Oakland Reparations Committee Wants $5 Million From Taxpayers—Just To Come Up With a Plan

Committee created in 2023 with a $51,000 budget (Fibonacci Blue/Wikimedia Commons) A California Bay Area committee appointed to design racism reparations for black residents wants two years and $5 million just to write a plan. The reparations panel for Alameda County, whose largest city is Oakland, made this demand late last month, San Francisco’s NPR

U.S. sanctions Israeli group for damaging aid to Palestinian civilians

Washington — The State Department sanctioned an Israeli extremist group that it said has been mounting attacks aimed at thwarting the delivery of humanitarian aid to Gaza, it announced Friday. The U.S. accused members of the group, called Tsav 9, of blocking, harassing and damaging convoys carrying assistance to Palestinians in Gaza for several months.

G7 Leaders Condemn China’s Unfair Trade Practices and Support for Russia

G7 countries pledged to continue ’taking measures against actors in China’ that significantly help Russia’s war machine. PUGLIA, Italy—The leaders of the Group of Seven (G7) expressed their commitment to addressing China’s unfair trade practices and its support for Russia’s military efforts in a statement released on June 14. The G7 leaders expressed “deep concern”