We need to learn from what Cuba has done, US activist says (+ Video) Prensa Latina
Coronavirus
U.S. coronavirus cases rise by over 70,000 for second day in a row Reuters
Quarantine is not Synonymous with Lockdown Resumen
A new survey finds hundreds of McDonald’s workers have been assaulted by anti-mask customers, as mandatory masks become the norm Business Insider
Breonna Taylor was alive after police shooting, but did not receive treatment Axios
Portland, Oregon
Federal Agents Invade Portland, Citing Trump’s Executive Order Protecting Statues Mother Jones
Feds Vowed to Quell Unrest in Portland. Local Leaders Are Telling Them to Leave. NYTimes
Portland Mayor Condemns Masked Federal Agents Abducting Protesters MPN
The Border Patrol Was Responsible for an Arrest in Portland The Nation
Oregon’s governor accuses Donald Trump of a ‘blatant abuse of power’ as officers try to break up anti-racism protests
Federal agents arrest Portland protesters in unmarked cars, sparking intense backlash Washington Post
The Authoritarian Operation in Portland Is Only a Dress Rehearsal Esquire
A major American city is being softly Pinochet’ed in broad daylight.
Felony charges dropped against 87 Breonna Taylor protesters arrested on Kentucky AG’s yard NBC
Indigenous Peoples
High schools are front lines in mascots fight Indian Country Today
Capitalist crisis
32 Million People on State & Federal Unemployment, 2nd Highest Ever: Week 17 of U.S. Labor Market Collapse Wolf Street
Greatest Increase Ever in U.S. Wages Is Actually Horrible News Bloomberg
The unusually large increase in median weekly earnings in the second quarter reflects the fact that employment declined more for lower-paid workers than for higher-paid workers.
Universal basic income isn’t enough — the US needs to start giving every citizen a job, argues a star left-wing economist Business Insider
China
1.65 million Hong Kong residents sign petition opposing US and foreign meddling in China’s internal affairs Global Times
US interest in 5G isn’t really about 5G Asia Times
Clash of civilizations, revisited Pepe Escobar
‘Green Economic Growth’ Is a Myth Vice
There are ‘no realistic scenarios’ to make the economic growth demanded by capitalism compatible with a safe climate, researchers who advised the United Nations found.
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