(2022-08-23). US says Iran has dropped demand to remove IRGC terror designation for nuclear deal. tribune.com.pk Iran has dropped its demand that the US remove its Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) from a terror blacklist as part of ongoing talks to return both countries to the landmark 2015 nuclear deal, the State Department said on Monday. | President Joe Biden has stalwartly opposed lifting the IRGC's blacklisting as part of any deal that would return the US and Iran to compliance with the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), and State Department spokesman Ned Price said the demand has been removed from the latest version of the agreement the US has seen. | "That's part of the reason why a deal is close…
(2022-08-23). Disaster In Cuba Highlights Biden's Disastrous (And Illegal) Foreign Policy. popularresistance.org On August 5, lightning caused a fire at an oil supertanker base in Matanzas, Cuba. The fire caused the collapse of three large oil tanks, killed 16 people and wounded 146 people. Immediately, friendly nations sent aid, including $70 million in oil from Russia, but the United States only provided technical advice to the neighboring Caribbean nation that has been crippled by six decades of the US' economic blockade. Clearing the FOG speaks with Arturo Lopez-Levy of the Council on Hemispheric Affairs about the fire, the Biden administration's continuation of Trump's policies in Cuba and the campaign to change that,…
(2022-08-22). Chinese community protests Pelosi visit. ecns.cn Hundreds of members from the Chinese community in San Francisco gathered on Sunday in the city's Chinatown to protest US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's recent visit to Taiwan, criticizing her for endangering the peace between China and the United States that has lasted for five decades.
(2022-08-23). Chinese community protests Pelosi visit. ecns.cn Hundreds of members from the Chinese community in San Francisco gathered on Sunday in the city's Chinatown to protest US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's recent visit to Taiwan, criticizing her for endangering the peace between China and the United States that has lasted for five decades.
(2022-08-23). Biden, Pelosi: Postmortem on Taiwan Trip. dissidentvoice.org (President Biden, Speaker Pelosi, Sec of State Blinken, National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan and White House aide Tara Write) Biden: Let me bring this small meeting to order. We are all here. And this is a new White House Aide, Tara Write, who will provide visuals if we need them. The purpose of this meeting …
(2022-08-23). 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.'"
(2022-08-23). Pelosi Resign! San Franciscans Accuse Pelosi of War Mongering Against China. indybay.org Dozens of people rallied in Portsmouth Square in San Francisco Chinatown and demanded that San Francisco House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi resign. They accused her of whipping up war against China and being responsible for the escalating attacks on Chinese and Asian Americans.
(2022-08-23). Attend the IYSSE (Australia) AGM at Brisbane's Griffith University against war and the assault on democratic rights. wsws.org The IYSSE at Griffith University is holding its Annual General Meeting at 1 p.m. (AEST) Wednesday, 24 August.
(2022-08-23). How The "Four Island Chain" Members Became U.S. Client States. dissidentvoice.org Many observers believe the future will be written in the Sino-Pacific region and, in particular, the means by which the United States responds to the rise of China as a global economic and political power. That's clearly the the message in President Biden's national security policy which states that "China…is the only competitor potentially capable …
(2022-08-23). Bernie Sanders Makes the Washington Post Oped Page: We Don't Need Government-Granted Patent Monopolies to Finance Drug Research. cepr.net These are remarkable times, and they just keep getting more remarkable. The latest is an oped in the Washington Post that actually cites Sanders' approvingly.
(2022-08-23). "We want our pound of flesh": US railroaders press for strike action after pro-company ruling by Biden's Presidential Emergency Board. wsws.org Hundreds of railroaders have contacted the WSWS over the past week with their thoughts about the PEB ruling and the potential for strike action.
(2022-08-23). Nueve provincias dominicanas están en alerta por lluvias. telesurtv.net Las regiones en alerta son La Vega, Santiago, Santiago Rodríguez, El Seibo, Monte Plata, Monseñor Nouel, Hato Mayor, San Juan y Sánchez Ramírez.
(2022-08-23). 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.
(2022-08-23). Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has 20 people arrested for voting in the 2020 presidential election. wsws.org Thursday's charges are the first major public action from the Office of Election Crimes and Security, a police force DeSantis created earlier this year solely dedicated to pursuing voter fraud and other election crimes.
(2022-08-23). Solicitor-General and Labor government greenlight former PM Morrison's secret ministerial appointments as "legal" wsws.org Labor is covering up the sweeping, anti-democratic implications of Morrison's ministerial positions, as it seeks to bury the issue in a toothless inquiry.
(2022-08-23). US Interests and Israeli Crimes. dissidentvoice.org Many people were surprised and outraged when US President Biden recently fist bumped Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. After all, as a candidate, Biden pledged to make the Saudi kingdom a pariah since the Crown Prince had been directly linked to the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. In contrast, consider the relative lack of …
(2022-08-23). 'Cancel It All,' Say Progressives as Biden Favors $10,000 in Means-Tested Student Debt Relief. commondreams.org "Student debt is a nearly $2,000,000,000,000 crisis," said Rep. Cori Bush. "POTUS must cancel student debt. All of it."
(2022-08-22). The Blowback of Washington's Geopolitics of Containment. journal-neo.org 
When President Joe Biden upgraded the US policy of containment to dual containment i.e., a simultaneous containment of Russia and China via a crisis manufactured in Europe (Ukraine) and Asia (Taiwan), little did he, or his administration, know this could mark the beginning of a process that could alter the existing world order in ways …
(2022-08-22). US Taunts Russia To Escalate In Ukraine. popularresistance.org In military terms, the crude, locally assembled drone dropping a country-made bomb or two on unguarded sites in Crimea are at best pin pricks in the big picture of Russia's special military operation in Ukraine. But it can be profoundly consequential in certain other ways. | For a start, this escalation has Washington's approval. A senior Joe Biden administration official told NatSec Daily that the US supports strikes on Crimea if Kiev deems them necessary. "We don't select targets, of course, and everything we've provided is for self-defence purposes. Any target they choose to pursue on sovereign Ukrainian soil…
(2022-08-22). Washington Wants a New Cold War—but That's a Bad Idea. transcend.org 15 Aug 2022 – As China unleashed live-fire military exercises off the coast of Taiwan, simulating a real "reunification by force" operation in the wake of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's ceremonial visit to the island last week, the bipartisan fervor for a new Cold War with China and Russia took greater hold in Washington.
(2022-08-22). Top Biden Official: US Would Overthrow Colombia's New Left-wing President 40 Years Ago. globalresearch.ca
(2022-08-22). US Tries to Reassure Israel on Potential Iran Deal, Says Agreement 'Not Imminent'. news.antiwar.com The Biden administration has been trying to reassure Israel over a potential agreement to revive the Iran nuclear deal, The US is currently reviewing Iran's response to an EU proposal to revive the deal. Reports have said the US has agreed to give "concessions" to Iran, a characterization that the Biden administration has strongly denied. | US officials told Axios that in recent communications with their Israeli counterparts, they have stressed Washington is not making concessions to Tehran a…
(2022-08-22). Indiana Governor Leads Third US Delegation to Taiwan This Month. news.antiwar.com Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb and other state officials arrived in Taiwan on Sunday, marking the third US delegation to visit the island this month amid soaring tensions between the US and China. Holcomb, a Republican, said that the trip was meant to boost economic cooperation between the US and Taiwan with a focus on the …
(2022-08-22). US, South Korea to Resume Provocative Live-Action War Games After Four-Year Pause. news.antiwar.com Washington and Seoul will kick off live-action military drills in Korea on Monday. North Korea views the exercises as highly provocative rehearsals of removing the government in Pyongyang. The US canceled live war games with South Korea in 2018. The military drills, dubbed Ulchi Freedom Shield, will involve thousands of soldiers and last about two …
(2022-08-22). Blue Helmets Shoot and Kill Civilians in Congo: Nobody Talks about the Failure of the UN. transcend.org 18 Aug 2022 – There are some facts happening in the world that are extremely serious, but very few media talk about them. Few weeks ago, for example, shocking news from the Democratic Republic of Congo has passed silently.
(2022-08-22). "Preemptive Nuclear War": The Historic Battle for Peace and Democracy. A Third World War Threatens the Future of Humanity. globalresearch.ca US nuclear doctrine consists in portraying nuclear weapons as a means of "self defense" rather than a "weapon of mass destruction". There are powerful financial interests behind Joe Biden's $1.3 trillion nuclear weapons program initiated under Obama.
(2022-08-22). How Native Lands Became a Target for Nuclear Waste. progressivehub.net SANJANA MANJESHWAR | OUTRIDER…
(2022-08-22). The global significance of the resort to extra-parliamentary forms of rule in Australia. wsws.org Behind the backs of the population, and the figleaf of parliamentary rule, as the pandemic erupted and class and war tensions intensified, unprecedented, anti-democratic decisions were taken that overturned the nostrums of accountability of the executive to elected representatives.
(2022-08-22). Florida election outlook: Rubio and DeSantis are key takedown targets. peoplesworld.org 
TAMPA, Fla.—With fewer than three months to go before the November general election, both candidates and activists are looking towards that contest rather than the August 23 primary. The U.S. Senate race is set: Rep. Val Demings (D), a former Orlando police chief, will take on Sen. Marco Rubio (R). Depending on what polls you …
(2022-08-22). Trump Likening the US to a 'Third-World Country' Is Something We Can Agree On. commondreams.org The imperial hubris on display in the use of such lingo towards poorer nations can't hide America's own failures.
(2022-08-22). WATCH NOW: Will Biden Cut Social Security? levernews.com Earlier this year, President Joe Biden
(2022-08-22). Biden's Student Debt Decision. peoplespolicyproject.org 
In March of 2020, the federal government
(2022-08-22). The Biden Administration's "Disinformation Governance Board" globalresearch.ca
(2022-08-22). Kamala Harris Arrives On Kauai, Greeted By Red Hill Protestors. popularresistance.org Kauai, Hawaii – Vice President Kamala Harris and Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff arrived on Kauai for a vacation away from bustle of Washington. | As their motorcade pulled up near the Kalihiwai Ridge home where the second couple are staying, they were met with people holding 'Shut Down Red Hill' signs. | Some members of the Oahu Water Protectors made the trip to Kauai to meet the motorcade. While they said 'aloha' to welcome the Vice President on her trip, they also wanted to use the opportunity to put the issue on her radar. | "To stand here and know that she's just 100 feet away from us I think it's important bec…
(2022-08-22). Monica Perez Interview How The Two Party Paradigm Is Designed To Hinder Genuine Change. thelastamericanvagabond.com Joining me today on Moving Target is Monica Perez, here to discuss the illusion that is the two party paradigm, and how it is used to ensure that any genuine change — that the American people might want yet is counter to the interests of the oligarchy — never comes to pass. We discuss the
(2022-08-22). How Pelosi's Visit to Taiwan Has Enabled China to Redefine the Rules of the Game. transcend.org 15 Aug 2022 – 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.
(2022-08-22). 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.
(2022-08-22). Unlawful Pentagon Order Mandating mRNA Vaccine for Troops. globalresearch.ca
(2022-08-22). Committee for Public Education meeting passes resolution opposing censorship of David Berger. wsws.org "Educators have an immediate stake in the campaign to defend Dr Berger's democratic rights and support his public advocacy for the maintenance of proper health measures in the face of the ongoing pandemic" — CFPE resolution.
(2022-08-22). Luoxingdun stone island emerges from Poyang Lake due to drought. ecns.cn Poyang Lake has entered the dry season, the earliest date in 71 years on Friday as a result of persistent high temperatures.
(2022-08-22). William Ruto declared winner in Kenyan presidential election amid mass abstention. wsws.org In recent years, mass strikes have erupted among teachers, university lecturers, health workers, port workers and long-distance truck drivers over low pay and precarious conditions.
(2022-08-22). In wake of Pelosi visit, US announces trade talks with Taiwan. wsws.org The trade negotiations are one more element in the Biden administration's systematic undermining of the One China policy that has underpinned US-China diplomatic relations for decades.
(2022-08-22). Three Lessons from Pelosi's Visit to Taiwan. transcend.org 15 Aug 2022 – 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.
(2022-08-22). U.S. first lady ends isolation after testing negative for COVID-19. ecns.cn U.S. First Lady Jill Biden ended isolation on Sunday after testing negative for COVID-19.
(2022-08-22). Suman siete los casos de viruela símica en República Dominicana. telesurtv.net Los nuevos infectados son hombres dominicanos de 32 y 60 años, que presentan los síntomas comunes de la enfermedad.
(2022-08-22). Values, Virtues and Sins of a Viable Democratic Civilization. transcend.org 22 Aug 2022 – Reframing the Controversy of Unconstrained Population Growth as a Hyperobject…
(2022-08-22). Democrats allow school budget cuts in New York City to move ahead. wsws.org A ruling by an appeals court to restore the cuts shows the need to mobilize the working class to defend public education.
(2022-08-22). Assange Attorneys and Journalists Sue the CIA over Spying. transcend.org 18 Aug 2022 – "Journalists are allowed to request documents that have been stolen and to publish them." So wrote U.S. federal Judge John Koeltl in a 2019 opinion dismissing a lawsuit filed by the Democratic National Committee against Julian Assange, Wikileaks and others.
(2022-08-22). Amidst Uproar over Nancy Pelosi's Visit to Taiwan, Media Ignores Aggressive U.S. Maritime Action in South China Sea. transcend.org 18 Aug 2022 – In order to force high-tech companies to decouple from the People's Republic of China and reverse U.S. decline, U.S. imperialism needs a political/military crisis with China.
(2022-08-22). Democrat Fetterman leads Pennsylvania race for U.S. Senate. peoplesworld.org 
ERIE, Pa. — After emerging victorious over a stroke, Pennsylvania's Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate John Fetterman is on track now to defeat his Republican opponent, Trump-backed Mehmet Oz, next. The state's lieutenant governor made his return to the campaign trail here August 12, taking the stage here at Erie's Bayfront Convention Center to the …
(2022-08-22). Biden Administration Offers 'Concern,' But Refuses to Condemn Israeli Raids. commondreams.org The Biden administration says it "doesn't share Israel's position" on criminalizing 6 Palestinian NGOs, but also won't criticize Israel following a military raid on the organizations.
(2022-08-22). Lessons of the 2021 Kaiser Permanente contract struggles. wsws.org Last year, over 100,000 Kaiser workers demonstrated their willingness to join together to fight against the systematic dismantling of the health care system. They faced a pan-union conspiracy, acting on behalf of the Democratic Party to keep workers isolated from each other, pushing through concessions contracts against growing rank-and-file opposition.
(2022-08-21). Where it does not dominate, U.S. imperialism sows chaos. iacenter.org By Manuel Raposo August 17, 2022 U.S. military left Afghanistan in ruins. Above, the results of a 2017 bombing raid that killed 90. Raposo is editor of the Portuguese web magazine, jornalmudardevida.net, where this article was published Aug. 10. Translation: John Catalinotto. While declaring itself ready to prolong the war in Ukraine, "for as long as necessary," U.S. imperialism is dedicating itself to creating new hotbeds of tension in various parts of the world, in a bid to threaten and show strength. Three events reveal this: the visit to Taiwan of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, second in succession to the presid…
(2022-08-21). The Biden-Trump Persecution Of Julian Assange. popularresistance.org For a good while one could blame Trump for the prosecutorial monstrosity perpetrated on journalist Julian Assange. But now it's time for Trump to move over. The single worst assault on the first amendment and a free press in recent centuries is no longer solely his. Biden owns it. Biden could end this state persecution of a journalist today, if he felt like it. A persecution that a U.N. expert has called torture. A persecution that could easily lead to Assange's death. | But maybe that's the point. Indeed, if killing Assange isn't the point, Biden should prove it, by pardoning him now. Biden doesn't feel like it.
(2022-08-21). Bernie Sanders, Gavin Newsom Tied To Replace Biden In 2024: Poll. progressivehub.net JASON LEMON | NEWSWEEK…
(2022-08-21). Syria denounces that the United States intensifies the theft of its oil. en.cubadebate.cu US troops are "stealing" Syria's natural resources, taking dozens of tanker trucks loaded with national oil out of the Arab country, reports the SANA agency. The "thefts" have intensified in recent days, and only this Sunday morning a convoy of 137 trucks took the hydrocarbon from the oil fields of the Jazira region, in the northeast of the country, to the US military bases in Iraq. The news agency denounces that the looting of crude oil is being carried out in complicity with the opposition militias of the Syrian Democratic Forces, which have the support of Washington.
(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). 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.