(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). 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). America's $1.4 Trillion So-Called "National Security" Budget Makes Us Less Safe—Not More. commondreams.org America and the world would be far safer places if this outrageous spending was drastically cut and those funds redirected to "moral" investments in people, society, and planetary health—not war and weapons.
(2022-07-06). Military Situation In Ukraine On July 6, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Russia struck the AFU 92nd Mechanized Brigade in Kharkiv with high-precision missiles; | Russia struck the AFU 57th Mechanized Brigade near Soledar with high-precision missiles; | Russia struck military assets of the AFU near Malotaranovka with high-precision missiles; | Russia struck military assets of the AFU near Artemovsk with high-precision missiles; | Russian air defense systems shot down 11 Ukrainian drones near Zelenyi Gai in Nikolaev Region, Vernopol'e, Dolgen'koe,…
(2022-07-06). Spanish Lawmaker: NATO Subordinates Europe To US. popularresistance.org A Spanish lawmaker has condemned the NATO summit that was held in Madrid this June, denouncing the US-led military alliance for advocating for more war and pushing to enrich the weapons industry while Europeans suffer from inflation and an energy crisis. | On the floor of Spain's parliament, leftist Deputy Gerardo Pisarello argued that "the NATO summit was not organized to strengthen the cause of peace," but rather "was organized basically to reinforce the geostrategic priorities of the United States… above all to weaken China."
(2022-07-06). Australian central bank raises interest rates again to drive down wages. wsws.org Having kept rates at near-zero for 18 months—giving the financial elite access to billions of dollars in virtually free money—the bank is sharply increasing rates in order to crash the economy enough to quash wage claims.
(2022-07-06). Hezbollah warns Israel against extraction from the disputed Karish gas field. peoplesdispatch.org The warning comes days after Israeli forces shot down three drones launched by Hezbollah towards the Karish gas field, 80 kilometers off the coast of Haifa, allegedly on a reconnaissance mission…
(2022-07-06). White Socialist Left: Seeing A Bleak Future For 'Black And White Unite'. popularresistance.org The Red Summer of 1919 put paid to the lie of a monochromatic class struggle as thousands of hysterical white workers took to the streets around the country over the course of the year to lynch, beat, shoot and burn to death more than 250 of their African American coworkers who they feared were replacing them in the workplace. | One-hundred and ten years after O'Hare published her racist polemic, another white woman with ties to the political Left in the U.S., Krystal Ball, appeared on the Marxist economist Richard Wolff's podcast to once again downplay the role that racism plays in the struggle between capital a…
(2022-07-06). In An Attempt to Offset Rising Oil Prices, Biden Administration Makes Nice with Brutal Saudis—But Spurns Socialist Venezuela. covertactionmagazine.com Right-wing lobbies and ideological zealotry continue to prevent initiation of rational policy toward Venezuela On June 2, Saudi-led OPEC and …
(2022-07-06). Weaponizing Free Trade Agreements. mronline.org 
Long seen as means to seek advantage on the pretext of providing mutual benefit, free trade agreements may increasingly become economic weapons in the new Cold War, disrupting earlier globalization.
(2022-07-06). Russia Sanctions and Asset Grab 2022. thesaker.is Russia Sanctions and ASSET GRAB 2022 The Coming Sanctions-Induced Economic Tsunami? July 6, 2022 by Yves Smith. www.nakedcapitalism.com/2022/07/the-coming-sanctions-induced-economic-tsunami.html Today I am risking being too glib, but my excuse is aspiring to meet…
(2022-07-06). Recession storm clouds gathering. wsws.org The chief factor in provoking the downturn is the determination of the US Federal Reserve to keep lifting interest rates to cut demand and even provoke a recession to suppress the growing movement of the working class for wage demands to compensate for escalating prices.
(2022-07-06). VIDEO: Iranian made drones displayed in Venezuela war games. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 06 (MNA) — Iranian-made drones WERE displayed in military parade in Venezuela on Wednesday.
(2022-07-05). NATO missile system part of new $820 million U.S. arms transfer to Ukraine. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Defense News US to send Ukraine advanced NASAMS air defense weapons in $820 million package The Pentagon on Friday announced $820 million in new Ukraine military aid that includes advanced mid- to long-range air defense systems and counter-artillery radars to respond to Russia's heavy use of long-range strikes in the war. The announcement …
(2022-07-05). Global Times interview: Brian Becker on socialism and the U.S. campaign against China. liberationnews.org 
"Clearly, the US is actually preparing for military confrontation with China."
(2022-07-05). CNBC calls for 'cyber terrorism' against Russia and 'blank check' for US weapons corporations. multipolarista.com CNBC pundit Jim Cramer called for "cyber terrorism" against Russia and a "blank check" for US weapons corporations – including the same companies he encourages his viewers to invest in.