(2022-06-28). Western officials admit Ukraine is crawling with CIA personnel. mronline.org 
The New York Times reports that Ukraine is crawling with special forces and spies from the U.S. and its allies, which would seem to contradict earlier reports that the U.S. intelligence cartel is having trouble getting intel about what's happening on the ground in Ukraine.
(2022-06-28). NATO To Increase High-Readiness Forces To Over 300,000 Troops. scheerpost.com By Dave DeCamp / Antiwar.com NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg announced Monday that the alliance will increase its high-readiness force from 40,000 troops to over 300,000 as part of a plan he called "the biggest overhaul of our collective defense and deterrence since the Cold War." The NATO Response Force was formed in 2003 and was first activated …
(2022-06-28). Thousands Take to Streets Against Upcoming NATO Summit in Madrid, Spain. scheerpost.com 
(Photo: UJCE) | By Thousands of people took to the streets of Madrid, Spain, on Sunday, June 26, in opposition to the upcoming summit of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) in the city. Protesters called NATO a threat to global peace and demanded its dissolution. | The
(2022-06-28). NATO deployable surveillance/control unit supports Turkish war games with Azerbaijan, Jordan, Pakistan. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com NATO Allied Air CommandJune 28, 2022 NATO deployable control unit supports Turkish-led live-fly exercise Anatolian Eagle 22 From June 20 to 28, the deployed NATO surveillance and control unit DARS [Deployable Air Command and Control Centre] is supporting the Turkish-led multinational tactical live-fly training exercise Anatolian Eagle 22 (AE 22) at Konya Air Base, Tàºrkiye. …
(2022-06-28). Total of COVID-19 vaccine doses administered on Chinese mainland hits 3.4 bln. ecns.cn The total number of COVID-19 vaccine doses so far administered on the Chinese mainland hit 3.4 billion on Monday, data from the National Health Commission showed Tuesday.
(2022-06-28). Nepal's Rebuff Of SPP Is Major Failure In US Attempts To Expand Influence In South Asia. southfront.org 
China and India agree on Nepal's non-participation in US State Partnership Program Written by Paul Antonopoulos, independent geopolitical analyst The…
(2022-06-28). Two Countries Apply to Join BRICS. orinocotribune.com Iran and Argentina see potential in Brazil-Russia-India-China-South Africa bloc | The Islamic Republic of Iran has officially submitted its application to join the group of five leading economies made up of Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa, the foreign ministry in Tehran announced on Monday. The move comes after the Iranian president addressed the BRICS summit last week. | While BRICS is not a treaty bloc, it has a "very creative mechanism with broad aspects," Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh said on Monday, according to the Tasnim news agency. He added that Tehran has already ha…
(2022-06-28). The Supreme Court and radical environmental deregulation. mronline.org 
In the face of today's complex, technological world, conservative state attorneys general and right-wing jurists are demanding a degree of legislative specificity that is impossible for non-experts to articulate.
(2022-06-28). Transcending the 'imperial mode of living'. mronline.org 
An interview with political scientist Ulrich Brand…
(2022-06-28). Patrick Lawrence: Who Should Control Foreign Policy? scheerpost.com 
March 15, 2019: Peace activists in Berlin discouraging Germany from buying combat aircraft that can be used as delivery systems for nuclear weapons. (Ippnw Deutschland, Flickr, CC BY-NC-SA 2.0) | By Patrick Lawrence / I had a letter in the mail the other week from someone named Barry Klein, who resides in Houston. I filed it knowing I would write about it, and now I shall. | Klein runs a group called
(2022-06-28). VIDEO: How the Democrats FAILED Women on Abortion | Katie Halper. scheerpost.com 
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(2022-06-28). Lessons From Colombia: A Victory For The People. popularresistance.org On June 19, Colombians elected the first leftist president and the first Afro-Colombian vice president in history. This was possible, despite being in a repressive state, because of a strong national social movement that organized an effective national strike in the spring of 2021. Clearing the FOG speaks with Charo Mina Rojas, an Afro-Colombian human rights defender and leader in the 2016 peace process, about this victory, the obstacles they faced and how they will counter efforts by the wealthy class to prevent further progress. Activists in the United States have much to learn from the Colombian people's movem…
(2022-06-28). G7: France Wants Venezuela & Iran's Oil Back on World Market. orinocotribune.com On Monday, June 27, a spokesperson for the government of the president of France, Emmanuel Macron, requested the diversification of the world's sources of oil. Specifically, the spokesperson requested that petroleum products from Venezuela and Iran begin to flow on the world market. The request provides new evidence of the boomerang effects caused by the economic blockade imposed on Venezuela by the US and its allies, including France. | Within the framework of the G7 Summit being held in Germany, sources from Macron's administration stated that France considers it essential that the entire international communit…
(2022-06-28). Thousands march for reproductive rights in Chicago. fightbacknews.org Chicago, IL – Approximately 7000 people rallied in Federal Plaza on the evening of Friday, June 24, to protest Dobbs v. Jackson, the Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade. The crowd was composed of activists and supporters of diverse genders, nationalities and political tendencies united in their anger at the attack on reproductive rights, most prominently the right to an abortion. | The protest was organized by the Chicago for Abortion Rights coalition and endorsed by over 45 local organizations. It was one of many such protests around the country. "We are the majority," said the emcee, Chicago for Abor…
(2022-06-28). Ecuador: Fuel Price Reduction Insufficient, Says CONAIE. orinocotribune.com Monday, June 27, the Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of Ecuador (CONAIE) rejected President Guillermo Lasso's recent announcement that, in response to the 15-day national strike, the country would reduce the cost of various fuels by 10 cents per gallon. | CONAIE branded the measure as "insufficient and insensitive, since it does not sympathize with the situation of poverty faced by millions of families." CONAIE stated that it would confer with its supporters to formulate a clear position in the coming days. | The organization that has led the protests warned that, despite persecution, criminalization, a…
(2022-06-28). China shortens centralized quarantine periods, adjusts other guidelines. ecns.cn China has decided to shorten the centralized quarantine period for international travelers and close contacts of confirmed COVID-19 cases from 14 to seven days, according to a document released on Tuesday.
(2022-06-28). Mayo Clinic Minute: Why it's important to help kids who identify as LGBTQ and may be struggling. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org It's not uncommon for teens to experience mental health issues like anxiety. It's believed 1 in 5 young people experiences some type of mental health issue during their teen years. For LGBTQ youth, the statistics are alarming. A recent national survey showed 45% expressed serious suicidal ideation. Dr. Marcie Billings, a pediatrician at Mayo Clinic, says these kids need support. It can be as simple as listening. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute. youtu.be/9qUM8FHQyVE Journalists: Broadcast-quality video…
(2022-06-28). Indiana inmate fights to reform sentencing and end mass incarceration. peoplesworld.org 
NEW CASTLE, Ind.—Bryan Jones was just 25 years old when he was sentenced to prison for years in Indiana's Department of Corrections. "The judge had no intention of leaving me room to have another chance to change my life and the opportunity to make the most of that life in society," Jones told People's …
(2022-06-28). Police Brutality on Display as Protesters Rail Against Post-Roe World. commondreams.org "Both the Dobbs decision and state repression of protest against it violate human rights," said the president of the National Lawyers Guild.
(2022-06-28). Mayo Clinic Minute: What men under 40 should know about testicular cancer. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org June is National Men's Health Month, and for young men, it's a good time to recognize the signs of testicular cancer. Approximately 1 of every 250 men in the U.S. will develop testicular cancer, with the average age of 33 at the time of diagnosis, according to the American Cancer Society. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute www.youtube.com/watch?v=rCR-az6uphA&feature=youtu.be Journalists: Broadcast-quality video pkg (1: 09) is in the downloads at the end of…
(2022-06-28). Outlawing abortion is a step toward white minority theocratic tyranny. peoplesworld.org 
Outlawing abortion is a central goalpost in the unfolding of the far-right wing's takeover strategy. The crusade to install a white minority theocratic tyranny in the United States begins by revoking the political rights and personal freedoms the people of this country have won over the last 60 years or so. All this was signaled …
(2022-06-28). At least 51 dead in prison riot fire in Colombia: report. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 28 (MNA) —At least 51 prisoners died after a fire started during a prison riot in southwestern Colombian city of Tulua, head of National Prisons Agency said on Tuesday, one of the worst incidents of recent prison violence in the country.
(2022-06-28). U.S. in 'national battle' over abortion rights. ecns.cn A wave of protests and lawsuits has swept the United States after the Supreme Court on Friday overturned the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade decision that established a constitutional right to abortion.
(2022-06-27). The Fantasy of Fanaticism. libya360.wordpress.com Scott Ritter Despite what some "defense analysts" may be telling Western media, the longer the war continues, the more Ukrainians will die and the weaker NATO will become. For a moment in time, it looked as if reality had managed to finally carve its way through the dense fog of propaganda-driven misinformation that had dominated…
(2022-06-27). Donbass: Full Liberation of Severodonetsk, Russia and LPR Control Zolotoye and Gorskoye. libya360.wordpress.com Christelle Néant On 25 June 2022, about 800 civilians were finally able to leave the territory of the Azot factory in Severodonetsk, where they had been held by Ukrainian soldiers who had dug in. In the process, the territory of the factory and the industrial zone came under the control of the LPR (Lugansk People's…
(2022-06-27). Thousands protest NATO Summit in Madrid. workers.org With the U.S.-led NATO about to begin its June 28-30 Summit in Madrid, following an agenda that includes prolonging the war against Russia in Ukraine and adding China as a key strategic enemy of the imperialist alliance, thousands of people took to the streets of the Spanish capital to protest . . . |
(2022-06-27). NATO blockades Kaliningrad. mronline.org 
With the success of Russia's operations in Ukraine, we have to be concerned about NATO reacting to their strategic defeat by shifting their aggression not only to intense economic and propaganda warfare against Russia but also against Russia's position in the Baltic region.
(2022-06-27). CIA, European Commandos Operating on the Ground in Ukraine: NYT. scheerpost.com 
A handout photo made available by the Ukrainian Presidential Press Service shows Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky on his working visit to the eastern Ukrainian conflict zone, 9 April 2021. [Handout photo/EPA/EFE] | By Kyle Anzalone / The New York Times
(2022-06-27). A Pivotal Moment in Eastern Ukraine. libya360.wordpress.com M. K. BHADRAKUMAR Ukrainian troops retreat from Severodonetsk city in the eastern Luhansk Oblast after weeks of fighting, June 24, 2022 The retreat of Ukrainian troops from Severodonetsk city in the Luhansk Oblast of the country is a pivotal moment in the ongoing conflict. The Russian forces are now almost in total control over the…
(2022-06-27). Merrick Garland: Drop the Charges Against Julian Assange. scheerpost.com 
By David Rovics / CounterPunch I turned on the news yesterday and there was Attorney General Merrick Garland somewhere in Ukraine, talking about being part of the effort to prosecute war crimes charges against the Russian invaders. Coincidentally, the night before seeing our chief prosecutor in Ukraine, I had finished reading Nils Melzer's recently-published book, …
(2022-06-27). US Expects Biden and Xi Will Speak in the Coming Weeks. news.antiwar.com National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said Monday that Sullivan said one of the reasons for the talks is the growing "convergence" among the US and its allies on the view of China. "We do think that there is increasing convergence, both at the G7 and at NATO, around the challenge China poses," Sullivan said. | Earlier this month,…
(2022-06-27). UNAC says: 'End the U.S.-NATO proxy war with Russia'. workers.org 
The United National Antiwar Coalition issued the following statement on the eve of demonstrations and conferences against the NATO Meeting in Madrid, Spain, June 25-26. UNAC calls for an end to NATO expansion and an end to NATO. NATO is not a defensive alliance; it is offensive as was shown . . . |
(2022-06-27). Massacre in Melilla: A Barbaric Crime. libya360.wordpress.com Alejandro López 37 refugees dead, hundreds injured in Spanish-Moroccan police massacre at Melilla border Spain's Socialist Party (PSOE)-Podemos government, working with Moroccan police acting as the European Union's border guards, have carried out a barbaric massacre at the borders of the Spanish enclave of Melilla in Africa. At least 37 migrants were killed and 1 …
(2022-06-27). Title IX weakened by SCOTUS Roe ruling. workers.org 
June 23 marked the th anniversary of Title IX, the federal legislation mandating equal opportunities for men's and women's participation in education, including sports. The very next day, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down another -year-old decision — Roe v. Wade — thus denying women and girls protected by Title . . . |
(2022-06-27). Ecuador's national strike at a crossroads. workers.org 
Ibarra, Imbabura Province, Ecuador June 26 — The Indigenous-led National Strike in Ecuador that began June 13 enters its third week on June 27, as the people once again show their power in the streets and highways. Roadblocks in 23 provinces have closed every paved road in Ecuador. The masses . . . |
(2022-06-27). At Bonn climate talks, rich nations stab poor countries in the back — again. mronline.org 
The rulers of rich nations are like arsonists who, after lighting the fire, prevent anyone calling the fire brigade. An example of this took place at the Bonn Climate talks that finished on June 16.
(2022-06-27). Ian Menter Raymond Williams and Education: History, Culture, Democracy. mronline.org 
In the 1950s and early 1960s, a group of remarkably talented left-wing intellectuals (almost all men) emerged in Britain, focusing both upon the radical interpretation and development of the core disciplines of the humanities: literature and history, and to a lesser extent, politics and philosophy; and also upon socialist political activism.
(2022-06-27). Nation's largest union of nurses condemns Supreme Court overturn of constitutional right to abortion. mronline.org 
Registered nurses understand that abortion is a basic health care service, and as a union of health care providers dedicated to advocating for the best interests of our patients, National Nurses United opposes any efforts to restrict our patients' control and choices over their own health care and their own bodies.
(2022-06-27). U.S. gov't body plots to break up Russia in name of 'decolonization'. mronline.org 
The U.S. government's Helsinki Commission held a Congressional briefing plotting ways to break up Russia as a country, in the name of supposed "decolonization."
(2022-06-27). A Staggering Story of Palestinian Exile. scheerpost.com 
Hadi Tabbal in the New York premiere of The Vagrant Trilogy, written by Mona Mansour and directed by Mark Wing-Davey, at The Public Theater. (Photo by Joan Marcus) | By Alisa Soloman / The opening of Mona Mansour's engrossing three-part epic about Palestinian displacement, The Vagrant Trilogy, was postponed for the last two years. But there's also a sense in which its run at New York's Public Theater was delayed by 33 years. In 1989—two and a half years into the First Intifada, which had brought the violenc…
(2022-06-27). ScheerPost Contributors Honored Six Times at SoCal Journalism Awards. scheerpost.com 
By ScheerPost Staff / Original to ScheerPost | ScheerPost staff members won six awards, including two first place honors at the 64th annual Southern California Journalism Awards gala on Saturday honoring journalists from print, television, radio, digital and student media platforms. More than 2,000 journalists competed, their work judged by members of other press clubs across the country. ScheerPost staff members were Natasha Hakimi Zapata, one of S…
(2022-06-27). Thousands of Workers on Strike at South Africa's Impala Platinum Mines. scheerpost.com 
By Over 4,000 contract workers launched an indefinite strike on Monday, June 20, at the Impala Platinum mines in Rustenburg in South Africa's North West province. The action was organized by the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (NUMSA). Strike notices were issued to three companies contracted to provide services to Impala Platinum Holdings Limited (Implats) — Reagetswe Mining Group, Triple M Mining, and Newrak Mining. | Over 4000 workers will down…
(2022-06-27). The Supreme Court, rights, and judicial abdication. mronline.org 
The Supreme Court Justices have left town for the summer. Their sense of justice departed a few months ago, along with their fidelity to the history and text of the Constitution.
(2022-06-27). Ecuador: Popular Uprising Continues in the Streets of Quito as Parliament Discusses Lasso's Removal. libya360.wordpress.com Resumen Latinoamericano A massive and full Assembly was held at the CCE on the 13th day of the #paronacionalecuador2022, the bases were informed of the permanence of the 10-point national agenda and the call for the unity of more sectors of the country until results are achieved. Masiva y con àÅgora llena se realiza la…
(2022-06-27). Ecuador: "Stop the Massacre" libya360.wordpress.com Carlos Crespo (Image by Walker Vizcarra) "Stop the massacre" was the cry that ran through tears, pain and indignation on the twelfth day of the #ParoNacional2022. "We have had a very difficult day"; "it has been a very strong day". "We denounce to the world… the wounded, the dead, the imprisoned. Let them know about…
(2022-06-27). Russia-Africa Summit to Reconvene. libya360.wordpress.com Abayomi Azikiwe After a visit to Russia by the two leading officials of the African Union (AU), an announcement has been made that President Vladimir Putin is ready to hold another gathering to work towards key issues facing both geopolitical regions. The last Africa-Russia Summit was held in Sochi during 2019 prior to the advent…
(2022-06-27). Statement by New World Mathaba: Brutal Attacks on Africans in Morocco Highlights Crisis in Africa. libya360.wordpress.com STATEMENT ISSUED BY NEW WORLD MATHABA: BRUTAL ATTACKS ON AFRICANS IN MOROCCO HIGHLIGHTS CRISIS IN AFRICA On June 24th, approximately 2000 African migrants made a desperate attempt at a mass border crossing, climbing the iron fence separating Morocco and the Spanish enclave of Melilla. Footage of African bodies piled up at the foot of the…
(2022-06-27). Turkey, Azerbaijan, Georgia to hold joint military exercise. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Azeri Press AgencyJune 27, 2022 Azerbaijan, Turkiye, Georgia to hold joint exercise 'Eternity-2022″ exercises will be held on October 17-28 with participation of Azerbaijani, Turkish and Georgian servicemen, APA reports citing Turkish National Defense Ministry. It has been noted that the first planning meeting for the exercise has been held in Turkiye. The meeting has …
(2022-06-27). Philippines ruling class debates anti-communist 'red tagging,' raising repression fears. peoplesworld.org 
Just days ahead of the inauguration of President-elect Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos, Jr., "red tagging" has re-emerged as a national debate in the Philippines. In what is being seen as a possible shift in attitudes within the ruling dispensation, Menardo Guevarra, Justice Secretary in the outgoing Rodrigo Duterte administration, called the practice of red tagging dangerous. …
(2022-06-27). New York City: Reclaim PRIDE. workers.org 
In celebration of of LGBTQ+ Pride, thousands of people brought a powerful fighting spirit to the Queer Liberation March for Trans and BIPOC Freedom, Reproductive Justice and Bodily Autonomy on June 26. New York City, June 26. WW PHOTO: Brenda Ryan Held the same day as the NYC Pride Parade, . . . |
(2022-06-27). Nuclear-Armed Powers Squander $156.000 per Minute on Their MAD Policy. transcend.org 24 Jun 2022 – They call it MAD: Mutual Assured Destruction. It is about the nuclear-armed powers' doctrine of military strategy and national security policy. And they spent on their MAD policy more than 156.000 US dollars, every single minute, in just one year—2021.
(2022-06-26). Wide spectrum of class struggles at Labor Notes conference. workers.org Chicago The 2022 Labor Notes conference, sponsored by the magazine of the same name, brought 4,000 worker-activists to Chicago June 17-19. The multinational, multigendered, multigenerational gathering gave voice to a range of struggles, from union drives to strikes to building rank-and-file caucuses opposed to class-collaborationist union leaders. A rally the . . . |
(2022-06-26). Portland: Delegation brings solidarity to migrant seafarers. workers.org Portland, Oregon The writer was part of the delegation that boarded the Otago Harbour ship. Members of Workers World Party and the Pacific Coast Coalition for Seafarers boarded the Otago Harbour cargo ship on a Central Eastside port in Portland on May 23 to visit with migrant seafarers and deliver . . . |
(2022-06-26). Free Mumia! Free 'Em All! Support WW reporting. workers.org The U.S. has the highest percentage of its population in prisons — more than any other country in the world and disproportionately people of color. That's not even counting detention centers for im/migrants who flee their homes to escape U.S. imperialist aggression and impoverishment. Here, they are brutally mistreated, detained, . . . |
(2022-06-26). Letters from behind the walls. workers.org 
Workers World Staff, I am incarcerated in SCI Albion in Pennsylvania. I came across an older newspaper and love the content. I saw an ad and was hoping to get a subscription. Keep up the great work please. James G. Albion, Pennsylvania ** Greetings, My name is Delfino H. I . . . |