(2021-06-10). Another Tinderbox: 1,500 Palestinians in Silwan, East Jerusalem, under threat of Expulsion from Homes by Israeli Authorities. juancole.com Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) — Al-Watan reports that the Israeli-controlled Jerusalem municipality on Tuesday issued a letter to 13 families in Silwan near the Old City of Jerusalem giving them 21 days to get their families and possession out of their homes, after which the homes would be demolished. The homes were built on land …
(2021-06-10). It's time to change liberal discourse about Hamas. electronicintifada.net How Ilhan Omar's comments reinforce Israeli propaganda delegitmizing Palestinian resistance.
(2021-06-10). The Israeli Government Is Changing, but Some Things Remain the Same. strategic-culture.org However, there is growing sentiment even in Congress and the Zionist controlled media that "what is wrong is wrong," Phil Giraldi writes. | Israel is undergoing a change of management, with reliably hardline Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu being replaced by extreme nationalist Naftali Bennett. Bennett has at intervals favored the disenfranchisement of non-Jewish Israeli citizens and the ethnic cleansing of all non-Jews from historic Palestine, killing them if necessary. He opposes the creation of any Palestinian state and routinely describes Palestinian protesters as terrorists while stating his belief that the…
(2021-06-10). Decolonization and communism. mronline.org While the turn towards analyzing ongoing settler-colonialism has finally reached the mainstream of North American political discussions, there is still a lack of popular understanding of the issues involved. | June 10, 2021…
(2021-06-10). Muslim family killed in truck terror attack: Islamophobic violence surfaces once again in North America. juancole.com By Jasmin Zine | — A Pakistani-Canadian family out on a stroll on a warm weekend evening was murdered in a horrific act of Islamophobic violence in London, Ont. A nine-year-old boy, hospitalized with serious injuries, is the only survivor of a terror attack that killed his sister, father, mother and grandmother. How will he …
(2021-06-10). US military declares China "number one" challenge as Biden rallies Europe for "cold war" wsws.org Over the past week, the United States has massively expanded its conflict with China through a series of military, economic, diplomatic and propaganda initiatives aimed at strangling China's economic development, demonizing it in the eyes of the world's population and preparing for military conflict.
(2021-06-10). Cori Bush's public power resolution echoes community demands. zcomm.org That collective fight back is what is needed to get the government to really act on climate change and to win a public-controlled renewable energy system…
(2021-06-09). Behind the Virtuous Faàßade. popularresistance.org Mainstream economists have never been able to come to terms with the adverse distributional impacts of NAFTA in both the United States and Mexico, or with their erroneous projections of its effects. They have failed to understand that it was never a "free trade" deal. Rather, it was an investment project designed to evade U.S. union wages in manufacturing and undermine organized labor's power.
(2021-06-09). Stop the censorship of COVID-19 whistleblower Rebekah Jones! wsws.org Jones's suspension from Twitter comes less than 10 days after she was officially designated as a whistleblower by the state of Florida.
(2021-06-09). Mainstream Politics Offer Pretend Revolutions to a Discontented Public. orinocotribune.com By Caitlin Johnstone — Jun 7, 2021 | In 2008 the American public was fed up with the disastrous status quo politics of George W Bush, so they came together and elected a progressive candidate who campaigned on hope and change to replace him. | But no progress happened; the hope and change never came. Barack Obama continued and expanded all of his predecessor's most depraved policies at home and abroad, and it wasn't long before the initial elation wore off and the illusion that things were looking up evaporated. It was as if Bush had never left office. | Worn out and disgusted by crushing neoliberal policies…
(2021-06-09). Landmine Blast Killed Russian Service Member, Injured Others In Northeastern Syria (Video). southfront.org Click to see full-size image. Source: the Hawar News Agency (ANHA). | On June 9, a Russian service member was killed and three others were wounded in a landmine blast in northeastern Syria. | The incident took place near the Turkish-occupied village of al-Assadiyah in northern al-Hasakah. A Russian military unit was patrolling the frontline separating Turkish forces from the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) when one of its vehicle was hit by the landmine. | According to the Hawar News Agency, the body of the Russian service me…
(2021-06-09). Landmine Blast Killed Russian Service Member, Injured Others In Northeastern Syria (Video). southfront.org Click to see full-size image. Source: the Hawar News Agency (ANHA). | On June 9, a Russian service member was killed and three others were wounded in a landmine blast in northeastern Syria. | The incident took place near the Turkish-occupied village of al-Assadiyah in northern al-Hasakah. A Russian military unit was patrolling the frontline separating Turkish forces from the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) when one of its vehicles was hit by the landmine. | According to the Hawar News Agency, the body of the Russian service m…
(2021-06-09). Over 90% of the News You See on Television Is Owned and Controlled by Just 5 Giant Corporations. globalresearch.ca The way that …
(2021-06-09). [Research Paper] Short-term exposure to ambient air pollution and hospital visits for IgE-mediated allergy: A time-stratified case-crossover study in southern China from 2012 to 2019. thelancet.com The short-term exposure to CO/PM2.5 increases the number of hospital visits for IgE-mediated allergy, especially for the sensitization to specific inhalant allergens. Therefore, to prevent inhaled allergies, the public policy for controlling air pollution needs to be considered seriously.
(2021-06-09). [Research Paper] Structural racism and risk of SARS-CoV-2 in pregnancy. thelancet.com Many pregnant women infected by SARS-CoV-2 are essential workers. Black women are more likely than White counterparts to have occupational exposure as the presumed source for their infection. Limitations in occupational options and controlling risk in these positions could be related to lower socio-economic status, resulting from a long history of structural racism in Cuyahoga County as evidenced by redlining and other policies limiting opportunities for people of color.
(2021-06-09). Lying Does Not "Nurture" Relationships! Pacifica New Day Fake News Tactics. indybay.org The Pacifica "New Day" faction put out fake news that Jane Fonda had endorsed their corporate bylaw proposal. They were caught in a lie which was answered by the Pacifica Counsel. These tactics have been supported by their KPFA on air hosts who have used their names and credibility to put out fake news. | They also engaged in red baiting tactics by charging that Pacifica has been taken over by the Green Party and Workers World Party.
(2021-06-09). It's Not Only Guns, It's Also The Culture. counterpunch.org Unrelenting mass shootings in the United States show that present gun laws are ineffective to stem the increasing tide of gun deaths in the country. Although controlling gun sales is important, it is not sufficient to control gun violence in the country. Violence is not only the result of gun ownership. Violence is multifaceted and