(2021-08-30). Demand for 'Moratorium on Drone Warfare' Follows Latest US Killing of Afghan Civilians. commondreams.org "The department will fight to protect every student's right to access in-person learning safely and the rights of local educators to put in place policies that allow all students to return to the classroom full-time in-person safely this fall."
(2021-08-30). Headlines for August 30, 2021. democracynow.org Up to 10 People Killed in U.S. Strike in Kabul, Rockets Fired at Airport as Withdrawal Deadline Nears, Hurricane Ida Slams into Louisiana, Killing One Person, Cutting Power to Entire City of New Orleans, Florida Judge Says Schools Can Impose Mask Mandates; Dr. Fauci Banks Vaccine Mandates for Students, Rev. Jesse Jackson Transfers to Rehab as Wife Moves to ICU; Conservative Radio Hosts Die of COVID-19, Thousands Rally for Voting Rights on Anniversary of March on Washington, 30 Yemeni Soldiers Killed in Attack During Military Exercise, Israel Launches New Airstrikes on Gaza; Soldiers Use Live Fire on Palestinian P…
(2021-08-30). Twenty years after Australia turned away the Tampa refugees. wsws.org Supported by the Labor Party, the government barred entry to more than 400 asylum seekers, mostly from Afghanistan, and transported them to a remote Pacific island to be detained indefinitely.
(2021-08-30). Afghan Crisis Must End America's Empire of War, Corruption and Poverty. commondreams.org Policymakers, said one human rights advocate, should devise "concrete plans for helping Afghans reach safety in the E.U." | The U.S. can either stumble on in its fruitless attempt to control the world through militarism and coercion, or it can use this opportunity to rethink its place in the world.
(2021-08-30). Ordinary Nicaraguans Should Guide Progressive Left's Stance. popularresistance.org Rather than acclaiming a country that is lifting itself out of poverty, it is apparently much more important to judge it against hypocritical Western standards about "democracy" and "human rights" while disregarding the government's need to defend the country's gains against attacks from Washington and elsewhere.
(2021-08-30). Where Are They? The Disappeared: When Remembering is a Political Act of Resistance. counterpunch.org August 30 each year is commemorated as the Day of the Disappeared in many parts of the world. In Honduras, labor unions, students and teachers organizations, human rights and women's groups and others typically mark the day with a massive public march through some of the main streets of Tegucigalpa, the Honduran capital. The march can stretch for a mile or more and last for three hours. But why such an outpouring for those who have disappeared?
(2021-08-30). Wangan and Jagalingou people demand respect for human rights. greenleft.org.au Wangan and Jagalingou senior cultural custodian Adrian Burragubba led an important rally outside the Queensland parliament on August 30. | Burragubba demanded that the Wangan and Jagalingou human rights be respected and that the sacred Doongmabulla Springs be protected. | He also promised that the Adani mine would be stopped and called on the government and investors to walk away from Adani's mine.
(2021-08-30). 'At 67 years old, all jobs are difficult': Workers Party of Belgium launches campaign against pension reform. peoplesdispatch.org The Workers' Party of Belgium (PTB/PVDA) has initiated a campaign against the government's proposed pension reform. It has stated that these plans will systematically demolish pension rights in the country…
(2021-08-30). Thousands hit the streets across the US to defend voting rights. peoplesdispatch.org As the right-wing Republican Party has pushed legislation in different states to curb access to voting in the United States, thousands across the country came to the streets to defend it. On August 28, Saturday, massive protests and demonstrations were held in the US capital, Washington DC, and several major cities across the country demanding federal legislation to protect voting rights. | According to an estimate by one of the organizers, around 20,000 people participated in a rally in Washington DC, while large crowds gathered in cities like Atlanta, Phoenix, Houston and Miami, among other places. The nationwi…
(2021-08-30). Remembering Gloria Richardson. therealnews.com 
TRNN Executive Producer and former Black Panther Eddie Conway talks to author and activist Dominque Conway about Gloria Richardson, a fierce activist who led a multi-year campaign against segregation in Cambridge, Md. Richardson, who died July 15, 2021, was not as widely known as other civil rights leaders like Martin Luther King Jr. or Fannie Lou Hamer. Nevertheless, she was an important figure in the story of the struggle for civil rights both in the United States and all over the globe.
(2021-08-30). Chicago Judge Strips Mother of Parental Rights for Being Unvaccinated. globalresearch.ca
(2021-08-30). US Education Dept. Opens Civil Rights Probes Into 5 States' Bans on School Mask Mandates. commondreams.org There are people who hope to invade Iran, or Venezuela, or pick-a-country-with-a-problem, but next time, they insist, they'll do it "better." They must stop. They must be stopped.
(2021-08-30). On the road to dictatorship? mronline.org 
Where there is smoke, there is fire, goes the popular saying. Most Brazilians and world public opinion know that Brazil is governed by a man of fascist convictions. Bolsonaro always praises the torturers of the military dictatorship implanted in Brazil in 1964 and regrets that "at least 30,000 subversives" were not shot.
(2021-08-29). Afghanistan: Chinese Reconstruction vs. US Sanctions. newatlas.report 
August 29, 2021 (Brian Berletic — NEO) — Beijing now has a key opportunity to demonstrate the stark contrast between its brand of foreign policy and Washington's through its own plan to aid in the reconstruction of Afghanistan. A Global Times piece titled, "China to offer 'genuine' aid in Afghanistan's economic reconstruction amid chaotic transition," in title …
(2021-08-29). I Wanted to Join the Legal Cannabis Industry. Now I'm Sitting in Prison. truthout.org 
I've been incarcerated for the last 12 months at the Chesapeake Detention Facility, a supermax security lock up in Baltimore, Maryland, while awaiting my May 2022 trial in federal court. If convicted, I stand to be sentenced to anywhere from 10 years to life in prison without any possibility of parole. | The alleged offense that the federal government is squandering tax-payers' money on confining and prosecuting me for is "conspiring to distribute cannabis" for transporting over 1,000 kilograms of c…
(2021-08-29). Arrests Made As Water Protectors Rally At Governor's Residence. popularresistance.org St. Paul, MN – On Saturday morning, hundreds of people participated in a march from the MN State Capitol to the Governor's residence led by pipeline resistance camp Camp Migizi. According to a statement from an organizer, Jaike Spotted-Wolf, Camp Migizi assembled at the Governor's mansion to peacefully protest against Line 3, and for treaty rights and Indigenous Sovereignty. Armed police with riot gear have arrested over 50 Water Protectors with more arrests ongoing. | Since Wednesday's Treaties Not Tar Sands Rally to Stop Line 3, a group of peaceful water protectors were holding ceremonial space on the Capitol l…
(2021-08-29). The Red Deal to save Earth. greenleft.org.au The primary inspiration for The Red Deal was the People's Agreement of Cochabamba, adopted at the World People's Conference on Climate Change and the Rights of Mother Earth in 2010, writes Simon Butler.
(2021-08-29). Returning to 'Normal' in Education is Not Good Enough. zcomm.org The nation needs a federal civil rights bill for education, one that opens up the funding and policies needed to assure full access for all students…
