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Photo: poider.com By Isaac Cohen*            Recent revisions of previously released employment figures, by the US Labor Department, support the prediction that the central bank will start lowering interest rates at its next meeting, in Washington on September 18.            August employment figures, at 142,000 new jobs, also revealed a slowdown, from…

Foto: cortesía Democracy Now! As many as 750,000 Israelis took to the streets Saturday in Tel Aviv and other cities calling for a Gaza ceasefire and hostage deal in what’s been described as one of the largest protests in Israeli history. This is Zahiro Shahar Mor, whose uncle Avraham Munder…

Photo: courtesy of Demoracy Now! In Georgia, authorities arrested the father of the 14-year-old suspected of killing two students and two teachers at Apalachee High School in the city of Winder on Wednesday. Chris Hosey: “He is charged with the following: four counts of involuntary manslaughter, two counts of second-degree…

Photo: courtesy of Democracy Now! Nicaragua’s government has freed 135 political and religious prisoners accused of supporting anti-government protests, following secret talks negotiated by the Biden administration. The prisoners were flown to Guatemala, where they’ll have an opportunity to apply for U.S. residency. Since 2018, Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega has…

Photo: courtesy of Democracy Now! In 1980, historian Howard Zinn published his classic work, A People’s History of the United States. The book would go on to sell over a million copies and change the way many look at history in America. We begin today’s special with highlights from a production…

Photo: courtesy of Democracy Now! Environmentalists and Indigenous communities in California and Oregon are celebrating after work crews this week breached the last of four dams along the Klamath River, completing the largest dam removal project in U.S. history. For decades, conservationists, led by the Yurok, Karuk and Hupa tribes,…

Photo: courtesy of Democracy Now! Donald Trump’s golf resort in Bedminster, New Jersey, is hosting a January 6 awards gala next week, when organizers plan to honor 20 defendants arrested for taking part in the deadly January 6 insurrection. Donald Trump is listed as an invited speaker to the gala.…

The National Labor Relations Board ruled Thursday Amazon must recognize and bargain with its unionized delivery workers in Palmdale, California, rejecting Amazon’s claims that it is not their main employer since the workers are subcontracted through another company. Delivery workers with the Teamsters union celebrated the ruling. Delivery worker: “Amazon…

¡Hasta la victoria siempre! This weekend, we learned of the loss of Blanca Flor Bonilla, a Salvadoran feminist revolutionary leader. CISPES shares in the honoring of her legacy and sends our condolences to her family and community. We will miss her and will continue to be guided by her commitment…

Photo: courtesy of Democracy Now! The advocacy group Tax Justice Network said that even a modest wealth tax on the world’s richest could easily raise $2 trillion each year, more than enough to help poorer nations become climate-resilient and transition to clean energy. The group cited Spain’s “solidarity surcharge,” implemented…