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2020-08-05: Social Media Postees

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Apartheid or One State: Has Jordan Broken a Political Taboo?
Ramzy Baroud | dissidentvoice.org | 2020-08-05
What will it take for the idea of a two-state solution, which was hardly practical to begin with, to be completely abandoned? Every realistic assessment of the situation on the ground indicates, with palpable clarity, that there can never be a viable Palestinian state in parts of the West Bank and Gaza. Politically, the idea …
dissidentvoice.org/2020/08/apartheid-or-one-state-has-jordan-broken-a-political-taboo/

Apartheid or One State: Has Jordan Broken a Political Taboo?
Ramzy Baroud | zcomm.org | 2020-08-05
Since the two-state solution is no longer workable, Palestine and Israel are now left with one of two options: a protracted, racist and violent apartheid or coexistence in a modern, democratic, and secular state, for all of its people…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/apartheid-or-one-state-has-jordan-broken-a-political-taboo/

How Trump managed to lead the World with the worst response to COVID-19 pandemic
Vijay Prashad | mronline.org | 2020-08-05
Six months ago, on January 30, the director-general of the World Health Organization (WHO), Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, announced a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC). Ten days before this, the Chinese government had said–to great alarm–that the coronavirus could be transmitted from human to human.
mronline.org/2020/08/05/how-trump-managed-to-lead-the-world-with-the-worst-response-to-covid-19-pandemic/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-trump-managed-to-lead-the-world-with-the-worst-response-to-covid-19-pandemic

Brazil: From pandemic to genocide
Makasi Motema | workers.org | 2020-08-05
Since the pandemic began, Brazilians have suffered 93,000 deaths and 2.7 million infections — the second highest number of infections in the world after the United States. Far from marshaling his country's resources to battle the disease, Bolsonaro has intentionally sabotaged Brazil's COVID-19 response. Like his U.S. analog, the right-wing . . . | Continue reading Brazil: From pandemic to genocide at Workers.org…
workers.org/2020/08/50441/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=brazil-from-pandemic-to-genocide

Celebrating 100 years of the communist party in Britain
Peoples Dispatch | peoplesdispatch.org | 2020-08-05
Communists in Britain organized a massive online event on August 1, Saturday, to mark the 100th anniversary of the foundation of the communist party in country. The centenary celebrations, which were titled the 'Red Wedge,' were held online due to the pandemic. The event organized by the Communist Party of Britain (CPB) saw discussions on a wide range of topics with thousands of participants joining in, including around 70 speakers representing different fronts. | As per reports, five sessions were held on Saturday, with deliberations on the themes of anti-racism and anti-fascism, environment and climate crisis,…
peoplesdispatch.org/2020/08/05/celebrating-100-years-of-the-communist-party-in-britain/

The virus, the GDP and the profit motive
Editor | workers.org | 2020-08-05
"The coronavirus pandemic's toll on the nation's economy became emphatically clearer Thursday," the New York Times wrote July 30, "as the government detailed the most devastating three-month collapse on record, which wiped away nearly five years of growth." Specifically, the gross domestic product, "the broadest measure of goods and services . . . | Continue reading The virus, the GDP and the profit motive at Workers.org…
workers.org/2020/08/50445/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-virus-the-gdp-and-the-profit-motive

For Egalitarians, a Sudden Sense of Possibility
Sam Pizzigati | zcomm.org | 2020-08-05
The corona crisis has left the greed grabs of Corporate America considerably more vulnerable…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/for-egalitarians-a-sudden-sense-of-possibility/

Hiroshima, Technique, and Bioweapons
Seiji Yamada | counterpunch.org | 2020-08-05
My family comes from Hiroshima, and I was born there myself. On August 6, 1945, my father was thirteen and just far enough away from home in the center of Hiroshima, across a few hills assigned to digging potatoes. The rest of his immediate family was scattered far enough from Ground Zero to survive. Branches of his family and branches of my mother's family came to an end that day, however.
counterpunch.org/2020/08/05/hiroshima-technique-bioweapons/

The Worst Hunger Season Yet to Come: Global Moral Failure in the Time of Covid-19
Jonas Ecke | counterpunch.org | 2020-08-05
As the moral philosopher Peter Singer asserts, we are just as obligated to save a child half a world away than we are to save a child that is drowning right in front of our eyes. While in the past, even the most powerful individuals could not affect what is happening in distant places, we…
counterpunch.org/2020/08/05/the-worst-hunger-season-yet-to-come-global-moral-failure-in-the-time-of-covid-19/

The View From Saturn
Elliot Sperber | counterpunch.org | 2020-08-05
The View From Saturn In the time it takes the earth to make Eight trips around the sun Saturn completes just a quarter of one And there's nowhere to do laundry No place to clean clothes Every laundromat's closed The streams, polluted, Are thick with waste Or dried away Yet you're still here And can…
counterpunch.org/2020/08/05/the-view-from-saturn/

Black Lives Matter: Resisting the Propaganda of Status Quo Defenders
Roy Eidelson | counterpunch.org | 2020-08-05
First came the new names–Breonna Taylor, George Floyd, Rayshard Brooks, and others–all added one by one to the long list of tragic, unjustifiable police killings of Black Americans. Then came the batons, the pepper spray, the tear gas, the flash-grenades, the helicopters, the armored vehicles, and the rubber bullets wielded against nonviolent Black Lives Matter protesters across the United States,…
counterpunch.org/2020/08/05/black-lives-matter-resisting-the-propaganda-of-status-quo-defenders/

Melbourne's 'State of Disaster' Is Covid as Usual in the US
Neil Demause | zcomm.org | 2020-08-05
If Victoria were a US state, its infection rate would be one of the lowest in the nation…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/melbournes-state-of-disaster-is-covid-as-usual-in-the-us/

Massive Explosion Destroys Beirut Harbor, Hundreds of Casualties
Arabi Souri | globalresearch.ca | 2020-08-05
A massive explosion rocked the Lebanese capital Beirut this afternoon Tuesday 04 August 2020, the center of the explosion was in the Beirut harbor. | The Lebanese people who lived through a lengthy civil war and several confrontations with Israel and …
globalresearch.ca/massive-explosion-destroys-beirut-harbor-hundreds-casualties/5720267

Pentagon Plans to Destroy Dozens of Soviet Cities and the So-called Cold War
Shane Quinn | globalresearch.ca | 2020-08-05
Though remaining unmentioned in official texts, the origins of the dubiously titled Cold War can be traced to policies pursued by American leaders during World War II itself. Following Nazi Germany's calamitous defeat at Stalingrad in early 1943, Washington's ongoing …
globalresearch.ca/pentagon-plans-destroy-dozens-soviet-cities-so-called-cold-war/5677930

Republicans sabotage as negotiations delay pandemic relief package
John Catalinotto | workers.org | 2020-08-05
Aug. 3 — Talks between the Republican administration and its majority Republican Senate with the Democratic Party House and Senate leaders have failed so far to reach agreement. This impasse holds up the emergency relief, which Republicans call CARES-2, beyond the date when vital unemployment supplements expired and the rent . . . | Continue reading Republicans sabotage as negotiations delay pandemic relief package at Workers.org…
workers.org/2020/08/50448/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=republicans-sabotage-as-negotiations-delay-pandemic-relief-package

Struggle makes headway, but fight far from over in Portland, Ore
Joshua Hanks | workers.org | 2020-08-05
When federal officers entered Portland, Ore., over the July 4 weekend and began to confront Black Lives Matter protesters, it quickly became clear that the protesters were not going to be driven out. The presence of federal officers only galvanized protesters, who turned out by the thousands night after night. . . . | Continue reading Struggle makes headway, but fight far from over in Portland, Ore. at Workers.org…
workers.org/2020/08/50451/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=struggle-makes-headway-but-fight-far-from-over-in-portland-ore

Widespread protests in Bolivia oppose postponement of elections
wsws.org | 2020-08-05
Since Monday, a movement of strikes and blockades of main roads by workers and peasants has been spreading in Bolivia.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/08/05/boli-a05.html

Does MY Jesus really support Trump?
Philip Farruggio | nationofchange.org | 2020-08-05
If the 'Trump thumping Evangelicals' has their way, like it or not, we will step into a Fascist/Neo Nazi rabbit hole that will assure that the coming Time of Tribulation is before us!
nationofchange.org/2020/08/04/does-my-jesus-really-support-trump/

Iran to send 2000 humanitarian packs to Beirut
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-08-05
TEHRAN, Aug. 05 (MNA) — "2,000 packages weighing 9 tons of food, as well as medicine and medical supplies, will be sent to Lebanon by IRCS", Iranian Red Crescent Society spokesman announced.
en.mehrnews.com/news/161915/Iran-to-send-2000-humanitarian-packs-to-Beirut

Tuesday 8/11: Indigenous Leadership in the U.S. Environmental and Climate Justice Movements
Climate Reality Project | indybay.org | 2020-08-05
Online…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/08/04/18835673.php

Saturday 8/22: What Lies Ahead: Online Townhall with economist Jack Rasmus
Speak Out Now | indybay.org | 2020-08-05
Online meeting, see website for details…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/08/04/18835675.php

Turkey 'neutralized' more than 100 terrorists in July
yenisafak.com | 2020-08-05
Turkish security forces "neutralized" more than 100 terrorists in July, a government official said on Wednesday.Speaking at a monthly news briefing, Turkish Interior Ministry spokesman Ismail Catakli said the country "neutralized" 105 terrorists, including 80 PKK/KCK, 23 Daesh/ISIS, two leftist terror group members.Catakli added that five of them were on the gray category of the Interior Ministry's wanted terrorists list with up to a bounty of 500,000 Turkish liras ($71,246) on each head.The wanted list is divided into five color-coded categories, with red as the most wanted, followed by blue, green, orange and g…
yenisafak.com/en/news/turkey-neutralized-more-than-100-terrorists-in-july-3536167

The Government's Failed Track-and-Trace System is a Disaster for England
Patrick Cockburn | zcomm.org | 2020-08-05
The allegation that Boris Johnson is a bombastic blowhard and careerist who is out of his depth in a real crisis has been confirmed all too frequently by events…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/the-governments-failed-track-and-trace-system-is-a-disaster-for-england/

A tale of two Chomskys: Cancel culture vs. neoliberal hegemonic soft power
Eds. | mronline.org | 2020-08-05
Noam Chomsky has been writing about the lack of democracy under neoliberal hegemony for decades, which is why I was so surprised that he signed the recent Harper's Letter.
mronline.org/2020/08/05/a-tale-of-two-chomskys-cancel-culture-vs-neoliberal-hegemonic-soft-power/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=a-tale-of-two-chomskys-cancel-culture-vs-neoliberal-hegemonic-soft-power

Critical Outlooks of the Community Approach to Global Development
Yossef Ben-Meir | zcomm.org | 2020-08-05
For those of us who support and encourage participatory development (PD), we must ask ourselves what we need to do in order to ensure maximally productive and life-enhancing experiences for the communities with which we work, in the time we are in…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/critical-outlooks-of-the-community-approach-to-global-development/

Black August and Black liberation: "study, fast, train, fight."
Eds. | mronline.org | 2020-08-05
The struggle for African/Black freedom in the United States began with the arrival of the first enslaved Africans to this territory in 1619.
mronline.org/2020/08/05/black-august-and-black-liberation-study-fast-train-fight/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=black-august-and-black-liberation-study-fast-train-fight

As Schools Reopen, Teachers, Parents, and Students Are Pushing Back
Rachel M. Cohen | zcomm.org | 2020-08-05
On the National Day of Resistance, activists say "going back to normal" isn't good enough…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/as-schools-reopen-teachers-parents-and-students-are-pushing-back/

Massive explosion in Beirut kills dozens and injures thousands
wsws.org | 2020-08-05
A deadly explosion in the port district of Beirut, Lebanon Tuesday evening flattened buildings in the immediate vicinity and sent a shock wave across the city.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/08/05/leba-a05.html

Boston school workers blast 'reopening plans'
Workers World Boston bureau | workers.org | 2020-08-05
Boston Public School nurses, teachers and bus drivers occupied City Hall Plaza on July 29, vowing to defend public safety by any means necessary. The action was a response to the threatening, dangerous demands of the White House, Wall Street and Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker to "get back to school . . . | Continue reading Boston school workers blast 'reopening plans' at Workers.org…
workers.org/2020/08/50454/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=boston-school-workers-blast-reopening-plans

Teachers and Students Mobilize in More Than 35 Cities to Demand Safe Schools
Ella Fassler | zcomm.org | 2020-08-05
When many politicians announced plans for the full or hybrid reopening of schools, rank-and-file teachers began organizing themselves spontaneously to prevent the unsafe reopening of schools…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/1037050/

Statewide online workshop on community control of Florida police
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2020-08-05
Tallahassee, FL -The Tallahassee Community Action Committee (TCAC) hosted an online training and workshop, July 30, over Facebook Live on the topic of community control of police. The event was led by experienced anti-racism leaders who are active in the National Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression (NAARPR), and also founding members of their local organizations: TCAC and the group that inspired TCAC's own founding, the Jacksonville Community Action Committee (JCAC). | "NAARPR, JCAC and TCAC all have political repression and police overreach central to their origin stories," noted Tallahassee Communi…
www.fightbacknews.org/2020/8/4/statewide-online-workshop-community-control-florida-police

An Economic Survival Package, not a Stimulus Package
Dean Baker | zcomm.org | 2020-08-05
This is really a question of life and death. Tens of millions of workers have serious health conditions that mean they would be at considerable danger if they became infected…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/an-economic-survival-package-not-a-stimulus-package/

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Fiat Chrysler bribed UAW with tens of millions, new GM court filing alleges
wsws.org | 2020-08-05
The new documents contain allegations of massive corruption on the part of the UAW, exceeding anything brought to light so far by the parallel criminal probe by the FBI.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/08/05/auto-a05.html

Survey suggests 10m infected with COVID-19 in Afghanistan
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-08-05
TEHRAN, Aug. 05 (MNA) — A survey conducted by Afghanistan's Ministry of Public Health suggests that some 10 million people may have contracted the novel coronavirus disease in the country.
en.mehrnews.com/news/161918/Survey-suggests-10m-infected-with-COVID-19-in-Afghanistan

Iran, Afghanistan ink MoU in transit field: official
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-08-05
TEHRAN, Aug. 05 (MNA) — The Director General of Sistan and Baluchestan Ports and Maritime Department General revealed the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Afghanistan's private sector in the field of transit via Chabahar Port.
en.mehrnews.com/news/161914/Iran-Afghanistan-ink-MoU-in-transit-field-official

Global COVID-19 deaths pass 700,000
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-08-05
TEHRAN, Aug. 04 (MNA) — Coronavirus worldwide cases have exceeded 18.2 million with the deaths passing 692,000 in total, according to Worldometer figures.
en.mehrnews.com/news/161922/Global-COVID-19-deaths-pass-700-000

2,697 new COVID-19 cases registered in Iran
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-08-05
TEHRAN, Aug. 05 (MNA) — The novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has infected 2,697 people and claimed 185 lives in Iran in the past 24 hours, a senior health official said.
en.mehrnews.com/news/161925/2-697-new-COVID-19-cases-registered-in-Iran

Zarif says Iran ready to assist Lebanon after explosion
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-08-05
TEHRAN, Aug. 05 (MNA) — Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif expressed the country's full readiness to render any necessary help to Lebanon after a massive explosion rocked the Lebanese capital of Beirut.
en.mehrnews.com/news/161913/Zarif-says-Iran-ready-to-assist-Lebanon-after-explosion

Iran standing by Lebanon: Ghalibaf
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-08-05
TEHRAN, Aug. 05 (MNA) — Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said that Tehran stands by the government and nation of the Lebanon for getting through this crisis.
en.mehrnews.com/news/161932/Iran-standing-by-Lebanon-Ghalibaf

Leader pardons, commutes sentences of 2,135 prisoners
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-08-05
TEHRAN, Aug. 05 (MNA) — Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has agreed to pardon or commute the sentences of as many as 2,135 prisoners.
en.mehrnews.com/news/161931/Leader-pardons-commutes-sentences-of-2-135-prisoners

VIDEO: Moment of destruction of church in Beirut explosion
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-08-05
TEHRAN, Aug. 05 (MNA) — The video shows the moment when a church in Beirut have been destroyed after a massive explosion rocked this city.
en.mehrnews.com/news/161912/VIDEO-Moment-of-destruction-of-church-in-Beirut-explosion

Lebanon rejects Trump's claim over deadly blast in Beirut
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-08-05
TEHRAN, Aug. 05 (MNA) — Lebanon rejects President Trump's claims that the Tuesday's massive blast in Beirut was caused by enemy action rather than an industrial incident.
en.mehrnews.com/news/161917/Lebanon-rejects-Trump-s-claim-over-deadly-blast-in-Beirut

Judge upholds coronavirus pandemic eviction ban in San Francisco
Lynda Carson | indybay.org | 2020-08-05
Eviction Ban During the Coronavirus Covid-19 Pandemic:…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/08/03/18835640.php

Connecting Dots! GAP Fisher Family Attacks ILWU & SF Malcom X Academy With A KIPP Charter
Labor Video Project | indybay.org | 2020-08-05
ILWU members, other unionists and supporters of public education rallied in San Francisco on August 1, 2020 at the GAP corporate headquarters. They spoke against GAP & A's owner John Fisher's plan to privatize the Howard Terminal in the Port of Oakland and and against the efforts of Doris Fisher, John's mother to bust up the SF public school Malcom X Academy in Bayview Hunters Point. SF KIPP which she runs has sued the SFUSD to allow the KIPP school to grab more rooms from Malcom X Academy public school…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/08/03/18835637.php

A fair and solid crisis financing
Philipp Gerhartinger and Joseph Woss | indybay.org | 2020-08-05
The contrast between the EU and the US in COVID financing could hardly be greater. McDonald's operators, Marathon Oil (over $400 million), Exxon, Chevron and Sea World received relief and will reduce their future tax payments. Tax gifts charac terize the US way of corruption and contradict these recommendations.
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/08/05/18835678.php

Fifth COVID-19 Demonstration at San Quentin
Leon and Ruth | indybay.org | 2020-08-05
About 600 people marched to the west gate of San Quentin Prison on August 2nd. While they rallied inmates called out, confirming the horrific conditions inside the walls where the COVID-19 virus has spread like wildfire. | Top photo by Stephanie Mohan, Pro Bono Photo…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/08/03/18835641.php

Saturday 8/8: 75th Annual Hiroshima-Nagasaki Remembrance & Virtual Peace Lantern Ceremony
Monterey Peace & Justice Center | indybay.org | 2020-08-05
Online via YouTube livestream or Zoom…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/08/03/18835635.php

Sunday 8/9: #stillhere: 75th Commemoration of the Atomic Bombings of Hiroshima & Nagasaki Teach-in 8/9
#sillhere Coalition | indybay.org | 2020-08-05
Online…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/08/03/18835636.php

Saturday 8/8: Our Freedom, Our Fight: NARAL Activists' Summit for Reproductive Rights (Day 1)
NARAL Pro-Choice America | indybay.org | 2020-08-05
Online via Hopin…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/08/04/18835676.php

Tuesday 8/4: Black America Counts: Emergency Town Hall on the 2020 Census
Congressional Black Caucus | indybay.org | 2020-08-05
Online via Zoom…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/08/04/18835669.php

Wednesday 8/26: Suffrage 100: A Virtual Centennial Celebration
League of Women Voters SF | indybay.org | 2020-08-05
Online via Zoom…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/08/04/18835670.php

Neil Young sued the Trump campaign for illegal use of his music
Lynda Carson | indybay.org | 2020-08-05
Neil Young Sued The Trump Campaign For Illegal Use Of His Music In An Un-American Campaign Of Ignorance And Hate:…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/08/04/18835672.php

Sunday 8/9: Our Freedom, Our Fight: NARAL Activists' Summit for Reproductive Rights (Day 2)
NARAL Pro-Choice America | indybay.org | 2020-08-05
Online via Hopin…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/08/04/18835677.php

Biden's wife says he WILL debate Trump, as his campaign blames right wingers for 'imaginary controversy'
rt.com | 2020-08-05
Joe Biden's wife confirmed in a Fox News interview that he will go through with plans for debates with President Donald Trump, ignoring the advice of some political strategists and media outlets such as CNN. | "Oh yes, he will," Jill Biden told Fox's Dana Perino on Tuesday. "I think they've already, I think it's three debates they've decided on. So yes, he will be there." She added that her husband, the presumptive Democratic nominee for president, will make up his own mind rather than being swayed by those who are urging him to skip the debates. | Jill Biden's comments echoed those of Biden campaign spokes…
rt.com/usa/497119-biden-wife-presidential-debate/

Los Angeles DA's husband charged with ASSAULT for pointing gun at BLM protesters on his porch
rt.com | 2020-08-05
The husband of Los Angeles' first black district attorney has been charged with multiple counts of assault with a firearm for pointing a gun at Black Lives Matter protesters who showed up on the couple's doorstep. | David Lacey, whose wife is LA District Attorney Jackie Lacey, has been charged with three counts of assault with a firearm, according to charging documents filed on Monday by California State Attorney General Xavier Becerra in Los Angeles superior court. The three assault charges &#150…
rt.com/usa/497115-lacey-husband-charged-assault-blm/

Protesters SUE Seattle over 'expensive gear' required to confront cops, demand ban on riot control weapons
rt.com | 2020-08-05
A group of protesters has sued the Seattle government, arguing that "unmitigated police violence" has imposed a monetary cost on their right to demonstrate freely, forcing them to buy expensive gear to safely confront the cops. | Filed by five plaintiffs who took part in ongoing protests in Seattle, the suit seeks a temporary restraining order barring the city's police department from wielding force and crowd control munitions on demonstrators, alleging heavy-handed police tactics have made "safe protest prohibitive," as "one needs an exceptional amount of protective gear to enjoy that freedom." | Also on rt.c…
rt.com/usa/497120-seattle-lawsuit-expensive-gear/

Government criticised for quarantine 'failures' and treatment of children as coronavirus cases rise
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2020-08-05
The government has been criticised for treating children "as an afterthought" during the coronavirus (Covid-19) crisis and not acting quickly enough to close the UK border in the early days of the pandemic.A failure to quarantine travellers arriving in the UK in the early days of the pandemic "accelerated" the spread of Covid-19, a new report by the Commons Home Affairs Select Committee suggests.Meanwhile, children's commissioner Anne Longfield said the re-opening of schools "should be prioritised" as lockdown measures are eased, saying schools must be the first to reopen and the last to close during any local lo…
thecanary.co/uk/news/2020/08/05/government-criticised-for-quarantine-failures-and-treatment-of-children-as-coronavirus-cases-rise/

Beirut surveys devastation with thousands injured and death toll rising after massive explosion
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2020-08-05
Residents of Beirut awoke to a scene of devastation on 5 August, a day after a massive explosion at the city's port sent shock waves across the Lebanese capital, killing dozens of people and wounding thousands.Smoke was still rising from the port, where a towering grain silo was shattered. Major downtown streets were littered with debris and damaged vehicles, and building facades were blown out.At hospitals across the city, people had been waiting all night for news of loved ones who had gone missing or were wounded. Others posted requests for help online.Authorities say at least 70 people were killed and 3,000 w…
thecanary.co/global/world-news/2020/08/05/beirut-surveys-devastation-with-thousands-injured-and-death-toll-rising-after-massive-explosion/

Over 100 Protesters Block Road to Mt. Rushmore During July 4th Festivities
Unicorn Riot | unicornriot.ninja | 2020-08-05
Keystone, SD — On Friday, July 3, 2020, hundreds of protesters rallied on the shoulder of Highway 16A demonstrating their opposition to President Trump and Vice President Pence speaking and celebrating at Tƒ•u≈ãká≈°ila ≈ ákpe (Six Grandfathers Mountain), also known as Mount Rushmore, for Independence Day….
unicornriot.ninja/2020/over-100-protesters-block-road-to-mt-rushmore-during-july-4th-festivities/

Demilitarize Kashmir for plebiscite: Diaspora groups
yenisafak.com | 2020-08-05
The Kashmiri diaspora around the world has demanded the demilitarization of Jammu and Kashmir to pave way for a plebiscite in the disputed Himalayan region.In a joint statement marking a year since India scrapped the region's special constitutional status, 56 groups representing Kashmiris living overseas vehemently condemned New Delhi's "pernicious tyranny" and "imperialist" aims."[The Indian government] has unleashed a well-designed imperialist plan that seeks to forever change the political nature of the Kashmir dispute through demographic changes, political maneuverings, and administrative machinations," read…
yenisafak.com/en/world/demilitarize-kashmir-for-plebiscite-diaspora-groups-3536175

Over 352 killed in Jammu and Kashmir in last 1 year: Report
yenisafak.com | 2020-08-05
At least 352 people, including civilians and Indian soldiers, were killed in clashes and search operations across Indian-administered Kashmir in the last one year, according to a new report.The Kashmir's Statehood Abrogated — Legal Fact-Finding Report said New Delhi's Aug. 5, 2019 move, which revoked the disputed region's special status, dragged the valley into fresh violence.It said that 75 civilians and 196 militants — referred as "freedom fighters" — were killed at the hands of Indian security forces during the said period.Some 81 Indian soldiers and paramilitary personnel were also killed during clash…
yenisafak.com/en/world/over-352-killed-in-jammu-and-kashmir-in-last-1-year-report-3536172

Pakistani envoy calls for raising awareness on Kashmir
yenisafak.com | 2020-08-05
Pakistani citizens living abroad should raise awareness about the plight of people in Jammu and Kashmir, which was annexed by India and reduced to a centrally administered territory a year ago, Pakistan's ambassador to Ankara said on Wednesday.Muhammad Syrus Sajjad Qazi's comments came at an event held in the Pakistani Embassy in Ankara where Youm-e-Istehsal, or Day of Exploitation, was marked with participation of officials, journalists and diplomatic representatives.The Pakistani administration declared Aug. 5 as Youm-e-Istehsal to protest against the Indian government's actions in Jammu and Kashmir, which Isla…
yenisafak.com/en/news/pakistani-envoy-calls-for-raising-awareness-on-kashmir-3536170

EU to send search and rescue teams to Beirut
yenisafak.com | 2020-08-05
The European Union is sending search and rescue teams to Beirut after a deadly explosion at the city's port, it announced on Wednesday."The EU Civil Protection Mechanism is now coordinating the urgent deployment of over 100 highly trained firefighters, with vehicles, dogs and equipment, specialized in search and rescue in urban contexts," a statement on the European Council's website said.The 27-member bloc offered condolences to those who have lost their loved ones, and offered its full support to the Lebanese people."As an immediate first step, the EU Civil Protection Mechanism has been activated upon request o…
yenisafak.com/en/news/eu-to-send-search-and-rescue-teams-to-beirut-3536171

Turkey: Auto sales rise 387.5% year-on-year in July
yenisafak.com | 2020-08-05
Turkey's passenger car and light commercial vehicle (LCV) sales surged by 387.5% year-on-year in July, according to an industry group on Wednesday.Vehicle sales in the country totaled 87,401 last month, up from 17,927 in July 2019, the Automotive Distributors' Association (ODD) said in a statement.Some 17,974 light commercial vehicle and 69,427 passenger-car were sold in the month, rising 350.9% and 610.7% respectively year-on-year.In January-June, the automotive market also expanded 60.3% on an annual basis to 341,469.Passenger car sales posted a rise of 58.9% to 273,022, and LCV sales soared 65.8% year-on-year…
yenisafak.com/en/news/turkey-auto-sales-rise-3875-year-on-year-in-july-3536165

Turkey rescues 74 asylum seekers in Aegean
yenisafak.com | 2020-08-05
Turkey on Wednesday rescued 74 asylum seekers, who were pushed back by Greek forces into Turkish territorial waters, according to security sources.In a rescue operation, the Turkish Coast Guard rescued the asylum seekers, who set off for the Greek island of Lesbos, off the coast of Ayvalik district in the northwestern Turkish province of Balikesir.They were on board two rubber boats that were pushed back to Turkish territorial waters by the Greek Coast Guard, said the sources, who asked not to be named due to restrictions on speaking to the media.Turkey has been a key transit point for asylum seekers aiming to cr…
yenisafak.com/en/news/turkey-rescues-74-asylum-seekers-in-aegean-3536174

Turkey stresses import of European watchdog reports
yenisafak.com | 2020-08-05
Turkey values the Council of Europe's independent monitoring mechanisms and its cooperation with them, the Turkish Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday.The assertion was part of a statement announcing the release of reports by the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) on its 2017 and 2019 visits to Turkey.The ministry stressed that the reports, available on the CPT website, were released with Ankara's authorization and include the Turkish government's responses."Turkey attaches importance to the independent monitoring mechanisms of the Council of Eur…
yenisafak.com/en/news/turkey-stresses-import-of-european-watchdog-reports-3536166

France's Macron to travel to Beirut on Thursday
yenisafak.com | 2020-08-05
Macron, who spoken to Lebanese President Michel Aoun shortly after the blast, has already ordered French emergency assistance be sent to Lebanon, a country with deep historical ties to France.
yenisafak.com/en/news/frances-macron-to-travel-to-beirut-on-thursday-3536176

Staying on Message: Australia, the US and the AUSMIN Talks
Binoy Kampmark | counterpunch.org | 2020-08-05
The Satrap Chronicles of the US imperium will have, near the top of their various ingratiating themes, such Australian politicians as Senators Linda Reynolds and Marise Payne. They resemble Siamese consuls, hard to tell apart (robust build, similar of voice and manner). For another, their views form the putty of derivative policy that has characterised…
counterpunch.org/2020/08/05/staying-on-message-australia-the-us-and-the-ausmin-talks/

After a lifetime of discrimination older women slip into poverty
pip.hinman | greenleft.org.au | 2020-08-05
Feminism Pip HinmanIssue 1275 Australia affordable housing gender discrimination Green Left Fighting FundAugust 5,…
greenleft.org.au/content/after-lifetime-discrimination-older-women-slip-poverty

Did the Atomic Bomb End the Pacific War?
Paul Ham | zcomm.org | 2020-08-05
The use of the atomic weapon must be seen as a continuation and a start: the nuclear continuation of the conventional terror bombing of Japanese civilians, and the start of a new "cold war."
zcomm.org/znetarticle/did-the-atomic-bomb-end-the-pacific-war/

House Speaker Pelosi signals readiness to cut unemployment benefits
wsws.org | 2020-08-05
Congress continues to quibble over a new bill as the crisis deepens for millions of workers and their families.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/08/05/unem-a05.html

The Tories coronavirus plan has paid off. We're now blaming each other for this mess
Steve Topple | thecanary.co | 2020-08-05
It seems that the Conservative government's approach to the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic has paid off. Because the latest YouGov polling shows the majority of the public would blame each other if there was a second wave — not the Tories' chaotic handling of the crisis.The coronavirus blame-game has reached its climax: On Tuesday 4 August, YouGov released the results of its "daily question" survey. And as it t…
thecanary.co/uk/2020/08/05/the-tories-coronavirus-plan-has-paid-off-were-now-blaming-each-other-for-this-mess/

Will Climate Break Through in Big Media's Elections Coverage?
Mark Hertsgaard | thenation.com | 2020-08-05
Will Climate Break Through in Big Media's Elections Coverage?
thenation.com/article/environment/election-paris-accord-climate/

As Covid Slams Us, Elders Want Solidarity, Not Sentiment–or Blame
Judith Levine | thenation.com | 2020-08-05
As Covid Slams Us, Elders Want Solidarity, Not Sentiment–or Blame…
thenation.com/article/politics/coronavirus-austerity-elderly/

Our Government Is Prioritizing Empire Over Health
Andrea Mazzarino | thenation.com | 2020-08-05
Our Government Is Prioritizing Empire Over Health…
thenation.com/article/world/trump-coronavirus-empire/

Arca's Rebellion Against Music and Life
Julyssa Lopez | thenation.com | 2020-08-05
Arca's Rebellion Against Music and Life…
thenation.com/article/culture/arca-kicki-music-review/

The Democratic Party Is Setting the Stage for a Letdown
James Zogby | thenation.com | 2020-08-05
The Democratic Party Is Setting the Stage for a Letdown…
thenation.com/article/politics/democratic-convention-sanders-virtual/

The Burden of Racism Is Written in Stone
Andre Henry | thenation.com | 2020-08-05
The Burden of Racism Is Written in Stone…
thenation.com/article/activism/the-burden-of-racism-is-written-in-stone/

America Is Headed for an Unprecedented Wave of Evictions
Bryce Covert | thenation.com | 2020-08-05
America Is Headed for an Unprecedented Wave of Evictions…
thenation.com/article/politics/rent-evictions-homelessness/

Teacher Protests Erupt As #DemandSafeSchools Takes Off
Andrea Germanos, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2020-08-04
commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/demand-safe-schools-protests.jpg …

Armenia's Risky Tovuz Strategy Dramatically Backfired
Andrew Korybko | thealtworld.com | 2020-08-04
The latest clashes between Armenia and Azerbaijan occurred along their shared border in Tovuz, north of Nagorno-Karabakh. Both sides blame one another but a compelling argument can be made that Armenia was the aggressor. Azerbaijan has no dispute with Armenia over this territory and has nothing to gain by destabilizing this strategy region through which important international energy pipelines and the BTK railway pass. The Mingachevir Dam is also located nearby, and if Armenia attacked it during another war, then the consequences would be disastrous for the millions of Azerbaijanis downstream. | It's actually…

Armenia's Risky Tovuz Strategy Dramatically Backfired

Assange Wins Award, Appears In Court Facing New Charges
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2020-08-04
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange's case management hearing yesterday continued the travesty of legal due process to which he has been subjected for more than a decade. | The journalist and publisher is fighting extradition to the United States, where he faces politically motivated frame-up charges of espionage with a combined potential sentence of 175 years. He has not attended hearings via videolink for the last three months on the advice of doctors, due to his fragile state of health and the threat of exposure to coronavirus. | At the previous hearing on June 29, District Judge Vanessa Baraitser had scolded Ass…
popularresistance.org/assange-wins-award-appears-in-court-facing-new-charges/

Document exposes new US plot to overthrow Nicaragua's elected socialist gov't
Ben Norton | thegrayzone.com | 2020-08-04
A disturbing new document outlines plans for a US regime-change scheme against Nicaragua's elected leftist government, overseen by USAID, to…
thegrayzone.com/2020/08/04/usaid-document-nicaragua-coup/

"Wipe the Soviet Union Off the Map", 204 Atomic Bombs against 66 Major Cities, US Nuclear Attack against USSR Planned During World War II
Prof Michel Chossudovsky | globalresearch.ca | 2020-08-04
According to a secret document dated September 15, 1945, "the Pentagon had envisaged blowing up the Soviet Union with a coordinated nuclear attack directed against 66 major urban areas.
globalresearch.ca/wipe-the-ussr-off-the-map-204-atomic-bombs-against-major-cities-us-nuclear-attack-against-soviet-union-planned-prior-to-end-of-world-war-ii/5616601

U.S. Cold War China Policy will isolate the U.S. not China
MBNJSD | dissidentvoice.org | 2020-08-04
CODEPINK (Credit) Tensions between the United States and China are rising as the U.S. election nears, with tit-for-tat consulate closures, new U.S. sanctions and no less than three U.S. aircraft carrier strike groups prowling the seas around China. But it is the United States that has initiated each new escalation in U.S.-China relations. China's responses …
dissidentvoice.org/2020/08/u-s-cold-war-china-policy-will-isolate-the-u-s-not-china/

"It's Basically a Death Sentence": Hunger Strikers Demand Release as Virus Surges in ICE Jails
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-08-04
People being held in Immigration and Customs Enforcement jails are holding work strikes and hunger strikes over the lack of access to personal protective equipment or quality medical care, and to demand their release. We speak with Joe Mejia, an asylum seeker who was among a group of prisoners at Yuba County Jail in California who led a hunger strike while he was held there for nearly 11 months. "That place is dangerous," Mejia says. "It is a death sentence to detainees, especially right now with the coronavirus."
www.democracynow.org/2020/8/4/ice_jails_hunger_strikes

"Release Them All": Calls Grow to Stop Jailing Immigrants as Transfers & Deportations Spread COVID
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-08-04
The U.S. government continues to hold tens of thousands of asylum seekers and immigrants in detention centers and jails, ignoring the advice of medical experts as the coronavirus continues to spread. ICE has also continued to transfer and deport people — including those who are infected — making it a global superspreader. We speak with Luis Angel Reyes Savalza, an immigration attorney and co-director of Pangea Legal Services in San Francisco, who himself is undocumented and recently got arrested at a protest outside the mansion of California Governor Gavin Newsom demanding the release of people in sta…
www.democracynow.org/2020/8/4/luis_angel_reyes_savalza_immigration_detention

Public Health vs. Politics: White House Scrapped Nationwide COVID-19 Testing Plan to Hurt Blue States
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-08-04
As the U.S. coronavirus death toll passes 155,000, there is still no national testing program, with widespread shortages and delays hampering efforts to contain the pandemic. This continues months after President Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner launched a White House task force with the goal of establishing a national testing plan. We speak to investigative reporter Katherine Eban, whose explosive Vanity Fair report chronicles Kushner's fumbling efforts and the sudden decision to abandon the project on political grounds. "The participants expected that at any moment in early April, the plan would be announced,"
www.democracynow.org/2020/8/4/katherine_eban_jared_kushner

Militarized BORTAC Border Patrol Raids & Ransacks Medical Camp on U.S. Border, Arrests 30 Migrants
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-08-04
In Arizona, heavily armed Border Patrol officers raided the medical camp of humanitarian group No More Deaths and detained 30 migrants whose whereabouts are now unknown. It was the second raid in just two days on the camp, which provides water, food and medical attention to refugees crossing into the United States through the scorching Sonoran Desert. "Immediately after they entered the camp, the first thing they did was round up all of the No More Deaths aid workers and zip-tie them, remove their phones," says Montana Thames, a humanitarian aid worker with No More Deaths. "It was very clear they didn't want any…
www.democracynow.org/2020/8/4/no_more_deaths_aid_camp_raid

Mohammed Rafi: Singer and Human Par Excellence
B. R. Gowani | counterpunch.org | 2020-08-04
Mohammed Rafi, the greatest humanitarian and singer, breathed his last forty years ago today, on July 31, 1980, due to multiple heart attacks while rehearsing for an album at home. Over 20,000 people, including film people, attended his funeral amidst heavy downpour. Rafi's versatility; his command over different genres; his modulating techniques to suit a vast…
counterpunch.org/2020/08/04/mohammed-rafi-singer-and-human-par-excellence/

Philippines: UN and partners launch major COVID-19 response plan to aid 5.4 million
news.un.org | 2020-08-04
Prioritizing the safety and well-being of women and girls, the UN and partners launched on Tuesday a COVID-19 humanitarian response plan to assist some 5.4 million of the poorest and most marginalized people in the Philippines.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2020/08/1069512

US: Navajo Nation Prolongs Emergency State Due To COVID Spikes
telesurenglish.net | 2020-08-04
U.S. Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez Monday urged his community to maintain precautionary measures against COVID-19 as health experts register over 462 Indigenous deaths due to the virus. | RELATED: | Ireland: PM Announces Precautionary Measures Close To Reopening | "Our health care experts urge everyone to continue to stay home and isolate as much as possible, wear masks in public, avoid large crowds, wash hands and practice social distancing," Nez briefed in a communiqu…
telesurenglish.net/news/us-navajo-nation-prolongs-emergency-state-due-to-covid-spikes–20200804-0023.html

US GDP Collapses and Economic Rebound Fades
Dr. Jack Rasmus | globalresearch.ca | 2020-08-04
This past week US economy collapsed in the 2nd quarter by 32.9% at annual rate and nearly 10% just for the April-June period. Never before in modern US history–not even in the worse quarters of the 1930s great depression–has the …
globalresearch.ca/us-gdp-collapses-and-economic-rebound-fades/5720181

John Pilger: Another Hiroshima is Coming, Unless We Stop It Now
John Pilger | mintpressnews.com | 2020-08-04
75 years after Hiroshima, the US is making many of the same dangerous mistakes it did in the run-up to that disastrous moment, this time, with China.
mintpressnews.com/john-pilger-another-hiroshima-is-coming-unless-we-stop-it-now/270039/

Another Hiroshima is Coming…Unless We Stop It Now
John Pilger | counterpunch.org | 2020-08-04
When I first went to Hiroshima in 1967, the shadow on the steps was still there. It was an almost perfect impression of a human being at ease: legs splayed, back bent, one hand by her side as she sat waiting for a bank to open. At a quarter past eight on the morning of…
counterpunch.org/2020/08/04/another-hiroshima-is-coming-unless-we-stop-it-now/

Another Hiroshima is Coming…Unless We Stop It Now
John Pilger | counterpunch.org | 2020-08-04
When I first went to Hiroshima in 1967, the shadow on the steps was still there. It was an almost perfect impression of a human being at ease: legs splayed, back bent, one hand by her side as she sat waiting for a bank to open.
counterpunch.org/2020/08/04/another-hiroshima-is-coming-unless-we-stop-it-now/

Trump RUINED our Venezuela coup and botched 'winning play,' cries Democrat Senator & gets ROASTED online
rt.com | 2020-08-04
The Democratic Party's gripes with President Trump are many, yet the latest may be the most bizarre to date. One Senator argued that Trump's brash personality bungled a perfectly good, American-style coup in Venezuela. | If Senator Chris Murphy (D-Connecticut) had his way, opposition leader Juan Guaido would be occupying the Presidential Palace in Caracas right now, after the successful ousting of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. Despite the weight the US threw behind Guaido last year, the young upstart's planned coup was a failure, and Murphy blames Trump for that loss. | 2/ In early 2019, an opportunity…
rt.com/usa/497111-trump-ruined-venezuela-coup/

Trump RUINED our Venezuela coup and botched 'winning play,' cries Democrat senator before getting ROASTED online
rt.com | 2020-08-04
The Democratic Party's gripes with President Trump are many, yet the latest may be the most bizarre to date. One senator argued that Trump's brash personality bungled a perfectly good, American-style coup in Venezuela. | If Senator Chris Murphy (D-Connecticut) had his way, opposition leader Juan Guaido would be occupying the Presidential Palace in Caracas right now, after the successful ousting of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. Despite the weight the US threw behind Guaido last year, the young upstart's planned coup was a failure, and Murphy blames Trump for that loss. | 2/ In early 2019, an opportunity…
rt.com/usa/497111-trump-ruined-venezuela-coup/

China and the United States Could Avoid an Unnecessary War
Lawrence Wittner | zcomm.org | 2020-08-04
Although few Americans seem to have noticed, China and the United States are currently on a collision course–one that could easily lead to war. Their dispute, which has reached the level of military confrontation, concerns control of the South China Sea. For many years, China has claimed sovereignty over 90 percent of this vast, island-studded Read…
zcomm.org/zblogs/china-and-the-united-states-could-avoid-an-unnecessary-war/

Lee Camp: A Dozen Reasons Now is the Time for Housing as a Human Right
Lee Camp | mintpressnews.com | 2020-08-04
America is not based on hard work. Get it out of your head that this society is set up to be fair. Fair would be everyone with a roof over their head.
mintpressnews.com/lee-camp-evictions-reasons-now-time-housing-human-right/270019/

Elliot Abrams Confirms to Senate Hearing That US Still 'Working Hard' to Overthrow Maduro in Venezuela
Eoin Higgins, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2020-08-04
Admission was latest sign that high pressure campaign on Venezuela's leftist government—including crushing economic sanctions—remains. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/elliott.jpg …
commondreams.org/news/2020/08/04/elliot-abrams-confirms-senate-hearing-us-still-working-hard-overthrow-maduro?cd-origin=rss

Venezuela: US Backs Guaido-led Opposition in Election Boycott
Ricardo Vaz and Lucas Koerner | venezuelanalysis.com | 2020-08-04
Elliott Abrams reiterated US support for hardline opposition factions.
venezuelanalysis.com/news/14960

Undocumented Youth Won on DACA, but Trump's a Sore Loser. So What's Next?
Andrea Flores | aclu.org | 2020-08-04
After a rebuke from the Supreme Court, President Trump is again trying to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program — a program that protects over 700,000 people from deportation and allows them to work and attend school in the United States, their home. The White House is replacing the full DACA program with a skeleton program that will accept no new applicants and renew protection for only one year, instead of two. , , I served in the Obama administration at U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, the government agency responsible for creating and launching DACA. It was the resul…
aclu.org/news/immigrants-rights/undocumented-youth-won-on-daca-but-trumps-a-sore-loser-so-whats-next

Tsunami of evictions underway as moratoriums end
Regina Garcia Cano, Michael Casey | peoplesworld.org | 2020-08-04
BALTIMORE (AP) — Kelyn Yanez used to clean homes during the day and wait tables at night in the Houston area before the coronavirus. But the mother of three lost both jobs in March because of the pandemic and now is facing eviction. The Honduran immigrant got help from a local church to pay part …
peoplesworld.org/article/tsunami-of-evictions-underway-as-moratoriums-end/

Migrant farmworkers in Spain protest amid COVID-19 surge
wsws.org | 2020-08-04
Low-paid agricultural workers are seen as an entirely dispensable workforce, forced to work back-breaking days in appalling conditions.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/08/04/farm-a04.html

Refugees freed from Greek camp 'hell' left homeless
AFP | indybay.org | 2020-08-04
When Amir Hussein was finally allowed to leave the horrific migrant camp of Moria on the Greek island of Lesbos, it was supposed to be the end of a year-long odyssey.
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/08/03/18835625.php

'Optimism of the Will': Palestinian Freedom is Possible Now
Ramzy Baroud | counterpunch.org | 2020-08-04
In a recent TV discussion, a respected pro-Palestine journalist declared that if any positive change or transformation ever occurs in the tragic Palestinian saga, it would not happen now, but that it would take a whole new generation to bring about such a paradigm shift. As innocuous as the declaration may have seemed, it troubled…
counterpunch.org/2020/08/04/optimism-of-the-will-palestinian-freedom-is-possible-now/

The Government's Failed Track-and-Trace System is a Disaster for England
Patrick Cockburn | counterpunch.org | 2020-08-04
Aggressive contact tracing is the strategy that will help most now, although it would have been easier to implement before Boris Johnson's credibility was shredded When I got polio on a farm in the middle of the Irish countryside in 1956, an Irish Health Ministry official visited our nearest neighbour, a farmer called Dick Cunningham, the next…
counterpunch.org/2020/08/04/the-governments-failed-track-and-trace-system-is-a-disaster-for-england/

Lithuania's Alleged Involvement in 2014 Ukraine Maidan Coup
Paul Antonopoulos | globalresearch.ca | 2020-08-04
New scandalous information about the 2014 Maidan coup d'état in Ukraine has emerged that implicates Lithuania's important role in instigating the violent events. David Zhvania, a former Member of the Ukrainian Parliament, revealed on his YouTube channel that the …
globalresearch.ca/lithuania-alleged-involvement-maidan-contradicts-supposed-european-values/5720201

The WEF Knows Best: The Great Global Reset
Peter Koenig | dissidentvoice.org | 2020-08-04
The World Economic Forum (WEF) has just made a grandiose discovery and declared (21 July 2020) under the alarming title "This is now the world's greatest threat — and it's not coronavirus". The superb discovery is listed as "Affluence is the biggest threat to our world, according to a new scientific report." This "shocking and …
dissidentvoice.org/2020/08/the-wef-knows-best-the-great-global-reset/

Europeans Are Waking Up to Government COVID Tyranny. Why Are We Still Asleep?
Rep. Ron Paul | globalresearch.ca | 2020-08-04
Tens of thousands of Germans marched through Berlin on Saturday, proclaiming a "Day of Freedom" and demanding an end to government-mandated face masks and "social distancing." The UK and Netherlands also saw large protests against their governments' tyrannical actions in …
globalresearch.ca/europeans-waking-government-covid-tyranny-why-we-asleep/5720216

Mass Evictions Are on The Way for Millions of American Working Families
sputniknews.com | 2020-08-04
On today's episode of Loud & Clear, Brian Becker and John Kiriakou are joined by Professor Richard Wolff, a professor of Economics Emeritus, University of Massachusetts, Amherst and founder of the organization Democracy at Work whose latest book is "Understanding Socialism."
sputniknews.com/radio_loud_and_clear/202008041080060625-mass-evictions-are-on-the-way-for-millions-of-american-working-families/

"ChinaGate" in the Making: US Hostility Toward China Is Bipartisan
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2020-08-04
A key factor behind Trump regime hostility toward China is election year politics. | But what's going on largely relates to China's growing political, economic, industrial, technological, and military prominence on the world stage. | The US dominated the 20th century — …
globalresearch.ca/us-hostility-toward-china-bipartisan/5720191

Supreme Court Does Not Decide the Future of Ex President Uribe
telesurenglish.net | 2020-08-04
Colombia's Supreme Justice Court Monday concluded a meeting with no agreement to discuss the judicial future of former President Alvaro Uribe. | RELATED: | Colombia: Supreme Court Accuses Uribe of Vote Buying | Uribe is being investigated for procedural fraud and bribery. The Supreme Court judges must decide whether to issue an arrest warrant against him, whether he should remain under house arrest, or whether he can continue to defend himself with no restrictive measure. | The Uribe case…
telesurenglish.net/news/Supreme-Court-Does-Not-Decide-the-Future-of-Ex-President-Uribe-20200804-0005.html

Colombia: Supreme Court Orders House Arrest for Alvaro Uribe
telesurenglish.net | 2020-08-04
Colombia's Supreme Court ordered the arrest of former President Alvaro Uribe (2002-2010) as part of the judicial process in which his participation in the manipulation of witnesses is being investigated. | RELATED: | Colombia: Supreme Court Accuses Uribe of Vote Buying | The five magistrates investigating the far-right Senator decided to guarantee his presence in the country through preventive detention at home. The news was confirmed by Uribe himself. | "The deprivation of my freedom cau…
telesurenglish.net/news/colombia-supreme-court-orders-house-Arrest-for-alvaro-uribe-20200804-0017.html

Colombia: Nobody Is Above The Law, Says Senator Ivan Cepeda
telesurenglish.net | 2020-08-04
Colombian Senator Iván Cepeda for the Alternative Democratic Pole (ADP-Polo Democrático Alternativo) and his lawyer Reinaldo Villalba welcomed the decision of the Supreme Court of Justice to issue an assurance measure against former Colombian President àÅlvaro Uribe Vélez, who is being investigated for witness tampering and procedural fraud. | RELATED: | Colombia: Supreme Court Orders House Arrest for Alvaro Uribe | At a short press conference, Villalba said this is importan…
telesurenglish.net/news/Colombia-Nobody-Is-Above-The-Law-Said-Senator-Ivan-Cepeda-20200804-0021.html

Colombian court orders detention of ex-president àÅlvaro Uribe Velez
Peoples Dispatch | peoplesdispatch.org | 2020-08-04
Social movements and human rights organizations across Colombia hailed the decision of the Supreme Court. àÅlvaro Uribe Vélez is being investigated in a case related to witness manipulation and fraud…
peoplesdispatch.org/2020/08/04/colombian-court-orders-detention-of-ex-president-alvaro-uribe-velez/

How Trump managed to lead the world with the worst response to COVID-19 pandemic
Vijay Prashad | peoplesdispatch.org | 2020-08-04
The United States leads the world in terms of absolute numbers of confirmed cases of COVID-19 as well as deaths. Vijay Prashad looks into how the US continues to fail to contain the spread of coronavirus…
peoplesdispatch.org/2020/08/04/how-trump-managed-to-lead-the-world-with-the-worst-response-to-covid-19-pandemic/

Censorship. Does the U.S. Military Assassinate Journalists?
Robert Fantina | globalresearch.ca | 2020-08-04
As the cries of United States' 'exceptionalism' are heard from the hallowed halls of Congress, one of the alleged hallmarks is freedom of the press. No nation, the breathless masses are told, protects press freedom like the United States. This …
globalresearch.ca/does-us-military-assassinate-journalists-answer-yes/5720223

Research and Development Costs of New Drugs
DiMasi JA. | jamanetwork.com | 2020-08-04
To the Editor The article by Dr Wouters and colleagues compared their estimate of the mean cost of developing a new drug with that found in a study by myself and colleagues. Their base case mean cost per approved new drug of $1.3 billion (in 2018 US dollars) stands in contrast to our estimate of $2.8 billion (2018 US dollars). The authors acknowledged that their sample was nonrepresentative in a number of drug characteristics (including therapeutic class) and by firm size (primarily small firms). Given that our sample consisted of midsized to large firms, their results could be viewed as complementary. Wouters an…
jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2768970

House passes $740 billion defense bill amid the major struggles of the pandemic
Marlee Kokotovic | nationofchange.org | 2020-08-04
"In the midst of a pandemic–as people across the country struggle to make rent, to pay their bills, to survive a deadly disease–it should be unthinkable."
nationofchange.org/2020/08/04/house-passes-740-billion-defense-bill-amid-the-major-struggles-of-the-pandemic/

US: Florida's Ports Are Going Through a Difficult Situation
telesurenglish.net | 2020-08-04
Florida's Port Council (FlaPort) warned that 169,000 jobs and US$23 billion will be lost because of the economic crisis unleashed by the pandemic. | RELATED: | US: MLB Season Will Continue Amid COVID-19 Pandemic | These data, which come from a study carried out by the firm Martin Associates, were mentioned by the Council to request a stimulus package from the U.S. Congress. | The FlaPort Chairman and Executive Director Doug Wheeler argues that the U.S. ports need no less than $ 1.5 billion…
telesurenglish.net/news/US-Floridas-Ports-Are-Going-Through-a-Difficult-Situation-20200804-0011.html

Bolsonaro's Chief of Staff Tests Positive for COVID-19
telesurenglish.net | 2020-08-04
In Brazil, the Chief of Staff of the Presidency Walter Braga Netto Monday tested positive for COVID-19 and became President Jair Bolsonaro's seventh minister to contract the disease. | RELATED: | Brazil: COVID-19 Cases Increase, Bolsonaro Tours Country | "The minister is fine and asymptomatic," the Staff of the Presidency reported and explained that Braga Neto, 63, "will remain isolated until further medical tests and evaluations are performed. Until then, it will continue to fulfill…
telesurenglish.net/news/Bolsonaros-Chief-of-Staff-Tests-Positive-for-COVID-19-20200804-0013.html

Despite Official Reports, China Has Been Importing Millions of Barrels of Iranian Crude Oil
Simon Watkins | globalresearch.ca | 2020-08-04
A number of high-profile reports last week cited data released on 26 July by China's General Administration of Customs (GAC) as clear evidence that China did not import any crude oil from Iran in June 'for the first time since …
globalresearch.ca/despite-official-reports-china-hoarding-iranian-crude-oil/5720212

China, the New Cold War Threat That Wasn't
Nicolas J S Davies | progressive.org | 2020-08-04
The United States manufactures reasons to keep military spending as high as it can be.
progressive.org/dispatches/china-cold-war-threat-benjamin-davies-200804/

U.S. Cold War China policy will isolate the U.S, not China
MBNJSD | nationofchange.org | 2020-08-04
The U.S. must stop pursuing its counterproductive effort to undermine China, and instead work with all our neighbors on this small planet.
nationofchange.org/2020/08/04/u-s-cold-war-china-policy-will-isolate-the-u-s-not-china/

Federal Government Releases Bipartisan Anti-China Plan for Artificial Intelligence
Raul Diego | mintpressnews.com | 2020-08-04
A Washington think tank and Congress issued a bipartisan plan for AI, which utilizes the veneer of technology to formally cast China as the number one obstacle to US hegemony…
mintpressnews.com/federal-government-releases-bipartisan-anti-china-plan-artificial-intelligence/270000/

Imperialist Iran becomes anti-imperialist 1/2
Thierry Meyssan | thealtworld.com | 2020-08-04
The history of Iran in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries corresponds neither to the image that Westerners have of it, nor to the image that the official discourse of Iranians gives of it. Historically linked to China and for the past two centuries fascinated by the United States, Iran is struggling between the memory of its imperial past and the liberating dream of Rouhollah Khomeiny. Considering that Shiism is not only a religion, but also a political and military weapon, it hesitates between proclaiming itself the protector of the Shiites or the liberator of the oppressed. We publish a two-part study by…

Imperialist Iran becomes anti-imperialist 1/2

Empire Is the Root of U.S.-China Hostilities
Jacob G. Hornberger | globalresearch.ca | 2020-08-04
The biggest factor that has led the U.S. government to initiate a hostile relationship against China involves the concept of empire. An empire wants to be the only empire or at least the dominant empire. That is, it wants to …
globalresearch.ca/empire-root-us-china-hostilities/5720207

China & U.S. power
Tony Norfield | mronline.org | 2020-08-04
Can China do much to fight back against the power wielded by the U.S. in the world economy? At first sight, that looks unlikely. China is big, but world trade is conducted in dollars, and the U.S. has economic, political and military influence across the globe.
mronline.org/2020/08/04/china-u-s-power/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=china-u-s-power

Reckless President Trump: Escalation of US Aggressive Posturing against China
Junaid S. Ahmad | globalresearch.ca | 2020-08-04
The dramatic escalation in America's aggressive posturing was not to be unexpected. On the question of relations with Beijing, there certainly have been intra-elite battles on whether to treat China as an essential trading partner massively bolstering the US economy …
globalresearch.ca/crossing-limits-china-patience/5720228

Errors in Trial of Effect of Convalescent Plasma Therapy on Time to Clinical Improvement in Patients With Severe and Life-threatening COVID-19
Liu Z. | jamanetwork.com | 2020-08-04
To the Editor My coauthors and I recently undertook a review of the Original Investigation "Effect of Convalescent Plasma Therapy on Time to Clinical Improvement in Patients With Severe and Life-threatening COVID-19: A Randomized Clinical Trial," published online in JAMA on June 3, 2020. In this trial, we assessed the effect of convalescent plasma therapy in addition to standard treatment vs standard treatment alone among 103 patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), stratified by disease severity. The primary outcome was time to clinical improvement within 28 days. We found that among patients with seve…
jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2768971

State of Pandemic Disaster: Melbourne Moves to Stage Four
Binoy Kampmark | dissidentvoice.org | 2020-08-04
Melbourne — Being in control of a sinking ship is not enviable. Regulations previously passed have a museum feel to them, distinctly obsolete. Directions, once dictated with confidence, lack timbre. Coronavirus is serving as that most wily and cheeky of agents, with the most appropriate of accomplices: Homo sapiens. Human beings are fed up, munching …
dissidentvoice.org/2020/08/state-of-pandemic-disaster-melbourne-moves-to-stage-four/

How Companies Can Keep Their Employees Safe During a Pandemic and Civil Unrest
Beau Peters | dissidentvoice.org | 2020-08-04
Ivan Samkov (Pixels) This is a year unlike most we have ever seen. Few could have predicted the continuous impacts of the coronavirus, a struggling economy, the civil unrest in the streets, and deeper conversations about race and civil liberties. On top of all of that, our businesses are beginning to reopen, and the masses …
dissidentvoice.org/2020/08/how-companies-can-keep-their-employees-safe-during-a-pandemic-and-civil-unrest/

New COVID-19 infections take hold in first week of attempted cruise industry restart
wsws.org | 2020-08-04
Among the first ship operators to resume sailings, Norwegian-owned Hurtigruten suspended operation of two ships this weekend after 36 passenger and five crew tested positive for coronavirus.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/08/04/rest-a04.html

Airborne Transmission of SARS-CoV-2–Theoretical Considerations and Available Evidence
Klompas M, Baker MA, Rhee C. | jamanetwork.com | 2020-08-04
This Viewpoint discusses physical and epidemiological evidence supporting droplet vs aerosol transmission of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), and concludes on balance that aerosol transmission seems unlikely to be the dominant mode of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) spread.
jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2768988

COVID-19 and Massive Job Losses Will Test the US Health Insurance Safety Net
Levitt L. | jamanetwork.com | 2020-08-04
With massive and rapid job losses during the current economic crisis related to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, the US is at risk of a historic decrease in job-based health insurance.
jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2768962

Nurses to hit the streets, again, for protective coronavirus gear
Mark Gruenberg | peoplesworld.org | 2020-08-04
OAKLAND, Calif.–The nation's nurses will hit the streets, again, on August 5, to demand Congress force the GOP Trump administration to order U.S. industry to make enough personal protective equipment (PPE) against the coronavirus, and to force firms to protect their workers on the job. The demonstrations will be at 200 hospitals, half of them …
peoplesworld.org/article/nurses-to-hit-the-streets-again-for-protective-coronavirus-gear/

One month of the coronavirus pandemic: 7.2 million infected, 165,000 dead
wsws.org | 2020-08-04
The month of July was the deadliest yet in the COVID-19 pandemic, as the disease continued to tear through the global population.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/08/04/pers-a04.html

Why the Idea of Jobless Benefits Scares the Conservative Mind
Sonali Kolhatkar | counterpunch.org | 2020-08-04
When Congress passed the CARES Act earlier this year, lawmakers gave some low-wage Americans who lost their jobs an income they've been demanding for years: $600 a week, which works out to $15 an hour for a 40-hour workweek. Because the federal minimum wage is less than half that rate–stuck there due to the intransigence…
counterpunch.org/2020/08/04/why-the-idea-of-jobless-benefits-scares-the-conservative-mind/

We Need an Economic Survival Package Not Another Stimulus
Dean Baker | counterpunch.org | 2020-08-04
There continues to be enormous confusion about what we should be trying to accomplish in the next pandemic relief package. This is best demonstrated by Republicans' obsession with getting people back to work, with a mixture of cuts to unemployment benefits and return to work bonuses. Ignoring the questionable economic logic (there is zero evidence…
counterpunch.org/2020/08/04/we-need-an-economic-survival-package-not-another-stimulus/

Ocean Heat: From the Tropics to the Poles
Manuel García, Jr. | counterpunch.org | 2020-08-04
The heat being captured by the increasing load of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases in the atmosphere is subsequently transferred into the oceans for storage. This process — global warming — has raised the temperature of the biosphere by 1 ∞C (or more) since the late 19th century. Heat introduced into any material body at…
counterpunch.org/2020/08/04/ocean-heat-from-the-tropics-to-the-poles/

The 1 Percent's Attack on Unemployment Benefits is a Sign of Our Broken Democracy
Adam Shah | counterpunch.org | 2020-08-04
Members of the One Percent, such as former restaurateur Andrew Puzder, have urged Congress to not renew the $600 a week unemployment supplement Congress enacted as part of the CARES Act. They argue, in Puzder's words, that "this $600 per week bonus is discouraging work" for low-wage earners. No one receiving unemployment benefits will make themselves…
counterpunch.org/2020/08/04/the-1-percents-attack-on-unemployment-benefits-is-a-sign-of-our-broken-democracy/

COVID Stimulus Checks Shouldn't Penalize One-Parent Households
Shawn Fremstad — Nicole Rodgers | counterpunch.org | 2020-08-04
Both the HEROES Act passed by the House in May and Senate Republicans' HEALS Act announced this week would provide a new round of stimulus in the form of one-time cash payments to most Americans, but with some major differences. One of these differences is in how the bills treat one-parent households with children, the…
counterpunch.org/2020/08/04/covid-stimulus-checks-shouldnt-penalize-one-parent-households/

Framing Wolves in New Mexico?
Greta Anderson | counterpunch.org | 2020-08-04
Late in May 2020, the Arizona Daily Star ran an article titled, "Advocates question investigations used to target 'problem' wolves," detailing some of the work that Western Watersheds Project has been doing to review and assess Wildlife Services' work on livestock killed by Mexican wolves in New Mexico. Together with my colleague — WWP's Arizona…
counterpunch.org/2020/08/04/framing-wolves-in-new-mexico/

Globalization and the End of the American Dream
David Rosen | counterpunch.org | 2020-08-04
Immanuel Wallerstein provocatively begins one of his essays with the following cautionary note: "Globalization is a misleading concept, since what is described as globalization has been happening for 500 years." Nevertheless, in a 2000 article, "Globalization or the Age of Transition?," Wallerstein notes that after WW-II the U.S. was…
counterpunch.org/2020/08/04/globalization-and-the-end-of-the-american-dream/

Pulling Out of Germany: Trump Adjusts the Military Furniture
Binoy Kampmark | counterpunch.org | 2020-08-04
One noisy theme in the Donald Trump Disruption Show in an otherwise chaotic assemblage of messages has remained fairly constant: winding back US troop commitments. The US has fought its complement of wars, bloodied and bloodying. Time to up stakes and head home. It was a message that sold in 2016 across the aisles of…
counterpunch.org/2020/08/04/pulling-out-of-germany-trump-adjusts-the-military-furniture/

The Pandemic Reveals a Europe More United Than the United States
John Feffer | counterpunch.org | 2020-08-04
During the Trump era, America increasingly seems like a motley collection of states brought together for reasons of territorial contiguity and little else. The conservative South is ravaged by a pandemic. The liberal Northeast waits patiently for elections in November to oust a tyrant. A rebellious Pacific Northwest faces off against federal troops sent to…
counterpunch.org/2020/08/04/the-pandemic-reveals-a-europe-more-united-than-the-united-states/

On the Beauty of Life
Evaggelos Vallianatos | counterpunch.org | 2020-08-04
Some friends were wondering how I spend my days. I told them I write most of the time. I explained my books and essays are invisible conversations, if not with the present, at least with the future. I keep asking questions about life, all of its gigantic spectrum: biological, social, political and historical. I published…
counterpunch.org/2020/08/04/125683/

Eight A-Bomb Haiku
David Krieger | counterpunch.org | 2020-08-04
Eight A-Bomb Haiku The desert glowed brighter than a thousand suns — everything changed Japan was clearly defeated … still the A-bombs found their targets The A-bombs killed and maimed massively — mostly civilians Hiroshima — city of a thousand cranes calls out for peace Nagasaki — may you be the last victim of an…
counterpunch.org/2020/08/04/eight-a-bomb-haiku/

Isaias Arrives in North Carolina With Winds of 140 KPH
telesurenglish.net | 2020-08-04
The U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) Monday reported that Isaias made landfall in North Carolina as a category 1 hurricane with sustained winds of 140 kilometers per hour. | RELATED: | Hurricane Isaias Hits the Bahamas | As stated in a newsletter released by the meteorological office, the hurricane touched down in the Ocean Isle Beach area, near the South Carolina border. | The eye of the storm is located 65 kilometers south-southwest of Wilmington, North Carolina, moving northeas…
telesurenglish.net/news/isaiah-threatens-north-carolina-amidst-covid-19-concern-20200804-0002.html

Hurricanes Posit New Threats Amidst the Pandemic, Unicef Warns
telesurenglish.net | 2020-08-04
The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) is concerned about the damage the hurricane season may cause to the most vulnerable Central American and Caribbean families. | RELATED: | Hurricane Isaias Hits the Bahamas | In this area, over 70 million children are affected by the hurricane season and the COVID-19 pandemic affects the disaster preparedness of these countries. | UNICEF is highly concerned that a powerful storm could seriously undermine ongoing efforts to halt transmission…
telesurenglish.net/news/Hurricanes-Posit-New-Threats-Amidst-the-Pandemic-Unicef-Warns-20200804-0001.html

Stricter lockdown reimposed in Philippines as cases top 100,000
wsws.org | 2020-08-04
The Duterte administration has responded to the COVID-19 pandemic with authoritarianism and anti-scientific nonsense.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/08/04/phil-a04.html

Dutch Government Ditches the Mask. Political Pressure Exerted on Sovereign Governments?
John C. A. Manley | globalresearch.ca | 2020-08-04
Last Wednesday, the Dutch government decided not to impose any "national obligation" on its people to wear masks, reports Reuters. | The reason for opting out of the global masquerade? Minister for Medical Care, Tamara van Ark, asserted that …
globalresearch.ca/dutch-minister-cites-lack-evidence-masks-slow-spread-covid-19/5720173

COVID-19 takes hold in Papua New Guinea
wsws.org | 2020-08-04
A surge of new COVID-19 cases has been recorded in the past 14 days, threatening to overwhelm the impoverished country's ill-equipped healthcare system.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/08/04/pngv-a04.html

The Tyranny of Lithium Extraction in Argentina
Yanis Iqbal | globalresearch.ca | 2020-08-04
In the middle of a raging Covid-19 pandemic, Argentina has decided to accelerate the lithium mining sector. This intensification is occurring as a part of the larger expansion of Argentinean extractivism wherein the country has decided to triple its mining …
globalresearch.ca/tyranny-lithium-extraction-argentina/5720221

As fall semester approaches, students fret about their institution's safety
Cameron Hughey | peoplesworld.org | 2020-08-04
NEWMARKET, N.H. — Students across the nation are preparing for the most turbulent semester of their lives. Post-secondary school administrators have started rolling out their strategies to combat the surge of COVID-19 cases and prevent a public relations disaster as the result of subsequent cluster outbreaks on their campuses. While it's safe to say that …
peoplesworld.org/article/as-fall-semester-approaches-students-fret-about-their-institutions-safety/

UNESCO Insists On Prioritizing Education After Covid-19 Impact
telesurenglish.net | 2020-08-04
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) endorsed on Tuesday the call of UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to place education at the forefront of…
telesurenglish.net/news/UNESCO-Insists-On-Prioritizing-Education-After-Covid-19-Impact-20200804-0022.html

Marlins' outbreak of COVID-19 blamed on 'false sense of security'
Steve Wine | peoplesworld.org | 2020-08-04
Derek Jeter says his players let up and paid a price. This localized outbreak is a teachable moment. And one which shows the importance of doing one's due diligence when stepping out whilst round two of the pandemic takes hold: Wear a mask, wash your hands, keep six feet of distance, and don't think you're …
peoplesworld.org/article/marlins-outbreak-of-covid-19-blamed-on-false-sense-of-security/

The Pandemic Enhances Unequal Access to Education, UN Warns
telesurenglish.net | 2020-08-04
The United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres Tuesday asked countries to reopen schools when local transmission of COVID-19 is under control. | RELATED: | Mexico to Resume 2020 School Year Remotely | "Countries must address the health crisis with vigorous actions so that children can return to the classrooms as soon as possible," Guterres said. | The world is facing the biggest educational recession in history with schools closed in over 160 countries. | "We need education as never b…
telesurenglish.net/news/un-alert-on-unequal-access-to-education-entrenched-by-pandemic-20200804-0007.html

As Prison COVID-19 Cases Rise, A Mental Health Crisis Intensifies
Staff | therealnews.com | 2020-08-04
Family visits, job programs, and recreational activities have all been put on hold because of the virus.
therealnews.com/stories/as-prison-covid-19-cases-rise-a-mental-health-crisis-intensifies

Breastfeeding link to COVID-19 is negligible, says World Health Organization
news.un.org | 2020-08-04
The risk of COVID-19 infection from breastfeeding is negligible and has never been documented, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday, in a call for greater support for the practice.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2020/08/1069522

Thailand's COVID-19 response an example of resilience and solidarity: a UN Resident Coordinator's Blog
news.un.org | 2020-08-04
In January, Thailand became the second country to confirm a COVID-19 case but, since then, the country has shown remarkable resilience and, as of late July, there had not been any recorded cases of domestic transmission for nearly two months. Gita Sabharwal, the UN Resident Coordinator in Thailand, explains that this success is thanks to a combination of government action, social responsibility and community solidarity.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2020/08/1069191

Why a strengthened labor movement is essential to fixing America's unjust economy
Tom Conway | nationofchange.org | 2020-08-04
Only by exercising collective power will more Americans put themselves on the path to financial stability–and help the nation emerge from the COVID-19 crisis stronger than before.
nationofchange.org/2020/08/04/why-a-strengthened-labor-movement-is-essential-to-fixing-americas-unjust-economy/

UN chief outlines 'bold steps' for education in the face of COVID-19 disruption
news.un.org | 2020-08-04
The COVID-19 pandemic has created the largest disruption to education in history and prolonged school closures could further entrench inequalities in access to learning, the UN Secretary-General said on Tuesday, underlining the need for "bold steps" to address the crisis.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2020/08/1069442

Communicating Science in the Time of a Pandemic
Saitz R, Schwitzer G. | jamanetwork.com | 2020-08-04
This Viewpoint uses the example of rapid changes to public reporting on the efficacy of hydroxychloroquine and remdesivir for COVID-19 to illustrate how misinformation damages the public's trust in science and medicine, and urges accuracy and circumspection in news reports of developments in the pandemic.
jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2768991

Safeguards Needed for Development of COVID-19 Vaccines
Lurie N, Sharfstein JM, Goodman JL. | jamanetwork.com | 2020-08-04
This Viewpoint lists 4 safeguards policy makers should consider before release of a COVID-19 vaccine, including ensuring effectiveness through clinical trials, providing evidence of safety, requiring informed consent before vaccination, and establishing comprehensive adverse effects monitoring systems.
jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2768989

COVID-19: ECLAC Countries Call For Unprecedented Cooperation
telesurenglish.net | 2020-08-04
Representatives of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) member countries met on Tuesday at the thirty-fifth session of the Commission's Committee of the Whole, in which Costa Rica received from Cuba the regional organization's Presidency Pro Tempore for the next two years. | RELATED: | ECLAC and PAHO Call on Nations to Think About Health First | During the virtual meeting, the participants urged for a paradigm shift in international financing that wou…
telesurenglish.net/news/ECLAC-Countries-Call-For-Unprecedent-Cooperation-Amid-Covid-19-20200804-0026.html

Peru's Congress Denies Approval To The New Cabinet
telesurenglish.net | 2020-08-04
Peru's Congress rejected on Tuesday the new ministerial cabinet proposed by President Martin Vizcarra as the decision unleashes a political crisis amid the COVID-19 outbreak, one of the largest in Latin America. | RELATED: | Peru: Over 900 Women Disappeared During Quarantine | On July 15, president Vizcarra renewed half of his cabinet since his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic has mainly been criticized, and his popularity is plummeting over four consecutive months according to a survey by…
telesurenglish.net/news/Perus-Congress-Denies-Approval-To-The-New-Cabinet-20200804-0024.html

Correction to Data in Trial of Convalescent Plasma Treatment for COVID-19
jamanetwork.com | 2020-08-04
In the Original Investigation titled "Effect of Convalescent Plasma Therapy on Time to Clinical Improvement in Patients With Severe and Life-threatening COVID-19: A Randomized Clinical Trial," published online June 3, 2020, in JAMA, the authors incorrectly reported relative risk instead of odds ratio data for the outcome of 28-day mortality as well as other secondary clinical outcomes. In addition, errors in some baseline laboratory values and supplemental eFigure 1 occurred. This article was corrected online and a letter of explanation accompanies this correction.
jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2768954

Lebanon Explosion: At Least 78 Dead and 4000 Injured in Beirut
telesurenglish.net | 2020-08-04
A colossal explosion Tuesday ravaged Beirut's port area causing several casualties and widespread damage to surrounding buildings. | RELATED: | Lebanon Fights Country's Worst Financial Crisis Amid COVID-19 | As of this hour, there have been at least 78 fatalities reported and 4000 people injured, according to the information given to Reuters by Lebanon's Health Minister Hamad Hasan. | The shock wave blew out windows and false ceilings, as a giant mushroom cloud lifted up above th…
telesurenglish.net/news/Lebanon-Explosion-78-people-dead-and-4000-injured-in-Beirut-20200804-0016.html

The Confessions and Polemics of Esmeralda "The Red" Chang
Esmeralda Chang | dissidentvoice.org | 2020-08-04
On American Democracy In American political discourse we frequently hear the term "our democracy." For example, the Russiagaters are fond of this term. The term grates. The sound of the utterance "our democracy" is not as bad as the sound of fingernails scratching a chalkboard, but it's reminiscent. It's been said that a great advantage …
dissidentvoice.org/2020/08/the-confessions-and-polemics-of-esmeralda-the-red-chang/

Media Grossly Underestimates Massive Turnout at Berlin's "End of the Pandemic" Protest
John C. A. Manley | globalresearch.ca | 2020-08-04
Heiliger Strohsack! CNN sure seems to have trouble with its estimates. First, they confuse a regular cold and flu season with the bubonic plague. Then they confuse a massive protest as being merely a "large crowd of far-right groups gathered …
globalresearch.ca/media-underestimates-massive-turnout-berlin-end-pandemic-protest/5720192

Were the Atomic Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki a War Crime and a Crime Against Humanity?
Rossen Vassilev Jr. | globalresearch.ca | 2020-08-04
The two most often cited reasons for President Truman's controversial decision were to shorten the war and to save the lives of "between 250,000 and 500,000" American soldiers.
globalresearch.ca/were-atomic-bombings-hiroshima-nagasaki-war-crime-crime-against-humanity/5683441

Are Face Masks Effective? The Evidence
Swiss Propaganda Research | globalresearch.ca | 2020-08-04
1. Studies on the effectiveness of face masks | So far, most studies found little to no evidence for the effectiveness of cloth face masks in the general population, neither as personal protective equipment nor as a source control. | A May | …
globalresearch.ca/are-face-masks-effective-evidence/5720209

Stories Of Economic Despair From America's Worst Economic Downturn Since The Great Depression Of The 1930s
Michael Snyder | globalresearch.ca | 2020-08-04
The economic pain that we are witnessing right now is far greater than anything that we witnessed during the last recession. U.S. GDP declined by 32.9 percent on an annualized basis last quarter, more than 100,000 businesses have permanently shut …
globalresearch.ca/economic-despair-america-worst-economic-downturn-since-great-depression-1930s/5720199

New Reports Suggest Libyan Warlord Khalifa Haftar Is Working with Mossad
Raul Diego | globalresearch.ca | 2020-08-04
Reports of Israeli support for the Libyan warlord Khalifa Haftar are nothing new, but as the apartheid state gains ground among Arab nations, the need to hide Mossad's role in the destabilizing of oil-rich Libya may be disappearing. | *** | The …
globalresearch.ca/new-reports-suggest-libyan-warlord-khalifa-haftar-working-mossad/5720197

The Power Elite Has Always Run America. The Super Rich Bundled into the "Deep State"
Philip A Farruggio | globalresearch.ca | 2020-08-04
Sociologist C. Wright Mills wrote a book in 1956 that (sadly) still resonates today. In his book 'The Power Elite' Mills focused on groups and individuals who help to control this Republic for countless generations: | the "Metropolitan 400": members of | …
globalresearch.ca/power-elite-always-run-amerika/5720179

Garifuna leaders in Honduras still missing after 16 days
Peoples Dispatch | peoplesdispatch.org | 2020-08-04
Armed men wearing bullet-proof vests with the insignia of the police and military kidnapped four members of the Honduran organization OFRANEH, as well another member of the Garifuna community member on July 18…
peoplesdispatch.org/2020/08/04/garifuna-leaders-in-honduras-still-missing-after-16-days/

Israeli Colonists Burn Two Palestinian Cars Near Nablus
IMEMC News | imemc.org | 2020-08-04
Several fanatic illegal Israeli colonists infiltrated, on Tuesday at dawn, into Far'ata Palestinian village, west of the northern West Bank city of Nablus, and burnt two cars in addition to writing racist graffiti. Ghassan Daghlas, a Palestinian Authority official who monitors Israel's illegal colonialist activities in northern West Bank, said …
imemc.org/article/israeli-colonists-burn-two-palestinian-cars-near-nablus-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=israeli-colonists-burn-two-palestinian-cars-near-nablus-2

Israel Confiscates 200 Dunams Of Palestinian Lands Near Bethlehem
IMEMC News | imemc.org | 2020-08-04
The Israeli occupation authorities confiscated, Monday, 200 Dunams of Palestinian agricultural lands in Kisan village, east of Bethlehem, south of occupied Jerusalem in the West Bank, in addition to issuing an order for demolishing a barn. Ahmad Ghazal, the deputy-mayor of Kisan village, stated that a large military force invaded …
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Israeli Settlers Attack Palestinians, Soldiers Set Fire to Palestinian-owned Crops
Ali Salam | imemc.org | 2020-08-04
A large group of illegal Israeli settlers, on Saturday evening, assaulted Palestinian families, north of Ramallah, in central occupied West Bank, the Palestinian Information Center reported. According to local sources, a large number of armed illegal colonists with dogs, attacked Palestinian families, including Sheikh Mohamed al-Hajj and his family in …
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Soldiers Demolish Barns Near Bethlehem
IMEMC News | imemc.org | 2020-08-04
Israeli soldiers invaded, Tuesday, Kisan Palestinian village, east of Bethlehem south of occupied Jerusalem in the West Bank, and demolished several barns. The army also delivered orders for the demolition of residential sheds near Hebron. Ahmad Ghazal, the deputy mayor of Kisan, said several army vehicles and bulldozers invaded the …
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B'Tselem: "If You Build It, They Will Come"
BIICFHRIOT | imemc.org | 2020-08-04
B'Tselem — The Israeli Information Center for Human Rights in the Occupied Territories: While the news is full of the plans to annex the West Bank and legalize construction in settlements — Israel is busy creating facts on the ground, as usual. Annexation or not, Israel has been demolishing homes in …
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Israel Confiscates 327 Dunams Near Bethlehem To Build Colonialist Units
IMEMC News | imemc.org | 2020-08-04
The Israeli occupation authorities have issued orders from the confiscation of 327 Dunams (80.8 Acres) of Palestinian lands to build hundreds of units in an illegal colony east of Bethlehem, south of occupied Jerusalem in the West Bank. Hasan Breijiyya, the head of the Bethlehem office of the Colonization & …
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Updated: PPS: "Israeli Soldiers Abduct Fifteen Palestinians In West Bank"
IMEMC News | imemc.org | 2020-08-04
Updated: The Palestinian Prisoners' Society (PPS) has reported that Israeli soldiers abducted, overnight until dawn hours Tuesday, fifteen Palestinians, including a young woman, during extensive and violent searches of homes across the occupied West Bank. The soldiers also shot two Palestinians in Jericho.
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Army Halts Construction Of Nine Palestinian Homes Near Salfit
Ali Salam | imemc.org | 2020-08-04
The Israeli occupation army issued, Sunday, orders halting the construction of nine Palestinian homes in Kafr ad-Deek town, west of Salfit, in central West Bank. Several army jeeps invaded the village and handed local residents the stop-work orders against the nine homes as a prelude to demolishing them, local sources …
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L'Iran impérialiste devient anti-impérialiste 1/2
Thierry Meyssan | thealtworld.com | 2020-08-04

| L'histoire de l'Iran du XXème et XXIème siècles ne correspond ni à l'image que les Occidentaux en ont, ni à celle que les discours officiels des Iraniens en donnent. Historiquement lié à la Chine et depuis deux siècles fasciné par les États-Unis, l'Iran se débat entre le souvenir de son passé impérial et le rêve libérateur de Rouhollah Khomeiny. Considérant que le chiisme n'est pas qu'une religion, mais aussi une arme politique et militaire, il hésite entre se proclamer protecteur des chiites ou libérateur des opprimés. Nous publions une étude de Thierry Meyssan, en deux volets, sur l'Iran moderne.

L’Iran impérialiste devient anti-impérialiste 1/2

Shadow Wars: Leaks by Mossad Point to Israeli Involvement in Deadly Attacks on Iran
MintPress News Desk | mintpressnews.com | 2020-08-04
The drumbeat for war with Iran seems to be intensifying as 2020 reaches its halfway point and the narrative that cyberattacks are to play an inciting role in the coming conflict is being drilled into the collective mind.
mintpressnews.com/leaks-mossad-point-israeli-involvement-deadly-attacks-iran/270053/

Trump installs ex-general and anti-Islam bigot in top Pentagon post
wsws.org | 2020-08-04
The appointment of retired Gen. Anthony Tata was carried out by means of a maneuver designed to bypass opposition from both Democrats and Republicans in the Senate.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/08/04/tata-a04.html

South Korea: 13 Deaths And Over 1000 People Displaced By Floods
telesurenglish.net | 2020-08-04
Heavy rains and floodings have left 13 people dead, and over 1500 public facilities damaged, authorities reported on Tuesday. | RELATED: | South Korea Farming System Declared World Agricultural Heritage | The Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters said that more than 1000 people had been forced to leave their homes in the capital Seoul and over 200 landslides and settlements in lowlands were registered. | "The government raised the crisis response to the high…
telesurenglish.net/news/South-Korea-13-Deaths-And-Over-1000-People-Displaced-By-Floods-20200804-0025.html

U.S. using Kurds to steal Syria's oil
Steve Sweeney | peoplesworld.org | 2020-08-04
Kurdish forces were accused of "aggravated theft" and stealing from the Syrian people today after the semi-autonomous region known as Rojava signed an oil deal with the U.S. last week. The move, which has been portrayed as a necessity by Kurdish officials, has been widely criticized as evidence of support for the U.S. regime-change agenda …
peoplesworld.org/article/u-s-using-kurds-to-steal-syrias-oil/

SEP candidates file brief replying to Governor Whitmer in Michigan ballot access appeal
wsws.org | 2020-08-04
The brief replied to Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer's claim that April's right-wing anti-lockdown protests in Lansing means the SEP candidates should have recognized that it was safe to gather signatures.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/08/04/mich-a04.html

Shape Yourself Into The Perfect Weapon Against The Empire
Caitlin Johnstone | thealtworld.com | 2020-08-04
Do you want to win this thing? Actually win it? | By that I mean, do you actually want to create a healthy world instead of a world where we are ruled by lying, murderous, warmongering, oppressive, ecocidal, omnicidal sociopaths? Is that something you truly, deeply want? | It's okay if you don't, but be real with yourself about it. | A large percentage of the people who get involved in revolutionary political movements and criticism of establishment power structures, if they were honest with themselves, would admit that they do so not out of a sincere desire to replace the sociopathic ruling empire with something…

Shape Yourself Into The Perfect Weapon Against The Empire

Open Letter To My Landlord #5
David Rovics | dissidentvoice.org | 2020-08-04
Our landlord doesn't read my letters, as far as we know, but it feels like it's only fair to write a letter each month, if we're not going to be paying the rent. Well, hello again. This is the fifth full month in the pandemic, and the fifth month of the suspension on evictions here …
dissidentvoice.org/2020/08/open-letter-to-my-landlord-5/

Lebanon: UN 'actively assisting' in response to huge explosions at Beirut port
news.un.org | 2020-08-04
The United Nations has said that it is "actively assisting" in the response to the horrific explosions that ripped through the port area of Beirut on Tuesday, reportedly leaving dozens dead and thousands wounded, among them some UN naval peacekeepers.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2020/08/1069542

New Orleans protesters shut down eviction court and block landlords' entrance
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2020-08-04
New Orleans, LA – On the morning of July 30, over 100 people gathered around the New Orleans Civil District Court building to demand that eviction court be closed. The crowd physically prevented landlords from entering. By the end of the demonstration, protesters shut down the entire court as well as city hall. | The demonstration began with a mock trial that sentenced the court judges and local and state leadership to be evicted for not taking action to protect renters. Above the scene, demonstrators hung a banner from the court roof that read "Eviction = Death." During the trial, protesters placed furniture in…
www.fightbacknews.org/2020/8/4/new-orleans-protesters-shut-down-eviction-court-and-block-landlords-entrance

Indefinite strike begins in Bolivia against postponement of general elections
Peoples Dispatch | peoplesdispatch.org | 2020-08-04
Over 24 major interdepartmental and inter-provincial highways and roads have been blocked by protesters to demand compliance with the decision to hold elections on September 6 in Bolivia…
peoplesdispatch.org/2020/08/04/indefinite-strike-begins-in-bolivia-against-postponement-of-general-elections/

What's Going on in Portland?
David Rovics | dissidentvoice.org | 2020-08-04
My best effort to describe the current precipice we're on in 2,000 words. I have been a resident of Portland, Oregon since 2007. So I have been hearing from more people than usual lately, all asking the same question: what's going on in Portland? Portland Federal Court House Protest I find myself struggling to give …
dissidentvoice.org/2020/08/whats-going-on-in-portland/

Black Lives Matter in Small Towns, Too
Amanda Solliday | progressive.org | 2020-08-04
In Taylorville, a mostly white town in Illinois, a BLM protest highlights how the movement is making an impact in unlikely locations.
progressive.org/dispatches/black-lives-matter-in-small-towns-too-solliday-200804/

US teachers protest against reopening of schools, demand safe working conditions
Peoples Dispatch | peoplesdispatch.org | 2020-08-04
Trade unions representing teachers and support staff from 35 school districts undertook the protest against the push to reopen in-person classes. Unions have argued that in-person classes could pose a risk to public health…
peoplesdispatch.org/2020/08/04/us-teachers-protest-against-reopening-of-schools-demand-safe-working-conditions/

Teachers protest Jordan government's closure of union and harsh crackdown
wsws.org | 2020-08-04
As poverty and social unrest rise, the government has used the draconian emergency laws introduced in March to curtail democratic rights.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/08/04/jord-a04.html

King Juan Carlos I Flees to the Caribbean to Evade Justice
telesurenglish.net | 2020-08-04
King Juan Carlos I Tuesday arrived in the Dominican Republic after abandoning Spain amid a judicial investigation into possible illegal financial operations. | RELATED: | King Juan Carlos to Leave Spain Amid Financial Scandal | The member of the royal house left Spain amid a trial in which authorities inquire about the commissions that Saudi Arabia's King gave Juan Carlos I during the construction of a high-speed train. | The King's decision to escape his country has revitalized intern…
telesurenglish.net/news/king-juan-carlos-I-flees-to-the-caribbean-to-evade-justice-20200804-0012.html

Across Sudan, heavy rains and flash floods destroy houses, wash away crops — UN relief wing
news.un.org | 2020-08-04
Hundreds of houses have been destroyed and vital infrastructure damaged due to riverine and flashfloods after heavy rains across large parts of Sudan, the United Nations relief wing has reported.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2020/08/1069502

Israeli warplanes bomb targets in Syria
Peoples Dispatch | peoplesdispatch.org | 2020-08-04
Israeli air force fighter jets, attack helicopters and other attack aircraft conducted airstrikes in southern Syria late on August 3, Monday. Israel claimed that the airstrikes were in retaliation to an attempted attack on Sunday along the northern Israel-Syria border in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights. | The Syrian government is yet to confirm the specific locations targeted by the Israeli bombings. The official Syrian SANA news agency stated that the airstrikes caused significant material damage to Syrian government property, adding that no Syrians, civilian or military, were injured. | Syrian state media la…
peoplesdispatch.org/2020/08/04/israeli-warplanes-bomb-targets-in-syria/

'Heed the calls' for ceasefire in north-western Syria — UN
news.un.org | 2020-08-04
The United Nations expressed concern on Tuesday for the safety and protection of more than four million civilians in north-western Syria, which has been hit with aerial bombardments over the past few days.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2020/08/1069532

Trump Fires Two Tennessee Valley Authority Board Chairmen
telesurenglish.net | 2020-08-04
President Donald Trump Monday fired two Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) board members and called to replace the CEO over its decision to outsource overseas some jobs. | RELATED: | Trump Limits Hiring of Highly Qualified Foreign Professionals | During a meeting at the White House, Trump slammed on the TVA chair members James Thompson and Richard Howarth. Also, he blasted CEO Jeffrey Lyash over his salary. | Lyash is the highest-paid federal employee, for he has an income of US$8…
telesurenglish.net/news/trump-fires-two-tennessee-valley-authority-board-chairmen-20200804-0010.html

Chile: United Nations "Alarmed" at Racism Against Mapuches
telesurenglish.net | 2020-08-04
The regional office for South America of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights urged on Tuesday for a dialogue over the ongoing violence and acts of racism towards the Mapuche people following the fierce confrontations in the Araucanía region during last weekend. | RELATED: | Chile: Legislators Urge To Stop Violence Against Mapuche People | "Participatory dialogue and in good faith is the only way to face the ongoing…
telesurenglish.net/news/Chile-United-Nations-Alarmed-at-Racism-Against-Mapuches-20200804-0019.html

Chile Bans Plastic Bags With Environmental Pioneer Law
telesurenglish.net | 2020-08-04
Chile Environment Minister Carolina Schmidt Monday announced the enforcement of a bill to prevent store owners from handing over plastic bags to their customers. | RELATED: | Chile: Legislators Urge To Stop Violence Against Mapuche People | "The call is for awareness. Let us use reusable bags and reusable masks. With small changes of habit, we have a gigantic impact," Schmidt said to local news outlets. | From August 3 of 2018 and…
telesurenglish.net/news/chile-bans-plastic-bags-with-environmental-pioneer-law–20200804-0020.html

Belarus: Early Voting for Presidential Elections Begins
telesurenglish.net | 2020-08-04
On Tuesday, citizens of Belarus began voting in advance for the August 9 presidential elections, in which President Alexander Lukashenko hopes to be reelected to continue to his sixth consecutive term. | RELATED: | Belarus Wants to Reset Diplomatic Ties With US: Lukashenko | The Central Electoral Commission (CEC) reports that 9.5million citizens have been called to vote and 5,767 polling stations have been installed. | Until August 8, citizens will be able to cast their votes in th…
telesurenglish.net/news/Belarus-Early-Voting-for-Presidential-Elections-Begins-20200804-0004.html

Argentina: Mothers Of Plaza De Mayo Founder Celina Zeigner Dies
telesurenglish.net | 2020-08-04
The Human Rights organization Mothers of Plaza de Mayo member Celina Zeigner Monday passed at the age of 96 in Santa Fe, Argentina. | RELATED: | Argentina: Founder of the Plaza de Mayo Grandmothers Dies | Argentina's Human Rights Secretariat praised Zeigner's labor and stated that "her commitment will make her an eternal emblem of Memory, Truth and Justice's struggle." | Zeigner, who dedicated her life to teaching, was affectionately known as Queca. | Her 23-years-old son Jorge Osc…
telesurenglish.net/news/argentina-mothers-of-plaza-de-mayo-founder-celina-zeigner-died-20200804-0006.html

Argentina Reaches Debt Restructuring Deal With Creditors
telesurenglish.net | 2020-08-04
Argentina's Economy Ministry Monday announced that its country reached an agreement with the three main groups of private creditors to close the restructuring of the Argentinean foreign debt. | RELATED: | Argentina: Massive Marches Against International Monetary Fund | "The agreement includes the restructuring of bonds under foreign legislation. Argentina will have significant debt relief," the Ministry stated. | These new bonds' payment dates will be adjusted according to the s…
telesurenglish.net/news/argentina-reaches-debt-restructuring-deal-with-creditors-20200804-0003.html

Well-attended online meeting concludes IYSSE election campaign at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
wsws.org | 2020-08-04
"The Karlsruhe Institute of Technology is one of the centres of German war weapons research," IYSSE candidate Gregor Kahl told the meeting.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/08/04/karl-a04.html

50 dead, over 2,700 injured in Beirut blasts
Peoples Dispatch | peoplesdispatch.org | 2020-08-04
The powerful blasts took place in the port area of Beirut devastating many buildings in the vicinity. The exact cause is still unknown although government sources said ammonium nitrate stored in a warehouse was the reason…
peoplesdispatch.org/2020/08/04/50-dead-over-3000-injured-in-beirut-blasts/

The Heat: Race for the White House
Anand Naidoo | america.cgtn.com | 2020-08-04
Just three months away from the presidential election in the U.S., what does it look like for the two major candidates? On November 3, millions of Americans will choose ‚Äãto either re-elect President Donald Trump or elevate former Vice-President Joe Biden. For now, the polls suggest …
america.cgtn.com/2020/08/04/the-heat-race-for-the-white-house-2

HRW chief jumps to blame Hezbollah for devastating Beirut blasts — and backpedals immediately
rt.com | 2020-08-04
Human Rights Watch head Kenneth Roth was quick to join a social media chorus blaming Hezbollah for deadly explosions in Beirut on Tuesday. Perhaps realizing the claim lacked a shred of evidence, he soon deleted it. | Roth rushed to blame Hezbollah for the huge explosions near the port of Beirut, blasts which killed at least 50 people and are believed to have wounded over 3,000 more. "Is this Hezbollah's way of saying don't mess with us for allegedly killing former Lebanese PM Hariri?" he asked in a tweet posted almost immediately after news of the explosions hit social media on Tuesday. | Billionaire-funded re…
rt.com/news/497108-hrw-director-hezbollah-beirut-blast/

Judge upholds coronavirus pandemic eviction ban in San Francisco
Lynda Carson | indybay.org | 2020-08-04
Eviction Ban During the Coronavirus Covid-19 Pandemic:…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/08/03/18835640.php

Connecting Dots! GAP Fisher Family Attacks ILWU & SF Malcom X Academy With A KIPP Charter
Labor Video Project | indybay.org | 2020-08-04
ILWU members, other unionists and supporters of public education rallied in San Francisco on August 1, 2020 at the GAP corporate headquarters. They spoke against GAP & A's owner John Fisher's plan to privatize the Howard Terminal in the Port of Oakland and and against the efforts of Doris Fisher, John's mother to bust up the SF public school Malcom X Academy in Bayview Hunters Point. SF KIPP which she runs has sued the SFUSD to allow the KIPP school to grab more rooms from Malcom X Academy public school…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/08/03/18835637.php

Fifth COVID-19 Demonstration at San Quentin
Leon and Ruth | indybay.org | 2020-08-04
About 600 people marched to the west gate of San Quentin Prison on August 2nd. While they rallied inmates called out, confirming the horrific conditions inside the walls where the COVID-19 virus has spread like wildfire. | Top photo by Stephanie Mohan, Pro Bono Photo…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/08/03/18835641.php

How to generate unemployment and deflation
Heiner Flassbeck, R Reich and A Neubacher | indybay.org | 2020-08-04
The theory put forward by fair-weather philosophers that the pandemic will be a salutary shock leading to a better, more sustainable world is wrong. Forced renunciation and economic decline do not make anything better. Less is not more, but less. Corona is not an opportunity, it is an evil. We can only hope that one day it will pass.
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/08/03/18835622.php

Saturday 8/8: 75th Annual Hiroshima-Nagasaki Remembrance & Virtual Peace Lantern Ceremony
Monterey Peace & Justice Center | indybay.org | 2020-08-04
Online via YouTube livestream or Zoom…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/08/03/18835635.php

COVID-19, Climate Change, And Chaos
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2020-08-04
COVID-19 and the protests for racial justice have drawn attention away from the mostly bad news about the environment. Yes, the skies in most parts of the world are a lot clearer these days as people stay home and auto emissions decline. But as one study points out, even if lockdown measures continue for the next several months, global carbon emissions will only drop by between 4 to 8 percent from last year. That drop would not be enough to make a dent in overall warming trends–and as the US and other economies recover, it will be back to "normal."
popularresistance.org/covid-19-climate-change-and-chaos/

For Egalitarians, A Sudden Sense Of Possibility
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2020-08-04
Something seems to be in the air these days — besides coronavirus. A hopefulness. A boldness. A conviction that we now have a real opportunity for blunting the corporate power that's done so much to make the United States the world's most unequal wealthy nation. | How can we seize that opportunity? New reports from two veteran national advocacy groups — Public Citizen and Oxfam America — are offering up a gameplan. | Public Citizen released its "blueprint for reform" last week on the tenth anniversary of the Dodd-Frank Act, the 2010 legislation that tried to clean out the corporate and financial…
popularresistance.org/for-egalitarians-a-sudden-sense-of-possibility/

United States Stealing Syrian Oil
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2020-08-04
The Kurdish-led Autonomous Administration of Northeast Syria has signed an agreement with an American oil company, well-placed sources with close knowledge of the deal told Al-Monitor. One of the sources said the agreement to market oil in territory controlled by the US-backed entity and to develop and modernize existing fields was inked last week "with the knowledge and encouragement of the White House." The sources named the company as Delta Crescent Energy LLC, a corporation organized under the laws of the state of Delaware. The sources gave no further details about the company but would only say they had been…
popularresistance.org/united-states-stealing-syrian-oil/

The Black Caucus And The Dictatorship Of (White) Capital
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2020-08-04
What makes the U.S. "chattering classes" so worthless is their refusal to talk about anything except those subjects that are approved for public discourse by the Lords of Capital, as certified by the high priests of corporate media. If the chattering classes were permitted to discuss truly important subjects — such as, Who Rules? — their yammering might hold some social value. However, the obvious fact of corporate dictatorship is also the great taboo. When the overarching reality of our times — the Dictatorship of (White) Capital, from which all of the planet's existential crises flow — is verboten…
popularresistance.org/the-black-caucus-and-the-dictatorship-of-white-capital/

There Can Be No Equality Without A Renewal Of Employment Opportunity For All
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2020-08-04
The employment opportunity that privileged the white male was much more than a job. By the 1960s, growing numbers of white men had employment that gave them steadily rising real earnings, often with decades of tenure at one organization. The "career-with-one-company" (CWOC) that had become the employment norm by the beginning of the 1960s included health insurance and a defined-benefit pension, both funded by the employee's business corporation or government agency. This white-man's world constituted the foundation for the "vast ocean of material prosperity" to which Dr. King referred.
popularresistance.org/there-can-be-no-equality-without-a-renewal-of-employment-opportunity-for-all/

There Can Be No Equality Without Employment Opportunity For All
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2020-08-04
The employment opportunity that privileged the white male was much more than a job. By the 1960s, growing numbers of white men had employment that gave them steadily rising real earnings, often with decades of tenure at one organization. The "career-with-one-company" (CWOC) that had become the employment norm by the beginning of the 1960s included health insurance and a defined-benefit pension, both funded by the employee's business corporation or government agency. This white-man's world constituted the foundation for the "vast ocean of material prosperity" to which Dr. King referred.
popularresistance.org/there-can-be-no-equality-without-employment-opportunity-for-all/

US Empire Of Bases Is Spreader Of US COVID-19 Disaster
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2020-08-04
American military personnel are getting sick in significant numbers in the midst of the ongoing pandemic. As The New York Times reported in a piece buried in the back pages of its July 21st edition, "The infection rate in the services has tripled over the past six weeks as the United States military has emerged as a potential source of transmission both domestically and abroad." | Indeed, the military is sick and I think of it as both a personal and an imperial disaster. | As the wife of a naval officer, I bear witness to the unexpected ways that disasters of all sorts play out among military families and lately…
popularresistance.org/us-empire-of-bases-is-spreader-of-us-covid-19-disaster/

Racial And Ethnic Economic Inequality And The COVID-19 Pandemic
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2020-08-04
The Democracy Collaborative prepared a report, created for the Healthcare Anchor Network, that looked at how racial and ethnic disparities in the economy are showing up in the COVID-19 pandemic and in the public policy response to the pandemic. The report also covers how the economic effects of the pandemic will likely impact racial and ethnic inequality. | Every passing day brings new, painful evidence of how the COVID-19 pandemic is disproportionately affecting people of color in the United States.
popularresistance.org/racial-and-ethnic-economic-inequality-and-the-covid-19-pandemic/

'How The South Won The Civil War'
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2020-08-04
If you think about the Civil War as a war between two different ideologies, two different concepts of what America is supposed to be, is it supposed to be a place where a few wealthy men direct the labor and the lives of the people below them, the women and people of color below them, the way the Confederacy argued? Is that America? Or is America what Lincoln and his ilk in the Republican Party in the North defined the democracy as during the Civil War? Is it a place where all men are equal before the law and should have equal access to resources? And of course, I use the word man there, but that's because that's…
popularresistance.org/how-the-south-won-the-civil-war/

28 Million Evictions Loom As Houses Sit Empty
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2020-08-04
Congress's inability to actually represent the real-live human beings of America, combined with an economic system that rewards lack of empathy and an excess of greed, has brought us to a dark time when an oncoming tsunami of financial ruin, destitution and evictions towers over our heads, blocking out the sunlight. | The impending evictions may soon kick 28 million people/families out of their homes. To put that in perspective, only ten million people lost their homes during the 2008 economic crisis, and that was considered by anyone paying attention to be the craziest thing to ever happen.
popularresistance.org/28-million-evictions-loom-as-houses-sit-empty/

Media ramps up campaign to get Biden out of debates with Trump, offering various excuses other than their candidate's failing mind
rt.com | 2020-08-04
Media outlets from the New York Times to CNN and Newsweek have offered Joe Biden various reasons over the past several days to skip debates with President Donald Trump. None mentions Biden's fading ability to speak coherently. | A New York Times opinion piece on Monday suggested that presidential debates should be scrapped altogether because they've "never made sense as a test for presidential leadership." | We didn't need the debates to tell us that Trump had chosen to be the P.T. Barnum of American politics. For him, it was (and still is) all about the show, about distracting the public from reality. | CNN p…
rt.com/usa/497010-media-excuses-biden-debate/

Boost in battle against drug-resistant parasites, as roundworms' ability to survive without oxygen revealed
rt.com | 2020-08-04
Humans have gained an invaluable weapon in the battle against parasites, after an enzyme variant was pinpointed as the reason for the worms' ability to survive without oxygen. The bugs live in the guts of around a billion people. | The worm-like freeloaders, known as helminths, colonize human guts after sneaking into the body through dirty drinking water. New research has finally unravelled the mystery behind their exceptional ability to survive in the low-oxygen environment, and the findings raise hopes of new treatments to quell their growing resistance to medications. | When the parasites are outside the bo…
rt.com/news/497090-worm-parasites-survive-oxygen-breakthrough/

Back to normality? With Covid-19 measures removed, Russian demand for cash falls to pre-crisis levels
rt.com | 2020-08-04
When Russians saw the destructive potential of the Covid-19 pandemic, many rushed to the bank to take out their cash. Now, just a few months later, the demand for physical money is back to levels last seen before lockdown. | In July, about 179 billion rubles ($2.4 billion) were put into circulation — a steep drop from the whopping 700.9 billion ($9.5 billion) in March. | Banks began to experience a rapid outflow of customer funds in March after a collapse in oil prices, the Ruble exchange rate, and the first phase of Covid-19 measures. According to Russia's Central Bank, the combination of financial crisi…
rt.com/russia/497081-covid-keep-physical-cash/

Greece reports highest single-day increase in virus infections in weeks
rt.com | 2020-08-04
The top scientific adviser in Greece has warned against complacency over continuing risks from coronavirus, after the country reported its highest single-day increase in infections in weeks. | Authorities reported 121 new Covid-19 cases on Tuesday after a steady rise over the past 10 days. Tuesday's tally was the highest since April 22, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 4,855 since the start of the outbreak in late February. There have been 209 deaths recorded in total, Reuters said. | Professor Sotiris Tsiodras, who gave his first public briefing after a more than two-month hiatus, sai…
rt.com/newsline/497066-greece-highest-cases-vigilance/

'We can't risk going backwards': Ireland to take very cautious approach to easing coronavirus restrictions, Varadkar says
rt.com | 2020-08-04
Ireland plans to take "a very cautious approach" to easing Covid-19 restrictions in the coming weeks, Deputy Prime Minister Leo Varadkar has said. | Tuesday's statement came ahead of a government meeting that will decide whether to reopen bars or ease travel restrictions, Reuters reported. | "I know that is going to come as a further blow to some of the sectors that are not being reopened, but we just can't risk going backwards," he told reporters in Dublin, following advice from the National Public Health Emergency Team.
rt.com/newsline/497083-ireland-cautious-approach-restrictions/

All volunteers in Russian Covid-19 trials in good health as tests suggest new drug 'Avifavir' capable of suppressing virus
rt.com | 2020-08-04
Some good news in the fight against coronavirus. A vaccine trial in Novosibirsk has reported that none of its participants have suffered side effects. Meanwhile, a new Russian medicine appears to be effective against Covid-19. | All volunteers inoculated by the Vector State Research Center of Virology and Biotechnology, in the Siberian capital, are in good health, it was announced on Tuesday. Shortly afterwards. Russian medics revealed the results of the pilot part of phases two and three of clinical trials of Avifavir, a domestic favipiravir-based drug capable of suppressing the coronavirus. | Avifavir accele…
rt.com/russia/497097-covid19-vaccine-all-volunteers-good-health/

Trump hints at executive action against mail-in voting, threatens to sue Nevada
rt.com | 2020-08-04
US President Donald Trump has suggested he could sign an executive order pertaining to universal mail-in voting in the 2020 presidential race, arguing he has the authority to do so while reiterating warnings of election fraud. | As a number of states look to expand mail-in ballots for the November election amid concerns about the coronavirus, the president has repeatedly denounced the practice, telling reporters at a White House press conference on Monday that he could issue an executive order on the matter, though he did not specify what action he might take. | "I have the right to do it," Trump said, arguing…
rt.com/usa/497013-trump-mail-in-executive-order/

Houston mayor orders police to punish residents who refuse to wear masks with $250 fines
rt.com | 2020-08-04
Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner is ratcheting up enforcement of a state Covid-19 mask mandate, ordering police to cite residents who refuse to wear a face covering after being warned and to penalize them with a $250 fine. | "For months, we have been focusing on education and not citations, but now I am instructing the Houston Police Department to issue the necessary warnings and citations to anyone not wearing a mask in public if they do not meet the criteria for an exemption," the mayor said Monday at a press briefing. | The citation comes with a $250 fine. Lives are at stake, so I am taking this step to save…
rt.com/usa/497008-houston-mask-mandate-fines/

Tribute to xenophobia? Anti-Trump activists face backlash for 'statue' in Portland linking Putin to alleged police brutality
rt.com | 2020-08-04
An activist group has unveiled a new 'statue' in Portland, Oregon which appears to connect Vladimir Putin to allegations of police brutality in the city. Isn't that a bit xenophobic? Twitter observers have asked. | The collective, known as the Trump Statue Initiative (TSI), used live actors covered in gold, and standing on top of a large pedestal, to create the impression that a new monument had been installed in the city on Monday. | Their performance art piece showed Donald Trump holding up a selfie-stick and making a thumbs-up sign as men wearing gas masks and riot gear pull a protester holding a 'BLM' plac…
rt.com/usa/497015-trump-putin-portland-statue-protests/

'Erotic mind control community has a racism problem': BLM activists go after hypnotists in latest bizarre witch hunt
rt.com | 2020-08-04
As street battles between murky federal agents, Antifa and various mom'n'pop protest groups over systemic racism continue in Portland, it appears a similar, but more insidious war is underway… in the erotic mind control community. | A seemingly never-ending thread, posted to Twitter by a self-professed 30-something white woman, who is part of the ultra-niche sexual community that some were convinced was made-up, details the sordid sins among hyperactive, horny hypnotists. | "So, I want to address something that will probably surprise no one: The…
rt.com/usa/497022-erotic-mind-control-community-racism/

Netanyahu calls anti-govt rallies 'BIZARRE' as he defends his son Yair's 'alien protesters' comment
rt.com | 2020-08-04
Yair Netanyahu didn't mean to be offensive when he called anti-government protestors "aliens," Benjamin Netanyahu said, jumping to his son's defense. The Israeli PM added that some rallies against him have taken a "bizarre" form. | "There are also strange phenomena there, apart from on the political side, and, really, the relentless incitement against me, against my wife, against my family…" Netanyahu said of the ongoing demonstrations, which have been attended by thousands of people demanding his resignation. | I think [the protests are] a political thing which also has bizarre phenomena, and I think that's…
rt.com/news/497077-netanyahu-defends-yair-protests-aliens/

Media lives matter? More assaults on US journalists in 2020 than in previous 3 years combined, says press freedom watchdog
rt.com | 2020-08-04
The number of violent incidents directed at journalists has skyrocketed, according to the US Press Freedom Tracker, which said heavy-handed police tactics during BLM protests have made 2020 a uniquely dangerous year for reporters. | There have been more than 612 press freedom incidents so far this year, according to the group's July tally. The figure includes more than 87 arrests, 140 physical attacks, 143 injuries from rubber bullets or projectiles, and 76 cases where equipment was damaged. There have also been dozens of cases of journalists being teargassed or hit with pepper spray. | Latest reported aggress…
rt.com/usa/497042-us-journalists-assaults-blm-tracker/

Ticking time bomb? Explosive stash that devastated Beirut was there since 2014, PM says, vowing to punish those responsible
rt.com | 2020-08-04
As Lebanon's PM Hassan Diab picked through the rubble in his Beirut office, he promised that those responsible for a devastating warehouse explosion that destroyed much of the city would "pay the price." | A devastating explosion rocked Beirut on Tuesday evening, killing more than 70 people and injuring at least 2,700. Large swathes of the Lebanese capital were damaged by the blast, including the offices of Prime Minister Hassan Diab. | Pictures of the damage at Lebanon's PM Hassan Diab's office pic.twitter.com/JegCAqYct5– Faytuks News üî¥ (@Fa…
rt.com/news/497112-beirut-warehouse-explosion-chemicals/

WATCH huge mushroom-like cloud cover Beirut's docks area after 'fireworks depot' explodes
rt.com | 2020-08-04
Terrifying footage has emerged, showing a huge mushroom cloud of fire and smoke covering much of Beirut's port area, blowing out windows and destroying nearby buildings, as a warehouse in the Lebanese capital's docks explodes. | Videos on social media show large plumes of smoke, followed by a fiery blast that created a massive mushroom cloud, towering high above the nearby high-rises. | Photos on social media show many buildings in the area damaged or destroyed, leaving residents covered in glass and blood. | The blasts were initially blamed on a fire at a fireworks warehouse at the port, state-run National…
rt.com/news/497088-beirut-blast-huge-mushroom-cloud/

'A bomb of some kind'? Trump says US military officials 'think' deadly Beirut blast was an ATTACK
rt.com | 2020-08-04
President Trump has claimed the blast that rocked Beirut was likely an "attack," citing US military officials who "seem to believe" the explosion was not accidental, despite widespread reports it was a chemical warehouse accident. | The blast erupted at a port warehouse in the Lebanese capital on Tuesday, killing at least 70 people and leaving thousands injured. Though the exact cause of the explosion has not been determined, and no Lebanese official has labeled the incident an attack, Trump told reporters that the Pentagon believes a bomb was involved. | "It would seem like it based on the explosion," Trump s…
rt.com/usa/497114-trump-beirut-attack-bomb/

Are chrome grilles 'designed to intimidate & kill pedestrians'? Liberals and conservatives fight over pickup trucks
rt.com | 2020-08-04
America's love affair with the pickup truck is the latest battlefield in the unending culture wars, with liberal pundits decrying these 4,000-pound killing machines, and conservatives clinging to their beloved Rams and Silverados. | After an oblivious pickup driver nearly ran Dan Neil over in a Costco parking lot, the Wall Street Journal columnist echoed the arguments of the gun control crowd and focused his attention on the tool itself, and not the user. Why, he wrote, are these square-jawed vehicles getting so damn huge? | These "behemoths," he wrote, are deadly for pedestrians caught in front of their chrom…
rt.com/usa/497005-pickup-trucks-kill-pedestrians/

Education in COVID-19 Era; Protests in Bolivia; America's Obsession With Russia
sputniknews.com | 2020-08-04
As US schools reopen, will COVID-19 lead to more elitism and systematic disparities in education?
sputniknews.com/radio-political-misfits/202008041080061335-education-in-covid-19-era-protests-in-bolivia-americas-obsession-with-russia/

Two-Thirds of Americans Believe US Handling Pandemic Worse Than Other Countries – Poll
sputniknews.com | 2020-08-04
A majority of Americans that responded to a new poll by NPR and Ipsos said that the US is handling the COVID-19 pandemic worse than other countries.
sputniknews.com/society/202008041080060664-two-thirds-of-americans-believe-us-handling-pandemic-worse-than-other-countries—poll/

'Lacks Any Legal Status': US-SDF 'Oil Deal' Violates Syria's Sovereignty, Iran Says
sputniknews.com | 2020-08-04
The deal between an unnamed American company and the Kurdish militia controlling oil-rich northeastern parts of the Arab Republic was announced on 2 August by US Senator Lindsay Graham despite the armed groups having no authority to strike deals on behalf of the Syrian government.
sputniknews.com/middleeast/202008041080058676-lacks-any-legal-status-us-sdf-oil-deal-violates-syrias-sovereignty-iran-says/

US Police Violated Rights of Protesters, Journos 125 Times in Wake of George Floyd's Death – Report
sputniknews.com | 2020-08-04
Amnesty International's latest report details that it has logged at least 125 separate cases of police violence against US residents within two weeks of the Memorial Day killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
sputniknews.com/us/202008041080061163-us-police-violated-rights-of-protesters-journos-125-times-in-wake-of-george-floyds-death—report/

CDC Warns of New Outbreak of Polio-Like Illness in Children Later This Year in US
sputniknews.com | 2020-08-04
WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – The United States has issued an alert to parents and healthcare providers for an expected outbreak of the polio-like disease acute flaccid myelitis in the next four months, the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention said in a release on Tuesday.
sputniknews.com/us/202008041080060905-cdc-warns-of-new-outbreak-of-polio-like-illness-in-children-later-this-year-in-us/

Washington's Campaign Against China Could Lead to War
_____ | strategic-culture.org | 2020-08-04
When prominent U.S. personalities such as Secretary of State Pompeo speak critically and scornfully about leaders and other prominent figures of countries with whose policies they disagree, they ignore or even welcome the fact that such attacks are heard not only by the persons at whom they are aimed. The citizens of the country concerned are unlikely to disregard such criticism, and even if they may agree with some of it — perhaps all of it — on a purely practical or individual basis, they do not accept the premise that their countries are in the wrong because some foreign representative sounds off a…
strategic-culture.org/news/2020/08/04/washingtons-campaign-against-china-could-lead-to-war/

Truman's 'Human Sacrifice' to Subdue Moscow
_____ | strategic-culture.org | 2020-08-04
Peter KUZNICK | Sumiteru Taniguchi was one of the "lucky" ones. He lived a long and productive life. He married and fathered two healthy children who gave him four grandchildren and two great grandchildren. He had a long career in Japan's postal and telegraph services. As a leader in Japan's anti-nuclear movement, he addressed thousands of audiences and hundreds of thousands of people. He traveled to at least 23 countries. The organizations in which he played a prominent role were nominated several times for the Nobel Peace Prize. | Many of the more than 250,000 who lived in Nagasaki on August 9, 1945 were not so…
strategic-culture.org/news/2020/08/04/trumans-human-sacrifice-to-subdue-moscow/

Motorist given parking fine after taking drive-through coronavirus test
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2020-08-04
A "flabbergasted" motorist says he was handed a parking fine after taking a drive-through coronavirus test at a car park in north London.Geoff Pugh was sent the £90 penalty charge notice (PCN) from Highview Parking after taking his family for a throat and mouth swab in the car park at Edmonton Green Shopping Centre in Enfield on 7 July.The site has been used for testing during the lockdown period.Geoff Pugh says he was handed a parking fine after taking a drive-through coronavirus test at a car park in north London (Geoff Pugh/PA)Pugh, a photographer from Stoke Newington, east London, told the PA news agenc…
thecanary.co/uk/news/2020/08/04/motorist-given-parking-fine-after-taking-drive-through-coronavirus-test/

Cat located at Loch Lomond 12 years after going missing from English family
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2020-08-04
A cat that went missing from a Greater Manchester family while they were on holiday on the shores of Loch Lomond has been located 12 years later.Tortoiseshell-and-white Georgie spent October half-term with her owners at the Rowardennen campsite in 2008 before vanishing as they were due to return home.Despite searching the site, the three-year-old feline was nowhere to be found, with the Davies family hoping she would be located by someone and contacted through the cat's microchip.Georgie remained close to the Queen Elizabeth Forest Park site after her family departed — being fed and cared for by campsite sta…
thecanary.co/uk/news/2020/08/04/cat-located-at-loch-lomond-12-years-after-going-missing-from-english-family/

White House Scrapped Nationwide COVID-19 Testing Plan to Hurt Blue States
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-08-04
As the U.S. coronavirus death toll passes 155,000, there is still no national testing program, with widespread shortages and delays hampering efforts to contain the pandemic. This continues months after President Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner launched a White House task force with the goal of establishing a national testing plan. We speak to investigative reporter Katherine Eban, whose explosive Vanity Fair report chronicles Kushner's fumbling efforts and the sudden decision to abandon the proje…
truthout.org/video/white-house-scrapped-nationwide-covid-19-testing-plan-to-hurt-blue-states/

COVID Is Soaring in the Military — and It's Aiding the Virus's Global Spread
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-08-04
American military personnel are getting sick in significant numbers in the midst of the ongoing pandemic. As The New York Times reported in a piece buried in the back pages of its July 21st edition, "The infection rate in the services has tripled over the past six weeks as the United States military has emerged as a potential source of transmission both domestically and abroad." | Inde…
truthout.org/articles/covid-is-soaring-in-the-military-and-its-aiding-the-viruss-global-spread/

Giroux: Growing Rebellion Will Breathe New Life Into a Transformed Social Order
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-08-04
Henry A. Giroux is Paulo Freire Distinguished Scholar in Critical Pedagogy and Chair for Scholarship in the Public Interest at McMaster University. He has written more than 56 books since his first book, Ideology, Culture and the Process of Schooling, was published in 1981, and he has been generous with his time over the years as he published books such as Zombie Politics in the Age of Casino Capitalism; Disposable Youth: Racialized Memories, and the Culture of Cruelty; The Violence of Organiz…
truthout.org/audio/giroux-growing-rebellion-will-breathe-new-life-into-a-transformed-social-order/

Trump Dismisses John Lewis's Legacy Saying, "He Didn't Come to My Inauguration"
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-08-04
During an interview with Axios's Jonathan Swan that aired on HBO Monday evening, President Donald Trump was asked to give his opinion on Rep. John Lewis, who passed away last month at age 80. | "How do you think history will remember John Lewis?" Swan asked Trump. | The president appeared unwilling to give the late congressman and Civil Rights icon any praise. "I don't know, I really don't know. I don't know John Lewis,…
truthout.org/articles/trump-dismisses-john-lewiss-legacy-saying-he-didnt-come-to-my-inauguration/

Teachers and Students Mobilize in More Than 35 Cities to Demand Safe Schools
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-08-04
On August 3, thousands of teachers, students, parents, educators and community members across at least 36 U.S. cities mobilized for a National Day of Resistance for safe schools. | The Chicago Teachers Union (CTU), in coalition with over a dozen Black- and Brown-led grassroots organizations, participated in and live-streamed a car caravan and rally downtown and i…
truthout.org/articles/teachers-and-students-mobilize-in-more-than-35-cities-to-demand-safe-schools/

Trump Now Says Mail-In Ballots Are Safe, But Only in His Home State of Florida
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-08-04
President Donald Trump, who has for the past several months repeatedly made unverified and dubious claims about fraud associated with mail-in voting, authored a tweet on Tuesday urging voters in his home state of Florida to vote by mail if that's what they wanted to do. | "Whether you call it Vote by Mail or Absentee Voting, in Florida the election system is Safe and Secure, Tried and True," Trump said. | The presid…
truthout.org/articles/trump-now-says-mail-in-ballots-are-safe-but-only-in-his-home-state-of-florida/

Statement From Yale Faculty on Hydroxychloroquine and Its Use in COVID-19
CounterPunch News Service | counterpunch.org | 2020-08-04
We write with grave concern that too many are being distracted by the ardent advocacy of our Yale colleague, Dr. Harvey Risch, to promote the assertion that hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) when given with antibiotics is effective in treating COVID-19, in particular as an early therapeutic intervention for the disease. As his colleagues, we defend the right…
counterpunch.org/2020/08/04/statement-from-yale-faculty-on-hydroxychloroquine-and-its-use-in-covid-19/

Ireland: PM Announces Precautionary Measures Close To Reopening
telesurenglish.net | 2020-08-04
Irish Prime Minister Micheál Martin announced Tuesday that pubs, hotels bars, and nightclubs would not reopen on Monday, August 10, despite lockdown easing plans. | RELATED: | Large Explosion Hits Lebanese Capital | "I know that this will come as a blow to pub owners, and I want them to know I have enormous sympathy for their plight. This virus is taking away their ability to earn a living, to provide a key service in the heart of many communities," Martin said. | Besides, gatherings up to 200 people…
telesurenglish.net/news/ireland-pm-announce-precautionary-measures-close-to-reopening–20200804-0018.html

State of Pandemic Disaster in Australia: Victoria Moves into Stage Four
Dr. Binoy Kampmark | globalresearch.ca | 2020-08-04
Melbourne. | Being in control of a sinking ship is not enviable. Regulations previously passed have a museum feel to them, distinctly obsolete. Directions, once dictated with confidence, lack timbre. Coronavirus is serving as that most wily and cheeky of agents, …
globalresearch.ca/state-pandemic-disaster-victoria-moves-stage-four/5720218

Amid COVID-19 "disaster," Australian state government announces limited workplace closures
wsws.org | 2020-08-04
The measures were only announced after the Victorian surge of infections had spiralled out of control, sparking fears of a collapse of the healthcare system.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/08/04/vice-a04.html

Mass unemployment to worsen in Australia following Victorian lockdown
wsws.org | 2020-08-04
Workers, especially those in casual and insecure employment, will bear the burden of the sweeping "state of disaster" COVID-19 restrictions announced by Victoria's Labor government.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/08/04/econ-a04.html

Privacy Advocates Herald Bill to Curb Corporate Use of 'Enormously Invasive' Facial Recognition Technology
Julia Conley, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2020-08-04
New legislation put forward by Sens. Jeff Merkley and Bernie Sanders on Tuesday would curb the use of facial recognition software by corporations, helping to slow the spread of "abusive" surveillance, according to leading privacy advocates. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/gettyimages-1181457356_2.jpg …
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The GOP Are Standing on Trump's Sinking Ship, But Democrats Need a Vision Beyond Electing Biden
Ruth Conniff | commondreams.org | 2020-08-04
President Donald Trump, writes Conniff, "is so godawful, you would think more Republicans would be jumping ship already. But apart from Mitt Romney, Charlie Sykes, and a handful of other principled conservatives, GOP politicians appear to be willing to go all the way to the bottom with their epic failure of a president." (Photo: DonkeyHotey/flickr/cc) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/donald_donkeyhotey_2.jpg …
commondreams.org/views/2020/08/04/gop-are-standing-trumps-sinking-ship-democrats-need-vision-beyond-electing-biden?cd-origin=rss

'Has BP Just Woken Up to the #ClimateEmergency?' Oil Giant Announces 40% Production Cut by 2030
Lisa Newcomb, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2020-08-04
Green groups say oil giant has much further to go, but announcement marks major industry shift. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/bp_image.png …
commondreams.org/news/2020/08/04/has-bp-just-woken-climateemergency-oil-giant-announces-40-production-cut-2030?cd-origin=rss

Without Urgent Action, Study Warns, Climate Crisis Could Kill as Many People as All Infectious Diseases Combined by 2100
Eoin Higgins, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2020-08-04
"We are studying the risk of death faced by our own children." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/apple_fires.jpg …
commondreams.org/news/2020/08/04/without-urgent-action-study-warns-climate-crisis-could-kill-many-people-all?cd-origin=rss

Trump's Big Lie About Covid-19 vs. Grieving Families and a Dying Democracy
Thom Hartmann | commondreams.org | 2020-08-04
"Trump's lies about the coronavirus," writes Hartmann, "are encouraging older people who watch Fox and believe what they see to take chances and expose themselves to the virus and, as a result, they are dying all over the country." (Photo: Piero Cruciatti/AFP via Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/gettyimages-1208284583_custom-a004a62ab1ac27a1c0ca27e433631afa58235b54-s800-c85.jpg …
commondreams.org/views/2020/08/04/trumps-big-lie-about-covid-19-vs-grieving-families-and-dying-democracy?cd-origin=rss

Corporate Use of Facial Recognition Should Be Banned. But This Bill Will Help Slow It Down and That's a Good Thing
commondreams.org | 2020-08-04
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commondreams.org/newswire/2020/08/04/corporate-use-facial-recognition-should-be-banned-bill-will-help-slow-it-down?cd-origin=rss

Watchdog Demands to Know If Drug Maker Sitting on Possible Covid-19 Treatment Due to Patent, Profit Concerns
Lisa Newcomb, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2020-08-04
"It is sadly predictable that Big Pharma responds to a global pandemic by trying to bring to market only those drugs that maximize its profits." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/gettyimages-1209427002-170667a.jpg …
commondreams.org/news/2020/08/04/watchdog-demands-know-if-drug-maker-sitting-possible-covid-19-treatment-due-patent?cd-origin=rss

Congress Must Lift Lifetime Felony Drug Ban on SNAP and TANF During COVID-19 Pandemic
commondreams.org | 2020-08-04
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Public Citizen, Scientists: Gilead and Federal Scientists Have Neglected a Potentially Promising COVID-19 Antiviral Drug
commondreams.org | 2020-08-04
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'Impossible for Democracy to Function': Study Reveals Growing Mistrust of American Media
Lisa Newcomb, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2020-08-04
The findings from the Knight Foundation and Gallup suggest lack of trust in news media has far-reaching effects. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/gettyimages-camera-crop_955x500.jpg …
commondreams.org/news/2020/08/04/impossible-democracy-function-study-reveals-growing-mistrust-american-media?cd-origin=rss

Earth Is Warning Us We Must Change. Will We Listen?
David Korten | commondreams.org | 2020-08-04
"The pandemic may be seen as a not-so-subtle warning to humanity that we may be sacrificed, if necessary, to protect the health of the planet," writes Korten. "On the path to human extinction, the most vulnerable will go first, but there will be no human winners." (Illustration: Malte Mueller/Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/korten-earth-warning-us-1024×614.jpg …
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'The World Is Watching': Amnesty Report Details Human Rights Violations by US Police During Racial Justice Protests
Julia Conley, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2020-08-04
In a report titled, "The World is Watching," Amnesty International USA revealed on Tuesday that U.S. police violated the human rights of protesters, medics, journalists, and other people at least 125 times in the first weeks of the current racial justice uprising. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/screen_shot_2020-08-04_at_12.24.27_pm.jpg …
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Egypt, Sudan, Ethiopia Resume Dialogue Over the Blue Nile Dam
telesurenglish.net | 2020-08-04
Sudan, Egypt, and Ethiopia Monday resumed a new round of talks on the filling and operation of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD). | RELATED: | Egypt Accuses Ethiopia of Hindering Nile Dam Talks | "The parties agreed to continue experts-level negotiations and to return to the talks at the ministerial level on August 6," Sudan's Irrigation & Water Resources Ministry stated. | The differences experienced caused the dialogues about the GERD to be paralyzed. In this situation, the Afr…
telesurenglish.net/news/Egypt-Sudan-Ethiopia-Resume-Dialogue-Over-the-Blue-Nile-Dam-20200804-0009.html

COVID-19: We have a Treatment: Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ). We do Not Need a Vaccine!
Dr. Pascal Sacré | globalresearch.ca | 2020-08-04
We have a treatment in COVID-19 and it doesn't have the support of Big Pharma and their experts! | Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) is effective in treating COVID-19. | It is effective in halting the progression of the disease, provided it is given early …
globalresearch.ca/covid-19-we-have-a-treatment-hydroxychloroquine-hcq-we-do-not-need-a-vaccine/5720157

World War II: US Military Destroyed 66 Japanese Cities Before Planning to Wipe Out the Same Number of Soviet Cities
Shane Quinn | globalresearch.ca | 2020-08-04
The number of Japanese cities destroyed was the exact figure that the Pentagon compiled when finalizing plans, in mid-September 1945, to eviscerate the Soviet Union. Indeed, 66 Soviet cities were earmarked to be wiped out — with 204 atomic bombs — less than 2 weeks after Japan's surrender.
globalresearch.ca/us-military-destroyed-66-japanese-cities-before-planning-wipe-out-same-number-soviet-cities/5680934

Can Israelis Broaden Their Protests Beyond Netanyahu?
Jonathan Cook | globalresearch.ca | 2020-08-04
Israel is roiling with angry street protests that local observers have warned could erupt into open civil strife — a development Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appears to be encouraging. | For weeks, Jerusalem and Tel Aviv have been the scene of …
globalresearch.ca/can-israelis-broaden-their-protests-beyond-netanyahu/5720170

New Poor People's Campaign to McConnell: Pass the Heroes Act
Mark Gruenberg | peoplesworld.org | 2020-08-04
WASHINGTON — Taking their protests right to the key source of the problem, the New Poor People's Campaign flooded Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell's office with calls on August 3, demanding he let lawmakers pass the Heroes Act, to aid the poor and workers nationwide, before people get evicted, starve or die. The "Digital March …
peoplesworld.org/article/new-poor-peoples-campaign-to-mcconnell-pass-the-heroes-act/

Biden's Running Mate Matters. So Does His Cabinet
Katrina vanden Heuvel | thenation.com | 2020-08-04
Biden's Running Mate Matters. So Does His Cabinet.
thenation.com/article/politics/biden-veepstakes-cabinet/

Government Accountability Has Been Long Gone in the US
Karen J. Greenberg | thenation.com | 2020-08-04
Government Accountability Has Been Long Gone in the US…
thenation.com/article/politics/trump-coronavirus-accountability/

Report: "Woke" Corporations Supporting Black Lives Matter Quietly Funding Police
Alan Macleod | mintpressnews.com | 2020-08-03
Corporations like JPMorgan Chase, Chevron and Marathon claim to support the movement for black lives, but their donations to police help "tyrannize the very communities" they claim to stand with.
mintpressnews.com/corporations-supporting-black-lives-matter-quietly-funding-police/269986/

With Microsoft Purchase of TikTok, US Tightens Grip Over International Media
Alan Macleod | mintpressnews.com | 2020-08-03
Even as the government attempts to frame the debate over the banning of Chinese companies like TikTok and Huawei over privacy concerns, it continues to try to ban the encryption of data and communications at home.
mintpressnews.com/microsoft-purchase-tiktok-us-tightens-grip-international-media/269945/

Brazilian Amazon Drained of Millions of Wild Animals by Criminal Networks: Report
Sharon Guynup | globalresearch.ca | 2020-08-03
The Brazilian Amazon is hemorrhaging illegally traded wildlife according to a new report released Monday. Each year, thousands of silver-voiced saffron finches and other songbirds, along with rare macaws and parrots, are captured, trafficked and sold as pets. Some are …
globalresearch.ca/brazilian-amazon-drained-millions-wild-animals-criminal-networks/5720076

Take on the Tech Mob Now or Perish
Laura Flanders | counterpunch.org | 2020-08-03
Six months into a global pandemic, the US economy just took its most grievous hit on record, while Amazon, Apple, Google and Facebook only added wealth. In just three months, April through June, so many workers were furloughed, laid off or forced to work and school from home, that the economy shriveled by 32.9% or…
counterpunch.org/2020/08/03/take-on-the-tech-mob-now-or-perish/

Fires Are Raging in the Amazon–Again
Diego Gonzaga | globalresearch.ca | 2020-08-03
One year has passed since the world was shocked by the images of the fires blazing across the Amazon in Brazil. But since then, the forest hasn't stopped burning –and 2020 could be even more devastating for the rainforest and …
globalresearch.ca/fires-raging-amazon-again/5720086

Shut It Down! Workers Shut Amazon DSF4 For Health/Safety & Living Wages
Labor Video Project | indybay.org | 2020-08-03
Amazonians and workers shutdown the Amazon DSF4 warehouse on August 1, 2020 to protest the lack of health and safety and slave labor wages…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/08/02/18835579.php

Honestly, Americans couldn't care less about Hong Kong
Andre Vltchek | dissidentvoice.org | 2020-08-03
Hong Kong skyline taken from Kowloon site (Andre Vltchek) I just spent two weeks in the United States, investigating, analyzing the situation there. I worked in Washington D.C., Minneapolis, where Mr. George Floyd was murdered by deranged cops, in New York City and Boston. COVID-19 was at my tail, as the states kept opening and …
dissidentvoice.org/2020/08/honestly-americans-couldnt-care-less-about-hong-kong/

Poland's "Lublin Triangle" Will Create Lots of Trouble for Russia-Belarus Relations
Andrew Korybko | globalresearch.ca | 2020-08-03
Poland's ambitions to restore its long-lost Great Power status in Europe received a fresh impetus following the establishment of the so-called "Lublin Triangle" between itself, Lithuania, and Ukraine that de-facto aims to revive the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth as the core of …
globalresearch.ca/poland-lublin-triangle-create-trouble-russian-belarusian-relations/5720105

UK Government Refuses To Release Information About Assange Judge Who Has 96% Extradition Record
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2020-08-03
Declassified has also discovered that the judge, Vanessa Baraitser, has ordered extradition in 96% of the cases she has presided over for which information is publicly available. | Baraitser was appointed a district judge in October 2011 based at the Chief Magistrate's Office in London, after being admitted as a solicitor in 1994. Next to no other information is available about her in the public domain. A request under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) was sent by Declassified to the Ministry of Justice (MOJ) on 28 February 2020 requesting a list of all the cases on which Baraitser has ruled since she was app…
popularresistance.org/uk-government-refuses-to-release-information-about-assange-judge-who-has-96-extradition-record/

Former Reuters bureau chief speaks at free Julian Assange rally
pip.hinman | greenleft.org.au | 2020-08-03
Democracy Carrie-Ann SmithIssue 1275 Australia Wikileaks Collateral Murder HobartAugust 3, 2020Reuter's former bureau chief in Bagdad…
greenleft.org.au/content/former-reuters-bureau-chief-speaks-free-julian-assange-rally

Secret Meeting on the Privatization of Nuclear War Held on Hiroshima Day 2003
Prof Michel Chossudovsky | globalresearch.ca | 2020-08-03
At no point since the first atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima on August 6th, 1945, has humanity been closer to the unthinkable. All the safeguards of the Cold War era have been scrapped. "Offensive" military actions using nuclear warheads are now described as acts of "self-defense"
globalresearch.ca/hiroshima-day-2003-secret-meeting-on-the-privatization-of-nuclear-war/25920

US Cold War China Policy Will Isolate the US, Not China
Medea Benjamin, Nicolas J.S. Davies | commondreams.org | 2020-08-03
"The sad truth is that 30 years after the supposed end of the Cold War," write Benjamin and Davies, " the U.S. military-industrial complex has failed to reimagine itself in anything but Cold War terms, and its 'New' Cold War is just a revival of the old Cold War that it spent the last three decades telling us it already won." (Image: CodePink) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/china_us_policy.jpg …
commondreams.org/views/2020/08/03/us-cold-war-china-policy-will-isolate-us-not-china?cd-origin=rss

What If Trump Refuses to Accept a Biden Victory? A Look at How Electoral Chaos Could Divide Nation
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-08-03
As President Trump floats the idea of delaying the election, we speak with Nils Gilman, historian and co-founder of Transition Integrity Project, which organized a bipartisan group of experts to game out what a contested November election might look like. "In every scenario except for the one where Biden won in a landslide, we ended up with severe electoral contestation, protests in the streets, crazy stories happening on social media, and the challenges went down to Inauguration Day," Gilman says.
www.democracynow.org/2020/8/3/nils_gilman_2020_election_scenarios

"They Have No Evidence": Moroccan Journalist Omar Radi Jailed, Surveilled After Criticizing Gov't
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-08-03
Award-winning journalist and human rights activist Omar Radi spoke to us from Casablanca on July 16. Two weeks later, on July 29, last Wednesday, Moroccan authorities arrested him on what press freedom advocates call "retaliatory charges." Now a court has charged Radi with undermining state security by receiving foreign funding and collaborating with foreign intelligence, and also charged him with rape. He is reportedly being held in a prison that is a COVID hot spot, and has not been allowed to have visits from his lawyer or his parents. We feature our interview with Radi, which focuses in part on an Amnesty Int…
www.democracynow.org/2020/8/3/omar_radi_arrest_morocco_pegasus_surveillance

Voting Rights Activist LaTosha Brown: Trump Is Hellbent on Undermining Democracy to Win Reelection
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-08-03
With President Trump trailing in most polls, he tweeted recently that he was floating the idea of delaying the November election — something he cannot legally do — and continued his attacks on mail-in voting. "We have a president who is probably the most fascist president that we've ever had in this country," responds LaTosha Brown, co-founder of the Black Voters Matter Fund and the BVM Capacity Building Institute. "He is hellbent on pushing the boundaries, whatever he needs to do, to undermine and undercut democracy."
www.democracynow.org/2020/8/3/latosha_brown_black_voters_matter

Israeli Army Fires Missiles Into Khan Younis
Ali Salam | imemc.org | 2020-08-03
The Israeli Air Force fired, on Monday at dawn, several missiles into areas in Khan Younis and Rafah, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip, causing damage. The Palestinian News & Info Agency (WAFA) has reported that an Israeli drone fired at least two missiles into an area, west …
imemc.org/article/bombing-in-gaza-shehab-quds-press/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=bombing-in-gaza-shehab-quds-press

While Bolivia's coup regime lets its citizens die, Cuba has nearly defeated Covid-19
Ollie Vargas | thegrayzone.com | 2020-08-03
A dispatch from Bolivia shows the staggering human toll of the military coup, as an incompetent US-backed regime leaves impoverished…
thegrayzone.com/2020/08/02/while-bolivias-coup-regime-lets-its-citizens-die-cuba-has-nearly-defeated-covid-19/

New Report Reveals Israel Demolishes Over 2,000 Palestinian Bedouin Homes per Year
Miko Peled | mintpressnews.com | 2020-08-03
Today Israel only allows indigenous Palestinian Bedouins to live on 12% of their ancestral homeland in the Naqab, transferring them to camps and crowded villages reminiscent of Native American reservations.
mintpressnews.com/report-israel-demolishes-over-2000-palestinian-bedouin-homes-per-year/269882/

Scandalous #MeToo activist accused of creating FAKE Twitter account of bisexual Native American professor who 'died' of Covid-19
rt.com | 2020-08-03
A controversial #MeToo activist has been accused of operating a Twitter account belonging to a non-existent bisexual Native American professor. Suspicions were raised after she announced that her 'friend' had died from Covid-19. | BethAnn McLaughlin, a neuroscientist who founded the nonprofit group MeTooSTEM, allegedly created a fictional professor at Arizona State University (ASU), and tweeted as the imaginary anthropologist under the handle @Sciencing_Bi. | In an emotional eulogy for her purportedly made-up comrade, McLaughlin waxed poetic about how her friend worked tirelessly to help indigenous women overc…
rt.com/usa/496931-professor-coronavirus-fake-death-metoo/

Another Hiroshima is coming — unless we stop it now
John Pilger | zcomm.org | 2020-08-03
Modern China's epic achievements, its defeat of mass poverty, and the pride and contentment of its people (measured forensically by American pollsters such as Pew) are willfully unknown or misunderstood in the West. This alone is a commentary on the lamentable state of Western journalism and the abandonment of honest reporting…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/another-hiroshima-is-coming-unless-we-stop-it-now/

Another Hiroshima Is Coming — Unless We Stop It Now
John Pilger | globalresearch.ca | 2020-08-03
When I first went to Hiroshima in 1967, the shadow on the steps was still there. It was an almost perfect impression of a human being at ease: legs splayed, back bent, one hand by her side as she sat …
globalresearch.ca/another-hiroshima-coming-unless-we-stop-now/5720094

Iran's Khamenei: Not going to help Trump get Reelected by Negotiating
Juan Cole | zcomm.org | 2020-08-03
Khamenei said that even if Iran met all of Washington's demands, that would just encourage the insatiable American elite to start making new demands…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/irans-khamenei-not-going-to-help-trump-get-reelected-by-negotiating/

COVID-19 Crisis Failure, People Must Save Themselves and the Economy
Kevin Zeese and Margaret Flowers | dissidentvoice.org | 2020-08-03
Positive COVID-19 Test (Shutterstock) The US is at a moment of truth. This week, Congress has to face up to a pandemic that is out of control and an economy that is collapsing. The Republican's and Democrat's proposals show they will fail this test. The people will need to protect themselves and lead from below. …
dissidentvoice.org/2020/08/covid-19-crisis-failure-people-must-save-themselves-and-the-economy/

Saturday 8/8: Shut Down CA's Concentration Camps: Statewide Day of Action for Immigrant Justice (SF)
Free Them All Coalition- Bay Area | indybay.org | 2020-08-03
There will be an initial meeting/rally at Justin Herman Plaza and then we will march to the ICE building for another rally. | Please stay tuned for details on a supporting car caravan, led by the SF LowRider Council, which will likely start in the mission and meet up with the march at the ICE building. | Please also stay tuned for actions you can take from home in the days before the action. | Thank you for taking action! #FreeThemAll…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/08/01/18835565.php

Former president Medvedev warns Russia set to make it harder for migrants to get work permits as Saudi-style system on cards
rt.com | 2020-08-03
In a surprise move, Russia may tighten visa rules for foreign workers. Former President Dmitry Medvedev says the measure is being considered in response to law and order issues exposed by the Covid-19 pandemic. | He told a meeting in Moscow that the possibility of moving to the system favored in Saudi Arabia, where the employer is fully responsible for labor migrants, is being discussed. | "[The expert community] proposes changing the order of entry for migrant workers to Russia," Medvedev explained, the TASS news agency reported. "This means giving such permission to a foreign citizen only in the case of an u…
rt.com/russia/496988-medvedev-warns-harder-work-permits/

ICU doctor: 'Bring Priya, Nades and family back to Bilo'
pip.hinman | greenleft.org.au | 2020-08-03
Refugees & migrants Vanessa CarnegieIssue 1275 Australia Biloela Tamil asylum seeker PerthAugust 4, 2020Vanessa Carnegie, an…
greenleft.org.au/content/icu-doctor-bring-priya-nades-and-family-back-bilo

American Troops to Leave Germany: Is It Goodbye or Just Auf Wiedersehen?
Philip Giraldi | globalresearch.ca | 2020-08-03
The continued presence of tens of thousands of American military personnel in Europe seventy-five years after the end of the Second World War is rarely questioned either by politicians or the mainstream media. Currently there is little recollection of how, …
globalresearch.ca/american-troops-leave-germany-goodbye-just-auf-wiedersehen/5720063

Speaker Nancy Pelosi Writes to Me!
Ralph Nader | counterpunch.org | 2020-08-03
Years ago, Elizabeth Brennan Moynihan told me about her disgust with the Democratic Party's outside consultants. These consultants were not competent. They were arrogant, costly, and looking out first for their interests, not the candidates they were supposed to advance. She threw them out and personally took over her husband, Senator Daniel P. Moynihan's successful…
counterpunch.org/2020/08/03/speaker-nancy-pelosi-writes-to-me/

Human Rights Defenders: Palestinian Eyewitness Testimony of the Execution of Abdul Fattah al-Sharif by Israeli Soldier, Elor Azaria
Ramzy Baroud | counterpunch.org | 2020-08-03
As illegal Jewish settlers increase their attacks on Palestinian civilians in the occupied city of Al Khalil (Hebron), the people of the Palestinian city continue to mount a campaign of popular resistance. One of the channels of resistance is Human Rights Defenders,…
counterpunch.org/2020/08/03/human-rights-defenders-palestinian-eyewitness-testimony-of-the-execution-of-abdul-fattah-al-sharif-by-israeli-soldier-elor-azaria/

Vital: Will a 'President Biden' become America's 'Putin?'
Gordon Duff | thealtworld.com | 2020-08-03
American elections are demonstrations to the world of how democracy can go bad. It is clear and simple. They are ruled by cash, run by 'cons' and exist inside a political system that is the most corrupt on earth. | American politics matter to the world because, quite simply, when America catches a cold, the world goes on life support. | We are going to be looking at a number of policy and leadership issues and the possibility of regime change in Washington and the potential impact, but, at the outset one issue has typified the US under Trump and that is the abandonment of all concepts outlined under the United Na…

Vital: Will a ‘President Biden’ become America’s ‘Putin?’

Cornel West and Richard Wolff talk about Capitalism and White Supremacy
CP Editor | counterpunch.org | 2020-08-03
counterpunch.org/2020/08/03/cornel-west-and-richard-wolff-talk-about-capitalism-and-white-supremacy/

Socialist Gloria La Riva Nominated by Peace and Freedom Party Convention
Maureen Smith | indybay.org | 2020-08-03
On August 1st, the Peace and Freedom Party State Central Committee nominated Socialist/Labor Activist Gloria La Riva to be on the California ballot in November as their candidate for U.S. President…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/08/02/18835616.php

Vote for SEP candidates in the Sri Lankan national elections! Fight for a workers' and peasants' government and socialist internationalism!
wsws.org | 2020-08-03
The SEP is the only party in the elections advancing an international socialist program to fight the crisis created by COVID-19, defend democratic rights and oppose imperialist war.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/08/03/slst-a03.html

Escalating Trump Regime Cold War on China
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2020-08-03
Until unparalleled US economic collapse occurred this year, Trump's reelection campaign likely planned to focus on the twin pillars of economic growth and rising equity market valuations. | Since January, the latter disconnected from collapse of the former. | Since early 2020, …
globalresearch.ca/escalating-trump-regime-cold-war-china/5720100

Exempting Big Pharma from COVID-19 Vaccines Liability
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2020-08-03
House and Senate leaders are discussing whether to include this exemption for COVID-19 vaccines under development in new legislation likely to be passed and signed into law in the coming days. | Most likely, tort liability protection for Big Pharma will …
globalresearch.ca/exempting-big-pharma-covid-19-vaccines-liability/5720047

Poland's top court confirms Duda as president, declares complaints insufficient to void election results
rt.com | 2020-08-03
The Supreme Court of Poland on Monday upheld the re-election of President Andrzej Duda. The court decided that complaints about the validity of the presidential election did not necessitate a rerun. | The ruling paves the way for Duda to take the oath of office before both chambers of parliament on Thursday, AP reports. The court evaluated some 6,000 election complaints from voters as well as from the team of the candidate that Duda faced in a runoff, the liberal Warsaw mayor Rafal Trzaskowski. | Duda won 51.03 percent of the vote and Trzaskowski 48.97 percent in the July 12 election. | Ninety-two alleged viol…
rt.com/newsline/496963-poland-confirms-duda-president/

Blacklisted Iranian Consortium Defies US to Open Caracas Superstore
Paul Dobson | venezuelanalysis.com | 2020-08-03
Venezuelan and Iranian officials claim the commercial deal is part of a "win-win" relationship between the sanctioned countries.
venezuelanalysis.com/news/14958

Trade and tensions between the U.S. and China
Vijay Prashad | mronline.org | 2020-08-03
The Donald Trump administration uses every mechanism to cut China out of the global supply chain, but nothing seems to be working as a resolute China is unwilling to back down and dismantle its technological gains.
mronline.org/2020/08/03/trade-and-tensions-between-the-u-s-and-china/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=trade-and-tensions-between-the-u-s-and-china

How Joeseph Goebbel's Nazi Propaganda Gave Birth to Today's Western Media
Julian Cola | mintpressnews.com | 2020-08-03
Western mass media continues to be atomized in its coverage. It thrives on soundbites. Sensationalism. Cacophony. A malnutrition of context with roots in the Nazi propaganda construct of Joseph Goebbels.
mintpressnews.com/propaganda-how-joseph-goebbels-gave-birth-western-media/269918/

Red Flags Soar as Big Pharma Will be Exempt from COVID-19 Vaccine Liability Claims
Zero Hedge | globalresearch.ca | 2020-08-03
Last week we warned readers to be cautious about new COVID-19 vaccines, highlighting how key parts of the clinical trials are being skipped as big pharma will not be held accountable for adverse side effects for administering the experimental drugs….
globalresearch.ca/red-flags-soar-big-pharma-exempt-covid-19-vaccine-liability-claims/5720056

BDS activist's detention extended for 15 days by military court in Israel
Peoples Dispatch | peoplesdispatch.org | 2020-08-03
An Israeli military court approved a request by Israeli domestic intelligence agency Shin Bet to hold Mahmoud Nawajaa for 15 days. Nawajaa was illegally abducted from his home on July 30…
peoplesdispatch.org/2020/08/03/bds-activists-detention-extended-for-15-days-by-military-court-in-israel/

15 Lessons From 15 Years of BDS
Alys Samson Estapé | zcomm.org | 2020-08-03
Fifteen years on, and during a time of global uprising against an entire system of racist exploitation and oppression, the BDS movement continues learning, adapting and growing, making connections, and exposing and challenging Israeli apartheid…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/15-lessons-from-15-years-of-bds/

US Blasts Venezuela-Iran 'Alliance of Pariah States'
Ilya Tsukanov | globalresearch.ca | 2020-08-03
The new grocery store, which features over 2,000 products from Iran, was made possible after the Islamic Republic sent half a dozen cargo ships carrying fuel, food, medical supplies and spare parts for Venezuela's oil industry to the South American …
globalresearch.ca/us-blasts-venezuelan-iranian-alliance-pariah-states-iran-opens-first-supermarket-caracas/5720049

What We Are Told and Not Told About the South China Sea
James ONeill | globalresearch.ca | 2020-08-03
If war breaks out between China and the United States, there is a high probability that the precipitating factor will be the South China Sea. The United States is currently running another of its so-called "freedom of navigation" exercises in …
globalresearch.ca/what-we-told-not-told-about-south-china-sea/5720090

COVID-19 and the Reification of the US-China "Cold War"
Dr. Giulio Pugliese | globalresearch.ca | 2020-08-03
Abstract | The implications of the pandemic for US-China relations are relevant for global peace and prosperity, well beyond the Asia-Pacific. Rather than joining forces against the pandemic, COVID-19 is among the factors that have widened the rift between the United …
globalresearch.ca/covid-19-reification-us-china-cold-war/5720114

White House engineering a takeover of TikTok by Microsoft
wsws.org | 2020-08-03
Under the White House's direction, Microsoft is preparing to acquire the video-sharing app TikTok in a forced-divestiture from its China-based company ByteDance.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/08/03/tikt-a03.html

The Spirit of Apollo-Soyuz Is Alive… With the Russia/China Space Alliance
Matthew Ehret-Kump | globalresearch.ca | 2020-08-03
Forty five years ago, Cold Warriors in the Pentagon and CIA shook their fists angrily at the stars- and for good reason. | On July 17, 1975 the first international handshake was occurring in space between Russian Cosmonaut Alexei Leonov and …
globalresearch.ca/sprit-apollo-soyuz-alive-russia-china-space-alliance/5720079

A Wrong Message for the Pandemic
Cesar Chelala | counterpunch.org | 2020-08-03
Public health messages addressed to the general population should be clear and unambiguous. This is particularly important in times of a pandemic like that caused by the coronavirus. Millions of lives are at stake. One of the messages, "social distancing," widely used by public health authorities during the present pandemic, exemplifies this shortcoming. It should…
counterpunch.org/2020/08/03/a-wrong-message-for-the-pandemic/

At least 20 percent of US meatpackers may have contracted coronavirus
wsws.org | 2020-08-03
Over 50,000 food and agricultural workers have contracted COVID-19 in the United States, according to numbers compiled by the Food & Environment Reporting Network (FERN).
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/08/03/meat-a03.html

The Coronavirus May be Novel, but It's the Same Old Foreign Policy
Ted Snider | globalresearch.ca | 2020-08-03
U.S. foreign policy suffers from such tunnel vision that it is unable to change course even with the appearance of something as colossal as the COVID-19 pandemic. The American foreign policy response to the pandemic has ranged from the negative …
globalresearch.ca/coronavirus-may-novel-same-old-foreign-policy/5720085

The Black Caucus and the dictatorship of (White) capital
Glen Ford | mronline.org | 2020-08-03
Black politics does not exist in the Democratic Party, because the duopoly system serves only the corporate rulers.
mronline.org/2020/08/03/the-black-caucus-and-the-dictatorship-of-white-capital/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-black-caucus-and-the-dictatorship-of-white-capital

Renouncing White Privilege: A Left Critique of Robin DiAngelo's "White Fragility"
David Barber | counterpunch.org | 2020-08-03
White supremacy is not only white over black, it is also the small number of rich whites over the much larger number of poor and working class whites. In return for a guarantee that the latter group of whites will suffer the many calamities of life afflicting working people in a capitalist society less intensely and less frequently than do black people and people of color, the poor and working class whites will not challenge the rule of the rich.
counterpunch.org/2020/08/03/renouncing-white-privilege-a-critique-of-robin-diangelos-white-fragility/

Free Joy Powell! America's Political Prisoner for Fighting Police Brutality
Linda G. Ford | counterpunch.org | 2020-08-03
If you protest against police brutality in America, you are definitely going to get brutalized by the police. And lately, federal marshals, homeland security, ICE officers, and assorted militarized federal goons and thugs will pile on. If you led a movement against police brutality in Rochester, NY in 2006, like Rev. Joy Powell did, you…
counterpunch.org/2020/08/03/free-joy-powell-americas-political-prisoner-for-fighting-police-brutality/

The Plunge in Consumption of Services Leads to a Record 32.9 Percent Drop in GDP
Dean Baker | counterpunch.org | 2020-08-03
The saving rate hit a record 25.7 percent level in the first quarter, indicating that few of the pandemic checks were spent. The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) shrank at a record 32.9 percent annual rate in the second quarter. While almost all the major categories of GDP fell sharply, a 43.5 percent drop in consumption…
counterpunch.org/2020/08/03/the-plunge-in-consumption-of-services-leads-to-a-record-32-9-percent-drop-in-gdp/

The Sleep of Reason Produces Monsters
John G. Russell | counterpunch.org | 2020-08-03
The name Homeland Security grates on a lot of people, understandably. Homeland isn't really an American word, it's not something we used to say or say now. It has a vaguely Teutonic ring — Ve must help ze Fuehrer protect ze Homeland! — and Republicans must always be on guard against sounding Teutonic. –Peggy Noonan The federal…
counterpunch.org/2020/08/03/the-sleep-of-reason-produces-monsters/

Chesa Boudin: Reformer in the San Francisco DA's Office
Jonah Raskin | counterpunch.org | 2020-08-03
Only time will tell whether Chesa Boudin, the current San Francisco DA, really walks the walk and talks the talk in the tradition of legendary DA Terence Hallinan. But after six months in office–he took over in January 2020–Boudin is off to a good start. Hallinan, who died on January 17, 2020, would surely approve of…
counterpunch.org/2020/08/03/chesa-boudin-reformer-in-the-san-francisco-das-office/

Their Heroes and Ours: California's Health Care Crisis
Cal Winslow | counterpunch.org | 2020-08-03
Patients and visitors to Sutter Health's shiny new hospital in Santa Rosa, Calif., are greeted with large banners, "Heroes Work Here." This no doubt is true. At Kaiser Permanente's hospitals we learn much the same, the giant HMO has awarded itself Five Stars for service. And this of course is all about Covid-19. California's new spike in Covid cases is centered in Los Angeles, but it has moved throughout the state, including into the sprawl that follows US 101 through Sonoma County's wine country.
counterpunch.org/2020/08/03/their-heroes-and-ours-californias-health-care-crisis/

Accountability is Gone in America
Karen J. Greenberg | counterpunch.org | 2020-08-03
Whether you consider the appalling death toll or the equally unacceptable rising numbers of Covid-19 cases, the United States has one of the worst records worldwide when it comes to the pandemic. Nevertheless, the president has continued to behave just as he promised he would in March when there had been only 40 deaths from…
counterpunch.org/2020/08/03/accountability-is-gone-in-america/

Trump's Withdrawal From WHO: a Cover-Up for His Abject Failure on COVID-19
Prabir Purkayastha | counterpunch.org | 2020-08-03
Microbes do not recognize borders. We are all safe only when everybody is safe. In a pandemic, to attack the only body we have for global cooperation endangers everyone. That is why the U.S. withdrawal from the World Health Organization (WHO) is dangerous not only for the United States, but for all of the world.
counterpunch.org/2020/08/03/trumps-withdrawal-from-who-a-cover-up-for-his-abject-failure-on-covid-19/

The Resistible Rise of Nuclear Gangsters…and Their Downfall
Linda Pentz Gunter | counterpunch.org | 2020-08-03
It would be tempting to describe last week's nuclear scandals — in three states — as something out of the Wild West. But Al Capone's Chicago would be a more accurate analogy. While no actual shots were fired, some pretty powerful metaphorical ones were, warnings that engaging in criminal racketeering and fraud to fleece ratepayers…
counterpunch.org/2020/08/03/the-resistible-rise-of-nuclear-gangstersand-their-downfall/

US credit outlook rated "negative" as concerns mount over dollar's global role
wsws.org | 2020-08-03
The Fitch credit rating agency said high fiscal deficits, already present before the economic shock of the COVID-19 pandemic, have started to "erode the traditional credit strength of the US."
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/08/03/doll-a03.html

Crisis and Virus: COVID-19 in context
Carlo Fanelli | mronline.org | 2020-08-03
"Now this liberal virus, which pollutes contemporary social thought and eliminates the capacity to understand the world, let alone to transform it, has profoundly penetrated the whole of the 'historical left' formed in the aftermath of the Second World War" (Samir Amin, 2003, 41)…
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Scottish government prepares to reopen schools as new COVID-19 spikes emerge
wsws.org | 2020-08-03
The government intends to re-open all primary and secondary schools by August 18, despite COVID-19 outbreaks in call centres, distribution centres, pubs and care homes.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/08/03/scot-a03.html

The July days of the COVID-19 pandemic wreak havoc on the US
wsws.org | 2020-08-03
The month of July saw over 2 million cases of COVID-19 and rising fatality rates in the Sun Belt states, and the pandemic is shifting to the Midwest.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/08/03/pand-a03.html

Major League Baseball season on brink of collapse as COVID-19 continues to spread
wsws.org | 2020-08-03
New positive cases have continued to emerge since the first outbreak in the Miami Marlins, causing postponement of 20 percent of last weekend's games.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/08/03/mlb-a03.html

Vietnam struggles to contain rapid resurgence of COVID-19
wsws.org | 2020-08-03
After three months of no confirmed cases, Vietnam is witnessing a nationwide spread of the virus due to a new outbreak in the city of Da Nang.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/08/03/viet-a03.html

Baltimore's Mercy Medical Center intensive care unit head physician dies of COVID-19
wsws.org | 2020-08-03
Health care workers have been placed on the front lines of the pandemic as safety precautions such as social distancing have been lifted.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/08/03/merc-a03.html

Honda orders office workers at Marysville, Ohio plant to man assembly lines as COVID-19 spreads
wsws.org | 2020-08-03
As the pandemic ravages the workforce, management has pressed some office staff to work inside the plant.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/08/03/hond-a03.html

What They are Not Telling You! The Mask's Impact on Your Health
Laura Ingraham | globalresearch.ca | 2020-08-03
"Masks are considered by governments as a "protection against the transmission of Covid-19″. It is better to wear a mask (any mask) than nothing. People are instructed to obey the guidelines of the Ministry of Health. These guidelines are erroneous.", …
globalresearch.ca/what-they-are-not-telling-you-the-masks-impact-on-your-health/5720134

Pulling US Troops Out of Germany: Trump Adjusts the Military Furniture
Dr. Binoy Kampmark | globalresearch.ca | 2020-08-03
One noisy theme in the Donald Trump Disruption Show in an otherwise chaotic assemblage of messages has remained fairly constant: winding back US troop commitments. The US has fought its complement of wars, bloodied and bloodying. Time to up stakes …
globalresearch.ca/pulling-out-germany-trump-adjusts-military-furniture/5720004

Reviving Soviet-era Confrontation with the United States, Russia Exposes Its Weakness in Africa
Kester Kenn Klomegah | globalresearch.ca | 2020-08-03
In her weekly media briefing July 23, Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova criticized United States support for educational programs, media and NGOs in Africa. In addition, Zakharova said | "the allocation of grants fits into the White House's efforts to promote | …
globalresearch.ca/reviving-soviet-era-confrontation-united-states-russia-exposes-weakness-africa/5720110

Masks Are a Psychological Preparation for Mandatory Vaccinations
Prof. Bill Willers | globalresearch.ca | 2020-08-03
This respirator does not protect against the risk of contracting disease or infection. — Warning with a box of N-95 respirators. | You have no right not to be vaccinated. You have no right not to wear a mask. You have …
globalresearch.ca/masks-psychological-preparation-mandatory-vaccinations/5720053

Can the International Criminal Court Hold the Trump Administration in Contempt?
Uzay Yasar Aysev | globalresearch.ca | 2020-08-03
On June 11, President Donald Trump issued an executive order (E.O.) authorizing the imposition of sanctions in the form of visa/travel restrictions and asset freezes targeting International Criminal Court (ICC) officials as well as other persons that contribute to the …
globalresearch.ca/can-international-criminal-court-hold-trump-administration-contempt/5720059

Nicaragua Targeted for US Overthrow in 2020-21
S. Brian Willson | globalresearch.ca | 2020-08-03
The USA failed State continues to seek destruction of Nicaragua (among other nations such as Venezuela, Cuba, Syria and Iran, who refuse to obey US demands for neoliberal privatization that enrich the already rich. | Introduction | George Washington, who waged …
globalresearch.ca/nicaragua-targeted-us-overthrow-2020-21/5720069

Hong Kong delays legislative elections amid crackdown on democratic rights
wsws.org | 2020-08-03
Beijing is driven above all by fears that renewed protests in Hong Kong could spread to the mainland.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/08/03/hong-a03.html

Army Abducts Five Palestinians In Nablus, One Near Jerusalem
IMEMC News | imemc.org | 2020-08-03
Israeli soldiers abducted, earlier Monday, five Palestinians near the northern West Bank city of Nablus, and one near Bethlehem, south of occupied Jerusalem. Several army jeeps invaded 'Aseera ash-Shamaliya town, north of Nablus, before the soldiers stormed and violently searched many homes. The soldiers then abducted five Palestinians, identified as …
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Record-breaking heat waves: Urgent alert to need for socialism — a WW commentary
Quell Nessuno | workers.org | 2020-08-03
As Muslim worshippers prepared for the holiday of Eid al-Adha during the last days of July, the Middle East was rocked by record-breaking heat waves. In Baghdad, the mercury rose to over 125‚Å∞F, the highest temperature ever measured in the Iraqi capital. These heat waves are not an extreme, unpredictable . . . | Continue reading Record-breaking heat waves: Urgent alert to need for socialism — a WW commentary at Workers.org…
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Islamic State militants claim responsibility for attack on Afghan prison
Peoples Dispatch | peoplesdispatch.org | 2020-08-03
In an attack which began on Sunday evening, terrorists slammed an explosive-laden vehicle to enter a prison in Jalalabad province. As many as 24 people were killed and 43 sustained injuries in the ensuing fighting…
peoplesdispatch.org/2020/08/03/islamic-state-militants-claim-responsibility-for-attack-on-afghan-prison/

Drive to reopen US schools continues despite mounting evidence of deadly consequences
wsws.org | 2020-08-03
More scientific research shows the immense dangers to the health and lives of teachers, students and parents by reopening schools while the pandemic continues out of control.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/08/03/scho-a03.html

Free Joy Powell! America's Political Prisoner for Fighting Police Brutality
Linda Ford | dissidentvoice.org | 2020-08-03
If you protest against police brutality in America, you are definitely going to get brutalized by the police. And lately, federal marshals, homeland security, ICE officers, and assorted militarized federal goons and thugs will pile on. If you led a movement against police brutality in Rochester, NY in 2006, like Rev. Joy Powell did, you …
dissidentvoice.org/2020/08/free-joy-powell-americas-political-prisoner-for-fighting-police-brutality/

Hundreds march on San Quentin
Patricia Gorky | liberationnews.org | 2020-08-03
"Gavin Newsom, let them go!" Five hundred participants marched on San Quentin's West Gate on Aug 2 protesting California Gov. Gavin Newsom's cruel decision to keep thousands of incarcerated people exposed to the virus in prison. Two prisoners called into the protest, reporting the disorganization at the state's oldest prison. "They still haven't cleaned out …
liberationnews.org/hundreds-march-on-san-quentin/

'Hero pay, not zero pay!'
Thomas Answeeney | workers.org | 2020-08-03
Essential workers protested July 30 in a flash-mob protest in front of a newly remodeled Tops Market, a supermarket chain based in Western New York. The event was organized by the Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) Division 1342 and the Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 1. July 30 protest Demands . . . | Continue reading 'Hero pay, not zero pay!' at Workers.org…
workers.org/2020/08/50418/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=hero-pay-not-zero-pay

The Dollar Standard Slipping Out of Control?
Alastair Crooke | thealtworld.com | 2020-08-03
The stark fact is that Gulf stability rests on selling enough energy to buy-off internal discontents, and to pay for supersized surveillance and security set-ups. | As commentators focus on the hospitalisations of two Gulf monarchs, and permutate likely succession issues, they may miss the wood for the succession trees: Of course, the death of either the Emir of Kuwait (91 years old) or King Salman of Saudi Arabia (84 years old) is a serious political matter. King Salman's particularly has the potential to upturn the region (or not). Yet Gulf stability today rests less on who succeeds, but rather on tectonic shif…

The Dollar Standard Slipping Out of Control?

The Unemployment Crisis Is a True National Emergency
Jon Schwarz | zcomm.org | 2020-08-03
The incompetent criminals ruling the U.S. are about to push millions of Americans off a terrifying financial cliff…
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This week in history: August 3-9
wsws.org | 2020-08-03
25 years ago: Croatia launches ethnic cleansing of Serbs On August 4, 1995, the Croatian Army launched Operation Storm, one of the last major campaigns of the Bosnian War. It was orchestrated by Croatian President Franjo Tudjman against the Serbian-inhabited Krajina region, which in 1991, during the initial breakup of Yugoslavia, had declared its independence from Croatia.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/08/03/twih-a03.html

50 years of struggle from Black August to Black Lives Matter Movement — a WW commentary
Judy Greenspan | workers.org | 2020-08-03
This Aug. 7 marks the 50th anniversary of the heroic attempt by Jonathan Jackson, younger brother of George Jackson, to free three Black revolutionaries from the clutches of the California state prison system. The fact that this bold attempt failed has no bearing on its historical and revolutionary significance to . . . | Continue reading 50 years of struggle from Black August to Black Lives Matter Movement — a WW commentary at Workers.org…
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Disability movement is 'part of the global working class'
| workers.org | 2020-08-03
by Kristen Turgeon The following slightly edited remarks were made by Kristen Turgeon from the Boston branch of Workers World Party on a July 30 webinar sponsored by WWP's Disability Rights Caucus and titled "Smash Ableism, Racism, All Bigotry & Oppression!" Kristen Turgeon. WW PHOTO: Stevan Kirschbaum It has been . . . | Continue reading Disability movement is 'part of the global working class' at Workers.org…
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Iran registers 2,598 COVID-19 cases in 24 hours
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-08-03
TEHRAN, Aug. 03 (MNA) — The novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has infected 2,598 people and claimed 215 lives in Iran in the past 24 hours, a senior health official said.
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2020-08-04: News Headlines

Andrew Korybko (2020-08-04). Armenia's Risky Tovuz Strategy Dramatically Backfired. thealtworld.com The latest clashes between Armenia and Azerbaijan occurred along their shared border in Tovuz, north of Nagorno-Karabakh. Both sides blame one another but a compelling argument can be made that Armenia was the aggressor. Azerbaijan has no dispute with Armenia over this territory and has nothing to gain by destabilizing this strategy region through which important international energy pipelines and the BTK railway pass. The Mingachevir Dam is also located nearby, and if Armenia attacked it during another war, then the consequences would be disastrous for the millions of Azerbaijanis downstream. | It's actually…

Ben Norton (2020-08-04). Document exposes new US plot to overthrow Nicaragua's elected socialist gov't. thegrayzone.com A disturbing new document outlines plans for a US regime-change scheme against Nicaragua's elected leftist government, overseen by USAID, to…

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2020-08-04). "Wipe the Soviet Union Off the Map", 204 Atomic Bombs against 66 Major Cities, US Nuclear Attack against USSR Planned During World War II. globalresearch.ca According to a secret document dated September 15, 1945, "the Pentagon had envisaged blowing up the Soviet Union with a coordinated nuclear attack directed against 66 major urban areas.

MBNJSD (2020-08-04). U.S. Cold War China Policy will isolate the U.S. not China. dissidentvoice.org CODEPINK (Credit) Tensions between the United States and China are rising as the U.S. election nears, with tit-for-tat consulate closures, new U.S. sanctions and no less than three U.S. aircraft carrier strike groups prowling the seas around China. But it is the United States that has initiated each new escalation in U.S.-China relations. China's responses …

John Pilger (2020-08-04). Another Hiroshima is Coming…Unless We Stop It Now. counterpunch.org When I first went to Hiroshima in 1967, the shadow on the steps was still there. It was an almost perfect impression of a human being at ease: legs splayed, back bent, one hand by her side as she sat waiting for a bank to open. At a quarter past eight on the morning of

Lee Camp (2020-08-04). Lee Camp: A Dozen Reasons Now is the Time for Housing as a Human Right. mintpressnews.com America is not based on hard work. Get it out of your head that this society is set up to be fair. Fair would be everyone with a roof over their head.

Eds. (2020-08-04). Critique of the Gotha Programme — Karl Marx. mronline.org On this episode of Red Menace Alyson and Breht discuss 'Critique of the Gotha Programme' by Karl Marx…

Eds. (2020-08-04). John Bellamy Foster: Marxs Ecology — review. mronline.org Marx's Ecology: John Bellamy Foster details the ecological foundation of Marx's critique of capitalism and argues that it has great relevance to understanding the environmental crisis we face today.

Beau Peters (2020-08-04). How Companies Can Keep Their Employees Safe During a Pandemic and Civil Unrest. dissidentvoice.org Ivan Samkov (Pixels) This is a year unlike most we have ever seen. Few could have predicted the continuous impacts of the coronavirus, a struggling economy, the civil unrest in the streets, and deeper conversations about race and civil liberties. On top of all of that, our businesses are beginning to reopen, and the masses …

Dean Baker (2020-08-04). We Need an Economic Survival Package Not Another Stimulus. counterpunch.org There continues to be enormous confusion about what we should be trying to accomplish in the next pandemic relief package. This is best demonstrated by Republicans' obsession with getting people back to work, with a mixture of cuts to unemployment benefits and return to work bonuses. Ignoring the questionable economic logic (there is zero evidence

David Rosen (2020-08-04). Globalization and the End of the American Dream. counterpunch.org Immanuel Wallerstein provocatively begins one of his essays with the following cautionary note: "Globalization is a misleading concept, since what is described as globalization has been happening for 500 years." Nevertheless, in a 2000 article, "Globalization or the Age of Transition?," Wallerstein notes that after WW-II the U.S. was "the only major industrial power whose

John Feffer (2020-08-04). The Pandemic Reveals a Europe More United Than the United States. counterpunch.org During the Trump era, America increasingly seems like a motley collection of states brought together for reasons of territorial contiguity and little else. The conservative South is ravaged by a pandemic. The liberal Northeast waits patiently for elections in November to oust a tyrant. A rebellious Pacific Northwest faces off against federal troops sent to

Staff (2020-08-04). As Prison COVID-19 Cases Rise, A Mental Health Crisis Intensifies. therealnews.com Family visits, job programs, and recreational activities have all been put on hold because of the virus.

Caitlin Johnstone (2020-08-04). Shape Yourself Into The Perfect Weapon Against The Empire. thealtworld.com Do you want to win this thing? Actually win it? | By that I mean, do you actually want to create a healthy world instead of a world where we are ruled by lying, murderous, warmongering, oppressive, ecocidal, omnicidal sociopaths? Is that something you truly, deeply want? | It's okay if you don't, but be real with yourself about it. | A large percentage of the people who get involved in revolutionary political movements and criticism of establishment power structures, if they were honest with themselves, would admit that they do so not out of a sincere desire to replace the sociopathic ruling empire with something…

David Rovics (2020-08-04). Open Letter To My Landlord #5. dissidentvoice.org Our landlord doesn't read my letters, as far as we know, but it feels like it's only fair to write a letter each month, if we're not going to be paying the rent. Well, hello again. This is the fifth full month in the pandemic, and the fifth month of the suspension on evictions here …

Staff (2020-08-04). Cornel West and Tricia Rose Talk AOC, Racial Justice, and More. therealnews.com The two say they want to address the urgency of the civil rights movement happening right now.

Consortium News (2020-08-04). ATOMIC BOMBINGS AT 75: Scholars speak out against 'unnecessary' attacks. mronline.org Japan was ready to surrender, making the atomic bombings of Hiroshima on Aug. 6, 1945, and Nagasaki two days later, totally unnecessary and morally indefensible, say a panel of scholars in two video discussions.

Staff (2020-08-04). "Release Them All": Calls Grow to Stop Jailing Immigrants as Transfers & Deportations Spread COVID. democracynow.org The U.S. government continues to hold tens of thousands of asylum seekers and immigrants in detention centers and jails, ignoring the advice of medical experts as the coronavirus continues to spread. ICE has also continued to transfer and deport people — including those who are infected — making it a global superspreader. We speak with Luis Angel Reyes Savalza, an immigration attorney and co-director of Pangea Legal Services in San Francisco, who himself is undocumented and recently got arrested at a protest outside the mansion of California Governor Gavin Newsom demanding the release of people in sta…

Staff (2020-08-04). "It's Basically a Death Sentence": Hunger Strikers Demand Release as Virus Surges in ICE Jails. democracynow.org People being held in Immigration and Customs Enforcement jails are holding work strikes and hunger strikes over the lack of access to personal protective equipment or quality medical care, and to demand their release. We speak with Joe Mejia, an asylum seeker who was among a group of prisoners at Yuba County Jail in California who led a hunger strike while he was held there for nearly 11 months. "That place is dangerous," Mejia says. "It is a death sentence to detainees, especially right now with the coronavirus."

Staff (2020-08-04). Public Health vs. Politics: White House Scrapped Nationwide COVID-19 Testing Plan to Hurt Blue States. democracynow.org As the U.S. coronavirus death toll passes 155,000, there is still no national testing program, with widespread shortages and delays hampering efforts to contain the pandemic. This continues months after President Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner launched a White House task force with the goal of establishing a national testing plan. We speak to investigative reporter Katherine Eban, whose explosive Vanity Fair report chronicles Kushner's fumbling efforts and the sudden decision to abandon the project on political grounds. "The participants expected that at any moment in early April, the plan would be announced,"

Staff (2020-08-04). Headlines for August 4, 2020. democracynow.org Concerns Mount over Politicization of COVID-19 Vaccine, as Trump Lashes Out at "Pathetic" Dr. Birx, WHO Warns There May Never Be a Coronavirus "Silver Bullet", Trump Threatens to Sue Nevada After It Expands Voter Access, Leaked Video Shows George Floyd Pleaded for His Life, Cooperated with Police, Before He Was Killed, Video Shows LAPD Shot Peaceful Protester in the Head as He Held His Arms in the Air, Prosecutor Clears Arkansas Officers Who Pushed Black Man into the Ground for 6.5 Minutes Before He Died, Census Bureau Cuts Short Collection Efforts by One Month, Mexican Man Dies After Falling from Border Wall, Me…

Staff (2020-08-04). Militarized BORTAC Border Patrol Raids & Ransacks Medical Camp on U.S. Border, Arrests 30 Migrants. democracynow.org In Arizona, heavily armed Border Patrol officers raided the medical camp of humanitarian group No More Deaths and detained 30 migrants whose whereabouts are now unknown. It was the second raid in just two days on the camp, which provides water, food and medical attention to refugees crossing into the United States through the scorching Sonoran Desert. "Immediately after they entered the camp, the first thing they did was round up all of the No More Deaths aid workers and zip-tie them, remove their phones," says Montana Thames, a humanitarian aid worker with No More Deaths. "It was very clear they didn't want any…

AFP (2020-08-04). Refugees freed from Greek camp 'hell' left homeless. indybay.org When Amir Hussein was finally allowed to leave the horrific migrant camp of Moria on the Greek island of Lesbos, it was supposed to be the end of a year-long odyssey.

_____ (2020-08-04). Assange Wins Award, Appears In Court Facing New Charges. popularresistance.org WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange's case management hearing yesterday continued the travesty of legal due process to which he has been subjected for more than a decade. | The journalist and publisher is fighting extradition to the United States, where he faces politically motivated frame-up charges of espionage with a combined potential sentence of 175 years. He has not attended hearings via videolink for the last three months on the advice of doctors, due to his fragile state of health and the threat of exposure to coronavirus. | At the previous hearing on June 29, District Judge Vanessa Baraitser had scolded Ass…

RT (2020-08-04). Media ramps up campaign to get Biden out of debates with Trump, offering various excuses other than their candidate's failing mind. rt.com Media outlets from the New York Times to CNN and Newsweek have offered Joe Biden various reasons over the past several days to skip debates with President Donald Trump. None mentions Biden's fading ability to speak coherently. | A New York Times opinion piece on Monday suggested that presidential debates should be scrapped altogether because they've "never made sense as a test for presidential leadership." | We didn't need the debates to tell us that Trump had chosen to be the P.T. Barnum of American politics. For him, it was (and still is) all about the show, about distracting the public from reality. | CNN p…

RT (2020-08-04). Trump hints at executive action against mail-in voting, threatens to sue Nevada. rt.com US President Donald Trump has suggested he could sign an executive order pertaining to universal mail-in voting in the 2020 presidential race, arguing he has the authority to do so while reiterating warnings of election fraud. | As a number of states look to expand mail-in ballots for the November election amid concerns about the coronavirus, the president has repeatedly denounced the practice, telling reporters at a White House press conference on Monday that he could issue an executive order on the matter, though he did not specify what action he might take. | "I have the right to do it," Trump said, arguing…

RT (2020-08-04). Houston mayor orders police to punish residents who refuse to wear masks with $250 fines. rt.com Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner is ratcheting up enforcement of a state Covid-19 mask mandate, ordering police to cite residents who refuse to wear a face covering after being warned and to penalize them with a $250 fine. | "For months, we have been focusing on education and not citations, but now I am instructing the Houston Police Department to issue the necessary warnings and citations to anyone not wearing a mask in public if they do not meet the criteria for an exemption," the mayor said Monday at a press briefing. | The citation comes with a $250 fine. Lives are at stake, so I am taking this step to save…

RT (2020-08-04). Tribute to xenophobia? Anti-Trump activists face backlash for 'statue' in Portland linking Putin to alleged police brutality. rt.com An activist group has unveiled a new 'statue' in Portland, Oregon which appears to connect Vladimir Putin to allegations of police brutality in the city. Isn't that a bit xenophobic? Twitter observers have asked. | The collective, known as the Trump Statue Initiative (TSI), used live actors covered in gold, and standing on top of a large pedestal, to create the impression that a new monument had been installed in the city on Monday. | Their performance art piece showed Donald Trump holding up a selfie-stick and making a thumbs-up sign as men wearing gas masks and riot gear pull a protester holding a 'BLM' plac…

RT (2020-08-04). Media lives matter? More assaults on US journalists in 2020 than in previous 3 years combined, says press freedom watchdog. rt.com The number of violent incidents directed at journalists has skyrocketed, according to the US Press Freedom Tracker, which said heavy-handed police tactics during BLM protests have made 2020 a uniquely dangerous year for reporters. | There have been more than 612 press freedom incidents so far this year, according to the group's July tally. The figure includes more than 87 arrests, 140 physical attacks, 143 injuries from rubber bullets or projectiles, and 76 cases where equipment was damaged. There have also been dozens of cases of journalists being teargassed or hit with pepper spray. | Latest reported aggress…

RT (2020-08-04). 'Erotic mind control community has a racism problem': BLM activists go after hypnotists in latest bizarre witch hunt. rt.com As street battles between murky federal agents, Antifa and various mom'n'pop protest groups over systemic racism continue in Portland, it appears a similar, but more insidious war is underway… in the erotic mind control community. | A seemingly never-ending thread, posted to Twitter by a self-professed 30-something white woman, who is part of the ultra-niche sexual "So, I want to address something that will probably surprise no one: The…

RT (2020-08-04). Illinois lawmaker calls for ABOLITION of 'racist' history classes until state comes up with more 'inclusive' alternative. rt.com LaShawn Ford, a Democrat in the Illinois General Assembly, has called for an immediate halt to history classes that he claims "lead to white privilege and a racist society," sparking concerns over an Orwellian revision of history. | "I'm calling on the state board of education to end the teaching of history and the local school districts to take immediate action by removing the current history books and curriculum practices that unfairly communicate our history," Ford said on Sunday at an event in Evanston, Illinois. His vague plan calls for temporarily replacing history classes by devoting greater attention t…

RT (2020-08-04). Are chrome grilles 'designed to intimidate & kill pedestrians'? Liberals and conservatives fight over pickup trucks. rt.com America's love affair with the pickup truck is the latest battlefield in the unending culture wars, with liberal pundits decrying these 4,000-pound killing machines, and conservatives clinging to their beloved Rams and Silverados. | After an oblivious pickup driver nearly ran Dan Neil over in a Costco parking lot, the Wall Street Journal columnist echoed the arguments of the gun control crowd and focused his attention on the tool itself, and not the user. Why, he wrote, are these square-jawed vehicles getting so damn huge? | These "behemoths," he wrote, are deadly for pedestrians caught in front of their chrom…

_____ (2020-08-04). Truman's 'Human Sacrifice' to Subdue Moscow. strategic-culture.org Peter KUZNICK | Sumiteru Taniguchi was one of the "lucky" ones. He lived a long and productive life. He married and fathered two healthy children who gave him four grandchildren and two great grandchildren. He had a long career in Japan's postal and telegraph services. As a leader in Japan's anti-nuclear movement, he addressed thousands of audiences and hundreds of thousands of people. He traveled to at least 23 countries. The organizations in which he played a prominent role were nominated several times for the Nobel Peace Prize. | Many of the more than 250,000 who lived in Nagasaki on August 9, 1945 were not so…

Ramzy Baroud (2020-08-04). 'Optimism of the Will': Palestinian Freedom is Possible Now. counterpunch.org In a recent TV discussion, a respected pro-Palestine journalist declared that if any positive change or transformation ever occurs in the tragic Palestinian saga, it would not happen now, but that it would take a whole new generation to bring about such a paradigm shift. As innocuous as the declaration may have seemed, it troubled

Patrick Cockburn (2020-08-04). The Government's Failed Track-and-Trace System is a Disaster for England. counterpunch.org Aggressive contact tracing is the strategy that will help most now, although it would have been easier to implement before Boris Johnson's credibility was shredded When I got polio on a farm in the middle of the Irish countryside in 1956, an Irish Health Ministry official visited our nearest neighbour, a farmer called Dick Cunningham, the next

Paul Antonopoulos (2020-08-04). Lithuania's Alleged Involvement in 2014 Ukraine Maidan Coup. globalresearch.ca New scandalous information about the 2014 Maidan coup d'état in Ukraine has emerged that implicates Lithuania's important role in instigating the violent events. David Zhvania, a former Member of the Ukrainian Parliament, revealed on his

Peter Koenig (2020-08-04). The WEF Knows Best: The Great Global Reset. dissidentvoice.org The World Economic Forum (WEF) has just made a grandiose discovery and declared (21 July 2020) under the alarming title "This is now the world's greatest threat — and it's not coronavirus". The superb discovery is listed as "Affluence is the biggest threat to our world, according to a new scientific report." This "shocking and …

Rep. Ron Paul (2020-08-04). Europeans Are Waking Up to Government COVID Tyranny. Why Are We Still Asleep? globalresearch.ca Tens of thousands of Germans marched through Berlin on Saturday, proclaiming a "Day of Freedom" and demanding an end to government-mandated face masks and "social distancing." The UK and Netherlands also saw large protests against their governments' tyrannical actions in …

Stephen Lendman (2020-08-04). "ChinaGate" in the Making: US Hostility Toward China Is Bipartisan. globalresearch.ca A key factor behind Trump regime hostility toward China is election year politics. | But what's going on largely relates to China's growing political, economic, industrial, technological, and military prominence on the world stage. | The US dominated the 20th century — …

Vijay Prashad (2020-08-04). How Trump managed to lead the world with the worst response to COVID-19 pandemic. peoplesdispatch.org The United States leads the world in terms of absolute numbers of confirmed cases of COVID-19 as well as deaths. Vijay Prashad looks into how the US continues to fail to contain the spread of coronavirus…

Robert Fantina (2020-08-04). Censorship. Does the U.S. Military Assassinate Journalists? globalresearch.ca As the cries of United States' 'exceptionalism' are heard from the hallowed halls of Congress, one of the alleged hallmarks is freedom of the press. No nation, the breathless masses are told, protects press freedom like the United States. This …

Junaid S. Ahmad (2020-08-04). Reckless President Trump: Escalation of US Aggressive Posturing against China. globalresearch.ca The dramatic escalation in America's aggressive posturing was not to be unexpected. On the question of relations with Beijing, there certainly have been intra-elite battles on whether to treat China as an essential trading partner massively bolstering the US economy …

Raul Diego (2020-08-04). Federal Government Releases Bipartisan Anti-China Plan for Artificial Intelligence. mintpressnews.com A Washington think tank and Congress issued a bipartisan plan for AI, which utilizes the veneer of technology to formally cast China as the number one obstacle to US hegemony…

Simon Watkins (2020-08-04). Despite Official Reports, China Has Been Importing Millions of Barrels of Iranian Crude Oil. globalresearch.ca A number of high-profile reports last week cited data released on 26 July by China's General Administration of Customs (GAC) as clear evidence that China did not import any crude oil from Iran in June 'for the first time since …

Jacob G. Hornberger (2020-08-04). Empire Is the Root of U.S.-China Hostilities. globalresearch.ca The biggest factor that has led the U.S. government to initiate a hostile relationship against China involves the concept of empire. An empire wants to be the only empire or at least the dominant empire. That is, it wants to …

Binoy Kampmark (2020-08-04). State of Pandemic Disaster: Melbourne Moves to Stage Four. dissidentvoice.org Melbourne — Being in control of a sinking ship is not enviable. Regulations previously passed have a museum feel to them, distinctly obsolete. Directions, once dictated with confidence, lack timbre. Coronavirus is serving as that most wily and cheeky of agents, with the most appropriate of accomplices: Homo sapiens. Human beings are fed up, munching …

John C. A. Manley (2020-08-04). Dutch Government Ditches the Mask. Political Pressure Exerted on Sovereign Governments? globalresearch.ca Last Wednesday, the Dutch government decided not to impose any "national obligation" on its people to wear masks, reports The reason for opting out of the global masquerade? Minister for Medical Care, Tamara van Ark, asserted that …

Yanis Iqbal (2020-08-04). The Tyranny of Lithium Extraction in Argentina. globalresearch.ca In the middle of a raging Covid-19 pandemic, Argentina has decided to accelerate the lithium mining sector. This intensification is occurring as a part of the larger expansion of Argentinean extractivism wherein the country has

John C. A. Manley (2020-08-04). Media Grossly Underestimates Massive Turnout at Berlin's "End of the Pandemic" Protest. globalresearch.ca Heiliger Strohsack!

Swiss Propaganda Research (2020-08-04). Are Face Masks Effective? The Evidence. globalresearch.ca 1. Studies on the effectiveness of face masks | So far, most studies found little to no evidence for the effectiveness of cloth face masks in the general population, neither as personal protective equipment nor as a source control. | A May …

Raul Diego (2020-08-04). New Reports Suggest Libyan Warlord Khalifa Haftar Is Working with Mossad. globalresearch.ca Reports of Israeli support for the Libyan warlord Khalifa Haftar are nothing new, but as the apartheid state gains ground among Arab nations, the need to hide Mossad's role in the destabilizing of oil-rich Libya may be disappearing. | *** | The …

Philip A Farruggio (2020-08-04). The Power Elite Has Always Run America. The Super Rich Bundled into the "Deep State" globalresearch.ca Sociologist C. Wright Mills wrote a book in 1956 that (sadly) still resonates today. In his book 'The Power Elite' Mills focused on groups and individuals who help to control this Republic for countless generations: | the "Metropolitan 400": members of …

Michael Snyder (2020-08-04). Stories Of Economic Despair From America's Worst Economic Downturn Since The Great Depression Of The 1930s. globalresearch.ca The economic pain that we are witnessing right now is far greater than anything that we witnessed during the last recession. U.S. GDP declined by 32.9 percent on an annualized basis last quarter, more than 100,000 businesses have permanently shut …

Rossen Vassilev Jr. (2020-08-04). Were the Atomic Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki a War Crime and a Crime Against Humanity? globalresearch.ca The two most often cited reasons for President Truman's controversial decision were to shorten the war and to save the lives of "between 250,000 and 500,000" American soldiers.

Peoples Dispatch (2020-08-04). Garifuna leaders in Honduras still missing after 16 days. peoplesdispatch.org Armed men wearing bullet-proof vests with the insignia of the police and military kidnapped four members of the Honduran organization OFRANEH, as well another member of the Garifuna community member on July 18…

Ali Salam (2020-08-04). Army Halts Construction Of Nine Palestinian Homes Near Salfit. imemc.org The Israeli occupation army issued, Sunday, orders halting the construction of nine Palestinian homes in Kafr ad-Deek town, west of Salfit, in central West Bank. Several army jeeps invaded the village and handed local residents the stop-work orders against the nine homes as a prelude to demolishing them, local sources …

IMEMC News (2020-08-04). Soldiers Demolish Barns Near Bethlehem. imemc.org Israeli soldiers invaded, Tuesday, Kisan Palestinian village, east of Bethlehem south of occupied Jerusalem in the West Bank, and demolished several barns. The army also delivered orders for the demolition of residential sheds near Hebron. Ahmad Ghazal, the deputy mayor of Kisan, said several army vehicles and bulldozers invaded the …

Ali Salam (2020-08-04). Israeli Settlers Attack Palestinians, Soldiers Set Fire to Palestinian-owned Crops. imemc.org A large group of illegal Israeli settlers, on Saturday evening, assaulted Palestinian families, north of Ramallah, in central occupied West Bank, the Palestinian Information Center reported. According to local sources, a large number of armed illegal colonists with dogs, attacked Palestinian families, including Sheikh Mohamed al-Hajj and his family in …

IMEMC News (2020-08-04). Updated: PPS: "Israeli Soldiers Abduct Fifteen Palestinians In West Bank" imemc.org Updated: The Palestinian Prisoners' Society (PPS) has reported that Israeli soldiers abducted, overnight until dawn hours Tuesday, fifteen Palestinians, including a young woman, during extensive and violent searches of homes across the occupied West Bank. The soldiers also shot two Palestinians in Jericho.

BIICFHRIOT (2020-08-04). B'Tselem: "If You Build It, They Will Come" imemc.org B'Tselem — The Israeli Information Center for Human Rights in the Occupied Territories: While the news is full of the plans to annex the West Bank and legalize construction in settlements — Israel is busy creating facts on the ground, as usual. Annexation or not, Israel has been demolishing homes in …

IMEMC News (2020-08-04). Israeli Colonists Burn Two Palestinian Cars Near Nablus. imemc.org Several fanatic illegal Israeli colonists infiltrated, on Tuesday at dawn, into Far'ata Palestinian village, west of the northern West Bank city of Nablus, and burnt two cars in addition to writing racist graffiti. Ghassan Daghlas, a Palestinian Authority official who monitors Israel's illegal colonialist activities in northern West Bank, said …

IMEMC News (2020-08-04). Israel Confiscates 327 Dunams Near Bethlehem To Build Colonialist Units. imemc.org The Israeli occupation authorities have issued orders from the confiscation of 327 Dunams (80.8 Acres) of Palestinian lands to build hundreds of units in an illegal colony east of Bethlehem, south of occupied Jerusalem in the West Bank. Hasan Breijiyya, the head of the Bethlehem office of the Colonization & …

IMEMC News (2020-08-04). Israel Confiscates 200 Dunams Of Palestinian Lands Near Bethlehem. imemc.org The Israeli occupation authorities confiscated, Monday, 200 Dunams of Palestinian agricultural lands in Kisan village, east of Bethlehem, south of occupied Jerusalem in the West Bank, in addition to issuing an order for demolishing a barn. Ahmad Ghazal, the deputy-mayor of Kisan village, stated that a large military force invaded …

WSWS (2020-08-04). Trump installs ex-general and anti-Islam bigot in top Pentagon post. wsws.org The appointment of retired Gen. Anthony Tata was carried out by means of a maneuver designed to bypass opposition from both Democrats and Republicans in the Senate.

Peoples Dispatch (2020-08-04). US teachers protest against reopening of schools, demand safe working conditions. peoplesdispatch.org Trade unions representing teachers and support staff from 35 school districts undertook the protest against the push to reopen in-person classes. Unions have argued that in-person classes could pose a risk to public health…

WSWS (2020-08-04). Teachers protest Jordan government's closure of union and harsh crackdown. wsws.org As poverty and social unrest rise, the government has used the draconian emergency laws introduced in March to curtail democratic rights.

Fight Back (2020-08-04). New Orleans protesters shut down eviction court and block landlords' entrance. fightbacknews.org New Orleans, LA – On the morning of July 30, over 100 people gathered around the New Orleans Civil District Court building to demand that eviction court be closed. The crowd physically prevented landlords from entering. By the end of the demonstration, protesters shut down the entire court as well as city hall. | The demonstration began with a mock trial that sentenced the court judges and local and state leadership to be evicted for not taking action to protect renters. Above the scene, demonstrators hung a banner from the court roof that read "Eviction = Death." During the trial, protesters placed furniture in…

Peoples Dispatch (2020-08-04). Indefinite strike begins in Bolivia against postponement of general elections. peoplesdispatch.org Over 24 major interdepartmental and inter-provincial highways and roads have been blocked by protesters to demand compliance with the decision to hold elections on September 6 in Bolivia…

Peoples Dispatch (2020-08-04). Israeli warplanes bomb targets in Syria. peoplesdispatch.org Israeli air force fighter jets, attack helicopters and other attack aircraft conducted airstrikes in southern Syria late on August 3, Monday. Israel claimed that the airstrikes were in retaliation to an attempted attack on Sunday along the northern Israel-Syria border in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights. | The Syrian government is yet to confirm the specific locations targeted by the Israeli bombings. The official Syrian SANA news agency stated that the airstrikes caused significant material damage to Syrian government property, adding that no Syrians, civilian or military, were injured. | Syrian state media la…

Peoples Dispatch (2020-08-04). Undeterred by evictions, South Africa's Abahlali baseMjondolo continues struggle. peoplesdispatch.org Mqapheli George Bonono of Abahlali baseMjondolo, the shack dwellers' movement of South Africa, talks about the struggles of those who are being evicted by authorities and the resistance they are putting up…

Peoples Dispatch (2020-08-04). 50 dead, over 2,700 injured in Beirut blasts. peoplesdispatch.org The powerful blasts took place in the port area of Beirut devastating many buildings in the vicinity. The exact cause is still unknown although government sources said ammonium nitrate stored in a warehouse was the reason…

WSWS (2020-08-04). Anger grows across the US as closed-door talks continue on expired unemployment relief. wsws.org Millions of American workers don't know how they'll pay rent or where their next meal will come from.

Binoy Kampmark (2020-08-04). Crossing the Creepy Line: Google, Deception and the ACCC. dissidentvoice.org Belief in Google's promises is much like believing in virgin births. For a company so proud of its pursuit of a transparent information environment, it has remained committedly opaque about informing customers on the way it gathers user data. Statements from the company over the years have not been reassuring, and should foster prolonged scepticism …

Lynda Carson (2020-08-04). Judge upholds coronavirus pandemic eviction ban in San Francisco. indybay.org Eviction Ban During the Coronavirus Covid-19 Pandemic:…

Labor Video Project (2020-08-04). Connecting Dots! GAP Fisher Family Attacks ILWU & SF Malcom X Academy With A KIPP Charter. indybay.org ILWU members, other unionists and supporters of public education rallied in San Francisco on August 1, 2020 at the GAP corporate headquarters. They spoke against GAP & A's owner John Fisher's plan to privatize the Howard Terminal in the Port of Oakland and and against the efforts of Doris Fisher, John's mother to bust up the SF public school Malcom X Academy in Bayview Hunters Point. SF KIPP which she runs has sued the SFUSD to allow the KIPP school to grab more rooms from Malcom X Academy public school…

Leon and Ruth (2020-08-04). Fifth COVID-19 Demonstration at San Quentin. indybay.org About 600 people marched to the west gate of San Quentin Prison on August 2nd. While they rallied inmates called out, confirming the horrific conditions inside the walls where the COVID-19 virus has spread like wildfire. | Top photo by Stephanie Mohan, Pro Bono Photo…

Heiner Flassbeck, R Reich and A Neubacher (2020-08-04). How to generate unemployment and deflation. indybay.org The theory put forward by fair-weather philosophers that the pandemic will be a salutary shock leading to a better, more sustainable world is wrong. Forced renunciation and economic decline do not make anything better. Less is not more, but less. Corona is not an opportunity, it is an evil. We can only hope that one day it will pass.

Monterey Peace & Justice Center (2020-08-04). Saturday 8/8: 75th Annual Hiroshima-Nagasaki Remembrance & Virtual Peace Lantern Ceremony. indybay.org Online via YouTube livestream or Zoom…

David Giesen (2020-08-04). Saturday 8/8: How much do Black Lives Matter? Enough to share land values? indybay.org Join Zoom Meeting | zoom.us/j/94061550597?pwd=d1hRVUxITVYwUTVYeFFIbE5HbWhJdz09 | Meeting ID: 940 6155 0597 | Passcode: uuc6Gd…

#sillhere Coalition (2020-08-04). Sunday 8/9: #stillhere: 75th Commemoration of the Atomic Bombings of Hiroshima & Nagasaki Teach-in 8/9. indybay.org Online…

Women's Museum of California (2020-08-04). Tuesday 8/18: Women's Suffrage: The Road from Ratification to the Reality Over the Last 100 Years. indybay.org Online…

#stillhere Coalition (2020-08-04). Thursday 8/6: #stillhere: 75th Commemoration of the Atomic Bombings of Hiroshima & Nagasaki. indybay.org Online livestream…

#BlackAndBrownUnity (2020-08-04). Wednesday 8/5: Black and Brown Unity: West Cliff March & Speakout. indybay.org Cowell's Beach parking lot, Santa Cruz…

Forbreonna (2020-08-04). Wednesday 8/5: Email and Twitter Storm for Breonna Taylor! indybay.org Online via Zoom…

Sunrise Movement Santa Cruz (2020-08-04). Wednesday 8/5: Free Graphic Design Workshop. indybay.org Online: ucsc.zoom.us/j/92186550219…

Homeless Garden Project (2020-08-04). Friday 8/7: HGP's First Ever Story Exchange. indybay.org Online: www.eventbrite.com/e/homeless-garden-project-first-ever-story-exchange-tickets-115549590937…

Pace e Bene and partner (2020-08-04). Thursday 8/6: Virtual 75th Anniversary of Hiroshima & Nagasaki Commemoration from New Mexico. indybay.org Online via livestream…

Robert Norse (2020-08-04). HUFF Supports the UCSC Strike Demands. indybay.org Mostly long-distance (from the city to the campus is far longer distance than it needs to be) from HUFF (Homeless United for Friendship & Freedom) for the Campus Strike (see www.indybay.org/newsitems/2020/08/02/18835590.php ).

_____ (2020-08-04). COVID-19, Climate Change, And Chaos. popularresistance.org COVID-19 and the protests for racial justice have drawn attention away from the mostly bad news about the environment. Yes, the skies in most parts of the world are a lot clearer these days as people stay home and auto emissions decline. But as one study points out, even if lockdown measures continue for the next several months, global carbon emissions will only drop by between 4 to 8 percent from last year. That drop would not be enough to make a dent in overall warming trends—and as the US and other economies recover, it will be back to "normal."

_____ (2020-08-04). For Egalitarians, A Sudden Sense Of Possibility. popularresistance.org Something seems to be in the air these days — besides coronavirus. A hopefulness. A boldness. A conviction that we now have a real opportunity for blunting the corporate power that's done so much to make the United States the world's most unequal wealthy nation. | How can we seize that opportunity? New reports from two veteran national advocacy groups — Public Citizen and Oxfam America — are offering up a gameplan. | Public Citizen released its "blueprint for reform" last week on the tenth anniversary of the Dodd-Frank Act, the 2010 legislation that tried to clean out the corporate and financial…

_____ (2020-08-04). There Can Be No Equality Without A Renewal Of Employment Opportunity For All. popularresistance.org The employment opportunity that privileged the white male was much more than a job. By the 1960s, growing numbers of white men had employment that gave them steadily rising real earnings, often with decades of tenure at one organization. The "career-with-one-company" (CWOC) that had become the employment norm by the beginning of the 1960s included health insurance and a defined-benefit pension, both funded by the employee's business corporation or government agency. This white-man's world constituted the foundation for the "vast ocean of material prosperity" to which Dr. King referred.

_____ (2020-08-04). United States Stealing Syrian Oil. popularresistance.org The Kurdish-led Autonomous Administration of Northeast Syria has signed an agreement with an American oil company, well-placed sources with close knowledge of the deal told Al-Monitor. One of the sources said the agreement to market oil in territory controlled by the US-backed entity and to develop and modernize existing fields was inked last week "with the knowledge and encouragement of the White House." The sources named the company as Delta Crescent Energy LLC, a corporation organized under the laws of the state of Delaware. The sources gave no further details about the company but would only say they had been…

_____ (2020-08-04). There Can Be No Equality Without Employment Opportunity For All. popularresistance.org The employment opportunity that privileged the white male was much more than a job. By the 1960s, growing numbers of white men had employment that gave them steadily rising real earnings, often with decades of tenure at one organization. The "career-with-one-company" (CWOC) that had become the employment norm by the beginning of the 1960s included health insurance and a defined-benefit pension, both funded by the employee's business corporation or government agency. This white-man's world constituted the foundation for the "vast ocean of material prosperity" to which Dr. King referred.

_____ (2020-08-04). US Empire Of Bases Is Spreader Of US COVID-19 Disaster. popularresistance.org American military personnel are getting sick in significant numbers in the midst of the ongoing pandemic. As The New York Times reported in a piece buried in the back pages of its July 21st edition, "The infection rate in the services has tripled over the past six weeks as the United States military has emerged as a potential source of transmission both domestically and abroad." | Indeed, the military is sick and I think of it as both a personal and an imperial disaster. | As the wife of a naval officer, I bear witness to the unexpected ways that disasters of all sorts play out among military families and lately…

_____ (2020-08-04). Racial And Ethnic Economic Inequality And The COVID-19 Pandemic. popularresistance.org The Democracy Collaborative prepared a report, created for the Healthcare Anchor Network, that looked at how racial and ethnic disparities in the economy are showing up in the COVID-19 pandemic and in the public policy response to the pandemic. The report also covers how the economic effects of the pandemic will likely impact racial and ethnic inequality. | Every passing day brings new, painful evidence of how the COVID-19 pandemic is disproportionately affecting people of color in the United States.

_____ (2020-08-04). 'How The South Won The Civil War'. popularresistance.org If you think about the Civil War as a war between two different ideologies, two different concepts of what America is supposed to be, is it supposed to be a place where a few wealthy men direct the labor and the lives of the people below them, the women and people of color below them, the way the Confederacy argued? Is that America? Or is America what Lincoln and his ilk in the Republican Party in the North defined the democracy as during the Civil War? Is it a place where all men are equal before the law and should have equal access to resources? And of course, I use the word man there, but that's because that's…

_____ (2020-08-04). 28 Million Evictions Loom As Houses Sit Empty. popularresistance.org Congress's inability to actually represent the real-live human beings of America, combined with an economic system that rewards lack of empathy and an excess of greed, has brought us to a dark time when an oncoming tsunami of financial ruin, destitution and evictions towers over our heads, blocking out the sunlight. | The impending evictions may soon kick 28 million people/families out of their homes. To put that in perspective, only ten million people lost their homes during the 2008 economic crisis, and that was considered by anyone paying attention to be the craziest thing to ever happen.

_____ (2020-08-04). US GDP Collapses And Economic Rebound Fades. popularresistance.org This past week US economy collapsed in the 2nd quarter by 32.9% at annual rate and nearly 10% just for the April-June period. Never before in modern US history—not even in the worse quarters of the 1930s great depression—has the US economy contracted so quickly and so deeply! | All the major private sectors of the US economy—Consumption, Business Investment, Exports & Imports—collapsed in ranges from -30% to -40% in the April-June period. That followed first quarter prior declines in single digits as well.

_____ (2020-08-04). Ignorant, Arrogant And All-Pretentious. popularresistance.org In Rumi's Book Three of Masnavi, there is a story that goes as follows: Once, Jesus Christ was running away. His disciples, who had never seen Him like that, asked Him the reason, and He replied, "I'm running away from an ignorant man." | "But my Lord," they said, "you breathe life into death. You give sight to the blind. Why not, with your heavenly power, my Lord, turn this ignorant man into a wise one?" | "When ignorance accompanied by arrogance is incurable," Jesus said, "there is no remedy except running away from such an evil." | I would like you to recall three separate stories.

_____ (2020-08-04). Washington's Campaign Against China Could Lead to War. strategic-culture.org When prominent U.S. personalities such as Secretary of State Pompeo speak critically and scornfully about leaders and other prominent figures of countries with whose policies they disagree, they ignore or even welcome the fact that such attacks are heard not only by the persons at whom they are aimed. The citizens of the country concerned are unlikely to disregard such criticism, and even if they may agree with some of it — perhaps all of it — on a purely practical or individual basis, they do not accept the premise that their countries are in the wrong because some foreign representative sounds off a…

Dr. Binoy Kampmark (2020-08-04). State of Pandemic Disaster in Australia: Victoria Moves into Stage Four. globalresearch.ca Melbourne. | Being in control of a sinking ship is not enviable. Regulations previously passed have a museum feel to them, distinctly obsolete. Directions, once dictated with confidence, lack timbre. Coronavirus is serving as that most wily and cheeky of agents, …

commondreams (2020-08-04). Government Should End Monopoly Control of Remdesivir. commondreams.org ______________________________…

Dr. Pascal Sacré (2020-08-04). COVID-19: We have a Treatment: Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ). We do Not Need a Vaccine! globalresearch.ca We have a treatment in COVID-19 and it doesn't have the support of Big Pharma and their experts! | Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) is effective in treating COVID-19. | It is effective in halting the progression of the disease, provided it is given early …

Shane Quinn (2020-08-04). World War II: US Military Destroyed 66 Japanese Cities Before Planning to Wipe Out the Same Number of Soviet Cities. globalresearch.ca The number of Japanese cities destroyed was the exact figure that the Pentagon compiled when finalizing plans, in mid-September 1945, to eviscerate the Soviet Union. Indeed, 66 Soviet cities were earmarked to be wiped out — with 204 atomic bombs — less than 2 weeks after Japan's surrender.

Jonathan Cook (2020-08-04). Can Israelis Broaden Their Protests Beyond Netanyahu? globalresearch.ca Israel is roiling with angry street protests that local observers have warned could erupt into open civil strife — a development Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appears to be encouraging. | For weeks, Jerusalem and Tel Aviv have been the scene of …

Alan Macleod (2020-08-03). Report: "Woke" Corporations Supporting Black Lives Matter Quietly Funding Police. mintpressnews.com Corporations like JPMorgan Chase, Chevron and Marathon claim to support the movement for black lives, but their donations to police help "tyrannize the very communities" they claim to stand with.

Alan Macleod (2020-08-03). With Microsoft Purchase of TikTok, US Tightens Grip Over International Media. mintpressnews.com Even as the government attempts to frame the debate over the banning of Chinese companies like TikTok and Huawei over privacy concerns, it continues to try to ban the encryption of data and communications at home.

Laura Flanders (2020-08-03). Take on the Tech Mob Now or Perish. counterpunch.org Six months into a global pandemic, the US economy just took its most grievous hit on record, while Amazon, Apple, Google and Facebook only added wealth. In just three months, April through June, so many workers were furloughed, laid off or forced to work and school from home, that the economy shriveled by 32.9% or

Sharon Guynup (2020-08-03). Brazilian Amazon Drained of Millions of Wild Animals by Criminal Networks: Report. globalresearch.ca The Brazilian Amazon is hemorrhaging illegally traded wildlife according to a

Diego Gonzaga (2020-08-03). Fires Are Raging in the Amazon—Again. globalresearch.ca One year has passed since the world was shocked by the

Labor Video Project (2020-08-03). Shut It Down! Workers Shut Amazon DSF4 For Health/Safety & Living Wages. indybay.org Amazonians and workers shutdown the Amazon DSF4 warehouse on August 1, 2020 to protest the lack of health and safety and slave labor wages…

Andre Vltchek (2020-08-03). Honestly, Americans couldn't care less about Hong Kong. dissidentvoice.org Hong Kong skyline taken from Kowloon site (Andre Vltchek) I just spent two weeks in the United States, investigating, analyzing the situation there. I worked in Washington D.C., Minneapolis, where Mr. George Floyd was murdered by deranged cops, in New York City and Boston. COVID-19 was at my tail, as the states kept opening and …

Andrew Korybko (2020-08-03). Poland's "Lublin Triangle" Will Create Lots of Trouble for Russia-Belarus Relations. globalresearch.ca Poland's ambitions to restore its long-lost Great Power status in Europe received a fresh impetus following the establishment of the so-called "Lublin Triangle" between itself, Lithuania, and Ukraine that de-facto aims to revive the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth as the core of …

_____ (2020-08-03). UK Government Refuses To Release Information About Assange Judge Who Has 96% Extradition Record. popularresistance.org Declassified has also discovered that the judge, Vanessa Baraitser, has ordered extradition in 96% of the cases she has presided over for which information is publicly available. | Baraitser was appointed a district judge in October 2011 based at the Chief Magistrate's Office in London, after being admitted as a solicitor in 1994. Next to no other information is available about her in the public domain. A request under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) was sent by Declassified to the Ministry of Justice (MOJ) on 28 February 2020 requesting a list of all the cases on which Baraitser has ruled since she was app…

pip.hinman (2020-08-03). Former Reuters bureau chief speaks at free Julian Assange rally. greenleft.org.au

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2020-08-03). Secret Meeting on the Privatization of Nuclear War Held on Hiroshima Day 2003. globalresearch.ca At no point since the first atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima on August 6th, 1945, has humanity been closer to the unthinkable. All the safeguards of the Cold War era have been scrapped. "Offensive" military actions using nuclear warheads are now described as acts of "self-defense"

Medea Benjamin, Nicolas J.S. Davies (2020-08-03). US Cold War China Policy Will Isolate the US, Not China. commondreams.org "The sad truth is that 30 years after the supposed end of the Cold War," write Benjamin and Davies, " the U.S. military-industrial complex has failed to reimagine itself in anything but Cold War terms, and its 'New' Cold War is just a revival of the old Cold War that it spent the last three decades telling us it already won." (Image: CodePink) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/china_us_policy.jpg …

Staff (2020-08-03). Headlines for August 3, 2020. democracynow.org White House's Dr. Birx Warns U.S. Has Entered New Phase in Pandemic as Death Toll Tops 155,000, Lawmakers at Standstill over Coronavirus Bill as Democratic Rep. Grijalva Goes After GOP Response, Worldwide Cases Top 18 Million as Countries Across the Globe Hit Grim New Milestones, Border Patrol Raid Arizona Humanitarian Camp for 2nd Time in 2 Days, Detain 30 Asylum Seekers, SCOTUS Rules Trump Can Move Forward with Border Wall Construction, Trump Admin to Start Charging Fees for Asylum Applications, Islamic State Claims Attack on Afghanistan Jail Which Killed At Least 29 People, Award-Winning Author Tsitsi Dangarem…

Staff (2020-08-03). What If Trump Refuses to Accept a Biden Victory? A Look at How Electoral Chaos Could Divide Nation. democracynow.org As President Trump floats the idea of delaying the election, we speak with Nils Gilman, historian and co-founder of Transition Integrity Project, which organized a bipartisan group of experts to game out what a contested November election might look like. "In every scenario except for the one where Biden won in a landslide, we ended up with severe electoral contestation, protests in the streets, crazy stories happening on social media, and the challenges went down to Inauguration Day," Gilman says.

Staff (2020-08-03). "They Have No Evidence": Moroccan Journalist Omar Radi Jailed, Surveilled After Criticizing Gov't. democracynow.org Award-winning journalist and human rights activist Omar Radi spoke to us from Casablanca on July 16. Two weeks later, on July 29, last Wednesday, Moroccan authorities arrested him on what press freedom advocates call "retaliatory charges." Now a court has charged Radi with undermining state security by receiving foreign funding and collaborating with foreign intelligence, and also charged him with rape. He is reportedly being held in a prison that is a COVID hot spot, and has not been allowed to have visits from his lawyer or his parents. We feature our interview with Radi, which focuses in part on an Amnesty Int…

Staff (2020-08-03). Voting Rights Activist LaTosha Brown: Trump Is Hellbent on Undermining Democracy to Win Reelection. democracynow.org With President Trump trailing in most polls, he tweeted recently that he was floating the idea of delaying the November election — something he cannot legally do — and continued his attacks on mail-in voting. "We have a president who is probably the most fascist president that we've ever had in this country," responds LaTosha Brown, co-founder of the Black Voters Matter Fund and the BVM Capacity Building Institute. "He is hellbent on pushing the boundaries, whatever he needs to do, to undermine and undercut democracy."

Ali Salam (2020-08-03). Israeli Army Fires Missiles Into Khan Younis. imemc.org The Israeli Air Force fired, on Monday at dawn, several missiles into areas in Khan Younis and Rafah, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip, causing damage. The Palestinian News & Info Agency (WAFA) has reported that an Israeli drone fired at least two missiles into an area, west …

Ollie Vargas (2020-08-03). While Bolivia's coup regime lets its citizens die, Cuba has nearly defeated Covid-19. thegrayzone.com A dispatch from Bolivia shows the staggering human toll of the military coup, as an incompetent US-backed regime leaves impoverished…

Miko Peled (2020-08-03). New Report Reveals Israel Demolishes Over 2,000 Palestinian Bedouin Homes per Year. mintpressnews.com Today Israel only allows indigenous Palestinian Bedouins to live on 12% of their ancestral homeland in the Naqab, transferring them to camps and crowded villages reminiscent of Native American reservations.

RT (2020-08-03). Scandalous #MeToo activist accused of creating FAKE Twitter account of bisexual Native American professor who 'died' of Covid-19. rt.com A controversial #MeToo activist has been accused of operating a Twitter account belonging to a non-existent bisexual Native American professor. Suspicions were raised after she announced that her 'friend' had died from Covid-19. | BethAnn McLaughlin, a neuroscientist who founded the nonprofit group MeTooSTEM, allegedly created a fictional professor at Arizona State University (ASU), and tweeted as the imaginary anthropologist under the handle @Sciencing_Bi. | In an emotional eulogy for her purportedly made-up comrade, McLaughlin waxed poetic about how her friend worked tirelessly to help indigenous women overc…

John Pilger (2020-08-03). Another Hiroshima Is Coming — Unless We Stop It Now. globalresearch.ca When I first went to Hiroshima in 1967, the shadow on the steps was still there. It was an almost perfect impression of a human being at ease: legs splayed, back bent, one hand by her side as she sat …

Juan Cole (2020-08-03). Iran's Khamenei: Not going to help Trump get Reelected by Negotiating. zcomm.org Khamenei said that even if Iran met all of Washington's demands, that would just encourage the insatiable American elite to start making new demands…

Kevin Zeese and Margaret Flowers (2020-08-03). COVID-19 Crisis Failure, People Must Save Themselves and the Economy. dissidentvoice.org Positive COVID-19 Test (Shutterstock) The US is at a moment of truth. This week, Congress has to face up to a pandemic that is out of control and an economy that is collapsing. The Republican's and Democrat's proposals show they will fail this test. The people will need to protect themselves and lead from below. …

Free Them All Coalition- Bay Area (2020-08-03). Saturday 8/8: Shut Down CA's Concentration Camps: Statewide Day of Action for Immigrant Justice (SF). indybay.org There will be an initial meeting/rally at Justin Herman Plaza and then we will march to the ICE building for another rally. | Please stay tuned for details on a supporting car caravan, led by the SF LowRider Council, which will likely start in the mission and meet up with the march at the ICE building. | Please also stay tuned for actions you can take from home in the days before the action. | Thank you for taking action! #FreeThemAll…

RT (2020-08-03). Former president Medvedev warns Russia set to make it harder for migrants to get work permits as Saudi-style system on cards. rt.com In a surprise move, Russia may tighten visa rules for foreign workers. Former President Dmitry Medvedev says the measure is being considered in response to law and order issues exposed by the Covid-19 pandemic. | He told a meeting in Moscow that the possibility of moving to the system favored in Saudi Arabia, where the employer is fully responsible for labor migrants, is being discussed. | "[The expert community] proposes changing the order of entry for migrant workers to Russia," Medvedev explained, the TASS news agency reported. "This means giving such permission to a foreign citizen only in the case of an u…

Vijay Prashad (2020-08-03). Trade and tensions between the U.S. and China. mronline.org The Donald Trump administration uses every mechanism to cut China out of the global supply chain, but nothing seems to be working as a resolute China is unwilling to back down and dismantle its technological gains.

Glen Ford (2020-08-03). The Black Caucus and the dictatorship of (White) capital. mronline.org Black politics does not exist in the Democratic Party, because the duopoly system serves only the corporate rulers.

Prabir Purkayastha (2020-08-03). Trump's Withdrawal From WHO: a Cover-Up for His Abject Failure on COVID-19. counterpunch.org Microbes do not recognize borders. We are all safe only when everybody is safe. In a pandemic, to attack the only body we have for global cooperation endangers everyone. That is why the U.S. withdrawal from the World Health Organization (WHO) is dangerous not only for the United States, but for all of the world.

Linda Pentz Gunter (2020-08-03). The Resistible Rise of Nuclear Gangsters…and Their Downfall. counterpunch.org It would be tempting to describe last week's nuclear scandals — in three states — as something out of the Wild West. But Al Capone's Chicago would be a more accurate analogy. While no actual shots were fired, some pretty powerful metaphorical ones were, warnings that engaging in criminal racketeering and fraud to fleece ratepayers

Cal Winslow (2020-08-03). Their Heroes and Ours: California's Health Care Crisis. counterpunch.org Patients and visitors to Sutter Health's shiny new hospital in Santa Rosa, Calif., are greeted with large banners, "Heroes Work Here." This no doubt is true. At Kaiser Permanente's hospitals we learn much the same, the giant HMO has awarded itself Five Stars for service. And this of course is all about Covid-19. California's new spike in Covid cases is centered in Los Angeles, but it has moved throughout the state, including into the sprawl that follows US 101 through Sonoma County's wine country.

Karen J. Greenberg (2020-08-03). Accountability is Gone in America. counterpunch.org Whether you consider the appalling death toll or the equally unacceptable rising numbers of Covid-19 cases, the United States has one of the worst records worldwide when it comes to the pandemic. Nevertheless, the president has continued to behave just as he promised he would in March when there had been only 40 deaths from

John G. Russell (2020-08-03). The Sleep of Reason Produces Monsters. counterpunch.org The name Homeland Security grates on a lot of people, understandably. Homeland isn't really an American word, it's not something we used to say or say now. It has a vaguely Teutonic ring — Ve must help ze Fuehrer protect ze Homeland! — and Republicans must always be on guard against sounding Teutonic. —Peggy Noonan The federal

David Barber (2020-08-03). Renouncing White Privilege: A Left Critique of Robin DiAngelo's "White Fragility" counterpunch.org White supremacy is not only white over black, it is also the small number of rich whites over the much larger number of poor and working class whites. In return for a guarantee that the latter group of whites will suffer the many calamities of life afflicting working people in a capitalist society less intensely and less frequently than do black people and people of color, the poor and working class whites will not challenge the rule of the rich.

Linda G. Ford (2020-08-03). Free Joy Powell! America's Political Prisoner for Fighting Police Brutality. counterpunch.org If you protest against police brutality in America, you are definitely going to get brutalized by the police. And lately, federal marshals, homeland security, ICE officers, and assorted militarized federal goons and thugs will pile on. If you led a movement against police brutality in Rochester, NY in 2006, like Rev. Joy Powell did, you

Dean Baker (2020-08-03). The Plunge in Consumption of Services Leads to a Record 32.9 Percent Drop in GDP. counterpunch.org The saving rate hit a record 25.7 percent level in the first quarter, indicating that few of the pandemic checks were spent. The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) shrank at a record 32.9 percent annual rate in the second quarter. While almost all the major categories of GDP fell sharply, a 43.5 percent drop in consumption

Carlo Fanelli (2020-08-03). Crisis and Virus: COVID-19 in context. mronline.org "Now this liberal virus, which pollutes contemporary social thought and eliminates the capacity to understand the world, let alone to transform it, has profoundly penetrated the whole of the 'historical left' formed in the aftermath of the Second World War" (Samir Amin, 2003, 41)…

Quell Nessuno (2020-08-03). Record-breaking heat waves: Urgent alert to need for socialism — a WW commentary. workers.org As Muslim worshippers prepared for the holiday of Eid al-Adha during the last days of July, the Middle East was rocked by record-breaking heat waves. In Baghdad, the mercury rose to over 125‚Å∞F, the highest temperature ever measured in the Iraqi capital. These heat waves are not an extreme, unpredictable . . . |

Julian Cola (2020-08-03). How Joeseph Goebbel's Nazi Propaganda Gave Birth to Today's Western Media. mintpressnews.com Western mass media continues to be atomized in its coverage. It thrives on soundbites. Sensationalism. Cacophony. A malnutrition of context with roots in the Nazi propaganda construct of Joseph Goebbels.

Patricia Gorky (2020-08-03). Hundreds march on San Quentin. liberationnews.org "Gavin Newsom, let them go!" Five hundred participants marched on San Quentin's West Gate on Aug 2 protesting California Gov. Gavin Newsom's cruel decision to keep thousands of incarcerated people exposed to the virus in prison. Two prisoners called into the protest, reporting the disorganization at the state's oldest prison. "They still haven't cleaned out …

Thomas Answeeney (2020-08-03). 'Hero pay, not zero pay!'. workers.org Essential workers protested July 30 in a flash-mob protest in front of a newly remodeled Tops Market, a supermarket chain based in Western New York. The event was organized by the Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) Division 1342 and the Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 1. July 30 protest Demands . . . |

Judy Greenspan (2020-08-03). 50 years of struggle from Black August to Black Lives Matter Movement — a WW commentary. workers.org This Aug. 7 marks the 50th anniversary of the heroic attempt by Jonathan Jackson, younger brother of George Jackson, to free three Black revolutionaries from the clutches of the California state prison system. The fact that this bold attempt failed has no bearing on its historical and revolutionary significance to . . . |

A Guest Author (2020-08-03). Disability movement is 'part of the global working class'. workers.org by Kristen Turgeon The following slightly edited remarks were made by Kristen Turgeon from the Boston branch of Workers World Party on a July 30 webinar sponsored by WWP's Disability Rights Caucus and titled "Smash Ableism, Racism, All Bigotry & Oppression!" Kristen Turgeon. WW PHOTO: Stevan Kirschbaum It has been . . . |

RT (2020-08-03). France won't ratify extradition treaty with Hong Kong, Foreign Ministry says. rt.com Paris has decided not to ratify an extradition agreement with Hong Kong after China's central government in Beijing imposed a new national security law on the city. "In light of the latest developments, France won't proceed with the ratification" of the 2017 extradition agreement with Hong Kong "as it stands," AP quoted the French Foreign Ministry's spokesperson as saying in a written statement on Monday. | Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the UK and the US suspended their extradition treaties with Hong Kong last month amid fears that the central Chinese government was infringing on the city's freedoms and loca…

RT (2020-08-03). 'Stop politicizing economy': Beijing blasts US for threatening to ban TikTok & other Chinese apps. rt.com Threatening to restrict Chinese apps on groundless claims that they're feeding data on Americans to the government in Beijing only exposes Washington's hypocrisy, China's Foreign Ministry said. | Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin has called on the US to "provide an open, fair, just, and non-discriminatory environment for market entities of other countries to invest and operate in the US." | Stop politicizing trade and economic issues, and stop promoting discrimination and policies of exclusion through abusing the concept of national security. | Washington has been threatening TikTok and other Chinese software co…

RT (2020-08-03). Americans should start wearing face masks AT HOME, Dr. Deborah Birx says. rt.com Families sitting down to watch the evening news might soon have to wear face masks, if the advice of the White House coronavirus adviser Dr. Deborah Birx is turned into a rule, as America's disjointed war on Covid-19 continues. | With cases of coronavirus beginning to tick upwards across the US, Dr. Deborah Birx told CNN on Sunday that the country is entering a new phase in its fight against the disease. | "What we are seeing today is different from March and April. It is extraordinarily widespread. It's into the rural as equal urban areas," Birx, told 'State of the Union' host Dana Bash, before suggesting tha…

RT (2020-08-03). Russia could produce MILLIONS of Covid-19 vaccines every single month by 2021 — Trade & Industry Minister. rt.com Production of Russia's homegrown coronavirus vaccine is due to begin in September, and by the start of 2021, the country could be creating several million doses a month. That's according to Russia's Minister of Trade and Industry. | Denis Manturov told news agency TASS that the vaccine will be produced in three Russian regions – Vladimir, Yaroslavl and Moscow Oblast – with a view to a widespread immunization campaign starting in October. | Moscow's Gamalei Institute of Epidemiology and Microbiology, which led the research of the domestic drug, has partnered with companies Generium, R-Pharm, and Binnopharm, wit…

RT (2020-08-03). Singapore to tag visitors with electronic monitoring devices to ensure Covid-19 quarantine compliance. rt.com New arrivals to Singapore won't necessarily have to quarantine at a government facility during the pandemic — some, including residents, will receive an electronic monitoring device that will alert authorities if they leave home. | Singapore announced on Monday that it will track incoming travelers coming from a select group of countries — including residents and citizens — with electronic monitoring devices, starting on August 11. | Authorities framed the trackers as a positive for travelers, noting they would allow recipients to self-isolate at home instead of quarantining in a government fac…

RT (2020-08-03). Spain plans to roll out its Covid-19 tracing app in September. rt.com Authorities in Spain aim to roll out a contact-tracing app across the country in September. They said on Monday that a pilot showed it could detect almost twice as many potential infections as human trackers during a simulated outbreak on La Gomera, an island next to the tourist hotspot of Tenerife in the Canary archipelago. | Spain used a new system developed by Google and Apple, which holds data on individual devices to ensure privacy, to build an app that it tested in July, Reuters reports. | Now the government aims to offer it to regional health authorities who could have it ready by mid-September, and fro…

RT (2020-08-03). 'You're fired!': Trump sacks federal bosses for outsourcing jobs as he clamps down on visas for foreigners. rt.com President Donald Trump has signed an executive order preventing federal agencies from hiring foreign workers via H-1B visas. In addition, Trump fired two federal executives for outsourcing US jobs and "betraying" Americans. | Trump's order, signed on Monday, requires federal agencies to prioritize US citizens and Green Card holders before outsourcing labor to foreign workers — who can come to the US on H-1B visas. Use of these visas is common in the tech sector, and 180,000 of them were issued last year, according to State Department statistics. | Government agencies will now be required to conduct an int…

RT (2020-08-03). Portland records highest number of monthly murders in 'OVER 30 YEARS' as city slashes police budget. rt.com Portland saw the highest number of homicides in July in more than three decades, officials say. The uptick in violence has strained police resources, which have already suffered from budget cuts. | The Portland Police Bureau (PPB) is investigating 15 murders that occurred in July, making the month one of the deadliest for the city in recent memory, local newspaper the Oregonian reported. The city has registered 24 homicides so far this year, meaning that last month alone accounted for more than half of the city's violent deaths in 2020. | July also saw 63 shootings, compared to 28 during the same month last ye…

RT (2020-08-03). Chicago Dunkin' Donuts employee loses job, faces battery charges after trooper finds 'thick piece of mucus' in cup. rt.com A Dunkin' employee in Chicago has been arrested on several charges, including battery to a peace officer, after he allegedly spat into a coffee cup he then gave to an unsuspecting state trooper. | The incident that cost Vincent J. Sessler, 25, his job at Dunkin' took place on Thursday evening, when a Chicago trooper decided to treat himself to a large cup of black coffee. | Also on rt.com | | When the officer was handed the cup, the drink was stea…

RT (2020-08-03). Chicago Dunkin' Donuts employee loses job, faces 'battery' charges after trooper finds 'thick piece of mucus' in cup. rt.com A Dunkin' employee in Chicago has been arrested on several charges, including battery to a peace officer, after he allegedly spat into a coffee cup he then gave to an unsuspecting state trooper. | The incident that cost Vincent J. Sessler, 25 his job at Dunkin' took place on Thursday evening, when a Chickago trooper decided to treat himself to a large black cup of coffee. | Also on rt.com | | When the officer was handed out the cup, the drink was…

RT (2020-08-03). Netanyahu's son calls Israeli protesters 'aliens,' says daddy laughs at them. rt.com Thousands of Israelis who have been protesting against Benjamin Netanyahu are "aliens" who make the embattled prime minister laugh, his son, Yair Netanyahu, told a local radio station. | During his appearance on Galey Israel Radio on Monday, Netanyahu Jr was asked if he and his father had watched clips of the large-scale rallies demanding the PM's resignation. | "I let him see select parts," Yair

RT (2020-08-03). Israel strikes Syrian military targets near Damascus, IDF calls it 'response' to failed border attack. rt.com Israeli jets bombed several Syrian military sites south of Damascus late on Monday, the IDF has confirmed, saying that the attack had been launched in response to the attempted planting of a bomb in the Golan Heights. | The airstrike took place in the countryside southwest of Damascus, SANA news agency reported, describing explosions being heard in the city. | The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) then said in a statement the attack was a response to an attempted provocation on the Syrian-Israeli border, targeting a fence in the occupied Golan Heights. | The IDF said the strike targeted Syrian army's observation pos…

RT (2020-08-03). Poland's top court confirms Duda as president, declares complaints insufficient to void election results. rt.com The Supreme Court of Poland on Monday upheld the re-election of President Andrzej Duda. The court decided that complaints about the validity of the presidential election did not necessitate a rerun. | The ruling paves the way for Duda to take the oath of office before both chambers of parliament on Thursday, AP reports. The court evaluated some 6,000 election complaints from voters as well as from the team of the candidate that Duda faced in a runoff, the liberal Warsaw mayor Rafal Trzaskowski. | Duda won 51.03 percent of the vote and Trzaskowski 48.97 percent in the July 12 election. | Ninety-two alleged viol…

RT (2020-08-03). The clock is TikToking: Trump says he doesn't mind if Microsoft buys TikTok, as long it's done in 6 weeks & Uncle Sam GETS A CUT. rt.com President Donald Trump has said he won't object if US software giant Microsoft purchases social media app TikTok as long as some profits go to the US Treasury, reversing course on his earlier opposition to such a buyout. | Trump broke the news at a White House meeting on Monday, describing a conversation he'd had with Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella the previous day. | When Microsoft confirmed Sunday that it has been in talks with TikTok's owner — Chinese firm ByteDance — aimed at acquiring the app in the US, Canada, Australia and New Zealand, Trump supported the acquisition, but added that Microsoft wou…

George Wuerthner (2020-08-03). Forest Plan Failure in the Montana Rockies. counterpunch.org The recently released Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest Service (HLCNF) plan is a huge disappointment by recommending only 153,000 acres out of 1,500,000 eligible aces of the forest for new wilderness. The Forest Service did not recommend wilderness for many deserving areas like the Elkhorn Mountains, Teton/Blackleaf along the Rocky Mountain Front, Camas Creek in

calvin deutschbein (2020-08-03). #SEIUDroptheCops makes demands. workers.org Following weeks of intensive internal organizing, research and analysis, the (Service Employees) #SEIUDropTheCops campaign — a rank-and-file-led initiative with SEIU members in locals from coast to coast and across different sectors of the economy — has released detailed demands to their International. After wide-ranging discussions on solidarity, class, class character . . . |

CP Editor (2020-08-03). Cornel West and Richard Wolff talk about Capitalism and White Supremacy. counterpunch.org …

pip.hinman (2020-08-03). Paying for the pandemic: Young people, hugs and housing. greenleft.org.au

Global Research News (2020-08-03). Selected Articles: The Anti-China Rhetoric. globalresearch.ca By The implications of the pandemic for US-China relations are relevant for global peace and prosperity, well beyond the Asia-Pacific. Rather than joining forces …

Philip Giraldi (2020-08-03). American Troops to Leave Germany: Is It Goodbye or Just Auf Wiedersehen? globalresearch.ca The continued presence of tens of thousands of American military personnel in Europe seventy-five years after the end of the Second World War is rarely questioned either by politicians or the mainstream media. Currently there is little recollection of how, …

Ralph Nader (2020-08-03). Speaker Nancy Pelosi Writes to Me! counterpunch.org Years ago, Elizabeth Brennan Moynihan told me about her disgust with the Democratic Party's outside consultants. These consultants were not competent. They were arrogant, costly, and looking out first for their interests, not the candidates they were supposed to advance. She threw them out and personally took over her husband, Senator Daniel P. Moynihan's successful

Ramzy Baroud (2020-08-03). Human Rights Defenders: Palestinian Eyewitness Testimony of the Execution of Abdul Fattah al-Sharif by Israeli Soldier, Elor Azaria. counterpunch.org As illegal Jewish settlers increase their attacks on Palestinian civilians in the occupied city of Al Khalil (Hebron), the people of the Palestinian city continue to mount a campaign of popular resistance. One of the channels of resistance is Human Rights Defenders, "a grass-roots, non-partisan Palestinian organization, working to support nonviolent popular resistance through popular

Gordon Duff (2020-08-03). Vital: Will a 'President Biden' become America's 'Putin?'. thealtworld.com American elections are demonstrations to the world of how democracy can go bad. It is clear and simple. They are ruled by cash, run by 'cons' and exist inside a political system that is the most corrupt on earth. | American politics matter to the world because, quite simply, when America catches a cold, the world goes on life support. | We are going to be looking at a number of policy and leadership issues and the possibility of regime change in Washington and the potential impact, but, at the outset one issue has typified the US under Trump and that is the abandonment of all concepts outlined under the United Na…

Maureen Smith (2020-08-03). Socialist Gloria La Riva Nominated by Peace and Freedom Party Convention. indybay.org On August 1st, the Peace and Freedom Party State Central Committee nominated Socialist/Labor Activist Gloria La Riva to be on the California ballot in November as their candidate for U.S. President…

WSWS (2020-08-03). Vote for SEP candidates in the Sri Lankan national elections! Fight for a workers' and peasants' government and socialist internationalism! wsws.org The SEP is the only party in the elections advancing an international socialist program to fight the crisis created by COVID-19, defend democratic rights and oppose imperialist war.

Stephen Lendman (2020-08-03). Escalating Trump Regime Cold War on China. globalresearch.ca Until unparalleled US economic collapse occurred this year, Trump's reelection campaign likely planned to focus on the twin pillars of economic growth and rising equity market valuations. | Since January, the latter disconnected from collapse of the former. | Since early 2020, …

Stephen Lendman (2020-08-03). Exempting Big Pharma from COVID-19 Vaccines Liability. globalresearch.ca House and Senate leaders are discussing whether to include this exemption for COVID-19 vaccines under development in new legislation likely to be passed and signed into law in the coming days. | Most likely, tort liability protection for Big Pharma will …

Paul Dobson (2020-08-03). Blacklisted Iranian Consortium Defies US to Open Caracas Superstore. venezuelanalysis.com Venezuelan and Iranian officials claim the commercial deal is part of a "win-win" relationship between the sanctioned countries.

Zero Hedge (2020-08-03). Red Flags Soar as Big Pharma Will be Exempt from COVID-19 Vaccine Liability Claims. globalresearch.ca Last week we

Peoples Dispatch (2020-08-03). BDS activist's detention extended for 15 days by military court in Israel. peoplesdispatch.org An Israeli military court approved a request by Israeli domestic intelligence agency Shin Bet to hold Mahmoud Nawajaa for 15 days. Nawajaa was illegally abducted from his home on July 30…

Ilya Tsukanov (2020-08-03). US Blasts Venezuela-Iran 'Alliance of Pariah States'. globalresearch.ca The new grocery store, which features over 2,000 products from Iran, was made possible after the Islamic Republic sent half a dozen cargo ships carrying fuel, food, medical supplies and spare parts for Venezuela's oil industry to the South American …

WSWS (2020-08-03). White House engineering a takeover of TikTok by Microsoft. wsws.org Under the White House's direction, Microsoft is preparing to acquire the video-sharing app TikTok in a forced-divestiture from its China-based company ByteDance.

Dr. Giulio Pugliese (2020-08-03). COVID-19 and the Reification of the US-China "Cold War" globalresearch.ca Abstract | The implications of the pandemic for US-China relations are relevant for global peace and prosperity, well beyond the Asia-Pacific. Rather than joining forces against the pandemic, COVID-19 is among the factors that have widened the rift between the United …

James ONeill (2020-08-03). What We Are Told and Not Told About the South China Sea. globalresearch.ca If war breaks out between China and the United States, there is a high probability that the precipitating factor will be the South China Sea. The United States is currently running another of its so-called "freedom of navigation" exercises in …

Matthew Ehret-Kump (2020-08-03). The Spirit of Apollo-Soyuz Is Alive… With the Russia/China Space Alliance. globalresearch.ca Forty five years ago, Cold Warriors in the Pentagon and CIA shook their fists angrily at the stars- and for good reason. | On July 17, 1975 the first international handshake was occurring in space between Russian Cosmonaut Alexei Leonov and …

Cesar Chelala (2020-08-03). A Wrong Message for the Pandemic. counterpunch.org Public health messages addressed to the general population should be clear and unambiguous. This is particularly important in times of a pandemic like that caused by the coronavirus. Millions of lives are at stake. One of the messages, "social distancing," widely used by public health authorities during the present pandemic, exemplifies this shortcoming. It should

Ted Snider (2020-08-03). The Coronavirus May be Novel, but It's the Same Old Foreign Policy. globalresearch.ca U.S. foreign policy suffers from such tunnel vision that it is unable to change course even with the appearance of something as colossal as the COVID-19 pandemic. The American foreign policy response to the pandemic has ranged from the negative …

WSWS (2020-08-03). At least 20 percent of US meatpackers may have contracted coronavirus. wsws.org Over 50,000 food and agricultural workers have contracted COVID-19 in the United States, according to numbers compiled by the Food & Environment Reporting Network (FERN).

CounterPunch News Service (2020-08-03). Conservationists Intervene to Oppose New Dam Project Near the Grand Canyon. counterpunch.org New hydropower project would harm Little Colorado River and endangered species Washington, D.C. — A coalition of conservation groups filed a motion to intervene today to oppose a preliminary permit for a hydropower project near the Little Colorado River by the same company that proposed two similar projects last year. Earthjustice is representing Save the

Jonah Raskin (2020-08-03). Chesa Boudin: Reformer in the San Francisco DA's Office. counterpunch.org Only time will tell whether Chesa Boudin, the current San Francisco DA, really walks the walk and talks the talk in the tradition of legendary DA Terence Hallinan. But after six months in office—he took over in January 2020—Boudin is off to a good start. Hallinan, who died on January 17, 2020, would surely approve of

WSWS (2020-08-03). Major League Baseball season on brink of collapse as COVID-19 continues to spread. wsws.org New positive cases have continued to emerge since the first outbreak in the Miami Marlins, causing postponement of 20 percent of last weekend's games.

WSWS (2020-08-03). Honda orders office workers at Marysville, Ohio plant to man assembly lines as COVID-19 spreads. wsws.org As the pandemic ravages the workforce, management has pressed some office staff to work inside the plant.

WSWS (2020-08-03). Vietnam struggles to contain rapid resurgence of COVID-19. wsws.org After three months of no confirmed cases, Vietnam is witnessing a nationwide spread of the virus due to a new outbreak in the city of Da Nang.

WSWS (2020-08-03). The July days of the COVID-19 pandemic wreak havoc on the US. wsws.org The month of July saw over 2 million cases of COVID-19 and rising fatality rates in the Sun Belt states, and the pandemic is shifting to the Midwest.

WSWS (2020-08-03). Scottish government prepares to reopen schools as new COVID-19 spikes emerge. wsws.org The government intends to re-open all primary and secondary schools by August 18, despite COVID-19 outbreaks in call centres, distribution centres, pubs and care homes.

Laura Ingraham (2020-08-03). What They are Not Telling You! The Mask's Impact on Your Health. globalresearch.ca "Masks are considered by governments as a "protection against the transmission of Covid-19″. It is better to wear a mask (any mask) than nothing. People are instructed to obey the guidelines of the Ministry of Health. These guidelines are erroneous.", …

WSWS (2020-08-03). US credit outlook rated "negative" as concerns mount over dollar's global role. wsws.org The Fitch credit rating agency said high fiscal deficits, already present before the economic shock of the COVID-19 pandemic, have started to "erode the traditional credit strength of the US."

John C. A. Manley (2020-08-03). "V For Vendetta": Was V's 2005 "Sermon" Warning Us of COVID-19(84) Tyranny? globalresearch.ca The movie

WSWS (2020-08-03). Baltimore's Mercy Medical Center intensive care unit head physician dies of COVID-19. wsws.org Health care workers have been placed on the front lines of the pandemic as safety precautions such as social distancing have been lifted.

S. Brian Willson (2020-08-03). Nicaragua Targeted for US Overthrow in 2020-21. globalresearch.ca The USA failed State continues to seek destruction of Nicaragua (among other nations such as Venezuela, Cuba, Syria and Iran, who refuse to obey US demands for neoliberal privatization that enrich the already rich. | Introduction | George Washington, who waged …

Kester Kenn Klomegah (2020-08-03). Reviving Soviet-era Confrontation with the United States, Russia Exposes Its Weakness in Africa. globalresearch.ca In her weekly media briefing July 23, Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova criticized United States support for educational programs, media and NGOs in Africa. In addition, Zakharova said | "the allocation of grants fits into the White House's efforts to promote …

Prof. Bill Willers (2020-08-03). Masks Are a Psychological Preparation for Mandatory Vaccinations. globalresearch.ca This respirator does not protect against the risk of contracting disease or infection. — You have no right not to be vaccinated. You have no right not to wear a mask. You have …

Dr. Binoy Kampmark (2020-08-03). Pulling US Troops Out of Germany: Trump Adjusts the Military Furniture. globalresearch.ca One noisy theme in the Donald Trump Disruption Show in an otherwise chaotic assemblage of messages has remained fairly constant: winding back US troop commitments. The US has fought its complement of wars, bloodied and bloodying. Time to up stakes …

Uzay Yasar Aysev (2020-08-03). Can the International Criminal Court Hold the Trump Administration in Contempt? globalresearch.ca On June 11, President Donald Trump issued an

WSWS (2020-08-03). Hong Kong delays legislative elections amid crackdown on democratic rights. wsws.org Beijing is driven above all by fears that renewed protests in Hong Kong could spread to the mainland.

IMEMC News (2020-08-03). Army Abducts Five Palestinians In Nablus, One Near Jerusalem. imemc.org Israeli soldiers abducted, earlier Monday, five Palestinians near the northern West Bank city of Nablus, and one near Bethlehem, south of occupied Jerusalem. Several army jeeps invaded 'Aseera ash-Shamaliya town, north of Nablus, before the soldiers stormed and violently searched many homes. The soldiers then abducted five Palestinians, identified as …

Peoples Dispatch (2020-08-03). Islamic State militants claim responsibility for attack on Afghan prison. peoplesdispatch.org In an attack which began on Sunday evening, terrorists slammed an explosive-laden vehicle to enter a prison in Jalalabad province. As many as 24 people were killed and 43 sustained injuries in the ensuing fighting…

WSWS (2020-08-03). Drive to reopen US schools continues despite mounting evidence of deadly consequences. wsws.org More scientific research shows the immense dangers to the health and lives of teachers, students and parents by reopening schools while the pandemic continues out of control.

Alastair Crooke (2020-08-03). The Dollar Standard Slipping Out of Control? thealtworld.com The stark fact is that Gulf stability rests on selling enough energy to buy-off internal discontents, and to pay for supersized surveillance and security set-ups. | As commentators focus on the hospitalisations of two Gulf monarchs, and permutate likely succession issues, they may miss the wood for the succession trees: Of course, the death of either the Emir of Kuwait (91 years old) or King Salman of Saudi Arabia (84 years old) is a serious political matter. King Salman's particularly has the potential to upturn the region (or not). Yet Gulf stability today rests less on who succeeds, but rather on tectonic shif…

Jon Schwarz (2020-08-03). The Unemployment Crisis Is a True National Emergency. zcomm.org The incompetent criminals ruling the U.S. are about to push millions of Americans off a terrifying financial cliff…

WSWS (2020-08-03). This week in history: August 3-9. wsws.org 25 years ago: Croatia launches ethnic cleansing of Serbs On August 4, 1995, the Croatian Army launched Operation Storm, one of the last major campaigns of the Bosnian War. It was orchestrated by Croatian President Franjo Tudjman against the Serbian-inhabited Krajina region, which in 1991, during the initial breakup of Yugoslavia, had declared its independence from Croatia.

Mehr News Agency (2020-08-03). PCR certification mandatory for Iraqis entering Iran. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 03 (MNA) — Iraqi ministry of transport has made it mandatory for all Iraqis aimed at traveling to Iran to take Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests to diagnose infection by the lethal respiratory coronavirus before taking the trip.

Mehr News Agency (2020-08-03). Iran registers 2,598 COVID-19 cases in 24 hours. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 03 (MNA) — The novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has infected 2,598 people and claimed 215 lives in Iran in the past 24 hours, a senior health official said.

Mehr News Agency (2020-08-03). Drive-in movie theater in Qeshm Island. en.mehrnews.com QESHM, Aug. 03 (MNA) — Qeshm Island, southern Iran, has launched its first drive-in movie theater to help cinema aficionados watch their favorite movies while observing health protocols during the coronavirus pandemic.

Mehr News Agency (2020-08-03). Police bust 400kg of drugs in Yazd province. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 26 (MNA) — The police forces of Yazd province in central Iran have seized 401 kilograms of illicit drugs in two separate operations.

Mehr News Agency (2020-08-03). Oil industry activities on track despite sanctions: Zanganeh. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 03 (MNA) — Oil Minister Bijan Namdar Zanganeh says Iran's oil industry activities have been going on strongly in the past two years since the US pulled out of the nuclear deal and reimposed sanctions.

Mehr News Agency (2020-08-03). Ulyanov reacts to Dubowitz's remarks on Iran nuclear deal. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 03 (MNA) — Russia's Permanent Representative to International Organizations in Vienna Mikhail Ulyanov said that the atomic opportunities were given to Iran by NPT are absolutely legitimate.

Mehr News Agency (2020-08-03). 'US unilateral anti-Iranian sanctions unfair'. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 03 (MNA) — Naming the unilateral US sanctions against Iran 'unfair', the Austrian Ambassador to Iran Stefan Schulz voiced readiness of 250 Austrian firms for establishing economic relations with Iran.

Mehr News Agency (2020-08-03). Iran exports 2nd non-oil cargo to Oman via Sirik port. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 03 (MNA) — Governor of Sirik said on Monday that the second shipment of Iran's non-oil goods was exported via Sirik Port Complex to the Sultanate of Oman.

imperial.ac.uk (2020-08-03). 90 minute COVID-19 tests: Government orders 5.8 million DnaNudge kits. imperial.ac.uk The government has placed a £161 million order for 5.8 million high-speed DnaNudge COVID-19 test kits to be used in NHS hospitals from September.

Poor People's Campaign (2020-08-03). Monday 8/3: #MoralMonday Action: Demand COVID Relief & Stop McConnell's Misery, Meanness & Mayhem Now! indybay.org Online via livestream…

_____ (2020-08-03). 15 Lessons From 15 Years Of BDS. popularresistance.org July marked the 15th anniversary of the launch of the boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) movement. | Much has happened over those years. Here are 15 lessons I've learned on the journey to dismantle Israeli apartheid. It is incredible how many cities and cultural spaces have declared themselves "apartheid free zones," how many companies have divested from Israeli apartheid, how many artists have decided not to play in Israel and how many academics have ended relationships with Israeli institutions as a result of BDS campaigns. | Yet it is often difficult to keep our hopes up while knowing that Israeli aparthe…

_____ (2020-08-03). Nobody Accurately Tracks Health Care Workers Lost To COVID-19. popularresistance.org Anesthesiologist Claire Rezba, scrolling through the news on her phone, was dismayed. "I felt like her sacrifice was really great and her child's sacrifice was really great, and she was just this anonymous woman, you know? It seemed very trivializing." For days, Rezba would click through Google, searching for a name, until in late March, the news stories finally supplied one: Diedre Wilkes. And almost without realizing it, Rezba began to keep count. | The next name on her list was world-famous, at least in medical circles: James Goodrich, a pediatric neurosurgeon in New York City and a pioneer in the separation o…

_____ (2020-08-03). As Mass Evictions Loom, Practical Advice For Housing Takeovers. popularresistance.org Federal protection against housing evictions has expired and local and state governments are not stepping up to fill in the gap leaving tens of millions of families vulnerable to homelessness during this growing pandemic and deep recession. In Philadelphia and across the country families, out of desperation, are taking over empty publicly-owned housing. It is estimated that there are up to ten vacant homes for every homeless person. We speak with Cheri Honkala of the Poor People's Economic and Human Rights campaign about the practicalities of housing takeovers from identifying empty houses to how to turn on the u…

_____ (2020-08-03). Reclaiming Public Health: The Communalist Healthcare Model. popularresistance.org During the Spanish Influenza outbreak of 1918, Alfred W. Crosby, a Professor Emeritus of History, Geography, and American Studies wrote that nurses were more important than doctors during this period: "[N]either antibiotics nor medical techniques existed to cure influenza or pneumonia. Warm food, warm blankets, fresh air, and what nurses ironically call TLC — tender loving care — [kept] the patient alive until the disease passed away." When Voltaire said that nature cures the disease, I like to think of him referring to care workers' TLC.

_____ (2020-08-03). The Pentagon's New UFO Disclosures: 75 Years of MK Ultra Psy Ops. strategic-culture.org In Within that theme, the important issue of psy ops, false solutions and epistemological warfare which are a part of everyone's' daily life (whether they know it or not) arose as well. Recent events and announcements have caused me to tackle another aspect of psychological warfare in the modern age. | UFOs and You | What would you do if the American and British governments bo…

The Canary (2020-08-03). TikTok planning London headquarters, according to reports. thecanary.co TikTok is planning to open a headquarters in London, according to reports, as the social media app continues to try and distance itself from China. | The move could put the UK at odds with US president Donald Trump as the video platform is at the centre of a row in the US over alleged links to the Chinese state and Trump is threatening to ban the app. | But reports suggest the UK is set to give the green light to a new headquarters for the service in London, with key executives relocating to the UK as part of the move. | TikTok declined to comment on its plans. | Last month, the app's head of public policy for Eu…

The Canary (2020-08-03). Khan 'surprised' over plans to use M25 to seal off London if Covid-19 surges. thecanary.co The mayor of London has written to the prime minister to express "great surprise" that the government reportedly plans to use the M25 to seal off the capital if there is a spike in coronavirus (Covid-19) infections. | Sadiq Khan also pointed out that it has been 12 weeks since he was invited to a Cobra meeting as he warned against "riding roughshod over democratically elected representatives". | The Times reported that Boris Johnson held a "war game" session with chancellor Rishi Sunak on 29 July to run through possible options in the event of a second wave, and measures are said to include lockdown-like conditio…

yenisafak (2020-08-03). 'Talks between India, Pakistan, China vital for peace in Kashmir'. yenisafak.com Former Indian government interlocutor Mohammad Mukhtar Ansari (MM Ansari) has said that India's last year's decision to annex Jammu and Kashmir was tantamount to breaching a sacred trust and understanding between the two sovereign states.In an exclusive conversation with Anadolu Agency a year after Indian government's last year Aug. 5 decisions, he said while the constitutional provision was rescinded to ensure faster development and containing militancy, the objectives have not been realized."The objective of restoring peace has therefore not been realized. Likewise, socioeconomic activities have also suffered d…

yenisafak (2020-08-03). What you need to know about the coronavirus right now. yenisafak.com Here's what you need to know about the coronavirus right now: Early August "decisive" for VietnamVietnam is in the midst of a "decisive" fight against the coronavirus, the prime minister said, with the focus on the central city of Danang where infections have appeared in four factories.Authorities are battling several new clusters of infection linked to the city, a tourism hotspot, after going more than three months without detecting any domestic transmission.State of emergency, curfew in MelbourneAustralia's second-biggest city, Melbourne, entered its first day of tougher restrictions to contain the spread of a r…

yenisafak (2020-08-03). One person is dying of COVID-19 every seven minutes in Iran: state TV. yenisafak.com One person is dying from COVID-19 every seven minutes in Iran, state television said on Monday, as the Health Ministry reported 215 new deaths from the disease and state media warned of a lack of proper social distancing.Health Ministry spokesman Sima Sadat Lari was quoted by the state TV as saying the 215 deaths in the past 24 hours took the combined death toll to 17,405 in Iran, and the number of confirmed cases rose by 2,598 to 312,035.State television showed several Iranians in a busy Tehran street without wearing face masks or social distancing.Some experts have doubted the accuracy of Iran's official corona…

yenisafak (2020-08-03). WHO urges mothers to breastfeed even if infected with COVID-19. yenisafak.com "WHO recommends that mothers with suspected or confirmed COVID-19 should be encouraged the same as all other mothers to initiate or continue breastfeeding," Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told a news conference.As the world marks breastfeeding awareness week, Tedros said "the many benefits of breastfeeding for newborn babies and children substantially outweigh the potential risks of COVID-19 infections".

yenisafak (2020-08-03). French PM Castex urges vigilance as COVID-19 'is not on holiday'. yenisafak.com Prime Minister Jean Castex urged France on Monday to remain as vigilant as possible against COVID-19, which has shown signs of a resurgence in the country, as the virus was "not on holiday"."We must not let our guard down," Castex told reporters in Lille, where masks are now compulsory in many of the northern city's pedestrian areas and parks."The virus is not on holiday, and neither are we," he said, adding it was vital that France avoided another nationwide shutdown.The southern city of Nice on Monday also made wearing masks outdoors compulsory in many areas, including parts of the Promenade des Anglais, a popu…

yenisafak (2020-08-03). Vietnam says it has no plans for widespread lockdown. yenisafak.com Vietnam has no plans for a widespread lockdown and will only put areas considered epicentres under strict quarantine, the government's spokesperson said on Monday."We will only implement social distancing in areas considered virus epicentres, and will not pursue a widespread lockdown," Mai Tien Dung, the government's spokesman, told a monthly press conference on Monday.Dung said selective lockdown measures would allow the government to achieve the dual goals of containing the virus and boosting the economy at the same time."If there's an infection in a hamlet, we will lock down that hamlet only, not the whole dis…

yenisafak (2020-08-03). Nobel laureate, former N.Ireland party leader John Hume dies. yenisafak.com Nobel peace laureate and former leader of Irish nationalist Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDPL) John Hume has died on Monday, according to a statement from his former party."We are deeply saddened to announce that John passed away peacefully in the early hours of the morning after a short illness," a statement from the SDLP said.Hume was born in Northern Ireland in 1937 and he was regarded as an important figure in recent political history in the region.Hume, as the leader of the SDLP, was one of the key architects of the 1998 Belfast (Good Friday) Agreement that ended decades of sectarian violence in North…

yenisafak (2020-08-03). Turkey regrets US firm's signing oil deal with YPG/PKK. yenisafak.com Turkey Monday denounced a US firm's signing a deal with YPG/PKK-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) to extract, process and produce oil in northeastern Syria."We deeply regret the US support to this step, disregarding international law, violating territorial integrity, unity and sovereignty of Syria, as well as being considered within the scope of financing terrorism. This act, which cannot be justified by any legitimate motive, is utterly unacceptable" the Foreign Ministry said in a written statement.Turkey's remarks came after media reports that the US-based company Delta Crescent Energy LLC signed a contract wi…

yenisafak (2020-08-03). Man suspected to be armed takes hostage in Kyiv bank. yenisafak.com A man suspected to be armed took a hostage in a bank office in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv on Monday but has made no demands yet, deputy interior minister Anton Gerashchenko said.Gerashchenko wrote on Facebook that the man came to the bank at midday, told employees there he had a bomb in his backpack and asked them to call police."Employees of the banking institution left the office while the head of the branch remained there (as hostage). Police have begun negotiations with the terrorist and asked him to surrender," Gerashchenko said.Later he told a local television that the man demanded to give interviews to jou…

yenisafak (2020-08-03). Eat before you die! Try out these mouth-watering Turkish Eid | dishes. yenisafak.com After celebrating Eid al-Ahda, the Muslim holiday of Sacrifice, we've tried out Turkish cuisine once more. And once more, we have fallen in love with the luscious flavors.As we have every year during Eid, we invite you to try out the unique flavors of Turkey's diverse cities. This year, we are pleased to share two new recipes with you and your family.Lamb neck soup (Gerdan Paàßasƒ±) from the Adana provinceINGREDIENTS2 pieces lamb neck 5 garlic cloves5 tablespoons oil3 tablespoons flour3 tablespoons butter1 lemonStale bread2 liters water 1 teaspoon black pepper1 teaspoon red pepper1 dessert spoon…

Dr. Binoy Kampmark (2020-08-03). Australia-US (AUSMIN) Strategic Consultations. What To Do About China and the South China Sea. globalresearch.ca The Satrap Chronicles of the US imperium will have, near the top of their various ingratiating themes, such Australian politicians as Senators Linda Reynolds and Marise Payne. They resemble Siamese consuls, hard to tell apart (robust build, similar of …

WSWS (2020-08-03). COVID-19 "state of disaster" imposed across Australian state of Victoria. wsws.org Chief Health Officer Brett Sutton characterised the sweeping measures as "shock and awe."

Lisa Newcomb, staff writer (2020-08-03). Call for 'Emergency Charity Stimulus' as Billionaire Wealth Soars and US Nonprofits Sink. commondreams.org Mandating an increase of giving from charitable funds, says one advocate, "would move an estimated $200 billion off the sidelines and into front-line working charities without increasing taxes or adding to the deficit." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/food_coronavirus_nonprofits.jpg …

Karen Greenberg (2020-08-03). Missing in Action: Accountability in Trump's America. commondreams.org President Donald Trump speaks during the daily briefing of the White House Coronavirus Task Force in the briefing room at the White House on April 16, 2020 in Washington, D.C. (Photo: Alex Wong/Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/trump_coronavirus_15_0.jpg …

Julia Conley, staff writer (2020-08-03). As Trump Promises 'Warp Speed' Covid-19 Vaccine, Health Experts Caution Against Political Interference. commondreams.org Public health experts on Monday raised alarm over the White House's aggressive push to rush a Covid-19 vaccine into production, an effort which critics say has been apparent since the first weeks of the coronavirus pandemic. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/gettyimages-1227865315_1.jpg …

Julia Conley, staff writer (2020-08-03). Rights Group Demands ICE End 'Beyond Inhumane' Detention and Deportations as Covid-19 Pandemic Intensifies. commondreams.org Blaming the Trump administration's "irresponsible actions" for the ongoing spread of Covid-19 in immigration detention centers, the International Rescue Committee demanded that people be released from detention immediately to mitigate the spread of the coronavirus. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/gettyimages-1222258669.png …

Sarah Anderson (2020-08-03). Brute Force Approach to Economic Reopening by GOP Benefits Reckless CEOs But Endangers Workers. commondreams.org A man rides through as grocery store workers and others stage a protest rally outside the Whole Foods Market, in the South End of Boston, to demand personal protective equipment, added benefits if needed and hazard pay, during the coronavirus pandemic on Apr. 7, 2020. (Photo: Pat Greenhouse/The Boston Globe via Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/workers_protest_coronavirus_0.jpg …

commondreams (2020-08-03). Sierra Club Launches Massive Ad Campaign Calling on Congress to Support Clean Energy Workers in Next COVID-19 Relief Bill. commondreams.org ______________________________…

Steven Singer (2020-08-03). We're Talking About Human Life Here. Unsafely Reopening Schools Is No Solution at All. commondreams.org Schoolchildren wearing protective mouth masks and face shields attend a course in a classroom at Claude Debussy college in Angers, western France, on May 18, 2020 after the country eased Covid-19 lockdown measures. (Photo: Damien Meyer/AFP via Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/gettyimages-12134174981.jpg …

Lisa Newcomb, staff writer (2020-08-03). Poll Reveals Surge of Fears Over In-Person Learning as Expert Warns School Reopenings in US 'Guaranteed' To Fail. commondreams.org Widespread concern comes as data predicts inevitable Covid-19 spread in schools and communities that do open for in-person instruction and amid outbreaks in schools that have already re-opened. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/school_reopenings.png …

commondreams (2020-08-03). Thousands at Risk of COVID-19 Escalating in ICE "Superspreader" Detention Centers as US States Hit Highest Daily Records—and ICE Deportation Flights Into Central and South America Continue. commondreams.org ______________________________…

Bill Moyers, Heather Cox Richardson (2020-08-03). Oligarchy and Democracy From the Civil War to the Present. commondreams.org The Battle of Bull Run, Battle of Bull Run, Va. July 21st 1861, Currier and Ives. (Drawing: Library of Congress) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/service-pnp-pga-06100-06122r-1-640×461.jpg …

John Buell (2020-08-03). Republican Senators Commit Political Suicide by Holding Up Stimulus in Election Year. commondreams.org Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) arrives at the Senate chamber as the Senate impeachment trial of U.S. President Donald Trump continues at the U.S. Capitol on January 30, 2020 in Washington, DC. (Photo: Drew Angerer/Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/susan_collins_fake_moderate.jpg …

Futher Column, By Abby Zimet, Staff Writer (2020-08-03). Proud If Delusional Police: An Incredible Amount of Restraint. commondreams.org www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/further/again_tease_scott_heins_gothamist_20200530floydprotest-14.2e16d0ba.fill-661x496_1.jpg …

Jonathan Cook (2020-08-03). Can the Anti-Netanyahu Protests grow into a Larger Movement? dissidentvoice.org Israel is roiling with angry street protests that local observers have warned could erupt into open civil strife — a development Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appears to be encouraging. For weeks, Jerusalem and Tel Aviv have been the scene of large, noisy demonstrations outside the official residences of Mr Netanyahu and his public security minister, …

Yiping Lu, Xuanxuan Li, Daoying Geng, Nan Mei, Pu-Yeh Wu, Chu-Chung Huang, Tianye Jia, Yajing Zhao, Dongdong Wang, Anling Xiao, Bo Yin (2020-08-03). Cerebral Micro-Structural Changes in COVID-19 Patients — An MRI-based 3-month Follow-up Study. thelancet.com Study findings revealed possible disruption to micro-structural and functional brain integrity in the recovery stages of COVID-19, suggesting the long-term consequences of SARS-CoV-2.

David G. Schwartz, Janna Ataiants, Alexis Roth, Gabriela Marcu, Inbal Yahav, Benjamin Cocchiaro, Michael Khalemsky, Stephen Lankenau (2020-08-03). Layperson reversal of opioid overdose supported by smartphone alert: A prospective observational cohort study. thelancet.com Our findings support the benefits of equipping community members, potentially witnessing suspected opioid overdose, with naloxone and an emergency response community smartphone app, alerting EMS and nearby laypersons to provide additional naloxone.

WSWS (2020-08-03). Sri Lanka: TNA election manifesto prepares imperialist-backed deal with President Rajapakse. wsws.org The venal Tamil bourgeoisie has lined up with the geopolitical interest of the US which is preparing war against China.

Newsclick (2020-08-02). 'Titans of tech' face grilling in US Congress. peoplesdispatch.org Newsclick's Prabir Purkayastha talks about the deposition of the heads of Alphabet, Amazon, Apple and Facebook before the US House of Representatives Committee that deals with anti-trust issues.

Alan MacLeod (2020-08-02). Media's "Cancel Culture" Debate Obscures Direct Threats to First Amendment. commondreams.org A scene from the Netflix documentary Immigration Nation. (Image: screenshot/Netflix) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/immigration-nation.png …

Noah Roberts (2020-08-02). Workers and supporters shut down San Leandro Amazon Warehouse. liberationnews.org The facility has seen four workers fall ill to COVID-19 in the past month, but management has not taken responsible action to ensure the safety of their workers by stopping operations and cleaning the warehouse.

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2020-08-02). Fake Coronavirus Data, Fear Campaign. Spread of the COVID-19 Infection. globalresearch.ca Do not let yourself be misled by the fear campaign, pointing to a Worldwide coronavirus calamity with repeated "predictions" that hundreds of thousands of people are going to die. | According to the WHO, the death rate pertaining to Seasonal Influenza globally is between 6 to 12 times higher than COVID-19.

yenisafak (2020-08-02). Eid al-Adha: Turkey donates meat to needy Gazans. yenisafak.com Palestinian authorities on Sunday began distributing meat from livestock sacrificed with donations from Turkey on the Muslim Eid al-Adha festival to hundreds of families in need in the Gaza Strip.During the four-day holiday, the Ministry of Foundations and Religious Affairs aims to provide as many as 4,500 families with meat, Eshref Ismail, the director of the projects department at the ministry, told Anadolu Agency.The Turkiye Diyanet Foundation is financing the initiative.Most of the Muslim-majority countries around the world, including Turkey, are observing the four-day holiday that started on Friday.On Eid al…

Unicorn Riot (2020-08-02). Humanitarian Camp Raided by Border Patrol and BORTAC, 30+ People Arrested. unicornriot.ninja Arivaca, AZ — The government ramped up its efforts to stop humanitarian workers on the U.S.-Mexico border and raided the 'No More Deaths' aid station, Byrd Camp, arresting over 30 people. | The Friday, July 31 raid featured the U.S. Border Patrol, an armored vehicle, two…

Mehr News Agency (2020-08-02). Tehran, Seoul to launch humanitarian trade: Yonhap. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 02 (MNA) — A South Korean source has claimed that Tehran and Seoul have agreed to establish a working group on mutual humanitarian trade, according to Yonhap.

_____ (2020-08-02). Border Patrol Agents Raid No More Deaths Migrant Aid Camp. popularresistance.org The humanitarian group No More Deaths said an aid camp it operates for migrants crossing the desert was raided and then surrounded by Border Patrol agents. The group said the move as an escalation of tensions at a time when the aid they provide is vital. | Byrd Camp is located near Arivaca and serves as a medical aid site for people passing through one of the deadliest desert corridors of the borderland. | No More Deaths volunteer Emily Saunders said Border Patrol usually allows activities there to continue. But in late July, agents entered the property and arrested a migrant receiving care.

Eoin Higgins, staff writer (2020-08-02). 'This Is Terrorism': With No Face Masks and No Warrant, Border Patrol Agents Raid Humanitarian Aid Station in Arizona and Detain 30 Migrants. commondreams.org "As always when humanitarian aid in the borderlands is targeted, those who seek care are the ones that face the brunt of these violent escalations." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/bp_agents.jpeg …

Mike Whitney (2020-08-02). Seattle's "Bolshevik Revolution" globalresearch.ca "We are coming to dismantle this deeply oppressive, racist, sexist, utterly bankrupt system of capitalism. We cannot and will not stop until it is dismantled, and we replace it with a socialist world, based on solidarity, genuine democracy, and equality." …

Bob Scofield (2020-08-02). Is a Second Trump Presidency a Lesser Evil Than a Biden Presidency? dissidentvoice.org In this essay I will sketch an outline for an argument that, from a left-wing and especially an environmentalist perspective, a second Trump presidency will be a lesser evil than a Biden presidency. Before doing so, I will discuss my personal views on lesser-of-two-evils voting, protest voting, and the article that led me to stumble …

Deirdre Griswold (2020-08-02). Virus statistics reveal class truth. workers.org The following is a digest of articles on COVID-19 by Deirdre Griswold that appeared in Workers World from April to June, 2020. April 14 — Because China is the most populous country in the world, and also the first to become infected with the COVID-19 virus, it is revealing to . . . |

Ken Hammond (2020-08-02). Pompeo, Trump unleash new phase of aggression vs. China. liberationnews.org Pompeo openly called for regime change in China, saying that "if we don't change China, China will change us."

Elaheh Farmand (2020-08-02). Insurance industry profits over people's lives: Democrats reject Medicare for All. liberationnews.org What people need is not more profits for private companies and corporate bailouts, but a universal, socialist healthcare system.

Liberation Staff (2020-08-02). Gloria La Riva Nominated by Peace and Freedom Party in CA. liberationnews.org Longtime San Francisco labor and anti-war activist Gloria La Riva was chosen Aug. 1 as the Peace and Freedom Party nominee for U. S. President.

RT (2020-08-02). Multiple bomb blasts at jail compound in Afghanistan, 1 killed and 20 injured – officials. rt.com At least one person was killed after a series of bombs exploded outside a jail compound in the city of Jalalabad in eastern Afghanistan. Clashes broke out between police and attacking militants who made their way inside the jail. | One major car-bomb explosion was followed by two smaller blasts near the prison complex, provincial council member Sohrab Qaderi said, according to Reuters. | A large police force was deployed to counter the militants, who took up position outside the compound and have since made their way inside the complex. | Afghanistan's TOLO news agency quoted a spokesman for the Nangarhar prov…

RT (2020-08-02). Trump is Mussolini, riots are peaceful, but federal agents are terrorists — top black Democrat turns to trite #Resistance rhetoric. rt.com Rep. Jim Clyburn was a key figure behind securing Joe Biden's nomination, and will be instrumental in picking his running mate. However, his views of late are show denial of reality and falling back on #Resistance tropes. | Jim Clyburn's name carries gravitas in both Washington and his home state of South Carolina. Clyburn's endorsement is considered to have pushed Joe Biden ahead of Bernie Sanders in the state's primary election, securing him the black vote. The veteran lawmaker and House Majority Whip is expected to vet Biden's eventual choice of running mate, given Biden has promised to consider a black wom…

RT (2020-08-02). 'Sleepy Joe' Biden 'never leaves his basement' and won't win Texas, Trump says. rt.com President Donald Trump has bashed his basement-dwelling presidential opponent, Joe Biden, and touted his own support for "Oil, Gas, Guns, & God," after a fundraising trip to the Lone Star State. | "Was in the Great State of Texas this week and explained that the Radical Left Do Nothing Democrats, headed up by their great leader, Sleepy Joe Biden (who never leaves his basement), are strongly against 'Oil, Gas, Guns, & God," Trump tweeted on Sunday. | "Must be tough to win Texas on that platform!" he added. | Was in the Great State of Texas this week and explained that the Radical Left Do Nothing Democrats, hea…

RT (2020-08-02). 'Socialist Trump?' Trump says 'changes must be made soon' to tackle income disparity in rare dig at 1-percenters. rt.com US President Donald Trump said he agrees that the income gap between billionaires and the rest of Americans has grown too big, vowing to take action "soon" in a tweet that left his detractors puzzled. | "I actually agree with this. Too much income disparity. Changes must be made, and soon!" Trump wrote on Saturday, retweeting a Business Insider clip that cites a recent report by the Institute for Policy Studies, claiming that total US billionaire wealth grew by $637 between March and June, while 40 million Americans lost their jobs. | I actually agree with this. Too much income disparity. Changes must be made,…

RT (2020-08-02). No press allowed at GOP convention, Trump to be nominated behind closed doors — reports. rt.com This month's Republican National Convention will take place behind closed doors and with no press present, reports suggest. The move is the latest in a series of twists and changes to the convention. | Originally slated to take place in Jacksonville, Florida, the Republican National Convention was canceled last month due to a rise in coronavirus cases. Beforehand, it had been moved there from Charlotte due to virus restrictions applied by North Carolina Governor Ray Cooper, a Democrat. After canvassing a number of other cities as potential hosts, the GOP has fallen back on Charlotte, albeit for a convention wi…

RT (2020-08-02). Syria says US 'stealing' oil after American energy firm signs deal with Kurdish rebels. rt.com The Syrian government has accused the US of "stealing" the country's oil reserves, which Washington claimed to be protecting from terrorists. American lawmakers admitted that a deal has been signed with Kurdish rebels. | When President Donald Trump pulled US troops out of Syria last October, it was not the full withdrawal promised in his anti-interventionist campaign speeches. Instead, a contingent was left behind in areas of north Syria controlled by the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces, ostensibly to protect the region's oilfields from Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS) terrorists. | Also on rt.com…

RT (2020-08-02). 'North Korea TV can learn from them': Netanyahu lashes out at Israeli media over 'one-sided' coverage of protests. rt.com Israeli media is not reporting on the protests against him, but taking part in them, PM Benjamin Netanyahu said as he launched several attacks on the country's press, which he insisted was acting "North Korea-style." | The demonstrations, which have been underway for months in Israel, are "being fueled especially by the media who have enlisted themselves [to the protests] in a manner the like of which I can't remember," Netanyahu The…

RT (2020-08-02). Two guards stabbed during Georgia prison riot. Purported footage of violent uprising spreads on social media (VIDEOS). rt.com Two guards have been injured in a riot at Georgia's Ware State Prison, local media reported. Purported videos of the chaotic rebellion show inmates covered in blood, holding tasers, and even frog-marching handcuffed prison staff. | The situation is now under control and the facility, located near Waycross, has been put on lockdown, according to local media, citing a statement from the Georgia Department of Corrections. | "Two staff members received minor, non-life-threatening injuries and there are no reported inmate injuries at this time," the statement read. | Local reports also shared a statement from the W…

RT (2020-08-02). Trump will act on TikTok and other Chinese software companies 'in the coming days' — Pompeo. rt.com US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has vowed that President Donald Trump will take action "in the coming days" to deal with Chinese software companies that the White House claims are feeding data to Beijing. | Appearing on Fox News' 'Sunday Morning Futures' show, Pompeo claimed the practices of the Chinese tech companies currently in the administration's sights, including TikTok and WeChat, pose "true privacy issues for the American people." | "For a long time the US just said 'Well, goodness, if we're having fun with it, or if a company can make money off of it, we're going to permit that to happen,'" he expla…

RT (2020-08-02). 'Do as they say': Minneapolis police warn people to obey criminals for their own safety as violent crime surges amid BLM protests. rt.com Embattled Minneapolis police are advising residents on survival skills amid a wave of violent crime, offering such tips as "be prepared to give up your cell phone and purse/wallet" to robbers and "do not walk alone." | "Do not argue or fight with the criminal," police said in a July 28 The Third Precinct, southeast of downtown, was one of the areas hardest hit by the protests-tur…

RT (2020-08-02). Yemen's Houthi rebels say they've downed a US-made spy drone. rt.com The Houthi rebels' air defense has shot down a US-made drone over the Jizan Region of Yemen near the border with Saudi Arabia, their spokesman, Brigadier General Yahya Saree, announced. | The small RQ20 Puma hand-launched UAV was hit "by an appropriate weapon," he added. | Saree didn't specify if the drone belonged to Saudi Arabia, which has been waging a US-supported military campaign against the Houthis since 2015, or any other party. | The rebels, who control much of the country, including capital Sanaa, have been shooting down UAVs (unarmed aerial vehicles) quite frequently. The most prominent target they…

The Canary (2020-08-02). Unite chief Len McCluskey fires warning shot over Labour antisemitism payout. thecanary.co The chief of Labour's biggest union backer said his organisation would "no doubt" review its financial support for the party in the wake of the decision to offer payouts to whistleblowers who accused the party of failing to tackle antisemitism.Payouts: General secretary of Unite Len McCluskey used an interview with the Observer to issue a warning to Labour leader Keir Starmer. It came after the party agreed to pay "substantial damages" to whistleblowers who contributed to a TV expose of its handling of antisemitism.McCluskey, an ally of former leader Jeremy Corbyn, said the payouts were "an abuse of member…

_____ (2020-08-02). Are Russia And US Different When It Comes To Election Meddling? popularresistance.org On this week's installment of "Scheer Intelligence," Robert Scheer challenges guest David Shimer on the fundamental conclusions of his new book, "Rigged: America, Russia and 100 Years of Covert Electoral Interference," regarding the "intentions" for US covert operations versus those of the Soviet Union/Russia. | Excerpted and lauded in the New York Times and elsewhere in the mainstream media, "Rigged" outlines covert operations in various countries by both nation-states, including American interference in 1970s Chile and post-World War II Italy, among others, but has been best reviewed for its deep dive into Russ…

South Front (2020-08-02). Video: That Sinking Feeling: Ukrainian Naval and Coastal Forces. globalresearch.ca In few areas are Russia's and Ukraine's divergent fortunes as evident as in naval armaments. Whereas the Russian Navy has overcome the malaise of the 1990s and went on to introduce new classes of warships, including state-of-the-art missile frigates, attack …

South Front (2020-08-02). Video: Turkey Cries Foul About Deployment of Egyptian Troops in Idlib. What's Going On? globalresearch.ca The Egyptian military has deployed about 150 troops on the frontline in the Syrian region of Greater Idlib to support forces of the Damascus government, Turkish sources claimed on July 30. | "The troops were later deployed in the Khan al-Asal …

Stephen Lendman (2020-08-02). Deteriorating Sino/US Relations: From Engagement to Containment and Confrontation. globalresearch.ca On Thursday during testimony before Senate Foreign Relations Committee members, Pompeo continued his militantly hostile war of words on China. See below. | *** | Commenting on his Chinaphobic remarks last week, former US diplomat who accompanied Richard Nixon on his 1972 …

Stephen Lendman (2020-08-02). Congress Fails to Agree on Extending Aid to Jobless Americans. globalresearch.ca On Thursday, I emailed the information below to a retired physician/health and fitness expert friend I've known since the 1940s, explaining the following: | Like earlier coronavirus outbreaks (SARS-Cov 2002-04, MERS 2012), SARS-Cov-2 hysteria will pass in time. | Of far greater …

yenisafak (2020-08-02). Afghan government releases over 300 Taliban prisoners. yenisafak.com On the third and last day of a cease-fire with the Taliban, the Afghan government on Sunday announced that it had released over 300 prisoners of the militant group in connection with ongoing peace efforts.Announcing the development, the Office of the National Security Council (ONSC) said in a statement that the government had released 317 more Taliban prisoners from Parwan and other provincial prisons, bringing the total to 4,917.Prisoner releases will continue until the total reaches 5,100 — 100 more than required by the US-Taliban peace deal signed in February, it said.The Taliban vowed to have already complet…

Sonali Kolhatkar (2020-08-02). Why the Idea of Jobless Benefits Scares the Conservative Mind. zcomm.org The coronavirus pandemic has allowed us to conduct an experiment on how government assistance is good for people and the economy…

Dr. Harvey Risch (2020-08-02). Early Outpatient Treatment of Symptomatic, High-Risk COVID-19 Patients that Should be Ramped-Up Immediately as Key to the Pandemic Crisis. globalresearch.ca Abstract | More than 1.6 million Americans have been infected with SARS-CoV-2 and >10 times that number carry antibodies to it. High-risk patients presenting with progressing symptomatic disease have only hospitalization treatment with its high mortality. An outpatient treatment that prevents …

news.un (2020-08-02). Leaving No Roma behind during a pandemic, and beyond: a UN Resident Coordinator's Blog. news.un.org Roma people in Europe face widespread discrimination in many areas of life, including housing and health. In this opinion piece, Francoise Jacob, the UN Resident Coordinator in Serbia, explains how the UN is helping Roma communities, many of which have no access to safe water or electricity, to cope with the COVID-19 pandemic.

Katherine Eban (2020-08-02). How Jared Kushner's Secret Testing Plan "Went Poof Into Thin Air" zcomm.org This spring, a team working under the president's son-in-law produced a plan for an aggressive, coordinated national COVID-19 response that could have brought the pandemic under control…

Dr. Dareld Morris (2020-08-02). Video: Covid-19 Lies and Fraud: How the Fear Campaign is Affecting US Hospitals and Clinics. globalresearch.ca In the following interview, Dr. Morris, a practicing physician in Florida, USA, explains how politics and fraud are root causes of the Fear campaign that is plaguing his state, and the country. | First, labs are faking COVID results. Some …

Doctors for the Truth (2020-08-02). "Doctors for the Truth" Speak Out in Madrid, Denounce Covid-19 "False Pandemic" globalresearch.ca With the participation of hundreds of professionals from all over the world, "Doctors for the Truth" stated that Covid-19 is a false pandemic created for political purposes. They urged doctors, the media and political authorities to stop the operation, by …

Abdul Rahman (2020-08-02). COVID-19 shows the need to rebuild public health systems in Central Asian countries. peoplesdispatch.org Most of the countries in central Asia have been reluctant to reimpose restrictions due to the economic fallout. This has led to a massive jump in the total number of new infections and deaths in late June and July…

Timothy Alexander Guzman (2020-08-02). Video: Hollywood Celebrities and the Covid-19 Fear Campaign. globalresearch.ca The controversial face-mask wearing and social- distance problem in the US has celebrities getting into the political aspect of shaming people like actor Tom Hanks who recently said that: | "There's really only three things we can do in order to …

Adam Shah (2020-08-02). The One Percent's Attack on Unemployment Benefits Shows How Broken Our Democracy Is. zcomm.org The dignity of work is restored when employment leads to working people securing living wages and having their voices heard…

Joseph Thomas (2020-08-02). UK's Stunning Hypocrisy over Hong Kong. globalresearch.ca Further evidence the UK hides behind "human rights" rather than stands for them was demonstrated when London laced sanctions on Hong Kong after the passing of a security law aimed at combating overt foreign interference in the special administrative region …

Telesur (2020-08-02). Malaysia: Former Prime Minister Najib Razak Found Guilty in Fraud Trial. globalresearch.ca Malaysia's High Court Tuesday found former Prime Minister Najib Razak guilty of abuse of power, money laundering, and criminal violation of trust during the trial against him for a multi-million dollar defalcation. | The court ruled that the US$10 million transfer …

IMEMC News (2020-08-02). Army Abducts A Mother, Her Son And Daughter, In Hebron, After Colonists Attempted to Kidnap A Child. imemc.org Israeli soldiers abducted, on Saturday evening, a Palestinian mother along with her son and daughter after they helped free a child after she was assaulted by illegal colonialist settlers who tried to kidnap her. According to human rights activist and a volunteer with the Israeli Information Center for Human Rights …

Dean Baker (2020-08-02). An Economic Survival Package, not a Stimulus Package. cepr.net There continues to be enormous confusion about what we should be trying to accomplish in the next pandemic relief package. This is best demonstrated by Republicans' obsession with getting people back to work, with a mixture of cuts to unemployment benefits and return to work bonuses. Ignoring the questionable economic logic (there is zero evidence …

Prabhat Patnaik (2020-08-02). Food consumption trends point at real income decline before pandemic. peoplesdispatch.org Why has there been a tendency toward persistent 'excess supply' in the foodgrain market when growth rate of foodgrain output has barely exceeded the population growth rate?

Fight Back (2020-08-02). Thousands march and rally in Portland. fightbacknews.org Portland, OR – Large marches rocked downtown Portland, August 1, as thousands took to the streets in defense of Black lives. Trade unionists had a visible presence in the large protests. | Many rallied in front of the federal courthouse, which is surrounded by concrete and metal barriers. | The federal courthouse has been the scene of intense clashes between protesters and federal agents sent by the Trump administration. As of midnight, police had no visible presence. | According to reports, police declared an action in the Northeast Portland neighborhood to be an 'unlawful assembly' and arrested several people.

Fight Back (2020-08-02). Large protests continue in Portland. fightbacknews.org Portland, OR — The chant of "Black lives matter!" echoed off the Federal Courthouse Friday, July 31, as nearly 3000 demonstrators assembled in downtown Portland. Federal agents and local police were not visible, but a number of protesters stated that agents remain inside the courthouse. Many rally participants were well prepared for an attack, wearing head protection and gas masks to lessen the impact of teargas and police projectiles. No clashes occurred. | The courthouse is covered with slogans and surrounded by concrete barriers topped by metal fencing. African Americans and other oppressed nationalitie…

Alice Speri (2020-08-02). Federal Agents at Protests Renew Calls to Dismantle Homeland Security. zcomm.org After months of protests demanding the defunding of police, the abduction of protesters turns the focus to Homeland Security…

Jon Queally (2020-08-02). Demands for Kushner to Resign Over 'Staggering' Level of 'Depravity'. zcomm.org "Holy hell. Jared Kushner reportedly abandoned a national testing plan because it was *politically advantageous* to sit back and let blue states be eviscerated by the virus."

Mehr News Agency (2020-08-02). Iran COVID-19 update: 2,685 new cases, 208 deaths. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 02 (MNA) — The novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has infected 2,685people in Iran in the past 24 hours, increasing the total cases to 309,437, said Health Ministry Spokesperson Sima Lari on Sunday.

Mehr News Agency (2020-08-02). Minister urges nation to observe health protocols in Muharram. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 02 (MNA) — Interior Minister Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli has called on the Iranian nation to fully observe anti-coronavirus health protocols during Muharram rituals.

Mehr News Agency (2020-08-02). VIDEO: Protests in Germany against COVID-19 restrictions. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 02 (MNA) — 18 police officers were injured during protests in Germany against the COVID-19 curbs. Several of the protesters were also arrested.

Mehr News Agency (2020-08-02). Sunflower farm in NE Iran. en.mehrnews.com BOJNURD, Aug. 02 (MNA) — Some 15,000 hectares of farms in North Khorasan province, northeast Iran, are under cultivation of oily seeds, producing some 70,000 tons of different seeds including sunflower and rapeseed on an annual basis.

Mehr News Agency (2020-08-02). Zarif stresses need to update document on Iran-Russia coop. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 02 (MNA) — Iranian Foreign Minister in his meeting with with Chairman of the Russian Duma's Foreign Affairs Committee stressed the need to update the document of long-term cooperation between the two countries.

Mehr News Agency (2020-08-02). Police seize over 631 kg of narcotics in central Iran. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 03 (MNA) — The police forces of Isfahan Province have seized over 631kg of illicit drugs in Nain County.

Mehr News Agency (2020-08-02). Promoting missile capability, defense ministry's top priority. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 02 (MNA) — Iranian Minister of Defense said that improving and promoting the missile capacity of the country is the main and top priority of his ministry.

Mehr News Agency (2020-08-02). Govt. to set up work group to remove production barriers. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 02 (MNA) — Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said that the government will establish a special workgroup for removing production barriers.

Mehr News Agency (2020-08-02). Intelligence min. dismisses speculations on Sharmahd's arrest. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 02 (MNA) — Iranian Ministry of Intelligence has categorically dismissed any speculation on the arrest of the ringleader of a US-based terrorist group "Jamshid Sharmahd".

Mehr News Agency (2020-08-02). Iranian Film Week to open in Japan. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 03 (MNA) — The third Iranian Film Week, organized by the Embassy of the Republic of Iran in Japan, is set to open in the Japanese city of Minato.

Mehr News Agency (2020-08-02). Austria seeking cultural, economic ties with Iran. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 02 (MNA) — Austrian Ambassador to Iran Stefan Schulz said that Austria seeks to expand cultural and economic relations with Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province in Iran.

Mehr News Agency (2020-08-02). 2nd round of Iran-Ukraine talks to be held in Oct. in Tehran. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 02 (MNA) — Iranian Ambassador to Ukraine announced that the second round of talks between Iran and Ukraine over the issue of the Ukrainian aircraft's crash will be held in October 2020 in Tehran.

Mehr News Agency (2020-08-02). Army Ground Force signs MoU to receive geographical data. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 02 (MNA) — National Geography Organization and the intelligence branch of Iran Army's Ground Force signed an MoU to develop cooperation in the fields of science, education, and research interactions.

Mehr News Agency (2020-08-02). Saudi fighter jets bombed Yemen 598 times last month. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 03 (MNA) — The fighter jets of Saudi-led coalition have bombed Yemen 598 times last month, A Yemeni military source said.

Mehr News Agency (2020-08-02). Yemen military shoots down US drone. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 02 (MNA) — The Spokesman for Yemeni Armed Forces, Brigadier General Yahya Saree, informed on Sunday that the Yemeni military forces have shot down an American spy drone.

Lynda Carson (2020-08-02). Music Video – Vitamin Em's version of Never Tear Us Apart (INXS). indybay.org Vitamin Em – Quarantine Music Video – Released July 29, 2020 – Performed While Sheltering-In-Place During The Coronavirus Covid-19 Pandemic:…

_____ (2020-08-02). Billionaires Push To Reopen Schools Without A Plan. popularresistance.org Schools in the U.S. provide students with much more than an education. They provide child care, meals (for 14 million students), medical services (mostly for students with disabilities), psychological counseling, supervised physical activity and social connections. | There are more than 135,000 educational institutions and 56.6 million students in grades K through 12. Since 2014 the majority of all public school students have been children of color. (National Center for Education Statistics) | While all parents want their children to be able to return to school, more than two-thirds polled want schools physically…

_____ (2020-08-02). The Heart Of The Matter In The South China Sea. popularresistance.org When the USS Ronald Reagan and USS Nimitz carrier strike groups recently engaged in "operations" in the South China Sea, it failed to escape cynics that the US Pacific Fleet was doing its best to turn the infantile Thucydides trap theory into a self-fulfilling prophecy. | The pro forma official spin, via Rear Admiral Jim Kirk, commander of the Nimitz, is that the ops were conducted to "reinforce our commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific, a rules-based international order, and to our allies and partners." | Nobody pays attention to these clichés, because the real message was delivered by a CIA operative posin…

_____ (2020-08-02). 'We Are On The Cusp Of Something Great'. popularresistance.org Since the nation erupted after the May 25 police killing of George Floyd, Black organizers and community members have been working around the clock to channel mass protests into tangible victories. Nikita Mitchell, 26, is national coordinator of The Rising Majority, formed in 2017 by the Movement for Black Lives, a coalition that includes Black Lives Matter. Rising Majority is led by Black people and people of color, and brings social movements together in an anti-racist, anti-capitalist Left for radical democracy.

_____ (2020-08-02). Law Enforcement Exposed: Massive Blue Leaks, Police Pentagon Papers. popularresistance.org In an email message, Betsy Reed, the editor-in-chief of the Intercept reports, "Hundreds of thousands of files from the FBI and local police departments have been leaked, exposing serious abuses of power by law enforcement." She writes, Blue Leaks "are like the Pentagon Papers for U.S. law enforcement." The leaks show how political activists are targeted and monitored on social media, that there is widespread racial bias by police and that police exaggerate threats by antifa to justify violence against protesters.

_____ (2020-08-02). The Russians Are(n't) Coming! popularresistance.org In America's Emerald City these days, if there's even a hint of a war-wind-down, imperial-deescalation, or military budget-cuts, Washington's (non-dribbling) Wizards have a ready response: Russia! Indeed, these military's magicians have a far-simpler and more effective playbook than the city's aptly-named NBA franchise. Since President Donald Trump's election year, basketball's Wizards are a meager 148-162; the Wizards of Warfare are essentially undefeated — not a single war hath ended. The first-place War Wizards rely on two go-to moves to maintain militarism…

sputniknews (2020-08-02). Iran Imposes Sanctions Against Former Aid to John Bolton for 'Economic Terrorism'. sputniknews.com Relations between the United States and the Islamic Republic of Iran have become increasingly strained in recent years, following the 2018 withdrawal by the Trump administration from the 2015 joint agreement pledging a peaceful development of nuclear power.

sputniknews (2020-08-02). Senior Trump Administration Health Official Rejects Hydroxychloroquine as Coronavirus Treatment. sputniknews.com US President Donald Trump has long promoted the use of the anti-malarial drug hydroxychloroquine as a treatment for the ongoing coronavirus. Testing the drug for use in treating COVID-19 has, however, been blocked by international health bodies which have noted the compound's adverse effects on patients.

sputniknews (2020-08-02). Israel Thwarts 'Terrorist' Attempt to Place Explosives on Syria-Israeli Border, IDF Says. sputniknews.com The Israeli Defence Forces noted that it "considers [the] Syrian regime responsible for any action taken in its territory", adding that "it will not allow" any violation of the sovereignty of the state of Israel.

The Canary (2020-08-02). Unnamed Conservative MP arrested after rape accusation from former parliamentary aide. thecanary.co A Conservative MP has been arrested after a former parliamentary aide accused him of rape, sexual assault and coercive control, according to reports. | The ex-minister, who's not been named, is alleged to have assaulted and raped a woman. The abuse allegedly took place during a relationship, the Sunday Times and Mail on Sunday reported. | The investigation comes days after former Conservative MP Charlie Elphicke was convicted at Southwark Crown Court in a separate case of sexually assaulting two women, one of them a parliamentary worker. | Released on bail: | The Metropolitan Police said it received alleg…

Staff (2020-08-02). New COVID Cases in US Surged to a Record High in July. truthout.org Coronavirus cases in the U.S. rose by 1.9 million and deaths from the disease by over 25,000 in the month of July, another sign of President Donald Trump's failure to slow the pandemic. | The numbers from July @nytimes | — Chris Jansing (@ChrisJansing)

Staff (2020-08-02). What Has Happened to Police Filmed Hurting Protesters? So Far, Very Little. truthout.org It has been almost two months since a Los Angeles Police Department patrol car accelerated into Brooke Fortson during a protest over police violence. She still doesn't know the name of the officer who hit her or whether that person is still policing the city's streets. The officer did not stop after hitting Fortson and instead turned around, nearly hitting other demonstrators in the process, and sped off. | The LAPD almost surely knows who the officer is. The squad car's number is clearly visible…

Staff (2020-08-02). We Should Invoke the Genocide Convention in Response to Fatal Police Shootings. truthout.org Over 100 years ago, W.E.B. Du Bois famously predicted that, "The problem of the 20th century would be the problem of the color line." His prognosis was audacious when he uttered those words, but the sentiment takes on a more ominous warning today. The problem facing the 21st century is the problem of genocide. The enormity of the problem suggests that even terms such as "racial bias" or "racial injustice" are too limiting. | In today's environment, it is getting easier to talk about racial…

yenisafak (2020-08-02). Turkish president greets Muslim leaders' Eid al-Adha. yenisafak.com The president of Turkey on Sunday spoke over the phone with his counterparts from Afghanistan and Indonesia on the occasion of the Muslim festival of Eid al-Adha.According to a statement by Turkey's Directorate of Communications, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Mohammad Ashraf Ghani and Joko Widodo exchanged greetings for Eid, one of the two most important Muslim holidays.The leaders underscored their commitment to improve bilateral relations and strengthen cooperation on regional issues.Most of the Muslim-majority countries around the world, including Turkey, are observing the four-day holiday that started on Friday.

yenisafak (2020-08-02). India's interior minister tests positive for coronavirus, hospitalised. yenisafak.com India's Interior Minister Amit Shah said on Sunday that he had tested positive for coronavirus and had been admitted to hospital.Amit Shah, a close aide to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and one of the country's most powerful politicians, heads a key ministry that has been at the forefront of managing India's coronavirus outbreak."I request all of you who came in contact with me in the last few days to isolate yourselves and get tested," Shah said in a tweet.

yenisafak (2020-08-02). Philippines' confirmed coronavirus cases exceed 100,000. yenisafak.com The Philippines on Sunday reported 5,032 additional coronavirus infections, its largest single-day increase on record, taking the country's confirmed cases to 103,185.In a bulletin, the Department of Health also said the Southeast Asian country's coronavirus death toll had jumped by 20 to 2,059.President Rodrigo Duterte was scheduled to meet key cabinet members on Sunday to discuss a call by medical frontliners' groups to put the capital Manila, which accounts for the bulk of infections, back under a stricter lockdown, his spokesman said.

yenisafak (2020-08-02). Doctors plight mounting in Bangladesh amid pandemic. yenisafak.com The misery of doctors and frontline staff in the war against the novel coronavirus is surging in Bangladesh with at least 92 physicians having died due to the disease.The country reported 2,199 more infections as of Saturday with 21 additional deaths as the virus shows no indication of slowdown, according to the health ministry data.Deaths related to COVID-19 now stand at 3,132 and total infections stand at 240,000.Infections among doctors are raging and have already spread across the country as authorities allegedly failed to stop cases by taking proper measures even after the first COVID-19 case was detected Ma…

yenisafak (2020-08-02). Indonesia reports 1,519 new coronavirus infections, 43 deaths. yenisafak.com Indonesia reported 1,519 new coronavirus infections on Sunday, bringing the total to 111,455, data from the country's COVID-19 task force showed.The data also showed 43 new COVID-19 related deaths, bringing the toll to 5,236.

yenisafak (2020-08-02). Russia's coronavirus cases surpass 850,000. yenisafak.com Russia reported 5,427 new cases of the novel coronavirus on Sunday, bringing its nationwide tally to 850,870, the fourth largest caseload in the world.Russia's coronavirus taskforce said 70 people had died over the last 24 hours, pushing the official death toll in the country of around 145 million people to 14,128.

yenisafak (2020-08-02). Flights between Turkey, Iraq suspended over coronavirus. yenisafak.com Iraq reopened Baghdad and southern airports last week for international travel after months of closure caused by the coronavirus pandemic.

yenisafak (2020-08-02). Iran's stock market surges past key level to record high, as analysts warn of bubble. yenisafak.com Iran's main stock index broke through the key 2 million point mark for the first time ever on Sunday, state media reported, amid warnings that the market is overheating.The Tehran Stock Exchange's benchmark TEDPIX index gained 46,844 points in early trading, the official IRNA news agency said, up 2.4%.The index closed at 1,961,649 on Saturday after surging by over 57,325 points, or 3.01%, on the day, according to the Tehran Stock Exchange (TSE) website.Iran's clerical rulers have been encouraging ordinary Iranians to invest in local stocks to boost the country's economy, which has been hard hit by the reimpositio…

yenisafak (2020-08-02). Top Iranian aide praises Turkey's Hagia Sophia move. yenisafak.com A senior advisor to Iran's supreme leader on Sunday congratulated Turkey for reopening the Hagia Sophia Mosque after 86 years as a museum."We congratulate the Turkish people for this important Islamic success," Ali Akbar Velayati, an aide to Ali Khamenei told Iranian state television.Velayati also criticized US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo for recent comments urging Ankara to reconvert the Hagia Sophia into a museum."His ancestors converted all museums of the world into churches. The Hagia Sophia, which has been a mosque for 500 years, will remain as a mosque until the apocalypse," Velayati stressed.Ankara has…

yenisafak (2020-08-02). Does all of India approve of the Kashmir annexation move? yenisafak.com Describing Aug. 5, when India annexed Jammu and Kashmir region, a day of "betrayal" and "blackest day", a pro-India Kashmiri politician said people were seething with anger against the move.A member of Indian parliament, representing Kashmiri's oldest political party the National Conference (NC), Hassnain Masoodi said oppressive machinery has prevented people to show their anger in streets."The disapproval continues. The state may choose not to see the anger but it is there. Oppressive machinery in place does not allow people to exercise their right to demonstrate and hold meetings. Hundreds of people are still j…

yenisafak (2020-08-02). Saudi Arabia says dozens of soldiers killed in clashes. yenisafak.com Saudi forces suffered dozens of casualties amid clashes in the country's southwest, according to news reports on Sunday by an outlet aligned with Yemeni Houthi rebels.Clashes broke out with Houthi forces in the city of Najran, the Ansarullah news website reported.Saudi authorities have yet to comment.Yemen has been beset by violence and chaos since 2014, when Houthi rebels overran much of the country, including Sanaa. The crisis escalated in 2015 when a Saudi-led military coalition launched a devastating air campaign aimed at rolling back Houthi territorial gains.Tens of thousands of Yemenis are since believed to…

yenisafak (2020-08-02). Turkey-Azerbaijan joint military drills continue. yenisafak.com Joint military exercises, which began on July 29 with the participation of Turkey and Azerbaijan's air and ground forces, are continuing."Another stage of the Azerbaijani-Turkish Live-Fire Joint Large-Scale Tactical Exercises held in our country in accordance with the Agreement on Military Cooperation was conducted," Azerbaijan's Defense Ministry said on Sunday."According to the plan, the efficiency and coordination of tasks, the organization of interoperability, the logistic support in the course of combat operations, as well as the effectiveness of military personnel activity and the use of weapons and military…

Eoin Higgins, staff writer (2020-08-02). 'The Clock Is Ticking': Bernie Sanders Calls on Senate to Act Quickly on Covid Relief Bill. commondreams.org www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/bernie_sanders_iowa_trump_impeachment_1_0.jpg …

Eoin Higgins, staff writer (2020-08-02). 'We Can Do This': Elections Advocate Says Measures Must Be Taken to Help States and Post Office Handle Surge in General Election Vote-By-Mail. commondreams.org www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/postal_service_coronavirus_1_0_0.jpg …

Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II, Rev Dr Liz Theoharis (2020-08-02). Woe to You Who Legislate Evil and Rob the Poor of Their Rights. commondreams.org A recipient carries a box of food as others wait in line at a Food Bank distribution for those in need as the coronavirus pandemic continues on April 9, 2020 in Van Nuys, California. (Photo: Mario Tama/Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/food_trump_coronavirus_0_0_0.jpg …

Eoin Higgins, staff writer (2020-08-02). 'Picking Up At a Dangerous Pace': 1.9 Million New Covid Cases in US in July. commondreams.org www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/nurse_1.jpg …

Alan MacLeod (2020-08-01). A "brazen giveaway" GOP HEALS Act is a $30 billion bonanza for the Pentagon. mronline.org The new $1 trillion GOP HEALS act includes billions for F-35 fighters, Apache Helicopters, and other welfare programs for the Pentagon.

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2020-08-01). Who is Behind "Fake News"? Mainstream Media Use Fake Videos and Images. globalresearch.ca The mainstream corporate media is desperate. They want to suppress independent and alternative online media, which they categorize as "fake news". Readers on social media are warned not to go onto certain sites. Our analysis confirms that the mainstream media are routinely involved in distorting the facts and turning realities upside down.

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2020-08-01). 2009 H1N1 Vaccine Caused Brain Damage in Children. Dr. Anthony Fauci on "Vaccine Safety" Issues. globalresearch.ca A lawsuit against the Trudeau Government for its handling of the COVID-19 Crisis has been launched. What is at stake is the violation of fundamental rights of Canadians. | "The mass and indiscriminate containment of citizens, the restriction of access to …

yenisafak (2020-08-01). Eid al-Adha: Aid distributed to 4,000 families in Gaza. yenisafak.com A Turkish charity on Saturday distributed meat to nearly 4,200 families in need in the Gaza Strip on the Muslim Eid al-Adha festival.Nearly 25,000 people will receive the meat distributed by Turkey's Humanitarian Relief Foundation (IHH) for the holiday, also known as the feast of sacrifice.A total of 37 cattle were slaughtered by the IHH in the Gaza Strip, media manager at IHH's Gaza Office, Muhammad es-Shurefa, told Anadolu Agency.Most Muslim-majority countries around the world are observing the four-day holiday starting on Friday.On Eid al-Adha, one of the two main yearly Muslim holidays, people who can afford…

Peter Bolton (2020-08-01). The Venezuelan government's latest move exposes the falsehoods in the US narrative. thecanary.co Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro recently But you wo…

WSWS (2020-08-01). Lawsuit exposes massive COVID-19 outbreak at privately-run immigrant detention center in Virginia. wsws.org The Farmville Detention Center has the largest COVID-19 outbreak of all immigrant detainment facilities in the United States.

Eds. (2020-08-01). COVID-19, capitalism and climate. mronline.org No one should have been surprised by COVID-19. Epidemiologists have been warning for decades about the increasing danger of novel virus pandemics that could cause major human suffering, disrupt the economy and exacerbate the growing inequalities that characterizes the modern world.

Lily Cooper (2020-08-01). Portland anti-racist protesters undeterred by repression. liberationnews.org For 63 days, every possible attempt to derail a people's movement in defense of Black lives has been made against protesters in Portland, Oregon. Every red-baiting, reactionary talking point has been deployed. On the ground, the Portland Police Bureau, the National Guard and three different types of federal paramilitary police have attempted to crush dissent. …

ANSWER Indiana (2020-08-01). Black Lives Matter Coalition calls for termination of 21 officers involved in 2019 drowning of Keshawn Stewart. liberationnews.org We demand an end to the war on Black America!

Anand Naidoo (2020-08-01). The Heat: China's Navigation System & U.S. Politics. america.cgtn.com China charts its own course with a new satellite navigation system. And, the surge of COVID-19 cases in the United States. Why health experts say it may only get worse in the weeks ahead.

RT (2020-08-01). ACLU gets to decide who's a journalist? Judge suggests having group vet reporters to protect press covering Portland protests. rt.com A federal judge in Portland has proposed making the American Civil Liberties Union an arbiter to distinguish between legitimate journalists and protesters-in-disguise — a move with important implications for press protections. | The issue stems from an

RT (2020-08-01). Xenugate: Resurfaced VIDEO of top contender for Biden's VP pick addressing Scientology church in LA goes viral. rt.com California Rep. Karen Bass, thought to be on the shortlist of potential running mates for Joe Biden, has appeared in a resurfaced clip giving a glowing speech to a new Scientology church — a group widely deemed a predatory "cult." | Dated from the 2010

RT (2020-08-01). 'We're here for the long run': TikTok's US general manager dismisses Trump's ban plan. rt.com As the clock runs down on Friday night's vow by President Donald Trump to ban TikTok in the US, the Chinese-owned social media platform has responded by insisting that it's not going anywhere and plans to create more US jobs. | "We've heard your outpouring of support and we want to say thank you, we're not planning on going anywhere," TikTok US General Manager Vanessa Pappas said in a video message on Saturday morning. | She added that TikTok already has 1,500 employees in the US, plans to hire an additional 10,000 over the next three years, and has a billion-dollar fund to support creators on the massively po…

RT (2020-08-01). Trump says he will BAN TikTok in US within 24 hours. rt.com US President Donald Trump has vowed to prohibit the Chinese-owned video sharing platform TikTok in the United States, saying that he might do this via an executive order the next day, amid allegations of IP theft by Beijing. | "As far as TikTok is concerned, we're banning them from the United States," Trump told reporters on board Air Force One on Friday, according to NBC News, adding that he may do so as early as Saturday. Trump indicated that he might use an executive order or invoke emergency powers to effect the ban. | I have that authority. I can do it with an executive order or that. | The proposal comes…

RT (2020-08-01). Next-level protection: Anti-Covid HELMET uses space technologies to stop virus in its tracks (VIDEO). rt.com Forget about face masks, engineers from Colombia have designed a special helmet similar to those used by astronauts to work as a protection bubble against the coronavirus infection. | The futuristic headgear is intended for use by people who are most vulnerable and who "really live their daily lives with a lot of risk" of getting sick, aeronautical engineer, Andres Felipe Giraldo, told RT's Ruptly video agency. | Yet, according to the helmet's co-creator, Ricardo Andres Conde, it will also fit "anyone who wants to protect him or herself" from the disease, which has already infected around 296,000 and killed ov…

RT (2020-08-01). Okinawa declares state of emergency as spike in Covid-19 cases traced to US military bases. rt.com Japan's Okinawa Prefecture has declared a state of emergency and urged residents to stay home after the region experienced an uptick in coronavirus cases, most of them linked to US military facilities. The guidelines, which will remain in place for two weeks but are non-compulsory, ask people to avoid non-essential activities in an effort to stop the spread of the virus. The measures including restricting operating hours for restaurants and discouraging people from unnecessary travel. | Okinawa registered 71 new Covid-19 cases on Friday, bringing its total to 395. US military personnel stationed on the island…

RT (2020-08-01). UK government advisers issue stark warning: Avoid local lockdowns or unleash total anarchy. rt.com As Britain imposes local lockdowns, a newly released study suggests the UK is a hair's breadth away from devastating riots. However, the government was warned about this a long time ago, and apparently chose to proceed anyway. | When the British government's policing and security advisers met in London on July 2, their tone was serious. Racial and societal tensions, they warned, had reached boiling point in the UK, and the re-imposition of coronavirus lockdown measures could ignite this powder keg and trigger riots unseen since the mass unrest of 2011. | If this happens, the advisers warned, police would be un…

RT (2020-08-01). Russia aims to begin public Covid-19 vaccinations in October, starting with medical workers & teachers — Minister of Health. rt.com Russia expects to start mass anti-coronavirus vaccinations, across the country, by October, the country's health minister has said. Mikhail Murashko added that medical workers and teachers will be given first priority. | Murashko announced on Saturday that clinical trials of a vaccine developed by the Moscow-based Gamalei Institute have been completed and that the health ministry is aiming to begin a public vaccination program in October. Medical personnel and teachers will be the first to receive immunization, he said. "Now, the package of documents for the procedure of registration [of the vaccine] is being…

RT (2020-08-01). Fuel truck rams into plane at Russia's largest airport on the day international flights resume (VIDEO). rt.com The resumption of international flights in Russia after the hiatus caused by Covid-19 has been marred by an accident at Moscow's Sheremetyevo Airport, where a fuel truck collided with an Airbus A321. | The truck crashed into a plane belonging to Russia's top air carrier, Aeroflot, early on Saturday. It happened on a remote parking lot, and no crew or passengers were on board the Airbus, which was preparing for a flight to the Black Sea resort of Sochi, Sheremetyevo Airport's press service said. | Both the plane and the truck suffered damage in the collision. Photos and videos from the scene published by RT's R…

RT (2020-08-01). Iran says leader of US-based 'terror group' arrested in intelligence operation. rt.com Iran has nabbed the alleged ringleader of a group of Iranian exiles in California accused of carrying out terrorist attacks against the Islamic Republic, the country's ministry of intelligence announced. | The leader of Tondar (Persian for 'thunder'), identified as Jamshid Sharmahd, was captured in an intelligence operation, state media reported on Saturday. The US-based group seeks the overthrow of the Iranian government and the return of the country's monarchy that ruled the country prior to the Revolution and the fall of the Shah in 1979. | Sarmahd was apprehended while "leading armed and sabotage operation…

RT (2020-08-01). Wife arrested on suspicion of murder after Ukrainian rapper Cartwright's corpse found chopped into pieces in fridge. rt.com The wife of Ukrainian rapper Andy Cartwright, who dismembered her deceased husband and placed his body parts in their apartment fridge, has been detained on suspicion of murder. | She had Russia's Investigative Committee charged Marina Kokhal with murder and believes she killed her husband during a quarrel, although how is unknown. She then cut up the body "in order to hide the traces of the crime," investigators said. Kokhal maintains that she did not kill the artist, whose…

RT (2020-08-01). US 'working on nuclear non-proliferation agreement with Russia,' Trump says after discussing New START with Putin. rt.com US President Donald Trump has said that "it would be great" if Moscow and Washington agreed on a new nuclear non-proliferation deal. The admission comes after rare phone talks between the Russian and US leaders last week. | Trump has not provided any details as to the current state of the negotiations, which have been underway for quite some time. | Last Thursday, Trump held a rare phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin, in which the two touched on a range of issues, among them the New Start Treaty, the last standing pillar upholding the nuclear arms control framework in…

RT (2020-08-01). UAE becomes first Arab country to harness nuclear power following successful reactor launch. rt.com The United Arab Emirates has become the first nation in the Arab world to produce nuclear energy, following the start-up of a newly constructed plant in Abu Dhabi. | The Barakah Nuclear Power Plant's Unit 1 is now using nuclear fuel to produce energy after the facility successfully executed initial tests on Saturday. Three other reactors are still under construction and the plant still needs to be connected to the country's power grid, local media reported. | The

RT (2020-08-01). WATCH 'peaceful' Portland protesters burn Bible & flag, 24 hours after torching pig's head in cop hat. rt.com Demonstrators in Portland set Bibles and US flags on fire amid protests that have spanned nearly 2 months. The day before, protesters torched a pig's head with police clothing, though they still claim their movement is peaceful. | Footage published by RT's Ruptly video agency shows a group of protesters on Friday night gathered around a burning Bible, with several individuals mockingly warming their hands around the fire. Laughter and shouts of "F**k Trump" can be heard in the background. | US flags were also burned by the protesters, who were seen crowding around the fire and taking photographs. | The prov…

RT (2020-08-01). Federal agents won't leave Portland until 'anarchists and agitators' are properly dealt with — Trump. rt.com Portland must be free of violent protesters before federal officers operating in the city can leave, Donald Trump has warned, after the Oregon government announced that agents would be replaced by state police. | "Homeland Security is not leaving Portland until local police complete cleanup of Anarchists and Agitators!" the US president Local media reported that Friday night's protest in the city was attended by several thousand people and was largely peaceful. | Department of Homeland…

RT (2020-08-01). Portland man faces up to 20 years in prison after throwing explosive at federal courthouse, ID'd by vest his grandma bought him. rt.com A young man in Portland faces up to 20 years in prison on arson charges, accused of hurling a bomb at a courthouse amid ongoing police brutality protests. He was identified by a tactical vest gifted to him by his grandmother.

RT (2020-08-01). As rain falls & holiday season begins, Khabarovsk protests start to peter out. But thousands still march in support of ex-governor. rt.com Residents of the Far Eastern Russian city of Khabarovsk took to the streets for the 22nd day in a row, as thousands of locals protested against the arrest of former Governor Sergey Furgal, accused of ordering killings in the 2000s | But the crowd was significantly smaller than in previous weeks. Around 3,500 people

RT (2020-08-01). Da, Da, Da! As flights reopen, research reveals Russian women prefer Turkish delights for extramarital holiday fling. rt.com Are you thinking what she's thinking? Some women were undoubtedly overjoyed when it was announced that flights to Turkey are back on. A study has revealed the country is the most popular destination for Russians seeking to stray. | Specialists from the psychological training website 'Know Yourself' analyzed women's online communities, telegram chats, and popular forums, and identified 16 different resort locations where women admitted to cheating on their spouse. | The psychologists discovered that Russian women cheat on their husbands in Turkey more than any other resort location, ahead of Crimea and Sochi, a…

RT (2020-08-01). If she's keen on Turkey, this may be why: Research says it's Russian women's favorite place for extramarital holiday fling. rt.com Are you thinking what she's thinking? Some women were undoubtedly overjoyed when it was announced that flights to Turkey are back on. A study revealed the country is the most popular infidelity destination for Russians. | Specialists from the psychological training website 'Know Yourself' analyzed women's online communities, telegram chats, and popular forums, and identified 16 different resort locations where women admitted to cheating on their spouse. | The psychologists discovered that Russian women cheat on their husbands in Turkey more than any other resort location, ahead of Crimea and Sochi, as well as…

RT (2020-08-01). Moscow slams Polish claims that it planted explosives on late President Kaczynski's plane as 'endless fantasy-making'. rt.com Polish allegations that Russia planted TNT aboard the ill-fated plane of former President Lech Kaczynski are a figment of their imagination, Moscow has said, advising Warsaw to listen to the pilots' communications again. | "Reality has firmly intertwined with fiction, turning it into an endless fantasy-making process," Maria Zakharova, Russia's Foreign Ministry spokeswoman, This investigati…

RT (2020-08-01). Moscow calls Polish claims it planted explosives on crashed president Kaczynski's plane 'endless fantasy-making'. rt.com Polish allegations that Russia planted TNT aboard the plane of President Lech Kaczynski that crashed in 2010 are a figment of their imagination, Moscow said, advising Warsaw to listen to the pilots' communications again. | "Reality has firmly intertwined with fiction, turning it into an endless fantasy-making process," Maria Zakharova, Russia's Foreign Ministry spokeswoman, This inves…

RT (2020-08-01). USSR's unique Cold War-era flying ship 'Caspian Sea Monster' to become main star of military theme park in Russia (VIDEO). rt.com A one-of-a-kind and bizarre-looking ekranoplan vehicle, which looks like a plane but is actually a military super ship, has arrived in the city of Derbent on the Caspian Sea where it will be the highlight of Patriot Park. | Built in the Soviet Union in 1986, 903 Lun became the first and only missile-carrying ekranoplan in the world. It joined the Caspian Flotilla in the early 1990s and remained in service for a decade. | The 74-meter vehicle used the lift generated by the ground effect of its huge wings to fly several meters above the water surface. Despite closely resembling a plane, Lun was classified as a s…

RT (2020-08-01). Anti-Semitism payouts are an 'abuse of members money,' trade union warns Labour Party. rt.com Britain's Labour party is dishing out "substantial damages" to staffers who accused the party of anti-Semitism. However, new Labour leader Keir Starmer is facing backlash for this tactic of handling the issue. | Labour's opponents have long accused the party of anti-Semitism, and a BBC documentary last year promised to shed light on these accusations. In it, seven former party members and a host of Israel advocates claimed that the party had stymied investigations into anti-Jewish sentiment within its ranks. The party condemned the documentary as "biased," and accused the former members of having "personal and…

RT (2020-08-01). 'Caspian Sea Monster': Unique Soviet Cold War-era flying ship to become main attraction at military theme park in Russia (VIDEO). rt.com A one-of-a-kind bizarre ekranoplan vehicle, which looks like a plane but is actually a military super ship, has arrived in the city of Derbent on the Caspian Sea. It will eventually be the highlight of its 'Patriot Park.' | Built in the Soviet Union in 1986, 903 Lun became the first and only missile-carrying ekranoplan in the world. It joined the Caspian Flotilla in the early 1990s and remained in service for a decade. | The 74-meter vehicle used the lift generated by the ground effect of its huge wings to fly several meters above the water surface. Despite closely resembling a plane, Lun was classified as a s…

Tom Coburg (2020-08-01). A UK-funded contractor is providing intelligence support to Trump's protester-attacking paramilitaries. thecanary.co Paramilitary units deployed by Donald Trump to the US city of Portland, in response to Black Lives Matter (BLM) protests, have been identified. Interestingly, intelligence for one of the units is handled by a multinational corporation that recently won a UK contract to manage NHS data. | Federal units identified: | Units engaging with protesters in Portland have been identified in a New York Times video. They

Eds. (2020-08-01). UK & Sweden's carbon targets half what is needed for 1.5C. mronline.org Climate progressive countries United Kingdom and Sweden have to ramp up their commitments to reach the Paris Agreement goal, according to a new study led by Kevin Anderson of the Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research at the University of Manchester and Upsalla University.

WSWS (2020-08-01). Socialist Equality Party (US) National Congress adopts resolution on the coronavirus pandemic and the fight for socialism. wsws.org The Congress resolution provides an unequaled analysis of the crisis triggered by the pandemic, directed toward the development of socialist class consciousness and the independent action of the working class.

WSWS (2020-08-01). The global pandemic, the class struggle, and the tasks of the Socialist Equality Party. wsws.org This resolution was adopted unanimously by the Sixth National Congress of the Socialist Equality Party in the US, held July 19—24, 2020.

WSWS (2020-08-01). Sri Lankan SEP to hold online meeting to conclude its election campaign. wsws.org The SEP is the only party fighting for an international socialist perspective against deepening social inequality, the danger of imperialist war and the threat of dictatorship.

Ricardo Vaz (2020-08-01). Venezuela Requests Extradition of Former Oil Minister. venezuelanalysis.com Rafael Ramirez has been accused of corrupt dealings during his tenure as oil minister.

Whitney Webb (2020-08-01). Sonia & Shaun 04: Maxwell's Docs & Coronavirus Act with special guest Whitney Webb. thealtworld.com …

David Edwards (2020-08-01). acism, Sexism, Classism — The Necessary Incoherence Of 'Mainstream' Ethical Debate. zcomm.org What does it mean when journalists who spent the last two decades promoting wars of aggression on brown- and black-skinned people in Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya, Syria and Yemen take a knee?>

Jonathan H. Martin (2020-08-01). Bernie groups break free of Dems: New party rising? zcomm.org The beauty of the foregoing strategy is that it seeks a viable new party through a graduated series of accomplishable, grassroots-based electoral successes…

Elizabeth Woodworth (2020-08-01). Remdesivir for Covid-19: $1.6 Billion for a "Modestly Beneficial" Drug? globalresearch.ca The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has recently "bought" all of Gilead Science's Remdesivir for $1.6 billion. "500,000 doses at $3,200 per patient — to be available to American hospitals but not for other countries"[6] | That's $1.6 …

Walden Bello (2020-08-01). Could the Duterte Regime Be COVID-19's Next Victim? zcomm.org Like Trump in the U.S. and Bolsonaro in Brazil, the Philippine strongman's utter failure to contain COVID-19 may kneecap his authoritarian ambitions…

WSWS (2020-08-01). As COVID-19 ravages Brazil, governments promote homicidal reopening of schools. wsws.org The attempt by big business politicians to reopen schools in the country faces massive opposition from educators and working-class families.

Prabir Purkayastha (2020-08-01). The US tech war on China and the 5G battlefield. peoplesdispatch.org It is certainly not game over for Huawei, as many tech analysts are concluding. They have already pronounced the game over twice, once over Google's Android system denial, later on ARM processor ban…

Dana Drugmand (2020-08-01). Fossil fuel industry engaging in 'pervasive fraud' that threatens global economy, report warns. nationofchange.org Warning of an impending financial implosion driven largely by fossil fuel industry deception, a recent report calls on fossil fuel insiders and other potential whistleblowers to help expose and prosecute this fraud. According to this new report from the National Whistleblower Center (NWC) published July 23, fossil fuel executives' deception on the financial risks of climate …

Marilyn Kroplick (2020-08-01). Coronavirus shines light on zoos as danger zones for deadly disease transmission between humans and animals. nationofchange.org The pandemic makes one thing clear: We must change our relationship with wildlife or suffer the consequences.

WSWS (2020-08-01). COVID-19 infections rapidly spread across Bangladesh. wsws.org The worsening coronavirus crisis in Bangladesh is a direct result of inadequate public health spending by successive governments.

WSWS (2020-08-01). Reopening of schools in Germany puts the lives of children and educators at stake. wsws.org The situation is highly dangerous. Since the easing of the coronavirus restrictions, the number of cases in Europe, and in Germany, is once again on the rise.

WSWS (2020-08-01). The coronavirus pandemic and the growing mental health crisis. wsws.org Dealing with the insidious uncertainty of COVID-19's spread is more like living with a domestic abuser or being deployed to a war zone.

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Armenia's Risky Tovuz Strategy Dramatically Backfired

Another Hiroshima is Coming…Unless We Stop It Now
John Pilger | counterpunch.org | 2020-08-04
When I first went to Hiroshima in 1967, the shadow on the steps was still there. It was an almost perfect impression of a human being at ease: legs splayed, back bent, one hand by her side as she sat waiting for a bank to open.
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Critique of the Gotha Programme — Karl Marx
Eds. | mronline.org | 2020-08-04
On this episode of Red Menace Alyson and Breht discuss 'Critique of the Gotha Programme' by Karl Marx…
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John Bellamy Foster: Marxs Ecology — review
Eds. | mronline.org | 2020-08-04
Marx's Ecology: John Bellamy Foster details the ecological foundation of Marx's critique of capitalism and argues that it has great relevance to understanding the environmental crisis we face today.
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The Irrelevant UN
_____ | strategic-culture.org | 2020-08-04
The UN that exists today is not the one that had been intended. Today's UN is just an international PR forum for nations. Part of that PR is the organization's numerous 'humanitarian' operations, which concern what's happening to suffering groups within nations, more than they actually concern the international relations between nations — which international relations were supposed to have been the UN's focus and area of concern and authority. So, this UN — the one that exists — is basically a fill-in for the one that was intended. | The UN, in the vision of its initiator, who was the anti-imper…
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Shape Yourself Into The Perfect Weapon Against The Empire

Cornel West and Tricia Rose Talk AOC, Racial Justice, and More
Staff | therealnews.com | 2020-08-04
The two say they want to address the urgency of the civil rights movement happening right now.
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Slavery of Fear
Gilbert Mercier | dissidentvoice.org | 2020-08-04
Photo by Nathan O'Nions Flee, Flight or Freeze In the natural world, there are two kinds of responses to imminent threats: either flee or fight. Most of the time, in order to maximize chances of survival, the decision has to be made by individuals or groups in less than a split second. On one hand, …
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Anger grows across the US as closed-door talks continue on expired unemployment relief
wsws.org | 2020-08-04
Millions of American workers don't know how they'll pay rent or where their next meal will come from.
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Crossing the Creepy Line: Google, Deception and the ACCC
Binoy Kampmark | dissidentvoice.org | 2020-08-04
Belief in Google's promises is much like believing in virgin births. For a company so proud of its pursuit of a transparent information environment, it has remained committedly opaque about informing customers on the way it gathers user data. Statements from the company over the years have not been reassuring, and should foster prolonged scepticism …
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Undeterred by evictions, South Africa's Abahlali baseMjondolo continues struggle
Peoples Dispatch | peoplesdispatch.org | 2020-08-04
Mqapheli George Bonono of Abahlali baseMjondolo, the shack dwellers' movement of South Africa, talks about the struggles of those who are being evicted by authorities and the resistance they are putting up…
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ATOMIC BOMBINGS AT 75: Scholars speak out against 'unnecessary' attacks
Consortium News | mronline.org | 2020-08-04
Japan was ready to surrender, making the atomic bombings of Hiroshima on Aug. 6, 1945, and Nagasaki two days later, totally unnecessary and morally indefensible, say a panel of scholars in two video discussions.
mronline.org/2020/08/04/atomic-bombings-at-75-scholars-speak-out-against-unnecessary-attacks/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=atomic-bombings-at-75-scholars-speak-out-against-unnecessary-attacks

Wednesday 8/5: Black and Brown Unity: West Cliff March & Speakout
#BlackAndBrownUnity | indybay.org | 2020-08-04
Cowell's Beach parking lot, Santa Cruz…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/08/02/18835621.php

Thursday 8/6: Virtual 75th Anniversary of Hiroshima & Nagasaki Commemoration from New Mexico
Pace e Bene and partner | indybay.org | 2020-08-04
Online via livestream…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/08/03/18835633.php

Wednesday 8/5: Free Graphic Design Workshop
Sunrise Movement Santa Cruz | indybay.org | 2020-08-04
Online: ucsc.zoom.us/j/92186550219…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/08/03/18835630.php

Thursday 8/6: #stillhere: 75th Commemoration of the Atomic Bombings of Hiroshima & Nagasaki
#stillhere Coalition | indybay.org | 2020-08-04
Online livestream…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/08/03/18835629.php

HUFF Supports the UCSC Strike Demands
Robert Norse | indybay.org | 2020-08-04
Mostly long-distance (from the city to the campus is far longer distance than it needs to be) from HUFF (Homeless United for Friendship & Freedom) for the Campus Strike (see www.indybay.org/newsitems/2020/08/02/18835590.php ).
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/08/03/18835627.php

Saturday 8/8: How much do Black Lives Matter? Enough to share land values?
David Giesen | indybay.org | 2020-08-04
Join Zoom Meeting | zoom.us/j/94061550597?pwd=d1hRVUxITVYwUTVYeFFIbE5HbWhJdz09 | Meeting ID: 940 6155 0597 | Passcode: uuc6Gd…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/08/03/18835632.php

Sunday 8/9: #stillhere: 75th Commemoration of the Atomic Bombings of Hiroshima & Nagasaki Teach-in 8/9
#sillhere Coalition | indybay.org | 2020-08-04
Online…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/08/03/18835636.php

Friday 8/7: HGP's First Ever Story Exchange
Homeless Garden Project | indybay.org | 2020-08-04
Online: www.eventbrite.com/e/homeless-garden-project-first-ever-story-exchange-tickets-115549590937…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/08/03/18835631.php

Tuesday 8/18: Women's Suffrage: The Road from Ratification to the Reality Over the Last 100 Years
Women's Museum of California | indybay.org | 2020-08-04
Online…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/08/02/18835619.php

Wednesday 8/5: Email and Twitter Storm for Breonna Taylor!
Forbreonna | indybay.org | 2020-08-04
Online via Zoom…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/08/03/18835623.php

Ignorant, Arrogant And All-Pretentious
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2020-08-04
In Rumi's Book Three of Masnavi, there is a story that goes as follows: Once, Jesus Christ was running away. His disciples, who had never seen Him like that, asked Him the reason, and He replied, "I'm running away from an ignorant man." | "But my Lord," they said, "you breathe life into death. You give sight to the blind. Why not, with your heavenly power, my Lord, turn this ignorant man into a wise one?" | "When ignorance accompanied by arrogance is incurable," Jesus said, "there is no remedy except running away from such an evil." | I would like you to recall three separate stories.
popularresistance.org/ignorant-arrogant-and-all-pretentious/

US GDP Collapses And Economic Rebound Fades
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2020-08-04
This past week US economy collapsed in the 2nd quarter by 32.9% at annual rate and nearly 10% just for the April-June period. Never before in modern US history–not even in the worse quarters of the 1930s great depression–has the US economy contracted so quickly and so deeply! | All the major private sectors of the US economy–Consumption, Business Investment, Exports & Imports–collapsed in ranges from -30% to -40% in the April-June period. That followed first quarter prior declines in single digits as well.
popularresistance.org/us-gdp-collapses-and-economic-rebound-fades/

Illinois lawmaker calls for ABOLITION of 'racist' history classes until state comes up with more 'inclusive' alternative
rt.com | 2020-08-04
LaShawn Ford, a Democrat in the Illinois General Assembly, has called for an immediate halt to history classes that he claims "lead to white privilege and a racist society," sparking concerns over an Orwellian revision of history. | "I'm calling on the state board of education to end the teaching of history and the local school districts to take immediate action by removing the current history books and curriculum practices that unfairly communicate our history," Ford said on Sunday at an event in Evanston, Illinois. His vague plan calls for temporarily replacing history classes by devoting greater attention t…
rt.com/usa/497012-illinois-ford-abolish-history/

Government Should End Monopoly Control of Remdesivir
commondreams.org | 2020-08-04
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commondreams.org/newswire/2020/08/04/government-should-end-monopoly-control-remdesivir?cd-origin=rss

Vital: Will a ‘President Biden’ become America’s ‘Putin?’

The Dollar Standard Slipping Out of Control?

Drive-in movie theater in Qeshm Island
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-08-03
QESHM, Aug. 03 (MNA) — Qeshm Island, southern Iran, has launched its first drive-in movie theater to help cinema aficionados watch their favorite movies while observing health protocols during the coronavirus pandemic.
en.mehrnews.com/photo/161802/Drive-in-movie-theater-in-Qeshm-Island

PCR certification mandatory for Iraqis entering Iran
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-08-03
TEHRAN, Aug. 03 (MNA) — Iraqi ministry of transport has made it mandatory for all Iraqis aimed at traveling to Iran to take Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests to diagnose infection by the lethal respiratory coronavirus before taking the trip.
en.mehrnews.com/news/161814/PCR-certification-mandatory-for-Iraqis-entering-Iran

Police bust 400kg of drugs in Yazd province
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-08-03
TEHRAN, Jul. 26 (MNA) — The police forces of Yazd province in central Iran have seized 401 kilograms of illicit drugs in two separate operations.
en.mehrnews.com/news/161794/Police-bust-400kg-of-drugs-in-Yazd-province

'US unilateral anti-Iranian sanctions unfair'
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-08-03
TEHRAN, Aug. 03 (MNA) — Naming the unilateral US sanctions against Iran 'unfair', the Austrian Ambassador to Iran Stefan Schulz voiced readiness of 250 Austrian firms for establishing economic relations with Iran.
en.mehrnews.com/news/161803/US-unilateral-anti-Iranian-sanctions-unfair

Iran exports 2nd non-oil cargo to Oman via Sirik port
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-08-03
TEHRAN, Aug. 03 (MNA) — Governor of Sirik said on Monday that the second shipment of Iran's non-oil goods was exported via Sirik Port Complex to the Sultanate of Oman.
en.mehrnews.com/news/161807/Iran-exports-2nd-non-oil-cargo-to-Oman-via-Sirik-port

Ulyanov reacts to Dubowitz's remarks on Iran nuclear deal
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-08-03
TEHRAN, Aug. 03 (MNA) — Russia's Permanent Representative to International Organizations in Vienna Mikhail Ulyanov said that the atomic opportunities were given to Iran by NPT are absolutely legitimate.
en.mehrnews.com/news/161809/Ulyanov-reacts-to-Dubowitz-s-remarks-on-Iran-nuclear-deal

Oil industry activities on track despite sanctions: Zanganeh
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-08-03
TEHRAN, Aug. 03 (MNA) — Oil Minister Bijan Namdar Zanganeh says Iran's oil industry activities have been going on strongly in the past two years since the US pulled out of the nuclear deal and reimposed sanctions.
en.mehrnews.com/news/161815/Oil-industry-activities-on-track-despite-sanctions-Zanganeh

90 minute COVID-19 tests: Government orders 5.8 million DnaNudge kits
imperial.ac.uk | 2020-08-03
The government has placed a £161 million order for 5.8 million high-speed DnaNudge COVID-19 test kits to be used in NHS hospitals from September.
imperial.ac.uk/news/201073/90-minute-covid-19-tests-government-orders

Monday 8/3: #MoralMonday Action: Demand COVID Relief & Stop McConnell's Misery, Meanness & Mayhem Now!
Poor People's Campaign | indybay.org | 2020-08-03
Online via livestream…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/08/01/18835564.php

How to generate unemployment and deflation
Heiner Flassbeck, R Reich and A Neubacher | indybay.org | 2020-08-03
The theory put forward by fair-weather philosophers that the pandemic will be a salutary shock leading to a better, more sustainable world is wrong. Forced renunciation and economic decline do not make anything better. Less is not more, but less. Corona is not an opportunity, it is an evil. We can only hope that one day it will pass.
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/08/03/18835622.php

15 Lessons From 15 Years Of BDS
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2020-08-03
July marked the 15th anniversary of the launch of the boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) movement. | Much has happened over those years. Here are 15 lessons I've learned on the journey to dismantle Israeli apartheid. It is incredible how many cities and cultural spaces have declared themselves "apartheid free zones," how many companies have divested from Israeli apartheid, how many artists have decided not to play in Israel and how many academics have ended relationships with Israeli institutions as a result of BDS campaigns. | Yet it is often difficult to keep our hopes up while knowing that Israeli aparthe…
popularresistance.org/15-lessons-from-15-years-of-bds/

Nobody Accurately Tracks Health Care Workers Lost To COVID-19
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2020-08-03
Anesthesiologist Claire Rezba, scrolling through the news on her phone, was dismayed. "I felt like her sacrifice was really great and her child's sacrifice was really great, and she was just this anonymous woman, you know? It seemed very trivializing." For days, Rezba would click through Google, searching for a name, until in late March, the news stories finally supplied one: Diedre Wilkes. And almost without realizing it, Rezba began to keep count. | The next name on her list was world-famous, at least in medical circles: James Goodrich, a pediatric neurosurgeon in New York City and a pioneer in the separation o…
popularresistance.org/nobody-accurately-tracks-health-care-workers-lost-to-covid-19/

The Consequences Of Inequality Can Be Fatal
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2020-08-03
The COVID-19 pandemic, inadequately contained by the U.S. system, savages Americans of middle and lower incomes and wealth markedly more than the rich. The rich buy better health care and diets, second homes away from crowded cities, better connections to get government bailouts, and so on. Many of the poor are homeless. Tasteless advice to "shelter at home" is, for them, absurd. Low-income people are often crowded into the kinds of dense housing and dense working conditions that facilitate infection. Poor residents of low-cost nursing homes die disproportionally, as do prison inmates (mostly poor). Pandemic capi…
popularresistance.org/the-consequences-of-inequality-can-be-fatal/

As Mass Evictions Loom, Practical Advice For Housing Takeovers
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2020-08-03
Federal protection against housing evictions has expired and local and state governments are not stepping up to fill in the gap leaving tens of millions of families vulnerable to homelessness during this growing pandemic and deep recession. In Philadelphia and across the country families, out of desperation, are taking over empty publicly-owned housing. It is estimated that there are up to ten vacant homes for every homeless person. We speak with Cheri Honkala of the Poor People's Economic and Human Rights campaign about the practicalities of housing takeovers from identifying empty houses to how to turn on the u…
popularresistance.org/as-mass-evictions-loom-practical-advice-for-housing-takeovers/

Reclaiming Public Health: The Communalist Healthcare Model
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2020-08-03
During the Spanish Influenza outbreak of 1918, Alfred W. Crosby, a Professor Emeritus of History, Geography, and American Studies wrote that nurses were more important than doctors during this period: "[N]either antibiotics nor medical techniques existed to cure influenza or pneumonia. Warm food, warm blankets, fresh air, and what nurses ironically call TLC — tender loving care — [kept] the patient alive until the disease passed away." When Voltaire said that nature cures the disease, I like to think of him referring to care workers' TLC.
popularresistance.org/reclaiming-public-health-the-communalist-healthcare-model/

'Stop politicizing economy': Beijing blasts US for threatening to ban TikTok & other Chinese apps
rt.com | 2020-08-03
Threatening to restrict Chinese apps on groundless claims that they're feeding data on Americans to the government in Beijing only exposes Washington's hypocrisy, China's Foreign Ministry said. | Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin has called on the US to "provide an open, fair, just, and non-discriminatory environment for market entities of other countries to invest and operate in the US." | Stop politicizing trade and economic issues, and stop promoting discrimination and policies of exclusion through abusing the concept of national security. | Washington has been threatening TikTok and other Chinese software co…
rt.com/news/496979-china-us-tiktok-pompeo/

France won't ratify extradition treaty with Hong Kong, Foreign Ministry says
rt.com | 2020-08-03
Paris has decided not to ratify an extradition agreement with Hong Kong after China's central government in Beijing imposed a new national security law on the city. "In light of the latest developments, France won't proceed with the ratification" of the 2017 extradition agreement with Hong Kong "as it stands," AP quoted the French Foreign Ministry's spokesperson as saying in a written statement on Monday. | Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the UK and the US suspended their extradition treaties with Hong Kong last month amid fears that the central Chinese government was infringing on the city's freedoms and loca…
rt.com/newsline/496980-france-china-hongkong-treaty/

Russia could produce MILLIONS of Covid-19 vaccines every single month by 2021 — Trade & Industry Minister
rt.com | 2020-08-03
Production of Russia's homegrown coronavirus vaccine is due to begin in September, and by the start of 2021, the country could be creating several million doses a month. That's according to Russia's Minister of Trade and Industry. | Denis Manturov told news agency TASS that the vaccine will be produced in three Russian regions – Vladimir, Yaroslavl and Moscow Oblast – with a view to a widespread immunization campaign starting in October. | Moscow's Gamalei Institute of Epidemiology and Microbiology, which led the research of the domestic drug, has partnered with companies Generium, R-Pharm, and Binnopharm, wit…
rt.com/russia/496986-russia-could-produce-millions-of/

Americans should start wearing face masks AT HOME, Dr. Deborah Birx says
rt.com | 2020-08-03
Families sitting down to watch the evening news might soon have to wear face masks, if the advice of the White House coronavirus adviser Dr. Deborah Birx is turned into a rule, as America's disjointed war on Covid-19 continues. | With cases of coronavirus beginning to tick upwards across the US, Dr. Deborah Birx told CNN on Sunday that the country is entering a new phase in its fight against the disease. | "What we are seeing today is different from March and April. It is extraordinarily widespread. It's into the rural as equal urban areas," Birx, told 'State of the Union' host Dana Bash, before suggesting tha…
rt.com/usa/496991-birx-face-masks-at-home/

Singapore to tag visitors with electronic monitoring devices to ensure Covid-19 quarantine compliance
rt.com | 2020-08-03
New arrivals to Singapore won't necessarily have to quarantine at a government facility during the pandemic — some, including residents, will receive an electronic monitoring device that will alert authorities if they leave home. | Singapore announced on Monday that it will track incoming travelers coming from a select group of countries — including residents and citizens — with electronic monitoring devices, starting on August 11. | Authorities framed the trackers as a positive for travelers, noting they would allow recipients to self-isolate at home instead of quarantining in a government fac…
rt.com/news/496996-singapore-wearable-contact-tracing-visitors/

Spain plans to roll out its Covid-19 tracing app in September
rt.com | 2020-08-03
Authorities in Spain aim to roll out a contact-tracing app across the country in September. They said on Monday that a pilot showed it could detect almost twice as many potential infections as human trackers during a simulated outbreak on La Gomera, an island next to the tourist hotspot of Tenerife in the Canary archipelago. | Spain used a new system developed by Google and Apple, which holds data on individual devices to ensure privacy, to build an app that it tested in July, Reuters reports. | Now the government aims to offer it to regional health authorities who could have it ready by mid-September, and fro…
rt.com/newsline/496974-spain-tracing-app-data/

'You're fired!': Trump sacks federal bosses for outsourcing jobs as he clamps down on visas for foreigners
rt.com | 2020-08-03
President Donald Trump has signed an executive order preventing federal agencies from hiring foreign workers via H-1B visas. In addition, Trump fired two federal executives for outsourcing US jobs and "betraying" Americans. | Trump's order, signed on Monday, requires federal agencies to prioritize US citizens and Green Card holders before outsourcing labor to foreign workers — who can come to the US on H-1B visas. Use of these visas is common in the tech sector, and 180,000 of them were issued last year, according to State Department statistics. | Government agencies will now be required to conduct an int…
rt.com/usa/497004-trump-executive-order-immigration/

Portland records highest number of monthly murders in 'OVER 30 YEARS' as city slashes police budget
rt.com | 2020-08-03
Portland saw the highest number of homicides in July in more than three decades, officials say. The uptick in violence has strained police resources, which have already suffered from budget cuts. | The Portland Police Bureau (PPB) is investigating 15 murders that occurred in July, making the month one of the deadliest for the city in recent memory, local newspaper the Oregonian reported. The city has registered 24 homicides so far this year, meaning that last month alone accounted for more than half of the city's violent deaths in 2020. | July also saw 63 shootings, compared to 28 during the same month last ye…
rt.com/usa/496961-portland-homicides-record-defund-police/

Chicago Dunkin' Donuts employee loses job, faces battery charges after trooper finds 'thick piece of mucus' in cup
rt.com | 2020-08-03
A Dunkin' employee in Chicago has been arrested on several charges, including battery to a peace officer, after he allegedly spat into a coffee cup he then gave to an unsuspecting state trooper. | The incident that cost Vincent J. Sessler, 25, his job at Dunkin' took place on Thursday evening, when a Chicago trooper decided to treat himself to a large cup of black coffee. | Also on rt.com | | 'War zone': 14 injured in crossfire as Chicago funeral attendees fire back at drive-by shooters (VIDEO) | When the officer was handed the cup, the drink was stea…
rt.com/usa/496929-dunkin-donuts-saliva-battery-police/

Chicago Dunkin' Donuts employee loses job, faces 'battery' charges after trooper finds 'thick piece of mucus' in cup
rt.com | 2020-08-03
A Dunkin' employee in Chicago has been arrested on several charges, including battery to a peace officer, after he allegedly spat into a coffee cup he then gave to an unsuspecting state trooper. | The incident that cost Vincent J. Sessler, 25 his job at Dunkin' took place on Thursday evening, when a Chickago trooper decided to treat himself to a large black cup of coffee. | Also on rt.com | | 'War zone': 14 injured in crossfire as Chicago funeral attendees fire back at drive-by shooters (VIDEO) | When the officer was handed out the cup, the drink was…
rt.com/usa/496929-dunkin-donuts-saliva-battery-police/

Netanyahu's son calls Israeli protesters 'aliens,' says daddy laughs at them
rt.com | 2020-08-03
Thousands of Israelis who have been protesting against Benjamin Netanyahu are "aliens" who make the embattled prime minister laugh, his son, Yair Netanyahu, told a local radio station. | During his appearance on Galey Israel Radio on Monday, Netanyahu Jr was asked if he and his father had watched clips of the large-scale rallies demanding the PM's resignation. | "I let him see select parts," Yair responded. "I try and not show him the obscene things, because that would…
rt.com/news/496998-yair-netanyahu-protests-aliens/

Israel strikes Syrian military targets near Damascus, IDF calls it 'response' to failed border attack
rt.com | 2020-08-03
Israeli jets bombed several Syrian military sites south of Damascus late on Monday, the IDF has confirmed, saying that the attack had been launched in response to the attempted planting of a bomb in the Golan Heights. | The airstrike took place in the countryside southwest of Damascus, SANA news agency reported, describing explosions being heard in the city. | The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) then said in a statement the attack was a response to an attempted provocation on the Syrian-Israeli border, targeting a fence in the occupied Golan Heights. | The IDF said the strike targeted Syrian army's observation pos…
rt.com/news/497000-syria-air-defenses-intercept-damascus/

The clock is TikToking: Trump says he doesn't mind if Microsoft buys TikTok, as long it's done in 6 weeks & Uncle Sam GETS A CUT
rt.com | 2020-08-03
President Donald Trump has said he won't object if US software giant Microsoft purchases social media app TikTok as long as some profits go to the US Treasury, reversing course on his earlier opposition to such a buyout. | Trump broke the news at a White House meeting on Monday, describing a conversation he'd had with Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella the previous day. | When Microsoft confirmed Sunday that it has been in talks with TikTok's owner — Chinese firm ByteDance — aimed at acquiring the app in the US, Canada, Australia and New Zealand, Trump supported the acquisition, but added that Microsoft wou…
rt.com/usa/496993-trump-microsoft-buy-tiktok/

The Dollar Standard Slipping Out of Control?
_____ | strategic-culture.org | 2020-08-03
As commentators focus on the hospitalisations of two Gulf monarchs, and permutate likely succession issues, they may miss the wood for the succession trees: Of course, the death of either the Emir of Kuwait (91 years old) or King Salman of Saudi Arabia (84 years old) is a serious political matter. King Salman's particularly has the potential to upturn the region (or not). Yet Gulf stability today rests less on who succeeds, but rather on tectonic shifts in geo-finance and politics that are just becoming visible. Time to move on from stale ruminations about who's 'up and coming', and who's 'down and out' in these…
strategic-culture.org/news/2020/08/03/the-dollar-standard-slipping-out-of-control/

The Pentagon's New UFO Disclosures: 75 Years of MK Ultra Psy Ops
_____ | strategic-culture.org | 2020-08-03
In my last few articles, I found myself writing on the theme of the emerging new system and the battle between two paradigms (multipolar vs unipolar). | Within that theme, the important issue of psy ops, false solutions and epistemological warfare which are a part of everyone's' daily life (whether they know it or not) arose as well. Recent events and announcements have caused me to tackle another aspect of psychological warfare in the modern age. | UFOs and You | What would you do if the American and British governments bo…
strategic-culture.org/news/2020/08/03/the-pentagons-new-ufo-disclosures-75-years-of-mk-ultra-psy-ops/

TikTok planning London headquarters, according to reports
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2020-08-03
TikTok is planning to open a headquarters in London, according to reports, as the social media app continues to try and distance itself from China. | The move could put the UK at odds with US president Donald Trump as the video platform is at the centre of a row in the US over alleged links to the Chinese state and Trump is threatening to ban the app. | But reports suggest the UK is set to give the green light to a new headquarters for the service in London, with key executives relocating to the UK as part of the move. | TikTok declined to comment on its plans. | Last month, the app's head of public policy for Eu…
thecanary.co/discovery/news-discovery/2020/08/03/tiktok-planning-london-headquarters-according-to-reports/

Khan 'surprised' over plans to use M25 to seal off London if Covid-19 surges
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2020-08-03
The mayor of London has written to the prime minister to express "great surprise" that the government reportedly plans to use the M25 to seal off the capital if there is a spike in coronavirus (Covid-19) infections. | Sadiq Khan also pointed out that it has been 12 weeks since he was invited to a Cobra meeting as he warned against "riding roughshod over democratically elected representatives". | The Times reported that Boris Johnson held a "war game" session with chancellor Rishi Sunak on 29 July to run through possible options in the event of a second wave, and measures are said to include lockdown-like conditio…
thecanary.co/discovery/news-discovery/2020/08/03/khan-surprised-over-plans-to-use-m25-to-seal-off-london-if-covid-19-surges/

Forest Plan Failure in the Montana Rockies
George Wuerthner | counterpunch.org | 2020-08-03
The recently released Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest Service (HLCNF) plan is a huge disappointment by recommending only 153,000 acres out of 1,500,000 eligible aces of the forest for new wilderness. The Forest Service did not recommend wilderness for many deserving areas like the Elkhorn Mountains, Teton/Blackleaf along the Rocky Mountain Front, Camas Creek in…
counterpunch.org/2020/08/03/forest-plan-failure-in-the-montana-rockies/

Conservationists Intervene to Oppose New Dam Project Near the Grand Canyon
CounterPunch News Service | counterpunch.org | 2020-08-03
New hydropower project would harm Little Colorado River and endangered species Washington, D.C. — A coalition of conservation groups filed a motion to intervene today to oppose a preliminary permit for a hydropower project near the Little Colorado River by the same company that proposed two similar projects last year. Earthjustice is representing Save the…
counterpunch.org/2020/08/03/conservationists-intervene-to-oppose-new-dam-project-near-the-grand-canyon/

#SEIUDroptheCops makes demands
calvin deutschbein | workers.org | 2020-08-03
Following weeks of intensive internal organizing, research and analysis, the (Service Employees) #SEIUDropTheCops campaign — a rank-and-file-led initiative with SEIU members in locals from coast to coast and across different sectors of the economy — has released detailed demands to their International. After wide-ranging discussions on solidarity, class, class character . . . | Continue reading #SEIUDroptheCops makes demands at Workers.org…
workers.org/2020/08/50422/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=seiudropthecops-makes-demands

'Talks between India, Pakistan, China vital for peace in Kashmir'
yenisafak.com | 2020-08-03
Former Indian government interlocutor Mohammad Mukhtar Ansari (MM Ansari) has said that India's last year's decision to annex Jammu and Kashmir was tantamount to breaching a sacred trust and understanding between the two sovereign states.In an exclusive conversation with Anadolu Agency a year after Indian government's last year Aug. 5 decisions, he said while the constitutional provision was rescinded to ensure faster development and containing militancy, the objectives have not been realized."The objective of restoring peace has therefore not been realized. Likewise, socioeconomic activities have also suffered d…
yenisafak.com/en/world/talks-between-india-pakistan-china-vital-for-peace-in-kashmir-3535985

What you need to know about the coronavirus right now
yenisafak.com | 2020-08-03
Here's what you need to know about the coronavirus right now: Early August "decisive" for VietnamVietnam is in the midst of a "decisive" fight against the coronavirus, the prime minister said, with the focus on the central city of Danang where infections have appeared in four factories.Authorities are battling several new clusters of infection linked to the city, a tourism hotspot, after going more than three months without detecting any domestic transmission.State of emergency, curfew in MelbourneAustralia's second-biggest city, Melbourne, entered its first day of tougher restrictions to contain the spread of a r…
yenisafak.com/en/life/what-you-need-to-know-about-the-coronavirus-right-now-3535986

WHO urges mothers to breastfeed even if infected with COVID-19
yenisafak.com | 2020-08-03
"WHO recommends that mothers with suspected or confirmed COVID-19 should be encouraged the same as all other mothers to initiate or continue breastfeeding," Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told a news conference.As the world marks breastfeeding awareness week, Tedros said "the many benefits of breastfeeding for newborn babies and children substantially outweigh the potential risks of COVID-19 infections".
yenisafak.com/en/life/who-urges-mothers-to-breastfeed-even-if-infected-with-covid-19-3535991

French PM Castex urges vigilance as COVID-19 'is not on holiday'
yenisafak.com | 2020-08-03
Prime Minister Jean Castex urged France on Monday to remain as vigilant as possible against COVID-19, which has shown signs of a resurgence in the country, as the virus was "not on holiday"."We must not let our guard down," Castex told reporters in Lille, where masks are now compulsory in many of the northern city's pedestrian areas and parks."The virus is not on holiday, and neither are we," he said, adding it was vital that France avoided another nationwide shutdown.The southern city of Nice on Monday also made wearing masks outdoors compulsory in many areas, including parts of the Promenade des Anglais, a popu…
yenisafak.com/en/news/french-pm-castex-urges-vigilance-as-covid-19-is-not-on-holiday-3535988

One person is dying of COVID-19 every seven minutes in Iran: state TV
yenisafak.com | 2020-08-03
One person is dying from COVID-19 every seven minutes in Iran, state television said on Monday, as the Health Ministry reported 215 new deaths from the disease and state media warned of a lack of proper social distancing.Health Ministry spokesman Sima Sadat Lari was quoted by the state TV as saying the 215 deaths in the past 24 hours took the combined death toll to 17,405 in Iran, and the number of confirmed cases rose by 2,598 to 312,035.State television showed several Iranians in a busy Tehran street without wearing face masks or social distancing.Some experts have doubted the accuracy of Iran's official corona…
yenisafak.com/en/world/one-person-is-dying-of-covid-19-every-seven-minutes-in-iran-state-tv-3535989

Vietnam says it has no plans for widespread lockdown
yenisafak.com | 2020-08-03
Vietnam has no plans for a widespread lockdown and will only put areas considered epicentres under strict quarantine, the government's spokesperson said on Monday."We will only implement social distancing in areas considered virus epicentres, and will not pursue a widespread lockdown," Mai Tien Dung, the government's spokesman, told a monthly press conference on Monday.Dung said selective lockdown measures would allow the government to achieve the dual goals of containing the virus and boosting the economy at the same time."If there's an infection in a hamlet, we will lock down that hamlet only, not the whole dis…
yenisafak.com/en/world/vietnam-says-it-has-no-plans-for-widespread-lockdown-3535987

Nobel laureate, former N.Ireland party leader John Hume dies
yenisafak.com | 2020-08-03
Nobel peace laureate and former leader of Irish nationalist Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDPL) John Hume has died on Monday, according to a statement from his former party."We are deeply saddened to announce that John passed away peacefully in the early hours of the morning after a short illness," a statement from the SDLP said.Hume was born in Northern Ireland in 1937 and he was regarded as an important figure in recent political history in the region.Hume, as the leader of the SDLP, was one of the key architects of the 1998 Belfast (Good Friday) Agreement that ended decades of sectarian violence in North…
yenisafak.com/en/world/nobel-laureate-former-nireland-party-leader-john-hume-dies-3535979

Turkey regrets US firm's signing oil deal with YPG/PKK
yenisafak.com | 2020-08-03
Turkey Monday denounced a US firm's signing a deal with YPG/PKK-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) to extract, process and produce oil in northeastern Syria."We deeply regret the US support to this step, disregarding international law, violating territorial integrity, unity and sovereignty of Syria, as well as being considered within the scope of financing terrorism. This act, which cannot be justified by any legitimate motive, is utterly unacceptable" the Foreign Ministry said in a written statement.Turkey's remarks came after media reports that the US-based company Delta Crescent Energy LLC signed a contract wi…
yenisafak.com/en/news/turkey-regrets-us-firms-signing-oil-deal-with-ypg-pkk-3535984

Man suspected to be armed takes hostage in Kyiv bank
yenisafak.com | 2020-08-03
A man suspected to be armed took a hostage in a bank office in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv on Monday but has made no demands yet, deputy interior minister Anton Gerashchenko said.Gerashchenko wrote on Facebook that the man came to the bank at midday, told employees there he had a bomb in his backpack and asked them to call police."Employees of the banking institution left the office while the head of the branch remained there (as hostage). Police have begun negotiations with the terrorist and asked him to surrender," Gerashchenko said.Later he told a local television that the man demanded to give interviews to jou…
yenisafak.com/en/world/man-suspected-to-be-armed-takes-hostage-in-kyiv-bank-3535990

Eat before you die! Try out these mouth-watering Turkish Eid | dishes
yenisafak.com | 2020-08-03
After celebrating Eid al-Ahda, the Muslim holiday of Sacrifice, we've tried out Turkish cuisine once more. And once more, we have fallen in love with the luscious flavors.As we have every year during Eid, we invite you to try out the unique flavors of Turkey's diverse cities. This year, we are pleased to share two new recipes with you and your family.Lamb neck soup (Gerdan Paàßasƒ±) from the Adana provinceINGREDIENTS2 pieces lamb neck 5 garlic cloves5 tablespoons oil3 tablespoons flour3 tablespoons butter1 lemonStale bread2 liters water 1 teaspoon black pepper1 teaspoon red pepper1 dessert spoon…
yenisafak.com/en/news/eat-before-you-die-try-out-these-mouth-watering-turkish-eiddishes-3535983

Australia-US (AUSMIN) Strategic Consultations. What To Do About China and the South China Sea
Dr. Binoy Kampmark | globalresearch.ca | 2020-08-03
The Satrap Chronicles of the US imperium will have, near the top of their various ingratiating themes, such Australian politicians as Senators Linda Reynolds and Marise Payne. They resemble Siamese consuls, hard to tell apart (robust build, similar of …
globalresearch.ca/australia-us-ausmin-talks/5720061

COVID-19 "state of disaster" imposed across Australian state of Victoria
wsws.org | 2020-08-03
Chief Health Officer Brett Sutton characterised the sweeping measures as "shock and awe."
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/08/03/disa-a03.html

Paying for the pandemic: Young people, hugs and housing
pip.hinman | greenleft.org.au | 2020-08-03
Youth & students Darren Saffin Chloe DSIssue 1275 Australia JobKeeper JobSeekerAugust 3, 2020The economic and social impacts of the COV…
greenleft.org.au/content/paying-pandemic-young-people-hugs-and-housing

Call for 'Emergency Charity Stimulus' as Billionaire Wealth Soars and US Nonprofits Sink
Lisa Newcomb, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2020-08-03
Mandating an increase of giving from charitable funds, says one advocate, "would move an estimated $200 billion off the sidelines and into front-line working charities without increasing taxes or adding to the deficit." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/food_coronavirus_nonprofits.jpg …
commondreams.org/news/2020/08/03/call-emergency-charity-stimulus-billionaire-wealth-soars-and-us-nonprofits-sink?cd-origin=rss

Missing in Action: Accountability in Trump's America
Karen Greenberg | commondreams.org | 2020-08-03
President Donald Trump speaks during the daily briefing of the White House Coronavirus Task Force in the briefing room at the White House on April 16, 2020 in Washington, D.C. (Photo: Alex Wong/Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/trump_coronavirus_15_0.jpg …
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Rights Group Demands ICE End 'Beyond Inhumane' Detention and Deportations as Covid-19 Pandemic Intensifies
Julia Conley, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2020-08-03
Blaming the Trump administration's "irresponsible actions" for the ongoing spread of Covid-19 in immigration detention centers, the International Rescue Committee demanded that people be released from detention immediately to mitigate the spread of the coronavirus. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/gettyimages-1222258669.png …
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As Trump Promises 'Warp Speed' Covid-19 Vaccine, Health Experts Caution Against Political Interference
Julia Conley, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2020-08-03
Public health experts on Monday raised alarm over the White House's aggressive push to rush a Covid-19 vaccine into production, an effort which critics say has been apparent since the first weeks of the coronavirus pandemic. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/gettyimages-1227865315_1.jpg …
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Brute Force Approach to Economic Reopening by GOP Benefits Reckless CEOs But Endangers Workers
Sarah Anderson | commondreams.org | 2020-08-03
A man rides through as grocery store workers and others stage a protest rally outside the Whole Foods Market, in the South End of Boston, to demand personal protective equipment, added benefits if needed and hazard pay, during the coronavirus pandemic on Apr. 7, 2020. (Photo: Pat Greenhouse/The Boston Globe via Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/workers_protest_coronavirus_0.jpg …
commondreams.org/views/2020/08/03/brute-force-approach-economic-reopening-gop-benefits-reckless-ceos-endangers?cd-origin=rss

Poll Reveals Surge of Fears Over In-Person Learning as Expert Warns School Reopenings in US 'Guaranteed' To Fail
Lisa Newcomb, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2020-08-03
Widespread concern comes as data predicts inevitable Covid-19 spread in schools and communities that do open for in-person instruction and amid outbreaks in schools that have already re-opened. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/school_reopenings.png …
commondreams.org/news/2020/08/03/poll-reveals-surge-fears-over-person-learning-expert-warns-school-reopenings-us?cd-origin=rss

Sierra Club Launches Massive Ad Campaign Calling on Congress to Support Clean Energy Workers in Next COVID-19 Relief Bill
commondreams.org | 2020-08-03
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commondreams.org/newswire/2020/08/03/sierra-club-launches-massive-ad-campaign-calling-congress-support-clean-energy?cd-origin=rss

We're Talking About Human Life Here. Unsafely Reopening Schools Is No Solution at All
Steven Singer | commondreams.org | 2020-08-03
Schoolchildren wearing protective mouth masks and face shields attend a course in a classroom at Claude Debussy college in Angers, western France, on May 18, 2020 after the country eased Covid-19 lockdown measures. (Photo: Damien Meyer/AFP via Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/gettyimages-12134174981.jpg …
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Thousands at Risk of COVID-19 Escalating in ICE "Superspreader" Detention Centers as US States Hit Highest Daily Records—and ICE Deportation Flights Into Central and South America Continue
commondreams.org | 2020-08-03
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Oligarchy and Democracy From the Civil War to the Present
Bill Moyers, Heather Cox Richardson | commondreams.org | 2020-08-03
The Battle of Bull Run, Battle of Bull Run, Va. July 21st 1861, Currier and Ives. (Drawing: Library of Congress) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/service-pnp-pga-06100-06122r-1-640×461.jpg …
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Republican Senators Commit Political Suicide by Holding Up Stimulus in Election Year
John Buell | commondreams.org | 2020-08-03
Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) arrives at the Senate chamber as the Senate impeachment trial of U.S. President Donald Trump continues at the U.S. Capitol on January 30, 2020 in Washington, DC. (Photo: Drew Angerer/Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/susan_collins_fake_moderate.jpg …
commondreams.org/views/2020/08/03/republican-senators-commit-political-suicide-holding-stimulus-election-year?cd-origin=rss

Proud If Delusional Police: An Incredible Amount of Restraint
Futher Column, By Abby Zimet, Staff Writer | commondreams.org | 2020-08-03
commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/further/again_tease_scott_heins_gothamist_20200530floydprotest-14.2e16d0ba.fill-661x496_1.jpg …

Can the Anti-Netanyahu Protests grow into a Larger Movement?
Jonathan Cook | dissidentvoice.org | 2020-08-03
Israel is roiling with angry street protests that local observers have warned could erupt into open civil strife — a development Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appears to be encouraging. For weeks, Jerusalem and Tel Aviv have been the scene of large, noisy demonstrations outside the official residences of Mr Netanyahu and his public security minister, …
dissidentvoice.org/2020/08/can-the-anti-netanyahu-protests-grow-into-a-larger-movement/

Cerebral Micro-Structural Changes in COVID-19 Patients — An MRI-based 3-month Follow-up Study
Yiping Lu, Xuanxuan Li, Daoying Geng, Nan Mei, Pu-Yeh Wu, Chu-Chung Huang, Tianye Jia, Yajing Zhao, Dongdong Wang, Anling Xiao, Bo Yin | thelancet.com | 2020-08-03
Study findings revealed possible disruption to micro-structural and functional brain integrity in the recovery stages of COVID-19, suggesting the long-term consequences of SARS-CoV-2.
thelancet.com/journals/eclinm/article/PIIS2589-5370(20)30228-5/fulltext?rss=yes

Layperson reversal of opioid overdose supported by smartphone alert: A prospective observational cohort study
David G. Schwartz, Janna Ataiants, Alexis Roth, Gabriela Marcu, Inbal Yahav, Benjamin Cocchiaro, Michael Khalemsky, Stephen Lankenau | thelancet.com | 2020-08-03
Our findings support the benefits of equipping community members, potentially witnessing suspected opioid overdose, with naloxone and an emergency response community smartphone app, alerting EMS and nearby laypersons to provide additional naloxone.
thelancet.com/journals/eclinm/article/PIIS2589-5370(20)30218-2/fulltext?rss=yes

Selected Articles: The Anti-China Rhetoric
Global Research News | globalresearch.ca | 2020-08-03
COVID-19 and the Reification of the US-China "Cold War" | By Dr. Giulio Pugliese, August 03, 2020 | The implications of the pandemic for US-China relations are relevant for global peace and prosperity, well beyond the Asia-Pacific. Rather than joining forces …
globalresearch.ca/selected-articles-anti-china-rhetoric/5720126

Sri Lanka: TNA election manifesto prepares imperialist-backed deal with President Rajapakse
wsws.org | 2020-08-03
The venal Tamil bourgeoisie has lined up with the geopolitical interest of the US which is preparing war against China.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/08/04/tnas-a03.html

"V For Vendetta": Was V's 2005 "Sermon" Warning Us of COVID-19(84) Tyranny?
John C. A. Manley | globalresearch.ca | 2020-08-03
The movie V for Vendetta is set in an alternative reality where a neo-fascist totalitarian regime has subjugated the United Kingdom under the guise of protecting the people from war, terror and disease. Yes, disease. Indeed, the following clip from …
globalresearch.ca/v-2005-sermon-warning-covid-1984-tyranny/5720073

Media's "Cancel Culture" Debate Obscures Direct Threats to First Amendment
Alan MacLeod | commondreams.org | 2020-08-02
A scene from the Netflix documentary Immigration Nation. (Image: screenshot/Netflix) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/immigration-nation.png …
commondreams.org/views/2020/08/02/medias-cancel-culture-debate-obscures-direct-threats-first-amendment?cd-origin=rss

'Titans of tech' face grilling in US Congress
Newsclick | peoplesdispatch.org | 2020-08-02
Newsclick's Prabir Purkayastha talks about the deposition of the heads of Alphabet, Amazon, Apple and Facebook before the US House of Representatives Committee that deals with anti-trust issues.
peoplesdispatch.org/2020/08/02/titans-of-tech-face-grilling-in-us-congress/

Workers and supporters shut down San Leandro Amazon Warehouse
Noah Roberts | liberationnews.org | 2020-08-02
The facility has seen four workers fall ill to COVID-19 in the past month, but management has not taken responsible action to ensure the safety of their workers by stopping operations and cleaning the warehouse.
liberationnews.org/workers-and-supporters-shut-down-san-leandro-amazon-warehouse/

Shut It Down! Workers Shut Amazon DSF4 For Health/Safety & Living Wages
Labor Video Project | indybay.org | 2020-08-02
Amazonians and workers shutdown the Amazon DSF4 warehouse on August 1, 2020 to protest the lack of health and safety and slave labor wages…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/08/02/18835579.php

Fake Coronavirus Data, Fear Campaign. Spread of the COVID-19 Infection
Prof Michel Chossudovsky | globalresearch.ca | 2020-08-02
Do not let yourself be misled by the fear campaign, pointing to a Worldwide coronavirus calamity with repeated "predictions" that hundreds of thousands of people are going to die. | According to the WHO, the death rate pertaining to Seasonal Influenza globally is between 6 to 12 times higher than COVID-19.
globalresearch.ca/fake-coronavirus-data-fear-campaign-spread-of-the-covid-19-infection/5708643

Eid al-Adha: Turkey donates meat to needy Gazans
yenisafak.com | 2020-08-02
Palestinian authorities on Sunday began distributing meat from livestock sacrificed with donations from Turkey on the Muslim Eid al-Adha festival to hundreds of families in need in the Gaza Strip.During the four-day holiday, the Ministry of Foundations and Religious Affairs aims to provide as many as 4,500 families with meat, Eshref Ismail, the director of the projects department at the ministry, told Anadolu Agency.The Turkiye Diyanet Foundation is financing the initiative.Most of the Muslim-majority countries around the world, including Turkey, are observing the four-day holiday that started on Friday.On Eid al…
yenisafak.com/en/news/eid-al-adha-turkey-donates-meat-to-needy-gazans-3535938

Humanitarian Camp Raided by Border Patrol and BORTAC, 30+ People Arrested
Unicorn Riot | unicornriot.ninja | 2020-08-02
Arivaca, AZ — The government ramped up its efforts to stop humanitarian workers on the U.S.-Mexico border and raided the 'No More Deaths' aid station, Byrd Camp, arresting over 30 people. | The Friday, July 31 raid featured the U.S. Border Patrol, an armored vehicle, two…
unicornriot.ninja/2020/humanitarian-camp-raided-by-border-patrol-and-bortac-30-people-arrested/

Tehran, Seoul to launch humanitarian trade: Yonhap
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-08-02
TEHRAN, Aug. 02 (MNA) — A South Korean source has claimed that Tehran and Seoul have agreed to establish a working group on mutual humanitarian trade, according to Yonhap.
en.mehrnews.com/news/161745/Tehran-Seoul-to-launch-humanitarian-trade-Yonhap

Border Patrol Agents Raid No More Deaths Migrant Aid Camp
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2020-08-02
The humanitarian group No More Deaths said an aid camp it operates for migrants crossing the desert was raided and then surrounded by Border Patrol agents. The group said the move as an escalation of tensions at a time when the aid they provide is vital. | Byrd Camp is located near Arivaca and serves as a medical aid site for people passing through one of the deadliest desert corridors of the borderland. | No More Deaths volunteer Emily Saunders said Border Patrol usually allows activities there to continue. But in late July, agents entered the property and arrested a migrant receiving care.
popularresistance.org/border-patrol-agents-raid-no-more-deaths-migrant-aid-camp/

'This Is Terrorism': With No Face Masks and No Warrant, Border Patrol Agents Raid Humanitarian Aid Station in Arizona and Detain 30 Migrants
Eoin Higgins, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2020-08-02
"As always when humanitarian aid in the borderlands is targeted, those who seek care are the ones that face the brunt of these violent escalations." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/bp_agents.jpeg …
commondreams.org/news/2020/08/02/terrorism-no-face-masks-and-no-warrant-border-patrol-agents-raid-humanitarian-aid?cd-origin=rss

Meditations On Yemen
Caitlin Johnstone | thealtworld.com | 2020-08-02
Yemen is the elephant in the room. | Yemen is the black eye on a child that everyone at church pretends to believe is from falling down the stairs again to avoid an uncomfortable confrontation. | Yemen is the incestuous molestation everyone knows has been happening but they just keep eating their Thanksgiving dinner and making small talk. | The mass atrocity that is happening in Yemen is the worst thing that is happening in our world, and it isn't even close. | It is worse than anything the mass media ever talk about. | It is worse than Donald Trump's rude tweets. | It is worse than immigrant kids in cages. | It…

Meditations On Yemen

Saturday 8/8: Shut Down CA's Concentration Camps: Statewide Day of Action for Immigrant Justice (SF)
Free Them All Coalition- Bay Area | indybay.org | 2020-08-02
There will be an initial meeting/rally at Justin Herman Plaza and then we will march to the ICE building for another rally. | Please stay tuned for details on a supporting car caravan, led by the SF LowRider Council, which will likely start in the mission and meet up with the march at the ICE building. | Please also stay tuned for actions you can take from home in the days before the action. | Thank you for taking action! #FreeThemAll…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/08/01/18835565.php

Seattle's "Bolshevik Revolution"
Mike Whitney | globalresearch.ca | 2020-08-02
"We are coming to dismantle this deeply oppressive, racist, sexist, utterly bankrupt system of capitalism. We cannot and will not stop until it is dismantled, and we replace it with a socialist world, based on solidarity, genuine democracy, and equality." …
globalresearch.ca/seattle-bolshevik-revolution/5719987

American Troops to Leave Germany: Is It Goodbye or Just Auf Wiedersehen?
Philip Giraldi | thealtworld.com | 2020-08-02
The continued presence of tens of thousands of American military personnel in Europe seventy-five years after the end of the Second World War is rarely questioned either by politicians or the mainstream media. Currently there is little recollection of how, after the war ended, soldiers from Britain, France, the U.S. and the Soviet Union occupied Germany, each in a designated zone. Germany's capital Berlin was divided into four sectors, each with a foreign military occupying force. I was a part of that occupation force from 1968 through 1971, serving in the U.S. Army's Berlin Brigade as part of the 430th Military…

American Troops to Leave Germany: Is It Goodbye or Just Auf Wiedersehen?

Pompeo, Trump unleash new phase of aggression vs. China
Ken Hammond | liberationnews.org | 2020-08-02
Pompeo openly called for regime change in China, saying that "if we don't change China, China will change us."
liberationnews.org/pompeo-trump-unleash-new-phase-of-aggression-vs-china/

Are Russia And US Different When It Comes To Election Meddling?
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2020-08-02
On this week's installment of "Scheer Intelligence," Robert Scheer challenges guest David Shimer on the fundamental conclusions of his new book, "Rigged: America, Russia and 100 Years of Covert Electoral Interference," regarding the "intentions" for US covert operations versus those of the Soviet Union/Russia. | Excerpted and lauded in the New York Times and elsewhere in the mainstream media, "Rigged" outlines covert operations in various countries by both nation-states, including American interference in 1970s Chile and post-World War II Italy, among others, but has been best reviewed for its deep dive into Russ…
popularresistance.org/are-russia-and-us-different-when-it-comes-to-election-meddling/

Insurance industry profits over people's lives: Democrats reject Medicare for All
Elaheh Farmand | liberationnews.org | 2020-08-02
What people need is not more profits for private companies and corporate bailouts, but a universal, socialist healthcare system.
liberationnews.org/insurance-industry-profits-over-peoples-lives-democrats-reject-medicare-for-all/

Socialist Gloria La Riva Nominated by Peace and Freedom Party Convention
Maureen Smith | indybay.org | 2020-08-02
On August 1st, the Peace and Freedom Party State Central Committee nominated Socialist/Labor Activist Gloria La Riva to be on the California ballot in November as their candidate for U.S. President…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/08/02/18835616.php

'Socialist Trump?' Trump says 'changes must be made soon' to tackle income disparity in rare dig at 1-percenters
rt.com | 2020-08-02
US President Donald Trump said he agrees that the income gap between billionaires and the rest of Americans has grown too big, vowing to take action "soon" in a tweet that left his detractors puzzled. | "I actually agree with this. Too much income disparity. Changes must be made, and soon!" Trump wrote on Saturday, retweeting a Business Insider clip that cites a recent report by the Institute for Policy Studies, claiming that total US billionaire wealth grew by $637 between March and June, while 40 million Americans lost their jobs. | I actually agree with this. Too much income disparity. Changes must be made,…
rt.com/usa/496878-trump-socialist-income-disparity/

Video: That Sinking Feeling: Ukrainian Naval and Coastal Forces
South Front | globalresearch.ca | 2020-08-02
In few areas are Russia's and Ukraine's divergent fortunes as evident as in naval armaments. Whereas the Russian Navy has overcome the malaise of the 1990s and went on to introduce new classes of warships, including state-of-the-art missile frigates, attack …
globalresearch.ca/video-sinking-ukrainian-naval-coastal-forces/5719992

Video: Turkey Cries Foul About Deployment of Egyptian Troops in Idlib. What's Going On?
South Front | globalresearch.ca | 2020-08-02
The Egyptian military has deployed about 150 troops on the frontline in the Syrian region of Greater Idlib to support forces of the Damascus government, Turkish sources claimed on July 30. | "The troops were later deployed in the Khan al-Asal | …
globalresearch.ca/video-turkey-cries-foul-deployment-egyptian-troops-idlib/5719978

Deteriorating Sino/US Relations: From Engagement to Containment and Confrontation
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2020-08-02
On Thursday during testimony before Senate Foreign Relations Committee members, Pompeo continued his militantly hostile war of words on China. See below. | *** | Commenting on his Chinaphobic remarks last week, former US diplomat who accompanied Richard Nixon on his 1972 …
globalresearch.ca/deteriorating-sino-us-relations-engagement-containment-confrontation/5719967

Congress Fails to Agree on Extending Aid to Jobless Americans
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2020-08-02
On Thursday, I emailed the information below to a retired physician/health and fitness expert friend I've known since the 1940s, explaining the following: | Like earlier coronavirus outbreaks (SARS-Cov 2002-04, MERS 2012), SARS-Cov-2 hysteria will pass in time. | Of far greater …
globalresearch.ca/congress-fails-agree-extending-aid-jobless-americans/5719968

Afghan government releases over 300 Taliban prisoners
yenisafak.com | 2020-08-02
On the third and last day of a cease-fire with the Taliban, the Afghan government on Sunday announced that it had released over 300 prisoners of the militant group in connection with ongoing peace efforts.Announcing the development, the Office of the National Security Council (ONSC) said in a statement that the government had released 317 more Taliban prisoners from Parwan and other provincial prisons, bringing the total to 4,917.Prisoner releases will continue until the total reaches 5,100 — 100 more than required by the US-Taliban peace deal signed in February, it said.The Taliban vowed to have already complet…
yenisafak.com/en/world/afghan-government-releases-over-300-taliban-prisoners-3535928

Is a Second Trump Presidency a Lesser Evil Than a Biden Presidency?
Bob Scofield | dissidentvoice.org | 2020-08-02
In this essay I will sketch an outline for an argument that, from a left-wing and especially an environmentalist perspective, a second Trump presidency will be a lesser evil than a Biden presidency. Before doing so, I will discuss my personal views on lesser-of-two-evils voting, protest voting, and the article that led me to stumble …
dissidentvoice.org/2020/08/is-a-second-trump-presidency-a-lesser-evil-than-a-biden-presidency/

Virus statistics reveal class truth
Deirdre Griswold | workers.org | 2020-08-02
The following is a digest of articles on COVID-19 by Deirdre Griswold that appeared in Workers World from April to June, 2020. April 14 — Because China is the most populous country in the world, and also the first to become infected with the COVID-19 virus, it is revealing to . . . | Continue reading Virus statistics reveal class truth at Workers.org…
workers.org/2020/08/50409/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=virus-statistics-reveal-class-truth-2

Why the Idea of Jobless Benefits Scares the Conservative Mind
Sonali Kolhatkar | zcomm.org | 2020-08-02
The coronavirus pandemic has allowed us to conduct an experiment on how government assistance is good for people and the economy…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/why-the-idea-of-jobless-benefits-scares-the-conservative-mind/

COVID-19 shows the need to rebuild public health systems in Central Asian countries
Abdul Rahman | peoplesdispatch.org | 2020-08-02
Most of the countries in central Asia have been reluctant to reimpose restrictions due to the economic fallout. This has led to a massive jump in the total number of new infections and deaths in late June and July…
peoplesdispatch.org/2020/08/02/covid-19-shows-the-need-to-rebuild-public-health-systems-in-central-asian-countries/

Video: Hollywood Celebrities and the Covid-19 Fear Campaign
Timothy Alexander Guzman | globalresearch.ca | 2020-08-02
The controversial face-mask wearing and social- distance problem in the US has celebrities getting into the political aspect of shaming people like actor Tom Hanks who recently said that: | "There's really only three things we can do in order to …
globalresearch.ca/video-george-carlin-covid-19/5719974

How Jared Kushner's Secret Testing Plan "Went Poof Into Thin Air"
Katherine Eban | zcomm.org | 2020-08-02
This spring, a team working under the president's son-in-law produced a plan for an aggressive, coordinated national COVID-19 response that could have brought the pandemic under control…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/how-jared-kushners-secret-testing-plan-went-poof-into-thin-air/

"Doctors for the Truth" Speak Out in Madrid, Denounce Covid-19 "False Pandemic"
Doctors for the Truth | globalresearch.ca | 2020-08-02
With the participation of hundreds of professionals from all over the world, "Doctors for the Truth" stated that Covid-19 is a false pandemic created for political purposes. They urged doctors, the media and political authorities to stop the operation, by …
globalresearch.ca/more-doctors-truth-speak-out-madrid-dismantling-false-pandemic-covid-19/5719993

Video: Covid-19 Lies and Fraud: How the Fear Campaign is Affecting US Hospitals and Clinics
Dr. Dareld Morris | globalresearch.ca | 2020-08-02
In the following interview, Dr. Morris, a practicing physician in Florida, USA, explains how politics and fraud are root causes of the Fear campaign that is plaguing his state, and the country. | First, labs are faking COVID results. Some …
globalresearch.ca/dr-dareld-morris-lies-crimes-covid-operation/5719980

Early Outpatient Treatment of Symptomatic, High-Risk COVID-19 Patients that Should be Ramped-Up Immediately as Key to the Pandemic Crisis
Dr. Harvey Risch | globalresearch.ca | 2020-08-02
Abstract | More than 1.6 million Americans have been infected with SARS-CoV-2 and >10 times that number carry antibodies to it. High-risk patients presenting with progressing symptomatic disease have only hospitalization treatment with its high mortality. An outpatient treatment that prevents …
globalresearch.ca/early-outpatient-treatment-symptomatic-high-risk-covid-19-patients-should-ramped-up-immediately-key-pandemic-crisis/5719999

Leaving No Roma behind during a pandemic, and beyond: a UN Resident Coordinator's Blog
news.un.org | 2020-08-02
Roma people in Europe face widespread discrimination in many areas of life, including housing and health. In this opinion piece, Francoise Jacob, the UN Resident Coordinator in Serbia, explains how the UN is helping Roma communities, many of which have no access to safe water or electricity, to cope with the COVID-19 pandemic.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2020/08/1069331

"Doctors for the Truth" Speak Out in Madrid, Denounce Covid-19 "False Pandemic"
Doctors for the Truth | globalresearch.ca | 2020-08-02
With the participation of hundreds of professionals from all over the world, "Doctors for the truth" denounced that the Covid-19 is a false pandemic created for political purposes. They urged doctors, the media and political authorities to stop the operation, …
globalresearch.ca/more-doctors-truth-speak-out-madrid-dismantling-false-pandemic-covid-19/5719993

The One Percent's Attack on Unemployment Benefits Shows How Broken Our Democracy Is
Adam Shah | zcomm.org | 2020-08-02
The dignity of work is restored when employment leads to working people securing living wages and having their voices heard…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/the-one-percents-attack-on-unemployment-benefits-shows-how-broken-our-democracy-is/

UK's Stunning Hypocrisy over Hong Kong
Joseph Thomas | globalresearch.ca | 2020-08-02
Further evidence the UK hides behind "human rights" rather than stands for them was demonstrated when London laced sanctions on Hong Kong after the passing of a security law aimed at combating overt foreign interference in the special administrative region …
globalresearch.ca/uk-hypocrisy-hong-kong/5719973

Malaysia: Former Prime Minister Najib Razak Found Guilty in Fraud Trial
Telesur | globalresearch.ca | 2020-08-02
Malaysia's High Court Tuesday found former Prime Minister Najib Razak guilty of abuse of power, money laundering, and criminal violation of trust during the trial against him for a multi-million dollar defalcation. | The court ruled that the US$10 million transfer …
globalresearch.ca/malaysia-former-prime-minister-found-guilty-fraud-trial/5720001

Army Abducts A Mother, Her Son And Daughter, In Hebron, After Colonists Attempted to Kidnap A Child
IMEMC News | imemc.org | 2020-08-02
Israeli soldiers abducted, on Saturday evening, a Palestinian mother along with her son and daughter after they helped free a child after she was assaulted by illegal colonialist settlers who tried to kidnap her. According to human rights activist and a volunteer with the Israeli Information Center for Human Rights …
imemc.org/article/army-abducts-a-mother-her-son-and-daughter-in-hebron-after-colonists-attempted-to-kidnap-a-child/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=army-abducts-a-mother-her-son-and-daughter-in-hebron-after-colonists-attempted-to-kidnap-a-child

Food consumption trends point at real income decline before pandemic
Prabhat Patnaik | peoplesdispatch.org | 2020-08-02
Why has there been a tendency toward persistent 'excess supply' in the foodgrain market when growth rate of foodgrain output has barely exceeded the population growth rate?
peoplesdispatch.org/2020/08/02/food-consumption-trends-point-at-real-income-decline-before-pandemic/

An Economic Survival Package, not a Stimulus Package
Dean Baker | cepr.net | 2020-08-02
There continues to be enormous confusion about what we should be trying to accomplish in the next pandemic relief package. This is best demonstrated by Republicans' obsession with getting people back to work, with a mixture of cuts to unemployment benefits and return to work bonuses. Ignoring the questionable economic logic (there is zero evidence …
cepr.net/an-economic-survival-package-not-a-stimulus-package/

Gloria La Riva Nominated by Peace and Freedom Party in CA
Liberation Staff | liberationnews.org | 2020-08-02
Longtime San Francisco labor and anti-war activist Gloria La Riva was chosen Aug. 1 as the Peace and Freedom Party nominee for U. S. President.
liberationnews.org/gloria-la-riva-nominated-by-peace-and-freedom-party-in-ca/

Federal Agents at Protests Renew Calls to Dismantle Homeland Security
Alice Speri | zcomm.org | 2020-08-02
After months of protests demanding the defunding of police, the abduction of protesters turns the focus to Homeland Security…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/federal-agents-at-protests-renew-calls-to-dismantle-homeland-security/

Thousands march and rally in Portland
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2020-08-02
Portland, OR – Large marches rocked downtown Portland, August 1, as thousands took to the streets in defense of Black lives. Trade unionists had a visible presence in the large protests. | Many rallied in front of the federal courthouse, which is surrounded by concrete and metal barriers. | The federal courthouse has been the scene of intense clashes between protesters and federal agents sent by the Trump administration. As of midnight, police had no visible presence. | According to reports, police declared an action in the Northeast Portland neighborhood to be an 'unlawful assembly' and arrested several people.
fightbacknews.org/2020/8/2/thousands-march-and-rally-portland

Large protests continue in Portland
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2020-08-02
Portland, OR — The chant of "Black lives matter!" echoed off the Federal Courthouse Friday, July 31, as nearly 3000 demonstrators assembled in downtown Portland. Federal agents and local police were not visible, but a number of protesters stated that agents remain inside the courthouse. Many rally participants were well prepared for an attack, wearing head protection and gas masks to lessen the impact of teargas and police projectiles. No clashes occurred. | The courthouse is covered with slogans and surrounded by concrete barriers topped by metal fencing. African Americans and other oppressed nationalitie…
www.fightbacknews.org/2020/8/1/large-protests-continue-portland

Thousands march and rally in Portland
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2020-08-02
Portland, OR – Large marches rocked downtown Portland, August 1, as thousands took to the streets in defense of Black lives. Trade unionists had a visible presence in the large protests. | Many rallied in front of the federal courthouse, which is surrounded by concrete and metal barriers. | The federal courthouse has been the scene of intense clashes between protesters and federal agents sent by the Trump administration. As of midnight, police had no visible presence. | According to reports, police declared an action in the Northeast Portland neighborhood to be an 'unlawful assembly' and arrested several people.
www.fightbacknews.org/2020/8/2/thousands-march-and-rally-portland

Large protests continue in Portland
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2020-08-02
Portland, OR — The chant of "Black lives matter!" echoed off the Federal Courthouse Friday, July 31, as nearly 3000 demonstrators assembled in downtown Portland. Federal agents and local police were not visible, but a number of protesters stated that agents remain inside the courthouse. Many rally participants were well prepared for an attack, wearing head protection and gas masks to lessen the impact of teargas and police projectiles. No clashes occurred. | The courthouse is covered with slogans and surrounded by concrete barriers topped by metal fencing. African Americans and other oppressed nationalitie…
fightbacknews.org/2020/8/1/large-protests-continue-portland

Demands for Kushner to Resign Over 'Staggering' Level of 'Depravity'
Jon Queally | zcomm.org | 2020-08-02
"Holy hell. Jared Kushner reportedly abandoned a national testing plan because it was *politically advantageous* to sit back and let blue states be eviscerated by the virus."
zcomm.org/znetarticle/demands-for-kushner-to-resign-over-staggering-level-of-depravity/

Meditations On Yemen
Caitlin Johnstone | thealtworld.com | 2020-08-02
We don't like to talk about Yemen. We don't like to think about Yemen. | Yemen is the elephant in the room. | Yemen is the black eye on a child that everyone at church pretends to believe is from falling down the stairs again to avoid an uncomfortable confrontation. | Yemen is the incestuous molestation everyone knows has been happening but they just keep eating their Thanksgiving dinner and making small talk. | The mass atrocity that is happening in Yemen is the worst thing that is happening in our world, and it isn't even close. | It is worse than anything the mass media ever talk about. | It is worse than Dona…

Meditations On Yemen

Iran COVID-19 update: 2,685 new cases, 208 deaths
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-08-02
TEHRAN, Aug. 02 (MNA) — The novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has infected 2,685people in Iran in the past 24 hours, increasing the total cases to 309,437, said Health Ministry Spokesperson Sima Lari on Sunday.
en.mehrnews.com/news/161759/Iran-COVID-19-update-2-685-new-cases-208-deaths

Minister urges nation to observe health protocols in Muharram
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-08-02
TEHRAN, Aug. 02 (MNA) — Interior Minister Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli has called on the Iranian nation to fully observe anti-coronavirus health protocols during Muharram rituals.
en.mehrnews.com/news/161750/Minister-urges-nation-to-observe-health-protocols-in-Muharram

VIDEO: Protests in Germany against COVID-19 restrictions
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-08-02
TEHRAN, Aug. 02 (MNA) — 18 police officers were injured during protests in Germany against the COVID-19 curbs. Several of the protesters were also arrested.
en.mehrnews.com/news/161770/VIDEO-Protests-in-Germany-against-COVID-19-restrictions

Iranian Film Week to open in Japan
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-08-02
TEHRAN, Aug. 03 (MNA) — The third Iranian Film Week, organized by the Embassy of the Republic of Iran in Japan, is set to open in the Japanese city of Minato.
en.mehrnews.com/news/161755/Iranian-Film-Week-to-open-in-Japan

Zarif stresses need to update document on Iran-Russia coop
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-08-02
TEHRAN, Aug. 02 (MNA) — Iranian Foreign Minister in his meeting with with Chairman of the Russian Duma's Foreign Affairs Committee stressed the need to update the document of long-term cooperation between the two countries.
en.mehrnews.com/news/161762/Zarif-stresses-need-to-update-document-on-Iran-Russia-coop

Intelligence min. dismisses speculations on Sharmahd's arrest
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-08-02
TEHRAN, Aug. 02 (MNA) — Iranian Ministry of Intelligence has categorically dismissed any speculation on the arrest of the ringleader of a US-based terrorist group "Jamshid Sharmahd".
en.mehrnews.com/news/161777/Intelligence-min-dismisses-speculations-on-Sharmahd-s-arrest

Sunflower farm in NE Iran
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-08-02
BOJNURD, Aug. 02 (MNA) — Some 15,000 hectares of farms in North Khorasan province, northeast Iran, are under cultivation of oily seeds, producing some 70,000 tons of different seeds including sunflower and rapeseed on an annual basis.
en.mehrnews.com/photo/161734/Sunflower-farm-in-NE-Iran

Promoting missile capability, defense ministry's top priority
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-08-02
TEHRAN, Aug. 02 (MNA) — Iranian Minister of Defense said that improving and promoting the missile capacity of the country is the main and top priority of his ministry.
en.mehrnews.com/news/161771/Promoting-missile-capability-defense-ministry-s-top-priority

Austria seeking cultural, economic ties with Iran
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-08-02
TEHRAN, Aug. 02 (MNA) — Austrian Ambassador to Iran Stefan Schulz said that Austria seeks to expand cultural and economic relations with Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province in Iran.
en.mehrnews.com/news/161766/Austria-seeking-cultural-economic-ties-with-Iran

2nd round of Iran-Ukraine talks to be held in Oct. in Tehran
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-08-02
TEHRAN, Aug. 02 (MNA) — Iranian Ambassador to Ukraine announced that the second round of talks between Iran and Ukraine over the issue of the Ukrainian aircraft's crash will be held in October 2020 in Tehran.
en.mehrnews.com/news/161754/2nd-round-of-Iran-Ukraine-talks-to-be-held-in-Oct-in-Tehran

Govt. to set up work group to remove production barriers
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-08-02
TEHRAN, Aug. 02 (MNA) — Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said that the government will establish a special workgroup for removing production barriers.
en.mehrnews.com/news/161776/Govt-to-set-up-work-group-to-remove-production-barriers

Police seize over 631 kg of narcotics in central Iran
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-08-02
TEHRAN, Aug. 03 (MNA) — The police forces of Isfahan Province have seized over 631kg of illicit drugs in Nain County.
en.mehrnews.com/news/161779/Police-seize-over-631-kg-of-narcotics-in-central-Iran

Army Ground Force signs MoU to receive geographical data
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-08-02
TEHRAN, Aug. 02 (MNA) — National Geography Organization and the intelligence branch of Iran Army's Ground Force signed an MoU to develop cooperation in the fields of science, education, and research interactions.
en.mehrnews.com/news/161749/Army-Ground-Force-signs-MoU-to-receive-geographical-data

Saudi fighter jets bombed Yemen 598 times last month
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-08-02
TEHRAN, Aug. 03 (MNA) — The fighter jets of Saudi-led coalition have bombed Yemen 598 times last month, A Yemeni military source said.
en.mehrnews.com/news/161775/Saudi-fighter-jets-bombed-Yemen-598-times-last-month

Yemen military shoots down US drone
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-08-02
TEHRAN, Aug. 02 (MNA) — The Spokesman for Yemeni Armed Forces, Brigadier General Yahya Saree, informed on Sunday that the Yemeni military forces have shot down an American spy drone.
en.mehrnews.com/news/161757/Yemen-military-shoots-down-US-drone

Music Video – Vitamin Em's version of Never Tear Us Apart (INXS)
Lynda Carson | indybay.org | 2020-08-02
Vitamin Em – Quarantine Music Video – Released July 29, 2020 – Performed While Sheltering-In-Place During The Coronavirus Covid-19 Pandemic:…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/07/31/18835549.php

Monday 8/3: #MoralMonday Action: Demand COVID Relief & Stop McConnell's Misery, Meanness & Mayhem Now!
Poor People's Campaign | indybay.org | 2020-08-02
Online via livestream…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/08/01/18835564.php

Billionaires Push To Reopen Schools Without A Plan
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2020-08-02
Schools in the U.S. provide students with much more than an education. They provide child care, meals (for 14 million students), medical services (mostly for students with disabilities), psychological counseling, supervised physical activity and social connections. | There are more than 135,000 educational institutions and 56.6 million students in grades K through 12. Since 2014 the majority of all public school students have been children of color. (National Center for Education Statistics) | While all parents want their children to be able to return to school, more than two-thirds polled want schools physically…
popularresistance.org/billionaires-push-to-reopen-schools-without-a-plan/

The Heart Of The Matter In The South China Sea
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2020-08-02
When the USS Ronald Reagan and USS Nimitz carrier strike groups recently engaged in "operations" in the South China Sea, it failed to escape cynics that the US Pacific Fleet was doing its best to turn the infantile Thucydides trap theory into a self-fulfilling prophecy. | The pro forma official spin, via Rear Admiral Jim Kirk, commander of the Nimitz, is that the ops were conducted to "reinforce our commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific, a rules-based international order, and to our allies and partners." | Nobody pays attention to these clichés, because the real message was delivered by a CIA operative posin…
popularresistance.org/the-heart-of-the-matter-in-the-south-china-sea/

The Space Wars Have Begun
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2020-08-02
"Space is now a distinct warfighting domain," says the U.S. Defense Space Strategy. | Last week, corporate media repeated U.S. military propaganda: that Russia had "tested new technologies that could lead to so-called 'killer satellites'" (ABC); the U.S. and Britain "accused Russia of testing a weapon-like projectile in space that could be used to target satellites in orbit" (BBC); "the US has publicly accused Russia of testing an 'orbit weapon'" (CNN); "The launch could represent a step towards the militarisation of space"(Sky News); and so on.
popularresistance.org/the-space-wars-have-begun/

Nicaragua Targeted For US Overthrow In 2020-21
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2020-08-02
The US has launched a brazen, criminal and arrogant plan to overthrow Nicaragua's government. A well orchestrated plan financed by the United States to launch a coup d'état in Nicaragua over the next two years was leaked in a document from the US embassy and presented July 31, 2020 by Nicaraguan journalist William Grigsby on his political analysis program "Sin Fronteras", on Radio La Primerísima. The new coup plan is in response to the fact that the US realizes President Daniel Ortega will likely win the November 2021 elections.
popularresistance.org/nicaragua-targeted-for-us-overthrow-in-2020-21/

COVID-19 Crisis Failure, People Must Save Themselves And The Economy
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2020-08-02
The US is at a moment of truth. This week, Congress has to face up to a pandemic that is out of control and an economy that is collapsing. The Republican's and Democrat's proposals show they will fail this test. The people will need to protect themselves and lead from below. Our actions need to be about building a people's movement that grows in power before and after the November elections. No matter who is elected, the people will need to resist, create new systems and rule from below.
popularresistance.org/covid-crisis-failure-people-must-save-themselves-and-the-economy/

'We Are On The Cusp Of Something Great'
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2020-08-02
Since the nation erupted after the May 25 police killing of George Floyd, Black organizers and community members have been working around the clock to channel mass protests into tangible victories. Nikita Mitchell, 26, is national coordinator of The Rising Majority, formed in 2017 by the Movement for Black Lives, a coalition that includes Black Lives Matter. Rising Majority is led by Black people and people of color, and brings social movements together in an anti-racist, anti-capitalist Left for radical democracy.
popularresistance.org/we-are-on-the-cusp-of-something-great/

Law Enforcement Exposed: Massive Blue Leaks, Police Pentagon Papers
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2020-08-02
In an email message, Betsy Reed, the editor-in-chief of the Intercept reports, "Hundreds of thousands of files from the FBI and local police departments have been leaked, exposing serious abuses of power by law enforcement." She writes, Blue Leaks "are like the Pentagon Papers for U.S. law enforcement." The leaks show how political activists are targeted and monitored on social media, that there is widespread racial bias by police and that police exaggerate threats by antifa to justify violence against protesters.
popularresistance.org/law-enforcement-exposed-massive-blue-leaks-police-pentagon-papers/

The Russians Are(n't) Coming!
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2020-08-02
In America's Emerald City these days, if there's even a hint of a war-wind-down, imperial-deescalation, or military budget-cuts, Washington's (non-dribbling) Wizards have a ready response: Russia! Indeed, these military's magicians have a far-simpler and more effective playbook than the city's aptly-named NBA franchise. Since President Donald Trump's election year, basketball's Wizards are a meager 148-162; the Wizards of Warfare are essentially undefeated — not a single war hath ended. The first-place War Wizards rely on two go-to moves to maintain militarism…
popularresistance.org/the-russians-arent-coming/

Multiple bomb blasts at jail compound in Afghanistan, 1 killed and 20 injured – officials
rt.com | 2020-08-02
At least one person was killed after a series of bombs exploded outside a jail compound in the city of Jalalabad in eastern Afghanistan. Clashes broke out between police and attacking militants who made their way inside the jail. | One major car-bomb explosion was followed by two smaller blasts near the prison complex, provincial council member Sohrab Qaderi said, according to Reuters. | A large police force was deployed to counter the militants, who took up position outside the compound and have since made their way inside the complex. | Afghanistan's TOLO news agency quoted a spokesman for the Nangarhar prov…
rt.com/news/496916-bomb-jail-afghanistan-fighting/

Trump is Mussolini, riots are peaceful, but federal agents are terrorists — top black Democrat turns to trite #Resistance rhetoric
rt.com | 2020-08-02
Rep. Jim Clyburn was a key figure behind securing Joe Biden's nomination, and will be instrumental in picking his running mate. However, his views of late are show denial of reality and falling back on #Resistance tropes. | Jim Clyburn's name carries gravitas in both Washington and his home state of South Carolina. Clyburn's endorsement is considered to have pushed Joe Biden ahead of Bernie Sanders in the state's primary election, securing him the black vote. The veteran lawmaker and House Majority Whip is expected to vet Biden's eventual choice of running mate, given Biden has promised to consider a black wom…
rt.com/usa/496923-clyburn-trump-mussolini-biden/

'Sleepy Joe' Biden 'never leaves his basement' and won't win Texas, Trump says
rt.com | 2020-08-02
President Donald Trump has bashed his basement-dwelling presidential opponent, Joe Biden, and touted his own support for "Oil, Gas, Guns, & God," after a fundraising trip to the Lone Star State. | "Was in the Great State of Texas this week and explained that the Radical Left Do Nothing Democrats, headed up by their great leader, Sleepy Joe Biden (who never leaves his basement), are strongly against 'Oil, Gas, Guns, & God," Trump tweeted on Sunday. | "Must be tough to win Texas on that platform!" he added. | Was in the Great State of Texas this week and explained that the Radical Left Do Nothing Democrats, hea…
rt.com/usa/496907-trump-texas-biden-basement/

Members of Congress returning to DC from Lewis funeral in Georgia won't have to follow quarantine rule made for everybody else
rt.com | 2020-08-02
Politicians who attended the funeral for congressman John Lewis in Georgia won't have to worry about Washington's new quarantine rules as they return to the city because they're deemed too essential to lock down. | A Who's Who of Democrat politicians attended Thursday's funeral in Atlanta, despite a state ban on gatherings of more than 50 people. Fifty members of Congress attended, including House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senator Kamala Harris, a leading candidate to be Joe Biden'…
rt.com/usa/496924-congress-quarantine-exempt/

No press allowed at GOP convention, Trump to be nominated behind closed doors — reports
rt.com | 2020-08-02
This month's Republican National Convention will take place behind closed doors and with no press present, reports suggest. The move is the latest in a series of twists and changes to the convention. | Originally slated to take place in Jacksonville, Florida, the Republican National Convention was canceled last month due to a rise in coronavirus cases. Beforehand, it had been moved there from Charlotte due to virus restrictions applied by North Carolina Governor Ray Cooper, a Democrat. After canvassing a number of other cities as potential hosts, the GOP has fallen back on Charlotte, albeit for a convention wi…
rt.com/usa/496905-republican-convention-no-press/

Syria says US 'stealing' oil after American energy firm signs deal with Kurdish rebels
rt.com | 2020-08-02
The Syrian government has accused the US of "stealing" the country's oil reserves, which Washington claimed to be protecting from terrorists. American lawmakers admitted that a deal has been signed with Kurdish rebels. | When President Donald Trump pulled US troops out of Syria last October, it was not the full withdrawal promised in his anti-interventionist campaign speeches. Instead, a contingent was left behind in areas of north Syria controlled by the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces, ostensibly to protect the region's oilfields from Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS) terrorists. | Also on rt.com…
rt.com/news/496918-us-stealing-syria-oil/

'North Korea TV can learn from them': Netanyahu lashes out at Israeli media over 'one-sided' coverage of protests
rt.com | 2020-08-02
Israeli media is not reporting on the protests against him, but taking part in them, PM Benjamin Netanyahu said as he launched several attacks on the country's press, which he insisted was acting "North Korea-style." | The demonstrations, which have been underway for months in Israel, are "being fueled especially by the media who have enlisted themselves [to the protests] in a manner the like of which I can't remember," Netanyahu said following a cabinet meeting on Sunday. | The…
rt.com/news/496911-north-korea-netanyahu-media-protests/

Two guards stabbed during Georgia prison riot. Purported footage of violent uprising spreads on social media (VIDEOS)
rt.com | 2020-08-02
Two guards have been injured in a riot at Georgia's Ware State Prison, local media reported. Purported videos of the chaotic rebellion show inmates covered in blood, holding tasers, and even frog-marching handcuffed prison staff. | The situation is now under control and the facility, located near Waycross, has been put on lockdown, according to local media, citing a statement from the Georgia Department of Corrections. | "Two staff members received minor, non-life-threatening injuries and there are no reported inmate injuries at this time," the statement read. | Local reports also shared a statement from the W…
rt.com/usa/496884-prison-riot-georgia-ware-videos-stabbings/

Trump will act on TikTok and other Chinese software companies 'in the coming days' — Pompeo
rt.com | 2020-08-02
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has vowed that President Donald Trump will take action "in the coming days" to deal with Chinese software companies that the White House claims are feeding data to Beijing. | Appearing on Fox News' 'Sunday Morning Futures' show, Pompeo claimed the practices of the Chinese tech companies currently in the administration's sights, including TikTok and WeChat, pose "true privacy issues for the American people." | "For a long time the US just said 'Well, goodness, if we're having fun with it, or if a company can make money off of it, we're going to permit that to happen,'" he expla…
rt.com/usa/496919-trump-pompeo-chinese-tiktok-apps/

'Do as they say': Minneapolis police warn people to obey criminals for their own safety as violent crime surges amid BLM protests
rt.com | 2020-08-02
Embattled Minneapolis police are advising residents on survival skills amid a wave of violent crime, offering such tips as "be prepared to give up your cell phone and purse/wallet" to robbers and "do not walk alone." | "Do not argue or fight with the criminal," police said in a July 28 letter to Third Precinct residents. "Do what they say. Your safety is most important." | The Third Precinct, southeast of downtown, was one of the areas hardest hit by the protests-tur…
rt.com/usa/496922-minneapolis-police-obey-criminals/

Yemen's Houthi rebels say they've downed a US-made spy drone
rt.com | 2020-08-02
The Houthi rebels' air defense has shot down a US-made drone over the Jizan Region of Yemen near the border with Saudi Arabia, their spokesman, Brigadier General Yahya Saree, announced. | The small RQ20 Puma hand-launched UAV was hit "by an appropriate weapon," he added. | Saree didn't specify if the drone belonged to Saudi Arabia, which has been waging a US-supported military campaign against the Houthis since 2015, or any other party. | The rebels, who control much of the country, including capital Sanaa, have been shooting down UAVs (unarmed aerial vehicles) quite frequently. The most prominent target they…
rt.com/newsline/496909-yemen-houthi-us-drone/

Iran Imposes Sanctions Against Former Aid to John Bolton for 'Economic Terrorism'
sputniknews.com | 2020-08-02
Relations between the United States and the Islamic Republic of Iran have become increasingly strained in recent years, following the 2018 withdrawal by the Trump administration from the 2015 joint agreement pledging a peaceful development of nuclear power.
sputniknews.com/middleeast/202008021080040668-iran-imposes-sanctions-against-former-aid-to-john-bolton-for-economic-terrorism/

Senior Trump Administration Health Official Rejects Hydroxychloroquine as Coronavirus Treatment
sputniknews.com | 2020-08-02
US President Donald Trump has long promoted the use of the anti-malarial drug hydroxychloroquine as a treatment for the ongoing coronavirus. Testing the drug for use in treating COVID-19 has, however, been blocked by international health bodies which have noted the compound's adverse effects on patients.
sputniknews.com/us/202008021080041123-senior-trump-administration-health-official-rejects-hydroxychloroquine-as-coronavirus-treatment/

Israel Thwarts 'Terrorist' Attempt to Place Explosives on Syria-Israeli Border, IDF Says
sputniknews.com | 2020-08-02
The Israeli Defence Forces noted that it "considers [the] Syrian regime responsible for any action taken in its territory", adding that "it will not allow" any violation of the sovereignty of the state of Israel.
sputniknews.com/middleeast/202008021080041395-israel-thwarted-terrorists-attempt-to-place-explosives-on-syria-israeli-border-idf-says/

How Covid-19 Could Upend Geopolitics
_____ | strategic-culture.org | 2020-08-02
John FEFFER | I don't trust you. | Don't take it personally. It doesn't matter whether you're a friend or a stranger. I don't care about your identity or your politics, where you work or if you work, whether you wear a mask or carry a gun. | I don't trust you because you are, for the time being, a potential carrier of a deadly virus. You don't have any symptoms? Maybe you're an asymptomatic superspreader. Show me your negative test results and I'll still have my doubts. I have no idea what you've been up to between taking the test and receiving the results. And can we really trust that the test is accurate? | Fra…
strategic-culture.org/news/2020/08/02/how-covid-19-could-upend-geopolitics/

Unnamed Conservative MP arrested after rape accusation from former parliamentary aide
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2020-08-02
A Conservative MP has been arrested after a former parliamentary aide accused him of rape, sexual assault and coercive control, according to reports. | The ex-minister, who's not been named, is alleged to have assaulted and raped a woman. The abuse allegedly took place during a relationship, the Sunday Times and Mail on Sunday reported. | The investigation comes days after former Conservative MP Charlie Elphicke was convicted at Southwark Crown Court in a separate case of sexually assaulting two women, one of them a parliamentary worker. | Released on bail: | The Metropolitan Police said it received alleg…
thecanary.co/uk/news/2020/08/02/unnamed-conservative-mp-arrested-after-rape-accusation-from-former-parliamentary-aide/

Unite chief Len McCluskey fires warning shot over Labour antisemitism payout
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2020-08-02
The chief of Labour's biggest union backer said his organisation would "no doubt" review its financial support for the party in the wake of the decision to offer payouts to whistleblowers who accused the party of failing to tackle antisemitism.Payouts: General secretary of Unite Len McCluskey used an interview with the Observer to issue a warning to Labour leader Keir Starmer. It came after the party agreed to pay "substantial damages" to whistleblowers who contributed to a TV expose of its handling of antisemitism.McCluskey, an ally of former leader Jeremy Corbyn, said the payouts were "an abuse of member…
thecanary.co/uk/news/2020/08/02/unite-chief-len-mccluskey-fires-warning-shot-over-labour-antisemitism-payout/

If the Fed Can Bail Out Wall Street, It Can Rescue Public Education
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-08-02
Public education in the U.S. has been under severe attack for many years now, thanks to the dominance of neoliberal thinking and policies across the societal spectrum. However, the coronavirus pandemic has sparked a new crisis in the nation's public education system as a result of having created huge holes in school budgets, especially in high-poverty areas. Yet, there are ways to prevent the collapse of the public education system in the U.S., if there is a will to do so. And the rescue can come direc…
truthout.org/articles/if-the-fed-can-bail-out-wall-street-it-can-rescue-public-education/

What Has Happened to Police Filmed Hurting Protesters? So Far, Very Little
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-08-02
It has been almost two months since a Los Angeles Police Department patrol car accelerated into Brooke Fortson during a protest over police violence. She still doesn't know the name of the officer who hit her or whether that person is still policing the city's streets. The officer did not stop after hitting Fortson and instead turned around, nearly hitting other demonstrators in the process, and sped off. | The LAPD almost surely knows who the officer is. The squad car's number is clearly visible…
truthout.org/articles/what-has-happened-to-police-filmed-hurting-protesters-so-far-very-little/

We Should Invoke the Genocide Convention in Response to Fatal Police Shootings
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-08-02
Over 100 years ago, W.E.B. Du Bois famously predicted that, "The problem of the 20th century would be the problem of the color line." His prognosis was audacious when he uttered those words, but the sentiment takes on a more ominous warning today. The problem facing the 21st century is the problem of genocide. The enormity of the problem suggests that even terms such as "racial bias" or "racial injustice" are too limiting. | In today's environment, it is getting easier to talk about racial…
truthout.org/articles/we-should-invoke-the-genocide-convention-in-response-to-fatal-police-shootings/

Turkish president greets Muslim leaders' Eid al-Adha
yenisafak.com | 2020-08-02
The president of Turkey on Sunday spoke over the phone with his counterparts from Afghanistan and Indonesia on the occasion of the Muslim festival of Eid al-Adha.According to a statement by Turkey's Directorate of Communications, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Mohammad Ashraf Ghani and Joko Widodo exchanged greetings for Eid, one of the two most important Muslim holidays.The leaders underscored their commitment to improve bilateral relations and strengthen cooperation on regional issues.Most of the Muslim-majority countries around the world, including Turkey, are observing the four-day holiday that started on Friday.
yenisafak.com/en/news/turkish-president-greets-muslim-leaders-eid-al-adha-3535937

Doctors plight mounting in Bangladesh amid pandemic
yenisafak.com | 2020-08-02
The misery of doctors and frontline staff in the war against the novel coronavirus is surging in Bangladesh with at least 92 physicians having died due to the disease.The country reported 2,199 more infections as of Saturday with 21 additional deaths as the virus shows no indication of slowdown, according to the health ministry data.Deaths related to COVID-19 now stand at 3,132 and total infections stand at 240,000.Infections among doctors are raging and have already spread across the country as authorities allegedly failed to stop cases by taking proper measures even after the first COVID-19 case was detected Ma…
yenisafak.com/en/world/doctors-plight-mounting-in-bangladesh-amid-pandemic-3535930

Flights between Turkey, Iraq suspended over coronavirus
yenisafak.com | 2020-08-02
Iraq reopened Baghdad and southern airports last week for international travel after months of closure caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
yenisafak.com/en/world/flights-between-turkey-iraq-suspended-over-coronavirus-3535940

Indonesia reports 1,519 new coronavirus infections, 43 deaths
yenisafak.com | 2020-08-02
Indonesia reported 1,519 new coronavirus infections on Sunday, bringing the total to 111,455, data from the country's COVID-19 task force showed.The data also showed 43 new COVID-19 related deaths, bringing the toll to 5,236.
yenisafak.com/en/world/indonesia-reports-1519-new-coronavirus-infections-43-deaths-3535925

India's interior minister tests positive for coronavirus, hospitalised
yenisafak.com | 2020-08-02
India's Interior Minister Amit Shah said on Sunday that he had tested positive for coronavirus and had been admitted to hospital.Amit Shah, a close aide to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and one of the country's most powerful politicians, heads a key ministry that has been at the forefront of managing India's coronavirus outbreak."I request all of you who came in contact with me in the last few days to isolate yourselves and get tested," Shah said in a tweet.
yenisafak.com/en/world/indias-interior-minister-tests-positive-for-coronavirus-hospitalised-3535932

India's interior minister tests positive for coronavirus, hospitalised
yenisafak.com | 2020-08-02
Amit Shah, a close aide to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and one of the country's most powerful politicians, heads a key ministry that has been at the forefront of managing India's coronavirus outbreak."I request all of you who came in contact with me in the last few days to isolate yourselves and get tested," Shah said in a tweet.
yenisafak.com/en/world/indias-interior-minister-tests-positive-for-coronavirus-hospitalised-3535932

Philippines' confirmed coronavirus cases exceed 100,000
yenisafak.com | 2020-08-02
The Philippines on Sunday reported 5,032 additional coronavirus infections, its largest single-day increase on record, taking the country's confirmed cases to 103,185.In a bulletin, the Department of Health also said the Southeast Asian country's coronavirus death toll had jumped by 20 to 2,059.President Rodrigo Duterte was scheduled to meet key cabinet members on Sunday to discuss a call by medical frontliners' groups to put the capital Manila, which accounts for the bulk of infections, back under a stricter lockdown, his spokesman said….
yenisafak.com/en/world/philippines-confirmed-coronavirus-cases-exceed-100000-3535927

Russia's coronavirus cases surpass 850,000
yenisafak.com | 2020-08-02
Russia reported 5,427 new cases of the novel coronavirus on Sunday, bringing its nationwide tally to 850,870, the fourth largest caseload in the world.Russia's coronavirus taskforce said 70 people had died over the last 24 hours, pushing the official death toll in the country of around 145 million people to 14,128.
yenisafak.com/en/world/russias-coronavirus-cases-surpass-850000-3535923

Iran's stock market surges past key level to record high, as analysts warn of bubble
yenisafak.com | 2020-08-02
Iran's main stock index broke through the key 2 million point mark for the first time ever on Sunday, state media reported, amid warnings that the market is overheating.The Tehran Stock Exchange's benchmark TEDPIX index gained 46,844 points in early trading, the official IRNA news agency said, up 2.4%.The index closed at 1,961,649 on Saturday after surging by over 57,325 points, or 3.01%, on the day, according to the Tehran Stock Exchange (TSE) website.Iran's clerical rulers have been encouraging ordinary Iranians to invest in local stocks to boost the country's economy, which has been hard hit by the reimpositio…
yenisafak.com/en/world/irans-stock-market-surges-past-key-level-to-record-high-as-analysts-warn-of-bubble-3535926

Top Iranian aide praises Turkey's Hagia Sophia move
yenisafak.com | 2020-08-02
A senior advisor to Iran's supreme leader on Sunday congratulated Turkey for reopening the Hagia Sophia Mosque after 86 years as a museum."We congratulate the Turkish people for this important Islamic success," Ali Akbar Velayati, an aide to Ali Khamenei told Iranian state television.Velayati also criticized US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo for recent comments urging Ankara to reconvert the Hagia Sophia into a museum."His ancestors converted all museums of the world into churches. The Hagia Sophia, which has been a mosque for 500 years, will remain as a mosque until the apocalypse," Velayati stressed.Ankara has…
yenisafak.com/en/world/top-iranian-aide-praises-turkeys-hagia-sophia-move-3535931

Does all of India approve of the Kashmir annexation move?
yenisafak.com | 2020-08-02
Describing Aug. 5, when India annexed Jammu and Kashmir region, a day of "betrayal" and "blackest day", a pro-India Kashmiri politician said people were seething with anger against the move.A member of Indian parliament, representing Kashmiri's oldest political party the National Conference (NC), Hassnain Masoodi said oppressive machinery has prevented people to show their anger in streets."The disapproval continues. The state may choose not to see the anger but it is there. Oppressive machinery in place does not allow people to exercise their right to demonstrate and hold meetings. Hundreds of people are still j…
yenisafak.com/en/world/does-all-of-india-approve-of-the-kashmir-annexation-move-3535935

Saudi Arabia says dozens of soldiers killed in clashes
yenisafak.com | 2020-08-02
Saudi forces suffered dozens of casualties amid clashes in the country's southwest, according to news reports on Sunday by an outlet aligned with Yemeni Houthi rebels.Clashes broke out with Houthi forces in the city of Najran, the Ansarullah news website reported.Saudi authorities have yet to comment.Yemen has been beset by violence and chaos since 2014, when Houthi rebels overran much of the country, including Sanaa. The crisis escalated in 2015 when a Saudi-led military coalition launched a devastating air campaign aimed at rolling back Houthi territorial gains.Tens of thousands of Yemenis are since believed to…
yenisafak.com/en/world/saudi-arabia-says-dozens-of-soldiers-killed-in-clashes-3535934

Turkey-Azerbaijan joint military drills continue
yenisafak.com | 2020-08-02
Joint military exercises, which began on July 29 with the participation of Turkey and Azerbaijan's air and ground forces, are continuing."Another stage of the Azerbaijani-Turkish Live-Fire Joint Large-Scale Tactical Exercises held in our country in accordance with the Agreement on Military Cooperation was conducted," Azerbaijan's Defense Ministry said on Sunday."According to the plan, the efficiency and coordination of tasks, the organization of interoperability, the logistic support in the course of combat operations, as well as the effectiveness of military personnel activity and the use of weapons and military…
yenisafak.com/en/world/turkey-azerbaijan-joint-military-drills-continue-3535933

'The Clock Is Ticking': Bernie Sanders Calls on Senate to Act Quickly on Covid Relief Bill
Eoin Higgins, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2020-08-02
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'We Can Do This': Elections Advocate Says Measures Must Be Taken to Help States and Post Office Handle Surge in General Election Vote-By-Mail
Eoin Higgins, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2020-08-02
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Woe to You Who Legislate Evil and Rob the Poor of Their Rights
Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II, Rev Dr Liz Theoharis | commondreams.org | 2020-08-02
A recipient carries a box of food as others wait in line at a Food Bank distribution for those in need as the coronavirus pandemic continues on April 9, 2020 in Van Nuys, California. (Photo: Mario Tama/Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/food_trump_coronavirus_0_0_0.jpg …
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'Picking Up At a Dangerous Pace': 1.9 Million New Covid Cases in US in July
Eoin Higgins, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2020-08-02
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A "brazen giveaway" GOP HEALS Act is a $30 billion bonanza for the Pentagon
Alan MacLeod | mronline.org | 2020-08-01
The new $1 trillion GOP HEALS act includes billions for F-35 fighters, Apache Helicopters, and other welfare programs for the Pentagon.
mronline.org/2020/08/01/a-brazen-giveaway-gop-heals-act-is-a-30-billion-bonanza-for-the-pentagon/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=a-brazen-giveaway-gop-heals-act-is-a-30-billion-bonanza-for-the-pentagon

Take On the Tech Mob Now or Perish
Laura Flanders | commondreams.org | 2020-08-01
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos testifies before the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial and Administrative Law hearing on "Online Platforms and Market Power" in the Rayburn House office Building on Capitol Hill on July 29, 2020. (Photo by Graeme Jennings/AFP via Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/jeff_b.jpg …
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Who is Behind "Fake News"? Mainstream Media Use Fake Videos and Images
Prof Michel Chossudovsky | globalresearch.ca | 2020-08-01
The mainstream corporate media is desperate. They want to suppress independent and alternative online media, which they categorize as "fake news". Readers on social media are warned not to go onto certain sites. Our analysis confirms that the mainstream media are routinely involved in distorting the facts and turning realities upside down.
globalresearch.ca/who-is-behind-fake-news-mainstream-media-use-fake-videos-and-images/5557580

2009 H1N1 Vaccine Caused Brain Damage in Children. Dr. Anthony Fauci on "Vaccine Safety" Issues
Prof Michel Chossudovsky | globalresearch.ca | 2020-08-01
A lawsuit against the Trudeau Government for its handling of the COVID-19 Crisis has been launched. What is at stake is the violation of fundamental rights of Canadians. | "The mass and indiscriminate containment of citizens, the restriction of access to …
globalresearch.ca/video-dr-anthony-fauci-on-the-2009-h1n1pandemic-the-2009-h1n1-vaccine-caused-brain-damage-in-children/5711540

Eid al-Adha: Aid distributed to 4,000 families in Gaza
yenisafak.com | 2020-08-01
A Turkish charity on Saturday distributed meat to nearly 4,200 families in need in the Gaza Strip on the Muslim Eid al-Adha festival.Nearly 25,000 people will receive the meat distributed by Turkey's Humanitarian Relief Foundation (IHH) for the holiday, also known as the feast of sacrifice.A total of 37 cattle were slaughtered by the IHH in the Gaza Strip, media manager at IHH's Gaza Office, Muhammad es-Shurefa, told Anadolu Agency.Most Muslim-majority countries around the world are observing the four-day holiday starting on Friday.On Eid al-Adha, one of the two main yearly Muslim holidays, people who can afford…
yenisafak.com/en/world/eid-al-adha-aid-distributed-to-4000-families-in-gaza-3535887

Journalist in Portland says federal police have been dishing out 'collective punishment' during protests
Slava Zilber | thecanary.co | 2020-08-01
On 27 July The Canary spoke to journalist Wyatt Reed, who is a contributor for the Roanoke Times, MintPress News and the Grayzone. He's been covering the protests in Portland, Oregon. | Wyatt, where are you right now?: | Right now, I'm outside the federal courthouse here in Portland…
thecanary.co/feature/2020/08/01/journalist-in-portland-says-federal-police-have-been-dishing-out-collective-punishment-during-protests/

The Venezuelan government's latest move exposes the falsehoods in the US narrative
Peter Bolton | thecanary.co | 2020-08-01
Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro recently confirmed that his government has made contact with Norwegian counterparts so they can resume their role as a mediator in dialogue between his government and Juan Guaidó's hardline opposition faction. Guaidó is the US-backed leader of the coup in Venezuela. The move shows that there is, and always has been, a peaceful way out of the political conflict that's been roiling the country since the beginning of the coup attempt in January 2019. | But you wo…
thecanary.co/global/world-analysis/2020/08/01/the-venezuelan-governments-latest-move-exposes-the-falsehoods-in-the-us-narrative/

Lawsuit exposes massive COVID-19 outbreak at privately-run immigrant detention center in Virginia
wsws.org | 2020-08-01
The Farmville Detention Center has the largest COVID-19 outbreak of all immigrant detainment facilities in the United States.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/08/01/immi-a01.html

Speaker Nancy Pelosi Writes to Me!
Ralph Nader | commondreams.org | 2020-08-01
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) speaks during a weekly news conference at the U.S. Capitol May 7, 2020 in Washington, D.C. (Photo: Alex Wong/Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/pelosi_coronavirus.jpg …
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Human Rights Defenders: Palestinian Eyewitness Testimony of the Execution of Abdul Fattah al-Sharif by Israeli Soldier, Elor Azaria
Ramzy Baroud | commondreams.org | 2020-08-01
Israeli occupation forces attack Palestinian demonstrators during a protest against the illegal Jewish settlements in the West Bank and the Jordan Valley, in Hebron on July 17, 2020. (Photo: Mamoun Wazwaz/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/gettyimages-1227670297.jpg …
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Socialist Equality Party (US) National Congress adopts resolution on the coronavirus pandemic and the fight for socialism
wsws.org | 2020-08-01
The Congress resolution provides an unequaled analysis of the crisis triggered by the pandemic, directed toward the development of socialist class consciousness and the independent action of the working class.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/08/01/pers-a01.html

The global pandemic, the class struggle, and the tasks of the Socialist Equality Party
wsws.org | 2020-08-01
This resolution was adopted unanimously by the Sixth National Congress of the Socialist Equality Party in the US, held from July 19–24, 2020.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/08/01/reso-a01.html

The global pandemic, the class struggle, and the tasks of the Socialist Equality Party
wsws.org | 2020-08-01
This resolution was adopted unanimously by the Sixth National Congress of the Socialist Equality Party in the US, held July 19–24, 2020.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/08/01/reso-a01.html

Sri Lankan SEP to hold online meeting to conclude its election campaign
wsws.org | 2020-08-01
The SEP is the only party fighting for an international socialist perspective against deepening social inequality, the danger of imperialist war and the threat of dictatorship.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/08/01/slmt-a01.html

Venezuela Requests Extradition of Former Oil Minister
Ricardo Vaz | venezuelanalysis.com | 2020-08-01
Rafael Ramirez has been accused of corrupt dealings during his tenure as oil minister.
venezuelanalysis.com/news/14957

Sonia & Shaun 04: Maxwell's Docs & Coronavirus Act with special guest Whitney Webb
Whitney Webb | thealtworld.com | 2020-08-01

Sonia & Shaun 04: Maxwell's Docs & Coronavirus Act with special guest Whitney Webb

acism, Sexism, Classism — The Necessary Incoherence Of 'Mainstream' Ethical Debate
David Edwards | zcomm.org | 2020-08-01
What does it mean when journalists who spent the last two decades promoting wars of aggression on brown- and black-skinned people in Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya, Syria and Yemen take a knee?>…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/acism-sexism-classism-the-necessary-incoherence-of-mainstream-ethical-debate/

Bernie groups break free of Dems: New party rising?
Jonathan H. Martin | zcomm.org | 2020-08-01
The beauty of the foregoing strategy is that it seeks a viable new party through a graduated series of accomplishable, grassroots-based electoral successes…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/bernie-groups-break-free-of-dems-new-party-rising/

Remdesivir for Covid-19: $1.6 Billion for a "Modestly Beneficial" Drug?
Elizabeth Woodworth | globalresearch.ca | 2020-08-01
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has recently "bought" all of Gilead Science's Remdesivir for $1.6 billion. "500,000 doses at $3,200 per patient — to be available to American hospitals but not for other countries"[6] | That's $1.6 …
globalresearch.ca/remdesivir-covid-19-1-6-billion-modestly-beneficial-drug/5717690

Could the Duterte Regime Be COVID-19's Next Victim?
Walden Bello | zcomm.org | 2020-08-01
Like Trump in the U.S. and Bolsonaro in Brazil, the Philippine strongman's utter failure to contain COVID-19 may kneecap his authoritarian ambitions…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/could-the-duterte-regime-be-covid-19s-next-victim/

As COVID-19 ravages Brazil, governments promote homicidal reopening of schools
wsws.org | 2020-08-01
The attempt by big business politicians to reopen schools in the country faces massive opposition from educators and working-class families.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/08/01/braz-a01.html

The US tech war on China and the 5G battlefield
Prabir Purkayastha | peoplesdispatch.org | 2020-08-01
It is certainly not game over for Huawei, as many tech analysts are concluding. They have already pronounced the game over twice, once over Google's Android system denial, later on ARM processor ban…
peoplesdispatch.org/2020/08/01/the-us-tech-war-on-china-and-the-5g-battlefield/

Fossil fuel industry engaging in 'pervasive fraud' that threatens global economy, report warns
Dana Drugmand | nationofchange.org | 2020-08-01
Warning of an impending financial implosion driven largely by fossil fuel industry deception, a recent report calls on fossil fuel insiders and other potential whistleblowers to help expose and prosecute this fraud. According to this new report from the National Whistleblower Center (NWC) published July 23, fossil fuel executives' deception on the financial risks of climate …
nationofchange.org/2020/08/01/fossil-fuel-industry-engaging-in-pervasive-fraud-that-threatens-global-economy-report-warns/

COVID-19, capitalism and climate
Eds. | mronline.org | 2020-08-01
No one should have been surprised by COVID-19. Epidemiologists have been warning for decades about the increasing danger of novel virus pandemics that could cause major human suffering, disrupt the economy and exacerbate the growing inequalities that characterizes the modern world.
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