(2021-06-22). Iran's New President Rules Out Ever Meeting With Biden, Calls Ballistic Missiles "Nonnegotiable" southfront.org 
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(2021-06-23). Sturgeon brands Gove's indyref2 comments 'sneering, arrogant condescension'. thecanary.co 
The "sneering, arrogant condescension" by Michael Gove in comments about another referendum are strengthening support for Scottish independence, Nicola Sturgeon has said. | The UK Cabinet Office minister has said he "can't see" Boris Johnson agreeing to another vote before the next general election, adding it is "reckless" to discuss the issue while the country is still recovering from the coronavirus pandemic. | Democracy: | But Scotland's First Minister said the argument that the nations of the United Kingdom are equals "completely disintegrates" if the UK Government refuses to allow another vote on ind…
(2021-06-23). Socialist India Walton Pulls Off Historic Upset in Buffalo Mayoral Race. truthout.org 
Socialist mayoral candidate India Walton won Buffalo's Democratic mayoral primary on Tuesday night in a historic upset over incumbent Democratic Mayor Byron Brown. Brown is a Walton is expected to triumph in the heavily Democratic town in the general election come November. If she wins, she will be the first socialist mayor of a large U.S. cit…
(2021-06-23). Ex-Cop Eric Adams Takes Lead in New York City Mayoral Race. truthout.org 
We look at the early results from New York's highly anticipated primary election Tuesday. In the heated mayoral race, Brooklyn borough president and former New York police officer Eric Adams is leading, but it will likely take several weeks to announce a winner with the new ranked-choice voting system. Civil rights attorney Maya Wiley is currently in second place, followed closely by former Sanitation Commissioner Kathryn Garcia. 2020 presidential candidate Andrew Yang has conceded after receiving less than 12% o…
(2021-06-23). A Fight for Democracy: GOP Blocks Voting Bill as Democrats Renew Push to Reform Filibuster. democracynow.org 
As Senate Republicans use the filibuster to block debate on the most sweeping voting rights bill considered by Congress in decades, we look at what is in the bill and the next steps forward. Elizabeth Hira, an attorney at the Brennan Center for Justice's Democracy Program, describes the For the People Act as "a massive democracy reform package" that seeks to address systemic flaws in U.S. elections. "This bill creates a wholesale opportunity for us to fix all of the things that have been wrong in our democracy." We also speak with Reverend William Barber, co-chair of the Poor People's Campaign, who says Republica…
(2021-06-23). Ex-Cop Eric Adams Takes Lead in NYC Mayoral Race in City's First Election with Ranked-Choice Voting. democracynow.org 
We look at the early results from New York's highly anticipated primary election Tuesday. In the heated mayoral race, Brooklyn borough president and former New York police officer Eric Adams is leading, but it will likely take several weeks to announce a winner with the new ranked-choice voting system. Civil rights attorney Maya Wiley is currently in second place, followed closely by former Sanitation Commissioner Kathryn Garcia. 2020 presidential candidate Andrew Yang has conceded after receiving less than 12% of the tallied vote even after the media covered him as a front-runner. "My sense is that Adams will pr…
(2021-06-23). How Biden Helped Hardliner Raisi Win Iran Election. popularresistance.org It was common knowledge that a U.S. failure to rejoin the Iran nuclear deal (known as the JCPOA) before Iran's June presidential election would help conservative hard-liners to win the election. Indeed, on Saturday, June 19, the conservative Ebrahim Raisi was elected as the new President of Iran. | Raisi has a record of brutally cracking down on government opponents and his election is a severe blow to Iranians struggling for a more liberal, open society. He also has a history of anti-Western sentiment and says he would refuse to meet with President Biden. And while current President Rhouhani, considered a modera…
(2021-06-23). After GOP smackdown of voting rights debate, advocates vow to fight. peoplesworld.org 
WASHINGTON—After a 50-50 partisan Senate tie, which in practical terms was a loss, disgusted and often angry voting rights advocates vowed to keep fighting for the cause. From Democratic President Joseph Biden to AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka, they promised the contest "is just beginning" and will continue until everyone's path to the polls is easier …
(2021-06-23). 'American' imperialism is back—Biden, Blinken, Burns and Austin. workers.org 
Joe Biden ended his weeklong diplomatic trip to Europe June 17 and returned to Washington. It revealed what he meant by "America is back." Washington aims to retain its place directing the superrich ruling class worldwide. Washington, DC, March 30, 2019 Biden met with the richest and most powerful imperialist . . . |
(2021-06-23). Headlines for June 23, 2021. democracynow.org Republicans Block Major Voting Rights Bill as Democrats Vow to Continue Fight, Air Raid in Tigray Kills Dozens, Adding to Conflict-Fueled Devastation, Japan Restarts First Nuclear Reactor in Over 3 Years Amid Widespread Opposition, Rights Groups Sound Alarm as Nicaragua's Gov't Escalates Crackdown on Opposition, Shooting in Mexican Border Town Kills at Least 15 People in Crossfire, At Least 3 Arab Israeli Journalists Have Come Under Attack in Past Month, U.S. Gov't Seizes PressTV.com and Other Websites Linked to Iran, Hong Kong Newspaper Apple Daily Shuts Down Days After Police Raid Newsroom, Arrest Editors, Cata…
(2021-06-23). As Iran Elects New President, Experts Urge Biden to Rejoin Nuclear Deal, Lift Sanctions. zcomm.org "The Biden administration must remain resolute and seek a break from the disastrous conditions that helped contribute to this result."
(2021-06-23). Liberal Media Propaganda Tells the World: America is First. zcomm.org CNN or MSNBC or NPR or similar outlets bombard us with hour after hour with the idea that the U.S. has the absolute right to impose sanctions on country after country overseas if they violate human rights or are not democratic…
(2021-06-23). The US Could Be Using Iran's Election to Sabotage Nuclear Deal. news.antiwar.com Biden administration officials are downplaying the idea that Iran's presidential election will impact negotiations to revive the nuclear deal, known as the JCPOA. But the election of Ebrahim Raisi, a judge under US sanctions who is close to Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, might give President Biden the excuse to blame the failure to salvage the …
(2021-06-23). How Biden helped hard-liner Raisi win Iran election. nationofchange.org President Biden's failure to quickly rejoin the nuclear agreement with Iran helped a hard-liner to win the presidential election and will leave us on a path toward war with Iran unless he promptly rejoins the JCPOA now.
(2021-06-23). 'One Of The Most Important Numbers That No One Has Ever Heard Of'. popularresistance.org A new analysis shared with the Biden administration on behalf of the advocacy group Friends of the Earth highlights concerns about how the U.S. government will calculate the social cost of planet-heating emissions—official figures that can notably impact policy and spending decisions. | The comment (pdf) sent to the Office of Management and Budget—authored by experts at the Applied Economics Clinic (AEC), a Massachusetts-based nonprofit consulting group—comes as the administration seeks input on determining the social cost of greenhouse gases (SC-GHG). | "The social cost of greenhouse gases is o…
(2021-06-23). What I Told President Biden in Tulsa. progressive.org As a descendant of the Tulsa Race Massacre, I made the case for reparations.
(2021-06-23). Biden administration to look into dark past of Native American boarding schools. ecns.cn The U.S. Department of Interior is to investigate the Native American boarding schools that forced assimilation in the 19th and 20th centuries, Secretary of Interior Deb Haaland announced on Tuesday.
(2021-06-23). Time To Stop Modernizing America's Nukes And To Start Negotiating Peace — OpEd. eurasiareview.com The Biden administration, in its proposed military budget, is calling for a restart of something the US arms industry has not produced in any significant quantity since 1992: nuclear "pits" — the spherical plutonium-based core of implosion bombs like that dropped on Nagasaki. | In his record-breaking $753-billion National Security Budget, $715 billion of which is for the Pentagon, is another $38 billion for the portion of the Energy Department budget that is devoted to nuclear weapons and weapons production. It's a figure that is higher than what the proposed 2022 military budget of the outgoing Trump ad…
(2021-06-23). Biden administration to look into dark past of Native American boarding schools. ecns.cn The U.S. Department of Interior is to investigate the Native American boarding schools that forced assimilation in the 19th and 20th centuries,
(2021-06-23). Biden has a chance to oversee biggest river restoration project in US history. nationofchange.org Removing four dams would promote salmon recovery, clean energy, agriculture and Indigenous rights.
(2021-06-23). Senate Republicans block watered-down Democratic voting rights bill. wsws.org In the run-up to the vote, Biden and the Democratic leadership shamelessly courted West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin, who put forward a "compromise" proposal incorporating voter suppression measures supported by the Republicans.
(2021-06-23). US Has Created 400,000 Troop-Strong Force in Asia-Pacific, Russian Military Intelligence Warns. sputniknews.com The Biden administration dramatically increased so-called "freedom of navigation" operations in the East and South China Seas, and on the diplomatic front has worked to create a major new alliance to "contain" China. Beijing has blasted these efforts, accusing the US of trying to create global chaos.
(2021-06-23). Biden administration to look into dark past of Native American boarding schools. ecns.cn The U.S. Department of Interior is to investigate the Native American boarding schools that forced assimilation in the 19th and 20th centuries,
(2021-06-23). Why This Year's UN Vote on Cuba Embargo is More Urgent Than Ever. orinocotribune.com By Stephen Kimber and John Kirk -Jun 19, 2021 | Will Joe Biden finally listen to the united voice of the world? | On June 23, the United Nations General Assembly will vote to condemn the six-decade-long United States embargo of Cuba. Again. | The world has been doing this since 1992. In 2019, What makes this year's vote more pressing, and more distressing, is that US President Joe Biden—who vowed during last year's presidential c…
(2021-06-23). 50 years later, end the War on Drugs. nationofchange.org Nixon's War on Drugs turned out to be a war on people. President Biden should end it once and for all.
(2021-06-23). With support of Biden, federal court backs Trump's police-state assault on peaceful protests in Lafayette Square. wsws.org On Monday, a federal judge dismissed lawsuits alleging former president Donald Trump directed police to violate the constitutional rights of peaceful protesters who were violently attacked in Lafayette Square on June 1, 2020.
(2021-06-23). Sunrise Ends 400-Mile Climate March With Arrests at Ted Cruz's House. zcomm.org The Gulf South marchers demand that Congress and the Biden White House pass bold climate jobs legislation, including a bill to create a Civilian Climate Corps…
(2021-06-23). The Trial for Berta Caceres's Murder Will Test Biden's Central America Policy. zcomm.org The Biden administration says it wants to counter the corruption that's driving displacement. Does that apply to U.S. allies in Honduras?>
(2021-06-23). Harris to Visit US-Mexico Border Area Regarding Migration. latinorebels.com WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris will make her first visit on Friday to the U.S.-Mexico border since taking office, following criticism from members of both parties for failing to go earlier despite her role leading the Biden administration's response to a steep increase in migration.
(2021-06-23). The Trial For Berta Caceres's Murder Will Test Biden's Central America Policy. popularresistance.org On her recent trip to Guatemala and Mexico, Vice President Kamala Harris drove home two points: that potential immigrants to the U.S. should "stay home," and that the Biden administration will not tolerate corruption, which it sees as a major barrier to development in the region. | Harris made it clear that the two priorities are linked: "Part of giving people hope is having a very specific commitment to rooting out corruption in the region," she said. But U.S. promises to help root out corruption in the region has generated skepticism in the U.S. and in Central America. | The U.S. government has generally been o…
(2021-06-23). North Korea: Western Media Falsely Portrays Comments From Kim's Sister. news.antiwar.com A day after President Biden's envoy for North Korea said the US was ready for negotiations with Pyongyang, Western media was full of misleading headlines that said Kim Yo Jong, the sister of leader Kim Jong Un, dismissed the idea. US envoy Sung Kim said the Biden administration was willing to meet with North Korean …
(2021-06-23). Boris Johnson on a Roll, Downwards. counterpunch.org After "BoJo" Johnson hosted the G7 summit in Cornwall, where he was little more than a "tour guide" (in the words of the Labour leader Keir Starmer), BoJo joined that part of the G7 circus that moved on to Brussels for the NATO summit. As with the G7, Joe Biden, seeking to restore alliances that
(2021-06-23). Joseph Biden, a Champion of Human Rights? globalresearch.ca
(2021-06-23). Open Letter to Biden Calls LUMA Contract in Puerto Rico a 'Dangerous Misuse of Public Funds'. latinorebels.com "It is imperative that the federal government heeds the calling of civil society organizations that have been denouncing the terrible negotiation that has taken place in this contract," said Dr. Adi Martínez-Román, Director of Operations of the UPR Resiliency Law Center.
(2021-06-23). Original Sin: The CIA's 1st Coup in Latin America. orinocotribune.com 
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(2021-06-23). Original Sin: The CIA's 1st Coup in Latin America. orinocotribune.com By Steve Lalla — Jun 20, 2021 |
(2021-06-23). When You Lift from the Bottom, Everyone Rises: Have We Entered America's Third Era of Reconstruction? juancole.com 
( Tomdispatch.com) — West Virginia, a state first established in defiance of slavery, has recently become ground zero in the fight for voting rights. In an early June op-ed in the Charleston Gazette-Mail, Democratic Senator Joe Manchin vowed to maintain the Senate filibuster, while opposing the For the People Act, a bill to expand voting …
(2021-06-23). A 14-Day Global Campaign Demands Justice for Victims of Bolivia Coup. orinocotribune.com 
On 10 November 2019, the democratically elected government of Evo Morales in Bolivia was
(2021-06-23). The Heat: U.S. Senate Republicans block debate on voting rights bill. america.cgtn.com 
Republicans block a voting rights bill in the U.S. Senate. Plus — bipartisan negotiations continue on infrastructure. But can they reach a deal?>
(2021-06-23). Delta Variant Linked to COVID Surges Amid Slow U.S. Vaccination Rates as Global Inequity Persists. democracynow.org 
The White House says it will miss its goal of getting 70% of adults at least partially vaccinated by July 4. Vaccinations are available for anyone age 12 and up in the U.S., but just 45% of people in the U.S. are fully vaccinated, and only 16 states have fully vaccinated more than half of their populations. Epidemiologist Dr. Ali Khan says despite more than 150 million people in the U.S. now being vaccinated against the coronavirus, the highly contagious Delta variant is quickly becoming a concern. "Our expectation should be, by July, this will be the dominant variant," he says.
(2021-06-23). Pressure to End Filibuster Mounts After Republicans Block Voting Rights Debate. truthout.org 
Republicans voted to block Democrats' landmark voting rights bill, the For the People Act or S.1, on Tuesday. The bill that many have touted as a package that could save American democracy would have massively expanded access to voting and targeted corruption in politics. | Senate Republicans blocked debate on the bill in a party line, 50-50 vote. Due to the filibuster, the legislation needed 60 votes to advance to a debate. The House passed a version of the bill earlier this year. | Senate…
(2021-06-23). McConnell Is Stacking the Courts and Using Voter Suppression to Maintain Power. truthout.org 
Last week, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell issued what surely must rank among the most hypocritical statements ever uttered by a senior senator. Were he to become majority leader again after the 2022 midterms he would, the Kentuckian stated, be McConnell is no stranger to hypocrisy. Rememb…
(2021-06-23). Tuesday 6/29: Sacramento: Deadline for Democracy Rally for Voting Rights Now! indybay.org Robert T. Matsui United States Courthouse on front steps, 501 I Street, Sacramento, CA 95814 | Follow any and all COVID guidelines. This is a peaceful event.
(2021-06-23). Tuesday 6/29: We Demand Voter Rights Now! Deadline for Democracy Rally in San Jose. indybay.org Intersection of Winchester Blvd. and Stevens Creek Blvd at the San Jose / Santa Clara border (sidewalk intersection of Santana Row shopping center). | Follow all and any COVID guidlines…
(2021-06-23). Wednesday 7/7: Oakland: Deadline for Democracy Rally to Demand Voting Rights Now! indybay.org Oscar Grant / Frank H. Ogawa Plaza, 1 Frank Ogawa Plaza, Oakland, CA 94705 | Follow all and any current COVID guidelines…
(2021-06-23). No Comparison: Thoughtcrime Reflections on the Latest Imperial Smackdown of the Nation's Best Congressperson. counterpunch.org United States political culture is an Orwellian nightmare. Two plus two equals five in the propaganda spectacle that passes for "democratic" news and debate here. Take the latest bipartisan establishment disciplining of Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN), the U.S. House's most courageous and eloquent member, for saying this: "We must have the same level of accountability
(2021-06-23). 2021 Rancho Cordova Juneteenth at the William Alexander Leidesdorff, Jr. Working Landscape. indybay.org Unyielding spirits of our Indigenous, Native American, Russian and Pan African Pioneers (1840-1875) along the American River are finally being acknowledged and the healing will soon begin, as prophesied long ago, #1619-2019. Genesis 15: 12-14 may indeed be seen in today's challenges at Negro Bar State Historic Park.
(2021-06-23). 'Putting lipstick on a pig': New Israeli PM Bennett is More Extreme than Netanyahu, so why is Washington Fawning over New Gov't? juancole.com ( Middle East Monitor ) — When former US President Barack Obama used an old cliché to denigrate his political opponent, the late US Senator John McCain, he triggered a political controversy lasting several days. "You can put lipstick on a pig, but it's still a pig," said Obama at a campaign event in 2008. …
(2021-06-23). Texas governor signs series of reactionary laws, announces plan to build border wall. wsws.org Republican Texas Governor Greg Abbott and the Republican-controlled state legislature have enacted a series of reactionary laws attacking immigrants and robbing residents of their democratic rights.
(2021-06-23). Democracy Dies At The Washington Post Editorial Board. scheerpost.com In the Soviet Union, everybody was aware that the media was controlled by the state. But in a corporate state like the U.S., a veneer of independence is still maintained, although trust in the media has been plummeting for years. Flickr) By Alan Mcleod / MintPress News The Washington Post's glaring conflicts of interest have of late once again been the subject of scrutiny online, thanks to a new… |
(2021-06-23). Revealing The Pentagon Papers In Congress: Getting The Papers. popularresistance.org The 7,100-page study, which had been obtained and secretly given to me, detailed in 4,100 pages of analysis—I was missing as many as 3,000 pages of supporting documents—how the federal government had consistently lied to the American people about our military involvement in Vietnam. | They revealed a detailed portrait of an arrogant, authoritarian and secretive leadership, spanning Democratic and Republican administrations from Harry Truman to Lyndon Johnson, irresponsibly leading the nation gradually into a war they knew they could not win. | Among many deceptions exposed over three decades, the Pape…
(2021-06-23). We Can Have the Filibuster or Democracy, But Not Both. otherwords.org The American political system is complicated, but fixing it doesn't have to be. | Voters of all stripes broadly agree on the kinds of changes they'd like to see. We need less money in politics. It should be easier to vote — early, in person, or by mail. And voters should be able to pick their own representatives, not the other way around. | The For the People Act, which passed the House earlier this year, would do all of these things. It includes new ethics rules for members, protects and expands the right to vote, and would restrict the extreme partisan gerrymandering that's become commonplace. No wonder i…
(2021-06-23). People's Action & Our City Action: Buffalo Is Getting a Homes Guarantee Mayor. peoplesaction.org Walton took Homes Guarantee pledge and rejected real estate money; grassroots leaders exposed opponent's ties to billionaires, landlords, and real estate WASHINGTON, D.C.—People's Action and its Buffalo member organization Our City Action today congratulated India Walton for her stunning upset victory of 16-year incumbent Byron Brown in the mayoral Democratic primary in Buffalo, New York …
(2021-06-23). Democracy Or Autocracy? otherwords.org Get a full-res version
(2021-06-23). People's Action: Our Freedom to Vote is Non-Negotiable. peoplesaction.org WASHINGTON, D.C.—People's Action today released the following statement from Campaigns Director Sondra Youdelman on the Senate's failure to advance S.1, the For the People Act. "Today, the same anti-democratic politicians who blocked an investigation into the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol used the same bureaucratic loophole to halt debate of the For the People …
(2021-06-23). Can Critical Race Theory Reframe American History Successfully? counterpunch.org For the first time in four decades, we have a new national holiday, the Juneteenth National Independence Day. It celebrates the liberation of Black American slaves from the last city enslaving them in Galveston, Texas. All the Senate Republicans, and all but fourteen of the Republicans in the House, voted in favor of establishing the
(2021-06-23). In OtherWords: June 23, 2021. otherwords.org A vote to advance the For the People Act in the Senate just failed to clear an all-Republican filibuster, even as the bill got the 50 votes it should have needed to pass. This week in OtherWords, I explain how the arcane filibuster is endangering our democracy. | Also this week, in the wake of stunning revelations about Jeff Bezos and other billionaires often paying no income taxes, Sarah Anderson argues this could provide the momentum we need to unrig the tax code. | Meanwhile, Jill Richardson explains the cynical politics of the war on "critical race theory." And Khalil Bendib thinks the war on democracy isn't…
(2021-06-23). Is Performative Progress the Best Democrats Can Do on Voting Rights? thenation.com Is Performative Progress the Best Democrats Can Do on Voting Rights?
(2021-06-23). Our Fathers Fought GOP Voter Suppression 70 Years Ago. thenation.com Our Fathers Fought GOP Voter Suppression 70 Years Ago…
(2021-06-23). Israel is 'considerably weakened'—as BDS finds a home in the Democratic Party. mronline.org More signs that support for Israel is cracking among U.S. progressives. | June 22, 2021 | Newswire…
(2021-06-22). Democrats Introduce Bill to Combat Republican Voter Suppression Efforts. truthout.org 
As part of their push to combat Republican voter suppression efforts sweeping the country, Democrats introduced bicameral legislation on Tuesday aimed at preventing Republicans from allowing local election officials to be removed or appointed through partisan efforts. | In states like
(2021-06-22). Democrats, media suppress news of military and police complicity in January 6 coup attempt. indybay.org More than five months after the January 6 siege of the US Capitol aimed at overturning the election of Biden and maintaining Trump in power as president-dictator, the cover-up of Trump's accomplices at the highest levels of the state continues.
(2021-06-22). Republicans Won't Even Debate "For the People Act" as They Flood States with Voter Suppression Bills. democracynow.org 
Senate Republicans are expected to use the filibuster to block debate on the For the People Act, a sweeping bill that would protect voting rights across the United States and improve ballot access. The Senate vote comes as Republican state lawmakers are passing sweeping measures to suppress the vote. According to the Voting Rights Lab, 18 states have enacted more than 30 laws to restrict voting since the November election. The For the People Act is "the most important voting rights bill since the Voting Rights Act of 1965," says Mother Jones reporter Ari Berman. "It just goes to show you how afraid the Republican…
(2021-06-22). Perú — Los retos del gobierno de Pedro Castillo. globalizacion.ca Tras haber sido contabilizadas el 100% de actas electorales, el profesor Pedro Castillo Terrones será el presidente del Bicentenario del Perú. Su triunfo se da en medio del ataque deliberado a la democracia por parte de Keiko Fujimori y sus…
(2021-06-22). Perú: La derecha sigue conspirando contra Castillo y la democracia. globalizacion.ca Se cumplieron dos semanas desde que el 6 de junio peruanas y peruanos votaron para elegir presidente, pero aún el Jurado Nacional de Elecciones no ha declarado al ganador, que es el profesor Pedro Castillo. Superó a la candidata de…
(2021-06-22). Delegation Visits Cabo Verde To #FreeAlexSaab As US Flaunts International Laws. popularresistance.org Venezuelan diplomat, Alex Saab, who is a businessman born in Colombia, has been held for over a year now in the small African island nation of Cabo Verde at the request of the United States, which is seeking his extradition. Saab has not committed any crimes other than trying to thwart the United States' illegal economic blockade of Venezuela by buying food and medicines for the people. Clearing the FOG speaks with Roger Harris, one of the members of a recent delegation that traveled to Cabo Verde to free Alex Saab. Harris speaks about the brutal conditions in which Saab is being held, the results of the delegati…
(2021-06-22). Liberal Media Propaganda Tells the World: America is First. counterpunch.org If you get your foreign policy news today from CNN or MSNBC or NPR or similar outlets, then you're bombarded hour after hour with the idea that the United States has the absolute right to impose sanctions on country after country overseas if they violate human rights or are not democratic. To give just one example: On Sunday, CNN anchor Dana Bash grilled Biden National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan on why the White House is not imposing yet more sanctions on Russia (and
(2021-06-22). Headlines for June 22, 2021. democracynow.org South African President Blasts Big Pharma for Refusing to Share COVID-19 Vaccine Technology, Cuba Says Abdala Vaccine Shows 92% Efficacy Against COVID-19, Coronavirus Surges in Indonesia; Colombia Death Toll Passes 100,000, White House Falls Behind Goal of Donating 80 Million Vaccine Doses by End of June, Deaths Soared by 32% in U.S. Nursing Homes, Where 4 in 10 Had COVID-19 in 2020, Senate GOP to Filibuster Restoration of Voting Rights Protections, Belarus Hit with New Sanctions as U.N. Rights Chief Decries Torture and Other Abuses, Zapatistas Arrive in Spain, Marking 500 Years Since Cortés's Conquest of Mexico,…
(2021-06-22). Iran's New President Endorses Nuclear Talks, Won't Meet Biden. news.antiwar.com Iran's new President-elect Ebrahim Raisi has held his Raisi said his goal is to ease international sanctions, and he endorsed the JCPOA nuclear deal. He said his assessment is that the US should immediately return and fulfill its obligations to th…
(2021-06-22). Iran's New President Endorses Nuclear Talks, Won't Meet Biden. news.antiwar.com Iran's new President-elect Ebrahim Raisi has made his Raisi said his goal is to ease international sanctions, and he endorsed the JCPOA nuclear deal. He said his assessment is that the US should immediately return and fulfill its obligations to the deal.
(2021-06-22). Republican filibuster is only the beginning of epic voting rights battle. peoplesworld.org 
WASHINGTON—It is no surprise that despite a spate of endorsements and a rally of backers Tuesday on Capitol Hill, the Senate sponsor of the For The People Act expects it'll hit a Republican rock in a Senate vote to bring it up for debate. Democratic President Joe Biden calls the For The People Act (S1/HR1) …
(2021-06-22). Billionaire Capitalism Makes a Killing During COVID-19. liberationnews.org 
On today's "In the News" roundtable, Brian Becker, Esther Iverem, Nicole Roussell and Walter Smolarek discuss growing inequality, the Juneteenth holiday, the New York City mayoral race, Joe Manchin's war on the working class, far right calls for a coup in Peru, the Biden-Putin summit, and more.
(2021-06-22). Biden Must Stop Pipelines To Deliver Climate And Environmental Justice. popularresistance.org Four years of President Donald Trump have cost America dearly. We lost our global leadership on addressing climate change and saw the struggle for environmental justice thwarted here at home. President Joe Biden has defined both of these objectives as cornerstones of his legacy, but a huge interstate methane gas pipeline now being rammed through the Appalachian Mountains threatens to undermine the progress his administration has promised. | The 42-inch diameter Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP) would run 303 miles from West Virginia to Virginia, and it is one of the biggest U.S. gas pipelines in process. The pipelin…
(2021-06-22). My Thoughts on What Biden and the Dems Can Do. cepr.net It's
(2021-06-22). Biden must stop pipelines to deliver on climate change and environmental justice. popularresistance.org Four years of President Donald Trump have cost America dearly. We lost our global leadership on addressing climate change and saw the struggle for environmental justice thwarted here at home. President Joe Biden has defined both of these objectives as cornerstones of his legacy, but a huge interstate methane gas pipeline now being rammed through the Appalachian Mountains threatens to undermine the progress his administration has promised.
(2021-06-22). Building the World Back Better. counterpunch.org The Senate recently demonstrated that the only adhesive capable of uniting the two parties is a good, old-fashioned enemy. Although the Democrats and Republicans continue to bicker over the Biden administration's infrastructure legislation, they achieved rare accord in passing a major technology bill that directs investment into key sectors of the economy. Why the sudden
(2021-06-22). US Sends Another Warship Through the Taiwan Strait. news.antiwar.com For the sixth time during the Biden administration, the US sailed a warship through the sensitive Taiwan Strait, stoking tensions with China. In 2020, the Trump administration sailed warships through the Taiwan Strait 13 times,
(2021-06-22). Details of Biden's Post-Withdrawal Afghanistan Plans Still Unclear. news.antiwar.com While the Pentagon says the Afghanistan withdrawal is over 50 percent complete, details The US plans to keep supporting the Afghan military financially. Biden
(2021-06-22). Supreme Court Ruled Against Enslaved Children Even as US Celebrated Juneteenth. truthout.org 
On the very same day last week that President Biden signed legislation declaring Juneteenth a national holiday, the conservative-dominated Supreme Court effectively declared in While self-congratulatory celebrations proliferated in the wake of the new…
(2021-06-22). US Criminal Homicidal Covid Policy, Profiteering, Variants, Capitalism & Public Health. indybay.org People's Dr. Nayvin Gordon discusses the homicidal policies of Biden, Newsom and the capitalist politicians in the US and their attack on science…
(2021-06-22). Democracy From Bay to Bay. strategic-culture.org U.S. democracy does not extend to Guantanamo Bay or any of the hideous 'black sites' where the CIA and its international partners conducted torture. | President Joe Biden
(2021-06-22). Appointing Lina Khan May Be the Best Thing Joe Biden Has Done. thenation.com Appointing Lina Khan May Be the Best Thing Joe Biden Has Done…
(2021-06-22). Biden's New Normal Seems Ominously Heading Toward a Revival of Cold War Politics. thenation.com Biden's New Normal Seems Ominously Heading Toward a Revival of Cold War Politics…
(2021-06-22). Joseph Biden paladino dei diritti umani. globalresearch.ca Il Summit Usa-Russia, il 16 giugno a Ginevra, è stato definito dal presidente Biden ´buono, positivo ª e dal presidente Putin ´abbastanza costruttivo ª. Dovremmo quindi sentirci un po' rassicurati in una situazione in cui l'Europa è in prima linea in quello …
(2021-06-22). Time to Stop Modernizing America's Nukes and to Start Negotiating Peace. counterpunch.org The Biden administration, in its proposed military budget, is calling for a restart of something the US arms industry has not produced in any significant quantity since 1992: nuclear "pits" — the spherical plutonium-based core of implosion bombs like that dropped on Nagasaki. In his record-breaking $753-billion National Security Budget, $715 billion of which is
(2021-06-22). The trial for Berta Caceres's murder will test Biden's Central America policy. nationofchange.org The Biden administration says it wants to counter the corruption that's driving displacement. Does that apply to U.S. allies in Honduras?>
(2021-06-22). Biden Under Fire for Going Quiet on Voting Rights. scheerpost.com Former Labor Secretary Robert Reich said the president has "been AWOL on voting rights and ending the filibuster, which are critical to everything else America must achieve." By Jake Johnson / Common Dreams With Senate Republicans expected to successfully filibuster the For the People Act on Tuesday, progressive activists, lawmakers, and some prominent figures within the Democratic mainstream are… |
(2021-06-22). The coordinated assault on voting rights is 'Jim Crow 2.0'. therealnews.com 
Georgia's new voting law is the latest example of the right wing's naked assault on democracy; Vice President Kamala Harris's trip to Mexico and Guatemala proves the US government has no interest in addressing the "root causes" of Central American migration.
(2021-06-22). Why the 'New Corporation' is bad news for democracy. canadiandimension.com 
The New Corporation: How "Good" Corporations Are Bad for Democracy: | Joel Bakan | Allen Lane, 2020 | Joel Bakan begins his latest book,
(2021-06-22). Progressives unleash state-level legislation tsunami to combat Republican assault on democracy. peoplesworld.org 
In the face of a vicious Republican-orchestrated assault on democratic rights and working-class economic gains, states dominated by Democratic governors and legislatures representing broad multi-racial governing coalitions are pulling in the opposite direction—going all out to expand rights. And in some GOP-dominated states, voters are taking matters into their own hands to bypass the obstruction …
(2021-06-22). GOP Rejects Green Infrastructure Funding in Face of Historic Drought and Heat. truthout.org 
As lawmakers in Washington continue to negotiate over an infrastructure bill that Democrats say needs to include major new funding to address the climate crisis, much of the U.S. is experiencing record heat, with many western states seeing record temperatures, drought and water shortages. "The climate crisis is here now," says climate and energy researcher Leah Stokes, an assistant professor of political science at the University of California, Santa Barbara. "The climate crisis is really happe…
(2021-06-22). Sinema's Op-Ed Defending the Filibuster Is a Triumph for Republican Obstruction. truthout.org 
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(2021-06-22). From Black Lung to BlackRock: Striking Alabama Coal Miners Protest Wall St. Financiers of Warrior Met. democracynow.org 
More than a thousand coal miners at Warrior Met Coal are now in the third month of their strike in the right-to-work state of Alabama. The miners walked off the job on April 1 after their union, the United Mine Workers of America, called the first strike to hit the state's coal mining industry in four decades. Workers are fighting for improvements to wages and benefits after they agreed to drastic cutbacks in 2016, when Warrior Met Coal took control of the mines after the previous company went bankrupt. Today a group of striking mine workers traveled from Alabama to Wall Street to protest the investment firms bac…
(2021-06-22). Western States Face Record Heat & Historic Drought, But GOP Rejects Green Infrastructure Funding. democracynow.org 
As lawmakers in Washington continue to negotiate over an infrastructure bill that Democrats say needs to include major new funding to address the climate crisis, much of the U.S. is experiencing record heat, with many western states seeing record temperatures, drought and water shortages. "The climate crisis is here now," says climate and energy researcher Leah Stokes, an assistant professor of political science at the University of California, Santa Barbara. "The climate crisis is really happening right now, and every single year we delay on passing a climate bill, the worse the crisis gets."
(2021-06-22). SDF Killed 3 SNA's Militants In Response To Intense Turkish Shelling In Syria's Manbij. southfront.org 
Illustrative image | According to the Syrian Democratic Forces' (SDF) Manbij Military Council, early in the morning on June 22, Turkish forces and Turkish-backed Free Syrian Army (TFSA) fired rockets at the positions of the Kurdish forces in the northwestern part of the Manbij district. | Turkish artillery struck Rafiyah and Hawshariyah areas; clashes were reported on the fronts of Tukhar al-Saghir, Muhsanli, Arab Hassan, Hamran, and Yalishli. 3 SDF fighters were reportedly wounded in Rafiyah.
(2021-06-22). Outrage at ProPublica Tax Leaks Underscores Their Importance. popularresistance.org The attack on both the leak itself and ProPublica's willingness to publish the information is chilling, especially when one considers the fate of leakers targeted by the United States government. Edward Snowden is still living in Russia because of his disclosure of National Security Agency surveillance to the Guardian. As Democracy Now! host Amy Goodman recently said, the "US State Department [is] still pushing to extradite WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange from Britain, where he's been locked up for over two years." The leaker or leakers will be very lucky if they avoid a a visit from federal agents, if not much…
(2021-06-22). Vaccinated but Not Protected—Living Immunocompromised During the Pandemic. jamanetwork.com In this narrative medicine essay, an internist, conflicted about returning to life before the COVID-19 pandemic, worries about her vulnerability to an infection she cannot fight even after vaccination.
(2021-06-22). Schumer backs Sanders' proposal to include dental, hearing, and vision care in Medicare. nationofchange.org "With the current Medicare platform, those three things are just left out, like it's no big deal," said the Democratic leader. "But it is a big deal and we should fix it."
(2021-06-22). The Republican Party has Turned Fascist and is the Most Dangerous Threat in the World. zcomm.org What explains the descent of the Republican Party into fascism? Racial division explains much. The division of American culture along the same geographical lines as the civil war explains more…
(2021-06-22). D.C. Statehood is Constitutional. Robert Kennedy Never Said Otherwise. aclu.org The movement for D.C. statehood has gained remarkable momentum in recent years. A bill to admit the district as the 51st state passed the House with unanimous Democratic support in April, and a hearing before the Senate is slated for June 22. As the hearing approaches, opponents of statehood are reaching back into history to bolster their agenda — but their interpretation may be misguided. | The movement's adversaries have misleadingly cited a