2022-07-15: News Headlines

Natalia Marques (2022-07-15). The push-pull of the abortion rights struggle continues in the US. peoplesdispatch.org In the few weeks that have passed since the United States Supreme Court ruled to overturn Roe v. Wade on June 24, stripping abortion rights from millions of women, the people of the United States have continued to fight back. Despite assurances, the response from the Biden administration to protect the fundamental right has been deemed resoundingly inadequate. | "The mass of the people will have to flood into the streets, and will have to remain in the streets," Monica Illyrich, a young organizer with the Party for Socialism and Liberation, told Peoples Dispatch. "We will have to do everything they can to let the…

Party for Socialism, Liberation (2022-07-14). PSL Editorial — Biden's Middle East trip: Apartheid, war and oil. liberationnews.org Biden is evidently more concerned about the fading fortunes of U.S. empire than addressing the dire problems faced by working people.

Brett Wilkins (2022-07-14). 'It's Only Getting Worse': IMF Chief Says Global Recession Risk Rising. commondreams.org "It is going to be a tough 2022—and possibly an even tougher 2023," warned Kristalina Georgieva, who heads the neoliberal financial institution.

Brett Wilkins (2022-07-14). Poll Shows Majority of US Voters Oppose Triggering Recession to Battle Inflation. commondreams.org "Voters do not accept the idea that raising unemployment is the only way to curtail inflation," said one progressive pollster.

TeleSUR, JDO, JL (2022-07-14). Asesinan a hijo de expresidente hondureño y otros tres jóvenes. telesurtv.net Presidenta Xiomara Castro condenó el hecho y ratificó que no descansarán hasta desmontar los escuadrones de la muerte que actúan en Honduras con impunidad.

Anonymous669 (2022-07-14). US MQ-9 Reaper Combat Drone Crashes In Romania (Video). southfront.org Romanian and U.S. key defense leaders pose for a photo with Airmen from the 31st Expeditionary Operations Group, Detachment 1 at Campia Turzii, Romania, Feb. 4, 2021. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Savannah L. Waters) | On July 14, an MQ-9 Reaper combat drone of the US Air Force (USAF) crashed during a training mission south of the Romanian Air Force 71st Air Base near the city of Campia Turzii in Romania's northern region. | Romanian Defense Minister Vasile DàÆncu said that the crash caused no…

_____ (2022-07-13). Report: US Weighs Resuming 'Offensive' Weapons Sales To Saudi Arabia. popularresistance.org Biden said last year that he enacted the ban but has pushed through arms sales for the Saudis since. | Reuters reported on Monday that the Biden administration is considering lifting a ban on the sale of "offensive" weapons to Saudi Arabia as President Biden is preparing to visit the country. | Sources told Reuters that the decision hinges on whether Riyadh makes progress toward ending its war in Yemen, where a ceasefire has been holding relatively well. The report said that the Biden administration wants the ceasefire to stick. | In February 2021, Biden said he was ending support for Saudi Arabia's "offensive" o…

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