(2021-07-07). Free Press Advocates Call on Biden to Dismiss Trump's Appeal Against Assange. globalresearch.ca
(2021-07-07). U.S. censorship is increasingly official. mronline.org The Biden administration made headlines last week as it moved to shut down the websites of 33 foreign media outlets, including ones based in Iran, Bahrain, Yemen and Palestine. Officials justified the decision by claiming the organizations were agents of "disinformation." | July 7, 2021…
(2021-07-07). Biden Acknowledges "Over The Horizon" Air Attacks Planned Against Taliban. counterpunch.org "Over-the-horizon" air operations, possibly directed at the Taliban, may rely very heavily on drone assassination and drone targeting for manned aircraft. On July 2, fleeing questions from reporters about U.S. plans in Afghanistan, President Joe Biden sought refuge behind the July 4th Independence Day holiday, yet obliquely acknowledged that the U.S. will use some level of
(2021-07-07). Abandon Afghanistan and Don't Look Back. counterpunch.org Joe Biden deserves nothing but praise and support for his decision to honor America's commitment, negotiated between the Trump administration and the Taliban, to finally withdraw from Afghanistan. After more than 20 years of wasted lives, endless property damage and squandering of billions of U.S. tax dollars that would have been better spent on just
(2021-07-07). Biden Betrays Another Campaign Pledge—Admits that U.S. Will Continue to Bomb Afghanistan. globalresearch.ca
(2021-07-07). Trump Started a War on Journalism. Biden's Justice Department Has Yet to End It. commondreams.org "Chip Roy says what we all already know: there is no intent of working across the aisle. It's all posturing."
(2021-07-07). Jovenel MoàØse Dead: Haitian President Assassinated, Plunging Country into New Political Crisis. democracynow.org 
Haiti is reeling from a new crisis after President Jovenel MoàØse was assassinated in an attack on his home in the outskirts of Port-au-Prince early Wednesday. In a statement, Haitian Prime Minister Claude Joseph said "a group of unidentified individuals" attacked the private residence of the president, killing him and injuring the first lady. MoàØse, who had led Haiti since 2017, was accused of orchestrating a coup to stay in power beyond February 7, when his term officially ended. For months Haitians have staged large protests against MoàØse demanding he leave office, but MoàØse clun…
(2021-07-07). Headlines for July 7, 2021. democracynow.org Haitian President Jovenel MoàØse Assassinated, Eric Adams Set to Become New York City's Next Mayor After Clinching Primary, Nikole Hannah-Jones Rejects Tenure at UNC, Heads to Howard University with Ta-Nehisi Coates, Biden Admin Extends Temporary Protected Status for Yemenis, Pentagon Cancels $10 Billion Cloud Computing Contract with Microsoft, White House Quietly Hosts Brother of Mohammed bin Salman, Lebanon on Brink of Economic Collapse as People Face Hunger, Poverty and Political Uncertainty, Far-Right Israeli Gov't Fails to Renew Apartheid "Citizenship Law", Iran Hosts Intra-Afghan Talks Amid Taliban A…
(2021-07-07). Supreme Court ruling gives green light to even more voter suppression. liberationnews.org 
A Supreme Court decision on two voter suppression laws in Arizona further gutted the historic Voting Rights Act of 1965, a key concession won by the Civil Rights Movement. The two state laws upheld by the court's 6-3 ruling on July 1 ban anyone other than a relative or caregiver from collecting absentee ballots and …
(2021-07-07). Buying Democracy in a Good Way. cepr.net Brian Beutler tweeted something this week that got me thinking about ways the Democrats can get around a Republican filibuster on voting rights: make it about money. The key problem facing any voting rights measure is that the Republicans are determined to filibuster anything that limits the ability of states to suppress the vote or …
(2021-07-07). G7/OTAN: 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 . . . |
(2021-07-07). Mitch McConnell Says Bipartisanship Is "Over." Believe Him. truthout.org 
The seemingly ceaseless Biden administration push to find bipartisanship in the piranha pool of Congress is going to have to
(2021-07-07). Texas AG: Biden Administration 'On The Side Of Cartels' When It Comes To Southern Border. southfront.org 
Originally published by ZeroHedge. President Biden's southern border crisis is growing increasingly grave by the week. A flood of migrants continues to…
(2021-07-07). The Heat: U.S. politics. america.cgtn.com 
The United States launches airstrikes in Syria and Iraq. While back at home, President Joe Biden faces opposition from both fellow Democrats and Republicans as the administration pushes for infrastructure legislation.
(2021-07-07). Free Press Advocates Call on Biden to Dismiss Trump's Appeal Against Assange. zcomm.org The factual basis for this case has completely fallen apart"
(2021-07-07). In Leaked Video, GOP Congressman Admits His Party Wants Chaos and Obstruction. truthout.org 
Newly leaked video footage of a recent event hosted by the right-wing group Patriot Voices shows Republican Rep. Chip Roy of Texas openly admitting that his party wants "18 more months of chaos and the inability to get stuff done" as President Joe Biden, a bipartisan group of senators, and congressional Democrats work to pass climate and infrastructure legislation. | "Honestly, right now, for the next 18 months, our job is to do everything we can to slow all of that down to get to December of…
(2021-07-07). UK High Court Grants US Permission for Appeal in Assange Extradition Case. commondreams.org The frenzied herd of Republican governors are stampeding behind the scaremongering scheme of Abbott to use the personal suffering of Latin American migrants and asylum seekers as a political pawn.
(2021-07-07). DSA Delegation Meets with President Maduro—Uproar Already in US. orinocotribune.com 
Caracas, July 6 (special for OrinocoTribune.com)—This past Friday, July 2, the president of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, received a delegation of representatives from the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) at the Miraflores palace in Caracas, where they held a cordial meeting in which political and geopolitical issues were discussed along with history, on the occasion of the 200-year anniversary of the Battle of Carabobo that consolidated Venezuela's independence from the Spanish empire. | During the meeting, the activists told the president about their experience during their s…
(2021-07-07). Pulitzer-Prize Winning Journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones Joins Howard U. After Rejecting UNC Tenure. democracynow.org 
After months of controversy, acclaimed journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones has announced that she will join the faculty at Howard University, one of the country's most prestigious historically Black universities, instead of joining the faculty at her alma mater, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where she went to graduate school. The decision by Hannah-Jones comes after her tenure was initially denied by the UNC board of trustees in May, when it was unanimously approved by the faculty. The board typically rubber-stamps tenure for professors who have won such approval from their peers, and it reversed th…
(2021-07-07). Eric Adams, Ex-Police Captain, Wins NYC Democratic Mayoral Primary After Running on Crime as #1 Issue. democracynow.org 
The next mayor of New York City will likely be the Brooklyn borough president and former police officer Eric Adams, according to a newly released tally in the Democratic primary race which accounts for most absentee ballots. Adams would be the city's second Black mayor and ran to the right of his party, promising to tackle crime. Democracy Now! co-host Juan González has covered Adams for three decades and says Adams captured the votes of people concerned about an increase in gun violence and crime, which González suspects stems from police "standing down" in response to the movement to defund them.
(2021-07-07). WW commentary/A look at India Walton. workers.org 
Buffalo, N.Y. India Walton made national headlines when she won last month's Democratic primary against incumbent Mayor Byron Brown, who has held the office since 2006. This is no small feat, given Brown's strong ties to the real estate and financial interests that run Buffalo behind the scenes — but . . . |
(2021-07-07). AFT's Weingarten talks back-to-school plans and threats to democracy. peoplesworld.org 
WASHINGTON (PAI)—Praising teachers and school staffers for standing up under incredible stress to teach—remotely—during the coronavirus pandemic, Teachers (AFT) President Randi Weingarten discussed both back-to-school plans for this fall and ideological threats to teaching and democracy at the union's Teach conference. The conference, held this year via Zoom due to pandemic-based bans on large crowds …
(2021-07-07). Unidentified Drones Attacked US-Occupied Al-Omar Oil Fields In Northeastern Syria. southfront.org 
Illustrative image. | On July 7, the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) announced that it had thwarted an "attack with drones" on the al-Omar oil fields in southeastern Deir Ezzor in cooperation with the US-led coalition. | Farhad Shami, head of the SDF's Office of Media and Information, claimed that the drone attack did not result in any losses. | "Initial reports confirm that the attack was thwarted and no damage was recorded," Shami said on Twitter. "Further detailed information will be published once it's received." | Local…
(2021-07-07). Ex-cop Eric Adams poised to become next New York mayor after winning botched Democratic primary. rt.com 
Eric Adams, a former police captain and an open opponent of the movement to defund law enforcement, has won the Democratic primary in the race to become New York mayor, the latest vote tallies show. | The Associated Press "While there are still some very small amounts of votes to be counted, the results are…
(2021-07-07). Teachers' Unions Are Pushing Back Against Attacks on Anti-Racist Education. truthout.org 
The president of one of the nation's largest teachers' unions on Tuesday pushed back against a nationwide campaign by Republicans and the right-wing media to manufacture controversy around critical race theory and anti-racist education in public schools, pledging to defend members who teach "honest history." | In a keynote speech before the union's virtual national conference, American Federation of Teachers (AFT) President Randi Weingarten said a campaign by "Fox News and some lawmakers" to "di…
(2021-07-07). Christian Democratic candidate for German chancellor demands people learn to "live with the virus" wsws.org Armin Laschet lined up squarely behind the right-wing extremist Alternative for Germany, which has been demanding the abandonment of all public health measures to contain the pandemic.
(2021-07-07). Israel and the Racial Politics of Palestinian Family Separation. juancole.com Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) — The Israeli newspaper Arab 48 reports that on Tuesday, Prime Minister Naftali Bennett slammed opposition parties, led by former PM Binyamin Netanyahu, for having voted against renewal of the Family Separation Law for Palestinian-Israelis married to Palestinians. He said that the opposition had done direct damage to Israeli security. The …
(2021-07-07). Nikole Hannah-Jones rejects UNC tenure offer to take position at Howard University, backed by millions in foundation funding. wsws.org The 1619 Project creator will join writer Ta-Nehisi Coates in founding the Center for Journalism and Democracy at Howard with $20 million in funding from the Knight Foundation, MacArthur Foundation, the Ford Foundation and an anonymous donor.
(2021-07-07). The Strange Virus Attacking Republican Governors. commondreams.org The whistleblower acted on behalf of the public's right to know what is being done in its name.
(2021-07-07). No se puede estar en favor de la democracia y el neoliberalismo al mismo tiempo. globalizacion.ca La nueva estrategia de la derecha latinoamericana es sabotear la democracia liberal desde adentro. Así corrompió la democracia en Brasil y arrojó al país a la peor crisis de su historia, pagada no sólo con hambre y pobreza, sino también…
(2021-07-07). A Letter to Oakland Teachers About Pacifica, Race & Democracy. indybay.org Why a Japanese American children's book author/illustrator is going to Vote NO in the Pacifica bylaws referendum — it's simple. New Day supporters illegally shut down WBAI NYC in 2019–using the same excuse: finances. Is New Day's "business plan" really institutionalized racism?>
(2021-07-07). The Fourth of July, six months after the January 6 fascistic insurrection. indybay.org The noxious product of social inequality and war creates the objective conditions for dictatorship. The defense of democratic rights, not only in the US but internationally, depends on the independent mobilization of the working class for socialism.
(2021-07-07). Why to vote No: Bylaws easy comparison. indybay.org Comparison of present bylaws with New Day proposed substitute. The New Day bylaws eliminate democratic decision making at Pacifica | See chart – click on Original Image to enlarge…
(2021-07-07). Nina Turner Is Reaching Forward and Reaching Back. zcomm.org Democrats may not like it, but they could learn a lot from the Bernie Sanders ally…
(2021-07-06). Biden to teachers: 'You deserve a raise, not just praise'. peoplesworld.org 
WASHINGTON—Declaring to U.S. teachers that "You deserve a raise, not just praise," Democratic President Joe Biden told convention delegates of the nation's largest union, the National Education Association, his spending plans aim at that goal and more. "We are doing things that will fundamentally change the trajectory of this country. It's about building America from the middle …
(2021-07-06). Russia Won't Allow Pressures From the US, Authorities Say. telesurenglish.net The comments follow the aftermath of the Biden-Putin summit on June 16, largely regarded as a success. However, Lavrov warned that in the aftermath of the meeting, "U.S. officials, including those who participated in the Geneva meeting, started asserting what seemed to be foregone tenets, perorating that they had "made it clear" to Moscow, "warned it, and stated their demands."
(2021-07-06). Trump Started a War on Journalism. Biden has Yet to End it. cepr.net Los Angeles Times See article on original site When the Trump administration indicted WikiLeaks publisher Julian Assange under the infamous 1917 Espionage Act, journalists and other public figures sounded the alarms, warning of a war on the free press. Biden's Justice Department has not called off the attack. On the contrary, it is moving full …
(2021-07-06). Deported Veterans Initiative Could Fulfill Biden Promise to 'Bring Them Back'. commondreams.org This is arithmetic, but it's arithmetic that hurts.
(2021-07-06). Unvaccinated Americans Make Up 99% of Current COVID Deaths, Fauci Tells NBC. truthout.org 
Anthony Fauci, the nation's leading expert on infectious diseases and President Joe Biden's chief medical adviser, stated over the weekend that vaccines were working to help eliminate the threat of COVID-19 to the general public, citing statistics on deaths currently associated with the virus to prove his point. | Since the pandemic began,
(2021-07-06). The Heat: U.S. politics. america.cgtn.com U.S. President Joe Biden is pushing Americans to get vaccinated, as the country misses the July 4th vaccine goal.
(2021-07-06). Biden Continues Trump's Policy in Haiti Despite Bipartisan Congressional Pushback. cepr.net Last week, a prominent anticorruption activist, journalist, and emerging political leader, Antoinette Duclaire was brutally assassinated in Port-au-Prince. Killed alongside her was fellow journalist Diego Charles. Duclaire was shot seven times in the front seat of her vehicle, including once in her left temple. Duclaire had previously warned that she was facing death threats, and, …
(2021-07-06). 'Stop the Steal' Campaign by Losing Candidate in Peru Must end. orinocotribune.com By Mark Weisbrot — Jun 28, 2021 | Ripping a page from Donald Trump, the right spreads baseless conspiracy theories in an attempt to overturn the democratic will of the people | Peru is currently facing a serious problem following its June 6 presidential election that is similar to what we had in the U.S. in November. The losing candidate, Keiko Fujimori, is refusing to accept the results. Like Trump, she claims without evidence that the election was stolen. | Keiko Fujimori is the daughter of former dictator Alberto Fujimori; she was part of his regime and promises to liberate him from prison if she is elect…
(2021-07-06). Glimmer of Hope in Honduras: Ex-Dam CEO & West Point Grad Convicted in Murder of Berta Cáceres. democracynow.org 
A former U.S.-trained Honduran military officer and businessman has been found guilty of plotting the assassination of Berta Cáceres, the award-winning Lenca land and water defender killed in 2016. The Honduran Supreme Court ruled unanimously that David Castillo, the former president of the hydroelectric corporation DESA, was a co-perpetrator in Cáceres's murder. Cáceres was assassinated as she led the fight against the construction of DESA's massive hydroelectric dam on a river in southwestern Honduras that is sacred to the Lenca people. Seven hired hitmen were convicted of her murder in 2018 and sentenced in 20…
(2021-07-06). Freedom Riders Ride Again for Voting Rights. progressive.org A caravan led by UNITE HERE is part re-creation, part addressing a new wave of voter suppression.
(2021-07-06). Republican Attacks on Voting Rights Are Racist and Hostile to Democracy. commondreams.org Instead of building walls, we should be building connections between farmers and markets for more secure jobs, economies, and prospects for rural families.
(2021-07-06). Supreme Court guts voting rights when upholding Arizona's restrictions, elected officials. indybay.org The U.S. Supreme Court gutted most of what remains of the landmark Voting Rights Act. Once hailed as the most effective civil rights legislation in the nation's history, now the Supreme Court has turned on the promise of democracy, the promise of equality and equity for all. For without voting rights, communities of color and low income become disenfranchised, and equality and equity unfulfilled dreams.
(2021-07-06). 'Democracy Will Be on the Ballot': Analysis Shows 1/3 of GOP Midterm Candidates Embrace Trump Election Lies. commondreams.org According to Dr. Anthony Fauci, more than 99% of all U.S. coronavirus deaths last month were among unvaccinated people.
(2021-07-06). Democratic Party establishment lines up against Nina Turner in Ohio congressional election. wsws.org James Clyburn and Hillary Clinton have endorsed an opponent of the Sanders-affiliated candidate in the heavily African American district.
(2021-07-06). Headlines for July 6, 2021. democracynow.org WHO Warns Against Dropping Public Health Measures as Delta Coronavirus Variant Spreads , President Biden Says Getting Vaccinated Is "Most Patriotic Thing You Can Do", U.N. Says 400,000 in Ethiopia's Tigray Region Are in Famine, with 1.8 Million on the Brink, U.S.-Trained Honduran Ex-Military Officer Found Guilty of Participating in Murder of Berta Cáceres, Tropical Storm Elsa Makes History as Worsening Climate Crisis Bakes Northern Hemisphere, "Eye of Fire" Erupts from Ruptured Pipeline Near Gulf of Mexico Oil Platform, Black Community in Memphis Defeats Oil Pipeline That Threatened Water Supply, Jessica Reznicek…
(2021-07-06). Biden y Duque se saludan. globalizacion.ca A finales de junio Iván Duque recibió un llamado telefónico de Joe Biden que fue muy comentado en Colombia ya que el presidente de los Estados Unidos tardó seis meses en levantar el teléfono para conversar con uno de sus…
(2021-07-06). Meet the Consulting Firm That's Staffing the Biden Administration. zcomm.org WestExec represented major corporations throughout the Trump years. Now it's in the White House…
(2021-07-06). Julian Assange's Supporters Call on Biden to Dismiss Trump's Appeal Against Him. truthout.org 
As the father and brother of imprisoned journalist Julian Assange wrapped up their month long "Home Run for Julian" tour through 16 U.S. cities, the government's principal witness against Assange
(2021-07-06). Cheap Fun: Job Growth Under Biden and Trump. counterpunch.org Yes, it is that time of month again. As I always say, this sort of comparison is silly, since there are so many factors determining job growth that have nothing to do with the person in the White House. But, we all know that Trump and the Republicans would be touting this to the sky
(2021-07-06). Lee Camp: America's Impressive History of Bioweapons Attacks Against Its Own People. scheerpost.com By Lee Camp / Original to ScheerPost The Biden Administration, the mainstream media and pretty much all the politicians in our country continue to throw fuel on the Sinophobia fire initially stoked by former President and current Mar-a-lago "fungineer" Donald Trump. (Word to the wise, "Sinophobia" means anti-China hatred, not anti-cinema hatred as I had thought. So I apologize to all the people… |
(2021-07-06). Biden hails abandonment of social distancing, covers up Trump's coup attempt in Fourth of July speech. wsws.org President Joe Biden addressed a maskless crowd on the South Lawn of the White House Sunday night, delivering a Fourth of July address in which he pledged to continue dismantling protections to stop the spread of COVID-19 and covered up the fascist coup attempt of January 6.
(2021-07-06). Biden Betrays Another Campaign Pledge—Admits that U.S. Will Continue to Bomb Afghanistan. covertactionmagazine.com After 20 Years, America's "Longest War" Is Not Really Ending On July 2nd, fleeing questions from reporters about U.S. plans in Afghanistan, President Joe Biden sought refuge behind the July 4th Independence Day holiday. Yet he obliquely acknowledged that the U.S. will use some level of "over-the-horizon" air attacks to prevent the Taliban from taking …
(2021-07-06). Brazil Rallies Against Bolsonaro as He Faces Court-Ordered Criminal Probe in 'CovaxinGate'. orinocotribune.com 
By Shobhan Saxena and Florencia Costa | CIA director William Burns' secret trip to Brasilia raises suspicion that the Biden administration may throw a lifeline to the beleaguered president for its geopolitical moves against China and Venezuela. | Sao Paulo: A day after a judge of the Supreme Federal Court ordered a criminal investigation against Jair Bolsonaro in the Covaxin scandal, hundreds of thousands of Brazilians took to the streets in 350 cities and towns to protest against the government and demand that the president be impeached. | On Friday evening, Justice Rosa Weber ordered the prosecutor general's of…
(2021-07-06). Six months after Trump coup, FBI investigation severely lacking. peoplesworld.org 
The special commission appointed by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is the last hope we have of any kind of meaningful probe of the Jan. 6 right-wing Trump coup attempt which has become an ongoing insurrection and was, in reality, only a piece of a massive, planned attack on democracy in the United States. New video …
(2021-07-06). The Empire Strikes Back at the Left in Buffalo and Cleveland. indybay.org Corporate Democrats Crank Up Their Firepower…
(2021-07-06). Grace Lee and James Boggs Showed How We Can Unite Our Struggles for Justice. truthout.org 
People march through a neighborhood to protest against anti-Asian violence on March 18, 2021, in Minneapolis, Minnesota.Stephen Maturen / Getty Images | A vicious wave of anti-Asian attacks surged during the pandemic and prompted the #StopAsianHate movement, but there's a deeper history of racist violence and multiracial solidarity — a history that Rep. Rashida Tlaib, actor Danny Glover, educator Maya Soetoro-Ng and I discussed in a recent conversation hosted by Haymarket Books and the Jame…
(2021-07-06). Maryland Says 100% of Residents Who Died of Covid in June Were Unvaccinated. commondreams.org "We need to openly consider all the costs, benefits, and consequences of military action," said the two Democratic lawmakers, "and that includes doing everything we can to prevent and respond to civilian harm."
(2021-07-06). Exxon Exposed: Greenpeace Tricks Top Lobbyists into Naming Senators They Use to Block Climate Action. democracynow.org 
Democratic Congressmember Ro Khanna, the chair of the House Oversight Subcommittee on the Environment, has announced plans to ask the CEOs of Exxon and other fossil fuel companies to testify before the committee about their role in blocking congressional action to address the climate emergency. Khanna made the request after Greenpeace UK released a video of two lobbyists discussing Exxon's secretive efforts to fight climate initiatives in Washington, revealing how the oil giant supported a carbon tax to appear proactive about climate change while privately acknowledging that such a tax has no chance of being pass…
(2021-07-06). Human Rights Investigators Probe Deadly Colombian Government Crackdown on Protests. democracynow.org 
An international human rights commission has arrived in Colombia to investigate the right-wing government's brutal crackdown on protesters after a general strike was called in April. More than 80 people have died since the protests began, with many killed by police and paramilitary forces. We go to Bogotá to speak with Mario Murillo, an award-winning journalist and professor who has closely reported on Colombia for decades and says the current round of violence is "a continuation" of a right-wing backlash to the 2016 peace accords between the government and FARC guerrillas, which ended more than 50 years of confl…
(2021-07-06). The Weekly Round-Up: Pride and Policing. ukhumanrightsblog.com 
In the news: The Prime Minister this week held a garden reception celebrating Pride Month and welcoming members of the LGBTQ+ community from across the UK. The PM told the reception audience "we've got your back here in this government, we're determined to stick up for equalities for LGBT people in any way we can." …
(2021-07-06). The Weekly Round-Up: Pride and Policing. ukhumanrightsblog.com In the news: The Prime Minister this week held a garden reception celebrating Pride Month and welcoming members of the LGBTQ+ community from across the UK. The PM told the reception audience "we've got your back here in this government, we're determined to stick up for equalities for LGBT people in any way we can." …
(2021-07-06). In Video: Motorcycle Exploded In Syria's Hasakah, Wounding Civilians. southfront.org 
Source: North Press | On July 5, a motorcycle exploded in Shaddadi city, in northeastern Hasakah province, wounding two civilians. | The attack targeted the office of the Democratic Union Party in Syria (PYD), one of Kurdish opposition parties."An explosion took place at 11 a.m., injuring two civilians and leaving material damage," North Press correspondent said. | Asayish, the Internal Security Forces of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) were deployed on the spot. The reason for the explosio…
(2021-07-06). Exxon Lobbyists Tricked Into Naming Senators They Use to Block Climate Action. truthout.org 
Image Credit: Greenpeace Unearthed | Democratic Congressmember Ro Khanna, the chair of the House Oversight Subcommittee on the Environment, has announced plans to ask the CEOs of Exxon and other fossil fuel companies to testify before the committee about their role in blocking congressional action to address the climate emergency. Khanna made the request after Greenpeace UK released a video of two lobbyists discussing Exxon's secretive efforts to fight climate initiatives in Washington, reveali…
(2021-07-06). Sanders Denounces 'Morally Obscene' Wealth as Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos Steps Down. commondreams.org Resistance to these Republican assaults can and should take a number of forms.
(2021-07-06). Sanders Denounces 'Morally Obscene' Wealth as Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos Steps Down. scheerpost.com By Julia Conley / Common Dreams Sen. Bernie Sanders on Monday marked Amazon founder Jeff Bezos's last day as CEO of the company by reiterating his call for a wealth tax and denouncing the fortune amassed by the world's richest person as "morally obscene." "Jeff Bezos makes some $2,537 every second of the day . . . nearly three times more in one second than the median worker in this country makes… |
(2021-07-06). Internet Shutdown And Detention And Torture Of Journalists In Eswatini. popularresistance.org "We stand with New Frame and Mndebele and Mbuyisa who have taken risks to their personal security and safety in order to break the communication shutdown and tell the stories of those risking their lives to fight an oppressive government. The attacks they suffered are not isolated, and are part of the larger repressive attacks on dissent and democratic freedoms by the government in eSwatini."
(2021-07-06). 'Program Integrity' Is a Cruel Attack on Social Security Beneficiaries. commondreams.org Resistance to these Republican assaults can and should take a number of forms.
(2021-07-06). Warren and Khanna Demand Probe Into Undercounting of Civilians Killed by US Military. commondreams.org Twenty-five years ago, the International Court of Justice stated the obligation to negotiate the abolition of nuclear weapons. It's time for an accounting.
(2021-07-06). A Letter to Oakland Teachers About Pacifica, Race & Democracy. indybay.org Why a Japanese American children's book author/illustrator is going to Vote NO in the Pacifica bylaws referendum — it's simple. New Day supporters illegally shut down WBAI NYC in 2019–using the same excuse: finances. Is New Day's "business plan" really institutionalized racism?>
(2021-07-06). Japanese defense official questions the "One China" policy. wsws.org To claim that the US, Japan and other countries are protecting democracy in Taiwan ignores the island's decades of brutal military dictatorship.
(2021-07-06). War criminal Rumsfeld dies, but his militarist legacy lives on. indybay.org The crimes for which Rumsfeld is justifiably detested the world over have in the course of past two decades been fully normalized by US imperialism under Democrats and Republicans alike.
(2021-07-06). The Fourth of July, six months after the January 6 fascistic insurrection. indybay.org The noxious product of social inequality and war creates the objective conditions for dictatorship. The defense of democratic rights, not only in the US but internationally, depends on the independent mobilization of the working class for socialism.
(2021-07-06). Growing opposition to sacking of arts educator at Australia's Monash University. wsws.org While using Dr. Jan Bryant's plight to posture as a defender of university workers, the union has suppressed opposition to the slashing of jobs, wages and conditions.