(2022-06-12). Economic Trends After Outbreak Of War. Is Recovery Possible? southfront.org 
SPIEF will be organized in an era of great change | Despite the increasing influence of the military agenda on the information background in the world, business still plays the main role. It is the monetary component that determines the agenda, contrary to emotions and political gestures. | It should be noted that a situation similar to the one in which Russia is currently trapped has been occurring periodically lately. Economic sanctions have become the m…
(2022-06-11). Ukraine Volunteer Fighter and US Citizen Craig Lang Armed by Colombia to Overthrow Venezuela's Gov't, FBI Source Says. orinocotribune.com 
Craig Lang, a US Army veteran accused by US authorities of carrying out murders on American soil as well as torture and other war crimes in Ukraine, allegedly joined a band of insurgents armed by the Colombian police to overthrow the Venezuelan government. | An FBI affidavit against Lang states that he was in Colombia with an Army pal when the country's national police provided him with weapons to attack Venezuela. | Lang's history tracks closely with that of Paul Gray, a fellow US military veteran and white nationalist also fighting in Ukraine. According to new revelations by a former compatriot of US-backed Ven…
(2022-06-12). Interview with William Camacaro on the Workers' Summit of the Americas. fightbacknews.org Fight Back! interviewed William Camacaro, one of the coordinators of the important Workers' Summit of the Americas which takes place on June 10-12 in Tijuana, Mexico. | Fight Back!: How was this Workers' Summit of Las Americas started? | William Camacaro: I was in Venezuela last year with comrades and we said, "We have a possibility to organize a conference in Mexico." We used to organize an event in Tijuana in solidarity with Cuba against the blockade. That has not happened for six or seven years. Now is more important than ever because Cuba, Nicaragua and Venezuela are under U.S. sanctions. So, we need to make…
(2022-06-12). CIA-Backed Terrorism, 'Humanitarian' NGOs, and the Cycle of War Propaganda. orinocotribune.com By Rainer Shea — Jun 9, 2022 | Within Washington's current disinformation campaign targeting Russia, there are a series of traits which reflect a pattern. A pattern that becomes visible when one has studied the cycle of imperialist propaganda long enough. In the 21st century, where sanctions, online narratives, and a dynamic of reignited great-power competition define how imperialism operates, this cycle revolves around exercises in marketing which use "humanitarianism" as the selling point. A network of "human rights" organizations engage in theatrics, manufacturing dramatic stories of atrocities by the ta…
(2022-06-12). Solidarity against anti-Palestinian smear campaign targeting CUNY movement, Nerdeen Kiswani and Within Our Lifetime. samidoun.net 
Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network stands in solidarity with Palestinian activist and law graduate Nerdeen Kiswani, Within Our Lifetime, and the movement for Palestinian liberation at the City University of New York (CUNY). Kiswani was elected by her graduating class as the student commencement speaker at her law school graduation, where she delivered a powerful …
(2022-06-12). Thursday 6/16: The New Abortion Strategies: Reproductive Rights, Lessons from the Movement & How We Win. indybay.org FREE online event w/ live captioning + free ebook copy…
(2022-06-12). 11 ISIL terrorists killed, detained in Afghanistan. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 12 (MNA) — Taliban Police Command in Takhar announced that 8 ISIL terrorists, including an ISIL key element, were killed in the city of Taleqan.
(2022-06-12). Tuesday 8/9: Defending Choice: Roe vs. Wade and the Battle to Preserve Women's Rights. indybay.org Online event – FREE…
(2022-06-12). Somalian army forces detain al-Shabaab terrorist chieftain. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 12 (MNA) — Somalia's commando forces nabbed a cheiftain of al-Shabaab terrorist group linked to al-Qaeda on Sunday.
(2022-06-12). Wednesday 7/6: What Could the End of Abortion Rights Mean for America and Globally. indybay.org Online event w/ Closed Captions…
(2022-06-11). Bolivian court sentences Jeanine àÅñez to 10 years in prison. peoplesdispatch.org The First Anti-Corruption Sentencing Court of La Paz found Jeanine àÅñez and other former police and military chiefs guilty of "breach of duties" and taking "resolutions contrary to the Constitution and the Law" following the coup d'état against then President Evo Morales in November 2019…
(2022-06-11). Housing Rights Militants At The People's Summit. popularresistance.org The ninth Summit of the Americas is taking place in Los Angeles from June 6 to 10, organized by the US-influenced Organization of American States. | The White House, in announcing the US as the host of the Summit back in January, stated: "Working with the city of Los Angeles, Mayor of Los Angeles Eric Garcetti, and Governor of California Gavin Newsom, the United States looks forward to convening leaders and stakeholders across the hemisphere to advance our shared commitment to economic prosperity, security, human rights, and dignity." | The People's Summit is being organized concurrently in Los Angeles as a worki…
(2022-06-11). Mexico's President AMLO Condemns US Blockade Of Cuba. popularresistance.org Mexico's left-wing President Andrés Manuel López Obrador has condemned the illegal US blockade of Cuba as a "type of genocide" and "tremendous violation of human rights." | At his daily press briefing on the morning on June 6, López Obrador was asked about his decision to boycott the US government's Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles, California. | The Mexican president, known popularly by the acronym AMLO, explained that he refused to attend in order to protest Washington's exclusion of Cuba, Venezuela, and Nicaragua. | López Obrador denounced the blockade that the United States has imposed on Cuba for more t…
(2022-06-11). Mapping Project highlights US imperialism, Zionism and complicit institutions from Boston to Palestine. samidoun.net 
Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network salutes the incisive work of The Mapping Project, a newly announced initiative that makes clear the links between repressive institutions in the Boston area. As the Mapping Project notes, it is "a project created by activists and organizers in eastern Massachusetts, investigating local links between entities responsible for the colonization of …
(2022-06-11). The Chris Hedges Report: The Long Road Home. popularresistance.org In the conclusion of The Long Road Home, Chris Hedges looks at the numerous hurdles faced by prisoners released into society, the toll of reentry on their families, the importance of educational programs in restoring self-esteem and setting goals, and the difficult process of parole. Hedges begins by speaking with Russ Owen, who spent 32 years in prison, on the day of his release from East Jersey State Prison. Owen, who graduated summa cum laude from Rutgers University and earned a doctorate in Pastoral Care in prison, began work recently as a community organizer with New Jersey Together. He says that although he…
(2022-06-11). Prepare for mass action to keep abortion legal! fightbacknews.org The Supreme Court is poised to overturn federal constitutional protections of abortion rights. A ruling on a case which would overturn Roe v. Wade is expected this month. The court usually releases announcements and decisions on Tuesdays and Thursdays. | We call on all progressive people to make serious preparations now for mass protests in response to the ruling once it is announced. | The right to determine if and when one becomes pregnant, and to terminate that pregnancy, is a question of basic bodily autonomy. Women and other people with the ability to become pregnant cannot be free if this basic right is cur…
(2022-06-11). The housing struggle is a national and international struggle: Kenia Alcocer. peoplesdispatch.org Kenia Alcocer talks about important struggles she took up as an activist, the formation of the Los Angeles Tenants Union and how the struggle for housing rights is related to other working class struggles.
(2022-06-11). Iran says US unjust sanctions targets health care systems. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 11 (MNA) — The ambassador and deputy permanent representative of Iran to the United Nations has lambasted the US' oppressive and unjust unilateral measures which severely affect the health care systems of other countries.
(2022-06-11). US may allow Iran's oil to market even without nuclear deal. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 11 (MNA) — Chairman of the London Energy Club says if the midterm election is dominated by the need to get gas prices lower in America, turning a somewhat greater blind eye to the sanctioned barrels flowing out is probably expected.
(2022-06-11). Fusako Shignenobu, in her own words. samidoun.net 
The following translation of Fusako Shigenobu's last newsletter from prison was published by translator Lisa Hofmann-Kuroda at Medium. We are honored to republish this important translation and once again salute Fusako Shigenobu upon her liberation, her daughter Mai and all of her comrades in struggle. Fusako Shigenobu is the former leader of the Japanese Red …
(2022-06-11). US sanctions policy to create new G8 group: Volodin. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 11 (MNA) — Russia's State Duma Speaker said that a new G8 group including Iran and Russia will be set up with the sanctions policy of the United States and its allies.
(2022-06-11). The Movement to Restore Ex-Felons' Voting Rights is Now Focusing on the States. commondreams.org Felony disenfranchisement laws are rooted in the Jim Crow era and were implemented to suppress Black electoral power…
(2022-06-10). Priti Patel's Sweeping New Threat To Free Expression. scheerpost.com 
Priti Patel leaves St Paul's Cathedral with other ministers after the Platinum Jubilee service on Friday. (Photo: Andrew Parsons / No 10) | By Richard Norton-Taylor / Journalists who receive some funding from foreign governments are at risk of committing offences under a bill that carries a maximum sentence of life imprisonment. The risk also applies to individuals working for civil society organisations such as human rights groups. | It would be an offence to disclose leaked information that would p…
(2022-06-10). "We are not done": Policy, protections, and the people's struggle for Pride. mronline.org 
June is Pride Month. It is a time to celebrate. It's also a time to remember the struggle for equal rights, a history we are continually encouraged to forsake, fragment, and forget.