'Vigilando el útero' en Alabama
Minnie Bruce Pratt | workers.org | 2019-07-18
Marshae Jones El ataque intensificado contra las mujeres, la justicia de género oprimida y la justicia reproductiva, denunciada como "vigilancia policial" por la activista y defensora de los derechos reproductivos Michelle Goodwin, ha alcanzado un nuevo nivel de violencia en Alabama. El 3 de julio, Marshae Jones, una joven afroamericana . . . | Continue reading 'Vigilando el útero' en Alabama at Workers.org…
workers.org/2019/07/18/vigilando-el-utero-en-alabama/

The Dark Side of the Moon Mission
James Jeffrey | progressive.org | 2019-07-18
"For that kind of money," Vonnegut cracked on the CBS Evening News, "the least [NASA] can do is discover God." Civil rights activists, anti-Vietnam War protesters and even top scientists were skeptical of the Apollo moon mission at the time.
progressive.org/dispatches/dark-side-of-moon-mission-jeffrey-190718/

Thousands join vigil at Los Angeles detention center
Katerina Moore | liberationnews.org | 2019-07-18
On July 12, members of ANSWER Coalition and the Party for Socialism and Liberation joined thousands of people for a vigil outside the Metropolitan Detention Center in Downtown Los Angeles.
liberationnews.org/thousands-join-vigil-at-los-angeles-detention-center/

Seeking truth about Venezuela's food production
John Catalinotto | workers.org | 2019-07-18
An organization in the United States has scheduled a 10-day trip to Venezuela in late August that could help people find answers to important questions: Are there shortages of food? What is responsible for such shortages? What is the role of U.S. sanctions? How are the Venezuelans responding to the . . . | Continue reading Seeking truth about Venezuela's food production at Workers.org…
workers.org/2019/07/18/seeking-truth-about-venezuelas-food-production/

Venezuela: Trump Diverts Central America Aid to Guaido as EU Threatens More Sanctions
Ricardo Vaz | venezuelanalysis.com | 2019-07-18
Guaido's team is receiving over $40 million to fund salaries, travel, training, propaganda and technical assistance.
venezuelanalysis.com/news/14592

The Lasalin massacre and the human rights crisis in Haiti
Seth Donnelly | mronline.org | 2019-07-18
Based on remarks by Mr Luiz Awazu Pereira da Silva, Deputy General Manager of the BIS, at the Conference of the Central Banks and Supervisors Network for Greening the Financial System (NGFS), Paris, 17 April 2019. | Source…
mronline.org/2019/07/18/the-lasalin-massacre-and-the-human-rights-crisis-in-haiti/

The Mad Corruptions of Trump Inc
Jim Hightower | globalresearch.ca | 2019-07-18
Where's Shakespeare when we need him? Only the Bard of Avon could do literary justice to the tortured madness of Donald Trump, who fluctuates between petulant self-pity and weird self-praise. | His brags are especially weird because they usually involve …
globalresearch.ca/mad-corruptions-trump-inc/5683951

Jewish Activists of 'Never Again' Action Oppose Immigrant Detention Centers
Staff | therealnews.com | 2019-07-18
Molly Amster of Jews United for Justice explains why the concentration camp analogy is more than just rhetoric when it comes to Trump's detention camps and policies…
therealnews.com/stories/jewish-activists-of-never-again-action-oppose-immigrant-detention-centers

With Support of Just 3 Republicans, House Democrats Pass 'Historic' Raise the Wage Act to Guarantee Workers $15 Minimum Wage
Julia Conley, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2019-07-18
Progressives in Congress were joined by workers, business owners, and labor rights advocates in celebrating the "historic" passage on Thursday of the Raise the Wage Act, aimed at guaranteeing all American workers a minimum wage of $15. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files… …
commondreams.org/news/2019/07/18/support-just-3-republicans-house-democrats-pass-historic-raise-wage-act-guarantee?cd-origin=rss

33 brave senior(kupuna) protectors on Hawaii's Mauna Kea detained by police
DLI | indybay.org | 2019-07-18
On Wednesday morning, State police removed 33 senior(kupuna) protectors from a human chain that had blocked–for 3 days–access to the Mauna Kea Road, by construction equipment that are slated to begin the Thirty Meter Telescope(TMT). The protectors are part of the hundreds-strong peaceful activists that had been up at the Mauna(mountain) since last Sunday, July 14.
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/07/18/18824824.php

Speak out for immigrant rights!
Party for Socialism and Liberation | indybay.org | 2019-07-18
16th & Mission BART Plaza…
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/07/16/18824790.php

Big show of support for striking DP World workers
pip.hinman | greenleft.org.au | 2019-07-18
Trade unionists and community activists converged at the DP World container terminal on Swanson Dock, West Melbourne, on July 12 to support the 600 Maritime Union of Australia (MUA) members midway through their four-day strike action. About 12 other unions showed their solidarity by taking part in the community assembly. | The well-attended community assembly shows there is broad support for unionists to stand their ground and send a loud message that they will not be bullied into surrendering workplace rights and conditions. | Melbourne wharfies maintained a 24-hour presence at the DP World container termina…
greenleft.org.au/content/big-show-support-striking-dp-world-workers

France: Delevoye report prepares the slashing of pensions by Macron
wsws.org | 2019-07-18
Despite the growing opposition expressed in the "yellow vest" protests, the Macron government is accelerating its assault on the social rights of the working class.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/07/18/pens…

Why Is Homeownership Among Blacks Lower Than Ever?
Staff | therealnews.com | 2019-07-18
Segregation and housing discrimination are affecting Black homeownership today as much as in the days before the 1964 Civil Rights Act. What happened and how can this be reversed?
therealnews.com/stories/why-is-homeownership-among-blacks-lower-than-ever

Ilhan Omar's bill backs Americans' right to boycott Israel. Here's why it will fail
rt.com | 2019-07-18
Congresswoman Ilhan Omar has introduced a bill that would protect the right to boycott Israel, apparently related to the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement. We look at why the legislation is bound to be dead on arrival. | …
rt.com/usa/464519-omar-bds-bill-analysis/

Torture tactics? 'Baby Shark' played on repeat at night to deter homeless from Florida city building
rt.com | 2019-07-18
Florida officials have reportedly been playing a selection of children's songs, including the toddler hit 'Baby Shark', on repeat throughout the night to keep homeless people from sleeping outside a city-owned community building. | …
rt.com/usa/464497-baby-shark-vs-florida-homeless/

Trump's Iran Treaty Withdrawal and Sanctions Based on Lies, but War Could Be a Reality
Staff | therealnews.com | 2019-07-18
Khury Petersen-Smith outlines how Trump's untruths and policies are making America the aggressor, not Iran, and how American media from the New York Times to Fox News are falling for his rhetoric…
therealnews.com/stories/trumps-iran-treaty-withdrawal-and-sanctions-based-on-lies-but-war-could-be-a-reality

Japanese Americans and allies protest the unjust detention of children at Fort Sill
Mike Ishii | indybay.org | 2019-07-18
Fort Sill | 2999 N.W. Sheridan Road | Lawton, Oklahoma…
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/07/16/18824794.php

Places of worship seek to protect people from 'terror' raids launched by Trump
Ed Sykes | thecanary.co | 2019-07-17
Places of worship across the US are standing up to Donald Trump. In recent days, many have given sanctuary to people at risk from Trump's latest anti-immigration raids. These are targeting roughly 2,000 people without official documentation. Numerous religious figures have criticised Trump for 'terrorising' these people. | Synagogues oppose "cruel, immoral, and inhumane" raids: | On 14 July, New York's Jewish community united to defend families…
thecanary.co/us/us-analysis/2019/07/17/places-of-worship-seek-to-protect-people-from-terror-raids-launched-by-trump/

Politicization of migrant 'crisis' in Hungary making them scapegoats, independent UN human rights expert warns
United Nations | un.org | 2019-07-17
Expressing deep concern over how migration and migrants themselves are being politicized and scapegoated in Hungary, an independent United Nations human rights expert on Wednesday urged the Government to immediately end its "crisis" approach to the issue.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2019/07/1042661

UK to Send 3rd Warship to Persian Gulf, Tensions With Iran Grow
telesurenglish.net | 2019-07-17
The United Kingdom announced Tuesday that it will send a third warship to the Persian Gulf. The announcement comes at a time when tensions between the U.K. and Iran over the illegal seizure of an Iranian oil tanker earlier this month are increasing. | RELATED: | Iran Ready for Talks If US Lifts Sanctions: Rouhani | The British Ministry of Defense (MoD) said that HMS Kent, a type 23 frigate, would be sent out into the region in September in order to ensure the country's maritime security p…
telesurenglish.net/news/UK-to-Send-Warship-to-the-Persian-Gulf-Among-Tensions-With-Iran-20190717-0026.html

Would Blacklisting Iran's IRGC and Increasing US Military Presence in the Persian Gulf Lead to Hostilities in the Strait of Hormuz? PART 2
unitedEditor | uwidata.com | 2019-07-17
Let's delve into the heart of the matter: blacklisting the IRGC, sanctioning Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei, Dr. Zariff, the Iranian Foreign Minister and General Suleimani, the Commander of the Quds Force wing of the IRGC. Naturally, it was not a surprise to any Middle East senior analysts that Iran's IRGC would eventually be sanctioned …
uwidata.com/4332-would-blacklisting-irans-irgc-and-increasing-us-military-presence-in-the-persian-gulf-lead-to-hostilities-in-the-strait-of-hormuz-2/

Iran's Not the Aggressor, the US Is
Khury Petersen-Smith | counterpunch.org | 2019-07-17
It's easy to be confused about what's happening between the U.S. and Iran. On July 10, President Trump again accused Iran of violating the Obama-era nuclear deal, in a tweet that he concluded by promising to increase U.S. sanctions "substantially." Similarly, headlines — such as a recent New York Times article that originally proclaimed,…
counterpunch.org/2019/07/17/irans-not-the-aggressor-the-us-is/

Janet Jackson and 50 Cent to perform at Saudi Arabia concert amid ongoing calls for a boycott
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2019-07-17
Janet Jackson and rappers 50 Cent and Future have been added to the lineup for the Jeddah World Fest. | The concert in Saudi Arabia is the one that Nicki Minaj pulled out of after human rights organisations urged the rapper to cancel her appearance. | The website f…
thecanary.co/global/world-news/2019/07/17/janet-jackson-and-50-cent-to-perform-at-saudi-arabia-concert-amid-ongoing-calls-for-a-boycott/

Five years after Eric Garner's death, no charges will be filed
Michelle Zacarias | peoplesworld.org | 2019-07-17
The Department of Justice announced on Tuesday, July 16, that it will not pursue federal civil rights charges against Daniel Pantaleo, the New York City police officer who placed Eric Garner in the chokehold that killed him. The decision brings to a close the criminal portion of the case and came just a day prior …
peoplesworld.org/article/five-years-after-eric-garners-death-no-charges-will-be-filed/

Happiest Place on Earth? Meet the Disney Heiress Speaking Out Against Disneyland's Abuse of Workers
Staff | democracynow.org | 2019-07-17
Abigail Disney, the heiress of the Disney fortune, is once again speaking out against the company's unfair labor and wage practices. She recently spoke to Disneyland employees in California, where they shared their experiences with the theme park's work environment. In the past, Abigail Disney has criticized Disney CEO Bob Iger's obscene salary and the drastic pay gap between Iger and other Disney employees. Abigail Disney also testified in May at the House Committee on Financial Services during a hearing on strengthening the rights and protections of workers. We speak with Abigail Disney, filmmaker and granddaug…
www.democracynow.org/2019/7/17/abigail_d…

"They Didn't Do Their Job": Eric Garner Family Outraged DOJ Won't Prosecute His Death by Police
Staff | democracynow.org | 2019-07-17
It's been five years since Eric Garner, an African-American father of six, was killed when a white New York City police officer wrestled him to the ground and applied a fatal chokehold, while Garner, who was unarmed, said "I can't breathe" 11 times. On Tuesday, federal prosecutors announced they will not bring civil rights charges against Daniel Pantaleo, the police officer implicated in Garner's death. The move reportedly came after Attorney General William Barr ordered that the case be dropped. Earlier this year, a medical examiner testified that it was a chokehold that triggered an asthma attack that led to Ga…
www.democracynow.org/2019/7/17/eric_garn…

National strike against Ecuadorian government demands Assange's freedom
wsws.org | 2019-07-17
The protests in defense of Assange and the recent five-day strike in Ecuador demonstrate that the only social basis for his liberation and the defense democratic rights is the international working class.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/07/17/ecua…

Migrants Are Fleeing Something Worse
Megan Klein | progressive.org | 2019-07-16
Clearly, if the appalling conditions in detention centers are an improvement from what they are fleeing, these migrants have a sufficient basis for seeking asylum in the United States.
progressive.org/op-eds/migrants-are-fleeing-something-worse-Klein-190516/

Denver marches to close Trump's concentration camps
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2019-07-16
Aurora, CO – Hundreds of protestors marched from the Peoria transit station to the corporate-run GEO Group ICE Processing Center on July 12. The march was led by the Coalition to Close Concentration Camps. The coalition is composed of many local immigrant rights groups and community activists demanding President Trump close the camps. | Marchers chanted, "Close the camps! "Shut it down!" and "Say it loud, say it clear, immigrants are welcome here!" They also proudly displayed signs reading "Abolish ICE," "Don't look away" and "Never again is now." One leader spoke about U.S. government intervention in Central Am…
www.fightbacknews.org/2019/7/16/denver-m…

Julián Castro Is Running for President & Supporting Striking Amazon & McDonald's Workers
Staff | democracynow.org | 2019-07-16
Amid labor strikes against poor working conditions and low wages for Amazon and McDonald's workers, we speak with 2020 presidential candidate Julián Castro about workers' rights, fair pay and where he stands on foreign policy, from China to Israel.
www.democracynow.org/2019/7/16/julian_ca…

Guaido's Bodyguards Arrested as Venezuela Talks Resume in Barbados
Venezuela Analysis | theantimedia.com | 2019-07-16
(VZA) — Three men linked to self-declared "Interim President" Juan Guaido were arrested on Friday while allegedly selling weapons stolen during the failed April 30 putsch. According to Communications Minister Jorge Rodriguez, Guaido's personal bodyguards Erick Sanchez and Jason Parisi, as well as Sanchez's cousin Eduardo Garcia, were detained while reportedly trying to sell five AK-103 rifles …

Guaido's Bodyguards Arrested as Venezuela Talks Resume in Barbados

Liberals Using "Human Rights" to Push Coup in Venezuela
Yves Engler | dissidentvoice.org | 2019-07-16
The modern way to overthrow a government the capitalist world doesn't like is by claiming to do it in the name of supporting 'human rights'. This requires that the target be portrayed as a rights violator. As part of their effort to overthrow Nicolas Maduro's government, Ottawa has funded and promoted a slew of groups …
dissidentvoice.org/2019/07/liberals-using-human-rights-to-push-coup-in-venezuela/

25 years after population conference, women still face challenges to 'well-being and human rights', says UN chief
United Nations | un.org | 2019-07-16
Many women and girls "still face enormous challenges to their health, well-being and human rights", Secretary-General António Guterres told a High-level General Assembly meeting on Tuesday conevened to mark the 25th anniversary of the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD), a milestone in reproductive health and rights.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2019/07/1042611

Real Talk Tho: How will Baltimore Respond to Immigration Policy"
Staff | therealnews.com | 2019-07-16
As Trump Ratchets Up Anti-immigrant Rhetoric, How Will Baltimore Respond? Images of children at the border locked in cages and starving have sparked protests across the country. Meanwhile, President Trump's threats to carry out raids in cities like Baltimore have immigrant communities living in fear of being detained or deported. Do these harsh immigration policies…
therealnews.com/stories/real-talk-tho-how-will-baltimore-respond-to-immigration-policy

Undocumented Workers Have Rights & How the US Destabilized Honduras
Staff | therealnews.com | 2019-07-16
Episode 8 of Real Talk Tho: As Trump threaten immigration raids, how will Baltimore respond? (9/10)…
therealnews.com/stories/undocumented-workers-have-rights-how-the-us-destabilized-honduras

"We Are in Fear": Undocumented Immigrant in Sanctuary Responds to Raids from Colorado Church
Staff | democracynow.org | 2019-07-15
As immigrant communities face ongoing raids across the country, we speak with Rosa Sabido, one of dozens of undocumented immigrants living in churches across the United States. She entered sanctuary in May 2017 in the fellowship hall at United Methodist Church in Mancos, Colorado, after being told that her latest request of stay of deportation had been denied by ICE. She first came to the U.S. on a visitor visa in 1987 to see her mother and stepfather, who are both naturalized U.S. citizens. "We are in fear. We are on guard," says Sabido. "We are on constant panic, and we don't know what's going to happen in our…
www.democracynow.org/2019/7/15/rosa_sabi…

Hundreds join united action in Palo Alto, Calif., to shut down Palantir Technologies for complicity with ICE
Jon Britton | liberationnews.org | 2019-07-15
In a great show of unity in action, more than a dozen groups from all over the San Francisco Bay Area joined together July 19 to protest at Palantir Technologies in Palo Alto for the company's provision of software facilitating ICE raids, detentions and deportations.
liberationnews.org/hundreds-join-united-action-in-palo-alto-calif-to-shut-down-palantir-technologies-for-complicity-with-ice/

Cruelty Is the Point: Communities Fight Back as Threat of ICE Raids Terrorize Immigrant Families
Staff | democracynow.org | 2019-07-15
This weekend, Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents launched a handful of raids across the country as part of President Trump's push to detain and deport thousands of undocumented migrants in 10 major cities. Agents in Chicago reportedly arrested a mother and her children only to quickly release them. Arrests were also attempted in New York City, in Sunset Park, Brooklyn, and Harlem, where immigrants reportedly refused to open their doors to ICE agents because they did not have warrants. Authorities say more raids are planned this week, prompting fear but also generating mass protests on the ground. We speak…
www.democracynow.org/2019/7/15/immigrati…

UN Human Rights Council Adopts Resolution Rejecting US Sanctions
TeleSur English | venezuelanalysis.com | 2019-07-15
The draft resolution was approved with 28 votes in favor, 14 against and five abstentions, and was presented by Venezuela and Palestine on behalf of the Movement of Non-aligned Countries.
venezuelanalysis.com/news/14585

The UN's Free Speech Problem
Binoy Kampmark | dissidentvoice.org | 2019-07-15
Anyone willing to consult the international law book on the subject of free speech will find it heavy with protections for free speech. The UN Declaration of Human Rights features, in its preamble, the ideal that "human beings shall enjoy freedom of speech and belief and freedom from fear and want", nothing less than "the …
dissidentvoice.org/2019/07/the-uns-free-speech-problem/

How Some Florida Prosecutors Are Pushing Back Against GOP Voter Suppression Efforts
Maryam Saleh | theintercept.com | 2019-07-15
The GOP legislature is trying to take the vote away from people with past legal woes — and some prosecutors are looking for ways around a new restriction.
theintercept.com/2019/07/15/florida-voting-rights-amendment-4/

Author of 'Emanuel Nine' church massacre book to speak at Civil Rights Memorial Center
splcenter.org | 2019-07-15
As the prosecution made its closing argument, photos of the nine people that Dylann Roof had shot to death in a Charleston, South Carolina, church appeared on the screen in bloody, gruesome detail.
splcenter.org/news/2019/07/18/author-emanuel-nine-church-massacre-book-speak-civil-rights-memorial-center

Pompeo's 'Inalienable Rights Commission' — A Conservative Christian Assault on Human Rights?
Staff | therealnews.com | 2019-07-15
The newly-announced State Department "commission on inalienable rights" is a Trojan Horse for the long-planned Conservative Christian attack on human rights.
therealnews.com/stories/pompeos-inalienable-rights-commission-a-conservative-christian-assault-on-human-rights

Activists in Oshkosh, WI call for closure of Trump's concentration camps
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2019-07-14
Oshkosh, WI – On the evening of July 12, the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh Students for a Democratic Society (UWO SDS) hosted a Lights for Liberty rally, demanding an end to the Trump administration's detention policy and the closure of the concentration camps, where tens of thousands of immigrants are being held in clear breach of international law. The call to action drew roughly 30 people from Oshkosh and the surrounding Fox Valley area. | The event started with a silent candlelight vigil to help bring awareness to the disastrous conditions in the camps. The action featured 12 different people speaking…
www.fightbacknews.org/2019/7/14/activist…

Minneapolis stands with Iran, Venezuela, Cuba against U.S. sanctions regime
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2019-07-14
Minneapolis, MN – "Workers of the world, unite! Not 'workers of America unite' or 'workers who look like us, pray like us or love like us unite.' It's all workers," said union organizer David Gilbert-Pederson of Minnesota Workers United. "We have more in common with the tailor in Tehran than the bankers who crashed our economy. We have more in common with the bus driver in Caracas than the politicians locking kids in cages." | Gilbert-Pederson spoke to a protest on Lake Street, July 13, of over 80 people gathered to oppose recent U.S. war threats against Iran and Venezuela. Organized by the Minnesota Peace Action…
www.fightbacknews.org/2019/7/14/minneapo…

With ICE Raids Expected to Begin Today, the Message is Clear: "Know Your Rights"
Eoin Higgins | theantimedia.com | 2019-07-14
The ICE raids are expected to target migrant families in at least 10 cities on Sunday.

With ICE Raids Expected to Begin Today, the Message is Clear: "Know Your Rights"

San Diego demands closure of Trump's concentration camps
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2019-07-13
San Ysidro, CA – Protesters marched from Larsen Field in San Ysidro to the pedestrian border crossing Friday evening, July 12. The march was led by local Kumeyaay tribal elders, accompanied by the Brown Berets, and local immigrant rights and political organizations in demanding an immediate end to the Trump administration's refugee and immigrant concentration camps. | These camps have been the center of popular outrage, as many reports have surfaced of children being ripped away from their families, sexually assaulted and denied medical treatment. Some even died in custody or immediately following release. S…
www.fightbacknews.org/2019/7/13/san-dieg…

Know Your Rights: How Immigrant Rights Activists Are Preparing for Looming ICE Deportation Raids
Staff | democracynow.org | 2019-07-12
Immigrant communities across the country and their allies are preparing for nationwide raids by Immigration and Customs Enforcement planned to begin Sunday that will target undocumented members of immigrant families in at least nine major cities. The cities where raids will take place are said to be Atlanta, Baltimore, Chicago, Denver, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, New York and San Francisco. New Orleans had been on the list, but the city announced this weekend that ICE was temporarily postponing the raids due to Tropical Storm Barry. We speak with a roundtable of immigrants' rights activists: Adelina Nicholls, th…
www.democracynow.org/2019/7/12/trump_ice…

The Glaring Holes in Michelle Bachelet's Venezuela Human Rights Report
Roger D. Harris | mintpressnews.com | 2019-07-12
UN High Commissioner on Human Rights Michelle Bachelet's report on Venezuela echoes the US government's talking points, which are designed to terminate the two-decade-old Bolivarian Revolution in Venezuela. The report fails to acknowledge Venezuela's manifest accomplishments or even recognize victims of US-backed right-wing violence in Venezuela. The US economic war against Venezuela, US threats of a "military option," and opposition violence are treated in the Bachelet report as figments of the imagination, "alleged internal and external threats." | Mean…
mintpressnews.com/glaring-holes-michelle-bachelet-venezuela-human-rights-report/260552/