(2021-05-24). The Fight For A New Colombia. popularresistance.org On 28 April, Colombian trade unions and social movements staged a new round of Paro Nacional (National Strike) protests, the latest in an ongoing series of mobilisations to address the litany of problems impacting Colombian society. | Opposition to a planned tax reform — which strike organisers said would unfairly target the middle and working classes in what is one of Latin America's most unequal countries — was the central issue, particularly in the context of the global pandemic which has pushed an estimated five million Colombians out of work. Calls to repeal the tax reform were aligned with longe…
(2021-05-24). Resisting the everyday violence of colonial extractivism. roarmag.org 
Indigenous Peruvians protesting in the city of Ayaviri against the pollution from a nearby mine. Ayaviri, Peru — 2015. Paulo de Abreu / Shutterstock.com | "In many cases, the state legitimizes violence," said the lawyer, professor and researcher on socio-environmental conflicts, Patricia Urteaga Crovetto, as we sat in her university office in Lima, Peru. "People make claims, they knock on doors, organize investigations, run petitions, file complaints, appeal, litigate. They use all the instruments the law offers. When all this does not work, sometimes, violence is their last straw. I do not justify violence,…
(2021-05-24). Support for Black Lives Matter Surged Last Year. Did It Last? zcomm.org Did George Floyd's death catalyze support for Black Lives Matter? If so, for how long and for whom?>
(2021-05-24). Biden: End Your Co-Belligerent Backing of Israeli War Crimes. globalresearch.ca As Senator, Vice …
(2021-05-24). Vaccinating the World: If We Had Grown Ups in Charge. cepr.net People in policy debates are not supposed to question the desirability of patent monopolies as a mechanism for financing the development of new drugs and vaccines. After all, why ask a question that could jeopardize the profits of some of the world's largest corporations? But, since I live out in Southern Utah, far away from …
(2021-05-24). Eman Askar's TikTok deep-history 'Song for Palestine' goes Viral with 10 mn Views in 48 Hours. juancole.com "A song telling the story of Palestine has gone viral on social media. TikToker Eman Askar —
(2021-05-24). 'She Was Too Vocal': Outrage Grows over AP Journalist Fired for Pro-Palestine Views. globalresearch.ca The Associated Press …
(2021-05-24). Chris Hedges and Author Mitchell Plitnick on "Except for Palestine" scheerpost.com On this week's "On Contact," Chris Hedges discusses why American liberals refuse to speak out about the crimes the Israeli apartheid state carries out against the Palestinians, with political analyst and author Mitchell Plitnick. Mitchell Plitnick's new book, with co-author Marc Lamont Hill, is: "Except for Palestine: The Limits of Progressive Politics." "Israel is in …
(2021-05-24). The People of Palestine Have Been Terrorized. globalresearch.ca For a moment …
(2021-05-24). The US Isn't An Israel Puppet, Israel Isn't A US Puppet. popularresistance.org Nearly 200,000 protesters attended a pro-Palestine demonstration in Central London on Saturday afternoon, another clear sign that support for Palestinian rights is becoming increasingly mainstream and the imperialists are losing control of the Israel narrative. | The real consequence of this is that people will begin losing trust in the government and media institutions which support Israel, because without trust the empire can't propagandize people, and without the ability to propagandize us our rulers cannot rule. There's no risk for Israel of losing US backing due to the US government suddenly evolving a consc…
(2021-05-24). In Al-Aqsa, Sheikh Jarrah and rest of Palestine, Israeli oppression continues. peoplesdispatch.org While the ceasefire has ended the bombing in Gaza, violence against Palestinians continues across the occupied territories. The Al-Aqsa compound was invaded on Friday and Sunday and Palestinian organizations have warned of mass arrests by Israel…
(2021-05-24). Photos: Thousands march again for Palestine after ceasefire. greenleft.org.au Tens of thousands of people protested against the Israeli assault on Gaza and East Jerusalem on May 22 (and May 23 in Perth). This came the day after a "ceasefire" was announced between Israel and Hamas and a few days after an historic general strike by Palestinians throughout the entire region of historic Palestine.
(2021-05-24). Rivers are Key to Restoring the World's Biodiversity. counterpunch.org Alessandra Korap Munduruku is a Munduruku Indigenous woman leader from Indigenous Reserve Praia do Ândio in the Brazilian Amazon. She is a member of Pariri, a local Munduruku association, as well as the Munduruku Wakoborûn Women's Association. In 2020, Alessandra won the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award for her work defending the culture, livelihoods and rights of Indigenous peoples in Brazil. | Darryl Knudsen is the executive director of International Rivers. He has 20 years' experience channeling the power of civil society movements to create enduring, positive change toward social and environmental justice…
(2021-05-24). Venezuela to Start New Vaccination Phase with 1.3 Million Doses from China. orinocotribune.com The President of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, announced that 1.3 million new COVID-19 vaccines have arrived in the country from China, which would help to accelerate mass vaccination in the country. | During his speech this Sunday, May 23, the president clarified that a new phase of vaccination will start this week, with the aim to get 70% of the population vaccinated by the end of August. | "This week, a new phase of vaccination starts in the country; 1,300,000 new vaccines arrived in Venezuelans from China. More vaccines are arriving this week, and even more doses are yet to come," he stated in his Sunday address…
(2021-05-24). Mumia Abu-Jamal's case transferred to Pennsylvania Supreme Court. indybay.org Attached is a May 20, 2021 ruling by the Court to transfer Mumia Abu-Jamal's case from the Superior Court, up to the Pennsylvania State Supreme Court. A short legal update is reprinted below from Professor Johanna Fernández of the Campaign to Bring Mumia Home (www.bringmumiahome.com).
(2021-05-24). Biden's Timid Gaza Intervention Won't Count for Much But US Reaction Against Israel has Changed Significantly. counterpunch.org During the Israeli bombardment of Beirut in August 1982, President Ronald Reagan phoned Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin to express his "shock" and "outrage" at Israeli airstrikes and artillery fire on the Lebanese capital, demanding that they be stopped immediately. He said that Israeli actions were causing "needless destruction and bloodshed" and had halted US-led negotiations to bring about an end to the crisis.
(2021-05-24). Bernie Sanders says "tone down the rhetoric" on Israel's crimes. electronicintifada.net Senator fits mold of "white moderate" condemned by Martin Luther King Jr.
(2021-05-24). Syrian Refugees and Residents Abroad Vote Massively in Presidential Elections. orinocotribune.com 
May 23 (Special for OrinocoTribune.com)—On Thursday, May 20, Syrian refugees and residents in different countries around the world voted in massive numbers at Syrian diplomatic missions that were turned into polling centers for the presidential elections. This was the first day of voting in a two-day process—within Syria, citizens will go to polls on May 26. | The generally peaceful electoral process was only marred by xenophobic attacks against Syrian voters in Beirut, Lebanon, that killed one voter, reported Syria News. | The first country to open the polling centers was Australia, where Syrians reg…
(2021-05-24). An Empire in Decline: Unmasking U.S. Strategies to Dominate the Globe. liberationnews.org 
As the United States' power declines, the managers of U.S. empire are scrambling to come up with new approaches to maintain their dominant position around the globe.
(2021-05-24). It's all protest music: Bob Dylan at 80. mronline.org 
Wherever the forces of destruction attempt to cut down trees, pollute our air and water, and rip away the earth for minerals, women have been leading the resistance. In the cities and communities, women have fought for clean water, air, and land for their families to flourish. | May 24, 2021…
(2021-05-24). AP sacks correspondent critical of Israel. mronline.org 
Emily Wilder had been targeted by extremist Zionist media outlets. | May 24, 2021 | Newswire…
(2021-05-24). Targeting Nicaragua: How Billionaire Foundations Fund NGOs to Advance US Foreign Policy Goals. orinocotribune.com 
By Rick Sterling — May 21, 2021 | US foreign policy is increasingly promoted by billionaire funded foundations. The neoliberal era has created individuals with incredible wealth and through "philanthropy", they flex their influence and feel good at the same time. While these philanthropists can be liberal on some issues, they universally support U.S. foreign policy and the "free market". Because many of these super-rich individuals made their wealth through investments and speculation, most do not like a planned economy, socialized services beyond the private sector or greater government control. | These meg…
(2021-05-24). What The New Acceptability of the Lab Leak Origin Tells Us About Media Outlets. warisacrime.org 
Have you noticed that a lot of science writers have lately been saying that they were perfectly right a year ago to mock and condemn even considering a lab leak origin for Coronavirus but that now it's perfectly proper to admit that Coronavirus may very well have come from a lab? It seems to be …
(2021-05-24). This is not a Crisis — This is a Rebellion: A Report from the Front Lines of Haiti. orinocotribune.com 
By Danny Shaw — May 11, 2021 | All of Haitian society is in revolt. | A mambo and hougan—the traditional voudou priestess and priest—lead ancestral ceremonies before rallies take the streets and block the central arteries of Port-au-Prince, Cap HaàØtien, and other Haitian cities and towns. After one of their members was kidnapped, leaders of the Protestant Church directed its congregation to halt all activities at noon on Wednesday and bat tenèb. Bat tenèb, literally "beat the darkness," is a call for all sectors of Haitian society to beat pots, pans, street lights and anything else as a g…
(2021-05-24). U.S. trying to extradite Venezuelan Diplomat for the "crime" of securing food for the hungry: the case of Alex Saab v. The Empire. mronline.org 
The case of Alex Saab raises dangerous precedents in terms of extraterritorial judicial abuse, violation of diplomatic status, and even the use of torture to extract false confessions. | May 24, 2021…
(2021-05-24). Canadian Media Launches Sinophobic Anti-China Campaign, Amid Years of Attacks on Chinese-Canadian Institutions. orinocotribune.com 
(2021-05-24). Why Shady Billionaire-Funded NGOs Pushed a PBS Report on Nicaraguan "Conflict Beef" mintpressnews.com 
MISKITO COAST, NICARAGUA — There is much truth in the old saying, "He who pays the piper, calls the tune," and the neoliberal era has spawned individuals with incredible wealth who, through "philanthropy," can feel good and flex their influence at the same time. While these philanthropists can be liberal on some issues, they almost universally support U.S. foreign policy and the "free market;" and, because many of these super-rich individuals made their wealth through investments and speculation, most do not like a planned economy, socialized services beyond the private sector, or greater government control…
(2021-05-24). AUDIO: Empire Files — The Beginning of the End for Israel. liberationnews.org 
The past two weeks have revealed a tectonic shift in public opinion towards the Israeli colonial regime.
(2021-05-24). Selected Articles: Bombshell: Nobel Prize Winner Reveals — COVID Vaccine Is 'Creating Variants'. globalresearch.ca 
By While it is understood that viruses mutate, causing variants, French Virologist and Nobel Prize Winner Luc Montagnier contends that "it is the …
(2021-05-24). U.S. Secretary of State assures Ukraine of support for NATO membership plan. mronline.org 
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and his Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Victoria Nuland met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal and Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba in Kiev today. | May 24, 2021…
(2021-05-24). Iran's Inspection Deal With Internatoinal Atomic Agency Expired. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | The speaker of Iran's parliament said a three-month monitoring deal between Tehran and the UN's International Atomic Energy Agency has expired. | As a result, its access to images from inside some Iranian nuclear sites would cease."From May 22 and with the end of the three-month agreement, the (IAEA) agency will have no access to data collected by cameras inside the nuclear facilities agreed under the agreement," state TV quoted parliament speaker Mohammad Baqer Ghalibaf as saying. | The…
(2021-05-24). Military Situation In Donetsk People's Republic On May 24, 2021 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | 1. UAF in Pivdenne shelled the Gagarin mine in Gorlovka with grenade launchers | 2. UAF in Pesky shelled Donetsk city with 120-mm artillery | 3. UAF in Vodyanoe shelled DPR forces in Leninskoe with grenade launchers | 4. UAF in Granitnoe shelled DPR forces in Novaya Marevka with grenade launchers | 5. DPR forces Novolaspa targeted UAF positions in Starognatovka with grenade launchers | 6. DPR forces in Gorlovka shelled UAF positions in Katerynivka with grenade lau…
(2021-05-24). Russia Developing Two Smaller Hypersonic Missiles For Its Tu-22M3 And Su-34 Bombers. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | Testing of a new small-sized hypersonic missile "Ostrota" that is to be equipped on Russia's bombers should begin next year, Izvestia Aircraft armed with such ammunition will become part of the Russian non-nuclear deterrent force. | The new missiles will help Russia maintain a leading position in this high-tech type of weapon. It is alle…
(2021-05-24). The Weekly Round-up: Criminal justice scandals and 'prison-like' hotels for victims of modern slavery. ukhumanrightsblog.com 
In the news: Failures of the criminal justice system were once again under the spotlight this week. On Wednesday, business minister Paul Scully announced a statutory inquiry into the sub-postmaster scandal, following widespread outrage at one of the greatest miscarriages of justice un UK legal history. After the Court of Appeal quashed the convictions of 39 former …
(2021-05-24). So What Exactly is Biden's Israel Policy? counterpunch.org So just what is the Biden administration's policy towards Israel? Why did Biden take so long to respond to the violence as it spiraled out of control in Jerusalem and Gaza? Why do Biden's repeated "Israel has the right of self-defense" litanies so closely match the positions of his predecessor, despite the wide disparity between
(2021-05-24). What is Joe Biden's Israel Policy, Exactly? indybay.org The Biden administration thought it could muddle through with the usual pro-Israel platitudes, but rising awareness of Israeli apartheid is making that impossible.
(2021-05-24). There Is No "Border Crisis" ips-dc.org U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) temporarily closed the San Ysidro border crossing in San Diego on the morning of Nov. 19, 2018. With Why? Because thousands of migrants, primarily from Central America,…
(2021-05-24). Dylan at 80: A Sonnet of Appreciation. counterpunch.org Dylan at 80: A Sonnet of Appreciation Been around almost as long the war with Russia, a child of Odessa blues, who spat at Ellsberg,* like Dad did the Tsar, went hunting Woody's career, filled his shoes, got himself condemned by the left and right — became the Wandering Jew, harp and guitar, on a
(2021-05-24). Online events w/ Ben Chavis, Peter Linebaugh, Rosa Clemente, Vandana Shiva, Chomsky, etc. indybay.org Here are some 20 online events taking place over the next 7 days (and starting tomorrow, May 22), featuring people such as Ben Chavis, Peter Linebaugh, Cynthia Kaufman, Rosa Clemente, Vandana Shiva, Noam Chomsky, and many others. | These events are hosted from various locations all across the country, as well from Canada and the UK (however, the listed times are all for our "Pacific time zone"). Of course, feel free to share this info with others who might be interested in it.
(2021-05-24). Anthropologist Laura Nader on the Lost Art of the Letter. counterpunch.org During the past six decades anthropologist Laura Nader (University of California, Berkeley) has shaped anthropological analysis in important ways relating to how the discipline understands power relations. Her new book, Letters to and from an Anthropologist is a curated collection of her personal correspondence, featuring exchanges with public figures, everyday people, politicians, students whose lives
(2021-05-24). USA "Iron Dome" media vaccine proved 99% effective in shielding Israel. indybay.org For the past 2 weeks, since the massive violence perpetrated by Israel against Palestinians in Gaza began(with massive use of US-made planes and bombs), the White House, alongside the "Corporate-bin-Laden" media, had unleashed a media vaccine, aptly coined, "Iron Dome" media shield, that proved to be nearly 99% effective against criticism from nearly the entire world, on the active support of Israel's virtual massacre of Palestinian civilians.
(2021-05-24). Liz Cheney, Dick Cheney and the Rule of Law. globalresearch.ca One could not …
(2021-05-24). Coronavirus Travels and Cruising with Viking. counterpunch.org It starts off as an exercise of anticipation. First comes the softening drinks and teasing morsels which find their mark. The audience at this promotions gig is well heeled, of an age where they have money to burn, but nowhere to burn it. They have not travelled on a luxurious prison of bliss for eighteen
(2021-05-24). Irish Parties and People demand Expulsion of Israeli ambassador, Fines for importing Settler-made Goods. juancole.com Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) — The recent Israeli assault on the Palestinians in Jerusalem and the West Bank, and the bombardment of Gaza, has stirred passions in the Irish Republic, where public opinion has swung around to be strongly in favor of Palestinian rights and critical of the Apartheid, Occupation government of Israel. Rallies have …
(2021-05-24). The Destruction of a Famed Gaza Bookstore Severs a Crucial Lifeline. globalresearch.ca The destruction of …
(2021-05-24). Thousands demonstrate in Chicago to oppose Israeli slaughter in Gaza. wsws.org Several thousand protesters marched in downtown Chicago on Friday to oppose the brutal US-backed Israeli war on Gaza.
(2021-05-24). Protests through Europe against Israel's war on Gaza. wsws.org The protests took place just 48 hours after a ceasefire was announced between Israel and Hamas, but this was widely recognised among those attending the protests as nothing but a tenuous lull before Israel resumes hostilities against a defenceless population.
(2021-05-24). Israeli provocations continue as scale of Gaza damage emerges. wsws.org The United Nations said nearly 450 buildings had been damaged, including six hospitals, 53 schools and 11 primary healthcare centres, as well as more than 1,000 homes.
(2021-05-24). In Gaza, It's Now Time to Count Family Members. thenation.com In Gaza, It's Now Time to Count Family Members…
(2021-05-24). The People United Will Never Be Defeated! SF Rally Against Attacks On Palestinian People. indybay.org Over 1,000 Palestinians and opponents of the attacks on Palestinians in Israel, Gaza and the West Bank rallied and spoke out in San Francisco on 5/22/21…
(2021-05-24). Irish Parties and People demand Expulsion of Israeli ambassador. zcomm.org The recent Israeli assault on the Palestinians in Jerusalem and the West Bank, and the bombardment of Gaza, has stirred passions in the Irish Republic…
(2021-05-24). COVID-19 and the PCR Test — No Pandemic, Only Junk Data! globalresearch.ca Our world, once …
(2021-05-24). Abandonment of health measures threatens US COVID-19 resurgence. wsws.org As dangerous new variants of COVID-19 surge throughout the globe, the United States is systematically ending all measures to contain the ongoing pandemic.
(2021-05-24). As World Health Assembly starts, solidarity is missing from the agenda. peoplesdispatch.org The 74th World Health Assembly that began on Monday will have to deal with a host of challenges at a time when the COVID-19 pandemic has exposed the stark inequalities in every aspect of health across the globe…
(2021-05-24). Venezuela's COVID-19 Sunday Brief: 1,293 New Cases, 14 Deaths and 93% Recovery Rate. orinocotribune.com On Sunday, May 23, Venezuelan Minister for Communication and Information, Freddy àëáñez, informed that in the last 24 hours 1,293 new COVID-19 cases were reported in Venezuela, of which 1,291 were community transmissions and 2 were imported cases. | àëáñez informed that the state with the most infections is Zulia, with 299 cases in 16 of its 21 municipalities. | The rest of…
(2021-05-24). COVID-19 breaks out in Taiwan, with daily case numbers above 100. wsws.org Despite the resurgence of the pandemic globally, Taipei continued to ease restrictions, leading to what is now a dangerous outbreak.
(2021-05-24). Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast: Guidelines and nuances of wearing a face mask. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Recent COVID-19 masking guidelines announced by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, continue to generate a public conversation. "The decision about masking needs to be nuanced," says Dr. Gregory Poland, an infectious diseases expert and head of Mayo Clinic's Vaccine Research Group. "Wearing a mask should be based on the risk of infection, the percentage of the …
(2021-05-24). UK government relaxes mask wearing in schools as it lifts safety restrictions amid spread of new Covid variant. wsws.org Mask wearing was the main, albeit limited, protection afforded to educators and pupils when schools reopened early March.
(2021-05-24). Mayo Clinic offers COVID-19 walk-in vaccine clinics in Minnesota. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Mayo Clinic in Rochester and at its Health System sites continue to offer patients, visitors and staff additional convenient opportunities to be vaccinated for COVID-19. All domestic and international patients, visitors and staff who want to be vaccinated for COVID-19 have a couple of opportunities to do so at walk-in clinics this week: Mayo Clinic …
(2021-05-24). The safety and efficacy of COVID-19 vaccines for children. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org A coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccine is now available to children ages 12 through 15 in the U.S. Here's what parents, caregivers and children need to know about the safety and effectiveness of the vaccine, the possible side effects, and the benefits of getting vaccinated. This is written by Mayo Clinic Staff and you can …
(2021-05-24). IMF Proposes $50 Billion Vaccine Plan to End Pandemic and Boost Economy. indybay.org As worldwide COVID cases peak, IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva unveiled a $50 billion proposal to support vaccinations of 60% of the world's population. During a G20 and European Commission summit, Georgieva argued the global vaccine investment would end the pandemic and spur $9 trillion in economic gains by 2025.
(2021-05-24). Bombshell: Nobel Prize Winner Reveals — COVID Vaccine Is 'Creating Variants'. globalresearch.ca While it is …
(2021-05-24). Criminal Negligence: How New York State Let Covid-19 Run Rampant in Prisons. thenation.com Criminal Negligence: How New York State Let Covid-19 Run Rampant in Prisons…
(2021-05-24). New CDC guidance for fully vaccinated adults. What does it mean? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org On Thursday, May 13, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced updated COVID-19 guidance for masking for fully vaccinated people. For instance, fully vaccinated people no longer need to wear a protective mask indoors at a movie theater, shopping center or restaurant. But this new guidance does not apply to health care settings. Mayo Clinic …
(2021-05-24). Britain's borders: wide open to Covid, slammed shut for people in need. zcomm.org The government has gone to extreme lengths to close our borders to refugees and people seeking work, yet has left them wide open to Covid-19…
(2021-05-24). On How there is no Restaurant Worker Shortage, only a Shortage of Safe Jobs with Adequate Pay. juancole.com From the earliest days of the Pandemic relief initiatives business lobbies and conservative pundits have griped about the $600 Federal Unemployment Insurance supplement. They complained that combined state and federal programs would give many employed workers more income than they received in their current jobs. Workers would have an incentive to stay home to sit …
(2021-05-24). War And Climate Disasters Displaced A Record Of 55 Million People In 2020. popularresistance.org Amid a raging global pandemic, a record 55 million people were displaced from their homes but still living in their countries by the end of 2020, according to the latest report from the Internal Displacement Monitoring Center. | While the figures have been increasing steadily for over a decade, as per the Geneva-based center's annual reports, ferocious storms, floods and conflicts displaced more people within their own country in 2020 — in spite of the global pandemic — than in any other year covered by the IDMC's reporting. Shockingly, the report found that internally displaced people outnumbered ref…
(2021-05-24). It's Past Time to End U.S. Funding of Israeli Violence. counterpunch.org At the end of 2020, as the coronavirus pandemic was continuing to ravage the populations of many nations, Israel stood out as a success story, administering more doses of vaccines to its modest-sized 9-million-strong population than any other country after China, the U.S., and the UK. Today, more than 60 percent of Israelis are vaccinated,
(2021-05-24). The Fascism Construction Manual. indybay.org Immediately after the proclamation of this pandemic, many elements of absolute all-around totalitarianism were put into effect in most countries of the West, even in countries that had previously been robust democracies. All of this happened very quickly and comprehensively.
(2021-05-24). Statements of support from New Zealand, Australia and the US for a full investigation of the Pike River mine disaster. wsws.org The World Socialist Web Site is publishing statements from readers throughout the world in support of the families of those who died in the 2010 Pike River mine disaster, who are fighting to uncover the truth about the cause of the disaster and for those responsible brought to justice.
(2021-05-24). The lessons of the 1994 Moura mine disaster in Australia. wsws.org Socialist Equality Party (Australia) member Terry Cook delivered this speech at the Socialist Equality Group (New Zealand) May 8 webinar, "Ten years after the Pike River mine disaster."
(2021-05-24). Why Israel Blows Up Media Offices and Targets Journalists. indybay.org Trying to dim the lights on a killing spree…
(2021-05-24). Jewish Groups that Aid Israel's War Crimes Can't Deny All Responsibility for Those Crimes. globalresearch.ca Here is something …
(2021-05-24). Australia: Transport Workers Union calls for food delivery minimum wage. wsws.org Wednesday's rally was a pitch to Uber and other gig-economy employers to utilise the union as an industrial police force.
(2021-05-24). Workers At Steel Giant ArcelorMittal Go On Strike. popularresistance.org Canada – In northeastern Quebec, 2,500 ArcelorMittal workers have been on strike since May 10. The strikers, who work in mines, port facilities, rail lines and offices belonging to the Luxembourg-based multinational, are represented by five locals of the United Steelworkers (USW/ Métallos ) and are affiliated with the Quebec Federation of Labour (QFL), the largest labour organization in Quebec with more than 600,000 members. | The strike follows workers' unequivocal rejection of ArcelorMittal's "final and comprehensive" offer. Workers voted against the company's May 7 offer by percentages ranging from 97 percent…
(2021-05-24). Over 800 Algerians detained for questioning in 118th week of Hirak protests. peoplesdispatch.org The latest round of Hirak protests saw police place multiple restrictions in Algiers and other parts of the country. Friday's mobilizations were the second round since the government announced a ban on unauthorized demonstrations…
(2021-05-24). UAW announces narrow ratification of sellout contract at Nexteer, fueling rank-and-file suspicions of ballot-rigging. wsws.org Saginaw Nexteer workers should establish a rank-and-file committee to demand an audit of the ratification vote supervised by representatives of the workers, not the pro-company UAW.
(2021-05-24). Chlorpyrifos: Common Pesticide Tied to Brain Damage in Children. globalresearch.ca Chlorpyrifos, a widely …
(2021-05-24). South African dockworkers to boycott Israeli ships until total liberation of Palestinian people: Union. peoplesdispatch.org The dockworkers continue to boycott work on the Israeli ship Zim Shanghai which arrived at Durban port on May 20. All ships carrying cargo to and from Israel will be boycotted by dockworkers, South African Transport and Allied Workers Union (SATAWU) told Peoples Dispatch…
(2021-05-24). Boeing donates $50 million to Virginia Tech University's "Innovation Campus" wsws.org The donation is the largest in the university's history and was announced as part of an effort to focus on "diversity."
(2021-05-24). Behind Tesla's rise, part 1: Tesla's market value and Wall Street speculation. wsws.org Tesla's market capitalization is greater than the next three top automakers combined, which collectively produce 44 times as many vehicles as Tesla.
(2021-05-24). 'The White Republic': A Response By Gerald Horne. popularresistance.org The good news is that Comrade Bob Wing's analysis represents a step forward in terms of the U.S. Left's understanding of the nation—"republic"—in which it struggles. | The bad news is that the U.S. left has not necessarily kept pace with the U.S. ruling class in terms of similar issues, or even with non-radical African-Americans, for that matter. | Consider the multi-part series on HBO Max (a member in good standing of the much reviled "corporate media") that premiered recently, i.e. Black filmmaker Raoul Peck's "Exterminate All the Brutes," a sweeping analysis and condemnation of settler colonialism…
(2021-05-24). As National Guard troops withdraw from US Capitol, police reports detail ongoing threats of fascistic violence. wsws.org The warnings indicate that the threat of fascism has not lessened with the election and inauguration of Biden.
(2021-05-24). Let Lebanon be Lebanon: Paris should Stop Threatening Beirut with EU Sanctions. juancole.com John Hickman "Governing Lebanon is surely more daunting than governing France."[1] That pearl of wisdom in an essay defending consociational democracy by University of Pennsylvania political scientist Brendan O'Leary has never been more accurate. A delicate balance of domestic interests with institutional vetoes at the best of times, Lebanese politics has been stalemated for months …
(2021-05-24). 2,500 workers at steel giant ArcelorMittal go on strike on Quebec's North Shore. wsws.org The ArcelorMittal workers must broaden their struggle and make it the spearhead of a working class counteroffensive to put workers' jobs, wages and working conditions ahead of capitalist profit.
(2021-05-24). Sweden Says PCR Tests "Cannot be Used to Determine Whether Someone Is Contagious" globalresearch.ca
(2021-05-24). NPR Should Ask Where Nicaraguan Non-Profits' Money Comes From. counterpunch.org Imagine what would happen if the US media discovered that a candidate in the mid-term elections was under investigation by the FBI for receiving money from a foreign government. Then, suppose it was one that's hostile to the US, perhaps Syria or Iran, and that the same government was also covertly funding election coverage in,
(2021-05-24). Interpretation and Investigation: The Conspiracy Theory Trap. globalresearch.ca The creation of events that will promote irreconcilable interpretations in different interpretive communities has become a cottage industry for the rich and powerful. The radically divergent tales concerning mass shootings and attacks on minorities does wonders to exacerbate rifts between …
(2021-05-24). A Biden Speech to Transform the Middle East. counterpunch.org President Biden has a problem. He wishes to escape from the Middle East quagmire and focus American foreign policy on the perceived China threat. However, in the wake of the recent Israeli-Palestinian carnage, there is no escape. He must do something. But what? Doing the same thing yet again while hoping for a different result
(2021-05-24). Playing Russian Roulette with Grizzly Matron 399 and the Bears of Yellowstone. counterpunch.org Few if any animals have been more celebrated than 399, the matron grizzly bear of Grand Teton National Park. Each year, families flock to Jackson Hole hoping to catch a glimpse of her shepherding her latest brood — now four irrepressible yearlings. Her grown-up daughter, Grizzly 610, accompanied by two pre-adolescent cubs now as large as she is, generates almost as much excitement. Today, about 10 grizzlies of 399's lineage make their living along Jackson Hole's roads in the company of people.
(2021-05-24). Millions of Electric Cars Are Coming. What Happens to All the Dead Batteries? globalresearch.ca The battery pack …
(2021-05-24). New Zealand: Sister of Pike River mine disaster victim makes powerful statement demanding continued investigation. wsws.org Olivia Monk's Facebook post demanding the truth about the 2010 disaster that killed 29 men, and opposing the Labour government's plan to end the underground investigation, has received widespread support.
(2021-05-24). Manhunt continues for Belgian neo-Nazi officer who planned to kill virologists. wsws.org This individual, with documented ties to the far right, was kept in a senior position as a training officer in the Belgian army and given access to the armory.
(2021-05-24). Groups Condemn Police Actions At Fairy Creek. popularresistance.org X ∑m…ôŒ∏k ∑…ôyÃì…ôm (Musqueam), S·∏µwxñwú7mesh (Squamish) and s…ôlilw…ôta…¨ (Tsleil-Waututh)/Vancouver, B.C. — May 21, 2021: The BC Civil Liberties Association (BCCLA) has written to the provincial government and RCMP Commissioner condemning the arbitrary and unlawful RCMP Exclusion Zone in unceded Ditidaht territory. The RCMP have established two checkpoints and roadblocks along the McClure Main and Caycuse Main roads near the Fairy Creek blockade against old-growth logging. | In an open letter t…
(2021-05-24). Leaks Show DC Cops Justify 'Aggressive' Protest Tactics. popularresistance.org Documents obtained by Al Jazeera appear to show Washington, DC's Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) used a training document to justify "an aggressive police response" to left-wing demonstrations and legal observers, according to experts. | Ransomware group Babuk stole the documents from MPD several weeks ago and asked a bounty of $1m for their return. MPD did not pay, resulting in their leak. | The documents include a January 2019 PowerPoint training presentation hacked from an MPD intelligence officer entitled "First Amendment Training Presentation". | The majority of the presentation features images of myria…
(2021-05-24). Ruralist's Lament: It's Alive! counterpunch.org We've been farming this plot of land for going on half a century. The fields lay between the ledges and the glacial erratics, and we're only the most recent tillers since "Robert Cole, Yeoman" established a homestead here in 1769. The farm buildings Cole erected were obliterated in a great fire that burned much of
(2021-05-24). Reject the CDC's change to masking guidelines! wsws.org An aggregate of west coast rank-and-file committees met Saturday and issued a statement opposing the recent decision by the CDC and the further escalation of policies to reopen schools and non-essential workplaces.
(2021-05-24). Weapons of War on Our Streets: The Militarization of America's Police. globalresearch.ca The claim often …
(2021-05-24). People's Bailout Coalition Places New York Times Ad With Nearly 200 Progressive Groups Calling on Congress to Go Bigger and Bolder to Deliver Jobs and Justice. peoplesaction.org As Biden Proposes Reducing His Recovery Package, campaigns Urge Congress to Invest $10 Trillion Over Next Decade on Climate, Jobs, and Justice Contact: Johanna Kichton, press@peoplesaction.org, 240.206.1145 WASHINGTON, D.C.—The People's Bailout today placed an ad in The New York Times along with three other networks and nearly 200 organizations calling on Congress to go bigger …
(2021-05-24). History: The Inherent Irony in the Palestinian-Israeli Struggle. globalresearch.ca The word 'irony' …
(2021-05-24). Iran, IAEA agree to extend monitoring deal, give ongoing Vienna talks a chance. peoplesdispatch.org The extension follows the expiry of a three-month agreement signed in February between the Iranian government and the IAEA providing the UN body access to Iranian nuclear sites through photos despite an Iranian law restricting physical inspection…
(2021-05-24). Activists Push To Invest In Community, Not Police. popularresistance.org Just past midnight on December 14, 2020, Osamah Alsaidi walked near a police cruiser on a dark city street of Paterson, New Jersey's third-largest city just outside New York City. Shortly thereafter, that very same police car cut off Alsaidi's path and out jumped officers Kevin Patino and Kendry Tineo-Restituyo. | They immediately accosted the 19-year-old, striking him numerous times and dropping him to the ground where they continued their assault. The police report they filed described Alsaidi as "acting belligerent" and "screaming profanities." That report would remain the only evidence of the incident until s…
(2021-05-24). 'State Treachery to the Extreme': Belarus Accused of Inventing Airplane Bomb Threat to Arrest Dissident Journalist. commondreams.org "There is little doubt that the Belarusian authorities used a false bomb threat and a MiG fighter jet to force an airplane flying from one country of the European Union to another to land with the apparent sole purpose of detaining an exiled critical journalist whom they badly wanted silenced." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/belarus-journalist.jpg …
(2021-05-24). The Fight for Independent, Non-Corporate Radio Flares Up Again. indybay.org Despite losing a corporate bylaw proposal at Pacifica by 2 to 1 the same group of people have put another reactionary bylaw proposal to a vote for at Pacifica that will cost over $50,000. This is supported by many staff at KPFA who apparently don't give a damn about the waste of money and hypocrisy of their allies. This includes Cat Brooks, Aileen Alfandary, Mitch Jeserich, Brian Edwards-Tiekert, Philip Maldari, Timothy Lynch, Bonnie Simmons, | Kris Welch, Darlene Pagano & Joel Sachs…
(2021-05-24). Thousands of Jews and Arabs march in Tel Aviv for peace, coexistence. zcomm.org Protesters voiced support for the recent ceasefire between Israel and Hamas and called on the government to take immediate action to reach peace with the Palestinians…
(2021-05-24). America's Public Health System Is Utterly Corrupt. globalresearch.ca A sure sign …
(2021-05-24). How the CDC Is Manipulating Data to Prop-up "Vaccine Effectiveness" globalresearch.ca The US Center …
(2021-05-24). Searching for a Palestinian 'After'. thenation.com Searching for a Palestinian 'After'
(2021-05-24). The Future of Renewable Energy Depends on China. thenation.com The Future of Renewable Energy Depends on China…
(2021-05-24). The Roving Mind of Rachel Kushner. thenation.com The Roving Mind of Rachel Kushner…
(2021-05-24). How to Fight White Supremacy by Inverting Stephen Miller's Playbook. thenation.com How to Fight White Supremacy by Inverting Stephen Miller's Playbook…
(2021-05-24). Saturday 5/22: Resistance Until Liberation. indybay.org Madison Park, Oakland (Eight & Madison)…
(2021-05-24). Wednesday 6/9: Oakland Privacy: Fighting Against the Surveil. indybay.org Email contact@oaklandprivacy.org a few days before the meeting to obtain Zoom meeting access info.
(2021-05-24). Tuesday 5/25: George Floyd Commemoration. indybay.org 701 Ocean St, Santa Cruz…
(2021-05-24). Rent reporting bill SB 1157 may cost some tenants around $10.00 per month. indybay.org Oakland tenants facing eviction from a non-profit housing developer in 2008. Photo by Lydia Gans…
(2021-05-24). Tuesday 5/25: How do we make the Congressional Progressive Caucus more Progressive? indybay.org Zoom | 5pm-6pm (PDT)…
(2021-05-24). Saturday 5/22: Resistance Until Liberation: Rally & Protest. indybay.org 11 am | 16th & Mission St, SF | March to Civic Center | 1 pm Rally | Civic center, SF…
(2021-05-24). Thursday 6/17: Book to Action: "Watsonville is in the Heart" Oral History Panel. indybay.org To register for this webinar visit: bit.ly/3n13zpE…
(2021-05-24). Tuesday 5/25: PIC Abolition, the War on Terror, and the Deportation Machine. indybay.org Online event (FREE)…
(2021-05-24). Monday 5/24: Rally to Demand End to Poverty & Starvation Wages in U.S. w/ PPC. indybay.org Online via livestream…
(2021-05-24). Monday 5/24: Political History of Act Up NY: The Activist Fight Against the AIDS Crisis. indybay.org Online event (FREE)…
(2021-05-24). Family Offices: Trillion Dollar Pools of Unregulated Capital You Haven't Heard About. counterpunch.org Don't be surprised if you haven't heard of a family office as they fly below the radar. I explore the role of family offices in the larger "wealth defense industry" in my new book, The Wealth Hoarders: How Billionaires Pay Millions to Hide Trillions (Polity Books). And Kalena Thomhave and I make the case for
(2021-05-24). New Imperial partnership to explore science communication in Poland and the UK. imperial.ac.uk Imperial is to collaborate with four leading universities in Poland to improve science communication in the two countries.
(2021-05-24). European experts debate emerging tech regulation at Forum panel. imperial.ac.uk An expert panel discussed the upcoming EU AI regulation and how we can responsibly regulate emerging technologies like facial recognition.
(2021-05-24). Mayo Clinic Q and A: Top tips for reducing heart attack and stroke risk. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org DEAR MAYO CLINIC: My sister just turned 50. She went in for a standard cardiac checkup and learned she has high blood pressure and high cholesterol. The doctor told her that since our mom also had these issues, she must drastically change her diet, increase her exercise, and take medications to lessen her risk for a …
(2021-05-24). Consumer Health: Smoking and rheumatoid arthritis — what's the connection? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org May is Arthritis Awareness Month, which makes this a good time to learn more about the connection between smoking and rheumatoid arthritis. Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic inflammatory disorder that can affect more than just your joints. In some people, the condition can damage a wide variety of body systems, including the skin, eyes, lungs, heart …
(2021-05-24). Mayo named a 2021 DiversityInc No. 4 on the Top Hospitals and Health Systems for Diversity. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org DiversityInc announced its annual Top 50 Companies for Diversity listings. Mayo Clinic was named to two specialty lists this year — No. 4 on the Top Hospitals and Health Systems list, up from No. 7 in 2020, and a new entry onto the Top Companies for People with Disabilities list at No. 19. DiversityInc's listing is …
(2021-05-24). Consumer Health: What do you know about inflammatory bowel disease? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org World IBD Day will be observed on Wednesday, May 19, which makes this a good time to learn more about how these disorders are similar and different. Inflammatory bowel disease, also known as IBD, is an umbrella term used to describe disorders that involve chronic inflammation of your digestive tract. Inflammatory bowel disease can be …
(2021-05-24). Dr. Prathibha Varkey named president of Mayo Clinic Health System. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. ? Prathibha Varkey, M.B.B.S., has been named president of Mayo Clinic Health System, effective August 16, 2021.Dr. Varkey will partner with Mary Jo Williamson, chief administrative officer, Mayo Clinic Health System, to lead the strategy and operations of the health system's 17 hospitals and nearly 50 community clinics across Iowa, Minnesota and Wisconsin."We're …
(2021-05-24). Consumer Health: Reducing your risk of breast cancer. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Breast cancer will affect 1 in 8 women, according to the American Cancer Society. After skin cancer, breast cancer is the most common cancer diagnosed in women in the U.S. Researchers have identified hormonal, lifestyle and environmental factors that may increase your risk of breast cancer. And an estimated 5% to 10% of breast cancers are …
(2021-05-24). Consumer Health: How some types of osteoporosis drugs can hurt your bones. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org May is National Osteoporosis Awareness and Prevention Month, which makes this a good time to learn more about this bone disease, which affects approximately 10 million Americans, according to the Office on Women's Health. Your bones are living tissue that is constantly being broken down and replaced. Osteoporosis occurs when the creation of new bone doesn't …
(2021-05-24). Mayo Clinic Cancer Center joins national call to get HPV vaccinations back on track. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. ? Mayo Clinic Cancer Center has joined 71 National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer centers in calling on the nation's health care providers, parents and young adults to help get HPV vaccinations back on track. HPV causes several types of cancers, and nearly everyone gets infected with HPV by age 50. "Mayo Clinic recommends …
(2021-05-24). Consumer Health: Recovering from a stroke. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org May is National Stroke Awareness Month, which makes this a good time to learn more about stroke and stroke rehabilitation. Stroke is one of the leading causes of death in the U.S. and a major cause of serious disability for adults. More than 795,000 people in the U.S. have a stroke each year, according to the Centers …
(2021-05-24). Dr. Cheryl Willman named executive director of Mayo Clinic Cancer Programs, Director, Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — Cheryl Willman, M.D., has been named executive director of Mayo Clinic Cancer Programs and director of Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center. Dr. Willman comes to Mayo Clinic from University of New Mexico Comprehensive Cancer Center, where she has served as director and CEO for 20 years. Under Dr. Willman's leadership, University of …
(2021-05-24). Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast: Bladder cancer patients require ongoing surveillance. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Bladder cancer is a common type of cancer that begins in the cells of the bladder, a hollow muscular organ in the lower abdomen that stores urine. Bladder cancer signs and symptoms can include blood in the urine, frequent or painful urination, and back pain. "The vast majority of bladder cancer patients are diagnosed with cancer that's not …
(2021-05-24). Science Saturday: Explaining cholesterol, research and regeneration. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Isobel Scarisbrick, Ph.D., directs the Neural Repair Laboratory within Mayo Clinic's Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. Her lab examines central nervous system repair after injury, such as traumatic spinal cord injury or a disease like multiple sclerosis (MS). A major area of innovation for the lab is improving nerve regeneration by identifying what helps or hinders that process. Cholesterol, the …
(2021-05-24). AI-enabled EKGs find difference between numerical age and biological age significantly affects health, longevity. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — You might be older ? or younger ? than you think. A new study found that differences between a person's age in years and his or her biological age, as predicted by an artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled EKG, can provide measurable insights into health and longevity. The AI model accurately predicted the age …
(2021-05-24). Mayo Clinic Minute: Tips to 'stop the bleed' in an emergency. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org If you came upon an emergency where a person is bleeding, would you know what to do? During National Trauma Month, May 20 is acknowledged as Stop the Bleed Day — a day to teach people how to take to control of serious bleeding. In this demonstration, Gwen Meyer, a Trauma Center nurse and trauma …
(2021-05-24). In Working-Class NJ Town, Activists Push to Invest in Community, Not Police. zcomm.org Abolitionists are confronting racial capitalism and policing in…
(2021-05-24). Why riot? Toward a typology of social unrest. zcomm.org What is the difference between a riot and a protest? What about demonstrations? A vigil? Civil resistance?>
(2021-05-24). Morrison hardens law against asylum seekers. greenleft.org.au Paul Gregoire looks at new changes to the Migration Act, which allow the federal government to lock people in immigration detention indefinitely.
(2021-05-24). Denmark: Do not copy Australia's draconian detention laws. greenleft.org.au Refugee rights activists protested at the Danish Consulate against that government's plans to detain asylum seekers and process them in Rwanda. Stephen Langford reports.
(2021-05-24). To Sanction Foreign Terrorist Organizations, Add Them to the State Department's List. counterpunch.org In Jerusalem today, Lehava, the virulent Israeli citizen's group at the epicenter of armed attacks, race-mongering, and incitement of terror against Palestinians, is inextricably bound-up and politically enabled by Otzma Yehudit (translated as "Jewish Power"), an extremist right wing political party now serving as a key player within Netanyahu's governing coalition. Otzma represents one of
(2021-05-24). This week in history: May 24-30. wsws.org 25 years ago: Peres ousted in Israeli general electionOn May 29, 1996, the Likud Party, led by Benjamin Netanyahu, won a narrow victory in the Israeli general election, ousting Labor's Shimon Peres. The election dealt a blow to illusions that the Jewish and Arab masses could achieve peace and social progress within the framework established by imperialism in the Middle East.
(2021-05-24). United Kingdom: Animal Rights Group Blockades McDonalds. popularresistance.org Environmental activits are blockading four McDonald's distribution centres in a bid to stop deliveries to the fast food giant's restaurants across the country this weekend. | Animal Rebellion say that some 50 demonstrators have used trucks and bamboo towers to stop lorries leaving depots in Hemel Hempstead, Basingstoke, Coventry and Heywood in Greater Manchester. | They have poured fake animal blood over signage with some protesters dressed as the chain's mascot, Ronald McDonald. | Demonstrators say they are targeting the chain because of its "role in the climate emergency" and are demanding McDonald's — wh…
(2021-05-24). How We Got Omnipotent Government. globalresearch.ca We have all …
(2021-05-23). State, power and society in Latin America. zcomm.org From state violence and neoliberal extractivism to Colombia's general strike and Zapatismo…
(2021-05-23). Elections in Peru: Shift to the Left or Slide Backwards to the Far Right? dsausa.org RSVP Here Stakes are high as Peruvians go to the polls to elect their next President on June 6th. The country has been devastated by the mismanagement of the COVID-19 crisis, which has led to tens of thousands of reported deaths, mass employment, and economic decline. The two candidates in the second round of the…
(2021-05-23). On Contact: 'Except For Palestine'. popularresistance.org On the show this week, Chris Hedges discusses why American liberals refuse to speak out about the crimes the Israeli apartheid state carries out against the Palestinians, with political analyst and author Mitchell Plitnick. | Mitchell Plitnick's new book, with co-author Marc Lamont Hill, is: Except for Palestine: The Limits of Progressive Politics. | "Israel is in breach of more than 30 U.N. Security Council resolutions. It is in breach of Article 33 of the Fourth Geneva Convention that defines collective punishment of a civilian population as a war crime. It is in violation of Article 49 of the Fourth Geneva Con…
(2021-05-23). A history of erasure and instrumentality in Palestine. roarmag.org Photo by Since its inception as a settler colonial movement in the late 19th century, Zionism has relentlessly pursued a campaign to erase the Palestinian presence in Palestine. It has done so by manipulating the resistance generated by that campaign among Palestinians to its own ends, by instrumentalizing Palestinian resistance so as to de-politicize it and make it appear nothing but criminalized terror. | A key element of settler…
(2021-05-23). Call for Action from Occupied Palestine '48: Resist colonial imprisonment and repression! samidoun.net 
Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network is sharing the following call from Haifa, occupied Palestine '48. Hirak Haifa has distributed this appeal for international action to Palestinian communities and supporters of Palestinian liberation around the world: Israel has declared war against Palestinians who dare to resist its colonial project and demand freedom. Today, the Israeli police announced their intent to arrest over 500 Palestinian citizens of Israel over the next 48 hours. This wave of mass arrests will take place as part of what Israel calls a "law and order" campaign. Thousands of police officer…
(2021-05-23). AP Firing Shows Right-Wing Hypocrisy, Illusion of 'Objectivity'. zcomm.org The firing was an example of just how eager and able right-wing organizations are to ruin the career of anyone who dares speak out about social justice in Israel/Palestine…
(2021-05-23). Amazon Brings Anti-Union Tactics to Staten Island Unionization Effort. zcomm.org Three weeks into "JFK8" facility workers' independent union drive, More Perfect Union reports Amazon is ramping up its union-busting effort…
(2021-05-23). UN Recognizes Venezuela's Efforts to Strengthen Human Rights. orinocotribune.com The United Nations (UN) Office of the High Commissioner on Human Rights recognized this Friday, May 21, via Twitter, the efforts of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela to strengthen the exercise of human rights. | The UN body, led since 2018 by High Commissioner Michelle Bachelet, expressed its satisfaction after the government of President Nicolás Maduro adopted procedures that coincide with the recommendations issued by the multilateral organization. | In this sense, the Attorney General of the Republic, Tarek William Saab, recently announced the restructuring of the SEBIN and the DGCIM, Venezuelan State secur…
(2021-05-23). US Winks, Israel Bites? Shifting Middle East Alliances. The War on Iran is "On Hold"? globalresearch.ca At the outset of Bush's Second Term, Vice President Dick Cheney dropped a bombshell, hinting that Iran was "right at the top of the list" of rogue enemies of America, & that Israel would, so to speak, "be doing the bombing for us", without US military involvement & without us putting pressure on them "to do it".
(2021-05-23). Sanctions, Making Venezuela Scream: A Conversation with Alexander Main (Part I). orinocotribune.com 
A director of the Center for Economic and Policy Research explains the economic and political impact of the sanctions. | Alexander Main is Director of International Policy at the
(2021-05-23). Mexican Supreme Court Ruled In Favor Of Mayan Community. popularresistance.org Mexico City, Mexico — The First Chamber of the Supreme Court of Justice of Mexico confirmed on May 19, 2021 the definitive suspension of the hog farm of the company "Producción Alimentaria Porcícola" (PAPO) in favor of the children of the Mayan village of Homún, Yucatán, Mexico. | The vote was unanimous, with which the Supreme Court Judges confirmed the definitive suspension against the farm, which must remain closed until the definitive trial is resolved. The decision of the Mexican Supreme Court rules in favor of the Mayan people of Homún, specifically to the Mayan children who through an amparo lawsuit h…
(2021-05-23). Mexican Supreme Court Ruled in Favor of Mayan Community, Suspends 49,000 Hog Farm. popularresistance.org The First Chamber of the Supreme Court of Justice of Mexico confirmed on May 19, 2021 the definitive suspension of the hog farm of the company "Producción Alimentaria Porcícola" (PAPO) in favor of the children of the Mayan village of Homún, Yucatán, Mexico.
(2021-05-23). Charter School Promoters' War on Consciousness. dissidentvoice.org 
Charter school promoters have always relied on disinformation and irrationalism to justify the existence of charter schools, but in recent weeks and months it appears that a new, more pernicious, form of self-serving disinformation and irrationalism has reared its head. This new disinformation and irrationalism seeks to further debase social consciousness and takes the form …
(2021-05-23). Dollarization in Venezuela Causes a Boom in Imported Goods Stores. orinocotribune.com 
By Michele de Mello — May 17, 2021 | The private sector sidesteps blockade and replaces the State in supplying goods | In the last six years of sanctions, Venezuela's economy has suffered serious attacks. As the country's GDP and oil activity dropped by 60%, imports were taken over by the private sector. Along with the recent process of forced dollarization, the country now faces a boom of bodegons, commercial shops that specialize in selling imported goods. They sell about everything — items of the basic food basket, cleaning and personal hygiene products, candies, beverages, medications. | The first…
(2021-05-23). Israel and the Palestinians celebrate a ceasefire — but will anything change? juancole.com 
By Anthony Billingsley | — Israel and Hamasagreed to a ceasefire. That is good news for everyone involved. The dying can hopefully end and further destruction be avoided — at least for now. Both sides can also claim victory. Hamas can claim to have defended the interests of Palestinians in Jerusalem in contrast to its …
(2021-05-23). Mumia Abu-Jamal's Spiritual Advisor Confronts DA Krasner and the FOP. dissidentvoice.org 
This new mural featuring Pam and Ramona Africa alongside other Black community activists was unveiled on May 11, 2021 directly across the street from Philadelphia City Hall, on the very same block where the infamous statue of Frank Rizzo once stood.—Photo: Jamal Journal staff photographer Joe Piette Mark Lewis Taylor has been a professor in …
(2021-05-23). How Billionaire Foundations Fund NGOs to Advance US Foreign Policy Goals. dissidentvoice.org 
US foreign policy is increasingly promoted by billionaire funded foundations. The neoliberal era has created individuals with incredible wealth and through "philanthropy", they flex their influence and feel good at the same time. While these philanthropists can be liberal on some issues, they universally support U.S. foreign policy and the "free market". Because many of …
(2021-05-23). How to Fight Big Pharma — And Win. truthout.org 
The Biden administration's decision to support waiving World Trade Organization (WTO) intellectual property rules to help fight COVID-19 has the potential to help shift the global power balance toward governments and their people and away from mega-corporations. | At Public Citizen's Global Trade Watch, an organization founded to dismantle corporate overreach of our "trade" and globalization policies, we celebrate the Biden-Harris administration's departure from decades of U.S. trade officials relentlessly attacking other countries' acc…
(2021-05-23). Gaza Expecting Surge in COVID Cases Due to Crowding While Sheltering From Bombs. truthout.org 
As healthcare workers in Gaza cope with the aftermath of the Israel Defense Forces' 11-day bombardment campaign, health officials on Saturday expressed fear that the effects of thousands of Palestinians crowding into shelters for safety from the airstrikes was becoming apparent as coronavirus cases appeared to surge in the besieged territory. | More than 1,900 people were injured in the IDF attacks, with people of all ages crowding hospitals and forcing officials to evacuate Covid-19 patie…
(2021-05-23). More Seniors May Need Rehabilitative Therapy Due to Sheltering During COVID. truthout.org 
Ronald Lindquist, 87, has been active all his life. So, he wasn't prepared for what happened when he stopped going out during the coronavirus pandemic and spent most of his time, inactive, at home. | "I found it hard to get up and get out of bed," said Lindquist, who lives with his wife of 67 years in Palm Springs, California. "I just wanted to lay around. I lost my desire to do things." | Physically, Lindquist noticed that getting up out of a chair was difficult, as was getting into and out o…
(2021-05-23). Total Tyranny: We'll All Be Targeted under the Government's New Precrime Program. dissidentvoice.org 
There is now the capacity to make tyranny total in America. ‚Äï James Bamford It never fails. Just as we get a glimmer of hope that maybe, just maybe, there might be a chance of crawling out of this totalitarian cesspool in which we've been mired, we get kicked down again. In the same week …
(2021-05-23). Governor of La Guaira State García Carneiro Passes Away. orinocotribune.com 
The governor of the state of La Guaira, Jorge Luis García Carneiro, passed away on the morning of this Saturday, May 22. He was 69 years old. | "We regret to report the departure of our Governor of La Guaira, General García Carneiro," wrote Delcy Rodríguez, executive vice president of Venezuela, on her Twitter account. | Communicating the sad news, she described García Carneiro as a "patriotic, loyal, brave and indispensable soldier." She also sent condolences to his wife, María del Valle, his children, and the people of La Guaira. "Venezuela has lost a distinguished son. Fly high general in chief," she added.
(2021-05-23). So what is money… Really… southfront.org 
Illustrative image | Written by There is an aphorism that states "it's not getting the right answer but asking the right question" that is crucial. Readers of this site are surely aware of blurbs like 'real money', 'honest money', 'Fiat' money, printed money, borrowed money… ad infinitum. | Indeed, Aristotle named the desirable qua…
(2021-05-23). Thousands Soldiers, Police Officers Looking For "Belgian Rambo" For Fifth Day. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | Since May 18th, the Belgian, German, Dutch police officers and soldiers are searching for a "Belgian Rambo". They are looking for a deserter, an experienced sniper instructor who escaped from the unit, promising to fight the police and the COVID restrictions. | 46-year-old Belgian soldier Jurgen Conings, is allegedly hiding in the woods on the border with the Netherlands. He is armed with four anti-tank grenade launchers, as well as a machine gun and pistols. His abandoned vehicle…
(2021-05-23). Drones Rain Over Yemen: Saudi-Led Coalition Lost Second UCAV In A Week. southfront.org 
Illustrative image, source: the Houthis media wing | On May 22, the Houthis (as Ansar Allah is known) announced that their air-defense forces had shot down a combat drone of the Saudi-led coalition, the second in less than a week. | In a statement, a spokesman for the Yemeni group said that the drone, a Chinese-made CH-4, was shot down over al-Maraziq in the northern Yemeni province of al-Jawf. According to the spokesman, the drone was targeted with a "new ground-to-air missile" that has not been unveiled yet. | "We rei…
(2021-05-23). Mysterious Drone Strikes Destroyed Several Hangars In Syria's Deir Ezzor — Report. southfront.org 
Illustrative image. | On May 23 morning, unidentified combat drones carried out a series of strikes on the outskirts of the town of al-Bukamal in southern Deir Ezzor. The government-held town is located right on the border with Iraq. | According to the Naher Media, a local pro-opposition news blog, the strikes destroyed a number of newly-built hangars in al-Hamdan desert. The strikes didn't result in any human losses. | Liwa Fatemiyoun and Liwa Zainebiyoun, Afghan and Pakistani armed groups supported by the Iranian Islamic Re…
(2021-05-23). 34 Afghan Soldiers, Taliban Fighters Killed In Baghlan Clashes. southfront.org 
Illustrative image, Fighter of the Taliban | Heavy clashes are still ongoing in the northern Afghan province of Baghlan, where the Taliban launched a large-scale attack earlier this month. | On May 21, eight Afghan service members were killed in an attack by the Taliban on their position in the district of Guzargah-e-Noor, according to the Abbas Tawakuli, commander of the Afghan National Army 217th Pamir Corps, told the TOLO News that six Taliba…
(2021-05-23). Central Syria Insurgency: ISIS Cells Attacked Syrian Army Post In Aleppo, Oil Tankers In Raqqa. southfront.org 
Illustrative image. | Despite sustaining heavy losses in the last few months, ISIS cells in central Syria continue to launch attacks against Syrian government forces and civilians. | On May 20, the group's terrorists raided a position of the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) in Durihim desert in the southern countryside of Aleppo. | According to ISIS news agency Amaq, heavy clashes broke out during the raid. The terrorists destroyed two artillery pieces before withdrawing. No Syrian service members were killed or injured. | Two days ea…
(2021-05-23). Iraqi PMU Carried Out 'Special Operation' To Neutralize ISIS Supplies In Kirkuk (Photos). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image. Source: al-hashed.net | On May 22, the Iraqi Popular Mobilization Units (PMU) announced that they had neutralized the supplies of ISIS cells in Kirkuk during a special operation in the province's southwestern region. | In an official statement, deputy commander of the PMU's 1st Special Missions Regiment, Khalil al-Hajami, said that the operation was carried out in the towns of Ziklabana, Jiam, Dabbagh and Al Bouzerga after receiving intelligence about ISIS activities and supplies there. | "The fo…
(2021-05-23). As Boteach comes for Dua Lipa, has Tactic of Smearing People as anti-Semites for Backing Palestinian Human Rights jumped the Shark? juancole.com 
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) — Orthodox Rabbi Shmuely Boteach has come after the brilliant, Grammy-award-winning Kosovar-British pop star Dua Lipa with an ad in the New York Times accusing her of anti-Semitism for supporting Palestinian rights. She vigorously denied the charge and denounced the ad. She should also sue for libel. Boteach is a huge …
(2021-05-23). Try as You May to Deny, but Evil is in Our DNA. dissidentvoice.org 
What's gotten in the way of education in the United States is a theory of social engineering that says there is ONE RIGHT WAY to proceed with growing up. ‚Äï John Taylor Gatto, Dumbing Us Down: The Hidden Curriculum of Compulsory Schooling We used to research the cup of coffee. School. Mostly community colleges, but …
(2021-05-23). Ten "Good News" Covid Stories You Probably Missed. globalresearch.ca If you're one …
(2021-05-23). Chile is Reborn by a (Political) Earthquake that Emerged from the Streets. zcomm.org What happened on May 15-16 in Chile has the air of the refounding of an entire nation…
(2021-05-23). Unauthorized COVID-19 tests given to Navajos, used in marketing campaign. indybay.org An unauthorized type of COVID-19 tests were given to Navajos and the information wad used in an online marketing campaign. The Navajo Council said the contract, which included services during First Lady Biden's visit, was never approved. Many Navajos are calling for a probe of how virus relief funds were distributed by the Navajo government.
(2021-05-23). Latest CDC Data Show Reports of Adverse Events After COVID Vaccines Surpass 200,000, Including 943 Among 12- to 17-Year-Olds. globalresearch.ca VAERS data released …
(2021-05-23). US Trying To Extradite Diplomat For The 'Crime' Of Securing Food For The Hungry. popularresistance.org Special envoy and ambassador to the African Union for Venezuela, Alex Saab, was on a humanitarian mission flying from Caracas to Iran to procure food and gasoline for the Venezuelan CLAP food assistance program. Saab was detained on a refueling stop in the African nation of Cabo Verde and has been held in custody ever since June 12, 2020. | Saab's "crime," according to the US government, which ordered the imprisonment, was money laundering. That is, Saab conducted perfectly legal international trade, but his circumventing the US sanctions — which are designed to prevent relief to the Venezuelans — is…
(2021-05-23). Israel: Profile of a Terror State. globalresearch.ca Israel's crimes against …
(2021-05-23). More Of The Same: Biden's Hybrid War Against China. popularresistance.org US President Joe Biden's budget proposal for the next fiscal year was recently announced, and it requests $715 billion for his first Pentagon budget, 1.6% more than the $704 billion enacted under Donald Trump's administration. The outline states that the primary justification for this increase in military spending is to counter the threat of China, and identifies China as the United States' "top challenge."
(2021-05-23). Tribune Publishing Shareholders Let Everyone Down. popularresistance.org Thousands of NewsGuild-CWA members, myself included, were upset by Tribune Publishing's announcement today that shareholders approved the company's takeover by Alden Global Capital, a hedge fund known as "the destroyer of newspapers." | There were several hours of confusion after Patrick Soon-Shiong, owner of 24% of Tribune shares, announced that he had abstained from voting. A marked "Abstain" vote, according to the proxy proposal, would serve as a rejection of Alden's attempted takeover. However, several reports indicated Dr. Soon-Shiong submitted a blank proxy card, allowing his shares to count as favoring the…
(2021-05-23). Digital Apartheid: Palestinians Being Silenced On Social Media. popularresistance.org In 1984, Palestinian American intellectual and Columbia University Professor Edward Said famously argued that Palestinians are denied "permission to narrate". | More than 30 years later, in 2020, Maha Nassar, a Palestinian American Associate Professor at the University of Arizona, analyzed opinion articles published in two daily newspapers — The New York Times and The Washington Post — and two weekly news magazines — The New Republic and The Nation — over a 50-year period, from 1970 to 2019. Perhaps unsurprisingly, she found that "Editorial boards and columnists seem to have been quite con…
(2021-05-23). BREAKING: Draft Legislation in New York Would Put Gig Workers into Toothless 'Unions'. popularresistance.org This legislation says that workers would be put into a union that they likely never voted for, and which would not be funded by workers, and barred from putting up any serious fight for an agreement—no strikes, no boycotts, no picketing. It would create a new type of legally recognized union which is not financially accountable to its members. This should be deeply concerning to those who care about building powerful, democratic unions.
(2021-05-23). Why Coal Must be Phased out by 2030 to Save the Planet. juancole.com By Edgar Meza | — ( Clean Energy Wire ) — Germany's recently revamped Climate Action Law calls for the energy sector to reduce CO2 emissions from 175 to 108 metric tonnes by 2030. To reach that target, the energy sector must accelerate the phase-out of coal, according to a new study by Berlin-based energy …
(2021-05-23). Apartheid: A Global Racist Phenomenon. globalresearch.ca The current situation …
(2021-05-23). Syrians Abroad Vote for a Return to Stability. globalresearch.ca Syrians went to …
(2021-05-23). UN Atomic Agency To Be Cut Off From Iranian Nuclear Sites. telesurenglish.net The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) will no longer be able to access images of the Iranian nuclear sites because a monitoring deal with the UN nuclear body has expired, Iran's Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf said Sunday. | RELATED: | The announcement can be seen as further pressure on the United States to return to the 2015 Nuclear Agreement, of which it pulled out in 2018, by orders of former pr…
(2021-05-23). Draft Legislation Would Put Gig Workers Into Toothless 'Unions'. popularresistance.org New York – An effort backed by the New York State AFL-CIO would create a new bargaining scheme for app-based workers without addressing the question of whether or not these workers are legally "employees." | Labor Notes obtained a draft version of the legislation that is being negotiated by unions and app employers. | Workers for apps like Uber, Lyft, and DoorDash are currently considered independent contractors; most in the labor movement consider them misclassified, a tactic the companies use to avoid paying the full cost of benefits. These workers are blocked from unionizing by antitrust laws, and don't have t…
(2021-05-23). On Being Sane in Insane Places: "If Sanity and Insanity Exist, How Shall We Know Them?" globalresearch.ca This article was originally published by Duluth Reader in September 2010, updated version on Global Research on January 11, 2021 In 1973, Dr. D. L. Rosenhan, a professor of psychology and law at Stanford University, published a ground-breaking psychiatric …
(2021-05-23). Saharawis Call for International Pressure Against Morocco for Its Handling of Migration Crisis. orinocotribune.com On Friday, May 20, the Saharawi independence organization Polisario Front called on the international community to pressure Morocco to stop instrumentalizing illegal immigration to push for its claim over Western Sahara. | According to an official statement by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Saharawi Arab Democratic Republic, the Ministry has urgently called "on the UN, the African Union and the European Union to impose on Rabat the obligation to turn the page on its aggressive policies of drug trafficking and illegal immigration, and to abandon its shameful use of terrorism." | This was the first official…
(2021-05-23). Video: Lawyers File Temporary Restraining Order Against FDA Emergency Use Authorization of Vax for Children. globalresearch.ca Lawyer Thomas Renz…
(2021-05-23). Oregon Tells Businesses, Workplaces, Worship Houses Vaccine Proof Required for Entrance Without Mask. globalresearch.ca Oregon is telling …
(2021-05-23). Coalition highlights legislation to address plastic pollution caused by oil companies. indybay.org Plastic pollution is killing us. In honor of Endangered Species Day, national Elected Officials back the federal Break Free From Plastic Pollution Act…
(2021-05-23). Lies, Damn Lies, and Inflation. zcomm.org Austerity is about to make its political comeback…
(2021-05-23). What is a solidarity economy — and can it save us from capitalism? zcomm.org "Mutual aid has to exist because our other systems are so deeply failing us."
(2021-05-23). 'Brazil Is a Global Pariah'. zcomm.org Lula on His Plot to End Reign of 'Psychopath' Bolsonaro…
(2021-05-23). Pinarayi Vijayan's New Cabinet. zcomm.org The Left Repeats Its Old Mistakes…
(2021-05-23). Sanctions, Making Venezuela Scream. zcomm.org Interview on the economic and political impact of the sanctions…
(2021-05-23). WA health crisis endangers lives. greenleft.org.au Health workers are taking action about system failures after seven-year-old Aishwarya Aswath died while waiting for care. Polly Watkins reports.