(2021-06-27). How A US Congressman Took On The US Blockade Against Venezuela. popularresistance.org On a cold winter day in February 2019, activists gathered in downtown Northampton, Massachusetts, to denounce the attempted US-backed coup in Venezuela. More than two years later, in the wake of ongoing rallies and discussions with Democratic Rep. Jim McGovern of Massachusetts, activists gained some ground as the congressman tweeted an open letter to President Joe Biden on June 14 in which he called on the president to end "all secondary and sectoral sanctions" against Venezuela. The letter stated: | "While US officials debate the sanctions policy in Washington, for people in Venezuela the ongoing crisis is a lif…
(2021-06-27). US and European Union Blockade on Venezuela Is Collapsing: Here is Some Evidence. orinocotribune.com The recent change in discourse by Juan Guaidó, affirming that he now aspires to negotiations with the Venezuelan government, seems to have its root in the United States that may be thinking about reversing some sanctions, just as President Nicolás Maduro had asserted a few days ago. And once again the administration of Joe Biden is urging for broad negotiations with specific deadlines to be carried out so that "in Venezuela there are free and fair elections." This was stated on Thursday, June 24, by Wendy Sherman, undersecretary of the US State Department. | Sherman's post on her social media, carrying this messa…
(2021-06-27). Biden Extends Eviction Moratorium for One Last Month as Crisis Looms. zcomm.org "The CDC eviction moratorium is, for many tenants behind on rent, the last remaining protection from the threat of displacement"
(2021-06-27). How The Toothless IRS Lets The Rich Off Easily. popularresistance.org The amount of additional taxes that the richest Americans owed after the IRS audited their tax returns fell more than 99% in Donald Trump's first full year in office, data tables released this week show. | Among households making on average $30 million in 2018, IRS auditors recommended less than $5.4 million in additional tax. | That's not the extra tax owed by one rich tax cheat. That's the total for all 26,517 households reporting income of at least $10 million in 2018—the first year of the huge tax giveaway Trump and the Radical Republicans in Congress engineered in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017. | T…
(2021-06-27). The Case of Alex Saab: US Abduction of Venezuelan Diplomat, a Global Challenge. orinocotribune.com By Sara Flounders and Roger D. Harris — Jun 24, 2021 | With the possible extradition of a Venezuelan diplomat to the US on bogus charges, an emergency human rights delegation organized by the International Campaign to Free Alex Saab was quickly dispatched to Cabo Verde, where he is imprisoned. This island archipelago nation off the west coast of Africa is one of the smallest, poorest, and geographically isolated countries in the world. | The international human rights delegation did not gain Alex Saab's freedom. They were even denied a visit with him. But breakthroughs were made raising the visibility of the…
(2021-06-27). Why Corporate Democrats Are Desperately Trying to Keep Nina Turner Out of Congress. indybay.org Corporate Democrats Are Desperate to Beat Nina Turner…
(2021-06-27). Final Declaration Of ALBA-TCP's 19th Summit. popularresistance.org The Heads of State and Government and the heads of delegations of the member countries of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America-Peoples' Trade Treaty, meeting in person on June 24, 2021, within the framework of the commemoration of the bicentennial of the Battle of Carabobo in the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, by signing this declaration, renew our commitment to strengthening the integration and unity of our peoples as the founding ideology of Commanders Hugo Chávez and Fidel Castro Ruz; we vindicate the ideology of Bolívar, Martí, San Martín, Sucre, O'Higgins, Pétion, Morazán, Sandino, Túpac…
(2021-06-27). GOP Isn't Holding Back on Voter Suppression. Democrats Must Go on Offensive. truthout.org 
On Tuesday, Senate Republicans
(2021-06-27). Leaves Must be Canceled. All Hands on the Congressional Deck. commondreams.org An open letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer.
(2021-06-27). Democrats And Banks Won't Steal Juneteenth Or Pride. popularresistance.org Every year, Pride Month ushers in the summer. For some, this is a celebration of the Stonewall uprising. For corporations and the Democratic Party, it's a time to co-opt what was once a radical quer movement. Pride month marks a riot led by a Black trans woman, who threw bricks at the cops and alongside other people of color, queer folks and leftists fought the police in the streets for days. But today, it has become not only a profit scheme for corporations, but a means to portray themselves as allies while covering up their complicity in LGBTQ+ oppression. Bank of America, for example, has presented itself as a…
(2021-06-27). Article Top Economist: As Pandemic Recedes, a Chance to Rethink Unemployment. indybay.org The Chamber of Commerce, for example, has pushed the U.S. to stop expanded unemployment insurance benefits so that people will be forced to return to low-wage jobs. Some Republican-dominated states have jumped on board with this idea.
(2021-06-27). The "Make the Bastards Pay" Tax. zcomm.org Let's not sneer at any tactic that slows the conversion of our oligarchy with minor democratic characteristics into a full-fledged authoritarian dictatorship…
(2021-06-27). Sounds Like Fascism: Florida's DeSantis to Collect Political Views of Professors to defund "Hotbeds of stale Ideology" juancole.com By Julia Conley, staff writer | — ( Commondreams.org) — Democratic lawmakers and educators nationwide are expressing alarm over legislation signed this week by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis which is ostensibly aimed at ensuring college students and educators in the state feel permitted to express a variety of political views—and which critics say could end …
(2021-06-27). Wednesday 7/7: Voting Rights Now! Sidewalk Rally for Democracy in Pacifica. indybay.org Intersection of CA-1 and Reina Del Mar @ 1 Reina Del Mar, Pacifica, CA 94044…
(2021-06-26). Biden Administration Warns Allies Against Restoring Ties With Syria's Assad. news.antiwar.com After supporting efforts to oust him, some of Washington's Gulf allies have accepted that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is here to stay and are working on restoring ties with Damascus. On Friday, a US official warned US allies against getting friendly with Assad and threatened sanctions. Joey Hood, the acting assistant secretary of state for …
(2021-06-26). US, Israel Vote 'No' as 184 Nations Condemn US Blockade of Cuba. zcomm.org "The U.N. vote… on Cuba was a chance for President Biden to show global leadership," said CodePink co-founder Medea Benjamin. "He failed miserably."
(2021-06-26). 73 Dems in Congress demand Biden Brand Israeli Squatter-Settlements in Palestine "Illegal," Dump Trump's "Deal of the Century" juancole.com Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) — 73 Democratic Congressional representatives wrote a letter to President Biden on Friday urging him formally to withdraw from Trump's so-called "deal of the century," which actually authorized Israel unilaterally to steal large swathes of Palestinian land. And these representatives frankly say this. They want an outbreak of frank talk and …
(2021-06-26). The Long Crusades of Western Imperialism. dissidentvoice.org In late April 2021, US President Joe Biden announced a withdrawal from Afghanistan. In other words, the US has been trounced in Afghanistan by its very own jihadist Frankenstein, the Taliban. The defeat of USA is covered with the ugly debris of history. The dirty war on Afghanistan was part of a disastrous process of occupying and …
(2021-06-26). Biden Extends Eviction Moratorium For One Last Month As Crisis Looms. popularresistance.org The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced on Thursday that it would be extending a moratorium on evictions until July 31. This will be the last time the CDC extends the moratorium, the Biden administration said. | The moratorium was originally scheduled to end at the end of this month on June 30. Over 6 million Americans are behind on rent payments, according to recent Census Bureau data, meaning that many are likely to face the possibility of eviction when the moratorium is lifted. The Biden administration is hoping that the extension will help to stymie a potential crisis, officials said, b…
(2021-06-26). Countering The 'China Threat' — At What Price? popularresistance.org In early June 2021, in a classified directive to Pentagon officials, U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin slammed the former Trump administration for talking big but never taking action to counter "the China threat." | Austin made it clear that things would be different under President Biden. His "tough guy" rhetoric strikes just the right tone for a massive, costly, military-infrastructure overhaul that would render the conventional warfare of the twentieth century unrecognizable: more nukes, fewer troops, and an omnipotent 5G network. | The goal of this overhaul is to give the United States and its allies the…
(2021-06-26). State Dept: US Has Not Changed Stance on Recognizing Israeli Sovereignty Over Golan Heights. sputniknews.com Earlier, unconfirmed reports surfaced detailing that the Biden administration was intending to reverse a Trump-era decision to recognize the Golan Heights as under Israeli sovereignty. The claims surfaced from a Washington Free Beacon article published on Thursday that was widely picked up by mainstream news outlets.
(2021-06-26). White House: Afghanistan Is 'Not a Winnable War'. news.antiwar.com Ahead of talks between President Biden and Afghan President Ashraf Ghani, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki on Friday Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) met with Ghani and other Afghan leaders on Thursday.
(2021-06-26). White House: Afghanistan Is 'Not a Winnable War'. news.antiwar.com Ahead of talks between President Biden and Afghan President Ashraf Ghani, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki on Friday Senate Minority Leader McConnell (R-KY) met with Ghani and other Afghan leaders on Thursday.
(2021-06-26). 'We're going to stick with you,' Biden tells Afghan president at White House, promising 'sustained' partnership. rt.com 
President Joe Biden declared that US support for the embattled Afghan government will not end, telling President Ashraf Ghani that Washington will prop up the country's military and economy as US troops end a 20-year occupation. | "The partnership between Afghanistan and the United States is not ending. It's going to be sustained," Biden
(2021-06-26). The Heat: Afghanistan-U.S. ties. america.cgtn.com 
As the United States pulls out of Afghanistan, Afghan President Ashraf Ghani sits down with U.S. President Joe Biden. On the agenda — his country's future.
(2021-06-26). Biden Will Enact Rule Proposed by Trump That Enables Big Pharma to Price Gouge. truthout.org 
This article was produced by The Biden administration is officially moving forward with a Trump rulemaking that would eliminate a key government power for driving down the costs of drugs…
(2021-06-26). Kamala Harris stages photo op at Mexican border to defend mass incarceration of immigrant children. wsws.org Kamala Harris visited the US-Mexico border for the first time in the midst of mounting exposures of the Biden administration's inhumane and illegal treatment of immigrants.
(2021-06-26). Washington, DC police admit use of brute force against peaceful protests in days following death of George Floyd. wsws.org The admission is an exposure of the city's Democratic Party establishment, which postured as a critic of the Trump administration during the protests, but also oversaw police attacks on them.
(2021-06-26). Understanding Modern America. zcomm.org Interview on how the media landscape has changed in the age of social media, inspiring activist movements, the Republican's sharp movement toward an insane style of politics, and the dangers of the new Cold War with China…
(2021-06-26). [Research Paper] Centenarians and extremely old people living with frailty can elicit durable SARS-CoV-2 spike specific IgG antibodies with virus neutralization functions following virus infection as determined by serological study. thelancet.com The SARS-CoV-2 (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus 2) has led to more than 165 million COVID-19 cases and >3.4 million deaths worldwide. Epidemiological analysis has revealed that the risk of developing severe COVID-19 increases with age. Despite a disproportionate number of older individuals and long-term care facilities being affected by SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19, very little is understood about the immune responses and development of humoral immunity in the extremely old person after SARS-CoV-2 infection.
(2021-06-26). 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.
(2021-06-26). 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…
(2021-06-26). Why Corporate Democrats Are Desperately Trying to Keep Nina Turner Out of Congress. indybay.org Corporate Democrats Are Desperate to Beat Nina Turner…
(2021-06-26). Daring Ambush Leaves Five SDF Fighters Dead In Syria's Deir Ezzor. southfront.org 
Illustrative image. | On June 25, five fighters of the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) were killed and many others were injured when they were ambushed by unidentified gunmen in the northern countryside Deir Ezzor. | The fighters came under attack as they were passing in the town of Jazrat al-Milaj. Their vehicle was targeted by the gunmen with light fire arms. | The London-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights claimed that the ambush was carried out by ISIS cells. Nevertheless, the state-run Syrian Arab News Agen…
(2021-06-26). After GOP Blockade of For the People Act, Progressives Mobilize 'Deadline for Democracy'. commondreams.org "We need wide-scale public pressure. Not in September. Not in early 2022. Right now."
(2021-06-26). Article Top Economist: As Pandemic Recedes, a Chance to Rethink Unemployment. indybay.org The Chamber of Commerce, for example, has pushed the U.S. to stop expanded unemployment insurance benefits so that people will be forced to return to low-wage jobs. Some Republican-dominated states have jumped on board with this idea.
(2021-06-26). Bolivia's Central Workers' Federation Calls for Unity. telesurenglish.net On Sunday, Bolivia's Central Workers' Federation (COB) called on Bolivian social movements to deepen the unity and hard work to regain the country's social and economic standards. | RELATED: | COB members held a commemorative act for the 42nd anniversary of the foundation of the Single Confederation of Bolivian Rural Workers (CSUTCB). | President Luis Arce praised rural workers' contribution to the recovery of democracy…
(2021-06-26). Ain't gonna happen. zcomm.org It is time to get our priorities right in this country, and that starts with getting the American people the help they desperately need right now…
(2021-06-26). 15 Theses on the Party-Movement. zcomm.org In this moment of defensive struggles, it is important to defend representative liberal democracy to neutralize the fascists…
(2021-06-26). Poor People's Campaign Marches on Washington to 'Blunt the Political Effects of Wealth Inequality'. commondreams.org West Virginia and Kentucky activists vow to continue pressing Manchin and McConnell on democracy and economic reforms.
(2021-06-26). Wednesday 7/7: Voting Rights Now! Sidewalk Rally for Democracy in Pacifica. indybay.org Intersection of CA-1 and Reina Del Mar @ 1 Reina Del Mar, Pacifica, CA 94044…
(2021-06-26). The Real Fraud: Republicans' Voter-Fraud Scare. commondreams.org Setting the record straight is our duty to democracy itself.