(2021-09-03). Haiti and the Debt of Independence. counterpunch.org In the vast history of imperialist exploitation few episodes match the depravity of Haiti's debt of independence. Military blackmail of a small country by a superpower, prioritizing "property rights" over human rights, racial capitalism, a sellout "light skinned" local bourgeoise and the way our past haunts the present are all part of the story. After
(2021-09-03). Central Syria: 90 Russian Airstrikes Hit ISIS Cells Within 24 Hours. southfront.org 
File image.4 | Warplanes of the Russian Aerospace Forces (VKS) carried out more than 90 airstrikes on ISIS cells in central Syria between September 2 and 3, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. | The airstrikes, which were carried out within 24 hours, targeted fortified hideouts of the terrorist group in the following areas: | The eastern countryside of Homs; | The Hama-Aleppo-Raqqa triangle; | The western countryside of Deir Ezzor; | The western countryside of Raqqa. | The…
(2021-09-03). Headlines for September 3, 2021. democracynow.org Ida's Death Toll Soars After Record Rains Flood Northeastern States, Aerial Photos Show Oil and Chemical Spills Spawned by Hurricane Ida, Humanitarian Flights to Afghanistan Resume as U.N. Warns of Widespread Hunger, Japanese PM Yoshihide Suga Resigns After Critics Blast His Response to COVID-19, Over 15 Million COVID-19 Vaccine Doses Have Gone to Waste in the United States, Democrats Ready Reproductive Rights Bill After SCOTUS Refuses to Halt Texas Ban on Most Abortions, 7.5 Million U.S. Residents to Lose Jobless Benefits, with Millions Bracing for Cuts in Aid, Sen. Joe Manchin Demands "Pause" on $3.5 Trillion S…
(2021-09-03). Colombia viola derechos humanos de migrantes venezolanos. globalizacion.ca La violación de los Derechos Humanos en Colombia, es pan de todos los días. Por ejemplo, en mayo de 2021, la Comisión Interamericana de Derechos Humanos (CIDH), durante el desarrollo de las protestas en el país neogranadino, solicitó una visita…
(2021-09-03). Protest vs. cop killing in Chicago suburb met with heavy police repression. liberationnews.org 
The attacks on protesters show that Dolton officials, backed up by Illinois State Police, are willing to violate supposedly guaranteed rights under the 1st Amendment to protect killer cops.
(2021-09-03). How the Australian Labor Party spearheaded the ramming of anti-democratic electoral laws through parliament. wsws.org Prime Minister Scott Morrison's Coalition government is relying on Labor to prosecute the attack on democratic rights.
(2021-09-03). The Texas abortion ban: A massive assault on democratic rights. wsws.org The US Supreme Court's decision to allow the Texas abortion ban to go into effect September 1 must be opposed by the entire working class. The right to free, safe and legal abortion is a fundamental democratic right.
(2021-09-03). Thursday 9/9: People Vs. Fossil Fuels Digital Rally: Demand a World Beyond Fossil Fuels! indybay.org Online/virtual rally…
(2021-09-03). Thursday 9/2: Bans Off Our Bodies: National Briefing on Reproductive Health Rights w/ PP. indybay.org Online/virtual…
(2021-09-02). Iranian Oil Diplomacy Projects Tehran's Influence On The Levant Amid Fuel War. southfront.org 
Illustrative ImageUnder severe US sanctions, Iran will need to cooperate with Beijing and Moscow to promote peace and prosperity in the Levant region. | Written by Uriel Araujo, researcher with a focus on international and ethnic conflicts. | In Tehran, Hadi Bayginejad, a member of the Iranian parliament's energy committee, stated on Sunday that Iran must supply fuel to its allies, such as Syria, Lebanon, and Venezuela, which Iranian authorities describe as me…
(2021-09-02). Don't Wage Economic War On Afghanistan. popularresistance.org Now that U.S. forces have finally exited Afghanistan, some American hawks are already agitating for the government to stoke internal conflict by backing a new insurgency and wage economic warfare on the country. Last week, Sen. Lindsey Graham and Rep. Mike Waltz publicly called for US recognition of anti-Taliban forces in the Panjshir Valley as the Afghan government, and they urged the Biden administration to add the Taliban to the State Department's list of foreign terrorist organizations (FTO). Sanctions advocates from the hardline Foundation for Defense of Democracies recently made the case for piling on sanct…
(2021-09-02). EU plans detention camps for Afghan refugees across Central Asia. wsws.org While posturing as concerned for Afghans' human rights, the EU is spending vast sums to keep them from traveling to Europe and instead housing them in prison camps.
(2021-09-02). Biden's Afghanistan Disaster Epitomises US Hypocrisy. southfront.org 
Illustrative ImageWhen it comes to the crunch, the American values of democracy and human rights are exposed as nothing more than empty rhetoric… | Written by Johanna Ross, journalist based in Edinburgh, Scotland. | British Prime Minister Harold MacMillan reportedly said in 1963 that the first rule of politics was never to invade Afghanistan. But as history shows us, human beings tend not to learn from the mistakes of the past, but repeat them. | In the past, western imperialists didn't carry out their ag…
(2021-09-02). Afghan Women's Network Pres.: Women's Rights May Go Back 200 Years If Taliban Not Held Accountable. democracynow.org 
Mahbouba Seraj, president of the Afghan Women's Network and a longtime advocate for women's rights, says the Taliban have already restricted women's freedoms since taking over the country, despite their assurances that they have shifted their views since the last time they were in power. "If they continue like this, … Afghanistan will go back another 200 years," says Seraj. "One cannot just disregard the women of Afghanistan and say they don't exist. This doesn't work."
(2021-09-02). Mexican security forces repress migrant caravan, arrest around 100. peoplesdispatch.org Since August 28, more than 1,000 migrants have set off on a journey from the Tapachula municipality in Mexico to the US, with the hope to apply for a humanitarian asylum there. In the past three days, the security forces have detained more than 200 migrants…
(2021-09-02). Listen To The Sixth Episode Of 'Primary Sources' With Thomas Drake (Exclusive For Paid Subscribers). thedissenter.org 
Image of Thomas Drake from Defending Rights and Dissent's "Primary Sources" website | In the sixth episode of the "Primary Sources" podcast, NSA whistleblower Thomas Drake joins host Chip Gibbons to discuss how he became the United States Justice Department's "signature case" for resurrecting the Espionage Act in the 2000s. | Drake maintained his oath to the U.S. Constitution by challenging post-9/11 surveillance programs, when it was clear they would not adequately protect the privacy of Americans. He filed an internal complaint and ultimately became the target of a leak investigation. &#…
(2021-09-02). Indigenous Resistance Disrupts Billions Of Tons Of Greenhouse Gas Emissions Annually. popularresistance.org Bemidji, Minnesota — The Indigenous Environmental Network and Oil Change International are releasing a new report titled Indigenous Resistance Against Carbon. The report analyzes the impact that Indigenous resistance to fossil fuel projects in the United States and Canada has had on greenhouse gas emissions over the past 10 years. From the struggle against the Cherry Point coal export terminal in Lummi territory to fights against pipelines crossing critical waterways, Indigenous land defenders have exercised their rights and responsibilities to not only stop fossil fuel projects in their tracks, but establi…
(2021-09-02). Redistricting is Starting — Here's What You Need to Know. aclu.org Last month, the U.S. Census Bureau provided the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico with population counts to use in their redrawing of the electoral district boundaries for representation in Congress, state legislatures, and many county and municipal offices. This data release marks the official start of the once-in-a-decade redistricting process that will determine the allocation of political power and representation at every level of government across the country for the next ten years. | As the redistricting process begins in communities and jurisdictions across the United States, state le…
(2021-09-02). Texas passes bill restricting voting rights after collapse of Democratic walkout. wsws.org Following the failure of a walkout by Texas Democrats, the state legislature passed a restrictive bill that will further curtail voting rights for working and poor people.
(2021-09-02). RIP Roe v. Wade? SCOTUS Won't Block Texas Abortion Ban That Is "Clearly an Unconstitutional Law". democracynow.org 
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 5-4 to let stand a new anti-abortion law in Texas, which bans all abortions in the state after six weeks — before most people even realize they are pregnant — and allows for private citizens to sue anyone who "aids and abets" a person in getting an abortion. Nancy Northup, president and CEO of the Center for Reproductive Rights, says, "It is clearly an unconstitutional law" that must be reversed. "It's absolutely an abomination," says Northup, who urges Congress to pass new legislation protecting reproductive rights as legal challenges to the Texas law continue.
(2021-09-02). Is an expert report prepared for the purposes of an inquest covered by litigation privilege? ukhumanrightsblog.com 
In the matter of an application for Judicial Review by Linda Kercher and Carol Mitchell [2020] NICA 31; [2020] Inquest L.R. 76 A niche question, but an important one for those in the field, particularly as the Northern Ireland Court of Appeal has found that it is not. The case concerns a coroner's decision to seek …
(2021-09-02). Labor supports new electoral attack on small parties' rights. greenleft.org.au Australia's already
(2021-09-02). Labor supports new attack on small parties' rights. greenleft.org.au Australia's already unrepresentative
(2021-09-02). Supreme Court lets Texas kill Roe v. Wade and abortion rights. peoplesworld.org 
Women banned from accessing abortions before they even know they're pregnant. Bounties of $10,000 paid out of public money for anyone who takes court action to stop an abortion. Those are just a couple of details of a draconian new law attacking women's reproductive health in Texas which the Supreme Court allowed to take effect …
(2021-09-02). The Supreme Court Will Not Save Us From the Decimation of Abortion Rights. zcomm.org With Texas all but banning abortion and endorsing a repugnant vigilantism, we need to look for other ways to protect access to abortion…
(2021-09-02). It's Not Just Abortion: Texas GOP Quietly Rolled Back Other Rights on Sept. 1. truthout.org 
While the big news from Texas this week was about the Supreme Court A total of 666 new laws were rolled out on Wednesday. Many of them, if they had been implemented individually, would have r…
(2021-09-02). Slamming 'Cowardly' Supreme Court, Pelosi Announces Vote on Abortion Rights Bill. commondreams.org "While I'm so glad for the young people who are fighting this climate crisis," said Rev. Lennox Yearwood Jr., "I realize that many of us who are now older, in our third act, we're still needed."
(2021-09-02). Nicaragua Launches Plan To Fight Poverty And Promote Human Development. popularresistance.org Ivan Acosta is Nicaragua's minister of housing and public credit, with responsibility for key aspects of government planning. In July, he presented the country's new "National Plan for the Fight against Poverty and for Human Development." This builds on the achievements of Nicaragua's Sandinista government since it returned to power in 2007 and sets out how they will continue if Daniel Ortega's government is returned at November's elections. Ivan Acosta is currently subject to personal US sanctions, along with many other Nicaraguan government officials and their family members. | Codepinks's Teri Mattson spoke to…
(2021-09-02). Nicaragua Launches New Plan To Fight Poverty And Promote Human Development. popularresistance.org Ivan Acosta is Nicaragua's minister of housing and public credit, with responsibility for key aspects of government planning. In July, he presented the country's new "National Plan for the Fight against Poverty and for Human Development." This builds on the achievements of Nicaragua's Sandinista government since it returned to power in 2007 and sets out how they will continue if Daniel Ortega's government is returned at November's elections. Ivan Acosta is currently subject to personal US sanctions, along with many other Nicaraguan government officials and their family members. | Codepinks's Teri Mattson spoke to…
(2021-09-02). North Korea restarts its nuclear facilities. wsws.org While it has called for talks with Pyongyang, the Biden administration has maintained the crippling sanctions imposed on North Korea under Obama and Trump.
(2021-09-02). Water Protectors Document Escalating Police Brutality in Minnesota. indybay.org In August police escalated to torture. On August 11 water protectors shut down two different worksites. Police approached them on the site and when the water protectors refused to leave police began to use a torture tactic they refer to as "pain compliance."