(2022-08-16). Political crisis mounts over Trump secret papers. wsws.org With the FBI raid on Mar-a-Lago, the focus of the political crisis within the state has shifted from Trump's January 6 attempt to overthrow the election and establish a presidential dictatorship to his disruption of the global interests of the US national security state.
(2022-08-16). Creeping martial law in the Philippines as poverty grows. wsws.org The months since the election of Marcos Jr have been marked by the incremental expansion of authoritarian rule.
(2022-08-16). Is Moral Clarity Possible in Donald Trump's America? tomdispatch.com Recent episodes of purposeful and accidental truth-telling brought to my mind the latest verbal lapse by George W. Bush, the president who hustled this country into war in Afghanistan and Iraq after the 9/11 attacks. He clearly hadn't planned to make a public confession about his own warmongering in Iraq when he gave a speech in Texas this spring. Still, asked to decry Russian president Vladimir Putin's unjustified invasion of Ukraine, Bush inadvertently and all too truthfully placed his own presidential war-making in exactly the same boat. The words spilled out of his mouth as he described "the decision of one m…
(2022-08-16). Federal judge rules senator must testify on Trump effort to overturn Georgia vote. wsws.org The investigation led by Fulton County prosecutor Fani Willis has targeted dozens of Trump's accomplices, including Rudy Giuliani.
(2022-08-16). Eco-Socialism, Democratic Communism: Common Sense. dissidentvoice.org Are present ecological stresses so strong that if not relieved they will sufficiently degrade the ecosystem to make the earth uninhabitable by humans? Obviously no serious discussion of the environmental crisis can get very far without confronting this question. — Barry Commoner in The Closing Circle, 1971 More than fifty years after Commoner wrote those …
(2022-08-16). Sudanese Communist Party Forms a New Alliance Committed to Ending Military Rule. orinocotribune.com By Abayomi Azikiwe Aug 10, 2022 | After withdrawing from the Forces for Freedom and Change (FFC), the SCP has continued to call for democratic civilian rule | Since December of 2018, the Republic of Sudan has undergone general strikes, mass demonstrations, the forced removal of longtime former President Omar Hassan al-Bashir and the failed formations of several interim administrations. | Hundreds of people have lost their lives due to the repression carried out by the military and its supporters against protests which have been led by the Forces for Freedom and Change (FFC) and its Popular Resistance Commit…
(2022-08-16). WorkWeek: Fight Against Attack On Parker Liberation School, CCSF Parcel Tax & UAW Ranks. indybay.org WorkWeek covers the Fight Against Attack On Parker Liberation School & Regressive CCSF Parcel Tax For SF Community College Rank & File At UAW 2022 Convention Delegates Push Against Two Tier & For Democracy | CCSF HEAT On What's wrong with the City College of San Francisco Parcel Tax Initiative | drive.google.com/file/d/143rJV_ylQblMiq_lGD29cFV0rKFYna_K/view | Summary: | CCSF Higher Education Action Team (HEAT) welcomes more money for public education, but the San Francisco Workforce Education and Reinvestment in the Community Success Act (SF WERCS) initiative is not the way to support City College of San…
(2022-08-16). Brazil: Widespread pro-democracy protests amid fears of Bolsonaro coup. greenleft.org.au Thousands of people took the streets across Brazil on August 11 in defence of democracy, amid fears that far-right President Jair Bolsonaro may attempt a coup if he fails to be reelected in October, reports Kerry Smith.
(2022-08-16). Lula llama a tomar la responsabilidad por el Brasil que quieren. telesurtv.net El expresidente Lula da Silva reiteró su llamado a defender la democracia y desde allí desafió a su oponente derechista Jair Bolsonaro.
(2022-08-16). Dr. Oz Derided Over Ad Attacking Fetterman's Support for 'Free Healthcare'. commondreams.org "What's radical," responded a top aide to Sen. Bernie Sanders, "is 338,000 Americans dying during the pandemic because they could not afford for-profit healthcare."
(2022-08-16). U.S. Department of Justice opposes request to unseal Mar-a-Lago search affidavit. ecns.cn The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) said in a court filing Monday that it opposes any attempts to unseal the affidavit laying out the probable cause for the search of former President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate.
(2022-08-16). Seasonal fishing ban lifted in South China Sea. ecns.cn Fishing boats berth at Zhapo port of Hailing island in Yangjiang city, south China's Guangdong Province, Aug. 15, 2022. The seasonal fishing ban in the South China Sea ended on Tuesday.
(2022-08-16). Yangtze River in Wuhan recedes in flood season due to drought. ecns.cn Wuhan section of the Yangtze River has dried up due to persistent high temperatures and far below average amounts of rainfall in Hubei.
(2022-08-16). Celebrate International Day for People of African Descent. indybay.org Discover California Pioneers of African Descent (1849-1875) as part of United Nations International Day for People of African Descent.
(2022-08-15). La farsa de la democracia en Puerto Rico bajo el colonialismo de EEUU. multipolarista.com La democracia no existe en Puerto Rico bajo el colonialismo estadounidense. El pueblo no tiene poder de decisión y no puede alcanzar la independencia a través de procesos eleccionarios amañados.
(2022-08-15). Pelosi's Visit to Taiwan: Feedback from the Middle East. journal-neo.org 
The visit of US House of Representatives speaker Nancy Pelosi to Taiwan was met with bewilderment and wariness in the Middle East media. This is evidenced, in particular, by the headline comments on the subject: "Taiwan after Ukraine on the American chessboard", "Controversial visit", "Why provoke China?", etc. What is the use and point for …
(2022-08-15). US Restores Backchannels With Syria Over Missing American Journalist. news.antiwar.com The Biden administration has According to a report from
(2022-08-15). Inflation Reduction Act: white supremacy and Black farmers. workers.org 
Black farmers, fighting white supremacists in the South since Reconstruction to try to keep possession of their land, were dealt another blow in the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022. Wording in that legislation, designed to give loan assistance to Black farmers, was rewritten by Democrats to remove discrimination on the . . . |
(2022-08-15). Top Reparations Scholar Dr. Sandy Darity Pleads With Nina Turner And Democrats To Stop Faulty Debt Cancellation Math On Wealth Gap. moguldom.com Renowned, award-winning reparations scholar William "Sandy" Darity is not happy with former Ohio State Sen. Nina Turner touting statistics that say canceling $ ,000 in student loan debt will help close the racial wealth gap. And he directly told her so on Twitter. "Canceling just $ ,000 of student debt per person would immediately increase Black Americans' …
(2022-08-15). One year on, Afghanistan still a mess after U.S. military withdrawal. ecns.cn The U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan on Aug. 15 last year put an end to the 20-year-long war in Afghanistan, but the destruction caused by U.S.-style "freedom and democracy" still prevails one year later. Almost every Afghan is now living below the poverty line, Foreign Policy cited United Nations data as saying.
(2022-08-15). The Costs of Investing in War, Not Human Livelihood. commondreams.org War and ever greater preparations for more of it do not lay the groundwork for a good democracy.
(2022-08-15). Russia willing to expand ties with N Korea: Putin. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 15 (MNA) — Russian President Vladimir Putin says that Moscow is ready to continue the comprehensive and constructive development of bilateral relations with Pyongyang.
(2022-08-15). Over 70 Economists Call for Biden Administration to Return Afghanistan's Central Bank Reserves. globalresearch.ca
(2022-08-15). 17 Republican Governors Ask Biden to Drop COVID Jab Mandate for Foreign Travelers. globalresearch.ca
(2022-08-15). China's Growing Military Might. journal-neo.org 
What many in the West at first dismissed as a tantrum thrown by Beijing over the unauthorized visit of US Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi to Taiwan appears instead to be a carefully thought-out strategy designed to incrementally reassert Chinese sovereignty over the island territory. Beijing's ability to do this is underwritten by the …
(2022-08-15). Some Fear Democrats Will Blame Black Men If Stacey Abrams Loses Governor Race Again. moguldom.com Democrat politicians have been known to pay extra attention to lure in Black female voters but, second-time candidate for Georgia governor, Stacey Abrams, is going all out to attract Black male voters in her state. With Black women solidly behind her, she is lagging in support from Black men. Now some fear that if she …
(2022-08-15). Gov. Newsom Signs Law For Black Americans To Be Identified As A Separate Group To Help Support Lineage-Based Reparations Claims. moguldom.com California reparations advocates recently achieved another goal when Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill that directs state agencies to disaggregate or separate data collection categories for Black and African American subgroups. Senate Bill 189 (SB-189) was authored by the Coalition for a Just and Equitable California (CJEC) and championed by California State Assemblymember Chris Holden, …
(2022-08-15). Inside The Move Of Hip-Hop President Walter Kimbrough From HBCU Dillard University To Morehouse. moguldom.com Former Dillard University President Dr. Walter Kimbrough has taken his talents to Morehouse. The self-proclaimed Hip-Hop President is now the interim Executive Director of Morehouse College's new Black Men's Research Institute (BMRI). Morehouse announced Kimbrough's appointment to lead the institute in a press release. In the release, Dr. Kendrick Brown, Morehouse's Provost and Senior Vice President …
(2022-08-15). Three Lessons From Pelosi's Visit to Taiwan. scheerpost.com 
By Huáy«î Think Tank (ÂçéËØ≠Êô∫Â∫ì) Editor's Note: This article was distributed by a Chinese government accepted source, but we believe it is worthy of a wider audience because it provides documentation of important ongoing dialogue within top circles in China unavailable elsewhere. Pelosi, riding late into the night, came after all, and her arrival made me …
(2022-08-15). Richest Country on Earth to One of Its Poorest: We're Keeping the Money We Stole From You. commondreams.org A foreign affairs columnist called the move by the Biden administration a "shortsighted, morally unconscionable, and potentially calamitous decision for a country on the cusp of universal poverty."
(2022-08-15). Monkeypox has been declared a public health emergency in the US: What's that mean? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org The Biden administration has declared monkeypox a public health emergency. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), there have been over 6,600 confirmed monkeypox cases in the U.S., with all but two states, Montana and Wyoming, reporting at least one. Dr. Richard Kennedy, co-director of Mayo Clinic's Vaccine Research Group, explains what the declaration means. "The declaration allows more flexibility to the United States Department of Health and Human Services and the…
(2022-08-15). Ni por las buenas ni por malas la derecha peruana logra asaltar el poder (por ahora). globalizacion.ca Lo que ha demostrado la derecha peruana en el primer año de gobierno de Pedro Castillo es que su fin es asaltar el poder por las buenas o por las malas, que no cree en la democracia ni en los…
(2022-08-15). How Pelosi's Visit to Taiwan Has Enabled China to Redefine the Rules of the Game. scheerpost.com 
By Míng Jƒ´nwéi (ÊòéÈáëÁª¥) Editor's Note: This article was distributed by a Chinese government accepted source, but we believe it is worthy of a wider audience because it provides documentation of important ongoing dialogue within top circles in China unavailable elsewhere. 1) Many of my friends were disappointed when Pelosi arrived in Taiwan. I also originally …
(2022-08-15). WATCH NOW: The "Manchin Whisperer-For-Hire" levernews.com Jonathan Kott went from serving as Manchin's senior advisor to leading a well-funded dark money group that spent millions to crush Sen. Bernie Sanders' (Ind.-Vt.) 2020 presidential bid, and then back to Capitol Hill.As The Lever
(2022-08-15). Facebook 'Appallingly Failed' to Detect Election Misinformation in Brazil, Says Democracy Watchdog. commondreams.org "The disinformation that Facebook allows on its platform feeds into the 'stop the steal' narrative in Brazil—a growing tactic intended to set the stage for contesting the election."
(2022-08-15). Nacionaltrumpismo, el show y su campaña de retorno a la Casa Blanca. globalizacion.ca Desde los ataques a las Torres Gemelas y al Pentágono el 11 de septiembre de 2001, Estados Unidos inició las guerras "antiterroristas" con la adopción de la Doctrina de la Autodefensa Anticipatoria, que significa atacar antes de ser atacado. | El…
(2022-08-15). Presidente peruano agradece apoyo de líderes de Latinoamérica. telesurtv.net Los Gobiernos de Argentina, Bolivia, Ecuador y México emitieron este sábado un comunicado conjunto en el cual se pronunciaron en favor de la democracia en Perú.
(2022-08-15). Congresistas de EEUU visitan Taiwán, China denuncia provocación y advierte sobre repuesta contundente. cubadebate.cu Menos de dos semanas después de que la presidenta de la Cámara de Representantes, Nancy Pelosi, visitara Taiwán, una delegación de congresistas llegó a esa isla para reunirse con autoridades locales. China rechazó ese paso, acusó a Washington de buscar una confrontación y advirtió que habrá una respuesta contundente a la nueva provocación.
(2022-08-15). Chinese ambassador to India talks about China's position on China-India relations. ecns.cn Chinese Ambassador to India H.E. Sun Weidong held a roundtable briefing on Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi's visit to China's Taiwan region on Saturday. At the briefing, Sun also introduced China's position on China-India relations.
(2022-08-15). Can We Please Have an Adult Conversation about China? transcend.org 11 Aug 2022 – As the US legislative leader Nancy Pelosi swept into Taipei, people around the world held their breath. Her visit was an act of provocation. In December 1978, the US government — following a United Nations General Assembly decision in 1971 — recognised the People's Republic of China, setting aside its previous treaty obligations to Taiwan.
(2022-08-14). Is The US Inflation Reduction Act A Case Of Too Little Too Late? popularresistance.org Eugene Puryear of BreakThrough News analyzes the recently passed Inflation Reduction Act which seeks to address inflation, climate change, and healthcare. | The US Senate (and subsequently the House of Representatives) passed the Inflation Reduction Act that seeks to tackle issues of inflation, climate change and health care. Will the provisions in the law actually help address these issues? Will the Democrats gain an electoral advantage in the October mid-terms due to this law? Eugene Puryear of BreakThrough News explains.
(2022-08-14). For The American Empire, Hypocrisy And War Go Hand In Hand. popularresistance.org Much of the world held its breath as Nancy Pelosi circled around the Philippines to sneak into Taiwan late in the evening on August 2nd, 2022. The fear was that Pelosi's trip would initiate a broader war between China and the United States. Taiwan is China's "red line." This was no secret to Pelosi or the Biden administration. China had sent numerous warnings from a variety of channels in the days leading up the trip. | While Pelosi entered and left Taiwan unscathed, her stunt placed already fragile U.S.-China relations in their worst condition yet. As expected, China took decisive measures in response to the U.S…
(2022-08-14). US-China Climate Talks In Tatters. popularresistance.org Less than 100 days before the world's leaders meet in Egypt to tackle the climate crisis, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's incendiary trip to Taiwan leaves climate cooperation between the U.S. and China in tatters. | It was only last year, in 2021, that U.S. Climate Envoy John Kerry and China Special Envoy for Climate Change Xie Zhenhua issued a joint statement to strengthen the Paris Agreement by adopting "long-term strategies aimed at net zero GHG emissions" to keep the world's temperature below 2 degrees Celsius, with the goal to limit warming to 1.5 degrees. | Such collaboration is urgently needed if the world is…
(2022-08-14). A Military Rich in Dollars, Poor in People. tomdispatch.com The American military is now having trouble recruiting enough soldiers. According to the New York Times, its ranks are short thousands of entry-level troops and it's on track to face the worst recruitment crisis since the Vietnam War ended, not long after the draft was eliminated. Mind you, it's not that the military doesn't have the resources for recruitment drives. Nearly every political figure in Washington, including House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, invariably agrees on endlessly adding to the Pentagon's already staggering budget. In fact, it's nearly the only thing they…
(2022-08-14). The Stealth Plan For Medicare For All. popularresistance.org Some advocates of a publicly funded universal health care system have predicted that its creation is inevitable because of the "death spiral" of insurance costs. This term refers to the fact that as costs of insurance rise, fewer people can afford it, leading to a new round of rising premiums and out-of-pocket costs. If this cycle were allowed to continue indefinitely, it would be only a matter of time before the medical insurance industry priced its product out of existence. | In a rational world, this simple fact would lead Congress to do what every other industrialized nation has done; create a publicly funded…