This week's list of articles, news items, opinion pieces and videos that I see as a must if you are looking for a roundup that should be of interest to The Left Chapter readers.
This list covers the week of July 21 - 28.
Phil Miller, The Morning Star
BOB GELDOF used a tax haven to make money from business deals across Africa, according to leaked documents.
2) Huge swathes of the Arctic on fire, ‘unprecedented’ satellite images show
Harry Cockburn, The Independent
Vast swathes of the Arctic are suffering from "unprecedented" wildfires, new satellite images have revealed.
3) The House Voted To Condemn The Boycott Israel Movement Over Protests From Reps. Ilhan Omar And Rashida Tlaib
Kadia Goba and Addy Baird, BuzzFeed News
The House voted overwhelmingly Tuesday night to formally oppose the Palestinian-backed movement to boycott Israel, over the objections of Reps. Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib.
4) “NATO get out from the Balkans, the Balkans belong to the people!”
Muhammed Shabeer, People's Dispatch
Interview with Aleksandar Ðenić, first secretary of the League of Yugoslav Communist Youth (SKOJ), the youth wing of the New Communist Party of Yugoslavia (NKPJ).
5) NAVIGATING A SEA OF SANCTIONS
Bennett Guillaume, People's Voice
In April a Japanese newspaper revealed a policy document purportedly detailing the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea’s economic strategy for the 2016-2020 period.
6) The red locomotive in Brussels? Interview with the Workers’ Party of Belgium MEP
Denis Rogatyuk, Green Left Weekly
On May 27, Europe woke up to what seemed like a new stage in the resurgence of the far-right and reactionary forces and a major retreat for the left in the elections to the European parliament.
7) CANADA: (STILL) A NUCLEAR WEAPONS COUNTRY
People's Voice Editorial Board
Every August, commemorations of the nuclear bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki are an important reminder of the dangers of nuclear weapons and the importance of ongoing disarmament efforts. People in Canada generally don’t think of this as a nuclear weapons country – the deployment of nuclear-tipped Bomarc missiles in Canada was ended in 1972, and the nuclear-armed CF-101 fighter jet was replaced by the non-nuclear CF-18 in 1984. More often than not, people here consider nuclear disarmament “an American issue.”
8) A Survivor's Granddaughter Reflects On Tulsa Race Massacre: 'It Was A Horrendous Situation'
Robin Young, WBUR
Last month before a House subcommittee, writer Ta-Nehisi Coates referred to something called “Black Wall Street” in making his case for slavery reparations.
9) GREEK ELECTIONS AN OMEN FOR CANADA?
People's Voice Editorial Board
Immediately after Greece’s general election, KKE General Secretary Dimitris Koutsoumbas said that “the right-wing and conservative policies of the SYRIZA government paved the way to New Democracy … it purified and resurrected them.” Describing the SYRIZA leadership as “sellouts to Trump and the EU Commission,” Koutsoumbas explained that the Tsipras party’s cynical use of socialist slogans had resulted in a demoralized and demobilized left in the labour and people’s movements. This opened the door for New Democracy to return to power.
10) This Supreme Court Case Made School District Lines A Tool For Segregation
Elissa Nadworny and Cory Turner, NPR
Roughly 9 million children — nearly 1 in 5 public school students in the U.S. — attend schools that are racially isolated and receive far less money than schools just a few miles away. That's according to a sweeping new review of the nation's most divisive school district borders from EdBuild, a nonprofit that investigates school funding inequities.
11) Food Stamp Cuts To Hurt Poor, According to Trump Gvt's Own Study
Telesur
A Trump administration proposal to reduce eligibility for food stamps could undercut access to basic nutrition for millions of Americans and hurt some low-cost retailers, according to an analysis conducted by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), which runs the program.
12) Puerto Rico's Governor Announces Resignation Effective Aug. 2
Telesur
Puerto Rico's Governor Ricardo Rossello announced Wednesday at midnight his resignation effective Friday, August 2, 2019 at 5:00 pm local time, and will be replaced by the secretary of Justice, Wanda Vazquez.
13) Puerto Rico: Rossello Replacement Being Probed for Corruption
Telesur
Puerto Ricans continue to protest as the role of governor passes from Ricardo Rossello to Secretary of Justice Wanda Vazquez who was already being investigated for corruption linked to Hurricane Maria aid provisions.
14) Latest victim is 138th FARC member killed since peace signed in Nov 2016
Justice for Colombia
In addition to 138 FARC members, more than 500 social activists have been killed since the peace agreement was signed in November 2016.
15) Video of man taunting mom, daughter with slurs prompts more worries about racial tensions in Quebec
Jonathan Montpetit · CBC News
A white man accosted an Arabic-speaking woman and her two-year-old daughter earlier this week, uttering racial slurs and sexually violent threats in broad daylight on a Montreal street.
16) Meet Shahid Buttar, Pelosi’s Left-Wing Challenger
Natascha Elena Uhlmann, Jacobin
Nancy Pelosi is facing a primary challenge from a civil rights lawyer who supports the Green New Deal and Medicare for All. Knocking her off would be a resounding win for the Left.
17) Outrage as Trump brands mostly black Baltimore 'infested mess'
Al Jazeera
US President Donald Trump was hit with new accusations of racism on Saturday after he attacked a prominent African American congressman and branded the majority-black city of Baltimore an "infested mess".
18) Statement from our union at the Toronto public transit system
CUPE Local 2
TTC electrical workers call for FREE PUBLIC TRANSIT and a campaign of mass strikes and protests to BRING DOWN DOUG FORD.
19) OHIO REPUBLICANS BALKED AT A NUCLEAR BAILOUT, SO THE INDUSTRY ELECTED NEW REPUBLICANS — AND WALKED AWAY WITH $1.1 BILLION
Ryan Grim and Akela Lacy, The Intercept
ON TUESDAY, a dark-money effort linked primarily to the Ohio nuclear industry delivered an audacious payoff, as a newly elected state legislature overcame years of opposition to shower a $1.1 billion bailout on two state nuclear plants.
20) Following U.S. education policy, Doug Ford declares public high schools open for business
Rick Salutin, Rabble
Among his sins, now rising up to haunt him before they even settle into the loam, Doug Ford has decreed that beginning in fall 2020, Ontario high school students will need to take four online courses to graduate.
21) Critics slam reports of Doug Ford's changes to Toronto relief line plan
CBC News
Critics are slamming Premier Doug Ford's transit plan, after reports that his government's new vision for a downtown relief line could be significantly different from the line the city already approved.
(Related: Of course Ford has not revealed plans for the TTC "Ontario Line". It will never be built.)
22) 18-Year-Old U.S. Citizen Held in Immigration Detention for a Month Has Finally Been Released
Emma Ockerman, Vice News
The young, Texas-born U.S. citizen wrongly held in migrant detention for nearly a month was finally released on Tuesday.
23) Video Shows ICE Agents Smashing a Family’s Car Window and Dragging the Dad Out
Gaby Del Valle, Vice News
Kansas City officials and activist groups are blasting the Trump administration and the local police department over the brutal arrest of a local dad who got pulled over by ICE.
24) Trump’s Border Patrol Chief Admitted She Was Part Of A Secret Facebook Group Filled With Racist, Sexist Comments
Salvador Hernandez, BuzzFeed News
The chief of United States Border Patrol admitted to members of Congress she was a member of a secret Facebook group filled with racist and sexist posts, but claimed she was not aware of the troubling content until the group was revealed by reporters.
25) Federal Judge Temporarily Blocks Trump Administration Asylum Restrictions
Antonia Blumberg, HuffPost
A California federal judge granted a preliminary injunction on Wednesday blocking the Trump administration from enforcing a new rule ending asylum protections for most Central American migrants.
26) AS IMMIGRANTS BECOME MORE AWARE OF THEIR RIGHTS, ICE STEPS UP RUSES AND SURVEILLANCE
Nausicaa Renner, The Intercept
AMID THE TRUMP administration’s threats to accelerate deportations, agents with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement have increasingly been using deception and surveillance to make targeted arrests, according to immigrant rights groups across the country.
27) Another ‘NY Times’ biased report — this one about Israel’s destruction of Palestinian homes in Jerusalem
James North, Mondoweiss
The New York Times had to report Israel’s shocking demolition yesterday of Palestinian apartment blocks in Jerusalem; the story was too big to ignore. But the paper’s Isabel Kershner cleverly tried to present Israel’s brutal action in the best possible way, while muffling the voices of the victims.
28) Western Media Losing Enthusiasm for Failing Coup in Venezuela
Lucas Koerner and Ricardo Vaz – FAIR
When previously unknown Venezuelan opposition politician Juan Guaidó stood up in an East Caracas plaza and declared himself “interim president” of the South American country, Western corporate media were ebullient.
29) Venezuela Hosts 25th Meeting of Leftist 'Sao Paulo Forum'
Telesur
Embracing “Peace, Sovereignty and Prosperity of the Peoples” as a common goal, over 120 Latin American social and political organizations began Thursday the 25th Meeting of the Sao Paulo Forum (SPF) in Caracas, Venezuela.
30) Venezuela: High Court Rejects Guaido's TIAR Attempt
Telesur
Venezuela’s Supreme Court of Justice (TSJ) has nullified the National Assembly’s attempt to reinstate the nation in the Inter-American Treaty of Reciprocal Assistance (TIAR), calling the move "an assault on the rule of law and the power of the Venezuelan people."
31) Cuba Has 9 Doctors Per 1000 Citizens, Highest in Its History
Telesur
Cuba has more than 100,000 doctors, the highest number in the history of the country with a proportion of nine doctors per 1,000 citizens.
32) Amazon gold miners invade indigenous village in Brazil after its leader is killed
Dom Phillips, The Guardian
Dozens of gold miners have invaded a remote indigenous reserve in the Brazilian Amazon where a local leader was stabbed to death and have taken over a village after the community fled in fear, local politicians and indigenous leaders said. The authorities said police were on their way to investigate.
See also: Puerto Rico Protests, Ilhan Omar, Israeli Apartheid & more -- The Week in News, Opinion and Videos July 14 - 21
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