(2021-08-17). UK Home Department slammed for insensitive policies on refugees and asylum seekers. peoplesdispatch.org UK home secretary Priti Patel has received widespread criticism for insensitive policies towards asylum seekers from Afghanistan, the handling of the refugee crisis in the English Channel, and controversial plans to open a new detention center for immigrant women…
(2021-08-17). Ending Structural Racism in the US Health Care System to Eliminate Health Care Inequities. jamanetwork.com Racial and ethnic inequities in the US health care system have been unremitting since the beginning of the country. In the 19th and 20th centuries, segregated black hospitals were emblematic of separate but unequal health care. Racism resulted in hospitals refusing to desegregate despite the passage of the Civil Rights Act in 1964 until they were forced to under threat of losing federal funds from the newly enacted Medicaid and Medicare programs in 1966. For American Indian and Alaska Native persons, health care has always been and remains to be segregated. Recently, the COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted long-sta…
(2021-08-17). Kosovo redivivus: Ukraine calls for international intervention against Russia over Crimean Tatars. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Zelensky calls on global community to respond to searches and detentions in occupied Crimea President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky has called on the international community to properly respond to the searches and detentions of Crimean Tatars in the temporarily occupied Crimea. **** He noted that the global community must respond appropriately to such violations.
(2021-08-17). Lawsuit Seeks Protection for Northern California's Clear Lake Hitch. indybay.org Trump Administration Denied Federal Protection to Imperiled Fish in 2020…
(2021-08-17). The Unabated Oppression of Women Under Capitalism. orinocotribune.com By Yanis Iqbal — Aug 14, 2021 | According to International Labour Organization's (ILO) July 2021 "Globally, between 2019 and 2020, women's employment declined by 4.2 per cent, representing a drop of 54 million jobs, while men's employment declined by 3 per cent, or 60 million jobs…in 2021, the number of employed women is projected to be 13 million less th…
(2021-08-17). 'Texas doesn't give a damn about prisoners' lives'. workers.org 
"I think it's very stupid, even suicidal on their part, but at the same time, that's how Texas prison industries operate. They need their employees to keep the prison businesses up and operating. Profits are first, and the health of prisoners and employees are secondary," Freo Lampkin told Workers World. . . . |
(2021-08-16). Imminent Collapse of U.S. Imperial project Afghanistan. indybay.org the 40+ year U.S. Imperial project in Afghanistan(started by the Carter administration back in 1979, with Uncle Sam's backing of Usama binLaden–UBL–and his band of jihadists) is now collapsing like a house of cards, sending shock waves in Washington and on the Public airwaves, especially in the NeoLiberal "Corprorate-bin-Laden" media. The rush is on to explain away the bloody hands of Uncle Sam in creating and maintaining the myth that the U.S. went in with good intentions to help "democratize" the Afghan people and, especially, to "liberate" Afghan women from oppression. The reality is almost 180 degrees from…
(2021-08-16). UN Experts Urge Immediate Action to Protect Human Rights, Prevent 'Slaughter of Civilians' in Afghanistan. commondreams.org Border Patrol continues to detain migrants, including children, in appalling outdoor conditions under the Anzalduas International Bridge in Texas' Rio Grande Valley. The Biden administration must close this inhumane detention site now.
(2021-08-16). How a Black Lives Matter Leader Started a 'Freedom School' Summer Program for Kids. counterpunch.org Middle- and upper-income parents know that summers are an opportunity to give one's children the sort of well-rounded education that can enhance future college applications. Summer camp rosters fill up months in advance, and price tags for enrichment programs can run upwards of $500 a week. This is especially true in high-priced Southern California, where
(2021-08-16). What America's social justice activists can learn from past movements for civil rights. realprogressives.org The challenging lesson from our history is that a deep well of strength and resilience are required for the long struggle to make equity and equality under the law a reality in the United States.
(2021-08-16). Death and Profit in US Immigration Detention. orinocotribune.com By Adrienne Pine — Aug 9, 2021 | Paper Presented at the Side Event "Human Rights Situation in USA: Immigration Detention Centers," 47th Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council. July 2, 2021 | Last July I gave testimony as a country conditions expert witness in a case involving a young Honduran man named Alejandro Lozano. Mr. Lozano was profoundly psychotic, diagnosed also with dissociative symptoms. According to the licensed clinical psychologist who assessed him, Mr. Lozano had not received adequate care in Adelanto, and his symptoms had worsened as a result of the neglect and abuse he had experi…
(2021-08-16). Venezuelan Government and Guaidó Opposition Begin 'Constructive' Negotiations in Mexico. venezuelanalysis.com Hours after the talks culminated, opposition politician Freddy Guevara was released following a month in prison.
(2021-08-16). Remembering George Jackson, revolutionary author and activistÔªø. therealnews.com 
To mark the 50th anniversary of George Jackson's assassination, former Black Panther Eddie Conway and historian Claude Marks talk about Jackson's life, his extensive library, and the way that he seemed to be able to look 1,000 years into the future. Jackson was killed in a San Quentin prison on August 21, 1971.
(2021-08-16). Ukraine supplies Saudi special forces armored vehicles to suppress opponents. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Ukrainian military vehicles join Saudi special forces to suppress opponents Saudi Special Forces have brought new military vehicles from Ukraine; for use in incursions and suppression of demonstrations. The Ukrainian company "Practika" on Saturday revealed that it had recently supplied a batch of its military vehicles to the Saudi army. The CEO of the company, …
