(2021-08-15). 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…
(2021-08-15). Earthquake Devastates Haiti. dissidentvoice.org 
With "friends" like Canada, Haiti is in deep trouble. Justin Trudeau's statement that this country was "standing ready" to assist after a massive earthquake rocked the western part of Haiti Saturday is not reassuring. Over the past two decades Canada has done too much to undermine Haitian sovereignty, democracy and living standards to be considered …
(2021-08-15). US Congressman Jesús 'Chuy' García Asks Biden Government to Lift Blockade Against Venezuela (Grijalva, AOC, Omar and More). orinocotribune.com On Friday, August 13, US congressman for the Democratic Party, Jesús "Chuy" García, reported that, together with 18 other legislators, he has sent a letter to US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, asking Joe Biden's administration to lift the illegal sanctions imposed against Venezuela. | The members of the Congress have also asked the US government to participate in a direct dialogue with Caracas and to stop politicizing "humanitarian assistance" around the Venezuela, urging to "strongly consider conducting a prompt review of our government's current policy towards Venezuela." | Our policy towards Venezuela prom…
(2021-08-15). In Somalia, The US Is Bombing The Very 'Terrorists' It Created. popularresistance.org 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 $6 billion 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 reason was that Somalia is geo-strategically important to US empire. | Successive US administrations have cycled through a myriad of excuses to either bomb the country or to arm its dictators: Cold War politics, "humanitarian intervention," anti-piracy, and more…
(2021-08-15). We Must Fight Privatization of Medicare and Medicaid to Win Single-Payer. truthout.org 
Right now, there are essentially two approaches to improving our health care system. Either we expand the Affordable Care Act, or we expand Medicare. So far, President Joe Biden has pushed for the former with his administration's expansion of insurance subsidies in the American Rescue Plan. Neither approach, however, will get us to what we need if the privatization of Medicare and Medicaid continues unchecked. | The threat is real. Private health insurance companies, hospitals and pharmaceuticals…
(2021-08-15). WEEKEND READER: Calling Out Climate Denial. dailyposter.com 
| This week's Weekend Reader includes a look at the Democratic Party's climate denial, from President Joe Biden to former President Barack Obama, to Congress, who say they believe in science but keep backing continued fossil fuel development.As The New Republic writes, Democrats "don't dispute that the climate is changing, but they are absolutely in denial about what curbing it would entail." Biden and lawmakers need to start working to decarbonize the planet while we still have tim…
(2021-08-15). Dennis Kucinich and Chris Hedges on the American Coup d'etat. scheerpost.com Watch the second installment of Chris Hedges' two-part interview with former Ohio Congressman Dennis Kucinich in the video player above. Dennis Kucinich served as a U.S representative from Ohio from 1997 to 2013, losing his seat after the state Democratic Party machine redrew Ohio's 10th Congressional district, a redistricting designed expressly to oust him, although …
(2021-08-15). At the brink of a new world system: imperialism, race and caste. mronline.org 
The U.S. has degenerated to such an extent that is probably one of the least democratic countries in the world. It is ruled by an extremely powerful and undemocratic billionaire class, buttressed by an entrenched bureaucracy and intelligence apparatus, and legitimized by an obsequious media which does not even pretend to be neutral.
(2021-08-15). Brazil: A Coup in the Making and the Paralysis of Democratic Institutions. orinocotribune.com By Fernando de la Cuadra — Aug 10, 2021 | There is no longer any doubt that Bolsonaro is plotting a coup in the increasing probable scenario that his chances of being reelected in next year's elections are very remote. After the successive and innumerable attacks made by Bolsonaro to democratic institutions, nothing indicates that he is going to stop, and that, on the contrary, he has already crossed a long time ago a behavior tolerable and worthy of his presidential credentials. In one of his latest appearances, he threatened to suspend the Constitution if the electronic ballot was not eliminated and replac…
(2021-08-15). El gran capital no distingue entre derecha y extrema derecha. globalizacion.ca La guerra contra la democracia, es la opción del capitalismo para enfrentar y desarticular los proyectos populares. Mencionar políticas afincadas en el cobro de impuestos progresivos o la intención de regular el mercado encienden las alarmas del complejo industrial militar…
(2021-08-15). We Must Defeat the California Recall. zcomm.org With a mobilized anti-immigrant anti-Mexican campaign, a majority of California voters could turn Republican once again…
(2021-08-14). Afghanistan: If Biden Won't Sign Off Air Strikes Against the Taliban, Then the Pundits Might Be Right About Kabul Falling Soon. strategic-culture.org But he might just. The US president is hesitating and he must be considering the scenario of reinstating the Taliban in Kabul with Russia and Iran helping it with its governance this time around. | Many might argue that at the heart of good journalism lies the ability to ask difficult, if not obvious questions to our leaders. Remarkably, with Joe Biden's numerous press conferences on the subject of Afghanistan and America's pullout of its troops, not one American journalist was able to ask the simplest question of Biden, which is the only real issue which matters. Will the US support the Afghan government with a…
(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). CIA Mulls New China Mission Center To "Out-Spy Beijing" strategic-culture.org 
By Tyler DURDEN | The CIA is considering establishing a new China-focused mission center, Bloomberg is reporting, at a moment tensions have steadily escalated over months of continued Biden-ordered sail throughs of the Taiwan Strait and other provocative 'freedom of navigation' warship maneuvers in the South China Sea. It comes amid criticisms that China is ultimately "out-spying" the United States, also amid tit-for-tat cyber intrusion accusations which have gone on for years. | CIA Director Bill Burns has ordered a broad review of the agency's China capabilities. Currently China-related missions fall under the…
(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). US Democrats Call for Venezuela Sanctions Relief and 'Direct Dialogue' with Maduro. venezuelanalysis.com The representatives urged the White House to allow crude-for-diesel swaps and "constructively engage" with actors on the ground.
(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). 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). 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). 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). 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 . . . |