Dee Knight (2022-07-12). Strength of Anti-Russian Propaganda Limits Public Calls to Block Weapons Shipments and End Doomed Ukraine War. covertactionmagazine.com Russian and Donbas militia forces now control most Donbas territory and a large part of the Black Sea coast as …

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-07-12). How Black Colombia Helped to Bring the Left to Power. libya360.wordpress.com Carlos Cruz Mosquera Young Black activists in Buenaventura Although mainstream media focuses on a figurehead, Colombia's historical moment today is not just down to Gustavo Petro and his coalition's efforts. Without taking from them what was an inspired campaign to win the electorate over with a principled programme, a decisive factor in the victory was…

WSWS (2022-07-11). Supreme Court agrees to hear "independent legislature" case as Republicans prepare their next coup. wsws.org The "independent legislature theory," which was invoked in the theft of the 2000 election and in Trump's attempted coup in 2020, would give Republican-controlled state legislatures the unchecked power to rig and overturn upcoming elections.

Editor (2022-07-10). TAIBBI: Activism, Uncensored: Akron Explodes in Protest After Police Killing. scheerpost.com By Ford Fischer and Matt Taibbi / When the concept of bodycams was introduced, a lot of people thought it would be panacea, leading either to the end of police brutality or the easy weeding-out of bad actors. One might remember Barack Obama

WSWS (2022-07-11). Supreme Court agrees to hear "independent legislature" case as Republicans prepare their next coup. wsws.org The "independent legislature theory," which was invoked in the theft of the 2000 election and in Trump's attempted coup in 2020, would give Republican-controlled state legislatures the unchecked power to rig and overturn upcoming elections.

Editor2 (2022-07-10). The Deeper Meaning of Ukraine. orinocotribune.com By Alastair Crooke , 2022 | The wider Ukraine meaning lies in this insight: Other leaders are no longer naàØve when the West offers glass beads (or paper dollars) in exchange for their real riches | The West, in its cavalier manner, entered upon war with the Russia-China axis, without due care. It expected easy 'wins' with sanctions imploding the Russian economy, and with military urban-war tactics borrowed from Syria, bleeding out the Russian army. Instead, it is turning-out to be a monumental débacle. More than that, its multiple failures and insultingly-cocksure propaganda are proving a break…

Editor (2022-07-10). TAIBBI: Activism, Uncensored: Akron Explodes in Protest After Police Killing. scheerpost.com By Ford Fischer and Matt Taibbi / When the concept of bodycams was introduced, a lot of people thought it would be panacea, leading either to the end of police brutality or the easy weeding-out of bad actors. One might remember Barack Obama

Gregory Shupak (2022-07-10). Corporate Media Continue Double-Standard on When 'Self-Determination' Is a Good Thing. commondreams.org An American public that the corporate media have given only part of the story is more likely to acquiesce to a war with no end in sight.