(2020-09-07). Cornel West & Ben Jealous on Whether Progressives Can Push Joe Biden Leftward If He Defeats Trump. democracynow.org 
In a Democracy Now! special, Harvard professor Cornel West and Ben Jealous, president of People for the American Way and former president of the NAACP, discuss the 2020 DNC, Joe Biden's vow to fight systemic racism and "overcome this season of darkness in America," the historic nomination of Kamala Harris as his partner on the ticket, and how the convention was a showcase for a broad anti-Trump coalition, including prominent Republican figures given plum speaking slots, but few voices from the party's insurgent left wing. "At this moment, with the decline and fall of the American empire, it looks as if the system…
(2020-09-07). Freedom Struggle: Angela Davis on Calls to Defund Police, Racism & Capitalism, and the 2020 Election. democracynow.org 
In a Democracy Now! special, we revisit our June 2020 interview with the legendary activist and scholar Angela Davis about the uprising against police brutality and racism launched in May after the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis. The protests have helped dramatically shift public opinion on policing and systemic racism, as "defund the police" becomes a rallying cry of the movement. Davis is professor emerita at the University of California, Santa Cruz. For half a century, she has been one of the most influential activists and intellectuals in the United States and an icon of the Black liberation mo…
(2020-09-07). Coronavirus sickens 182 more people in Gaza. yenisafak.com Palestinian health authorities registered 182 additional coronavirus cases in the blockaded Gaza Strip on Monday. | In a statement, the Health Ministry said the seaside territory's tally rose to 1,151 cases, including nine deaths, and 89 recoveries. | The ministry renewed its calls on residents to adhere to precautionary measures to stem the infections, especially among children and the elderly. | The Hamas-led government imposed a lockdown in Gaza on Aug. 24 to help curb the outbreak in the blockaded enclave. | *Writing by Mahmoud Barakat…
(2020-09-07). When the powers that be are in contempt of the people. mronline.org 
After decades, the issue of contempt has come alive. For this, we have to be grateful to Prashant Bhushan and the Supreme Court of India.
(2020-09-07). Saturday 9/26: Palestine Justice Coalition Teach-In: Palestinian Future and Israeli Annexation. indybay.org Online Event | http: //bit.ly/pjcteachin…
(2020-09-07). Hamas reiterates call for formation of national unity govt. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Sep. 07 (MNA) — Palestine's Hamas resistance movement has reiterated its call for the formation of a new national unity government to help the Palestinian nation in the face of the challenges.
(2020-09-07). The Israel-Palestine Conflict, Annexation and "Normalization". Towards "Greater Israel" globalresearch.ca As the Israel-Palestine conflict grinds on with no end in sight, Israel and the US have launched an all-out push to resolve the conflict once and for all, on Israel's terms. If the manoeuvre is successful, Israel will end up …
(2020-09-07). "Greater Israel": The Zionist Plan for the Middle East. globalresearch.ca When viewed in the current context, the war on Iraq, the 2006 war on Lebanon, the 2011 war on Libya, the ongoing wars on Syria and Iraq, the war on Yemen, must be understood in relation to the Zionist Plan for the Middle East…
(2020-09-07). Race is Not a Noun, it is a Verb. counterpunch.org Part Two of a series. Read Part One here. What is racism? Racism is a social process. It is a structure in which individuals act in demeaning or exclusionary ways toward people of color in mutual empowering relation with social institutions that dehumanize and inferiorize them. Through the conjunction of both levels of such derogation
(2020-09-07). DHS: White Supremacists Are Greatest Terror Threat. popularresistance.org White supremacists present the gravest terror threat to the United States, according to a draft report from the Department of Homeland Security. | Two later draft versions of the same document — all of which were reviewed by POLITICO — describe the threat from white supremacists in slightly different language. But all three drafts describe the threat from white supremacists as the deadliest domestic terror threat facing the U.S., listed above the immediate danger from foreign terrorist groups. | "Foreign terrorist organizations will continue to call for Homeland attacks but probably will remain constr…
(2020-09-07). The Silence of Others: The victims of Spanish fascism then and now. wsws.org Timely and moving, the Spanish documentary details the efforts of activists and torture survivors to prosecute Francoite officials for crimes against humanity.
(2020-09-07). Israel Could Build Military Base in UAE, Iranian Report Claims. globalresearch.ca An Iranian report has warned against "undeclared aims" in the
(2020-09-07). Monday 9/7: Sit. Walk. Listen. Because Black Lives Matter. indybay.org Frank H. Ogawa Plaza (14th Street/Broadway) in Oakland, CA…
(2020-09-07). Refuse Fascism Holds Rally and March in San Francisco. indybay.org Rally at the Embarcadero and march down Market Street to City Hall in "mass" mobilization.
(2020-09-07). Swiss FM in Tehran to strengthen mutual ties. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Sep. 07 (MNA) — Swiss Foreign Minister Ignazio Cassis said the purpose of his trip to Tehran is to strengthen Iran-Switzerland relations.
(2020-09-07). Labor Must Make Defense of Black Lives Its Own Imperative. truthout.org Black trade unionists across the U.S. are calling on the labor movement to defend Black Lives Matter protesters and to fight racism in their own ranks. The attacks by police and increasingly violent armed racist militias evoke the memory of many such violent incidents against Black people in earlier periods, from slavery to segregation to the civil rights era. | For Labor Day 2020, Truthout reached out to Christopher Silvera, secretary-treasurer of Teamsters Local 808 in Long Island City, NY; Elise Bryant, exec…
(2020-09-07). How Do You Teach Younger Students With an Antiracism Lens? truthout.org Ankita Ajith can recall learning about slavery, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Rosa Parks at her Katy, Texas, elementary school in the Houston area. | But looking back, Ajith, now a student at Northwestern University, also vividly remembers how superficial those conversations were, and how much she wishes that her predominantly white, suburban school district had given her the tools from a young age to understand America's racist past and its connection with the present. | "They taught us things that were easil…
(2020-09-07). Corporations Must Reckon With Their Spin of Black Lives Matter. truthout.org In a virtual town hall in June, Coca-Cola's Chairman and CEO James Quincy said: "Diversity and inclusion are among our greatest strengths … We must put our resources and energy toward helping end the cycle of systemic racism." Dow Chemical's Chairman and CEO Jim Fitterling similarly committed to being an "ally" helping overcome "systemic oppression." And Johnson & Johnson's Chairman and CEO Alex Gorsky stated, "unequivocally that racism in any form is unacceptable." These three proclamations echo others penned by Fortune…
(2020-09-07). Israel reports 3 more virus deaths, over 2,000 cases. yenisafak.com Israel reported three more fatalities and 2,257 new infections from the novel coronavirus on Monday. Health officials said the number of cases has reached 131,970, including 1,022 deaths, and 103,849 recoveries since the virus was first detected on Feb. 21.Earlier on Monday, the prime minister's office and the health ministry announced in a joint statement the approval of imposing a night shutdown on the cities labeled as red zones, which recorded high numbers of coronavirus cases.According to the statement, 40 cities and villages have been designated red zones.The night shutdown will take effect for a week from…
(2020-09-07). Trump urges Saudi Arabia to negotiate with Gulf nations. yenisafak.com The US president urged the Saudi Arabian king to start negotiations with other Gulf countries to "resolve the rift"."President [Donald] Trump praised Saudi Arabia's G20 Presidency and welcomed the opening of Saudi air space to flights between Israel and the United Arab Emirates, beginning with last week's historic commercial flight from Tel Aviv to Abu Dhabi," White House Deputy Press Secretary Judd Deere said on Twitter late Sunday.Deere said Trump, in a phone call to King Salman bin Abdulaziz, underlined the significance of the Abraham Accord between Israel and the UAE and discussed ways to enhance regional sec…
(2020-09-07). UAE-Israel pact to be signed on Sept. 22: Report. yenisafak.com Israel and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) plan to sign their normalization agreement at the White House on Sept. 22, according to Israeli media on Monday.The Israeli Channel 12 News said that arrangements were underway between the UAE, the US, and Israel to organize a grand official signing ceremony in Washington DC in presence of US President Donald Trump, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and UAE Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed.According to the broadcaster, the ceremony was originally planned to be on Sept. 13, the same day of signing the Oslo peace accord between the Palestinians and the Israelis in 19…
(2020-09-07). Same-sex Partnerships Now Legal in the Cayman Islands. telesurenglish.net Same-sex partnerships in the Cayman Islands are legal as of Friday after Governor Martyn Roper approved the law for the British Overseas territory. | RELATED: | "Today we will end the discrimination being suffered by Caymanians and others on our islands whilst protecting the institution of marriage," said Roper. | In his statement, the governor said that the move was in line with instructions from the U.K. government ministers to use his re…
(2020-09-07). This Labor Day, 'Black Lives Matter' Means Justice for Black Workers. commondreams.org In 2012, members of the Chicago Teachers Union rocked the city with their historic strike. (Credit: flickr/cc/Sarah-Ji) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files… …
(2020-09-06). Hezbollah, Hamas leaders hold talks in Lebanon. yenisafak.com Hezbollah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah held talks in Beirut with Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh and his deputy Saleh al-Arouri, according to the Lebanese group.The talks covered the "latest political and military developments in Palestine, Lebanon and the region," Hezbollah said in a statement.The two group leaders also discussed "the hazards facing the Palestinian cause, particularly the US deal of the century and projects for normalization with Israel," the statement said.This January US President Donald Trump announced the so-called "deal of the century," which refers to Jerusalem as "Israel's undivided cap…
(2020-09-06). Palestine to Cut Ties With Countries That Recognize Israel. telesurenglish.net Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) Secretary General Saeb Erekat Sunday said that Palestine will break relationships with any country that moves or opens its embassy in Jerusalem. | RELATED: | "We urge all nations to respect international law, including Security Council resolutions 478 and 2334," Erekat added. | The statement comes after Serbia and Kosovo decided on Friday to move their embassies from Tel…
(2020-09-06). The Struggle for Belarus on Russia's Geopolitical Doorstep. globalresearch.ca Protests in Belarus since longtime President Lukashenko was legitimately reelected on August 9 were made in the USA. | Despite his authoritarian rule, most Belarusians support him over an unacceptable alternative — transformation of the country into a neo-Nazi US vassal …
(2020-09-06). Video: 50th anniversary of the Chicano Moratorium. fightbacknews.org Los Angeles, CA – August 29, 2020 marked the 50th anniversary of the Chicano Moratorium against war, racism and police brutality. Here is a short video of highlights of the march and rally. The chant of "Chicano power! Chicana power!" rang out in East Los Angeles. | Carlos Montes, who helped organize the event stated, "In the future we will produce a longer version with speakers and interviews of youth, mothers and organizers of this historic event. We thank all the groups that helped with the march and rally – too many to list here. Gracias a Brown Berets La Mesa, La Raza Unida Party, Centro CSO and Centro CSO Y…
(2020-09-06). This Labor Day, 'Black Lives Matter' Means Justice for Black Workers. progressive.org The economy was failing Black workers before the pandemic—and now, even as many are deemed essential, they're being treated as disposable.
(2020-09-06). This Labor Day, 'Black Lives Matter' Must Mean Justice for Black Workers. progressive.org The economy was failing Black workers before the pandemic—and now, even as many are deemed essential, they're being treated as disposable.
(2020-09-06). Bolivia: Political Campaigns Begin Ahead of Elections. telesurenglish.net Bolivia's Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE) announced that political organizations and parties will begin their campaigns ahead for the elections of May 3. | RELATED: | "According to the Electoral Calendar approved by the TSE, the organizations and political alliances will start their campaigns from Sunday, September 6," the TSE stated. | Candidates could begin their political campaigns but they will have to maintain the health authorities recom…
(2020-09-06). Tuesday 9/8: Caravan for Black Lives Matter – El Cerrito. indybay.org El Cerrito Plaza BART n/e Parking lot at the corner of Richmond St. and Central Ave.
(2020-09-06). VIDEO: Pompeo in Jerusalem. strategic-culture.org With few exceptions, Trump's self flattery about his commitment to Israel is legit. But didn't he get elected to be the most pro-American President ever? Watch the video and read more in the
(2020-09-06). The Privileged vs. the People. strategic-culture.org America's decadent elite is a plundering barbarian horde, leaving social and material destruction in its wake. | Andrew DORAN | "The Americans never use the word 'peasant,'" Alexis de Tocqueville observed, "because they have no idea of the peculiar class which that term denotes." Nor do Americans use "noble" or "aristocrat" or "barbarian." However, the basic phenomena endure, even if the class structure and therefore the terms have evolved. | Shortly after Tocqueville published his thoughts on the democratic experiment in America, Benjamin Disraeli published Sybil ∏ a novel in which he argued that England…
(2020-09-06). Saudi King Tells Trump Kingdom Willing to Reach 'Permanent and Just Solution' to Palestinian Problem. sputniknews.com Tensions have risen in the region after the UAE and Israel reached an agreement that will make the Emirates the third Arab country in modern history to establish diplomatic ties with the state of Israel.
(2020-09-06). 'No peace until Kashmiris' rights are fulfilled'. yenisafak.com Peace that is not based on the principle that governments derive all their just power from the governed can never — and should never — last, speakers said at a webinar on the Kashmir issue on Friday."According to the additional protocols of the Geneva Conventions, which relate to people fighting colonial domination, alien occupation, and racist regimes for their right to self-determination, Kashmir is an international armed conflict," said Mohammad Mushtaq Ahmad, director general of the Pakistan-based Shari'ah Academy.The virtual conference, titled International Armed Conflict and Kashmir, was hosted…
(2020-09-06). Hamas denies any link to far-right US group. yenisafak.com Palestinian resistance group Hamas has denied any link to the far-right extremist movement Boogaloo Bois in the United States.American and Israeli media reported that two members from Boogaloo Bois group were arrested by US authorities and charged with conspiring to support Hamas.Media reports said that the US Justice Department accused both Michael Robert Solomon, 30, and Benjamin Ryan Teeter, 22, of providing material support to a "foreign terrorist organization"."We decry the US administration attempt to link Hamas to any member of this group," the Palestinian movement said in a statement."This is a desperate…
(2020-09-06). Turkey urges Kosovo against opening Jerusalem embassy. yenisafak.com Turkey on Sunday urged Kosovo against opening an embassy in Jerusalem, saying doing so would undermine UN resolutions and hurt the Palestinian cause."We call on the leadership of Kosovo to abide by these [UN] decisions to refrain from such steps that would undermine the historical and legal status of Jerusalem and may also prevent Kosovo from being recognized by other states in the future," the Turkish Foreign Ministry said in a statement.The statement cited various UN resolutions stressing that the Palestinian issue can only be solved with an independent, sovereign, and geographically continuous Palestinian stat…
(2020-09-05). NBA All-Star David West on the walkout and standing up to racism, exploitation. thegrayzone.com Retired NBA All Star and 2x champion David West on the NBA walkout, the NCAA's cartel, and rejecting the demonization of China. David West, a retired two-time NBA All-Star and two-time NBA Champion, discusses the NBA walkout over racist police violence; the challenges of activism in pro sports; his involvement in a new league challenging …
(2020-09-05). Freedom Rider: The U.S. is a racist militia. mronline.org 
U.S. cops are already racist and brutal, and any militia "infiltrators" would feel right at home.
(2020-09-05). [Perspectives] Uché Blackstock: dismantling structural racism in health care. thelancet.com Uché Blackstock's father, a Jamaican immigrant, arrived in New York State, USA, aged just 17 years. "Like many young immigrant men, he had a variety of jobs", she recalls, "he was a mechanic, a refrigerator repair person, [and] he finally went to a Brooklyn college, where he met our mom." Her mother, Dale Blackstock, was a physician who went to Harvard Medical School and practised in Brooklyn, but had to fight her way to college. "She grew up in poverty here in Brooklyn, where I was born, and where I live.
(2020-09-05). NBA strike ignites sports-wide protest against police shooting of Jacob Blake. workers.org 
Kenosha, Wis., became the epicenter of the anti-racist struggle, after Jacob Blake, a 29-year-old Black man, was shot seven times in the back at point-blank range by a white police officer on Aug. 23. Kenosha is 40 miles from Milwaukee, Wisconsin's biggest city. George Hill (left) and Sterling Brown read . . . |
(2020-09-05). First-ever U.S. Space Force doctrine calls for space supremacy, further militarism. mronline.org 
U.S. Space Command was created in 1985 by U.S. President Ronald Reagan to manage the "Star Wars" program: a U.S. Cold War plan to use space supremacy to menace the Soviet Union with orbiting battle platforms, powered by nuclear reactors and loaded with space-based weaponry like hypervelocity guns, particle beams and lasers.
(2020-09-05). Voice from Kenosha: Electoral politics is not nearly enough. workers.org 
By Omar Flores This article is an edited version of a talk by Omar Flores during the Aug. 30 UNAC Webinar: "After the DNC & RNC — We Can't Breathe! Keep it in the Streets — Against Racism, Evictions and War." Flores is with the Milwaukee Alliance Against Racism and . . . |
(2020-09-05). Israel DEMOLISHES 51 Palestinian structures in East Jerusalem as destruction continues in 'unprecedented manner' — rights group. rt.com 
Israeli authorities escalated demolitions in occupied East Jerusalem in August, knocking 51 Palestinian buildings and displacing 85 people, many of whom were children, a Palestinian rights group said. | The demolition of homes, which Israel says were built without proper permits, have been conducted in an "unprecedented manner" in the past month, Palestinian rights group, Wadi Hilweh Information Center, said in a fresh report. | The authorities have been acting in this way despite a difficult situation with coronavirus in Israel and particularly in Jerusalem, which is claimed as the capital by both Israelis an…
(2020-09-05). The Collaborator's Reward: the UAE, from Syria to Israel. thealtworld.com What do Panama's Manuel Noriega, Iraq's Saddam Hussein and the UAE's Mohamad Bin Zayed (MBZ) all have in common? They dreamed that their collaboration with the imperial power would allow them the freedom to pursue their own ambitions. | Very wrong. Once Noriega was employed by the CIA to betray compatriot nationalists and to be used as a tool against independent Cuba and Nicaragua, imperialism owned him. Once Saddam was armed (including with poison gas) by NATO countries to attack Revolutionary Iran and slaughter dissident Iraqis, imperialism owned him. And once MBZ collaborated with Mossad against the Palestinia…
(2020-09-05). Group That Helped Draft Anti-BDS Laws In US Didn't Disclose Grant From Israel. popularresistance.org There's been a lot of talk about foreign governments intervening in our political process over the last few years, but some stories certainly don't permeate mainstream discourse. | A case in point was on display this week. The Forward reported that the Israel Allies Foundation (IAF) received a grant from the Israeli government for more than $100,000 last year. The IAF is a nonprofit that was established in 2007 to foster cooperation between pro-Israel forces and governments around the world. In 2014, the group helped develop South Carolina's anti-BDS law, which prohibits state entities from contracting with group…
(2020-09-05). Demonstrations against "New Normal" in Berlin: The Storming of the Reichstag Building on 29 August, 2020. globalresearch.ca image Berlin August 1 protest | On March 21, 1933, the Nazi-controlled Reichstag passed a law making it a crime to speak out against the government. The "Regulations of the Reich President for Defense from Treacherous Attacks against the Government of …
(2020-09-05). A Silver Lining in the Rise of Neo-Fascism. thealtworld.com The only benefit from the rise of neo-fascist leaders in heretofore democratic nations is that the various fascist, neo-Nazi, racial and religious supremacists, and far-right terrorists have reared their ugly heads to the degree where it is now easier to identify them and their circle of contacts and organizations. When the United States, Brazil, Colombia, Poland, Turkey, and other similarly afflicted nations return to political normalcy, the forces of the far-right, already self-identified, can be rolled up, stripped of their weaponry and access to the Internet as threats to public safety. These resurgent Nazis…
(2020-09-05). US: People Call for Racial Justice On 100th Day of Protest. telesurenglish.net Police brutality protests are taking place in Louisville, Kentucky, this Saturday where the famous Kentucky Derby horse race is set to take place. | RELATED: | Protesters have gathered in the city's Jefferson Square Park, where Breonna Taylor's memorial site is located, chanting "No justice, no Derby." | In the morning, police brutality protesters clashed with armed counter protesters who identified as "patriots" who also t…
(2020-09-05). The US Has Long Led The Assault On Human Rights. popularresistance.org The historical record on U.S. human rights policies, both domestic and international, is one of hypocrisy, deceit, and denigration. | Even in the field of civil and political rights that was recognized by the West, the record of abuse if horrific. | With the white national reconciliation ushered by the Hayes Tilden compromise that ended reconstruction after the civil war, racial terrorism and apartheid fascism in the Southern states was introduced and legally codified in the Plessy v Ferguson case of 1896. | Repression was not limited to the Black population. The bloody march of conquest across the country was co…