(2022-06-21). Denunciation of Vladimir Putin's Essay on History of Russia and Ukraine is Unwarranted. covertactionmagazine.com Far from condemning the national aspirations of Ukrainians, Putin defends them In July 2021, Vladimir Putin published a historical essay …
(2022-06-21). The Old World is Over: Key Takeaways from Putin's First Major Speech Since Russia's Military Offensive in Ukraine. orinocotribune.com Russian leader has buried the old world order and outlined his view on Russia's and the world's future, in a key address | New centers of power have emerged, the unipolar world order isn't coming back, and the "colonial" way of thinking has failed, Russian President Vladimir Putin told the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) on Friday, in what the Kremlin The old world order is gone with the wind | When the US declared victory in the Cold War, Americans designated themselv…
(2022-06-21). ISIS Attacks North Syria Bus, Killing 15 Pro-Govt Fighters. news.antiwar.com ISIS has carried out another substantial attack in northern Syria on Monday, attacking a bus carrying pro-government fighters on the road between Homs and Raqqa. It was the deadliest attack since March, The bus was hit in an ambush, but the exact details are still emerging.
(2022-06-21). Iran Informs IAEA of Plan to Increase Enrichment With New Centrifuges. news.antiwar.com According to The IAEA is still seeking details. The new centrifuges are meant to be able to easily switch between levels, and can go from 5% to 20% enrichment easily. The IAEA is not clear which level they will initially be used for. | Neither of these enrichment levels is anywhere near a proliferation risk, far below the 90% considered weapon…
(2022-06-21). 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…
(2022-06-21). Saturday 6/25: 24 Hour Global Peace Wave Rally: No to Militarization — Yes to Cooperation (6/25). indybay.org Virtual global peace rally via livestream and Zoom for 24 hours nonstop…
(2022-06-21). Sunday 6/26: 24 Hour Global Peace Wave Rally: No to Militarization — Yes to Cooperation (6/26). indybay.org Virtual global peace rally via livestream and Zoom for 24 hours nonstop…
(2022-06-21). Cainiao opens China-U.S. sea freight service. ecns.cn Cainiao Network has introduced an international logistics service promising "port-to-warehouse" delivery between China and the United States within 30 days, the latest move to facilitate cross-border transportation and bolster exports by Chinese merchants.
(2022-06-21). 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…
(2022-06-21). 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). 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). Biden Tells Americans to Sacrifice for the Nazis of Ukraine. globalresearch.ca Back in February, when Russia went into Ukraine to denazify and disarm the country, the corporate media declared brave and patriotic Ukrainians would push the Russians out and eventually retake Crimea and the Donbas. In order to do this, we …
(2022-06-20). Washington, Allies Plan for a Long War Against Russia in Ukraine. scheerpost.com 
By Kyle Anzalone / 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 …
(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). Ukraine's Kill List and What Western Media Ignores About Donetsk Civilians w/Eva Bartlett. marktaliano.net READ MORE: Award-Winning Canadian Journalist Eva Bartlett on Ukraine Kill List As Canadian Government Does Nothing Western Media and Politicians Prefer to Ignore the Truth about Civilians Killed in Donetsk Shelling Global ResearchGlobal Research Centre for Research on Globalization The Legality of War/By Christopher Black Retired Swiss Military-Intelligence Officer: 'Is it Possible to …
(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). Western Media and Politicians Prefer to Ignore the Truth about Civilians Killed in Donetsk Shelling. globalresearch.ca When Kiev's guilt in attacks on a maternity hospital cannot be denied, it's simply brushed under the carpet | Following intense Ukrainian shelling of Donetsk on June 13, some Western media sources, in tandem with outlets in Kiev, unsurprisingly claimed that …
(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). Welcome to a Science-Fiction Planet. transcend.org 16 Jun 2022 – How George Orwell's Doublethink Became the Way of the World – The remarkable 93-year-old Noam Chomsky put the Ukraine War in the largest and most devastating context possible in an interview with Alternative Radio's David Barsamian.
(2022-06-20). China's Long War on Poverty. libya360.wordpress.com Carlos Martinez In late 2020, the Chinese government announced that its goal of eliminating extreme poverty by 2021 (the centenary of the founding of the Communist Party of China) had been met. At the start of the targeted poverty alleviation program in 2014, just under 100 million people were identified as living below the poverty…
(2022-06-20). Chris Hedges: The Triumph of Death. mintpressnews.com 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 21st century. | Those who rule, servants of corporations and the global billionaire class, accompany the suicidal folly by cementing into p…
(2022-06-20). EU Commission President Wants To Drop Unanimity in Foreign Policy Decisions. news.antiwar.com The EU's European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen "In foreign affairs, we really have to move to qualified majority voting," von der Leyen told reporters on Monday. She made the comments when answering a question about whether or not the EU will change its decision-making process on admitting new members. | The European Commission recently declared its suppo…
(2022-06-20). "Global NATO": Upcoming Summit Intended to Transform the "Atlantic Alliance". New "Strategic Concept" Envisaged. globalresearch.ca Special "partner nations" have been invited to the NATO summit to be held in Madrid, Spain, from June 29-30. In addition to the leaders of the 30 NATO member states, the leaders of South Korea, Japan, Australia, and New Zealand…
(2022-06-20). Israel Reveals It's Building a US-Backed Regional Military Alliance Against Iran. news.antiwar.com Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz The revelation demonstrates the growing military cooperation between Israel and Washington's Arab allies since the US-brokered Abraham Accords saw Israel normalize relations with the UAE and Bahrain. A major aspect of the US push for the normalization deals was to isolate Iran in the region. | "Over the past year I have been leading an…
(2022-06-20). Iran Blames US for Delays, Says Nuclear Talks 'Still Not Derailed'. news.antiwar.com The Iran nuclear talks remain as stalled as ever, with Iran's Foreign Ministry addressing the matter Monday, saying that they are ready for a deal, and that it is the US who keeps This contrasts US comments from the day before in which they claimed to have made an existing offer,
(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). Australian PM Rejects Calls to Intervene in Assange Case. news.antiwar.com Australia's new prime minister has rejected calls for him to publicly demand Washington drop its extradition request of WikiLeaks founder and Australian citizen Julian Assange. British Home Secretary Priti Patel approved Friday Assange's extradition to the US, where he faces up to 175 years in prison on charges of espionage for exposing US war crimes. Assange …
(2022-06-20). Military Situation In Syria On June 20, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org 
On June 20, Russia reported that Idlib militants violated the ceasefire regime in Greater Idlib: 3 times in Idlib province, 10 in Aleppo province, 4 in Lattakia province, 2 in Hama province | On June 20, 13 people including two civilians were killed by an IED explosion near the Bushri mountain south of Raqqa | On June 20, the Russian Military Police and Turkish forces conducted a joint patrol in the countryside of the city of Ain al-Arab | On J…
(2022-06-20). SouthFront's Further Work Will Not Be Possible Without Your Support. southfront.org A global war is ongoing!: | Today, it can be stopped only by us, ordinary people who have become victims of politicians and propaganda. Many of us found ourselves on different sides of the front lines, regardless of our citizenship, nationality or faith. | We need to be united! | In March and early June, SouthFront overcame a series of attacks on our website. Nonetheless, there are no signs that pressure on us will soften anytime soon. | SouthFront work in providing independent coverage of key conflicts around the world disturbs those interested in instigating the global instability. SF Team is determined…
(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). Michael Moore: The Graduate. scheerpost.com 
By Michael Moore / My graduating class at Davison High School had voted that I should give the graduation address at our commencement ceremony, which took place years ago this weekend. The senior class had also voted me "Class Comic." That should've been all the warning the school administration needed — that the senior class wanted the class clown to give the official graduation speech. They should've known this would not end well. | In the weeks leading up to the end of the school year, those of us with the "good grades" were ind…
(2022-06-20). Non-Aligned Countries Are Now 'Fence Sitters' for the Political West. libya360.wordpress.com Drago Bosnic The political West seems to have lost any semblance of understanding geopolitics and diplomacy, while some might argue it has completely lost grasp of logic and reality. The belligerent power pole simply refuses to let go of the notion it has supposedly "won" the (First) Cold War. While this idea might have held…
(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). 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). Largest Ever US Naval War Drills in Pacific a Threat to Both Peace and Marine Life. commondreams.org Military posturing in the Asia-Pacific also risks nuclear war and the potential extinction of the human species.
(2022-06-20). If The Streets Of America Are This Chaotic Now, What Will They Be Like When Things Really Start Hitting The Fan? globalresearch.ca If you are not alarmed by what is happening to our largest cities, you should check to see if you still have a pulse. Once upon a time, the beautiful new cities that our forefathers constructed were the envy of …
(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). How Effective Are Covid Vaccines, Really? transcend.org Jun 2022 – There are three different, fundamental positions towards Covid vaccines than can be distinguished:…
(2022-06-20). Human Rights and Confronting China Geopolitically. transcend.org 16 Jun 2022 – Breakthrough success of Bachelet's HRC mission to China. We decry those who distort such an achievement to continue to rationalize confronting China coercively. Opportunism in relation to human rights is not a path to peace and justice. Rather than provoking a critical storm the mission, in our judgment, should have been applauded with a sustained shout of BRAVO!
(2022-06-20). An Endless Stream of Scary Official Enemies. globalresearch.ca Any government that is a national-security state needs big official enemies — scary ones, ones that will cause the citizenry to continue supporting not only the continued existence of a national-security state form of government but also ever-growing budgets for …
(2022-06-20). Embracing the Complexity of Peace. transcend.org 15 Jun 2022 – Just imagine for once if we led the world in funding peace and not wars. One can also quickly, unavoidably imagine the cynicism that rushes in whenever someone tosses out the word "peace." Just imagine for once if we led the world in funding peace and not wars.
(2022-06-20). St. Petersburg 2022 Forum Sets the Stage for the "War of Economic Corridors" globalresearch.ca The St. Petersburg in 2022 is even more crucial as it directly connects …
(2022-06-20). Hamid Karzai thanks Iran again for supporting Afghanistan. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 20 (MNA) — In a meeting with Iran's Ambassador to Kabul, the Afghan former President Karzai thanked the Islamic Republic of Iran for its support for peace and stability in Afghanistan.
(2022-06-20). The Global Ruling Class, Endless War, and the Culture of Mass Death. commondreams.org The global ruling class is cementing into place a world where they govern without accountability, we are reduced to serfdom, the climate crisis accelerates, and mass death is normalized.
(2022-06-20). Of Course, the UN's Michelle Bachelet Should Be Criticised for Her Visit to China. transcend.org 31 May 2022 – After years of preparations, Michelle Bachelet went to China, had a zoom conversation with President Xi Jinping and visited Xinjiang. Why is she forced out? She did not adhere to the US Cold War agenda but established a dialogue with China instead of confrontation and provocation. She works for human rights – the Cold War campaigners use human rights as a political tool.
(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). Report: US Secretly Reviews and Approves Many Israeli Airstrikes in Syria. globalresearch.ca According to a report
(2022-06-20). War Wounds: How Veterans Return From America's Wars. commondreams.org "I've been in the Army twenty-six years," he says, "and I can tell you it's a con."
(2022-06-20). Iran warns of growing trend of Islamophobia in world. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 21 (MNA) — Iran's Permanent Ambassador to United Nations warned of growing trend of Islamophobia in world and called spread of insults to people based on religious beliefs as a key challenge to promote peaceful coexistence among nations.
(2022-06-20). The peaceful revolution of Colombia's "nobodies" colombiareports.com The historic election victory of Colombia's President-elect Gustavo Petro is largely due to a massive increase in voter turnout. According to the National Registry, Sunday's turnout was 58%, the highest…
(2022-06-20). Jean-Paul Sartre (21 June 1905 — 15 April 1980). transcend.org Sartre was offered, the Nobel Prize for literature in 1964 for his autobiography, 'Words,' though he subsequently rejected the award based on his own notions of his integrity as a writer.
(2022-06-20). Venezuela buscará renovar las relaciones con Colombia. telesurtv.net Venezuela resalta que solidaridad, la cooperación y la paz serán la base de la relación con Colombia en el Gobierno que encabezará Gustavo Petro a partir de agosto próximo.
(2022-06-20). Is There Life After Death? transcend.org 16 Jun 2022 – A review of 'James and Whitehead on Life after Death' by David Ray Griffin – The meaning of death, and whether humans do or do not survive it in some form, has always obsessed people, from the average person to the great artists and thinkers. Death is the mother of philosophy and all the arts and sciences.
(2022-06-20). W.H.O to declare Public Health Emergency of International Concern over COVID Vaccine-Induced Shingles (Monkeypox). globalresearch.ca The World Health Organization is set to declare a Public Health Emergency of International Concern by the end of June 2022 over Covid-19 vaccine-induced shingles which all member states including the USA, the UK, Australia, Canada, New Zealand and Europe …
(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). 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…