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2019-07-28: News Headlines

Staff (2019-07-27). Right-Wing Foundation Money Fuels Trump's Racist Echo Chamber. truthout.org | | Many of the same social media influencers who attended Trump's "Social Media Summit" on July 11 have rallied to defend his racist attacks against U.S. Representatives Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY-D), Rashida Tlaib (MI-D), Ayanna Pressley (MA-D), and Ilhan Omar (MN-D). And a number of them are bankrolled by the Kochs, the Bradley Foundation, and other large right-wing foundations. | In a tweet July 14…

Amy Goodman (2019-07-27). Child separation & prison camps: China's campaign against Uyghur Muslims is "cultural genocide" nationofchange.org An estimated 1 million adults from the Uyghur community are being imprisoned in camps that China claims are "vocational training centers" designed to combat extremism.

teleSUR -EF (2019-07-27). Venezuela: High Court Rejects Guaido's TIAR Attempt. telesurenglish.net Venezuela's Supreme Court of Justice (TSJ) has nullified the National Assembly's attempt to reinstate the nation in the Inter-American Treaty of Reciprocal Assistance (TIAR), calling the move "an assault on the rule of law and the power of the Venezuelan people." | RELATED: | Venezuela: Thousands March in Solidarity at Sao Paulo Forum | TSJ Vice President Juan Jose Mendoza told the chamber that the measure made by the National Assembly, already in contempt of the high court si…

WSWS (2019-07-27). German government uses 75th anniversary of plot to kill Hitler to promote rearmament and war. wsws.org It is only logical that the German ruling class hails the assassins of July 20, who were extreme nationalists and deeply involved in Nazi crimes.

WSWS (2019-07-27). Supreme Court approves construction of Trump's border wall. wsws.org The ruling is a political victory for Trump and a blow to the separation of powers, dramatically strengthening the power of the executive branch.

RT (2019-07-27). 'Sick': Black rag dolls made to 'slam into walls' pulled from shelves over racism complaints (PHOTO). rt.com A 'disturbing' black rag doll designed to make kids 'feel better' by slamming it against a wall to vent their anger has been pulled from New Jersey stores after outcry.

teleSUR (2019-07-27). Harvard Black Students Demand Action for Racist, Sexist Emails. telesurenglish.net A Black student association at Harvard Law school say the university "woefully failed to act" after "hateful, racist and sexist" texts and emails were sent to four Black students from an anonymous address. | RELATED: | African American Duo Give New Life to 'Go Back to Africa' Slur | Among the slew of offensive messages, the freshmen students were told they were "just here bec…

WSWS (2019-07-27). Tory councillor calls for Jeremy Corbyn to be hanged as bogus anti-Semitism campaign intensifies. wsws.org The campaign led by Labour's right wing and various Zionist groups accusing Corbyn and the "left" of anti-Semitism has played a central role in encouraging political violence.

Staff (2019-07-26). Despite Faulty Drugs & Racist Implementation, Trump Is Bringing Back the Federal Death Penalty. democracynow.org Attorney General William Barr announced Thursday that the federal government is resuming the death penalty after nearly two decades. The execution of five death row prisoners were immediately ordered beginning in December. There are currently 62 prisoners on federal death row, including white supremacist Dylann Roof, who murdered nine black worshipers at the historic Emanuel AME Church in June 2015, and Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. Federal prosecutors are expected to push for the death penalty in both cases. This news comes despite a growing movement opposing the death penalty in the United States. T…

Michael Barker (2019-07-26). Combatting Surveillance Capitalism: An Orwellian Lesson in History from Ford to Google. counterpunch.org Close scrutinization of the daily lives of workers has always played an important role in enabling capitalists to squeeze greater profits from their workforce. The relentless surveillance of employees, whether it be on the factory floor or in the workers' homes, was something that the anti-Semitic industrialist, Henry Ford, was proud to have honed to More

Staff (2019-07-26). Child Separation & Prison Camps: China's Campaign Against Uyghur Muslims Is "Cultural Genocide" democracynow.org Chinese authorities have been accused of systematically separating Muslim children from their families in the far western region of Xinjiang. According to a new report commissioned by the BBC, China is rushing to build boarding schools where children, mostly from the Uyghur community, are deliberately removed from their families, as well as their language and culture. This comes as an estimated 1 million adults from the Uyghur community are being imprisoned in camps that China claims are "vocational training centers" designed to combat extremism. We speak with independent researcher Adrian Zenz, who did the resea…

Brian Becker (2019-07-26). Trump the Magician: the real function of racism and xenophobia. liberationnews.org Trump's carefully chosen racist tirades against four first-term Congresswomen — Ilhan Omar, Ayanna Pressley, Rashida Tlaib and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez — borrows a tactic used over and over again throughout history.

Ron Jacobs (2019-07-26). Genocide from Kissinger to Trump. counterpunch.org Donald Trump's statement earlier this week that he could win the US war in Afghanistan but he doesn't want to kill ten million Afghans was both revealing and appalling. Like so many other of Trump's statements, his remark revealed the genocidal nature of US foreign policy. It is a policy that considers human lives as More

splcenter (2019-07-26). Family of Herbert Lee to visit Civil Rights Memorial that honors his sacrifice. splcenter.org Clifton Franklin was a high school football running back who — at 16 — wanted to play in a big game between Louisiana rivals. His mother, however, had other plans.

Hatewatch Staff (2019-07-26). Identity Dixie Leaders Helped Plan Deadly Rally. splcenter.org Behind the shield of anonymity, members of a neo-Confederate hate group appeared to have emerged without consequences for their participation in a deadly Virginia rally. But that shield has vanished.

splcenter (2019-07-26). Weekend Read: School Lunches. splcenter.org Pennsylvania officials came under fire this week when they attempted to collect money owed for school lunches in one of the poorest districts in the state.

Staff (2019-07-26). Supreme Court Allows Use of Pentagon Funds for Border Wall. truthdig.com The court's five conservative justices lift a freeze on the money, allowing the Trump administration to begin work on four contracts.

Daniel Aldana Cohen (2019-07-26). Eco-Apartheid Is Real. thenation.com Eco-Apartheid Is Real…

John G. Russell (2019-07-26). By Any Other Name: American "Frustrationism" counterpunch.org "C'mon, of course the President's not racist, but he's frustrated like so many Americans are." — Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) Well, I certainly do not think the President's a racist. I believe the President shares a lot of American's frustration with Congress, particularly those four women congressmen…." —Rep. James Comer (R-Kentucky). "There's nothing that is More

RT (2019-07-26). US Supreme Court allows Trump to spend $2.5bn in Pentagon funds on border wall. rt.com The US Supreme Court has blocked a ruling by a California judge that would have prevented President Donald Trump from spending $2.5 billion in Pentagon funds to build a wall along the country's southern border.

teleSUR (2019-07-26). Chilean Women Protesters Come Under Attack From Fascist Groups. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, thousands remained in the streets of Santiago, Valparaiso and other Chilean cities in order participate in the "March for an Unrestricted, Safe and Free of Charge Abortion," a nationwide initiative which was the target of misogynistic attacks that unleashed strong protests. | RELATED: | Chile Removes Statue of Limitations on Child Sex Abuse | "The march was overshadowed by two situations. One was a counter demonstration aimed at disqualifying women's legitimate rights and…

WSWS (2019-07-26). Germany: Racist assassination attempt on Eritrean man. wsws.org On Monday a man from Eritrea was gunned down on the street and seriously injured in the town of Wà§chtersbach in the state of Hesse.

Aaron Maté (2019-07-25). Trump openly terrorizes Central American migrants, whereas Democrats did it quietly. thegrayzone.com Roberto Lovato argues that while Trump's racist anti-immigrant rhetoric is unprecedented, US cruelty towards Central American refugees is longstanding, and…

Eds. (2019-07-25). A historian's view of post-fascism. mronline.org Whatever we are facing [in world politics], it is not twentieth-century fascism. Hell keeps on disgorging new demons to beset us. And as seasoned exorcists know, each must be called by its proper name before it can be cast out. — (possibly J. R. R. Tolkien's Gandalf) | Source

splcenter (2019-07-25). More families seek damages for harm suffered due to Trump administration's family separations. splcenter.org After seeking asylum from Guatemala at a port of entry in 2017, M.C.L. and his 7-year-old son spent two days in various cells where the temperature was kept extremely cold, with only a thin blanket and a single mattress to share.

splcenter (2019-07-25). SPLC: Resuming barbaric practice of federal executions serves no useful purpose. splcenter.org The U.S. Department of Justice announced today that it plans to resume the executions of people who are awaiting the death penalty in federal prisons, ending nearly two decades in which the federal government had not imposed capital punishment.

John Stanton (2019-07-25). Trump and Supporters: Paranoiacs Following Lee Atwater's Racist Strategy. dissidentvoice.org He has been glorified as a hero and obeyed as a ruler, but fundamentally he is always the same. His most fantastic triumphs have taken place in our own time, among people who set great store by the idea of humanity. He is not yet extinct, nor will he ever be until we have the …

pip.hinman (2019-07-25). Pressure to reform drunkenness law builds before coronial inquest. greenleft.org.au The coronial inquest into the death of Yorta Yorta woman Tanya Day, due to start on August 26, will be the first of its kind to consider the role systemic racism plays in an Aboriginal person's death in custody.

RT (2019-07-25). Hollywood actress Bette Midler sparks racism row with 'BLACKGROUND' tweet aimed at Trump. rt.com Actress Bette Midler took time out of her usual schedule of tweeting anti-Donald Trump poems and limericks to suggest that the president pays black people to attend his rallies for diversity's sake — only to be accused of racism.

Julie Hollar (2019-07-24). Media Can't Quit 'Trump Supporters Support Trump' Stories. fair.org As we hurtle into coverage of a presidential election that is still over a year away, media have returned to their timeworn tradition of going to rural, white communities to take the pulse of the nation (FAIR.org, 5/20/19). | Under the web headline "These Michigan Voters Show How Trump's 'Go Back' Attack May Help Him," the New York Times ( 7/22/19) ventured to a Trump stronghold in Michigan to bring readers the front-page…

splcenter (2019-07-24). SPLC: Trump administration plan to kick millions off food stamps is 'cruel and arbitrary'. splcenter.org The Trump administration announced a plan this week that would "tighten" the rules governing who qualifies for food stamps, a move that would likely take basic food provisions away from about 3 million people.

Fight Back (2019-07-24). Chicago protest demands resignation of Puerto Rico's governor. fightbacknews.org Chicago, IL — About 400 people rallied marched in neighborhood of Humboldt Park, July 21, calling for the resignation of Puerto Rico's Governor Ricardo Rossello. Jazmine Salas emceed the demonstration, which was called by the Chicago Boricua Resistance. Chanting "Ricky renuncia!" (Ricky resign), the crowd added their voices to the hundreds of thousands who are protesting on the island. | Puerto Rico is a colony of the U.S. that is fighting for its independence. | Also speaking at the protest was Kobi Gullory of the Chicago Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression, who spoke the struggle for communit…

Janine Jackson (2019-07-23). 'These Terms Have a History and a Power We Have to Acknowledge' – CounterSpin interview with Lawrence Glickman on racism & euphemism. fair.org Janine Jackson interviewed Lawrence Glickman about racism and euphemism for the July 19, 2019, episode of CounterSpin. This is a lightly edited transcript. | Media…

Janine Jackson (2019-07-22). 'White Men Have No Electability Advantage' – CounterSpin interview with Brenda Choresi Carter on the electability myth. fair.org Janine Jackson interviewed Brenda Choresi Carter about the electability myth for the July 19, 2019, episode of CounterSpin. This is a lightly edited transcript. | Media…

Ryan Grim (2019-07-22). He Was Told to Go Back to Africa. Instead, He May Go to the U.S. Senate. theintercept.com Helena, Montana, mayor Wilmot Collins was reminded by Donald Trump's recent comments of the racism he faced when he first came to the U.S. from Liberia.

Staff (2019-07-22). Headlines for July 22, 2019. democracynow.org Iran Says It Has Captured and Killed Spies as Oil Tanker Standoff Intensifies, Trump Revs Up Racist Attacks on Squad as AOC Hits Back: "We're Not Going Anywhere", Heat Wave Grips U.S. as July on Track for Hottest Month Ever Recorded, Fire Breaks Out at Brooklyn Jail as Prisoners Face Dangerous Heat Without Relief, Puerto Ricans Continue Mass Protests as Gov. Rosselló Says He Will Not Seek Re-election, Boris Johnson Expected to Become New U.K. Prime Minister, Hong Kong Pro-Democracy Protesters Face Police Tear Gas and Violent Mob, Israel Begins Razing Palestinian Homes in Occupied Territories, Mueller to Testify B…

Staff (2019-07-19). Anti-Racist Historian: Attacks on Rep. Omar Rooted in Belief "America Is for White People" democracynow.org On Thursday, President Trump attempted to distance himself from the racist chant of "send her back" about Minnesota Congresswoman Ilhan Omar at a Trump campaign rally Wednesday in North Carolina. The chants rang across the rally in response to Trump's own verbal attack against the congresswoman. He did nothing to intervene. On Wednesday, the House of Representatives narrowly passed a resolution condemning Trump's racist remarks against Congressmembers Omar, Rashida Tlaib, Ayanna Pressley and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. We speak with Ibram X. Kendi, founding director of the Antiracist Research and Policy Center at A…

CounterSpin (2019-07-19). Brenda Choresi Carter on the Electability Myth, Lawrence Glickman on Racism & Euphemism. fair.org Media…

splcenter (2019-07-19). Weekend Read: Racism is Killing Black Americans. splcenter.org Racism affects every aspect of American life — none more so than our medical system.

Staff (2019-07-19). Headlines for July 19, 2019. democracynow.org 70 Catholics Arrested in Capitol Hill Protest of Trump's Immigration Policies, Asylum Seekers in Texas ICE Jail Launch Hunger Strike, House Democrats Grill Acting DHS Chief over Migrant Deaths and Squalid Jails, Rep. Ocasio-Cortez Confronts DHS Chief over Racist & Sexist Border Patrol Posts, Trump Disavows "Send Her Home" Chant After Racist Attacks on Rep. Ilhan Omar, Rep. Ilhan Omar Greeted in Minnesota with Chants of "Welcome Home", House Approves Minimum Wage Hike to $15 an Hour, Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Would Bring Overtime Pay, Union Rights, Trump to Nominate Anti-Union Lawyer Eugene Scalia as Labor S…

patrick (2019-07-19). A round-up of the #BoycottHP Global Week of Action, July 10-15. bdsmovement.net A round-up of the #BoycottHP Global Week of Action, July 10-15: UpdateGroups worldwide participated in the #BoycottHP Global Week of Action, creatively asserting the demand that HP Inc and HPE end their complicity in Israel's apartheid, military occupation and settler-colonialism against the Palestinian people | Economic Boycott Boycott HP Global BDS Week of Action Against HP

Mark Fiore (2019-07-18). 'R' is for Racist. progressive.org Sigh. Remember the good ol' days of meaningless distractions?

Swathi Shanmugasundaram (2019-07-18). John Tanton's Legacy. splcenter.org John Tanton, the racist architect of the modern anti-immigrant movement, has left behind a legacy that spawned more than a dozen nativist organizations, driven an anti-immigrant agenda for four decades, and found friends in the White House.

splcenter (2019-07-17). SPLC sues Trump administration over new rule that makes migrants who pass through other countries ineligible for asylum. splcenter.org The SPLC and its partners filed a lawsuit and an emergency motion this week seeking to block a new Trump administration rule that categorically bars asylum for migrants who cross the southern border without applying for and being denied asylum in any country that they pass through on their way to the U.S.

Hatewatch Staff (2019-07-17). Retaking Everything: The Story of Identity Dixie. splcenter.org A small Facebook campaign predicated on keeping Confederate monuments in place has morphed into a group of more than 200 ardent, secretive separatists planning to make the South a separate nation. And Hatewatch has learned the identities of some of the group's leaders and members.

Liberation Staff (2019-07-17). Free the children, close the camps. liberationnews.org Trump's racist statements against Mexicans and Central Americans is intended for one purpose: To stir up hatred of immigrants, to mobilize his base and deflect blame away from millionaires and billionaires, who are the real cause of the economic crisis and unemployment.

splcenter (2019-07-16). SPLC sues Florida officials over law requiring police to act as ICE agents. splcenter.org The SPLC and its partners sued top Florida officials today over a new state law that requires local police to act as U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents.

splcenter (2019-07-15). Federal magistrate judge recommends $14 million in damages to Jewish woman targeted in neo-Nazi harassment campaign. splcenter.org Federal Magistrate Judge Jeremiah Lynch issued a ruling today recommending that Andrew Anglin, publisher of a major neo-Nazi website, should pay more than $14 million in damages to Tanya Gersh, the Whitefish, Montana, woman who received a relentless barrage of antisemitic threats and messages from Anglin and his followers.

splcenter (2019-07-15). Virginia Judge Hands Down Life Sentence, Plus 419 Years, in Case of James Alex Fields Jr., Calls Attack An Act of 'Terror'. splcenter.org Judge Richard Moore imposed a sentence of 419 years plus life on James Alex Fields Jr., convicted of murder after the racist "Unite the Right" rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, in August 2017.

splcenter (2019-07-15). Author of 'Emanuel Nine' church massacre book to speak at Civil Rights Memorial Center. splcenter.org As the prosecution made its closing argument, photos of the nine people that Dylann Roof had shot to death in a Charleston, South Carolina, church appeared on the screen in bloody, gruesome detail.

2019-07-28: Social Media Postees

Right-Wing Foundation Money Fuels Trump's Racist Echo Chamber
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-07-27
| Many of the same social media influencers who attended Trump's "Social Media Summit" on July 11 have rallied to defend his racist attacks against U.S. Representatives Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY-D), Rashida Tlaib (MI-D), Ayanna Pressley (MA-D), and Ilhan Omar (MN-D). And a number of them are bankrolled by the Kochs, the Bradley Foundation, and other large right-wing foundations. | In a tweet July 14…
truthout.org/articles/right-wing-foundation-money-fuels-trumps-racist-echo-chamber/

Child separation & prison camps: China's campaign against Uyghur Muslims is "cultural genocide"
Amy Goodman | nationofchange.org | 2019-07-27
An estimated 1 million adults from the Uyghur community are being imprisoned in camps that China claims are "vocational training centers" designed to combat extremism.
nationofchange.org/2019/07/27/child-separation-prison-camps-chinas-campaign-against-uyghur-muslims-is-cultural-genocide/

Right-Wing Foundation Money Fuels Trump's Racist Echo Chamber
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-07-27
| Many of the same social media influencers who attended Trump's "Social Media Summit" on July 11 have rallied to defend his racist attacks against U.S. Representatives Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY-D), Rashida Tlaib (MI-D), Ayanna Pressley (MA-D), and Ilhan Omar (MN-D). And a number of them are bankrolled by the Kochs, the Bradley Foundation, and other large right-wing foundations. | In a tweet July 14…
truthout.org/articles/right-wing-foundation-money-fuels-trumps-racist-echo-chamber/

Venezuela: High Court Rejects Guaido's TIAR Attempt
teleSUR -EF | telesurenglish.net | 2019-07-27
Venezuela's Supreme Court of Justice (TSJ) has nullified the National Assembly's attempt to reinstate the nation in the Inter-American Treaty of Reciprocal Assistance (TIAR), calling the move "an assault on the rule of law and the power of the Venezuelan people." | RELATED: | Venezuela: Thousands March in Solidarity at Sao Paulo Forum | TSJ Vice President Juan Jose Mendoza told the chamber that the measure made by the National Assembly, already in contempt of the high court si…
telesurenglish.net/news/Venezuela-High-Court-Rejects-Guaidos-TIAR-Attempt-20190727-0015.html

Venezuela: High Court Rejects Guaido's TIAR Attempt
teleSUR -EF | telesurenglish.net | 2019-07-27
Venezuela's Supreme Court of Justice (TSJ) has nullified the National Assembly's attempt to reinstate the nation in the Inter-American Treaty of Reciprocal Assistance (TIAR), calling the move "an assault on the rule of law and the power of the Venezuelan people." | RELATED: | Venezuela: Thousands March in Solidarity at Sao Paulo Forum | TSJ Vice President Juan Jose Mendoza told the chamber that the measure made by the National Assembly, already in contempt of the high court si…
telesurenglish.net/news/Venezuela-High-Court-Rejects-Guaidos-TIAR-Attempt-20190727-0015.html

Harvard Black Students Demand Action for Racist, Sexist Emails
telesurenglish.net | 2019-07-27
A Black student association at Harvard Law school say the university "woefully failed to act" after "hateful, racist and sexist" texts and emails were sent to four Black students from an anonymous address. | RELATED: | African American Duo Give New Life to 'Go Back to Africa' Slur | Among the slew of offensive messages, the freshmen students were told they were "just here bec…
telesurenglish.net/news/Harvard-Black-Students-Demand-Action-for-Racist-Sexist-Emails-20190727-0011.html

Harvard Black Students Demand Action for Racist, Sexist Emails
telesurenglish.net | 2019-07-27
A Black student association at Harvard Law school say the university "woefully failed to act" after "hateful, racist and sexist" texts and emails were sent to four Black students from an anonymous address. | RELATED: | African American Duo Give New Life to 'Go Back to Africa' Slur | Among the slew of offensive messages, the freshmen students were told they were "just here bec…
telesurenglish.net/news/Harvard-Black-Students-Demand-Action-for-Racist-Sexist-Emails-20190727-0011.html

German government uses 75th anniversary of plot to kill Hitler to promote rearmament and war
wsws.org | 2019-07-27
It is only logical that the German ruling class hails the assassins of July 20, who were extreme nationalists and deeply involved in Nazi crimes.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/07/27/germ…

'Sick': Black rag dolls made to 'slam into walls' pulled from shelves over racism complaints (PHOTO)
rt.com | 2019-07-27
A 'disturbing' black rag doll designed to make kids 'feel better' by slamming it against a wall to vent their anger has been pulled from New Jersey stores after outcry. | …
rt.com/usa/465220-black-rag-doll-racism-throw/

Supreme Court approves construction of Trump's border wall
wsws.org | 2019-07-27
The ruling is a political victory for Trump and a blow to the separation of powers, dramatically strengthening the power of the executive branch.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/07/27/wall…

Tory councillor calls for Jeremy Corbyn to be hanged as bogus anti-Semitism campaign intensifies
wsws.org | 2019-07-27
The campaign led by Labour's right wing and various Zionist groups accusing Corbyn and the "left" of anti-Semitism has played a central role in encouraging political violence.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/07/27/labo…

Records Show Palantir Made $60 Million Contracting with ICE for Mobile App
Eric Draitser | counterpunch.org | 2019-07-26
Palantir, the secretive data company founded by billionaire Trump surrogate and well-known Silicon Valley techno-goblin Peter Thiel, has come under fire in recent months for its work with Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and other government agencies involved in implementing Trump's racist anti-immigrant policies. Protests organized both from within the tech community and from immigrants'…
counterpunch.org/2019/07/26/records-show-palantir-made-60-million-contracting-with-ice-for-mobile-app/

Killing Tariq: Why We Must Rethink the Roots of Jewish Settlers Violence
Ramzy Baroud | mintpressnews.com | 2019-07-26
Seven-year-old Tariq Zabania from Al-Khalil (Hebron) was killed on the spot when an Israeli Jewish settler ran his car over him on July 15. Little Tariq's photograph, lying face down on the road, was circulated on social media. His untimely death is heartbreaking. | Tariq's innocent blood must not go in vain. For this to happen, we are morally obliged to understand the nature of Jewish settler violence, which cannot be viewed in isolation from the inherent racism in Israeli society as a whole. | We a…
mintpressnews.com/killing-tariq-violence-racism-israel-society-jewish-settlers/260774/

Child Separation & Prison Camps: China's Campaign Against Uyghur Muslims Is "Cultural Genocide"
Staff | democracynow.org | 2019-07-26
Chinese authorities have been accused of systematically separating Muslim children from their families in the far western region of Xinjiang. According to a new report commissioned by the BBC, China is rushing to build boarding schools where children, mostly from the Uyghur community, are deliberately removed from their families, as well as their language and culture. This comes as an estimated 1 million adults from the Uyghur community are being imprisoned in camps that China claims are "vocational training centers" designed to combat extremism. We speak with independent researcher Adrian Zenz, who did the resea…
www.democracynow.org/2019/7/26/china_xin…

Killing Tariq: Why We Must Rethink the Roots of Jewish Settlers Violence
Ramzy Baroud | mintpressnews.com | 2019-07-26
Seven-year-old Tariq Zabania from Al-Khalil (Hebron) was killed on the spot when an Israeli Jewish settler ran his car over him on July 15. Little Tariq's photograph, lying face down on the road, was circulated on social media. His untimely death is heartbreaking. | Tariq's innocent blood must not go in vain. For this to happen, we are morally obliged to understand the nature of Jewish settler violence, which cannot be viewed in isolation from the inherent racism in Israeli society as a whole. | We a…
mintpressnews.com/killing-tariq-violence-racism-israel-society-jewish-settlers/260774/

Trump the Magician: the real function of racism and xenophobia
Brian Becker | liberationnews.org | 2019-07-26
Trump's carefully chosen racist tirades against four first-term Congresswomen — Ilhan Omar, Ayanna Pressley, Rashida Tlaib and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez — borrows a tactic used over and over again throughout history.
liberationnews.org/trump-the-magician-the-real-function-of-racism-and-xenophobia/

Genocide from Kissinger to Trump
Ron Jacobs | counterpunch.org | 2019-07-26
Donald Trump's statement earlier this week that he could win the US war in Afghanistan but he doesn't want to kill ten million Afghans was both revealing and appalling. Like so many other of Trump's statements, his remark revealed the genocidal nature of US foreign policy. It is a policy that considers human lives as…
counterpunch.org/2019/07/26/genocide-from-kissinger-to-trump/

Genocide from Kissinger to Trump
Ron Jacobs | counterpunch.org | 2019-07-26
Donald Trump's statement earlier this week that he could win the US war in Afghanistan but he doesn't want to kill ten million Afghans was both revealing and appalling. Like so many other of Trump's statements, his remark revealed the genocidal nature of US foreign policy. It is a policy that considers human lives as…
counterpunch.org/2019/07/26/genocide-from-kissinger-to-trump/

Identity Dixie Leaders Helped Plan Deadly Rally
Hatewatch Staff | splcenter.org | 2019-07-26
Behind the shield of anonymity, members of a neo-Confederate hate group appeared to have emerged without consequences for their participation in a deadly Virginia rally. But that shield has vanished.
splcenter.org/hatewatch/2019/07/26/identity-dixie-leaders-helped-plan-deadly-rally

Family of Herbert Lee to visit Civil Rights Memorial that honors his sacrifice
splcenter.org | 2019-07-26
Clifton Franklin was a high school football running back who — at 16 — wanted to play in a big game between Louisiana rivals. His mother, however, had other plans.
splcenter.org/news/2019/07/26/family-herbert-lee-visit-civil-rights-memorial-honors-his-sacrifice

Identity Dixie Leaders Helped Plan Deadly Rally
Hatewatch Staff | splcenter.org | 2019-07-26
Behind the shield of anonymity, members of a neo-Confederate hate group appeared to have emerged without consequences for their participation in a deadly Virginia rally. But that shield has vanished.
splcenter.org/hatewatch/2019/07/26/identity-dixie-leaders-helped-plan-deadly-rally

Weekend Read: School Lunches
splcenter.org | 2019-07-26
Pennsylvania officials came under fire this week when they attempted to collect money owed for school lunches in one of the poorest districts in the state.
splcenter.org/news/2019/07/27/weekend-read-school-lunches

Combatting Surveillance Capitalism: An Orwellian Lesson in History from Ford to Google
Michael Barker | counterpunch.org | 2019-07-26
Close scrutinization of the daily lives of workers has always played an important role in enabling capitalists to squeeze greater profits from their workforce. The relentless surveillance of employees, whether it be on the factory floor or in the workers' homes, was something that the anti-Semitic industrialist, Henry Ford, was proud to have honed to…
counterpunch.org/2019/07/26/combatting-surveillance-capitalism-an-orwellian-lesson-in-history-from-ford-to-google/

Supreme Court Allows Use of Pentagon Funds for Border Wall
Staff | truthdig.com | 2019-07-26
The court's five conservative justices lift a freeze on the money, allowing the Trump administration to begin work on four contracts.
truthdig.com/articles/supreme-court-allows-use-of-pentagon-funds-for-border-wall/

Despite Faulty Drugs & Racist Implementation, Trump Is Bringing Back the Federal Death Penalty
Staff | democracynow.org | 2019-07-26
Attorney General William Barr announced Thursday that the federal government is resuming the death penalty after nearly two decades. The execution of five death row prisoners were immediately ordered beginning in December. There are currently 62 prisoners on federal death row, including white supremacist Dylann Roof, who murdered nine black worshipers at the historic Emanuel AME Church in June 2015, and Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. Federal prosecutors are expected to push for the death penalty in both cases. This news comes despite a growing movement opposing the death penalty in the United States. T…
www.democracynow.org/2019/7/26/trump_adm…

Supreme Court Allows Use of Pentagon Funds for Border Wall
Staff | truthdig.com | 2019-07-26
The court's five conservative justices lift a freeze on the money, allowing the Trump administration to begin work on four contracts.
truthdig.com/articles/supreme-court-allows-use-of-pentagon-funds-for-border-wall/

Eco-Apartheid Is Real
Daniel Aldana Cohen | thenation.com | 2019-07-26
Eco-Apartheid Is Real…
thenation.com/article/green-new-deal-housing-climate-change/

By Any Other Name: American "Frustrationism"
John G. Russell | counterpunch.org | 2019-07-26
"C'mon, of course the President's not racist, but he's frustrated like so many Americans are." — Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) Well, I certainly do not think the President's a racist. I believe the President shares a lot of American's frustration with Congress, particularly those four women congressmen…." –Rep. James Comer (R-Kentucky).
counterpunch.org/2019/07/26/by-any-other-name-american-frustrationism/

US Supreme Court allows Trump to spend $2.5bn in Pentagon funds on border wall
rt.com | 2019-07-26
The US Supreme Court has blocked a ruling by a California judge that would have prevented President Donald Trump from spending $2.5 billion in Pentagon funds to build a wall along the country's southern border. | …
rt.com/usa/465176-trump-wall-pentagon-supreme-court/

Germany: Racist assassination attempt on Eritrean man
wsws.org | 2019-07-26
On Monday a man from Eritrea was gunned down on the street and seriously injured in the town of Wà§chtersbach in the state of Hesse.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/07/26/germ…

Chilean Women Protesters Come Under Attack From Fascist Groups
telesurenglish.net | 2019-07-26
On Thursday, thousands remained in the streets of Santiago, Valparaiso and other Chilean cities in order participate in the "March for an Unrestricted, Safe and Free of Charge Abortion," a nationwide initiative which was the target of misogynistic attacks that unleashed strong protests. | RELATED: | Chile Removes Statue of Limitations on Child Sex Abuse | "The march was overshadowed by two situations. One was a counter demonstration aimed at disqualifying women's legitimate rights and…
telesurenglish.net/news/Chilean-Women-Protesters-Come-Under-Attack-From-Fascist-Groups-20190726-0005.html

A historian's view of post-fascism
Eds. | mronline.org | 2019-07-25
Whatever we are facing [in world politics], it is not twentieth-century fascism. Hell keeps on disgorging new demons to beset us. And as seasoned exorcists know, each must be called by its proper name before it can be cast out. — (possibly J. R. R. Tolkien's Gandalf) | Source…
mronline.org/2019/07/25/a-historians-view-of-post-fascism/

Trump openly terrorizes Central American migrants, whereas Democrats did it quietly
Aaron Maté | thegrayzone.com | 2019-07-25
Roberto Lovato argues that while Trump's racist anti-immigrant rhetoric is unprecedented, US cruelty towards Central American refugees is longstanding, and…
thegrayzone.com/2019/07/25/trump-openly-terrorizes-central-american-migrants-whereas-democrats-did-it-quietly/

Trump openly terrorizes Central American migrants, whereas Democrats did it quietly
Aaron Maté | thegrayzone.com | 2019-07-25
Roberto Lovato argues that while Trump's racist anti-immigrant rhetoric is unprecedented, US cruelty towards Central American refugees is longstanding, and…
thegrayzone.com/2019/07/25/trump-openly-terrorizes-central-american-migrants-whereas-democrats-did-it-quietly/

SPLC: Resuming barbaric practice of federal executions serves no useful purpose
splcenter.org | 2019-07-25
The U.S. Department of Justice announced today that it plans to resume the executions of people who are awaiting the death penalty in federal prisons, ending nearly two decades in which the federal government had not imposed capital punishment.
splcenter.org/news/2019/07/25/splc-resuming-barbaric-practice-federal-executions-serves-no-useful-purpose

More families seek damages for harm suffered due to Trump administration's family separations
splcenter.org | 2019-07-25
After seeking asylum from Guatemala at a port of entry in 2017, M.C.L. and his 7-year-old son spent two days in various cells where the temperature was kept extremely cold, with only a thin blanket and a single mattress to share.
splcenter.org/news/2019/07/25/more-families-seek-damages-harm-suffered-due-trump-administrations-family-separations

SPLC: Resuming barbaric practice of federal executions serves no useful purpose
splcenter.org | 2019-07-25
The U.S. Department of Justice announced today that it plans to resume the executions of people who are awaiting the death penalty in federal prisons, ending nearly two decades in which the federal government had not imposed capital punishment.
splcenter.org/news/2019/07/25/splc-resuming-barbaric-practice-federal-executions-serves-no-useful-purpose

Trump and Supporters: Paranoiacs Following Lee Atwater's Racist Strategy
John Stanton | dissidentvoice.org | 2019-07-25
He has been glorified as a hero and obeyed as a ruler, but fundamentally he is always the same. His most fantastic triumphs have taken place in our own time, among people who set great store by the idea of humanity. He is not yet extinct, nor will he ever be until we have the …
dissidentvoice.org/2019/07/trump-and-supporters-paranoiacs-following-lee-atwaters-racist-strategy/

Pressure to reform drunkenness law builds before coronial inquest
pip.hinman | greenleft.org.au | 2019-07-25
The coronial inquest into the death of Yorta Yorta woman Tanya Day, due to start on August 26, will be the first of its kind to consider the role systemic racism plays in an Aboriginal person's death in custody.
greenleft.org.au/content/pressure-reform-drunkenness-law-builds-coronial-inquest-tanya-days-death-custody

Hollywood actress Bette Midler sparks racism row with 'BLACKGROUND' tweet aimed at Trump
rt.com | 2019-07-25
Actress Bette Midler took time out of her usual schedule of tweeting anti-Donald Trump poems and limericks to suggest that the president pays black people to attend his rallies for diversity's sake — only to be accused of racism. | …
rt.com/usa/465095-hollywood-midler-trump-blackground/

SPLC: Trump administration plan to kick millions off food stamps is 'cruel and arbitrary'
splcenter.org | 2019-07-24
The Trump administration announced a plan this week that would "tighten" the rules governing who qualifies for food stamps, a move that would likely take basic food provisions away from about 3 million people.
splcenter.org/news/2019/07/24/splc-trump-administration-plan-kick-millions-food-stamps-cruel-and-arbitrary

Chicago protest demands resignation of Puerto Rico's governor
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2019-07-24
Chicago, IL — About 400 people rallied marched in neighborhood of Humboldt Park, July 21, calling for the resignation of Puerto Rico's Governor Ricardo Rossello. Jazmine Salas emceed the demonstration, which was called by the Chicago Boricua Resistance. Chanting "Ricky renuncia!" (Ricky resign), the crowd added their voices to the hundreds of thousands who are protesting on the island. | Puerto Rico is a colony of the U.S. that is fighting for its independence. | Also speaking at the protest was Kobi Gullory of the Chicago Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression, who spoke the struggle for communit…
www.fightbacknews.org/2019/7/24/chicago-…

'These Terms Have a History and a Power We Have to Acknowledge' – CounterSpin interview with Lawrence Glickman on racism & euphemism
Janine Jackson | fair.org | 2019-07-23
Janine Jackson interviewed Lawrence Glickman about racism and euphemism for the July 19, 2019, episode of CounterSpin. This is a lightly edited transcript. | Media…
fair.org/home/these-terms-have-a-history-and-a-power-we-have-to-acknowledge/

He Was Told to Go Back to Africa. Instead, He May Go to the U.S. Senate
Ryan Grim | theintercept.com | 2019-07-22
Helena, Montana, mayor Wilmot Collins was reminded by Donald Trump's recent comments of the racism he faced when he first came to the U.S. from Liberia.
theintercept.com/2019/07/22/wilmot-collins-senate-montana/

Weekend Read: Racism is Killing Black Americans
splcenter.org | 2019-07-19
Racism affects every aspect of American life — none more so than our medical system.
splcenter.org/news/2019/07/19/weekend-read-racism-killing-black-americans

Weekend Read: Racism is Killing Black Americans
splcenter.org | 2019-07-19
Racism affects every aspect of American life — none more so than our medical system.
splcenter.org/news/2019/07/19/weekend-read-racism-killing-black-americans

Brenda Choresi Carter on the Electability Myth, Lawrence Glickman on Racism & Euphemism
CounterSpin | fair.org | 2019-07-19
Media…
fair.org/home/brenda-choresi-carter-on-the-electability-myth-lawrence-glickman-on-racism-euphemism/

Brenda Choresi Carter on the Electability Myth, Lawrence Glickman on Racism & Euphemism
CounterSpin | fair.org | 2019-07-19
Media…
fair.org/home/brenda-choresi-carter-on-the-electability-myth-lawrence-glickman-on-racism-euphemism/

Anti-Racist Historian: Attacks on Rep. Omar Rooted in Belief "America Is for White People"
Staff | democracynow.org | 2019-07-19
On Thursday, President Trump attempted to distance himself from the racist chant of "send her back" about Minnesota Congresswoman Ilhan Omar at a Trump campaign rally Wednesday in North Carolina. The chants rang across the rally in response to Trump's own verbal attack against the congresswoman. He did nothing to intervene. On Wednesday, the House of Representatives narrowly passed a resolution condemning Trump's racist remarks against Congressmembers Omar, Rashida Tlaib, Ayanna Pressley and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. We speak with Ibram X. Kendi, founding director of the Antiracist Research and Policy Center at A…
www.democracynow.org/2019/7/19/donald_tr…

A round-up of the #BoycottHP Global Week of Action, July 10-15
patrick | bdsmovement.net | 2019-07-19
A round-up of the #BoycottHP Global Week of Action, July 10-15: UpdateGroups worldwide participated in the #BoycottHP Global Week of Action, creatively asserting the demand that HP Inc and HPE end their complicity in Israel's apartheid, military occupation and settler-colonialism against the Palestinian people | Economic Boycott Boycott HP Global BDS Week of Action Against HP …
bdsmovement.net/news/round-boycotthp-global-week-action-july-10-15

2019-07-27: News Headlines

Amy Goodman (2019-07-27). Child separation & prison camps: China's campaign against Uyghur Muslims is "cultural genocide" nationofchange.org An estimated 1 million adults from the Uyghur community are being imprisoned in camps that China claims are "vocational training centers" designed to combat extremism.

Staff (2019-07-27). Right-Wing Foundation Money Fuels Trump's Racist Echo Chamber. truthout.org | | Many of the same social media influencers who attended Trump's "Social Media Summit" on July 11 have rallied to defend his racist attacks against U.S. Representatives Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY-D), Rashida Tlaib (MI-D), Ayanna Pressley (MA-D), and Ilhan Omar (MN-D). And a number of them are bankrolled by the Kochs, the Bradley Foundation, and other large right-wing foundations. | In a tweet July 14…

RT (2019-07-27). 'Sick': Black rag dolls made to 'slam into walls' pulled from shelves over racism complaints (PHOTO). rt.com A 'disturbing' black rag doll designed to make kids 'feel better' by slamming it against a wall to vent their anger has been pulled from New Jersey stores after outcry.

teleSUR (2019-07-27). Harvard Black Students Demand Action for Racist, Sexist Emails. telesurenglish.net A Black student association at Harvard Law school say the university "woefully failed to act" after "hateful, racist and sexist" texts and emails were sent to four Black students from an anonymous address. | RELATED: | African American Duo Give New Life to 'Go Back to Africa' Slur | Among the slew of offensive messages, the freshmen students were told they were "just here bec…

WSWS (2019-07-27). Tory councillor calls for Jeremy Corbyn to be hanged as bogus anti-Semitism campaign intensifies. wsws.org The campaign led by Labour's right wing and various Zionist groups accusing Corbyn and the "left" of anti-Semitism has played a central role in encouraging political violence.

WSWS (2019-07-27). German government uses 75th anniversary of plot to kill Hitler to promote rearmament and war. wsws.org It is only logical that the German ruling class hails the assassins of July 20, who were extreme nationalists and deeply involved in Nazi crimes.

WSWS (2019-07-27). Supreme Court approves construction of Trump's border wall. wsws.org The ruling is a political victory for Trump and a blow to the separation of powers, dramatically strengthening the power of the executive branch.

Michael Barker (2019-07-26). Combatting Surveillance Capitalism: An Orwellian Lesson in History from Ford to Google. counterpunch.org Close scrutinization of the daily lives of workers has always played an important role in enabling capitalists to squeeze greater profits from their workforce. The relentless surveillance of employees, whether it be on the factory floor or in the workers' homes, was something that the anti-Semitic industrialist, Henry Ford, was proud to have honed to More

Brian Becker (2019-07-26). Trump the Magician: the real function of racism and xenophobia. liberationnews.org Trump's carefully chosen racist tirades against four first-term Congresswomen — Ilhan Omar, Ayanna Pressley, Rashida Tlaib and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez — borrows a tactic used over and over again throughout history.

Staff (2019-07-26). Despite Faulty Drugs & Racist Implementation, Trump Is Bringing Back the Federal Death Penalty. democracynow.org Attorney General William Barr announced Thursday that the federal government is resuming the death penalty after nearly two decades. The execution of five death row prisoners were immediately ordered beginning in December. There are currently 62 prisoners on federal death row, including white supremacist Dylann Roof, who murdered nine black worshipers at the historic Emanuel AME Church in June 2015, and Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. Federal prosecutors are expected to push for the death penalty in both cases. This news comes despite a growing movement opposing the death penalty in the United States. T…

Staff (2019-07-26). Child Separation & Prison Camps: China's Campaign Against Uyghur Muslims Is "Cultural Genocide" democracynow.org Chinese authorities have been accused of systematically separating Muslim children from their families in the far western region of Xinjiang. According to a new report commissioned by the BBC, China is rushing to build boarding schools where children, mostly from the Uyghur community, are deliberately removed from their families, as well as their language and culture. This comes as an estimated 1 million adults from the Uyghur community are being imprisoned in camps that China claims are "vocational training centers" designed to combat extremism. We speak with independent researcher Adrian Zenz, who did the resea…

Eric Draitser (2019-07-26). Records Show Palantir Made $60 Million Contracting with ICE for Mobile App. counterpunch.org Palantir, the secretive data company founded by billionaire Trump surrogate and well-known Silicon Valley techno-goblin Peter Thiel, has come under fire in recent months for its work with Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and other government agencies involved in implementing Trump's racist anti-immigrant policies. Protests organized both from within the tech community and from immigrants' More

Staff (2019-07-26). Supreme Court Allows Use of Pentagon Funds for Border Wall. truthdig.com The court's five conservative justices lift a freeze on the money, allowing the Trump administration to begin work on four contracts.

John G. Russell (2019-07-26). By Any Other Name: American "Frustrationism" counterpunch.org "C'mon, of course the President's not racist, but he's frustrated like so many Americans are." — Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) Well, I certainly do not think the President's a racist. I believe the President shares a lot of American's frustration with Congress, particularly those four women congressmen…." —Rep. James Comer (R-Kentucky). "There's nothing that is More

Daniel Aldana Cohen (2019-07-26). Eco-Apartheid Is Real. thenation.com Eco-Apartheid Is Real…

Hatewatch Staff (2019-07-26). Identity Dixie Leaders Helped Plan Deadly Rally. splcenter.org Behind the shield of anonymity, members of a neo-Confederate hate group appeared to have emerged without consequences for their participation in a deadly Virginia rally. But that shield has vanished.

Ron Jacobs (2019-07-26). Genocide from Kissinger to Trump. counterpunch.org Donald Trump's statement earlier this week that he could win the US war in Afghanistan but he doesn't want to kill ten million Afghans was both revealing and appalling. Like so many other of Trump's statements, his remark revealed the genocidal nature of US foreign policy. It is a policy that considers human lives as More

splcenter (2019-07-26). Weekend Read: School Lunches. splcenter.org Pennsylvania officials came under fire this week when they attempted to collect money owed for school lunches in one of the poorest districts in the state.

splcenter (2019-07-26). Family of Herbert Lee to visit Civil Rights Memorial that honors his sacrifice. splcenter.org Clifton Franklin was a high school football running back who — at 16 — wanted to play in a big game between Louisiana rivals. His mother, however, had other plans.

teleSUR (2019-07-26). Chilean Women Protesters Come Under Attack From Fascist Groups. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, thousands remained in the streets of Santiago, Valparaiso and other Chilean cities in order participate in the "March for an Unrestricted, Safe and Free of Charge Abortion," a nationwide initiative which was the target of misogynistic attacks that unleashed strong protests. | RELATED: | Chile Removes Statue of Limitations on Child Sex Abuse | "The march was overshadowed by two situations. One was a counter demonstration aimed at disqualifying women's legitimate rights and…

RT (2019-07-26). US Supreme Court allows Trump to spend $2.5bn in Pentagon funds on border wall. rt.com The US Supreme Court has blocked a ruling by a California judge that would have prevented President Donald Trump from spending $2.5 billion in Pentagon funds to build a wall along the country's southern border.

WSWS (2019-07-26). Germany: Racist assassination attempt on Eritrean man. wsws.org On Monday a man from Eritrea was gunned down on the street and seriously injured in the town of Wà§chtersbach in the state of Hesse.

Eds. (2019-07-25). A historian's view of post-fascism. mronline.org Whatever we are facing [in world politics], it is not twentieth-century fascism. Hell keeps on disgorging new demons to beset us. And as seasoned exorcists know, each must be called by its proper name before it can be cast out. — (possibly J. R. R. Tolkien's Gandalf) | Source

Aaron Maté (2019-07-25). Trump openly terrorizes Central American migrants, whereas Democrats did it quietly. thegrayzone.com Roberto Lovato argues that while Trump's racist anti-immigrant rhetoric is unprecedented, US cruelty towards Central American refugees is longstanding, and…

John Stanton (2019-07-25). Trump and Supporters: Paranoiacs Following Lee Atwater's Racist Strategy. dissidentvoice.org He has been glorified as a hero and obeyed as a ruler, but fundamentally he is always the same. His most fantastic triumphs have taken place in our own time, among people who set great store by the idea of humanity. He is not yet extinct, nor will he ever be until we have the …

splcenter (2019-07-25). SPLC: Resuming barbaric practice of federal executions serves no useful purpose. splcenter.org The U.S. Department of Justice announced today that it plans to resume the executions of people who are awaiting the death penalty in federal prisons, ending nearly two decades in which the federal government had not imposed capital punishment.

splcenter (2019-07-25). More families seek damages for harm suffered due to Trump administration's family separations. splcenter.org After seeking asylum from Guatemala at a port of entry in 2017, M.C.L. and his 7-year-old son spent two days in various cells where the temperature was kept extremely cold, with only a thin blanket and a single mattress to share.

RT (2019-07-25). Hollywood actress Bette Midler sparks racism row with 'BLACKGROUND' tweet aimed at Trump. rt.com Actress Bette Midler took time out of her usual schedule of tweeting anti-Donald Trump poems and limericks to suggest that the president pays black people to attend his rallies for diversity's sake — only to be accused of racism.

pip.hinman (2019-07-25). Pressure to reform drunkenness law builds before coronial inquest. greenleft.org.au The coronial inquest into the death of Yorta Yorta woman Tanya Day, due to start on August 26, will be the first of its kind to consider the role systemic racism plays in an Aboriginal person's death in custody.

Julie Hollar (2019-07-24). Media Can't Quit 'Trump Supporters Support Trump' Stories. fair.org As we hurtle into coverage of a presidential election that is still over a year away, media have returned to their timeworn tradition of going to rural, white communities to take the pulse of the nation (FAIR.org, 5/20/19). | Under the web headline "These Michigan Voters Show How Trump's 'Go Back' Attack May Help Him," the New York Times ( 7/22/19) ventured to a Trump stronghold in Michigan to bring readers the front-page…

Fight Back (2019-07-24). Chicago protest demands resignation of Puerto Rico's governor. fightbacknews.org Chicago, IL — About 400 people rallied marched in neighborhood of Humboldt Park, July 21, calling for the resignation of Puerto Rico's Governor Ricardo Rossello. Jazmine Salas emceed the demonstration, which was called by the Chicago Boricua Resistance. Chanting "Ricky renuncia!" (Ricky resign), the crowd added their voices to the hundreds of thousands who are protesting on the island. | Puerto Rico is a colony of the U.S. that is fighting for its independence. | Also speaking at the protest was Kobi Gullory of the Chicago Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression, who spoke the struggle for communit…

splcenter (2019-07-24). SPLC: Trump administration plan to kick millions off food stamps is 'cruel and arbitrary'. splcenter.org The Trump administration announced a plan this week that would "tighten" the rules governing who qualifies for food stamps, a move that would likely take basic food provisions away from about 3 million people.

Janine Jackson (2019-07-23). 'These Terms Have a History and a Power We Have to Acknowledge' – CounterSpin interview with Lawrence Glickman on racism & euphemism. fair.org Janine Jackson interviewed Lawrence Glickman about racism and euphemism for the July 19, 2019, episode of CounterSpin. This is a lightly edited transcript. | Media…

Janine Jackson (2019-07-22). 'White Men Have No Electability Advantage' – CounterSpin interview with Brenda Choresi Carter on the electability myth. fair.org Janine Jackson interviewed Brenda Choresi Carter about the electability myth for the July 19, 2019, episode of CounterSpin. This is a lightly edited transcript. | Media…

Ryan Grim (2019-07-22). He Was Told to Go Back to Africa. Instead, He May Go to the U.S. Senate. theintercept.com Helena, Montana, mayor Wilmot Collins was reminded by Donald Trump's recent comments of the racism he faced when he first came to the U.S. from Liberia.

Staff (2019-07-22). Headlines for July 22, 2019. democracynow.org Iran Says It Has Captured and Killed Spies as Oil Tanker Standoff Intensifies, Trump Revs Up Racist Attacks on Squad as AOC Hits Back: "We're Not Going Anywhere", Heat Wave Grips U.S. as July on Track for Hottest Month Ever Recorded, Fire Breaks Out at Brooklyn Jail as Prisoners Face Dangerous Heat Without Relief, Puerto Ricans Continue Mass Protests as Gov. Rosselló Says He Will Not Seek Re-election, Boris Johnson Expected to Become New U.K. Prime Minister, Hong Kong Pro-Democracy Protesters Face Police Tear Gas and Violent Mob, Israel Begins Razing Palestinian Homes in Occupied Territories, Mueller to Testify B…

Staff (2019-07-20). Trump's Racist Lies About Ilhan Omar Define the Republican Party. therealnews.com The Ilhan Omar quote Trump bastardized came from her conversation with John Nichols, who joins us to look at US history for inspiration and understanding…

splcenter (2019-07-19). Weekend Read: Racism is Killing Black Americans. splcenter.org Racism affects every aspect of American life — none more so than our medical system.

Staff (2019-07-19). Headlines for July 19, 2019. democracynow.org 70 Catholics Arrested in Capitol Hill Protest of Trump's Immigration Policies, Asylum Seekers in Texas ICE Jail Launch Hunger Strike, House Democrats Grill Acting DHS Chief over Migrant Deaths and Squalid Jails, Rep. Ocasio-Cortez Confronts DHS Chief over Racist & Sexist Border Patrol Posts, Trump Disavows "Send Her Home" Chant After Racist Attacks on Rep. Ilhan Omar, Rep. Ilhan Omar Greeted in Minnesota with Chants of "Welcome Home", House Approves Minimum Wage Hike to $15 an Hour, Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Would Bring Overtime Pay, Union Rights, Trump to Nominate Anti-Union Lawyer Eugene Scalia as Labor S…

Staff (2019-07-19). Anti-Racist Historian: Attacks on Rep. Omar Rooted in Belief "America Is for White People" democracynow.org On Thursday, President Trump attempted to distance himself from the racist chant of "send her back" about Minnesota Congresswoman Ilhan Omar at a Trump campaign rally Wednesday in North Carolina. The chants rang across the rally in response to Trump's own verbal attack against the congresswoman. He did nothing to intervene. On Wednesday, the House of Representatives narrowly passed a resolution condemning Trump's racist remarks against Congressmembers Omar, Rashida Tlaib, Ayanna Pressley and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. We speak with Ibram X. Kendi, founding director of the Antiracist Research and Policy Center at A…

CounterSpin (2019-07-19). Brenda Choresi Carter on the Electability Myth, Lawrence Glickman on Racism & Euphemism. fair.org Media…

patrick (2019-07-19). A round-up of the #BoycottHP Global Week of Action, July 10-15. bdsmovement.net A round-up of the #BoycottHP Global Week of Action, July 10-15: UpdateGroups worldwide participated in the #BoycottHP Global Week of Action, creatively asserting the demand that HP Inc and HPE end their complicity in Israel's apartheid, military occupation and settler-colonialism against the Palestinian people | Economic Boycott Boycott HP Global BDS Week of Action Against HP

Mark Fiore (2019-07-18). 'R' is for Racist. progressive.org Sigh. Remember the good ol' days of meaningless distractions?

Swathi Shanmugasundaram (2019-07-18). John Tanton's Legacy. splcenter.org John Tanton, the racist architect of the modern anti-immigrant movement, has left behind a legacy that spawned more than a dozen nativist organizations, driven an anti-immigrant agenda for four decades, and found friends in the White House.

splcenter (2019-07-17). SPLC sues Trump administration over new rule that makes migrants who pass through other countries ineligible for asylum. splcenter.org The SPLC and its partners filed a lawsuit and an emergency motion this week seeking to block a new Trump administration rule that categorically bars asylum for migrants who cross the southern border without applying for and being denied asylum in any country that they pass through on their way to the U.S.

Hatewatch Staff (2019-07-17). Retaking Everything: The Story of Identity Dixie. splcenter.org A small Facebook campaign predicated on keeping Confederate monuments in place has morphed into a group of more than 200 ardent, secretive separatists planning to make the South a separate nation. And Hatewatch has learned the identities of some of the group's leaders and members.

Liberation Staff (2019-07-17). Free the children, close the camps. liberationnews.org Trump's racist statements against Mexicans and Central Americans is intended for one purpose: To stir up hatred of immigrants, to mobilize his base and deflect blame away from millionaires and billionaires, who are the real cause of the economic crisis and unemployment.

splcenter (2019-07-16). SPLC sues Florida officials over law requiring police to act as ICE agents. splcenter.org The SPLC and its partners sued top Florida officials today over a new state law that requires local police to act as U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents.

splcenter (2019-07-15). Federal magistrate judge recommends $14 million in damages to Jewish woman targeted in neo-Nazi harassment campaign. splcenter.org Federal Magistrate Judge Jeremiah Lynch issued a ruling today recommending that Andrew Anglin, publisher of a major neo-Nazi website, should pay more than $14 million in damages to Tanya Gersh, the Whitefish, Montana, woman who received a relentless barrage of antisemitic threats and messages from Anglin and his followers.

splcenter (2019-07-15). Virginia Judge Hands Down Life Sentence, Plus 419 Years, in Case of James Alex Fields Jr., Calls Attack An Act of 'Terror'. splcenter.org Judge Richard Moore imposed a sentence of 419 years plus life on James Alex Fields Jr., convicted of murder after the racist "Unite the Right" rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, in August 2017.

2019-07-27: Social Media Postees

Right-Wing Foundation Money Fuels Trump's Racist Echo Chamber
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-07-27
| Many of the same social media influencers who attended Trump's "Social Media Summit" on July 11 have rallied to defend his racist attacks against U.S. Representatives Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY-D), Rashida Tlaib (MI-D), Ayanna Pressley (MA-D), and Ilhan Omar (MN-D). And a number of them are bankrolled by the Kochs, the Bradley Foundation, and other large right-wing foundations. | In a tweet July 14…
truthout.org/articles/right-wing-foundation-money-fuels-trumps-racist-echo-chamber/

Child separation & prison camps: China's campaign against Uyghur Muslims is "cultural genocide"
Amy Goodman | nationofchange.org | 2019-07-27
An estimated 1 million adults from the Uyghur community are being imprisoned in camps that China claims are "vocational training centers" designed to combat extremism.
nationofchange.org/2019/07/27/child-separation-prison-camps-chinas-campaign-against-uyghur-muslims-is-cultural-genocide/

Harvard Black Students Demand Action for Racist, Sexist Emails
telesurenglish.net | 2019-07-27
A Black student association at Harvard Law school say the university "woefully failed to act" after "hateful, racist and sexist" texts and emails were sent to four Black students from an anonymous address. | RELATED: | African American Duo Give New Life to 'Go Back to Africa' Slur | Among the slew of offensive messages, the freshmen students were told they were "just here bec…
telesurenglish.net/news/Harvard-Black-Students-Demand-Action-for-Racist-Sexist-Emails-20190727-0011.html

Supreme Court approves construction of Trump's border wall
wsws.org | 2019-07-27
The ruling is a political victory for Trump and a blow to the separation of powers, dramatically strengthening the power of the executive branch.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/07/27/wall…

'Sick': Black rag dolls made to 'slam into walls' pulled from shelves over racism complaints (PHOTO)
rt.com | 2019-07-27
A 'disturbing' black rag doll designed to make kids 'feel better' by slamming it against a wall to vent their anger has been pulled from New Jersey stores after outcry. | …
rt.com/usa/465220-black-rag-doll-racism-throw/

Tory councillor calls for Jeremy Corbyn to be hanged as bogus anti-Semitism campaign intensifies
wsws.org | 2019-07-27
The campaign led by Labour's right wing and various Zionist groups accusing Corbyn and the "left" of anti-Semitism has played a central role in encouraging political violence.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/07/27/labo…

German government uses 75th anniversary of plot to kill Hitler to promote rearmament and war
wsws.org | 2019-07-27
It is only logical that the German ruling class hails the assassins of July 20, who were extreme nationalists and deeply involved in Nazi crimes.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/07/27/germ…

Killing Tariq: Why We Must Rethink the Roots of Jewish Settlers Violence
Ramzy Baroud | mintpressnews.com | 2019-07-26
Seven-year-old Tariq Zabania from Al-Khalil (Hebron) was killed on the spot when an Israeli Jewish settler ran his car over him on July 15. Little Tariq's photograph, lying face down on the road, was circulated on social media. His untimely death is heartbreaking. | Tariq's innocent blood must not go in vain. For this to happen, we are morally obliged to understand the nature of Jewish settler violence, which cannot be viewed in isolation from the inherent racism in Israeli society as a whole. | We a…
mintpressnews.com/killing-tariq-violence-racism-israel-society-jewish-settlers/260774/

Trump the Magician: the real function of racism and xenophobia
Brian Becker | liberationnews.org | 2019-07-26
Trump's carefully chosen racist tirades against four first-term Congresswomen — Ilhan Omar, Ayanna Pressley, Rashida Tlaib and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez — borrows a tactic used over and over again throughout history.
liberationnews.org/trump-the-magician-the-real-function-of-racism-and-xenophobia/

Records Show Palantir Made $60 Million Contracting with ICE for Mobile App
Eric Draitser | counterpunch.org | 2019-07-26
Palantir, the secretive data company founded by billionaire Trump surrogate and well-known Silicon Valley techno-goblin Peter Thiel, has come under fire in recent months for its work with Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and other government agencies involved in implementing Trump's racist anti-immigrant policies. Protests organized both from within the tech community and from immigrants'…
counterpunch.org/2019/07/26/records-show-palantir-made-60-million-contracting-with-ice-for-mobile-app/

Child Separation & Prison Camps: China's Campaign Against Uyghur Muslims Is "Cultural Genocide"
Staff | democracynow.org | 2019-07-26
Chinese authorities have been accused of systematically separating Muslim children from their families in the far western region of Xinjiang. According to a new report commissioned by the BBC, China is rushing to build boarding schools where children, mostly from the Uyghur community, are deliberately removed from their families, as well as their language and culture. This comes as an estimated 1 million adults from the Uyghur community are being imprisoned in camps that China claims are "vocational training centers" designed to combat extremism. We speak with independent researcher Adrian Zenz, who did the resea…
www.democracynow.org/2019/7/26/china_xin…

Supreme Court Allows Use of Pentagon Funds for Border Wall
Staff | truthdig.com | 2019-07-26
The court's five conservative justices lift a freeze on the money, allowing the Trump administration to begin work on four contracts.
truthdig.com/articles/supreme-court-allows-use-of-pentagon-funds-for-border-wall/

Despite Faulty Drugs & Racist Implementation, Trump Is Bringing Back the Federal Death Penalty
Staff | democracynow.org | 2019-07-26
Attorney General William Barr announced Thursday that the federal government is resuming the death penalty after nearly two decades. The execution of five death row prisoners were immediately ordered beginning in December. There are currently 62 prisoners on federal death row, including white supremacist Dylann Roof, who murdered nine black worshipers at the historic Emanuel AME Church in June 2015, and Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. Federal prosecutors are expected to push for the death penalty in both cases. This news comes despite a growing movement opposing the death penalty in the United States. T…
www.democracynow.org/2019/7/26/trump_adm…

By Any Other Name: American "Frustrationism"
John G. Russell | counterpunch.org | 2019-07-26
"C'mon, of course the President's not racist, but he's frustrated like so many Americans are." — Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) Well, I certainly do not think the President's a racist. I believe the President shares a lot of American's frustration with Congress, particularly those four women congressmen…." –Rep. James Comer (R-Kentucky).
counterpunch.org/2019/07/26/by-any-other-name-american-frustrationism/

Eco-Apartheid Is Real
Daniel Aldana Cohen | thenation.com | 2019-07-26
Eco-Apartheid Is Real…
thenation.com/article/green-new-deal-housing-climate-change/

Identity Dixie Leaders Helped Plan Deadly Rally
Hatewatch Staff | splcenter.org | 2019-07-26
Behind the shield of anonymity, members of a neo-Confederate hate group appeared to have emerged without consequences for their participation in a deadly Virginia rally. But that shield has vanished.
splcenter.org/hatewatch/2019/07/26/identity-dixie-leaders-helped-plan-deadly-rally

Genocide from Kissinger to Trump
Ron Jacobs | counterpunch.org | 2019-07-26
Donald Trump's statement earlier this week that he could win the US war in Afghanistan but he doesn't want to kill ten million Afghans was both revealing and appalling. Like so many other of Trump's statements, his remark revealed the genocidal nature of US foreign policy. It is a policy that considers human lives as…
counterpunch.org/2019/07/26/genocide-from-kissinger-to-trump/

Combatting Surveillance Capitalism: An Orwellian Lesson in History from Ford to Google
Michael Barker | counterpunch.org | 2019-07-26
Close scrutinization of the daily lives of workers has always played an important role in enabling capitalists to squeeze greater profits from their workforce. The relentless surveillance of employees, whether it be on the factory floor or in the workers' homes, was something that the anti-Semitic industrialist, Henry Ford, was proud to have honed to…
counterpunch.org/2019/07/26/combatting-surveillance-capitalism-an-orwellian-lesson-in-history-from-ford-to-google/

Weekend Read: School Lunches
splcenter.org | 2019-07-26
Pennsylvania officials came under fire this week when they attempted to collect money owed for school lunches in one of the poorest districts in the state.
splcenter.org/news/2019/07/27/weekend-read-school-lunches

Family of Herbert Lee to visit Civil Rights Memorial that honors his sacrifice
splcenter.org | 2019-07-26
Clifton Franklin was a high school football running back who — at 16 — wanted to play in a big game between Louisiana rivals. His mother, however, had other plans.
splcenter.org/news/2019/07/26/family-herbert-lee-visit-civil-rights-memorial-honors-his-sacrifice

US Supreme Court allows Trump to spend $2.5bn in Pentagon funds on border wall
rt.com | 2019-07-26
The US Supreme Court has blocked a ruling by a California judge that would have prevented President Donald Trump from spending $2.5 billion in Pentagon funds to build a wall along the country's southern border. | …
rt.com/usa/465176-trump-wall-pentagon-supreme-court/

Germany: Racist assassination attempt on Eritrean man
wsws.org | 2019-07-26
On Monday a man from Eritrea was gunned down on the street and seriously injured in the town of Wà§chtersbach in the state of Hesse.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/07/26/germ…

Chilean Women Protesters Come Under Attack From Fascist Groups
telesurenglish.net | 2019-07-26
On Thursday, thousands remained in the streets of Santiago, Valparaiso and other Chilean cities in order participate in the "March for an Unrestricted, Safe and Free of Charge Abortion," a nationwide initiative which was the target of misogynistic attacks that unleashed strong protests. | RELATED: | Chile Removes Statue of Limitations on Child Sex Abuse | "The march was overshadowed by two situations. One was a counter demonstration aimed at disqualifying women's legitimate rights and…
telesurenglish.net/news/Chilean-Women-Protesters-Come-Under-Attack-From-Fascist-Groups-20190726-0005.html

Trump openly terrorizes Central American migrants, whereas Democrats did it quietly
Aaron Maté | thegrayzone.com | 2019-07-25
Roberto Lovato argues that while Trump's racist anti-immigrant rhetoric is unprecedented, US cruelty towards Central American refugees is longstanding, and…
thegrayzone.com/2019/07/25/trump-openly-terrorizes-central-american-migrants-whereas-democrats-did-it-quietly/

A historian's view of post-fascism
Eds. | mronline.org | 2019-07-25
Whatever we are facing [in world politics], it is not twentieth-century fascism. Hell keeps on disgorging new demons to beset us. And as seasoned exorcists know, each must be called by its proper name before it can be cast out. — (possibly J. R. R. Tolkien's Gandalf) | Source…
mronline.org/2019/07/25/a-historians-view-of-post-fascism/

Trump and Supporters: Paranoiacs Following Lee Atwater's Racist Strategy
John Stanton | dissidentvoice.org | 2019-07-25
He has been glorified as a hero and obeyed as a ruler, but fundamentally he is always the same. His most fantastic triumphs have taken place in our own time, among people who set great store by the idea of humanity. He is not yet extinct, nor will he ever be until we have the …
dissidentvoice.org/2019/07/trump-and-supporters-paranoiacs-following-lee-atwaters-racist-strategy/

SPLC: Resuming barbaric practice of federal executions serves no useful purpose
splcenter.org | 2019-07-25
The U.S. Department of Justice announced today that it plans to resume the executions of people who are awaiting the death penalty in federal prisons, ending nearly two decades in which the federal government had not imposed capital punishment.
splcenter.org/news/2019/07/25/splc-resuming-barbaric-practice-federal-executions-serves-no-useful-purpose

More families seek damages for harm suffered due to Trump administration's family separations
splcenter.org | 2019-07-25
After seeking asylum from Guatemala at a port of entry in 2017, M.C.L. and his 7-year-old son spent two days in various cells where the temperature was kept extremely cold, with only a thin blanket and a single mattress to share.
splcenter.org/news/2019/07/25/more-families-seek-damages-harm-suffered-due-trump-administrations-family-separations

Pressure to reform drunkenness law builds before coronial inquest
pip.hinman | greenleft.org.au | 2019-07-25
The coronial inquest into the death of Yorta Yorta woman Tanya Day, due to start on August 26, will be the first of its kind to consider the role systemic racism plays in an Aboriginal person's death in custody.
greenleft.org.au/content/pressure-reform-drunkenness-law-builds-coronial-inquest-tanya-days-death-custody

Hollywood actress Bette Midler sparks racism row with 'BLACKGROUND' tweet aimed at Trump
rt.com | 2019-07-25
Actress Bette Midler took time out of her usual schedule of tweeting anti-Donald Trump poems and limericks to suggest that the president pays black people to attend his rallies for diversity's sake — only to be accused of racism. | …
rt.com/usa/465095-hollywood-midler-trump-blackground/

Chicago protest demands resignation of Puerto Rico's governor
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2019-07-24
Chicago, IL — About 400 people rallied marched in neighborhood of Humboldt Park, July 21, calling for the resignation of Puerto Rico's Governor Ricardo Rossello. Jazmine Salas emceed the demonstration, which was called by the Chicago Boricua Resistance. Chanting "Ricky renuncia!" (Ricky resign), the crowd added their voices to the hundreds of thousands who are protesting on the island. | Puerto Rico is a colony of the U.S. that is fighting for its independence. | Also speaking at the protest was Kobi Gullory of the Chicago Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression, who spoke the struggle for communit…
www.fightbacknews.org/2019/7/24/chicago-…

SPLC: Trump administration plan to kick millions off food stamps is 'cruel and arbitrary'
splcenter.org | 2019-07-24
The Trump administration announced a plan this week that would "tighten" the rules governing who qualifies for food stamps, a move that would likely take basic food provisions away from about 3 million people.
splcenter.org/news/2019/07/24/splc-trump-administration-plan-kick-millions-food-stamps-cruel-and-arbitrary

'These Terms Have a History and a Power We Have to Acknowledge' – CounterSpin interview with Lawrence Glickman on racism & euphemism
Janine Jackson | fair.org | 2019-07-23
Janine Jackson interviewed Lawrence Glickman about racism and euphemism for the July 19, 2019, episode of CounterSpin. This is a lightly edited transcript. | Media…
fair.org/home/these-terms-have-a-history-and-a-power-we-have-to-acknowledge/

He Was Told to Go Back to Africa. Instead, He May Go to the U.S. Senate
Ryan Grim | theintercept.com | 2019-07-22
Helena, Montana, mayor Wilmot Collins was reminded by Donald Trump's recent comments of the racism he faced when he first came to the U.S. from Liberia.
theintercept.com/2019/07/22/wilmot-collins-senate-montana/

Trump's Racist Lies About Ilhan Omar Define the Republican Party
Staff | therealnews.com | 2019-07-20
The Ilhan Omar quote Trump bastardized came from her conversation with John Nichols, who joins us to look at US history for inspiration and understanding…
therealnews.com/stories/trumps-racist-lies-about-ilhan-omar-define-the-republican-party

Anti-Racist Historian: Attacks on Rep. Omar Rooted in Belief "America Is for White People"
Staff | democracynow.org | 2019-07-19
On Thursday, President Trump attempted to distance himself from the racist chant of "send her back" about Minnesota Congresswoman Ilhan Omar at a Trump campaign rally Wednesday in North Carolina. The chants rang across the rally in response to Trump's own verbal attack against the congresswoman. He did nothing to intervene. On Wednesday, the House of Representatives narrowly passed a resolution condemning Trump's racist remarks against Congressmembers Omar, Rashida Tlaib, Ayanna Pressley and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. We speak with Ibram X. Kendi, founding director of the Antiracist Research and Policy Center at A…
www.democracynow.org/2019/7/19/donald_tr…

Brenda Choresi Carter on the Electability Myth, Lawrence Glickman on Racism & Euphemism
CounterSpin | fair.org | 2019-07-19
Media…
fair.org/home/brenda-choresi-carter-on-the-electability-myth-lawrence-glickman-on-racism-euphemism/

Weekend Read: Racism is Killing Black Americans
splcenter.org | 2019-07-19
Racism affects every aspect of American life — none more so than our medical system.
splcenter.org/news/2019/07/19/weekend-read-racism-killing-black-americans

A round-up of the #BoycottHP Global Week of Action, July 10-15
patrick | bdsmovement.net | 2019-07-19
A round-up of the #BoycottHP Global Week of Action, July 10-15: UpdateGroups worldwide participated in the #BoycottHP Global Week of Action, creatively asserting the demand that HP Inc and HPE end their complicity in Israel's apartheid, military occupation and settler-colonialism against the Palestinian people | Economic Boycott Boycott HP Global BDS Week of Action Against HP …
bdsmovement.net/news/round-boycotthp-global-week-action-july-10-15

'R' is for Racist
Mark Fiore | progressive.org | 2019-07-18
Sigh. Remember the good ol' days of meaningless distractions?
progressive.org/dispatches/r-is-for-racist-fiore-190718/

John Tanton's Legacy
Swathi Shanmugasundaram | splcenter.org | 2019-07-18
John Tanton, the racist architect of the modern anti-immigrant movement, has left behind a legacy that spawned more than a dozen nativist organizations, driven an anti-immigrant agenda for four decades, and found friends in the White House.
splcenter.org/hatewatch/2019/07/18/john-tantons-legacy

SPLC sues Trump administration over new rule that makes migrants who pass through other countries ineligible for asylum
splcenter.org | 2019-07-17
The SPLC and its partners filed a lawsuit and an emergency motion this week seeking to block a new Trump administration rule that categorically bars asylum for migrants who cross the southern border without applying for and being denied asylum in any country that they pass through on their way to the U.S.
splcenter.org/news/2019/07/17/splc-sues-trump-administration-over-new-rule-makes-migrants-who-pass-through-other

Free the children, close the camps
Liberation Staff | liberationnews.org | 2019-07-17
Trump's racist statements against Mexicans and Central Americans is intended for one purpose: To stir up hatred of immigrants, to mobilize his base and deflect blame away from millionaires and billionaires, who are the real cause of the economic crisis and unemployment.
liberationnews.org/free-the-children-close-the-camps/

Retaking Everything: The Story of Identity Dixie
Hatewatch Staff | splcenter.org | 2019-07-17
A small Facebook campaign predicated on keeping Confederate monuments in place has morphed into a group of more than 200 ardent, secretive separatists planning to make the South a separate nation. And Hatewatch has learned the identities of some of the group's leaders and members.
splcenter.org/hatewatch/2019/07/17/retaking-everything-story-identity-dixie

SPLC sues Florida officials over law requiring police to act as ICE agents
splcenter.org | 2019-07-16
The SPLC and its partners sued top Florida officials today over a new state law that requires local police to act as U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents.
splcenter.org/news/2019/07/16/splc-sues-florida-officials-over-law-requiring-police-act-ice-agents

Federal magistrate judge recommends $14 million in damages to Jewish woman targeted in neo-Nazi harassment campaign
splcenter.org | 2019-07-15
Federal Magistrate Judge Jeremiah Lynch issued a ruling today recommending that Andrew Anglin, publisher of a major neo-Nazi website, should pay more than $14 million in damages to Tanya Gersh, the Whitefish, Montana, woman who received a relentless barrage of antisemitic threats and messages from Anglin and his followers.
splcenter.org/news/2019/07/15/federal-magistrate-judge-recommends-14-million-damages-jewish-woman-targeted-neo-nazi

Virginia Judge Hands Down Life Sentence, Plus 419 Years, in Case of James Alex Fields Jr., Calls Attack An Act of 'Terror'
splcenter.org | 2019-07-15
Judge Richard Moore imposed a sentence of 419 years plus life on James Alex Fields Jr., convicted of murder after the racist "Unite the Right" rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, in August 2017.
splcenter.org/hatewatch/2019/07/15/virginia-judge-hands-down-life-sentence-plus-419-years-case-james-alex-fields-jr-calls

Author of 'Emanuel Nine' church massacre book to speak at Civil Rights Memorial Center
splcenter.org | 2019-07-15
As the prosecution made its closing argument, photos of the nine people that Dylann Roof had shot to death in a Charleston, South Carolina, church appeared on the screen in bloody, gruesome detail.
splcenter.org/news/2019/07/18/author-emanuel-nine-church-massacre-book-speak-civil-rights-memorial-center

SPLC: Holiday recognizing early Ku Klux Klan leader an insult to Tennessee residents
SHREKKKLITR | splcenter.org | 2019-07-12
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee has proclaimed Saturday as Nathan Bedford Forrest Day in his state, honoring a Confederate general who became the first grand wizard of the Ku Klux Klan, a terrorist organization that targets African Americans.
splcenter.org/news/2019/07/12/splc-holiday-recognizing-early-ku-klux-klan-leader-insult-tennessee-residents

Weekend Read: Jim Crow's fingerprints are on Florida's new voting law
splcenter.org | 2019-07-12
Voting is not a privilege but a right that is essential for a healthy, well-functioning democracy.
splcenter.org/news/2019/07/12/weekend-read-jim-crows-fingerprints-are-floridas-new-voting-law

2019-07-26: News Headlines

Michael Barker (2019-07-26). Combatting Surveillance Capitalism: An Orwellian Lesson in History from Ford to Google. counterpunch.org Close scrutinization of the daily lives of workers has always played an important role in enabling capitalists to squeeze greater profits from their workforce. The relentless surveillance of employees, whether it be on the factory floor or in the workers' homes, was something that the anti-Semitic industrialist, Henry Ford, was proud to have honed to More

Staff (2019-07-26). Despite Faulty Drugs & Racist Implementation, Trump Is Bringing Back the Federal Death Penalty. democracynow.org Attorney General William Barr announced Thursday that the federal government is resuming the death penalty after nearly two decades. The execution of five death row prisoners were immediately ordered beginning in December. There are currently 62 prisoners on federal death row, including white supremacist Dylann Roof, who murdered nine black worshipers at the historic Emanuel AME Church in June 2015, and Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. Federal prosecutors are expected to push for the death penalty in both cases. This news comes despite a growing movement opposing the death penalty in the United States. T…

Eds. (2019-07-26). 'These terms have a history and a power we have to acknowledge'. mronline.org CounterSpin interview with Lawrence Glickman on racism & euphemism | Source

Staff (2019-07-26). Child Separation & Prison Camps: China's Campaign Against Uyghur Muslims Is "Cultural Genocide" democracynow.org Chinese authorities have been accused of systematically separating Muslim children from their families in the far western region of Xinjiang. According to a new report commissioned by the BBC, China is rushing to build boarding schools where children, mostly from the Uyghur community, are deliberately removed from their families, as well as their language and culture. This comes as an estimated 1 million adults from the Uyghur community are being imprisoned in camps that China claims are "vocational training centers" designed to combat extremism. We speak with independent researcher Adrian Zenz, who did the resea…

Ron Jacobs (2019-07-26). Genocide from Kissinger to Trump. counterpunch.org Donald Trump's statement earlier this week that he could win the US war in Afghanistan but he doesn't want to kill ten million Afghans was both revealing and appalling. Like so many other of Trump's statements, his remark revealed the genocidal nature of US foreign policy. It is a policy that considers human lives as More

splcenter (2019-07-26). Family of Herbert Lee to visit Civil Rights Memorial that honors his sacrifice. splcenter.org Clifton Franklin was a high school football running back who — at 16 — wanted to play in a big game between Louisiana rivals. His mother, however, had other plans.

Coco Das, Sarah Roark (2019-07-26). The Empty Gaze of Mike Pence. counterpunch.org When people are not seen as human beings, but as a "storage" problem, the final solution becomes the "logical" solution. Are we going to let that happen? In the 2001 movie, The Conspiracy, Nazi officials gather at a stately home to discuss what to do about the Jewish population, which for the most part has More

John G. Russell (2019-07-26). By Any Other Name: American "Frustrationism" counterpunch.org "C'mon, of course the President's not racist, but he's frustrated like so many Americans are." — Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) Well, I certainly do not think the President's a racist. I believe the President shares a lot of American's frustration with Congress, particularly those four women congressmen…." —Rep. James Comer (R-Kentucky). "There's nothing that is More

Philip Weiss (2019-07-26). It's About the Benjamins — Trump's Smearing of Congresswomen Demonstrates Israel's Influence in US Politics. globalresearch.ca Donald Trump has brought up Israel again and again in his racist tweets aimed at the four Congresswomen he says should leave the country. He says that "the Radical Left Congresswomen" "hate" Israel and the United States and should "apologize" …

WSWS (2019-07-26). Germany: Racist assassination attempt on Eritrean man. wsws.org On Monday a man from Eritrea was gunned down on the street and seriously injured in the town of Wà§chtersbach in the state of Hesse.

WSWS (2019-07-26). Modern art in Germany and the Nazis Part 2: The Die Bràºcke painters. wsws.org The exhibition at the Bràºcke Museum represents a welcome change in favour of art appreciation based on a critical examination of contemporary history.

Eds. (2019-07-25). A historian's view of post-fascism. mronline.org Whatever we are facing [in world politics], it is not twentieth-century fascism. Hell keeps on disgorging new demons to beset us. And as seasoned exorcists know, each must be called by its proper name before it can be cast out. — (possibly J. R. R. Tolkien's Gandalf) | Source

John Stanton (2019-07-25). Trump's "Proximity" to the Nuclear Weapons Trigger. Racism in America. globalresearch.ca "He has been glorified as a hero and obeyed as a ruler, but fundamentally he is always the same. His most fantastic triumphs have taken place in our own time, among people who set great store by the idea …

splcenter (2019-07-25). SPLC: Resuming barbaric practice of federal executions serves no useful purpose. splcenter.org The U.S. Department of Justice announced today that it plans to resume the executions of people who are awaiting the death penalty in federal prisons, ending nearly two decades in which the federal government had not imposed capital punishment.

splcenter (2019-07-25). More families seek damages for harm suffered due to Trump administration's family separations. splcenter.org After seeking asylum from Guatemala at a port of entry in 2017, M.C.L. and his 7-year-old son spent two days in various cells where the temperature was kept extremely cold, with only a thin blanket and a single mattress to share.

Shane Quinn (2019-07-25). Conspiring with Neo-Nazi Parties: Washington and the EU's Role in the Kiev Coup. globalresearch.ca In the weeks preceding the February 2014 ousting of Ukrainian president Viktor Yanukovych, US politicians were prominent in Kiev inciting the marchers to destabilize government institutions. Victoria Nuland, a high-ranking official in the US Department of State, made repeated trips to the Ukrainian capital…

John Stanton (2019-07-25). Trump and Supporters: Paranoiacs Following Lee Atwater's Racist Strategy. dissidentvoice.org He has been glorified as a hero and obeyed as a ruler, but fundamentally he is always the same. His most fantastic triumphs have taken place in our own time, among people who set great store by the idea of humanity. He is not yet extinct, nor will he ever be until we have the …

teleSUR (2019-07-25). Chilean Feminists Call for Anti-Racist, Legal Abortion March. telesurenglish.net Feminist organizations in Chile called an anti-racist march for free and legal abortions for Thursday at 6: 00 p.m. local time. | RELATED: | El Salvador Teen Rape Victim to be Retried for Abortion | This has been given in the framework of the celebration of the International Day of Black Latin American and Caribbean Women, in a joint effort to raise their…

RT (2019-07-25). Hollywood actress Bette Midler sparks racism row with 'BLACKGROUND' tweet aimed at Trump. rt.com Actress Bette Midler took time out of her usual schedule of tweeting anti-Donald Trump poems and limericks to suggest that the president pays black people to attend his rallies for diversity's sake — only to be accused of racism.

pip.hinman (2019-07-25). Pressure to reform drunkenness law builds before coronial inquest. greenleft.org.au The coronial inquest into the death of Yorta Yorta woman Tanya Day, due to start on August 26, will be the first of its kind to consider the role systemic racism plays in an Aboriginal person's death in custody.

Eoin Higgins, staff writer (2019-07-25). Americans Must Do More Than Simply Reject Trump's Racism, Ilhan Omar Argues in 'Absolute Must Read' NYT Op-Ed. commondreams.org "Not enough to condemn the corruption and self-dealing," says Democratic Congresswoman. "We must support policies that unmistakably improve working people's lives." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files…

Victor Grossman (2019-07-24). A fateful tug-of-war. mronline.org On June 2nd Christian Democrat Walter Làºbcke was shot dead in front of his home. Stimulated by fascist blogs, one of them that of a prominent adherent of the Alternative for Germany (AfD), the murderer, a dyed-in-the-wool fascist, had been plotting the attack ever since hearing Làºbcke's fierce reply to vicious anti-foreigner catcalls at a public event […] | Source

Julie Hollar (2019-07-24). Media Can't Quit 'Trump Supporters Support Trump' Stories. fair.org As we hurtle into coverage of a presidential election that is still over a year away, media have returned to their timeworn tradition of going to rural, white communities to take the pulse of the nation (FAIR.org, 5/20/19). | Under the web headline "These Michigan Voters Show How Trump's 'Go Back' Attack May Help Him," the New York Times ( 7/22/19) ventured to a Trump stronghold in Michigan to bring readers the front-page…

splcenter (2019-07-24). SPLC: Trump administration plan to kick millions off food stamps is 'cruel and arbitrary'. splcenter.org The Trump administration announced a plan this week that would "tighten" the rules governing who qualifies for food stamps, a move that would likely take basic food provisions away from about 3 million people.

Fight Back (2019-07-24). Chicago protest demands resignation of Puerto Rico's governor. fightbacknews.org Chicago, IL — About 400 people rallied marched in neighborhood of Humboldt Park, July 21, calling for the resignation of Puerto Rico's Governor Ricardo Rossello. Jazmine Salas emceed the demonstration, which was called by the Chicago Boricua Resistance. Chanting "Ricky renuncia!" (Ricky resign), the crowd added their voices to the hundreds of thousands who are protesting on the island. | Puerto Rico is a colony of the U.S. that is fighting for its independence. | Also speaking at the protest was Kobi Gullory of the Chicago Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression, who spoke the struggle for communit…

Janine Jackson (2019-07-23). 'These Terms Have a History and a Power We Have to Acknowledge' – CounterSpin interview with Lawrence Glickman on racism & euphemism. fair.org Janine Jackson interviewed Lawrence Glickman about racism and euphemism for the July 19, 2019, episode of CounterSpin. This is a lightly edited transcript. | Media…

Gary Leupp (2019-07-23). Trump vs. the Squad, or the Fascist Use of Zionism. dissidentvoice.org The strategy is clear. Whether Trump confronts Sleepy Joe, Crazy Bernie, Pocahontas or some other Democratic opponent in the presidential race, he will target the "Squad" of newly elected freshman congresswomen Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Ilhan Omar, Rashida Tlaib and Ayanna Pressley. Trump has decided to (1) depict them as the real face of the Democratic Party; …

David Cole (2019-07-23). How John Paul Stevens Surprised Us. thenation.com How John Paul Stevens Surprised Us…

Kim Petersen (2019-07-22). Never Again: What about the Palestinians? dissidentvoice.org concentration camp: a guarded compound for the detention or imprisonment of aliens, members of ethnic minorities, political opponents, etc., especially any of the camps established by the Nazis prior to and during World War II for the confinement and persecution of prisoners.1 The people seeking a new life in the United States are mainly an …

Janine Jackson (2019-07-22). 'White Men Have No Electability Advantage' – CounterSpin interview with Brenda Choresi Carter on the electability myth. fair.org Janine Jackson interviewed Brenda Choresi Carter about the electability myth for the July 19, 2019, episode of CounterSpin. This is a lightly edited transcript. | Media…

Media Lens (2019-07-22). The Campaign To Stop Corbyn: Smears, Racism And Censorship. dissidentvoice.org The greatest fear of those holding the most power and wealth is that they will lose their exalted position in the world. They will resist any changes to the grossly unequal and unjust class structure that causes grievous damage to so many people; and to the planet itself. Even the threat of real change must …

Ryan Grim (2019-07-22). He Was Told to Go Back to Africa. Instead, He May Go to the U.S. Senate. theintercept.com Helena, Montana, mayor Wilmot Collins was reminded by Donald Trump's recent comments of the racism he faced when he first came to the U.S. from Liberia.

Staff (2019-07-22). Headlines for July 22, 2019. democracynow.org Iran Says It Has Captured and Killed Spies as Oil Tanker Standoff Intensifies, Trump Revs Up Racist Attacks on Squad as AOC Hits Back: "We're Not Going Anywhere", Heat Wave Grips U.S. as July on Track for Hottest Month Ever Recorded, Fire Breaks Out at Brooklyn Jail as Prisoners Face Dangerous Heat Without Relief, Puerto Ricans Continue Mass Protests as Gov. Rosselló Says He Will Not Seek Re-election, Boris Johnson Expected to Become New U.K. Prime Minister, Hong Kong Pro-Democracy Protesters Face Police Tear Gas and Violent Mob, Israel Begins Razing Palestinian Homes in Occupied Territories, Mueller to Testify B…

Staff (2019-07-20). Trump's Racist Lies About Ilhan Omar Define the Republican Party. therealnews.com The Ilhan Omar quote Trump bastardized came from her conversation with John Nichols, who joins us to look at US history for inspiration and understanding…

CounterSpin (2019-07-19). Brenda Choresi Carter on the Electability Myth, Lawrence Glickman on Racism & Euphemism. fair.org Media…

splcenter (2019-07-19). Weekend Read: Racism is Killing Black Americans. splcenter.org Racism affects every aspect of American life — none more so than our medical system.

Staff (2019-07-19). Headlines for July 19, 2019. democracynow.org 70 Catholics Arrested in Capitol Hill Protest of Trump's Immigration Policies, Asylum Seekers in Texas ICE Jail Launch Hunger Strike, House Democrats Grill Acting DHS Chief over Migrant Deaths and Squalid Jails, Rep. Ocasio-Cortez Confronts DHS Chief over Racist & Sexist Border Patrol Posts, Trump Disavows "Send Her Home" Chant After Racist Attacks on Rep. Ilhan Omar, Rep. Ilhan Omar Greeted in Minnesota with Chants of "Welcome Home", House Approves Minimum Wage Hike to $15 an Hour, Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Would Bring Overtime Pay, Union Rights, Trump to Nominate Anti-Union Lawyer Eugene Scalia as Labor S…

Staff (2019-07-19). Anti-Racist Historian: Attacks on Rep. Omar Rooted in Belief "America Is for White People" democracynow.org On Thursday, President Trump attempted to distance himself from the racist chant of "send her back" about Minnesota Congresswoman Ilhan Omar at a Trump campaign rally Wednesday in North Carolina. The chants rang across the rally in response to Trump's own verbal attack against the congresswoman. He did nothing to intervene. On Wednesday, the House of Representatives narrowly passed a resolution condemning Trump's racist remarks against Congressmembers Omar, Rashida Tlaib, Ayanna Pressley and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. We speak with Ibram X. Kendi, founding director of the Antiracist Research and Policy Center at A…

Staff (2019-07-19). Trump Bans Asylum Seekers at the Border in Violation of National and International Law. therealnews.com Litigator Angelo Guisado says Trump's tactics are proto-fascist, and stopping asylum seekers in transit through other countries violates standing U.S. law and international treaties…

patrick (2019-07-19). A round-up of the #BoycottHP Global Week of Action, July 10-15. bdsmovement.net A round-up of the #BoycottHP Global Week of Action, July 10-15: UpdateGroups worldwide participated in the #BoycottHP Global Week of Action, creatively asserting the demand that HP Inc and HPE end their complicity in Israel's apartheid, military occupation and settler-colonialism against the Palestinian people | Economic Boycott Boycott HP Global BDS Week of Action Against HP

Mark Fiore (2019-07-18). 'R' is for Racist. progressive.org Sigh. Remember the good ol' days of meaningless distractions?

Staff (2019-07-18). Headlines for July 18, 2019. democracynow.org House Lawmakers Vote to Table Trump Impeachment Resolution, Trump Renews Racist Attacks on Four Progressive Congresswomen, Rep. Ilhan Omar Introduces Bill Affirming the Right to Boycott, House Votes to Bar Trump's Planned Weapons Sales to Saudi Arabia, UAE, U.S. to Deploy 500 Troops to Saudi Air Base, Sudan's Military Rulers Agree to Share Power with Civilian Protesters, United Nations Declares Global Health Emergency as Ebola Spreads, Puerto Ricans Demand Resignation of Governor Ricardo Rosselló over Hateful Messages, AG Barr & Commerce Secretary Ross Held in Contempt of Congress, Sen. Rand Paul Blocks Vote on S…

Swathi Shanmugasundaram (2019-07-18). John Tanton's Legacy. splcenter.org John Tanton, the racist architect of the modern anti-immigrant movement, has left behind a legacy that spawned more than a dozen nativist organizations, driven an anti-immigrant agenda for four decades, and found friends in the White House.

splcenter (2019-07-17). SPLC sues Trump administration over new rule that makes migrants who pass through other countries ineligible for asylum. splcenter.org The SPLC and its partners filed a lawsuit and an emergency motion this week seeking to block a new Trump administration rule that categorically bars asylum for migrants who cross the southern border without applying for and being denied asylum in any country that they pass through on their way to the U.S.

Fight Back (2019-07-17). Police assault Salt Lake City pollution protesters. fightbacknews.org Salt Lake City, UT – More than 100 people gathered at the City and County Building on July 9 to protest the construction of the Inland Port in northwest Salt Lake Valley. The Inland Port will worsen air quality in Salt Lake Valley, which already has some of the worst air in the United States. Police assaulted the protesters, who were singing songs and dancing, inside the Chamber of Commerce Building, injuring many and arresting eight. | As the rally began, Ella Mendoza was very clear about how the Inland Port was an example of environmental racism. While polluted air affects everyone, it is especially bad for the…

unitedEditor (2019-07-17). Would Blacklisting Iran's IRGC and Increasing US Military Presence in the Persian Gulf Lead to Hostilities in the Strait of Hormuz? PART 2. uwidata.com Let's delve into the heart of the matter: blacklisting the IRGC, sanctioning Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei, Dr. Zariff, the Iranian Foreign Minister and General Suleimani, the Commander of the Quds Force wing of the IRGC. Naturally, it was not a surprise to any Middle East senior analysts that Iran's IRGC would eventually be sanctioned …

Hatewatch Staff (2019-07-17). Retaking Everything: The Story of Identity Dixie. splcenter.org A small Facebook campaign predicated on keeping Confederate monuments in place has morphed into a group of more than 200 ardent, secretive separatists planning to make the South a separate nation. And Hatewatch has learned the identities of some of the group's leaders and members.

Liberation Staff (2019-07-17). Free the children, close the camps. liberationnews.org Trump's racist statements against Mexicans and Central Americans is intended for one purpose: To stir up hatred of immigrants, to mobilize his base and deflect blame away from millionaires and billionaires, who are the real cause of the economic crisis and unemployment.

Rosa Pergams (2019-07-16). Oakland community stands strong against vitriolic landlord. liberationnews.org On July 12 in Oakland's Fruitvale neighborhood, community members stood victorious against a racist, xenophobic landlord's attack on a curbside community, as resident describe themselves.

splcenter (2019-07-16). SPLC sues Florida officials over law requiring police to act as ICE agents. splcenter.org The SPLC and its partners sued top Florida officials today over a new state law that requires local police to act as U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents.

2019-07-26: Social Media Postees

Child Separation & Prison Camps: China's Campaign Against Uyghur Muslims Is "Cultural Genocide"
Staff | democracynow.org | 2019-07-26
Chinese authorities have been accused of systematically separating Muslim children from their families in the far western region of Xinjiang. According to a new report commissioned by the BBC, China is rushing to build boarding schools where children, mostly from the Uyghur community, are deliberately removed from their families, as well as their language and culture. This comes as an estimated 1 million adults from the Uyghur community are being imprisoned in camps that China claims are "vocational training centers" designed to combat extremism. We speak with independent researcher Adrian Zenz, who did the resea…
www.democracynow.org/2019/7/26/china_xin…

'These terms have a history and a power we have to acknowledge'
Eds. | mronline.org | 2019-07-26
CounterSpin interview with Lawrence Glickman on racism & euphemism | Source…
mronline.org/2019/07/26/these-terms-have-a-history-and-a-power-we-have-to-acknowledge/

Killing Tariq: Why We Must Rethink the Roots of Jewish Settlers Violence
Ramzy Baroud | mintpressnews.com | 2019-07-26
Seven-year-old Tariq Zabania from Al-Khalil (Hebron) was killed on the spot when an Israeli Jewish settler ran his car over him on July 15. Little Tariq's photograph, lying face down on the road, was circulated on social media. His untimely death is heartbreaking. | Tariq's innocent blood must not go in vain. For this to happen, we are morally obliged to understand the nature of Jewish settler violence, which cannot be viewed in isolation from the inherent racism in Israeli society as a whole. | We a…
mintpressnews.com/killing-tariq-violence-racism-israel-society-jewish-settlers/260774/

Genocide from Kissinger to Trump
Ron Jacobs | counterpunch.org | 2019-07-26
Donald Trump's statement earlier this week that he could win the US war in Afghanistan but he doesn't want to kill ten million Afghans was both revealing and appalling. Like so many other of Trump's statements, his remark revealed the genocidal nature of US foreign policy. It is a policy that considers human lives as…
counterpunch.org/2019/07/26/genocide-from-kissinger-to-trump/

Genocide from Kissinger to Trump
Ron Jacobs | counterpunch.org | 2019-07-26
Donald Trump's statement earlier this week that he could win the US war in Afghanistan but he doesn't want to kill ten million Afghans was both revealing and appalling. Like so many other of Trump's statements, his remark revealed the genocidal nature of US foreign policy. It is a policy that considers human lives as…
counterpunch.org/2019/07/26/genocide-from-kissinger-to-trump/

Family of Herbert Lee to visit Civil Rights Memorial that honors his sacrifice
splcenter.org | 2019-07-26
Clifton Franklin was a high school football running back who — at 16 — wanted to play in a big game between Louisiana rivals. His mother, however, had other plans.
splcenter.org/news/2019/07/26/family-herbert-lee-visit-civil-rights-memorial-honors-his-sacrifice

Despite Faulty Drugs & Racist Implementation, Trump Is Bringing Back the Federal Death Penalty
Staff | democracynow.org | 2019-07-26
Attorney General William Barr announced Thursday that the federal government is resuming the death penalty after nearly two decades. The execution of five death row prisoners were immediately ordered beginning in December. There are currently 62 prisoners on federal death row, including white supremacist Dylann Roof, who murdered nine black worshipers at the historic Emanuel AME Church in June 2015, and Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. Federal prosecutors are expected to push for the death penalty in both cases. This news comes despite a growing movement opposing the death penalty in the United States. T…
www.democracynow.org/2019/7/26/trump_adm…

The Empty Gaze of Mike Pence
Coco Das, Sarah Roark | counterpunch.org | 2019-07-26
When people are not seen as human beings, but as a "storage" problem, the final solution becomes the "logical" solution. Are we going to let that happen? In the 2001 movie, The Conspiracy, Nazi officials gather at a stately home to discuss what to do about the Jewish population, which for the most part has…
counterpunch.org/2019/07/26/the-empty-gaze-of-mike-pence/

Combatting Surveillance Capitalism: An Orwellian Lesson in History from Ford to Google
Michael Barker | counterpunch.org | 2019-07-26
Close scrutinization of the daily lives of workers has always played an important role in enabling capitalists to squeeze greater profits from their workforce. The relentless surveillance of employees, whether it be on the factory floor or in the workers' homes, was something that the anti-Semitic industrialist, Henry Ford, was proud to have honed to…
counterpunch.org/2019/07/26/combatting-surveillance-capitalism-an-orwellian-lesson-in-history-from-ford-to-google/

By Any Other Name: American "Frustrationism"
John G. Russell | counterpunch.org | 2019-07-26
"C'mon, of course the President's not racist, but he's frustrated like so many Americans are." — Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) Well, I certainly do not think the President's a racist. I believe the President shares a lot of American's frustration with Congress, particularly those four women congressmen…." –Rep. James Comer (R-Kentucky).
counterpunch.org/2019/07/26/by-any-other-name-american-frustrationism/

It's About the Benjamins — Trump's Smearing of Congresswomen Demonstrates Israel's Influence in US Politics
Philip Weiss | globalresearch.ca | 2019-07-26
Donald Trump has brought up Israel again and again in his racist tweets aimed at the four Congresswomen he says should leave the country. He says that "the Radical Left Congresswomen" "hate" Israel and the United States and should "apologize" …
globalresearch.ca/its-about-benjamins-trumps-smearing-congresswomen-demonstrates-israel-influence-us-politics/5684662

Germany: Racist assassination attempt on Eritrean man
wsws.org | 2019-07-26
On Monday a man from Eritrea was gunned down on the street and seriously injured in the town of Wà§chtersbach in the state of Hesse.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/07/26/germ…

Modern art in Germany and the Nazis Part 2: The Die Bràºcke painters
wsws.org | 2019-07-26
The exhibition at the Bràºcke Museum represents a welcome change in favour of art appreciation based on a critical examination of contemporary history.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/07/26/mode…

Trump's "Proximity" to the Nuclear Weapons Trigger. Racism in America
John Stanton | globalresearch.ca | 2019-07-25
"He has been glorified as a hero and obeyed as a ruler, but fundamentally he is always the same. His most fantastic triumphs have taken place in our own time, among people who set great store by the idea …
globalresearch.ca/trumps-proximity-to-the-nuclear-weapons-trigger-racism-in-america/5684569

A historian's view of post-fascism
Eds. | mronline.org | 2019-07-25
Whatever we are facing [in world politics], it is not twentieth-century fascism. Hell keeps on disgorging new demons to beset us. And as seasoned exorcists know, each must be called by its proper name before it can be cast out. — (possibly J. R. R. Tolkien's Gandalf) | Source…
mronline.org/2019/07/25/a-historians-view-of-post-fascism/

More families seek damages for harm suffered due to Trump administration's family separations
splcenter.org | 2019-07-25
After seeking asylum from Guatemala at a port of entry in 2017, M.C.L. and his 7-year-old son spent two days in various cells where the temperature was kept extremely cold, with only a thin blanket and a single mattress to share.
splcenter.org/news/2019/07/25/more-families-seek-damages-harm-suffered-due-trump-administrations-family-separations

SPLC: Resuming barbaric practice of federal executions serves no useful purpose
splcenter.org | 2019-07-25
The U.S. Department of Justice announced today that it plans to resume the executions of people who are awaiting the death penalty in federal prisons, ending nearly two decades in which the federal government had not imposed capital punishment.
splcenter.org/news/2019/07/25/splc-resuming-barbaric-practice-federal-executions-serves-no-useful-purpose

SPLC: Resuming barbaric practice of federal executions serves no useful purpose
splcenter.org | 2019-07-25
The U.S. Department of Justice announced today that it plans to resume the executions of people who are awaiting the death penalty in federal prisons, ending nearly two decades in which the federal government had not imposed capital punishment.
splcenter.org/news/2019/07/25/splc-resuming-barbaric-practice-federal-executions-serves-no-useful-purpose

Conspiring with Neo-Nazi Parties: Washington and the EU's Role in the Kiev Coup
Shane Quinn | globalresearch.ca | 2019-07-25
In the weeks preceding the February 2014 ousting of Ukrainian president Viktor Yanukovych, US politicians were prominent in Kiev inciting the marchers to destabilize government institutions. Victoria Nuland, a high-ranking official in the US Department of State, made repeated trips to the Ukrainian capital…
globalresearch.ca/conspiring-neo-nazi-parties-washington-eu-role-kiev-coup/5684545

Chilean Feminists Call for Anti-Racist, Legal Abortion March
telesurenglish.net | 2019-07-25
Feminist organizations in Chile called an anti-racist march for free and legal abortions for Thursday at 6: 00 p.m. local time. | RELATED: | El Salvador Teen Rape Victim to be Retried for Abortion | This has been given in the framework of the celebration of the International Day of Black Latin American and Caribbean Women, in a joint effort to raise their…
telesurenglish.net/news/chile-legal-abortion-anti-racist-march–20190725-0011.html

Chilean Feminists Call for Anti-Racist, Legal Abortion March
telesurenglish.net | 2019-07-25
Feminist organizations in Chile called an anti-racist march for free and legal abortions for Thursday at 6: 00 p.m. local time. | RELATED: | El Salvador Teen Rape Victim to be Retried for Abortion | This has been given in the framework of the celebration of the International Day of Black Latin American and Caribbean Women, in a joint effort to raise their…
telesurenglish.net/news/chile-legal-abortion-anti-racist-march–20190725-0011.html

Trump and Supporters: Paranoiacs Following Lee Atwater's Racist Strategy
John Stanton | dissidentvoice.org | 2019-07-25
He has been glorified as a hero and obeyed as a ruler, but fundamentally he is always the same. His most fantastic triumphs have taken place in our own time, among people who set great store by the idea of humanity. He is not yet extinct, nor will he ever be until we have the …
dissidentvoice.org/2019/07/trump-and-supporters-paranoiacs-following-lee-atwaters-racist-strategy/

Pressure to reform drunkenness law builds before coronial inquest
pip.hinman | greenleft.org.au | 2019-07-25
The coronial inquest into the death of Yorta Yorta woman Tanya Day, due to start on August 26, will be the first of its kind to consider the role systemic racism plays in an Aboriginal person's death in custody.
greenleft.org.au/content/pressure-reform-drunkenness-law-builds-coronial-inquest-tanya-days-death-custody

Hollywood actress Bette Midler sparks racism row with 'BLACKGROUND' tweet aimed at Trump
rt.com | 2019-07-25
Actress Bette Midler took time out of her usual schedule of tweeting anti-Donald Trump poems and limericks to suggest that the president pays black people to attend his rallies for diversity's sake — only to be accused of racism. | …
rt.com/usa/465095-hollywood-midler-trump-blackground/

Americans Must Do More Than Simply Reject Trump's Racism, Ilhan Omar Argues in 'Absolute Must Read' NYT Op-Ed
Eoin Higgins, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2019-07-25
"Not enough to condemn the corruption and self-dealing," says Democratic Congresswoman. "We must support policies that unmistakably improve working people's lives." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files…
commondreams.org/news/2019/07/25/americans-must-do-more-simply-reject-trumps-racism-ilhan-omar-argues-absolute-must?cd-origin=rss

SPLC: Trump administration plan to kick millions off food stamps is 'cruel and arbitrary'
splcenter.org | 2019-07-24
The Trump administration announced a plan this week that would "tighten" the rules governing who qualifies for food stamps, a move that would likely take basic food provisions away from about 3 million people.
splcenter.org/news/2019/07/24/splc-trump-administration-plan-kick-millions-food-stamps-cruel-and-arbitrary

SPLC: Trump administration plan to kick millions off food stamps is 'cruel and arbitrary'
splcenter.org | 2019-07-24
The Trump administration announced a plan this week that would "tighten" the rules governing who qualifies for food stamps, a move that would likely take basic food provisions away from about 3 million people.
splcenter.org/news/2019/07/24/splc-trump-administration-plan-kick-millions-food-stamps-cruel-and-arbitrary

A fateful tug-of-war
Victor Grossman | mronline.org | 2019-07-24
On June 2nd Christian Democrat Walter Làºbcke was shot dead in front of his home. Stimulated by fascist blogs, one of them that of a prominent adherent of the Alternative for Germany (AfD), the murderer, a dyed-in-the-wool fascist, had been plotting the attack ever since hearing Làºbcke's fierce reply to vicious anti-foreigner catcalls at a public event […] | Source…
mronline.org/2019/07/24/a-fateful-tug-of-war/

Chicago protest demands resignation of Puerto Rico's governor
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2019-07-24
Chicago, IL — About 400 people rallied marched in neighborhood of Humboldt Park, July 21, calling for the resignation of Puerto Rico's Governor Ricardo Rossello. Jazmine Salas emceed the demonstration, which was called by the Chicago Boricua Resistance. Chanting "Ricky renuncia!" (Ricky resign), the crowd added their voices to the hundreds of thousands who are protesting on the island. | Puerto Rico is a colony of the U.S. that is fighting for its independence. | Also speaking at the protest was Kobi Gullory of the Chicago Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression, who spoke the struggle for communit…
www.fightbacknews.org/2019/7/24/chicago-…

Trump vs. the Squad, or the Fascist Use of Zionism
Gary Leupp | dissidentvoice.org | 2019-07-23
The strategy is clear. Whether Trump confronts Sleepy Joe, Crazy Bernie, Pocahontas or some other Democratic opponent in the presidential race, he will target the "Squad" of newly elected freshman congresswomen Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Ilhan Omar, Rashida Tlaib and Ayanna Pressley. Trump has decided to (1) depict them as the real face of the Democratic Party; …
dissidentvoice.org/2019/07/trump-vs-the-squad-or-the-fascist-use-of-zionism/

'These Terms Have a History and a Power We Have to Acknowledge' – CounterSpin interview with Lawrence Glickman on racism & euphemism
Janine Jackson | fair.org | 2019-07-23
Janine Jackson interviewed Lawrence Glickman about racism and euphemism for the July 19, 2019, episode of CounterSpin. This is a lightly edited transcript. | Media…
fair.org/home/these-terms-have-a-history-and-a-power-we-have-to-acknowledge/

How John Paul Stevens Surprised Us
David Cole | thenation.com | 2019-07-23
How John Paul Stevens Surprised Us…
thenation.com/article/john-paul-stevens-supreme-court/

The Campaign To Stop Corbyn: Smears, Racism And Censorship
Media Lens | dissidentvoice.org | 2019-07-22
The greatest fear of those holding the most power and wealth is that they will lose their exalted position in the world. They will resist any changes to the grossly unequal and unjust class structure that causes grievous damage to so many people; and to the planet itself. Even the threat of real change must …
dissidentvoice.org/2019/07/the-campaign-to-stop-corbyn-smears-racism-and-censorship/

Never Again: What about the Palestinians?
Kim Petersen | dissidentvoice.org | 2019-07-22
concentration camp: a guarded compound for the detention or imprisonment of aliens, members of ethnic minorities, political opponents, etc., especially any of the camps established by the Nazis prior to and during World War II for the confinement and persecution of prisoners.1 The people seeking a new life in the United States are mainly an …
dissidentvoice.org/2019/07/never-again-what-about-the-palestinians/

He Was Told to Go Back to Africa. Instead, He May Go to the U.S. Senate
Ryan Grim | theintercept.com | 2019-07-22
Helena, Montana, mayor Wilmot Collins was reminded by Donald Trump's recent comments of the racism he faced when he first came to the U.S. from Liberia.
theintercept.com/2019/07/22/wilmot-collins-senate-montana/

Trump's Racist Lies About Ilhan Omar Define the Republican Party
Staff | therealnews.com | 2019-07-20
The Ilhan Omar quote Trump bastardized came from her conversation with John Nichols, who joins us to look at US history for inspiration and understanding…
therealnews.com/stories/trumps-racist-lies-about-ilhan-omar-define-the-republican-party

Brenda Choresi Carter on the Electability Myth, Lawrence Glickman on Racism & Euphemism
CounterSpin | fair.org | 2019-07-19
Media…
fair.org/home/brenda-choresi-carter-on-the-electability-myth-lawrence-glickman-on-racism-euphemism/

Anti-Racist Historian: Attacks on Rep. Omar Rooted in Belief "America Is for White People"
Staff | democracynow.org | 2019-07-19
On Thursday, President Trump attempted to distance himself from the racist chant of "send her back" about Minnesota Congresswoman Ilhan Omar at a Trump campaign rally Wednesday in North Carolina. The chants rang across the rally in response to Trump's own verbal attack against the congresswoman. He did nothing to intervene. On Wednesday, the House of Representatives narrowly passed a resolution condemning Trump's racist remarks against Congressmembers Omar, Rashida Tlaib, Ayanna Pressley and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. We speak with Ibram X. Kendi, founding director of the Antiracist Research and Policy Center at A…
www.democracynow.org/2019/7/19/donald_tr…

Weekend Read: Racism is Killing Black Americans
splcenter.org | 2019-07-19
Racism affects every aspect of American life — none more so than our medical system.
splcenter.org/news/2019/07/19/weekend-read-racism-killing-black-americans

Weekend Read: Racism is Killing Black Americans
splcenter.org | 2019-07-19
Racism affects every aspect of American life — none more so than our medical system.
splcenter.org/news/2019/07/19/weekend-read-racism-killing-black-americans

A round-up of the #BoycottHP Global Week of Action, July 10-15
patrick | bdsmovement.net | 2019-07-19
A round-up of the #BoycottHP Global Week of Action, July 10-15: UpdateGroups worldwide participated in the #BoycottHP Global Week of Action, creatively asserting the demand that HP Inc and HPE end their complicity in Israel's apartheid, military occupation and settler-colonialism against the Palestinian people | Economic Boycott Boycott HP Global BDS Week of Action Against HP …
bdsmovement.net/news/round-boycotthp-global-week-action-july-10-15

Trump Bans Asylum Seekers at the Border in Violation of National and International Law
Staff | therealnews.com | 2019-07-19
Litigator Angelo Guisado says Trump's tactics are proto-fascist, and stopping asylum seekers in transit through other countries violates standing U.S. law and international treaties…
therealnews.com/stories/trump-bans-asylum-seekers-at-the-border-in-violation-of-national-and-international-law

'R' is for Racist
Mark Fiore | progressive.org | 2019-07-18
Sigh. Remember the good ol' days of meaningless distractions?
progressive.org/dispatches/r-is-for-racist-fiore-190718/

John Tanton's Legacy
Swathi Shanmugasundaram | splcenter.org | 2019-07-18
John Tanton, the racist architect of the modern anti-immigrant movement, has left behind a legacy that spawned more than a dozen nativist organizations, driven an anti-immigrant agenda for four decades, and found friends in the White House.
splcenter.org/hatewatch/2019/07/18/john-tantons-legacy

John Tanton's Legacy
Swathi Shanmugasundaram | splcenter.org | 2019-07-18
John Tanton, the racist architect of the modern anti-immigrant movement, has left behind a legacy that spawned more than a dozen nativist organizations, driven an anti-immigrant agenda for four decades, and found friends in the White House.
splcenter.org/hatewatch/2019/07/18/john-tantons-legacy

SPLC sues Trump administration over new rule that makes migrants who pass through other countries ineligible for asylum
splcenter.org | 2019-07-17
The SPLC and its partners filed a lawsuit and an emergency motion this week seeking to block a new Trump administration rule that categorically bars asylum for migrants who cross the southern border without applying for and being denied asylum in any country that they pass through on their way to the U.S.
splcenter.org/news/2019/07/17/splc-sues-trump-administration-over-new-rule-makes-migrants-who-pass-through-other

Police assault Salt Lake City pollution protesters
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2019-07-17
Salt Lake City, UT – More than 100 people gathered at the City and County Building on July 9 to protest the construction of the Inland Port in northwest Salt Lake Valley. The Inland Port will worsen air quality in Salt Lake Valley, which already has some of the worst air in the United States. Police assaulted the protesters, who were singing songs and dancing, inside the Chamber of Commerce Building, injuring many and arresting eight. | As the rally began, Ella Mendoza was very clear about how the Inland Port was an example of environmental racism. While polluted air affects everyone, it is especially bad for the…
www.fightbacknews.org/2019/7/17/police-a…

SPLC sues Trump administration over new rule that makes migrants who pass through other countries ineligible for asylum
splcenter.org | 2019-07-17
The SPLC and its partners filed a lawsuit and an emergency motion this week seeking to block a new Trump administration rule that categorically bars asylum for migrants who cross the southern border without applying for and being denied asylum in any country that they pass through on their way to the U.S.
splcenter.org/news/2019/07/17/splc-sues-trump-administration-over-new-rule-makes-migrants-who-pass-through-other

Free the children, close the camps
Liberation Staff | liberationnews.org | 2019-07-17
Trump's racist statements against Mexicans and Central Americans is intended for one purpose: To stir up hatred of immigrants, to mobilize his base and deflect blame away from millionaires and billionaires, who are the real cause of the economic crisis and unemployment.
liberationnews.org/free-the-children-close-the-camps/

Retaking Everything: The Story of Identity Dixie
Hatewatch Staff | splcenter.org | 2019-07-17
A small Facebook campaign predicated on keeping Confederate monuments in place has morphed into a group of more than 200 ardent, secretive separatists planning to make the South a separate nation. And Hatewatch has learned the identities of some of the group's leaders and members.
splcenter.org/hatewatch/2019/07/17/retaking-everything-story-identity-dixie

2019-07-25: News Headlines

Eds. (2019-07-25). A historian's view of post-fascism. mronline.org Whatever we are facing [in world politics], it is not twentieth-century fascism. Hell keeps on disgorging new demons to beset us. And as seasoned exorcists know, each must be called by its proper name before it can be cast out. — (possibly J. R. R. Tolkien's Gandalf) | Source

Media Lens (2019-07-25). The Campaign to Stop Corbyn — Smears, Racism and Censorship. globalresearch.ca The greatest fear of those holding the most power and wealth is that they will lose their exalted position in the world. They will resist any changes to the grossly unequal and unjust class structure that causes grievous damage to …

John Stanton (2019-07-25). Trump's "Proximity" to the Nuclear Weapons Trigger. Racism in America. globalresearch.ca "He has been glorified as a hero and obeyed as a ruler, but fundamentally he is always the same. His most fantastic triumphs have taken place in our own time, among people who set great store by the idea …

Shane Quinn (2019-07-25). Conspiring with Neo-Nazi Parties: Washington and the EU's Role in the Kiev Coup. globalresearch.ca In the weeks preceding the February 2014 ousting of Ukrainian president Viktor Yanukovych, US politicians were prominent in Kiev inciting the marchers to destabilize government institutions. Victoria Nuland, a high-ranking official in the US Department of State, made repeated trips to the Ukrainian capital…

Shane Quinn (2019-07-25). Conspiring with Neo-Nazi Parties: Washington and the EU's Role in the Kiev Coup. globalresearch.ca In the weeks preceding the February 2014 ousting of Ukrainian president Viktor Yanukovych, American politicians were prominent in Kiev inciting the marchers so as to destabilize government institutions. From early December 2013 Victoria Nuland, a high-ranking official in …

Staff (2019-07-25). Trump's Tweets Are Not Just a Diversion, They're Part of a Fascist Agenda. truthout.org | | Of course, Donald Trump is a racist. His tweet attacks telling four Democratic congresswomen of color to "go back to their broken and crime infested" countries are only the latest ugly examples of a consistent, unbroken pattern. As Washington Post journalist Eugene Robinson rightly noted, Trump's co…

John Stanton (2019-07-25). Trump and Supporters: Paranoiacs Following Lee Atwater's Racist Strategy. dissidentvoice.org He has been glorified as a hero and obeyed as a ruler, but fundamentally he is always the same. His most fantastic triumphs have taken place in our own time, among people who set great store by the idea of humanity. He is not yet extinct, nor will he ever be until we have the …

teleSUR (2019-07-25). Chilean Feminists Call for Anti-Racist, Legal Abortion March. telesurenglish.net Feminist organizations in Chile called an anti-racist march for free and legal abortions for Thursday at 6: 00 p.m. local time. | RELATED: | El Salvador Teen Rape Victim to be Retried for Abortion | This has been given in the framework of the celebration of the International Day of Black Latin American and Caribbean Women, in a joint effort to raise their…

splcenter (2019-07-25). More families seek damages for harm suffered due to Trump administration's family separations. splcenter.org After seeking asylum from Guatemala at a port of entry in 2017, M.C.L. and his 7-year-old son spent two days in various cells where the temperature was kept extremely cold, with only a thin blanket and a single mattress to share.

splcenter (2019-07-25). SPLC: Resuming barbaric practice of federal executions serves no useful purpose. splcenter.org The U.S. Department of Justice announced today that it plans to resume the executions of people who are awaiting the death penalty in federal prisons, ending nearly two decades in which the federal government had not imposed capital punishment.

Morning Star Gali (2019-07-25). AB275 (Ramos) Continues to Enforce State Sponsored Genocide Against California Tribes. indybay.org MEDIA CONTACT: Morning Star Gali, California Indigenous Nations Alliance (CINA) | CAIndigenousNationsAlliance@gmail.com 916.996.6580 | AB275 (RAMOS) CONTINUES TO ENFORCE | STATE SPONSORED GENOCIDE AGAINST CALIFORNIA TRIBES…

pip.hinman (2019-07-25). Pressure to reform drunkenness law builds before coronial inquest. greenleft.org.au The coronial inquest into the death of Yorta Yorta woman Tanya Day, due to start on August 26, will be the first of its kind to consider the role systemic racism plays in an Aboriginal person's death in custody.

RT (2019-07-25). Hollywood actress Bette Midler sparks racism row with 'BLACKGROUND' tweet aimed at Trump. rt.com Actress Bette Midler took time out of her usual schedule of tweeting anti-Donald Trump poems and limericks to suggest that the president pays black people to attend his rallies for diversity's sake — only to be accused of racism.

Curt Wechsler (2019-07-25). Sounding the Alarm Against a Fascist Regime. indybay.org Sports Basement | 1590 Bryant Street, San Francisco | Elevator access…

Haydar Khan (2019-07-25). Mossadegh in Reverse. counterpunch.org Donald Trump, our right-wing populist president, is in a trap. It is mostly of his own making, and he is desperate to escape it. The supreme irony is that Iran, a defiant foreign power, is springing this trap. Iran once had its very own populist leader, who was trapped and then deposed by the U.S. More

Victor Grossman (2019-07-24). A fateful tug-of-war. mronline.org On June 2nd Christian Democrat Walter Làºbcke was shot dead in front of his home. Stimulated by fascist blogs, one of them that of a prominent adherent of the Alternative for Germany (AfD), the murderer, a dyed-in-the-wool fascist, had been plotting the attack ever since hearing Làºbcke's fierce reply to vicious anti-foreigner catcalls at a public event […] | Source

Tim Libretti (2019-07-24). Documentary 'Cooked: Survival by Zip Code' re-defines racism, poverty as disasters. peoplesworld.org Trump's controversial tweet about sending the squad of four—Reps. Ayanna Pressley, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Rashida Tlaib, and Ilhan Omar—back to where they came from has certainly captured the media's attention, recycling seemingly endless and pointless debate about whether or not Trump is a racist. Don't we have bigger issues of racism to address other than adjudicating …

Julie Hollar (2019-07-24). Media Can't Quit 'Trump Supporters Support Trump' Stories. fair.org As we hurtle into coverage of a presidential election that is still over a year away, media have returned to their timeworn tradition of going to rural, white communities to take the pulse of the nation (FAIR.org, 5/20/19). | Under the web headline "These Michigan Voters Show How Trump's 'Go Back' Attack May Help Him," the New York Times ( 7/22/19) ventured to a Trump stronghold in Michigan to bring readers the front-page…

Tracey L. Rogers (2019-07-24). Can the Party of Lincoln Be Racist? Absolutely. commondreams.org The GOP's go-to deflection of racism—"We're the party of Lincoln"—doesn't hold up so well. (Photo: elycefeliz / Flickr / creative commons) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files…

Staff (2019-07-24). Noam Chomsky: To Make the US a Democracy, the Constitution Itself Must Change. truthout.org | | Why do so many people in the U.S. today find Trump's racist rants and authoritarian mindset appealing? What are the political checks and balances — or lack thereof — that can ward off the impact of the Republican leadership's disastrous policies? Is a constitutional crisis on its way? And how do we face the consequences of an administration that is essentially competing for the title of most dangerous organization in human history? In this exclusive Truthout interview, Emeri…

Lawrence Davidson (2019-07-24). Democratic Party Dilemmas. counterpunch.org The rise to power of Donald Trump destroyed the traditional Republican Party. Most of the moderate conservatives fled into the ranks of the independents and were replaced by a radical right amalgamation of racists, misogynists, conspiracy theorists, assorted "tea party" types and warmongers. In the background also exists support from religious fundamentalists yearning for Armageddon. More

Robert Fisk (2019-07-24). It's Trump Who Needs to be Deterred From War Not Iran. counterpunch.org It's about time we wised up to what is going on in this utterly farcical "crisis" in the Gulf, this charade of lies and pomposity which Trump and his doggies in London are presenting to us. An American president who is a racist, misogynist, dishonest and psychologically disturbed man — assisted by two vicious More

Patrick Walker (2019-07-24). The bipartisan BIG LIE: Trump's climate genocide is normal. nationofchange.org Emulating Goebbels—but through Deafening Silence Anyone acquainted with propaganda's sordid history will recognize the words "big lie"—capitalized for emphasis in my article heading—as associated with Nazi propaganda minister Joseph Goebbels. The words form part of an often cited passage (in fact probably a forgery wrongly attributed to Goebbels): If you tell a lie big enough …

Bryant Brown (2019-07-24). Losing Military Supremacy: The Myopia of American Strategic Planning. globalresearch.ca At a time when Russiaphobia is increasing in the United States, the thought that the US could be losing the arms race is far from what most Americans believe. Their dramatic game day fly pasts, hand over the heart anthems …

teleSUR (2019-07-24). Defense Lobbyist Mark Esper Sworn in as Pentagon Chief. telesurenglish.net Army Secretary Mark Esper was sworn in as U.S. secretary of defense Tuesday, hours after the Senate cast a strong bipartisan vote, ending the longest period the Pentagon has been without a permanent top official. | RELATED: | From Boeing to Raytheon: A New Lobbyist to Run the Pentagon | Esper was sworn in by U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito in a White House ceremony hosted by President Donald Trump and attended by a number of Republican lawmakers. He was confirmed by the U.S…

Staff (2019-07-24). Ted Cruz's "Antifa Are Terrorists" Resolution Seeks to Stifle the Left. truthout.org | | The non-binding Senate resolution introduced this week in an effort to label "antifa" as "a domestic terrorist organization" is the product of years of well-publicized lies about antifa propagated by the right-wing press. | Senate Resolution 279 (S.Res. 279) which Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-Louisiana) introduced on July 18, and which was co-sponsored by Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), is the most serious attempt so far by the…

J.P. Linstroth (2019-07-24). Why Indigenous Lives Should Matter. counterpunch.org In the United States, we live in a "post-genocide" society, whether or not we are cognizant of this fact or not. What do I mean by that? In order for the United States to have fulfilled its so-called "Manifest Destiny"—the divine right to conquer the lands west of the Mississippi River—we needed to wipe out More

Fight Back (2019-07-24). Chicago protest demands resignation of Puerto Rico's governor. fightbacknews.org Chicago, IL — About 400 people rallied marched in neighborhood of Humboldt Park, July 21, calling for the resignation of Puerto Rico's Governor Ricardo Rossello. Jazmine Salas emceed the demonstration, which was called by the Chicago Boricua Resistance. Chanting "Ricky renuncia!" (Ricky resign), the crowd added their voices to the hundreds of thousands who are protesting on the island. | Puerto Rico is a colony of the U.S. that is fighting for its independence. | Also speaking at the protest was Kobi Gullory of the Chicago Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression, who spoke the struggle for communit…

splcenter (2019-07-24). SPLC: Trump administration plan to kick millions off food stamps is 'cruel and arbitrary'. splcenter.org The Trump administration announced a plan this week that would "tighten" the rules governing who qualifies for food stamps, a move that would likely take basic food provisions away from about 3 million people.

Manlio Dinucci (2019-07-24). The NATO Breeding-Pool for Neo-Nazis in Ukraine. globalresearch.ca Inquiries are under way about the modern arsenals discovered in Piedmont, Lombardy and Tuscany — a veritable neo-Nazi matrix, as revealed by the swastikas and Hitler quotes found with the weapons. However, there is still no answer to the question …

Kenneth Surin (2019-07-24). The UK Media's Spurious Campaign Against Labour "Antisemitism" counterpunch.org While I was in London recently, the BBC programme Panorama aired a supposed exposé on Labour's "antisemitism crisis". In the Panorama programme, titled "Is Labour Anti-Semitic?", a series of whistleblowers formerly employed by the Labour party accused the party's leadership of failing to tackle antisemitism within its ranks. More

Gary Leupp (2019-07-23). Trump vs. the Squad, or the Fascist Use of Zionism. dissidentvoice.org The strategy is clear. Whether Trump confronts Sleepy Joe, Crazy Bernie, Pocahontas or some other Democratic opponent in the presidential race, he will target the "Squad" of newly elected freshman congresswomen Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Ilhan Omar, Rashida Tlaib and Ayanna Pressley. Trump has decided to (1) depict them as the real face of the Democratic Party; …

Janine Jackson (2019-07-23). 'These Terms Have a History and a Power We Have to Acknowledge' – CounterSpin interview with Lawrence Glickman on racism & euphemism. fair.org Janine Jackson interviewed Lawrence Glickman about racism and euphemism for the July 19, 2019, episode of CounterSpin. This is a lightly edited transcript. | Media…

NationAction (2019-07-23). Take Action Now: Fight Racism In All Its Forms. thenation.com Take Action Now: Fight Racism In All Its Forms…

David Cole (2019-07-23). How John Paul Stevens Surprised Us. thenation.com How John Paul Stevens Surprised Us…

Manlio Dinucci (2019-07-23). Na Ucrânia, viveiro NATO de neonazis. globalresearch.ca Prosseguem as investigaàßàµes sobre os arsenais modernos, descobertos no Piemonte, na Lombardia e na Toscana, de clara origem neonazi, como demonstram as suásticas e as citaàßàµes de Hitler encontradas juntamente com as armas. Mas permanece sem resposta, a pergunta: trata-se …

Manlio Dinucci (2019-07-23). In Ucraina vivaio NATO di neonazisti. globalresearch.ca Proseguono le indagini sui moderni arsenali scoperti in Piemonte, Lombardia e Toscana, di chiara matrice neonazista come dimostrano le croci uncinate e le citazioni di Hitler trovate insieme alle armi. Resta perà≤ senza risposta la domanda: si tratta di qualche …

Kim Petersen (2019-07-22). Never Again: What about the Palestinians? dissidentvoice.org concentration camp: a guarded compound for the detention or imprisonment of aliens, members of ethnic minorities, political opponents, etc., especially any of the camps established by the Nazis prior to and during World War II for the confinement and persecution of prisoners.1 The people seeking a new life in the United States are mainly an …

Ryan Grim (2019-07-22). He Was Told to Go Back to Africa. Instead, He May Go to the U.S. Senate. theintercept.com Helena, Montana, mayor Wilmot Collins was reminded by Donald Trump's recent comments of the racism he faced when he first came to the U.S. from Liberia.

Media Lens (2019-07-22). The Campaign To Stop Corbyn: Smears, Racism And Censorship. dissidentvoice.org The greatest fear of those holding the most power and wealth is that they will lose their exalted position in the world. They will resist any changes to the grossly unequal and unjust class structure that causes grievous damage to so many people; and to the planet itself. Even the threat of real change must …

Janine Jackson (2019-07-22). 'White Men Have No Electability Advantage' – CounterSpin interview with Brenda Choresi Carter on the electability myth. fair.org Janine Jackson interviewed Brenda Choresi Carter about the electability myth for the July 19, 2019, episode of CounterSpin. This is a lightly edited transcript. | Media…

Staff (2019-07-22). Headlines for July 22, 2019. democracynow.org Iran Says It Has Captured and Killed Spies as Oil Tanker Standoff Intensifies, Trump Revs Up Racist Attacks on Squad as AOC Hits Back: "We're Not Going Anywhere", Heat Wave Grips U.S. as July on Track for Hottest Month Ever Recorded, Fire Breaks Out at Brooklyn Jail as Prisoners Face Dangerous Heat Without Relief, Puerto Ricans Continue Mass Protests as Gov. Rosselló Says He Will Not Seek Re-election, Boris Johnson Expected to Become New U.K. Prime Minister, Hong Kong Pro-Democracy Protesters Face Police Tear Gas and Violent Mob, Israel Begins Razing Palestinian Homes in Occupied Territories, Mueller to Testify B…

Staff (2019-07-20). Trump's Racist Lies About Ilhan Omar Define the Republican Party. therealnews.com The Ilhan Omar quote Trump bastardized came from her conversation with John Nichols, who joins us to look at US history for inspiration and understanding…

barry_h (2019-07-20). Stieg Larsson, the man who fought fascism. greenleft.org.au Stieg Larsson is best known for his phenomenally successful series of novels, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, The Girl Who Played with Fire and The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets Nest. The books have sold some 80 million copies world-wide. However, Larsson's main pre-occupation was fighting the rise of fascism in Sweden.

CounterSpin (2019-07-19). Brenda Choresi Carter on the Electability Myth, Lawrence Glickman on Racism & Euphemism. fair.org Media…

Staff (2019-07-19). Anti-Racist Historian: Attacks on Rep. Omar Rooted in Belief "America Is for White People" democracynow.org On Thursday, President Trump attempted to distance himself from the racist chant of "send her back" about Minnesota Congresswoman Ilhan Omar at a Trump campaign rally Wednesday in North Carolina. The chants rang across the rally in response to Trump's own verbal attack against the congresswoman. He did nothing to intervene. On Wednesday, the House of Representatives narrowly passed a resolution condemning Trump's racist remarks against Congressmembers Omar, Rashida Tlaib, Ayanna Pressley and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. We speak with Ibram X. Kendi, founding director of the Antiracist Research and Policy Center at A…

splcenter (2019-07-19). Weekend Read: Racism is Killing Black Americans. splcenter.org Racism affects every aspect of American life — none more so than our medical system.

Staff (2019-07-19). Headlines for July 19, 2019. democracynow.org 70 Catholics Arrested in Capitol Hill Protest of Trump's Immigration Policies, Asylum Seekers in Texas ICE Jail Launch Hunger Strike, House Democrats Grill Acting DHS Chief over Migrant Deaths and Squalid Jails, Rep. Ocasio-Cortez Confronts DHS Chief over Racist & Sexist Border Patrol Posts, Trump Disavows "Send Her Home" Chant After Racist Attacks on Rep. Ilhan Omar, Rep. Ilhan Omar Greeted in Minnesota with Chants of "Welcome Home", House Approves Minimum Wage Hike to $15 an Hour, Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Would Bring Overtime Pay, Union Rights, Trump to Nominate Anti-Union Lawyer Eugene Scalia as Labor S…

Staff (2019-07-19). Trump Bans Asylum Seekers at the Border in Violation of National and International Law. therealnews.com Litigator Angelo Guisado says Trump's tactics are proto-fascist, and stopping asylum seekers in transit through other countries violates standing U.S. law and international treaties…

patrick (2019-07-19). A round-up of the #BoycottHP Global Week of Action, July 10-15. bdsmovement.net A round-up of the #BoycottHP Global Week of Action, July 10-15: UpdateGroups worldwide participated in the #BoycottHP Global Week of Action, creatively asserting the demand that HP Inc and HPE end their complicity in Israel's apartheid, military occupation and settler-colonialism against the Palestinian people | Economic Boycott Boycott HP Global BDS Week of Action Against HP

2019-07-25: Social Media Postees

The Campaign to Stop Corbyn — Smears, Racism and Censorship
Media Lens | globalresearch.ca | 2019-07-25
The greatest fear of those holding the most power and wealth is that they will lose their exalted position in the world. They will resist any changes to the grossly unequal and unjust class structure that causes grievous damage to …
globalresearch.ca/campaign-stop-corbyn-smears-racism-censorship/5684528

A historian's view of post-fascism
Eds. | mronline.org | 2019-07-25
Whatever we are facing [in world politics], it is not twentieth-century fascism. Hell keeps on disgorging new demons to beset us. And as seasoned exorcists know, each must be called by its proper name before it can be cast out. — (possibly J. R. R. Tolkien's Gandalf) | Source…
mronline.org/2019/07/25/a-historians-view-of-post-fascism/

Trump's "Proximity" to the Nuclear Weapons Trigger. Racism in America
John Stanton | globalresearch.ca | 2019-07-25
"He has been glorified as a hero and obeyed as a ruler, but fundamentally he is always the same. His most fantastic triumphs have taken place in our own time, among people who set great store by the idea …
globalresearch.ca/trumps-proximity-to-the-nuclear-weapons-trigger-racism-in-america/5684569

Conspiring with Neo-Nazi Parties: Washington and the EU's Role in the Kiev Coup
Shane Quinn | globalresearch.ca | 2019-07-25
In the weeks preceding the February 2014 ousting of Ukrainian president Viktor Yanukovych, US politicians were prominent in Kiev inciting the marchers to destabilize government institutions. Victoria Nuland, a high-ranking official in the US Department of State, made repeated trips to the Ukrainian capital…
globalresearch.ca/conspiring-neo-nazi-parties-washington-eu-role-kiev-coup/5684545

Conspiring with Neo-Nazi Parties: Washington and the EU's Role in the Kiev Coup
Shane Quinn | globalresearch.ca | 2019-07-25
In the weeks preceding the February 2014 ousting of Ukrainian president Viktor Yanukovych, American politicians were prominent in Kiev inciting the marchers so as to destabilize government institutions. From early December 2013 Victoria Nuland, a high-ranking official in …
globalresearch.ca/conspiring-neo-nazi-parties-washington-eu-role-kiev-coup/5684545

Mossadegh in Reverse
Haydar Khan | counterpunch.org | 2019-07-25
Donald Trump, our right-wing populist president, is in a trap. It is mostly of his own making, and he is desperate to escape it. The supreme irony is that Iran, a defiant foreign power, is springing this trap. Iran once had its very own populist leader, who was trapped and then deposed by the U.S.
counterpunch.org/2019/07/25/mossadegh-in-reverse/

Chilean Feminists Call for Anti-Racist, Legal Abortion March
telesurenglish.net | 2019-07-25
Feminist organizations in Chile called an anti-racist march for free and legal abortions for Thursday at 6: 00 p.m. local time. | RELATED: | El Salvador Teen Rape Victim to be Retried for Abortion | This has been given in the framework of the celebration of the International Day of Black Latin American and Caribbean Women, in a joint effort to raise their…
telesurenglish.net/news/chile-legal-abortion-anti-racist-march–20190725-0011.html

Trump's Tweets Are Not Just a Diversion, They're Part of a Fascist Agenda
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-07-25
| Of course, Donald Trump is a racist. His tweet attacks telling four Democratic congresswomen of color to "go back to their broken and crime infested" countries are only the latest ugly examples of a consistent, unbroken pattern. As Washington Post journalist Eugene Robinson rightly noted, Trump's co…
truthout.org/articles/trumps-tweets-are-not-just-a-diversion-theyre-part-of-a-fascist-agenda/

Chilean Feminists Call for Anti-Racist, Legal Abortion March
telesurenglish.net | 2019-07-25
Feminist organizations in Chile called an anti-racist march for free and legal abortions for Thursday at 6: 00 p.m. local time. | RELATED: | El Salvador Teen Rape Victim to be Retried for Abortion | This has been given in the framework of the celebration of the International Day of Black Latin American and Caribbean Women, in a joint effort to raise their…
telesurenglish.net/news/chile-legal-abortion-anti-racist-march–20190725-0011.html

Trump and Supporters: Paranoiacs Following Lee Atwater's Racist Strategy
John Stanton | dissidentvoice.org | 2019-07-25
He has been glorified as a hero and obeyed as a ruler, but fundamentally he is always the same. His most fantastic triumphs have taken place in our own time, among people who set great store by the idea of humanity. He is not yet extinct, nor will he ever be until we have the …
dissidentvoice.org/2019/07/trump-and-supporters-paranoiacs-following-lee-atwaters-racist-strategy/

SPLC: Resuming barbaric practice of federal executions serves no useful purpose
splcenter.org | 2019-07-25
The U.S. Department of Justice announced today that it plans to resume the executions of people who are awaiting the death penalty in federal prisons, ending nearly two decades in which the federal government had not imposed capital punishment.
splcenter.org/news/2019/07/25/splc-resuming-barbaric-practice-federal-executions-serves-no-useful-purpose

More families seek damages for harm suffered due to Trump administration's family separations
splcenter.org | 2019-07-25
After seeking asylum from Guatemala at a port of entry in 2017, M.C.L. and his 7-year-old son spent two days in various cells where the temperature was kept extremely cold, with only a thin blanket and a single mattress to share.
splcenter.org/news/2019/07/25/more-families-seek-damages-harm-suffered-due-trump-administrations-family-separations

Pressure to reform drunkenness law builds before coronial inquest
pip.hinman | greenleft.org.au | 2019-07-25
The coronial inquest into the death of Yorta Yorta woman Tanya Day, due to start on August 26, will be the first of its kind to consider the role systemic racism plays in an Aboriginal person's death in custody.
greenleft.org.au/content/pressure-reform-drunkenness-law-builds-coronial-inquest-tanya-days-death-custody

AB275 (Ramos) Continues to Enforce State Sponsored Genocide Against California Tribes
Morning Star Gali | indybay.org | 2019-07-25
MEDIA CONTACT: Morning Star Gali, California Indigenous Nations Alliance (CINA) | CAIndigenousNationsAlliance@gmail.com 916.996.6580 | AB275 (RAMOS) CONTINUES TO ENFORCE | STATE SPONSORED GENOCIDE AGAINST CALIFORNIA TRIBES…
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/07/23/18824930.php

Sounding the Alarm Against a Fascist Regime
Curt Wechsler | indybay.org | 2019-07-25
Sports Basement | 1590 Bryant Street, San Francisco | Elevator access…
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/07/21/18824899.php

Hollywood actress Bette Midler sparks racism row with 'BLACKGROUND' tweet aimed at Trump
rt.com | 2019-07-25
Actress Bette Midler took time out of her usual schedule of tweeting anti-Donald Trump poems and limericks to suggest that the president pays black people to attend his rallies for diversity's sake — only to be accused of racism. | …
rt.com/usa/465095-hollywood-midler-trump-blackground/

Documentary 'Cooked: Survival by Zip Code' re-defines racism, poverty as disasters
Tim Libretti | peoplesworld.org | 2019-07-24
Trump's controversial tweet about sending the squad of four–Reps. Ayanna Pressley, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Rashida Tlaib, and Ilhan Omar–back to where they came from has certainly captured the media's attention, recycling seemingly endless and pointless debate about whether or not Trump is a racist. Don't we have bigger issues of racism to address other than adjudicating …
peoplesworld.org/article/documentary-cooked-survival-by-zip-code-re-defines-racism-poverty-as-disasters/

Can the Party of Lincoln Be Racist? Absolutely
Tracey L. Rogers | commondreams.org | 2019-07-24
The GOP's go-to deflection of racism—"We're the party of Lincoln"—doesn't hold up so well. (Photo: elycefeliz / Flickr / creative commons) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files…
commondreams.org/views/2019/07/24/can-party-lincoln-be-racist-absolutely?cd-origin=rss

It's Trump Who Needs to be Deterred From War Not Iran
Robert Fisk | counterpunch.org | 2019-07-24
It's about time we wised up to what is going on in this utterly farcical "crisis" in the Gulf, this charade of lies and pomposity which Trump and his doggies in London are presenting to us. An American president who is a racist, misogynist, dishonest and psychologically disturbed man — assisted by two vicious…
counterpunch.org/2019/07/24/its-trump-who-needs-to-be-deterred-from-war-not-iran/

Noam Chomsky: To Make the US a Democracy, the Constitution Itself Must Change
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-07-24
| Why do so many people in the U.S. today find Trump's racist rants and authoritarian mindset appealing? What are the political checks and balances — or lack thereof — that can ward off the impact of the Republican leadership's disastrous policies? Is a constitutional crisis on its way? And how do we face the consequences of an administration that is essentially competing for the title of most dangerous organization in human history? In this exclusive Truthout interview, Emeri…
truthout.org/articles/noam-chomsky-to-make-the-us-a-democracy-the-constitution-itself-must-change/

The bipartisan BIG LIE: Trump's climate genocide is normal
Patrick Walker | nationofchange.org | 2019-07-24
Emulating Goebbels–but through Deafening Silence Anyone acquainted with propaganda's sordid history will recognize the words "big lie"–capitalized for emphasis in my article heading–as associated with Nazi propaganda minister Joseph Goebbels. The words form part of an often cited passage (in fact probably a forgery wrongly attributed to Goebbels): If you tell a lie big enough …
nationofchange.org/2019/07/24/the-bipartisan-big-lie-trumps-climate-genocide-is-normal/

The UK Media's Spurious Campaign Against Labour "Antisemitism"
Kenneth Surin | counterpunch.org | 2019-07-24
While I was in London recently, the BBC programme Panorama aired a supposed exposé on Labour's "antisemitism crisis". In the Panorama programme, titled "Is Labour Anti-Semitic?", a series of whistleblowers formerly employed by the Labour party accused the party's leadership of failing to tackle antisemitism within its ranks.
counterpunch.org/2019/07/24/the-uk-medias-spurious-campaign-against-labour-antisemitism/

The UK Media's Spurious Campaign Against Labour "Antisemitism"
Kenneth Surin | counterpunch.org | 2019-07-24
While I was in London recently, the BBC programme Panorama aired a supposed exposé on Labour's "antisemitism crisis". In the Panorama programme, titled "Is Labour Anti-Semitic?", a series of whistleblowers formerly employed by the Labour party accused the party's leadership of failing to tackle antisemitism within its ranks.
counterpunch.org/2019/07/24/the-uk-medias-spurious-campaign-against-labour-antisemitism/

Losing Military Supremacy: The Myopia of American Strategic Planning
Bryant Brown | globalresearch.ca | 2019-07-24
At a time when Russiaphobia is increasing in the United States, the thought that the US could be losing the arms race is far from what most Americans believe. Their dramatic game day fly pasts, hand over the heart anthems …
globalresearch.ca/losing-military-supremacy-the-myopia-of-american-strategic-planning/5684449

Defense Lobbyist Mark Esper Sworn in as Pentagon Chief
telesurenglish.net | 2019-07-24
Army Secretary Mark Esper was sworn in as U.S. secretary of defense Tuesday, hours after the Senate cast a strong bipartisan vote, ending the longest period the Pentagon has been without a permanent top official. | RELATED: | From Boeing to Raytheon: A New Lobbyist to Run the Pentagon | Esper was sworn in by U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito in a White House ceremony hosted by President Donald Trump and attended by a number of Republican lawmakers. He was confirmed by the U.S…
telesurenglish.net/news/united-states-new-defense-secretary-pentagon-chief-mark-esper-weapon-lobbyist-20190724-0008.html

Ted Cruz's "Antifa Are Terrorists" Resolution Seeks to Stifle the Left
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-07-24
| The non-binding Senate resolution introduced this week in an effort to label "antifa" as "a domestic terrorist organization" is the product of years of well-publicized lies about antifa propagated by the right-wing press. | Senate Resolution 279 (S.Res. 279) which Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-Louisiana) introduced on July 18, and which was co-sponsored by Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), is the most serious attempt so far by the…
truthout.org/articles/ted-cruzs-antifa-are-terrorists-resolution-seeks-to-stifle-the-left/

Why Indigenous Lives Should Matter
J.P. Linstroth | counterpunch.org | 2019-07-24
In the United States, we live in a "post-genocide" society, whether or not we are cognizant of this fact or not. What do I mean by that? In order for the United States to have fulfilled its so-called "Manifest Destiny"–the divine right to conquer the lands west of the Mississippi River–we needed to wipe out…
counterpunch.org/2019/07/24/why-indigenous-lives-should-matter/

Chicago protest demands resignation of Puerto Rico's governor
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2019-07-24
Chicago, IL — About 400 people rallied marched in neighborhood of Humboldt Park, July 21, calling for the resignation of Puerto Rico's Governor Ricardo Rossello. Jazmine Salas emceed the demonstration, which was called by the Chicago Boricua Resistance. Chanting "Ricky renuncia!" (Ricky resign), the crowd added their voices to the hundreds of thousands who are protesting on the island. | Puerto Rico is a colony of the U.S. that is fighting for its independence. | Also speaking at the protest was Kobi Gullory of the Chicago Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression, who spoke the struggle for communit…
www.fightbacknews.org/2019/7/24/chicago-…

Democratic Party Dilemmas
Lawrence Davidson | counterpunch.org | 2019-07-24
The rise to power of Donald Trump destroyed the traditional Republican Party. Most of the moderate conservatives fled into the ranks of the independents and were replaced by a radical right amalgamation of racists, misogynists, conspiracy theorists, assorted "tea party" types and warmongers. In the background also exists support from religious fundamentalists yearning for Armageddon.
counterpunch.org/2019/07/24/democratic-party-dilemmas/

A fateful tug-of-war
Victor Grossman | mronline.org | 2019-07-24
On June 2nd Christian Democrat Walter Làºbcke was shot dead in front of his home. Stimulated by fascist blogs, one of them that of a prominent adherent of the Alternative for Germany (AfD), the murderer, a dyed-in-the-wool fascist, had been plotting the attack ever since hearing Làºbcke's fierce reply to vicious anti-foreigner catcalls at a public event […] | Source…
mronline.org/2019/07/24/a-fateful-tug-of-war/

SPLC: Trump administration plan to kick millions off food stamps is 'cruel and arbitrary'
splcenter.org | 2019-07-24
The Trump administration announced a plan this week that would "tighten" the rules governing who qualifies for food stamps, a move that would likely take basic food provisions away from about 3 million people.
splcenter.org/news/2019/07/24/splc-trump-administration-plan-kick-millions-food-stamps-cruel-and-arbitrary

The NATO Breeding-Pool for Neo-Nazis in Ukraine
Manlio Dinucci | globalresearch.ca | 2019-07-24
Inquiries are under way about the modern arsenals discovered in Piedmont, Lombardy and Tuscany — a veritable neo-Nazi matrix, as revealed by the swastikas and Hitler quotes found with the weapons. However, there is still no answer to the question …
globalresearch.ca/the-nato-breeding-pool-for-neo-nazis-in-ukraine/5684451

Take Action Now: Fight Racism In All Its Forms
NationAction | thenation.com | 2019-07-23
Take Action Now: Fight Racism In All Its Forms…
thenation.com/article/take-action-now-fight-racism-in-all-its-forms/

Trump vs. the Squad, or the Fascist Use of Zionism
Gary Leupp | dissidentvoice.org | 2019-07-23
The strategy is clear. Whether Trump confronts Sleepy Joe, Crazy Bernie, Pocahontas or some other Democratic opponent in the presidential race, he will target the "Squad" of newly elected freshman congresswomen Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Ilhan Omar, Rashida Tlaib and Ayanna Pressley. Trump has decided to (1) depict them as the real face of the Democratic Party; …
dissidentvoice.org/2019/07/trump-vs-the-squad-or-the-fascist-use-of-zionism/

'These Terms Have a History and a Power We Have to Acknowledge' – CounterSpin interview with Lawrence Glickman on racism & euphemism
Janine Jackson | fair.org | 2019-07-23
Janine Jackson interviewed Lawrence Glickman about racism and euphemism for the July 19, 2019, episode of CounterSpin. This is a lightly edited transcript. | Media…
fair.org/home/these-terms-have-a-history-and-a-power-we-have-to-acknowledge/

How John Paul Stevens Surprised Us
David Cole | thenation.com | 2019-07-23
How John Paul Stevens Surprised Us…
thenation.com/article/john-paul-stevens-supreme-court/

In Ucraina vivaio NATO di neonazisti
Manlio Dinucci | globalresearch.ca | 2019-07-23
Proseguono le indagini sui moderni arsenali scoperti in Piemonte, Lombardia e Toscana, di chiara matrice neonazista come dimostrano le croci uncinate e le citazioni di Hitler trovate insieme alle armi. Resta perà≤ senza risposta la domanda: si tratta di qualche …
globalresearch.ca/in-ucraina-vivaio-nato-di-neonazisti/5684437

Na Ucrânia, viveiro NATO de neonazis
Manlio Dinucci | globalresearch.ca | 2019-07-23
Prosseguem as investigaàßàµes sobre os arsenais modernos, descobertos no Piemonte, na Lombardia e na Toscana, de clara origem neonazi, como demonstram as suásticas e as citaàßàµes de Hitler encontradas juntamente com as armas. Mas permanece sem resposta, a pergunta: trata-se …
globalresearch.ca/na-ucrania-viveiro-nato-de-neonazis/5684440

He Was Told to Go Back to Africa. Instead, He May Go to the U.S. Senate
Ryan Grim | theintercept.com | 2019-07-22
Helena, Montana, mayor Wilmot Collins was reminded by Donald Trump's recent comments of the racism he faced when he first came to the U.S. from Liberia.
theintercept.com/2019/07/22/wilmot-collins-senate-montana/

Never Again: What about the Palestinians?
Kim Petersen | dissidentvoice.org | 2019-07-22
concentration camp: a guarded compound for the detention or imprisonment of aliens, members of ethnic minorities, political opponents, etc., especially any of the camps established by the Nazis prior to and during World War II for the confinement and persecution of prisoners.1 The people seeking a new life in the United States are mainly an …
dissidentvoice.org/2019/07/never-again-what-about-the-palestinians/

The Campaign To Stop Corbyn: Smears, Racism And Censorship
Media Lens | dissidentvoice.org | 2019-07-22
The greatest fear of those holding the most power and wealth is that they will lose their exalted position in the world. They will resist any changes to the grossly unequal and unjust class structure that causes grievous damage to so many people; and to the planet itself. Even the threat of real change must …
dissidentvoice.org/2019/07/the-campaign-to-stop-corbyn-smears-racism-and-censorship/

Stieg Larsson, the man who fought fascism
barry_h | greenleft.org.au | 2019-07-20
Stieg Larsson is best known for his phenomenally successful series of novels, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, The Girl Who Played with Fire and The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets Nest. The books have sold some 80 million copies world-wide. However, Larsson's main pre-occupation was fighting the rise of fascism in Sweden.
greenleft.org.au/content/stieg-larsson-man-who-fought-fascism

Trump's Racist Lies About Ilhan Omar Define the Republican Party
Staff | therealnews.com | 2019-07-20
The Ilhan Omar quote Trump bastardized came from her conversation with John Nichols, who joins us to look at US history for inspiration and understanding…
therealnews.com/stories/trumps-racist-lies-about-ilhan-omar-define-the-republican-party

Anti-Racist Historian: Attacks on Rep. Omar Rooted in Belief "America Is for White People"
Staff | democracynow.org | 2019-07-19
On Thursday, President Trump attempted to distance himself from the racist chant of "send her back" about Minnesota Congresswoman Ilhan Omar at a Trump campaign rally Wednesday in North Carolina. The chants rang across the rally in response to Trump's own verbal attack against the congresswoman. He did nothing to intervene. On Wednesday, the House of Representatives narrowly passed a resolution condemning Trump's racist remarks against Congressmembers Omar, Rashida Tlaib, Ayanna Pressley and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. We speak with Ibram X. Kendi, founding director of the Antiracist Research and Policy Center at A…
www.democracynow.org/2019/7/19/donald_tr…

Weekend Read: Racism is Killing Black Americans
splcenter.org | 2019-07-19
Racism affects every aspect of American life — none more so than our medical system.
splcenter.org/news/2019/07/19/weekend-read-racism-killing-black-americans

Weekend Read: Racism is Killing Black Americans
splcenter.org | 2019-07-19
Racism affects every aspect of American life — none more so than our medical system.
splcenter.org/news/2019/07/19/weekend-read-racism-killing-black-americans

Brenda Choresi Carter on the Electability Myth, Lawrence Glickman on Racism & Euphemism
CounterSpin | fair.org | 2019-07-19
Media…
fair.org/home/brenda-choresi-carter-on-the-electability-myth-lawrence-glickman-on-racism-euphemism/

A round-up of the #BoycottHP Global Week of Action, July 10-15
patrick | bdsmovement.net | 2019-07-19
A round-up of the #BoycottHP Global Week of Action, July 10-15: UpdateGroups worldwide participated in the #BoycottHP Global Week of Action, creatively asserting the demand that HP Inc and HPE end their complicity in Israel's apartheid, military occupation and settler-colonialism against the Palestinian people | Economic Boycott Boycott HP Global BDS Week of Action Against HP …
bdsmovement.net/news/round-boycotthp-global-week-action-july-10-15

Trump Bans Asylum Seekers at the Border in Violation of National and International Law
Staff | therealnews.com | 2019-07-19
Litigator Angelo Guisado says Trump's tactics are proto-fascist, and stopping asylum seekers in transit through other countries violates standing U.S. law and international treaties…
therealnews.com/stories/trump-bans-asylum-seekers-at-the-border-in-violation-of-national-and-international-law

'R' is for Racist
Mark Fiore | progressive.org | 2019-07-18
Sigh. Remember the good ol' days of meaningless distractions?
progressive.org/dispatches/r-is-for-racist-fiore-190718/

2019-07-24: News Headlines

Lawrence Davidson (2019-07-24). Democratic Party Dilemmas. counterpunch.org The rise to power of Donald Trump destroyed the traditional Republican Party. Most of the moderate conservatives fled into the ranks of the independents and were replaced by a radical right amalgamation of racists, misogynists, conspiracy theorists, assorted "tea party" types and warmongers. In the background also exists support from religious fundamentalists yearning for Armageddon. More

Julie Hollar (2019-07-24). Media Can't Quit 'Trump Supporters Support Trump' Stories. fair.org As we hurtle into coverage of a presidential election that is still over a year away, media have returned to their timeworn tradition of going to rural, white communities to take the pulse of the nation (FAIR.org, 5/20/19). | Under the web headline "These Michigan Voters Show How Trump's 'Go Back' Attack May Help Him," the New York Times ( 7/22/19) ventured to a Trump stronghold in Michigan to bring readers the front-page…

Robert Fisk (2019-07-24). It's Trump Who Needs to be Deterred From War Not Iran. counterpunch.org It's about time we wised up to what is going on in this utterly farcical "crisis" in the Gulf, this charade of lies and pomposity which Trump and his doggies in London are presenting to us. An American president who is a racist, misogynist, dishonest and psychologically disturbed man — assisted by two vicious More

Lee Camp (2019-07-24). The Top 5 Ways to Defeat ICE Agents. truthdig.com The Democrats and the corporate media will breathlessly tell you how Donald Trump is a racist (he is). They'll relay the gut-wrenching horror of having your family ripped apart by Border Patrol (I'm sure it is). They'll let you know that keeping children in cages is not what America stands for and not who we are (it kinda is). But despite all of this, they practically never tell everyone how to actually fight back against ICE raids and Border Patrol detentions. | Welcome to the paradoxical sales pitch of the neoliberal morass—"Act like you hate racism while doing almost nothing to stop racist policies that…

Staff (2019-07-24). Noam Chomsky: To Make the US a Democracy, the Constitution Itself Must Change. truthout.org | | Why do so many people in the U.S. today find Trump's racist rants and authoritarian mindset appealing? What are the political checks and balances — or lack thereof — that can ward off the impact of the Republican leadership's disastrous policies? Is a constitutional crisis on its way? And how do we face the consequences of an administration that is essentially competing for the title of most dangerous organization in human history? In this exclusive Truthout interview, Emeri…

Staff (2019-07-24). Ted Cruz's "Antifa Are Terrorists" Resolution Seeks to Stifle the Left. truthout.org | | The non-binding Senate resolution introduced this week in an effort to label "antifa" as "a domestic terrorist organization" is the product of years of well-publicized lies about antifa propagated by the right-wing press. | Senate Resolution 279 (S.Res. 279) which Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-Louisiana) introduced on July 18, and which was co-sponsored by Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), is the most serious attempt so far by the…

splcenter (2019-07-24). SPLC: Trump administration plan to kick millions off food stamps is 'cruel and arbitrary'. splcenter.org The Trump administration announced a plan this week that would "tighten" the rules governing who qualifies for food stamps, a move that would likely take basic food provisions away from about 3 million people.

teleSUR (2019-07-24). Defense Lobbyist Mark Esper Sworn in as Pentagon Chief. telesurenglish.net Army Secretary Mark Esper was sworn in as U.S. secretary of defense Tuesday, hours after the Senate cast a strong bipartisan vote, ending the longest period the Pentagon has been without a permanent top official. | RELATED: | From Boeing to Raytheon: A New Lobbyist to Run the Pentagon | Esper was sworn in by U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito in a White House ceremony hosted by President Donald Trump and attended by a number of Republican lawmakers. He was confirmed by the U.S…

Bryant Brown (2019-07-24). Losing Military Supremacy: The Myopia of American Strategic Planning. globalresearch.ca At a time when Russiaphobia is increasing in the United States, the thought that the US could be losing the arms race is far from what most Americans believe. Their dramatic game day fly pasts, hand over the heart anthems …

J.P. Linstroth (2019-07-24). Why Indigenous Lives Should Matter. counterpunch.org In the United States, we live in a "post-genocide" society, whether or not we are cognizant of this fact or not. What do I mean by that? In order for the United States to have fulfilled its so-called "Manifest Destiny"—the divine right to conquer the lands west of the Mississippi River—we needed to wipe out More

Morning Star Gali (2019-07-24). AB275 (Ramos) Continues to Enforce State Sponsored Genocide Against California Tribes. indybay.org MEDIA CONTACT: Morning Star Gali, California Indigenous Nations Alliance (CINA) | CAIndigenousNationsAlliance@gmail.com 916.996.6580 | AB275 (RAMOS) CONTINUES TO ENFORCE | STATE SPONSORED GENOCIDE AGAINST CALIFORNIA TRIBES…

WSWS (2019-07-24). Modern art in Germany and the Nazis, Part 1: Emil Nolde. wsws.org Two art exhibitions currently running in Berlin raise important questions about the relationship of certain modern artists to the Nazi regime.

Manlio Dinucci (2019-07-24). The NATO Breeding-Pool for Neo-Nazis in Ukraine. globalresearch.ca Inquiries are under way about the modern arsenals discovered in Piedmont, Lombardy and Tuscany — a veritable neo-Nazi matrix, as revealed by the swastikas and Hitler quotes found with the weapons. However, there is still no answer to the question …

Curt Wechsler (2019-07-24). Sounding the Alarm Against a Fascist Regime. indybay.org Sports Basement | 1590 Bryant Street, San Francisco | Elevator access…

Kenneth Surin (2019-07-24). The UK Media's Spurious Campaign Against Labour "Antisemitism" counterpunch.org While I was in London recently, the BBC programme Panorama aired a supposed exposé on Labour's "antisemitism crisis". In the Panorama programme, titled "Is Labour Anti-Semitic?", a series of whistleblowers formerly employed by the Labour party accused the party's leadership of failing to tackle antisemitism within its ranks. More

The Canary (2019-07-23). As UN pledges to investigate brutal drug crackdown in Philippines, thousands call for president Rodrigo Duterte to go. thecanary.co Thousands of protesters are calling for the removal of Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte. This comes as the UN has pledged to investigate the country's drug-related violence.Protesters want him to step aside over issues including his brutal anti-drug campaign.Riot police and troops have been placed on full alert, and authorities have declared a no-fly zone to e…

Jack Heyman (2019-07-23). Whitewashing American History: the WPA Mural Controversy in San Francisco. counterpunch.org There has a been a controversy percolating the last couple of years over protests against the "Life of Washington" murals painted in 1935-36 by Works Progress Administration (WPA) artist Victor Arnautoff that are on display at George Washington High School in San Francisco. These murals dared to challenge the patriotic stereotype of Washington, instead portraying More

Patrick Cockburn (2019-07-23). Why Boris Johnson is Even More Dangerous Than Trump. counterpunch.org Is the rise of Boris Johnson to be the next prime minister the product of a soft coup? Does Donald Trump's racist demonisation of four non-white congress members prove him to be a "fascist" leader like Mussolini and Hitler? The two questions should be answered together because political developments in Britain tend to emulate those in the US, More

Gary Leupp (2019-07-23). Trump vs. the Squad, or the Fascist Use of Zionism. dissidentvoice.org The strategy is clear. Whether Trump confronts Sleepy Joe, Crazy Bernie, Pocahontas or some other Democratic opponent in the presidential race, he will target the "Squad" of newly elected freshman congresswomen Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Ilhan Omar, Rashida Tlaib and Ayanna Pressley. Trump has decided to (1) depict them as the real face of the Democratic Party; …

Eric A. Gordon (2019-07-23). 'Gunshot Medley: Part I,' a poignant epitaph for lost Black lives. peoplesworld.org VENICE, Calif.—A lyrical and mystical new play with live music is a high-power rifle shot across the bow of systemic American racism. Gunshot Medley: Part I is set in "The Hereafter" in a haunted North Carolina graveyard. There Black souls of past and present mingle together in a sorrowful and violent, yet at times also …

NationAction (2019-07-23). Take Action Now: Fight Racism In All Its Forms. thenation.com Take Action Now: Fight Racism In All Its Forms…

Janine Jackson (2019-07-23). 'These Terms Have a History and a Power We Have to Acknowledge' – CounterSpin interview with Lawrence Glickman on racism & euphemism. fair.org Janine Jackson interviewed Lawrence Glickman about racism and euphemism for the July 19, 2019, episode of CounterSpin. This is a lightly edited transcript. | Media…

Staff (2019-07-23). Ted Cruz Wants to Label Antifa a Terrorist Group. truthout.org | | Last week, Republican Sens. Bill Cassidy of Louisiana and Ted Cruz of Texas introduced a resolution to designate "antifa," which the Anti-Defamation League defines as "a loose collection of groups, networks, and individuals who believe in active, aggressive opposition to far right-wing movements," as a "domestic t…

teleSUR (2019-07-23). South African Teens Fight Gun Crime with Radio Broadcast. telesurenglish.net Every week a group of bubbly South African teens crowd into a studio to play hip-hop music and trade views on neighbourhood gun crime for their community radio show. | RELATED: | South African Singer, Anti-Apartheid Activist Johnny Clegg Dies | For them, these are not remote topics. The stories they discuss are devastatingly close to home for the young broadcasters — one reporter's father was shot dead on her birthday, while another is the daughter of a reformed gun-wielding cri…

David Cole (2019-07-23). How John Paul Stevens Surprised Us. thenation.com How John Paul Stevens Surprised Us…

Tracy Keeling (2019-07-23). The UK government makes a humiliating move for Boris Johnson, before he's even stepped into No 10. thecanary.co The UK government has made a humiliating announcement for Boris Johnson on the same day he became Conservative leader and the next PM. Its new adviser to "tackle Islamophobia" is Imam Qari Asim MBE. That's the same Imam who called out Johnson for "fanning the flames of Islamophobia" with his outrageous comments on Muslim women. | Furthermore, the Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government appointed Asim. That department is led by none other than…

Staff (2019-07-23). Britain's New Prime Minister Is Nationalist, Racist and Vain. Sound Familiar? truthout.org | | This week, after years of scrabbling for power, Boris Johnson becomes the leader of Britain's Conservative Party, and by extension, prime minister of the country. He has trod the path to power in stages. In recent years, he opportunistically sided with the pro-Brexit side in the 2016 referendum, a key endorsement that undermined then-Prime Minister David Cameron and helped push the "yes" vote to victory. Then he helped to systematically undermine the next prime minister, Theresa May, as s…

Manlio Dinucci (2019-07-23). In Ucraina vivaio NATO di neonazisti. globalresearch.ca Proseguono le indagini sui moderni arsenali scoperti in Piemonte, Lombardia e Toscana, di chiara matrice neonazista come dimostrano le croci uncinate e le citazioni di Hitler trovate insieme alle armi. Resta perà≤ senza risposta la domanda: si tratta di qualche …

Manlio Dinucci (2019-07-23). Na Ucrânia, viveiro NATO de neonazis. globalresearch.ca Prosseguem as investigaàßàµes sobre os arsenais modernos, descobertos no Piemonte, na Lombardia e na Toscana, de clara origem neonazi, como demonstram as suásticas e as citaàßàµes de Hitler encontradas juntamente com as armas. Mas permanece sem resposta, a pergunta: trata-se …

Miri Wood (2019-07-23). US-led War of Terror Against Syria, Attrition Terrorism Phase. globalresearch.ca The US-led war of terror against Syria continues its most recent attacks via attrition terrorism, the brutal form of slow genocide against the Syrian citizenry. Yesterday, NATO countries beloved 'armed moderates' attacked a phosphate freight train in eastern Homs. | ***…

Ryan Grim (2019-07-22). He Was Told to Go Back to Africa. Instead, He May Go to the U.S. Senate. theintercept.com Helena, Montana, mayor Wilmot Collins was reminded by Donald Trump's recent comments of the racism he faced when he first came to the U.S. from Liberia.

Kim Petersen (2019-07-22). Never Again: What about the Palestinians? dissidentvoice.org concentration camp: a guarded compound for the detention or imprisonment of aliens, members of ethnic minorities, political opponents, etc., especially any of the camps established by the Nazis prior to and during World War II for the confinement and persecution of prisoners.1 The people seeking a new life in the United States are mainly an …

Janine Jackson (2019-07-22). 'White Men Have No Electability Advantage' – CounterSpin interview with Brenda Choresi Carter on the electability myth. fair.org Janine Jackson interviewed Brenda Choresi Carter about the electability myth for the July 19, 2019, episode of CounterSpin. This is a lightly edited transcript. | Media…

Jipson John (2019-07-22). A conversation with Aijaz Ahmad: 'The state is taken over from within'. mronline.org Aijaz Ahmad argues that the Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh (RSS) and its fronts, including the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), display distinct fascistic characteristics, but the Indian state continues to live by the liberal playbook, no matter how hollow the Indian liberal institutions may have become. He anchors this proposition in a distinctive theoretical position. | Source

Media Lens (2019-07-22). The Campaign To Stop Corbyn: Smears, Racism And Censorship. dissidentvoice.org The greatest fear of those holding the most power and wealth is that they will lose their exalted position in the world. They will resist any changes to the grossly unequal and unjust class structure that causes grievous damage to so many people; and to the planet itself. Even the threat of real change must …

Staff (2019-07-22). Headlines for July 22, 2019. democracynow.org Iran Says It Has Captured and Killed Spies as Oil Tanker Standoff Intensifies, Trump Revs Up Racist Attacks on Squad as AOC Hits Back: "We're Not Going Anywhere", Heat Wave Grips U.S. as July on Track for Hottest Month Ever Recorded, Fire Breaks Out at Brooklyn Jail as Prisoners Face Dangerous Heat Without Relief, Puerto Ricans Continue Mass Protests as Gov. Rosselló Says He Will Not Seek Re-election, Boris Johnson Expected to Become New U.K. Prime Minister, Hong Kong Pro-Democracy Protesters Face Police Tear Gas and Violent Mob, Israel Begins Razing Palestinian Homes in Occupied Territories, Mueller to Testify B…

RT (2019-07-22). Ivanka Trump gets dog-piled by liberals for gifting her daughter a white pooch. rt.com President Donald Trump's daughter Ivanka has faced the wrath of the eternally woke for gifting her eight-year-old daughter a white dog. Enraged liberals immediately saw Nazi symbolism in the cutesy image.

Fred_F (2019-07-21). Protecting privilege: Morrison's religious freedoms crusade. greenleft.org.au It is hard to conceive that in mid-2019 a reactionary minority within government are legislating for religious protection laws that strengthen the rights of religious institutions to discriminate against members of the community based on sexuality. | The Scott Morrison Coalition government's proposed legislation would not only prevent discrimination against those of faith, but would also solidify — and perhaps broaden — exemptions from anti-discrimination laws that religious institutions are already afforded. | Although the debate is framed around "religious freedoms", it is all about the nation's lar…

RT (2019-07-21). And now 'apologize to Israel': Trump in new rant on 'weak, insecure' Omar, Tlaib & co. rt.com President Donald Trump is unshaken by the accusations of "racism" he faces amid a feud with the Democratic Party's 'Squad,' slamming them for being "hateful" and demanding an apology to the US — and Israel.

David Rovics (2019-07-20). Truth, Lies, and Will Van Spronsen. dissidentvoice.org I have lost track of the number of times in the past few days that I have been told by openly fascist YouTube viewers that I deserve a bullet in my head for writing my most recent song. It's been a pretty busy week. It's always a busy week when you have a small child, …

barry_h (2019-07-20). New doco looks Stieg Larsson, the man who fought fascism. greenleft.org.au Stieg Larsson: The Man Who Played with Fire
| Documentary film by Henrik Georgsson
| In Swedish with English subtitles
| Screening nationally as part of the Scandinavian Film Festival | Stieg Larsson is best know for his phenomenally successful series of novels, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, The Girl Who Played with Fire and The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets Nest. The books have sold some 80 million copies world-wide. However, Larsson's main pre-occupation was fighting the rise of fascism in Sweden. | Despite faults, this film does him justice. It draws upon his meticulous political files and inter…

Staff (2019-07-20). Trump's Racist Lies About Ilhan Omar Define the Republican Party. therealnews.com The Ilhan Omar quote Trump bastardized came from her conversation with John Nichols, who joins us to look at US history for inspiration and understanding…

Kim Petersen (2019-07-19). Is Trump a Racist? dissidentvoice.org President Donald Trump has once again stepped into the doggy-doo of comments that point to being a racist. Tweeted Trump: So interesting to see "Progressive" Democrat Congresswomen, who originally came from countries whose governments are a complete and total catastrophe, the worst, most corrupt and inept anywhere in the world (if they even have a …

Staff (2019-07-19). Anti-Racist Historian: Attacks on Rep. Omar Rooted in Belief "America Is for White People" democracynow.org On Thursday, President Trump attempted to distance himself from the racist chant of "send her back" about Minnesota Congresswoman Ilhan Omar at a Trump campaign rally Wednesday in North Carolina. The chants rang across the rally in response to Trump's own verbal attack against the congresswoman. He did nothing to intervene. On Wednesday, the House of Representatives narrowly passed a resolution condemning Trump's racist remarks against Congressmembers Omar, Rashida Tlaib, Ayanna Pressley and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. We speak with Ibram X. Kendi, founding director of the Antiracist Research and Policy Center at A…

CounterSpin (2019-07-19). Brenda Choresi Carter on the Electability Myth, Lawrence Glickman on Racism & Euphemism. fair.org Media…

splcenter (2019-07-19). Weekend Read: Racism is Killing Black Americans. splcenter.org Racism affects every aspect of American life — none more so than our medical system.

John Nichols (2019-07-19). History Will Honor the Courageous 95 Who Proposed to Impeach a Racist President. thenation.com History Will Honor the Courageous 95 Who Proposed to Impeach a Racist President…

Staff (2019-07-19). Headlines for July 19, 2019. democracynow.org 70 Catholics Arrested in Capitol Hill Protest of Trump's Immigration Policies, Asylum Seekers in Texas ICE Jail Launch Hunger Strike, House Democrats Grill Acting DHS Chief over Migrant Deaths and Squalid Jails, Rep. Ocasio-Cortez Confronts DHS Chief over Racist & Sexist Border Patrol Posts, Trump Disavows "Send Her Home" Chant After Racist Attacks on Rep. Ilhan Omar, Rep. Ilhan Omar Greeted in Minnesota with Chants of "Welcome Home", House Approves Minimum Wage Hike to $15 an Hour, Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Would Bring Overtime Pay, Union Rights, Trump to Nominate Anti-Union Lawyer Eugene Scalia as Labor S…

susan_p (2019-07-19). Sri Lanka: Tamils protest land grabs, cultural heritage destruction. greenleft.org.au More than 500 Tamil demonstrators tried to march to the site of a destroyed Hindu temple at Kanniyaa in the Trincomalee district of Sri Lanka on July 16. | They were blocked by the army and police, who had allowed a group of Sinhalese chauvinists to enter the site. The protesters were threatened and assaulted by these racists. | The temple had been destroyed during previous anti-Tamil pogroms. Local Hindus had wanted to rebuild the temple, but the area was occupied by Sinhalese who built a Buddhist shrine near the temple site — most Sinhalese are Buddhists, while most Tamils are Hindus. | This conflict is t…

pip.hinman (2019-07-19). Break the link between Israeli apartheid and Australian agriculture. greenleft.org.au Most people would not be aware that two Israeli companies are the main suppliers of irrigation systems in Australia. They are potential targets for Palestine justice activists keen on expanding the boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) campaign into rural areas. | Along with the water business, FIMI/Rivulis and Netafim are deeply involved in the ongoing military oppression of Palestinians. Both companies provide military, surveillance and prison equipment to the Israeli government. | FIMI (First Israel Mezzanine Investors), which describes itself as a leader in "micro irrigation", also owns Israeli defence firm…

2019-07-24: Social Media Postees

Noam Chomsky: To Make the US a Democracy, the Constitution Itself Must Change
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-07-24
| Why do so many people in the U.S. today find Trump's racist rants and authoritarian mindset appealing? What are the political checks and balances — or lack thereof — that can ward off the impact of the Republican leadership's disastrous policies? Is a constitutional crisis on its way? And how do we face the consequences of an administration that is essentially competing for the title of most dangerous organization in human history? In this exclusive Truthout interview, Emeri…
truthout.org/articles/noam-chomsky-to-make-the-us-a-democracy-the-constitution-itself-must-change/

It's Trump Who Needs to be Deterred From War Not Iran
Robert Fisk | counterpunch.org | 2019-07-24
It's about time we wised up to what is going on in this utterly farcical "crisis" in the Gulf, this charade of lies and pomposity which Trump and his doggies in London are presenting to us. An American president who is a racist, misogynist, dishonest and psychologically disturbed man — assisted by two vicious…
counterpunch.org/2019/07/24/its-trump-who-needs-to-be-deterred-from-war-not-iran/

The Top 5 Ways to Defeat ICE Agents
Lee Camp | truthdig.com | 2019-07-24
The Democrats and the corporate media will breathlessly tell you how Donald Trump is a racist (he is). They'll relay the gut-wrenching horror of having your family ripped apart by Border Patrol (I'm sure it is). They'll let you know that keeping children in cages is not what America stands for and not who we are (it kinda is). But despite all of this, they practically never tell everyone how to actually fight back against ICE raids and Border Patrol detentions. | Welcome to the paradoxical sales pitch of the neoliberal morass–"Act like you hate racism while doing almost nothing to stop racist policies that…
truthdig.com/articles/the-top-5-ways-to-defeat-ice-agents/

It's Trump Who Needs to be Deterred From War Not Iran
Robert Fisk | counterpunch.org | 2019-07-24
It's about time we wised up to what is going on in this utterly farcical "crisis" in the Gulf, this charade of lies and pomposity which Trump and his doggies in London are presenting to us. An American president who is a racist, misogynist, dishonest and psychologically disturbed man — assisted by two vicious…
counterpunch.org/2019/07/24/its-trump-who-needs-to-be-deterred-from-war-not-iran/

Ted Cruz's "Antifa Are Terrorists" Resolution Seeks to Stifle the Left
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-07-24
| The non-binding Senate resolution introduced this week in an effort to label "antifa" as "a domestic terrorist organization" is the product of years of well-publicized lies about antifa propagated by the right-wing press. | Senate Resolution 279 (S.Res. 279) which Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-Louisiana) introduced on July 18, and which was co-sponsored by Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), is the most serious attempt so far by the…
truthout.org/articles/ted-cruzs-antifa-are-terrorists-resolution-seeks-to-stifle-the-left/

Ted Cruz's "Antifa Are Terrorists" Resolution Seeks to Stifle the Left
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-07-24
| The non-binding Senate resolution introduced this week in an effort to label "antifa" as "a domestic terrorist organization" is the product of years of well-publicized lies about antifa propagated by the right-wing press. | Senate Resolution 279 (S.Res. 279) which Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-Louisiana) introduced on July 18, and which was co-sponsored by Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), is the most serious attempt so far by the…
truthout.org/articles/ted-cruzs-antifa-are-terrorists-resolution-seeks-to-stifle-the-left/

Democratic Party Dilemmas
Lawrence Davidson | counterpunch.org | 2019-07-24
The rise to power of Donald Trump destroyed the traditional Republican Party. Most of the moderate conservatives fled into the ranks of the independents and were replaced by a radical right amalgamation of racists, misogynists, conspiracy theorists, assorted "tea party" types and warmongers. In the background also exists support from religious fundamentalists yearning for Armageddon.
counterpunch.org/2019/07/24/democratic-party-dilemmas/

SPLC: Trump administration plan to kick millions off food stamps is 'cruel and arbitrary'
splcenter.org | 2019-07-24
The Trump administration announced a plan this week that would "tighten" the rules governing who qualifies for food stamps, a move that would likely take basic food provisions away from about 3 million people.
splcenter.org/news/2019/07/24/splc-trump-administration-plan-kick-millions-food-stamps-cruel-and-arbitrary

The UK Media's Spurious Campaign Against Labour "Antisemitism"
Kenneth Surin | counterpunch.org | 2019-07-24
While I was in London recently, the BBC programme Panorama aired a supposed exposé on Labour's "antisemitism crisis". In the Panorama programme, titled "Is Labour Anti-Semitic?", a series of whistleblowers formerly employed by the Labour party accused the party's leadership of failing to tackle antisemitism within its ranks.
counterpunch.org/2019/07/24/the-uk-medias-spurious-campaign-against-labour-antisemitism/

The UK Media's Spurious Campaign Against Labour "Antisemitism"
Kenneth Surin | counterpunch.org | 2019-07-24
While I was in London recently, the BBC programme Panorama aired a supposed exposé on Labour's "antisemitism crisis". In the Panorama programme, titled "Is Labour Anti-Semitic?", a series of whistleblowers formerly employed by the Labour party accused the party's leadership of failing to tackle antisemitism within its ranks.
counterpunch.org/2019/07/24/the-uk-medias-spurious-campaign-against-labour-antisemitism/

Defense Lobbyist Mark Esper Sworn in as Pentagon Chief
telesurenglish.net | 2019-07-24
Army Secretary Mark Esper was sworn in as U.S. secretary of defense Tuesday, hours after the Senate cast a strong bipartisan vote, ending the longest period the Pentagon has been without a permanent top official. | RELATED: | From Boeing to Raytheon: A New Lobbyist to Run the Pentagon | Esper was sworn in by U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito in a White House ceremony hosted by President Donald Trump and attended by a number of Republican lawmakers. He was confirmed by the U.S…
telesurenglish.net/news/united-states-new-defense-secretary-pentagon-chief-mark-esper-weapon-lobbyist-20190724-0008.html

Losing Military Supremacy: The Myopia of American Strategic Planning
Bryant Brown | globalresearch.ca | 2019-07-24
At a time when Russiaphobia is increasing in the United States, the thought that the US could be losing the arms race is far from what most Americans believe. Their dramatic game day fly pasts, hand over the heart anthems …
globalresearch.ca/losing-military-supremacy-the-myopia-of-american-strategic-planning/5684449

Why Indigenous Lives Should Matter
J.P. Linstroth | counterpunch.org | 2019-07-24
In the United States, we live in a "post-genocide" society, whether or not we are cognizant of this fact or not. What do I mean by that? In order for the United States to have fulfilled its so-called "Manifest Destiny"–the divine right to conquer the lands west of the Mississippi River–we needed to wipe out…
counterpunch.org/2019/07/24/why-indigenous-lives-should-matter/

Why Indigenous Lives Should Matter
J.P. Linstroth | counterpunch.org | 2019-07-24
In the United States, we live in a "post-genocide" society, whether or not we are cognizant of this fact or not. What do I mean by that? In order for the United States to have fulfilled its so-called "Manifest Destiny"–the divine right to conquer the lands west of the Mississippi River–we needed to wipe out…
counterpunch.org/2019/07/24/why-indigenous-lives-should-matter/

The NATO Breeding-Pool for Neo-Nazis in Ukraine
Manlio Dinucci | globalresearch.ca | 2019-07-24
Inquiries are under way about the modern arsenals discovered in Piedmont, Lombardy and Tuscany — a veritable neo-Nazi matrix, as revealed by the swastikas and Hitler quotes found with the weapons. However, there is still no answer to the question …
globalresearch.ca/the-nato-breeding-pool-for-neo-nazis-in-ukraine/5684451

Sounding the Alarm Against a Fascist Regime
Curt Wechsler | indybay.org | 2019-07-24
Sports Basement | 1590 Bryant Street, San Francisco | Elevator access…
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/07/21/18824899.php

Modern art in Germany and the Nazis, Part 1: Emil Nolde
wsws.org | 2019-07-24
Two art exhibitions currently running in Berlin raise important questions about the relationship of certain modern artists to the Nazi regime.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/07/24/exp1…

AB275 (Ramos) Continues to Enforce State Sponsored Genocide Against California Tribes
Morning Star Gali | indybay.org | 2019-07-24
MEDIA CONTACT: Morning Star Gali, California Indigenous Nations Alliance (CINA) | CAIndigenousNationsAlliance@gmail.com 916.996.6580 | AB275 (RAMOS) CONTINUES TO ENFORCE | STATE SPONSORED GENOCIDE AGAINST CALIFORNIA TRIBES…
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/07/23/18824930.php

Trump vs. the Squad, or the Fascist Use of Zionism
Gary Leupp | dissidentvoice.org | 2019-07-23
The strategy is clear. Whether Trump confronts Sleepy Joe, Crazy Bernie, Pocahontas or some other Democratic opponent in the presidential race, he will target the "Squad" of newly elected freshman congresswomen Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Ilhan Omar, Rashida Tlaib and Ayanna Pressley. Trump has decided to (1) depict them as the real face of the Democratic Party; …
dissidentvoice.org/2019/07/trump-vs-the-squad-or-the-fascist-use-of-zionism/

Why Boris Johnson is Even More Dangerous Than Trump
Patrick Cockburn | counterpunch.org | 2019-07-23
Is the rise of Boris Johnson to be the next prime minister the product of a soft coup? Does Donald Trump's racist demonisation of four non-white congress members prove him to be a "fascist" leader like Mussolini and Hitler? The two questions should be answered together because political developments in Britain tend to emulate those in the US,…
counterpunch.org/2019/07/23/why-boris-johnson-is-even-more-dangerous-than-trump/

Why Boris Johnson is Even More Dangerous Than Trump
Patrick Cockburn | counterpunch.org | 2019-07-23
Is the rise of Boris Johnson to be the next prime minister the product of a soft coup? Does Donald Trump's racist demonisation of four non-white congress members prove him to be a "fascist" leader like Mussolini and Hitler? The two questions should be answered together because political developments in Britain tend to emulate those in the US,…
counterpunch.org/2019/07/23/why-boris-johnson-is-even-more-dangerous-than-trump/

'Gunshot Medley: Part I,' a poignant epitaph for lost Black lives
Eric A. Gordon | peoplesworld.org | 2019-07-23
VENICE, Calif.–A lyrical and mystical new play with live music is a high-power rifle shot across the bow of systemic American racism. Gunshot Medley: Part I is set in "The Hereafter" in a haunted North Carolina graveyard. There Black souls of past and present mingle together in a sorrowful and violent, yet at times also …
peoplesworld.org/article/gunshot-medley-part-i-a-poignant-epitaph-for-lost-black-lives/

Take Action Now: Fight Racism In All Its Forms
NationAction | thenation.com | 2019-07-23
Take Action Now: Fight Racism In All Its Forms…
thenation.com/article/take-action-now-fight-racism-in-all-its-forms/

'These Terms Have a History and a Power We Have to Acknowledge' – CounterSpin interview with Lawrence Glickman on racism & euphemism
Janine Jackson | fair.org | 2019-07-23
Janine Jackson interviewed Lawrence Glickman about racism and euphemism for the July 19, 2019, episode of CounterSpin. This is a lightly edited transcript. | Media…
fair.org/home/these-terms-have-a-history-and-a-power-we-have-to-acknowledge/

Ted Cruz Wants to Label Antifa a Terrorist Group
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-07-23
| Last week, Republican Sens. Bill Cassidy of Louisiana and Ted Cruz of Texas introduced a resolution to designate "antifa," which the Anti-Defamation League defines as "a loose collection of groups, networks, and individuals who believe in active, aggressive opposition to far right-wing movements," as a "domestic t…
truthout.org/articles/ted-cruz-wants-to-label-antifa-a-terrorist-group/

South African Teens Fight Gun Crime with Radio Broadcast
telesurenglish.net | 2019-07-23
Every week a group of bubbly South African teens crowd into a studio to play hip-hop music and trade views on neighbourhood gun crime for their community radio show. | RELATED: | South African Singer, Anti-Apartheid Activist Johnny Clegg Dies | For them, these are not remote topics. The stories they discuss are devastatingly close to home for the young broadcasters — one reporter's father was shot dead on her birthday, while another is the daughter of a reformed gun-wielding cri…
telesurenglish.net/news/South-African-Teens-Fight-Gun-Crime-with-Radio-Broadcast-20190723-0025.html

Whitewashing American History: the WPA Mural Controversy in San Francisco
Jack Heyman | counterpunch.org | 2019-07-23
There has a been a controversy percolating the last couple of years over protests against the "Life of Washington" murals painted in 1935-36 by Works Progress Administration (WPA) artist Victor Arnautoff that are on display at George Washington High School in San Francisco. These murals dared to challenge the patriotic stereotype of Washington, instead portraying…
counterpunch.org/2019/07/23/whitewashing-american-history-the-wpa-mural-controversy-in-san-francisco/

Whitewashing American History: the WPA Mural Controversy in San Francisco
Jack Heyman | counterpunch.org | 2019-07-23
There has a been a controversy percolating the last couple of years over protests against the "Life of Washington" murals painted in 1935-36 by Works Progress Administration (WPA) artist Victor Arnautoff that are on display at George Washington High School in San Francisco. These murals dared to challenge the patriotic stereotype of Washington, instead portraying…
counterpunch.org/2019/07/23/whitewashing-american-history-the-wpa-mural-controversy-in-san-francisco/

How John Paul Stevens Surprised Us
David Cole | thenation.com | 2019-07-23
How John Paul Stevens Surprised Us…
thenation.com/article/john-paul-stevens-supreme-court/

The UK government makes a humiliating move for Boris Johnson, before he's even stepped into No 10
Tracy Keeling | thecanary.co | 2019-07-23
The UK government has made a humiliating announcement for Boris Johnson on the same day he became Conservative leader and the next PM. Its new adviser to "tackle Islamophobia" is Imam Qari Asim MBE. That's the same Imam who called out Johnson for "fanning the flames of Islamophobia" with his outrageous comments on Muslim women. | Furthermore, the Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government appointed Asim. That department is led by none other than…
thecanary.co/uk/analysis/2019/07/23/the-uk-government-makes-a-humiliating-move-for-boris-johnson-before-hes-even-stepped-into-no-10/

In Ucraina vivaio NATO di neonazisti
Manlio Dinucci | globalresearch.ca | 2019-07-23
Proseguono le indagini sui moderni arsenali scoperti in Piemonte, Lombardia e Toscana, di chiara matrice neonazista come dimostrano le croci uncinate e le citazioni di Hitler trovate insieme alle armi. Resta perà≤ senza risposta la domanda: si tratta di qualche …
globalresearch.ca/in-ucraina-vivaio-nato-di-neonazisti/5684437

Na Ucrânia, viveiro NATO de neonazis
Manlio Dinucci | globalresearch.ca | 2019-07-23
Prosseguem as investigaàßàµes sobre os arsenais modernos, descobertos no Piemonte, na Lombardia e na Toscana, de clara origem neonazi, como demonstram as suásticas e as citaàßàµes de Hitler encontradas juntamente com as armas. Mas permanece sem resposta, a pergunta: trata-se …
globalresearch.ca/na-ucrania-viveiro-nato-de-neonazis/5684440

Britain's New Prime Minister Is Nationalist, Racist and Vain. Sound Familiar?
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-07-23
| This week, after years of scrabbling for power, Boris Johnson becomes the leader of Britain's Conservative Party, and by extension, prime minister of the country. He has trod the path to power in stages. In recent years, he opportunistically sided with the pro-Brexit side in the 2016 referendum, a key endorsement that undermined then-Prime Minister David Cameron and helped push the "yes" vote to victory. Then he helped to systematically undermine the next prime minister, Theresa May, as s…
truthout.org/articles/britains-new-prime-minister-is-nationalist-racist-and-vain-sound-familiar/

US-led War of Terror Against Syria, Attrition Terrorism Phase
Miri Wood | globalresearch.ca | 2019-07-23
The US-led war of terror against Syria continues its most recent attacks via attrition terrorism, the brutal form of slow genocide against the Syrian citizenry. Yesterday, NATO countries beloved 'armed moderates' attacked a phosphate freight train in eastern Homs. | ***…
globalresearch.ca/us-led-war-terror-against-syria-attrition-terrorism-phase/5684331

He Was Told to Go Back to Africa. Instead, He May Go to the U.S. Senate
Ryan Grim | theintercept.com | 2019-07-22
Helena, Montana, mayor Wilmot Collins was reminded by Donald Trump's recent comments of the racism he faced when he first came to the U.S. from Liberia.
theintercept.com/2019/07/22/wilmot-collins-senate-montana/

The Campaign To Stop Corbyn: Smears, Racism And Censorship
Media Lens | dissidentvoice.org | 2019-07-22
The greatest fear of those holding the most power and wealth is that they will lose their exalted position in the world. They will resist any changes to the grossly unequal and unjust class structure that causes grievous damage to so many people; and to the planet itself. Even the threat of real change must …
dissidentvoice.org/2019/07/the-campaign-to-stop-corbyn-smears-racism-and-censorship/

Never Again: What about the Palestinians?
Kim Petersen | dissidentvoice.org | 2019-07-22
concentration camp: a guarded compound for the detention or imprisonment of aliens, members of ethnic minorities, political opponents, etc., especially any of the camps established by the Nazis prior to and during World War II for the confinement and persecution of prisoners.1 The people seeking a new life in the United States are mainly an …
dissidentvoice.org/2019/07/never-again-what-about-the-palestinians/

A conversation with Aijaz Ahmad: 'The state is taken over from within'
Jipson John | mronline.org | 2019-07-22
Aijaz Ahmad argues that the Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh (RSS) and its fronts, including the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), display distinct fascistic characteristics, but the Indian state continues to live by the liberal playbook, no matter how hollow the Indian liberal institutions may have become. He anchors this proposition in a distinctive theoretical position. | Source…
mronline.org/2019/07/22/a-conversation-with-aijaz-ahmad-the-state-is-taken-over-from-within/

Ivanka Trump gets dog-piled by liberals for gifting her daughter a white pooch
rt.com | 2019-07-22
President Donald Trump's daughter Ivanka has faced the wrath of the eternally woke for gifting her eight-year-old daughter a white dog. Enraged liberals immediately saw Nazi symbolism in the cutesy image. | …
rt.com/usa/464781-ivanka-dog-white-cages/

Protecting privilege: Morrison's religious freedoms crusade
Fred_F | greenleft.org.au | 2019-07-21
It is hard to conceive that in mid-2019 a reactionary minority within government are legislating for religious protection laws that strengthen the rights of religious institutions to discriminate against members of the community based on sexuality. | The Scott Morrison Coalition government's proposed legislation would not only prevent discrimination against those of faith, but would also solidify — and perhaps broaden — exemptions from anti-discrimination laws that religious institutions are already afforded. | Although the debate is framed around "religious freedoms", it is all about the nation's lar…
greenleft.org.au/content/protecting-privilege-morrison-religious-freedoms-crusade

And now 'apologize to Israel': Trump in new rant on 'weak, insecure' Omar, Tlaib & co
rt.com | 2019-07-21
President Donald Trump is unshaken by the accusations of "racism" he faces amid a feud with the Democratic Party's 'Squad,' slamming them for being "hateful" and demanding an apology to the US — and Israel. | …
rt.com/usa/464698-trump-dems-israel-apology/

Truth, Lies, and Will Van Spronsen
David Rovics | dissidentvoice.org | 2019-07-20
I have lost track of the number of times in the past few days that I have been told by openly fascist YouTube viewers that I deserve a bullet in my head for writing my most recent song. It's been a pretty busy week. It's always a busy week when you have a small child, …
dissidentvoice.org/2019/07/truth-lies-and-will-van-spronsen/

New doco looks Stieg Larsson, the man who fought fascism
barry_h | greenleft.org.au | 2019-07-20
Stieg Larsson: The Man Who Played with Fire | Documentary film by Henrik Georgsson | In Swedish with English subtitles | Screening nationally as part of the Scandinavian Film Festival | Stieg Larsson is best know for his phenomenally successful series of novels, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, The Girl Who Played with Fire and The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets Nest. The books have sold some 80 million copies world-wide. However, Larsson's main pre-occupation was fighting the rise of fascism in Sweden. | Despite faults, this film does him justice. It draws upon his meticulous political files and inter…
greenleft.org.au/content/new-doco-looks-stieg-larsson-man-who-fought-fascism

Trump's Racist Lies About Ilhan Omar Define the Republican Party
Staff | therealnews.com | 2019-07-20
The Ilhan Omar quote Trump bastardized came from her conversation with John Nichols, who joins us to look at US history for inspiration and understanding…
therealnews.com/stories/trumps-racist-lies-about-ilhan-omar-define-the-republican-party

Weekend Read: Racism is Killing Black Americans
splcenter.org | 2019-07-19
Racism affects every aspect of American life — none more so than our medical system.
splcenter.org/news/2019/07/19/weekend-read-racism-killing-black-americans

History Will Honor the Courageous 95 Who Proposed to Impeach a Racist President
John Nichols | thenation.com | 2019-07-19
History Will Honor the Courageous 95 Who Proposed to Impeach a Racist President…
thenation.com/article/trump-racism-impeachment/

Weekend Read: Racism is Killing Black Americans
splcenter.org | 2019-07-19
Racism affects every aspect of American life — none more so than our medical system.
splcenter.org/news/2019/07/19/weekend-read-racism-killing-black-americans

Brenda Choresi Carter on the Electability Myth, Lawrence Glickman on Racism & Euphemism
CounterSpin | fair.org | 2019-07-19
Media…
fair.org/home/brenda-choresi-carter-on-the-electability-myth-lawrence-glickman-on-racism-euphemism/

Anti-Racist Historian: Attacks on Rep. Omar Rooted in Belief "America Is for White People"
Staff | democracynow.org | 2019-07-19
On Thursday, President Trump attempted to distance himself from the racist chant of "send her back" about Minnesota Congresswoman Ilhan Omar at a Trump campaign rally Wednesday in North Carolina. The chants rang across the rally in response to Trump's own verbal attack against the congresswoman. He did nothing to intervene. On Wednesday, the House of Representatives narrowly passed a resolution condemning Trump's racist remarks against Congressmembers Omar, Rashida Tlaib, Ayanna Pressley and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. We speak with Ibram X. Kendi, founding director of the Antiracist Research and Policy Center at A…
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A round-up of the #BoycottHP Global Week of Action, July 10-15
patrick | bdsmovement.net | 2019-07-19
A round-up of the #BoycottHP Global Week of Action, July 10-15: UpdateGroups worldwide participated in the #BoycottHP Global Week of Action, creatively asserting the demand that HP Inc and HPE end their complicity in Israel's apartheid, military occupation and settler-colonialism against the Palestinian people | Economic Boycott Boycott HP Global BDS Week of Action Against HP …
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