(2023-07-09). Beyond Affirmative Action, Toward Black Unity. popularresistance.org "Affirmative action" is, at this point, a loaded phrase. Strictly speaking, affirmative action typically refers to sets of policies/procedures that attempt to "even the playing field," most commonly in education or employment decisions, by stopping present and future discrimination against marginalized or underrepresented groups while making up for past discrimination and injustices. For some in the U.S., affirmative action that considers race is representative of 'reverse racism' and political 'wokeness' run amok, and for others, it is a major victory that our elders and ancestors struggled for for years.
(2023-07-09). History: Hitler was Financed by the Federal Reserve and the Bank of England. globalresearch.ca Note to readers: please click the share buttons above | feature image: Hitler, Schacht and Prescott Bush | First published by Global Research in May 2016, Minor edits by Global Research. Title as in the original. | Incisive historical analysis. | From World War …
(2023-07-08). Ukraine's "Neo-Nazi Summer Camp". Military Training for Young Children, Para-military Recruits. globalresearch.ca The Azov battalion supported by its Western partners is not only involved in para-military operations in Donbass, it is also running a Summer Camp military training project for young children.
(2023-07-08). Díaz-Canel congratulates Santiago for hosting patriotic celebration. plenglish.com Havana, Jul 8 (Prensa Latina) Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel congratulated the inhabitants of the eastern province of Santiago de Cuba, host of the central event for the National Rebellion Day, which is celebrated on July 26.
(2023-07-09). Chris Hedges Report: The Persecution Of Jeremy Corbyn. popularresistance.org Jeremy Corbyn's ascendance to the leadership of the UK Labour Party in 2015 offered hope for a revival of the British left. With decades of experience and principled opposition to war and privatization under his belt, Corbyn was uniquely positioned to bring the Labour Party back from its neoliberal turn. But this was not to be—just five years later, Corbyn was ousted from the Labour Party and his supporters were purged. The political opposition to Corbyn was accompanied by a media villification campaign that conflated support for Palestinian rights with anti-Semitism. Ultimately, the question of Labour's su…
(2023-07-08). Club of Rome "Limits to Growth" Author Promotes Genocide of 86% of the World's Population. globalresearch.ca
(2023-07-08). The Federalist Society Just Won Its 40-Year War on Affirmative Action. truthout.org On June 29, the Supreme Court upheld a challenge to affirmative action at Harvard and the University of North Carolina and put an end to race-conscious measures to overcome discrimination. The Federalist Society, an ultra-conservative legal organization, was the central force behind this decision. In immediate terms, the opinions that killed affirmative action were written by the six justices who… |
(2023-07-09). Climate Related News: Eco-fascism is coming to the fore. expose-news.com Finland has reminded us of the rise of eco-fascism as a Minister who called for "climate abortions" for African women four years ago is forced to resign. This comes as the World …
(2023-07-08). Activists defend clinic from anti-abortion fascists. workers.org 
On the one-year anniversary of the Dobbs decision, which led to the imposition of anti-abortion laws and emboldened the right wing to push for more anti-trans legislation in many states, a crowd organized by a coalition of groups, marched to a local women's health-care center to defend it from anti-abortion . . . |
(2023-07-08). Declassified Files Expose British Role in NATO's Gladio Terror Armies. scheerpost.com 
Newly declassified British files shed disturbing light on the origins and internal workings of Operation Gladio, a covert NATO plot deploying fascist terror militias across Italy. Have spies in London applied these lessons in Ukraine?
(2023-07-09). Military Invasion Signals Israel May Be Trying to Turn Jenin Into a New Gaza. truthout.org 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 refugee… |
(2023-07-09). Lebanon reports Israeli naval violation for second day in a row. plenglish.com Beirut, Jul 9 (Prensa Latina) For the second consecutive day, Lebanon reported the violation of its national sovereignty by an Israeli military vessel, the Army Guidance Directorate announced today.
(2023-07-09). Pope Francis appeals for Israel-Palestine peace, reconciliation talks. plenglish.com Rome, Jul 9 (Prensa Latina) Following his Sunday Angelus address, Pope Francis made an appeal for peace and reconciliation between Israelis and Palestinians, in view of recent attacks on the West Bank.
(2023-07-09). Protestas contra reforma judicial recobran impulso en Israel. telesurtv.net Para el 11 de julio se convocó a una nueva jornada de movilizaciones en Israel en repudio a la reforma judicial de Benjamin Netanyahu.
(2023-07-09). In Video: Israel Tests 'Expanded Capability' Of David's Sling Air Defense System. southfront.org 
Screengrab. Source: the Israeli Ministry of Defense. | The Israeli Ministry of Ministry and military announced on July 9 that the air force and the defense firm Rafael Advanced Defense Systems had successfully completed a recent series of tests with the David's Sling medium-range air defense system. | According to a joint statement, David's Sling was tested against "advanced threats," expanding the system's capability "and significantly improving the air defense layers of the State of Israel.""The…
(2023-07-09). Military Invasion Signals Israel May Be Trying to Turn Jenin Into a New Gaza. truthout.org 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 refugee… |
(2023-07-09). Lebanon reports Israeli naval violation for second day in a row. plenglish.com Beirut, Jul 9 (Prensa Latina) For the second consecutive day, Lebanon reported the violation of its national sovereignty by an Israeli military vessel, the Army Guidance Directorate announced today.
(2023-07-09). Pope Francis appeals for Israel-Palestine peace, reconciliation talks. plenglish.com Rome, Jul 9 (Prensa Latina) Following his Sunday Angelus address, Pope Francis made an appeal for peace and reconciliation between Israelis and Palestinians, in view of recent attacks on the West Bank.
(2023-07-09). Protestas contra reforma judicial recobran impulso en Israel. telesurtv.net Para el 11 de julio se convocó a una nueva jornada de movilizaciones en Israel en repudio a la reforma judicial de Benjamin Netanyahu.
(2023-07-09). In Video: Israel Tests 'Expanded Capability' Of David's Sling Air Defense System. southfront.org Screengrab. Source: the Israeli Ministry of Defense. | The Israeli Ministry of Ministry and military announced on July 9 that the air force and the defense firm Rafael Advanced Defense Systems had successfully completed a recent series of tests with the David's Sling medium-range air defense system. | According to a joint statement, David's Sling was tested against "advanced threats," expanding the system's capability "and significantly improving the air defense layers of the State of Israel.""The…
(2023-07-09). Jenin atrocity sparks call for Australia to ban all military exports to Israel. greenleft.org.au 
(2023-07-09). Las agresiones armadas más terribles de Israel contra Palestina. telesurtv.net Para el régimen sionista, la diplomacia de las armas ha sido una constante en el manejo de sus relaciones con Palestina.
(2023-07-08). Destruction of Palestinian village after Israeli assault denounced. plenglish.com Ramallah, Jul 8 (Prensa Latina) Kamal Abu Al-Rub, deputy governor of Jenin, denounced today that the Israeli offensive against the refugee camp in the territory damaged 80 percent of the houses and destroyed the water, electricity and telephone networks.
(2023-07-08). Fuerzas de Israel atacan a manifestantes palestinos en Kufur Qaddoum. telesurtv.net Resultaron heridas al menos cinco personas con balas de acero recubiertas de goma.
(2023-07-08). Non-Aligned Movement Reiterates Support for Palestinian Statehood. orinocotribune.com The Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) has reiterated its support for the inalienable right of the Palestinian people to self-determination and the establishment of an independent state. | "We call for redoubled international efforts to reach a just solution that ensures the fulfillment of the inalienable rights of the Palestinian people, including the right to self-determination and the establishment of an independent state, with East Jerusalem as its capital, as well as a just solution that ends the suffering of Palestinian refugees within the framework of [United Nations] General Assembly Resolution 194," reads the fi…
(2023-07-08). From Ghassan Kanafani to Walid Daqqah: Assassination, Imperialism, Resistance and Revolution. samidoun.net 
On the 51st anniversary of the assassination of Palestinian revolutionary leader, intellectual, writer and artist, Ghassan Kanafani, and his niece Lamis Najem, in Beirut by a Mossad car bomb in 1972, Kanafani's revolutionary direction, critical eye and focus on the popular forces and working class of Palestine are perhaps more relevant today than they have …
(2023-07-09). Milwaukee residents push back on Wisconsin Act 12. fightbacknews.org Milwaukee, WI – On July 6, elected alderpeople of the Milwaukee Common Council hosted a town hall regarding a city sales tax increase and other provisions around Wisconsin Act 12. Members of the Milwaukee Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression (MAARPR) participated in the town hall and distributed general information about Act 12 to community members. Alderpeople from the 1st, 2nd, 5th, 6th, 7th, 9th, and 15th Districts were present. | The city organized the event to gauge opinion on the potential of a 2% city sales tax increase. An opportunity to implement this sales tax comes from last month's b…
(2023-07-08). City of New Orleans attempts exit of consent decree, protesters demand community control of the police. fightbacknews.org New Orleans, LA – June 28 at 8: 30 a.m., a dozen people rallied outside the Hale Boggs Federal Building on Poydras Street with New Orleans for Community Oversight of the Police (NOCOP). They demanded the New Orleans Police Department Consent Decree, the most expansive one in the nation, not be waived. | The consent decree is an oversight agreement from the U.S. Department of Justice. It was put in place in 2013 to respond to racist policing, civil rights violations, and unconstitutional police conduct. Protesters emphasized that the consent decree is not a substitute for real community control of the police. | NOC…
(2023-07-09). Doctors Have a Moral Obligation to Disobey Abortion Bans. truthout.org It has been more than one year since the United States Supreme Court, in a controversial decision not supported by a majority of Americans, overturned Roe v. Wade, returning authority over abortion's legality to the states. Since the decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, 14 states have prohibited abortion and another six have added restrictions on this basic component of… |
(2023-07-09). Presidenta de Supremo impide oficializar resultados electorales en Guatemala. telesurtv.net La decisión de Silvia Valdés, que fue emitida de forma unilateral sin el resto de magistrados de la Corte Suprema de Justicia, deja en el aire nuevamente el proceso electoral de Guatemala.
(2023-07-08). The Indian Child Welfare Act upheld! workers.org 
On June 15, the Supreme Court of the United States voted to uphold the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) in Brackeen v. Haaland, a Supreme Court case that sought to declare ICWA unconstitutional. Had SCOTUS failed to uphold ICWA, the results would have been disastrous for Native nations and communities. . . . |
(2023-07-08). World Report] US affirmative action ruling may harm health equity. thelancet.com Health and science groups warn the Supreme Court's decision threatens workforce diversity and patient care. Susan Jaffe reports from Washington DC.
(2023-07-08). Suggestions for Progressives to Become Stronger. dissidentvoice.org Though reluctant to admit it publicly, for the sake of morale and status, progressive citizen group leaders taking on the corporate supremacists and their political lackeys are in hard times. With few exceptions, they are neither adjusting with bolder strategies and tactics nor growing fast enough to spin off new divisions and groups. On the …
(2023-07-08). Supremo ratifica suspender resultados electorales en Guatemala. telesurtv.net La decisión de Silvia Valdés, que fue emitida de forma unilateral sin el resto de magistrados de la Corte Suprema de Justicia, deja en el aire nuevamente el proceso electoral de Guatemala.
(2023-07-08). Abolitionist Mariame Kaba Uncovers Hidden History of Black-Native Solidarity. truthout.org In 1966, at the height of the Civil Rights Movement, Black mega-celebrity and activist Dick Gregory was sentenced to 90 days in the Thurston County jail in Washington for illegal net fishing. As a coordinated movement of sit-ins for voting rights and desegregation spread across the South like wildfires, "fish-ins," an effort for increased native fishing rights, popped up in the Pacific Northwest. |