Staff (2021-08-26). Private flight leaves Kabul with nearly 300 EMPTY seats after passengers turned away by US & Taliban security — reports. rt.com At least one private charter flight set to evacuate hundreds of Afghans from the Kabul airport was forced to take off with just 50 of its 345 seats filled, amid reports that US and Taliban forces prevented them from boarding. | The flight — one of three intended to carry 1,000 Afghans to Uganda chartered by businessman George Abi-Habib — was seen virtually empty as it took off from the Kabul airport on Tuesday night. The barren cabin was seen in a photo shared online by CNN's Alexander Marquardt, who noted that many of the would-be passengers were "blocked by the US and Taliban" and not allowed to bo…

WSWS (2021-08-26). US State Department admits few Americans remain to be evacuated from Afghanistan. wsws.org The statement from the State Department undermines one of the principal pillars of the media campaign for a more aggressive US military intervention at the Kabul airport.

Staff (2021-08-26). Headlines for August 26, 2021. democracynow.org U.S. Begins Final Phase of Kabul Evacuations as Withdrawal Deadline Looms, U.S. Embassy Warns of ISIS Plot to Attack Kabul Airport, U.S. COVID-19 Hospitalizations Top 100,000 for First Time Since January, NY Gov. Hochul Promises "Clear, Honest Picture" of COVID-19 Toll After Cuomo Cover-Up of Deaths, Pan American Health Organization Blasts COVID-19 Vaccine Inequity, House Probe Seeks Documents from Trump's Inner Circle Regarding January 6 Attack, Pro-Trump Attorneys Face Possible Disbarment After Federal Judge's Scathing Ruling, Michigan Man Gets 6-Year Sentence for Plot to Kidnap Gov. Whitmer, Court Upholds Deat…

Anonymous669 (2021-08-26). Four US Marines Killed, Three Wounded In Kabul Airport Attack (18+ Videos). southfront.org File image. | The US ambassador in Kabul Ross Wilson had told staff there that four US Marines were killed in the According to the New York-based newsp…

Staff (2021-08-26). Grandson of Notorious Warlord: My Family Is Celebrating the Taliban, But I Fear for My Friends' Lives. democracynow.org As the United States has begun the final phase of evacuations of U.S. citizens and Afghan allies from the Kabul airport, we speak with Obaidullah Baheer, an Afghan academic who has decided to stay in Kabul despite the risks. Baheer's grandfather, Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, is a former mujahideen fighter once nicknamed the "Butcher of Kabul," now among the senior political figures in the country attempting to shape a post-U.S. government with the Taliban. "This country needs more educated people," says Baheer. "They're not going to have enough technocrats for a functioning government to be in place. That's why some of u…

Anonymous669 (2021-08-26). Two Explosions Targeted Crowds Near Kabul Airport Gate, US Casualties Reported (Videos, Photos). southfront.org Illustrative image. | On August 26, an explosion was heard just outside Hamid Karzai International Airport, where thousands of US and NATO troops have been operating nonstop to evacuate their citizens and Afghan collaborators from the Taliban-held Afghan capital Kabul for nearly two weeks. | The explosion reportedly took place near the Abbey gate entrance in the southeastern part of the airport, where British troops are known to be stationed. | "We don't have any record of UK military casualties but…

Anonymous007 (2021-08-26). UK, Australia Warn Of "High Threat Of Terrorist Attack" At Kabul Airport. southfront.org Click to see full-size image | The United States is urging crowds trying to access Kabul airport to leave the area, as the British and Australian governments warned of a "high threat" of a "terrorist" attack. | The warning came on August 26th as Western troops hurried to evacuate as many foreign nationals and Afghans as possible before a withdrawal deadline on August 31st."Those at the Abbey Gate, East Gate, or North Gate now should leave immediately," the US State Department said in an alert, citing "security threats…

Julian Vigo (2021-08-26). On Cultural Imperialism and a War That Was Never About Women and Girls. counterpunch.org It's always amusing to watch people who claim progressive politics get caught up in what seems to be a desire to get more Twitter likes, on the one hand, and on the other, to decimate their claims of justice for which their online personality purports to fight. So it went last week while on social

Editor (2021-08-26). John Pilger: Afghanistan, the great game of smashing countries. mronline.org In 2010, I was in Washington and arranged to interview the mastermind of Afghanistan's modern era of suffering, Zbigniew Brzezinski. I quoted to him his autobiography in which he admitted that his grand scheme for drawing the Soviets into Afghanistan had created "a few stirred up Muslims". "Do you have any regrets?" I asked. "Regrets! Regrets! What regrets?" – John Pilger…

Peoples Dispatch (2021-08-26). Israeli attacks injure scores of Palestinians demanding the end of blockade in Gaza. peoplesdispatch.org Wednesday's demonstrations were organized following the Israeli attack on a similar protest on Saturday, which killed one Palestinian and injured several others, including a 13-year-old…

Alexander Rubinstein (2021-08-26). MintPress News Confronts Senator Cruz on Murderous US Sanctions. orinocotribune.com By Alexander Rubinstein — Aug 23, 2021 | It was clear that the senator had no actual defense of the murderous policies for which he has advocated; he didn't even bother to defend them, opting instead to echo a predecessor of his: Senator Joseph McCarthy. | LAS VEGAS — On Saturday, MintPress News' Ben Rubinstein ran into Senator Ted Cruz at Las Vegas' McCarran International Airport. Recognizing the senator's long-standing support for economic warfare on the Global South via unilateral coercive measures, or sanctions, Rubinstein jumped at the chance to confront Cruz. | "Senator, can you tell me how you f…

Patrick Martin (2021-08-26). And So It Begins Again: The Media Recycles Afghanistan War Lies. globalresearch.ca

| Namestephanie J. Nawyn, Associate Professor of Sociology, Co-director of the Center For Gender In Global Context, Michigan State University (2021-08-26). American religious groups have a history of resettling refugees — including Afghans. Stephanie J. Nawyn, Associate Professor of Sociology and Co-Director of the Center for Gender in Global Context, Michigan State University

_____ (2021-08-26). What Does IPCC's Latest Climate Report Tell Us? popularresistance.org The UN-sponsored Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) recently released its latest comprehensive report on the state of the earth's climate. The much-anticipated report dominated the headlines for a few days in early August, then quickly disappeared amidst the latest news from Afghanistan, the fourth wave of Covid-19 infections in the US, and all the latest political rumblings. The report is vast and comprehensive in its scope, and is worthy of more focused attention outside of specialist scientific circles than it has received thus far. | The report affirms much of what we already knew about the stat…

James Haught (2021-08-26). Only Religious War Remains. counterpunch.org The Taliban seizure of Afghanistan underscores an ugly 21st century fact: Religion-based warfare remains the world's worst type of armed conflict, and the "holy warriors" display barbaric cruelty. After America's CIA under President Reagan helped brutal Muslim tribal warlords drive the Soviet Union out of Afghanistan, victorious warlords fell into conflict with each other. That's

Watson Institute for International, Public Affairs (2021-08-26). U.S. Costs to Date for the War in Afghanistan, in $ Billions FY2001-FY2022. globalresearch.ca

Suadad al-Salhy (2021-08-26). Afghanistan: How Iran and Its Allies Are Relying on Soleimani's Deals with the Taliban. globalresearch.ca

Gavin Lewis (2021-08-26). Afghanistan: The Abomination of "White Man's Burden" and Fake Feminist Narratives. dissidentvoice.org Take up the White Man's Burden, send for the best ye breed, Go bind your sons to exile, to serve your captives need — new-caught, sullen peoples, Half-devil and half-child… Take up the White Man's burden, the savage wars of peace. — Rudyard Kipling (1899) The 2011 UK census recorded that Asian groups together numbered …

Howard Lisnoff (2021-08-26). "Don't Worry Baby": The War on Terror Will Continue. counterpunch.org There are reasons, and then there are the actual reasons. The top 10 so-called defense contractors ("The top 10 defense contractors," Bloomberg Government, June 10, 2021) in the US have done quite well during both wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. How many trillions of dollars (Costs of War project at Brown University's Watson Institute) pissed down the drain

Ana Vraƒçar (2021-08-26). Afghanistan: The challenges of a health system dependent on foreign aid. peoplesdispatch.org The health infrastructure set up during the US occupation was already inadequate to meet people's needs, and now it faces new challenges after the Taliban seizure of power. Long distances with conflict zones along the way and even higher costs mean that healthcare remains out of reach of the majority of Afghans…

Staff (2021-08-26). ÔªøShocker: ÔªøMilitary-industrial complex doesn't want wars to end. therealnews.com Former generals and elected officials are flooding the airwaves to demand the US continue its occupation of Afghanistan, without disclosing their ties to the defense companies that have profited handsomely from the war or having to answer for the decisions they made that prolonged the conflict. | TRNN's Jaisal Noor sits down with Sarah Lazare of In These Times to discuss the roles the media and military-industrial complex play in building support for and justifying endless war. Lazare is a web editor and reporter for In These Times and has written extensively about the US military-industrial complex, includ…

Alan MacLeod (2021-08-26). "I Was Living Like Scarface": The Ludicrous Costs of the War in Afghanistan Revealed in New Documents, Testimonies. orinocotribune.com By Alan Macleod — Aug 25, 2021 | "Holy cow, I was living like Scarface…I was paying out anywhere between $300-400,000 per week to $5 million per week at times. All in cash." Matthew Hoh, U.S. Marine Corps Captain and former State Department official | WASHINGTON — The conflict in Afghanistan — for the U.S. at least — appears to be over. Essentially admitting defeat, American planes are beating a hasty and ignominious retreat from Kabul, with images of the withdrawal bearing a striking resemblance to those from the fall of Saigon 46 years previously. | As the Taliban complete their takeove…

Staff (2021-08-26). Jeremy Corbyn: All of the Worst Predictions About the Afghanistan War Came True. truthout.org We get reaction to the Taliban takeover in Afghanistan from British member of Parliament and former Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn, one of the leading critics of the Afghan War in Britain. He says critics who warned against invading Afghanistan, and later Iraq, have been vindicated, and calls for an official inquiry into the war. "It's horrible to read back to 2001 and 2003 and say all the worst predictions that any of us ever made have all come to pass," Corbyn tells Democracy Now!.

Staff (2021-08-26). Corporate Media Were Complicit in Afghanistan War, and They're Still Obfuscating. truthout.org The corporate media in the U.S. were complicit in the escalation of the war in Afghanistan, argues historian In this exclusive Truthout interview, Gurman — a professor at New York University Gallatin who studies both U.S. foreign affairs and American political culture — offers a critical analysis of why mainstream corporate media h…

Staff (2021-08-26). Sarah Chayes: Afghanistan Was an "Afterthought" for U.S. as Bush Was "Hellbent" on Invading Iraq. democracynow.org As the U.S. proceeds with evacuating people from Afghanistan following the Taliban takeover of the country, we speak with author and former NPR reporter Sarah Chayes, who covered the fall of the Taliban in 2001, then lived in Kandahar until 2009, where she ran a soap factory, and went on to become a special adviser to Joint Chiefs of Staff Chair Mike Mullen in Kabul. She says it was apparent shortly after the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan that the country was an "afterthought" for the Bush administration, which was "hellbent" on invading Iraq. "Well into 2002, there was basically no one home at the U.S. Embassy,"

Staff (2021-08-26). "An Inquiry Needs to Take Place": Jeremy Corbyn on Afghanistan & Preventing the Next War. democracynow.org We get reaction to the Taliban takeover in Afghanistan from British member of Parliament and former Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn, one of the leading critics of the Afghan War in Britain. He says critics who warned against invading Afghanistan, and later Iraq, have been vindicated, and calls for an official inquiry into the war. "It's horrible to read back to 2001 and 2003 and say all the worst predictions that any of us ever made have all come to pass," Corbyn tells Democracy Now!

Medea Benjamin (2021-08-26). Afghanistan War Is "Cash Cow" for Pentagon. zcomm.org Biden Must End "Delusional" China Rivalry…

Labor Video Project (2021-08-26). The Defeat Of The US In Afghanistan & Decline Of US Imperialism with George Wright. indybay.org WorkWeek interviews Professor George Wright about the collapse of the US government and military in Afghanistan and the history of US intervention during…

World Affairs Council SF (2021-08-26). Wednesday 8/25: Supporting Local Aid to Afghanistan Virtual Town Hall. indybay.org Online town hall…

Richard Falk (2021-08-26). Everything Went Wrong in Afghanistan. zcomm.org The best approach for the United States at this point in Afghanistan, although unlikely, is to encourage Taliban moderation by exhibiting in deeds and words its acceptance of the outcome in Afghanistan…

Vijay Prashad (2021-08-26). How the Taliban Chased the West Out of Afghanistan. zcomm.org The United States has begun to cut off Afghanistan from its own money in U.S. banks and from financial networks. It will use these means to isolate the Taliban…

United Afghan Association (2021-08-26). Saturday 8/28: Stop Killing of Afghans! SF Rally in Support of Afghanistan People & Refugees. indybay.org United Nations Plaza @ 50 United Nations Plaza, San Francisco, CA 94102 | Please wear a mask & follow COVID guidelines; This is a peaceful, respectful demonstration…

Patrick MacFarlane (2021-08-26). U.S. Deploys Marines to Haiti Under Guise of 'Disaster Relief'. globalresearch.ca

Anonymous669 (2021-08-26). More Russian Airstrikes Hit Greater Idlib, Monitoring Group Says 60 Targeted The Region In August (Photos). southfront.org A Russian Su-24 strike aircraft in the sky over the Khmeimim airbase in Syria. Photo: Dmitriy Vinogradov / RIA Novosti | On August 26, a new wave of Russian airstrikes hit militants' positions in the northwestern Syrian region of Greater Idlib. | Warplanes of the Russian Aerospace Forces (VKS) carried out five airstrikes on the hills surrounding the town of Kabani in the northern countryside of Lattakia and three airstrikes on the outskirts of the town of al-Fatterah in the southern Idlib countryside. | Bo…

Anonymous669 (2021-08-26). Syrian Army Pounds Western Daraa Town Following Deadly IED Attack (Video). southfront.org FILE IMAGE: Sputnik/ Iliya Pitalev. | On August 26, a soldier of the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) was killed and eight others were wounded when their vehicle came under attack in the northern countryside of Daraa. | The vehicle was struck by an improvised explosive device (IED) as it was passing on a road between the towns of Nawa and al-Sheikh Maskin. The soldiers were not on a combat mission. They were reportedly on their way to distribute food rations to SAA posts in the area. | The attack was most likely carried out by former r…

Anonymous669 (2021-08-26). Kurdish Forces Share Footage Of Guided Missile Strikes On Turkish-Backed Syrian Militants. southfront.org Illustrative image, fighters of the Afrin Liberation Forces. Via the Hawar News Agency (ANHA). | On August 26, the Afrin Liberation Forces (ALF) announced that its fighters carried out a series of attacks on the Turkish military and its proxies in the northern countryside of Syria's Aleppo between August 17 and 23. | The Kurdish guerilla group has been active in the northern Aleppo countryside since March of 2018, when Afrin area was occupied by Turkish forces. | In a statement, the ALF listed its recent attacks as follows:…

Anonymous669 (2021-08-26). Central Syria Insurgency: Dozens Of Russian Airstrikes, Syrian Artillery Strikes Hit ISIS Cells. southfront.org Illustrative image. | On August 25, dozens of Russian airstrikes and Syrian artillery strikes targeted ISIS' remaining cells in Syria's central region. | According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, more than 30 Russian airstrikes hit hideouts of the terrorist group in the following areas: | The outskirts of the town of al-Sukhnah in the eastern Homs countryside; | The outskirts of the town of al-Sholah in the western Deir Ezzor countryside; | The outskirts of the town of al-Resafa…

Anonymous669 (2021-08-26). De-Escalation: Dozens Of Gunmen Depart Daraa Al-Balad After Pressure From Syrian Army (Photos). southfront.org Click to see full-size image. | Gunmen in the southern part of the Syrian city of Daraa, known as Daraa al-Balad, have finally succumbed to the demands of Syrian authorities and begun to leave the area. | On August 26 afternoon, 50 wanted gunmen departed Daraa al-Balad along with their families in several buses provided by Syrian authorities. The gunmen will most likely settle in Turkish-occupied areas in the northern countryside of Aleppo. Russian forces are reportedly facilitating…

Ramzy Baroud (2021-08-26). "Blood for Blood": On Jenin and Israel's Fear of an Armed Palestinian Rebellion. dissidentvoice.org The killing of four young Palestinians by Israeli occupation soldiers in the Jenin refugee camp in the northern West Bank, on August 16, is a consequential event, the repercussions of which are sure to be felt in the coming weeks and months. The four Palestinians — Saleh Mohammed Ammar, 19, Raed Ziad Abu Seif, 21, …

Ramzy Baroud (2021-08-26). Palestine's Africa Dichotomy: Is Israel Really 'Winning' Africa? zcomm.org Why is Israel so keen on penetrating Africa? What made African countries finally succumb to Israeli pressure and lobbying?>

_____ (2021-08-26). Denver's Housing First Initiative A 'Remarkable Success'. popularresistance.org Colorado – A five-year evaluation of Denver's Social Impact Bond (SIB) program by The Urban Institute found the housing first initiative is a "remarkable success" at reducing chronic homelessness. | In all, the study found that 79 percent of people who received treatment under the program were engaged in stable housing. Those referred to SIB spent an average of 560 more days in housing than people who received other community assistance. | Overall, the study analyzed the cases of 724 program participants. After one year, 86 percent of people remained in stable housing. After two years, the number stood at 81 perc…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2021-08-26). Nicaragua at a Revolutionary Crossroads and in Imperialist Crosshairs. libya360.wordpress.com Netfa Freeman U.S. attack on Nicaragua targets its Black community. There is a page in the playbook for U.S. imperialist regime change in Latin America that includes exploiting the identity politics of Blackness. A recent example was the unrest in Cuba a month ago that included a sophisticated attempt to paint the Cuban revolution, its government, and…

Editor2 (2021-08-26). An Open Letter to President Biden on COVID-19 Vaccines for Cuba. orinocotribune.com By Mayda Mauri Pérez and Luis Herrera Martínez — Aug 24, 2021 | Cuba would be better prepared to cope with the pandemic if US sanctions are lifted to allow for medical supplies. | Dear President Joe Biden: | You recently talked about Cuba and its COVID-19 vaccine campaign at a White House press conference, saying: "I would be prepared to give significant amounts of vaccines if … an international organisation would administer those vaccines and do it in a way that average citizens would have access to those vaccines." You also called Cuba a "failed state". | These statements surprised many, including those…

Kenneth Surin (2021-08-26). The Corporate Race for Governor of Virginia. counterpunch.org Virginia's gubernatorial election, to be held on November 2, 2021, will be contested between former Democratic governor Terry McAuliffe and his Republican opponent Glenn Youngkin. The 2 candidates, pro-corporate politicians to the core, are each trying desperately to differentiate themselves from the other. In addition, both have substantial demerits, which have to be brushed-over during the campaign.

Rebekah Entralgo (2021-08-26). Advocates Call on Congress to #SealTheDeal for Care, Climate, and Justice. counterpunch.org With members of Congress back home for the summer recess, hundreds of activists took to the streets in communities across the country for a #SealTheDeal day of action. Their demand? That Congress fights for every dollar in the $3.5 trillion recovery package and protects investments in climate solutions, care, jobs, and justice. Disheartened by the

| Namemark Thomas Hernandez, S. J. Archuleta Professor of Environmental Engineering, University of Colorado Boulder (2021-08-26). COVID-19 has spurred investments in air filtration for K-12 schools — but these technologies aren't an instant fix. Mark Thomas Hernandez, S. J. Archuleta Professor of Environmental Engineering, University of Colorado Boulder

Peoples Dispatch (2021-08-26). Coal miners abducted and killed in Balochistan's Marwar. peoplesdispatch.org On Tuesday, August 24, three coal miners were found dead in the Balochistan province of Pakistan. This was after unidentified gunmen barged inside the Marwar coalfield area on Monday and abducted the workers, subsequently killing them. Some media reports mentioned a fourth victim as well. | The three deceased miners were identified as Hidayat-ur-Rehman, Abdul Wakeel and Gul Hakim. They worked for private coal companies, National Coal Company and Dinar Coal Mines. | Officials in Hanna police station and Civil Hospital confirmed that the coal miners died on the spot after suffering multiple bullet injuries. Two of…

Peoples Dispatch (2021-08-26). What's causing wildfires around the world? peoplesdispatch.org If the world fails to take immediate action to cut down emissions by the year 2100, the global temperature would be 3 to 5 degrees Celsius higher than the pre-industrial phase, with catastrophic consequences for earth and its residents.

WSWS (2021-08-26). Socialist and antifascist books mutilated in a Berlin library. wsws.org Right-wing extremists are believed to be responsible for the attack.

Peoples Dispatch (2021-08-26). Permanent Assembly of Human Rights of Bolivia alerts to a possible escape of Jeanine àÅñez. peoplesdispatch.org The Permanent Assembly of Human Rights of Bolivia (APDHB) denounced that former de-facto Jeanine àÅñez's possible escape is being organized by main opposition leaders in complicity with some embassies in the country…

| Namerenee Irvin, Associate Professor of Nonprofit Management, University of Oregon (2021-08-26). What's a major donor? A fundraising expert explains. Renee Irvin, Associate Professor of Nonprofit Management, University of Oregon

WSWS (2021-08-26). Olymel threatens to axe 500 jobs at Quebec plant after striking meatpackers reject sellout contract. wsws.org In the face of a corporate media intimidation campaign, the 1,100 striking workers at Olymel's hog slaughtering and processing plant in Vallée-Jonction, Quebec, rejected a sellout agreement endorsed by their union.

Tamara Nassar (2021-08-26). As Israel shoots protesters, Egypt helps tighten Gaza noose. electronicintifada.net Qatar yields to Israel's demands on money transfers.

| Nameximena Garcia-rada, Assistant Professor of Marketing, Texas A&m University (2021-08-26). Why people feel guilty about using effort-saving products when taking care of loved ones. Ximena Garcia-Rada, Assistant Professor of Marketing, Texas A&M University

Anna Majavu (2021-08-26). Community at the heart of hunger struggle in South Africa. peoplesdispatch.org Communal gardens and farming enterprises are the beginning of sustainable food sovereignty in South Africa, but a basic income grant is essential to address hunger in the shorter term.

WSWS (2021-08-26). IYSSE again wins seats in the student parliament at Berlin's Humboldt University. wsws.org Running on the basis of a socialist programme, the International Youth and Students for Social Equality (IYSSE) group at Humboldt University has won two seats in the student parliament.

_____ (2021-08-26). Fairy Creek Protesters Rally Outside Justin Trudeau's Hotel. popularresistance.org When Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau touched down in the Vancouver area on Tuesday as part of his election campaign, a group of protesters against old-growth logging in the Fairy Creek watershed were waiting to greet him at his downtown hotel. | A mix of Liberal supporters and protesters, numbering about 150 people in total, stood outside the Marriott Pinnacle Hotel where the leader was expected to spend the night. | Many of the protesters carried drums and chanted "Justin Trudeau commits genocide; the Liberal Party commits genocide," as Vancouver Centre Liberal incumbent Dr. Hedy Fry watched in silence. | The Libe…

WSWS (2021-08-26). India: Motherson autoworkers outraged by Maoist-led union's shutting down of 11-day strike. wsws.org When workers returned to the plant, they were furious to see that the demands the LTUC leadership claimed had been "agreed" were not fulfilled by management.

Fight Back (2021-08-26). AFSCME members at Hennepin County demand COVID money be used to support workers. fightbacknews.org Minneapolis, MN – In Minneapolis and surrounding Hennepin County, AFSCME members are demanding that the county commissioners use some of the $246 million they county received from the American Rescue Plan to go to hazard pay for frontline workers as well as compensation in the form of stipends for remote employees for things like internet and cooling bills, to cover the increases in those utilities caused by working from home. Last year Hennepin County received $224 million in relief funds while offering nothing in the form of hazard pay at the same time as grocery store workers saw a $3 per hour increase. | Just…

WSWS (2021-08-26). No more child infections! We must eradicate COVID-19! wsws.org The Socialist Equality Party is the only party running in the California gubernatorial elections on the basis of a program to eliminate and eradicate the COVID-19 pandemic.

J.D. Rucker (2021-08-26). 'Ultra-Vaxxed' Israel Sees Huge Surge in COVID as 'Experts' Avoid the Only Logical Conclusion. globalresearch.ca

_____ (2021-08-26). Venezuela Is The Fifth Country With Most 'Sanctions' In The World. popularresistance.org Venezuela has submitted to the Prosecutor's Office of the International Criminal Court (ICC) a new report containing evidence on the damage caused by the illegal sanctions—the unilateral coercive measures imposed by authorities of the United States and the European Union. The report also provides evidence on how the United States government and the European Union have intentionally issued them in order to make the Venezuelan people suffer painful situations, to create conditions for overthrowing the constitutionally elected government of President Maduro. This was announced by the Executive Vice President o…

Staff (2021-08-26). Venezuelan Authorities Deployed to Attend to People Affected by Flooding. orinocotribune.com Authorities of the Venezuelan government have been deployed all over the country to attend to the people who have been affected by the heavy rains that have occurred in the last two days. | On Tuesday, August 24, during a phone call with President Nicolás Maduro, the Protector of Mérida state, Jehyson Guzmán, reported that personnel are deployed in the seven municipalities most affected by the rains. | Guzmán explained that at least 804 houses have been affected by the mudslide in the mountainous state; 70 houses were washed away due to the overflowing of a river; another 60 houses suffered severe structural dama…

Pavan Kulkarni (2021-08-26). Elections in Somalia hit another roadblock. peoplesdispatch.org The opposition presidential candidates have rejected the new framework weakening the authority of clans and empowering the heads of state governments to determine candidates who will elect MPs to the lower house…

WSWS (2021-08-26). Texas House makes quorum as Democrats return, allowing Republicans to move toward passage of anti-voting rights bill. wsws.org The end of the Texas Democrats' quorum break and imminent passage of the anti-democratic voting measures underscore the fraudulent character of the Democratic Party's "defense" of voting rights.

Anonymous Contributor (2021-08-26). Announcing the George Floyd Uprising Reader. itsgoingdown.org Announcing a collection of texts from the George Floyd rebellion across the so-called United States. A group of anarchists and autonomists in the Bay Area/ occupied Ohlone land collected writings animated by the 2020 uprisings that ignited the so-called United States after the police murder of George Floyd. Now just over one year after George…

RobertAlvarez (2021-08-26). The Institute for Policy Studies' 45th Annual Sheridan Circle Ceremony in D.C. to Commemorate the Assassination of Orlando Letelier and Ronni Karpen Moffitt. ips-dc.org 2021 Letelier-Moffitt Human Rights Awardees Torture Abolition and Survivors Support Coalition International (TASSC) and the Black Fraternal Organization of Honduras (OFRANEH) will be in attendance.

| Namejohn Holden, Assistant Professor of Legal Studies, Oklahoma State University (2021-08-26). Do star athletes who want to play for the NBA really need college? What LaMelo Ball got right — and wrong — about why they don't. John Holden, Assistant Professor of Legal Studies, Oklahoma State University

Peoples Dispatch (2021-08-26). Amnesty International urges US to withhold $300 million military aid to Egypt. peoplesdispatch.org Amnesty cited Egypt's continuously declining human rights situation and systematic abuses against citizens, which fail to meet the human rights conditions set by the US Congress for countries to be eligible for receiving US military aid…

Thom Hartmann (2021-08-26). Medicare-For-All Will Stop Political Bosses from Playing Games with Deadly Diseases. counterpunch.org It has to be a scurrilous lie. Seriously: nobody is that evil. Although it is the sort of thing that we've come to expect because our unique-in-the-world, for-profit health insurance system leaves Americans financially vulnerable to sickness but offers huge profits to companies and CEOs in the system. Some cynical people are suggesting that the

Staff (2021-08-26). Was 2021 Better or Worse for Venezuela? — Datanálisis Poll. orinocotribune.com According to a study carried out by the private polling company Datanálisis, notoriously unsympathetic to Chavismo, 50% of those consulted in the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela believe that their living conditions in 2021 are better in comparison to previous years. | These results were stated by opposition commentator Luis Vicente León, director of the opinion analysis firm, during a radio interview. He also addressed issues related to the dialogue process taking place in Mexico, and the mega-elections scheduled by the National Electoral Council (CNE) for November 21. | According to León's statements, people su…

| Namematthew Woodruff, Instructor of Human Immunology, Emory University (2021-08-26). Pregnant or worried about infertility? Get vaccinated against COVID-19. Matthew Woodruff, Instructor of Human Immunology, Emory University

| Nameeva Gillis-buck, Resident Physician, University of California, San Francisco (2021-08-26). Specialized cells maintain healthy pregnancy by teaching the mother's immune system not to attack developing fetus. Eva Gillis-Buck, Resident Physician, University of California, San Francisco

WSWS (2021-08-26). UK: Unite suspends GXO driver's strike to recommend derisory pay offer. wsws.org The revised offer will do nothing to redress the major loss in wages suffered by GXO drivers during the pandemic, with no pay increase in 2020 and an estimated £8,000 to £10,000 lost through furlough payments and lack of overtime.

| Nameselin Malkoc, Associate Professor of Marketing, the Ohio State University (2021-08-26). I studied people who think leisure is a waste of time — here's what I found. Selin Malkoc, Associate Professor of Marketing, The Ohio State University

| Namesohel Rana, Phd Student, Indiana University (2021-08-26). Taliban's religious ideology — Deobandi Islam — has roots in colonial India. Sohel Rana, PhD Student, Indiana University

Staff (2021-08-26). Alex Saab Breaks Silence on his Kidnapping — Venezuela Will Win. orinocotribune.com This Wednesday, August 25, defense lawyers of the Venezuelan diplomat Alex Saab shared a series of notes sent by the ambassador who was abducted in Cape Verde more than a year ago, and who continues to wait, alongside international observers, for the decision of the Cape Verdean Constitutional Court to confirm his immediate release, expected any moment. | The Venezuelan diplomat noted the pressure exerted by the United States government on Cape Verde and the violations of his human rights, diplomatic immunity, and of international law. In addition, Saab mentions the series of constitutional irregularities require…

| Nameali A. Olomi, Assistant Professor of History, Penn State (2021-08-26). The history of the Taliban is crucial in understanding their success now — and also what might happen next. Ali A. Olomi, Assistant Professor of History, Penn State

| Namejohn A. Tures, Professor of Political Science, Lagrange College (2021-08-26). Presidents declare more disasters during reelection years — and the decisions come faster. John A. Tures, Professor of Political Science, LaGrange College

Editor2 (2021-08-26). APDHB: Añez Escape Attempt Underway. orinocotribune.com The escape of Bolivia's ex-dictator, Jeanine Añez, is being organized by the main 2019 coup leaders along with the Pro Santa Cruz Civic Committee, all "under the complicity of some embassies of the country", according to the Executive Committee of the Permanent Assembly of Human Rights of Bolivia (APDHB). | A statement released by the APDHB, and signed by the organization's Vice President, Edgar Salazar Limachi, states that right-wing activist Amparo Carvajal has been coordinating the possible escape. | "500 years ago in the colonial period they abused us, also in the republic they abused and humiliated us." | "N…

| Namesteven D. Miller, Professor of Atmospheric Science, Colorado State University (2021-08-26). Scientists are using new satellite tech to find glow-in-the-dark milky seas of maritime lore. Steven D. Miller, Professor of Atmospheric Science, Colorado State University

Lauren Lindsey (2021-08-26). COVID-19 is Harder for People with Autism. progressive.org We can use the pandemic to reflect on the ways that we mistreat neurodivergent humans.

Richard Rhames (2021-08-26). Ruralist Lament: More Fire, Less Ice. counterpunch.org "It's just guaranteed to get worse…..Nowhere to run, nowhere to hide." — Linda Means, co-author IPCC report What if an existential crisis came knocking and nobody cared? August 9th the local daily reported (inside the paper, but above the fold) that the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) had issued its most recent and most

WSWS (2021-08-26). Ukraine holds "Crimean Platform" summit. wsws.org Moscow denounced the provocative summit, which was attended by representatives from all 30 NATO members, as an "anti-Russian event."

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2021-08-26). A Scheme of Legitimation: South Africa's Revisionism. libya360.wordpress.com Thand'Olwethu Dlanga South Africa's ruling African National Congress (ANC) government is exhibiting the past in the present by forging narratives, images, metaphors and symbols to create a specific perspective. The purpose of that perspective is to make sense of the past in ways that render their actions in the present more plausible. They sanction struggle…

Fluoride Free Peel (2021-08-26). Freedom of Information Requests: Health/ Science Institutions Worldwide "Have No Record" of SARS-COV-2 Isolation/Purification. globalresearch.ca

| Namekerry Rippy, Researcher, National Renewable Energy Laboratory (2021-08-26). These 3 energy storage technologies can help solve the challenge of moving to 100% renewable electricity. Kerry Rippy, Researcher, National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Jennifer Schwartz (2021-08-26). Federal Court Signals Hope for the Climate Threatened Joshua Tree. counterpunch.org When the very icons and namesakes that define America's national parks can no longer survive, we have a problem that should alarm everyone After gearing up for the culmination of WildEarth Guardians' nearly two-year long court battle to secure federal Endangered Species Act (ESA) protections for the imperiled Joshua tree—an August 2 hearing before Judge Otis D.

Ana Santoyo, Robert Penner (2021-08-26). Colectivo Coffee workers win fight to become largest cafe union in US. liberationnews.org Colectivo coffee workers had been struggling for the unionization of 21 cafes, production and bakery locations before the pandemic began.

Moderator (2021-08-26). A Hell of America's Own Making. scheerpost.com [ "All Hell Breaking Loose" by Michael Klare. Buy your copy "All Hell Breaking Loose: The Pentagon's Perspective on Climate Change" by Michael Klare | Reviewed by H Patricia Hynes | Encasing the Earth with its empire of military bases, weapons, personnel, and pollution, the U.S. military is the single largest institutional contributor to the climate crisis, using an estimated 5% of all…

| Namemichael Kurtz, Associate Professor of Economics, Lycoming College (2021-08-26). Students from struggling economic backgrounds sent home with food for the weekend have improved test scores, study finds. Michael Kurtz, Associate Professor of Economics, Lycoming College

Editor (2021-08-26). Venezuela's gangs have been turned into armed capitalist enterprises (Part I). mronline.org Criminologist Andrés Antillano looks at the causes of the transformation of Venezuela's gangs.

| Nameelena Delavega, Associate Professor of Social Work, University of Memphis (2021-08-26). Safety net policies are helping reduce the number of Americans below the poverty line — but that's not the whole story. Elena Delavega, Associate Professor of Social Work, University of Memphis

_____ (2021-08-26). Gentrification And The End Of Black Communities. popularresistance.org Brooklyn, New York is the epicenter of gentrification, the displacement of Black people from cities in this country. Recently released census data shows that neighborhoods like Bedford-Stuyvesant , which was nearly all Black for decades, no longer has a Black majority. Bedford-Stuyvesant's white population rose by 30,000 from 2010 to 2020 while its Black population decreased by 22,000. | The devastation has been wrought by finance capital, which has once again upended life for Black people. Money was taken out of the cities in the 1950s and 1960s, creating what was known as "white flight" to the suburbs. Now the…

WSWS (2021-08-26). Spain proceeds with school reopenings despite high infection rates. wsws.org The decision to fully reopen schools poses immense dangers to children, educators and parents and will lead to a predictable surge in infections and deaths.

Staff (2021-08-26). Venezuelan Authorities Fight Corruption while Reuters Whitewashes the Embezzlers (PDVSA vs. Supraquimic). orinocotribune.com The large media corporations that threaten honest reporting on Venezuela continue their efforts to misrepresent reality. In the newest case, a report by the Reuters news agency titled " The article refers to the case of a swap agreement signed between PDVSA and a company named Supraquim…

David Cronin (2021-08-26). Europe sheds crocodile tears over PA brutality. electronicintifada.net Diplomats dodge how their own governments are enabling police violence.

teleSUR (2021-08-26). Colombians Resume Protests Against President Duque. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, Colombian citizens took to the streets to protest against President Ivan Duque and support ten bills related to the fight against social inequalities which were presented to Congress on July 20. | RELATED: | "The Duque administration remains indifferent to the murders of social leaders and former guerrilla fighters who signed the 2016 peace agreement. So far this year, 135 human rights defenders have been assassinated," NSC…

_____ (2021-08-26). High Rise Window Cleaners Enter Second Week Of Strike. popularresistance.org In Minnesota, a strike by unionized high rise window cleaners at two companies has entered its second week‚Äâ—‚Äâan example of the tensions growing across the country as workers seek to collect on promises that employers made to them before the pandemic. | Around 40 cleaners are on strike, representing about half of the city's entire work force in the specialized industry. They are members of SEIU Local 26, a vocal and politically active union with 8,000 members in the Twin Cities. Though the window cleaners are few in number, they have been able to generate outsized attent…

| Namebrent Evans, Assistant Professor of Public Policy & Higher Education, Vanderbilt University (2021-08-26). Can student loans be cleared through bankruptcy? 4 questions answered. Brent Evans, Assistant Professor of Public Policy & Higher Education, Vanderbilt University

Editor (2021-08-26). 'Inflamed' shows how an unjust world is making us sick. mronline.org A new book from UT Austin research professor Raj Patel and UC San Francisco physician Rupa Marya argues that our bodies, our society, and our planet are inflamed.

| Namepaul Wachtel, Emeritus Professor of Economics, New York University (2021-08-26). Racial income and wealth gaps are huge — but the Fed doesn't have the right tools to fix them. Paul Wachtel, Emeritus Professor of Economics, New York University

WSWS (2021-08-26). As contract battle heats up, Dana workers describe working through the COVID pandemic. wsws.org Dana workers are battling poverty wages, sweatshop conditions and the sacrifice of their health and lives for corporate profit during the pandemic.

ecns.cn (2021-08-26). Unvaccinated people over 29 times more likely to be hospitalized with COVID-19 in Los Angeles. ecns.cn The hospitalization rate among unvaccinated people was more than 29 times the rate of fully vaccinated people in Los Angeles County, the most populous county in the United States, health authorities said Wednesday.

WSWS (2021-08-26). US fails to provide evidence for COVID-19 "lab leak" claims. wsws.org A new report by the US intelligence agencies has failed to produce a shred of evidence to substantiate claims by the White House and major US media outlets that a lab leak is a "plausible" scenario.

Editor (2021-08-26). The Laura Flanders Show: An Indigenous roadmap for a just transition. mronline.org Weekly in-depth interviews with forward-thinking people in the worlds of arts, entrepreneurship and politics with Laura Flanders.

Dr. Mike Yeadon (2021-08-26). Video: Dr. Mike Yeadon Talks About COVID Lies with Dr. Reiner Fuellmich. globalresearch.ca

Prof. Karl Grossman (2021-08-26). Insane U.S. Plan to Spend Billions on Weaponizing Space Makes Defense Contractors Jump for Joy—But Rest of World Cowers in Horror at Prospect of New Arms Race Leading to World War III. globalresearch.ca

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2021-08-26). Marikana: The Struggle for Breath and Dignity. libya360.wordpress.com Bonile Bam 31 July 2021: Former mine employee Bongani Mpofu says life in Marikana is hard for its impoverished residents. (Photographs by Bonile Bam) The Marikana area in North West province may be rich in platinum group metals, but the profits from mining them do not benefit residents, who have little hope of improving their…

Peoples Dispatch (2021-08-26). Algeria announces end to diplomatic relations with Morocco. peoplesdispatch.org The decision comes amid escalating tensions over many issues between the two countries, including Western Sahara, Morocco's relations and support for Israel, and Morocco's alleged backing of Algerian separatist groups…

WSWS (2021-08-26). Sydney hospitals in crisis as Australian governments push for an end to lockdowns. wsws.org As hospitals turn away patients because they are nearing capacity, the state and federal government are pressing ahead with a "reopening" of the economy that will result in a massive increase in death and illness.

Chris Wright (2021-08-26). Eleven Theses on Socialist Revolution. dissidentvoice.org How should we think about "socialist revolution" in the twenty-first century? I put the term in scare-quotes because it can be hard to believe anymore that a socialist, or economically democratic, civilization is even possible—much less inevitable, as Marx and Engels seem to have believed. Far from being on the verge of achieving something like …

| Namepatricia A. O'brien, Visiting Fellow, Department of Pacific Affairs, Australian National University,, Adjunct Professor, Asian Studies Program, Georgetown University (2021-08-26). ANZUS at 70: Together for decades, US, Australia, New Zealand now face different challenges from China. Patricia A. O'Brien, Visiting Fellow, Department of Pacific Affairs, Australian National University, and Adjunct Professor, Asian Studies Program, Georgetown University

WSWS (2021-08-26). UAW keeps workers in the dark as contract negotiations with Deere enter second week. wsws.org The UAW has not published anything on its website or Facebook page about its ongoing talks with Deere & Co. over a new labor agreement covering 10,000 workers employed by the farm and construction equipment maker.

Colin Todhunter (2021-08-26). Video: The Truth About the GMO Situation in India and How it Destroys the Family Farm. globalresearch.ca

| Namecharles Bell, Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice Sciences, Illinois State University (2021-08-26). Black parents say their children are being suspended for petty reasons that force them to take off from work and sometimes lose their jobs. Charles Bell, Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice Sciences, Illinois State University

Editor (2021-08-26). The World must pay attention to the violence against Muslims in India. mronline.org From Ajmer to Indore, recent incidents show that the continuing hate-mongering by right-wing forces is having a direct impact.

Staff (2021-08-26). Venezuela is the Fifth Country with Most 'Sanctions' in the World — New Report Sent to International Criminal Court. orinocotribune.com Venezuela has submitted to the Prosecutor's Office of the International Criminal Court (ICC) a new report containing evidence on the damage caused by the illegal sanctions—the unilateral coercive measures imposed by authorities of the United States and the European Union. The report also provides evidence on how the United States government and the European Union have intentionally issued them in order to make the Venezuelan people suffer painful situations, to create conditions for overthrowing the constitutionally elected government of President Maduro. This was announced by the Executive Vice President o…

SAM (2021-08-26). Our 'Trillion-Dollar Seven': Can We Summon the Courage to Tax Them? inequality.org

WSWS (2021-08-26). Australian Labor Party backs bills to de-register most political parties. wsws.org As a result of Labor's complicity, the bills could be rammed through both the House of Representatives and the Senate within days.

teleSUR (2021-08-26). California Secures Disaster Declaration as Wildfires Spread. telesurenglish.net As massive destructive wildfires continue to spread across regions in Northern California, the western U.S. state has secured a major disaster declaration from President Joe Biden. | RELATED: | "California is grateful for President Biden's swift approval of our request and the ongoing work of our heroic firefighters and emergency responders to protect communities across Northern California," said California Governor Gavin Newsom, no…

Staff (2021-08-26). Venezuela is Fifth-Most 'Sanctioned' Country in the World — New Report Sent to International Criminal Court. orinocotribune.com Venezuela has submitted to the Prosecutor's Office of the International Criminal Court (ICC) a new report containing evidence on the damage caused by the illegal sanctions—the unilateral coercive measures imposed by authorities of the United States and the European Union. The report also provides evidence on how the United States government and the European Union have intentionally issued them in order to make the Venezuelan people suffer painful situations, to create conditions for overthrowing the constitutionally elected government of President Maduro. This was announced by the Executive Vice President o…

_____ (2021-08-26). Corporate Media Politicize WHO Investigation To Vilify China. popularresistance.org FAIR (10/6/20, 6/28/21) has previously critiqued Western news media's credulous coverage of evidence-free "lab leak" speculations. One key factor in spreading suspicion that the coronavirus might have escaped from the Wuhan Institute of Virology (WIV) is media's early and ongoing politicization of the World Health Organization's investigation into the pandemic's origins. Much of this politicization weaponizes Orientalist tropes about China being especially, perhaps genetically, untrustworthy—the sort of people who would unleash Covid-19 on the world. | While no new evidence has emerged suggesting that the v…

Shawgi Tell (2021-08-26). "Green New Deal" Means More PPPs and More Economic and Social Destruction. dissidentvoice.org These days there is no shortage of hype surrounding the "Green New Deal" (GND). The "Green New Deal" has become a major buzz-phrase that has ensnared many along the way. Like so many top-down schemes, the GND is being promoted by many world leaders in unison. This alone should be worrisome. History shows that this …

Kelen McBreen (2021-08-26). Trust the Science? CDC Counts People Dying Within 14 Days of Jab as "Unvaccinated" globalresearch.ca

PopMob (2021-08-26). Portland's Politicians and Police Co-Sign Proud Boy's Violence & Show Their Uselessness. itsgoingdown.org Statement from PopMob on the recent antifascist mobilization in so-called Portland, Oregon against the Proud Boys and the response from the State and its police. This weekend Portland police opted to "stand back and stand by" during a confrontation between far right extremists and local antifascists. Many Portlanders expressed anger, shock, or confusion over the…

Dean Baker (2021-08-26). Denmark and the Case for Optimism on the Pandemic. counterpunch.org The explosion of coronavirus infections across the country, and especially in the low vaccination states in the South, is really bad news. While it appeared that the pandemic was coming under control and no longer posed a major health risk in early July, we are now seeing rates of infections of close to 150,000 a

WSWS (2021-08-26). Australia: 7,000 Toll truck drivers to strike over pay and conditions. wsws.org Thousands more workers at the country's other major logistics companies are also threatening industrial action.

WSWS (2021-08-26). University of Iowa will not require masks or vaccinations as students begin fall semester amid a surge of Delta variant. wsws.org As with many other universities, the University of Iowa has claimed the minimal measures it has put in place are sufficient and instead places the blame squarely on students in regards to the success or failure of the in-person semester.

| Namekatie Headrick Taylor, Associate Professor of Learning Sciences, Human Development, University of Washington (2021-08-26). Why students learn better when they move their bodies — instead of sitting still at their desks. Katie Headrick Taylor, Associate Professor of Learning Sciences and Human Development, University of Washington

Binoy Kampmark (2021-08-26). Lingering Peculiarities: Slavery and Manumission in the Roman Empire. counterpunch.org The question does not bear asking, but in a global economy greased by what has been termed disposable people, the past's previous examples of the same may be a country worth visiting. The prod along for such a journey came with the discovery of yet another gem from the ruins of Pompeii. The news headlines

Peter Lee (2021-08-26). Birth of the Cruel: How Truckee Pioneered Modern Anti-China Hate. counterpunch.org formation of the Caucasian League, a violent, heavy-drinking secret society dedicated to driving Chinese out of the woodcutting business via a campaign of persuasion that looked a lot like intimidation and terror. In 1878 "somebody" set fire to a woodcutter's cabin on Trout Creek in Truckee and shot at the Chinese rushing out to escape and get water to fight the flames.

Paul Antonopoulos (2021-08-26). The Dangers of Nuclear War: "Global Stability" Requires the Reintroduction of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF), with Inclusion of China. globalresearch.ca …

teleSUR (2021-08-26). Venezuela Welcomes Peru's Support to the Dialogue Process. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, Venezuela's Foreign Affairs Minister Felix Plasencia thanked Peru for its willingness to accompany the dialogue between the Government of President Nicolas Maduro and the opposition. | RELATED: | During his inauguration ceremony, Foreign Affairs Minister Oscar Maurtua said that Peru supports the dialogue process and offered to serve as an alternate venue for the meetings among the Venezuelan political sectors. | "W…

| Namexubin Zeng, Professor of Atmospheric Sciences, Director of the Climate Dynamics, Hydrometeorolgy Center, University of Arizona (2021-08-26). Is climate change to blame for extreme weather events? Attribution science says yes, for some — here's how it works. Xubin Zeng, Professor of Atmospheric Sciences and Director of the Climate Dynamics and Hydrometeorolgy Center, University of Arizona

_____ (2021-08-26). Unsafe School Reopenings In US Fuel Surge Of COVID-19 Among Children. popularresistance.org The US reported 180,000 child COVID-19 cases in the week ending August 19, a 50 percent increase in just one week, according to the latest report from the American Academy of Pediatrics. There were 120,000 child cases the prior week, and less than 10,000 just two months ago. | Even worse, 24 children died of COVID-19 in the same period, twice the previous record set in the week ending August 5. | The reopening of schools, more than 60 percent of which have already resumed classes, has led to outbreaks in K-12 institutions throughout the country. | Metro Atlanta school districts have reported thousands of cases of…

_____ (2021-08-26). Hotels Don't Waste A Crisis. popularresistance.org Javier Gonzalez used to send money every two weeks to his 85- and 90-year-old parents in his home country. He had to stop because his employer, Boston Marriott Copley Place, terminated Gonzalez and 230 of his co-workers last September, after temporarily laying them off at the start of the pandemic. They made up more than half the hotel's workforce. | Gonzalez is one of 500,000 hotel workers in the U.S. and tens of thousands in Canada who have lost their jobs since Covid hit. Pre-pandemic, there were roughly 1.7 million hotel and motel workers in the United States and 156,000 in Canada. | Gonzalez worked as a lead…

WSWS (2021-08-26). Australian economy hit by rapid fall in iron ore price and Delta spread. wsws.org In March the Australian economy passed the level is had reached prior to the pandemic amid claims it had weathered the storm, but since then it has all been downhill.

Dean Baker (2021-08-26). Jerome Powell, the Fed and Regulation. cepr.net Most progressives who have been pressuring the Fed to be more supportive of full employment, and less concerned about inflation, would be very happy to see Powell reappointed as Fed chair. He has led the Fed in a complete reversal of its priorities. He shifted it away from its obsession with inflation, which often meant …

WSWS (2021-08-26). Mack Truck Workers Rank-and-File Committee issues statement of solidarity with Dana auto parts workers. wsws.org Dana workers must take their lessons from the United Auto Workers' and AFL-CIO's unbroken string of betrayals and continue to build up their own rank-and-file committee to unite their struggles with their sisters and brothers throughout the auto industry.

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2021-08-26). Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast: Breaking down the booster terminology for COVID-19 vaccines. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org COVID-19 vaccine boosters are being recommended eight months after a person's second dose of a COVID-19 vaccine. "A vaccine booster dose is generally an additional dose above and beyond the primary series needed to achieve protective immunity," says Dr. Gregory Poland, an infectious diseases expert and head of Mayo Clinic's Vaccine Research Group. "So the dose that was approved this past week would be better classified as an 'additional dose' for those who are moderately to severely immunocompromised." Dr….

WSWS (2021-08-26). As classrooms reopen in Britain: Covid cases pass 6.5 million mark, with deaths over 100 a day. wsws.org Schools across the UK are set to return, with scientists warning this will result in a surge in Covid cases and illness. Schools returned in Scotland last week, with evidence already emerging that they are fuelling a surge in cases.

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2021-08-26). Rare Lyme disease-causing bacteria spotted on routine blood films. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Eye on Innovation features exciting advances taking place at Mayo Clinic Laboratories. This monthly series shines a spotlight on recently developed tests and highlights how Mayo Clinic translates ideas and discoveries into testing resources that improve diagnosis and care for patients across the globe. ______________________________________________ It's long been known that Lyme disease is caused by bacteria transmitted through the bite of an infected black-legged tick (otherwise known as the deer tick). The understanding for many years was…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2021-08-26). Mayo Clinic Minute: Tips for a healthy school year. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org After a year of full or partial distance learning, many students will be headed back into a physical classroom this fall. In this Mayo Clinic Minute, Dr. Nipunie Rajapakse, a pediatric infectious diseases physician at Mayo Clinic Children's Center, offers some tips for a healthy school year. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/QeFoQkM-x9U Journalists: Broadcast-quality video (1: 05) is in the downloads at the end of this post. Please courtesy: "Mayo Clinic News Network." Read the script. "Going…

| Nameabbie E. Goldberg, Professor of Psychology, Clark University (2021-08-26). 7 tips for LGBTQ parents to help schools fight stigma and ignorance. Abbie E. Goldberg, Professor of Psychology, Clark University

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2021-08-26). Benefits of kids wearing masks in school. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Children are heading back to the classroom and many parents have questions about their kids wearing face masks to protect them from COVID-19. Are they safe? How do masks help my child? Is my child really at risk of getting COVID-19? Dr. Nipunie Rajapakse, a pediatric infectious diseases physician at Mayo Clinic Children's Center, answers these questions and offers insights into the benefits of everyone over age 2 wearing masks when in public settings or around unvaccinated people….

George Monbiot (2021-08-26). Future corporate profits are officially more important than life on Earth. zcomm.org Why is life on Earth still taking second place to fossil fuel companies?>

Jorge Alemán (2021-08-26). Ganar dinero con la muerte: La explotación contemporánea. globalizacion.ca Si durante un largo tiempo lo propio de la explotación moderna era extraer la plusvalía, haciendo del trabajo vivo fuerza de trabajo como mercancía que encubría el excedente, el mundo contemporáneo de las finanzas ahora obtiene su renta con la…

Staff (2021-08-26). Abdulrahman Al-Awlaki Would Have Been 26 Today If Not for the US Drone War. truthout.org On a Friday night in southern Yemen in October 2011, 16-year-old Abdulrahman al-Awlaki was enjoying dinner with his 17-year-old cousin at an open-air restaurant. He was getting ready to say goodbye to him before heading back to his grandpa's house in Yemen's capital city of Sanaa. | Abdulrahman was an American, born in Denver, Colorado, 26 years ago today, August 26. He spent the first seven years of his life in the United States, doing what a lot of other U.S. kids do: watching "The Simpsons,"

David Renton (2021-08-26). Deplatforming: The Risk of Success. zcomm.org Insofar as the left prioritizes deplatforming over other anti-fascist strategies, we contribute to a political culture that is polarized around values, rather than the debate we want to have about power and class…

Dr. Paul Craig Roberts (2021-08-26). "COVID Stupidity" of the Medical Establishment, Governments, and Corporate Executives. globalresearch.ca

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2021-08-26). Swimming for better health and to avoid injuries. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Swimming is often touted as a great workout for all ages, offering benefits not only for the body, but also for the mind. As a form of exercise, swimming keeps your heart rate up and builds muscle strength. It also can be a great form of stress relief. "Swimming is a wonderful sport. I definitely recommend swimming for people of all ages," says Dr. Matthew Crowe, a Mayo Clinic orthopedic surgeon and sports medicine expert…

imperial.ac.uk (2021-08-26). Imperial supports Russell Group and Open University platform for new students. imperial.ac.uk Jumpstart University is a free new resource hub for students starting university this autumn, launched by the Open University and the Russell Group.

Patrick Cockburn (2021-08-26). The Taliban Pretend to Show Moderation. zcomm.org The Murderous Reality is Far Different…

Michael Steinberg (2021-08-26). Remembering Jack Hirschman. indybay.org The recent death of poet and activist Jack Hirschman as recalled by another writer and activist.

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2021-08-26). Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast: Ask the Mayo Mom / Back-to-school. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org COVID-19 and especially the spread of the delta variant have created a whole new set of challenges this year. And now, children across the US are returning to school during this same time, creating many questions for families. In this "Mayo Clinic Q&A" podcast, Dr. Angela Mattke, a Mayo Clinic pediatrician and host of #AskTheMayoMom, is joined by two experts in pediatric infectious disease to discuss the important precautions families can take to keep their…

Carlos Hernández-Echevarría (2021-08-26). øPerjudica políticamente a Biden el desastre de Afganistán? globalizacion.ca La mayoría de los estadounidenses está de acuerdo con la retirada de las tropas, pero la imagen de organización y normalidad de Biden se ha resquebrajado por el caos de los últimos días. Por primera vez desde que es presidente,…

WSWS (2021-08-26). Full FDA authorization of the Pfizer COVID vaccine: No panacea for the COVID catastrophe. wsws.org Mass vaccination is critical to the public health response to the pandemic, but it is only one component of a strategy that must center on the eradication of the SARS-CoV-2 virus.

Ramón Pedregal Casanova (2021-08-26). øLos codiciosos de la guerra eterna salen corriendo de Afganistán? globalizacion.ca Julián Assange expresaba hace 10 años en Wikileaks: ´El objetivo es utilizar Afganistán para lavar dinero de las bases impositivas de EEUU y de países europeos a través de Afganistán y traerlo de vuelta a las manos de las élites…

Captaindaretofly (2021-08-26). Several Anti-Covid-19 Vaccine Presidents Assassinated, Mainstream Media Silent, COVID-19 Jabs "Coincidentally" Rolled Out Just Days Later. globalresearch.ca

| Namearik Burakovsky, Assistant Director, Russia, Eurasia Program, the Fletcher School of Law, Diplomacy, Tufts University (2021-08-26). Russia's COVID-19 response slowed by population reluctant to take domestic vaccine. Arik Burakovsky, Assistant Director, Russia and Eurasia Program, The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2021-08-26). What you need to know about COVID-19 booster shots. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Health officials are developing a plan to begin offering COVID-19 booster shots to all people in the U.S. as soon as this fall to maximize vaccine protection. But before booster shots can be offered, two things will need to happen: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will need to conduct an independent evaluation to determine the safety and effectiveness of a third dose of the Moderna or Pfizer messenger RNA vaccines.The Centers for Disease Control…

Staff (2021-08-26). Trump Attempt to Block Records Request by Jan 6 Committee Will Fail, Experts Say. truthout.org Former President Donald Trump responded to requests by the January 6 commission to various departments in the federal government for records of his communications by saying he would invoke his executive privilege to stop them from doing so. | January 6 commission chair

Sergio Rodríguez Gelfenstein (2021-08-26). Afganistán: Radiografía de un fracaso. globalizacion.ca La semana pasada analizábamos las repercusiones geopolíticas que podría tener la derrota de Estados Unidos y la OTAN en Afganistán. Por supuesto, es una situación en evolución que todavía no alcanza a mostrar su verdadera dimensión. De ahí que parece…

_____ (2021-08-26). Wealthy Countries Weigh Boosters; Fewer Than 2% Of Africans Vaccinated. popularresistance.org The highly infectious Delta variant of the coronavirus is sweeping Africa in a deadly third wave of the pandemic. Over the last month, there has been an 80-percent increase in cases across the continent, with South Africa alone reporting more than 14,000 new cases in a single day. Despite the fact that fewer than 2 percent of Africans have been fully vaccinated, wealthy countries such as the United States are making plans for booster shots for their populations, continuing to hoard doses in a stunning show of vaccine imperialism and capitalist irrationality. | The current wave is Africa's deadliest so far, and is…

Pedro Brieger (2021-08-26). Los Talibán, tan lejos y tan cerca de América Latina. globalizacion.ca Afganistán está muy lejos de América Latina y es uno de los países de Asia Central que menos puntos de contacto tiene con nuestra región ya que ni siquiera hubo corrientes migratorias importantes como las hubo de Ucrania, Rusia, China…

Joachim Bischoff (2021-08-26). Rescue Plan of the Biden Administration. indybay.org Thanks to the rescue plan, the US economy is expected to grow faster than at any time since 1984. The rest of the world will also benefit. Families with children will receive tax rebates. 70% of Americans are in favor of the plan.

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2021-08-26). Mayo Clinic Q and A: Treatments and therapies for autism. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org DEAR MAYO CLINIC: My 2-year-old niece has had several issues since birth, and she is behind in her communications and attention. I wonder if she may be on the autism spectrum. Before I mention it to my sister, can you explain autism and how it is best treated? ANSWER: Autism is one of a group of serious developmental problems called autism spectrum disorder that appears in early childhood — usually before age 3. Though symptoms and severity…

Martin Hart-Landsberg (2021-08-26). Playing the capitalist game: heads they win, tails you lose. zcomm.org According to an Economic Policy Institute report, between 28 and 47 percent of U.S. private sector workers are subject to noncompete agreements…

Staff (2021-08-26). 'Appalling': NY state adds 12,000 Covid-19 deaths to Cuomo's toll after ex-governor accused of concealing real number. rt.com New York's official death toll from Covid-19 has jumped by 12,000 to over 55,000 people in one day, with Governor Kathy Hochul saying that the public is entitled "to know the truth" her predecessor was accused of sugar-coating. | "The public deserves a clear, honest picture of what's happening. And that's whether it's good or bad, they need to know the truth. And that's how we restore confidence," Hochul said in an interview with RPN published Wednesday. In a thinly-veiled swipe at her predecessor, former Governor Andrew Cuomo, she said that her decision to bring the state's official Covid-19 death toll in acc…

| Namevictor Coelho, Professor of Music, Boston University (2021-08-26). How Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts infused one of the greatest rock 'n' roll bands with a little jazz. Victor Coelho, Professor of Music, Boston University

Janet Johnson (2021-08-26). Protest Statewide Against CalEPA, DTSC. indybay.org CalEPA and DTSC are in bed with the polluters, lobbyists and corporate developers and are neglecting environmental justice communities, while our children are sick and dying. Protest at the Cal EPA Building in Sacramento on August 30.

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2021-08-26). Mayo Clinic Minute: Catching up on childhood vaccinations. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org As students prepare to return to the classroom, it's important to ensure that they keep up with their immunization schedules. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in a dramatic drop in routine childhood vaccinations. August is National Immunization Month. And Mayo Clinic experts are reminding you that a part of the back-to-school routine is making sure your kids are up to date on their shots. Jason Howland has…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2021-08-26). Mayo Clinic preparing for COVID-19 vaccine boosters when approved. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Are you wondering about booster doses of the COVID-19 vaccine? You are not alone. "While the emergency use authorizations for COVID-19 vaccines do not yet allow for people to receive a booster vaccine, we will be prepared," says Dr. James Watson, chair of Mayo's Clinic COVID-19 Vaccine Allocation and Distribution Work Group. The workgroup is closely monitoring booster vaccine development and recommendations and creating a process to administer booster vaccines once they are approved by…

_____ (2021-08-26). 'We're Staying': Line 3 Opponents Camp at Minnesota Capitol to Protest Oil Pipeline. commondreams.org

Long Haul Infoshop (2021-08-26). Friday 9/10: ONE-TIME screening of 1953 Iranian coup expose' film "COUP 53" at the LONG HAUL INFOSHOP. indybay.org The Long Haul Infoshop | 3124 Shattuck Ave. Berkeley, Ca 94703…

Angela (2021-08-26). Sunday 8/29: Virtual Book Event: "Where the Streets Had a Name" indybay.org

People's Park Historic Dist. Advocacy Group (2021-08-26). Friday 8/27: The Closing of People's Park? indybay.org Canessa Gallery | 708 Montgomery Street | San Francisco…

Nicholas Stender (2021-08-26). Supreme Court forces re-adoption of racist anti-immigrant policy. liberationnews.org A Supreme Court ruling yesterday — upholding an earlier ruling by a right wing judge — dealt a blow to immigrants' rights by requiring the Biden administration to re-adopt a racist Trump era immigration policy. Known as the "Remain in Mexico" policy, this measure prohibits people who arrive at the southern border from entering the …

Angela (2021-08-26). Sunday 9/12: Virtual Cookbook Launch: "A Taste of Gaza" indybay.org

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2021-08-26). Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast: It's like a Code Red hospital alert. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org An overwhelming surge of COVID-19 cases is underway in the U.S. The delta variant continues to spread, the lambda variant is showing up, and some people are refusing to be vaccinated for COVID-19 or wear face masks. "My message today is a hospital term and that's Code Red," says Dr. Gregory Poland, an infectious diseases expert and head of Mayo Clinic's Vaccine Research Group. "It is Code Red in the U.S. and for the globe regarding…

willet (2021-08-26). USA wants its corporations to ditch China. indybay.org The leadership of the United States again raised the issue of the Uyghurs and attempted to provoke an "allergic reaction" of Beijing. The economic agenda goes in parallel with it.

Matthew Ehret-Kump (2021-08-26). On the Verge of a Global Financial Meltdown? "Green Bankers" and the "Great Reset Task Force" globalresearch.ca

Staff (2021-08-26). 1.6 million Moderna Covid vaccine doses pulled in Japan after foreign material found in some vials. rt.com Around 1.6 million doses of Moderna's Covid-19 vaccine are being pulled from circulation in Japan as a precaution after foreign material was discovered in some vials. An investigation was launched into the incident. | The Health Ministry said on Thursday that it has withdrawn doses manufactured at the same production line following consultations with drug maker Takeda, which is in charge of sales and distribution of the vaccine in the country. | Takeda asked Moderna to conduct an urgent investigation after foreign substances were found in 39 unused vials. The material in question is believed to be a few millim…

Peter Samol (2021-08-26). Corona containment versus capital utilization. indybay.org In the Corona crisis, it became obvious that our capitalist economic system is not suited to protect human life, insofar as this impedes its processes. There must finally be an end to eternal growth, the exploitation of nature and people and the shortage of time, an end to "more and more, faster and faster and further and further."

Human Rights Working Group UUSF (2021-08-26). Friday 8/27: Defend Voting Rights. indybay.org 1187 Franklin St. near the Corner of Franklin and Geary, San Francisco…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2021-08-26). Sharing Mayo Clinic: Reclaiming his life after lab testing confirms a serious illness. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org At 71, David Voeltz is a happily married family man who appreciates putting in a hard day's work and enjoys spending time in the woods. But for David, the ability to walk through nature with his children and grandchildren, and to climb in and out of the dump truck that is an integral part of his work as a truck driver, has not always been a given. Just two years ago, most of David's muscular…

Anonymous007 (2021-08-26). Military Situation In Yemen On August 26, 2021 (Map Update). southfront.org Click to see full-size image | The Liaison and Coordination Officers' Operations Room (loyal to Ansar Allah) reported 272 ceasefire violations in al-Hudaydah during the past 24 hours | On August 25, Saudi-led coalition warplanes conducted 8 airstrikes on the Sarwah district | On August 25, Saudi-led coalition warplanes conducted 7 airstrikes on the Rahbah district | On August 25, Saudi-led coalition warplanes conducted an airstrike on the Khab and Shaaf district | On August 25, Saudi-led coalition warpla…

| Namematt Motta, Assistant Professor of Political Science, Oklahoma State University (2021-08-26). Unverified reports of vaccine side effects in VAERS aren't the smoking guns portrayed by right-wing media outlets — they can offer insight into vaccine hesitancy. Matt Motta, Assistant Professor of Political Science, Oklahoma State University

Robert F. Kennedy Jr (2021-08-26). Video: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Talks About COVID Vaccine Deaths. globalresearch.ca

Anonymous007 (2021-08-26). Al Shabaab Militants Storm Military Base, Recapture Recently Liberated Town. southfront.org Click to see full-size image | On August 24th, Al Shabaab fighters stormed a military base in the centre of Somalia and recaptured a town that the terrorists lost earlier. | Residents of Amara in the Galmudug region said the morning assault started with a suicide bomb attack which targeted government special force units, known as Danab and Darawish. | The Somali Army and Darawish forces responded with air strikes and "triumphed" over the attacking al Shabaab forces, killing "several" combatants, according…

Angela (2021-08-26). Saturday 8/28: Virtual screening of the documentary film "The Viewing Booth" indybay.org

Strike Debt Bay Area (2021-08-26). Saturday 9/25: Strike Debt Bay Area Book Group: The Origins of Wealth. indybay.org

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2021-08-26). Mayo Clinic expert discusses breakthrough COVID-19 cases. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org COVID-19 vaccines remain the best defense against COVID-19. However, no vaccines are 100% effective at preventing illness in vaccinated people, and a small percentage of breakthrough cases are expected, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Breakthrough COVID-19 cases are receiving a lot of attention, but they are not what's driving the current surge. Watch: Mayo Clinic expert discusses breakthrough COVID-19 cases. youtu.be/JcyCl9amum0 Journalists: Broadcast-quality sound bites are in the downloads at…

Manuel Martin (2021-08-26). U.S. Should Force Pfizer to Share COVID Vaccine Technology with Africa. zcomm.org Doctors Without Borders is calling on Pfizer-BioNTech to immediately share the vaccine technology with manufacturers on the African continent, where less than 2% of the population is fully vaccinated…

willet (2021-08-26). Germany and Australia to work together on China. indybay.org As part of the Indo-Pacific strategy, Germany is deepening political and military engagement with Australia as its main partner in the region. In recent months, Berlin's more active vector in the Indo-Pacific region has been presented as fully meeting the current and promising challenges from the PRC.

Chloe DS (2021-08-26). Socialist Alliance to field ticket for Victorian Senate. greenleft.org.au The Socialist Alliance will field two long-term activists for the Victorian Senate on People and Planet before Profit platform, reports Chloe DS.

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2021-08-26). Mayo Clinic Q and A: Swimming safety for children. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org DEAR MAYO CLINIC: A friend and I were talking about the risks of swimming and water safety for young children. I have a toddler and a 4-year-old, and I'm curious about when it's safe to swim, the risk of getting sick, and the need for goggles and earplugs. ANSWER: For many people, the hot summer days are often spent swimming at the pool. But before you help your child suit up, it's important to consider practical tips to…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2021-08-26). Mayo Clinic Minute: Getting back to the school routine. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org With classes right around the corner, it's time to get kids ready for a return to school. And after a year that has been anything but normal because of the COVID-19 pandemic, Mayo Clinic experts say it's important to prepare children for that first day of school by getting back into a routine. Reporter Jason Howland has more in this Mayo Clinic Minute. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/HBsMDxWylpw Journalists: Broadcast-quality video (1: 05) is in…

Anonymous007 (2021-08-26). Ukraine Needs Russian Gas Transit Until At Least 2034. southfront.org Click to see full-size image | Kiev needs the transit of Russian gas until at least 2034, when the agreement with Gazprom expires, said Sergei Makogon, General Director of GTS Operator of Ukraine LLC."We have no guarantees that the contract will be renewed. Therefore, we are negotiating with the governments of the United States and Germany. <...> And we believe that the most significant guarantee is the renewal or continuation of the existing contract now, without waiting for 2025, for the next 15 years," he said on the…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2021-08-26). Consumer Health: Back to school, teens and depression. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org With many teens heading back to school, peer pressure and academic expectations are once again a reality. These added pressures can cause ups and downs during what can be an already tumultuous time of life. For some teens, though, the lows are more than just temporary feelings. They're symptoms of depression. Teen depression is a serious mental health problem. It affects how teenagers think, feel and behave, and it can cause emotional, functional and physical…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2021-08-26). Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast: Kicking your COVID-19 bad habits. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org For more than a year, COVID-19 has forced people to depart from their normal routines. Physical isolation, working from home, and added stress and anxiety about a deadly coronavirus have led some people to develop bad habits that have consequences on both physical and mental health. "When we're under stress, we revert back to what's comfortable," says Dr. Benjamin Lai, a Mayo Clinic family medicine physician. "COVID-19 has brought unpredictability and a sense of loss…

teleSUR (2021-08-26). Iran's New Cabinet Designed to Confront COVID-19, US Sanctions. telesurenglish.net Iranian lawmakers on Wednesday gave votes of confidence to 18 out of 19 ministers proposed by President Ebrahim Raisi, as Iranians hope that the new ministers may successfully tackle the challenges facing the country. | RELATED: | The process of parliamentary discussion on the qualifications of the proposed Iranian cabinet members started on Saturday. "We know that the time for service is short and the pains and problems of…

Brenda Norrell (2021-08-26). O'odham Voice Against the Wall Releases New Report on Elbit Spy Towers. indybay.org O'odham Voice Against the Wall demands a halt to the destruction and surveillance underway by Israel's Elbit Systems on the Tohono O'odham Nation and an end to the militarization by the U.S. Border Patrol, in a new 81-page report released to the world today.

Peoples Dispatch (2021-08-26). Mexican state of Yucatán legalizes equal marriage. peoplesdispatch.org Yucatán becomes the third state, after Sinaloa and Baja California in June, to decriminalize same-sex marriage this year and the twenty-second state to recognize the rights of gender diverse people in Mexico…

Finbarr Toesland (2021-08-26). LGBTQ+ Venues Face an Uncertain Future. progressive.org The COVID-19 pandemic has taken its toll on the already sparse social spaces for LGBTQ+ folks.

Mike Walter (2021-08-26). The Heat: COVID-19 surge in the United States. america.cgtn.com Hospitals in the South and Midwest of the United States are reportedly overwhelmed with COVID-19 patients, and many of the sick are now children.

Staff (2021-08-26). Sanders Says He Won't Let Centrists Shrink $3.5T Bill: "I Already Negotiated" truthout.org For a while this summer, it looked as though all was right among Democrats in Congress after an agreement was reached to support one thing: the $3.5 trillion reconciliation bill,

Anonymous007 (2021-08-26). Iran Two Months Away From Nuclear Bomb: Israel Defense Minister. southfront.org Click to see full-size image | Tehran is two months away from nuclear weapons capacity, according to Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz."Iran is only two months away from acquiring the materials necessary for a nuclear weapon," Gantz told a gathering of 60 ambassadors in Tel Aviv. | Gantz said that the world needed an alternative to the 2015 Iran Nuclear deal, in case it fails entirely."We do not know if the Iranian regime will be willing to sign an agreement and come back to the negotiation table [md…

Joachim Hagopian (2021-08-26). FDA "Stamp of Approval" for Pfizer mRNA "Vaccine" globalresearch.ca

teleSUR, JL (2021-08-26). Denuncian asesinato de líder social en Antioquia, Colombia. telesurtv.net Colombia registra 112 líderes sociales asesinados y 67 masacres durante el presente año.

Peter Koenig (2021-08-26). Las pociones venenosas de la vacuna de ARNm: øNegligencia médica o "genocidio en cámara lenta"? globalizacion.ca El British Medical Journal [BMJ] anuncia que la FDA está preparada para otorgar la aprobación total a la vacuna Pfizer sin discusión pública de los datos: | "Los defensores de la transparencia han criticado la decisión de la Administración de Drogas…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2021-08-26). Mayo Clinic Q and A: Collagen and biotin supplements. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I've read that collagen and biotin are good for the body. What are these supplements, and are they beneficial? ANSWER: Collagen and biotin supplements appear to be getting attention in the media for promoting healthy aging, along with joint and bone health. However, it is important to understand what collagen and biotin are and what research is available to support these claims. Collagen is concentrated in bones, ligaments, tendons, skin, blood vessels and internal…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2021-08-26). Science Saturday: Could regenerative medicine relieve neck, back pain? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Mayo Clinic is looking to regenerative medicine as a potential long-term solution for degenerative disk disease that has for years eluded medical science. Millions of people in the U.S. are afflicted with chronic neck and back pain that often comes after years of wear and tear on the spine. Current treatments provide only temporary relief for this common disorder and finding a cure has been a great challenge for researchers. Wenchun Qu, M.D., Ph.D., a physiatrist and pain…

David Giesen (2021-08-26). Saturday 8/28: "40 acres and a mule, writ large": an SF political walking tour. indybay.org American Youth Hostel | 312 Mason Street | San Francisco | (we meet in the lobby)…

Editor2 (2021-08-26). Sudan's Bashir is yet Another African Leader up for War Crimes but the Real Story is, as Always, US Geopolitical Aims. orinocotribune.com By Finian Cunningham — Aug 25, 2021 | With yet another African leader heading to the International Criminal Court, it's time to recognize it for what it is — a political tool used by the US to further its agenda. In reality, the ICC has little to do with justice. | Sudan's unelected government announced it is ready to hand over former strongman leader Omar al-Bashir to the ICC in The Hague to face charges of genocide and war crimes. | This is not just some random event, but rather seems to be part of a sequence of trade-offs between Sudan and the United States to deliver on Washington's geopolitical ai…

Common Cause (2021-08-26). Wednesday 8/25: What Does New Census Data Mean for the For the People Act? indybay.org Online event…

Sunflower Alliance (2021-08-26). Monday 8/30: Statewide EJ protest against CalEPA, DTSC. indybay.org Cal EPA Building, 1001 I St., Sacramento 95814…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2021-08-26). Mayo Clinic to reinstitute visitor guidelines in Rochester. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Due to the continued spread of the highly contagious delta variant, Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn. will reinstitute visitor policy restrictions in inpatient and outpatient settings, beginning Monday, Aug. 16. All visitors entering Mayo Clinic will be screened for respiratory illness, and required to comply with social distancing guidelines and wear a mask for the entirety of their visit. Visitors who do not comply with these requirements will be asked to leave. Updated visitor restrictions…

Jon Rappoport (2021-08-26). Did FDA Really Approve the Pfizer COVID Vaccine? Wait. What? globalresearch.ca

WSWS (2021-08-26). Florida teacher with leukemia dies from COVID-19 after being forced to return to class. wsws.org Fifth grade math and science teacher Kelly Peterson—who was receiving treatment for leukemia and was advised not to receive the coronavirus vaccine—died from complications due to COVID-19 on August 23, nearly two weeks after she was forced to return to in-person classes in Polk County, Florida.

Renfrey Clarke (2021-08-26). Kevin Buzzacott: 'Time for Santos to get off its bike'. greenleft.org.au Uncle Kevin Buzzacott, an elder of the Triabunna people in the Lake Eyre region of far northern South Australia, is campaigning for Santos and other gas companies to be prevented from destroying country. Renfrey Clarke reports.

Victor Noir (2021-08-26). Trump 2020 Sticker @ Berkeley Bowl. indybay.org Berkeley Bowl grocery tends to be a local point of miscegenation. All folx should feel welcome.

Staff (2021-08-26). Ilhan Omar Urges Pardon for Daniel Hale, Who Leaked Air Force's Drone Program. truthout.org Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minnesota) is calling on President Joe Biden to pardon Daniel Hale, a former Air Force analyst who was sentenced to prison last month after pleading guilty to espionage. | In her letter, sent to the White House

Revolution Books (2021-08-26). Friday 10/1: Film Showing: Nasrin. indybay.org Revolution Books, 2444 Durant Ave. Berkeley CA 94704…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2021-08-26). Science Saturday: How disease, diet, and genomics interact with gut virome. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Mayo Clinic researchers published a comprehensive analysis of the gut virome in Gastroenterology, showing how disease, diet and genomics interact with the gut virome in irritable bowel syndrome. This common disorder affects the intestine and manifests as abdominal pain associated with constipation, diarrhea or both. The gut virome is one component of the microbiome (bacteria, fungi, viruses). It includes viruses that specifically attack bacteria (bacteriophages/phages) or those affecting humans (eukaryotic viruses. e.g., norovirus). Hence the gut virome…

Silicon Valley PRIDE (2021-08-26). Saturday 8/28: Silicon Valley Pride Festival 2021. indybay.org Plaza De Cesar Chavez Park @ 1 Paseo de San Antonio in Downtown San Jose 95113 | Please follow all current COVID safety guidelines: covid19.ca.gov/…

Silicon Valley PRIDE (2021-08-26). Sunday 8/29: Silicon Valley Pride Parade & Festival 2021. indybay.org Plaza De Cesar Chavez Park @ 1 Paseo de San Antonio in Downtown San Jose 95113 | Please follow all current COVID safety guidelines: covid19.ca.gov/…

SUBABTB (2021-08-26). Tuesday 8/31: Shut Down All 800 US Bases & Withdraw All US Troops Abroad. indybay.org San Francisico Federal Buidling | 90 7th St. | San Francisco…

Sara Flounders (2021-08-25). U.S. plans — sanctions and famine for Afghanistan. workers.org Aug. 23 — U.S. politicians and journalists are all feigning deep concern about leaving behind tens of thousands of Afghans who worked for them. Meanwhile, U.S. financial institutions are busy planning a horrendous crisis for all Afghans, including their loyal collaborators. Internally displaced people in Afghanistan at the Haji camp . . . |

ecns.cn (2021-08-25). Trudeau says Canada to keep military in Afghanistan after Aug 31. ecns.cn Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced on Tuesday that Canada is to keep its military personnel in Afghanistan despite US President Joe Biden's commitment for Aug 31 American military deadline in the country.

WSWS (2021-08-25). Afghan refugees face steel border walls and barbed wire from Europe's powers. wsws.org Europe's governments, since the fall of the Taliban, have so far refused to take more than a few thousand Afghan refugees.

WSWS (2021-08-25). Interview with David North on the debacle in Afghanistan and the fight against militarism. wsws.org The lead candidate of the Sozialistische Gleichheitspartei (Socialist Equality Party), Christoph Vandreier, speaks with WSWS International Editorial Board Chairman David North about the debacle in Afghanistan and what it means for the fight against militarism.

RT (2021-08-25). "US goal is an endless war, not a successful war" — WikiLeaks Co-founder Julian Assange. dissidentvoice.org WikiLeaks is drawing attention to its past revelations about 'America's longest war' as US chaotically withdraws from Afghanistan.

WSWS (2021-08-25). Afghanistan recriminations, cover up and calls for anti-China offensive in Australia. wsws.org The shock provided by the ignominious collapse of the US puppet regime in Kabul is particularly profound for Australia's capitalist elite.

Juan Cole (2021-08-25). Biden tells G-7 he accepts Aug. 31 Kabul Airport Deadline as Taliban, fearing Flight of Capital and Skills, Forbid Evacuations Thereafter. juancole.com Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) — The Taliban have further foreclosed U.S. options in the current effort to evacuate any remaining Americans and eligible Afghans from the country. President Biden said Tuesday that he was accepting the August 31 deadline laid down by the fundamentalist group for the US to be out of the Kabul Airport …

Patrick Boylan (2021-08-25). The debacle in Afghanistan shows we should have listened to Julian Assange. zcomm.org The founder of Wikileaks informed us long ago, with documentary proof, that US/NATO troops in Afghanistan were not winning the hearts and minds of the people; instead, they were making themselves hated…

Middle East Monitor (2021-08-25). Even love is forbidden under Israeli apartheid. juancole.com By Muhammad Hussein | — Israel's apartheid system directed at the Palestinians is well documented. Within Israel's officially-recognised borders — which the state has never actually declared — as well as across the occupied Palestinian territories, the people of occupied Palestine have long faced systematic discrimination which denies them the same rights afforded to Jewish …

_____ (2021-08-25). CODEPINK Urges PBS To Stop Censoring The Truth About China. popularresistance.org CODEPINK's letter, with nearly 4,000 signatures, calls on PBS to stop censoring Peter Getzels' and Dr. Robert Lawrence Kuhn's documentary film Voices from the Frontlines: China's War on Poverty. The letter addresses how PBS is depriving its viewers of opportunities for learning about collective harmony and equality by censoring this documentary and its insight into China's life-saving policies, which took 100 million citizens out of poverty, at a time when poverty, food insecurity, and houselessness are all at record levels in the United States.

Vijay Prashad (2021-08-25). How the Taliban Chased the West Out of Afghanistan. towardfreedom.org The West had 20 years to advance the cause of social development in Afghanistan. Its failure opened the door for the return of the Taliban.

George Ochenski (2021-08-25). It's Time to End the Great Game. counterpunch.org Oh the wailing and gnashing of teeth as the U.S. leaves Afghanistan, bringing its longest-running war to an ignominious close. Then again, there's a reason they call Afghanistan "the place where empires go to die" — and we have just been added to the long list of would-be occupiers and rulers who have dragged themselves out

Dr. Rudolf Hà§nsel (2021-08-25). Afghanistan Then — The Whole World Today. globalresearch.ca

Binoy Kampmark (2021-08-25). Reluctant Acceptance: Responding to Afghanistan's Refugees. counterpunch.org Do not for a minute think that this is a kind, heart-felt thing in the aftermath of Kabul's fall. True, a number of Afghans will find their way to Germany, to Canada, to the UK, US and a much smaller number to Australia. But this will be part of the curtain act that, in time,

Dr. Rudolf Hà§nsel (2021-08-25). Damals Afghanistan, heute die ganze Welt. globalresearch.ca

B. Nimri Aziz (2021-08-25). America's Afghanistan Guilt: What About the Women? counterpunch.org America's rotting two decades of war and occupation in Afghanistan is oozing an awful stench from its bloated corpse, with the entire world an involuntary witness. Quite a spectacle confronts us: —caches of arms and vehicles in the hands of burley, grim-faced victors; embassy staff hastily destroying 'stuff'; a puppet president escaping, reportedly with hordes of

_____ (2021-08-25). Afghanistan, The Great Game Of Smashing Countries. popularresistance.org More than a generation ago, Afghanistan won its freedom, which the United States, Britain and their "allies" destroyed. When we watch the current scenes of panic at Kabul airport, and listen to journalists and generals in distant TV studios bewailing the withdrawal of "our protection", isn't it time to heed the truth of the past so that all this suffering never happens again?

WSWS (2021-08-25). G-7 holds emergency summit as US withdrawal from Afghanistan accelerates. wsws.org The Taliban warned that if Washington violates its pledge to leave the Kabul airport by August 31, they could attack US forces who remain surrounded there.

_____ (2021-08-25). Sanctions Won't Help Afghans. popularresistance.org One only has to look at ongoing U.S. sanctions on two-dozen countries to realize that they are a moral catastrophe, especially during the pandemic. From the Balkans to Zimbabwe, the United States is dealing devastating blows to nations reeling from the public health and economic impacts of a relentless Covid-19 outbreak…

Rick Rozoff (2021-08-25). Turkey to maintain NATO's presence in Afghanistan. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com àáavu≈üoƒülu, Blinken discuss latest developments in Afghanistan Speaking in an exclusive interview with Anadolu Agency on Aug. 25, Mohammad Naeem, spokesman for the Taliban's political office, said… "Turkey is an important country in the world and the Turkish people are brotherly Muslim people and we maintain historic, social, and cultural relationship [with Turkey]," Naeem said. …

The Associated Press (2021-08-25). Mexico Welcomes 124 Afghan Refugee Journalists, Families. latinorebels.com MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico welcomed a group of 124 Afghan media workers and their families Wednesday after the group fled their country because of the Taliban takeover.

Peter Certo (2021-08-25). In OtherWords: August 25, 2021. otherwords.org The U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan has created a political headache for the Biden administration, which Khalil Bendib beautifully illustrates this week. But One particularly unseemly aspect of the war is the role played by for-profit, private military contractors. Sam Pizzigati takes a critical look this week at the "merchants of death," from World War I…

TASS (2021-08-25). ISIS-K militants look to attack US forces and its allies in Afghanistan — Biden. tass.com US President said that he is "determined" to ensure the implementation of his mission to leave Afghanistan…

John Pilger (2021-08-25). The Great Game of Smashing Countries. counterpunch.org As a tsunami of crocodile tears engulfs Western politicians, history is suppressed. More than a generation ago, Afghanistan won its freedom, which the United States, Britain and their "allies" destroyed. In 1978, a liberation movement led by the People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan (PDPA) overthrew the dictatorship of Mohammad Dawd, the cousin of King Zahir Shar. It was an immensely popular revolution that took the British and Americans by surprise.

Anonymous007 (2021-08-25). Vladimir Putin And Xi Jinping Discussed Afghanistan, Agreed on Countering Terrorism. southfront.org Click to see full-size image | Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed the situation in Afghanistan with Chinese President Xi Jinping over the telephone. | In the phone call, the two leaders "expressed their readiness to step up efforts to combat threats of terrorism and drug trafficking coming from the territory of Afghanistan," the Kremlin said in a statement. | They also spoke of the "importance of establishing peace" in Afghanistan and "preventing the spread of instability to adjacent regions". | Putin and…

Welcome w (2021-08-25). Wednesday 8/25: Rapid Response Call: How to Support Families in Haiti, Afghanistan & US Border. indybay.org Online via Zoom…

Tom H. Hastings (2021-08-25). Look! Take an Afghander at that perennial FUBAR. nationofchange.org We see exactly what we see in Afghanistan right now, the logical mess at the end of nearly two decades of mistakes compounding mistakes.

Anonymous669 (2021-08-25). Russian Defense Ministry Evacuated 500 People From Afghanistan (Videos, Photos). southfront.org Photo: TASS / Maksim Grigoryev | On August 25, the Ministry of Defense of Russia organized the evacuation of 500 Russian citizens as well as citizens of Collective Security Treaty Organization, Belarus Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan, and Ukraine from the Afghan capital Kabul. | Four Russian military transport aircraft airlifted the Russian and ex-Soviet citizens from Hamid Karzai International Airport. | According to the Russian MoD, the four aircraft were carrying medical personnel and supplies to provide the necessary…

Anonymous103 (2021-08-25). UK Believes Russia And China Can Act As "Moderating Influence" Over Taliban. southfront.org Dominic Raab. Illustrative ImageFor London and Washington, the Russian and Chinese posture is a possibility for peace. | Written by Lucas Leiroz, research fellow in international law at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro. | Apparently, the future of relations between Afghanistan and the West will depend on the level of influence of Moscow and Beijing over the Central Asian country. In a recent statement, UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said that his country would have to ask the Russian and Chinese governments…

The Conversation (2021-08-25). The plight of Afghan security contractors highlights the legal and moral risks of outsourcing war. juancole.com By Anna Powles | — ( The Conversation ) — By first denying and then granting visas to more than 100 Afghan contractors who guarded its embassy in Kabul, Australia has shone a light on the murky world of the private security industry. According to the lawyer and former army officer representing the security guards, …

Staff (2021-08-25). Medea Benjamin: Afghanistan War Is "Cash Cow" for Pentagon. Biden Must End "Delusional" China Rivalry. democracynow.org We look at the situation in Afghanistan, and pressure on Biden to stay longer, with CodePink co-founder Medea Benjamin, who for years has called for an end to the longest war in U.S. history. "We didn't want it to end like this, and there should have been better planning in terms of getting people out of the country, but we were very clear we never wanted the U.S. to go in to begin with," says Benjamin. She also warns the end of the War in Afghanistan will encourage the Biden administration to pour more money and resources into a rivalry with China. "It is a delusional idea that we should be focusing on China as…

_____ (2021-08-25). John Pilger: Afghanistan, The Great Game of Smashing Countries. strategic-culture.org The invasion of Afghanistan was a fraud. In the wake of 9/11, the Taliban sought to distant themselves from Osama bin Laden. They were, in many respects, an American client with which the administration of Bill Clinton had done a series of secret deals to allow the building of a $3 billion natural gas pipeline by a US oil company consortium.

John Pilger (2021-08-25). John Pilger: The Great Game of smashing countries. greenleft.org.au As a tsunami of crocodile tears engulfs Western politicians, Afghanistan's history is suppressed, writes John Pilger.

Staff (2021-08-25). Republicans demand return of $169mn in aid money allegedly embezzled by ousted Afghan President Ghani. rt.com Republicans on the House Oversight Committee have called on the attorney general to investigate reports that Afghanistan's ousted US-backed President Ashraf Ghani fled his country with a vast sum of stolen US aid dollars. | In letters to Attorney General

Staff (2021-08-25). "Massacre of My Dreams": Afghan Reporter Bilal Sarwary on Fleeing Kabul & Afghanistan's "Brain Drain" democracynow.org The United States has helped evacuate over 75,000 people since the end of July from the Kabul airport, but the Taliban is now allowing passage only to people with foreign passports or an invitation from the U.S. or one of its allies. President Joe Biden says U.S. troops are on pace to leave the country by the August 31 deadline, despite pressure from U.S. allies in the G7 to stay longer to help more people flee the country. We speak with Afghan journalist Bilal Sarwary, who fled Kabul in recent days after reporting on Afghanistan for 20 years. He says his plane out of the country was an encapsulation of the brain…

Karen J. Greenberg (2021-08-25). The Endless Shadow of the War on Terror. counterpunch.org It ended in chaos and disaster. Kabul has fallen and Joe Biden is being blamed (by congressional Republicans in particular) for America's now almost-20-year disaster in Afghanistan. But is the war on terror itself over? Apparently not. It seems like centuries ago, but do you remember when, in May 2003, President George W. Bush declared

teleSUR, JGN (2021-08-25). México recibe a grupo de mujeres refugiadas procedentes de Afganistán. telesurtv.net Las refugiadas forman parte del equipo de robótica de Afganistán, llamado "Afghan Dreamers", que desarrolló ventiladores para la atención de pacientes con Covid-19.

sputniknews (2021-08-25). Taliban May Accept Compromises to Keep Control of Afghanistan, Ex-Virginia Sen. Richard Black Says. sputniknews.com WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – A potential economic collapse in Afghanistan will significantly weaken the Taliban* which may force them to compromise to remain in power, former Virginia state Senator Richard Black told Sputnik.

_____ (2021-08-25). Atmospheric CO2 Levels Haven't Been This High in 800,000 Years: NOAA. commondreams.org The American departure from Afghanistan was inevitable. We shouldn't ask what went wrong? We need to ask: what could possibly have gone right?

Staff (2021-08-25). This Afghanistan Vet Became a War Resister and Anti-Racist Activist. truthout.org In 2008 and 2009, Rory Fanning walked across the entire United States in memory of Pat Tillman, the former NFL-player-turned-Army Ranger who was killed by "friendly fire" in Afghanistan in 2004. Fanning had served beside Tillman during Fanning's second tour in Afghanistan, when he became a war resister by refusing to carry arms. | Fanning's first Afghanistan tour was bloody and illuminating; he realized the U.S. invasion and occupation was a human rights catastrophe that made the world a much m…

sputniknews (2021-08-25). It's 'Necessary to Fill the Power Vacuum' in Afghanistan, Member of Council for Power Transfer Says. sputniknews.com It has been more than a week since the Taliban seized Kabul, thus ending, in its own words, 20 years of war. What does the Taliban's return to power mean for the country and the region?

_____ (2021-08-25). The US Endgame in Afghanistan Was Mineral Extraction, Not Democracy. commondreams.org The Blackwater founder previously pushed the Trump administration to privatize the Afghan war.

Anonymous007 (2021-08-25). Russian Leading Political Party Provides Prediction For Middle East's Future. southfront.org Click to see full-size image | The Liberal Democratic Party of Russia released a statement which is an attempt to predict the future of the Middle East, Central Asia, Caucasus and even parts of the Balkans. | The LDPR is the third most popular party in Russia. | In their opinion a lot of changes will take place, some significant, some not so much. | Pakistan will unite with Afghanistan and a single state of Pashtunistan will be created. All other non-Pashtun peoples will be pushed westward towards Central Asi…

Anonymous669 (2021-08-25). Taliban Delegation Met With Resistance Leaders In Panjshir (Video, Photos). southfront.org Afghan National Army soldiers prepare to move out following an inspection of troops at the Regional Military Training Center at Tactical Base Gamberi, Afghanistan, on July 30, 2015. JARROD MORRIS/U.S. ARMY | On August 25, a delegation of 40 officials of the Taliban met with leaders of Afghan resistance forces in the Panjshir Valley for negotiations. The results of the talks are still unclear. | A day earlier, the Taliban

Ben Norton (2021-08-25). Propaganda Today: How US created Taliban & al-Qaeda, and behind Afghanistan war profiteering. thegrayzone.com The Grayzone's Ben Norton launches his show Propaganda Today discussing US war profiteering in Afghanistan and how the CIA gave birth to the Taliban and al-Qaeda. Propaganda Today is a weekly show that Ben hosts at the independent video platform Rokfin. In his first stream, he talks about corporate war profiteering in Afghanistan, and debunks media myths claiming Washington supposedly "spent $2 trillion and got nothing for it." In reality, 80 to 90% of US war spending in Afghanistan returned …

Wendell Griffen (2021-08-25). The Moral Implications of Bloodlust, White Supremacy, Christian Nationalism. counterpunch.org The war in Afghanistan reminds us that those who do not learn from past mistakes are likely to repeat them. Years ago, scholar Akhilesh Pillalamarri wrote that Afghanistan has long been known as the graveyard of empires. Nevertheless, the U.S. repeated the respective mistakes of the British and Soviet empires in the 19th and 20th centuries by invading and trying to occupy the country.

Bevan Ramsden (2021-08-25). Afghanistan War should prompt us to query ANZUS, US military ties. greenleft.org.au The US-NATO 20-year war on Afghanistan unleashed terrible suffering, including a massive loss of life and the wholesale destruction of the country's civil infrastructure. Bevan Ramsden argues the Australia-US military alliance must be questioned.

United Afghan Association (2021-08-25). Saturday 8/28: Stop Killing of Afghans! SF Rally in Support of Afghanistan People & Refugees. indybay.org United Nations Plaza @ 50 United Nations Plaza, San Francisco, CA 94102 | Please wear a mask & follow COVID guidelines; This is a peaceful, respectful demonstration…

Staff (2021-08-25). End of the Longest War in US History Should Wake Us Up to Failure of Militarism. truthout.org We look at the situation in Afghanistan, and pressure on Biden to stay longer, with CodePink co-founder Medea Benjamin, who for years has called for an end to the longest war in U.S. history. "We didn't want it to end like this, and there should have been better planning in terms of getting people out of the country, but we were very clear we never wanted the U.S. to go in to begin with," says Benjamin. She also warns the end of the War in Afghanistan will encourage the Biden administration t…

Staff (2021-08-25). Headlines for August 25, 2021. democracynow.org Biden: U.S. "On Pace" to Withdraw from Afghanistan by Aug. 31, Taliban Blocks Afghans from Accessing Kabul Airport, World Bank Cuts Funds for Afghanistan as U.N. Warns of Looming Catastrophe, House Democrats Approve $3.5 Trillion Budget Resolution, House Passes John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, Immigration: Supreme Court Revives Trump's "Remain in Mexico" Program, Judge Faults DHS for Not Considering Ecological Harm of Militarizing Border, U.S. Records 1,400 New COVID Deaths as AMA Calls for Broad Vaccine Mandates, U.S. & Cuba Pledge Vaccines for Vietnam, But Only Cuba Offers to Share Vaccine Technology,…

World Affairs Council SF (2021-08-25). Wednesday 8/25: Supporting Local Aid to Afghanistan Virtual Town Hall. indybay.org Online town hall…

Joe Emersberger (2021-08-25). Alex Saab, Afghanistan, and the limits of US power. zcomm.org The US government will (perhaps within a month) probably succeed in extraditing businessman Alex Saab from Cape Verde. His "crime" was being an official envoy for the Venezuelan government as he attempted to negotiate the sale of medicines from Iran to Venezuela. US sanctions have declared such activity illegal. Saab was on his way to

sputniknews (2021-08-25). How US Media and CIA Weaponised Women's Rights to Manipulate Public Perception of Afghan War. sputniknews.com Photos taken at Kabul Airport amid the US' hasty evacuation and circulated on social media have shown that those who were fortunate to leave the country by US aircraft were mostly young Afghan men. "Where are the women?" netizens wondered, citing Washington's longstanding campaign for the protection of women's rights in Afghanistan.

Mision Verdad (2021-08-25). Duque's Disturbing Actions in Regard to MoàØse Assassination in Haiti. orinocotribune.com The following is a translation of the daily report of Samuel Robinson Institute for August 23, 2021. | The behavior of Iván Duque's Uribista government can be described as "disturbing," in light of the revelations that have surfaced during the judicial proceedings against the Colombian mercenaries who took part in Jovenel MoàØse's assassination in Haiti. Recently, the assassins confessed certain details that implicate Duque's government directly in the June 7 events. | What the mercenaries have confessed | Captain Germán Rivera (a.k.a Mike), the leader of the commando group, declared that the former Haiti…

Ana Perdigón (2021-08-25). Second Flight with 30 Tons of Venezuelan Humanitarian Aid Arrives in Haiti. orinocotribune.com The Venezuelan government sent a second flight with humanitarian aid to Haiti on Monday, August 23, with 30 tons of various supplies to meet the basic needs of citizens affected by the 7.2 magnitude earthquake that struck the Caribbean country on August 14. | The flight left from the Simón Bolívar airport serving Caracas, with cargo that included medicine and non-perishable food. In addition, personal hygiene kits, diapers, and other desperately needed materials were also sent to the Haitian people suffering from the consequences of the earthquake. | Venezuela's Minister of the Interior, Justice and Peace, Remigi…

gmsorinoco (2021-08-25). Cuba Saves Lives in Haiti. orinocotribune.com Nature once again took its toll on Haiti. On August 14, the most impoverished country in Latin America registered a 7.2 magnitude earthquake that as of the latest count has left over 2,000 people dead and 10,000 injured. The catastrophe is only exceeded by the damage left on the Haitian people by the devastating earthquake that shook the nation in 2010. | The testimonies are heartbreaking. "I saw bodies being pulled out of the rubble," Jean Marie Simon, 38, told the press. Simon is a resident of Les Cayes, one of the most affected cities in the southern part of the country. | "The streets were filled with people…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2021-08-25). US & Colombia: Assassination, Cover-Up and "Humanitarian" Marines in Haiti. libya360.wordpress.com Aram Aharonian MoàØse's assassination highlighted the complex situation within the Colombian Army, which has become the largest exporter of mercenaries for private military security companies associated with current political actors. It resembles a bad detective novel, where a commando of mercenaries carries out an assassination and where the governments that send and finance the assassins…

Staff (2021-08-25). 11 Days After Haiti's Earthquake, Doctor Describes Lack of Treatment, Supplies & COVID-19 Concerns. democracynow.org We go to Les Cayes, Haiti, to speak with a doctor about the conditions near the epicenter of the massive August 14 earthquake, as the death toll passes 2,200, with thousands of survivors growing increasingly desperate. Over 12,000 people were injured and an estimated 53,000 homes were destroyed by the 7.2 magnitude quake. People left unhoused have been living in squalid camps in the mountains north of the hard-hit city of Les Cayes, where children are reportedly suffering from hunger, fevers and infections. There is an acute lack of medical workers and humanitarian aid, says Dr. Chery Marie Anne-Lise, a general p…

Staff (2021-08-25). Haiti's Villages Continue to Be "Cut Off from Help" More Than a Week After Massive Earthquake. democracynow.org We speak with Stéphane Vincent, a Haitian citizen journalist who is helping the BBC to cover the aftermath of the devastating August 14 earthquake for the BBC and says the destruction in Les Cayes is reminiscent of the 2010 earthquake that struck the country. "To relive that again was very heart-wrenching," he says. "The people have been feeling left out and abandoned by government." Vincent co-wrote a BBC article on "The forgotten villages cut off from help."

Anonymous669 (2021-08-25). Russian Warplanes Continue To Hammer Militant Positions In Greater Idlib. southfront.org An Su-24 taking off from Hmeimim air base in 2015. IMAGE: Russian Ministry of Defense | On August 25, warplanes of the Russian Aerospace Forces carried out a series of airstrikes on militants' positions in the northwestern Syrian region of Greater Idlib. | The airstrikes targeted hills surrounding the town of Kabani in the northern Lattakia countryside. The town and its surroundings are known to be a stronghold for many terrorist groups, first and foremost al-Qaeda-affiliated Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS). | No losses were repo…

Anonymous669 (2021-08-25). Drone Strike Hit SDF Position Amid Rumors Of New Turkish Operation In Syria. southfront.org File image. | On August 25, a Turkish combat drone attacked a target in the vicinity of the Kurdish-held town of al-Bayluniyah in the northern countryside of Syria's Aleppo. | According to the London-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, the target was a position of the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). No human losses were reported as a result of the drone strike. | This was the fifth Turkish drone strike to target areas held by the SDF in northern and northeastern Syria within five days. | On August 20…

Anonymous007 (2021-08-25). Military Situation In Syria On August 25, 2021 (Map Update). southfront.org Click to see full-size image | On August 24, Russia reported that Idlib militants violated the ceasefire regime in Greater Idlib 23 times: 13 — in Idlib province, 4 — in Latakia province, 5 — in Hama province, 1 — in Aleppo province | On August 25, the first batch of militants who refused to settle with the SAA left Daraa al-Balad, according to implementation of the Russian road map | On August 25, SAA artillery shelled positions of Turkish-backed forces in Kafr Nuran | On Augu…

scorinoco (2021-08-25). Britain's Secret Propaganda War in Lebanon. orinocotribune.com By Kit Klarenberg — Aug 20, 2021 | Leaks show UK Foreign Office directed influence operations targeting Lebanese youth and civil society to shape the direction of mass protests in service of British interests. | Editor's note: The leaked British Foreign Office documents described in this investigation first surfaced in December 2020 and were covered in local Arabic-language media, but largely ignored by their English-language peers. As Lebanon's economic and political condition worsens, with Western states taking the lead in exacerbating the crisis, The Cradle has decided to revive these leaks to shine a lig…

Nora Barrows-Friedman (2021-08-25). Podcast Ep 43: How activists are shutting down Israeli drone factories. electronicintifada.net Palestine Action members talk about their first year of direct action against Elbit.

Peoples Dispatch (2021-08-25). Israel carries out airstrikes on Gaza violating ceasefire agreement again. peoplesdispatch.org On August 23, Israel carried out yet another airstrike on the besieged Gaza Strip. It was the second violation of the May ceasefire agreement in a week. Israel has increased its assaults on Gaza recently. On August 21, Israeli forces opened fire at Palestinians at the Israel-Gaza border injuring at least 41.

_____ (2021-08-25). 'Blood for Blood': On Jenin and Israel's Fear of an Armed Palestinian Rebellion. commondreams.org

RobertAlvarez (2021-08-25). Who Is Buying My Neighborhood? ips-dc.org Invisible forces are disrupting housing markets in most metropolitan areas, fueling the most acute housing crisis in a generation. As pandemic protections are lifted, many communities are anticipating waves of evictions and foreclosures. By one estimate, the U.S. has a shortage of more than 5.5 million units of housing. | Among these invisible forces is an explosion in short-term rentals, a shift to corporate ownership of rental housing, and a plague of global billionaires looking to park money in U.S. real estate markets. Put this on top of inequality-fueled gentrification and many cities have a full-blown affor…

_____ (2021-08-25). 'Now the Senate Must Act': Progressives Applaud House Passage of John Lewis Voting Rights Bill. commondreams.org "We fought to extend the eviction moratorium to give states a chance to distribute these funds, but time is of the essence," said Rep. Mondaire Jones.

Jody Ellis (2021-08-25). Community Fridge Program Gets Frozen Out of Las Vegas. progressive.org Nevada has some of the highest rates of food insecurity in the country, but zoning laws and stigma around poverty and homelessness have halted any efforts to alleviate this issue.

Staff (2021-08-25). International Center for Decolonization Studies Denounces US Imposed Sanctions on Cuba and Venezuela at Copenhagen Event. orinocotribune.com "These years have been characterized by an interventionist and interference agenda instigated by the right," stated Humberto González Silva, president of the International Center for Decolonization Studies (CIED), at a recent meeting in Copenhagen. "They [the US] have tried to turn us into a colony through economic, military and cultural intervention," added González Silva. "Therefore, decolonization is the deployment of the transversal principles and values established in the Plan de la Patria, the code of ethics of the Venezuelan society, and this is anti-imperialism." | As part of its international outreach pr…

Luis A. Montero Cabrera (2021-08-25). øCómo somos los cubanos? globalizacion.ca La pregunta que encabeza este artículo puede ser respondida de muchas formas, quizás tantas como más de 11 millones, todas diferentes. Los cubanos estamos en Cuba y también en todo el mundo y allí donde nos encontremos siempre portamos la…

Perilous Chronicle (2021-08-25). Report from 'Shut'Em Down' Protest at the Northwest Detention Center. itsgoingdown.org Perilous Chronicle reports on an abolitionist rally at the Northwest Detention Center in so-called Tacoma, WA. By Alexa Villatoro and the Perilous Editorial Collective Protestors gathered outside the Northwest Detention Center (NWDC) in Tacoma, WA Saturday to call for an end to immigrant detention. The demonstration was organized by La Resistencia, a local immigrant rights…

Chris Jones (2021-08-25). Surviving Lies, Shame and Cruelties. Chris Jones Reporting From Greece's Samos Island. globalresearch.ca

Hamilton Coalition to Stop the War (2021-08-25). 1000th Day of Incarceration of Meng Wanzhou. Press Conference. globalresearch.ca

Robert C. Koehler (2021-08-25). War, Herbicides and Moral Disengagement. globalresearch.ca

Staff (2021-08-25). Jorge Rodríguez: The Right Wing Was Forced to Resume the Path of Dialogue. orinocotribune.com Deputy Jorge Rodríguez, president of Venezuela's National Assembly, expressed that the political sectors of the right, which had specific weight in the early years of the 21st century, have been characterized by their historical record of violence exercised over the past 20 years since "they abandoned the constitutional and democratic political path and, instead, opted for the shortcuts of violence, aggression and fake news." However, now the opposition sectors have been forced to resume the path of dialogue because of the defeat that the Venezuelan people and the Bolivarian Revolution have inflicted on them. | R…

Andrew Emett (2021-08-25). Former Texas deputy arrested for assaulting inmate. nationofchange.org "The integrity of our profession hinges on the willingness of good cops to weed out bad cops."

Paul Antonopoulos (2021-08-25). Kiev Attempts to Cut Water to Crimea. globalresearch.ca …

Jim Hightower (2021-08-25). The Fix Is In on Fixing Things. otherwords.org America's economic and political inequality has led workaday Americans to exclaim: "The system is broken. Let's fix it!" | But there's another version of this protest that I'm hearing more frequently these days: "The system is fixed. Let's break it!" That certainly applies to such rigged systems as money in politics and voter suppression, but it's also relevant to seemingly mundane matters that restrain our personal freedoms. | One of the insidious "fixes" we need to break is the claim by brand-name corporations that we consumers must be banned by law from repairing the products they sell to us. | The weak batter…

David Swanson (2021-08-25). Which Is Worse, the Tech Giant Censors or the Stuff You Want Censored? warisacrime.org The communications system we live in is highly complex, mostly driven by greed and profit, in part semi-public, full of filth I know we'd be better off without, and increasingly openly censored and monitored by defenders of accepted good thinking. Fascist nutcases are spreading dangerous nonsense, while billionaire monopolists are virtually disappearing critics and protesters. …

Venezuelanalysis (2021-08-25). The Blockade Against Venezuela: Measures and Consequences. globalresearch.ca

Rebekah Entralgo (2021-08-25). Advocates call on Congress to #SealTheDeal for care, climate, and justice. nationofchange.org The next few months will be crucial to securing the big, bold policy wins needed to build a more equitable, sustainable country for all.

Victor Gregor Limon, Arcelita Imasa,, Seiji Yamada (2021-08-25). Philippine Human Rights Advocates Oppose U.S. Military Use Of Hawai'i Lands. counterpunch.org The U.S. military's 65-year lease of 30,000 acres of Hawaiian land — at the P≈çhakuloa Training Area (on the Big Island of Hawai'i), the Kawailoa/Poamoho Training Area, the Kahuku Training Area, and the MƒÅkua Military Reservation (on O'ahu) — will end in 2029. The cost to the U.S. Army? One dollar per parcel of land

Ann Brown (2021-08-25). Dr. Martin Luther King Trusted Photographer Ernest Withers But He Was A Top FBI Informant. moguldom.com Renowned civil rights photographer Ernest Withers captured some of the iconic images of the civil rights movement and in particular, photos of Dr. Martin Luther King, with whom he developed a close relationship. But Withers was leading a double life. He was a top FBI informant, unbeknownst to the civil rights leaders he was photographing. …

Editor (2021-08-25). Prioritising profits reversed health progress. mronline.org Instead of a health system striving to provide universal healthcare, a fragmented, profit-driven market 'non-system' has emerged. The 1980s' neo-liberal counter-revolution against the historic 1978 Alma-Ata Declaration is responsible.

_____ (2021-08-25). On 1000th Day Of Incarceration, Canadians Demand Wanzhou's Freedom. popularresistance.org Canada – Thursday, August 26, 2021, marks the 1000th day of unjust incarceration by the Trudeau government of Meng Wanzhou. That's 1000 days during which Mme. Meng has been denied her freedom, has not been able to be with members of her family, has not been able to carry on the duties of her very responsible position as Chief Financial Officer of Huawei Technologies, one of the world's leading tech companies, with 1300 employees in Canada. | Meng's ordeal began on December 1, 2018, the date on which Prime Minister Justin Trudeau kowtowed to the request of former USA President Donald Trump's to extradite Meng. Thi…

Luis Montoya (2021-08-25). SDPD lets 2 Latino youth die, community demands accountability. liberationnews.org Police prevented the immediate medical assistance needed for the wounded teenage Latinos by delaying the ambulance for more than 40 minutes.

RobertAlvarez (2021-08-25). Saving Democracy by Destroying It. ips-dc.org Arizona's Maricopa County is ground zero in the continuing debate over election integrity in the United States. The so-called audit of the 2.1 million votes cast in that county in last year's presidential election—by the almost comically inept firm Cyber Ninjas—was supposed to arrive at the Arizona Senate this week. But delivery was once again delayed as three members of the five-person Ninja team The Maricopa "audit" has…

New Atlas (2021-08-25). US Huawei Claims Regarding Pakistan: A Perfect Propaganda Storm. newatlas.report August 25, 2021 (Joseph Thomas — NEO) — The Western media has been reporting on a US-based software maker, Business Efficiency Solutions (BES), and its allegations that Huawei not only "stole" its technology, but also built in "back doors" into a law-enforcement project built in Pakistan. It's a three-for-one allegation, cementing further an ongoing and …

Sandipan Talukdar (2021-08-25). People infected with Delta Variant shed virus before symptoms appear. peoplesdispatch.org Symptoms appear 5.8 days after infection and 1.8 days after they first tested positive for viral RNA, shows study. The R0 value for Delta was 6.4, much higher than the original variant's value of 2-4…

WSWS (2021-08-25). Captain Otelo Saraiva de Carvalho: The suppressor of the 1974 Portuguese Revolution dies—Part 2. wsws.org The following is the second and concluding part of a series on the death of Otelo Saraiva de Carvalho, the Army captain who organised the military coup on April 25, 1974, that overthrew 48 years of dictatorship in Portugal.

WSWS (2021-08-25). Australia: New South Wales rural and regional healthcare facing collapse as Delta variant hits. wsws.org The ongoing NSW parliamentary inquiry has exposed a dangerously understaffed and under-equipped health system, the result of decades of cuts by consecutive Liberal-National and Labor governments.

Lucas Leiroz de Almeida (2021-08-25). Algeria and Morocco Cut Diplomatic Ties and Heighten Tensions in North Africa. globalresearch.ca

Carey Gillam (2021-08-25). Chlorpyrifos: Common Pesticide Tied to Brain Damage in Children. globalresearch.ca

Survival International (2021-08-25). Global Protests as Brazil's Supreme Court Set to Begin Landmark Indigenous Rights Ruling. dissidentvoice.org Over 6,000 indigenous people from approximately 170 peoples are protesting at the Struggle For Life camp in Brasilia against the Time Limit Trick. © Survival Indigenous peoples from all over Brazil are protesting in a week-long action in Brasilia against the "Marco Temporal" (or "Time Limit Trick"), draft bill 490 known as the "Bill of Death", …

Binoy Kampmark (2021-08-25). Amazon's Drive Into Africa. dissidentvoice.org Since 2004, Amazon has been building a foothold on the African continent. In Cape Town, it already employs thousands in a global call centre and a range of data hubs. Its South African career portal is a busy place, with the vast majority of advertised jobs located in Cape Town. In April, as part of …

_____ (2021-08-25). How Central Banks Are Fueling The Climate Crisis. popularresistance.org Central banks could play a critical role in catalyzing the rapid shift of financial flows away from oil, fossil gas, and coal. However, to date, central banks have instead tinkered at the edges. With a few isolated exceptions — such as decisions by the French and Swiss central banks to partially exclude coal from their asset portfolios — central bank activity on carbon pollution and the climate crisis has been limited primarily to measures to increase financial market transparency.

Staff (2021-08-25). Whitey on the news: Watching Bezos's trip to space from the Global South. therealnews.com Last month, the eyes of the public were focused on Jeff Bezos's

Peoples Dispatch (2021-08-25). Bahrain hacked phones of 9 activists using Israeli spyware, says Citizen Lab. peoplesdispatch.org Canada-based Citizen Lab stated that it has verified the numbers with Paris-based Forbidden Stories and Amnesty International, organisations responsible for last month's global media coverage which implicated dozens of governments across the world for using the spyware…

WSWS (2021-08-25). AFL-CIO names career bureaucrat Liz Shuler to head US labor federation. wsws.org The new AFL-CIO chief, a nonentity, unknown outside of narrow bureaucratic circles, takes office amidst signs of growing working-class militancy.

WSWS (2021-08-25). South Korea moves to end social distancing restrictions despite COVID-19 surge. wsws.org The primary goal of the Moon government is not to protect people, but to condition the population to "live with the virus."

WSWS (2021-08-25). "Dana-UAW-USW's sweat shop contract is a non-starter. Vote no! Dana workers need a strategy for victory!" wsws.org After years of poverty wages, unbearably long work hours and sweatshop conditions at our plants, Dana workers are saying enough is enough and are ready to fight. The UAW and the USW trying to ram another sellout contract down our throats without giving us time to study and discuss it. This time, however, we are not going to allow them to do it.

Skylar Baker-Jordan (2021-08-25). Biden's Plan a Godsend for Appalachia. progressive.org These funds would help diversify our economies, bring new revenue streams into our region and retrain workers for jobs in the new economy.

WSWS (2021-08-25). The international working class must fight for the eradication of COVID-19. wsws.org The online discussion hosted by the World Socialist Web Site on Sunday, "For a Global Strategy to Stop the Pandemic and Save Lives!," provided an overwhelming, scientifically-grounded case for a policy of elimination and eradication of the COVID-19 virus.

Judy Greenspan (2021-08-25). Black August commemorated at the gates of San Quentin Prison. workers.org San Rafael, Calif. August 21 — Overcoming both dangerous air quality from California's cataclysmic fires and the state's desperate attempts at intimidation, veterans and activists of the prisoners' rights movement marched to the West Gate of San Quentin Prison today to commemorate Black August and the spirit of George Jackson. . . . |

Rick Rozoff (2021-08-25). Caspian to Black Sea: Azerbaijan, Ukraine united in GUAM. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Ambassador of Azerbaijan to Ukraine Elmira In response to the question What experience of your country could be useful to Ukraine in the process of strengthening the state and increasing its resilience to existing challenges? It's an experience of building a new independent state in difficult conditions of political instability, economic recession, military-political confrontation …

WSWS (2021-08-25). Mass outbreak in Texas schools as hospitals are overwhelmed. wsws.org Texas schools are driving a further surge in cases of COVID-19 within first weeks of reopening.

Kevin Mwanza (2021-08-25). Report: Delta Air Lines To Charge Unvaccinated Employees $200 A Month. moguldom.com Delta Airline says it will impose a $200 monthly surcharge on unvaccinated employees as a growing number of U.S. companies push to have staff and employees get jabbed against covid-19. About three-quarters of Delta's workers already are vaccinated, said CEO Ed Bastian in a company memo Wednesday. However, the growing number of cases of coronavirus …

One People's Project (2021-08-25). Antifascists Make Proud Boys Cry in Portland. itsgoingdown.org Report from Idavox on the recent antifascist mobilization in so-called Portland, Oregon against the Proud Boys and other neo-fascist groups. The right wing rally was supposed to be held along the waterfront downtown where they had held rallies before. Instead, they were regulated to the parking lot of a shuttered Kmart ten miles away in…

Editor (2021-08-25). Revolutionary socialism is the primary political ideology of The Red Nation. mronline.org This position paper of the Third General Assembly formally adopts revolutionary socialism and liberation as the primary political ideology of The Red Nation.

Ann Brown (2021-08-25). Tensions Rise Over Reparations In Clyburn's Charleston, S. Carolina. moguldom.com The South Carolina city of Charleston was once the U.S. slave trade capital and historians estimate that at least 40 percent of all enslaved Africans arrived here through its port. Talk of reparations for slavery is heating up in the city but not the way pro-reparations advocates had hoped. The concept of reparations for American …

Rick Rozoff (2021-08-25). NATO: 30-nation military bloc demands Crimea return to Ukraine. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com NATO supports Ukraine, demands return of Crimea — NATO Dpty Secretary General NATO is together with Ukraine, we demand the return of Crimea, we reaffirm our readiness to support Ukraine in the fight for freedom," [NATO Deputy Secretary General Mircea] Geoana said at the founding summit of the Crimea Platform in Kyiv on Monday. **** …

Editor (2021-08-25). The case of the vanishing boss. mronline.org This article summarizes the manuscript, "The Two-Employer Problem: Strategic Dilemmas at the Heart of the Tipped Wage Debate," a co-winner of the 2021 Albert Szymanski-T.R. Young/Critical Sociology Marxist Sociology Graduate Student Paper Award.

Karl Grossman (2021-08-25). Insane U.S. Plan to Spend Billions on Weaponizing Space Makes Defense Contractors Jump for Joy—But Rest of World Cowers in Horror at Prospect of New Arms Race Leading to World War III. covertactionmagazine.com Imagine this scenario from the year 2045: The U.S. and China, after years of belligerence, go to war over control …

Carlos Aznarez (2021-08-25). Héctor Béjar's Resignation: Peru's Government Held Hostage by the Military. orinocotribune.com The government of Pedro Castillo has suffered its first defeat by yielding to the pressures of the right-wing coup and the most reactionary sectors of the Armed Forces. The imposition of the resignation of Foreign Minister Héctor Béjar is, without a doubt, an enormous show of weakness and will have consequences in the future. To discuss this issue we spoke with Ricardo Jiménez, sociologist and activist of ALBA Movimientos del Perú (ALBA Movements of Peru), and a regular contributor to Resumen Latinoamericano. | Q: What are your impressions of what happened? | Ricardo Jiménez: Héctor Béjar's resignation is undoubt…

Joris Leverink (2021-08-25). Defending the legacy of Chile's 2019 uprising. roarmag.org On July 5, after a tumultuous morning both inside and outside the former National Congress building, the inaugural meeting of

WSWS (2021-08-25). The historical background and initial stages of the COVID-19 pandemic. wsws.org This report to the 2021 SEP summer school was delivered by Dr. Benjamin Mateus, who has led the coverage on the WSWS of the scientific and medical issues posed by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Free West Media (2021-08-25). Denmark Abolishes All Corona Measures. globalresearch.ca

WSWS (2021-08-25). Michigan Governor Whitmer proposes to use federal pandemic relief money to fund the police. wsws.org Leading Democrats from Detroit and across the state joined together with the governor to call for $75 million of the federal funds from the American Rescue Plan to be used for beefing up police departments across the state.

Dana Brown (2021-08-25). Americans Deserve Publicly Owned Generic Drugs. otherwords.org It's an all too familiar story. A company with some of the best-paying jobs around and a vital anchor for the community decides to engage in "restructuring" to "maximize long-term value creation." | In other words, it closes down and lays off its workers in pursuit of bigger profits. | But the late July closure of the Viatris pharmaceutical plant in Morgantown, West Virginia — which employed close to 1,500 people and was the largest remaining generic pharmaceutical plant in the U.S. — is particularly galling. | West Virginia Governor Jim Justice echoed a sentiment shared across the political spectrum…

Marlee Kokotovic (2021-08-25). Senate Democrats fighting to tax billionaires and pass bill to invest in working families. nationofchange.org "The unconscionable growth in billionaire wealth through the misery of the pandemic is the clearest case I can imagine for the progressive tax reform working its way through Congress."

Rick Rozoff (2021-08-25). Poland accuses Belarus of "all kinds of provocations," boosts troops on border. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com PM says Polish border 'well guarded' against 'Lukashenko's provocations' [Polish Prime Minister Mateusz] Morawiecki warned his country had to be prepared for "all kinds of provocations and unheard-of, unusual actions by the Belarus regime." He thanked border officials and soldiers who had been patrolling the boundary, noting that there were already 1,500 military personnel on …

The Socialist Program (2021-08-25). Hunger Stalks America as Capitalists Cash in: Food, Farming and Capitalism (Part 3). liberationnews.org Brian & Prof. Wolff continue a series on agriculture under capitalism with a focus on the hunger crisis in the United States. How is it possible that in the richest country ever tens of millions are deprived of something as basic as food?>

Editor2 (2021-08-25). US Must 'Stop Slinging Mud' at Others Over Virus Origins, Investigate own Labs: China. orinocotribune.com China has called on the United States to stop pointing the accusing finger at other countries over the lab-leaking theory concerning the origin of the coronavirus pandemic, and to investigate its own bio-labs instead. | Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin made the call on Monday as he stressed that the US side has ignored the conclusion of a joint research report in January by China and the World Health Organization (WHO), which said it was highly unlikely that the virus leaked from a laboratory. | Wenbin censured Washington's slandering of countries over the epidemiological crisis while the US itself…

Kevin Mwanza (2021-08-25). What Is The New Covid AY3 Variant Strain? 3 Things To Know. moguldom.com It is the nature of viruses to evolve over time and these changes can make them easier to spread and become more virulent. Variants are a concern when they increase the transmissibility of the virus because they tend to bring out more serious symptoms or tend to be more resistant to antibodies. The AY.3 or …

Reynard Loki (2021-08-25). Climate crisis putting a billion children at 'extremely high risk,' warns new UN report. nationofchange.org Almost half of the world's children are seriously threatened by the rapidly deteriorating global climate.

WSWS (2021-08-25). What Dana workers are fighting against: A profile of the Fortune 500 auto parts maker. wsws.org The auto parts giant is a powerful and politically-connected company, but the allies of Dana workers in the US and around the world are more powerful.

Staff (2021-08-25). The journalist who won't give up on Alabama's striking coal miners. therealnews.com Over 1,100 union coal miners in Brookwood, Alabama, have been on an unfair labor practices strike against Warrior Met Coal for over five months. And for five months, the mainstream media has barely made a peep about the strike. Instead, a small collection of independent journalists and local and progressive media outlets have been working overtime to cover this important story, including Jacob Morrison, David Story, and Adam Keller at The Valley Labor Report (Alabama's only weekly labor radio talk show). There is one person, however, who has done more than anyone to lift the strike at Warrior Met into publi…

Steve Martinot (2021-08-25). Notes Toward a Complainant's Bill of Rights. counterpunch.org What follows is a first draft of rough ideas concerning the problem of equity in the Police Accountability Board (PAB), recently passed as a charter amendment in Berkeley, and how to address some of its central inequities. These ideas emerged from recent discussions in the PAB, and are offered broadly to groups and individuals for

Steven Krichbaum (2021-08-25). Protect Life Itself and Make Proforestation the Driving Policy on Public Lands. counterpunch.org The new landmark report released in August by the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change painted a dismal and nightmarish scenario for the Earth1. But we must remember that all is not lost. In response to the report, as usual the mainstream media focused on the need to reduce emissions. But there is another factor

Peoples Dispatch (2021-08-25). Swiss women's rights groups protest misogynist judgment in rape case. peoplesdispatch.org The Basel Court of Appeal in Switzerland reduced the sentence given to the rapist by a lower court, suggesting that the victim "shared the responsibility" of the rape. The verdict has outraged feminists and other progressive sections across the country…

Kate Merlin (2021-08-25). The Need to Prevent Orphans: the American Oil and Gas Industry is Leaving a Big, Dangerous Mess. counterpunch.org The United States is facing a crisis in abandoned infrastructure, or "orphanage," among the oil and gas industry. This crisis has been succinctly described by Megan Milliken Biven & Regan Boychuk as well as extensively reported on by the think tank Carbon Tracker, as in here, here, and here. The problem is that plugging and abandoning oil wells is expensive, and abandoning them so far has not been. Many wells can produce indefinitely in lower and lower amounts, until the cost of operating them exceeds the available profits. At this point the operator will plug (if they are willing and able to plug) or walk a…

Rose City Counter-Info (2021-08-25). We Went Where They Went: Reflection on Antifascist Mobilization Against the Proud Boys in Portland. itsgoingdown.org What follows is a critical reflection from one perspective on the recent antifascist mobilization in so-called Portland, Oregon against the Proud Boys and other neo-fascist groups last weekend. For another report and overview, go here. Originally posted to Rose City Counter-Info. This is a reportback from some of the antifascist crews who mobilized from a…

Rick Rozoff (2021-08-25). Georgian defense chief, unit that fought Russia in Ukraine ceremony. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Juansher Burchuladze attended the ceremony dedicated to the independence of Ukraine The Minister of Defense of Georgia attended the official event held on the central square of Kiev on the occasion of the Independence Day of Ukraine. The platoon of the 23rd Infantry Battalion of the 2nd Infantry Brigade of the Western Command of the …

WSWS (2021-08-25). US House vote to move forward on budget framework heralds major cuts in $3.5 trillion price tag. wsws.org To overcome the opposition of the Democratic holdouts, Pelosi made a significant concession, incorporating into the procedural rule a pledge to bring the infrastructure bill to a vote in the House by September 27, regardless of whether the "human infrastructure" budget bill had passed in the Senate.

José Luis Granados Ceja (2021-08-25). Venezuela Details Suffering Caused by US Sanctions in Report to ICC. venezuelanalysis.com Caracas asked the ICC to open an investigation into alleged crimes against humanity committed by the US through unilateral coercive measures.

Editor (2021-08-25). Worst air in the world? Salt Lake City, Utah. mronline.org Salt Lake City has ranked first for worst air quality in the world twice in the past two weeks. While poor air quality is not a new problem for Utah, the climate crisis is exacerbating the problem due to the devastating increase in wildfires caused in large part by climate change-fueled severe droughts throughout the region in the warmer months.

Sahand Yazdanyar (2021-08-25). It's Time to Reassess Our Relationship With Israel. otherwords.org In April 1996, Israeli artillery shells rained down on a United Nations compound where hundreds of civilians were taking refuge. As the shells exploded and the building collapsed, 106 civilians died and another 116 were injured. | The attack, now known as The United Nations

WSWS (2021-08-25). Nervous financial markets await Fed chief's speech. wsws.org There are signs of liquidity problems in the $22 trillion US Treasury market in part because of uncertainty over the direction of the Fed's monetary policy.

_____ (2021-08-25). The World Is Rid Of Rizzo. popularresistance.org Rizzo was the unapologetic godfather of the CIA's torture program, a monstrous crime against humanity that he defended unabashedly until his death. On the surface, he was a nice enough guy — quick with a smile and a nod. He was dapper, with a well-groomed beard that made him look more like a 19th century businessman in search of a top hat rather than what he was: a seasoned, very political attorney whose job was to lay out the legal justifications for horrific crimes yet to be committed.

_____ (2021-08-25). Nicaragua at a Revolutionary Crossroads and in Imperialist Crosshairs. popularresistance.org Regime change against Nicaragua, in particular, is intensifying through tightened sanctions and a pervasive disinformation campaign. Although exploiting proclivities for Black and Indigenous identity within Nicaragua will be harder given the unique political and cultural investment Black and Indigenous peoples have in the Sandinista revolution.

Dean Baker (2021-08-25). Does the New York Times Prohibit Its Reporters from Providing Context on Budget Issues? cepr.net That seems to be the case. This article on the $3.5 trillion budget outline didn't mention once that the spending would be over ten years. (Hey, ten years, one year, what difference does it make?) This spending comes to a bit more than 1.2 percent of projected GDP over this period. For another comparison, we …

_____ (2021-08-25). Expanding The Military Draft Is Not Feminism. popularresistance.org Nearly 3 million women in the United States have been forced out of the workforce due to coronavirus-related issues. Unwilling to provide solutions to the very real issues that everyday people are facing, Congress has instead found a way to suck more resources into the war machine: expanding the draft to include women.

Sharon Johnson (2021-08-25). Screen Shot 2021-08-25 at 9.12.50 AM.png. progressive.org The pandemic has created opportunities for states to level the playing field for marginalized workers.

_____ (2021-08-25). Actors For Assange: Julian Assange's Defence Statement, Acted Out. popularresistance.org Julian Assange's defence team were prevented from delivering his defence statement verbally in court, so it was submitted only for the record, to maintain the secrecy surrounding the case. | 49 actors from around the world recorded an abridged version (55 minutes) of explosive testimony.

Rick Rozoff (2021-08-25). Turkey: Crimea must be returned to Ukraine (then to us). antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Summit of Crimean Platform opens search for solution to return Crimea to Ukraine — Turkish Foreign Minister "I would like to emphasize once again the need to increase the global awareness of the importance of the problem of the annexation of Crimea….." The Foreign Minister [Mevlut Cavusoglu] said that Turkey supports the aspiration of the …

WSWS (2021-08-25). Experts warn India rapidly heading to COVID-19 "third wave" wsws.org An expert panel convened by the Modi government's own Ministry of Home Affairs has warned there could be a half million new COVID-19 infections per day by late September or October.

Mark Sircus (2021-08-25). Medical Monsters on the Loose. globalresearch.ca

Robert Hunziker (2021-08-25). Trump's Favorite Pesticide Banned! counterpunch.org The Biden EPA has put a stop to use of the pesticide chlorpyrifos on food crops, thereby reversing a decision by the Trump administration to allow it to continue to be sprayed on vegetables and fruit in spite of an Obama administration order in 2015 to ban the pesticide for public health reasons. This is

Tamara Nassar (2021-08-25). Israel kills 15-year-old in night attack on refugee camp. electronicintifada.net Imad Hashash is the 12th child killed by Israel in the West Bank in 2021.

It's Going Down (2021-08-25). Abolitionists Hit the Streets in Support of Call to 'Shut'Em Down'. itsgoingdown.org On Saturday, August 21st, abolitionist groups across the so-called United States took to the streets in solidarity with a call from Jailhouse Lawyers Speak, for a day of national 'Shut'Em Down' actions outside of jails, prisons, and detention facilities. While many events are being scheduled for later in the month and on September 9th, to…

Ann Brown (2021-08-25). M4BL Group Demands Reparations From Government For History Of Targeting Movements That Support Black Life. moguldom.com Black American activists have long been targeted disproportionately by the federal government and a new report by a coalition of Black activist groups presents more evidence of structural racism used against movements that support Black life. Black Lives Matter protesters, for example, were targeted in the aftermath of the Minneapolis police killing of George Floyd …

Christine Massey (2021-08-25). Video: Does the Virus Exist? Has SARS-CoV-2 Been Isolated? Interview with Christine Massey. globalresearch.ca "is there reliable evidence that SARS-CoV-2 has been isolated from an "unadulterated sample taken from a diseased patient"? | Christine Massey submitted Freedom of Information (FOI) requests to some 90 Health /Science institutions.

_____ (2021-08-25). First Trial From Treaty People Gathering Ends In Acquittal. popularresistance.org The first person arrested during this summer's Treaty People Gathering to take her case to trial was acquitted Wednesday on one gross misdemeanor charge in Hubbard County District Court, marking the first ruling in dozens of cases to be brought from the occupation of the Two Inlets pump station.

Michael T. Klare (2021-08-25). The Drawbacks of a Cold War with China in a Hot World. juancole.com ( Tomdispatch.com ) — In recent months, Washington has had a lot to say about China's ever-expanding air, naval, and missile power. But when Pentagon officials address the topic, they generally speak less about that country's current capabilities, which remain vastly inferior to those of the U.S., than the world they foresee in the 2030s …

Dr. Joseph Mercola (2021-08-25). COVID Noncompliance Now Labeled Top 'Terror Threat'. globalresearch.ca

Steve Lalla (2021-08-25). Canada Underestimated Anti-Imperialist Sentiment of Venezuelan People — Interview with Yves Engler. orinocotribune.com August 23, 2021 (OrinocoTribune.com)—US, Canada, and their allies underestimated the persistence of anti-imperialist sentiment in Venezuela when they attempted to overthrow the government of Nicolás Maduro using the Lima Group and the puppet government of Juan Guaidó, affirmed Canadian foreign policy expert Yves Engler. | "The whole Juan Guaidó experiment was clearly disastrous," Engler said in a recent interview with Orinoco Tribune. "It was a total failure, and my presumption is that the US and Canadian officials—and maybe Colombian and other countries' officials—were drinking their own Kool-A…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2021-08-25). Mayo Clinic expert discusses breakthrough COVID-19 cases. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org COVID-19 vaccines remain the best defense against COVID-19. However, no vaccines are 100% effective at preventing illness in vaccinated people, and a small percentage of breakthrough cases are expected, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Breakthrough COVID-19 cases are receiving a lot of attention, but they are not what's driving the current surge. Watch: Mayo Clinic expert discusses breakthrough COVID-19 cases. youtu.be/JcyCl9amum0 Journalists: Broadcast-quality sound bites are in the downloads at…

Iroel Sánchez (2021-08-25). øEs Joe Biden un libertador de la Internet? globalizacion.ca El viernes 16 de julio, en los jardines de la Casa Blanca y antes de abordar el helicóptero rumbo a la residencia de descanso en Camp David, Joe Biden declaró a la CNN que "la desinformación en las redes nos…

National Voter Corps (2021-08-25). Saturday 8/28: Palo Alto: March On for Voting Rights Rally (in-person & virtual option). indybay.org Palo Alto City Hall Plaza, 250 Hamilton Ave, Palo Alto 94301; or join online | Wear a mask. Please follow all current COVID safety guidelines: covid19.ca.gov/…

Norman Solomon (2021-08-25). Will Senate Democrats Stoop to Confirming Rahm Emanuel as Ambassador? indybay.org Senators of good conscience must not vote to confirm him…

A Remembrance (2021-08-25). Jack Hirschman, Poet Laureate, 1933-2021. indybay.org San Francisco's Poet Laureate in 2006, Jack Hirschman, passed away in San Francisco on August 22, 2021 at age 87. His life story may be found at en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Hirschman…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2021-08-25). Swimming for better health and to avoid injuries. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Swimming is often touted as a great workout for all ages, offering benefits not only for the body, but also for the mind. As a form of exercise, swimming keeps your heart rate up and builds muscle strength. It also can be a great form of stress relief. "Swimming is a wonderful sport. I definitely recommend swimming for people of all ages," says Dr. Matthew Crowe, a Mayo Clinic orthopedic surgeon and sports medicine expert…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2021-08-25). Mayo Clinic Minute: Getting back to the school routine. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org With classes right around the corner, it's time to get kids ready for a return to school. And after a year that has been anything but normal because of the COVID-19 pandemic, Mayo Clinic experts say it's important to prepare children for that first day of school by getting back into a routine. Reporter Jason Howland has more in this Mayo Clinic Minute. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/HBsMDxWylpw Journalists: Broadcast-quality video (1: 05) is in…

Angela (2021-08-25). Saturday 8/28: Virtual screening of the documentary film "The Viewing Booth" indybay.org

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2021-08-25). Mayo Clinic preparing for COVID-19 vaccine boosters when approved. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Are you wondering about booster doses of the COVID-19 vaccine? You are not alone. "While the emergency use authorizations for COVID-19 vaccines do not yet allow for people to receive a booster vaccine, we will be prepared," says Dr. James Watson, chair of Mayo's Clinic COVID-19 Vaccine Allocation and Distribution Work Group. The workgroup is closely monitoring booster vaccine development and recommendations and creating a process to administer booster vaccines once they are approved by…

Staff (2021-08-25). Regardless of Media Spin, Yesterday's Budget Vote Was a Progressive Victory. truthout.org The corporate news media certainly do love their deftly twisted story lines. Yesterday's House voting binge on a variety of hugely important pieces of legislation got the treatment. Why? Because apparently they need the "Dems in Disarray" trope fully in the mix the way hummingbirds need nectar. | For example, the $3.5 trillion budget blueprint — which includes crucial climate measures and social programs — passed on a straight party line vote on Tuesday. This was a large victory for…

Isaac Enríquez Pérez (2021-08-25). øAfganistán como clavo en el ataúd de la hegemonía de los Estados Unidos? globalizacion.ca Las escenas mediáticas de colaboracionistas intentando trepar en aviones de la fuerza aérea estadounidense que despegan del aeropuerto de Kabul, evidencian las contradicciones geopolíticas y geoestratégicas de las "guerras de conquista" emprendidas por el complejo militar/industrial de los Estados Unidos…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2021-08-25). Mayo Clinic Q and A: Collagen and biotin supplements. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I've read that collagen and biotin are good for the body. What are these supplements, and are they beneficial? ANSWER: Collagen and biotin supplements appear to be getting attention in the media for promoting healthy aging, along with joint and bone health. However, it is important to understand what collagen and biotin are and what research is available to support these claims. Collagen is concentrated in bones, ligaments, tendons, skin, blood vessels and internal…

Walden Bello (2021-08-25). Leila de Lima May Be the Only Hero of the Duterte Era. zcomm.org An interview with the imprisoned Duterte critic who's running for reelection from behind bars…

David Giesen (2021-08-25). Saturday 8/28: "40 acres and a mule, writ large": an SF political walking tour. indybay.org American Youth Hostel | 312 Mason Street | San Francisco | (we meet in the lobby)…

Peter T. Young (2021-08-25). Hawaiian Royal Family recognized at 2021 California Admission Day. indybay.org 2021 California Admission Day, we seek authentic voices from diverse communities impacted by the 1850 Compromise by the US Congress, establishing California as a State. Hawaiians under King Kamehameha III, helped settle Sacramento and few seem to know, yet.

_____ (2021-08-25). Supreme Court Ruling on Asylum Policy Denounced as 'Nothing Short of Cruel'. commondreams.org "These people have done nothing to contribute to climate change," said one U.N. official. "They don't burn fossil fuels… and yet they are bearing the brunt of climate change."

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2021-08-25). Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast: Breaking down the booster terminology for COVID-19 vaccines. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org COVID-19 vaccine boosters are being recommended eight months after a person's second dose of a COVID-19 vaccine. "A vaccine booster dose is generally an additional dose above and beyond the primary series needed to achieve protective immunity," says Dr. Gregory Poland, an infectious diseases expert and head of Mayo Clinic's Vaccine Research Group. "So the dose that was approved this past week would be better classified as an 'additional dose' for those who are moderately to severely immunocompromised." Dr….

willet (2021-08-25). US to create new Pacific fleet to deter China. indybay.org The US administration continues to take steps to contain China's influence. This time, the American side is considering the possibility of deploying a permanent group of national Navies in the Pacific Ocean.

Staff (2021-08-25). 9 House Dems Who Threatened Biden's Bills Get Accolades From Pro-Business Groups. truthout.org The House passed a $3.5 trillion budget framework Tuesday, but not before a group of centrist Democrats backed by big money groups tried to stall the vote in an effort to scuttle the unprecedented spending package. | Democrats can now move forward with votes on both the larger $3.5 trillion bill as well as a more focused $1.1 trillion infrastructure bill without the votes of Republicans. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., was first forced to scrap a planned vote on Monday to advance the…

Atilio A. Boron (2021-08-25). øQué hará el Talibán con las armas abandonadas por Washington? globalizacion.ca El notable escritor, periodista y político venezolano Earle Herrera publicó hoy, en Ciudad Caracas y en Correo del Orinoco, una breve nota sobre un inverosímil "olvido" del Pentágono en Afganistán. Ahora, nos dice, "el Talibán cuenta con unas 40 aeronaves, …

Dr. Paul Craig Roberts (2021-08-25). The FDA Has Proved Itself to be a Totally Corrupt and Criminal Organization. globalresearch.ca

Staff (2021-08-25). John Lewis Voting Rights Bill Passes House With Zero Republican Votes. truthout.org The House passed the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act on Tuesday evening. The bill would empower nonwhite voters and enable the federal government to move against racial discrimination in voting. | The bill, named for the late Rep. John Lewis, a Democrat from Georgia and civil rights advocate who died last year, passed the House

Isheka N. Harrison (2021-08-25). Will America Break? Largest Public School System Says All Teachers And Staff Must Take Jabs, Boosters, Potentially In Perpetuity. moguldom.com New York City, which boasts America's largest public school system, is mandating all teachers and staff to get vaccinated against covid-19 or face consequences. The city made the announcement on Monday, Aug. 24, that all 148,000 of its public school employees would need to get at least their first vaccine dose by Sept. 27. "We're …

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2021-08-25). Sharing Mayo Clinic: Reclaiming his life after lab testing confirms a serious illness. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org At 71, David Voeltz is a happily married family man who appreciates putting in a hard day's work and enjoys spending time in the woods. But for David, the ability to walk through nature with his children and grandchildren, and to climb in and out of the dump truck that is an integral part of his work as a truck driver, has not always been a given. Just two years ago, most of David's muscular…

David Giesen (2021-08-25). Wednesday 8/25: Bernal Litterati [sic]. indybay.org Bernal Branch library | 500 Cortland Avenue | (we meet outside in the little amphitheater on the Moultrie side of the library)…

Anonymous103 (2021-08-25). China Discovers New Oil Fields Ensuring Its Energy Sector. southfront.org Illustrative Image | PetroChina has discovered a large shale oil field at the Gulong site in the Daqing field in the Songliao Basin in northern China with reserves exceeding 1 billion tons.PetroChina Company Limited is a Chinese oil and gas company and is the listed arm of state-owned China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC), headquartered in Dongcheng District, Beijing. The company is currently Asia's largest oil and gas producer and was China's second biggest oil producer in 2006. Traded in Hong Kong and New York, the ma…

WSWS (2021-08-25). UK parent Lisa Diaz condemns Boris Johnson's deadly school reopening drive. wsws.org In the past week, Lisa has posted short videos on Twitter which have gone viral because they express the sentiments of masses of parents in the UK and worldwide who are terrified about the dangers posed to their children by school reopenings.

_____ (2021-08-25). 'Unprecedented': Madagascar on Verge of World's First Climate-Fueled Famine. commondreams.org "Monopoly is a threat to representative democracy—and that protecting our democracy requires effective antitrust."

Dana Sanchez (2021-08-25). MAGA Prophet Donald Trump Booed At Alabama Rally After Telling Supporters To Get Vaccinated. moguldom.com Audience members at the mostly maskless "Save America" rally in Cullman, Alabama, booed former President Donald Trump on Saturday when he encouraged them to "take the vaccines" — his most forceful endorsement to date. The booing prompted observations on Twitter that this was "that moment your monster turns on you." Alabama has the lowest vaccination rate in …

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2021-08-25). Somalia: From the Cold War to the War on Terror. libya360.wordpress.com Ann Garrison Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, aka Farmaajo, Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki, and Ethiopian President Abiy Ahmed Cold War and War on Terror destabilize Somalia and cause great suffering for its people. Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, aka Farmaajo, is currently the Interim President of Somalia, pending parliamentary elections that have been repeatedly postponed since February….

_____ (2021-08-25). 'Unacceptable': US Treasury Says 89% of Rental Aid Still Not Disbursed. commondreams.org "We put an end to the Trump presidency but we still need to put an end to his cruel, harmful, and deadly policies including this xenophobic one."

willet (2021-08-25). USA wants its corporations to ditch China. indybay.org The leadership of the United States again raised the issue of the Uyghurs and attempted to provoke an "allergic reaction" of Beijing. The economic agenda goes in parallel with it.

Angela (2021-08-25). Sunday 8/29: Virtual Book Event: "Where the Streets Had a Name" indybay.org

Editor2 (2021-08-25). Daniel Hale Wins 2021 Sam Adams Award. orinocotribune.com The Sam Adams Associates on Monday released this statement about the winner of its 2021 award: | DRONE WARFARE WHISTLEBLOWER DANIEL HALE HONORED WITH SAM ADAMS AWARD FOR INTEGRITY IN INTELLIGENCE | The Sam Adams Associates are pleased to announce drone warfare whistleblower Daniel Hale as the recipient of the 2021 Sam Adams Award for Integrity in Intelligence. Hale — a former Air Force intelligence analyst in the drone program — was a defense contractor in 2013 when conscience compelled him to release classified documents to the press exposing the criminality of the U.S. targeted assassination program…

David Giesen (2021-08-25). Monday 8/23: What's the Bible good for? indybay.org ZOOM: | zoom.us/j/93577376753?pwd=K2cvdzEwdnBpSGFyZkVtc1pIVUVrZz09…

Anonymous007 (2021-08-25). Iran Blames United States For Chaos In The Middle East, Emergence Of Terrorist Groups. southfront.org Click to see full-size image | Iran said that it blamed US adventurism and that of its allies for the emergence of terrorist groups, including ISIS, and the subsequent rise of unprecedented violence in the Middle East region."Today, civil society groups in the West have realized that military adventurism of the US and some of its Western allies in our region have paved the way for the emergence and rise of terrorist groups like Daesh and al-Nusra Front, as well as totally unprecedented, brutal…

Martin Armstrong (2021-08-25). The Fake News that FDA Approved the Vaccines Is Made Clear in the Letter. Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) Prevails. globalresearch.ca

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2021-08-25). Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast: It's like a Code Red hospital alert. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org An overwhelming surge of COVID-19 cases is underway in the U.S. The delta variant continues to spread, the lambda variant is showing up, and some people are refusing to be vaccinated for COVID-19 or wear face masks. "My message today is a hospital term and that's Code Red," says Dr. Gregory Poland, an infectious diseases expert and head of Mayo Clinic's Vaccine Research Group. "It is Code Red in the U.S. and for the globe regarding…

Michael Steinberg (2021-08-25). Remembering Jack Hirschman. indybay.org The recent death of poet and activist Jack Hirschman as recalled by another writer and activist.

Silicon Valley PRIDE (2021-08-25). Sunday 8/29: Silicon Valley Pride Parade & Festival 2021. indybay.org Plaza De Cesar Chavez Park @ 1 Paseo de San Antonio in Downtown San Jose 95113 | Please follow all current COVID safety guidelines: covid19.ca.gov/…

Janet Johnson (2021-08-25). Statewide Protest Against CalEPA, DTSC on 8/30. indybay.org CalEPA and DTSC are in bed with the polluters, lobbyists and corporate developers and are neglecting environmental justice communities, while our children are sick and dying.

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2021-08-25). Rare Lyme disease-causing bacteria spotted on routine blood films. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Eye on Innovation features exciting advances taking place at Mayo Clinic Laboratories. This monthly series shines a spotlight on recently developed tests and highlights how Mayo Clinic translates ideas and discoveries into testing resources that improve diagnosis and care for patients across the globe. ______________________________________________ It's long been known that Lyme disease is caused by bacteria transmitted through the bite of an infected black-legged tick (otherwise known as the deer tick). The understanding for many years was…

Victor Noir (2021-08-25). Trump 2020 Sticker @ Berkeley Bowl. indybay.org Berkeley Bowl grocery tends to be a local point of miscegenation. All folx should feel welcome.

_____ (2021-08-25). The Secret Corporate Memo Behind Today's Guerilla War on Campus Progressives. commondreams.org "Poll after poll shows that the overwhelmingly majority of voters support bold action."

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2021-08-25). Consumer Health: Back to school, teens and depression. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org With many teens heading back to school, peer pressure and academic expectations are once again a reality. These added pressures can cause ups and downs during what can be an already tumultuous time of life. For some teens, though, the lows are more than just temporary feelings. They're symptoms of depression. Teen depression is a serious mental health problem. It affects how teenagers think, feel and behave, and it can cause emotional, functional and physical…

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2021-08-25). The 2020-21 Worldwide Corona Crisis: Destroying Civil Society, Engineered Economic Depression, Global Coup d'État and the "Great Reset" globalresearch.ca We are at the crossroads of one of the most serious crises in modern history. We are living history, yet our understanding of the flow of events since January 2020 has been blurred. Worldwide, people have been misled both by their governments and the media.

Peter Koenig (2021-08-25). The mRNA Vaccine's Poisonous Potions: Medical Malpractice or "Slow Motion Genocide"? globalresearch.ca …

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2021-08-25). Science Saturday: Could regenerative medicine relieve neck, back pain? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Mayo Clinic is looking to regenerative medicine as a potential long-term solution for degenerative disk disease that has for years eluded medical science. Millions of people in the U.S. are afflicted with chronic neck and back pain that often comes after years of wear and tear on the spine. Current treatments provide only temporary relief for this common disorder and finding a cure has been a great challenge for researchers. Wenchun Qu, M.D., Ph.D., a physiatrist and pain…

In Defense of Liberation! (2021-08-25). The Capitalist Rationality of the Empire: Imperialism. anchor.fm In this episode we go over how Colonialism and Capitalism directly led to the creation of Empires such as the British Empire, the Dutch, the Spanish and now the US Empire. We discuss Imperialism and how it is the way in which Empires stay in power, and how the US Empire today is restructuring itself. We also hit on the need for Revolution, not reform. Power to the People's Struggle!

Silicon Valley PRIDE (2021-08-25). Saturday 8/28: Silicon Valley Pride Festival 2021. indybay.org Plaza De Cesar Chavez Park @ 1 Paseo de San Antonio in Downtown San Jose 95113 | Please follow all current COVID safety guidelines: covid19.ca.gov/…

Mike Ferner (2021-08-25). There Is No "Fixing" This Industry. zcomm.org Nothing changes until people start talking about it and that's exactly what our group is provoking…

Brenda Norrell (2021-08-25). O'odham Voice Against the Wall Releases New Report on Elbit Spy Towers. indybay.org O'odham Voice Against the Wall demands a halt to the destruction and surveillance underway by Israel's Elbit Systems on the Tohono O'odham Nation and an end to the militarization by the U.S. Border Patrol, in a new 81-page report released to the world today.

Agustín Lage Dávila (2021-08-25). Fidel y los grandes temas nacionales de hoy. globalizacion.ca Hace unos días conmemoramos el aniversario 95 del natalicio de quien ha sido una de las personalidades políticas más relevantes del siglo XX: Fidel Castro. Y aunque se celebra justamente su impronta en la historia, apenas comienzan a fluir ideas…

Thom Hartmann (2021-08-25). Medicare-For-All Will Stop Political Bosses from Playing Games with Deadly Diseases. zcomm.org No, DeSantis isn't really spreading COVID just to boost profits. He's doing it because he wants to be president…

Peter Lee (2021-08-25). Keeping Up With the Donners. counterpunch.org I recently had the opportunity of spending a few days in the lovely mountain community of Truckee, California. Today, Truckee's main street is a numbingly trendy procession of fashionable shops, fine restaurants, and sporting goods and service providers catering to the tourists who flock to the area year round from the Bay Area and from

Eduardo Aliverti (2021-08-25). Argentina — øCómo sale el Gobierno de la defensiva? globalizacion.ca Hay un enchastre temático que en parte responde a deficiencias del Gobierno; en parte a una oposición que necesita disimular su carencia absoluta de ideas novedosas; en parte al efecto que producen medios y redes entre las minoritarias audiencias politizadas;…

_____ (2021-08-25). Christian Students Protest Departure Of Volleyball Coach. popularresistance.org Tonga, a devout Christian, said the campus pastor and athletic director called a meeting with him last week in which he was berated over his sexual orientation. Tonga said the school administrators called his gayness "a danger" to the school and children and commented that "parents pay too much" to attend the school for their children to be coached by a gay man.

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2021-08-25). Mayo Clinic Q and A: Treatments and therapies for autism. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org DEAR MAYO CLINIC: My 2-year-old niece has had several issues since birth, and she is behind in her communications and attention. I wonder if she may be on the autism spectrum. Before I mention it to my sister, can you explain autism and how it is best treated? ANSWER: Autism is one of a group of serious developmental problems called autism spectrum disorder that appears in early childhood — usually before age 3. Though symptoms and severity…

_____ (2021-08-25). After Backlash, OnlyFans Suspends Plan to Ban Sexually Explicit Content. commondreams.org It is obvious that what is currently taking place in Jenin is indicative of something much larger. And Israel knows this.

Long Haul Infoshop (2021-08-25). Friday 9/10: ONE-TIME screening of 1953 Iranian coup expose' film "COUP 53" at the LONG HAUL INFOSHOP. indybay.org The Long Haul Infoshop | 3124 Shattuck Ave. Berkeley, Ca 94703…

_____ (2021-08-25). 'Democracy for Sale': Analysis Ties Corporate Consolidation to Increased Lobbying. commondreams.org A major report on climate says both greenhouse gas concentrations and global sea levels hit record highs in 2020.

Rick Rozoff (2021-08-25). NATO and NORAD collaborate in Arctic, High North. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com NATO Air Policing Meets NORAD — Collective Defense on a Global Scale On Aug 23, Major General Karsten Stoye, German Air Force, Chief of Staff of NATO's Allied Air Command at Ramstein Air Base, visited the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) to meet with NORAD Deputy Commander Lieutenant-General Alain Pelletier, Royal Canadian Air Force. …

_____ (2021-08-25). 'Monstrous Human': Erik Prince Reportedly Charging $6,500 for Seats Out of Kabul. commondreams.org The extraordinary lengths to which the Court has shown it will go to enable the rich to effectively buy elections with its blithe disregard for the rights of people should terrify all those concerned with the survival of our extremely weakened and problematic democracy.

Angela (2021-08-25). Sunday 9/12: Virtual Cookbook Launch: "A Taste of Gaza" indybay.org

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2021-08-25). Benefits of kids wearing masks in school. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Children are heading back to the classroom and many parents have questions about their kids wearing face masks to protect them from COVID-19. Are they safe? How do masks help my child? Is my child really at risk of getting COVID-19? Dr. Nipunie Rajapakse, a pediatric infectious diseases physician at Mayo Clinic Children's Center, answers these questions and offers insights into the benefits of everyone over age 2 wearing masks when in public settings or around unvaccinated people….

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2021-08-25). Mayo Clinic Minute: Catching up on childhood vaccinations. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org As students prepare to return to the classroom, it's important to ensure that they keep up with their immunization schedules. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in a dramatic drop in routine childhood vaccinations. August is National Immunization Month. And Mayo Clinic experts are reminding you that a part of the back-to-school routine is making sure your kids are up to date on their shots. Jason Howland has…

William rivers Pitt (2021-08-25). The Biggest Gamble of Nancy Pelosi's Life. zcomm.org "The American people expect us to deliver on child care, paid leave, housing, healthcare, climate action, and more — and we must."

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2021-08-25). Mayo Clinic Q and A: Swimming safety for children. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org DEAR MAYO CLINIC: A friend and I were talking about the risks of swimming and water safety for young children. I have a toddler and a 4-year-old, and I'm curious about when it's safe to swim, the risk of getting sick, and the need for goggles and earplugs. ANSWER: For many people, the hot summer days are often spent swimming at the pool. But before you help your child suit up, it's important to consider practical tips to…

willet (2021-08-25). Germany and Australia to work together on China. indybay.org As part of the Indo-Pacific strategy, Germany is deepening political and military engagement with Australia as its main partner in the region. In recent months, Berlin's more active vector in the Indo-Pacific region has been presented as fully meeting the current and promising challenges from the PRC.

Global Research News (2021-08-25). Selected Articles: Study: Fully Vaccinated Healthcare Workers Carry 251 Times Viral Load, Pose Threat to Unvaccinated Patients, Co-Workers. globalresearch.ca By

South Front (2021-08-25). Video: Taliban Rule Faces Its First Challenges. globalresearch.ca

Nick Corbishley (2021-08-25). Spain's Supreme Court Rules Against Using Vaccine Passports to Restrict Access to Public Spaces. globalresearch.ca

Human Rights Working Group UUSF (2021-08-25). Friday 8/27: Defend Voting Rights. indybay.org 1187 Franklin St. near the Corner of Franklin and Geary, San Francisco…

Pseudonymous (2021-08-25). Concord Police Association Back Seeno – Developer With Criminal History. indybay.org It is not usual for a police officers' association to openly express an opinion in a development decision. Yet, the Concord Police Association, which represents 130 police officers, openly supported Seeno/Discovery Builders – a company known for mortgage fraud, price inflation, the desecration of a Patwin burial site, and who recently tried to sue the East Bay Regional Parks in an attempt to stop the development of the the Thurgood Marshall Regional Park in the Concord hillside. The president of the Oakland Police Officers' Association also spoke in favor of Seeno.

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2021-08-25). Mayo Clinic to reinstitute visitor guidelines in Rochester. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Due to the continued spread of the highly contagious delta variant, Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn. will reinstitute visitor policy restrictions in inpatient and outpatient settings, beginning Monday, Aug. 16. All visitors entering Mayo Clinic will be screened for respiratory illness, and required to comply with social distancing guidelines and wear a mask for the entirety of their visit. Visitors who do not comply with these requirements will be asked to leave. Updated visitor restrictions…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2021-08-25). Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast: Kicking your COVID-19 bad habits. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org For more than a year, COVID-19 has forced people to depart from their normal routines. Physical isolation, working from home, and added stress and anxiety about a deadly coronavirus have led some people to develop bad habits that have consequences on both physical and mental health. "When we're under stress, we revert back to what's comfortable," says Dr. Benjamin Lai, a Mayo Clinic family medicine physician. "COVID-19 has brought unpredictability and a sense of loss…

Robert F. Kennedy Jr (2021-08-25). Two Things Mainstream Media Didn't Tell You About FDA's Approval of Pfizer Vaccine. globalresearch.ca

Labor Video Project (2021-08-25). CA SEIU1000 Pres Richard Lewis Brown On Newsom, Fires, Covid & Racist Homophobic Attacks. indybay.org WorkWeek interviews SEIU 1000 president Richard Lewis Brown about the fires, covid, Newsom and the racist homophobic attacks on him.

Thomas Klikauer (2021-08-25). German Contract Workers and the Coronavirus Pandemic. zcomm.org Please Help ZNet Posted by Thomas Klikauer, Gyà∂rgy Széll and Meg Young When the Coronavirus pandemic hits Germany, contract worker Thomas Màºntzer lost his job. So did thousands of his colleagues. Largely bypassed by the media, most Germans hardly noticed these massive job losses among contract workers. When factory

Emir Sader (2021-08-25). Bolsonaro produce su propia ingobernabilidad. globalizacion.ca El presidente de Brasil, Jair Bolsonaro, se subió a la ola antipolítica, generada en las manifestaciones de 2013 y reforzada en 2016, para aprovechar su situación de outsider de la política tradicional y convertirse en el supuesto líder de la…

_____ (2021-08-25). According to US Supreme Court, Right to Buy an Election More Protected Than Right to Vote in One. commondreams.org "We refuse to let conservatives stop us from getting what people need and deserve," said the youth-led Sunrise Movement. "We have to pass a bold reconciliation bill first."

Indivisible SF Pensisula & Raging Grannies (2021-08-25). Saturday 8/28: Vote NO! Stop the Recall Rally in San Mateo. indybay.org Sidewalk honk & wave, 300 S. El Camino Real, San Mateo CA | Wear a Mask;…

Newsclick (2021-08-25). Are DNA vaccines more effective than others? peoplesdispatch.org Dr. Satyajit Rath and Newsclicks' Prabir Purkayastha discuss Zydus Cadila's three-dose ZyCoV-D which has received emergency authorization in India. They talk about the effectiveness of plasmid DNA vaccines over adenovirus-based ones…

Luis Manuel Arce Isaac (2021-08-25). øPor qué el FMI libera en estos momentos fondos multimillonarios? globalizacion.ca El Fondo Monetario Internacional (FMI) acaba de liberar 650 mil millones de dólares en Derechos Especiales del Giro (DEG), una unidad de cuenta que puede ser canjeada por divisas mediante determinadas reglas. | El valor de cada unidad es de 1,42…

Caitlin Johnstone (2021-08-25). Bush Era War Criminals are Louder than ever Because They've Lost the Argument. orinocotribune.com By Caitlin Johnstone — Aug 22, 2021 | After the US troop withdrawal But, far from being silent and slithering under a rock…

_____ (2021-08-25). Progressives Vow to 'Hold the Line' on Democrats' Bold Agenda. commondreams.org For the health of our democracy, we need to disarm the war on knowledge and reason that was inspired by the 'Powell Memo' and carried out by the Koch network and its right-wing army.

àÅlvaro Verzi Rangel (2021-08-25). Steve Bannon y Brasil como el próximo campo de batalla de la ultraderecha. globalizacion.ca El ultraderechista presidente brasileño Jair Bolsonaro, quiere socavar preventivamente los resultados de las próximas elecciones y el negacionista banquero, estratega y gerente de campaña de Donald Trump, Steve Bannon está dispuesto a ayudar a convertir al Brasil en el nuevo…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2021-08-25). Mayo Clinic Minute: Tips for a healthy school year. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org After a year of full or partial distance learning, many students will be headed back into a physical classroom this fall. In this Mayo Clinic Minute, Dr. Nipunie Rajapakse, a pediatric infectious diseases physician at Mayo Clinic Children's Center, offers some tips for a healthy school year. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/QeFoQkM-x9U Journalists: Broadcast-quality video (1: 05) is in the downloads at the end of this post. Please courtesy: "Mayo Clinic News Network." Read the script. "Going…

Sunflower Alliance (2021-08-25). Monday 8/30: Statewide EJ protest against CalEPA, DTSC. indybay.org Cal EPA Building, 1001 I St., Sacramento 95814…

Staff (2021-08-25). Only 11 Percent of Rental Aid Has Been Disbursed, Says US Treasury. truthout.org As the White House prepares for a U.S. Supreme Court

Alex Bainbridge (2021-08-25). Right-wing anti-lockdown protests a symptom of gov't failures. greenleft.org.au A political response is needed to win people away from those peddling conspiracies, or worse, in the growing so-called "freedom" rallies, argues Alex Bainbridge.

The Associated Press (2021-08-25). Supreme Court Orders 'Remain in Mexico' Policy Reinstated. latinorebels.com WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to block a court ruling ordering the Biden administration to reinstate a Trump-era policy that forces people to wait in Mexico while seeking asylum in the U.S.