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Statement by Workers World Party, published on Workers World, October 7, 2021 The U.S. is accusing Alex Saab of a crime related violating the U.S. Unilateral Coercive Economic Measures. Even if these measures were legal, which they are not, Saab is not a U.S. citizen and not subject to U.S. Law. What he was actually doing is arranging to purchase[…]
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by Cliff Conner, published on Socialist Action, October 5, 2021 The arrogance and open spite of the judge in this case is profoundly disturbing. [jb] ON OCTOBER 1, 2021, the sun rose in the east and Steven Donziger was sentenced to prison. Both events were equally predictable, but only the latter was a consequence of the systematic corruption of what[…]
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by Salome Ayuak, published on Black Agenda Report, October 6, 2021 This is a condensed speech by Salome Ayuak given at the International Month of Action Against AFRICOM launch event – “AFRICOM at 13: Building the popular movement towards demilitarization and anti-imperialism in Africa.” Horn of Africa Pan Africans for Liberation and Solidary (HOA PALS) understands the Horn as Ethiopia, Sudan,[…]
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by Medea Benjamin and Nicolas J. S. Davies, October 6, 2021 The fiscal priorities of Congress are way out of sync with the needs and interests of the people. We need to make our needs and wishes known to Congress in a way that they cannot ignore them. With Biden’s ‘green’ infrastructure bill already whittled down to business as usual[…]
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by Kelly Kunzel, published on Electronic Intifada, September 14, 2021 Caution tape still adorns the ruins of what was once a butcher shop owned by Nidal al-Rajabi in the occupied East Jerusalem neighborhood of Silwan. On 29 June, with one pass or sweep of a bulldozer, Israeli forces razed al-Rajabi’s shop, which provided the sole income to support 14 people.[…]
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from the News Desk at The Cradle Middle Eastern News, October 5, 2021 The people of Silwan are loosing their homes due to The Absentee Property Law, an Israeli court decision to allow the government to confiscate all properties owned by absentee Arab landlords. This includes the majority of the Arab homes in Jerusalem where the original owner was likely[…]
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by Paddy Colligan, published on Workers World, September 22, 2021 This article is an interview with Workers World contributor, archaeologist Paddy Colligan, from a series on the Arctic, from The Worker, Danish Workers Party publication, Sept. 6, 2021, translated by Workers World. I say to Washington: “Hands off the area!” Any conflict over resources in the Arctic has a serious[…]
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Statement by Sanctions Kill, published on Popular Resistance, September 14, 2021 NOTE: Sanctions Kill also created a toolkit that you can use to educate yourself and others about what sanctions are, why they are illegal and how they impact people within sanctioned countries and the United States. In recent decades, the US has increasingly used sanctions as an instrument of[…]
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by Nick Turse, published on Counterpunch, September 26, 2021 So, I have decided to make this piece a memorial to the members of the Ahmadi family murdered by a U.S. Drone strike as U.S. troops left Afghanistan in disgrace. You will find their pictures throughout this post. [jb] As a parting shot, on its way out of Afghanistan, the United[…]
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by G. Dunkel, published on Workers World, September 7, 2021 For many U.S. workers — especially low-wage workers — it has suddenly become much more difficult to put food on the table and to keep a roof over these tables. The Department of Labor estimates 9.2 million workers are enrolled in programs providing unemployment aid to workers affected by the[…]
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