(2021-07-13). Raúl participa en reunión del Buró Político. cubadebate.cu En el día de ayer, el Buró Político del Comité Central del Partido Comunista de Cuba sostuvo una reunión presidida por el compañero Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, primer secretario del Comité Central y presidente de la República, la cual contó con la participación del General de Ejército Raúl Castro Ruz.
(2021-07-12). Texas man faces 40 years in prison for voting while on parole. wsws.org The state's Republican attorney general has brought the charges in order to intimidate minority voters and support the push for more restrictions on voting rights in Texas.
(2021-07-12). Democrats Should Carve Out Exemption in Filibuster to Protect Voting Rights. truthout.org 
The U.S. Senate is back in session today, as
(2021-07-12). Rallies in Bay Area for Voting Rights. indybay.org Bay Area residents mobilizing to demand Congress fight voter suppression and pass the For the People Act…
(2021-07-12). Military threatens Congress over COVID inquiry as Bolsonaro says Brazil "may not have" elections. wsws.org Fraudulently promoted for decades as guardians of democracy, the Brazilian military now claims the right to overrule the elected government.
(2021-07-12). Sozialistische Gleichheitspartei admitted to Germany's federal elections. wsws.org The Federal Election Committee upheld the party status of the Sozialistische Gleichheitspartei (Socialist Equality Party, SGP), enabling it to participate in September's federal election. However, in an attack on democratic rights, it withheld party status to almost half the organisations that applied.
(2021-07-12). Exploited migrant workers demand Biden administration protection. peoplesworld.org 
WASHINGTON—Making the connection between their migrant status and the federal protection they would get through Biden administration action, dozens of Spanish-speaking workers descended on the U.S. Labor Department's front steps to demand the Democratic president and Labor Secretary Marty Walsh move now. The workers, organized by the Deferred Action for Labor Enforcement coalition, included exploited …
(2021-07-12). Democrats plan increased policing and incarceration in response to lethal violence in Chicago. wsws.org Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot joined a group of mayors appealing to the Biden administration to create a "strike force" of local and federal law enforcement agencies.
(2021-07-12). Ministro cubano de Relaciones Exteriores rechaza palabras del presidente Joe Biden. cubadebate.cu Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla, ministro cubano de Relaciones Exteriores, repudió este lunes las palabras de Joe Biden, presidente de Estados Unidos, relacionadas con los disturbios ocurridos este domingo en Cuba. Haría bien el presidente norteamericano en escuchar al pueblo de Cuba en su llamado al cese del bloqueo, manifestó el canciller.
(2021-07-12). America's Afghan war is over, so what about Iraq—and Iran? nationofchange.org Let's hope Biden has learned another history lesson: That the United States should stop invading and attacking other countries.
(2021-07-12). Hands Off Haiti! counterpunch.org Associated Press headline, July 8: "Biden with few options to stabilize Haiti in wake of slaying." Following the assassination of president Jovenel MoàØse, AP reports, "the U.S. is unlikely to deploy troops." Nonetheless, the American political and media establishments seem to blithely assume that Haiti's internal affairs are very much America's business. State Department spokesman
(2021-07-12). Florida-Based Doctor Arrested on Suspicion of Plotting Assassination of Haiti's President. commondreams.org The New York Democrat said the Biden administration should support efforts to bring to justice "any actors that may have been complicit on U.S. soil."
(2021-07-12). 120 politicians, journalists, and artists sign letter urging Merkel to confront Biden over Assange's extradition, citing concerns. rt.com 
Over a hundred people from German politics, media, and art have called on their chancellor to confront Joe Biden during an upcoming visit over the attempt to extradite WikiLeaks co-founder Julian Assange to the US. | In a letter dated July 11, and signed by 120 politicians, journalists, artists, and others, signatories Among those appealing to Merkel ahead of what will be her la…
(2021-07-12). British court ruling heightens danger of Assange extradition to the US. wsws.org Assange is in Belmarsh Prison and faces life incarceration in the US because the Biden administration is determined to prosecute a journalist and publisher for exposing American war crimes.
(2021-07-12). Sunday 7/11: Tell Pelosi: Stop Prosecutions of Assange & Hale; Stop Asian Hate. indybay.org Pelosi's residence, Broadway @ Normandie Terrace, Pacific Heights, San Francisco…
(2021-07-12). Let the People Decide: Former Haitian Gov't Minister on Political Chaos After President Assassinated. democracynow.org 
Political turmoil continues in Haiti following the assassination of President Jovenel MoàØse, with multiple people claiming leadership of the country and gangs unleashing a new wave of violence in the streets. Haitian police say they have arrested a key figure in the assassination, 63-year-old Christian Emmanuel Sanon, a Haitian-born doctor based in Florida who arrived in Haiti in June with "political objectives." Sanon is one of three Haitian Americans now arrested in the attack, along with 18 Colombians. Five Colombians are still at large, and three were reportedly killed. The United States, meanwhile, h…
(2021-07-12). Why Human Rights in China and Tigray but Not in Haiti, Palestine, or Colombia? dissidentvoice.org 
U.S. President Joe Biden and the Democrats have been playing the "Black Lives Matter" tune on their fiddle. Biden even raised the issue of Black Lives Matter during his presidential campaign. But, just days after Biden was sworn into office, his administration lent support for the Haitian dictator, Jovenel MoàØse, who stayed in office past …
(2021-07-12). The US Should Not Send Troops to Haiti, Says Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. truthout.org 
After the assassination of President Jovenel MoàØse at his home in Port-au-Prince, Haiti's interim government says it has asked the United Nations and the United States to send troops to help secure key infrastructure. The U.S. has so far declined, but has sent an inter-agency team from the Department of Homeland Security and the FBI. Democratic Congressmember Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez says the situation in Haiti is "extraordinarily delicate and extremely fragile," and that the U.S. should not sen…
(2021-07-12). No U.S. Troops in Haiti: Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Says Military Mission Would Not Help Country. democracynow.org 
After the assassination of President Jovenel MoàØse at his home in Port-au-Prince, Haiti's interim government says it has asked the United Nations and the United States to send troops to help secure key infrastructure. The U.S. has so far declined, but has sent an inter-agency team from the Department of Homeland Security and the FBI. Democratic Congressmember Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez says the situation in Haiti is "extraordinarily delicate and extremely fragile," and that the U.S. should not send troops to the country. "Our role should be in supporting a peaceful transition and democratic process for sele…
(2021-07-12). Headlines for July 12, 2021. democracynow.org Police Arrest Man Who Planned to Assume Haitian Presidency as More U.S. Ties Emerge, COVID Cases on the Rise in 42 U.S. States; CDC Urges Schools to Reopen in Fall, Thousands Take to Streets of Cuba to Protest Economic Crisis, Pandemic, Top U.S. Military General Leaves Post in Afghanistan as Withdrawal Nears End, Ethiopian Elections Deliver Win for Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, Racist Trolls Attack England Soccer Team's Black Players After Loss to Italy in Euro 2020, G20 Members Back 15% Global Minimum Tax; Critics Say Greater Change Is Needed, Biden Signs Order to Combat Monopolies, Low Wages, Biden Fires Trump-Era…
(2021-07-12). Ocasio-Cortez Urges Biden Not to Send US Troops to Haiti. commondreams.org
(2021-07-12). Biden Elevates Fight Against Monopolies as Next Step in Economic Revival. truthout.org 
Over the past couple weeks Joe Biden has been honing a progressive economic message that borrows both from the Progressive Era in the early years of the 20th century and the New Deal years of the 1930s and 1940s. In his embrace of antitrust politics this summer, he is going further than either Bill Clinton or Barack Obama did to take on entrenched economic powerhouses and to craft a progressive-economic governing philosophy. Six months into his presidency, despite compromises on his infrastructur…
(2021-07-12). Rep. Ocasio-Cortez: Progressives May Sink Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill Without Reconciliation Deal. democracynow.org 
As lawmakers return to Washington, D.C., following a two-week recess, we speak with Democratic Congressmember Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez about efforts to pass major infrastructure funding that could address child care, climate change, education and poverty. President Joe Biden has already struck a $1 trillion infrastructure agreement with a centrist group of lawmakers concentrated on roads, bridges and highways, but a fight is brewing over a larger package that Democrats want to pass in the Senate using the budget reconciliation process, which can pass with just 50 votes and avoid a filibuster. "The Progressive Cau…
(2021-07-12). America's Afghan War Is Over, so What About Iraq—and Iran? commondreams.org It's impossible to overstate the urgency of the moment. | Let's hope Biden has learned another history lesson: that the United States should stop invading and attacking other countries.
(2021-07-12). AOC: U.S. Must Mass Produce COVID-19 Vaccine for World, or Pandemic Could Drag On for Generations. democracynow.org 
As the COVID-19 pandemic drags on, less than 0.1% of vaccine doses have been administered in low-income countries, according to data available at the end of March, with more than 86% of shots being administered in high- and upper-middle-income countries. "We are not protecting ourselves from the virus, and we frankly are setting up the virus and COVID for being around for generations," says New York Congressmember Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. She calls on the United States to use tools like the Defense Production Act to mobilize mass production of vaccines to export for free around the world.
(2021-07-12). Psychology as a method of domination. indybay.org The current pandemic policy has given the world the ultimate understanding of how democracies (…) transform themselves into totalitarian because inhumane systems. (…) Long live the courage to resist and refute.
(2021-07-12). New York City teachers, health care workers boycott Mayor de Blasio's phony "Hometown Heroes" parade as COVID-19 cases grow again. wsws.org Most essential workers, including health care workers, teachers and transit workers, recognized the parade as a cynical ploy and treated it with the contempt it deserved.
(2021-07-12). As CPAC Tinfoil Hat Crowd Decries Vaccines, Delta Variant 'Velociraptor' Menaces US Red States with India-Style Wave. juancole.com 
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) — The Delta variant of SARS-CoV-II is to the original vanilla COVID-19 strain as velociraptors were to gentle plant-eating sauropods. And it is coming for America. What is worse, the Republican Party and its media arms such as Fox, Newsmax and OAN, are playing the wicked witch to GOP voters' Hansel …
(2021-07-12). 'A New Condor Plan Is Underway in Latin America', Morales Warns. telesurenglish.net Bolivia's ex-President Evo Morales warned about the implementation of the new Operation Condor in Latin America. He pointed out this possibility given the growing evidence of the participation of Ecuador's ex-President Lenin Moreno and Argentina's ex-President Mauricio Macri in the 2019 coup against him. | RELATED: | These far-right politicians supplied Jeanine Añez's Interim government with weaponry to repress the pro-democracy protests i…
(2021-07-12). Challenge Government's Autocratic Incommunicados. counterpunch.org The First Amendment to our Constitution declares that Congress cannot abridge the right of the people "…to petition the Government for a redress of grievances." Unfortunately, this vital tool of our democracy is easily circumvented by Congress simply not responding whatsoever to "petitions" by the citizenry. This government undermining of our constitutional right is producing invincibly incommunicado government officials.
(2021-07-12). In 18 Months, Republicans Are Very Likely to Control Congress. indybay.org Being in Denial Makes It Worse.
(2021-07-12). Berta Cáceres' family cheers murder conviction of a Honduran elite. peoplesworld.org 
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras—In an unusual development in a nation known for rule by its capitalist anti-democratic elite, one member of that small cabal, who shares responsibility for the murder of indigenous leader Berta Cáceres 63 months ago, was convicted of the crime in early July. The conviction of Roberto David Castillo Mejia, former president of DESA, …
(2021-07-12). Republican Congressman Anthony Sabatini calls for execution of Cuban leaders. peoplesworld.org 
This past weekend, on Sunday, July 11, there were apparently some minor anti-government protests in Cuba by pro-U.S. elements. The disturbances were quickly outnumbered by supporters of the Cuban Revolution who went into the streets. President Miguel Diaz-Canel spoke to the nation, declaring that Cuba would "not allow any sold-out counterrevolutionary who receives money from …
(2021-07-12). Why America Can't Have "Nice Things" counterpunch.org Some time back a woman living in Sweden, "Caroline" @SweResistance on Twitter, posted a thread that said: "I live in Sweden. We have social security, affordable health care, strict gun laws, 5 weeks paid annual leave, 1 year maternity leave, etc. And no, we're not a communist country, and not even strictly socialistic but socio-democratic.
(2021-07-12). The existential threat from the non-stop barrage of right-wing sedition. nationofchange.org Long term democratic states are, by any known measure, the great exceptions, not the historic rule.
(2021-07-12). Cook County workers continue strike and stand strong. fightbacknews.org Chicago, IL – Cook County workers in are standing strong after 17 days on strike. The strike by members of SEIU Local 73 took a bitter turn four days after workers walked off the job, when Cook County President Toni Preckwinkle offered three other unions contracts with the wages demanded by SEIU and refused in bargaining to offer SEIU similar terms. | This strike comes after a long and difficult period for many of the county workers who have seen setback after setback from Democrat politicians – who in many cases have run for office using language about opposing racism and representing the people. Before this str…
(2021-07-12). Around the World in 8 Minutes: Swaziland rises in rage against absolute monarch. peoplesdispatch.org The Political Parties Assembly (PPA), a coalition of five political parties, last week announced that it had documented the names and addresses of at least 43 protesters killed in the crackdown on the pro-democracy protests…
(2021-07-12). The Chico Decision-Hope for the Homeless in Santa Cruz. indybay.org The grim news of sweeps removing homeless-run encampments in Sausalito and San Rafael, as well as the RV rousts in Seaside, in recent weeks is now counterbalanced by a ray of light from a federal court in the Warren v. City of Chico case, which I transcribe here.
(2021-07-12). Eswatini rocked by protests demanding democracy, end to police violence. greenleft.org.au Protests have erupted in Eswatini, a southern African kingdom formerly known as Swaziland, following the alleged police murder of a law student in early May, reports Maxime Bowen.
(2021-07-12). Rep. Ocasio-Cortez: Adams' Win in NYC Mayoral Primary Shows Need for Community Investment, Not Police. democracynow.org 
The winner of the New York City Democratic primary election for mayor, Eric Adams, focused on what he called his more conservative plans to address an increase in gun violence, and is set to meet with President Biden today at the White House. "The way that we counter these increases in incidents [of crime] is through economic opportunity and community investment in communities where these surges are happening," responds New York Democratic Congressmember Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. "The message should not be that we should continue to overpolice and oversurveil people in order to create reductions in crime and incr…
(2021-07-11). Rallies in Bay Area for Voting Rights. indybay.org Bay Area residents mobilizing to demand Congress fight voter suppression and pass the For the People Act…
(2021-07-11). Sunday 7/11: Tell Pelosi: Stop Prosecutions of Assange & Hale; Stop Asian Hate. indybay.org Pelosi's residence, Broadway @ Normandie Terrace, Pacific Heights, San Francisco…
(2021-07-11). Pompeo Says Russia Needs to 'See the Pain', Blasts Biden for Looking 'Weak' Before Putin. sputniknews.com The Trump-era CIA chief and secretary of state has spent months attacking the current administration on a range of domestic and foreign policy matters, and urged Washington to take a 'tougher' stance on Russia, China and Iran.
(2021-07-11). Axis Of Resistance Responds To Biden's Aggression. popularresistance.org Richard Medhurst: "The Americans have come under attack in numerous places in Iraq and Syria in the last 24 hours. It appears to me, and I think anyone would agree, to be a coordinated move by the resistance. So I am going to show you what has taken place. So you had three attacks that took place. One was at the Ain al Asad Air Base. You may recall that this is the air base that the Iranians fired at after Trump assassinated General Suleimani. There were no casualties because they actually warned the Americans in advance. It was more of a warning, a retaliation without casualties. And this is the strategy that is…
(2021-07-11). Biden Executive Order Calls on FCC to Restore Net Neutrality. popularresistance.org On Friday, President Joe Biden signed an executive order calling on federal agencies, including the Federal Communications Commission and Federal Trade Commission, to enact measures protecting internet users against the anti-competitive practices of large telecommunications and internet companies.
(2021-07-11). Cuerno de àÅfrica: øLa próxima primavera árabe de Washington? globalizacion.ca 
El Departamento de Estado de Biden acaba de nombrar al diplomático de carrera Jeffrey Feltman enviado especial al Cuerno de àÅfrica. Dado el polvorín geopolítico en la región y dada la oscura historia de Feltman, especialmente en el Líbano y…
(2021-07-11). Biden Signs Executive Order That Will Help Private-Sector Workers Get Wage Gains. truthout.org 
Among the 72 initiatives packed into the far-reaching
(2021-07-11). US Blacklists More Foreign Firms. popularresistance.org The Biden administration has added 14 Chinese companies along with 20 other entities — including some from Iran and Russia — to its economic blacklist over claims of "human rights violations." | The US Commerce Department claimed on Friday that the companies had been "implicated in human rights violations and abuses in the implementation of China's campaign of repression, mass detention, and high technology surveillance against Uyghurs, Kazakhs, and other members of Muslim minority groups in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region." | "The Department of Commerce remains firmly committed to taking strong…
(2021-07-11). 11 Charts on Taxing the Wealthy and Corporations. strategic-culture.org 
Here's everything you need to know about the urgency of fair tax reforms to pay for vital public investments and reverse extreme inequality. | By Sarah ANDERSON, Brian WAKAMO, Justin CAMPOS | President Joe Biden and Congressional progressives have responded to public pressure by putting bold spending proposals on the table that would make our economy more fair, sustainable, and resilient in the face of future crises. | The chances of these proposals passing depends largely on whether lawmakers can reach consensus around tax increases on wealthy individuals, big corporations, and Wall Street. The 11 charts belo…
(2021-07-11). There are No Mass Migrations Without US Meddling and Militarism. orinocotribune.com By Azadeh Shahshahani and Rhonda Ramiro — Jul 8, 2021 | Despite its pledges to aid Central America, the Biden administration continues to deny the United States' role in destabilizing the region. | When Vice President Kamala Harris visited the U.S.-Mexico border in El Paso, Texas, on June 25, she repeated the claim she made during her trip to Guatemala and Mexico earlier that month: The Biden administration is serious about addressing the root causes of Central American migration. | "This issue cannot be reduced to a political issue," Harris said. "We're talking about children, we're tal…
(2021-07-11). Non-Competes, Banks and Farms. zcomm.org Five Key Elements of Biden's Executive Order…
(2021-07-11). Biden signs new executive order aimed at food and farming sector. nationofchange.org President Biden signed an executive order that will protect American farmers under the Packers and Stockyards Act against abuses suffered at meat processing facilities. The executive order also puts several directives in place to enforce the U.S. antitrust laws and to stop mega-mergers from happening. The executive order will direct the U.S. Department of Agriculture …
(2021-07-11). Psychology as a method of domination. indybay.org The current pandemic policy has given the world the ultimate understanding of how democracies (…) transform themselves into totalitarian because inhumane systems. (…) Long live the courage to resist and refute.
(2021-07-11). In 18 Months, Republicans Are Very Likely to Control Congress. indybay.org Being in Denial Makes It Worse.
(2021-07-11). Two Attacks Targeted US Bases In Northeastern Syria In Last 12 Hours (Video). southfront.org 
File image. | Two attacks have reportedly targeted US bases in northeastern Syria where American troops are occupying all gas and oil fields. | Early on July 11, several explosions were heard at a US base in the CONICO gas factory in the eastern countryside of Deir Ezzor. | The US-led coalition and its main proxy in northeastern Syria, the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), ignored the incident. However, a US defense official confirmed a few hours later that there was an "indirect fire attack" on the US base. | The unnamed officia…
(2021-07-11). Biden Executive Order Calls On FCC To Restore Net Neutrality. popularresistance.org Washington, DC — On Friday, President Joe Biden signed an executive order calling on federal agencies, including the Federal Communications Commission and Federal Trade Commission, to enact measures protecting internet users against the anti-competitive practices of large telecommunications and internet companies. | In the order, Biden calls on the FCC to "restore Net Neutrality rules undone by the [Trump] administration." In 2017, the agency under then-Chairman Ajit Pai repealed the Open Internet Order and abandoned the FCC's jurisdiction over broadband under Title II of the Communications Act. | Today's e…
(2021-07-11). Queers Vandalize Senator Scott Weiner's Beloved Castro Shithouse. indybay.org Why we attacked Wiener on July 5th… and why you should, too!
(2021-07-11). The Chico Decision-Hope for the Homeless in Santa Cruz. indybay.org The grim news of sweeps removing homeless-run encampments in Sausalito and San Rafael, as well as the RV rousts in Seaside, in recent weeks is now counterbalanced by a ray of light from a federal court in the Warren v. City of Chico case, which I transcribe here.
(2021-07-11). The Assault on Critical Race Theory. counterpunch.org Antiracism as Thoughtcrime The sloppy fascist Donald Trump may no longer reside in the White House but he's back on the hate rally campaign trail selling his big Hitlerian Stolen Election Lie. Meanwhile, Trumpist white nationalism is booming in the "red states," where Amerikaner[1] Republicans hold the reins. One of many signs of this right-wing […] | To read this article, In order to read CP+ articles, your web browser must be se…