(2021-06-29). US seizure of Iranian sites complicates nuclear deal talks. peoplesdispatch.org Newsclick's Prabir Purkayastha analyses the recent decision by the US to 'seize' 33 sites, including those of the Iranian Press TV. He talks about the nature of registration of sites across the world, the discussions around the JCPOA or the Iran nuclear deal, and the recent meeting between Joe Biden and Vladimir Putin.
(2021-06-29). Biden's Position on Line 3 Undoes his Climate Commitments. progressive.org Climate activists and Indigenous leaders continue the fight against the Enbridge Line 3 pipeline, which is a violation of Indigenous treaties, human rights, and the planet.
(2021-06-29). US offers talks to North Korea as it ramps up pressure on China. wsws.org The Biden administration's approach to North Korea is part of wider efforts to isolate China internationally.
(2021-06-29). Biden's Strikes at Iraq-Syria Border Likely Illegal, Contrary to White House Claims. sputniknews.com WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – The United States does not appear to have a legitimate basis in either domestic or international law to justify the recent airstrikes in Iraq and Syria, which means the attacks could be seen as acts of aggression that violated the sovereignty of both countries, legal experts told Sputnik.
(2021-06-29). Biden's Bombing Of Iraq And Syria Only Serves The Weapons Industry. popularresistance.org For the second time in the five months since he was inaugurated, President Joe Biden on Sunday ordered a U.S. bombing raid on Syria, and for the first time, he also bombed Iraq. The rationale offered was the same as Biden's first air attack in February: the U.S., in the words of Pentagon spokesman John Kirby, "conducted defensive precision airstrikes against facilities used by Iran-backed militia groups in the Iraq-Syria border region." He added that "the United States acted pursuant to its right of self-defense." | Embedded in this formulaic Pentagon statement is so much propaganda and so many euphemisms that, b…
(2021-06-29). Iraq Says Bombings Ordered by Biden a 'Blatant and Unacceptable Violation' of Sovereignty. globalresearch.ca
(2021-06-29). What Price "Defense"? tomdispatch.com President Biden's first Pentagon budget, released late last month, is staggering by any reasonable standard. At more than $750 billion for the Defense Department and related work on nuclear weapons at the Department of Energy, it represents one of the highest levels of spending since World War II — far higher than the peaks of the Korean or Vietnam wars or President Ronald Reagan's military buildup of the 1980s, and roughly three times what China spends on its military. Developments of the past year and a half — an ongoing pandemic, an intensifying mega-drought, white supremacy activities, and racial…
(2021-06-29). Biden reiterates anti-Iranian claims in meeting with Rivlin. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 29 (MNA) — The US president reiterated his anti-Iranian claims during a meeting with the head of the Israeli regime in Washington.
(2021-06-29). Iraqi Shiite Militias hit back at US Bases in Syria after Biden Air Raids; Why does US have Bases in Syria? Why Hasn't it Left Iraq? juancole.com Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) — Al-Quds reports that Shiite militias in Syria fired several rockets or artillery shells at the US military base in the al-'Umar oil field in Deir al-Zor province in southeastern Syria on Monday evening, in response to Sunday's US bombing raids on Iraqi Shiite militias on the Syria-Iraq border. There were …
(2021-06-29). Does Socialism Have a PR Problem? counterpunch.org New York's second-largest city, Buffalo, has essentially elected a socialist mayor. India Walton, who calls herself "very proud" to be a democratic socialist, swept past incumbent mayor Byron Brown in Buffalo's Democratic mayoral primary race on June 22. Walton's victory is reminiscent of recent shocking election upsets where self-proclaimed socialists, particularly in the state of
(2021-06-29). Iran's Hardliners are Back, Too. counterpunch.org To some critics, U.S. elections are managed affairs. According to this cynical view, the "powers that be" narrow the field of candidates, the two parties don't represent the real range of public opinion in the country, and periodic elections are just shadow plays staged by powerbrokers behind the scenes. In this way, U.S. democracy is
(2021-06-29). Report on First Phase of PSUV Primaries Process—21N Regional Elections. orinocotribune.com 
This Sunday, June 27, the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV) experienced an unprecedented process of strengthening its internal participatory democracy. The PSUV bases had the opportunity to nominate freely, and according to a policy that guarantees gender parity to their candidates in the upcoming regional and municipal elections. As planned, more than 14,000 Bolívar Chávez Battle Units (UBCH) were organized in assemblies and began the nomination procedure previously defined by PSUV's Electoral Commission. | In the final stretch of the day, the First Vice President of the PSUV, Diosdado Cabello Rondón, r…
(2021-06-29). Biden's bombing of Iraq and Syria: the normalization of war. wsws.org Two decades after the start of an invasion and occupation that claimed the lives of a million Iraqis, the US is still attacking the region as it prepares for far wider wars.
(2021-06-29). The Biden Administration and Congress Have a Chance to Tame Big Tech. thenation.com The Biden Administration and Congress Have a Chance to Tame Big Tech…
(2021-06-29). Biden's Failure to End Trump's War on Cuba Is Threatening Lives. thenation.com Biden's Failure to End Trump's War on Cuba Is Threatening Lives…
(2021-06-29). These Are the 3 Ways Biden's Presidency Could Go. thenation.com These Are the 3 Ways Biden's Presidency Could Go…
(2021-06-29). Are Pro-Choice Catholics Worthy of Communion? thenation.com Are Pro-Choice Catholics Worthy of Communion?
(2021-06-29). Free the Children: Advocates Demand Biden Close Fort Bliss Detention Center Holding 800 Migrant Kids. democracynow.org 
Migrant children held by the Biden administration are reporting suicide and escape attempts and conditions of spoiled food, extreme heat and panic attacks in the largest so-called emergency shelter for migrant children in the U.S., at the Fort Bliss military base in El Paso, Texas. More than 14,000 migrant children are currently in the custody of the Department of Health and Human Services, which has set up 15 emergency sites like the one at Fort Bliss to get them out of overcrowded Border Patrol holding facilities. Vice President Kamala Harris did not visit the Fort Bliss tent city on her recent visit to the sou…
(2021-06-29). Amid Nuclear Talks, Biden's Latest Middle East Airstrikes Give "More Fuel" to Conflict with Iran. democracynow.org 
Criticism is growing of recent U.S. airstrikes in Iraq and Syria, which the Biden administration says targeted Iran-backed militias. Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi condemned the attack as a "blatant and unacceptable violation of Iraqi sovereignty and Iraqi national security." The U.S. airstrikes come as the Biden administration is holding indirect talks with Iran about reviving the Iranian nuclear deal. Jamal Abdi, president of the National Iranian American Council, says the U.S. needs to end its "constant tit for tat" with Iran across the Middle East. "By failing to pivot away from that and instead bomb…
(2021-06-29). Rep. Jamaal Bowman: We Need Climate & Racial Justice Addressed in Broader Infrastructure Package. democracynow.org 
As western states battle record-breaking heat waves, climate activists are calling on the Biden administration and congressional Democrats to pass an infrastructure bill that includes major investments in green energy, including a fully funded Civilian Climate Corps. President Biden says he reached a bipartisan deal with senators on a slimmed-down infrastructure spending bill, but Democrats hope to pass a second, larger infrastructure package with a budget reconciliation process that would not require any Republican votes. The bipartisan deal is "completely unacceptable" on its own, says New York Democratic Congr…
(2021-06-29). Headlines for June 29, 2021. democracynow.org Pacific Northwest's Stifling Heat Breaks All-Time Records for Second Straight Day, Moscow Storms Break Russia's Record-Setting June Heat Wave, Dozens of Youth Climate Activists Arrested at White House Demanding Action on Climate Crisis, "An Overt Political Blockade": Minnesota Police Barricade Line 3 Pipeline Protest Camp, Ethiopia Declares Ceasefire After Separatists Claim Tigray's Capital City , Iranian-Backed Militia Strikes Back After Biden Orders Bombings in Iraq and Syria, Federal Judge Throws Out Antitrust Lawsuits Seeking to Break Up Facebook , Trump Reportedly Asked to Send Coronavirus-Infected Americans…
(2021-06-29). Afghanistan's Drug Production Is a Global Crisis. strategic-culture.org There is a grave international crisis looming, and its base is Afghanistan, Brian Cloughley writes. | In May 2003, Senator Joseph R Biden of Delaware gave evidence at a U.S. Senate Committee hearing on "Narco-terrorism: international drug trafficking and terrorism — a dangerous mix" and
(2021-06-29). Blinken's Mass Deception. strategic-culture.org By Stephen LENDMAN | In Rome with US imperial partners, discussions included support for ISIS and likeminded jihadists. | Defying reality like many times before, Blinken, turned truth on is head with the following remarks, saying: | The Biden regime is "commit(ted) to enduring the enduring defeat of ISIS in Iraq and Syria (sic), including through support for ongoing stabilization efforts in areas liberated from ISIS (sic)." | No US "stabilization" efforts exist in Iraq, Syria, and elsewhere in the Middle East, Central Asia and North Africa. | The US and its imperial partners provide no "humanitarian aid" or other…
(2021-06-29). Though Evidence Is Lacking, US Media Give New Respect to Lab Leak Theory. commondreams.org President Biden must resist trying to revive a new Cold War with China and using that to undermine progressive governments in South America and side with the industrial oligarchs.
(2021-06-29). Biden's Position on Line 3 Abandons His Climate Commitments. commondreams.org Rather than stock market prices I would rather be regularly informed about hunger in America.
(2021-06-29). Biden's Bombing Campaign Is a Trumpian Assertion of Presidential Power. zcomm.org Trump's berserk recklessness opened a window to rein in presidential war powers. Biden's actions show that window is now closed…
(2021-06-29). Biden's Latest Middle East Airstrikes Give "More Fuel" to Conflict With Iran. truthout.org 
Image Credit: U.S. Military Handout | Criticism is growing of recent U.S. airstrikes in Iraq and Syria, which the Biden administration says targeted Iran-backed militias. Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi condemned the attack as a "blatant and unacceptable violation of Iraqi sovereignty and Iraqi national security." The U.S. airstrikes come as the Biden administration is holding indirect talks with Iran about reviving the Iranian nuclear deal. Jamal Abdi, president of the National Iranian Ame…
(2021-06-29). Ilhan Omar Says Progressives Ready to Withhold Votes From Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal. commondreams.org "Action taken now will help us protect our climate, promote a more equitable, clean energy economy for America, and strengthen international leadership."
(2021-06-29). New York City to move 8,000 homeless people from hotels to crowded shelters, ending COVID-19 prevention program. wsws.org Mayor Bill de Blasio's effort will jeopardize the health of homeless people to free hotel rooms for tourists.
(2021-06-29). COVID-19: What will our post-pandemic habitat be? peoplesdispatch.org The governance model for a sustainable habitat has to be linked with people's participation and their engagement. This must be decentralized and democratized. People must be given the opportunity to decide their urban futures…
(2021-06-29). Friday 7/9: Walnut Creek: Deadline for Democracy Sidewalk Rally for Voting Rights. indybay.org Intersection of Ygnacio Valley Road and Civic Drive, Walnut Creek 94596 | This is a peaceful event. Follow current COVID safety guidelines.
(2021-06-29). House Will Vote Tuesday on Removing Confederate Statues From Capitol. truthout.org 
Lawmakers in the U.S. House of Representatives are set to vote Tuesday on a bill that, if enacted, would remove statues of Confederate figures as well as replace the bust of a Supreme Court jurist who authored what is considered one of the worst decisions in the country's history. | The bill promoted by Democrats
(2021-06-29). Photos: US Secret Service Agents Arrest Several Climate Change Activists Amid White House Blockade. sputniknews.com Last month, the San Francisco, California, homes of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and longtime Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) became sites of protest as over 100 young activists of the Sunrise Movement ended a 266-mile 'Generation on Fire.' The youth-led movement has now taken its demands to Capitol Hill.
(2021-06-29). AZ Will Spend Millions to Replace Voting Machines Compromised by GOP "Audit" truthout.org 
Officials in Maricopa County, Arizona, announced on Monday that Security firms hired by the Republican-controlled Arizona state Senate were tasked with au…
(2021-06-29). Why Corporate Democrats Are Desperately Trying to Keep Nina Turner Out of Congress. indybay.org Corporate Democrats Are Desperate to Beat Nina Turner…
(2021-06-29). The West's Audacity of Sanctioning: The Latest Case is Belarus. dissidentvoice.org On 23 May 2021 President Lukashenko ordered the Ryanair plane, flying from Athens to Vilnius, capital of Lithuania, carrying his Nazi-schooled threatening opponent and activist Protasevich and his girlfriend, to be diverted to Minsk. He did so after having received a message of a bomb threat on board the plane from the Swiss e-mail provider …
(2021-06-29). 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.
(2021-06-29). We can have the filibuster or democracy, but not both. nationofchange.org The warning from democracy advocates is clear: Kill the filibuster and pass the For the People Act, or our democracy won't survive.
(2021-06-29). La democracia y la justicia social. globalizacion.ca Según la casa financiera Credit Suisse (CS) —un activo gestor mayor de la inversión internacional—, el 1% de los 5 mil 300 millones de adultos del mundo poseen 45 por ciento de la riqueza global del planeta. El otro 99…
(2021-06-29). The Aliens Are Coming to Help. thenation.com The Aliens Are Coming to Help…
(2021-06-29). 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…
(2021-06-29). It's Time for a New Good Neighbor Policy Toward Latin America. commondreams.org The Minnesota Democrat said an internal survey found that more than 40 Progressive Caucus members would refuse to vote for the bipartisan bill if it's not accompanied by a bold reconciliation package.
(2021-06-28). Delta Variant Propaganda: COVID Mongering Biden, Fauci and Jab Extremists Are Stoking Fears to Deny Freedoms. globalresearch.ca
(2021-06-28). US Again Bombs Nations On Other Side Of The World In 'Self-Defense'. popularresistance.org The US is again illegally bombing nations on the other side of the planet which it has invaded and occupied and branded this murderous aggression as "defensive". | "At President Biden's direction, U.S. military forces earlier this evening conducted defensive precision airstrikes against facilities used by Iran-backed militia groups in the Iraq-Syria border region," reads a statement by Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby. "The targets were selected because these facilities are utilized by Iran-backed militias that are engaged in unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) attacks against U.S. personnel and facilities in Iraq.
(2021-06-28). Don't Allow Another US-NATO Libya in the Horn of Africa. orinocotribune.com This is a joint statement from the Paternalistic US government political posturing toward Africa has a history of turning into fatal consequences for the masses of African peoples. A decade ago, several of the same individuals who now hold positions in the Biden administration were accomplices in the US-led NATO
(2021-06-28). The Crimes of Hiroshima and Nagasaki: Four Senators Ask Biden to Clear Oppenheimer's Name. globalresearch.ca
(2021-06-28). Attorney: U.S. Case Against Julian Assange Falls Apart, as Key Witness Says He Lied to Get Immunity. democracynow.org 
One of the main witnesses in Julian Assange's extradition case has admitted he made false claims against Assange in exchange for immunity from prosecution, a bombshell revelation that could have a major impact on the WikiLeaks founder's fate. Assange faces up to 175 years in prison if brought to the U.S., where he was indicted for violations of the Espionage Act related to the publication of classified documents exposing U.S. war crimes. According to a new article in the Icelandic newspaper Stundin, the convicted hacker Sigurdur "Siggi" Thordarson falsely claimed he was a prominent WikiLeaks representative instru…
(2021-06-28). Argentina — Perspectivas, qué se pone en juego en el Congreso: Un vistazo sobre las elecciones que vienen. globalizacion.ca El ex presidente estadounidense Donald Trump denunció fraude, una caterva impresentable de republicanos copó el Capitolio meses atrás. Keiko Fujimori, la candidata peruana a presidenta abonada a la derrota tras definición por penales, denuncia fraude y opera para impedir que…
(2021-06-28). US, EU, Canada Impose Conditions for Possible Sanctions 'Review'. venezuelanalysis.com Washington and its allies demanded Caracas show "meaningful progress" in talks with Guaidó and upholding "international standards for democracy."
(2021-06-28). US-EU-Canada: A Shameless Admission of Punishing Venezuela. orinocotribune.com By Nino Pagliccia — Jun 26, 2021 | The US State Department posted a The actual message comes two thirds of the way down the note: "We welcome substantive, credible advancements to restore core democratic processes and institutions in Venezuela and are willing to review sanctions policies based on meaning…
(2021-06-28). All of France's regional presidents re-elected amid mass abstention. wsws.org Over 65 percent of voters abstained from the second round of the French regional elections, which saw social-democratic and Gaullist incumbents keep their seats.
(2021-06-28). Cold War Nostalgia is not a Policy: Joe Biden needs a New, less Militaristic Vision for America. juancole.com 
"I asked myself about the present: how wide it was, how deep it was, how much was mine to keep." — Kurt Vonnegut, Slaughterhouse-Five (1969) ( Tomdispatch.com ) — Kurt Vonnegut's famous novel about the World War II bombing of the German city of Dresden appeared the year I graduated from West Point. While dimly …
(2021-06-28). Amanda Gorman: A vital new voice of the struggle. peoplesworld.org 
The minute Amanda Gorman stepped to the microphone Jan. 20, 2021, and started reciting her poem, "The Hill We Climb," the crowd fell silent on the West Steps of the U.S. Capitol. It was Joe Biden's presidential inauguration. The audience, separated by COVID-19 protocol, was overcome with awe. Gorman is such a slender, small, young …
(2021-06-28). Increasing Pressure On China. popularresistance.org Each week the Pacific is getting even more crowded with military ships, submarines and aircraft from countries in the region and from outside. NATO countries- United Kingdom, France, Germany and the Netherlands- are sending military vessels and aircraft. The Russian navy conducted military maneuvers off Hawai'i. The U.S. is on the verge of creating a permanent Pacific naval task force as a part of its aggressive response to China's naval presence in the Pacific. The largest land exercise in Asia and the Pacific is taking place in Australia with 17,000 U.S. and Australian military. | In March 2021, President Biden…
(2021-06-28). Selected Articles: Fauci and the Biden Admin Are Purposely Deceiving Us About the 'Delta Variant' Threat. globalresearch.ca 
By Prominent actors within the U.S. government have been lying to the American people about COVID-19 for 18 months and …
(2021-06-28). U.S. Airstrike Hits PMU Positions, Four Fighters Killed, As Well As Civilian Child. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | On June 27th, the U.S. military carried out air strikes against Iraq's Popular Mobilization Units (PMU) in the Iraq-Syria border area. | The attacks took place under US President Joe Biden's order and in retaliation for drone attacks by the groups against U.S. personnel and facilities in Iraq. | PMU sources reported that four PMU members were killed as a result of the strikes. | The victims were members of the PMU 14th Brigade, who were killed as a result of the bombardment…
(2021-06-28). Joe Biden and the Age of Blaxhaustion. thenation.com Joe Biden and the Age of Blaxhaustion…
(2021-06-28). Fresh Demands for Immediate US Withdrawal as Biden Administration Bombs Iraq, Syria. commondreams.org "The easiest way to protect U.S. forces in Iraq is… for there not to be any U.S. forces in Iraq."
(2021-06-28). Headlines for June 28, 2021. democracynow.org Iraq Condemns Violation of Sovereignty After U.S. Launches Airstrikes in Iraq and Syria, Judge Sentences Ex-Cop Derek Chauvin to 22.5 Years in Prison for Murdering George Floyd, WHO Urges Vaccinated People to Keep Taking COVID Precautions as Delta Variant Spreads Across Globe, Bangladesh, Australia, South Africa Among Nations Ordering New Restrictions Amid Surge in Cases, Biden Says U.S. Will Continue to Support Afghan Gov't After Withdrawal as Taliban Takes New Territory, 9 Dead, 150+ Missing in Miami Condo Collapse as 2018 Report Shows Building Was Vulnerable, VP Kamala Harris Visits El Paso on U.S.-Mexico Bord…
(2021-06-28). Northwestern Heatwave Sparks Calls for Transformative Climate Action. commondreams.org "President Biden has been failing us," Sunrise Movement executive director Varshini Prakash said about the administration's recent comments on the infrastructure package.
(2021-06-28). Biden EPA Lining Up With Chemical Industry Against Push to Curb Microplastics: Greenpeace. commondreams.org "Banning advertisements from fossil fuel corporations is a turnkey opportunity for social media companies to show they are serious about protecting our planet."
(2021-06-28). As Key Suspect Tried, Encampment Demands Justice for Berta C√°ceres. commondreams.org "While you might expect Trump's EPA to align with the oil and chemical industry against protections for the American people from potentially harmful plastic chemicals, the Biden administration must do better."
(2021-06-28). Iraq Says Bombings Ordered by Biden a 'Blatant and Unacceptable Violation' of Sovereignty. commondreams.org "We will sit here until you commit to the side of climate justice, commit to an American Jobs Plan written with bold ambition against the climate crisis."
(2021-06-28). Fresh Demands for Immediate US Withdrawal as Biden Administration Bombs Iraq, Syria. commondreams.org "There will not be a bipartisan infrastructure deal without a reconciliation bill that substantially improves the lives of working families and combats the existential threat of climate change."
(2021-06-28). Corporate power and abuse is a root cause of migration. peoplesworld.org 
During U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris's recent visit to Guatemala, where she urged Central Americans "not to come" to her country, she also emphasized that the migration problem must be attacked at its "root causes," which have become a central theme of the Biden administration's approach to the region. While it is key to address …
(2021-06-28). Sanders Says Progressive Package Must Come With Bipartisan Plan. truthout.org 
Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, chair of the Senate Budget Committee, said Sunday that he will not support the bipartisan infrastructure plan that the Biden White House "Let me be clear: There will not be a bipartis…
(2021-06-28). Diplomacia entre ladrones. workers.org 
Para comprender la esencia de las reuniones en Europa, en las que Joe Biden ha estado hablando amablemente con los aliados imperialistas depredadores de Washington, debemos examinar su precedente histórico: la Conferencia de Berlín de 1884-1885 para dividir y saquear el continente africano. Reclamaciones europeas en àÅfrica, 1913. Se muestran . . . |
(2021-06-28). US conducts yet another round of airstrikes on Syria, Iraq. peoplesdispatch.org 
The airstrike on Syria was the second since Joe Biden assumed office. According to Syrian Arab News Agency, one child and three adults were killed in the attack…
(2021-06-28). Ending the War in Yemen Means Overcoming Political Cowardice. covertactionmagazine.com UN World Food Program says that "400,000 children may die in Yemen this year without urgent intervention" The struggle to end U.S. support for the war in Yemen has run into another obstacle. This time it's partisanship. But it isn't Republican opposition blocking Joe Biden's promise to end U.S. participation in the world's worst humanitarian catastrophe. …
(2021-06-28). Biden's Lawless Bombing of Iraq and Syria Only Serves the Weapons Industry Funding Both Parties. scheerpost.com Gage Skidmore / Wikimedia Commons) By Glenn Greenwald For the second time in the five months since he was inaugurated, President Joe Biden on Sunday ordered a U.S. bombing raid on Syria, and for the first time, he also bombed Iraq. The rationale offered was the same as Biden's first air attack in February: The U.S., in the words of Pentagon spokesman John Kirby… |
(2021-06-28). Tomgram: Andrew Bacevich, On the Downhill Slope. warisacrime.org This article originally appeared at TomDispatch.com. To receive TomDispatch in your inbox three times a week, click here. Though he's seldom thought of that way, Joe Biden was, to my mind, Trumpian in his first global trip as president. After all, he delivered a fantasy to much of the world, as well as his own citizenry. …
(2021-06-28). GOP Congressional Candidate Used Campaign Funds to Take Part in Capitol Breach. truthout.org 
A Republican candidate for Congress reportedly used campaign funds to travel from Wisconsin to Washington, D.C., to attend the January 6 rally by then-President Donald Trump, subsequently taking part in the violent breach of the United States Capitol building on the same day. |
(2021-06-28). Coal Miners Strike in Alabama: 'Warrior Met Coal Ain't Got No Soul!'. commondreams.org "Making sure our planet is habitable for human life *is* infrastructure," tweeted Rep. Ilhan Omar. "We need a bold package that tackles the climate crisis."
(2021-06-28). Bennett's Fragile Hookup with the Zionist Left Offers Little Promise for a Post-Apartheid Israel. orinocotribune.com By Miko Peled — Jun 22, 2021 | On the racist reality of Israeli politics, the absurdity of calling any Zionist party "Left," and why the so-called Zionist Left could join a coalition government headed by Naftali Bennett: their differences are inconsequential. | BIR AL-SABA, PALESTINE — Jumaa Alzbarqa served as a member of the Israeli Knesset for two years. He heads the office of the National Democratic Alliance, or
(2021-06-28). Buffalo's Next Mayor is Putting Electeds on Notice. counterpunch.org Sometimes, the good people win, and that's just what happened on June 22 in Buffalo, NY when community organizer, working mom and self-described socialist India Walton won the Democratic primary to stand for mayor in that Democratic town. I met India for the first time several years ago, when she and her neighbors were starting
(2021-06-28). Commentary: Transgender movement beats Louisiana's 4 bigoted bills. fightbacknews.org Baton Rouge, LA – On June 22, Governor John Bell Edwards vetoed Louisiana's transgender sports ban, the state's last anti-transgender bill. The legislation was Louisiana's second attempted sports ban this year, on top of two failed healthcare bans. | But the courageous and relentless trans and gender non-conforming (TGNC) movement beat all four of Louisiana's anti-trans bills. TGNC Louisianans' story reminds us of what LGBT+ Pride looks like: fighting for our dignity and winning. | How the evangelical Republicans launched their attack | TGNC people are suffering a historic crisis. States passed more anti-trans l…
(2021-06-28). "Why Do Anything at All?" AOC Blasts Kyrsten Sinema's Filibuster Defenses. truthout.org 
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-New York) has blasted Sen. Kyrsten Sinema's (D-Arizona) defense of the Senate filibuster, arguing that it leads to legislative inaction and fails to consider popular support for Democratic-backed legislation. |
(2021-06-28). Friday 7/9: Walnut Creek: Deadline for Democracy Sidewalk Rally for Voting Rights. indybay.org Intersection of Ygnacio Valley Road and Civic Drive, Walnut Creek 94596 | This is a peaceful event. Follow current COVID safety guidelines.
(2021-06-28). Should Justice Breyer Retire? Adam Cohen Says 82-Year-Old Can Prevent 7-2 Conservative Majority. democracynow.org 
We speak with legal writer and author Adam Cohen about the growing question of whether liberal Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer should step down so that he can be replaced while there is a Democratic president and Senate. Justice Breyer is 82 and the oldest member of the high court. "If Breyer doesn't step down now, there's a very real chance that Republicans will eventually fill that seat and maybe turn a 6-3 conservative majority, which has already been terrible, into a 7-2 conservative majority," Cohen says.
(2021-06-28). "Setback for Unions": Farmworkers Fought to Allow Unions Access During Breaks. Supreme Court Says No. democracynow.org 
The Supreme Court has ruled 6 to 3 that a California labor law violated the constitutional rights of property owners by giving union organizers access to workers on privately owned farms during their work breaks. The union-busting decision strikes down a crucial part of a landmark 1975 labor law that was the United States' first to recognize agricultural workers' rights to collective bargaining and grew out of efforts by the United Farm Workers to demand better pay and working conditions for California's agricultural workers. "This ruling is a setback for unions, for workers' rights," says Camila Chávez, executiv…
(2021-06-28). Loyalty oaths for teachers in Florida's new Red Scare. peoplesworld.org 
The Red Scare is back in Florida. As was reported by People's World last month, the Republican-led government of the state has been ramping up its attacks on democracy with a special focus on using the state education system to spread anti-communist ideology. Anti-communism almost always goes hand in hand with the promotion of racism …
(2021-06-28). Mike Gravel, former senator and vocal critic of US militarism, dies. therealnews.com 
Along with being a virulent and outspoken critic of the US war machine, the former Democratic senator for Alaska made history in 1971 by entering the Pentagon Papers into the Congressional Record.
(2021-06-28). Mass D.C. rally speakers: Freedom Riders intensify voting rights drive. peoplesworld.org 
WASHINGTON (PAI)—Facing a sea of red-shirted Unite Here Freedom Riders, speakers at a mass D.C. rally urged them—and the rest of the country—to step up the pressure on Congress to ensure and restore full voting rights for the entire nation, and especially for people of color whom Republicans want to rob of the right to …
(2021-06-28). Russia calls for reform of UN Security Council: Lavrov says West has 'excessive representation' and it should include more nations. rt.com 
The "excessive representation of the West" in decision-making should be limited to create a more balanced world order, with more input from the global east and south, according to Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. | Writing for Moscow daily Kommersant, Lavrov said Western nations had too much power on the United Nations Security Council, and the proposed limitations would democratize international relations. | The Security Council, made up of 15 countries, includes five permanent members: China, France, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States. There are no permanent representatives from Africa,…
(2021-06-28). Mike Gravel RIP: Watch the Senator's Stunning 2007 Speech on How He Made the Pentagon Papers Public. democracynow.org 
Mike Gravel, former presidential candidate and Democratic U.S. senator from Alaska, has died at the age of 91. We look at how, in the 1970s, Gravel was fiercely opposed to the Vietnam War and the draft and played a seminal role in the release of the Pentagon Papers, the 7,000 pages of top-secret documents outlining the secret history of the U.S. War in Vietnam. While the papers were leaked to The New York Times and The Washington Post, Gravel spearheaded a one-man push on June 29, 1971, to read some 4,100 pages of the document into the Congressional Record, so that it would become public record and then anyone co…
(2021-06-28). Nina Turner Leads Ohio Race, But Corporate Democrats Want to Stop Her. truthout.org 
When Hillary Clinton endorsed Nina Turner's main opponent recently, it was much more than just an attempt to boost a corporate Democrat. Clinton's
(2021-06-28). Why Corporate Democrats Are Desperately Trying to Keep Nina Turner Out of Congress. indybay.org Corporate Democrats Are Desperate to Beat Nina Turner…
(2021-06-28). DSA-backed mayoral candidate wins Buffalo, New York Democratic Party primary. wsws.org While Walton has occasionally identified as a "socialist," her campaign has been promoted by a section of the Democratic Party to keep social opposition confined within the framework of capitalist politics.
(2021-06-28). 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.
(2021-06-28). When Congress Becomes a Circus. progressive.org In Republicans' pursuit of 15 minutes of fame, they treat the lives of everyday Americans like you and I as collateral damage.
(2021-06-28). Yellowstone Is Losing Its Snow as the Climate Warms, and that Means Widespread Problems for Water and Wildlife. globalresearch.ca
(2021-06-28). Iran's Komala: Guns and social democratic roses. greenleft.org.au An exclusive report from Iraqi Kurdistan's Zirgwezala by Marcel Cartier.
(2021-06-28). Iran's Komala: Guns and social democratic roses. greenleft.org.au Marcel Cartier talks with leaders from the Komala Party of Iranian Kurdistan.
(2021-06-28). Uruguay — Una democracia plena…con pleno rostro de impunidad. globalizacion.ca Víspera del 27 de junio, a 48 años del golpe de Estado. Aquella fatídica noche, el Presidente electo Juan María Bordaberry disolvió las cámaras legislativas. Se inauguraba así, la noche más larga y tenebrosa de la historia uruguaya. | 8 años…
(2021-06-28). Nina Turner Is Running to Join the Squad. thenation.com Nina Turner Is Running to Join the Squad…
(2021-06-28). 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…
(2021-06-28). Cori Bush Proposal Aims to Keep Mental Health Crises From Ending in Police Violence. commondreams.org Democrats should take every opportunity to join with labor in challenging the corporations that trample over workers and the planet alike in their unquenchable thirst for profit.
(2021-06-28). Green Groups' Petition Urges Social Media Platforms to Ban Big Oil Ads. commondreams.org "Public safety is a public health issue. It's time our approach reflects that," said the Missouri Democrat.
(2021-06-28). Democrats Wasting Precious Time with a Measly "Bipartisan" Infrastructure Deal. zcomm.org Democrats need to forget Republicans and pass a bold package that makes massive public investments…
(2021-06-28). India's Undeclared Emergency: Often More Chilling Than in 1975. orinocotribune.com By Anil Jain — Jun 25, 2021 | The last seven years show that democracy, rules and regulations can be the perfect cover to suspend democratic values and civil rights. | The Emergency was a dark and shameful chapter in Indian democracy—a nightmare, a wretched period! It is 46 years since the then prime minister Indira Gandhi imposed the Emergency to protect her power, turning the entire country into