(2023-06-06). Iran Can Be an Important Partner for Brics: FM. orinocotribune.com TEHRAN (Tasnim) — Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian said the country can be a major partner for the BRICS group of countries. | "Iran, with its unique geopolitical location and its remarkable economic capacities, can be an important partner for BRICS. We will not miss any opportunity to secure our national interests," Amirabdollahian said in a Persian-language post published on his Instagram page on Sunday. | He also said the era of unilateralism is coming to an end, and that the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) and the BRICS group of countries will play major roles in the future as a…
(2023-06-05). Iran to Join Shanghai Cooperation Organization in July. transcend.org 1 Jun 2023 – Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian said today that his country's accession to the SCO will be completed in the next summit on 4 Jul under the chairmanship of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
(2023-06-06). Training Center Costs Call Years Of Promises Into Question. popularresistance.org In the spring of 2021, the Atlanta Police Foundation announced an attractive deal for city taxpayers. | If the city put up $30 million for a public safety training center, the nonprofit and its philanthropic partners would handle the rest of the project's $90 million price tag. | That promise was repeated month after month, year after year, by one mayor and then the next. | Today, the Atlanta Police Foundation still asks for donations to the project on a fundraising page that says the city will only contribute $30 million to the cause. | But that's not true. And it hasn't been true for years.
(2023-06-05). Civil Rights Group: DOJ Must Probe Arrest of Anti-Cop City Bail Fund Organizers. truthout.org A prominent civil rights group is calling for a federal investigation into Georgia police's arrest of three lead organizers for the Atlanta Solidarity Fund, a bail fund that has helped in protesters' fight against Cop City, raising deep concerns about the state's seeming quest to paint protesters against Cop City as "terrorists." In a statement released on Friday, Legal Defense Fund (LDF) said… |
(2023-06-05). David Sirota: Florida Lawmakers Help Ron DeSantis Shovel More Cash to Wall Street. democracynow.org 
David Sirota of The Lever talks about how Florida Governor Ron DeSantis's fundraising for his 2024 presidential bid could be hindered by a federal pay-to-play rule that restricts campaign contributions from financial executives to state officials who control pension investment decisions.