Group That Helped Draft Anti-BDS Laws In US Didn’t Disclose Grant From Israel By Michael Arria, Mondoweiss. September 5, 2020 Group That Helped Draft Anti-BDS Laws In US Didn’t Disclose Grant From Israel2020-09-052020-09-05https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2019/03/bds-580×433-2x.jpg200px200px The Israel Allies Foundation. There’s been a lot of talk about foreign governments intervening in our political process over the last few years, but some stories certainly don’t permeate mainstream discourse. A case in point […]
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UAE, Oman And UK Tell Court US Seized Their Oil By Haik Gugarats, Argus Media. September 5, 2020 UAE, Oman And UK Tell Court US Seized Their Oil2020-09-052020-09-05https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/05/oil-tankergage_roads_fremantle-e1589550521384.jpg200px200px Note: When the US recently seized oil from three tankers it claimed were Iranian, Iran denied the oil tankers and oil were theirs. Now, more of the story about the US piracy is beginning to come out as the UAE, […]
EU And France Call On US To Reverse ‘Unacceptable’ Sanctions Against ICC’s War Crimes Investigators September 5, 2020 EU And France Call On US To Reverse ‘Unacceptable’ Sanctions Against ICC’s War Crimes Investigators2020-09-052020-09-05https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/09/icc-prosecutor-fatou-bensouda-left-was-sanctioned-wednesday-by-us-secretary-of-state-mike-pompeo-right-by-bas-czerwinski-for-pool-via-reuters-nicholas-kamm-for-pool-via-reuters-e1599327575710.jpg200px200px Above photo: ICC prosecutor Fatou Bensouda (left) was sanctioned Wednesday by US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo (right) By Bas Czerwinski for Pool via Reuters, Nicholas Kamm for Pool via Reuters. US sanctions against […]
Why There Should Be A Pivot To Peace, Not War, With China By K. J. Noh, Pivot to Peace Inaugural Webinar. September 5, 2020 Why There Should Be A Pivot To Peace, Not War, With China2020-09-052020-09-05https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/09/us-china-cooperation.png200px200px Speech by K. J. Noh, Journalist, Scholar, Peace Activist given on July 11, 2020 for the launch of the Pivot to Peace Movement. Full Webinar: Pivot to Peace Inaugural Webinar: Why […]
The Opposite Of A Cynic: David Graeber, 1961-2020 By James Butler, Novara Media. September 5, 2020 The Opposite Of A Cynic: David Graeber, 1961-20202020-09-052020-09-05https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/09/david-graeber-speaks-at-maagdenhuis-amsterdam-march-7-2015.jpg200px200px Above photo: David Graeber speaks at Maagdenhuis Amsterdam March 7, 2015. What is the opposite of a cynic? I have been wondering about this question since I heard the news of David Graeber’s death yesterday. I haven’t quite been able to come up with an […]
The US Has Long Led The Assault On Human Rights By Ajamu Baraka, Black Agenda Report. September 5, 2020 The US Has Long Led The Assault On Human Rights2020-09-052020-09-05https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/09/the-us-has-long-led-the-assault-on-human-rights-from-black-agenda-report.jpeg200px200px The historical record on U.S. human rights policies, both domestic and international, is one of hypocrisy, deceit, and denigration. “Europeans on both sides of the Atlantic reconciled slavery with human rights by declaring non-whites non-human.” The idea […]
Venezuelan Businessman Arrested And Tortured At US Direction September 5, 2020 Venezuelan Businessman Arrested And Tortured At US Direction2020-09-052020-09-05https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/09/alex-saab-under-arrest-e1599326042981.jpg200px200px Note: Alex Saab is a businessman who was arrested by Interpol at the direction of the United States. Saab is accused of violating the illegal US sanctions against Venezuela for his work to keep the Venezuean CLAP program functioning. The Venezuelan CLAP program delivers food and other […]
Let’s Tell Lies… By Jorge Arreaza Montserrat, Venezuelan Ministry of Popular Power for Foreign Relations. September 3, 2020 Let’s Tell Lies…2020-09-032020-09-03https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/09/elliot-abrams-testifying.jpg200px200px Above photo: U.S. Special Representative for Venezuela Elliott Abrams testifies before the House Foreign Affairs subcommittee hearing on Venezuela on Capitol Hill in Washington. By Jose Luis Magana for AP. In the Spanish-speaking world, there is a very peculiar children’s song: “Let’s Tell Lies”. Through the hilarious […]
US Determined To Make Assange Pay For Exposing The Cruelty Of Its War By Vijay Prashad, Globetrotter. September 3, 2020 US Determined To Make Assange Pay For Exposing The Cruelty Of Its War2020-09-032020-09-03https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/07/assange-e1595101693166.jpeg200px200px September 7, 2020, Julian Assange will leave his cell in Belmarsh Prison in London and attend a hearing that will determine his fate. After a long period of isolation, he was finally able to meet […]
Connecting Beyond The Height Of Emergency September 3, 2020 Connecting Beyond The Height Of Emergency2020-09-032020-09-03https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/09/george-floyd-protest-from-prism-e1599163558734.png200px200px Above photo: George Floyd protest from Prism. Community defense is about organizing for long term security, not just immediate crisis. Three months ago, protests in Minneapolis gave way to a national uprising. Ushering in a new focus on racial justice, the uprisings have challenged the way people relate to one another and […]
The US Expeditionary Kleptocracy By Danny Sjursen, AntiWar.com. September 3, 2020 The US Expeditionary Kleptocracy2020-09-032020-09-03https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/09/us-no.-1-terrorist-from-ruptly-e1599164069666.jpg200px200px Above photo: US No. 1 Terrorist from Ruptly. A Banana Republic And Its Banana Wars. According to Transparency International’s 2019 Corruption Perception’s Index, the US is the world’s 23rd least swindling state. A bit better than Bhutan, but not quite as honest as Uruguay or the United Arab Emirates. So much for “We’re number […]
How Big Corporations Are Draining The Life Out Of A Sick America By Paul Buchheit, Commondreams. September 2, 2020 How Big Corporations Are Draining The Life Out Of A Sick America2020-09-022020-09-02https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/09/corporate-greed-is-killing-us.jpeg200px200px Above photo: “If today’s companies were truly offering a fair return to the taxpayers who built their businesses, they’d be doing a lot more to ensure that all Americans have the means to support their families, writes […]
The CIA’s Addiction To The Afghanistan War By Finian Cunningham, Strategic Culture. September 2, 2020 The CIA’s Addiction To The Afghanistan War2020-09-022020-09-02https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2019/06/us-soldiers-in-afghanistan-from-al-manar-e1560103032848.jpg200px200px Above photo: U.S. Soldiers depart Forward Operating Base Baylough, Afghanistan, June 16, 2010, to conduct a patrol. The Soldiers are from 1st Platoon, Delta Company, 1st Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment. DoD photo by Staff Sgt. William Tremblay, U.S. Army/Released. It is America’s longest overseas war […]
Japan’s Slow Rot And Subservience To The US Will Likely Continue September 2, 2020 Japan’s Slow Rot And Subservience To The US Will Likely Continue2020-09-022020-09-02https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2015/06/Screen-Shot-2015-06-30-at-11.42.55-PM-150×100.png200px200px Above photo: Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (center) speaks to media at his official residence in Tokyo on April 12, 2013. Reuters. Do not judge Shinzo Abe’s Japan by those shiny new structures of the Tokyo Osaka maglev project that will be […]
Hundreds Of Lawyers File Complaint Against Judge Over Targeting Steven Donziger By International Association of Democratic Lawyers. September 2, 2020 Hundreds Of Lawyers File Complaint Against Judge Over Targeting Steven Donziger2020-09-022020-09-02https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/09/steven-donziger-speaks-in-quito-ecuador-march-19-2014.-by-rodrigo-buendia-for-afp-getty-images.-e1599076495486.jpg200px200px Above photo: Steven Donziger speaks in Quito, Ecuador, on March 19, 2014. By Rodrigo Buendia for AFP-Getty Images. Note: The persecution of Steven Donziger deserves nationwide attention. It exposes the abuse of power by Chevron […]
US Political Scientists Argue Evo Morales Should Be President Of Bolivia By Vijay Prashad and Manuel Bertoldi, Globetrotter. September 2, 2020 US Political Scientists Argue Evo Morales Should Be President Of Bolivia2020-09-022020-09-02https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/09/evo-morales-re-election-sign-e1599077443525.jpg200px200px Three political scientists from the United States closely studied allegations of fraud in the Bolivian election of 2019 and found that there was no fraud. These scholars—from the University of Pennsylvania and Tulane University—looked at raw evidence from the […]
NYPD Account In Killing Of Bronx Man ‘Not True,’ Mom Says By Rosa Goldensohn, The City. September 2, 2020 NYPD Account In Killing Of Bronx Man ‘Not True,’ Mom Says2020-09-022020-09-02https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/09/ellen-trawick-and-her-son-kawaski-trawick-at-his-college-graduation-in-2013.-courtesy-of-trawick-family.png200px200px Above photo: Ellen Trawick and her son, Kawaski Trawick, at his college graduation in 2013. Courtesy of Trawick Family. Before the start of a Zoom call with the Bronx district attorney’s staff Wednesday, in the sitting room of the […]
US’ Anti-China Call To Arms Has Not Won Over All Of Europe By Jiang Feng, South China Morning Post. September 2, 2020 US’ Anti-China Call To Arms Has Not Won Over All Of Europe2020-09-022020-09-02https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/09/chinas-foreign-minister-visits-europe.png200px200px Above photo: China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi visits Europe. Foreign Minister Wang Yi’s tour of Europe comes at a time of heavy US pressure for the EU to step back from its dialogue and […]
Is The US Deliberately Trying To Provoke A Military Crisis With Russia? By Ted Galen Carpenter, The American Conservative. September 2, 2020 Is The US Deliberately Trying To Provoke A Military Crisis With Russia?2020-09-022020-09-02https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/09/us-soldiers-stand-near-russian-vehicles-in-syria.-by-delil-souleiman-for-afp-via-getty-images-e1599076901449.jpg200px200px Above photo: US soldiers stand near US and Russian military vehicles in the northeastern Syrian town of al-Malikiyah (Derik) at the border with Turkey, on June 3, 2020. Delil Souleiman/AFP via Getty Images. […]
Rescuers Penalized For Saving Lives At The World’s Deadliest Border August 31, 2020 Rescuers Penalized For Saving Lives At The World’s Deadliest Border2020-08-312020-08-31https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/08/rescue-ship-the-louise-michel.-by-chris-grodotzki-e1598888708230.jpg200px200px Above photo: Rescue ship, The Louise Michel. By Chris Grodotzki. The Sea Watch 4 takes on 150 more refugees and continues to wait for Europe to provide it with a port to disembark the rescued. Humanitarian organizations are being penalized for fulfilling responsibilities abandoned […]
Extreme Right In Venezuela Seeks To Sabotage The Election By Katu Arkonada, La Jornada. August 31, 2020 Extreme Right In Venezuela Seeks To Sabotage The Election2020-08-312020-08-31https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2019/12/venezuela_hands_off-e1597763660828.jpg200px200px In a little more than three months, on December 6, parliamentary elections will be held in Venezuela. The previous elections were on December 6, 2015 and the opposition gained a majority thanks to the abstention of 2 million Chavista voters who decided […]
Obama, Harris And The Ruse Of Racial Representation By Nelson Maldonado-Torres , Black Agenda Report. August 31, 2020 Obama, Harris And The Ruse Of Racial Representation2020-08-312020-08-31https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/08/kamala-harris-with-police.jpeg200px200px Racial liberalism attempts to shape the perspectives of communities of color through narrow ideas of national belonging, Manifest Destiny, and the American Dream. “Every second that liberals wait in finding ways to support community oriented antiracist measures and actions is […]
Trump And DeJoy’s Main Objective: Incapacitate The US Postal Service August 31, 2020 Trump And DeJoy’s Main Objective: Incapacitate The US Postal Service2020-08-312020-08-31https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/08/postalsorter-e1598889795187.jpg200px200px What we need now is to see a plethora of other states joining in these lawsuits that are charging Trump and DeJoy with deliberate voter suppression. NOTE: We remind our readers that the Democrats are also responsible for the demise of the US […]
The Day After Election Day By Rob Urie, Counterpunch. August 31, 2020 The Day After Election Day2020-08-312020-08-31https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2018/12/democracy-i-want-real-democracy-not-two-wall-st-parties-e1546300897640.jpg200px200px The view passed down from on high in the U.S. is that elections are the effective and legitimate means of collective decision-making in the realm of the political. Conversely, on matters of war and peace, economic distribution, environmental wellbeing, healthcare, education, housing, and social welfare— the areas where collective outcomes […]
Ten Days Of Climate Extremes By Bob Berwyn, Inside Climate News. August 31, 2020 Ten Days Of Climate Extremes2020-08-312020-08-31https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/08/california-firefighters-august-2020.jpg200px200px Above: Firefighters work to protect homes surrounding residences engulfed in flames in Boulder Creek, California, on Saturday, August 22, 2020. Dylan Bouscher for MediaNews Group and The Mercury News via Getty Images. From Record Heat To Wildfires To The One-Two Punch Of Hurricane Laura. Around the world, global […]
Know Your Rights – Don’t Talk To Cops At The Airport By John Kiriakou, Consortium News. August 31, 2020 Know Your Rights – Don’t Talk To Cops At The Airport2020-08-312020-08-31https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/08/airport-police-officers.-by-teagasc-cc-by-sa-3.0-wikimedia-commons.jpg200px200px Above photo: Airport police officers. By Teagasc, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons. When an ICE officer stopped me after I got off the plane I knew the harassment was about to begin. But I was ready for […]
DC Police Ramp Up Aggressive Tactics After March On Washington By Jenny Gathright, DCist. August 31, 2020 DC Police Ramp Up Aggressive Tactics After March On Washington2020-08-312020-08-31https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/08/police-confront-demonstrators-in-downtown-d.c.-early-on-aug.-30.-this-has-been-a-show-of-force-that-hasnt-been-seen-in-a-while-one-organizer-said..jpg200px200px Above photo: Police confront demonstrators in downtown D.C. early on Aug. 30. ‘This has been a show of force that hasn’t been seen in a while,’ one organizer said. By Jenny Gathright for WAMU. ‘Scary’ Show Of Force. Friday’s March on […]
US Sanctions Russian Institute That Developed COVID-19 Vaccine By Ben Norton, The Grayzone. August 30, 2020 US Sanctions Russian Institute That Developed COVID-19 Vaccine2020-08-302020-08-30https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/08/russias-blacklisted-civilian-facility-is-the-state-research-institute-of-organic-chemistry-and-technology-in-moscow.-from-radio-free-europe-e1598730513429.jpg200px200px Above photo: Russia blacklisted research institutes from Radio Free Europe. The US Commerce Department blacklisted a Russian research institute that helped create the world’s first Covid-19 vaccine. Russia won the race to develop the first vaccine against the novel coronavirus. The United […]
Teen Who Organized BLM Rally Billed $2500 For Police Overtime August 30, 2020 Teen Who Organized BLM Rally Billed $2500 For Police Overtime2020-08-302020-08-30https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/08/july-25-black-lives-matter-protest-in-englewood-cliffs-nj-e1598800019382.jpg200px200px Above photo: July 25 Black Lives Matter protest in Englewood Cliffs, NJ. Emily Gil, 18, of Englewood Cliffs received a letter from the mayor looking for payment of $2,499.26. Englewood Cliffs, NJ – A teen who organized a Black Lives Matter rally in her […]
Health Insurance And The COVID-19 shock By Josh Bivens and Ben Zipperer, EPI. August 30, 2020 Health Insurance And The COVID-19 shock2020-08-302020-08-30https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/09/healthcare-for-people-150×78.jpg200px200px Because the large majority of nonelderly U.S. households rely on employer-sponsored insurance (ESI) to pay for health care, any economic shock that destroys jobs also destroys access to health coverage. The COVID-19 crisis is one such shock, causing a near-total shutdown of huge swaths of the U.S. […]
33rd Anniversary Of Brian Willson Surviving The US Train Assault By S. Brian Willson, Popular Resistance. August 30, 2020 33rd Anniversary Of Brian Willson Surviving The US Train Assault 2020-08-302020-08-30https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2018/07/nicaraguans-celebrate-1979-revolution-july-2018.-by-alfred-zniga-ap-e1598802655343.jpg200px200px Above photo: Nicaraguans celebrate the 1979 revolution, July 2018. Alfred Zinga, AP. Brian Willson Denounces Ongoing US Intervention in Nicaragua. On September 1, 2020, 8:45 am, Brian Willson will speak in front of the US embassy, Managua, […]
Report: White Supremacists And Militias Have Infiltrated Police Across The US August 30, 2020 Report: White Supremacists And Militias Have Infiltrated Police Across The US2020-08-302020-08-30https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/07/militarized-police.-image-by-egan-jimenez-woodrow-wilson-school-of-public-and-international-affairs-e1594493461211.jpg200px200px Above photo: Militarized police. Egan Jimenez, Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs. NOTE: Below are excerpts from the Brennan Center report on right-wing militants in US law enforcement. The excerpts do not include footnotes. See the full report here. The […]
The Many Faces Of The Radical Right And How To Counter Their Threat By Archie Henderson, Open Democracy. August 30, 2020 The Many Faces Of The Radical Right And How To Counter Their Threat2020-08-302020-08-30https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/08/charlottesville-unite-the-right-rally-august-12-2017-by-anthony-crider-from-flickr-cc-by-2.0-e1598799023936.jpg200px200px Above photo: Charlottesville ‘Unite the Right’ Rally’, August 12, 2017. By Anthony Crider from Flickr. CC BY 2.0. We should not assume that the radical right will collapse under the weight of its many […]