(2021-08-06). US Corporate Media Watch: An Interview with Richard Medhurst. orinocotribune.com Glen Ford was a fierce champion of the anti-imperialist cause. | Richard and Roberto would like to dedicate this feature to Glen Ford, one of the fiercest critics of U.S. corporate media the country has ever known. May we all find creative and courageous ways to honor his memory by speaking out against Wall Street, white supremacy, and the U.S. war machine. | *** | In this feature, we interview Syrian-born journalist Richard Medhurst about state propaganda, the mainstream media, and U.S. imperialism. | Roberto Sirvent: Earlier this summer, the U.S. government seized several news outlets' websites, including one f…
(2021-08-06). Selected Articles: Hiroshima: A "Military Base" According to President Harry Truman. globalresearch.ca 
By Two growing empires went to war in the Pacific against each other but in the end the defeated and occupied Japanese soon joined the growing …
(2021-08-06). Remembering Richard Trumka: Union Leaders Reflect on Death of AFL-CIO Head & Labor Movement Challenges Ahead. democracynow.org 
Richard Trumka, the longtime president of the AFL-CIO and one of the most powerful labor leaders in the United States, has died of a heart attack at the age of 72. Trumka's death has prompted an outpouring of tributes from fellow labor figures, activists and lawmakers, including President Joe Biden. Trumka was a third-generation coal miner from Pennsylvania who, at the age of 33, became the youngest president of the United Mine Workers of America. He continued climbing through the ranks of organized labor for the rest of his life, fighting campaigns against apartheid in South Africa, racism within the labor movem…
(2021-08-06). Kelly Denton-Borhaug: Christianity Is the Linchpin in America's War Machine. scheerpost.com Photo courtesy of Dr. Kelly Denton-Borhaug.] Click to subscribe on: Apple / Spotify / Google Play For years, Dr. Kelly Denton-Borhaug has been tuning her ear to the religious language being used to sell America's post-9-11 wars. A professor of religious studies at Moravian College, she became quickly aware of how theological frameworks of "sacrifice" underpinned narratives about the recent wars in… |
(2021-08-05). Cuba is not alone: love and solidarity prevail. workers.org 
Cuba solidarity activists in Belfast, Ireland. Credit: Cuba Solidarity Campaign Dublin The following lightly edited article first appeared in Resumen English July 29, 2021, one day before U.S. President Joe Biden took measures adding additional sanctions on Cubans, while openly assisting Cuban dissidents living in Miami. Many of the countries . . . |
(2021-08-05). Judicial Decision on Alex Saab's Extradition Expected Next Week. orinocotribune.com 
The Constitutional Court (TC) of Cape Verde scheduled a hearing on the constitutional appeal of the special envoy of Venezuela, Alex Saab Morán, for next August 13 at 9: 00 a.m. Saab has been held in Cape Verdean prison for 410 days under an arbitrary measure emanating from the United States, victim of a flawed process denounced by the diplomat, his defense, and activists and legal experts worldwide. | "We inform you that by order of the Venerable Presiding Counselor Judge in the file of the Concrete Inspection of Constitutionality No. 2/2021, in which Alex Nain Saab Moran is appellant and the Supreme Court of Jus…
(2021-08-05). Illinois rallies to support women in prison. liberationnews.org 
On July 30, more than two dozen activists from the Chicago area travelled by bus to the Logan Correctional Center to show support and solidarity for those inside the walls. Logan Correctional, located outside the small town of Lincoln, Illinois, is the state's largest women's prison. It recently gained notoriety when three inmates staged a hunger …
(2021-08-05). Rep. Ilhan Omar Backs Ballot Initiative That Would Abolish Minneapolis Police. truthout.org 
Congressmember Ilhan Omar of Minnesota, whose district includes Minneapolis, says she supports a ballot initiative to abolish the city's police department and replace it with a new "Department of Public Safety." Local activists have already gathered tens of thousands of signatures for the move. "We've had a very incompetent and brutal police department for a really long time," says Omar, who adds that while much of the world associates the city's cops with the murder of George Floyd, local resid…
(2021-08-05). A laboratory of empire with Lowkey & Aamer Rahman. mronline.org 
In this segment of 'The Watchdog' video podcast, Lowkey is joined by comedian Aamer Rahman to explain how Australia maintains close political ties to the United Kingdom, with British Home Secretary Pritti Patel seeing the country's offshore migrant detention centers, referred to by some as "concentration camps" as a model for the U.K. to follow.
(2021-08-05). Rep. Ilhan Omar Backs Ballot Initiative to Abolish Minneapolis Police & Create New Public Safety Department. democracynow.org 
Congressmember Ilhan Omar of Minnesota, whose district includes Minneapolis, says she supports a ballot initiative to abolish the city's police department and replace it with a new "Department of Public Safety." Local activists have already gathered tens of thousands of signatures for the move. "We've had a very incompetent and brutal police department for a really long time," says Omar, who adds that while much of the world associates the city's cops with the murder of George Floyd, local residents have witnessed the department's violence for much longer.
(2021-08-05). Popular Progressive Benjamin Dixon: Jim Clyburn Is Ranked No. 1 Politician Committed To Stopping Black Progress. moguldom.com Rep. Jim Clyburn (D-S.C.-6) has been called out by many in Black America lately. Community activists and voters have complained publicly that Democratic congressman from South Carolina hasn't been pushing the Black agenda as much as he should. Clyburn, who has been in the U.S. House of Representatives since 1993, has served as House Majority …
(2021-08-05). Forbes Estimates Rihanna Is Worth $1.7 Billion After Building Beauty And Fashion Empire. moguldom.com Everyone knows 'Bad Girl Riri' has been doing her thing, but Forbes just officially declared the Barbadian beauty a billionaire. Known to the world as Rihanna, Robyn Fenty has grown her namesake beauty empire in such an impressive fashion (pun intended), it has now allowed her to join the exclusive billionaire club that only boasts …
(2021-08-05). When a Movement Fails to Uphold its Standards of Justice. counterpunch.org We are two Portland, Oregon activists within a movement that fractured over infighting and infiltration; and we are disappointed to write that the latest schism in the community is about injustice and violence against women within our own movement. The conflict has reached a level of intensity that has prompted some activists to move out
(2021-08-05). Colombia: When the fascists get offended. zcomm.org Tales of death threats, assaults, harassment, and physical and psychological torture that happened to a group of activists in the city of Cali, Colombia…
(2021-08-05). Despite Funding Threat, Florida Schools Defy DeSantis's Ban on Mask Mandates. commondreams.org Climate activists demand COP26 reduce military carbon emissions…