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2022-06-19: News Headlines

Editor2 (2022-06-19). Ecuador: CONAIE and Unions to Maintain National Strike. orinocotribune.com Mobilizations will continue and key roads remain blocked as the indefinite Ecuador-wide protests against the Security forces have been unsuccessful in trying to lift 24 hour roadblocks, which have now been reinforced by communities. | The government's attempt to quell protests by sweeping up alleged leaders not only failed, it backfired. News of the

____ (2022-06-19). China to allow more international flights. ecns.cn China's civil aviation authority said Friday that it is discussing with its counterparts in certain countries the possibility of gradually increasing international passenger flights in and out of the country.

____ (2022-06-19). China's renewable energy capacity expands in first five months. ecns.cn China's installed capacity of renewable energy registered double-digit growth in the first five months of the year as the country strived to reach its carbon peaking and carbon neutrality goals.

Frank Hammer (2022-06-19). Open Letter To Labor Notes About Relationship To US NED Funded AFL-CIO "Solidarity Center" indybay.org Retired UAW Local 909 president Frank Hammer challenges Labor Notes about their relationship with the US NED funded "Solidarity Center" in Mexico and the US. The AFL-CIO International Departmen AIFLD t was involved in the attack and murder of Mexico City Ford workers yet Labor Notes has refused to cover this issue and the fact that the "Solidarity Center" is now receiving $75 million a year from the National Endowment for Democracy which was set up by the US government and CIA.

LEPAIO (2022-06-19). The Israeli Histadrut, The AFL-CIO, Zionism & Labor Imperialism With Carol Lang. indybay.org The role of the Israeli Histadrut and the AFL-CIO was the focus of a presentation by CUNY professor Carol Lang. She spoke at a conference of the Labor Education Project On AFL-CIO International Operations. The AFL-CIO is tied to the racist Israeli Histadrut and has blocked solidarity resolutions for Palestinian people and workers. | AFL-CIO president Liz Schuler and AFT president Randi Weingarten also met with the leadership of the Israeli Labor Party which is in the Israeli government and supported the murder of Palestinian American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh. The Israeli minister of Interior is a member of th…

____ (2022-06-19). Chinese president addresses 25th St. Petersburg International Economic Forum. ecns.cn Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday attended and addressed the plenary session of the 25th St. Petersburg International Economic Forum in virtual format upon invitation.

____ (2022-06-19). Chinese mainland reports 11 new local confirmed COVID-19 cases. ecns.cn The Chinese mainland on Friday reported 11 locally-transmitted confirmed COVID-19 cases, including five in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, four in Liaoning, and one each in Beijing and Shanghai, the National Health Commission said Saturday.

TeleSUR, JCM (2022-06-19). Inundaciones en India y Bangladés dejan más de 40 muertos. telesurtv.net Millones de hogares se encuentran bajo el agua tras las torrenciales lluvias que se han registrado en ambos países.

Editor (2022-06-18). UN slams Ukrainian attack on Donetsk maternity hospital. mronline.org The United Nations called the shelling of the maternity hospital in Donetsk a breach of humanitarian law.

Eva Bartlett (2022-06-18). Western media and politicians prefer to ignore the truth about civilians killed in Donetsk shelling. mronline.org Following intense Ukrainian shelling of Donetsk on June 13, some Western media sources, in tandem with outlets in Kiev, unsurprisingly claimed that the attack—which killed at least five civilians and struck a busy maternity hospital—was perpetrated by Russian forces.

_____ (2022-06-18). The Chris Hedges Report: Struggle Makes Us Human. popularresistance.org The neofascist movements currently rising around the globe differ from the fascist movements of the 20th century. Fascism in the last century arose to break radical workers' movements, many organized by the Communist Party. But the current neofascists, figures such as Jair Bolsonaro in Brazil and Narendra Modi in India, do not need to focus on destroying unions, which have already been decimated by globalization. Instead, they can directly channel the anger of the unemployed and underemployed towards minorities and the vulnerable. | Vijay Prashad addresses these deformations—and explains how we can fight ba…

John Catalinotto (2022-06-18). Finnish protesters say/ No to NATO, yes to peace. workers.org In response to U.S. attempts to take advantage of the war propaganda to expand NATO to include Finland and Sweden, the anti-war and anti-imperialist movements in both Scandinavian countries have taken to the streets. The photo is of a demonstration June 4 in Helsinki, Finland. The sign in front reads, . . . |

WSWS (2022-06-18). Flooding of Abbott baby formula factory in Michigan forces new shutdown amid severe national shortage. wsws.org Less than two weeks after it reopened the largest baby formula factory in the US, Abbott Laboratories announced that severe thunderstorms and flooding caused by backed-up storm sewers in Sturgis, Michigan, had forced the operation to be shut down again.

Anonymous811 (2022-06-18). Crisis In Ecuador: Social Protests Stop Oil Production. southfront.org Leonidas Isa | Ecuador constantly faces a variety of problems, which is quite typical for a country in Latin America. This time, the most unique and urgent issues are the energy and social ones; these problems are not something new for Ecuador but are quite commonplace. In Ecuador, oil wells have recently stopped working. There have been these precedents before. The second problem is the Indian issue, which the government has not been able to solve for decades. | The main oil company of Ecuador, PetroOriental, said that…

Editor (2022-06-18). Notes on a mask-less world. mronline.org Mask-lessness is becoming contagious and normalised in a world that is far from "normal".

Editor (2022-06-18). The necessity of ecosocialist degrowth. mronline.org We need degrowth in industries ranging from armaments and advertising to fast fashion and fossil fuels, together with a dramatic reduction in consumption of the richest 1% who are responsible for 15% of emissions.

Editor (2022-06-18). The truth never mattered at Guantánamo. mronline.org The deceit and lies and cover-ups of the worst moments in post-9/11 history have created an endless stage of hypocrisy for all the world to see.

Editor (2022-06-18). How Our Consumption is Killing Poor Kids in Los Angeles. scheerpost.com By Joshua Frank / CounterPunch It's a gorgeous evening in San Pedro, California. I'm standing on the outskirts of a Little League ballpark that sits atop a knoll overlooking the sprawling Port of Los Angeles and the arching Vincent St. Thomas Bridge. Below is a sea of shipping containers, stacked high like Lego blocks, forming …

Editor (2022-06-18). Migrant Children Jailed in Inhumane Conditions Under Biden. scheerpost.com By Anna Flagg and Julia Preston / During their harrowing journey from Venezuela to the Texas border, the three Zaragoza children liked to imagine the refuge they would find when they reached the United States, a place where they would finally be free from hunger and police harassment and could simply be kids. | Instead, when they reached the border in March, they were detained — dirty with mud from the Rio Grande and shivering with cold — in frigid cinder block cells. They spent sleepless nights…

Editor (2022-06-18). Paul Von Blum: A Personal Legacy of Dissent. scheerpost.com Main entrance to historic part of Charles University complex in Prague | By Paul Von Blum / Original to ScheerPost | On May 13, 2022, I gave the keynote presentation at the Conference on Dissent at Charles University in Prague in the Czech Republic. This Conference attracted speakers from multiple nations as well as students and faculty from Charles and other universities in the Czech Republic. Speakers presented their observations about specific social movements in various countries throughout the world. My talk was broader, offering a perspective about a lifetime of political dissent and its implications for…

Maxbrichta (2022-06-18). The European Central Bank is Trapped. Here's Why. scheerpost.com By Lyn Alden / Several of the major central banks are stuck in a trap of their own making. | This includes the US Federal Reserve, the Bank of Japan, the European Central Bank, and others. | The credit-based global financial system we have constructed and participated in over the past century has to continually grow or die. It's like a game of musical chairs that we have to keep adding people and chairs to in order for it to never stop. | This is because cumulative debts are far larger than the total currency supply, meaning there are more clai…

Minnie Bruce Pratt (2022-06-18). 'The Empire Strikes Back' ‚àí the U.S.-led new Cold War. workers.org The complete webinar "The Empire Strikes Back: Imperialism's Global War on Multi-Polarity" can be viewed at youtube.com/watch?v=n2XpIchk7g4 In a dynamic June 11 webinar, the Friends of Socialist China brought together a high-powered panel of speakers to explore the latest developments in, and increasing militarization of, the U.S.-led New Cold War. . . . |

_____ (2022-06-18). Rim Of The Pacific Massive Naval War Maneuvers Will Heighten Tensions. popularresistance.org Many citizens of the 26 RIMPAC countries do not agree with their country's participation in the RIMPAC war games, calling them provocative and dangerous for the region. | The Pacific Peace Network, with members from countries/islands across the Pacific including Guà•han, Jeju Island, South Korea, Okinawa, Japan, Philippines, Northern Mariana Islands, Aotearoa (New Zealand), Australia, Hawai'i and the United States, demand that RIMPAC be cancelled, calling the naval armada "dangerous, provocative and destructive." | The Network's petition for cancellation of RIMPAC states that "RIMPAC dramatically contributes…

_____ (2022-06-18). We Need A National Organization To Energize The Fight For Single Payer. popularresistance.org There is a need for a national group of grassroots activists advocating, mobilizing, and organizing exclusively for national single payer. | In the early days of 2021, when it became clear no member of Congress would champion the cause of Medicare for All, a group of long-time health care activists, unionists, grassroots organizers, and progressives met to discuss the need for a national organization to unite activists across the country and rally the movement for national single payer health care free from corporate profits. The activists were frustrated. After all, the Democrats held power in the House, in the…

_____ (2022-06-18). 'Calibrated' Dishonesty: Western Media Coverage Of Venezuela Sanctions. popularresistance.org US sanctions, even by outdated estimates, have killed tens of thousands of Venezuelans. The unilateral policies have been widely condemned by multilateral bodies and human rights experts for their deadly impact, as well as for violating international law (Venezuelanalysis, 9/18/21, 9/15/21, 3/25/21, 1/31/19). | But corporate media readers/viewers in the Global North are completely oblivious to this reality, as establishment outlets have gone out of their way to endorse sanctions by whitewashing their effects altogether (FAIR.org, 6/4/21, 12/19/20)—writing for example, that Washington has "sanctioned the gov…

_____ (2022-06-18). Ecuadorian Indigenous Peoples Say National Strike Continues. popularresistance.org On Friday, the Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of Ecuador (CONAIE) President Leonidas Iza ratified that his organization will maintain the national strike as long as President Guillermo Lasso does not repeal his neoliberal policies and measures. | He also announced that more Indigenous communities will undertake a march from the province of Cotopaxi to Quito City in the next 48 hours, for which his organization is making arrangements to guarantee some food for the thousands of protesters. | In response to what Lasso said during a national television channel on Thursday night, Iza recalled that Ecuadoria…

_____ (2022-06-18). New Global Movement Against Capitalism And For Socialism. popularresistance.org Working class communities around the world are organizing against capitalism. They are also forging a new international movement of solidarity and cooperation in the International People's Assembly. How can organizers build international unity, and oppose the tools used by the ruling class to divide and defeat the popular movements that are expanding democracy while fighting to save the planet? | Brian is joined at the People's Summit for Democracy by Stephanie Weatherbee Brito with the International Peoples' Assembly.

Amarynth (2022-06-18). President Putin: St Petersburg International Economic Forum Plenary session. thesaker.is Ed Note: This transcript is not fully complete but we post it because of the renewed DDoS attacks on Russian infrastructure. When it is complete, we will do an update.

Roger D. Harris (2022-06-18). Summit of the Americas Flops While Workers Summit Exposes Cracks in the Imperial Faàßade. orinocotribune.com By Roger D. Harris Jun 15, 2022 | Valentín, the man next to us in line as we made our way across the international border, asked what we had been doing in Tijuana. We had been at the Valentín, who had been born in Mexico and spent most of his working…

WSWS (2022-06-18). Facing poverty and starvation, Sri Lankan mother of three attempts to take her own life. wsws.org The tragic suicide attempt by a 33-year-old former garment worker and mother of three is an another exposure of the desperate situation facing the oppressed masses across the Indian Ocean island nation.

Dianne Mathiowetz (2022-06-18). Atlanta: 'What's the Call? Free them all!'. workers.org Atlanta The defense committees for Mutulu Shakur, Imam Jamil Al-Amin (formerly H. Rap Brown) and Kamau Siddiqi, three Black liberation activists who have spent decades in prison under spurious charges, held a strategy session and a public rally in Atlanta June 11. The common demand was for immediate release of . . . |

Anonymous669 (2022-06-18). Israel Strikes Military Positions In Gaza Following Rocket Attack On Ashkelon (Videos). southfront.org Israeli Air Force Squadron 190 AH-64A Peten, 27 June 2013, Taken by Oren Rozen, Via Wikimedia. | On June 18, the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) carried out a series of strikes on positions of the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of the Palestinian Hamas Movement, in the Gaza Strip. | The strikes were a response to a rocket attack targeted the town of Ashkelon. Palestinian fighters launched a single rocket at the Israeli town, which is located some ten kilometers to the north of Gaza, in the early morning…

Manlio Dinucci (2022-06-18). How to Destroy Russia. 2019 Rand Corporation Report: "Overextending and Unbalancing Russia" globalresearch.ca Force the adversary to expand recklessly in order to unbalance him, and then destroy him. This is not the description of a judo hold, but a plan against Russia elaborated by the Rand Corporation, the most influential think tank in the USA.

Labor Video Project (2022-06-18). Democracy, General Strikes & Fascism At AFL-CIO With Van Deusen Pres Vermont AFL-CIO. indybay.org Vermont AFL-CIO president David Van Deusen reports on the refusal of the AFL-CIO Executive Council to allow his state's resolution for democracy in the AFL-CIO with direct election of the national officers by the rank and file as well as preparing for a general strike against any attempted coup or insurrection.

Khubaka, Michael Harris (2022-06-18). CA State Parks Commission considers one of the most endangered historic sites in America. indybay.org California State Park and Recreation Commission may visit one of the most endangered historic preservation sites in America. Negro Hill, Mormon Island and Negro Bar Gold Mining District represents "hidden figures" from the National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom. As the Nation celebrates Juneteenth Freedom, California State Parks regional staff continues a generational effort to erase, distort and destroy all authentic golden legacy by people of African descent during the California Gold Rush Era (1840-1875)…

Staff (2022-06-18). Tell the ADL: your lies will never silence the movement for Palestinian liberation. samidoun.net Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network is an endorser of the following petition, launched by Jews for Palestinian Right of Return. SIGN THE PETITION: www.change.org/p/tell-the-adl-your-lies-will-never-silence-the-movement-for-palestinian-liberation To add an organizational endorsement, please send a message to jfpror@gmail.com We, the undersigned, unequivocally condemn the Anti-Defamation League's recent slanderous attack on the movement for Palestinian liberation. At the organization's Virtual National …

F. William Engdahl (2022-06-18). "We are Human Guinea Pigs": Alarming Casualty Rates for mRNA Vaccines Warrant Urgent Action. globalresearch.ca Official US and EU data confirm alarming numbers of deaths and permanent paralysis as well as other severe side effects from the experimental mRNA vaccines. It is now clear that we are being asked to be human guinea pigs in an experiment that could alter the human gene structure and far worse.

Editor (2022-06-18). Stella Assange: 'We Are Going to Fight This'. scheerpost.com By Joe Lauria / Julian Assange's wife and one of his lawyers on Friday vowed to fight the decision of British Home Secretary Priti Patel to sign an extradition order earlier in the day sending imprisoned WikiLeaks publisher Julian Assange to the United States to face trial on espionage and computer intrusion charges. | "This is the outcome that we have been concerned about for the last decade," Assange lawyer Jennifer Robinson told a London press conference. "This decision is a grave threat to fr…

____ (2022-06-18). China to build more national air monitoring stations. ecns.cn China plans to build eight new national atmosphere background watch stations by the end of 2025 to strengthen greenhouse gas observation, according to the country's meteorological authority.

WSWS (2022-06-18). Workers Struggle: Asia, Australia and New Zealand. wsws.org India: Uttar Pradesh social health workers strike; Punjab: Tarn Taran municipal sanitation workers demand unpaid wages; Western Australia: Shell LNG workers extend strike for higher pay; Queensland BlueCare workers in walkout again.

____ (2022-06-18). China has world largest monitoring network for disease, health risk factors. ecns.cn China has established the world's largest monitoring network for disease and health risk factors, the National Health Commission said Friday.

Staff (2022-06-18). Iran's Farzad bags gold at Asian para-cycling c'ships. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 18 (MNA) — The Asian para-cycling championship in India began Saturday and the Iranian para cyclist, Behrouz Farzad won a gold medal in the 1 km individual pursuit men underway in New Delhi.

Staff (2022-06-18). Detention of Asadollah Assadi in Germany against intl. law. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 18 (MNA) — A senior Iranian judicial official has described the arrest and imprisonment of Iranian national Asadollah Assadi in Germany as in violation of the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-06-17). 'Sent to Certain Death': Growing Numbers of Ukrainian Servicemen Refuse to Fight on the Donbass Frontlines. libya360.wordpress.com Petr Lavrenin Burial ceremony of three Ukrainian soldiers who were killed during the battles with Russian troops. © Mykola Tys / SOPA Images / LightRocket via Getty Images Ukrainian solders are increasingly abandoning their positions and posting videos with complaints about their command. Why is the number of desertions increasing in the war torn country?…

Editor (2022-06-17). ExxonMobil responds to Biden's call for increased oil production. mronline.org ExxonMobil responded to the US President by urging his administration to enact emergency measures.

Editor (2022-06-17). New Bill that passed House reinvokes old Russian bogeyman as pretext for more U.S. intervention in Africa. mronline.org Liberal Democrats shamefully all voted for the "Countering Malign Russian Influence Activities in Africa" Act—seems like relic from bygone era…

Editor (2022-06-17). Nicolás Maduro's Eurasian tour is a victory lap for the Bolivarian Revolution. mronline.org In a major turn toward re-engagement, Maduro has announced increased ties with states in North Africa, West Asia and beyond.

Editor (2022-06-17). Nine World leaders hold trigger to nuclear war. mronline.org As our world spirals toward the catastrophe of nuclear war, there has never been a greater need for a new global balancing, a rejection of great power, war, exploitation, and aggression.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-06-17). Gabriel Boric: Expression of Failure and Subservience of Social Democracy to Big Capital. libya360.wordpress.com José Neto The young lackey represents the derisory role of social democracy in the global class dynamics and its subservience to the main poles of Western power. Gabriel Boric was elected with the highest vote in Chilean history, 4,620,671 votes, he was a product of the revolutionary masses who fought in the streets of Chile…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-06-17). President Putin's Speech at the St Petersburg International Economic Forum Plenary Session. libya360.wordpress.com The President attended the plenary session of the 25th St Petersburg International Economic Forum. President of the Republic of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev also took part in the session. President of the People's Republic of China Xi Jinping and President of the Arab Republic of Egypt Abdel Fattah el-Sisi addressed the session via videoconference. The theme…

Dr. Nicole Delépine (2022-06-17). Will the Tragic Fate of World Stars like Celine Dion and Justin Bieber Open the Eyes of their Fans? Impacts of Covid-19 Vaccine. globalresearch.ca What is shocking is that Celine Dion had been a tenacious advocate of the vaccine to the point of imposing the vax on her concert audience. She really believed in it and was a victim of her belief!

Betsey Piette (2022-06-17). Capitalism is killing our children. workers.org It is incomprehensible that Washington politicians could sit through the hours of gut-wrenching testimony from the loved ones of victims of recent gun violence in Buffalo, New York, and Uvalde, Texas, and not be moved. Yet this seems to be the case. Protest at the White House, February 2018. Speakers . . . |

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2022-06-18: News Headlines

Editor (2022-06-18). UN slams Ukrainian attack on Donetsk maternity hospital. mronline.org The United Nations called the shelling of the maternity hospital in Donetsk a breach of humanitarian law.

Editor (2022-06-18). Notes on a mask-less world. mronline.org Mask-lessness is becoming contagious and normalised in a world that is far from "normal".

Frank Hammer (2022-06-18). Open Letter To Labor Notes About Relationship To US NED Funded AFL-CIO "Solidarity Center" indybay.org Retired UAW Local 909 president Frank Hammer challenges Labor Notes about their relationship with the US NED funded "Solidarity Center" in Mexico and the US. The AFL-CIO International Departmen AIFLD t was involved in the attack and murder of Mexico City Ford workers yet Labor Notes has refused to cover this issue and the fact that the "Solidarity Center" is now receiving $75 million a year from the National Endowment for Democracy which was set up by the US government and CIA.

LEPAIO (2022-06-18). The Israeli Histadrut, The AFL-CIO, Zionism & Labor Imperialism With Carol Lang. indybay.org The role of the Israeli Histadrut and the AFL-CIO was the focus of a presentation by CUNY professor Carol Lang. She spoke at a conference of the Labor Education Project On AFL-CIO International Operations. The AFL-CIO is tied to the racist Israeli Histadrut and has blocked solidarity resolutions for Palestinian people and workers. | AFL-CIO president Liz Schuler and AFT president Randi Weingarten also met with the leadership of the Israeli Labor Party which is in the Israeli government and supported the murder of Palestinian American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh. The Israeli minister of Interior is a member of th…

____ (2022-06-18). China to allow more international flights. ecns.cn China's civil aviation authority said Friday that it is discussing with its counterparts in certain countries the possibility of gradually increasing international passenger flights in and out of the country.

____ (2022-06-18). Chinese mainland reports 11 new local confirmed COVID-19 cases. ecns.cn The Chinese mainland on Friday reported 11 locally-transmitted confirmed COVID-19 cases, including five in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, four in Liaoning, and one each in Beijing and Shanghai, the National Health Commission said Saturday.

____ (2022-06-18). Chinese president addresses 25th St. Petersburg International Economic Forum. ecns.cn Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday attended and addressed the plenary session of the 25th St. Petersburg International Economic Forum in virtual format upon invitation.

____ (2022-06-18). China's renewable energy capacity expands in first five months. ecns.cn China's installed capacity of renewable energy registered double-digit growth in the first five months of the year as the country strived to reach its carbon peaking and carbon neutrality goals.

Editor (2022-06-17). Noam Chomsky: In Ukraine, Diplomacy Has Been Ruled Out. scheerpost.com [ By David Barsamian: Let's head into the most obvious nightmare of this moment, the war in Ukraine and its effects globally. But first a little background. Let's start with President George H.W. Bush's assurance to then-Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev that NATO would not move…

Editor (2022-06-17). Glenn Greenwald : Joe Biden's Submissive — and Highly Revealing — Embrace of Saudi Despots. scheerpost.com By Glenn Greenwald / Substack | Then-Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal (2nd R) welcomes then-US Vice President Joe Biden (C) at the Riyadh airbase on October 27, 2011, upon his arrival in the Saudi capital with a US official delegation to offer condolences to the King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz following the death of his brother, Crown Prince Sultan. AFP PHOTO/STR (Credit: AFP via Getty Images) | In 2018, President Trump issued

Maxyyjones (2022-06-17). Glenn Greenwald: The UK's Decision to Extradite Assange Shows Why The US/UK's Freedom Lectures Are a Farce. scheerpost.com By Glenn Greenwald / Substack | People protest with t-shirts and easter eggs at Largo di Torre Argentina to demand Julian Assange's freedom against extradition, on April 11, 2022 in Rome, Italy. (Photo by Simona Granati Corbis/Corbis via Getty Images) | The eleven-year persecution of Julian Assangewas extended and escalated on Friday morning.The British Home Secretary, Priti Patel, approved the U.S.'s extradition request to send Julian Assange to Virginia to stand trial on eighteen felony charges under the 1917 Espionage Act and other statutes in connection with the 2010 publication by WikiLeaks of thous…

Vijay Prashad (2022-06-17). The lethality of Washington's Global Monroe Doctrine: The Twenty-Fourth Newsletter (2022). mronline.org This past week, as part of its policy to dominate the American hemisphere, the United States government organised the 9th Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles. U.S. President Joe Biden made it clear early on that three countries in the hemisphere (Cuba, Nicaragua, and Venezuela) would not be invited to the event, claiming that they are not democracies.

Editor2 (2022-06-17). Bolivia: Coup President Añez Sentenced as a Usurper. orinocotribune.com Former Bolivian senator Jeanine Añez will serve a ten-year prison sentence for overthrowing the constitutional government on November 12th, 2019, the court ruled late Friday evening in the case of Golpe de Estado II. | The right-wing strategy had been to drag out the legal proceedings for as long as possible. In the last week of the trial, Añez was turning off her zoom camera, leaving her seat regularly without asking the court permission, and falling asleep because, she said, she was "very tired." Her family promises to take the "persecution" of the former Senator to the highest international tribunals. | On the…

Staff (2022-06-17). Baltic: NATO holds unprecedented air combat drills. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com NATOAllied Air CommandJune 16, 2022 NATO Combined Air Operations Centre Uedem controls largest BALTOPS air play From June 5 to 17, fourteen NATO Allies and Partners Finland and Sweden are participating in the multinational maritime-focused annual exercise Baltic Operations (BALTOPS). NATO's Northern Combined Air Operations Centre (CAOC) staff ensure control of participating aircraft. *** "This …

Staff (2022-06-17). Morocco backed by NATO states, with Turkish drones: Algeria dragged into worsening Western Sahara conflict. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com The HinduJune 14, 2022 The Western Sahara dispute and why Algeria-Spain ties have soured ==== Turkey expands armed drone sales to Ethiopia and Morocco — sources Bayraktars And Harops: Is Morocco A Rising Drone Power? ==== Morocco has controlled the disputed Western Sahara territory for decades while the Polisario Front comprised of indigenous people continues …

Editor (2022-06-17). ExxonMobil responds to Biden's call for increased oil production. mronline.org ExxonMobil responded to the US President by urging his administration to enact emergency measures.

Editor (2022-06-17). Craig McNamara Reveals the Truth Behind the Lies of His Father, Robert McNamara. scheerpost.com Craig McNamara. [Malika Lewis] | Click to subscribe on: Thousands of words have been penned about Robert McNamara, Secretary of Defense to Presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson from 1961 to 1968, including by McNamara in his 1996 autobiograph…

Editor (2022-06-17). MBS and Putin: Why Talk to One and Not the Other? scheerpost.com By Daniel Warner / CounterPunch President Biden is confronted with two decisions: The first is whether to go to Saudi Arabia this summer to meet with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) to try to persuade him to increase his country's oil output. The second is whether to speak directly with Vladimir Putin to try …

Editor (2022-06-17). Report: US Secretly Reviews and Approves Many Israeli Airstrikes in Syria. scheerpost.com By Dave DeCamp / | According to a report Israel frequently bombs Syria and frames the operations as strikes against Iran or Hezbollah, although the air raids often kill Syrian government troops and members of Iraq's Shia mi…

Editor (2022-06-17). U.S. Senate From Partisan (GOP) Swamp to a Bipartisan Graveyard for Democracy. scheerpost.com By Ralph Nader Since January 2021, the U.S. House of Representatives has passed 412 bills (See: Congress.gov) and sent them to the Senate. Unfortunately, the Senate hasn't acted. "What?" you say, "don't the Democrats control both Chambers of Congress?" Sure, by the barest of margins. Handcuffed by the filibuster, a Senate rule (not a federal law) …

Maxbrichta (2022-06-17). If Poverty Is a Moral Issue, Then the U.S. Is Bankrupt. scheerpost.com By Sonali Kolhatkar / Newspaper headlines are warning of

Maxyyjones (2022-06-17). A January 6th Spectacle Won't Save Democracy. scheerpost.com By Nolan Higdon / Original to ScheerPost | The televised hearings on the events of January 6, 2021 (January 6th) on the alleged insurrection at the Capitol after the 2020 election illustrates the sclerotic state of American politics and news media. It occurs at a time when

_____ (2022-06-17). Summit Of The Americas Flops While Workers Summit Exposes Cracks In Imperial Faàßade. popularresistance.org Valentín, the man next to us in line as we made our way across the international border, asked what we had been doing in Tijuana. We had been at the Workers Summit of the Americas, organized as an alternative to Biden's Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles. Our summit was as a place where countries besieged by and barred from the US could participate and was held in cooperation with a kindred counter-summit in Los Angeles. | Valentín, who had been born in Mexico and spent most of his working life in the United States, had seen the border from both perspectives. He commented about Biden's summit that although the…

Misión Verdad (2022-06-17). Emtrasur Flight in Argentina: Another Attempt by Media to Poison Political Relations. orinocotribune.com By Misión Verdad June 16, 2022 | Since June 8, an event has shocked the Argentine press, encouraged by the opposition to the government of Alberto Fernández, and by certain local Israeli organizations. These forces have used the grounding of a Venezuelan flight to justify an attack, not only on the current Peronist administration of Argentina, but also on the key geopolitical targets of Venezuela and Iran. | The retention of a Boeing 747, with Venezuelan registration YV3531, is causing a series of reactions that are linked to politics and international relations in Argentina, and that have little to do with…

Staff (2022-06-17). Russian Mir Payment System to be Operational in Venezuela this Year. orinocotribune.com According to information that the president of the Central Bank of Venezuelan, Calixto José Ortega Sánchez, shared with Sputnik News, Venezuelan officials expect the Russian Mir payment system to be operational in the South American country as early as this year. | "We have the will for this system to be working this year if possible. I think that the most important thing is to have the will, that is what at this moment is determining the speed with which the project is being reviewed," said Ortega Sánchez during the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF). | He specified that tomorrow, on Friday, Jun…

Holly Sheppard (2022-06-17). The Heat: UN Sustainable Development Goals. america.cgtn.com Sustainable development impacts all of our lives. Yet according the United Nations Secretary-General progress is in peril.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-06-16). US Biowarfare: Fever-Carrying Mosquitoes Studied in Ukrainian Labs May Have Been Used Against Cuba. libya360.wordpress.com The Russian Defence Ministry earlier reported discovering files in seized bio laboratories in Ukraine which indicated that scientists were carrying out tests on dangerous pathogens with the presumed intent to use them as components in biological weapons. The ministry said these laboratories were funded by the US for over a decade. The Ukrainian biological laboratories…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-06-16). Russian Ops in Ukraine (June 16, 2022): West Sends Arms, Russia Still Gaining Ground. libya360.wordpress.com Update for Russian Military Operations in Ukraine for June 16, 2022 Russian forces continue to gain ground in the Donbas; Russia also gains ground outside Kharkov; Western media covers up Ukrainian shelling of civilian targets in Donetsk; The flood of Western weapons continues, but limitations are manifesting themselves; Harpoon anti-ship…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-06-16). The Trend Toward a Multipolar World is Defined by Class Struggle. libya360.wordpress.com Danny Haiphong These edited remarks were given by the author at an event held on June 11th by Friends of Socialist China titled The Empire Strikes Back: Imperialism's Global War on Multipolarity. The emerging multipolar world is the result of struggles for national sovereignty and self-determination, which are connected with the world wide class struggle….

____ (2022-06-16). Denis Pushilin And Kharkov. Larry On NATO Support. smoothiex12.blogspot.com I don't have the link yet, but yesterday Denis Pushilin, the Head of Donetsk PR has been heard as saying that Kharkov and all of Kharkov Oblast need to be liberated. Pushilin is a very noticeable figure as, for now at least, the Head of independent and recognized by Russia DPR, but also, de facto a fully integrated Russia's political figure now. Very important at that and fully coordinated with Kremlin. So, when figure of such prominence speaks aloud on such matters then we should pay attention. This matters in so far as our assumptions on territorial goals of SMO are concerned. Now, three EU stooges talking abou…

Fight Back (2022-06-16). Philippines: "Terrorist designation" of Ka Louie et al is outrageous. fightbacknews.org Fight Back News Service is circulating the following June 15 statement from the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP). | The improperly named "Anti-Terrorism Council" today announced that it issued a resolution last May 25 (Resolution No. 31) which "designated" the former chief negotiator of the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) Ka Louie Jalandoni and five other people being associated with the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) and the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) as "terrorist individuals." | The Party and the revolutionary movement firmly denounces the ATC for…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-06-16). Are We Witnessing a Preemptive Coup in Colombia? libya360.wordpress.com James Patrick Jordan Activists from Colombia's major cities are being rounded up and detained as part of "Plan Democracy", a strategy described by Jorge Luís Vargas Valencia, General Director of the Colombian National Police, at a June 14, 2022 press conference. Vargas said that police were being put in a "maximum state of alert," because…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-06-16). Ecuador: CONAIE and Unions to Maintain National Strike. libya360.wordpress.com Kawsachun News CONAIE President Leonidas Iza addresses indigenous movement bases after being released from police and military custody. June 15, 2022. Mobilizations will continue and key roads remain blocked as the indefinite Ecuador-wide protests against the neoliberal policies of Guillermo Lasso's administration head into a fourth day. Security forces have been unsuccessful in trying to lift 24…

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Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-06-17). Updated Mayo Clinic recommendations for infant formula shortage. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Since the outbreak of COVID-19, there have been significant shortages of infant formulas in some stores, largely caused by supply chain issues, as well as a recent recall of several contaminated baby formula products. While this unfortunate crisis continues to impact thousands of caregivers needing to feed their babies, Mayo Clinic continues to offer advice on safe alternatives in the short term to patients. Alternative formula options For most infants, it is OK to switch…

____ (2022-06-17). China to build more national air monitoring stations. ecns.cn China plans to build eight new national atmosphere background watch stations by the end of 2025 to strengthen greenhouse gas observation, according to the country's meteorological authority.

____ (2022-06-17). China's disease control makes big stride in 10 years. ecns.cn China has made significant improvements in containing infectious diseases and has ramped up its disease control capacity in the past decade, the National Health Commission said on Friday.

____ (2022-06-17). China renews yellow alert for high temperatures. ecns.cn China's national observatory on Friday renewed a yellow alert for high temperatures, as heatwaves hit parts of the country.

Labor Video Project (2022-06-17). Democracy, General Strikes & Fascism At AFL-CIO With Van Deusen Pres Vermont AFL-CIO. indybay.org Vermont AFL-CIO president David Van Deusen reports on the refusal of the AFL-CIO Executive Council to allow his state's resolution for democracy in the AFL-CIO with direct election of the national officers by the rank and file as well as preparing for a general strike against any attempted coup or insurrection.

Kamal Iranidoost (2022-06-17). Armenia asks Iran to assist in peace treaty with Azerbaijan. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 17 (MNA) — President of the National Assembly of Armenia, Alen Roberti Simonyan has called on Tehran to assist in concluding a peace treaty with the Azerbaijan Republic.

Khubaka, Michael Harris (2022-06-17). CA State Parks Commission considers one of the most endangered historic sites in America. indybay.org California State Park and Recreation Commission may visit one of the most endangered historic preservation sites in America. Negro Hill, Mormon Island and Negro Bar Gold Mining District represents "hidden figures" from the National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom. As the Nation celebrates Juneteenth Freedom, California State Parks regional staff continues a generational effort to erase, distort and destroy all authentic golden legacy by people of African descent during the California Gold Rush Era (1840-1875)…

LEPAIO (2022-06-17). The Israeli Histadrut, The AFL-CIO, Zionism & Labor Imperialism With Carol Lang. indybay.org The role of the Israeli Histadrut and the AFL-CIO was the focus of a presentation by CUNY professor Carol Lang. She spoke at a conference of the Labor Education Project On AFL-CIO International Operations. The AFL-CIO is tied to the racist Israeli Histadrut and has blocked solidarity resolutions for Palestinian people and workers. | AFL-CIO president Liz Schuler and AFT president Randi Weingarten also met with the leadership of the Israeli Labor Party which is in the Israeli government and supported the murder of Palestinian American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh. The Israeli minister of Interior is a member of th…

Peter Koenig (2022-06-16). Kissinger y la guerra en Ucrania: El mensajero y el amo. globalizacion.ca Cuando Henry Kissinger sorprendió al mundo con su discurso en el reciente Foro Económico Mundial (FEM) en Davos (22-26 de mayo de 2022), diciéndole al presidente de Ucrania, Zelenskyy, que tenía que hacer alguna concesión a cambio de la paz,…

Dana Sanchez (2022-06-16). As Russia Makes War Gains, US Government In Talks With Ukraine For 'Negotiated Outcome'. moguldom.com While Russian forces gain ground in Ukraine, the U.S. has been in talks with the beseiged nation about a settlement and what that could look like. In a discussion with the Center for a New American Security, U.S. National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said on Thursday, June 16, that the U.S. will continue "to support …

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-06-16). US Tested Neuromodulators on Socially Vulnerable Ukrainians. libya360.wordpress.com Employees of the lab in the village of Sorokovka in Kharkov region tested highly active neuromodulators that caused irreversible damage to the central nervous system as part of the US military bio programme, Lt. Gen. Igor Kirillov, the head of the radiation, chemical and biological defense of the Russian Armed Forces, said. Sorokovka hosted a…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-06-16). Western Media and Politicians Prefer to Ignore the Truth about Civilians Killed in Donetsk Shelling. libya360.wordpress.com Eva Bartlett Remnants of the Uragan MLRS rocket which struck the Donetsk maternity hospital June 13. © Eva Bartlett / RT When Kiev's guilt in attacks on a maternity hospital cannot be denied, it's simply brushed under the carpet Following intense Ukrainian shelling of Donetsk on June 13, some Western media sources, in tandem with…

Ben Norton (2022-06-16). US Federal Reserve says its goal is 'to get wages down'. canadiandimension.com Construction workers assemble bleacher scaffolding. Photo by Rob Aylward/US Navy/ The chairman of the US Federal Reserve, Jerome Powell, said his goal is "to get wages down." | In a press conference on May 4, Powell announced that the Fed would be raising interest rates by half a percentage and implementing policies aimed at reducing inflation in the United States, which is at its highest level in 40 years. | According to a transcript of th…

Editor (2022-06-16). Leaked emails expose Paul Mason's collusion with senior British intelligence agent. mronline.org On June 7th, The Grayzone revealed how British journalist Paul Mason planned to wage all-out war on anti-imperialist and left-wing academics, activists, campaign groups, independent journalists and media sites—and particularly this outlet.

Margaret Kimberley (2022-06-16). The problem with Juneteenth. mronline.org Juneteenth was a people's holiday with deep meaning for the descendants of enslaved people. But the declaration of an official federal holiday has turned it into an opportunity for corporate exploiters and cynical politicians to show pretend concern for Black people. At best Juneteenth provides a history lesson and an opportunity for much needed political education.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-06-16). Why Does the United States Have a Military Base in Ghana? libya360.wordpress.com Vijay Prashad U.S. soldiers train for "jungle warfare" in Ghana. An interview with Kwesi Pratt Jr., a journalist and leader of the Socialist Movement of Ghana In April 2018, the president of Ghana, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, said that Ghana has "not offered a military base, and will not offer a military base to the…

Editor (2022-06-16). Turkey rains on NATO's parade. mronline.org On May 18, the secretary general of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, a Norwegian named Jen Stoltenberg, stood on a stage, flanked by the ambassadors to NATO of Finland and Sweden, Klaus Korhonen and Axel Wernhoff, respectively.

Editor (2022-06-16). Scott Ritter: Turkey Rains on NATO's Parade. scheerpost.com Letters of application to NATO from Finland and Sweden, presented to Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg on May 18. (NATO) | By Scott Ritter / On May 18, the secretary general of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, a Norwegian named Jen Stoltenberg, stood on a stage, flanked by the ambassadors to NATO of Finland and Sweden, Klaus Korhonen and Axel Wernhoff, respectively. | It was one of those made-for-television moments that politicians dream of — a time of high drama, where the ostensible…

Dave DeCamp (2022-06-16). Senators Bring Biden's 2023 Military Budget Request to $857 Billion. news.antiwar.com The Senate Armed Services Committee on Thursday released its version of the 2023 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that would authorize $857.6 billion in military spending for the 2023 fiscal year, a massive increase from the $813 billion President Biden requested. Out of the $857.6 billion, about $817.3 billion will go to the Pentagon, $29.7 …

_____ (2022-06-16). 3 Anti-Inflation Alternatives to Raising Interest Rates. popularresistance.org A deafening silence defines "debates" among U.S. leaders about stopping or slowing today's inflation. Alternatives to the Federal Reserve's raising of interest rates and curtailing money supply growth are ignored. It's as if there were no other ways to rein in price increases except to add more interest costs to the already excess debts of workers and small and medium businesses. Were the last two and a half years of the deadly Covid-19 pandemic, plus the economic crash of 2020, not sufficient enough burdens on Americans without piling on the additional burden of inflation that has been imposed by U.S. capitalism…

_____ (2022-06-16). Rural Europe Takes Action. popularresistance.org We feel like we are sandwiched between unfair market competition at the bottom and unfair production regulations at the top. The industrial baking industry has all the comparative advantages of size, it uses standardized raw materials and many types of additives. We have all the disadvantages of standards tailored to industrial production. These rules have not been adapted to the possible risks of our small-scale artisanal production methods. | With lower production volumes and higher labor costs, we are disproportionately burdened by these over-regulations, which hardly help to fulfil the goals they are supposed…

_____ (2022-06-16). Ecuador: CONAIE and Unions to Maintain National Strike. popularresistance.org Mobilizations will continue and key roads remain blocked as the indefinite Ecuador-wide protests against the neoliberal policies of Guillermo Lasso's administration head into a fourth day. | Security forces have been unsuccessful in trying to lift 24 hour roadblocks, which have now been reinforced by communities. | The government's attempt to quell protests by sweeping up alleged leaders not only failed, it backfired. News of the arrest of Leonidas Iza, president of the Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of Ecuador (CONAIE), mobilized thousands of people to the Latacunga prison where he was taken and promp…

Newsclick (2022-06-16). Importance of TRIPS flexibilities under the Doha Declaration on Public Health. peoplesdispatch.org As the 12th Ministerial Conference of the WTO is underway, there is a big question mark hovering over the TRIPS waiver proposal. Why are developing countries pushing for a TRIPS waiver? Why are the developed countries and Big Pharma stalling it? In this episode, NewscClick editor-in-chief Prabir Purkayastha and Prof. Satyajit Rath, an immunologist and adjunct faculty at IISER, Pune, discuss the need for TRIPS flexibilities as underlined under the Doha Declaration on Public Health and the importance of the TRIPS waiver proposal in the context of COVID-19 mooted by India and South Africa.

Editor (2022-06-16). The Rotten Roots of the IMF and the World Bank. scheerpost.com By Daniel Steinmetz-Jenkins / The International Monetary Fund and the World Bank have long been criticized for the onerous influence they exert over the domestic policies of many states. Especially since the 1990s, they have been excoriated for imposing policies—such as structural adjustment reforms and austerity measures—on client states that deepen inequality in the Global South, which, in turn, benefits the powerful countries of the Global North. How do we understand the struct…

Editor (2022-06-16). Contributions of peasant farmer communities: The case of Venezuela. mronline.org Throughout their history, agricultural, chemical and food corporations have created and implemented tactics to marginalize the peasant farmer community and indigenous people.

Editor2 (2022-06-16). Ecuadorian Indigenous Organizations Start Strike Against Lasso. orinocotribune.com The current protests are taking place in a political-institutional environment that is potentially very dangerous for the respect of human and civil rights. | From the early hours of Monday, the Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of Ecuador (CONAIE) began a national strike against the government of Guillermo Lasso by blocking highways in provinces such as Pastaza, Napo, and Guayas. | CONAIE President Leonidas Iza said that the social mobilization, which will continue for an indefinite period of time, emerges as a result of the reluctance of the Lasso administration to continue the dialogue process, the las…

Editor (2022-06-16). UK's 'Unlawful' Deportation Flight to Rwanda Halted After European Court Intervenes. scheerpost.com (Photo: Sandor Csudai) | By Tanupriya Singh / The first flight set to deport asylum seekers from the UK to Rwanda was halted on Tuesday, June 14, following major last-minute interventions by the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR). As of Tuesday morning, seven people were to be deported on the plane which was set to take off from the Ministry of Defense runway at Boscombe Down in Amesbury that night. This number was a fraction of the initial removal notices…

Staff (2022-06-16). New National Security Programs, Same Old Dangerous Patterns. aclu.org The government has long infringed on Americans' fundamental rights and liberties under the guise of national security. From the FBI's surveillance of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. to the round-up of innocent people simply because they were perceived to be Muslim after 9/11, new initiatives to address real or perceived national security concerns have inevitably and disproportionately impacted communities of color and immigrants. Over the past two decades especially, we've seen how domestic counterterrorism policies target Black, Brown, and Muslim communities for unmerited surveillance and investigation, trampling…

C.P. Chandrasekhar (2022-06-16). Why are global wheat prices rising so much? mronline.org The global food crisis has now grown to such proportions that everyone is talking about it (even though world leaders are doing relatively little about it).

Editor (2022-06-16). 100 Million People in America Are Saddled With Health Care Debt. scheerpost.com [ By Elizabeth Woodruff drained her retirement account and took on three jobs after she and her husband were sued for nearly $10,000 by the New York hospital where his infected leg was amputated. | Ariane Buck, a young father in Arizona who sells health insurance, couldn't make an appointment with his doctor for a dangerous intestinal…

Editor (2022-06-16). Tracy's Travesty: New Boss Same as Old Boss at Bureau of Land Management. scheerpost.com By Mike Garrity / CounterPunch It's too bad for conservationists and all Americans, but Tracy Stone-Manning, Biden's new Bureau of Land Management (BLM) director, is continuing the Trump administration's policy of destructive public land grazing. The BLM administers 246 million acres of public land, mainly in the intermountain west, with the mission is to "sustain …

Ana Perdigón (2022-06-16). Sergey Lavrov to Meet Venezuela's Vice President in Saint Petersburg. orinocotribune.com Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov will meet with Executive Vice President of Venezuela Delcy Rodríguez, the Prime Minister of Cuba Manuel Marrero, and a special representative of Nicaragua, during the International Economic Forum in Saint Petersburg, that started on Wednesday. | During the forum, which ends Saturday, a conference dedicated to relations between Russia and Latin America will be held. Rodríguez, the Nicaraguan Finance Minister Iván Adolfo Acosta Montalván, and the president of the Central American Parliament (PARLACEN), Daniel Ortega Reyes, will participate in this conference. | As part of the…

Anonymous767 (2022-06-16). SouthFront's Further Work Will Not Be Possible Without Your Support. southfront.org A global war is ongoing!: | Today, it can be stopped only by us, ordinary people who have become victims of politicians and propaganda. Many of us found ourselves on different sides of the front lines, regardless of our citizenship, nationality or faith. | We need to be united! | In March and early June, SouthFront overcame a series of attacks on our website. Nonetheless, there are no signs that pressure on us will soften anytime soon. | SouthFront work in providing independent coverage of key conflicts around the world disturbs those interested in instigating the global instability. SF Team is determined…

Jeremy Kuzmarov (2022-06-16). Various Alleged Instigators of Capitol Riot Finally Indicted For Sedition but Questions Remain About Government Infiltration and Incitement. covertactionmagazine.com Leaders of the far-right Proud Boys group, including its national chairman, Enrique Tarrio, have been charged with seditious conspiracy for …

Editor (2022-06-16). Khashoggi's Fiancée Wants Biden to Ask Saudis: 'Where is Jamal's Body?'. scheerpost.com Activists pose for a photo following the June 15, 2022 unveiling of Jamal Khashoggi Way outside the Saudi Embassy in Washington, D.C. (Photo: Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images) | By Brett Wilkins / As U.S. President Joe Biden

Freedom Socialist Party (2022-06-16). Wednesday 6/15: Labor History: A key to unlocking workers' power today. indybay.org Online via Zoom | To register: bit.ly/FSFD-Labor…

____ (2022-06-16). Iran-India economic ties gathering steam. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 16 (MNA) — The trade and economic relations between Iran and India is on upward trajectory.

Bernardo Esteves (2022-06-16). Chamber of disinformation? Brazilian deforestation according to Bolsonaro. peoplesworld.org Last week the Brazilian government established a group of bureaucrats whose mission is to survey the numbers regarding deforestation and burn-offs undertaken by INPE (Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais), the National Institute of Spatial Studies. This Thematic Consultative Chamber is going to "review the data" and determine which areas were deforested legally and illegally, according …

____ (2022-06-16). Chinese brands build up strength amid headwinds from COVID-19. ecns.cn Chinese brands have built up strength despite the challenges brought about by COVID-19, according to a report released by the international market research firm Kantar on Wednesday.

Khubaka, Michael Harris (2022-06-16). 2022 California Juneteenth – National Freedom Day. indybay.org In the coming years over 100 California cities with @100,000+ residents will begin to discover our unique California Juneteenth Legacy, helping manifest equity and greater inclusion throughout the 5th largest economy in the world. Today, "Mining for Freedom" or the authentic "Golden Legacy" of our California USCT who fought, bleed and died for freedom is a fierce debate impacting future generation.

La Peña (2022-06-16). Friday 6/17: Baila Community Dance Party. indybay.org La Peña Cultural Center, 3105 Shattuck Ave, Berkeley, CA 94705…

Anonymous669 (2022-06-16). Protests Continue In Ecuador Despite Release Of Indigenous Leader (Videos). southfront.org File image. The official logo of the Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of Ecuador. | Protests continue throughout Ecuador despite the release of Leonidas Iza, leader of the Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of Ecuador (CONAIE). | Indigenous people, who make up over a million of Ecuador's 17.7 million citizens, took to the streets on June 13 to protest against fuel prices and living costs. Despite being an oil producer, the prices of fuel almost doubled in Ecuador over the last two years. The price of…

____ (2022-06-16). Policies ready to achieve emissions goals. ecns.cn China has essentially completed its policy infrastructure for the country's ambitious climate targets and has made significant progress in low-carbon transition, government officials said at the 10th National Low-Carbon Day on Wednesday in Jinan, Shandong province.

____ (2022-06-16). CNOOC completes first offshore CCUS project. ecns.cn Chinese State-owned oil and gas giant China National Offshore Oil Corp said on Wednesday that it has completed the country's first offshore carbon capture and storage project designed to permanently bury carbon dioxide in the seabed.

David Giesen (2022-06-16). Sunday 7/3: Fulfilling the Promise of America, a symposium. indybay.org ZOOM video meet: | zoom.us/j/94131824284?pwd=RzI0ZEY1eEkrbkxFemNOMHFHbUZXZz09…

Anonymous669 (2022-06-16). New Satellite Images Show Progress In Repairs At Syria's Damascus Airport. southfront.org A heavy machine operates at the tarmac of Damascus International Airport, Syria, in this handout released by SANA on June 12, 2022. SANA/Handout via REUTERS | On June 15, Israel's ImageSat International released satellite images showing ongoing repairs at Syria's Damascus International Airport. | The airport went out of service as a result of the

Mark Gruenberg (2022-06-16). Union leaders talk with White House on protecting abortion access. peoplesworld.org PHILADELPHIA (PAI)—With a Supreme Court ruling looming abolishing the 49-year-old right to abortion, prominent unionists recently discussed with a top White House aide how to protect women's access once the Republican-named Supreme Court majority yanks the right. Representatives of the United Teachers of Dade (AFT), the Michigan Education Association, Service Employees 1199, National Nurses United …

Staff (2022-06-16). Tehran supporting any plan ensures regional security. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 16 (MNA) — Supporting the territorial integrity and national sovereignty of all nations is the principled policy of Iran, President Raeisi said, adding that Iran supports any plan, and dialogue that ensures regional security.

WSWS (2022-06-16). Socialist Equality Party meeting discusses crisis of Australia's two-party system and the way forward for the working class. wsws.org The livestreamed event provided a much-appreciated forum for democratic discussion about the election result, Labor's right-wing program, and the class battles now unfolding in Australia and internationally.

WSWS (2022-06-16). Workers Struggles: Europe, Middle East & Africa. wsws.org National public sector strike in Tunisia over pay and conditions; Second Belgium national strike this year called over cost-of-living crisis; Czech public sector unions declare strike alert over wages; EasyJet cabin crew strike at Berlin airport, Germany; Pilots at Scandinavian airline SAS strike threat over wages; Ryanair cabin crew in Spain to strike over pay and conditions; Ballot of 40,000 UK telecom workers begins over pay deal; Further Education lecturers in 33 colleges in England ballot over pay and working conditions; Stoppages by bus drivers in Palestinian West Bank over working conditions…

Peoples Dispatch (2022-06-16). How has Sri Lanka's political landscape transformed over the past months? peoplesdispatch.org Ahilan Kadirgamar, senior lecturer at the University of Jaffna, analyzes the recent political developments in Sri Lanka after the fall of the powerful Mahinda Rajapaksa…

____ (2022-06-16). China's national lawmakers to mull laws on wire fraud, civil enforcement, monopoly. ecns.cn China's national lawmakers will deliberate draft laws regarding issues such as anti-telecom and cyber fraud, civil compulsory enforcement, and anti-monopoly during a forthcoming session by the country's top legislature.

____ (2022-06-16). ÔºàW.E. TalkÔºâFacts and Truths Show Workers of All Ethnic Groups in Xinjiang Enjoy Decent Work. ecns.cn The Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region has actively practiced the international concept of decent work, followed the relevant conventions and initiatives of the International Labour Organization, and strictly implemented national laws, policies, and regulations.

Jon Queally (2022-06-16). 'Species Extinction Is a Choice': Groups Urge Strong Global Pact to Save Life on Earth. commondreams.org "Please make 2022 the year in which the world chooses to stop extinction and commits the resources to do so," says a letter ahead of an international summit next week. "Life on Earth depends on it."

Brett Wilkins (2022-06-16). House Dems Urge Biden to Work With Cuba to Vaccinate the World. commondreams.org "Cuba's goal of vaccinating people in low-income countries offers an important opportunity… for our nations to work together once again on urgent healthcare issues facing the world."

____ (2022-06-16). Study advocates adjusting agri-food system. ecns.cn A special policy study of a high-level international think tank for the Chinese government has called for a comprehensive agri-food system transformation strategy to facilitate the global endeavors of low-carbon transition and ensuring food security.

United We Dream (2022-06-16). Wednesday 6/15: DACA Tenth Anniversary: Then, Now and Beyond! Celebration & Action Rally. indybay.org Virtual celebration & action rally…

United We Dream (2022-06-16). Wednesday 6/15: DACA Décimo Aniversario – °Antes, Ahora y Más Allá! Celebración y Reuinon para la Acción. indybay.org Virtual celebration & action rally…

Staff (2022-06-16). Iran arrests element linked with 2 French spies. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 16 (MNA) — Iranian Intelligence Forces announced the detention of a person who was linked with the espionage operations performed by two French nationals in Iran.

WSWS (2022-06-16). Harley Davidson workers vote unanimously against tentative agreement in York, Pennsylvania. wsws.org Nearly 1,000 Harley Davidson workers voted as one to reject a pro-company tentative offer that had the backing of the International Association of Machinists union.

_____ (2022-06-15). China Bolsters Cooperation with Central Asian Nations. journal-neo.org Amidst the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, on June 8, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi held the third "China+Central Asia" Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan. Although similar meetings have taken place before, this summit has become urgent due to the recent depreciation of national currencies in the former Soviet republics, soaring food prices and …

_____ (2022-06-15). Are There Veterans For Peace In Colombia? popularresistance.org I once asked a prominent social movement leader and former Colombian Senator if there was any organization or movement in her country similar to the US groups Veterans for Peace or Iraqi Veterans Against the War (now About Face). It was in 2011, and I was there with a delegation sponsored by the Alliance for Global Justice and the National Lawyers Guild. She looked at me a moment and then said, "We have veterans, but they are not for peace." Her answer confirmed my own limited experience. | Of course, this was Colombia in 2011, a country that had recently learned about the "false positive" scandal, with details s…

_____ (2022-06-15). On the Consequences of Yet Another Anti-Islamic Public "Gaffe" in India. journal-neo.org Alas, this author was given another topic to discuss in the context of the interconfessional situation in India. A country that is one of the world's major powers, whose huge population inevitably gives an extremely important foreign policy component to its seemingly purely domestic events. All the more so when it comes to relations between …

_____ (2022-06-15). Peasants Agitate Against The 12th Ministerial Conference Of WTO. popularresistance.org Geneva – On Saturday, 06/11, La Via Campesina began its mobilizations against the 12th Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organization that is underway in Geneva this week. | An international delegation of peasants — representing social movements, peasant and indigenous organizations and farm unions — from the rural territories of Kenya, Korea, Paraguay, USA, France, India, Indonesia, Canada, Thailand, Spain, El Salvador, Costa Rica, Germany, Switzerland, Portugal, Mali and Gambia took to the streets of Geneva with a massive demonstration against the World Trade Organization (WTO). | The messag…

_____ (2022-06-15). Officer Released On Bail After Indictment For Killing Patrick Lyoya. popularresistance.org Patrick Lyoya, 26, an African immigrant from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), was shot in the back of the head by patrolman Christopher Schurr on April 4. | This act of police violence was met with widespread shock and mass demonstrations demanding that Schurr be terminated from the Grand Rapids police department and charged with murder. | There was an announcement made on June 15 saying that Schurr had been fired from the Grand Rapid Police Department. This came less than a week after his indictment on second degree murder charges in the death of Lyoya. | Despite the national attention focusing on the kil…

Editor (2022-06-15). NYT: First declassified photos of Guantanamo Bay released. mronline.org According to a New York Times report on Monday, the first declassified photographs of Guantanamo Bay detainees from Afghanistan, who had arrived just a few months after September 11, 2001, were released.

Editor (2022-06-15). What is Celsius and why is it crashing? mronline.org The crypto lending platform paused withdrawals as Bitcoin spiraled downwards, sending its own token plummeting. Here's what happened.

Ann Brown (2022-06-15). After Successful California Reparations Task Force Process, NAASD To Formally Charge The US Government With Genocide. moguldom.com After successfully helping the California Reparations Task Force produce its historic interim report on June 1, the National Assembly of American Slavery Descendants has moved forward to formally charge the U.S. government with genocide over its treatment of African slaves and their descendants. The NAASD wants President Joe Biden to protest and repair American Freedmen. A grassroots …

Deweylaura (2022-06-15). Hello Comrade project travels to Chile. cpusa.org "Hello Comrade" is a new project that works under CPUSA's International Department. The goal is to travel to countries around the world and not only document important advances made by Marxist parties but also try to capture how it feels, tastes, and smells to be a party activist working at the most grassroots level. …

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2022-06-16: News Headlines

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-06-16). Updated Mayo Clinic recommendations for infant formula shortage. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Since the outbreak of COVID-19, there have been significant shortages of infant formulas in some stores, largely caused by supply chain issues, as well as a recent recall of several contaminated baby formula products. While this unfortunate crisis continues to impact thousands of caregivers needing to feed their babies, Mayo Clinic continues to offer advice on safe alternatives in the short term to patients. Alternative formula options For most infants, it is OK to switch…

David Giesen (2022-06-16). Sunday 7/3: Fulfilling the Promise of America, a symposium. indybay.org ZOOM video meet: | zoom.us/j/94131824284?pwd=RzI0ZEY1eEkrbkxFemNOMHFHbUZXZz09…

La Peña (2022-06-16). Friday 6/17: Baila Community Dance Party. indybay.org La Peña Cultural Center, 3105 Shattuck Ave, Berkeley, CA 94705…

Khubaka, Michael Harris (2022-06-16). CA State Parks Commission considers one of the most endangered historic sites in America. indybay.org California State Park and Recreation Commission may visit one of the most endangered historic preservation sites in America. Negro Hill, Mormon Island and Negro Bar Gold Mining District represents "hidden figures" from the National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom. As the Nation celebrates Juneteenth Freedom, California State Parks regional staff continues a generational effort to erase, distort and destroy all authentic golden legacy by people of African descent during the California Gold Rush Era (1840-1875)…

____ (2022-06-16). Iran-India economic ties gathering steam. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 16 (MNA) — The trade and economic relations between Iran and India is on upward trajectory.

United We Dream (2022-06-16). Wednesday 6/15: DACA Tenth Anniversary: Then, Now and Beyond! Celebration & Action Rally. indybay.org Virtual celebration & action rally…

United We Dream (2022-06-16). Wednesday 6/15: DACA Décimo Aniversario – °Antes, Ahora y Más Allá! Celebración y Reuinon para la Acción. indybay.org Virtual celebration & action rally…

Freedom Socialist Party (2022-06-16). Wednesday 6/15: Labor History: A key to unlocking workers' power today. indybay.org Online via Zoom | To register: bit.ly/FSFD-Labor…

LEPAIO (2022-06-16). The Israeli Histadrut, The AFL-CIO, Zionism & Labor Imperialism With Carol Lang. indybay.org The role of the Israeli Histadrut and the AFL-CIO was the focus of a presentation by CUNY professor Carol Lang. She spoke at a conference of the Labor Education Project On AFL-CIO International Operations. The AFL-CIO is tied to the racist Israeli Histadrut and has blocked solidarity resolutions for Palestinian people and workers. | AFL-CIO president Liz Schuler and AFT president Randi Weingarten also met with the leadership of the Israeli Labor Party which is in the Israeli government and supported the murder of Palestinian American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh. The Israeli minister of Interior is a member of th…

Labor Video Project (2022-06-16). Democracy, General Strikes & Fascism At AFL-CIO With Van Deusen Pres Vermont AFL-CIO. indybay.org Vermont AFL-CIO president David Van Deusen reports on the refusal of the AFL-CIO Executive Council to allow his state's resolution for democracy in the AFL-CIO with direct election of the national officers by the rank and file as well as preparing for a general strike against any attempted coup or insurrection.

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2022-06-15: News Headlines

This Week in Fascism (2022-06-15). This Week in Fascism #130: Neo-Nazis, Proud Boys and Groypers Heed Call from GOP to Attack LGBTQ Community. itsgoingdown.org Welcome fellow antifascists! This week, public hearings have started to take place on the attempted pro-Trump coup on January 6th. While neoliberals are putting a lot into these hearings just like they did the Mueller investigation and Trump's (two) impeachments if history has shown us anything, its that these spectacles rarely result in…

Dissident Voice Communications (2022-06-15). Former US President Bush Condemns "brutal invasion of Iraq" in Public Gaffe. dissidentvoice.org WION — While speaking at an event, Former US President George W Bush condemned the full-scale invasion by Russia as "brutal" and "unjustified." However, he mistakenly said "invasion of Iraq." In no time, he corrected himself: "I mean, Ukraine."

Global Research News (2022-06-15). Selected Articles: US Department of Defense Finally Comes Clean — Admits in Public Document that There Are 46 US Military-Funded Biolabs in Ukraine. globalresearch.ca By The Pentagon on Thursday finally admitted…

Editor (2022-06-15). "Top Gun: Maverick" is Military Propaganda. Official Documents Prove It. scheerpost.com By Alan MacLeod / MintPress News BEVERLY HILLS, CALIF — "Top Gun: Maverick" is a box-office smash, a massive hit with both critics and the public alike. Navy and Air Force units across the country have set up recruitment stalls inside movie halls, hoping to sign up individuals buzzed after watching the high-paced aviation action. But …

Staff (2022-06-15). Baltic: NATO doubles air sorties to 400. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com NATOAllied Air CommandJune 15, 2022 NATO Combined Air Operations Centre Uedem controls largest BALTOPS air play From June 5 to 17, fourteen NATO Allies and Partners Finland and Sweden are participating in the multinational maritime-focused annual exercise Baltic Operations (BALTOPS). NATO's Northern Combined Air Operations Centre (CAOC) staff ensure control of participating aircraft. "CAOC Uedem …

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-06-15). Venezuela to Host Anti-NATO Summit Amid Rising Tensions with Colombia. libya360.wordpress.com Uriel Araujo Nicolas Maduro's Bolivarian government of Venezuela announced it will hold an anti-NATO "counter-summit" in San Cristóbal (state of Tachira) on the border with Colombia on June 28-29. Colombia, Washington's main ally in South America, and also a huge human rights breacher, has been a Major Non-NATO Ally (MNNA) since May 2022. This development comes amid a…

Staff (2022-06-15). PSUV Leader Diosdado Cabello: Venezuela Has Enough Evidence to Request an Interpol Red Notice Against Marco Rubio. orinocotribune.com The government of Venezuela has enough evidence on US Senator Marco Rubio, concerning his participation in a plot to assassinate Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, to issue a red alert request from Interpol. This was stated by the first vice president of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV), Diosdado Cabello, in response to Rubio's request to United States Attorney General, Merrick Garland, to issue an international red alert to arrest President Maduro in his current international tour. So far, the tour has taken the president to Turkey, Algeria, Iran, Kuwait, and Qatar. | During a PSUV press conferen…

Staff (2022-06-15). SCO parties to discuss accepting Iran membership. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 15 (MNA) — The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation member states will discuss accepting Iran's membership in the ongoing SCO Council of National Coordinators' meeting in Tashkent.

Tony Murphy (2022-06-15). New York City 'March Against Union-Busting Billionaires' keeps the struggle in the streets. workers.org New York City The June 7 Starbucks union win in Memphis, Tennessee, showed that the bosses' tried-and-true, union-busting tactics aren't working like they used to. In the face of the February racist firing of the Memphis 7, election tampering by the bosses and constant anti-union interference, workers at that store . . . |

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-06-15). Javier Jerez: "In the Ecuadorian State Everything is Falling Apart" libya360.wordpress.com Cris González Javier Jerez is the former vice-governor of the Salasaka people, and he referred to the arbitrary detention of leader Leonidas Iza, president of the Confederation of Indigenous Peoples and Nationalities of Ecuador (CONAIE), in which all his rights were violated since there is no basis for this arrest, as Jerez indicated in an…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-06-15). Russia Could Set Off Nuclear Energy Bomb in America in Response to US Belligerence. libya360.wordpress.com Drago Bosnic For the past three and a half months, we have been listening to the same narrative — all the world's problems are Russia's fault. Food shortages and price hikes are "Russia's fault". Fertilizer price going through the roof is "Putin's evil plan". If one's electric car sets on fire, it's probably Russian hackers,…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-06-15). A Quarter Century of a Western-Backed War of Aggression Against the Congolese People. libya360.wordpress.com Maurice Carney Uganda president Yoweri Museveni and Rwanda president Paul Kagame (Photo: REUTERS/Noor Khamis) Rwanda and Uganda have carried out attacks against the Democratic Republic of Congo for the past 25 years. Their aggressions are carried out with the backing of the U.S. and European nations who aid their theft of Congo's resources. The recent…

Ricardo Vaz (2022-06-15). 'Calibrated' dishonesty: Western media coverage of Venezuela sanctions. mronline.org U.S. sanctions, even by outdated estimates, have killed tens of thousands of Venezuelans.

TeleSUR Desk (2022-06-15). African Union Head calls for lifting of sanctions on Russia. mronline.org Senegalese President Macky Sall highlighted the relationship that exists between Russia and African countries, recalling that the Eurasian nation "played a tremendous role in the independence of the African continent and this will never be forgotten".

CJ Baker (2022-06-15). Protest Song Of The Week: 'Spitting Off the Edge of the World' By Yeah Yeah Yeahs. shadowproof.com The influential indie rock band Yeah Yeah Yeahs released their first tune in close to a decade, "Spitting Off the Edge of the World." It's on their upcoming album, "Cool It Down," out September 30.

Tanupriya Singh (2022-06-15). UK's 'unlawful' deportation flight to Rwanda halted after European court intervenes. peoplesdispatch.org Seven asylum seekers were due to be deported to Kigali on Tuesday night before the flight was canceled after a day of last-minute legal challenges and critical direct action protests…

JANET (2022-06-15). Democratizing the United Nations to Save the World. Father Miguel d'Escoto Brockmann. iacenter.org "Those of us who do understand the nefariousness of the empire, and the ever-increasing danger it represents, must be clear that the effective defense of life on planet Earth, including that of the human species itself, inexorably demands the existence of an independent and democratic world forum for a genuine and effective defense of the rights of Mother Earth and of humanity. That is why we insist, repeat and say time and again that the United Nations as it exists today is useless, inoperative, dysfunctional and an instrument of the empire. That is why it no longer enjoys any confidence or credibility whatsoeve…

Editor (2022-06-15). Overcoming the Distorted Narrative of Christian Nationalism. scheerpost.com Confederacy supporters in Columbia, South Carolina (Shutterstock) | By Aaron Scott / OtherWords | I grew up in rural upstate New York, where life was difficult and often isolating. Folks in our community were very poor, but we took care of one another. Neighbors lavished affection and support on my family. | Still, there was a deep undercurrent of abandonment and anger. | Far from the South, Confederate flags pierced the landscape. And at church, there was often little help for people struggling to overcome isolation, daily struggles, or poverty. Instead, the focus of church life for many people around me was…

Editor (2022-06-15). Only in Top Gun can the Military Solve All our Problems. scheerpost.com Shutterstock | By Lindsay Koshgarian / OtherWords | Somewhere at a theater near you, Top Gun: Maverick is serving up a feel-good drama about a plucky U.S. Navy pilot who dispatches some unnamed bad guys before he gets the girl. | Meanwhile, a real-life drama is unfolding in Washington around the massive resources we put into the real U.S. military, where the stakes are much different than in the movies. | The world of Top Gun is simple: the hero, Maverick, dispatches a

Fight Back (2022-06-15). Political prisoner Simón Trinidad successfully settles First Amendment lawsuit. fightbacknews.org Fight Back News Service is circulating the following statement from the National Committee to Free Simon Trinidad. Simon Trinidad is a Colombian revolutionary illegally captured and extradited to the U.S. on bogus charges that required four separate trials to lock him up in solitary confinement in the Florence, Colorado supermax prison. The Special Court guaranteed in the 2016 Peace Accords is requesting his presence in order to move the country toward a peace with justice. | On January 24, 2022, Simón Trinidad filed a complaint in Federal District Court in Denver, Colorado against U.S. Attorney General Merrick B…

Peoples Dispatch (2022-06-15). Pakistani left organizes protests against rising inflation as economy staggers. peoplesdispatch.org Protestors raised slogans against inflation and the anti-people policies of the International Monetary Fund. The national government, led by Shehbaz Sharif, is adopting drastic measures to convince international lending authority for a bailout package.

David Giesen (2022-06-15). Sunday 7/3: Fulfilling the Promise of America, a symposium. indybay.org ZOOM video meet: | zoom.us/j/94131824284?pwd=RzI0ZEY1eEkrbkxFemNOMHFHbUZXZz09…

____ (2022-06-15). China's industrial output picks up 0.7 pct in May. ecns.cn China's value-added industrial output, an important economic indicator, went up 0.7 percent year on year in May, data from the National Bureau of Statistics showed Wednesday.

Labor Video Project (2022-06-15). WCCUSD Union Busting Attack On Adult School Teachers United Leadership. indybay.org The WCCUSD school district terminated the president and vice president of the Adult School Teachers United in a union busting attack. The president Ken Ryan and vice president Kristen Pursley discuss their termination, the reason behind it and the attack on adult education and ESL by not only the District by the Democrats in the legislature and governor.

WSWS (2022-06-15). With contract expiration for dockworkers looming, Biden makes warmongering speech at Los Angeles ports. wsws.org The Biden administration is working with the International Longshore and Warehouse Union in a desperate bid to prevent a walkout by more than 20,000 West Coast dockworkers.

Tomdispatch (2022-06-15). My Pandemic in Three Acts: Dealing with the Disease that Never Seems to Leave Town. juancole.com By Nina Burleigh | ( Tomdispatch.com) On New Years' Eve 2019, Americans celebrated the advent of the roaring '20s with fireworks and champagne, amid ominous news alerts from China. Surely that virus would stay on the other side of the planet. I cringe at how entitled we felt then. Covid-19 has now wiped …

____ (2022-06-14). Continuous rain forecast for southern China. ecns.cn Heavy downpours that have been battering southern parts of China over the past few days, causing floods and landslides, are forecast to last until June 22, the National Meteorological Center said.

____ (2022-06-15). China's economy shows good recovery momentum in May: statistics bureau. ecns.cn China's economy has gradually overcome the negative impacts of the epidemic, with main indicators showing marginal improvement in May, Fu Linghui, spokesperson for the National Bureau of Statistics, said Wednesday.

Staff (2022-06-15). Iran envoy, Afghanistan's Abdullah discuss Tehran-Kabul ties. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 15 (MNA) — Iranian envoy to Kabul and former chairman of the High Council for National Reconciliation of Afghanistan discussed the current political developments and bilateral relations on Tuesday.

BayAction2FreeAssange (2022-06-15). Sunday 7/3: Julian Assange Birthday Rally #FreeAssangeNOW. indybay.org Harry Bridges Plaza – The Embarcadero at Market- Across from the Ferry Building…

Juan Cole (2022-06-15). This Week's Climate Disasters in the US are Giving us a Glimpse of our Future if we don't Stop CO2. juancole.com Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) We're only midweek, but we have already seen serial disasters across the United States that have been exacerbated by the climate emergency, caused by human beings burning coal, methane gas and petroleum. So writes Mihai Andrei at ZME Science. I put it to you that this first paragraph at the …

____ (2022-06-15). Hong Kong ranks 5th in World Competitiveness Yearbook 2022, up from 7th. ecns.cn In the latest World Competitiveness Yearbook (WCY) 2022 published by the International Institute for Management Development (IMD), China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) was ranked fifth globally, up from the seventh place last year.

____ (2022-06-15). China's first national-level urban gas flow metering station built in Beijing. ecns.cn China's first national-level urban gas flow metering station has been officially built in Beijing to carry out gas measurement and evaluation across the country, according to Beijing Municipal Administration for Market Regulation on Tuesday.

Staff (2022-06-15). 18th Astana peace talks begins in Kazakhstan. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 15 (MNA) — The18th international meeting on Syria better known as Astana peace talks kicked off in Nur Sultan, Kazakhstan on Wednesday.

____ (2022-06-14). Forum on 'future-oriented cooperation' among China, Japan, S.Korea held in Seoul. ecns.cn The International Forum for Trilateral Cooperation 2022 among China, Japan and South Korea was held here on Tuesday under the theme of "Future-Oriented Trilateral Cooperation: Lasting Peace, Common Prosperity, Shared Culture."

____ (2022-06-15). China's fixed-asset investment up 6.2 pct in January-May. ecns.cn China's fixed-asset investment went up 6.2 percent year on year in the first five months of this year, data from the National Bureau of Statistics showed Wednesday.

Staff (2022-06-15). Iran, Iraq discuss fighting against terrorism. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 15 (MNA) — Iranian envoy to Iraq Mohammad Kazem Al-e Sadegh and the leader of the National Wisdom Movement, held a meeting to discuss the latest regional developments, including fighting against terrorism.

Khubaka, Michael Harris (2022-06-15). 2022 California Juneteenth – National Freedom Day. indybay.org In the coming years over 100 California cities with @100,000+ residents will begin to discover our unique California Juneteenth Legacy, helping manifest equity and greater inclusion throughout the 5th largest economy in the world. Today, "Mining for Freedom" or the authentic "Golden Legacy" of our California USCT who fought, bleed and died for freedom is a fierce debate impacting future generation.

Omar Ahmed (2022-06-15). In Demolishing Muslim protestors' homes, India is taking a Leaf from of Israel's Book. juancole.com ( Middle East Monitor ) Over the weekend Indian authorities bulldozed several homes belonging to Muslims in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh (UP). The homeowners were alleged to have taken part in organised protests on Friday in response to inflammatory remarks about the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) made by the now …

United We Dream (2022-06-15). Wednesday 6/15: DACA Décimo Aniversario – °Antes, Ahora y Más Allá! Celebración y Reuinon para la Acción. indybay.org Virtual celebration & action rally…

WSWS (2022-06-15). 100,000 Turkish doctors strike amid growing global movement of health care workers. wsws.org Amid unprecedented inflation and falls in living standards due to the pandemic and war, Turkish doctors have organized one day national strike for better wages and benefits.

WSWS (2022-06-15). "It's hard to believe they work for us": Central Indiana Kroger workers speak out against rejected UFCW contract. wsws.org Workers have rightfully called out the UFCW negotiators on social media forums as working in the interests of the company during the negotiations.

Staff (2022-06-15). Iraqi kurds laud Iran's role in combating ISIL. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 16 (MNA) — The head of the National Conference for Feyli Kurds in Iraq has lauded Iran's role in the fight against ISIL.

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2022-06-14: News Headlines

WSWS (2022-06-14). The economic and geostrategic significance of the Black Sea region and the imperialist proxy war against Russia in Ukraine. wsws.org Gaining direct access to the resources of the former Soviet Union, which had been closed off to imperialism for seven decades following the 1917 October Revolution, has been a major goal of the imperialist powers for decades.

Fight Back (2022-06-14). Interview with Venezuelan trade union leader Jacobo Torres de Leon. fightbacknews.org Fight Back! interviewed Venezuelan trade union leader Jacobo Torres de Leon, the international coordinator for the Bolivarian Socialist Council of Workers at the Workers' Summit of the Americas which took place June 10-12 in Tijuana, Mexico. | Fight Back!: Why are you here at the Workers Summit of the Americas? | Jacobo Torres de Leon: We are here as a general response to the exclusion of Venezuela, Cuba and Nicaragua from the USA's Summit of the Americas, on the part of the U.S. administration. They don't have the right to exclude any country. We question this and how they treat the countries of the Americas. Th…

Staff (2022-06-14). Iran submits note to IAEA on director general report. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 14 (MNA) — Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) has sent an explanatory note on the May 30 report by the director-general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on the Safeguards Agreement with Iran.

Editor (2022-06-14). Intellectual prostitutes call critics foreign agents, useful idiots. mronline.org A military funded academic, working at a school launched by Condoleezza Rice, claims leftist and anti-war journalists engage in Russian disinformation. His report doesn't provide any evidence or refute anyone's argument, but the legacy media laps it up.

Peoples Dispatch (2022-06-14). French Left-led NUPES coalition surges in French assembly polls. peoplesdispatch.org In the first round of French National Assembly elections on Sunday, June 12, the New Ecologic and Social Peoples Union (NUPES), led by leftist leader Jean-Luc Melenchon, achieved a major breakthrough. NUPES secured 25.7% of votes, giving a genuine challenge to the neoliberal Ensemble coalition, led by the French president Emmanuel Macron, which won 25.8% of votes. | Four candidates from NUPES have already won in the first round, with the Macronists securing one seat. Around 417 candidates front the Ensemble and 380 candidates from NUPES will contest run-offs. The far-right National Rally (RN) led by Marine Le Pen…

Editor (2022-06-14). Building the "New Three Rings": China's choice in the face of possible complete decoupling. mronline.org Since the change of China and the United States in 2018, the world situation has been in turmoil, and various "decoupling theories" have become popular at home and abroad.

Editor (2022-06-14). Journalists confront Antony Blinken and Luis Almagro at Summit of the Americas, call out hypocrisy. mronline.org On the second day of the 9th Summit of the Americas that is taking place in Los Angeles, journalists questioned officials from the United States government and the U.S.-controlled Organization of American States (OAS), calling out their hypocritical discourses on democracy and freedom of the press.

Editor (2022-06-14). U.S. president confirms deployment of troops in Yemen. mronline.org Biden's letter to Congress reaffirms continued U.S. support for the Saudi-led coalition.

Martin Hart-Landsberg (2022-06-14). Slip slidin' away—the disappearing practice of overtime pay. mronline.org Slip slidin' away—that is what tends to happen to pro-worker reforms in our economic system. Things are structured so that without constant vigilance and struggle on our part, gains are gradually undone. A case in point: overtime pay.

The Mapping Project (2022-06-14). Massachusetts' Imperialist Landscape. mronline.org "Cannibalism," as writer Jack Forbes (Powhatan-Renapé/Delaware-Lenápe) defined it, "is the consuming of another's life for one's own private purpose or profit."

Staff (2022-06-14). Turkish soldier killed, three wounded in ongoing war in Iraq. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com AzertagJune 12, 2022 One Turkish soldier was killed in Iraq A soldier of the Turkish Armed Forces (TAF) has been killed in northern Iraq. The statement came from the Turkish National Defense Ministry, AZERTAC reported. It was stated that the incident took place as a result of the detonation of an explosive device planted by …

KWORINOCO (2022-06-14). Laila Tajeldine: Summit of the Americas Is Proof that US Has Lost Hegemony. orinocotribune.com The Summit of the Americas has proven that the US has lost its hegemony in the region and, in the words of Laila Tajeldine, a lawyer and international analyst, "it's good that they are figuring it out." She made these observations during an interview on the program Aquí con Enersto Villegas, aired on public television and social media. | During the interview, Tajeldine said that she hopes the US understands that "their policy has been wrong for many years." She also asserted that this erroneous policy has spurred the "rise of China and its political presence throughout the world," which is based on mutual benefic…

Peoples Dispatch (2022-06-14). Daily Round-up| Ecuadorian movements on indefinite national strike and more stories. peoplesdispatch.org In today's episode we take a look at the strike by Ecuadorian people's movements, the resignation of the Sadrists in Iraq and the violence in Sudar's Darfur…

_____ (2022-06-14). London rail workers speak out ahead of national strike. popularresistance.org Rail workers across London spoke to campaign teams from the World Socialist Web Site ahead of the largest national rail strike since 1989. | 50,000 members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union will strike on June 21, 23 and 25, against wage, job and pension cuts. The government is planning an historic attack on the industry under its "Great British Railways" scheme. RMT and Unite members on the London Underground and train drivers represented by the ASLEF union are also due to walk out. | Reporters found a widening demand for united strike action to confront this threat in transport and throughout the…

WSWS (2022-06-14). Australian High Court overturns citizenship-stripping law but backs government power to do so. wsws.org While striking down one of the laws imposed by the previous Liberal-National government with the Labor Party's support, the court left the way open for an ongoing attack on the fundamental right to citizenship.

Leon Kunstenaar (2022-06-14). Oakland Joins National March For Our Lives. indybay.org Rally and march calls out GOP and NRA as killers of children…

WSWS (2022-06-14). Workers Struggles: The Americas. wsws.org Teachers in Uruguay are holding a one-day national strike Wednesday while Argentine teachers in Chubat province strike and thousands of Atlantic City, New Jersey casino workers take a strike vote.

____ (2022-06-14). China to basically built climate-adaptive society by 2035. ecns.cn China will significantly increase its ability to adapt to climate change by 2035, according to the newly released National Strategy for Climate Change Adaptation 2035.

WSWS (2022-06-14). United Nations report reveals worsening social catastrophe in Sri Lanka. wsws.org The eruption of mass anti-government struggles across the island this year has been fuelled by the catastrophic social conditions detailed in the UN report.

Staff (2022-06-14). Desperate S Arabia seeks lasting deal with Yemen's Ansarulla. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 14 (MNA) — After the Saudi-Emirati coalition failed to achieve its goals in Yemen, Saudi officials have begaun new direct talks with Yemeni Houthi Ansarullah in order to reach a long-term agreement.

____ (2022-06-14). China's leading online academic database announces three-time free checking. ecns.cn China's leading online academic database, China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI), announced on Sunday that it will provide three free dissertation checking services for each postgraduate, double from the previous 1.5 times per capita.

____ (2022-06-14). Iran, Croatia to expand coop. in intl. trade fairs. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 14 (MNA) — Iran and Croatia will enhance bilateral cooperation in the field of trade and economy particularly in the area of international exhibitions.

TeleSUR, hvh, JDO (2022-06-14). Justicia británica falla a favor de la deportación de migrantes. telesurtv.net El juez Rabinder Singh, de la Corte de Apelaciones del Reino Unido, señaló que no podía cambiar la decisión anterior.

____ (2022-06-14). China's deep space exploration laboratory starts operation. ecns.cn China's deep space exploration laboratory has started operation, the China National Space Administration (CNSA) said Tuesday.

WSWS (2022-06-14). Support pours in for scapegoated North Carolina nurse Michelle Heughins. wsws.org With increasing viciousness, nurses and health care workers are being victimized while the major hospital systems pursue lean staffing models to increase their bottom line and cut costs.

Zahra Mirzafarjouyan (2022-06-14). Shahreza; National City of Pottery. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 15 (MNA) — Shahreza in Isfahan province has 30 active pottery workshops, making the city a ceramics production center in Iran. 70 percent of the soil of the city is suitable for making pottery.

Khubaka, Michael Harris (2022-06-14). 2022 California Juneteenth – National Freedom Day. indybay.org In the coming years over 100 California cities with @100,000+ residents will begin to discover our unique California Juneteenth Legacy, helping manifest equity and greater inclusion throughout the 5th largest economy in the world. Today, "Mining for Freedom" or the authentic "Golden Legacy" of our California USCT who fought, bleed and died for freedom is a fierce debate impacting future generation.

Laurent Brayard (2022-06-13). Evgueny Karas, SBU agent and leader of the neo-Nazi group S 14. mronline.org Among the colorful fauna of Ukrainian neo-Nazism, and as a continuation of my work on the firm establishment of this ideology in Ukraine, here is an investigation into the S 14 group.

Hannah Gais, Megan Squire, Jason Wilson, Michael Edison Hayden (2022-06-13). White Nationalist Book Publishers Revealed. splcenter.org Hatewatch has identified three previously anonymous principals in the publishing company Antelope Hill Publishing, which specializes in translating historical works by Nazis, fascists and ultranationalists, and original works by contemporary white nationalists, neo-fascists and others on the far right. Hatewatch identified these individuals using a combination of public records, podcast recordings, commercial data services and a range of other documents and online materials.

Staff (2022-06-13). From all continents: mercenaries from 55 nations serving in Ukrainian army. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com AzertagJune 13, 2022 Volunteers from 55 countries joined the international legion in Ukraine Volunteers from 55 countries have joined the international legion created in connection with the Russian attack in Ukraine. This figure was announced at a briefing by the representative of the International Defense Legion of Ukraine Damien Magru….According to him, the legion has …

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-06-13). Next 100 Days of Ukraine War. libya360.wordpress.com M. K. BHADRAKUMAR Ukrainian casualties in the conflict are running at a rate of somewhere between 600 and 1,000 a day, according to Guardian. The New York-based Council on Foreign Relations held a videoconference on May 31 titled Russia's War in Ukraine: How does it end? The president of the think tank Richard Haas chaired the panel…

Staff (2022-06-13). IAEA highly politicized like many international bodies. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 13 (MNA) — Brian Berletic, an American geopolitical researcher says the IAEA is subject to a US-led voting bloc and the Israeli regime which is selected by US policymakers to lead regional aggression against Iran.

Staff (2022-06-13). Video: "Tàºrkiye" leads 37-nation NATO war games. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com NATOSupreme Headquarters Allied Powers EuropeJune 13, 2022 Tàºrkiye Leads Exercise EFES 2022 Multinational, Large Scale Exercise #EFES2022, Tàºrkiye's visible contribution to NATO's deterrence and defence posture, has been conducted successfully with participation of more than 10 thousand personnel from 37 Allied, partner and other friendly countries.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-06-13). Elections in Colombia: Between Hope and Concern. libya360.wordpress.com Pablo Ruiz On Sunday 19 June, all eyes will once again be on Colombia and the results of the second round of the presidential elections: will it be more of the same in Colombia — one of the most dangerous countries for human rights defenders — or will there be a change, depending on whether…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-06-13). Arise, Africa! Roar China! Interview with Gao Yunxiang. libya360.wordpress.com Liu Zifeng 'Arise Africa, Roar China' is an important book exploring aspects of the historic linkages between progressive African Americans and the Chinese revolution. Published by the University of North Carolina Press in December 2021, the author, Dr. Gao Yunxiang was born and grew up in the People's Republic of China and is now Professor…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-06-13). "Summit of Exclusion" Backfires on Biden. libya360.wordpress.com Jill Clark-Gollub, Alina Duarte, John Perry "We would definitely have wanted a different Summit of the Americas. The silence of those absent challenges us. So that this does not happen again, I would like to state for the future that the fact of being the host country of the Summit does not grant the capacity…

_____ (2022-06-13). Ecuadorian Indigenous Organizations Start Strike Against Lasso. popularresistance.org From the early hours of Monday, the Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of Ecuador (CONAIE) began a national strike against the government of Guillermo Lasso by blocking highways in provinces such as Pastaza, Napo, and Guayas. | CONAIE President Leonidas Iza said that the social mobilization, which will continue for an indefinite period of time, emerges as a result of the reluctance of the Lasso administration to continue the dialogue process, the last meeting of which took place on November 10, 2021. | Since then, Indigenous communities and farmers have been requested the reduction of fuel prices, the rene…

Editor (2022-06-13). New revelations of former U.S. Secretary of Defense confirm illegality of the extradition and arrest of diplomat Alex Saab. mronline.org In his new memoir, 'Sacred Oath,' former U.S. Defense Secretary, Mark Esper, who served under President Donald Trump at the time of the arrest of Alex Saab in Cape Verde, effectively admits that the White House was quite aware of the fact that Saab was a diplomat at the time of his capture.

Editor (2022-06-13). Doctor's Orders: 'Do Not Extradite Assange'. scheerpost.com By Doctors for Assange / Ahead of the U.K. Home Secretary's decision on whether to extradite Julian Assange to the United States, a group of more than 300 doctors representing 35 countries have told Priti Patel that approving his extradition would be "medically and ethically unacceptable". | In an

Moderator (2022-06-13). Hedges: Society of Spectacle. scheerpost.com Original Illustration by Mr. Fish — "The Pupper Master" | By Chris Hedges / Special to ScheerPost | The

Editor (2022-06-13). 'The biggest rail strike in modern history': RMT raises the flag — News from the Frontline. mronline.org Counterfire's weekly digest with the latest on strikes and workplace struggles.

Editor (2022-06-13). Mexico's President AMLO condemns U.S. blockade of Cuba as 'genocide' and 'tremendous violation of human rights'. mronline.org Mexico's left-wing President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) denounced the illegal U.S. blockade of Cuba as a "type of genocide" and "tremendous violation of human rights."

Editor (2022-06-13). Robert Lipsyte: Please Take My Gun. scheerpost.com The logo of Beretta on the grip of a Beretta 92 9 mm pistol. [ By The gun I carried on the streets of New York City in the late 1960s was a Beretta, similar to the pistol James Bond packed in the early Ian Fleming novels. It was a small, dark beauty that filled me with bravado. I was never afraid when I had it in my pocket, which is why I'm so very afraid now. | I was pac…

Editor (2022-06-13). Why the Spirit of June 12, 1982, Matters. scheerpost.com Anti-Nuclear Rally in Central Park on June 12, 1982, in New York City. (PL Gould / Getty Images) | By Leslie Cagan / Forty years, and the memory is as vivid as ever. It was a beautiful spring day. The United Nations Second Special Session on Disarmament was about to get underway, and we were determined to be heard. The arms race had to stop, we said; nuclear weapons had to be abolished—and instead of endlessly pouring extravagant amounts of money into military budgets, it was time to put our national tr…

Joe Piette (2022-06-13). Philly celebrates Disability Pride. workers.org Disability advocates, the Philadelphia Freedom Band, and family, friends and allies joined together June 11 for the 10th annual Disability Pride PA parade to demand an inclusive society. MC Imani Barbarin, aka Crutches and Spice, with music by LACHI, 4 Wheel City, Gooch and the Motion and Danie Ocean, entertained . . . |

Larry Holmes (2022-06-13). La clase obrera y la crisis capitalista mundial. workers.org Los siguientes extractos son de los comentarios de Larry Holmes, Primer Secretario del Partido del Mundo Obrero, en una reunión de la sucursal de Nueva York el 19 de mayo. La mayoría de los economistas burgueses predicen ahora una recesión, que es una fuerte caída de la economía. Una recesión . . . |

Anonymous103 (2022-06-13). US's Engagement With Nepal Is Part Of Its Indo-Pacific Wider Vision To Counter China. southfront.org Prime Minister Sher Bahadur DeubaThe US expects "absolute allies", but the new polycentric world that is emerging makes room for diversified bilateral relations. | Written by Uriel Araujo, researcher with a focus on international and ethnic conflicts. | An Oxford Analytica March 24 executive summary concluded that Washington's engagement in South Asia will broaden. This is visible in the recent Assistant Secretary of State Donald Lu meetings with Bangladesh authorities and other high level engagements with S…

Judy Albert, Claire M. Cohen, Sandra Fox, Ed Grystar, Ana Malinow, Kay Tillow (2022-06-13). 5 Reasons We Need a National Organization to Energize the Fight for Single Payer. commondreams.org Health care is a national crisis that requires a national solution.

Staff (2022-06-13). 2 killed, 4 wounded in shooting in US' Indiana. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 13 (MNA) — Two people were killed and four others were wounded in a shooting at an Indiana nightclub early Sunday, police said.

____ (2022-06-13). What Worries Me, Really… smoothiex12.blogspot.com No, it is not even the fact that Rep. Adam Kinzinger is a corrupt neocon and his main degree is in political "science", and that despite him earning his "wings" and flying safe tanker and, later, recon missions over Afghanistan (known for its world-class air force and air-defense, s/) as a member of Air National Guard, the guy has zero understanding of real war and operations. So, he pushes now a legislation on

A Guest Author (2022-06-13). Two years after a deadly COVID-19 outbreak and not one lesson learned. workers.org By Steve Brooks This article previously ran as an op-ed piece in the Sacramento Bee. For six and a half hours, the Greyhound-size prison bus bounced precariously along a highway from Chino north toward San Quentin. Incarcerated men in orange jumpsuits were tightly packed inside, with metal restraints uncomfortably wrapped . . . |

WSWS (2022-06-13). Students, teachers and workers rally against gun violence in cities across the US. wsws.org The International Youth and Students for Social Equality spoke to students and workers on the social and political roots of mass violence in the US.

WSWS (2022-06-13). Spain deports whistle-blower Mohamed Benhalima to Algeria to face execution. wsws.org Benhalima's deportation is a damning indictment of Spain's nominally "progressive" PSOE-Podemos government, and a blatant violation of international law…

Staff (2022-06-13). IAEA BoG resolution completely planned, political action. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 13 (MNA) — Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Saeed Khatibzadeh said that the anti-Iranian resolution issued at the Board of Governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency was a completely political and planned action.

Staff (2022-06-13). Raeisi felicitates Philippines national day. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 13 (MNA) — Iranian President Ebrahim Raeisi send a congratulatory message to the President of the Philippines Rodrigo Duterte and felicitated the country's national day.

WSWS (2022-06-13). Facing an international outcry, India's Hindu supremacist government cynically distances itself from top BJP officials' anti-Muslim incitement. wsws.org Modi and his BJP have ratcheted up their communalist offensive as the social crisis has deepened and opposition among India's workers and rural toilers to mass joblessness and soaring prices, the government's ruinous response to the pandemic, and its "pro-investor" policies has swelled.

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-06-13). Consumer Health: Life after cancer. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org National Cancer Survivors Day will be observed Sunday, June 5, which make this a good time to learn more about life after cancer. One in 3 people will be diagnosed with cancer, and more than 16.9 million cancer survivors are alive today, according to the American Cancer Society. Survival rates are improving for many types of cancer, thanks to advances in cancer screening and treatment. Many cancer treatments take a toll, though, in the form of side effects…

Staff (2022-06-13). Ruling bloc, left-wing coalition lead in 1st round. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 13 (MNA) — French President Emmanuel Macron is at risk of losing his outright majority after a strong challenge from a coalition of left-wing parties in National Assembly elections.

Staff (2022-06-13). IAEA urges resumption of nuclear talks now. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 13 (MNA) — The International Atomic Energy Agency on Sunday urged Iran to resume talks to revive the 2015 nuclear accord.

Staff (2022-06-13). MP proposes suspension of Iran membership at IAEA. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 13 (MNA) — Mahmoud Abbaszadeh Meshkini Spokesman for the Parliament's National Security and Foreign Policy Commission said Monday that he has proposed the suspension of Iran's IAEA membership in response to the anti-Iran resolution.

Florence CGTN (2022-06-13). U.S. drops COVID-19 testing requirement for international travelers. america.cgtn.com Traveling into the United States from abroad has just become a lot easier, as its requirement for a negative COVID-19 test prior to take-off was dropped on Sunday. The restriction, introduced to help prevent the spread of coronavirus, had been in place since …

Sven Rohleder, Dr. Diogo Costa, Prof Kayvan Bozorgmehr (2022-06-13). [Articles] Area-level socioeconomic deprivation, non-national residency, and Covid-19 incidence: A longitudinal spatiotemporal analysis in Germany. thelancet.com Socioeconomic deprivation, and proportion of non-nationals are independently associated with the incidence of Covid-19. Regional planning of non-pharmaceutical interventions and vaccination strategies would benefit from consideration of area-level deprivation and non-national residency.

Leslie Feinberg (2022-06-13). PRIDE in Cuba: 'Bringing revolution's humanity to all aspects of life'. workers.org The following is one installment of Feinberg's "Lavender & Red" series on the intersection of LGBTQ+ and socialist history; this installment appeared Aug. 18, 2007, in Workers World newspaper. The 120-part series was published between 2004 and 2008 and can be downloaded free at workers.org/books. Some of the language that . . . |

Joel Wendland-Liu (2022-06-13). New study investigates plunder of Native American land. peoplesworld.org In its first six decades of existence, the U.S. created a trail of treaties that led to a massive transfer of Indigenous wealth. Michael John Witgen's second book, Seeing Red: Indigenous Land, American Expansion, and the Political Economy of Plunder in North America, published by the Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture and …

Kamal Iranidoost (2022-06-13). Blast in factory in southwest Iran leaves dozens injured. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 13 (MNA) — A large explosion in a sodium bicarbonate factory in the Fars Province in southeast Iran has left dozens of people injured, the medical officials say.

_____ (2022-06-13). Big Tobacco Is Funding Opposition To Global Covid Vaccine Access. popularresistance.org Major tobacco companies including British American Tobacco and Japan Tobacco International are funding an anti-regulatory, libertarian-leaning organization, Consumer Choice Center (CCC), that is working to restrict global Covid-19 vaccine access. CCC is mobilizing to defeat a proposal at the World Trade Organization to suspend intellectual property rules related to Covid-19 tests, treatments and vaccines. | The WTO proposal is aimed at expanding global access to life-saving Covid-19 products, and reversing staggering international inequities. By funding its opposition, critics say the tobacco industry is undermin…

Kamal Iranidoost (2022-06-13). Crisis over IAEA cameras in Iran 'hand-made': Ulyanov. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 13 (MNA) — Russia's envoy to international organizations based in Vienna has once again criticized the Western countries for approving the recent anti-Iran resolution in the IAEA Board of Governors.

WSWS (2022-06-13). The pandemic, the global crisis of capitalism, the resurgence of class struggles and the tasks of the Socialist Equality Party (Sri Lanka)—Part 3. wsws.org The SEP is based on the strategy of permanent revolution that animated the 1917 October Revolution. Only through the revolutionary mobilization of the working class, leading the rural and urban toilers, can the democratic and social aspirations of the oppressed masses be realized as part of the world socialist revolution.

Kamal Iranidoost (2022-06-13). Nuclear powers posses 12,705 warheads: research. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 13 (MNA) — Britain, China, France, India, Israel, North Korea, Pakistan, the United States and Russia — had 12,705 nuclear warheads in early 2022, according to estimates by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI).

____ (2022-06-13). Hindus, Dharmists, Devotees and Politics. transcend.org Many Krishna Devotees, Dharmists and Hindus in general will say they are not interested in politics or getting involved with it or even in voting. It is a distraction from their normal activities or spiritual pursuits. Or they feel all politicians are crooked or corrupt anyway, so what makes the difference between one or the other.

____ (2022-06-13). Individual Efforts for Environmental Sustenance. transcend.org It may be mentioned that Mahatma Gandhi promoted reuse of items and not wasting anything — paper, clothing, shoes or food, etc. In fact the simple dress that he wore was demonstrably aimed at simplicity and non wastage.

Mark Gruenberg (2022-06-13). AFL-CIO President Shuler's goal: "More than one million new" unionists. peoplesworld.org PHILADELPHIA—AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler, formally elected to her first full term in office, has set a goal to "grow our movement by more than one million working people" in a decade. If it succeeds—and she admits it won't be easy—that would mark a substantial increase in organized labor's density, especially in the private sector, where …

Staff (2022-06-13). Russia becomes India's second biggest oil exporter. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 13 (MNA) — Russia rose to become India's second biggest supplier of oil in May, pushing Saudi Arabia into third place but still behind Iraq which remains No. 1, data from trade sources showed.

____ (2022-06-13). Chad Declares Food Emergency While International Agencies Sound the Alarm. transcend.org 9 Jun 2022 – There have been 20 hunger hotspots listed by UN humanitarian organizations while underlying problems remain unaddressed. Two of the major UN agencies are warning of the potential for widespread hunger and famine in several geopolitical regions of the world.

Staff (2022-06-13). IAEA urges Iran to resume nuclear talks now. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 13 (MNA) — The International Atomic Energy Agency on Sunday urged Iran to resume talks to revive the 2015 nuclear accord.

Staff (2022-06-13). IRCS ready to dispatch medicine to Sri Lanka. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 13 (MNA) — Pir-Hossein Kolivand, Head of the Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS) has said that the society is ready to send medicine and physicians to Sri Lanka.

Staff (2022-06-13). Iraqi minister of culture visits visits Iran National Museum. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 13 (MNA) — Iraqi Minister of Culture, Tourism and Antiquities Hassan Nazem at the head of a delegation visited the National Museum of Iran on Sunday.

____ (2022-06-13). China launches national energy-saving week. ecns.cn China launched its annual National Energy Efficiency Promotion Week on Monday to raise awareness of energy efficiency and promote green lifestyles, according to the National Development and Reform Commission.

Staff (2022-06-13). Over 0 works to vie at 13th Iran Intl. Sport FilmFest. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 13 (MNA) — More than 0 cinematic works will compete at the 13th Iran International Sports Film Festival that is set to take place in July 2022.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-06-12). The Empire Strikes Back: Imperialism's Global War on Multipolarity. libya360.wordpress.com This webinar on Saturday 11 June (11am US Eastern, 8am US Pacific, 4pm Britain, 11pm China) addresses the latest developments in international politics, particularly around NATO, AUKUS, the war in Ukraine, and the increasing militarization of the US-led New Cold War. Topics include: * NATO, AUKUS and the military infrastructure of the New Cold War…

_____ (2022-06-12). Iran V UAE — 'Russia And Ukraine Gulf Edition' Coming Soon? popularresistance.org Although receiving miniscule media coverage, Thursday's announcement that Israel had deployed military infrastructure to the UAE and Bahrain in the shape of radar systems, ostensibly to counter an alleged missile threat from nearby Iran, should be a cause for concern amongst onlookers. | Coming in the same 24 hour period in which Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett paid a surprise visit to the Emirates, and in which Israeli Forces bombed Damascus International Airport, the announcement that both Abu Dhabi and Manama had agreed to host Israeli military infrastructure should be seen as the first step towards cur…

Editor (2022-06-12). Glenn Greenwald: Joe Biden's Revealing Embrace of Saudi Despots. scheerpost.com Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz at the Pentagon in Washington D.C., Mar. 22, 2018. ( By Glenn Greenwald | In 2018, President Trump issued

_____ (2022-06-12). Colombia: World Power Of Life Or Neo-Fascist Pillar? popularresistance.org We live at a historical crossroads, an era of civilizational crisis where life and death are at stake worldwide, a situation in which Colombia faces a deep dilemma. On May 29, 2022, around 21 million citizens voted in Colombia's national elections to elect its executive branch. The victory of the Historical Pact "Colombia Can" comes to the fore, an alignment of the new left with Gustavo Petro as president and Francia Márquez as vice-presidential formula. It is the first time that a left-wing coalition has triumphed in a presidential election in Colombia, adding 8.5 million votes, the largest number obtained in th…

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2022-06-13: News Headlines

Noreply (2022-06-13). What Worries Me, Really… smoothiex12.blogspot.com No, it is not even the fact that Rep. Adam Kinzinger is a corrupt neocon and his main degree is in political "science", and that despite him earning his "wings" and flying safe tanker and, later, recon missions over Afghanistan (known for its world-class air force and air-defense, s/) as a member of Air National Guard, the guy has zero understanding of real war and operations. So, he pushes now a legislation on

Leon Kunstenaar (2022-06-13). Oakland Joins National March For Our Lives. indybay.org Rally and march calls out GOP and NRA as killers of children…

Editor2 (2022-06-12). Solomon Islands: Build Up to the US War against China. orinocotribune.com We are pleased to republish this insightful article from

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-06-12). Evgueny Karas, SBU Agent and Leader of the Neo-Nazi Group S 14. libya360.wordpress.com Laurent Brayard Among the colorful fauna of Ukrainian neo-Nazism, and as a continuation of my work on the firm establishment of this ideology in Ukraine, here is an investigation into the S 14 group. For despite attempts to hide the truth about the deep and wide contamination of the Ukrainian people with neo-Nazism, the Western…

Editor (2022-06-12). Glenn Greenwald: Joe Biden's Highly Revealing Embrace of Saudi Despots. scheerpost.com Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz at the Pentagon in Washington D.C., Mar. 22, 2018. ( By Glenn Greenwald | In 2018, President Trump issued

JANET (2022-06-12). Capitalism and baby formula. iacenter.org By Margaret Kimberley June 10, 2022 The following article was posted on Black Agenda Report on May 29. The baby formula shortage is not a glitch in the system. It actually exemplifies everything that goes wrong when the profit motive rules. Capitalism can't ensure a food supply or anything else that humans need. "Socialism doesn't work" is repeated like a mantra. We're told endlessly that capitalism provides jobs, housing, food and health care in this country, when it does a very bad job of doing all these things. The United States is said to be "the richest country in the world," a strange statement which implie…

Silke Otsch, Boris Ginner (2022-06-12). Tax evasion and avoidance and Democracy at a tipping point. indybay.org The biggest losses from tax evasion and avoidance are caused by multinational corporations, followed by wealthy individuals. Sums in the triple-digit billions of up to one trillion. Euros are evaded annually in the EU. Of the global private wealth of around 160 trillion. US dollars, between 21-32 trillion US dollars are undeclared via tax havens…

Jason Ditz (2022-06-12). Syria Begins Work to Repair 'Sizeable Damage' to Airport After Israel Attack. news.antiwar.com Damascus International Airport remains closed after a major Israeli missile attack on Friday morning, and early repair work has begun with the nation assessing the extent of the damage. | It might take awhile, though specific estimates have not been made public, as officials Damage was also reported to the airport lobby and na…

_____ (2022-06-12). France's New Ecologic And Social People's Union. popularresistance.org France is set to hold parliamentary elections on Sunday, June 12. The election for the 577-member National Assembly will be held in two stages. The first round on Sunday will be followed by a run-off round on June 19 in constituencies where it is necessary. The voting follows the presidential election in April when incumbent Emmanuel Macron won a lackluster victory. | One highlight of the presidential election was the strong showing by left-wing candidate Jean-Luc Mélenchon who won close to 22% of the votes and ended up narrowly losing to the far-right candidate Marine Le Pen who contested against Macron in the s…

Editor (2022-06-12). The Chris Hedges Report: The Long Road Home (Part 2). scheerpost.com By Chris Hedges / Editor's note: This video is the second in a two-part series by Chris Hedges. Click In the conclusion of The Long Road Home, Chris Hedges looks at the numerous hurdles faced by prisoners released into society, the toll of reentry on their families, the importance of educational programs in restoring self-esteem an…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-06-12). Democratizing the United Nations to Save the World. libya360.wordpress.com Sofía Clark "Those of us who do understand the nefariousness of the empire, and the ever-increasing danger it represents, must be clear that the effective defense of life on planet Earth, including that of the human species itself, inexorably demands the existence of an independent and democratic world forum for a genuine and effective defense…

JANET (2022-06-12). Mass opposition to Biden's Summit gains momentum. iacenter.org By Lyn Neeley June 10, 2022 President Joe Biden's Summit of the Americas is being boycotted by most countries in the Western hemisphere, and it is opposed by two large coalitions protesting Biden's refusal to invite Cuba, Venezuela and Nicaragua to this year's event. ALBA (Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of our America), a coalition of 11 anti-imperialist Latin American countries, opposes Biden's unilateral actions against Venezuela and Nicaragua and the economic blockade against Cuba. What if the United States held a summit and nobody came? Credit: Carlos Latuff ALBA just held its 21st Summit of Heads of Sta…

JANET (2022-06-12). AFL-CIO convention must unconditionally support Puerto Rico's unions. iacenter.org June 9, 2022 This article is by a member of the construction trades and a member of the AFL-CIO. The 2022 convention of the AFL-CIO will be held in Philadelphia June 12-15. Every four years the American Federation of Labor-Congress of Industrial Organizations meets in a convention to talk about its achievements and what must be accomplished in the near future. You will hear many speakers from the building trades, teachers unions, service workers, etc., in consonance when it comes to who they support politically, trade deals that affect them, infrastructure projects that they think are warranted and so on. What yo…

Staff (2022-06-12). Turkish army stands behind "friendly and fraternal" Azerbaijan and Libya DM. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Azer Press AgencyJune 9, 2022 Turkish Army stands by Azerbaijan, Defence Minister says "Taking into account historical and cultural responsibility, Turkish army stands by fair issues of friendly and fraternal countries, especially Azerbaijan's and Libya's, said Turkish National Defence Minister Hulusi Akar…. According to him, the Turkish Armed Forces, ensures the security of the country's …

Staff (2022-06-12). OIC needs to pay attention to Islamophobia in India: Pakistan. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 12 (MNA) — Pakistani Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari called on the OIC Secretary General to discuss Islamophobic actions in India.

Staff (2022-06-12). Imam Reza Festival 'opportunity for promoting Razavi culture'. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 12 (MNA) — International Imam Reza (AS) Festival is considered an opportunity for promoting Razavi culture, Iranian Minister of Culture Mohammad Mehdi Esmaili.

Ana Perdigón (2022-06-12). Venezuela and Iran Sign Cooperation Plan for Next 20 Years. orinocotribune.com The President of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, and his Iranian counterpart, Sayyid Ebrahim Raisi, presented the Iran-Venezuela bilateral cooperation plan for the next 20 years, which covers four fundamental areas. Maduro is in an official visit to the Islamic Republic of Iran as part of an international tour. Iran is his third stop in the tour, after having visited Turkey and Algeria. | The two presidents issued a joint statement at the Saab Abad Palace, the seat of the Iranian presidency, in Tehran, and signed the Iran-Venezuela cooperation agreement that covers the energy sector (oil, gas, refinery and petrochemic…

____ (2022-06-12). Parl. to review Iran's NPT membership suspension. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 12 (MNA) — The spokesman for Iran Parliament National Security and Foreign Policy Commission said that lawmakers at Parliament will review suspension of membership in the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) in the shortest time possible.

Anonymous669 (2022-06-12). Israeli Security Agencies Foiled Iranian Plot To Attack Israelis In Turkey — Report. southfront.org Israeli security agencies had foiled an Iranian plot to carry out attacks on Israeli targets in Turkey, KAN News reported on June 12. | Security officials from Israel informed their Turkish counterparts of the plot and asked for their assistance to foil the attacks, which were reportedly planned by an Iranian network operating in Turkey. | KAN News did not reveal the nationality of the alleged Iranian agents were, their number, or if any of them were arrested by Turkish security f…

Staff (2022-06-12). "The Sea" wins award at Madrid Intl. Independent Film Fest. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 12 (MNA) — The Iranian short film "The Sea" directed by Sahra Ramezanian has been awarded at Madrid International Independent Film Festival.

Anonymous669 (2022-06-12). Israel's Chief Of Staff Makes Chilling Threats To Lebanon, Talks About 'Big Strikes'. southfront.org The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Aviv Kochavi speaking at Israel's first National Conference on the Home Front on June 12. Source: the IDF. | The Israeli military's Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Aviv Kochavi made a series of chilling threats to Lebanon while talking at Israel's first National Conference on the Home Front on June 12. | In his speech, Kochavi detailed the Israeli military's strategy for responding to an attack that Hezbollah could launch from Lebanon."We will d…

JANET (2022-06-12). Western colonizers imposed anti-gay laws throughout world — Lavender & Red, Part 112. iacenter.org By Leslie Feinberg June 10, 2022 The following is one installment of Feinberg's "Lavender & Red" series on the intersection of LGBTQ2S+ and socialist history, which appeared Sept. 27, 2007, in Workers World newspaper. The 120-part series was published between 2004 and 2008 and can be downloaded for free at workers.org/books. Sodomy laws, imposed on India in 1861 by British colonizers, were still in force at the time of this 2013 protest. Wherever class-divided societies overturned matrilineal-communal groupings, laws began to punish sexualities, gender expressions and bodies that did not fit the new patriarchal f…

Staff (2022-06-12). Iran's presence in international waters 'authoritative'. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 12 (MNA) — Referring to Iran's authoritative presence in international waters, the Commander of the Iranian Army Navy said that the Iranian Army Navy will definitely respond to anyone who disrupts security in these waters.

____ (2022-06-12). Highlights of China's transportation development in past decade. ecns.cn During the past decade, China has made historic progress in transportation development, with an improved transport network, strengthened transport service capacity and deepened international cooperation.

____ (2022-06-12). Transportation Network of Xiongan New Area. ecns.cn Xiongan New AreaÔºåas a national model of high-quality development, adheres to establish a diversified, convenient, green and smart public traffic system.

____ (2022-06-12). U.S. official says conspiracy behind Capitol riot not over. ecns.cn The conspiracy behind the U.S. Capitol riot in January 2021 still poses a threat to the U.S. democracy, a New Delhi-based Television news channel NDTV reported on Friday, citing a high-profile U.S.

____ (2022-06-12). (W.E.Talk) Exclusive interview with the UAE ambassador to China. ecns.cn China and the UAE share similar development paths, concepts, and goals, which together provide some reference for developing countries to explore modernization independently.

____ (2022-06-12). China prepares 360 mln yuan, expert teams to guide flood control work. ecns.cn The Chinese National Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters has dispatched four expert teams to the provinces of Fujian, Jiangxi and other places hit hard by continuous heavy rain to guide the flood prevention work and minimize possible losses.

____ (2022-06-12). China tops world in number of world natural heritage sites. ecns.cn China has the world's largest number of world natural heritage sites, according to the National Forestry and Grassland Administration.

Kamal Iranidoost (2022-06-12). Knowledge-based firms achievements fair in Tehran. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 12 (MNA) — An exhibition kicked off at Tehran Permanent International Fairgrounds which showcases the Iranian knowledge-based companies' products in the fields of veterinary and poultry as well as ground aquaculture farming.

_____ (2022-06-12). Venezuela And Iran Sign 20-year Cooperation Plan. popularresistance.org Venezuela's President Nicolás Maduro took a historic trip to Iran and announced a 20-year cooperation agreement, pledging to more closely integrate the countries' economies and work together in a joint "anti-imperialist struggle for a better world, of international respect and peace, without hegemonies." | Maduro signed the pact with Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi in Tehran on June 11. It was described by the Venezuelan and Iranian governments as a "partnership agreement" and "cooperation agreement." | The deal involves collaboration in science, technology, agriculture, oil and gas, petrochemicals, tourism, and…

_____ (2022-06-11). Turkey is Changing its Opinion on the Events in Ukraine. journal-neo.org The "collective West" and many NATO countries have finally begun to receive objective information on the goals and results of Russia's special military operation to denazify Ukraine. Instead of openly Russophobic coverage of these events by representatives of the current military-political elite of the EU and NATO and, above all, the United States, the true …

Editor (2022-06-11). How pre-WW II Ukrainian fascists pioneered brutal terror techniques; later improved by CIA, now ironically taught to descendants (Part 1). mronline.org The history of Ukraine is long and rich. For millennia, the fertile lands of Ukraine with their black earth and rich seas have been highly contested.

Alexander Rubinstein (2022-06-11). Ukraine Volunteer Fighter and US Citizen Craig Lang Armed by Colombia to Overthrow Venezuela's Gov't, FBI Source Says. orinocotribune.com Craig Lang, a US Army veteran accused by US authorities of carrying out murders on American soil as well as torture and other war crimes in Ukraine, allegedly joined a band of insurgents armed by the Colombian police to overthrow the Venezuelan government. | An FBI affidavit against Lang states that he was in Colombia with an Army pal when the country's national police provided him with weapons to attack Venezuela. | Lang's history tracks closely with that of Paul Gray, a fellow US military veteran and white nationalist also fighting in Ukraine. According to new revelations by a former compatriot of US-backed Ven…

Editor (2022-06-11). Chancellor Scholz in Lithuania: Germany boosts combat troops for war against Russia. mronline.org Germany is playing an increasingly aggressive role in NATO's war offensive against Russia. During his visit to Lithuania on Tuesday, Chancellor Olaf Scholz announced Germany would increase the number of its combat troops on the ground in that country.

Editor (2022-06-11). 'Karl Marx's Writings on Alienation' by: Marcello Musto, reviewed by: Carlos L. Garrido. mronline.org Marcello Musto's anthology of 'Karl Marx's Writings on Alienation' is both comprehensive and concise, containing within the span of 100 pages the three decades long development of the theory through more than a dozen published works and posthumously published manuscripts.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-06-11). Brazilian Army Resumes Election Threats. libya360.wordpress.com Brian Mier On June 10th, the day after Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro's historic first ever meeting with US President Joe Biden at the Summit of the Americas, his government has resumed its ongoing attempt to preemptively undermine this year's Presidential elections, in a scenario in which the incumbent is trailing opposition leader Luiz Inacio Lula…

Prabhat Patnaik (2022-06-11). The Indian economy is heading for a stationary state. mronline.org ADAM Smith and David Ricardo had been haunted by the idea of capitalism ending up in a "stationary state", by which they meant a stable state of zero growth.

David Ruccio (2022-06-11). Inflation, wages, and profits. mronline.org Inflation continues to run hot—and now, finally, the debate about inflation is heating up.

Editor (2022-06-11). What Does It Mean that Women Now Dominate Higher Education? scheerpost.com [ By In the last week of her life, my mother extracted a promise from me. "Make sure," she said, "that Orion goes to college." | I swore that I would, although I wasn't at all sure how I'd make it happen. Even in the year 2000, average tuitions were

Staff (2022-06-11). Fusako Shignenobu, in her own words. samidoun.net The following translation of Fusako Shigenobu's last newsletter from prison was published by translator Lisa Hofmann-Kuroda at Medium. We are honored to republish this important translation and once again salute Fusako Shigenobu upon her liberation, her daughter Mai and all of her comrades in struggle. Fusako Shigenobu is the former leader of the Japanese Red …

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2022-06-12: News Headlines

Editor2 (2022-06-12). Solomon Islands: Build Up to the US War against China. orinocotribune.com We are pleased to republish this insightful article from

Contributing Writers (2022-06-11). Ukrainian Army Shelling of Donbass: A Day in Hell Without End/ By Christelle Néant. marktaliano.net Original Link Here: Ukrainian Army Shelling of Donbass: A Day in Hell Without End — INTERNATIONALIST 360 ∞ (wordpress.com) For several days, the Ukrainian army has been intensively shelling several towns in Donbass (Donetsk, Gorlovka, Makeyevka, Stakhanov) in the middle of the day, causing numerous victims among civilians. On 4 June 2022, Donetsk was heavily shelled. …

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-06-10). Ukrainian Army Shelling of Donbass: A Day in Hell Without End. libya360.wordpress.com Christelle Néant For several days, the Ukrainian army has been intensively shelling several towns in Donbass (Donetsk, Gorlovka, Makeyevka, Stakhanov) in the middle of the day, causing numerous victims among civilians. On 4 June 2022, Donetsk was heavily shelled. After the bombardment of the Petrovski district, during which we found ourselves trapped for five hours…

Editor (2022-06-11). How pre-WW II Ukrainian fascists pioneered brutal terror techniques; later improved by CIA, now ironically taught to descendants. mronline.org The history of Ukraine is long and rich. For millennia, the fertile lands of Ukraine with their black earth and rich seas have been highly contested.

Staff (2022-06-11). NATO's No. 2 touts global conflict to make the world safe for…rules-based international order. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com NATOJune 9, 2022 Russia's war against Ukraine has "galvanised our democratic society" Deputy Secretary General Mircea GeoanƒÉ spoke at a panel on Russia's war against Ukraine on Thursday (9 June 2022), hosted by POLITICO and presented by the Wilfried Martens Centre for European Studies. He said that the war had not just galvanized NATO and …

Vijay Prashad (2022-06-10). Land in South Africa shall be shared among those who work it: The Twenty-Third Newsletter (2022). mronline.org In March 2022, United Nations (UN) Secretary-General António Guterres warned of a 'hurricane of hunger' due to the war in Ukraine. Forty-five developing countries, most of them on the African continent, he said, 'import at least a third of their wheat from Ukraine or Russia, with 18 of those import[ing] at least 50 percent'.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-06-10). Russian Ops in Ukraine (June 10, 2022): Ukraine Running Low on Ammo, Russia Isn't. libya360.wordpress.com The Western media continues to paint a bleak picture for Ukraine's military prospects as its forces admit to huge losses on the battlefield and a dwindling supply of weapons and ammunition. Russia continues to make advances and is said to have enough combat power to fight on for another year. References: Guardian — We're almost…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-06-10). Land in South Africa Shall Be Shared Among Those Who Work It. libya360.wordpress.com Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research In March 2022, United Nations (UN) Secretary-General António Guterres warned of a 'hurricane of hunger' due to the war in Ukraine. Forty-five developing countries, most of them on the African continent, he said, 'import at least a third of their wheat from Ukraine or Russia, with 18 of those import[ing] at least…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-06-10). From the Global South to Ukraine, America's Faux Left "Socialists" Do the CIA's Work. libya360.wordpress.com Rainer Shea As Imperialism's Spoils Dry Up, the Imperial Center & its "Left" Further Embrace Fantasy The core imperialist countries are being confronted with the reality that when you build an entire civilization off of theft from other civilizations, your society can't sustain itself. It goes straight from its rise, made possible by parasitic extraction…

_____ (2022-06-11). As US LNG Expands In Europe, A Hidden Threat Grows. popularresistance.org In March, President Biden and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced a joint task force with the goal of getting Europe off Russian gas and onto more of America's fracked gas. Most Russian gas reaches Europe via pipeline, so getting U.S. gas to Europe will involve liquifying it and then shipping it across the Atlantic. And as shipments of liquified natural gas (LNG) from the United States increase, so too do the threats from an unwelcome intruder inherently part of America's natural gas mix — radioactivity. | That's because government figures indicate that much of the gas that will be…

Contributing Writers (2022-06-11). WATCH: Bashar al-Assad: Russia Restored Lost International Balance (English subtitles). marktaliano.net Damascus, SANA— President Bashar al-Assad said that Russia is facing a war that cannot be linked to the issue of NATO expansion, but rather it is an ongoing war that did not stop even before communism or before World War I, affirming that Russia's power today constitutes a restoration of international equilibrium. "So, we can …

Editor2 (2022-06-11). Backed by Israel, US and EU Allies Submit Anti-Iran Draft Resolution to IAEA Board of Governors. orinocotribune.com The United States and the three European signatories to the 2015 nuclear deal, backed by the Israeli regime, have reportedly submitted to the International Atomic Energy Agency's Board of Governors a draft resolution censuring Iran's nuclear program. | The United States and the EU troika — Britain, Germany and France — submitted the draft to the 35-nation board on Tuesday, accusing Iran of failing to offer transparent responses to the IAEA's questions over nuclear activities at three sites. | According to the draft, seen by Reuters, the board "expresses profound concern that the safeguards issues rela…

WSWS (2022-06-11). Australia's Aspen Medical: A case study of healthcare privatisation. wsws.org Aspen's more than $1 billion in pandemic contracts followed decades of promotion of the company by Liberal-National Coalition and Labor Party governments alike.

_____ (2022-06-12). Colombia: World Power of Life or Neo-Fascist Pillar? popularresistance.org We live at a historical crossroads, an era of civilizational crisis where life and death are at stake worldwide, a situation in which Colombia faces a deep dilemma. On May 29, 2022, around 21 million citizens voted in Colombia's national elections to elect its executive branch. The victory of the Historical Pact "Colombia Can" comes to the fore, an alignment of the new left with Gustavo Petro as president and Francia Márquez as vice-presidential formula. It is the first time that a left-wing coalition has triumphed in a presidential election in Colombia, adding 8.5 million votes, the largest number obtained in th…

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-06-12). Consumer Health: Life after cancer. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org National Cancer Survivors Day will be observed Sunday, June 5, which make this a good time to learn more about life after cancer. One in 3 people will be diagnosed with cancer, and more than 16.9 million cancer survivors are alive today, according to the American Cancer Society. Survival rates are improving for many types of cancer, thanks to advances in cancer screening and treatment. Many cancer treatments take a toll, though, in the form of side effects…

Leon Kunstenaar (2022-06-12). Oakland Joins National March For Our Lives. indybay.org Rally and march calls out GOP and NRA as killers of children…

_____ (2022-06-11). The Chris Hedges Report: The Long Road Home. popularresistance.org In the conclusion of The Long Road Home, Chris Hedges looks at the numerous hurdles faced by prisoners released into society, the toll of reentry on their families, the importance of educational programs in restoring self-esteem and setting goals, and the difficult process of parole. Hedges begins by speaking with Russ Owen, who spent 32 years in prison, on the day of his release from East Jersey State Prison. Owen, who graduated summa cum laude from Rutgers University and earned a doctorate in Pastoral Care in prison, began work recently as a community organizer with New Jersey Together. He says that although he…

_____ (2022-06-11). To Save The Salmon, We Have To Slow Climate Change. popularresistance.org No one in the Pacific Northwest is exempt from the impacts of climate change. | Rising global temperatures are intensifying floods, droughts and warming waters. Last summer's heat dome led to temperatures in western Washington as high as 110 degrees. We didn't just break records — we obliterated all-time records over an incredibly hot four-day period. The ocean, the rivers and the streams ran hotter than ever. Thousands of salmon died, and the people and animals that depend on them suffered. | As salmon disappear, so do dozens of other species dependent on the nutrition they provide. It is as my mentor Bill…

David Ruccio (2022-06-11). Inflation, wages, and profits. mronline.org Inflation continues to run hot—and now, finally, the debate about inflation is heating up.

Jim McMahan (2022-06-11). Museum workers hop on the union train. workers.org Seattle About 65 internal security guards in the wealthy Seattle Art Museum (SAM) just became the SAM VSO Union! VSO stands for Visitor Service Officers. The year-long organizing drive was victorious with 34-to-4 votes in the National Labor Relations Board election. The election covered workers at both the downtown Seattle . . . |

Editor2 (2022-06-11). Labor Activists Launch New Organization to Challenge AFL-CIO Foreign Policy. orinocotribune.com By Kim Scipes Jun 3, 2022 | Labor activists from across the country, members of a number of unions, publicly announced the creation of LEPAIO, the Labor Education Project on the AFL-CIO International Operations, over the weekend of April 8-9. They held a press conference outside AFL-CIO headquarters on 16th Street in Washington, D.C., on April 8th, and followed with a four-hour educational conference at the University of the District of Columbia the following day. | This is the first project to focus on AFL-CIO operations around the globe since efforts to pass the "Build Unity and Trust Among Workers World-…

WSWS (2022-06-11). Biden administration lifts COVID testing requirements for international travelers. wsws.org The Biden administration is rescinding its mandate on testing requirements for international travelers before boarding flights to the US.

Peoples Dispatch (2022-06-11). The housing struggle is a national and international struggle: Kenia Alcocer. peoplesdispatch.org Kenia Alcocer talks about important struggles she took up as an activist, the formation of the Los Angeles Tenants Union and how the struggle for housing rights is related to other working class struggles.

Anders Husby, Lars Kà∏ber (2022-06-11). [Comment] COVID-19 mRNA vaccination and myocarditis or pericarditis. thelancet.com In April, 2021, international news media first reported rare cases of young men in Israel who had developed myocarditis shortly after vaccination with the Pfizer-BioNTech mRNA vaccine against SARS-CoV-2.1 Since then, many observational studies from Asia,2 Europe,3—5 the Middle East,6,7 and North America8,9 have found COVID-19 mRNA vaccination to be associated with a short-term increased risk of myocarditis. Furthermore, this association has been established using multiple types of analysis, including comparisons of observed-to-expected rates,6,8,9 case-control studies,2 self-controlled cases series,3,4 and…

Manish Patel, Minal Patel (2022-06-11). [Comment] Increasing children's global access to COVID-19 vaccines. thelancet.com Expanding COVID-19 vaccination to children is an issue for parents and decision makers worldwide. Among nine vaccines with WHO Emergency Use Listing (EUL), only two are authorised for children: Pfizer-BioNTech's BNT162b2 and Moderna's mRNA-1273.1 The WHO EUL is required for vaccines purchased through the COVAX mechanism, but other vaccines without EUL for paediatric use, such as BBIBP-CorV (SinoPharm), CoronaVac (SinoVac), and Covaxin (Bharat Biotech), are used in children with local approvals.2 Because of lower rates of severe COVID-19 in children than in older adults, and inequities in vaccine supply, the WHO S…

Betsey Piette (2022-06-11). Philly Pride 2022: Smash racism, transphobia and police brutality! workers.org Philadelphia Center City Philadelphia was awash with rainbow flags, as a sea of people turned out to celebrate the city's 50th Pride march on June 5. This year's event, with new organizers PHL Pride Collective and the Philly Dyke March, will go down as one of the most diverse events . . . |

WSWS (2022-06-11). Sri Lankan president imposes essential public services order, banning power and health workers strikes. wsws.org The EPSA gazette is a warning that the Rajapakse-Wickremesinghe government will unleash all manner of repressive measures against the working class.

Kamal Iranidoost (2022-06-11). North-South corridor begins op. with 1st shipment. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 11 (MNA) — The International North-South Transport Corridor (INSTC) began operation with the first shipment from Russia to India, the head of Iranian-Russian port Solyanka in the Astrakhan region said.

Grace Li, Federica Cappuccini, Natalie G Marchevsky, Parvinder K Aley, Robert Aley, Rachel Anslow, Sagida Bibi, Katrina Cathie, Elizabeth Clutterbuck, Saul N Faust, Shuo Feng, Paul T Heath, Simon Kerridge, Alice Lelliott, Yama Mujadidi, Khuen Foong Ng, Sarah Rhead, Hannah Roberts, Hannah Robinson, Marion R Roderick, Nisha Singh, David Smith, Matthew D Snape, Rinn Song, Karly Tang, Andy Yao, Xinxue Liu, Teresa Lambe, Andrew J Pollard, the COV006 study team (2022-06-11). [Articles] Safety and immunogenicity of the ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 (AZD1222) vaccine in children aged 6—17 years: a preliminary report of COV006, a phase 2 single-blind, randomised, controlled trial. thelancet.com ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 is well tolerated and immunogenic in children aged 6—17 years, inducing concentrations of antibody that are similar to those associated with high efficacy in phase 3 studies in adults. No safety concerns were raised in this trial.

WSWS (2022-06-11). The pandemic, the global crisis of capitalism, the resurgence of class struggles and the tasks of the Socialist Equality Party (Sri Lanka)—Part 2. wsws.org As in every corner of the globe, the COVID-19 pandemic has sharply intensified the crisis of the Sri Lankan capitalist class and President Gotabhaya Rajapakse's government.

Hélio Angotti Neto (2022-06-11). [Correspondence] The hijacking of science and truth by political conflict. thelancet.com Luis L C Correia and colleagues 1 filled their Correspondence with malicious and false information. Although they claimed to have no competing interests, at least two of them were directly involved in the approval of the recommendations proposed in the Brazilian guideline for COVID-19 outpatient treatment (which would only become guidelines if approved by the Brazilian National Secretary of Science, Technology, Innovation, and Strategic Products in Healthcare). These recommendations were disapproved because of too many inconsistencies, including meta-analyses with low statistical power.

Poor People's Campaign (2022-06-11). Friday 6/17: National Memorial Service for Lives Lost to COVID, Gun Violence, War and Poverty w/ PPC. indybay.org Online via livestream: www.poorpeoplescampaign.org/livestream/ | In-person at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C…

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2022-06-11: News Headlines

A Guest Author (2022-06-11). Capitalism and baby formula. workers.org By Margaret Kimberley The following article was posted on Black Agenda Report on May 29. The baby formula shortage is not a glitch in the system. It actually exemplifies everything that goes wrong when the profit motive rules. Capitalism can't ensure a food supply or anything else that humans need. . . . |

Silke Otsch, Boris Ginner (2022-06-11). Tax evasion and avoidance and Democracy at a tipping point. indybay.org The biggest losses from tax evasion and avoidance are caused by multinational corporations, followed by wealthy individuals. Sums in the triple-digit billions of up to one trillion. Euros are evaded annually in the EU. Of the global private wealth of around 160 trillion. US dollars, between 21-32 trillion US dollars are undeclared via tax havens…

Lyn Neeley (2022-06-11). Mass opposition to Biden's Summit gains momentum. workers.org President Joe Biden's Summit of the Americas is being boycotted by most countries in the Western hemisphere, and it is opposed by two large coalitions protesting Biden's refusal to invite Cuba, Venezuela and Nicaragua to this year's event. ALBA (Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of our America), a coalition of . . . |

____ (2022-06-11). (W.E.Talk) Exclusive interview with the UAE ambassador to China. ecns.cn China and the UAE share similar development paths, concepts, and goals, which together provide some reference for developing countries to explore modernization independently.

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-06-11). Consumer Health: Life after cancer. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org National Cancer Survivors Day will be observed Sunday, June 5, which make this a good time to learn more about life after cancer. One in 3 people will be diagnosed with cancer, and more than 16.9 million cancer survivors are alive today, according to the American Cancer Society. Survival rates are improving for many types of cancer, thanks to advances in cancer screening and treatment. Many cancer treatments take a toll, though, in the form of side effects…

____ (2022-06-11). Highlights of China's transportation development in past decade. ecns.cn During the past decade, China has made historic progress in transportation development, with an improved transport network, strengthened transport service capacity and deepened international cooperation.

Paul Wang (2022-06-11). Parsing China's policy towards Russia from realpolitik not fantasy. moderndiplomacy.eu For more than decades, Modern Diplomacy is an invaluable platform for assessing and evaluating complex international issues. Although a leading European opinion-maker, its far-reaching opinion power and prestige have gone globally including its high public esteem in China. Given this, it is necessary for international scholars to sincerely maintain Modern Diplomacy's academic decency and qualities …

____ (2022-06-11). Transportation Network of Xiongan New Area. ecns.cn Xiongan New AreaÔºåas a national model of high-quality development, adheres to establish a diversified, convenient, green and smart public traffic system.

_____ (2022-06-10). Chad Declares Food Emergency, International Agencies Sound Alarm. popularresistance.org The World Food Program (WFP) and the Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) have identified numerous states warranting immediate attention as the problems of climate change, internal conflict, economic downturns and the continuing war in Ukraine are exacerbating the current crisis. | In the Sahel region of Africa, the nation of Chad, is challenged by grain supplies which have dropped to dangerous lows forcing the transitional military-dominated government to declare a food emergency requesting that aid be sent into the country to avoid further food deficits. Chad has been severely impacted by drought leaving la…

Anonymous811 (2022-06-10). One Of The Main Ukrainian Propagandists Takes Back Her Words. southfront.org Lyudmila Denisova | On June 8, the former ombudsman of Ukraine Lyudmila Denisova commented on her statements regarding the stories of rapes of Ukrainian girls by Russian soldiers. These statements were made by the former ombudsman in the Italian parliament. Denisova's main goal was to push Italy to take bolder steps with regard to assistance to Ukraine.It is interesting to note some of the ombudsman's comments: | "I was talking about scary things to make the decisions that Ukraine needs." | "Maybe I went overboard. But I was trying to achieve the goal of convincing the world to provide weapons and put pressure on…

Editor (2022-06-10). The Plot Against GrayZone & Suspicions About Consortium News. scheerpost.com Nina Jankowicz on Cyber Security at the U.S. Embassy Vienna in 2019. (U.S. Embassy, Vienna) | By Joe Lauria / The Establishment's war against independent media took an even darker turn with

Editor (2022-06-10). 'Either you join NATO or we will make the canaries independent'. mronline.org A recent interview with former Spanish politician José Manuel Otero has revealed further details regarding his country's entry into NATO and attests to the double-dealing politics of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE).

Aimee Rickman (2022-06-10). "We are not done": Policy, protections, and the people's struggle for Pride. mronline.org June is Pride Month. It is a time to celebrate. It's also a time to remember the struggle for equal rights, a history we are continually encouraged to forsake, fragment, and forget.

Editor (2022-06-10). Gina Haspel watched the waterboarding at CIA 'Black Site'. mronline.org For services performed (and obfuscated), Haspel passed muster in the Senate and was confirmed as CIA Director on May 17, 2018.

Editor (2022-06-10). Joe Biden's saber-rattling threatens World War III—with China and Russia. mronline.org Fits long pattern of war-mongering and provocations that are a feature of the American Century.

Editor (2022-06-10). Priti Patel's Sweeping New Threat To Free Expression. scheerpost.com Priti Patel leaves St Paul's Cathedral with other ministers after the Platinum Jubilee service on Friday. (Photo: Andrew Parsons / No 10) | By Richard Norton-Taylor / Journalists who receive some funding from foreign governments are at risk of committing offences under a bill that carries a maximum sentence of life imprisonment. The risk also applies to individuals working for civil society organisations such as human rights groups. | It would be an offence to disclose leaked information that would p…

Editor (2022-06-10). There Are Better Ways for Societies to Address Inflation Than By Hiking Interest Rates. scheerpost.com By Richard D. Wolff / Economy for All A deafening silence defines "debates" among U.S. leaders about stopping or slowing today's inflation. Alternatives to the Federal Reserve's raising of interest rates and curtailing money supply growth are ignored. It's as if there were no other ways to rein in price increases except to add more …

Editor (2022-06-10). WATCH: Jan. 6 Hearing to Detail 'Flagrant Assault on American Democracy'. scheerpost.com U.S. Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.), chair of the House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the U.S. Capitol, speaks alongside Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) during a panel meeting on March 28, 2022 in Washington, D.C. (Photo: Drew Angerer/Getty Images) | By Jessica Corbett / The U.S. House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol plans to hold its first of six public hearings at 8: 00 pm ET on Thursday—a event…

Arjae Red (2022-06-10). Buffalo, New York: No more rainbow capitalism! workers.org Buffalo, New York Credit: Ellie Dorritie At the Buffalo corporate-sponsored Pride Parade June 5, members and friends of Workers World Party hit the streets to distribute literature on the radical history of Pride and the struggle of the LGBTQ+ community against police violence — especially against Black and Brown trans . . . |

A Guest Author (2022-06-10). AFL-CIO convention must unconditionally support Puerto Rico's unions — Commentary. workers.org This article is by a guest author who is a member of the construction trades and a member of the AFL-CIO. The 2022 convention of the AFL-CIO will be held in Philadelphia June 12-15. Every four years the American Federation of Labor-Congress of Industrial Organizations meets in a convention to . . . |

Anonymous669 (2022-06-10). Syrian Strikes Kill Special Forces Commander Of Turkish-Backed Faction In Greater Idlib. southfront.org © Sputnik / Iliya Pitalev | On June 9, a senior commander of the Turkish-backed National Front for Liberation (NFL) was killed and four of his militants were wounded when the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) artillery stuck a position they were manning in the outskirts of the town of Kansafra in the southern part of the Greater Idlib region. | Kansafra was shelled by the SAA along with the nearby towns of Falafel, al-Bara and Fatterah. The four towns are a part of the al-Zawiya mountain. | The slain commander was identifi…

Amarynth (2022-06-10). Traitors and Patriots. thesaker.is By Batiushka for The Saker Blog The prolific Russian nationalist author of 91 books, Oleg Platonov (born 19 ), relates in his work on the fall of the Soviet Union how…

Ann Brown (2022-06-10). Airline Says South Africans Must Speak Colonizer Language of Afrikaners, Pass Test To Fly. moguldom.com Irish low-cost air carrier Ryanair is under fire for asking South African travelers to pass an Afrikaans language test to prove their nationality before boarding flights. The airline, which was founded in 1984 and headquartered in Dublin, Ireland, is being accused of racial discrimination after presenting passengers with an Afrikaans test. Afrikaans is a West …

____ (2022-06-10). China activates level-IV response after two quakes jolt Sichuan. ecns.cn A level-IV national emergency response has been activated after two earthquakes hit southwest China's Sichuan Province, the Ministry of Emergency Management said Friday.

____ (2022-06-10). Benefits seen in greenback's declining heft. ecns.cn Although the U.S. dollar may remain the dominant currency for the foreseeable future, its eventual declining clout could strengthen the international financial system, a forum has heard.

____ (2022-06-10). Chinese FM condemns top U.S. general's discord-sowing remarks on China-India border issue. ecns.cn The China-India boundary question is a matter between the two countries. Both sides have the will and capability of resolving the question through dialogue and consultation. Some US officials have pointed fingers and sought to fan the flame and drive a wedge between the two countries.

____ (2022-06-10). China flies high on space science. ecns.cn Spending on scientific leadership and building international research partnerships and collaborations do not mean pouring money into a figurative black hole.

Adomas Abromaitis (2022-06-10). Lithuania — U.S. military cooperation turned to full dependence. moderndiplomacy.eu Lithuanian authorities' disbelief in the national armed forces' capabilities is proved by their repeated claims for aid and permanent foreign military presence in the territory of the country. Lithuania has chosen the way of full reliance on other countries' defence capabilities instead of developing its own military strength. Thus, the U.S. troops currently stationed in …

Amy Goodman (2022-06-10). Trump Mob Chanted "Hang Mike Pence" While Marching on Capitol, New Footage Shows. truthout.org The January 6 committee released new footage Thursday night showing a detailed timeline of the day of the insurrection. We feature the video they played that shows how Proud Boys and Oath Keepers marched from the National Mall — where Donald Trump delivered a speech pressuring Mike Pence to recertify the election results to deliver him a victory — to the Capitol Building to chants of "Hang Mike Pence," before they violently pushed through police barriers and broke into the government building chanting "Nancy." | TRANSCRIPT: | This is a rush transcript. Copy may not be in its final form. | AMY…

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2022-06-10: News Headlines

Poor People's Campaign (2022-06-10). Friday 6/17: National Memorial Service for Lives Lost to COVID, Gun Violence, War and Poverty w/ PPC. indybay.org Online via livestream: www.poorpeoplescampaign.org/livestream/ | In-person at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C…

Staff (2022-06-10). Colombia: Francia Márquez is the Key to Stopping the Fascist Hernández & Winning the Election. orinocotribune.com By Juan Diego Quesada Jun 3, 2022 | Until recently, Gustavo Petro understood politics as a solitary exercise. In his time as congressman he used his position to attack corruption or paramilitarism from the podium. As mayor of Bogota he was criticized by those around him for being reluctant to take the advice of others. Now he has understood that to be the next president of Colombia he needs the help of others, but especially that of Francia Márquez, his vice presidential running mate. | Márquez, an Afro woman who paid for her law studies by working as a maid, has become a phenomenon that has broken all the…

WSWS (2022-06-10). The ISL's Oleg Vernyk promotes Ukrainian fascist Stepan Bandera and the Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists. wsws.org The ISL and Vernyk's trade union are actively encouraging their members to join the Territorial Defense Forces of Ukraine, the official umbrella for hundreds of paramilitary detachments that are now playing a major role in fighting the Russian army on behalf of NATO and the Ukrainian state.

Silke Otsch, Boris Ginner (2022-06-10). Tax evasion and avoidance and Democracy at a tipping point. indybay.org The biggest losses from tax evasion and avoidance are caused by multinational corporations, followed by wealthy individuals. Sums in the triple-digit billions of up to one trillion. Euros are evaded annually in the EU. Of the global private wealth of around 160 trillion. US dollars, between 21-32 trillion US dollars are undeclared via tax havens…

Staff (2022-06-10). Venezuela and Algeria Strengthen Relations & Support for Palestine, Sahrawis & Libya. orinocotribune.com As part of the strengthening of bilateral relations between Venezuela and Algeria, the Venezuelan president, Nicolás Maduro, in joint statements issued with his Algerian counterpart, Abdelmadjid Tebboune, reported this Thursday, June 9, that both nations reiterated their solidarity and support to Palestine, the Saharawi Republic, and Libya. | Algeria is the second stop in President Maduro's international tour, which previously took him to Tàºrkiye, where he had a busy schedule of bilateral and cultural activities. For security concerns, related to the aggressive and violent policy of the White House to oust…

Otis Grotewohl (2022-06-10). West Virginia steelworkers locked out by greedy war profiteers. workers.org Union, West Virginia Roughly 250 workers at the Collins Aerospace plant in Union, West Virginia, have been locked out of their jobs since May 23. Employees were unexpectedly met with heavy duty blockades all along the gates throughout the entrance area as they arrived to work that day. Locked-out steelworkers . . . |

G. Dunkel (2022-06-10). Hambre en àÅfrica Oriental: cientos de miles de personas amenazadas. workers.org Los precios de los alimentos se están disparando en todo el mundo. No sólo los precios del trigo y otros cereales, que es donde Estados Unidos y sus aliados de la Unión Europea han centrado su atención, sino también en productos como la mantequilla industrial y la leche en polvo, . . . |

Leslie Feinberg (2022-06-10). Western colonizers imposed anti-gay laws throughout world — Lavender & Red, Part 112. workers.org The following is one installment of Feinberg's "Lavender & Red" series on the intersection of LGBTQ2S+ and socialist history, which appeared Sept. 27, 2007, in Workers World newspaper. The 120-part series was published between 2004 and 2008 and can be downloaded for free at workers.org/books. Sodomy laws, imposed on India . . . |

WSWS (2022-06-10). The pandemic, the global crisis of capitalism, the resurgence of class struggles and the tasks of the Socialist Equality Party (Sri Lanka)—Part 1. wsws.org

Peoples Dispatch (2022-06-10). OAS Secretary-General Denounced As 'Assassin' and 'Puppet' At Summit of the Americas. towardfreedom.org June 7 was a bad day for the secretary-general of the Organization of American States. During the Summit of the Americas, a young man declared to him what he is: an instigator of the coup in Bolivia, reports People's Dispatch.

WSWS (2022-06-10). Anger erupts after worker killed in horrific accident at National Steel Car in Hamilton, Ontario, third plant death in two years. wsws.org Workers at the plant are outraged over Quoc Le's death. More than 60 workers assembled at the gates of the plant on Thursday, chanting, "No more deaths!"

WSWS (2022-06-10). Airport strikes hit Paris and spread across Europe. wsws.org The strike against pay cuts at Charles de Gaulle Airport is part of an international movement of airport workers against low wages, understaffing and unbearable working conditions.

WSWS (2022-06-10). Former Australian defence minister reveals plans for fast-tracked purchase of US nuclear-powered submarines. wsws.org The new Labor government has sought to outdo its Liberal-National predecessor in committing to a major military build-up in preparation for war with China.

Eric Zuesse (2022-06-10). The American empire is being defeated; Asia will lead the future. moderndiplomacy.eu Alexander Mercouris is a commentator on international affairs whose predictions I have been keeping track of for a long time, and they thus-far have a shocking 100% record of subsequent confirmation (accuracy). Nobody else comes close to that, except the anonymous author of the "Moon of Alabama" blog. Almost always, those two have been predicting …

WSWS (2022-06-10). Sri Lankan port workers speak out against union leadership. wsws.org Port workers disgusted with increasing union collaboration with management and the betrayal of general strike action have begun discussing the need to form an independent action committee.

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-06-10). Consumer Health: Life after cancer. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org National Cancer Survivors Day will be observed Sunday, June 5, which make this a good time to learn more about life after cancer. One in 3 people will be diagnosed with cancer, and more than 16.9 million cancer survivors are alive today, according to the American Cancer Society. Survival rates are improving for many types of cancer, thanks to advances in cancer screening and treatment. Many cancer treatments take a toll, though, in the form of side effects…

Staff (2022-06-10). Russia envoy ridicules anti-Iran "stupid resolution" at IAEA. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 10 (MNA) — Russia's envoy to international organizations based in Vienna has once again criticized passing of an anti-Iran resolution at the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Board of Governors.

_____ (2022-06-09). Biden's Foreign Policy Is One Big Mess. popularresistance.org Over the last months I have written little about other U.S. foreign policy issues than the war in Ukraine. | A short review shows that there is little that Secretary of State Anthony Blinken or his president could count as a success. | Last month Biden traveled to Asia where he had meetings with the QUAD (Australia, Japan, India and the U.S.) as well as with South Asian leaders. | The QUAD meeting was a failure as India showed no sign of joining the other three in their condemnation of Russia. Instead of sanctioning Russia it is buying more oil from Russia which offers decent rebates. Such disunity does not look…

WSWS (2022-06-09). US students speak out on the way forward in the fight to end school shootings after Uvalde massacre. wsws.org The International Youth and Students for Social Equality has been speaking to students on the social and political roots of mass violence in the US.

_____ (2022-06-09). Kaiser Clinicians Prepare To Strike. popularresistance.org Two thousand northern California Kaiser Permanente mental health practitioners, members of the National Union of Healthcare Workers (NUHW) have voted to strike the giant California health maintenance organization (HMO). The result of the late May balloting was 91% in favor of walking out — the date yet to be determined. | The vote follows a three-day strike in Hawaii. In May, Hawaiian psychologists, social workers, psychiatric nurses and chemical dependency counselors walked picket lines on Oahu, Maui, and the Big Island to protest Kaiser's severe understaffing at clinics and medical facilities. Staffing, p…

Harvey Markowitz (2022-06-09). Pride in 'the CLE'. workers.org Cleveland In the first LGBTQ+ Pride parade since the COVID-19 pandemic began, and possibly the largest in Cleveland history, thousands marched through downtown June 4. Most of the marchers were young, with some carrying signs or wearing T-shirts in solidarity with trans youth. On June 1, at 11: 15 p.m., the . . . |

G. Dunkel (2022-06-09). African famine: the role of sanctions. workers.org When the crops fail after drought in Chad, as happened this year, people are driven to hunt for wild grain and fruit to survive famine, as here in 2016. Chad, in the middle of Africa, is a landlocked country with 16 million people. It is one of the three poorest . . . |

Anonymous103 (2022-06-09). The American empire is being defeated; Asia will lead the future. southfront.org | Written by Eric Zuesse | Alexander Mercouris is a commentator on international affairs whose predictions I have been keeping track of for a long time, and they thus-far have a shocking 100% record of subsequent confirmation (accuracy). Nobody else comes close to that, except the anonymous author of the "Moon of Alabama" blog. Almost always, those two have been predicting the same things at the same times, independently of each other; and, since MoA has almost always bee…

Workers World Party (2022-06-09). PDF of June 9 issue. workers.org Download the PDF. Profit-hungry company lures youth to guns editorial: LGBTQ+ for socialism: 'We want to live!' PRIDE: Class roots of anti‚Äëtrans laws Events challenge police, corporate control, transphobia Labor fights back: Lockout by war profiteers Seattle museum union Boston baristas strike Tear down the walls: Palestine Freedom Tunnel Stop . . . |

Sanket Jain (2022-06-09). Photo Essay: Diseases Spike for Indian Farm Workers As Climate Changes. towardfreedom.org India witnessed the hottest March in 122 years. With temperatures several times crossing 49 degrees Celsius (120 degrees Fahrenheit) in northern India, heat waves amplified the existing divisions between the poor and well-off, reports Sanket Jain.

Sandipan Talukdar (2022-06-09). Microplastic burden in Indian Ocean clearly measurable, says new study. peoplesdispatch.org The study revealed that, on average, microplastic particles and fibers in one cubic meter of water were found in the near-surface water of the Indian Ocean…

Abe Asher (2022-06-09). San Francisco Elites Scapegoated Boudin for the City's Problems. zcomm.org It Worked…

Brett Wilkins (2022-06-09). Over 400 Groups Call on UN Food Agency to 'End Partnership With Pesticide Industry'. commondreams.org "We cannot allow the U.N. agency mandated to support farmers and agricultural systems aligning with the industry that aims to influence national policy and causes such egregious pesticide poisoning and environmental devastation."

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