(2021-04-30). May Day: Made in the U.S.A. peoplesworld.org 
Download and print a PDF of this article for easy distribution at May Day events. CHICAGO—On the morning of Oct. 6, 1886, Albert Parsons, native of Alabama, whose brother was a general in the Civil War, rose in a Chicago courtroom to make the last speech of his life. He was facing his doom as …
(2021-04-30). Dozens Dead, Hundreds Injured In Tajik-Kyrgyz Border Escalation (VIDEOS). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | On April 29th, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan blamed each other for cross-border shelling and clashes that left dozens dead and injured in a conflict over water. | The conflict began on April 28th. | Tensions along the border in the two Central Asian countries is not uncommon. | Troops from the two countries exchanged gunfire for most of the day around a water supply facility near the village of Kok-Tash in western Kyrgyzstan on the border with Tajikistan. | Initially, Kyrgyzstan said that…
(2021-04-30). At Least 44 Dead After Crush And Stampede At Israeli Religious Festival (VIDEO). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | In the early hours of April 30th, at least 44 people were crushed to death in a stampede at an over-crowded religious bonfire festival in Israel. | Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu described it as a "heavy disaster". | The stampede happened as tens of thousands of ultra-Orthodox Jews thronged to the Galilee tomb of 2nd-century sage Rabbi Shim Bar Yochai for annual Lag B'Omer commemorations that include all-night prayer, mystical songs and dance. | Witnesses said people were asphyxiated or t…
(2021-04-30). At Least 44 Dead After Crush And Stampede At Israeli Religious Festival (VIDEO). southfront.org Click to see full-size image | In the early hours of April 30th, at least 44 people were crushed to death when crush took place and a stampede broke out at an over-crowded religious bonfire festival in Israel. | Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu described it as a "heavy disaster". | The stampede happened as tens of thousands of ultra-Orthodox Jews thronged to the Galilee tomb of 2nd-century sage Rabbi Shim Bar Yochai for annual Lag B'Omer commemorations that include all-night prayer, mystical songs and dance. | Witnesses…
(2021-04-30). The CIA Has Been Taking Over for Decades—Even Former Presidents Tried to Warn Us BY MODERATOR. counterpunch.org December 22, 1963 — exactly one month after President John F. Kennedy had been assassinated, former President Harry S. Truman published an op-ed in the Washington Post that most people, especially our perfumed ruling elite, wanted to ignore. Truman, who signed the CIA into existence just after World War II, wrote, "I think it has become necessary to
(2021-04-30). Pelosi backs commission to cover up Republican complicity in January 6 coup attempt. indybay.org The proposed commission, editorially endorsed by the New York Times, would have equal representation for the Republican Party, whose congressional representatives largely backed the effort by Trump to overturn the 2020 election and establish a presidential dictatorship.
(2021-04-30). Reporting from Around the World, Reese Erlich Was a Beacon of Independent Journalism. indybay.org He challenged "the basic assumptions of empire"
(2021-04-30). Bottom-up Politics: Grassroots Activism Drive Pro-Palestine Shift in the US. counterpunch.org 
At a recent virtual J Street Conference, US Senators, Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren broke yet another political taboo when they expressed willingness to leverage US military aid as a way to pressure Israel to respect Palestinian human rights. Sanders believes that the US "must be willing to bring real pressure to bear, including restricting
(2021-04-30). IG Report Finds Trump Aid to Venezuela Was Aimed at Toppling Maduro. commondreams.org A new report from USAID's inspector general shows Trump-era U.S. aid to Venzuela was at least partially motivated by a desire for regime change. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/venezuela_0.jpg …
(2021-04-30). Selected Articles: Has Washington Lured Erdogan into a Bear Trap? globalresearch.ca 
By To the memory of late Kevin Zeese. His legacy will live. Seventy years of attacks on the right…
(2021-04-30). 'May Day' Militancy Needed to Create the Economy We Need. globalresearch.ca First published on April 30, 2018 | To the memory of late Kevin Zeese. His legacy will live. | Seventy years of attacks on the right to unionize have left the union movement representing only 10 percent of workers. The investor …
(2021-04-30). Demanding 'Papers Not Crumbs,' Undocumented Immigrants Risk Arrest Outside Biden White House. commondreams.org "WE will be the ones to define what the 'priorities' on immigration are—not Biden," said Movimiento Cosecha. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/undocumented_protest.jpg …
(2021-04-30). Support for Essential Labor Has Largely Excluded Migrant Women Farmworkers. commondreams.org "Many women farmworkers do not even have access to their own income. Employers will often officially enroll a male employee while his wife and children work off the books." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/laborforce.jpg …
(2021-04-30). Incarcerating Innocents and Migrants in the U.S. counterpunch.org 
Parallels between U.S. abuse of Hispanic migrants and that of Jews in the very early Nazi years are deeply creepy. They were even creepier when Trump was president. That's because he was happy to demonize this Central American and Mexican minority, to deploy the full power of the state against it and to unleash police
(2021-05-01). More reports surface of child deaths from COVID-19 in the US as students remain in classrooms. wsws.org Deaths among children are rising against the backdrop of the deadly reopening of public schools and the spread of new contagious variances of the virus.
(2021-05-01). [World Report] Controversy surrounds Merkel's new lockdown powers. thelancet.com Following a parliamentary victory, the German chancellor can force municipalities into lockdowns to curb COVID-19. Rob Hyde reports.
(2021-05-01). [World Report] Experts criticise India's complacency over COVID-19. thelancet.com Mass gatherings have been permitted as cases soar and patients die, while experts criticise a lack of planning and flexibility in the COVID-19 response. Anoo Bhuyan reports from New Delhi.
(2021-05-01). [Comment] Tocilizumab in COVID-19: some clarity amid controversy. thelancet.com Hyperactivation of the immune response, including release of pro-inflammatory cytokines such as interleukin-6 (IL-6), might play a key role in the pathophysiology of severe illness from COVID-19.1 Consistent with this notion, one of the few therapies that reduces mortality in hospitalised patients with COVID-19 is the corticosteroid, dexamethasone.2 Accordingly, there has been great interest in examining whether treatment with additional, more targeted anti-inflammatory agents beyond steroids could provide further benefit.
(2021-05-01). [Articles] Tocilizumab in patients admitted to hospital with COVID-19 (RECOVERY): a randomised, controlled, open-label, platform trial. thelancet.com In hospitalised COVID-19 patients with hypoxia and systemic inflammation, tocilizumab improved survival and other clinical outcomes. These benefits were seen regardless of the amount of respiratory support and were additional to the benefits of systemic corticosteroids.
(2021-05-01). Dozens killed in crush at Israeli religious festival. wsws.org Despite warnings from Israeli health officials that the mass celebrations could become a super spreader event, the authorities allowed the event to go ahead. It was the largest gathering since the start of the pandemic.
(2021-05-01). Ukrainian President Zelensky deepens alliance with far right. wsws.org Zelensky is seeking to appoint the notorious neo-Nazi figure Serhiy Sternenko, who was directly involved in the 2014 Odessa massacre, as head of Ukraine's Security Service (SBU) in Odessa.
(2021-05-01). Workers Struggles: Asia, Australia and the Pacific. wsws.org The World Socialist Web Site invites workers and other readers to contribute to this regular feature.
(2021-05-01). Stop front boarding on Berlin buses—prepare strike action! wsws.org The decision of the Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe (BVG, Berlin Transit Company) management to reintroduce front boarding on buses next Monday, despite rising infection figures, is a deliberate provocation and must not be allowed.
(2021-05-01). Clayton County, Georgia sheriff indicted on federal criminal charges for brutalizing detainees. wsws.org According to federal prosecutors, Sheriff Victor Hill directed his deputies to leave four inmates tightly strapped to a restraining chair for long hours.
(2021-05-01). "The Danton, Robespierre, and Marat of America, all rolled into one": A new biography of antislavery leader Thaddeus Stevens. wsws.org Stevens personified the uncompromising abolitionist struggle against slavery in the Civil War era and the early years of Reconstruction.
(2021-05-01). Workers and youth in Germany support call for International Workers Alliance and mobilise for ICFI May Day online rally. wsws.org Workers and youth from across Germany tell the WSWS why they support the International Committee of the Fourth International's (ICFI) call for the formation of the International Workers Alliance of Rank-and-File Committees and will be attending tomorrow's May Day rally of the ICFI.
(2021-05-01). Student occupy four universities in Britain as rent strikes continue. wsws.org The universities refusal to offer any further concessions, has sparked the new round of occupations at the University of Nottingham, the University of Sheffield and Sheffield Hallam University, and University of Manchester.
(2021-05-01). Airbus collaborates with Spanish trade unions to demobilise fight against plant closure. wsws.org The trade unions are working with Airbus management to demobilise workers against a widely expected plant closure at Puerto Real, Cádiz.
(2021-05-01). Amid protests over police murder of Andrew Brown, Jr., Elizabeth City, North Carolina bans public assembly without permit. wsws.org The city's proclamation effectively makes any demonstration in the next two weeks illegal and severely restricts the right to protest in the days after.
(2021-05-01). [Comment] Decisions about antihypertensive treatment should focus on reducing cardiovascular risk. thelancet.com Epidemiological studies1,2 provide strong evidence for an association between high blood pressure and fatal cardiovascular complications, and interventional studies have shown that antihypertensive treatments reduce cardiovascular events and all-cause mortality.3,4 Although the target blood pressure for patients with hypertension receiving treatment in the current US guidelines5 is less than 130/80 mm Hg and European recommendations indicate achieving 120—129/70—79 mm Hg for people younger than 65 years (and 130—139/70—79 mm Hg for those ‚â•65 years),6 other guidelines suc…
(2021-05-01). [Correspondence] Multiple myeloma triplet therapies: baseline characteristics and control groups. thelancet.com Given that the bortezomib and dexamethasone combination treatment has been shown to be inferior to contemporary treatments in clinical trials well before the BOSTON trial began enrolling,1 why did Sebastian Grosicki and colleagues2 consider bortezomib and dexamethasone for the control group for patients in the USA? How many patients from the USA were enrolled?
(2021-05-01). [Correspondence] Multiple myeloma triplet therapies: baseline characteristics and control groups. thelancet.com Sebastian Grosicki and colleagues1 reported the results of a randomised study among patients with previously treated multiple myeloma comparing selinexor, bortezomib, and dexamethasone versus standard bortezomib and dexamethasone. The primary endpoint was progression-free survival, and the investigators observed improved progression-free survival in the selinexor, bortezomib, and dexamethasone group. However, we are concerned about whether the presence of extramedullary plasmacytomas was well balanced between the two groups.
(2021-05-01). [Correspondence] Multiple myeloma triplet therapies: baseline characteristics and control groups — Authors' reply. thelancet.com We thank Ghulam Mohyuddin and colleagues for their interest in our Article1 but respectfully disagree with their labelling of the bortezomib and dexamethasone group in our study as an inferior control group. First, according to their own definition, an inferior or suboptimal control group uses a treatment that is not standard of care, with standard of care being a treatment recommended by current guidelines and review papers.2 The bortezomib and dexamethasone doublet drug regimen is a standard-of-care treatment for patients with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma, because it is recommended by the 2021 editio…
(2021-05-01). [Correspondence] Postoperative radiotherapy in prostate cancer. thelancet.com The initial results of the RADICALS-RT trial by Christopher Parker and colleagues1 and the GETUG-AFU 17 trial by Paul Sargos and colleagues2 suggest equal biochemical progression-free survival of adjuvant or salvage radiotherapy after radical prostatectomy, with an increased risk of urinary morbidity after adjuvant radiotherapy, leading the investigators to conclude that an observation policy with salvage radiotherapy in case of biochemical recurrence should be regarded as standard of care. We believe that the presented data should be interpreted with caution.
(2021-05-01). [Correspondence] Postoperative radiotherapy in prostate cancer — Authors' reply. thelancet.com Advances in radiotherapy techniques have reduced treatment-related morbidity. Patients having salvage radiotherapy in our RADICALS-RT trial1 might have been more likely to receive intensity-modulated radiation therapy than those having adjuvant treatment. However, this does not alter our conclusion that salvage radiotherapy should be the current standard of care. Indeed, one advantage of a salvage radiotherapy policy is that delaying treatment means that patients can benefit from any further developments in radiotherapy techniques.
(2021-05-01). [Obituary] Nawal El Saadawi. thelancet.com Writer, activist, and physician. She was born on Oct 27, 1931, in Kafr Tahla, Egypt, and died on March 21, 2021, in Cairo, Egypt, aged 89 years.
(2021-05-01). [Articles] Pharmacological blood pressure lowering for primary and secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease across different levels of blood pressure: an individual participant-level data meta-analysis. thelancet.com In this large-scale analysis of randomised trials, a 5 mm Hg reduction of systolic blood pressure reduced the risk of major cardiovascular events by about 10%, irrespective of previous diagnoses of cardiovascular disease, and even at normal or high—normal blood pressure values. These findings suggest that a fixed degree of pharmacological blood pressure lowering is similarly effective for primary and secondary prevention of major cardiovascular disease, even at blood pressure levels currently not considered for treatment.
(2021-05-01). [Perspectives] Comics as anti-racist education and advocacy. thelancet.com Academic medicine is increasingly recognising the importance of teaching about structural racism in medicine to help ameliorate racial health-care disparities. Yet such teaching can be challenging and, in some settings, considered controversial. Leveraging the power of narrative, comics can contribute to education about structural racism.
(2021-05-01). [World Report] Outcry over persecution of health workers in Myanmar. thelancet.com Doctors in Myanmar report "terrifying" arrests and abductions, prompting calls for stronger international condemnation. Megan Tatum reports.
(2021-05-01). [Perspectives] Reframing ancient medicine. thelancet.com The Invention of Medicine: From Homer to Hippocrates by Robin Lane Fox is an exciting addition to a flurry of books on ancient medicine in recent years. This flurry may surprise a lay audience accustomed to thinking of medicine in antiquity through certain landmark names and notions, such as Hippocrates and his Oath, humoral theory, Galen, and their reception in the medieval Islamic world. But a much more nuanced picture of ancient healing practices and theories has emerged in the past few decades: a picture in which Hippocrates—or rather the collection of texts attributed to him—and Galen have been r…
(2021-04-30). The Supreme Court Considers a Cheerleader's Off Campus Free Speech Rights. aclu.org This week, the Supreme Court heard arguments in a case that has huge implications for the free speech rights of students. The case involves then 14-year-old Brandi Levy, a cheerleader at Mahanoy Area High School in Pennsylvania, and her post on the social media platform Snapchat. One of her cheerleading coaches saw…
(2021-04-30). Vegan And Other Nonviolence News. indybay.org Smithfield pollution, chicken rights, Supreme Court and other news…
(2021-04-30). Revealed: The UK Government Campaign to Force Julian Assange from the Ecuadorian Embassy. globalresearch.ca The UK government paid £8,330 in November 2018 to bring Ecuador's …
(2021-04-30). The WHO Confirms that the Covid-19 PCR Test is Flawed: Estimates of "Positive Cases" are Meaningless. The Lockdown Has No Scientific Basis. globalresearch.ca One year later the WHO retracts. They don't say "We Made a Mistake". It's carefully formulated. While they do not officially deny the validity of their misleading January 2020 guidelines, they recommend RT-PCR "Re-testing" (which everybody knows is an impossibility).
(2021-04-30). Australian unions' report underlines economic impact of COVID-19 pandemic. wsws.org According to the report, if workers' share of GDP had remained at the levels recorded in 1970 then total wages would have been $200 billion higher in 2019 and workers would have received on average $15,000 in additional income.
(2021-04-30). The Truth About COVID-19. globalresearch.ca National and global crises are seen as opportunities by government technocrats, …
(2021-04-30). Workers Struggles: Europe, Middle East & Africa. wsws.org Indefinite walkout by 3,000 Georgian manganese miners and supporters in Chiatura over pay and conditions; pay strikes across the Netherlands in metal and electronics industries over employers' 1.1 percent offer; teachers' disputes in France and England over lack of COVID safety, privatisation and victimisations.
(2021-04-30). Work to Die For: COVID-19 and U.S. Labor. counterpunch.org Gustavo "Kike" Ramirez would have turned 17 this year. He died when his employer failed to provide him with a safety harness at a Nashville, Tennessee construction site on June 23, 2020. "It was ten months ago, and I still think about him every day," said Jenifer Enamorado Ayala, recalling her brother's preventable fall that
(2021-04-30). Corona in Cow Land — India Critical. counterpunch.org 
People are dying outside hospitals because there are no beds available. A big private hospital known for its celebrity patients has transformed its lobby into a Covid ward. In other hospitals patients are sharing beds; some are getting oxygen while lying down on the floor or even in an autorickshaw parked outside. These are the lucky few. Many are still begging for help.
(2021-04-30). Identifying Post-Vaccination Complications and Their Causes: An Analysis of COVID-19 Patient Data. globalresearch.ca Statement of Position | After several months dealing with capacity-related issues in …
(2021-04-30). Joe Rogan Clarifies His Remarks on COVID-19 Vaccination: 'I'm Not a Doctor'. sputniknews.com Previously, Rogan got in hot water after he said during his podcast that if asked, he would not advise young and healthy people to get vaccinated against COVID-19.
(2021-04-30). Sinking Feeling: Canadian Man Builds Submarine During COVID Lockdown. sputniknews.com The miniature sub can dive to a depth of 400 feet and has enough oxygen for its one-man crew for 72 hours.
(2021-04-30). Imperial feeds into proposals on Covid recovery. imperial.ac.uk Imperial has contributed to a new report on how the UK can recover from the impacts of Covid-19.
(2021-04-30). Europe: COVID must spark rethink to prioritize 'human lives' over economic policies. news.un.org The devastating impact of COVID-19 serves as a stark reminder that the European Union must "put human lives" above economic policy considerations, that privilege competition between EU Member States, an independent UN human rights expert said on Friday.
(2021-04-30). Myanmar approaching point of economic collapse: UN report. news.un.org The turmoil following the military coup in Myanmar, coupled with the impact of COVID-19 could result in up to 25 million people — nearly half of the country's population, living in poverty by early next year, a United Nations report said on Friday.
(2021-04-30). Albania Approves Use of Russian COVID-19 Vaccine Sputnik V. sputniknews.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Albania has approved the use of Sputnik V, a Russian COVID-19 vaccine, the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) said on Friday, adding that the Balkan country has already received its first shipment.
(2021-04-30). 8,430 Dead 354,177 Injuries: European Database of Adverse Drug Reactions for COVID-19 "Vaccines" globalresearch.ca The European database of suspected drug reaction reports is
(2021-04-30). 1,047 Dead 725,079 Reported Injuries following COVID19 Experimental "Vaccines" Reported in the U.K. globalresearch.ca The UK Government's
(2021-04-30). Case for a People's Vaccine. counterpunch.org The COVID-19 pandemic has unleashed an unending onslaught on humanity. The world has seen 3.12 million deaths due to the Coronavirus till April 27 and several people have died due to hunger owing to the lockdowns, shutdowns resulting in disastrous economic consequences. The countries are in 2nd, 3rd and 4th waves of COVID-19. The governments have intervened
(2021-04-30). Selected Articles: The Covid-19 "Experimental" mRNA Vaccine. Are You Being Told the Truth? globalresearch.ca 
By The American people are not being told the truth about Covid, masks, social distancing, lockdowns, mortality or vaccines. In fact, the only …
(2021-04-30). Dr. Sucharit Bhakdi Interview: COVID Vaccine Blood Clot Risk Was Known, Ignored & Buried. globalresearch.ca Joining us today is Dr. Sucharit Bhakdi, here to discuss …
(2021-04-30). Russia Produces First Batch of COVID-19 Vaccine for Animals. telesurenglish.net Russia's Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance (Rosselkhoznadzor) announced the production of the first batch of 17,000 doses of "Carnivac-Cov", which are the first COVID-19 vaccines specifically designed for application in animals. | RELATED: | So far, over 20 companies and institutions have expressed interest to negotiate its registration and supply in Germany, Greece, Poland, Austria, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan…
(2021-04-30). As COVID-19 infections engulf India, Modi government fails to guarantee free vaccines. wsws.org The tsunami-like spread of the coronavirus exposes the Modi government's refusal to develop a serious and scientifically-based response to the pandemic.
(2021-04-30). Cuba Offers Its COVID-19 Vaccines to Eurasian Countries. telesurenglish.net Cuba's Prime Minister Manuel Marrero announced that his nation is willing to provide COVID-19 vaccines to the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU). | RELATED: | "Given the incidence of COVID-19 in our countries, the high prices of vaccines, and estimates that it would take 21 years to immunize the world population, we reiterate our willingness to support the EEU states in the fight against this pandemic with our vaccines,"
(2021-04-30). The Nuremberg Doctors Trial and Modern Medicine's Panic Promotion of the FDA's Experimental and Unapproved COVID-19 mRNA Vaccines. globalresearch.ca Should physicians in the NIH, the CDC, the NIAID and the FDA (all of whom presumably pledged the hippocratic oath at the beginning of their medical careers) who then promoted the untested experimental emergency use authorized (EEUA) Covid-19 Vaccines, be subject to the Nuremberg Code of Ethics?
(2021-04-30). Entry of passengers from eastern borders halted due to COVID. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 30 (MNA) — Spokesman for the Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration (IRICA) said that entry of Pakistani and Afghan passengers and also other nationals from eastern borders into the country was completely prohibited.
(2021-04-30). Iran to start public COVID-19 vaccination as of June 'Likely'. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 30 (MNA) — A member of the National Coronavirus Combat and Prevention Headquarters revealed that the country will kick off the mass vaccination of people against COVID-19 as of June.
(2021-04-30). 'Keep Your Promise': Ady Barkan Urges Biden to Support Covid-19 Vaccine Patent Waiver. commondreams.org www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/barkan_biden.png …
(2021-04-30). Third Round of COVID Checks Led to Historic Monthly Rise in Household Income. truthout.org 
The third round of coronavirus relief checks, which have been sent to Household income rose 21.1% in March after Presid…
(2021-04-30). Canadian single mother infected by COVID-19: "They said schools are safe. They said kids cannot get it. Liars!" wsws.org Having likely caught the virus from one of her two kids, who were forced to attend school by the reckless policy pursued by the British Columbia NDP government, Lily has become a vocal advocate for the closure of all schools to bring the pandemic under control and save lives.
(2021-04-30). Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast: Mayo Clinic Laboratories delivers during COVID-19. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Medical Laboratory Professionals Week: April 18 – 24, 2021, is the perfect time to recognize the remarkable work of clinical laboratory professionals, especially during COVID-19 and as Mayo Clinic Laboratories celebrates its 50th anniversary. ________________________________________ Mayo Clinic Laboratories has performed over 3 million COVID-19 tests. "In December 2019, there was a disease, and three months …
(2021-04-30). Leading US hospitals team up to promote COVID-19 vaccination. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org CLEVELAND, Ohio, and ROCHESTER, Minn. — A coalition of 60 top hospitals and health care institutions have joined forces in a nationwide campaign to encourage adults to get vaccinated against COVID-19. Led by Cleveland Clinic and Mayo Clinic, the campaign "Get the Vaccine to Save Lives" is designed to reassure the public that vaccines are …
(2021-04-30). Mayo Clinic Q and A: Combating allergies, asthma during COVID-19. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I am allergic to many types of pollen, and spring is always a challenging time of year for me. This year, my allergies seem to be worse. I am wondering if I need to be concerned that my symptoms may be related to COVID-19, as I have not yet been vaccinated for COVID-19. …
(2021-04-30). COVID-19: Who's at higher risk of serious symptoms? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Over a year into the COVID-19 pandemic, it's important to remind people who is more at risk of serious coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) symptoms, which can vary widely. Some people have no symptoms at all, while others become so sick that they eventually need mechanical assistance to breathe. This article is written by Mayo Clinic …
(2021-04-30). New CDC guidance for vaccinated adults. What does it mean? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) today announced updated COVID-19 guidance for masking outdoors and for fully vaccinated people. For instance, fully vaccinated people no longer need to wear a protective mask outdoors, except in certain crowded settings and venues. "I completely agree with the updated CDC recommendations," says Dr. Abinash Virk, a …
(2021-04-30). Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast: COVID-19 vaccine confidence and the importance of that second dose. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org While the number of people being vaccinated for COVID-19 is dropping, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and other medical experts continue to strongly encourage people to get vaccinated for COVID-19. And that means that those who are being vaccinated with the Moderna and Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine should get their first and second doses …
(2021-04-30). Factory Owners Worldwide Stand Ready to Manufacture Covid-19 Vaccines. zcomm.org Bill Gates said he doesn't think the recipe for the vaccine should be shared. Drugmakers are eager to retrofit their facilities and get to work…
(2021-04-30). Work to Die For: COVID-19 and U.S. Labor. zcomm.org "We're fighting now to make everyone's job safer, so no other family has to suffer this kind of tragedy"
(2021-04-30). New COVID-19 Variant, Linked to India's Record Wave of Infections & Deaths. zcomm.org "This virus behaves differently now, in that it's much more infectious"
(2021-04-30). Headlines for April 30, 2021. democracynow.org India COVID Cases Continue to Soar as Arundhati Roy Decries "Crime Against Humanity", Deaths Soar in Latin America; Brazil COVID Death Toll Tops 400,000, 44 Ultra-Orthordox Jews Die in Stampede at Religious Site, Abbas Postpones Palestinian Elections, USAID Watchdog Criticizes Trump's Politicization of Aid to Venezuela, Thousands Flee into Thailand as Burmese Junta Launches Airstrikes Near Border, Florida Approves Sweeping Voter Suppression Bill, West Virginia, Florida & Texas Bills Target Trans Youth, Biden Vows to Close Private Detention Centers in Response to Georgia Protesters, Right-Wing Extremists Face New…
(2021-04-30). The Global Deep State: A New World Order Brought to You by COVID-19. globalresearch.ca "A psychotic world we live in. The madmen are in power."‚Äï …
(2021-04-30). May 1: Making International Workers' Day a Day of Action Against Imperialism. globalresearch.ca War, repression, and imperialism characterize the objective plight of billions of …
(2021-04-30). The EU Parliament's Anti-Russian Resolution Is Dangerous. globalresearch.ca Russia is a major world power, and if the EU can …
(2021-04-30). Gran conglomerado farmacéutico con antecedentes penales: Pfizer se hace cargo del mercado de vacunas de la Unión Europea de 1,800 millones de dosis. globalizacion.ca 
"Cientos de millones de personas han recibido una inyección que permite inyectar una molécula de" terapia genética "biorreactiva en sus cuerpos debido al miedo, la ignorancia y la negativa a considerar que las personas que promueven esto… tienen motivos ocultos" …
(2021-04-30). People's Action, Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Cori Bush, and Sunrise Movement Host National Day of Action for Green New Deal. peoplesaction.org Groups Push Newly Introduced Green Legislation: Green New Deal Resolution, Civilian Climate Corps, and Green New Deal for Cities Contact: Johanna Kichton, press@peoplesaction.org, 240.206.1145 WASHINGTON, D.C.—People's Action today joined U.S. Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-New York, Cori Bush, D-Mo., and Sunrise Movement to lead a national day of action to support the Green New Deal (GND). Participants will call their elected Members of Congress …
(2021-04-30). Noam Chomsky — Bakunin's Predictions. counterpunch.org 
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(2021-04-30). Freedom Rider: Gun violence starts at the top. mronline.org 
If the state reserves the right to commit mass murder no one should be surprised that the people follow suit. | April 30, 2021 | Newswire…
(2021-04-30). Warning of Threat to 'Humanity and the Natural World,' Hawaii State Legislature Becomes First in US to Declare Climate Emergency. commondreams.org The Hawaii State Legislature just made history by declaring a climate emergency. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/hawaii-legislature-climate-emergency.jpg …
(2021-04-30). US-NATO Geopolitics: Has Washington Lured Erdogan into a Bear Trap? globalresearch.ca After failing to block Turkey's purchase of the advanced S-400 Russian …
(2021-04-30). Roaming Charges: One Hundred Days of Platitudes. counterpunch.org 
It's only been 100 days and the country already seems numb, insensate to the widening fractures beneath its feet. In a land without outrage, you can get away with almost anything.
(2021-04-30). Beyond Putin and Navalny: Is there a left alternative for Russia? therealnews.com 
Alexei Navalny has been celebrated in the West as the democratic savior of Russia, but are things that simple? World-renowned sociologist Boris Kagarlitsky explains what Western media gets wrong about Putin, Navalny, and the political reality on the ground in Russia.
(2021-04-30). Critical Thinking: Who Will Apologize to Brazil? orinocotribune.com By Emir Sader — Apr 27, 2021 | Brazil is immersed in a humanitarian catastrophe. The country—which a little more than five years ago was an example in the fight against poverty, the fight against inequality and income distribution—has become, in just a few years, a hell, both for Brazilians and for the rest of the world. | More than three thousand people die every day because of the pandemic. Others die anonymously because of hunger and still others because of the violence of militias and drug traffickers. More people die than are born in Brazil. | From having a president who was an example to th…
(2021-04-30). The 'Doctor of the Poor' To Be Beatified Today in Venezuela. telesurenglish.net Venezuela will hold the beatification ceremony of Jose Gregorio Hernandez, a scientist who was popularly known as the "Doctor of the Poor" due to his humanitarian work during his lifetime between 1864 and 1919. | RELATED: | "Hernandez's beatification is a special blessing from God for Venezuela. It Invites us to be more supportive with each other, so we can revive and reborn after the pandemic," Pope Francis told t…
(2021-04-30). I'm Still Here, Though My Country's Gone West. dissidentvoice.org 
A mass rally with the Free German Youth that marked the founding of the German Democratic Republic in the Soviet Occupation Zone, October 1949. A full generation has elapsed since the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) collapsed in late 1991. Two years earlier, in 1989, the communist states of Eastern Europe dissolved, with the …
(2021-04-30). Another police killing in rural America, another case without accountability. therealnews.com 
The brutal killing of Tyler Rushing by Chico, California, police in 2017 is a revealing example of how little accountability police face in rural communities. PAR takes an in-depth look at the circumstances that led to his horrifying death at the hands of the police.
(2021-04-30). I'm still here, though my country's gone West. mronline.org 
A full generation has elapsed since the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) collapsed in late 1991. Two years earlier, in 1989, the communist states of Eastern Europe dissolved, with the first salvo fired when Hungary opened its border. | April 30, 2021 | Newswire…
(2021-04-30). Eviction: No Easter in Occupied Jerusalem. counterpunch.org 
For over a week now Muslim Palestinians have not been allowed to celebrate the Iftar (breaking the Ramadan fast at dusk) at Jerusalem's Damascus Gate, as they have done in the past. They have also been denied access to the Al Aqsa mosque and its compound. So much for religious freedom in "The only Democracy in the Middle East."
(2021-04-30). Escondido community demands justice after Steven Olson is killed by police. liberationnews.org 
Escondido Police officer Chad Moore fatally shot Steven John Olson, a houseless community member, on the morning of April 21 shortly after 7 am.
(2021-04-30). Right-wing recall election advances vs. California. Gov. Gavin Newsom. peoplesworld.org 
California Secretary of State Shirley Weber announced on April 26 that over 1.6 million valid voter signatures were submitted on petitions seeking to recall Governor Gavin Newsom, making it all but certain that a recall election will be held toward the end of this year. The recall petition campaign — the sixth such effort to …
(2021-04-30). From the Foggy Dew. counterpunch.org 
April 25th was the anniversary of the 1916 Easter rebellion in Ireland. A military failure, that moment in Irish history serves as one of the most important markers of the long struggle for Irish independence from England. After several of the participants were executed or jailed, others fled the country. The nation of Ireland was
(2021-04-30). Biden is Flirting with a Better Economic Paradigm. Young People Need Him to Commit. counterpunch.org 
As children of the 90s and early aughts, millennials came of age beset by problems both too large to ignore and too expensive to fix: debilitating student debt, worsening climate change, skyrocketing inequality. When we looked to our government to address these problems, political leaders of both parties clutched nervously at their purse strings. "How
(2021-04-30). The Myanmar coup and Aung San Suu Kyi. mronline.org 
In this second part of the Morning Star's exclusive interview with a spokesman from the Communist Party of Burma, KENNY COYLE asks how they analyse the roots of the conflict between the military elite and the National League for Democracy | April 30, 2021 | Newswire…
(2021-04-30). Tim Karr on Paying for Fox News Racism, Lynn Parramore on Hedge Funds vs. Green New Deal. fair.org 
Fox News' Tucker Carlson | This week on CounterSpin: Fox News is a flagship of right-wing disinformation, racism and hatred, and Tucker Carlson is its figurehead. Carlson spews harmful nonsense like it's his job, which it is, and he gets some $10 million a year from it—but did you know that, if you have cable, you're paying into that income? We'll talk about how that works with Tim Karr, senior director of strategy and communications at the group CounterSpin210430Karr.mp3 (im…
(2021-04-30). The Myth of American Exceptionalism. mronline.org 
Howard Zinn (1922-2010) offers a talk at MIT titled "The Myth of American Exceptionalism," | April 30, 2021 | Newswire…
(2021-04-30). Why Does Washington Keep Punishing Cuba? counterpunch.org 
According to the geopolitical analysis site STRATFOR, sanctions are "a coercive tool to compel a targeted entity to adjust its behaviour" and can be effected in a number of ways and, indeed, applied for very different reasons. An intriguing aspect of sanctions' imposition is that some of these reasons are not intended primarily to alter the target's behaviour
(2021-04-30). 'Predictive policing' is a techno-tool of white supremacy. peoplesworld.org 
Hollywood presents artificial intelligence as our inevitable future. In the show, Caprica, the prequel to the epic Battlestar Galactica, which centers on a massive struggle between humans and their robot creations, the Cylons, huge amounts of data are combined to produce artificially intelligent machines based on real human lives. Beyond science fiction, however, the big …
(2021-04-30). Syracuse, N.Y., 'Black Athletes Lives Matter!'. workers.org 
Syracuse, N.Y. Hundreds of Syracuse University students marched through snow during a Black Athletes Lives Matter (BALM) action against police brutality April 21. The march had been planned for months by student-athlete organizations, but coincidentally took place the day after cop Derek Chauvin's conviction for the murder of George Floyd. . . . |
(2021-04-30). Letters From Minsk: The Pripet Marshes. counterpunch.org 
This is the eighth in a series about train and bicycle rides from Switzerland to Belarus, in those carefree days before pandemic lockdowns. Before leaving the Brest Fortress (on the Belarus-Polish border) I inspected various museums and monuments from the Second World War, when again the fortress was a bastion fought over by Russians and
(2021-04-30). All Dressed Up for the Oscars and Nowhere to Go. counterpunch.org 
This past Sunday a pared-down pandemic contingent of Hollywood elites conducted the annual Academy Award rituals of self-glorification not, as they have done since 2002, in the modern glitz of the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood itself, but in the Art Deco splendor of downtown Los Angeles's Union Station. It seemed oddly fitting, more than a
(2021-04-30). The U.S. is trying to light the match of Islamic extremism in China's Xinjiang. mronline.org 
The information war now conducted by the U.S. against China centers on Xinjiang. Once again, the U.S. uses longstanding problems—such as the rise of extremism in Central Asia (fueled to some extent by the U.S. since the 1980s)—to create problems for its adversaries. | April 30, 2021 | Newswire…
(2021-04-30). Mumia Abu-Jamal sends message to protest of anti-Asian attack in NYC. liberationnews.org 
On April 25, hundreds of people gathered to protest after Yao Pan Ma, a Chinese man collecting cans for recycling was brutally attacked and hospitalized just a couple of days earlier.
(2021-04-30). The U.S. is Trying to Light the Match of Islamic Extremism in China's Xinjiang. counterpunch.org 
Accusations by the United States government and its allies about genocideand forced labor in Xinjiang have brought China's westernmost province into the gaze of the international media. This approach toward Xinjiang defines the information war prosecuted by Washington.
(2021-04-30). Labor and culture unite for virtual May Day concert at HotHouse. peoplesworld.org 
CHICAGO—Celebrate International Workers Day with a HotHouse special online cultural program featuring Jon Langford & Sally Timms, Marvin Tate, and Bill MacKay, plus shout-outs from activists in the labor movement. Jon Langford and Sally Timms have been performing together in and around U.K. Punk Rock band the Mekons since the early 1980s. This acoustic duo …
(2021-04-30). On the picket line. workers.org 
St. Vincent Hospital nurses' strike enters eighth week Because of their dedication to improving the standard of care for their patients, nurses at St. Vincent Hospital in Worcester, Mass., remain on the picket line. Their demands include a safer nurse-to-patient ratio (meaning the level of care necessary for each patient . . . |
(2021-04-30). Red Scare foreign policy is back, 46 years after end of Vietnam War. peoplesworld.org 
April 30, 2021 marks the 46th anniversary of the fall of Saigon, and the end of the conflict known in the U.S. as the Vietnam War. This anniversary provides an opportunity to review the mistakes of the past so as to make sure they are not repeated again. What started America's most traumatic war, and …
(2021-04-30). Violent Extremism: QAnon and the offline dangers of online speech. juancole.com By Chandell Gosse and Jaigris Hodson | — The new docuseries, Q: Into the Storm, is an investigation into the QAnon conspiracy theory and the shadowy online subcultures and spaces that fuel it. An important narrative throughout the series is the negative consequences of online speech, which demonstrates the danger of digital dualism: the tendency …
(2021-04-30). SEC's Gary Gensler Picks a 20-Year Wall Street Bank Defender for His Crime Chief. counterpunch.org 
The only thing worse than SEC Chairman Gary Gensler's pick for Director of Enforcement at Wall Street's so-called watchdog is the way corporate media is attempting to spin it. On April 22 Gensler announced that he had appointed Alex Young K. Oh to be his top Wall Street crime fighter. Reuters (and numerous other media
(2021-04-30). You helped save People's World: A thank you to our readers. peoplesworld.org 
Dear readers, We are writing to express our heartfelt gratitude for your generous donations to People's World during our "100 Days for a Better World" Emergency Fund Drive. Because of you and the rest of our incredible supporters, we shattered our original goal of $50,000 and even surpassed our revised goal of $75,000! As we …
(2021-04-30). Indian Point Reactor Shutdown Ends Nuclear Era For NYC Area. counterpunch.org 
The permanent shutdown of the Indian Point 3 nuclear reactor on April 30 means that for the first time since 1962, no reactors are operating within 100 miles of New York City. Only one new U.S. plant is under construction, a still-incomplete project of 15 years costing $28 billion. No others are planned, and Indian
(2021-04-30). A step closer to justice: Three men indicted in Ahmaud Arbery murder. peoplesworld.org 
Earlier this month, hundreds of thousands rejoiced for true accountability as former cop Derek Chauvin was found guilty for the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis. Now, the country's eyes have turned to another case where a Black man was most likely killed due to the color of his skin and the bias of those …
(2021-04-30). Carbon Colonialism and REDD: Reflections on Resistance. counterpunch.org 
Amador Hernandez Ten Years Later Ten years after a trip by a documentary team assembled by Global Justice Ecology Project (GJEP) to the Lacandon Jungle of Chiapas, Mexico, GJEP is highlighting the resulting film and releasing a new interview with one of the photojournalists that travelled to the region to document the threatened relocation of
(2021-04-30). Ten PDVSA Officials Arrested for Diversion of Diesel and Gasoline in Maracaibo. orinocotribune.com 
In the past few hours ten officials, including carriers and managers, of Venezuela's state-owned oil company PDVSA were arrested for diversion of diesel and premium gasoline at the Bajo Grande refinery and distribution plant, located in the city of Maracaibo (Zulia state). This was communicated to the country on Thursday, April 29, in the weekly press conference by the Attorney General of Venezuela, Tarek William Saab. | "The investigation was initiated by virtue of a complaint lodged by the manager of Comprehensive Security of Operations and the International Trade and Supply Market. It was determined that there…
(2021-04-30). Extremism is on the Rise in Israel. counterpunch.org 
After neo-Nazis marched in Charlottesville, North Carolina, and then President Donald Trump responded by saying there were "good people on both sides," people who abhor white supremacism stood up, took notice, and condemned the marchers. Anti-racists would be wise to do the same about the far-right march that took place last week in Jerusalem. The
(2021-04-30). Arizona Is on the Verge of Adopting Voter Suppression Laws. truthout.org 
Arizona is taking center stage in the relentless effort to rein in voter participation in the name of "election security," advancing the first in a batch of bills aimed at making vote by mail harder. These Republican-led efforts are based on the discredited lie that the 2020 presidential election was stolen and mail-in voting is insecure. Yet, it was only after the statewide federal elections in Arizona were won by the opposing political party suddenly Arizona's mail-in voting processes became untrustworthy…
(2021-04-30). No, Joe Manchin, Eliminating the Filibuster Won't Lead to "Serious Problems" truthout.org 
Sen. Joe Manchin (D-West Virginia) recently argued that eliminating the filibuster would lead to "
(2021-04-30). Drug Raids Killed Andrew Brown Jr., Breonna Taylor. Advocates Say: Enough. truthout.org 
Moments before what Andrew Brown Jr.'s family would later describe as an "execution," a street camera caught a SWAT-style team of sheriff's deputies in tactical gear crammed into the back of a pickup truck as it pulled into Brown's driveway in Elizabeth City, North Carolina, on April 21. In the
(2021-04-30). Let's Win a Minimum Wage and Permanency for All GIG Workers. dissidentvoice.org 
On February 2, a group of delivery drivers took a brave step. They waged the first strike in Australia's history by gig workers. The workers opposed cuts to their pay rates by the company that they toil for, British-based Hungry Panda. Hungry Panda, while having no operations in China itself, specialises in providing food delivery …
(2021-04-30). American-Style War Until the End of Time? counterpunch.org 
Here's the strange thing in an ever-stranger world: I was born in July 1944 in the midst of a devastating world war. That war ended in August 1945 with the atomic obliteration of two Japanese cities, Hiroshima and Nagasaki, by the most devastating bombs in history up to that moment, given the sweet code names
(2021-04-30). No, getting out of Afghanistan doesn't end America's Forever Wars: A Lifetime "at War" juancole.com 
( Tomdispatch.com ) Here's the strange thing in an ever-stranger world: I was born in July 1944 in the midst of a devastating world war. That war ended in August 1945 with the atomic obliteration of two Japanese cities, Hiroshima and Nagasaki, by the most devastating bombs in history up to that moment, given the …
(2021-04-30). 'I have rights too'. workers.org 
By Miley Selena Fletcher The following letter is from a transgender incarcerated worker at SCI Forest in Pennsylvania. When I write for Workers World about the wrongs going on here and the unprofessional abuse of authority by correctional officers or staff, I am called down to a security office. I . . . |
(2021-04-30). Rally demands: MOVE children deserve to rest in peace. workers.org 
Philadelphia YahNé Ndgo opened the rally outside the Penn Museum in Philadelphia April 28 by denouncing the University of Pennsylvania's sadistic desecration of the remains of two young Black MOVE family members. Ndgo, representing Black Lives Matter Philadelphia, stated: "We can never forget the humanity of Black people, and we . . . |
(2021-04-30). 1 May is going to be massive for #KillTheBill. thecanary.co 
Saturday 1 May is Remembering the Haymarket Martyrs: | As LibCom In 1887, fou…
(2021-04-30). The UK's new aircraft carrier has more American jets than British ones. thecanary.co 
The UK government has confirmed that the Royal Navy's new aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth will carry more US fighter aircraft than British ones. | Labour MP Kevan Jones MOD minister James Heappey responded: HMS QUEEN ELIZABETH will embark 18 F-35Bs for CSG21 in two squadrons: eight from the UK's 617…
(2021-04-30). "A Threshold Crossed": Israel Is Guilty of Apartheid, Human Rights Watch Says for First Time. democracynow.org 
A major new report by Human Rights Watch says for the first time that Israel is committing crimes of apartheid and persecution in the Occupied Palestinian Territories. The international human rights group says Israeli authorities dispossessed, confined and forcibly separated Palestinians. "For years, prominent voices have warned that apartheid lurked just around the corner. But it's very clear that that threshold has been crossed," says Omar Shakir, Israel and Palestine director at Human Rights Watch. "It's time for the international community to recognize the reality on the ground for what it is — aparthei…
(2021-04-30). Bone Rooms: How Elite Schools and Museums Amassed Black and Native Human Remains Without Consent. democracynow.org 
Revelations the University of Pennsylvania and Princeton hold the remains of a child killed by Philadelphia police in the 1985 MOVE bombing are the latest development in a conversation about demanding respectful treatment of African American remains in museum collections, especially those of the enslaved. The Penn Museum also apologized last week for holding more than 1,000 stolen skulls of enslaved people in its Morton Collection, and the president of Harvard University issued a letter in January acknowledging the 22,000 human remains in its collections included 15 from people of African descent who may have bee…
(2021-04-30). After Protests over Unauthorized Use of MOVE Child's Bones, U. of Pennsylvania & Princeton Apologize. democracynow.org 
Following protests, two Ivy League schools — the University of Pennsylvania and Princeton University — have issued apologies for their handling of the remains of an African American child killed by the Philadelphia police in the 1985 MOVE bombing. Students at Princeton held a protest on campus to support the demands of the MOVE community, who held another protest at the same time at the Penn Museum in Philadelphia, and 70 Princeton professors signed on to a letter published in the campus newspaper that called on the university to act. "This routinely happens where vulnerable people are exploited in th…
(2021-04-30). Chasing The PKK: Turkey Launched Two 'Anti-Terror' Operations In Sirnak, Hakkari. southfront.org 
Illustrative image: Anadolu Ajansƒ± | On April 29th, Turkish security forces launched two operations against the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) in Turkey's southeastern region. | In a statement, the Turkish Ministry of Internal Affairs said that the operations, codenamed "Eren Cudi-Besta" and "Eren Kazan-Ogul," would target PKK remnants in the provinces of Sirnak and Hakkari. 5,280 security personnel are participating in the two operations."The Eren operations continue successfully with the support of the public…
(2021-04-30). Cold War 2.0: U.S. Stops Issuing Visas To Russians. southfront.org 
Illustrative image | The US Embassy in Moscow announced Friday that it would cut consular services and staff in line with new restrictions imposed by Russia. The last week President Vladimir Putin signed
(2021-04-30). Central Syria: Russian Airstrikes Killed More Than 50 Terrorists In Past Month. southfront.org 
File image. | More than 50 terrorists of ISIS had been killed in central Syria over the past month as a result of airstrikes carried out by the Russian Aerospace Forces (VKS), the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) reported on April 30. | According to the London-based monitoring group, Russian warplanes carried out at least 1,260 airstrikes on ISIS cells in central Syria."SOHR activists documented the death of 59 ISIS members and the injury of 38 others due to over 1,260 Russian airs…
(2021-04-30). Killer Of French Police Officer In Paris Suburbs To Become Al-Qaeda's Winner. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | On April 23rd, in the French city of Rambouillet, an, initially unidentified individual, attacked a police officer with a knife. | The man shouted "Allahu Akbar" while doing so. | The attacker was killed. The victim died of her wounds. According to preliminary data, the attacker is a citizen of Tunisia. | Tabat, an al-Qaeda affiliated agency, praised the knife attack in Rambouillet, France. The propagandists say that the attack was carried out by "brother-fighter" Jamal Karshan. | It shoul…
(2021-04-30). Turkey To Export Armed Hàºrkàº≈ü Aircraft To Secret Customer. southfront.org 
TAI Hàºrku≈ü-C, photo by Anna Zvereva. Source: flickr.com/photos/130961247@N06/34839092714/ | Turkey will soon export its domestically developed "Hàºrku≈ü-C" armed close air support and training aircraft to a yet undisclosed customer, Temel Kotil, manager of Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI), told CNN Tàºrk on April 25. | According to Kotil, a total of twelve Hàºrku≈ü-C aircraft will be exported to the customer, which will be named whe…
(2021-04-30). Russian Warplanes Foiled Drone Attack, Hit Targets In Greater Idlib & Northern Aleppo (Photos). southfront.org 
A ground crew member reports to pilots that their Sukhoi Su-30 fighter jet is ready for a combat mission at Hmeymim air base near Latakia, Syria, in this handout photograph released by Russia's Defence Ministry, October 22, 2015. (Photo by Reuters/Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation) | The Russian Aerospace Forces (VKS) have foiled a drone attack and destroyed a number of high-value targets in Greater Idlib and northern Aleppo, the Sputnik news agency reported. | Late on April 29, VKS warplanes shot down si…
(2021-04-30). Iranian-Affiliated Commander Killed In Drone Strike Near Syrian-Iraqi Border: Monitoring Group. southfront.org 
Photo: U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Brian Ferguson | An Iranian-affiliated commander was killed as a result of a drone strike on the eastern Syrian governorate of Deir Ezzor, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) reported on April 29. | The strike targeted a house and military vehicle in the town of al-Sayyal, which is located around 20 km to the north of the al-Bukamal border crossing with Iraq."The attack resulted in the death of a commander of a non-Syrian nationality and the injury of five militiamen,…
(2021-04-30). Iranian Foreign Minister Says Tehran Supports Yemen Ceasefire Negotiations. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | On April 28th, Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif said that he supported ceasefire negotiations in Yemen. | He said that in a meeting with Houthi spokesman Mohammed Abdul Salam in Oman.During the talks, Zarif "once again stressed our country's view regarding the political solution being the only solution to the crisis of Yemen", the Iranian Foreign Ministry said in a statement. | The Minister "emphasised our country's support for a ceasefire and Yemeni-Yemeni talks", it added. | In his m…
(2021-04-30). Terrorists Push More Reinforcements To Frontlines In Greater Idlib, Preparing To Launch Offensive (Photos). southfront.org 
Illustrative image | Al-Qaeda-affiliated Horas al-Din and Ansar al-Tawhid are still preparing to launch a large-scale offensive in Greater Idlib against the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) and its allies, according to On April 30th, the outlet released new aerial photos showing reinforcements, which were recently deployed by the two groups in the towns of Fatterah and Binin in the southern Idlib countryside, as well as in the town of Kulaidan in the northwestern countryside…
(2021-04-30). 118 Taliban Militants Killed In Series Of Operations: Afghan MoD. southfront.org 
Afghan National Army soldiers prepare to move out following an inspection of troops at the Regional Military Training Center at Tactical Base Gamberi, Afghanistan, on July 30, 2015. JARROD MORRIS/U.S. ARMY | The Afghan National Army (ANA) had killed 118 militants of the Taliban and had wounded 30 others in a series of operations in different parts of the country, the Ministry of Defense of Afghanistan announced on April 29. | According to the MoD, four individuals affiliated with the militant group were also apprehended by th…
(2021-04-30). Eric Zuesse: Critics Of Biden As Being A 'Progressive' Are Mistaken. southfront.org 
U.S. President Joe Biden visits Section 60 to pay respect to nation's service members, veterans and their family members, Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia, April 14, 2021. (U.S. Army photo by Elizabeth Fraser / Arlington National Cemetery / released) | Written by Eric Zuesse. | Understanding what 'progressive' means isn't so easy. | The difference between "progressive" and "liberal" gets to the core of what politics in the real world is actually about, and of whether the nation is being controlled by the…
(2021-04-30). Iranian Foreign Minister Says Tehran Supports Yemen Ceasefire Negotiations. southfront.org Click to see full-size image | On April 28th, Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif said that he supported ceasefire negotiations in Yemen. | He said that in a meeting with Houthi spokesman Mohammed Abdul Salam in Oman.During the talks, Zarif "once again stressed our country's view regarding the political solution being the only solution to the crisis of Yemen", the Iranian foreign ministry said in a statement. | The foreign minister "emphasised our country's support for a ceasefire and Yemeni-Yemeni talks", it added.
(2021-04-30). Commission Finds Anti-Black Police Violence Constitutes Crimes Against Humanity. globalresearch.ca On April 27, the
(2021-04-30). Xinjiang shakedown: US anti-China lobby cashed in on 'forced labor' campaign that cost Uyghur workers their jobs. thegrayzone.com A campaign against supposed forced labor in Xinjiang has forced Uyghur workers out of their jobs while extracting a handsome payout from a US apparel company to Uyghur exile groups lobbying against China. A self-described "worker rights organization" in Washington DC called the Worker Rights Consortium has helped direct a Coalition to End Forced Labour in the Uyghur Region that has successfully pressured US apparel companies to leave the Xinjiang region of China. Claiming to represent "over 100 civil society …
(2021-04-30). The Case for D.C. Statehood Is Clear. commondreams.org "Making D.C. a state finally would end the denial of voting representation to more than 700,000 Americans, a majority of whom are Black or Brown," says Jesse Jackson. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/dc_statehood.jpg …
(2021-04-30). The U.S. is Trying to Light the Match of Islamic Extremism in China's Xinjiang. zcomm.org As with Syria and Libya, Washington once more plays a reckless game with Islamic extremism…
(2021-04-30). The dirty campaign underlying Ecuador's 'free and fair' election. greenleft.org.au Ecuador's April 11 election that led to a 5-point victory by conservative banker Guillermo Lasso over progressive candidate Andrés Arauz was not what it appeared to be, write Medea Benjamin and Leonardo Flores.
(2021-04-30). As Biden Makes Progress on the Domestic Front, He Barely Gets a Passing Grade on Foreign Policy. commondreams.org "On the foreign policy front, many progressives are surprised and disappointed at how little has changed." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/biden2.jpg …
(2021-04-30). Michigan teachers conduct wildcat sickout against in-person learning, cuts to pandemic safety measures. wsws.org Teachers in the Detroit suburb of Grosse Pointe took matters into their own hands by calling off sick after their school board cut safety measures and refused to go virtual even as record numbers of children are hospitalized across the state.
(2021-04-30). Exploiting social and economic crisis, Amazon launches massive expansion in New York City. wsws.org After gorging on profits during the pandemic, Amazon is capitalizing on the social crisis in New York City to launch a huge expansion in operations in the area.
(2021-04-30). Election Commission of India Asks Court to Prohibit Media Reports of Judges' Comments. sputniknews.com Four Indian states and one union territory underwent polling for their state legislative election right in the midst of the pandemic's virulent and devastating return. Assembly polls were held for 294 seats in West Bengal, 234 seats in Tamil Nadu, 140 seats in Kerala, 126 seats in Assam, and 30 seats in Puducherry. The results are due on 2 May.
(2021-04-30). Stolen childhood and The Language of Violence. indybay.org To make the hospitals fit for the "pandemic of the century", the government did nothing… the population that will suffer in every respect – with one lockdown after another, inadequate health care, increasing impoverishment and lack of prospects, and presumably with endless depression.
(2021-04-30). Eradicating Child Poverty Beyond the Pandemic. commondreams.org "Moral and ethical obligations aside, child poverty is expensive: an estimated $800 billion to $1.1 trillion annually in health expenditures, lost productivity, and higher crime." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/children_10_0.jpeg …
(2021-04-30). It Can be Done: California Briefly reaches 94.5% Renewable Electricity. juancole.com Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) — Sammy Roth at the LA Times/ Boiling Point Newsletter reports that California's main power grid was powered for several hours last Saturday by 90% renewables. For just four seconds that day, the grid, which covers 4/5s of the state, reached 94.5% generation by green energy. California is the world's fifth …
(2021-04-30). It Can be Done: California Briefly reaches 94.5% Renewable Electricity. zcomm.org For just four seconds that day, the grid, which covers 4/5s of the state, reached 94.5% generation by green energy…
(2021-04-30). Federal authorities charge New Jersey police officers in assault of teenager. wsws.org Officials were compelled to bring charges by video evidence which shows two officers savagely beating 19-year-old Osamah Alsaidi as he was on his way to work at Amazon in December 2020.
(2021-04-30). Documenting a century of resistance in Palestine. greenleft.org.au Alex Salmon reviews a new book documenting one hundred years of war and resistance.
(2021-04-30). 'Bernie Sanders and I Agree,' Says Schumer on Lowering Medicare Age and Drug Prices. commondreams.org Senate Majority Leader Schumer says "Bernie Sanders and I agree" on lowering Medicare age and drug prices. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/gettyimages-12325842691.jpg …
(2021-04-30). Why the Left Needs Foucault. counterpunch.org The relationship between the philosophy of Michel Foucault and Marxism has been contentious since the 1970s. Notably, Jean-Paul Sartre accused Foucault's thought as being "the last barricade the bourgeoisie can still erect against Marx." The reason is simple: he rejects the onto-teleological claim of Marxism and the reduction of all conflict to class conflict. Instead,
(2021-04-30). Giving War With China a Chance. counterpunch.org Those madly titillated by conflict have become bolder of late in the corridors of the isolated Australian capital. In such spaces, insanity can be nurtured with a sickening attention to detail, much of it fictitious. One of the most powerful bureaucrats of the Australian Public Service has made a contribution to a war dance he
(2021-04-30). Pennsylvania school bus driver explains why she is coming to the International May Day online rally. wsws.org Kathy, a school bus driver near Philadelphia and a leading member of the Pennsylvania Educators Rank-and-File Safety Committee, recently spoke with the World Socialist Web Site about why she is attending the International May Day Online Rally on Saturday…
(2021-04-30). Support from workers and youth in Britain for International Online May Day Rally. wsws.org Workers and young people in Britain spoke to the World Socialist Web Site about why they are attending the International Online May Day Rally being held by the International Committee of the Fourth International (ICFI) on Saturday, May 1.
(2021-04-30). Ecosocialist bookshelf: Activist fuel. greenleft.org.au Ian Angus introduces seven new books for activists.
(2021-04-30). Comments on David North and Joseph Kishore's Letter. indybay.org Peter Ross explains why he believes the Socialist Equality Party slandered Shuvu Batta.
(2021-04-30). Protesters in Chad remain skeptical of new political structure, French approach. peoplesdispatch.org On April 27, protesters were killed while were opposing the new political arrangement, which includes a military junta and a civilian prime minister. The protesters were on the streets against the coup staged by Mahamat Deby…
(2021-04-30). UK to send largest Carrier Strike Group since Falklands/Malvinas war to South China Sea. wsws.org No Royal Navy force has been mobilised on such a scale since the 1982 Falklands/Malvinas war.
(2021-04-30). WSWS Autoworker Newsletter campaigns for online May Day rally at Stellantis Sterling Heights Assembly Plant. wsws.org A campaign team spoke to workers Thursday about the online May Day rally Saturday that will issue the call for the formation of the International Workers Alliance of Rank-and-File Committees.
(2021-04-30). End of an Era? Afghanistan Is Now Graveyard of Contractors, Too. globalresearch.ca The golden post-9/11 years of the war contractor — the providers …
(2021-04-30). Rightwing victimhood, the Great Replacement and the cult of Qanon. nationofchange.org "Bigoted conspiracy theories like QAnon have an enormous influence on the context in which local government operates."
(2021-04-30). Reject UAW sellout at Volvo NRV! No contract, no work! Elect rank-and-file strike committee to expand strike and restore all UAW-backed concessions! wsws.org After two weeks on strike, nearly 3,000 workers at Volvo's New River Valley heavy truck plant in Dublin, Virginia, abruptly received instructions from United Auto Workers Local 2069 leadership to quit their pickets at 6 a.m. this morning and prepare to work third shift on Sunday, May 2, claiming it has reached a tentative agreement with the company.
(2021-04-30). In US, workers prepare for long haul as strike at Volvo Trucks finishes second week. peoplesdispatch.org Nearly 3,000 workers at Volvo Trucks North America have been on strike for two weeks. With no solution to the dispute in sight, workers are prepared for the strike to extend up to a month…
(2021-04-30). Millions of Tiny Cows to Regenerate the Soil. counterpunch.org Earth Day comes and goes every year but nothing seems to ever really change. We are still headed for climate catastrophe, we are still in the midst of a mass extinction, we are still losing our topsoil at an alarming rate. It is time to center food systems, and especially agriculture, in our efforts to
(2021-04-30). Famine in Madagascar Forces People To Eat Insects and Leaves. telesurenglish.net The World Food Program (WFP) Director of Operations Amer Daoudi on Friday said villagers are eating crickets, cacti, or leaves to survive one of the biggest food crises in the history of this African country. | RELATED: | "We have witnessed heart-breaking scenes of severely malnourished children and starving families. We need the money and resources now to help the people of Madagascar," Daoudi said, adding that…
(2021-04-30). The CIA Has Been Taking Over for Decades—Even Former Presidents Tried to Warn Us. peoplesparty.org If you're looking for proof the CIA and the whole cavalcade of other intelligence agencies working with them have gotten too big, look no further than the DNI's latest report.: | (As seen on Truman…
(2021-04-30). Antebellum America Redux. globalresearch.ca Many Americans can see for their own eyes how people from …
(2021-04-30). White House Office Rejects DHS Proposal to Collect Social Media Data on Travel and Immigration Forms. globalresearch.ca Earlier this month, the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), …
(2021-04-30). 100 Days of Biden His Time. realprogressives.org Here we are, 100 days into a Biden presidency — that should have been a Biden gave
(2021-04-30). Former Louisiana police officer charged with assaulting arrestee on video. nationofchange.org If convicted, Hudson faces a maximum sentence of 10 years in federal prison, three years of supervised release, and a fine of up to $250,000.
(2021-04-30). Union-backed Trudeau government rams through law to criminalize Montreal port strike. wsws.org The Canadian Union of Public Employees has signalled that it will do nothing to oppose the outlawing of the dockers' five-day-old strike.
(2021-04-30). News on China | No. 49. dissidentvoice.org  …
(2021-04-30). Australian union petition over Grosvenor Mine disaster a cynical diversion. wsws.org The union has effectively acted as an arm of management, presiding over the gutting of conditions and ensuring the production continues, regardless of the dangers.
(2021-04-30). Racism in America: Biden Police Reforms Prove Inadequate to End Misconduct and Brutality. globalresearch.ca As demonstrations erupt across the United States against the oppression inflicted …
(2021-04-30). Argentina Fines Agrochemical Firms For Environment Law Evasion. telesurenglish.net Argentina on Thursday fined Bayer, Syngenta, Dow, and Dupont US$783 million for not collecting used containers from the country's farmlands. | RELATED: | "This is the largest environmental sanction in Argentina's history," Sustainable Development Agency (OPDS) Director Juan Brardinelli explained, mentioning that 70 companies traded over 13 million plastic containers in Buenos Aires in 2020 | "Only one million of those containers were…
(2021-04-30). Killers of Ahmaud Arbery charged with federal hate crimes. wsws.org Plans have also been announced by the Department of Justice to pursue federal hate crimes against the four officers who killed George Floyd on May 25 last year.
(2021-04-30). Ocupación S.A.: Documentary exposes Spain's role in illegal occupation of Western Sahara. wsws.org The territory has been claimed by both the Kingdom of Morocco and the bourgeois-nationalist Polisario Front since the end of Gen. Francisco Franco's fascist dictatorship in Spain in 1975.
(2021-04-30). Who's to Blame for the Decimation of US Fisheries? counterpunch.org There is one main U.S. law that governs the management of marine fisheries in federal waters: The Magnuson—Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (MSA). Originally intended to address the concern over foreign fisheries operating near U.S. waters, the MSA, which was passed in 1976, extended the nation's exclusive fisheries zone from 12 to 200 nautical
(2021-04-30). American cities have long struggled to reform their police — but isolated success stories suggest community and officer buy-in might be key. nationofchange.org Mayors and city councils nationwide have also pushed reforms emphasizing accountability and transparency, with many working to create independent oversight commissions.
(2021-04-30). The US Plan to Imprison Businesspeople in Other Countries for "Violating" Illegal US Sanctions: The Cases of Alex Saab, Meng Wanzhou, Mun Chol Myong. orinocotribune.com By Stansfield Smith — Apr 27, 2021 | The The US uses sanctions as a tool to overthrow governments that do not kow-tow to it. Sanctions are a weapon of war on civilians. They destroy the economy of a country ("make the economy scream") by causing hyp…
(2021-04-30). Striking NYU graduate students: "It's people's lives that we're talking about here" wsws.org One striker told the IYSSE: "NYU has not recognized our needs for living in New York City. Master's students already pay really expensive tuition. Then our hourly wage and monthly salary are not enough for us to even pay the rent. That's why we're striking."
(2021-04-30). Can Boris Johnson Survive a Leadership Now Shrouded in Scandal? globalresearch.ca Former UK Home Secretary Amber Rudd once said about Boris Johnson…
(2021-04-30). Transcending 'the Religion of Whiteness'. counterpunch.org Basically, Derek Chauvin was convicted of enforcing the status quo. Because his behavior was caught on video — his knee on George Floyd's neck, oh my God, choking him to death — and looked so disturbing to most of the public, official American "justice" had to take some sort of action. He became a scapegoat.
(2021-04-30). Lead poisoned Flint, Michigan residents, health care professionals raise concerns about bone scan required for compensation. wsws.org Residents must prove their bodies were damaged by lead-in-water poisoning by submitting themselves to x-rays. However, the portable devices being used on residents to detect lead have not been approved by the FDA for use on humans.
(2021-04-30). Alabama Educators Rank-and-File Safety Committee meeting calls for class unity, supports Warrior Met miners. wsws.org A powerful meeting sponsored by educators in the Deep South spoke out to support the growing class struggle across the region and nationally.
(2021-04-30). Bernie Sanders intervenes in NYU graduate student strike as UAW prepares sell-out. wsws.org The intervention of Bernie Sanders, one of the most experienced bourgeois politicians in the US, is aimed at politically preparing the UAW sell-out and at stifling any opposition from graduate students to capitalist politics more broadly.
(2021-04-30). Support the International Workers Alliance of Rank-and-File Committees! Attend the ICFI's May Day rally! wsws.org At its latest online meeting, the Network of Action Committees for Safe Education adopted an important resolution.
(2021-04-30). As Marathon Refinery lockout nears 100-day mark, a worker describes extreme danger to community. fightbacknews.org St. Paul Park, MN – As of May 2, the Teamsters who work at the Marathon Refinery in Saint Paul Park, Minnesota will have been locked out for 100 days after a one-day strike unless a deal is reached before then to settle their contract negotiations. At this writing, April 28, by all accounts neither side appears ready to back down any time soon. | The Teamsters have cited safety as one of the major reasons they went on strike in January. In 2018 a large explosion rocked the city of Superior, Wisconsin at the Husky Refinery and caused mass evacuations of much of the city. Teamsters point out that the Marathon Refin…
(2021-04-30). Federal Appeals Court orders EPA to ban toxic pesticide Chlorpyrifos. nationofchange.org "This ruling is a huge victory for children and communities across the country who will finally be spared by needless poisonings and lifelong learning disabilities."
(2021-04-30). Biden's new dawn: Illusion and reality. wsws.org Behind the proclamations of a new dawn in the United States, Biden's speech Wednesday night to a joint session of Congress provided a portrait of panic, crisis and desperation on the part of the American ruling class.
(2021-04-30). Colombian Paramilitaries Killed Another Farmer Leader. telesurenglish.net Colombia's Institute of Studies for Development and Peace (INDEPAZ) on Thursday reported the murder of social leader Wilson Lopez by armed men in Aguadas municipality, Caldas Department. | RELATED: | "Lopez, who was renowned for promoting family farming campaigns in El Congal village, was shot to death while walking through the community on Wednesday afternoon," INDEPAZ stated. | The social leader encouraged the return to the com…
(2021-04-30). Suicide Cases Among Syrian Children Rising Sharply, Says Save the Children. globalresearch.ca The number of children attempting or committing suicide in northwest Syria …
(2021-04-30). Whatever Happened to Americans' Moral Compass? scheerpost.com Art by Mr. Fish] Click to subscribe on: Apple / Spotify / Google Play The Vietnam War is one of many heinous stains on American history that to this day often is told through a revisionist lens or outright ignored. Yet the truth remains beneath the layers of whitewashing that the U.S. government sent thousands of Americans to slaughter and be slaughtered over a conflict that had everything to do… |
(2021-04-30). Why Guantánamo Should be Returned to Cuba. counterpunch.org One of the many challenges facing President Joe Biden is what to do with regard to Guantánamo. Together with former President Barak Obama, President Biden did much to restore normal relations with Cuba, a course of action that was altered by Donald Trump's decision to harden the U.S. Government posture with Havana. In an April16,
(2021-04-30). Australia to spend $747 million to upgrade bases used by U.S. military, expand joint war games. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Australia to spend $747 million to upgrade bases used by U.S. military, expand joint war gamesRick Rozoff On April 28 Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced that his government will apportion $747 million ($580 million American) to upgrade four military bases in the north of the country and to increase and expand war games with …
(2021-04-30). Working People Need to Oppose Warlike Aggressive US Actions Abroad and at Home (CAWC May 1st Statement). orinocotribune.com May Day 2021, May 1st. Working People Need to Oppose Warlike Aggressive U.S. Actions Abroad and at Home, and Oppose the Exploitative and Oppressive System Behind This. | By Chicago Anti-War Coalition (CAWC) — Apr 29, 2021 | It is working people who pay for the U.S. government's aggression on people around the world and here at home. The government's attacks benefit banks and corporations—not us. | It's our youth who are recruited into the military when they see no job future. Then they are trained to kill people who have done them no harm. And they are recruited into racist and violent and militarized…
(2021-04-30). NALEO: Latinos Turned Out in Record Numbers for 2020 Election Cycle. latinorebels.com Latino voters have doubled their share of the nation's voters since the 2000 Presidential election.
(2021-04-30). The Wrongful Conviction Of Joseph Webster: Episode 1 (A Latino USA Podcast). latinorebels.com In this two-part series, Latino USA explores the case of Joseph Webster, a Black man who was serving a life sentence for murder in Tennessee—a murder he says he didn't commit.
(2021-04-30). What the 2007 Financial Crisis Taught Us About Corrupt Bankers. globalresearch.ca "Of all the ways we have to run a banking system, …
(2021-04-30). Six Catholics Kidnapped in Haiti Are Released. telesurenglish.net The Society of Saint-Jacques Fathers announced that four priests, a nun, and a layman kidnapped in Haiti were released on Friday. | RELATED: | Among them are two French citizens, nun Agnes Bordeau and priest Michel Briand, who has lived in Haiti for three decades. | "It's a relief for the whole Church. A relief for the whole society, for all those who love life and for all those who defend life," said Archbishop of Port-au-Prince Max Leroy Mesidor…
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(2021-04-30). Brazilian pseudo-left leader Guilherme Boulos seeks political accommodation with far right. wsws.org Boulos, the foremost leader of the pseudo-left PSOL, held a private meeting with the president of the Republicanos, the party of fascistic President Jair Bolsonaro's sons.
(2021-04-30). Twitter Intervenes After Netizens Label Sen. Scott 'Uncle Tim' Over Biden Rebuttal Speech. sputniknews.com The phrase "Uncle Tom," derived from the lead character in Harriet Beecher Stowe's abolitionist novel Uncle Tom's Cabin, is a racial epithet that is traditionally used to describe a Black person in the US who is excessively subservient to white people, and overly seeks their approval.
(2021-04-30). US Expands Probe Into 'Directed-Energy' Attacks to Mainland, Reports Say. sputniknews.com MOSCOW(Sputnik) – US officials are investigating suspected "directed-energy" attacks on government personnel in the country, Politico reported citing unnamed officials familiar with the situation, following a string of alleged incidents abroad.
(2021-04-30). Washington, DC, Drops Cases Against 220 Protesters Arrested During June 2020 Anti-BLM Crackdown. sputniknews.com In just 10 days of protest in late May and early June of 2020, more than 10,000 protesters were arrested by police across the US as millions hit the streets and faced a militant police response. They were, ironically, protesting police violence.
(2021-04-30). US Sanctions Led to Huawei Losing Smartphone Market Share to Rivals, Company Executive Says. sputniknews.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Chinese tech giant Huawei lost its smartphone market share to key rivals including Apple and Samsung, under pressure from strident US sanctions, a top company executive said on Friday.
(2021-04-30). Russia Bars Entry to Eight EU Citizens, Including Head of European Parliament. sputniknews.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Moscow has announced that eight citizens of the European Union member states and representatives of official state bodies of the EU, including European Parliament President David Sassoli, are not allowed to enter Russia, the Foreign Ministry said on Friday.
(2021-04-30). US General Warns China Nuclear Buildup 'On Track to Exceed Previous Projections'. sputniknews.com China's effort to expand its influence was estimated as one of the largest threats facing the United States, according to a major annual intelligence report released on 13 April, which also foresaw Beijing at least doubling its nuclear stockpile over the next decade.
(2021-04-30). London City Airport Switches to Remote Air Traffic Control Tower. sputniknews.com The technology was pioneered by Swedish aerospace giant Saab and is said to provide advanced safety and operational efficiency.
(2021-04-30). First-Ever Signature of Hydroxyl Molecule Spotted Beyond Our Solar System. sputniknews.com The hydroxyl in the planet's atmosphere is believed to be the product of water vapour being destroyed by high temperatures.
(2021-04-30). US Sees Russia's Forces Withdrawal From Ukraine Border as Constructive Step, White House Says. sputniknews.com WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – The United States considers Russia's withdrawal of troops from the Ukraine border as a constructive step, National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said on Friday.
(2021-04-30). US Secretary of State Blinken to Visit Ukraine Next Week – Reports. sputniknews.com WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will visit Ukraine next week amid concerns over military movements on the country's border with Russia, CBS correspondent Norah O'Donnell reported, citing the top US diplomat.
(2021-04-30). 'Everybody Poops': Surprising Debate About Feces in Children's Books Engulfs Swedish Media. sputniknews.com While a journalist ventured that the recent avalanche of low-grade poo books was a reflection of the cynical commercial attitude of the publishers, others ventured that they fill an important function and lift the lid on uncomfortable conversations with children.
(2021-04-30). Roman Polanski to Direct New Film 'The Palace' After Expulsion From Academy. sputniknews.com Polish-French film director Roman Polanski was booted from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in May 2018 after the Academy Board of Governors determined that he did not meet the organization's standards of conduct. Polanski has been living in exile for years after pleading guilty to raping a 13-year-old girl in the late 1970s.
(2021-04-30). Conflict on Kyrgyzstan-Tajikistan Border Left 13 Kyrgyz Citizens Dead, 121 More Injured. sputniknews.com On Wednesday, Kyrgyz and Tajik border services clashed on the Batken section of the border after the Tajik side attempted to mount CCTV cameras on the power line poles. The Kyrgyz side tried to hack the pole down, and the troops started fighting.
(2021-04-30). Roskomnadzor Demands From Facebook to Restore Access to RT's Redfish. sputniknews.com MOSCOW, April 30 (Sputnik) – Russian media watchdog Roskomnadzor on Friday sent a letter to Facebook and demanded to restore access to Redfish, a subsidiary of RT's global multimedia agency Ruptly.
(2021-04-30). West Papua: Crackdown feared following Indonesian intelligence chief's death. greenleft.org.au West Papua solidarity activists fear an escalation of violence in West Papua, reports Susan Price.
(2021-04-30). Malaysia: Lynas' plan for permanent radioactive waste dump rejected. greenleft.org.au Environmental activists and local residents have been waging a long-running campaign against a toxic rare-earths refinery in Malaysia run by Lynas Rare Earths, an Australian corporation, reports Peter Boyle.
(2021-04-30). Turkey: Defence lawyers excluded as KobanàÆ show trial begins. greenleft.org.au The show trial of 108 members of the Peoples Democratic Party (HDP) began on April 26 in Ankara, reports Susan Price.
(2021-04-30). UN Deputy Secretary-General launches new Global Development Hub at Imperial. imperial.ac.uk Imperial will focus its world-leading scientific expertise on some of the most pressing global challenges through a new Global Development Hub.
(2021-04-30). Cutting carbon and protecting pollinators: News from the College. imperial.ac.uk Here's a batch of fresh news and announcements from across Imperial.
(2021-04-30). Prince Harry is 'Feeling Embarrassed & Awkward' After Oprah 'Tell-All', Royal Author Claims. sputniknews.com The Duke of Sussex made a homecoming trip to attend the funeral of his grandfather Prince Philip on 17 April but has now reportedly been back to the US to reunite with pregnant wife Meghan and son Archie. According to a writer of his biography, Duncan Larcombe, this short visit has only reminded him about the things he lost…
(2021-04-30). Chad: UN rights office profoundly disturbed over violence against protesters. news.un.org The UN rights office, OHCHR, said on Friday that it is deeply disturbed by security forces in Chad's use of live ammunition during recent protests after the death of former President Idriss Déby, on 19 April.
(2021-04-30). Address inequalities to end AIDS by 2030, UN chief says in new report. news.un.org Inequalities in addressing AIDS threaten global efforts to stamp out the disease as a public health threat by 2030, UN Secretary-General António Guterres warned in a report published on Friday, which provides 10 key recommendations to get the world back on track.
(2021-04-30). Middle East coordinator calls for new and timely‚ÄØPalestinian election‚ÄØdate‚ÄØ. news.un.org After…
(2021-04-30). Emergency Use Authorization: The 'New Normal' for Pharma Vaccines? globalresearch.ca A recent Oxford University
(2021-04-30). Saturday 5/1: Social and Economic Justice Film Festival. indybay.org Virtual event…
(2021-04-30). Saturday 5/1: Love Over Hate Unity March and Rally. indybay.org Mountain View City Hall Plaza | 500 Castro St. | Mountain View, CA…
(2021-04-30). Saturday 5/1: Oakland May Day: Bike and Car Caravan. indybay.org Lake Merritt BART…
(2021-04-30). Saturday 5/1: Oakland May Day: Housing Direct Action. indybay.org Stay Tuned West Oakland…
(2021-04-30). Le Nazioni e gli Stati. indybay.org EUROPA | TAVOLI | AFFARI EUROPEI | POLITICA, RUOLI, DETERMINAZIONI, | STATO-POPOLO…
(2021-04-30). How the US is shielding Israel from Apartheid charges and itself from complicity charges. juancole.com ( Middle East Monitor) — The Palestinians mentioned apartheid in connection with Israel long before B'Tselem used the description. Now it is the turn of Human Rights Watch (HRW) to — rightfully, if belatedly — accuse Israel of apartheid in its latest report titled A Threshold Crossed: Israeli Authorities and the Crimes of Apartheid and …
(2021-04-30). Human Rights Watch declares Israel has crossed apartheid threshold. wsws.org HRW draws on years of human rights documentation, case studies and a review of government planning documents, statements by officials and other sources. It documents a catalogue of Israeli abuses committed against the Palestinians.
(2021-04-30). Iran welcoming S Arabia's invitation of talk with Iran: Spox. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 30 (MNA) — Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman showed reaction to the recent remarks of the Saudi Crown Prince and said that the Islamic Republic of Iran welcomes Saudi Arabia's invitation for holding talks to iron out the differences.
(2021-04-30). Kyrgyzstan-Tajikistan border clash leaves 13 dead,134 injured. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 30 (MNA) — Kyrgyzstan's Ministry of Health says 13 civilians were killed and 134 others were injured in border clashes between Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan.
(2021-04-30). Lifting all illegal sanctions key to success of Vienna talks. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 30 (MNA) — China's State News Agency said that success of JCPOA talks in Vienna strictly hinges on lifting of all unilateral and illegal sanctions imposed by the United States against the Islamic Republic of Iran.
(2021-04-30). Iranian karate referee elected jury of Global League. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 30 (MNA) —Iranian woman karate referee Elmira Gozalzadeh was elected as a jury member of the Karate Global League.
(2021-04-30). Zarif meets with Kuwaiti PM to discuss bilateral relations. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 30 (MNA) — Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif met and held talks with Kuwait's Prime Minister Sabah Al-Khalid Al-Sabah on Thursday to discuss mutual ties and regional cooperation.
(2021-04-30). Araghchi meets with Austrian FM to discuss JCPOA. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 30 (MNA) — Heading Iranian delegation to JCPOA talks in Vienna, Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for the Political Affairs Seyyed Abbas Araghchi met and held talks with Austrian Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg in Vienna on Thu.
(2021-04-30). Persian Gulf: From rich history to security depth. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 30 (MNA) — Iran is celebrating the Persian Gulf National Day, which marks the anniversary of the expulsion of colonial and foreign forces from the strategic water body in 1622.
(2021-04-30). Zionist forces raid Palestinians in occupied lands. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 30 (MNA) — Israeli forces re-attacked a rally of Palestinians in Bab al-Amoud area of occupied lands and territories and arrested a number of them.
(2021-04-30). 1st online Holy Quran exhibition to be inaugurated tomorrow. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 30 (MNA) — The first edition of online Holy Quran Exhibition will start its work tomorrow on Saturday April 31 in the presence of Iranian Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance.
(2021-04-30). World powers want JCPOA revival before Iran-IAEA deal expiry. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 30 (MNA) — World powers are seeking the revival of Iran's nuclear deal, JCPOA, before expiry date of a deal inked between Islamic Republic of Iran and International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).
(2021-04-30). US Minneapolis—Saint Paul FilmFest. to host 'Careless Crime'. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 30 (MNA) — Iranian film, 'Careless Crime' directed by Shahram Mokri will take part in the 40th Minneapolis—Saint Paul International Film Festival in the US.
(2021-04-30). Positive signs seen in Vienna talks, regional coop.: Zarif. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 30 (MNA) — Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said that positive signs are seen in Vienna talks on Iran's nuclear program and cooperation in the region.
(2021-04-30). History: What You Need to Know About May Day. globalresearch.ca First published in 2010. | The legacy of the late Leo Panitch lives. | For more than 100 years, May Day has symbolized the common struggles of workers around the globe. Why is it largely ignored in North America? The answer lies …
(2021-04-30). Just How Bold Is President Biden's Tax-the-Rich Plan? commondreams.org "The new Biden tax plans ends the most basic of our tax code's breaks for the ultra rich: the preferential treatment they get on the income from their wheeling and dealing. And the ending of this preferential treatment would be a big deal indeed." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/biden_13_0.jpg …
(2021-04-30). Outrage as Canadian Regulator Lets Government-Owned Pipeline Keep Insurers Secret. commondreams.org "A project which can only be insured secretly has lost its social license to operate," said one Trans Mountain pipeline opponent. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/trans_mountain_pipeline.jpg …
(2021-04-30). DeSantis Says 'Of Course' He Will Sign Into Law Florida GOP's Massive Attack on Voting Rights. commondreams.org "Simply put, S.B. 90 is undemocratic to its core," said the ACLU of Florida. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/desantis_florida_voting.jpg …
(2021-04-30). 'A Dream Come True': Nurses at Maine's Largest Hospital Vote to Unionize. commondreams.org Nurses' vote to unionize at Maine's largest hospital ushers in "a new day for nurses and patients," said Cokie Giles, president of the Maine State Nurses Association. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/maine_nurses_union.jpg …
(2021-04-30). Targeting Roe v. Wade, GOP Has Launched 'Unprecedented' Attack on Abortion Rights in 2021. commondreams.org Experts at the Guttmacher Institute warn 2021 is on track to be "the most damaging anti-abortion state legislative session in a decade—and perhaps ever." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/gettyimages-12292967641.jpg …
(2021-04-30). The Hidden Consequences of International Racist Immigration Policies. commondreams.org "Framing immigration as a 'crisis' makes an open immigration policy appear radioactive, despite it being equally popular and more economically beneficial." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/syria_6.jpg …
(2021-04-30). Dangerous Republican Anti-Protest Laws Grant Drivers License to Kill. commondreams.org "In Oklahoma, Republican Governor Kevin Stitt has just signed an anti-protest bill into law that protects drivers who injure or kill protesters by running into them with their cars from both civil and criminal prosecution." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/charlottesville_1.jpg …
(2021-04-30). Third Round of Coronavirus Relief Checks Led to Largest Monthly Rise in Household Income Since 1959. commondreams.org "This is what happens when you opt for investing in working people over trickle-down economics." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/householdincome.jpg …
(2021-04-30). Right-Wing Extremism Is on the Rise in Israel. commondreams.org "We would be wise in the aftermath of last week's 'death to Arabs' march in Jerusalem to also speak out against Kahanism in Israel." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/israel-2.jpg …
(2021-04-30). After Strong Backlash, NYPD Kicks Robotic Dog "Spot" to the Curb. commondreams.org A spokesperson for NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio, who called the Boston Dynamics device "creepy" and "alienating," said he was "glad the Digidog was put down." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/digidog_0.jpg …
(2021-04-30). Florida Becomes the Next Stop for Jim Crow with Passage of Anti-Voter, Anti-Democracy Bill. commondreams.org ______________________________…
(2021-04-30). How the For the People Act Blunts New Florida Voting Restrictions. commondreams.org ______________________________…
(2021-04-30). Bernie Sanders to Rally in Kentucky With Possible Senate Contender Charles Booker. commondreams.org Sen. Bernie Sanders will rally with potential 2022 U.S. Senate candidate Charles Booker on Sunday at 2: 30 pm at PARC Plaza in Louisville. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/bernieky.jpg …
(2021-04-30). A Tale of Two Presidencies: Biden's First 100 Days. commondreams.org "When it comes to economic issues, the Biden administration has shown some surprising progressivism. On foreign policy, not so much." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/biden_15.jpg …
(2021-04-30). Patriotic Millionaires Applaud President Biden's First 100 Days on Taxes. commondreams.org ______________________________…
(2021-04-30). Earth Day to May Day Point to a New America. commondreams.org "By 2030 we will be on our way to a global economy that provides a good life for all on a living planet. Or we will be on an irreversible path to global misery through ecological collapse." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/sunrise_jobs.jpg …
(2021-04-30). Chagos Islanders Sue the Queen £1 Billion for Lost Fishing Rights. globalresearch.ca The Chagossian people have sued the British Crown for lost fishing …
(2021-04-30). The neoliberal university threatens precarious workers, education. greenleft.org.au Neoliberal ideology has reduced tertiary education to a commodity, Markela Panegyres argues. Students have become "customers" and academics and lecturers are now "service providers".
(2021-04-30). Fight for what we deserve. greenleft.org.au Sam Wainwright asks how bosses, currently demanding that Fair Work Australia not increase award wages, would react to a legislated freeze on the price they could charge for goods and services?
(2021-04-30). Wages: Fight for what we deserve. greenleft.org.au Sam Wainwright asks how would bosses, who are currently demanding that Fair Work Australia not raise award wages, react to a legislated freeze on the price they charge for goods and services.
(2021-04-30). The neoliberal university threatens precarious workers, education. greenleft.org.au Neoliberal ideology has reduced tertiary education to a commodity. Students have become "customers" and academics and lecturers are now "service providers", writes Markela Panegyres.
(2021-04-30). Kanye West Spotted Still Wearing His Wedding Ring Despite Separation From Kim Kardashian. sputniknews.com The circle of a ring is sometimes referred to as a symbol of eternity and the unknown. Over time, the symbol began to represent loyalty and devotion to another individual. For most divorces, the symbolism goes out the door and the monetary value of the ring makes room for disputes.
(2021-04-30). Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast: Reducing rejection by reversing order of heart-liver transplant. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org For heart-liver transplants, the liver and heart must come from the same donor, and some patients wait years to receive both organs. Also, antibodies from the donor can increase chances of the receiving patient rejecting the heart. But Dr. Sudhir Kushwaha, a Mayo Clinic cardiovascular transplant surgeon, says when a liver transplant is also involved, …
(2021-04-30). Mayo Clinic preclinical discovery triggers wound healing, skin regeneration. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — Difficult-to-treat, chronic wounds in preclinical models healed with normal scar-free skin after treatment with an acellular product discovered at Mayo Clinic. Derived from platelets, the purified exosomal product, known as PEP, was used to deliver healing messages into cells of preclinical animal models of ischemic wounds. The Mayo Clinic research team documented …
(2021-04-30). Mayo scientists researching 'beyond DNA' to advance personalized medicine. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org As the nation marks National DNA Day on Sunday, April 25 — a day that commemorates the discovery of DNA's double helix in 1953 and the completion of the Human Genome Project in 2003 — Mayo Clinic physicians and researchers will continue to closely collaborate to push the boundaries of precision medicine in the areas of cancer, rare and …
(2021-04-30). Mayo Clinic's New Research Building Growing to 11 Floors. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — The long tradition of biomedical innovation that makes up Mayo Clinic's DNA will continue with the Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Building on the Rochester, Minnesota, campus, set to open in the fourth quarter of 2023. Research is the engine that drives advances in medical care, and the new facility will enable the …
(2021-04-30). Remembering Walter Mondale, dedicated public servant and former Mayo Clinic trustee. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Walter Mondale, former vice president, known for his many years of public service to the country and the state of Minnesota, died on Monday, April 19, at his home in Minneapolis. He was 93. Mr. Mondale was a member of the Mayo Clinic Board of Trustees from 1989 to 1994 and from 1997 to 2001. …
(2021-04-30). Consumer Health: Understanding the link between chronic stress and depression. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Depression is a mood disorder that causes a persistent feeling of sadness and loss of interest. It affects how you feel, think and behave, and it can lead to emotional and physical problems. It's not known exactly what causes depression. Many factors may be involved, including genetics, brain chemistry, hormones and inherited traits. Chronic stressful life …
(2021-04-30). The beat goes on, thanks to deep brain stimulation. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org When drummer Patrick Bautz is performing, he's in the zone. He says he doesn't even think about what he's doing, it's just natural. It's what he calls "the nothingness of drumming." But not that long-ago, Pat started getting distracted. Physical symptoms were turning that nothingness into something. And it was something that worried him enough …
(2021-04-30). Consumer Health: What do you know about malaria? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org World Malaria Day will be observed on Sunday, April 25, which makes this a good time to learn more about this potentially fatal disease. Malaria is caused by a single-celled parasite of the genus Plasmodium. The parasite is transmitted to humans most commonly through mosquito bites. Because the parasites that cause malaria affect red blood …
(2021-04-30). Ethiopia: Violence, Instability, and the Need for Law and Order. dissidentvoice.org An unresolved war in the north of the country; ethnic based violence some are describing as genocide in the West; random explosions of aggression in various regions: Ethiopia is trembling. With around 117 million people, Ethiopia has the second largest population in Africa, made up of 80 or so tribal groups, all with their own …
(2021-04-30). From Genocide to Justice: How Ashkenazi Jews can be Co-Conspirators of Systemic Change. counterpunch.org What does it mean for a community to go from the gas chambers of Auschwitz 76 years ago to the chambers of city hall, the arts, and academia in the U.S. today? Journeying from the bottom of the European caste system to the top of the U.S. caste system constitutes generational whiplash. Ashkenazi Jews (Jews
(2021-04-30). Philip Roth and His Defensive Fans Are Their Own Worst Enemies. thenation.com Philip Roth and His Defensive Fans Are Their Own Worst Enemies…
(2021-04-30). Pieces of Hate. thenation.com Pieces of Hate…
(2021-04-30). Voices Are Raised Against the NBA Launching Its New African League in Rwanda. thenation.com Voices Are Raised Against the NBA Launching Its New African League in Rwanda…
(2021-04-30). Battling the Rising Tides. thenation.com Battling the Rising Tides…
(2021-04-30). Red Carpet at the Picket Line. thenation.com Red Carpet at the Picket Line…
(2021-04-30). Joe Biden Wants to Transform Care Work in America. thenation.com Joe Biden Wants to Transform Care Work in America…
(2021-04-30). White Supremacy Never Takes a Day Off. thenation.com White Supremacy Never Takes a Day Off…
(2021-04-30). As Yemen's Famine Worsens, Biden Does Nothing. thenation.com As Yemen's Famine Worsens, Biden Does Nothing…
(2021-04-30). How to Stop Andrew Yang. thenation.com How to Stop Andrew Yang…
(2021-04-30). Just Because Cuomo Deserves Due Process Doesn't Mean He Shouldn't Resign. thenation.com Just Because Cuomo Deserves Due Process Doesn't Mean He Shouldn't Resign…
(2021-04-30). The Rise and Collapse of Europe's Soccer Super League. thenation.com The Rise and Collapse of Europe's Soccer Super League…
(2021-04-30). There Is No Yemen Policy. thenation.com There Is No Yemen Policy…
(2021-04-30). Mumia Abu-Jamal sends message to protest of anti-Asian attack in NYC. zcomm.org "Only a determined, multinational, global movement can beat back the forces of anti-Asian hatred, and it must be done. It must be done now," asserted Abu-Jamal…
(2021-04-30). India's crisis is our crisis. zcomm.org The crisis unfolding in India underlines the urgent need for a global, coordinated industrial strategy to vastly increase the production and distribution of vaccines…
(2021-04-30). Don't Let Wall Street Get Rich Off of Our Water. zcomm.org Let's begin to force a public discussion about this crucial question of environmental and existential ethics…
(2021-04-30). Oregon Tech faculty on strike. zcomm.org State's first public university faculty strike…
(2021-04-30). Calls for solidarity with a prisoner 'facing retaliation' for standing up against the prison system. thecanary.co Family and supporters of Kevan Thakrar held a demonstration outside the Ministry of Justice offices in London on Wednesday 28 April. Thakrar The protesters demanded an end to the targeting of Thakrar by the prison, and also that he's moved out of HMP Full Sutton to HMP Whitemoor where he can receive the support he needs. | Freedom for Kevan: | A statement by the demonstrators reads: Friends…
(2021-04-30). 'Extreme right wing' terrorism on the rise as the Home Office focuses on Muslims. thecanary.co Over the course of
(2021-04-30). Climate activists blockade nuclear base with giant plant pots. thecanary.co Climate activists have blockaded the Faslane nuclear base by attaching themselves to giant plant pots. | Members of Extinction Rebellion Scotland and Trident Ploughshares, are staging the blockade at the north gate of the base on the Gare Loch in Argyll and Bute. | The group placed three planters, which contain plants and flowers and are painted with the words "Safe", "Green", and "Future", on the road on Friday morning. | A protester is locked on to each planter so they cannot be moved, preventing access to the base, though emergency vehicles can still access the site via the south gate. | The activists said the…
(2021-04-30). Neo-Nazi police officer jailed for membership of banned group. thecanary.co The first British police officer to be convicted of belonging to a neo-Nazi terrorist group has been jailed for more than four years. | Ben Hannam was found guilty of membership of banned right-wing extremist group National Action (NA) in 2016 until September 2017, following a trial at the Old Bailey. | He had been working as a probationary officer for the Metropolitan Police for nearly two years before he was found on a leaked database of users of extreme right-wing forum Iron March and arrested last year. | Benjamin Hannam attending an outdoor boxing event which was shown to the jury during his trial at the Old…
(2021-04-30). First Photo Taken in a Year Shows Maxwell With 'Black Eye' Amid Claims of 'Humiliation' in Jail. sputniknews.com Since cameras and recording devices are not permitted at trials where the friend of convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein's has recently been denied her third bail application, Maxwell has only been seen in court sketches until this moment.
(2021-04-30). "Turkish Falcon" Protracts Its Claws Over Kurdistan Yet Again. southfront.org | DEAR FRIENDS. IF YOU LIKE THIS TYPE OF CONTENT, SUPPORT SOUTHFRONT WORK: | Donation alerts: donationalerts.com/r/southfront | Boosty: boosty.to/analys…
(2021-04-30). Saturday 5/1: 46 Years After the End of the Vietnam War: A Conversation About Empathy & Healing. indybay.org Zoom…
(2021-04-30). California Tribal Members and Fishermen Call on Newsom to Provide Water for Salmon. indybay.org State of the Salmon address planned for April 28th, Day of Action May 4th | Sacramento, California – California Tribes, fishermen, and environmental groups are calling on Governor Gavin Newsom to direct state agencies to take action to stop fish kills of California salmon runs that are nearing extinction and to protect water quality. Salmon and good water quality are key to the health of California's Native people, economy and drinking water supplies. Without immediate action to scale down agricultural water deliveries and protect rivers and reservoir's water supplies the State will be complicit in causing fish k…
(2021-04-30). A Year Later: The Black Lives Matter Movement in Sonoma County 2020. indybay.org BLM has become a "tool" social activist, the local government and political representatives sought to use the momentum of POC and the community to capitalize and align themselves with accountability, instead of the go-to white supremacy.
(2021-04-30). Monday 5/24: EV 201: Finding the EV for Your Lifestyle. indybay.org Virtual Event. Registration required.
(2021-04-30). Groundbreaking Police Demilitarization Ordinance. indybay.org Berkeley approves oversight and transparency measure for all militarized equipment used by police…
(2021-04-30). Welcome to a `systemic risk'. indybay.org In fact, the US has just passed one of the most progressive laws in its history. It departs from the economic strategies of the past few decades, which have favored capital income — of both 'innovators' and rentiers — and increasingly left the working class behind.
(2021-04-30). Friday 4/30: Stop Oil Exports/Support for Diane Wilson. indybay.org We'll meet in the plaza in front of 450 Golden Gate, where the offices of the Army Corps of Engineers are located.
(2021-04-30). Wednesday 5/19: Talkin' Trash – Myths and Realities of Recycling and Materials Management. indybay.org Zoom webinar…
(2021-04-30). Friday 9/24: Animal Liberation Conference 2021. indybay.org Various locations across the Bay Area – venues TBA.
(2021-04-30). Iran Hopes for Better Saudi Ties After 'Change of Tone'. news.antiwar.com On April 9 it was reported that Iraq had put together secret talks between Iran and Saudi Arabia in Baghdad. Officials are now confirming as much, and Iranian and Saudi officials are both talking of a new era of cooperation and improved ties. | Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman confirmed this week that he's hoping for a "good and special relationship," and Iranian Foreign Ministry officials say they are This is a big change, as Iran and Saudi…
(2021-04-30). One Month After the Death of Adam Toledo. latinorebels.com Latino Rebels Radio: April 29, 2021…
(2021-04-30). Family of slain 26-year-old Oakland resident demands Alameda police officers involved be charged. indybay.org On April 19, Oakland resident Mario Gonzalez, 26, died while being pinned to the ground by Alameda police officers. His family is now demanding answers from the Alameda Police Department and the city of Alameda, and that Alameda County DA Nancy O'Malley charge the three officers involved in the incident. The incident occurred the day before Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was convicted of second-degree unintentional murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter in the killing of George Floyd. [Video from the vigil below text.]…
(2021-04-30). Tuesday 5/4: Moral Emergency Speak-out Against Fatal Police Shooting of Andrew Brown Jr. w/ PPC & NAACP. indybay.org Online via livestream…
(2021-04-30). China Says US Has Ramped Up Military Activity Near Its Coast Under Biden. news.antiwar.com China said on Thursday said that "The US frequently dispatches ships and planes to operate in seas and airspace near China, promoting regional militarization and threatening regional peace and…
(2021-04-30). By Huge 57% Margin, Maine Medical Nurses Vote to Form First Ever Union with Maine State Nurses Association/NNU. commondreams.org ______________________________…
(2021-04-30). China Accuses US of 'Cold War Thinking' in Response to Biden's Address. news.antiwar.com On Thursday, Beijing responded to When asked about the speech,
(2021-04-30). Saturday 5/8: John Lewis Voter Advancement Day: Oakland Votercade & Tailgate Rally. indybay.org Meet at Malibu Lot at Oracle Arena, 7000 Coliseum Way, Oakland, CA 94621 | Masks and Safety Distancing Required; Peaceful event…
(2021-04-30). Animal Liberation Conference in September. indybay.org The Animal Liberation Conference brings together the most dedicated animal rights activists from around the world and empowers them to take bold, collective action to achieve revolutionary social and political change for animals.
(2021-04-30). Monday 5/10: One Drop: Shifting the Lens on Race, a conversation with Dr. Yaba Blay. indybay.org Revolution Books, 2444 Durant Ave. Berkeley CA 94704…
(2021-04-30). Mumia Abu-Jamal Supporters March in Oakland. indybay.org Remembering that the Black Panther Party started off with police-watching patrols, activists marched and rallied in Oakland on April 24 with their call, "Free Mumia!" Earlier in the week, a group of UN human rights experts expressed serious concerns over his treatment and wellbeing and called on authorities to urgently address the situation.
(2021-04-29). "We Need Medicare for All": Video Shows People Worldwide Appalled by U.S. Healthcare System. peoplesparty.org (As seen on That's what one woman
(2021-04-29). If Healthcare Is a Right, 'Support Medicare for All,' Omar Tells Biden. commondreams.org President Joe Biden said "healthcare should be a right, not a privilege in America." Rep. Ilhan Omar says there's an easy way to prove it. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/omar_m4a.jpg …
(2021-04-29). Pelosi backs commission to cover up Republican complicity in January 6 coup attempt. indybay.org The proposed commission, editorially endorsed by the New York Times, would have equal representation for the Republican Party, whose congressional representatives largely backed the effort by Trump to overturn the 2020 election and establish a presidential dictatorship.
(2021-04-29). Nancy Pelosi and These Centrists Want Biden to Go Left on Drug Costs and Medicare. commondreams.org "With no time to waste," writes Richard Eskow, are more Democrats—including more conservative members "finally recognizing that fighting for lower drug prices and Medicare expansion is something they must do to win elections?" | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/pelosi_biden_medicare_for_all.png …
(2021-04-29). Reporting from Around the World, Reese Erlich Was a Beacon of Independent Journalism. indybay.org He challenged "the basic assumptions of empire"
(2021-04-29). Reporting from Around the World, Reese Erlich Was a Beacon of Independent Journalism. counterpunch.org When Reese Erlich died in early April, we lost a global reporter who led by example. During five decades as a progressive journalist, Reese created and traveled an independent path while avoiding the comfortable ruts dug by corporate media. When people in the United States read or heard his reporting from more than 50 countries,
(2021-04-29). Amid Widespread Disease, Death, and Poverty, the Major Powers Increased Their Military Spending in 2020. globalresearch.ca The existence of widespread poverty in the world's mightiest military powers …
(2021-04-29). The Major Powers Increased Their Military Spending in 2020. zcomm.org Perhaps, someday, people will ask whether increasing preparations for war was the best these governments could do as their populations sank into widespread disease, death, and poverty…
(2021-04-29). New Railway and Canal Connection Will Transform Serbia into Key Transportation and Energy Hub. globalresearch.ca The reconstruction of a railway line from Belgrade to the border …
(2021-04-29). Russia's Expanding Footprint In The Middle East — OpEd. eurasiareview.com By Talmiz Ahmad* | Over the last month or so, the shadow of Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has loomed large across the Middle East. In March, he visited the UAE, Saudi Arabia and Qatar. He was soon back in the region, visiting Egypt and Iran on April 12-13. | Russia became a key player in the Middle East when it brought its armed forces into Syria in September 2015 to prevent externally sponsored regime change. Having achieved this fairly quickly, its diplomatic canvas has broadened to include all the regional states, with which it is building substantial ties in the areas of energy, economics and defe…
(2021-04-29). The Variable Relationships Between Worker Centers And Unions. popularresistance.org Like many immigrant workers, Pascual Tapia, a late-night janitor at a Target store in Minneapolis, was a victim of wage theft. He often worked 56 hours a week, but he was hardly ever paid time and a half for overtime. And like many immigrant workers in the Twin Cities, he turned to a highly regarded worker center for help: CTUL, the Centro de Trabajadores Unidos en la Lucha (the Center of United Workers in Struggle). | Tapia was delighted when CTUL won over $1,000 in back pay for him as part of the more than $1 million in settlements it won from cleaning contractors for Target and other big-box stores. But Tapia,…
(2021-04-29). The Moral Imperative to Eliminate the Historic Stain of Family Separation. aclu.org In 2018, the ACLU brought a successful lawsuit, Last fall, we reported that hundreds of these families had still not been located, triggering a promise by President-elect Joe Biden to create a task force to address family separation — a promise that materiali…
(2021-04-29). Biden Must Be Bolder on Immigration. The Lives of Millions Depend on It. aclu.org One hundred days ago, President Joe Biden took the helm of a decimated immigration system, which candidate Biden had promised to restore. The lives and safety of millions of people, and the lawfulness and moral standing of our country, depend on the president's ability to deliver on that promise. But 100 days later, his record is decidedly mixed. | The Trump administration exploited and abused executive powers in our immigration laws to an unprecedented degree, aiming to harm Black and Brown communities. He deliberately destroyed the United States' ability to effectively process asylum claims and admit people…
(2021-04-29). 'It Could Destroy the US': Trump Slams Biden for Ignoring 'Out of Control' Border Crisis. sputniknews.com The White House is still avoiding using the term "crisis" when it comes to discussing the migrant surge at the US-Mexico border, referring to the spike as "cyclical" and "seasonal" instead.
(2021-04-29). Immigrant Youth Tell Biden It's Time to 'Go Bold, Go Big, Go Now' on a Pathway to Citizenship. latinorebels.com We're turning up the pressure even more to tell President Biden and Democrats that we need citizenship now. Now is the time to go big and go bold for our communities by stopping all detentions and deportations and providing a broad pathway to citizenship for millions of people in the infrastructure package," said Luz Chavez, Maryland Youth Organizer at United We Dream and a DACA recipient.
(2021-04-29). Thousands of migrant workers labouring on Canada's farms in unsafe conditions amid deadly COVID-19 third wave. wsws.org The pandemic has laid bare the brutal conditions under which migrant farm workers are forced to work and live for the benefit of Canada's agri-business industry.
(2021-04-29). OPINION: We Must Think About Vaccine Trust From the Perspectives of Undocumented Migrants. latinorebels.com Misinformation and historical trauma make it less likely for undocumented communities and families in mixed-status households to trust the vaccine and any record-keeping around it.
(2021-04-29). Congress tackles payday lenders after SCOTUS lets them off the hook. peoplesworld.org 
WASHINGTON —Well, that didn't take long. A week after the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously handed one of the sleaziest sectors of the corporate class, payday lenders, a big judicial win, lawmakers took up the suggestion by the ruling's author, Justice Stephen Breyer, that they could reverse the victory. So consumer advocates trooped up to tell …
(2021-04-29). Vegan And Other Nonviolence News. indybay.org Smithfield pollution, chicken rights, Supreme Court and other news…
(2021-04-29). The Supreme Court Just Made It Easier to Sentence Children to Life in Prison. commondreams.org Progressives must challenge this cruel U.S. Supreme Court opinion, writes Prof. Anthony Grasso, "but relying on rehabilitative discourse to challenge juvenile life-without-parole sentencing could be a risky strategy. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/juve.jpg …
(2021-04-29). SCOTUS Should Clarify Tinker in Favor of Free Speech, Not School Control. counterpunch.org In 1969, the US Supreme Court held, in Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District, that students don't "shed their constitutional rights to freedom of speech or expression at the schoolhouse gate." Schools may only prohibit, censor, or punish student speech which would "materially and substantially interfere with the requirements of appropriate discipline in
(2021-04-29). Hollywood Lobbyists Intervene Against Sharing Vaccine Technology. zcomm.org Industries that rely on copyright enforcement want to limit the scope of the World Trade Organization waiver…
(2021-04-29). Award-winning Journalist Julian Assange Languishes in a British Super Max Prison at the Behest of the Biden Regime. globalresearch.ca The United States and its NATO allies have weaponised the issue …
(2021-04-29). Award-Winning Journalist Julian Assange Languishes In A British Super Max Prison At The Behest Of The Biden Regime. southfront.org 
Written by Dr. Leon Tressell. The United States and its NATO allies have weaponised the issue of human rights; using…
(2021-04-29). The Modi Surge: COVID-19 Cases Overwhelm India's Healthcare System as Gov't Censors Critics. democracynow.org 
India has topped 18.3 million COVID-19 cases, after adding 1 million cases in just the past three days amid shortages in vital supplies and overwhelmed hospitals across the country. Makeshift mass cremation facilities have been set up in parks and parking lots, with rows of bodies being burned on funeral pyres. With hospitals overflowing, some patients have been turned away and left to deal with their infections on their own. "This is where Modi has led India," says Indian journalist Rana Ayyub, who says the prime minister "clearly has no plan" for dealing with the crisis ravaging the country's healthcare systems…
(2021-04-29). Foreign Experts Assess Benefits Of Russia's Sputnik V Coronavirus Vaccine — Analysis. eurasiareview.com The Gamaleya National Research Center of Epidemiology and Microbiology of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation and the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF, Russia's sovereign wealth fund) announced that the Sputnik V vaccine demonstrated efficacy of 97.6%, based on the analysis of data on the infection rate of coronavirus among those in Russia vaccinated with both components of Sputnik V. | "The Ministry of Health of Russia maintains a register of persons who have been vaccinated, as well as citizens who have got infected with COVID as part of the Unified State Information System in Healthcare. Ac…
(2021-04-29). The Covid-19 "Experimental" mRNA Vaccine. Are You Being Told the Truth? globalresearch.ca *** | The American people are not being told the truth about …
(2021-04-29). India Gets 22 Tons of Medical Supplies From Russia. telesurenglish.net India on Thursday received 22 tons of medical supplies from Russia to face the health crisis created by the Covid-19 pandemic. | RELATED: | The donation brought by two Russian transport planes included 20 oxygen production units, 75 lung ventilators, 150 medical monitors, and 200,000 packs of medicine, The Hindu digital newspaper reported. | After a phone call between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Indian Prim…
(2021-04-29). So Now 'COVID Anxiety Syndrome' Is a Thing? globalresearch.ca Hope is for fools: a new study claims that people are …
(2021-04-29). Video: The 2020-21 Worldwide Corona Crisis. globalresearch.ca Worldwide, people have been misled both by their governments and the media as to the causes and devastating consequences of the Covid-19 "pandemic". | The unspoken truth is that the novel coronavirus provides a pretext and a justification to powerful financial …
(2021-04-29). COVID-19: An Overview of the Evidence. globalresearch.ca The '
(2021-04-29). Legal Worries on EU's 'Green Certificates' for COVID Travel. globalresearch.ca An instrument of unusual significance is quietly on its way to …
(2021-04-29). India Reaches 18 Million COVID-19 Cases. telesurenglish.net India surpassed 18 million COVID-19 infections on Thursday amid a devastating second wave of the pandemic with collapsed hospitals and crematoriums, which have paralyzed the country. | RELATED: | April 28 saw the highest daily death toll, according to the authorities, reporting 3,645 fatalities. After more than a week, with over 300,000 cases per day, 379,257 new infections were registered on Thursday. | ÔøΩÔ…
(2021-04-29). China Urges Australian Politicians to 'Shake Off the Cold War Mentality'. sputniknews.com Australia-China relations have been growing tense since Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison urged Beijing last year to allow an independent probe into the origins of COVID-19. This prompted a response from Beijing, leading to reciprocal economic sanctions.
(2021-04-29). Situation Near Delhi Crematorium as COVID-19 Infections Break Records in India. sputniknews.com India has registered 379,257 new COVID-19 cases within the past 24 hours, marking the largest single-day increase since the beginning of the pandemic.
(2021-04-29). Feeling kind of blue? Holocaust survivor lifts lockdown spirits through jazz. news.un.org An 89-year-old pianist who escaped the Holocaust in Nazi Germany almost eight decades ago, has been explaining how he started playing jazz in memory of his sister, and has kept going through the COVID-19 lockdown, playing from the window of his Brussels home "to give people courage."
(2021-04-29). Vaccinated Europeans now outnumber those infected by COVID, but 'threat remains present'. news.un.org Just over 460 days since the first COVID-19 cases were reported in Europe, more citizens living in the region have now been vaccinated, than the number infected, and although new cases and hospitalizations are falling, "the threat remains present", a senior UN health official said on Thursday.
(2021-04-29). Influenza Vaccination Linked to Higher COVID Death Rates. globalresearch.ca Vaccines can in some cases trigger more serious illness when exposed …
(2021-04-29). Iran COVID-19 update: 19,899 new cases, 385 deaths. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 29 (MNA) — According to the Public Relations Department of the Ministry of Health and Medical Education, a number of 385 people died of the coronavirus, COVID-19, in the past 24 hours.
(2021-04-29). Eastern borders must be controlled against Indian COVID entry. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 29 (MNA) — Iranian President Hassan Rouhani called for the eastern borders of Iran to be meticulously controlled in order to stop COVID-19 from entering the country, so that it would not face a condition like that of the UK coronavirus.
(2021-04-29). Ten Things You Need to Know about the Experimental COVID mRNA Vaccines. globalresearch.ca First published on January 13, 2021 Experimental COVID Vaccines are coming to town, being rolled out worldwide as the transhumanistic New World Order (NWO) agenda dictates. This next phase of the COVID scamdemic is an incredibly dangerous one — …
(2021-04-29). Lifting IP Restrictions Could Help the World Vaccinate 60% of Population by 2022. truthout.org 
As new coronavirus cases surge across India, overwhelming hospitals and crematories, calls are growing louder for wealthy countries to stop hoarding excess supply of COVID-19 vaccines and to loosen intellectual property restrictions preventing more countries from making their own vaccines. We speak with economist Jayati Ghosh and Congressmember Ro Khanna of California. | TRANSCRIPT: | This is a rush transcript. Copy may not be in its final form. | AMY GOODMAN: We continue on what is h…
(2021-04-29). Mayo Clinic Q and A: Combating allergies, asthma during COVID-19. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I am allergic to many types of pollen, and spring is always a challenging time of year for me. This year, my allergies seem to be worse. I am wondering if I need to be concerned that my symptoms may be related to COVID-19, as I have not yet been vaccinated for COVID-19. …
(2021-04-29). Leading US hospitals team up to promote COVID-19 vaccination. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org CLEVELAND, Ohio, and ROCHESTER, Minn. — A coalition of 60 top hospitals and health care institutions have joined forces in a nationwide campaign to encourage adults to get vaccinated against COVID-19. Led by Cleveland Clinic and Mayo Clinic, the campaign "Get the Vaccine to Save Lives" is designed to reassure the public that vaccines are …
(2021-04-29). Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast: Mayo Clinic Laboratories delivers during COVID-19. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Medical Laboratory Professionals Week: April 18 – 24, 2021, is the perfect time to recognize the remarkable work of clinical laboratory professionals, especially during COVID-19 and as Mayo Clinic Laboratories celebrates its 50th anniversary. ________________________________________ Mayo Clinic Laboratories has performed over 3 million COVID-19 tests. "In December 2019, there was a disease, and three months …
(2021-04-29). India's Rajasthan chief minister tests positive for COVID-19. ecns.cn Chief Minister of India's western state of Rajasthan Ashok Gehlot Thursday tested positive for COVID-19.
(2021-04-29). Over 243 mln COVID-19 vaccine doses administered across China. ecns.cn More than 243.9 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines had been administered across China as of Wednesday, the National Health Commission said Thursday.
(2021-04-28). Athletes to receive daily COVID-19 tests during Tokyo Games. ecns.cn Athletes and all those in close contact with them will be tested every day during the Tokyo Olympic Games, organizers announced here on Wednesday.
(2021-04-29). Hong Kong reports zero new local infection of COVID-19. ecns.cn Hong Kong's Center for Health Protection (CHP) reported Thursday no new local infection of COVID-19.The CHP said in a statement that there were 15 imported cases, taking Hong Kong's total tally to 11,770.
(2021-04-29). China slams EU report on COVID-19 disinformation. ecns.cn The Chinese Mission to the European Union (EU) has slammed the European External Action Service (EEAS) for accusing China of disinformation regarding COVID-19. The mission said, "a disinformation report that has no factual basis is in itself an example of disinformation."
(2021-04-28). Decision on China jabs due soon. ecns.cn The World Health Organization will soon decide whether to give emergency approval for China's two main COVID-19 vaccines, WHO Assistant Director-General Mariangela Batista Galvao Simao has said.
(2021-04-28). China strengthens solidarity with its neighbors in fight against COVID-19. ecns.cn Foreign ministers from China, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh held a meeting on coping with COVID-19 on Tuesday via video link.
(2021-04-28). India accounts for 38 pct of global COVID-19 case growth last week: WHO. ecns.cn As the number of COVID-19 cases worldwide has been on the increase for the ninth consecutive week, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday that India alone accounted for 38 percent of all infections.
(2021-04-28). Chinese mainland reports 20 new COVID-19 cases, all imported. ecns.cn The Chinese mainland on Wednesday reported 20 new COVID-19 cases, all of which were imported, the National Health Commission said in its daily report on Thursday.
(2021-04-29). Cambodia receives 3rd batch of China's Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine. ecns.cn A plane carrying the third batch of China-donated Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine arrived in the capital of Cambodia Wednesday night.
(2021-04-29). Bangladesh approves proposal of producing Russian, Chinese COVID-19 vaccines. ecns.cn The Bangladeshi government on Wednesday gave the greenlight to a proposal of producing Chinese and Russian COVID-19 vaccines in the country.
(2021-04-28). BioNTech CEO 'confident' vaccine will work against COVID variant found in India. ecns.cn BioNTech CEO Ugur Sahin on Wednesday expressed his confidence in the effectiveness of the vaccine jointly developed by his company and the U.S. pharmaceutical firm Pfizer against the new coronavirus variant first found in India.
(2021-04-28). U.S. CDC study shows mRNA COVID-19 vaccines reduce hospitalizations among older adults. ecns.cn The two mRNA COVID-19 vaccines authorized for emergency use in the United States, developed by Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna, protect against COVID-19-related hospitalization among adults 65 years and older.
(2021-04-29). The Story Behind Your Salad: Farmworkers, Covid-19, and a Dangerous Commute. thenation.com The Story Behind Your Salad: Farmworkers, Covid-19, and a Dangerous Commute…
(2021-04-29). New COVID-19 Variant, Linked to India's Record Wave of Infections & Deaths, Now Seen in 19 Countries. democracynow.org 
As India faces 1 million new COVID-19 infections every three days, we look at how more infectious variants have been linked to a spread in cases. The so-called India variant has now been detected in at least 19 countries. "This virus behaves differently now, in that it's much more infectious," says Dr. Priya Sampathkumar, an infectious disease physician at the Mayo Clinic.
(2021-04-29). How Lifting Intellectual Property Restrictions Could Help World Vaccinate 60% of Population by 2022. democracynow.org 
As new coronavirus cases surge across India, overwhelming hospitals and crematories, calls are growing louder for wealthy countries to stop hoarding excess supply of COVID-19 vaccines and to loosen intellectual property restrictions preventing more countries from making their own vaccines. We speak with economist Jayati Ghosh and Congressmember Ro Khanna of California.
(2021-04-29). The Global Deep State: A New World Order Brought to You by COVID-19. globalresearch.ca "A psychotic world we live in. The madmen are in power."‚Äï …
(2021-04-29). As Coronavirus Ravages India, Senate Dems Urge US Pharma Firms to Share Vaccine Tech. commondreams.org Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) is leading a group of Democratic senators calling on U.S. Big Pharma firms to expand global Covid-19 vaccine access by sharing technology and lifting intellectual property barriers. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/free_the_vaccine.jpg …
(2021-04-29). 'A Crime Against Humanity': Anguish and Anger as India Covid Crisis Surges. commondreams.org Acclaimed writer Arundhati Roy gave a devastating account of the humanitarian crisis gripping her country as Covid-19 cases in India topped 18 million on Thursday. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/roy-crime-against-humanity-covid-surges-india.jpg …
(2021-04-29). How is Covid-19 affecting student learning? nationofchange.org If the pandemic has taught us any lesson, it is that predicting the future is a futile endeavor. But one thing is certain: education is going digital.
(2021-04-29). Brazil Surpasses 400 Thousand Deaths by Covid-19, but There May Have Been Many More. libya360.wordpress.com Gabriel Valery Burial of victim of Covid-19 at Sà£o Joà£o Municipal Cemetery in Porto Alegre (RS) — Silvio Avila/AFP Last 100,000 deaths were recorded in a 36-day interval; Fiocruz points out that numbers may be higher Brazil has surpassed the mark of 400,000 deaths by covid-19. More precisely, 401,186 lost their lives, according to official…