Monthly Archives: June 2021

2021-06-01: News Headlines

WSWS (2021-06-01). PSOE-Podemos debates pardon for Catalan-nationalist political prisoners. wsws.org The discussion of pardons is part of bitter negotiations in the Spanish ruling class over how to distribute 140 billion euros in European Union pandemic bailout funds.

1st Anniversary of George Floyd (2021-06-01). Flowers and Candles Form Tribute to Black Lives Murdered. indybay.org Photos from a vigil held in Mill Valley on May 25th.

Rashid Khalidi (2021-05-31). Briefing to the 8782nd session of the Security Council, May 27, 2021. mronline.org The events of the last few weeks have provoked worldwide recognition of realities on the ground in Occupied Palestine, realities of systemic discrimination, of oppression, and of settler colonialism.The events of the last few weeks have provoked worldwide recognition of realities on the ground in Occupied Palestine, realities of systemic discrimination, of oppression, and of […] | May 31, 2021…

The Conversation (2021-05-31). Japanese American soldiers in World War II fought the Axis for the U.S. abroad and racial prejudice back at home. juancole.com By Susan H. Kamei | — Imagine being forced from your home by the government, being imprisoned in a detention camp under armed guards and behind barbed wire — and then being required to join the military to fight for the nation that had locked up you and your family. That's what happened in a …

teleSUR (2021-05-31). Helms-Burton Case Reach Settlement Over Property In Cuba. telesurenglish.net The Switzerland-based building materials multinational LafargeHolcim on Monday settled a lawsuit brought to seek compensation for the company's use of property nationalized by the Cuban government in the 1960s. | RELATED: | This is the first settlement of a legal claim promoted by heirs of a Cuban family under Title III of the U.S. Helms-Burton Act (1996). The norm permits lawsuits against entities that benefit from Cuba…

Ret. (2021-05-31). As the War Ends, So Too Must the Detention of Guantánamo Bay Prisoners Detained in Connection to It. thenation.com Rear Admiral (Ret.) Donald J. Guter, Rear Admiral (Ret.) John Hutson As the War Ends, So Too Must the Detention of Guantánamo Bay Prisoners Detained in Connection to It…

San Francisco Public Library (2021-05-31). Tuesday 6/1: Know Your Rights: Disability Discrimination and Your Job. indybay.org Online workshop (FREE)…

San Francisco Public Library (2021-05-31). Saturday 6/12: "SNCC": Civil Rights Movement Film and Discussion w/ Director Danny Lyon. indybay.org Virtual film screening and discussion (FREE)…

WSWS (2021-05-31). "Kill a worker, go to jail!"—More readers demand full investigation of Pike River mine disaster. wsws.org One reader's letter says: "29 men went to work and never came home. They worked in a dangerous workplace. That was known by those at the top, and they got away with it."

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2021-06-01: Social Media Postees

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PSOE-Podemos debates pardon for Catalan-nationalist political prisoners
wsws.org | 2021-06-01
The discussion of pardons is part of bitter negotiations in the Spanish ruling class over how to distribute 140 billion euros in European Union pandemic bailout funds.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2021/06/01/cata-j01.html

Flowers and Candles Form Tribute to Black Lives Murdered
1st Anniversary of George Floyd | indybay.org | 2021-06-01
Photos from a vigil held in Mill Valley on May 25th.
indybay.org/newsitems/2021/05/29/18842812.php

Briefing to the 8782nd session of the Security Council, May 27, 2021
Rashid Khalidi | mronline.org | 2021-05-31
The events of the last few weeks have provoked worldwide recognition of realities on the ground in Occupied Palestine, realities of systemic discrimination, of oppression, and of settler colonialism.The events of the last few weeks have provoked worldwide recognition of realities on the ground in Occupied Palestine, realities of systemic discrimination, of oppression, and of […] | May 31, 2021…
mronline.org/2021/05/31/briefing-to-the-8782nd-session-of-the-security-council-may-27-2021/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=briefing-to-the-8782nd-session-of-the-security-council-may-27-2021

Helms-Burton Case Reach Settlement Over Property In Cuba
telesurenglish.net | 2021-05-31
The Switzerland-based building materials multinational LafargeHolcim on Monday settled a lawsuit brought to seek compensation for the company's use of property nationalized by the Cuban government in the 1960s. | RELATED: | Cuba: Caravans Take to Havana's Malecon To Say "Unblock Cuba" | This is the first settlement of a legal claim promoted by heirs of a Cuban family under Title III of the U.S. Helms-Burton Act (1996). The norm permits lawsuits against entities that benefit from Cuba…
telesurenglish.net/news/First-Helms-Burton-Case-Reach-Settlement-Over-Property-In-Cuba-20210531-0010.html

Saturday 6/12: "SNCC": Civil Rights Movement Film and Discussion w/ Director Danny Lyon
San Francisco Public Library | indybay.org | 2021-05-31
Virtual film screening and discussion (FREE)…
indybay.org/newsitems/2021/05/28/18842809.php

Tuesday 6/1: Know Your Rights: Disability Discrimination and Your Job
San Francisco Public Library | indybay.org | 2021-05-31
Online workshop (FREE)…
indybay.org/newsitems/2021/05/28/18842808.php

Flowers and Candles Form Tribute to Black Lives Murdered
1st Anniversary of George Floyd | indybay.org | 2021-05-31
Photos from a vigil held in Mill Valley on May 25th.
indybay.org/newsitems/2021/05/29/18842812.php

Japanese American soldiers in World War II fought the Axis for the U.S. abroad and racial prejudice back at home
The Conversation | juancole.com | 2021-05-31
By Susan H. Kamei | — Imagine being forced from your home by the government, being imprisoned in a detention camp under armed guards and behind barbed wire — and then being required to join the military to fight for the nation that had locked up you and your family. That's what happened in a …
juancole.com/2021/05/japanese-american-prejudice.html

As the War Ends, So Too Must the Detention of Guantánamo Bay Prisoners Detained in Connection to It
Ret.
Ret. | thenation.com | 2021-05-31
Rear Admiral (Ret.) Donald J. Guter, Rear Admiral (Ret.) John Hutson As the War Ends, So Too Must the Detention of Guantánamo Bay Prisoners Detained in Connection to It…
thenation.com/article/world/guantanamo-bay-afghanistan-biden/

As the War Ends, So Too Must the Detention of Guantánamo Bay Prisoners Detained in Connection to It
Ret.
Ret. | thenation.com | 2021-05-31
Rear Admiral (Ret.) Donald J. Guter, Rear Admiral (Ret.) John Hutson As the War Ends, So Too Must the Detention of Guantánamo Bay Prisoners Detained in Connection to It…
thenation.com/article/world/guantanamo-bay-afghanistan-biden/

"Kill a worker, go to jail!"–More readers demand full investigation of Pike River mine disaster
wsws.org | 2021-05-31
One reader's letter says: "29 men went to work and never came home. They worked in a dangerous workplace. That was known by those at the top, and they got away with it."
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2021/05/31/pike-m31.html

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