(2021-06-04). The Geneva Summit: Biden and Putin Need to Pull Back From the Nuclear Brink. counterpunch.org When Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Joe Biden meet in Geneva, Switzerland, on June 16, relations between their countries will be the most fraught since the Cold War ended 30 years ago. Recent Russian provocations — the hacking of sensitive U.S. government and corporate computers, meddling in the last two U.S. presidential elections,
(2021-06-04). The more it Changes . . . What can we Expect from the new Unity Coalition Government in Israel? juancole.com 
By John Strawson | — Israeli politics are entering a new chapter. After inconclusive elections in March, a politically diverse coalition has formed to end Benjamin Netanyahu's 12 years as prime minister. The eight-party coalition is led by right-winger Naftali Bennett and centrist Yair Lapid. The two will take turns as prime minister, with Bennett …
(2021-06-04). Headlines for June 4, 2021. democracynow.org Activists Call U.S. Plan to Ship 25 Million COVID Vaccine Doses Abroad "Deeply Insufficient", WHO Warns of Surging COVID-19 Cases in Africa as Vaccine Shipments Come to "Near Halt", Chinese Authorities Ban Hong Kong Vigil Commemorating Tiananmen Massacre, Arrest Organizer, Peruvian Presidential Runoff Pits Ex-Dictator's Daughter Against Socialist School Teacher, 89 Politicians Killed in Run-up to Mexican Midterm Elections, Lawyers for Guantánamo Prisoner Challenge Judge's Order Permitting Use of Info Obtained by Torture, Watchdog Says Pentagon Grossly Misrepresented Civilian Casualties from U.S. Military, U.N. Sa…
(2021-06-04). Julian Assange's Father And Brother Announce US Tour. popularresistance.org The father and brother of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange are planning a nationwide tour of the United States next month to advocate for the release of the detained journalist and for the Biden administration to drop its extradition effort—and to highlight the broader implications that his prosecution has for global press freedom. | John and Gabriel Shipton, Assange's father and brother, will kick off the #HomeRun4Julian tour in Miami on June 6, then travel to over a dozen U.S. cities for the rest of the month, wrapping up in Washington, D.C. in July. Some events will be live-streamed, and the pair plans t…
(2021-06-04). Biden's Unconscionable Military Budget. counterpunch.org The Biden administration recently released its final budget proposal for fiscal year 2022. There are some good things in the budget. It rightly calls for major increases in domestic investment, especially for green infrastructure jobs and programs to support families, and funds them with taxes on corporations and the wealthy. But at the same time,
(2021-06-04). Biden's Phony Fiscal Policy: Cuts Corp Taxes & Infrastructure Spending. globalresearch.ca I don't often …
(2021-06-04). US Taps Groups to Pick Asylum-Seekers to Allow Into Country. latinorebels.com SAN DIEGO (AP) — The Biden administration has quietly tasked six humanitarian groups with recommending which migrants should be allowed to stay in the U.S. instead of being rapidly expelled from the country under federal pandemic-related powers that block people from seeking asylum.
(2021-06-04). Israel's Netanyahu pledges to destroy President Biden's Iran, Settlements Policies if he Can Survive. juancole.com Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) — Outgoing Israeli prime minister Binyamin Netanyahu lost his chance to form a government as the deadline ran out on Thursday, but he swung into action in an attempt to stop his rivals from forming one, either. A successful prime minister would have to be able pass a confidence vote in …
(2021-06-04). The Fight Against Fascism Isn't Over. zcomm.org Interview on the state of fascism in the Biden era, mutual aid and building movements during an era of collapse…
(2021-06-04). Biden Capitulates: Cuts Corp Taxes & Further Cuts Infrastructure Spending. zcomm.org Biden and Dems once again clearly and prematurely are willing to capitulate to McConnell and corporate interests. Then again, maybe the capitulation was all planned to get to this place months ago…
(2021-06-04). Biden to Confront Putin with Human Rights Issue. globalresearch.ca The American media …
(2021-06-04). Sunrise Movement Calls on Biden to Stop Compromising With Republicans on Climate. truthout.org 
As President Joe Biden looks to cut an Varshini Prakash, Sunrise…
(2021-06-04). U.S. Finally Offers to Send Vaccines Abroad, But Lack of Global Plan Leaves Poorer Nations in Crisis. democracynow.org 
The Biden administration on Thursday announced that the U.S. will donate 25 million surplus doses of COVID-19 vaccines to developing countries, pledging to donate a total of 80 million doses by July. Economist Jeffrey Sachs says rich countries have enough production capacity to speed up vaccine distribution and immunize the whole world within the next year. "There's massive supply, but there's no plan for allocation," he says. We also speak with South African health justice activist Fatima Hassan, who says the global vaccine imbalance comes down to political will. "Even now countries are still sitting around a ta…
(2021-06-04). Roaming Charges: Trumpism With a Human(oid) Face. counterpunch.org As an orator, Biden has never been known for his clarity. This can often seem like an endearing quirk of his perpetually twisted-tongue. But it's also strategic. It serves him to be opaque about where he really stands on policies, from the US role in Afghanistan to student debt relief. But there are a few occasions when Biden is crystal clear and direct, when you can take his words to the bank and cash them in. Let us go back, then, to the Carlyle Hotel in Manhattan, whose Bemelmans Bar is now bereft of the squeaks and honks of Woody Allen's clarinet. During the heat of the 2019 primary campaign, Biden huddled wi…
(2021-06-04). Two Iranian Ships, One Loaded With Fast Missile Craft Sailing Toward The Atlantic. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | Two Iranian navy ships heading to the Americas are expected to soon enter the Atlantic Ocean, posing an alleged problem for the Biden Administration, Days earlier,
(2021-06-04). Schumer's Anti-China Bill Sacrifices Climate for Empire. counterpunch.org Despite an existential climate crisis, Senator Chuck Schumer's $250-billion "United States Innovation and Competition Act of 2021" takes aim at China as the most pressing national security threat. In a Cold War declaration, the New York Democrat's proposed legislation reads like the last gasp of a dying empire, a plea from a panicked superpower losing
(2021-06-04). "Disaster Patriarchy": V (Eve Ensler) on How the Pandemic Has Unleashed a War on Women. democracynow.org 
The pandemic has led to a sharp rise in gender-based violence, job losses in female-dominated industries, greater parenting duties for mothers, and other pressures that primarily fall on women around the world. These effects amount to a kind of "disaster patriarchy" in which "men exploit a crisis to reassert control and dominance and rapidly erase the hard-earned rights of women," says V, the artist and activist formerly known as Eve Ensler. "Women are losing their safety, their economic power, their autonomy, their education, and they are pushed onto the frontlines, where they are often used, unprotected and sac…
(2021-06-04). Washington State victories: Tax the rich, curb emissions, stop gun violence. peoplesworld.org 
OLYMPIA, Wash.—A capital gains tax on the state's billionaires. A "cap and trade" tax on global-warming gases. Legislation to curb police murder of African Americans and other people of color. A ban on "open carry" of firearms at street demonstrations and on the state's capitol grounds. These are only a few of the landmark bills …
(2021-06-04). Republican governors yank unemployment aid even as jobs shortfall continues. peoplesworld.org 
WASHINGTON—Private employers claimed to add 492,000 net new jobs in May, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported June 4. Governments added 67,000 more. That, and the drop in monthly joblessness from 6.1% in April to 5.8% in May, is good news. The bad news, coming virtually every day, is that Republican governors are cutting off …
(2021-06-04). FBI Probes Allegation That DeJoy Used Illegal Scheme to Rise as GOP Megadonor. truthout.org 
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is investigating Republican campaign donations in connection to Postmaster General Louis DeJoy and his former company. | As first
(2021-06-04). Bernie Sanders must stop whitewashing Israel's next racist government. electronicintifada.net The coalition-in-waiting is another collection of genocidal extremists.
(2021-06-04). Lies About January 6. counterpunch.org History is being rewritten. The scribes this time around are Republicans; their subject is the January 6 insurrection. Unfortunately for the GOP, this won't fly. In order to successfully rewrite recent history, the apparatchiks in charge need totalitarian control of their country. We learned this from Stalin. The GOP has nowhere near total control of
(2021-06-04). Corporate Media vs. Bolivian Democracy. latinorebels.com Latino Rebels Radio: June 4, 2021…
(2021-06-04). Naphtali Bennett to head Israeli "government of change" to oust Netanyahu. wsws.org Bennett will head a deeply unstable, unprincipled coalition with a majority of one in the 120-seat Knesset.
(2021-06-04). Naftali Bennett to head Israeli "government of change" to oust Netanyahu. wsws.org Bennett will head a deeply unstable, unprincipled coalition with a majority of one in the 120-seat Knesset.
(2021-06-04). Four Things to Know About Israel's New 'Change Coalition'. ips-dc.org In Israel's parliament, the Knesset, a broad but shaky new "change coalition" claims it's ready to finally oust Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu — the right-wing Likud leader who's held the office for the last 12 years. | If approved, the new coalition would anoint as prime minister Naftali Bennett, a former Netanyahu ally who supports settlement expansion and annexation of much of the West Bank, and who is significantly further to the right than Netanyahu himself. In theory, if it stays in power for two years, the more centrist Yair Lapid would then take over as prime minister. But that's a big "if" [mdas…
(2021-06-04). Democracy on the Precipice? counterpunch.org Alexander Lukashenko, the Belarussian dictator, snatches a dissident from midair. Military strongman Assimi Goita launches another coup in Mali. Benjamin Netanyahu escalates a military conflict to save his own political skin in Israel. In the United States, the Republican Party launches a full-court press to suppress the vote. Authoritarianism, like war, makes headlines. It's hard
(2021-06-04). From Negroland to Negro Bar, 20th Anniversary Folsom Juneteenth Freedom Celebration. indybay.org Normal community outreach, historical preservation standards and basic dignity remains elusive at Negro Bar / Negro Hill Mining District due to the historic seasonal hate crimes against humanity, cloaked as equity and inclusion in this latest effort to insist on second class citizenship for people of Pan African ancestry.
(2021-06-03). China Urges U.S. to Clarify Doubts over its Bio-labs. dissidentvoice.org The Biden administration is pressing for an investigation into a possible leak from the Wuhan bio-lab of the SARS-Cov-2 virus. China has called for the same transparency from the United States bio-labs.
(2021-06-03). Texas Republicans Want to Make It Easier to Overturn Elections. thenation.com Texas Republicans Want to Make It Easier to Overturn Elections…
(2021-06-03). It's Not Just Voter Suppression: Texas Republicans Want to Overturn Elections. thenation.com It's Not Just Voter Suppression: Texas Republicans Want to Overturn Elections…
(2021-06-03). 'Our Entire Democracy Is Now at Risk'. zcomm.org "We urge members of Congress to do whatever is necessary—including suspending the filibuster—in order to pass national voting and election administration standards."
(2021-06-03). Congressional Labor Caucus urges Biden to OK anti-virus standard. peoplesworld.org 
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(2021-06-03). "America Jobs Plan"? Biden's Disastrous "Infrastructure" Bill. globalresearch.ca The Biden Administration …
(2021-06-03). Biden Administration Proposes to Allow Oil Companies to Disturb Polar Bears, Walruses in Alaska's Arctic. globalresearch.ca The Biden administration …
(2021-06-03). Corporations Should Not Have the Power to Undermine Global Efforts to Vaccinate People. commondreams.org "When policymakers around the world are struggling to find resources to address the Covid-19 pandemic and its impacts, they should not be overwhelmed by having to defend themselves against multimillion-dollar corporate lawsuits." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/biden_wto_patent_waiver.jpg …
(2021-06-03). Video: Ukraine Between Biden and a Hard Place. A Major Military Campaign against Donbass is Contemplated. globalresearch.ca Joe Biden's extensive …
(2021-06-03). Trinidad & Tobago Addresses COVID-19 Response With the US. telesurenglish.net Trinidad and Tobago's Prime Minister and Chairman of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Keith Rowley on Thursday held a telephone conference meeting with U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris to address the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. | RELATED: | The meeting comes following U.S President Joe Biden's intention to donate 80 million COVID-19 vaccines worldwide, 75 percent of which will be delivered through the COVAX initiative. | On Saturday…
(2021-06-03). Biden Reveals Plans to Share COVID-19 Vaccines. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, the White House revealed that president Joe Biden's plan to share COVID-19 vaccines with the rest of the world, as he pledged earlier in the year following criticism for the hoarding of vaccines and the raw materials export ban hindered vaccine production in India. | RELATED: | According to the press release, the U.S. will allocate around 75 percent of the first batch of 25 million doses to the COVAX mechanism, includi…
(2021-06-03). A Letter to Biden From Jimmy Carter's Biographer. thenation.com A Letter to Biden From Jimmy Carter's Biographer…
(2021-06-03). Biden Should Make Normalizing Relations with Cuba "A Priority" counterpunch.org Silvia from Miami, Eduardo from Hialeah, Abel from Lakeland. The names pour in on the donations page for "Syringes to Cuba" as Carlos Lazo promotes the campaign on his popular Facebook livestream. An energetic Cuban-American high school teacher in Seattle, Lazo created a group called Puentes de Amor, Bridges of Love, to unite Cuban Americans
(2021-06-03). Exposing the Motive for the Sudden Wave of Attacks on Schools That Teach Critical Race Theory. dissidentvoice.org When North Carolina public school teacher Justin Parmenter penned an opinion piece for the Charlotte Observer about the difficulties of teaching in hybrid mode during the pandemic, with students both in-person in the classroom and remote online, he didn't expect to get called out by a legislator on the floor of the state House of …
(2021-06-03). "The Second": Carol Anderson on the Racist Roots of the Constitutional Right to Bear Arms. democracynow.org 
Do African Americans have Second Amendment rights? That's the question Emory University professor Carol Anderson set out to answer in her new book, "The Second," which looks at the constitutional right to bear arms and its uneven application throughout U.S. history. She says she was prompted to write the book after the 2016 police killing of Philando Castile, who was fatally shot during a traffic stop after he told the officer he had a legal firearm. Anderson says the Second Amendment was always intended to be a means of arming white people to control the Black population. "There was this massive fear about these…
(2021-06-03). Who is the arch-racist poised to head Israeli government? liberationnews.org 
A new coalition has selected Naftali Bennett, an arch racist, to head the Israeli government, replacing Benjamin Netanyahu as Prime Minister.
(2021-06-03). Police Are Backing Bills That Make It Easier to Crush Nonviolent Protests. truthout.org 
Following the global wave of demonstrations after the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis last year, Republican state legislatures mounted a counterattack, introducing a deluge of "anti-riot" bills designed to make it easier for law enforcement to clamp down on demonstrations perceived as disorderly. | According to a PEN America
(2021-06-03). More than McCarthyism: the attack on activism students don't learn about from their textbooks. mronline.org 
In legislatures across the country, Republican lawmakers are introducing bills to curtail what educators—in public schools and universities—can say and teach about racism and sexism. | June 3, 2021…
(2021-06-03). Why do White Republicans oppose Black Lives Matter? mronline.org 
Look what they're watching. | June 3, 2021 | Newswire…
(2021-06-03). Socius Pt. 2 — Liberals Undermine Institutions. realprogressives.org As the failures of the Squad prove, sending individuals to the heart of the machine will not change the machine, it will change the individuals. The parties and their machinations are too powerful.
(2021-06-03). Britain: Dominic Cummings, Boris Johnson and the erosion of democracy. greenleft.org.au Despite dumping on his former boss Boris Johnson, Dominic Cummings has played his own role in the hollowing out Britain's democracy, writes Simon Hannah.
(2021-06-03). Democracy: On the Precipice? juancole.com ( Foreign Policy in Focus) — If we extrapolate from the current trend lines, democracy will be gone in a couple decades, melted away like the polar ice. But although down, democracy is not out. By John Feffer | June 2, 2021 Alexander Lukashenko, the Belarussian dictator, snatches a dissident from midair. Military strongman Assimi …
(2021-06-03). What's Up With the Sudden Attacks on Schools That Teach Critical Race Theory? zcomm.org What appears to be a dispute about academics is really a political tactic in the ongoing campaign to privatize public schools…
(2021-06-03). 100+ Democracy Scholars Issue Dire Warning About Threats to Voting Rights in US. zcomm.org "Our democracy is fundamentally at stake. History will judge what we do at this moment."
(2021-06-03). From Negroland to Negro Bar, 20th Anniversary Folsom Juneteenth Freedom Celebration. indybay.org Normal community outreach, historical preservation standards and basic dignity remains elusive at Negro Bar / Negro Hill Mining District due to the historic seasonal hate crimes against humanity, cloaked as equity and inclusion in this latest effort to insist on second class citizenship for people of Pan African ancestry.
(2021-06-03). Rights groups sign letter denouncing human rights abuses in Egypt. peoplesdispatch.org 63 international human rights and civil society organizations signed a letter calling on the Egyptian government to "immediately end a crackdown on freedom of association, independent groups, and peaceful dissent," Middle East Eye reported on Tuesday, June 1. Among the prominent organizations that signed the letter are Access Now, Freedom House, Democracy for the Arab World Now (DAWN), Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS), EuroMed Rights, Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR), Odhikar Bangladesh, Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch and Egyptian Human Rights Forum. | The letter urges the…