(2023-08-31). EU expected to import record volume of LNG from Russia despite sanctions. infobrics.org Orbán warns attack on Russian gas routes will be considered grounds for war.
(2023-08-31). Sentences Against Víctor Jara's Murderers Upheld. orinocotribune.com Chile's Supreme Court Monday sentenced seven retired military officers involved in the Sept. 12, 1973, kidnapping and murder of singer-songwriter Víctor Jara to 25 years in jail, it was reported in Santiago. Those convicted are between 73 and 85 years old and are all at liberty. | "The facts described… are real since they occurred in a certain place and time and are proven, legally accredited through the means of proof," the court's unanimous ruling read regarding the events the day after the coup d'état against the democratically-elected President Salvador Allende. Jara was abducted that day and murdered a few…
(2023-08-31). On 1 January 2024, the World's Centre of Gravity Will Shift. dissidentvoice.org 
Abdel Hadi el-Gazzar (Egypt), The Popular Chorus or Food or Comrades on the Theatre of Life, 1948 (post-dated 1951). On the last day of the BRICS summit in Johannesburg, South Africa, the five founding states (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa) welcomed six new members: Argentina, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia, and the United …
(2023-08-31). Imperialism: How The Struggle Of Classes And Nations Creates Our World. popularresistance.org It's quite possible that the BRICS may well become the institutional foundation of the world majority, as the global South and Russia are increasingly being called. They have done more things. | The Western press has also sought to portray these countries, the BRICS countries, as little more than a bunch of autocracies or very iffy democracies. | But in fact, despite such propaganda, what we've seen in the BRICS summit is that they have been focused on presenting a very different vision of the world order, one based on development, on people-centered development. | And this has been expressed in a direct confront…
(2023-08-31). Kiev insists on propaganda about "retaking" Crimea. infobrics.org According to Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmitri Kuleba, the recent "gains" of Kiev's armed forces in Rabotino could help to regain Crimea in the future.
(2023-08-31). Syria in turmoil as US turns up the heat and Syria's allies react. thealtworld.com While everyone is focused on Ukraine, BRICS and Africa — Syria is entering a new phase of war | These are a few excerpts from an excellent site to follow for on-the-ground accurate information on the military situation in Syria — Below this you will find my most recent interview with Clayton Morris of Redacted in which I briefly try to summarise the military situation in all areas of Syria.On Sunday, Augus…
(2023-08-31). US desire for WW3 escalates as it mulls resumption of nuclear weapons testing. infobrics.org The so-called "nuclear super-fuse" technology that the US has been testing for decades, particularly under the Obama administration (and ever since), has the sole purpose of exponentially amplifying the effectiveness of America's first-strike capabilities, meaning that the belligerent thalassocracy is contemplating a direct attack on Russia.
(2023-08-31). 'BRICS Bank' Issues First South African Rand Bonds. infobrics.org The development bank founded by the so-called BRICS countries closed the auction for its first South African rand bonds, as it comes under pressure to boost its local currency fundraising and lending…
(2023-08-31). Does BRICS Matter to Nigeria. infobrics.org Discussions of the state things in the economy seems to begin and end with the exchange rate of the naira to a dollar. Every economic problem of Nigeria seems to have a dollar dimension. The dollar question is clearly at the root of the fuel price crisis…
(2023-08-31). BRICS Business Council Applauds Progress in Developing New Methods to Improve Access to Financial Services. infobrics.org The South African Chapter of the BRICS Business Council has expressed satisfaction about the work it has done to develop new strategies to improve access to financial services and grow the digital economy among member nations…
(2023-08-31). BRICS, el acrónimo se convierte en proyecto. globalizacion.ca La reunión de los países BRICS en Johannesburgo ha sido sin duda el acontecimiento más importante de este año. Se celebró un encuentro que, con los nuevos integrantes a partir del 1 de enero de 2024 — Irán, Emiratos àÅrabes…
(2023-08-31). America's Homelessness Crisis Exacerbates as Leaders Look the Other Way. orinocotribune.com By Shabbir Rizvi — Aug 28, 2023 | It's no secret there is a serious homelessness problem in the United States, which has assumed alarming proportions in recent years, from rough sleeping to being chronically homeless to living in crowded, makeshift accommodations. | A quick trip through any major American city and you can see it for yourself — "tent cities" underneath highways or alongside parks, people sleeping on the sidewalk, overcrowded and resource-stripped shelters. | It is estimated that there are nearly 600,000 homeless people across the US, marking the highest yearly surge since the government…
(2023-08-31). Report: US, Israel to Conduct Joint Drills Simulating Attacks on Iran. news.antiwar.com The US and Israel will simulate striking Iranian nuclear facilities as part of a series of joint military exercises that will be held in the coming months, The Times of Israel reported Wednesday, citing Israeli TV. Back in January, the US and Israel conducted the Juniper Oak exercises, which were the largest-ever joint drills between …
(2023-08-31). China Lodges Solemn Representations Over Harassment of Chinese Embassy in Japan. orinocotribune.com China lodges solemn representations over the harassment of the Chinese embassy and consulates in Japan, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin said on Tuesday. | According to reports, Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi on Tuesday said it is "extremely regrettable and worrying" to learn that a brick was thrown at the Japanese embassy in China, and urged the Chinese side to call on the public to remain calm on the discharge of Fukushima nuclear-contaminated water. | In response, Wang said China has responded to Japan's so-called "concerns" and stated its position. | Noting that the Chinese embas…
(2023-08-31). South Korea's War on Unions Has Geopolitical Implications. scheerpost.com 
(2023-08-31). Dr. Cornel West: Democratic Party Is Beyond Redemption, Bernie And AOC Are Window Dressing. moguldom.com Always outspoken scholar and activist Dr. Cornel West, who is running on the Green Party ticket in the 2024 election, recently had plenty to say about the Democrats, whom he has supported in the past. Considered a third-party spoiler, West remarked that the Democratic party is "beyond redemption" and that progressives such as Senator Bernie …
(2023-08-31). Military Coup in Gabon Seen as Part of Broader Revolt Against France & Neo-Colonialism in Africa. democracynow.org 
Military leaders in Gabon seized power on Wednesday shortly after reigning President Ali Bongo had been named the winner of last week's contested election. Bongo and his family have led the country for close to 60 years, during which they have been accused of enriching themselves at the expense of the country. The military junta announced General Brice Oligui Nguema would serve as transitional leader in what is the latest military coup in a former French colony, joining recent power shifts in Niger, Mali, Guinea, Burkina Faso and Chad. "The independence of Gabon has never been real," says Thomas…
(2023-08-31). Victoria Nuland Appeared 'Desperate' During Africa Tour. popularresistance.org When US Acting Deputy Secretary of State, Victoria Nuland, traveled to South Africa on July 29, her reputation as a blunt instrument of Washington's hegemonic interests preceded her. | According to a veteran South African official who attended meetings with the senior US diplomat in Pretoria, however, Nuland and her team were demonstrably unprepared to grapple with recent developments on the African continent — particularly the military coup that removed Niger's pro-Western government hours before she launched her multi-stop tour of the region. | "In over 20 years working with the Americans, I have never se…
(2023-08-31). 'Obama's man in Africa' under house arrest as popular coup rocks Gabon. thegrayzone.com Before his removal in a military coup, Gabon's hopelessly corrupt President Ali Bongo was courted by Obama and feted from Washington to Davos. The US war on Libya which destabilized the region may not have succeeded without him. When a military junta arrested President Ali Bongo Ondimba on August 30, Gabon became the ninth African nation to depose its government through a military coup. As citizens of Niger, Burkina Faso and Mali did before them, crowds of Gabonese poured into …
(2023-08-31). Niger Orders Police to Expel French Ambassador. news.antiwar.com Niger's military junta has ordered police to expel the French ambassador from the country and revoked his diplomatic immunity. Ambassador Sylvain Itte was ordered to leave the country within 48 hours last Friday, but Paris ignored the deadline. The order for Itte to leave was made in response to his refusal to meet with the …
(2023-08-31). Another Regime in 'French West Africa' Is Toppled. scheerpost.com 
(2023-08-31). Maui: Deadliest U.S. fires in a century. mronline.org 
The Aug. 8 wildfires that devastated parts of Maui are the deadliest in the U.S. since the 1918 Cloquet fire in northern Minnesota. Some two weeks after the fires, the official death toll stands at 115, and authorities in Hawaii have released the names of 388 people still unaccounted for. Tens of thousands have evacuated. Over 3,000 acres burned in Lahaina and neighboring communities.
(2023-08-31). Maui fire victims identified through DNA. america.cgtn.com 
The search for victims of the deadliest U.S. wildfire in more than a century is gradually coming to an end. A total of 115 people are confirmed to have perished in the August 8 Maui fire. A number of others remain unaccounted for. Four dozen of those victims have been identified, thanks to cutting-edge technology that one Colorado-based company helped pioneer. | CGTN's Hendrik Sybrandy shares the latest.
(2023-08-31). Ukraine's Western Sponsors Running Out of Ammo & Out of Time. thealtworld.com Update on the conflict in Ukraine for August 31, 2023: | — The Western media is trying to spin Ukrainian gains within the security or "gray zone" ahead of Russia's first of several defense lines as a "turning point" in the offensive; | — Ukraine's offensive potential has been exhausted with the West struggling to find arms and ammunition to replace Ukrainian losses; | — The West is even struggling to pull together large numbers of antiquated and inappropriate equipment like…
(2023-08-31). MKUltra's Terrifying Reach: Ethnic Bioweapons from Ukraine, Mind Control and Horrific Human Experiments. libya360.wordpress.com Kit Klarenberg In a groundbreaking investigation, renowned anthropologist Orisanmi Burton has blown the lid off a dark chapter in CIA history. Classified Agency files, recently obtained through Freedom of Information laws, expose shocking ties between the infamous MKULTRA program and nightmarish experiments on prisoners of color within the United States. Burton's findings expose MKULTRA's sinister mission to develop…
(2023-08-31). U.S. Seeking Perpetual War in Ukraine? w/ Alastair Crooke fmr Brit ambassador. thealtworld.com
(2023-08-31). Ukraine Tells Counteroffensive Critics to 'Shut Up'. news.antiwar.com Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba on Thursday told critics of Ukraine's slow counteroffensive to "shut up" amid a flood of leaks from Western officials pinning the blame for the lack of success on Ukrainian commanders. "Criticizing the slow pace of (the) counteroffensive equals … spitting into the face of (the) Ukrainian soldier who sacrifices his …
(2023-08-31). Protests continue in Italy against government's decision to end Citizens' Income scheme. peoplesdispatch.org The right-wing government led by Giorgia Meloni has inflicted heavy cuts in social security spending but continues to provide financial and military support to the war in Ukraine…
(2023-08-31). U.S. Orders Ukrainian Proxy Forces to Accept More Casualties. libya360.wordpress.com Nahia Sanzo The idea that the West, primarily the United States, is ready to fight Russia to the last Ukrainian has been common in the Russian media since the start of what the Kremlin continues to call a special military operation, a war in which it has already lost more soldiers than the Soviet Union…
(2023-08-31). Russia vetoes resolution seeking extension of sanctions against Mali. peoplesdispatch.org Russia and the government of Mali had objected to the indefinite extension of sanctions as harmful for the political process to establish peace in the country. They had sought a provision whereby the sanctions regime would be wound up in August 2024…
(2023-08-31). Expose Israeli Apartheid and Greenwashing. bdsmovement.net 
(2023-08-31). New Study finds all Covid Variants have been made in a BioLab. expose-news.com In the USA, covid hospitalisations are up because of variant EG.5.1 and there's a scary new variant dubbed BA.X from Denmark and Israel, we're told. Because of the BA.X variant "scientists" are …
(2023-08-31). Marathon Refinery Fire: How Industry Goes Quiet During A Crisis. popularresistance.org Thick black smoke billowed and flames rose from two chemical storage tanks at the Marathon Petroleum refinery between Reserve and Garyville, Louisiana, on Friday. Geraldine Watkins saw the towers of smoke through the passenger seat window of a car that morning, while she was on her way to a court hearing about whether another tract of land in St. John the Baptist Parish, where Garyville is located, would be zoned for heavy industrial use. | Despite the alarming view, no community-wide alarms had sounded when a naphtha leak started a fire at the refinery earlier that morning.
(2023-08-31). Leaked Government & Pfizer Documents reveal Bill Gates & Schwab's Depopulation Agenda: Covid Vaccines are being used for Genocidal Population Control. expose-news.com If an experimental vaccine were to damage the heart and immune system in a significant number of individuals who received it, it is possible that it could lead to a decline in …
(2023-08-31). US, Germany Trained Saudi Troops Responsible for Mass Slaughter of Ethiopians. libya360.wordpress.com The Cradle News Desk The training agreement, which ran from 2015 until July 2023, required the US army to monitor how Saudi border guards were performing their duties Saudi border guards accused of brutally torturing, raping, and killing thousands of Ethiopian migrants at the border with Yemen received training from the German federal police service…
(2023-08-31). Headlines for August 31, 2023. democracynow.org Tropical Storm Idalia Weakens After Lashing Florida, Still Carries Threat as It Moves North, Gabon's Military Rulers Announce Transitional Leader Following Coup, Johannesburg Building Fire Kills at Least 73 People, Including Children, U.N. Says Recent Fighting in Ethiopia's Amhara Region Killed 183 People, Migrant Death Toll Near El Paso Hit Record High as Heat Waves Scorched the Southern Border, Texas Judge Blocks Law Barring Cities from Requiring Worker Water Breaks, Labor Dept. Proposes Lifting Salary Threshold for Mandatory Overtime Pay from $35K to $55K, Mitch McConnell Freezes During Press Confe…
(2023-08-31). US Government Sued For Hiding Information On Afghan Refugees In Detention Camps. thedissenter.org 
(2023-08-31). Only one college coach has ever quit his job in protest of Nike sweatshops. therealnews.com 
Edge of Sports is back! In this Season 2 premiere, former St. John's University Assistant Soccer Coach Jim Keady joins Dave Zirin to talk about why he left college coaching in protest of Nike sweatshop labor. He then spent a month in Indonesia exposing the company's sweatshop abuses, making the film "Behind the Swoosh." We also discuss the recent film "Air," about Nike's relationship with Michael Jordan, and the ways Hollywood is whitewashing Nike's sins. | Studio Production: David Hebden, Cameron Granadino | Post-Production: Taylor Hebden | Audio Post-Production: David Hebden | Opening Sequence: Cameron Gr…
(2023-08-31). Labor Economist: AI May Bring a Boom in Horrible Jobs. scheerpost.com 
(2023-08-31). Green Left News Podcast Ep 18: Labor's national conference, child labour on the rise & Indian students resist fascism. greenleft.org.au 
Green Left journalist Isaac Nellist goes through the latest news from across the continent and around the world.
(2023-08-31). There's no such thing as a 'union boss'—what labor reporters get wrong. therealnews.com 
The recent surge in labor militancy has brought fresh focus to the workers' struggle in media—but is labor's big moment a passing fad in the content cycle, or can it be sustained? The answer lies in the capacity for labor journalism and media to rise to the occasion. What's it really like being a labor reporter? What does it take to be a good one? What are the common misconceptions about unions and the labor struggle that reporters have to be cognizant of? TRNN Editor-in-Chief Maximillian Alvarez moderates "No Such Thing as a Union Boss: and other things the media gets wrong about labor", a panel disc…
(2023-08-31). Nearly 90 Percent of Young People Support Unions, Poll Finds. truthout.org As labor activity is surging across the country, polling has found that young people are saying they favor unions at overwhelmingly high levels — support that labor organizers say is "unprecedented." According to polling by GBAO conducted for the AFL-CIO, a whopping 88 percent of people under 30 say they approve of labor unions, while 90 percent say they approve of strikes. This is a far higher… |
(2023-08-31). Labor Faces a Partisan Divide on Most Important Issues Going Forward. cepr.net It's Labor Day 2023. The election cycle will be moving into high gear, and 2024 could determine how much we can fix these problems, or whether we move backward toward increasing inequality of income, wealth, and access to education.
(2023-08-31). Georgia Republican Warns of "Civil War" If Case Against Trump Proceeds. truthout.org A Republican state lawmaker predicted this week that if a trial against former President Donald Trump in Georgia moves forward, it could lead to violence akin to civil war — which he would reluctantly join, he suggested. Trump faces racketeering and other charges from Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis over his and his allies' attempts to overturn the 2020 presidential election results in… |
(2023-08-31). Juan Grabois: "There is a crisis in Peronism" peoplesdispatch.org 
On August 13, many sectors of Argentine society were left with a bitter taste: Javier Milei, candidate of the ultra-right "La Libertad Avanza" coalition, came first in the primary presidential elections, better known as PASO (Primary, Open, Simultaneous and Compulsory Elections), with 31% of the votes. | The result has shook a country suffering from a deep economic crisis and in which uncertainties about the future seem to have taken root. | Argentina is mired in annual inflation of 113.4%. In August of this year, the poverty rate reached 38.7% of the population, according to an annual compilation by Argentina's…
(2023-08-31). Will the clean energy auto economy be built on factory floors riddled with toxic chemicals and safety hazards? therealnews.com 
This story originally appeared in Thirty-year-old Rick Savage was among the first workers hired at Ultium Cells'
(2023-08-31). Protect Wet'suwet'en Land! popularresistance.org New details have emerged about the militarized campaign of state and corporate persecution targeting land defenders of the Wet'suwet'en First Nation in so-called Canada. The third annual Peace and Unity Summit was held August 15-16 in Gidimt'en Clan territory, home of the Wet'suwet'en First Nation. | Wet'suwet'en leaders detailed how private security operatives and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) have attacked and terrorized Indigenous activists using tactics taken directly from a U.S. counterinsurgency "playbook" written by David Petraeus, retired U.S. Army general and an architect of U.S. invasions in…
(2023-08-31). American Airlines Flight Attendants Authorize Strike With 99.5 Percent Support. truthout.org Flight attendants for American Airlines overwhelmingly voted to authorize a strike on Wednesday as contract bargaining has stalled after years of negotiations and workers have gone through the pandemic without getting a raise. According to the union, the Association of Professional Flight Attendants (APFA), 99.5 percent of flight attendants who participated in the months-long vote approved the… |
(2023-08-31). Background of the "revolution" 2:0 in Syria. thealtworld.com I talk to former Labour MP Chris Williamson about recent events in Syria | In this conversation with former Labour MP, Chris Williamson, we look at more of the background to what is currently happening in Syria and how the UK and US are stirring the pot again to further destabilise and balkanise Syria:…
(2023-08-31). Texas Supreme Court Rejects Attempt to Block Ban on Youth Gender-Affirming Care. truthout.org The Texas Supreme Court, made up entirely of Republicans, decided Thursday to allow a ban on gender-affirming healthcare for trans youth to take effect on September 1, rejecting an emergency effort by advocacy groups to block the law. The decision came a week after a Texas district judge temporarily halted the Republican-authored law, arguing that S.B. 14 infringes on the "fundamental right of… |
(2023-08-31). Here's Why President Xi Might Skip The G20 Summit & What It Could Mean For The New Cold War. thealtworld.com If the New Cold War becomes defined by Sino-US systemic rivalry more than anything else in the …
(2023-08-31). CIA Still Refuses to Declassify Documents Exposing Its Responsibility for the Betrayal, Arrest and 27-Year Imprisonment of Nelson Mandela. covertactionmagazine.com CIA operative Donald Rickard admitted to role in capture of African hero On August 5, 1962, Nelson Mandela was apprehended by South African authorities while driving with Cecil Williams, a white Communist theater director, from Durban to Johannesburg. At the time, Mandela, a leader of the military wing of the anti-Apartheid African National Congress (ANC), …
(2023-08-31). A Killing Design: Osprey Fatalities in the Top End. dissidentvoice.org In 2022, the US Army selected Bell Textron's tiltrotor V280 as its Black Hawk replacement. This caused more than a few eyebrows to rise in consternation. The V-22 Osprey tiltrotor, flown by the Marine Corps and Special Operations Command, has had what can only be euphemistically regarded as a patchy record. It has been singularly …
(2023-08-31). Mitch McConnell's Brief Flash Of Humanity. thealtworld.com Listen to a reading of this article (reading by Tim Foley): | Mitch McConnell He just stood there silently‚Ää—‚Ää a gentle, childlike smile flickering across his face, probably for the first time since the Truman administration. | In that moment, while Mitch McConnell's dying brain struggled and failed to make sense of its present reality, all the dourness was gone from his fac…
(2023-08-31). EU wants to boost cooperation with Israel's racist government. electronicintifada.net Netanyahu's wish for an end to "crazy" conditions may have come true.
(2023-08-31). Israelis cheer after Palestinian boy is executed in Jerusalem. electronicintifada.net Man likely extrajudicially executed at checkpoint after allegedly killing soldier.
(2023-08-31). Podcast Ep 83: How Palestine's baseball team made history. electronicintifada.net Athletes in Gaza and the US play hard on the world stage.
(2023-08-31). Israel meeting sparks outrage in Libya. electronicintifada.net Protests erupt after Eli Cohen confirms contact with Tripoli.
(2023-08-31). Glenn Greenwald: "GoFundMe is a Fraudulent Company" scheerpost.com 
(2023-08-31). Chile: The Australian Intelligence Role in the Coup. libya360.wordpress.com Kit Klarenberg Since the mid-1970s, it's been known that ASIS was somehow involved in the wide-ranging White House-directed mission to undermine the government of Chile's Salvador Allende. September 11 marks the 40th anniversary of the violent overthrow of Chile's elected President, Salvador Allende. Washington's central role in that coup is notorious. The part played by…
(2023-08-31). 80 Years After the Battle of Kursk. libya360.wordpress.com Sergio Rodríguez Gelfenstein It is true that the Battle of Stalingrad, which ended in February 1943, marked a turning point in the development of the Second World War because it was Germany's first major defeat in the war and the one that signaled the beginning of the Soviet counteroffensive to dislodge the Nazi army from…
(2023-08-31). Agent Zelensky — Part 2. mronline.org 
In the intelligence business, every agent is assigned tasks by his or her handlers. In the case of Agent Zelensky, I've identified ten obligations that define his relationship with his foreign intelligence masters.
(2023-08-31). I'm Proud To Stand Trial Defending The Right To Rescue Animals. popularresistance.org After over four years of our court case dragging on, my co-defendants and I are scheduled to go on trial Sept. 8 in Sonoma County, California. We are facing dozens of criminal charges, including eight felonies, for nonviolent animal rescues. | Growing up, I prided myself on following the rules. I was a straight-A student and faithful Catholic. My teachers trusted me so much they let me teach the class. Today, I've been arrested multiple times as part of a group that's being surveilled by the FBI. It might surprise you to know I still love following rules and doing what is right, but my understanding of what's rig…
(2023-08-31). Disabled People Are Whole People; Media Needs To Address That Reality. popularresistance.org July 26 marked the 33rd anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act. The 1990 law intended "to provide clear, strong, consistent, enforceable standards addressing discrimination" against individuals with disabilities. | The occasion connected with some serious, multi-layered stories, including news of a critical ruling that the state of Florida has been violating the rights of children with complex medical needs by keeping them institutionalized when they could be living in community. | A sizable admixture of stories, though, were reports on buildings or spaces coming into compliance with the ADA—as…
(2023-08-31). Judge Acquits Two Palestine Action Activists After They Shut Elbit Down. popularresistance.org On Wednesday 30th August, District Judge Grego found two activists not guilty of 'obstruction of the highway'. The two activists, Jasmine and Iola, had locked themselves into vehicles, each blocking the two entrances of UAV Engines Ltd. Their action took place during an ongoing camp at the site, and led to the factory being forced to close down for the day on 9th September 2022. Whilst locked in, one activist threw paint at the gates which resembled the colours of the Palestinian flag. | Three months after the action, the two were given notices of 'no further action', meaning no criminal charges would be brought…
(2023-08-31). Homelessness Crisis Exacerbates As Leaders Look The Other Way. popularresistance.org A quick trip through any major American city and you can see it for yourself — "tent cities" underneath highways or alongside parks, people sleeping on the sidewalk, overcrowded and resource-stripped shelters. | It is estimated that there are nearly 600,000 homeless people across the US, marking the highest yearly surge since the government began tracking the data in 2007, according to the Wall Street Journal. | Major cities like Los Angeles are seeing homeless populations spike almost 10 percent from last year. | This problem has been deeply exacerbated in…
(2023-08-31). The Real Threat From China Is That They're Better At Capitalism Than Us. popularresistance.org The Biden regime's robotic procession to Beijing proceeds apace. Following Antony Blinken's fruitless visit in mid—June, we have paid Janet Yellen's airfare for another fruitless visit, and following Yellen it was the same for John Kerry. This week it is Gina Raimondo's turn. The secretary of state, the Treasury secretary, the chief climate envoy, and the commerce secretary: What is the point of this parade? | I cannot but wonder whether these officials are dispatched across the Pacific in descending order of competence. Raimondo, who previously flopped as governor of Rhode Island—except for her plan…
(2023-08-31). Asheville Police Use New Drone Unit to Surveil Grand Opening Of Anarchist Bookstore. itsgoingdown.org Editorial from the Firestorm Bookstore and Co-op in so-called Asheville, North Carolina about police surveillance of the space's grand re-opening. The opening of our bookstore on Sunday had unexpected guests. Throughout the afternoon, a police drone hovered conspicuously over Haywood Road, directly in front of our shop. Occasionally it flew back to the nearby APD…
(2023-08-31). Judge acquits two Palestine Action protesters who shut down a drone factory because their actions were 'proportionate'. thecanary.co A judge has acquitted two Palestine Action activists after they blockade the entrance to a drone engine-making factory that supplies Elbit Systems, Israel's largest privately owned arms company. Crucially, the judge let them off using a precedent of proportionately versus what they were protesting — that is, the pair's actions were reasonable compared to what …
(2023-08-31). The news is full of headlines about 'China's economic collapse' — ignore them. mronline.org 
Once again, the Western media Establishment, and sadly some on the left, are talking up an impending economic disaster in China, when the truth is quite the opposite, argues JOHN ROSS.
(2023-08-31). China Outlines 'Obstacles' to Resuming High-Level Military Talks With US. news.antiwar.com A spokesman for the Chinese Defense Ministry on Thursday outlined "obstacles" that are preventing the resumption of high-level military talks between the US and China. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and Chinese Defense Minister Li Shangfu both attended the Shangri-La Security Dialogue in Singapore back in June. Beijing declined to hold a meeting between Austin …
(2023-08-31). The US Is Fanning the Flames of War With China. truthout.org The United States is gunning for war with China. By cozying up to Taiwan and arming it to the teeth, President Joe Biden is undermining the "One China" policy which has been the cornerstone of U.S.-China relations since 1979. The Biden administration is enlisting South Korea and Japan to encircle China. The U.S. military is conducting provocative military maneuvers that exacerbate the conflict in… |
(2023-08-31). Heroic Skeptical Odysseys Into Parapsychology. dissidentvoice.org 
Orientation Beliefs about the paranormal in Yankeedom Believers in the paranormal, according to Theodore Schick and Lewis Vaughn in their book How to Think About Weird Things include the following statistics in a Gallup poll: 55% believe in psychic healing 41% believe in ESP 32% believe that ghosts can come back to certain places and …
(2023-08-31). Banner Drop in Oaxaca for the Week of Solidarity with Anarchist Prisoners. itsgoingdown.org 
Banner drop and communique from some anarchists in Oaxaca for the Week of International Solidarity with Anarchist Prisoners. Today, August 30, we dropped a banner over a highway in Oaxaca in solidarity with all anarchist prisoners and those being persecuted by the state. We want to call special attention, and send an extra strong embrace,…
(2023-08-31). The 'Redskins' name is never coming back. Get over it. therealnews.com 
A recent petition demanding the Washington Commanders return to the ignominious 'Redskins' name has garnered thousands of signatures. The franchise changed its name after years of pressure from activists and tribal nations. The belated backlash to the name change must be viewed in light of the reactionary politics roiling the US. | Studio Production: David Hebden, Cameron Granadino | Post-Production: Taylor Hebden | Audio Post-Production: David Hebden | Opening Sequence: Cameron Granadino | Music by: Eze Jackson & Carlos Guillen |
| Transcript: | The following is a rushed transcript and may con…
(2023-08-31). '#It'sOver': Playing ban by women's World Cup champions rocks Spain. greenleft.org.au 
The #It'sOver (#SeAcabó) movement has erupted in Spain to demand the resignation of national football chief Luis Rubiales, over his sexist behaviour following the Spanish women's team's World Cup victory, reports Dick Nichols.
(2023-08-31). Review: Vivek Chibber — "The Class Matrix: Social Theory after the Cultural Turn" mronline.org 
The Class Matrix concisely and systematically argues the case for the continued importance of class for the radical left today. Vivek Chibber rigorously debunks various long held understandings that characterise radical left thought since the cultural turn.
(2023-08-31). Ellen Brown: More Banks to Fail? Not in North Dakota. scheerpost.com 
By Ellen Brown / Original to ScheerPost U.S. banks are again in the crosshairs. Standard and Poor's has downgraded five new middle-tier banks and put three others on negative outlook. This follows sweeping downgrades earlier in August by Moody's, which cut credit ratings on 10 banks and placed four of the 15 largest U.S. banks …
(2023-08-31). Matt Taibbi: Tracking Orwellian Change: New Meanings of 'Deep State' and 'Working Class'. scheerpost.com 
(2023-08-31). Debating reform and revolution: Lessons from the Second International. greenleft.org.au 
Federico Fuentes reviews Mike Taber's new collection, which brings to life the discussions and debates that helped shape the Second International in the early 20th Century.
(2023-08-31). 'Dancing With Empty Prams' — A brave, raw and compelling poetic novel. greenleft.org.au 
Graham Matthews reviews Dancing with Empty Prams, the second book published by Tasmanian-based poet and eco-socialist Susan Austin.
(2023-08-31). Calls grow to fix environment law's 'massive blind spot' on carbon emissions. greenleft.org.au 
(2023-08-31). Germany: Berliners challenge car dominance through cycling protest. greenleft.org.au 
(2023-08-31). Iranian-Australians welcome NSW Upper House support for democracy struggle. greenleft.org.au 
(2023-08-31). Pacific elders to Australia: No support for your COP31 bid until you end fossil fuel subsidies. greenleft.org.au 
(2023-08-31). Pilbara Climate Network says 'No' to Woodside's seismic testing. greenleft.org.au 
(2023-08-31). Rising Tide activists celebrate after court validates their coal train action. greenleft.org.au 
(2023-08-31). Florida Gulf Coast begins clean up after Hurricane Idalia. america.cgtn.com 
(2023-08-31). The Disappearance of Integrity from the Western World. thealtworld.com 
Comments on the accelerating collapse of the United States. By 2030 or thereabouts, the United States will have the most tyrannical government and society that has ever existed on Earth. No one who represents the people and their morality is tolerated by the Satanic Evil that has America by the throat. | If you think this is hyperbole, Ask yourself, why not allow the American people in place of a tiny biased Democrat jury, to decide Trump's innocence or guilt in a fair democratic election? Why should a carefully Democrat-selected biased jury be permitted to decide for the American people? | The Disappearance of…
(2023-08-31). Charter Schools On Paper Versus Charter Schools In Reality. dissidentvoice.org 
There has always been a large chasm between how charter schools operate in reality versus what is said about them on paper. Three examples: One: all charter school laws state that charter schools are public, yet there is really nothing truly public about them in practice. Simply being called public or receiving public funds does …
(2023-08-31). U.S. Aquifers Are Running Dry, Posing Major Threat to Drinking Water Supply. democracynow.org 
A major New York Times investigation reveals how the United States' aquifers are becoming severely depleted due to overuse in part from huge industrial farms and sprawling cities. The Times reports that Kansas corn yields are plummeting due to a lack of water, there is not enough water to support the construction of new homes in parts of Phoenix, Arizona, and rivers across the country are drying up as aquifers are being drained far faster than they are refilling. "It can take millions of years to fill an aquifer, but they can be depleted in 50 years," says Warigia Bowman, director of sustainable…
(2023-08-31). Scientist Peter Kalmus: The Hurricanes, Floods & Fires of 2023 Are Just the Beginning of Climate Emergency. democracynow.org 
As Hurricane Idalia left a wake of destruction Wednesday, President Joe Biden said, "I don't think anybody can deny the impact of the climate crisis anymore." Climate activist and scientist Peter Kalmus calls for Biden to declare a climate emergency in order to unleash the government's ability to transition away from fossil fuels. "The public just doesn't understand, in my opinion, what a deep emergency we are in," says Kalmus. "This is the merest beginning of what we're going to see in coming years." Kalmus blasts the fossil fuel industry for manipulati…
(2023-08-31). Campaign stops NSW Forestry from logging Newry State Forest. greenleft.org.au 
(2023-08-31). The scandal over government-owned flats in Islington poses the question 'how many more are there?'. thecanary.co 
A block of Ministry of Justice (MoJ)-owned flats in Islington has been lying empty for years — all while desperate families wait for accommodation. So, campaigners took over the flats in protest — but were met by a ridiculous response from the cops. The protest highlighted the issue of vacant government residential properties. Moreover, the …
(2023-08-31). German court convicts CJ Hopkins for satirical book cover. youtube.com 
Satirist and author CJ Hopkins was found guilty and sentenced to 60 days in prison or a 3600 Euro fine by a German court for a single tweet mocking mask mandates, and for the cover of his book, "The New Normal Reich," which examines pandemic restrictions and the propaganda surrounding them as symbols of a …
(2023-08-31). Colombia's former army chief indicted for 130 extrajudicial killings. colombiareports.com Colombia's former army commander, retired General Mario Montoya, is responsible for 130 extrajudicial killings committed between 2002 and 2003, according to war crimes tribunal JEP. All victims were falsely presented…
(2023-08-31). CEPR Sanctions Watch August 2023. cepr.net In this edition of Sanctions Watch, covering August 2023: Aid shortfalls, drought, and sanctions take their toll on Afghanistan; The peso hits an all-time low amid a deepening economic crisis in Cuba; The US and Iran make a deal to unfreeze $6 billion in central bank assets; Biden extends Trump's controversial ban on travel to …
(2023-08-31). Lester Owens addresses Illinois representatives on the conditions at Western Illinois Correctional Center. fightbacknews.org Chicago IL – In the following letter, hear directly from Lester Owens, a Black man incarcerated at Western Illinois Correctional Center in Mount Sterling, Illinois. Like too many others, Owens was wrongfully convicted and sentenced to 24 years for a crime he did not commit. Detective Brian P. Forberg, along with his partner Kevin Eberle, coerced witnesses into testifying against Owens by threatening them with drug charges. Owens has been fighting for his freedom since his wrongful conviction, alongside his loved ones and 15 other people targeted by Forberg. Forberg is among the highest paid detectives in the Chic…
(2023-08-31). Lessons I've Learned (so far) from Sis Safiya Bukhari. podcasters.spotify.com In this episode, I speak about some things I have been learning thanks to the elders and organizers, who have been in the movement for a while now; former Panthers, Black Liberation Army folks, MOVE and other collectives too, who have taught me much, and introduced me too many people who otherwise I may have never heard of. Sister Bukhari is one of them, and I look forward to hearing how folks have or will engage with her work…
(2023-08-31). Latest on Lockdowns: The Royal Society is WRONG. expose-news.com The Royal Society claims that lockdowns and other social distancing measures significantly cut the transmission of the coronavirus during the fake pandemic. This is not true. The lockdowns did massive physical and …
(2023-08-31). Colombia's intelligence agency assassinated presidential candidate: prosecution. colombiareports.com Three agents of Colombia's now-defunct intelligence agency DAS carried out the assassination of a socialist candidate in the presidential elections of 1990. The March 3 1989 attack inside Bogota's El…
(2023-08-31). Record-Breaking Extreme Weather Will Only Become Worse, Says Climate Scientist. truthout.org As Hurricane Idalia left a wake of destruction Wednesday, President Joe Biden said, "I don't think anybody can deny the impact of the climate crisis anymore." Climate activist and scientist Peter Kalmus calls for Biden to declare a climate emergency in order to unleash the government's ability to transition away from fossil fuels. "The public just doesn't understand, in my opinion… |
(2023-08-31). Ramos Allup 'Smells a Rat' Regarding Those Who Wish to Be Unitary Platform Candidates Without Participating in Primaries. orinocotribune.com
(2023-08-31). Kevin Hart Ends Up In Wheelchair, Warns Older Men About Doing Too Much With Body. moguldom.com Comedian and actor Kevin Hart recently discovered he isn't as young as he used to be. Hart, known for his humor and high-volume energy, found himself temporarily confined to a wheelchair after attempting a youthful feat that took a toll on his 44—year-old body. In a candid video posted on Instagram, Hart shared the details …
(2023-08-31). Book Review: Seeing Double. progressive.org Naomi Klein's invaluable message: It is by learning to see double that we can see straight.
(2023-08-31). Health Insurers Have Made It So Complicated to Appeal Denials That Very Few Do. truthout.org Have you ever had a health care claim denied by your insurer? Ever tried to appeal it? Did you wind up confused, frustrated, exhausted, defeated? I've been a health care reporter for more than 40 years. And when I tried to figure out how to appeal insurance denials, I wound up the same way. And I didn't even try to file an actual appeal. ProPublica came to me earlier this year with what might have… |
(2023-08-31). Ethics Complaint Filed Against Lawmaker Over Bills Benefiting His Own Gun Stores. truthout.org A government watchdog has filed a congressional ethics complaint against a Republican lawmaker whom the organization alleges tried to increase his gun businesses' profits by proposing and promoting pro-gun policies in violation of House rules. Rep. Andrew Clyde (R-Georgia) owns two gun stores in his home state. According to the complaint from Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington… |
(2023-08-31). Texas Judge Rules That State "Death Star" Law Is Unconstitutional. truthout.org A Texas judge has deemed a recently passed law — which aims to limit the ordinances or regulations that can be enacted by municipalities across the state — a violation of the standards protecting local control in the Texas constitution. The city of Houston initially sued the state over the law, and was later joined by the cities of El Paso and San Antonio. State District Judge Maya Guerra Gamble… |
(2023-08-31). EYL's Invest Fest 2023 Event Highlights: Steve Harvey, Diddy, Robert Smith, Jeezy, And More. moguldom.com The third annual Invest Fest wrapped up in Atlanta Aug. 27 with 20,000 in attendance and a star-studded lineup of entrepreneurs from hip-hop, sports, finance, and investing who shared their journeys to success, overcoming failures, and insights into how to earn your leisure. The festival grew out of Rashad Bilal and Troy Millings' podcast, "Earn …
(2023-08-31). US Military in Talks to Build Port in Northern Philippines Facing Taiwan. news.antiwar.com The US military is in talks to build a Taiwan-facing port in the northernmost Philippine islands, Reuters reported on Thursday. The proposed project would be in the Batanes islands, less than 125 miles from Taiwan. US involvement in the project would raise tensions with Beijing, as Washington is openly preparing for a future fight over …
(2023-08-31). Numbed by Numbers on the Way to the Digital Palace. dissidentvoice.org But yet mathematical certainty is after all, something insufferable. Twice two makes four seems to me simply a piece of insolence. Twice two makes four is a pert coxcomb who stands with arms akimbo barring your path and spitting. I admit that twice two makes four is an excellent thing, but if we are to …
(2023-08-31). Chile: The Three Coups against Salvador Allende. libya360.wordpress.com José R. Cabañas Rodríguez Henry Kissinger and Augusto Pinochet shaking hands in 1976. Photo from Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores de Chile via Wikimedia Commons. In recent days news circulated about the partial declassification by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) of the United States of two Presidential Daily Briefings (PDB), prepared to be read by Richard…
(2023-08-31). Suwayda Protests: A Foreign-Backed Plot to Fragment Syria. libya360.wordpress.com The Cradle's Syria Correspondent There are parallels between these Suwayda protests and the 2011 ones that morphed into a countrywide military conflict — namely, the foreign exploitation of sincere grievances strategically aimed at dividing Syria along sectarian and ethnic lines. Thirteen years after the onset of the war on Syria, a domestic political eruption backed…
(2023-08-31). Industry-Funded Republicans Parrot Big Pharma on Drug Price Negotiations. truthout.org Polling data released this week shows that nearly 90% of Republican voters support allowing Medicare to negotiate drug prices directly with pharmaceutical companies. But congressional Republicans — many of whom receive substantial funding from the pharmaceutical industry — have staked out the opposite position, bashing the Biden administration's rollout of the initial list of medications that will… |
(2023-08-31). Our Movements Need Infrastructure for Care, Recovery and Belonging. truthout.org "What are the ways we could organize people into new social forms in which new human, more humane, more liberatory capacities would emerge that we could use for our own liberation?" asks Aaron Goggans of the WildSeed Society. In this episode of "Movement Memos," Goggans and host Kelly Hayes talk about how activists can resist the trends of late capitalism, including the alienation imposed by the… |
(2023-08-31). I'm Tired of "Thoughts and Prayers" From Those Who Foment Racist Violence. truthout.org Last weekend tragedy struck Jacksonville, Florida, after a gunman shot and killed three Black people — Anolt Joseph "AJ" Laguerre Jr., Jerrald Gallion and Angela Michelle Carr — at a Dollar General store. The 21-year-old gunman's attack was motivated by racism: He left behind racist screeds and carried out the attack with a swastika-emblazoned assault-style rifle, according to officials. |
(2023-08-31). I'm a Republican Mother: Contraception Should Stay Legal. progressive.org Every American deserves the freedom to use contraception when needed and the assurance that the government will never take that right away.
(2023-08-31). Urge actualizar el sistema migratorio. globalizacion.ca Hoy, en medio de la vorágine política, con el candidato más fuerte del lado republicano, Donald J. Trump, metido en constantes líos legales, también han surgido varios personajes conservadores quienes buscan competir por la candidatura republicana rumbo al 2024. Es…
(2023-08-31). Larry Commodore, First Nations passenger on Gaza boat. mondoweiss.net In Givon prison in Ramle, he was verbally abused and denied treatment for his bladder for two days, despite the urgency of his condition.
(2023-08-31). Study Shows: Mask-Induced Exhaustion Syndrome May Be Misinterpreted as "Long COVID" expose-news.com Yes, Face Masks Really Make Us Sick. This is true according to a study that found mask-induced exhaustion syndrome (MIES) can have long-term clinical consequences, especially for vulnerable groups, and may have …
(2023-08-31). Palestinian minor shot dead by Israeli occupation forces in occupied Jerusalem. peoplesdispatch.org The Israeli occupation has already killed over 35 Palestinian children in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem this year, and is keeping over 165 Palestinian minors in prison…
(2023-08-31). The fires in Greece and Spain are likely due to arson, not climate change. expose-news.com The Greece wildfire has been declared the "largest ever" recorded in the European Union's history as the country struggles to tame the raging flames. The fire has been burning unabated in the …
(2023-08-31). Thomas Reports Billionaire-Funded Jet Trips He Said Didn't Need to Be Disclosed. truthout.org Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas has reported that he received several private jet trips from Harlan Crow over the past year, disclosing a type of gift from the conservative billionaire that he previously said didn't need to be disclosed. In his 2022 financial disclosure statement released Thursday, the far right justice reported receiving three private jet trips, as well as meals and lodging… |
(2023-08-31). Hondurans Mobilize in Defense of Democracy, Demand New Attorney General. orinocotribune.com Thousands of Hondurans flooded the streets of their capital city during a mobilization called for by President Xiomara Castro, in defense of democracy and justice, in support of the government, and to demand the election of a new attorney general. | President Castro addressed the mass mobilization, held in Tegucigalpa this Tuesday, August 30, emphasizing that it is necessary to maintain unity within the country so that coups d'état are not repeated. | "We must remain united, organized, mobilized, in the vanguard and in resistance," she stated, "so that in Honduras there will be no more coups d'état, narco-dict…
(2023-08-31). New UK Chargé d'Affaires in Venezuela Meets with Foreign Minister. orinocotribune.com Venezuela and the United Kingdom seek to maintain effective communication mechanisms with the objective of establishing relations of equality and respect for sovereignty, according to a statement issued by the minister of foreign affairs of Nicolas Maduro's government, Yván Gil, via his social media accounts. | Gil reported that he held a meeting with the new chargé d'affaires of the United Kingdom in Venezuela, Colin Dick, with whom he evaluated the relations between both countries, having as a premise the sovereignty of the peoples. | pic.twitter.com/STqwTePlxJ | — Yvan Gil (@yvangil) (2023-08-31). Venezuelan Opposition Tensions Mount, Parties Vie for Control of Primary Elections. orinocotribune.com Tensions between the Venezuelan opposition parties have increased after the Unitary Platform recently approved the proposal of the Justice First (PJ) party candidate for the opposition primaries, Henrique Capriles, to discuss the substitution of disqualified candidates. | According to anti-Chavista journalist Vladimir Villegas, the Unitary Platform approved a request by Capriles to hold a discussion on the rule of substitution of candidates, in view of the political disqualification of three of the candidates to the opposition primaries. | Plataforma Unitaria aprueba propuesta de HCR de discutir , antes del 22 de…
(2023-08-31). Coup in Gabon: Franc Zone Continues to Crumble. orinocotribune.com
(2023-08-31). Is Australian anti-aboriginal racism the most virulent on earth? thecommunists.org In this video, our party vice-chair Joti Brar talks to RT News about an upcoming referendum in Australia. The question to be asked is this: should the constitution of Australia "be altered in order to recognise the First Peoples of Australia by creating an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice" (a permanent body that "may …
(2023-08-31). 1.2% of adults have 47.8% of the world's wealth. thenextrecession.wordpress.com 53.2% have just 1.1%.
(2023-08-31). Degrowthers Gain Support as Planet Cooks. truthout.org Degrowth and its opponents recognize the necessity of mass movements and system change to address the climate emergency.
(2023-08-31). How To Escape From Prison If You're Innocent. leecamp.com
(2023-08-31). The New War Biden Is Pushing — Why Is No One Talking About It? leecamp.com
(2023-08-31). U.S. Might Want Plea Deal?? leecamp.com
(2023-08-31). Climate activists call on insurers to ditch climate-wrecking EACOP project. thecanary.co On 30 August, climate activists staged a protest against multiple insurance companies. The coalition of campaigners from Money Rebellion, Coal Action Network, StopEACOP, Extinction Rebellion, Stop Rosebank, and Just Stop Oil demonstrated outside the offices of a series of Lloyd's of London members. They were targeting agents that have refused to rule out insuring the …
(2023-08-31). Guatemala: Are We Facing a 'New Spring'? orinocotribune.com By Marcelo Colussi — Aug 27, 2023 | Over the years, the popular camp in Guatemala has definitely lost a great deal and has been on the defensive. In accordance with what happened all over the world, following the triumph of neoliberalism and the fierce anticommunism left by the first Cold War (we are already living the second one), the advances and conquests of the common people have regressed in a phenomenal way. In Guatemala—although after the signing of the Peace Accords in 1996, some timid hopes for change had been opened with the most recent presidential administrations (of Otto Perez Molina, Jimm…
(2023-08-31). La alternativa BRICS desafía el orden occidental. globalizacion.ca BRICS es un intento desde el sur de miles de millones de pobres para cambiar la relación actual de los pueblos. Es una respuesta al poder hegemónico occidental nacido del colonialismo e imperialismo. A su enriquecimiento privilegiado. | El BRICS busca…
(2023-08-31). El pueblo de Níger quiere acabar con la resignación. globalizacion.ca 
En 1958, el poeta y líder sindical Abdoulaye Mamani, de Zinder (Níger), ganó unas elecciones en su región natal contra Hamani Diori, uno de los fundadores del Partido Progresista Nigerino. Este resultado electoral planteó un problema a las autoridades coloniales…
(2023-08-31). Venezuela y su futuro petrolero. globalizacion.ca Los principales análisis sobre la capacidad petrolera de Venezuela también encierran a Irán. Por eso algunos comienzan a inquietarse tras la imposición de sanciones. Estas, hoy se enredan en un espiral de burocracia tanto en Estados Unidos como en buena…
(2023-08-31). Los BRICS y la "desoccidentalización" autoritaria del mundo. globalizacion.ca La reciente cumbre de los BRICS y la invitación a ser parte de este bloque a países como Argentina, Egipto, Irán, Arabia Saudita, Etiopía y Emiratos àÅrabes ha despertado el interés de parte de ciertos sectores de izquierda, progresistas y…
(2023-08-30). Sen. Blumenthal: US Getting Its 'Money's Worth' in Ukraine Because Americans Aren't Dying. news.antiwar.com Fresh from a trip to Kyiv, Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) is arguing that the US is getting its "money's worth" in Ukraine because Russia is taking losses and no Americans are dying, showing a lack of concern for Ukrainian lives. "Even Americans who have no particular interest in freedom and independence in democracies worldwide, should …
(2023-08-30). Biden Just Helped Overrule An ICE Detention Ban In New Jersey. popularresistance.org Immigrant rights activists in New Jersey are facing a challenge. August 31 was supposed to be the day that the state's last remaining Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention center finally closed. Instead, CoreCivic — the private prison company that runs the center — sued to keep the center open, and President Biden publicly came out on CoreCivic's side. On August 29, two days before CoreCivic's contract was set to expire, a federal judge ruled to keep the center open. | The immigrant rights movement has not taken this development passively. Leading up to the ruling, various organizations…
(2023-08-30). Ruling Allows New Jersey's Last ICE Jail to Remain Open Despite State Ban. truthout.org Immigrant rights activists in New Jersey are facing a challenge. August 31 was supposed to be the day that the state's last remaining Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention center finally closed. Instead, CoreCivic — the private prison company that runs the center — sued to keep the center open, and President Biden publicly came out on CoreCivic's side. On August 29… |