(2021-07-27). July 27 isn't Just Another Day. counterpunch.org July 27, 2021 marks the 68th anniversary of the Korean War Armistice Agreement, a battlefield truce that temporarily halted combat during the Korean War. That pause continues to define the state of relations between the United States and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK, North Korea) to this day. Absent a peace agreement the
(2021-07-27). Read drone whistleblower Daniel Hale's riveting letter to judge describing why he 'came to violate the espionage act'. thegrayzone.com "The truest truism that I've come to understand about the nature of war is that war is trauma," Daniel Hale wrote. This article was originally published at The Dissenter. Subscribe here. As the President Joe Biden winds down United States military involvement in Afghanistan, a conflict spanning nearly 20 years, the U.S. Justice Department seeks the harshest sentence ever for the unauthorized disclosure of information in a case against an Afghanistan War veteran. Daniel Hale, who "accepted responsibility" for violating …
(2021-07-27). Calls Grow for Biden to Close Guantánamo Military Prison as U.S. Sanctions Cuba over Human Rights. democracynow.org 
As the United States imposes new Cuba sanctions, citing human rights abuses, we look at the U.S. military prison in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, a notorious gulag that President Biden himself has called an "advertisement for creating terror." This month, the first Guantánamo Bay prisoner to be released under the Biden administration, Abdul Latif Nasser, returned to his home country of Morocco after nearly two decades of being held without charge even though he was cleared for release in 2016. There are 39 other prisoners still at Guantánamo, nearly two decades after the start of…
(2021-07-27). "Tired of Waiting": Cuban Americans Say Biden Broke Promise to Lift Cuba Sanctions & Thaw Relations. democracynow.org 
After rare anti-government protests in Cuba, Cuban Americans are speaking out to demand the U.S. government end its blockade of the island. But President Joe Biden has responded with new sanctions. We speak with Cuban American Carlos Lazo, who just led a march from Miami to the White House with Puentes de Amor, or Bridges of Love, and says President Biden promised during the 2020 presidential campaign to undo Trump sanctions and return to a more constructive relationship with Cuba. "After seven months, he did nothing," says Lazo. "We get tired of waiting." We also speak with Latin American affairs scholar William…
(2021-07-27). Western left intellectuals and their love affair with the attempted 'color revolution' in Cuba. fightbacknews.org Chicago, IL – Noam Chomsky, Gilbert Achcar, Paul Le Blanc, Suzi Weissman, Tithi Bhattacharya, Charlie Post, Robert Brenner, Gayatri Spivak, Alex Callinicos, Ashley Smith, Eric Toussaint, Marc Cooper, Etienne Balibar. These are a handful of the over 500 signatories on an open letter directed to the blockaded Cuban government on July 12 demanding "respect for the democratic rights of all Cuban people" and the release of "dissident Marxist" Frank García Hernández and his comrades from jail after the protests of July 11. | These signatories are high-profile academic socialists in the U.S. and Europe, featured promine…
(2021-07-27). Cuba's Cultural Counter-Revolution: US Gov't-Backed Rappers, Artists Gain Fame As 'Catalyst For Current Unrest'. popularresistance.org Over the past decade, the US government has spent millions of dollars to cultivate anti-government Cuban rappers, rock musicians, artists, and journalists in an explicit bid to weaponize "desocialized and marginalized youth." The strategy implemented by the US in Cuba is a real life version of the fantasies anti-Trump Democrats entertained when they fretted that Russia was covertly sponsoring Black Lives Matter and Antifa to spread chaos through North American society.
(2021-07-27). Samidoun Delegation to Lebanon Day 5: With the Democratic Popular Party in Saida. samidoun.net 
On the fifth day of the Ghassan Kanafani Brigade, the Samidoun international delegation in Lebanon, the delegation met with the Popular Democratic Party in Saida, Lebanon, incuding the General Secretary, Mohammed Hashisho and Coordinator, Rita Hamdan. The Democratic Popular Party is a historic Lebanese Marxist-Leninist political party which was actively involved in the armed Palestinian resistance, both in the south of Lebanon and in organizing in the cities. Being a Palestinian and Lebanese political party, they consider the cause of Palestine their own and central to the communist struggle within Lebanon. The P…
(2021-07-27). In 41 Days, 20 Million Americans Will Lose UI Benefits. peoplespolicyproject.org 
The American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) temporarily increased the duration, coverage, and generosity of unemployment insurance (UI) benefits until September 6 of this year. Between June 12 and July 10, all 25 GOP-led states prematurely eliminated these benefit increases for their residents and the Biden administration declined to use its statutory authority to prevent these cuts. Early data from the
(2021-07-27). Sleight-of-Hand in Baghdad: The Biden Pull-Out from Iraq that Isn't. juancole.com Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) — Mursi Abu Tawq at Al-Zaman (The Times") in Baghdad reports that President Joe Biden on Monday announced that the US combat mission in Iraq would end by December 31 of this year, beginning a new stage of military cooperation between the US and Iraq. The remarks came after a White …
(2021-07-27). After Devastating DACA Ruling, Dreamers Vow to Push for Legalization. counterpunch.org Although President Joe Biden has already announced that his Justice Department will appeal Hanen's ruling, Flores worries such a legal challenge will simply take too long, leaving countless numbers of potential DACA applicants stranded, unable to gain employment and subject to deportation even though the United States is the only country most have known.
(2021-07-27). U.S. And Iraq Agree On Withdrawal By Year's End, As Peshmerga Forces Received Military Hardware. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | On July 26th, US President Joe Biden and Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi agreed to a formal end of the United States' combat mission in Iraq by the end of 2021. | The mission has been going on for longer than 18 years. | In a joint statement issued by the United States and Iraq following technical meetings, the two countries said: "The security relationship will fully transition to a training, advising, assisting, and intelligence-sharing role, and that there…
(2021-07-27). 2021 Proposed American River National Heritage Area (1840-1875). indybay.org January 20, 2021 President Biden issued Executive Order #13985 – Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities Through the Federal Government – Federal Oversite essential to preserve the authentic legacy along the American River Parkway…
(2021-07-27). Biden Appoints Former Partner of Anti-Union Morgan Lewis to Justice Dept. indybay.org Pres. Biden has appointed and the US Senate has confirmed Kenneth Polite, a former law partner of anti-labor and pro-Trump, Morgan, Lewis & Brockius, to be Assistant Attorney General in charge of the Criminal Division of the US Justice Department. See wallstreetonparade.com/2021/07/law-firm-that-was-sued-last-year-by-nys-attorney-general-for-refusing-to-turn-over-trump-documents-lands-a-partner-to-head-the-criminal-division-in-bidens-justice-department/…
(2021-07-27). Biden Administration Announces Decommissioning of Oil Rigs Off California. indybay.org SANTA BARBARA, Calif., July 22, 2021 — The Biden administration today announced its intent to prepare a programmatic environmental analysis of the impacts of decommissioning oil and gas drilling platforms, pipelines and wells off southern California.
(2021-07-27). On the Red Road, Lummi Totem Pole to Shell River Stop Line 3. indybay.org The Red Road to DC joins Stop Enbridge Line 3 at the Shell River on Sunday. The Lummi Totem Pole is crossing the United States as Native Americans urge President Biden to protect sacred places.
(2021-07-27). Politics over Science: Biden Admin Signals Intent to Force FDA Approval of COVID Vaccines. globalresearch.ca
(2021-07-27). Headlines for July 27, 2021. democracynow.org California & New York City to Require Workers to Get Vaccine or Weekly Tests, CDC: Florida Accounts for One in Five of All U.S. COVID Cases, Study: Lifting of Eviction Moratoriums Resulted in Over 10,000 COVID Deaths, Tokyo Reports Record Number of COVID Cases as It Hosts Olympics, Protesters Denounce "Coup" as Tunisian President Expands Power Grab, U.S. Troops to Remain in Iraq, But Biden Says "Combat Mission" Is Ending, 57 Feared Dead as Migrant Boat Capsizes Near Libya, Human Rights Watch Accuses Israel of War Crimes in Gaza Assault, Lebanese Billionaire Tapped to Be Next Prime Minister, U.S. Sends Over 2 Doze…
(2021-07-27). South And North Korea Restore Hotline As Pyongyang Fails Five-Year Economic Plan. southfront.org 
The Truce village in the DMZ between the South and North | South and North Korea have restored cross-border communications, just shy over a year after they severed them. | The two countries said that the move was an attempt to rebuild trust. | The decision was announced in statements by South Korea's presidential Blue House and KCNA, the North's state media agency. | KCNA said all inter-Korean communication channels were reopened, in line with an agreement between Seoul and Pyongyang's leadership. | The Blue House said…
(2021-07-27). Ben and Jerry's Is Shunning Israeli Settlements. The US Should Too. juancole.com By Sari Bashi | Special Advisor, Program Office | — Published in: Democracy for the Arab World Now (DAWN) ( Human Rights Watch ) — Ben & Jerry's, the popular Vermont-based ice cream company, announced earlier this week that it will stop selling its products to Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank. Activists have …
(2021-07-26). The Duque Administration Arrests 134 Colombians. telesurenglish.net Colombia's Defense Minister Diego Molano on Sunday announced the arrest of 134 citizens who had been protesting against President Ivan Duque on the "front line." | RELATED: | "We maintain actions for a safe democracy," Molano said as he reported that the National Police executed those arrests through 34 operations in 18 cities. | Bogota, Cali and Soacha are the cities where the largest number of apprehensions were made. Accord…
(2021-07-26). Bob Moses: Organizer And Civil Rights Pioneer. popularresistance.org At a time when voting rights are under assault, it is important to remember the legacy of Bob Moses, a brilliant community organizer who died on Saturday at age 86. Moses was a key architect of the movement to enlist Southern Black workers and sharecroppers to register to vote, a campaign that eventually pressured Congress to pass the 1965 Voting Rights Act, a momentous victory which the Republican Party has steadily sought to erode.
(2021-07-26). "Committing the Truth": Whistleblower Daniel Hale to Be Sentenced Tuesday for Drone Program Leaks. democracynow.org 
At a sentencing hearing Tuesday, whistleblower Daniel Hale faces at least nine years in prison for leaking classified information about the U.S. drone and targeted assassination program. During his time in the Air Force from 2009 to 2013, Hale worked with the National Security Agency and the Joint Special Operations Task Force at the Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan, where he helped identify targets for assassination. He later worked as a contractor for the National Geospatial Intelligence Agency. In March, Hale pleaded guilty to one count of violating the World War I-era Espionage Act for leaking documents exposin…
(2021-07-26). Daniel Hale Makes His Case Against U.S. Assassination Program. zcomm.org With prosecutors seeking a maximum sentence, Hale delivered a powerful handwritten letter describing his motivations to the court…
(2021-07-26). 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/…
(2021-07-26). People across the US demand an end to the blockade of Cuba. peoplesdispatch.org Anti-war protesters participated in the nationwide demonstrations against the Biden administration's escalation of tensions with Cuba and the "criminal" sanctions imposed on the island nation…
(2021-07-26). The Defense of the Cuban Revolution is a Struggle Against Fascism. libya360.wordpress.com José Luis Granados Ceja (@GranadosCeja) Members of the National Federation of Revolutionary Students "Rafael Ramirez" demonstrate in support of the Cuban Revolution and against US imperialism in front of the Cuban Embassy in Mexico City, Mexico, July 17, 2021. (José Luis Granados Ceja) Both Republican and Democrat administrations are willing to work with far-right actors…
(2021-07-26). Susan Sarandon, Paula Jean Swearengin Joining Action at AOC's Bronx Office Today Demanding She Fight for Medicare for All. peoplesparty.org Susan Sarandon and Chris Smalls are joining the People's Party and March for Medicare for All organizers at Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's Bronx office on Monday, July 26th at 3: 00 pm to deliver a petition that calls on members of Congress to use every means necessary to pass Medicare for All now.
(2021-07-26). UN: Palestinian Elections Must Include Occupied East Jerusalem. palestinechronicle.com 
United Nations special rapporteurs Monday called for the rescheduling of Palestinian elections within a reasonable time to ensure "free, fair, democratic, peaceful, and credible" polls, Anadolu News Agency reported. The Palestinian parliamentary elections had been
(2021-07-26). Tlaib: US 'Must Act' to End Tax Exemption for Entities Supporting Illegal Settlements. palestinechronicle.com 
US House Representative Rashida Tlaib has caused a stir after pointing out on Twitter that illegal Jewish settlements currently receive tax-exempt status in America, a contravention of international law. In an open letter, she called
(2021-07-26). To Break the Corporate Tax Logjam, Tax Overinflated CEO Pay. ips-dc.org Key players in the Capitol Hill budget debate are deadlocking over the U.S. corporate tax rate. | Senate Budget Committee Chair Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) wants to push that rate up from the current 21 percent to 35 percent, the corporate tax rate before the 2017 Republican tax cuts. President Biden has proposed hiking the current rate to 28 percent. Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) has set his sweet spot at 25 percent. … |
(2021-07-26). US Military Will Keep Training Iraqi Forces and Fighting Daesh. telesurenglish.net U.S. President Joe Biden revealed on Monday that his country ¥s partnership with Iraq will continue in the near future while stressing that the American combat mission would be shifting more toward counterterrorism cooperation. | RELATED: | The United States has about 2,500 troops in Iraq, with its forces deployed in the country for much of the past two decades following the 2003 invasion. Troops were tem…
(2021-07-26). Biden Gaffe Renews Questions About COVID Transparency. globalresearch.ca
(2021-07-26). President Biden Wants Covid "Misinformants" to be Removed from Social Media Platforms. globalresearch.ca
(2021-07-26). Tunisian president ousts PM and suspends parliament after protests and other stories. peoplesdispatch.org In today's episode of the Daily Round-up we take a look at the situation in Tunisia after the ousting of Prime Minister Mechechi and the suspension of the parliament by President Saied, the arrest of pro-democracy Members of Parliament in Swaziland amid the continued repression of the struggle for democracy, protests across the US against the imposition of sanctions and other coercive measures against Cuba, and the #ForaBolsonaro protests in Brazil demanding the impeachment of President Jair Bolsonaro, proper vaccine access, and emergency aid.
(2021-07-26). Derrick Broze Interview — Ginkgo BioWorks & The Future Of Bioengineered "Healthcare" thelastamericanvagabond.com Joining me today is Derrick Broze, here to discuss a company named Ginkgo Bioworks; what it's ostensibly aimed at accomplishing, who it's connected to, and what this may show us about the future being built around us. (www.rokfin.com/TLAVagabond) (odysee.com/@TLAVagabond: 5) (www.bitchute.com/channel/24yVcta8zEjY/) Click HERE For Super U Source Links: www.thelastamericanvagabond.com/ginkgo-bioworks-bio-security-transhumanist-agenda/ www.modernatx.com/mrna-technology/mrna-platform-enabling-drug-discovery-development www.modernatx.com/modernas-work-potential-vaccine-ag…
(2021-07-26). Iraqi Prime Minister Visits Washington In Hopes Of U.S. Troop Withdrawal. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | On July 26th, US President Joe Biden will host Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi. | This is the latest step in weeks of "strategic dialogue" over the future of US troops in Iraq, attacks by Iran-aligned groups, and fears of a resurgence of ISIS. | At the top of the agenda for al-Kadhimi, the former director of the Iraqi National Intelligence Service who became prime minister in May 2020, will be attaining a final timeline for the withdrawal of US "combat" troops, a category that t…
(2021-07-26). Epidemiologist Gregg Gonsalves: "3 Things Biden Can Do Right Now to Stop COVID and Save Lives" democracynow.org 
Six months into the Biden administration, the COVID-19 pandemic continues to rage across the United States and around the world, driven by the highly contagious Delta variant. Meanwhile, as vaccinations stall in the United States, much of the world is still "desperate" for COVID-19 vaccines, says Yale epidemiologist Gregg Gonsalves. "We should be exporting vaccines rather than sitting on them and hoarding them," he says. "If we don't stop the virus all around the world, we're not going to stop it anywhere."
(2021-07-26). Tunisia's President just made the kind of Coup Trump and US Republicans plotted (and are plotting) Against President Biden. zcomm.org Americans should realize how close Washington, D.C. came to looking like today's Tunis…
(2021-07-26). Advocates Condemn Biden Plan to Send 4,000 Inmates Back to Prison After Pandemic. commondreams.org "May his light continue to guide us as we face another wave of Jim Crow laws."
(2021-07-26). The Olympic Event We Need: A Race To See Where People Live the Longest. commondreams.org "As a candidate, Mr. Biden said he recognized the problems and injustices of mass incarceration, and he promised to reduce the federal prison population," wrote the Washington Post editorial board. "Here is a chance for him to keep that promise."
(2021-07-26). COVID-19 surge explodes Biden's claim of "independence" from pandemic. wsws.org Biden's lying declarations of victory over COVID-19 were aimed at justifying the abandonment of restrictions on the spread of the disease.
(2021-07-26). Donziger Slams Criminal Contempt Ruling as 'Message of Intimidation' to Human Rights Lawyers. commondreams.org The Korean Armistice Agreement and the war it holds in abeyance are a "still-present-past"—and the Biden administration must support efforts for a binding peace agreement.
(2021-07-26). Like JFK, Biden Has Good Reason to Be Wary of the Military. thenation.com Like JFK, Biden Has Good Reason to Be Wary of the Military…
(2021-07-26). Rep. Ilhan Omar Questions Biden. globalresearch.ca
(2021-07-26). Republicans Jeopardize Monday's Infrastructure Deadline With More Demands. truthout.org 
Republicans Republicans in the bipartisan group objected to Sen. Chuck Schumer's (D-New York) filing t…
(2021-07-26). Civil Rights Leader, Educator Bob Moses Dies at 86. truthout.org 
Image Credit: Twitter: @SNCC60th | We remember the life of Bob Moses, the civil rights leader who left his job as a New York City high school teacher to register Black voters in Mississippi in the 1960s, facing down horrific violence and intimidation to become one of the icons of the movement. He died Sunday at age 86. Moses spent his later years as an advocate for improved math education, teaching thousands of students across the United States through the Algebra Project, the nonprofit he founded. Moses spoke to Democrac…
(2021-07-26). The Weekly Round-Up: Freedom Day, Tokyo 2020 and the Judicial Review and Courts Bill. ukhumanrightsblog.com 
In the news: Monday was England's so-called 'Freedom Day', with the final coronavirus restrictions lifted. This means nightclubs can reopen; bars are no longer table service only; there are no more limits on attendee numbers at large events; and it is no longer mandatory to wear face coverings in public spaces, although the recommendation to …
(2021-07-26). Remembering Civil Rights Icon Bob Moses: Organized SNCC, Miss. Freedom Summer & Algebra Project. democracynow.org 
We remember the life of Bob Moses, the civil rights leader who left his job as a New York City high school teacher to register Black voters in Mississippi in the 1960s, facing down horrific violence and intimidation to become one of the icons of the movement. He died Sunday at age 86. Moses spent his later years as an advocate for improved math education, teaching thousands of students across the United States through the Algebra Project, the nonprofit he founded. Moses spoke to Democracy Now! in 2009, on the first day of the Obama presidency, recalling the 1964 fight for Black representation within the Democrati…
(2021-07-26). Headlines for July 26, 2021. democracynow.org France Approves COVID Health Pass; Germany Considers Restrictions for Unvaccinated People, COVID Cases Skyrocket in Southeast Asia, with Children Making Up 12.5% of Indonesian Death Toll, Fauci Says U.S. "Going in the Wrong Direction"; St. Louis Reintroduces Indoor Mask Mandate, 4,000 Homebound Detainees Could Be Sent Back to Prison After Pandemic Emergency Order Lifted, Tunisia's President Sacks Prime Minister, Suspends Parliament Following Protests, Afghanistan Sees Record Number of Casualties in 2021; U.S. Could Continue Airstrikes Beyond August, U.S. Launches Second Drone Strike in Somalia in Under a Week, Is…
(2021-07-26). Except by Balloon Summer of 2021. counterpunch.org Except by Balloon Summer of 2021 Yes, it's been two years since my last physical, Dr. Li. With the pandemic, public transportation the way it is, and being retired, I just ballooned. Grew fat that is: ballooning is on my bucket list— imagine over the Grand Canyon or even Queens. You must have had it
(2021-07-26). Mass protests against Bolsonaro continue in Brazil. peoplesdispatch.org Hundreds of thousands mobilized on July 24 in cities across Brazil to demand an acceleration of the vaccination program and in defense of democracy.
(2021-07-26). Un programa de transición democrática para Colombia. globalizacion.ca Los desencuentros y contradicciones entre el centro político que se agrupa alrededor de la propuesta de la Coalición de la Esperanza en que confluyen sectores de los precandidatos Sergio Fajardo, Humberto de la Calle, Juan Manuel Galán, Juan Fernando Cristo,…
(2021-07-26). Pegasus: Why privacy is crucial for democracy. peoplesdispatch.org The Pegasus spyware scandal has rocked India too with opposition leader Rahul Gandhi, serving ministers, journalists and activists figuring in the list. The government has denied allegations of spying but many questions remain unanswered. Journalist Aunindyo Chakravarty looks at some of the dimensions of the issue…