WSWS (2022-07-11). KFC workers walk out at Alabama restaurant after working six weeks without air conditioning. wsws.org The walkout was led by the store's general manager Ta Edwards, who was fired immediately by upper management. The remaining workers were forced to return to work on July 5 after corporate falsely claimed they had repaired the restaurant's AC unit.

Editor2 (2022-07-10). The Deeper Meaning of Ukraine. orinocotribune.com By Alastair Crooke , 2022 | The wider Ukraine meaning lies in this insight: Other leaders are no longer naàØve when the West offers glass beads (or paper dollars) in exchange for their real riches | The West, in its cavalier manner, entered upon war with the Russia-China axis, without due care. It expected easy 'wins' with sanctions imploding the Russian economy, and with military urban-war tactics borrowed from Syria, bleeding out the Russian army. Instead, it is turning-out to be a monumental débacle. More than that, its multiple failures and insultingly-cocksure propaganda are proving a break…

_____ (2022-07-10). The Nordic Model Invents The Goods. popularresistance.org For decades, many on the American left have pointed to the Nordic nations as models that we should be striving towards. One frequent response to this has been to say that, although the Nordic nations have built remarkably equal economies, they lag in other important respects like inventing and implementing new technologies. | There is no compelling statistical evidence for this claim, but some version of this idea seems to permanently linger in the US discourse. Recently, various liberal commentators — often rallying under the label of supply-side progressivism — have published articles chastising lef…

_____ (2022-07-10). Inflation And Your Next Union Contract. popularresistance.org We can't predict what is to come, but the evidence from the past year hasn't been good for workers. The Consumer Price Index rose by more than 8 percent, its fastest pace in 40 years. Essential expenses like housing, food, and gas have climbed especially fast. | Despite all the talk of labor shortages and a tight job market, wages have not kept pace with the cost of living. Since April 2021, inflation-adjusted hourly earnings have fallen by more than 2 percent. Any stimulus savings that people had accrued have largely dried up by now, and there is currently no plan for federal relief for working people facing the…

Staff (2022-07-10). US continues to increase pressure until Iran returns to deal. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 10 (MNA) — On the eve of his trip to the region, US President Joe Biden, in an article once again used rhetoric against Iran and claimed that if Iran does not return to the JCPOA, the economic pressure against Tehran will continue.

Gregory Shupak (2022-07-10). Corporate Media Continue Double-Standard on When 'Self-Determination' Is a Good Thing. commondreams.org An American public that the corporate media have given only part of the story is more likely to acquiesce to a war with no end in sight.

Editor2 (2022-07-10). The Deeper Meaning of Ukraine. orinocotribune.com By Alastair Crooke Jul 4, 2022 | The wider Ukraine meaning lies in this insight: Other leaders are no longer naàØve when the West offers glass beads (or paper dollars) in exchange for their real riches | The West, in its cavalier manner, entered upon war with the Russia-China axis, without due care. It expected easy 'wins' with sanctions imploding the Russian economy, and with military urban-war tactics borrowed from Syria, bleeding out the Russian army. Instead, it is turning-out to be a monumental débacle. More than that, its multiple failures and insultingly-cocksure propaganda are proving a break…

Staff (2022-07-10). US continues to increase pressure until Iran returns to deal. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 10 (MNA) — On the eve of his trip to the region, US President Joe Biden, in an article once again used rhetoric against Iran and claimed that if Iran does not return to the JCPOA, the economic pressure against Tehran will continue.

_____ (2022-07-09). The Language We Use To Talk About Inequality, Power, And Class Matters. popularresistance.org In the US, discourses of inequality seldom are rooted to the nation's long history of violent class conflict. Two examples of that history which come quickly to mind are the 1892 Homestead steel strike in Pittsburgh, which earned a place in labor history as the Homestead Massacre and the 1921 coal strike known as the Battle of Blair Mountain in which workers saw their homes bombed as they faced army troops. These were extreme but not unique moments in the history of labor. Oppressive working conditions and inadequate pay have never been an accident or the result of an oversight — they have been for profit.

Editor (2022-07-09). The making of the Evangelical anti-abortion movement. mronline.org In 1971, the Southern Baptist Convention, the largest Protestant denomination in the United States, adopted a resolution calling on fellow Southern Baptists to work to make abortion legal under certain conditions, namely, 'rape, incest, clear evidence of severe fetal deformity, and carefully ascertained evidence of the likelihood of damage to the emotional, mental, and physical health of the mother'.

Mike Lofgren (2022-07-09). The Dangerous Rise of the Gullible American Cynic. commondreams.org More and more Americans will believe anything and everything—except facts, evidence, and logic.

WSWS (2022-07-09). New details reveal Highland Park shooter's extensive far-right history. wsws.org While Lake County authorities quickly declared Crimo had "no political motivation" and acted as a "lone wolf," there is ample evidence Robert Crimo III was heavily involved in many far-right online circles and an avid supporter of former President Donald Trump.

Ali Abunimah (2022-07-08). Deutsche Welle illegally fired Palestinian journalist, German court rules. electronicintifada.net Witch hunt has targeted Arab journalists with false anti-Semitism smears.

Editor (2022-07-09). The making of the Evangelical anti-abortion movement. mronline.org In 1971, the Southern Baptist Convention, the largest Protestant denomination in the United States, adopted a resolution calling on fellow Southern Baptists to work to make abortion legal under certain conditions, namely, 'rape, incest, clear evidence of severe fetal deformity, and carefully ascertained evidence of the likelihood of damage to the emotional, mental, and physical health of the mother'.

Mike Lofgren (2022-07-09). The Dangerous Rise of the Gullible American Cynic. commondreams.org More and more Americans will believe anything and everything—except facts, evidence, and logic.

WSWS (2022-07-09). New details reveal Highland Park shooter's extensive far-right history. wsws.org While Lake County authorities quickly declared Crimo had "no political motivation" and acted as a "lone wolf," there is ample evidence Robert Crimo III was heavily involved in many far-right online circles and an avid supporter of former President Donald Trump.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-07-08). Ruins of Azov Steel Factory Display Nazi Insignia and Signs of NATO Support. libya360.wordpress.com Sonja Van den Ende Among the ruins of the Azov Steel factory. [Photo courtesy of Sonja van den Ende] The Azov Steel factory was an important propaganda tool of the Western media since the Azov Battalion occupied the factory in March this year. In the official narrative, there were "good fellows" inside the factory, defending…

Ali Abunimah (2022-07-08). Deutsche Welle illegally fired Palestinian journalist, German court rules. electronicintifada.net Witch hunt has targeted Arab journalists with false anti-Semitism smears.

Johanna Kichton (2022-07-08). Justice is Global Unveils New Report on How to Counter the Politics of Scapegoating China. peoplesaction.org Report Reveals That Anti-China, Populist Rhetoric Masks Anti-Democratic Forces in the U.S. and Offers Solutions to Combat It Contact: Johanna Kichton, press@peoplesaction.org, 202.660.0605 WASHINGTON, DC—Justice is Global today released a new report revealing the increasing popularity of politicians who win over working-class voters by using China as a scapegoat for social and economic problems in …

Yanis Iqbal (2022-07-08). The Political Power of Love. orinocotribune.com By Yanis Iqbal Jul 4, 2022 | The contemporary world is characterized by high levels of individualization i.e. the withdrawal of people from any substantive engagement in inter-subjectively meaningful collective activity. Such decomposition of the social body has cut off people from one another, and made them lonely, fragile, sad, and stressed out. They are in need of a recomposed social body. In his

Deweylaura (2022-07-08). "The Man Who Broke Capitalism" (book review). cpusa.org David Gelles, The Man Who Broke Capitalism: How Jack Welch Gutted the Heartland and Crushed the Soul of Corporate America — and How to Undo His Legacy, Simon & Schuster, 2022. The Man Who Broke Capitalism is the intriguing title of a new book by New York Times business columnist David Gelles. It offers …

The Global Research Team (2022-07-08). In this Age of Disinformation, We Need Each Other. Support Global Research. globalresearch.ca George Orwell in his dystopian novel 1984 introduced the concepts of "Newspeak" and "Thoughtcrime" or the curtailing of freedom of expression, narrowly defined. | Orwell's depiction of an authoritarian society continues to reverberate four decades on. | We live in an age …

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-07-07). A Hired Assassination: Evidence Emerges in the Carlos Lanz Case. libya360.wordpress.com Mision Verdad After two years of uncertainty, more than 200 investigations by the Public Prosecutor's Office (MP) and a confession, we finally know the story of the disappearance of Carlos Lanz, Venezuelan social leader, university professor and researcher, a friend of this tribune. Due to the joint work of several state powers, it was concluded…

Editor (2022-07-07). Patrick Lawrence: This Week in Fake News / Blurred Truths. scheerpost.com Original to ScheerPost | Dependently 'Independent': | Illustration by Mr. Fish — "REALITY, Inc." | No, I still haven't got over the report in The New York Times this spring, wherein we learned of a joint American—Ukrainian campaign to inundate Russians with propaganda intended to demoralize the public as Russian forces advanced in eastern Ukraine. "

Jason Ditz (2022-07-07). Israeli Drone Strike Kills Syrian Soldier Along Golan Frontier. news.antiwar.com On Wednesday, Israel carried out yet another attack on Syrian territory, this time an apparent drone strike along the Golan Heights frontier. Details are still emerging, slowly, with Israel offering its typical refusal to comment on the incident. Israeli media, however, are pretty sure the soldier was secretly in league with Hezbollah. | There's no evidence of that, at least publicly, but Hezbollah media reported his death…

Staff (2022-07-07). Wife of Carlos Lanz Responsible for His Kidnapping and Assassination, Informs Attorney General Saab. orinocotribune.com This Wednesday, July 6, Maxiorisol "Mayi" Cumare was revealed as the intellectual author of the murder of her husband, sociologist and Venezuelan revolutionary leader Carlos Lanz, as explained by Attorney General Tarek William Saab in a press conference. Cumare allegedly paid $8,000 to Glen Castellanos—one of her lovers—whose testimony was vital to clarifying the case, where it was discovered that two assassins were hired to carry out the crime. After Lanz's muder, his body was dismembered and his remains were fed to the pigs in order to make the evidence disappear. There have been 13 detentions with…

____ (2022-07-07). So-called forced labor in Xinjiang is an outrageous lie from US to smear and contain China: FM. ecns.cn

WSWS (2022-07-07). Highland Park shooter charged with 7 counts of first-degree murder; considered second shooting in Madison, Wisconsin. wsws.org New details reveal the shooter fled to Wisconsin's capital and seriously contemplated committing a second mass shooting as Democrats continue to spew empty rhetoric.

____ (2022-07-07). Analysts take U.S. to task on Xinjiang disinformation. ecns.cn The United States has been spreading disinformation about Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, including claiming that forced labor has been used, in an attempt to target and tarnish China's international image, analysts said.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-07-06). Ukrainian Court Upholds Ban of Communist Party. libya360.wordpress.com Muhammed Shabeer Members of WFDY held a protest in Madrid, Spain during the NATO Summit to demand the release of the Kononovich brothers. Photo: WFDY The Communist Party of Ukraine has been targeted by successive governments through decommunization laws, smear campaigns, and repression. The Eighth Administrative Court of Appeal in Lviv, Ukraine ruled on July…

_____ (2022-07-06). Supreme Court's 'Miranda' Decision Further Guts Civil Rights Law. popularresistance.org A U.S. Supreme Court decision on Thursday illustrated the extent to which the court has transformed a Reconstruction-era law meant to protect the rights of freed slaves and marginalized Americans into a formidable shield for the most powerful, including police, prosecutors and businesses. | The June 23 decision bars lawsuits against police for using evidence obtained without advising people of their rights — the 'Miranda' warnings the court mandated nearly 60 years ago that have since become the framework through which most Americans understand their rights against police intrusion.

WSWS (2022-07-06). As death toll rises in July Fourth Highland Park shooting, more evidence emerges linking gunman to pro-Trump fascist circles. wsws.org The death toll in the July Fourth massacre in Highland Park, Illinois has risen to seven, amid new information linking the accused gunman, 21-year-old Robert Crimo III, to social media networks steeped in fascistic ravings about mass shootings.

Prof. Daniel Broudy (2022-07-06). The Serpent and the Staff: Symbols of Safety and Security in the Propaganda of a Global Medical Tyranny. globalresearch.ca

Jamanetwork (2022-07-05). High HDL Cholesterol Linked With Death in Coronary Artery Disease. jamanetwork.com Recent studies have shown paradoxical adverse effects of very high high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) levels in the general population. Now there's more evidence that, when it comes to HDL-C, there could be too much of a good thing.

_____ (2022-07-06). How CIA Front Laid Foundations For Ukraine War. popularresistance.org Obvious examples of Central Intelligence Agency covert action abroad are difficult to identify today, save for occasional acknowledged calamities, such as the long-running $1 billion effort to overthrow the government of Syria, via funding, training and arming barbarous jihadist groups. | In part, this stems from many of the CIA's traditional responsibilities and activities being farmed out to "overt" organizations, most significantly the National Endowment for Democracy (NED). | Founded in November 1983, then-CIA director William Casey was at the heart of NED's creation.

WSWS (2022-07-05). US troops are on the ground in Ukraine. wsws.org The New York Times reported Monday that dozens of US ex-military personnel are operating on the ground in Ukraine and that retired senior US officers are directing portions of the Ukrainian war effort from within the country.

____ (2022-07-05). It is the U.S. that has been spreading disinformation and telling lies. ecns.cn It is the US, not China, that has been spreading disinformation and telling lies. On Ukraine, China has always made its judgement independently on the basis of the history and the merits of the issue.‚ÄÇ…

____ (2022-07-05). UK to introduce new sanctions on Belarus, Russia media. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 05 (MNA) — Britain said it would introduce new economic, trade and transport sanctions on Belarus on Tue. over its support for Russia's military operation in Ukraine and also sanctioned six Russians it said were spreading disinformation.

Ramzy Baroud (2022-07-05). Chomsky on Israeli Apartheid, Celebrity Activists, BDS and the One-State Solution. mintpressnews.com Chomsky believes that calling Israeli policies towards Palestinians "apartheid" is actually a "gift to Israel", at least, if by apartheid one refers to the South-African style apartheid.

_____ (2022-07-05). Lukashenko's Prediction Comes True — Regime Change Comes To Uzbekistan. popularresistance.org On Saturday, a month-long state of emergency was declared in the former Soviet Republic of Uzbekistan, in response to violent protests in response to government plans to revoke the autonomy of the north-eastern republic of Karakalpakstan , a decision which Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev would later drop following a visit to the region. | Despite the current disturbances only starting several days ago, their sudden escalation to extreme violence, as well as the coordinated coverage of the situation by corporate media outlets, including the US government-funded Radio Free Europe, already bears all the hallmarks…

Morning Star (2022-07-05). China tells U.S. that "slogans aren't enough" in the climate change fight. peoplesworld.org China warned the U.S. that "slogans aren't enough," calling on the country to abide by its international commitments on climate change following a Supreme Court ruling. "It is not enough to just shout slogans to tackle climate change," said Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian. "We urge developed countries, including the U.S., to … face up …

Morning Star (2022-07-05). China tells U.S. that 'slogans aren't enough' in the climate change fight. peoplesworld.org China warned the U.S. that "slogans aren't enough," calling on the country to abide by its international commitments on climate change following a Supreme Court ruling. "It is not enough to just shout slogans to tackle climate change," said Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian. "We urge developed countries, including the U.S., to … face up …

____ (2022-07-05). UK to introduce new sanctions on Belarus, Russia media. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 05 (MNA) — Britain said it would introduce new economic, trade and transport sanctions on Belarus on Tue. over its support for Russia's military operation in Ukraine and also sanctioned six Russians it said were spreading disinformation.

____ (2022-07-05). It is the U.S. that has been spreading disinformation and telling lies. ecns.cn It is the US, not China, that has been spreading disinformation and telling lies. On Ukraine, China has always made its judgement independently on the basis of the history and the merits of the issue.‚ÄÇ…

WSWS (2022-07-04). Ukrainian ambassador to Germany Andrey Melnyk defends Nazi collaborator and anti-Semite Stepan Bandera. wsws.org The German government's silence on Melnyk's recent remarks is not simply a scandal. It is part of a deliberate campaign to rehabilitate fascism and ultimately Hitler himself.

Rqorinoco (2022-07-04). Mein Kampf: Hitler's Love Letter to Western Imperialism. orinocotribune.com By Joe Emersberger — Jun 29, 2022 | "Appeals to all civilized and reasonable people." | Volume I of Hitler's Mein Kampf [My Struggle] was published in 1925. Volume II was published in 1926.

____ (2022-07-04). The Corporate Push for Synthetic Foods: False Solutions That Endanger Our Health and Damage the Planet. transcend.org 22 Jun 2022 – Foreword by Dr Vandana Shiva, President of Navdanya International – How can we heal our relationship with food in the age of artificial food? Technological solutions aim to replace animal products and other food staples with lab-grown alternatives. Artificial food advocates are reiterating the old and failed rhetoric that industrial agriculture is essential to feed the world.

WSWS (2022-07-04). Kenosha far-right vigilante Kyle Rittenhouse announces a shooter video game targeting media organizations. wsws.org Following his elevation to cult-like status within far-right circles, Rittenhouse is cashing in with fascistic propaganda.

Rqorinoco (2022-07-04). Mein Kampf: Hitler's Love Letter to Western Imperialism. orinocotribune.com By Joe Emersberger — Jun 29, 2022 | "Appeals to all civilized and reasonable people." | Volume I of Hitler's Mein Kampf [My Struggle] was published in 1925. Volume II was published in 1926.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-07-03). The West's Debacle in Ukraine: A Conversation with Jacques Baud. libya360.wordpress.com Jacques Baud continues his analysis of the crisis in the Ukraine, this time focusing on the failures that are now facing the West in its confrontation with Russia. The only real winner in the West seems to be a revitalized NATO. Thomas Kaiser of Zeitgeschehen im Fokus leads the discussion. Thomas Kaiser (TK): The May 19th New York Times editorial questioned…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-07-03). National Identity: The US and Russia Mark Pearl Harbor and Hitler's Invasion Very Differently. libya360.wordpress.com Scott Ritter The word 'Remember' in Russian is lit up as the date of Nazi Germany's 1941 invasion of the Soviet Union is commemorated in Moscow. © Sputnik / Evgeny Odinokov Over generations, perceptions distort history, and keeping memory alive is important for national identity Last month, Russia marked June 22, the date Operation Barbarossa…

_____ (2022-07-03). US national security state censoring anti-imperialists to control 'compatible left'. popularresistance.org Since 2016, US government-backed censorship of websites, YouTube channels, Facebook pages, Twitter profiles, and PayPal accounts has escalated alarmingly. | Washington targets those who counter the narratives that the government and big business media feed us, whether it be about US intervention and attempted overthrow of other governments, Covid, or stories of Russian interference. | With the war in Ukraine, the immense propaganda power of the US government and corporate media has been directed against Russia and intensified on an overwhelming scale.

_____ (2022-07-03). US National Security State Censoring Anti-imperialists. popularresistance.org Since 2016, US government-backed censorship of websites, YouTube channels, Facebook pages, Twitter profiles, and PayPal accounts has escalated alarmingly. | Washington targets those who counter the narratives that the government and big business media feed us, whether it be about US intervention and attempted overthrow of other governments, Covid, or stories of Russian interference. | With the war in Ukraine, the immense propaganda power of the US government and corporate media has been directed against Russia and intensified on an overwhelming scale.

Kyle Anzalone (2022-07-03). Belarus Says Intercepts Missiles Fired By Ukraine Targeting Its Military Facilities. news.antiwar.com President Alexander Lukashenko said Ukraine attacked Belarus, but its air defenses foiled Kiev's missile strike. He did not provide evidence for his assertion and indicated Belarus would not have a military response. Speaking at an Independence Day event on Saturday, Lukashenko said, "They are provoking us. I have to tell you, three days ago, maybe …

Ramzy Baroud (2022-07-03). Chomsky on Israeli Apartheid, Celebrity Activists, BDS, and the One-State Solution. commondreams.org "The brazenness of Israeli actions is pretty striking. They do what they want, knowing the United States will support them. Well, this is much worse than what happened in South Africa; it's not an effort to somehow accommodate the Palestinian population as a suppressed workforce, it's just to get rid of them."

Staff (2022-07-03). President, CEO of National Endowment for Democracy pushes Georgia's "Euro-Atlantic integration" antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Agenda.geJuly 2, 2022 Georgian Prime Minister, National Endowment for Democracy head discuss long-term partnership The long-term partnership between Georgia and the National Endowment for Democracy was discussed on Saturday in a meeting between Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili and Damon Wilson, the President and CEO of the NED. The meeting focused on the implemented and …

_____ (2022-07-03). The Terrible Origins of July 4th. popularresistance.org "He has excited domestic insurrections amongst us, and has endeavoured to bring on the inhabitants of our frontiers, the merciless Indian Savages, whose known rule of warfare, is an undistinguished destruction of all ages, sexes and conditions." — Declaration of Independence | The July 4 holiday in the United States commemorates the signing of the Declaration of Independence in 1776. Anyone educated in this country has been propagandized with lies about patriotic colonists seeking freedom from a tyrannical British monarch. Our minds were filled with tales of Paul Revere and Betsy Ross which erase the role that i…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-07-03). The West's Debacle in Ukraine: A Conversation with Jacques Baud. libya360.wordpress.com Jacques Baud continues his analysis of the crisis in the Ukraine, this time focusing on the failures that are now facing the West in its confrontation with Russia. The only real winner in the West seems to be a revitalized NATO. Thomas Kaiser of Zeitgeschehen im Fokus leads the discussion. Thomas Kaiser (TK): The May 19th New York Times editorial questioned…

Staff (2022-07-03). President, CEO of National Endowment for Democracy pushes Georgia's "Euro-Atlantic integration" antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Agenda.geJuly 2, 2022 Georgian Prime Minister, National Endowment for Democracy head discuss long-term partnership The long-term partnership between Georgia and the National Endowment for Democracy was discussed on Saturday in a meeting between Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili and Damon Wilson, the President and CEO of the NED. The meeting focused on the implemented and …

Scorinoco (2022-07-02). Lavrov Gets It Right by Comparing European Union and NATO to Hitler's Old Axis. orinocotribune.com By Guilherme Wilbert — June 28, 2022 | Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov stated on June 24 that the European Union and NATO appear to be building a military coalition for a war against Russia. The statement was given in Baku in Azerbaijan during an "They are creating a new coalition for fighting, that is, for war with Russia. We will follow this very closely," the minister rightly declared, because that is what has been happening anyway. But first let's go to the archetypes of the entities mentioned. | The…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-07-02). Haiti: The Ransom is Still Being Paid. libya360.wordpress.com Robert Roth The mass protest by garment workers on Feb. 17, 2022, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, won a 54% wage increase. On May 20th, The New York Times published a meticulously documented series entitled, "The Ransom," detailing the devastating impact of the so-called "Independence Tax" enforced by France in 1825 on the world's first Black republic. As The Times reported, Haiti…

_____ (2022-07-02). Palestinians 'Are Not Animals In A Zoo'. popularresistance.org Years before the United States invaded Iraq in 2003, U.S. media introduced many new characters, promoting them as "experts" who helped ratchet up propaganda, ultimately allowing the U.S. government to secure enough popular support for the war. | Though enthusiasm for war began dwindling in later years, the invasion began with a relatively strong popular mandate that allowed President George W. Bush to claim the role of liberator of Iraq, the fighter of "terrorism" and the champion of U.S. global interests.

_____ (2022-07-02). Palestinians 'Are Not Animals in a Zoo': Redefining the Role of the 'Victim Intellectual'. popularresistance.org Years before the United States invaded Iraq in 2003, U.S. media introduced many new characters, promoting them as "experts" who helped ratchet up propaganda, ultimately allowing the U.S. government to secure enough popular support for the war. | Though enthusiasm for war began dwindling in later years, the invasion began with a relatively strong popular mandate that allowed President George W. Bush to claim the role of liberator of Iraq, the fighter of "terrorism" and the champion of U.S. global interests. According to a CNN/USA Today/Gallup poll published on March 24, 2003 — just a few days after the invas…

_____ (2022-07-02). US Supreme Court May Take Aim At Whistleblower Protection Law. popularresistance.org The False Claims Act in the United States allows individuals with evidence of fraud against government agencies to bring lawsuits as qui tam whistleblowers. They can bring a case even if the US Justice Department has no interest in fighting the alleged corruption. | But on June 21, Courthouse News Reported that the US Supreme Court will determine whether the government has the authority to dismiss a whistleblower lawsuit brought under the False Claims Act when the government has declined to intervene in the case. | In other words, the Supreme Court could help corporations shut down independent whistleblower lawsu…

Editor (2022-07-02). The Chris Hedges Report: Hemingway's Shadow. scheerpost.com Chris HedgesChris Hedges is a Pulitzer Prize—winning journalist who was a foreign correspondent for fifteen years for The New York Times, where he served as the Middle East Bureau Chief and Balkan Bureau Chief for the paper. He previously worked overseas for The Dallas Morning News, The Christian Science Monitor, and NPR. He is the host of show The Chris Hedges Report. |

Aula Abbara, Bhargavi Rao, Boghuma K Titanji, Yap Boum, Alimuddin Zumla (2022-07-02). [Correspondence] The monkeypox outbreak is amplifying hidden voices in the global discourse. thelancet.com Tulio d Oliveira's Comment1 on the global inattention to infectious disease science done in Africa is timely, as the largest outbreak of monkeypox outside of Africa continues.2 As of June 15, 2022, 2103 laboratory-confirmed cases of monkeypox have been reported to WHO from 42 countries. The unexpected, unprecedented, and unusual nature of this outbreak in Europe and the Americas has spurred scientific, political, and media attention. Importantly, monkeypox has been known to cause human disease for over 50 years and is endemic in at least ten countries in west and central Africa with over a thousand incidences rep…

Scorinoco (2022-07-02). Lavrov Gets It Right by Comparing European Union and NATO to Hitler's Old Axis. orinocotribune.com By Guilherme Wilbert — June 28, 2022 | Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov stated on June 24 that the European Union and NATO appear to be building a military coalition for a war against Russia. The statement was given in Baku in Azerbaijan during an "They are creating a new coalition for fighting, that is, for war with Russia. We will follow this very closely," the minister rightly declared, because that is what has been happening anyway. But first let's go to the archetypes of the entities mentioned. | The…

_____ (2022-07-02). Palestinians 'Are Not Animals in a Zoo': Redefining the Role of the 'Victim Intellectual'. popularresistance.org Years before the United States invaded Iraq in 2003, U.S. media introduced many new characters, promoting them as "experts" who helped ratchet up propaganda, ultimately allowing the U.S. government to secure enough popular support for the war. | Though enthusiasm for war began dwindling in later years, the invasion began with a relatively strong popular mandate that allowed President George W. Bush to claim the role of liberator of Iraq, the fighter of "terrorism" and the champion of U.S. global interests. According to a CNN/USA Today/Gallup poll published on March 24, 2003 — just a few days after the invas…

Editor (2022-07-02). The Chris Hedges Report: Hemingway's Shadow. scheerpost.com Chris HedgesChris Hedges is a Pulitzer Prize—winning journalist who was a foreign correspondent for fifteen years for The New York Times, where he served as the Middle East Bureau Chief and Balkan Bureau Chief for the paper. He previously worked overseas for The Dallas Morning News, The Christian Science Monitor, and NPR. He is the host of show The Chris Hedges Report. |

Aula Abbara, Bhargavi Rao, Boghuma K Titanji, Yap Boum, Alimuddin Zumla (2022-07-02). [Correspondence] The monkeypox outbreak is amplifying hidden voices in the global discourse. thelancet.com Tulio d Oliveira's Comment1 on the global inattention to infectious disease science done in Africa is timely, as the largest outbreak of monkeypox outside of Africa continues.2 As of June 15, 2022, 2103 laboratory-confirmed cases of monkeypox have been reported to WHO from 42 countries. The unexpected, unprecedented, and unusual nature of this outbreak in Europe and the Americas has spurred scientific, political, and media attention. Importantly, monkeypox has been known to cause human disease for over 50 years and is endemic in at least ten countries in west and central Africa with over a thousand incidences rep…

Jake Johnson (2022-07-01). Naomi Klein: The US is in the midst of a 'shock-and-awe judicial coup'Ôøº. nationofchange.org "The rolling judicial coup coming from this court is by no means over," warned the author of "The Shock Doctrine."

Ann Brown (2022-07-01). Family Of Emmett Till: After Discovery Of Original Arrest Warrant, We Want Lying Accuser Arrested. moguldom.com The unserved warrant for a white woman in the 1955 kidnapping of Black teenager Emmett Till was discovered by a team searching a Mississippi courthouse basement for evidence about Till's lynching by a white mob in August 28, 1955. Now relatives of Till want the police to finally arrest the woman nearly 70 years later. The warrant …

Nan McCurdy (2022-07-01). Open Letter to the BBC: Please Stop Your Disinformation Campaign on Nicaragua. dissidentvoice.org The June 23 BBC article by Bernd Debusmann, "US Immigration: They'd rather die than return to Nicaragua," confirms that the corporate media consistently make every article on Nicaragua an attack on its Sandinista Government. Four Nicaraguans who have recently migrated to the US from the department of Esteli, who include two peasants, and two housewives …

Jake Johnson (2022-07-01). Naomi Klein: The US Is in the Midst of a 'Shock-and-Awe Judicial Coup'. commondreams.org "The rolling judicial coup coming from this court is by no means over," warned the author of "The Shock Doctrine."

A Guest Author (2022-07-01). Why abolition of all forms of incarceration? workers.org By Sophia Williams "The majority of people who are in prison are there because society has failed them." (Angela Davis) "Abolition is about presence, not absence. It's about building life-affirming institutions." Ruth Wilson Gilmore. Credit: Lydia Makepeace Prison proponents — the police, courts, prosecutors, politicians, corporate media and corporations . . . |

WSWS (2022-07-01). Ascension St. John Hospital fires lab technicians after signing outsourcing contract with Labcorp. wsws.org As described by a veteran lab worker from St. John Hospital in the Detroit area, the deal between Ascension Health and Labcorp means that hospital technicians are being terminated and they must reapply for their jobs with the laboratory services contractor.