(2021-08-28). Germany's Left Party approves military mission in Afghanistan. wsws.org One month before the federal elections, the Left Party is swinging towards open support for imperialist military operations by the Bundeswehr (Armed Forces). The party is responding to the growing opposition to German militarism in light of the debacle in Afghanistan.
(2021-08-28). Iran Can Respond To America's 'Other Options'. popularresistance.org US President Joe Biden said the US can turn to "other options" should negotiations with Iran fail. A senior Iranian official responded, saying it's an illegal threat and that Tehran has the right to respond in kind. | The warning from Tehran was voiced on Saturday by the secretary the Supreme National Security Council, Admiral Ali Shamkhani, who tweeted it in Farsi, English, Hebrew, and Arabic. He noted the "emphasis on using 'Other Options' against Iran" expressed during a meeting between President Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett at the White House on Friday. The signal was "an illegal threat to…
(2021-08-28). China slams 'fabricated' US intelligence report on Covid-19 origins, says it's a matter for scientists, not spies. rt.com 
The US intelligence report on Covid-19 origins that didn't rule out the possibility of it coming from a laboratory has nothing to do with science and is aimed at "scapegoating" Beijing, the Chinese Embassy in Washington has said. | In May, US President Joe Biden gave the US intelligence community 90 days to figure out the source of the coronavirus after being left dissatisfied with the findings of the joint probe by China and the World Health Organization (EHO). The first cases of the Covid-19 outbreak were registered in the Chinese city of Wuhan in December 2019, and Washington had been long trying to pin the…
(2021-08-28). Rescue Plan of the Biden Administration. indybay.org Thanks to the rescue plan, the US economy is expected to grow faster than at any time since 1984. The rest of the world will also benefit. Families with children will receive tax rebates. 70% of Americans are in favor of the plan.
(2021-08-28). CNE: 21,159,000 Voters Registered for 21N Regional Elections. orinocotribune.com This Thursday, August 27, the authorities of Venezuela's National Electoral Council (CNE) approved the definitive Electoral Registry (RE) in which 21,159,846 voters are authorized to vote in the regional and municipal elections on November 21, according to a statement by the electoral body. | According to the final updated numbers, the states with the largest electoral population are Zulia with 2,621,127 voters (12.39% of the total). Zulia is followed by Miranda, with 2,232,472 citizens, which is equivalent to 10.55% of the total, while the voters of the Capital district number 1,706,281, or 8.06% of the RE. | Vo…
(2021-08-28). DSA backs Newsom and Democratic Party in California recall election. wsws.org The Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) is supporting the Democratic Party and right-wing Governor Gavin Newsom in the California recall election and presenting the corporate stooge as an agent of progress.
(2021-08-28). PSUV Ready to Enroll Candidates to Participate in Regional Elections. orinocotribune.com 
The United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV) is ready to register all the candidates of the Great Patriotic Pole who will participate in the regional elections scheduled for November 21, when "the revolutionary forces will achieve a considerable electoral victory," announced the president of the Electoral Commission of the red party, Diosdado Cabello, during a press conference offered this Friday August 27. | "Today, there are not only conditions for the November 21 elections, there is time for (the opposition) to prepare, and get ready, because on November 21 the revolutionary forces are going to beat them," s…
(2021-08-28). 'Everybody has to buy a rifle, damn it!' Brazilian President Bolsonaro tells his supporters. rt.com 
Armed people will never be enslaved, Brazil's president, Jair Bolsonaro, who is trailing in polls for the 2022 election, told a crowd of his supporters in the capital Brasilia, urging everyone to get a rifle as soon as possible. | Bolsonaro's ratings have crumbled amid the Covid-19 pandemic, which has seen Brazil become one of the world's worst-affected countries with almost 21 million infections and more than 578,000 deaths. A recent poll by XP/Ipespe revealed that only 24% of those surveyed plan to vote for the 66-year-old when he runs for reelection next year, while his leftist opponent, former president Lu…
(2021-08-28). Selected Articles: COVID Vaccination vs Freedom and Liberty. globalresearch.ca In this weekend selection, Global Research brings to you our top articles on mRNA experimental vaccines — and the harm they do to our body, the stifling of dissenting opinions and censorship of courageous medical specialists, and the ongoing "segregation" …
(2021-08-28). Tuesday 8/31: Santa Cruz City Council Election District Boundaries Hearing. indybay.org Zoom Meeting ID: 946 8440 1344 | Click on Zoom link (no time delay): zoom.us/j/94684401344 | Online at http: //www.cityofsantacruz.com/government/city-council/council-meetings…
(2021-08-28). The media myth of 'once prosperous' and democratic Venezuela before Chávez. mronline.org 
Economists typically use GDP per capita to assess how rich a country is. It is basically a measure of the average income per person. If journalists cared to be at all precise when they say that Venezuela had once been "rich," then that's a statistic they'd cite.
(2021-08-28). Venezuelan Diplomat Alex Saab Fights Latest US Extradition Maneuvers. orinocotribune.com By Roger D. Harris — Aug 27, 2021 | Venezuelan diplomat Alex Saab remains defiant after over 14 months under US-ordered arrest in the African archipelago country of Cabo Verde. A special envoy of the Venezuelan government, he is fighting extradition to the US for the "crime" of trying to procure humanitarian supplies of food, fuel, and medicine from Iran in violation of illegal US sanctions. To date, Saab's legal appeals for freedom have been either denied, rejected, or ignored as his extradition to the US is becoming increasingly imminent. | The legal case | Saab continues to fight this flagrant attempt of…
(2021-08-28). [Articles] 1-year outcomes in hospital survivors with COVID-19: a longitudinal cohort study. thelancet.com Most COVID-19 survivors had a good physical and functional recovery during 1-year follow-up, and had returned to their original work and life. The health status in our cohort of COVID-19 survivors at 12 months was still lower than that in the control population.
(2021-08-27). People's Action on SCOTUS Scrapping Eviction Moratorium: Congress, Act Now to Save Lives. peoplesaction.org Contact: Johanna Kichton, press@peoplesaction.org, 202.660.0605 WASHINGTON, D.C.—People's Action today released the following statement by Homes Guarantee Campaign Director Tara Raghuveer in response to the Supreme Court of the United States striking down President Biden's eviction moratorium: "Millions of poor and working class people, Black and brown people, women and families will wake up tomorrow at …
(2021-08-27). U.S. Supreme Court blocks Biden administration's eviction moratorium. ecns.cn The U.S. Supreme Court in a ruling Thursday blocked the Joe Biden administration's eviction moratorium meant to create a buffer for households struggling to pay their rent amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
(2021-08-27). Right-wing Supreme Court throws out eviction moratorium. peoplesworld.org 
The 3.5 million people currently being kept in their homes thanks to the federal government's pandemic eviction moratorium may soon be out on the streets thanks to the conservative majority on the U.S. Supreme Court. The right-wing justices' ruling, issued late Thursday, blocks the Biden administration from enforcing the temporary moratorium extension imposed in early …
(2021-08-27). US Supreme Court Strikes Down Latest Eviction Ban, Placing 6.5 Million Households at Risk. libya360.wordpress.com Peoples Dispatch Flyers put during a Cancel The Rents campaign against evictions in Washington DC. (Photo: Zeb Habash/Twitter) The United States supreme court on Thursday, August 26, struck down the latest federal eviction moratorium put in place by the administration of president Joe Biden. In a 6-3 decision, the conservative supermajority in the supreme court…
(2021-08-27). Cori Bush Demands to Know Where Fellow Dems Stand on Eviction Moratorium. commondreams.org "No matter their family income, it's unacceptable for any student to go hungry at school," said the Wisconsin Democratic Party.
(2021-08-27). Cori Bush Urges Congress to Act as Supreme Court Ends Eviction Moratorium. truthout.org 
Millions of people across the U.S. are once again at imminent risk of losing their homes after the conservative-dominated Supreme Court on Thursday struck down the Biden administration's eviction moratorium, siding with a coalition of landlords and real estate companies that challenged the critical lifeline. | In an unsigned opinion, the 6-3 conservative majority
(2021-08-27). 'Win for Common Sense': Judge Strikes Down DeSantis Ban on Mask Mandates. commondreams.org "Just wondering—are some of the Democrats who attempted to sink the Biden agenda this week part of the same group blocking legislation to extend the eviction moratorium?"
(2021-08-27). Supreme Court Allows Evictions To Resume During Pandemic. popularresistance.org Washington — The Supreme Court's conservative majority is allowing evictions to resume across the United States, blocking the Biden administration from enforcing a temporary ban that was put in place because of the coronavirus pandemic. | The court's action late Thursday ends protections for roughly 3.5 million people in the United States who said they faced eviction in the next two months, according to Census Bureau data from early August. | The court said in an unsigned opinion that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which reimposed the moratorium Aug. 3, lacked the authority to do so under f…
(2021-08-27). Exclusive: Report Details Corporate Landlord Gluttony as Millions Face Eviction. commondreams.org America desperately needs a dose of its own medicine of democracy promotion.
(2021-08-27). Joe Biden Faces Heat After Suicide Bombing At Kabul Airport Kills 13 U.S. Service Members. moguldom.com President Joe Biden is facing heat for suicide bomb attacks that killed more than 100 people Thursday including at least 10 U.S. Marines and 90 Afghans as crowds tried to enter the U.S.-controlled at Kabul Airport in the final push of the U.S.-led evacuation effort from Afghanistan. Republicans are slamming the Biden administration's handling of …
(2021-08-27). Pro-Palestine Activists Rally Against Israeli Prime Minister Visit. popularresistance.org Washington D.C. – Dozens of pro-Palestinian demonstrators rallied near the White House on Thursday to denounce a visit by Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett to Washington. | Protesters rallied near the White House lawn to call for an end to US military and diplomatic support for Israel, citing Israel's human rights violations against Palestinians. | US President Joe Biden was set to meet Bennett at 15: 30 GMT, but the talks were moved to Friday following developments in Kabul where two suicide bombers killed and wounded scores of Afghans who had amassed outside Kabul airport. | Shortly before departing Israel…
(2021-08-27). 'We Will Not be Deterred': Biden Says US Evacuation to Continue After Kabul Airport Blasts Despite Potential Further Attacks. orinocotribune.com Addressing the deadly bombings at the Kabul airport, US President Joe Biden vowed retaliation against ISIS and said that the US won't stop the evacuation, while noting that attacks are likely to continue "beyond today." | After acknowledging the deaths of 12 US service members and giving his condolences to the families of the slain, Biden vowed retaliation against those responsible for Thursday's deadly bombings at Kabul airport's Abbey Gate and near the Baron Hotel. Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS) has claimed responsibility for the attacks. | "To those who carried out his attack… we will not forgive. We will…
(2021-08-27). Biden Delivers Surreal Press Conference, Vows To Hunt Down Isis, Blames Trump. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | Originally published on President Biden on Thursday vowed to "hunt down" the terrorists responsible for a spate of deadly bombings at the Kabul airport which left 12 US servicemembers dead and 15 wounded."Know this; We will not forgive. We will not forget. We. will hunt you down and make you pay," he said. | In a surreal press conference that includ…
(2021-08-27). "Mayhem": Chaotic Scenes at Kabul Airport as Suicide Bombs Kill 110+ Afghans & U.S. Troops. democracynow.org 
We go to Kabul, Afghanistan, for an update as the death toll from twin suicide bomb attack outside the airport has topped 110 people, including 13 U.S. troops. The suicide bombers struck near the crowded gates of the airport where thousands of Afghans had gathered in an attempt to flee the country before the withdrawal of U.S. troops on August 31. Afghan journalist Ali Latifi, a Kabul-based correspondent for Al Jazeera English, spoke with witnesses who described a scene of shock and panic following the blasts. "When the bomb went off, it was literally, they said, people walking on top of one another," says Latifi…
(2021-08-27). Who Is ISIS-K? Anti-Taliban, Anti-U.S. Terror Group Claims Responsibility for Kabul Suicide Bombs. democracynow.org 
We speak with Haroun Rahimi, assistant professor of law at the American University of Afghanistan, about the Islamic State affiliate that claimed responsibility for this week's devastating suicide bombings at Kabul airport, which killed more than 110 people, including 13 U.S. troops. Islamic State Khorasan, or ISIS-K, is a puritanical group that is "critical of all other sects of Islam," says Rahimi. "Whatever Muslim that thinks differently than them is a major target for them." He says the group's name refers to a region of the former Islamic empire and is an attempt to reestablish "some past lost glory" in a bi…
(2021-08-27). Biden Grants Commanders 'Full Authority' to Target Daesh-Khorasan in Wake of Kabul Airport Attacks. sputniknews.com At least 170 people were killed and over 1,330 more wounded in Thursday's twin bombing and gun attacks outside Kabul's airport. 13 US service members were among the fatalities, with 15 others receiving injuries of varying severity. Over two dozen Taliban fighters were also killed in the attacks.
(2021-08-27). How Biden Ruined A Perfectly Good Twenty-Year War, Part II. progressive.org In the second installment of "How Biden Ruined A Perfectly Good Twenty-Year War," we take a look at the various ways the past three U.S. presidents have tried to get out of Afghanistan. Spoiler alert: not very successfully.
(2021-08-27). President Biden says US 'could very well have' given evacuees' names to Taliban, as he faces criticism after deadly Kabul attack. rt.com 
Shortly after the deadly Kabul bombing, President Joe Biden has said that the US military may have shared data on Americans and allied Afghans with the Taliban in order to streamline evacuations. | Three US officials, who spoke with the Politico news website on Thursday on the condition of anonymity, said that the Taliban was given a list of names of American citizens, green card holders and Afghan allies slated for evacuation. | The move was said to have been intended to help evacuees safely pass through militant-controlled checkpoints outside the Hamid Karzai International Airport ahead of the looming Augus…
(2021-08-27). Biden Administration Tries To Talk The Crisis Away. southfront.org 
Illustrative ImageMeanwhile the 31 August evacuation deadline inevitably looms large… | Written by William Stroock, observer, author of military fiction. | The Biden Administration has been acting like the fall of Kabul was simply a bit of bad news that they had to spin till a new news cycle began. In a press conference last week, President Biden said he hadn't been criticized by American allies and claimed that al-Qaida was no longer in Afghanistan. Al-Qaida was 'gone' in his words. Both statements are demonstra…
(2021-08-27). Biden's Gambit: A Finger in the Dike. counterpunch.org Is it unclear whether Joe Biden's presidency and the Democratic control of Congress will survive the Afghanistan debacle. Recalling Malcolm X's great warning following John F. Kennedy's assassination, "The chickens are coming how to roost," the U.S.'s military-driven foreign policy may have hit a wall. The systematic failure of the military and intelligence bureaucracies has
(2021-08-27). Afghans Beg to Be Evacuated as House Dems Call on Biden to Raise Refugee Cap. truthout.org 
Afghan journalists and civil servants described desperation, terror and panic as they waited for a chance to evacuate after multiple bomb blasts killed dozens of people and injured scores in Kabul on Thursday. | Sources on the ground told Truthout they heard multiple explosions and gunfire near the airport in Afghanistan's capital city, where thousands of people have gathered in hopes of fleeing the country on U.S. military airplanes and international charter flights. At least two suicide bom…
(2021-08-27). Report: US Gave Taliban a List of American and Afghan Evacuees. news.antiwar.com According to Critics of President Biden's withdrawal have jumped on this news, and one unnamed defense official told Politico that giving the names of the US's Afghan allies amounted to putting them on a "kill list."But while there h…
(2021-08-27). Political Future of Biden, Taliban Depends on What Happens to Afghans. globalresearch.ca
(2021-08-27). Dissenter Weekly: Australian Witness In Afghanistan War Crimes Inquiry Was Bombed—Plus, Ag-Gag Laws. thedissenter.org In this edition of "Dissenter Weekly," Kevin Gosztola goes through whistleblower stories from the week of August 26, 2021. | We cover an investigation by the Australia Broadcasting Corporation that found a witness in an Afghanistan war crimes inquiry was relocated after their home was bombed. | The show highlights Representative Ilhan Omar's letter to President Joe Biden urging him to pardon drone whistleblower Daniel Hale. | Toward the end of the show, Kevin goes over the passage of a law backed by Big Agriculture in Iowa that makes audio or video recording in a "trespassing" crime. He also descri…
(2021-08-27). Ex-Pence Aide: Stephen Miller's "Racist Hysteria" Made It Harder for Afghan Allies to Get Visas. democracynow.org 
As thousands of people in Afghanistan attempt to flee the country before the United States' withdrawal on August 31, we look at how the Trump administration made it much harder for Afghans who worked with the U.S. to apply and receive what is known as a special immigrant visa, or SIV. Oliva Troye, a former top aide to Mike Pence who resigned in protest, has placed the blame on Trump's xenophobic adviser Stephen Miller, saying he peddled "racist hysteria" in White House meetings about bringing Afghan allies to the U.S. "Stephen Miller would say, 'Well, these are terrorist cells in the making if you bring them here…
(2021-08-27). The Heat: Afghanistan explosions. america.cgtn.com 
U.S. President Joe Biden vows to continue with the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan as dozens are killed in two deadly suicide attacks in Kabul.
(2021-08-27). AOC, Barbara Lee to Biden: Lift Refugee Cap to 200,000 to Help Afghans. commondreams.org "We must resist the urge to let our pain dictate our policy," said Rep. Sara Jacobs. "If we don't, we will have learned nothing from the last 20 years."
(2021-08-27). 'The Answer Cannot Be More War,' House Dem Says After Deadly Attack in Afghanistan. commondreams.org The demand comes as Biden is set to have his first meeting with the far-right Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett.
(2021-08-27). Biden DOJ Declines To Appeal Court Order Blocking Reparations For Black Farmers. moguldom.com The U.S. Department of Justice has opted not to file an appeal in federal court over an order blocking reparations for Black farmers and farmers of color. The reparations program was built into President Joe Biden's $1.9 trillion coronavirus stimulus bill to counter generations of systemic racism against Black farmers. Black farmers have been suing …
(2021-08-27). Biden says he's prioritizing Human Rights, but is welcoming an Israeli Prime Minister who boasts about War Crimes. juancole.com ( Otherwords.org ) — Biden can't say he's putting human rights first and then welcome a prime minister who boasts about war crimes to the White House. By Sahand Yazdanyar | August 25, 2021 In April 1996, Israeli artillery shells rained down on a United Nations compound where hundreds of civilians were taking refuge. As …
(2021-08-27). Supreme Court orders Biden administration to revive Trump's Remain in Mexico immigration policy. wsws.org The program, which forced immigrants to stay in Mexico while their asylum cases played out in the US, was rescinded by the Biden Administration this year but was ordered to be reinstated by a 6—3 conservative majority of the Supreme Court.
(2021-08-27). Biden Urged to Push Israeli PM to End 'Systematic Human Rights Abuses'. commondreams.org Insurance companies' opposition to comprehensive coverage, said one lawmaker, is "all the more reason, in my opinion, that we need to do it."
(2021-08-27). Bernie Sanders: Trump voters will back taxing the rich for massive social spending. peoplesworld.org 
WASHINGTON (AP) — Bernie Sanders has long argued, but not proved, that his big government populism can win over voters in the largely white, rural communities that flocked to Republican Donald Trump in recent elections. Now as the chief Senate shepherd of a $3.5 trillion budget proposal, Sanders believes he has another chance to test …
(2021-08-27). Texas House advances controversial voting bill after speaker bans word 'racism' amid 12-hour-long debate. rt.com 
Debate in the Texas House of Representatives over a controversial voting bill became so heated this week, Republican leadership insisted on accusations of 'racism' being banned from the floor. | "While we may have strong disagreements on the legislation and policy that will be debated, our rules require that we conduct ourselves in a civil manner and treat our colleagues with respect," House Speaker Dade Phelan reportedly told lawmakers on Thursday. It was the first regular business conducted in the House chamber since May. | A group of House Democrats fled the state in mid-July in protest of the elections bil…
(2021-08-27). Texas House Speaker Bans the Use of the Word 'Racism' During Election Bill Debate. sputniknews.com The election bill has prompted controversy and discussions among lawmakers, with Republicans insisting on measures like restricting mail- and drive-thru voting as a means of the protection of "election integrity", while Democrats describe the new restrictions as "voter suppression".
(2021-08-27). The American Fool: How Provincialism, Arrogance, and Greed Make American Foreign Policy an Exercise in Idiocy. strategic-culture.org By David MASCIOTRA | The jokes regarding the "I" in "CIA" are familiar and predictable. The middle letter in the initialism might stand for imbecility, ignorance, or incompetence — essentially anything other than "intelligence." Because its résumé of war crimes, international terror, and election skullduggery rivals the length of The Bible, most critics of the CIA — and American foreign policy, in general — justifiably focus on moral turpitude. Anyone with a conscience, and not under the spell of red, white, and blue hocus pocus propaganda, will find it difficult to fend off queasiness after lea…
(2021-08-27). Zambian Election Could Be Turning Point in Supercharging World's Transition to Clean Energy—But May Destroy the Zambian People. libya360.wordpress.com Jeremy Kuzmarov Residents go about their daily routine with the pollution caused by the Mopani copper mines in the background. [Source: trendsnafrica.com] As Zambia's huge copper deposits—a key component in clean energy electric vehicles and batteries—make the country richer and richer, its people are poised to become poorer and poorer as their new millionaire president…