(2021-05-19). Day 10 of Israeli Offensive on Gaza: Violent Artillery Shelling, Destruction, Death. libya360.wordpress.com Day 10 of Israeli Offensive on Gaza: Violent Artillery Shelling and Systematic Destruction of Houses Day 10 of #Israeli Offensive on #Gaza: Violent Artillery Shelling and Systematic Destruction of Houses8 Palestinians, Including Woman and Child, Killed and 76 Others, Including 9 Women and 11 Children, #Palestine pic.twitter.com/djqZeng2Vu — Palestinian Centre for Human Rights —…
(2021-05-19). Unity at Last: The Palestinian People Have Risen. dissidentvoice.org 
From the outset, some clarification is needed regarding the language used to depict the ongoing violence in occupied Palestine, and also throughout Israel. This is not a 'conflict'. Neither is it a 'dispute' nor 'sectarian violence' nor even a war in the traditional sense. It is not a conflict, because Israel is an occupying power …
(2021-05-19). Thousands take Miami streets for two nights of pro-Palestine protests. fightbacknews.org Miami, FL – Thousands of people from across South Florida took to the streets of Miami two nights in a row this past weekend in solidarity with Palestinians who continue to resist Israeli violence and the ongoing occupation of Palestine. The calls to action were put out by South Florida Jewish Voices for Peace and Al Awda: The Palestinian Right to Return Coalition and were supported by most progressive community organizations throughout the area. | On Saturday night, May 15, thousands of protesters flooded Biscayne Park and the Torch of Friendship before taking over the streets of one of the busiest areas in Sou…
(2021-05-19). Tucson organizes solidarity rally for Palestine. fightbacknews.org Tucson, AZ – The Federal Building in downtown Tucson saw the largest rally since the pandemic, May 17, with over 300 people demanding an end to the Israeli bombing of Gaza. The demonstration, organized by the Arizona Palestine Solidarity Alliance and the Tucson chapter of Jewish Voice for Peace, drew protesters from the Palestinian, Arab and Muslim communities, along with other supporters of Palestine. | Palestinian flags flew and signs held by Palestinian children read: "End aid to Israel" and "Stop killing children!" | While a handful of armed and cowardly Patriot Movement reactionaries shouted from across th…
(2021-05-19). D.C. joins list of cities protesting for Palestine. peoplesworld.org 
WASHINGTON—Hundreds of protesters filled the National Mall here on Saturday to demonstrate their solidarity with Palestinians all over the world on the 73rd anniversary of the Nakba. "Nakba" means "Catastrophe," and refers to the Palestinian point of view on the Palestine War and founding of Israel in 1948, which resulted in the forced displacement of …
(2021-05-19). Podcast Ep 35: Israel's war on Gaza and Jerusalem. electronicintifada.net We talk to the Palestine Pod hosts and to a Palestinian writer in Jerusalem.
(2021-05-19). How the United States Helps To Kill Palestinians. counterpunch.org The U.S. corporate media usually report on Israeli military assaults in occupied Palestine as if the United States is an innocent neutral party to the conflict. In fact, large majorities of Americans have told pollsters for decades that they want the United States to be neutral in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. | But U.S. media and politicians betray their own lack of neutrality by blaming Palestinians for nearly all the violence and framing flagrantly disproportionate, indiscriminate and therefore illegal Israeli attacks as a justifiable response to Palestinian actions. The classic formulation from U.S. offic…
(2021-05-19). National Strike in Palestine. peoplesdispatch.org On May 19, 2021, thousands of Palestinians participated in a national strike to protest the ongoing Israeli attacks against Palestinians in Gaza and Jerusalem. Israel's bombing campaign on Gaza has so far caused the death of over 219 Palestinians including 63 children. The massive protests organized across Historic Palestine were met with repression by Israeli forces especially in the West Bank and Jerusalem.
(2021-05-19). Large Palestinian solidarity rally in Tampa demands 'Free Palestine'. fightbacknews.org Tampa, FL – In response to the ongoing Israeli assault on Palestine, a 500-person demonstration mobilized at Curtis Hixon Park in downtown Tampa on May 16. The protest was composed overwhelmingly of Palestinian community members young and old, with a contingent of supporters from the area. Protesters took to the streets marching throughout the downtown area and over a bridge leading to other areas of town chanting "Free, free Palestine!" and "From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free." | Ayman Salhab, a student organizer and attendee to the demonstration said, "The ongoing ethnic cleansing, massacres and…
(2021-05-19). An Open Letter to Gal Gadot. counterpunch.org Dear Ms. Gadot, I read your recent tweet about the violence occurring between Israel and Hamas in Gaza. I am sure it was well intended and you were genuinely astonished by the backlash from supporters of Palestine. Ms Gadot, your country is not at war. Your country is kicking people out of their homes in
(2021-05-19). Dallas, TX: 3000 march for Sheikh Jarrah and Gaza. fightbacknews.org Dallas, Texas – On May 15, around 3000 people gathered at the Grassy Knoll in downtown Dallas to protest Israel's ethnic cleansing of Sheikh Jarrah, the violent attack on the Al-Aqsa Mosque, and the airstrikes on Gaza by Israeli apartheid forces. | Palestinian flags were flown and chants against the occupation of Palestine were heard. Some chants were "From the river to the sea, Palestine will be Free!" "Netanyahu you can't hide! We charge you with genocide!" and "Free, free, free Palestine!" | The crowd then marched around downtown Dallas before returning to the Grassy Knoll.
(2021-05-19). Headlines for May 19, 2021. democracynow.org Israeli Assault Has Killed at Least 222 Palestinians and Displaced Tens of Thousands, Biden Addresses Rashida Tlaib, Jokes About Running Over Reporters Who Ask Questions on Israel-Palestine, Protests Continue Across U.S. in Solidarity with Palestinians, 60% of U.S. Adults Have Received One COVID Vaccine Dose; Tri-State Area Reopens, IEA Says No New Fossil Fuel Projects Can Be Permitted in Order to Avert Worst-Case Climate Scenario, Protests in North Carolina After DA Says Officers Who Killed Andrew Brown Jr. Were "Justified", House Passes Legislation Addressing Hate Crimes Against AAPI Community, 57 Refugees Drow…
(2021-05-19). Israel's War on Palestine. zcomm.org Israel's attacks on Gaza stem from its escalating ethnic cleansing in Jerusalem and growing solidarity amongst Palestinians inside Israel, Gaza and the West Bank…
(2021-05-19). What the Mainstream Media Never Told You About Palestine. truthout.org 
"The goal of a supremacist state is to have a monopoly on the legitimacy of violence," says Palestinian writer and organizer Lea Kayali. In this episode of "Movement Memos," Kelly Hayes and Lea Kayali explore the history of Israeli violence against Palestinians — and the colonial dynamics that enable it — and discuss what you can do about it. | Music by TRANSCRIPT: | Note: This a rush transcript and has been lightly edited for clarity. C…
(2021-05-19). Military Situation In The West Bank And Gaza Strip On May 19, 2021 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | 219 Palestinian including 63 children and 36 women were killed and more than 1530 were injured in the Gaza Strip by the IDF strikes since the start of conflict, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza | 25 Palestinian were killed and more than 4000 were injured in the West Bank by the IDF since the start of conflict, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health in West Bank | On May 18, two Israelis were killed and at least 10 others were wounded in a Hamas…
(2021-05-19). Labor for Palestine's Call for Nakba Day Support for Palestine. indybay.org U.S. Labor Must Stand With Palestine! | Labor for Palestine, Nakba Day, May 15, 2021 | As workers, labor, and anti-apartheid activists, we join millions around the world to unequivocally condemn Israel's genocidal attacks on the Palestinian people: mass evictions in the Sheikh Jarrah and Silwan neighborhoods of Jerusalem, storming of Al-Aqsa Mosque, waves of state-sponsored violence throughout the West Bank and the '48 areas (stolen from Palestine in 1948), and merciless bombardment of Gaza that has already killed and wounded hundreds of people, many of them children.
(2021-05-19). Monday 5/24: Free, Free, Palestine! Biden, Israel and the Fight for Palestinian Liberation. indybay.org Online event…
(2021-05-19). Cal Senators Feinstein & Padilla Not on Ceasefire for Palestine List. indybay.org We now have a list of senators calling for a ceasefire in Palestine as the dead Palestinians now number 212 and over 1200 wounded with weapons paid for with our tax dollars. Despite thousands of Californians demanding an end to the genocide of Palestinians at protests on May 15, 2021, Senators Feinstein and Padilla are not on the list. See www.ossoff.senate.gov/press-releases/sen-ossoff-leads-28-senators-urging-immediate-ceasefire-in-middle-east/…
(2021-05-19). General Strike for Palestine. indybay.org Non Violent Protest for Palestine…
(2021-05-19). Saturday 5/22: Protest US financed oppression in Palestine/Israel. indybay.org Ocean and Water Street; Santa Cruz…
(2021-05-19). Tuesday 5/18: Protest US backed oppression in Palestine. indybay.org Clock tower on Water Street (near Pacific) Santa Cruz…
(2021-05-19). Watch "Gaza Fights for Freedom" electronicintifada.net Abby Martin's 2019 film now available free to watch.
(2021-05-19). Palestinians Stage Historic Strike over Israeli Abuses and Gaza Bombing. globalresearch.ca The stone streets …
(2021-05-19). Understanding Israel's Latest Attack on Gaza, and Who Benefits. popularresistance.org Far beyond some claim of "self-defense," are there other reasons Israel might once again be on the attack? When you look at who benefits, the answer might not be so complicated after all.
(2021-05-19). Why is Ireland courting Israel's war industry? electronicintifada.net Foreign minister opposes attack on Gaza…
(2021-05-19). Israel kills boy featured in film about imprisoned kids. electronicintifada.net As Israel bombs Gaza, it is escalating its violence in the West Bank.
(2021-05-19). The war crimes in Gaza and Israel's crisis. wsws.org The eruption of violence against Gaza is driven by the immense crisis and contradictions within Israeli society itself.
(2021-05-19). Gaza conflict: no matter how powerful Israel's military becomes it still can't win. juancole.com 
By Paul Rogers | — Israel is the most powerful state in the Middle East. Its military forces may not match the likes of Egypt or Turkey in numbers, but the might of its training, equipment, technologies and nuclear weapons make it unassailable. Given its long-developed capabilities in public order control, such a position should …
(2021-05-19). Gaza physician: Israel is targeting doctors & health facilities to overwhelm our crumbling system. nationofchange.org The attacks on medical staff and facilities are a "nightmare."
(2021-05-19). Latin America's Authoritarians Back Israel. orinocotribune.com 
By Kawsachun News — May 14, 2021 | The latest Israeli bombing campaign on Gaza and ruthless killings of Palestinians has Latin America split along ideological lines once again. | OAS chief Luis Almagro "We stand in solidarity with Israel, this region's historical and strategic partner, and with its civilian population, which has been the victim of attacks by more than 600 missiles launched from Gaza,…
(2021-05-19). Gantz admits no one in Gaza is safe from Israel's terror. electronicintifada.net Human rights groups say healthcare system on verge of collapse amid airstrikes.
(2021-05-19). Israel has killed 14 families in their Gaza homes. electronicintifada.net Voice of Al Aqsa reporter Yousif Abu Hussein may have been deliberately targeted.
(2021-05-19). Ceasefire calls don't erase how EU chief spread Israel's lies. electronicintifada.net Josep Borrell has enabled attack on Gaza.
(2021-05-19). Israel cracks down on Palestinian general strike, continues bombing Gaza. wsws.org The historic strike, a "day of rage", was the first by Palestinians in both the occupied territories and Israel.
(2021-05-19). Amira Hass: Israeli Bombs Are Wiping Out Entire Palestinian Families. It's No Accident. democracynow.org 
As Israel's deadly attack on Gaza continues, we speak with Amira Hass, Haaretz correspondent for the Occupied Palestinian Territories, who says Israel's bombing campaign is purposely wiping out entire families. "Israel has all the information about every Palestinian family, whether it is in the West Bank or Jerusalem or Gaza, let alone Palestinians in Israel," Hass tells Democracy Now! "When the Israeli army decides to bomb such a house without bothering to tell the people to leave it, it means they take into their head a calculation that their military target is more important" than people's lives, she says.
(2021-05-19). A Plea from Gaza: Israel Bombing Campaign Is Turning My Homeland into a "Wasteland" democracynow.org 
The Israeli bombing campaign of Gaza has killed at least 222 Palestinians, including 63 children, as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejects growing international calls for a ceasefire. The Norwegian Refugee Council has revealed 11 of the children killed in Gaza were taking part in a program to help them deal with trauma from growing up in the besieged enclave. At least six residents of Gaza died in Israeli strikes overnight, including the radio journalist Yousef Abu Hussein. In the West Bank, Israeli forces on Tuesday killed at least four Palestinians taking part in a historic general strike to protest…
(2021-05-19). Israel's Pyrrhic Victory in Gaza, Netanyahu Is Real Winner. globalresearch.ca Egypt has once …
(2021-05-19). German protests against Gaza bombing and the bogus accusation of "Anti-Semitism" wsws.org An anti-Semite is not someone protesting against the crimes of the government of Benjamin Netanyahu, who has struck an alliance with extreme right-wing parties, has one foot in jail and can only stay in power through endless provocations. An anti-Semite is someone who equates "the Jews" with the policies of the Israeli government.
(2021-05-19). Israel Deliberately Targeting Media. zcomm.org Journalists had to flee for their lives when Israel bombed and leveled a 12-story Gaza building that housed the offices of media organizations including the Associated Press and Al Jazeera…
(2021-05-19). Rashida Tlaib Confronted Biden on His Weak Stance on Palestinian Apartheid. truthout.org 
Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Michigan) confronted President Joe Biden on Tuesday about his tepid stance on Israel's violent abuses of Palestinians, urging him to stand up for the historically marginalized population amid a second week of escalated Israeli attacks on Gaza. | Confronting Biden
(2021-05-19). Israeli Guided Non-Line-of-Sight Missiles Target Rocket Launchers In Gaza (Videos). southfront.org 
FILE IMAGE | On May 19, the Israeli military released footage of recent missile strikes on a number of rocket launchers in the Gaza Strip. | The footage shows nine strikes carried out with what appears to be Spike NLOS [Non-Line-Of-Sight] missiles. Some of the targets seen in the footage were rocket launchers similar to those used by Palestinian factions. Others, however, were civilian buildings. | pic.twitter.com/F0kCalmQ96 | — Israeli Air Force (@IAFsite) (2021-05-19). In Video: Israeli Warplanes Bombard Hamas 'Metro' Tunnel Network. southfront.org 
An Israeli Air Force F-15 fighter jet flies during an aerial demonstration. (photo credit: AMIR COHEN — REUTERS) | On May 19, the Israeli Air Force announced that its fighter jets had carried out a series of airstrikes on the Hamas Movement's "Metro" tunnel network in the Gaza Strip. | According to the Air Force, 40 underground targets in Khan Yunis and Rafah in the southern part of the Gaza Strip were targeted by 52 fighter jets within 25 minutes."The strikes combined a number of elements: Surface-to-Surface…
(2021-05-19). Hamas Releases Footage Of Israeli Forces Taken By New Reconnaissance Drone. southfront.org 
The Shehab suicid drone, Click to see full-size image. | On May 19, the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of the Hamas Movement, released aerial footage which were taken by its new reconnaissance drone. | The footage shows Israeli military posts, fortifications, equipment, as well as two Mirkava-type battle tanks situated in the outskirts of the Gaza Strip. The Palestinian group said that the footage was taken on May 18. | The footage was recorded by a new reconnaissance drone dubbed "Al Zouari". The drone w…
(2021-05-19). Chile and Colombia to Move Money Out of Militaries. counterpunch.org While the proposal for a global ceasefire during a disease pandemic has done the opposite of catching on, there are a few small signs of sanity and even of successful activism. While most big military spenders (including the super-mega-biggest one) have increased or kept their spending steady, the SIPRI numbers show a serious reduction from 2019 to
(2021-05-19). Death of FARC-EP's Jesús Santrich: Breaking News, False Positive, Uribismo Media Smokescreen or Colombian Violation of Venezuelan Territory? orinocotribune.com The alleged death "in combat" in Venezuelan territory of the Colombian guerrilla commander Jesús Santrich could end up being "breaking news" for Semana news magazine, but it is more likely that it will end up ranking in the top ten of fake news—which is saying a lot because the story concerns Colombia, a country where fabricating fake news, mounting false flag operations, and producing smokescreens is already part of the daily modus operandi of the ruling elite, inextricably associated with its media apparatus. | The alleged news is trending on social media networks and remains as such although, after twelv…
(2021-05-19). Colombia Rebel Group Claims Leader 'Jesús Santrich' Slain. latinorebels.com BOGOTàÅ, Colombia (AP) — A rebel leader who abandoned the 2016 peace accord with Colombia's government and had been at large for three years was killed by Colombian troops in Venezuela, his new armed group said Tuesday.
(2021-05-19). Colombians Want a New Government — And an End to Neoliberalism. zcomm.org For weeks, Colombians have remained in the streets challenging their nation's violent social and economic model…
(2021-05-19). When We Fight, We Win: Victories in the Fight Against Face Surveillance Keep Piling Up. aclu.org After years of advocacy, grassroots organizing, and on the cusp of the one-year anniversary of when hundreds of thousands of people joined in solidarity with Black organizers by marching to support Black lives and to divest from racist policing, we've reached a major milestone: Amazon has announced it will stop selling face recognition technology to police — indefinitely. | Amazon had previously announced a one-year moratorium on sales to police that was set to expire on June 10. The initial moratorium was issued weeks into renewed nationwide protests following the police murder of George Floyd in Minnea…
(2021-05-19). Economics of the new cold war and U.S. 'super imperialism' with economist Michael Hudson. mronline.org 
The Grayzone's Max Blumenthal and Ben Norton interview world-renowned economist Michael Hudson on his concept of American "super imperialism" and the economics of the new cold war on China and Russia. | May 19, 2021…
(2021-05-19). The Gilt Comes Off: Singapore Goes Into Lockdown. counterpunch.org A clean, technology driven dystopia. A representation of our techno future. These were the introductory descriptions to a piece by science fiction author William Gibson on Singapore for Wired in 1993. "Imagine an Asian version of Zurich operating as an offshore capsule at the foot of Malaysia; an affluent microcosm whose citizens inhabit something that
(2021-05-19). Video: The Carrot but No Stick in US Policy Towards Israel. globalresearch.ca If any observer …
(2021-05-19). Was the Failed Union Drive in Bessemer a Net Positive for the Labor Movement? thenation.com Was the Failed Union Drive in Bessemer a Net Positive for the Labor Movement?
(2021-05-19). Facebook, social media giants admit to silencing Palestinian voices online. mronline.org 
Social media companies including Facebook have admitted to MintPress that pro-Palestinian posts were removed, blaming "technical bugs" and "spam filters." | May 19, 2021 | Newswire…
(2021-05-19). Thousands of McDonald's workers forced to stage 1-day strike today for $15/hr. peoplesworld.org 
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(2021-05-19). As China pursues a green future, Bitcoin miners feel the squeeze. mronline.org 
Chinese cryptocurrency businesses mine two-thirds of all Bitcoin. But for how long will they remain welcome in the country? | May 19, 2021 | Newswire…
(2021-05-19). Reconciliation Means Rethinking Parks Governance. dissidentvoice.org 
Protection and restoration are two sides of the conservation coin — protection for spaces that haven't yet been damaged or destroyed by large-scale human impacts and restoration for ecologically critical places that have. Although both might seem like relatively straightforward scientific tasks, they have been and continue to be significantly shaped by colonialism — globally …
(2021-05-19). Venezuela Delivers 4th Report on Human Rights Cases in Venezuela to International Criminal Court. orinocotribune.com 
The Attorney General of Venezuela, Tarek William Saab, reported this Tuesday, May 18, that his office delivered a new report, the fourth, to the International Criminal Court (ICC), which adds to the information provided to the ICC prosecutor regarding controversial human rights cases in Venezuela. | "Once again we point out that we work blindfolded in terms of providing official information to the ICC," wrote Saab on his Twitter account, "but with a will to collaborate, based on the commitments assumed by the Venezuelan State in our visit to The Hague on #4Nov 2020. This fourth report presents a new list, an upda…
(2021-05-19). Dying oil companies' parting gift: Millions in cleanup costs. peoplesworld.org 
When Weatherly Oil and Gas filed for bankruptcy in February 2019, the company was walking away from several hundred Texas wells. Many hadn't produced a drop of oil in years. Companies are legally required to "plug" wells that they're no longer using to extract oil and gas by pouring concrete into all their openings and …
(2021-05-19). Can You Hold These 12 Guns? Don't Shoot Any Palestinians. Wink. Wink. warisacrime.org 
Scene 1: A Padded Cell Congress: B. B. Bee. Bee. Bibi, Bibi, Bibi, are you there? Yes, just hold this rocket launcher, and this one, and this one, and, I'm just going to hang these grenades from each of your fingers, and, no don't bend over, here, I'll just put this strap over your shoulders, …
(2021-05-19). AFL-CIO calls for union training in community relations for cops. peoplesworld.org 
WASHINGTON—The labor movement is attempting to tackle head on the nation-wide scourge of police violence and in particular the continued killing by cops of unarmed Black people. Labor leaders have a vision of an America where large numbers of heavily armed militarized police are never, like they were recently in North Carolina, sent in to …
(2021-05-19). Progressive forces win majority of seats in Chile's Constitutional Convention. mronline.org 
Independent and progressive candidates won more than a two-thirds majority in the Constitutional Convention, a body responsible for writing Chile's new constitution. | May 19, 2021 | Newswire…
(2021-05-19). Bail plea hearing of Abahlali's George Bonono postponed; movement calls charges a pack of lies. peoplesdispatch.org 
Shack-dwellers movement Abahlali baseMjondolo has claimed that the state is buying time by seeking postponements as it has no evidence against George Bonono and two other members accused of conspiring to commit murder…
(2021-05-19). Artist Albrecht Dàºrer, born 1471, champion of the peasant class. peoplesworld.org 
Albrecht Dàºrer was born 550 years ago, on May 21, 1471, during the Renaissance, a time of upheaval, that rang in the early modern age. With improved production methods, industry and trade grew rapidly, bringing with it more money and the strengthening of a new middle class. Modern science developed, inherited truths were called into …
(2021-05-19). News Guild protests takeovers by Alden hedge fund—'the destroyer of newspapers'. peoplesworld.org 
CHICAGO (PAI)—Mass rallies organized by the News Guild in Chicago, Orlando, Virginia Beach, Annapolis, Md., and Hartford, Conn., demanded the Tribune Company's board reject a $630 million takeover by vulture hedge fund Alden Global Capital. Demanding "Save Our Sun" in Maryland, "Save Our Courant" in Hartford, and so on, thousands of people told the Tribune …
(2021-05-19). President Biden can't Build America Back better until he Takes on the Permanent War Establishment. juancole.com 
( Tomdispatch.com ) — Is President Biden afflicted with the political equivalent of a split personality? His first several months in office suggest just that possibility. On the home front, the president's inclination is clearly to Go Big. When it comes to America's role in the world, however, Biden largely hews to pre-Trumpian precedent. So …
(2021-05-19). "Show People the Video": DA Finds Andrew Brown's Death "Justified" But Won't Release All Footage. democracynow.org 
In North Carolina, the Pasquotank County District Attorney's Office has found the April 21 police shooting of Andrew Brown Jr., a 42-year-old Black father, in Elizabeth City was justified. Meanwhile, Andrew Brown Jr.'s family and their attorneys have said body-camera and dashcam videos of his killing show it was an "execution" and that he was not a threat. Andrew Brown Jr.'s family has requested the full release of the body-camera video, and the FBI is conducting a federal civil rights investigation into the killing. "We are disappointed, but we are not surprised," Bakari Sellers, one of the attorneys representin…
(2021-05-19). The Heat: China-U.S. relations. america.cgtn.com 
Tensions between China and the U.S. are still running high, even with a new president in the White House.
(2021-05-19). 60 Thousand Pentagon Spies Tripping over Their Fake Clown Shoes. dissidentvoice.org 
Of course there are 60,000 Pentagon super (duper!) spies prancing around the globe with tracking devices in their shoes, goofy wigs on their heads, collections of comical sunglasses, and — for the employee of the month! — silicon handsleeves and silicon faces to fool the airport cops, or maybe it's the Vaccine Nazis, or perhaps …
(2021-05-19). Selected Articles: Vaccine Passports and "Medical Paternalism" globalresearch.ca 
By Vaccine passports have been implemented, or are being developed, in a number of countries around the world. In February 2021, Israel
(2021-05-19). Law Pod UK: First Episode in Family Law Series from 1 Crown Office Row Brighton. ukhumanrightsblog.com 
Clare Ciborowska and Richard Ager join Rosalind English in the first of a series of discussions from the family law team at 1 Crown Office Row in Brighton, highlighting developments and analysing case law from the family courts. In Episode 144 of Law Pod UK, we focus on the challenges presented to family court judges …
(2021-05-19). Business Lobby Created "Labor Shortage" Myth That GOP Used to Slash Benefits. truthout.org 
Earlier this month, the Department of Labor released a
(2021-05-19). DA Finds Andrew Brown's Death "Justified" But Won't Release All Footage. truthout.org 
In North Carolina, the Pasquotank County District Attorney's Office has found the April 21 police shooting of Andrew Brown Jr., a 42-year-old Black father, in Elizabeth City was justified. Meanwhile, Andrew Brown Jr.'s family and their attorneys have said body-camera and dashcam videos of his killing show it was an "execution" and that he was not a threat. Andrew Brown Jr.'s family has requested the full release of the body-camera video, and the FBI is conducting a federal civil rights investigation into…
(2021-05-19). Sunrise Activists Are Marching 400 Miles to Demand a Green New Deal Jobs Program. truthout.org 
On May 10, as a pounding Spring rain eased to an intermittent sun-dappled drizzle, New Orleans's Young PinStripe Brass Band played a supercharged fanfare of "We Got the Funk" to spur the first steps of the roughly 400-mile trek from the Superdome to Houston, Texas. Five activists from the Sunrise Movement, ages 17 to 31, are marching in support of the passage of a major jobs component of the Green New Deal. At a clip of 10 miles per day along their walkable route, the group is making stop…
(2021-05-19). Military Situation In Donetsk People's Republic On May 19, 2021 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | 1. UAF in the northern part of Zaitsevo targeted DPR positions in the southern part of Zaitsevo with ATGM and grenade launchers | 2. UAF in Vodyane shelled the area of Donetsk city airport with 120-mm artillery | 3. UAF in Pesky shelled DPR positions in Donetsk city with grenade launchers | 4. UAF in Avdeevka shelled DPR positions in Yakovlevka with grenade launchers | 5. UAF in Krasnogorovka shelled the Trudovskaya mine with 120-mm artillery | 6. DPR forces in Do…
(2021-05-19). 12 DAYS LEFT UNTIL THE END OF MAY. southfront.org 
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(2021-05-19). Mysterious Drones Attacked Turkey's Diyarbakir Air Base (Photos). southfront.org 
Illustrative image. A PKK fighter with a modified X-UAV. | Early on May 19, two unidentified drones attacked an air base in the southern Turkish province of Diyarbakir, which is located near the border with Syria. | On Twitter, Turkey's Interior Minister, Suleyman Soylu, claimed that the attack had foiled. According to him, the drones were shot down."There is no damage whatsoever," the minister said without providing any further details on the incident. | Local sources in Diyarbakir reported a number of explosions near th…
(2021-05-19). Even More U.S. Sanctions Coming Nord Stream 2's Way. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | The United States planed to impose sanctions on four vessels involved in the construction of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline and four related companies, Politico reported, The outlet confirmed an initial report by
(2021-05-19). Wuhan Labs, Zionism, Rapture And The British Creation Of Synthetic Cults: Why China Is Not Your Enemy! southfront.org 
Submitted by Matthew Ehret. The belief that China is to blame for the world's ills from Covid-19 to the Great…
(2021-05-19). Central Syria: Eight Pro-Government Fighters Killed In ISIS Ambush. southfront.org 
Illustrative image | Early on May 18, ISIS cells ambushed a convoy of pro-government forces in the southeastern countryside of Aleppo. | According to the London-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, the deadly ambush took place to the south of the village of al-Mateyah in Maskanah desert."Five four-wheel-drive vehicles of the 25th Division and the Iranian militias were attacked in the area, while clashes took place between ISIS members and Iranian militias, which led to the death of eight members, including an Irania…
(2021-05-19). Kurdish Fighters Killed Five Militants In Afrin, Turkish Forces Responded By Shelling Syrian Soldiers. southfront.org 
ALF fighters, illustrative image, By: Hawar News Agency (ANHA) | Early on May 19, Kurdish fighters raided a position of the Turkish-backed Syrian National Army (SNA) near the town of Bosoufane in the southern part of occupied Afrin. | According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, five fighters of the SNA's al-Sham Corps were killed during the raid. Prior to the attack, three people, allegedly civilians, were injured, when Kurdish fighters targeted a mini truck near Bosoufane wi…
(2021-05-19). Military Situation In Syria On May 19, 2021 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | On May 19, Russia reported that Idlib militants violated the ceasefire regime in Greater Idlib 41 times: 21 — in Idlib province, 14 — in Latakia province, 3 — in Hama province, 3 — in Aleppo province | On May 18, Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria cancels Resolution 119 to raise fuel prices following the protests in the Kurdish controlled area | On May 18, clashes between the SDF and TFSA were reported at Umm Adasa area | MORE ON THE T…
(2021-05-19). New Rocket Attack From Lebanon Shakes Israel (Video, Photos). southfront.org 
An Iron Dome antimissile system is installed near the Israeli side of the border with Syria in the Golan Heights. IMAGE: AMIR COHEN/REUTERS | On May 19, a barrage of rockets was launched from the outskirts of the village of Seddiqine in South Lebanon at northern Israel. | The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) revealed that a total of four rockets were launched from Lebanon. Rocket sirens were heard in several parts of northern Israel, including the port city of Haifa. | 4 rockets were fired from Southern Lebanon into Israel, reportedl…
(2021-05-19). Two Pilots Killed In Yak-130 Plane Crash In Belarus. southfront.org 
Illustrative image. Source: airliners.net | A military aircraft crashed during the training flight near Baranovichy, in the south-western region of Belarus. According to the report of the Defence Ministry, both pilots died as a result of the accident. | The Yak-130 aircraft flew from the Lidskaya assault air base. According to the primary reports, the accident was caused by a technical malfunction."Having shown courage and heroism, the pilots tried to take the plane away from the settlement. After ensuring that the traject…
(2021-05-19). U.S. And Russian Foreign Ministers To Hold Talks On Arctic Council Sidelines. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken will hold talks with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on May 19th in the evening in Reykjavik at the end of the main program of the ministerial session of the Arctic Council (AC) for that day. | The head of the State Department's press service, Ned Price, told TASS."Secretary Blinken will have the opportunity to meet with Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov tomorrow [May 19] evening on the sidelines of the Arctic…
(2021-05-19). Watch: Uniformed Troops Go to Bars & 7-Eleven in Dallas to Randomly Vaccinate "Younger Crowd" globalresearch.ca For much of …
(2021-05-19). Serbian World War II Film Smeared by War Propagandists in Western Media. globalresearch.ca Eighty years ago …
(2021-05-19). R2P "Humanitarian Interventions" and "Regime Change": Not Applicable to Israel. globalresearch.ca Over the past …
(2021-05-19). The Great Palestinian General Strike from the Jordan River to the Sea even Reaches President Biden in Dearborn. juancole.com Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) — President Biden came to the Ford Rouge River Plant to tout new electric vehicles, one of his signature climate-friendly programs, on Tuesday. He was met at the airport by Rep. Debbie Dingell and by Rep. Rashida Tlaib, the only Palestinian in the US Congress, who welcomed him but also gave …
(2021-05-19). Indian variant surges in Britain as Tory government continues reopening drive. wsws.org A growing number of schools have reported outbreaks of Covid with the Indian variant responsible, including in Northampton where B. 1.617.2 and another Indian variant, B.1.617.1, were found.
(2021-05-19). Australian corporate elite calls for resumption of international travel even if "people may die" wsws.org The concerted campaign aims to steamroll ordinary people into accepting the lifting of the travel restrictions, amid widespread opposition and concern that it will lead to a surge of COVID-19 infections.
(2021-05-19). Opposition mounts among US workers to repeal of mask mandate. wsws.org The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration has fallen into line behind state governments and giant retail chains in dropping mask requirements to stop the spread of COVID-19 in the wake of the issuing of new guidelines by the US Centers for Disease Control.
(2021-05-19). 'I Don't Want to Die Here'. thenation.com 'I Don't Want to Die Here'
(2021-05-19). In Rush for Regulatory Approval of COVID Vaccines, Do We Need More Data? globalresearch.ca After rollout under …
(2021-05-19). Mayo Clinic Q and A: What is extracorporeal membrane oxygenation? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org DEAR MAYO CLINIC: My uncle was diagnosed with COVID-19, and his doctors mentioned the possibility of putting him on ECMO. What does this mean? ANSWER: A COVID-19 infection can lead to mild symptoms for many people, but for others, it can cause life-threatening lung failure. In cases like your uncle's, traditional life support measures, such as a …
(2021-05-19). Cold vs. allergies during COVID-19 pandemic. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org When it comes to the common cold, allergies and COVID-19, overlapping symptoms can be confusing. In this Q&A, Dr. Arveen Bhasin, a Mayo Clinic allergist and immunologist, provides some clarity by comparing and contrasting the signs and symptoms of these conditions: What are allergy symptoms?Allergy symptoms can affect the nose, sinuses and lungs. These symptoms …
(2021-05-19). Mayo Clinic to offer more walk-in COVID-19 vaccination clinics in Rochester. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Mayo Clinic held a walk-in COVID-19 vaccine clinic in Rochester on Wednesday, May 5. At this clinic, one patient shared why he came in to get the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine. Watch: Patient discusses why he chose to get the COVID-19 vaccine. youtu.be/ORLLLOOJ7eg Journalists: Broadcast-quality soundbites and b-roll of the Mayo Clinic walk-in COVID-19 …
(2021-05-19). 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 …
(2021-05-19). Preventive screening during COVID-19 pandemic leads to early diagnosis of treatable breast cancer. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, health care providers have been concerned about a growing number of patients delaying or skipping preventive screenings because they have been hesitant to see their health care provider. Experts have stressed that it's not only safe to come in for preventive screenings, but also it's important to avoid future health problems …
(2021-05-19). Talking to your children about vaccines. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is expanding its emergency use authorization of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for children 12-15 years. So parents and caregivers may be getting even more questions from children about whether vaccines are safe and how vaccines can help end the COVID-19 pandemic. Information in this article was contributed by Jennifer …
(2021-05-19). Fatigue, perceived cognitive impairment and mood disorders associated with post-COVID-19 syndrome. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. ?– Patients diagnosed with post-COVID-19 syndrome, also known as "PCS," "COVID-19 long-haul syndrome" and "Post-Acute Sequelae of SARS COV-2," experience symptoms such as mood disorders, fatigue and perceived cognitive impairment that can negatively affect returning to work and resuming normal activities, according to a Mayo Clinic study published in Mayo Clinic Proceedings. The …
(2021-05-19). Podcast: COVID behaviours, carbon cuts and sustainability goals. imperial.ac.uk In this edition: How pandemic behaviours have changed, why carbon needs to be rapidly cut, and how Imperial is supporting global sustainability.
(2021-05-19). Tuesday 6/8: COVID19 Vaccine Education Workshop w/ Trusted Community MDs. indybay.org Online event…
(2021-05-19). How Covid-19 Affected Child Protective Services in Sonoma County. indybay.org This research paper goes into detail about Child Protective Services in Sonoma County and how Covid-19 affected this public service. We found articles along with websites that allowed us to answer the research question we had created. We investigated how CPS was dealing with the pandemic and their struggles. Methodologies used include analysis of academic articles and articles from other authors and qualitative interviews.
(2021-05-19). COVID 19's Toll on Mental Health. indybay.org This is an Op-Ed in response to Stephanie Saul's Article entitled, "For many college students, pandemic life is disappointing. For others, it is a financial crisis", and why more attention needs to be drawn to the mental health crisis.
(2021-05-19). Spain deploys army against refugees fleeing across border with Morocco. wsws.org The ruling Spanish Socialist Party and Podemos are assaulting refugees and whipping up tensions with Morocco, a former colony of Spain and France.
(2021-05-19). The Labour Party has a role to play in the socialist movement, Starmer does not. challenge-magazine.org Daniel Roantree argues that the Labour Party's recent loss in England hurts everyone on Britain's road to socialism. | We Communists do not rejoice when we see Labour being dragged down by the right wing of the party. The left wing movement in Britain is inextricably linked to the Labour Party, and as socialists it's not good practice for us to celebrate the demise or defeat of continues to be the mass party of the labour and trade union movement. | Such an attitude is an ultra-leftist tendency that we must avoid. Were the Labour Party to collapse, left wing politics would be wiped from the view of the British…
(2021-05-19). "Today we are Nazis," says member of Israeli Jewish extremist group. electronicintifada.net Extremist mobs attacking Palestinians are organized, Adalah says. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | …
(2021-05-19). Mayo Clinic again receives top honors for high-quality patient care. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — Eleven? hospitals across?Mayo Clinic?received star ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for Overall Hospital Quality. Six of the 11 hospitals earned five stars — the best score possible. The national average is 3 of 5 stars. The star rating provides patients with information about multiple dimensions of quality …
(2021-05-19). Service Workers Aren't Returning to Work Because They Don't Get Paid Enough. zcomm.org "Our pre-pandemic lives are not sustainable. They weren't good for our health or this planet. Let's evolve past capitalism, past working our lives away, past destroying the planet for profit's sake."
(2021-05-19). Wednesday 5/19: Reflections on the Pandemic: Lessons Learned on BIPOC, LGBTQIA+ & Disabled Communities. indybay.org Online event | ACCESSIBILITY: American Sign Language, Captioning, and Spanish Interpreters will be available.
(2021-05-19). AIPAC Sets Its Targets on Ilhan Omar. thenation.com AIPAC Sets Its Targets on Ilhan Omar…
(2021-05-19). Israel Chooses War Over Peace. counterpunch.org No one is blameless in the ongoing violent conflict between Israel and stateless Palestinians. Both sides target and kill civilian noncombatants. But let's put an end to false equivalence. "A pox on both houses" is not a morally or politically response to the one-sided war between Israel and Hamas. Israel wants war. If it wanted
(2021-05-19). Contribute to the Syringes Campaign for Cuba! Support Cuba's national vaccination drive! answercoalition.org  …
(2021-05-19). The Great Palestinian General Strike. zcomm.org From the Jordan River to the Sea even Reaches President Biden in Dearborn…
(2021-05-19). Video: Michel Chossudovsky. The Corona Crisis and the Engineered Destabilization of the Global Economy. globalresearch.ca Joining us today …
(2021-05-19). Video: The Corona Crisis and the Engineered Destabilization of the Global Economy. Michel Chossudovsky. globalresearch.ca Independent Journalist Taylor …
(2021-05-19). Ten Year Old Palestinian Girl Crying in Desperation. globalresearch.ca This one-minute video …
(2021-05-19). Chris Hedges: Israel, the Big Lie. mintpressnews.com Princeton, New Jersey (
(2021-05-19). Open Letter From New Leftists to AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka: End Attacks on Vermont Labor. counterpunch.org Mr. Richard Trumka, President AFL-CIO, We, as organizers and members of various movements and organizations in the New Left of the 1960s and 1970s (and their allies)—who organized for economic and social justice and against racism and war— wholly support the direction the AFL-CIO Vermont Leadership Council and other progressive unions are taking in support
(2021-05-19). Negative Nationalism: Is Ukraine Turning Into The "Anti-Russia"? globalresearch.ca The concept of …
(2021-05-19). WSWS exposure of Unite's betrayal of Go North West strike in UK provokes hysterical denunciations by pseudo-left. wsws.org The WSWS coverage of the disputes at Go North West in Manchester, RATP in London and elsewhere is aimed at clearing a path for a genuine united offensive of bus workers against the isolation of these struggles and the unions' sabotage and imposition of sell-out deals.
(2021-05-19). How the American jobs plan would deliver one of life's basic necessities. nationofchange.org Upgrading water infrastructure would make Americans healthier while delivering a major boost to the economy.
(2021-05-19). A Little-Known Police Killing in North Carolina. progressive.org A Black man died face down on the street, hogtied by officers with his hands bound to his ankles over his back.
(2021-05-19). How to Stop Apartheid Israel. globalresearch.ca South Africans, along …
(2021-05-19). How Artificial Intelligence Depends on Low-Paid Workers. popularresistance.org The hype around artificial intelligence and its potential to liberate us from work often misses a crucial fact — that AI in its current form depends on low-paid human workers to function in the first place.
(2021-05-19). The Washington Post and the lie of Uyghur genocide. wsws.org The Washington Post editorial seizes on two slanted and tendentious reports purporting to show declining Uyghur birth rates, along with a false reading of the 1948 Convention on Genocide, to support its lie.
(2021-05-19). Biden, Harris both millionaires, in top one percent of incomes. wsws.org While out of office from 2017 to 2020, the Bidens took full advantage of tax breaks used by multi-millionaires to shelter their income from taxation, including establishing an "S Corporation."
(2021-05-19). Cops in Baltimore, the Hard Town by the Sea. counterpunch.org The city of Baltimore sits on the Chesapeake Bay. The largest city in what was the northernmost slave state prior to the civil war in the United States, it was a busy seaport with its own slave market and a bustling trade in human beings. In antebellum times, its population contained large numbers of freed
(2021-05-19). Foreign Capital is Trying to Crush AMLO's Energy Reform. libya360.wordpress.com Kawsachun News President of Mexico Andrés Manuel López Obrador Mexico's President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO) has vowed to push on in his quest to properly regulate the country's hydrocarbons industry, despite the obstacles placed by foreign capitalists and the notoriously corrupt Mexican justice system. President AMLO today rejected the move by two judges, Rodrigo…
(2021-05-19). Newsletter Archive Volume 3. counterpunch.org Newsletter Archive Volume 3 1996…
(2021-05-19). Understanding Unequal Exchange: How Trade Imperialism Affects the Global Working Class? libya360.wordpress.com Amal Samaha I was initially inspired to write this explainer by Abdul Nasir's reexamination of Dependency Theory. It is wonderful to see the fruitful and diverse theories of Imperialism of the late 20th century being revived and discussed on Anticonquista. We must do all we can to resume the important debates that were muted by…
(2021-05-19). Bus drivers defend David O'Sullivan: "There has never been any test-and-tracing at the garage" wsws.org "I salute the efforts of the rank-and-file committees and encourage them to continue the impressive, herculean, David vs Goliath fight for a better tomorrow."
(2021-05-19). Reflections on Al-Nakba that Deserve Remembering. globalresearch.ca May 15 marked …
(2021-05-19). 5 things to know as wildfire season heats up. nationofchange.org New research sheds light on how increasing wildfires are affecting ecosystems and communities.
(2021-05-19). Inside the Battle for Jerusalem. counterpunch.org  …
(2021-05-19). The Best Thing Jimmy Carter Ever Did. counterpunch.org Israeli hostility to Jimmy Carter went back to the early days of his administration when he had given indications that he might actually be serious about pressuring Israel to make concessions to the Palestinians living under its occupation, and had even made reference to a Palestinian "homeland."
(2021-05-19). US Cruelty on Full Display as Israel Terrorizes Palestinians. counterpunch.org Every few years, the caged and helpless Palestinians reach the limits of their endurance suffering Israeli atrocities. They fight back and sustain more deaths, devastation, and deprivation. The United States, which never tires of preaching "human rights" "democracy" and other such noble values act as if the Israelis have cut off the US president's tongue.
(2021-05-19). It's Ho Chi Minh's birthday, read his article "The path which led me to Leninism" fightbacknews.org To mark the May 19, 1890 birthday of the outstanding revolutionary Ho Chi Minh, Fight Back News Service is circulating his article, "The path which led me to Leninism." | After World War I, I made my living in Paris, now as a retoucher at a photographer's, now as painter of "Chinese antiquities" (made in France!). I would distribute leaflets denouncing the crimes committed by the French colonialists in Viet Nam. | At that time, I supported the October Revolution only instinctively, not yet grasping all its historic importance. I loved and admired Lenin because he was a great patriot who liberated his compatriots…
(2021-05-19). OPINION: Ron DeSantis Is an Authoritarian. latinorebels.com The Florida governor increasingly acts like an authoritarian rather than a governor elected by a razor-thin margin of about 30,000 votes.
(2021-05-19). BREAKING: Scientists disrupt opening day of Shell sponsored 'Our Future Planet'. popularresistance.org At 10: 30 AM on Wednesday 19th May, a group of scientists from Extinction Rebellion locked themselves to a mechanical tree in the Science Museum, the centerpiece of the Shell sponsored Our Future Planet exhibition. The group, who used bicycle cables and D-locks to lock themselves inside the exhibit on the opening day, explained that the decision by the Science Museum Group to continue to accept Shell sponsorship gives legitimacy to the fossil fuel giant's planetary destruction. The group took great care not to damage the exhibit and to respect safety regulations.
(2021-05-19). A Syndicalist Strategy for the Swedish Labour Market. counterpunch.org In 2019, a new anti-strike law was introduced in Sweden. The law is negative for all employees but has its tip of the spear aimed at the Dockers Union (Hamnarbetarfà∂rbundet, Hamn) and the syndicalist union SAC, Central organization of Workers in Sweden. Has the law killed SAC? "No. We have produced a comprehensive inquiry in
(2021-05-19). "Saginaw unions no holds bar" Facebook group censors WSWS articles on Nexteer and Volvo workers. wsws.org With opposition among 2,500 Nexteer auto parts workers in Saginaw, Michigan growing on the eve of Friday's vote on a new five-year labor agreement at the former General Motors plant, the United Auto Workers and its cronies are desperately trying to cut off workers from the information they need to defeat the sellout deal.
(2021-05-19). LA Costco worker filmed standing up to anti-mask provocateur Ricky Schroder wins wide support. wsws.org Far-right celebrity Ricky Schroder, emboldened by the CDC's abrupt withdrawal of masking guidelines, filmed himself harassing a Costco worker and posted it on Facebook, but the popular response was not what he might have hoped for.
(2021-05-19). Unite pushes through betrayal of Go North West strike. wsws.org The agreement makes clear that "fire and rehire" was not necessary for the company to get what it wanted.
(2021-05-19). DHS leadership failed to issue threat assessments ahead of January 6 despite receiving intelligence warnings. wsws.org A Senate committee hearing Tuesday confirmed that official procedures created to detect violent threats and provide warnings were ignored, facilitating the fascist attack on the Capitol.
(2021-05-19). Bruce Springsteen's Letter to You: New and recycled songs. wsws.org Featuring new and older material, the album was recorded with the E Street Band playing live in the studio, achieving at times the band's signature wall of sound, which alone would be worth giving the album a listen.
(2021-05-19). Midwest Dispatch: Gun Violence Escalates in Minneapolis. progressive.org The shootings of three children drive the city's horrifying spike in gun violence.
(2021-05-19). Catastrophic Juvenile Fish Kill Unfolds on the Klamath River. counterpunch.org Today (May 13), the Yurok Tribe reported that a widespread and catastrophic juvenile fish kill is taking place on the Klamath River, a day after the US Bureau of Reclamation announced that it would not release water to prevent a juvenile salmon kill on the river, as requested by the Tribe, and would not open
(2021-05-19). Newsletter Archive volume 2. counterpunch.org Newsletter Archive Volume 2 1995…
(2021-05-19). "Management' of Wolves in Idaho and Montana Harkens Back to Extermination Era. counterpunch.org On May 6, Idaho Governor Brad Little signed a gray wolf extermination bill into law that allows hunters, trappers—and even paid private contractors—to slaughter up to 90% of the wolves in Idaho. The new law permits the killing of wolves by various cruel and unethical means, including night hunting with night-vision equipment, aerial gunning, and
(2021-05-19). Jordanian King Blames Israel for Provoking Palestinians. globalresearch.ca The King of …
(2021-05-19). North Carolina DA exonerates police officers who killed Andrew Brown Jr. wsws.org District Attorney Andrew Womble said deputies were justified in using deadly force, claiming Brown "recklessly" drove at the officers.
(2021-05-19). Arms Trade: Which Countries and Companies Are Selling Weapons to Israel? globalresearch.ca For over a …
(2021-05-19). Virgin Australia unions plan merger to impose Bain Capital's cost-cutting demands. wsws.org The purpose of the amalgamation is to strengthen the capacity of the union bureaucracy to prevent any opposition to the ongoing restructuring drive by Virgin and other airlines.
(2021-05-19). Police Not Allowed to Participate in Denver PrideFest. popularresistance.org Organizers in New York City have also banned police from participating in the Pride Parade until 2025 writing: "The sense of safety that law enforcement is meant to provide can instead be threatening, and at times dangerous, to those in our community who are most often targeted with excessive force and/or without reason. NYC Pride is unwilling to contribute in any way to creating an atmosphere of fear or harm for members of the community."
(2021-05-19). 'Saginaw unions no holds bar' Facebook group censors WSWS articles on Nexteer and Volvo workers. wsws.org With opposition among 2,500 Nexteer auto parts workers in Saginaw, Michigan growing on the eve of Friday's vote on a new five-year labor agreement at the former General Motors plant, the United Auto Workers and its cronies are desperately trying to cut off workers from the information they need to defeat the sellout deal.
(2021-05-19). Filipino social movements demand protection for human rights lawyers and their clients. peoplesdispatch.org A week after authorities named peace activists and political prisoners as "terrorists," raising alarm over continued crackdown, rights groups have called for court intervention to protect human rights lawyers…
(2021-05-19). Ritual at Site of Mario Gonzalez' Death. indybay.org On May 15, bereaved community members attended an event to honor the many killed at the hands of police. They erected a shrine honoring recent victim Mario Gonzalez.
(2021-05-19). Wednesday 5/26: How to Prepare for Climate Change. indybay.org Online event via Mercy High School…
(2021-05-19). Disinformation in Tigray: Manufacturing Consent For a Secessionist War. libya360.wordpress.com New African InstituteCorporate media in the imperial countries have spread disinformation on the real nature of the fighting in Ethiopia's Tigray state. "Eritrea has served as the primary scapegoat." Today, New Africa Institute publishes its Disinformation in Tigray report to provide an evidence-based analysis of the conflict in Ethiopia's Tigray Regional State, which is an irredentist, ethnic…
(2021-05-19). Corporate Water Giants Veolia and Suez Merger Directly Threatens Human Right to Water. commondreams.org "Time and again, water privatization has failed communities, and Veolia and Suez's track records are especially egregious." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/veolia-2.jpg …
(2021-05-19). We Can Defeat the Corporate Media's War to Snuff out Independent Journalism. counterpunch.org I wanted to use this opportunity to talk about my experiences over the past two decades working with new technology as an independent freelance journalist, one who abandoned — or maybe more accurately, was abandoned by — what we usually call the "mainstream" media. Looking back over that period, I have come to appreciate that
(2021-05-19). The Pentagon Inflates the Chinese Nuclear Threat in a Push for New Intercontinental Missiles. thenation.com The Pentagon Inflates the Chinese Nuclear Threat in a Push for New Intercontinental Missiles…
(2021-05-19). Encounters With the Unknown. thenation.com Encounters With the Unknown…
(2021-05-19). Why Critics Need to Let Their Guard Down. thenation.com Why Critics Need to Let Their Guard Down…
(2021-05-19). This Is How Police Get Away With Murdering Black People. thenation.com This Is How Police Get Away With Murdering Black People…
(2021-05-19). Republican Cancel Culture: State Laws to Suppress Activism. thenation.com Republican Cancel Culture: State Laws to Suppress Activism…
(2021-05-19). We're Suing Google. Here's Why. thenation.com We're Suing Google. Here's Why.
(2021-05-19). Activist fights graffiti charge. greenleft.org.au Activist Stephen Langford is refusing to pay a fine for using liquid chalk to make a statement about the treatment of refugees, reports Kerry Smith.
(2021-05-19). Sydney bus service cuts under fire. greenleft.org.au Commuters in Sydney's eastern suburbs are angry with the New South Wales government's plan to cut 25 bus routes in the south-eastern suburbs, reports Jim McIlroy.
(2021-05-19). California Trial of Universal Basic Income Inspires More Cities to Follow Suit. zcomm.org There are currently around 30 guaranteed income pilots either taking place or being planned all across the country…
(2021-05-19). Passing the LGBTQ Equality Act is within reach. zcomm.org But only if we fight for it…
(2021-05-19). Hot Tip for the NYT on Vaccines. zcomm.org There Are These Two Countries Called Russia and China…
(2021-05-19). Science Saturday: Mayo study examines how Latino participants experience genomic medicine. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org How do people from minority communities experience genomic medicine in diverse health-care settings? How do they integrate genetic knowledge into their understandings of health-care needs? These answers are critical to researchers as multiple efforts are underway to increase the inclusion of racial minority participants in genomic research and new forms of individualized medicine. Richard Sharp. …
(2021-05-19). Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast: Know the warning signs of stroke. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org On average, someone in the U.S. has a stroke every 40 seconds. A stroke occurs when the blood supply to part of the brain is interrupted, depriving the brain of oxygen. It's important to recognize the warning signs of stroke, because prompt treatment can minimize brain damage. Every moment is crucial. "Strokes commonly occur in …
(2021-05-19). Consumer Health: Staying active and exercising with osteoporosis. 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. Osteoporosis causes bones to become weak and brittle — so brittle that a fall or even mild stresses, such as bending over …
(2021-05-19). Consumer Health: Stroke awareness. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org May is National Stroke Awareness Month, which makes this a good time to learn more about stroke. 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 for Disease Control …
(2021-05-19). Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast: Signs of depression in teens and how to help. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Depression is a serious mental health problem that causes a persistent feeling of sadness and loss of interest in activities. Although depression can occur at any time in life, symptoms may differ between teens and adults. Issues such as peer pressure, academic expectations and changing bodies can bring a lot of ups and downs for …
(2021-05-19). 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 …
(2021-05-19). 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 …
(2021-05-19). 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 …
(2021-05-19). 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 …
(2021-05-19). Consumer Health: Endometriosis, ovarian cancer and infertility — what are the connections? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org If you've been diagnosed with endometriosis, you may have questions about whether that raises your risk for other conditions, including ovarian cancer and infertility. With endometriosis, tissue similar to the tissue that normally lines the inside of your uterus grows outside your uterus. Endometriosis most commonly involves your ovaries, fallopian tubes and the tissue lining …
(2021-05-19). 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 …
(2021-05-19). Consumer Health: Bladder cancer awareness. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org May is Bladder Cancer Awareness Month, which makes this a good time to learn more about bladder cancer. Bladder cancer is one of the most common cancers. Nearly 84,000 new cases will be diagnosed in the U.S. in 2021, according to the American Cancer Society. Bladder cancer occurs in men more frequently than in women, …
(2021-05-19). Mayo Clinic playing key role in helping injured Minnesotans safely return to work. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — An effort supported by Mayo Clinic to help more injured Minnesotans be able to return to work has received a major boost. The U.S. Department of Labor awarded the state of Minnesota $19.5 million to expand an innovative program that seeks to help workers suffering from injury or illness stay in the …
(2021-05-19). Why lung cancer screening is important, especially for minorities. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Lung cancer is the second most common type of cancer and the leading cause of cancer death in the U.S. By the time lung cancer symptoms develop, the disease is usually too far advanced to cure. Studies show that lung cancer screening reduces the risk of dying from the disease. Screening is usually reserved for …
(2021-05-19). Consumer Health: Treating polycystic ovary syndrome. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Polycystic ovary syndrome is a hormonal disorder common among women of reproductive age. Complications can include infertility, gestational diabetes or pregnancy-induced high blood pressure, miscarriage or premature birth, and endometrial cancer. Signs and symptoms of polycystic ovary syndrome vary. A diagnosis is made when women experience at least two of these signs: Irregular periods.Elevated levels of male …
(2021-05-19). Mayo Clinic Q and A: Treatment for patent foramen ovale. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I'm 36 and do not have any significant medical concerns, but due to a family member's heart health issues, it was recommended I have a cardiac evaluation. After undergoing an echocardiogram, I was surprised to be told that I have a patent foramen ovale. The cardiologist said I don't need to be treated …
(2021-05-19). Mayo Clinic, Kaiser Permanente announce strategic investment in Medically Home to expand access to serious or complex care at home. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn., and OAKLAND, Calif. ? Mayo Clinic and Kaiser Permanente are partnering in an unprecedented collaboration to allow more patients to receive acute level of care and recovery services in the comfort, convenience and safety of their homes. Beginning with significant strategic investments in Medically Home Group, a Boston-based, technology-enabled services company, Mayo Clinic …
(2021-05-19). Infographic: Pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (pNET). newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Learn more about pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors.?More health tip infographics: ?mayohealthhighlights.startribune.com…
(2021-05-19). Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast: Addressing equity in clinical trials. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Like many organizations, Mayo Clinic is working to address disparities and equity in health care. This work is important not only in the clinic setting, but also in addressing equity issues in medical research and clinical trials. Clinical trials are research studies used to determine whether an intervention, such as a drug, device or other …
(2021-05-19). 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 …
(2021-05-19). Q&A: Could psychedelic ceremonies help people navigate a path to peace?>. imperial.ac.uk New research is exploring whether group sessions with psychedelics can lay the groundwork for building peace.
(2021-05-19). Meeting the SDGs demands a step change in collaborative research – Alice Gast. imperial.ac.uk Tackling the world's biggest challenges demands a step change in collaborative research, writes Imperial's President in Times Higher Education.
(2021-05-19). Plasma physicists lay out a manifesto for the data-driven future of the field. imperial.ac.uk Research into the extreme physics of space, nuclear fusion, and fundamental phenomena could be transformed by big data and AI, say scientists.
(2021-05-19). The Police Union Failed Miserably in Its Attempt to Beat Philadelphia DA Larry Krasner. thenation.com The Police Union Failed Miserably in Its Attempt to Beat Philadelphia DA Larry Krasner…
(2021-05-19). Tuesday 5/18: Sacramento MLK Memorial Library 50th Anniversary. indybay.org MLK Memorial Library Park | 24th Street Bypass / Florin Rd | Sacramento, California 95822…
(2021-05-19). Tuesday 5/18: What's going on in national & San Francisco labor organizing? indybay.org Zoom in: us02web.zoom.us/j/87995976498 or call in: 1-669-900-9128; Meeting ID: 879 9597 6498…
(2021-05-19). Ban Imposter Pennie Opal Plant from the Civil Rights Movement. indybay.org We feel it Necessary to Make You and All Parties aware of a Imposter Wannabee Named Pennie Opal Plant. She is a Fraud Wannabee Indian Women who tries to Pass Herself off as a Tribal Citizen, Yet She is in fact a Imposter Guilty of Cultural Appropriation. | She is Associated with these two groups 1000 Grandmothers for Future Generations…
(2021-05-19). How Power is Influencing Sonoma County. indybay.org This research paper investigates the monopoly of print media in Sonoma County and the growth machine theory. We investigate the promotion of growth and development through newspaper articles. We also investigate who has power and influence over Sonoma County land use decisions, and determine the printed media's role in shaping public opinion toward such decisions. Methodologies used include analysis of newspaper articles and qualitative interviews.
(2021-05-19). Tuesday 5/18: America on Fire: The Untold History of Police Violence and Black Rebellion. indybay.org Online event…
(2021-05-19). Sunday 5/23: Giant Used Book Sale to Support the Revolution Tour. indybay.org Revolution Books, 2444 Durant Ave. Berkeley CA 94704…
(2021-05-19). #LatinoRebels10: From 2020, When GOYA Became MAGA. latinorebels.com In our 10 years online, we have seen outrage but what Bob Unanue said that day (twice) was one of the most intense days we have ever seen.
(2021-05-19). Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian Uprising and General Strike. indybay.org Resistance Until Liberation…
(2021-05-19). Monday 5/24: Protect California Community Colleges! Fully Funded Free Community Colleges For All! indybay.org California Board Of Governors Offices | 1102 Q Street, Sacramento…
(2021-05-19). Sonoma County Jail and Mental Health. indybay.org The investigative sociology report conducted by Sonoma State University's sociology students reveals the relationship between the Sonoma County Jail environment and mental health. Through conducting multiple interviews with inmates and staff the research group was able to conclude the findings stated below. The findings of this research show that inmates and staff from the Sonoma County Jail desire better services relating to mental health as well as an overall better environment.
(2021-05-19). Wednesday 5/19: Community Coalition Slams Proposed City Budget. indybay.org City Hall, 2180 Milvia Street, Berkeley, CA…
(2021-05-18). Activist Rapper Lowkey on Gaza, UK Complicity in Israeli Apartheid and Settler Colonialism. mintpressnews.com A patron of the Palestine Solidarity Campaign and a fierce critic of the Israeli government, Lowkey recently stated: "Zionism is not about your feelings; it is about the material reality of ethnic cleansing that has continued…till this day."
(2021-05-18). Gaza's resistance: Rockets built from Israeli missiles. workers.org 
The Israeli Zionists are attempting to monitor and control every movement of the Palestinian people on land and sea, including access to air, food and water. But Zionism and U.S. imperialism are finding that they are not all powerful. Those days are long gone. Palestinian resistance fires rockets from Gaza, . . . |
(2021-05-18). Israel-Palestine conflict: why Gulf leaders are staying quiet — for now. juancole.com 
By Simon Mabon | — It's generally reckoned to be one of Donald Trump's few major foreign policy achievements. On August 13 2020, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Israel signed a historic agreement normalising relations between the two states, and in the weeks that followed, other Arab states followed Abu Dhabi's lead in what …
(2021-05-18). Palestinians Have A Right To Defend Themselves. popularresistance.org The scenes we've been witnessing on our screens coming out of occupied Palestine this week are unprecedented. | What has been happening is a unified national uprising of the entire Palestinian people against Israeli ethnic cleansing, apartheid and aggression. | Resisting colonial fragmentation of their body politic, Palestinians from all segments of the people have risen up with one voice: enough. We are one people. In Jerusalem, in Gaza, in the West Bank. | And also in the Palestinian territories occupied in 1948: in Jaffa, in Acre, in Haifa in Lydda. | It begun in Jerusalem last month, with the intensifying cam…
(2021-05-18). Trained by Years of Guerilla War, Yemen's Houthis Want to Export Thier Revolution to Palestine. mintpressnews.com 
Ansar Allah, who has enjoyed staggering success in staving off the wholesale invasion of their country by the U.S.-backed Saudi military, is eager to export its resistance mentality and battlefield knowledge to Palestine.
(2021-05-18). 208 Dead, at Least 1,500 Injured in Palestine-Israel: UN. telesurenglish.net UN humanitarians said Monday that 208 people were killed and at least 1,500 injured in a week of Israeli-Palestinian hostilities. | The Gaza Ministry of Health reported that 198 people died – including 58 children – and 1,300 injured in seven days of bombardments by Israel, ending at noon local time. Israel reported 10 people killed and hundreds more injured by Palestinian rocket attacks launched from Gaza, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said. | Concentrating its report on the toll to Palestinians, the humanitarians said more than 42,000 displaced people are seeking protectio…
(2021-05-18). A conversation with Susan Abulhawa on Zionism. workers.org 
The following interview with Palestinian activist and author Susan Abuhawa was conducted by Ted Kelly, May 3, 2021. Abulhawa speaking at rally for Palestine in Philadelphia, May 15. WW Photo: Joe Piette Susan Abulhawa: Recently five or six young Palestinian boys were kidnapped and arrested; you know, just terrorized. . . . |
(2021-05-18). Commentary: Not one dollar for Zionist genocide! workers.org 
For the first time since the creation of Israel in 1948, U.S. bipartisan support for the Zionist settler state has come under fire on the floor of Congress. "To read the statements from President [Joe] Biden, Secretary [of State Antony] Blinken, General [Lloyd] Austin and leaders of both parties, you . . . |
(2021-05-18). Why the United States has Blood on its Hands in Palestine. juancole.com ( Code Pink) -The U.S. corporate media usually report on Israeli military assaults in occupied Palestine as if the United States is an innocent neutral party to the conflict. In fact, large majorities of Americans have told pollsters for decades that they want the United States to be neutral in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. But U.S. …
(2021-05-18). Podcast Panel: The Israeli Assault on Gaza with Malak Mattar, Dan Cohen and Miko Peled. mintpressnews.com Welcome to MintCast, the official MintPress podcast featuring dissenting voices the establishment would rather silence. I'm your host Mnar Adley. | Israel's latest attack on Palestine has captured the world's attention. On Saturday, the Israeli military attacked the Shati Refugee Camp in Gaza, killing 10 people, including eight children. The same day, Israeli missiles hit a high-rise building housing the headquarters of Al-Jazeera and the Associated Press. On Sunday, Israeli strikes killed at least 42 people, bringing the death toll to over 200, including 50 children. All of these actions amount to war crimes.
(2021-05-18). US Must Take Responsibility in Palestinian Issue, China Says. telesurenglish.net China on Tuesday urged the United States to shoulder its due responsibility on the Palestine-Israel conflict and support the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) to play its due role in promoting the easing of the situation, rebuilding trust, and political settlement. | RELATED: | On Sunday, the U.S. blocked attempts for the third time at the UNSC to pass a joint resolution condemning the violent escalation of the Palestine-Israel…
(2021-05-18). 5/15/21 From SF to DC for Palestine: Thousands on the March. indybay.org Perhaps 2,000 marched in San Francisco for Palestine with dozens of Palestinian flags on Mission Street from 16th to 24th Street and beyond and among other places, right under the noses of Congress and the White House, Washington DC had thousands of supporters of Palestine on the March on 5/15/21. See the livestream of DC at www.pscp.tv/w/1eaJbnAMYlZJX…
(2021-05-18). Palestinian workers in Israel, West Bank launch general strike. peoplesworld.org 
Palestinians in both Israel and the West Bank have declared a general strike Tuesday against the Israeli Netanyahu government's escalation of aircraft bombing runs on Gaza, and the mounting death toll, now exceeding 219, including 59 children, among its inhabitants. The High Follow-up Committee for Arab Citizens of Israel announced the strike Sunday "in response …
(2021-05-18). Selected Articles: How the United States Helps to Kill Palestinians. globalresearch.ca 
By The U.S. corporate media usually report on Israeli military assaults in occupied Palestine as if the United Sta…
(2021-05-18). Do better on Palestine, media workers say. greenleft.org.au Kerry Smith reports on a statement released by journalists, media workers, writers and commentators calling on the mainstream media to improve its coverage of Palestine, including avoiding "both siderism".
(2021-05-18). Palestine Rises Up: "Our Hope Is Stronger than Despair" zcomm.org We fight for the dignity and liberation of our people from here to our homelands. We need to be working to build power, not just support…
(2021-05-18). The Entire US Tax Code Is Implicated in the Forced Displacement of Palestinians. truthout.org 
Like many, I have watched with horror as cynical state actors and the legacy of Palestinian dispossession and settler colonialism have fueled the latest conflagration across Israel/Palestine. Underwriting the cheap political calculus of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his political cronies is a network of U.S. financial support. Indeed, U.S. military aid and perverse corporate incentives underlie the U.S.-Israeli arms trade. A few courageous politicians are beginning to forge…
(2021-05-18). Thousands in SF March in Solidarity with Palestine. indybay.org As outrage over Israel's ethnic cleansing explodes in cities throughout the world, San Francisco does its part.
(2021-05-18). Protest in Solidarity with Palestine in Fresno. indybay.org 73rd year of the Nakba marked by Palestinians in Fresno May 15. Hundreds turned out.
(2021-05-18). Trained by Years of Guerilla War, Yemen's Houthis Want to Export Their Revolution to Palestine. libya360.wordpress.com Ahmed Abdulkareem HODEIDA, YEMEN — Ayesh Atta arranges rings of long, light yellow Jasmine flowers into necklaces to give to the protesters and passers-by of his Mina Street flower shop in the coastal city of Hodeida. In the past, the 34-year-old Ayesh preserved the flowers in an icebox to sell in distant markets for Eid…
(2021-05-18). Whoever Endures the Longest in Palestine Will Have the Last Word. libya360.wordpress.com Elijah J. Magnier Benjamin Netanyahu called on Israeli residents to "endure" Palestinian responses to war (Photo: Mahmud Hams / AFP) The extraordinary confrontations between the Palestinians and Israel are evidence of paradoxes that will not be resolved anytime soon. The Israeli approach to what is going on seems formal and misleading. Israeli Chief of Staff…
(2021-05-18). Global Solidarity Protests Against Israeli Apartheid as Palestinians Stage General Strike. commondreams.org "Today, the people of Palestine are once again going on strike for their liberation—and calling on the world to join them." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/indonesia-protest-palestine1300x681.jpg …
(2021-05-18). Edward Said's Palestine, Revisited. counterpunch.org The recent firefights that have exploded this May between Hamas and the Israeli Army in Gaza—with more casualties on the Palestinian than on the Israeli side—sent me back to The Question of Palestine, the controversial book by Edward Said, originally published by Times Books in 1979 and reissued by Vintage in 1992. Zionists and anti-Zionists, pro-Palestinians and
(2021-05-18). Military Situation In The West Bank And Gaza Strip On May 18th, 2021 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | 212 Palestinian including 59 children and 35 women were killed and more than 1305 were injured in the Gaza Strip by the IDF strikes since the start of conflict, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza | 21 Palestinian were killed and more than 3363 were injured in the West Bank by the IDF since the start of conflict, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health in West Bank | 10 Israeli people reportedly were killed and more than 500 were injured by the Pale…
(2021-05-18). Massive resistance in all parts of Palestine amid deadly Israeli assault. mronline.org 
In just the last week, the situation in occupied Palestine and the larger region has seen a dramatic shift. | May 18, 2021 | Newswire…
(2021-05-18). Palestinian Missiles Herald New Page in History of Muslim World: Iraq's Ameri. orinocotribune.com A senior politician with Iraq's anti-Israel resistance movement says the missiles that fellow Palestinians are today raining down on the Israeli-occupied territories herald an end to the regime's "invincibility" myth and a new chapter in the history of the Muslim world. | Hadi al-Ameri, secretary-general of Iraq's Badr Organization, held separate phone talks on Friday with leaders of the Palestinian Hamas and Islamic Jihad resistance movements, namely Ismail Haniyeh and Ziad al-Nakhaleh, to voice the Iraqi nation's solidarity with Gaza, which has been the target of another bloody Israeli military campaign over th…
(2021-05-18). Israeli Barbarism in Gaza. orinocotribune.com By Yanis Iqbal — May 13, 2021 | Dr. Akram Kewidar, an assistant professor at the Israa University, Gaza, has sent me videos of the Zionist carnage occurring in the Palestinian enclave. Israeli bombs are reducing entire residential buildings to dust and rubble; bodies lie mangled in pulverized cars; corpses are strewn on the streets like the remains of flattened houses. As I write these words, nearly 83 people, including 17 children, have
(2021-05-18). Egypt, Jordan Make Diplomatic Contacts to Stop Violence in Gaza. telesurenglish.net Egypt's President Abdelfatah Al Sisi and Jordan's King Abdullah II held meetings with France's President Emmanuel Macron to find a solution to the increasing violence in Gaza, where 213 Palestinians have died as a result of Israeli attacks. | RELATED: | During his official visit to France on Monday, Al Sisi said his country will continue to do everything possible to stop the escalation of violence by intensifying conta…
(2021-05-18). How the United States Contributes to the Killing of Palestinians. progressive.org As Gaza suffers, Congress has been slow to counteract President Joe Biden's plan to continue funneling military aid to Israel.
(2021-05-18). Egypt Will Allocate 500 Million Dollars to Rebuild Gaza Strip. telesurenglish.net Several Egyptian companies will participate in the recovery of the coastal enclave, El-Sisi said during a tripartite summit in France, in the presence of his French counterpart, Emmanuel Macron, and Jordanian King Abdullah II Ben Hussein, to discuss developments in the Palestinian territories. | RELATED: | The Egyptian leader stated that the only radical and fair way to "break the vicious circle of chronic violence" i…
(2021-05-18). Israel/OPT: Pattern of Israeli Attacks on Residential Homes in Gaza Must be Investigated as War Crimes. globalresearch.ca Israeli forces have …
(2021-05-18). Israel Fakes Another Video Of 'Hamas Rockets' Next To Gaza Homes. popularresistance.org The Israeli military tweeted a video containing footage it falsely claimed showed Hamas rockets near civilian homes in Gaza. The tweet was later deleted. | Israel always claims to do everything possible to avoid civilian casualties when it is bombing Gaza, as it has been doing with savage intensity for more than a week.
(2021-05-18). Killing Gaza: Documentary Shows Life Under Israel's Bombs And Siege. popularresistance.org In Killing Gaza, independent journalists Max Blumenthal and Dan Cohen documented Israel's 2014 war on Gaza and its devastating aftermath. | Yet this film is much more than a documentary about Palestinian resilience and suffering. It is a chilling visual document of war crimes committed by the Israeli military, featuring direct testimony and evidence from the survivors. | James North of Mondoweiss wrote, "If documentary films like 'Killing Gaza' appeared regularly on American television, public opinion would start turning against Israel overnight. The film, just released by Dan Cohen and Max Blumenthal, is inspiri…
(2021-05-18). Israel fakes another video of "Hamas rockets" next to Gaza homes. popularresistance.org The Israeli military tweeted a video containing footage it falsely claimed showed Hamas rockets near civilian homes in Gaza. The tweet was later deleted. | Israel always claims to do everything possible to avoid civilian casualties when it is bombing Gaza, as it has been doing with savage intensity for more than a week.
(2021-05-18). Israeli Human Rights Group B'Tselem: Israel Is Committing War Crimes by Killing Civilians in Gaza. democracynow.org 
As the Palestinian death toll in Gaza tops 200, the leading Israeli human rights group B'Tselem is accusing Israel of committing war crimes by killing blockaded civilians and destroying infrastructure on a massive scale. Executive director Hagai El-Ad says Israel has not done enough to distinguish between military and civilian targets or to act with proportionality. "We've seen war crimes in previous military assaults on Gaza," he says. "And, in fact, the impunity of the previous times in which war crimes were committed is what has paved the way for the continuation of more such crimes being committed." Earlier t…
(2021-05-18). Gaza Physician: Israel Is Targeting Doctors & Health Facilities to Overwhelm Our Crumbling System. democracynow.org 
The death toll in Gaza has reached 213, including at least 61 children, as Israel continues to attack the besieged area by air, land and sea using U.S.-made warplanes and bombs. The death toll in Israel stands at 11 from rockets fired from Gaza. Israel is facing increasing criticism for targeting doctors in its attack, and its airstrikes have reportedly damaged at least 18 hospitals and clinics, according to the World Health Organization. The attacks on medical staff and facilities are a "nightmare," says Dr. Rasha, a Palestinian internal medicine physician working in Gaza who asked not to use her full name for s…
(2021-05-18). Palestinians Stage Historic General Strike from "the River to the Sea" for the First Time Since 1936. democracynow.org 
As the Israeli bombing of Gaza enters its ninth day, Palestinians across the occupied West Bank, Gaza and inside Israel are staging a historic general strike. This comes as violence is also spreading across Israel, with Jewish mobs attacking Palestinians in mixed Jewish and Arab communities. Last week, extremist Israeli settlers were filmed attacking Palestinian-owned shops in a Tel Aviv suburb. Another harrowing video shows ultranationalist Israelis dragging a man they believed to be an Arab from his car and beating him mercilessly. Some settlers were filmed on live television chanting "Death to Arabs," and scre…
(2021-05-18). Video: Gaza Ceasefire Nowhere in Sight. globalresearch.ca The hostilities in …
(2021-05-18). "Genocide": Palestinian Lawmaker Condemns Netanyahu for Bombing Gaza to Stay in Power, Avoid Charges. democracynow.org 
The ongoing Israeli attack on Gaza, which has now killed at least 213 people, "really is an act of genocide," says Dr. Mustafa Barghouti, a member of the Palestinian parliament and head of the Palestinian Medical Relief Society who has been leading efforts to manage the pandemic in the West Bank and Gaza. He says Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who faces multiple corruption charges, is using the latest violence to save his political future. "This man and his government is using Palestinian blood, and maybe even Israeli blood, to stay in power, to evade the three cases of corruption that he has to face,…
(2021-05-18). Workers World/Mundo Obrero exige: °Alto al bombardeo de Gaza! °Liberar a Palestina! °Detener la ayuda de Estados Unidos a Israel! workers.org 
Por el editor Workers World Party/ Partido Mundo Obrero condena en los términos más enérgicos el asalto genocida del ejército sionista israelí contra el pueblo de Gaza — llamada la mayor prisión al aire libre del mundo y situada en la Palestina ocupada. Esta última batalla es una tragedia más . . . |
(2021-05-18). Os F-35s bombardeiam Gaza. globalresearch.ca O porta-voz das Foràßas Israelitas, Zilberman, anunciando o início do bombardeamento de Gaza, especificou que "80 caàßas, incluindo o F-35 avanàßado" (The Times of Israel, 11 de Maio de 2021) està£o a participar na operaàßà£o. É oficialmente o baptismo de …
(2021-05-18). Palestinians to stage nationwide general strike as air raids pummel Gaza. zcomm.org Strike will be held across occupied Palestinian territories as well as Palestinian towns inside Israel on Tuesday, as intense Israeli bombing shows no signs of abating…
(2021-05-18). Protests across Europe against Israeli war on Gaza. zcomm.org Workers and young people joined protests across Europe to oppose Israel's bombardment of the Palestinian population in Gaza…
(2021-05-18). Gaza Father & Writer Speaks Out as Palestinian Death Toll Nears 200. zcomm.org Israel Is Trying to Destroy Us…
(2021-05-18). U.S. backs Israeli terror in Gaza. workers.org 
The genocidal bombing of Gaza by the U.S.-backed Israeli Defense Forces, which began May 10, has entered its second week. This latest assault was sparked in Sheikh Jarrah, a neighborhood in East Jerusalem where neighbors were trying to stop the illegal evictions of Palestinian families by racist, Zionist settlers. At . . . |
(2021-05-18). Ignore Starmer's moral posturing: He's the one we should blame for stoking antisemitism. dissidentvoice.org 
No one should be surprised that Britain's rightwing prime minister, Boris Johnson, has had barely anything to say about Israel's pummelling of Gaza, with nearly 200 Palestinians reported to have been killed by airstrikes and many hundreds more seriously wounded. Nor should we be surprised that Johnson has had nothing to say about the fact …
(2021-05-18). Israel Is Targeting Doctors and Health Facilities Says Gaza Physician. truthout.org 
The death toll in Gaza has reached 213, including at least 61 children, as Israel continues to attack the besieged area by air, land and sea using U.S.-made warplanes and bombs. The death toll in Israel stands at 11 from rockets fired from Gaza. Israel is facing increasing criticism for targeting doctors in its attack, and its airstrikes have reportedly damaged at least 18 hospitals and clinics, according to the World Health Organization. The attacks on medical staff and facilities are a "nightmare," s…
(2021-05-18). Israeli Airstrikes Damage Gaza's Only COVID Testing Lab. truthout.org 
Israeli airstrikes in the center of the occupied Gaza Strip on Monday caused severe damage to the territory's lone coronavirus testing lab and the offices of the Palestinian Ministry of Health, an attack that was immediately condemned as a war crime. | Citing eyewitnesses to the bombing, Middle East Eye
(2021-05-18). Israel Is Targeting Doctors and Health Facilities, Says Gaza Physician. truthout.org The death toll in Gaza has reached 213, including at least 61 children, as Israel continues to attack the besieged area by air, land and sea using U.S.-made warplanes and bombs. The death toll in Israel stands at 11 from rockets fired from Gaza. Israel is facing increasing criticism for targeting doctors in its attack, and its airstrikes have reportedly damaged at least 18 hospitals and clinics, according to the World Health Organization. The attacks on medical staff and facilities are a "nightmare," s…
(2021-05-18). U.S. Deployed Warships Toward Red Sea, B-52 Bombers In Spain In Thinly Veiled Support For Israel. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | Alongside the hostilities in the Gaza Strip and West Bank, a concentration of NATO forces appears to be happening nearby. | On May 16th, a French carrier group was concentrated south of Cyprus. | On May 17th, four US Air Force B-52H strategic bombers arrived in Spain, and this is in addition to the six already based in Qatar. | On May 18th, three missile destroyers from the US Navy aircraft carrier group operating in the Arabian Sea are making a transition with th…
(2021-05-18). U.S. Deployed Warships Toward Read Sea, B-52 Bombers In Spain In Thinly Veiled Support For Israel. southfront.org Click to see full-size image | Alongside the hostilities in the Gaza Strip and West Bank, a concentration of NATO forces appears to be happening nearby. | On May 16th, a French carrier group was concentrated south of Cyprus. | On May 17th, four US Air Force B-52H strategic bombers arrived in Spain, and this is in addition to the six already based in Qatar. | On May 18th, three missile destroyers from the US Navy aircraft carrier group operating in the Arabian Sea are making a transition with th…
(2021-05-18). Life Lacking a Sense of Safety. counterpunch.org After Saturday's bombing raids in the heart of Gaza City killing at least 43 people including 10 children and 16 women, Gazans are once again struggling with traumatic memories. The atrocities that are happening now bring memories. Israeli planes have shattered our families so many terrifying and memorable times for decades. For instance, over and over again for three weeks during Cast Lead in December 2008 and January 2009; seven weeks in July and August 2014.
(2021-05-18). How Canada should respond to Israel's escalating violence. mronline.org 
We can protect Palestinians from Israeli aggression by applying our own Canadian law. | May 18, 2021 | Newswire…
(2021-05-18). Killing Gaza: Dan Cohen & Max Blumenthal's documentary shows life under Israel's bombs and siege. thegrayzone.com Filmed behind the walls of the Gaza Strip in the middle of Israel's 2014 military assault, Killing Gaza presents a harrowing vision of siege and highlights a dispossessed people's undying will to resist In Killing Gaza, independent journalists Max Blumenthal and Dan Cohen documented Israel's 2014 war on Gaza and its devastating aftermath. Yet this film is much more than a documentary about Palestinian resilience and suffering. It is a chilling visual document of war crimes committed by the Israeli military, …
(2021-05-18). Israeli bombing kills 192 in Gaza including 58 children as media building is wiped out. challenge-magazine.org 
Japhy Barrera, is a member of the YCL's Birmingham branch | Israel's barrage on the Palestinian-majority Gaza strip has rapidly escalated over the last few days. Israeli airstrikes on Sunday killing 42 Palestinians including 10 children has brought the total to 192 confirmed to have been killed in the last week, 58 of which being children as young as a few months old. These killings have been mostly if not all civilian deaths. | The state of Israel's reasoning for the airstrikes has remained consistently that they are willing to destroy the threat of Hamas — the Palestinian political organisation that gov…
(2021-05-18). Israel continues "full force" attacks on Gaza, backed by US and several Arab states. wsws.org The attacks on Gaza overnight Sunday/Monday were more intense, covering a broader area and lasting longer than the bombardment the previous night in which 42 Palestinians were killed.
(2021-05-18). Day 9 of Israeli Offensive on Gaza: Houses Bombarded and More Civilians Displaced. libya360.wordpress.com …
(2021-05-18). Palestinians participate in nationwide strike in opposition to ongoing Israeli aggression in Gaza. peoplesdispatch.org 
The 9 days of Israeli attacks have cost 212 lives within Gaza, including 61 children. Another 1,500 Palestinians are reported to have been injured in the strikes…
(2021-05-18). Time for A Two-State Solution. counterpunch.org The "cousins," as Israeli Jews commonly refer to Palestinian Arabs, are at it again in a seemingly never-ending stream of death and destruction between Semitic brethren that accomplishes nothing but weeping at funerals. The increasingly deadly hostilities have no effect on Israel halting encroachment on land in the disputed occupied West Bank or the apparent
(2021-05-18). New Murder Added to Over 40 Victims of Police Repression in Colombia. orinocotribune.com The Office of the Ombudsman of Colombia indicated that, in the midst of over 120 ongoing investigations against police officers for abuse of authority since the start of the national strike, 16 more people were injured and one was killed this Monday, May 17. | The information on the new murder was provided by John Jairo Santamaría, mayor of Yumbo, Valle del Cauca (just north of Cali), based on a report provided by an authority from the Yumbo municipality hospital. | According to videos posted on various social media networks, during a rally rejecting the government of Iván Duque the police fired and threw tear ga…
(2021-05-18). IACHR Asks To Visit Colombia To Inquiry Into Police Brutality. telesurenglish.net The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) on Friday requested President Ivan Duque a working visit to Colombia to investigate human rights violations and police brutality. | RELATED: | "We expect Duque to respond to our request as soon as possible. We trust that his government has nothing to hide, and it will safeguard the highest human rights standards," the IACHR stated. | The organization made the request…
(2021-05-18). Colombia: Cali's Mayor Orders His Cabinet To Resign. telesurenglish.net Cali's Mayor Jorge Ospina Tuesday requested the resignation of his Cabinet and local entities directors amid the national strike tossing Colombia since April 28. | RELATED: | He also announced financial allocation on inclusive projects related to social emergency, employment, sports, and culture for young people. | The capital city of the Valle del Cauca department has been the epicenter of recent protests in Colo…
(2021-05-18). Repression Of National Protests In Colombia Is Backed By The United States. popularresistance.org Colombians have been on a national strike since April 28 with protests in 500 cities and blockades that have shut down the major highway. The protests were sparked by a proposed bill that would place the burden of financing the country's debt on the people while cutting taxes for the wealthy, but economic conditions for most people have been in decline for a long time. The government has responded to the protests with violent repression by its militarized police that are funded and trained by the United States. Clearing the FOG speaks with Charo Mina-Rojas, a human rights defender in Colombia who was a leader in…
(2021-05-18). Colombia: "Peasants Throughout the Country Remain in the National Strike" libya360.wordpress.com Jorge López Peasant communities in all regions of the country have taken part in the National Strike. On the paths, trails and highways they have led marches, blockades and educational days in regions such as Antioquia, Nariño, Arauca and Casanare. In the latter, they have maintained their mobilization since April 28 without rest. We had…
(2021-05-18). Colombian Government Ignores Protesters' Demands, Orders Full Deployment of Police Forces. libya360.wordpress.com Tanya Wadhwa The "first line" in Medellín. The first line inspired by protests in Chile serves as a first line of defense of for protesters from police attacks. Photo: Colombia Informa Organizations have condemned the government of Iván Duque for increasing the militarization of cities and repressive actions against protests amid negotiations with mobilized sectors…
(2021-05-18). Colombia: FARC-EP Second Marquetalia Confirms the Assassination of Commander Jesús Santrich in an Ambush by the Colombian Army. libya360.wordpress.com COMMUNICATION TO COLOMBIA AND THE WORLD: We inform Colombia and the world with pain in our hearts, the sad news of the death of Commander Jesús Santrich, member of the FARC-EP's Second Marquetalia Directorate, in an ambush executed by Colombian army commandos on May 17. It happened in the Serranía del Perijá, a binational border…
(2021-05-18). Colombian government ignores protesters' demands and orders full deployment of police forces. peoplesdispatch.org 
Organizations have condemned the government of Iván Duque for increasing the militarization of cities and repressive actions against protests amid negotiations with mobilized sectors…
(2021-05-18). Activists Push For Charges To Be Dropped Against Demonstrators For Black Lives. popularresistance.org At a press conference last month, members of the coalition stood in front of Travis County District Court in Austin with banners highlighting her case and calling for the dropping of charges against defendants criminalized during the uprisings across the country. The coalition formally presented a petition with over 2,000 signatures demanding that Travis County District Attorney José Garza drop the charges against people who protested for Black lives in Austin last year.
(2021-05-18). Black Lives Matter Movement. indybay.org An Op-ed on the Black Lives Matter movement.
(2021-05-18). Amazon Brings Its Shady Anti-Union Tactics to Staten Island Unionization Effort. truthout.org 
Just over a month after Amazon successfully shut down its Bessemer, Alabama, warehouse workers' attempt to unionize, reporters have already found evidence of the company using its shady union-busting tactics on a new target: Amazon warehouse workers trying to form a union in Staten Island, New York. | Three weeks into "JFK8" facility workers' independent union drive, More Perfect Union reports Amazon is ramping up its union-busting effort. The company borrowed some tactics from their last…
(2021-05-18). Sonoma Amazon Distribution Center, Business Growth, and Traffic. indybay.org Amazon Warehouse to cause major traffic.
(2021-05-18). 'Organizing Did This': Amazon Extends Moratorium on Police Use of Facial Recognition Tech. commondreams.org "This is a huge win for privacy and is the direct result of years of work by activists and advocates who have shed light on the dangerous use of this flawed technology." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/bezos-amazon-sanfrancisco-ice.jpg …
(2021-05-18). Chile: Election Results & Composition of the Constitutional Convention. orinocotribune.com 
This Saturday, May 15 and Sunday, May 16, Chileans participated in a mega-election in which they voted for the 155 members of the Constituent Convention, 345 mayors, 2,252 councilors, and 16 regional governors. Regional governors (called intendants) had been appointed directly by the president since the 1974 creation of Chile's regions by the Pinochet dictatorship. | More than 22,000 candidates disputed 2,678 positions. | The result was so clear that President Piñera had to acknowledge at the end of the day that the people sent a clear message that his government does not know how to tune in to the demands of the…
(2021-05-18). Syringes for Cuba: Campaign to send vital COVID supplies. workers.org 
During the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, Cuba's Henry Reeve International Medical Brigade sent 53 contingents of volunteer health workers to over 40 countries — in addition to Cuban medical personnel already working in 58 countries. And more than 45 countries requested Cuba's Interferon Alpha 2B protocol to use for . . . |
(2021-05-18). Shackles come in many forms. workers.org 
The shackling of incarcerated workers and other members of our class is a heinous crime against humanity. As committed communists, we have to fight to end the conditions of their incarceration. There is another form of shackling: psychiatric shackling. It is used against the mentally ill or those suspected of . . . |
(2021-05-18). MMIP families gather for justice in Seattle. liberationnews.org 
On May 15, the families of missing and murdered Indigenous people and their supporters gathered in Seattle from around the North West for a day of prayer and action for "Justice for MMIP families."
(2021-05-18). Nurses at Maine's biggest hospital complex unionize. peoplesworld.org 
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(2021-05-18). From Appalachia to Wall Street, how the US created an oligarchic dystopia. therealnews.com 
We unveil a special "Marc Steiner Show" audio documentary on the politics of Appalachia today; then, the group Patriotic Millionaires is pushing for the rich to be taxed more, but will that be enough to repair a deeply unequal society?
(2021-05-18). Biden adviser makes personal appeal to young to get shots. peoplesworld.org 
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(2021-05-18). WEBINAR TOMORROW — Alex Saab's Lawyer: 'How the US Starves Venezuelans' (#SanctionsKill). orinocotribune.com 
(ESPAàëOL ABAJO) | Alex Saab's lawyer, Femi Falana, has agreed to participate in a webinar about this important case related to US "sanctions". | Caracas, May 16 (OrinocoTribune.com)— Alex Saab has been illegally held by Cape Verdean authorities in prison, and most recently in a unique form of house arrest. Saab was apprehended because of his attempts to bypass illegal US and European "sanctions" against the Venezuelan people. | Saab, a special diplomatic envoy of Venezuela at the time of his irregular detention, and currently ambassador of Venezuela to the African Union, was instrumental in procuri…
(2021-05-18). The Jakarta Method Never Ended. orinocotribune.com 
By Randy Shields — May 14, 2021 | Review of Vincent Bevins's The Jakarta Method: Washington's Anticommunist Crusade and the Mass Murder Program that Shaped Our World | Prepare to read Vincent Bevins's While the Vietnam War got most of the headlines, in Indonesia…
(2021-05-18). Behind the glamour of international sports events: The broken bodies of workers. peoplesworld.org 
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(2021-05-18). In cowardly move, GOP Leader McCarthy tries to sink Jan. 6 commission. peoplesworld.org 
WASHINGTON—As expected by anyone who has paid attention to the way Republicans have operated for many years now, GOP House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy announced Monday that he is against what has been touted as a bi-partisan proposal to form an independent commission to investigate the Jan. 6 insurrection. His move will reduce Republican support …
(2021-05-18). Mike Gold, 'Jews Without Money' author, gets overdue recognition in new bio. peoplesworld.org 
In the pantheon of 1930s revolutionary writers, Michael Gold has too long faltered on the historic periphery. A close associate of Hemingway, Reed, O'Neill, Hughes, St. Vincent Millay, Claude McKay, John Dos Passos, Dorothy Parker, Richard Wright, Carl Sandburg, Upton Sinclair, and James T. Farrell, Gold was not only overshadowed by the celebrity of others …
(2021-05-18). Mass incarceration is an environmental justice issue, and vice versa. therealnews.com 
Prisoners in the United States are forced to drink contaminated water, breathe poor quality air, and live on or near land full of hazardous materials. These experts say that this must change.
(2021-05-18). AOC and Cori Bush Have Helped Remove Taboo on Calling Israel an Apartheid State. truthout.org 
When Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez labeled Israel an apartheid country over the weekend,
(2021-05-18). GOP States Spurn Unemployment Funding to Force Workers Back Into Low-Paying Jobs. truthout.org 
As the pandemic raged in 2020, tens of millions of U.S. families were kept economically afloat by In the first terrifying days of the pandemic and the accompanying public health-informed shutd…
(2021-05-18). With Less Than Half the Country Fully Vaccinated, I Fear We Reopen Too Soon. truthout.org 
I dove into my personal archives to see if I could find the first time I ever mentioned COVID-19 in print. Turns out it was a Facebook post from January 26, 2020, a week before the Iowa Caucus and a little more than a year before seething mobs of hard-right Republicans crashed the doors of the Capitol building looking to hang Mike Pence and Nancy Pelosi. | "I have never been one to get spooked by these ZOMG PLAGUE YOU GUYS stories," I wrote, "even when I lived in a big city. This one, tho, has…
(2021-05-18). Businesses & Officials Are Concerned Anti-Maskers Won't Honor CDC's New Guidance. truthout.org 
While many have celebrated the newly announced guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) that say those who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 no longer have to wear masks in most situations, others are highly cautious of the idea, noting that the guidance relies upon people being honest over whether they've gotten their shots or not. |
(2021-05-18). Report by Influential Global Energy Body Urges No New Fossil Fuel Projects. truthout.org 
The International Energy Agency (IEA) released a report on Monday saying that, if the world is to attain net zero emissions by 2050 and limit global warming to below 1.5 degrees Celsius, global powers must stop pursuing new fossil fuel extraction projects — soon. | The path to net zero is narrow but achievable with bold and immediate action,
(2021-05-18). Two U.S. Navy Training Jets Collide In Mid-Air. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | On May 17th, two US Navy training fighter jets collided in the air over South Texas. | On one of the planes, the two crew members were forced to evacuate and one of them received minor injuries, the military said. | The two British-built T-45C Goshawk jets collided at around 11 a.m. over Ricardo, about 50 miles southwest of Corpus Christi, Corpus Christi-based Chief of Naval Air Training tweeted. | One pilot was taken to CHRISTUS Spohn Hospital Kleberg for minor injuries. The inc…
(2021-05-18). Russia Delivered Third Batch Of Weapons To Central African Republic. southfront.org 
Illustrative image. Click to see full-size | Russia has supplied the Central African Republic (CAR) with a third batch of small arms, including 5,000 Kalashnikov assault rifles, Russian Ambassador to Bangui Vladimir Titorenko
(2021-05-18). Locations Of US Carrier Strike Groups — May 18, 2021. southfront.org 
This is the newest update of the 'U.S. Carrier Strike Groups Locations Map' exclusive series showing the approximate locations of U.S. Carrier Strike Groups. SouthFront: Analysis & Intelligence tracks locations of U.S. aircraft carriers using the available open-source information. No classified information was used in production of the map. | click to see the full-size image | Carrier strike group (CSG) is an operational formation of the United States Navy. It is centered on an aircraft carrier and a carrier ai…
(2021-05-18). U.S. Army's PRSM Moves Towards Breaching Defunct INF Treaty's Limits. southfront.org 
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(2021-05-18). BAR Book Forum: Stefanie K. Dunning's "Black to Nature" mronline.org 
The author explores various social, political, and cultural sites that explore and highlight the Black pastoral experience. | May 18, 2021 | Review…
(2021-05-18). Frantz Fanon and the Algerian revolution today. mronline.org 
This two-part long read is an extract from a chapter in a forthcoming book Fanon Today: The Revolt and Reason of the Wretched of the Earth (edited by Nigel Gibson, Daraja Press 2021). | May 18, 2021…
(2021-05-18). Amsterdam Court orders reinstatement of Uber drivers dismissed by algorithm. ukhumanrightsblog.com 
In October 2020 the App Drivers & Couriers Union ('ADCU') filed a legal challenge against Uber Technologies Inc. for the dismissal of drivers by an algorithm in the UK and Portugal. The District Court of Amsterdam heard claims by the ADCU on behalf of three drivers from the UK, and a fourth driver from Lisbon, …
(2021-05-18). The Heat: COVID-19 crisis in India poses threat to Southeast Asia. america.cgtn.com 
The World Health Organization says the coronavirus variant that's devastated India could threaten Southeast Asia countries.
(2021-05-18). Patents versus the People. mronline.org 
ON October 2, 2020, even before any vaccines against COVID-19 had been approved, India and South Africa had proposed to the WTO that a temporary patent waiver should be granted on all such innovations. | May 18, 2021…
(2021-05-18). Military Situation In Syria On May 18, 2021 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | On May 18, Russia reported that Idlib militants violated the ceasefire regime in Greater Idlib 37 times: 16 — in Idlib province, 15 — in Latakia province, 2 — in Hama province, 4 — in Aleppo province | On May 18, local protesters in the Shaddadi area blocked the Hasakah-Deir Ezzor road in opposition to the Autonomous Administration's decision to raise fuel prices. | On May 17, an ex-rebel member was killed by unknown gunmen in the town of Tasil | On…
(2021-05-18). Military Situation In Donetsk People's Republic On May 18, 2021 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | 1. UAF in Novoluganskoe shelled DPR positions in Dolomitnoe with 120-mm artillery and grenade launchers | 2. UAF in Pesky shelled DPR positions in Veseloe with 120-mm artillery and grenade launchers | 3. UAF in Pesky shelled DPR positions in Donetsk city with 120-mm artillery, killing 1 DPR soldier | 4. DPR in Dolomitnoe shelled UAF positions in Novoluganskoe with 120-mm and 82-mm artillery | 5. DPR in Donetsk city shelled UAF positions in Pesky with 120-mm artill…
(2021-05-18). The Weekly Round-Up: The Queen's Speech and Gendered Violence. ukhumanrightsblog.com 
In this week's round up: key human rights-related bills from the Queen's Speech, cross-party proposals for ending gendered violence, diplomatic immunity and Travellers' rights.
(2021-05-18). Netanyahu Warns Biden Not to Get Involved. globalresearch.ca An interesting
(2021-05-18). For Okinawa, Rahm Would Be a Knee on the Neck. counterpunch.org If you don't know much about Japan (and neither does Rahm Emanuel, the reported nominee for U.S. ambassador) a few relevant facts are these: 1) It's right next to China which much of the U.S. government is eager for some sort of fight with. 2) Its Constitution (imposed by the U.S.) bans war, and the
(2021-05-18). Venezuela Receives 25 Tons of Medical Supplies from China. orinocotribune.com Some 25 tons of medical supplies from China arrived in Venezuela as part of the air bridge established between the two countries to combat and treat COVID-19, reported Venezuelan Health Minister Carlos Alvarado this Monday, May 17. | He emphasized that this air bridge between both nations reaffirms the strong bond of friendship that exists between China and Venezuela. |
(2021-05-18). WHO Calls for Stronger Primary Care in the Postpandemic World. jamanetwork.com Countries will have to rebuild their primary care health systems to ensure equitable and affordable access to care and eliminate inequities laid bare by the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a call to action from the World Health Organization (WHO).
(2021-05-18). Severe Reactions in Healthy Teens from COVID-19 Shot. globalresearch.ca 17-year-old Everest Romney …
(2021-05-18). Pandemic Contributes to Worse Pregnancy Outcomes Worldwide. jamanetwork.com Maternal deaths, stillbirths, and surgery for ectopic pregnancies increased substantially during the COVID-19 pandemic, especially in low- and middle-income countries, according to a recent meta-analysis that included 40 studies involving more than 6 million women in 17 countries.
(2021-05-18). Our Children at Greater Risk by Allowing "Co-Administration" of Covid-19 Shots with Other Vaccines. globalresearch.ca On May 12, …
(2021-05-18). COVID-19 Vaccines are Killing "Huge Numbers" of People: Government Scrubs Stats on Vaccine-Related Deaths. globalresearch.ca According to Dr. …
(2021-05-18). Covid-19 Vaccines: Isn't it Time for Real Truth Telling? globalresearch.ca As of this …
(2021-05-18). Mexico Considers Relaxing Border Measures From June 22. telesurenglish.net Mexican Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard confirmed that his country and the U.S. are considering more flexible measures for non-essential land border crossings from June 22 as the COVID-19 vaccination advances in both countries. | RELATED: | "Mexico and the United States are in discussions to relax from June 22 the restrictions on border crossings based on indices on the spread of COVID-19 and the number of vaccines applie…
(2021-05-18). Rare PEG Allergy Triggered Postvaccination Anaphylaxis. jamanetwork.com Researchers in the UK have linked anaphylaxis in a patient who received the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine with her allergy to polyethylene glycol (PEG), which stabilizes lipid nanoparticles that deliver mRNA in the vaccine to cells in the body.
(2021-05-18). In Search of a Place to Cry: The Gray Panthers COVID Memorial. zcomm.org Those of us who have lost someone in this way feel an acute understanding of the cruelty of the virus—not just its physical effects, but also the loneliness in which our loved one died…
(2021-05-18). Asian Hate Is on the Rise. indybay.org This article is about recent hate crimes that have been happening towards older Asian people. Many Asians have been getting attacked because COVID happened, and many people assume that every Asian have COVID-19.
(2021-05-18). Covid-19 Is a Global Threat to Humanity—and Requires an International Response. commondreams.org "With the U.S. well on the way to beating the pandemic at home, we must lift our sights to join in combating it across the world." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/india_3.jpg …
(2021-05-18). COVID-19 workplace outbreaks continue to surge across Canada. wsws.org In Canada's largest workplace outbreak to date, a staggering 1,361 workers at Canadian Natural Resources' Horizon site near Fort McMurray, Alberta have tested positive, and two workers have died.
(2021-05-18). A Maskless US Heads Down a Dark Road as the Covid Pandemic Rages On. counterpunch.org In the clash between sound science and political pressure from anti-science crackpots in the United States, the Biden administration and the Center for Disease Control have blinked, announcing prematurely that people who are vaccinated can basically give up masking except when traveling on public transit or visiting health facilities. The idiocy and mendacity of this
(2021-05-18). Washington D.C. metro dispatchers launch one-day strike over meager pay during COVID-19. wsws.org The May 14 strike of MetroAccess call center workers at the MV Transportation facility in suburban Washington D.C. is part of a broader movement of the working class against social austerity being enforced by the capitalist class.
(2021-05-18). Indian govt. should properly explain vaccine doses gap: Satyajit Rath. peoplesdispatch.org In this video, eminent immunologist Dr. Satyajit Rath, talks about the government decision to extend the gap between COVID-19 vaccine doses and the lack of information around it.
(2021-05-18). Workers Struggles: The Americas. wsws.org The walkout was called over rampant lack of compliance with COVID-19 safety measures.
(2021-05-18). Why strongmen are losing the fight against Covid. nationofchange.org One big lesson from the Covid crisis: lying makes it worse.
(2021-05-18). Virginia Volvo workers repudiate UAW-backed contract: "Now that we've rejected this, we should be back on strike" wsws.org Workers spoke to the World Socialist Web Site Autoworker Newsletter expressing their determination to carry forward a fight for a decent contract in the face of open sabotage by the United Auto Workers.
(2021-05-18). "Greater Israel": The Zionist Plan for the Middle East. globalresearch.ca When viewed in the current context, the war on Iraq, the 2006 war on Lebanon, the 2011 war on Libya, the ongoing wars on Syria and Iraq, the war on Yemen, must be understood in relation to the Zionist Plan for the Middle East…
(2021-05-18). Israel is Making the Same Errors as Britain did Over Northern Ireland 50 Years Ago. counterpunch.org When I first visited Israel in 1976 after spending three years in Northern Ireland working on my second degree, I was struck by the similarities between the situations in the two countries. It is therefore entirely appropriate that on the same day that the Israeli-Palestinian crisis was exploding this week, an inquest in Belfast was
(2021-05-18). The May 13, 1985 Massacre: Honor the Victims by Freeing Mumia Abu-Jamal! indybay.org This is a compilation of links to many recent articles. Reprinted in full is a 2010 article about May 13, 1985, written by Angola 3 News. The Philadelphia Inquirer reported on the May 15, 2021 West Philadelphia community event honoring those murdered by police on May 13, 1985: "Janine Africa said the mothers have just one demand: Free writer and activist Mumia Abu-Jamal from Mahanoy State Correctional Institution in Frackville, Schuylkill County."
(2021-05-18). The Mask of "Liberal Democracy" Falls with a Bang. globalresearch.ca Nakba, May 15, …
(2021-05-18). Engagement in a pandemic — reflections from Engagement Week 2021. imperial.ac.uk 130 members of staff took part in Engagement Week to learn and share insights into how the College can better engage society with its work.
(2021-05-18). Attorney: US Makes Concessions to Ease Asylum Restrictions. latinorebels.com SAN DIEGO (AP) — The Biden administration has agreed to let about 250 people a day through border crossings with Mexico to seek refuge in the United States, part of negotiations to settle a lawsuit over pandemic-related powers that deny migrants a right to apply for asylum, an attorney said Monday.
(2021-05-18). Protests and strikes by hospital workers in Germany. wsws.org Last Wednesday, "International Nurses' Day," there were protests all over the country, where nurses, other hospital workers and those at care facilities gave vent to their justified anger over the government response to the pandemic.
(2021-05-18). Crowdfund campaign wins support for sacked London bus driver David O'Sullivan. wsws.org "My claim against Metroline is a test case for the rights of key workers during the pandemic," O'Sullivan stated.
(2021-05-18). Lively discussion among students, parents, and workers about an international counter-offensive against capitalism. wsws.org The discussion covered the key class issues in the pandemic—from the orgy of enrichment in the capital markets to the role of the trade unions in Germany.
(2021-05-18). Report highlights shocking growth of poverty among US infants during the pandemic. wsws.org Zero to Three's State of Babies Yearbook: 2021 reports that nearly 40 percent of babies in the US now live at or near the poverty line, with food insecurity and lack of child care severely worsened by the pandemic.
(2021-05-18). 50 Migrants Die When Dinghy Sinks in the Mediterranean Sea. telesurenglish.net The International Organization for Migration (IOM) on Tuesday reported that at least 50 people drowned off the coast of Tunisia when the dinghy carrying them to Europe capsized. | RELATED: | The boat departed from Libya on Sunday and sank due to overweight and weather conditions such as continuous rain, strong winds, and high waves. | About 30 African migrants were rescued by coast guard units and taken to Tunisia, according to IOM spokesperso…
(2021-05-18). Spain Deploys Troops to Tackle the Migrant Crisis in Ceuta. telesurenglish.net Spain's authorities reported on Tuesday that around 8 000 migrants, including minors, had reached the coast of Ceuta in the last two days. The high number of asylum seekers forced the government to deploy troops to tackle the crisis. | RELATED: | Spain's Civil Guard reported that 1,500 minors were rescued, and 2,700 migrants have been returned to their countries. The Interior Minister Fernando Grande-Marlaska explained that 2…
(2021-05-18). Home Office found guilty after inflicting years of pain. challenge-magazine.org A man who came to Britain from Congo at the age of 13 in 2003 has got a rare win for immigrants in Britain. The High Court finally ruled in favour of Sam Louis' claim following a decade of false imprisonment and legal hostility. | Several years of childhood neglect whilst under the negligence of social services did little to prepare Mr Louis for the dire lack of support he'd receive in the UK. His unassisted attempts, even in his teens, to regularize his status were met with silence. When he was found guilty of a "relatively spontaneous low-level street robbery" aged 20 he had no clue how harshly the previousl…
(2021-05-18). Big Government and Big Inflation. globalresearch.ca April's 4.2 percent …
(2021-05-18). Do Americans turn a Blind eye to Israel's Ethnic Cleansing of Palestinians because of White Nationalism? juancole.com Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) — Why governments in London, Paris and Washington back Israel's Occupation of 5 million stateless Palestinians and its slow ethnic cleansing of them is not so hard to figure out. Israel represents itself as a Western aircraft carrier in a strategically crucial part of the world full of energy resources. It …
(2021-05-18). "Pushing the Reset Button": "Coming to the Rescue of Humanity", Implanting Chips in Human Beings. globalresearch.ca The World Economic …
(2021-05-18). The 2020-21 Worldwide Corona Crisis: Destroying Civil Society, Engineered Economic Depression, Global Coup d'État and the "Great Reset" globalresearch.ca We are at the crossroads of one of the most serious crises in modern history. We are living history, yet our understanding of the flow of events since January 2020 has been blurred. Worldwide, people have been misled both by their governments and the media.
(2021-05-18). Newsweek Blows Lid Off American 60,000-person Strong "Secret Army" globalresearch.ca An intensive two-year …
(2021-05-18). Israel Charged with War Crimes and Genocide. Complete 2013 Judgment of the Kuala Lumpur Tribunal. globalresearch.ca The Tribunal deplores the failure of international institutions to punish the State of Israel for its crimes and its total lack of respect of International Law and the institutions of the United Nations.
(2021-05-18). Foreign fighters and mercenaries in Libya will face prosecution for war crimes, warns ICC. peoplesdispatch.org The ICC has reiterated calls by the United Nations last week urging Libyan armed factions and foreign fighters to free people that are being illegally detained in the country's official and unofficial detention centers…
(2021-05-18). Families Gather For Justice In Seattle. popularresistance.org On May 15, the families of missing and murdered Indigenous people and their supporters gathered in Seattle from around the North West for a day of prayer and action for "Justice for MMIP families."
(2021-05-18). Indigenous Fisheries vs. Mob Rule. The Rights of First Nations. globalresearch.ca On September 17, …
(2021-05-18). Chile: Lower House of Parliament Rejects Tax on the Super Rich. telesurenglish.net The plenary of the Chamber of Deputies of Chile rejected this Tuesday due to a lack of quorum, a project through which it sought to establish an exceptional and one-time tax on the "super-rich, or fortunes exceeding 22 million dollars, intended to finance a universal emergency income. | The project had entered the Chilean Lower House in June 2020 at the request of ten deputies from the Left. After its approval, in general, last April 21, it was discussed by the plenary itself, based on a new report from the Constitutional Commission, rendered by the deputy of the Communist Party, Camila Vallejo. | RELATED:…
(2021-05-18). Chicago Eliminates Another Arne Duncan Initiative. popularresistance.org While Arne Duncan was superintendent of schools in Chicago, he received over $10 million from the Gates Foundation to begin "turning around" low-performing schools. He supported the creation of The Academy for Urban School Leadership (AUSL), which subsequently took over 31 schools, some of which raised test scores but were criticized for pushing out low-scoring students. One of AUSL's goals was to train teachers for urban schools.
(2021-05-18). Venezuela: National Assembly Names Reps to Mercosur Parliament. telesurenglish.net From the Federal Legislative Palace, Varela pointed out that they have put the names of the deputies who will integrate the commissions according to the regulations of the regional bloc, an activity that is part of the Venezuelan Chapter of the Mercosur Parliament. | RELATED: | "As part of a political work that we have been advancing, knowing the trajectory of our incursion to Mercosur, we must recognize why we are in the…
(2021-05-18). Spaniards To March for the Freedom of the Sahrawi People. telesurenglish.net Over 400 Spanish social organizations on Tuesday announced that they will begin a "March for the Freedom of the Saharawi People." | RELATED: | To make visible the commitment of civil society to the independence of Western Sahara, the march's columns will depart from four cities on May 20 to gather at the Puerta del Sol square in Madrid on June 18. | From there, citizens will move to the Foreign Affairs Ministry t…
(2021-05-18). Simonovis Resigns as Guaidó's Head of Security. orinocotribune.com The fugitive from Venezuelan justice, Iván Simonovis, presented his "resignation" as Commissioner of Security and Intelligence, a fictitious position to which Simonovis was appointed by former deputy Guaidó after he proclaimed himself interim president of Venezuela. | Simonovis, who from the United States has participated in plans to overthrow Venezuela's legitimate government, did not provide a reason why he is leaving this position—one that lacked any legal recognition in any case. | It should be noted that his resignation arrives within the framework of Guaidó's newest announcement that he wishes to ente…
(2021-05-18). With Greyhound Gone, Let's Replace it with a National Public Intercity Operator. popularresistance.org After serving Canadians with varying degrees of success for the better part of a century, Greyhound Canada has elected to cease serving them at all. On May 13, the intercity coach service ended its routes in the country for good. The national press release discussed the "decision rationale" for closing up shop. The company looked back to 2018 and its suspended services in the west, citing "years of declining ridership and the impact of a changing and increasingly challenging transportation environment, including de-regulation and subsidized competition such as VIA Rail and publicly owned bus systems." Then, it po…
(2021-05-18). In Camden, School Closures Revealed How Unequal the System Can Be. progressive.org The New Jersey city was used as an experiment for improving schools by closing them; now, nearly a decade later, it's become abundantly clear that this was a terrible idea.
(2021-05-18). El Salvador: Ruling Party Officials Investigated for Corruption. telesurenglish.net The U.S. State Department on Monday opened an investigation against top officials of El Salvador's ruling New Ideas party for allegedly being involved in corruption and drug trafficking scandals. | RELATED: | The officials under investigation are President Nayib Bukele's administration Cabinet Chief Carolina Recinos and former Security Minister Rogelio Rivas. | Washington did not announce what measures it will take against the…
(2021-05-18). Escaping the Brave New World: Transhumanism, Utopias and Eugenics. globalresearch.ca What are the …
(2021-05-18). Argentine Businesses To Stop Selling Beef Meat for One Week. telesurenglish.net Business associations on Tuesday announced a seven-day marketing stoppage in response to the closure of beef exports ordered by Argentina's President Alberto Fernandez. | RELATED: | The measure was announced by organizations such as Argentina's Rural Society (SRA), Rural Confederations (CRA), and the Agrarian Federation (FAA). | On Monday, Fernandez expressed his concern about the sustained growth in beef prices despite t…
(2021-05-18). Costa Rica To Become the 38th Member of the OECD. telesurenglish.net Costa Rica's Parliament on Monday approved the Accession Agreement to the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). | RELATED: | The Parliament also passed the OECD Convention in a vote of 40 lawmakers in favor and three against. President Carlos Alvarado must now sign the law to present the accession instrument to the organization's headquarters in France. | In May 2020, this Central America…
(2021-05-18). Bolivia Investigates Ex-Minister Murillo Over Drug Scandal. telesurenglish.net Bolivian Attorney General on Tuesday launched an investigation against former Interior Minister Arturo Murillo for the disappearance of at least 400 kilos of cocaine seized in 2019. | RELATED: | The drug was camouflaged in a shipment of wood that was heading Belgium from Bolivia on November 26, 2019. Authorities seized the container in Tambo Quemado city, Oruro Department. | "After drilling some woods, we noticed a subs…
(2021-05-18). Colonialism & Imperialism are the Root of Venezuela's Economic Problems, Not Socialism, Says US Economist Michael Hudson (#SanctionsKill). orinocotribune.com May 16 (Special for OrinocoTribune.com)—The US oligarchy became wealthy by exploiting the labor and natural resources of peoples and lands across the Americas, Africa, and Asia. In our millennium, Venezuela's assets were seized by an empire in decline. As its economy continues to weaken, the US lashes out with increasingly desperate policies of economic "sanctions" against those that try to break out of its orbit. In the process, it drives its enemies together. | "Ironically, America's attempt to isolate other countries is turning into an attempt to isolate itself," said economist Michael Hudson recently. O…
(2021-05-18). Consistency of State Medical License Applications and Recommendations on Physician Mental Health. jamanetwork.com This study examines the consistency of medical license applications with recommendations from the Federation of State Medical Boards on physician wellness and burnout.
(2021-05-18). Fujimori Banned From Leaving Peru To Attend an Event in Ecuador. telesurenglish.net In Peru, the Public Prosecutor's Office denied a travel permit to Popular Force (FP) presidential candidate Keiko Fujimori, who intended to travel to Ecuador to participate in a forum organized by the International Freedom Foundation (IFF). | RELATED: | The judicial resolution stated that public officials would not be able to control compliance with restrictive measures such as orders to appear in court imposed on Fujimori for the "C…
(2021-05-18). My Mother Schedules Heart Surgery. jamanetwork.com Roasted beets. Deep red, deepest red on my fingers, not quite blood in color. But then, the beet doesn't quite resemble a heart, although the arc of it, cut through, its rings growing lighter toward the interior, resembles a heart like a node, an emoji of it, the way a metaphor could work. Stable. Sustainable the way an image ought to be.
(2021-05-18). Population Growth and the Which Way Is Up Problem in Economics. cepr.net Paul Krugman's column today commented on the recent data showing continuing low fertility rates, which is likely to mean a stagnant or declining working age population in future years. Krugman points out that this is no big deal; Japan and Europe have been living with declining working age populations and have managed just fine. But …
(2021-05-18). "Take These Masks Off My Child": Children All Over the World are Being Abused. globalresearch.ca Under the banner …
(2021-05-18). Honor to the Palestinian Resistance Fighters! globalresearch.ca What is most …
(2021-05-18). Functional Outcomes Among Patients With Acute Ischemic Stroke After Mechanical Thrombectomy With or Without Intravenous Thrombolysis. jamanetwork.com To the Editor In their randomized clinical trial, Dr Suzuki and colleagues reported that mechanical thrombectomy alone failed to demonstrate noninferiority compared with combined intravenous thrombolysis and mechanical thrombectomy with regard to favorable functional outcome at 90 days in patients with acute ischemic stroke. We have some concerns about this study.
(2021-05-18). "The Human Bomb": Effects of mRNA "Vaccination" on Unvaccinated People? globalresearch.ca Hundreds of people …
(2021-05-18). US DoD's Secret Army Operating at Home and Abroad Exposed. telesurenglish.net The U.S. military is operating a 60,000-troop strong secret army without any Congressional oversight, spending at least $900 million on it annually, thus violating many U.S. laws, as well as the Geneva Conventions. This bombshell was brought to light by an investigative report by the popular U.S. magazine Newsweek, citing the results of a two-year investigation. | RELATED: | The Newsweek report is based on dozens of…
(2021-05-18). Reprocessed Urological Endoscopes Tied to Infection Risk. jamanetwork.com More than 450 infection and contamination reports, including 3 deaths, filed since 2017 prompted the FDA to remind urological endoscope users to carefully follow manufacturers' cleaning and sterilization instructions.
(2021-05-18). Point-of-Care Test for Sexually Transmitted Infections. jamanetwork.com A rapid molecular test to detect chlamydia and gonorrhea has received a waiver for use in physician offices, community-based clinics, and other patient care settings. The binx health io CT/NG assay can generate results in about 30 minutes, supporting same-day testing and treatment.
(2021-05-18). Operation Barbarossa: The Causes of its Failure. orinocotribune.com By Shane Quinn — May 13, 2021 | Operation Barbarossa, whose 80th anniversary falls next month, was the largest military operation ever undertaken. This German invasion of the Soviet Union proved to be the decisive confrontation of the Second World War, and the effects of its outcome lasts to the current day. | The Austrian-born autocrat, Adolf Hitler, embarked upon his wars of conquest without firstly placing the German nation on a Total War footing. Hitler's refusal from 1939, to direct the Third Reich's full resources towards military means, was a critical reason behind the Nazis' eventual defeat. Hitler's…
(2021-05-18). People's Action Announces Endorsement of Minneapolis City Council Candidates and Yes 4 Minneapolis Public Safety Charter Amendment. peoplesaction.org Contact: Johanna Kichton, 240.206.1145, press@peoplesaction.org WASHINGTON, D.C.—People's Action today announced three endorsements for the Minneapolis City Council and its support for the Yes 4 Minneapolis Public Safety Charter Amendment campaign. The candidates are running movement politics, people-powered campaigns and will fight for the People's Action People's Platform once elected. The candidates and the Yes 4 …
(2021-05-18). A Neurologist Faces His Alzheimer Disease Diagnosis. jamanetwork.com This Medical News feature profiles neurologist Daniel Gibbs, MD, PhD, who went from treating Alzheimer disease to living with it.
(2021-05-18). Trends Identified in Foodborne Illnesses From Leafy Greens. jamanetwork.com An FDA investigation has uncovered 3 common features that a large-scale 2020 foodborne illness outbreak shares with other outbreaks in recent years, all involving leafy greens.
(2021-05-18). Association of CABG vs PCI With Memory Decline in Older Adults Undergoing Coronary Revascularization. jamanetwork.com This cohort study compares the change in the rate of memory decline after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) vs percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in older adults.
(2021-05-18). Functional Outcomes Among Patients With Acute Ischemic Stroke After Mechanical Thrombectomy With or Without Intravenous Thrombolysis—Reply. jamanetwork.com In Reply Dr Mai and colleagues describe some concerns with the SKIP study, including the balance of baseline characteristics between the 2 groups, the sample size, and the noninferiority margin for the secondary outcome.
(2021-05-18). Change of Strategy Again: Capriles Recommends Opposition Participate in Regional Elections. orinocotribune.com In an interview published this Sunday, May 16, by the Spanish media outlet El País, Henrique Capriles Radonski challenged Juan Guaidó—without mentioning him directly—when Capriles revealed an imminent change of opposition strategy. According to the interview, Venezuela's far right now wishes to participate in the regional elections of November 2021. | The two-time loser in presidential elections remarked that voting is the ideal and most plausible alternative for an opposition that did not achieve anything in almost three years of a "maximalist" strategy. | Capriles concluded that the "all or nothing"
(2021-05-18). Removing Race From Kidney Function Estimates. jamanetwork.com To the Editor In their recent Research Letter, Mr Diao and colleagues discussed the clinical implications of removing the race coefficient when calculating the estimated glomerular filtration rate from serum creatinine (eGFRcr). However, they did not mention the use of serum cystatin C, an alternative marker of kidney function, to calculate eGFR (eGFRcys). The Chronic Kidney Disease Epidemiology Collaboration equation, used to calculate eGFRcys, does not include an adjustment for Black race and may be superior to serum creatinine as a marker of kidney function. Moreover, compared with serum creatinine, serum cyst…
(2021-05-18). A Place of Memory and Learning. jamanetwork.com In this narrative medicine essay, a primary care physician describes a binder in which he keeps the face sheet, cards, obituaries, and notes on the patients who died while in his care—a memory book that marks the arc of his career and the impermanence of life.
(2021-05-18). Russia Won't Block Twitter as It Complied With Content Requests. telesurenglish.net Russia's authorities announced on Monday they will not block Twitter after the U.S. company complied with 91 percent of the requests demanded by the regulator entity Roskomnadzor regarding illegal content. | RELATED: | "Checks show that Twitter moderators have removed more than 91% of the banned information. The agency assesses Twitter's efforts to comply with the requirements of Russian legislation positively," the Roskomnadzo…
(2021-05-18). Swiss Airline Edelweiss Resumes Zurich-Varadero Flights in July. telesurenglish.net From that month until October 2021, the airline will have between four and nine direct flights to the Cuban capital, which may increase their frequency for the last quarter of the year, with another nine planned for November, December, and early 2022. | To Varadero, in the western province of Matanzas, the airline announced scheduled departures for December and the first three months of next year. | RELATED: | Ed…
(2021-05-18). Public Health Crisis Looms as California Identifies 600 Communities at Risk of Water-System Failures. popularresistance.org A familiar scene has returned to California: drought. Two counties are currently under emergency declarations, and the rest of the state could follow.
(2021-05-18). California Identifies 600 Communities At Risk Of Water-System Failures. popularresistance.org A familiar scene has returned to California: drought. Two counties are currently under emergency declarations, and the rest of the state could follow.
(2021-05-18). Is There a Doctor in the House? tomdispatch.com Is President Biden afflicted with the political equivalent of a split personality? His first several months in office suggest just that possibility. On the home front, the president's inclination is clearly to Go Big. When it comes to America's role in the world, however, Biden largely hews to pre-Trumpian precedent. So far at least, the administration's overarching foreign-policy theme is Take It Slow. "Joe Biden Is Electrifying America Like F.D.R." So proclaimed the headline of a recent Nicholas Kristof column in the New York Times. Even allowing for a smidgen of hyperbole, the comparison is not without merit.
(2021-05-18). Philadelphia's DA Election Is a Test for Progressives. progressive.org The results of the city's district attorney election will highlight the left's growing influence—or how far they still have to go.
(2021-05-18). Alliance Of Democracies Summit. popularresistance.org Copenhagen, Denmark — The United States is the nation that most threatens democracy worldwide, far more than Russia or even China. That is the headline finding from a new worldwide poll of 53 countries commissioned by the Alliance of Democracies (AoD). The poll also found that the global public considers rising inequality and the increased power of the super rich to be the greatest threat to liberty and democracy. | This was likely not the response the Alliance of Democracies wished to hear as it opened its third annual Democracy Summit in Copenhagen this week — precisely because the organization repr…
(2021-05-18). US House Top Rep Opposes Commission to Look Into Capitol Riot. telesurenglish.net U.S. House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, the top-ranking Republican in the chamber, said Tuesday he would not support the creation of an independent commission to investigate the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol. | RELATED: | "Given the political misdirections that have marred this process, given the now duplicative and potentially counterproductive nature of this effort, and given the Speaker's shortsighted scope tha…
(2021-05-18). US Charge Top Officials Close to Bukele with Corruption. telesurenglish.net On Tuesday, the U.S. State Department reported that five Salvadorean officials and close allies of president Nayib Bukele had been accused of corruption, alongside lawmakers from Honduras and Guatemala. | RELATED: | The office of U.S. Representative Norma Torres released a list noticing that "the U.S. government acknowledges the corruption that Central American authoritarians and their henchmen deny and try to hide,"
(2021-05-18). With Greyhound Gone, Let's Replace It With A National Public Operator. popularresistance.org After serving Canadians with varying degrees of success for the better part of a century, Greyhound Canada has elected to cease serving them at all. On May 13, the intercity coach service ended its routes in the country for good. The national press release discussed the "decision rationale" for closing up shop. The company looked back to 2018 and its suspended services in the west, citing "years of declining ridership and the impact of a changing and increasingly challenging transportation environment, including de-regulation and subsidized competition such as VIA Rail and publicly owned bus systems." Then, it po…
(2021-05-18). Crimes against Humanity: Israel Kills 58 Palestinian Children in 7 Days. globalresearch.ca Below is a …
(2021-05-18). CCSF President Shanel Williams Pushing For $35K A Month For Chancellor. indybay.org The Board President of San Francisco City College Shanel Williams after pushing for concession bargaining with the faculty that ended up in massive concessions now wants to give the Chancellor and union buster Rajen Vurdien for his good work.
(2021-05-18). California Reparations Task Force to Study Reparations. indybay.org California Governor Gavin Newsom Announces Appointments to First-in-the-Nation Task Force to Study Reparations for African Americans…
(2021-05-18). Video: We Can Defeat the Corporate Media's War to Snuff Out Independent Journalism. globalresearch.ca I wanted to …