(2021-08-11). Headlines for August 11, 2021. democracynow.org Senate Dems Approve $3.5 Trillion Budget Hours After Passage of Bipartisan Infrastructure Plan, Gov. Andrew Cuomo Resigns, Continues to Faces Ongoing Probes and Possible Impeachment, Cases Spike in Tacoma ICE Jail; TX Counties Can Bypass Mask Mandate Ban as Delta COVID Cases Surge, COVID-19 Surges in Mexico; Bangladesh Launches Rohingya Refugee Vaccination Drive, Taliban Claim More Territory, Seizing Three More Afghan Cities, Ethiopian PM Calls for Citizens to Join Fight Against Tigray Forces as Humanitarian Disaster Grows, U.S. Appeals Ruling That Blocked Julian Assange's Extradition, Algerian Wildfires Kill 42…
(2021-08-11). Tennessee Compiled Secret Dossiers on Civil Rights Protesters. commondreams.org "In their assault on public education, the network has taken actions to increasingly privatize and corporatize K-12 institutions."
(2021-08-11). 3 Iraqis die after allegedly being tortured during detention. peoplesdispatch.org The report of these deaths comes just days after a UN report accused Iraqi and Kurdistan regional government officials of torture and ill treatment of detainees on a large scale…
(2021-08-11). 'Utter Lack of Credibility as a Climate Leader': Biden Pressures OPEC to Pump More Oil. commondreams.org "You can't even keep these files because there's potential for abuse," said the ACLU of Tennessee.
(2021-08-10). A Shocking List of 52 Zionist- & Apartheid Israeli-Nazi Germany Comparisons. orinocotribune.com By Dr Gideon Polya — Aug 7, 2021 | The cruel and genocidal oppression of the Indigenous Palestinians by nuclear terrorist, racist Zionist-run and genocidally racist Apartheid Israel invites comparison with the cruelties of Nazi Germany. However such comparisons made by anti-racist Jewish and non-Jewish humanitarians invite false and defamatory Zionist assertions of racism and anti-Semitism. To counter this, provided below is a shocking and detailed list of 52 Zionist- and Apartheid Israeli-Nazi Germany comparisons. | The following 52-item list of appalling abuses and human rights violations by genocidally ra…
(2021-08-10). Black Lives Matter and Cuba. orinocotribune.com By African American Equality Commission, CPUSA — Aug 6, 2021 | In 1988 there was a large march and demonstration in Harlem starting on 125th Street. The lead banner in the march declared, "Africa Called — Cuba Answered." It was a bold statement in support of Cuban military assistance to Angola, which was under attack from internal counter-revolutionary forces, backed and prodded by the apartheid South African military. In the ensuing battles, nearly 5,000 Cuban soldiers gave their lives for African freedom. With Cuban assistance, the Angolan government defeated the South African army, which led to the…
(2021-08-10). The Ballot or the Brick: On Elizabeth Hinton's 'America on Fire' and Vicky Osterweil's 'In Defense of Looting'. mronline.org 
Two new books trace anti-police uprisings to the urban riots of the Civil Rights era. But as twenty million people took to the streets in 2020, why did so few pick up a brick? And would the movement to which they belong be better off if they had?>
(2021-08-10). Rural towns deserve more than just prison jobs. peoplesworld.org 
The California Correctional Center, a prison in the small Northern California town of Susanville, is closing. I was pleased when I heard that the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation would be shutting down one of its 35 state prisons, and rushed to tell my wife the news. We both believe prisons do more harm …
(2021-08-10). Protesting prison profiteers. workers.org 
Gathered outside the world headquarters of the Aramark corporation in Philadelphia Aug. 7, around 20 demonstrators denounced that company and several others that profit heavily from the prison-industrial complex. Protesters against prison profiteers gather outside Aramark's corporate office, Philadelphia, Aug. 7. Credit: Joe Piette The action was called to show . . . |
(2021-08-10). KKK murder plot involving Florida prison guards exposed. peoplesworld.org 
PALATKA, Fla. (AP)—Joseph Moore breathed heavily, his face slick with nervous sweat. He held a cellphone with a photo of a man splayed on the floor; the man appeared dead, his shirt torn apart and his pants wet. Puffy dark clouds blocked the sun as Moore greeted another man, who'd pulled up in a metallic …
(2021-08-10). United States: Activision workers walk out against sexist oppression. mronline.org 
For years, a toxic culture of rampant sexism has permeated Activision Blizzard, the video game development company behind titles including World of Warcraft and Call of Duty.
(2021-08-10). Judicial Decision On Alex Saab's Extradition Expected Next Week. popularresistance.org The Constitutional Court (TC) of Cape Verde scheduled a hearing on the constitutional appeal of the special envoy of Venezuela, Alex Saab Morán, for next August 13 at 9: 00 a.m. Saab has been held in Cape Verdean prison for 410 days under an arbitrary measure emanating from the United States, victim of a flawed process denounced by the diplomat, his defense, and activists and legal experts worldwide. | "We inform you that by order of the Venerable Presiding Counselor Judge in the file of the Concrete Inspection of Constitutionality No. 2/2021, in which Alex Nain Saab Moran is appellant and the Supreme Court of Jus…
(2021-08-10). Documents Foreshadow a Grim Future for COVID-19 Spread in Federal Prisons. aclu.org Last fall,
(2021-08-10). Moroccan journalist ends hunger strike against illegal detention after 122 days. peoplesdispatch.org Soulaimane Raissouni's trial has been called "unfair" and one of the many "arbitrary and abusive prosecutions" by the Moroccan authorities against journalists critical of the government…
(2021-08-10). Electric School Bus Proponents Decry Infrastructure Bill's Shortcomings. commondreams.org After the high court's ruling, Texas House Republicans approved a motion directing state law enforcement to track down quorum-breaking Democrats blocking voter suppression legislation.
(2021-08-10). Ford targeted older salaried employees during 2019 layoffs, documents in age discrimination lawsuit reveal. wsws.org The layoffs were part of a "jobs bloodbath" throughout the auto industry, including nearly 20,000 workers at Ford alone.
