(2021-06-08). Tom's personal view from inside today's Pacifica National Board. indybay.org KPFA and Pacifica radio stations members vote on democratic control of management. At steak is the detreating quality of news and public affairs' with a replacement set of bylaws election happening now in June.
(2021-06-08). New Poll Says Democrats Could Win Over Swing Voters With Paid Leave. truthout.org 
A new poll has found overwhelming bipartisan support in key battleground states for paid family and medical leave after the pandemic made paid leave a top national priority across ideological lines. Swing state voters, including a solid majority of undecided voters who could decide the next election, say Congress should prioritize passing paid leave as part of a jobs and infrastructure plan as President Biden's attempts at courting Republicans on infrastructure continue to stall — even without pai…
(2021-06-08). OPINION: To Fulfill the Promise of Environmental Justice, President Biden Must Address Vieques. latinorebels.com This is a textbook example of environmental racism.
(2021-06-08). Biden Administration endorses dropping of supplemental unemployment benefits. wsws.org President Biden on Friday emphasized that his administration would not extend enhanced unemployment benefits in the face of Republican claims that the payments were causing workers to refuse low-paying jobs.
(2021-06-08). Expansion of Health Care Services in the US. jamanetwork.com To the Editor The recent Viewpoints regarding health care policy and the new Biden administration plans propose the goal of achieving access to health care for every American. Unfortunately, an important question remains that these plans fail to answer: who is going to provide this care?
(2021-06-08). Trump Separated Over 3,900 Migrant Kids From Their Families. telesurenglish.net On Tuesday, the Family Reunification Task Force (FRTF) established by U.S. President Joe Biden reported that over 3,900 migrant children were separated from their families between July 2017 and January 2021. | Related: | The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Director Alejandro Mayorkas said that his institution is committed to reuniting families cruelly separated by President Donald Trump's administration.
(2021-06-08). Exaggerated claims for G7 tax deal. wsws.org The main promoter of the exaggerations was US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, anxious to advance the claims of the Biden administration that it is taking a lead role in managing the affairs of global capitalism.
(2021-06-08). Australia, New Zealand prime ministers "in lockstep" over China. wsws.org The leaders' communiqué stressed the solidarity of both prime ministers with the Biden administration's aggressive positioning against China and preparations for war.
(2021-06-08). The Phantom Tax Threat. counterpunch.org The Tax Foundation, a Washington, D.C. think tank founded in 1937 by business executives to "monitor the tax and spending policies of government agencies," is once again ringing the alarm bell about tax proposals that impact only the wealthiest among us. President Biden's tax proposals, the Tax Foundation charges, add up to a 61.1-percent tax
(2021-06-08). Peru: Leftist Candidate Castillo Calls for Defending Democracy. telesurenglish.net On Monday, leftist presidential candidate Pedro Castillo called on Peruvian people to defend democracy after his right-wing rival Keiko Fujimori denounced alleged electoral fraud in the June 6 runoff elections. | RELATED: | "We must be vigilant to defend the democracy that is expressed in every vote, inside and outside our beloved Peru. We cannot rest. May this historic vigil allow the rebirth of a new country," Cast…
(2021-06-08). Statement on the Elections in Peru. dsausa.org It is with great honor that DSA congratulates the citizens of Perú for upholding their democracy amidst a very polarizing presidential election. The impending victory of Pedro Castillo and Perú Libre over Fujimorismo represents the power of the poor, the working class, and the campesinos of rural Perú. DSA celebrates the democratic choice made by…
(2021-06-08). Socialist Teacher Takes Lead in Peruvian Election as Nation Reels from Pandemic & Political Crisis. democracynow.org 
We get an update from Peru, where socialist candidate Pedro Castillo has pulled ahead of his right-wing rival Keiko Fujimori in the country's presidential election on Sunday. Castillo is the son of peasant farmers, and a union leader who led a nationwide teachers' strike in 2017. Fujimori is the daughter of former dictator Alberto Fujimori, who is in prison for human rights abuses and corruption. Political scientist Carlos León Moya discusses the history of the two candidates and describes how the election took place amid a years-long political crisis. "You have most of the Peruvian political elite charged by cor…
(2021-06-08). "Do Not Come": VP Harris Sends Anti-Migrant Message in Guatemala, Visits Mexico Amid Deadly Election. democracynow.org 
In her first foreign trip as vice president, Kamala Harris is in Mexico City to meet with President Andrés Manuel López Obrador after first visiting Guatemala to meet with President Alejandro Giammattei. Harris is tasked by President Joe Biden with stemming the flow of Central American migrants fleeing corruption, violence and poverty, even after the two campaigned on allowing more migrants to apply for asylum along the U.S.-Mexico border, and issued a stern warning to migrants: "Do not come." Her visit comes after voters cast their ballots in one of Mexico's largest and deadliest elections in history, as over 80…
(2021-06-08). US Vice President Kamala Harris Lands in Mexico from Guatemala. telesurenglish.net The vice president of the United States, Kamala Harris, arrived late Monday night in Mexico to meet with President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador to discuss immigration issues. | Harris was received at the airport of the Mexican capital by Mexican Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard and other government representatives. | RELATED: | The visit of Kamala Harris will last less than 24 hours as she will leave the U.S. on Tues…
(2021-06-08). Tired, poor, huddled masses from Central America are owed entry. peoplesworld.org 
Vice President Kamala Harris met with Guatemalan President Alejandro Giammattei Monday and on Tuesday meets with the President of Mexico, Andrés Manuel López Obrador. Her trip has the announced intention of helping solve the immigration situation at the U.S.' southern border. Harris said in Guatemala that the goal of U.S. policy is to improve conditions …
(2021-06-08). Jim Crow and "Lost Cause" 2.0: Trump's Big Lie and GOP Plot to Suppress the Vote. juancole.com Chicago (Special to Informed Comment) — Big Lie propaganda, that the 2020 election was stolen, rewrites history and fuels the current Republican war on democracy. Similarly, Confederate Lost Cause propaganda incited a wave of anti-democratic laws and rewrote the history of the Civil War by asserting that slavery did not cause the War and that …
(2021-06-08). Resistance Axis Victory. popularresistance.org Syrians have re-elected Bashar al Assad for a fourth consecutive term as their President. Western nations like Britain, the United States and France have sought to undermine the elections, rejecting the results in advance, dubbing them illegitimate and undemocratic.
(2021-06-08). The time to secure voting rights is now or never. nationofchange.org Unless the Democrats can rally to push through legislation that protects the right to vote now and into the future, elections may cease to matter entirely.
(2021-06-08). Election in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany reveals bankruptcy of Left Party and Social Democrats. wsws.org Through their decades-long support for social cuts and deindustrialisation, the Left Party and SPD have driven desperate elements into the arms of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD).
(2021-06-08). Biden: Injerencia, hipocresía, intervencionismo bajo la coartada del combate a la corrupción. globalizacion.ca Pueden disfrazarla de Blancanieves, pero es apenas una nueva doctrina para el permanente injerencismo de Washington en otros países, proveniente de un presidente demócrata. De eso se trata la coartada del combate a la corrupción, fuera de fronteras, lanzada por…
(2021-06-08). Estados Unidos — Fronteras infinitas. globalizacion.ca La ofensiva de Washington para impedir que China se convierta en la primera economía mundial. El último jueves de mayo, el Presidente de Estados Unidos Joe Biden ordenó a las 16 agencias de inteligencia dependientes de su gobierno la elaboración…
(2021-06-08). Zelensky Disappointed With Biden, Hopes It's All Washington's "Master Plan" southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | On June 7th, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky expressed his "surprise" and "disappointment" that US President Joe Biden allowed Nord Stream 2's first string to complete, and that he wouldn't meet him. | Zelensky
(2021-06-08). The "Wuhan lab" lie and the political witch hunt against science. indybay.org Over the past week, the US media and the Biden administration have sought to legitimize the conspiracy theory that the world's leading scientists were engaged in a cover-up of the "Wuhan lab" origins of COVID-19.
(2021-06-08). True Color of Biden(aka Bait-and-Switch maestro!). indybay.org Breaking News! The Biden administration is ready to CUT corporate taxes to just 15%! That's lower than the T-Rump giveaway of 21%(cut from the prior 35%), and it's freaking LOWER than the 19% that middle-class taxpayers have to fork over to the IRS!
(2021-06-08). US further escalates tensions over Taiwan as Biden prosecutes anti-China campaign. wsws.org Washington's donation of vaccines to Taiwan is another provocative step to undermine Beijing and challenge the "One China" policy.
(2021-06-08). PAHO Welcomes US Donation of 19 Million COVID-19 Vaccines. telesurenglish.net Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Director Carissa Etienne welcomed U.S. President Joe Biden's decision to donate COVID-19 vaccines through the COVAX facility. | RELATED: | "This pandemic is far from over, and it is hitting Latin America and the Caribbean severely… Yet only about 8 percent of our citizens have been vaccinated," Etienne warned, adding that the region should be an epicenter for vaccination since i…
(2021-06-08). NATO chief meets Biden, Pentagon head; blasts Russia for aggression against NATO states, evokes Article 5 war clause. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com NATO chief meets with Biden, Pentagon chief; blasts Russia for aggression against NATO states, evokes Article 5 war clauseRick Rozoff NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg met with President Joe Biden, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan on June 7, a week ahead of the military bloc's summit in Brussels. The trip …
(2021-06-08). The Heat: U.S. immigration crisis. america.cgtn.com 
U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris travels to Central America to address the surge of migrants arriving at the U.S. southern border.
(2021-06-08). Even The New York Times Now Admits That It's US Sanctions, Not Socialism, That's Destroying Venezuela. counterpunch.org The facile right-wing talking point that the economic crisis facing Venezuela "proves" that "socialism always ends in failure" has become so hackneyed by overuse that it has attained its own tongue-in-cheek name. The ad Venezuelum, as it has come to be known, has slowly developed into such a tedious and predictable right-wing tactic that it seems to now serve as an all-purpose retort to try to discredit even the most modest of left-of-center proposals. In October 2018, for instance, then-President Trump responded to a plan by progressive Democrats in congress to introduce a bill to establish a system of universal…
(2021-06-08). Petition Calls for Renaming GOP the "Trumpublican Party" counterpunch.org The political opponents of the Democrat Party have a lot of problems; one big one is their name. How is it possible they can maintain the label "Republican" when they've trashed it, bashed it, and mashed it to a pulp? Why would they even want to keep a name for a party Abraham Lincoln, Teddy Roosevelt, even
(2021-06-08). Leading DSA member Rebecca Garelli lies about WSWS coverage of 2018 Arizona teachers strike. wsws.org Garelli sits on the Steering Committee of the DSA's Democratic Socialist Labor Commission, and her recent falsifications are connected to the DSA's broader attacks against the SEP.
(2021-06-08). "Not Having It": Winona LaDuke on Mass Protest by Water Protectors to Halt Line 3 Pipeline in Minnesota. democracynow.org 
In the largest act of civil disobedience to date to halt the Enbridge Line 3 pipeline, more than 100 water protectors led by Indigenous women have been arrested in Minnesota. We get an on-the-ground update on the day of action and how water protectors blockaded a pipeline pump station north of the town of Park Rapids, with many locking themselves to heavy machinery as authorities tried to disperse protesters by sending in a low-flying Customs and Border Protection helicopter which produced a sandstorm. Thousands gathered for a Treaty People Gathering weekend of action to stop Line 3, which would carry more than 7…
(2021-06-08). Headlines for June 8, 2021. democracynow.org Over 100 Water Protectors Arrested in Minnesota as Mass Civil Disobedience Targets Line 3 Pipeline, Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide Hits 420 Parts Per Million, Highest Level in 4 Million Years, "A Two-Track Pandemic": Wealthy Nations Ease Restrictions as COVID Surges in Unvaccinated Countries, ProPublica: Vast Trove of IRS Data Shows How U.S. Billionaires Pay Little in Income Tax, Canadian Police Say Hit-and-Run That Killed Four Was Deliberate Islamophobic Attack, VP Harris to Refugees Fleeing Violence, Poverty and Climate Crisis: "Do Not Come to the U.S.", Supreme Court Rules Immigrants with Temporary Protected Statu…
(2021-06-08). How the Palestinian Muslim Brotherhood Saved Israeli Democracy from Netanyahu. juancole.com Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) — Mervat Oaf writes for al-Jazeera on how Mansour Abbas and his Muslim Brotherhood-inspired United Arab List became unlikely kingmakers in Israeli politics. Israelis of Palestinian heritage comprise a little over 20 percent of the Israeli population, and most of them are Muslims. Their politics, however, has skewed toward leftist parties. …
(2021-06-08). Poor People's Campaign Rally for HR 438 and Third Reconstruction. indybay.org Protest and music at House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's San Franisco Federal Building office. Also actions in Sacramento, Oakland, San Mateo, and San Jose.
(2021-06-08). Monday 6/7: End U.S. Poverty! San Francisco Rally for HR 438: Third Reconstruction w/ CA PPC. indybay.org SF District Office of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, 90 7th Street, San Francisco, CA 94103; | Masks and Safety Distancing Required | PPC nationwide rallies livestream here: www.facebook.com/anewppc/…
(2021-06-08). Resistance And Aid. popularresistance.org In the villages, cities and regions of Rojava, in the predominantly Kurdish north east of Syria, political upheaval has resulted in the largely decentralised self-administration of many areas, including health, economy, law, education and internal security. The Rojava revolution led to both the secularisation and democratisation of institutions that had, until then, been controlled by an elitist-centralist national state. But what exactly does this mean? How is Rojava's decentralisation expressed in everyday life? Located in north eastern Rojava, Amûdê County demonstrates what decentralisation and self-administra…
(2021-06-08). Bipartisan Fear, Bipartisan Aggression: China and The United States. counterpunch.org This past spring, the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee sent a bill to the Senate floor called the Strategic Competition Act of 2021. Sponsored by Democrat Menendez from New Jersey and Republican Senator Misch from Idaho, the bill is perhaps the most important piece of legislation regarding US policy towards China in Congress now. It certainly is one of the most belligerent. In short, the legislation is an attempt at further governmental involvement—from the Pentagon to those agencies dealing with trade and commerce—in the ever-intensifying economic rivalry between the United States and the People…
(2021-06-08). Neoliberalism in Their Hearts, Proto-Fascism in Their Heads. zcomm.org Republicans have consistently adopted a reactionary orientation on race, ethnicity, and gender issues, and are fervid opponents of majority rule…
(2021-06-08). What Joe Manchin Doesn't Get About the GOP's Voter Suppression. thenation.com What Joe Manchin Doesn't Get About the GOP's Voter Suppression…
(2021-06-07). Tom's personal view from inside today's Pacifica National Board. indybay.org KPFA and Pacifica radio stations members vote on democratic control of management. At steak is the detreating quality of news and public affairs' with a replacement set of bylaws election happening now in June.
(2021-06-07). Headlines for June 7, 2021. democracynow.org Sen. Joe Manchin Says He Won't Support Voting Rights Bill and Will Fight to Keep Filibuster, G7 Ministers Back 15% Corporate Tax Rate Derided by Critics as Too Low a Bar, Brazilian Soccer Stars Suggest Postponement of Copa America Tournament as COVID-19 Rages, Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu Blames Looming Ouster on "Biggest Election Fraud in History", Israeli Soldiers Assault Al Jazeera Reporter Amid Mass Arrests of Palestinians , At Least 132 Killed as Gunmen Raid Village in Burkina Faso, Nigeria Bans Twitter After President's Threatening Tweet Is Deleted, Mexican President's Party to Lose Supermajority After…
(2021-06-07). Socialism and Electoral Politics. dsausa.org From Bernie Sanders to AOC and dozens of local elected officials, socialism is popular at the polls. Since 2017, over 100 DSA members have been elected, and chapters have used their campaigns to build power and organize the working class. This call features members of the National Electoral Committee who will present on DSA's successes…
(2021-06-07). Mexico Hopes To Reach Migration Agreements With Kamala Harris. telesurenglish.net Mexico's President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO) said his country hopes to reach immigration and border agreements after the visit of U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris on Tuesday. | RELATED: | "We want to maintain a very good relationship with the U.S. government," AMLO said, adding that President Joe Biden "has behaved very well." | The Mexican president remarked that the main theme of the visit is the manage…
(2021-06-07). Free Palestine rally at Michigan Capitol, marches on U.S. Representative Slotkin. fightbacknews.org Lansing, MI – 120 protesters rallied for Palestine at the Michigan State Capitol in Lansing. After handing out flags, signs and water, the crowd gathered on the capitol steps to hear from the organizers and to chant, "Free, free Palestine!" | The spirited crowed then took to the streets and marched through Lansing chanting, "From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free!" and "Gaza, Gaza, don't you cry, Palestine will never die!" | Many cars honked their horns in support and Black residents came out of their homes to raise a fist and cheer. A few local people even joined the march. | "Hey Biden you shoul…
(2021-06-07). AFL-CIO building trades unions back Biden's full infrastructure plan. peoplesworld.org 
(2021-06-07). Russia Withdraws From the Open Skies Treaty. telesurenglish.net Russia's President Vladimir Putin on Monday enacted the law to withdraw his country from the Open Skies Treaty. Previously the Lower House (Duma) passed that law on May 19 and the Senate ratified it last week. | RELATED: | In 2020, the United States left this multilateral agreement, which was signed in 1992 and entered into force in 2002. In May, Washington notified Moscow that President Joe Biden's administration…
(2021-06-07). Free Palestine rally at Michigan Capitol, marches on U.S. Representative Slotkin. fightbacknews.org Lansing, MI – 120 protesters rallied for Palestine at the Michigan State Capitol in Lansing. After handing out flags, signs and water, the crowd gathered on the capitol steps to hear from the organizers and to chant, "Free, free Palestine!" | The spirited crowed then took to the streets and marched through Lansing chanting, "From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free!" and "Gaza, Gaza, don't you cry, Palestine will never die!" | Many cars honked their horns in support and Black residents came out of their homes to raise a fist and cheer. A few local people even joined the march. | "Hey Biden you shoul…
(2021-06-07). Biden is Anti-Haiti, and His Haitian-American Press Person Doesn't Give a Damn. orinocotribune.com By Pascal Robert — Jun 2, 2021 | The current Haitian president is perhaps the most ineffectual US stooge to date, but Joe Biden and his Haitian American press person couldn't care less. | "Biden is currently supporting a political regime in Haiti almost universally loathed by the Haitian people." | On Wednesday May 26, 2021 Haitian American Karine Jean Pierre, principal deputy press secretary for the Biden White House, took the podium to address questions from the press. Because the corporate Democratic Party establishment realizes that showcasing racial diversity is necessary in the face of its almost 30 ye…
(2021-06-07). Biden-Moon Summit: A New Era of Washington-Seoul Alliance? globalresearch.ca President Moon Jae-in…
(2021-06-07). AFL-CIO building trades unions back Biden's full infrastructure plan. peoplesworld.org
(2021-06-07). Manchin upending entire Democratic agenda. peoplesworld.org 
WASHINGTON—West Virginia Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin's announcement that he opposes the For The People Act (S-1 in the Senate) all but guarantees that the sweeping voting rights bill the Biden administration and Democrats in Congress have been backing is all but dead in the water now. The bill was the only chance to undo the …
(2021-06-07). 63 Security Officials Urged Biden To Discuss Missile Defense With Putin. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | On June 3rd, This is likely to lead to absolutely nothing, but the semblance is important here."We urge yo…
(2021-06-07). The "Wuhan lab" lie and the political witch hunt against science. indybay.org Over the past week, the US media and the Biden administration have sought to legitimize the conspiracy theory that the world's leading scientists were engaged in a cover-up of the "Wuhan lab" origins of COVID-19.
(2021-06-07). Biden DOJ Says It Will No Longer Spy on New York Times Journalists. truthout.org 
The New York Times has revealed shocking details about an unsuccessful attempt by the Trump administration, and then the Biden administration, to secretly obtain the email logs of four reporters at the newspaper. As part of the campaign, the Biden Justice Department placed a gag order on the Times in March to prevent many at the paper from even knowing about the request until a federal court lifted it. In recent weeks the Justice Department also disclosed the Trump administration had secre…
(2021-06-07). Biden's DOJ Vows to Stop Spying on Journalists Months After Placing Gag Order on New York Times. democracynow.org 
The New York Times has revealed shocking details about an unsuccessful attempt by the Trump administration, and then the Biden administration, to secretly obtain the email logs of four reporters at the newspaper. As part of the campaign, the Biden Justice Department placed a gag order on the Times in March to prevent many at the paper from even knowing about the request until a federal court lifted it. In recent weeks the Justice Department also disclosed the Trump administration had secretly obtained the call records of four journalists at the Times, as well as three journalists at The Washington Post and one at…
(2021-06-07). Economic Update: A "Living Wage" roarmag.org On this week's show, Prof. Wolff comments on how and why "consumerism" matters and on why Biden's "progressive shift" is both like and unlike (far more limited so far) FDR's. Wolff then interviews two Canadian professors of labor studies, Carlo Fanelli and Bryan Evans, on the stakes for labor in fighting for a "living wage." | You can support this show on
(2021-06-07). Biden Capitulates: Cuts Corp Taxes & Cuts Infrastructure Spending. counterpunch.org Reuters reported last week that Biden announced a massive shift in his fiscal policy, cutting (not raising) corporate taxes even further than had Trump, AND cutting his proposed infrastructure spending bill by hundreds of billions of dollars more following his last week's proposed spending cuts from $2.25T to $1.7T. The announcement by Biden is clearly
(2021-06-07). The Biden-Putin Summit: A Time of Testing. counterpunch.org Next week's summit meeting in Geneva between Presidents Joe Biden and Vladimir Putin will be a time of testing for both leaders. Putin has several advantages at this particular point in time. The four years of Donald Trump have weakened the political and moral authority of the United States and the U.S. presidency. Trump's pathetic handling of the pandemic and his bizarre summit meetings with Putin and North Korea's Kim Jong-un raised serious questions about U.S. capabilities. The U.S. retreat from the Paris climate agreement; the Iran nuclear accord; and various international venues such as the World Health Orga…
(2021-06-07). Justice Department under Trump and Biden tried to seize email data of New York Times reporters. wsws.org The New York Times revealed on Friday that the US Justice Department under both the Trump and Biden administrations secretly attempted to seize the email logs of four of its journalists in violation of freedom of the press rights.
(2021-06-07). Harris Says Leaders Need to Restore Hope in Guatemala. latinorebels.com GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris on Monday emphasized the need to restore hope for residents of struggling Central American nations to help address the increase in migration from the region as she faced the first major test of her diplomatic skills on a three-day foreign trip.
(2021-06-07). Even The New York Times now Admits that it's US Sanctions, not Socialism, that's Destroying Venezuela. orinocotribune.com By Peter Bolton — Jun 5, 2021 | The facile right-wing talking point that the economic crisis facing Venezuela "proves" that "socialism always ends in failure" has become so hackneyed by overuse that it has attained its own tongue-in-cheek name. The ad Venezuelum, as it has come to be known, has slowly developed into such a tedious and predictable right-wing tactic that it seems to now serve as an all-purpose retort to try to discredit even the most modest of left-of-center proposals. In October 2018, for instance, then-President Trump responded to a plan by progressive Democrats in congress to introduce a bi…
(2021-06-07). Texas AG Says He Helped Trump Win State With His Lawsuit Against Mail-In Ballots. truthout.org 
Conservative Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said on Friday that, had his office not blocked Harris County from sending out mail-in ballot applications to all of its registered voters, Donald Trump would have lost the state. | Paxton
(2021-06-07). Facebook Bans Trump for 2 Years, But Its Design Still Marginalizes Key Voices in Public Discourse. democracynow.org 
Social media giant Facebook has announced it has suspended former President Donald Trump's account until at least 2023. He was initially suspended from the platform for comments to supporters who stormed the U.S. Capitol on January 6 and is permanently banned on Twitter. Facebook's move could have implications for other world leaders who use Facebook, like Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Jameel Jaffer, director of the Knight First Amendment Institute, said he is not sure the decision struck the right balance for protecting free speech but is defensible because Facebook…
(2021-06-07). Trump seizes on "Wuhan lab" lies in North Carolina speech. wsws.org Ex-president Donald Trump appeared as the keynote speaker of the state Republican Party convention in North Carolina Saturday night, embracing the lies against China that have dominated the American corporate media for the past two weeks.
(2021-06-07). Historic But Inadequate: Joseph Stiglitz on G7 Deal to Back a 15% Global Minimum Corporate Tax Rate. democracynow.org 
Finance ministers from seven of the world's wealthiest nations have backed a plan to set a minimum global corporate tax rate of at least 15% on multinational companies. The agreement, which was reached during a meeting in Britain of the G7, or Group of 7, is "historic" but should have aimed higher, says economist Joseph Stiglitz. "If you have too low of a tax rate, that minimum tax becomes, de facto, the maximum tax," he says.
(2021-06-07). Jameel Jaffer: America's Secret Spy Court Should Be Forced to Make Rulings Public. democracynow.org 
We speak to Jameel Jaffer about a petition asking the Supreme Court to review whether the public has a right to access the decisions of the special federal court that rules on the legality of government surveillance, known as the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, or FISA Court. The American Civil Liberties Union submitted the request with support from the Knight First Amendment Institute, whose director, Jameel Jaffer, notes the court routinely issues rulings that have far-reaching implications for Americans' privacy and freedom of speech rights. He says the argument free speech advocates are making is tha…
(2021-06-07). Sheikh Jarrah Residents Face Legal Defeat; Israel Arrests Thousands of Palestinians to Quell Dissent. democracynow.org 
Israel is cracking down on Palestinians living in the occupied West Bank, occupied East Jerusalem and inside Israel amid the ongoing ceasefire between Israel and Gaza. Israeli police have arrested nearly 2,000 Palestinians over the past month in an attempt to quell protests and uprisings against the occupation, according to the newspaper Haaretz. "Israel is criminalizing our right to say we're Palestinian, our right to say we want to live in our homes in dignity, our right to be free," says Mariam Barghouti, a Palestinian writer and researcher.
(2021-06-07). A battle for rank-and-file democracy in the AFL-CIO. therealnews.com 
Officers and members of the Vermont State AFL-CIO have reinvigorated a dying labor council with pushes for democratic governance, community outreach, and political action outside the Democratic party—but the national union leadership is pushing back.
(2021-06-07). Denmark Offshores the Right to Asylum. southfront.org 
Illustrative image | Written by Dr. Binoy Kampmark. | This has been a fantasy of Danish governments for some time. There have been gazes of admiration towards countries like Australia, where processing refugees and asylum-seekers is a task offloaded, with cash incentives, to third countries (Papua New Guinea and Nauru come to mind). Danish politicians, notably a good number among the Social Democrats, have dreamed about doing the same to countries in Africa, returning to that cus…
(2021-06-07). Denmark Offshores the Right to Asylum. dissidentvoice.org This has been a fantasy of Danish governments for some time. There have been gazes of admiration towards countries like Australia, where processing refugees and asylum-seekers is a task offloaded, with cash incentives, to third countries (Papua New Guinea and Nauru come to mind). Danish politicians, notably a good number among the Social Democrats, have …
(2021-06-07). What You Need to Know About Israel's New "Change Coalition" counterpunch.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
(2021-06-07). Pacifica CRD & WorkWeek Covering Picketing & Block of Israeli Chartered Ship Volan At. indybay.org WorkWeek & Pacifica's Covid, Race & Democracy will be covering the picket of the Zim Ship Volan at the Port of Oakland…
(2021-06-07). New York state permits children and adults to be unmasked in K-12 schools. wsws.org This move by the Democratic Cuomo administration follows the recent dropping of other COVID-19 safety standards across the state, as part of a nationwide push to fully reopen the economy.
(2021-06-07). Monday 6/7: End U.S. Poverty! San Francisco Rally for HR 438: Third Reconstruction w/ CA PPC. indybay.org SF District Office of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, 90 7th Street, San Francisco, CA 94103; | Masks and Safety Distancing Required | PPC nationwide rallies livestream here: www.facebook.com/anewppc/…
(2021-06-07). In New Letter, People's Action Urges Senate to Show True Colors By Bringing For the People Act to Floor. peoplesaction.org Letter Comes After Sen. Manchin Joins Republicans to Block Passage of Historic Voting Rights Bill Contact: Johanna Kichton, press@peoplesaction.org, 202.660.0605 WASHINGTON, D.C.—People's Action today released a new letter calling on senators to go on the record about protecting democracy and upholding the right to vote by bringing the For the People Act to the floor. …
(2021-06-07). Saving Democracy in America. zcomm.org Democracy in America is on the brink of destruction, and power-hungry, white supremacist, far-right Republicans are hell bent on taking us over the brink…
(2021-06-07). House Democrats Call for Answers on US Involvement in Brazil. thenation.com House Democrats Call for Answers on US Involvement in Brazil…
(2021-06-07). This week in history: June 7-13. wsws.org 25 years ago: Northern Ireland peace talks open in Belfast On June 10, 1996, all-party talks on a political settlement in Northern Ireland opened in Belfast, with Sinn Fein, the political wing of the Irish Republican Army, initially excluded and with Protestant delegates objecting to the proposed chairman of the session, former US senator and close advisor to the Clinton administration, George Mitchell.