(2019-08-06). Survivor's story highlights horror of atomic weapons. peoplesworld.org 
It was early in the morning and 7-year-old second-grader Michiko Kodama was learning her lessons with her classmates when the life she knew — the world she knew — came suddenly to an end. There was a blinding flash of light and an enormous explosion. The school roof fell in, literally. The windows shattered into …
(2019-08-06). Here is Exactly Why Congress Won't Act on Gun Violence, Climate Change, Impeaching Trump or Anything Else. counterpunch.org I'm from Dayton so I'm thinking about this today: Why hasn't Congress done anything to address our national epidemic of mass shootings, namely reviving the assault weapons ban? People—Democrats and not a few Republicans—ask me that all the time. I bet all left-leaning pundits get that question. The answer is simple. But it's not something most people want to More
(2019-08-06). 'Cataclysmic events' in Hiroshima, Nagasaki, began 'global push' against nuclear weapons says Guterres, honouring victims. un.org Paying homage to those who perished as the atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima, as well as the many others whose lives were devastated in the years that followed, UN chief António Guterres on Tuesday underscored their "courage and moral leadership" in reminding the world of "the human cost of nuclear war".
(2019-08-06). More Money, Fewer Jobs: The Stubborn Truth About Employment and the Defense Industry. globalresearch.ca A Marilyn has once again seduced a president. This time, though, it's not a movie star; it's Marillyn Hewson, the head of Lockheed Martin, the nation's top defense contractor and the largest weapons producer in the world. In …
(2019-08-06). Commonsense Gun Control, the U.S. Army Way. truthdig.com For nearly the past eight months, I have served as the U.S. Army's primary Physical Security Manager for 4th Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment in Germany. One of my chief responsibilities in this role is to conduct inspections on my unit's arms rooms, which serve as storage facilities for military-grade assault rifles, machine guns and other equipment. To pass the inspection, the storage facility must comply with a strict set of standards. Furthermore, the person charged with issuing weapons, as well as the end user, must meet a comprehensive set of criteria. | In my lifetime, incidents of gun violence in the U.S. h…
(2019-08-06). Thoughts and prayers are not enough. nationofchange.org Our hearts are broken by this weekend's mass shootings in El Paso and Dayton. In a matter of seconds — separated by a few hours and 1,600 miles — twenty-nine lives were stolen, and many more injured, by two angry, young white men with automatic weapons. | As shocking as these murders are, they are just the latest of our nation's self-inflicted wounds. There have been more mass shootings so far this year — 251 — than days. And the most recent — last weekend's in Gilmore, California, was by another angry, young white man who also evoked the racist, anti-immigrant tropes of President…
(2019-08-06). Rolling Snake Eyes? counterpunch.org The endless blather about previous and potential software fixes to the Boeing 737 Max seems absurd to the point of disbelief. Can any software be expected to save this airplane? Do fliers really believe software is the way to fly an airplane? Boeing, responding to intense competitive pressures in the race to develop new commercial More
(2019-08-05). John McDonnell takes new chancellor Sajid Javid to the cleaners with scathing letter. thecanary.co On 5 August, Labour's John McDonnell shared a damning letter which takes Boris Johnson's new chancellor Sajid Javid to the cleaners. | Javid involved with "financial weapons of mass destruction": | The shadow chancellor wrote to Johnson on 31 July calling for "two investigations into Mr Javid's past conduct in matters of financial stewardship and decision-making". McDonnell said tha…
(2019-08-05). The US Must Do More to Control Weapons Sales – Lopez Obrador. telesurenglish.net President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador stated on Monday at his morning press conference from Valle de Bravo State that Mexico is preventing the smuggling of firearms into the country from the U.S. | RELATED: | Uruguay Issues US Travel Warning After Mass Shootings | He reported the holding of a morning security meeting in Valle de Bravo, as it is one of the Mexican states with the highest crime rates, among other reasons because it is the most populated sta…
(2019-08-05). FAA concealed flaws in Boeing aircraft after Lion Air crash in Indonesia. wsws.org The Federal Aviation Administration kept Boeing's dangerous 737 Max 8 flying to protect the profits of the aerospace giant.
(2019-08-04). Central New York 'stands against racism. workers.org 
Under the slogan "CNY Stands Against Racism," about 50 people gathered in downtown Syracuse to protest the virulent U.S. racism that enforces life-threatening im/migrant camps, the deadly prison-industrial complex and the unjust criminal "justice system." One speaker pointed out that all these structures break up families and attack the most . . . | Continue reading Central New York 'stands against racism at Workers.org
(2019-08-02). Prohibiting Maintenance of Tanker Off Yemeni Coast, Saudis Risk Explosion and Environmental Disaster. mintpressnews.com 
"We are talking about a huge floating tanker that entered service in Yemen 30 years ago, which contains more than one million tons of oil. If an explosion takes place, many countries, including Saudi Arabia, will be hit with an environmental disaster."
(2019-08-02). Fund Newstart not US wars. greenleft.org.au 
More than 700,000 Australians are struggling to survive on $40 dollars a day while $200 billion is being set aside over the next 10 years for Australia's military, largely to support US wars, according to the Independent and Peaceful Australia Network (IPAN). | IPAN spokesperson Shirley Winton said: "In the past five years, government spending on social and community services has been severely cut back while the Australian governments' military spending on supporting US offensive wars and the military-industrial complex has increased exponentially. | "Over 700,000 Australians depend on Newstart unemployment benef…
(2019-08-01). Rojava Revolution – seven years on. greenleft.org.au 
July 19 marked the seventh anniversary of northern Syria's Rojava Revolution. On that day in 2012 the nascent People's Protection Units (YPG) took control of the Kurdish-majority city of Kobanê. The outnumbered forces of Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad surrendered and were allowed to depart (without their weapons). Other Kurdish cities and towns in the north were soon liberated as well. | From these beginnings, the liberated zone has grown into the General Council of the Self Administration in Northern and Eastern Syria (NES). Together with civic councils in towns liberated from the Islamic State (Manbij, Tabqa,…
(2019-07-31). Warren Backs "No First Use" Nuclear Policy as Buttigieg Calls for Withdrawal from Afghanistan. democracynow.org 
While most of Tuesday's debate focused on domestic issues, Democratic candidates were briefly asked about nuclear weapons policy and the war in Afghanistan. Senator Elizabeth Warren defended her "no first use" policy on nuclear weapons, despite criticism from Montana Governor Steve Bullock. Meanwhile, South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg and former Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper sparred on whether the U.S. should withdraw from Afghanistan after 18 years of war.