(2022-06-22). Free Leonard Peltier Santa Cruz 6-20-2022. indybay.org The benefit was held at The Spot and was sponsored by Barrios Unidos and The American Indian Movement and others.
(2022-06-22). 2022 California Juneteenth Holiday still an optional notion for some reason. indybay.org 20 years ago California Juneteenth National Freedom Day was established as "optional" and today AB 1655 offers another "optional" path toward celebrations of our unique California Journey From Slavery to Freedom beginning on 1535 in Baja California Sur.
(2022-06-22). COP15 event relocated, China keeps presidency. ecns.cn The second phase of the United Nations' negotiations on the world's new biodiversity conservation goals through 2030, known as COP15, has been relocated from Kunming, Yunnan province, to the Canadian city of Montreal, between Dec 5 and 17.
(2022-06-22). Mayo Clinic Minute: How low testosterone can affect men's health. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Millions of men live with a testosterone deficiency. If left unchecked, this treatable condition may contribute to serious health problems like osteoporosis and lowered red blood cell production. During National Men's Health Week — June 13—19 — Dr. Gregory Broderick, a Mayo Clinic urologist, encourages men with symptoms of low testosterone to speak with their health care team. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute www.youtube.com/watch?v=zLjkjFfFC8Y Journalists: Broadcast-quality video pkg (1: 07) is in the downloads at the end…
(2022-06-22). Thursday 6/23: Roe v. Wade: What Happens Next w/ Women's Health, Abortion Access & National Discourse? indybay.org Online via Zoom – FREE…
(2022-06-21). VIDEO: Ecuador's Indigenous Revolt Against Their Neoliberal President. scheerpost.com By The Grayzone The Grayzone spoke with leaders of Ecuador's indigenous movements, now engaged in ferocious street protests against the privatization policies of President Guillermo Lasso, a billionaire banker. The activists defended their demands and detailed the brutal repression they have witnessed as their rebellion spreads across one of the last right-wing controlled countries on …
(2022-06-21). 'Totally Unacceptable': US Rejecting 90% of Afghans Seeking Asylum Under Humanitarian Program. scheerpost.com 
Afghans seek shelter from fighting between the Taliban and Afghan security forces on August 14, 2021. (Photo: Marcus Yam/Los Angeles Times) | By Brett Wilkins / As a coalition of human rights groups on Monday implored the international community to do more to help Afghan refugees, new reporting revealed that the United States is rejecting the overwhelming majority of Afghans seeking to enter the country under a humanitarian program—including relatives o…
(2022-06-21). Nagasaki Survivor Denounces 'Absolute Evil' of Nuclear Bombs on Eve of Vienna Summit. scheerpost.com 
Sueichi Kido. [ By A survivor of the August 9, 1945 bombing of the Japanese city of Nagasaki by the United States conveyed the inhumanity of atomic weapons on Monday ahead of an international meeting that seeks to eliminate the world's…
(2022-06-21). The Old World is Over: Key Takeaways from Putin's First Major Speech Since Russia's Military Offensive in Ukraine. orinocotribune.com Russian leader has buried the old world order and outlined his view on Russia's and the world's future, in a key address | New centers of power have emerged, the unipolar world order isn't coming back, and the "colonial" way of thinking has failed, Russian President Vladimir Putin told the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) on Friday, in what the Kremlin The old world order is gone with the wind | When the US declared victory in the Cold War, Americans designated themselv…
(2022-06-21). Multinational companies still regard China as important destination: report. ecns.cn Although the global supply chain has entered a new round of reconstruction, China is still an important investment destination for multinational companies around the world, said a report.
(2022-06-21). Colombia's first ever left-wing president: Gustavo Petro wins historic election. What does it mean? mronline.org 
Gustavo Petro won Colombia's June 19 election, becoming its first ever left-wing president. We analyze what this means for Latin America, the US, Venezuela, the military, paramilitary groups, the powerful oligarchy, and social movements.
(2022-06-21). "The First Casualty of War is the Truth". What is Really Happening in Donbass/By Christelle Néant and Dr. Leon Tressell. marktaliano.net 
A Conversation with Christelle Neant of Donbass Insider on the War in Ukraine By Christelle Néant and Dr. Leon Tressell Global Research, June 21, 2022 To receive Global Research's Daily Newsletter (selected …
(2022-06-21). Emails Reveal USAID Officials Were Alarmed Over China-Solomon Islands Pact. news.antiwar.com Newly released internal emails from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) revealed that officials in the agency were very alarmed by the news of China and the Solomon Islands signing a security pact. The Solomon Islands has come under heavy pressure from the US, Australia, and New Zealand over the pact, which was …
(2022-06-21). West at inflection point in Ukraine war. mronline.org 
Henry Kissinger predicted some three weeks ago that the Ukraine war was dangerously close to becoming a war against Russia. That was a prescient remark. The NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg in a weekend interview told Germany's Bild am Sonntag newspaper that in the alliance's estimation, the Ukraine war could wage for years.
(2022-06-21). Is There Really a U.S. Government Agency that Gives Out Awards for Deceiving the Public? covertactionmagazine.com Check out this year's "Democracy Awards" handed out by the National Endowment for Democracy. They were presented to Ukrainian NGOs …
(2022-06-21). Denunciation of Vladimir Putin's Essay on History of Russia and Ukraine is Unwarranted. covertactionmagazine.com Far from condemning the national aspirations of Ukrainians, Putin defends them In July 2021, Vladimir Putin published a historical essay …
(2022-06-21). Why India must decouple from I2U2. peoplesdispatch.org A subaltern role to serve US and Israeli interests cannot enhance India's prestige in West Asia where, as it is, Modi government is perceived as an Islamophobic regime backed by religious fanatics…
(2022-06-21). Targeted attacks force Sikh minority to flee from Afghanistan. peoplesdispatch.org At least 111 Sikhs have been granted emergency visas in neighboring India after a Sikh gurdwara was stormed by extremists in Kabul on June 18, killing two and injuring seven others…
(2022-06-21). "Fight Poverty, Not the Poor!": Thousands Rally in Washington DC. scheerpost.com 
The Poor People's Campaign organized a massive rally in Washington DC on June 18. Photo: Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II/Twitter | By Tanupriya Singh / Thousands of people gathered in the US capital of Washington DC on June 18 to participate in the 'Poor People's and Low-Wage Workers' Assembly and Moral March on Washington and to the Polls'. The action was organized by the Poor People's Campaign (PPC) to address a broad range of interconnected issues affecting the country's 140 mil…
(2022-06-21). 0,000 people at risk of eviction in Brazil as Supreme Court moratorium nears end. peoplesdispatch.org 
The Zero Evictions Campaign has warned that 142,000 families might lose their homes if the STF-issued injunction against evictions is allowed to expire on June 30.
(2022-06-21). Captive labor: Exploitation of incarcerated workers. mronline.org 
Our nation incarcerates more than 1.2 million people in state and federal prisons, and two out of three of these incarcerated people are also workers. In most instances, the jobs these nearly 800,000 incarcerated workers have look similar to those of millions of people working on the outside.
(2022-06-21). A Trail of Tears: How Veterans Return From America's Wars. scheerpost.com By Ann Jones / TomDispatch Best of TomDispatch: Ann Jones, War Wounds America's Father's Day was first celebrated on June 19, 1910, in Washington State. That was only a few years before Ann Jones's father went to war. His was the Great War which turned out — with its trenches of frozen mud, rats and …
(2022-06-21). Top banker says, 'An economic hurricane is coming' — Workers of the world, time to get ready to fight! workers.org 
This slightly edited talk was given by WWP First Secretary, Larry Holmes, at a New York City branch meeting on June 16. The economic crisis that is unfolding is by far the biggest development right now. Bigger than anything I can think of, and a lot of important things are . . . |
(2022-06-21). Juneteenth: emancipation, resistance and reparations. workers.org 
Houston This article, which appeared in the June 23, 2021, issue of Workers World, is being reprinted here to celebrate the victory of Juneteenth officially recognized as a federal holiday. Juneteenth march, Ft. Worth, Texas, June 18. After decades of struggle for recognition, Juneteenth has been made a federal holiday . . . |
(2022-06-21). Indigenous Protesters Continue To Arrive In Ecuador's Capital City. popularresistance.org Hundreds of demonstrators continued to enter Ecuador's capital on Monday during the eighth day of a mobilization against the government called by the indigenous movement, while the blockade of roads connecting the city of Quito (north) with the north and south of the country is maintained, | Images published on social networks show people walking on the road or in buckets of pick-up trucks in their eagerness to mobilize. | In the afternoon, the Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of Ecuador (CONAIE) reported the arrival of indigenous people from the south of the country, who are currently near the Machachi…
(2022-06-21). Workers at US abortion rights groups seek unions to prepare for post-Roe care. popularresistance.org As reproductive rights groups brace for an anticipated US supreme court decision to overturn Roe v Wade and strike down federal abortion rights in America, workers at these groups are organizing to unionize ahead of the expected legal changes. | About 400 workers at 28 clinics in five states in the midwest — Minnesota, Iowa, Nebraska, North Dakota and South Dakota, announced in late May 2022 their intent to unionize with SEIU Healthcare Minnesota and Iowa. They have filed for a union election with the National Labor Relations Board after a majority of workers signed authorization cards and their request for…
(2022-06-21). Bolton Predicts Rupture Within Venezuelan Opposition. orinocotribune.com The national security advisor to the White House during the Trump administration, John Bolton, has suggested that we could be seeing the beginning of an ultimate rupture within the Venezuelan opposition. | During an interview with Similarly, he added that towards the end of 2018 and the beginning of 2019, t…
(2022-06-21). What Difference Does a War Make? tomdispatch.com From his first days in office, Joe Biden and his national security advisers seemed determined to revive America's fading global leadership via the strategy they knew best — challenging the "revisionist powers" Russia and China with a Cold War-style aggressiveness. When it came to Beijing, the president combined the policy initiatives of his predecessors, pursuing Barack Obama's "strategic pivot" from the Middle East to Asia, while continuing Donald Trump's trade war with China. In the process, Biden revived the kind of bipartisan foreign policy not seen in Washington since the Soviet Union collapsed in 1991…
(2022-06-21). Lithuania Trying To Provoke War With Russia By Blocking Kaliningrad. southfront.org 
Lucas Leiroz, researcher in Social Sciences at the Rural Federal University of Rio de Janeiro; geopolitical consultant. | European authorities are stopping the transit Russian goods in the Kaliningrad region, which is officially a part of the Russian territory. Such a measure tends to significantly increase tensions on the European continent and contribute negatively at a time of major concerns about international peace and security. | On June 18, the governor of Kaliningrad…
(2022-06-21). "…Chile…Colombia…Brazil???": Bolsonaro Despair at Left Resurgence. libya360.wordpress.com BRASILWIRE Folha's Monica Bergamo reports that, following the victory of Gustavo Petro, President Jair Bolsonaro sent a message on a private WhatsApp group in which he despaired at the result. Left-wing candidate Gustavo Petro was elected president on Sunday with 40.32% of the vote. It is the first time the left has won an election in…
(2022-06-21). Despite the Left's Victories, Warning Signs of a Fascist Backlash Appear in Colombia & Beyond. libya360.wordpress.com Rainer Shea The decaying colonial regime in Colombia has reached a crisis. Its people, devastated by corporate destruction of their living standards and a corrupt narco regime which has exacted tremendous brutality upon them, has elected a leftist presidential candidate. Not one who represents a radical change, but one who at least represents a break…
(2022-06-21). Do Colombians and Venezuelans Need to Become Political "Allies"? libya360.wordpress.com Franco Vielma The election of Gustavo Petro as president of Colombia and his running mate as vice-president, Francia Márquez, is undoubtedly a political milestone in this country, especially considering the long cycle of right-wing conservative governments that took the form of a political caste since the assassination of Jorge Eliécer Gaitán in 1948. This event…
(2022-06-21). Ecuadorians Continue to Resist as National Strike Enters Second Week. libya360.wordpress.com Tanya Wadhwa Since June 13, hundreds of thousands of Ecuadorians have been mobilizing across the country as a part of an indefinite national strike against the right-wing government of President Guillermo Lasso and his regressive economic policies. Photo: Alexander Crespo Defying the state of emergency, enduring brutal police and military repression, hundreds of thousands of…
(2022-06-21). 1 ,000 bring Poor People's Campaign demands to D.C.: "We won't be silent" peoplesworld.org 
WASHINGTON—Demanding an "end to policy murder" that slams poor and low-wealth people, Poor People's Campaign Co-Chair the Rev. William Barber II and more than 1 ,000 allies took to the streets of the nation's capital in a mass rally Saturday. Their goal: Massive changes in federal policy away from enriching the rich, corporations, and the capitalist …
(2022-06-21). Iran elected as ICA Board member. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 22 (MNA) — The Chairman of Iranian Chamber of Cooperatives was elected as a member of Board of Directors of the International Co-operative Alliance (ICA) by a majority of votes in the General Assembly of the Alliance.
(2022-06-21). Sri Lankan police arrest 21 anti-government protesters. wsws.org The Socialist Equality Party and the International Youth and Students for Socialist Equality condemn Monday's arrests and the ongoing police witch hunt of anti-government protesters.
(2022-06-21). Update on Dry Eye Disease—Reply. jamanetwork.com In Reply Dr Wirta's Letter discusses varenicline nasal spray as a potential treatment option for dry eye disease. This drug, which was approved after submission of our clinical update, is an exciting addition to the current armamentarium of therapies for dry eye disease. The goal of our article was to provide an overview of the pathophysiology of dry eye disease, an approach to evaluating patients, and a review of current treatment strategies for clinicians practicing outside the field of ophthalmology. Therefore, we felt that discussion of pipeline treatments and those under investigation was beyond the scope of…
(2022-06-21). Cuba celebra el Día Internacional del Yoga (+Fotos). cubadebate.cu "Agradecido con todas las instituciones que han colaborado con esta actividad. Quería resaltar que el yoga, no solo trae ventajas para la Educación Física, sino también para la vida. Esta práctica milenaria originaria de la India, sana y trasmite paz", dijo el Excelentísimo Señor Janakiraman, Embajador de la India en Cuba.
(2022-06-21). Daily Round-up | Gustavo Petro wins in Colombia, Mélenchon surges in France. peoplesdispatch.org In this episode, we bring you stories from the election results in Colombia and France, protests in Tunisia and the escalating economic and political crisis in Sri Lanka…
(2022-06-21). China renews alert as high temperatures hit northern regions. ecns.cn China's national observatory on Tuesday renewed an orange alert for high temperatures, as heatwaves continued to sweep the northern part of the country.
(2022-06-21). China remains an important destination for multinationals' global investment. ecns.cn
(2022-06-21). US Outlines Continued Primacy Over Asia at 2022 Shangri-La Dialogue. journal-neo.org 
The British International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) has hosted the "Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore since 2002. It is billed as "Asia's premier security summit," all while being almost entirely Western-centric in agenda and design. To help illustrate this, since the format was created, the first plenary meeting has always been centered around the US …
(2022-06-21). Apple Store employees in Towson, Maryland vote to unionize. wsws.org Workers are seeking a way to collectively fight the massively profitable tech giant. But the International Association of Machinists will offer them no way forward.
(2022-06-21). Foreign interest in A shares rises. ecns.cn The recent bullish performance of the tech-heavy ChiNext in Shenzhen has come amid international investors' increasing interest in A-share companies, especially the smaller-cap technology companies, experts said on Monday.
(2022-06-21). Cainiao opens China-U.S. sea freight service. ecns.cn Cainiao Network has introduced an international logistics service promising "port-to-warehouse" delivery between China and the United States within 30 days, the latest move to facilitate cross-border transportation and bolster exports by Chinese merchants.
(2022-06-21). Iran begins beach handball world c'ships with defeat. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 21 (MNA) — The national Iranian beach handball team lost to powerful Denmark at its first match at the 2022 IHF Men's Beach Handball World Championships underway in Greece.
(2022-06-21). Organizer's notebook: Indianapolis social workers decide to go union. peoplesworld.org 
INDIANAPOLIS—Motivated by union victories at Amazon and Starbucks, my co-workers and I at Step-Up, a social service agency here, decided that it was time to demand representation and democracy in our workplace. The 23 social workers and case managers at Step-Up provide care coordination, case management, and mental health counseling to clients living with HIV and …
(2022-06-21). Healthcare in Xinjiang gets promising prognosis. ecns.cn The establishment and development of national and regional medical centers in the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region have bolstered the medical landscape and enabled patients in Northwest China with critical illnesses and intractable diseases to receive much needed treatment.
(2022-06-21). Third National Congress of the SEP (Sri Lanka): Greetings from Canadian, Australian and UK sections. wsws.org Greetings from the Canadian, Australian and UK sections of the International Committee of the Fourth International (ICFI) were read to the Congress.
(2022-06-20). 100 Million people in America are saddled with health care debt. mronline.org 
To calculate the true extent and burden of this debt, the KHN-NPR investigation draws on a nationwide poll conducted by KFF for this project. The poll was designed to capture not just bills patients couldn't afford, but other borrowing used to pay for health care as well.
(2022-06-20). Inflation in a time of Corona and war. mronline.org 
Evidence-based answers to the main (policy) questions concerning the return of high inflation.
(2022-06-20). What's the story behind inflation? mronline.org 
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that the rate of inflation rose to 8.6% in May, the latest high in a period of rapid growth in prices following the COVID-19 recession in March 2020. Indeed, inflation is now higher than it has been in the past 40 years.
(2022-06-20). Gustavo Pedro Wins Historic Elections in Colombia. scheerpost.com 
By Preliminary results from Colombia's second round presidential race indicate the victory of the left-wing Historic Pact coalition led by Gustavo Petro and Francia Marquez. The duo had received 40% of the votes cast in the first round, 10 points shy of a first round victory. The progressive duo was facing off against political outsider Rodolfo Hernández of the League of Anti-Corruption Governors movement who received just under 47% of the vote in the precount. | The period leading up t…
(2022-06-20). Michael Moore: Lift Every Voice: Thoughts from a Juneteenth Holiday. scheerpost.com 
By Michael Moore Juneteenth greetings, my friends. On this episode of Rumble with Michael Moore, I celebrate and reflect on this important new holiday and the opportunity it provides to teach the real history of our country — and commit ourselves to finishing the job begun by Harriet Tubman, Frederick Douglas and Abraham Lincoln: true …
(2022-06-20). Michael Moore: The Graduate. scheerpost.com 
By Michael Moore / My graduating class at Davison High School had voted that I should give the graduation address at our commencement ceremony, which took place years ago this weekend. The senior class had also voted me "Class Comic." That should've been all the warning the school administration needed — that the senior class wanted the class clown to give the official graduation speech. They should've known this would not end well. | In the weeks leading up to the end of the school year, those of us with the "good grades" were ind…
(2022-06-20). Assange is doing his most important work yet. mronline.org 
British Home Secretary Priti Patel has authorized the extradition of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to the United States to be tried under the Espionage Act in a case which seeks to set a legal precedent for the prosecution of any publisher or journalist, anywhere in the world, who reports inconvenient truths about the U.S. empire.