(2021-07-14). U.S. Strangles Cuban Economy & Seeks Counter-Revolution. liberationnews.org 
Brian Becker, Esther Iverem, Nicole Roussell and Walter Smolarek discuss how the U.S. government and corporate media are hoping for regime change in Cuba, but the Cuban people and government are mobilizing to defend their revolution in spite of the severe hardships caused by the U.S. blockade.
(2021-07-14). Source of Cuba's suffering is in Washington, not Havana. peoplesworld.org 
Mainstream media, the U.S. government, and some otherwise well-intentioned progressives have latched onto the demonstrations in Cuban cities this past weekend as evidence of the Cuban government's supposed economic mismanagement and political repression. The Cuban people are certainly experiencing serious suffering related to economic shortages and the pandemic right now; no one denies that. But …
(2021-07-14). Protests in Cuba Stirred by the Hidden Hand of the United States. progressive.org Anti-Cuba propaganda is being pushed by the right, but the protests in Cuba are more of a condemnation of U.S. foreign policy than a reflection on the Cuban government.
(2021-07-14). Internet Censorship: The Real Monopoly Threat. counterpunch.org "If [Donald] Trump and [Bernie] Sanders take the same position on Big Tech censorship," David Catron writes at The American Spectator, "the issue deserves serious attention." He's right, but in pretty much the opposite of the way he intends. When the mainstream "right" and "left" agree on anything, that's almost always a blazing neon sign warning
(2021-07-14). The Syria Deception: The Public Has Been Hoodwinked Yet Again into Supporting a Criminal War of Aggression — and One That Has Been Effectively Lost. orinocotribune.com 
By Jeremy Kuzmarov — Jul 8, 2021 | United States warmakers have become so skilled at propaganda that not only can they wage a war of aggression without arousing protest; they can also compel liberals to denounce peace activists using language reminiscent of the McCarthy era. | Take the case of Syria. The people and groups one would normally count on to oppose wars have been the ones largely defending it. They have also often been the ones to label war opponents as "Assad apologists" or "genocide deniers"—causing them to be blacklisted. | A protest against US bombing of Syria in April 2017, near the Mar…
(2021-07-14). Not a lone wolf killing: New documentary on JFK assassination reveals 'organized black op,' director Oliver Stone tells RT. rt.com 
Oliver Stone has released a new documentary on the JFK assassination, revisiting a topic that made him a maverick in Hollywood. Despite what the mainstream narrative suggests, the evidence points to a clear conspiracy, he told RT. | Some three decades after the release of his groundbreaking and controversial film 'JFK,' Stone has returned once more to the events leading up to and following the gruesome killing in November 1963 of American's 35th president. For the legendary filmmaker and director, the assassination is as relevant today as it was thirty years ago. | In an interview with RT's Going Underground,…
(2021-07-14). America's Afghan War Is (Partially) Over, So What About Iraq — and Iran? popularresistance.org People of good will all over the world hope for a peaceful future for the people of Afghanistan, but the only legitimate role the United States can play there now is to pay reparations, in whatever form, for the damage it has done and the pain and deaths it has caused. Speculation in the U.S. political class and corporate media about how the U.S. can keep bombing and killing Afghans from "over the horizon" should cease. The U.S. and its corrupt puppet government lost this war. Now it's up to the Afghans to forge their future.
(2021-07-14). Death by Design: How the National Park Service Experiments on Tule Elk. counterpunch.org Instagram users love the captive tule elk hoofing Tomales Point at the northern tip of Point Reyes National Seashore. The sleek, befurred mammals seem to commune with tourists who stroll a well-traveled trail in the preserve. Tule elk are Yoda-like, with big, brown eyes. They trumpet, munch flowers and make love in harems. According to
(2021-07-14). Afro-Latino Presence in Early California – Negro Bar, Sacramento County. indybay.org Afro-Latinos migrated to California in significant numbers. By 1790, they made up nearly 20 percent of California's population, or one out of every five residents. More importantly, the concept of "race" had far less significance in California than in the United States. While European-born Spaniards controlled California society, Afro-Latinos and mestizos did manage to gain political and economic influence during the Spanish and Mexican periods of California history. Established in 1849, Negro Bar, today's Sacramento County is a singular remnant of a golden legacy.
(2021-07-13). President Díaz-Canel Speaks with the People in Streets of Cuba & Repudiates Fake News. orinocotribune.com 
With a tour of the streets of Cuba, President Miguel Díaz-Canel sent a message of gratitude to the revolutionaries who came out to counter the manipulations of the national and international right wing promoting acts of violence. | In this way, the president joined the campaign in defense of peace and sovereignty on the Caribbean island, which has been threatened recently by what he denounced as "counterrevolutionary elements who receive money from US agencies." | Meanwhile, in the mainstream media and on social media networks, the usual suspects tried to disseminate fake news of an alleged mass mobilization agai…
(2021-07-13). Stand with socialist Cuba! fightbacknews.org The working people of Cuba are mobilizing to defend the Cuban revolution and drive pro-U.S. reactionaries from the streets. The Cuban people are united in overcoming the costly U.S. economic embargo and subversion. Cubans steadfastly refuse to return to being a colony controlled by the U.S. Older Cubans remember when it was a playground for American millionaires and gangsters, with widespread poverty, abuse of workers and death an everyday part of life. | Back in 1959, the Cuban revolution shook the captains of Wall Street to their core. The rich have still have not gotten over it. With the working class and its…
(2021-07-13). Cuban president Díaz-Canel: Revolutionaries to the streets! mronline.org This speech provides crucial context and information being covered up by the corporate media in the United States. | July 13, 2021 | Newswire…
(2021-07-13). US Sponsored Coup d'État: The Destabilization of Haiti. globalresearch.ca Of relevance to recent developments in Haiti: | This article was written in the last days of February 2004 in response to the barrage of disinformation in the mainstream media. | It was completed and published on February 29th, on the day …
(2021-07-13). Controlling Women: With Roe v. Wade in Peril, Authors Say Move Past Court to Save Reproductive Rights. democracynow.org 
The Supreme Court is set to review a Mississippi law banning abortion after 15 weeks of pregnancy that intends to challenge Roe v. Wade, raising concern for advocates about how reproductive rights can be preserved without the landmark ruling. "I think it's very, very likely that the court will either eradicate the right to choose abortion as we now know it completely or so undermine it to make it meaningless for most of American women," says Kathryn Kolbert, longtime public interest attorney who argued the case of Planned Parenthood v. Casey before the Supreme Court in 1992, which is credited with saving Roe v. W…
(2021-07-13). Educators angered over scrapping of COVID-19 mitigation measures in schools. wsws.org Teachers have voiced outrage over the CDC's reckless repudiation of safety measures, which by contrast has been championed by the corporate media, the teachers unions and the political establishment.
(2021-07-13). Climate Breakdown And The Corporate Media. popularresistance.org In today's world, the prospects for human civilisation, never mind the existence of historians in the future, look bleak indeed. According to many leading climate scientists and biologists, the most likely outcome for humanity is the collapse of what is called 'civilisation'. They warn that it may already be too late to change course.