(2022-06-20). Colombia's first ever left-wing president: Gustavo Petro wins historic election. What does it mean? multipolarista.com Gustavo Petro won Colombia's June 19 election, becoming its first ever left-wing president. We analyze what this means for Latin America, the US, Venezuela, the military, paramilitary groups, the powerful oligarchy, and social movements.
(2022-06-20). Ukraine Parliament Passes New Laws Seeking To Purge Russian Culture. news.antiwar.com Ukraine's Parliament passed two bills that will restrict Russian music and books. If President Volodymyr Zelensky signs the legislation, it will be a significant step forward in Kiev's attempt to purge the Russian culture. The first bill will place heavy restrictions on any author who held Russian citizenship after the collapse of the Soviet Union …
(2022-06-20). East European governments pledge loyalty to U.S. war drive. liberationnews.org 
The declarations of the Bucharest 9 Group underscore that the NATO governments of Eastern Europe are preparing for war, not peace.
(2022-06-20). Honduras: Xiomara Castro's Government, Advancing Along a Mined Road. orinocotribune.com By Giorgio Trucchi — Jun 15, 2022 | On January 27, Xiomara Castro took office as president of Honduras. It was a vibrant speech in which she made it clear that she was going to receive a country in bankruptcy, plundered, with a debt totaling more than 20 billion dollars, and with a clientelist structure practically intact of corruption and impunity, which in the last 12 years has been taking over public and private spaces. | A people devastated by poverty — almost 74% of the population and with % in absolute misery — and hopelessness. A growing number of people looking northward, not so much at…
(2022-06-20). War In Ukraine Day 117: Preliminary Results Of June. southfront.org 
Destroyed equipment of Kyiv's forces | Since the liberation of Kherson, Melitopol and Mariupol as well as the stabilization of the frontline around Kharkiv, units of the Russian Armed Forces have been mainly focused on the elimination of Kyiv's military grouping in the region of Donbass. | As of June 20, Russian forces have been finishing the elimination of Kyiv's garrison in the industrial zone of Severodonetsk and liberation of Zolotoe. | The grouping of Kyiv troops that remains in the Azot plant in Severodonetsk is de-f…
(2022-06-20). Zelensky's Choice: Peace And EU Candidacy Or "Protracted Conflict" On Washington's Demand. southfront.org 
Written by Paul Antonopoulos, independent geopolitical analyst | French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi and Romanian President Klaus Iohannis arrived in Kiev on June 16, where they met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. During this trip, the European leaders announced their support for Ukraine's candidate status for EU membership, however, other reports suggested that they also pressured Zelensky into ac…
(2022-06-20). Senate panel approves record US military budget for 2022-2023. wsws.org The 23-3 bipartisan vote demonstrates the support of both the Democrats and Republicans for a massive increase in Pentagon spending, including for the war in Ukraine.
(2022-06-20). Julian Assange faces extradition and state murder while the war criminals he exposed walk free. wsws.org While they claim to be defending "democracy" in Ukraine, the US and its allies are persecuting a journalist for exposing their war crimes in Iraq and Afghanistan.
(2022-06-20). US will double number of long-range missile launchers deployed in Ukraine. wsws.org The United States is preparing to further intensify its involvement in the war against Russia, doubling the number of long-range missile launchers sent to Ukraine.
(2022-06-20). Iran Drops Call for IRGC Delisting to Be Part of Nuclear Deal. news.antiwar.com The US has ruled out removing the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) from the terror watchlist, and has used that refusal to stall the ongoing nuclear talks. Iran is trying to break that stalemate. | Iran has Iran had often suggested this was just a possible topic, and taking it off the table may allow the nuclear talks to…
(2022-06-20). Inflation in a time of Corona and war. mronline.org 
Evidence-based answers to the main (policy) questions concerning the return of high inflation.
(2022-06-20). Hedges: The Triumph of Death. scheerpost.com 
Original illustration by Mr. Fish — "The Four Horseman" | By Chris Hedges / Special to ScheerPost | It is hard to be sanguine about the future. The breakdown of the ecosystem is well documented. So is the refusal of the global ruling elite to pursue measures that might mitigate the devastation. We accelerate the extraction of fossil fuels, wallow in profligate consumption, including our consumption of livestock, and make new wars as if we are gripped by a Freudian death wish. The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse — Conquest, War, Famine and Death — gallop into the 21rst century. | Those who rul…
(2022-06-20). 6-14-2022 Media Only News Briefing: Men's health. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Men are twice as likely to wait more than two years between doctor visits. Almost 20% of men admit to going to the doctor just so a loved one will stop bothering them about it. Waiting can also cause medical issues that could have been avoided if caught early, avoiding any last second emergency situations. With this being Men's Health Awareness Week, and Father's Day around the corner, Mayo Clinic urologists Tobias Kohler, M.D., and Jeffrey Karnes, M.D., discussed…
(2022-06-20). Saturday 6/25: Reimagining Public Safety: Success Stories. indybay.org Monterey Peace and Justice Center | 1364 Fremont Blvd., Seaside CA 93955 | (between Sonoma Ave. and Hamilton Ave.)…
(2022-06-20). Mayo Clinic Cancer Center Patients, Executive Director Highlighted in American Association for Cancer Research Cancer Disparities Progress Report. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — The American Association for Cancer Research today released its Cancer Disparities Progress Report 2022. The publication aims to raise awareness of the enormous toll that cancer exacts on racial and ethnic minorities and other diverse and medically underserved populations in the United States while highlighting areas of recent progress in reducing cancer health disparities. The report also provides specific recommendations for achieving health equity, a fundamental human right for all people regardless…
(2022-06-20). Saint Michael's health care workers' strike in Newark, New Jersey at crossroads. wsws.org The "compromise" being worked out between St. Michael's Medical Center, the Jersey Nurses Economic Security Organization and the federal mediator would abandon everything workers have been fighting for.
(2022-06-20). Rail strikes 'start of wider industrial unrest' amid cost crisis. ecns.cn The general secretary of the union representing railway workers has warned that the United Kingdom could face a summer of strike action across the board because of people being pushed to breaking point by the cost of living crisis.
(2022-06-20). Consumer Health: Blood donation saves lives; you can make a difference. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org The World Blood Donor Day campaign, which is observed Tuesday, June 14, is an effort by the World Health Organization to recognize the critical contribution of blood donors and raise global awareness about the need for safe blood and blood products for transfusion year-round. The roles that voluntary blood donations play in saving lives is a special focus of this year's campaign. Nearly 16 million blood components are transfused each year in the U.S., according to the American Red Cross. Daily…
(2022-06-19). Washington, Allies Plan for a Long War Against Russia in Ukraine. news.antiwar.com The Washington Post reports the White House is planning for an extended conflict in Ukraine. Leaders in NATO, the UK and Germany have joined the US in support of a long war. However, there is anxiety among some in the Western alliance that war fatigue will set in and support for Kiev will dry up. …
(2022-06-19). War and Food. What Does It Have to Do With Africa? journal-neo.org 
After Senegalese President Macky Sall's visit to Russia on June 3 and Vladimir Putin's extended interview published on the same day, in which he declared Russia's readiness to do everything in its power to ensure the export of Ukrainian grain, the subject seemed to have been exhausted. On June 8, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov …
(2022-06-19). Russian Defense Ministry's Update On Operation In Ukraine On June 19, 2022. southfront.org 
Offensive towards Severodonetsk is being successfully developed. Units of People's Militia of the Lugansk People's Republic supported by the Russian Federation Armed Forces have liberated the settlement of Metyolkino. | Several units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) are abandoning the operation area due to low moral and psychological condition, as well as lack of munitions and logistic supply. Thus, a plattoon of the 1st company of the 1st battalion from the 57th Me…
(2022-06-19). Opportunists International/ By Prof. Anderson. marktaliano.net READ MORE: New Documentary: "Theaters of War: How the Pentagon and CIA Took Hollywood" Global ResearchGlobal Research Centre for Research on Globalization Washington rushes to hide its 'octopus' NED funding in Ukraine/ By Prof. Anderson "Top Gun: Maverick" is Military Propaganda. Official Documents Prove It (mintpressnews.com)…
(2022-06-19). Over 50 Ukrainian generals, officers killed in missile strike. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 19 (MNA) — Warships have destroyed a command center with Kalibr cruise missiles, killing dozens of Ukrainian officers, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Sunday.
(2022-06-19). Horn of Africa could face 'unprecedented' food insecurity in 2023, WFP warns. ecns.cn The Horn of Africa could face "unprecedented food unavailability problems" in 2023 due to ongoing drought and food supply shortages caused by the Russia-Ukraine conflict, David Beasley Executive Director of the UN World Food Program (WFP) has warned.
(2022-06-19). Diplomacy Ruled Out in Ukraine War. commondreams.org How George Orwell's doublethink became the way of the world.
(2022-06-19). Russia Says Senior Officers Of Kiev Forces Were Killed In Kalibr Missile Strike (Video). southfront.org 
Russian warships destroyed a command center of Kiev forces with Kalibr cruise missiles, killing dozens of officers including generals and members of the high command, the Russian Ministry of Defense announced on June 19. "More than generals and officers of the Ukrainian Armed Forces were killed," the ministry said in a statement. | The pinpoint strike took place near the village of Shirokaya Dacha in the Dnepropetrovsk oblast. The ministry said that Kalibr cruise missiles hit the com…
(2022-06-19). The Life and Miracles of NATO. libya360.wordpress.com Luis Britto Garcia Nato's bombing campaign in Yugoslavia in 1999 is the reason for the anger from protesters. Photograph: Boris Pejovic/EPA In a medullar and documented work James A. Lucas shows that since the end of World War II the United States has killed more than 20 million people in 37 victim countries (The U.S….
(2022-06-19). Iraq's Sunnis, Kurds Try to Persuade Sadr to Rejoin Political Process. news.antiwar.com Over the past week, key Shi'ite Moqtada al-Sadr had his entire bloc resign from parliament and announced he is stepping away from politics. Despite this, he continues to loom large and is driving the political process. | Whoever the Shi'ite ruling faction is, the Kurdish Democrats and the biggest Sunni Arab bloc will surely find a spot in the coalition. Those groups, however, That's understandable, as Sadr's huge number of followers are going to be aligned agai…
(2022-06-19). Calling For A Radical Break With The Status Quo Of Incrementalism. popularresistance.org While Democrats march around in Washington DC pretending they care about quality of life for poor people, it's important to remember who actually walks the walk as opposed to just talking the talk. | A joint press conference held by the Philadelphia-based Poor Peoples Economic Human Rights Campaign with the Black Alliance for Peace, shared these words of wisdom via zoom on June 16, 2022. Note that the PPEHRC operates as the Poor People's Army, a well-established organization that has struggled and won housing for single mothers and their children. Details about attending their August boot camp to learn how it's d…
(2022-06-19). Beware the Corporate Appropriation of "Sustainable" Farming Practices. popularresistance.org Global food systems are at a breaking point. Not only are they responsible for roughly a quarter of global greenhouse gas emissions, they are also the top contributors to water pollution and biodiversity collapse. | On top of that, many aspects of our food systems are extremely vulnerable to disruptions from climate change and other shocks, as we saw in the first months of the pandemic. | Agroecology‚Äâ—‚Äâan approach to farming long practiced by Indigenous and peasant communities around the world‚Äâ—‚Äâcould transform our food system…
(2022-06-19). Beware The Corporate Appropriation Of 'Sustainable' Farming Practices. popularresistance.org Global food systems are at a breaking point. Not only are they responsible for roughly a quarter of global greenhouse gas emissions, they are also the top contributors to water pollution and biodiversity collapse. | On top of that, many aspects of our food systems are extremely vulnerable to disruptions from climate change and other shocks, as we saw in the first months of the pandemic. | Agroecology‚Äâ—‚Äâan approach to farming long practiced by Indigenous and peasant communities around the world‚Äâ—‚Äâcould transform our food system…
(2022-06-19). Labor Notes 2022: Which Way Forward For The Movement? popularresistance.org After decades of decline and stagnation, U.S. Labor stands at a crossroads. On one side is the same old path of the labor bureaucracy that has sold its soul to the Democratic Party and which has no vision for a renewed labor movement beyond further entrenching itself in the U.S. state. On the other side are the thousands of new young activists and workers marching to the beat of a new grassroots unionism who have the potential to build a national movement to organize millions of workers from below. The formation of the Amazon Labor Union (ALU) and the victory at the Amazon warehouse in Staten Island, as well as t…
(2022-06-19). New Bill That Passed House Reinvokes Old Russian Bogeyman as Pretext For More U.S. Intervention in Africa. popularresistance.org During the Cold War, the U.S. government invoked the pretext of Russian interference to justify a range of crimes, including the assassination of Congolese Prime Minister Patrice Lumumba, the overthrow of Pan-Africanist hero Kwame Nkrumah, the arrest of Nelson Mandela and intervention in the Angolan civil war. | Just when we thought that that era had passed, the House of Representatives on April 27 passed the "Countering Malign Russian Influence Activities in Africa" Act by a 415-9 vote. | The bill in part would direct the U.S. Secretary of State, using "detailed intelligence," to identify in Africa "local actors…
(2022-06-19). New Bill That Passed House Reinvokes Old Russian Bogeyman As Pretext For More US Intervention in Africa. popularresistance.org During the Cold War, the U.S. government invoked the pretext of Russian interference to justify a range of crimes, including the assassination of Congolese Prime Minister Patrice Lumumba, the overthrow of Pan-Africanist hero Kwame Nkrumah, the arrest of Nelson Mandela and intervention in the Angolan civil war. | Just when we thought that that era had passed, the House of Representatives on April 27 passed the "Countering Malign Russian Influence Activities in Africa" Act by a 415-9 vote. | The bill in part would direct the U.S. Secretary of State, using "detailed intelligence," to identify in Africa "local actors…
(2022-06-19). UK Government Approves Request To Send Assange To US For Trial. popularresistance.org During the Cold War, the U.S. government invoked the pretext of Russian interference to justify a range of crimes, including the assassination of Congolese Prime Minister Patrice Lumumba, the overthrow of Pan-Africanist hero Kwame Nkrumah, the arrest of Nelson Mandela and intervention in the Angolan civil war. | Just when we thought that that era had passed, the House of Representatives on April 27 passed the "Countering Malign Russian Influence Activities in Africa" Act by a 415-9 vote. | The bill in part would direct the U.S. Secretary of State, using "detailed intelligence," to identify in Africa "local actors…
(2022-06-19). Economic Rent and Exploitation: Michael Hudson, Shepheard Walwyn. thesaker.is Michael Hudson, Shepheard Walwyn recording May 23, 2022 Part one: www.youtube.com/watch?v=XDo7HykYN9k Part two here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=I-xWgLertkg Jonathan Brown Michael, welcome to the podcast. Michael Hudson It's good to be here. I'm looking forward…
(2022-06-19). How problem solving became the problem in the west. thesaker.is by Denis A. Conroy for the Saker Blog Awoke this morning and thought it was time to review my political convictions as it had become apparent that the war in…
(2022-06-19). St. Petersburg sets the stage for the War of Economic Corridors. thesaker.is In St. Petersburg, the world's new powers gather to upend the US-concocted "rules-based order" and reconnect the globe their way By Pepe Escobar, posted with the author's permission and cross-posted…
(2022-06-19). Military Situation In Syria On June 19, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org 
On June 19, the Russian Ministry of Defence recorded no hostilities and ceasefire violations in Idlib region in the past 24 hours | On June 19, artillery of Turkish-backed forces shelled YPG positions near Marea | On June 19, artillery of Turkish-backed forces shelled SDF positions near Tal Tamar | On June 18, intra-clashes between Turkish-backed factions were reported in Al-Bab city | On June 18, three SAA servicemen were killed in ISIS attack near Sukhnah | MORE…
(2022-06-19). Neoliberals Do Not Like a Free Market, but They Want You to Think They Do. cepr.net Neoliberal types are just fine with all sorts of government interventions that redistribute income upward. They just get upset when the government intervenes in ways that redistributes from those on top to the rest of us.
(2022-06-19). Roger Waters pens letter in support of the Colombian people. peoplesdispatch.org Ahead of the second round of presidential elections in Colombia, renowned musician and activist Roger Waters wrote a letter expressing his support of the Colombian people and their struggle for justice. | To all my Comrades in Colombia. | Today is the second round of your Presidential Election. I have been following the election from afar, I was very excited after the first round when the center left candidate was leading, I even expressed my joy to sympathetic politicians in other South American countries. "Don't get too excited" They warned, "The right wing will go to any lengths to subvert the will of the peop…
(2022-06-19). Entrevista con el sindicalista venezolano Jacobo Torres de León. fightbacknews.org °Lucha y Resiste! Entrevistó al sindicalista venezolano Jacobo Torres de León, coordinador internacional de La Central Bolivariana Socialista de Trabajadores (CBST) durante la Cumbre de los Trabajadores de las Américas que ocurrió del 10 al 12 de junio en Tijuana, México. | °Lucha y Resiste!: øPor qué está aquí en la Cumbre de los Trabajadores de las Américas? | Jacobo Torres de León: Estamos aquí como respuesta general a la exclusión de Venezuela, Cuba, y Nicaragua de la Cumbre de las Américas por parte de la administración estadounidense. No tienen el derecho de excluir a ningún país. Nosotros…
(2022-06-19). International Feminist Brigade begins in Venezuela. peoplesdispatch.org Women from the five continents have traveled to Caracas to participate in the I Alexandra Kollontai International Feminist Brigade, which began Friday June 17 and will conclude on June 27. The aim of the brigade is to exchange experiences on women's community organization and in building popular feminism. | There are 29 women from 20 countries, including Swaziland, South Africa, Lesotho, Ghana, Zambia, South Africa, Kenya, Cuba, the United States, Palestine, Morocco, Romania, Turkey, and Iraq, who will tour five Venezuelan states getting to know communes and other popular organizations led by women. | The brigade…
(2022-06-19). President Maduro Announces Key Results of International Tour after Return to Venezuela. orinocotribune.com 
President Nicolás Maduro returned to Venezuela this Saturday, June 18, after completing a wide agenda of cooperation and diplomacy in an international tour that took him to three continents, Africa, Asia and Europe. He arrived at the Simón Bolívar International Airport in Maiquetía, in the state of La Guaira, after having traveled to Tàºrkiye, Algeria, Iran, Kuwait, Qatar, and Azerbaijan. | In statements to the press broadcast on national radio and television, President Maduro said that the world is happy for the comprehensive recovery of Venezuela. | The president highlighted the vision that countries aroun…
(2022-06-19). Argentine President rejects anti-Iranian allegations. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 19 (MNA) — The Argentine president has rejected allegations about a Venezuelan plane with several Iranian crew members was grounded in the country.
(2022-06-19). Queridos amigos, lamento anunciar un genocidio: Dra. Naomi Wolf sobre el "Informe confidencial" de Pfizer. globalizacion.ca 
He estado en silencio durante algunas semanas. Perdóname. | La verdad es que me he quedado casi sin palabras —o el equivalente literario de eso— porque recientemente he tenido la poco envidiable tarea de tratar de anunciar al mundo que en…
(2022-06-19). Presidente Maduro destaca resultados de gira internacional por Euroasia y norte de àÅfrica. telesurtv.net "Hemos tenido una agenda muy intensa, hemos recorrido toda esa zona de Eurasia y el norte de África, desarrollando conversaciones a profundidad", enfatizó el presidente.
(2022-06-19). The US Could Lose the New Cold War With China and Russia. commondreams.org Other countries will not want to ally themselves with a power that rests on increasingly uncertain economic, social, and political foundations.
(2022-06-19). Canada Steps Up Surveillance of Indigenous Peoples To Push Fossil Fuel Pipelines Forward. popularresistance.org Canadian police and security forces have intensified their surveillance and harassment of Indigenous people in recent months in an effort to clear the way for the construction of two long-distance oil and gas pipelines in British Columbia, earning the condemnation of international human rights observers. | "The Governments of Canada and of the Province of British Columbia have escalated their use of force, surveillance, and criminalization of land defenders and peaceful protesters to intimidate, remove and forcibly evict Secwepemc and Wet'suwet'en Nations from their traditional lands," the United Nations Committe…
(2022-06-19). Panamericano sub 23: Cuba no pudo pescar el oro en Aguascalientes. cubadebate.cu El equipo Cuba sub 23 que participa en el torneo Panamericano de Aguascalientes, México, cayó en la gran final ante los anfitriones con marcador de 4-0, y se tuvo que conformar con la medalla de plata. Mientras, la escuadra de Nicaragua venció 4-3 a su similar de Venezuela y se agenció la medalla de bronce.
(2022-06-19). Colombia's election observers say voters received tainted ballots. colombiareports.com Colombia's election observers warned on Sunday that voters were given tainted ballots that could disqualify their votes. According to the Electoral Observation Mission (MOE), voters were given ballots with signs…
(2022-06-19). Chinese ambassador calls for further deepening China-New Zealand friendship. ecns.cn Chinese Ambassador to New Zealand Wang Xiaolong called here Saturday for carrying forward the spirit of Rewi Alley to further deepen the friendship between China and New Zealand and their peoples.
(2022-06-19). Aliens Tried to Save Planet Loco (A parable). indybay.org Global Warming, the human-animal and aliens–a parable…
(2022-06-19). The COVID Pandemic and the mRNA Vaccine: What Is the Truth? Dr. Russell L. Blaylock. globalresearch.ca The COVID-19 pandemic is one of the most manipulated infectious disease events in history. Official lies in an unending stream led by government bureaucracies, medical associations, medical boards, the media, and UN agencies.
(2022-06-19). Canada Steps Up Surveillance Of Indigenous Peoples To Push Pipelines. popularresistance.org Canadian police and security forces have intensified their surveillance and harassment of Indigenous people in recent months in an effort to clear the way for the construction of two long-distance oil and gas pipelines in British Columbia, earning the condemnation of international human rights observers. | "The Governments of Canada and of the Province of British Columbia have escalated their use of force, surveillance, and criminalization of land defenders and peaceful protesters to intimidate, remove and forcibly evict Secwepemc and Wet'suwet'en Nations from their traditional lands," the United Nations Committe…
(2022-06-18). Iran Building New Underground Nuclear Facility in Response to Israeli Attacks. news.antiwar.com The New York Times reported on Thursday that US and Israeli intelligence officials The report said that attacking the new facility would require the largest bunker-busting bomb the US has in its arsenal, which Israel doesn't possess. But US officials said they weren't "especially alarmed" about the facility since construction will take years to complete. | The Times report…