(2021-08-13). Scheer Intelligence: Prisons Enable America's Obscene Wealth. popularresistance.org The story of Marshall "Eddie" Conway, a military veteran and former Black Panther who was imprisoned for 43 years for a crime he didn't commit, is one that gets to the heart of systemic racism in the United States. Despite grueling conditions, in prison Conway pursued three college degrees, and was considered an "exemplary" prisoner for starting a prison literacy program and organizing the prison library. On the other hand, his efforts to organize a union among his fellow convict laborers was crushed by the authorities. After being released in 2014 following an appellate court judgment that his jury had been give…
(2021-08-13). Eddie Conway: Prisons Enable America's Obscene Wealth. scheerpost.com Eddie Conway. [J.M. Giordano/City PaperCredits] Click to subscribe on: Apple / Spotify / Google Play The story of Marshall "Eddie" Conway, a military veteran and former Black Panther who was imprisoned for 43 years for a crime he didn't commit, is one that gets to the heart of systemic racism in the United States. Despite grueling conditions, in prison Conway pursued three college degrees… |
(2021-08-13). [Research Paper] The intricacy of structural racism measurement: A pilot development of a latent-class multidimensional measure. thelancet.com Our analysis suggests that measuring structural racism as a multidimensional determinant of health provides additional insight into the mechanisms underlying population health inequity vis-à -vis using multiple unidimensional measures without capturing their joint effects.
(2021-08-13). Israeli cities impose beach apartheid on Palestinians. electronicintifada.net Civil rights group slams "illegal measures" on the pretext of coronavirus.
(2021-08-13). Apartheid tech is no climate change solution. electronicintifada.net Israel finds opportunity to rebrand itself in wake of new IPCC report.
(2021-08-13). A Day in the Death of British Justice. counterpunch.org I sat in Court 4 in the Royal Courts of Justice in London yesterday with Stella Moris, Julian Assange's partner. I have known Stella for as long as I have known Julian. She, too, is a voice of freedom, coming from a family that fought the fascism of Apartheid. Today, her name was uttered in court by a barrister and a judge, forgettable people were it not for the power of their endowed privilege.
(2021-08-13). The Delta Variant of Global Stupidity. zcomm.org Why is the far right jumping on the anti-vaccination bandwagon?>
(2021-08-13). Your Vote Needed to Stop Sept 14 Governor Recall. indybay.org The County Voter Handbooks are arriving this week describing the fascist Trump Republican recall election set for September 14, 2021, and how we can vote by mail within 30 days of that election. Every registered voter will receive a vote by mail ballot. Since there is no Electoral College for this, we need every single vote against this recall to avoid the horror of a Trump Republican governor.
(2021-08-13). Cali: City of Explosion and Resistance. libya360.wordpress.com Marco Teruggi State repression was the response of the government of Iván Duque against the demonstrations. Neighborhoods and their poor youth, who confronted the police and military deployment, played a leading role. And the indigenous movement: the most organized actor. "Stop the genocide" reads a huge mural in downtown Cali, the city called "branch of…
(2021-08-13). Tuesday 8/24: US History of Colonialism, Genocide, White Supremacy & Slavery w/ author Dunbar-Ortiz. indybay.org Online event…
(2021-08-13). Class forces behind U.S. genocide in Hiroshima, Nagasaki. workers.org 
This article, which has been slightly excerpted, was first published in Workers World, August 13, 2015. On the 70th anniversary of the mass murders of the civilian populations of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in Japan, on Aug. 6 and Aug. 9, respectively, a discussion in the U.S. corporate media centered on . . . |
(2021-08-13). Has AU Declared War on Member States by Granting Israel 'Observer Status'? orinocotribune.com By Iqbal Jassat — Aug 9, 2021 | In the midst of a full-blown controversy sparked by a decision to allow Israel "observer status" at the African Union, it is crucial to note that the Zionist colonial settler regime hasn't halted its violent plunder of Palestinian rights while relentlessly pushing ahead with illegal settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territories. | Strange as it sounds, the bizarre fact is that the unauthorized permission by the AU Commission Chair Moussa Faki Mahamat has resulted in leaders of the African continent facing divisive consequences of a rash, unwise and problematic decision.
(2021-08-13). Azerbaijan to buy billions more of Israeli arms for new war. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Azerbaijan in Talks to Buy $2 Billion More Israeli Arms Citing fears [sic] of another war in Karabakh, Azerbaijan is reportedly in negotiations to purchase $2 billion more in weapons from Israel. The Israel Hayom (Today) news site reported on Thursday that Azerbaijan is negotiating to sign contracts with Israeli defense companies…. ….Baku is currently …
(2021-08-13). Rick Perlstein: 'I was drafted into the project of settler colonialism as a child'. therealnews.com 
In the second segment of this week's Marc Steiner Show, we bring you the latest installment of our ongoing series "Not in Our Name," which highlights the diverse voices of Jewish activists, artists, intellectuals, and others who are speaking out against the Israeli occupation. In this installment, Marc talks with Rick Perlstein about growing up Jewish in Milwaukee, the process of unlearning Zionist indoctrination, and how the United States' support of an Israeli ethno-state foments continued violence. Perlstein is a world-renowned author, journalist, and historian of the American right; his most recent book…
(2021-08-13). Lawmakers Aren't "Progressive" If They Ignore Palestinian Rights. orinocotribune.com By Souzan Naser & Hatem Abudayyeh — Aug 9, 2021 | Even after years of dedicated judo training, both Mohamed Abdalarasool from Sudan and Fethi Nourine from Algeria refused to compete in the Tokyo Olympics when they were slated to perform against an Israeli athlete. In an official statement, Nourine said to an Algerian TV station, "We worked a lot to reach the Olympics… but the Palestinian cause is bigger than all of this." This gesture of sacrifice and solidarity with Palestinians oppressed by Israel earned Abdalarasool and Nourine hero status in the Arab world and beyond. | In another refreshing move, corp…
(2021-08-13). Tampa activists call for Tampa General Hospital to divest from Israel. liberationnews.org 
On July 16, activists gathered outside Tampa General Hospital (TGH) to denounce the hospital's partnership with Israel and call for it to divest from the "Florida-Israel Business Accelerator" (FIBA).
(2021-08-13). The Murder of the 'Menacing' Water Technician: On the Shadow Wars in the West Bank. counterpunch.org There is an ongoing, but hidden, Israeli war on the Palestinians which is rarely highlighted or even known. It is a water war, which has been in the making for decades. On July 26 and 27, two separate but intrinsically linked events took place in the Ein al-Hilweh area in the occupied Jordan Valley, and
(2021-08-13). Why Does Israel Have a Stockpile of Nuclear Weapons? counterpunch.org The main result of the meeting between Presidents Putin and Biden in Geneva on June 16 was the joint statement that "we reaffirm the principle that a nuclear war cannot be won and must never be fought." This most welcome recognition that nuclear war would probably destroy the world is especially relevant now, because August sees the 76th anniversary
(2021-08-13). Israel Tries To Bridge Gap With Diaspora Amid Fears Of Strained Relations With The West. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | Written by Israel's first post-Netanyahu…
(2021-08-13). Headlines for August 13, 2021. democracynow.org U.S. Begins Evacuating Afghanistan Embassy Staff as Taliban Seize Kandahar and Herat, China Closes Shipping Terminal over Single COVID-19 Case; Russia Logs Record Death Toll, FDA Approves Third COVID-19 Vaccine Dose for Immunocompromised People, New Orleans, San Francisco to Require Vaccination Card or Negative Test for Indoor Venues, Four Teachers in Florida's Broward County Die of COVID-19 in One Day, Supreme Court Blocks Part of New York Eviction Moratorium Despite Worsening Pandemic, Israel to Resume Building Illegal Settlements in Occupied West Bank, Jewish American Leaders Demand AIPAC Apologize over Islamo…
(2021-08-13). Saturday 8/14: Protest US financed oppression in Palestine/Israel. indybay.org Intersection of Water and Ocean Streets, Santa Cruz…
(2021-08-13). IDF Veterans Issue Report About Settler Violence Against Palestinians In The West Bank. southfront.org 
Illustrative Image | Written by Dr. Leon Tressell. | There is a broad consensus amongst international institutions that Israel remains the occupying power in Gaza and the West Bank. The Hague regulations of 1907 and the fourth Geneva Convention of 1949 impose certain rights and obligations upon any nation that is illegally occupying a territory. | In December 1975 the United Nations General assembly passed a resolution which recited that "any military occupation however temporary" constituted "an act of aggression…
(2021-08-13). Hey Joe, The Coup Rolls On. counterpunch.org While Joe Biden champions bipartisanship, the Republicans, now the Amerikaner Party of Trump (APOT), are taking a leaf from Adolf Hitler. Just before Christmas in 1924, Hitler left prison after serving time for leading the failed Nazi revolution (Beer Hall Putsch) of November 1923. He now understood that it had been premature to attempt to
(2021-08-13). Canadian Relief Agency Refused Emergency Medical Support Donation for Palestine. truthout.org 
Last June, with the spectre of a T…
(2021-08-13). Patriotism Is Our Passport! progressive.org It is mind-boggling that we are still arguing over face masks at this point in the pandemic and is even more nuts that we are fighting about life-saving vaccines.
(2021-08-13). US Supreme Court partially overturns New York's statewide eviction ban. rt.com 
The US Supreme Court has temporarily blocked New York's eviction moratorium, ruling that the policy violates landlords' right to due process. The decision will remain in force as litigation on the dispute continues. | The 6-3 decision partially stuck down the statewide eviction ban on Thursday, ruling in favor of a group of property owners who challenged the moratorium in an emergency filing to the Supreme Court. Three liberal-leaning justices — Stephen Breyer, Sonia Sotomayor and Elena Kagan —
(2021-08-13). US Supreme Court declines to block Indiana University's vaccine mandate, preserving key precedent for compulsory Covid-19 jabs. rt.com 
The US Supreme Court has declined to hear an appeal from students who sought to strike down Indiana University's Covid-19 vaccine mandate, leaving in place a potentially key legal precedent for forced inoculations. | Justice Amy Coney Barrett rejected the emergency request to hear the case on Thursday, meaning the high court won't overturn rulings by an Indiana district court and the US Court of Appeals in Chicago, which upheld the mandate. There were no dissenting opinions cited from other Supreme Court justices. | The Indiana case marked the first legal challenge of a Covid-19 vaccine mandate to come before…
(2021-08-13). Saturday 8/28: #Rally4ERA: No Time Limit on Equality Rally at U.S. Supreme Court. indybay.org U.S. Supreme Court or join online rally livestream and actions…
(2021-08-12). Ghost Canaries in the Amerikaner Mine. counterpunch.org Being a radical Leftist of the communist kind has curiously inoculated me from the "brocialist" economism and intimately related class reductionism that disfigures some key parts of the American left, such as it is. It's not just that there's no room for downplaying the problems of racism and sexism in genuinely radical politics or that
(2021-08-12). The Olympics is over, but its problem with Black athletes clearly isn't. thecanary.co The Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games drew to a close on 8 August, but the repercussions of its racist, transphobic policies continue to impact the lives of Black athletes. | Over the course of the games, we saw organisers promoting discriminatory policies that pander to Eurocentricity at the expense of Black athletes — particularly Black women. This came as no surprise, as racism and white supremacy have played a central role in the development of the games. If the
(2021-08-12). 'People's Vaccine' needed to break monopoly profiteering and end vaccine apartheid. peoplesworld.org 
As the COVID-19 pandemic rages and new, more dangerous variants emerge, demands are growing for a "people's vaccine" to counter the chief obstacle to global vaccination—Big Pharma profiteering. Public health officials and infectious disease specialists all agree: The pandemic will not end until most of the world is vaccinated. Poor and medium-income countries face a …
(2021-08-12). Confederated Salish And Kootenai Win The Day. popularresistance.org Congratulations to the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes on their recent acquisition of the National Bison Range. | In September 2018, I made my first official trip as assistant secretary-Indian affairs to the homelands of the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes. The purpose of the trip was to learn about the irrigation project on the Flathead Reservation. I learned about the challenges with rate setting, aging infrastructure, the differing needs of Indian and non-Indian water users, water rights, the history behind the project and the need for a fair and just water claims settlement with the federal go…
(2021-08-12). Minneapolis Public Schools and teachers union pursue agreement to prioritize race in hiring and firing. wsws.org The measure's aim, in line with the Democratic Party's program of identity politics, is to undermine legislation passed during the Civil Rights movement which outlawed racial discrimination, render seniority rights moot, and stoke divisions among educators, parents and students.
(2021-08-12). Thousands of Indigenous children perished in 'genocide boarding schools'. peoplesworld.org 
Hunger. Starvation. Beatings. Ill-clothed in the cold of winter. Forbidden to speak their Native tongues. Sexual predators roaming the dormitory halls in the middle of the night like wild animals searching for prey and snatching youngsters from their beds. Such was the lot of thousands of Indigenous children in the heyday of the Indian boarding school era which stretched from the …
(2021-08-12). Dear CIA Director Burns: Don't Listen to the Israelis on Iran— They just want you to fight a war for them. juancole.com Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) — Jonathan Lis at Haaretz reports that the Israeli government of Prime Minister Naftali Bennett is lobbying the US to get on a war footing with Iran. The Israelis will try to convince CIA director William Burns of their position on Iran in his meetings there on Wednesday. Lis makes 3 …
(2021-08-12). The Murder of the "Menacing" Water Technician: On the Shadow Wars in the West Bank. dissidentvoice.org 
There is an ongoing, but hidden, Israeli war on the Palestinians which is rarely highlighted or even known. It is a water war, which has been in the making for decades. On July 26 and 27, two separate but intrinsically linked events took place in the Ein al-Hilweh area in the occupied Jordan Valley, and …
(2021-08-12). Israel's siege of Occupied Palestinian civilians is halving Gaza patients' survival rates. juancole.com 
By Maya Abuali | — ( Middle East Monitor) — Lacking in 60 per cent of appropriate medicine and treatment protocols as a result of the siege, Gaza's already deficient cancer care is slipping further into chaos as restrictions grow harsher. Beyond dealing with the Gaza Strip's already uninhabitable living conditions, Palestinian cancer patients in …
(2021-08-12). Caveman mentality: Russian FM says U.S., NATO pander to "outright racist and neo-Nazi" Ukraine regime. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com West well aware of Crimea being part of Russia, says Russia's top diplomat "They are trying to pander to the outright racist and neo-Nazi actions and plans of the current Kiev regime just to disturb us," Sergey Lavrov noted "If our Western partners have to hide their complete awareness of reality behind the desire to …
(2021-08-12). Jordan's Shrinking Role in Palestine's Liberation Effort. towardfreedom.org The landlocked country is playing an increasingly insignificant role in the dispute, even though the peace process would be incomplete without the kingdom's input. In fact, until the 1970s, Jordan was an indispensable player, having hosted thousands of Palestinian refugees. Jordan seems to be trapped by its own security restrictions and has largely ceded the peace process to its rivals, including Egypt.
(2021-08-12). One-Time 99% Tax on Billionaires' Pandemic Profits Could Fund Vaccines for the Entire World. commondreams.org "Raytheon profits from the killing of civilians, families, and children in Palestine, Yemen, and elsewhere. We can't sit idly by while Raytheon engineers new and more destructive ways of killing innocent people."
(2021-08-12). Antiwar Group Blocks Entry to Raytheon Facility to Protest Killing of Civilians. truthout.org 
A group of anti-war activists blockaded the entrances to a Raytheon facility in Portsmouth, Rhode Island on Thursday morning to protest the role the weapons-maker plays in the killing of civilians in Yemen, the occupied Palestinian territories, and elsewhere around the world. | The demonstration was organized and live-streamed on Facebook by Resist and Abolish the Military Industrial Complex (RAM INC) and The FANG Collective, a direct-action organization based in Pawtucket, Rhode Island. (…
(2021-08-12). US Supreme Court Strikes Down Part of New York State's Ban on Evictions During Pandemic. sputniknews.com In addition to roughly 11 million Americans behind on rent due to pandemic-related financial issues, another 1.75 million homeowners are also behind on their mortgages, threatening a tsunami of evictions once federal protections are lifted.
(2021-08-12). Supreme Court Rejects Challenge to Indiana University's Vaccine Mandate. commondreams.org "To date, 10 countries have administered more than 75% of the world's vaccines, while low-income countries have received just over 1%."
(2021-08-12). Texas House speaker issues arrest warrants for missing Democrats in bid to pass anti-voting rights bill. wsws.org The Texas Supreme Court on Tuesday overturned a restraining order that protected Democratic lawmakers from being forced into the Texas House chamber.
(2021-08-12). Family of John Lewis Joins Demand That Biden Kill Filibuster to Defend Voting Rights. commondreams.org "Blue hydrogen has large climatic consequences. We see no way that blue hydrogen can be considered 'green,'" says the report.
(2021-08-12). Wisconsin on Track for Another 'Wolf Slaughter,' Sparking Calls for Federal Protections. commondreams.org "If President Biden and Senator Schumer truly care about ending the war on voting rights they have to use their political will to abolish the filibuster and pass the For the People Act immediately," said one organizer.