Coast to Coast Protests Erupt in the US Against Biden’s Deportation of Haitians Orinoco Tribune
Texas governor says he’ll hire Border Patrol agents who whipped at migrants Axios
Biden Set to Admit Even Fewer Refugees Than Trump’s Record Low Common Dreams
#COVID19
Covid’s Hidden Toll: One Million Children Who Lost Parents WSJ
The Corrupt System Behind Covid Medical Shortages Matt Stoller
Why are we still facing shortages of masks and medicine a year and a half after the start of the pandemic? Because a buying cartel controls medical supplies, and has for 25 years.
We Did the Research: Masks Work, and You Should Choose a High Quality Mask if Possible NYTimes
67% of employees ready to quit say leaders made empty pandemic promises for well-being Becker’s Hospital Review
China's most populous provinces are Guangdong, Shandong and Henan, with a combined 330 million people. Approximately the same as the US. Interestingly, Guangdong, Shandong and Henan have suffered a total of 37 Covid deaths, compared to the US's 706,313. Enjoying your capitalism?
— Carlos Martinez (@agent_of_change) September 26, 2021
Europe
German election: unsteady as she goes Michael Roberts
The SPD has won (narrowly) because it gained the votes of many on the left. These voters will expect some changes: more and better public services; taxes on the rich; higher wages. And within the SPD, there is a rising left-wing, particularly in the youth section, that wants action.
Palestine
Khalida Jarrar Released after Serving Two Years in Prison Palestine Chronicle
Cuba
China
How US Media Misrepresent the Wuhan Institute of Virology’s Laboratories and Safety Protocols MPN
Afghanistan
War in Afghanistan Isn’t Over — It’s Taking the Form of Illegal Drone Strikes Truthout
Russia
Lavrov Says [EU foreign policy chief] Borrell Told Russia to Get Out of Africa Sputnik
EU sticks to colonial paradigm of world order – Russian diplomat Tass
AUKUS deal
No Wonder the French Are Angry Sylvie Kauffmann, Le Monde
How Huge Military Contractors Will Get Even Richer Off The Australian Submarine Deal Forbes
Pentagon removes top nuclear policy official from post Washington Post
The Defense Department has removed a top political appointee in charge of nuclear policy from her position, prompting concern among disarmament advocates that the Pentagon is sidelining those with less hawkish views as the Biden administration develops its official policy on nuclear weapons.
Biden bends to the nuclear bureaucracy Responsible Statecraft
In Biden’s Foreign Policy, Friends and Foes Claim Echoes of Trump New York Times
UN Chief Warns Humanity Is ‘Unacceptably Close to Nuclear Annihilation’ Common Dreams
“War is a continuation of policy…world domination is, to put it briefly, the substance of imperialist policy, of which imperialist war is the continuation.” – V.I. Lenin pic.twitter.com/y51poX8TQa
— Read more Dani Nabudere, Huey Newton & Sekou Toure (@JazzyDaddyDolla) September 25, 2021
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