Daily News 07/21

Daily News 07/21

US policies and actions related to Indigenous peoples, though often termed “racist” or “discriminatory,” are rarely depicted as what they are: classic cases of imperialism and a particular form of colonialism—settler colonialism. As anthropologist Patrick Wolfe writes, “The question of genocide is never far from discussions of settler colonialism. Land is life—or, at least, land is necessary for life.”i The history of the United States is a history of settler — Dr. Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz,U.S. Settler-Colonialism and Genocide Policies against Native Americans

The Worse Outlaw Trump Becomes, The Less the Democrats Move to Initiate Impeachment

When Dissent Becomes “Terror” Freedom is always and exclusively freedom for the one who thinks differently – Rosa Luxembur Every democracy worthy of the name recognizes a simple but indispensable truth: dissent is not its enemy but its lifeblood. The freedom to criticize those in power, expose injustice, challenge entrenched authority, organize collectively, and imagine a more just future is the foundation upon which a meaningful democratic society rests. Without the right to dissent, citizenship becomes obedience, violence is normalized, politics collapses into spectacle, corrupt power is legitimated, reason disappears into an abyss of lies, and freedom is reduced to little more than an empty slogan. In such a society, state violence no longer needs to hide in the shadows; it is transformed into theater, a public spectacle of fear, humiliation, and degradation.

Imperialism, and Genocide! Systemic Racism, Capitalism, Colonialism, Neocolonialism, Imperialism, and Genocide! United States Capitalism has played a major part in most genocides!

The United States has Been On Premeditated Murder Rampage: Tyrin Johnson Is Dead. Memphis Is Occupied. This Is Militarized “Public Safety.” Tyrin Johnson’s killing is part of a larger militarization unfolding in Memphis, Tennessee, under Trump.

DHS Chief Threatens to Imprison Election Officials Who Don’t Comply With Trump A government watchdog indicated it would file legal challenges to the administration’s efforts to take over elections.

Many Call Authoritarianism “Un-American.” 250 Years of History Show Otherwise. A group of Indigenous scholars are countering erasures in US history in Rebecca Nagle’s new “First America” podcast.

The Environmental Crisis Is a Capitalist Crisis One of humanity’s greatest challenges today is the environmental crisis, which threatens our very existence. Our latest dossier explores its class character, showing that the climate catastrophe is a product of capitalism’s relentless drive for accumulation.

Scientists raise alarm after discovering that Greenland is melting five times faster than in the 1990s; an expedition with 80 researchers and a 1,500-meter submarine investigates impacts on the Atlantic and global climate.

Shutting Down Federal Bee Labs Threatens the US Food System The research centers are a key part of the unappreciated infrastructure that supports the health of pollinators and the nation’s food supply.

Environmental Racism — Cancer Alley: Louisiana communities are left in the dark on toxic air – and industry helped keep it that way

Trump officials kill proposed rules for Pfas-contaminated sewage fertilizer EPA tosses out scientific research carried out under Biden and says toxic sludge not a significant threat to public

China’s Is Bigger: Don’t Tell TrumpDon’t worry folks, we’re keeping our PG rating here. I’m talking about GDP. I had some people question my line in yesterday’s post that China’s economy is one-third larger than the US economy and growing twice as fast. This is true. The data come from the World Bank. According to the data, China’s GDP last year was $41.2 trillion, compared to $30.8 trillion for the United States.