(2021-07-14). 'Shameful': Biden DHS Chief Says Haitian and Cuban Refugees Will Be Turned Away From US. commondreams.org It can be done. It must be done. For there is no tomorrow if we fail to decarbonize and thus rescue the planet from a climate catastrophe.
(2021-07-14). "We Just Want the Basics": Rare Protests in Cuba Amid Deep Economic Crisis, Ongoing U.S. Blockade. democracynow.org 
We go to Havana, Cuba, to look at what is behind protests that brought thousands of people into the streets of Havana and other cities in rare anti-government protests denouncing the island's economic crisis during the COVID-19 pandemic. Cuba is facing its harshest phase of the pandemic with skyrocketing infections, and people are scrambling to cope amid shortages of medicine, food and other resources due to catastrophic U.S. sanctions. Thousands of others in Cuba led counterprotests in support of the Cuban Revolution and President Miguel Díaz-Canel. Cuban journalist Daniel Montero, a journalist with the independ…
(2021-07-14). Friday 7/16: Speaker Pelosi: "Help Free Julian Assange!" indybay.org Federal Building/Pelosi's office, 90 7th Street, San Francisco…
(2021-07-14). Headlines for July 14, 2021. democracynow.org Biden Condemns Republican "Election Subversion" But Does Not Call for End to Filibuster, U.S. Starts Vaccinating ICE Prisoners; Calls Mount for Germany to Support Vaccine IP Waivers, More Suspects Sought in MoàØse Assassination as Groups Call on U.S. to Welcome Haitian Asylum Seekers, 72 Killed Amid Growing Unrest in South Africa, Mourners Gather in Ramallah for Funeral of Human Rights Activist Suha Jarrar, U.N. Rapporteur Says Israeli Settlements Constitute War Crimes, Calls for International Action, More Unmarked Graves Found at Another Canadian School for First Nations Children, Reproductive Rights Grou…
(2021-07-14). In speech on voting rights, Biden acknowledges American democracy is at death's door. wsws.org Biden's dire acknowledgement of the state of American democracy stood in the starkest contrast to the feckless and impotent character of his proposals to defend it.
(2021-07-14). Saturday 7/17: Corte Madera: Good Trouble Vigil for Democracy & Voting Rights. indybay.org Corte Madera Town Park, 498 Tamalpais Dr., Corte Madera 94925…
(2021-07-14). Saturday 7/17: Oakland: Good Trouble Vigil for Democracy & Voting Rights. indybay.org Preservation Park at pavilion and fountain site, 1233 Preservation Park Way, Oakland 94612 | Peaceful event. Follow all current COVID guidelines.
(2021-07-14). Saturday 7/17: Good Trouble Virtual Vigil for Democracy & Voting Rights. indybay.org Online call to action event…
(2021-07-14). Saturday 7/17: San Rafael: Good Trouble Vigil for Democracy & Voting Rights. indybay.org San Rafael City Plaza, 1000 4th Street, San Rafael 94901…
(2021-07-14). Saturday 7/17: Sacramento: Good Trouble Vigil for Democracy and Voting Rights. indybay.org California State Capitol, 1315 10th St, Sacramento, CA 95814 | Peaceful event. Follow all current COVID guidelines.
(2021-07-14). Saturday 7/17: Petaluma: Good Trouble Vigil for Democracy and Voting Rights. indybay.org Petaluma Fairgrounds Park & Ride, 100 Fairgrounds Dr., Petaluma 94952…
(2021-07-14). "We're Staying Out": Texas State Democrats Who Fled to D.C. Tell Congress to Pass Voting Laws Now. democracynow.org 
We speak with two of the Texas Democratic lawmakers who fled to Washington, D.C., to block suppressive new voting laws in their home state and who are calling on Congress to quickly pass legislation protecting voting rights. Texas Republican Governor Greg Abbott threatened them with arrest the moment they return to their state and said he would keep them "in chamber" in order to pass the new voting bills, but the fugitive lawmakers say they intend to stay in Washington for as long as necessary. "We're staying out," says Jasmine Crockett, a Democrat representing Dallas in the Texas House. "We're not going to be bu…
(2021-07-14). 1923 Beer Hall Putsch to 1933 Nazi Germany. indybay.org The 1923 Beer Hall Putsch was Hitler's failed attempt to overthrow the Weimar Republic. By 1933, he was Chancellor of Germany. That lesson of history is being repeated with Nazi Trump and his praise of the Jan 6, 2021 insurrection and Nazi Trump's current election campaign for 2024, aided by his Death Cult Nazi Republican Party. For more on the Beer Hall Putsch, see en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beer_Hall_Putsch…
(2021-07-14). Billionaire Pandemic Wealth Gain Could Pay For Biden's American Families Plan. ips-dc.org 
Over the last 16 months, since the formal beginning of the pandemic lockdown, the combined wealth of 713 U.S. billionaires has surged by $1.8 trillion, a gain of almost 60 percent. The total combined wealth of U.S. billionaires increased from $2.9 trillion on March 18, 2020 to $4.7 trillion on July 9, 2021. | Billionaire wealth has steadily increased since 1990, but one-third of their wealth gains have occurred during the pandemic. U.S. Billionaire wealth increased 19-fold over the last 31 years, from an inflation adjusted $240 billion in 1990 to $4.7 trillion in 2021. | See the full analysis prepared by the Amer…
(2021-07-14). On the Brink in 2026: U.S.-China Near-War Status Report. juancole.com 
( Tomdispatch.com ) — It's the summer of 2026, five years after the Biden administration identified the People's Republic of China as the principal threat to U.S. security and Congress passed a raft of laws mandating a society-wide mobilization to ensure permanent U.S. domination of the Asia-Pacific region. Although major armed conflict between the United …
(2021-07-14). No 'middle ground' — Abolish the death penalty! workers.org 
Protesters march on the Texas State Capitol building at the annual 2011 March to Abolish the Death Penalty. President Biden is under intense pressure from activists around the country to abolish the federal death penalty after a state-sanctioned bloodbath marked the end of his predecessor's first and only term. President . . . |
(2021-07-14). Has Biden Botched Diplomacy with Iran? globalresearch.ca
(2021-07-14). Joe Biden Says He Stands With Unions. zcomm.org This Is His Moment to Prove It…
(2021-07-14). President Biden, Please Persuade Chancellor Merkel to Support the WTO Waiver and Save Lives. commondreams.org "I am deeply saddened for the people of Tennessee," said Dr. Michelle Fiscus, "who will continue to become sick and die from this vaccine-preventable disease."
(2021-07-14). US Crimes in Guatemala: The Hypocrisy of Biden-Harris Anti-Migrant Policy. orinocotribune.com By John Parker — Jul 11, 2021 | The Biden administration began the month of June with further evidence of its policy of keeping to the Trump-era status quo, this time with immigration/migration policy. Vice President Kamala Harris was sent to Guatemala and Mexico to deliver a most disrespectful message: "Don't come to the US." | Here are some of her words that were caught on video: "I want to be clear to folks in this region who are thinking about making that dangerous trek to the US/Mexican border—do not come, do not come" (while shaking her head for emphasis). | "The US will continue to enforce our l…
(2021-07-14). As Delta Variant Drives COVID-19 Uptick, Pfizer Pushes 3rd Shot in U.S. Despite Global Vaccination Lag. democracynow.org 
After months of decline in COVID-19 cases in the United States due in part to widely available vaccines, the number of new cases per day is on the rise again. Pfizer representatives met with U.S. regulators and vaccine experts to seek emergency use authorization for a second booster dose of its vaccine, as health experts are continuing to highlight the growing gap in administered vaccinations between rich and low-income countries. "In the United States, we have access to multiple vaccines," says Dr. Abraar Karan, an internal medicine doctor and infectious disease fellow at Stanford University School of Medicine.
(2021-07-14). Wooing Democrats, Yair Lapid embraces racism. electronicintifada.net Congressman Gregory Meeks looks the other way as Israel debates bigoted citizenship law.
(2021-07-14). Democratic Senators Call for Investigation of Tax Avoidance by the Ultrawealthy. scheerpost.com Wikimedia Commons) By Jesse Eisinger, Paul Kiel and Jeff Ernsthausen / ProPublica This story was originally published by ProPublica ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox.Series: The Secret IRS Files Inside the Tax Records of the .001% Two prominent members of the Senate Finance Committee… |
(2021-07-14). The Politics of American Protest, With a North Korean Twist. ips-dc.org Gwen Berry recently protested the playing of the U.S. national anthem by turning away from the flag and holding up a shirt that read "activist athlete." The protest took place at the Olympic trials in Oregon where Berry had placed third in the hammer throw competition. Her action immediately drew angry responses from the right-wing side of the political spectrum. | A number of right-wing politicians and commentators called her unpatriotic and demanded that she be kicked off the Olympic team. As Tom Cotton, Republican senator from Arkansas, put it: "If Gwen Berry is so embarrassed by America, then there's no reaso…
(2021-07-14). Saturday 7/24: A Kaddish for Bernie Madoff – Live Screening with Q&A. indybay.org The Castro Theatre – 429 Castro St, San Francisco, CA 94114…
(2021-07-14). 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.
(2021-07-14). Drug War Foes Applaud Senators' Bill to End Federal Cannabis Criminalization. commondreams.org From Bernie Sanders and AOC to the Sunrise Movement, progressives are working to establish an updated version of a New Deal program to meet the challenges of economic and climate upheaval.
(2021-07-14). Democrats Have An Historic Opportunity To Advance FDR's Vision For Universal, Guaranteed Health Care. commondreams.org
(2021-07-13). Biden ally denies links to group formerly on US terrorism list after she appears at their event to endorse Iran regime change. rt.com 
Michele Flournoy, an ex-Obama official and a close ally to President Biden, issued a mea culpa after addressing an event held by an Iranian group formerly on the US terrorism list, claiming she was "unaware" of its involvement. | Flournoy — who served as Barack Obama's undersecretary of defense for policy and now heads up a major consulting firm with close ties to the Biden administration —
(2021-07-13). End the damn US embargo on Cuba already. therealnews.com 
This story appeared in Progressives in the U.S. and around the world on Monday demanded the Biden administration lift the U.S. trade embargo on Cuba and hundreds of sanctions on the country after thousands of Cubans protested the country's economic crisis, which has been worsened by the COVID-19 pandemic. | The protests in Havana and s…
(2021-07-13). PSUV Expresses Solidarity with Cuba in Face of US Imperialist Aggression — Demonstration in Support of Cuba in Caracas. orinocotribune.com Caracas, July 12, 2021 (Special for OrinocoTribune.com)—The United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV), in a public statement issued this Monday, July 12, expressed its solidarity with the people and government of Cuba, faced with a new onslaught by the US empire against the Cuban Revolution. | "We will accompany that brother people as another soldier to defeat the imperialist recolonizing plans with which they intend to overthrow the independence and sovereignty of our sister nation and establish, at an inopportune moment, the re-instatement of the nefarious Plan Condor that—violating democracy, inst…
(2021-07-13). Biden Urged to Lift US Embargo on Cuba as Thousands Protest Critical Shortages. truthout.org 
Progressives in the U.S. and around the world on Monday demanded the Biden administration lift the U.S. trade embargo on Cuba and hundreds of sanctions on the country after thousands of Cubans protested the country's economic crisis, which has been worsened by the Covid-19 pandemic. | The protests in Havana and several smaller cities and towns made headlines Sunday, with major international outlets reporting on Cubans taking to the streets to express outrage over food and medicine shortages…
(2021-07-13). Cuba denuncia hipocresía y cinismo de Biden respecto a la isla. telesurtv.net Bruno Rodríguez respondió así a las más recientes declaraciones sobre Cuba del mandatario estadounidense.
(2021-07-13). Headlines for July 13, 2021. democracynow.org Texas House Democrats Flee State to Stop GOP-Backed Voter Suppression Bills, Dozens Killed, 100+ Injured as Fire Tears Through COVID Ward in Iraq, Conflict, Climate Crisis and COVID-19 Cause Sixfold Rise in People Suffering Famine , WHO Blasts Calls for Extra Booster Shots While Billions Lack Vaccine Access, FDA Warns of Very Rare Guillain-Barré Cases Tied to Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 Vaccine, Suspects in Assassination of Haitian President Had Ties to U.S. Law Enforcement, Cuban President Calls for End to Blockade as Biden Voices Support for Cuban Protesters, 32 Killed Across South Africa in Protests That Erupte…
(2021-07-13). 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…
(2021-07-13). Fears of US Intervention in Haiti Escalate After Dictator's Assassination. orinocotribune.com 
By C.J. Atkins — Jul 8, 2021 | UPDATE: On the evening of Friday, July 9, Haitian government officials announced they had requested that the United States dispatch military forces to their country, ostensibly to protect ports, airports, gasoline reserves, and other facilities. The White House said the Biden administration would be sending FBI and Department of Homeland Security officials to Haiti right away; neither the State Department nor the Defense Department have yet confirmed what forces may be deployed. | In the pre-dawn hours of July 7, the president-turned-dictator of Haiti, Jovenel MoàØse, wa…
(2021-07-13). En Haití sólo la primera frase se repite. globalizacion.ca El miércoles siete, el presidente de Haití fue muerto a tiros en su residencia, por una cuadrilla de exmilitares colombianos bien pertrechados, que arribados a través de la vecina República Dominicana. Ninguno de los anillos de seguridad del Presidente ofreció…
(2021-07-13). Saturday 7/17: Oakland: Good Trouble Vigil for Democracy and Voting Rights. indybay.org Petaluma Fairgrounds Park & Ride, 100 Fairgrounds Dr., Petaluma 94952…
(2021-07-13). House Democrats Push for Voting Rights Exception to Filibuster. truthout.org 
House leaders led by Majority Whip James Clyburn (D-South Carolina) are launching a campaign to urge the Senate and President Joe Biden to support carving out an exception to the filibuster rule in order to pass legislation protecting voting rights and other measures related to the Constitution. | As Republicans in state legislatures are slowly
(2021-07-13). Texas Gov Threatens to Arrest Dem Lawmakers Fleeing to Block Voter Restrictions. truthout.org 
Gov. Greg Abbott, the Republican governor of Texas, threatened to arrest Democratic legislators who have left the state to prevent quorum on a bill that would restrict voting rights. | Appearing on Fox News's "The Ingraham Angle,"
(2021-07-13). 'One Speech… Isn't Enough': Progressives Call on Biden to Get Tough on Voting Rights. commondreams.org "Children will die as a result," said U.K.-based group Save the Children.
(2021-07-13). 'A Truly Shameful Day': UK Government Condemned for Slashing Global Aid During Pandemic. commondreams.org "Our democracy is at stake," said Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. "The last thing we want to see is wonderful speeches and public-facing statements, but no actual legislative movement on voting rights."
(2021-07-13). With historic win in elections, Ethiopia's Abiy Ahmed consolidates power. peoplesdispatch.org Despite the numerous shortcomings, the participation of 46 political parties in an election with a voter registration of 78% and voter turnout of above 90%, was a major milestone in Ethiopia's democratization…
(2021-07-13). Black Power And Anti-Carceral State Infrastructure. popularresistance.org It should not be surprising that last year, mutual aid groups in the United States had to step in where the government has historically failed. Groups like Black Lives Matter Nashville distributed dozens of micro-grants—even as, at the height of the pandemic, federal and state governments drug their feet to help everyday people. As we reel from the pandemic, instead of providing more resources, the Biden administration has pledged to devote more federal spending to police.
(2021-07-13). The Afghan War Is Over, So What About Iraq and Iran? progressive.org It's time for President Biden to realize that the United States should stop invading and attacking other countries.
(2021-07-13). President Joe Biden Announces Door to Door Pursuit to Inoculate Millions of Americans Within Their Own Homes. globalresearch.ca
(2021-07-13). China slams Washington's genocide claim as the 'biggest lie of the century'. ecns.cn China said on Tuesday that the Biden administration's report renewing genocide allegations against China in Xinjiang is the "biggest lie of the century."
(2021-07-13). 11 Charts on Taxing the Wealthy and Corporations. counterpunch.org 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,
(2021-07-13). America's Afghan War Is Over, So What About Iraq — and Iran? zcomm.org Let's hope Biden has learned another history lesson: that the United States should stop invading and attacking other countries…
(2021-07-13). 'Subsidizing the Climate and Ecological Crisis': Biden Approving Fossil Fuel Permits Faster Than Trump or Obama. commondreams.org An all-American path to war?
(2021-07-13). As Biden Dodges Issue, Progressives Urge Dem Senators to 'Repeal the Filibuster'. commondreams.org A separate review of the fossil fuel company's "2020 Worldwide Giving Report" shows that centrist think tanks are also "raking in Exxon cash."
(2021-07-13). How Not to Prevent U.S. Military Suicides. warisacrime.org 
By David Swanson, World BEYOND War, July 13, 2021 If I were to just read the admirable recent study of U.S. military suicides from the Costs of War Project, my inclination would immediately be to join with President Biden and start proclaiming the war on Afghanistan a success, or with Obama in announcing that the …
(2021-07-13). Coming to Grips With Inflation Fears. counterpunch.org There have been many warnings, most notably from former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers, that President Biden's robust recovery package would lead to spiraling inflation. I have written several times that I don't think the inflation hawks are right, but their warnings deserve to be taken seriously. The most recent evidence supports the view that, for
(2021-07-13). Biden administration protects endangered Pacific humpback whales. nationofchange.org The rule will protect two endangered and one threatened whale populations totaling 116,098 square nautical miles of habitat protection.
(2021-07-13). The Chinese Missile Crisis of 2026. scheerpost.com U.S. Pacific Fleet / CC BY-NC 2.0] By Michael Klare / TomDispatch It's the summer of 2026, five years after the Biden administration identified the People's Republic of China as the principal threat to U.S. security and Congress passed a raft of laws mandating a society-wide mobilization to ensure permanent U.S. domination of the Asia-Pacific region. Although major armed conflict between the… |
(2021-07-13). Peace on the Korean Peninsula Needs to Be a Priority. counterpunch.org President Joe Biden deserves credit for successfully re-engaging in international diplomacy. Extending the New START nuclear arms control agreement with Russia, rejoining the Paris Climate Accord, World Health Organization and UN Human Rights Council, and especially (hopefully soon) getting the U.S. back into the Iran anti-nuclear deal are significant achievements. Policy experts, grassroots organizations and
(2021-07-13). The Community That May Be Hurt Most by Republican Voter Restrictions: Americans With Disabilities. thenation.com The Community That May Be Hurt Most by Republican Voter Restrictions: Americans With Disabilities…
(2021-07-13). Trump's Lies and GOP Cowardice Are Undermining Democracy. commondreams.org The protests should be understood in the context of a brutal economic war waged by the United States against the island nation for more than 60 years.
(2021-07-13). The CPAC conference and the fascist transformation of Trump's Republican Party. wsws.org Donald Trump is consolidating power over the Republican Party, transforming it from a conservative bourgeois party into a fascist party with a personalist leader and a paramilitary wing.
(2021-07-13). Texas Dems stop GOP repression for now by fleeing to D.C. peoplesworld.org 
WASHINGTON—The nationwide war over voter repression, pitting the Republican racist right against the rest of us, is heating up. In an historic and dramatic move, more than 50 Texas Democratic state legislators fled Austin for Washington, on July 12 preventing the GOP majority there from having the quorum they needed to pass a vote suppression …
(2021-07-13). "Fly So Far": New Film Tells Stories of Women in El Salvador Jailed for Decades Under Abortion Ban. democracynow.org 
The award-winning documentary "Fly So Far" looks at the criminalization of abortion in El Salvador through the incredible story of Teodora Vásquez, a woman who in 2008 was sentenced to 30 years in prison after she had a stillbirth at nine months pregnant. Vásquez was released in 2018 after more than a decade behind bars. El Salvador has enforced a total ban on abortions since 1998, and dozens of people have been convicted and imprisoned after having miscarriages, stillbirths and other obstetric emergencies in the Central American country. The film highlights the stories of women convicted of aggravated homicide f…
(2021-07-13). Controlling Women: With Roe v. Wade in Peril, Authors Say Move Past Court to Save Reproductive Rights. democracynow.org 
The Supreme Court is set to review a Mississippi law banning abortion after 15 weeks of pregnancy that intends to challenge Roe v. Wade, raising concern for advocates about how reproductive rights can be preserved without the landmark ruling. "I think it's very, very likely that the court will either eradicate the right to choose abortion as we now know it completely or so undermine it to make it meaningless for most of American women," says Kathryn Kolbert, longtime public interest attorney who argued the case of Planned Parenthood v. Casey before the Supreme Court in 1992, which is credited with saving Roe v. W…
(2021-07-13). Suppression Session: Texas Democrats Flee to D.C. to Block State Republican Voting Restriction Bill. democracynow.org 
We speak with one of the Texas Democrats who has fled the state to block the Republican-dominated Legislature from passing new voter restrictions in the battleground state, which already has some of the toughest voting rules in the country. Without the Democratic lawmakers, the Texas House won't have enough members present to reach a quorum. "Republicans have simply turned a deaf ear and a blind eye to the needs of the citizens of Texas," says Texas state Representative Jarvis Johnson. "We realized at that point there was no more negotiation that could be done, and we took the last tool in our toolbox." We also s…
(2021-07-13). A Democratic Socialist Agenda Is Possible in Buffalo. zcomm.org With the Democratic nomination secured, and in the absence of any Republican challenger, the path to the inauguration of a socialist mayor, a vanishingly rare event in major U.S. cities, seems clear…
(2021-07-13). 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.
(2021-07-13). Palestinians appeal to the UN Security Council over further Israeli Land Theft, Squatter Settlement at Palestinian Beita. juancole.com Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) — The Israeli newspaper Arab 48 reports that the government of Prime Minister Naftali Bennett has agreed with Israeli squatter organizations on the Palestinian West bank to clear roughly 25 acres of land in the Palestinian-owned Jabal Sbeih hilltop area of the town of Beita between Ramallah and Nablus. The government …
(2021-07-13). What Americans for Prosperity Foundation v. Bonta Means for Charities — and Our Democracy. ips-dc.org On July 1, in their ruling on
(2021-07-13). 11 claves del exito de la República Popular China. globalizacion.ca El 1 de julio de 2021 se cumplió el Centenario de fundación del Partido Comunista de China y el 6 de julio se llevó a cabo una Conferencia virtual del Secretario General del PCCh y presidente de la República Popular…
(2021-07-13). Texas Democrats Have the Right Sense of Urgency for the Fight Against Jim Crow 2.0. thenation.com Texas Democrats Have the Right Sense of Urgency for the Fight Against Jim Crow 2.0…
(2021-07-13). Democratic Super PAC Condemned for 'Sleazy' and False Attacks on Nina Turner. commondreams.org "The refusal to prosecute us just proves what we already knew: These critical infrastructure laws are unconstitutional. We have the right to resist and we will not be deterred."
(2021-07-13). In Texas, 'Fleeing' Democrats Take Courageous Stand for Democracy. commondreams.org "Instead of funding non-polluting alternatives, it throws public money at expensive, unproven technologies that will allow the fossil fuel industry to continue poisoning frontline communities and trashing the planet."
(2021-07-13). Strike by Cook County and Chicago workers in danger of another SEIU sellout. wsws.org The two-week strike by 2,500 Cook County government workers is a direct conflict with the Democratic Party and its allies in the Service Employees International Union (SEIU).
(2021-07-13). Jacobin whitewashes union sell-out at Australian General Mills factory. wsws.org The pseudo-left magazine's coverage of a small strike in Sydney demonstrates that developments in the Australian class struggle are being closely followed by the union bureaucracy and the Democratic Party in the US.
(2021-07-13). Strike by Cook County and Chicago workers strike in danger of another SEIU sellout. wsws.org The two-week strike by 2,500 Cook County government workers is a direct conflict with the Democratic Party and its allies in the Service Employees International Union (SEIU).