Gloria Rubac (2023-07-06). Southern racism is trying to kill Rodney Reed. workers.org Houston When Rodney Reed was sent to death row 25 years ago, his crime was being a Black man in a racist Texas county who was guilty of having a consensual romantic relationship with a white woman. This crime has historically caused Black men to be lynched, or if they . . . |

Vijay Prashad (2023-07-06). A brutal colonial legacy is tinder for the fires that are sweeping across France. peoplesdispatch.org Racism against people of Arab and African descent in France has become almost banal, something that takes place and no longer raises an eyebrow. The killing of Nael was absolutely explicable — the result of a general social toxicity towards minorities and one that is given expression through the police…

Michael F. Brown (2023-07-06). CNN in Jenin doesn't broach Israeli apartheid. electronicintifada.net Former US diplomats "explain" Israeli aggression in refugee camp.

Yumna Patel (2023-07-06). Israel might try to make Jenin the new Gaza. therealnews.com This story originally appeared in Earlier this week, Palestinians in the occupied West Bank witnessed the bloodiest and most violent Israeli military operation in recent memory. Over the course of 48 hours, Israeli land and air forces besieged the Jenin refugee camp in the northern West Bank, killed 12 Palestinians, and wounded over a hundred others. For the first time since the Second Intifada in 2002, the people of Jenin refuge…

infobrics (2023-07-05). Kiev attacks Russian airport with possible Western help. infobrics.org The case shows how the neo-Nazi regime is really focused on targeting civilian Russian facilities.

Victor Grossman (2023-07-06). A Patriot's Fourth of July: Berlin Bulletin No. 213. mronline.org Despite all doubts, despite fearful weaponry, at home or abroad, can we still call ourselves patriotic? In fact, is that a good thing to be?>

_____ (2023-07-06). Srebrenica: New Disclosures Further Undermine Bogus Genocide Narrative. strategic-culture.org The human cost of R2P genocide prevention activities ultimately originating with Srebrenica has been appalling, Stephen Karganovic writes. | This year, the annual July 11 Srebrenica remembrance ceremonies will be more subdued than usual. There are good reasons for that. The "Ukraine fatigue" which is spreading to many countries has now been augmented by Srebrenica fatigue. Both phenomena are a natural reaction to cynical deceit, in particular when the lies had been camouflaged with lofty ideals and high-sounding phrases. Once the truth becomes known, the game is up and then woe to the deceivers. | In the genealog…

mforinoco (2023-07-05). Why Europe, US, China and Russia are Not the Same for Latin America. orinocotribune.com By Lucy Pagoada-Quesada — Jun 29, 2023 | For some time, I have been listening to a sector, supposedly on the left, say that they do not want European, U.S., Chinese or Russian empires. | And, to this, I reply that I don't see the relationship between the four of them. We Latin Americans have a very well-documented history of colonization, exploitation, and occupation with Europeans and North Americans, but not with China and Russia. | It was not the Russians or the Chinese who invaded the continent and began the colonization process from 1492 that produced one of the largest genocides of Indigenous peoples i…

Betsey Piette (2023-07-06). Philly is a trans city 'Moms for fascism not welcome here'. workers.org Activist Sam Rise leads chants against Moms for Liberty, Philadelphia, June 29, 2023. Philadelphia In multiple demonstrations and solidarity actions throughout Moms for Liberty's four-day convention in Philadelphia, thousands turned out to tell the hate group: "Philly is a trans city; Philly is a Black city, and you're not welcome . . . |

Horacio Duque (2023-07-06). Petro interviene, con Emergencia social y económica, los graves problemas de la Guajira. globalizacion.ca Presidente Gustavo Petro, rompe bloqueo de la ultraderecha fascista | Aunque los sectores de la ultraderecha reaccionaria quieren acorralar el gobierno del presidente Gustavo Petro para provocar su parálisis institucional y el colapso de todas las entidades públicas, lo que está…

WSWS (2023-07-06). Israel warns more to come after withdrawal from Jenin. wsws.org Further military assaults flow inexorably from the agenda of Netanyahu's far-right coalition, which is committed to the annexation of the West Bank in pursuit of its aim of establishing a Jewish Supremacist state in both Israel and the occupied Palestinian territories.

Ali Abunimah (2023-07-06). Israeli bank wrongly removed from UN list of settlement profiteers. electronicintifada.net Rights groups says world body has failed to hold Israel properly accountable.

Maureen Clare Murphy (2023-07-06). Israel's rampage in Jenin changes nothing. electronicintifada.net Compounding injustices only galvanize resistance.

Staff (2023-07-06). 8 July, Albuquerque: Solidarity Rally for a Free Palestine. samidoun.net Samidoun Albuquerque will be participating in the following rally: | Solidarity rally for a Free Palestine! End all U.S. Aid to Israel — Solidarity with Palestinians in Jenin! | Saturday, July 8 | 11 am | UNM Bookstore, Albuquerque, NM | Organized by PSL (Party for Socialism and Liberation) and Stop the War Machine…

Anonymous103 (2023-07-06). Anti-Israel Operations In The West Bank. An Israeli Soldier Was Killed (Video). southfront.org Originally published by Following an armed attack by a Palestinian youth on a group of Israeli soldiers near the Kedumim settlement in the West Bank, an Israeli soldier was killed and another was wounded. | On July 6, a 19-year-old Palestinian youth named "Ahmad Yasin Hillal Gheithan" targeted a group of Israel…

Anonymous669 (2023-07-06). Israel Attacked Targets Near Syria's Damascus Overnight — Report. southfront.org Click to see full-size image. Source: the Israeli Air Force. | A series of Israeli airstrikes hit targets near the Syrian capital, Damascus, late on July 5, according to the Ynet news website. | Syrian media didn't report any attacks or explosions near Damascus. Yent said that the Syrian military did not use air defenses against the airstrikes as it normally does. According to the Hebrew news website, the alleged airstrikes targeted warehouses storing "advanced Iranian weapons." | I…

Anonymous669 (2023-07-06). Israeli Army Shells South Lebanon After Rare Rocket Attack (Video). southfront.org An Israeli artillery unit on the Gaza border during Operation Breaking Dawn, in an image published by the military on August 9, 2022. (Israel Defense Forces) | On July 6, a rocket launched from Lebanon's South governorate, the heartland of Hezbollah, at the Israeli-occupied village of Ghajar. | The Israel Defense Forces said it was in response carrying out artillery strikes against the area where the rocket was launched. According to Lebanon's Al-Manar TV, linked to Hezbollah, at l…

David Hearst (2023-07-06). As Israel Smashes Up Jenin, Its British Apologists Are Enabling This Violence. globalresearch.ca

Editor (2023-07-06). 'The gravity of the situation cannot be overstated': an eyewitness account from the Israeli assault on Jenin. mronline.org As the occupation relentlessly tightens its grip on the Jenin refugee camp, the message is crystal clear—punish the stronghold of popular resistance. But they will not succeed and will only breed a new generation to carry the torch.

Kit Klarenberg (2023-07-06). Israel's Bloodcurdling 'Poison Policy' to Replace Palestinians with Jewish Settlers. globalresearch.ca

Luis Linares Petrov (2023-07-06). Experts consider as a failure Israeli offensive against Jenin. plenglish.com Ramallah, Jul 6 (Prensa Latina) Palestinian experts consider that Israel failed to achieve its objectives after attacking the city of Jenin, on the West Bank, and its neighboring refugee camp.

Luis Linares Petrov (2023-07-06). NGO denounces attacks by the Israeli army and its impunity. plenglish.com Ramallah, Jul 6 (Prensa Latina) The Norwegian Council for Refugees denounced that Israel used unjustified lethal force, forcibly displaced Palestinians and destroyed homes with impunity during its incursion into the city of Jenin and the refugee camp.

teleSUR, JDO (2023-07-06). Israel lanza ataque con artillería contra el sur de Líbano. telesurtv.net Las fuerzas israelíes dispararon al menos 15 proyectiles de artillería contra una zona entre Kafr Shouba y Halta, cerca de la frontera entre ambos países.

Kit Klarenberg (2023-07-05). Disruptor of Roger Waters show raised funds for Israeli military group. electronicintifada.net Yochy Davis has downplayed the anti-Jewish bigotry of Donald Trump's supporters.

Sameena Rahman (2023-07-05). Huge Israeli attack on Jenin cannot break Palestine's spirit. liberationnews.org This criminal raid would not be possible without the U.S. financial and military support to Israel.

LaborFest (2023-07-06). Saturday 7/15: LaborFest Panel – Palestine: Journalists, Educators & The US Labor Movement. indybay.org Please register for an event in advance. | Find the details in your confirmation email. (e.g. zoom link) | laborfest.net/event/50th-anniversary-of-……

Staff (2023-07-06). 7 July, NYC: Long Live Jenin! Long Live Walid! Rally. samidoun.net Samidoun NY/NJ will be joining the Palestinian Youth Movement and many other organizations this Friday, July 7th at 4: 30pm at the UN Headquarters, Ralph Bunche Park, to demand the immediate release of Walid Daqqah! The Zionist entity is killing Walid Daqqah in an act of deliberate medical negligence. Walid has been imprisoned for over 37 …

Staff (2023-07-06). Vancouver banner drop shows solidarity with Jenin, demands liberation for Palestine. samidoun.net On Wednesday, 5 July, Samidoun Vancouver and friends took to the streets for a banner drop for Palestine in support of the people and the valiant resistance of Jenin, and to denounce the Canadian government's complicity in and support for ongoing Zionist war crimes and crimes against humanity in occupied Palestine. Participants in the action …

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2023-07-06). Egyptian, German FMs discuss Sudan and Palestine. plenglish.com Cairo, Jul 6 (Prensa Latina) Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry and his German counterpart Annalena Baerbock reportedly discussed several issues of common interest, especially the crisis in Sudan and Palestine.

Luis Linares Petrov (2023-07-06). India and Palestine conclude project in health sector. plenglish.com New Delhi, Jul 6 (Prensa Latina) India and Palestine ended and examined cooperation projects, mainly in health, as part of the visit of Ausaf Sayeed, Secretary of Foreign Affairs of India, to Ramallah.

A Guest Author (2023-07-05). The Third Intifada: A new chapter in Palestinian struggle for liberation. workers.org By Ali Abou Jbara, The Cradle This article was posted on The Cradle website June 29. Resistance activities intensify across the West Bank, indicating another potential uprising with similar causes as the previous two intifadas. The evolving armed resistance suggests a heightened level of sophistication and adaptability among the resistance . . . |

G. Dunkel (2023-07-05). France: Racist police incites massive youth rebellion. workers.org During a traffic stop by two motorcycle cops in the Paris suburb of Nanterre June 27, one of the cops shot and killed a young driver, Nahel M., born in France of North African descent. The cops' story tried to justify the killing using the pretext that Nahel was using . . . |

Staff (2023-07-05). "Inflection Point": Uprising over French Teen's Killing in Traffic Stop & Pattern of Racist Policing. democracynow.org In France, more than 3,000 people have been arrested after a week of nationwide protests following the police killing of Nahel Merzouk, a teenager of North African descent, captured on video. Nahel's family and friends held his funeral Saturday at a mosque in Nanterre. We speak with Rokhaya Diallo, a French journalist in Paris, who explains this killing is part of a long pattern of racist policing that has divided the country. "I wish there was a real and profound discussion about police brutality, about racialized policing," says Diallo.

Editor (2023-07-06). Behind high court's assault on civil rights. workers.org Protest outside Supreme Court building, June 30, 2023. "Equal justice under law." These words are inscribed above the main entrance to the Supreme Court Building. They are a deception and a lie! Three rulings on June 29 and 30 should have shattered any lingering illusion that the Supreme Court of . . . |

Naureen Shah (2023-07-06). The New ICE Chief Should (Finally) Make Good on Biden's Immigration Promises. aclu.org Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has new leadership, with the appointment last week of P.J. Lechleitner as acting director. ICE has not had a Senate-confirmed director since the Obama administration, making Lechleitner's appointment as acting director more significant — and potentially likely to last through the end of Biden's term. | The big question is whether Lechleitner is willing to move forward on a reform agenda that has been stalled for the last year. The good news is that in June, the Supreme Court removed a major obstacle to ICE reforms, shutting down litigation brought by anti-immigra…

Staff (2023-07-06). Rep. Ro Khanna on Term-Limiting SCOTUS Justices, Sole "No" Vote on Pentagon Budget & Modi's State Visit. democracynow.org We speak with Democratic Congressmember Ro Khanna of California about several topics. He has reintroduced a bill in the House to limit Supreme Court justices to 18-year terms, which he says would help rebalance the high court, now dominated by a 6-3 conservative majority, and is especially needed after several controversial Supreme Court rulings striking down President Biden's student debt relief plan, giving businesses the right to discriminate against LGBTQ people on religious grounds, rolling back environmental protections and more. "Most Americans have seen that the Supreme Court is just wildly ou…

Fernando De la Cuadra (2023-07-06). La inelegibilidad de Bolsonaro y el desmonte de la extrema derecha. globalizacion.ca Cuando restaban pocas horas para que el Sistema Judicial brasileño concluyera sus actividades semestrales para entrar en el receso de invierno -por un mes a partir del 1 de julio-, el Supremo Tribunal Federal (STF) determinó la inelegibilidad de Jair…

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2023-07-06). Salvadorian authorities rely on international observation. plenglish.com San Salvador, Jul 6 (Prensa Latina) Salvadorian authorities rely on international observation to ensure the smooth running of 2024's elections, a source from the Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE) stated on Thursday.

Jake Johnson (2023-07-06). New Campaign Aims to Unseat House Republicans Who Have Sabotaged Debt Relief. truthout.org A new campaign launched Thursday aims to channel widespread anger over the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling against student debt cancellation into an effort to unseat House Republicans who have opposed and attempted to sabotage debt relief every step of the way. Launched by the nonprofit Protect Borrowers Action, the campaign will focus its attention on more than a dozen Republican-held seats in… |

teleSUR, dcdc, DRL (2023-07-06). Tribunal europeo retira inmunidad parlamentaria a líder catalán. telesurtv.net Esta determinación abre paso a la emisión de una nueva orden de detención y entrega por parte del Tribunal Supremo para que rinda cuentas en España.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-07-04). Police Brutality, Racism and Poverty Underlines Youth Rebellion in France. libya360.wordpress.com Abayomi Azikiwe North African Youth Nahel M Killed by Police Macron government has deployed 45,000 security personnel in attempt to quell the outrage sweeping the country in the aftermath of the police killing of Nahel M A 17-year-old youth of Moroccan and Algerian descent named Nahel M was gunned down by the French police on…

Editor (2023-07-04). 55 Years After the Launch of the Poor People's Campaign, Taking Stock of Interlocking Injustices. scheerpost.com New fact sheets by the Poor People's Campaign and the Institute for Policy Studies reveal disturbing data on systemic racism, poverty and inequality, ecological devastation, and militarism in every U.S. state.

Michael Jansen (2023-07-04). Israel Created 'One-state' Reality Where Palestinians Live Under Apartheid System. globalresearch.ca

Editor (2023-07-04). After Latest Raid, Tlaib Demands US Stop Funding 'Violent Israeli Apartheid Regime'. scheerpost.com "Israeli forces are now blocking ambulances from reaching the dozens of wounded Palestinians after at least eight people were killed in Jenin," the Michigan Democrat said Monday.

oldwebsite.palestine-studies (2023-07-04). Israeli Practices toward the Palestinian People. oldwebsite.palestine-studies.org Examining whether Israel has established an apartheid regime.

Anonymous103 (2023-07-04). Kiev Regime Forces Under Increased Pressure To Step Up Counteroffensive Days Ahead Of NATO Summit. southfront.org Illustrative ImageThe pressure comes amid stepped-up blackmail by Washington DC which is now threatening that it will slow down or ever cut so-called "military aid" to the Neo-Nazi junta in case its forces don't demonstrate they're capable of advancing, taking and holding Russian position. | Written by As if the situation for the Kiev regime forces wasn't bad already, the political West has now increased its already massi…

ecns.cn (2023-07-04). Taiwan affairs office reiterates commitment to peace. ecns.cn The Chinese mainland is willing to work with all political parties in Taiwan, including the Kuomintang, to safeguard peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait and benefit compatriots on both sides, a mainland spokesman said Tuesday.

Nicholas Powers (2023-07-04). As We Celebrate Independence, the US Stifles Freedom Around the Globe. truthout.org As fireworks boom and politicians solemnize Independence Day, the United States betrays the freedom of people around the world. The 4th of July is a strange spectacle: In Washington, D.C., patriots wave American flags at a parade even as the U.S. approves Morocco's occupation of the Western Sahara, helping to crush the Sahrawi people's hope for independence. Take your pick: Rwanda to Bahrain… |

Sam Pizzigati (2023-07-04). Getting past stars and swipes foreverÔøº. nationofchange.org In 1776, public-spirited patriots emerged from the ranks of America's most privileged. Today's richest offer up precious little of that public spirit. Why?>

Misión Verdad (2023-07-04). Between 2010 and 2013, UK Committed Genocide Against Afghan Civilians. orinocotribune.com

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2023-07-04). Venezuela congratulates US people on Independence Day. plenglish.com Venezuela and the United States have been linked by struggles and aspirations for a life with guarantees of happiness and dignity, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs expressed in a statement. | The release stated that the Venezuelan people will always express solidarity with the US people in fighting for social justice, overcoming poverty and discrimination, and for "relations of respect with the rest of the world that leave any imperialist pretensions behind. | The Bolivarian Government stated that, with political will, the United States could resume the path of mutual respect, peaceful coexistence, and diplomacy…

Kate Edwards (2023-07-03). "Fascists Go Home!": Philadelphians Reject Far Right "Moms for Liberty" truthout.org Early on Thursday, June 29, banners were dropped over Interstate-95 coming into Philadelphia that read "Philly Protects Trans Kids" and "Bad Things Happen (to fascists) in Philadelphia." This very Philly welcoming of the attendees of the Moms for Liberty (M4L) annual conference at the Marriott hotel from June 29 to July 2 set the tone for what would be four days of high-energy protests against the… |

Orinoco Tribune 2 (2023-07-04). Canadian Armed Forces Complicit in Supporting Fascist Muslim Paramilitaries in Yugoslavia. orinocotribune.com

Canadians for Justice, Peace in the Middle East (2023-07-04). CJPME Horrified by Israeli Airstrikes and Siege on Jenin Refugee Camp. globalresearch.ca

Anonymous103 (2023-07-04). In Video: Israel Launched Major Operation In Jenin, West Bank. southfront.org On the night of July 3, Israeli security forces launched the largest anti-terror operation since 2002 in the Palestinian city of Jenin in West Bank. Both aviation and ground forces of the army, the Border police and the General Security Service were deployed in the operation called Home and Garden. | On July 3, Israel launched rocket attacks on the city of Jenin and a refugee camp. Large IDF forces entered the city, after which armed clashes between security forces and Palestinians began.

Asa Winstanley (2023-07-04). Palestinian Authority "does our job for us" says Netanyahu. electronicintifada.net Prime minister says Israel will act to prevent PA collapse.

Pavel López Lazo (2023-07-04). Colombia condemns Israeli military operation in Palestine. plenglish.com Bogota, Jul 4 (Prensa Latina) Colombian government on Tuesday strongly condemned Israel ¥s military violence over the Jenin Refugee Camp, based in the occupied Palestinian territories, which left several civilians dead and dozens injured.

teleSUR (2023-07-04). Israeli Army Offensive on Jenin Leaves 10 Dead and 100 Injured. telesurenglish.net The Israeli army's military operation in the northern West Bank city of Jenin and its refugee camp continued for the second day on Tuesday. | RELATED: | In a new death toll update, the Palestinian Ministry of Health said that ten Palestinians were killed and more than 100 injured, including 20 in critical condition. | Israeli army drones attacked posts belonging to Palestinian militant groups after 500 families…

Peoples Dispatch (2023-07-04). Israeli invasion of Jenin continues for second day amid growing Palestinian resistance. peoplesdispatch.org At least 10 Palestinians have been killed and over 100 wounded in indiscriminate air and ground attacks being carried out by the Israeli occupation forces inside densely populated areas in Jenin…

Peoples Dispatch (2023-07-04). Mossad spy ring busted in Turkey, 11 arrested. peoplesdispatch.org Following months of surveillance, the Turkish National Intelligence Organization (MIT) discovered a "ghost cell" made up of 56 special operatives working for the Israeli Mossad. The operation, divided into nine different smaller networks, was reportedly working to gather intelligence against Hezbollah, Syria, and others…

Robert Inlakesh (2023-07-04). Israel Launches Military Operation On Jenin And Commits War Crimes With US Blessing. thelastamericanvagabond.com On Sunday night the Israeli military officially launched a targeted military operation against the city of Jenin, located in the northern occupied West Bank, in an effort to score political points for the Netanyahu government and collectively punish the inhabitants of the area for resisting. This assault came as the direct result of a failed

teleSUR, jaa, YSM (2023-07-04). Condenan agresión de Israel contra ciudad palestina de Yenín. telesurtv.net Naciones como Siria, Líbano, Iraq y Cuba han alzado su voz contra las agresiones de Israel contra el indefenso pueblo palestino.

teleSUR, SH (2023-07-04). Suben a 10 los palestinos muertos durante incursión a Yenín. telesurtv.net La operación militar de Israel contra la ciudad de Yenín ha dejado un saldo de 100 heridos, incluidos 20 en estado crítico.

WSWS (2023-07-04). Israel's war crimes in Jenin create a humanitarian disaster. wsws.org Israel carried out acts of wanton vandalism. Their aim is to capture the armed groups resisting Israel's occupation of the Palestinian territories and their arms caches, make life for the camp's residents untenable and terrify and intimidate civilians throughout the West Bank.

WSWS (2023-07-04). Netanyahu government mounts all-out offensive on Palestinians in Jenin. wsws.org According to Ha'aretz, Israel informed the US of its intention to carry out the operation in Jenin and was evidently given the green light. On Monday, the White House National Security Council stated, "We support Israel's security and right to defend its people against Hamas, Palestinian Islamic Jihad, and other terrorist groups."

Jessica Buxbaum, MintPress News. (2023-07-04). With Drone Strike, The West Bank Could Turn Into War-Ravaged Gaza. popularresistance.org Last week, the Israeli military killed three Palestinians in its first aerial drone strike in the occupied West Bank in nearly 20 years — marking a grave escalation in state violence against the territory. | Using an Elbit Systems Hermes 450 drone, the military struck a vehicle in Jenin carrying Palestinians suspected of fatally shooting four Israelis the day before. According to the Israeli military, this was the first drone strike since 2006 during the Second Intifada, or Palestinian uprising against Israeli occupation. | Drones have been mainly used in the West Bank for intelligence and surveillance purp…

Luis Linares Petrov (2023-07-04). Israeli army continues offensive against Palestine city of Jenin. plenglish.com Ramallah, Jul 4 (Prensa Latina) The Israeli army continued its operations against the city of Jenin, in the West Bank, and the neighboring refugee camp, for the second consecutive day, causing nine deaths and a hundred wounded so far.

Orinoco Tribune 2 (2023-07-04). Israeli Occupation Forces Kill Nine in Jenin, One in Ramallah. orinocotribune.com Israeli occupation forces shoot dead a Palestinian youth at the northern entrance to Al-Bireh, in the occupied West Bank. | The Palestinian Ministry of Health confirmed that 21-year-old Palestinian youth was shot dead at the hands of Israeli occupation forces at the northern entrance to the city of Al-Bireh in the occupied West Bank, at dawn Monday. | In a statement, the Ministry indicated that Israeli occupation forces shot Palestinian youth Mohammad Imad Hassanein with five live bullets in his head. | Local sources reported that armed confrontations broke out between Palestinian Resistance fighters and Israeli…

Orinoco Tribune 2 (2023-07-04). Why Israel Is Afraid of Hezbollah. orinocotribune.com By As'ad AbuKhalil — Jun 30, 2023 | The emergence of a disciplined resistance movement in Lebanon not only brought military defeat to Israel and the rise of Hezbollah, it heralded a new era of Arab assertiveness. | Israel is in trouble. Its military-strategic doctrine — predicated on the use of massive force to subjugate the Arab population — has resulted in successive massacres intended to instill fear in the hearts of all Arabs. In his book The Revolt, former Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin admitted this brutal practice was official Zionist policy. | But times have changed, and Israel doe…

LaborFest (2023-07-04). LaborFest Panel-Palestine: Journalists, Educators & The US Labor Movement. indybay.org LaborFest has a panel on Palestine: Journalists, Educators & The US Labor Movement…

MALDEF, EducationCounsel, CCO (2023-07-04). Thursday 7/13: Overview of the Supreme Court Decision on Race-Conscious Admissions. indybay.org Online via Zoom…

Anonymous103 (2023-07-04). Ukrainian Air Force Lost Four Aircraft Over The Past Day — Russian MoD. southfront.org Illustrative Image | On July 4, the Russian ministry of Defense reported on the destruction of four Ukrainian aircraft over the past day. The Russian military still benefits from its air supremacy over the Ukrainian fronts, while Ukrainian forces have not intercepted a single Russian aircraft since their offensive began a month ago. | According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, fighter aircraft of the Russian Aerospace Forces shot down a Ukrainian Su-25 aircraft near the village of Grigorovka…

Anand Naidoo (2023-07-04). The Heat: Controversial U.S. Supreme Court decision. america.cgtn.com The United States Supreme Court makes a major decision on race and college admissions.

teleSUR (2023-07-04). US Supreme Rules Against Native American Tribe's Water Rights. telesurenglish.net America's shameful tradition of breaking treaties and denying rights to Native American groups continued in Washington with the Supreme Court deciding to ignore protection for water usage in the Colorado River Basin for the Navajo Native American tribe. | RELATED: | In the dispute between the Navajo Nation and the Arizona Department of the Interior, the tribe was asking the federal government to assess the tribe's wa…

Jim Spellman (2023-07-04). Supreme Court strikes down Biden's student loan deferral plan. america.cgtn.com Last week the U.S. Supreme Court ruled against a Biden administration plan to wipe away some student loan debt, dashing the hopes of millions of borrowers bogged down with thousands of dollars of debt.

WSWS (2023-07-04). Students and workers outraged at Supreme Court ruling blocking Biden's partial student debt forgiveness plan. wsws.org The court's decision was facilitated by the Democrats' refusal to make any serious attempt to pass a student loan forgiveness program in Congress, despite having a majority in the House and Senate for two years.

Staff (2023-07-04). US Supreme Court bans affirmative action in university admissions. thecanary.co On 29 June, the US Supreme Court banned the use of race and ethnicity in university admissions. This dealt a major blow to a decades-old practice of 'affirmative action', which boosted educational opportunities for African Americans and other minorities. One year after overturning the guarantee of a right to an abortion, the court's conservative majority …

teleSUR (2023-07-03). Violence in France is Due to Arrogant Racist Culture: Erdogan. telesurenglish.net On Monday, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan stated that the current riots in France are due to the "colonial past" and the "arrogant culture of racism." | RELATED: | After a cabinet meeting, he linked the violence between the French police and Maghreb-origin protesters to a "colonial, arrogant, and inhumane mentality based on white male superiority." | Erdogan said, "Especially in countries known for their colonial past, cultural racism has…

Editor (2023-07-03). Israel Cannot Rebut Apartheid. scheerpost.com By Vijay Prashad / Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research On 24 June 2023, Chief of Staff of the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) Herzl Halevi, Chief of Shin Bet (Intelligence) Ronen Bar, and Police Commissioner Kobi Shabtai released a joint statement. They pointed to 'violent attacks… by Israeli citizens against innocent Palestinians', which they characterised as 'nationalist terror …

_____ (2023-07-03). Ukraine, Nazi Symbols—Media Disinformation, ALL Wrapped with "Dismal Failure" journal-neo.org

Caitlin Johnstone (2023-07-03). Ask Who Benefits: Notes From The Edge Of The Narrative Matrix. thealtworld.com Listen to a reading of this article (reading by Tim Foley): | It is the Republican Party's job to expand the US military, rob and oppress the working class, serve US plutocrats, facilitate ecocidal capitalism, and foment division among the electorate. It is the Democratic Party's job to do these same things while blaming it on Republicans. | ‚ùñ | One of the weirdest things to happen last year was the entire western political/media class deciding to start pretending Ukrainian Nazis aren't Nazis based on literally nothing whatsoever, just because it's convenient, and a substantial portion of…

Norman Solomon (2023-07-03). The Patriotism of Killing and Being Killed. indybay.org Oiling the gears of a war machine…

Lowkey (2023-07-03). How the UK Deep State Took Down Jeremy Corbyn, with Asa Winstanley. mintpressnews.com Lowkey catches up with Associate Editor of Electronic Intifada Asa Winstanley to discuss his new book: Weaponising Anti-Semitism: How the Israel Lobby Brought Down Jeremy Corbyn.

Staff (2023-07-03). How They Brought Down Corbyn — Asa Winstanley & Lowkey. youtube.com Lowkey catches up with Associate Editor of Electronic Intifada Asa Winstanley to discuss his new book: Weaponising Anti-Semitism: How the Israel Lobby Brought Down Jeremy Corbyn. Please support independent media and join the new MintPress campaign on Indiegogo here: www.indiegogo.com/projects/say-no-to-cen… Support independent watchdog journalism! www.patreon.com/MintPressNews MintPress News: www.mintpressnews.com/ Twitter: twitter.com/MintPressNews Instagram: www.instagram.com/mintpress/ Telegram Broadcasting: t.me/mintpress_news …

Kate Edwards (2023-07-03). "Fascists Go Home!": Philadelphians Reject Far Right "Moms for Liberty" truthout.org Early on Thursday, June 29, banners were dropped over Interstate-95 coming into Philadelphia that read "Philly Protects Trans Kids" and "Bad Things Happen (to fascists) in Philadelphia." This very Philly welcoming of the attendees of the Moms for Liberty (M4L) annual conference at the Marriott hotel from June 29 to July 2 set the tone for what would be four days of high-energy protests against the… |

Orinoco Tribune 2 (2023-07-04). Canadian Armed Forces Complicit in Supporting Fascist Muslim Paramilitaries in Yugoslavia. orinocotribune.com

Jessica Buxbaum, MintPress News. (2023-07-04). With Drone Strike, The West Bank Could Turn Into War-Ravaged Gaza. popularresistance.org Last week, the Israeli military killed three Palestinians in its first aerial drone strike in the occupied West Bank in nearly 20 years — marking a grave escalation in state violence against the territory. | Using an Elbit Systems Hermes 450 drone, the military struck a vehicle in Jenin carrying Palestinians suspected of fatally shooting four Israelis the day before. According to the Israeli military, this was the first drone strike since 2006 during the Second Intifada, or Palestinian uprising against Israeli occupation. | Drones have been mainly used in the West Bank for intelligence and surveillance purp…

Staff (2023-07-03). Israeli forces kill at least 8 Palestinians in massive assault on West Bank refugee camp. therealnews.com This story originally appeared in Common Dreams on July 3, 2023. It is shared here with permission under a Creative Commons (CC BY-NC-ND 3.0) license. Israeli forces killed at least eight Palestinians and injured dozens on Monday in their latest large-scale raid on the Jenin refugee camp in the occupied West Bank, deploying hundreds of …

Peoples Dispatch (2023-07-03). Israel invades Jenin with massive military force, at least eight Palestinians killed. peoplesdispatch.org The military operation, which started overnight, involved a massive contingent of Israeli forces who were heavily armed. Around 50 people have been injured…

Anonymous103 (2023-07-03). Despite Western Pressures, Israel And Russia's Pragmatic Good Relations Are Intact. southfront.org Illustrative ImageOne of the reasons why Kiev will not receive Iron Dome batteries lies on the Levant. | Written by Uriel Araujo, researcher with a focus on international and ethnic conflicts | Recently, influential US Senators Chris Van Hollen (Democrat) and Lindsey Graham (Republican) sent a letter to the US Senate Armed Services complaining about the fact that Israel is blocking the transfer of American US Iron Dome batteries to Ukraine. Meanwhile, in an

Jake Johnson (2023-07-03). Israel Launches Largest Aerial Attack on West Bank in Nearly Two Decades. truthout.org Israeli forces killed at least eight Palestinians and injured dozens on Monday in their latest large-scale raid on the Jenin refugee camp in the occupied West Bank, deploying hundreds of troops and launching at least 10 drone strikes — the largest aerial attack on the besieged territory in nearly two decades. Al Jazeera reported that "a convoy of dozens of Israeli armored vehicles also surrounded… |

Ali Abou Jbara, The Cradle. (2023-07-03). The Third Intifada: A New Chapter In Palestinian Struggle For Liberation. popularresistance.org The occupied Palestinian territories have undergone a series of significant changes since last year, with the most notable being the escalation of resistance operations in the occupied West Bank. This development has transformed the territory into a frontline between Palestinian resistance and the Israeli occupation state, reminiscent of the atmosphere during the Second Intifada over two decades ago. | That the occupation army has reactivated its assassination policy through targeted air strikes against resistance figures has solidified this line of argument.

Ali Abunimah (2023-07-03). Israel seeks revenge with Jenin invasion. electronicintifada.net Three killed in early stages of what Tel Aviv calls "wide scale" assault on resistance stronghold.

Jessica Buxbaum (2023-07-03). With Drone Strike, the Occupied West Bank Could Turn Into War-Ravaged Gaza. mintpressnews.com The Israeli military recently conducted its first aerial drone strike in nearly 20 years, marking an alarming shift in state violence against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank.

Maureen Clare Murphy (2023-07-03). Eight killed as Israel bombs, bulldozes Jenin refugee camp. electronicintifada.net Resistance factions call Palestinians to rally to camp's defense.

Ramzy Baroud (2023-07-03). The Armed Revolt: Why Israel Cannot Crush the Resistance in Palestine. mintpressnews.com Numbers reveal the escalating violence and resistance in occupied Palestine, shedding light on the urgent questions of a major revolt and why Israeli attempts to crush Palestinian resistance continue to fail.

Robert Inlakesh (2023-07-03). Israel-Lebanon Tensions Rise Along The Border Over Violations Of Sovereignty. thelastamericanvagabond.com After months of tension along the Lebanese border with northern occupied Palestine, Israeli media began to report Tel Aviv's frustration at the presence of tents that have been set up in the Shebaa Farms area by Hezbollah operatives. Despite thousands of territorial violations and the continued occupation of Lebanese lands, Israel is threatening Beirut with

teleSUR, dcdc, JCM (2023-07-03). Autoridades turcas detienen a espías de la red israelí Mossad. twitter.com Los arrestados confesaron sus actividades de espionaje y vinculación con Mossad, agencia acoge a numerosos dirigentes del grupo integrista palestino Hamás, que gobierna la franja de Gaza.

teleSUR, DRL (2023-07-03). Incursión israelí en Yenín deja nueve palestinos muertos. telesurtv.net De acuerdo a medios de prensa locales "lo que está sucediendo en el campo de refugiados es una guerra real".

teleSUR, DRL (2023-07-03). Liga àÅrabe condena enérgicamente la agresión israelí a Yenín. telesurtv.net Israel lanzó esta madrugada la agresión tras dos semanas de especulaciones sobre una gran campaña militar, sin precedentes en la zona desde la Segunda Intifada (2000-05).

teleSUR, JCM (2023-07-03). Defensa aérea siria repele agresión israelí en ciudad de Homs. telesurtv.net De acuerdo a un comunicado del Ministerio de Defensa, la agresión se perpetró a las 12H20 horas locales por cazas que sobrevolaban el noreste de Beirut, la capital libanesa.

teleSUR, nbb, JGN (2023-07-03). Ataque israelí contra Yenín deja varios palestinos asesinados. telesurtv.net Hasta el momento se reportan al menos cuatro palestinos fallecidos y 27 heridos, siete de ellos de gravedad.

teleSUR (2023-07-03). Egypt Condemns Deadly Israeli Raid on West Bank. telesurenglish.net On Monday, Egypt condemned "in the strongest terms" the Israeli raid in the northern West Bank city of Jenin that killed eight Palestinians and wounded at least 50. | RELATED: | In a statement, the Egyptian Foreign Ministry voiced opposition to the repeated Israeli raids and incursions into Palestinian cities that killed civilians. | It described the Israeli attacks and excessive and indiscriminate use of force as…

teleSUR (2023-07-03). Israel's Large-Scale Military Operation in Jenin Leaves 8 Dead. telesurenglish.net On Monday, the Israeli occupation forces launched a large-scale military strike early on the city of Jenin. So far, this offensive has left eight Palestinians dead and fifty wounded. | RELATED: | Dozens of armored vehicles backed by drones and helicopters stormed the city and the refugee camp, said Palestinian eyewitnesses, adding that airstrikes were carried out during the exchange of fire between Palestinian militants and Israeli s…

mforinoco (2023-07-02). Zionist Myths: Israeli Invention of National Symbols. orinocotribune.com By Jamal Kanj — Jun 27, 2023 | The absence of an authentic Israeli national memory made it crucial for political Zionism to construct a convoluted web of deception by appropriating national symbols. | If a random group of highly educated individuals were asked who established the city of Jerusalem, some might plead ignorance, but most would likely answer King David. After all, it's ostensibly known as the City of David. | This example demonstrates how unchallenged legends, originating from non-historical documents like religious texts, can shape the sophistical historical narratives. This article will delve…

krish-rad_ind (2023-07-03). The Third Intifada: A new chapter in the Palestinian struggle for liberation. thecradle.co

Staff (2023-07-03). Jenin rises: Palestinian resistance confronts imperialist-backed Zionist aggression. samidoun.net In the early morning hours of Monday, 3 July 2023, Zionist forces began invading and assaulting Jenin city and refugee camp with a massive military presence involving 1,000 soldiers and at least 150 armored Caterpillar bulldozers, armed drones, armored vehicles and aerial military equipment. The aim of these attacks is to target the growing Palestinian …

Fight Back (2023-07-03). All out for July 12: National Day of Protest to drop the charges on the Tampa 5! fightbacknews.org Fight Back News Service is circulating the following statement from the Emergency Committee to Defend the Tampa 5. | The Tampa 5 have their second court appearance on Wednesday, July 12. The newly formed Emergency Committee to Defend the Tampa 5 is calling for protests around the country to drop the charges. This call is in conjunction with the National Day of Protest already called for by the National Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression and by the New Students for a Democratic Society. | We are calling specifically on District Attorney Susan Lopez and Prosecutor Justin Diaz to drop the charges on Gi…

Liz Rathburn, Fight Back News!. (2023-07-03). Chicago Rally Demands Drop The Charges On The Tampa 5. popularresistance.org On Saturday, July 1, more than 70 students and activists gathered in downtown Chicago. They joined the nationwide campaign by Students for a Democratic Society and the National Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression demanding that the charges on the Tampa 5 be dropped. | The Tampa 5 are Gia Davila, Laura Rodriguez, Chrisley Carpio, Lauren Pineiro and Jeanie Kida. They are students and workers in Florida who were beaten and arrested, and now facing ten years in prison, for protesting DeSantis' far-right attacks on diversity in education. | The Chicago rally was called by Students for a Democratic Society…

Marjorie Cohn, Truthout. (2023-07-03). Here's What 'Moore V. Harper' Means For Voting Rights Going Forward. popularresistance.org Chief Justice John Roberts has historically not decided cases in a way that protects voting rights. In 2013, he authored Shelby v. Holder, which drove a stake through the heart of the Voting Rights Act. And in 2021, he voted to further weaken the Act in Brnovich v. DNC. But this past month, Roberts surprisingly authored two new Supreme Court opinions that support the right to vote. | On June 8, the high court struck down a racist congressional district map in Allen v. Milligan, and on June 27, the court preserved judicial review of state legislative enactments in Moore v. Harper.

Staff (2023-07-03). Biden accused of 'stabbing student debtors in the back' with response to SCOTUS ruling. therealnews.com This story originally appeared in Common Dreams on June 30, 2023. It is shared here with permission under a Creative Commons (CC BY-NC-ND 3.0) license. Proponents of student debt cancellation reacted angrily Friday to what the leading activist group Debt Collective called President Joe Biden's "horseshit" response to the U.S. Supreme Court's invalidation of his proposal to forgive $400 …

Prentiss Haney (2023-07-03). Ohio Republicans Are Trying to Take Power From Voters. We Won't Let Them. truthout.org On June 26, the United States Supreme Court sent a redistricting challenge to Louisiana's congressional maps back to a lower court, which had ruled the maps likely dilute the Black communities' voting power. The decision paves the way for a second minority-majority district in Louisiana, something for which plaintiffs have advocated for months. The decision — hailed by voting rights advocates in… |

Ashley Curtin (2023-07-03). Supreme Court strikes down President Biden's plan to erase billions in student debt. nationofchange.org In a 6-3 decision, the Supreme Court claimed that the Biden administration's plan lacked authority and overstepped the powers of the Education Department and instead needed to go through Congress.

Brittani Banks (2023-07-03). Supreme Court Preserves College Preferences for Wealthy Whites. independentmediainstitute.org The United States Supreme Court's recent ruling striking down race as a factor in college and university admissions was in response to a case brought by a conservative organization claiming that Asian Americans are harmed by preferences for people of other nonwhite races. The case, which focused on Harvard University and the University of North …

Editor (2023-07-03). Supreme Court strikes down Biden's partial student loan forgiveness plan, 43 million borrowers denied debt relief. mronline.org The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday with a stroke of the pen blocked a measure that would have provided limited relief for 43 million Americans suffering under a crushing debt burden of $1.7 trillion in outstanding federal student loans.

MALDEF, EducationCounsel, CCO (2023-07-03). Thursday 7/13: Overview of the Supreme Court Decision on Race-Conscious Admissions. indybay.org Online via Zoom…

Mark Gruenberg (2023-07-03). High Court's right-wing onslaught prompts demands for radical judicial reform. peoplesworld.org WASHINGTON—The onslaught of right-wing rulings by the U.S. Supreme Court's Republican-named majority came into sharp relief for the entire country as the justices finished their work on June 30. Three rulings announced in one day last week set off waves of anger and determination to fight against a Court determined to squash existing rights for …

Othering & Belonging Institute at UC Berkeley (2023-07-03). Monday 7/3: Unpacking the Supreme Court's ruling on Affirmative Action w/ OBI UC Berkeley. indybay.org Online event…

Robert S. Becker (2023-07-03). Rethugs on a roll—downwards, chancing national threatened species status? nationofchange.org They "won" by owning the Supreme Court,/ Then lost when marked "cruel spoilsport."

teleSUR, JDO (2023-07-03). Alianza opositora obtiene gobernación en San Juan, Argentina. telesurtv.net San Juan debió celebrar esta elección en mayo pasado, pero fue suspendida por la Corte Suprema, que impugnó la candidatura de actual gobernador, Sergio Uñac.

teleSUR (2023-07-03). Guatemala's TSE Suspends Electoral Results. telesurenglish.net On Sunday, the Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE) of Guatemala announced that it complied with the order of the Constitutional Court (CC), and therefore the "qualification and officialization" of the results of the general elections of last June 25 was suspended. | Related: | On Saturday, the CC issued a communiqué in which it explained that its decision was taken after endorsing an appeal presented by a group of nine politic…

WSWS (2023-07-03). The US Supreme Court's rampage against democratic rights. wsws.org The unelected justices, with lifetime appointments, are a critical part of a thoroughly anti-democratic political system controlled by the financial aristocracy.

Editor (2023-07-02). Here's What "Moore v. Harper" Means for Voting Rights Going Forward. scheerpost.com

Editor (2023-07-02). Judge Orders Proud Boys to Pay More Than $1M Over Destruction of Black DC Church's Property: Report. scheerpost.com By Maya Boddie / AlterNet A DC judge has ordered a group of Proud Boys members to pay over $1 million for their role in destroying property belonging to a well-known, majority-Black, Washington, D.C., church in 2020, CNN reports. This comes after, in May, District of Columbia Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) Lt. Shane Lamond was indicted on four federal …

Vijay Prashad (2023-07-01). Israel Cannot Rebut Apartheid. dissidentvoice.org Samia Halaby (Palestine), Palestine, from the Mediterranean Sea to the Jordan River, 2003. On 24 June 2023, Chief of Staff of the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) Herzl Halevi, Chief of Shin Bet (Intelligence) Ronen Bar, and Police Commissioner Kobi Shabtai released a joint statement. They pointed to 'violent attacks… by Israeli citizens against innocent Palestinians', …

BADIL (2023-07-01). A Series of Working Papers on Decolonization in Palestine. badil.org The series is prompted by the recent shifting discourse on Palestine, namely the colonization and apartheid frameworks.

Norman Solomon (2023-07-02). The Patriotism of Killing and Being Killed. indybay.org Oiling the gears of a war machine…

Manlio Dinucci (2023-07-01). La Russia Resiste L'Europa in Sfacelo | Grandangolo — Pangea. globalresearch.ca L' 'ammutinamento' della compagnia militare privata Wagner non ha provocato lo sfacelo della Russia, annunciato e auspicato dal mainstream politico-mediatico dell'Occidente. Il Presidente Putin ha dichiarato che "la stragrande maggioranza dei combattenti e dei comandanti del gruppo Wagner sono patrioti …

Monica Moorehead, Workers World. (2023-07-02). SCOTUS's Latest Attack On Affirmative Action. popularresistance.org The Supreme Court of the United States confirmed once again what an utterly reactionary, rightwing institution it is by striking down the right to use affirmative action in college admissions. The 6-3 ruling, issued June 29, stems from two cases — Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard University and Students for Fair Admissions v. University of North Carolina — which claim that whites and Asians are victims of "reverse discrimination." | What this vote means is that "race-conscious admissions policies," can no longer be used to assure that working class students of color, especially if they are Blac…

Fight Back (2023-07-02). Teamsters' non-discrimination contract proposal could help transgender UPS workers. fightbacknews.org Tampa, FL – The International Brotherhood of Teamsters and the United Parcel Service have reached agreements on multiple non-economic proposals, including more protections for transgender workers. If the Teamsters and UPS reach a tentative agreement by July 31, it will have updated language to include gender identity and sexual orientation as protected identities under article 36, the non-discrimination section of the contract. | UPS has had a policy on paper to accept transgender workers since 2014. However, there is no method to enforce this policy. This is why the Teamsters LGBTQ caucus and Teamsters Human Rig…

Morgan Artyukhina (2023-07-01). Supreme Court rules anti-LGBTQ discrimination is legal. liberationnews.org The entire case was theoretical, crafted so that the far-right could present the conservative-majority Supreme Court with an opportunity to rule against LGBTQ rights.

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-07-01). Cancer and the LGBTQ+ community: Mayo Clinic expert addresses key topics. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — Being diagnosed with cancer is a hardship on its own, but it's especially challenging if a person is a member of the LGBTQ+ community. Jewel Kling, M.D., director of women's health at Mayo Clinic in Arizona, explains that stigma and discrimination create barriers to healthcare, placing the LGBTQ+ community at heightened risk for certain forms of cancer due to delayed cancer screenings as well as challenges with survivorship care. Increased cancer risks…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-07-01). Canadian Armed Forces Complicit in Supporting Fascist Paramilitaries in Yugoslavia. libya360.wordpress.com Marthad Shingiro Umucyaba Serbian demonstrations against the arrest of Ratko Mladic. The current Vucic government handed him over to the International Criminal Tribunal for Yugoslavia (ICTY) in exchange for candidate status to the EU in 2011. Courtesy of The New York Times. Classified documents from the Canadian Armed Forces and an interview reveal the longstanding…

_____ (2023-07-02). US policy in the Middle East has not met Israel's expectations. journal-neo.org For a "new" model for the peace process, Israel will have to turn to China. In 2020, it seemed that Israel, with US support, was able to take a step towards the Arabs after the signing of the Abraham Accords with the UAE and Bahrain. Despite this, the changing geopolitical landscape and the emergence of […] | –°–æ–æ–±—â–µ–Ω–∏–µ

Anonymous669 (2023-07-02). Four Russian Specialists Reportedly Injured In Israeli Attack On Syria (Videos). southfront.org Illustrative image. Source: the Israeli Air Force. | Four Russian civilian specialists were reportedly wounded early on July 2 when Israel launched a new attack against Syria. | The Syrian Arab News Agency, quoting a military source, said that Israeli warplanes fired missiles from the direction of the Lebanese capital, Beirut, at positions located in the outskirts of the city of Homs. Syrian air defenses intercepted some of the missiles. The initial strikes resulted only in material damage, the o…

mforinoco (2023-07-02). Zionist Myths: Israeli Invention of National Symbols. orinocotribune.com By Jamal Kanj — Jun 27, 2023 | The absence of an authentic Israeli national memory made it crucial for political Zionism to construct a convoluted web of deception by appropriating national symbols. | If a random group of highly educated individuals were asked who established the city of Jerusalem, some might plead ignorance, but most would likely answer King David. After all, it's ostensibly known as the City of David. | This example demonstrates how unchallenged legends, originating from non-historical documents like religious texts, can shape the sophistical historical narratives. This article will delve…

Miko Peled, MintPress News. (2023-07-02). Biden Administration Breathes New Life Into Trump's Abraham Accords. popularresistance.org H.R. 3099 was Introduced in the House of Representatives on May 5, 2023. This bill, known as the "Special Envoy for the Abraham Accords Act," is the latest act by the United States in the service of Israel. | This bill establishes the position of Special Envoy for the Abraham Accords within the Department of State. For anyone who does not remember, the Abraham Accords are agreements to normalize relations between Israel and Arab states that do not recognize Israel. It is an anti-Palestinian accord more than anything. It should be named "a bill to guarantee that governments who go against the wishes of their peopl…

Revolutionary Workers United Front (2023-07-02). Friday 6/30: Free Palestine! indybay.org Israeli Consulate | 456 Montgomery | San Francisco…

Editor (2023-07-02). 'We Will Not Surrender': The Extraordinary Palestinians of Jenin. scheerpost.com Israel knows that crushing the Resistance in Jenin is not possible. Though the far-right ministers in Benjamin Netanyahu's right-wing government are constantly making such a demand, the Israeli military understands the difficulty — in fact, the impossibility of such a task.

Anonymous669 (2023-07-02). Israel To Order Third F-35 Squadron From U.S. southfront.org Israel's first two F-35 stealth fighter jets on their maiden flight as part of the Israeli Air Force on December 13, 2016. (Israel Defense Forces) | On July 2, the Israeli Ministry of Defense announced that a third squadron of F-35 stealth fighter jets will be ordered from the United States. | In a joint statement with the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF), the ministry said that Defense Minister Yoav Gallant had approved the recommendation proposed by IDF chief Lieutenant General Herzi Halevi; the director general of the mi…

Anonymous669 (2023-07-01). Israel Claims It Seized Millions Of Dollars In Cryptocurrency From Quds Force, Hezbollah. southfront.org File image. | On June 27, Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant announced the seizure of digital wallets with millions of dollars in cryptocurrency that belonged to both Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Quds Force and Lebanese Hezbollah. | Gallant said at a conference hosted by the ministry's National Bureau for Counter Terror Financing (NBCTF) that the funds were being used for "terrorism" and the seizure constitutes the first of its kind for Israel."A few days ago, an extensive and pr…

Peoples Dispatch (2023-07-01). European parliament committee recommends EU collaborate with ICC to probe Israeli war crimes. peoplesdispatch.org The resolution by the European Parliament's Foreign Affairs Committee regretted ""the limited progress on the ICC investigations in war crimes and crimes against humanity committed in the occupied Palestinian territories" and called for helping the ICC and its prosecutor move forward with the investigation and the prosecution…

krish-rad_ind (2023-07-01). EU parliament pushes for joint probe with ICC into Israeli war crimes. thecradle.co

Ramzy Baroud, Common Dreams. (2023-07-01). The Courageous Resistance Of The Palestinians In Jenin Continues. popularresistance.org On June 19, a large Israeli military force raided the northern Palestinian town and refugee camp of Jenin from multiple directions. Not only did the raid fail, it backfired, and it also created a precedent in Israel's decades-long war on the ever-rebellious Palestinian region. | Israel killed eight Palestinians and wounded 91 more, following hours of clashes involving Israeli soldiers, on the one hand, and unified Palestinian Resistance groups, on the other. | Israel only admitted to the wounding of eight of its soldiers, with some Israeli media outlets speaking of critical injuries among the invading troops and…

teleSUR, JCM (2023-07-02). Presidente Putin mantiene conversación telefónica con su par palestino. telesurtv.net Ambos mandatarios se pronunciaron a favor del desarrollo progresivo de las relaciones bilaterales tradicionalmente amistosas y acordaron mantenerse en contacto.

Canadians for Justice, Peace in the Middle East (2023-07-01). Canada Cuts Funding for Palestinian Refugees Amid Crisis. dissidentvoice.org Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East (CJPME) welcomes the renewal of Canada's funding to Palestinian refugees for the next four years, but is disappointed that the latest pledge represents a cut of $5 million annually. CJPME urges Canada to increase its funding to meet the needs of the current humanitarian and human …

Juan M. Garcia (2023-07-01). Vladimir Putin confirms Russia's support for Palestine's cause. plenglish.com Ramallah, Jul 1 (Prensa Latina) Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday ratified his country's support for Palestine's cause and for the creation of an independent State for the Palestinian people on the occupied territories, with its capital in East Jerusalem.

Staff (2023-07-01). 8 July, Gà∂teborg: Cultural Afternoon in Honour of Ghassan Kanafani. samidoun.net As part of the Palestinian Coordination Group Gà∂teborg, Samidoun Sweden is involved in organizing the following activity: Welcome to a cultural afternoon in memory of Ghassan Kanafani! Time: Saturday 8 July 14: 00 Place: Syndikalistisk Forum, Linnégatan 21, Gà∂teborg (entrance under Hagabion's stairs, call the intercom to the right of the door). Marking 51 years since …

Staff (2023-07-01). 8 July, Vancouver: Kanafani Lives, Palestine Lives! An evening of solidarity for Palestine. samidoun.net Saturday, July 8 7 pm Grandview Church 1803 E 1st Ave Vancouver Join us on Saturday, 8 July for an evening of solidarity for Palestine in Vancouver to mark the 51st anniversary of the assassination of Palestinian writer, leader and revolutionary, Ghassan Kanafani, build the struggle for the freedom of the 5,000 Palestinian prisoners behind …

Fight Back (2023-07-02). Chicago rally demands drop the charges on The Tampa 5 and free all political prisoners. fightbacknews.org Chicago IL – On Saturday, July 1, more than 70 students and activists gathered in downtown Chicago. They joined the nationwide campaign by Students for a Democratic Society and the National Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression demanding that the charges on the Tampa 5 be dropped. | The Tampa 5 are Gia Davila, Laura Rodriguez, Chrisley Carpio, Lauren Pineiro and Jeanie Kida. They are students and workers in Florida who were beaten and arrested, and now facing ten years in prison, for protesting DeSantis' far-right attacks on diversity in education. | The Chicago rally was called by Students for a Demo…

A Guest Author (2023-07-01). Microaggressions in the prisons. workers.org By Cindy Lou By this time we are all too familiar with the horrific violence and racist oppression that takes place constantly in prisons and jails. But we also note the smaller incidents of disrespect that happen everyday. We call these occurrences "microaggressions," and their daily manifestation contributes to the . . . |

ecns.cn (2023-07-02). Court rules against use of race for college entry. ecns.cn The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday found colleges' consideration of race-conscious admissions policies violate the Constitution, a momentous decision overturning decades of precedent on affirmative action.

MALDEF, EducationCounsel, CCO (2023-07-02). Thursday 7/13: Overview of the Supreme Court Decision on Race-Conscious Admissions. indybay.org Online via Zoom…

Othering & Belonging Institute at UC Berkeley (2023-07-02). Monday 7/3: Unpacking the Supreme Court's ruling on Affirmative Action w/ OBI UC Berkeley. indybay.org Online event…

People's Dispatch. (2023-07-02). US Supreme Court Strikes Down Student Debt Relief. popularresistance.org On June 30, the US Supreme Court struck down President Joe Biden's student debt relief program, which had been held up in the courts for several months due to right-wing legal challenges. The six ultra-conservative justices which make up the majority of the court ruled against the program, while the three centrist justices voted to uphold it. The Court ruled that Biden had overstepped his authority when he announced a sweeping student debt relief program on August 24, 2022. The program would have zeroed out the debts of 20 million people. | Biden issued an executive action in August to forgive the debts of studen…

Elsy Fors Garzon (2023-07-02). US Supreme Court, definitely conservative. plenglish.com Washington, Jul 2 (Prensa Latina) If there was any doubt about the conservative nature of the Supreme Court of the United States, it dissipated this week when it issued its last rulings before recess.

Brett Wilkins (2023-07-01). Student Debt Activists Say Biden's Response to SCOTUS Is "Designed to Fail" truthout.org Proponents of student debt cancellation reacted angrily Friday to what one leading activist group called President Joe Biden's "horseshit" response to the U.S. Supreme Court's invalidation of his proposal to forgive $400 billion worth of educational loan debt for tens of millions of borrowers. In a Friday afternoon White House address, Biden vowed he was "not going to stop fighting to deliver… |

Candice Norwood (2023-07-01). Ketanji Brown Jackson Spent Her First Year on SCOTUS as an Undaunted Dissenter. truthout.org In her first year sitting on the U.S. Supreme Court, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson ensured her voice was heard. She has spoken during oral arguments more than any other justice, written several solo dissents and pushed for historical context that is often dismissed in the nation's highest court. She stepped into her role as a justice, the first Black woman to do so, as the court took up cases… |

Keerti Gopal (2023-07-01). YOU LOVE TO SEE IT: Youth Climate Activists Turn Up The Heat. levernews.com This week, we're starting with our boat-rockers: Climate Defiance, a new youth-led org that's bringing disruptive, direct action to our nation's most influential leaders and fossil fuel enablers. Read on for a look inside their movement and why it has a real shot at facilitating change. Plus, a chemical giant pays up, and the Supreme Court refrains from stripping state courts of crucial rights.Chuck Out Of Luck: On Tuesday, youth-led direct action organization Climate Defiance shut down a 2024 swing state fundraiser at the Harvard Club in New York City, headlined by Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer…

Marjorie Cohn (2023-07-01). Here's What "Moore v. Harper" Means for Voting Rights Going Forward. truthout.org Chief Justice John Roberts has historically not decided cases in a way that protects voting rights. In 2013, he authored Shelby v. Holder, which drove a stake through the heart of the Voting Rights Act. And in 2021, he voted to further weaken the Act in Brnovich v. DNC. But this past month, Roberts surprisingly authored two new Supreme Court opinions that support the right to vote. On June 8… |

WSWS (2023-07-01). Supreme Court strikes down Biden's partial student loan forgiveness plan, 43 million borrowers denied debt relief. wsws.org No faction of the court expressed any concerns about administrative "overreach" only weeks ago when the Treasury, the Federal Reserve and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation unilaterally declared a systemic financial risk and made available hundreds of billions of dollars to guarantee the assets of rich depositors at three failing banks.

WSWS (2023-07-01). US Supreme Court majority abolishes racial preferences in university admission. wsws.org On Thursday, the corrupt far-right majority on the US Supreme Court issued a decision effectively abolishing racial preferences in university admissions.

Elijah Magnier (2023-07-01). US Supreme Court Rules Against Affirmative Action in University Admissions. thealtworld.com On this episode of Fault Lines, hosts Jamarl Thomas and Melik Abdul discussed several domestic and international topics, including the US Supreme Court's latest ruling on affirmative action. | Elijah Magnier: Veteran War Correspondent | Ted Harvey: Former Colorado State Senator and Founder of StopJoe.com | Allen Orr: Immigration Attorney | Lee Stranahan: Host of The Backstory | In the first hour, veteran war correspondent Elijah Magnier joined Fault Lines to discuss the latest from the French protests and the Quran burning in Sweden. | In the second hour, Ted Harvey and Allen Orr debated the US Supreme Court's re…

Mark Gruenberg, John Wojcik (2023-07-01). La Corte Suprema hace retroceder el reloj del progreso, destripa la acción afirmativa. peoplesworld.org ACTUALIZACIàìN DE LA CORTE EN EL MOMENTO DE LA PRENSA: Los fallos de la Corte Suprema que eliminan esencialmente el progreso realizado durante el último siglo en Estados Unidos están llegando tan rápido y furiosamente que es difícil mantenerse al día con ellos. Dado que la siguiente historia se completó temprano esta mañana, el Tribunal …

Monica Moorehead (2023-07-01). WW commentary: SCOTUS's latest attack on affirmative action. workers.org The Supreme Court of the United States confirmed once again what an utterly reactionary, rightwing institution it is by striking down the right to use affirmative action in college admissions. The 6-3 ruling, issued June 29, stems from two cases — Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard University and Students . . . |

teleSUR, hvh, JDO (2023-07-01). Supremo de EE.UU. anula medida que amplía acceso de minorías a universidades. telesurtv.net El tribunal encabezado por el juez John Roberts avaló la demanda del grupo conservador Students for Fair Admissions.

Staff (2023-06-30). Supreme Court Strikes Down Affirmative Action in Colleges, Keeps It for Military Academies: Roundtable. democracynow.org The conservative majority of the U.S. Supreme Court has declared race-conscious admissions policies at colleges and universities across the country to be unlawful, effectively ending affirmative action in education. The landmark 6-3 ruling was along ideological lines and strikes down decades of precedent, but stops short of banning legacy admissions and allows military academies to continue using affirmative action. Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, the first Black woman to serve on the court, assailed the majority's "let-them-eat-cake obliviousness" to questions of racism and equity. We host a rou…

BADIL (2023-07-01). A Series of Working Papers on Decolonization in Palestine. badil.org The series is prompted by the recent shifting discourse on Palestine, namely the colonization and apartheid frameworks.

Vijay Prashad, Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research. (2023-07-01). Israel Cannot Rebut Apartheid. popularresistance.org On 24 June 2023, Chief of Staff of the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) Herzl Halevi, Chief of Shin Bet (Intelligence) Ronen Bar, and Police Commissioner Kobi Shabtai released a joint statement. They pointed to 'violent attacks… by Israeli citizens against innocent Palestinians', which they characterised as 'nationalist terror in every sense'. Such a statement is rare, particularly the description of the violence as 'nationalist terror' and the rendering of Palestinian victims as 'innocent'. Typically, high-ranking officials in the Israeli government portray such attacks as retaliation for terror attacks by Palesti…

Vijay Prashad (2023-06-30). Israel cannot rebut apartheid: The Twenty-Sixth Newsletter (2023). mronline.org Israeli violence against Palestinians is not new, but it has been escalating rapidly.

infobrics (2023-06-30). Gloves off — Kiev regime henchmen targeted by Russian high-precision strikes. infobrics.org While Moscow initially demonstrated its willingness to completely adhere to all norms of international law during the hostilities and gave Kiev a chance to end the conflict through negotiations and avoid senseless killing, the Neo-Nazi junta rejected this in the most disgraceful manner possible. Patience and rationality were met with mass terror and rabid Russophobia.

Norman Solomon (2023-07-01). The Patriotism of Killing and Being Killed. indybay.org Oiling the gears of a war machine…

Robert S. Becker (2023-06-30). Self-indicted by unpatriotic hate speech, witless right hypocrites slur Dems for 'hating America'. nationofchange.org The first national party to run "for the American presidency by running against the Constitution and the rule of law."

_____ (2023-06-30). Misdirecting the Fight Against Anti-Semitism. strategic-culture.org By Lawrence DAVIDSON | In late May, the Biden administration released a 60-page In recent decades there has been an outburst of such hate and bias that is doing harm to many groups worldwide. It appears to be part of a resurgent fascism which, in turn, appears to be a backlash against liberal trends. | This reactionary p…

Peoples Dispatch (2023-06-30). German court rules in favor of Palestinian journalist dismissed by DW over allegations of anti-Semitism. peoplesdispatch.org Seven Arab journalists critical of the Israeli occupation of Palestine were dismissed by DW in February 2022 over allegations that their social media posts and articles published elsewhere were "anti-Semitic"

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-07-01). Cancer and the LGBTQ+ community: Mayo Clinic expert addresses key topics. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — Being diagnosed with cancer is a hardship on its own, but it's especially challenging if a person is a member of the LGBTQ+ community. Jewel Kling, M.D., director of women's health at Mayo Clinic in Arizona, explains that stigma and discrimination create barriers to healthcare, placing the LGBTQ+ community at heightened risk for certain forms of cancer due to delayed cancer screenings as well as challenges with survivorship care. Increased cancer risks…

Morgan Artyukhina (2023-07-01). Supreme Court rules anti-LGBTQ discrimination is legal. liberationnews.org The entire case was theoretical, crafted so that the far-right could present the conservative-majority Supreme Court with an opportunity to rule against LGBTQ rights.

Staff (2023-06-30). Headlines for June 30, 2023. democracynow.org Supreme Court Bars Affirmative Action at Colleges, Exempts Military and Legacy Admissions, California Task Force Recommends Reparations for Harms of Slavery and Racial Discrimination, Supreme Court's Samuel Alito Ruled Against EPA as Wife Leased Land to Oil and Gas Firm, Death Toll from Heat Wave Hits 112 in Mexico, 14 in Southern U.S., Mike Pence Pledges Support for Arming Ukraine During Surprise Trip to Kyiv, Biden Mulls Cluster Bombs for Ukraine as Reports Emerge of Kyiv's Use of Banned Landmines, 400 Arrested Across France in Third Night of Protests over Police Killing of 17-Year-Old, U.K. Court R…

Chris Walker (2023-06-30). SCOTUS Sides With Website Creator Seeking to Discriminate Against LGBTQ People. truthout.org On Friday, the U. S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of a Colorado website designer who argued that a state law barring discrimination against LGBTQ people violates her First Amendment speech rights. The case in question, 303 Creative LLC v. Elenis, examined the complaints of website creator Lorie Smith, who owns a graphic design firm and sued the state over a law called the Colorado Anti… |

krish-rad_ind (2023-06-30). Health Care Discrimination Rampant — Still. laprogressive.com

Sharon Zhang (2023-06-30). Ocasio-Cortez: Student Debt Decision Shows SCOTUS Rulings Are "Up for Sale" truthout.org After the far right Supreme Court struck down President Joe Biden's student debt relief plan on Friday, activists almost immediately gathered behind two rallying calls: one, that Biden can and must still cancel student debt, and two, that the Supreme Court is illegitimate. The conservative justices' decision, which rested on a fringe far right legal theory, yanks $430 billion in relief away from… |

Sharon Zhang (2023-06-30). Supreme Court Kills Student Debt Relief, 1 Day After Slashing Affirmative Action. truthout.org The Supreme Court ruled on Friday to strike down President Joe Biden's student debt forgiveness plan, yanking away a chance at respite for tens of millions of borrowers across the country based on what advocates and experts have said are faulty, policy-driven viewpoints adopted by the far right Court. Justices ruled 6 to 3 on Biden v. Nebraska, a case brought by Republican state lawmakers… |

àìscar Manteca (2023-06-30). Sobre la estrategia global de la nueva ola del fascismo occidental. globalizacion.ca

News Desk, The Cradle. (2023-07-01). EU Parliament Pushes For Joint Probe With ICC Into Israeli War Crimes. popularresistance.org Several members of the EU's Parliamentary Foreign Affairs Committee have proposed a resolution calling for the EU to assist the International Criminal Court (ICC) in investigating and prosecuting the Israeli government for its war crimes against Palestinians in the occupied territories. | The resolution was pushed forward by Swedish Social Democrat Evin Incir, who is also the EU's rapporteur for recommendations of relations with the Palestinian Authority (PA). The resolution was proposed on 27 June, with 41 votes in favor, 21 against, and nine abstentions, with a plenary vote scheduled for July.

Ramzy Baroud, Common Dreams. (2023-07-01). The Courageous Resistance Of The Palestinians In Jenin Continues. popularresistance.org On June 19, a large Israeli military force raided the northern Palestinian town and refugee camp of Jenin from multiple directions. Not only did the raid fail, it backfired, and it also created a precedent in Israel's decades-long war on the ever-rebellious Palestinian region. | Israel killed eight Palestinians and wounded 91 more, following hours of clashes involving Israeli soldiers, on the one hand, and unified Palestinian Resistance groups, on the other. | Israel only admitted to the wounding of eight of its soldiers, with some Israeli media outlets speaking of critical injuries among the invading troops and…

Revolutionary Workers United Front (2023-07-01). Friday 6/30: Free Palestine! indybay.org Israeli Consulate | 456 Montgomery | San Francisco…

Peoples Dispatch (2023-07-01). European parliament committee recommends EU collaborate with ICC to probe Israeli war crimes. peoplesdispatch.org The resolution by the European Parliament's Foreign Affairs Committee regretted ""the limited progress on the ICC investigations in war crimes and crimes against humanity committed in the occupied Palestinian territories" and called for helping the ICC and its prosecutor move forward with the investigation and the prosecution…

Anonymous669 (2023-07-01). Israel Claims It Seized Millions Of Dollars In Cryptocurrency From Quds Force, Hezbollah. southfront.org File image. | On June 27, Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant announced the seizure of digital wallets with millions of dollars in cryptocurrency that belonged to both Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Quds Force and Lebanese Hezbollah. | Gallant said at a conference hosted by the ministry's National Bureau for Counter Terror Financing (NBCTF) that the funds were being used for "terrorism" and the seizure constitutes the first of its kind for Israel."A few days ago, an extensive and pr…

Miko Peled (2023-06-30). In the Service of Israel: Biden Admin Breathes New Life Into Trump's Abraham Accords. mintpressnews.com H.R. 3099, AIPAC's latest pet project in DC, would assure American taxpayers foot the bill for a new position in the State Department, one dedicated to coaxing countries into establishing formal relations with Israel.

Tamara Nassar (2023-06-30). Israel refuses to release terminally ill prisoner. electronicintifada.net Walid Daqqa authored several books while in prison.

Thomas Suárez (2023-06-30). Palestinians are in Israel's crosshairs because they are not Jews. electronicintifada.net Language matters: Replacing "Palestinian" with "non-Jew" would clarify intent of Zionist project.

Anonymous669 (2023-06-30). In Video: Israeli Army Detonates Minefield In Occupied Golan Heights. southfront.org File image. | On June 29, the Israeli Ministry of Defense announced that it had cleared a minefield in the occupied Syrian Golan Heights. | According to the ministry, dozens of mines were detonated in the operation. Video footage from the scene shows a series of blasts throwing up a massive plume of dust. The minefield was originally planted by the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) during the war of 1973. | The Syria Sham FM radio station and other pro-government news sources speculated that the minefield was clear…

Anonymous669 (2023-06-30). Mossad Says It Detained Iranian Agent Who Plotted Attacks Against Israelis In Cyprus (Video). southfront.org Alleged Iranian terror operative Yousef Shahbazi Abbasalilo, in a photo released by the Mossad spy agency on June 29, 2023. | On June 30, the Israeli Mossad intelligence agency announced that it had captured an agent of the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) who plotted attacks against Israeli targets in Cyprus. | In a statement, the agency said that the agent, identified as Yousef Shahbazi Abbasalilo, was captured during a special operation inside Iran. | Abbasalilo…

Anonymous765 (2023-06-30). Israel Struggles To Overcome Evergrowing Challenges. southfront.org |

infobrics (2023-06-30). Despite Western pressures, Israel and Russia's pragmatic good relations are intact. infobrics.org One of the reasons why Kiev will not receive Iron Dome batteries lies on the Levant.

Robert Inlakesh (2023-06-30). After Ukraine Slams Israel's Relations With Moscow, Will Tel Aviv Change Its Stance On The War? thelastamericanvagabond.com Ukraine's ambassador to Israel, Yevgen Korniychuk, was summoned to provide answers for his blistering critiques of Tel Aviv's relations with Moscow, attempting to paint the Israeli government as deviating from a moral path due to its inability to cut relations with Russia. Despite the various means of support that Israel has provided to Kiev, it

Unicorn Riot (2023-06-30). Israeli Operation in Gaza Destroyed 243 Homes, Killing 34 Palestinians. unicornriot.ninja

krish-rad_ind (2023-06-30). Israel Approves Massive Colony Expansion. popularresistance.org

Staff (2023-06-30). Palestinian man demonstrates alone outside the Swedish Consulate. youtube.com

A Guest Author (2023-07-01). Microaggressions in the prisons. workers.org By Cindy Lou By this time we are all too familiar with the horrific violence and racist oppression that takes place constantly in prisons and jails. But we also note the smaller incidents of disrespect that happen everyday. We call these occurrences "microaggressions," and their daily manifestation contributes to the . . . |

Keerti Gopal (2023-07-01). YOU LOVE TO SEE IT: Youth Climate Activists Turn Up The Heat. levernews.com This week, we're starting with our boat-rockers: Climate Defiance, a new youth-led org that's bringing disruptive, direct action to our nation's most influential leaders and fossil fuel enablers. Read on for a look inside their movement and why it has a real shot at facilitating change. Plus, a chemical giant pays up, and the Supreme Court refrains from stripping state courts of crucial rights.Chuck Out Of Luck: On Tuesday, youth-led direct action organization Climate Defiance shut down a 2024 swing state fundraiser at the Harvard Club in New York City, headlined by Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer…

ecns.cn (2023-07-01). Court rules against use of race for college entry. ecns.cn The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday found colleges' consideration of race-conscious admissions policies violate the Constitution, a momentous decision overturning decades of precedent on affirmative action.

MALDEF, EducationCounsel, CCO (2023-07-01). Thursday 7/13: Overview of the Supreme Court Decision on Race-Conscious Admissions. indybay.org Online via Zoom…

Othering & Belonging Institute at UC Berkeley (2023-07-01). Monday 7/3: Unpacking the Supreme Court's ruling on Affirmative Action w/ OBI UC Berkeley. indybay.org Online event…

teleSUR, hvh, JDO (2023-07-01). Supremo de EE.UU. anula medida que amplía acceso de minorías a universidades. telesurtv.net El tribunal encabezado por el juez John Roberts avaló la demanda del grupo conservador Students for Fair Admissions.

WSWS (2023-07-01). Supreme Court strikes down Biden's partial student loan forgiveness plan, 43 million borrowers denied debt relief. wsws.org No faction of the court expressed any concerns about administrative "overreach" only weeks ago when the Treasury, the Federal Reserve and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation unilaterally declared a systemic financial risk and made available hundreds of billions of dollars to guarantee the assets of rich depositors at three failing banks.

WSWS (2023-07-01). US Supreme Court majority abolishes racial preferences in university admission. wsws.org On Thursday, the corrupt far-right majority on the US Supreme Court issued a decision effectively abolishing racial preferences in university admissions.

Monica Moorehead (2023-07-01). WW commentary: SCOTUS's latest attack on affirmative action. workers.org The Supreme Court of the United States confirmed once again what an utterly reactionary, rightwing institution it is by striking down the right to use affirmative action in college admissions. The 6-3 ruling, issued June 29, stems from two cases — Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard University and Students . . . |

Editor (2023-06-30). The Supreme Court Blocked Biden's Student Loan Forgiveness Plan. Repayments Will Resume This Fall. scheerpost.com The Biden defeat is a blow to 40 million borrowers — especially women, who hold two-thirds of all student loan debt in the country.

Fight Back (2023-06-30). FRSO leader condemns the Supreme Court ruling against affirmative action. fightbacknews.org Carlos Montes, a member of the Central Committee of Freedom Road Socialist Organization, condemned the Supreme Court for their June 29 ruling that bans affirmative action at colleges and universities. | "The successful struggle for affirmative action in the late sixties opened the doors to higher education for thousands of African Americans, Chicanos and other underrepresented oppressed nationalities," said Montes. | He continued, "This opened the doors to thousands of African Americans and Chicanos to become educators, lawyers, doctors and other professionals. This led to improvements in the quality of life for…

Staff (2023-06-30). "What Arrogance Looks Like": Supreme Court Justice Alito's Ruling vs. EPA Allegedly Violates Ethics. democracynow.org On the final day of the Supreme Court's term, we speak with David Dayen, executive editor of The American Prospect, about recent revelations detailing many of the Supreme Court conservative justices' close relationships to Republican megadonors, and how allegations of financial impropriety further delegitimize the court's standing as an objective legal authority. "These are lifetime appointments," says Dayen. "This is what arrogance looks like."…

Staff (2023-06-30). Supreme Court Case to End Biden's Student Loan Cancellation Plan Relies on "Unwilling Participant" democracynow.org The Supreme Court has struck down President Biden's plan to provide relief to 40 million student borrowers of up to $20,000 in student loan debt. We speak to David Dayen, executive editor of The American Prospect, about how one of the key complainant states, Missouri, hinged its opposition on the argument that its state agency, the Missouri Higher Education Loan Authority, or MOHELA, will be harmed by the debt relief plan. However, Dayen reports, MOHELA is a "complete unwilling participant" in the case.

Staff (2023-06-30). Is Supreme Court's "Gay Wedding" Case Built on a Lie? Man at Center of the Story Says He's Straight. democracynow.org In one of the last cases in the Supreme Court's current session, the justices ruled in favor of a wedding website designer who wants to be allowed to refuse service to same-sex couples. Lorie Smith of Colorado filed the lawsuit with help from the right-wing Alliance Defending Freedom as part of the group's ongoing attempt to roll back the rights of LGBTQ people. But as reporter Melissa Gira Grant discovered, part of the case may be built on a lie. Smith has never actually built a wedding website; the lone request Smith claims to have received from a gay couple supposedly originated with a straight man…

Liberation (2023-06-30). "Affirmative Action" Supreme Court Ruling: An Effort to Preserve the Status of a Tiny Elite. globalresearch.ca

Amy Goodman (2023-06-30). SCOTUS Case to End Student Loan Forgiveness Relies on "Unwilling Participant" truthout.org The Supreme Court has struck down President Biden's plan to forgive 40 million student borrowers up to $20,000 in student loan debt. We speak to David Dayen, executive editor of The American Prospect, about how one of the key complainant states, Missouri, hinged its opposition on the argument that its state agency, the Missouri Higher Education Loan Authority, or MOHELA, will be harmed by the debt… |

Ann Brown (2023-06-30). Supreme Court Strikes Down Affirmative Action In College Admissions, Black America Speaks Out. moguldom.com The Supreme Court struck down college affirmative action programs with a ruling on June 29 after decades of efforts to end the consideration of race in the admissions process. In a case that involved affirmative action programs at the University of North Carolina and Harvard University, the court ruled that both programs violate the Equal …

Dr. Melinda Brennan (2023-06-30). Wisconsinites Delivered a Pivotal Win for Abortion Access and Democracy. aclu.org At the ACLU of Wisconsin, our focus recently turned to two electoral cycles: the gubernatorial election in November 2022, and the April 2023 state supreme court election. I'm proud to say that there were many lessons learned, capacity built, and positive outcomes that we are happy to share with our teammates in the ACLU universe. | The outcomes of this work include a crucial veto for defending against assaults on our rights and a pivotal turn towards a court that will protect abortion access and democracy. | The collapse of abortion rights in Wisconsin was devastatingly painful — almost too painful to c…

Liberation Staff (2023-06-30). PSL Editorial — Supreme Court buries 43 million people in debt. liberationnews.org The Supreme Court proved yet again its vicious anti-worker character by ruling against the student debt relief program and ordering tens of millions of borrowers to pay hundreds of billions of dollars that would otherwise have been forgiven.

Mike Ludwig (2023-06-30). Advocates for Racial Equity on Campus Say SCOTUS Ruling Won't Deter Their Fight. truthout.org Bucking decades of consensus and precedent rooted in efforts to advance racial equality and desegregate schools, the Supreme Court's conservative majority struck down race-conscious admissions policies at two major universities on Thursday in a contentious ruling that advocates say will unfairly restrict but not end affirmative action in higher education. Major civil rights groups and advocates… |

Peoples Dispatch (2023-06-30). US Supreme Court strikes down student debt relief—another blow to education for all. peoplesdispatch.org On June 30, the US Supreme Court struck down President Joe Biden's

CounterSpin (2023-06-30). Taryn Abbassian and Others on Dobbs One Year Later. fair.org (CC photo: Ted Eytan ) | This week on CounterSpin: The US public's belief in and support for the Supreme Court has

Mark Fiore (2023-06-30). Alito's Theory of Ethics and Living Well. progressive.org Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito was quick to put his own spin on the recent ProPublica story about his unethical behavior—so quick, in fact, that he began his spinning

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Mark Gruenberg, John Wojcik (2023-06-30). Supreme Court turns back clock of progress, guts affirmative action. peoplesworld.org COURT UPDATE AT PRESS TIME: The Supreme Court rulings essentially eliminating the progress made over the past century in America are coming so fast and furious that it is difficult to keep up with them. Since the story below was completed early this morning the Court ruled in favor of an evangelical Christian web designer …