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COVID Funds Spent on Police and Prisons

September 28, 2021 Margaret Kimberley ARP, Black Mass Incarceration, COVID-19, defund the police, jail, police, US decline

By Margaret Kimberley – Sep 22, 2021 Systemic racism and weak movement politics allow states and cities to spend relief

International Opinion US/Canada

The Resignation of Biden’s Special Envoy to Haiti Once Again Exposes the White Supremacist Foundations of US Foreign Policy, No Matter Which Party is in Charge (Statement)

September 27, 2021 Editor2 Biden, bipartisan, Caribbean, Dan Foote, Haití, immigrants, Jemima Pierre, Latin America, Racism, The Black Alliance for Peace, US foreign policy, US Imperialism, US-Mexico border, white supremacist

By The Black Alliance for Peace – Sep 23, 2021 Dan Foote’s career as a member of the U.S. foreign

International Opinion US/Canada

Is the US Global Empire Actually in Decline? Part 1

September 27, 2021 Stansfield Smith China, economic, GDP, Neoliberalism, US decline, US Dollar, US Imperialism, World Reserves, World War II

By Stansfield Smith and Roger D. Harris – Sep 25, 2021 It is almost taken for granted, if not an

International Opinion US/Canada

US Congress Outlines New Phase of Economic Attacks and Hybrid War on Nicaragua’s Sandinista Government

September 27, 2021 Ben Norton Albio Sires, Berta Valle, Biden administration, Costa Rica, Daniel Ortega, Felix Maradiaga, Florida, Inter American Dialogue, Joaquin Castro, Juan Vargas, Laura Chinchilla, Marco Rubio, Maria Elvira Salazar, Mark Green, miami, NED, NICA Act, Nicaragua, RENACER Act, US Congress, USAID, World Economic Forum

By Ben Norton – Sep 24, 2021 The US Congress invited neoconservative regime-change strategists to discuss the next stage of

International News US/Canada

Drone Whistleblower Daniel Hale in Carceral Limbo While US Generals Shirk Responsibility for Deadly Strikes

September 26, 2021 Editor2 Afghanistan, Daniel Hale, Drone War, Jeremy Scahill, Northern Neck Regional Jail, nsa, statement, Thomas Drake, US, US Air Force, War, whistleblower

The Daniel Hale Support Team releases the drone whistleblower’s full statement from sentencing on July 27. Around two months ago,

International News US/Canada

Coast to Coast Protests Erupt in the US Against Biden’s Deportation of Haitians

September 26, 2021 scorinoco Biden administration, Biden follows Trumps lead, Deportation, family separation, Haití, Haitian migrants, ICE, inhuman treatment of migrants, Mexico-US Border, private prisons, protests, texas, United We Dream coalition, US Border Patrol

From coast to coast, thousands of people in 25 US cities marched on September 23 to demand that President Biden

International News US/Canada

Mexico Talks: Opposition with New Boss?

September 25, 2021September 26, 2021 orinocotribune Delcy Rodríguez, former deputy guaido, Gerardo Blyde, James Story, Jorge Rodriguez, Mexico talks, Unitary Platform, US decline, Venezuela

On Friday, September 24, the sessions of the dialogue between the Venezuelan government and the extreme right opposition, taking place

International Opinion US/Canada

Eric Schmidt Cashes in on Artificial Intelligence Arms Race

September 25, 2021 Dan Cohen AI arms race, arms race, artificial intelligence, China, Eric Schmidt, new cold war, NSCAI, nuclear weapons, Pentagon, Pivot to Asia, silicon valley, Stephen Hawking, Third Offset, US militarism

By Dan Cohen – Sep 21, 2021 As the Pentagon drives a hi-tech arms race to maintain its global military

Meng Wanzhou. Darryl Dyck / The Canadian Press / AP.

International News US/Canada

Canada Frees Meng Wanzhou, Huawei’s CFO Detained in 2018

September 24, 2021 orinocotribune 5G, Canada, China, China expansion, Extradition, Huawei, Iran, Meng Wanzhou, Reuters, Skycom, US decline, US illegal sanctions

The Canadian Ministry of Justice confirmed that the executive is free to leave the country. Canada released Meng Wanzhou, Huawei’s

International News US/Canada

‘Canada Does Not Have a Sovereign Foreign Policy’ – Chavista Chronicles from Caracas Interviews Aidan Jonah, Editor of The Canada Files

September 24, 2021 Saheli Chowdhury Aidan Jonah, Azeezah Kanji, Canada, Canadian foreign policy, Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), Canadian NGO IMPACT, Canadian NGO URAP, Center for Law and Democracy (CLD), Chavista Chronicles from Caracas, CIA, Danish, EU, federal election in Canada, GIZ, Imperialism, Interview, Matthew Green, nato, NED, Norwegian, Open Society Foundations, Swedish, The Canada Files, US, Uyghur Rights Advocacy Project (URAP)

September 23, 2021 (orinocotribune.com)—In the latest Chavista Chronicles from Caracas episode, held Friday, September 17, we had the pleasure of

International Opinion US/Canada

Webinar: Coal Miners’ Ongoing Strike Against BlackRock’s Warrior Met

September 24, 2021 Stansfield Smith Black Rock, Brian Kelly, Cecil Roberts, Larry Spencer, Mine Workers Strike, United Mine Workers of America Local 2245, United Mine Workers of American (UMWA), US, US Health Insurance, Warrior Met Coal

By Stansfield Smith – Sep 22, 2021 Webinar update with UMWA District Vice President Larry Spencer. Larry Spencer, UMWA District

International Opinion US/Canada

New Report on US’ Illegal Sanctions; a day of Reckoning is Coming

September 23, 2021 Margaret Flowers Biden, Clearing the FOG, COVID-19, David Paul, John Philpot, sanctions kill, unilateral coercive measures, US illegal sanctions, US Sanctions, US State Department, US Treasury Department

By Margaret Flowers -Sep 20, 2021 One of President Biden’s first statements included an intention to review the United States’

International Opinion US/Canada

War Hawks Quietly Positioning Canada to Participate in US-led Ballistic Missile Defence Program

September 22, 2021 Editor2 Armamentism, ballistic missiles, Canada, Harjit Sajjan, Imperialism, Keith Jones, Lloyd Austin, US, US ballistic missile defence (BMD)

By Joyce Nelson – Sep 20, 2021 During the 2021 federal election campaign, there has been almost no emphasis or

International Opinion US/Canada

Black Alliance for Peace Condemns Biden Administration’s Order to Deport Haitians as Illegal and Racist (Statement)

September 21, 2021 Editor2 Biden administration, Black Alliance for Peace (BAP), Core group, Deportation, Fox News, Haitian, illegal, Janvieve Williams, Mexico-US Border, Racism, Rio Grande, UN

By The Black Alliance for Peace – Sep 18, 2021 When a white Fox News reporter used a drone to

International Opinion US/Canada

Republican Senators are Blocking Desperately Needed Pandemic Relief for the World’s Poor

September 20, 2021 Mark Weisbrot Economy, European Central Bank, federal reserve, International Monetary Fund (IMF), international reserves, Pandemic, Republican Senators, SDR, World Food Program (WFP)

By Mark Weisbrot – Sep 17, 2021 The world economy faces serious risks going forward: for example, an estimated $2.3

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