Daily Archives: July 14, 2021

2021-07-14: News Headlines

Joris Leverink (2021-07-14). Spadework: Multidirectional Kung Fu Class Struggle. roarmag.org In this episode, we consider the role of organized labor in the crisis of neoliberalism with labor organizer, campaigner, trainer and migrant rights activist, Valery Alzaga. Drawing on decades of experiences within the global world of organized labor, this episode takes us through Valery's journey in order to elaborate the difficulty trade unions have had in adapting to a world no longer defined by…

Peoples Dispatch (2021-07-14). Thai activists condemn cancellation of COVID testing facility for migrant workers. peoplesdispatch.org According to reports, the government's move may leave over 30,000 high-risk expatriate workers in the capital region, mostly from Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar, without any assistance…

WSWS (2021-07-14). The nationalist diatribe of a Left Party leader— a review of the new book by Sahra Wagenknecht. wsws.org Wagenknecht venomously fulminates against "cosmopolitanism" and cultural openness while promoting protectionism and a strong state, and denouncing migrants and refugees.

Zachary Reimer (2021-07-14). Imperialism, Migrant Labor, and the Nation: The Canadian Example. mronline.org By centering "human capital" and providing more pathways to work and residency for higher-skilled migrants, despite lower-skilled migrant workers having a far greater desire to temporarily migrate and permanently settle, Canada is able to continually reap the benefits of both high-skilled and low-skilled labor without having to socially reproduce either. | July 14, 2021…

Peoples Dispatch (2021-07-14). Families of blast victims protest as crisis worsens in Lebanon and other stories. peoplesdispatch.org Today we look at protests by families of the victims of the 2020 Beirut Port blast, the condition of migrant workers in Thailand during the pandemic, and more…

Anonymous007 (2021-07-14). Lithuania Concludes Its Subject To "Hybrid Aggression" Deploys Military To Protect Its Border. southfront.org Click to see full-size image | On July 13th, the Lithuanian parliament adopted a resolution calling the recent spike in irregular migration via Belarus "hybrid aggression". | The document states that the organised movement of migrants is aimed at destabilising the situation in Lithuania. | According to the ruling conservative Homeland Union (TS-LKD), the resolution was initiated by the ruling majority in the parliament in cooperation with leaders of the majority of opposition groups and was backed by 56 lawmakers, with…

John Parker (2021-07-14). US Crimes in Guatemala: The Hypocrisy of Biden-Harris Anti-Migrant Policy. orinocotribune.com By John Parker — Jul 11, 2021 | The Biden administration began the month of June with further evidence of its policy of keeping to the Trump-era status quo, this time with immigration/migration policy. Vice President Kamala Harris was sent to Guatemala and Mexico to deliver a most disrespectful message: "Don't come to the US." | Here are some of her words that were caught on video: "I want to be clear to folks in this region who are thinking about making that dangerous trek to the US/Mexican border—do not come, do not come" (while shaking her head for emphasis). | "The US will continue to enforce our l…

Anonymous103 (2021-07-14). Taliban Flag Raised Over Strategic Afghanistan-Pakistan Border Crossing (Videos). southfront.org Click to see full-size image | On July 14, Taliban forces claimed the capture of the Wesh—Chaman border crossing, one of the major international trade and transit border crossings between Afghanistan and Pakistan. It is located in Spin Boldak in Western Kandahar province. The Spin Boldak district center and police headquarters of Kandahar province alsocame under the control of Taliban, including numerous weapons, vehicles and ammunition. | Meanwhile, Kabul officials claim the Taliban attack was repelled and t…

Gareth H Williams, Alexander Llewelyn, Ruben Brandao, Kaiya Chowdhary, Keeda-Marie Hardisty, Marco Loddo (2021-07-14). [Research Paper] SARS-CoV-2 testing and sequencing for international arrivals reveals significant cross border transmission of high risk variants into the United Kingdom. thelancet.com The unexpectedly high prevalence of COVID-19 infection in UK arrivals is associated with a rich diversity of SARS-CoV-2 high risk variants entering the UK including the VOC B.1.617.2. Vaccination does not preclude infection and its effectiveness is significantly age-dependent and impacted by variant type. The rapid high-throughput test and sequence workflow we have adopted is particularly suited to the monitoring of cross border transmission and enables immediate public health interventions.

Anonymous669 (2021-07-14). Drone Strike Reported On Syrian-Iraqi Border Few Hours After Attack On Al-Omar Oil Fields. southfront.org Photo: U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Brian Ferguson | Late on July 13, an unidentified combat drone targeted a military crossing on the Syrian-Iraqi border, according to the London-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. | The crossing, which is located in the village of al-Harra in the southern countryside of Syria's Deir Ezzor, is allegedly run by Iranian-backed Iraqi forces. No losses were reportedly as a result of the drone strike. | If confirmed, this will not be the first such strike this year. On May 22,…

Rick Rozoff (2021-07-14). NATO's 800-mile border in South America. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com NATO's 800-mile border in South America The website of NATO's Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (SHAPE) in Mons, Belgium featured a story on Bastille Day in which it interviewed a French chief petty officer with the SHAPE military police. SHAPE had been based in France until the government of President Charles de Gaulle evicted it …

adapted from Damany Fisher, Ph.D (2021-07-14). Afro-Latino Presence in Early California – Negro Bar, Sacramento County. indybay.org Afro-Latinos migrated to California in significant numbers. By 1790, they made up nearly 20 percent of California's population, or one out of every five residents. More importantly, the concept of "race" had far less significance in California than in the United States. While European-born Spaniards controlled California society, Afro-Latinos and mestizos did manage to gain political and economic influence during the Spanish and Mexican periods of California history. Established in 1849, Negro Bar, today's Sacramento County is a singular remnant of a golden legacy.

_____ (2021-07-13). Amid Extreme Heat, Humanitarian Group Reports Dozens of Migrant Deaths in Arizona Desert. commondreams.org If the filibuster can't be done away with or turned into a "Jimmy Stewart filibuster," then Congress has the obligation to Act on the "Nuclear Option."

Anonymous103 (2021-07-13). Australia's Hermit Nation Strategy Unravels. southfront.org Click to see full-size image | Written by Dr. Binoy Kampmark. | Australia, like other island states, has had spells of isolationist fancy and hermit dispositions. Protected by geography, distant and vast, the country's first bit of legislation in 1901 was the Immigration Restriction Act. This nasty little statute came to be colloquially known as the White Australia Policy. Doors would remain open to Europeans and preferably those of Western stock. | Fortress Australia has also had a few modern manifestations. Refu…

Andrew Moss (2021-07-13). Taking a Wrong Turn on Immigration Detention. counterpunch.org Last month, attorneys from the Department of Justice joined with counsel for the private prison corporation, the GEO Group, to present oral arguments supporting private immigration detention in California. Speaking before judges of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, the attorneys appealed an earlier U.S. District Court ruling that largely upheld a 2019 California law

Paul Street (2021-07-13). Imagine a Nation Like This. counterpunch.org Imagine a nation so reactionary and racist that "Black Lives Matter" is considered a "radical slogan" inside its borders. Imagine a nation so economically unequal that its top one-thousandth has more wealth than its bottom 90 percent. Imagine a nation so racially unequal that the median household wealth of its Black households is equal to

Anonymous103 (2021-07-13). In Video: Turkish Military Convoy Entered Syria, Ran Over Civilian — SOHR. southfront.org ILLUSTRATIVE IMAGE: Turkish troops | A Turkish military convoy was spotted entering Syria through the Kafr Lousin border crossing in northern Idlib countryside. It was heading towards the frontlines in eastern Idlib to reinforce Turkish military posts located in the region. |