(2023-06-10). Israel's Punitive Home Demolition Policy, Explained. scheerpost.com 
The Israeli military has admitted its policy of punitive demolitions does not work as a deterrent measure, and human rights groups have declared the policy violates international law. So, why does Israel continue doing it?
(2023-06-10). Thursday 6/8: #SchoolSafety: Ending Gun Violence & Protecting LGBTQIA+ Kids. indybay.org Online panel discussion…
(2023-06-10). Venezuela Signs Second Memorandum of Understanding with International Criminal Court. orinocotribune.com The president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, signed the second Memorandum of Understanding between Venezuela and the Prosecutor's Office of the International Criminal Court (ICC) on June 9. | During the signing ceremony held in Caracas on Friday, President Maduro explained that Venezuela has its doors open for all authorities who wish to know the reality of the human rights situation in the country, and thus dismantle the anti-Venezuela media campaign promoted by extremist sectors. | "Venezuela is open, with doors open to the world, for those who want to know the truth. In Venezuela we are defenders of the truth,"
(2023-06-09). Poland and the EU talk on migration issues. plenglish.com The measure was rejected by Polish and Hungarian representatives, two nations under scrutiny by the community body for issues related to respect for human rights and freedom of expression. | After years of disagreements, the representatives of the block reached an agreement that contemplates the solidarity distribution of migrants, in such a way that those who do not join this framework, can compensate it with the payment of 20,000 euros per migrant not relocated, or offer necessary material for an equivalent value. | The Commissioner for Home Affairs, Ylva Johansson, said that refusals such as those of Poland an…
(2023-06-09). High Court Denies Assange Right To Appeal. popularresistance.org The single judge on the court, Sir Jonathan Swift, issued the 3-page decision on Tuesday. It is not yet publicly available on the High Court's website. | In December, Assange appealed to the European Court of Human Rights. The court could issue an emergency injunction to stop Assange's extradition until it examines the case. | Assange initially won the case against extradition in the lower court based on his health and conditions of U.S. prisons. This was overturned by the High Court after the court accepted U.S. written assurances that Assange would not be mistreated in U.S. prisons.
(2023-06-09). Hezbollah Deployed 'Medium-Range Rockets' Near U.S. Base In Syria's Al-Tanf — Report. southfront.org 
Illustrative image. | Lebanese Hezbollah has deployed "medium-range rockets" near the United States-led coalition garrison in the southeastern Syrian area of al-Tanf, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) reported on June 9. | Around 200 U.S. troops are usually deployed at al-Tanf. The coalition maintains a 55-kilometer no-fly zone around the garrison. | The London-based monitoring group said that the rockets and their launchers were transported by two trucks from position…
(2023-06-09). Progressives in Belgium protest lenient verdict to fraternity members accused of ragging student to death. peoplesdispatch.org Sanda Dia, a Belgo-Mauritanian student, died during a violent hazing (ragging) incident in 2018 which involved forced alcohol consumption, torture, and harassment. Those convicted of the murder have been asked to do community service and pay fines…
(2023-06-10). Restituyen derechos políticos a exvicepresidente ecuatoriano. telesurtv.net El juez remitió el falló al Consejo Nacional Electoral y al Ministerio del Trabajo para dejar sin efecto el impedimento para ejercer cargos públicos que pesa sobre Jorge Glas.
(2023-06-09). Salvadorans Ask for the Release of Santa Marta Activists. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, the Association for Social Economic Development (ADES) filed a legal appeal in favor of the Santa Marta's community environmental leaders who remain detained and accused of murdering a woman in 1989. | RELATED: | Before the Sensuntepeque Court, their defense attorney Denis Muñoz requested alternative measures to preventive detention, arguing that they are in delicate health conditions. Three months ago, however…
(2023-06-10). Supreme Court strikes down Alabama congressional district map as motivated by racial discrimination. wsws.org Celebrations of the decision are ignoring the statements of Kavanaugh and Thomas attacking the Voting Rights Act and the potential for future attacks on voting rights…
(2023-06-10). Saturday 6/24: Nationwide Day of Protest for Rights to Abortion Care & Bodily Autonomy. indybay.org Actions in Washington D.C. and throughout the nation…
(2023-06-10). Chris Hedges: Dr. Cornel West Announces He Is Running for President By: Chris Hedges. midwesternmarx.com Dr. Cornel West, in his first interview since deciding to enter the U.S. presidential race, explains why he is a candidate. Dr. Cornel West, the moral philosopher and civil rights activist, will formally announce today he is running for president on the People's Party ticket. Cornel will be a singular voice for serious social and political change in an electoral system saturated with corporate money and rigged to crush third parties. His decades-long commitment to …
(2023-06-09). Will Customs and Border Protection's Revised Vehicle Pursuit Policy Make Us Safer? aclu.org 
The United States' border region has always borne the brunt of our most aggressive immigration enforcement efforts, including dangerous high-speed vehicle pursuits by Border Patrol agents that far too often end in serious injuries and deaths. | After years of public outcry from advocates, victims, and borderland residents, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced a revised vehicle pursuit policy earlier this year. This new policy, which took effect this month after a delay, includes measures that we believe can be important for safeguarding the lives of everyone in our communities. But serious questi…
(2023-06-09). Black Alabama voters score stunning Supreme Court victory against racist gerrymandering. peoplesworld.org 
WASHINGTON (AP)—This week's Supreme Court decision ordering Alabama to redraw its congressional districts was seen by many lawmakers of color and voting rights activists as a stunning victory with the potential to become a major stepping stone for undoing political maps that dilute the strength of communities of color. Hank Sanders, a former Alabama state lawmaker who …
(2023-06-09). Abortion bans and women's healthcare. liberationnews.org 
Abortion rights advocates have warned legislators for decades that restricting abortion access, whether by law or by other social factors, would have a cascading negative effect on public health.
(2023-06-09). Headlines for June 9, 2023. democracynow.org Donald Trump Indicted on Federal Criminal Charges over Mishandling of Classified Documents, Smoke from Canadian Wildfires Spreads South and West Across United States, Supreme Court Orders Alabama to Redraw Racially Gerrymandered Congressional Maps, SCOTUS Upholds Ability of Medicaid Recipients to Sue States That Violate Their Rights, SCOTUS Justices Thomas and Alito Get Extensions on Financial Disclosure Filings, U.S. Halts Food Aid to Ethiopia, Accuses Military of Diverting Deliveries Away from Civilians, Israeli Forces Shoot Palestinian Journalist During Demolition of Home in Ramallah, Aid Groups Say New EU Mea…
(2023-06-09). Supreme Surprise: Court Upholds Voting Rights Act, Strikes Down Alabama's Racially Gerrymandered Maps. democracynow.org 
In a surprise 5-4 decision Tuesday, the U.S. Supreme Court rejected a racially gerrymandered voting map in Alabama, upholding a key plank of the Voting Rights Act that the conservative majority has spent years whittling away at. Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Brett Kavanaugh sided with the court's liberal justices in finding that Alabama's Republican-drawn congressional districts unlawfully disadvantage Black voters by diluting their voting power, a violation of Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act banning voting practices that discriminate based on race and color. The court ordered Alabama̵…
(2023-06-10). US pushes new sanctions to combat normalization with Syria. thecradle.co
(2023-06-09). Will Customs and Border Protection's Revised Vehicle Pursuit Policy Make Us Safer? aclu.org The United States' border region has always borne the brunt of our most aggressive immigration enforcement efforts, including dangerous high-speed vehicle pursuits by Border Patrol agents that far too often end in serious injuries and deaths. | After years of public outcry from advocates, victims, and borderland residents, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced a revised vehicle pursuit policy earlier this year. This new policy, which took effect this month after a delay, includes measures that we believe can be important for safeguarding the lives of everyone in our communities. But serious questi…
(2023-06-09). Black Alabama voters score stunning Supreme Court victory against racist gerrymandering. peoplesworld.org WASHINGTON (AP)—This week's Supreme Court decision ordering Alabama to redraw its congressional districts was seen by many lawmakers of color and voting rights activists as a stunning victory with the potential to become a major stepping stone for undoing political maps that dilute the strength of communities of color. Hank Sanders, a former Alabama state lawmaker who …
(2023-06-09). Abortion bans and women's healthcare. liberationnews.org Abortion rights advocates have warned legislators for decades that restricting abortion access, whether by law or by other social factors, would have a cascading negative effect on public health.
(2023-06-09). Headlines for June 9, 2023. democracynow.org Donald Trump Indicted on Federal Criminal Charges over Mishandling of Classified Documents, Smoke from Canadian Wildfires Spreads South and West Across United States, Supreme Court Orders Alabama to Redraw Racially Gerrymandered Congressional Maps, SCOTUS Upholds Ability of Medicaid Recipients to Sue States That Violate Their Rights, SCOTUS Justices Thomas and Alito Get Extensions on Financial Disclosure Filings, U.S. Halts Food Aid to Ethiopia, Accuses Military of Diverting Deliveries Away from Civilians, Israeli Forces Shoot Palestinian Journalist During Demolition of Home in Ramallah, Aid Groups Say New EU Mea…
(2023-06-09). Supreme Surprise: Court Upholds Voting Rights Act, Strikes Down Alabama's Racially Gerrymandered Maps. democracynow.org In a surprise 5-4 decision Tuesday, the U.S. Supreme Court rejected a racially gerrymandered voting map in Alabama, upholding a key plank of the Voting Rights Act that the conservative majority has spent years whittling away at. Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Brett Kavanaugh sided with the court's liberal justices in finding that Alabama's Republican-drawn congressional districts unlawfully disadvantage Black voters by diluting their voting power, a violation of Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act banning voting practices that discriminate based on race and color. The court ordered Alabama̵…
(2023-06-10). US pushes new sanctions to combat normalization with Syria. thecradle.co
(2023-06-10). Why China's socialist economy is more efficient than capitalism By: John Ross. midwesternmarx.com 
The difficulty the U.S. faces in its current attempts to damage China's economy was analysed in detail in the article "The U.S. is trying to persuade China to commit suicide". Reduced to essentials, the U.S. problem is that it possesses no external economic levers powerful enough to derail China's economy. The U.S. has attempted tariffs, technology sanctions, political provocations over Taiwan, the actual or threatened banning of companies such as Huawei …
(2023-06-09). Ex-CIA advisor predicts date when U.S. dollar hegemony will collapse. mronline.org 
The collective push to replace the U.S. dollar as the world reserve currency has much to do with Washington's "weaponization of the dollar through the use of sanctions."
(2023-06-09). Journey to St. Petersburg, Moscow and Crimea. covertactionmagazine.com At the end of April of this year, the two of us ventured together to Russia. We went with the purpose of fact-finding and also to make a point that we do not believe that Russia should be isolated from the world through sanctions and travel bans. At this moment, Russia is more isolated from …