Michael Laxer
French left wave: Red Daily newswire June 29
With news from the Black Lives Matter movement, France, the United States and elsewhere.

International left news from the weekend of June 27 / 28.
Black Lives Matter:
Mississippi Legislature passes bill to eliminate Confederate symbol from state flag
Officers involved in Elijah McClain's death taken off street duty 'in an effort to protect' them
Colorado protesters shut down highway calling for justice in the death of Elijah McClain
Violin Vigil for Elijah McClain Interrupted by Riot Police
Florida cops shot unarmed Black man within seconds during arrest
Uprising in New York: A change in tactics
Former Police Officers 'Openly Plotting' To Kill BLM Activist Shaun King
NATIONWIDE CALLS FOR POLICE REFORM PUT NEW PRESSURE ON ATLANTA TO CLOSE ITS CITY JAIL
Princeton to remove former U.S. president Woodrow Wilson's name from public policy school
Regent Park community speaks out against racism after noose found at 3rd Toronto construction site
Protest against police brutality, systemic racism held at busy Halifax intersection


Canada:
Chief Beaten by Police Is Longtime Fighter for Indigenous Rights
Is now the time to celebrate unity in Québec?
Amazon workers in Canada call for workplace organization and power
Worker wants to leave care home due to low pay, says she's not alone
Leamington, Ont., rallies behind migrant workers as 96 farm workers test positive for COVID-19
How Venezuela helped defeat Canada’s Security Council bid
Climate Emergency:
France:
After green wave in local elections, is France’s left back on track?
A Marseille, la gauche unie en passe de mettre un terme au règne de la droite
Ireland:
Sinn Féin says Green Party used as ‘fig leaf’ by Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael
Poland:
Poland election: Duda forced into second round against liberal challenger
United Kingdom:
The battle is on: and the left can’t win in Labour - weekly briefing
United States:
What Jamaal Bowman’s victory means for America’s progressive movements
'Like leaning into a left hook': coronavirus calamity unfolds across divided US
US coronavirus: Only two states are reporting a decline in new cases
Trump wrongly diverted billions to build wall: Appeals court
Two Louisiana Activists Charged with Terrorizing a Lobbyist for the Oil and Gas Industry
'Huge Win': Court Orders DeVos to Cancel Loans for Mass. Students Defrauded by Corinthian Colleges
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