(2019-07-29). Trump and the spectre of fascism. mronline.org 
According to Giroux "a distinctive economic-political formation has been produced" one he calls "neoliberal fascism." He continues: "Neoliberalism and fascism conjoin and advance in a comfortable and mutually compatible project and movement that connects the worst excesses of capitalism with fascist ideals;…" After years of neoliberalism, Giroux believes that "the mobilizing passions of fascism have […] | Source
(2019-07-29). Baltimore Residents: Trump's Attacks on the City Are Rooted in "Racism and White Supremacy" democracynow.org 
President Trump is facing widespread outrage after describing Baltimore as a "disgusting, rat and rodent infested mess" in tweets attacking Congressmember Elijah Cummings, one of the most prominent African-American lawmakers in Washington. Trump tweeted that Cummings's district is "considered the Worst in the USA," and said "no human being would want to live there." Trump's initial tweets came after Fox News ran a story about Baltimore and after Cummings criticized the conditions of immigration jails along the Mexican border. Officials across Baltimore and Maryland denounced the president's remarks, and The Balti…
(2019-07-29). Trump's Racism Is Feudal. thenation.com Trump's Racism Is Feudal…
(2019-07-29). From Nazi Germany to Ottoman Turkey, Genocides Begin in the Wilderness, Far From Prying Eyes. counterpunch.org Many believe the Jewish Holocaust was planned by the Nazis at a Berlin lakeside villa at Wannsee on 20 January 1942. Most historians still think the Armenian Holocaust was hatched up by the Ottoman Turks in Istanbul in 1915. Of course, we've long known that the mass slaughter of Europe's Jews began the moment the Germans crossed the Polish border on 1 September 1939 — and carried on across the Soviet Union in 1941, seven months before Wannsee. More
(2019-07-29). From Nazi Germany to Ottoman Turkey, Genocides Begin in the Wilderness, Far From Prying Eyes. counterpunch.org 
Many believe the Jewish Holocaust was planned by the Nazis at a Berlin lakeside villa at Wannsee on 20 January 1942. Most historians still think the Armenian Holocaust was hatched up by the Ottoman Turks in Istanbul in 1915. Of course, we've long known that the mass slaughter of Europe's Jews began the moment the Germans crossed the Polish border on 1 September 1939 — and carried on across the Soviet Union in 1941, seven months before Wannsee. More
(2019-07-29). Bernie Sanders Would Consider Cutting Military Aid to Israel. telesurenglish.net The 2020 Presidential candidate Bernie Sanders said in an interview that he would consider cutting U.S. military aid to Israel. | RELATED: | Bernie Sanders Calls Out Netanyahu's 'Racist Government' | When asked if he would "ever consider using" the US$3.8 billion military aid "as leverage to get the Israeli government to act differently," the senator answered, "Absolutely" during an interview for the "Pod Save America" podcast published Friday. | Sanders clarified in the interview that…
(2019-07-29). How Canada emerged as a haven for Ukrainian Nazi collaborators. wsws.org After World War II, Canada became a haven for far-right Ukrainian nationalists who had collaborated with the Nazis, including in waging war on the Soviet Union and murdering Jews.
(2019-07-29). The political strategy behind Trump's racist diatribe against Baltimore. wsws.org Trump's diatribes mark a calculated escalation of his efforts to base his reelection campaign on the incitement of an openly fascistic movement…
(2019-07-29). As Westminster gets consumed by no-deal Brexit planning, Johnson heads for Scotland. thecanary.co 
The new 'Brexit war cabinet' will meet on Monday as Boris Johnson steps up planning for a no-deal scenario on October 31.Johnson will miss the first meeting of the Exit Strategy committee — known as XS — as he will be making a potentially awkward first visit to Scotland since becoming Prime Minister.No-deal planning supremo Michael Gove will chair the XS committee in his absence and will also lead meetings of the Daily Operations Committee, covering all aspects of the Government's preparations for leaving.A major advertising campaign — reportedly costing up to £100 million — is also plan…
(2019-07-29). Trump threatens to declare Antifa a terrorist group. wsws.org The action would set a precedent for criminalizing left-wing opposition to attacks on immigrants and the policies of the Trump administration more generally.
(2019-07-29). War, empire and racism in the Anthropocene. mronline.org 
War is, perhaps, the most visible surface-symptom of the Anthropocene's defining feature. | Source
(2019-07-28). The American Version of Fascism is Alive and Prospering. commondreams.org A FASCIST HAPPENING: President Donald Trump, Vice President Mike Pence and US military leaders stand on stage after President Donald Trump spoke at the "Salute to America" ceremony in front of the Lincoln Memorial, on July 4, 2019 in Washington, DC. The presentation featured armored vehicles on display, a flyover by Air Force One, and several flyovers by other military aircraft. (Sarah Silbiger/Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files… …
(2019-07-28). America Gone Rogue. commondreams.org US President Donald Trump meets with US Vice President Mike Pence(R) and US Secretary of Treasury Steven Mnuchin at the White House on June 24, 2019, before signing 'hard-hitting sanctions' on Iran's supreme leader. (MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files… …
(2019-07-27). Right-Wing Foundation Money Fuels Trump's Racist Echo Chamber. truthout.org | | Many of the same social media influencers who attended Trump's "Social Media Summit" on July 11 have rallied to defend his racist attacks against U.S. Representatives Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY-D), Rashida Tlaib (MI-D), Ayanna Pressley (MA-D), and Ilhan Omar (MN-D). And a number of them are bankrolled by the Kochs, the Bradley Foundation, and other large right-wing foundations. | In a tweet July 14…
(2019-07-27). Child separation & prison camps: China's campaign against Uyghur Muslims is "cultural genocide" nationofchange.org An estimated 1 million adults from the Uyghur community are being imprisoned in camps that China claims are "vocational training centers" designed to combat extremism.
(2019-07-27). Venezuela: High Court Rejects Guaido's TIAR Attempt. telesurenglish.net Venezuela's Supreme Court of Justice (TSJ) has nullified the National Assembly's attempt to reinstate the nation in the Inter-American Treaty of Reciprocal Assistance (TIAR), calling the move "an assault on the rule of law and the power of the Venezuelan people." | RELATED: | Venezuela: Thousands March in Solidarity at Sao Paulo Forum | TSJ Vice President Juan Jose Mendoza told the chamber that the measure made by the National Assembly, already in contempt of the high court si…
(2019-07-27). Supreme Court approves construction of Trump's border wall. wsws.org The ruling is a political victory for Trump and a blow to the separation of powers, dramatically strengthening the power of the executive branch.
(2019-07-27). 'Sick': Black rag dolls made to 'slam into walls' pulled from shelves over racism complaints (PHOTO). rt.com 
A 'disturbing' black rag doll designed to make kids 'feel better' by slamming it against a wall to vent their anger has been pulled from New Jersey stores after outcry.
(2019-07-27). Harvard Black Students Demand Action for Racist, Sexist Emails. telesurenglish.net A Black student association at Harvard Law school say the university "woefully failed to act" after "hateful, racist and sexist" texts and emails were sent to four Black students from an anonymous address. | RELATED: | African American Duo Give New Life to 'Go Back to Africa' Slur | Among the slew of offensive messages, the freshmen students were told they were "just here bec…
(2019-07-27). German government uses 75th anniversary of plot to kill Hitler to promote rearmament and war. wsws.org It is only logical that the German ruling class hails the assassins of July 20, who were extreme nationalists and deeply involved in Nazi crimes.
(2019-07-27). Tory councillor calls for Jeremy Corbyn to be hanged as bogus anti-Semitism campaign intensifies. wsws.org The campaign led by Labour's right wing and various Zionist groups accusing Corbyn and the "left" of anti-Semitism has played a central role in encouraging political violence.
(2019-07-26). Trump the Magician: the real function of racism and xenophobia. liberationnews.org 
Trump's carefully chosen racist tirades against four first-term Congresswomen — Ilhan Omar, Ayanna Pressley, Rashida Tlaib and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez — borrows a tactic used over and over again throughout history.
(2019-07-26). Despite Faulty Drugs & Racist Implementation, Trump Is Bringing Back the Federal Death Penalty. democracynow.org 
Attorney General William Barr announced Thursday that the federal government is resuming the death penalty after nearly two decades. The execution of five death row prisoners were immediately ordered beginning in December. There are currently 62 prisoners on federal death row, including white supremacist Dylann Roof, who murdered nine black worshipers at the historic Emanuel AME Church in June 2015, and Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. Federal prosecutors are expected to push for the death penalty in both cases. This news comes despite a growing movement opposing the death penalty in the United States. T…
(2019-07-26). Records Show Palantir Made $60 Million Contracting with ICE for Mobile App. counterpunch.org 
Palantir, the secretive data company founded by billionaire Trump surrogate and well-known Silicon Valley techno-goblin Peter Thiel, has come under fire in recent months for its work with Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and other government agencies involved in implementing Trump's racist anti-immigrant policies. Protests organized both from within the tech community and from immigrants' More
(2019-07-26). Child Separation & Prison Camps: China's Campaign Against Uyghur Muslims Is "Cultural Genocide" democracynow.org 
Chinese authorities have been accused of systematically separating Muslim children from their families in the far western region of Xinjiang. According to a new report commissioned by the BBC, China is rushing to build boarding schools where children, mostly from the Uyghur community, are deliberately removed from their families, as well as their language and culture. This comes as an estimated 1 million adults from the Uyghur community are being imprisoned in camps that China claims are "vocational training centers" designed to combat extremism. We speak with independent researcher Adrian Zenz, who did the resea…
(2019-07-26). Identity Dixie Leaders Helped Plan Deadly Rally. splcenter.org Behind the shield of anonymity, members of a neo-Confederate hate group appeared to have emerged without consequences for their participation in a deadly Virginia rally. But that shield has vanished.
(2019-07-26). Family of Herbert Lee to visit Civil Rights Memorial that honors his sacrifice. splcenter.org Clifton Franklin was a high school football running back who — at 16 — wanted to play in a big game between Louisiana rivals. His mother, however, had other plans.
(2019-07-26). Weekend Read: School Lunches. splcenter.org Pennsylvania officials came under fire this week when they attempted to collect money owed for school lunches in one of the poorest districts in the state.
(2019-07-26). Eco-Apartheid Is Real. thenation.com Eco-Apartheid Is Real…
(2019-07-26). US Supreme Court allows Trump to spend $2.5bn in Pentagon funds on border wall. rt.com 
The US Supreme Court has blocked a ruling by a California judge that would have prevented President Donald Trump from spending $2.5 billion in Pentagon funds to build a wall along the country's southern border.
(2019-07-25). Trump openly terrorizes Central American migrants, whereas Democrats did it quietly. thegrayzone.com Roberto Lovato argues that while Trump's racist anti-immigrant rhetoric is unprecedented, US cruelty towards Central American refugees is longstanding, and…
(2019-07-25). Trump and Supporters: Paranoiacs Following Lee Atwater's Racist Strategy. dissidentvoice.org He has been glorified as a hero and obeyed as a ruler, but fundamentally he is always the same. His most fantastic triumphs have taken place in our own time, among people who set great store by the idea of humanity. He is not yet extinct, nor will he ever be until we have the …
(2019-07-25). More families seek damages for harm suffered due to Trump administration's family separations. splcenter.org After seeking asylum from Guatemala at a port of entry in 2017, M.C.L. and his 7-year-old son spent two days in various cells where the temperature was kept extremely cold, with only a thin blanket and a single mattress to share.
(2019-07-25). SPLC: Resuming barbaric practice of federal executions serves no useful purpose. splcenter.org The U.S. Department of Justice announced today that it plans to resume the executions of people who are awaiting the death penalty in federal prisons, ending nearly two decades in which the federal government had not imposed capital punishment.
(2019-07-25). Hollywood actress Bette Midler sparks racism row with 'BLACKGROUND' tweet aimed at Trump. rt.com 
Actress Bette Midler took time out of her usual schedule of tweeting anti-Donald Trump poems and limericks to suggest that the president pays black people to attend his rallies for diversity's sake — only to be accused of racism.
(2019-07-25). Pressure to reform drunkenness law builds before coronial inquest. greenleft.org.au The coronial inquest into the death of Yorta Yorta woman Tanya Day, due to start on August 26, will be the first of its kind to consider the role systemic racism plays in an Aboriginal person's death in custody.
(2019-07-24). Media Can't Quit 'Trump Supporters Support Trump' Stories. fair.org 
As we hurtle into coverage of a presidential election that is still over a year away, media have returned to their timeworn tradition of going to rural, white communities to take the pulse of the nation (FAIR.org, 5/20/19). | Under the web headline "These Michigan Voters Show How Trump's 'Go Back' Attack May Help Him," the New York Times ( 7/22/19) ventured to a Trump stronghold in Michigan to bring readers the front-page…
(2019-07-24). Chicago protest demands resignation of Puerto Rico's governor. fightbacknews.org Chicago, IL — About 400 people rallied marched in neighborhood of Humboldt Park, July 21, calling for the resignation of Puerto Rico's Governor Ricardo Rossello. Jazmine Salas emceed the demonstration, which was called by the Chicago Boricua Resistance. Chanting "Ricky renuncia!" (Ricky resign), the crowd added their voices to the hundreds of thousands who are protesting on the island. | Puerto Rico is a colony of the U.S. that is fighting for its independence. | Also speaking at the protest was Kobi Gullory of the Chicago Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression, who spoke the struggle for communit…
(2019-07-24). SPLC: Trump administration plan to kick millions off food stamps is 'cruel and arbitrary'. splcenter.org The Trump administration announced a plan this week that would "tighten" the rules governing who qualifies for food stamps, a move that would likely take basic food provisions away from about 3 million people.
(2019-07-23). 'These Terms Have a History and a Power We Have to Acknowledge' – CounterSpin interview with Lawrence Glickman on racism & euphemism. fair.org 
Janine Jackson interviewed Lawrence Glickman about racism and euphemism for the July 19, 2019, episode of CounterSpin. This is a lightly edited transcript. | Media…
(2019-07-22). He Was Told to Go Back to Africa. Instead, He May Go to the U.S. Senate. theintercept.com 
Helena, Montana, mayor Wilmot Collins was reminded by Donald Trump's recent comments of the racism he faced when he first came to the U.S. from Liberia.
(2019-07-22). 'White Men Have No Electability Advantage' – CounterSpin interview with Brenda Choresi Carter on the electability myth. fair.org 
Janine Jackson interviewed Brenda Choresi Carter about the electability myth for the July 19, 2019, episode of CounterSpin. This is a lightly edited transcript. | Media…
(2019-07-22). Headlines for July 22, 2019. democracynow.org Iran Says It Has Captured and Killed Spies as Oil Tanker Standoff Intensifies, Trump Revs Up Racist Attacks on Squad as AOC Hits Back: "We're Not Going Anywhere", Heat Wave Grips U.S. as July on Track for Hottest Month Ever Recorded, Fire Breaks Out at Brooklyn Jail as Prisoners Face Dangerous Heat Without Relief, Puerto Ricans Continue Mass Protests as Gov. Rosselló Says He Will Not Seek Re-election, Boris Johnson Expected to Become New U.K. Prime Minister, Hong Kong Pro-Democracy Protesters Face Police Tear Gas and Violent Mob, Israel Begins Razing Palestinian Homes in Occupied Territories, Mueller to Testify B…
(2019-07-19). Weekend Read: Racism is Killing Black Americans. splcenter.org Racism affects every aspect of American life — none more so than our medical system.
(2019-07-19). Brenda Choresi Carter on the Electability Myth, Lawrence Glickman on Racism & Euphemism. fair.org Media…
(2019-07-19). Headlines for July 19, 2019. democracynow.org 70 Catholics Arrested in Capitol Hill Protest of Trump's Immigration Policies, Asylum Seekers in Texas ICE Jail Launch Hunger Strike, House Democrats Grill Acting DHS Chief over Migrant Deaths and Squalid Jails, Rep. Ocasio-Cortez Confronts DHS Chief over Racist & Sexist Border Patrol Posts, Trump Disavows "Send Her Home" Chant After Racist Attacks on Rep. Ilhan Omar, Rep. Ilhan Omar Greeted in Minnesota with Chants of "Welcome Home", House Approves Minimum Wage Hike to $15 an Hour, Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Would Bring Overtime Pay, Union Rights, Trump to Nominate Anti-Union Lawyer Eugene Scalia as Labor S…
(2019-07-19). Anti-Racist Historian: Attacks on Rep. Omar Rooted in Belief "America Is for White People" democracynow.org 
On Thursday, President Trump attempted to distance himself from the racist chant of "send her back" about Minnesota Congresswoman Ilhan Omar at a Trump campaign rally Wednesday in North Carolina. The chants rang across the rally in response to Trump's own verbal attack against the congresswoman. He did nothing to intervene. On Wednesday, the House of Representatives narrowly passed a resolution condemning Trump's racist remarks against Congressmembers Omar, Rashida Tlaib, Ayanna Pressley and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. We speak with Ibram X. Kendi, founding director of the Antiracist Research and Policy Center at A…
(2019-07-19). A round-up of the #BoycottHP Global Week of Action, July 10-15. bdsmovement.net 
A round-up of the #BoycottHP Global Week of Action, July 10-15: UpdateGroups worldwide participated in the #BoycottHP Global Week of Action, creatively asserting the demand that HP Inc and HPE end their complicity in Israel's apartheid, military occupation and settler-colonialism against the Palestinian people | Economic Boycott Boycott HP Global BDS Week of Action Against HP
(2019-07-18). 'R' is for Racist. progressive.org Sigh. Remember the good ol' days of meaningless distractions?
(2019-07-18). John Tanton's Legacy. splcenter.org John Tanton, the racist architect of the modern anti-immigrant movement, has left behind a legacy that spawned more than a dozen nativist organizations, driven an anti-immigrant agenda for four decades, and found friends in the White House.