(2020-07-15). Trump Fires Latest Salvo in US-China Sanctions War. mintpressnews.com 
Trump's new law, the Hong Kong Autonomy Act, places mandatory sanctions on officials or organizations (including businesses) that the White House views as helping Beijing clamp down on political freedoms.
(2020-07-15). UN Warns COVID-19 Fears Leading to "Alarming" Decline in Immunizations and Hospital Visits. mintpressnews.com The WHO and UNICEF have expressed concern over what they describe as an "alarming decline" of children's immunization programs, hospital visits for serious issues, including heart attacks and even a reversal in the fight against AIDS.
(2020-07-15). German anti-Semitism chief must resign, say Jewish and Israeli scholars. zcomm.org As Israel moves towards annexing large parts of the occupied West Bank, the scholars say that "the need for loud international criticism and opposition is only growing," but Klein keeps "chilling the public and political debate in Germany and beyond."
(2020-07-15). Did neocon cancel queen Bari Weiss stage her NY Times resignation to fuel her career? thegrayzone.com A closer look at the events surrounding Bari Weiss' resignation suggests she omitted some critical details about her toxic presence…
(2020-07-15). Did neocon cancel queen Bari Weiss stage her NYT resignation to fuel her career? thegrayzone.com A closer look at the events surrounding Bari Weiss' resignation suggests she omitted some critical details about her toxic presence…
(2020-07-15). 2009 H1N1 Vaccine Caused Brain Damage in Children. Dr. Anthony Fauci on "Vaccine Safety" Issues. globalresearch.ca A lawsuit against the Trudeau Government for its handling of the COVID-19 Crisis has been launched. What is at stake is the violation of fundamental rights of Canadians. | "The mass and indiscriminate containment of citizens, the restriction of access to …
(2020-07-15). The Doomsday Machine Still Exists. zcomm.org Interview on seeking profit in spite of the risk of nuclear winter is "institutional madness"
(2020-07-15). US Sanctions Are Part of a Multi-front War on Syria, and Its Long-suffering Civilians Are the Main Target. globalresearch.ca The US is waging multiple fronts of war against Syria, including brutal sanctions, while claiming concern over the wellbeing of Syrian civilians — the vast majority of whom are suffering as a direct result of US policies. | On June 17, …
(2020-07-15). Assange's father speaks out, calls oppression of WikiLeaks founder a "great crime of 21st century" thegrayzone.com An extended interview with Julian Assange's father John Shipton, who condemns the US, UK, and Australian governments for their "11…
(2020-07-15). Is U.S. Military Action against Venezuela Contemplated? Trump Wants to Extradite Maduro. globalresearch.ca The Sino-Venezuelan agreement by which the Chinese state petrochemical company Sinopec will invest 14,000 million dollars to achieve daily oil production of 200,000 barrels per day of crude in the Orinoco Oil Belt, (considered the most abundant oil field in …
(2020-07-15). Popular protagonism in Venezuela's transition to socialism: A conversation with Michael Lebowitz. mronline.org 
The Marxist theorist emphasizes that socialism involves people transforming themselves.
(2020-07-15). Corporate Greed Drives COVID-19 Pandemic Inside Peruvian Amazon. therealnews.com 
Peru's lawmakers are weighing a vote on crucial legislation, which, if passed, will declare large areas of pristine Amazon rainforest off limits to drilling and mining projects—a clear showdown between Big Oil and corporate mining interests and the rights of Indigenous peoples of the Peruvian Amazon. | Peru's Congress was expected to vote on the draft bill Thursday, July 2. But the proposal did not make it into the legislative agenda, prompting questions about whether corporate dollars are pulling the strings behind the scenes. | The proposed amendment has revived bitter decades-old social divisions in the…
(2020-07-15). Australian government ramps up anti-China campaign, spends billions on weaponry. peoplesworld.org 
SYDNEY—In announcing $270 billion ($189 billion USD) for the military on July 1, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison had the task of convincing Australians that the exorbitant spending was necessary. He turned to fear as his chief weapon, evoking the rise of Nazism and World War II and describing…
(2020-07-15). Profile of a killer: Understanding the deadly coronavirus pandemic. peoplesworld.org 
Editor's note: This special report on what is known thus far about the deadly coronavirus was released today by the Associated Press. We publish it because the information contained in it sheds light on what we are facing during the dark days of this pandemic. It is clear that, in addition to embracing the safety …
(2020-07-15). Labor launches video to get OSHA standards into coronavirus aid bill. peoplesworld.org 
WASHINGTON—The National Council for Occupational Safety and Health launched a major drive, complete with a riveting video to be attached to communications to lawmakers, to ensure a mandatory anti-coronavirus safety and health standard is in the next economic stimulus law. The objective: To put enough pressure on GOP senators, notably ones who are vulnerable at …
(2020-07-15). Trump's Priorities in the Midst of a Pandemic. dissidentvoice.org 
What are the priorities of a president when the nation struggles with a seemingly unremitting pandemic? A look at Donald trump's pronouncements while COVID-19 surges in several states.
(2020-07-15). Laos has tackled COVID-19, but it is drowning in debt to international finance. mronline.org 
On June 11, Laos (Lao People's Democratic Republic)—a country of 7 million in Southeast Asia—said it had temporarily prevailed over COVID-19.
(2020-07-15). Trump's xenophobic attack on international students. workers.org 
July 13 — Unions representing graduate student workers, many international, organized simultaneous July 13 rallies from coast to coast in opposition to a draconian Immigration and Customs Enforcement order threatening their right to remain in the U.S. Ultimately, a million individual international students are endangered by their second-class status as . . . |
(2020-07-15). How Two Seemingly Unrelated Events Laid Israel's Racism Problem Bare. mintpressnews.com 
A viral video showing an Israeli family mocking impoverished Palestinian children and a controversial New York Times editorial by famed Zionist commentator Peter Beinart have exposed the racist underpinning of the so-called Jewish state.
(2020-07-15). 'Palestine is here in New Hampshire'. liberationnews.org 
"Palestine is a struggle against settler colonialism, apartheid and systemic racism — defining traits of the United States since its inception…"
(2020-07-15). U.S. ruling class demands deadly reopening of schools. mronline.org 
The ruling class, having worked out its strategic response to the pandemic in February and March, has carried out an unrelenting assault on workers ever since. The working class must respond with equal determination and ruthlessness. It must fight for the socialist overturn of the capitalist system, which threatens the lives of millions of workers …
(2020-07-15). Five years after Sandra Bland's death, NYC protesters demand justice for Black women. liberationnews.org 
The current national uprising against racist police terror has pushed Sandra Bland's name back into the public consciousness.
(2020-07-15). Texas death penalty under fire after cruel treatment of mourners. workers.org 
While executions are nothing unusual in Texas, the state outdid itself last week. It not only executed Billy Wardlow, but then its church liaison for the Texas Department of Criminal Justice used the viewing of the body by loved ones to verbally attack Wardlow's fiancée and her friends. Wardlow had . . . |
(2020-07-15). Boston #SayHerNameBlack women lead BLM march. workers.org 
Over a thousand people took to the streets July Fourth to center Black women's role in the ongoing Black Lives Matter rebellion. Gathering in Boston's Nubian Square, recently stripped of its slaver name, the #SayHerName demonstration and march were organized by the initiative of Black women community leaders Daunasia Yancey, . . . |
(2020-07-15). Headlines for July 15, 2020. democracynow.org U.S. Sets Another Single-Day Record with 67,000+ Coronavirus Cases, Trump Admin Orders Hospitals to Bypass CDC on Reporting COVID-19 Data, GOP Convention in Jacksonville May Move Outdoors, as COVID-19 Skyrockets in Florida, U.N. Chief Warns Pandemic May Set Back Global Economy by "Decades", Trump Admin Rescinds Plan to Strip International Student Visas, Jeff Sessions Loses Bid to Reclaim Alabama Senate Seat, Democrats Pick Challengers to GOP Incumbent Senators in Texas & Maine, Progressive Challenger José Garza Unseats District Attorney of Travis County, TX, Joe Biden Unveils $2 Trillion Clean Energy and Jobs Pla…
(2020-07-15). Tucson Mayor Romero Slams Arizona Gov. Ducey for Downplaying COVID & Hasty Reopening as ICUs Fill. democracynow.org 
As COVID-19 cases soar in the U.S. South and Southwest, we go to the hot spot of Arizona, where 88% of ICU beds are full and the family of one man accuses Arizona Governor Ducey and President Trump of being directly responsible for his death, after they downplayed the threat of the virus and obstructed local officials from requiring masks even as Arizona's case numbers were exploding. "We have been in a state of crisis since Governor Ducey decided to hastily reopen the state," says Tucson Mayor Regina Romero, who has been standing up to Ducey and is the first Latina and the first woman to be elected mayor of Tucs…
(2020-07-15). As COVID-19 Cases Spike, Epidemiologist Warns "The Road to an Uncertain Vaccine Is Paved in Death" democracynow.org 
As the U.S. reports its highest one-day spike in infections and 11 states report record hospitalizations, the Trump administration is demanding states stop sending COVID patient data to the CDC, which then releases it to the public. We speak with Dr. Ali Khan, epidemiologist and the dean of the College of Public Health at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, about the Trump administration's handling of the crisis and his hopes for a vaccine. "The road to an uncertain vaccine is paved in death," notes Dr. Khan. He is the former director of the CDC's Office of Public Health Preparedness and Response, where he…
(2020-07-15). The Left Remakes the World: Amna Akbar on Canceling Rent, Defunding Police & Where We Go from Here. democracynow.org 
We look at another looming crisis for the American public: mass evictions. More than four months into a pandemic that has left millions unemployed, eviction freezes across the country are ending, even as case numbers rise and states reimpose lockdown measures. As the Cancel the Rent movement inspires rent strikes and protests nationwide, a coalition of labor unions, workers and racial and social justice groups in 25 states plans to stage a mass walkout this Monday called the "Strike for Black Lives." We speak with Amna Akbar, law professor at Ohio State University, who wrote about how to respond to all of this in…
(2020-07-15). Trump Tells Florida Crowd 'Something Will Happen In Venezuela' Soon. popularresistance.org On a trip to COVID-19 riddled Florida this weekend, President Donald Trump not-so-cryptically revealed that he had something big planned for Venezuela during a meeting with leaders of the U.S. military's Southern Command. "Something will happen with Venezuela. That's all I can tell you," he said, before adding that Washington would be "very much involved" in what he was referencing. Biden has also taken a hard line on Venezuela and is attempting to out-hawk Trump on the issue. "It's time for free and fair elections so that the Venezuelan people can turn the page on the corrupt and repressive Maduro regime," he sa…
(2020-07-15). 10 Reasons Why Defunding Police Should Lead to Defunding War. strategic-culture.org If we find indiscriminate state violence in our streets appalling, we should feel similarly about state violence abroad, write Medea Benjamin and Zoltán Grossman. | Medea BENJAMIN, Zoltán GROSSMAN | Since George Floyd was murdered, we have seen an increasing convergence of the "war at home" against black and brown people with the "wars abroad" that the U.S. has waged against people in other countries. | Army and National Guard troops have been deployed in U.S. cities, as militarized police treat our cities as occupied war zones. In response to this "endless war" at home, the growing and thunderous cries for defun…
(2020-07-15). Boston #SayHerName/Black women lead BLM march. workers.org By M. Skehan and G. Lechat — Over a thousand people took to the streets July Fourth to center Black women's role in the ongoing Black Lives Matter rebellion. Gathering in Boston's Nubian Square, recently stripped of its slaver name, the #SayHerName demonstration and march were organized by the initiative . . . |
(2020-07-15). The Heat: COVID-19 economic impact & youth infection rate grows. america.cgtn.com 
U.S. President Donald Trump has expressed optimism despite Covid-19 continuing to cut a devastating path across America. On Monday, the United States surpassed more than 60,000 new coronavirus‚ÄØcases for the first time in a single day. Across the country, more than a third of states reported …
(2020-07-15). Google faces $5 BILLION lawsuit over tracking users' activities even in 'private' mode. rt.com 
Google and its parent company Alphabet Inc have been accused of pervasively — and illegally — tracking the activities of millions of people even when they turn tracking off in a lawsuit demanding $5 billion in damages. | Filed with a US district court in San Jose on Tuesday, the complaint states that Google has violated the American federal wiretap law and the California privacy law by collecting information about what people look at in the news, search for online or do in their mobile apps — even when they turn off tracking in their account settings or switch browsers to private mode. | The l…
(2020-07-15). Nation of Islam posts Farrakhan's call for Jews to ditch the Talmud & be saved amid Nick Cannon antisemitism debacle. rt.com 
The Nation of Islam posted a call from leader Louis Farrakhan to the "Jewish community" telling them to "turn away from the Talmud" to be spared by God – hours after Farrakhan fan Nick Cannon was fired over his own "antisemitism."
(2020-07-15). Precedent set: North Carolina city approves reparations for black Americans, Rhode Island mayor looking into doing the same. rt.com 
The city council in Asheville, North Carolina approved paying reparations to black residents, while a mayor in Rhode Island signed an order promising to look into the act, leading many to argue this is the start of a major trend. | "Hundreds of years of Black blood spilled that basically fills the cup we drink from today," Keith Young, one of black members of the Asheville City Council, said. "It is simply not enough to remove statutes. Black people in this country are dealing with issues that are systemic in nature." | The vote was 7-0 in favor of the measure. | The reparations will not be direct payments to…
(2020-07-15). Trump takes credit for convincing UK to ban China's Huawei. thecanary.co 
Donald Trump has appeared to take credit for having "convinced many countries", including the UK, not to use Huawei after Boris Johnson ordered a ban on the Chinese firm with the country's 5G network.The US president said, "I did this myself, for the most part", as he spoke of having worked to pressure nations to not use Huawei, adding: "If they want to do business with us, they can't use it." | In a major U-turn provoking criticism from China, the prime minister
(2020-07-15). Huge boost to business and jobs worldwide if nature is prioritised says World Economic Forum. thecanary.co 
Stimulating growth in ways that puts nature first could provide an £8tn boost and create hundreds of millions of jobs worldwide, experts have said.A "future of nature and business" report from the World Economic Forum (WEF) highlights how governments and businesses can build back better from the economic fallout of the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic and tackle the nature and climate crisis.Industry moves ranging from recycling clothing to installing energy-saving light bulbs and green roofs into buildings, and even diversifying diets, could help create 395 million jobs around the world by 2030, the WEF sai…
(2020-07-15). Hancock 'not frankly interested' in Gove not wearing a mask while shopping. thecanary.co 
Health secretary Matt Hancock has said he is "not frankly interested" in his Cabinet colleague Michael Gove being pictured in a shop without a mask ahead of them being made compulsory to slow the spread of coronavirus.The senior Cabinet Office minister, who had earlier sparked confusion by suggesting face coverings would not be mandatory in shops in England, was photographed uncovered in Pret A Manger despite insisting it was "basic good manners" to wear a mask.His maskless face was in stark contrast to that of international trade secretary Liz Truss, who minutes earlier had left the same store in Westminster wea…
(2020-07-15). Sculpture of Black protester installed on plinth on Edward Colston statue. thecanary.co 
A sculpture of a Black woman who took part in a Black Lives Matter protest in Bristol has been erected on the plinth where a statue of slave trader Edward Colston used to stand.Artist Marc Quinn created the life-size black resin and steel piece of Jen Reid, from Bristol, after seeing a photograph of her standing on the empty plinth after the Colston statue was toppled.The sculpture, entitled A Surge of Power (Jen Reid), was erected shortly before 5am on Wednesday by Quinn's team without the knowledge or consent of Bristol City Council.The black resin and steel statue by Marc Quinn is titled A Surge of Power (Jen…
(2020-07-15). What is needed to reopen schools in the U.S.? workers.org 
July 13 — The Trump administration has ignored facts, science and the advice of experts when issuing an order for schools to open countrywide. Pediatricians, teachers and other education workers who are on the front lines have said they want to reopen schools, but only under safe conditions. They say . . . |
(2020-07-15). China-Iran Deal Is a Major Blow to U.S. Aspirations in Central Asia. globalresearch.ca "Two ancient Asian cultures, two partners in the sectors of trade, economy, politics, culture and security with a similar outlook and many mutual bilateral and multilateral interests will consider one another strategic partners" — these were the opening words of …
(2020-07-15). Converting Hagia Sophia for Domestic Consumption Will Backfire on Erdogan. globalresearch.ca On Friday, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan signed a decree changing the status of the Byzantine-era built Hagia Sophia from a museum to a mosque. The first Islamic service in the formerly Christian Orthodox Cathedral is scheduled for July 24 …
(2020-07-15). WOLA's David Smilde Advocates a more Efficient Regime Change Strategy against Venezuela. dissidentvoice.org Common Dreams, a liberal-left website, reposted an article by David Smilde of the Washington Office on Latin America (WOLA): "Joe Biden Should Not Try to Out-Hawk Trump on Venezuela." It starts off well with the subtitle: "The first task for a Biden administration would be to take military intervention off the table." The US has …
(2020-07-15). Elections signal post-socialist Poland's descent into reaction and repression. fightbacknews.org On July 12, Poland completed its second round of elections to decide who will be president and whether the far-right, chauvinistic, racist PiS would have full powers of the Sejm – Poland's equivalent to the House of Representatives. Sadly, despite being incredibly close and potentially contested, the official reports show Andrzej Duda getting 51% of the vote, while his opponent Rafal Trzaskowski achieved 49% of the vote. Duda is the candidate that represented the Prawo I Sprawiedliwosc (in English, the Law and Justice party). His opponent, Trzaskowski, represented the right-centrist party known as the Civil Platf…
(2020-07-15). Newsom: allowing SEP candidates on ballot would "frustrate democratic process." indybay.org Democratic Party officials argue that the Socialist Equality Party should have been collecting ballot signatures in California during the dangerous COVID-19 lockdown.
(2020-07-15). Video: Saudi Regime on Brink of Collapse? Economic Crisis and Setbacks in Yemeni War. globalresearch.ca Saudi Arabia has become a hostage of its own military campaign in Yemen. The Kingdom suffers from both its own inability to achieve a military victory in the conflict and regular losses from the retaliatory actions of the Houthis. At …
(2020-07-15). Propaganda Will Not Be Enough to Win Joe Biden the White House. mintpressnews.com The biggest threat to Biden's chances is the continuing suppression of black votes and the refusal of the Democrats to do anything about it.
(2020-07-15). Corporate hypocrisy on racism. nationofchange.org Far from being the solution to systemic racism in America, these billionaires and their corporations are actively perpetuating it.
(2020-07-15). Bolton's Book is Not the "Bomb" as Advertised. counterpunch.org John Bolton's "The Room Where It Happened: A White House Memoir" will not tell you anything you already don't know about Donald Trump and his administration. If you have read Michael Wolff ("Fire and Fury"), Bob Woodward ("Fear"), and Philip Rucker and Carol Leonnig ("A Very Stable Genius"), you have a full picture of Trump's
(2020-07-15). US secretary of state denounces China over South China Sea. wsws.org The Trump administration formally adopts the 2016 Hague ruling against Chinese claims in the sensitive, strategic waters, as it ramps up US naval provocations there.