(2022-08-19). Nancy Pelosi, White Supremacy, and China. orinocotribune.com By Margaret Kimberley Aug 10, 2022 | White supremacist arrogance was the order of the day when Nancy Pelosi ignored a red line set by the Chinese government and visited Taiwan. The Speaker of the House showed stereotypical and racist attitudes towards that country and began a chain of events that won't go well for the U.S. | "When I was a little girl, I was told at the beach if I dug a hole deep enough, we would reach China, so we've always felt a connection there." | Nancy Pelosi, August 5, 2022, in Tokyo, Japan | Nancy Pelosi is a member of the United States Congress. She isn't just any member either, she…
(2022-08-19). RISE for Youth program celebrates successful first year. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org RISE for Youth, a first-of-its-kind collaboration between Mayo Clinic and the Rochester branch of the NAACP, recently wrapped up its inaugural year of programming. The program, which received funding through Mayo Clinic's $100 million commitment against racism, drew rave reviews from scholars, community partners and Mayo Clinic staff. For as long as she can remember, Aisha Qassim has wanted to become a surgeon. But with no doctors in her family, she wasn't sure of the…
(2022-08-19). Palestinian President Abbas' Holocaust remark and the hypocrisy of Germany's media and political establishment. wsws.org German media outlets and politicians have responded with a storm of indignation to a statement by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas comparing Israeli massacres of Palestinians with the Holocaust that would be hard to beat for its mendacity.
(2022-08-19). Chinese embassies, consulates stand ready to help overseas Taiwan compatriots: spokesperson. ecns.cn Overseas Taiwan compatriots can contact and seek help from Chinese embassies and consulates when they encounter difficulties, a Chinese mainland spokesperson said Friday.
(2022-08-19). California poised to celebrate 2022 International Day for People of African Descent. indybay.org Together, we will call for the Great State of California to stand in solidarity with H. Res 615. People of African descent and friends across the diaspora stand against systemic racism and supports the transformational agenda for racial justice and equality as identified in the Systemic Racism Report, and implemented through the subsequent Human Rights Council Resolution and the Permanent Forum on People of African Descent.
(2022-08-19). The Struggle to Survive: Energy, Genocide and the Targeting of Leonard Peltier. indybay.org The genocide of Native people by the United States government was carried out by murder, removal of children to boarding schools and foster homes, exploitation of energy resources, sterilization of women,and forced relocation. Cultural genocide was also carried out by missionaries and churches.
(2022-08-18). Who is Obstructing the Syrian Settlement? journal-neo.org 
The Syrian issue has recently been increasingly highlighted in global media reports, indicating that the Middle Eastern Arab state is unfortunately becoming more and more a battleground for many countries, especially through the fault of the US, Israel and Turkey. Thus, against the backdrop of increasing energy shortages in the West, the Syrian news agency …
(2022-08-18). Miko Peled: Israel Blames its Victims for the Violence it Causes. mintpressnews.com 
Palestinians are at a point where they can find no support anywhere, regardless of the severity of their conditions. Be they simply people who want to live their lives, fighters, activists or organizations dedicated to human rights, they will be killed and harassed.
(2022-08-18). Israel's Latest War on the Palestinians Reveals How Alone and Vulnerable they Are. juancole.com Belfast (Special to Informed Comment) Some have puzzled over why Israel launched its attacks on Palestinian in Gaza and the West Bank at the beginning of August.The military action had not been preceded by any notable Palestinian activity. There is, however, no great mystery. It has become customary for an Israeli Prime Minister to …
(2022-08-18). Being Anything But a Good Sport in Saudi Arabia. tomdispatch.com Here's the big question in Jock Culture these days: Is the Kingdom of Golf being used to sportswash the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia? Or is it the other way around? After all, what other major sport could use a sandstorm of Middle Eastern murder and human-rights abuses to obscure its own history of bigotry and greed? In fact, not since the 1936 Berlin Olympics was used to cosmeticize Nazi Germany's atrocities and promote Aryan superiority have sports and an otherwise despised government collaborated so blatantly to enhance their joint international standings. Will it work this time? The jury has been out since the new…
(2022-08-18). Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and his fascistic attacks against education. wsws.org Florida schools are opening this month in the wake of several anti-democratic education bills that went effect this summer and massive teacher shortage.
(2022-08-18). Israeli army shuts down prominent Palestinian rights groups. electronicintifada.net Young man shot and killed by soldiers during Nablus raid.
(2022-08-18). While Claiming To Defend Freedom Around the World, the US Has Dozens of Political Prisoners—and the Majority Are People of Color. orinocotribune.com 
By James Patrick Jordan Aug 15, 2022 | Racism is still the driving force behind U.S. political imprisonment | Political imprisonment in the United States exists primarily as a tool of racist repression. It is aimed disproportionately at people of color, as well as others engaged in anti-racist struggle. Whether in the fight against racism at home or against racist foreign policies, wars, occupation and colonialism, the overarching purpose of political imprisonment is to intimidate and try to crush militant forms of anti-racist struggle. | By treating U.S. political prisoners as "common criminals," the crimi…
(2022-08-18). Israel's Premature 'Victory' Celebration. popularresistance.org For years, Palestinians, as well as Israelis, have labored to redraw the battle lines. The three-day Israeli war on Gaza, starting on August 5 clearly manifested this reality. | Throughout its military operation, Israel has repeatedly underscored the point that the war was targeting the Islamic Jihad Movement only, not Hamas or anyone else. | A somewhat similar scenario had transpired in May 2019 and again in November of the same year. The May clashes began when two Israeli soldiers were wounded by a Palestinian sniper at the fence separating besieged Gaza from Israel. | Mass weekly protests had taken place near…
(2022-08-18). Police Lied To Get The Warrant To Search Breonna Taylor's Home. popularresistance.org The March 2020 killing of Breonna Taylor, which caused widespread protest around the country, was the result of police lies to obtain a warrant and racist police violence after officers forced their way into her apartment. | On August 4, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced the federal grand jury indictments of four Louisville Metro Police officers involved in the raid that resulted in Taylor's death. | Three of the officers were accused of violating Taylor's Fourth Amendment rights to be free from unreasonable search and seizure by lying to secure a no-knock warrant. The officers who sought the warrant "kne…
(2022-08-18). Finland's Visa Restriction Measure Is Russophobia – Russian FM. telesurenglish.net Finland's decision to restrict entry visas for Russians is part of widespread Russophobia in some EU countries, Russian Foreign Ministry deputy spokesman Ivan Nechayev said. | RELATED: | The deputy spokesman said Russia will react to this move, which reflects "politically motivated discrimination against Russians on ethnic grounds." | According to Nechayev, the Russian Foreign Ministry "pays attention to the fact that such actions conf…
(2022-08-18). The City Has Failed University City Townhome Residents. popularresistance.org Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – Monday morning's abrupt dismantling of the protest encampment outside of West Philly's University City Townhomes served as another reminder that Black lives still don't matter. | For the past year, residents from the affordable housing complex near the University of Pennsylvania have been fighting back against IBID Associates, who are putting the property up for sale. They have made their demands known — halting the sale and demolition of the homes, granting residents a two-year extension, a $500,000 financial compensation for each displaced family, and more. But for the predomi…
(2022-08-18). Israeli Forces Raid Offices Of Palestinian Civil Society Groups. popularresistance.org Israeli forces closed the offices of seven Palestinian civil society rights groups in the occupied West Bank in an overnight raid on Thursday. | Al-Haq said Israeli soldiers stormed its offices in Ramallah, confiscating items, shutting down the main entrance with an iron plate, and leaving behind a military order declaring the organization unlawful. | Other groups raided included Addameer, the Bisan Center for Research & Development, Defense for Children International-Palestine (DCIP), the Union of Palestinian Women's Committees and the Union of Agricultural Work Committee and the Union of Health Workers Com…
(2022-08-18). Palestine Call for International Reaction After Closure of NGOs. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, the Palestinian National Authority (PNA) condemned the closure of seven non-governmental organizations in the West Bank and demanded an "urgent" reaction from the international community. | RELATED: | "The raiding and closing of the facilities is a crime and a blatant attack not only against Palestinian civil society organizations and human rights organizations, but also against international human ri…
(2022-08-18). Native Families' Right to Stay Together is at Stake at the Supreme Court. aclu.org Since European settlers arrived on the shores of what is now known as the United States, federal and state governments, intent on seizing Indian lands, have sought to undermine and threaten the existence of tribes through the forced separation and assimilation of Native children. By severing Native children from their families, tribes, and culture, colonizers believed they could stamp out Indigeneity and erase tribal people altogether. As with any nation, the future ceases to exist if children are prevented from carrying on the languages, traditions, and knowledge passed down from each generation to the next.
(2022-08-18). China exprime su política monetaria y su diplomacia económica para acabar con la supremacía del dólar. globalizacion.ca El gigante asiático sigue estrategias que buscan acabar con el liderazgo del dólar y prepararse para un "desacople" de los mercados occidentales. Algo se mueve en el corazón financiero y político de Pekín. | Los jerarcas del Partido Comunista de China…
(2022-08-18). Israel y Turquía restablecerán relaciones diplomáticas. cubadebate.cu Israel y Turquía anunciaron este miércoles que reanudarán sus relaciones diplomáticas plenas, tras varios años de tensiones, pero Ankara advirtió que continuará "defendiendo los derechos de los palestinos" pese a este acercamiento. La medida es un paso de avance en la estabilidad regional, señaló el primer ministro israelí.
(2022-08-18). Recent Israeli Attack On Syria Targeted Two Air Defense Bases. southfront.org 
An Israeli Air Force F-15 fighter jet flies during an aerial demonstration. (photo credit: AMIR COHEN REUTERS) | The The first air defense base is located a few kilometers to the southwest of the town of al…
(2022-08-18). Why Liz Cheney Matters and Her Defeat Matters Too. commondreams.org By opposing Trump, she is opposing Trumpism, an authoritarian, xenophobic, and racist movement that has taken over the Republican party.
(2022-08-18). Presidente palestino afirma que Israel ha ejecutado masacres. telesurtv.net El líder palestino señaló en Berlín que "Israel ha cometido masacres en localidades palestinas desde 1947".
(2022-08-17). Palestinians have had enough of Europe's Holocaust hypocrisy. electronicintifada.net Why hasn't Germany condemned Zelensky's minimization of the Holocaust in Ukraine?
(2022-08-17). Israel's Premature 'Victory' Celebration: The defining War in Gaza Is Yet to Be Fought. mintpressnews.com For years, Palestinians, as well as Israelis, have labored to redraw the battle lines and Israel's three-day Israeli war on Gaza, starting on August 5, clearly manifested this reality.
(2022-08-17). Pro-Palestine activists demonstrate outside Sen. Shaheen's Manchester, N.H., office. liberationnews.org 
Two dozen people gathered in downtown Manchester, New Hampshire on Aug. 13 for a speak-out to express solidarity with the people of Gaza and Palestine.
(2022-08-17). 'Second Chances': Racist law preventing citizenship for Black immigrants leaves man fighting his case from afar. splcenter.org
(2022-08-17). The Heat: India -Pakistan 75th Anniversary. america.cgtn.com From signs of patriotism to great sacrifice, India and Pakistan mark 75 years of independence.