Michael Laxer
Radical reforms?: Red Daily Newswire June 17
With news from the Black Lives Matter Movement, Colombia, Cuba and elsewhere.

International left news from June 16.
Black Lives Matter Movement:
Trump’s ‘woeful’ police reform order leaves systemic racism intact, critics say
George Floyd’s Brother Appeals to U.N. for Help
The Most Radical Union in the U.S. Is Shutting Down the Ports on Juneteenth
Los Angeles and Tacoma announce new steps toward police reform
Blinded, arrested: Police attack journalists covering US protests
Brazil:
Brazil: Protests Against Police Brutality Continue
Cambodia:
Jailed for a Facebook post: garment workers' rights at risk during Covid-19
Canada:
Canada Should Declassify, Deconstruct and Defund the RCMP
Indigenous and environmental groups want independent investigation into light crude spill
Foodora workers vote overwhelmingly to unionize
A worker shared this video from the inside of an employer-provided bunkhouse.
Ontario's “Bill 175 is so misguided and flawed that it is irredeemable"
Toronto renters spend way more of their income on housing than mansion owners do
Climate Emergency:
Pandemics result from destruction of nature, say UN and WHO
Colombia:
Colombia: 200 FARC Ex-Combatants Killed Since Peace Agreements
Cuba:
Trump Hammers Cuba While Cuba Cures the Sick Worldwide
India:
In India, Left leads fightback against govt.’s inhumane policies
Israel / Palestine
Israel Nuclear Stockpile Increased to 90 Warheads: Report
'Israel’s Annexation Plans, Serious Violation of Int'l Law': UN
United States:
Facebook backs down from allowing ban on word ‘unionize’
Venezuela:
Venezuela Rejects Lima Group's Interference in Internal Affairs
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