(2021-10-19). Antifa groups protest conviction of anti-fascist cadre by Stuttgart court. peoplesdispatch.org A Stuttgart court sentenced the two activists, Joel P. and Diyar A., to prison for attacking right-wing trade union members on the sidelines of a corona-sceptic rally at Stuttgart in May 2020…
(2021-10-19). Amazon and Google: partners in Israeli apartheid. electronicintifada.net Corporate giants are building tech infrastructure of oppression.
(2021-10-19). Hitler's "Divinely Gifted" artists and documenta: Politics and Art: Two important exhibitions in Berlin. wsws.org Two exhibitions in Berlin throw light on a group of artists, academics and curators who rose to prominence under Nazism and were able to continue their careers virtually unhindered in post-war West Germany.
(2021-10-19). Central Europe, From Postcommunism to Democracy? counterpunch.org Last Sunday, a 94-year-old woman held a small European flag in her hand as she wheeled her wheelchair through Warsaw among thousands of demonstrators protesting against the reform of the Polish judiciary and her government's confrontation with the European Union. That lady, who in 1944 was a young fighter in the Warsaw Uprising against Nazism,
(2021-10-19). Comedian Dave Chapelle's The Closer: A racist tirade disguised as stand-up comedy. indybay.org To an extent without precedent by any entertainment figure in recent memory, Chapelle openly advocates anti-Semitism and gloats over racist violence directed against Asians.
(2021-10-19). Biden hails police as dozens revealed to have joined fascist Oath Keeper militia group. wsws.org In front of the US Capitol on Saturday, President Joe Biden gave remarks hailing the US Capitol Police as "saviors of democracy," while memorializing police officers lost "in the line of duty."
(2021-10-19). Italy: Fascists attack biggest trade union confederation. greenleft.org.au Hundreds of fascists forced their way into the Italian General Confederation of Labour (CGIL) headquarters in Rome on October 9, reports Dave Kellaway.
(2021-10-19). Israel Approves $1.5Bln Budget for Possible Strike Against Iran's Nuclear Facilities – Report. sputniknews.com The budget reportedly includes money for a variety of aircraft, intelligence-gathering drones, and specific munitions required for such an operation, which would need to target heavily guarded underground facilities.
(2021-10-19). Shockwaves Felt in Israel After Powerful 6.4-Magnitude Quake Hits Greece. sputniknews.com The Greek island of Rhodes, a popular destination for tourists, suffered from a tremor overnight, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (ESMC) has stated.
(2021-10-19). A Giant Leap for Palestine? Stay Tuned! globalresearch.ca
(2021-10-19). Azerbaijan's defense chief awards Turkish-trained commandos, meets veterans of Karabakh invasion. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Azerbaijani Defense minister visited the recently established commando military unit According to the order of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Mr. Ilham Aliyev, activities on increasing the combat capability of the Azerbaijan Army are underway, the Ministry of Defense told APA. On October 19, the Minister of …
(2021-10-19). Headlines for October 19, 2021. democracynow.org Trump Sues to Block Release of Documents to Congressional Committee on Jan. 6 Riots, FDA Panel Recommends Third Shot of Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine for Certain Groups, Colin Powell Died of COVID-19 Complications After Blood Cancer Left Him Immunocompromised, Sen. Joe Manchin Wants Strict Limits and Work Requirements for Child Tax Credit, Justice Department Asks Supreme Court to Halt Texas's Near-Total Ban on Abortions, SCOTUS Decisions Bolster Doctrine of Qualified Immunity for Police Officers, Kenosha, WI Police Accused of "Deputizing" White Nationalists Ahead of Shooting Deaths, Venezuelan President Maduro Says U.
(2021-10-19). Tuesday 10/19: Call to Action: We Need Voting Rights Reform Now! indybay.org Online action – join this action from anywhere…
(2021-10-18). Behind the 'Uyghur Tribunal', US govt-backed separatist theater to escalate conflict with China. thegrayzone.com US-backed activists and regime-change operatives convened the Uyghur Tribunal to ramp up conflict with China, but wound up exposing major inconsistencies in their narrative. As the US government's propaganda campaign against China drags on, a mock tribunal has become a central node for the dissemination of allegations of Uyghur genocide to Western media. But behind the carefully scripted horror stories conveyed to the public by an uncritical media are massive discrepancies, overt separatist sentiments, and huge sums of US government …
(2021-10-18). Massive trade union rally in Italy denounces fascist assault on labor. peoplesdispatch.org National trade unions and other progressive political sections in Italy have condemned the fascist attack on the office of the Italian General Confederation of Labour (CGIL) in Rome on October 9…
(2021-10-18). Students in GA Protested Against Racism. Only the Black Pupils Were Punished. truthout.org 
Coosa High School students in Rome, Georgia, were warned by administrators not to organize a protest against racist actions recently taken by their peers — and when they went forward with their plan anyway, only Black students were punished. |
(2021-10-18). "Racism Plays a Major Part": Like in Flint, Lead Pipes Leave Benton Harbor, Michigan, with Toxic Water. democracynow.org 
Residents of Benton Harbor, Michigan, are calling for immediate action on replacing the city's lead pipes, which have endangered their drinking water. Since 2018, tap water in the predominantly Black city has contained lead levels up to 60 times the federal limit. Yet government officials have only addressed the toxic contamination as an urgent crisis in recent days. Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha, a pediatrician who exposed a similar water crisis in the neighboring city of Flint, sees parallels between the two emergencies. "Every day that goes by when there is lead in the water is one day too long for the children of Be…
(2021-10-18). Anchorage unites against anti-maskers and the far right. liberationnews.org 
On October 12 PSL Anchorage led a coalition of eight organizations to organize a Protest Against Hate. The coalition included the Alaska Poor People's Campaign, Stand Up Alaska, Alaska Coalition of BIPOC Educators, The Alaska Center, Black Lives Matter Alaska, CannaCo and Sol de Medianoche. The Protest Against Hate, which saw a turnout of over …
(2021-10-18). Netherlands rewards Israel for killing Gaza children. electronicintifada.net Dutch military ties with Tel Aviv recall embrace of apartheid South Africa.
(2021-10-18). Afghanistan Tackles The Islamic State. popularresistance.org On October 8, a terrible blast struck the worshippers attending Friday noon prayers at the Gozar-e-Sayed Abad Mosque in the Khan Abad district of Bandar, the capital of Kunduz, one of Afghanistan's largest cities in its northern belt. This is a mosque frequented by Shia Muslims, who were referred to as "our compatriots" by Taliban spokesperson Zabiullah Mujahid. Forty-six people died immediately in the blast, and local officials said that many more people were injured in the incident. Not long afterward, the Islamic State in Khorasan Province, ISKP (ISIS-K), took credit for the attack on its Telegram channel. The…
(2021-10-18). Is Trump's Violent Dishonesty Inexorable? counterpunch.org A year ago, when I examined the lessons of hatred and political violence in the US, I made note of the ugly role dehumanization and hate played in the alt-right's support of Donald Trump. I was inspired, in part, by thinking about what Matthew Shepard would have experienced had he lived to see the full-force
(2021-10-18). Republican campaign rally in Virginia draws Trump, Bannon and fascist supporters. wsws.org In the gubernatorial election, Republican hedge fund executive Glenn Youngkin is running a close race against Democratic former Governor Terry McAuliffe.
(2021-10-18). Israel to exile Palestinian-French human rights lawyer. electronicintifada.net Salah Hammouri was born and raised in Jerusalem.
(2021-10-18). After Corbyn, Israel Lobby Turns Its Guns on UK Academia. globalresearch.ca
(2021-10-18). Israel bars released Palestinian woman from reuniting with family in Gaza. middleeasteye.net 
Israel bars released Palestinian woman from reuniting with family in Gaza | Nisreen Abu Kameel, a Palestinian citizen of Israel, has been refused entry into the Gaza Strip, where her seven children and husband of 20 years live | Mon, 10/18/2021 – 11: 26 | Former Palestinian prisoner Nisreen Abu Kameel gives an interview to local media outside Damon prison following her release on…
(2021-10-18). 19 October, Brooklyn, NYC: Screening of "Fedayin" — Georges Abdallah's Fight. samidoun.net 
Tuesday, 19 October 8 pm Spectacle Theater 124 S 3rd St Brooklyn, NY Info and pre-register: spectacletheater.com/fedayin Join the Palestinian Youth Movement and Samidoun for this NYC film screening of "Fedayin: Georges Abdallah's fight." Georges Abdallah is a Lebanese struggler for Palestine who has been imprisoned since 1984, despite being eligible for release since 1999, […] | The article
(2021-10-18). Black families Passed Their Homes from One Generation to the Next. Now They May Be Lost. popularresistance.org The legacy of explicitly racist housing policies and lack of access to legal services has meant that for many Black families, land passed down informally was often thought of as a secure way to manage property. But heirs' property doesn't just affect rural Black Americans. It is found all over the US, particularly in areas historically excluded from the legal system. Outside the Black Belt, heirs' property is frequently clustered in settlements along the US-Mexico border, tribal lands, and in Appalachia — but also in cities like New York .
(2021-10-18). Sixty years since the massacre of Algerians in Paris on October 17, 1961. wsws.org Sixty years ago, shortly before the end of the Algerian war and Algeria's independence from France in 1962, French police perpetrated a horrific racist massacre in Paris.
(2021-10-18). DOJ Will Ask Supreme Court to Place Stay on Texas's 6-Week Abortion Ban. truthout.org 
On Friday, the Biden administration announced that it planned to appeal to the Supreme Court an order from a lower court issued last week, which kept in place a restrictive Texas law that outlaws abortion after the sixth week of pregnancy. | A three-judge panel in the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit