(2021-09-15). California Votes No: Governor Gavin Newsom Survives Republican-Led Recall Effort. democracynow.org 
Californians overwhelmingly rejected a Republican-led recall effort against Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom on Tuesday that cost close to $300 million in taxpayer funds. The failed recall was seen as a battle against the far right and a referendum on several key issues ahead of the 2022 midterms, including the pandemic, immigrant rights, the climate crisis and the related unhoused crisis. California voters cast their ballots in the recall because "as attention started being focused nationally on this election, people started realizing what was at stake," says Sasha Abramsky, "Left Coast" correspondent for The Na…
(2021-09-15). Friday 9/17: Abortion Rights Film on Zoom — "Reversing Roe" indybay.org Here's the Zoom link to the film on Friday, Sept. 17, 2021: us02web.zoom.us/j/81483938785?pwd=aS9iYU… Meeting ID: 814 8393 8785 Passcode: 215376…
(2021-09-15). Sunday 10/3: The Fight Continues for Abortion Rights! indybay.org 1101 El Camino Real | Redwood City, CA | corner of El Camino and Jefferson near Old Navy…
(2021-09-15). Saturday 10/2: Women's March San Francisco: Community March for Reproductive Justice & Rights. indybay.org Begins at Grove St. and Hyde St. near Civic Center Area, then march down Market Street to end at Embarcadero Plaza (NO RALLY) | **Masks Required**; WMSF COVID pandemic resources page: womensmarchsf.org/resources-cv19…
(2021-09-15). Abort the Illegitimate Court: End the Filibuster and Pack it. counterpunch.org Democrats cannot disgrace the Supreme Court by packing it (adding seats to it). It is already a disgrace. After the Court overturned Roe v. Wade in Texas on September 1, 2021—in a devious, single page, 5-4, shadow decision—three of its members blasted their five colleagues in the majority for ignoring their "obligations to protect not only the rights of women, but also the sanctity of [the Court's] precedents and of the rule of law." Such a Court needs no help disgracing itself. The 'lofty' Court is and always has been a lowly political tool, resting on an illegitimate foundation since Marbury v. Madi…
(2021-09-15). Migrants in Mexico demand solution to migration and refugee crisis. peoplesdispatch.org For the past two days, Central American and Haitians migrants stranded in Mexico and migrant rights activists have been carrying out an indefinite hunger strike in the Tapachula municipality to demand authorities respect their rights…
(2021-09-15). Iranian Fuel To Arrive In Lebanon In 80 Tankers Through Syrian Crossing. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | Despite the threat of possible US sanctions, Hezbollah has arranged up to 80 oil tankers carrying Iranian diesel fuel to arrive in Lebanon via Syria on September 16th. | The tankers are destined for Baalbek, about 67 kilometers northeast of Beirut, where the fuel will be discharged into tankers owned by Hezbollah. | The group has also organized a ceremony to celebrate the shipment, which is expected to contain 3 million liters of fuel. | Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, leader of the militant…
(2021-09-15). Palestinian Escapee Zakaria al-Zubaidi Suffers Brain Death from Extreme Torture by Israeli Police. orinocotribune.com 
On Monday, September 13, Zakaria al-Zubaidi, one of the six Palestinian detainees who had escaped an Israeli maximum security prison last week, suffered brain death in hospital, reported Palestinian media. He had been transferred to the intensive care unit of a hospital on Monday after being severely tortured by occupation authorities. | The news comes just two days after his capture, at which time he was reportedly beaten by Israeli security forces. On Sunday, September 12, Zubaidi's brother Jibril al-Zubaidi took to social media to report that since the re-arrest, Zakaria had been "subjected to the most extreme…
(2021-09-15). Over 1,300 Palestinian prisoners to go on hunger strike against Israeli repression. peoplesdispatch.org Prisoners across Israeli prisons and detention centers have been subjected to harsher treatment by the authorities as a form of collective punishment for the Gilboa prison break in the beginning of this month…
(2021-09-15). How China's Realpolitik Approach to Venezuela, Iran & Afghanistan Upends US' Geopolitical Game. orinocotribune.com 
By Ekaterina Blinova — Sep 13, 2021 | China is dealing a blow to Washington's sanctions strategy by stretching a helping hand to developing states labelled by the US as "pariahs" which have been subjected to tough restrictions. This shows that the world has reached a point of no return along with the accelerating decline of the US, says Asia Pacific commentator Thomas W. Pauken II. | The value of tough US sanctions against Venezuela's oil sector will substantially decline if China steps in to fill the void, energy observers say, citing Bloomberg's September report that China National Petroleum Corp (CNPC), o…
(2021-09-15). Entrevista a Carlos Montes y Marisol Márquez sobre la 51 ™ Moratoria Chicana. fightbacknews.org °Lucha y Resiste! entrevista al organizador del Centro CSO y activista chicano de derechos humanos Carlos Montes y Marisol Márquez, miembra chicana de la Organización Socialista Camino a Libertad sobre el próximo 51 aniversario de la Moratoria Chicana. | °Lucha y Resiste!: øQué se está planeando en Los àÅngeles para el 51 aniversario de la Moratoria Chicana? | Marisol Márquez: Una gran marcha y mitin está prevista para el domingo 29 de agosto. Nos reuniremos en Atlantic Park en East LA, marchando hacia el sur en Atlantic Boulevard, hasta Whittier Boulevard. La marcha continuará hacia el oe…
(2021-09-15). What lies ahead for Guinea after coup by US-trained military unit? peoplesdispatch.org The coup leader, Colonel Mamady Doumbouya, has claimed that he will put an end to the corruption and human rights abuses committed under the rule of ousted president Alpha Conde, whom he had served as a henchman. However, his close links to the US and France indicate other motives behind the coup…
(2021-09-15). "Our Enemy Has Always Been the State": Interview with Indigenous Political Prisoner Fredy García Ramírez. itsgoingdown.org 
It's Going Down recently had the chance to talk over the phone with Fredy García Ramírez, an Indigenous Zapotec community organizer and political prisoner, locked up in Tanivet, Oaxaca. During our conversation, we discussed Indigenous organizing in Oaxaca, the history and work of the Committee in Defense of Indigenous Rights (CODEDI), capitalist mega-projects, and state…
(2021-09-15). The Other Americans: Guatemala's Indigenous Communities Are Still Fighting for Their Rights. progressive.org Two hundred years after gaining independence, they remain neglected and abused.
(2021-09-15). New Report: The Impact And Consequences Of US Sanctions. popularresistance.org In recent decades, the US has increasingly used sanctions as an instrument of foreign policy. Some 39 nations and territories are under direct or indirect sanctions. Most of these sanctions are not authorized by the United Nations Security Council and many of them are enacted by the US alone. They are called "unilateral coercive measures" at the United Nations. These US decrees and legislation are "extraterritorial" when they assume the right to impose regulations, restrictions and penalties on nonUS countries, companies and individuals. | There are many types of sanctions: economic or financial restrictions, tra…
(2021-09-15). The Only Way To Effectively Counter Terror Is To End War. popularresistance.org On the morning of Sept. 11, 2001, I was among a small group of U.S. citizens who sat on milk crates or stood holding signs across from the U.S. Mission to the United Nations in Manhattan. We had been fasting from solid foods for a month, calling for an end to brutal economic warfare waged against Iraq through the imposition of U.N. sanctions. Each Friday of our fast, we approached the entrance to the U.S. Mission to the United Nations carrying lentils and rice, asking the U.S. officials to break our fast with us, asking them to hear our reports, gathered after visiting destitute Iraqi hospitals and homes. On four…
(2021-09-15). Iran expects removal of all illegal sanctions. en.mehrnews.com In his phone talks with British FM, the Iranian Foreign Minister said that Iran expects all illegal sanctions against the country to be removed, calling for practical steps by the British government to build trust.
(2021-09-14). Climate Inaction Has Left Majority of Young People Believing Humanity Is 'Doomed'. commondreams.org "Make no mistake, what's happening to reproductive justice and abortion rights is far bigger than one person. But Kavanaugh is playing a key role."
(2021-09-14). 'Dismaying': Human Rights Groups Blast Biden Plan to OK Millions in Military Aid for Egypt. commondreams.org "Governments have an opportunity now to transform agriculture into a major driver of human well-being, and into a solution for the imminent threats of climate change, nature loss, and pollution."
(2021-09-14). Rally outside Attica Prison commemorates 1971 uprising. workers.org 
Attica, N.Y. Prison abolitionists from all across the country came together in the New York cities of Attica and Buffalo on Sept. 9 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the uprising at Attica prison, where prisoners stood up in 1971 to demand political rights and better conditions for living and . . . |
(2021-09-14). A Legendary Abortion Rights Activist on What Comes After Texas. zcomm.org Heather Booth and the Jane Collective helped thousands of people have abortions before Roe. Their example is once again relevant…
(2021-09-14). Why Congress Must Codify Roe. indybay.org With all eyes on Texas Thursday [Sept 9] as the U.S. Justice Department sued the Lone Star State over its new abortion ban, Republican Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt held a ceremonial bill signing for nine so-called "pro-life" measures he approved during this year's legislative session—highlighting the need for Congress to protect reproductive rights at the federal level.
(2021-09-14). Democrats, Abortion and Phony Politics. orinocotribune.com By Margaret Kimberley — Sep 08, 2021 | Democratic party leadership are as uninterested in fighting for abortion rights as they are in addressing anything else their members need and want. | Most leftists in this country still remain loyal to the Democratic Party despite decades of deception, overt collusion with ruling class interests, and support of U.S. imperialism. The Democrats use a variety of means to keep the support of millions of people who yearn for something other than the excuses and double dealing they are constantly offered. | Pointing to Republicans as the embodiment of all evil is one of thei…
(2021-09-14). Ex-Heads of State, Nobel Laureates Urge Merkel's Successor to Back Vaccine Patent Waiver. commondreams.org Garland explained in a press conference that the department is fully committed to defending abortion rights.
(2021-09-14). Saturday 10/2: Women's March San Jose: March for Reproductive Rights. indybay.org Meet at San Jose City Hall, 200 E. Santa Clara Street, SJ 95113…
(2021-09-14). Saturday 10/2: Women's March Monterey Bay: Rally for Reproductive Rights. indybay.org Window on the Bay Waterfront Park, 717 Del Monte Ave, Monterey, CA 93940 | *Masks are requested due to COVID*; Please follow current COVID guidelines: covid19.ca.gov/safely-reopening/…
(2021-09-14). Baltasar Garzón Describes Cape Verde Supreme Court's Ruling on Alex Saab as 'Legal Barbarism'. orinocotribune.com Baltasar Garzón, the renowned Spanish jurist and member of Alex Saab's defense team, referred to the ruling of the Constitutional Court (TC) of Cape Verde on the Venezuelan diplomat's case as "barbaric." In addition, Garzón expressed his conviction that the ruling constitutes a political decision more than a legal one, according to a recent press release. | In this sense, Garzón stated that "the decision of the TC judges, with due respect, is more political than legal, and it is a legal barbarism. It cannot be said that rights are for Cape Verdeans and not for others." The statement was issued during a conference…
(2021-09-14). Putin refers to persisting presence of foreign troops in Syria as problem. tass.com "I consider the main problem the fact that foreign armed forces, without the permission of the United Nations Organization, without your sanctions, are still present on separate territories of the country, which evidently contradicts the international law," the Russian President said…
(2021-09-14). Certain countries destructively influence political processes in Syria, says Assad. tass.com "Certain states have imposed sanctions against the Syrian people, which may be classified and positioned as antihuman, anti-state, illegitimate," the Syrian President pointed out…
(2021-09-14). Iran Sends Fuel to Crisis-Hit Lebanon. news.antiwar.com Lebanon is facing an economic near-collapse in recent weeks, and fuel shortages are just the latest problem that's entailed. Iran is reportedly rushing help to the Lebanese and Syrian coast. | Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, who asked Iran for help, Bringing in the fuel risks the US imposing new sanctions on Lebanon, but widespread shortages have left them wi…
(2021-09-14). Tamil political detainees in Sri Lanka abused and tortured in custody, says report. peoplesdispatch.org As many as 15 Tamil political prisoners have testified to torture and sexual abuse by the Sri Lankan security forces. The revelations were part of a report released by the International Trust and Justice Project…
(2021-09-14). Bachelet Calls for Lifting of 'Sectoral Sanctions' Against Venezuela — Venezuela Questions her Complaints (Communiqué). orinocotribune.com During the opening of the 48th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council This Monday, September 13, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, presented a summary of the latest report on Venezuela. In her presentation, she asked all countries that have imposed "sectoral sanctions" against Venezuela to lift them, arguing that these measures have aggravated the humanitarian and economic situation of the population. | "The pre-existing humanitarian and economic situation was aggravated both by the COVID-19 pandemic and by sectoral sanctions, further limiting access to basic services," read Ba…
(2021-09-14). To Avert Failure, Biden Should Listen to the "Radicals"—Not Corporate Media. commondreams.org A coalition of 18 organizations called the administration's decision "a terrible blow to its stated commitment to human rights and to the rule of law."
(2021-09-14). Michigan Republicans launch petition drive to overcome voter repression vetoes. peoplesworld.org 
DETROIT—Republican Lawmakers in Michigan have begun a petition drive to get around Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's veto of 39 bills that were introduced in the state's House and Senate in order to restrict voting rights. The focal point of some recently passed bills is to introduce stricter rules around ID requirements for those who vote in …
(2021-09-14). A Once-in-a-Lifetime Opportunity: Why the U.S. Should Keep its Promise to Diversity Visa Winners. aclu.org Update 9/14/2021: This week, the House Judiciary Committee will begin markup of immigration provisions in the Build Back Better reconciliation bill. As of Monday morning, the language restores access to diversity visas for people who were selected in the diversity visa lottery but were denied visas due to Muslim, Africa, and immigrant travel bans and COVID-19 related disruption. Now the fight continues to ensure the language stays in the reconciliation bill and becomes law. | I was six years old when I first saw the Statue of Liberty, on a trip to New York with my parents and two younger siblings. We were not…
(2021-09-14). Filibuster Only Obstacle After Senate Democrats Unveil New Voting Rights Bill. commondreams.org "It's important to address the fact that billionaire heirs may never pay tax on billions in stock gains."
(2021-09-14). Why SDRs Belong to States, Not Central Banks. counterpunch.org The IMF's Special Drawing Rights (SDR) allocation added $650 billion worth of potential dollar liquidity into the global financial system on August 23. But some of the world's most stricken economies are floundering when it comes to putting that liquidity to use, due to disagreements in some cases about who has ownership over the funds:
(2021-09-14). Stop US-Directed Regime Change In Nicaragua; Stop The RENACER Act. popularresistance.org On Monday, September 13, solidarity activists protested outside the US Congress against the RENACER Act, which stands for the Orwellian title, "Reinforcing Nicaragua's Adherence to Conditions for Electoral Reform." The bill is part of the United States' effort to undermine the presidential election in Nicaragua this November to prevent President Ortega from being re-elected. | The RENACER Act would place more unilateral coercive economic measures (aka Sanctions) on Nicaragua, facilitate greater coordination of the US' economic war on Nicaragua with Canada and the European Union, create stricter oversight of finan…
(2021-09-14). IAEA access to nuclear sites subject to sanctions lift law. en.mehrnews.com A spokesman for the Iranian Parliament National Security and Foreign Policy Commission said that access of the International Atomic Energy Agency to the Iranian nuclear sites will be according to the law of lifting sanctions.