(2025-07-04). The UK's Ban on Palestine Action is a Dangerous Attack on Democracy. counterpunch.org The UK house of Commons this week voted 385 to 26 to proscribe Palestine Action, a grassroots group active in protesting Britain's complicity in Israel's actions in Gaza, as a terrorist organization under the Terrorism Act 2000. This mistaken decision, backed by Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Home Secretary Yvette Cooper, represents a worrying move
(2025-07-04). The Madmen Behind the Israel/US-Iran War. counterpunch.org 
It has now been more than 30 years since the butcher of Auschwitz Gaza, Benjamin Netanyahu, warned the world that Iran would soon acquire nuclear weapons. In 1992, in an address to the Israeli Knesset, he stated: "Within three to five years, we can assume that Iran will become autonomous in its ability to develop and produce a nuclear bomb." He repeated the warning and whispered the need to invade Iran in the ears of every US president ever since. The warnings became louder after Al Qaeda attacked the US. The Jerusalem Post reported on September 12, 2001, that "Netanyahu warned last night that the attack could be…
(2025-07-04). Sri Lanka's Tamil parties back US-Israel war against Iran. wsws.org Amid an unfolding global conflict, workers in Sri Lanka—Tamil, Sinhala and Muslim—stand in the same trench as their class brothers in Iran, Gaza, throughout the Middle East, including Israel, and internationally.
(2025-07-04). Over 600 Palestinians killed at US-Israeli "aid centers" in Gaza. wsws.org At least 600 Palestinians have been killed over the past five weeks at food distributions operated by the US and Israeli-backed "Gaza Humanitarian Foundation" (GHF), Gaza's government media office said this week.
(2025-07-04). ICRC Humanitarian Visa d'or Award: Saher Alghorra honoured for his photojournalism on civilians in Gaza. icrc.org
(2025-07-04). ICRC mourns colleague killed in Gaza. icrc.org
(2025-07-04). Israà´l et les territoires occupés : le CICR juge alarmante l'intensification des hostilités à Gaza dans un contexte d'effondrement du système de santé. icrc.org
(2025-07-04). Israel and the occupied territories: ICRC alarmed by intensification of Gaza hostilities amid decimated healthcare system. icrc.org
(2025-07-04). Profiting From Genocide. counterpunch.org War is a business. So is genocide. The latest report submitted by Francesca Albanese, Special Rapporteur on the Occupied Palestinian Territories, lists 48 corporations and institutions, including Palantir Technologies Inc., Lockheed Martin, Alphabet Inc., Amazon, International Business Machine Corporation (IBM), Caterpillar Inc., Microsoft Corporation and Massachusetts Institue of Technology (MIT), along with banks and financial firms such
(2025-07-04). Cruelty as Policy. counterpunch.org Cruelty is the worst of all human vices. The intentional infliction of pain upon others, when done at the individual level, is called murder, manslaughter, or assault and is illegal under domestic law. On a mass scale, when directed against an ethnic group, it is genocide under international law. Both are wrong and illegal. The
(2025-07-04). Sunday 7/6: Doctors Against Genocide (DAG) Weekly Webinar. indybay.org
(2025-07-04). Cuts to Medicare Prescription Drug Assistance Will Cost Lives. counterpunch.org A lesser-known impact of the "One Big Beautiful Bill" is the loss of vital prescription drug assistance for millions of low-income Medicare beneficiaries. The Low-Income Subsidy (LIS) program — also known as Medicare Part D "Extra Help" — lowers monthly premiums, deductibles, and copays for low-income people on Medicare. The program, administered by the Social
(2025-07-04). The US—China Clean Energy Race. unitedworldint.com A Competition the World Can't Afford to Lose By Mehmet Enes Be≈üer The race in clean energy technology between the United States and China is gathering pace—and increasingly it's being fueled by an avalanche of subsidies. With billions flowing in from both sides on batteries, hydrogen, electric cars, and solar panels, the world is witnessing …
(2025-07-04). The Empire Has Accidentally Caused The Rebirth Of Real Counterculture In The West. caitlinjohnstone.com.au Everyone's still talking about Bob Vylan, and rightly so. A crowd full of westerners happily being
(2025-07-04). Another Tale of Two Uncle Sams: Mamdani's Unexpected Win and Hope for a Democratic Democracy. counterpunch.org 
Split Screen: On one side is the current president of the United States striding to a microphone to tell how the U. S. military had bombed Iran. Behind him are the Vice President, Secretary of State and Secretary of Defense, all white males in very starched white shirts. "A short time ago, the U.S. military
(2025-07-04). Apple of Discord. counterpunch.org 
Prologue For millennia, the Greeks maintained a fragile yet powerful connection with each other. They knew they shared the same national identity. Homer and other poets and philosophers and historians elaborated the things that kept the Greeks together: speaking the same language, piety for the gods and born in the same land. The Athenians, according
(2025-07-04). Russia becomes first country to recognise Taliban govt. geo.tv 
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov shakes hands with Acting Foreign Minister of Afghanistan's Taliban movement Amir Khan Muttaqi during a meeting in Moscow, Russia, October 4, 2024. — Reuters Moscow accepts credentials of new Afghan ambassador.Russia says seeks to boost ties…
(2025-07-04). Trump to sign massive tax cuts, debt-boosting bill Friday after narrow House win. geo.tv 
President Donald Trump signs an executive order in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, US, February 10, 2025.— ReutersBill to add $3.4 trillion to US debt over a decade.Contains many of Trump's top domestic priorities.Dem Jeffries sets record with defiant 8-hr, 46-min…
(2025-07-04). Trump-Putin call fails to break Ukraine deadlock. geo.tv 
Russian President Vladimir Putin and his US counterpart Donald Trump. — AFP/FileWASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump said on Thursday that a phone call earlier in the day with Vladimir Putin resulted in no progress at all on efforts to end the war in Ukraine, while a Kremlin aide…
(2025-07-04). Met Office Cannot Back Up Their Claim That Springs Are Getting Drier. wattsupwiththat.com At the end of spring the Met Office put out a press release, which claimed that "this spring shows some of the changes we're seeing in our weather patterns, with more extreme conditions, including prolonged dry, sunny weather, becoming more frequent."
(2025-07-04). The 1775 Switcheroo that Begot American Independence. counterpunch.org 
As Americans celebrate the 249th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, we should also toast the 250th anniversary of a savvy political two-step that paved the way to formally breaking with Britain the following year. "We, your Majesty's faithful subjects…" began the petition beseeching reconciliation with King George from the Second Continental Congress on July
(2025-07-04). When the Helping Hand Holds a Machine. counterpunch.org 
(2025-07-04). Trinity Bomb Test — Risking Doomsday They Lit the Match Anyway. counterpunch.org The U.S. scientists who tested the first atomic bomb, July 16, 1945, took the ultimate gamble of setting the atmosphere on fire and destroying all life on Earth. When Robert Oppenheimer, the civilian head of the program, informed his boss, the Nobel Prize winning physicist Arthur Compton, about the test's apocalyptic risk, Compton was appalled.
(2025-07-04). Key chip firms say U.S. export ban lifted. ecns.cn Three key chip companies said on Thursday that the U.S. had lifted export restrictions on chip design software for China and that they have resumed or are in the process of resuming sales and support to Chinese customers.
(2025-07-04). Trump cuts Vietnam tariffs to 20%. ecns.cn U.S. President Donald Trump has announced a 20 percent tariff on all imports from Vietnam — a move that, coupled with a 40 percent levy on transshipments — may put renewed pressure on Asian economies, analysts say.
(2025-07-04). Exporters pursue new markets amid tariff woes. ecns.cn Export-oriented enterprises based in Zhongshan, Guangdong province, have taken proactive initiatives by upholding product quality, expanding into diverse markets, and nurturing independent brands, aiming to achieve breakthroughs against the odds amid the tariff challenges.
(2025-07-04). China's low-altitude industry advancing at pace. ecns.cn China's first domestically developed 2-ton electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft is expected to obtain airworthiness certification from the Civil Aviation Administration of China by the end of 2025, according to a senior manager of the developer.
(2025-07-04). Lithium battery hub making waves in solid-state landscape. ecns.cn Huizhou, Guangdong province, a vital hub in China's lithium battery industry, is taking big strides in the solid-state battery sector with cutting-edge energy storage technology.
(2025-07-04). World's largest vehicle carrier ship powered by PV energy completes maiden voyage. ecns.cn The world's largest vehicle carrier ship powered by photovoltaic (PV) energy, the "Yuanhai Kou" vessel from China COSCO Shipping Corporation, successfully completed its maiden voyage.
(2025-07-04). China to impose 5-year anti-dumping duties on brandy imports from EU starting July 5: MOFCOM. ecns.cn MOFCOM on Friday issued its final ruling on the anti-dumping investigation into brandy imports from the EU, concluding that imported brandy from EU involves dumping, the domestic brandy industry is under substantial threat of damage.
(2025-07-04). Insights | Scholar: Hague Summit underscores NATO's inevitable divisions and uncertain future. ecns.cn The NATO Summit held in The Hague, the Netherlands, from June 24 to 25 unfolded amid internal divisions and rising geopolitical tension. Li Haidong, a professor at China Foreign Affairs University, analyzed the summit in an article, arguing that it underscores NATO's increasingly fractured direction and inevitable decline.
(2025-07-04). Gala, shows commemorate war victory. ecns.cn A series of commemorative TV dramas, documentaries and micro-short dramas are set to be released soon.
(2025-07-04). 300,000-year-old wooden tools unearthed in SW China's Yunnan. ecns.cn An assemblage of 35 wooden tools dating back to 300,000 years ago were unearthed from the Gantangqing site in Southwest China's Yunnan Province.
(2025-07-04). Mainland financial players eye HK virtual asset chances. ecns.cn Chinese mainland brokerages with international operations are ramping up efforts to secure virtual asset trading licenses from Hong Kong's securities regulator, with the aim of capitalizing on the city's push to become a global innovation hub for digital assets and serving more international investors.
(2025-07-04). China, U.S. confirm details to implement leaders' consensus and ease trade restrictions. ecns.cn China and the United States have recently confirmed detailed arrangements for implementing the important consensus reached during the phone call between the two heads of state on June 5, and for consolidating the outcomes of their economic and trade talks in Geneva.
(2025-07-04). Former legislator sentenced to life. ecns.cn Li Yuefeng, a former national legislator and senior official with the Taiwan Democratic Self-Government League, one of the non-Communist parties of China, was sentenced to life in prison for accepting bribes totaling more than 93.42 million yuan ($13 million).
(2025-07-04). Xi sends regards to renowned actor who joins CPC at 92. ecns.cn Xi Jinping entrusted leading officials of the CPC Central Committee's Organization Department to convey his encouragement and regards to renowned actor You Benchang, who recently joined the Party at the age of 92.
(2025-07-04). Netizens debate bans on Chinese pastoral dogs in cities across country. ecns.cn Whether to ban or allow Chinese pastoral dogs, an indigenous breed, in cities remain a heated topic online, with discussions sparking renewed debate last week.
(2025-07-04). Measures to help graduates land jobs. ecns.cn China's Ministry of Education has rolled out a series of measures to stabilize and expand employment for college graduates, with a focus on creating opportunities in private enterprises and grassroots positions.
(2025-07-04). Concerns expressed over U.S.-China education ties. ecns.cn A growing trend of "desinicization" in U.S. higher education — seen in efforts to limit the presence and influence of Chinese individuals in academia — has raised concerns over the future of China-U.S. educational exchanges.
(2025-07-04). 329 rivers exceed warning levels as China enters main flood season. ecns.cn As continuous rainfall affects a vast expanse of areas across China, a total of 329 rivers reported water levels exceeding flood control alert levels as of 8 am Friday, said Chen Min, vice-minister of water resources.
(2025-07-04). Chinese national rescued after being trafficked to Myanmar: Embassy in Thailand. ecns.cn A Chinese national surnamed Zhong has been rescued through the joint efforts of multiple parties, according to a statement released by the Chinese Embassy in Thailand on Friday.
(2025-07-04). Sanmenxia Reservoir in Henan discharges water. ecns.cn Sands and mud are discharged from Sanmenxia Reservoir in central China's Henan Province, July 3, 2025. Sanmenxia Reservoir on the Yellow River began to clear out the mud and sand accumulated at the dam on Thursday.
(2025-07-04). China launches new test satellite. ecns.cn The satellite will be mainly used for space environment exploration and related technology tests. It was the 583rd flight mission of the Long March carrier rocket series.
(2025-07-04). HKSAR chief executive attends deck reception on CNS Shandong. ecns.cn John Lee, chief executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR), inspects the guard of honor during the deck reception on the Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy's aircraft carrier the Shandong, July 3, 2025.
(2025-07-04). Hainan sees surge in inbound tourists. ecns.cn Hainan province welcomed more than 1.24 million inbound travelers in the first half of this year, a 20.8 percent increase from last year, immigration authorities said at a news conference on Wednesday.
(2025-07-04). (W.E. Talk) Scholar: CPC-led inter-party diplomacy facilitates global good governance. ecns.cn The CPC-led inter-party diplomatic model represents an innovation in international engagement.
(2025-07-04). The Politics of the Street-Corner Wiseass. counterpunch.org The Politics of Street Corner Wise-Ass Joseph Natoli Assessing the damage President Donald J. Trump's street corner smart ass politics has done begins first with defining the domain. National and International, surely. On the national scene, with a phony warrant declaring "waste, fraud and abuse," he's taking down "The Deep State," that dark imagined fortress
(2025-07-04). The Fourth of July, 2025. counterpunch.org Happy Fourth of July, fellow Americans, or should I say "associates"—this surely being the new mandated term once the fullness of our new corporate charter, the BBB comes into fruition. Just as our corporations are now fully human and enjoying those rights of free speech, we, in turn, are not exactly human/citizen/ Americans any longer.
(2025-07-04). Fascism in the Middle East. counterpunch.org We often have to heed the past to sort out the present. The urgency of "now" demands it. We need historical wisdom to survive. The collective wisdom of the past flowed from a letter published on 4 December 1948 in the New York Times, protesting the upcoming visit to the United States by
(2025-07-04). When the Radio Lied: Cold War Propaganda and the Shaping of the Middle East. counterpunch.org 
In the summer of 1967, millions across the Arab world tuned into the radio and heard what sounded like victory. Egypt's Voice of the Arabs announced sweeping military successes over Israel, claimed the liberation of Palestine was underway, and reported that American and British forces were being defeated. None of it was true. The Egyptian
(2025-07-04). ublic Lands for Private Profit: USDA to Revoke Roadless Rule. counterpunch.org 
During a meeting of the Western Governors' Association in New Mexico last Monday, Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins announced that her department has initiated the process to revoke the 2001 Roadless Rule. The rule, enacted at the end of Clinton's final term, prohibits road construction, road reconstruction, and timber harvesting across 58.5 million acres of inventoried
(2025-07-04). Regulate AI for the Sake of Our Jobs, Our Brains and Our Planet. counterpunch.org 
Everywhere we look, AI is treated like an inevitability. AI companies like ChatGPT and Open AI are expanding rapidly, and many Americans rely on AI assistants such as Alexa and Siri in their day-to-day lives. For some college students, not relying on AI can feel like a disadvantage. Critics might be soothed by the idea that AI can be put to
(2025-07-04). Cuba en Datos: Salarios en 2025, tendencias y disparidades. cubadebate.cu Cubadebate presenta un análisis de los últimos datos salariales publicados por la ONEI, que muestran un crecimiento general con diferencias significativas entre sectores económicos y regiones. El informe oficial revela variaciones notables entre actividades productivas y entre los sectores empresarial y estatal. Estos resultados permiten comprender las dinámicas actuales del mercado laboral en Cuba.
(2025-07-04). BRICS: Una alianza alternativa y poderosa. cubadebate.cu El avance de los BRICS no solo se refleja en su tamaño, sino también en sus continuos esfuerzos por explorar nuevos modelos de cooperación y ampliar sus áreas de colaboración. Además, los BRICS avanzan hacia un sistema unificado de liquidación y compensación en monedas locales que podría mejorar la estabilidad y seguridad de los canales de liquidación, incrementando asimismo la eficiencia de los pagos internacionales.
(2025-07-04). Curso de verano promueve capacitación juvenil en gastronomía. cubadebate.cu Más de 450 jóvenes se capacitan este verano en gastronomía, culinaria y seguridad gracias al curso gratuito "Verano Siempre Joven", impulsado por Palmares Habana Centro y el Ministerio de Turismo (MINTUR). La cuarta edición del programa, que se desarrolla el 1ro de julio al 13 de agosto, duplica la matrícula prevista y marca récord de participación.
(2025-07-04). Participó Díaz-Canel en juramentación de jefes de misiones cubanas en el exterior. cubadebate.cu Nuevos jefes de misiones cubanas en el exterior prestaron juramento este jueves en ceremonia solemne encabezada por el primer secretario del Comité Central del Partido Comunista y Presidente de la República, Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez.
(2025-07-04). Diddy Found Not Guilty of Sex Trafficking and RICO, Judge Keeps Him in Jail Over Remaining Convictions. moguldom.com Sean "Diddy" Combs will remain in jail following a partial verdict in his high-profile federal trial, where a New York jury acquitted him of the most serious charges—including sex trafficking and racketeering conspiracy—but convicted him on two counts of prostitution-related offenses. The 12-member jury delivered its decision on Tuesday, clearing Combs of life-sentence-eligible charges but finding him guilty …
(2025-07-04). What to do when you, too, become a "terrorist" : New zine launch! samidoun.net 
Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network is launching a new zine, "What to do when you, too, become a 'terrorist'" — inspired by our own experience being banned in Germany and being labeled a "Specially Designated Global Terrorist (SDGT)" by the United States and a "terrorist entity" by Canada, and by the ongoing attempts of the …
(2025-07-04). The Dog's Curve: How Corporate Media Obscures the Machinery of War. counterpunch.org 
Here we go again. Another bombing, another military "response," another foreign policy crisis framed in the language of necessity. The headlines are already there: U.S. Targets Iranian Militants After Escalation. Cable anchors dutifully speculate: "Will this spark a regional conflict?" Pundits from think tanks with Pentagon ties flood the airwaves, telling us what we're supposed
(2025-07-04). Does Politics Make Us Blind to Art? (Part 2). counterpunch.org A disturbance of memory at Sissinghurst It was 10: 45 on a Saturday morning in June, sunny and 80 degrees. Harriet and I were standing near the front of the queue for admission to the gardens at Sissinghurst. Behind us were chatty German tourists — mostly my age or older. One carried a white parasol. "Alles
(2025-07-04). US Imperialist War Against Haiti. counterpunch.org The Trump administration on June 27 announced that Temporary Protected Status (TPS) applying to half a million Haitians living in the United States will end on September 2. That total includes 300,000 people who, having fled unrest and violence, gained TPS in June 2024 under the Biden administration; 200,000 other Haitians who entered following a
(2025-07-04). The End of Multilaterlism. counterpunch.org 
The recent unilateral strikes by the United States on Iran's nuclear development sites underline the fact that multilateralism is dead, and has been so for some time. It is not only when it comes to the question of the deployment of military power that multilateralism is shown to be dead or dying. The key institutions
(2025-07-04). German government expands arms cooperation with Ukraine. wsws.org While the US government is scaling back its military aid to Ukraine, and even halting previously promised arms shipments, the German government is intensifying its military cooperation with Kiev.
(2025-07-04). New Zealand PM affirms support for NATO military escalation. wsws.org Luxon made explicit at the NATO summit that he fully supports the war in the Ukraine against Russia while doubling NZ's military spending, aimed ultimately at China.
(2025-07-04). July 4, 2025: Trump, the oligarchy and the American counter-revolution. wsws.org As the United States begins the 250th year of its existence, it is in the throes of a political, social, intellectual and cultural counterrevolution.
(2025-07-04). House passes Trump bill, which robs working people to give tax cuts for the super-rich. wsws.org The bill cuts taxes for the wealthy by $3 trillion, slashes more than $1 trillion from social spending on Medicaid and food stamps and pours $300 billion more into military violence abroad and domestic repression, particularly against immigrants.
(2025-07-04). Canada's Liberal government lashes out against the working class. wsws.org Canada's ruling class is rushing to implement massive military spending hikes and Trump-like socio-economic policies, using his bullying as the cover to push through changes for which it has long agitated.
(2025-07-04). Job cuts spread and deepen at Australian universities. wsws.org By cutting international student enrolments, the Labor government is deliberately applying financial pressure to the universities, in order to restructure them to align with "national priorities" set out in last year's Universities Accord report.
(2025-07-04). Philadelphia city workers defiant as strike continues though third day. wsws.org Numerous reports suggest strikers are either ignoring or skirting around the injunction limiting pickets to 8 people, while a standoff occurred Wednesday between police and strikers attempting to enforce the picket line at a trash drop-off site.
(2025-07-04). Dana Fort Wayne worker reports on brutal conditions at his workplace. wsws.org A Dana Ft. Wayne, Indiana worker describes conditions at his workplace after hearing about the investigation into the death of Stellantis worker Ronald Adams Sr.
(2025-07-04). Los Angeles declares fiscal emergency, prepares mass layoffs amid $1 billion deficit. wsws.org LA's City Council—including four members of the DSA—voted unanimously to declare a "fiscal emergency" vote by the LA City Council, setting the stage for major cuts in America's second-largest city.
(2025-07-04). Trump-Kennedy attacks on vaccines and public health will kill millions globally. wsws.org Three simultaneous withdrawals—from the World Health Organization, USAID and the Gavi vaccine alliance—represent a coordinated abandonment of America's role in global health leadership with devastating consequences for the world's most vulnerable populations.
(2025-07-04). Philadelphia transit board votes to enact "doomsday budget," to "dismantle" transit system. wsws.org The budget, which will force a 45 percent reduction in services, places the working class throughout the region on a collision course with the two-party system's budget cutting agenda.
(2025-07-04). Brian Goldstone's There Is No Place for Us: Working and Homeless in America: Working class families sliding gradually or dropping suddenly into homelessness. wsws.org Goldstone constructs a damning brief. Though he limits his condemnation to the American housing system, the evidence he presents belies this limitation and makes an airtight case against capitalism itself.
(2025-07-04). Stateless Palestinian Ward Sakeik released after five months in ICE custody. wsws.org Ward Sakeik, a 22-year-old stateless Palestinian, was released from ICE customer late Tuesday just two days after the Trump administration failed to illegally deport her to a third country for a second time.
(2025-07-04). Why China's Inaction on Palestine and Iran Weakens its Global Standing. juancole.com 
Karadeniz, Türkiye (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) — If China wants to rival the United States, it must stop watching and start acting. Beijing wants the world to believe that a new multipolar is possible, one in which U.S. dominance is giving way to a more balanced international order. However, if China truly wishes to …
(2025-07-04). Between Two Enemies: Syria's Silence in the Israel-Iran Conflicts. juancole.com 
( Aljumhuriya ) — Even as a ceasefire has, for now, calmed tensions between Israel and Iran, Trump's decision to officially join Israel's war effort has been illuminating on a multitude of fronts. In particular, it revealed how quickly Iran was able to cultivate global support for its sovereignty and multiple calls for restraint, particularly …
(2025-07-04). The Trump Team's Purge of Pentagon Photos Raises Sinister Echoes from the Past. juancole.com 
( Tomdispatch.com ) — In early June, the Washington Post published a follow-up to earlier stories on a Trump administration plan to remove thousands of photographs from Defense Department websites because of "DEI-related content." Illustrated with more than a dozen samples of the targeted photos (which…
(2025-07-04). Ethiopia: Surgeons trained to save weapon-wounded people's lives in Amhara and Oromia. icrc.org Trauma and reconstructive surgery training…
(2025-07-04). Mongolia: Promoting Humanitarian Principles at Khaan Quest 2025. icrc.org ICRC engages with multinational peacekeepers in Mongolia to strengthen respect for international humanitarian law…
(2025-07-04). Syria: The ICRC's post-release emergency programme. icrc.org Windows to Survival and Hope…
(2025-07-04). ICRC—IFRC Joint Statement on Universalization of the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention. icrc.org Intersessional Meetings, 20 June 2025…
(2025-07-04). Statement from ICRC president on the escalation of major military operations in the Middle East. icrc.org The following is a statement attributable to ICRC president Mirjana Spoljaric on the escalation of major military operations in the Middle East…
(2025-07-04). 'Hideous and revolting' — Frederick Douglass on U.S. slave. workers.org 
'Hideous and revolting' — Frederick Douglass on U.S. slavery The following excerpts . . . |
(2025-07-04). East LA rally protests FBI attacks on immigrant activists. workers.org 
East LA rally protests FBI attacks on immigrant activists By Fight Back! News staff June 29, 2025 Los Angeles — On June 27, community members gathered at Salazar Park at 4 p.m. for a press conference and rally demanding the charges be dropped against Alejandro Orellana and calling for justice . . . |
(2025-07-04). German regime promotes war, represses press freedom. workers.org 
At the NATO conference in The Hague, Netherlands, June 24-25, most European NATO members committed to a major increase in military spending, jumping from 2% to 5% of the annual Gross Domestic Product. The working class of Europe faces imminent cuts to social services, as the money spent on weapons . . . |
(2025-07-04). 'Village of one kidney': India-Bangladesh organ traffickers rob poor donors. aljazeera.com Using loopholes and fraud, brokers turn poverty in Bangladesh and demand for transplants in India into booming business.
(2025-07-04). North Korean man crosses heavily fortified DMZ border to South Korea. aljazeera.com The unarmed man was found in the central-west border section before being led to safety by South Korean troops.
(2025-07-04). Palestine Action: What has the group done, as it faces a ban? aljazeera.com MPs in the UK have voted to proscribe the group as a terrorist organisation, but what has it actually done?>
(2025-07-04). Togo protests signal youth anger at dynastic rule — but is change possible? aljazeera.com Rights groups call out state repression after violent crackdown on protests against Faure Gnassingbe's extended rule.
(2025-07-04). BAN Toxics, Community Groups Mark International Plastic Bag Free Day 2025 with Call to End Plastic Pollution. pressenza.com 
Calumpit, Bulacan — In observance of International Plastic Bag Free Day 2025, environmental justice group BAN Toxics reaffirms its unwavering commitment to eliminate plastic pollution in all its forms. This annual global campaign, launched by Zero Waste Europe and other environmental groups, aims to raise awareness on the devastating impact of single-use plastic bags and promote sustainable, reusable alternatives. | In partnership with the Office of Mayor Lem Faustino, Municipal Environment and Natural Resources Office, MDRRMO, Eco-Laya, FiliPhiNous, Environmental Science Students of Bulacan State University…
(2025-07-04). Malaysian prime minister's own political party is in collapse. onlineopinion.com.au Anwar, the leader of 'reformasi', once leading massive street protests against the government is now getting protests in the streets asking him to resign.
(2025-07-04). Trump & Bin Salman: opt for the Hashemite Kingdom of Palestine. onlineopinion.com.au HKOPS… trumps the 'Palestinian state peaceful card' pursued unsuccessfully by the United Nations for the last 58 years.
(2025-07-04). Rep. Fitzpatrick voted against Trump's 'big beautiful bill.' How does his vote complicate Bucks County's midterm race? whyy.org From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? President Donald Trump's spending and tax bill Trump's "big beautiful" bill
(2025-07-04). The Dark Side of Social Media: Fueling Violence and Social Fragmentation. pressenza.com 
by Irshad Ahmad Mughal and Dr. Qurat-al-Ain Rana | While social media has revolutionized global connectivity, its darker consequences demand urgent attention. What began as a platform for sharing ideas has morphed into a dangerous catalyst for physical, religious, and economic violence—particularly in traditional societies struggling to adapt. In conservative communities, the sudden influx of pornographic material on smartphones has triggered extreme reactions, including so-called "honor killings" in rural areas. Even within households, these devices breed distrust; spouses obsessively monitoring each other…
(2025-07-04). The History of US War Crimes: From Korea to Afghanistan. globalresearch.ca Important article first published by Global Research in 2002 by the late Lenora Foerstel and Brian Willson | Today is The Fourth of July 4, 2025. Independence Day which commemorates the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776. | Let us reflect …
(2025-07-04). Qué trae la prensa cubana, viernes 4 de julio de 2025. cubadebate.cu
(2025-07-04). China: establishment of the university alliance to promote international humanitarian law. icrc.org
(2025-07-04). Frequently asked questions: The ICRC's work in Iran. icrc.org
(2025-07-04). Frequently asked questions about the ICRC's work in Yemen. icrc.org
(2025-07-04). Iran: Commemoration of the 75th Anniversary of the Geneva Conventions. icrc.org
(2025-07-04). Iran: Red Cross & Red Crescent Movement partners' advanced workshop for Iranian Red Crescent Society's management. icrc.org
(2025-07-04). Sexual violence in conflict: Victims and survivors need more than words. icrc.org
(2025-07-04). Syria: When access is key, assistance is a lifeline. icrc.org
(2025-07-04). Tehran: The first International Conference on Disability and Physical Rehabilitation in the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement was held. icrc.org
(2025-07-04). DRC: Health-care system on verge of collapse in North and South Kivu. icrc.org
(2025-07-04). Ethiopia: Tens of thousands of people receive seeds and fertilizers in conflict-affected regions. icrc.org
(2025-07-04). Statement from ICRC's Near & Middle East regional director following the escalations of hostilities between Israel and Iran. icrc.org
(2025-07-04). Myanmar: Rebuilding lives shattered by earthquake and armed conflict. icrc.org
(2025-07-04). ICRC president: Humanity is failing under our collective watch. icrc.org
(2025-07-04). ICRC president: When the rules of war are applied selectively, they lose their protective power. icrc.org
(2025-07-04). When You Are An Idiot … smoothiex12.blogspot.com
(2025-07-04). Iran and the Nuclear Order. counterpunch.org 
(2025-07-04). Thursday 7/17: 50501 San Jose: Good Trouble Lives On! Protest and March. indybay.org Plaza de Cesar Chavez | 1 Paseo de San Antonio | San Jose, CA 95113 | Peaceful, nonviolent protest…
(2025-07-04). Thursday 7/10: Raffle & Trivia Fundraiser for Project Open Hand. indybay.org Teeth Bar SF | 2323 Mission St, San Francisco, CA 94110…
(2025-07-04). Friday 7/4: Free America! Berkeley Banner Drop – Pro-Democracy, Fight Fascism. indybay.org I80 Pedestrian/Bike Overpass | University Ave and Second Street | Berkeley, CA, 94720…
(2025-07-04). Thursday 7/17: Livermore: Good Trouble Lives On! Pro-Democracy Protest. indybay.org Livermorium Plaza | First Street & S. Livermore Ave | Livermore, CA 94550 | Peaceful, nonviolent protest…
(2025-07-04). SF Resident Charged with Felony Vandalism for Supergluing Hand to Trader Meat Case. indybay.org Protesting animal cruelty: Ani Kandada superglued down inside Trader Joe's original store in Pasadena asking the retailer to stop selling chickens from Perdue's Petaluma Poultry, just hours after another animal rights activist was arrested for supergluing her hand inside Trader Joe's Headquarters in Monrovia, CA…
(2025-07-04). Thursday 7/17: Salinas: Good Trouble Lives On! Pro-Democracy Protest. indybay.org Corner between Bank of America and Cardenas Market, East Alisal Street & North Sanborn Road, Salinas…
(2025-07-04). Africa's Renewable Leapfrog Is a Mirage—A Dangerous One. wattsupwiththat.com Africa is not an anthropological museum for Western virtue, and the energy "leapfrogging" myth is a neo-colonial fable dressed in technobabble. Africa should climb the same energy ladder that raised the West out of an energy-starved perennial poverty of the pre-industrial era.
(2025-07-04). Berlin Moves to Ban Autos from Inside the City. Widespread Chaos Looms. wattsupwiththat.com The Berlin Constitutional Court has declared the "Berlin car-free" referendum admissible, paving the way for a possible drastic reduction in car traffic.
(2025-07-04). Saturday 7/12: Demand Free Public Transportation for Everyone! indybay.org #1 Van Ness at Market Street | SFMTA Customer Service Center | San Francisco…
(2025-07-04). Thursday 7/17: Santa Cruz: Good Trouble Lives On! indybay.org Various Locations Across Santa Cruz County: 745 Ocean St | Mission & Laurel | Ocean & Water | 41st & Capitola Rd | Soquel Dr & Porter | Soquel Dr & State Park…
(2025-07-04). Friday 7/4: Tracy: No Kings Since 1776! Join Indivisible Contingent in the July 4th Parade. indybay.org Starts at 11th Street and Central Ave. | Tracy, CA 95376…
(2025-07-04). Friday 7/4: El Sobrante: Red, White & Blue – Celebrate Democracy Sidewalk Rally & Food Drive. indybay.org Intersection of San Pablo Dam Road & Appian Way | El Sobrante, CA 94803…
(2025-07-04). Friday 7/4: Redwood City: Indivisible Democracy Dancers Contingent in 4th of July Parade. indybay.org 9am at intersection of Hopkins Strete and Arguello Road | Downtown Redwood City, CA…
(2025-07-04). Students & Labor Rally at SF City Hall to Defend Ethnic Studies at SFUSD. indybay.org Labor and community supporters of SFUSD Ethnic Studies program rallied at San Francisco City hall to oppose the attack on it by politicians and supporters of Trump.
(2025-07-04). Thursday 7/3: Trump Must Go NOW! Hands Across Dolores Park Mass Protest. indybay.org Dolores Park | 18th Street and Dolores Street | San Francisco…
(2025-07-04). Thursday 7/3: Protest sign making & creative action in preparation for July 4th protest. indybay.org Mission Dolores Park, San Francisco | Next to the statue of Miguel Hidalgo…
(2025-07-04). Saturday 7/5: Sebastopol: Red, White & Blue Resistance Pro-Democracy Sidewalk Protest. indybay.org Intersection of N. Main Street and Bodega Ave (HWY 12) | Sebastopol, CA, 95472…
(2025-07-04). Friday 7/4: El Cerrito: Free America! Sidewalk Protest for Democracy. indybay.org Sidewalk rally (in front of El Cerrito Plaza shopping center) | Intersection of San Pablo Avenue and Carlson Blvd. | El Cerrito, CA, 94530…
(2025-07-04). Thursday 7/17: Fremont: Good Trouble Lives On! Sidewalk Protest for Democracy. indybay.org Intersection of Stevenson Boulevard & Paseo Padre Parkway | Fremont, CA 94538…
(2025-07-04). Saturday 7/12: Solito to Solidarity. indybay.org Virtual event…
(2025-07-04). Thursday 7/24: Climate Change is Fueling the Insurance Crisis. Who Should Pay? indybay.org San Francisco Main Library, Latino/Hispanic Meeting Rooms A and B | 100 Larkin St | San Francisco, CA 94102…
(2025-07-04). Boxeadores cubanos viajan a China para competir en torneo internacional en Guizhou. cubadebate.cu Un equipo integrado por siete hombres y siete mujeres partió hacia China para participar en el torneo internacional de boxeo de Guizhou y enfrentar a equipos locales, informó la Comisión Nacional de Boxeo. La delegación cubana está conformada por atletas de diversas provincias y se completa con cuatro entrenadores, un médico y un fisioterapeuta.
(2025-07-04). Una ventana al desarrollo: España y Cuba activan Programa de Conversión de Deuda. cubadebate.cu España y Cuba pusieron hoy en marcha un Programa de Conversión de Deuda de medio y largo plazo, con el objetivo de movilizar hasta 375 millones de euros para financiar proyectos. El propósito de este convenio es impulsar programas de desarrollo sostenible en sectores clave como la energía, el agua o la seguridad alimentaria, entre otros.
(2025-07-04). øQué opciones culturales, recreativas y deportivas trae el verano 2025? cubadebate.cu Representantes del Gobierno de La Habana, el Instituto Nacional de Deporte, Educación Física y Recreación (INDER) y la radio y la televisión comparecieron este jueves en la Mesa Redonda para dialogar sobre las opciones recreativas que se organizan y desarrollan para el verano en todo el país.
(2025-07-04). Villa Clara, Camagàºey y Granma pasan a semifinales en béisbol sub-23. cubadebate.cu Los equipos de Villa Clara, Camagàºey y Granma aseguraron este jueves su pase a las semifinales de la VIII Serie Nacional de Béisbol para menores de 23 años, en la última jornada del calendario clasificatorio. Los villaclareños noquearon 15-1 a los cienfuegueros, los agramontinos cayeron ante los tuneros y los granmenses vencieron a los holguineros.
(2025-07-04). Ciencias y tecnologías cuánticas en Cuba: øQué somos en el universo? øQué es lo cuántico? (I). cubadebate.cu Con la mecánica cuántica se ha podido comprender mejor y predecir fenómenos físicos naturales que se manifiestan en la vida de los seres humanos y no pueden ser explicados por mediciones en la escala de tiempo y espacio de nuestra existencia en el universo.
(2025-07-04). Monday 7/7: Protest Elon fascist government takeover day 2 of week long action. indybay.org Stanford Tesla•393 Stanford Shopping Center , Palo Alto, CA 94304 US…
(2025-07-04). Tuesday 7/8: Protest Elon Fascist Government Takeover – 7-Day Stanford Tesla Takedown Extravagan. indybay.org Stanford Tesla•393 Stanford Shopping Center , Palo Alto, CA 94304 US…
(2025-07-04). Saturday 7/12: Protest Elon Fascist Government Takeover – Stanford Saturdays. indybay.org Stanford Tesla•393 Stanford Shopping Center , Palo Alto, CA 94304 US…
(2025-07-04). Monday 7/14: Cold As ICE: Protest Elon Musk and the Billionaire Class. indybay.org Tesla Engineering Headquarters | Page Mill Road & Hanover Street | Palo Alto, CA 94304…
(2025-07-04). País Vasco_Bilbao: Octubre 2025 Congreso de Periodismo Feminista. indybay.org
(2025-07-03). Patel, Braverman and Jenrick Immigration Scheme Led to Unexpected and Unregulated Influx of 1.2 Million Foreign Workers. bylinetimes.com Successive Home Secretaries, Priti Patel and Suella Braverman, and Immigration Minister Robert Jenrick, presided over new visa rules that recruited large numbers of workers without introducing sufficient safeguards. | These changes were extended by Patel in February 2022 to include care home workers following the Coronavirus pandemic, and continued under Braverman, who succeeded her under both Liz Truss' and Rishi Sunak's governments. | Jenrick, a vocal critic of unregulated immigration, served as Immigration Minister from October 2022 to December 2023 — the period during which arrivals under the skilled…
(2025-07-03). Online 'die-in' to protest Labour's cruel cuts to DWP benefits. thecanary.co On Friday 4 July, Autistic Inclusive Meets are launching an online 'die-in' in protest of Labour's cuts to DWP disability benefits. Call To Action! Online die in, show Labour what they are causing by cutting benefits, these cuts WILL kill! What do we need from you? We need a photo of you on the floor, […] | By
(2025-07-03). July 4 and the long tradition of US protest. therealnews.com 
Over the last two and a half centuries people in the US have used July 4 to make their stand against injustice, inequality, and oppression, and demand their rights. From an infamous speech by Frederick Douglass to women suffragists demanding the right to vote, civil rights protests, and a historic farm workers' march, today we look at moments of July 4 resistance. | This is episode 55 of Stories of Resistance—a podcast co-produced by
(2025-07-03). Republicans pass Trump's budget, workers respond: 'Your vote is killing us'. peoplesworld.org 
WASHINGTON—In the final hours before July 4, labor unions pulled out all the stops in a last-ditch effort to block President Donald Trump's Project 2025-inspired billionaire budget from becoming law, and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., staged a marathon 8hr. 44 min. floor speech to delay the vote on the measure. But in the …
(2025-07-03). What July 5th taught me that July 4th never did. nationofchange.org Real freedom doesn't come wrapped in patriotic speeches or military parades, it comes through struggle, sacrifice, and the refusal to bow to empire, no matter what form it takes.
(2025-07-03). Trump's Budget Bill is Direct Attack on Health and Safety of Most Americans. commondreams.org Today Congress is poised to pass the Republicans' massive budget reconciliation bill. The legislation will then go directly to President Trump for his signature. The House rushed to hold the final vote before an arbitrary July 4 deadline urged by Trump. In addition to eliminating healthcare for an estimated 17 million people, the law will have
(2025-07-03). July 4, 2024: What The Flag Means To Me. Brian Willson. globalresearch.ca First published on July 4, 2022 | *** | I was probably seven years old before it really sunk in that everybody in my town was not celebrating my birthday on July 4. It was an exciting day with parades, picnics, fireworks …