(2021-04-12). The Secret Wars of Africa's Sahel: What Is Behind Mali's Ongoing Strife. dissidentvoice.org 
In a recent report, the United Nations Mission in Mali, known as MINUSMA, concluded that, on January 3, French warplanes had struck a crowd attending a wedding in the remote village of Bounti, killing 22 of the guests. According to the findings, based on a thorough investigation and interviews with hundreds of eyewitnesses, 19 of …
(2021-04-12). How Corporate America Supports Racism, Hatred & Exploitation (in New & Fun Ways!). counterpunch.org 
If you've been paying even a modicum of attention to the world at large, you've noticed that white supremacists constitute a bit of a problem in America. They led an insurrection at our Capitol recently. They've been involved in many mass shootings. I, along with many others, was nearly killed by one a few years
(2021-04-12). Young People Are Particularly Vulnerable to Lockdowns. globalresearch.ca In response to the Covid-19 pandemic governments across the world implemented …
(2021-04-12). Global imbalance in vaccinations threatens to derail fight against pandemic. peoplesworld.org 
As the Biden administration orchestrates a massive effort to open vaccination against COVID to every adult by April 19, a "shocking imbalance" in vaccination is occurring globally. While governments of many wealthier capitalist countries are vaccinating their populations, vaccinations have all but stalled in the global South countries, leaving the people in large swaths of …
(2021-04-12). California Governor Newsom halts COVID-19 tiered restriction system, plans full reopening in June as deaths hit 60,000. wsws.org Against the backdrop of a growing fourth wave of the pandemic and new COVID-19 variants, California Governor Gavin Newsom declared he would fully reopen the economy in a little more than two months.
(2021-04-12). Mold, roaches, leaks: snapshot of South Carolina's housing crisis. liberationnews.org 
With the highest eviction rates in the nation, South Carolina has been in a housing crisis long before the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
(2021-04-12). Media Censored COVID-19 Early Treatment Options that Could Have Reduced Fatalities by 85%. Prominent Medical Doctor. globalresearch.ca An exceedingly well-qualified physician, who was censored by YouTube last year, …
(2021-04-12). On Contact: American Economic Illusion. popularresistance.org On the show this week, Chris Hedges discusses with the economist Richard Wolff the nearly $5 trillion being allocated by the Biden administration for Covid-19 relief and infrastructure projects.
(2021-04-12). Staggering 10 to 15 percent of infected children suffer from Long COVID. wsws.org The findings derived primarily from Britain, dispel the myth that children are largely unaffected by COVID-19 and face no significant dangers from the lasting effects on their development and lives.
(2021-04-12). Uruguay Reports 10.57 Deaths per Million Inhabitants in April. telesurenglish.net With an average of 10.57 related fatalities in the last seven days, Uruguay ranked among the ten countries with the highest number of COVID-19 deaths per million inhabitants per day. | RELATED: | The National Emergency System (Sinae) reported 181 deaths connected to the Novel coronavirus last year. The figure increased between April 1 and April 7 this year as 257 people succumbed to the virus. | Regarding the ages…
(2021-04-12). Lift Canada's Economic Sanctions against the World's Poorest Countries. Trudeau Government "Must Respect the Rule of International Law" globalresearch.ca One year ago, following the declaration of the Covid-19 pandemic, UN …
(2021-04-12). Mold, roaches, leaks; snapshot of South Carolina's housing crisis. liberationnews.org With the highest eviction rates in the nation, South Carolina has been in a housing crisis long before the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
(2021-04-12). French National Academy of Medicine: COVID Nasal Swabs Associated with Increased Meningitis Risk. globalresearch.ca The Académie nationale de médecine, an independent but official learned society …
(2021-04-12). Nimble Failure: The Australian COVID-19 Vaccination Program. globalresearch.ca "I am not going to be talking about numbers today," Australia's …
(2021-04-12). Meet the 40 New Billionaires Who Got Rich Fighting COVID-19. globalresearch.ca Below is the summary of Forbes analysis on how the Corona …
(2021-04-12). Covid: Drawn from Experience. thenation.com 
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(2021-04-12). India records over 150,000 daily COVID-19 cases, tally at 13,358,805. ecns.cn India reported a record high of 152,879 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday, taking the total tally to 13,358,805, according to data released by the federal government.
(2021-04-12). Brazil's COVID-19 death toll tops 350,000. ecns.cn Brazil's COVID-19 death toll has risen to 351,334 after 2,616 new deaths were reported in the last 24 hours, the Ministry of Health reported on Saturday.
(2021-04-12). NYS COVID-19 hospitalizations down to 4,241, positivity rate 2.79 pct: governor. ecns.cn The COVID-19 hospitalizations in New York State dropped to 4,241 on Friday, compared with 4,351 one day earlier, tweeted Governor Andrew Cuomo on Saturday.
(2021-04-12). China's Yunnan reports no new COVID-19 cases. ecns.cn Southwest China's Yunnan Province, where new locally-transmitted COVID-19 infections began to emerge in late March, reported no new confirmed or asymptomatic cases of COVID-19 on Saturday, the provincial health commission said on Sunday.
(2021-04-12). Hong Kong reports 13 new COVID-19 cases. ecns.cn Hong Kong's Center for Health Protection (CHP) reported 13 additional confirmed cases of COVID-19 on Sunday, taking the tally to 11,581.
(2021-04-12). UK records another 2,589 coronavirus cases, 40 deaths. ecns.cn Another 2,589 people in Britain have tested positive for COVID-19, bringing the total number of coronavirus cases in the country to 4,368,045, according to official figures released Saturday.
(2021-04-12). Foreigners in Guangdong can be vaccinated against COVID-19 now. ecns.cn Starting on Monday, foreigners in Guangdong province can make an appointment for vaccination against COVID-19 online under the principle of "informed, voluntary and self-assumed risk".
(2021-04-12). Chile receives new shipment of Chinese-made COVID-19 vaccines. ecns.cn A new batch of CoronaVac vaccine from China's Sinovac arrived in Chile on Saturday to become part of the country's vaccination campaign against the COVID-19.
(2021-04-12). Chinese mainland reports no new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases. ecns.cn The Chinese mainland on Saturday reported no new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases, the National Health Commission said Sunday.
(2021-04-12). Africa's COVID-19 cases pass 4.33 mln: Africa CDC. ecns.cn The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Africa has reached 4,330,666 as of Saturday, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said.
(2021-04-12). COVID-19 variants spread leads to surge of new cases in Canada. ecns.cn The rapid spread of more contagious COVID-19 variants is believed to have driven a devastating third wave in Canada.
(2021-04-12). Low-income nations have received just 0.2 pct of all COVID-19 shots given. ecns.cn The vast majority of COVID-19 vaccines administered have so far gone to wealthy nations, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported.
(2021-04-12). Commentary:Keep alert against sinister political manipulations on COVID-19 origin tracing research. ecns.cn  …
(2021-04-12). Chico Shines a Light, But Activists Here Must Do the Heavy Lifting. indybay.org Down Chico way, a Senior Sacramento Judge of the Eastern Division of the Federal District Court has stopped encampment sweeps dead in their tracks city-wide with a TRO in the Commanche Creek Greenway case. This was justified not by the fading COVID-19 shelter-in-place concerns, but rather by lack of shelter or campground alternatives for those being rousted.
(2021-04-12). Teachers Against Dying, AFT and The Pandemic With Texas Teacher Michael Hull. indybay.org Texas teacher and founder of Teachers Against Dying talks about the effect of Covid and the pandemic on teachers, students and their families. He also discusses the role of the AFT including a debate he had with Randi Weingarten national president of the union.
(2021-04-12). Thursday 4/15: (415) Public Gallery: Handmade COVID Cards Workshop with Sofie Ramos. indybay.org Online via Zoom…
(2021-04-12). Nimble Failure: The Australian COVID-19 Vaccination Program — OpEd. eurasiareview.com 
"I am not going to be talking about numbers today," Australia's Chief Medical Officer Paul Kelly told Australia's Radio National on April 12. This echoed Part of the monumental failings of the government…
(2021-04-12). Nimble Failure: The Australian COVID-19 Vaccination Program. southfront.org 
Illustrative Image | Written by Dr. Binoy Kampmark | "I am not going to be talking about numbers today," Australia's Chief Medical Officer Paul Kelly told Australia's Radio National on April 12. This echoed
(2021-04-12). Housing activists in UK protest resumption of evictions. peoplesdispatch.org On April 10, the group Momentum, and housing rights activists took part in protests against the resumption of evictions in the United Kingdom. They condemned the rising number of evictions after the relaxation of COVID-19 restrictions…
(2021-04-12). Headlines for April 12, 2021. democracynow.org Protesters Take to Minneapolis Streets After Police Kill 20-Year-Old Black Man Daunte Wright, Medical Examiner Reaffirms George Floyd Homicide Ruling, Caused by Derek Chauvin's Restraint, Black Army Lt. Sues After Virginia Police Attack, Pepper-Spray Him in Face Without Provocation, Maryland Passes Sweeping Police Reforms, Alabama Amazon Warehouse Organizers Lose Union Vote But Plan Legal Challenge, India Has World's 2nd-Highest COVID Caseload; WHO Blasts Vast Global Vaccine Inequality, Michigan Remains Major COVID Hot Spot But Refrains from Imposing New Lockdown | , Death Toll Mounts in Burma as Military Fires o…
(2021-04-12). Ramsey Clark, human rights fighter — 1927-2021. workers.org 
Ramsey Clark was a founder of the International Action Center and inspired the political activists who used its structure to defend liberation struggles, oppose U.S. wars of aggression, defend political prisoners whether in U.S. prison-industrial complex or in the U.S.-backed dictatorships worldwide. IAC militants joined international delegations that defied the . . . |
(2021-04-12). US: Indian Ocean Is Not India's Ocean. asia-pacificresearch.com …
(2021-04-12). Palestine election: Israel's wave of arrests sweeps up Palestinians before polls. middleeasteye.net 
Palestine election: Israel's wave of arrests sweeps up Palestinians before polls | Hamas and Fatah members caught up in series of Israeli arrests since March say they have been warned not to compete in coming elections | Mon, 04/12/2021 – 13: 56 | A Palestinian demonstrator is detained by Israeli soldiers during a protest near the West Bank village of Tubas, near the Jordan Valley, on 29 January 2020 (AFP) | I…
(2021-04-12). 'Only the Beginning': Citing Climate and Investment Risks, NY State Pension Fund to Ditch Tar Sands. commondreams.org "Kudos to Tom DiNapoli for making it clear that you can't build your retirement on tar sands." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/divest-ny-tar-sands.jpg …
(2021-04-12). Rights Advocates Concerned Over Biden Push to Increase Militarization of Borders in Central America. commondreams.org "The Biden administration should place human rights at the center of its migration discussions and agreements with regional governments." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/biden-centralamerican-security-forces-agreements.jpg …
(2021-04-12). Ron Paul: Global Taxes — Global Stagnation — OpEd. eurasiareview.com 
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has proposed that governments around the world require payment of at least a uniform "global minimum corporate tax." A motivation for Yellen's push for a global minimum corporate tax is fear that the Biden administration's proposed increase in the US corporate tax will cause some American corporations to flee the US for countries with lower corporate taxes. | President Biden wants to increase corporate taxes to help pay for his so-called infrastructure plan. The plan actually spends more on "progressive" priorities, including a down payment on the Green New Deal, than on infrast…
(2021-04-12). Stop Calling It a Border Crisis. counterpunch.org Over the last several weeks, Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has reported a rise in the number of migrant children seeking refuge in the United States. With the increase, the federal government's capacity to process and shelter migrant children has been stretched, leading to children being housed in overcrowded and inhumane CBP facilities for extended
(2021-04-12). Mixed Results in Sunday's South American Presidential Races—Substantial Support for Left. orinocotribune.com 
Caracas, April 11 (special for OrinocoTribune.com) — This Sunday's presidential races in South America produced mixed political results. Andres Arauz, the Correista candidate in Ecuador's second round, conceded victory to right-wing candidate and banker Guillermo Lasso, while in Peru the Ipsos exit poll results showed the leftist candidate Pedro Castillo (Peru Libre) winning with 16.1%, not enough to secure a victory, and thus ensuring a second round. Castillo will contest the presidency in the runoff against the individual arriving in second place, currently tied between neoliberal Hernando de Soto (Avanza…
(2021-04-12). With Cyber-Attack on Iran's Natanz Nuclear Enrichment Facility, is Israel's Netanyahu trying to derail Biden talks and Escape Jail? juancole.com Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) — The BBC reports that a power outage and consequent explosion at the Natanz nuclear enrichment site in Iran on Sunday is being blamed by Iranian officials on sabotage. It reports that some Israeli outlets have speculated that the cause was an Israeli cyber-attack. The head of Iran's nuclear energy program, …
(2021-04-12). Is Israel's Netanyahu trying to derail Biden talks and Escape Jail? zcomm.org The BBC reports that a power outage and consequent explosion at the Natanz nuclear enrichment site in Iran on Sunday is being blamed by Iranian officials on sabotage…
(2021-04-12). A History Of The Espionage Act And How it Ensnared Julian Assange. popularresistance.org From its earliest years the United States has found ways to deny the rights of a free press when it was politically expedient to do so. | One of the latest ways was to arrest WikiLeaks publisher Julian Assange two years ago today and to indict him — the first time a publisher and journalist has ever been charged under the 1917 Espionage Act for possessing and publishing state secrets. | Though several U.S. administrations had come close to punishing journalists for revealing defense information, they all pulled back, until Assange. They were restrained because of a conflict with the First Amendment, which p…
(2021-04-12). Two Years After Assange's Arrest, Biden Can End Trump's Assault on Press Freedom. globalresearch.ca WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has been detained at the high-security Belmarsh …
(2021-04-12). Comprehensive Justice for Berta: Truth, Reparations, and No Recurrence. orinocotribune.com By Giorgio Trucchi — Apr 7, 2021 | On Tuesday, 61 months after the crime, Roberto David Castillo Mejía has appeared in court, accused of being a mastermind of the assassination of Berta Cáceres. Castillo was president of the private energy company Desarollos Energéticos SA (DESA), holders of the concession for exploitation of the Gualcarque River, and developers of the Agua Zarca hydroelectric project, against which Berta Cáceres, the Lenca Indigenous leader fought for years, together with the Civic Council of Popular and Indigenous Organizations of Honduras (COPINH). | For Berta's family and for COPINH this…
(2021-04-12). Remembering LaDonna Brave Bull Allard: Standing Rock Elder Helped Lead 2016 Anti-DAPL Uprising. democracynow.org 
LaDonna Brave Bull Allard, Standing Rock Sioux tribal historian, has died of cancer at the age of 64, and we look back on her work, through interviews on her land and in the Democracy Now! studio. Allard co-founded the Sacred Stone Camp on Standing Rock Sioux land in April 2016 to resist the Dakota Access pipeline, to which people from around the world traveled, making it one of the largest gatherings of Indigenous peoples in a century. "We say mni wiconi, water of life. Every time we drink water, we say mni wiconi, water of life. We cannot live without water," LaDonna Brave Bull Allard said in a September 2016 i…
(2021-04-12). How Bellingcat launders National Security State talking points into the press. mronline.org 
For a self-proclaimed citizen journalism outfit, an alarming number of Bellingcat's staff and contributors come from highly suspect backgrounds, including high-level positions in military and intelligence agencies. | April 12, 2021 | Newswire…
(2021-04-12). Police Must Not Create Digital Dossiers of Data from our Phones and Computers. aclu.org Think about all the information stored on your cell phone or computers — photos, texts, location data, and even more information generated by a multitude of apps. These tools are convenient and integral to our everyday lives. But what does that mean for our privacy rights in the digital age? Today, the Wisconsin Supreme Court hears oral arguments addressing this question, including arguments that the ACLU has presented in a series of amicus briefs. | The Wisconsin case concerns cell phone data seized by the police. During a hit-and-run investigation in 2016, a suspect, George Burch, consented to a police…
(2021-04-12). PREVIEW: What to Look for in the March Consumer Price Index. cepr.net (The monthly Consumer Price Index (CPI) is scheduled for release by the Bureau of Labor Statistics on Tuesday, April 13th at 8: 30 AM Eastern Time.) In March, we should be seeing more of the bounce back in prices that fell sharply during the pandemic. For example, airfares were 25.6 percent below their year-ago level in …
(2021-04-12). As pandemic surges in Michigan, Governor Whitmer refuses to close schools. wsws.org At a press conference Friday morning, Whitmer described a pandemic in the state that has spiraled completely out of control but announced that there would be no new restrictions on schools or work places.
(2021-04-12). Patents and the Pandemic: Can We Learn Anything? cepr.net (This post originally appeared on my Patreon site.) I realize that I may seem obsessed with the topic of patents (and copyrights), but it really is a big deal, and few people seem to appreciate the issue in its larger economic context. I have written about the inefficiency and corruption associated with these monopolies for …
(2021-04-12). How Humanity Can Realistically Prevent New Wars: an Interview With Anthropologist Douglas P. Fry. counterpunch.org 
We live in a time in which we face many global challenges, including the climate disaster, dwindling biodiversity (due to international industrial practices), polluted oceans, nuclear proliferation and a worldwide pandemic, just for starters. Realistic solutions to the hurdles humanity faces will require international cooperation—which will require the adoption of viable alternatives to the predominant
(2021-04-12). The End of Trickle-Down Economics. progressive.org The pandemic has shifted conventional wisdom by showing the limits of "small government" thinking.
(2021-04-12). A Vaccine Summit: Taking the Pandemic Seriously. counterpunch.org You might think that, after a year in which have seen millions of deaths and tens of millions of infections, and trillions of dollars in economic losses, our leaders would take the pandemic seriously. But apparently, that is too much to ask. To my view, taking the pandemic seriously means doing everything we can to
(2021-04-12). Dear Media, Let's Treat the Climate Emergency Like the Pandemic Emergency. thenation.com Dear Media, Let's Treat the Climate Emergency Like the Pandemic Emergency…
(2021-04-12). Newsom plans full reopening in June as deaths hit 60,000. indybay.org The practices of the ruling class have been completely negligent and arbitrary. Tiered reopenings, completely lackluster economic relief, dangerous working conditions throughout the whole pandemic and continuous infections have led to more than 3.7 million infections and 60,082 preventable deaths in California alone.
(2021-04-12). The Weekly Round-Up: Amnesty unimpressed and government care home guidance "grossly discriminatory" ukhumanrightsblog.com 
In the news: On Wednesday, Amnesty International released its 2020/21 report on the state of the world's human rights. Amnesty's UK director, Kate Allen, also called for an inquiry into the government's handling of the pandemic and said "the government is now shamefully trying to strip away our right to lawfully challenge its decisions, no …
(2021-04-12). Pentagon Campaign to Recruit Vietnam as Military Ally Against China Exposed Delusions of US War Strategy. globalresearch.ca When the Pentagon began gearing up for a future war with …
(2021-04-12). This week in history: April 12-18. wsws.org 25 years ago: Israel kills Lebanese civilians in Qana Massacre On April 18, 1996, over 100 Lebanese civilians were killed after Israel shelled the United Nations compound in Qana. The shelling, known as the Qana Massacre, was part of a broader attack, Operation Grapes of Wrath, launched against Lebanon by Israel, ostensibly in retaliation for previous terrorist attacks.
(2021-04-12). Hunting in Yemen. counterpunch.org 
Since March 29th, in Washington, D.C., Iman Saleh, age 26, has been on a hunger strike to demand an end to the war in Yemen. She is joined by five others from her group, The Yemeni Liberation Movement. The hunger strikers point out that enforcement of the Saudi Coalition led blockade relies substantially on U.S.
(2021-04-12). Arm Our Cities With Military-Grade Health Care…Not Weapons. counterpunch.org American police are armed to the teeth with military-grade weapons, and the results are in. The more combat gear, the more combat. So how about we arm our cities with military-grade healthcare instead? The US Department of Veterans Affairs is part of the most generously funded institution in the government, and guess what? All that
(2021-04-12). Corinna Fales' Book Is A Roaring Success. counterpunch.org 
Corinna Fales' 2020 book This Book Is NOT a Safe Space is a refreshingly honest rebuttal to what Glenn Greenwald rightly identifies as the new religion of political correctness. Many people might be thinking this is a total 180 for me as I have been dialed in to embracing the politics of political correctness. Part of this
(2021-04-12). Thinking About the Ways Other People Think and Live: the Legacy of Marshall Sahlins. counterpunch.org 
I sent Marhsall Sahlins a note on Monday afternoon with a link to his friend and colleague, Julie Chu's provocative essay, "Sidewalk Terror and the Logistical Hauntings of the Flâneur", which led our slate of stories that morning. I didn't hear back from him immediately and, though he was usually unfailingly prompt in answering his
(2021-04-12). Venezuela Reports Release of Blocked Funds for COVAX Vaccines. venezuelanalysis.com According to Maduro, the funds to purchase 11.3 million doses were liberated by US authorities.
(2021-04-12). Amazon Bullied and Bribed Their Way to Anti-Union Votes. popularresistance.org At the end of the first day of counting, votes against unionizing at Amazon in Bessemer, Alabama lead the yes votes by a nearly 2-1 margin. With almost half the votes counted, that lead will be almost impossible to overcome. Vote counting resumes tomorrow morning. | From the outset, the organizing drive was a David-versus-Goliath story — and the Amazon Goliath used every legal mechanism in its arsenal, along with plenty of illegal ones that the union is contesting, to keep workers from voting for the union. Roughly 55 percent of the warehouse workers voted, with 3,215 ballots cast.
(2021-04-12). Amazon workers react to the defeat of the RWDSU at Alabama warehouse. wsws.org The defeat of this highly publicized unionization campaign in Bessemer, Alabama, shows that the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union (RWDSU) was unable to make the slightest appeal to workers.
(2021-04-12). 'This Fight Is Far From Over': Amazon Union Vote Shows Exactly Why We Need the PRO Act. commondreams.org In the face of intimidation by one of the largest companies in the world, Alabama workers bravely spoke out about the need for greater labor protections. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/amazonunion.jpg …
(2021-04-12). "We Need to Give the Workers a Fair Shot": Jane McAlevey on What Went Wrong in Amazon Union Vote. democracynow.org 
Labor organizer and scholar Jane McAlevey says there were many warning signs that the historic Amazon union drive in Bessemer, Alabama, would fail. Workers at the Amazon warehouse voted overwhelmingly against forming a union after a months-long vote by mail, with Amazon using widespread intimidation and misinformation to undermine the effort. But McAlevey says organizers made a number of missteps in their campaign and didn't do enough to engage workers in the warehouse. "There's a strategy and a method for every part of a hard campaign. Do we always win when we follow them? No. Do we stand a better chance of winn…
(2021-04-12). Amazon "Broke the Law": Union Seeks New Election After Alabama Warehouse Organizing Drive Fails. democracynow.org 
The largest union drive in the history of Amazon has ended with the company on top. After a months-long battle, 738 workers at Amazon's Bessemer, Alabama, warehouse voted to unionize, and 1,798 voted no. Ballots from another 505 workers were challenged, mostly by Amazon. The Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union that led the drive says Amazon illegally interfered in the vote, and it plans to file unfair labor practice charges with the National Labor Relations Board. Amazon, which is led by the world's richest man, Jeff Bezos, spent millions to defeat the closely watched election, and even got a private mai…
(2021-04-12). "Wipe the Soviet Union Off the Map", 204 Atomic Bombs against 66 Major Cities, US Nuclear Attack against USSR Planned During World War II. globalresearch.ca According to a secret document dated September 15, 1945, "the Pentagon had envisaged blowing up the Soviet Union with a coordinated nuclear attack directed against 66 major urban areas.
(2021-04-12). Grassroots Organizers Mobilize to Defend Kshama Sawant Against Recall Effort. zcomm.org It's evident that the establishment's loathing of Sawant has its direct roots in the gains she has won for the working people of Seattle…
(2021-04-12). Heterodox economics and crypto-Marxism. mronline.org 
A series of notable recent anniversaries in the heterodox (non-mainstream/non-orthodox) economics calendar have prompted a reconsideration of Karl Marx's lasting influence within the field. | April 12, 2021 | Newswire…
(2021-04-12). Sunday 4/11: Ten Things for US to Understand about Latin America. indybay.org ZOOM meeting. Login info available on our website: ICSSMARX.ORG…
(2021-04-12). South Korea's Rural Basic Income Experiment Scheduled for Second Half of 2021. counterpunch.org 
Is a basic income a solution to inequality? Or is it a policy with serious side effects and little impact to show for the massive financial resources channeled into it? Is there any way of pre-testing a policy measure with influences as far-reaching as those of a basic income? For those asking such questions, a
(2021-04-12). Venezuelan National Assembly Consolidates Relations with Inter-Parliamentary Union in Geneva. orinocotribune.com 
On Sunday, April 11, a delegation of deputies from the National Assembly (AN) of Venezuela held a working meeting with the president of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), Duarte Pacheco and the secretary general, Martín Chungong, in Geneva, Switzerland, in order to strengthen relations at the parliamentary level. | The president of the National Assembly, Jorge Rodríguez, informed about the meeting through his Twitter account, and added that the AN has made an official invitation to the IPU to visit Venezuela, so that "it learns the truth about Venezuela beyond mainstream media manipulation and cunning attacks."
(2021-04-12). Scientists: 4 ∞C would unleash 'unimaginable amounts of water' as ice shelves collapse. peoplesworld.org 
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(2021-04-12). Tampa Bay activists condemn Desantis' anti-protest bill: 'Kill the bill before it kills us!'. liberationnews.org 
Activists gathered at Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park in Tampa to protest HB1—Florida Governor Ron Desantis' draconian anti-protest bill.
(2021-04-12). Rosa Luxemburg and postcolonial criticism. mronline.org 
Her understanding of oppression was bolstered by personal circumstances: female in an overwhelmingly male public sphere, Jewish in a climate of vicious antisemitism, Polish at a time when Poles suffered national oppression, and an individual who lived with a disability. | April 12, 2021 | Newswire…
(2021-04-12). Ramsey Clark: A Life Well Lived for the People of the World. dissidentvoice.org 
Yesterday (April 10) Ramsey Clark died at the age of 93 in New York, and today justice and peace loving people and movements in the US and around the world are in mourning for a man who stood up and fought tirelessly in support of justice, equality and against his country's drive for endless wars. …
(2021-04-12). Cold War on Trial: Truth Commission details horrible crimes akin to Native American genocide and slavery. mronline.org 
While the Cold War Truth Commission may not be able to reverse the insanity of current U.S. policies, it has at least helped to ensure that a truthful history will be preserved. | April 12, 2021 | Newswire…
(2021-04-12). Police kill another Black man; Chauvin lawyer tries to block jury from knowing. peoplesworld.org 
As Minneapolis approaches the halfway point of the trial of Derek Chauvin, the officer who murdered George Floyd, the Twin Cities region faces yet another incident of a cop killing a young Black man. On Sunday afternoon, police in the suburb of Brooklyn Center shot and killed 20-year-old Daunte Wright during a traffic stop. Protests …
(2021-04-12). Carnegie Mellon University complicit in deadly U.S. drone warfare. liberationnews.org 
Drone systems are developed in large part by programs in universities across the country.
(2021-04-12). Biden budget: Big hike for domestic programs and 1.7 percent hike for military. peoplesworld.org 
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(2021-04-12). China and climate change: an exchange. mronline.org 
In the Notes from the Editors to the March 2021 issue of Monthly Review, the MR editors questioned some of the arguments in Richard Smith's book, China's Engine of Environmental Collapse, as well as replied to Simon Pirani's related criticisms (writing under his pseudonym of Gabriel Levy) of MR editor John Bellamy Foster on China […] | April 12, 2021 | Exchange…
(2021-04-12). Western Media Incite Anti-Asian Racism When They Join in Cold War Against China. orinocotribune.com 
By Joshua Cho — Apr 8, 2021 | Over the past few weeks, the subject of anti-Asian racism has received an unusual degree of Western media attention, ever since a video showing the January 28 killing of
(2021-04-12). Tampa Bay activists condemn Desantis' anti-protest bill: "Kill the bill before it kills us!" liberationnews.org Activists gathered at Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park in Tampa to protest HB1—Florida Governor Ron Desantis' draconian anti-protest bill.
(2021-04-12). German prince Georg Freidrich is no pauper. peoplesworld.org 
BERLIN — The Prince is no pauper but it seems the poor fellow has problems with his crown jewels. And this is no simple little private problem, to be expected with princes! Nor is this handsomely smiling, youngish man, who hardly looks his 44 years, itching only for jewels. He also wants hundreds or even …
(2021-04-12). Selected Articles: Why NATO Destroyed Libya Ten Years Ago. globalresearch.ca 
By Ten years ago, on March 19, 2011, US/NATO forces began their bombardment of Libya by air and by sea. The war was initiated directly by the …
(2021-04-12). Eni Strengthens Presence In Vietnam Through Acquisition Of Block 115. eurasiareview.com 
Eni said Monday that through its affiliate Eni Vietnam it has completed the acquisition from Krisenergy (Vietnam 115) Ltd. of a 100% participating interest and the operatorship in Block 115/09, offshore central Vietnam. | The area is adjacent to Block 114 where the operator Eni Vietnam and its partner Essar Exploration and Production Limited have recently announced the Ken Bau gas and condensates discovery currently under appraisal. | The new acreage also borders with Block 116, also operated by Eni Vietnam with a 100% participating interest. | The block covers an area of 7,382 Km2, with a water depth ranging…
(2021-04-12). Northern Dimension Forum Seeks To Boost Connectivity. eurasiareview.com 
On April 8, St Petersburg hosted the 12th Northern Dimension Forum. This forum, established in 2007, is a major annual corporate business event for cooperative policy and brings business directors and potential investors from Russia and the European Union including the Baltics, and Scandinavia. | The forum was organized by the Northern Dimension Business Council in cooperation with the Association of European Businesses, the Graduate School of Management at St Petersburg State University and the Skolkovo Moscow School of Management. | This forum was devoted to the theme: "Connectivity now. Boosting flows of pe…
(2021-04-12). Tatmadaw Coup D'État As The Ramayana — Analysis. eurasiareview.com 
The February 2001 coup d'état by the Myanmar Defense Forces, known as the Tatmadaw, has parallels to the Ramayana, the 24,000 verse Hindu epic that became popular throughout Asia, including Burma. In 1989, the Tatmadaw replaced English translations with Burmese words, changing Burma to Myanmar, Rangoon to Yangon, and so forth. | The Internet provides articles and videos on the Ramayana for those who want to become more familiar with this classic, which compares to the Odyssey, the 12,000 verse Greek epic. Both Rama and Odysseus are on a journey filled with challenges. In Sanskrit, "ayana" means journey. The Ra…
(2021-04-12). Israel Sabotage Iran's Natanz Facility: MSM Reports. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | The blackout at Iran's Natanz nuclear facility took place hours after its new batch of centrifuges for uranium enrichment were launched. | There are two versions in MSM regarding the incident: | The NYT The Guardian
(2021-04-12). Supply Of Russian Armed Forces In 2020-2021 (Part I). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | Originally published at Western Military District: | In April 2020, a
(2021-04-12). Riot In Minneapolis After Police Kill 20-Year-Old Black Man. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | On April 11th, riots broke out in the US city of Minneapolis after a policeman fatally shot a young Black man. | The man was identified as Daunte Wright.Initially, the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension said it is "investigating an officer-involved shooting incident" in Brooklyn Center but declined to identify the victim. | Click to see full-size image | According to a statement from…
(2021-04-12). SouthFront Is a Crowdfunded Endeavour. southfront.org 
DEAR FRIENDS,: | Since April 1, we've collected 1787 USD. This is about 36% of the monthly budget needed to continue SouthFront work and further. | Unlike propaganda structures funded by the Euro-Atlantic establishment, SouthFront operates thanks to the audience's support. We will not be able to survive without your help. | WITHOUT YOUR SUPPORT, SOUTHFRONT WORK WILL NOT BE POSSIBLE: : | PayPal | SouthFront's PayPal account: southfront@internet.ru | One Time Support — 20 USD: | One Time Support — 50 USD: | One Time Support — 100 USD: | One Time Support — 500 USD: | Recurring Sup…
(2021-04-12). Russian Warships Go To The Black Sea, As US Cargo Plains Fly To Kiev. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | On April 11, locals shared online photos and videos of the warships of the Russian Caspian Flotilla in Rostov-on-Don region, near the town of Alexandrovka. According to the press service of the Southern Military District, more than 10 Russian assault landing vessels and gun-boats go from the Caspian to the Black Sea to participate in joint military exercises."According to the plan for passing the control check, the crews of the boats, in cooperation with the forces of the Black Sea Fl…
(2021-04-12). Houthi Drones Attacked Aramco Refineries, 'Sensitive Military Sites' In Saudi Arabia. southfront.org 
the Houthi military spokesperson Brig. Gen. Yahya Sari | On April 12, the Houthis (as Ansar Allah is also known) claimed that they had launched 17 drones and two ballistic missiles on the territory of Saudi Arabia. | According to the Houthi military spokesperson Brig. Gen. Yahya Sari, their explosive-laden drones successfully targeted Saudi Aramco sites in the eastern oil terminal of Jubail and the western city of Jeddah late on April 11. | Saudi officials, nor Aramco have not commented on the attack, yet. | The Houthi…
(2021-04-12). BLM 2.0: Riot In Minneapolis After Police Kill 20-Year-Old Black Man. southfront.org Click to see full-size image | On April 11th, riots broke out in the US city of Minneapolis after a policeman fatally shot a young Black man. | The man was identified as Daunte Wright.Initially, the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension said it is "investigating an officer-involved shooting incident" in Brooklyn Center but declined to identify the victim. | Click to see full-size image | According to a statement from…
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| | | (2021-04-12). Law Pod New Episode: Harriet Wistrich on Criminal Justice for Women. ukhumanrightsblog.com 
Following International Women's Day and Women's History Month, Emma-Louise Fenelon spoke to Harriet Wistrich, founder of the Centre for Women's Justice about the many ways in which the UK criminal justice system is failing women. In Episode 140 they discuss the report by the Centre for Women's Justice, 'Women Who Kill: How The State Criminalises …
(2021-04-12). Ramsey Clark, Former U.S. Attorney General Turned Fierce Critic of U.S. Militarism, Dies at Age 93. democracynow.org 
Former U.S. attorney general and longtime human rights lawyer Ramsey Clark has died at the age of 93, and we look back on his life. Clark was credited as being a key architect of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 and the Fair Housing Act of 1968. He served as attorney general from 1967 to 1969, during which time he ordered a moratorium on federal executions and opposed J. Edgar Hoover's wiretapping of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., though he was also involved in the prosecution of antiwar activists. After leaving office, Clark became a leading critic of U.S. foreign policy. "The world is the most dangerous place it's ev…
(2021-04-12). No charges against Jordanian prince over 'destabilisation' plot. middleeasteye.net 
No charges against Jordanian prince over 'destabilisation' plot | Prime minister tells parliament there was no coup attempt, despite recent political crisis | Mon, 04/12/2021 – 16: 16 | Jordan's Prince Hamzah will not face trial after an apparent reconciliation with his half-brother King Abdullah (AFP) | The half-brother of Jordan's King Abdullah will not face trial after recent accusations of sedition, the co…
(2021-04-12). Egypt jails man for harassment spree that sparked #MeToo movement. middleeasteye.net 
Egypt jails man for harassment spree that sparked #MeToo movement | Ahmed Bassam Zaki had already been sentenced to three years in prison for harassing two young women | Mon, 04/12/2021 – 08: 33 | An Egyptian protester holds a sign reading "Yes to castrating the sexual harasser" during a protest against harassment of women, June 2014 (Reuters/Asmaa Waguih) | An Egyptian court Sunday senten…
(2021-04-12). Historic Court Judgment in Germany: "Threat to the Well-Being of Children". No Masks, No Social Distance, No More Tests for Students. globalresearch.ca The Weimar District Court has ruled that the obligation to wear …
(2021-04-12). Tampa rallies against repressive legislation. fightbacknews.org Tampa FL – On Saturday April 10, a crowd of 40 people gathered at Curtis Hixon Park to fight back against the Florida anti-protest bill (HB1/SB484). The bill bypassed one state senate sub-committee hearing and it passed the Appropriations Committee on Friday. | "What HB1 makes clear is that police are not protectors of the community but are, in fact, our enemies. They saw millions rise up against police brutality. They saw African Americans, who have endured years of oppression at the hands of the police and the prison industrial complex, push back against this oppression through organizing and they got scared. T…
(2021-04-12). US provocatively lifts restrictions on contact with Taiwan. wsws.org By effectively tearing up protocols in place since the US and China established formal diplomatic relations in 1979, the Biden administration is upending the fragile status quo in the Taiwan Strait and raising the danger of war.
(2021-04-12). Remembering Ramsey Clark. counterpunch.org This past weekend the United States, and anyone who believes in justice around the world, lost a very special jurist, William Ramsey Clark (December 18, 1927 — April 9, 2021), a man unique among lawyers for his steadfast commitment to justice for all. He served his country as the 66th Attorney General of the United
(2021-04-12). Dedication in Honor of Ramsey Clark. globalresearch.ca I would like to dedicate this book to my friend and …
(2021-04-12). Prince Philip: An embittered defender of hereditary privilege. wsws.org His life was shaped by reaction against revolutionary tumult. The most consequential episode shaping Philip and his world view was the 1917 Russian Revolution, which overthrew Tsarism and established the world's first workers' state under the Bolsheviks. Europe's monarchies and the bourgeois order on which they rested trembled in response, fearing a similar fate. Philip never forgot this fear, or the reason for it.
(2021-04-12). The Mad Warhorse of Neoliberalism is Galloping Towards Perdition. dissidentvoice.org We are the United States of Amnesia, we learn nothing because we remember nothing. — Gore Vidal, Imperial America: Reflections on the United States of Amnesia, 2004 As Americans drown in debt and atomization, the liberal class applauds the arrival of a post-nation-state neo-feudal order which is devoid of checks and balances, integration, national cohesion, …
(2021-04-12). Cuban and Venezuelan Authorities Mourn Ramsey Clark's Death. globalresearch.ca As an Attorney General, Clark stood up for civil rights and …
(2021-04-12). Does Canada's Unilateral Sanctions Regime Violate International Law? popularresistance.org Is Canada breaking international law when it applies to unilateral coercive economic measures, commonly referred to as sanctions? | Most countries and international law experts believe sanctions are only legitimate when approved by the United Nations Security Council or the World Trade Organization. Economic sanctions outside the framework of the UN Charter are generally considered "unilateral" and unlawful. | According to a report by the Asian-African Legal Consultative Organization, "the imposition of unilateral and secondary sanctions on countries through application of national legislation is not-permissible…
(2021-04-12). The Judicial Persecution Of Steven Donziger. popularresistance.org For some, call them criminal justice ingenues, it may be hard to believe this is happening in the United States, that our famed judiciary has sunk this low. But in the U.S., a judge acts as prosecutor and jury on behalf of a giant oil company, Chevron, as it destroys the life and career of human rights lawyer Steven Donziger. His crime? Daring to win a judgment against Chevron in an Ecuadorian court. For those less enchanted with the U.S. justice system, this is no surprise. But there it is. This judicial travesty is occurring in New York state. And the Chevron friendly judges — first Lewis A. Kaplan and hi…
(2021-04-12). New Zealand accused of "backstabbing" allies over China. wsws.org While the Labour government has adopted a more explicit anti-Chinese stance, demands are growing that Wellington do more to put the country on a war footing.
(2021-04-12). Ecology and Economics. counterpunch.org Humanity has reached a critical decade. A new report, published on 14 March, 2021 in the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences' journal Ambio, points out that humanity is hurtling towards destruction unless we have the collective wisdom to change course quickly. The Ambio article was written as part of the preparation for a meeting of
(2021-04-12). Death toll in Myanmar tops 700 after ruthless military crackdown on Bago city. wsws.org The junta's escalation of lethal violence and repression against protesters has failed to prevent daily demonstrations from continuing across Myanmar.
(2021-04-12). Outrage and protest in Minneapolis after police shooting leads to death of Black man. peoplesdispatch.org The shooting of 20-year-old Daunte Wright comes at a time when the city of Minneapolis is following the trial of Derek Chauvin, the ex-police officer charged with the murder of George Floyd less than a year ago…
(2021-04-12). Report: Brits at Pubs Will Have to Register on Government Tracking App, Hand Over Phones. globalresearch.ca According to a report in the
(2021-04-12). The Ever Given's Blockage of the Suez Canal and World Trade showed the Downsides of Monopoly Capitalism. juancole.com Southwest Harbor, Maine (Special to Informed Comment) — News media, maritime experts, and a curious public could hardly take their eyes off the Ever Given, the mega cargo ship as long as the Empire State Building is tall. Viewers were stunned to see the ship swung sideways to the canal and thus blocking transit in …
(2021-04-12). "A Knee on the Neck" of Longterm Political Prisoners. globalresearch.ca The line between clearly defined political prisoners and prisoners targeted to …
(2021-04-12). U.S. Warships to Enter Black Sea in "Significant Signal" to Russia Over Ukraine. globalresearch.ca Turkey has confirmed an earlier CNN report that the U.S. will …
(2021-04-12). With cyber offensive capabilities increasing, why not ban cyber weapons? peoplesdispatch.org Newsclick's Prabir Purkayastha talks about the various instances of cyber attacks , the capacities of various countries in the world in the field, and the demand for banning such weapons…
(2021-04-12). Mozambique's is a Continental Tragedy. counterpunch.org Africa remains the Dark Continent. A century and a half ago, the epithet signified ignorance, primarily of the continent's physical geography but of everything else too, except the coastline. Colonial invaders wanted to know two things only: which local leaders could be played off against each other, and what resources were extractable. Understanding Africa's cultural
(2021-04-12). Tell the Senate to pass the For the People Act. nationofchange.org It's time we ask our Senators to take immediate action and protect the vote.
(2021-04-12). Derek Chauvin trial: 3 questions America needs to ask about seeking racial justice in a court of law. nationofchange.org Where the accused is placed above the law, there is an unjust system of justice.
(2021-04-12). Guillermo Lasso Is Ecuador's President-Elect. telesurenglish.net A little before 10 pm, the National Electoral Council presented the results of the presidential elections held in Ecuador. With 97 percent of the votes officially counted, the Creating Opportunities (CREO) candidate Guillermo Lasso is the next president of this Andean country after obtaining 52.52 percent of the votes. | RELATED: | Electoral authorities confirmed that Union for Hope (UNES) candidate Andres Arauz had w…
(2021-04-12). Venezuelan CNE Publishes Second Batch of Candidates Running for Rectors. orinocotribune.com The Electoral Nominations Committee of the National Assembly (AN) of Venezuela will start with the period of objections and discharges after "satisfactorily" completing the evaluation process of 38 new nominees for rectors of the National Electoral Council (CNE) in the second round of postulations. | In accordance with current regulations, the list of candidates in the second round of postulations was published this Saturday, April 10, in the National Assembly website and also in national dailies. This list contains the names of the candidates who passed the evaluation process established by the Constitution of t…
(2021-04-12). Mozambique: It Began With Twelve, How Will It End? popularresistance.org White faces in fatigues — I'm sure that's just what most Mozambicans were hoping to see upon their shores. After all, it certainly isn't the first time. Ever since the Portuguese started planting trading posts and forts on what was known as the Swahili Coast around the year 1500, an arrival of armed whites has never really ended well for the locals. Now, if half a millennium late to the party, America recently shipped an army special forces detachment to the country.
(2021-04-12). Tampa rallies against repressive legislation. fightbacknews.org Tampa FL – On Saturday April 10, a crowd of 40 people gathered at Curtis Hixon Park to fight back against the Florida anti-protest bill (HB1/SB484). The bill bypassed one state senate sub-committee hearing and it passed the Appropriations Committee on Friday. | "What HB1 makes clear is that police are not protectors of the community but are, in fact, our enemies. They saw millions rise up against police brutality. They saw African Americans, who have endured years of oppression at the hands of the police and the prison industrial complex, push back against this oppression through organizing and they got scared. T…
(2021-04-12). Iran blames Israel for blackout at nuclear facility. peoplesdispatch.org Iran is facing renewed hostility against its nuclear program since the chances for the revival of the 2015 nuclear deal have increased with the meeting of JCPOA's signatories in Vienna last week…
(2021-04-12). Defying strike vote, UAW forces Volvo Truck workers to remain on job in Virginia. wsws.org The UAW grants a one-month contract to Volvo after workers voted to strike against attacks on wages, benefits, and working conditions.
(2021-04-12). Out on Highway 95: the Loneliest Road in the USA. counterpunch.org Out along highway 95 in southern Nevada there's a sign, a series of signs actually, bright, metallic-blue against the silvery-gray desert sand that covers the landscape for as far as you can see. This series of signs mark out sections of the Veterans Memorial Highway, each section about a mile long, memorializing the veterans from
(2021-04-12). U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Allows Dakota Access Pipeline to Continue Operation. globalresearch.ca The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) on Friday said they …
(2021-04-12). How a Shadowy, Hawkish New Group Tied to Iranian Monarchists Is Gaining Influence in Congress. globalresearch.ca A new organization with ties to Iranian monarchists is cultivating relationships …
(2021-04-12). Prosecutors and media smear 13-year-old killed by Chicago police. wsws.org Facing protests over the summary execution of Adam Toledo by Chicago police, prosecutors and local media have resorted to lurid depictions of the boy as a hardened gang member.
(2021-04-12). Global Research vs. Media Manipulation: We Need Your Support! globalresearch.ca Dear Readers, | In an increasingly polarized world, political spin and media manipulation on complex issues are commonly used tools, creating dividing lines in the sand. Global Research provides a perspective free from the vested interests of major corporation-backed media. | If …
(2021-04-12). Bangladesh was born amid Indo-Pak War in 1971 — But on 50th Anniversary, Who Owns that History? juancole.com Chicago (Special to Informed Comment) — "With the Creation of Bangladesh, a Longstanding Dream of the RSS Was Achieved" claims Seshadri Chari. According to Wikipedia, Seshadri Ramanujan Chari "is a veteran swayamsevak of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS). Chari currently serves on the National Executive Committee of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and formerly served …
(2021-04-12). In "third wave," coronavirus cases surging in France. wsws.org While the Macron government in France has implemented extremely limited and belated lockdown measures, a catastrophe is unfolding across the country and Europe.
(2021-04-12). China Blasts US Military Interventions in Human Rights Report. globalresearch.ca In the face of constant attacks by US officials over alleged …
(2021-04-12). Global Citizens' Assembly Planned To Address Climate Crisis. popularresistance.org London – People around the world will have a chance to deliberate about responses to climate change under plans to convene a "Global Citizens' Assembly" to inform U.N. talks in Glasgow next year, organisers said on Thursday. | The project aims to build on similar initiatives in countries such as Ireland, France and Canada, where citizens' assemblies have given politicians space to act by generating ambitious proposals on divisive issues. | "Young people are not just frustrated by rising temperatures and declining ecosystems. We're also frustrated by the constant recycling of outdated political solutions," said Su…
(2021-04-12). Spanish trade unions sell out El Corte Inglés struggle. wsws.org The unions accepted over 3000 redundancies without a fight and are now encouraging its members to voluntarily sign up to a redundancy scheme agreed with management.
(2021-04-12). A performer with many personal demons: Rapper and entertainer DMX dead at age 50. wsws.org Earl Simmons, better known as DMX, a multi-platinum selling rapper, died on Friday after suffering a massive heart attack that left him in a reportedly "vegetative state."
(2021-04-12). Video: Virginia cops pepper-spray US Army officer with hands in air. nationofchange.org According to the complaint, the officers wrote false statements in their police reports to justify the use of excessive force without making an arrest.
(2021-04-12). The United Nations has become an Instrument of NATO. Ramsey Clark. globalresearch.ca Our thoughts are with Ramsey Clark. His legacy will live forever. …
(2021-04-12). Guillermo Lasso wins presidential election in Ecuador. peoplesdispatch.org The right-wing Guillermo Lasso obtained 52.41% of the votes while progressive candidate Andrés Arauz secured 47.59% of the votes in the election held on Sunday. Arauz's Union for Hope alliance won the most seats in the legislature…
(2021-04-12). Smart Ass Cripple: I'll Vote How I Damn Well Please. progressive.org There's a thrill that comes with voting in person, but we're at a point where many of us will benefit from voting by mail—assuming we're allowed to.
(2021-04-12). Alabama Miners Reject Tentative Agreement, Continue Strike. popularresistance.org Striking mine workers at Warrior Met Coal overwhelmingly voted down the tentative agreement reached earlier this week between UMWA and the company. Workers will continue the strike until the contract addresses the central demands for better wages and conditions that workers have been demanding. | The results of the vote were overwhelming. A miner's facebook group highlights that at one mine, the "no" votes were unanimous. In another, the vote was 256 No to 7 Yes. This is what a landslide looks like. The workers want to continue the strike until they get a better contract. | These workers have been on the picket l…
(2021-04-12). Farmers Block Expressway In Indian State Of Haryana To Protest Against Farm Laws. popularresistance.org Hundreds of farmers from across India have been camping out Delhi's borders for the past four months to protest against newly introduced agricultural laws by the federal government. While the farmers are demanding the laws, passed last September be repealed, the government has agreed to only making amendments and refused to repeal them. | Intensifying their protests against newly introduced agriculture laws, farmers blocked the Kundli-Manesar-Palwal expressway at several places in state of Haryana on Saturday. | Several farm leaders were detained by the Haryana Police even as farmers sitting on the expressway wer…
(2021-04-12). Book Review: Driving the Samburu Bride. scheerpost.com Driving the Samburu BrideBy Diane C. Perlov Reviewed by H Patricia Hynes / Original to ScheerPost Diane Perlov's memoir of the two years she lived among semi-nomadic people in northern Kenya as a doctoral student in anthropology is singularly engaging for a host of reasons. For one, it has compelling freshness of detail, story, humor, …
(2021-04-12). 23 Hirak protesters arrested last week in Algeria launch hunger strike. peoplesdispatch.org The North African country witnessed massive demonstrations by Hirak protesters on April 9 demanding that the government unconditionally release all political prisoners on the eve of beginning of the holy Islamic month of Ramadan…
(2021-04-12). Strike movement in Scotland sparked by end of lockdown measures. wsws.org Having been cynically lauded as heroes by the UK Conservative and devolved Scottish National Party governments, key workers now face swinging cuts to jobs, pay and conditions.
(2021-04-12). Australian government's vaccine rollout falls apart. wsws.org Australia's progress is on a par with developing nations beleaguered by crisis-ridden public health systems and the hoarding of the vaccine by wealthier countries.
(2021-04-12). Ecuador en elecciones hoy. globalizacion.ca Encuestadoras serias dan a Andrés Arauz, candidato progresista a la presidencia de Ecuador, un mínimo de 10 puntos de ventaja sobre su contrincante, el proimperialista banquero, lavador de dinero y miembro del Opus Dei Guillermo Lasso. Se denuncia un megafraude…
(2021-04-12). La cooperación subnacional entre Argentina y China. globalizacion.ca Diversos actores subnacionales contribuyen desde sus territorios con la cooperación entre Argentina y China; como las cámaras empresariales, las empresas, las asociaciones civiles, las universidades, los gobiernos municipales y provinciales, las instituciones del sector científico y tecnológico, entre otros. | Todos…
(2021-04-12). México — Los desastres y las sospechas|. globalizacion.ca De acuerdo con las opiniones de técnicos de Pemex, del grupo Encuentro Nacional Petrolero, que directamente se encargan de la seguridad en las diversas secciones de cada refinería, el esclarecimiento de la explosión debe arrojar información para evitar otros eventos…
(2021-04-12). Global Warfare: The Great Purveyor of Violence Is the United States of America. The Legacy of Ramsey Clark. globalresearch.ca Ramsey Clark's Legacy Will Live Forever | First published by GR in …
(2021-04-12). Ramsey Clark, Human Rights Lawyer and Critic of US Empire, Dies at Age 93. commondreams.org "The world is the most dangerous place it's ever been now because of what our country has done, and is doing, and we have to take it back." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/ramsey.jpg …
(2021-04-12). The Racist Roots of Big Tobacco. commondreams.org Big Tobacco has targeted Black communities for generations with multi-billion dollar marketing campaigns and a plethora of deadly products. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/marlboro.jpg …
(2021-04-12). Investing in Destruction: California Teachers Pension Money Should Not Be Funding Line 3. commondreams.org For years organizations have been calling on pension funds to divest from fossil fuels due to environmental racism and the climate impact of these investments. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/stopline3.jpg …
(2021-04-12). New Poll: Americans Support Climate Financial Reforms. commondreams.org ______________________________…
(2021-04-12). Police Officers Kill Another Black Man in Minnesota During a Traffic Stop Just 10 Miles Away From Downtown Minneapolis Hearing Derek Chauvin Trial. commondreams.org ______________________________…
(2021-04-12). The Terrible Deal Between Corporate America and the GOP Is Alive and Well. commondreams.org Corporations can and should bankroll much of what America needs. But they won't as long as corporations keep bankrolling American politicians. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/mitch_1.jpg …
(2021-04-12). Amnesty International USA Commends Maryland's Legislature for Overriding Governor's Veto; Enacting Police Reform. commondreams.org ______________________________…
(2021-04-12). Massive Water Merger Would Create Dangerous Corporate Monopoly. commondreams.org ______________________________…
(2021-04-12). US Voters Support Strong Government and Corporate Action to Curb Wall Street's Climate Impacts. commondreams.org ______________________________…
(2021-04-12). Corporate Accountability Statement on Veolia/Suez Merger Agreement. commondreams.org ______________________________…
(2021-04-12). Voting Rights Groups Across the Country Condemn State-Level Voter Suppression, Urge Senate Passage of For the People Act. commondreams.org ______________________________…
(2021-04-12). Manchin's Filibuster Defense Betrays the Senate Legacy He Claims to Protect. commondreams.org The senator from West Virginia says he sees himself as a defender of the late Sen. Robert C. Byrd. If we review Byrd's legacy, however, it's clear Manchin is not doing that. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/manchin_1.jpg …
(2021-04-12). New York State Pension Fund Divests From 7 Tar Sands Companies. commondreams.org ______________________________…
(2021-04-12). The News Media Offers Wall-to-wall Propaganda Every Day. The Death of Prince Philip. globalresearch.ca A few lessons to be learnt from the wall-to-wall coverage of …
(2021-04-12). Corporate Media Offers Wall-to-Wall Propaganda Every Day. We Only Notice When a Royal Dies. commondreams.org In normal times the propaganda is better masked, wrapped in the illusion of choice and variety. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/prince.jpg …
(2021-04-12). The News Media Offers Wall-to-Wall Propaganda Every Day. We Only Notice When a Royal Dies. commondreams.org In normal times the propaganda is better masked, wrapped in the illusion of choice and variety. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/prince.jpg …
(2021-04-12). Ukrainian President Zelensky meets Turkey's Erdogan as US threatens Russia. wsws.org The Ukrainian government is campaigning to win support in NATO as it threatens Russia with military action targeting Crimea and separatist-controlled regions in East Ukraine.
(2021-04-12). Germany's Armed Forces seeks recruits for domestic deployment through "voluntary military service in homeland security" wsws.org The German government's plans are part of a wide-ranging militarisation offensive at home and abroad.
(2021-04-12). Julian Aguon's Poetic Riposte to American Empire. thenation.com Julian Aguon's Poetic Riposte to American Empire…
(2021-04-12). Biden Has a Chance to End the Jail-to-Deportation Pipeline. thenation.com Carla Gomez, Hena Mansori, Sophia Gurulé Biden Has a Chance to End the Jail-to-Deportation Pipeline…
(2021-04-12). What the Cops Off Campus Movement Looks Like Across the Country. thenation.com What the Cops Off Campus Movement Looks Like Across the Country…
(2021-04-12). For Black Lives Matter Protesters, There Are No Days Off. thenation.com For Black Lives Matter Protesters, There Are No Days Off…
(2021-04-12). Philip Guston's Peculiar History Lesson. thenation.com Philip Guston's Peculiar History Lesson…
(2021-04-12). Why NATO Destroyed Libya Ten Years Ago. globalresearch.ca Ten years ago, on March 19, 2011, US/NATO forces began their …
(2021-04-12). Team investigating the evolution of bacterial 'tails' wins prestigious grant. imperial.ac.uk An international team, led by Imperial's Dr Morgan Beeby, has been awarded a prestigious Human Frontiers Science Program grant.
(2021-04-12). Another of the Many Dark Sides of Vaccines. Getting the "Vaccine" After Having Had the Infection. globalresearch.ca Introduction by Dr. Gary G. Kohls | If Pfizer, Moderna, Johnson & …
(2021-04-12). How Significant is the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership between China and Iran. zcomm.org The agreement configured to be worth at least $400 billion, promises significant mutual benefit to both countries…
(2021-04-12). A Billionaire-Funded Website Is Trying to "Cancel" University Professors. zcomm.org Campus Reform and its publisher, the Leadership Institute, are siccing armies of trolls on professors across the country…
(2021-04-12). 8 rescued, 21 trapped in coal mine accident in Xinjiang. ecns.cn Eight people have been rescued and 21 still trapped after a coal mine was flooded Saturday in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, local authorities said Sunday.
(2021-04-12). Indonesia's 6.1-magnitude quake leaves 8 deaths. ecns.cn Eight people were killed and 39 injured as the 6.1-magnitude quake struck off Indonesia's western province of East Java a day earlier, the National Disaster Management Agency said on Sunday.
(2021-04-12). Vocational education climbing to new heights in China. ecns.cn China is home to 30.88 million students currently acquiring skills in 11,300 vocational education institutions, according to statistics from the Ministry of Education.
(2021-04-12). Int'l electronics expo in Guangzhou aims to support "dual circulation" ecns.cn GUANGZHOU, April 12 (Xinhua) — An international expo for electronics and electrical appliances on Monday opened in south China's Guangzhou City with a theme of embracing domestic demand and exploring the global market.
(2021-04-12). China to develop aerospace as strategic emerging industry. ecns.cn China will continue to exert great efforts to boost aerospace as a strategic emerging industry in the next five years, a senior aerospace official said.
(2021-04-12). Liu Xiaoming starts role as special rep on Korean Peninsula affairs. ecns.cn Ambassador Liu Xiaoming recently assumed his new post as the Chinese government's special representative on Korean Peninsula affairs, Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian announced on Monday.
(2021-04-12). China's garment industry sees further recovery in first two months. ecns.cn China's garment industry reported continued recovery in the first two months of the year, official data showed.
(2021-04-12). S China's Hainan becomes magnet for global capital. ecns.cn Stellar growth in foreign investment at Hainan Free Trade Port (FTP) over the past three years has made the island province a new focus for global capital, according to a press statement on the progress of the HainanFTP policy on Monday.
(2021-04-12). Hong Kong selects payment platforms to help disburse consumption vouchers. ecns.cn The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government has selected several payment platforms including AlipayHK and Octopus to help disburse consumption vouchers to residents under a pro-consumption scheme.
(2021-04-12). People protest against the discharge of wastewater into the sea in Tokyo. ecns.cn The Japanese government is set to announce, as early as Tuesday, a plan to dilute radioactive Fukushima wastewater and release it into the ocean.
(2021-04-12). Shenzhen to stage another round of stepped-up digital yuan test this month. ecns.cn Shenzhen city is conducting another round of stepped-up digital yuan test from April 10 to 23, enlarging test population by 500,000, as China leads in the global race to employ a digital currency, according to an expert.
(2021-04-12). Three kids found fatally stabbed in Los Angeles — police. ecns.cn Three kids were found fatally stabbed at an apartment in Los Angeles Saturday morning, authorities said.
(2021-04-12). China greenlights four sci-tech innovation IPOs. ecns.cn China's securities regulator has approved the initial public offerings (IPOs) of four companies on the science and technology innovation board.
(2021-04-12). Chinese, Indian militaries agree to maintain contact after 11th round of talks. ecns.cn The Chinese and Indian militaries exchanged views on issues of mutual concern and agreed to maintain communications through military and diplomatic channels in their 11th round of corps commander-level meeting held on Friday, a spokesperson for the Western Theater Command of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) said in a statement late Saturday.
(2021-04-12). Rescue underway after coal mine floods in Xinjiang. ecns.cn Rescue work is underway after a coal mine in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region was flooded on Saturday, trapping 21 miners, local authorities said on Sunday.
(2021-04-12). Central bank looking at prudent steps to stabilize economy, experts predict. ecns.cn China's GDP is expected to increase over 8 percent this year, with monetary policy remaining accurate and stable amid domestic economic recovery and a commodity-driven global inflation risk, said experts at Tsinghua PBCSF Chief Economists Forum on Saturday.
(2021-04-12). SAIC launches Android-like vehicle system for app developers. ecns.cn SAIC Motor Corp, China's largest carmaker by sales, has launched a digital platform that intends to function like Google's Android system for smart mobile phone makers and users.
(2021-04-12). Saturday 4/17: Celebrate Kayla Moore's Birthday. indybay.org CIVIC CENTER PARK | 2151 Martin Luther King Jr. Way | Berkeley, CA 94704…
(2021-04-12). Letter to KQED for Mumia: Signed by Angela Davis, Boots Riley, and others. indybay.org This letter to KQED from Angela Davis, Boots Riley and others was written on April 11. It is reprinted here in full by the Jamal Journal, published by the uncompromising International Concerned Family and Friends of Mumia Abu-Jamal.
(2021-04-12). Thursday 4/29: (415) Public Gallery: Youth Silence is Not for Sale Billboard and Workshop. indybay.org Online via Zoom…
(2021-04-12). Stop The Cuts & Restore City College Of SF! Rally/March To Defend SF Community College. indybay.org City College of San Francisco, students, faculty and supporters of community college and public eduction rallied and marched on 4/11/21 to protest the massive cuts and destruction of the college. | They said entire programs including music were being destroyed.
(2021-04-12). Remembering Ladonna Brave Bull Allard. indybay.org LaDonna Tamakawastewin Allard, also known as LaDonna Bravebull Allard, passed on. She was preceded by her husband Miles by two years. I'm proud to say I knew her for many years as part of NAFPS, or New Age Frauds Plastic Shamans. She was best known to most for her leading role in the NoDAPL movement.
(2021-04-12). Thursday 4/15: Saving Life on Earth: Creating Just, Secure, and Wildlife-Friendly Food Systems in America. indybay.org Online via Zoom…
(2021-04-12). Saturday 4/24: No More Kids In Cages! Car Caravan & Rally in San Jose. indybay.org Meet up: Central Park, 969 Kiely Blvd Santa Clara 95051, then caravan to St. James Park, N 2nd St, San Jose 95112 for the Rally | Masks & Social Distancing Required; Peaceful protest…
(2021-04-12). Free Mumia! protests: April 20 in SF at KQED, April 24 in Oakland. indybay.org April 20th: Protest at KQED Headquarters,50 Beale St., San Francisco; Protest against Philadelphia DA Larry Krasner, who is trying to keep Mumia imprisoned for life. Krasner is the star of a new PBS documentary, "Philly D.A." Then, on April 24 in Oakland, (Mumia's Birthday) — March and Car Caravan, Oscar Grant Plaza (14th and Broadway) to Alameda County Courthouse, 1221 Fallon Street, Rally on the steps of the Alameda County Courthouse, where the Panthers demonstrated for Huey Newton, on Mumia's Birthday!
(2021-04-12). Neoliberalism prevents forward-looking policies. indybay.org Never learned! Not only since 30 years, please, it is round about 200 years since Rockefeller and Standard Oil. Today now we have to bitterly accept that the planet is not a factory and not a limited company. Capitalism is not an option for life!
(2021-04-12). Wednesday 4/21: Reclaiming Connection and Community. indybay.org Online…
(2021-04-12). Saudi Arabia Suffers From Houthi Attacks. Is There A New Job For Turkey's Mercenaries? southfront.org | | | southfront@internet.ru : donationalerts.com/r/southfront : gumroad.com/southfront http: //southfront.org/donate/ or via: www.patreon.com/southfront, 3Gbs4rjcVUtQd8p3CiFUCxPLZwRqurezRZ, qpf2cphc5dkuclkqur7lhj2yuqq9pk3hmukle77vhq, 0x9f4cda013e354b8fc285bf4b9a60460cee7f7ea9 Y…
(2021-04-12). Media Coalition Declares That Journalism Should Reflect 'Climate Emergency Is Here'. commondreams.org "Why 'emergency'? Because words matter. To preserve a livable planet, humanity must take action immediately." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/gettyimages-12299345251.jpg …
(2021-04-12). Virginia Cop Who Pepper-Sprayed Army Officer Fired After Damning Video Released. commondreams.org "This should have been a routine traffic stop and the video speaks for itself." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/nazario_0.jpg …
(2021-04-12). 'We Can Shock the World': Kentucky Progressive Charles Booker Considers US Senate Run. commondreams.org "I know Rand Paul is watching this movement. I know he's scared. He should be. He knows we can transform Kentucky." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/screen_shot_2021-04-12_at_16.36.20.png …
(2021-04-12). Protests Erupt After Police Kill Black Man During Traffic Stop Near Minneapolis. commondreams.org "Yet another Black life was taken by those sworn to protect, and we join the community in mourning Wright's loss," said the ACLU of Minnesota. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/daunte_wright_protest.jpg …
(2021-04-12). Iran Says Israeli 'Nuclear Terrorism' Could Have Led to Catastrophic 'Crime Against Humanity'. commondreams.org "This is sabotage all right," said one outside critic of the attack on Natanz, reportedly carried out by Mossad. "But the target is Biden's diplomacy with Iran." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/zarif_0_0_0.jpg …
(2021-04-12). Critics Warn $15 Billion Merger of Global Water Giants Would Create 'Dangerous Corporate Monopoly'. commondreams.org "Veolia's plan to dominate public water services all across the globe is becoming a terrifying reality." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/veolia.jpg …
(2021-04-12). The Right To Protest Wasn't Given — It Was Won. popularresistance.org United Kingdom – Over the last few weeks, the brutal policing of protests in Bristol has been profoundly disturbing. The right to peaceful assembly and protest are fundamental principles of any democracy, and the rich history of dissent in this country show us that they literally can change the course of history. Nobody knows this better than the people of Bristol, a city whose radicalism has seen it on the frontlines of change. | The Bristol Bus Boycott of 1963 drew national attention to racism in public life, playing a key role in securing the enactment of subsequent race relations legislation that outlawed rac…
(2021-04-12). US, Israel to Hold Strategic Iran Talks. news.antiwar.com According to The first meeting of the strategic group took place in early March. The second comes as the US and Iran are engaged in indirect talks to revive the nuclear deal, something Israel is strongly opposed to and…
(2021-04-12). Afghan President Warns Against 'Hasty' Peace Process. news.antiwar.com With an important peace conference coming up in Istanbul, Afghanistan's President Ashraf Ghani seems to be taking a different approach. While other Afghan officials are trying to consolidate plans from dozens of proposals, Ghani is arguing that the focus is on his "clear" personal plan. | Ghani said he doesn't want plans "from outside," saying that his plan would necessarily be more inclusive. Ghani's plan hasn't b…
(2021-04-12). International Crisis Looms as NATO To Hold Emergency Meeting With Ukraine. news.antiwar.com The government of Ukraine announced today that Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba will visit NATO Headquarters tomorrow for an emergency session of the Ukraine-NATO Commission. Kuleba will meet with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg and possibly with the North Atlantic Council (consisting of the ambassadors of all thirty NATO member states) as well. This comes as …
(2021-04-12). Defense Secretary Vows 'Ironclad' Commitment to Israel During Visit to Talk Iran Deal. news.antiwar.com A Sunday meeting between Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and his Israeli counterpart Benny Gantz is looming large over nuclear talks with Iran, with the US trying to reassure Israel that Gantz says the nuclear deal necessarily has to prot…
(2021-04-12). US Escalates Tensions With Beijing in the South and East China Seas. news.antiwar.com Over the past few weeks, the US has stepped up its military activity in the South China Sea with an almost continuous presence of aircraft carrier strike groups in the disputed waters, ratcheting up tensions with Beijing. | Last Sunday,
(2021-04-12). Iran Blames Israel for Natanz Attack. news.antiwar.com Iran on Monday The Natanz attack comes as the US and Iran are engaged in indirect talks to revive the 2015 nuclear deal, something Israel is…
(2021-04-11). Former hostage responds to top diplomat calling Al Qaeda a US 'asset' in Syria. thegrayzone.com Lindsey Snell, a journalist who escaped Al Qaeda captivity in Syria, responds to a top US diplomat calling the militant group "an asset" amid a media-enabled PR campaign to whitewash its image. Amid a public relations campaign to rehabilitate the Al Qaeda franchise in Syria — which rules Idlib, Syria's last militant-controlled province — former top US diplomat James Jeffrey has called the group a US "asset." Lindsey Snell, an independent journalist who escaped captivity by Al Qaeda in Syria, …
(2021-04-11). Covid-19 and the Falsification of Death Certificates: The CDC's "More Often Than Not" Clause. globalresearch.ca This text is an excerpt from Chapter III of Michel Chossudovsky's E Book entitled | Introduction | At the outset of the Covid pandemic, …
(2021-04-11). Restaurant, Band: Peru's Candidates Go Wild on TV. telesurenglish.net Peru's 18 presidential candidates had a televised breakfast with their relatives on Sunday to kick off election day. This, amid despair outside of polling stations due to opening delays. | RELATED: | The candidates moved to several parts of the country for the morning event, which is a tradition in Peru. Some of them, such as Verónika Mendoza from Together for Peru, received several reporters at this house despite social distancing measures amid the COVID-19 pandemi…
(2021-04-11). Slight Retreat of COVID-19 Cases in Cuba. telesurenglish.net Six patients died, however, among them a health professional and a four-year-old girl, Dr Francisco Duran said. | Of the those diagnosed, 953 are domestic contagions and six imported. | RELATED: | Durán also pointed out that 138 are children under 18 years of age (eight of them less than 12 months old), belonging to almost all the provinces of the country. | The four-year-old girl with an underlying oncological disease " is the first dea…
(2021-04-11). Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 Vaccine Under Scrutiny at EMA after 4 'Serious Cases' of Unusual Blood Clots. globalresearch.ca AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine has dominated headlines as reports of rare blood …
(2021-04-11). Panama approves emergency use of Chinese vaccine against COVID-19. ecns.cn Panamanian health authorities on Friday approved the emergency use of the CoronaVac vaccine developed by Chinese pharmaceutical firm Sinovac.
(2021-04-11). [Research Paper] RBD-specific polyclonal F(ab ¥)2 fragments of equine antibodies in patients with moderate to severe COVID-19 disease: A randomized, multicenter, double-blind, placebo-controlled, adaptive phase 2/3 clinical trial. thelancet.com Albeit not having reached the primary endpoint, we found clinical improvement of hospitalized patients with SARS-CoV-2 pneumonia, particularly those with severe disease.
(2021-04-11). Funding The Recovery Of Low-Income Countries After COVID — Analysis. eurasiareview.com 
Many of the poorest countries in the world are facing the threat of a weak recovery, and setback in their development path. | In
(2021-04-11). March 2020-March 2021: Europe And Beyond — OpEd. eurasiareview.com 
For months, many argue that our Covid (C-19) response is a planetary fiasco, whose size is yet to surface with its mounting disproportionate and enduring secondary effects, causing tremendous socio-economic, demographic and cross-generational, political and psychosomatic contractions and convulsions. However, worse than our response is our silence about it. | It is an established fact that the quintessence of Nazism was not Hitler and the circle of darkness around him. It was rather a commonly shared 'banality of crime' atmosphere: Benevolent acceptance of ordinary village people living next to Auschwitz, Maut…
(2021-04-11). Sunday 4/18: "The Power to Heal: Medicare and the Civil Rights Revolution" Film & Panel w/ Filmmaker. indybay.org Online event…
(2021-04-11). Live: Ecuador Hits the Polls in Decisive Runoff Election. telesurenglish.net Candidates Guillermo Lasso, a 65-year-old elite banker; and Andres Arauz, a 36-year-old progressive former Central Bank official have very different visions of how to lead Ecuador out of the pandemic and the current economic recession, but also on the role of international banking, regional banking, extractivism and more. | 8: 00 AM EST – Election observers harassed by police after meeting with correista lawmaker Fausto Jarrin Teran | The electoral observation mission of the U.S. human rights organization CODEPINK currently in Ecuador to observe today's presidential elections was accosted by police as it were l…
(2021-04-11). Peru: Exit Poll Result Show Leftist Pedro Castillo in 1st Place. telesurenglish.net Exit polls results from the Peruvian election showed an advantage for the left-wing candidate for the Free Peru Party (PL) Pedro Castillo in the lead for the second round. Five other names are competing for the other seat. | RELATED: | According to the Ipsos Peru consultancy company, Castillo is winning with 16,1 percent of the electoral votes. | The Country Advance Party's candidate Hernando de Soto, and former dicta…
(2021-04-11). Greening Earth and creating Jobs, Biden to slash Fossil Fuel Subsidies and Extend Wind, Solar Credits. juancole.com Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) — Reuters reports that President Biden intends to slash tax subsidies for fossil fuels like coal and petroleum and to use taxes instead to encourage renewable energy. Since jobs in the coal industry are plummeting, and since job growth in renewable electricity is over 3 percent a year, Biden's plans will …
(2021-04-11). Greening Earth and Creating Jobs, Biden to Slash Fossil Fuel Subsidies and Extend Wind, Solar Credits. commondreams.org Together, wind and solar account for 40 percent of electricity sector jobs in the United States. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/bidenoffshore-wind_2.jpg …
(2021-04-11). Greening Earth and creating Jobs. zcomm.org Biden to slash Fossil Fuel Subsidies and Extend Wind, Solar Credits…
(2021-04-11). On second anniversary of Julian Assange's arrest, demand for his freedom echoes around the world. peoplesdispatch.org Demonstrations and vigils are being held across the world demanding freedom for Julian Assange who continues to be in jail as US authorities challenge the rejection of their extradition plea…
(2021-04-11). Ecuador's New Socialist Party Set to Win Elections Despite U.S. Intervention and Deceptive Identity Politics. globalresearch.ca Ever since the former President Rafael Correa-backed presidential candidate, Andrés Arauz…
(2021-04-11). Military Situation In Afghanistan On April 11, 2021 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | 95 Taliban members were killed and 39 others were wounded in Baghlan, Takhar, Balkh, Ghazni, Badakhshan, Uruzgan, Helmand and Kandahar provinces during 24 past hours, according to the Afghanistan MoD | On April 11, one person was killed and two were wounded in an armed attack on a vehicle carrying security guards of the deputy head of the Senate's secretariat in Qala-e-Kashif area of Kabul's district 5 | On April 11, a series of protests took place in Mazar i Shar…
(2021-04-11). The Revolution Won't Be Stopped: Nicaragua Advances Despite US Unconventional Warfare. orinocotribune.com By Roger Stoll — Apr 8, 2021 | Republican strategist Karl Rove often advised his clients to attack not the enemy's weaknesses but its strengths. The bipartisan US foreign policy disinformation machine has taken Rove's advice with tedious devotion. So, to attack Nicaragua, the machine's fabrications and propaganda have targeted some of that country's strengths: gender equity, Indigenous rights and autonomy, democracy, sovereignty, and a successful response to the pandemic, as well as the Sandinista government's great popularity. | This should not surprise. It's the same Rovian method used against Nicaragua's…
(2021-04-11). Biden Creates Commission to Study Supreme Court Reform. zcomm.org "To restore our democracy, we must expand the Supreme Court," says Rep. Mondaire Jones…
(2021-04-11). How the Pandemic spelled the end of Trickle-Down Economics: We need Wealth to Percolate up. juancole.com ( Otherwords.org) — The past year proves that a lot of conventional economic wisdom is neither true nor wise. For example: 1) "We don't have the money." The power elites tell us it would be nice to do the big-ticket reforms America needs, but the money just isn't there. Then a pandemic slammed into America, …
(2021-04-11). Live: Long Lines During Ecuador's Presidential Runoff Elections. telesurenglish.net Candidates Guillermo Lasso, a 65-year-old elite banker, and Andres Arauz, a 36-year-old progressive former Central Bank official, have very different visions of how to lead Ecuador out of the pandemic and the current economic recession, but also on the role of international banking, regional integration, extractivism and more. | 3: 00 PM EST – Lasso rejoices in democratic celebration while analysts fear early victory decalaration | Conservative banker and candidate for the CREO coalition Guillermo Lasso celebrated the democratic celebration of Sunday's presidential runoff elections, stating his hopes to achiev…
(2021-04-11). It's election day in Ecuador: A look at what lies ahead. peoplesdispatch.org 
The run-off election between progressive candidate Andrés Arauz and banker Guillermo Lasso is taking place amid an escalating pandemic, an economic crisis, and fears of irregularities…
(2021-04-11). A Vaccine Summit: Taking the Pandemic Seriously. commondreams.org This would mean suspending intellectual property claims over these vaccines. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/gettyimages-12316538311.jpg …
(2021-04-11). More Than 3,600 US Health Care Workers Have Died in the Pandemic's First Year. truthout.org 
More than 3,600 U.S. health care workers perished in the first year of the pandemic, according to " Lost on the Frontline is the most complete accounting of U.S. health care worker deaths. The federal government has not comprehensively tracked…
(2021-04-11). US is 13th in Infrastructure, 27th in Education and Healthcare. indybay.org As Pres. Biden embarked on a campaign for improving US infrastructure by raising the corporate tax to 28% (was 53% in 1950s), he provided a ringing indictment of the US private-profit-first economy with a list of the 12 countries that have better infrastructure than the US: 1. Singapore, 2. Netherlands, 3. China, 4. Switzerland, 5. Japan, 6. South Korea, 7. Spain, 8. Germany, 9. France, 10. Austria, 11. United Kingdom, 12. United Arab Emirates. See mothership.sg/2021/04/joe-biden-infrastructure-singapore/…
(2021-04-11). Ending Fracking by 2035. counterpunch.org 
Fracking was an issue in the last election, with Republicans accusing Biden of planning to end it and Biden defending himself by asserting he had no such plans. This is unfortunate. The planet-destroying reactionaries steered the conversation onto their turf and away from the brutal reality that if we want to survive as a species,
(2021-04-11). Climate Change: Ocean Layer Mixing has slowed 6 times Faster than Scientists Feared, Endangering Sea Life. juancole.com 
By Phil Hosegood | — If you've ever been seasick, "stable" may be the last word you associate with the ocean. But as global temperatures rise, the world's oceans are technically becoming more stable. When scientists talk about ocean stability, they refer to how much the different layers of the sea mix with each other. …
(2021-04-11). Ramsey Clark dies: an Attorney General who turned against imperialism. liberationnews.org 
Ramsey Clark, former U.S. Attorney General and renowned international human rights attorney who stood against U.S. military aggression worldwide, died peacefully April 9 at his home in New York City, surrounded by close family.
(2021-04-11). Biden, Blinken and DOD. counterpunch.org 
Although the Blinken-Biden foreign policy approach may be more palatable to European governments and much of the US population, that doesn't mean it's that different from what preceded it. Besides the possible reinstatement of the Iran nuclear deal and a re-engagement with Cuba, little seems likely to change. US residents will continue to be told
(2021-04-11). Soviet victims of Nazis were long 'forgotten group,' German president Steinmeier says ahead of Buchenwald liberation anniversary. rt.com 
Germany should pay more attention to Soviet POWs and forced laborers victimized by the Nazis, President Frank-Walter Steinmeier said in a speech commemorating those slain and persecuted at the Buchenwald concentration camp. | Buchenwald was one of the longest-operating and largest facilities, where people deemed undesirable by the Nazi government were worked to death or simply killed. The largest group at the concentration camp were Soviet prisoners of war and civilians kidnapped as slaves in Nazi-occupied parts of the Soviet Union, Steinmeier reminded the nation on Saturday. An estimated 8,000 Soviet POWs and…
(2021-04-11). Dangerous livestock drug kills vulture from threatened species in Spain, sparking renewed calls for European ban on it. rt.com 
An anti-inflammatory livestock drug, which was banned in several Asian countries after killing tens of millions of birds, has killed at least one of a threatened species of vulture in Spain, where the drug is still legal. | The death of a cinereous vulture — which is classed as a near-threatened species by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) — was
(2021-04-11). Pentagon and Tax Cheats Already Cost Taxpayers Far More Than Biden's Job Plan. truthout.org 
Is President Biden's $2.3 trillion jobs plan too big? Conservatives are arguing that the package is too expensive and its broad reach is unnecessary. | In order to assess the size and necessity of the bill, it's important to situate Biden's jobs plan within a larger federal budget context. Looking at the spending patterns going back decades, the upshot is that the Biden plan is really not all that big, especially given how overdue it is. In fact, progressives have argued that the package, whi…
(2021-04-11). John Prine — Summer's End. counterpunch.org 
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(2021-04-11). Ramadan, Einstein, And A Memory — OpEd. eurasiareview.com 
Yes indeed the Muslim kids in Malaysia today have it easy during the fasting month; their conversations with Time are as speedy as the speed of the 'Internet of Things' (the IoT). Time is compressed in this global village characterized by the rapidization of things. Relativity is the keyword here as we speak of how the mind, body, spirit, and soul respond to the demands of the worldview of Ramadan. | Technology to ease the suffering of hunger and thirst has today progressed in Einsteinian proportions, as to how the advancements have been made since Einstein scribbled his grand theory of everything, of Relativi…
(2021-04-11). Mars Didn't Dry Up All At Once. eurasiareview.com 
While attention has been focused on the Perseverance rover that landed on Mars last month, its predecessor Curiosity continues to explore the base of Mount Sharp on the red planet and is still making discoveries. Research published n the journal Geology shows that Mars had drier and wetter eras before drying up completely about 3 billion years ago. | "A primary goal of the Curiosity mission was to study the transition between the habitable environment of the past, to the dry and cold climate that Mars has now. These rock layers recorded that change in great detail," said Roger Wiens, a coauthor on the paper an…
(2021-04-11). Hospital Superbug Traced To Remote Island Beach. eurasiareview.com 
Researchers confirmed the presence in the wild of Candida auris, a multidrug-resistant fungus commonly found infesting hospitals. The Bursting onto the
(2021-04-11). Pakistan: Christian Nurses Saved From Mob After Blasphemy Claim. eurasiareview.com 
By Kamran Chaudhry | Two Christian nurses were rescued by policemen from an enraged mob after being accused of blasphemy by their hospital's staff in Pakistan. | Staff nurse Mariam Lal and student nurse Newish Urooj were detained by police after a first information report (FIR) under section 295-B of the blasphemy law was made by Dr. Mirza Muhammad Ali of Civil Hospital, Faisalabad. | "Labbayk ya Rasool-Allah [Here I am at your service, O Messenger of Allah]" and "Beheading the only punishment for blasphemer"
(2021-04-11). Lightning Strikes To More Than Double In Arctic As Climate Warms. eurasiareview.com 
In 2019, the National Weather Service in Alaska reported spotting the first-known lightning strikes within 300 miles of the North Pole. Lightning strikes are almost unheard of above the Arctic Circle, but scientists led by researchers at the University of California, Irvine have published new research in the journal Nature Climate Change detailing how Arctic lightning strikes stand to increase by about 100 percent over northern lands by the end of the century as the climate continues warming. | "We projected how lightning in high-latitude boreal forests and Arctic tundra regions will change across North Americ…
(2021-04-11). Why, As A Developing Nation, Do We Need To Introspect? — OpEd. eurasiareview.com 
I remember reading an article written years ago by the eminent journalist Pran Chopra — a man who met Gandhi, Mao and Ho Chi Mihh (that's one hell of a combination!). The article was titled: "What others think of us." I am only summarizing the article from memory: It was about how Indian politicians and diplomats are utterly oblivious to the contempt with which they are regarded in the west, especially when they go to those countries and give idealistic speeches while the audiences are pretty much aware of how they are working against the interests of their own people. What Pran Chopra meant was that it…
(2021-04-11). Palm Oil Production Can Grow Without Converting Rainforests And Peatland. eurasiareview.com 
Palm oil, the most important source of vegetable oil in the world, is derived from the fruit of perennial palm trees, which are farmed year-round in mostly tropical areas. The palm fruit is harvested manually every 10 days to two weeks, then transported to a mill for processing, and ultimately exported and made into a dizzying array of products from food to toiletries to biodiesel. | "You probably ate palm oil for breakfast," said Patricio Grassini, an associate professor of agronomy at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. "There is probably palm oil in your shampoo and for sure palm oil in your makeup." | Doze…
(2021-04-11). Jordan: King Abdullah II And Prince Hamza Make First Joint Appearance Since Rift. eurasiareview.com 
Jordan's King Abdullah and his half borther Prince Hamza made a joint appearance on Sunday attending a ceremony marking 100 years of the Hashemite kingdom's independence. | The royal palace released a photo with Abdullah II, Prince Hamzah, Crown Prince Hussein and other dignitaries at the grave of King Talal in Amman, Jordan's capital. | This is their first public appearance together since a rare palace feud last week.
(2021-04-11). An On-Off Switch For Gene Editing. eurasiareview.com 
Over the past decade, the CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing system has revolutionized genetic engineering, allowing scientists to make targeted changes to organisms' DNA. While the system could potentially be useful in treating a variety of diseases, CRISPR-Cas9 editing involves cutting DNA strands, leading to permanent changes to the cell's genetic material. | Now, in a paper published online in Cell, researchers describe a new gene editing technology called CRISPRoff that allows researchers to control gene expression with high specificity while leaving the sequence of the DNA unchanged. Designed by Whitehead Institut…
(2021-04-11). Indonesian Lusi Eruption A Significant Source Of Greenhouse Gases. eurasiareview.com 
A new study in Scientific Reports quantifies the amount of methane emissions from the Lusi eruption. The emissions of 100,000 tonnes methane per year are the highest measured from a single terrestrial natural gas manifestation. | Lusi is the nickname of a gas manifestation that developed in 2006 on the Java Island, Indonesia. Today, Lusi is the world's largest active clastic eruption. | Since its inception, Lusi has been relentlessly bursting water, oil, gas and mud, with flow rate peaks of up to 180,000 m3(cubic meters) per day. Its vapour plumes rise several tens of meters in height. During these years the m…
(2021-04-11). How Will Climate Change Affect Hailstorms? eurasiareview.com 
Hail severity may increase in most regions of the world while Australia and Europe are expected to experience more hailstorms as a result of climate change, an international review led by a UNSW Sydney researcher has found. | The review study, published in Nature Reviews Earth & Environment, examined the effects climate change will have on hail in the future. | It shows a global summary of hail trends from past observations and projected future trends from simulations and models. | The review led to the general expectation that hailstorm frequency will decrease in East Asia and North America, while increasing…
(2021-04-11). Better Metric For Thermoelectric Materials Means Better Design Strategies. eurasiareview.com 
Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have shown that a quantity known as "thermoelectric conductivity" is an effective measure for the dimensionality of newly developed thermoelectric nanomaterials. Studying films of semiconducting single-walled carbon nanotubes and atomically thin sheets of molybdenum sulfide and graphene, they found clear distinctions in how this number varies with conductivity, in agreement with theoretical predictions in 1D and 2D materials. Such a metric promises better design strategies for thermoelectric materials. | Thermoelectric devices take differences in temperature betwe…
(2021-04-11). Ralph Nader: Alert Reporters Facing The Void — OpEd. eurasiareview.com 
Let's contemplate on good reporters. If you are a regular reader of prominent newspapers like The New York Times and The Washington Post (and the dispatches by AP and Reuters), do you ever get the feeling that reporters who write great stories of corporate greed and crime are writing into a void? Their reports accumulate on the road to nowhere — no impact, no consequences for the culprits. | Again and again, with a few luminous exceptions, their exposés fall on the inattentive ears of those who are supposed to be doing something about these abuses. | Patricia Cohen of The New York Times just wrote about…
(2021-04-11). Colorado River Basin Due For More Frequent, Intense Hydroclimate Events. eurasiareview.com 
In the vast Colorado River basin, climate change is driving extreme, interconnected events among earth-system elements such as weather and water. These events are becoming both more frequent and more intense and are best studied together, rather than in isolation, according to new research. | "We found that concurrent extreme hydroclimate events, such as high temperatures and unseasonable rain that quickly melt mountain snowpack to cause downstream floods, are projected to increase and intensify within several critical regions of the Colorado River basin," said Katrina Bennett, a hydrologist at Los Alamos Nati…
(2021-04-11). Lebanon: How Gas Windfall Could Save Country From Bankruptcy — OpEd. eurasiareview.com 
By Dr. Dania Koleilat Khatib* | Lebanese President Michel Aoun gave a speech last week in which he lashed out at the political elite, the central bank and the banking system, holding them responsible for the bankruptcy of the country. He called for a forensic audit, after which the government would become eligible to receive aid. | The president mentioned those who had saved for their retirement only to see their savings evaporate, as well as those who can no longer send money to their children studying abroad, those who can't afford to go to hospital and those who can't even pay for their daily food. | An aud…
(2021-04-11). India Ignores Media Preaching On 'Net Zero Carbon' — OpEd. eurasiareview.com 
First-world 'experts' have no business chiding nations that prefer prosperity over poverty: | India is just one of an increasing number of "developing" nation which have recognized that the mad rush toward a "net zero carbon" economy does not serve the interests of their ordinary citizens. These countries are also waking up to the fact that serving the public interest necessitates major increases in abundant, affordable, reliable, mostly fossil fuel electricity to power their burgeoning economies. | When first-world reporters write about the developing world's ongoing love affair with fossil fuels, the…
(2021-04-11). Electrical "Incident" Strikes Iran's Natanz Nuclear Facility. southfront.org 
FILE IMAGE: An Iranian technician is at the Natanz enrichment facility | On April 11, parts of the electrical grid at Iran's main nuclear facilities at Natanz have been compromised after an "incident", according to the reports by Al Jazeera."The reasons behind the incident are being investigated and additional information will be provided later," spokesman of the Atomic Energy Organisation of Iran (AEOI) Behrouz Kamalvandi told the Fars News Agency. | There were no casualties as a result of the incident. No environmental poll…
(2021-04-11). Israeli-French Drone Spotted In Moroccan Airport. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image. | A drone jointly developed by France and Israel was recently spotted in a Moroccan airport located on the coast of the disputed region of Western Sahara. | On April 10, a number of sources shared a photo showing the drone, identified as an EADS Harfang, in Dakhla Airport. A short video of the drone flying over an unspecified part of Morocco also surfaced online. | The Harfang, known as Système Intérimaire de Drone [The Interim medium-altitude, long-endurance drone system] was specially developed…
(2021-04-11). ISIS Cells Sustain Heavy Losses In New Wave of Russian Airstrikes On Central Syria. southfront.org 
Illustrative image | On April 11, the Russian Aerospace Forces (VKS) resumed its combat operations against ISIS cells in Syria's central region. | Russian warplanes carried out a series of airstrikes on the terrorist group's hideouts in the following areas: | The outskirts of the town of al-Sukhanh in eastern Homs; | The administrative border between Raqqa and Deir Ezzor; | The Ithriyah road in eastern Hama. | According to the London-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, ISIS cells sust…
(2021-04-11). Turkey To Fulfill Egypt's Demands, Withdraw Mercenaries From Libya Within Five Months — Report. southfront.org 
File image | Turkey has laid down a detailed roadmap to normalize relations with Egypt within five months, the al-Arabiya TV reported on April 11. | Earlier this week, Egypt A s…
(2021-04-11). Houthis Attack Warplanes Shelters In Saudi Jizan Airport and King Khalid Air Base. southfront.org 
Illustrative image, source: the Houthis media wing | On April 11, the Houthis (Ansar Allah) attacked two airfields in the southern region of Saudi Arabia with suicide drones. | Brig. Gen. Yahya Sari, a spokesman for the Yemeni group, announced that two Qasef-2K drones had been launched at Jizan Regional Airport in the province of Jizan and King Khalid Air Base in the province of 'Asir. The drones targeted warplanes shelters. | The spokesman claimed that the attack was successful. According to him, the attack was a res…
(2021-04-11). Mysterious Fire Burned Down Military Base In Donetsk — Report. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | On April 10, the fire in the building of the former Donetsk meat processing plant broke out. Explosions were reportedly heard on the territory of the plant. | The fire was localized after midnight on April 11, almost 100 people participated in the extinguishing, according the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the DPR. | On April 11, On April 11, more detailed information about the fire was revealed. An officer of the Russian special services and former DPR warlord, Igor…
(2021-04-11). A New Conspiracy Targeting Sinjar. southfront.org 
Displaced Yazidi people, fleeing violence from forces loyal to the Islamic State in Sinjar town, walk towards the Syrian border, on the outskirts of Sinjar mountain, near the Syrian border town of Elierbeh of Al-Hasakah Governorate August 10, 2014. | Written by Once more, it seems the Yezidi-populated area Sinjar is under imminent threat — as it has been for quite a while. Sinjar has become a thorn in Erdogan's e…
(2021-04-11). Military Situation In Yemen On April 11, 2021 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | The Liaison and Coordination Officers' Operations Room (loyal to Ansar Allah) reported 245 ceasefire violations in al-Hudaydah during the past 24 hours | On April 10, Saudi-led coalition warplanes conducted 3 airstrikes on the Haradh area | On April 10, Saudi-led coalition warplanes conducted 4 airstrikes on the Khab and Shaaf area | On April 10, Saudi-led coalition warplanes conducted 4 airstrikes on the Sarwah area | On April 10, Ansar Allah repelled an attack by the Saudi…
(2021-04-11). Recent Israeli Strikes On Syria Destroyed Air Defense Systems, Warehouse: Satellite Images. southfront.org 
Illustrative: An Israeli Air Force F-35 Lightning II fighter jet takes part in a graduation ceremony for IAF pilots at the Hatzerim base in Israel's Negev desert on December 26, 2018. (Jack Guez/AFP) | The recent The…
(2021-04-11). Syrian Mercenaries Deny Fighting In Karabakh After Complaint Video Went Viral. southfront.org 
Screen grab from the new video, originally posted on Twitter by (@rahhalahmad06) | Recently, a The mercenaries seen in the video have now retracted their confession in a laughable manner in an attempt to clear the name of a notorious Turkish-backed…
(2021-04-11). Military Situation In Syria On April 11, 2021 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | On April 10, Russia reported that Idlib militants violated the ceasefire regime in Greater Idlib 22 times: 11 — in Idlib province, 4 — in Latakia province, 4 — in Hama province, 3 in Aleppo province | On April 10, artillery of Turkish-backed forces shelled SDF positions in the town of Ain Issa | On April 10, the SDF arrested 13 ISIS suspects in the al-Hawl refugee camp | On April 10, ISIS took responsibility for two attacks against the SDF in the Shahil…
(2021-04-11). Fallece Ramsey Clark: Fiscal general convertido a antiimperialista. liberationnews.org Ramsey Clark, ex Fiscal General de los Estados Unidos y reconocido abogado internacional de derechos humanos que se opuso a la agresión militar estadounidense en todo el mundo, murió pacíficamente el 9 de abril en su casa en la ciudad de Nueva York, rodeado de familiares cercanos. Tenía 93 años.
(2021-04-11). Egypt train crash: Prosecutor says driver 'was not at controls' during incident. middleeasteye.net 
Egypt train crash: Prosecutor says driver 'was not at controls' during incident | Investigation disputes suspects' claims they were in the train's cabin at the time of crash | Sun, 04/11/2021 – 14: 59 | The March 26 crash killed at least 20 people and left 199 injured near Sohag in southern Egypt (AFP) | Egypt's prosecutor said the driver and his assistant were not at the controls at the m…
(2021-04-11). Yemen's Marib battle raging on three fronts, leaving 123 dead in two days. middleeasteye.net 
Yemen's Marib battle raging on three fronts, leaving 123 dead in two days | Pro-government sources say Houthis have made progress on the Kassara and Al-Mashjah fronts | Sun, 04/11/2021 – 15: 36 | A fighter with forces loyal to Yemen's Saudi-backed government holds a position against Houthi fighters in Yemen's northeastern Marib province, on 6 April 2021 (AFP) | At least 123 pro-government…
(2021-04-11). Jordan's King Abdullah makes first joint appearance with Prince Hamzah since rift. middleeasteye.net 
Jordan's King Abdullah makes first joint appearance with Prince Hamzah since rift | Prince Hamzah was put under house arrest after he was accused of instigating an attempted coup and destabilising the country | Sun, 04/11/2021 – 12: 07 | A handout picture released by the Jordanian Royal Palace on 11 April 2021 shows Jordan's King Abdullah (C), Crown Prince Hussein (R) and Prince Hamzah (2n…
(2021-04-11). Baftas: Palestinian film 'The Present' wins best short film award. middleeasteye.net 
Baftas: Palestinian film 'The Present' wins best short film award | Set in the occupied West Bank, the film's achievement is testament to its accurate representation of the Palestinian experience | Sun, 04/11/2021 – 12: 43 | "The Present" is also nominated for the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film | The Present, a movie set in the occupied West Bank and directed by British-Palestinian filmmaker…
(2021-04-11). BAFTA: Palestinian film 'The Present' wins best short film award. middleeasteye.net BAFTA: Palestinian film 'The Present' wins best short film award | Set in the occupied West Bank, the film's achievement is testament to its accurate representation of the Palestinian experience | Sun, 04/11/2021 – 12: 43 | "The Present" is also nominated for the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film | The Present, a movie set in the occupied West Bank and directed by British-Palestinian filmmaker F…
(2021-04-11). Dominican Republic Mourns Intellectual Figure Marcio Veloz. telesurenglish.net The Dominican Republic's President Luis Abinader declared a national mourning day starting on Monday due to the death of prominent writer Marcio Veloz. | RELATED: | Specialized in American and Caribbean history studies, Veloz developed outstanding work in anthropology, archeology, education, and diplomacy fields. | He received several awards such as the National Poetry Prize in 1961, the National Short Story Aw…
(2021-04-11). How Bellingcat Launders National Security State Talking Points. popularresistance.org Investigative site Bellingcat is the toast of the popular press. In the past month alone, it has been described as "an intelligence agency for the people" (ABC Australia), a "transparent" and "innovative" (New Yorker) "independent news collective," "transforming investigative journalism" (Big Think), and an unequivocal "force for good" (South China Morning Post). Indeed, outside of a few alternative news sites, it is very hard to hear a negative word against Bellingcat, such is the gushing praise for the outlet founded in 2014. | This is troubling, because the evidence compiled in this investigation suggests Bell…
(2021-04-11). Ecuador: Observers Concerned About Private Pollster. telesurenglish.net Over 12 million Ecuadorians attend the second electoral round to elect their next president from the Union for Hope (UNES) party candidate Andrez Arauz and Creating Opportunities (CREO) party candidate Guillermo Lasso. | The National Electoral Council (CNE) closed the electoral process at 5 pm and announced that official results will begin to be released after 7: 00 pm. | RELATED: | 5: 45 PM EST: International…
(2021-04-11). Iran Demands International Response Against "Nuclear Terrorism" telesurenglish.net The attack against the electricity distribution network at the nuclear facility came just one day after Iran's president Hassan Rouhani inaugurated new centrifuges there, complying with the gradual resumption if Uranium enrichment in response to the US scrapping of the 2016 Nuclear Agreement and the restoration of sactions against the Islamic republic. | RELATED: | "The Islamic Republic of Iran, while condemning this…
(2021-04-11). U.S. Toxic Paraquat Litigation as Cases Mount Against Syngenta, Alleges "Weed Killing Product Causes Parkinson" globalresearch.ca Lawyers suing Swiss chemical company Syngenta are asking a U.S. judicial …
(2021-04-11). Baku: Multinational Turkic Council applauds Azerbaijani-Turkish war against Nagorno-Karabakh. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com The Cooperation Council of Turkic-Speaking States, consisting of Turkey, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan, was established in 2009 in Nakhchivan, capital of the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic of Azerbaijan. It was in part to compel Armenia to allow a land corridor between the rest of Azerbaijan and Nakhchivan that the Turkish-supported Azerbaijani military onslaught against Nagorno-Karabakh …
(2021-04-11). St. Vicent and the Granadines Covered In Ashes, Authorities Say. telesurenglish.net Saint Vicent and the Granadines National Emergency Management Organisation (NEMO) reported on Monday that there had been a massive power outage across the island following the latest explosive event at the La Soufriere volcano on Sunday morning. | RELATED: | In the update, NEMO said that "The majority of the country is out of power and covered in ash. Also, the authority said the conditions resembled "a battlefield." At le…
(2021-04-11). Video: The Legitimacy of American Democracy: Former Attorney General Ramsey Clark. globalresearch.ca Ramsey Clark has passed away. | His legacy and commitment to peace and justice will live forever. | He has been a source of inspiration to antiwar activists for more than half a century. | Below Ramsey's February 2016 interview with Christina Tobin …
(2021-04-11). Bolivia Saw a Significant Turnout in Second Elections Runoff. telesurenglish.net Bolivia's Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE) President Salvador Romero confirmed a "high and significant" turnout in the second regional election runoff celebrated in four departments on Sunday. | RELATED: | Preliminary data showed a decrease in electors' participation as compared to the first election round held on March 7; however, he noted that Sundays' turnout was within the parameters to guarantee the elections…
(2021-04-11). Video: The Legitimacy of American Democracy: Ramsey Clark and His Legacy. globalresearch.ca Ramsey Clark has passed away. | His legacy and commitment to peace and justice will live forever. | He has been a source of inspiration to antiwar activists for more than half a century. | Below Ramsey's February 2016 interview with Christina Tobin …
(2021-04-11). Election Bolivia: Four Out of Nine Departments Decide Today. telesurenglish.net Bolivia decides on Sunday the local governmental authorities in the departments of La Paz, Tarija, Pando, and Chuquisaca as the parties go to a second round in these regions following a landslide victory of the Movement Towards Socialism (MAS) on March 7. The ruling party seeks to consolidate its power in some of Bolivia's most important regions. | RELATED: | On March 7, the ruling party MAS won outright 240 seats…
(2021-04-11). General Election Day Begins in Peru. telesurenglish.net The electoral process had already started this Sunday in Peru. At 11H00 GMT, polling stations had already opened, although previously, several thousands of voters had already exercised their right to vote, either because they are residents abroad or under some other exception provided for in the national law. | RELATED: | A total of 18 candidates seek to, above all, occupy a place on the ballot. The polls have confirmed that up to seven candidates could be in a tech…
(2021-04-11). Cuban and Venezuelan Authorities Mourn Ramsey Clarks's Death. telesurenglish.net As an Attorney General, Clark stood up for civil rights and liberties in the Jonhson administration (1963-1969). He oversaw the drafting of the Civil Rights act, sanctioned housing discrimination, ordered a moratorium on federal executions and prison construction, and fought discrimination in employment alongside many other causes of social injustice.
(2021-04-11). The US-NATO War of Aggression against Yugoslavia. An Apology to the Serbian People. globalresearch.ca Sir! | As a German citizen and long-time friend of the Serbs, …
(2021-04-11). Argentina's Economy Minister Starts Tour To Renegotiate Debt. telesurenglish.net Argentina's Economy Minister Martin Guzman Saturday began an official trip to Europe to renegotiate his country's debts with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the Paris Club. | RELATED: | "We seek to get support from IMF shareholders to achieve a debt repayment program in line with Argentina's interests," Guzman stressed. | On Monday, the agenda will begin with a meeting with the German Federal Economy Ministe…
(2021-04-11). Peru Is Facing The Most Uncertain Elections In Its History. telesurenglish.net Unjustified absenteeism of polling station members, delays, and chaos on Sunday prevailed during the Peruvian election day, the first to be held in the country without knowing which two presidential candidates will advance to the second round. | RELATED: | Unlike in previous processes, a runoff election will be necessary because no candidate is projected to get even close to 50 percent of the votes. A survey by the Institute…
(2021-04-11). Biden Administration Allows Oil To Continue Flowing Through Dakota Access Pipeline. popularresistance.org Washington, DC – Speaking before a federal judge today, representatives from the Biden administration's U.S. Army Corps of Engineers indicated that the agency will not shutter the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL), despite the ongoing threats it poses to the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe and the fact that it is operating without a federal permit. Although President Joe Biden recently announced intentions to improve Tribal consultation and initiate long-term action to tackle climate change, his administration took a stance today that was identical to that of former President Trump. | Earlier this year, Standing Rock Sioux…
(2021-04-11). The Scourge of Militarism. tomdispatch.com The collapse of the Roman republic in 27 BC has significance today for the United States, which took many of its key political principles from its ancient predecessor. Separation of powers, checks and balances, government in accordance with constitutional law, a toleration of slavery, fixed terms in office, all these ideas were influenced by Roman precedents. John Adams and his son John Quincy Adams often read the great Roman political philosopher Cicero and spoke of him as an inspiration to them. Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay, authors of the Federalist Papers, writing in favor of ratification o…
(2021-04-11). Bolivia: Polling Stations Close After a Normal Election Runoff. telesurenglish.net Bolivia's local authorities began to close polling stations following the conclusion of the second runoff regional elections held in the departments of Chuquisaca, Tarija, Pando, and La Paz this Sunday. | RELATED: | Electoral Tables authorities will start vote counts in a public act that can be witnessed by citizens and political parties participating in the electoral race. | The candidates who were the most voted in these fou…
(2021-04-11). "Moving Masses of Destruction" to be Expected from La Soufriere, Scientist Says. telesurenglish.net "The volcano itself, the mountain Soufriere, and the communities there, not only have just survived the heavy ash, but now have the potential of being destroyed by the flows that go on the mountain side. These things are not like the ashes that damage things by the waves, these flows are really moving masses of destruction. They destroy everything in their path" said Richard Robertson, a geologist from the University of West Indies.
(2021-04-11). Why Activists have Launched a Fossil fuel non-proliferation treaty. juancole.com By Isabella Kaminski | — ( China Dialogue ) A fossil fuel non-proliferation treaty (FFNPT) initiative was formally launched last September by a coalition of academics, lawyers and activists. It's modelled on the landmark UN Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons agreed in the 1960s, and is built around the same three pillars: non-proliferation, …
(2021-04-11). Lasso Thanked Ecuadoreans for Coming Out to Vote in Peace. telesurenglish.net In his first speech after the partial presentation of official presidential election results, Creating Opportunities (CREO) candidate Guillermo Lasso thanked Ecuadorians for coming out to vote in peace. | "Ecuadorians believe in democracy," Lasso said and thanked Jaime Nebot, the leader of the Social Christian party and former mayor of Guayaquil. | RELATED: | The CREO candidate also mentioned Alfredo Borrero, whom he refer…
(2021-04-11). America's Predictable Betrayal of the 'Iran Nuclear Deal'. globalresearch.ca Despite campaign promises made by now US President Joe Biden to …
(2021-04-11). Bolivia Sees Peaceful Second-Round of Departmental Elections. telesurenglish.net Bolivia has seen on Sunday a peaceful election day concerning biosecurity measures. Thus far, there have been no significant irregularities reported as people in the departments of La Paz, Tarija, Pando, and Chuquisaca decide on its representative. After a landslide victory of the Movement Towards Socialism (MAS) on March 7, the ruling party seeks to consolidate its power in some of Bolivia's most important regions. | teleSUR's correspondent in Bolivia, Freddy Morales, reports there have been no irregularities in La Paz but a low voter turnout in several polling stations. | On the other hand, after casting his…
(2021-04-11). A Knee on the Neck of Long-term Political Prisoners. dissidentvoice.org The line between clearly defined political prisoners and prisoners targeted to make points for the political power structure is hidden. Criminalization is a standard tool of racial supremacists. George Floyd's death is familiar a thousand times over because it restates the predominant ethic of law enforcement's historical treatment of a minority population as revealed in …
(2021-04-11). Arauz: 'Today We Begin the Reconstruction Of Popular Power'. telesurenglish.net On Sunday night, the Union for Hope (UNES) candidate Andres Arauz held a press conference to express his political positions and recognize the victory of the Creating Opportunities (CREO) candidate Guillermo Lasso. | RELATED: | "From today we have to return to being one Ecuador… during campaigns, we sought to differentiate ourselves but today the time has come to build bridges and build consensus," he said. | "This is an elec…
(2021-04-11). International Organizations Express Concern Over Somalia. telesurenglish.net The African Union (AU), the European Union (EU), Inter-Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD), and the United Nations (UN) have expressed deep concern over the situation in Somalia. | RELATED: | On Sunday, in their latest meeting virtually AU, EU, IGAD, and UN noted the gravity of the ongoing political stalemate in Somalia over the holding of delayed elections and the continuing impasse in the dialogue between the Federal Government an…
(2021-04-11). Ramsey Clark to Barack Obama: Stop the War in Ukraine! globalresearch.ca Ramsey Clark has passed away. | His legacy will live forever. | He has been a source of inspiration to anti-war activists for more than half a century. | Our thoughts today are with Ramsey Clark, whom I first met in New …
(2021-04-11). European Court of Human Rights Rules that Mandatory Vaccinations Are Legal. globalresearch.ca The European Court of Human Rights has ruled that mandatory vaccinations …
(2021-04-11). The Southern African Development Community (SADC) Summit Addresses the Issue of "Terrorist Attacks" globalresearch.ca The Southern African Development Community (SADC) held an Extraordinary Double Troika …
(2021-04-11). Secretary of State Blinken throws down the gauntlet to China and Russia…again. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Secretary of State Blinken throws down the gauntlet to China and Russia…againRick Rozoff America began a new week with Secretary of State Anthony Blinken appearing on NBC's Meet the Press with Chuck Todd. One might forgive a traveler from another land or time forming the impression that almost all U.S. television news, cable and network …
(2021-04-11). Intervista a N. Nikonorova, ministro degli Esteri della Repubblica Popolare di Donetsk. globalresearch.ca Sul filo del rasoio: nel mezzo della crescente tensione tra Kiev e il Donbass, Natalia Nikonorova, ministro degli Esteri della Repubblica Popolare di Donetsk, descrive la situazione militare ed economica nel suo paese e le aspettative durante la nuova …
(2021-04-11). Echoes Of B.C.'s War In The Woods As Fairy Creek Blockade Builds. popularresistance.org British Columbia – Hundreds of activists are digging in at logging road blockades across a swath of southern Vancouver Island, vowing to stay as long as it takes to pressure the provincial government to immediately halt cutting of what they say is the last 3 per cent of giant old-growth trees left in the province. | The situation echoes the 1993 "war in the woods" in nearby Clayoquot Sound, which saw nearly 1,000 people arrested at similar logging blockades in the largest act of civil disobedience in Canadian history. | Tensions are rising. Just this weekend, the activists stopped a team of old-growth tree cutter…
(2021-04-11). Feast Your Eyes on the Trillion-Dollar SUV. commondreams.org The concentration of America's wealth has hit still another terrifying new milestone. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/ford-explorer-gettyimages-1079906988.jpg …
(2021-04-11). What's Really Behind the Opposition to a $15 Minimum Wage. commondreams.org Fifty-seven senators from both parties are determined to preserve an economic system that rewards the rich and punishes the poor. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/gettyimages-12313756721.jpg …
(2021-04-11). Vaccine Apartheid: A Threat to an Inclusive COP26. commondreams.org Rich nations are vaccinating one person every second while the majority of the poorest nations are yet to give a single dose. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/cop26.jpeg …
(2021-04-11). Arizona Republicans Declare Their Opposition to Democracy. commondreams.org After officially objecting to the federal reforms in the For the People Act, the state legislature is considering a raft of voter suppression bills. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/20210409_an_gt1279737243rm_1630x932.jpg …
(2021-04-11). American Consumers Deserve Better Than US Retailers Like Costco Provide. commondreams.org Grocery chains like Costco in the U.S. need to commit to making substantial changes that improve the welfare of chickens in their supply chains here at home. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/costco-rotisserie-oct-16-19.jpg …
(2021-04-11). Corporate Versus Public Control of Science And Technology. zcomm.org Are the public health crises of the last decade harbingers of a world doomed to declining human and planetary health or a wakeup call to act now to create a better future?
(2021-04-11). LA Mall Purchase Would Be the Biggest Victory Yet for Community-Driven Development. zcomm.org Until now there was never a project of this scale for community ownership of community spaces for the benefit of community rather than the purpose of making a lot of money…
(2021-04-11). The Significance of the NUMSA Appeal to the World for Mumia Abu-Jamal. zcomm.org Trade unions such as NUMSA are important to offset…
(2021-04-11). Georgia's Voter Suppression Is Sparking Boycotts. zcomm.org History Shows They Can Work…
(2021-04-11). The Movement to End At-Will Employment Is Getting Serious. zcomm.org Unlike much of the world, the U.S. doesn't ensure "just cause" employment. This coalition in Illinois hopes to change that…
(2021-04-11). "Capitalism has Become a Weapon of Mass Destruction" zcomm.org Interview on India, nationalism, literature and politics…
(2021-04-11). Jim Crow Voting Laws — Then and Now. zcomm.org Though the old and new methods and details are different, the political goal remains the same — maintenance of white-supremacy…
(2021-04-11). The U.S. War on Drugs is Driving the Displacement Crisis. zcomm.org Why are desperate refugees turning up on the U.S. border? Because we have offloaded the costs of the drug war on Latin America…
(2021-04-11). Technology drives Beijing 2022 towards green and safe. ecns.cn The "Experience Beijing" ice sports testing program came to a successful end on Saturday as Beijing 2022 welcomed its 300-day countdown. Events of six ice sports were staged in five Olympic venues in downtown Beijing during the 10-day tests.
(2021-04-11). China's top market regulator imposes penalty on Alibaba Group over monopoly conduct. ecns.cn File photo shows a logo of China's e-commerce giant Alibaba in Hangzhou, capital of east China's Zhejiang Province. (Xinhua/Wang Dingchang)…
(2021-04-11). WHO slams 'shocking imbalance' in global vaccine distribution. ecns.cn The World Health Organization has called out a "shocking imbalance" in the global distribution of vaccines, with rich nations far outstripping poorer countries in their immunization drives.
(2021-04-11). Alibaba Group fined for monopolistic act of abusing dominant market position. ecns.cn China's State Administration for Market Regulation said Saturday it has fined Alibaba Group for the monopolistic act of abusing its dominant market position.
(2021-04-11). Shanghai Disneyland celebrates 5th birthday with brand-new firework show. ecns.cn A brand-new nighttime fireworks show called Illuminate!! A Nighttime Celebration made its debut at Shanghai Disney Resort to celebrate its 5th birthday on Thursday.
(2021-04-11). China willing to work with Brazil to promote comprehensive strategic partnership: Chinese FM. ecns.cn Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi said Saturday that China is willing to work with Brazil to promote their comprehensive strategic partnership to continue to make new progress.
(2021-04-11). New issue of Boeing 737 MAX to put some jets grounded. ecns.cn Boeing announced on Friday that the company has recommended to 16 carriers that they address a potential electrical issue in a specific group of 737 MAX airplanes before further operations.
(2021-04-11). Beautiful Daqing-Guangzhou Highway in East China's Yifeng. ecns.cn Located in Yifeng County, Yichun City, the Wuning-Ji'an section of Daqing-Guangzhou Highway became shrouded in cloud and mist after a flurry of rain.
(2021-04-11). Sanya places 870 artificial reefs to improve marine ecology. ecns.cn A total of 870 artificial reefs with a total volume of more than 30,000 cubic meters are to be placed in the national marine ranching demonstration zone in Sanya Wuzhizhou Island in a month since April 8.
(2021-04-11). UK mourns Prince Philip who dies at 99. ecns.cn The death of Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, at the age of 99, was announced by Buckingham Palace on Friday.
(2021-04-11). Xi: Step up crackdown on telecom, online fraud. ecns.cn Telecom and online fraud has become the fastest growing criminal offense that severely affects the public's sense of security as the internet has rapidly developed in recent years.
(2021-04-11). Iran launches advanced IR-6 uranium enrichment centrifuges to mark Day of Nuclear Technology. ecns.cn Iran celebrated its National Day of Nuclear Technology on Saturday with an event held simultaneously in Tehran and in nuclear sites in different Iranian cities, in which advanced IR-6 centrifuges started operating, and more than 100 other nuclear industry innovations were unveiled.
(2021-04-11). Hainan to be focal point of reforms. ecns.cn The central government on Friday launched a series of financial measures to turn Hainan Free Trade Port into a focal point of China's deepened reforms, showing the nation's latest efforts to further open up to the world, said experts.
(2021-04-11). Athletes praise China's National Speed Skating Oval. ecns.cn The National Speed Skating Oval, also known as "The Ice Ribbon", is the only new venue built for ice events of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic Games.
(2021-04-11). Chinese FM urges continuity, stability of China-EU relations. ecns.cn Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Friday called on China and the European Union (EU) to maintain continuity and stability of their relations and to jointly confront destabilizing factors in the world as well as various global problems.
(2021-04-11). Sinopharm, CoronaVac to be assessed between April 26 and May 3: WHO. ecns.cn Chinese vaccines Sinopharm and CoronaVac (Sinovac) are in the final stage of evaluation by the Emergency Use Listing of the World Health Organization (WHO) and a "final decision" should be made between April 26 and May 3, a WHO official said in a press conference on Friday.
(2021-04-11). Inflation this year to be kept within range. ecns.cn Any major risks brought by surging inflation will remain at bay in China over the coming months amid falling pork prices and a moderate recovery in domestic demand, officials and experts said on Friday.
(2021-04-11). China commemorates 50th anniversary of Ping-Pong Diplomacy. ecns.cn A special event was held here on Saturday to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Ping-Pong Diplomacy between China and the United States.
(2021-04-11). USF, Hanging Nooses & The Struggle Against Racism with BSU President. indybay.org Another hanging noose has been put up at the University of San Francisco. UCF BSU president Brianna Johnson talks with WorkWeek about this incident and how the University officials have dealt with this.,…
(2021-04-11). Saturday 5/1: (Online) May Day 2021: Celebrating the Struggles of the Past. indybay.org Online meeting, see website for details…
(2021-04-11). Wells Fargo and BlackRock Fossil Fuel Funding Protested. indybay.org Activists paint street mural on Montgomery Street and leave their mark at BlackRock…
(2021-04-11). Saturday 4/24: Save 1921 Walnut, Save People's Park! indybay.org 1921 Walnut Street | Berkeley, CA 94704…
(2021-04-11). What has been revealed in the trial of Derek Chauvin? indybay.org The criminal trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, charged with the murder of George Floyd, has provided a glimpse into the grim reality of American society.
(2021-04-11). We Should All Be Afraid of the New Cold War. scheerpost.com U.S. Pacific Fleet / CC BY-NC 2.0] By William Astore / TomDispatch The future isn't what it used to be. As a teenager in the 1970s, I watched a lot of TV science fiction shows, notably Space: 1999 and UFO, that imagined a near future of major moon bases and alien attacks on Earth. Movies of that era like Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey envisioned colossal spaceships and space stations… |
(2021-04-11). Iran Sees Israeli Cyberattack as Nuclear Terrorism. news.antiwar.com Seemingly timed to disrupt ongoing P5+1 nuclear talks in Vienna, a cyberattack against Natanz has caused a power failure and Israeli officials have not commented directly yet, but