(2022-08-10). Iran Censures 'World's Regrettable Silence' on Israeli Assault on Gaza. orinocotribune.com Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman has sharply criticized the latest Israeli regime's deadly airstrikes in Gaza, saying the international community's inaction and silence about the illegal entity's crimes against the Palestinians is "regrettable". | Nasser Kan'ani made the remarks in a post on his Twitter account on Sunday as Israeli jets continue to shell the coastal enclave for the third day, leaving 34 dead and more than 200 wounded. | Attaching to his tweet several photos of the victims of the latest Israeli aggression against the Palestinians he wrote that "These are examples of the Zionist apartheid regi…
(2022-08-10). ALBA-TCP Condemns US Attempt to Seize Venezuelan Jumbo Jet in Argentina. orinocotribune.com Monday, August 8, the Bolivarian Alliance for the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America—Peoples' Trade Treaty (ALBA—TCP) condemned the United States intention to hijack the plane belonging to EMTRASUR, a subsidiary of the Venezuelan airline Conviasa, held in Argentina since June 6 under false allegations. | Through a statement, ALBA-TCP described as "illegitimate and illegal" the request of the United States Department of Justice to seize the aircraft. | "The illegitimate and illegal seizure order of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia is a consequence of the uni…
(2022-08-09). Biden Says He's 'Proud' of US Support for Israel After Gaza Bombardment Kills 45, Including 16 Children. news.antiwar.com President Biden The bombing campaign started on Friday when Israel targeted a leader of the Palestinian group Islamic Jihad in Gaza. The initial strike killed an Islamic J…
(2022-08-09). Gaza slaughter: Israel's war crimes and US hypocrisy. wsws.org The three-day bloodbath is an indictment of Zionism, imperialism and the venal and corrupt Arab bourgeoisie.
(2022-08-09). Ukrainian Terrorism: Firing Munitions Containing Petal Mines On Donbass Orphanage, Another War Crime. libya360.wordpress.com On August 6, Ukraine fired onto the territory of an orphanage in Makeevka a rocket containing the Petal mines which Ukraine has been terrorizing Donetsk civilians with since late July. The orphanage evacuated its children months ago, due to its proximity to the front lines. Nonetheless, according to the Head Physician of the orphanage, Ukraine…
(2022-08-09). The Intricate Fight for Africa: The Legacy of the Soviet Union vs Western Colonialism. libya360.wordpress.com Ramzy Baroud Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's recent tour in Africa was meant to be a game changer, not only in terms of Russia's relations with the continent, but in the global power struggle involving the US, Europe, China, India, Turkey and others. Many media reports and analyses placed Lavrov's visit to Egypt, the Republic of Congo,…
(2022-08-09). The United States has many political prisoners. Here's a list. multipolarista.com The US government has many political prisoners, including journalists; national security state whistleblowers; Black, Indigenous, and Latino revolutionaries; foreign diplomats; Muslims detained without trial; women who defended themselves from attacks; and environmental activists.
(2022-08-09). Latin America's 4th Left Wave Since the Cuban Revolution is Social Democratic. orinocotribune.com By Vijay Prashad  ; Jul 31, 2022 | On August 7, 2022, Colombia will have a new president (Gustavo Petro) and a vice president (Francia Márquez), both stalwarts of the country's left-wing movements. They will form the first left government since the country won its independence in 1810. Two months later, on October 2, the people of Brazil will vote in the first round of their presidential elections. Polls show clearly that the former president and left leader, Lula, has an advantage over the right-wing incumbent Jair Bolsonaro; there is even a suggestion that Lula might prevail in the first round and prevent th…
(2022-08-09). Who killed the POWs at Yelenovka? All signs on the ground point to a Ukrainian attack/ By Eva Bartlett. marktaliano.net 
There is every reason to believe that the July 29 bombing of a detention center holding Ukrainian POWs was carried out on Kiev's orders Original Link Here: Who killed the POWs at Yelenovka? All signs on the ground point to a Ukrainian attack — RT Russia & Former Soviet Union Eva Bartlett is a Canadian …
(2022-08-09). Dublin Demonstration: Ireland Stay Out Of NATO. popularresistance.org On Saturday the sixth of August, members of Ireland's Russian community held a protest in Dublin against the current trajectory that the 26 County State appears to be taking in regards to joining NATO. | Supported by Irish Republican groups, Republican Sinn Féin and the Irish Republican Socialist Party, the demonstration took place on O'Connell Street, Dublin's main thoroughfare, facing the General Post Office — the historic site where the Irish Republic was declared in arms on Easter Monday 1916. | Indeed, just as Irish men and women fought against British imperialism in 1916, the US and UK-supported Imper…
(2022-08-09). FBI agents raid black nationalist group's homes, offices over bogus allegations of conspiracy with Russia. wsws.org The case has all the hallmarks of a political frame-up targeting the African People's Socialist Party for its opposition to the US-NATO war against Russia. It points to an attempt to intimidate and criminalize opposition to the war more broadly.
(2022-08-09). Remembering One of Humanity's Worst Catastrophe's—Seventy Seven Years On. libya360.wordpress.com John Steinbach Man stands amid ruins of Hiroshima. [Source: time.com] President Harry S. Truman's decision to drop atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki set the groundwork for an era of U.S. global hegemony and enriched corporations like General Electric, DuPont, Union Carbide, Bechtel and Westinghouse which made hundreds of billions of dollars developing generation after generation…
(2022-08-09). When Billions of our Tax Dollars are given to Corporations then our Labor is Slave Labor. indybay.org Modern Slavery Exists! When we pay taxes and then the U.S. Congress votes to give billions of our tax dollars to corporations as subsidies, then we have worked as slave labor.
(2022-08-09). 220+ Organizations Call on Biden Administration to Regulate Rent to Curb Inflation. peoplesaction.org Demands for Federal Action to Regulate Rent Released in Memo and Letter to the Administration Contact: Johanna Kichton, press@peoplesaction.org, 202.660.0605 WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Homes Guarantee campaign, based at People's Action, today led a coalition of over 220 tenant unions, community organizations, and legal partners to call on President Biden to regulate rents in a …
(2022-08-09). Expert Alert: What a formula change may mean for Black patients in need of a kidney transplant. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — Experts are hoping a new requirement that all U.S. transplant centers use a race-neutral formula to determine eligibility for a kidney transplant will improve African American access to lifesaving transplants. "This is an essential step toward reducing racial inequity in access to kidney transplantation," says Naim Issa, M.D., a Mayo Clinic nephrologist. "The inclusion of race in the calculation of kidney function has been linked to disparities in care for African Americans,…
(2022-08-09). National Labor Relations Board orders United Mine Workers of America to pay $13.3 million to Warrior Met for lost profits incurred during strike. wsws.org The National Labor Relations Board ruled on July 22 that the UMWA is responsible for $13.3 million in security costs and loss of profit at Warrior Met over the course of its year-long strike in Brookwood, Alabama.
(2022-08-09). UK Amazon walkouts continue: Build rank-and-file committees. wsws.org Amazon worker have proved in the last week that powerful action can be taken by the rank and file. But to succeed, they must develop their own organisations and leadership: rank-and-file committees of workers operating independently of the unions in every warehouse and depot, across all roles and tiers.
(2022-08-09). Russian airstrikes on US-backed terrorists in Syria curb ISIS revival. infobrics.org Russia is sending a very clear message that it will not tolerate the revival of the Islamic State or any similar US-backed terrorist organization.
(2022-08-09). Cuban Soldiers and Workers Tirelessly Fight the Matanzas Fire. libya360.wordpress.com "It is admirable the performance of the Revolutionary Armed Forces' helicopter pilots, flying over the darkest and hottest area of the Matanzas incident," President Diaz-Canel said. On Monday, Cuba's President Miguel Diaz-Canel highlighted the heroism of the helicopter pilots, firefighters and workers who are working non-stop to control the fire that broke out at the…
(2022-08-09). PSUV Demands Argentina Return EMTRASUR Plane. orinocotribune.com This Monday, the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV) demanded that the Argentine government of Alberto Fernández return the Venezuelan plane, property of state-owned EMTRASUR, detained in June. | "We have been arguing over the issue of [this] plane, stolen in Argentina by the government of President Fernández, for the purpose of taking our property," said PSUV Vice President Diosdado Cabello. "The president of Argentina has stolen the plan, [and] the crew, but the cargo was let go." | "We demand that they return it because it is the property of Venezuela," Cabello continued. "We know Fernández is taking or…
(2022-08-09). Over 2 ,000 Liters of Water Have Been Thrown on Matanzas Fire. telesurenglish.net Until Monday night, the helicopters of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Cuba had carried out over 100 missions to drop water on the fire at the base of fuel depots in Matanzas City. | RELATED: | Each of the missions spilled some 2, 0 liters of water on the fire, which started last Friday when lightning struck a tank containing millions of liters of hydrocarbons. | The explosions, with columns of fire of several tens of met…
(2022-08-09). Daniel Ortega: A New Democratic World is Being Born. orinocotribune.com Address by President Comandante Daniel Ortega during the celebration of the 43rd Anniversary of the Air Force of the Army of Nicaragua: | Nicaraguan brothers, families of this nation of Dario and Sandino, brothers, compañeros of the Nicaraguan Air Force, which is turning 43 today, an Air Force which, along with the Army, was born with the Revolution. That is why, 43 years ago, the Sandinista People's Army was born and the Sandinista Air Force was born. | Then, with the passage of time, changes of government, a consensus was reached in the National Assembly so that both the Sandinista Popular Army and the Sandinis…
(2022-08-09). Colombia Witnesses One of the Worst Killing-Sprees of 2022. orinocotribune.com 
By Tanya Wadhwa  ; Aug 4, 2022 | According to the Institute of Development and Peace Studies (INDEPAZ), 20 citizens were murdered in six massacres in the past 10 days. Five social leaders and five ex-combatants were also assassinated in the same period | Paramilitary violence continues to spill blood and wreak havoc in Colombia. Reports from human rights organizations indicate that massacres, systematic assassination of social leaders, and genocide of former combatants of the demobilized Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) guerrilla group continue at a horrifying rate. In recent days, the country wit…
(2022-08-09). A Legislative Staff Unionization Wave Is Hitting Blue State Capitols. popularresistance.org A white-collar unionization wave is hitting legislative chambers in Democratic-leaning states across the nation. | Frustrated by low pay and long hours, state house staffers in Massachusetts, California, New York and Washington state are seeking to organize. They hope to join their counterparts in Oregon, who became the first in the nation to unionize in 2021. | The organizing effort in state capitols mirrors a similar push in Congress. In May, the Democratically-controlled U.S. House of Representatives passed a resolution giving congressional staffers the legal right to negotiate over salaries, schedules, pay di…
(2022-08-09). Damning Report Shows Unions Have Plenty Of Money To Organize. popularresistance.org Many people who are passionate about the labor movement, myself included, have long had the vague but haunting sense that the most powerful institutions in the union world are not doing enough to stem the bleeding that has been sucking power from unions for decades. Well, there's good news and bad news on that front. The bad news is: that sickening feeling was correct. The good news is: now we can put some numbers on it. | A new report from Chris Bohner, who runs the labor research firm Radish Research, has done an amazing service by systematically assembling thousands of financial records from unions over the pa…
(2022-08-09). Milwaukee Alliance holds march and vigil for Brieon Green. fightbacknews.org Milwaukee, WI — On Saturday, August 6, the Milwaukee Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression held a march and vigil with the family of Brieon Green and other community members. Green died at the jail on June 26. With a small but energetic crowd, the Milwaukee Alliance led people in a loop through the downtown area that began and ended in front of the Milwaukee County Courthouse. | After the march, Angela Lang, executive director of Black Leaders Organizing Communities; Monique Dunlap, Green's aunt, and Omar Flores, co-chair of the MAARPR, spoke about Green's case and the need for transparency…
(2022-08-09). Remembering Callie House: 7 Things To Know About The Organizing Pioneer and Reparations Advocate. moguldom.com 
Way before there was the HR40 reparations bill, which has been stalled for months since being sent to the House floor for full consideration in April 2021, there was a reparations fighter named Callie House. House was a reparations advocate in the early 1900s. She was a pioneering African-American political activist who campaigned for slave …
(2022-08-09). How Activism Labour Defies Capitalism. popularresistance.org It only takes one doom scroll through social media to see there is no shortage of injustice in the world. But there is also no shortage of people who have dedicated themselves to dismantle systems of violence and advance justice through activism. | With how deeply entrenched injustice is in our society, the work to dismantle injustice is a full-time job. Despite the hours put in, this job does not fit a capitalist and colonial view of labour. | El Jones, a prison abolitionist dedicated to fighting state violence, said that for Black people, there is a historical precedent that makes it easier for this work to go…
(2022-08-09). Recently Released Emails Provide More Evidence of Big Tech-Government Collusion. thelastamericanvagabond.com Emails released as part of several open records requests and lawsuits provide a behind-the-scenes look at the level of collaboration between the U.S. government and Big Tech companies — including targeting The Last American Vagabond's Twitter account. In July 2021, former White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki acknowledged that the White House was working with
(2022-08-09). Australian Labor Party And Assange: Burying The Politics. popularresistance.org The difficulty for the Australian Labor government in deciding how to respond to the Julian Assange case is that once a prosecution is characterised as a political prosecution then, by its nature, there can be no expectation of due process. | The U.S.-U.K. Extradition Treaty forbids extradition in the case of "political offences." Former Australian High Commissioner to the U.K. George Brandis — who was commissioner for almost the entirety of Assange's Belmarsh imprisonment since 2019 — doesn't agree that Assange is a political prisoner. | The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) and its new…
(2022-08-09). Venezuela Demands the Return of Its Assets Held Abroad. telesurenglish.net On Monday, Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro called on his compatriots to mobilize to reject the illegal appropriation of Venezuelan assets abroad. | RELATED: | The mobilizations seek to show the international community that the Bolivarian people reject actions such as the retention of the gold reserves of the Venezuelan Central Bank carried out by England, the appropriation of the assets belonging to CITGO Petroleum C…
(2022-08-09). Colombian Government Announces Official Resumption of Peace Talks with ELN. libya360.wordpress.com Michele de Mello The administration of Gustavo Petro and Francia Márquez has vowed to prioritize peace and ameliorate the devastating setbacks the processes had under Ivan Duque. Cuba, Ecuador, Chile and Norway have been chosen to mediate the negotiations between Petro's administration and the guerrilla group In the first press conference to local media after…
(2022-08-09). Matanzas: The Real Story Beyond the Smoke and Fire. libya360.wordpress.com Gustavo A MarangesToday, after several days, I checked what the mainstream media has reported on the accident at Matanzas supertanker base. I was not surprised at all by what I found. I say this because many of us are used to reading articles driven by sensationalism and not by any credible principles of journalism when…
(2022-08-09). Unión Eléctrica: Continuarán las afectaciones en el servicio eléctrico durante este martes. cubadebate.cu La Unión Eléctrica informa hoy que el servicio se afectará, por déficit en la capacidad de generación, con un máximo de 950 MW en el horario diurno y 877 MW en el pico. Este lunes se afectó el servicio por déficit de capacidad las 24 horas, con un máximo de 1 537 MW a las 20: 40 horas, y se mantuvo la afectación durante toda la madrugada.
(2022-08-09). The Unbroken: Evo Morales. indybay.org Recent events give hope for a resurgence of the left on the continent. Morales points to recent electoral victories in Peru, Chile, Colombia, as well as Lula's soon expected return to the Brazilian presidency. "These times are coming again," he says. "We have to work to consolidate these democratic revolutions, for the benefit of humanity. I have a lot of hope."
(2022-08-09). EEUU anuncia un plan estratégico para àÅfrica, para contrarrestar "avance de China y Rusia" cubadebate.cu La Casa Blanca publicó una nueva estrategia para àÅfrica subsahariana con el objetivo de promover los intereses estadounidenses en materia de seguridad nacional en el continente durante los próximos cinco años mediante la colaboración de socios regionales y mundiales. El documento forma parte de la Estrategia de Defensa Nacional 2022.
(2022-08-09). Ethiopia: The Hard Road to Peace. libya360.wordpress.com Viktor Mikhin >There has been a lot of talk about peace in Ethiopia lately, and, according to many international observers, this is a truly new trend in domestic politics. But at the same time, there is a long and winding road ahead before the country can see the end of hostilities, famine and delayed state…
(2022-08-09). In wake of Pelosi visit, US-China military standoff continues. wsws.org The American nuclear aircraft carrier the USS Ronald Reagan and its strike group have been ordered to remain in waters near Taiwan, as the Chinese military yesterday announced ongoing military drills.
(2022-08-09). Helicópteros cubanos realizan más de 100 misiones de lanzamiento de agua sobre incendio. telesurtv.net En las labores de control del incendio en Matanzas participan bomberos y trabajadores de Cuba, apoyados por expertos de México y Venezuela.
(2022-08-09). Thursday 8/11: South Bay Indigenous Solidarity General Meeting. indybay.org Online. Zoom registration page: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMoc-GrrjgqGtB8UTFIR6csLrp1rCiAG0RC…
(2022-08-09). U.S. out of — where you don't belong! indybay.org What do we want? Sovereignty, not oligarchy, colonialism, imperialism, nor meddling with our bodies.
(2022-08-09). Science Saturday: Addressing the challenges of chimeric antigen receptor-T cell therapy. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Chimeric antigen receptor-T cell therapy (CAR-T cell therapy) — a type of immunotherapy that reprograms a patient's T cells to recognize and destroy cancer cells — has revolutionized the treatment of blood cancers. While the technique has successfully sent patients with advanced disease into remission, it is far from perfect. CAR-T cell therapy has three main problems that Mayo is seeking to address to bring the full potential of this promising treatment to patients, says Saad Kenderian,…
(2022-08-09). Workers Struggles: The Americas. wsws.org The union for 4, 0 Columbus, Ohio, teachers announced its intent to strike over management's 3 percent pay offer while Uruguay unions have set a one-day strike for August 11 over proposed social security changes.
(2022-08-09). What's wrong with capitalism? The Supreme Court, for starters. cpusa.org 
Get out the trumpets. Roll out the drums. David Brooks has just announced that he was wrong about . . . capitalism! In an op-ed prompted by a New York Times "assignment" in which columnists were asked to write about what they were wrong about, Brooks said that he didn't see the "inequalities" being …
(2022-08-09). A Q&A with a Mayo Clinic expert on monkeypox testing, more… newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Health officials continue to monitor and track increasing cases of monkeypox, a rare disease caused by the monkeypox virus. "Monkeypox is a virus that has mainly caused outbreaks in the continent of Africa. There have been over the last decade or two isolated outbreaks in countries outside of Africa, but this is the largest outbreak occurring in what we call nonendemic countries," says Matthew Binnicker, Ph.D., director of the Clinical Virology Laboratory at Mayo Clinic. The World Health Organization declared monkeypox…
(2022-08-09). Donal Duarte, un "lobo" del béisbol en Cuba. cubadebate.cu "Todavía estoy entero", fanfarronea Donal Duarte, quien no va a jugar más, pues efectivamente se retiró con el San Luis repleto en medio de la 61 Serie Nacional de Béisbol, ante los Industriales. A los azules de la capital los admiró como rivales, pero siempre quiso ganarles. Les pegó 11 de sus 130 cuadrangulares, incluido el último de su carrera.
(2022-08-09). Donal Duarte, un "lobo" del beisbol en Cuba. cubadebate.cu "Todavía estoy entero", fanfarronea Donal Duarte, quien no va a jugar más, pues efectivamente se retiró con el San Luis repleto en medio de la 61 Serie Nacional de Beisbol, ante los Industriales. A los azules de la capital los admiró como rivales, pero siempre quiso ganarles. Les pegó 11 de sus 130 cuadrangulares, incluido el último de su carrera.
(2022-08-09). Unión Eléctrica: Persistirán afectaciones en el servicio eléctrico este martes. cubadebate.cu La Unión Eléctrica informa que el servicio se afectará, por déficit en la capacidad de generación, con un máximo de 950 MW en el horario diurno y 877 MW en el pico de este martes. Este lunes se afectó el servicio por déficit de capacidad las 24 horas, con un máximo de 1 537 MW a las 20: 40 horas, y se mantuvo la afectación durante la madrugada.
(2022-08-09). Frustration builds among nurses as union leaves them in the dark in contract talks at Michigan Medicine. wsws.org The union has kept nurses on the job for five weeks since the expiration of their previous deal July 1, a clear signal that the union is collaborating with management to work out a sellout deal.
(2022-08-08). Xi extends condolences to Cuban president over fuel farm explosions. ecns.cn Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, sent a message of condolence on Monday to Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel over explosions at a fuel storage facility in Cuba.
(2022-08-09). Base de Supertanqueros de Matanzas: Batalla minuto a minuto contra el fuego. cubadebate.cu Las labores para extinguir el incendio no cesan en Matanzas. Los cuatro tanques están comprometidos y el panorama se ha dificultado por las altas temperaturas, el tamaño de los tanques y el viento, factores que han hecho que se cambien las estrategias de enfrentamiento al fuego de manera constante, en lo que se cuenta con la experiencia de México y Venezuela.
(2022-08-09). China acoge cita de medios de prensa sobre la Franja y la Ruta. telesurtv.net El foro se dedica a la cooperación regional y al diálogo de medios de comunicación sobre esta iniciativa de desarrollo global.
(2022-08-08). The Intricate Fight For Africa. popularresistance.org Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's recent tour in Africa was meant to be a game changer, not only in terms of Russia's relations with the continent, but in the global power struggle involving the US, Europe, China, India, Turkey and others. | Many media reports and analyses placed Lavrov's visit to Egypt, the Republic of Congo, Uganda and Ethiopia within the obvious political context of the Russia-Ukraine war. The British Guardian's Jason Burka summed up Lavrov's visit in these words: "Lavrov is seeking to convince African leaders and, to a much lesser extent, ordinary people that Moscow cannot be blamed ei…
(2022-08-08). Anti-NATO Protest Held In Dublin, Ireland. southfront.org 
Written by Gavin O'Reilly | On Saturday the 6th of August, members of Ireland's Russian community held a protest in Dublin against the current trajectory that the 26 County State appears to be taking in regards to joining NATO. | Supported by Irish Republican groups, Republican Sinn Féin and the Irish Republican Socialist Party, the demonstration took place on O'Connell Street, Dublin's main thoroughfare, facing the General Post Office — the historic site where the Irish Republic…
(2022-08-08). U.S. Government: Warren Buffett's Mortgage Company Discriminated Against Black Homebuyers. moguldom.com According to the Department of Justice, billionaire Warren Buffett's mortgage company discriminated against Black homebuyers. Pennsylvania-based Berkshire Hathaway and Trident Mortgage Co., a division of Berkshire's HomeServices of America, have now reached an agreement with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) to set aside $20 million to make loans in underserved neighborhoods as part of …
(2022-08-08). Ceasefire In Gaza After Three Days Of Israeli Bombings. popularresistance.org A ceasefire came into effect at around midnight on Sunday, August 8, ending the three-day-long Israeli bombing campaign inside the occupied Palestinian territory of Gaza. The latest round of Israeli aggression on the besieged territory, which began on Friday, killed at least 44 Palestinians and wounded more than 360 others. | Contrary to the Israeli claims that its airstrikes targeted leaders of Islamic Jihad, most of the Palestinians killed were civilians, including 15 children. | This was the second large-scale air raid carried out by the Israeli occupation in a little over a year inside the Gaza strip which ha…
(2022-08-08). Anti-Russian Hysteria Used By FBI To Target Black Organizers. popularresistance.org On July 29, the FBI conducted a surprise raid on the homes and offices of leaders of the African People's Socialist Party and Uhuru Solidarity Movement (APSP-Uhuru) in Florida and Missouri under the pretext that they were co-conspirators in an indictment of a Russian national, Alexander Ionov. In the raid, documents and electronic devices were stolen. The raid was coordinated with the Biden Administration. Clearing the FOG speaks with Chairman Omali Yeshitela of the APSP – Uhuru about the raid and the broader implications of it for activists in the United States. This raid is connected to the anti-Russian narrati…
(2022-08-08). Philadelphia Unions: 'Housing Is A Human Right!'. popularresistance.org For months, 70 Black and Brown families have organized resistance to their threatened eviction by the Altman Company in Philadelphia. When supporters and residents set up a protest tent city on July 9, Altman got a judge to order what he called "trespassers" off his "private property." The area labor movement galvanized with a strong response, pointing out that workers have little interest in cooperating with Altman to carry out the evictions. | The Philadelphia Workers Solidarity Network and the Save the UC Townhomes Coalition first put out a petition with a plea to workers and union members: "Don't cross our pi…
(2022-08-08). West Chicago Is Cleaning Up The Last Of Its Nuclear Contamination. Residents Exposed To Radiation Say 'It's Not Over'. popularresistance.org Sandra Arzola was relaxing in her West Chicago home one weekend in 1995, when she heard a knock at the door. Recently married, she shared the gray duplex with her husband, mom and sister, and family members were constantly coming and going. But when Sandra answered the door that day, what she learned would change how she looked at her home and suburban community forever. | At the door was a woman representing Envirocon, an environmental cleanup company. There was thorium on the family's property, the woman said, and if it was OK with them, workers were coming to remove it. It was the first time Sandra had heard o…
(2022-08-08). There Is More Media Talk About Using Nuclear Weapons Than Banning Them. popularresistance.org It's of critical importance—indeed, existential importance—to the world: the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons. And a coalition of peace organizations in the United States is charging that media are acting like the treaty "does not exist." | The Nuclear Ban Treaty Collaborative is waging a campaign to encourage press coverage of the treaty, which, it argues, "provides the only pathway to a safe, secure future free of the nuclear threat" (Oak Ridge Environmental Peace Alliance Newsletter, 6/22). | In the words of the UN, the treaty is "a legally binding instrument to prohibit nuclear weapons…
(2022-08-08). Sunday 8/14: Q&A Discussion of "How to Make a Revolution" indybay.org