Leon Kunstenaar (2022-07-02). Pride Celebrations Return to SF and Bay Area. indybay.org Not quite the massive exuberance of the pre-pandemic, pre-Ukraine , pre-court attacks on human rights events. Nancy Pelosi was booed.

The Green Arcade (2022-07-02). Wednesday 7/13: Graphic History Book on How Women Took on Housing, Water and Education in Apartheid South. indybay.org 1680 Market Street | San Francisco, CA 94102…

Staff (2022-07-02). Recibe Díaz-Canel a activistas estadounidenses. cubadebate.cu El presidente Miguel Díaz-Canel dialogó este viernes con los intelectuales estadounidenses Vijay Prashad y Manolo de los Santos, sobre aspectos teóricos y experiencias de los movimientos sociales y países en el camino al socialismo. Además, recibió en el Palacio de la Revolución, en esta capital, a ambos activistas de visita en la isla.

Peace council, Birgit Naujeck (2022-07-02). Negotiating at last and The Russian-American Friendship. indybay.org In fact, Russia's war is a response to NATO's eastward expansion, long criticized by the peace movement, and to Western policies of rearmament and confrontation, by which Russia feels more and more existentially threatened. It began as early as the 1990s with the expansion of NATO – contrary to clear, binding commitments to Moscow…

Staff (2022-07-02). NATO claims on its defensive nature "Joke of the century" en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 02 (MNA) — China's Foreign Ministry Spokesman, called the claim of NATO officials about the defensive nature of this military organization the 'Joke of the century'.

Talha Burki (2022-07-02). [World Report] New declaration on neglected tropical diseases endorsed. thelancet.com Signatories reaffirmed their commitment to tackling neglected tropical diseases at a summit in Kigali, pledging US$4 billion. Talha Burki reports.

____ (2022-07-02). Chinese spokesperson voices firm opposition to NATO chief's false remarks on Taiwan. ecns.cn A Chinese spokesperson on Friday voiced firm opposition to false remarks on Taiwan made by NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg.

Labor Video Project (2022-07-02). SLAP At Parker Elementary School Fighting Closures Of Schools & Privatization Oakland Port. indybay.org The Schools and Labor Against Privatization held a BBQ to build solidarity against the closure of Parker Elementary and 10 other Oakland public schools in working class Black and Brown communities. It was also against the privatization of Howard Terminal at the Port of Oakland for a sale to billionaire GAP A's owner John Fisher.

Labor Video Project (2022-07-02). STOP BCDC Zack Wasserman & BCDC Vote For A's Owner John Fisher's Stadium Development Scam. indybay.org At a Oakland rally to support a vote of the people in Oakland on billionaire GAP A's stadium development scam people talked about the conflicts of interest by Zachery Wasserman who has been a land development lawyer for Fisher and is chair of the San Francisco Bay Conservation Development Commission. They will be voting on whether to allow Fisher to transfer the Howard Terminal from maritime use to a stadium, hotels and 3,000 luxury condos. Wasserman and the Commission should not be allowed to vote on this since they Wasserman has represented Fisher on his other land deals in Oakland.

Binoy Kampmark (2022-07-02). Terms of Condescension: The Language of Australia's "Pacific Family" dissidentvoice.org When will this nonsense on familial connection between Australia and the Pacific end? In 2018, Australia's then Pentecostal Prime Minister, Scott Morrison, drew upon a term that his predecessors had not. On November 8 that year, he announced that Australia's engagement with the region would be taken to another level, launching a "new chapter in …

Danya Nasser (2022-07-02). Between the sword and the neck: why the Arab streets rejects Zionist normalization with Arab states. mronline.org U.S. media outlets and politicians have nearly all parroted the same praises of the recent "peace agreements" between Israel and the repressive U.S.-backed governments of the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Sudan, and Morocco.

Editor (2022-07-02). Israeli Settler Terrorist Suspected of Murdering Palestinian Identified. scheerpost.com By Richard Silverstein / NOTE: Earlier today, Middle East Eye Last week, a group of Israe…

Editor (2022-07-02). The Chris Hedges Report: Hemingway's Shadow. scheerpost.com Chris HedgesChris Hedges is a Pulitzer Prize—winning journalist who was a foreign correspondent for fifteen years for The New York Times, where he served as the Middle East Bureau Chief and Balkan Bureau Chief for the paper. He previously worked overseas for The Dallas Morning News, The Christian Science Monitor, and NPR. He is the host of show The Chris Hedges Report. |

Florian Pfaff, Donata Hoffmann, Martin Beer (2022-07-02). [Correspondence] Monkeypox genomic surveillance will challenge lessons learned from SARS-CoV-2. thelancet.com The emergence of a series of epidemiologically connected monkeypox virus infections around the world, with ongoing human-to-human transmission (as of June 15, 2022, 2103 confirmed cases, one probable case, and one death have been reported to WHO from 42 countries), raises concerns of a long-apprehended comeback of a human-adapted orthopoxvirus related to variola virus, the aetiological agent of smallpox. Since variola virus had no natural reservoir other than humans, the eradication of the virus by use of highly effective vaccines against orthopoxviruses was irreversible.

Toward increased Networking (2022-07-02). Online events with Kate Raworth, Vandana Shiva, Jeremy Corbyn, Yanis Varoufakis & others. indybay.org Here are about a dozen online events taking place over the next week (and starting at 9 am tomorrow, June 29th), featuring people such as Kate Raworth, Vandana Shiva, Bayo Akomolafe, Jeremy Corbyn, Yanis Varoufakis, Erwin Chemerinsky, Deborah Archer and many others. | These events are hosted from various locations all across the country, as well from Canada and the UK (however, the listed times are all for our "Pacific time zone"). Of course, feel free to share this info with others who might be interested in it.

Peter Maiden (2022-07-02). Abortion Rights Rally in Fresno June 28. indybay.org People protested the anti-abortion Supreme Court decision at Fresno City Hall on Tuesday, June 28.

Staff (2022-07-02). Protests on Zionist settlement expansion leave dozens injured. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 02 (MNA) — Dozens of Palestinians were injured during protests against the Zionist occupation and settlement expansion in the West Bank.

Peter Boyle (2022-07-02). Thousands march through Sydney in solidarity with US abortion rights defence campaign. greenleft.org.au Thousands rallied and marched in Sydney on July 2 in solidarity with the US campaign to defend abortion rights…

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-07-02). Mayo Clinic Minute: Reducing dementia risks. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org More than 55 million people worldwide are believed to be living with dementia, according to the World Health Organization. And women are likely to be twice as affected by dementia as men. Dementia is an umbrella term for a group of symptoms affecting memory, thinking and social abilities. It's not one disease. And Alzheimer's disease is the most common form of dementia. Dr. Ronald Petersen, director of the Alzheimer's Disease Research Center at Mayo Clinic, says…

The Lancet (2022-07-02). [Editorial] Ending child marriage: ensuring healthy futures for girls. thelancet.com One in five women are married before the age of 18 years. This fact has serious ramifications for health and wellbeing. Child marriage is associated with pregnancy at a young age, dangerous complications during pregnancy and childbirth, HIV acquisition, and intimate partner violence. Demographic changes mean that the number of adolescents is increasing and therefore more people will be at risk of child marriage. Disruption to education and a rise in poverty caused by the COVID-19 pandemic is estimated to put another 10 million girls at risk of child marriage over the next decade, in addition to the 100 million wh…

____ (2022-07-02). Summer scenery of Pu'er tea plantation in Yunnan. ecns.cn Aerial view shows green scenery of Pu'er tea plantation in Pu'er city, Yunnan Province, June 30, 2022.

Staff (2022-07-02). Powerful earthquakes hit Southern Iran, leaving 44 injured. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 02 (MNA) — At least five people are dead and scores of others injured after multiple powerful earthquakes struck Iran's southern province of Hormozgan early on Saturday.

____ (2022-07-02). Expansion in air as June PMI back to black. ecns.cn China's factory activity expanded in June for the first time in four months as new orders and production improved, suggesting the country's economic recovery is gathering pace amid better containment of the COVID-19 pandemic and more substantial policy support, officials and experts said on Thursday.

____ (2022-07-02). Party growing in appeal with nation's youth. ecns.cn The Communist Party of China is demonstrating strong vitality and vigor, with a large number of outstanding young people joining its organizations each year to carry forward its cause, a senior Party official said on Thursday, one day ahead of the 101st anniversary of the Party's founding.

Human Rights Watch (2022-07-02). US Supreme Court Deals Blow to Climate Action: Ruling Limits Administration's Ability to Restrict Carbon Emissions from Power Plants. juancole.com By Krista Shennum | Fellow, Environment and Human Rights | ( Human Rights Watch) In a significant setback for climate action, the United States Supreme Court ruled yesterday to limit the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) ability to restrict greenhouse gas emissions from power plants. The ruling prevents the EPA from using its …

____ (2022-07-02). More than 50 percent of 134 Class A tourist attractions in Shanghai reopen. ecns.cn More than 50 percent of 134 Class A tourist attractions in Shanghai reopened with controlled capacity on Friday amid the city's return to normalcy.

Liz Grant, Corinne Reid, Heather Buesseler, David Addiss (2022-07-02). [Comment] A compassion narrative for the sustainable development goals: conscious and connected action. thelancet.com At the midpoint of the 15-year timeline for achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs),1 the world is unprepared. The global community arguably has the scientific, technical, and political tools needed to achieve most, if not all, of the 169 SDG targets, yet we are far from the finish line. In 2019, UN Secretary General António Guterres warned that global efforts were insufficient and called for radical change.2 Such change never materialised. The COVID-19 pandemic shocked many of the systems needed to achieve the SDGs, revealing deep inequities and the inadequacy of siloed approaches to health and fal…

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-07-02). Mayo Clinic Minute: Why you should come out as LGBTQ to your health care team. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org LGBTQ Pride Month is celebrated each June to recognize the impact that lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer or gender-nonconforming people have had, and continue to have, on society. While millions may celebrate, many members of the LGBTQ community continue to experience stigma and keep their identities hidden. That may mean not sharing their sexual identity or orientation with their health care team. Dr. Natalie Erbs, a Mayo Clinic family medicine physician, says it's important information to…

____ (2022-07-02). Americans face gender gap in shift to remote work: survey. ecns.cn Women in the United States still face inequality amid the shift to remote work, said a recent report by Fortune, citing McKinsey's American Opportunity Survey that polled 25,000 workers.

Jayati Ghosh (2022-07-02). [Perspectives] The journey to greater equality. thelancet.com Economic inequalities have increased substantially across the world in the past three decades and have deepened during the COVID-19 pandemic. Thomas Piketty and his colleagues at the World Inequality Lab at the Paris School of Economics (PSE), France, have been at the forefront of tracking these changes, providing extremely useful analyses based on careful aggregation of national data on income and wealth inequality from a multitude of sources. They have shown that globally, inequality is now as entrenched as it was during the first part of the 20th century.

____ (2022-07-02). WHO: Monkeypox cases triple in Europe, Africa concerned. ecns.cn The World Health Organization (WHO) Europe chief warned Friday that monkeypox cases in the region have tripled in the last two weeks and urged countries to do more to ensure the previously rare disease does not become entrenched on the continent.

____ (2022-07-02). Chinese FM to attend several high-level international meetings. ecns.cn Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi will chair the seventh Lancang-Mekong Cooperation Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Myanmar and attend the G20 Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Indonesia upon invitation.

Allan Fisher (2022-07-02). Saturday 7/2: All out for Palestine. indybay.org Corner of Ocean and Water Street, Santa Cruz…

Shotgun Players (2022-07-02). Saturday 7/23: Ashby Stage Indigenous Land Acknowledgement Mural Unveiling. indybay.org Ashby Stage | 1901 Ashby Ave | Berkeley, CA 94703…

Day of the Dreadful Decision (2022-07-02). San Francisco is a Pro-Choice Town! Sit-In at Market and 8th. indybay.org 1 min video by Lis Cox.

____ (2022-07-02). (W.E. Talk)Why do we say the population demographics of Xinjiang is a reflection of the development and progress of Xinjiang. ecns.cn Liang Yuchun, Principal of the Higher Institute of Nationality and Society, Xinjiang Normal University, stated in a feature interview with "W.E. Talk" from the China News Service "The development of the population of Xinjiang since the founding of the PRC is world-shaking, historic and continuing." Through analyzing the development of people native to Xinjiang, Yuchun explains his opinion that the improving quality of life in Xinjiang is an obvious result and clear example of social progress.

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-07-02). Science Saturday: The art and science of never giving up. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Anya in February 2018, just before being discharged after her third brain surgery. Photo credit: Colleen Kelly In March 2020, at the start of the pandemic, Anya Magnuson's own health was in crisis. The 21-year-old Minnesotan had already endured four brain surgeries, 35 lumbar punctures and about 11 weeks of hospitalization. At various times during the preceding 28 months, she was treated for fungal meningitis, an inflammatory disease known as neurosarcoidosis, and finally a rare blood…

Daniel C Perry, Juul Achten, Ruth Knight, Duncan Appelbe, Susan J Dutton, Melina Dritsaki, James M Mason, Damian T Roland, Shrouk Messahel, James Widnall, Matthew L Costa, FORCE Collaborators in collaboration with PERUKI (2022-07-02). [Articles] Immobilisation of torus fractures of the wrist in children (FORCE): a randomised controlled equivalence trial in the UK. thelancet.com This trial found equivalence in pain at 3 days in children with a torus fracture of the distal radius assigned to the offer of a bandage group or the rigid immobilisation group, with no between-group differences in pain or function during the 6 weeks of follow-up.

____ (2022-07-02). Cradle of Civilization: Lajia Heritage Site. ecns.cn

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-07-02). Patients treated with monoclonal antibodies during COVID-19 delta surge had low rates of severe disease, Mayo Clinic study finds. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — A study of 10,775 high-risk adult patients during the COVID-19 delta variant surge in late 2021 finds that treatment with one of three anti-spike neutralizing monoclonal antibodies for mild to moderate symptoms led to low rates of severe disease, hospitalization, ICU admission and mortality, according to Mayo Clinic researchers. Among patients treated at Mayo Clinic in Minnesota and Wisconsin from Aug. 1 to Dec. 1, 2021, who received bamlanivimab/etesevimab, casirivimab/imdevimab or sotrovimab,…

Juan Cole (2022-07-02). Unlike SCOTUS, Iraqi Kurds are Rethinking Lax Gun Laws after Shootings; Will even Iraq be Safer than the US? juancole.com Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) Other countries can just adopt rational policies to deal with severe social problems. The United States is locked into various weird metaphysical dogmas that make reasoning about such issues difficult. The second amendment, for instance, has nothing to do with universal gun ownership, whatever ideologues on the Right assert. The …

Chris McCall (2022-07-02). [World Report] New Zealand launches new Māori health authority. thelancet.com The new body aims to tackle health inequities, but is proving politically divisive. Chris McCall reports.

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-07-02). Mayo Clinic Minute: What men under 40 should know about testicular cancer. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org June is National Men's Health Month, and for young men, it's a good time to recognize the signs of testicular cancer. Approximately 1 of every 250 men in the U.S. will develop testicular cancer, with the average age of 33 at the time of diagnosis, according to the American Cancer Society. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute www.youtube.com/watch?v=rCR-az6uphA&feature=youtu.be Journalists: Broadcast-quality video pkg (1: 09) is in the downloads at the end of…

Leon Kunstenaar (2022-07-02). SF Protest Demands National Abortion Rights. indybay.org Restaurant goers applaud marchers…

Sohil Pothiawala, Rhian Miranda, Ian Civil (2022-07-02). [Clinical Picture] Not all post-traumatic swellings are haematomas: be alert to a Morel-Lavallée lesion. thelancet.com A 34-year-old man was brought to our Emergency Department after a truck ran over the right side of his body while he was out walking. He had no medical history.

Staff (2022-07-02). Protests erupt in US over fatal Police shooting of Black man. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 02 (MNA) — Angry activists on Friday rallied in the city of Akron in the northern United States following yet another police shooting death of a Black man earlier this week.

Staff (2022-07-02). Puertorriqueños solidarios con Cuba reconocen a Díaz-Canel. cubadebate.cu La XXXI Brigada de Solidaridad Puerto Rico-Cuba Juan Rius Rivera entregó este viernes su medalla de la victoria al presidente de Cuba, Miguel Díaz-Canel, a los cinco luchadores antiterroristas y el independentista boricua àìscar López. Al recibir el lauro López dijo que Cuba y Puerto Rico definitivamente tienen que ser de un pájaro las dos alas.

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-07-02). Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast: Regenerating damaged skin. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Regenerative medicine is an emerging field that looks to repair, replace or restore diseased cells, tissues or organs. One specialty that's a natural fit for regenerative medicine is dermatology. That's because the skin is the largest organ that regenerates in the body. "Regenerative medicine is the idea that we can reestablish form and function," says Dr. Saranya Wyles, a Mayo Clinic dermatologist. "So when we are born, we have that baby skin. And as we…

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-07-02). Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast: The importance of HIV testing. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org The COVID-19 pandemic has led people to delay testing and treatments for a variety of diseases and conditions. This includes HIV testing. During the pandemic, the number HIV diagnosis decline, but that decline is most attributed to declines in testing, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Experts attribute this decline to less frequent visits to health centers, reduced outreach services, and shifting of public health staff to COVID-19 response activities. June 27…

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-07-02). Mayo Clinic, UnitedHealthcare agree to multi-year commercial and Medicare Advantage relationship. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Mayo Clinic and UnitedHealthcare have reached an agreement on a new, multi-year network relationship. The agreement ensures members enrolled in UnitedHealthcare employer-sponsored and individual health plans have continued access to quality care at Mayo Clinic's national network of hospitals, clinics, physicians and other providers. Mayo Clinic and UnitedHealthcare also have established a new relationship that will give members enrolled in UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage plans in-network access to Mayo Clinic Rochester and Mayo Clinic Health System…

TeleSUR, ldp, SH (2022-07-01). Denuncian el asesinato de un diputado colombiano en Arauca. telesurtv.net El Partido Liberal condenó el asesinato de Carlos A Hernández y señaló que el mismo forma parte de la violencia que azota Colombia.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-07-01). Ecuador: 18 Days of Social Unrest Ends in the Signing of the "Pacification Act" of Betrayal. libya360.wordpress.com Ollantay Itzamná Beginning of the signing of the Act Nobody knows the subsequent impact that this signed Act will have… Although we know that after every act of pacification comes the political and legal chastisement against the indigenous leaders (as happened in 2019). The only certainty is that the difficult situation of the peoples of…

Margaret Flowers (2022-07-01). Lessons from Colombia: A Victory for the People. orinocotribune.com By Margaret Flowers Jun 27, 2022 | On June 19, Colombians elected the first leftist president and the first Afro-Colombian vice president in history. This was possible, despite being in a repressive state, because of a strong national social movement that organized an effective national strike in the spring of 2021. Clearing the FOG speaks with Charo Mina Rojas, an Afro-Colombian human rights defender and leader in the 2016 peace process, about this victory, the obstacles they faced and how they will counter efforts by the wealthy class to prevent further progress. Activists in the United States have much t…

Peter Maiden (2022-07-01). Abortion Rights Rally in Fresno June 28. indybay.org People protested the anti-abortion Supreme Court decision at Fresno City Hall on Tuesday, June 28.

TeleSUR, SH (2022-07-01). Colombia pone fin a la alerta epidemiológica por la pandemia. telesurtv.net Tras 25 meses de alerta sanitaria, Colombia espera regresar a la normalidad, a pesar de registrarse más de 25.000 casos activos de coronavirus.

TeleSUR, ldp, SH (2022-07-01). Comisión parlamentaria aprueba informe contra presidente peruano. telesurtv.net La Fiscalía peruana desestimó este jueves un recurso presentado en defensa del presidente Castillo ante la acusación por casos de corrupción.

Michael Petrelis (2022-07-01). Friday 7/1: Speakout: Cordileone at Mission Dolores. indybay.org Mission Dolores Basilica | 16th and Dolores Streets…

TeleSUR, jaa, MER (2022-07-01). Presidente Castillo renuncia a militancia de partido Perú Libre. telesurtv.net La decisión del mandatario se anunció tras la solicitud realizada por el partido Perú Libre.

TeleSUR, jaa, MER (2022-07-01). Bolivia anuncia medidas de protección ante quinta ola de Covid-19. telesurtv.net La nueva disposición entrará en vigencia desde el primero de julio hasta el 31 de agosto.

TeleSUR, ysm, MER (2022-07-01). Argentina confirma sexto caso de viruela símica. telesurtv.net Las autoridades sanitarias de Argentina indicaron que el paciente es un joven de 25 años de edad y permanece en aislamiento.

Shotgun Players (2022-07-01). Saturday 7/23: Ashby Stage Indigenous Land Acknowledgement Mural Unveiling. indybay.org Ashby Stage | 1901 Ashby Ave | Berkeley, CA 94703…

TeleSUR, SH (2022-07-01). Juan Domingo Perón, un legado a 48 años de su partida. telesurtv.net Juan Domingo Perón es considerado como una de las figuras más importantes y destacadas del panorama político argentino del siglo XX.

Editor2 (2022-07-01). Studying the Venezuelan Approach to Learning. orinocotribune.com By Logan Williams Jun 26, 2022 | As educators across the globe have begun to examine alternative forms of schooling post-covid, it is time to examine the revolutionary, egalitarian and innovative Bolivarian education system, writes Logan Williams. | The merits of the Bolivarian system are plain to see through the country having one of the highest educational progress rates in Latin America and a truly comprehensive system funded by the Venezuelan government led by the United Socialist Party of Venezuela. | In order to understand the Venezuelan education system, it is necessary to examine both its foundation…

TeleSUR, DRL, MER (2022-07-01). Movimiento indígena y Gobierno ecuatoriano firman acta de paz para el diálogo. telesurtv.net Se establecerá una mesa de diálogo, que tendrá una duración de 90 días, para avanzar en la resolución de otros temas pendientes.

SCOTUS ruled wrongly (2022-07-01). People pour into Federal Bldg Plaza to Express their Outrage on Day of Decision. indybay.org Protesters spilled into the streets on June 24 soon after the much anticipated Supreme Court decision on Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization was announced.

Khubaka, Michael Harris (2022-07-01). Friday 7/29: Stolen Legacy: California Pioneers of African Descent. indybay.org Leidesdorff Street | Financial District…

TeleSUR, SH (2022-07-01). Presidente chileno lanza plan contra la violencia e inseguridad. telesurtv.net El presidente Gabriel Boric señaló que el plan de seguridad consta de 33 medidas para hacer frente al aumento de la violencia e inseguridad.

TeleSUR, SH (2022-07-01). Deslizamiento de tierra en el norte de Perú destruye 1 casas. telesurtv.net El ministro de defensa peruano confirmó que habría un anciano fallecido y una persona desaparecida a causa del derrumbe en el norte de Perú.

Staff (2022-07-01). The Truth About Venezuela's Boeing Cargo Plane Hijacked in Argentina (Interview). orinocotribune.com The grounding of a Boeing 747-300 of the Venezuelan cargo company Emtrasur and the court case initiated against its crew members by Argentinian authorities is a component of Venezuela's political persecution by the United States, since there are no legal or technical reasons for such measures. | This was one of the conclusions reached during an interview that Telesur journalist Madelein García and Venezuelan political analyst Miguel àÅngel Pérez Pirela held with the president of Emtrasur, Major César Pérez, and with one of the crew members in Argentina, Emtrasur's Finance Manager Mario Arraga. | In the cour…

JANET (2022-06-30). Ecuador's national strike at a crossroads. iacenter.org By Michael Otto June 27, 2022 Ibarra, Imbabura Province, Ecuador June 26 — The Indigenous-led National Strike in Ecuador that began June 13 enters its third week on June 27, as the people once again show their power in the streets and highways. Roadblocks in 23 provinces have closed every paved road in Ecuador. The masses have said, "Enough!" to banker President Guillermo Lasso and five years of a brutal neoliberal economic war that has deepened the poverty of the Indigenous, peasants and the precarious working poor who labor in the informal economy. Roadblocks are a huge weapon in the hands of the peasants…

_____ (2022-06-30). Ecuador: Indigenous Groups Lead National Rebellion Over Inflation. popularresistance.org An alliance of Indigenous organizations in Ecuador have held daily demonstrations after sharp increases in the costs for fuel and food. | The Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of Ecuador (CONAIE) began their general strike actions on June 13 after huge price hikes crippled the capacity of rural and urban communities to access transportation and food for their households. | In response to the demonstrations and an assortment of other forms of resistance, President Guillermo Lasso has declared a state of emergency in several provinces of the South American state. The order reads in part that: "To declare a…

Julián Pilatti (2022-06-30). Climbing inequality in Argentina as poverty and inflation soars. peoplesdispatch.org Argentinian vice president Cristina Fernández de Kirchner spoke at the Central de Trabajadores de la Argentina (CTA) for Flag Day, on June 20 about the political, social and economic situation in the country. Argentina's former president presented data indicating that the country that is constantly growing and exporting, at the same time that the poverty level remains (or increases), and the vast majority of its population is affected by the scourge of rampant inflation. | In this context: Is it the social organizations that should be controlled or rather the sectors of concentrated power? | Although the criticis…

JANET (2022-06-30). Colombians elect Gustavo Petro, beating right wing. iacenter.org By Martha Grevatt June 29, 2022 Voters in Colombia made history June 19, when they elected the first progressive president in the country's history. Gustavo Petro, previously a legislator and mayor of Bogota and one-time combatant with the M-19 guerrilla army, defeated right-wing candidate Rodolfo Hernández in a runoff election. Petro and Vice President-elect Francia Márquez — an environmentalist and the country's first Afro-Colombian vice president — take office August 7. Gustavo Petro and Francia Márquez greet Colombian masses. Petro was previously the highest vote-getter in the May general election…

JANET (2022-06-30). Colombian election 'an extraordinary event'. iacenter.org June 29, 2022 Translated by M. Rafael and Daniela Ochoa-Bravo The statement below was issued June 22 by the FARC-EP (Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia-People's Army) Segunda Marquetalia on the election of Gustavo Petro and Francia Márquez, candidates of the Pacto Historico, as the first leftist president and vice president of Colombia. The FARC was founded in 1964 and waged a guerrilla insurgency against the right-wing, pro-imperialist Colombian government until signing a comprehensive peace agreement with the government in 2016. After the 2016 peace agreements, the majority of the FARC units demobilized and…

JANET (2022-06-30). Colombia's election raises hopes for peace. iacenter.org By M. Rafael June 29, 2022 Since the news of Gustavo Petro's victory in the Colombian elections on June 19, a massive sense of jubilation has washed across Colombia and the world over. Colombia for the first time in its history has elected a leftist government, after 80-plus years of nearly unending civil war: between Liberals and Conservatives, Marxist insurgents and the Colombian State, and the Colombian State against its own civilian population. Many believe that this elected administration will be able to do what all others said they would and end this legacy of violence. This is seen clearly in the energy in…

_____ (2022-06-30). Colombia Votes For Vivir Sabroso: Chronicle Of An Historic Election. popularresistance.org The night before the elections, Gustavo Petro participated in a ceremony in the Sierra Nevada of Santa Marta, where indigenous spiritual leaders–Arhuaco, Kankuamo, Kogui, and Yukpas peoples–from the "navel of the world", tuned him with ancestral and natural powers to be president. After the dynamic duo of the "Historic Pact", Petro for President, and Francia Márquez for Vice President, obtained the highest number of votes in a first round in all of Colombian history, on May 29, with 8.5 million, the road to the final election turned into three weeks of high tension, of contending wills and sharp suspense. | Imm…

Peoples Dispatch (2022-06-30). Daily Round-up | Colombia's Truth Commission releases final report & other stories. peoplesdispatch.org In today's episode, we bring you stories from the Truth Commission in Colombia, the death of migrants in the US, the trial of Palestinian youth Ahmed Manasra, and the action against Filipino news outlet Rappler…

TeleSUR- hvh (2022-06-30). Continúa paro indefinido de transportistas en Perú. telesurtv.net Las movilizaciones que comenzaron el pasado 27 de junio han provocado más de 40 millones de dólares en pérdidas.

Michael Petrelis (2022-06-30). Friday 7/1: Speakout: 12PM 7/1 Cordileone at Mission Dolores. indybay.org Mission Dolores Basilica | 16th and Dolores Streets…

Staff (2022-06-30). Venezuela Reports No Significant Damage from Tropical Cyclone 2. orinocotribune.com Venezuelan Vice President Delcy Rodríguez reported that although there has been no significant damage in any state of the country due to the passing of Tropical Cyclone Two, preventive measures will be maintained. | Different command posts of the nation have been deployed in case of any possibilities that may arise, the vice president reported in a telephone interview with Venezolana de Televisión (VTV), in which she pointed out: "We are in ongoing contact with the governors and the entire civil protection, prevention and risk response system, but we will remain vigilant until this climactic phenomenon definitive…

Dan Collyns (2022-06-30). Meet the Mennonites in Peru. america.cgtn.com CGTN's Dan Collyns visited one community of Mennonites, Wanderland in Peru and got an exclusive insight into their lives. Find out more.

TeleSUR, DRL (2022-06-30). Conaie y Gobierno de Lasso esperan firmar acuerdos tras diálogo. telesurtv.net La Conaie declararía el cese de las movilizaciones y el retorno a las comunidades, tras la mediación de la Iglesia.

Staff (2022-06-30). Bolivia Condemns Bolsonaro's Offer of Asylum to àÅñez. orinocotribune.com The Brazilian right-wing president offered political asylum to former Bolivian de facto ruler Jeanine àÅñez. | On Tuesday, June 28, Bolivia's Foreign Minister Rogelio Mayta denounced Brazilian president, Jair Bolsonaro, after he said that the former de facto ruler of Bolivia, Jeanine àÅñez, was innocent, and that she would receive political asylum in Brazil. Bolsonaro's offer represented a grotesque attempt to emulate Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, who earlier this week reiterated his offer to provide asylum to the Australian journalist Julian Assange, persecuted by the US. | At a pres…

Jose Luis Granados Ceja (2022-06-30). Dialogue between US and Venezuela advances step further. peoplesdispatch.org The government of Venezuela welcomed a second high-level US delegation that included Bogotá-based Ambassador James Story and US envoy on hostage affairs Roger Carstens, President Nicolás Maduro confirmed Monday. | Although US officials tried to characterize the visit as being driven by the Biden administration's efforts to see a handful of US citizens released from Venezuelan custody, the Venezuelan president was explicit that the meeting was a follow-up to

Stephen Gibbs (2022-06-30). New diplomatic relations between Venezuela and Colombia. america.cgtn.com Gustavo Petro will be the first left-wing leader in the Colombia's history, when he takes office next month. But there will also be regional repercussions, particularly in neighboring Venezuela.

TeleSUR, DRL (2022-06-30). Abogado de Milagro Sala agradece visita de presidente argentino. telesurtv.net Recordó, asimismo, que el Gobierno tiene herramientas para liberar a la activista social, presa desde enero de 2016.

TeleSUR- hvh, DRL (2022-06-30). Venezuela denuncia omisión de sanciones en informe de DD.HH. telesurtv.net Constant Rosales señaló que niños venezolanos han dejado de recibir tratamientos médicos por estas ilegales medidas.

Peoples Dispatch (2022-06-30). Bolivia rejects interventionist statements by Brazilian President. peoplesdispatch.org The government of Bolivian President Luis Arce on Tuesday, June 28, rejected the recent statements made by Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro wherein he claimed that former de-facto Bolivian President Jeanine àÅñez was innocent and offered her political asylum. The Bolivian government described Bolsonaro's statements as "absolutely impudent" and "inappropriate interference in internal affairs." | Bolivian Foreign Minister Rogelio Mayta held a press conference in capital La Paz to respond to the Brazilian President and clarified that Bolivia would never allow interference in the decisions that sovereignly re…

The Global Research Team (2022-06-30). Your Support Has Kept Global Research Freely Accessible for Two Decades. globalresearch.ca The goal of the Global Research website is to shed light on complex and controversial issues often neglected by the mainstream media. It is through our readers' support and our authors' endeavors that allows us to sustain this objective. By …

TeleSUR, JL (2022-06-30). Gustavo Petro califica de respetuoso diálogo con Uribe Vélez. telesurtv.net El presidente electo de Colombia continúa con su agenda de diálogo con sectores sociopolíticos para alcanzar un acuerdo nacional.

TeleSUR- JDO (2022-06-30). Demandan en Bolivia avance procesal en caso Golpe de Estado I. telesurtv.net Denuncian que políticos que promovieron la ruptura constitucional no han respondido a la Justicia y obstaculizan o impiden las declaratorias.

Staff (2022-06-30). President Maduro Has High Expectations for Petrocaribe's Resurgence. orinocotribune.com On the 17th anniversary of the creation of Petrocaribe, the president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, expressed his expectation that the regional alliance would be restored "very soon" in order to strengthen vor of the Latin American and Caribbean peoples. | Through his Twitter account, the head of state wrote that Petrocaribe "is a mechanism for the energy security of the Latin American and Caribbean peoples. I am sure that very soon, we will recover the capacity of this instrument. That is the path!" | In recent weeks, particularly after the recent entreaties by the United States government towards Venezuela, man…

Ana Perdigón (2022-06-30). Venezuela's Far-Right Opposition Announces 2023 Presidential Primaries. orinocotribune.com This Tuesday, June 28, Omar Barboza, the secretary general of the far-right opposition group, the so-called Unitary Platform, announced that the date of the organization's primary elections will be announced before the end of 2022, and will be held in 2023. | During a press conference, Barboza reported that process includes various stages, such as the promotion of the primaries, the determination of regulations, and the formation of the electoral commission. | "What we have agreed on is that this year we are going to set the date for the primary that will be held in 2023," Barboza said. | He said that the process…