(2022-07-07). U.S. forces involved in at least 23 proxy wars across the world, new documents suggest. mronline.org 
UNITED States Special Operational forces have been involved in at least 23 secretive proxy wars across the world on a scale far greater than previously known, new documents indicate.
(2022-07-07). Kirovsk, a City Under Ukrainian Fire/ By Eva Bartlett. marktaliano.net READ MORE: "Lviv is packed full of Nazis, Fascists and Mercenaries"  ; Vanessa Beeley Interviews Steve Sweeney NaziWashing 4 You/ Cindy Sheehan interviews Mark Taliano  ; Mark Taliano Ukraine Nazism Brian Berletic on Western Support for Nazism Canada denies training Ukrainian Neo-Nazis/By RT How Ukraine's Jewish president Zelensky made peace with neo-Nazi paramilitaries on front …
(2022-07-07). US extends economic war on Russia to China. wsws.org Increasingly openly the US is treating the military war against Russia and the mounting confrontation with China as part of a far broader conflict to weaken and subjugate potential rivals.
(2022-07-07). Citing Europe's "cohesion" against Russia, Norway's government bans oil workers strike so imperialist powers can continue to wage war. wsws.org Far from being exceptional, Tuesday's events in Norway are increasingly the norm across Europe and North America, as deeply unpopular governments, sitting atop unprecedented levels of social inequality, trample basic democratic and social rights under foot at home and wage war abroad.
(2022-07-07). We must band together in this age of repression: Abby Martin on resistance and the role of CovertAction Magazine. mronline.org 
Time and again, CovertAction Magazine (originally founded as CovertAction Information Bulletin) has been one of the only publications that has been willing to tackle some of the most uncomfortable truths about Deep State crimes against democracy, from CIA backed political assassinations to false flag operations.
(2022-07-07). In Video: Russian Pinpoint Strike Takes Out Czechoslovakian DANA M2 Howitzer In Ukraine. southfront.org 
A battery of four 152 mm SpGH DANA firing. Photo Credit: U.S. Army. | The Russian military continues to hunt down the artillery of Kiev forces, especially the more advanced howitzers which were recently supplied to Ukraine. | On July 6, Russian sources shared footage showing the destruction of a DANA M2 152 mm self-propelled howitzer of Kiev forces near the city of Seversk in the Donbass region. The footage was taken by a drone, which was likely used to coordinate the strike on the howitzer. | The howitzer was…
(2022-07-07). Military Situation In Ukraine On July 7, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Russia struck the AFU 24th mechanized brigade near Soledar with high-precision missiles; | Russia struck the AFU 14th and 72nd Mechanized and 10th Mountain Assault Brigades near Artemovsk with high-precision missiles; | Russia struck military assets of the AFU near Ochakov with high-precision missiles; | Russia struck military assets of the AFU near Seversk with high-precision missiles; | Russian air defense systems shot down 17 Ukrainian drones near Nadezhdovka, Zelenyi Gai…
(2022-07-07). Patrick Lawrence: This Week in Fake News / Blurred Truths. scheerpost.com 
Original to ScheerPost | Dependently 'Independent': | Illustration by Mr. Fish — "REALITY, Inc." | No, I still haven't got over the report in The New York Times this spring, wherein we learned of a joint American—Ukrainian campaign to inundate Russians with propaganda intended to demoralize the public as Russian forces advanced in eastern Ukraine. "
(2022-07-07). The US-NATO war in Ukraine must be stopped! wsws.org The US-led war against Russia is unfolding as a monumental conspiracy against the populations of the United States and Europe.
(2022-07-07). How UK's Intelligence Services Target Dissident AcademicsÔøº. scheerpost.com Dissident antiwar UK academics Piers Robinson and David Miller tell Max Blumenthal how they were targeted by the British intelligence services and its media proxies.
(2022-07-07). NATO Says It Has No Plans to Send Troops to Sweden and Finland. news.antiwar.com A NATO official "We don't plan to have an additional presence in either country, they have formidable national forces. They're capable of defending themselves," NATO Deputy Secretary-General Mircea Geoana said. | "We don't plan to have NATO bases in these two countries, because they have a very high level of military and strategic maturity," Geoana added.
(2022-07-07). Twin Cities organizers memorialize 53 migrants who died in south Texas, press Senator Smith for immigrant rights action. fightbacknews.org St. Paul, MN – On July 5, organizers from several local immigrant rights organizations held a press conference on Saint Paul's West Side to remember the 53 migrants who tragically died in San Antonio, Texas, suffocated in a truck container. After the press conference, the community members went to Senator Tina Smith's nearby office, where they read the names of the 53 Mexican and Central American migrants and pressed an aide to the senator on the urgency to take action now to end the policies of border militarization and exclusion that make deaths in the borderlands a common occurrence. | After the press conferen…
(2022-07-07). NATO brings a looming 'systemic challenge' to world peace and security: FM spokesperson. ecns.cn
(2022-07-07). Confirman asesinato de ciudadano que estaba reportado como desaparecido en Sancti Spíritus. cubadebate.cu El Ministerio del Interior (Minint) en Sancti Spíritus confirmó a Escambray el hallazgo en la tarde del pasado lunes del cuerpo sin vida del ciudadano Santiago Diosdado Morgado Morgado, y reconoció la participación activa de familiares, amigos y factores de la comunidad en una búsqueda que comenzó el primero de julio.
(2022-07-07). Fiscalía de Venezuela esclarece asesinato de Carlos Lanz. telesurtv.net El fiscal venezolano detalló que Carlos Lanz fue inicialmente secuestrado por sicarios el 8 de agosto de 2020.
(2022-07-07). Argelia acusa a Marruecos de masacrar a migrantes en Melilla. telesurtv.net Las autoridades argelinas precisaron que Marruecos y España deben responder por el asesinato de 23 migrantes, la mayoría procedentes de Sudán del Sur.
(2022-07-07). China's foreign currency reserves drop in June. ecns.cn China's foreign exchange reserves dropped to 3.07127 trillion U.S. dollars at the end of June, down 56.51 billion U.S. dollars from May, data from the People's Bank of China showed Thursday.
(2022-07-07). Israeli Drone Strike Kills Syrian Soldier Along Golan Frontier. news.antiwar.com On Wednesday, Israel carried out yet another attack on Syrian territory, this time an apparent drone strike along the Golan Heights frontier. Details are still emerging, slowly, with Israel offering its typical refusal to comment on the incident. Israeli media, however, are pretty sure the soldier was secretly in league with Hezbollah. | There's no evidence of that, at least publicly, but Hezbollah media reported his death…
(2022-07-07). Nadal fights hard to reach semifinals at Wimbledon. ecns.cn Rafael Nadal refused to surrender to his injury and hung on to hold off American Taylor Fritz in five sets, reaching the men's singles semifinals at the Wimbledon Championships on Wednesday.
(2022-07-07). British newspaper reporting falls dramatically short on Palestine. electronicintifada.net Failure to note the continued occupation of Gaza, the illegality of Israeli settlements and the discrepancy in describing victims all add up to poor journalism.
(2022-07-07). The Future of Work (Part 2) — working long and hard. mronline.org 
In the first post of my Future of Work series, I looked at the impact of working from home and remote work which has mushroomed since the COVID pandemic.
(2022-07-07). The Future of Work (Part 3) — automation. mronline.org 
In this third part of my series on the future of work, I want to deal with the impact of automation, in particular robots and artificial intelligence (AI) on jobs. I have covered this issue of the relationship between human labour and machines before, including robots and AI. But is there anything new that we can find after the COVID slump?>
(2022-07-07). The Global South has the power to force radical climate action. mronline.org 
After all, Western economies—and their economic growth—depend utterly on labour and resources from the South.
(2022-07-07). 'We should not be celebrating the 4th of July'. workers.org 
Arjae Red speaking, with Starbucks Workers United contingent at "Wereject your 4th" pro-choice demo in Buffalo, New York, July 4. Below is an edited speech Arjae Red gave at the "We reject your 4th" pro-choice demo in Buffalo, New York. With the overturning of Roe v. Wade weighing heavily on . . . |
(2022-07-07). Albuquerque protest for abortion access: 'Voting blue is not enough!'. liberationnews.org 
Protesters at the July 1 rally called on Governor Grisham and President Biden to take aggressive and positive action.
(2022-07-07). Don't look to EPA to save us! mronline.org 
The 51-year-old agency has been losing both power and credibility over recent decades, and SCOTUS's recent ruling undermines it even more.
(2022-07-07). Heroic Oakland community strikes and occupies elementary school to prevent closures. liberationnews.org 
Since May 25 the community has been occupying Parker Community School to protest its closure.
(2022-07-07). Global actions protest Supreme Court ruling. workers.org 
London, June 25 When the Supreme Court of the United States overturned the 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling legalizing the right to access abortion, it was a brutal blow to women and everyone who can become pregnant. The June 24 ruling was a shock felt not only in this country . . . |
(2022-07-07). On the 4th of July, the people of Columbus, Ohio, fight back. liberationnews.org 
Many came to demand justice for Jayland Walker, the 25-year-old Black man brutally killed by the police in Akron, Ohio.
(2022-07-07). Half the nation, half citizens. workers.org 
Mumia Abu-Jamal The recent Roe v. Wade decision by the U.S. Supreme Court to reverse a half century of legal precedent has sent shock waves through millions of American women. A week ago, they lived with an illusion that they were full U.S. citizens, protected in their personal and professional . . . |
(2022-07-07). SCOTUS vs. Earth ‚àí a WW commentary. workers.org 
Iceberg in Disco Bay at the mouth of the Ilulissat Ice Fjord, Greenland. It calved from the Sermeq Kujalleq, the largest and one of the fastest moving glaciers in the northern hemisphere. Before I understood what it all meant, I thought it was awe-inspiring to see icebergs in the ocean . . . |
(2022-07-07). Wife of Carlos Lanz Responsible for His Kidnapping and Assassination, Informs Attorney General Saab. orinocotribune.com 
This Wednesday, July 6, Maxiorisol "Mayi" Cumare was revealed as the intellectual author of the murder of her husband, sociologist and Venezuelan revolutionary leader Carlos Lanz, as explained by Attorney General Tarek William Saab in a press conference. Cumare allegedly paid $8,000 to Glen Castellanos—one of her lovers—whose testimony was vital to clarifying the case, where it was discovered that two assassins were hired to carry out the crime. After Lanz's muder, his body was dismembered and his remains were fed to the pigs in order to make the evidence disappear. There have been 13 detentions with…
(2022-07-07). Hundreds in San Diego march for abortion rights on July 4. liberationnews.org 
A roaring crowd of nearly 400 people marched through Balboa Park on July 4 for free, legal abortion on demand.
(2022-07-07). Beyond the SCOTUS attack on abortion. iacenter.org July 5, 2022 White supremacy did not begin nor will it end with the June 24 U.S. Supreme Court ruling that swept away Roe v. Wade, that for almost 50 years legalized access to abortion. Yet the ruling has sharpened this major pillar of capitalist oppression that touches every aspect of life in the U.S. Without this depraved weapon to uphold the superrich's status quo, that targets oppressed peoples, especially those of color, the U.S. would not have developed into the most powerful imperialist country in history. White supremacy permeates U.S. society. The SCOTUS ruling is a frontal attack on the right to health…
(2022-07-07). How the 'Janes' created underground abortion access. iacenter.org By Marie Kelly June 24, 2022 A U.S. Supreme Court decision on Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization is expected to overturn the 1973 SCOTUS Roe v. Wade ruling sometime during late June — and pave the way to re-criminalization of the right to abortion. At this writing 26 states are poised to outlaw abortion and impact the lives of 64 million women — and any person of childbearing age who has a uterus. (guttmacher.org/abortion-rights-supreme-court, U.S. Census Bureau) A banner for the Jane Collective, the Abortion Counseling Service of Chicago Women's Liberation, carried during a protest for abor…
(2022-07-07). Christian Culture: Young Russia vs Young U.S. thesaker.is By Walt Garlington for the Saker Blog It is often claimed that the United States is a Christian country (the most Christian country, according to some), but the development of…
(2022-07-07). Independent Algeria Soon to Be 60, Colonial Wounds Still Bleeding. orinocotribune.com With Algeria attaining its independence from France 60 years ago and paying dearly for it, the former colonial state still refuses to take responsibility for its atrocities. | On Tuesday, Algeria celebrates 60 years of independence from France, but the atrocities perpetrated during more than a century of colonial rule, without any responsibility upheld, continue to elicit deep diplomatic tensions. | On March 18, 1962, after close to eight years of war between Algerian revolutionaries and the French colonial army, fighting ceased after the signing of the historic Evian accords, which paved the way toward the annou…
(2022-07-07). Visas or No Visas, That Is the Question. orinocotribune.com By José Ramón Cabañas Rodríguez  ; | Olga Lidia was very hesitant at first, when it was proposed her to reach the United States irregularly through Central America. At her age, she believed she was not physically fit to undertake a journey that would take her through countries, jungles, rivers and put her life in the hands of several coyotes. What she was not prepared for was getting separated from her daughter on the day that the traffickers told her that her relatives in Miami had not paid the full price agreed upon before the start of the journey. | Michel sold all his belongings in Camag຅
(2022-07-07). Opening the boxes of capitalism's skeletons. iacenter.org By Julia Wright July 5, 2022 "This is the hour of the furnaces; we only see the light" — Che Guevara "Blossoming purple, a forgotten artichoke in a dark cupboard" — haiku by Richard Wright, 1960 Emmett Till and his mother, Mamie Till-Mobley These are strange days during the floundering of what was said to be our unsinkable "democracy," when each dark event seems to be the butterfly effect of a deja vu going back to slavery or to our Civil Rights Movement. Science fiction would appear to be old hat. We, writers, will have to invent something else. This July 3 marks the 40th year of the incarceration of…
(2022-07-07). Biden administration continues to back 120 F-16 deal with Turkey. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Daily SabahJuly 6, 2022 Biden backs Turkey's F-16 fighter jet request: White House Washington on Tuesday reaffirmed its support of Turkey's request to buy F-16 fighter jets and modernization of its fleet. "We've been very clear about the F-16. That conversation about the F-16 and Turkey has been around for some time," White House spokesperson …
(2022-07-07). Iran, Russia & China to Carry Out Military Drills in Venezuela. orinocotribune.com Iran, Russia, and China are preparing to carry out a series of trilateral military exercises in Latin America, in a show of force against the US. | Venezuela is scheduled to host military exercises in mid-August and Iran, Russia, and China, along with 10 other nations, intend to send their armed forces to the Western Hemisphere to participate in these exercises, the conservative North American website Washington Free Beacon reported on Tuesday, July 5, citing a report by the Center for a Secure Free Society. | According to the US website, the joint military drills, called "Sniper Frontier," are the clearest sign…
(2022-07-07). World's earliest dam system unveiled at Liangzhu ancient site. ecns.cn The park opened to the public on Wednesday. The peripheral water conservancy system is the world's oldest examples of large-scale and formalized water management.
(2022-07-07). Comité de OMS evaluará la propagación de la viruela del mono. telesurtv.net De acuerdo con las autoridades, la escasez de pruebas de diagnóstico dificultad el análisis del desfase de enfermedad.
(2022-07-07). Docentes panameños anuncian paro por alto costo de la vida. telesurtv.net El paro fue convocado por docentes, transportistas, constructores, estudiantes universitarios, campesinos, pescadores y miembros de pueblos originarios.
(2022-07-07). TSJ de Venezuela declara carácter constitucional de Ley de Zonas Económicas Especiales. telesurtv.net La normativa proyecta regular la creación, organización, funcionamiento y administración de áreas para el desarrollo de proyectos económicos y de encadenamiento productivo.
(2022-07-07). Wednesday 7/6: Labor History Online Discussion Group – Rise of the Excluded. indybay.org Zoom (Register at http: //bit.ly/FSFD-Labor)…
(2022-07-07). China accomplishes 70 pct of annual desertification, rocky desertification control tasks. ecns.cn As of the end of June, China has completed a total of 9.79 million mu (around 650 thousand hectares) of desertification control projects and 3.67 million mu (around 240 thousand hectares) of rocky desertification control projects, accounting for nearly 70 percent of the country's annual control tasks.
(2022-07-07). Turkish security forces fire on migrants, killing a child and wounding 12. wsws.org The entire political and media establishment has been relentlessly waging an anti-refugee campaign and bears political responsibility for this incident.
(2022-07-07). Deputy FM Bagheri Kani departs for Oman for bilateral talks. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 07 (MNA) — Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister for the Political Affairs Ali Bagheri Kani left Tehran for Muscat on Thursday to hold talks with Omani high-ranking officials.
(2022-07-07). At least seven Alpine climbers killed and many injured by a glacial avalanche, the result of rapid melting due to global warming. wsws.org Accelerating melting of glaciers and continental ice caps are but one of the catastrophic consequences of global warming.