(2021-07-28). Comicomment: Is mute Fort Detrick 'innocent'?>. ecns.cn It is not up to the U.S. itself to decide whether the Fort Detrick laboratory is "clean."
(2021-07-29). The Great Contest of Our Time Is between Humanity and Imperialism. dissidentvoice.org 
Uttam Ghosh (India), Let Cuba Live, 2021. On 23 July 2021, a full-page appeal appeared in the New York Times calling on United States President Joe Biden to withdraw the vindictive US blockade against Cuba. As that appeal went to press, I spoke to Chinese journalist Lu Yuanzhi of Global Times (GT). The remainder of …
(2021-07-29). Mexico president blasts 'inhumane' US sanctions against Cuba. en.mehrnews.com Mexico President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has scoffed at the notion that Mexico should honor a US-imposed embargo on Cuba, as his country sends aid to the island in defiance of Washington's suffocating economic bans.
(2021-07-29). ALEC Meeting Queues Up The GOP's Culture Wars. popularresistance.org The Annual Meeting kicked off on Monday with an "exclusive, invitation-only academy" for state lawmakers with the dark money voter suppression group the Honest Elections Project, where ALEC politicians were "to discuss the implementation of new election legislation" with three secretaries of state, among other "fun and educational" events, the Center for Media and Democracy (CMD) reported.
(2021-07-29). 'Biggest destroyer of peace': China lashes out after US Navy warship sails through Taiwan Strait for SEVENTH time under Biden. rt.com 
A US Navy guided missile destroyer has crossed the Taiwan Strait in the South China Sea, making it the seventh such trip by an American warship this year, and prompting China to accuse the US of trying provoke its military. | The Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Benfold sailed northwards through the strait on Wednesday, the US Navy said in a statement. The maneuver was confirmed by Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense on Thursday, with officials saying the military used joint intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance tools to monitor movements at sea and in the air around Taiwan, accordin…
(2021-07-29). Biden promotes economic nationalism and union-management collaboration at Mack-Volvo plant in Pennsylvania. wsws.org In remarks, Biden touted economic nationalism and competition against China as well as the corporate solidarity between workers and the corporation.
(2021-07-29). "Our Mission is to Lead the White Races of the World in a Final Crusade…Against Semite-led Untermenschen [subhumans]" covertactionmagazine.com Meet Some of America's Newest Best Friends With barely a whisper of protest from either the media or the American people, Barack Obama and Joe Biden supported and empowered a group of far-right, Nazi-idolizing, Hitler-worshipping, anti-Semitic militias to fight against Russian-backed separatists in Eastern Ukraine. Members of these militias had participated in the violent and …
(2021-07-29). Haitians Reject Calls For US Military Intervention. popularresistance.org Two weeks after the assassination of Haitian President Jovenel MoàØse, the specter of U.S. military intervention looms large over the island nation. While the Biden administration has rebuffed a request for intervention made by Claude Joseph — a longtime NED asset whom Washington briefly backed as prime minister in the immediate aftermath of the killing — it has not completely ruled out the possibility.
(2021-07-29). Republicans dismiss accounts of fascist violence, Democrats continue appeals for "unity" wsws.org Tuesday's hearing of the House Select Committee on the January 6 Attack provided harrowing first-hand accounts of the fascist assault on the U.S. Capitol directed by then-President Donald Trump.
(2021-07-29). Vengeance: Trump's Republicans and the Deepening Culture Wars. counterpunch.org America has long been a nation at war — war against foreigner nations and peoples and war among its own people. While the wars against those foreign may have been bloodier in terms of lives lost, the wars at home have been the most vengeful. Since the nation was first settled, generations of Americas have
(2021-07-28). UN envoy: 'Political manipulation' won't defeat pandemic. ecns.cn A Chinese envoy to the United Nations on Wednesday rejected "false information" from the United States on the coronavirus' origin, saying that "political manipulation is unpopular, cannot defeat the pandemic and is doomed to failure".
(2021-07-28). Politicizing COVID-19 fight is perilous, says S. African official. ecns.cn As the rest of the world tries to fight the COVID-19 pandemic with science, some in the United States have chosen to politicize COVID-19, Anwar Adams, a councillor in the City of Cape Town has said.
(2021-07-28). Geo-political rivalry blocks global coronavirus cooperation, says Bangladeshi official. ecns.cn A senior Bangladeshi official has said that labelling COVID-19 as a Chinese virus is "very unfortunate" and that geo-political rivalry is "engulfing" global efforts to fight the pandemic.
(2021-07-29). Yemen and the Prophet Muhammad: Abdulrahman al-Eryani interviews Juan Cole. juancole.com 
Abdulrahman al-Eryani interviewed me on his InBoundTalk show on YouTube (link below) about my book, Muhammad: Prophet of Peace amid the Clash of Empires Available at Nicola's Books in Ann Arbor And Hachette And Barnes and Noble And Amazon InboundTalk: Abdulrahman Al-Eryani interviews Juan Cole on his book, Muhammad: Prophet of Peace amid the Clash …
(2021-07-29). Russia rejects Dutch court ruling to hand $5 BILLION of taxpayers' cash to ex-oligarchs over collapse of Yukos oil & gas empire. rt.com 
Officials in Moscow have vowed to vigorously appeal a judicial ruling in an international arbitration court that would bind Russia to hand over billions of dollars to the former shareholders of the collapsed Yukos energy giant. | The office of the country's Prosecutor General said on Thursday that it does not acknowledge the validity of the decision, by the International Arbitration Court in The Hague. Authorities said that Russia would "appeal the decision without fail," questioning both the basis of the judges' jurisdiction and the claims themselves. | Earlier that day, representatives of the shareholders wh…
(2021-07-29). EU issues travel warning after Greece's south Aegean islands report spike in Covid infections. rt.com 
The European Center for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) has warned against travel to Greece's south Aegean islands, updating the area to dark red after a spike in coronavirus cases was reported by officials. | Greece has drawn visitors to the 13 islands, including Mykonos and Santorini, by promoting them as 'Covid-free' destinations but the updated The ECDC's travel map is a f…
(2021-07-29). Priest gagged for saying Canada residential-school victims lied about abuse for 'extra money' & joke about SHOOTING church vandals. rt.com 
A Catholic priest has been barred from speaking publicly by a Canadian archdiocese, after accusing residential-school survivors of lying about sexual abuse to get more money, and of speaking about wanting to shoot church vandals. | The inflammatory statements, made over a number of weeks by Father Rhéal Forest at St. Emile Roman Catholic Church in Winnipeg, were even shared on the church's Facebook page, but have since been taken down. | During a mass on July 10, Forest said the survivors lied about being sexually abused in a ploy to receive more money in the settlement process with the federal governme…
(2021-07-29). Fidel on the 'battle of ideas'. workers.org 
Amilcar Cabral, one of Africa's foremost anti-colonial leaders, and Fidel Castro together at the 1966 Tricontinental Conference in Havana, which focused on common goals of resistance to colonialism and imperialism and the establishment of an alliance across colonial national boundaries. These slightly edited excerpts are from a speech given by . . . |
(2021-07-29). Creating a democratically run economy: lessons from World War II price control struggles*. mronline.org 
Many activists in the United States are working to build a movement for a Green New Deal transformation of the economy. Not surprisingly, a growing number look to the World War II conversion of the U.S. economy from civilian to military production for inspiration and policy ideas.
(2021-07-28). Columnist calls for depoliticizing COVID-19 origin-tracing. ecns.cn A Tanzanian columnist has called for depoliticizing COVID-19, saying politics should not in any way influence scientific inquiry into the origins of the novel coronavirus.
(2021-07-28). Science should prevail in origin-tracing of COVID-19, say Nepali experts. ecns.cn Efforts to probe the origin of COVID-19 could be hamstrung by the politicization of the issue, with a conspiracy theory about lab leaks taking precedence over a scientific conclusion.
(2021-07-29). Any form of U.S. military contact with China's Taiwan opposed. ecns.cn A State Council Taiwan Affairs Office spokesperson on Thursday voiced firm opposition to any form of military contact between the United States and China's Taiwan region.
(2021-07-28). Tiktok vows to strengthen data security. ecns.cn As part of efforts to strengthen its global data security, the Chinese video-sharing app TikTok has opened its first regional Fusion Centre in Dublin, Ireland, to detect and respond to critical incidents in real-time.
(2021-07-28). China-U.S. relationship at 'new critical juncture': new Chinese ambassador. ecns.cn China's new Ambassador to the United States Qin Gang on Wednesday said the China-U.S. relationship "has once again come to a new critical juncture, facing not only many difficulties and challenges but also great opportunities and potentials."
(2021-07-29). Bob Moses, veteran of Southern civil rights movement, is dead at 86. wsws.org His life and contributions exemplify the achievements as well as the limitations of the mass movement against segregation and for democratic rights.
(2021-07-29). Medicare For All, the Squad and the DSA: Who Controls Whom? counterpunch.org For the past six years, the liberal-progressives who persist in trying to change the Democratic Party "from the inside" after almost 50 years of resounding failure (McGovern, Jesse Jackson, Howard Dean, Dennis Kucinich, et. al. ad infinitum) have been bragging about reaching a pinnacle of success following the Bernie Sanders 2015-16 presidential campaign. This has
(2021-07-29). 'We're proud Jews': Ben & Jerry's co-founders say there's nothing 'anti-Semitic' about ice cream embargo of Israeli settlements. rt.com 
Ben & Jerry's co-founders have pushed back against claims of anti-Semitism following the company's decision to stop offering its ice cream products in Israeli-occupied Palestinian territories, noting that they themselves are Jews. | Writing in the New York Times, Bennett Cohen and Jerry Greenfield said they were "proud Jews" who view Israel's occupation of the West Bank as a barrier to peace. | "It's possible to support Israel and oppose some of its policies, just as we've opposed policies of the US government. As such, we unequivocally support the decision of the company to end business in the occupied territ…
(2021-07-29). Taking action for Palestine. thecanary.co
| Video transcript | What kind of democracy do we live in when 1 million people go out to oppose a war, and they still go and kill innocent civilians? Enough…
(2021-07-29). Headlines for July 29, 2021. democracynow.org Senate Votes to Open Debate on $1.2T Infrastructure Bill, WTO Fails to Agree on Waiving IP Rights for COVID Vaccines, Vaccination Mandates Expand Across the Nation, Report: Pandemic Aid Helped Poverty Fall by 45%, But Gains May Be Just Temporary, Pelosi Argues Against Broad-Based Student Debt Cancellation, Peru: Pedro Castillo Sworn In, Vows to Be Champion of the Poor, Israeli Forces Shoot Dead 12-Year-Old Palestinian Boy in West Bank, Israel Launches Campaign Against Ben & Jerry's, But Some U.S. Jewish Groups Back Ice Cream Maker, Macron: Polynesians Owed "Debt" for French Nuclear Tests, U.S. and Russia Hold Nuc…
(2021-07-29). Let Cuba Live—The movement standing up to Biden's maximum pressure campaign. mronline.org 
On July 22, U.S. President Joe Biden and his Vice President Kamala Harris released a "fact sheet" on U.S. "measures" against Cuba. The release from the White House said that Cuba was a "top priority for the Biden-Harris administration."
(2021-07-29). Cuba no está sola a pesar de la política genocida de los vecinos del norte, afirman cubanos residentes en el exterior. cubadebate.cu Los cubanos, pueblo noble, culto y valiente, llamamos a la Paz, siendo consecuentes con nuestros orígenes. Sólo corresponderá a sus ciudadanos dilucidar y resolver los problemas de la Nación, en un clima de armonía y libertad, de dignidad y justicia, de trabajo y creación, inclusivo y participativo, al que todos podemos contribuir con respeto y compromiso con el futuro.
(2021-07-29). The US has No Business Lecturing Cuba About 'Free and Fair' Elections. orinocotribune.com By Peter Bolton — Jul 27, 2021 | In the weeks following the protests in Cuba on July 11 questions about how US President Joe Biden would react have dominated headlines. On July 22, Biden seemingly put speculation to rest by announcing that his administration will add a further set of sanctions to the already existing economic embargo. The new sanctions will apply to various figures in the Cuban armed forces as well as Cuba's Special National Brigade, which is alleged to have engaged in heavy-handed tactics against protesters. The move represents a stunning rebuke to his party's small progressive wing, which…
(2021-07-29). Western Left Intellectuals and Their Love Affair with the Attempted 'Color Revolution' in Cuba. orinocotribune.com By Josh Bergeron — Jul 26, 2021 | 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 sociali…
(2021-07-29). GOP's Kinzinger Tells CNN "Nobody Actually Believes the Election Was Stolen" truthout.org 
Donald Trump's Big Lie about the 2020 election was once a Republicans in Congress didn't have to follow suit, but they did and have been repeating the lies about the election for months. Even after their lives were put in danger on January 6 by…
(2021-07-29). Just Two Days Before It Expires, Biden Announces Eviction Moratorium Will End. truthout.org 
Just before the federal eviction moratorium is set to end on Saturday, President Joe Biden announced Thursday that he will allow it to expire despite calls from housing advocates to extend it. | The White House said that Biden
(2021-07-29). Conservative Democrats Are Endangering Humanity. Exhibit A: Kyrsten Sinema. truthout.org 
For a while now, it seemed as if the interminable negotiations over President Biden's massive infrastructure proposals would come to nothing. Many, myself most definitely included, believed the Republicans would play rope-a-dope with the bill until the August recess, at which point the process would collapse as all congressional eyes turned to the 2022 midterms. | Then, all of a sudden, it happened… or at least some of it did, but we don't know which parts, because the bill isn't actually writt…
(2021-07-29). Biden Forgets to Name Third Reason Why He Ran for Presidency, Claims He 'Drove' 18-Wheeler Once. sputniknews.com The Democratic president is well known for his frequent gaffes, especially during off-the-cuff speeches, prompting his political rivals to raise questions about his mental capability to hold the nation's highest post.
(2021-07-29). United States: Protests continue against voter suppression. greenleft.org.au Not content to wait for US President Joe Biden's government to act, more marches and rallies are planned to defend the right to vote, reports Malik Miah.
(2021-07-29). "Strategic partnership with U.S. in field of armaments": Ukrainian president to sign agreement while visiting Biden. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Ukraine to sign agreement with U.S. on projects for development, testing of military equipment — Defense Ministry ==== Ukraine calls for further NATO buildup in Black Sea President endorses urgent measures on Ukraine's NATO integration Strategic importance: Ukraine, Turkey develop drones for wars in Donbass, Caucasus U.S., Ukraine, Turkey gear up Kosovo model for Russia …
(2021-07-29). It is Time to Call Republican Rejection of Vaccines and Masks what it is: Selfish. juancole.com Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) — The Washington Post reports that the rate of coronavirus infections is twice as high in Trump-voting counties as in Biden-voting ones. And ABC News reports that the US now has the highest average daily number of new coronavirus cases in the world.. Only about 57% of Americans ages 12 and …
(2021-07-29). Biden Expected to Announce Vaccine Mandates for All Federal Employees, DOJ Declares Mandates Legal. globalresearch.ca
(2021-07-29). Republicans rally for Trump mob as hearing details fascist violence. indybay.org The openly fascist faction of the House Republicans, led by Marjorie Taylor Greene, held a press conference in front of the Justice Department to defend what they called the "political prisoners" imprisoned for their roles in the January 6 assault on Congress.
(2021-07-29). "We Can't Trust the Unvaccinated": Dr. Leana Wen on Vaccine Mandates & How to Stop the Delta Variant. democracynow.org 
The highly contagious Delta variant is causing a rise in cases around the world, from the Olympics in Tokyo to Russia, Indonesia and the U.S. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued new guidelines suggesting that people resume wearing masks indoors, but state and local officials are not legally required to implement CDC guidelines. Dr. Leana Wen, an emergency physician and former Baltimore health commissioner, says she supports the new CDC guidelines because an "honor system" of trusting people to wear masks unless they were vaccinated clearly did not work. "We know that we can't trust the unvac…
(2021-07-29). "This Is Not a Climate Bill": Leah Stokes on Why Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal Doesn't Go Far Enough. democracynow.org 
Senate Democrats have announced that they have joined with 17 Republicans to vote in favor of taking up a $1.2 trillion infrastructure deal. The plan includes new spending on climate and environment measures, but critics say it falls far short of what is needed. Democrats say they hope to include additional climate measures in a $3.5 trillion reconciliation package that could advance without being blocked by a Republican filibuster if it is backed by all 50 Democrats. Climate and energy policy researcher Leah Stokes says the bipartisan bill does include positive measures but nowhere near enough. "There are some g…
(2021-07-29). US Charities Illegally Funding Illegal Israeli Settlements. indybay.org In a July 22, 2021 letter to Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, Reps. Tlaib, Bush, Carson, McCollum, Ocasio-Cortez, Pocan and Pressley demanded that Yellen investigate the illegal activities of pro-Israel charities in funding illegal Israeli settlements. See ccrjustice.org/reps-tlaib-ocasio-cortez-carson-betty-mccollum-pocan-pressley-and-bush-seek-treasury-dept…
(2021-07-29). US Jobless Hits 400,000 Mark Second Week in Row Amid COVID-19 Challenges – Labor Dept. sputniknews.com WASHINGTON, (Sputnik) – US jobless claims stood at 400,000 and above for a second week in a row, according to Labor Department data on Thursday that suggested a continued challenge for the labor market recovery amid the coronavirus pandemic.
(2021-07-29). Israel to offer Covid booster shot for over-60s, PM Bennett says amid vaccine efficacy worries. rt.com 
Israel is set to roll out a scheme to give a third Covid jab to people aged over 60, Prime Minister Naftali Bennett has announced, in a bid to increase protection amid fears vaccine efficacy diminishes over time. | The Health Ministry
(2021-07-29). FL Counties Impose Mask Mandates Despite Threat From DeSantis to Invalidate Them. truthout.org 
Local government officials in Florida are issuing new rules in their areas that will require some residents to mask up in certain indoor locations and county workers to get vaccinated, a move that could challenge a law signed by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis earlier this year. |
(2021-07-28). UNICEF, Sinovac agree to supply more COVID-19 vaccines to developing countries. ecns.cn The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has recently signed an agreement with the Chinese firm Sinovac to supply developing countries with more COVID-19 vaccines via the COVAX mechanism.
(2021-07-28). COVAX begins offering Sinovac jabs from Aug. ecns.cn The COVAX vaccine equity scheme is on course to begin deliveries in the developing world of COVID-19 vaccines from Sinovac from August.
(2021-07-28). Inhaled vaccine shows signs of promise. ecns.cn A two-dose inhaled COVID-19 vaccine developed by Chinese researchers appears to be safe and capable of eliciting strong immune responses comparable to those of its one-dose injected counterpart.
(2021-07-29). Más de la mitad de los mexicanos confían en el presidente AMLO. telesurtv.net El secretario de la Función Pública de México informó que desde 2019, la confianza en el presidente se ha incrementado de un 25 a 51 por ciento.
(2021-07-29). Declaran emergencia ante intentos de desestabilización en Bolivia. telesurtv.net Huarachi declaró la emergencia ante el nulo reconocimiento de la oposición boliviana del dictamen pericial sobre el proceso electoral de 2019.
(2021-07-29). Capitol Police to Arrest House Staffers, Visitors Not Wearing Masks After CDC Policy Reversal. sputniknews.com The new guidelines from the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) come as the number of new coronavirus cases per day grows in the US, with the highly contagious Delta variant making up the majority of new infections.
(2021-07-29). Pentagon's Use of Private Security Contractors Requires Better Oversight – GAO. sputniknews.com WASHINGTON, (Sputnik) – The US Department of Defense using private security contractors requires better oversight to ensure they operate within international law, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) said in a report on Thursday.
(2021-07-29). Worst Riots Since 90s: How Zuma's Arrest Divided South Africa. sputniknews.com Last week, South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa claimed that the instigators of the violence which recently hit the country had been identified and that the government was "going after them".
(2021-07-29). Saturday 8/14: 12th‚ÄØAnnual GLIDE Legacy Gala, An In-Person and Virtual Event‚ÄØ. indybay.org In-Person at‚ÄØTerra Gallery (limited capacity), 511 Harrison St, San Francisco‚ÄØ‚ÄØ | Or online: ‚ÄØVisit‚ÄØglide.org/legacygala‚ÄØto register‚ÄØor purchase tickets.‚ÄØ‚ÄØ…
(2021-07-29). No Republican Recall of Chesa Boudin, SF District Attorney. indybay.org Not to be outdone by the Republican Recall attempt of Governor Newsom, San Francisco's 56,000 Republicans (12% of 449,000 voters in November 2020) and friends are also trying to recall San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin by mailing a blank petition to San Francisco voters as the Nazi Republican Party has no other way to win anything in San Francisco. Do not fall for it; do not sign it.
(2021-07-28). Abby Martin: Cuba Faces A New Surge of Attacks That Fit Perfectly with The history of US Regime Change Operations. soundcloud.com
(2021-07-28). 21N: Opposition Will Hold Primaries in Táchira to Elect Candidate. orinocotribune.com 
The current governor of the Venezuelan state of Táchira, Laidy Gómez; former mayor of San Cristóbal, Daniel Ceballos; and the former mayor of the capital of Táchira, William Méndez, have signed an agreement to hold primary elections in the state in order to select a single joint candidate who will run in the November 21 regional and municipal elections. | A week ago, Governor Gomez had asked the National Electoral Council (CNE) for support to hold primary elections among the opposition candidates of the coalition of which her party, Democratic Action (AD), is a member. | Governor Gómez declared that "the town of…
(2021-07-28). Middle America: Ron Johnson, an Embarrassing Liability. progressive.org If the Wisconsin senator does run for re-election, it will be a test of Trump's hold on Republican voters.
(2021-07-28). Infrastructure talks expose the difficulty of dealing with Republicans. peoplesworld.org 
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden's latest leap into the Senate's up-and-down efforts to clinch a bipartisan $1 trillion infrastructure deal comes with even more at stake than his coveted plans for boosting road, rail, and other public works projects. The outcome of the infrastructure bargaining, which for weeks has encountered one snag after another, …
(2021-07-28). Exclusive: Haitians Reject Calls For US Military Intervention. mintpressnews.com Two weeks after the assassination of Haitian President Jovenel MoàØse, the specter of U.S. military intervention looms large over the island nation. While the Biden administration has rebuffed a request for intervention made by Claude Joseph — a longtime NED asset whom Washington briefly backed as prime minister in the immediate aftermath of the killing …
(2021-07-28). Biden Should Reject the Infrastructure Plan Written by Exxon and Invest in Saving the Climate Instead. ips-dc.org As disaster after disaster unfolds, any plan that doesn't tackle the climate crisis with urgency isn't worth taking seriously.
(2021-07-28). Corporations Should Pay Their Fair Share for Human Needs. otherwords.org As the debate rages on Capitol Hill over President Biden's Build Back Better plans, the question of how to cover the costs looms large. | Biden has proposed a package of tax increases on the wealthy and corporations. At the center is a corporate tax rate hike from the current 21 percent to 28 percent, which would generate an estimated A
(2021-07-28). Biden Rejects Anti-Semitism Amid Swastika Scandal. telesurenglish.net U.S. President Joe Biden rejected anti-semitism after a swastika was found inside an elevator in the State Department building. This, after Secretary of State Antony Blinken, announced they would be launching an investigation. | RELATED: | "Let me be clear: Anti-Semitism has no place in the State Department, in my administration, or anywhere in the world. It's up to all of us to give hate no safe harbor and stand up to bigotry wherever we…
(2021-07-28). In OtherWords: July 28, 2021. otherwords.org This week, Capitol Hill police officers are testifying about their experiences during the violent January 6 coup attempt. In OtherWords, Jill Richardson draws a historical parallel to the 1973 coup in Chile and offers a sociological toolkit for understanding — and hopefully countering — the big lies that radicalize people against democracy. | Also this week, Justin Campos crunches the numbers on corporate tax receipts, which are plunging toward all time lows. A modest corporate tax hike, he shows, would be enough to fund the Biden administration's infrastructure proposals for home care, affordable hou…
(2021-07-28). Who pushed and funded insurrection, and who's still plotting? peoplesworld.org 
WASHINGTON—To quote the late Sen. Howard Baker, an old-time and sane Tennessee Republican, at the time of Watergate: "What did the president know and when did he know it?" That's one of the key questions in the next phase of the fight to defend democracy, a fight ongoing despite Republican resistance. It's also a question …
(2021-07-28). As Millions Face a Wave of Evictions, A Look At Marx's Theory of Rent. soundcloud.com Today we continue a series of discussions about the basics of Marxism — a method for understanding and changing the world used by many of the great revolutionaries of modern history. Brian and Prof. Wolff discuss rent, evictions and social programs under capitalism. With the CDC's eviction moratorium set to expire, millions are now facing …
(2021-07-28). 2 Colorado officers arrested after bodycam footage shows unarmed trespassing suspect CHOKED & PISTOL WHIPPED. rt.com 
Two police officers in Colorado have been arrested and charged after beating a suspect bloody during a trespassing call, one seen pistol whipping him over a dozen times, with the local police chief calling their acts "criminal." | The officers, John Haubert and Francine Martinez of the Aurora Police Department, were arrested on Tuesday for a litany of offenses over a July 23 encounter with suspected trespassers, the city government
(2021-07-28). Abortion fight to hit House floor, again. peoplesworld.org 
WASHINGTON—The House version of the money bill for the Labor, Health and Human Services and Education Departments has big spending hikes for labor enforcement programs in the fiscal year that begins Oct. 1. But while Republicans raised a few squawks over DOL spending, that wasn't the big battle when lawmakers tangled over the measure. The …
(2021-07-28). China concerned on foreign terrorist presence in Afghanistan. en.mehrnews.com China has expressed its deep concern about the presence of terrorist groups alongside Taliban in Afghanistan.
(2021-07-28). Ecuador revokes Julian Assange's citizenship. en.mehrnews.com Ecuador's justice system formally notified WikiLeaks founder his naturalisation had been nullified after Ecuadorian authorities said the supporting letter had multiple inconsistencies.
(2021-07-28). UNMANNED: America's Drone Wars [Full Movie]. youtube.com
(2021-07-28). Amazon Caught in Brazen Lie Over Exploitative Practices. currentaffairs.org
(2021-07-28). Who Actually Gets To Create Black Pop Culture? currentaffairs.org
(2021-07-28). Studies Say The World's Soil Will Be Tapped Out in 60 Years — But Here's The Answer. portable.tv
(2021-07-28). People's Action Statement Urges Democrats to Pass Infrastructure Bill & Pivot to Budget Resolution for Relief and Recovery. peoplesaction.org Contact: Johanna Kichton, press@peoplesaction.org, 202.660.0605 WASHINGTON, D.C.—People's Action today released the following statement by Campaigns Director Sondra Youdelman in response to news reports that the Senate had reached a bipartisan infrastructure deal and will finally bring it to debate: "Thanks to Republicans, this infrastructure bill is coming too little and too late. While we urge …
(2021-07-28). Tunisia Political Turmoil: President Ousts PM, Suspends Parliament. orinocotribune.com Tunisian President Kais Saied has dismissed the country's prime minister and suspended parliament following a day of rallies against the ruling Ennahda Party, a move greeted with both celebrations and protests on the streets. | Saied announced on Sunday he would assume executive authority with the assistance of a new prime minister, in what is seen as the biggest challenge yet to the democratic system Tunisia introduced following a 2011 revolution that ousted former Western-backed ruler Zine El Abidine Ben Ali. | In a televised statement announcing the move, Saied warned against any violent response, saying, "I w…
(2021-07-28). Threat to Independent Media and Freedom on the Internet: Support Global Research! globalresearch.ca Dear Readers, | We are in the midst of an unprecedented global crisis. In an increasingly polarized and crazy world, truly independent news and analysis is a vital tool which sustains democratic values worldwide. | We are currently facing an unprecedented threat …
(2021-07-28). Castillo To Be Sworn in as Peru's President on Independence Day. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, Peru celebrates the bicentennial of its independence with anticipation for the beginning of the government of Pedro Castillo, the first teacher, trade unionist and farmer elected president in the republican history of this South American country. | RELATED: | Castillo will be sworn into office in a session in Congress as part of the celebrations of the 200th anniversary of the proclamation of Peruvian independence by Liberator Jose de S…
(2021-07-28). UK Law Could Criminalize Journalistic Dissent & MSM Says Vaxed Can Have Same Viral Load As Unvaxed. thelastamericanvagabond.com Welcome to The Daily Wrap Up, a concise show dedicated to bringing you the most relevant independent news, as we see it, from the last 24 hours (7/28/21). As always, take the information discussed in the video below and research it for yourself, and come to your own conclusions. Anyone telling you what the truth
(2021-07-28). Readers Didn't Give Up on Local News. Corporations Did. otherwords.org Mega-investor Warren Buffett once held a big portfolio of daily and weekly newspapers. | He specialized in squeezing out competitors so each held a local monopoly. Then he'd chop staff and news content, letting him glean annual profit margins above 30 percent. | Alas for poor Warren, along came the internet, allowing people to root around for free to find local information missing from his hollowed out papers. They began losing readers, advertisers, and profits. So in 2020, Buffett sold out his entire portfolio. | But rather than concede that maybe his slash-and-burn, profit-maximization approach had produced inf…
(2021-07-28). Common Censored Podcast: Daniel Hale & Jessica Reznicek Both Find Themselves in The Crosshairs of Empire for Doing What's Right. commoncensored.libsyn.com
(2021-07-28). Daniel Hale Receives 45-Month Sentence. popularresistance.org Drone whistleblower Daniel Hale was sentenced to 45 months in federal prison. It was a severe sentence but not the harshest sentence ever issued in an Espionage Act prosecution against a former United States government employee or contractor for the "unauthorized disclosure" of information. | The sentence was not what U.S. prosecutors demanded. They wanted Hale to go to prison for nine years, but it is likely Judge Liam O'Grady issued a lower sentence after considering his mental health problems. | This case is the first major Espionage Act conviction under President Joe Biden. | Hale was a signals intelligence a…
(2021-07-28). Headlines for July 28, 2021. democracynow.org U.S. House Cmte. Hears Harrowing Testimony from Officers Who Responded to Capitol Insurrection, CDC Says Vaccinated People Should Wear Masks Indoors in High-Risk Areas Amid Delta Spread | , Tanzania Receives 1 Million J&J COVID Vaccines, Whistleblower Daniel Hale Sentenced to 45 Months for Exposing U.S. Drone Program, North and South Korea Restore Communications Hotline, U.S. Suspends Cooperation with Guatemala AG After Ousting of Anti-Corruption Prosecutor, Simone Biles Withdraws from Olympic Competition, Citing Mental Health, Atlanta-Area Mass Murderer Sentenced to Life in Prison, Still Faces Death Penalty, Man…
(2021-07-28). Solidarity from Palestine to the Philippines: No to U.S.-Duterte state terror! samidoun.net 
Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network denounces the Duterte government of the Philippines' designation of the National Democratic Front of the Philippines as a "terrorist organization" and reaffirms our solidarity with the struggle of the peoples of the Philippines for justice and liberation from imperialism, feudalism and bureaucrat capitalism. Duterte has escalated official cooperation of the Philippine government with Israel, acting in line with his service to U.S. imperialism. The use of the "terror" label is routinely used by the Israeli occupation and the U.S. and other imperialist powers as well…
(2021-07-28). The United States: Six Decades of Criminal Policies against Cuba. libya360.wordpress.com Hector Bernardo The invasion of Playa Girón, the bombing of the Barbados airliner, the brutal blockade that increased in the midst of the pandemic, the assassination attempts against Fidel Castro, the hotel bombings, Operation Peter Pan, the ZunZuneo project and the disappearance of Cuban diplomats in Argentina are just some of the events that comprise…
(2021-07-28). Democrats Are Sticking to Trump's Cuba Policies. thenation.com Democrats Are Sticking to Trump's Cuba Policies…
(2021-07-28). Biden Says Cyberattacks Could Lead to a "Real Shooting War". China Says CIA Has Hacked Beijing for Over a Decade. anti-empire.com 
Beijing on Tuesday Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian
(2021-07-28). Selected Articles: How the COVID Scam Is Perpetrated. globalresearch.ca 
By The Biden Administration has signaled its next move as part of the White House's full court press to pressure …
(2021-07-28). Biden Faces Growing Pressure to Force Big Pharma to Share Vaccine Recipes. truthout.org 
With a proposed patent waiver for coronavirus vaccines still The U.S. government curren…
(2021-07-28). Biden Upholds Trump Memo to Grab 4,000 Nonviolent People & Send Them Back to Prison. truthout.org
(2021-07-28). Biden Says Cyberattacks Could Lead to a 'Real Shooting War' With a Major Power. news.antiwar.com The US is constantly accusing countries like Russia and China of carrying out cyberattacks, and comments from President Biden on Tuesday suggest he could use these claims as a pretext for military intervention. He warned that if Washington ended up in a "real shooting war with a major power," it "You know, we've seen how cyber threats, including ransomware attacks, increasingly are able to cause damage and disruption to the real world,…
(2021-07-28). Biden's Climate Pledges Are Incompatible With His Belligerence Toward China. commondreams.org "All we want is a fair contract," said one striking miner. "We don't want no more than what's owed to us."
(2021-07-28). Kremlin Suggests Biden To Learn More About Russia. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, Russian Presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov suggested to U.S. President Joe Biden that he should learn more about Russia before claiming that this country only has nuclear weapons and oil. | RELATED: | "At the very least, these statements are fundamentally incorrect… They are evidence of a wrong understanding and knowledge of modern Russia," he said. | While Russia is the largest nuclear power and has a very large oil and gas industry, claiming that t…
(2021-07-28). 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…
(2021-07-28). As Delta Wreaks Havoc, Biden Faces Growing Pressure to Force Big Pharma to Share Vaccine Recipes. commondreams.org "With each passing day, the Biden administration is trampling on its professed commitment to science-based policymaking and a humane immigration system."
(2021-07-28). Joe Biden's Relapse Into Hallucinations About GOP Leaders. commondreams.org "We need to stop treating the climate emergency as a stand-alone issue—global heating is not the sole symptom of our stressed Earth system."
(2021-07-28). Family Farm Action Alliance Releases Report to 'Counter Big Ag's Deception'. commondreams.org "With each passing day, the Biden administration is trampling on its professed commitment to science-based policymaking and a humane immigration system."