July 2021

Nature’s Own Fuel Could Save Us From Greenhouse Effect

July 31, 2021 Ellen Brown, Scheer Post. Create! Climate Change, Energy, Environment

In an effort to fill that vacuum, a recent initiative in California is exploring different hemp varieties and growing techniques, in the first extensive growing trials for hemp fiber and grain in the state since the 1990s. The project is a joint effort among the World Cannabis Foundation, hemp wholesaler Hemp Traders, and Oklahoma-based processor Western Fiber. The Pennsylvania-based Rodale Institute, a nonprofit that supports research into organic farming, has also partnered on a USDA-supported research project on the use of hemp in the development of biochar (charcoal produced by firing biomass in the absence of oxygen).

Memo To Biden Administration: Less Talk, More Action

July 31, 2021 KolKickingWoman, Indian Country Today. Resist! Biden administration, Climate Change, Indigenous Rights, MMIWG2S

The climate change crisis and missing and murdered Indigenous epidemic are inextricably linked, with added negative impact from extractive industries. On top of that, the federal government has much work to do to uphold its trust and treaty obligations to tribal nations to help bring an end to these crises, according to a memo from NDN Collective.

How Ben & Jerry’s Exposed Israel’s Anti-BDS Strategy

July 31, 2021 Ramzy Baroud, Mondoweiss. Resist! Ben and Jerrys, Israel, Palestine

For years, the Israeli government has viewed the boycott movement as a real, tangible threat. Some Israeli officials went as far as perceiving the ‘delegitimization’ resulting from the boycott campaign as the primary threat faced by Israel at the present time. Well attended conferences were held in Las Vegas, Brussels, Jerusalem and elsewhere, hundreds of millions of dollars raised, fiery speeches delivered, while politicians and ‘philanthropists’ lined up at many occasions, vowing their undying allegiance to Israel and accusing anyone who dare criticize the ‘Jewish State’ as ‘antisemitic’.

Venezuela’s Resistance Reduces Washington’s Pressure

July 31, 2021 Luis Hernández Navarro, Resumen English. Educate! Juan Guaido, US Imperialism, US Sanctions, Venezuela

The Venezuelan Foreign Minister, Jorge Arreaza, has dedicated the last four years of his life to weather the worst diplomatic crisis his country has suffered in decades. During that time he has faced the trade blockade, the confiscation of strategic companies and deposits abroad, and the recognition of the parallel government of Juan Guaidó by Washington and the European Union.

Coal Miners Hit Streets Of NYC To Protest Corporate Greed

July 31, 2021 Jaisal Noor, The Real News. Resistance Report Miners, New York City (NYC), Protests

Faced with intransigence from the company and increasing hostility on the picket line, a caravan of striking miners and their supporters came back to New York City to voice their demands and hold a rally on July 28 in front of the NYC headquarters of BlackRock, the world’s largest asset manager and Warrior Met’s biggest investor. In this TRNN report, part of our ongoing series “Battleground Brookwood,” we give an update on the strike and hear directly from striking miner Mike Wright.

The Upper Clyde Shipbuilders Work-In At 50

July 31, 2021 Conrad Landin, Tribune Magazine. Strategize! Worker Rights and Jobs

Clydebank was described as a ‘town in mourning’. On 29 July 1971, thousands of shipyard workers from across the Upper Clyde heard confirmation they would lose their jobs. The ‘work-in’ that followed not only succeeded in keeping the yards open with government support – it exposed the structural weaknesses of Britain’s ruling alliance.

Dear Congress: Say No To Water Privatization

July 31, 2021 In These Times. Resist! Environment, Finance and the Economy, Water

Dear Majority Leader Schumer, Minority Leader McConnell, Speaker Pelosi, Leader McCarthy, Senate Budget Committee Chairman Sanders, and House Budget Committee Chairman Yarmuth: "We, the undersigned 218 organizations, oppose the Bipartisan Infrastructure Framework that promotes privatization, and we urge you to reject it and water privatization in all its forms and fight for a bold, uncompromising infrastructure package that provides real federal funding at the level our communities urgently need."

Democrats Let US Eviction Moratorium Expire

July 31, 2021 Trévon Austin, WSWS. Educate! Biden administration, COVID-19, Housing

The Biden administration announced Thursday that it would allow the nationwide ban on evictions to expire on Saturday declaring that it was up to Congress, with just two days to go, to extend the measure. The White House claimed that the President’s hands are tied, and there was nothing Biden could do for the more than six million families that have fallen behind on rent, citing the Supreme Court’s decision last month to only allow a moratorium extension until the end of July.

Defund The Police Groups, Atlanta Officials Are Still Miles Apart

July 31, 2021 Anjali Huynh, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Organize! Atlanta, Defund the police, Police

City Council meetings were dominated by residents’ and civil rights activists’ calls for police accountability. A year later, these activists say their relationships with City Council remain strained. Those hoping to redistribute police investment said they’re unsatisfied with the government’s response. Some City Council members say they understand the calls for change, but that change takes time.

Climate Campaigners Hold ‘Tug-Of-War’ In Front Of Leinster House

July 31, 2021 Kayle Crosson and Sam Starkey, Green News. Resist! Climate Change, Energy, Protests

Protesters gathered before the Dail today and staged a “tug-of-war” to highlight fracked gas imports and the climate implications of data centres. Members of Extinction Rebellion Ireland dressed as representatives of tech companies as part of their campaign, holding the rope on one end during a tug-of-war while children pulled on the other.

Biden Needs To Grant Clemency To People On Home Confinement

July 31, 2021 Scott Roberts, The Root. Organize! COVID-19, Criminal Justice and Prisons, Health Care, Joe Biden

President Biden campaigned on the promise to cut the prison population by half and end racialized mass incarceration. However, if he doesn’t grant clemency for those on home confinement, he’ll be responsible for the fastest expansion of the federal prison population in history. Decades of failed legislation has led to the disproportionate and overwhelming incarceration of Black people, oftentimes on first offenses due to strict mandatory minimums and overly harsh sentencing guidelines.

Racism Is Magnifying The Deadly Impact Of Rising City Heat

July 31, 2021 Alexandra Witze, Nature. Create! Climate Change, Environment, Housing, Racism

To help reduce the risk of heat stroke and other heat-related illnesses, urban planners, meteorologists, climate experts and other scientists are working to identify the most vulnerable neighbourhoods. Underlying such efforts is a growing awareness of how extreme heat takes a disproportionate toll on people of colour and those in lower-income communities. Racist urban policies, particularly in the United States, have left communities of colour at higher risk of heat-related illness or death than their white neighbours.

The Great Contest Of Our Time Is between Humanity And Imperialism

July 30, 2021 Vijay Prashad, Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research. Educate! Cuba, US Imperialism, Wars and Militarism

"The US does not ‘stand firmly with the people of Cuba’. In fact, the US stands on the neck of the Cuban people. This is clear to the 184 member states of the UN that voted on 23 June to send a message to the US to end the blockade. The fact is that President Joe Biden has refused to even roll back the 243 coercive measures implemented by Donald Trump. The world recognises the cruelty of the blockade on Cuba and of the illegal sanctions policy that the US exercises against at least 30 countries around the world. But, because of the power of the US, there are only a few countries that are willing to do more than vote in the UN General Assembly on behalf of Cuba."

Craig Murray Will Surrender Himself For Prison

July 30, 2021 Kevin Gosztola, The Dissenter. Educate! Craig Murray, Criminal Justice and Prisons, Press Freedom, Whistleblowers

In the case against former United Kingdom diplomat-turned whistleblower Craig Murray, the UK supreme court refused to hear Murray’s appeal. He will now surrender himself to police for an eight-month prison sentence. The High Court in Edinburgh in Scotland convicted Murray of contempt on March 25 after concluding that he published several blog posts, which they believe led people to identify witnesses in the sexual assault trial against former Scottish Minister Alex Salmond.

The Price Of Conscience

July 30, 2021 Chris Hedges, Scheer Post. Educate! Criminal Justice and Prisons, Daniel Hale, Whistleblowers

The Justice Department coerced Hale, who was deployed to Afghanistan in 2012, on March 31 to plead guilty to one count of violating the Espionage Act, a law passed in 1917 designed to prosecute those who passed on state secrets to a hostile power, not those who expose to the public government lies and crimes. Hale admitted as part of the plea deal to “retention and transmission of national security information” and leaking 11 classified documents to a journalist. If he had refused the plea deal, he could have spent 50 years in prison.

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