(2021-06-08). Dispatches from India: Questions for the Economy. peoplesdispatch.org In this episode, we take a look at the prospects for the Indian economy in the coming months, the stance of the Indian government on COVID-19 vaccines and the the situation of doctors in Kashmir…
(2021-06-08). India: Farmers Burn Copies of Farm Laws Across the Country as Part of Call for 'Sampoorna Kranti Diwas'. orinocotribune.com 
he protests mark one year of the Modi government bringing in ordinances to push the three controversial farm laws. | New Delhi: Farmers across the country on Saturday burnt copies of the three Central farm laws in front of homes and offices of ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLAs and MPs, observing the completion of a year when these legislations were brought as ordinances last year. | The Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM) — a collective of over 40 farmers' organisations- had given a call to observe the day as Sampoorna Kranti Diwas or Total Revolution Day, as the day marks the historic call by legendary freed…
(2021-06-08). What the Ottoman Empire can teach us about the consequences of climate change — and how drought can uproot peoples and fuel warfare. juancole.com 
By Andrea Duffy | — In the late 16th century, hundreds of bandits on horseback stormed through the countryside of Ottoman Anatolia raiding villages, inciting violence and destabilizing the sultan's grip on power Four hundred years later and a few hundred miles away in the former Ottoman territory of Syria, widespread protests escalated into a …
(2021-06-08). Senior Iraqi Intelligence Officer Assassinated In Baghdad (Video). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | Unidentified gunmen assassinated a senior officer of the Iraqi National Intelligence Service in Baghdad, according to Iraqi Interior Ministry source. | The officer was identified as Colonel Nibras Farman, was killed on June 7. The gunmen shot his car with silenced Kalashnikovs in front of his house in the Shia-dominated eastern al-Baladiyat area. |
(2021-06-08). Over 20,000 Sri Lankan health workers strike, defying government laws. wsws.org The health workers strike points to growing opposition to the Rajapakse government's response to the coronavirus pandemic and its attacks on basic rights.
(2021-06-08). Video: Northern Syria's Tug of War, Renewed Chaos. globalresearch.ca Northern Syria is …
(2021-06-08). Why We Should Abolish the Senate. counterpunch.org While mainstream media focus on issues related to 'bipartisanship' in the United States Senate, and on issues of Senate procedures such as decisions to use or allow use of the filibuster, or supermajority requirements for bill passage or bill consideration, they ignore a more fundamental issue: the deliberate choice to have both a Senate and
(2021-06-08). Resistance And Aid. popularresistance.org In the villages, cities and regions of Rojava, in the predominantly Kurdish north east of Syria, political upheaval has resulted in the largely decentralised self-administration of many areas, including health, economy, law, education and internal security. The Rojava revolution led to both the secularisation and democratisation of institutions that had, until then, been controlled by an elitist-centralist national state. But what exactly does this mean? How is Rojava's decentralisation expressed in everyday life? Located in north eastern Rojava, Amûdê County demonstrates what decentralisation and self-administra…
(2021-06-08). Resistance Axis Victory. popularresistance.org Syrians have re-elected Bashar al Assad for a fourth consecutive term as their President. Western nations like Britain, the United States and France have sought to undermine the elections, rejecting the results in advance, dubbing them illegitimate and undemocratic.
(2021-06-08). In Video: Turkish Forces Pound PKK Fighters In Northern Iraq. southfront.org
(2021-06-07). 'The Modis, the Trumps, the Bolsonaros come out of the wreckage of neoliberal policy'. mronline.org 
CounterSpin interview with Vijay Prashad and India, Covid and Modi. | June 7, 2021 | Interview…
(2021-06-07). The fourth R in education: Reading, 'riting, 'rithmetic and racism. peoplesworld.org 
Racism. "A belief that some races are by nature superior to others, in which discrimination can be practiced, based on this belief" (The Merriam-Webster Dictionary, 2019). This cruel practice of acting out hateful feelings toward groups of people who are of a darker hue (especially Black, brown, Indigenous and Asian), is ripping this country into …
(2021-06-07). The fourth R in education: Reading, 'riting, 'rithmetic and racism. peoplesworld.org Racism. "A belief that some races are by nature superior to others, in which discrimination can be practiced, based on this belief" (The Merriam-Webster Dictionary, 2019). This cruel practice of acting out hateful feelings toward groups of people who are of a darker hue (especially Black, brown, Indigenous, and Asian), is ripping this country into …
(2021-06-07). UAW seeks to deflect role in stoking anti-Asian hate with phony pledge to fight "xenophobia and racism" wsws.org Whatever the pretensions of the UAW, the upsurge in anti-Asian hate crimes are a completely foreseeable, and indeed inevitable, outgrowth of its promotion of "America First" nationalism.
(2021-06-07). Facebook Bans Trump for 2 Years, But Its Design Still Marginalizes Key Voices in Public Discourse. democracynow.org 
Social media giant Facebook has announced it has suspended former President Donald Trump's account until at least 2023. He was initially suspended from the platform for comments to supporters who stormed the U.S. Capitol on January 6 and is permanently banned on Twitter. Facebook's move could have implications for other world leaders who use Facebook, like Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Jameel Jaffer, director of the Knight First Amendment Institute, said he is not sure the decision struck the right balance for protecting free speech but is defensible because Facebook…
(2021-06-07). Barbara Lee Introduces Bill to Help Vietnamese Victims of Agent Orange. globalresearch.ca The Vietnam War …
(2021-06-07). Video: Syrian Presidential Elections, 2021. globalresearch.ca * | Note to …
(2021-06-07). Greater Idlib: Intense Artillery, Rocket Strikes Leave Three Militants Dead (Photos). southfront.org 
Illustrative image | On June 6 and 7, intense artillery and rocket strikes by the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) and its allies hit the northwestern Syrian region of Greater Idlib. | The strikes targeted militants' positions in the towns of Balyon, al-Bara, al-Fatterah, Falafel, Bayanin, Kansafra and Maratah in the southern countryside of Idlib as well as in the towns of Qilideen and al-Zyarah in northwestern Hama countryside. | ŸÇÿµŸÅ ŸÖÿØŸÅÿπŸ&a…
(2021-06-07). Dozens Of Syrian Mercenaries Returned From Libya For First Time In Weeks: Monitoring Group. southfront.org 
Illustrative image. Syrian mercenaries in one of their camps in Libya. | Dozens of Turkish-backed Syrian mercenaries had returned from Libya for the first time in ten weeks, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported on June 7. | "Nearly 95 fighters of the al-Hamzah Division, al-Majd Brigade, Sultan Murad Division, al-Muetasim Division returned in the last 48 hours," the London-based monitoring group said in a report. | A Source informed on the matter told the SOHR that the return of the mercenaries did not represent th…
(2021-06-07). Northern Daraa Road Bombed By Unidentified Drone (Photos). southfront.org 
Illustrative image. | On June 7, an unidentified drone bombed a road linking the southern Syrian city of Daraa with the town of Tafas to the north. | The drone, which was described by local sources as being "small" and "primitive," dropped three munitions, reportedly modified mortar rounds, near the al-Zoubi gas station. The attack damaged the road. Nevertheless, no casualties were reported.
(2021-06-07). Turkish-Backed Faction Kidnapped Young Man, Blackmails His Family In Syria's Ras-Al-Ain. southfront.org 
Illustrative image | Submitted by Khaled Iskef. | A Turkish-backed faction blackmails a family in "Al-Hasaka" countryside to release its kidnapped son. | We obtained information from local sources that a civilian family in the countryside of "Ras al-Ain", northwest of "Al-Hasakah", is being blackmailed by leaders of a Turkish-backed faction, who kidnapped one of its sons earlier. | The sources indicated that the Turkish-backed "Badr Martyrs" faction, deployed in the western countryside of "Ras al-Ain", kidnapped the young man…
(2021-06-07). Book Review: 'Black Spartacus: The Epic Life of Toussaint Louverture'. mronline.org 
Black Spartacus: The Epic Life of Toussaint Louverture by Sudhir Hazareesingh. New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux. 2020. Author Sudhir Hazareesingh is a native of the Indian Ocean island and former French colony of Mauritius, once known as Ile de France. Drawing upon a lifetime of research in the French, British and U.S. archives, the […] | June 7, 2021…
(2021-06-07). G7 Heralds 15 Percent Corporate Tax Rate. Critics Say It Fails Poorer Nations. truthout.org 
Representatives from seven of the world's wealthiest nations reached an agreement on Saturday to support a global minimum tax rate of at least 15% for multinational companies, a move aimed at curbing the use of tax havens and ending the The deal struck by the U.S., Japan, Germany, France, the U.K., Italy, and…
(2021-06-07). New 'Go for Broke' stamp honors Japanese American service members in WWII. peoplesworld.org 
With the issuance of the U.S. Postal Service's newest commemorative stamp on June 3, the nation recognizes the contributions of Japanese American soldiers, some 33,000 altogether, who served in the U.S. Army during World War II. For a time, these second-generation Japanese Americans, known as Nisei, were denied the opportunity to fight despite being American …
(2021-06-07). Tragic death of young Sri Lankan woman exposes horrific conditions in Japanese detention centres. wsws.org Ridma Ratnayake, Sandamali's younger sister, spoke to the spoke to the World Socialist Web Site from Tokyo last week.
(2021-06-07). Amid surging pandemic, Sri Lankan government criminalizes strikes by public sector workers. wsws.org Nearly one million public sector workers now face draconian punishments, including mass firings and lengthy jail terms, if they strike in opposition to the Sri Lankan government's homicidal response to the pandemic and its attacks on workers' rights.
(2021-06-07). Video: Indian Bar Association Charges WHO Chief Scientist with Crimes Connected to Suppressing Ivermectin. globalresearch.ca Dipali Ojha…
(2021-06-07). A New Nevada Law Bans Racial Mascots In Schools. popularresistance.org Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak met with members of the Nevada Indian Commission in Carson City on Friday as he signed legislation removing racially discriminatory identifiers or language from schools. Additionally, counties can no longer sound "sundown sirens," which once signified it was time for certain people to leave town. | The law will require schools to change any name, logo, mascot, song or identifier that is "racially discriminatory" or "associated with the Confederate States of America or a federally recognized Indian tribe." | Under Assembly Bill 88, exceptions can be made only with tribal approval. The leg…
(2021-06-07). A New Nevada Law Bans Racial Mascots In Schools And 'Sundown Sirens'. popularresistance.org Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak met with members of the Nevada Indian Commission in Carson City on Friday as he signed legislation removing racially discriminatory identifiers or language from schools. Additionally, counties can no longer sound "sundown sirens," which once signified it was time for certain people to leave town.
(2021-06-07). Working-class resistance is developing across the Indian sub-continent and internationally against the ruling elites. wsws.org SEP (Sri Lanka) General Secretary Wije Dias delivered this speech to an online May 30 public meeting organised by the SEP.