(2024-07-01). Bullying Muslim women has become a cheap shot in the UK election. newarab.com 
On the unlikely chance that you needed a reminder that Islamophobia is alive and well in the UK, look no further than the media circus surrounding the upcoming general election on July 4. | Muslim voters participating in legitimate forms of political democracy have been accused of displaying more loyalty towards the Middle East than their constituencies. | Any form of protesting in support of Palestine or against our government's aiding and abetting of genocide is automatically labelled antisemitic and Islamist in nature. Even something as innocuous as holding a placard depicting the Prime Minister next to a c…
(2024-07-01). Richard Beck: Bidenism Abroad. newleftreview.org Panoramic survey of US foreign policy as Washington attempts to maintain its global hegemony in conditions of faltering growth. Containing China, confronting Russia, driving decarbonization: each of Biden's stated aims has been beset by insoluble contradictions from the outset, Richard Beck argues, now compounded by Israel's punitive war on Gaza.
(2024-07-01). UK election 2024: Labour's non-Zionist Jews complain of 'disdain'. middleeasteye.net 
UK election 2024: Labour's non-Zionist Jews complain of 'disdain' | Current and former Jewish members of Labour who are pro-Palestinian tell MEE they feel targeted, harassed and discriminated against | | Keir Starmer has made his party more pro-Israel since becoming Labour leader (AFP) | The…
(2024-07-01). Israel's Zionist left Labor, Maretz merge to form The Democrats. newarab.com 
(2024-07-01). Was Biden's floating aid delivery pier off the Gaza coast always dead in the water? haaretz.com The $230-million floating pier has only been operational for 28 days during its two months off the coast of Gaza. Even worse, most of the 6,500 tons of supplies from it are still awaiting collection from international agencies instead of reaching Palestinians…
(2024-07-01). Pro-Gaza independent takes on Labour in UK 'battleground' seat. newarab.com 
(2024-07-01). Damon Albarn shares Palestine, elections message at Glastonbury. newarab.com 
(2024-07-01). Surprise UK Arab poll shows over 50% to snub Labour over Gaza. newarab.com 
A recent poll of the voting intentions of The survey, titled "Arab Opinions in Britain Regarding the General Election", conducted by the Arab Voice Campaign in late June, included 539 UK citizens of Arab origin. | The results show that a…
(2024-07-01). Top Democrats dismiss calls to replace Biden in 2024 race. newarab.com 
Top Democrats on Sunday ruled out the possibility of replacing After days of hand-wringing about
(2024-07-01). Trump/Biden Debate Immigration: US Foreign Policy As A Driver Is Ignored. popularresistance.org The contestants squared off in the first of the US presidential debates of 2024. Both wore identical white shirts and navy suits with American flag lapel pins. One wore a red tie; the other a blue one. There were other differences, but none quite so substantive. | The immigration issue dominated the debate. The challenger claimed that the country was being menaced by immigrants — marauding hordes of rapists, murders, and mentally ill. They were the ruination of the nation. Social Security and Medicare were jeopardized by the alien element. Immigrants endangered the jobs of blacks and Hispanics.
(2024-07-01). 90 Minutes That Shook The Liberals Awake. popularresistance.org When these two frightening people descended into a bickering exchange concerning Biden's golf handicap and Trump's girth, I knew this first and probably last direct exchange between two incompetents contending for the world's most powerful office was a lost cause. I lost 90 minutes of my time as it schussed down the chute. But never mind that. And never mind the media "analysts," who rated the event like theater critics according to who turned in the best performance. The American people lost Wednesday night, and they lost big. And beyond Americans, the rest of the world lost, too.
(2024-07-01). Jul 1, 2024. sitrepworld.info Agnus Dei — Samuel Barber The US Capitalist Elite Claim Another Stupid Prize, by Roger Boyd "The End of Everything," with Victor Davis Hanson (Video) Did Biden REALLY lose the debate? by Don Hank Is Jill Biden an American Lady MacBeth? by John Leake Leftists PANIC Reaction to Biden Debate Shocker, by Paul Joseph Watson (Video) Can Anything Stop the Democratic National Convention From Being a Biden Coronation? by Akela Lacy Cock-up or conspiracy? Thoughts on Joe Biden's spectacular debate failure, by eugyppius NYT: "To Serve His Country, President Biden Should Leave the Race," by John Le…
(2024-07-01). Floods forecast for Yangtze downstream of Dongting. ecns.cn Flooding has been forecast for the Yangtze River downstream of Dongting Lake, one of China's largest freshwater lakes, with some sections to see water levels prompt warnings for over 10 days, according to the Ministry of Water Resources.
(2024-07-01). Hunted Biden: The First Presidential Debate Disaster. counterpunch.org 
It was cruel. Sinister cruel. While Donald Trump was always going to relish the chance to be not only economical with the truth but simply inventive about it, Joe Biden, current Commander in Chief of the United States, leader of the self-described Free World, seemed a vanishing shadow, longing for soft slippers and the fireplace with cocoa, a case of comfort rather than the battling rage of politics.
(2024-07-01). Europe is turning black and brown. cadtm.org How should we interpret the results of the EU parliamentary elections?
| In Croatia the voter turnout was only 21.35%
| The first observation: in the EU elections held in all 27 member countries between 6 and 9 June 2024, voter turnout was once again very low. The average for the entire European Union was 51%. But keep in mind that countries where voting is compulsory also figure into the calculation of that average — for example Belgium, where voter turnout was 90%. Without those countries, (…) | – | /…
(2024-07-01). The World Bank and IMF have set their sights on East Timor, a state officially born in May 2002. cadtm.org In July 2024, the World Bank and the IMF will be 80 years old. 80 years of financial neo-colonialism and the imposition of austerity policies in the name of debt repayment. 80 years is enough! The Bretton Woods institutions must be abolished and replaced by democratic institutions serving an ecological, feminist and anti-racist bifurcation. To mark these 80 years, we are republishing a series of articles every Wednesday until July, looking in detail at the history and damage caused by these (…) | – | / |
(2024-07-01). The Browning of Europe. counterpunch.org 
How should we interpret the results of the EU parliamentary elections? In Croatia the voter turnout was only 21.35% The first observation: in the EU elections held in all 27 member countries between 6 and 9 June 2024, voter turnout was once again very low. The average for the entire European Union was 51%. But
(2024-07-01). Biden Trump "Debate" — Fiascos for Both Candidates. counterpunch.org 
It was, of course, not a presidential debate. Not a surprise. Trump came in ready to repeat what he tells audiences at his rallies — raging, lying by the microminute, promising perfection and spewing hate at Biden. Biden — flustered, bumbling at times, stumbling over facts, at least tried to answer specific questions from the
(2024-07-01). Trump's Debate: a Victory for Pathological Liars Everywhere. counterpunch.org 
Donald J. Trump is a pathological liar and a political predator, and once he realized on the debate stage that neither President Joe Biden nor the feckless CNN moderators would offer any challenges to his lies or falsities, he went for the kill. Biden's tired voice and overall pathetic performance undoubtedly earned him no support from fence sitters or independents, but it is unlikely that Trump's braggadocio won him any new adherents.
(2024-07-01). Democracy Now! 2024-07-01 Monday. democracynow.org Headlines for July 01, 2024; Far Right in France "On the Doorstep of Power" as National Rally Surges in Snap Election; "Power Grab": SCOTUS Overturns 4 Decades of Federal Regulatory Control, Hands Power to Courts; Phone Hacking, Stolen Info: New Washington Post Publisher's Ties to Murdoch Papers Raise Alarm; "Uncharted Territory": Biden Vows to Stay in the Race Despite Public's Doubts About His Health | Headlines for July 01, 2024; Far Right in France "On the Doorstep of Power" as National Rally Surges in Snap Election; "Power Grab": SCOTUS Ove…
(2024-07-01). Democracy Now! 2024-07-01 Monday. democracynow.org Democracy Now! Monday, July 1, 2024 | Democracy Now! Monday, July 1, 2024…
(2024-07-01). UK Elections 2024: Conservatives trail behind Labour Party in latest survey. geo.tv 
Britain's Prime Minister and Conservative Party leader, Rishi Sunak delivers a speech in Leeds, northern England on June 27, 2024, as part of a campaign event ahead of the upcoming general election in UK. — Reuters
(2024-07-01). French vote turnout soars as far right eyes power. geo.tv 
Supporters of Marine Le Pen, French far-right leader and far-right Rassemblement National party candidate, hold French flags at the venue for Marine Le Pen's reaction speech before partial results in the first round of the early French parliamentary elections, in Henin-Beaumont, France, on…
(2024-07-01). UK Elections 2024: Conservatives trail behind Labour Party in latest survey. geo.tv Britain's Prime Minister and Conservative Party leader, Rishi Sunak delivers a speech in Leeds, northern England on June 27, 2024, as part of a campaign event ahead of the upcoming general election in UK. — Reuters
(2024-07-01). The System of Elections in the USA and Political Parties. globalresearch.ca
(2024-07-01). Trump Advisers Present Plan to Push Ukraine Into Peace Talks with Russia. globalresearch.ca
(2024-07-01). From Prison, Imran Khan Says Top Pakistani General Betrayed Secret Deal to Stay Out of Politics. globalresearch.ca
(2024-07-01). NATO May Drag Us Into World War III to Delay U.S. Election '24! globalresearch.ca
(2024-07-01). Who You Gonna Believe, Biden Loyalists or Your Own Eyes and Ears? indybay.org Egos on parade…
(2024-07-01). Musical Instrument Museum co-founder Robert J. Ulrich is staunch Republican supporter. indybay.org Fender Guitar Non-Union Guitar Factory In Mexico:…
(2024-07-01). Freedom for Julian Assange and Navigating our Digital Democracy. projectcensored.org Independent journalist Kevin Gosztola, author of Guilty of Journalism: The Political Case Against Julian Assange, rejoins the program to discuss Julian Assange's plea bargain with the US Department of Justice that finally frees the WikiLeaks founder from Britain's Belmarsh Prison. Assange, who was detained there for more than five years,…
(2024-07-01). The Corporatization Of Donald Trump. levernews.com 
(2024-07-01). France elections: Jordan Bardella and the far right 'at the gates of power'. middleeasteye.net 
France elections: Jordan Bardella and the far right 'at the gates of power' | If the National Rally leader becomes prime minister, it would be the first time a far-right government leads France since World War Two | | French far-right National Rally (RN) president Jordan Bardella…
(2024-07-01). Supreme Court overturns Chevron doctrine, progressive democrats push for urgent legislative response. nationofchange.org Supreme Court's seismic decision strips federal agencies of interpretive authority, sparking immediate legislative action from progressive lawmakers to safeguard public health, labor rights, and environmental protections.
(2024-07-01). Hold the panic — two positive Dem scenarios emerge from the Biden debate debacle. nationofchange.org Either Biden reassures voters that exposed defects won't impair four more years in power — or approval numbers plunge and he withdraws, thus opening the field.
(2024-07-01). Trump wins immunity from Supreme Court on party-line vote, 6-3. peoplesworld.org 
WASHINGTON—By a party-line 6-3 vote—Republican-named justices for and Democratic-named justices against, the U.S. Supreme Court let Donald Trump get away with it. The majority proclaimed the former Republican president has immunity from federal indictments even after he left office. Chief Justice John Roberts's ruling may well hand this fall's election to the felonious Trump, now …
(2024-07-01). Poor People's Campaign: "We are the swing votes in this election" peoplesworld.org 
WASHINGTON—Declaring "we are the swing votes" to decide this fall's election, thousands of people from all over the U.S. massed in Washington on June 29 to mobilize millions of poor and low-wealth people to cast ballots by or on November 5—and to warn politicians they risk their own power if they don't heed that call. …
(2024-07-01). French far right ahead in first round vote. peoplesworld.org 
France's far right is in the lead after the first round of parliamentary elections that confirmed their dominance in French politics and brought them to the gates of power. Supporters of Marine Le Pen's anti-immigration National Rally (RN) cheered Sunday as she said the president's "Macronist bloc has been all but wiped out." RN was …
(2024-07-01). Trump/Biden Debate Immigration: US Foreign Policy as a Driver Is Ignored. pressenza.com Give me your tired, your poor, | Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, | The wretched refuse of your teeming shore, | Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me, | I lift my lamp beside the golden door! | Emma Lazarus's inscription on the Statue of Liberty | The contestants squared off in the first of the US presidential debates of 2024. Both wore identical white shirts and navy suits with American flag lapel pins. One wore a red tie; the other a blue one. There were other differences, but none quite so substantive. | The immigration issue dominated the debate. The challenger claimed that the country wa…
(2024-07-01). Election results confirmed, paving way for run-off campaigning. presstv.ir Iran's Constitutional Council has confirmed the results of the June 28 presidential elections, paving the way for the hopefuls to begin campaigning for the July 5 run-off elections…
(2024-07-01). Macron's a mess: Far right leads France parl. election in blow to president. presstv.ir France's far-right National Rally (RN) has taken the lead in the first round of parliamentary elections.
(2024-07-01). Live Updates: First debate in 2024 Iran presidential runoff election. presstv.ir Live updates of the first televised debate in the 2024 Iranian presidential runoff election featuring candidates Masoud Pezeshkian and Saeed Jalili.
(2024-07-01). Iran protests to UK after hostile elements harass Iranian voters. presstv.ir Iran has protested to Britain over attempts by anti-Islamic Revolution elements outside polling stations in the European country aimed at disrupting the Islamic Republic's 14th presidential election.
(2024-07-01). Iran: Insulting voters abroad displays nothing but 'misery, depravity'. presstv.ir Iran says insult to its expatriates participating in the Friday presidential election displayed nothing but the perpetrators' misery and depravity.
(2024-07-01). Final result still uncertain as far right leads France election, exit polls show. presstv.ir France's far-right National Rally party emerges ahead in the first round of parliamentary elections.
(2024-07-01). French snap elections: Macron's party collapses as New Popular Front, neo-fascists rise. wsws.org Voters rejected Macron's campaign, which was based on hypocritical claims to be defending democracy and his plans for troop deployments to Ukraine for war with Russia.
(2024-07-01). 80 years after Operation Bagration. uwidata.com While Private Ryan prepared with great fanfare his show in Normandy, on the Eastern Front, with total discretion, the Soviet high command began to prepare the operation that would ultimately prove decisive in the outcome of the Second World War. On April 22, 1944, a meeting was held in Moscow to organize the summer-autumn campaign. …
(2024-07-01). After the European elections: EU summit intensifies war against Russia. wsws.org French President Macron and German Chancellor Scholz, who stand on the brink of the political abyss and have lost all connection to the reality of people's lives, are responding with war and dictatorship.
(2024-07-01). Australia: Opposition Coalition makes nuclear power central to election strategy. wsws.org Whether or not it wins the next election, the Coalition has squarely placed the question of nuclear power on the political agenda and has the backing of sections of big business as a result.
(2024-07-01). Iran's presidential elections head to a run-off amid escalating Mideast war. wsws.org The sharp drop in turnout is an indication of mass disaffection with all factions of the political establishment—conservative and "reform"—and mounting social anger.
(2024-07-01). Corporate America appeals to crisis-ridden Biden White House to block strike on East Coast docks. wsws.org There can be no doubt that Biden is already deeply involved in the talks, as he has in every industry critical to supply chains, but there is no guarantee he will even be president by the time the contract expires.
(2024-07-01). Iran's presidential elections head to a run-off amid escalating Mideast war. wsws.org The Kenyan government has deployed heavily-armed troops throughout the country in anticipation of continuing mass protests against its drive to impose IMF-dictated austerity measures.
(2024-07-01). California Food 4 Less grocery workers must reject UFCW's sellout agreement! wsws.org The union, defying a strike mandating, is carrying out an undemocratic snap vote before workers have seen the full details of the contract.
(2024-07-01). Major media outlets continue campaign to replace fading Biden following public unmasking. wsws.org While a platoon of Democratic Party politicians publicly backed Biden in media appearances over the weekend, Republican politicians are openly discussing plans to pressure Biden cabinet officials to invoke the 25th Amendment and remove the president.
(2024-07-01). French far-right wins election first round with Macron alliance in third, polls show. scmp.com Marine Le Pen's National Rally and its allies could win between 260-310 parliament seats in the second voting round on July 7, pollsters Elabe said.
(2024-07-01). South Africa announces new government with opposition getting 12 ministries. scmp.com Announcement of new, multiparty Cabinet came a month after the ANC lost its 30-year political dominance in an election.
(2024-07-01). French elections: First round of Pacific results show polarisation. asiapacificreport.nz 
By Patrick Decloitre, RNZ Pacific correspondent French Pacific desk French Pacific results for the first round of French national snap elections yesterday showed a firm radicalisation, especially in the case of New Caledonia. In both of New Caledonia's constituencies, the second round will look like a showdown between pro-independence and pro-France contestants. The French Pacific…
(2024-07-01). 80 years after Operation Bagration. unitedworldint.com While Private Ryan prepared with great fanfare his show in Normandy, on the Eastern Front, with total discretion, the Soviet high command began to prepare the operation that would ultimately prove decisive in the outcome of the Second World War. On April 22, 1944, a meeting was held in Moscow to organize the summer-autumn campaign. …
(2024-07-01). Department of Health, trade union welcome Dr Aaron Motsoaledi as new Minister. sanews.gov.za Department of Health, trade union welcome Dr Aaron Motsoaledi as new Minister | The Department of Health has welcomed Dr Aaron Motsoaledi as their new Minister and his Deputy, Dr Joe Phaahla, as part of the newly established seventh democratic administration to move South Africa forward. | On Sunday, President Cyril Ramaphosa appointed Motsoaledi as the Minister of Health when he was announcing the Government of National Unity (GNU) Cabinet. | Motsoaledi replaces Phaahla, who has served in the portfolio since August 2021. | However, Motsoaledi is no stranger to the department, having previously served as the Mini…
(2024-07-01). Outside the Box: The New York Times Dismisses a President. fairobserver.com Last week, Joe Biden, by being true to himself, finally convinced the pillars of the Democratic party that their champion was no longer capable of defending their colors. Among those taken by surprise was the Gray Lady, The New York Times (NYT). I immediately shared my impressions with ChatGPT. "The New York Times editorial board…
(2024-07-01). UK general election 2024 explained in maps and charts. aljazeera.com Britons will head to the polls on July 4. Here's what you need to know about the parties, leaders, and key issues.
(2024-07-01). Trump's Republican vice-president candidates were once critics with key policy differences. scmp.com The shift for Trump's potential running mates, in some cases, has required them to abandon long-held policy positions and recant vehement criticism.
(2024-07-01). In final days before UK election, PM Rishi Sunak insists he can stay in power. scmp.com 'I'm fighting very hard,' Sunak said on Sunday. Opinion polls have found the Conservatives trailing far behind the opposition Labour Party of Keir Starmer.
(2024-07-01). From Foes to Allies: Trump's Transformative Influence on Political Rivals. devdiscourse.com Ohio Sen. JD Vance and several other political figures who once criticized Donald Trump have since become staunch allies. This shift signals a broader trend of adaptation within the Republican party to Trump's dominating influence.
(2024-07-01). France's Macron and left-wing rivals race to stop far-right rise in election second round. scmp.com The far-right National Rally party of Marine Le Pen won a resounding victory in the first round of polls Sunday, with President Emmanuel Macron's centrists trailing in third behind a left-wing coalition.
(2024-07-01). France's far-right leads election first round as Macron loses ground. scmp.com France's far-right was eyeing a historic chance to form a government and claim…
(2024-07-01). Biden's family tells him to stay in US presidential race. aljazeera.com First lady Jill Biden and son Hunter are among most ardent supporters despite last week's debate disaster.
(2024-07-01). Far-Right Election Surge and U.S. Rate Outlook Roil Markets. devdiscourse.com Uncertainty over the U.S. rates outlook kept Asian shares steady on Monday, while the euro rose after the first-round voting in France's shock snap election was won by the far-right, albeit with a smaller share than some polls had projected. The shock vote has unsettled markets as the far-right, as well as the left-wing alliance that came second on Sunday, have pledged big spending increases at a time when France's high budget deficit has prompted the EU to recommend disciplinary steps.
(2024-07-01). Angered by Georgia's 'foreign agent' law, Gen X protesters try new tactic. aljazeera.com Young demonstrators fight on ahead of October elections in a bid to exhaust the administration behind the measure.
(2024-07-01). Top Democrats close ranks around Biden amid calls for him to drop out of 2024 US race. scmp.com The US president's unsteady debate performance has fuelled growing anxiety over whether he should remain in the White House race.
(2024-07-01). In final days before the UK election, defiant Sunak insists he can stay in power. scmp.com Prime Minister Rishi Sunak insisted the Conservatives can still win Thursday's UK election despite multiple polls pointing to a commanding victory by the opposition Labour Party.
(2024-07-01). It's time Asia reckoned with lithium-ion batteries' sustainability problem. scmp.com Asia can lead the green energy race and improve safety standards by phasing out lithium-ion batteries in favour of sustainable alternatives.
(2024-07-01). Civismo y democracia participativa ganaron simulacro en Venezuela. radiohc.cu La Habana, 1 jul (RHC) Venezuela celebró un simulacro comicial que puso en alto el civismo y la democracia participativa del pueblo, en una jornada que se prolongó tres horas más de lo dispuesto por el Consejo Nacional Electoral (CNE).
(2024-07-01). Corte Suprema de EEUU cree en cierta inmunidad de Trump. radiohc.cu Washington, 1 julio (RHC) La Corte Suprema de Estados Unidos falló hoy a favor del expresidente Donald Trump en un caso relacionado con la inmunidad que podría retrasar todavía más su juicio penal por cargos federales de subversión electoral.
(2024-07-01). Comunidad internacional saluda victoria de Sheinbaum en México. telesurtv.net Xiomara Castro dijo que acordó con Sheinbaum "trabajar juntas por la unidad de Latinoamérica y el Caribe".
(2024-07-01). Autoridades dominicanas colocan a 25 provincias en alerta verde. telesurtv.net El COE aumenta 14 provincias y al Distrito Nacional en alerta amarilla debido a una masa de aire húmeda dejada por una onda tropical en el país caribeño.
(2024-07-01). US Supreme Court rules Donald Trump is partly protected from criminal prosecution. scmp.com The 6-3 opinion orders US district court to determine whether Trump's alleged actions in January 6 case were official or unofficial, delaying the start of that federal trial.
(2024-07-01). Pritam Singh Re-Elected as Workers' Party Secretary-General. devdiscourse.com Indian-origin Pritam Singh has secured re-election as the secretary-general of the Workers' Party (WP) in Singapore, setting the stage for the impending general elections. Singh, who has held the position since 2018, was elected unopposed.
(2024-07-01). Tentativa golpista en Bolivia es alerta para Brasil y América Latina. radiohc.cu La Habana, 1 jul (RHC) El intento de golpe de Estado, perpetrado el 26 de junio en Bolivia, debe reforzar hoy la atención máxima de los defensores de la democracia en Brasil y otros países de América Latina.
(2024-06-30). The Emperor Has No Brain: New Issue Of JOHNSTONE Magazine. caitlinjohnstone.com.au I publish my work in print form every month in a collection called JOHNSTONE magazine. The new edition is now available to order in print or download in pay-what-you-want e-book version. During the first presidential debate between Joe Biden and Donald Trump, Americans got a harsh reminder that their nation is run not by their …
(2024-06-30). Macron calls to vote against extreme right in legislative elections. plenglish.com Paris, July 1 (Prensa Latina) French President Emmanuel Macron called on Sunday to join forces in the second round of the legislative elections against the far-right National Rally party (RN), winner of the first round.