(2021-08-15). Nine Years After DACA Went Into Effect, Congress On The Verge Of Passing A Path To Citizenship. aclu.org On this day nine years ago, the U.S. government began accepting applications under Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, a policy commonly known as DACA. | Thanks to DACA, undocumented people who came to the United States as children could receive temporary protection from deportation that allows them to live, work, go to school, and provide for their loved ones freely in the country they've called home. It has been life-changing, even life-saving, for hundreds of thousands, and a result of years of organizing and determination by immigrants rights advocates. But DACA recipients always knew the program was n…
(2021-08-15). Tuesday 8/17: San Francisco: DACA Is Not Enough! Citizenship for All Immigrants Rally. indybay.org 1 Post Street, San Francisco, CA 94104 | Wear a mask. Please follow all current COVID safety guidelines: covid19.ca.gov/…
(2021-08-15). Fairy Creek Got An Old-Growth Deferral. popularresistance.org Splatsin First Nation Kukpi7 Wayne Christian knows the migration patterns of the last remaining southern mountain caribou in his territory in southeast B.C. — they spend their winters up in the mountains. He knows the way that water travels from glaciers to the region's streams and back again. He knows what the region's forests look like when they're healthy. | Last month, he saw something he'd never seen before. The shiny green leaves of the cottonwood trees that make up part of the forest's understory had turned a dull, parched grey — almost dead. | "I was thinking, what's going on here? There is a…
(2021-08-15). At the brink of a new world system: imperialism, race and caste. mronline.org 
The U.S. has degenerated to such an extent that is probably one of the least democratic countries in the world. It is ruled by an extremely powerful and undemocratic billionaire class, buttressed by an entrenched bureaucracy and intelligence apparatus, and legitimized by an obsequious media which does not even pretend to be neutral.
(2021-08-15). We Must Defeat the California Recall. zcomm.org With a mobilized anti-immigrant anti-Mexican campaign, a majority of California voters could turn Republican once again…
(2021-08-14). Iran To Finally Take Full Membership Of The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation. strategic-culture.org By Silk Road BRIEFING | Moves come after Tajikistan and Uzbekistan agree to drop objections following regional security concerns in Afghanistan | Iran is finally set to join the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) after Tajikistan and Uzbekistan agreed to drop their objections. Iran had originally applied to join in 2006 and 2015, however with the country like landlocked Tajikistan and Uzbekistan also bordering Afghanistan in addition to offering seaport access to the Persian Gulf and Indian Ocean, both nations have opted to welcome Iran as an ally. | The secretary of the SCO's Supreme National Security Counc…
(2021-08-14). Israeli Army Shot Down Drones Launched By Hezbollah, Hamas. southfront.org 
An Iron Dome antimissile system is installed near the Israeli side of the border with Syria in the Golan Heights. IMAGE: AMIR COHEN/REUTERS | The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) announced that their troops shot down two drones that violated the country's airspace on August 11. | The first drone was shot down in the northern region, in the eastern part of the Blue Line that separates Israeli-held areas from Lebanon's territory. The IDF said that the drone was launched by Hezbollah. | The army did not share any addition…
(2021-08-14). Tuesday 8/17: DACA is Not Enough: Citizenship for All Rally in Santa Cruz. indybay.org Town Clock, N. Pacific Ave, Santa Cruz…
(2021-08-14). The poison of Nationalism. nationofchange.org Rooted in fear, it feeds on tribal instincts and has become mainstream by offering oversimplified explanations to complex problems, such as poverty and immigration.