Staff (2022-07-03). Russia air defense shot down 2 Ukrainian drones near Kursk. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 03 (MNA) — Russian air defense systems shot down two Ukrainian Strizh drones on approach to Kursk, there were no casualties, a local official said.

____ (2022-07-03). New York passes new law after U.S. Supreme Court ruling on gun-carrying in public. ecns.cn New York State Governor Kathy Hochul on Friday signed into law a bill restricting concealed carry weapons in response to a recent ruling by the Supreme Court that overturned the state's longstanding licensing restrictions.

TeleSUR, JGN (2022-07-03). Presidente de Bolivia denuncia rearticulación de la derecha. telesurtv.net Arce advirtió que la derecha que impulsó el derrocamiento de Evo Morales pretende aprovechar algunas debilidades del gobernante Movimiento al Socialismo (MAS).

Staff (2022-07-03). One dead after 'jet truck' crash at Michigan air show. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 03 (MNA) — The driver of a semi-truck powered by jet engines that was racing two planes died after crashing at an air show in Michigan, on Saturday afternoon.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-07-02). Western Arms Supplied to Ukraine Offered on Darknet. libya360.wordpress.com Journalists were able to swiftly agree the purchase of a US-made Phoenix Ghost kamikaze drone The lavish deliveries of 'lethal aid' from the US, UK and other NATO countries to Ukraine amid its conflict with Russia have led to marketplaces where some of those weapons can be purchased popping up on the dark web, RT…

Staff (2022-07-02). US sending Ukraine two surface-to-air missile systems. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 02 (MNA) — The United States is sending Ukraine two NASAMS surface-to-air missile systems as part of its latest weapons packages for Ukraine, the Pentagon said on Friday.

Staff (2022-07-02). Recibe Díaz-Canel a activistas estadounidenses. cubadebate.cu El presidente Miguel Díaz-Canel dialogó este viernes con los intelectuales estadounidenses Vijay Prashad y Manolo de los Santos, sobre aspectos teóricos y experiencias de los movimientos sociales y países en el camino al socialismo. Además, recibió en el Palacio de la Revolución, en esta capital, a ambos activistas de visita en la isla.

Editor (2022-07-02). 'Self-Actualization' in a World Full of Exploitation. scheerpost.com By Eamon Martin / CounterPunch "The logic of worldly success rests on a fallacy: the strange error that our perfection depends on the thoughts and opinions and applause of [others]! A weird life it is, indeed, to be living always in somebody else's imagination, as if that were the only place in which one could …

Editor (2022-07-02). Economist Michael Hudson on inflation and Fed plan to cut wages: A depression is coming. mronline.org Economist Michael Hudson explains the inflation crisis and U.S. Federal Reserve's "austerity program to reduce wages" and boost unemployment. He warns a "long depression" is coming, due to the new cold war on Russia and China.

Ricardo Vaz (2022-07-02). Venezuela: Parliament Passes 'Special Economic Zones' Law in Bid to Court Foreign Investment. venezuelanalysis.com PSUV Deputy Oliver Rivas argued that the economic policy should not be seen as the "ultimate step" towards socialism but as a "resistance strategy."

Anonymous669 (2022-07-02). Hezbollah Reveals Drones Launched At Karish Were Not Armed, Says It Was Message To Israel. southfront.org Hezbollah has confirmed that it launched three drones from Lebanon at the disputed Karish naval gas field, which is currently…

Staff (2022-07-02). Cómo el bosón de Higgs cambió nuestra comprensión del universo (y por qué le arruinó la vida al físico que lo descubrió). cubadebate.cu En 2022 se cumple el décimo aniversario de que el Gran Colisionador de Hadrones detectara el bosón de Higgs. La hazaña del Gran Colisionador de Hadrones fue la culminación de una aventura que comenzó en 1964, cuando el físico británico Peter Higgs publicó una teoría que predecía que el bosón debía existir.

Staff (2022-07-02). 3 dead, 7 injured in Taliban helicopter crash in Jawzjan. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 02 (MNA) — A Taliban-owned helicopter that was returning from the war in Balkhab, crashed due to technical problems on its way to Jawzjan province, local mediai n Afghanistan said.

Anonymous669 (2022-07-02). Israeli Army Intercepts Three Hezbollah Drones Near Disputed Gas Field (Video). southfront.org Israel Air Force airplane F-16 D 'Barak Cobra'prepares for take off. June 28 2010. Photo by Ofer Zidon/Flash90 | On July 2, the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) announced that it had intercepted three drones launched from Lebanon by Hezbollah near the disputed Karish naval gas field. | In a statement, the IDF said that one of the drones was shot down by a F-16 fighter jet of the Israeli Air Force, while the other two were shot down with Barak missiles launched from the Israeli Navy's Sa'ar 5-class corvette Eilat. | The dro…

Lowkey (2022-07-01). Palestine Action Chase Israel's Largest Arms Company out of London. mintpressnews.com In a massive blow to its operations, Israeli weapons company Elbit Systems has been forced to abandon its chique London headquarters, thanks to sustained pressure from Palestine Action.

Staff (2022-07-02). Recibe Díaz-Canel a activistas estadounidenses. cubadebate.cu El presidente Miguel Díaz-Canel dialogó este viernes con los intelectuales estadounidenses Vijay Prashad y Manolo de los Santos, sobre aspectos teóricos y experiencias de los movimientos sociales y países en el camino al socialismo. Además, recibió en el Palacio de la Revolución, en esta capital, a ambos activistas de visita en la isla.

Michael Petrelis (2022-07-02). Friday 7/1: Speakout: Cordileone at Mission Dolores. indybay.org Mission Dolores Basilica | 16th and Dolores Streets…

SCOTUS ruled wrongly (2022-07-02). People pour into Federal Bldg Plaza to Express their Outrage on Day of Decision. indybay.org Protesters spilled into the streets on June 24 soon after the much anticipated Supreme Court decision on Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization was announced.

Khubaka, Michael Harris (2022-07-02). Friday 7/29: Stolen Legacy: California Pioneers of African Descent. indybay.org Leidesdorff Street | Financial District…

Shotgun Players (2022-07-02). Saturday 7/23: Ashby Stage Indigenous Land Acknowledgement Mural Unveiling. indybay.org Ashby Stage | 1901 Ashby Ave | Berkeley, CA 94703…

Peter Maiden (2022-07-02). Abortion Rights Rally in Fresno June 28. indybay.org People protested the anti-abortion Supreme Court decision at Fresno City Hall on Tuesday, June 28.

Dave DeCamp (2022-07-01). Pentagon Agency Wants to Send Weapons Inspectors to Ukraine. news.antiwar.com An official from the Pentagon's Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) said Thursday that US military leaders Currently, the US is relying on the word of Ukrainian officials to ensure that the weapons are being properly used and stored, although

Editor (2022-07-01). Ukraine Is the Latest Neocon Disaster. scheerpost.com President Joe Biden delivering "stand with Ukraine" remarks on May 3 at the Lockheed Martin facility in Troy, Alabama. (White House, Adam Schultz) | By Jeffrey D. Sachs / The war in Ukraine is the culmination of a 30-year project of the American neoconservative movement. The Biden Administration is packed with the same neocons who championed the US wars of choice in Serbia (1999…

Dave DeCamp (2022-07-01). US Announces New $820 Million Weapons Package for Ukraine. news.antiwar.com The Biden administration on Friday The NASAMS is a joint project between the Norway-based Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace and Raytheon, the US weapons maker that Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin worked for as a board member before taking his post at the Pentagon. | The NASAMS is an air defense system with a range of ov…

_____ (2022-07-01). Economist Michael Hudson On Inflation And Fed Plan To Cut Wages. popularresistance.org Hey, everyone, this is Ben Norton, and you are watching or listening to the Multipolarista podcast. I am always privileged to be joined by one of my favorite guests, Michael Hudson, one of the greatest economists living today. | We're going to be talking about the inflation crisis. This is a crisis around the world, but especially in the United States, where inflation has been at over 8%. And it has caused a lot of political problems. It's very likely going to cause the defeat, among other factors, of the Democrats in the mid-term elections in November. | And we've seen that the response of the US government and…

Lowkey (2022-07-01). Palestine Action Chase Israel's Largest Arms Company out of London. mintpressnews.com In a massive blow to its operations, Israeli weapons company Elbit Systems has been forced to abandon its chique London headquarters, thanks to sustained pressure from Palestine Action.

_____ (2022-07-01). Economist Michael Hudson on inflation and Fed plan to cut wages: A depression is coming. popularresistance.org Economist Michael Hudson explains the inflation crisis and US Federal Reserve's "austerity program to reduce wages" and boost unemployment. He warns a "long depression" is coming, due to the new cold war on Russia and China.

_____ (2022-07-01). There Are Hungry People There Are Hungry People. popularresistance.org The United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) reports that, every minute, a child is pushed into hunger in fifteen countries most ravaged by the global food crisis. Twelve of these fifteen countries are in Africa (from Burkina Faso to Sudan), one is in the Caribbean (Haiti), and two are in Asia (Afghanistan and Yemen). Wars without end have degraded the ability of the state institutions in these countries to manage cascading crises of debt and unemployment, inflation and poverty. Joining the two Asian countries are the states that make up the Sahel region of Africa (especially Mali and Niger…

_____ (2022-07-01). There are Hungry People. There are Hungry People. popularresistance.org The United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) reports that, every minute, a child is pushed into hunger in fifteen countries most ravaged by the global food crisis. Twelve of these fifteen countries are in Africa (from Burkina Faso to Sudan), one is in the Caribbean (Haiti), and two are in Asia (Afghanistan and Yemen). Wars without end have degraded the ability of the state institutions in these countries to manage cascading crises of debt and unemployment, inflation and poverty. Joining the two Asian countries are the states that make up the Sahel region of Africa (especially Mali and Niger…

_____ (2022-07-01). Machinists' Retirees 751 Resolve To End ACO REACH. popularresistance.org On June 13th the International Association of Machinists IAM 751 Retirement Club voted overwhelmingly to end the privatization of Medicare and to send their resolution to their congressional delegation, to President Biden, and to Secretary Xavier Becerra at Health and Human Services. | Machinists' District 751 represents 27,000 members who work at Boeing and some smaller shops across the state of Washington. It is one of the largest organizations within the IAM. | The privatization scheme the 751 Retirement Club opposes is ACO REACH, formerly called direct contracting entities (DCE). It is a pilot program in whic…

Staff (2022-07-01). The Truth About Venezuela's Boeing Cargo Plane Hijacked in Argentina (Interview). orinocotribune.com The grounding of a Boeing 747-300 of the Venezuelan cargo company Emtrasur and the court case initiated against its crew members by Argentinian authorities is a component of Venezuela's political persecution by the United States, since there are no legal or technical reasons for such measures. | This was one of the conclusions reached during an interview that Telesur journalist Madelein García and Venezuelan political analyst Miguel àÅngel Pérez Pirela held with the president of Emtrasur, Major César Pérez, and with one of the crew members in Argentina, Emtrasur's Finance Manager Mario Arraga. | In the cour…

Carson Robb (2022-07-01). 'No Jim Crow in the IWO': America's radical Depression-era mutual aid society. peoplesworld.org The Great Depression was among the most spectacular failures of capitalism. The unprecedented and unregulated expansion of corporate greed during the roaring 1920s led to the creation of several mass monopolies on a scale never seen in human history. The stock market expanded exponentially into previously quiet Main Street economies. Smaller hometown hospitals and schools …

____ (2022-07-01). Saudis violate ceasefire in Hudaydah over 40 times in a day. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 01 (MNA) — Saudi-led coalition has violated the ceasefire in Yemen's Al Hudaydah province 42 times in the past 24 hours.

WSWS (2022-07-01). Central bankers commit to rate hikes amid growing signs of recession. wsws.org The most aggressive response to what ECB president Christine Lagarde said was a "massive geopolitical shock," leading to high and rising inflation, was delivered by US Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell.

_____ (2022-06-30). How the GCC is Benefitting from the Russia-Ukraine Conflict. journal-neo.org Military conflicts are a deadly — and costly — business, especially for those who fight them directly. But these conflicts also benefit others directly and indirectly. Those involved in the military-industrial complex benefit from both actual and potential conflicts. This has been the most famous story in the US and continues to be in the …

Amarynth (2022-06-30). Michael Hudson interviewed by Ben Norton (Multipolarista) Update with transcript. thesaker.is Economist Michael Hudson on inflation and Fed plan to cut wages: A depression is coming Transcript: BENJAMIN NORTON: Hey, everyone, this is Ben Norton, and you are watching or listening…

Editor (2022-06-30). VIDEO: Ask Prof Wolff: What the NYTimes Gets Wrong About Inflation. scheerpost.com By Richard Wolff / Democracy At Work A Patron of Economic Update asks: "Christopher Leonard, author of "The Lords of Easy Money" has a piece in the 6/11/22 NYT (www.nytimes.com/2022/06/11/op…) that addressed the issue of inflation's cause(s). He danced around your principal point, without actually saying it, namely that capitalism is in its death throes. …