No to the New Cold war with China
Ajamu Baraka | mronline.org | 2020-07-30
The African radical, anti-imperialist, internationalist movement, sees the Chinese state and the Chinese people much differently than the U.S. state and its ruling class.
mronline.org/2020/07/30/116706/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=116706

We Don't Need Trump's Thugs in Chicago
Jesse Jackson | counterpunch.org | 2020-07-30
"Hitler had his Brown shirts and Mussolini had his Black shirts, now Donald Trump has his camouflage shirts." Thus began a statement signed by 15 distinguished interdenominational religious leaders in Chicago that I joined, including ministers, priests, and rabbis. Comparisons to Hitler are always explosive, but the comparison is apt. "Hitler's bullyboys," the statement continues,…
counterpunch.org/2020/07/30/we-dont-need-trumps-thugs-in-chicago/

We don't need Trump's thugs in Chicago
Jesse Jackson | zcomm.org | 2020-07-30
The excuse for sending federal police here is to protect federal property. The reality is that this is a cynical re-election ploy aimed at earning support for a law-and-disorder president…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/we-dont-need-trumps-thugs-in-chicago/

Yemen: A Torrent of Suffering in a Time of Siege
Kathy Kelly | zcomm.org | 2020-07-30
In war-torn Yemen, the crimes pile up. Children who bear no responsibility for governance or warfare endure the punishment…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/yemen-a-torrent-of-suffering-in-a-time-of-siege/

Yemen: A Torrent of Suffering in a Time of Siege
Kathy Kelly | dissidentvoice.org | 2020-07-30
When evil-doing comes like falling rain, nobody calls out "stop!" When crimes begin to pile up they become invisible. When sufferings become unendurable, the cries are no longer heard. The cries, too, fall like rain in summer. — Bertolt Brecht, "When evil-doing comes like falling rain" [Wenn die Untat kommt, wie der Regen fà§llt] (1935), …
dissidentvoice.org/2020/07/yemen-a-torrent-of-suffering-in-a-time-of-siege/

PDF of July 30 issue
A. Majumdar | workers.org | 2020-07-30
Download the 12-page PDF. Portland: Resistance broadens. Fighting fascism, white supremacy, capitalism WORLD: Palestine; China. ALSO: NBA players defend Woj; USPS under attack; Billionaires push school reopening; Capitalism and technology; Mumia: 'A rogue nation?' Library workers vs. racism; Seattle solidarity with Portland; No union busting; BLM impacts sports culture; 'Police-free . . . | Continue reading PDF of July 30 issue at Workers.org…
workers.org/2020/07/50328/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=pdf-of-july-30-issue

List of Israeli Targets Leaked: Tel Aviv Fears the Worst in ICC Investigation of War Crimes
Ramzy Baroud | dissidentvoice.org | 2020-07-30
When International Court of Justice (ICC) Prosecutor, Fatou Bensouda, confirmed last December that the Court has ample evidence to pursue a war crimes investigation in occupied Palestine, the Israeli government responded with the usual rhetoric, accusing the international community of bias and insisting on Israel's 'right to defend itself.' Beneath the platitudes and typical Israeli …
dissidentvoice.org/2020/07/list-of-israeli-targets-leaked-tel-aviv-fears-the-worst-in-icc-investigation-of-war-crimes/

Corporate press promotes Susan Rice as Biden running mate
wsws.org | 2020-07-30
The former Obama national security advisor is identified with illegal wars, drone missile assassinations and an aggressive posture towards both Russia and China.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/07/30/rice-j30.html

[Research Paper] Risk factors for developing into critical COVID-19 patients in Wuhan, China: A multicenter, retrospective, cohort study
Dan Liu, Pengfei Cui, Shaoqing Zeng, Siyuan Wang, Xinxia Feng, Sen Xu, Ruyuan Li, Yue Gao, Ruidi Yu, Ya Wang, Yuan Yuan, Huayi Li, Xiaofei Jiao, Jianhua Chi, Jiahao Liu, Yang Yu, Xu Zheng, Chunyan Song, Ning Jin, Wenjian Gong, Xingyu Liu, Guangyao Cai, Chunrui Li, Qinglei Gao | thelancet.com | 2020-07-30
We provide comprehensive front-line information about different severity of COVID-19 and insights into different risk factors associated with critical COVID-19 between sexes. These results highlight the significance of dividing risk factors between sexes in clinical and epidemiologic works of COVID-19, and perhaps other coronavirus appearing in future.
thelancet.com/journals/eclinm/article/PIIS2589-5370(20)30215-7/fulltext?rss=yes

What Would It Take to Avert Military Escalation With China in the South China Sea?
Michael T. Klare | thenation.com | 2020-07-30
What Would It Take to Avert Military Escalation With China in the South China Sea?
thenation.com/article/world/pompeo-south-china-sea/

Trump's October Surprise: A Vaccine for Covid-19?
Gregg Gonsalves | thenation.com | 2020-07-30
Trump's October Surprise: A Vaccine for Covid-19?
thenation.com/article/society/vaccine-coronavirus-october-surprise/

COVID-19 deaths mount at GM plant and maquiladoras across Mexico
wsws.org | 2020-07-30
The state-owned oil company reported that 234 family members of workers have also died from coronavirus, highlighting the horrific human cost of the rush to reopen the economy.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/07/30/peme-j30.html

Moderna Shows All Those Lazy Unemployed Workers How to Really Rip Off the Government
Dean Baker | counterpunch.org | 2020-07-30
Moderna, a relatively new biotech company, has generally been seen as the leading U.S. contender to develop a coronavirus vaccine, although it trails several Chinese companies. Whether or not its vaccine pans out, it should certainly get an award for milking the government. It was the big winner in initial contracts, getting $483 million back…
counterpunch.org/2020/07/30/moderna-shows-all-those-lazy-unemployed-workers-how-to-really-rip-off-the-government/

Parts worker dies at Michigan Faurecia plant of unexplained causes
wsws.org | 2020-07-30
Management at the Saline, Michigan, plant has not released the cause of death, but coronavirus is widely suspected.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/07/30/faur-j30.html

Centering the Earth
Kollibri terre Sonnenblume | counterpunch.org | 2020-07-30
Something remarkable is happening in the US in 2020 in terms of public awareness of race. The George Floyd uprising, two months in duration so far, has brought formerly fringe ideas into the mainstream, shifting the entire frame of discourse to the left. The breakthroughs we are experiencing this summer might feel sudden, but they…
counterpunch.org/2020/07/30/centering-the-earth/

Moore's Law of Entropy: Greens, Greenbacks, and Green Energy
John Kendall Hawkins | counterpunch.org | 2020-07-30
"There is but one freedom, to put oneself right with death. After that, everything is possible." — Albert Camus, Notebooks, 1942-51 For those of us who grew up watching Charlton Heston films, we can recall enactments of heroic courage, both in the early development and later downward decline of human civilization. Heston gave us a…
counterpunch.org/2020/07/30/moores-law-of-entropy-greens-greenbacks-and-green-energy/

A Lethal Hypocrisy
George Ochenski | counterpunch.org | 2020-07-30
Late last week Donald Trump and the Republican Party he leads pulled the plug on their national convention in Jacksonville, Florida. It was supposed to be an extravaganza of praise and adoration for the president, papering over the harsh reality that he has failed the nation in the face of mounting calamities. Yet, while cancelling…
counterpunch.org/2020/07/30/a-lethal-hypocrisy-2/

How Covid-19 Could Upend Geopolitics
John Feffer | counterpunch.org | 2020-07-30
I don't trust you. Don't take it personally. It doesn't matter whether you're a friend or a stranger. I don't care about your identity or your politics, where you work or if you work, whether you wear a mask or carry a gun. I don't trust you because you are, for the time being, a…
counterpunch.org/2020/07/30/how-covid-19-could-upend-geopolitics/

The Tory 1000
Tony McKenna | counterpunch.org | 2020-07-30
It is night, the type of bleak, starless night where one can make out the forms of great clouds, vast palls of blackness hovering over the London skyline like so much choking, toxic smog. Below, the river slashes through the sleeping city, a twisting gash of black-bubbling water, hissing with the corpses of the diseased…
counterpunch.org/2020/07/30/the-tory-1000/

What's Going on in Portland
David Rovics | counterpunch.org | 2020-07-30
I have been a resident of Portland, Oregon since 2007. So I have been hearing from more people than usual lately, all asking the same question: what's going on in Portland? I find myself struggling to give any kind of an answer to this question. As with any substantive answer to a question, so much…
counterpunch.org/2020/07/30/whats-going-on-in-portland/

An Attack on Edward Said's Legacy
Lawrence Davidson | counterpunch.org | 2020-07-30
I traveled to Israel and the Occupied Territories in the early 2000s with the progressive group Faculty for Israeli-Palestinian Peace. We made an effort to gain insight into most of the players in the conflict, and so a series of interviews was arranged with members of the Israeli right wing. I remember that one of…
counterpunch.org/2020/07/30/an-attack-on-edward-saids-legacy/

How Bad is the 2021 National Defense Authorization Act?
Charles Pierson | counterpunch.org | 2020-07-30
Somehow, Congress couldn't find the time last week to renew extended unemployment benefits or the federal moratorium on evictions. Congress had something more pressing to think about than 30 million unemployed Americans: the Pentagon budget. On July 21 and 23, the House of Representatives and the Senate approved their versions of the Pentagon's annual spending…
counterpunch.org/2020/07/30/how-bad-is-the-2021-national-defense-authorization-act/

Big Google and Facebook are Watching You!
Thomas Klikauer — Nadine Campbell | counterpunch.org | 2020-07-30
Today, the Internet is everywhere. Well over half of the planet's entire population either likes to be on the Internet or has to rely on the web for business, work, and social engagement. People read the news, send notes to loved ones, birthday cards, do their job — increasingly via Skype and Zoom. Others seek…
counterpunch.org/2020/07/30/big-google-and-facebook-are-watching-you/

The Gulf War, 30 Years and Counting
Tom Clifford | counterpunch.org | 2020-07-30
The consequences are still reverberating three decades on, obviously in Iraq and the Middle East but also further afield, after Saddam Hussein became the first Arab leader to invade another Arab nation. On Thursday, August 2, 1990, at about 2am, 100,000 Iraqi troops and 700 tanks smashed through Kuwaiti border posts. Saddam then announced that the emir of Kuwait had been deposed and the emirate was now Iraq's nineteenth province.
counterpunch.org/2020/07/30/the-gulf-war-30-years-and-counting/

Wilmington Protest Meeting Demands Federal Troops Out of Portland, US Troops Out of Cuba
Mark Friedman | counterpunch.org | 2020-07-30
A successful meeting and street protest in Wilmington, California, a neighborhood near the LA Harbor, highlighted harbor area efforts for Black Lives Matter and efforts to end the US blockade of Cuba. The meeting held at the Wilmington Machinists Union hall was opened by International Association of Machinists Local 1484 President Kevin Kucera saying…
counterpunch.org/2020/07/30/wilmington-protest-meeting-demands-federal-troops-out-of-portland-us-troops-out-of-cuba/

COVID-19: UN chief outlines path to sustainable, inclusive recovery in Southeast Asia
news.un.org | 2020-07-30
Tackling inequality, bridging the digital divide, greening the economy, and upholding human rights and good governance will be critical for Southeast Asia to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic, the UN Secretary-General said on Thursday.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2020/07/1069221

Ilhan Omar roasted for idea to replace police at schools with mental care workers; What if there's a shooting? people online ask
rt.com | 2020-07-30
US Democratic Party Congresswoman Ilhan Omar was blasted on Twitter for proposing that police officers be swapped with mental health staff at schools. Many argued online that the idea would make the schools even less safe. | Omar tweeted that "over-policing doesn't make them safer — it criminalizes Black and brown students." Along with fellow Representative Ayanna Pressley, Senators Elizabeth Warren and Chris Murphy, she proposed a bill to replace police officers at schools with mental health professionals. | Over-policing our schools doesn't make them safer — it criminalizes Black and brown student…
rt.com/usa/496588-ilhan-omar-police-schools/

Chomsky on Cuba's "Internationalist" Response to Pandemic & Need to Make Vaccine Globally Accessible
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-07-30
As the world races to develop a COVID-19 vaccine, Noam Chomsky says any successful treatment must be accessible to everyone, and he warns that President Trump's withdrawal from the World Health Organization will hamper the international body's efforts to distribute medicine in countries racked by poverty and war. "There's at least one country in the world that is showing genuine internationalism, providing medical aid and support for people that need it," Chomsky says, and that is Cuba.
www.democracynow.org/2020/7/30/noam_chomsky_international_coronavirus_response_cuba

Noam Chomsky: Decades of "the Neoliberal Plague" Left U.S. Unprepared for COVID-19 Outbreak
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-07-30
As the U.S. coronavirus death toll tops 150,000, we spend the hour with world-renowned political dissident, linguist and author Noam Chomsky, who says decades of neoliberal policies that shredded the social safety net and public institutions left the country ill-prepared for a major health crisis. "We should understand the roots of this pandemic," he says.
www.democracynow.org/2020/7/30/noam_chomsky_coronavirus_trump_response

Chomsky on Israel's Hindering of Palestinian Pandemic Response & Threat to Annex Occupied West Bank
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-07-30
Noam Chomsky says Israel's planned annexation of the occupied West Bank "basically formalizes" what has already been official policy over the last half-century, from both left-wing and right-wing parties in Israel. He compares Israel's treatment of Palestinians to anti-immigrant policies in the United States, and says the main goal of annexation is to take over as much territory while excluding its Palestinian inhabitants. "Israel does not want to bring Palestinian populations into the greater Israel they're constructing."
www.democracynow.org/2020/7/30/noam_chomsky_israel_west_bank_annexation

Prevalence and prognostic value of Delirium as the initial presentation of COVID-19 in the elderly with dementia: An Italian retrospective study
Tino Emanuele Poloni, Arenn Faye Carlos, Marco Cairati, Chiara Cutaia, Valentina Medici, Eleonora Marelli, Danila Ferrari, Alberto Galli, Paola Bognetti, Annalisa Davin, Alice Cirrincione, Arcangelo Ceretti, Cristina Cereda, Mauro Ceroni, Livio Tronconi, Silvia Vitali, Antonio Guaita | thelancet.com | 2020-07-30
Delirium occurrence in the elderly with dementia may represent a prodromal phase of COVID-19, and thus deserves special attention, especially in the presence of lymphopenia. Hypoxia and a severe inflammatory state may develop subsequently. DOC cases have higher short-term mortality rate.
thelancet.com/journals/eclinm/article/PIIS2589-5370(20)30234-0/fulltext?rss=yes

Why is govt. unable to control COVID-19 surge in India
Subodh Varma | peoplesdispatch.org | 2020-07-30
More testing but weak contact tracing, and no protection to workers is causing the surge but the Indian government led by prime minister Narendra Modi is living in la-la land…
peoplesdispatch.org/2020/07/30/why-is-govt-unable-to-control-covid-19-surge-in-india/

Five things you should know about disposable masks and plastic pollution
news.un.org | 2020-07-30
The fight against plastic pollution is being hit by the COVID-19 pandemic, as the use of disposable masks, gloves and other protective equipment soars, but UN agencies and partners insist that, if effective measures are put into place, the amount of plastics discarded every year can be significantly cut, or even eliminated.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2020/07/1069151

Commemorating US Occupation of Haiti
Yves Engler | globalresearch.ca | 2020-07-30
While remembering their past has not prevented history from repeating itself, it is not possible for the descendants of the world's first successful large-scale slave revolt to forget the trauma inflicted by their northern neighbours. | One hundred and five years …
globalresearch.ca/commemorating-us-occupation-haiti/5719834

'Even In a Pandemic, We're Still a Minority'
John Washington | thenation.com | 2020-07-30
'Even In a Pandemic, We're Still a Minority'…
thenation.com/article/politics/migrant-voices-honduras-abuse/

Before Portland, Trump's Shock Troops Went After Border Activists
Ryan Devereaux | zcomm.org | 2020-07-30
The purported threat of antifa was long used to justify militarized targeting of immigration activists. Now it's being used against protesters in Portland…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/before-portland-trumps-shock-troops-went-after-border-activists/

The Beginning of the U.S.-Iran Hot War?
Sina Toossi | zcomm.org | 2020-07-30
President Trump remains committed to escalating against Iran even as the U.S. battles a worsening pandemic, an economic depression, and internal discord not seen in decades…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/the-beginning-of-the-u-s-iran-hot-war/

Plunge in Consumption of Services Leads to Record 32.9 Percent Drop in GDP
Matt Sedlar | cepr.net | 2020-07-30
The saving rate hit a record 25.7 percent level in the first quarter, indicating that few of the pandemic checks were spent. The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) shrank at a record 32.9 percent annual rate in the second quarter. While almost all the major categories of GDP fell sharply, a 43.5 percent drop in consumption …
cepr.net/gdp-2020-07/

Comparative Carnage: Homicides and the Pandemic
Dean Baker | cepr.net | 2020-07-30
Donald Trump has repeatedly complained about the crime in major U.S. cities. In fact, he just now decided that it would be clever to send U.S. law enforcement officers to major cities in swing states (Milwaukee, Detroit, and Cleveland), ostensibly because of the high crime there. While he has been obsessed with talking about crime …
cepr.net/comparative-mayhem-homicides-and-the-pandemic/

Plainclothes NYC police grab protester and throw her into unmarked car
wsws.org | 2020-07-30
The illegal seizure of the protester in broad daylight signaled the readiness of the New York Police Department to use the authoritarian methods made infamous by Trump's paramilitary forces in Portland.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/07/30/nypd-j30.html

Think federal cops in Portland are scary? Cops use 'jump-out boys' all the time
Brandon Soderberg | zcomm.org | 2020-07-30
Plainclothes police 'jump-out boys' terrorize American cities. Sometimes they become all-out criminal gangs…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/think-federal-cops-in-portland-are-scary-cops-use-jump-out-boys-all-the-time/

Op-Ed: The Exit Of 12,000 US Troops Is The Single Worst Event In German History
Caitlin Johnstone | thealtworld.com | 2020-07-30
Today's Caitlin Johnstone essay has been replaced with a National News Conglomerate op-ed by General Hank Hammerfist. NNC: Obey. | The Trump administration has begun slashing the US military presence in Germany from an almost satisfactory 36,000 troops to a practically microscopic 24,000. I think we can all agree that this is the single worst thing that has ever happened in the history of Germany, and arguably the universe. | While most Americans were until now unaware that their government had that many troops in a nation known predominantly for beer and bleak documentaries, pundits and politicians in the know h…

Op-Ed: The Exit Of 12,000 US Troops Is The Single Worst Event In German History

Study says Instagram algorithm prioritizes scantily-clad men and women
Newsclick | peoplesdispatch.org | 2020-07-30
According to a study carried out by European Data Journalism Network and AlgorithmWatch, pictures which featured under-dressed people had a greater chance of being featured in newsfeeds on the platform…
peoplesdispatch.org/2020/07/30/study-says-instagram-algorithm-prioritizes-scantily-clad-men-and-women/

The Biography That Reimagined a Life–and the Genre
Marie Solis | thenation.com | 2020-07-30
The Biography That Reimagined a Life–and the Genre…
thenation.com/article/culture/lesser-lives-diane-johnson-review/

America's Brutal Police State Expands Its Reach In Portland
Jacqueline Luqman | zcomm.org | 2020-07-30
The entire history of law enforcement in this country has led us to this moment, and as much as oppressed people have tried to warn the rest of the country that this was coming, few would listen. Are you listening now?
zcomm.org/znetarticle/americas-brutal-police-state-expands-its-reach-in-portland/

Cuba and the complex relationship between the individual and the collective
Eds. | mronline.org | 2020-07-30
When a cause is just, it will find a place within the Revolution. Perhaps this is what Fidel meant when he said that there was room for everyone in the Revolution.
mronline.org/2020/07/30/cuba-and-the-complex-relationship-between-the-individual-and-the-collective/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cuba-and-the-complex-relationship-between-the-individual-and-the-collective

TCAC hosts first of three local candidate forums
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2020-07-30
Tallahassee, FL – The Tallahassee Community Action Committee (TCAC) held an online candidate forum July 25 to give TCAC members and the wider public a sense of which local candidates for City Commission might unite with TCAC's progressive platform on community control of police and other issues. "TCAC does not endorse candidates," clarified TCAC member and forum moderator Dawn Orocio at the start of the event, hosted on Zoom and broadcast on Facebook Live, "We encourage candidates to endorse our policy platform and our demands." | All active candidates for City Commission Seats 1 and 2 were invited to participate…
www.fightbacknews.org/2020/7/29/tcac-hosts-first-three-local-candidate-forums

Selma 1965. Portland 2020
Jos Sances | thenation.com | 2020-07-30
Selma 1965. Portland 2020.
thenation.com/article/activism/back-to-school-or-else-2/

Antitrust hearings delayed as tech giants push ahead with ruthless market dominance
Eds. | mronline.org | 2020-07-30
The top tech CEOs are scheduled to testify at the conclusion of an investigation into antitrust practices by the largest tech monopolies who have been engaging in unfair practices for years now. But, is it too late?>…
mronline.org/2020/07/30/antitrust-hearings-delayed-as-tech-giants-push-ahead-with-ruthless-market-dominance/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=antitrust-hearings-delayed-as-tech-giants-push-ahead-with-ruthless-market-dominance

MIT, Secret Societies, and Powerful Institutions
Michael Albert | zcomm.org | 2020-07-30
Interview on experiences at MIT and the social grooming that takes place within powerful and secretive institutions (the sort that mold elites)…
zcomm.org/zvideo/mit-secret-societies-and-powerful-institutions/

Rights groups demand release of activist Mohammad Amin in Pakistan
Peoples Dispatch | peoplesdispatch.org | 2020-07-30
The 26-year-old activist was forcibly picked up from his residence in Karachi on July 14 and remains missing. Rights groups have blamed security forces for harassing his family and demanded his immediate release…
peoplesdispatch.org/2020/07/30/rights-groups-demand-release-of-activist-mohammad-amin-in-pakistan/

International women "must fight together" to beat misogyny and patriarchy
Eliza Egret | thecanary.co | 2020-07-30
Content warning: This article contains reports of violence against women and girls which some readers may find disturbing. | July saw fresh crackdowns on the revolutionary Kurdish-led women's movement in Bakur, the Kurdish region of Turkey. 28 female journalists and political organisers had their houses raided in one night, and their phones, laptops and camera…
thecanary.co/feature/2020/07/30/international-women-must-fight-together-to-beat-misogyny-and-patriarchy/

'Strike for Black Lives' Action Wins Victory for Seattle Transit Workers
Steve Beck | zcomm.org | 2020-07-30
County Council votes to fund promised transit raises one day after rally called by Organized Workers for Labor Solidarity (OWLS) to coincide with Seattle Strike for Black Lives.
zcomm.org/znetarticle/strike-for-black-lives-action-wins-victory-for-seattle-transit-workers/

As opposition mounts to reopening of schools, US teacher union opposes national strike
wsws.org | 2020-07-30
The American Federation of Teachers resolved to limit safety strikes to locals "on a case-by-case basis as a last resort."
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/07/30/aftt-j30.html

The Other Americans: Salvadoran Military Official on Trial for 1989 Killing of Jesuit Priests
Jeff Abbott | progressive.org | 2020-07-30
The brutality was known by the Reagan and Bush administrations, but they lied to cover up the massacres for their own political gain.
progressive.org/dispatches/salvadoran-official-killing-jesuit-priests-abbott-200730/

Fed Guarantees Unproductive Debt And Perilous Speculation
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2020-07-30
The Federal Reserve Board — our unaccountable Central Bank — needs more citizen and Congressional supervision. Fees from financial institutions fund its operations, not Congressional appropriations. It is as secret as it wants to be and that's plenty. (See Secrets of the Temple: How the Federal Reserve Runs the Country by William Greider). Plus, the Fed can print money at will. In the past several years it has "produced" trillions of dollars that juiced the stock market's speculation. Fed Chairman, Jerome H. Powell, has chosen to instill "confidence" in the stock markets and credit markets by injectin…
popularresistance.org/fed-guarantees-unproductive-debt-and-perilous-speculation/

Don't frack the Kimberley
pip.hinman | greenleft.org.au | 2020-07-30
Climate crisis Alex SalmonIssue 1274 Australia Frack Free WA Kimberley PerthJuly 30, 2020Anti-fracking activists from Frack Free WA held a…
greenleft.org.au/content/dont-frack-kimberley

8th anniversary of the Rojava Revolution marked in Sydney
pip.hinman | greenleft.org.au | 2020-07-30
Imperialism & war Peter BoyleIssue 1274 Australia Rojava revolution Kurds SydneyJuly 30, 2020Rojava Solidarity Sydney organised a rally t…
greenleft.org.au/content/8th-anniversary-rojava-revolution-marked-sydney

California childcare workers score biggest union win of the century
Mark Gruenberg | peoplesworld.org | 2020-07-30
LOS ANGELES–By an overwhelming margin, and after a 17-year campaign that started with lobbying and ended with successful organizing, AFSCME and the Service Employees scored a joint big win in California, winning recognition to represent at least 40,000 state-employed child care workers there. Presumed Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden immediately congratulated the workers on their …
peoplesworld.org/article/california-childcare-workers-score-biggest-union-win-of-the-century/

Michigan gov. limits indoor gatherings to 10 people & restricts bars' operations to 'avoid a potentially devastating 2nd wave'
rt.com | 2020-07-30
Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer has signed an order making it illegal for more than 10 people to gather indoors and allowing bars to service customers only outdoors, citing a major spike in coronavirus cases. | The Democratic governor announced the new restrictions in a statement on Wednesday, pointing to concerns that Michigan faces a "second wave" of the lethal virus, as the outbreak reverses a previous downward trend and new cases continue to climb. | "After seeing a resurgence in cases connected to social gathering…
rt.com/usa/496586-michigan-new-covid-restrictions/

Prosecutions chief says 'serious mistakes' were made as rate of rape convictions reaches record low
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2020-07-30
Prosecutors have unveiled a five-year strategy to improve the rate of conviction in rape cases as new figures indicate they are running at a record low.Police and prosecutors faced criticism earlier this month after it was revealed that just 1.4% of recorded rape cases ended with a prosecution in the year to March. | Statistics released on 30 July will show a significant decrease year-on-year in the number of completed prosecutions and the number of convictions, reflecting a fall in the number of suspects charged in previous years.Commenting on the figures, the Crown Prosecution Service said it was "working hard…
thecanary.co/uk/news/2020/07/30/prosecutions-chief-says-serious-mistakes-were-made-as-rate-of-rape-convictions-reaches-record-low/

In Wake of Recent Victories, Standing Rock Activists Carry On With Renewed Hope
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-07-30
"The hardest part about locking down, is deciding to do it," Mark K. Tilsen told Truthout. | It's been almost four years since Tilsen (Oglala Lakota) and Daniel T'seleie (K'asho Got'ine Dene) attached themselves to excavators with handcuffs inside PVC piping in a device called a "Sleeping Dragon" to stop construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) at Standing Rock. When cut loose and arrested, Tilsen was cuffed behind his back with zip ties and then lifted up by the cuffs by five cops…
truthout.org/articles/in-wake-of-recent-victories-standing-rock-activists-carry-on-with-renewed-hope/

Turkish Treasury to repay $15.5B debt in August-October
yenisafak.com | 2020-07-30
The Turkish Treasury will repay debts worth 108.1 billion Turkish liras (some $15.5 billion) in the August-October period, the Treasury and Finance Ministry announced on Thursday.The Treasury will repay 12.5 billion Turkish liras ($1.79 billion) in external debts, including 10.1 billion Turkish liras ($1.45 million) in interest payments.For the next three months, 95.6 billion Turkish liras ($13.7 billion) of domestic debt redemption is also projected — with around 26.3 billion Turkish liras ($3.77 billion) of this amount in interest payments, while the rest principal payment.According to the ministry's borrowing…
yenisafak.com/en/news/turkish-treasury-to-repay-155b-debt-in-august-october-3535762

US: NASA launches Perseverance rover on way to Mars
yenisafak.com | 2020-07-30
NASA launched Thursday its Perseverance rover in to space, beginning its roughly seven month journey to Mars.The rover, which NASA bills as its "most sophisticated" ever, is slated to touch down on the red planet's 28 mile (45 kilometer)-wide Jezero Crater in February when it will begin a mission set to last for one Mars year, the equivalent of 687 Earth days.The $2.4 billion machine will be tasked with searching for signs of ancient microbial life, further defining Mars' geology and climate, and collecting rock and sediment samples that may be sent back to Earth, according to NASA.The rover will also carry a sep…
yenisafak.com/en/technology/us-nasa-launches-perseverance-rover-on-way-to-mars-3535768

German economy narrows by over 10% in Q2
yenisafak.com | 2020-07-30
Germany's economy posted a contraction of 10.1% in the second quarter of 2020, the country's statistical authority said on Thursday.The prices and calendar adjusted gross domestic product (GDP) narrowed by 10.1% in the April-June period, after 2% decrease in the first quarter of this year, figures released by the Federal Statistical Office showed.The country's GDP was ‚Ǩ768 billion ($844.8 billion) in the second quarter, down from ‚Ǩ846.9 billion ($931.6 billion) in the same quarter last year.The GDP per capita was ‚Ǩ9,238 in the second quarter, falling from &…
yenisafak.com/en/world/german-economy-narrows-by-over-10-in-q2-3535763

Europe prepares for possible second wave of COVID-19
yenisafak.com | 2020-07-30
European countries have started to prepare for a possible second wave of the novel coronavirus.As one of the worst-affected countries in Europe, Italy extended its state of emergency on Wednesday until Oct. 15. from the previously declared July 31.So far, some 35,129 people have lost their lives in the country, according to data from the US-based Johns Hopkins University, while 246,776 have contracted with the virus.Fears have also mounted again in Spain, another European nation hit hard by the pandemic, as the number of infections continues to rise every day. After the state of emergency came to an end in the co…
yenisafak.com/en/world/europe-prepares-for-possible-second-wave-of-covid-19-3535760

COVID-19: WHO Africa concerned over relaxing measures
yenisafak.com | 2020-07-30
The regional office of the World Health Organization (WHO) in Africa warned on Thursday that easing measures against the novel coronavirus in many countries risked a resurgence in infections.In a press briefing, WHO regional director Matshidiso Moeti urged African countries to step up coronavirus testing."As we adjust together to this new normal, I ask that governments, partners and communities remember that none of us are safe until we are all safe," Moeti said.Cautioning that the pandemic was accelerating on a continental scale, she noted that five countries accounted for nearly 75% of all cases in Africa.Accor…
yenisafak.com/en/world/covid-19-who-africa-concerned-over-relaxing-measures-3535765

Russian, Turkish diplomats to discuss Libya in Moscow
yenisafak.com | 2020-07-30
Speaking at a news conference in Moscow, Alexey Zaytsev, deputy spokesman for the Russian Foreign Ministry, said that the delegations from the two countries will discuss "different aspects of the Libyan crisis," including disposition of the warring sides at the moment of the cease-fire declaration.Zaytsev recalled that the previous rounds of consultations on Libya were held in Turkey — In Istanbul in June and in Ankara in July.Asked about violations of arms embargo on Libya by Russia, he said "allegations are groundless" and that countries accusing Russia "directly involved in arms supplies to the Libyan warring…
yenisafak.com/en/news/russian-turkish-diplomats-to-discuss-libya-in-moscow-3535770

England excess deaths highest in Europe amid virus
yenisafak.com | 2020-07-30
England had the highest level of excess deaths in Europe over the first half of 2020, according to new statistics published by the UK's official statistics agency on Thursday."While England did not have the highest peak mortality, it did have the longest continuous period of excess mortality of any country compared, resulting in England having the highest levels of excess mortality in Europe for the period as a whole," the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said.Spain was the European country with the highest peak, and Bergamo in northern Italy was the European local authority posting the highest peak.Edwin Mor…
yenisafak.com/en/world/england-excess-deaths-highest-in-europe-amid-virus-3535766

Canada's Trudeau to make rare testimony to parliamentary committee amid ethics probe
yenisafak.com | 2020-07-30
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will make a rare appearance before a parliamentary committee on Thursday amid questions over a government decision to task a charity with ties to his family to administer a major student grant program.Testimony by a Canadian prime minister before a parliamentary committee is very unusual. It last happened in 2006 when then-Prime Minister Stephen Harper appeared at one to speak about Senate reform.Trudeau is scheduled to appear at 3 p.m. (1900 GMT), while his chief of staff, Katie Telford, is to follow him at 4: 15 p.m. The committee voted late Wednesday to extend Trudeau's te…
yenisafak.com/en/world/canadas-trudeau-to-make-rare-testimony-to-parliamentary-committee-amid-ethics-probe-3535769

Greece ready to discuss maritime borders with Turkey
yenisafak.com | 2020-07-30
Greece is seeking to hold talks on delimitation of maritime boundaries with Turkey, an official said Thursday.At a weekly news conference in Athens, government spokesman Stelios Petsas stressed the importance of open communication channels with Turkey, especially when tensions escalated, referring to the Aegean and Eastern Mediterranean.He went on to say Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis held a phone talk with Greek Cypriot leader Nicos Anastasiadis over the arrival of Turkish seismic vessel — Barbaros Hayrettin Pasa to the Turkish Cypriot side of the island.Turkey is a guarantor nation for the Turkish Re…
yenisafak.com/en/world/greece-ready-to-discuss-maritime-borders-with-turkey-3535767

Pakistanis take livestock to 'cow wash' ahead of Eid
yenisafak.com | 2020-07-30
The days leading up to the Muslim feast of Eid al-Adha are busy for Uzair Dawood, the owner of a motorcycle wash in Pakistan's southern city of Karachi – not for fixing vehicles, but washing cattle.Eid al-Adha falls on Saturday in the South Asian nation, and like Muslims across the world, Pakistanis purchase cattle to sacrifice on the occasion as a religious obligation."It is very busy day just a day before Eid and we don't have time for a bike wash," Dawood told Reuters as he busied himself lathering a cow with soap before using the pressure hose to clean the animal.Sacrificial animals are treated with deference…
yenisafak.com/en/world/pakistanis-take-livestock-to-cow-wash-ahead-of-eid-3535764

Why the Best Thing Twitter, Facebook Can Do is Cash In on the Trump-Biden Political Strife
sputniknews.com | 2020-07-30
Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg and Twitter's Jack Dorsey have found themselves between a rock and a hard place as the Republican and Democratic camps exert pressure on social media platforms. US observers discuss whether the tech giants will submit.
sputniknews.com/analysis/202007301080016913-why-the-best-thing-twitter-facebook-can-do-is-cash-in-on-the-trump-biden-political-strife/

Trump Asks Why US Should Protect a Germany that 'Pays Russia Billions of Dollars for Energy'
sputniknews.com | 2020-07-30
The Pentagon pressed forward with plans to withdraw nearly 12,000 personnel from Germany on Wednesday, with some of the troops to be redeployed to other European NATO nations while others are sent home. At the moment, there are about 36,000 US troops stationed in the Central European country. American troops have been on German soil since 1945.
sputniknews.com/world/202007301080016726-trump-asks-why-us-should-protect-a-germany-that-pays-russia-billions-of-dollars-for-energy/

Border Tensions: Why India Won't Become Washington's Bulwark Against China
sputniknews.com | 2020-07-30
The US foreign policy establishment is deluding itself if it plans to use the India-China border conflict to pit New Delhi against Beijing while the US State Department is ramping up tensions with the People's Republic, says Suvam Pal, a Beijing-based Indian journalist and author.
sputniknews.com/analysis/202007301080010110-border-tensions-why-india-wont-become-washingtons-bulwark-against-china/

'China Not Strategic Threat to India', Beijing's Ambassador to New Delhi Assures
sputniknews.com | 2020-07-30
New Delhi (Sputnik): Bilateral relations between India and China have touched a new low after a violent face-off between the armies of the two countries on 15 June, resulting in the death of 20 Indian soldiers.
sputniknews.com/india/202007301080015486-china-not-strategic-threat-to-india-beijings-ambassador-to-new-delhi-assures/

Airbus Q2 Earnings Reveal Planemaker Lost Over Half of Revenues to €8.32bn, Cites Impact of COVID-19
sputniknews.com | 2020-07-30
The news follows quarterly earnings from the European aerospace giant's US rival, which revealed major profit losses and rising debt as the aviation industry struggles with the coronavirus pandemic, which has seen demand for aircraft and travel services badly impacted in recent months.
sputniknews.com/business/202007301080014494-airbus-q2-earnings-reveal-planmaker-lost-over-half-of-revenues-to-832bn-cites-impact-of-covid-19/

'She Handled This Very Well': 105-Year-Old Indian Woman Recovers From COVID-19 in 9 Days
sputniknews.com | 2020-07-30
COVID-19 is considered to be particularly dangerous for the elderly, who are seen as one of the high-risk groups and are advised to be particularly cautious, sticking to enhanced social distancing guidelines and even self-imposed quarantines.
sputniknews.com/india/202007301080012455-she-handled-this-very-well-105-year-old-indian-woman-recovers-from-covid-19-in-9-days/

Iranian Satellite Once Derided as 'Tumbling Webcam in Space' Snaps Pics of US's Largest Mideast Base
sputniknews.com | 2020-07-30
The images were reportedly obtained amid the ongoing massive war games in southern Iran involving multiple branches of the armed forces, including elite Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) formations.
sputniknews.com/military/202007301080015559-iranian-satellite-once-derided-as-tumbling-webcam-in-space-snaps-pics-of-uss-largest-mideast-base/

UK Reportedly Seeks to Resurrect Five Eyes' Group on 'Critical Infrastructure'
sputniknews.com | 2020-07-30
Established in…
sputniknews.com/uk/202007301080013007-uk-reportedly-seeks-to-resurrect-five-eyes-group-on-critical-infrastructure/

Smuggled 10th Century Statue of Lord Shiva to Return to India From the UK After 22 Years
sputniknews.com | 2020-07-30
New Delhi (Sputnik): The exquisite statue of Lord Natesh Shiva, the king of dancers, was in the possession of a private collector in London, who returned the idol to the High Commission of India in the UK in 2005. It was stolen in February 1998 from India's Ghateshwar Temple in Baroli, Rajasthan state.
sputniknews.com/india/202007301080013288-smuggled-10th-century-statue-of-lord-shiva-to-return-to-india-from-the-uk-after-22-years/

Several US States Probe Apple Over Deceptive Trade Due to 'Unexpected Shutdowns' of iPhones: Report
sputniknews.com | 2020-07-30
Last week, a document released by the Tech Transparency Project, a tech watchdog group, revealed that the Texas state attorney general was expected to file a lawsuit against Apple Inc., as part of a multi-state probe into the tech giant, for violating the state's deceptive trade practices law. The document did not name charges, according to Axios.
sputniknews.com/us/202007301080013034-several-us-states-probe-apple-over-deceptive-trade-due-to-unexpected-shutdowns-of-iphones-report/

Police bust over 1 ton illicit drugs in Iran's Mirjaveh
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-07-30
TEHRAN, Jul. 30 (MNA) — The police forces of the Sistan and Baluchestan province have confiscated 1,105 kilograms of illicit drugs in the southeastern borders.
en.mehrnews.com/news/161654/Police-bust-over-1-ton-illicit-drugs-in-Iran-s-Mirjaveh

The Heat: AIIB 2020 meeting
Mike Walter | america.cgtn.com | 2020-07-30
China reinforces the importance of globalization and international cooperation. We will take a look at the annual meeting of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank.
america.cgtn.com/2020/07/30/the-heat-aiib-2020-meeting

Big Tech hearing: Much posturing, no meaningful answers for the American public
rt.com | 2020-07-30
While a much-awaited antitrust hearing was billed as an Inquisition for Big Tech kingpins, the CEOs were largely able to skirt questions and talk circles around lawmakers looking to bring web platforms under partisan control. | Wednesday's House antitrust subcommittee hearing saw representatives face down the billionaire heads of four tech giants — Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg, Apple's Tim Cook, Amazon's Jeff Bezos and Alphabet's Sundar Pichai — who fielded questions in nearly six hours of virtual testimony. Though countless empty slogans and assurances were offered in that time, little was actually sa…
rt.com/usa/496587-tech-hearing-congress-zuckerberg-google/

The Nuremburg defense? Twitterati bust out Nazi comparisons over new docuseries showing troubled ICE agents 'just enforcing laws'
rt.com | 2020-07-30
An upcoming documentary shows how US immigration agents deal with being viewed as the 'bad guys' for enforcing policies they don't necessarily endorse. Twitter's collective reaction to a preview of the show? "They're like Nazis!" | The docuseries 'Immigration Nation', by filmmakers Shaul Schwarz and Christina Clusiau, is the result of three years spent with the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency, which gave them "unprecedented" access to its daily operations. Set to premiere on Netflix next month, the show follows individual agents and shows how they get "chewed up" in a "broken system," according t…
rt.com/usa/496597-ice-nazi-docuseries-preview/

COVID-19 patients could be at greater risk of fungal infections, researchers say
imperial.ac.uk | 2020-07-30
COVID-19 patients could be more susceptible to fungal infections, according to researchers from Imperial College London.
imperial.ac.uk/news/200933/covid-19-patients-could-greater-risk-fungal

"Confronting our history means we can move forward with pride"
imperial.ac.uk | 2020-07-30
Professor Nilay Shah, chair of Imperial's new expert review into Imperial's history and legacy, has set out his vision for the group's work.
imperial.ac.uk/news/200733/confronting-history-means-move-forward-with

Was there life on Mars? Imperial and NASA scientists might soon find out
imperial.ac.uk | 2020-07-30
Imperial scientists will play a vital role in a new Mars Rover's quest to find traces of life on Mars.
imperial.ac.uk/news/200773/was-there-life-mars-imperial-nasa

Imperial launches new scale up community at White City Campus
imperial.ac.uk | 2020-07-30
Imperial has joined forces with Blenheim Chalcot, a digital venture builder to launch Scale Space, a new scale up community at White City.
imperial.ac.uk/news/200914/imperial-launches-scale-community-white-city

Number of children attending A&E and urgent appointments risen over last decade
imperial.ac.uk | 2020-07-30
The number of children, especially babies, attending Accident and Emergency and urgent hospital appointments has risen significantly over last decade.
imperial.ac.uk/news/200893/number-children-attending-ae-urgent-appointments

NHS workers target 'coward' Johnson in march to Downing Street
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2020-07-30
A nurse has said she would invite Boris Johnson to join her on a shift if there was a second wave of coronavirus, as hundreds of NHS workers marched to Downing Street demanding an immediate pay rise.NHS staff made their way to Whitehall on 29 July, carrying banners that said "Clapping won't pay my bills" and "We helped you survive, now help us survive".Health workers are in the final year of a three-year deal and are due a pay rise next April, but unions want the government to show its appreciation for NHS staff by bringing it forward to this year.The government did not commit to an early pay rise for all NHS sta…
thecanary.co/discovery/news-discovery/2020/07/30/nhs-workers-target-coward-johnson-in-march-to-downing-street/

Boris Johnson has made several inaccurate statements on child poverty, investigation finds
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2020-07-30
The government has been accused of being in denial about a rising level of child poverty in the UK.It comes after the Office for Statistics Regulation (OSR) concluded Boris Johnson has made several inaccurate claims on the issue since being elected in December last year.The OSR responded to a complaint from the End Child Poverty Coalition over three incidences when the prime minister made what the coalition described as "misleading" statements.A complaint was lodged by the End Child Poverty coalition over the Prime Minister's use of statistics (Danny Lawson/PA)Writing to the OSR, the coalition said Johnson's clai…
thecanary.co/uk/news/2020/07/30/boris-johnson-has-made-several-inaccurate-statements-on-child-poverty-investigation-finds/

Who Profits From Trump Administration's $6 Billion Vaccine Program?
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-07-30
Image Credit: CDC / Robert Denty | As researchers around the world race to find a vaccine for COVID-19, we speak with Peter Maybarduk, director of Public Citizen's Access to Medicines Program, about who is profiting from government efforts to fund vaccines, testing and treatment. The Trump administration has announced major contracts with pharmaceutical companies as part of its $6 billion program, Operation Warp Speed, including with firms that have never brought a vaccine to market. Meanwhile, a New York T…
truthout.org/video/who-profits-from-trump-administrations-6-billion-vaccine-program/

My Daughter Had a Tummy Ache. It Exposed the Folly of Reopening Schools
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-07-30
A simple family moment this week revealed to me how thoroughly unprepared this country is to send its children back to school while COVID-19 still rages unchecked across the land. I needed little convincing before this happened, but afterward, I was surer than ever th…
truthout.org/articles/my-daughter-had-a-tummy-ache-it-exposed-the-folly-of-reopening-schools/

Lawmakers Warn New USPS Loan Terms "Could Accelerate Demise of Postal Service"
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-07-30
Leading congressional Democrats are warning that an emergency loan agreement announced Wednesday by Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin and new Postmaster General Louis DeJoy — a major donor to President Donald Trump and the GOP — could "accelerate the demise of…
truthout.org/articles/lawmakers-warn-new-usps-loan-terms-could-accelerate-demise-of-postal-service/

Saturday 8/1: Amazonian caravan for worker safety, workers' rights & worker solidarity
Amazonians | indybay.org | 2020-07-30
1933 Davis St, San Leandro, CA 94577-1261, United States…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/07/29/18835485.php

Wednesday 8/12: Vote for the Earth: Climate Emergency, Racial Justice and Your Voting Power
Future Coaliton | indybay.org | 2020-07-30
Online via livestream: futurelive.us/…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/07/30/18835507.php

Friday 7/31: Online Socialism Forum "Education in the time of COVID"
Party for Socialism and Liberation | indybay.org | 2020-07-30
Register here: bit.ly/reds-in-ed…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/07/29/18835484.php

Facebook Protest Billboard Tours San Francisco
Leon Kunstenaar | indybay.org | 2020-07-30
Billboard reading "Don't Let Facebook ZUCK UP Our Elections" and other messages tours San Francisco and the Peninsula one day before Mark Zuckerberg testifies in Congress…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/07/29/18835490.php

Protests Continue Opposing SCPD Harassment of Vehicles
Robert Norse | indybay.org | 2020-07-30
Marty Mirabel, aka "Pirate", showed up with a dozen protesters at the County Building Monday (7-27) for a cancelled pre-trial court date. Marty was defending the vehicular home of a friend from 10+ cops two weeks before and charged with multiple felonies for "obstructing", "battery" and such.
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/07/28/18835474.php

Postponement of Woodstock Invitational Luthiers Showcase concerns local luthiers
Lynda Carson | indybay.org | 2020-07-30
Master Luthier, Michihiro Matsuda of Matsuda Guitars…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/07/28/18835476.php

Saturday 8/15: Spiritualing Presents 'Sing for Justice'
Spiritualing | indybay.org | 2020-07-30
Hopin.to, online venue for virtual events…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/07/29/18835502.php

Thursday 7/30: #Free The Families: Release the Children, Reunite Families, Close All Border Camps Now
#WeAllGrow Latina & MomsRising | indybay.org | 2020-07-30
Online via Instagram livestream…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/07/29/18835503.php

Oakland Moves Closer to Refunding the Community as Task Force Created to DefundOPD by 50%
APTP | indybay.org | 2020-07-30
People of Oakland Move Closer to Refunding the Community as City Council Creates Official Task Force to DefundOPD by 50% in 2021…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/07/29/18835498.php

Wednesday 8/5: Femme Z: Gender Equity Summit for Femme Activists to Connect, Learn & Act for Change
Future Coalition: Gender Equity Coalition | indybay.org | 2020-07-30
Online via livestream: futurelive.us/…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/07/29/18835482.php

The turn to less: Conora and the cnsumption dilemma
Albrecht von Lucke | indybay.org | 2020-07-30
The Corona crisis could be the beginning of a better normality. Corona could make a turning point in history. The global North has benefited from unequal trade relations. Global employment has lost its role as the center of life. We must get out of the old path dependencies. An enormous gain in quality of life for many has occurred.
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/07/29/18835501.php

Saturday 8/1: Gazing or Grazing at Point Reyes National Seashore: what is public land?
David Giesen | indybay.org | 2020-07-30
Join Zoom Meeting | zoom.us/j/95506388775?pwd=OWFadDdGYnVQS3pIaitUM09LNFZPZz09 | Meeting ID: 955 0638 8775 | Passcode: Sa2Q7K…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/07/29/18835481.php

Six Mayors Demand Congress Block Federal Agents From US Cities
Eoin Higgins | indybay.org | 2020-07-30
Six mayors from around the country sent a letter to Congress Monday calling for legislation to block President Donald Trump from continuing to deploy federal agents to U.S. cities, calling the administration's use of force "unacceptable, un-American, and unconstitutional." "This provocation is resulting in direct physical harm to our communities and must end," the letter reads.
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/07/29/18835480.php

CIA Fabricated Russiagate 'Evidence', Says Former NSA Tech Chief
_____ | strategic-culture.org | 2020-07-30
Bill Binney has now laid out, in this speech, the evidence that he wants to present in court against Barack Obama's CIA, that it defrauded Americans to believe in "Russiagate" (the allegation that Russia 'hacked' the computers of Hillary Clinton and Democratic Party officials and fed that information to Wikileaks and other organizations). Binney cites evidence, which, if true, conclusively proves that Russiagate was actually created fraudulently by the CIA's extensive evidence-tampering, which subsequently became covered-up by the Special Counsel Robert Mueller, in his investigations for the Democratic Party's fi…
strategic-culture.org/news/2020/07/30/cia-fabricated-russiagate-evidence-says-former-nsa-tech-chief/

Foreign Interference in Elections: Is it Real or Just Political Noise?
_____ | strategic-culture.org | 2020-07-30
A recently concluded British Parliamentary inquiry has determined that Russia may have interfered in the 2016 Brexit referendum, which resulted in the departure of the United Kingdom from the European Union. But, ironically, it also concluded that Russia might not have interfered given the fact that the British government never bothered to try to find out if there had been any attempt made by the Kremlin to manipulate the voting. | The Parliament's Intelligence and Security…
strategic-culture.org/news/2020/07/30/foreign-interference-in-elections-is-it-real-or-just-political-noise/

A "Brazen Giveaway" GOP HEALS Act is a $30 Billion Bonanza for the Pentagon
Alan MacLeod | thealtworld.com | 2020-07-29
The new $1 trillion GOP HEALS act includes billions for F-35 fighters, Apache Helicopters, and other welfare programs for the Pentagon. | MPN– On Monday the Senate GOP released their outline for a new $1 trillion coronavirus stimulus package. A successor to March's CARES Act, the 177-page document, named the HEALS Act, includes no funding for hazard pay,…

A “Brazen Giveaway” GOP HEALS Act is a $30 Billion Bonanza for the Pentagon

A "Brazen Giveaway" GOP HEALS Act is a $30 Billion Bonanza for the Pentagon
Alan Macleod | mintpressnews.com | 2020-07-29
On Monday the Senate GOP released their outline for a new $1 trillion coronavirus stimulus package. A successor to March's CARES Act, the 177-page document, named the HEALS Act, includes no funding for hazard pay,…
mintpressnews.com/brazen-giveaway-gop-heals-act-30-billion-bonanza-pentagon/269857/

Just Like With Healthcare, Democrats Offer Half-Hearted Measures to Impending Eviction Crisis
Alan Macleod | mintpressnews.com | 2020-07-29
The federal moratorium on evictions expired this week, leaving 12 million renters at risk of losing their homes, and much as they did with healthcare, Democrats are offering little more than token non-solutions.
mintpressnews.com/is-this-a-joke-just-like-with-healthcare-democrats-offer-half-hearted-measures-to-impending-eviction-crisis/269840/

Democrats Offer Half-Hearted Measures to Impending Eviction Crisis
Alan MacLeod | thealtworld.com | 2020-07-29
The federal moratorium on evictions expired this week, leaving 12 million renters at risk of losing their homes, and much as they did with healthcare, Democrats are offering little more than token non-solutions. | MPN- The best defense against a raging pandemic that has already claimed over 152,000 American lives is simply to stay home. But even this could soon become impossible for millions, as the United States is facing an impending eviction crisis of "biblical proportions," according to the H…

Democrats Offer Half-Hearted Measures to Impending Eviction Crisis

AG Bill Barr Grilled by House Lawmakers on Protest Crackdown, Voter Suppression & Pandemic Failures
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-07-29
We play highlights from Attorney General William Barr's grilling by the House Judiciary Committee over how he sent militarized federal forces to confront Black Lives Matter protesters, and his opposition to voting by mail, and get response from a close friend of Congressmember John Lewis who is now running for Senate. "In spite of the machinations of Donald Trump and those who do his bidding, including the attorney general, the good news is that we're seeing a multiracial coalition of people pouring out into American streets," responds Rev. Dr. Raphael Warnock, "saying that we're concerned about the soul of our d…
www.democracynow.org/2020/7/29/ag_william_barr_house_hearing

Rev. Warnock of Ebenezer Baptist Church on Legacy of John Lewis & Ongoing Fight for Voting Rights
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-07-29
We look at the life and legacy of late civil rights icon and Georgia Congressmember John Lewis, who is being mourned across the U.S. and who became the first Black politician to lie in state in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda. "The irony of this moment is that even as we celebrate and honor John Lewis, the patron saint of voting rights, he hailed from the state which in many instances is ground zero for voter suppression," says Rev. Dr. Raphael Warnock, who serves as senior pastor of the Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, was with Lewis in the final days of his life and will preside over his memorial service. "In recen…
www.democracynow.org/2020/7/29/rev_raphael_warnock

Civil Rights Icon Bernard Lafayette on His Friend John Lewis, Freedom Rides & Practicing Nonviolence
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-07-29
We revisit civil rights leader and Congressmember John Lewis's early years of activism with Bernard Lafayette, one of Lewis's closest friends and collaborators. Lafayette participated with Lewis in the first Freedom Rides of 1961 as they attempted to integrate buses and faced brutal beatings by white mobs, and was a fellow leader in the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee. Lewis "knew how to relate to people who were different from him and who had different orientations, different values, different philosophies, and that's why he was such a great leader," Lafayette says. "He found a way to make a way."
www.democracynow.org/2020/7/29/bernard_lafayette_john_lewis_freedom_rides

Impressions From An Informal Meeting With Asma al-Assad, Syria
Eva Bartlett | thealtworld.com | 2020-07-29
I had been sitting in a small entrance room for what seemed less than a minute when the door opened and Syria's first lady, Her Excellency Asma al-Assad, greeted me with a warm smile, welcoming me inside a slightly larger sitting room. In official meetings I had had over the years in Syria, I was accustomed to a secretary or assistant escorting me into the meeting room. Asma al-Assad, however, does things up close and personal. | Over the years in Syria, I had heard from people I encountered that she and President Assad routinely meet with their fellow Syrians in crowded venues, mixing and engaging with the peopl…

Impressions From An Informal Meeting With Asma al-Assad, Syria

Cómo el sorprendente testimonio de un espía de la policía amenaza la narrativa oficial del atentado de la AMIA
Gareth Porter | thegrayzone.com | 2020-07-29
Las revelaciones de un ex espía de la policía le dan un vuelco a la historia oficial que culpa a…
thegrayzone.com/2020/07/29/testimonio-espia-policia-amenaza-la-narrativa-oficial-atentado-amia/

Yemen: A Torrent of Suffering in a Time of Siege
Kathy Kelly | commondreams.org | 2020-07-29
The blue backpacks stand for each one of the children killed in the Saudi bombing attack on a school bus. They used a 500 pound bomb manufactured by Lockheed-Martin. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/500.jpg …
commondreams.org/views/2020/07/29/yemen-torrent-suffering-time-siege?cd-origin=rss

Yemen: A Torrent of Suffering in a Time of Siege
Kathy Kelly | progressive.org | 2020-07-29
It's time for the world to demand an end to the policy-driven humanitarian crisis.
progressive.org/dispatches/yemen-torrent-of-suffering-in-time-of-siege-kelly-200729/

Video: Doctors from the #WhiteCoatSummit Host Second Press Conference at SCOTUS
Frontline Doctors | globalresearch.ca | 2020-07-29
Watch the video here. | * | Note to readers: please click the share buttons above or below. Forward this article to your email lists. Crosspost on your blog site, internet forums. etc. | Our thanks to Mark Taliano for bringing this to …
globalresearch.ca/video-doctors-whitecoatsummit-host-second-press-conference-scotus/5719747

Crash the Economy, Burn the Cities, Infect the People: The Destabilization Plan to "Remake America"
Mike Whitney | globalresearch.ca | 2020-07-29
The American people are under attack, the country is under attack, and democracy is under attack. At present, the enemy is conducting a three-pronged assault on the presidency the objective of which is to remove the existing administration and install …
globalresearch.ca/crash-economy-burn-cities-infect-people-evil-plan-remake-america/5719756

Group of European MPs say 'no' to W.Bank annexation by Israel
yenisafak.com | 2020-07-29
A group of European MPs from the UK, France, Ireland, and Belgium have released a statement on Wednesday to reject the "illegal plan" of Israel's annexation of part of the occupied West Bank.Convened by Stephen Kinnock, a British MP and the co-chair of the Britain-Palestine All-Party Parliamentary Group, the lawmakers agreed to challenge and seek to deter Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's controversial plan.Prompting parliamentary colleagues from Europe and the US to sign their statement to oppose the proposed annexation, the group also appealed the public members to forward it to their local MPs.- 'No…
yenisafak.com/en/news/group-of-european-mps-say-no-to-wbank-annexation-by-israel-3535674

U.S. Is Pushing for a New Provocation Against Serbia over the Kosovo Issue
Paul Antonopoulos | globalresearch.ca | 2020-07-29
Belgrade and Pristina have resumed dialogue in Brussels, but the recent delivery of American-made armored vehicles to Kosovo could make the talks difficult and signifies Washington is once again attempting to destabilize the Balkans. Serbia and Kosovo returned to the …
globalresearch.ca/us-pushing-new-provocation-against-serbia-kosovo-issue/5719764

'Feeding a Bedouin': Roy Oz and Israel's Outrageous Racism
Ramzy Baroud | counterpunch.org | 2020-07-29
On July 11, a video footage which showed a popular Israeli TV celebrity demeaning Palestinian children from the Bedouin community in the Naqab area went viral on social media. "Let's feed a Bedouin. Don't you want to feed a Bedouin?" Israeli Children TV host, Roy Oz, repeatedly asks his children, who were seated in the…
counterpunch.org/2020/07/29/feeding-a-bedouin-roy-oz-and-israels-outrageous-racism/

List of Targets Leaked: Israel Fears Worst in ICC War Crimes Investigation
Ramzy Baroud | mintpressnews.com | 2020-07-29
The fact that a "secret list" exists is an indication that Tel Aviv understands that this era is different and that international law, which has failed Palestinians for over 70 years, may, for once, deliver a small measure of justice.
mintpressnews.com/list-of-targets-leaked-israel-fears-worst-icc-war-crimes-investigation/269865/

GOP Functioning as 'Mouthpiece of Business' Amid US' Dangerous Push for Jobs, School Openings
sputniknews.com | 2020-07-29
Professor Richard Wolff of the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, tells Sputnik that despite the US being far from containing the spread of COVID-19, the struggles of the nation's economy and business sectors appear to be more of a concern for Republicans in Congress than the health and well-being of their actual constituents.
sputniknews.com/analysis/202007291080010581-gop-functioning-as-mouthpiece-of-business-amid-us-dangerous-push-for-jobs-school-openings-/

Imperialist Economic War Costs US Almost $200 Billion
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2020-07-29
Quantifying each and every one of the effects of the war that imperialism has declared on the Venezuelan people is impossible. The attacks that Venezuelans have experienced since 1999 have not only been economic, they have also been psychological. There is no way to measure the consequences of the hatred that the undemocratic opposition has sown with its anti-socialist propaganda, to the point of burning people alive if they are suspected Chavistas. The resentment that the Venezuelan people have towards those who claim to be Venezuelans, but who have sold out their homeland, is also unmeasurable. | That said, foc…
popularresistance.org/imperialist-economic-war-costs-us-almost-200-billion/

Video: Hezbollah-Israeli Escalation on Lebanese Border. Rocket Strikes against US Bases in Iraq
South Front | globalresearch.ca | 2020-07-29
On July 27, fighting broke out between Israeli forces and Hezbollah along the Israeli-Lebanese contact line. This became the heaviest open confrontation between the sides in about a year. The incident occurred in an area known as Chebaa Farms, which …
globalresearch.ca/video-rockets-pounded-us-bases-iraq-following-hezbollah-israeli-escalation-lebanese-border/5719725

Iranian Military Exercises Prepare to Counter Aggression if Occurs
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2020-07-29
Iran is the leading Middle East proponent of peace, stability, and cooperative relations with other countries. | It hasn't attacked another nation in centuries, threatening none now except in retaliation against aggression by a foreign power if occurs — the right …
globalresearch.ca/iranian-military-exercises-prepare-counter-aggression-occurs/5719783

White BLM activist tells black doctor at center of Covid-19 controversy: 'I'm more black than you on the inside'
rt.com | 2020-07-29
Dr Stella Immanuel has enough skepticism to deal with regarding her controversial medical theories, but in the eyes of at least one Black Lives Matter activist, even her blackness is something to be challenged. | "You're not black on the inside, I'm more black than you on the inside," a masked white man yelled at Immanuel yesterday on the steps the Supreme Court in Washington, where she was part of a group of doctors staging a press conference to promote the use of hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) as a coronavirus cure. The man added that Immanuel was "betraying Black Lives Matter" and that "there were people during t…
rt.com/usa/496480-blm-protester-covid-doctor-confrontation/

White BLM activist tells black doctor at center of Covid-19 controversy: 'I'm more black than you on the inside'
rt.com | 2020-07-29
Dr Stella Immanuel has enough skepticism to deal with regarding her controversial medical theories, but in the eyes of at least one Black Lives Matter activist, even her blackness is something to be challenged. | "You're not black on the inside, I'm more black than you on the inside," a masked white man yelled at Immanuel yesterday on the steps the Supreme Court in Washington, where she was part of a group of doctors staging a press conference to promote the use of hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) as a coronavirus cure. The man added that Immanuel was "betraying Black Lives Matter" and that "there were people during t…
rt.com/usa/496480-blm-protester-covid-doctor-confrontation/

Taliban ceasefire brightens hopes for talks in Afghanistan
Peoples Dispatch | peoplesdispatch.org | 2020-07-29
The Taliban announced a three-day ceasefire on the occasion of Eid, which would be the third since June 2019. The ceasefire comes after a particularly brutal few weeks of clashes between the group and government forces…
peoplesdispatch.org/2020/07/29/taliban-ceasefire-brightens-hopes-for-talks-in-afghanistan/

Iran considers three-day Taliban ceasefire positive step
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-07-29
TEHRAN, Jul. 29 (MNA) — Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Abbas Mousavi said that Iran considers the three-day Taliban ceasefire a positive step towards peace in Afghanistan.
en.mehrnews.com/news/161632/Iran-considers-three-day-Taliban-ceasefire-positive-step

Prosecutors Disappoint During the Pandemic
Nicole Zayas Fortier | aclu.org | 2020-07-29
From the outset of the COVID-19 crisis, it was clear that the impact on people living and working in jails and prisons was potentially catastrophic. Advocates, including the ACLU, were sounding the alarm by early March in the United States. Five million people cycle through jails every year — where people live in close quarters and lack basic sanitary supplies — creating a petri dish for the transmission of COVID-19. Of course, prison walls can't contain the virus — which can just as easily…
aclu.org/news/criminal-law-reform/prosecutors-disappoint-during-the-pandemic

Communities Deserve Better Than Bayonets and Grenade Launchers: The Defense 1033 Program Must End Now
Kanya Bennett | aclu.org | 2020-07-29
Police do not need an 18th Century infantry sword to "protect and serve" communities. Nor do they need Mine Resistant Ambush Protected Vehicles (MRAPs), grenade launchers, or other weapons of war. Despite the dangerous nature of these weapons, local police departments continue to have access to them, free of charge, through the Department of Defense 1033 program. As we face a past due reckoning over our nation's policing pract…
aclu.org/news/criminal-law-reform/communities-deserve-better-than-bayonets-and-grenade-launchers-the-defense-1033-program-must-end-now

The Perils and Possibilities of Billionaire Charitable Giving: MacKenzie Scott (Bezos) Makes Her First Move
Chuck Collins | commondreams.org | 2020-07-29
MacKenzie Scott, formerly married to Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos (pictured left), attends the 2018 Vanity Fair Oscar Party hosted by Radhika Jones at Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts on March 4, 2018 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo: Taylor Hill/FilmMagic) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/mackenzie_bezos_charitable_giving.jpg …
commondreams.org/views/2020/07/29/perils-and-possibilities-billionaire-charitable-giving-mackenzie-scott-bezos-makes?cd-origin=rss

Julian Assange's Political Indictment: Old Wine in Older Bottles
Dr. Binoy Kampmark | globalresearch.ca | 2020-07-29
The book of hours on Julian Assange is now being written. But the scribes are far from original. Repeated rituals of administrative hearings that have no common purpose other than to string things out before the axe are being enacted. …
globalresearch.ca/julian-assange-political-indictment/5719730

Julian Assange's Political Indictment: Old Wine in Older Bottles
Binoy Kampmark | dissidentvoice.org | 2020-07-29
The book of hours on Julian Assange is now being written. But the scribes are far from original. Repeated rituals of administrative hearings that have no common purpose other than to string things out before the axe are being enacted. Of late, the man most commonly associated with WikiLeaks' publication project cannot participate in any …
dissidentvoice.org/2020/07/julian-assanges-political-indictment-old-wine-in-older-bottles/

Bernie groups break free of Dems: New party rising?
Jonathan H. Martin | nationofchange.org | 2020-07-29
The beauty of the foregoing strategy is that it seeks a viable new party through a graduated series of accomplishable, grassroots-based electoral successes.
nationofchange.org/2020/07/29/bernie-groups-break-free-of-dems-new-party-rising/

Big Oil Going Bankrupt, Laying Off Workforce Despite Billions In Taxpayer-Backed Bailouts
commondreams.org | 2020-07-29
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commondreams.org/newswire/2020/07/29/big-oil-going-bankrupt-laying-workforce-despite-billions-taxpayer-backed?cd-origin=rss

UK Labour Party teeters on Brink of Civil War Over Antisemitism
Jonathan Cook | dissidentvoice.org | 2020-07-29
Jeremy Corbyn, the former left-wing leader of Britain's Labour party, is once again making headlines over an "antisemitism problem" he supposedly oversaw during his five years at the head of the party. This time, however, the assault on his reputation is being led not by the usual suspects — pro-Israel lobbyists and a billionaire-owned media …
dissidentvoice.org/2020/07/uk-labour-party-teeters-on-brink-of-civil-war-over-antisemitism/

Chinese Participation in 5G Auction Could Save Brazilian Economy
Lucas Leiroz de Almeida | globalresearch.ca | 2020-07-29
Agribusiness is the center of the Brazilian economy, corresponding to more than 20% of the national GDP. In fact, Brazilian economy has suffered a heavy blow in recent years, with the country being subjected to an advanced process of deindustrialization. …
globalresearch.ca/chinese-participation-5g-auction-could-save-brazilian-economy/5719762

Trump's War on the Environment and Its Inhabitants
Melvin Goodman | counterpunch.org | 2020-07-29
Trump's climate denial has made the United States an environmental "pariah state" in a global community committed to addressing the problem of climate change. Trump's withdrawal from the Paris accord made the United States the only nation in the world to reject the climate accord. The two original outliers–Syria and Nicaragua–have joined, and Nicaragua stayed out initially because the agreement didn't go far enough. Trump has undermined the rich legacy of the Obama administration in the environmental field, which included getting the world's other major polluters–particularly China and India[mda…
counterpunch.org/2020/07/29/trumps-war-on-the-environment-and-its-inhabitants/

US adopts policy of regime-change in Beijing
wsws.org | 2020-07-29
By declaring the defeat of Chinese "tyranny" the aim of American foreign policy, the Trump administration has greatly intensified confrontation with China, with an all-but explicit call for regime-change.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/07/29/pers-j29.html

Has anything changed since 1840? Trade, imperialism, Hong Kong and the Pearl River Delta megacity
Aidan O'Brien | mronline.org | 2020-07-29
In modern times, China has been the ultimate challenge for imperialists: it's independence being an enigma to Europeans and Americans. From Marco Polo to Mike Pompeo, China has been a mystery to Christian crusaders.
mronline.org/2020/07/29/has-anything-changed-since-1840/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=has-anything-changed-since-1840

It's Time to Bring the Carbon Barons to Justice–and Take Their Money
Jason Mark | thenation.com | 2020-07-29
It's Time to Bring the Carbon Barons to Justice–and Take Their Money…
thenation.com/article/environment/oil-companies-climate-lawsuits/

Genocide of Colombia's social leaders continues unabated
Peoples Dispatch | peoplesdispatch.org | 2020-07-29
On July 27, Colombian organizations including the Institute of Development and Peace Studies (Indepaz), the Marcha Patriótica (the Patriotic March) platform of social movements and the Agrarian, Peasant, Ethnic and Popular Summit, a platform of Indigenous, peasant and Afro-descendant organizations, held a press conference to denounce the growing violence against Colombian movements. They denounced that almost 1,000 social leaders have been killed since the signing of peace agreements in 2016 between the former government of President Juan Manuel Santos and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) guerril…
peoplesdispatch.org/2020/07/29/genocide-of-colombias-social-leaders-continues-unabated/

2019 was the bloodiest year for environmental and land rights activists, says report
Peoples Dispatch | peoplesdispatch.org | 2020-07-29
Over 212 "land defenders" were killed in the year 2019, says a report by Global Witness, with Colombia and the Philippines accounting for half of those…
peoplesdispatch.org/2020/07/29/2019-was-the-bloodiest-year-for-environmental-and-land-rights-activists-says-report/

NEA chief: Trump's back-to-school command endangers kids, parents, teachers
Mark Gruenberg | peoplesworld.org | 2020-07-29
WASHINGTON–GOP President Donald Trump's "back to school" command, despite the galloping coronavirus pandemic, endangers kids, their parents and their teachers, the president of the nation's largest teachers union says. And it isn't going to deflect local school boards from working with teachers, staffers, and parents to prepare and implementing careful plans to help kids learn …
peoplesworld.org/article/nea-chief-trumps-back-to-school-command-endangers-kids-parents-teachers/

Facebook, Google/YouTube, Twitter Censor Viral Video of Doctors' Coronavirus Press Conference
Allum Bokhari | globalresearch.ca | 2020-07-29
Facebook has removed a video posted by Breitbart News earlier today, which was the top-performing Facebook post in the world Monday afternoon, of a press conference in D.C. held by the group America's Frontline Doctors and organized and sponsored by …
globalresearch.ca/facebook-google-youtube-twitter-censor-viral-video-doctors-capitol-hill-coronavirus-press-conferenc/5719741

Jewish Labor Committee remembers coronavirus dead on traditional mourning day
PAI | peoplesworld.org | 2020-07-29
BOSTON –Nineteen hundred and fifty years ago, in the year 70 CE (AD for non-Jews), the Romans conquered Jerusalem, destroyed the Second Temple, sacked and burned the city, slew tens of thousands of people and drove all but a few of the rest into exile. Ever since then, Jews worldwide have honored their dead on …
peoplesworld.org/article/jewish-labor-committee-remembers-coronavirus-dead-on-traditional-mourning-day/

The Tories getting a Dimbleby to advise them on poverty sums up the problem
Steve Topple | thecanary.co | 2020-07-29
Henry Dimbleby, a restaurant owner and son of former Question Time host David, has released a government-commissioned report into food poverty and hunger. It calls for overarching measures to tackle a potential rise in food-related inequalities due to the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. But when it's written by a Dimbleby, you know there's a problem. | Dimbleb…
thecanary.co/uk/analysis/2020/07/29/the-tories-getting-a-dimbleby-to-advise-them-on-poverty-sums-up-the-problem/

Diary of a Never-Ending Crisis
Najla Said | thenation.com | 2020-07-29
Diary of a Never-Ending Crisis…
thenation.com/article/world/new-york-city-coronavirus/

Covid-19 Can Change International Politics Forever
John Feffer | thenation.com | 2020-07-29
Covid-19 Can Change International Politics Forever…
thenation.com/article/politics/coronavirus-foreign-policy-2/

Operation Eternal Vengeance: We Pledge to Defeat Any Politician Who Uses Covid-19 to Attack Social Security
Alex Lawson | commondreams.org | 2020-07-29
Sen. Mitt Romney (R-UT) and Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ) speak to each other during a Senate Homeland Security Committee hearing on the government's response to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak on March 5, 2020 in Washington, DC. COVID-19 has taken hold in the United States and national and local governments are rushing to contain the virus and finding a cure. (Photo: Samuel Corum/Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/romney_sinema_eternal_vengeance_social_security.png …
commondreams.org/views/2020/07/29/operation-eternal-vengeance-we-pledge-defeat-any-politician-who-uses-covid-19?cd-origin=rss

AFT willing to strike if teachers are forced into unsafe schools
Mark Gruenberg | peoplesworld.org | 2020-07-29
WASHINGTON –The American Federation of Teachers (AFT) is warning state, local, and federal school officials that "nothing is off the table" if those nabobs try to force unsafe schools to open starting in August, during the coronavirus pandemic. And that includes strikes as a last resort. Union President Randi Weingarten presented the AFT board's resolution, …
peoplesworld.org/article/aft-willing-to-strike-if-teachers-are-forced-into-unsafe-schools/

Worries About Foreign 'Hacking' of Vaccine Research Place Corporate Profits Ahead of Public Health
Joshua Cho | commondreams.org | 2020-07-29
One should expect corporate media outlets like the Times to equate corporate interests with the US national interest. (Photo: Screenshot) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/screen_shot_2020-07-29_at_3.19.56_pm.png …
commondreams.org/views/2020/07/29/worries-about-foreign-hacking-vaccine-research-place-corporate-profits-ahead-public?cd-origin=rss

Worries about foreign 'hacking' of vaccine research place corporate profits ahead of public health
Joshua Cho | nationofchange.org | 2020-07-29
The Times fully admits that this alleged hacking would not harm U.S. public health, but only the profits of U.S. pharmaceutical companies.
nationofchange.org/2020/07/29/worries-about-foreign-hacking-of-vaccine-research-place-corporate-profits-ahead-of-public-health/

Corporate Con Man: Trump's Tyrannical Attack on Workers
Robert Reich | commondreams.org | 2020-07-29
Donald Trump doesn't give a fig for working-class Americans. (Photo: Screenshot) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/screen_shot_2020-07-29_at_9.58.32_am.png …
commondreams.org/views/2020/07/29/corporate-con-man-trumps-tyrannical-attack-workers?cd-origin=rss

Workers Need the Right to Sue
Sarah Anderson | progressive.org | 2020-07-29
Republicans want to give corporate CEOs a five-year "get out of jail free card" for jeopardizing the health and safety of their workers while threatening the overall economic recovery.
progressive.org/op-eds/workers-need-right-to-sue-anderson-200729/

New Zealand's largest retail chain axes 1,080 jobs
wsws.org | 2020-07-29
Like other corporates, The Warehouse is using the pandemic and resulting economic downturn to accelerate job cuts and destroy working conditions.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/07/29/nzjo-j29.html

Canada's Liberal government shaken by WE Charity scandal
wsws.org | 2020-07-29
The scandal has exposed a web of corrupt ties between the Liberal government and WE, and between WE and corporations like the Royal Bank of Canada and Dow Chemical.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/07/29/char-j29.html

Québec workers fight back against government's corporate-friendly COVID-19 response
Stéphane Doucet | peoplesworld.org | 2020-07-29
MONTREAL –Workers in several industries across Québec are getting ready for what's beginning to look like one of the highest points of struggle in recent memory. Just like everywhere else, the COVID-19 pandemic has shaken up economy, with governments and capital straining to contain progressive resistance to their corporate-friendly management of the crisis. But Québec's …
peoplesworld.org/article/quebec-workers-fight-back-against-governments-corporate-friendly-covid-19-response/

Black Lives Matter and the Nuclear Family
Nick Pemberton | counterpunch.org | 2020-07-29
"We make our spaces family-friendly and enable parents to fully participate with their children. We dismantle the patriarchal practice that requires mothers to work "double shifts" so that they can mother in private even as they participate in public justice work. We disrupt the Western-prescribed nuclear family structure requirement by supporting each other as extended…
counterpunch.org/2020/07/29/black-lives-matter-and-the-nuclear-family/

Law & Order vs. Anarchy, Personal Freedom vs. Medical Science
Joseph Natoli | counterpunch.org | 2020-07-29
Seldom do situations provide so much self-evident clarity that only few words are needed. We are now in such a situation or would be if what words mean had not returned to a new Tower of Babel. There is an anarchy in our thinking and our chosen twittering that makes it difficult to rid ourselves…
counterpunch.org/2020/07/29/law-order-vs-anarchy-personal-freedom-vs-medical-science/

Cuba's Nobel Nomination and Baldwin's Call to "Begin Again"
Susan Babbitt | counterpunch.org | 2020-07-29
When an event is unexplained, it can't be repeated. Cuba's astonishing internationalism, the "good news" of the pandemic, is talked about (outside Cuba) as if a miracle, without cause. Support grows for the Nobel Prize nomination but the justification for the Henry Reeve Brigade, established in 2005, is left out. The explanation is ideas. It…
counterpunch.org/2020/07/29/cubas-nobel-nomination-and-baldwins-call-to-begin-again/

Cuba's Nobel Nomination and Baldwin's Call to "Begin Again"
Susan Babbitt | counterpunch.org | 2020-07-29
When an event is unexplained, it can't be repeated. Cuba's astonishing internationalism, the "good news" of the pandemic, is talked about (outside Cuba) as if a miracle, without cause. Support grows for the Nobel Prize nomination but the justification for the Henry Reeve Brigade, established in 2005, is left out. The explanation is ideas. It…
counterpunch.org/2020/07/29/cubas-nobel-nomination-and-baldwins-call-to-begin-again/

Sources of Hope in Habermas
Michael Welton | counterpunch.org | 2020-07-29
In assembling a book on reading Habermas as learning theorist over the last couple of years, I discovered, perhaps more deeply than previous readings, that our human capacity to learn to solve problems at micro-and-macro-levels, as well as stepping back and reflecting on our condition, carries hope forward into the not-yet future. One of our…
counterpunch.org/2020/07/29/sources-of-hope-in-habermas/

The UK's Russia Report on the "Londongrad Laundromat"
Kenneth Surin | counterpunch.org | 2020-07-29
The UK parliament's Intelligence and Security Committee (ISC), drawn from MPs and peers of all parties, last week published its report on possible Russian interference in UK politics. The report's release had been delayed by 9 months after it had been blocked by Boris "BoJo" Johnson in the run-up to the December 2019 general election.
counterpunch.org/2020/07/29/the-uks-russia-report-on-the-londongrad-laundromat/

"Anarchist" is not an Insult
Thomas Knapp | counterpunch.org | 2020-07-29
"These are anarchists, these are not protesters," US president Donald Trump said on July 20th, defending his decision to unleash Department of Homeland Security hooligans on anti-police-violence demonstrators in Portland. Anarchist-bashing — referring to "radical left-anarchists" in Minneapolis, "ugly anarchists" in Seattle, etc. — has become a consistent Trump campaign theme since May. Does Trump…
counterpunch.org/2020/07/29/anarchist-is-not-an-insult/

Killing Democracy in America
William Astore | counterpunch.org | 2020-07-29
The phrase "thinking about the unthinkable" has always been associated with the unthinkable cataclysm of a nuclear war, and rightly so. Lately, though, I've been pondering another kind of unthinkable scenario, nearly as nightmarish (at least for a democracy) as a thermonuclear Armageddon, but one that's been rolling out in far slower motion: that America's…
counterpunch.org/2020/07/29/killing-democracy-in-america/

Mephistopheles of Wall Street: Goldman Sachs, 1MDB and the Malaysian Settlement
Binoy Kampmark | counterpunch.org | 2020-07-29
Malaysia's politicians were crowing. "We are confident that we are securing more money from Goldman Sachs compared to previous attempts, which were far below expectations," stated Finance Minister Tengku Zafrul Aziz.
counterpunch.org/2020/07/29/mephistopheles-of-wall-street-goldman-sachs-1mdb-and-the-malaysian-settlement/

No Moaning for the Barr
Marshall Sahlins | counterpunch.org | 2020-07-29
No Moaning for the Barr Trump is thy evening star, and when he calls for thee there will be no stopping of the Barr from bending at the knee. Night comes and voters bell and after that defeat and there will be no sadness of farewell when they retreat, for though from our country's place…
counterpunch.org/2020/07/29/no-moaning-for-the-barr/

The UK's Russia Report on the "Londongrad Laundromat"
Kenneth Surin | counterpunch.org | 2020-07-29
The UK parliament's Intelligence and Security Committee (ISC), drawn from MPs and peers of all parties, last week published its report on possible Russian interference in UK politics. The report's release had been delayed by 9 months after it had been blocked by Boris "BoJo" Johnson in the run-up to the December 2019 general election.
counterpunch.org/2020/07/29/the-uks-russia-report-on-the-londongrad-laundromat/

Laborers' Lives: Migrating Feet, Settled Grief
Jyoti Shinoli | counterpunch.org | 2020-07-29
In the slums of Mumbai where I grew up, the grocery store in our neighbourhood would fill up every evening, around 6 p.m. The year was 2000. Small buyers crowded the big shop — for a quarter kilo rice, red chilli powder and salt for one rupee, cooking oil worth a rupee or two, black mustard seeds…
counterpunch.org/2020/07/29/laborers-lives-migrating-feet-settled-grief/

Florida parents, teachers, students demand delay of school reopening as COVID cases rise
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2020-07-29
Tallahassee, FL – On July 25, the Tallahassee Community Action Committee along with concerned parents, teachers, students and allies marched from the Department of Education to the governor's mansion to demand that Governor Ron Desantis, the Leon County school board and other responsible bodies keep schools closed until it is safe to return to in-person learning. Doctors, nurses and educators emphasized the urgency of the global pandemic and the need for a safe, science-based reopening strategy in the face of rising COVID-19 cases. | Aspiring teacher and FSU student Shelby Shoup stated, "Although I have seen teac…
fightbacknews.org/2020/7/28/florida-parents-teachers-students-demand-delay-school-reopening-covid-cases-rise

Asia-Pacific: 'Call to action' highlights role of family farmers amidst COVID-19 pandemic
news.un.org | 2020-07-29
Although hundreds of millions of smallholder family farmers in Asia-Pacific produce a majority of the world's food, the COVID-19 pandemic is having a disproportionate impact on their livelihoods, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2020/07/1069201

Six arrested at banned Australian protest against police violence
wsws.org | 2020-07-29
COVID-19 public health orders were used to suppress the demonstration in a blatant attack on democratic rights.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/07/29/poli-j29.html

As COVID-19 cases surge, Mexico's AMLO has nowhere to turn
Peoples Dispatch | peoplesdispatch.org | 2020-07-29
The response of Mexican president Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) to the COVID-19 pandemic has been puzzling. While Mexico surges to number six globally in terms of number of confirmed cases, with over 402,690, and number four in terms of COVID-19 related deaths, over 44,870, AMLO has called for the reopening of Mexico's economy. | In order to understand this seemingly contradictory position, we spoke to Mexican activist Magdiel Sánchez Quiroz from Jovenes ante la Emergencia Nacional to understand the factors behin…
peoplesdispatch.org/2020/07/29/as-covid-19-cases-surge-mexicos-amlo-has-nowhere-to-turn/

The True Face of Covid-19: Fear and "Shock Therapy" to Impose a Totalitarian Society?
Dr. Pascal Sacré | globalresearch.ca | 2020-07-29
"Fear is only reverse faith; it is faith in evil instead of good." Florence Scovel Shinn | After several months of the COVID-19 crisis, relevant elements of analysis of this crisis are becoming clearer. | 1. The enormous pressure to convince …
globalresearch.ca/the-true-face-of-covid-19-fear-and-shock-therapy-to-impose-a-totalitarian-society/5719708

Impasse in Congress over CARES 2
Editor | workers.org | 2020-07-29
As COVID-19 spreads exponentially in most of the United States where the ruling class has rushed to "open" the capitalist economy, unemployment has again exploded. Personal economic disaster looms for most working people. Congress must pass new emergency measures to aid the tens of millions of workers — disproportionately Black, . . . | Continue reading Impasse in Congress over CARES 2 at Workers.org…
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South Africa's restaurant sector reels under impact of COVID-19 restrictions
Peoples Dispatch | peoplesdispatch.org | 2020-07-29
It is estimated that about 70% jobs in the restaurant industry are already lost due to the COVID-19-induced lockdown. Restaurant and alcohol industry workers staged two countrywide protests last week…
peoplesdispatch.org/2020/07/29/south-african-police-crack-down-on-restaurant-and-brewery-workers-protesting-job-losses/

Trump uses quack science to promote back-to school, back-to-work drive
wsws.org | 2020-07-29
The US president continues to promote hydroxychloroquine as a treatment for COVID-19 based on disproven scientific claims.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/07/29/twee-j29.html

U.S. 'war games' threaten COVID spread in Hawaii
Quell Nessuno | workers.org | 2020-07-29
RIMPAC, the World's largest Naval war practice that with COVID endangers Hawaii and the world. Despite the ongoing global pandemic, the U.S. military has no plans to cancel RIMPAC (Rim of the Pacific Exercise), the largest international military exercise in the world. Beginning in 1971, and held every two years . . . | Continue reading U.S. 'war games' threaten COVID spread in Hawaii at Workers.org…
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How Covid-19 Could Upend Geopolitics
John Feffer | zcomm.org | 2020-07-29
This Changes Everything (or Nothing)…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/how-covid-19-could-upend-geopolitics/

A clinical pilot study on the safety and efficacy of aerosol inhalation treatment of IFN-κ plus TFF2 in patients with moderate COVID-19
Weihui Fu, Yan Liu, Lu Xia, Min Li, Zhigang Song, Huiliang Hu, Zongguo Yang, Lin Wang, Xiaobo Cheng, Mei Wang, Rongrong Jiang, Li Liu, Xiaoting Mao, Jun Chen, Yun Ling, Lin Zhang, Jin Yan, Fei Shan, Corklin Steinhart, Xiaoyan Zhang, Tongyu Zhu, Jianqing Xu, Hongzhou Lu | thelancet.com | 2020-07-29
Aerosol inhalation of IFN-κ plus TFF2 is a safe treatment and is likely to significantly facilitate clinical improvement, including cough relief, CT imaging improvement, and viral RNA reversion, thereby achieves an early release from hospitalization. These data support to explore a scale-up trial with IFN-κ plus TFF2.
thelancet.com/journals/eclinm/article/PIIS2589-5370(20)30222-4/fulltext?rss=yes

Florida parents, teachers, students demand delay of school reopening as COVID cases rise
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2020-07-29
Tallahassee, FL – On July 25, the Tallahassee Community Action Committee along with concerned parents, teachers, students and allies marched from the Department of Education to the governor's mansion to demand that Governor Ron Desantis, the Leon County school board and other responsible bodies keep schools closed until it is safe to return to in-person learning. Doctors, nurses and educators emphasized the urgency of the global pandemic and the need for a safe, science-based reopening strategy in the face of rising COVID-19 cases. | Aspiring teacher and FSU student Shelby Shoup stated, "Although I have seen teac…
www.fightbacknews.org/2020/7/28/florida-parents-teachers-students-demand-delay-school-reopening-covid-cases-rise

Major League Baseball confronted with major COVID-19 outbreak
wsws.org | 2020-07-29
Seventeen members of the Miami Marlins have tested positive for COVID-19 since the weekend, exposing a complete disregard for basic safety precautions.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/07/29/mlb-j29.html

The White Black Nationalist Color Revolution
C.J. Hopkins | dissidentvoice.org | 2020-07-29
So, the White Black Nationalist Color Revolution ("made possible in part by GloboCap") appears to be going extremely well. According to Foreign Policy magazine, the Trump regime is clinging to power, but it's only a matter of time until the identitarian moderate rebels drive the Putin-backed fascists out of office and restore democracy to the …
dissidentvoice.org/2020/07/the-white-black-nationalist-color-revolution/

CPUSA co-chair Rossana Cambron sees potential for transformative moment in history
John Bachtell | peoplesworld.org | 2020-07-29
LOS ANGELES — As Rossana Cambron contemplates the multiple crises and threats to democracy facing the nation, the Communist Party USA co-chair is gripped with urgency. But she also sees much to be excited about and the potential for a transformative moment. "All these social and democratic movements are coming together, there's a deeper understanding …
peoplesworld.org/article/cpusa-co-chair-rossana-cambron-sees-potential-for-transformative-moment-in-history/

Neo-Nazi Bad, Left-wing Israel-Critic Store Owner much Worse?
Yves Engler | dissidentvoice.org | 2020-07-29
Contrasting the Jewish establishment's reaction to alleged bigotry from a left-wing Toronto restaurant and unambiguous hatred from a far-right politician is a sad comment on their political priorities. As I detailed here and here, the anti-Palestinian lobby went into overdrive after Foodbendors owner Kimberly Hawkins posted to Instagram at the start of the month: "Open …
dissidentvoice.org/2020/07/neo-nazi-bad-left-wing-anti-israel-store-owner-much-worse/

U.S. Household Eviction Crisis: 43% of American Renters Now Face Risk of Eviction
Eric Zuesse | globalresearch.ca | 2020-07-29
Nationwide in the U.S. on July 28th, the "Estimation of households experiencing rental shortfall and potentially facing eviction" is 43.12%, according to Stout Risius Ross, LLC, "Based on Household Pulse Survey data" (from the U.S. Census Bureau). | An infographic …
globalresearch.ca/43-america-renters-now-face-eviction/5719732

It Is Now the "Israel-led" Coalition that Is Destroying Yemen
Karin Brothers | globalresearch.ca | 2020-07-29
It wasn't supposed to take this long to eliminate the independence movement of the backward land of the living Bible. A coalition of the world's major military powers, led by the US, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Britain and …
globalresearch.ca/israel-led-coalition-destroying-yemen/5719734

Trump Is Daring Us to Stop Him
Sonali Kolhatkar | globalresearch.ca | 2020-07-29
President Donald Trump's recent reelection campaign advertisement is straight out of the plot of a horror movie. Just days after he deployed federal officers to the streets of Portland, Oregon, his campaign released a 30-second television spot featuring an …
globalresearch.ca/trump-daring-us-stop-him/5719781

American Physicians and Surgeons (AAPS) Sues the FDA to End Its Arbitrary Restrictions on Hydroxychloroquine
Association of American Physicians and Surgeon | globalresearch.ca | 2020-07-29
Today, June 2, 2020, the Association of American Physicians & Surgeons (AAPS) filed a lawsuit, AAPS v. FDA, against the Food and Drug Administration to end its arbitrary interference with the use of hydroxychloroquine (HCQ), which President Trump and other …
globalresearch.ca/aaps-sues-fda-end-arbitrary-restrictions-hydroxychloroquine/5719752

Romanticism and the Modern World: Re-Examining Emotion and Justice in Enlightenment Ideals
Caoimhghin àì Croidheáin | globalresearch.ca | 2020-07-29
"We are slipping back from the age of reason into the mire of mystery, into a world of gods and devils, ghouls and angels. The difference this time is that we have chosen ignorance over knowledge, vapidity over insight, folly …
globalresearch.ca/romanticism-re-examining-emotion-justice-enlightenment-ideals/5719737

New Reports Suggest Libyan Warlord Khalifa Haftar is Working with Mossad
Raul Diego | mintpressnews.com | 2020-07-29
Reports of Israeli support for the Libyan warlord Khalifa Haftar are nothing new, but as the apartheid state gains ground among Arab nations, the need to hide Mossad's role in the destabilizing of oil-rich Libya may be disappearing.
mintpressnews.com/report-libya-warlord-khalifa-haftar-working-with-israel-mossad/269873/

Thousands suffer extreme rights abuses journeying to Africa's Mediterranean coast, say humanitarians
news.un.org | 2020-07-29
Thousands of refugees and migrants in eastern and western Africa, are dying while others face harrowing abuse in their attempts to reach the continent's Mediterranean coast in search of a better life, a joint UN/Danish Refugee Council report said on Wednesday.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2020/07/1069231

Big Tech Giants are Forcing Their Way into America's Public Health System
Raul Diego | mintpressnews.com | 2020-07-29
A consortium of the most powerful tech players like IBM, Microsoft and Facebook are teaming up with hospital networks with links to the Vatican and tech lobbying groups to shape the conversation about the future role of technology in the public sphere.
mintpressnews.com/big-tech-giants-are-forcing-there-way-into-americas-public-health-system/269849/

Resistance broadens in Portland
Joshua Hanks | workers.org | 2020-07-29
Thousands of anti-racist, anti-fascist protesters continue to come out night after night into the streets of Portland, Ore., to protest against police brutality, racism and the iron-fisted federal occupation of the city. After two months of continuous protests in the wake of the murder of George Floyd, the protests swelled . . . | Continue reading Resistance broadens in Portland at Workers.org…
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Home Improvement Can't Fix America's Pandemic Problem
Matt Brenn | commondreams.org | 2020-07-29
A country of renters would present a contradiction for the image of autonomy that the home improvement industry pedals. (Photo: Shutterstock) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/housing_0.jpg …
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An ultra-parasitical global financial system that enjoys unwavering protection
Eds. | mronline.org | 2020-07-29
During the evolution of the pandemic in Europe, the financial system has received little attention in the media. It was only at the end of February/beginning of March that a very sharp fall in the stock markets made the front page of newspapers and television broadcasts.
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Trump's Plan to Reopen Schools Puts Black Students at Risk
Rann Miller | progressive.org | 2020-07-29
With Black people hit hardest by the pandemic, sending students back to school would be especially dangerous for Black children and their families.
progressive.org/public-school-shakedown/trump-reopen-schools-racism-miller-200729/

More Thoughts on the Post-Pandemic Economy
Dean Baker | cepr.net | 2020-07-29
I have written before on…
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More Thought on the Post-Pandemic Economy
Dean Baker | cepr.net | 2020-07-29
I have written before on…
cepr.net/more-thought-on-the-post-pandemic-economy/

Michigan Medicine laying off hundreds of workers despite ongoing pandemic
wsws.org | 2020-07-29
The medical center owned by the University of Michigan is cutting the jobs of hundreds of nurses, emergency technicians and other hospital workers.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/07/29/mich-j29.html

How do you define lawful peaceful protest? The UN Human Rights Committee has a clear answer
news.un.org | 2020-07-29
People have the right to demonstrate peacefully and Governments should respect international law and let them do so, senior UN-appointed independent rights experts said on Wednesday.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2020/07/1069211

"The World's Most Dangerous Man" Picks on Portland to Pick Up Votes
Michael Winship | commondreams.org | 2020-07-29
A crowd of about 1,500 protesters gather at the Multnomah County Justice center for a Black Lives Matter march on July 20, 2020 in Portland, Oregon. Monday night marked 54 days of protests in the city. (Photo: Nathan Howard/Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/gettyimages-12277186951.jpg …
commondreams.org/views/2020/07/29/worlds-most-dangerous-man-picks-portland-pick-votes?cd-origin=rss

Sixth annual Sandra Bland #Say Her Name protest in New York City
Workers World New York bureau | workers.org | 2020-07-29
New York City march honoring Sandra Bland, July 13. A spirited group of about 100 protesters gathered July 13 in Union Square in New York City to demand justice for Black Lives Matter activist Sandra Bland and all Black womxn, girls and femmes. The People's Power Assemblies NYC were the . . . | Continue reading Sixth annual Sandra Bland #Say Her Name protest in New York City at Workers.org…
workers.org/2020/07/50314/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=sixth-annual-sandra-bland-say-her-name-protest-in-new-york-city

Seattle protest in solidarity with Portland
Jim McMahan | workers.org | 2020-07-29
On July 25, 2,000 youthful anti-racists marched here in solidarity with Portland resistance. As in Portland, Ore., federal repressive forces have been sent to Seattle. The march was called by the Youth Liberation Front. Chanting "Black Lives Matter," the demonstrators headed to the site of a new youth jail. Located . . . | Continue reading Seattle protest in solidarity with Portland at Workers.org…
workers.org/2020/07/50296/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=seattle-protest-in-solidarity-with-portland

US Park Police chief defends unconstitutional June 1 assault on protesters outside the White House
wsws.org | 2020-07-29
Monahan denied that police used "excessive" force to clear out protesters from Lafayette Square despite testimony, video evidence and eyewitness accounts.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/07/29/lfsq-j29.html

US protesters rally in solidarity with Portland's defiance of Trump
Peoples Dispatch | peoplesdispatch.org | 2020-07-29
As the Trump administration is increasing its repression of anti-racism mobilizations, the protests are only intensifying. On July 25, two months after the killing of George Floyd, protests took place across US. Everywhere, the protestors have expressed solidarity with the people on the streets in Portland who have been facing a violent crackdown from federal law enforcement agencies.
peoplesdispatch.org/2020/07/29/us-protesters-rally-in-solidarity-with-portlands-defiance-of-trump/

Attorney General Barr aggressively defends violent attacks on protesters in Portland
wsws.org | 2020-07-29
The White House remains the cockpit of a conspiracy to destroy democratic rights and establish authoritarian rule in the United States.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/07/29/barr-j29.html

Sixth annual Sandra Bland #Say Her Name protest in New York City
Terrea Mitchell | workers.org | 2020-07-29
A spirited group of about 100 protesters gathered July 13 in Union Square in New York City to demand justice for Black Lives Matter activist Sandra Bland and all Black womxn, girls and femmes. The People's Power Assemblies NYC were the main organizers of the 6th annual Sandra Bland #SayHerName . . . | Continue reading Sixth annual Sandra Bland #Say Her Name protest in New York City at Workers.org…
workers.org/2020/07/50314/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=sixth-annual-sandra-bland-say-her-name-protest-in-new-york-city

South African government to release funds following BidAir workers' protest
Peoples Dispatch | peoplesdispatch.org | 2020-07-29
Following a picket outside the labor department, the commissioner of Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) has committed to release funds for the payment of workers' wages for the month of May by July 30…
peoplesdispatch.org/2020/07/29/south-african-government-to-release-funds-following-bidair-workers-protest/

Security Council: Poverty deepens, along with need, across Syria
news.un.org | 2020-07-29
Humanitarian operations across war-shattered Syria are reaching 6.8 million people a month, but a worsening economic crisis is deepening poverty and pushing more and more Syrians into humanitarian need, the Security Council heard Wednesday.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2020/07/1069261

Washington, D.C. march in solidarity with Portlanders fighting against racist police terror
Morgan Artyukhina | liberationnews.org | 2020-07-29
Everywhere the march went, it received cries, whistles and honks of support from sidewalks, apartment building windows, and drivers passing by.
liberationnews.org/washington-d-c-march-in-solidarity-with-portlanders-fighting-against-racist-police-terror/

In Commune: The Panal 2021 Commune (Part 2)
Eds. | mronline.org | 2020-07-29
In this series, In Commune, Venezuelanalysis will explore different experiences of rural and urban communes to help better understand what these highly controversial bodies mean, how they have been put into practice, and what they could signify for the continuity of the Bolivarian Revolution in the current situation of political and economic imperialist aggression.
mronline.org/2020/07/29/in-commune-the-panal-2021-commune-part-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=in-commune-the-panal-2021-commune-part-2

Conspiracy Theories, GOP War on Facts, and Promotion of Ignorance
Thomas Klikauer | zcomm.org | 2020-07-29
The idea behind many laughable conspiracy theories is rather straight forward. They are purposefully invented and spread, even when conspiracy theorists know that they are false, to manipulate public opinion…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/conspiracy-theories-gop-war-on-facts-and-promotion-of-ignorance/

Woolworths locks out workers at Australian warehouse
wsws.org | 2020-07-29
Strikers at Wyong speak out as the United Workers Union facilitates the attack by isolating them.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/07/29/wool-j29.html

Taxpayer-Funded Drug Research Should Require Open-Source Sharing by Big Pharma
Matt Sedlar | cepr.net | 2020-07-29
LA Progressive BuzzFlash See article on original site As Donald Trump has the United States rushing ahead at "warp speed" on developing a vaccine, we are doing just about everything wrong, if the goal is to quickly produce a safe and effective vaccine that will be widely available throughout the world. We have taken the …
cepr.net/taxpayer-funded-drug-research-should-require-open-source-sharing-by-big-pharma/

British grandmother dies weighing just 42 pounds after her benefits are withdrawn
wsws.org | 2020-07-29
The benefit system has evolved from its post-war ethos as a "safety net" to one based on punishing the sick and disabled and coercing the unemployed into low-paid work.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/07/29/maln-j29.html

John Lewis and the Edmund Pettus Bridge
Dianne Mathiowetz | workers.org | 2020-07-29
When marchers crossed Edmund Pettus Bridge on Bloody Sunday in 1965, John Lewis led at the front. Many readers of Workers World newspaper may have watched on July 26 as a horse-drawn caisson carried John Lewis' body over the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Ala. It was on March 7, . . . | Continue reading John Lewis and the Edmund Pettus Bridge at Workers.org…
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Who created the Saharan dust cloud?
calvin deutschbein | workers.org | 2020-07-29
The Sahara Dust Plume over Oakwood Cemetery in Raleigh, N.C., at sunrise, June 28. Each year, massive dust plumes rise from the Sahara, lifted by local winds after being unmoored by desert conditions. However, over the past four decades, the plumes have been getting larger, and this year marks the . . . | Continue reading Who created the Saharan dust cloud? at Workers.org…
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Does 'Operation Legend' signal growing fascistic threat?
Teresa Gutierrez | workers.org | 2020-07-29
The top attorney in the country, the person who is supposed to uphold the law the most, is also the most crooked and dangerous. Not to mention that he is an utter white supremacist who wouldn't mind at all if the country went fascist. Even his own colleagues, other lawyers . . . | Continue reading Does 'Operation Legend' signal growing fascistic threat? at Workers.org…
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Racist guards attack Soledad prisoners
Judy Greenspan | workers.org | 2020-07-29
In a 3 a.m. raid July 20, approximately 200 Black prisoners at California's Soledad state prison were violently taken from their cells with nothing on but their boxer shorts. The men were herded into the chow hall, handcuffed with zip ties and forced to sit shoulder-to-shoulder without masks for hours, . . . | Continue reading Racist guards attack Soledad prisoners at Workers.org…
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Presumptuous Pompeo Pushes Preposterous 'Peking' Policy
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2020-07-29
Quick. Somebody tell Mike Pompeo. The secretary of state is not supposed to play the role of court jester — the laughing stock to the world. There was no sign that any of those listening to his "major China policy statement" last Thursday at the Nixon Library turned to their neighbor and said, "He's kidding, right? Richard Nixon meant well but failed miserably to change China's behavior? And now Pompeo is going to put them in their place?" Over the weekend an informal colloquium-by-email took pace, spurred initially by an op-ed article by Richard Haass critiquing Pompeo's speech. Haass's views served as a s…
popularresistance.org/presumptuous-pompeo-pushes-preposterous-peking-policy/

Understanding Trump's Plan In Portland Could Be Key To Preventing A Coup
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2020-07-29
One key to a winning strategy is to figure out what the opponent's strategy is and refuse to be manipulated — in Portland and in the other cities on Trump's target list. | Federal intervention in Portland has turned the previous hundreds of late-night protesters into thousands. Nonviolent tactics include dancing, a "Wall of Moms," and orange-clad dads with leaf-blowers, who blow away tear gas. | Other activists have escalated violent tactics in response to the escalation by the feds. According to The New York Times, some of the protesters used lasers while federal officers fired projectiles into the crowd.
popularresistance.org/understanding-trumps-plan-in-portland-could-be-key-to-preventing-a-coup/

Bolivia: Stop State Repression And Violence, For Free And Fair Elections
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2020-07-29
Four days after the Interim Bolivian Government suspended elections again, Harvard Law School's International Human Rights Clinic and the University Network for Human Rights (UNHR) released a report on the gross human rights abuses carried out under Bolivia's interim President, Jeanine àÅñez. | The report documents one of the deadliest and most repressive periods in the past several decades in Bolivia as well as the growing fear of indigenous peoples and government critics that their lives and safety are in danger. | "We have identified very troubling patterns of human rights violations since the Interim Go…
popularresistance.org/bolivia-stop-state-repression-and-violence-for-free-and-fair-elections/

Land-Based Ethics And Settler Solidarity In A Time Of Corona And Revolution
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2020-07-29
Settler colonialism has been defined as a structure, not an event, meaning that settler societies like the U.S., Canada, and Australia endure over time through racist laws and ideologies that naturalize the dispossession of Indigenous populations.1 One of the most effective strategies that settler states rely on to eliminate Indigenous peoples and their power is the idea that their knowledge is primitive and superstitious, examples of failed epistemology.2 This view is rooted in an Enlightenment-born materialism that asserts that legitimate knowledge can only be produced through narrow empirical methods, relegati…
popularresistance.org/land-based-ethics-and-settler-solidarity-in-a-time-of-corona-and-revolution/

Preparing For A November Surprise
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2020-07-29
Nationwide protests against police brutality following George Floyd's murder are the broadest and most persistent in US history. They have laid bare the racism that pervades American society–and demonstrated the willingness of Americans to take to the streets and resist oppression, even in the midst of a pandemic. Americans must continue demanding an end to white supremacy and follow the lead of Black organizers to galvanize a similar flexing of civic muscle to help ensure democratic continuity come November. With elections four months away and the rule of law under steady attack, people power could prove d…
popularresistance.org/preparing-for-a-november-surprise/

Video: NYPD Officers Throwing Protest Leader Into Unmarked Van
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2020-07-29
NYPD officers dragged a protest leader into an unmarked minivan van and doused onlookers with pepper spray during an anti-police brutality march in Manhattan on Tuesday night. | The individual, who friends identified as an 18-year-old trans woman named Nicki, was grabbed from the group by plainclothes officers at 25th Street and Second Avenue. Video shows a man in an orange shirt marked "Warrant Squad" helping to push the woman into a silver KIA minivan before driving away. Witnesses said the arrest came as roughly 200 people were leaving a small plaza on 26th Street where they had stopped for a skateboarding eve…
popularresistance.org/video-nypd-officers-throwing-protest-leader-into-unmarked-van/

The Heart Of Darkness In Portland
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2020-07-29
The chant: "All Cops Are Bastards," is becoming much louder since the Feds started kidnapping protesters off the street in unmarked vans, with police not identifying themselves. It has been swift and terrifying for those who have been arrested in this black ops fascist mentality. It is against the law, as people are being stolen without probable cause, which is a nice way of saying it is a crime being committed by people who took an oath not to do these kinds of things. But, then again, when I was in Viet Nam, the U.S. Government had absolutely no rules in warfare. Geneva Convention Rules were for fools. In a way…
popularresistance.org/the-heart-of-darkness-in-portland/

Calls For Video Related To John Neville's Death Persist
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2020-07-29
Protesters made new demands of Forsyth County elected officials Tuesday, calling for a general increase in transparency from county leaders, and specifically, the release of video pertaining to the death of an inmate at the Forsyth County Detention Center. | "We're fighting for truth, justice, dignity, humanity, economic justice, social justice," said Tony Ndege, co-founder of Black Lives Matter Winston-Salem. "We stand against state violence, but we also stand for social and economic justice." | Demonstrations began in Winston-Salem weeks ago and groups like Black Lives Matter Winston-Salem say they plan to cont…
popularresistance.org/calls-for-video-related-to-john-nevilles-death-persist/

Greece: Masks mandatory in more places as virus spreads
yenisafak.com | 2020-07-29
Over 50 more coronavirus cases were recorded in Greece over the past 24 hours, health authorities said on Wednesday.A total of 52 more people tested positive for COVID-19, including seven who were checked while entering the country, according to the National Organization for Public Health (EODY).As infections continue to rise, the government has made masks mandatory in more public places starting Wednesday, including food and retail stores, hair salons, banks, and public service offices.People were already required to wear masks in markets, public transport, cafes, and restaurants since Greece started easing its…
yenisafak.com/en/news/greece-masks-mandatory-in-more-places-as-virus-spreads-3535647

US officials claim Russia is behind the spread of virus disinformation
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2020-07-29
US officials say Russian intelligence services are using a trio of English-language websites to spread disinformation about the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic.The officials alleged Russian operatives have acted in seeking to exploit a crisis the US is struggling to contain ahead of the presidential election in November.Two Russians who have held senior roles in Moscow's military intelligence service known as the GRU have been identified as responsible for the effort to reach American and western audiences, according to the US government officials, who spoke to the Associated Press on condition of anonymity.The i…
thecanary.co/us/us-news-us/2020/07/29/us-officials-claim-russia-is-behind-the-spread-of-virus-disinformation/

Gambia VP tests positive for coronavirus, president self-isolating
yenisafak.com | 2020-07-29
Gambia's Vice President Isatou Touray has tested positive for COVID-19, leading President Adama Barrow to enter self-isolation for the next two weeks, the presidency said on Wednesday.The presidency's statement did not provide any further details about Touray's condition. Touray, who is 65, was named vice president last year.Gambia, mainland Africa's smallest country, has recorded 326 cases of COVID-19, including nine deaths, the lowest totals in West Africa.
yenisafak.com/en/world/gambia-vp-tests-positive-for-coronavirus-president-self-isolating-3535676

Coalition to New Mexico Oil Regulators: Put People, Health First
CounterPunch News Service | counterpunch.org | 2020-07-29
Santa Fe, New Mexico A coalition of 42 government representatives, groups, and businesses representing Indigenous and minority voices across New Mexico, Texas, Colorado, and Arizona sent a letter today calling on New Mexico's Oil Conservation Division to put peoples' health first and put the brakes on plans to adopt new rules governing the use of toxic oil…
counterpunch.org/2020/07/29/coalition-to-new-mexico-oil-regulators-put-people-health-first/

VP urges Pakistan to help keep security at borders with Iran
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-07-29
TEHRAN, Jul. 29 (MNA) — First Vice President called on the Pakistani government to seriously prevent any measure that undermines security at the borders with the Islamic Republic of Iran.
en.mehrnews.com/news/161635/VP-urges-Pakistan-to-help-keep-security-at-borders-with-Iran

Libya-born diplomat Richard Moore to head MI6 intel service
rt.com | 2020-07-29
Britain's overseas spy agency — better known as MI6 — has installed diplomat Richard Moore as its new chief, the UK Foreign Office announced on Wednesday. | Libya-born Moore succeeds Sir Alex Younger, who will relinquish duties as head of the Secret Intelligence Service (SIS) in the autumn. The 57-year-old will also be known as 'C' — a role made famous in the James Bond movies. | Moore's current role is Director General for Political Affairs in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO), a position he has held since April 2018. He has previously worked in other director roles in the SIS and has…
rt.com/uk/496561-richard-moore-new-mi6-chief/

Unions call for 'Strike for Black Lives'
Betsey Piette | workers.org | 2020-07-29
On July 20, unions led protests under the general banner "Strike for Black Lives" in over 160 U.S. cities, with tens of thousands participating. The call, initiated by Service Employees (SEIU), was endorsed by over 60 unions and social justice groups. Many of those participating in the protests were essential . . . | Continue reading Unions call for 'Strike for Black Lives' at Workers.org…
workers.org/2020/07/50291/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=unions-call-for-strike-for-black-lives

Governor says 'occupying force' that brought 'violence' to Portland is LEAVING — DHS says feds will stay until order restored
rt.com | 2020-07-29
Oregon's governor claims she reached a deal with the Trump administration that will see a withdrawal of federal agents that were sent to Portland after a courthouse was attacked, but DHS says they are staying until violence stops. | "After discussions with the vice president and administration officials this week, the federal government has agreed to my demand and will withdraw these officers from Portland," Oregon's Governor Kate Brown said. | Part of the agreement will involve state troopers providing protection for federal buildings like the Mark O. Hatfield US Courthouse, which is where federal agents had…
rt.com/usa/496566-portland-federal-agents-withdraw-protests/

Brazil may face 'consequences' if it gives Huawei 5G access, says US ambassador
yenisafak.com | 2020-07-29
The top U.S. diplomat in Brazil said in a newspaper interview that the country may face "consequences" if it allows China's Huawei Technologies into its 5G network, referring to U.S. warnings that China fails to protect intellectual property.The U.S. government has stepped up efforts to limit Huawei's role in rolling out high-speed, fifth-generation technology in Latin America's largest economy. It believes Huawei would hand over data to the Chinese government for spying. Huawei denies it spies for China.U.S. Ambassador Todd Chapman told O Globo that Brazil would not face reprisals for picking Huawei, but could f…
yenisafak.com/en/technology/brazil-may-face-consequences-if-it-gives-huawei-5g-access-says-us-ambassador-3535675

Mnuchin says China's TikTok under federal CFIUS review
yenisafak.com | 2020-07-29
U.S. Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin said on Wednesday social media app TikTok is under federal government review and a recommendation will be made to President Donald Trump on it.The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS), which reviews deals by foreign acquirers for potential national security risks, is looking at TikTok, Mnuchin said.Trump said before leaving the White House on a trip to Texas that they are thinking about a decision on the matter.
yenisafak.com/en/technology/mnuchin-says-chinas-tiktok-under-federal-cfius-review-3535677

Turkey's AK Party deputy tests positive for coronavirus
yenisafak.com | 2020-07-29
A lawmaker of Turkey's ruling party announced Tuesday that he tested positive for the new coronavirus.In a written statement, Huseyin Sanverdi, a deputy of Justice and Development (AK) Party from the southern Hatay province, said he is under care in the state hospital for COVID-19."Thank God, I do not feel the severe symptoms of the virus that will negatively affect my health," said Sanverdi.Sanverdi was among the people who attended the reopening of Istanbul's iconic Hagia Sophia as a mosque last week.He denied allegations that the rules to wear protective mask and social distancing were not followed."Everyone a…
yenisafak.com/en/news/turkeys-ak-party-deputy-tests-positive-for-coronavirus-3535658

EU signs $74M contract for coronavirus drug
yenisafak.com | 2020-07-29
The European Commission signed a ‚Ǩ63 million ($74 million) contract with US drug firm Gilead to secure COVID-19 treatment remdesivir, the EU institution announced on Wednesday. | The agreement will cover the treatment of approximately 30,000 patients with severe symptoms of the novel coronavirus. | The procurement is financed by the EU budget and the medicine will be distributed among EU members states and the UK from August. | "The [European] Commission is leaving no stone unturned in its efforts to secure access to safe and efficient treatments, and is supporting the development of vaccines a…
yenisafak.com/en/world/eu-signs-74m-contract-for-coronavirus-drug-3535657

Iran records 196 more deaths from COVID-19
yenisafak.com | 2020-07-29
Iran on Wednesday confirmed 196 more fatalities from the novel coronavirus, bringing the nationwide death toll to 16,343, according to an official. | A further 2,636 people tested positive for COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, raising the overall count to 298,909, Health Ministry spokeswoman Sima Sadat Lari said. | She said more than 259,116 people have so far recovered and been discharged from hospitals, adding that 4,027 patients remain in critical condition. | Over 2.4 million tests have been conducted in the country to date, Lari added. | The alarming surge in daily fatalities has sent shockwaves across Iran as…
yenisafak.com/en/world/iran-records-196-more-deaths-from-covid-19-3535653

Germany to introduce mandatory COVID tests for travellers next week
yenisafak.com | 2020-07-29
New rules for mandatory coronavirus tests for travellers entering Germany from countries designated as risk areas are due to come into effect next week, a spokeswoman for the country's health ministry said on Wednesday at a regular news conference.Germany announced plans on Monday for free, mandatory coronavirus tests for holidaymakers returning from high-risk countries in order to slow the spread of infections as the holiday season kicks into high gear.
yenisafak.com/en/world/germany-to-introduce-mandatory-covid-tests-for-travellers-next-week-3535654

Iran fires ballistic missiles from underground for first time
yenisafak.com | 2020-07-29
Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards fired ballistic missiles from underground for the first time as part of an annual military drill, Amirali Hajizadeh, the head of the aerospace division of the Guards, said in a video posted online by YJC, a news agency linked to Iran's state TV.The video showed clouds of dust before the missiles streaked into the sky.ŸÅ€åŸÑŸÖ ÿ¥ŸÑ€å⁄© ŸÖŸàÿ¥⁄©‚ÄåŸáÿ߀å ÿ®ÿߟÑÿ≥&yu…
yenisafak.com/en/world/iran-fires-ballistic-missiles-from-underground-for-first-time-3535671

Quo Vadis, Aida? by Bosnian director to vie in Venice
yenisafak.com | 2020-07-29
With Turkey's state broadcaster TRT among co-producers, Bosnian director's film Quo Vadis, Aida? will compete for the grand prize at the Venice Film Festival this year.Set in Bosnia and Herzegovina in 1995 during the Serbian occupation of Srebrenica, where one of the world's most horrific genocides took place in the heart of Europe, the drama will be among 18 films in the main competition of the festival which will be held between Sept. 2-12.A film by Bosnian director Jasmila Zbanic, Quo Vadis, Aida? tells the story of Aida, a translator for the UN peacekeeping task force in Bosnia. It is co-produced by Bosnia, T…
yenisafak.com/en/life/quo-vadis-aida-by-bosnian-director-to-vie-in-venice-3535650

Oil prices up with estimated decline in US crude stocks
yenisafak.com | 2020-07-29
Oil prices were up on Wednesday as an estimated US crude oil inventory decline is alleviating market concerns over a supply glut rise.International benchmark Brent crude was trading at $43.77 per barrel at 0630 GMT on Wednesday for a 1.27% gain after closing Tuesday at $43.22 a barrel.American benchmark West Texas Intermediate was at $41.12 a barrel at the same time for a 0.19% increase after ending the previous session at $41.04 per barrel.American Petroleum Institute (API) announced late Tuesday its forecast of a decline in US crude oil inventories by 6.8 million barrels for the week ending July 24.While this s…
yenisafak.com/en/economy/oil-prices-up-with-estimated-decline-in-us-crude-stocks-3535651

Turkey launches new anti-terror operation in east
yenisafak.com | 2020-07-29
With 1,006 personnel, Turkey has launched a new anti-terror operation in its eastern Tunceli province, the country's Interior Ministry announced on Wednesday.In a statement, the ministry said Operation Yildirim-4 was launched on Tuesday to "completely eliminate the separatist terror group from the country's agenda and to neutralize terrorists taking shelter in the region."A total of 1,006 security personnel, including gendarmerie commandos, gendarmerie special operations and police special forces as well as security guards, are taking part in the operation, added the statement.Also, operations Yildirim, Yildirim-…
yenisafak.com/en/news/turkey-launches-new-anti-terror-operation-in-east-3535656

Turkey to display seized historical artifacts in museum
yenisafak.com | 2020-07-29
Some 155 historical artifacts seized during a police raid in the Aegean province of Aydin will be displayed in a museum, said an official on Wednesday.The historical artifacts including statues, oil lamps and rings plus 2,300 ancient coins were seized in the Nazilli district on July 24 and handed over to Aphrodisias Museum in Aydin.Umut Tuncer, the provincial director of culture and tourism, told Anadolu Agency that most of the delivered artifacts were genuine and that the analysis process continues for others.Noting that the police operation was one of the biggest operations in Aydin in terms of quality, Tuncer…
yenisafak.com/en/news/turkey-to-display-seized-historical-artifacts-in-museum-3535678

Police seize record 195 kg of heroin in eastern Turkey
yenisafak.com | 2020-07-29
Turkish security forces seized a record 195 kilograms (429 pounds) of heroin in an anti-narcotics operation in the eastern province of Malatya, the local governorate said on Wednesday.Anti-narcotics force found the illegal drugs when they stopped a truck at a checkpoint. During the search, assisted by a sniffer dog, 375 packs of heroin hidden in the trunk, were recovered.Police seized the illicit items, and held two suspects allegedly involved in their transportation.Malatya governor Aydin Barus said that since the beginning of 2020, local police and gendarmerie forces have conducted 814 anti-drug operations, rou…
yenisafak.com/en/news/police-seize-record-195-kg-of-heroin-in-eastern-turkey-3535652

AG Barr Vows to Leave Office if US Presidential Election Results 'Clear'
sputniknews.com | 2020-07-29
Incumbent US President Donald Trump is expected to face presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden in the 3 November elections. As polls show Biden in the lead in several states, Trump is claiming that the elections might be rigged, particularly through the use of mail ballots.
sputniknews.com/us/202007291080004718-ag-barr-vows-to-leave-office-if-us-presidential-election-results-clear/

Surprise for the Enemy: What to Know About Rafale Jets as India's Air Power Receives Major Boost
sputniknews.com | 2020-07-29
New Delhi (Sputnik): India purchased 36 Rafale fighter jets from France in a 2016 government-to-government deal at a cost of $8.7 billion. The delivery of the jets, which began in October 2019, will be completed by 2022. India urged France to expedite the delivery amid heightened tensions with China along the border.
sputniknews.com/india/202007291080009590-surprise-for-the-enemy-what-to-know-about-rafale-jets-as-indias-air-power-receives-major-boost/

Rafale Jets to Boost Morale of Indian Air Force Amid Rising Tensions With China, Ex-Pilot Believes
sputniknews.com | 2020-07-29
New Delhi (Sputnik): India on Wednesday welcomed five French Rafale fighter jets out of the 36 it had ordered in 2016 at a cost of $7.9 billion. The procurement was made on an emergency basis by the federal government headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to address the worrying slide of combat capabilities of the Indian Air Force.
sputniknews.com/india/202007291080008000-rafale-jets-to-boost-morale-of-indian-air-force-amid-rising-tensions-with-china-ex-pilot-believes/

Rafale Jets to Boost Morale of Indian Air Force Amid Rising Tensions With China, Ex-Pilot Believes
sputniknews.com | 2020-07-29
New Delhi (Sputnik): India on Wednesday welcomed five French Rafale fighter jets out of the 36 it had ordered in 2016 at a cost of $8.7 billion. The procurement was made on an emergency basis by the federal government headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to address the worrying slide of combat capabilities of the Indian Air Force.
sputniknews.com/india/202007291080008000-rafale-jets-to-boost-morale-of-indian-air-force-amid-rising-tensions-with-china-ex-pilot-believes/

India to Deploy 35,000 Troops Along China Border Amid Disengagement Talks – Reports
sputniknews.com | 2020-07-29
New Delhi (Sputnik): Earlier in July, India and China agreed to pull back their troops to ensure a complete disengagement in the high-altitude Ladakh region following the worst clash between the two South Asian nations in nearly 50 years. The troops of two countries engaged in an intense standoff that killed 20 Indian soldiers.
sputniknews.com/india/202007291080009241-india-to-deploy-35000-troops-along-china-border-amid-disengagement-talks—reports/

Iranian Missiles Land Near UAE Air Base Where India's Rafale Jets Were Stationed: US Media Reports
sputniknews.com | 2020-07-29
New Delhi (Sputnik): The first batch of Rafale fighter jets are set to arrive in India's Ambala Air Base on Wednesday afternoon after covering the 7,000 kilometers from France. The jets were stationed overnight at the Al Dhafra Air Base in the UAE. The same air base houses US and French troops and aircraft.
sputniknews.com/military/202007291080005821-iranian-missiles-land-near-uae-air-base-where-indias-rafale-jets-were-stationed-us-media-reports/

'It Does Damage': Assembly of World's Largest Fusion Reactor Begins Despite 'Huge Problems' – Expert
sputniknews.com | 2020-07-29
Assembly of the world's largest nuclear fusion reactor started at the Cadarache facility in southern France, despite the fact that the the reactor is not radioactive waste-free and costs huge sums of money that could instead be used to address urgent needs in the world, Kevin Kamps, radioactive waste watchdog with Beyond Nuclear, told Sputnik.
sputniknews.com/analysis/202007291080005236-it-does-damage-assembly-of-worlds-largest-fusion-reactor-begins-despite-huge-problems—expert/

Portland Fines Federal Government $500 For Every 15 Minutes Courthouse Remains Fenced
sputniknews.com | 2020-07-29
Federal officers were sent to Portland, Oregon, by US President Donald Trump in mid-July to help quell civil unrest and protect federal property, particularly a courthouse that had suffered attacks by violent protesters.
sputniknews.com/us/202007291080005612-portland-fines-federal-government-500-for-every-15-minutes-courthouse-remains-fenced/

Iran delivers medical aid cargo to Afghan health ministry
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-07-29
TEHRAN, Jul.30 (MNA) — Iran's medical and healthcare aid consignment was delivered to Afghanistan's ministry of health at Kabul airport on Wednesday.
en.mehrnews.com/news/161631/Iran-delivers-medical-aid-cargo-to-Afghan-health-ministry

"Najibeh' to go on screen at Shanghai Intl. FilmFest
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-07-29
TEHRAN, Jul. 29 (MNA) — Iranian feature 'Najibeh', directed by Mostafa Gandomkar will be screened at the 23rd edition of the Shanghai International Film Festival (SIFF) in China.
en.mehrnews.com/news/161606/Najibeh-to-go-on-screen-at-Shanghai-Intl-FilmFest

Iran registers 2,636 COVID-19 cases in 24 hours
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-07-29
TEHRAN, Jul. 29 (MNA) — The novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has infected 2,636 people and claimed 196 lives in Iran in the past 24 hours, a senior health official said.
en.mehrnews.com/news/161620/Iran-registers-2-636-COVID-19-cases-in-24-hours

VIDEO: A different Hajj pilgrimage under outbreak conditions
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-07-29
TEHRAN, Jul. 29 (MNA) — First groups of pilgrims began the hajj rituals in Mecca. Saudi Arabia banned Muslims from other countries to attend the event due to fears of spreading COVID-19.
en.mehrnews.com/news/161625/VIDEO-A-different-Hajj-pilgrimage-under-outbreak-conditions

Iran, Turkey stress expansion of cultural, media coop
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-07-29
TEHRAN, Jul. 29 (MNA) — Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman in a virtual conversation with his Turkish counterpart discussed the cultural and media cooperation between the two countries.
en.mehrnews.com/news/161621/Iran-Turkey-stress-expansion-of-cultural-media-coop

US harassment of Iranian airliner disgraceful: Vaezi
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-07-29
TEHRAN, Jul. 29 (MNA) — In reaction to the US harassment of an Iranian airliner in Syria, Iranian President's Chief of Staff Mahmoud Vaezi said that the US act is disgraceful and contrary to international standards.
en.mehrnews.com/news/161610/US-harassment-of-Iranian-airliner-disgraceful-Vaezi

Iran, Turkmenistan emphasize developing economic ties
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-07-29
TEHRAN, Jul. 29 (MNA) — Presidents of Islamic Republic of Iran and Turkmenistan stressed the need to develop and broaden bilateral economic cooperation.
en.mehrnews.com/news/161633/Iran-Turkmenistan-emphasize-developing-economic-ties

Iran exports over $5mn flowers, plants in Q1: IRICA spox
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-07-29
TEHRAN, Jul.29 (MNA) — Spokesman of the Islamic Republic Customs Administration (IRICA) said that Iran exported more than $5 million worth of flowers and plants in the first three months of the current year (from March 21 to June 22).
en.mehrnews.com/news/161611/Iran-exports-over-5mn-flowers-plants-in-Q1-IRICA-spox

Police seize 120 kg of narcotics in SW Iran
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-07-29
TEHRAN, Jul. 30 (MNA) — The police forces of the Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province, southwestern Iran, have confiscated 120 kg of illicit drugs in a single operation.
en.mehrnews.com/news/161639/Police-seize-120-kg-of-narcotics-in-SW-Iran

'Underground ballistic missiles launched'
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-07-29
TEHRAN, Jul. 29 (MNA) — In a tweet on Wednesday, Iran's IRGC Aerospace Force Brigadier General Amir Ali Hajizadeh informed of the successful launch of underground ballistic missiles against the hypothetical enemies.
en.mehrnews.com/news/161616/Underground-ballistic-missiles-launched

Iran's Police bust over 1.5 tons of narcotics in Zahedan
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-07-29
TEHRAN, Jul.29 (MNA) — Dismantling a drug-smuggling gang in Zahedan, police forces of Sistan and Baluchestan have seized over 1.5 tons of illicit drugs in a single operation.
en.mehrnews.com/news/161612/Iran-s-Police-bust-over-1-5-tons-of-narcotics-in-Zahedan

Find the (best) Iranian Doctors in Vancouver
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-07-29
TEHRAN, Jul. 29 (MNA) — Iranian Doctors in Vancouver treat people with illnesses and injuries through medical sciences such as anatomy, physiology, etc.
en.mehrnews.com/news/161622/Find-the-best-Iranian-Doctors-in-Vancouver

More details of IRGC's unique underground ballistic missile
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-07-29
TEHRAN, Jul. 29 (MNA) — Iran's IRGC Aerospace Force Brigadier General Amir Ali Hajizadeh put forward more details about the successful launch of ballistic missiles from underground.
en.mehrnews.com/news/161619/More-details-of-IRGC-s-unique-underground-ballistic-missile

Baeidinjad reacts to British MP anti-Iranian remarks
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-07-29
TEHRAN, Jul. 29 (MNA) — Iran's Ambassador to UK Hamid Baeidinjad reacted to a request by a senior British lawmaker to impose sanctions on Iranian officials.
en.mehrnews.com/news/161634/Baeidinjad-reacts-to-British-MP-anti-Iranian-remarks

Iraqi Army launches anti-ISIL operation in Nineveh provin
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-07-29
TEHRAN, Jul. 30 (MNA) — Iraqi Army forces captured six ISIL terrorist elements in an operation in Nineveh province.
en.mehrnews.com/news/161630/Iraqi-Army-launches-anti-ISIL-operation-in-Nineveh-provin

Iraqi official urges removal of ISIL in Iraq-Syria border
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-07-29
TEHRAN, Jul.29 (MNA) — A spokesman for the Iraqi Armed Forces stressed the importance and necessity of protecting the border between Syria and Iraq reporting that more troops and military equipment have been sent for protection of this area.
en.mehrnews.com/news/161609/Iraqi-official-urges-removal-of-ISIL-in-Iraq-Syria-border

US presence in West Asia detrimental to region
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-07-29
TEHRAN, Jul. 29 (MNA) — Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says the US' illegal presence in West Asia is the main cause of destruction in the region.
en.mehrnews.com/news/161618/US-presence-in-West-Asia-detrimental-to-region

The Heat: search for COVID-19 treatments and vaccines
Anand Naidoo | america.cgtn.com | 2020-07-29
The death toll from COVID-19 in the United States is now over 148,000. There has been some good news in the last few days as scientists try to develop a vaccine to beat back the coronavirus. Thousands of people are taking part in late stage …
america.cgtn.com/2020/07/29/the-heat-search-for-covid-19-treatments-and-vaccines

Trump demands Congress 'bring fairness to Big Tech' or he'll do it himself, ahead of antitrust hearing with four CEOs
rt.com | 2020-07-29
US President Donald Trump has threatened executive orders to "bring fairness" to major social media platforms, minutes ahead of a congressional hearing featuring the bosses of Apple, Amazon, Facebook and Google. | Shortly after noon on Wednesday, as the hearing was about to start, Trump blasted Congress for being "all talk and no action for years," and said he would use his executive powers to deal with the tech giants if the lawmakers once again fail to do so. | If Congress doesn't bring fairness to Big Tech, which they should have done years ago, I will do it myself with Executive Orders. In Washington, it h…
rt.com/usa/496565-trump-big-tech-censorship/

'Do not hold grudges' & 'great respect': Biden's handwritten notes on Senator Kamala Harris fuel speculation on VP pick
rt.com | 2020-07-29
Notes by presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden have added weight to rumors that Senator Kamala Harris will be his running mate. Despite clashing during the debates, there seems to be no bad blood between the pair. | Biden's handwritten notes were photographed during his campaign speech in Wilmington, Delaware on Tuesday. They contained Harris' name, along with a set of five talking points: "Do not hold grudges," "Talented," "Great help to campaign," "Great respect for her," and "Campaign with me and Jill (Biden's wife)." | The phrase about grudges is likely a reference to a memorable clash the…
rt.com/usa/496490-biden-harris-talking-points/

Twitter discovers 'Settle for Biden' campaign to lure in Sanders & Warren supporters — and can't tell if it's a joke
rt.com | 2020-07-29
The revelation of a campaign that seeks to persuade leftist Americans to park their progressive reservations about Joe Biden and vote for him in an all-out bid to block Donald Trump's reelection has perplexed many Dems online. | The campaign called "Settle for Biden" appears to have launched in May, based on when they started their social media accounts and website, but was revealed more widely online in a tweet on Tuesday by a skeptical Twitter user. The group describes itself as a "grassro…
rt.com/usa/496573-settle-for-biden-campaign/

Bye Bye Benjamin! Russia & China speed up de-dollarization process: most trade no longer conducted in greenbacks
rt.com | 2020-07-29
After years of talking about abandoning the US dollar, Russia and China are doing it for real. In the first quarter of 2020, the share of the dollar in trade between the countries fell below 50 percent for the first time. | …
rt.com/russia/496570-russia-china-dedollarisation-process/

India to allow foreign universities to open campuses in country
rt.com | 2020-07-29
India on Wednesday approved a plan to allow foreign universities to open campuses in the country. The move is part of efforts to boost education to strengthen the economy as it struggles with the impact of the coronavirus pandemic. | Politicians affiliated with the left as well as PM Narendra Modi's ruling party have opposed several attempts by previous administrations to open up the sector to overseas institutions. However, many government officials have been pushing the move as more than 750,000 Indian students study abroad. | The country will allow "entry of top world ranked universities to open campuses in…
rt.com/newsline/496530-india-foreign-universities-campuses/

Masks aren't enough! Fauci says eye protection 'MIGHT' BE REQUIRED for 'perfect' Covid-proof set
rt.com | 2020-07-29
Top US immunologist Dr Anthony Fauci is now saying citizens are not "complete" in protecting themselves from the Covid-19 pandemic unless they go beyond wearing a mask and add in eye protection like goggles, too. | In an interview with Dr Jennifer Ashton, ABC News' chief medical correspondent, Fauci was asked if we might reach a point where masks are not only mandated, but eye protection as well. | "It might," he replied, going on to explain that the only way to have "perfect protection" from the virus is by protecting the eyes, as well as the mouth and nose. | "If you have goggles or an eye shield, you should…
rt.com/usa/496578-fauci-coronavirus-eye-protection/

Lebanon reinforces new Covid-19 lockdown measures after spike in new cases
rt.com | 2020-07-29
The Lebanese government has decided to reinforce coronavirus lockdown measures after a spike in new cases. The country of some six million people has recorded a total of 3,879 cases of Covid-19, including 51 deaths. | Lebanon had gradually lifted lockdown measures and in early July opened Beirut airport to commercial flights, after a closure of more than three months. However, after new cases increased, the government ordered a nationwide lockdown from July 30 until August 3, coinciding with the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha, Naharnet quoted Information Minister Manal Abdel Samad as saying. | The lockdown will…
rt.com/newsline/496552-lebanon-reinforces-lockdown-spike/

Madonna shares post on Instagram of 'Coronavirus cure' from Trump-favored 'demon sex' doctor, swiftly gets the platform's red flag
rt.com | 2020-07-29
Instagram has labeled as misinformation a post by Madonna that featured controversial preacher/doctor Stella Immanuel. Apparently, there is something in common between the pop queen and Donald Trump after all. | In her Tuesday night Instagram update, the hyperwoke pop star called Immanuel her hero and embraced her message of standing up to greedy corporations hiding an effective cure for Covid-19 from the frightened masses. "The Truth will set us all Free!"
rt.com/usa/496523-madonna-covid-cure-instagram/

WATCH: Fireball lights up night sky during DOUBLE meteor shower, green light triggers inevitable UFO speculation
rt.com | 2020-07-29
A fireball lit up the night skies across Colorado and New Mexico on Tuesday night, video of which has dazzled many online, while others couldn't help but speculate about invading aliens as a fitting addition to the chaos in 2020. | According to the American Meteor Society, there were at least 54 reports of a fireball spotted across the US at roughly 3am UT. | Incredible eyewitness video shared on social media cap…
rt.com/usa/496524-fireball-alien-invasion-jokes-memes/

Dem rep equates Portland riot with anti-lockdown protest, attacks Barr for not sending feds to 'deal' with 'right-wing extremists'
rt.com | 2020-07-29
Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Washington) has compared armed anti-lockdown protesters in Michigan, an open-carry state, to vandals and rioters in Portland, as she unleashed a tirade on AG Bill Barr for treating the groups differently. | Barr was accused of plenty by Democrats during Tuesday's hearing, from politicizing the Justice Department to being "unAmerican" for deploying federal officers to violent protests in Portland, Oregon. However, Jayapal went a step further and questioned the way the attorney general responds to protests involving black citizens and those involving white ones, while comparing and contra…
rt.com/usa/496478-bill-barr-hearing-jayapal-michigan-protests/

'They never tell you there WERE people there': Seth Rogen stirs hornet's nest after saying Israel 'makes no sense'
rt.com | 2020-07-29
Jewish actor Seth Rogen has courted controversy after saying that Israel's existence "doesn't make sense," and that young Jews are misled to believe the state was created peacefully, without displacing thousands of Palestinians. | "If it is truly for the preservation of Jewish people, it makes no sense, because again, you don't keep something you're trying to preserve all in one place especially when that place has proven to be… pretty volatile," Rogen told comedian Mark Maron on his 'WTF' podcast on Monday. | Rogen — who has been promoting his upcoming movie, 'An American Pickle,' a comedy-drama which…
rt.com/usa/496485-seth-rogen-israel-lies/

Veteran diplomat becomes new US envoy for Arctic as Washington seeks greater role in region
rt.com | 2020-07-29
The Trump administration on Wednesday named a special envoy for the Arctic, filling a post that had been vacant for more than three years. Washington is seeking a greater role in the region, trying to blunt growing Russian and Chinese influence there. | The State Department's appointment of veteran career diplomat Jim DeHart to be US coordinator for the Arctic came just a week after Secretary of State Mike Pompeo vowed enhanced US engagement in the Arctic, speaking during a visit to Denmark, AP reported. | The US opened a consulate in the semi-autonomous Danish territory of Greenland earlier this year as part…
rt.com/newsline/496559-us-envoy-arctic-post/

3D George Floyd hologram to 'replace' confederate monuments in southern US tour (VIDEOS)
rt.com | 2020-07-29
A 3D hologram of George Floyd has begun its tour of southern US states, debuting Tuesday night in Richmond, Virginia. It is due to be displayed at several confederate monument sites across the US in the coming days. | Floyd was the black man who died at the hands of the Minneapolis police in an incident which would spark months-long, increasingly violent, protests across the US and beyond. | Now his family, in conjunction with a visual artist and the Change.org nonprofit, will temporarily replace former Con…
rt.com/usa/496499-george-floyd-hologram-confederate-richmond/

WATCH: Protesters lay siege to NYPD police commissioner's home after viral van 'kidnapping' incident
rt.com | 2020-07-29
Angry protesters have swarmed the NYPD commissioner's home on West 73rd street in Manhattan, in response to the arrest of a protester who was bundled into an unmarked van on Tuesday. | Furious that one of their own had been arrested in such a way, the protest march, which the 'kidnapped' woman was part of, made its way to NYPD Commissioner Dermot Shea's home in the early hours of Wednesday morning, as eyewitness video from the scene purports to show. | "This is a raid, Commissioner Shea" #AbolitionPark protesters, citing the N…
rt.com/usa/496491-protesters-besiege-nypd-commisioner-home/

NYPD weighs in on viral protester 'kidnapping' video, says arrestee suspected of vandalizing cop cameras
rt.com | 2020-07-29
The New York Police Department has addressed a viral video clip showing officers forcing an activist into an unmarked vehicle, insisting the protester was suspected of vandalism as critics deemed the arrest a lawless "kidnapping." | In footage that circulated on social media on Tuesday, plainclothes officers were seen cramming a woman into the back of an unmarked van as a crowd of angry demonstrators looks on in shock, with uniformed police swooping in to secure the area as the vehicle leaves the scene. The video has driven a wave of criticism directed at the NYPD, with many claiming the woman was 'kidnapped i…
rt.com/usa/496486-nypd-viral-video-kidnapping/

Police quit agreements to provide security at DNC convention over tear gas & pepper spray ban as mass protests are feared — report
rt.com | 2020-07-29
Democrats who have been clamoring to defund police and "reimagine" the force may soon get a small taste of what they're asking for, after scores of law enforcement agencies reportedly refused to protect their convention. | At least 100 law enforcement agencies around Wisconsin are reportedly canceling agreements to help provide security at next month's Democratic National Convention in Milwaukee, raising concerns over whether forces will be adequate to deal with potential protests. | At issue is a new policy banning Milwaukee police from using tear gas or pepper spray during protests, which was ordered last we…
rt.com/usa/496484-dnc-convention-police-withdraw/

'A scene from hell': Bridge partially collapses in Arizona as first responders battle massive fire on derailed train (VIDEOS)
rt.com | 2020-07-29
Dozens of first responders are working to put out a fire following a Union Pacific train derailment near Tempe, Arizona. The bridge it was traveling on has partially collapsed, but no injuries have been reported. | Video and photos from the scene show massive amounts of smoke billowing from the site of the crash. Local officials say the smoke cloud is so obtrusive that it has caused traffic in nearby areas to be rerouted. Police are warning people to avoid the area. | Train fire causes of the collapse of the brid…
rt.com/usa/496550-arizona-tempe-train-crash-fire/

Economists warn of 'widespread costs' from lockdown
imperial.ac.uk | 2020-07-29
Blanket restrictions on economic activity should be lifted and replaced with measures targeted specifically at groups most at risk, say economists.
imperial.ac.uk/news/200814/economists-warn-widespread-costs-from-lockdown

NHS leaders have 'very high' levels of concern over potential second spike
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2020-07-29
Health leaders have "very high" levels of concern about the possibility of a second spike in coronavirus cases, one expert has said.Niall Dickson, chief executive of the NHS Confederation, said that the combination of a spike of cases with "exhausted staff" while the NHS tries to rebuild services could prove "challenging".He told the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on coronavirus (Covid-19): "I would say in relation to the second spike issue or something coming, the levels of concern among our members — the people who are leading NHS trusts, who are leading in primary care and all levels in the systems…
thecanary.co/uk/news/2020/07/29/nhs-leaders-have-very-high-levels-of-concern-over-potential-second-spike/

Turkish parliament approves social media law with strict new powers
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2020-07-29
Turkey's parliament has approved a law that gives authorities greater power to regulate social media despite growing concerns over censorship.The law requires major social media companies such as Facebook and Twitter to keep representative offices in Turkey to deal with complaints against content on their platforms.If a social media company refuses to designate an official representative, the legislation mandates steep fines, advertising bans and bandwidth reductions.With a court ruling, bandwidth would be reduced by 50% and then by 50% to 90%. Bandwidth reductions mean social media networks would be too slow to…
thecanary.co/global/world-news/2020/07/29/turkish-parliament-approves-social-media-law-with-strict-new-powers/

Bill Barr Grilled by House Lawmakers on Protest Crackdown and Voter Suppression
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-07-29
We play highlights from Attorney General William Barr's grilling by the House Judiciary Committee over how he sent militarized federal forces to confront Black Lives Matter protesters, and his opposition to voting by mail, and get response from a close friend of Congressmember John Lewis who is now running for Senate. "In spite of the machinations of Donald Trump and those who do his bidding, including the attorney general, the good news is that we're seeing a multiracial coalition of people…
truthout.org/video/bill-barr-grilled-by-house-lawmakers-on-protest-crackdown-and-voter-suppression/

Congressman Who Refused to Wear Mask Tests Positive for COVID, Blames Masks
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-07-29
Rep. Louie Gohmert, a Republican from Texas who frequently refuses to wear masks or facial coverings to prevent the spread of COVID-19, tested positive for the disease on Wednesday. | Gohmert was screened for COVID-19 prior to his planned boarding of Air Force One to join President Donald Trump as he travelled to the lawmaker's home state for a fundraiser and visit to an…
truthout.org/articles/congressman-who-refused-to-wear-mask-tests-positive-for-covid-blames-masks/

Federal Agents in Portland to Leave the City, Oregon Governor Says
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-07-29
The federal agents who have wielded tear gas, rubber bullets and flash-bang devices against protesters nightly for the past two months in Portland, Oregon, will soon be leaving the city, according to an announcement from Gov. Kate Brown. | Earlier on Wednesday, President Donald Trump, responding to reports that negotiations on removing the federal offic…
truthout.org/articles/federal-agents-in-portland-to-leave-the-city-oregon-governor-says/

In Portland, Getting Out of Jail Requires Relinquishing Constitutional Rights
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-07-29
Federal authorities are using a new tactic in their battle against protesters in Portland, Oregon: arrest them on offenses as minor as "failing to obey" an order to get off a sidewalk on federal property — and then tell them they can't protest anymore as a condition for release from jail. | "Defendant may not attend any other protests, rallies, assemblies or public gathering in the state of Oregon," states one "Order Setting Conditions of Release" for an accused protester, alongside oth…
truthout.org/articles/in-portland-getting-out-of-jail-requires-relinquishing-constitutional-rights/

Anti-Government Propaganda Is a Republican Ploy Meant to Disarm Progressives
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-07-29
Social justice activists win myriad campaigns on specific issues each year, but when we step back, it still looks like we're losing the broader struggle for a livable future. | Despite our best efforts, we still face unprecedented concentrations of wealth and power, expanding economic insecurity (the "gig" economy), environmental catastrophe and systemic racism. | Why have progressives failed to mobilize a force capable of governing the U.S.? | Recently, I found a compelling explanation [mdas…
truthout.org/articles/anti-government-propaganda-is-a-republican-ploy-meant-to-disarm-progressives/

Wednesday 7/29: Racism is a Public Health Crisis: Intersection of COVID19, Racism & Health Care in America
Black Abolitionist Network and others | indybay.org | 2020-07-29
Online…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/07/28/18835473.php

Friday 7/31: Online Socialism Forum "Education in the time of COVID"
Party for Socialism and Liberation | indybay.org | 2020-07-29
Register here: bit.ly/reds-in-ed…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/07/29/18835484.php

Thursday 8/6: 8/6 5-7PM PST Please Join Our D2K LA 2000 – 20th Anniversary Zoom Webinar
Lee Siu Hin, Immigrant Solidarity Network | indybay.org | 2020-07-29
8/6 5-7PM PST Please Join Our D2K LA 2000 – 20th Anniversary Zoom Webinar | Time: August 6th Thursday at 5-7 PM PST. | Zoom Webinar Registration: us04web.zoom.us/meeting/register/upwrcOmrrjkjGt3I5EpvVOBEXwgErDneL6Yt | August 2000 will be the 20th anniversary of the D2K LA 2000, a week-long moralization that shocked the country: DNC LA, march to Staples Center, The Rage concert, the convergent center at the MacAuthor Park, the LA Independent Media Center at the Patriotic Hall, Mumia march, direct action at the Rampart Police Station, midnight special law collective, jail solidarity action in front of the T…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/07/27/18835467.php

Protests Continue Opposing SCPD Harassment of Vehicles
Robert Norse | indybay.org | 2020-07-29
Marty Mirabel, aka "Pirate", showed up with a dozen protesters at the County Building Monday (7-27) for a cancelled pre-trial court date. Marty was defending the vehicular home of a friend from 10+ cops two weeks before and charged with multiple felonies for "obstructing", "battery" and such.
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/07/28/18835474.php

Post-Brexit Agrochemical Apocalypse for the UK?
Colin Todhunter | globalresearch.ca | 2020-07-29
The British government, regulators and global agrochemical corporations are colluding with each other and are thus engaging in criminal behaviour. That's the message put forward in a new report written by environmentalist Dr Rosemary Mason and sent to the UK …
globalresearch.ca/post-brexit-agrochemical-apocalypse-uk/5719724

Solidarity, the best antitoxin
Editor | workers.org | 2020-07-29
Sign in the window of a Manchester, CT hair salon. As the coronavirus spreads around the globe, the United States continues to report by far the largest number of cases and deaths. As of July 27, the figures show nearly 4.5 million cases in this country and over 150,000 deaths. . . . | Continue reading Solidarity, the best antitoxin at Workers.org…
workers.org/2020/07/50322/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=solidarity-the-best-antitoxin

Selected Articles: Media Sabotage of Hydroxychloroquine, Censorship of Medical Doctors
Global Research News | globalresearch.ca | 2020-07-29
We hope that by publishing diverse view points, submitted by journalists and experts dotted all over the world, the website can serve as a reminder that no matter what narrative we are presented with, things are rarely as cut and …
globalresearch.ca/selected-articles-media-sabotage-efficacy-hydroxychloroquine/5719794

Global Witness Reveals 2019 Was 'Deadliest Year on Record' for Eco-Defenders, With 212 Murdered Worldwide
Jessica Corbett, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2020-07-29
"Those that defend our land and environment are on the front lines of #ClimateAction. But we are failing them badly." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/global-witness.jpg …
commondreams.org/news/2020/07/29/global-witness-reveals-2019-was-deadliest-year-record-eco-defenders-212-murdered?cd-origin=rss

Texas Republican Louis Gohmert Becomes Latest Anti-Mask Lawmaker to Test Positive for Covid-19
Jon Queally, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2020-07-29
The GOP lawmaker was quickly accused of exposing "every single person in yesterday's hearing." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/gohmert_covid19.jpg …
commondreams.org/news/2020/07/29/texas-republican-louis-gohmert-becomes-latest-anti-mask-lawmaker-test-positive-covid?cd-origin=rss

Citing Fears of a Defeated Trump Who Won't Go Willingly, Warren Calls on Cabinet Officials to End Deployment of Federal Agents Against Protests
Eoin Higgins, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2020-07-29
"This is an urgent matter for American democracy and for the safety of Americans peacefully protesting in their communities." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/warren_18.jpg …
commondreams.org/news/2020/07/29/citing-fears-defeated-trump-who-wont-go-willingly-warren-calls-cabinet-officials-end?cd-origin=rss

"Police Shouldn't Be in Schools": Omar, Pressley, Warren, and Murphy Introduce Bill to End Federal Funding for Officers on Campus
Eoin Higgins, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2020-07-29
"Schools should be places of learning, not law enforcement." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/kids_6.jpg …
commondreams.org/news/2020/07/29/police-shouldnt-be-schools-omar-pressley-warren-and-murphy-introduce-bill-end?cd-origin=rss

China, Militarism and Bipartisan Games
Ajamu Baraka | globalresearch.ca | 2020-07-28
Trump militarized Portland last week and then threatened to send federal police and military forces to Chicago and other Democrat Party-led cities. Then Democrats squealed in opposition. But it's phony. Both political parties are playing a cynical game designed to …
globalresearch.ca/china-militarism-bipartisan-games/5719620

Majority of Americans Back Black Lives Matter Protests and Think Demonstrations Will Help Racial Justice: Poll
Andrea Germanos, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2020-07-28
A new Gallup survey shows that 65% of U.S. adults support the protests. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/public-support-black-lives-matter-protests.jpg …
commondreams.org/news/2020/07/28/majority-americans-back-black-lives-matter-protests-and-think-demonstrations-will?cd-origin=rss

The 277 Policies for Which Biden Need Not Ask Permission
Matt Sedlar | cepr.net | 2020-07-28
The American Prospect See article on original site On July 8, the Joe Biden campaign published the results of its unity task forces with the former Bernie Sanders campaign in a 110-page document of policy recommendations. Though Biden has not committed to enacting the policies recommended by the task forces, they represent the clearest consensus …
cepr.net/the-277-policies-for-which-biden-need-not-ask-permission/

VIDEO: Covid-19 and "The Spiderweb of Fear". American Medical Doctors and Health Experts are being Silenced
Prof Michel Chossudovsky | globalresearch.ca | 2020-07-28
Update. Censorship | Medical doctors at an event on Capitol Hill are accused of making false statements. The video was removed by Youtube and Facebook. They are accused by the corporate media of spreading fake science: | (CNN Business) A video featuring | …
globalresearch.ca/video-covid-19-and-the-spiderweb-of-fear-american-medical-doctors-and-health-experts-are-being-silenced/5719608

VIDEO: Covid-19 and "The Spiderweb of Fear". American Medical Doctors and Health Experts are being Silenced
Prof Michel Chossudovsky | globalresearch.ca | 2020-07-28
Update. Censorship | Medical doctors at an event in front of the US Supreme Court are accused of making false statements. | The video was removed by Youtube and Facebook. They are accused by the corporate media of spreading "fake science": | " | …
globalresearch.ca/video-covid-19-and-the-spiderweb-of-fear-american-medical-doctors-and-health-experts-are-being-silenced/5719608

VIDEO: Covid-19 and "The Spiderweb of Fear". American Medical Doctors and Health Experts are being Silenced
Prof Michel Chossudovsky | globalresearch.ca | 2020-07-28
Author's Update. Censorship | Medical doctors at an event in front of the US Supreme Court are accused of making false statements. | The video was removed by Youtube and Facebook. They are accused by the corporate media of spreading "fake science": …
globalresearch.ca/video-covid-19-and-the-spiderweb-of-fear-american-medical-doctors-and-health-experts-are-being-silenced/5719608

LancetGate: "Scientific Corona Lies" and Big Pharma Corruption. Hydroxychloroquine versus Gilead's Remdesivir
Prof Michel Chossudovsky | globalresearch.ca | 2020-07-28
The campaign against HCQ is carried out through slanderous political statements, media smears, not to mention an authoritative peer reviewed "evaluation" published on May 22nd by The Lancet, which was based on fake figures and test trials.
globalresearch.ca/scientific-corona-lies-and-big-pharma-corruption-hydroxychloroquine-versus-gileads-remdesivir/5717718

Who Profits & Where Is the Transparency in Trump Admin's $6 Billion Vaccine Program?
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-07-28
As researchers around the world race to find a vaccine for COVID-19, we speak with Peter Maybarduk, director of Public Citizen's Access to Medicines Program, about who is profiting from government efforts to fund vaccines, testing and treatment. The Trump administration has announced major contracts with pharmaceutical companies as part of its $6 billion program, Operation Warp Speed, including with firms that have never brought a vaccine to market. Meanwhile, a New York Times investigation shows corporate insiders from at least 11 companies working on coronavirus research have sold shares worth more than $1 bill…
www.democracynow.org/2020/7/28/who_profits_a_striking_lack_of

A Vaccine by November? Science Journalist in Vaccine Trial Casts Doubt on Rosy U.S. Projections
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-07-28
With 30,000 people taking part in the first major COVID-19 vaccine study in the United States, hopes are high that the collaboration between drugmaker Moderna and the National Institutes of Health will yield positive results as early as November. Researchers around the world are working on more than 165 vaccine candidates, though only a handful are conducting large-scale human trials. We speak with BBC science journalist Richard Fisher, who took part in the vaccine trial run by Oxford University that is among the most promising. "It was both a personal decision and a journalistic one," Fisher says of his decision…
www.democracynow.org/2020/7/28/covid_19_vaccine_trials

No Paper Trail: Migrant Children Secretly Held in Hampton Inn Hotels Before Expulsion from U.S
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-07-28
Under a shocking new Trump administration policy, hundreds of people who came to the United States seeking asylum were secretly held in hotels for days on end before being expelled from the country, often with little or no paper trail. This includes more than 200 unaccompanied immigrant children — including babies and toddlers — who were taken to hotels near the Texas-Mexico border by a private contractor for Immigration and Customs Enforcement. "The Trump administration has been just basically expelling them without due process and without any paper trail," says Zenén Jaimes Pérez, advocacy director…
www.democracynow.org/2020/7/28/no_due_process_no_paper_trail

How a Police Spy's Stunning Testimony Threatens the Official US-Israeli AMIA Bombing Narrative
Gareth Porter | globalresearch.ca | 2020-07-28
Revelations by a former police spy upend the official story blaming Iran for the 1994 bombing of a Jewish community center in Buenos Aires, and suggest a cover-up by dirty war elements may have let the real culprits off the …
globalresearch.ca/police-spy-testimony-threatens-official-us-israeli-amia-bombing-narrative/5719682

U.S.-Supported Coup in Bolivia Continues to Produce Repression and Tyranny
Glenn Greenwald | zcomm.org | 2020-07-28
The U.S.-supported military coup in Bolivia has largely disappeared from western news outlets ever since the November 2019 massacres of pro-democracy protesters by the right-wing faction that seized power…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/u-s-supported-coup-in-bolivia-continues-to-produce-repression-and-tyranny/

We Don't Need Trump's Thugs in Chicago
Jesse Jackson | commondreams.org | 2020-07-28
Federal police officers stand guard during a protest in Portland, Oregon, on July 23, 2020. The officers fired tear gas. (Photo: Ankur Dholakia / AFP Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/screen_shot_2020-07-28_at_9.58.41_am.png …
commondreams.org/views/2020/07/28/we-dont-need-trumps-thugs-chicago?cd-origin=rss

Venezuela Wins Right to Appeal UK Ruling Barring Access to Gold Reserves
Lucas Koerner | venezuelanalysis.com | 2020-07-28
Lawyers for Venezuela's Central Bank hailed the decision as "incredibly rare."
venezuelanalysis.com/news/14954

Argentina's stance on Venezuela changes with the new government
Peoples Dispatch | peoplesdispatch.org | 2020-07-28
Argentine President, Alberto Fernández, recognized Nicolás Maduro as Venezuela's legitimate president and criticized the economic blockades against the Caribbean country, setting up a new scenario in Latin America…
peoplesdispatch.org/2020/07/28/argentinas-stance-on-venezuela-changes-with-the-new-government/

Israel turning mosques into synagogues, bars
yenisafak.com | 2020-07-28
In 1743, the Ottoman-era ruler of Palestine, Zahir al-Umar al-Zaydani, built a mosque in his name in the northern city of Tiberias. | The Umari Mosque remained a magnet point for worshippers until 1948 when it was abandoned following the Nakba, a term used by the Palestinians to describe the creation of the state of Israel on the rubble of Palestine. | One of the landmarks of Tiberias, the mosque, also known as the Zaydani mosque, was built on the Mameluke architecture, with a big dome and a minaret. | "Like most Palestinians, the Tiberias residents have fled to Syria and Lebanon following the Nakba," Kamal Khati…
yenisafak.com/en/world/israel-turning-mosques-into-synagogues-bars-3535581

China Is to Stay in Latin America and US Has No Choice but to Accept
Paul Antonopoulos | globalresearch.ca | 2020-07-28
China has been increasing its soft power in Latin America since it began heavily investing in the region since the mid-2000s. The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump has taken an ineffective and aggressive approach to try and counter Beijing …
globalresearch.ca/china-stay-latin-america-us-no-choice-acknowledge/5719691

China's Vision in a Post-COVID World
Peter Koenig | globalresearch.ca | 2020-07-28
On 13 July an international newscast reported that the European Commission will discuss as a priority on how the EU should react to China's national security law for Hong Kong, a sovereign decision taken by Beijing to protect the citizens …
globalresearch.ca/china-vision-post-covid-world/5719635

The World Economic Forum (WEF) Knows Best — The Great Global Reset
Peter Koenig | globalresearch.ca | 2020-07-28
The World Economic Forum (WEF) has just made a grandiose discovery and declared (21 July 2020) under the alarming title "This is now the world's greatest threat — and it's not coronavirus". The superb discovery is listed as "Affluence is …
globalresearch.ca/wef-knows-best-great-global-reset/5719627

The World Economic Forum (WEF) Knows Best — The Post-Covid "Great Global Reset"
Peter Koenig | globalresearch.ca | 2020-07-28
The World Economic Forum (WEF) has just made a grandiose discovery and declared (21 July 2020) under the alarming title "This is now the world's greatest threat — and it's not coronavirus". The superb discovery is listed as "Affluence is …
globalresearch.ca/wef-knows-best-great-global-reset/5719627

Fedcoin: A New Scheme for Tyranny and Poverty
Rep. Ron Paul | globalresearch.ca | 2020-07-28
If some Congress members get their way, the Federal Reserve may soon be able to track many of your purchases in real time and share that information with government agencies. This is just one of the problems with the proposed …
globalresearch.ca/fedcoin-new-scheme-tyranny-poverty/5719657

Many Terms That Are Frequently Used to Describe Capitalism Simply Don't Hold Up Under Scrutiny
Richard D. Wolff | counterpunch.org | 2020-07-28
Capitalism is not, as its defenders like to claim, defined by "free" or "private" enterprises. Likewise, "free" or "unregulated" markets do not define capitalism. Politics and ideology drive its defenders to choose those definitions over clearly better, different definitions. The causes and consequences of conflicts over definition are part of today's mounting battles over capitalism.
counterpunch.org/2020/07/28/many-terms-that-are-frequently-used-to-describe-capitalism-simply-dont-hold-up-under-scrutiny/

Towards a global climate strike
Eds. | mronline.org | 2020-07-28
The Global Ecosocialist Network (GEN) is asking its members and affiliated organisations to popularise the idea of a global climate strike coinciding with the COP 26 Conference in Glasgow in November 2021.
mronline.org/2020/07/28/towards-a-global-climate-strike/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=towards-a-global-climate-strike

Video: Israel Reinforces Troops Near Golan Heights Fearing Hezbollah Retaliation to Strikes on Syria
South Front | globalresearch.ca | 2020-07-28
The Middle East is rapidly moving towards a new round of confrontation between the US-Israeli bloc and Iranian-led Shiite forces. | On July 26, the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) deployed M109 Doher howitzers near the separation line with Lebanon. The deployment …
globalresearch.ca/video-israel-reinforces-troops-near-golan-heights-fearing-hezbollah-retaliation-strikes-syria/5719619

Heightened Tensions Along the Lebanese/Israeli Border
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2020-07-28
By its own admission, Israel's IDF conducted numerous airstrikes on Syrian targets in recent years. | Last week, Lebanon's Al-Manar television reported that an Israeli strike near Damascus International Airport killed Hezbollah fighter Ali Kamel Mohsen and four others. | In response, …
globalresearch.ca/heightened-tensions-along-lebanese-israeli-border/5719643

The Health, Economic Assistance, Liability Protection and Schools (HEALS) Act. The GOP's Let 'Em Eat Cake Stimulus Plan'
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2020-07-28
On Monday, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell introduced the so-called Health, Economic Assistance, Liability Protection and Schools (HEALS) Act. | It's long on benefitting US business interests, woefully short on helping tens of millions of jobless, homeless, food insecure, and other …
globalresearch.ca/the-health-economic-assistance-liability-protection-and-schools-heals-act-the-gops-let-em-eat-cake-stimulus-plan/5719644

Venezuela Rejects Washington's 'Wild West' Bounty Against Chief Justice Moreno
Paul Dobson | globalresearch.ca | 2020-07-28
Venezuela's Foreign Ministry hit back at the Trump administration after it offered US $5 million for information leading to the arrest of Supreme Court President Maikel Moreno last week. | "The Venezuelan government once again rejects the Donald Trump administration's illegal | …
globalresearch.ca/venezuela-rejects-washington-wild-west-bounty-against-chief-justice-moreno/5719660

In Light of Supreme Court Ruling, ACLU Says Trump's Latest Move to Undermine DACA 'Patently Illegal'
Eoin Higgins, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2020-07-28
"There is absolutely no reason for this," said immigration rights activist Erika Andiola. "Nothing. Not a legal reason. Not a political reason. Just hate." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/gettyimages-1221069325.jpg …
commondreams.org/news/2020/07/28/light-supreme-court-ruling-aclu-says-trumps-latest-move-undermine-daca-patently?cd-origin=rss

Taliban declare ceasefire on Muslim feast
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-07-28
TEHRAN, Jul. 28 (MNA) — Taliban announced a three-day cease-fire in Afghanistan on Tuesday during the Muslim feast of Eid al-Adha, starting from July 31.
en.mehrnews.com/news/161582/Taliban-declare-ceasefire-on-Muslim-feast

Taliban to begin 3-day Afghanistan ceasefire on Friday for Eid al-Adha holiday — spokesman
rt.com | 2020-07-28
Afghanistan's Taliban announced on Tuesday that the movement will observe a three-day ceasefire in the country for the Muslim occasion of Eid al-Adha, starting Friday. | "In order for our people to spend the three days of Eid in confidence and happiness, all fighters are instructed not to carry out any operations," Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid tweeted. | He said, however, that if Taliban fighters come under attack from government forces, they will retaliate, Reuters reports. Violence in Afghanistan has increased over recent weeks as the prisoner exchange between the Afghan government and Taliban has st…
rt.com/newsline/496302-taliban-afghanistan-ceasefire-government/

Vietnam's new anti-pandemic measure is cause for celebration. But there's a serious catch
Tracy Keeling | thecanary.co | 2020-07-28
Vietnam recently announced a ban on much of the country's wildlife trade. The order, published on the government's website on 23 July, said that it was suspending imports of wildlife species, dead or alive, including their "parts or derivatives". It also banned people from 'participating in' the illegal wildlife trade, which includes the consumption of wildlife. Furthermore, the government has said it will "eliminate market and trading sites" where sellers offload the illegal wildlife. | The announcement is cause for celebration.
thecanary.co/discovery/analysis-discovery/2020/07/28/vietnams-new-anti-pandemic-measure-is-cause-for-celebration-but-theres-a-serious-catch/

Syria — challenging Caesar
Vanessa Beeley | thealtworld.com | 2020-07-28
Conference of small businesses to combat sanctions and Caesar Law. | Two weeks ago, I attended a two day conference in Damascus, Syria. The initiative is the brainchild of Syrian businessman and entrepreneur, Dr. Hani Barakat who gathered together a selection of young and enterprising business people to discuss the obstacles facing the youth of Syria when they try to establish any kind of business initiative. | Their path to success has been harshly affected by the illegal US Coalition sanctions (and precedeing sanctions on Syria since 1979) and further impacted by the newly introduced and punitive Caesar Law [md…

Syria – challenging Caesar

How I Finally Met John Lewis
Susan N. Herman | aclu.org | 2020-07-28
The first time I didn't meet John Lewis was at a 2010 gala dinner celebrating the 90th anniversary of the ACLU of Massachusetts. , , As President of the ACLU, I had been invited to present a civil liberties award to Lewis, who had agreed to accept the award and give the keynote address. On the train to Boston for the dinner, I received an email from the affiliate's executive director, Carol Rose, telling me that Lewis would not be able to attend the dinner after all and asking if I would deliver the keynote speech instead. , , It was easy enough for me to choose a subject: John Lewis, whose reason for not atte…
aclu.org/news/racial-justice/how-i-finally-met-john-lewis

The Breathtaking Hypocrisy of the US Condemning an Afghan Air Strike
Brett Wilkins | commondreams.org | 2020-07-28
Afghan villagers sit on the back of a vehicle carrying dead bodies to a hospital following an airstrike, in Lashkar Gah the capital of Helmand province on September 23, 2019. Afghanistan is investigating reports that 40 civilians, including children, were killed in the airstrike during a wedding celebration in southern Helmand province, officials said on September 23. (Photo: Noor Mohammad/AFP/Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/40-afghan-civilians.jpg …
commondreams.org/views/2020/07/28/breathtaking-hypocrisy-us-condemning-afghan-air-strike?cd-origin=rss

Scientists form panel in attempt to save Amazon rainforest
Shanna Hanbury | peoplesworld.org | 2020-07-28
With the Amazon rainforest predicted to be at, or very close to, its disastrous rainforest-to-savanna tipping point, deforestation escalating at a frightening pace, and governments often worsening the problem, the need for action to secure the future of the rainforest has never been more urgent. Now, a group of 150 leading scientific and economic experts on the Amazon basin has taken …
peoplesworld.org/article/scientists-form-panel-in-attempt-to-save-amazon-rainforest/

Without Reciprocity, Ayahuasca Consumption Is Extractive
Sophia Rokhlin | commondreams.org | 2020-07-28
A shaman (R) puts a broth of "Ayahuasca" into a cup. The brew, which is prepared from the liana Banisteriopsis caapi, is used for medical or religious purposes in the Peruvian Shipibo ethnic group and in various Amazonian ethnic groups. (Photo: Ana Karina Delgado/picture alliance via Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/peru.jpg …
commondreams.org/views/2020/07/28/without-reciprocity-ayahuasca-consumption-extractive?cd-origin=rss

Assange appears in court, as lawyers warn case may be delayed by new US indictment
wsws.org | 2020-07-28
As it stands, the UK courts are continuing with Assange's extradition process based on an outdated indictment.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/07/28/assa-j28.html

Réunion USA-Israà´l : À quand la riposte du Hezbollah?
Elijah Magnier | thealtworld.com | 2020-07-28
La dernière fois que le général Mark Milley, chef d'état-major des armées des USA, s'est rendu en Israà´l, c'était peu de temps avant l'assassinat du major général Qassem Soleimani à l'aéroport de Bagdad. Le général Milley est retourné en Israà´l il y a quelques jours, où il a rencontré le ministre de la Défense Benny Gantz, le chef d'état-major de Tsahal Aviv Kochavi…

Réunion USA-Israël : À quand la riposte du Hezbollah?

US-Israel meeting: When is the Hezbollah response expected?
Elijah Magnier | thealtworld.com | 2020-07-28
The last time that the US Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Mark Milley, visited Israel was shortly before the assassination of Major General Qassim Soleimani at Baghdad Airport. General Milley re- visited Israel a few days ago and met with Defence Minister Benny Gantz, the chief of staff Aviv Kochavi, and Mossad Di…

US-Israel meeting: When is the Hezbollah response expected?

Why Biden May Follow Through on a Bolder Agenda
Katrina vanden Heuvel | thenation.com | 2020-07-28
Why Biden May Follow Through on a Bolder Agenda…
thenation.com/article/politics/why-biden-may-follow-through-on-a-bolder-agenda/

Dump Trump then Combat Biden
Collective 20 | zcomm.org | 2020-07-28
The U.S. presidential election has so far involved and will undoubtedly continue to involve a clash over voting strategy for the left…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/dump-trump-then-combat-biden/

Even If Biden Wins in a Blowout, the Economy Still Isn't Coming Back
Marshall Auerback | counterpunch.org | 2020-07-28
COVID-19 has not only presented the global economy with its greatest public health challenge in over a century, but also likely killed off the notion of America's "unipolar moment" for good. That doesn't mean full-on autarky or isolationism but, rather, enlightened selfishness, which allows for some limited cooperation. Donald Trump's ongoing threats to impose additional…
counterpunch.org/2020/07/28/even-if-biden-wins-in-a-blowout-the-economy-still-isnt-coming-back/

Biden Surges in the Polls But Trump Doubles Down on the Economy to Stop Him
Nick Licata | counterpunch.org | 2020-07-28
A mid-July Washington Post-ABC News poll found that Biden leads Trump by double digits. It was conducted by telephone among a random national sample of 1,006 adults, with 75 percent reached on cell phones and 25 percent on landlines. Results have a margin of error of plus or minus 3.5 percentage points. In sum, Biden leads Trump…
counterpunch.org/2020/07/28/biden-surges-in-the-polls-but-trump-doubles-down-on-the-economy-to-stop-him/

Public Money to Plunder the Planet: Development Banks Fund Big Meat and Dairy
Shefali Sharma | globalresearch.ca | 2020-07-28
A flurry of recent news shows that international development banks have ramped up public money to factory farms and mega-dairies in the last decade. The World Bank alone spent US$1.8 billion on these operations, with over half of the funds …
globalresearch.ca/public-money-plunder-planet-development-banks-fund-big-meat-dairy/5719675

New "Brain Science" Specialization, "Neuroetics": Remote Control of Human Thinking, Neuroweapons, "Personality Simulations", Nanobotes
Mojmir Babacek | globalresearch.ca | 2020-07-28
Fast advances in brain science, supported by government's fundings of billions of dollars and euros, resulted since the begining of the 21st century in the birth of a new branch of science — neuroetics. In publications on this topic are …
globalresearch.ca/neurotics-proves-politicians-not-able-solve-principal-crisis-civilization-any-other-way-than-classifying/5719680

Australian treasurer hails Reagan and Thatcher as "inspiration" for government's economic agenda
wsws.org | 2020-07-28
Frydenberg lauded the "success" of the offensive against the working class in the 1980s, just as he announced a record budget deficit of $184.5 billion for this financial year.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/07/29/fryd-j28.html

Spain's Podemos hails €750 billion EU bank bailout for COVID-19 crisis
wsws.org | 2020-07-28
The EU bailout Iglesias calls a "breath of fresh air" is the roll-out across Europe of the model of Greek bailouts after the 2008 crash, to repay trillions of euros given to the rich.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/07/28/pode-j28.html

Brazil: Labor Union Sues Bolsonaro for Crimes Against Humanity
Telesur | globalresearch.ca | 2020-07-28
Brazil's Trade Union Network UniSaude filed a complaint in the International Criminal Court (ICC) against President Jair Bolsonaro for crimes against humanity and genocide during the COVID-19 crisis. | "Bolsonaro's management of the pandemic has been criminal and negligent. He has | …
globalresearch.ca/brazil-labor-union-sues-bolsonaro-crimes-against-humanity/5719667

Brazil: The Money Laundering Scandal From Hell No One Wants to Talk About
Pepe Escobar | zcomm.org | 2020-07-28
Two decades after the fact, a political earthquake that should be rocking Brazil apart is being met with thunderous silence…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/brazil-the-money-laundering-scandal-from-hell-no-one-wants-to-talk-about/

Who's behind the Canadian Think Tank Pushing for Sanctions against China and Iran?
Aidan Jonah | dissidentvoice.org | 2020-07-28
The "independent" think tank, the Macdonald-Laurier Institute recently called for China and Iran to be severely punished for allegedly covering up the original outbreak and failing to respond to COVID-19 in time. This was done in ignorance of both Canada's PM Justin Trudeau and US President Donald Trump's failure to listen to military intelligence warning …
dissidentvoice.org/2020/07/whos-behind-the-canadian-think-tank-pushing-for-sanctions-against-china-and-iran/

Revisions on China: Abandoning the Nixon Legacy
Binoy Kampmark | counterpunch.org | 2020-07-28
There is little doubt about it. US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is the puffed-up hawk of the Trump administration, talons at the ready, beak protruding. While the president coos at the prospect of seeing, or admiring, the next strongman of international relations, Pompeo hovers over selected authoritarian targets. This Jekyll-Hyde appraisal of foreign policy…
counterpunch.org/2020/07/28/revisions-on-china-abandoning-the-nixon-legacy/

Australian government echoes aggressive US shift on South China Sea
wsws.org | 2020-07-28
Australia suddenly abandoned its previous policy of formal neutrality on the competing territorial claims, just 10 days after a similar declaration by the US.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/07/28/ause-j28.html

The United States Faces Irreparable Damage in a Cold or Hot Conventional War with China and its Allies
John Stanton | counterpunch.org | 2020-07-28
Overall, the decline in U.S. warfighting advantages does not mean China can win a war that the United States is willing to fight. By 2025, a war could be a military standoff, with major weapon-platform losses on both sides, in addition to losses in cyberspace and space. Yet neither side would fare so much worse…
counterpunch.org/2020/07/28/the-united-states-faces-irreparable-damage-in-a-cold-or-hot-conventional-war-with-china-and-its-allies/

Fight COVID, not China!
Workers World Texas Bureau | workers.org | 2020-07-28
Workers World Party and other local activists delivered a letter of solidarity to Consul General Cai Wei at the Chinese Consulate in Houston on July 23. They demonstrated outside to oppose the Trump administration's order that the consulate be vacated by July 24. The embassy served eight states across the . . . | Continue reading Fight COVID, not China! at Workers.org…
workers.org/2020/07/50277/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=fight-covid-not-china

Climate Change: "Mind-blowing" Warnings from Arctic and Antarctica
Andy Rowell | globalresearch.ca | 2020-07-28
2020 is continuing to bring deeply worrying climate news from both the Arctic and the Antarctic. | First the Arctic, where our climate emergency is playing out in real time, with devastating consequences. | I have already blogged recently that the region …
globalresearch.ca/climate-change-mind-blowing-warnings-arctic-antarctica/5719671

Portland Dispatch: What Is the role of white people in the uprising?
Staff | therealnews.com | 2020-07-28
Stir Crazy! Episode 72: Today we are joined by Maryland based consultant and organizer Brittny Baxter, Portland resident and activist Darren Golden, and environmental and climate justice organizer Anthony Rogers Wright. Hosted by Charles Lenchner. If you have comments/questions/suggestions email us at stircrazy@therealnews.com…
therealnews.com/stories/portland-dispatch-what-is-the-role-of-white-people-in-the-uprising

As Maryland Evictions Resume, Activists Demand Protections
Staff | therealnews.com | 2020-07-28
Activists demanded state and local officials extend protections for the some 400,000 people unable to pay rent during the coronavirus pandemic.
therealnews.com/stories/as-maryland-resumes-evictions-activists-demand-protections

Coronavirus: Reshape the urban world to aid 'ground zero' pandemic cities
news.un.org | 2020-07-28
Cities have proved to be "ground zero" the world over for the COVID-19 pandemic, the UN chief said on Tuesday, encouraging leaders everywhere to "rethink and reshape the urban world" as we recover.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2020/07/1069041

Texas revises its coronavirus death tally upward by 12 percent
wsws.org | 2020-07-28
If a similar revision were made to the fatality rate across the US, more than 18,000 new deaths would have to be added to the national toll.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/07/28/covi-j28.html

150,000 dead of coronavirus in U.S.: What monument will they have?
Eric A. Gordon | peoplesworld.org | 2020-07-28
We can barely begin to count the multiple overlapping crises in our country right now. You know them all, and doubtlessly you're dealing with some or all of them in your own life. It's a struggle not to feel overwhelmed. One crisis has to do with epic death, grief, and memory. How many are dying …
peoplesworld.org/article/150000-dead-of-coronavirus-in-u-s-what-monument-will-they-have/

WISAG ground services slashes hundreds of jobs at Berlin Tegel Airport
wsws.org | 2020-07-28
This attack has long been planned by the company, the Berlin state executive and the Verdi trade union. Now the coronavirus pandemic and impending closure of Tegel are being used as the excuse to implement it.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/07/28/wisa-j28.html

Moderna Shows All Those Lazy Unemployed Workers How to Really Rip Off the Government
Dean Baker | cepr.net | 2020-07-28
Moderna, a relatively new biotech company, has generally been seen as the leading U.S. contender to develop a coronavirus vaccine, although it trails several Chinese companies. Whether or not its vaccine pans out, it should certainly get an award for milking the government. It was the big winner in initial contracts, getting $483 million back …
cepr.net/moderna-shows-all-those-lazy-unemployed-workers-how-to-really-rip-off-the-government/

NIH Launches Platform to Serve as Depository for COVID-19 Medical Data
Rubin R. | jamanetwork.com | 2020-07-28
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) recently launched the National COVID Cohort Collaborative (N3C) to store and study medical record data from people across the country who have been diagnosed with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).
jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2768786

Sanders Leads 14 Senators in Introducing Masks for All Act to Curb Deadly Coronavirus Surge
commondreams.org | 2020-07-28
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commondreams.org/newswire/2020/07/28/sanders-leads-14-senators-introducing-masks-all-act-curb-deadly-coronavirus?cd-origin=rss

Our Military Is the Virus
William Astore | thenation.com | 2020-07-28
Our Military Is the Virus…
thenation.com/article/world/military-coronavirus-covid19/

Open-Source Drug Sharing
Dean Baker | zcomm.org | 2020-07-28
Taxpayer-Funded Drug Research Should Require Open-Source Sharing by BigPharma, Not Profiteering Patents. Let's Start With the Coronavirus Vaccine…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/open-source-drug-sharing/

More Than 1 in 3 US Adults Use Disinfectants Unsafely
Kuehn BM. | jamanetwork.com | 2020-07-28
In a recent online survey, 39% of US adults reported using disinfectants and other cleaning products in potentially harmful ways as they tried to prevent severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection.
jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2768822

DENSO workers describe conditions that led to COVID-19 outbreak at Michigan auto parts plant
wsws.org | 2020-07-28
After an initial report on an outbreak, workers describe the unsafe conditions and corporate double speak.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/07/28/dens-j28.html

Not the 'Heals Act' But the 'Heels Act': GOP Covid-19 Plan Puts Corporate Greed Before Human Need
Thom Hartmann | commondreams.org | 2020-07-28
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) listens as President Donald Trump talks to reporters in the Oval Office at the White House July 20, 2020 in Washington, D.C. (Photo: Doug Mills-Pool/Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/mcconnell_9.jpg …
commondreams.org/views/2020/07/28/not-heals-act-heels-act-gop-covid-19-plan-puts-corporate-greed-human-need?cd-origin=rss

Two Rebels Against the Establishment: Oliver Stone and Edward Snowden
William Hughes | counterpunch.org | 2020-07-28
Film director Oliver Stone is in a class by himself. He has dared to go into the political mine fields where only a few other Hollywood-based moviemakers have ventured. Perhaps, the fact that the talented Stone was a Vietnam War U.S. Army veteran (1967-68), toughened him up to take on the Establishment. Earlier in his…
counterpunch.org/2020/07/28/two-rebels-against-the-establishment-oliver-stone-and-edward-snowden/

Luna — Live on KEXP
CP Editor | counterpunch.org | 2020-07-28
counterpunch.org/2020/07/28/luna-kexp-live/

Raise the Social Cost: an Important Strategic Concept
Peter Bohmer | counterpunch.org | 2020-07-28
In the late 1960's, McGeorge Bundy, who had been the national security adviser to Presidents John Kennedy and Lyndon Johnson, in a debate at MIT, said he had turned against the Vietnam War. Bundy said he now favored U.S. withdrawal from Vietnam not because the U.S. war was immoral or wrong or not in U.S.
counterpunch.org/2020/07/28/raise-the-social-cost-an-important-strategic-concept/

The Bonus Army Protest
Gary Olson | counterpunch.org | 2020-07-28
July 28 will mark almost the 90th anniversary of one of most controversial protests in U.S. history and yet it remains virtually unknown to most Americans. On that day, in 1932, 500 U.S. army infantrymen with loaded rifles, fixed bayonets and gas grenades containing a vomit inducing ingredient, 200 calvary, a machine gun squadron, 800…
counterpunch.org/2020/07/28/the-bonus-army-protest/

Feds Attack! Trump's Paramilitaries Invade American Cities
John Feffer | counterpunch.org | 2020-07-28
Federal agents poured into Portland, Oregon this month to crack down on anti-racism protests. They beat up peaceful protesters and fired impact munitions at demonstrators, seriously injuring one of them. They drove around the city in unmarked vans pulling people off the street. Oregon officials at every level — the city, the state, and congressional…
counterpunch.org/2020/07/28/feds-attack-trumps-paramilitaries-invade-american-cities/

Donald Trump and the Use of Psychology
Cesar Chelala | counterpunch.org | 2020-07-28
In 1999, Justin Kruger and David Dunning wrote a paper, "Unskilled and Unaware of It: How Difficulties in Recognizing One's Own Incompetence Lead to Inflated Self-Assessments." The paper provided, with unparalleled accuracy, an explanation for Donald Trump's temperament and behavior. What is known since then as the Dunning-Kruger effect is a cognitive bias in which…
counterpunch.org/2020/07/28/donald-trump-and-the-use-of-psychology-2/

Trump is Daring Us to Stop Him
Sonali Kolhatkar | counterpunch.org | 2020-07-28
President Donald Trump's recent reelection campaign advertisement is straight out of the plot of a horror movie. Just days after he deployed federal officers to the streets of Portland, Oregon, his campaign released a 30-second television spot featuring an elderly white woman watching on her television the news of activists demanding a defunding of police.
counterpunch.org/2020/07/28/trump-is-daring-us-to-stop-him/

Democratic Leaders Have Blocked Real Healthcare Reform for Decades. Time to Give 'Em Hell
Jeff Cohen | counterpunch.org | 2020-07-28
In 1948, Harry Truman pushed for a national nonprofit health insurance program in his successful, come-from-behind presidential campaign. When Truman's plan was denounced as "socialized medicine" and "un-American" by the powerful American Medical Association, "Give 'Em Hell Harry" stood his ground, defending his proposal as "simple Christianity." In 1965, when President Lyndon Johnson secured passage of Medicare…
counterpunch.org/2020/07/28/democratic-leaders-have-blocked-real-healthcare-reform-for-decades-time-to-give-em-hell/

Winning Requires Vision, Strategy, and Numbers
Vincent Emanuele | counterpunch.org | 2020-07-28
"An incorrect power analysis can lead people who want to end capitalism to think that small numbers of demonstrators occupying public spaces like parks and squares and tweeting about it will generate enough power to bring down Wall Street." ‚Äï Jane F. McAlevey Winning is the primary task of any political organizing effort. Generally speaking,…
counterpunch.org/2020/07/28/winning-requires-vision-strategy-and-numbers/

"What Should My Family Do?" Out of Work, Food and Money in Maharashtra
Mamata Pared | counterpunch.org | 2020-07-28
"My two eldest sons worked for two days for the patil [farm owner] and earned Rs. 150 each. They used that money to buy kanyaa from him," said Vanita Bhoir. She opened a yellow plastic jar and took out a few rice fragments in her hand to show me. These are collected when the harvested…
counterpunch.org/2020/07/28/what-should-my-family-do-out-of-work-food-and-money-in-maharashtra/

COVID-19's other victims: Virus-linked hunger killing 10,000 children a month
Lori Hinnant, Sam Mednick | peoplesworld.org | 2020-07-28
HOUNDE, Burkina Faso (AP)–The lean season is coming for Burkina Faso's children. And this time, the long wait for the harvest is bringing a hunger more ferocious than most have ever known. That hunger is already stalking Haboue Solange Boue, an infant who has lost half her former body weight of 5.5 pounds (2.5 kilograms) …
peoplesworld.org/article/covid-19s-other-victims-virus-linked-hunger-killing-10000-children-a-month/

The Dignity of Labor
William P. Jones | zcomm.org | 2020-07-28
Despite the outpouring of praise for essential workers during the COVID-19 pandemic, their own interests continue to come second to the broader public's need for cheap and reliable labor…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/the-dignity-of-labor/