(2022-08-21). White House Finalizes Theft of Afghanistan's Foreign Reserves. orinocotribune.com On the first anniversary of the Taliban's victory against the US-trained army, Washington unilaterally decided to keep $7bln of Afghanistan's foreign reserves | The government of US President Joe Biden has decided not to return Afghanistan's foreign reserves and suspended "We do not see recapitalization of the Afghan central bank as a near-term option," US Special Representative for Afghanistan Thomas West told the Wall Street Journal on 15 August, exactly one year after the Taliban took control of Kabul. | "We do…
(2022-08-21). The birth of propaganda and The war of perception. indybay.org One of the founding fathers of modern propaganda, Edward Bernays, openly admitted that especially in democracies, where the majority of people decide, the control of thoughts and feelings is a central tool. "Public relations involves what I call 'the engineering of consent.'"
(2022-08-21). Bernie Sanders, Gavin Newsom Tied To Replace Biden In 2024: Poll. progressivehub.net JASON LEMON | NEWSWEEK…
(2022-08-21). Trump Derangement Syndrome Returns. orinocotribune.com By Margaret Kimberley Aug 17, 2022 | Why would Black people laud the FBI or criticize protection against self-incrimination? The FBI search of Donald Trump's home has reawakened Trump Derangement Syndrome. | Progressives love the FBI? Leftists embrace the Espionage Act? Of course, one man is responsible for this madness, and he is none other than Donald J. Trump, 45th president of the United States. The fallout from the FBI search conducted at Trump's home shows the rank confusion spread by people who call themselves liberal but who are as dangerous as anyone on the right. From the moment that Trump announc…
(2022-08-21). California poised to celebrate 2022 International Day for People of African Descent. indybay.org Together, we will call for the Great State of California to stand in solidarity with H. Res 615. People of African descent and friends across the diaspora stand against systemic racism and supports the transformational agenda for racial justice and equality as identified in the Systemic Racism Report, and implemented through the subsequent Human Rights Council Resolution and the Permanent Forum on People of African Descent.
(2022-08-21). No Flat Country for Old Growth. indybay.org Forest Defenders drop banners, occupy trees and demand Biden stay true to his word to protect forests as expressed in his Executive Order.
(2022-08-21). Biden says slavery 'America's original sin'. ecns.cn Slavery is "America's original sin," U.S. President Joe Biden said on Saturday in a statement.
(2022-08-21). Final ISIS Kidnapper sentenced to Life for Role in Kayla Mueller's Death. juancole.com By Ryan Knappenberger | ( Cronkite News ) ALEXANDRIA, Va. — A second ISIS militant was sentenced to life in prison Friday for the kidnapping and killing of Prescott native Kayla Mueller, a relief to her parents who pledged to continue fighting for her memory. "Now we can set this behind us," Carl …
(2022-08-21). DPRK slams S. Korean new assistance plan. ecns.cn A senior official of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) has slammed South Korea's proposal of economic assistance in exchange for denuclearization, the official Korean Central News Agency reported on Friday.
(2022-08-20). NATO-Russia Proxy War: Revealing Signs of a Fading America: Scott Ritter, Michael Hudson. globalresearch.ca "Joe Biden looked Vladimir Putin in the eye last June and threatened him with massive sanctions. He had months to sit down with his inner circle and say, "how do we prepare for this?" Nothing the U.S. and its allies are doing has taken the Russians by surprise.
(2022-08-20). Joe Biden's Secret War in Ukraine. The Imminent Danger of a Large Scale US-Russia War. globalresearch.ca
(2022-08-20). Joe Biden's Secret War in Ukraine. The Imminent Danger of a Large Scale US-Russia War. globalresearch.ca
(2022-08-20). Four Reasons Democrats' Inflation Reduction Act Doesn't Live Up to the Hype. commondreams.org Yes, the legislation marks a small step forward. It is better than not having it. But Biden certainly shouldn't have handed his signing pen to Sen. Manchin as a mark of honor.
(2022-08-20). "Baffling" Excess Death Mystery, Zelensky's Nuclear Game & New Bivalent Jab Will Cause Real Pandemic. thelastamericanvagabond.com Welcome to The Daily Wrap Up, a concise show dedicated to bringing you the most relevant independent news, as we see it, from the last 24 hours (8/20/22). As always, take the information discussed in the video below and research it for yourself, and come to your own conclusions. Anyone telling you what the truth
(2022-08-20). Lessons From A Radical Past: One Man's Journey Into The Factories In The 1970s. popularresistance.org A national direct election will be held in the fall for the United Auto Workers (UAW), which held its 38th constitutional convention the week of July 25 in Detroit. Once an industrial union power with almost 1.5 million members in 1979, the union has been reduced to roughly 400,000 active members (though it has nearly 600,000 retirees)‚Äâ—‚Äâand about a quarter of its members are graduate teaching assistants and other university workers in higher education. | The union, for decades, has been governed by the Administration Caucus, which perpetuated its rule by tightly managi…
(2022-08-20). What The Media Gets Wrong About Taiwan's Place In China. popularresistance.org Most articles briefly explained that China claims Taiwan as its own territory, and then moved on without any further explanation. Some added that Taiwan will "be annexed by force if necessary," that China opposes visits by foreign governments and/or that China considers relations with Taiwan as an internal matter of sovereignty. Certain articles also briefly and selectively quoted Chinese officials to bolster the above points. | Meanwhile, many articles uncritically included claims that Taiwan is a sovereign country. When discussing China's response to Pelosi's visit, an Associated Press (AP) article published at…
(2022-08-20). Organizers in Syracuse protest obscene $85 million aquarium projectÔøº. liberationnews.org 
The plan to build the aquarium is unpopular, undemocratic and deeply insulting to the working class in the city.
(2022-08-20). U.S. ended Trump-era 'Remain in Mexico' immigration policy. america.cgtn.com The U.S. so-called 'Remain in Mexico' policy for migrants, introduced by the Trump administration back in 2019, has now come to an end. Despite attempting to cancel the policy on his first day in office, President Joe Biden has had to fight to change immigration …
(2022-08-20). [World Report] US Congress lets Medicare negotiate lower drug prices. thelancet.com A new law also targets climate change in a major victory for Democrats and President Joe Biden. Susan Jaffe reports from Washington, DC.
(2022-08-20). Behind the far-right book burning campaign in the US. wsws.org Christian fundamentalists and anti-gay bigots, allied with the Republican Party, are attacking school libraries and librarians.
(2022-08-20). How Medicare for All would also be a Huge Investment in America's Mental Health. juancole.com Gainesville, Florida (Special to Informed Comment) — The Affordable Care Act (ACA) was supposed to contain costs and make insurance for health / mental health care affordable. It did bring coverage to 20 million but 30 million remain uninsured. Data indicate that the bad outweighs the good. It's too expensive, unsustainable, overly complex and bureaucratic. …
(2022-08-20). Kansas Shows Abortion Rights Can Win in Red States. commondreams.org Conservatives value their constitutional rights—and young progressives are highly motivated by abortion. Are Democrats listening?
(2022-08-20). Turkey's Proxies Shelled Key Air Base In Northern Syria (Videos). southfront.org 
Screen grab from footage released by the Syrian National Army. | Between August 19 and 20, the Turkish-backed Syrian National Army (SNA) carried out a series of rocket and mortar strikes on areas held by the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) and the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in the northern Aleppo countryside. | The strikes were a response to the
(2022-08-20). Pueblo boliviano ratifica respaldo a Gobierno de Luis Arce. telesurtv.net Las fuerzas sociales vinculadas al Pacto de Unidad y la Central Obrera Boliviana ratificaron su respaldo a la democracia.
(2022-08-19). Pentagon Announces New $775 Million Weapons Package for Ukraine. news.antiwar.com On Friday, the Department of Defense told reporters that President Joe Biden approved a new $775 million round of security assistance for Ukraine. While announcing the eighteenth weapons package in the past six months, a senior defense said the US had adopted a tradition of giving Kiev "what they need, when they need it."For the …
(2022-08-19). Iran-US: Last Chance for a New Nuclear Deal. journal-neo.org 
The United States has recently gone rapidly down a political slope towards its world-anticipated collapse. Nancy Pelosi's hysterical visit to Taiwan, which triggered a new aggravation of the China-Taiwan confrontation, Washington's gross escalation of global tensions over the Russia-Ukraine conflict and its direct involvement by providing intelligence to Ukrainian neo-fascists, the medical and economic crisis …
(2022-08-19). 14 FBI Whistleblowers Have Not Come Forward Since Agents Searched Trump's Estate. thedissenter.org Fourteen individuals from or affiliated with FBI contacted Republicans before FBI searched Trump's estate, but not immediately after the search…
(2022-08-19). J.D. Vance's Wall Street Tax Dodge. levernews.com 
The supposed populist Ohio Republican Senate candidate J.D. Vance has structured his income to exploit a controversial tax loophole that almost exclusively benefits the super-rich, according to financial disclosures reviewed by The Lever. Vance's opponent, Ohio Democratic Rep. Tim Ryan, has
(2022-08-19). AFL-CIO: Freedom is on the ballot this November! peoplesworld.org 
WASHINGTON —Declaring "Freedom is on the ballot this November," the AFL-CIO is stepping up its intense battle to campaign for the rights of workers, women, people of color, LFBTQ people and everyone else in this country who, it says, are being deprived of their rights by a Republican Party captured by the extreme right. As …