(2021-07-23). What's Really Going on in Cuba. counterpunch.org With mind-boggling hypocrisy, Joe Biden expressed his concern about the situation, and called on the Cuban government to listen to the people. But if Biden were actually concerned, and listening to the Cuban people, he would lift the sanctions. This was a demand I heard from every Cuban I spoke to at a rally of 200,000 in Havana on 17 July, when hundreds of thousands took to the streets around the island.
(2021-07-23). It's Time to End the U.S. War on Syria, Not Restart It. counterpunch.org The Biden administration's ending of a 20 year war in Afghanistan is a good sign but its airstrikes in Iraq and Syria last month are a bad sign. These airstrikes highlight the US military's ongoing, but underreported, deployment to Syria. In May, the AP claimed President Biden would soon put a stop to a US
(2021-07-23). Why U.S. Policy Toward Nicaragua Isn't Working. counterpunch.org After the U.S.-Russian summit in June, there was no apparent irony in President Biden's response to a question about electoral interference. "Let's get this straight," he said. "How would it be if the United States were viewed by the rest of the world as interfering with the elections directly of other countries, and everybody knew
(2021-07-23). Will the Democrats ditch "consensus" and deliver promised reforms? liberationnews.org 
In yet another example of the futility of the Biden administration's "bipartisan" approach, Republicans blocked a vote on a major infrastructure bill on Wednesday. In the days since, more and more doubt is spreading about the ultimate fate of this bill, which was presented to the public as a major breakthrough that had sufficient Republican …
(2021-07-23). Biden Gives Pregnant, Nursing and Postpartum Mothers a Pass. counterpunch.org Here's a scrap of good news. ICE will no longer target migrant women who are pregnant, nursing or within the year postpartum. This new rule is, well, actually civilized, especially when you consider the barbarity of Trump's ICE policies, when migrant women giving birth in border detention centers risked having their newborns snatched from their
(2021-07-23). U.S. hurts world politicizing pandemic. ecns.cn The U.S. administration under Joe Biden has been proclaiming "America is back". But judging by what it is saying and doing, it is simply back to doing what has now become its new normal.
(2021-07-23). One Step Forward, Two Steps Back in the Struggle Against Anti-Democratic Corporate Trade Rules. ips-dc.org Pakistan is the latest country to reject the system that allows private investors to sue governments in international tribunals. But Ecuador is back-tracking and the lawsuits continue to proliferate.
(2021-07-23). "COVID Games" Begin in a Fearful Japan as Olympic Committee Prioritizes "Profits Over All Else" democracynow.org 
As the Summer Olympics begin in Tokyo after the International Olympic Committee pushed forward during a pandemic despite widespread opposition in Japan, we speak with a protester outside the Olympic stadium and former Olympic athlete Jules Boykoff. "The people have been frustrated actually ever since the awarding of the Olympics in 2013," says Satoko Itani, associate professor of sports, gender and sexuality at Kansai University. "The vast majority of Japanese people don't want these games." Boykoff argues the "saga in Tokyo has exposed an International Olympic Committee that openly disrespects the will of locals…
(2021-07-23). Sanders, Lee, and Murphy Slam Biden Administration's First Drone Strike in Somalia. commondreams.org "Not so incidentally, the $25 billion spending increase approved by the Senate Armed Services Committee exactly matches the cost to scale up Covid-19 vaccine production to meet global demand."
(2021-07-23). Headlines for July 23, 2021. democracynow.org Tokyo Olympics Kick Off Amid COVID Surge, Protests; Italy Unveils New Pass for Vaccinated People, Missouri Hospital Worker Warns COVID Surge Will Get Worse; 20% of L.A.'s Cases Are Vaccinated People | , U.S. Imposes New Cuba Sanctions as 400+ Noted Activists, Political Figures Call for End to Embargo, Rep. Hank Johnson, Prominent Black Voting Rights Advocates Arrested at Pro-Democracy Demonstration, Indian Farmworkers Renew Protests Against Neoliberal Agricultural Reforms, South Africa Updates Death Toll from Unrest to at Least 337 People, 20 Refugees Likely Dead After Mediterranean Shipwreck, U.S. Launches Airst…
(2021-07-23). Biden "Deja vivir a Cuba", claman más de 400 personalidades de EE.UU y el mundo. cubadebate.cu Más de 400 exjefes de Estado, políticos, intelectuales, científicos, clérigos, artistas, músicos, líderes y activistas de todo el mundo pidieron a Joe Biden, presidente de Estados Unidos, que levante de inmediato las sanciones contra Cuba. En carta pública, los firmantes expresan ´que no hay razón para mantener la política de la Guerra fría que requirió que Estados Unidos tratara a Cuba como un enemigo existencial en lugar de un vecino."
(2021-07-23). Brasil, democracia amenazada con un Bolsonaro abanderado de la derecha mundial. globalizacion.ca En dos años y siete meses de gobierno, el presidente Jair Bolsonaro ha roto los pactos sociales de Brasil y, siguiendo el guión de la ultraderecha de otros países y con el respaldo de los militares, amenaza el legado político…
(2021-07-23). Who Will Hold the U.S. Accountable Over Cuba? strategic-culture.org An intentionally misinformative outreach is what the U.S. government is relying on to justify its punitive measures on Cuba, Ramona Wadi writes. | Anyone who believed the departure of former U.S. President Donald Trump would constitute a return to more effective diplomacy has been grievously mistaken. The Biden Administration is not even close to replicating the slightest approach towards Cuba which former U.S. President Barack Obama moved towards, following the release of the Cuban Five. On the contrary, not only has U.S. President Joe Biden not reversed Trump's policies, but extended them to include further pun…
(2021-07-23). Rev. Liz Theoharis of Poor People's Campaign Arrested in Protest over Voting Rights & Infrastructure. democracynow.org 
Nearly 100 women from around the United States were arrested outside the Supreme Court as they marked the 173rd anniversary of the first women's rights convention at Seneca Falls with a protest calling for voting rights and economic justice. We speak with Reverend Liz Theoharis, co-chair of the Poor People's Campaign and one of those who was arrested. She says Congress needs to scrap the filibuster, pass voting rights legislation and pass a "bold infrastructure bill" that addresses economic inequality, as well as the climate. She also discusses the work of her father, historian Athan Theoharis, who recently died…
(2021-07-23). 150 Voting Rights Groups Warn Biden Against Attempting to 'Out-Organize Voter Suppression'. commondreams.org "We have been talking about climate change and it is happening," said one of the country's top environmental officials.
(2021-07-23). If you Grew Up with the US Blockade as a Cuban, you Might Understand the Recent Protests Differently. orinocotribune.com By Manolo De Los Santos and Vijay Prashad — Jul 20, 2021 | The six-decade US blockade of Cuba was made worse under the administration of Donald Trump. Joe Biden can lift these measures and immediately improve the lives of the 11 million living in Cuba | During the early morning of July 17, Johana Tablada joined tens of thousands of Cubans as they gathered along the Malecón boulevard in Havana to stand with the Cuban Revolution. "We are human beings who live, work, suffer, and struggle for a better Cuba," she told us. "We are not bots or troll farms or anything like that." She referred to what has been called…
(2021-07-23). Now Is the Time for Biden to Restaff the Havana Embassy. thenation.com Now Is the Time for Biden to Restaff the Havana Embassy…
(2021-07-23). Have You Heard That Trumpism is "Becoming Fascist"? counterpunch.org Have you heard that Lebron James is becoming a basketball player? Did you know that Maury Povich is becoming an ass? That the United States is becoming an imperialist nation? That Joe Biden is getting old? That the Democrats are becoming a capitalist, imperialist, and corporate-backed party? That the Chicago White Sox are becoming a
(2021-07-23). "We've Got to Fight Disinformation," Says Empire Made Entirely of Disinformation. orinocotribune.com By Caitlin Johnstone — Jul 19, 2021 | The weirdest thing about the Biden administration tasking itself with the censorship of "disinformation" on social media is that the United States is the hub of a globe-spanning empire that is built upon a foundation of disinformation, maintained by disinformation, and facilitated by disinformation. | If the propaganda engine of the US-centralized empire ceased actively deceiving the public about the world, it would collapse immediately. There would be mass unrest at home and abroad, status quo politics would be abandoned, alliances and coalitions would crumble, leaders…
(2021-07-23). Six months of the Biden administration—A balance sheet. indybay.org The policies of the Biden administration have entirely failed to resolve the social crisis in America and they cannot, because they are based on the framework of American capitalism.
(2021-07-23). Let Cuba Live Letter to Biden. indybay.org The following letter dated July 23, 2021 to Pres. Biden was published in the New York Times today and signed by the following people. See www.letcubalive.com/…
(2021-07-23). The GOP now resembles the parties of 'autocratic regimes'. zcomm.org The "leader principle," according to Paul Krugman, is very much at work when Republicans go to ridiculous, absurd extremes to show their loyalty to Trump…
(2021-07-23). Just Out of Jail, Winona LaDuke Decries Militarized Crackdown on Enbridge Line 3 Pipeline Protests. democracynow.org 
Nearly 600 water protectors have been arrested during ongoing protests in Minnesota against the construction of the Enbridge Line 3 tar sands pipeline at the Shell River, which the partially completed pipeline is set to cross in five places. On Monday, authorities arrested Indigenous leader Winona LaDuke and at least six others. She was just released from jail yesterday and joins us after three nights in jail. LaDuke describes how the Canadian multinational corporation Enbridge, which is building the pipeline, has funded more than 40 police squads from around the state to crack down on protests, saying, "It is a…
(2021-07-23). Texas Begins Jailing Migrants on Trespassing Charges. latinorebels.com AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas is beginning to arrest migrants on trespassing charges along the U.S.-Mexico border as part of Republican Gov. Greg Abbott's actions that he says are needed to slow the number of border crossings, jailing at least 10 people so far with more on the way, authorities said Thursday.
(2021-07-23). U.S. Regime Change Echos in the Caribbean. strategic-culture.org 
Today, crisis is the hour in the region, writes Vijay Prashad, with an eye on Port-au-Prince and Havana. | By Vijay PRASHAD | In 1963, the Trinidadian writer CLR James released a second edition of his classic 1938 study of the Haitian Revolution, The Black Jacobins: Toussaint L'Ouverture and the San Domingo Revolution. | For the new edition, James wrote an appendix with the suggestive title "From Toussaint L'Ouverture to Fidel Castro." In the opening page of the appendix, he located the twin revolutions of Haiti (1804) and Cuba (1959) in the context of the West Indian islands: "The people who made them, the probl…
(2021-07-23). Who's Afraid of Nina Turner? indybay.org Democratic Party power brokers…
(2021-07-23). Bernie Sanders Is the Real Force Behind the $3.5T Reconciliation Bill. zcomm.org Over the past months, Sanders has been exercising a much stronger influence over the White House and Washington at large than he previously has…
(2021-07-23). Wednesday 7/21: Pulling Back from the Brink: ReBuilding and Securing U.S. Democracy. indybay.org Online webinar…
(2021-07-23). Naming and Shaming the Organizations, Corporations, and Billionaires Behind Voter Suppression. thenation.com Naming and Shaming the Organizations, Corporations, and Billionaires Behind Voter Suppression…
(2021-07-22). Biden Promised Diplomacy, But He's Overseeing Military Buildup Against China. popularresistance.org Shortly after Joe Biden took office, the president delivered a speech at the U.S. Department of State, declaring, "I want the world to hear today: America is back…. Diplomacy is back at the center of our foreign policy." | Instead of de-escalation with China, we are witnessing an enormous U.S. military buildup through massive military exercises in the Pacific.
(2021-07-22). If Biden Wants to "Stand with the Cuban People," He Can Ease the Cruel Blockade. globalresearch.ca
(2021-07-22). Under Pressure from Biden, Japan pledges to double target for Renewables in energy mix by 2030, to 38%, and to Slash Emissions. juancole.com Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) — The importance of having a U.S. leader like Joe Biden, who has come to believe in the necessity of drastically cutting the emission of greenhouse gases, was demonstrated Wednesday when Japan announced that it was doubling its proposed cuts to carbon dioxide emissions by 2030. This according to Reuters. Japan …
(2021-07-22). Washington Beats the Drum of Regime Change, but Cuba Responds to Its Own Revolutionary Rhythm. dissidentvoice.org 
Préfète Duffaut (Haiti), Le Générale Canson, 1950. In 1963, the Trinidadian writer CLR James released a second edition of his classic 1938 study of the Haitian Revolution, The Black Jacobins: Toussaint L'Ouverture and the San Domingo Revolution. For the new edition, James wrote an appendix with the suggestive title 'From Toussaint L'Ouverture to Fidel Castro'. …
(2021-07-22). PRO Act drive revs up as faith groups back legislation. peoplesworld.org 
WASHINGTON—Organized labor's intensive drive to lobby senators, from supportive Democrats to resistant Republicans, to pass the Protect the Right to Organize (PRO) Act, revved up the week of July 17-24. It featured rallies, phone banks, and sometimes virtual events in cities ranging from Orlando, Fla., to Fairbanks, Alaska. And the workers picked up notable backing …
(2021-07-22). Again, GOP puts party before progress, blocking infrastructure bills. peoplesworld.org 
WASHINGTON—Once again—or maybe as usual—the right-wing Republicans are putting party before progress, blocking two needed infrastructure bills. One would repair and upgrade "hard" infrastructure such as bridges and subways. The other would upgrade human infrastructure such as expanding child care, extending paid family and medical leave, and battling global warming. The latest GOP roadblock was …
(2021-07-22). Protesting Israeli Army Arrest of 45 Palestinian University Students. juancole.com Middle East Studies Association Committee on Academic Freedom Letter Protesting Israeli Army Arrest of 45 Palestinian University Students, and Ongoing Detention of 15 after a Solidarity Visit to a Demolished Home in Turmus 'Aya Prime Minister Naftali Bennet et al. . . . Dear Prime Minister, Ministers, Brigadier-General, and Chief Clerk, We write to you …
(2021-07-22). Philippines: Patriotic and democratic forces condemn Duterte's 'terrorist' designation. fightbacknews.org Fight Back News Service is circulating this July 21 statement from the National Council of | National Democratic Front of the Philippines. |
| NDFP National Council Responds to ATC Resolution No. 21 |
| We hereby assert that the National Democratic Front of the Philippines is the revolutionary united front of patriotic and democratic forces of the Filipino people fighting for their national and social liberation against foreign domination and the local exploiting classes of big compradors, landlords and bureaucrat capitalists. |
| We have represented all the aforesaid forces, the organs of the p…
(2021-07-22). Republicans Are Using Antitrust Reform as a Trojan Horse to Attack Democracy. truthout.org 
Over the past year, we have seen a tidal wave of support to address and rein in monopolies like we haven't seen in decades. As companies like Amazon and Facebook have demonstrated the dangers of having too much power concentrated in one company — and as corporate consolidation has upended entire sectors of our economy, from farms to pharmacies — regulators and elected officials have taken unheard-of new steps to stop the spread of unchecked corporate power. | These past few weeks,…
(2021-07-22). Pride parades held in Croatian cities of Split and Zagreb. peoplesdispatch.org LGBTQ rights activists and groups in Croatia organized this year's pride parade in two major cities, Zagreb and Split. On Saturday, July 17, the tenth pride parade in Split was held from Bedem Cornaro to Riva. It was attended by Workers Front (RF) leader and member of parliament, Katerina Peovic. In the capital Zagreb, the pride parade was held on July 3. It was attended by the city's mayor, Tomislav Toma≈°eviƒá, and other politicians from the left including the president of the Social Democratic Party of Croatia (SDP), Pedja Grbin. Two incidents of homophobic attacks were reported during th…
(2021-07-22). Republicans double down on defending January 6 coup attempt. wsws.org The provocative nomination of hardline defenders of Trump's coup attempt has blown up the pretense of "bipartisan" support for an investigation into the attack on the US Capitol.
(2021-07-22). Biden's first Guantanamo transfer is too little, too late. We need to shut it down! thecanary.co US president Joe Biden recently made the first transfer of a Guantanamo Bay detention center detainee since he entered the White House in January. To be clear, this should be welcomed. Guantanamo Bay has become perhaps the most enduring symbol of the excesses and kneejerk trampling over civil liberties that followed the September 11 attacks. | But we also need to state: this is too little, too late. Biden should not just be releasing all Guantanamo detainees but shutting the place down altogether. Moreover, the failure of former president Barack Obama to shut it down exposes how both major US parties cannot be tr…
(2021-07-22). 3 Things Biden Can Do Right Now to Stop Covid and Save Lives. thenation.com 3 Things Biden Can Do Right Now to Stop Covid and Save Lives…
(2021-07-22). Progressives Denounce Biden's Cuba Sanctions, Demanding End to US Embargo. commondreams.org Dr. Biden should arrive with a message of global unity to tackle the virus, and a clear signal that the U.S. will lead rich nations in ensuring that everyone, everywhere has access to COVID-19 vaccines.
(2021-07-22). Headlines for July 22, 2021. democracynow.org WHO: Global COVID Cases Jumped 12% Over Past Week, Pelosi Rejects GOP Reps. Jordan & Banks for Jan. 6 Select Committee, Armed DEA Agent Arrested for Taking Part in Jan. 6 Insurrection, Republicans Block $1 Trillion Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill, Opioid Crisis: States Reach $26 Billion Settlement with J&J and Drug Distributors, Four Colombian Mercenaries Tied to MoàØse Assassination Were Trained at Fort Benning in U.S., U.S. Launches First Drone Strike on Somalia Under President Biden, Biden Administration Seeks 9-Year Sentence for Drone Whistleblower Daniel Hale, Argentina Issues Gender-Neutral ID Cards i…
(2021-07-22). Mitch McConnell Is Threatening to Stifle Debt Ceiling Vote to Get What He Wants. truthout.org 
If you enjoy the sound of gears grinding and the sight of brazen insurrectionists playing the hurt bird, this week on Capitol Hill is at the top of your menu. It's got everything: traitors running amok, Democrats actually acting like they have the majority and Republicans threatening to take the global economy hostage — again — because it's all they know how to do. | Majority Leader Chuck Schumer on Wednesday rammed through a vote to open debate on the portion of President Bide…
(2021-07-22). 400+ former heads of state, politicians, artists, and intellectuals call on US president Biden to "Let Cuba Live" peoplesdispatch.org An open letter signed by over 400 personalities calls on US president Joe Biden to lift the 243 unilateral sanctions imposed on Cuba during the administration of Donald Trump which have greatly aggravated the economic situation on the island…
(2021-07-22). The Drug Companies Are Killing People. counterpunch.org I get to say this about the drug companies, now that President Biden has said that Facebook is killing people because it was allowing people to use its system to spread lies about the vaccines. There is actually a better case against the drug companies. After all, they are using their government-granted patent monopolies, and
(2021-07-22). Biden: I realized I was leader of the free world when I met with diabolical opposite number. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Biden says he fully realized he was US President during meeting with Putin Biden said that the moment it sank in that he was now president, "the leader of the free world," occurred when he was sitting across from Putin as equal. "He knows who I am. I know who he is," Biden said. Biden-Putin …
(2021-07-22). Amid uncertainty, Haitian movements seek to build a democratic transition. peoplesdispatch.org While police and government authorities seem to be withholding key facts in the investigation into the assassination of de-facto President Jovenel MoàØse, Haitian organizations are working to build a transition to rebuild democracy and institutions…
(2021-07-22). CNE will Provide Technical Support to AD for Táchira State Primaries — 21N Regional Elections. orinocotribune.com The National Electoral Council (CNE) will provide technical support to the right-wing opposition party Democratic Action (AD)—the faction led by Bernabe Gutierrez—for its primary elections in the state of Táchira. The primaries are held in the framework of preparations for the November 21 regional elections. The news was reported by the CNE's official Twitter account @cneesvzla. | In the statement, the CNE pointed out that the governor of Táchira, AD's Laidy Gómez, met previously with the vice president of the Council, Enrique Márquez, from whom she formally requested support to carry out its primary…
(2021-07-22). Cuba: US Protest Narrative Paving Way for Military Incursion. latinorebels.com HAVANA (AP) — Cuba criticized the United States and President Joe Biden on Wednesday for a series of statements by senior officials after the unprecedented protests on the island last week, accusing the U.S. government of seeking to justify a military intervention.
(2021-07-22). Rejecting Calls to Abolish the Filibuster, Biden Insists Republicans 'Know Better' on Voting Rights. commondreams.org If the Biden administration doesn't reinstate mask and distancing guidelines, one expert warned, "we could well be on our way to another national surge—and one that was entirely foreseen and entirely preventable."
(2021-07-22). Republicans Hate Voting Rights Because They Threaten White Power. thenation.com Republicans Hate Voting Rights Because They Threaten White Power…
(2021-07-22). Big Corporations That Decried Georgia Voter Suppression Law Donated to Its Key Backers. commondreams.org Rachel Robinson was not only Jackie's partner, she is also a feminist and civil rights crusader.
(2021-07-22). Selected Articles: The Gene-based "Vaccines" Are Killing People. globalresearch.ca 
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(2021-07-22). Biden's New Immigration Plan Is Already Outdated. thenation.com Biden's New Immigration Plan Is Already Outdated…
(2021-07-22). We Better Control Machines Before They Control Us. commondreams.org "This seems like a move to placate Cuban-Americans who were frustrated with Biden's lack of immediate response rather than something that will directly help Cubans on the island."
(2021-07-22). At The Olympics, Dr. Biden Should Be an Ambassador for Vaccine Equity. commondreams.org "Survivors deserve justice, and the country deserves to know the full truth of this situation, as well as the lengths the Trump administration was willing to go to cover up the truth."
(2021-07-22). U.S. military budget could reach record $740 billion. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Plan to boost Biden's defense budget could see bipartisan support Senate lawmakers will consider increasing White House military spending plans for next year by $25 billion as part of their debate over the annual defense spending bill this week. ==== Air Force officials want to spend $1.4 billion on 12 additional F-15EXs and $825 million …
(2021-07-22). Under Pressure from Biden, Japan pledges to double target for Renewables in energy mix by 2030. zcomm.org To the extent that Biden is exerting this pressure on US allies, he is playing a pivotal role in our global turn to renewables…
(2021-07-22). Dems Urge Biden to Seize 'Watershed Moment' and Cut Nuclear Stockpile. commondreams.org "Abortion remains legal in Arkansas," said the ACLU, "as it is in all 50 states."
(2021-07-22). Congressional Proxy Voting? No. Do the Job or Quit the Job. counterpunch.org "When the House revamped its rules in the early days of the pandemic to allow lawmakers to vote remotely," Nicholas Fandos reports at the New York Times, "Representative Ralph Norman of South Carolina was among 161 Republicans who sued to block the arrangement, arguing that it 'subverts' the Constitution." He was right, but times have changed.
(2021-07-22). Billionaires Race to Privatize & Monopolize Space as Earth Burns & Workers Organize. democracynow.org 
As the world's richest man flies his Blue Origin rocket into suborbital space, here on Earth calls are growing to tax the rich and let Amazon unionize. Billionaire Jeff Bezos has faced strong criticism after Tuesday's flight, for which he thanked Amazon workers and customers who "paid for all of this." Bezos traveled to the edge of space just days after another billionaire, Virgin Group founder Richard Branson, took a similar trip on a Virgin Galactic spacecraft. "The richest and most powerful people in the world are turning their eyes away from the planet and to the stars," says Paris Marx, a writer and host of…
(2021-07-22). "All We Can Save": As Climate Disasters Wreck Our Planet, Women Leaders Are Key to Solving the Crisis. democracynow.org 
As the impacts of the climate emergency continue to be felt around the globe, white men overwhelmingly dominate the airwaves on climate coverage. We speak with co-editors of the new book "All We Can Save," an anthology of essays by 60 women at the forefront of the climate justice movement. "We are simply not seeing very much climate coverage at all in the mainstream media," says Ayana Elizabeth Johnson, a marine biologist and co-founder of the Urban Ocean Lab. Katharine Wilkinson, visiting professor at Sewanee: The University of the South in Tennessee, emphasizes women and girls around the world are "disproportio…
(2021-07-22). Sanders Touts Reconciliation Bill With Universal Pre-K and Guaranteed Sick Leave. truthout.org 
In a new op-ed, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) touted the Democrats' $3.5 trillion reconciliation bill as a once-in-a-generation opportunity to act on the climate crisis, reform the tax code, and provide support for a struggling working class. | "The biggest win for the working class in generations is within reach," Sanders With t…
(2021-07-22). Three Killed In US-led Coalition Airstrike, SDF Operation In Eastern Al-Hasakah (Video). southfront.org 
(Credit: Courtesy of U.S. Army, Tech. Sgt. Andy Dunaway/Wikimedia Commons) | On July 21, three people, including a child, were killed as a result of a joint operation of the US-led coalition and the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in northeastern Syria. | In a statement, the SDF's Media Center said that the target of the operation was an assassination cell of ISIS based in the town of Khurbat al-Jamus in the eastern countryside of al-Hasakah. | The cell's members clashed wit…
(2021-07-22). Two Anti-Trans Laws Blocked by Federal Judges in Arkansas & West Virginia. truthout.org 
Two federal judges made separate rulings on Wednesday blocking restrictions that Republican lawmakers had put in place regarding trans youth's access to health care and their participation in sports. | In Arkansas, a law that would have banned gender-affirming care for transgender children in the state
(2021-07-22). Philippines slaps terrorist label on political arm of banned communist party. peoplesdispatch.org The terrorist tag on the National Democratic Front of the Philippines is unprecedented. The group has operated as the overground political arm of the banned communist party, and was involved in the peace process with the Duterte government…
(2021-07-22). When Leadership Fails and Democracy Cracks! counterpunch.org It is time to wonder whether democratic significance of United Stated and India is limited to paper and rhetoric at several levels. One cannot ignore questions being raised on whether real democracy is really practiced by these two countries. Sadly, while noise made by United States about spreading democratic norms beyond its borders has lost
(2021-07-22). Decline and Fall of Western Civilization. counterpunch.org I have argued for decades that Western civilization has been an invisible worldwide blessing. Democracy, science-based decisions, courts and laws, widespread schooling and respect for the natural world are good things that make civilization possible. I am pleased and proud that my Hellenic ancestors' science, technology, philosophy, and culture sparked these blessings all over the
(2021-07-22). Trade unions and Syriza collude in Greek herd immunity policy. wsws.org The New Democracy conservative government is only able to act with impunity because the trade union bureaucracy supports the policy of herd immunity.
(2021-07-22). Republicans block "bipartisan" infrastructure bill. wsws.org After being blocked by a Republican filibuster, the bill will continue to be negotiated behind closed doors over the weekend.
(2021-07-22). Rachel Robinson, First Lady of Baseball, Turns 99. commondreams.org In his brief time in office, he has acted like a partisan Republican. Why?
(2021-07-22). It's a Crime to Trust God. counterpunch.org Fundamentalists and Republicans who dominate Mississippi put "In God We Trust" on car license plates, forcing all drivers to promote religion. The only way a motorist can avoid the motto is to pay $30 extra for a special plate of one's choosing. Gov. Tate Reeves declared that the 2019 action reflects the core values of