(2021-06-02). Why did Israel bomb bookstores? electronicintifada.net Samir Mansour's library was a vital resource for Gaza's students.
(2021-06-02). Headlines for June 2, 2021. democracynow.org Biden Addresses Voting, Racial Wealth Gap as He Visits Tulsa Race Massacre Site on 100th Anniversary, 100+ Scholars Call for Congressional Action to Enact Federal Voting Rights Protections, Biden Ends Contested Trump-Era "Remain in Mexico" Policy, Rights Groups Call for End to Repressive, Invasive Technologies in Immigration Practices, Washington State's Most Populous County Bans Use of Facial Recognition Technology, Biden Administration Suspends Oil & Gas Leases in ANWR But Defends Massive "Willow" Project, Three Bombs Kill 10 People, Disable Electric Grid in Kabul, Sri Lanka Shoreline Coated in Plastic Debris f…
(2021-06-02). As Biden Marks 100 Years Since Tulsa Massacre, Calls Grow for Reparations to Close Racial Wealth Gap. democracynow.org 
President Biden traveled to Tulsa, Oklahoma, to mark the 100th anniversary of the 1921 Tulsa race massacre, one of the single greatest acts of racist terrorism in U.S. history. Over a span of 18 hours, a white mob burned down what was known as "Black Wall Street," the thriving Black neighborhood of Greenwood in Tulsa, and killed an estimated 300 African Americans. Duke University professor William Darity says it's "very impressive" that a sitting U.S. president highlighted the Tulsa race massacre and its lingering effects, but he says he's skeptical that Biden's economic proposals do enough to close the racial we…
(2021-06-02). For a socialist movement against fascism and war! Vote for the IYSSE for the student parliament on June 29! wsws.org The IYSSE has issued a statement announcing its candidacy for this year's student parliament elections at Humboldt University.
(2021-06-02). 'Not Another Nickel!' Thousands march in Washington, D.C. against U.S. support for apartheid Israel. liberationnews.org 
The protest came just days after a ceasefire ended Israel's inhumane bombardment of Gaza, which has killed more than 200 people, 65 of whom were children.
(2021-06-02). After Gaza Slaughter, Israel Wants Another $1 Billion Out of the US. popularresistance.org Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) confirmed that Israel will make the request a day after he met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem. "There is going to be a request made by the Israelis to the Pentagon on Thursday for $1 billion in aid to replenish Iron Dome batteries," Graham told Fox and Friends on Tuesday.
(2021-06-02). It's Time for Stephen Breyer to Retire from the Supreme Court. thenation.com It's Time for Stephen Breyer to Retire from the Supreme Court…
(2021-06-02). Syria's elections: "The legitimate, democratic expression of the Syrian people." workers.org 
Statement from the International Delegation to the 2021 Syrian Presidential Election This independent delegation was assembled to witness the May 26, 2021, presidential election in Syria and to investigate on-the-ground conditions of Syrian life in the current period. Activists and journalists from Palestine, Syria, South Africa, France, Canada and the . . . |
(2021-06-02). Labor for Palestine: US Union Activists Pass Support Resolutions. indybay.org Rank and file workers are passing pro-Palestinian resolutions across the country, including right here in San Francisco, where the teachers' union took a firm stand for the Palestinian liberation struggle. See www.commondreams.org/views/2021/05/31/us……
(2021-06-02). Thursday 6/3: Making Sense of Palestine Today: A Panel (Part 3 of 3). indybay.org Zoom Webinar…
(2021-06-02). Thursday 6/3: Collective Liberation From Minneapolis to Palestine. indybay.org Zoom…
(2021-06-02). 5/29/21 March on Washington for Palestine. indybay.org On May 29, 2021, for the first time in memory, there was a March on Washington for Palestine, endorsed by over 130 groups, with some 35,000 people walking in the rain from the Lincoln Memorial to the White House.
(2021-06-02). Black Trans Lives Matter! CeCe McDonald: the right to self-defense. workers.org 
Editor notes: This is part of an article published Dec. 7, 2012, in Workers World in the series of articles by Leslie Feinberg on the local, U.S. and international campaign to "Free CeCe!" Trans woman McDonald was charged with murder for defending herself and friends when attacked by a white-supremacist . . . |
(2021-06-02). Here's How to Fight Climate Destruction and Environmental Racism Simultaneously. truthout.org 
Historically, there have been tensions between the climate movement, which seeks to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases (GHGs) in order to stop the heating of the planet, and the environmental justice (EJ) movement, which focuses on the harms caused by more localized pollution such as smog. Many people associate the climate movement with middle-class whites and the EJ movement with working-class people of color. This distinction is problematic given that poor and nonwhite people are the fo…
(2021-06-02). The Fight Against Fascism Isn't Over. truthout.org 
"We're talking about a heavily armed populace that's self traumatizing through its own mythology," says author Shaney Burley. In this episode of "Movement Memos," Kelly Hayes talks with Burley about the state of fascism in the Biden era, mutual aid and building movements during an era of collapse. | Music by TRANSCRIPT: | Note: This a rush transcript and has been lightly edited for clarity. Copy may not be in its final form. | Kelly Hayes: Welcome to "Movement Memos," a…
(2021-06-02). 100+ Democracy Scholars Issue Dire Warning About Threats to Voting Rights in US. truthout.org 
I cannot write computer code, and I have no idea how to make a decent roux. The engine block on a standard-issue Honda may as well be a Rubik's Cube to me. I don't know how to serve drinks to 25 people simultaneously from behind the bar on a busy game day. I couldn't begin to conduct an autopsy, or a symphony. In a million years I would not try to drive an 18-wheeler through a Colorado snowstorm, because I would die explosively for lack of experience. I do what I do, and am thrilled on the…
(2021-06-02). Another poll signals fall in US support for Israel. electronicintifada.net Young Americans overwhelmingly blame Israel for recent violence.
(2021-06-02). Was Mark Ruffalo wrong to accuse Israel of Genocide? juancole.com Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) — The great actor and great humanitarian Mark Ruffalo apologized on Twitter last week for asserting that Israel was committing "genocide" toward the Palestinians, saying that the accusation was inaccurate, inflammatory and disrespectful and he had thought better of it. He also implied that such language was related to anti-Semitic hate …
(2021-06-02). Environmental Racism and the Pork Industry: the Vindication of Epidemiologist Steve Wing. counterpunch.org According to the new study, U.S. agricultural production results in 17,900 air quality-related deaths per year, with about 80 percent of these deaths due to airborne contaminants from large-scale animal farms. Emissions from animal factory farms, known as confined animal feeding operations (CAFOs) account for more annual deaths than pollution from coal power plants.
(2021-06-02). Israel: Violence, hate speech, discrimination against Palestinian minority must stop — UN expert. juancole.com ( UN Human Rights, Office of the High Commissioner) | GENEVA | — A UN human rights expert condemned attacks on Israel's Palestinian minority by extreme right-wing and vigilante groups, including settlers — at times with the reported backing of security forces — and urged Israel to fully and equally protect all of its citizens …
(2021-06-02). Pentagon to Use War Games to Smuggle Weapons to Ukrainian Army, Extremist Formations for War in Donbass. libya360.wordpress.com Rick Rozoff Today's TASS cites Major General Igor Konashenkov, spokesman for the Russian Defense Ministry, warning that the U.S. and NATO will exploit this year's Sea Breeze military exercise in Ukraine to smuggle advanced weaponry and munitions to the nation's armed forces and fascistic paramilitaries and mercenaries of the infamous Azov Battalion and similar units….
(2021-06-02). State of Arizona planning to execute death row inmates with Zyklon B gas. wsws.org The State of Arizona is working feverishly to refurbish its mothballed gas chamber to execute death row inmates and has purchased the ingredients contained in the poison gas Zyklon B that was used at Auschwitz by the Nazis to murder more than 1 million people.
(2021-06-02). Thursday 6/10: The Rise Of Fascism In The US, Labor & The Insurrection. indybay.org By Zoom | us02web.zoom.us/j/82861963736?pwd=Y2NFc2……
(2021-06-02). 71 Years and Nothing Has Changed. nationofchange.org If one studies the rank and file of most of today's white supremacist groups, one sees the merging of Anti Black and Anti Jewish sentiment.
(2021-06-01). Western media, even Bellingcat, failed to save the reputation of neo-Nazi soldier Protasevich. mronline.org 
Since the arrest of Roman Protasevich in Minsk after the emergency landing of the Ryanair flight he was on, a real battle for his reputation has been launched between Belarus and the West. | June 1, 2021…
(2021-06-01). Robin Kelley: Business Interests Fomented Tulsa Massacre as Pretext to Take Land. truthout.org 
There is so much grieving that Black people have yet to do. The grammar of our suffering from anti-Black racism has yet to be fully created. | As we currently deal with the pervasiveness of Black suffering, mourning and grief related to anti-Black racism, there has been a great deal of media coverage acknowledging that this year marks 100 years since the Tulsa Race Massacre, where roughly 300 people — predominantly Black people — were killed; Black churches, schools and busines…
(2021-06-01). From Tulsa to Today: Racism & Repression Breeds Resistance & Rebellion. liberationnews.org 
This interview is an episode of The Socialist Program with Brian Becker, a podcast providing news and views about the world for those who want to change it. You can follow the show on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. On today's "In the News" roundtable, Brian Becker and Walter Smolarek discuss the 100-year anniversary of the …
(2021-06-01). How Palestinian Resistance Altered the Equation. counterpunch.org The ceasefire on May 21 has, for now, brought the Israeli war on Gaza to an end. However, this ceasefire is not permanent and constant Israeli provocations anywhere in Palestine could reignite the bloody cycle all over again. Moreover, the Israeli siege on Gaza remains in place, as well as the Israeli military occupation and
(2021-06-01). This time, Palestine Solidarity Swept the U.S. juancole.com By Shane Burley | — ( Waging Nonviolence) — In mid-May, hundreds gathered in Terry Schrunk Plaza in downtown Portland, Oregon with signs denouncing the violence that is now crushing the Gaza Strip's over two million residents. At this storytelling rally, Palestinians — who are so often rendered invisible in discussions of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict …
(2021-06-01). Life in Gaza With Down Syndrome. thenation.com Life in Gaza With Down Syndrome…
(2021-06-01). Reporting on apartheid Israel. greenleft.org.au Just as Israel is being forced to pull back from its latest bombardment of Gaza, ABC management has been instructing its reporters in the art of misreporting, writes Pip Hinman.
(2021-06-01). Israel: A Hawk on His Way Out, Another Hawk in Waiting. orinocotribune.com Defeated in Gaza, Israeli political parties intend to get rid of Netanyahu | Although he is a master political survivalist, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu seems to have managed to unify most Israeli political parties against him. The bad news is that his most likely successor, Naftali Bennett, is one who has said that Palestinians are committing "self-genocide" in order to claim the world's attention. | In March, Netanyahu's right-wing Likud party won the most seats in the parliamentary elections, but with a mere 30 failed to secure an outright majority. | This is Naftali Bennett, the man who will l…
(2021-06-01). Power and Corruption in El Salvador. counterpunch.org In less than a week, Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele and his Legislative Assembly have managed to lock in full political power in El Salvador, dismissing sitting Supreme Court justices and de facto naming new ones as well as a new attorney general, while passing legislation that grants immunity to loyal functionaries linked to irregular purchases
(2021-06-01). Grave containing 215 Indigenous children evidence of Canadian residential school genocide. peoplesworld.org 
TORONTO—Indigenous communities across Canada and throughout North America are reeling following the disclosure last week that the remains of at least 215 children, some as young as 3 years old, have been found buried in a mass unmarked grave on the grounds of the former Kamloops Indian Residential School in British Columbia. A news release …
(2021-06-01). 215 indigenous children found dead at Canadian indigenous assimilation site. challenge-magazine.org 
Canadian colonialism in all of its brutality often goes undiscussed in conversations regarding North America due to the fixation upon its neighbour, the United States. The truth is though that Canada's friendly and innocent image that has been pushed into the international media has been built upon the genocide of their native population.
(2021-06-01). Recantations Are All the Rage. Israel Has Lost the Public Relations War. globalresearch.ca Several things are …
(2021-06-01). Railroad Blockaded In Solidarity With Palestine. popularresistance.org Coastal Cities Vow To 'Block The Boat.' For several hours on Sunday, May 30th, hundreds of pro-Palestinian activists blockaded the Lisgar GO railway, located in so-called Mississauga, Ontario. The GO train system serves millions of commuters between different hubs throughout Canada. Activists were protesting to demand that the Canadian government stop supplying arms to the …
(2021-06-01). Over 35,000 People Rally For Palestine In DC. popularresistance.org Over 35,000 protestors converged in Washington DC this Memorial Day weekend for The National March for Palestine, the largest protest against U.S. foreign policy in the nation's capital in decades.
(2021-06-01). Palestine's relationship to class struggle worldwide. workers.org 
The excerpted remarks are from a May 27 webinar: "From Palestine to Alabama — The Revolutionary Transformation of the Working Class — A Conversation with Larry Holmes," sponsored by Workers World Party. Holmes is WWP's First Secretary. Go to tinyurl.com/23u6b5he to see the entire program. Larry Holmes This is such . . . |
(2021-06-01). Vaccine apartheid in Palestine: Israel's silent war. greenleft.org.au In violation of its obligations and responsibilities as an occupying power, Israel has taken little effort in vaccinating Palestinians, reports Jyotsna Singh.
(2021-06-01). Tuesday 6/1: Conversations on Palestine with Omar Barghouti. indybay.org Zoom…
(2021-06-01). Wednesday 6/2: Making Sense of Palestine Today: A Panel (Part 2 of 3). indybay.org Zoom Webinar…
(2021-06-01). Sunday 5/30: Petaluma Protest/March for Palestine. indybay.org Penry Park, Petaluma…
(2021-06-01). Struggle against cops & prisons shake up Pittsburgh politics. liberationnews.org 
In Pittsburgh, the movement for Black lives has continued to upend the local political establishment. Bill Peduto, who had appeared to be coasting to a third term as Mayor of Pittsburgh, had struggled to respond to the movement, according to activists and members of the community. In a surprise victory for progressive challenger Ed Gainey, …
(2021-06-01). June 6 — From Oakland To NYC: #BlockTheBoat International Week of Action. samidoun.net 
Join #BlockTheBoatNYC as we stand with workers and community organizers of #BlocktheBoatOakland, California who have blocked cargo ships operated by ZIM — apartheid Israel's largest and oldest shipping company — from docking for over 11 days. Here in the NYC-NJ area, the ZIM Tarragona is scheduled to dock in the Port of New York and New Jersey on Sunday, June 6th. This week, as part of the Arab Resource & Organizing Center's International Week of Action to #BlockTheBoat, we are going to send a clear message: Israeli apartheid is NOT welcome in New York and New Jersey ports! The specific time and locat…
(2021-06-01). Manchin Is Showing He Considers Filibuster More Important Than Voting Rights. truthout.org 
To Sen. Joe Manchin's
(2021-06-01). On The Hunt For Gas: Tel Aviv And Athens VS Ankara. southfront.org 
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis (L) shakes hands with his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu | Written by Piero Messina | Tel Aviv wants to change the face of the Mediterranean leadership and does so by aiming for control of the Eastern Mediterranean. The instrument of the Israeli government is the gas quadrumvirate, the Eastmed project with its other three geostrategic pillars Egypt, Cyprus and Greece also in order to change the face of the Mediterranean leadership. Thanks to that network of pipelines, it…
(2021-06-01). Rumors Of Hezbollah Leader Hassan Nasrallah's Death Flood Media. southfront.org 
On June 1st, reports surfaced claiming that 60-year-old Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah has died after being taken to the hospital on the previous evening. | In a recent video, Nasrallah appeared to be very sick. While speaking he coughed, as he called for creation of a "new equation" and warning that any violation in Jerusalem by Israel would lead to regional war. | In his televised speech, Nasrallah looked tired and exhausted, and he was gasping and constantly coughing between each two sentences. He also had to stop several times to drink water and take a breath during the speech, and apologized for…
(2021-06-01). Jake Tapper spreads hatred of Palestinians. electronicintifada.net Double standards and propaganda persist at CNN.
(2021-06-01). Protect People, Not Police Lobbyists. aclu.org On March 13, 2020, Louisville police officers killed Breonna Taylor, a Black medical worker, during a botched no-knock raid on her apartment. Her death was one of the thousands of police killings that drove the largest protests in American history that spring and summer over policing and racism in the United States. But as demonstrators continued to march in Louisville's streets, the local Fraternal Order of Police entered into secret negotiations with the city on their next contract, and used that opportunity to lobby for extraordinary protections for officers that would block any meaningful changes to how Lo…
