(2019-07-16). A year after Nicaragua's coup, the media's regime change deceptions are still unraveling. thegrayzone.com A deadly arson attack during last year's regime change attempt was blamed on Nicaragua's government by everyone from the State…
(2019-07-15). . telesurenglish.net The United States authorities launched small-scale operations seeking to arrest undocumented immigrants over the weekend in an apparent start to President Donald Trump's vow to launch mass deportation round-ups across the country. | RELATED: | 1,600 Migrant Children Were Killed or Went Missing Since 2014 | The operation, which Trump revealed on Twitt…
(2019-07-15). Hundreds join united action in Palo Alto, Calif., to shut down Palantir Technologies for complicity with ICE. liberationnews.org 
In a great show of unity in action, more than a dozen groups from all over the San Francisco Bay Area joined together July 19 to protest at Palantir Technologies in Palo Alto for the company's provision of software facilitating ICE raids, detentions and deportations.
(2019-07-15). Cruelty Is the Point: Communities Fight Back as Threat of ICE Raids Terrorize Immigrant Families. democracynow.org 
This weekend, Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents launched a handful of raids across the country as part of President Trump's push to detain and deport thousands of undocumented migrants in 10 major cities. Agents in Chicago reportedly arrested a mother and her children only to quickly release them. Arrests were also attempted in New York City, in Sunset Park, Brooklyn, and Harlem, where immigrants reportedly refused to open their doors to ICE agents because they did not have warrants. Authorities say more raids are planned this week, prompting fear but also generating mass protests on the ground. We speak…
(2019-07-15). America Pours "Oil into Fire" in Persian Gulf. Strategic Waterways. Control of Strait of Hormuz. globalresearch.ca The illegal seizure of an Iranian oil tanker off Gibralter by the British Navy last Friday is fast acquiring farcical character. Britain acted at the behest of the US; in turn, the US probably acted at the behest of the …
(2019-07-15). UK Says They Will Release Iranian Oil Tanker After Guarantees of Destination. theantimedia.com British Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt spoke with his Iranian counterpart, Javad Zarif, over the phone on Saturday.
(2019-07-15). UN High Commissioner on Human Rights Bachelet's Gift to the US: Justifying Regime Change in Venezuela. counterpunch.org 
UN High Commissioner on Human Rights Michelle Bachelet's report on Venezuela echoes the US government's talking points, which are designed to terminate the two-decade-old Bolivarian Revolution in Venezuela. The report fails to acknowledge Venezuela's manifest accomplishments or even recognize victims of US-backed right-wing violence in Venezuela. The US economic war against Venezuela, US threats of a More
(2019-07-15). Trump Warns Iran's Sanctions Will Be Increased 'Substantially'. telesurenglish.net Iran is ready to hold talks with the United States if Washington lifts the sanctions against the Islamic Republic and ends their 'bullying' tactics, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani stated on Sunday. | RELATED: | Iran Ready for Talks If US Lifts Sanctions: Rouhani | "We are always ready for negotiation. I tell you this hour and this moment to abandon bullying and lift the sanctions and return to logic and wisdom. We are ready", Rouhani said, as quoted by the Mehr news agency. | Rouhani sa…
(2019-07-15). UN Human Rights Council Adopts Resolution Rejecting US Sanctions. venezuelanalysis.com The draft resolution was approved with 28 votes in favor, 14 against and five abstentions, and was presented by Venezuela and Palestine on behalf of the Movement of Non-aligned Countries.
(2019-07-15). The S-400: Turkey Calls Trump's Bluff. globalresearch.ca Turkey has just called Donald Trump's bluff by going ahead with the purchase of Russian S-400 anti-aircraft missiles. The outrage in Washington is volcanic. Trump is vowing to rain fire and brimstone sanctions down on the disobedient Turks. | The S-400 …
(2019-07-15). China Reports High Economic Growth of 6.3%. telesurenglish.net Despite the US trade war, China's National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said on Monday that the country has met its growth targets after recording a 6.3 percent rise in GDP and an 8.8 percent rise in average disposable incomes. | RELATED: | Chinese VP Says World Cannot Shut China Out | Analysts awaited the publication of growth figures to see if U.S. sanctions and tariff war would hinder China's ability to reach the government's official growth targets, which were a 6 percent rise in GDP for the f…
(2019-07-15). US Waterboards Iran and Then Asks for Talks: Former IAEA Head. globalresearch.ca Washington is waterboarding Iran then asks for talks, said former head of the International Atomic Energy Agency Mohamed ElBaradei, adding that no country will cooperate under such 'humiliating conditions'. | "They are applying a waterboarding method to Iran, drowning Iran …
(2019-07-15). Iran Faces US Aggression and European Hypocrisy, but this Time It's Ready. globalresearch.ca Western cultural arrogance rears its Medusa-like head each time US President Donald Trump rails about obliterating Iran. | Leaders and politicians of the self-proclaimed free and civilised world — along with some human rights organisations, major media outlets, and state-affiliated …
(2019-07-15). The War on Syria Continues. Iran Is Next? globalresearch.ca Not only are the ethnic-cleansing SDF playing a central role in the balkanization of Syria, but their criminal occupation of resource rich areas east of the Euphrates affords them and their Imperial masters strategic locations, useful not only for their …
(2019-07-15). "Radiating Insecurity": Will Europe Stand with "US Hooliganism", or Stand by Its Treaty Obligations to Iran? globalresearch.ca Since the Iranian revolution took power in 1979, the world stood against Iran because it is an "Islamic Republic", unwilling to acknowledge and bow to US dominance of the Middle East and the entire world. I say the world because …
(2019-07-15). Unlike US, UK Foreign Secretary Wants To Save Iran Nuclear Deal. telesurenglish.net Britain said Monday there was a "small window" of time to save the Iran nuclear deal, as Tehran signaled it would ramp up its nuclear program if Europe failed to do more to salvage the pact. | RELATED: | Leaks Reveal Trump Left Pact With Iran to Erase Obama's Legacy | "Iran is still a good year away from developing a nuclear bomb. There is still some closi…
(2019-07-15). I Know What It's Like to Be Told to 'Go Back' to My Own Country. truthdig.com As the daughter of Iranian and Mexican immigrants, the president's racist attacks on four congresswomen of color have struck me to my core.
(2019-07-15). The U.K. Ambassador's Horrifying Conclusion About the Iran Deal. truthdig.com 
Former British ambassador to the US Kim Darroch alleged in a diplomatic cable that Trump's motivation in breaching the 2015 Iran nuclear deal was motivated by nothing more than spite, according to the Daily Mail , which saw the text. | In spring of 2018, then foreign secretary Boris Johnson came to Washington for extensive consultations with Trump and his team, attempting to convince them not to breach the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action or Iran nucle…
(2019-07-15). Some Iranian women taking off hijabs as hardliners push back on dress code. thecanary.co 
A few daring women in Iran's capital have been taking off their headscarves in public, risking arrest and drawing the ire of hardliners.The simple act of walking has become a display of defiance for one young Iranian woman who often moves in Tehran's streets without a hijab.With every step, she risks harassment or even arrest by Iran's morality police, whose job is to enforce the strict dress code imposed after the 1979 Islamic Revolution.Women spend an afternoon around the Persian Gulf Martyrs' Lake in Tehran (Ebrahim Noroozi/AP)"I have to confess it is really, really scary," the 30-year-old fire safety consulta…
(2019-07-15). Trump Gives Up Citizenship Question but Doubles Down on Terrorizing Immigrants. globalresearch.ca On July 11, President Trump gave up his fight to ask people about their citizenship on the 2020 census. | The question, which the administration has been trying to add to the census since 2017, would have resulted in a significant …
(2019-07-15). Over 39,000 Honduran Migrants Deported From Mexico. telesurenglish.net Over 39 400 Hondurans were deported from Mexico, from October 2018 to the date, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. | RELATED: | Two Honduran Vessels Wreck at Sea, 27 People Killed | Statistics released by the Consular and Migratory Observatory of Honduras reported that over 60 000 Hondurans have been sent back to the Central American nation, 43 percent higher than the same period of 2018. | In statements to the press, the head of the General Directorate of Migrant Protection, Li…
(2019-07-15). Remnants of War. counterpunch.org Intense fighting and hideous attacks battered Afghans throughout their country last week as negotiators in Qatar weighed the benefits and costs of a peace agreement that might stop the bloodshed. In Kabul at least 40 people, including one child, were killed in a complex Taliban attack. Dozens of children whose school was partially collapsed by a massive More
(2019-07-15). Venezuelan Delegation Arrives in Barbados to Continue Dialouge. telesurenglish.net The Venezuelan delegation arrived in Barbados Monday to continue the negotiations with the spokesperson of the country's opposition. | RELATED: | Venezuela: US Trying to Destroy Political Dialogue in Barbados | Jorge Rodríguez, the Vice President of Communication, Tourism, and Culture of Venezuela informed about their arrival on Twitter. | "We have arrived at generous Barbados to continue the dialogue of peace. Together with Pope Francis, we hope that all of us will commit our…
(2019-07-15). Venezuela: Guaido Bodyguards Arrested as Barbados Talks Resume. venezuelanalysis.com The self-declared "Interim President" claimed his men were victims of a "set up."
(2019-07-15). There's Far More Diversity in Venezuela's 'Muzzled' Media Than in US Corporate Press. globalresearch.ca The international corporate media have long displayed a peculiar creativity with the facts in their Venezuela reporting, to the point that coverage of the nation's crisis has become perhaps the world's most lucrative fictional genre. Ciara Nugent's recent piece for …
(2019-07-15). Trump's Hissy-Fit Over Darroch Will Blow a Chill Wind Across Britain's Embassies in the Middle East. counterpunch.org 
Just for a moment, let's forget poor old Kim Darroch. Let's jump a couple of days in front of this news story. Let me tell you how his utter humiliation and sacrifice at the hands of Trump — and with the connivance of the man who will probably be the next British prime minister — More
(2019-07-15). Three Months Since Arrest of WikiLeaks Publisher: UK Government Holds "Media Freedom" Conference While Imprisoning Assange. globalresearch.ca Thursday marked three months since WikiLeaks publisher Julian Assange was dragged out of the Ecuadorian embassy and into London's Belmarsh Prison, where he is being held pending extradition to the United States and a drumhead trial on Espionage Act charges …
(2019-07-15). "This Omar from Minnesota". Trump's Aggressive Tweets. globalresearch.ca Just when you thought President Trump couldn't get any more absurd, out comes a series of tweets telling Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Ilhan Omar to "go back and help fix the totally broken and crime-infested places from which they came." | Omar …
(2019-07-15). Revanchist Israel Bent on Territorial Expansion. Towards "Greater Israel"? globalresearch.ca Israel is the only nation without official borders. From its inception it was planned this way to extrajudicially annex more territory. | A territorial expansion plan was drawn up in the 1980s as part of the US/Israel plan to redraw the …
(2019-07-15). Turkey's Purchase of Russian S-400 Air Defense System: A Blow to the US War Machine. globalresearch.ca Turkey's purchase of state-of-the-art Russian S-400 air defense equipment at the expense of less capable US Patriot and Terminal High Altitude Air Defense (THAAD) missiles is of much greater significance than has been reported. More on this below. | The White …
(2019-07-15). US: Prominent Civil Rights Activist Killed in Louisiana. telesurenglish.net United States police in the state of Louisiana are investigating the murder of a prominent civil rights activist and founder of an African-American history museum, whose body was found in the trunk of her car in Baton Rouge, officials reported Sunday. | RELATED: | Trump Says 'The Squad' Hates the US, Asks Them to Leave Again | Sadie Roberts-Joseph, 75, was killed by "traumatic asphyxia, including suffocation" before her body was found in the trunk of her car in the state capital…
(2019-07-15). "Fossil Fuel Stooges" Pence & Trump Deny Climate Crisis as Deadly Rains Slam Louisiana & South Asia. democracynow.org 
Ongoing heavy rain has killed at least 67 people in Nepal, 25 in India and 14 in Bangladesh as flooding from monsoons has displaced 1 million people in South Asia. This year's flooding in the region has been worse than ever before and is likely fueled by rising global temperatures, which have led to more extreme weather. Scientists warn that the risk of deadly floods is not over. In the United States, New Orleans residents managed to avoid the worst of Tropical Storm Barry, but 11 million people continued to be on flash flood warning as the storm slowly made its way through Louisiana over the weekend. President T…
(2019-07-15). The Power of Our Human Voice: From Marconi to Woods Hole. counterpunch.org 
Heard "Trader Joe's" podcast yet? I don't know who would listen to a 22-minute corporate ad. But, given how cool podcasts have become: hey, that sounds inviting. The idea is also an implicit endorsement for radio— because that's where podcasting originated. Yes. I don't want to disenchant young progressives for whom podcasts are their go-to More
(2019-07-15). Pyongyang on the Potomac. counterpunch.org 
When Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un shook hands on June 30 at the line dividing the two Koreas, the pictures that appeared on front pages all over the world depicted two very different leaders. Trump is a tall, 73-year-old white man who leads the world's most powerful democracy. Kim is a short, plump, 35-year-old More
(2019-07-15). The Death Penalty as a Political Weapon: The Execution of Ethel and Julius Rosenberg. globalresearch.ca June 19 marked the 66th anniversary since the execution of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg, a young Jewish-American couple from New York City, whose alleged guilt as Soviet "atomic spies" has never been proved—in spite of the numerous lies, forgeries …
(2019-07-15). Strained US-Iraq Relations: Pompeo Considers Baghdad Embassy Pullout "Permanent": Officials. globalresearch.ca US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is not willing to send back the diplomats to the country's embassy in Baghdad after they were evacuated earlier this year in May, according to several State Department officials. | The evacuation came after tensions …
(2019-07-15). On Trump's "Misguided Trade War" with China. globalresearch.ca Trump started his trade war with China over a year ago. After a year of escalations, two high-profile G20 meetings and months of on-off-on again negotiations, the trade war has the world tittering on the edge of a global recession….
(2019-07-15). America, The Incredible Disappearing Country. globalresearch.ca Americans celebrating Independence Day last week did so amidst levels of domestic discord unprecedented in their lifetimes. With the media establishment openly scoffing not merely at the "founding fathers," who could stand to be removed from their pedestals once in …
(2019-07-15). More Families Freed from US Controlled Rukban Concentration Camp in Northern Syria. globalresearch.ca While the partisan, fake faction fight over usage of concentration camp persists domestically, American politicians and US media continue to ignore the US Rukban concentration camp in Syria. US occupation criminals continue as illicit armed guards, dictating which Syrians may …
(2019-07-15). Plans for Redrawing the Middle East: The Project for a "New Middle East" globalresearch.ca Towards the balkanization (division) and finlandization (pacification) of the Middle East…
(2019-07-15). Syria Calls on Civilized World to Intervene in Turkey Cultural Aggression. globalresearch.ca Turkey has a long history of criminal aggression against Syria. Even before the NATO Spring was imposed in March 2011, Turkey had built tent cities for refugees, before they felt the need to flee. It has housed various terrorists, fraudulent …
(2019-07-15). The US' Official View of "Strategic Rivalry" in the Western Hemisphere. The Chinese Threat to US Hegemony. globalresearch.ca The Commander of US SOUTHCOM shared the US' official view of strategic rivalry in the Western Hemisphere last week when speaking before the Senate Armed Services Committee's Emerging Threats subcommittee, revealing that his country considers China to pose the greatest …
(2019-07-15). Stifling "The Amman Message": Threat to Bomb Islamic Studies Venue in Kuala Lumpur. globalresearch.ca In any civilised society no one will resort to violence, or the threat of violence, to stifle the voices that one does not want to hear. Unfortunately, this is what happened in Malaysia a few days ago when some bigots …
(2019-07-15). How to Serve Man? "The Narcotic Effect of Thinking We are a Democracy" globalresearch.ca Inspired by the 1962 Twilight Zone episode How to Serve Man this writer uses that to make some cogent points about our corporate and political system. We have (too) large corporations that do as little as possible to make we …
(2019-07-15). The UN's Free Speech Problem. globalresearch.ca Anyone willing to consult the international law book on the subject of free speech will find it heavy with protections for free speech. The UN Declaration of Human Rights features, in its preamble, the ideal that "human beings shall …
(2019-07-15). Top Five Trump Officials Who Resigned Because of Shocking Scandals. globalresearch.ca The resignation of Trump's Labor secretary, Alex Acosta, is only the most recent in a string of such scandals for Trump. In fact, what with all the things Trump himself has done plus those around him, his is surely the …
(2019-07-15). Spectre of British Colonialism Is Haunting Hong Kong? globalresearch.ca Five years after the "umbrella revolution", Hong Kong residents took to the streets with the new force. This time they are struggling against the law on the extradition to mainland China. | As in 2014, the Chinese authorities blame the West …
(2019-07-15). Christianity Demands a Corpse. counterpunch.org Christianity Demands a Corpse | These camps are fine, | they say | Those who have no minds, | No brains, | Their skulls: just holes | Or graves, agape, | Hungering for bodies…
(2019-07-15). Juggling with the Authoritarians: Donald Trump's Diplomatic Fake Book. counterpunch.org Cue the shots, take the snaps: US President Donald Trump was back entertaining his fetish with firm handshakes proclaiming the making of history in the last round of discussions with Kim Jong-un. The press were, despite periodic attacks of bafflement, ever obliging. The meeting of Trump with the leader of the DPRK was deemed historic, More
(2019-07-15). De-Dollarizing the American Financial Empire. counterpunch.org Imperialism is getting something for nothing. It is a strategy to obtain other countries' surplus without playing a productive role, but by creating an extractive rentier system. An imperialist power obliges other countries to pay tribute. Of course, America doesn't come right out and tell other countries, "You have to pay us tribute," like Roman More
(2019-07-15). The June Jobs Report and the State of the Economy. counterpunch.org The June jobs report showed the economy created 224,000 jobs in the month, a sharp increase from the revised level of 72,000 reported for May. With considerable evidence that the economy is slowing, and the ADP report showing the economy created just 102,000 jobs in June, the jobs growth number from the Bureau of Labor More
(2019-07-15). The Forum of Puebla: A New Latin American Progressive Space. telesurenglish.net 30 political leaders representing 10 Latin American countries gathered on Saturday in Puebla, capital of the state of Puebla in Mexico, as a part of a project called ProgressiveMind (ProgresivaMente), aimed at uniting progressive forces from the continent. | RELATED: | US Labels Anti-Pakistan Baloch Army a 'Terrorist' Organization | Ex-member of the Mexican Congress and current Governor of Puebla, Luis Miguel Barbosa Huerta hosted the meeting which was attended by prominent lead…
(2019-07-15). Virginia Judge Hands Down Life Sentence, Plus 419 Years, in Case of James Alex Fields Jr., Calls Attack An Act of 'Terror'. splcenter.org Judge Richard Moore imposed a sentence of 419 years plus life on James Alex Fields Jr., convicted of murder after the racist "Unite the Right" rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, in August 2017.
(2019-07-15). The Class Politics of the Civil War. thenation.com The Class Politics of the Civil War…
(2019-07-15). Edward Snowden absolutely nails why the 'rinky dink' UK government lives in fear of the left. thecanary.co Whistleblower Edward Snowden was the keynote speaker at the Open Rights Group's (ORG) annual conference on 13 July. During his talk on human rights in the mass surveillance age, Snowden spoke about the difference between 'left' and 'right' activism. | As he did so, the whistleblower nailed what the "rinky dink" UK government fears most about the left. And it's right to fear the 'left' quality that Snowden identified. Because it's ultimately what can shield us from the creeping au…
(2019-07-15). Flushing drugs could create 'meth gators', warn Tennessee police. rt.com 
If you thought alligators were a force to be reckoned with, then you've never met one hopped up on methamphetamine. That's precisely why one police department has asked that residents keep their illicit drugs out of the sewers.
(2019-07-15). Dan Kovalik: Plot to Overthrow Venezuela: U.S. Creating a Coup for Oil. indybay.org Berkeley Hillside Club | 2286 Cedar St | Berkeley, CA 94709…
(2019-07-15). Trump's Asylum Ban 2.0 Is Broadest Attack Yet on the Asylum Process. truthout.org Today Trump's team announced its broadest assault yet on the asylum process: a regulatory change filed with the Federal Register saying that anyone who passes through another country to reach the United States would be ineligible to claim asylum here. Because it is an interim rule, it does not need to go through the regular and lengthy approval process. As a result, unless the courts intervene, at the stroke of a pen Trump will have gutted decades of American asylum and immigration p…
(2019-07-15). War by Other Means: Understanding and Challenging U.S. Sanctions Against Russia (3/3). therealnews.com 
2019 Left Forum panel on US economic war against Russia, presented by Prof. Jeremy Kuzmarov…
(2019-07-15). War by Other Means: Understanding and Challenging U.S. Sanctions Against Iran (2/3). therealnews.com 2019 Left Forum panel on US economic war against Iran, presented by Prof. Reza Ghorashi…
(2019-07-15). Trump Says 'The Squad' Hates the US, Asks Them to Leave Again. telesurenglish.net The United States President Donald Trump Monday defended his attacks against four Democratic congresswomen, saying he was not concerned if people thought his tweets toward them were racist and accused the U.S. lawmakers of hating America. | RELATED: | Nancy Pelosi 'Salty' as Progressive Congresswomen Vote Against Right-wing Border Bill | "As far as…
(2019-07-15). Pence and Trump Deny Climate Crisis as Deadly Rains Slam Louisiana and Asia. truthout.org Ongoing heavy rain has killed at least 67 people in Nepal, 25 in India and 14 in Bangladesh as flooding from monsoons has displaced 1 million people in South Asia. This year's flooding in the region has been worse than ever before and is likely fueled by rising global temperatures, which have led to more extreme weather. Scientists warn that the risk of deadly floods is not over. In the United States, New Orleans residents managed to avoid the worst of Tropical Storm Barry, but 11 million people continued to be on flash flood warning as the storm slowly made its way through Louisiana over the weekend. Presiden…
(2019-07-15). War by Other Means: Understanding and Challenging U.S. Sanctions Against Russia (3/3). therealnews.com 
2019 Left Forum panel on US economic war against Russia, presented by Prof. Jeremy Kuzmarov…
(2019-07-15). Voices from the protests against Trump's attack on immigrants. wsws.org The WSWS spoke with hundreds across the country, including Kare, a paralegal in New York City, who said, "Change certainly won't be coming from the top. This has been going on too long, and now that people are aware of it, we have to stand up."
(2019-07-15). Autoworkers determined to fight as contract talks open. wsws.org With the formal negotiations starting today autoworkers want to recoup years of UAW-backed wage and benefit concessions and substantially improve their wages and working conditions.
(2019-07-15). Mountain View Vigil Protests Immigration Camps. indybay.org On June 30, 2018 in Mountain View 2,000 people demonstrated to send a clear message to Donald Trump and Republicans in Congress: Families Belong Together! They demanded an end to cruel and unjustified treatment of immigrant children and their families. A year later, on July 12, 2019, members of Together We Will once again called upon the people to gather on the streets, for the situation has not improved. Quite the opposite, it has only become more dire. | Photos by Teri Vershel, Pro Bono Photo. Please credit the photographer.
(2019-07-15). Trump administration will place 'new bar' on asylum for immigrants crossing southern border. rt.com 
The Trump administration announced new restrictions on asylum applications from immigrants traveling to the US through Mexico, the latest move in an immigration crackdown. |
(2019-07-15). The Fear Party. counterpunch.org 
Photograph by Nathaniel St. Clair | The politics of fear led by President Trump attacking undocumented immigrants and religious minorities is pushing our political parties apart. Political divisions in the United States are increased when our two major political parties do not agree on what are the important issues. | Historically, Democratic and Republican parties essentially agreed on…
(2019-07-15). The Media Uses Coal Miners to Attack the Green New Deal While Ignoring Pensions. truthout.org Anna Attie, Eleanor Colbert and Daniel Fernandez contributed research to this report.To stave off the worst effects of the climate crisis, at least 80 percent of coal reserves must stay in the ground, according to a conservative estimate in the journal Nature. This means that coal miners would see their already declining industry all but disappear. The Green New Deal, the resolution put forward by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) and Sen. Ed Markey (D-M…
(2019-07-15). Protest of Planned Federal Immigration Roundups Draws Hundreds to Redwood City. indybay.org President Donald Trump has threatened mass deportation roundups, starting today. On Friday July 12, in Redwood City, California, demonstrators said it was important to protest the administration's crackdown. | Photos by Charlie Moehle, Pro Bono Photo. Please credit the photographer.
(2019-07-15). Democrats back mass deportations. wsws.org Regardless of immigration status, all workers must understand that they are the ultimate target of the anti-democratic methods used against immigrants.
(2019-07-15). Communities Fight Back as Threat of ICE Raids Terrorizes Immigrant Families. truthout.org This weekend, Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents launched a handful of raids across the country as part of President Trump's push to detain and deport thousands of undocumented migrants in 10 major cities. Agents in Chicago reportedly arrested a mother and her children only to quickly release them. Arrests were also attempted in New York City, in Sunset Park, Brooklyn, and Harlem, where immigrants reportedly refused to open their doors to ICE agents because they did not have warrants. Authorities say more raids are planned this week, prompting fear but also generating mass protests on the ground. We sp…
(2019-07-15). Trump's Fixation on Intellectual Property Rights Serves the Rich. truthout.org Between making threats of actual war with North Korea and Iran, Donald Trump has also gotten us into a trade war with China. Trump's ostensible reason for this trade war — the large US trade deficit with China — actually did have some basis in reality, but in practice the trade war is straying into turf that is likely to offer few gains for US workers and could actually lead to sizable losses. | A major theme in Trump's campaign was that China is a world-class currency manipulator that deliberately keeps down the value of its currency to give its products an advantage in international trade. The ba…
(2019-07-15). Journalist Faces Death Threats for Exposing Brazilian Judge's Far-Right Bias. truthout.org On the evening of Sunday, July 7, Brazil's far-right president Jair Bolsonaro attended the country's resounding victory over Peru in the final game of the 2019 America's Cup. | By his side was his embattled Justice Minister Sérgio Moro. Until recently, Moro had been the county's top corruption crusader, the former judge overseeing the landmark investigations into Brazil's Car Wash corruption scandal, in which billions were paid in bribes through the state oil company Petrobras, in exchange for government contracts. Moro was lifted to superhero status by fans and a benevolent press, and seen as a shoo-in…
(2019-07-15). US 'Veterans for Peace' visit Nicaragua, Establish Chapter. telesurenglish.net "I would like to underline the importance that your visit to Nicaragua has at this moment, not only for July 19, which is a very important date for us, and not only for the Sandinistas, but for the people in general", senior member of the ruling FSLN, Doris Tijerino said.
(2019-07-15). Trump calls on 'Radical Left Congresswomen' to apologize to US & Israel in fresh Twitter attack. rt.com 
US President Donald Trump escalated his war of words with a group of progressive Democrat congresswomen in an early-morning tweet Monday, in which he called for them to apologize to the US, Israel and to his office.
(2019-07-15). Lula da Silva's Attorney: Intercept Revelations Confirm Political and Unfair Trial. therealnews.com 
Brazil's former president Lula da Silva was "a victim of a politically motivated trial," says Valeska Tiexiera Zanin Martins, Lula's co-defense counsel. The Intercept's explosive revelations about the collaboration between judge Moro and prosecutors prove this…
(2019-07-15). War by Other Means: Understanding and Challenging U.S. Sanctions Against Venezuela (1/3). therealnews.com 
2019 Left Forum panel on US economic war against Venezuela, presented by TRNN's Greg Wilpert…
(2019-07-15). CODEPINK Monthly Golden Gate Bridge WALK for PEACE. indybay.org 11: 45 am: Gather at the plaza at the SF end of the eastern walkway of the Golden Gate Bridge. | Arrive early for best parking. We'll take some photos while waiting for folks to show up. | Noon: Walk on the eastern walkway, from the south end to the middle of the bridge, where we'll stop and hold a 15 minute vigil, showing motorists our signs (Berma-shave style, | at least 10 feet between each sign/person). From there, we'll return to our starting point in the plaza at the south end of the bridge. | 1: 30 pm: Photo ops and Closing Circle/Open Mike (no megaphone) on the SF side after the bridge walk. We'll probably…
(2019-07-15). Manhattan blackout affects tens of thousands of New Yorkers. wsws.org While its public infrastructure decays, New York City is home to the largest number of billionaires and millionaires in the world.
(2019-07-15). House Democrats ratify $733 billion for US military. wsws.org The bill was passed with more than a dozen amendments, all of which will eventually be removed, to ensure the support of Democratic "progressives."
(2019-07-15). Podemos calls internal vote to enter PSOE-led Spanish government. wsws.org Aware that its falling electoral support reflects growing social opposition to the entire political establishment, Podemos is seeking to obtain as many posts as possible.
(2019-07-15). War by Other Means: Understanding and Challenging U.S. Sanctions Against Iran (2/3). therealnews.com 2019 Left Forum panel on US economic war against Iran, presented by Prof. Reza Ghorashi…
(2019-07-15). The Darroch Affair: Brexit Britain Losing Control. globalresearch.ca If one thing that Donald Trump and Boris Johnson have just demonstrated in the Darroch affair — it is that the UK's postwar self-image has been all but destroyed in full view. | I wrote about such events occurring in The …
(2019-07-15). Three years ago, Turkey nearly went over the edge. uwidata.com The events of that ill-fated night will live in the memory of the Turkish citizens who survived them. In reviewing the July 15 attempted coup three years later, it is important to take an objective look and not presume any easy answers or explanations. It is clear that what happened would be practically impossible without …
(2019-07-15). Build rank-and-file committees to prepare a political general strike against Ontario's Doug Ford! wsws.org To prevail in this fight, workers must break free of the trade unions and NDP, and unify their struggles in a global working-class counter-offensive against capitalist austerity and war.
(2019-07-15). Netroots Nation: What does America's largest progressive conference mean for the 2020 race? rt.com 
With the Democratic party torn between the activist left and the establishment center, some of its leading figures competed to out-woke each other at Netroots Nation 2019. But will this bring victory in 2020 — or rule it out? |
(2019-07-15). Fresno's Radical Past. indybay.org This is an article about the 50 Years of Resistance event held on June 22, 2019 in Fresno. We brought together Anti-War and Draft Resistance activists who were active in Fresno 50 years ago. The photo below shows this young woman being arrested at an antiwar protest at Fresno State, probably on May 23, 1970. This photo is from the Special Collections department at Fresno State.
(2019-07-15). Pompeo's 'Inalienable Rights Commission' — A Conservative Christian Assault on Human Rights? therealnews.com 
The newly-announced State Department "commission on inalienable rights" is a Trojan Horse for the long-planned Conservative Christian attack on human rights.
(2019-07-15). Lula da Silva's Attorney: Intercept Revelations Confirm Political and Unfair Trial. therealnews.com Brazil's former president Lula da Silva was "a victim of a politically motivated trial," says Valeska Teixeira Zanin Martins, Lula's co-defense counsel. The Intercept's explosive revelations about the collaboration between judge Moro and prosecutors prove this…
(2019-07-15). Talisman Sabre: US and Australia prepare for war with China. wsws.org The massive military exercise in northern Australia, in preparation for conflict in the Indo-Pacific, has been treated as a non-event by the political and media establishment.
(2019-07-15). Newsom Administration begins public process for Delta Tunnel. indybay.org Newsom's support of one tunnel to divert water from the Delta to corporate agribusiness and Southern California water agencies is no surprise. Newsom received a total of $637,398 from agribusiness in his 2018 campaign for Governor, including $116,800 from Beverly Hills agribusiness billionaires Linda and Stewart Resnick, the owners of the Wonderful Company two of the strongest supporters of the Delta Tunnel and promoters of numerous attacks on environmental protections for salmon and other fish species.
(2019-07-15). Crowd of UFO fans seeking to 'raid Area 51' hits 1 MILLION despite US Air Force warning. rt.com 
If even a small fraction of those UFO lovers show up to try and break 'them aliens' free from the secret desert facility, the 'Area 51 raid' joke risks spilling into one of the largest civil disobedience events ever in the US.
(2019-07-15). Pass the ICE: Sizzling hot Border Protection agent causes a viral sensation (PHOTOS). rt.com 
With debate raging over the Trump administration's hardline immigration policies, some netizens paused to reflect on the more important news: the female Customs and Border Patrol agent who went viral as #ICEbae. |
(2019-07-15). Kaepernick anthem-kneeling controversy was the work of 'Russian Bots' — Kamala Harris. rt.com 
What can't those dastardly Russian bots do? Presidential hopeful Kamala Harris has blamed the media commotion surrounding former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick's kneeling during the national anthem on the Kremlin's minions. |
(2019-07-14). Why Are Anti-Migrant Arguments in the E.U., U.S. Pure Hypocrisy? globalresearch.ca Almost every day we read about the latest outbursts in Europe, targeting pro-immigration policies. There are protests, even riots. Right-wing governments get voted in, allegedly, because the Europeans "have had enough of relaxed immigration regulations". | That is what we are …
(2019-07-14). Why are Anti-Migrant Arguments in the E.U., U.S. Pure Hypocrisy? dissidentvoice.org Almost every day we read about the latest outbursts in Europe, targeting pro-immigration policies. There are protests, even riots. Right-wing governments get voted in, allegedly, because the Europeans "have had enough of relaxed immigration regulations". That is what we are told. That's what we are supposed to understand, and even sympathize with. Anti-immigration sentiments are …
(2019-07-14). After Alleged UK Tanker Incident in Persian Gulf, EU Powers Threaten Iran. globalresearch.ca US and UK military sources claim that Iranian boats intercepted a British oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz Wednesday, before a British warship, the HMS Montrose, chased them off. | None of the reports about this incident can be taken …
(2019-07-14). Iran Ready for Talks If US Lifts Sanctions: Rouhani. telesurenglish.net Iran is ready to hold negotiation talks with the United States if Donald Trump's administration lifts sanctions and returns to the 2015 nuclear deal it quit last year, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said in a televised speech Sunday. | RELATED: | Leaks Reveal Trump Left Pact With Iran to Erase Obama's Legacy | "We have always believed in talks … if they lift sanctions, end the imposed economic pressure and return to the deal, we are ready to hold talks, right now and anywhe…
(2019-07-14). Minneapolis stands with Iran, Venezuela, Cuba against U.S. sanctions regime. fightbacknews.org Minneapolis, MN – "Workers of the world, unite! Not 'workers of America unite' or 'workers who look like us, pray like us or love like us unite.' It's all workers," said union organizer David Gilbert-Pederson of Minnesota Workers United. "We have more in common with the tailor in Tehran than the bankers who crashed our economy. We have more in common with the bus driver in Caracas than the politicians locking kids in cages." | Gilbert-Pederson spoke to a protest on Lake Street, July 13, of over 80 people gathered to oppose recent U.S. war threats against Iran and Venezuela. Organized by the Minnesota Peace Action…
