Prison that, "life in…
(2021-08-18). Jim Jones Says Take Covid Seriously After Virus Goes After His Lungs. moguldom.com Hip-hop artist Jim Jones is warning others to take the pandemic seriously after he revealed that he contracted covid-19. The 45-year-old Bronx native urged his fans and everyone else, through an Instagram video, to take precautions and continue wearing masks, do social distancing and get tested if they suspect they could be infected. "Covid is …
(2021-08-18). Venezuelan Workers Have Recovered More than 15,000 Medical Equipment Units. orinocotribune.com The Venezuelan National Corporation of Technological Services for Medical Equipment (VenSalud) has recovered more than 15,000 medical equipment units in the country since 2018. This has been possible due to the work of 200 technicians deployed nationwide, who have strengthened the hospital and outpatient network integrating the National Public Health System. | In a press release published on the website of VenSalud, which belongs to the Ministry of Health, the president of VenSalud, engineer María Pulido, stated that the organization began its commendable work in 2018 as part of the health policy promoted by Heal…
(2021-08-18). The Regulator: Nancy Pelosi Is Loaded With Shares Of Big Tech Monopoly Companies Based In California. moguldom.com House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and her husband Paul have a net worth of at least $66.1 million and as much as $315.7 million, much of it tied up in real estate, according to her 2020 annual financial disclosure, filed on Aug. 13 by the Clerk of the House. However, Paul Pelosi also trades stocks in big tech …
(2021-08-18). NATO deploys Polish F-16s to High North. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com As U.S. F-16s are based at the ≈Åask air base and Turkish F-16s at Poland's Malbork air base. Polish F-16s to Ensure NATO Air Policing Over Iceland The Polish Air Force will deploy four F-16 fighter aircraft to Iceland for NATO's Air Policing mission in the High North. The Polish Air Force deployment will consist …
(2021-08-18). UAW keeps autoworkers in the dark about possible strike at Dana, Inc. parts plant in Warren, Michigan. wsws.org Workers at the Dana, Inc. auto parts manufacturing plant in Warren, Michigan told the World Socialist Web Site that their contract is expiring today, August 18, but the United Auto Workers has told them nothing about the status of their negotiations with the company.
(2021-08-18). Looking Critically at the Brooklyn Center Riot: An Interview from Anathema. itsgoingdown.org Originally published in Anathema, an anarchist publication from Philadelphia, the following interview talks about the realities of the Brooklyn Center riot that kicked off in the wake of the police murder of Daunte Wright in the spring of 2021. This interview was conducted two months ago, which was already two months after the events this…
(2021-08-18). Climate Change is a Public Health Emergency. counterpunch.org The recent UN report on climate change alerts the world to the dramatic consequences to the environment that increasing global warming trends in our planet pose for our survival. One of these negative consequences is on people's health, particularly in developing countries that don't have the financial resources to deal with them. According to the
(2021-08-18). The Factory Farm Takeover of Agriculture: Food, Farming and Capitalism (Part 2). liberationnews.org 
Brian and Prof. Wolff continue a multi-part series on agriculture under capitalism. This week, they focus on the evolution of the system of factory farming and the effect it has on workers and nature.
(2021-08-18). Video: Does the Virus Exist? Has SARS-CoV-2 Been Isolated? Interview with Christine Massey. globalresearch.ca The Chinese authorities announced on January 7, 2020 that they had isolated and identified "a new type of virus". Then on the 28th of January 2020, the US Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) stated that
(2021-08-18). Why Many Veterans Terminate Their Souls. counterpunch.org Why Many Veterans Terminate Their Souls Once veterans realize they were Molested for Profit, this profound truth assassinates their core belief system. Some people call this trauma Moral Injury. But, it is far worse. The Fatherland who sent them to war is evil. It is called Political Incest. It is a raping of their souls.
(2021-08-18). Meditations on Loving the Land. counterpunch.org Getting to really know and love a piece of land is a sensual experience and can be a hard one. In a place being overwhelmed by progress, it is dangerous but essential to love the land. As I roam across this great valley, every day brings new pain as places I have known for decades as open space, trees I have watched grown tall, even old homes and barns I appreciate, are torn away to become raw material for builders and banks and realtors to sell to people fleeing urban life and bringing it with them.
(2021-08-18). Georgian defense chief in Turkey to discuss NATO membership. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com The Minister of Defense is paying a visit to the Republic of Turkey The Minister of Defense of Georgia Juansher Burchuladze is paying a visit to the Republic of Turkey, where he was hosted by his Turkish counterpart, Hulusi Akar. Juansher Burchuladze thanked the Turkish Minister of Defense for his unwavering support for Georgia's sovereignty, …
(2021-08-18). What way forward in the rail strike? wsws.org To win the strike, German rail workers must build an action committee independent of the union and fight to mobilise the entire working class.
(2021-08-18). How A Drone Whistleblower In Montana Survived A Political Prosecution. thedissenter.org 
Brandon BryantIn July, drone whistleblower Brandon Bryant survived a political prosecution that was launched against him by the Missoula County Attorney's Office in Montana and with support from city council members.Brandon was accused of making "threats" and "improper influence" in official or political matters, a felony that carries a potential sentence of 10 years in prison. The charge stemmed from a city council member who googled him after he spoke at a city council meeting during public comment.City Council member Julie Merritt found a video that was edited by someone who joined the…
(2021-08-18). Convicting Killer Cops Isn't Enough. progressive.org The sentencing of George Floyd's killer doesn't address deeper, systemic issues in policing.
(2021-08-18). Canadian Tire Fire #9: Statue Toppled; Prisoners Justice Day; New Jails; Fairy Creek Pushes Back. itsgoingdown.org cover image: @defund604 This past week marked the 45th annual Prisoners Justice Day, remembering all those who have died in prison. The day was marked with vigils and hunger strikes across so-called Canada. Meanwhile, Correctional Services Canada announced they will be moving ahead with the construction of a new remand facility in Saskatoon. This week…
(2021-08-18). UN issues another dire report / Time's up on climate change. workers.org 
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, a scientific body assembled by the United Nations, released yet another major report on climate change on Aug. 9. Vancouver protest, Sept. 27, 2017 No thinking person needs a U.N. report to know that the climate has changed, and for the worse. The dire . . . |
(2021-08-18). A Miners' Strike Fed By Solidarity. popularresistance.org Over 1,100 union coal miners in Brookwood, Alabama, have been on an unfair labor practices strike against Warrior Met Coal for over five months. For five months, workers and their families have been holding the line, demanding to get back what was stolen from them with their last contract, demanding to actually have time to spend with their families, demanding to be treated with the respect they deserve for making this mine more productive than ever. The UMWA's strike motto is "One day longer, one day stronger," and workers are showing no signs that they plan to back down. In Part I of this s…
(2021-08-18). The art of the (street) deal: More honest than Trump. peoplesworld.org 
In Donald Trump's capitalist self-help tome The Art of the Deal—a book he, of course, did not write, and which has since been disowned by its ghostwriter—the "great man" outlines his rules for getting ahead which include "Think big," "Maximize options," "Use leverage," "Fight back" and "Contain costs." In Trump's hands, as we've seen, these …
(2021-08-18). Global Temperature Has Risen Under 40 Years Of Neoliberalism. popularresistance.org Since the advent of neoliberalism 40 years ago, societies virtually all over the world have undergone profound economic, social and political transformations. At its most basic function, neoliberalism represents the rise of a market-dominated world economic regime and the concomitant decline of the social state. Yet, the truth of the matter is that neoliberalism cannot survive without the state, as leading progressive economist Robert Pollin argues in the interview that follows. However, what is unclear is whether neoliberalism represents a new stage of capitalism that engenders new forms of politics, and, equall…
(2021-08-18). Five U.S. states set records for COVID-19 cases as hospitalizations soar. ecns.cn Five U.S. states set new records for the average number of daily new COVID-19 cases over the weekend as infections caused by the Delta variant overwhelm hospital systems across the country and prompt many states to reinstate public health restrictions, reported CNBC on Monday.
(2021-08-18). Venezuela: Satellites, space activities and the anti-imperialist struggle. liberationnews.org 
Report from a tour of the Bolivarian Agency for Space Activities center in Caracas (ABAE).
(2021-08-18). Delta variant fuels rapid surge of COVID-19 cases across southern US. wsws.org Texas and Florida accounted for nearly 40 percent of new COVID-related hospitalizations in the US over the past week.
(2021-08-18). Human Rights Are Not 'A Threat to Development'. otherwords.org On the last night of a recent trip to Minneapolis, I walked along the Mississippi River waterfront. | A young man, a worker with the Mississippi National River and Recreation Area, asked if I had any questions. We spoke at length about the river and his job, which allowed him to talk about life as a Dakota Santee. | He shared that seeing the river was a daily painful reminder of the destruction of the area's natural features, including islands and waterfalls, to facilitate commerce. "How do you process that?" I asked. | He shrugged and replied, "We fight Line 3." | For seven years, Minnesota's tribal nations, alo…
(2021-08-18). A study in contrasts: Wall Street and the underlying economy. wsws.org The doubling of Wall Street's S&P 500 index from its March 2020 level is not on indication of economic health but an expression of the parasitism resulting from the Fed's trillions of dollars of financial support.
(2021-08-18). January 6, 2021: Donald Trump's plot against America. wsws.org The following lecture was delivered at the Socialist Equality Party (US) 2021 summer school by Eric London, a writer for the WSWS and author of Agents: The FBI and GPU Infiltration of the Trotskyist Movement.
(2021-08-18). Chicago Passes Union-Backed Bill For Civilian Oversight Of Violent Cops. popularresistance.org In July, Chicago's city council passed a modified version of police accountability legislation that activists have spent years fighting for, backed by major public sector unions and Black labor leaders. | Though stripped of some of its stronger measures, the new law is one of the most prominent pieces of police reform legislation to pass since last year's uprisings after George Floyd's murder at the hands of Minneapolis police. A civilian commission will now be empowered to pick the head of the police investigatory body and change the rules and policies under which the police operate. | In Chicago, the law reflec…
(2021-08-18). COVID-19 pandemic worsens in South Korea. wsws.org The Moon administration is downplaying the danger as much as possible, continuing the drive for profits at the expense of lives.
(2021-08-18). Oregon deploys National Guard to assist hospitals as schools set to reopen. wsws.org Oregon Governor Kate Brown has ordered the deployment of 1,500 National Guard troops to assist overwhelmed staff at 20 hospitals, as hospitalizations soar and schools continue to prepare for September in-person instruction.
(2021-08-18). U.S. accusations against China on COVID-19 origins tracing totally groundless: Chinese consul general. ecns.cn The so-called "lab leak" conspiracy theory being hyped up by the United States against China is "totally groundless" and merely an attempt to cover up their incompetence in coping with the COVID-19 pandemic.
(2021-08-18). The Sun, Rather than CO2 May be Behind Global Warming. globalresearch.ca
(2021-08-18). Accountability and budget bill passed in Uruguay despite fierce opposition. peoplesdispatch.org 
According to trade unions and progressive parties, the accountability and budget bill, presented by the right-wing government of President Luis Lacalle Pou, seeks to cut further the budgets for various public sectors in the name of government's savings.
(2021-08-18). Minnesota: Campaign to get ICE out of Hennepin County advances. fightbacknews.org Minneapolis, MN – There have been some recent advances in the campaign to end cooperation between the largest county in Minnesota, Hennepin County, and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). The campaign has been organized by the Decriminalizing Communities Coalition, which brings together several local immigrant rights and social justice organizations. | On May 24, the Decriminalizing Communities Coalition sent a letter to Hennepin County Sheriff David Hutchinson that was signed by over 300 Hennepin County residents requesting a meeting to discuss the need to stop his department's cooperation with ICE. The c…
(2021-08-18). Nigeria enacts petroleum industry bill with sweeping pro-corporate reforms. peoplesdispatch.org The Petroleum Industry Bill 2021 has been heavily criticized by the host communities in the Niger Delta. The bill reduces the royalties paid by oil companies, sets the ground to privatize the state oil corporation, and makes way for monopolization of fuel imports…
(2021-08-18). House on verge of votes on infrastructure, budget, voting rights. peoplesworld.org 
WASHINGTON—With heavy lifting scheduled in the U.S. House next week on infrastructure, the budget, and voting rights, progressive groups and their allies are scrambling to put pressure on the majority Democrats to stand by party priorities on those issues. Those priorities include provisions to battle climate change, tax the rich, permanently enact paid family and …
(2021-08-18). In the Tradition of U.S. Puppets, When They Finally Get Kicked Out, They Steal as Much of the Country's Treasure as They Can. globalresearch.ca
(2021-08-18). Descendants Sue County To Stop The Human Trafficking Of Black Bodies. popularresistance.org The unthinkable, unconscionable, immoral, racist, and illegal is occurring in Bethesda, Maryland located in Montgomery County. For those who thought the buying and selling of Black bodies was made illegal by the 13th amendment, Montgomery County, Maryland is challenging that notion. To paraphrase Frederick Douglas, the 21st century selling and buying of Black flesh in Montgomery County, Maryland should "disgrace a nation of savages." | For more than 350 years, Montgomery County has displayed a history of kidnapping, raping, and murdering of Africans. The County, in collusion with a private investor, has placed Bl…
(2021-08-18). A Chance to Protect Our Essential Workers. otherwords.org Immigration agents arrested over 600 undocumented workers at a poultry plant in Jackson, Mississippi two years ago in what remains the This August, on the two-year anniversary of that raid, immigrant rights advocates demanded that U.S. officials take action to repair the harms inflicted on the workers and their communities. | Some 230 of the workers have already been deported but another 400 are still waiting for their day in court. And while they wait, many are unable to provide for themselve…
(2021-08-18). Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador wants to revive Simón Bolívar's dream. peoplesworld.org 
The following speech was given by Mexico's President Andrés Manuel López Obrador on July 24, 2021, in Mexico City to pay homage to the Liberator Simón Bolívar. AMLO urged the recreation of Bolívar's project of uniting the peoples of Latin America and the Caribbean, and to rely on history to better face the present and …
(2021-08-18). Kabul Has Fallen — But Don't Blame Biden. globalresearch.ca
(2021-08-18). Let's Get Those Boots Off the Ground. progressive.org The moment is ripe to end the sprawling U.S. empire of military bases.
(2021-08-18). Reduce Pentagon carbon emissions. mronline.org 
The dog days of summer are upon us—and the record high temperatures killing hundreds in the Pacific Northwest and bringing 118 degree heat to Siberia serve as a harbinger of even hotter, more dangerous days unless we address the elephant in the room.
(2021-08-18). Resistance spreads among German delivery service workers. wsws.org Delivery couriers are paid miserably, have impossible working conditions and place their health and lives on the line in big city traffic.
(2021-08-18). Comicomment: If a Covid-19 virus takes adventures in China and the U.S. ecns.cn Covid-19 virus is the common enemy of the whole mankind. It is the common goal of the world to remove the virus as early as possible. However, China and the U.S. have taken different measures in fighting the pandemic caused by the virus.
(2021-08-18). Abolitionist Block Party Kicks of #ShutEmDown2021 Actions in Milwaukee. itsgoingdown.org Report from Abolish MKE about a recent abolitionist block party in Milwaukee that kicked off a string of actions and events for #ShutEmDown2021. On July 31st, Jailhouse Lawyers Speak announced plans for an "Abolition on Every Block Party," and a handful of collaborators with both ABOLISHmke and the MKE Lit Supply put one together for…
(2021-08-18). New Zealand locked down after Delta cases identified. wsws.org New Zealand is at immense risk from the COVID-19 pandemic, given the low level of vaccinations and desperately under-resourced public health system.
(2021-08-18). Workers take over a Kellogg factory, now known as 'Socialist Kellogg'. mronline.org 
In the worker-controlled Venezuelan Kellogg factory, you see the workers working diligently to make corn flake and sugary cereals in a new package displaying the Venezuelan flag and the words "Together for Venezuela."
(2021-08-18). Real independence would mean people getting their purchasing power back: Prabhat Patnaik. peoplesdispatch.org Noted economist Prabhat Patnaik and Newsclick's Prabir Purkayastha talk about state of India's economy on the 75th anniversary and the government's insistence on sticking to fiscal deficits at the cost of spending…
(2021-08-18). Vax or Jail? The Dilemma Facing Some Americans. globalresearch.ca
(2021-08-18). Peru's Foreign Minister Resigns over Controversial Statements on Terrorism. orinocotribune.com Peruvian Foreign Affairs Minister Héctor Béjar submitted his resignation after the scandal caused by his statements about the organization Sendero Luminoso and the role of the Peruvian Navy during the Fujimori dictatorship. | On Tuesday, August 17, Foreign Affairs Minister Héctor Béjar submitted his resignation after a controversial statement on terrorism and the Peruvian Navy became public, reported local Peruvian radio station RPP. | RPP cited sources from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs; however, before that, Prime Minister Guido Bellido had already indicated in a Twitter post that "there will be changes for t…
(2021-08-18). The Anatomy of US Interventionism in Bolivia and Latin America (Interview). orinocotribune.com Kawsachun News spoke exclusively to Juan Ramón Quintana, former Minister of the Presidency under Evo Morales, which is Bolivia's equivalent to the role of a Prime Minister under a President. This is a role of strategic importance for the state, so to hold this role, Juan Ramón Quintana was and remains one of Evo's closest confidants. We spoke about the nature of US intervention in Latin America and during the Bolivia coup. | Juan Ramón Quintana is a former military officer who in 1996 abruptly left the Armed Forces, and became a revolutionary. He entered Evo Morales' first government as Minister of the Presidency…
(2021-08-18). Milwaukee police kill another person, their 2nd this summer. fightbacknews.org Milwaukee, WI – On August 16, 100 members of the Milwaukee community gathered near 26th and Wright Streets looking for answers for the shooting death of Roderick Shelton, Jr. It's unknown publicly who the officers involved were nor why Shelton was shot by police. Milwaukee police conducted a press conference on Meinecke near the site of the murder long after it had occurred, stating that Roderick was armed and shot at them, but their story could not be verified. | "MPD is known to lie about these types of things, especially when they've killed someone," said Lauryn Cross, co-chair of the Milwaukee Alliance Agains…
(2021-08-18). Canadian Tire Fire #10: Statue Toppled; Prisoners Justice Day; New Jails; Fairy Creek Pushes Back. itsgoingdown.org cover image: @defund604 This past week marked the 45th annual Prisoners Justice Day, remembering all those who have died in prison. The day was marked with vigils and hunger strikes across so-called Canada. Meanwhile, Correctional Services Canada announced they will be moving ahead with the construction of a new remand facility in Saskatoon. This week…
(2021-08-18). Privatised health services worsen pandemic. mronline.org 
Decades of public health cuts have quietly taken a huge human toll, now even more pronounced with the pandemic. Austerity programmes, by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank, have forced countries to cut public spending, including health provisioning.
(2021-08-18). A Climate Stat We Can't Afford To Overlook. popularresistance.org Ace researchers dropped two blockbuster reports on us last week. The first — from the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, the IPCC — hit on Monday with a worldwide thunderclap. | UN Secretary-General António Guterres is dubbing this first report's findings "a code red for humanity" — and for good reason. Our global thermometer is already averaging 1.1 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels. If current trends continue, we'll reach 3 degrees this century. Where do we need to be? To avert "catastrophe for people and natural systems worldwide," we can't afford to let global temperatur…
(2021-08-18). John A. Macdonald: Canada's first prime minister and the architect of "Indian residential schools" peoplesdispatch.org On August 14, protestors in Canada toppled a statue of John A. Macdonald, the country's first prime minister. Macdonald was responsible for some of the most atrocious crimes against Indigenous people.
(2021-08-18). How California's top Democrats paved the way for a Republican governor this fall. nationofchange.org This is largely a tale of corporate-friendly elitism and tone-deaf egotism at the top of the California Democratic Party.
(2021-08-18). How politicians and lobby groups tried—and failed—to co-opt legitimate concerns over low traffic neighborhoods. nationofchange.org Alongside the broad church of earnest opposition, disparate political interests adopted a series of talking points against the schemes for their own gain.
(2021-08-18). 8 Quotes From Top Reparations Scholar Dr. Sandy Darity On Obama's Legacy And Black America. moguldom.com Professor, economist and top reparations scholar Dr. Sandy Darity has never been one to mince words about the state of Black America. The Samuel DuBois Cook Professor of Public Policy at Duke University, Darity has gone on record in the past to criticize former President Barack Obama's legacy as it relates to Black people. In …
(2021-08-18). 1,135,579 Injuries 1,559 Dead in the UK Following COVID-19 Injections According to UK Government. globalresearch.ca
(2021-08-18). Needle exchange programs save lives. workers.org 
The most severe medical problem that injection-drug users face — other than overdose — is infection. Whether a person contracts hepatitis B virus (HBV), hepatitis C virus (HCV), human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), or the standard wound infection due to dirty and used needles, the prevention of these illnesses requires syringe . . . |
(2021-08-18). Debt and Disillusionment: Neoliberalism's Unfair burden on this Generation of College Students. juancole.com 
( Tomdispatch.com ) — For the last decade and a half, I've been teaching ethics to undergraduates. Now — admittedly, a little late to the party — I've started seriously questioning my own ethics. I've begun to wonder just what it means to be a participant, however minor, in the pyramid scheme that higher education …
(2021-08-18). Report Shines Light on Abuse by Bolivia's Interim Government. latinorebels.com LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — Bolivia's recent interim government persecuted opponents with "systematic torture" and "summary executions" by security forces in the tumultuous aftermath of Evo Morales' resignation in 2019, according to a new report by independent human rights experts.
(2021-08-18). How an Indigenous Artist Became Inspired to Reconnect With Mapuche Culture. latinorebels.com "My art is a reflection of what it is to be Mapuche. Mapuche people value and respect nature a lot," Alexis Mariqueo told Latino Rebels.
(2021-08-18). America's Frontline Doctors White Paper on Experimental Vaccines for COVID-19. globalresearch.ca
(2021-08-18). Finding Loophole in Abbott's Mask Mandate Ban, Texas School Board Adds Face Coverings to Dress Code. commondreams.org But George Bush was fighting a war for oil and empire, and victory would pose a huge tactical difficulty: with no enemy to fight he would have to demobilize his forces in the Mideast and bring them home.
(2021-08-18). Reporter Gets Death Threats After DeSantis Press Sec. Tweets Attacks Against Him. truthout.org 
A journalist said he faced death threats after Christina Pushaw, press secretary to Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R), responded to an article by him saying she would put him "on blast" unless he changed its content and headline to her liking. | Brendan Farrington, who writes for The Associated Press,
(2021-08-18). Friday 9/10: Fascist Lunacy and 'woke folk' insanity: a new 'two outmodeds'. indybay.org Revolution Books, 2444 Durant Ave. Berkeley CA 94704…
(2021-08-18). Benefits of kids wearing masks in school. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Children are heading back to the classroom and many parents have questions about their kids wearing face masks to protect them from COVID-19. Are they safe? How do masks help my child? Is my child really at risk of getting COVID-19? Dr. Nipunie Rajapakse, a pediatric infectious diseases physician at Mayo Clinic Children's Center, answers these questions and offers insights into the benefits of everyone over age 2 wearing masks when in public settings or around unvaccinated people….
(2021-08-18). Workout. The Crisis of Labor and the Limits of Capitalist Society. indybay.org The relatively short era of Fordism during the thirty years after WWII came to an end in the mid 1970s. A new productivity boost began based on new information and communication technologies. Microelectronics facilitated a radical reorganization in production where labor lost its central importance and the application of knowledge to production became the main force.
(2021-08-18). Reproductive labor in a participatory economy. zcomm.org Talk at the conference Crisis of the Nation-State – anarchist answers, which was held at the Freiburg University of Education in March 2021…
(2021-08-18). MIDDAY POSTER: Climate Personnel Is Policy. dailyposter.com 
(2021-08-18). Alertan que Grace se convertirá en huracán en las próximas horas. telesurtv.net La agencia estadounidense advirtió que se mantendrán las fuertes lluvias y las amenazas de inundaciones en Jamaica.
(2021-08-18). Santa Barbara County Releases ExxonMobil's Revised Plan to Restart Offshore Platforms, Truck Oil in California. indybay.org Final Environmental Study Revives Proposal to Use Dangerous Highway 166…
(2021-08-18). Bee flight suffers under temperature extremes. imperial.ac.uk Rising temperatures could help some northern-latitude bees fly better, but more frequent extreme weather events could push them past their limits.
(2021-08-18). Belarusian Officers Push Migrants Across Lithuania Border, Briefly Encroach (Video). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | On August 17th, Belarusian officers armed with shields and riot gear forcibly pushed a group of 35 irregular migrants into Lithuania, and in the process entered Lithuanian territory. | Lithuania's State Border Guard Service (VSAT) shared a video of the incident on Facebook on Tuesday afternoon. It said that Belarus first published the footage, but omitted the part where the officers can be seen in Lithuanian territory. | "Belarusian officers wearing riot gear were the ones…
(2021-08-18). Where Are the Strong Western Leaders of Yesteryear (Now That We Really Need Them)? strategic-culture.org Regrettably, the truly great Western leaders of the type that once dominated the world stage are gone, and it seems that that is no accident. | The Western hemisphere is suffering from a dearth of political talent at a time when a wave of Cultural Marxist ideology is being forced on the people, already suffering under the physical and mental strain of a pandemic and its draconian response. | This month, New Zealand's Green Party, which shares power with Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern's ruling Labour Party, removed a portrait of Winston Churchill, the famed British statesman, from a public area in the Parliament Ho…
(2021-08-18). WorkWeek On Trumka, Racist Attacks & Hanging Nooses & Privatization Of Education. indybay.org WorkWeek covers the death of former AFL-CIO president Trumka, the racist terror campaign against Black LA Belt line rail workers including hanging nooses. WorkWeek also covers the privatization of public education and the racist xenophobic attacks on Asians and Asian Americans.
(2021-08-18). Kabul airport: over 40 dead after "foreign troops opened fire" antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Kabul airport stampede, shooting leave 40 dead — TV At least 40 people have died since Monday in a stampede and shooting in Kabul International Airport, TOLOnews TV channel reported on Tuesday, citing a Taliban (outlawed in Russia) commander who is inside the airport. According to him, the people died after "foreign troops opened fire" …
(2021-08-18). Science Saturday: Could regenerative medicine relieve neck, back pain? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Mayo Clinic is looking to regenerative medicine as a potential long-term solution for degenerative disk disease that has for years eluded medical science. Millions of people in the U.S. are afflicted with chronic neck and back pain that often comes after years of wear and tear on the spine. Current treatments provide only temporary relief for this common disorder and finding a cure has been a great challenge for researchers. Wenchun Qu, M.D., Ph.D., a physiatrist and pain…
(2021-08-18). Mayo Clinic Orthopedics and Sports Medicine to offer walk-in sports injury clinics on Saturdays. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — Mayo Clinic Orthopedics and Sports Medicine will provide a Saturday morning injury clinic for Rochester-area middle school, high school and college athletes injured during recent sports activities. This includes all athletes from schools in Southeast Minnesota, Western Wisconsin and Northern Iowa. The clinic will be open each Saturday between Sept. 4 and Oct. 16 from 8 a.m. to noon on the third floor of Dan Abraham Healthy Living Center at Mayo Clinic…
(2021-08-18). Sri Lankan SEP calls public meeting to discuss socialist program to fight the pandemic. wsws.org The August 26 online meeting will discuss the surging COVID-19 infections, the mounting strikes and protests, and the necessity for a socialist program.
(2021-08-18). The Right to Bodily Integrity: Nobody Wins and We All Lose in the COVID-19 Showdown. globalresearch.ca
(2021-08-18). Military Situation In Iraq On August 18, 2021 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | On August 17, a logistical convoy of the US military was targeted by an IED attack in the Anbar province | On August 17, a logistical convoy of the US military was targeted by an IED attack in the Babel area | On August 17, a logistical convoy of the US military was targeted by an IED attack in the Diwaniyah area | On August 17, a logistical convoy of the US military was targeted by an IED attack in the Samawah area | On August 17, for the second day in a row, Turkis…
(2021-08-18). Where Best to Ride Out the Climate Apocalypse? The Billionaires' Bunker Fantasies Go Mainstream. counterpunch.org The insanity of our current economic reality is well illustrated by a new, self-serving ideological movement among the super-rich. Their emotional investment in their right to remain immensely wealthy is naturally much stronger than the investment of the rest of us in their staying rich. Which is one reason billionaires are capable of coping with much greater levels of cognitive dissonance when justifying the continuation of the current economic order.
(2021-08-18). Progressive Democrat Morgan Harper Launches Campaign Against Rep. Tim Ryan for Ohio Senate Seat. commondreams.org Pennsylvania and other places want to push forward on carbon removal plans, but there's little evidence for their impact.
(2021-08-18). The Vaccine Offers No Protection against the Virus: COVID Will Prevail as Long as the Known Cures Are Against Protocol. globalresearch.ca
(2021-08-18). How China's Gorbachev Was Flushed in 1989. strategic-culture.org 
Next time you hear that China is the cause of your problems, take a step back and ask yourself why Soros isn't allowed into their country, even though he is running yours. | To this day, many people are still unclear as to the nefarious role that Hungarian mega speculator-turned philanthropist-turned color revolutionary George Soros has played in international affairs over the past 40 years. Sadly, many of those who have woken to the systematic carnage created by the elderly sociopath tend to make the mistake of either 1) assuming that the man has run an international conspiracy to rid the world of nation states…
(2021-08-18). Mayo Clinic to reinstitute visitor guidelines in Rochester. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Due to the continued spread of the highly contagious delta variant, Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn. will reinstitute visitor policy restrictions in inpatient and outpatient settings, beginning Monday, Aug. 16. All visitors entering Mayo Clinic will be screened for respiratory illness, and required to comply with social distancing guidelines and wear a mask for the entirety of their visit. Visitors who do not comply with these requirements will be asked to leave. Updated visitor restrictions…
(2021-08-18). The Taliban Surrendered in 2001. commondreams.org "This is a moral imperative for the United States," said James Risen of the Press Freedom Defense Fund.
(2021-08-18). Mayo researchers develop algorithm to predict rheumatoid arthritis disease activity. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Individualized Medicine and Division of Rheumatology have developed a first-of-its-kind machine learning algorithm that can predict rheumatoid arthritis disease activity in a patient. The algorithm analyzes biochemical metabolites ‚Äï the product of the body's metabolism ‚Äï in blood. Close up of rheumatism/arthritis medical examination. "Having fast, reliable and scalable measures for predicting the clinical course of disease activity is an important unmet need for patients with rheumatoid arthritis," says Jaeyun Sung, Ph.D., a computational biologist within the Center…
(2021-08-18). The Truth About the Covid-19 Vaccine. Dr. Simone Gold, Founder of AFLD. globalresearch.ca
(2021-08-18). Wednesday 8/18: Bernal Litterati [sic]. indybay.org Bernal Branch library | 500 Cortland Avenue | San Francisco | (we meet in the outdoor mini amphitheater on the Moultrie side of the library)…
(2021-08-18). Supplemental Security Income: Let's Strengthen It and Make History! commondreams.org "Finally, our fields are made safer for farmworkers and our fruits and vegetables are safer for our children."
(2021-08-18). Mayo Clinic Minute: Music on the brain. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Music soothes, energizes and inspires. It also fortifies pathways in your brain that neurologists say can lead to a better understanding of cognition and dementia. To help better understand how music strengthens the brain, Dr. Bernard Bendok, chair of the Department of Neurosurgery at Mayo Clinic in Arizona, explains how music strikes a chord with researchers in this Mayo Clinic Minute. Note: Music composed by the musician and free to use. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/UrGabRHqWFs…
(2021-08-18). Hold the Generals Accountable This Time. zcomm.org Accountability and effective civilian control of such general officers can prevent the next March of Folly…
(2021-08-18). Covid Protections Demanded At CCSF Press Conference "This Is A Life & Death Question"! indybay.org A press conference was held to report on the serious health and safety issues from covid that are threatened if students, faculty and staff return to work without proper education and procedures including testing, masks and vaccinations.
(2021-08-18). Saturday 8/28: El Camino Real Bell Removal Ceremony. indybay.org Santa Cruz Mission/Mission Plaza Park, 120 Emmett St, Santa Cruz | Public speaking event at 1: 00pm followed by a 1-mile procession starting at 3: 00pm to reach the bell removal ceremony location on Soquel Avenue. A limited amount of shuttle service will be available for those who need a lift.
(2021-08-18). How the Pandemic Changed Young People's Relationship to Substances. thenation.com How the Pandemic Changed Young People's Relationship to Substances…
(2021-08-18). The gift we should give to the living world? Time, and lots of it. zcomm.org Planting 10 saplings does not replace a twisted old oak. 'Slow ecology' is the only way to preserve and restore ancient habitats…
(2021-08-18). A Day in the Death of British Justice. towardfreedom.org WikiLeaks has given us real news about those who govern us and take us to war, not the preordained, repetitive spin that fills newspapers and television screens. This is real journalism; and for the crime of real journalism, Julian Assange has spent most of the past decade in one form of incarceration or another, including Belmarsh prison, a horrific place.
(2021-08-18). U.S. should play constructive role in response to pandemic. ecns.cn Kenya recently joined 23 other countries, including China, Morocco, Thailand and South Africa, in launching the International Forum on COVID-19 Vaccine Cooperation, which aims to galvanize international synergy to provide vaccines to countries that have fewer resources.
(2021-08-18). Biden's Mounting Pandemic Failures. dailyposter.com 
(2021-08-18). Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast: Overtreating an underactive thyroid. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org The thyroid gland creates and produces hormones that play a role in many systems throughout the body. When your thyroid makes too much or too little of these important hormones, it's called thyroid disease. And thyroid disease is common. "We know that about 10% of people have some degree of thyroid dysfunction," says Dr. Juan Brito Campana, a Mayo Clinic endocrinologist. There are several different types of thyroid disease, including hyperthyroidism, or overactive thyroid; hypothyroidism…
(2021-08-18). 'Long Overdue': EPA Bans All Food Uses of Neurotoxic Pesticide Chlorpyrifos. commondreams.org "Since the U.S. government is yet again failing Indigenous people and future generations, we turn to the international community."
(2021-08-18). California Agency Recommends Listing Leatherback Sea Turtles as Endangered. indybay.org Prehistoric Reptiles Threatened by Fishing…
(2021-08-18). What Is College Really Worth? thenation.com What Is College Really Worth?
(2021-08-18). Dangerous Thinking: Carbon Capture Technology Won't Solve Our Emissions Problems. commondreams.org "We must take actions that prevent pandemics from starting by stopping the spillover of diseases from animals to humans."
(2021-08-18). 'Twenty Years of War Have Failed': Progressive Caucus Urges US Diplomacy With Taliban. commondreams.org
(2021-08-18). Podcast: Wildfires, climate action tipping points, and helping stroke patients. imperial.ac.uk In this edition: Art-science collaborations around wildfire research, joining the climate fight, and an app to aid stroke rehabilitation.
(2021-08-18). Swimming for better health and to avoid injuries. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Swimming is often touted as a great workout for all ages, offering benefits not only for the body, but also for the mind. As a form of exercise, swimming keeps your heart rate up and builds muscle strength. It also can be a great form of stress relief. "Swimming is a wonderful sport. I definitely recommend swimming for people of all ages," says Dr. Matthew Crowe, a Mayo Clinic orthopedic surgeon and sports medicine expert…
(2021-08-18). Chicago pharmacist busted selling stolen CDC vaccine cards online, faces up to 120 YEARS in prison — DOJ. rt.com 
A Chicago-based pharmacist has been arrested after allegedly selling more than 100 official Covid vaccination cards on eBay after obtaining them from the CDC. He was slapped with 12 federal counts for theft of government property. | A man identified as Tangtang Zhao was arrested and charged for the vaccine card scheme on Tuesday, the Justice Department
(2021-08-18). Consumer Health: Summer sun safety. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org August is Summer Sun Safety Month, which makes this a good time to learn the signs of sun damage and remember the ways you can protect yourself and your family from the harmful effects of ultraviolet, or UV, radiation from sunlight. Exposure to UV radiation from the sun damages your skin. Children are especially vulnerable because they tend to spend more time outdoors and can burn easily. This slideshow includes images of several conditions caused…
(2021-08-18). I'm a Louisiana Pediatric Surgeon Watching Kids Suffer From COVID. This Is Real. truthout.org 
I am a simple country surgeon. I take care of children in Louisiana from birth until the hospital tells me they're too old for our colorful walls and stickers. You will see these children when you stroll along New Orleans's French Quarter, playing makeshift drums with their bands in Jackson Square or reaching out for beads along the St. Charles Mardi Gras parade route. You may forget about them after each hurricane fades from the news, but they are here, living, thriving and yearning for a no…
(2021-08-18). More billionaires or human survival? greenleft.org.au Billionaires are profitting from the COVID-19 crisis while lower income countries struggle to secure vaccines. Peter Boyle argues that the global vaccine apartheid is a symptom of the billionaire-profit-first system that is capitalism.
(2021-08-18). Sharing Mayo Clinic: Reclaiming his life after lab testing confirms a serious illness. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org At 71, David Voeltz is a happily married family man who appreciates putting in a hard day's work and enjoys spending time in the woods. But for David, the ability to walk through nature with his children and grandchildren, and to climb in and out of the dump truck that is an integral part of his work as a truck driver, has not always been a given. Just two years ago, most of David's muscular…
(2021-08-18). Friday 9/24: Screening "Summer of Soul (…Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised). indybay.org Revolution Books, 2444 Durant Ave. Berkeley CA 94704…
(2021-08-18). Florida Moves Closer to Punishing Districts Defying DeSantis's Ban on Mask Rules. truthout.org 
The Florida Board of Education determined on Tuesday that two school districts in the state, in Broward and Alachua Counties, Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill passed by the state legislature into law earlier this year, and has thr…
(2021-08-18). Mayo Clinic Q and A: Treatments and therapies for autism. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org DEAR MAYO CLINIC: My 2-year-old niece has had several issues since birth, and she is behind in her communications and attention. I wonder if she may be on the autism spectrum. Before I mention it to my sister, can you explain autism and how it is best treated? ANSWER: Autism is one of a group of serious developmental problems called autism spectrum disorder that appears in early childhood — usually before age 3. Though symptoms and severity…
(2021-08-18). Sweden: NATO's 31st member. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com From an August 16 feature on the website of the American Legion: Sweden recently hosted — and contributed heavily to — Exercise Arctic Challenge. One of the largest air-power exercises in Europe, Arctic Challenge 21 brought together warplanes from the United States, Sweden, Finland, Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands and Britain for the full range of …
(2021-08-18). What you need to know about COVID-19 tests. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org The delta variant is now believed to be responsible for more than 80% of the new COVID-19 infections diagnosed in the U.S. But to be diagnosed with COVID-19, you must first be tested. Watch: Dr. Bobbi Pritt discusses COVID-19 tests youtu.be/yYDGXym6_J8 Journalists: Broadcast-quality sound bites are in the downloads at the bottom of the page. Please courtesy: "Bobbi Pritt, M.D./Microbiology/Mayo Clinic." The Mayo Clinic New Network team sat down with Dr. Bobbi Pritt, chair of Mayo…
(2021-08-18). As Covid-19 Cases Rise, Global Task Force Lays Out How to Avert Future Pandemics. commondreams.org GOP-appointed judges sided with Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott and right-wing lawmakers in the state, who are seeking to secure a quorum to pass legislation attacking voting rights.
(2021-08-18). 'A Big Win': USPS Must Turn Over Docs About DeJoy's Potential Conflicts of Interest. commondreams.org A growing movement led by a number of champions in Congress is working tirelessly to have important improvements to SSI included in the upcoming reconciliation package.
(2021-08-18). Saturday 8/21: SF social movements: a real estate interpretation. indybay.org the American Youth Hostel | 312 Mason Street | San Francisco | (we meet in the lobby of the Youth Hostel)…
(2021-08-18). Lawmakers Demand Answers From FDA on Timeline of Covid Vaccines for Kids Under 12. commondreams.org
(2021-08-18). Taliban victory is not a sign of peace. greenleft.org.au The Taliban's victory is not a sign of peace but a message of perpetual civil war, writes Farooq Tariq.
(2021-08-18). Mayo Clinic Q and A: Increasing fiber intake for constipation relief. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I experience constipation almost weekly, and eating bran flakes every day isn't helping. Are fiber supplements safe to use regularly and long term? Is there anything else I can do? I'm a 53-year-old woman and otherwise in excellent health. ANSWER: When consumed at recommended levels, dietary fiber is widely recognized to have health benefits, including relief of constipation. Adult women 50 and younger should consume at least 25 grams of fiber a day. Women…
(2021-08-18). How COVID-19 delta variant is impacting younger people. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org The number of COVID-19 infections, mostly with the delta variant, continues to rise, especially in parts of the U.S. where vaccination rates are low. Dr. Nipunie Rajapakse, a pediatric infectious diseases physician at Mayo Clinic Children's Center, says younger people are among those being infected with the highly contagious virus. "The most important thing we can do to protect kids under 12 years of age, who are not yet eligible to be vaccinated themselves, is to…
(2021-08-18). Texas Supreme Court Says Dems Who Fled State to Block Voter Suppression Package Can Be Arrested. commondreams.org "Voters deserve better," said one advocacy group.
(2021-08-18). Science Saturday: A "sandbox" for innovation: The Advanced Diagnostics Laboratory. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org The Advanced Diagnostics Laboratory (ADL) is a visionary space designed to continue Mayo Clinic's long tradition of pioneering patient treatments and diagnostics. The ADL's mission is to foster innovation — including grassroots innovation — across different specialties, through partnerships in-house as well as with external companies. Located on the third floor of One Discovery Square in a 9,600-square-foot space, the lab was born out of an initiative between Mayo's Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology (DLMP) and the…
(2021-08-18). Rare Lyme disease-causing bacteria spotted on routine blood films. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Eye on Innovation features exciting advances taking place at Mayo Clinic Laboratories. This monthly series shines a spotlight on recently developed tests and highlights how Mayo Clinic translates ideas and discoveries into testing resources that improve diagnosis and care for patients across the globe. ______________________________________________ It's long been known that Lyme disease is caused by bacteria transmitted through the bite of an infected black-legged tick (otherwise known as the deer tick). The understanding for many years was…
(2021-08-18). Massive Fraud in Reporting Vaccine Injuries; Withheld Data, Pretense of "Safe and Effective" globalresearch.ca
(2021-08-18). Workers win at a McDonald's that gave them dog diapers to use as face masks. peoplesworld.org
(2021-08-18). Tuesday 8/31: International Overdose Awareness Day 2021. indybay.org Community Bridges, 519 Main St, Watsonville…
(2021-08-18). Thursday 8/19: "Is Nancy Pelosi Addicted– to War?" indybay.org Nancy Pelosi's house, 2640 Broadway, in Pacific Heights, San Francisco…
(2021-08-18). From Soil to Society: A Systems Approach to Change. commondreams.org "I don't think Democrats will flip Ohio if we nominate another establishment insider," she told supporters.
(2021-08-18). Mayo Clinic Minute: Getting back to the school routine. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org With classes right around the corner, it's time to get kids ready for a return to school. And after a year that has been anything but normal because of the COVID-19 pandemic, Mayo Clinic experts say it's important to prepare children for that first day of school by getting back into a routine. Reporter Jason Howland has more in this Mayo Clinic Minute. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/HBsMDxWylpw Journalists: Broadcast-quality video (1: 05) is in…
(2021-08-18). Military Situation In Yemen On August 18, 2021 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | The Liaison and Coordination Officers' Operations Room (loyal to Ansar Allah) reported 196 ceasefire violations in al-Hudaydah during the past 24 hours | On August 17, Saudi-led coalition warplanes conducted 5 airstrikes on the Sarwah district | On August 17, Saudi-led coalition warplanes conducted 2 airstrikes on the Kataf district | On August 17, Saudi-led coalition warplanes conducted 15 airstrikes on the Dhaher district | On August 18, sporadic clashes between Ansar All…
(2021-08-18). Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast: How Mayo hopes to slam the door when COVID-19 comes knocking. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org The COVID-19 pandemic has brought public awareness to vaccines and how vaccines work. A vaccine is any agent that causes the immune system to remember a specific disease-causing entity, thereby preventing future infections. In the case of COVID-19, that's a coronavirus. At Mayo Clinic, decades of research have led to development of a new vaccine platform — a single-cycle adenovirus nasal vaccine — that is now being tested in a phase 1 clinical trial for COVID-19….
(2021-08-18). Mayo Clinic expert discusses breakthrough COVID-19 cases. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org COVID-19 vaccines remain the best defense against COVID-19. However, no vaccines are 100% effective at preventing illness in vaccinated people, and a small percentage of breakthrough cases are expected, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Breakthrough COVID-19 cases are receiving a lot of attention, but they are not what's driving the current surge. Watch: Mayo Clinic expert discusses breakthrough COVID-19 cases. youtu.be/JcyCl9amum0 Journalists: Broadcast-quality sound bites are in the downloads at…
(2021-08-18). Sandi Tan's Magical Americana. thenation.com Sandi Tan's Magical Americana…
(2021-08-18). 'The World Is Watching': Indigenous Critics of Line 3 Meet With UN Human Rights Expert. commondreams.org
(2021-08-18). Threat of Extradition for Assange Grows Following British High Court Ruling. zcomm.org If the United States is ultimately allowed to extradite Assange and try him under the Espionage Act, it will send an ominous message to investigative journalists…
(2021-08-18). Mayo Clinic Q and A: Answering questions about delta variant, COVID-19 vaccination. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I am hearing more about the delta variant and am worried about my family's risk of becoming infected with COVID-19. My husband and I are vaccinated for COVID-19, but some of our extended family members are not. They don't seem concerned about the new variant. Can you share more information about it and the importance of being vaccinated for COVID-19? ANSWER: Viruses constantly change through mutation, and new variants of viruses are expected to…
(2021-08-18). US extends public transportation mask mandate through JANUARY, citing Delta variant threat. rt.com 
Wearing of face coverings on planes, trains and public transportation of any kind in the US will be mandatory through at least mid-January 2022, the Biden administration has announced, citing the spread of Covid-19. | Originally imposed on February 1 as part of President Joe Biden's "Mask Up America!" plan to defeat the virus in 100 days, the mandate was extended in April and set to expire on September 13. On Tuesday, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) informed the media that it will be extended through January 18 next year. | "The purpose of TSA's mask directive is to minimize the spread of Covi…
(2021-08-18). America's 'Good Cop v. Bad Cop', Fake-'News', Major Media. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | Written by Eric Zuesse. | The way it works in America and other 'democratic' regimes is that everything in politics comes down ultimately to two political parties, each of which is owned/controlled by one of the two contending factions of the country's ruling oligarchy (i.e., of the country's billionaires), and different oligarchic families control each one of the various 'news'-media, and use its med…
(2021-08-18). Profiteering From Vaccine Inequity: A Crime Against Humanity? commondreams.org The U.S. lawmakers warned construction of the Enbridge-owned tar sands pipeline has "grave implications" for nearby ecosystems. | Companies and rich nations are creating a deadly Covid-19 vaccine "protection racket."
(2021-08-18). Board Certified Occupational Therapist Whistleblower: More Patients Are Dying from the Vaccine than from COVID. globalresearch.ca
(2021-08-18). Stanley Aronowitz, Who Taught Us Teaching Must Be Political, Has Passed. truthout.org 
Stanley Aronowitz, a great public intellectual and a dear friend and inspiration to me for 40 years, died on Monday. | I first met Stanley when he gave a lecture at Brown University in 1975. I was a high school teacher, attending lectures at Brown University. Most of the people I saw were dull and uninspiring. When I heard Stanley lecture, I was floored. He was a working-class intellectual filled with passion; he was brilliant, affable, funny and capable of making connections I never imagined. We ta…
(2021-08-18). Thursday 8/19: San Francisco Art Mural Action: #SealTheDeal for Climate, Jobs, Care & Justice. indybay.org Dolores Park, Dolores St and 19th St, San Francisco, CA | Wear a mask. Please follow all current COVID safety guidelines: covid19.ca.gov/…
(2021-08-18). Workers organize a historic battle with Amazon in New York City. workers.org 
This article is based on a press release issued by Chris Smalls and the Amazon Labor Union. Amazon Labor Union founder Chris Small speaks at the JFK8 warehouse on Staten Island Aug. 11. Since June, workers at the Amazon warehouse at Staten Island JFK8 and surrounding facilities have been organizing . . . |
(2021-08-18). Friday 9/17: Net Zero Carbon Emissions: A Beginner's Guide to An Imperialist Fraud. indybay.org Revolution Books, 2444 Durant Ave. Berkeley CA 94704…
(2021-08-18). The Right to Bodily Integrity. dissidentvoice.org 
We've reached the point where state actors can penetrate rectums and vaginas, where judges can order forced catheterizations, and where police and medical personnel can perform scans, enemas and colonoscopies without the suspect's consent. And these procedures aren't to nab kingpins or cartels, but people who at worst are hiding an amount of drugs that …
(2021-08-18). Cuomo out, #TimesUp for all you misogynist ruling class creeps! workers.org 
Finally, after months of denials, dismissals and weak excuses for multiple incidents of sexual harassment, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has resigned from office. This action came only after state Attorney General Letitia James, an African American woman, published a scathing, 168-page report on her four-month investigation on Aug. 3. . . . |
(2021-08-18). Sharing Mayo Clinic: When the answer was something other than COVID-19. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org This story came in a note to the Sharing Mayo Clinic blog from Susan Fox, who wanted to share her experience finding an answer to distressing symptoms with help from the COVID-19 Nurse Line, even when the answer was something other than COVID-19. _______________________________________ I'm a 68-year-old woman in Wisconsin and have been a patient with Mayo Clinic for many years. Despite extreme caution, my husband and I both contracted COVID-19 last November. We both recovered slowly, and when…
(2021-08-18). Inspired by barnacles, medical glue stops bleeding in seconds. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. ‚Äï Mayo Clinic researchers and colleagues at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have developed a rapid-sealing paste that can stop bleeding organs independent of clotting. The details are published in Nature Biomedical Engineering. The inspiration for this paste? Barnacles. Barnacles are those sea animals that adhere to rocks, the bottom of ships and large fish with the aim of staying in place despite wet conditions and variable surfaces. They're successful because they exude…
(2021-08-18). Mayo Clinic preparing for COVID-19 vaccine boosters when approved. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Are you wondering about booster doses of the COVID-19 vaccine? You are not alone. "While the emergency use authorizations for COVID-19 vaccines do not yet allow for people to receive a booster vaccine, we will be prepared," says Dr. James Watson, chair of Mayo's Clinic COVID-19 Vaccine Allocation and Distribution Work Group. The workgroup is closely monitoring booster vaccine development and recommendations and creating a process to administer booster vaccines once they are approved by…
(2021-08-18). WHO Decries Vaccine Inequity as a 'Shame on All Humanity' as US Moves Ahead With Boosters. commondreams.org To build a different system—one that values healthy soils, biodiversity, clean water, and human capital over exploitation and profit at all costs—we must invest in the knowledge that supports it.
(2021-08-18). How is Corona changing the world of work? indybay.org Exceptional situations do not necessarily have to be handled in an authoritarian manner; efficiency does not have to be generated in command structures. Independent action by employees becomes productive in democratic structures – perhaps the Corona crisis has also triggered learning processes that go in this direction.
(2021-08-18). DACA Is Not Enough – Citizenship For All Multi-city Rally. indybay.org CITIZENSHIP FOR ALL IMMIGRANTS NOW! The Rally was held Tuesday August 17th. In Santa Cruz, CA. at the Town Clock in downtown.
(2021-08-18). Lawsuit Seeks Protection for Northern California's Clear Lake Hitch. indybay.org Trump Administration Denied Federal Protection to Imperiled Fish in 2020…
(2021-08-18). Dozens of Democrats to Biden: Revoke Permits for Line 3 Pipeline. commondreams.org "If your dress code can enforce skirt lengths, it can enforce masks."
(2021-08-18). Students from around the world unite to tackle global challenges. imperial.ac.uk Students who developed a platform to connect mothers and midwives in sub-Saharan Africa won a global entrepreneurship challenge.
(2021-08-18). Texas Governor Greg Abbott Tests Positive for Coronavirus After Banning Mask & Vaccine Mandates. democracynow.org 
Texas Governor Greg Abbott has tested positive for the coronavirus, just one day after he attended a packed indoor Republican event in Dallas, where he and most attendees were unmasked. Abbott, who said he was not showing symptoms of COVID-19, imposed a statewide ban on vaccine and mask mandates last month, though a judge later blocked the ban on mask mandates. Abbott has also tried to blame immigrants for the spread of COVID-19 in Texas and issued an executive order last month instructing state troopers to stop any vehicle suspected of transporting migrants "who pose a risk of carrying COVID-19." Abbott's rhetor…
(2021-08-18). How landscapes shape species: Grizzly bears' DNA aligns with indigenous language families. peoplesdispatch.org Landscapes and environmental conditions shape species in myriad ways. The environment can influence the genetic make-up of a species, even its language. However, is it also possible that there is an alignment of the varied influences that a landscape confers upon the different species inhabiting it? Can genetic distinctions among bear populations be related to language differences among human populations co-existing in a region? New research says yes. | Grizzly bears living close to the Canadian coast in British Columbia and indigenous human populations have something in common, according to a recent study publis…
(2021-08-18). There Goes the Neighborhood: Pakistan Is Uneasy Over the Taliban's Return. thenation.com There Goes the Neighborhood: Pakistan Is Uneasy Over the Taliban's Return…
(2021-08-18). Turkey's Meteksan Defence Industry To Present New 'Soft Kill' Laser System (Video). southfront.org 
The Nazar "Evil Eye" laser system as seen in a video shared by the Anadolu Agency. | On August 17, Turkey's defense contractor Meteksan Defence Industry Inc. announced that it had developed a new military laser system. | The system, dubbed "Nazar " [Evil Eye], will be presented for the first time at the Meteksan Defence booth during IDEF 2021 Exhibition. The system was developed with support from the Presidency of Defence Industries of the Republic of Turkey. | According to Meteksan Defence Industry, the land-based Nazar…
(2021-08-18). Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast: Kicking your COVID-19 bad habits. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org For more than a year, COVID-19 has forced people to depart from their normal routines. Physical isolation, working from home, and added stress and anxiety about a deadly coronavirus have led some people to develop bad habits that have consequences on both physical and mental health. "When we're under stress, we revert back to what's comfortable," says Dr. Benjamin Lai, a Mayo Clinic family medicine physician. "COVID-19 has brought unpredictability and a sense of loss…
(2021-08-18). Saturday 8/21: Volunteer Banner Painting Event. indybay.org Astro Park (1210 Lakeshore Avenue Oakland, CA 94610)…
(2021-08-18). Iraq: Turkey kills 18 Kurds in bombing of clinic after killing Yazidi leader day earlier. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com 18 PKK members killed in drone strike targeting clinic in northern Iraq At least 18 militants from the…Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) were killed on Tuesday in an airstrike by a drone near the town of Sinjar in northern Iraq, a Kurdish security source said. The airstrike took place in the afternoon when a Turkish drone …
(2021-08-18). The Death of the "Lima Group" zcomm.org And Re-birth of the Latin American Anti-imperialist Left…
(2021-08-18). Water Protectors Lock Down at Enbridge Line 3: 700 Arrests to Date. indybay.org "We have exhausted every other option," Giniw Collective said today, Monday, August 16. "This morning, four water protectors locked to each other and to machines, halting work at an Enbridge Line 3 worksite near Hay Creek, Minnesota." Now, 700 Water Protectors have been arrested. bsnorrell.blogspot.com/2021/08/water-protectors-continue-to-resist.html…
(2021-08-18). Taliban "Islam" versus the Islam of the Prophet Muhammad and the Qur'an. zcomm.org Are the Taliban a kind of Muslim? Sure. Are they true to basic Qur'anic values? No…
(2021-08-18). Cuomo folds under pressure from #Metoo movement. liberationnews.org 
This article was originally published by Breaking the Chains New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced his resignation earlier this month over a barrage of sexual harassment and misconduct allegations were made public by a report released by New York State Attorney General Letitia James. Cuomo briefly enjoyed the political limelight as he was undeservedly heralded …
(2021-08-18). Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast: It's like a Code Red hospital alert. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org An overwhelming surge of COVID-19 cases is underway in the U.S. The delta variant continues to spread, the lambda variant is showing up, and some people are refusing to be vaccinated for COVID-19 or wear face masks. "My message today is a hospital term and that's Code Red," says Dr. Gregory Poland, an infectious diseases expert and head of Mayo Clinic's Vaccine Research Group. "It is Code Red in the U.S. and for the globe regarding…