Iran
U.S. warplanes threaten Iranian airliner over Syria PressTV
Two U.S. Fighter Jets Intercept Iranian Passenger Plane Over Syria South Front
China
In Landmark Speech, Pompeo Says China is World’s Biggest Threat Washington Free Beacon
Experts denounce Pompeo’s ‘crazy’ speech, warn possible military clash Global Times
China braces for impact after mass flooding at Three Gorges Dam UPI
Trump forced to cancel RNC acceptance speech, Jacksonville wins showdown FightBack!
Portland
What has not been reported widely in the media, however, is the fact that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) unit that is coordinating the “crowd control” effort — an agency called the Federal Protective Service (FPS) — is composed largely of contract security personnel. Those contractors are being furnished to FPS by major private-sector security companies like Blackwater corporate descendant Triple Canopy as well as dozens of other private security firms.
An Air Force Special Operations Surveillance Plane Is Lurking Near Portland During Federal Crackdown Intercept
The Federal Response to Protests Extends Far Beyond Portland The Nation
Opinion | Mr. President, stay out of our cities Washington Post
Opinion by Marilyn J. Mosby and Larry Krasner. Marilyn J. Mosby is the state’s attorney for Baltimore City. Larry Krasner is the district attorney for Philadelphia.
Coronavirus
US coronavirus cases pass 4 million in rapid acceleration SCMP
Average number of new US cases now rising by more than 2,600 every hour, the highest rate in the world
Italy’s earliest coronavirus strains did not arrive from China, study suggests SCMP
Cuba
SF joins fight for US-Cuba medical cooperation 48hills
Resolution: Promoting Medical and Scientific Collaboration Between San Francisco and Cuba PDF
Bolivia
Bolivia, a Devastated Country Resumen
Bolivia: Police Remove 420 Bodies From the Streets in 5 Days Orinoco Tribune
Brazil
Brazil Exclusive: the Money Laundering Scandal From Hell No One Wants to Talk About Pepe Escobar
Palestine
At Security Council Meeting, China Warns Israel Against West Bank Annexation Haaretz
Israel destroys COVID-19 testing clinic in Hebron as cases soar Mondoweiss
Capitalist crisis
PUA claims (gig workers) now 41% of total unemployment. 20% of labor force on unemployment insurance. All combined, there are 31.8 million people on the unemployment rolls. Realistic unemployment rate: 20%.
Eviction Filings Are Already Rising Salon
The unemployment situation is really, really bad Axios
In North Carolina, unpaid utility bills are driving families and cities to the financial brink Washington Post
Labor
Maine Shipbuilders Bring the Hammer Down to Reject Concessions Labor Notes
New Orleans trash workers’ forced strike enters week 10 People’s World
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