(2021-09-22). Haitian migrants being released into US on 'very large scale' despite Biden's vow to send them back home — reports. rt.com 
Large numbers of Haitian asylum-seekers who've arrived in the US in recent weeks are being released into the country, officials told the Associated Press, after the Biden administration pledged to step up deportation flights. | Haitian refugees have been released on a "very, very large scale" over the last week, one US official with "direct knowledge" of the situation
(2021-09-22). Sen. Schumer & other senior Dems urge Biden to stop expelling Haitian refugees, as UN says decision may violate international law. rt.com 
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and other Democrats have condemned US President Joe Biden for deporting thousands of Haitian migrants gathered at the border, after the UN warned the move could run afoul of international law. | As Biden begins the mass expulsion of Haitian refugees — around 14,000 of whom have sgathered under a bridge in the Texas border town of Del Rio in recent weeks, many fleeing natural disaster and political turmoil in their home country — members of his own party have rejected the decision as cruel, among them the Senate's top Democrat. | "The horrible treatment of these in…
(2021-09-22). Submarinos nucleares en el Pacífico. globalizacion.ca El 15 de septiembre, el presidente Biden y los primeros ministros británico y australiano, Johnson y Morrison, anunciaron la creación del AUKUS (acrónimo de los tres países), un acuerdo de cooperación y defensa para la gran región que agrupa a…
(2021-09-22). AUKUS-Poetic Justice For France In Light Of How It Dealt With Libya, Russia And Syria. southfront.org 
Illustrative Image | Written by Simon Chege Ndiritu. | Introduction: | Over the last week, international news has been dominated by intense diplomatic gymnastics done by France in response to AUKUS. France has withdrawn from significant commemorations with the UK and recalled diplomats from the US and Australia. Simultaneously, the French foreign minister, Jean-Yves le Drain delivered scathing statement, decrying US-UK behavior, going as far as likening Biden's behavior to Trumps'. | That was surely scornful for Biden, who was elected for acting more urbane as compared to Trump. Another point that is hard…
(2021-09-22). Awkward Moment as White House Staff Cuts Off Biden-Johnson Meeting in Mid-Sentence. sputniknews.com Biden hosted Johnson at the White House shortly after the meeting of the UN General Assembly. At the meeting, they stressed how the UK-US partnership is "unrivaled in its scale and steadfastness," and discussed the AUKUS defense pact, the free travel of vaccinated Britons to the US, climate change, and girls' education.
(2021-09-22). Biden proclaims "new era" of human rights imperialism at UN. wsws.org As the White House presides over a massive nuclear buildup targeting China, Biden told the UN that America would rededicate itself to the preservation of "human rights" and "global cooperation."
(2021-09-22). After 20 Years of Failed War, Corporate Media Still Give Wars of Empire a Pass. counterpunch.org When Taliban fighters swept across Afghanistan in a little over a week and entered the capital city of Kabul on August 15, 2021, they surprised the US media, the Biden White House, and the military. Desperate to get out of the country, those who had worked with the US-backed Afghan government fled to the airport in Kabul, running across the tarmac and swamping the runways. US corporate media covered the chaos with images of hundreds of people jamming the runways and clinging onto aircraft or forcing their way into military transport planes. Focusing on the spectacle of the war's end, in three days Afghanistan rec…
(2021-09-22). Venezuela Denounces Colombia's Violation of Airspace & Biden Impugns Venezuela, Cuba & Belarus at UN. orinocotribune.com 
This Tuesday, September 21, Venezuela's Bolivarian National Armed Force (FANB) denounced the illegal entry into Venezuelan airspace of a remotely manned Hermes drone belonging to the Colombian Air Force. | Through a statement, the FANB indicated that the infraction was recorded on Monday, September 20, at 4: 48 p.m., when the aircraft in question was detected flying over the territory of Jesús María Semprúm municipality, in the state of Zulia, by the scanning systems of the Comprehensive Aerospace Defense Command of Venezuela. | The FANB assured that this action constitutes a threat to the security of the nation,…
(2021-09-22). Texas, Big Oil Target Indian Children In Bid To End Tribal Sovereignty. popularresistance.org If the Supreme Court overturns the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) — a federal law that keeps Native children with Native families — tribal sovereignty could soon be a thing of the past in the U.S. Should the Supreme Court rule in the plaintiffs' favor in the case of Brackeen v. Haaland, we could quickly see a return to blatant, pre-1978 genocidal practices — when Native babies were legally stripped of their families, culture, and identities. | It's critical that every one of us take immediate action. Before you do anything else today, sign our petition telling President Biden and the Department…
(2021-09-22). Anti-war groups ask US lawmakers to end support to Saudi-led war in Yemen. peoplesdispatch.org Despite the assurances given by US president Joe Biden earlier this year, the US continues to extend crucial military support to the Saudi-led coalition's war efforts in Yemen…
(2021-09-22). The Anglo Unilateralists Strike. counterpunch.org When President Joe Biden won the White House, he promised, with a facility of unceasing boredom, that diplomacy was back. "Diplomacy is back at the centre of our foreign policy," he stated on February 4. "As I said in my inaugural address, we will repair our alliances and engage with the world once again, not
(2021-09-22). Protestors Launch Tree Sit to Protect Old Growth Forest from Logging in Willamette Forest. itsgoingdown.org Report on Cascadia Forest Defenders on tree-sit in the Willamette National Forest to stop timber sale. Willamette National Forest — Members of Cascadia Forest Defenders have occupied trees in the Willamette National Forest's proposed Flat Country timber sale to protest the ongoing logging of carbon-rich old growth forest on public land under the Biden Administration. The…
(2021-09-22). Biden Admin Shuns IPCC Report in Argument to Expand Offshore Drilling. zcomm.org Climate advocates say that Biden has thus far been all talk on climate, without the policy proposals or pressure on Congress to show for it…
(2021-09-22). Perú — El viaje de Pedro Castillo. globalizacion.ca Buenas relaciones con Biden y Almagro | La política exterior peruana no ha sido parte de ninguno de los tres debates en el balotaje y tampoco durante la crisis que condujo a la salida del ex canciller Héctor Béjar. Ahora que…
(2021-09-22). Biden Can Transfer mRNA Technology and Leave the Legal Burdens with Moderna and Pfizer. cepr.net The Biden administration could find ways around the legal weapons that Moderna and Pfizer might use to block the transfer of the technology they use to produce mRNA vaccines.
(2021-09-22). 'We Are Trying to Save It,' Progressives Say as Right-Wing Dems Sabotage Biden's Agenda. commondreams.org
(2021-09-22). Headlines for September 22, 2021. democracynow.org World Leaders Address Climate Crisis, Pandemic at UNGA as Guterres Warns World "On Edge of Abyss", House Dems Pass Bill to Avert Gov't Shutdown, Raise the Debt Limit, But Fate in Senate Is Precarious, Cori Bush and Elizabeth Warren Intro Eviction Ban Bill as Housing Activists Rally in D.C., J&J Says Second Dose of Vaccine Increases Efficacy to 94%, Chinese City of 10 Million Goes into Partial Shutdown After Single COVID Case Confirmed, Mexican Authorities Target Haitian Asylum Seekers Fleeing Dangerous Conditions in U.S., Immigrant Rights Activists Demand Dems and Biden Establish Pathway to Citizenship, At Least…
(2021-09-22). Another US attempt to discredit China. indybay.org In July 2021 the Biden's administration once again criticized the Chinese leadership. This time China was charged with organizing illegal activities in cyberspace which, for its part, creates a serious threat to the US national security.
(2021-09-22). Cuban Diplomat on U.S. Blockade, Havana's Homegrown Vaccines & Biden's Hypocrisy on Human Rights. democracynow.org 
Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel has criticized the United States for intensifying its embargo at a time when Cuba is facing a surge in COVID-19 cases and deaths. "The Biden administration policy toward Cuba today has been the Trump administration policy toward Cuba," says Carlos Fernández de Cossío, director general for U.S. affairs in the Cuban Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He says Cuba also rejects U.S. claims about "Havana syndrome," the name given to mysterious neurological symptoms some American diplomats and CIA officers say they have experienced in foreign postings, including in Cuba. "The U.S. government…
(2021-09-22). What Biden's Vaccine Mandate Means for You. globalresearch.ca
(2021-09-22). Trump y Biden, una misma política contra los migrantes, sobre todo si son negros. globalizacion.ca Nada ha cambiado, sólo los nombres. Excusándose en un mandato de emergencia emitido en marzo de 2020 por su antecesor, el ultraconservador Donald Trump , y a contrapelo de sus promesas electorales, el presidente demócrata Joe Biden ordenó la deportación…
(2021-09-22). U.S. Militarism's Toxic Impact on Climate Policy. dissidentvoice.org 
LONDON, ENGLAND: Protesters hold signs at the YouthStrike4Climate student march on April 12, 2019 in London, United Kingdom. Students are protesting across the UK due to the lack of government action to combat climate change. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images) President Biden addressed the UN General Assembly on September 21 with a warning that the …
(2021-09-22). Saturday 10/2: Women's March Mountain View. indybay.org Short march starts at intersection of Castro St. and El Camino Real in Mountain View, CA at noon. For those who prefer not to march, meet us at rally point 500 Castro St. in front of City Hall at 12: 30pm…
(2021-09-22). In OtherWords: September 22, 2021. otherwords.org This week, congressional Democrats are rushing to finalize their reconciliation bill to fund an ambitious new package for jobs and infrastructure. Debates are particularly fraught with the party's right wing over how expansive the plan should be — and how to fund it. | Last week, we looked at some important possible elements of that plan — including
(2021-09-22). Workers oppose Australia's anti-democratic electoral laws: "People don't hold the views of the three main parties, which all defend the capitalist framework" wsws.org A new Socialist Equality Party electoral member said: "Wherever you go it is almost the same. All over the world if the people don't demand their rights the governments don't give them. You have to fight for your rights."
(2021-09-22). NSW Greens MP challenges 'in good faith' discrimination. greenleft.org.au Greens MP for Newtown Jenny Leong spoke to Suzanne James about how bullying and toxic politics have been used to suppress democratic outcomes in the ongoing religious freedom bill debate in New South Wales.
(2021-09-22). "Life Has Become Unlivable in Honduras": How Corruption & Drug Trade Fueled Migration to U.S. democracynow.org 
We look at a new Reuters special report examining corruption and the drug trade in Honduras, which human rights groups say are pushing tens of thousands of people to flee the Central American country for the United States. "People really describe feeling that their life has become unlivable in Honduras," Reuters correspondent Laura Gottesdiener says. This comes less than six months after a federal court in New York sentenced Tony Hernández, the brother of Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández, to life in prison for drug trafficking and listed the president as a co-conspirator. We also speak with Adriana Beltr…
(2021-09-22). A Setback for Immigrant Rights. zcomm.org And a Reminder of Our Hollowed-Out Democracy…
(2021-09-22). Guinea: Bauxite, Coups and AFRICOM. orinocotribune.com By Rosa Moro — Sep 18, 2021 | In the last 13 years, all the military coup leaders in Africa have been trained and instructed by AFRICOM. And this has very little to do with constitutional order or democracy. | The Republic of Guinea, French Guinea, or Guinea Conakry (to distinguish it from Guinea Bissau, a former Portuguese colony, and Equatorial Guinea, a former Spanish colony) is proud to be the first sub-Saharan African country to gain independence from France, in 1958. The father of the nation, Ahmed Sékou Touré, organized a referendum in response to General de Gaulle's proposal to integrate all his colo…
(2021-09-22). Casualties Reported After Failed Turkish Attack In Northeastern Syria (Video). southfront.org 
Illustrative image. | On September 22, the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) announced that its fighters had repelled an attack by the Turkish military and its proxies in northeastern Syria. | The attack, which took place in the early morning hours, targeted the village of al-Dibs in the northern countryside of Raqqa. | "Armed factions loyal to Turkey and their tanks attacked at exactly 03: 45 am today, Wednesday, the village of al-Dibs and the M4 international highway … SDF forces repelled the attack, killing…
(2021-09-22). Zero Covid NOW & Stop Privatization! Rally At CA Community College Bd Of Governors In Sac. indybay.org The first rally for Zero Covid in the United States took place at the California Community College Board meeting on September 20, 2021. The speakers also demanded an end to privatization and destruction of the community college system by the Lumina foundation which has been supported by the Chancellor Oakley and governor Newsom and the Democratic Party which has a super majority control of the California legislature.
(2021-09-22). Saturday 10/16: March for Reparations to African People: One year after the murder of George Floyd. indybay.org Oakland's march will begin at Snow Park (Harrison St & 19th St, Oakland, CA 94612) at 11: 00am…
(2021-09-22). How Big Oil Continues to Buy Off Politicians. counterpunch.org In its August 2021 Update to its Tracking the Dirty Dollars Project, Sierra Club California reveals that the California Republican Party has accepted over $300,000 from the fossil fuel industry and its allies this year. This more than triples the party's contributions since Sierra Club's last report update in May. "Once again, Republican legislators have sided with polluters and
(2021-09-22). GOP Extremism is Backfiring Badly. counterpunch.org By now people have plenty of examples of the GOP's idea of governance, which consists of opposing everything that doesn't fit their myopic ideology. Here in Montana we're headed back toward Lockdown City thanks to the utter failure of our Republican-controlled executive and legislative branches of government. But evidence is quickly mounting that GOP extremism
(2021-09-22). Unknown Gunmen Targeted The Car Of Ukrainian President Zelensky's Top Aide. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | On September 22nd, unknown suspects carried out an attack on the vehicle of Sergey Shefir, First Aide to President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky. | The driver was wounded in the attack, Iryna Pryanishnikova, the Kiev Police Department's spokesperson said."We confirm the attack. The driver was wounded," she said. | Prosecutor General Iryna Venediktova says 7.62 mm automatic weaponry was used in the attack and that she believes the criminal intentions were "serious." | The att…
(2021-09-21). 'Unfathomable cruelty' at the border continues under Biden. therealnews.com 
This story was originally published by Progressive leaders and activists on Monday reacted with shock, disgust, and condemnation of an immigration system "designed for cruelty" toward migrants following the publication of photos showing mounted US Border Patrol agents using their horse reins like whips to round up Haitian asylum-seekers along t…
(2021-09-21). Border Patrol accused of 'unfathomable cruelty' for cracking whips on Haitians. nationofchange.org "It doesn't matter if a Democrat or Republican is president, our immigration system is designed for cruelty towards and dehumanization of immigrants," said Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.
(2021-09-21). Rep. Ro Khanna on Border Guards Whipping Haitians, U.S. Drone Strikes, Afghanistan & Ending Iraq War. democracynow.org 
We speak with California Democratic Congressmember Ro Khanna about border guards whipping Haitians, U.S. immigration policy, raising the refugee cap, investigating the full 20 years of the War in Afghanistan and bringing U.S. troops home from Iraq.
(2021-09-21). Australia, UK, And US Nuclear Submarine Announcement. popularresistance.org On September 15, US President Joe Biden, United Kingdom Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison launched a new major strategic partnership to meet the "imperative of ensuring peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific over the long term." Named AUKUS, the partnership was announced together with a bombshell decision: The United States and UK will transfer naval nuclear-propulsion technology to Australia. Such a decision is a fundamental policy reversal for the United States, which has in the past spared no effort to thwart the transfer of naval reactor technology by other countries,…
(2021-09-21). Joe Biden apprendista stregone nucleare. globalresearch.ca Il presidente Biden ha annunciato la nascita dell'Aukus, partenariato strategico-militare tra Stati Uniti, Gran Bretagna e Australia, con ´l'imperativo di assicurare la pace e stabilità a lungo termine nell'Indo-Pacifico ª, la regione che nella geopolitica di Washington si estende dalla costa …
(2021-09-21). Sudan: Revolution, Imperialism and Solidarity. libya360.wordpress.com Peoples Voice Part two of our exclusive interview with the Sudanese Communist Party Part I: Sudan: A Revolution in the Making People's Voice interviewed Elfadil Elhashmi, an activist in the Sudanese Communist Party, to discuss the ongoing struggle for democracy, secularism and progress in that country. The following is the second of that two-part interview,…
(2021-09-21). Big Pharma Greed Is 'Killing Americans,' Sanders Says Outside Drug Lobby HQ. scheerpost.com 
By Jake Johnson / Sen. Bernie Sanders and progressive activists rally at the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America headquarters in Washington, D.C. on September 21, 2021. (Photo: People's Action) | Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont and progressive healthcare campaigners fr…
(2021-09-21). Vaccine Equity Coalition Warns 'Pathetic Trickles of Charity' Won't End Pandemic. commondreams.org "How many people need to die, how many people need to get unnecessarily sicker, before Congress is prepared to take on the greed of the prescription drug industry?" asked Sen. Bernie Sanders.
(2021-09-21). President Biden: End The War On Terror At Home! popularresistance.org While the Bush Administration launched these policies, the Obama and Trump Administrations cemented and expanded them. Under Obama, the US carried out drone strikes targeting US citizens, ratified bulk collection of US citizens' metadata, initiated the Countering Violent Extremism program, and revived the World War I-era Espionage Act to punish War on Terror whistleblowers. Trump called for the surveillance of mosques, enacted a Muslim Ban, and continued to abuse the Espionage act, using it to indict a journalist for publishing truthful information about US war crimes. | You made the decision to end the US ground…
(2021-09-21). New Report On US' Illegal Sanctions; A Day Of Reckoning Is Coming. popularresistance.org One of President Biden's first statements included an intention to review the United States' sanctions, which are actually unilateral coercive measures, to determine if they 'unduly hinder' the ability of targeted countries to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. That review, to be conducted by the US Treasury and State Department, has not been made public, if it has been done at all. The Sanctions Kill coalition conducted its own report on "The Impact and Consequences of US Sanctions," which was released last week. Clearing the FOG speaks with two of the authors, John Philpot and David Paul, about what sanctions ar…
(2021-09-21). As Biden prepares to declare US 20-year War over at U.N., Remembering the Bush Lies that Started it all. juancole.com Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) — Aamer Madhani and Josh Boak at the Associated Press report that President Biden in his speech to the United Nations General Assembly this year will seek to bring the curtain down on 20 years of American war, and will argue that instead the US will wage a multilateral campaign against …
(2021-09-21). Headlines for September 21, 2021. democracynow.org U.S. Border Patrol Agents on Horseback Whip Haitian Asylum Seekers, Biden to Raise U.S. Cap on Refugee Admissions to 125,000 Per Year, Fears Grow of Coronavirus Superspreader Event at U.N. General Assembly, U.N. Leader Calls for Countries to Meet $100 Billion Climate Fund Commitments, Student Activists to Lead Global Climate Strike on Friday, U.S. COVID-19 Deaths Surpass Toll of 1918 Flu Pandemic, Wealthy Nations on Track to Waste 100 Million COVID-19 Vaccine Doses This Year, Sudan's Government Says It Thwarted a Coup Attempt by Bashir Loyalists, Justin Trudeau Reelected as Canada's Prime Minister But Doesn't Win…
(2021-09-21). US court dismisses torture lawsuit against former Egyptian prime minister. middleeasteye.net 
US court dismisses torture lawsuit against former Egyptian prime minister | Judge dismisses case filed by Egyptian-American activist Mohamed Soltan against Hazem el-Beblawi after Biden administration asserted his diplomatic immunity | Tue, 09/21/2021 – 16: 06 | Mohamed Soltan filed a lawsuit against Hazem el-Beblawi (pictured) last June, accusing him of direct responsibility for his treatment, which included b…
(2021-09-21). Joe Biden: Nuclear Sorcerer's Apprentice. globalresearch.ca
(2021-09-21). Biden's Global Climate Finance Pledge Likened to 'Throwing Droplets at a Fire'. commondreams.org "We need creatives and communications experts to bring their full energy towards ending this crisis, not extending it."
(2021-09-21). When It Comes to Letting Down Allies, Trumpism and Bidenism Have Much in Common. counterpunch.org Trumpism was never quite what it seemed to the rest of the world when it came to America's actions as opposed to his words. The tone was always belligerent, but Trump went out of his way not to start any wars. As for the slogan "America First", this was not so much about an isolationist US and more about the US acting unilaterally in what Trump saw as its own best interests.
(2021-09-21). Bush and Warren Lead New Bill to Protect Renters Nationwide From Eviction. commondreams.org "The Biden agenda—our Democratic agenda—is at stake. It's progressives who are fighting to pass it in its entirety."
(2021-09-21). "It's Not The Same Thing": Jen Psaki Asked Why Migrants Walking Across Border Don't Have To Show Vaccine Proof. southfront.org 
Originally published on ZeroHedge. After the earlier Biden-mandated vaccine requirement for federal workers and all armed forces branches, and with the…
(2021-09-21). As US Sanctions Loom Over Ethiopia, Who is the Real Target? libya360.wordpress.com Pavan Kulkarni Photo: Courtesy KUNGU AL-MAHADI ADAM An executive order by Joe Biden makes way for sanctions on all main parties fighting in northern Ethiopia. However, diplomatic positions taken by the US make it evident that the primary target is the Ethiopian federal government, and not the TPLF which has been accused of multiple massacres…
(2021-09-21). US Launches Airstrike Near Idlib, Syria. news.antiwar.com The US on Monday carried out an airstrike near Idlib in northwest Syria, While President Biden has bombed Syria, this appears to be the first US airstrike in northwest Syria since he's assumed office. CENTCOM claims the strike targeted a "senior al-Qaeda leader" and that "initial indications" show the US hit the individual it was targeting. | According to the UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rig…
(2021-09-21). Black Alliance for Peace Condemns Biden Administration's Order to Deport Haitians as Illegal and Racist (Statement). orinocotribune.com By The Black Alliance for Peace — Sep 18, 2021 | When a white Fox News reporter used a drone to film the thousands of Haitian and other Black asylum seekers camped beneath a bridge spanning the Rio Grande and linking Del Rio, Texas to Ciudad Acuña, in the Coahuila state of Mexico, he immediately (and deliberately) brought a stereotypical image of Black migration: That of the teeming, African hordes, ready to burst the borders and invade the United States. Such images are as cheap as they are racist. And, typically, they erase the larger question: Why are so many Haitians at the U.S. border? |
(2021-09-21). In Targeting Haitians, Biden May Execute the Largest Mass Expulsion of Asylum-Seekers in Recent History. libya360.wordpress.com Ryan Devereaux Migrants, most from Haiti, are seen at an encampment along the Del Rio International Bridge in Del Rio, Tex., on Sept. 21, 2021. Less than a year after entering office with vows to bring a new humanitarian approach to the nation's immigration system, the Biden administration is carrying out what could be the…
(2021-09-21). Vaccine Equity Coalition Warns Trickles of Charity Won't End Pandemic. truthout.org 
Ahead of U.S. President Joe Biden's global coronavirus
(2021-09-21). Migración: Biden, más trumpista que Trump. globalizacion.ca El presidente de Estados Unidos, Joe Biden, ordenó la deportación expedita de miles de haitianos que buscan asilo en el país vecino apelando a un mandato de emergencia emitido en marzo del año pasado por su antecesor, Donald Trump, que…
(2021-09-21). Like FDR, Biden Should Welcome Special Interests Hatred. commondreams.org "Anyone who… claims to have a well-founded fear of being persecuted in their country of origin, they should have access to asylum and to have their claim assessed before being subjected to expulsion or deportation."
(2021-09-21). Biden Administration Approves More Commercial Ranching at Pt. Reyes National Seashore. indybay.org Despite strong public opposition from park advocates, on September 14 the Biden administration approved a controversial National Park Service plan for continued commercial ranching at California's Point Reyes National Seashore. | Top Photo: Teresa Harlan, left, Advocate for Indigenous Access to Homelands on Public Lands…
(2021-09-21). Black Leaders Call on President Biden to Grant Immediate Relief to Haitian Immigrants. latinorebels.com Representatives from leading civil rights organizations express outrage at treatment of Haitian and other Black immigrants at U.S.-Mexico border.
(2021-09-21). Strategic Stupidity… Biden Torpedoes French & NATO Relations With Aussie Sub Deal to Target China. strategic-culture.org It's not only France that is stunned by the Anglo-American skullduggery. The other European NATO allies were also left in the dark, Finian Cunningham writes. | The Gallic gall erupting between France and the United States, Britain and Australia has overshadowed the new military alliance that U.S. President Joe Biden announced last week for the Indo-Pacific region. | That alliance was supposed to signal a U.S.-led initiative to challenge China. But the strategic move is turning out rather stupid and shortsighted as it has backfired to slam a hole in Washington's alliance with France and wider NATO partnerships.
(2021-09-21). Democrats Share Blame for Afghanistan. counterpunch.org Joe Biden is taking heat from Democrats, not for his decision to withdraw from Afghanistan—that's popular—but for his haphazard pullout that, self-serving Rumsfeldian stuff happens, wars end messily platitudes aside, could have been executed more efficiently. They blame George W. Bush for starting America's longest war, arguing that what he began inexorably led to our most shocking military defeat and its humiliating aftermath.
(2021-09-21). "We Need to Deliver": Anger Grows at Sens. Manchin, Sinema over Obstruction of Democratic Priorities. democracynow.org 
Democrats are still divided over President Biden's sweeping $3.5 trillion spending plan to expand the social safety net, increase taxes on the rich and corporations, improve worker rights and combat the climate crisis. Senate Democrats are hoping to use the budget reconciliation process to pass the bill, but this will only work if the entire Democratic caucus backs the deal, and conservative Democrats have balked at the price tag. Progressive Democrats in the House, meanwhile, say they won't vote for a separate $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill passed by the Senate unless the reconciliation bill is part of the pa…
(2021-09-21). Progressives Urge Biden Admin to Overrule Senate Parliamentarian to Move Agenda. truthout.org 
Democrats are still divided over President Biden's sweeping $3.5 trillion spending plan to expand the social safety net, increase taxes on the rich and corporations, improve worker rights and combat the climate crisis. Senate Democrats are hoping to use the budget reconciliation process to pass the bill, but this will only work if the entire Democratic caucus backs the deal, and conservative Democrats have balked at the price tag. Progressive Democrats in the House, meanwhile, say they won't…
(2021-09-21). Arizona Senate Poised to Report That Biden Beat Trump in State's 2020 Election. counterpunch.org The team of Arizona Republican state senators, legislative staff, and advisers finalizing the Cyber Ninjas' report on the 2020 presidential election in Maricopa County are preparing to say that Joe Biden legitimately won the election, according to the largest funder of the Senate's mostly privatized election review, former Overstock.com CEO Patrick Byrne. "The way some of these political
(2021-09-21). Poor People's Campaign, West Virginians turn up pressure on Manchin. peoplesworld.org 
CHARLESTON, W. VA.—The Poor People's Campaign and his own West Virginia constituents are turning up the pressure on Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin, the self-styled "moderate" who's proving to be the key vote blocking aid to the poor and the downtrodden nationwide, as well as the rest of the progressive agenda. In a Sept. 20 zoom …
(2021-09-21). Chile, September 11, 1973: The Ingredients of a Military Coup. globalresearch.ca Almost half a century ago on September 11, 1973, the Chilean military led by General Augusto Pinochet, crushed the democratically elected Unidad Popular government of Salvador Allende. | The objective was to replace a progressive, democratically elected government by a …
(2021-09-21). Blacker, browner, and bluer: New York State municipal elections. peoplesworld.org 
NEW YORK—Election season heats up after Labor Day. That is an American tradition. Given the domination of the Democratic Party in New York State's cities, however, there won't be too many surprises in November. Municipal election results are practically determined by the June primary outcomes. From Buffalo to Long Island's many towns, villages, and hamlets, …
(2021-09-21). Enthusiastic response to fight against Australia's anti-democratic election laws at SEP public meeting. wsws.org "We are defending much more than the right to mark the SEP on an election ballot. We are defending the democratic and social rights of the entire working class," Eric London tells online meeting.
(2021-09-21). Election 2021: Whither social democracy in Canada? greenleft.org.au Frustration with Justin Trudeau's ruling neoliberal government and the bumbling fake populism of the conservatives have provided an opening for a progressive alternative in Canada, writes Jeff Shantz.
(2021-09-21). The Yemeni September 21st Revolution. libya360.wordpress.com Rune Agerhus Yemenis were punished for claiming their right to self-determination, punished for demanding to live in a free, prosperous, and democratic nation. On July 30th, 2014, the Yemeni government at the time introduced several austerity measures as a prerequisite for obtaining a loan from IMF. One of these measures was to increase the fuel…
(2021-09-21). Civil Rights Activists Prepare for Sit-Ins If Manchin Won't Budge on Filibuster. truthout.org 
Civil rights activists and faith leaders say they are readying a campaign of nonviolent civil disobedience against Sen. Joe Manchin for his opposition to voting rights and expansive spending bills backed by Democrats. | Leaders of the Poor People's Campaign are calling on Manchin to ditch the filibuster so Democrats can pass voting rights legislation and drop his opposition to a $15 minimum wage and $3.5 trillion in new social and climate investment. | All eyes have been on the conservative…
(2021-09-21). "We Are Troy Davis": 10 Years After Georgia Execution That Galvanized Anti-Death Penalty Movement. democracynow.org 
Tuesday marks 10 years since the state of Georgia executed Troy Anthony Davis for a crime many believe he did not commit. He was put to death despite major doubts about evidence used to convict him of killing Savannah police officer Mark MacPhail, including the recantation of seven of the nine non-police witnesses at his trial. As the world watched to see whether Davis's final appeal for a stay of execution would be granted by the U.S. Supreme Court, Democracy Now! was the only news outlet to continuously broadcast live from the prison grounds in Jackson, Georgia. We revisit parts of our six-hour special report,…
(2021-09-21). United Russia Party Wins State Duma Elections With 49.82% of Votes. sputniknews.com According to the official results, five parties have managed to make it into the Russian parliament, these are United Russia, the Communist Party, A Just Russia, the Liberal Democrats, and New People.
(2021-09-21). The Freedom to Vote Act: Another capitulation to the Republican assault on democratic rights. wsws.org The new bill kneels to the demands of right-wing Democratic Senator Joe Manchin while failing to reverse the most serious Republican attacks on voting rights.
(2021-09-21). Trump, Texas, and the MAGA Drive for Power. zcomm.org The more we contribute to beating the MAGA Faction in this round of voting, the better positioned we are to push further toward the multiracial democracy, transformed economy, and changed relationship with the planet…
(2021-09-21). Perspective on the Covid Pandemic. Somebody is Lying through their Teeth. globalresearch.ca
(2021-09-21). 10 Reviews Of The Hulu Series 'Wu-Tang, An American Saga' (Season 1). moguldom.com Though season one of Hulu's "Wu-Tang: An American Saga" was released in 2019, the recent premiere of season two has caused the series to capture the attention of old and new viewers alike. Chronicling the story and rise of one of the most iconic groups in hip-hop history, American Saga has been both praised and …
(2021-09-21). Capitalism "Has Not Served the American Economy Well" says "Champagne Socialist" Nancy Pelosi. globalresearch.ca
(2021-09-21). Why Lindsey Graham Is Trying to Rescue Rahm Emanuel. zcomm.org Former Chicago mayor Rahm Emanuel is appealing for support from a set of politicians he has repeatedly relied on in his career: Republicans.
(2021-09-21). Republicans blocking desperately needed pandemic relief for the world's poor. zcomm.org Allowing the IMF to issue $1.5 trillion in special drawing rights would save countless lives and wouldn't cost U.S. taxpayers a dime…
(2021-09-21). De-facto voter suppression came to Canada yesterday. canadiandimension.com 
Justin Trudeau visits his campaign office in Papineau, Montréal. Photo from The story most are telling about Canada's 44th federal election on September 20, 2021 is that it produced almost exactly the same result as the last one. We as a country spent more than $600 million to achieve exactly nothing. | It was a disappointing exercise in futility for all parties—except, perhaps, the Bloc Québécois, which looked like it might lose a handful of seats at the beginning of the campaign and ended up increasing its popular v…
(2021-09-21). People's Action's Tenant Delegation in D.C. Celebrates Keeping Renters Safe Act. peoplesaction.org People's Action's Homes Guarantee Campaign Helped Author New, Bicameral Bill That Would Enact Nationwide Eviction Moratorium Contact: Johanna Kichton, press@peoplesaction.org, 202.660.0605 WASHINGTON, D.C.—People's Action's Homes Guarantee tenant leaders today celebrated the Keeping Renters Safe Act, a bicameral piece of legislation introduced by Rep. Cori Bush (D-Mo.) and Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) that would enact a real, nationwide eviction …