Monthly Archives: August 2021

2021-08-31: News Headlines

Gareth Porter (2021-08-31). Afghanistan collapse reveals Beltway media's loyalty to permanent war state. thegrayzone.com Biden's popular and long overdue withdrawal from Afghanistan triggered a big media meltdown that exposed its de facto merger with the military. In the wake of a remarkably successful Taliban offensive capped by the takeover of Kabul, the responses of corporate media provided what may have been the most dramatic demonstration ever of its fealty to the Pentagon and military leadership. The media did so by mounting a full-throated political attack on President Joe Biden's final withdrawal from Afghanistan and a …

Marjorie Cohn (2021-08-31). As Biden Threatens More War, Don't Forget the Afghanistan Invasion Was Illegal. zcomm.org Missing from the national discourse is analysis of the illegality of the 2001 U.S.-led NATO invasion of Afghanistan and resulting war crimes committed by four U.S. presidents and their top officials and lawyers…

Staff (2021-08-31). Headlines for August 31, 2021. democracynow.org Taliban Celebrate as Last U.S. Troops Leave Afghanistan, Over 1 Million in Path of Hurricane Ida Could Remain Without Power for Weeks, Florida Withholds Funds to Schools Defying Gov. DeSantis's Ban on Mask Mandates, Advocates Demand Biden End Deportations to Haiti After Devastating Earthquake, Over 500 Migrants Rescued in Mediterranean; EU Plans to Bar Entry to Afghan Refugees, U.N. Hails End to Worldwide Use of Toxic Leaded Gasoline, Mass Evacuations Ordered for Lake Tahoe Region as Caldor Wildfire Spreads, Federal Court Strikes Down Trump-Era Rule Gutting Clean Water Act, Emergency Petition Asks U.S. Supreme Co…

Gavin OReilly (2021-08-31). Bye-den — Afghanistan to be Used as the Pretext for a Harris Administration? globalresearch.ca

Labor Video Project (2021-08-31). George Bush, Obama, Trump & Biden, You Have Blood On Your Hands-Afghani's Rally & March In. indybay.org Hundreds of Afghani's rallied in San Francisco to demand the entry of Afghanistan's under threat. Many were angry with Biden, Trump, Obama and George Bush.

Anonymous007 (2021-08-31). Former U.S. Generals Call For Resignation Of Secretary Of State, Joint Chiefs Of Staff Head. southfront.org Click to see full-size image | On August 30th, 90 retired US Generals called for US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (CJCS) General Mark Milley to resign over the botch Afghanistan withdrawal. | They did so in an open letter, with their signatures included. [ The signatories, who claim member…

Staff (2021-08-31). Afghanistan Faces Future Under Taliban as U.S. Withdraws & Drone Strikes Continue to Kill Civilians. democracynow.org As the last U.S. forces leave Afghanistan, ending the longest war in U.S. history, we go to Kabul to speak with Danish Afghan journalist Nagieb Khaja, who was once kidnapped by the Taliban and later embedded with them on a reporting assignment. He has been investigating Sunday's U.S. drone strike that killed 10 Afghan civilians, including seven children.

Staff (2021-08-31). Peace Activist Kathy Kelly on Reparations for Afghanistan & What the U.S. Owes After Decades of War. democracynow.org As the United States ends its military presence in Afghanistan after 20 years of occupation and war, the Costs of War Project estimates it spent over $2.2 trillion in Afghanistan and Pakistan, and by one count, over 170,000 people died during the fighting over the last two decades. Kathy Kelly, longtime peace activist who has traveled to Afghanistan dozens of times and coordinates the Ban Killer Drones campaign, says it will be important to keep international focus on the people of Afghanistan. "Everybody in the United States and in every country that has invaded and occupied Afghanistan ought to make reparations…

2 weeks to go (2021-08-31). Bernie Says: Vote No on Republican Recall Now to Sept 14. indybay.org Senator Bernie Sanders, who won the California Democratic primary in 2020, is urging Californians to Vote No on the Republican Recall with our vote by mail ballot anytime from today through Sept 14. See www.youtube.com/watch?v=fYcWlMP0sYI

Staff (2021-08-31). Biden calls black senior adviser Cedric Richmond a 'boy' during FEMA briefing. rt.com President Joe Biden has faced criticism for yet another 'racial' stumble, after calling a black man who serves as a White House senior adviser a "boy" during a FEMA briefing on hurricane damage in Louisiana. | "I'm here with, uh, my senior adviser and, uh, boy who knows Louisiana very, very well, man, and New Orleans, Cedric Richmond," Biden said on Monday as he prepared to begin the FEMA press briefing. Calling a black man a "boy" is considered a racist pejorative, rooted in insulting references to slaves. | The comment quickly sparked criticism on social media. The critics included Republican Party spokes…

Joachim Bischoff (2021-08-31). Rescue Plan of the Biden Administration. indybay.org Thanks to the rescue plan, the US economy is expected to grow faster than at any time since 1984. The rest of the world will also benefit. Families with children will receive tax rebates. 70% of Americans are in favor of the plan.

Paul Street (2021-08-31). Reflections on a Double Standard: the Right Absurdly Calls Democrats Socialists, but Liberals Can't Correctly Call the Right Fascist. counterpunch.org I hope I am not the only one who has noticed a curious double-standard in American media-politics culture: right wing politicians and commentators are free to inaccurately and routinely describe corporate Democrats as "socialists," "Marxists," and even "communists" but it is exceedingly rare for politicos, pundits, and talking heads to properly describe the Amerikaner right

WSWS (2021-08-31). New York City Democrats and teachers union push deadly school reopening plan. wsws.org All factions of the Democratic Party and the trade unions are pressing ahead with reopening the nation's largest school district on September 13.

Nick Licata (2021-08-31). What Will be Done About America's Growing Disparity in Wealth? counterpunch.org Over the past year, new research has shown how a phenomenal accumulation of wealth has become concentrated among just 1 percent of Americans over the last four decades. If that trend continues, our future as a democracy will come to an end. So, the first step is to recognize it, and the second is to

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2021-08-31). Neoliberal Globalization in Crisis. libya360.wordpress.com Alvaro García Linera International Course "State, Politics and Democracy in Latin America". We are living through the unforeseen combination of four mutually reinforcing crises: a medical crisis, economic crisis, environmental crisis, and political crisis. A situation of enormous perplexity and anguish. It seems that society and the world have lost their way, direction, their destiny….

Jean Wyllys — Julie Wark (2021-08-31). Brazil, Amazon, World: Fake News and the Social Contract. counterpunch.org Fake news, disinformation, hate speech, post-truth, conspiracy theory, various forms of denialism, and the barefaced lies of politicians all come together as something like the ideational hallmark of neoliberalism. There are many lies, of many kinds, but there has to be a container where they all coexist comfortably. And this is neoliberalism's enormous lie that, if we make "the" (as if there were only one) market free, it will run everything. Law trammels the freedom of the market as does the idea of a social contract. A contract requires that the parties tell the truth, and the idea of democratic government imp…

Joyce Chediac (2021-08-31). NYC candidate Cathy Rojas backs socialist India Walton's mayoral bid in Buffalo, NY. liberationnews.org NYC socialist candidate for mayor in Cathy Rojas stated, "My campaign stands in 100% solidarity with India Walton and against all well-financed, illegal and underhanded ways the establishment in Buffalo is trying to subvert her victory in the Democratic primary."

Sonali Kolhatkar (2021-08-31). Could California End Up With a Trump-Like Governor? counterpunch.org California's Governor Gavin Newsom is facing a recall election that, up until recently, the Democratic Party had brushed off as a frivolous inconvenience. Now, just days before the election, vote-by-mail ballots have been sent to California's 22 million active registered voters in a statewide off-year election that offers a bewildering array of nearly four dozen

H. Scott Prosterman (2021-08-31). The Republican Party's flirtation with Fascism is becoming a Marriage. juancole.com Oakland, Ca. (Special to Informed Comment) — Republicans love to hijack democratic and progressive concepts, such as "free speech," and apply them in a hyperbolic context that is counterintuitive to the original intent. While this tactic burgeoned in recent years, Donald Trump's presidency and toxic wake has elevated the issues and urgency to defeat this. …

Badri Raina (2021-08-31). Hindus Are the Majority. And Yet the Future of the Constitution Has Become Cause for Concern. zcomm.org The Gujarat deputy CM Nitin Patel has cautioned that if Hindus were to be reduced to a minority, or if India's Muslim population were just to increase, democracy in India would disappear…

Nino Pagliccia (2021-08-31). The International Community Must be on Alert to Defend Peru. zcomm.org We have sound and clear signals from Latin America that its people want progressive anti-imperialist governments that promote real democracy…

Staff (2021-08-31). After Hurricane Ida, a "Just & Fair Recovery" Must Address Ongoing Disasters of Poverty, Inequality. democracynow.org As Hurricane Ida is downgraded to a tropical depression, Louisiana's main utility company Entergy says it could be weeks before it restores electricity to nearly a million people in the storm's path, including all of New Orleans. We speak with Flozell Daniels Jr., president of the Foundation for Louisiana, who evacuated his home city and is calling for "a just and fair recovery" that addresses preexisting crises, including COVID-19 and poverty. "These are disasters that were already happening," he says. He also describes the power of the oil and gas industry lobbyists he has challenged as a member of Louisiana Go…

Pacifica Fight Back (2021-08-31). Defend democratic elections at Pacifica Radio. indybay.org Pacifica Fight Back has launched a petition campaign to force Pacifica station managers to follow the election bylaws and put the Local Station Board candidates on the air. At KPFA the management has instead told members to go to youtube to hear the candidates.

Staff (2021-08-31). "Stop This Madness": Rev. Lennox Yearwood Calls to Divest from Fossil Fuels Amid Climate Disasters. democracynow.org Hurricane Ida and the increasing threats from extreme weather are a wake-up call to divest from fossil fuels that make climate disasters worse and more frequent, says Reverend Lennox Yearwood Jr., the president and CEO of the Hip Hop Caucus, who is originally from Shreveport, Louisiana, and established the Gulf Coast Renewal Campaign after Hurricane Katrina. "We know who is causing these storms. We know who is causing the climate crisis. They're right there in Louisiana with us: It's the fossil fuel industry. So we've got to stop it," Yearwood says.

Roger Harris (2021-08-31). Venezuelan Diplomat Alex Saab Fights Latest US Extradition Maneuvers. counterpunch.org Venezuelan diplomat Alex Saab remains defiant after over 14 months under US-ordered arrest in the African archipelago country of Cabo Verde. A special envoy of the Venezuelan government, he is fighting extradition to the US for the "crime" of trying to procure humanitarian supplies of food, fuel, and medicine from Iran in violation of illegal

Cynthia Papermaster (2021-08-31). Tuesday 9/21: War Is Killing the Planet/ International Day of Peace. indybay.org Nancy Pelosi's front door, 2640 Broadway, San Francisco…

Staff (2021-08-30). Headlines for August 30, 2021. democracynow.org Up to 10 People Killed in U.S. Strike in Kabul, Rockets Fired at Airport as Withdrawal Deadline Nears, Hurricane Ida Slams into Louisiana, Killing One Person, Cutting Power to Entire City of New Orleans, Florida Judge Says Schools Can Impose Mask Mandates; Dr. Fauci Banks Vaccine Mandates for Students, Rev. Jesse Jackson Transfers to Rehab as Wife Moves to ICU; Conservative Radio Hosts Die of COVID-19, Thousands Rally for Voting Rights on Anniversary of March on Washington, 30 Yemeni Soldiers Killed in Attack During Military Exercise, Israel Launches New Airstrikes on Gaza; Soldiers Use Live Fire on Palestinian P…

Peoples Dispatch (2021-08-30). Islamic State claims rocket attack on Kabul airport and other stories. peoplesdispatch.org In today's episode of the Daily Round-up we look at reports of civilian casualties after a US drone strike in Kabul; protests against police brutality by farmers in India as the struggle crosses 9 months; protests by Palestinians in Gaza against the crushing 14 year long Israeli siege; the March on Washington for Voting Rights in the US to demand better protections against voter suppression laws in the US; and a warning issued by the Executive Committee of the Permanent Assembly of Human Rights of Bolivia (APDHB) of coup leader Jeanine Anez's possible escape from prison.

WSWS (2021-08-30). US evacuation from Afghanistan nears its end. wsws.org The bulk of those remaining to be evacuated are the American soldiers who were dispatched to the Kabul airport by President Biden two weeks ago.

Staff (2021-08-30). U.S. Winds Down Afghanistan Occupation Like It Began, with Drone Strikes & Civilian Casualties. democracynow.org U.S. troops in Afghanistan are racing to evacuate people from the country ahead of Tuesday's withdrawal deadline as the Kabul airport is targeted by rocket fire from militant groups. The rocket attacks come just days after over 175 people, including 13 U.S. troops, died after a suicide bomb outside the airport, with the group ISIS-K claiming responsibility for the attack. The Pentagon has publicly acknowledged that some of the people killed outside the airport on Thursday may have been shot dead by U.S. servicemembers in the panic after the suicide bombing. The U.S. retaliated over the weekend with two airstrikes…

Randy Shields (2021-08-30). US: the Sickness Unto Death. dissidentvoice.org As soon as I heard Biden say, "We will hunt you down," about the Afghan airport bombers, I knew that the US would immediately kill some Afghan women and children. The US will slaughter women and children at the drop of a smallpox blanket, an H-bomb, Agent Orange or a reaper drone. When the rampaging …

Morning Star (2021-08-30). Veteran Afghan women's rights activist speaks about what's next under Taliban rule. peoplesworld.org Amilia Spartak was a member of the People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan when it governed in the 1980s. An advocate for women, she was also a university professor of engineering in Kabul at the time. As a member of the Afghan Democratic Women's Organization, she participated in international conferences as well as in the Women's …

James Bovard (2021-08-30). Afghanistan and the Sham of Democracy Promotion. globalresearch.ca

_____ (2021-08-30). After Ida's Destruction, Sunrise Movement Urges Biden to Declare Climate Emergency. commondreams.org The U.S. troop withdrawal from Afghanistan should force a reckoning with a long history of military intervention.

_____ (2021-08-30). A Vengeful American Empire Has Been Humiliated in Afghanistan. commondreams.org "The September 14 recall of Governor Newsom is a bold-faced Republican power grab. Don't let it happen."

sputniknews (2021-08-30). Video: Biden Refuses to Answer Questions on Afghanistan, Gets Lost on Way Out During FEMA Remarks. sputniknews.com As the southern coast of the United States is being ravaged by Hurricane Ida, US President Joe Biden arrived at a Sunday meeting of the US Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to deliver remarks on the major storm.

Anonymous103 (2021-08-30). China Foreign Minister Slams Blinken For "Double Standards" And Fighting Terrorism "In A Selective Way" southfront.org Illustrative Image | Originally published on In the aftermath of Biden's catastrophic and deadly withdrawal from Afghanistan, which not only handed the country with its

_____ (2021-08-30). House Democrats Demand Repeal of Fossil Fuel Subsidies in Reconciliation Bill. commondreams.org "The U.S. went into Afghanistan seeking revenge and bombing civilians. Twenty years later, the U.S. is leaving Afghanistan seeking revenge and bombing civilians."

Morgan Artyukhina (2021-08-30). Protest outside White House as Israeli PM seeks assurance of U.S. support for apartheid. liberationnews.org Protesters rallied outside the White House Aug. 26 as Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett was set to meet with U.S. President Joe Biden.

John Nichols (2021-08-30). Bernie Sanders's Third Campaign. zcomm.org "We have got to address the reality that a very significant and growing number of Americans no longer have faith that their government is concerned about their needs. This takes us to the whole threat of Trumpism and the attacks on democracy."

Zero Hedge (2021-08-30). Viral Infographic Reveals the Shocking Amount of Military Hardware Biden Handed to the Taliban. globalresearch.ca

sputniknews (2021-08-30). Biden Declares Major Disaster in Louisiana Where Ida Leaves Over 1 Million Homes With No Power. sputniknews.com WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – US President Joe Biden has approved a disaster declaration for Louisiana, where powerful Hurricane Ida made landfall on Sunday afternoon, the White House said.

WSWS (2021-08-30). What's behind the Teamsters' unionization campaign at Amazon. wsws.org The Teamsters' campaign is an escalation of the drive by President Joseph Biden's administration to bring workers under a form of state guardianship through the use of the pro-capitalist trade unions.

_____ (2021-08-30). U.S. Intel Finds Grease Gun Instead of Smoking Gun for Alleged China Virus Lab Leak. strategic-culture.org Washington would rather smear China than have an honest scientific and open probe into the origin of the pandemic, Finian Cunningham writes. | When President Joe Biden ordered his intelligence agencies to probe the origin of the Covid-19 virus, it looked like a frame-up job was underway to finger China as being responsible for the global pandemic. | Back in May, Biden gave the U.S. intelligence community 90 days to investigate the possibility that the SARS-CoV-2 virus which causes the Covid-19 disease was released by a microbiology laboratory in the Chinese city of Wuhan. | China has consistently rubbished the U.

Andrew Wright (2021-08-30). Speed enforcement cameras further police control. peoplesworld.org A bill was recently proposed to the Michigan House of Representatives that would allow police to deploy speed enforcement cameras throughout the state. House Bill 5284, introduced by Democrat Sarah Anthony, would allow for cameras that meet the following criteria: Cameras have a speed timing device inside. They are connected to Michigan's license plate management …

_____ (2021-08-30). Ordinary Nicaraguans Should Guide Progressive Left's Stance. popularresistance.org Rather than acclaiming a country that is lifting itself out of poverty, it is apparently much more important to judge it against hypocritical Western standards about "democracy" and "human rights" while disregarding the government's need to defend the country's gains against attacks from Washington and elsewhere.

_____ (2021-08-30). The New International Relations Of Latin America. popularresistance.org We spoke to Bolivia's Foreign Minister, Rogelio Mayta, who is leading the charge for a more democratic process of regional integration. The country is raising its voice against Luis Almagro, head of the Organization of American States, both for his role in the 2019 coup, and his wider political actions, on behalf of the United States, in the domestic affairs of member states.

Staff (2021-08-30). Nearly 70 Line 3 Resisters Arrested Outside Minnesota Governor's Mansion. truthout.org Environmental justice campaigners expressed solidarity over the weekend with nearly 70 people who were arrested Saturday by Minnesota law enforcement as they assembled outside Democratic Gov. Tim Walz's home, demanding the governor take action to stop the construction of the Enbridge Line 3 tar sands pipeline. | Protesters were loaded into buses after police threatened dozens with pepper spray, rubber bullets, and a Long Range Acoustic Device (LRAD) for peacefully protesting the pipeline, which

John Feffer (2021-08-30). Saving Democracy by Destroying It. counterpunch.org Arizona's Maricopa County is ground zero in the continuing debate over election integrity in the United States. The so-called audit of the 2.1 million votes cast in that county in last year's presidential election—by the almost comically inept firm Cyber Ninjas—was supposed to arrive at the Arizona Senate this week. But delivery was once again delayed as three members of the five-person Ninja team contracted COVID-19.

Staff (2021-08-30). Hurricane Ida Hits Oil Industry in Black & Native Communities on Louisiana Coast Amid Climate Crisis. democracynow.org Two-thirds of Louisiana's industrial sites lie in the path of Hurricane Ida, including oil refineries, storage tanks and other infrastructure like oil platforms in the Gulf of Mexico. Louisiana's Gulf Coast is a major oil and gas hub, with 17 oil refineries, two liquefied natural gas export terminals, as well as a nuclear power plant and many Superfund sites. Oil spills and chemical releases due to climate change-intensified storms are a "worsening, consistent problem" in Louisiana's Gulf Coast, says Antonia Juhasz, a longtime oil and energy investigative journalist. Communities of color living on the Gulf Coast…

Thomas Kilkauer — Meg Young (2021-08-30). Who Wins Germany's Election Next Month? counterpunch.org Germany is not defined by two parties. It does not have Democrats vs. Republicans (USA), Labor vs. Tories (UK), or as some evil heretics might say, "Coke vs. Pepsi". Instead, several parties seek to govern after an election. This makes coalition building "after" an election crucial. Unlike in previous decades, coalition building will be the name of the game in about one month's time. The upcoming coalition comes at a time when Angela Merkel is ending her reign and will move into retirement.

Staff (2021-08-30). Exxon's Oil Drilling Gamble Off Guyana Coast Could Turn Country from a Carbon Sink to a "Carbon Bomb" democracynow.org Despite desperate climate warnings against new fossil fuel development, ExxonMobil is pursuing a massive new oil project in Guyana that is projected to be the corporation's largest oil production in the world. A new investigation by Antonia Juhasz, a longtime oil and energy investigative reporter, reveals the project will release 125 million metric tons of carbon dioxide per year, turning Guyana from a carbon sink into what she says could be a "carbon bomb" and posing major environmental risks.

David Swanson (2021-08-30). The Washington Post's Case Against Democracy. warisacrime.org The Washington Post has been a leading promoter of the Rules Based Order, which some have confused with a pro-democracy initiative.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2021-08-30). The New International Relations of Latin America: Interview with Bolivia's Foreign Minister, Rogelio Mayta. libya360.wordpress.com Kawsachun News We spoke to Bolivia's Foreign Minister, Rogelio Mayta, who is leading the charge for a more democratic process of regional integration. The country is raising its voice against Luis Almagro, head of the Organization of American States, both for his role in the 2019 coup, and his wider political actions, on behalf of…

Anonymous103 (2021-08-30). Far-Right Ideology Has Cemented Itself In Ukraine Under Zelensky. southfront.org "Democratic" torch march in KievZelensky is incapable or unwilling to deal with the Ukrainian Far-Right. | Written by Paul Antonopoulos, independent geopolitical analyst | Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky was believed to be a reformer and a liberal when he took over the presidency from Petro Poroshenko. The billionaire former president is part of the corrupt oligarchy who from 2014 relied on neo-Nazis to fight and kill Russian-speaking Ukrainian citizens in Donbass (Eastern Ukraine). Zelensky, a comedian and actor before b…

Staff (2021-08-30). Hurricane Ida Slams Native Communities in Louisiana as New Orleans Loses Electricity & COVID Rages. democracynow.org Hurricane Ida has completely knocked out power to the city of New Orleans and reversed the flow of the Mississippi River after it hit southern Louisiana and Mississippi, flooding the area with storm surges. The Category 4 storm hit on the same date Hurricane Katrina devastated the area 16 years earlier. "This is a storm like no other," says Monique Verdin, a citizen of the United Houma Nation and part of the grassroots collaborative Another Gulf Is Possible. "This is a part of South Louisiana that is losing land at one of the fastest rates," Verdin notes. She also discusses how the storm hit the area as "Delta ha…

WSWS (2021-08-30). Teachers, parents angered over reopening of Michigan schools. wsws.org With infections and hospitalizations rising, Michigan Democrats and Republicans, with the full backing of the unions, are rushing to reopen schools.

Robert S. Becker (2021-08-30). All bets are off as Republican democracy killers concoct ever-scarier nightmares. nationofchange.org While Democrats work at marginal political solutions, the radical right heads for the rocks, crying "full steam ahead."

Isheka N. Harrison (2021-08-30). Shaq Explains Why He Cancelled His $40M Reebok Deal: He Couldn't Sell Kids Overpriced Shoes. moguldom.com NBA legend Shaquille "Shaq" O'Neal is not only one of the best to ever play the game, he's also an acute businessman. So when he walked away from a $40 million dollar deal with Reebok in 1998 and poured capital into launching his own shoe brand, it left some people wondering why he didn't just …

_____ (2021-08-30). At the End of This Catastrophic War, We Need to Face the Truth. commondreams.org "Ending wars is good actually," said Congresswoman Ilhan Omar after Pentagon announced final military plane had departed from Kabul.

Peoples Dispatch (2021-08-30). Thousands hit the streets across the US to defend voting rights. peoplesdispatch.org As the right-wing Republican Party has pushed legislation in different states to curb access to voting in the United States, thousands across the country came to the streets to defend it. On August 28, Saturday, massive protests and demonstrations were held in the US capital, Washington DC, and several major cities across the country demanding federal legislation to protect voting rights. | According to an estimate by one of the organizers, around 20,000 people participated in a rally in Washington DC, while large crowds gathered in cities like Atlanta, Phoenix, Houston and Miami, among other places. The nationwi…

WSWS (2021-08-30). The ideological foundations of Critical Race Theory. wsws.org While genuine Marxists oppose the drive by the Republicans to purge the schools of "unpatriotic" literature, critical race theory has absolutely nothing in common with Marxism.

_____ (2021-08-30). Sanders Says Last Thing California Needs Is 'Some Right-Wing Republican Governor'. commondreams.org

Dr. Ryan Cole (2021-08-30). Video: Prominent Pathologist: What These Jabs Do to the Brain and Other Organs. globalresearch.ca

Ryan Lockwood (2021-08-30). Buffalo Starbucks workers organize for a union. workers.org Buffalo, N.Y. Workers at several Starbucks locations in Buffalo have gone public with an ambitious bid for union representation. The Starbucks Workers United Organizing Committee published an open letter Aug. 23, calling on Starbucks President and CEO Kevin Johnson to agree to a set of noninterference principles that "provide a . . . |

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2021-08-30: News Headlines

sputniknews (2021-08-30). Video: Biden Refuses to Answer Questions on Afghanistan, Gets Lost on Way Out During FEMA Remarks. sputniknews.com As the southern coast of the United States is being ravaged by Hurricane Ida, US President Joe Biden arrived at a Sunday meeting of the US Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to deliver remarks on the major storm.

Labor Video Project (2021-08-30). George Bush, Obama, Trump & Biden, You Have Blood On Your Hands-Afghani's Rally & March In. indybay.org Hundreds of Afghani's rallied in San Francisco to demand the entry of Afghanistan's under threat. Many were angry with Biden, Trump, Obama and George Bush.

sputniknews (2021-08-30). Biden Declares Major Disaster in Louisiana Where Ida Leaves Over 1 Million Homes With No Power. sputniknews.com WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – US President Joe Biden has approved a disaster declaration for Louisiana, where powerful Hurricane Ida made landfall on Sunday afternoon, the White House said.

Staff (2021-08-30). Headlines for August 30, 2021. democracynow.org Up to 10 People Killed in U.S. Strike in Kabul, Rockets Fired at Airport as Withdrawal Deadline Nears, Hurricane Ida Slams into Louisiana, Killing One Person, Cutting Power to Entire City of New Orleans, Florida Judge Says Schools Can Impose Mask Mandates; Dr. Fauci Banks Vaccine Mandates for Students, Rev. Jesse Jackson Transfers to Rehab as Wife Moves to ICU; Conservative Radio Hosts Die of COVID-19, Thousands Rally for Voting Rights on Anniversary of March on Washington, 30 Yemeni Soldiers Killed in Attack During Military Exercise, Israel Launches New Airstrikes on Gaza; Soldiers Use Live Fire on Palestinian P…

WSWS (2021-08-30). US evacuation from Afghanistan nears its end. wsws.org The bulk of those remaining to be evacuated are the American soldiers who were dispatched to the Kabul airport by President Biden two weeks ago.

Staff (2021-08-30). U.S. Winds Down Afghanistan Occupation Like It Began, with Drone Strikes & Civilian Casualties. democracynow.org U.S. troops in Afghanistan are racing to evacuate people from the country ahead of Tuesday's withdrawal deadline as the Kabul airport is targeted by rocket fire from militant groups. The rocket attacks come just days after over 175 people, including 13 U.S. troops, died after a suicide bomb outside the airport, with the group ISIS-K claiming responsibility for the attack. The Pentagon has publicly acknowledged that some of the people killed outside the airport on Thursday may have been shot dead by U.S. servicemembers in the panic after the suicide bombing. The U.S. retaliated over the weekend with two airstrikes…

Randy Shields (2021-08-30). US: the Sickness Unto Death. dissidentvoice.org As soon as I heard Biden say, "We will hunt you down," about the Afghan airport bombers, I knew that the US would immediately kill some Afghan women and children. The US will slaughter women and children at the drop of a smallpox blanket, an H-bomb, Agent Orange or a reaper drone. When the rampaging …

James Bovard (2021-08-30). Afghanistan and the Sham of Democracy Promotion. globalresearch.ca

Anonymous103 (2021-08-30). China Foreign Minister Slams Blinken For "Double Standards" And Fighting Terrorism "In A Selective Way" southfront.org Illustrative Image | Originally published on In the aftermath of Biden's catastrophic and deadly withdrawal from Afghanistan, which not only handed the country with its

_____ (2021-08-30). After Ida's Destruction, Sunrise Movement Urges Biden to Declare Climate Emergency. commondreams.org The U.S. troop withdrawal from Afghanistan should force a reckoning with a long history of military intervention.

Staff (2021-08-30). As Biden Threatens More War, Don't Forget the Afghanistan Invasion Was Illegal. truthout.org President Joe Biden's decision to end the Afghan war — one that should never have been fought in the first place — was correct. Missing from the national discourse, however, is analysis of the illegality of the 2001 U.S.-led NATO invasion of Afghanistan (dubbed "Operation Enduring Freedom") and resulting war crimes committed by four U.S. presidents and their top officials and lawyers. Once again, the United States has lost a war it started illegally. But as U.S. troops leave Afgha…

_____ (2021-08-30). House Democrats Demand Repeal of Fossil Fuel Subsidies in Reconciliation Bill. commondreams.org "The U.S. went into Afghanistan seeking revenge and bombing civilians. Twenty years later, the U.S. is leaving Afghanistan seeking revenge and bombing civilians."

_____ (2021-08-30). A Vengeful American Empire Has Been Humiliated in Afghanistan. commondreams.org "The September 14 recall of Governor Newsom is a bold-faced Republican power grab. Don't let it happen."

Morgan Artyukhina (2021-08-30). Protest outside White House as Israeli PM seeks assurance of U.S. support for apartheid. liberationnews.org Protesters rallied outside the White House Aug. 26 as Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett was set to meet with U.S. President Joe Biden.

John Nichols (2021-08-30). Bernie Sanders's Third Campaign. zcomm.org "We have got to address the reality that a very significant and growing number of Americans no longer have faith that their government is concerned about their needs. This takes us to the whole threat of Trumpism and the attacks on democracy."

Zero Hedge (2021-08-30). Viral Infographic Reveals the Shocking Amount of Military Hardware Biden Handed to the Taliban. globalresearch.ca

WSWS (2021-08-30). What's behind the Teamsters' unionization campaign at Amazon. wsws.org The Teamsters' campaign is an escalation of the drive by President Joseph Biden's administration to bring workers under a form of state guardianship through the use of the pro-capitalist trade unions.

Joachim Bischoff (2021-08-30). Rescue Plan of the Biden Administration. indybay.org Thanks to the rescue plan, the US economy is expected to grow faster than at any time since 1984. The rest of the world will also benefit. Families with children will receive tax rebates. 70% of Americans are in favor of the plan.

Nino Pagliccia (2021-08-30). The International Community Must be on Alert to Defend Peru. counterpunch.org We have sound and clear signals from Latin America that its people want progressive anti-imperialist governments that promote real democracy, sovereignty and well-being for all, and not only for a small minority of privileged oligarchs. They have realised that the US imposed capitalist-centred neoliberal model does not work. Peruvians have also joined recently in this

Thomas Kilkauer — Meg Young (2021-08-30). Who Wins Germany's Election Next Month? counterpunch.org Germany is not defined by two parties. It does not have Democrats vs. Republicans (USA), Labor vs. Tories (UK), or as some evil heretics might say, "Coke vs. Pepsi". Instead, several parties seek to govern after an election. This makes coalition building "after" an election crucial. Unlike in previous decades, coalition building will be the name of the game in about one month's time. The upcoming coalition comes at a time when Angela Merkel is ending her reign and will move into retirement.

WSWS (2021-08-30). Teachers, parents angered over reopening of Michigan schools. wsws.org With infections and hospitalizations rising, Michigan Democrats and Republicans, with the full backing of the unions, are rushing to reopen schools.

David Swanson (2021-08-30). The Washington Post's Case Against Democracy. warisacrime.org The Washington Post has been a leading promoter of the Rules Based Order, which some have confused with a pro-democracy initiative.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2021-08-30). The New International Relations of Latin America: Interview with Bolivia's Foreign Minister, Rogelio Mayta. libya360.wordpress.com Kawsachun News We spoke to Bolivia's Foreign Minister, Rogelio Mayta, who is leading the charge for a more democratic process of regional integration. The country is raising its voice against Luis Almagro, head of the Organization of American States, both for his role in the 2019 coup, and his wider political actions, on behalf of…

_____ (2021-08-30). Ordinary Nicaraguans Should Guide Progressive Left's Stance. popularresistance.org Rather than acclaiming a country that is lifting itself out of poverty, it is apparently much more important to judge it against hypocritical Western standards about "democracy" and "human rights" while disregarding the government's need to defend the country's gains against attacks from Washington and elsewhere.

_____ (2021-08-30). The New International Relations Of Latin America. popularresistance.org We spoke to Bolivia's Foreign Minister, Rogelio Mayta, who is leading the charge for a more democratic process of regional integration. The country is raising its voice against Luis Almagro, head of the Organization of American States, both for his role in the 2019 coup, and his wider political actions, on behalf of the United States, in the domestic affairs of member states.

Anonymous103 (2021-08-30). Far-Right Ideology Has Cemented Itself In Ukraine Under Zelensky. southfront.org "Democratic" torch march in KievZelensky is incapable or unwilling to deal with the Ukrainian Far-Right. | Written by Paul Antonopoulos, independent geopolitical analyst | Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky was believed to be a reformer and a liberal when he took over the presidency from Petro Poroshenko. The billionaire former president is part of the corrupt oligarchy who from 2014 relied on neo-Nazis to fight and kill Russian-speaking Ukrainian citizens in Donbass (Eastern Ukraine). Zelensky, a comedian and actor before b…

Staff (2021-08-30). Hurricane Ida Slams Native Communities in Louisiana as New Orleans Loses Electricity & COVID Rages. democracynow.org Hurricane Ida has completely knocked out power to the city of New Orleans and reversed the flow of the Mississippi River after it hit southern Louisiana and Mississippi, flooding the area with storm surges. The Category 4 storm hit on the same date Hurricane Katrina devastated the area 16 years earlier. "This is a storm like no other," says Monique Verdin, a citizen of the United Houma Nation and part of the grassroots collaborative Another Gulf Is Possible. "This is a part of South Louisiana that is losing land at one of the fastest rates," Verdin notes. She also discusses how the storm hit the area as "Delta ha…

Staff (2021-08-30). Nearly 70 Line 3 Resisters Arrested Outside Minnesota Governor's Mansion. truthout.org Environmental justice campaigners expressed solidarity over the weekend with nearly 70 people who were arrested Saturday by Minnesota law enforcement as they assembled outside Democratic Gov. Tim Walz's home, demanding the governor take action to stop the construction of the Enbridge Line 3 tar sands pipeline. | Protesters were loaded into buses after police threatened dozens with pepper spray, rubber bullets, and a Long Range Acoustic Device (LRAD) for peacefully protesting the pipeline, which

Pacifica Fight Back (2021-08-30). Defend democratic elections at Pacifica Radio. indybay.org Pacifica Fight Back has launched a petition campaign to force Pacifica station managers to follow the election bylaws and put the Local Station Board candidates on the air. At KPFA the management has instead told members to go to youtube to hear the candidates.

Staff (2021-08-30). Hurricane Ida Hits Oil Industry in Black & Native Communities on Louisiana Coast Amid Climate Crisis. democracynow.org Two-thirds of Louisiana's industrial sites lie in the path of Hurricane Ida, including oil refineries, storage tanks and other infrastructure like oil platforms in the Gulf of Mexico. Louisiana's Gulf Coast is a major oil and gas hub, with 17 oil refineries, two liquefied natural gas export terminals, as well as a nuclear power plant and many Superfund sites. Oil spills and chemical releases due to climate change-intensified storms are a "worsening, consistent problem" in Louisiana's Gulf Coast, says Antonia Juhasz, a longtime oil and energy investigative journalist. Communities of color living on the Gulf Coast…

Staff (2021-08-30). Exxon's Oil Drilling Gamble Off Guyana Coast Could Turn Country from a Carbon Sink to a "Carbon Bomb" democracynow.org Despite desperate climate warnings against new fossil fuel development, ExxonMobil is pursuing a massive new oil project in Guyana that is projected to be the corporation's largest oil production in the world. A new investigation by Antonia Juhasz, a longtime oil and energy investigative reporter, reveals the project will release 125 million metric tons of carbon dioxide per year, turning Guyana from a carbon sink into what she says could be a "carbon bomb" and posing major environmental risks.

John Feffer (2021-08-30). Saving Democracy by Destroying It. counterpunch.org Arizona's Maricopa County is ground zero in the continuing debate over election integrity in the United States. The so-called audit of the 2.1 million votes cast in that county in last year's presidential election—by the almost comically inept firm Cyber Ninjas—was supposed to arrive at the Arizona Senate this week. But delivery was once again delayed as three members of the five-person Ninja team contracted COVID-19.

_____ (2021-08-30). At the End of This Catastrophic War, We Need to Face the Truth. commondreams.org "Ending wars is good actually," said Congresswoman Ilhan Omar after Pentagon announced final military plane had departed from Kabul.

Peoples Dispatch (2021-08-30). Thousands hit the streets across the US to defend voting rights. peoplesdispatch.org As the right-wing Republican Party has pushed legislation in different states to curb access to voting in the United States, thousands across the country came to the streets to defend it. On August 28, Saturday, massive protests and demonstrations were held in the US capital, Washington DC, and several major cities across the country demanding federal legislation to protect voting rights. | According to an estimate by one of the organizers, around 20,000 people participated in a rally in Washington DC, while large crowds gathered in cities like Atlanta, Phoenix, Houston and Miami, among other places. The nationwi…

WSWS (2021-08-30). The ideological foundations of Critical Race Theory. wsws.org While genuine Marxists oppose the drive by the Republicans to purge the schools of "unpatriotic" literature, critical race theory has absolutely nothing in common with Marxism.

_____ (2021-08-30). Sanders Says Last Thing California Needs Is 'Some Right-Wing Republican Governor'. commondreams.org

Dr. Ryan Cole (2021-08-30). Video: Prominent Pathologist: What These Jabs Do to the Brain and Other Organs. globalresearch.ca

Juan Cole (2021-08-29). Biden got 117,000 Afghans Out: Contrast that Time Trump Abruptly Withdrew Troops from Syria and refused to Help Kurdish Allies. juancole.com Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) — Richard N. Ojeda, an Army vet and former West Virginia state representative tweeted out an observation that I would like to reinforce: I don't remember Donald Trump flying one Kurd to safety. He let Turkey slaughter them. They were our allies that served side by side with our troops. Where …

Anonymous103 (2021-08-29). U.S. Preparing For Another Attack In Kabul, While European Allies Push UN To Protect Afghans. southfront.org Illustrative Image | The US Embassy in Afghanistan has asked American citizens to immediately leave the airport area in Kabul because of the security threat. The demand followed Biden's claim that another terrorist attack is expected at the airport in a coming day. | On August 28th, U.S. Embassy in Kabul released a security alert, asking U.S. citizens to leave the area near the Kabul airport and avoid all airport gates."Due to a specific, credible threat, all U.S. citizens in the vicinity of Kabul airport (HKIA), in…

_____ (2021-08-29). Biden Vows New Strikes In Retaliation. popularresistance.org Even as he planned to withdraw all remaining U.S. troops from Afghanistan by August 31, President Joe Biden said Saturday that the drone strike that was launched Friday night in retaliation for an attack claimed by ISIS-K "was not the last." | "We will continue to hunt down any person involved in that heinous attack and make them pay," the president said in a statement Saturday afternoon. "Whenever anyone seeks to harm the United States or attack our troops, we will respond. That will never be in doubt." | The Pentagon said the drone strike killed two "planners and facilitators" of the explosion outside Kabul's a…

_____ (2021-08-29). What A Truly Humanitarian Response In Afghanistan Would Look Like. popularresistance.org As we reflect on what has transpired in Afghanistan with the Taliban returning to power, we have a vital opportunity for a more authentic, coherent humanitarian response. Toward this end, we must engage some critical analysis and questions. | We might ask why the Afghanistan government didn't adequately have the support of its people? How can the conditions and momentum be generated for such trust, consideration and inclusion? Why has this been an ongoing issue long before the drawdown of U.S. troops? | President Biden has done a very courageous act by significantly reducing the role of the U.S. military and comm…

Staff (2021-08-29). Biden Promises More Drone Strikes in Afghanistan Following Kabul Bombing. truthout.org Even as he planned to withdraw all remaining U.S. troops from Afghanistan by August 31, President Joe Biden said Saturday that the "We will continue to hunt down any person inv…

_____ (2021-08-29). When Military Contractors Fund Their Own Pro-War Think Tanks. commondreams.org President Joe Biden has evacuated about 117,000 Afghans; two years ago, Trump left Kurdish allies to face the Turkish invasion.

Anonymous103 (2021-08-29). Bennett Had A "Great Meeting" With "Sleepy Joe" Amid Approaching Resumption Of Nuclear Talks. southfront.org

Staff (2021-08-29). MSNBC's 25-Year History Is News in Service of Corporate Power. truthout.org On July 12, 2021, a photo of Rachel Maddow was posted to the "Community" tab of MSNBC's YouTube account. The accompanying To mark MSNBC's 25th anniversary, MSNBC Daily will feature 25 days of forward-looking essays on important issues from MSNBC anchors, hosts and correspondents. Today, Rachel Maddow writes about the future of election integrity. | Unlike Democracy Now!, which also just…

Prof. Marjorie Cohn (2021-08-29). If California Governor Is Replaced with Republican, Senate Could Swing to GOP. globalresearch.ca

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