(2021-07-30). Disruption — David Potter discusses Radical Change in History (Constantine, Muhammad, Trump) with Juan Cole on "Literati at Home" juancole.com 
At Home with Literati: David Potter & Juan Cole The book is David Potter, Disruption: Why things Change — order from Literati Bookstore. "How do things change? The question is critical to the historical study of any era but it is also a profoundly important issue today as western democracies find the fundamental tenets of …
(2021-07-30). The great contest of our time is between humanity and imperialism: The Thirtieth Newsletter (2021). mronline.org 
On 23 July 2021, a full-page appeal appeared in the New York Times calling on United States President Joe Biden to withdraw the vindictive U.S. blockade against Cuba.
(2021-07-30). The US Has No Business Lecturing Cuba About "Free and Fair" Elections. counterpunch.org In the weeks following the protests in Cuba on July 11 questions about how US President Joe Biden would react have dominated headlines. On July 22, Biden seemingly put speculation to rest by announcing that his administration will add a further set of sanctions to the already existing economic embargo. The new sanctions will apply
(2021-07-30). The Movement Standing Up To Biden's Maximum Pressure Campaign. popularresistance.org Most of the 193 member states of the United Nations made public statements to defend Cuba against the "maximum pressure" campaign. In a statement, the 120 members of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) "strongly condemn[ed] the international campaign organized… with the purpose of destabilizing the Republic of Cuba." The NAM called for an end to the US blockade.
(2021-07-30). From Arsenal of Democracy to Arsenal of Empire: Let's Abandon Ruinous Foreign Wars for Actual Self-Defense. juancole.com 
( Tomdispatch.com) — As a ROTC cadet and an Air Force officer, I was a tiny part of America's vast Department of Defense (DoD) for 24 years until I retired and returned to civilian life as a history professor. My time in the military ran from the election of Ronald Reagan to the reign of …
(2021-07-30). Joe Biden's Hollow Resistance: Words vs. Deeds. counterpunch.org Biden is rightly under fire from some progressive Democrats for refusing to seriously align himself with the anti-racist voting rights movement being led by the Texan legislators calling for federal intervention. By all indications, the Clinton-Obamanite Biden-its-time Democratic mis-leadership's perspective is that racist voter suppression in the states is a fait accompli but that this is surmountable since the Democrats will just work harder to get more votes.
(2021-07-30). Belarus: Biden is obsessed with Russia to the point of derangement. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com From today's Belarusian Telegraph Agency. Political support for the "fugitives" [Belarusian dissidents?> has produced nothing and is limited to their unending road tours along the lines of "Biden will help us". Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko made the statement as he met with government officials on 30 July to discuss urgent issues of the public and …
(2021-07-30). Eric Blanc, the Finnish Revolution of 1918 and Voting Democrat. counterpunch.org Seven years ago, Eric Blanc's "National liberation and Bolshevism reexamined: A view from the borderlands"made quite a splash, at least within the tiny world of Marxist scholarship. I welcomed a defense of those caught in the Czarist prison-house of nations, especially those that hoped to make revolutions themselves. At the time, Blanc had not yet
(2021-07-30). Human Rights Watch Accuses Israel of Apparent War Crimes in Gaza Assault; Urges ICC Probe. democracynow.org 
Human Rights Watch is calling on the International Criminal Court to open a probe into apparent Israeli war crimes committed during its recent 11-day assault on Gaza that killed 260 Palestinians, including 66 children. We discuss a major report HRW released this week that closely examines three Israeli strikes that killed 62 Palestinians civilians in May. U.S.-made weapons were used in at least two of the attacks investigated. Human Rights Watch concluded Israel had committed apparent war crimes. "You had people's entire lives — their homes, their businesses, their wives, their children, their husbands [mda…
(2021-07-30). US Sanctions: Weapons of Economic Warfare. orinocotribune.com By Donald Monaco — Jul 27, 2021 | On July 22, 2021, the Biden regime inflicted punitive economic sanctions on Cuban government officials extending Trump era sanctions that targeted the tourism and energy industries and stopped remittances being sent to the beleaguered island. | Shortages of food, medicine and electricity caused by the U.S. embargo have provoked street protests encouraged on social media in what is ironically called the "Bay of Tweets." The U.S. State Department, National Endowment for Democracy, U.S. Agency for International Development and U.S. Agency for Global Media have provided grants t…
(2021-07-30). Let Cuba Live: the Movement Standing Up to Biden's Maximum Pressure. counterpunch.org On July 22, U.S. President Joe Biden and his Vice President Kamala Harris released a "fact sheet" on U.S. "measures" against Cuba. The release from the White House said that Cuba was a "top priority for the Biden-Harris administration." On March 9, Biden's Press Secretary Jen Psaki said, "A Cuba policy shift is not currently
(2021-07-30). United States: Biden imposes additional sanctions on Cuba. greenleft.org.au The US feigns empathy with the Cuban people in their quest for food and other necessities, but its policies have been designed to cause hardship, writes Ian Ellis-Jones.
(2021-07-30). Biden imposes additional sanctions on Cuba. greenleft.org.au The US government feigns empathy with the Cuban people in their quest for food and other necessities of life, but its policies, sustained over more than six decades, have been designed to cause hardship, writes Ian Ellis-Jones.
(2021-07-30). Let Cuba live: End the blockade and sanctions. greenleft.org.au US President Joe Biden is seeking to exploit the recent protests in Cuba to punish Cubans and destabilise the country, reports Barry Sheppard.
(2021-07-30). Turkish Combat Drone Targets Two Vehicles In Northeastern Syria (Photos). southfront.org 
File image. | On July 30, a Turkish combat drone carried out a strike on the southern countryside of the town of Kobane, held by the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), in northeastern Syria. | The combat drone targeted two vehicles on Kobane-Aleppo road as they were passing near the village of Qumagi. The two vehicles were badly damaged as a result of the strike. Nevertheless, no casualties were reported. | Click to see f…
(2021-07-30). Why Germany Has Won and Italy Has Lost. southfront.org 
Illustrative Image | Written by German Chancellor Merkel — writes Alberto Negri (il manifesto, July 23) — has resisted the pressure of three U.S. administrations — Obama, Trump and Biden — to cancel North Stream 2, the pipeline that flanks the North Stream inaug…
(2021-07-30). Headlines for July 30, 2021. democracynow.org Biden Announces New Federal COVID Mandates, CDC Finds Delta Variant Just as Transmissible in Breakthrough Infections, More Contagious Than Flu, House Weighing Bill to Extend Eviction Moratorium Hours Before Expiration, Half of Burma Could Contract COVID, Pakistan Enacts New Restrictions, Haiti Hospitals Overwhelmed, Congress Passes Emergency Funding Bill for Capitol Security, Resettlement of Afghan Interpreters, Report: Over 80 Afghan Troops Killed in Insider Attacks During Taliban Offensive, Dozens Killed in Flash Floods in Rural Afghanistan, U.S. Will Return 17,000 Looted Archaeological Treasures to Iraq, U.S.
(2021-07-30). Republicans rally for Trump mob as hearing details fascist violence. indybay.org The openly fascist faction of the House Republicans, led by Marjorie Taylor Greene, held a press conference in front of the Justice Department to defend what they called the "political prisoners" imprisoned for their roles in the January 6 assault on Congress.
(2021-07-30). "People Are Outraged": General Strike in Guatemala Denounces Corruption & Mishandling of Pandemic. democracynow.org 
We go to Guatemala to speak with an opposition lawmaker and a Maya K'iche' leader who joined Thursday's major national strike demanding the resignation of right-wing President Alejandro Giammattei and other government officials facing allegations of corruption. Major highways were blocked for hours as protesters marched through Guatemala City and in rural communities denouncing corruption, a worsening economic crisis and the government's catastrophic mishandling of the pandemic. The demonstrations are the "third chapter in our history in the fight against corruption, which started in 2015," says Lucrecia Hernánde…
(2021-07-30). Anti-BDS Jewish Orgs Back Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream Sales Ban in Settlements Despite Israeli Pressure. democracynow.org 
Israel has launched what has been described as a maximum pressure campaign against Ben & Jerry's and its parent company Unilever, after the iconic ice cream brand announced it would halt sales in Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank. Israel has asked 35 U.S. governors to enforce state laws which make it a crime to support the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement, or BDS. The founders of Ben & Jerry's, who no longer have operational control of the company, have defended the company's decision. A number of Jewish groups including J Street, the New Israel Fund and Americans for Peace Now, all of whom…
(2021-07-30). Democratic Socialists of America convention meets to promote Democratic Party. indybay.org From August 1 to 8, delegates of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) will meet online for the organization's biennial convention. The DSA leadership aims to trap growing socialist sentiment within the capitalist, imperialist Democratic Party.
(2021-07-30). US Charities Illegally Funding Illegal Israeli Settlements. indybay.org In a July 22, 2021 letter to Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, Reps. Tlaib, Bush, Carson, McCollum, Ocasio-Cortez, Pocan and Pressley demanded that Yellen investigate the illegal activities of pro-Israel charities in funding illegal Israeli settlements. See ccrjustice.org/reps-tlaib-ocasio-cortez-carson-betty-mccollum-pocan-pressley-and-bush-seek-treasury-dept…
(2021-07-30). Saturday 8/14: 12th‚ÄØAnnual GLIDE Legacy Gala, An In-Person and Virtual Event‚ÄØ. indybay.org In-Person at‚ÄØTerra Gallery (limited capacity), 511 Harrison St, San Francisco‚ÄØ‚ÄØ | Or online: ‚ÄØVisit‚ÄØglide.org/legacygala‚ÄØto register‚ÄØor purchase tickets.‚ÄØ‚ÄØ…
(2021-07-29). The US Shows Willingness to Resume Nuclear Talks With Iran. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said that the United States is willing to continue the discussions on Iran's nuclear program after months without reaching agreements. | RELATED: | Blinken's statement came shortly after outgoing Iranian President Hassan Rouhani urged U.S. President Joe Biden to reactivate the nuclear agreement without further delay. | According to the White House official, the Biden…
(2021-07-29). Haitians Reject Calls For US Military Intervention. popularresistance.org Two weeks after the assassination of Haitian President Jovenel MoàØse, the specter of U.S. military intervention looms large over the island nation. While the Biden administration has rebuffed a request for intervention made by Claude Joseph — a longtime NED asset whom Washington briefly backed as prime minister in the immediate aftermath of the killing — it has not completely ruled out the possibility.
(2021-07-29). Native Americans Carry Giant Totem to Washington, Demand Rights. telesurenglish.net Native American tribes carried a 25-foot Totem Pole to Washington DC on Thursday to raise awareness over the sacred lands and urge president Biden to protect them. | RELATED: | "The Red Road to DC totem journey has brought together over 17 tribal nations who have been struggling and organizing and praying since the beginning of time to protect their sacred places," the Native organizers' Alliance Director Judith…
(2021-07-29). Russia rejects Dutch court ruling to hand $5 BILLION of taxpayers' cash to ex-oligarchs over collapse of Yukos oil & gas empire. rt.com 
Officials in Moscow have vowed to vigorously appeal a judicial ruling in an international arbitration court that would bind Russia to hand over billions of dollars to the former shareholders of the collapsed Yukos energy giant. | The office of the country's Prosecutor General said on Thursday that it does not acknowledge the validity of the decision, by the International Arbitration Court in The Hague. Authorities said that Russia would "appeal the decision without fail," questioning both the basis of the judges' jurisdiction and the claims themselves. | Earlier that day, representatives of the shareholders wh…
(2021-07-29). EU issues travel warning after Greece's south Aegean islands report spike in Covid infections. rt.com 
The European Center for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) has warned against travel to Greece's south Aegean islands, updating the area to dark red after a spike in coronavirus cases was reported by officials. | Greece has drawn visitors to the 13 islands, including Mykonos and Santorini, by promoting them as 'Covid-free' destinations but the updated The ECDC's travel map is a f…
(2021-07-29). Priest gagged for saying Canada residential-school victims lied about abuse for 'extra money' & joke about SHOOTING church vandals. rt.com 
A Catholic priest has been barred from speaking publicly by a Canadian archdiocese, after accusing residential-school survivors of lying about sexual abuse to get more money, and of speaking about wanting to shoot church vandals. | The inflammatory statements, made over a number of weeks by Father Rhéal Forest at St. Emile Roman Catholic Church in Winnipeg, were even shared on the church's Facebook page, but have since been taken down. | During a mass on July 10, Forest said the survivors lied about being sexually abused in a ploy to receive more money in the settlement process with the federal governme…
(2021-07-29). Fidel on the 'battle of ideas'. workers.org 
Amilcar Cabral, one of Africa's foremost anti-colonial leaders, and Fidel Castro together at the 1966 Tricontinental Conference in Havana, which focused on common goals of resistance to colonialism and imperialism and the establishment of an alliance across colonial national boundaries. These slightly edited excerpts are from a speech given by . . . |
(2021-07-29). Yemen and the Prophet Muhammad: Abdulrahman al-Eryani interviews Juan Cole. juancole.com 
Abdulrahman al-Eryani interviewed me on his InBoundTalk show on YouTube (link below) about my book, Muhammad: Prophet of Peace amid the Clash of Empires Available at Nicola's Books in Ann Arbor And Hachette And Barnes and Noble And Amazon InboundTalk: Abdulrahman Al-Eryani interviews Juan Cole on his book, Muhammad: Prophet of Peace amid the Clash …
(2021-07-28). Columnist calls for depoliticizing COVID-19 origin-tracing. ecns.cn A Tanzanian columnist has called for depoliticizing COVID-19, saying politics should not in any way influence scientific inquiry into the origins of the novel coronavirus.
(2021-07-28). Politicizing COVID-19 fight is perilous, says S. African official. ecns.cn As the rest of the world tries to fight the COVID-19 pandemic with science, some in the United States have chosen to politicize COVID-19, Anwar Adams, a councillor in the City of Cape Town has said.
(2021-07-28). Geo-political rivalry blocks global coronavirus cooperation, says Bangladeshi official. ecns.cn A senior Bangladeshi official has said that labelling COVID-19 as a Chinese virus is "very unfortunate" and that geo-political rivalry is "engulfing" global efforts to fight the pandemic.
(2021-07-28). Comicomment: Is mute Fort Detrick 'innocent'?>. ecns.cn It is not up to the U.S. itself to decide whether the Fort Detrick laboratory is "clean."
(2021-07-29). The Great Contest of Our Time Is between Humanity and Imperialism. dissidentvoice.org 
Uttam Ghosh (India), Let Cuba Live, 2021. On 23 July 2021, a full-page appeal appeared in the New York Times calling on United States President Joe Biden to withdraw the vindictive US blockade against Cuba. As that appeal went to press, I spoke to Chinese journalist Lu Yuanzhi of Global Times (GT). The remainder of …
(2021-07-29). Mexico president blasts 'inhumane' US sanctions against Cuba. en.mehrnews.com Mexico President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has scoffed at the notion that Mexico should honor a US-imposed embargo on Cuba, as his country sends aid to the island in defiance of Washington's suffocating economic bans.
(2021-07-29). ALEC Meeting Queues Up The GOP's Culture Wars. popularresistance.org The Annual Meeting kicked off on Monday with an "exclusive, invitation-only academy" for state lawmakers with the dark money voter suppression group the Honest Elections Project, where ALEC politicians were "to discuss the implementation of new election legislation" with three secretaries of state, among other "fun and educational" events, the Center for Media and Democracy (CMD) reported.
(2021-07-29). 'Biggest destroyer of peace': China lashes out after US Navy warship sails through Taiwan Strait for SEVENTH time under Biden. rt.com 
A US Navy guided missile destroyer has crossed the Taiwan Strait in the South China Sea, making it the seventh such trip by an American warship this year, and prompting China to accuse the US of trying provoke its military. | The Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Benfold sailed northwards through the strait on Wednesday, the US Navy said in a statement. The maneuver was confirmed by Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense on Thursday, with officials saying the military used joint intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance tools to monitor movements at sea and in the air around Taiwan, accordin…
(2021-07-29). Senate OKs Biden NLRB picks, giving board pro-worker majority. peoplesworld.org 
WASHINGTON —By virtually identical almost party-line votes, the Senate confirmed Democratic President Joe Biden's two remaining National Labor Relations Board nominees, pro-worker labor lawyers David Prouty and Gwynne Wilcox. When they take their seats in late August, Prouty and Wilcox will replace two right-wing Donald Trump-named GOP board members, giving Democrats the 3-2 board majority. …
(2021-07-28). Science should prevail in origin-tracing of COVID-19, say Nepali experts. ecns.cn Efforts to probe the origin of COVID-19 could be hamstrung by the politicization of the issue, with a conspiracy theory about lab leaks taking precedence over a scientific conclusion.
(2021-07-28). UN envoy: 'Political manipulation' won't defeat pandemic. ecns.cn A Chinese envoy to the United Nations on Wednesday rejected "false information" from the United States on the coronavirus' origin, saying that "political manipulation is unpopular, cannot defeat the pandemic and is doomed to failure".
(2021-07-29). Any form of U.S. military contact with China's Taiwan opposed. ecns.cn A State Council Taiwan Affairs Office spokesperson on Thursday voiced firm opposition to any form of military contact between the United States and China's Taiwan region.
(2021-07-28). Tiktok vows to strengthen data security. ecns.cn As part of efforts to strengthen its global data security, the Chinese video-sharing app TikTok has opened its first regional Fusion Centre in Dublin, Ireland, to detect and respond to critical incidents in real-time.
(2021-07-28). China-U.S. relationship at 'new critical juncture': new Chinese ambassador. ecns.cn China's new Ambassador to the United States Qin Gang on Wednesday said the China-U.S. relationship "has once again come to a new critical juncture, facing not only many difficulties and challenges but also great opportunities and potentials."
(2021-07-29). Shaking up the status quo in the NDP. canadiandimension.com Efforts to radically transform existing social democratic parties are and have been difficult, maybe even impossible.
(2021-07-29). Chinese Athletes Shatter World Record in 4×200 Freestyle Relay. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, China broke world record to win women's 4x200m freestyle relay at Tokyo 2020. The Chinese team clocked seven minutes and 40.33 seconds, 1.17 faster than the previous record of 7: 41.50 held by the Australians. | RELATED: | The United States finished second in 7: 40.73, thanks to a fast 200m from six-time Olympic gold medalist Kathleen Ledecky. The Aussies took the bronze in 7: 41.29. | Yang Junxuan set an early lead for China and…
(2021-07-29). Glen Ford: From Elder to Ancestor. libya360.wordpress.com Ready for Revolution "I'm telling you these stories because that is what elders do, we remember things" Glen Ford It is not uncommon to hear that many Africans were introduced to Glen Ford the moment they became 'activated' to move away from the democratic party. That introduction often came by way of The Black Agenda Report where Ford…
(2021-07-29). Medicare For All, the Squad and the DSA: Who Controls Whom? counterpunch.org For the past six years, the liberal-progressives who persist in trying to change the Democratic Party "from the inside" after almost 50 years of resounding failure (McGovern, Jesse Jackson, Howard Dean, Dennis Kucinich, et. al. ad infinitum) have been bragging about reaching a pinnacle of success following the Bernie Sanders 2015-16 presidential campaign. This has
(2021-07-29). 'We're proud Jews': Ben & Jerry's co-founders say there's nothing 'anti-Semitic' about ice cream embargo of Israeli settlements. rt.com 
Ben & Jerry's co-founders have pushed back against claims of anti-Semitism following the company's decision to stop offering its ice cream products in Israeli-occupied Palestinian territories, noting that they themselves are Jews. | Writing in the New York Times, Bennett Cohen and Jerry Greenfield said they were "proud Jews" who view Israel's occupation of the West Bank as a barrier to peace. | "It's possible to support Israel and oppose some of its policies, just as we've opposed policies of the US government. As such, we unequivocally support the decision of the company to end business in the occupied territ…
(2021-07-29). Taking action for Palestine. thecanary.co
| Video transcript | What kind of democracy do we live in when 1 million people go out to oppose a war, and they still go and kill innocent civilians? Enough…
(2021-07-29). Headlines for July 29, 2021. democracynow.org Senate Votes to Open Debate on $1.2T Infrastructure Bill, WTO Fails to Agree on Waiving IP Rights for COVID Vaccines, Vaccination Mandates Expand Across the Nation, Report: Pandemic Aid Helped Poverty Fall by 45%, But Gains May Be Just Temporary, Pelosi Argues Against Broad-Based Student Debt Cancellation, Peru: Pedro Castillo Sworn In, Vows to Be Champion of the Poor, Israeli Forces Shoot Dead 12-Year-Old Palestinian Boy in West Bank, Israel Launches Campaign Against Ben & Jerry's, But Some U.S. Jewish Groups Back Ice Cream Maker, Macron: Polynesians Owed "Debt" for French Nuclear Tests, U.S. and Russia Hold Nuc…
(2021-07-29). Let Cuba Live—The movement standing up to Biden's maximum pressure campaign. mronline.org 
On July 22, U.S. President Joe Biden and his Vice President Kamala Harris released a "fact sheet" on U.S. "measures" against Cuba. The release from the White House said that Cuba was a "top priority for the Biden-Harris administration."
(2021-07-29). Cuba no está sola a pesar de la política genocida de los vecinos del norte, afirman cubanos residentes en el exterior. cubadebate.cu Los cubanos, pueblo noble, culto y valiente, llamamos a la Paz, siendo consecuentes con nuestros orígenes. Sólo corresponderá a sus ciudadanos dilucidar y resolver los problemas de la Nación, en un clima de armonía y libertad, de dignidad y justicia, de trabajo y creación, inclusivo y participativo, al que todos podemos contribuir con respeto y compromiso con el futuro.
(2021-07-29). The US has No Business Lecturing Cuba About 'Free and Fair' Elections. orinocotribune.com By Peter Bolton — Jul 27, 2021 | In the weeks following the protests in Cuba on July 11 questions about how US President Joe Biden would react have dominated headlines. On July 22, Biden seemingly put speculation to rest by announcing that his administration will add a further set of sanctions to the already existing economic embargo. The new sanctions will apply to various figures in the Cuban armed forces as well as Cuba's Special National Brigade, which is alleged to have engaged in heavy-handed tactics against protesters. The move represents a stunning rebuke to his party's small progressive wing, which…
(2021-07-29). The United States: Six Decades of Criminal Policies against Cuba. libya360.wordpress.com Hector Bernardo The invasion of Playa Girón, the bombing of the Barbados airliner, the brutal blockade that increased in the midst of the pandemic, the assassination attempts against Fidel Castro, the hotel bombings, Operation Peter Pan, the ZunZuneo project and the disappearance of Cuban diplomats in Argentina are just some of the events that comprise…
(2021-07-29). Western Left Intellectuals and Their Love Affair with the Attempted 'Color Revolution' in Cuba. orinocotribune.com By Josh Bergeron — Jul 26, 2021 | Chicago, IL — Noam Chomsky, Gilbert Achcar, Paul Le Blanc, Suzi Weissman, Tithi Bhattacharya, Charlie Post, Robert Brenner, Gayatri Spivak, Alex Callinicos, Ashley Smith, Eric Toussaint, Marc Cooper, Etienne Balibar. These are a handful of the over 500 signatories on an open letter directed to the blockaded Cuban government on July 12 demanding "respect for the democratic rights of all Cuban people" and the release of "dissident Marxist" Frank García Hernández and his comrades from jail after the protests of July 11. | These signatories are high-profile academic sociali…
(2021-07-29). Why did Nancy Pelosi appeal to white supremacy to reject student loan forgiveness? peoplesworld.org 
It is now seven months into the Biden administration. During the election campaign, Sen. Chuck Schumer, now ostensible leader of the Senate, talked about how it is legal for the president to forgive student debt. He and Sen. Elizabeth Warren drafted a resolution calling for President-elect Biden to do so on Day One. That didn't …
(2021-07-29). GOP's Kinzinger Tells CNN "Nobody Actually Believes the Election Was Stolen" truthout.org 
Donald Trump's Big Lie about the 2020 election was once a Republicans in Congress didn't have to follow suit, but they did and have been repeating the lies about the election for months. Even after their lives were put in danger on January 6 by…
(2021-07-29). Just Two Days Before It Expires, Biden Announces Eviction Moratorium Will End. truthout.org 
Just before the federal eviction moratorium is set to end on Saturday, President Joe Biden announced Thursday that he will allow it to expire despite calls from housing advocates to extend it. | The White House said that Biden
(2021-07-29). COVID spread brings back masks and generates mandates. peoplesworld.org 
WASHINGTON—With the coronavirus's Delta variant driving the plague's infection numbers back upwards, the federal Centers for Disease Control had to reverse course and advocate restoring universal mask-wearing among students, teachers, staff, and visitors indoors in most areas and in the nation's schools. President Joe Biden is announcing today mandatory vaccination and mask wearing for the …
(2021-07-29). Conservative Democrats Are Endangering Humanity. Exhibit A: Kyrsten Sinema. truthout.org 
For a while now, it seemed as if the interminable negotiations over President Biden's massive infrastructure proposals would come to nothing. Many, myself most definitely included, believed the Republicans would play rope-a-dope with the bill until the August recess, at which point the process would collapse as all congressional eyes turned to the 2022 midterms. | Then, all of a sudden, it happened… or at least some of it did, but we don't know which parts, because the bill isn't actually writt…
(2021-07-29). Biden Forgets to Name Third Reason Why He Ran for Presidency, Claims He 'Drove' 18-Wheeler Once. sputniknews.com The Democratic president is well known for his frequent gaffes, especially during off-the-cuff speeches, prompting his political rivals to raise questions about his mental capability to hold the nation's highest post.
(2021-07-29). Biden promotes economic nationalism and union-management collaboration at Mack-Volvo plant in Pennsylvania. wsws.org In remarks, Biden touted economic nationalism and competition against China as well as the corporate solidarity between workers and the corporation.
(2021-07-29). Hours After Pelosi Comments, Pressley Says Biden Clearly 'Has the Authority' to Cancel Student Debt. commondreams.org There is "a significant number of lives that can be saved if you pursue climate policies that are more aggressive than the business-as-usual scenario."
(2021-07-29). Progressives Threaten to Tank Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal If Their Demands Aren't Met. commondreams.org "Student debt cancellation is a racial and economic justice issue and President Biden should act," said the Massachusetts Democrat.
(2021-07-29). Biden Asks Congress to Act to Prevent Evictions—Just 3 Days Before Moratorium Expires. commondreams.org Thirty-nine other companies paid no federal corporate tax during the three-year period, in which they collectively reaped over $120 billion in profits.
(2021-07-29). United States: Protests continue against voter suppression. greenleft.org.au Not content to wait for US President Joe Biden's government to act, more marches and rallies are planned to defend the right to vote, reports Malik Miah.
(2021-07-29). "Our Mission is to Lead the White Races of the World in a Final Crusade…Against Semite-led Untermenschen [subhumans]" covertactionmagazine.com Meet Some of America's Newest Best Friends With barely a whisper of protest from either the media or the American people, Barack Obama and Joe Biden supported and empowered a group of far-right, Nazi-idolizing, Hitler-worshipping, anti-Semitic militias to fight against Russian-backed separatists in Eastern Ukraine. Members of these militias had participated in the violent and …
(2021-07-29). 'Until the FTC Acts, No One Is Safe': Groups Urge Ban on Corporate Facial Surveillance. commondreams.org Activists say it's not enough to trust Biden's promises to end U.S. support for the war: Congress must compel him.
(2021-07-29). "Strategic partnership with U.S. in field of armaments": Ukrainian president to sign agreement while visiting Biden. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Ukraine to sign agreement with U.S. on projects for development, testing of military equipment — Defense Ministry ==== Ukraine calls for further NATO buildup in Black Sea President endorses urgent measures on Ukraine's NATO integration Strategic importance: Ukraine, Turkey develop drones for wars in Donbass, Caucasus U.S., Ukraine, Turkey gear up Kosovo model for Russia …
(2021-07-29). It is Time to Call Republican Rejection of Vaccines and Masks what it is: Selfish. juancole.com Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) — The Washington Post reports that the rate of coronavirus infections is twice as high in Trump-voting counties as in Biden-voting ones. And ABC News reports that the US now has the highest average daily number of new coronavirus cases in the world.. Only about 57% of Americans ages 12 and …
(2021-07-29). Congress Needs to Force Biden to End the Yemen War. commondreams.org "These calls should have come weeks ago, not 72 hours before the moratorium expires."
(2021-07-29). AOC Slams White House Over Eviction Moratorium. latinorebels.com "I think at bare minimum it has to be extended until the end of the year," Ocasio-Cortez told reporters outside the House chamber on Thursday afternoon. "The Biden administration saying it should be extended until September is absolutely unacceptable."
(2021-07-29). Biden Expected to Announce Vaccine Mandates for All Federal Employees, DOJ Declares Mandates Legal. globalresearch.ca
(2021-07-29). Republicans dismiss accounts of fascist violence, Democrats continue appeals for "unity" wsws.org Tuesday's hearing of the House Select Committee on the January 6 Attack provided harrowing first-hand accounts of the fascist assault on the U.S. Capitol directed by then-President Donald Trump.
(2021-07-29). Vengeance: Trump's Republicans and the Deepening Culture Wars. counterpunch.org America has long been a nation at war — war against foreigner nations and peoples and war among its own people. While the wars against those foreign may have been bloodier in terms of lives lost, the wars at home have been the most vengeful. Since the nation was first settled, generations of Americas have
(2021-07-29). Israel to offer Covid booster shot for over-60s, PM Bennett says amid vaccine efficacy worries. rt.com 
Israel is set to roll out a scheme to give a third Covid jab to people aged over 60, Prime Minister Naftali Bennett has announced, in a bid to increase protection amid fears vaccine efficacy diminishes over time. | The Health Ministry
(2021-07-29). Creating a democratically run economy: lessons from World War II price control struggles*. mronline.org 
Many activists in the United States are working to build a movement for a Green New Deal transformation of the economy. Not surprisingly, a growing number look to the World War II conversion of the U.S. economy from civilian to military production for inspiration and policy ideas.
(2021-07-29). FL Counties Impose Mask Mandates Despite Threat From DeSantis to Invalidate Them. truthout.org 
Local government officials in Florida are issuing new rules in their areas that will require some residents to mask up in certain indoor locations and county workers to get vaccinated, a move that could challenge a law signed by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis earlier this year. |
(2021-07-29). "We Can't Trust the Unvaccinated": Dr. Leana Wen on Vaccine Mandates & How to Stop the Delta Variant. democracynow.org 
The highly contagious Delta variant is causing a rise in cases around the world, from the Olympics in Tokyo to Russia, Indonesia and the U.S. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued new guidelines suggesting that people resume wearing masks indoors, but state and local officials are not legally required to implement CDC guidelines. Dr. Leana Wen, an emergency physician and former Baltimore health commissioner, says she supports the new CDC guidelines because an "honor system" of trusting people to wear masks unless they were vaccinated clearly did not work. "We know that we can't trust the unvac…
(2021-07-29). "This Is Not a Climate Bill": Leah Stokes on Why Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal Doesn't Go Far Enough. democracynow.org 
Senate Democrats have announced that they have joined with 17 Republicans to vote in favor of taking up a $1.2 trillion infrastructure deal. The plan includes new spending on climate and environment measures, but critics say it falls far short of what is needed. Democrats say they hope to include additional climate measures in a $3.5 trillion reconciliation package that could advance without being blocked by a Republican filibuster if it is backed by all 50 Democrats. Climate and energy policy researcher Leah Stokes says the bipartisan bill does include positive measures but nowhere near enough. "There are some g…
(2021-07-29). US Jobless Hits 400,000 Mark Second Week in Row Amid COVID-19 Challenges – Labor Dept. sputniknews.com WASHINGTON, (Sputnik) – US jobless claims stood at 400,000 and above for a second week in a row, according to Labor Department data on Thursday that suggested a continued challenge for the labor market recovery amid the coronavirus pandemic.
(2021-07-28). UNICEF, Sinovac agree to supply more COVID-19 vaccines to developing countries. ecns.cn The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has recently signed an agreement with the Chinese firm Sinovac to supply developing countries with more COVID-19 vaccines via the COVAX mechanism.
(2021-07-28). COVAX begins offering Sinovac jabs from Aug. ecns.cn The COVAX vaccine equity scheme is on course to begin deliveries in the developing world of COVID-19 vaccines from Sinovac from August.
(2021-07-28). Inhaled vaccine shows signs of promise. ecns.cn A two-dose inhaled COVID-19 vaccine developed by Chinese researchers appears to be safe and capable of eliciting strong immune responses comparable to those of its one-dose injected counterpart.
(2021-07-29). 228 Republicans Blasted for Brief Urging Supreme Court to Overturn Roe v. Wade. commondreams.org "When it comes to Big Tech's monopoly power and surveillance business model, the public is unified: They want action. They want to see the Big Tech companies broken up and users' privacy protected."
(2021-07-29). Más de la mitad de los mexicanos confían en el presidente AMLO. telesurtv.net El secretario de la Función Pública de México informó que desde 2019, la confianza en el presidente se ha incrementado de un 25 a 51 por ciento.
(2021-07-29). Declaran emergencia ante intentos de desestabilización en Bolivia. telesurtv.net Huarachi declaró la emergencia ante el nulo reconocimiento de la oposición boliviana del dictamen pericial sobre el proceso electoral de 2019.
(2021-07-29). Capitol Police to Arrest House Staffers, Visitors Not Wearing Masks After CDC Policy Reversal. sputniknews.com The new guidelines from the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) come as the number of new coronavirus cases per day grows in the US, with the highly contagious Delta variant making up the majority of new infections.
(2021-07-29). Pentagon's Use of Private Security Contractors Requires Better Oversight – GAO. sputniknews.com WASHINGTON, (Sputnik) – The US Department of Defense using private security contractors requires better oversight to ensure they operate within international law, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) said in a report on Thursday.
(2021-07-29). Worst Riots Since 90s: How Zuma's Arrest Divided South Africa. sputniknews.com Last week, South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa claimed that the instigators of the violence which recently hit the country had been identified and that the government was "going after them".
(2021-07-29). Bob Moses, veteran of Southern civil rights movement, is dead at 86. wsws.org His life and contributions exemplify the achievements as well as the limitations of the mass movement against segregation and for democratic rights.
(2021-07-29). Europe's Flooding Shows Climate Solutions Must Be Driven by People-Power. commondreams.org Republicans are still attacking undocumented young people—including health care workers. Here's how to protect them for good.
(2021-07-29). No Republican Recall of Chesa Boudin, SF District Attorney. indybay.org Not to be outdone by the Republican Recall attempt of Governor Newsom, San Francisco's 56,000 Republicans (12% of 449,000 voters in November 2020) and friends are also trying to recall San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin by mailing a blank petition to San Francisco voters as the Nazi Republican Party has no other way to win anything in San Francisco. Do not fall for it; do not sign it.