(2023-06-19). Another Act of Terror—How the Media Do PR for Biden and Zelensky. transcend.org 14 Jun 2023 – Coverage of the destruction of the Kakhovka Dam and Nord Stream Pipelines shows a western media willing to prioritise anti-Russian propaganda over facts.
(2023-06-19). Eyewitness Xinjiang: the reality vs. U.S. propaganda. workers.org 
The author is a co-director of the International Action Center and a contributing editor to Workers World newspaper. A slightly abridged version of this article was published in Global Times. U.S. imperialism's hostility to China is increasing — with military threats, new rounds of sanctions and increasingly wild fabrications. The . . . |
(2023-06-19). President Petro of Colombia Warns of Resurgent Far-Right in Europe, Drawing Parallels to Pre-Nazi Era. orinocotribune.com Colombian President Gustavo Petro, reflecting on his official visit to Germany, has identified the growth of the extreme right in Spain and throughout Europe as very similar to the scenario of 1933 when Adolf Hitler rose to power as the head of the Nazi party. | According to the Colombian president, who was the keynote speaker in a conference organized by the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung Foundation, "today, we have a European left that doesn't know what to do while fascism is advancing. I could see it in the streets of Madrid, while they organized protests against me, for being Latin American, for my brown skin, for…
(2023-06-20). China's second wave of COVID infections, deaths, Long COVID, and government lies: Conclusion. wsws.org The mass suffering and deaths from China's second COVID-19 wave has been met with virtually complete silence in the corporate media and pseudo-left outlets internationally.
(2023-06-19). When Corporate Media Fail, Independent Media Rise Up. independentmediainstitute.org
(2023-06-19). "Get Down to Business": Harry Belafonte in 2016 on Trump, Socialism & Fighting for Justice. democracynow.org 
We continue our Juneteenth special with more from Harry Belafonte, the legendary actor, singer and civil rights activist, who died in April at the age of 96. Belafonte last appeared on Democracy Now! in 2016 at a special event at the historic Riverside Church in New York to celebrate Democracy Now!'s 20th anniversary. He co-headlined the event with Noam Chomsky. It was the first time they had done a public event together. Belafonte spoke about Donald Trump, who had just been elected president, and ongoing struggles for freedom and justice in the United States. "We just have to get out our old coats, dus…
(2023-06-19). Another Delusional Propagandist — Meet Owen Matthews. sonar21.com 
I am hesitant to give any publicity to someone who traffics in lies, but this recent piece by Owen Matthews in The Spectator is so egregious and so out of…
(2023-06-20). Protests In Greece After 79 Migrants Killed, Hundreds Missing In Shipwreck. popularresistance.org Protests erupted on Thursday against the Greek Government for failing to rescue hundreds of migrants off the coast of Pylos in a tragic shipwreck on the Peloponnese Coast which took the lives of at least 79 migrants, with hundreds still missing. In response, anti-racist organizations, unions, and other groups demonstrated in cities across the country, including in Athens, Thessaloniki, Patras, Kardista, and Kalamata. Signs included slogans such as "They turned the Mediterranean into a watery grave" and "We will never get used to the slaughter," condemning both Greek and European migration and refugee policy.
(2023-06-19). The Weekly Round-up: Covid Inquiry, Abortion law, Sue Carr as Lord Chief Justice. ukhumanrightsblog.com 
In the news: The inquiry into the government's handling of Covid has begun hearing evidence in public. The first topic of discussion, Chair Baroness Hallett's Module 1, is pandemic preparedness. Hugo Keith KC, Lead Counsel to the Inquiry, told the hearing that the impact of lockdowns on society had not been planned for, while arrangements …
(2023-06-19). Right-Wing Indoctrination in Charter Schools at Taxpayer Expense. independentmediainstitute.org Charges that public schools are subjecting children to leftwing indoctrination are proving to be mostly over-hyped or not at all based in fact. Yet, there's evidence, according to a new report, that a fast-growing sector of the charter school industry is engaged in indoctrination, only, in this case, the schools are instructing children in white, …
(2023-06-19). Further evidence pointing to Biden family shady businesses in Ukraine emerge. infobrics.org Far from being a concern only to the police authorities in both Ukraine and the US, not to mention the tabloids everywhere, the "Ukrainian-American corruption factor" has deep geopolitical and geoeconomic implications.
(2023-06-19). Planetary Heat is Happening Fast, and Faster. dissidentvoice.org 
The evidence is starting to build that all bets are off on predictions that humanity has a decade, or more, of clear sailing before global warming turns vicious enough to run roughshod over climate change deniers and the mean-spirited, anti-climate-change Republican Party. Voters better smarten up by 2024 or suffer the consequences. At least the …
(2023-06-19). Polycrisis, Unraveling, Simplification, Or Collapse. popularresistance.org Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, Russia's invasion of Ukraine, and the resulting disruption of multiple global supply chains, policy think tanks have increasingly adopted the term polycrisis to signify humanity's destabilized status quo. The World Economic Forum's 2023 Global Risk Report uses the newish word 13 times in 90 pages. Scholars from a range of disciplines (including Columbia University historian Adam Tooze) have written about the polycrisis, and both Cascade Institute and Omega Institute have published papers and reports on it. The Cascade Institute notes that "a global polycrisis occurs when…
(2023-06-19). Daniel Ellsberg, American Hero. popularresistance.org Few people can say their actions helped to strengthen press freedom, end a war, and bring down a presidency. Daniel Ellsberg, who died today at the age of ninety-two, did just that. | Ellsberg came to public prominence in 1971 when he photocopied a secret history of US involvement in the Vietnam War, what became known as the "Pentagon Papers," and gave a copy to the New York Times. The New York Times' decision to publish the papers set off a landmark press freedom battle that went all the way to the Supreme Court. | Ellsberg became the first whistleblower indicted under the Espionage Act.
(2023-06-19). NYT: Western Countries Have Sent Broken Weapons to Ukraine. news.antiwar.com The New York Times reported Monday that the US and its Western allies have shipped weapons to Ukraine that were broken and needed repair or were only useful for spare parts. The report also said that Ukraine has not received weapons from contractors that it has paid for. As of the end of 2022, the …
(2023-06-19). Trump charges: why 'unprecedented'? mronline.org 
"It is hard to overstate the gravity of the criminal indictment", the New York Times editorial board wrote on 9 June, noting Trump's "contempt for the rule of law".