(2021-08-14). Imminent Collapse of U.S. Imperial project Afghanistan. indybay.org the 40+ year U.S. Imperial project in Afghanistan(started by the Carter administration back in 1979, with Uncle Sam's backing of Usama binLaden–UBL–and his band of jihadists) is now collapsing like a house of cards, sending shock waves in Washington and on the Public airwaves, especially in the NeoLiberal "Corprorate-bin-Laden" media. The rush is on to explain away the bloody hands of Uncle Sam in creating and maintaining the myth that the U.S. went in with good intentions to help "democratize" the Afghan people and, especially, to "liberate" Afghan women from oppression. The reality is almost 180 degrees from…
(2021-08-14). U.S. Premiere Screening + Q&A: Fedayin. peoplesforum.org For over 35 years, Georges Ibrahim Abdallah has been imprisoned. A Lebanese communist engaged in resistance alongside Palestinian fighters, he has been imprisoned by the French judicial system and successive governments since 1984. Beyond the judicial harassment to which he has been subjected, this documentary film will trace the political course of Georges Abdallah and seeks to show how his ideas and struggle are still vital and necessary.
(2021-08-14). Open Letter By Cuban Scientists To Biden. popularresistance.org You recently referred to Cuba at a White House saying: 'I would be prepared to give significant amounts of vaccines if… an international organization would administer those vaccines and do it in a way that average citizens would have access to those vaccines.' You also called Cuba a 'failed state'. | These statements surprised many, including those in the U.S. who have first-hand exposure to Cuba's health system. They also rankled with frontline Cuban health workers risking their lives to contain the COVID epidemic in our country. They do not reflect Cuban reality, and we deplore that disinformation by maliciou…
(2021-08-14). Three Florida educators die from COVID-19 within days of each other. wsws.org Amid a disastrous increase in COVID-19 among children, the Biden administration, together with state and local officials of both parties, is demanding the full reopening of schools.
(2021-08-14). A Day In The Death Of British Justice. popularresistance.org I sat in Court 4 in the Royal Courts of Justice in London Wednesday with Stella Moris, Julian Assange's partner. I have known Stella for as long as I have known Julian. She, too, is a voice of freedom, coming from a family that fought the fascism of Apartheid. Today, her name was uttered in court by a barrister and a judge, forgettable people were it not for the power of their endowed privilege. | The barrister, Clair Dobbin, is in the pay of the regime in Washington, first Trump's then Biden's. She is America's hired gun, or "silk", as she would prefer. Her target is Julian Assange, who has committed no crime an…
(2021-08-14). Fiji opposition MPs arrested over criticism of land Bill. wsws.org The Bainimarama regime's anti-democratic measures are being intensified under the cover of the escalating COVID-19 crisis.
(2021-08-14). Venezuelan government and opposition signed memorandum of understanding for dialogue. peoplesdispatch.org The Venezuelan government and the platform of opposition forces in the country signed a historic agreement in Mexico City on Friday August 14. The move represents an important advance to address the political crisis faced by the country for the past several years as US-backed opposition forces have turned to radical and violent methods in an attempt to force the democratically elected government of Nicolás Maduro out of office. Venezuelan officials are also hopeful that the talks can help to lift the crushing unilateral coercive measures imposed by the US and its allies which have already cost billions of dollars…
(2021-08-14). Trumpite Multimillionaires Push White Ethnic Nationalism. zcomm.org Appealing to aggrieved white Americans and frightened wealthy Americans is a dynamite formula for blowing up our democracy's institutions…
(2021-08-14). The path to citizenship is the path to a more democratic America. zcomm.org Citizenship, and the voting rights that go with it, are ultimately issues of agency, power, and voice…
(2021-08-14). Buffalo Democratic Machine Considers Axing Mayorship to Evade India Walton. zcomm.org Incentives to sabotage the left are structurally inherent to capitalism in the United States…
(2021-08-14). Your Vote Needed to Stop Sept 14 Governor Recall. indybay.org The County Voter Handbooks are arriving this week describing the fascist Trump Republican recall election set for September 14, 2021, and how we can vote by mail within 30 days of that election. Every registered voter will receive a vote by mail ballot. Since there is no Electoral College for this, we need every single vote against this recall to avoid the horror of a Trump Republican governor.
(2021-08-14). Resistance continues vs. solitary and banning. workers.org 
Incarcerated people depend on their voices being heard outside the walls for their grievances against prison officials to be effective inside. Without public pressure from family, friends and other supporters, the prison guards, supervisors and administrators can literally get away with murder. Bryant Arroyo has been a voice from inside . . . |
(2021-08-13). Biden Must Call Off the B-52s Bombing Afghan Cities. counterpunch.org Nine provincial capitals in Afghanistan have fallen to the Taliban in six days — Zaranj, Sheberghan, Sar-e-Pul, Kunduz, Taloqan, Aybak, Farah, Pul-e-Khumri and Faizabad — while fighting continues in four more — Lashkargah, Kandahar, Herat & Mazar-i-Sharif. U.S. military officials now believe Kabul, Afghanistan's capital, could fall in one to three months. It is horrific
(2021-08-13). Headlines for August 13, 2021. democracynow.org U.S. Begins Evacuating Afghanistan Embassy Staff as Taliban Seize Kandahar and Herat, China Closes Shipping Terminal over Single COVID-19 Case; Russia Logs Record Death Toll, FDA Approves Third COVID-19 Vaccine Dose for Immunocompromised People, New Orleans, San Francisco to Require Vaccination Card or Negative Test for Indoor Venues, Four Teachers in Florida's Broward County Die of COVID-19 in One Day, Supreme Court Blocks Part of New York Eviction Moratorium Despite Worsening Pandemic, Israel to Resume Building Illegal Settlements in Occupied West Bank, Jewish American Leaders Demand AIPAC Apologize over Islamo…
(2021-08-13). Afghan Journalist: Only a Political Compromise Can Stop Taliban's Military Takeover of Afghanistan. democracynow.org 
The Taliban claim to have seized 17 provincial capitals across Afghanistan, including Kandahar and Herat, the country's second- and third-largest cities, as the group continues its sweep through the country. The Taliban now have almost full control of the south, west and north of Afghanistan and are advancing on the capital Kabul, where the United States is preparing to evacuate its embassy in case of a Taliban defeat of the Afghan government. The sudden and dramatic Taliban gains come as the U.S. withdraws its ground troops from Afghanistan after nearly two decades of war, with aid groups warning of a humanitari…
(2021-08-13). What Fidel Castro means to us. peoplesdispatch.org I first saw Fidel Castro in person during the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) meeting in New Delhi in 1983. Castro had come to hand-over the chair of NAM from Cuba, which hosted the 1979 meeting, to India. He was greeted at the Delhi airport by India's Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, whom he called "sister." | At the meeting, Castro was the star. He held together the 101 countries that gathered under an entirely new leadership. India's Nehru, Egypt's Nasser, Indonesia's Sukarno, and Yugoslavia's Tito — the founders of NAM in 1961 — were no longer present; the new names were Gandhi and Castro with new revolut…
(2021-08-13). Petulance as foreign policy: Bomber Biden Sends in B-52 Bombers in a Tantrum over Taliban Advance. warisacrime.org 
By Dave Lindorff In what can only be called a criminal and murderous tantrum by a loser, the United States, on the order of President Joe Biden, has begun dispatching B-52 Stratofortress bombers and AC-130 fixed-wing gunships equipped with large Gatling machine guns and a cannon to carpet-bomb and perpetrate mass killing on Taliban forces …
(2021-08-13). Bomber Biden Sends B-52s in Tantrum over Taliban Advance. counterpunch.org In what can only be called a criminal and murderous tantrum by a loser, the United States, on the order of President Joe Biden, has begun dispatching B-52 Stratofortress bombers and AC-130 fixed-wing gunships equipped with large Gatling machine guns and a cannon to carpet-bomb and perpetrate mass killing on Taliban forces surging to victory
(2021-08-13). 5 Ways Paid Hacks of the Cuban-American Exile Lobby Try to Mislead Us About Cuba. counterpunch.org In the month that has now passed since protests erupted across Cuba, much media commentary has focused on how President Biden would react. Earlier this year Biden's press secretary had said that "a Cuba policy shift is not currently among President Biden's top priorities." However, the Biden administration is now clearly shifting policy, but not
(2021-08-13). Cuban scientists pen letter to Biden rejecting 'failed state' claim. mronline.org 
A broad representation of Cuban scientists will address a letter to U.S. President Joe Biden evidencing Cuba's scientific and political capacity to face Covid-19, in an altruistic manner, despite the limitations of the U.S. blockade.
(2021-08-13). U.S. intelligence agencies hurry to satisfy Biden's 90-day order on Covid origin tracing. ecns.cn U.S. President Joe Biden in May ordered the Intelligence Community to produce a report on COVID-19 origin tracing within 90 days. As the deadline approaches, U.S. intelligence agencies have shown their latest "progress" to the public through CNN.
(2021-08-13). The Hard Realities of Immigration (with @deportedartist). anchor.fm In this episode, me and my homie Javier, aka @DeportedArtist on Instagram, go over the experiences that often many have to endure simply to be able to have a safe home or a chance at one. Javier explains his story, and we go into detail to discuss his story, his situation now, his artwork, and things surrounding these topics. We go over the oncoming effects of climate change on immigration, the Biden administration, and their lack of willingness to take the children out of cages and legalize immigration, even though he made countless promises to take action. They never tell the truth! That's why we got to take do…
(2021-08-13). Election Day 2020 should have mimicked 1932. What went wrong? peoplesworld.org 
WASHINGTON—For workers and for people who know their political and U.S. history, at least when it comes to conditions that give rise to sharp increases in the numbers of progressive lawmakers winning elections, the results on Election Day 2020 were expected to be much better than they were. Why did the 2020 results not yield …
(2021-08-13). Study: 'Blue Hydrogen' In Bipartisan Plan More Polluting Than Coal. popularresistance.org While celebrated as a climate victory by the Biden administration, the large infrastructure bill passed in the U.S. Senate this week includes billions of dollars of funding toward "blue hydrogen," which new research published Thursday finds is more polluting than coal. | The $550 billion bipartisan infrastructure package passed Tuesday includes $8 billion to develop "clean hydrogen" via the creation of four regional hubs. | The White House claims that the bill is in step with President Joe Biden's climate goals and advocates of hydrogen energy champion it as a low-emissions alternative for various uses such as fu…
(2021-08-13). Andrew Cuomo Is One Of Many Bad Apples In A Rotten System. popularresistance.org Andrew Cuomo has resigned as governor of New York one week after a damning report confirmed that he had sexually assaulted multiple women. | The report that came out August 3 highlights that Cuomo sexually assaulted 11 women, and describes efforts by his staff to discredit the accusers. He is now facing criminal charges in relation to one of these assaults. He responded with a bizarre video of him kissing people on the cheek, denying any wrongdoing. But the official report was too much to be ignored — the Democratic Party, including President Joe Biden, quickly turned against him and he was forced to resign…
(2021-08-13). Biden's "Radical" Proposals Are Minimum Measures to Avoid Catastrophe. zcomm.org It is a stunning fact that despite its unique advantages, the United States ranks last among the rich societies in health care…
(2021-08-13). Federal corruption probe of UAW officials continues. wsws.org The Biden administration is no doubt concerned that the UAW's credibility among workers continues to disintegrate, despite the years-long effort by the state to "clean up" the most blatant criminality by union executives.
(2021-08-13). Hey Joe, The Coup Rolls On. counterpunch.org While Joe Biden champions bipartisanship, the Republicans, now the Amerikaner Party of Trump (APOT), are taking a leaf from Adolf Hitler. Just before Christmas in 1924, Hitler left prison after serving time for leading the failed Nazi revolution (Beer Hall Putsch) of November 1923. He now understood that it had been premature to attempt to
(2021-08-13). 'Unconscionable': WHO Chief Slams Rich Nations Over Boosters as Poor Are Denied Vaccines. commondreams.org "The greatest threat to Biden's agenda is not the Progressive Caucus or the Squad, but these conservative Democrats."
(2021-08-13). In Somalia, the US is bombing the very 'terrorists' it created. thegrayzone.com US and British meddling transformed Somalia's al-Shabaab into an extremist group, inflaming the humanitarian crisis that persists throughout the country. This July, the Biden administration picked up where Trump left off and began bombing Somalia, a country with a gross domestic product of less than $6bn and a poverty rate of 70 percent. But why? The official reason provided by the Pentagon was that the Somali National Army needed air support in its operations to counter al-Shabaab. But the actual …
(2021-08-13). Infrastructure Bill Includes "Transformational Investment" for Tribal Nations. truthout.org 
After weeks of fits and starts, the Senate approved a $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure plan for states on Aug. 10. A day later, the Senate approved a $3.5 trillion budget resolution sending funding into family, health and environmental programs. All in all, the actions represent delivering a cornerstone of President Joe Biden's agenda. | The impact on Indian Country is significant. Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin, Jr. called the bill a "historic, potentially transformational…
(2021-08-13). Coronavirus outbreak at Dallas facilities of e-commerce logistics firm ShipBob as COVID-19 spirals out of control in Texas. wsws.org Coronavirus cases in the state of Texas have soared over the past month, after the lifting of mask mandates by the Biden administration in early July and an outright ban on local mask mandates by the right-wing Republican Governor Greg Abbott.
(2021-08-13). By Failing to Deliver, Biden, Like Trump, Further Undermined Global Trust in US. globalresearch.ca
(2021-08-13). Why Does Israel Have a Stockpile of Nuclear Weapons? counterpunch.org The main result of the meeting between Presidents Putin and Biden in Geneva on June 16 was the joint statement that "we reaffirm the principle that a nuclear war cannot be won and must never be fought." This most welcome recognition that nuclear war would probably destroy the world is especially relevant now, because August sees the 76th anniversary
(2021-08-13). PSL statement on California recall election. liberationnews.org 
PSL calls on Californians to vote "NO" on the extreme right-wing and undemocratic recall of Governor Gavin Newsom, on Election Day, Sept. 14.
(2021-08-13). Nicaragua: The Right To Live In Peace. popularresistance.org It is an irrefutable fact that the United States orchestrated, financed and unleashed the violent coup attempt in 2018 against the democratically elected FSLN government. Spokespeople of the U.S. establishment, from former president Trump, extreme right-wing senators and deputies, all the way down the food chain of its formidable 'regime change' machinery, including National Security Advisor John Bolton, the CIA, the National Endowment for Democracy (NED) and, of course, USAID, repeatedly stated their aim was to bring about 'regime change' in Nicaragua. In this connection, the significance of U.S. Nicaraguan prox…
(2021-08-13). Stalin González Says He too is Ready for Mexico Talks. orinocotribune.com Stalin González, spokesman of the Venezuelan far-right, confirmed that he will be present in the dialogue process between representatives of the Bolivarian government and sectors of Venezuela's extreme right opposition, who will meet in Mexico under the auspices of governments such as Norway. | González expressed this through a series of posts on his Twitter account. In these posts, he stated the importance of joining the democratic route of the regional elections scheduled for November 21 to elect governors, mayors, and members of state legislative councils and city councils. | In this regard, he stated that "se…
(2021-08-13). Here Are the 9 Right-Wing Democrats Threatening to Tank Their Party's $3.5 Trillion Agenda. commondreams.org This is a historic opportunity for Congress to take action for the people—and build upon the foundation of Social Security that President Roosevelt began eight-six years ago.
(2021-08-13). La crisis de la covid expone dolorosamente las tendencias pueriles de la democracia occidental. globalizacion.ca La política para la mitigación de la crisis del coronavirus de los gobiernos occidentales es en todo semejante al comportamiento infantil: busca la gratificación instantánea y tiende a quedarse todo para sí mismo. No es una buena señal para abordar…
(2021-08-13). Louisiana and Mississippi Health Systems on Brink of Collapse as Low-Vaccinated Regions Suffer. commondreams.org Two years after the largest workplace raid in U.S. history, Democrats just passed a budget framework that could make millions of immigrant workers less vulnerable to exploitation.
(2021-08-13). Venezuela Reports N ∞ 21. mppre.gob.ve In Venezuela we follow the firm path of economic recovery, the strengthening of relations with brother countries, the development of our Golden Generation for Paris 2024 and the consolidation of our democracy. We are a country in battle and in victory. We tell you more in issue No. 21 of Venezuela Reports. | La entrada
(2021-08-13). Press Freedom Under Attack in Mexico as TV Anchor Gets Death Threat from Cartel over Reporting. democracynow.org 
Prominent Mexican news anchor Azucena Uresti took to the airwaves this week to stand up to one of the country's most powerful drug cartels, the Jalisco New Generation, after the group posted a video online directly threatening her life. Uresti regularly reports on cartel violence and organized crime. The Committee to Protect Journalists considers Mexico the most dangerous country for journalists in the Western Hemisphere, where about 120 journalists have been killed since 2000, with four murders this year alone. Jan-Albert Hootsen, Mexico correspondent for the Committee to Protect Journalists, says the cartels ar…
(2021-08-13). "Not Going Quietly": Paralyzed with ALS, Ady Barkan Continues Fighting for Medicare for All. democracynow.org 
We speak with healthcare activist Ady Barkan, the 37-year-old lawyer and father who, since his ALS diagnosis in 2016, has devoted his life to campaigning for universal healthcare. He has continued to speak out even after losing his voice and now uses a computerized system that converts his eye movements to speech. Barkan is the subject of "Not Going Quietly," a new documentary following his cross-country activism. "Only a truly radical departure from our exploitative, for-profit model to one that guarantees healthcare as a right for all will ensure that we no longer live in a nation where people go bankrupt on ac…
(2021-08-13). The Next Gerrymandering Nightmare Has Begun. thenation.com The Next Gerrymandering Nightmare Has Begun…
(2021-08-13). 10 Quotes From PowerNomics Pioneer Dr. Claud Anderson. moguldom.com Dr. Claud Anderson is a renowned intellectual, author and speaker who focuses his expertise on how Black people can empower themselves economically. He is the founder and president of PowerNomics Corporation of America, Inc. and The Harvest Institute, Inc. According to its website, "The PowerNomics concept and plan teach Blacks how to pool resources and aspects …
(2021-08-13). Pressure Mounts on Facebook to Remove AIPAC's Islamophobic Attacks Against Ilhan Omar. commondreams.org "By getting vaccinated, you are protecting yourself, your family, and your community," said the health minister. "You are also protecting the safety of your workplaces."
(2021-08-13). No socialism, please! CNN gives AOC the corporate media treatment. peoplesworld.org 
The August 9 hour-long CNN program Being… AOC about Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is a case study in how corporate media covers—or, rather, covers up—socialism. The reddest or pinkest thing about this debut of CNN's new Being… series were AOC's lips. More time was spent bantering about the 31-year-old's lipstick, fashion sense, and being a magazine …
(2021-08-13). The Coming Redistricting Disaster. dailyposter.com 
(2021-08-13). The Republican Party is Now Officially the Face of the Pandemic Surge. juancole.com Oakland, Ca. (Special to Informed Comment) — The Republican Party is now officially the "face of the pandemic surge." A recent Washington Post headline reads, "Republicans risk becoming the face of the Delta surge as governors oppose anti-Covid measures." Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has actually PROHIBITED masks for public school students! How far will these …
(2021-08-13). The Only Way to End the Pandemic. counterpunch.org August 9, 2021 Last week Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene drew cheers at a Republican fundraiser when she praised Alabama for having the lowest vaccination rate in the US. The more the Covid-19 virus spreads, the more it will mutate, producing variant strains. Inevitably, some of those variants will totally elude the existing vaccines. No
(2021-08-13). DeSantis and Abbott Count on Reelection Despite Letting Tens of Thousands Die. truthout.org 
Hospitals are filling up and children are near death across a swath of Red states from Texas to Florida. The governors of those two states are leading a movement. | Republican Governors Ron DeSantis of Florida and Greg Abbott of Texas have gone all-in on a high-stakes bet, and the example of Donald Trump suggests they may just win it. Win or lose, though, they're both tenaciously hanging onto their bans on mandated masks in schools. | Their bet is that they'll get away with letting tens of t…
(2021-08-13). Tampa activists call for Tampa General Hospital to divest from Israel. liberationnews.org 
On July 16, activists gathered outside Tampa General Hospital (TGH) to denounce the hospital's partnership with Israel and call for it to divest from the "Florida-Israel Business Accelerator" (FIBA).
(2021-08-13). For an inclusive needs-driven National Disability Insurance Scheme. greenleft.org.au The National Disability Insurance Scheme purports to support a better life for hundreds of thousands of people with disabilities, their families and carers. Graham Matthews, Steve Warren, Terry Townsend and Lisa Macdonald argue for a needs-driven scheme.