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• The State of Missouri executed Marcellus “Khalifah” Williams on Tuesday night despite knowing he was most likely innocent of the crime he was condemned for. CounterPunch
• On Sunday, the literary theorist and critic Fredric Jameson—an intellectual titan and one of the torchbearers of Marxist thought through the tenebrous night of neoliberalism—passed away at the age of 90. The outpouring of mourning that followed seemed to unite even the most fractious of intellectual combatants within the broader left. The Nation
• Benjamin Netanyahu has said Israel “will not stop” its attacks on Hezbollah in Lebanon despite calls from the US, France and other allies for an immediate three-week ceasefire aimed at containing the spread of a conflict that is beginning to engulf Lebanon. The Guardian
• On July 23, seven major unions, which together account for nearly half of all unionized workers in the United States, called for an arms embargo until Israel ends its assault on Gaza. Before that, unions representing the majority of union members in the United States had already urged a cease-fire. These are significant breaks with the U.S. government’s foreign policy in a labor movement that has often historically sided with the state department (though some rank-and-file movements are demanding more, including divestment from Israel). In These Times