(2021-07-16). Texas Voting Rights Attacks Warrant Congressional Action. aclu.org Earlier this week, Texas Democrats fled the state in a last-ditch effort to prevent the passage of a restrictive new voting law by the Republican-controlled legislature. At the same time, Tomorrow marks the first anniversary of the death of civil rights hero Congressma…
(2021-07-16). The word for it is 'propaganda': Wikipedia co-founder says website has morphed into playground for rich and powerful manipulators. rt.com 
Wikipedia fails to reflect relevant viewpoints on hot-button topics and describes center-left establishment worldviews, its co-founder Larry Sanger said. This consensus reality is prone to nefarious manipulation by powers that be. | "There is a big nasty complex game being played behind the scenes to make the articles say what somebody wants them to say," Sanger said this week, blasting the current community culture at Wikipedia. "There are all kinds of tricks that people can play to 'win' it." | Sanger, who launched —along with Jimmy Wales— the world's premier website for reference materials, has be…
(2021-07-16). Scheer Intelligence: Something's Rotten In The Science Of Food. popularresistance.org Leading nutritionist Marion Nestle has spent much of her long illustrious career writing about what we eat and the science of food. The James Beard award-winner and author of the blog Food Politics has written a whopping 14 acclaimed books on subjects related to nutrition, including "Soda Politics" and "What to Eat." And yet, "Unsavory Truths: How Food Companies Skew the Science of What We Eat, " a book journalist Robert Scheer calls one of her most important books to date, has gone largely ignored by mainstream media. On this week's installment of "Scheer Intelligence," Nestle joins Scheer to discuss some of the…
(2021-07-16). Schumer Plays the Pot Card…at Last. counterpunch.org The "Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act," drafted by Ron Wyden of Oregon and Cory Booker of New Jersey was introduced on July 14 in the US Senate and touted at a press conference by Majority Leader Chuck Schumer. The measure would remove marijuana from the Controlled Substances Act, allow banks to handle marijuana-related money, and
(2021-07-16). [Research Paper] The impact of lockdown timing on COVID-19 transmission across US counties. thelancet.com Lockdowns are an effective way of controlling the spread of COVID-19 in communities. Significant delays in lockdown cause a dramatic increase in the cumulative case counts. Thus, the timing of the lockdown relative to the case count is an important consideration in controlling the pandemic in communities.
(2021-07-16). Republican Reich or GOP Clown Car? The 2024 Race Heats Up Early. counterpunch.org You knew Florida governor Ron DeSantis has presidential ambitions, right? What gave it away — his law banning vaccine passports a couple of months back? His dislike for masks to protect from covid? Or when he signed a law against alleged censorship of conservatives by Big Tech? Or maybe it was his June 25 announcement
(2021-07-16). 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.
(2021-07-15). On the Sentencing—and Courage—of Daniel Hale. commondreams.org The global poor have been living, and dying, from climate-driven disasters for years—but the mainstream media in richer nations is nowhere to be found.
(2021-07-15). Cuba: Estados Unidos empuja una intervención. globalizacion.ca El día de las protestas y actos vandálicos en Cuba, el presidente Miguel Díaz-Canel denunció el deseo del gobierno de Estados Unidos de provocar un estallido social masivo en la isla. "A lo que contribuyen toda esa propaganda y todas…
(2021-07-15). Cruel US Blockade Causing Misery And Unrest In Cuba. popularresistance.org US officials and their corporate media mouthpieces were elated at the sight of protests in Cuba in recent days against deteriorating living conditions that are a direct result of the US blockade, which Trump increased and Biden has maintained during the pandemic to deliberately heighten suffering at a time when Cuba was sending doctors around the world to fight the disease. | As is often the case when an adversary country experiences protests of any kind, it was immediately weaponized to push for a regime change narrative against Cuba. There's so much to unpack, from the protest double standards, to the blatant e…
(2021-07-15). Cuba Calls for Defense of the Revolution and an End to the Blockade. orinocotribune.com By Peoples Dispatch — Jul 12, 2021 | In the face of an ongoing destabilization attempt against Cuba, numerous political and social leaders and organizations have expressed their solidarity with the Cuban government and Cuban Revolution | Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel, on July 11, condemned the destabilization actions promoted by sectors of the opposition to generate chaos in the country. The head of state also rejected the smear campaigns of corporate media as well as the intensification of the illegal economic, commercial and financial blockade imposed by the United States against the country amid the C…
(2021-07-15). Slovenians reject dilution of water protection law in historic referendum. peoplesdispatch.org The amendments to the water protection law which could have promoted uncontrolled construction in coastal areas were rejected by the Slovenian people in a national referendum on July 11…
(2021-07-15). What's behind the assassination of Haiti's President Jovenel MoàØse? thegrayzone.com Red Lines host Anya Parampil speaks with Haitian activist and musician Chango Bastia about the assassination of President Jovenel MoàØse. Bastia shares how average Haitians have responded to the news, what questions they still have about what took place, and how they feel about US attempts to intervene in their nation. He also explains that Haiti's government is controlled by the United States and relies heavily on the deployment of armed gangs throughout the country's capital, Port-au-Prince, in order to …