(2023-04-25). Gorsuch Failed to Report Real Estate Deal 9 Days After Joining Supreme Court. truthout.org Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch failed to disclose that the CEO of a prominent law firm that frequently argues cases before the Court purchased a large piece of property he had invested in — a transaction that occurred just days after Gorsuch had been appointed to the bench in 2017, a new report reveals. The report comes just weeks after a separate report uncovered that Justice Clarence Thomas… |
(2023-04-25). Joe Biden Announces Reelection Bid, Setting Up Likely Rematch With Donald Trump. truthout.org It's official: Democratic President Joe Biden announced on Tuesday that he is running for reelection in 2024. Biden announced his reelection bid in a campaign video sent to his supporters by email and on social media Tuesday morning. The video frames his presidential run as a continued "battle for the soul of America" and emphasizes the Republican Party's recent attacks on democracy and human… |
(2023-04-25). Alaska Supreme Court Says Partisan Gerrymandering Is Unconstitutional. truthout.org On Friday, the Alaska state Supreme Court ruled that the Alaska Redistricting Board — a state agency that is formally charged with redrawing political maps every ten years following the federal census — drew maps illegally, violating the state Constitution's equal protection doctrine. The court explicitly stated in its ruling that the maps were an illegal partisan gerrymander — the first decision… |
(2023-04-25). Will China's Push for Multipolar World End US Global Domination? truthout.org China is taking an increasingly assertive role in world affairs, helping to broker a restoration of relations between Iran and Saudi Arabia, offering a 12-point peace plan for Ukraine, and strengthening its relationships with European and Latin American powers. Last week, China continued its diplomatic outreach by offering to hold talks between Israel and Palestine. "China doesn't want the United… |
(2023-04-25). Texas Agriculture Dept Tells Employees to Dress According to "Biological Gender" truthout.org Transgender and gender nonconforming employees of the Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA) received an unwelcome surprise last Monday: a new dress code that continues Governor Greg Abbott's campaign of anti-LGBTQ+ oppression. The Observer obtained a copy of the policy on Friday. The opening sentences of the memorandum, titled "Texas Department of Agriculture Dress Code and Grooming Policy,"… |
(2023-04-25). Georgia DA's Request for "Heightened Security" Signals Likely Trump Indictment. truthout.org Fulton County, Ga. District Attorney Fani Willis said Monday that she is planning to announce any potential indictments in her probe of TrumpWorld attempts to overturn the state's 2020 election over the summer. Willis sent a letter to the county sheriff's office warning of a need for "heightened security" ahead of the announcement over concerns of violence. The charges would be announced between… |
(2023-04-25). 84 Amazon Contract Drivers and Dispatchers Have Joined the Teamsters Union. truthout.org In what the International Brotherhood of Teamsters on Monday called a "historic victory," 84 drivers and dispatchers in Palmdale, California have joined the union and reached a tentative deal with an Amazon "delivery service partner" that may be losing its contract with the online retail giant. The contractor, Battle-Tested Strategies (BTS), voluntarily recognized the union… |
(2023-04-25). Abbott's Plan to Pardon Sgt. Who Killed BLM Protester May Already Be Backfiring. truthout.org Austin, Texas—Texas Gov. Greg Abbott's plan to pardon former U.S. Army Sgt. Daniel Perry, who was unanimously convicted by a Travis County jury this month for the 2020 murder of racial justice protester Garrett Foster, may already be backfiring, according to internal emails Truthout obtained from the Travis County District Attorney's office. According to an April 17 email from Travis County… |
(2023-04-25). Florida Passes Bill That Allows for "Legal Kidnapping" of Transgender Children. truthout.org The Florida House of Representatives has approved a bill that would allow state courts to intervene in custody disputes and remove transgender children who are receiving gender-affirming care from supportive families with whom they live. In extreme circumstances, legal experts say this may even "involve the state taking physical custody of a child." SB 254 would classify gender-affirming care for… |
(2023-04-25). Regulation Won't End Bank Crises. We Must Put Shadow Banks Under Public Control. truthout.org Recent bank failures in the U.S. have raised the prospect of yet another financial crisis and brought about renewed calls for stricter bank regulations rules. Yet, key questions remain: Why have banking crises become an essential feature of contemporary capitalism? Are strict bank regulations in a capitalist society really the answer to a problem caused by capitalist financial institutions… |
(2023-04-25). Pakistanis among 57 dead as migrant boats sink off Libya. tribune.com.pk 
At least 57 bodies have been washed ashore after two migrant boats sank in the Mediterranean off different towns in western Libya, a coast guard officer and an aid worker said on Tuesday. | One survivor, Bassam Mahmoud from Egypt, said there were about 80 passengers on one of the boats that set off for Europe at around 2 a.m. on Tuesday. There was an argument as the boat was sinking but the man in charge refused to stop, he said. | "We kept fighting until someone caught up with us. The scene was horrific and some died (in the water) in front of me," he told Reuters. Eleven bodies, including that of a child, we…
(2023-04-25). William settled hacking case with UK paper group, Harry says. tribune.com.pk 
Britain's Prince William settled a phone-hacking claim against Rupert Murdoch's UK newspaper arm for a "huge sum" after a secret deal struck with Buckingham Palace, the heir's younger brother Prince Harry said in court documents. | Harry, the younger son of King Charles, is suing Murdoch's News Group Newspapers (NGN) at the High Court in London for multiple unlawful acts allegedly committed on behalf of its tabloids, the Sun and the now-defunct News of the World, from the mid-1990s until 2016. | NGN, which has paid out millions of pounds to settle more than a thousand phone-hacking cases, is trying this week t…
(2023-04-25). Rahul Gandhi appeals after court denies stay of defamation conviction. tribune.com.pk 
Indian opposition leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday appealed to the High Court in the western state of Gujarat seeking a stay of conviction in a defamation case, challenging a lower court's ruling against his plea, his lawyer said. | Gandhi was convicted last month in a case brought by a state lawmaker from the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) after comments he made that were deemed to be insulting to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other people surnamed Modi. | Read more: Rahul Gandhi appeals defamation conviction with hearing set for April 13 | The 52-year-old scion of India's Congress party was sentenced t…
(2023-04-25). Japan's ispace prepares for world's first commercial lunar landing. tribune.com.pk 
Japanese startup ispace inc (9348.T) is preparing to land its Hakuto-R Mission 1 (M1) spacecraft on the moon early on Wednesday, in what would be the world's first lunar landing by a private company if it succeeds. | The M1 lander is set to touch down around 1: 40 a.m. Japan time (1640 GMT Tuesday) after taking off from Cape Canaveral, Florida, on a SpaceX rocket in December. | Success would mark a welcome reversal from the recent setbacks Japan has faced in space technology, where it has big ambitions of building a domestic industry, including a goal of sending Japanese astronauts to the moon by the late 2020s…
(2023-04-25). Modi's BJP courts India's rising election power: Women. tribune.com.pk 
Ranika Jaiswal's family in Varanasi has boasted a string of officials in India's ruling BJP party over the last four decades. Now she wants a piece of the action. | "Three generations of my family, all men, have been with the party. But now it's changing – as a woman I am also equally invested," said the 48-year-old, who is seeking the support of party officials to stand as a lawmaker from Uttar Pradesh in the 2024 national election. "I think it's critical for more female candidates to contest." | Decades after Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was born from a Hindu nationalist organi…
(2023-04-25). UK's Sunak wants EU deal on passport checks to ease delays. tribune.com.pk 
Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak wants to make a deal with the European Union to make it easier for Britons to travel to the bloc, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday, citing people familiar with the matter. | Sunak is hoping to build on improved relations with the EU to reach an agreement to let Britons use EU e-gates for passport checks, which would speed up border crossings, the report said. | Sunak's spokesman, however, said he did not recognise the reporting that the prime minister was pushing for greater access. | "As far as I'm aware there are no live discussions to that end, but of course we will al…
(2023-04-25). Netflix to invest $2.5 billion in South Korea to make TV shows, movies. tribune.com.pk 
Netflix Inc (NFLX.O) said on Tuesday it will invest $2.5 billion in South Korea over the next four years to produce Korean TV series, movies and unscripted shows, doubling its investment in the market since 2016. | The US streaming service made the announcement after a meeting between South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol and Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos. Yoon arrived in Washington on Monday for a six-day state visit. | President Yoon welcomed the investment as a "major opportunity" Netflix and the content industry of South Korea as the latter seeks to boost its cultural exports and influence. | Shares of South…
(2023-04-25). 700 Pakistanis evacuated from Sudan fighting. tribune.com.pk 
Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari said on Tuesday that 700 nationals have been evacuated to safety in Sudan, where heavy fighting has killed hundreds of people and sparked an exodus of foreigners. | "Today, another convoy carrying 211 Pakistanis dispatched from Khartoum has arrived in Port Sudan," he said in a statement. | Alhamdulillah another convoy of 211 Pakistanis has safely reached Port Sudan. I'm grateful to our whole Foreign Office team & Mission in Khartoum for working tirelessly over Eid to facilitate Pakistanis in Sudan. Also grateful to friendly countries in the region especially Saudi… | […
(2023-04-25). Not a Green Bone in Their White Bodies. tomdispatch.com It's not often that conservative lobbyists beat the drum for increased environmental oversight and regulation. But that's what happened this month when the far-right Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR), through its legal arm, filed a brief in federal court demanding that the Department of Homeland Security conduct an extensive environmental impact study examining, of all things, immigration policy. In a press release, the group laid out its reasoning: "Clearly, DHS desperately wants to avoid the impossible task of explaining, in detail, why adding millions of illegal aliens to our population does no…
(2023-04-25). Baltimore comptroller sidesteps City Council to scrutinize controversial tax break for developers. therealnews.com 
Taking a major step toward improved public transparency regarding the city's use of Sponsored by Comptroller Bill Henry, the resolution will require the city to produce an annual report aggregating a wide swath of financial information on wha…
(2023-04-25). Kayla Denker speaks out against death threats, transphobic backlash. therealnews.com 
Kayla Denker is a military veteran and a trained archaeologist who has worked in the private sector and for the US Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management. She is also a trans woman living in America, and every day she navigates the difficult and increasingly dangerous terrain of living her life as an out trans person—estrangement from unaccepting family, hostile encounters in public, and a growing right-wing political crusade hellbent on scapegoating LGBTQ+ people as the ultimate evil and the source of society's ills, stripping them of their rights, and outwardly calling for the elimination…
(2023-04-25). As Army and Rapid Support Forces battle it out, Sudanese left calls for restoring the revolution. therealnews.com 
The Sudanese army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces have begun fighting each other. The root of the conflict lies in disagreements over integrating the paramilitary into the army. The Sudanese left has noted that both parties seek to escalate armed conflict, so that it can be used as a reason to not hand over power to civilian forces.
(2023-04-25). Zyuganov to Putin: 'Form a patriotic front against the imperial west!'. thecommunists.org The following letter was sent to Russian president Vladimir Putin by Communist party chairman Gennady Zyuganov on 13 April 2023 and is reproduced here with thanks to the CPRF. ***** Esteemed Vladimir Vladimirovich For all of us, 9 May is a sacred date. Victory over German nazism became a great milestone in the thousand-year history …
(2023-04-25). A Jordanian message to Israel. thealtworld.com The case of the MP caught trying to smuggle arms into the West Bank | Every time I've met with Jordan's King Abdullah II over the past 20 years, the discussion has included three major points: That Jordan is more powerful that other Arab states regarding the Israeli occupation state as it can threaten its security along the 600km border; The imperative of restoring relations with Iran and allowing Iranian pilgrims to visit Shia shrines in southern Jordan; And the need to open up to Syria as quickly as possible. | Israel fell into what seems to have been a carefully snared trap when it announced it had arrested Jo…
(2023-04-25). Germany's New Anti-Russian Role Is Partially Due To Its Regional Competition With Poland. thealtworld.com Ideological motivations and shadowy US influence networks only go so far in accounting for Germany's pivot from Russia's top partner in Europe to one of its top opponents. The latest analysis for RT from leading Russian expert Fyodor Lukyanov would arguably have benefited by incorporating a geopolitical dimension with regards to Germany's regional competition with Poland. | Chairman of the Council on Foreign & Defense Policy and Research Director at the prestigious Valdai Club
(2023-04-25). New Defence Review Further Enslaves Australia To US War Agendas. thealtworld.com Listen to a reading of this article (reading by Tim Foley): | The Australian government has released the declassified version of its highly anticipated Sydney Morning Herald's Matthew Knott, most well-known for being
(2023-04-25). Our Heartless Medical System. thealtworld.com A 41-year old mother of seven young children has been in effect condemned to death by Emory Healthcare Inc. of Atlanta, an affiliate of Emory University, for refusing to take the dangerous Covid-19 shot. The mother was approved for a kidney transplant but was removed from the list when she refused the death jab. The woman has had Covid and is protected by natural immunity. Moreover, there are many medical scientists who believe the adverse effect of the Covid mRNA "vaccine" would attack her kidney and kill her. | Only about one-third of America's transplant centers are still so medically ignorant of the mRNA "vac…
(2023-04-25). La Türkiye face à l'Empire américain. thealtworld.com 
À trois semaines de l'élection présidentielle turque, le débat se transforme. De pour ou contre l'islamisme de Recep Tayyip Erdoƒüan, il devient pour ou contre l'alliance avec les États-Unis. Le président sortant est en train de regagner des points dans les sondages qui le pronostiquaient perdants. D'islamiste, il est devenu nationaliste. On ignore pour le moment si cela sera suffisant pour lui permettre de l'emporter, mais on doit s'attendre, s'il gagne, à ce qu'il retire la Türkiye de l'Otan. | Les sondages donnent le président Recep Tayyip Erdoƒüan perdant face au leader de l'oppositio…
(2023-04-25). Turquía contra el Imperio estadounidense. thealtworld.com 
A sólo tres semanas de la elección presidencial turca, el debate se transforma en Turquía. Antes se trataba de estar a favor o en contra del islamismo del presidente Recep Tayyip Erdogan pero ahora se trata de estar a favor o en contra de la alianza con Estados Unidos. El presidente saliente está tratando de recuperar puntos en los sondeos que pronostican su derrota. Después de haber sido islamista, Erdogan se convierte en nacionalista. Por ahora, no se sabe si eso será suficiente para llevarlo a la reelección. Pero, si gana, es posible que saque a Turquía de la OTAN. | Los sondeos sobre la elección presidencial…
(2023-04-25). 4506 Civilians Killed By Kiev Regime In DPR Since Escalation In Donbass — Official Data By JCCC. southfront.org 
On the evening of April 24, 2023, the mission of the Donetsk People's Republic to the Joint Control and Coordination Center (DPR…
(2023-04-25). Anglican Schism Is Not Just About Theology. It's About Geopolitics Too. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | Written by A schism that could tear the Anglican church apart is about more than LGBTQ rights. It's about fundamental cultural and religious differences with potentially profound consequences for the geopolitical battle to shape a 21st-century world order. | The rift also raises questions about the Church of England's priorities at a time when the Anglican c…
(2023-04-25). Bad Parts of U.S. History That Must Be Reversed. southfront.org 
Illustrative Image | Written by In order for a nation to reverse bad parts of its history, those bad parts must be undone; and in order to do that (to reverse past evils), they must first become ACKNOWLEDGED to HAVE BEEN bad parts of its history. But, instead, today's America — which had done that sort of thing in 1860, concerning slavery (committed itself to the abolition of slavery,…
(2023-04-25). BREAKING: Ukrainian Aircraft Shot Down In Kherson Region. southfront.org
(2023-04-25). CIA Cover-Up Of Hunter Biden's Laptop Charged By House Republicans. southfront.org 
Illustrative Image: Then-U.S. Vice President Joe Biden and his son Hunter Biden, January 30, 2010. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst | Written by Here is the letter by the lead investigators, to Secretary of State Blinken, reporting the new evidence of his complicity in that cover-up, and Michael Morell's admission that it was done by the U.S. intelligence community in order…
(2023-04-25). Military Situation In Bakhmut On April 25, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org 
(2023-04-25). Military Situation In Donbass On April 25, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | The Russian Army destroyed a Ukrainian S-300 system near Selidovo; | Russian artillery struck an AFU position near Stupochki; | Clashes between Russian forces and the AFU continue in Mariinka; | Clashes between Russian forces and the AFU continue near Pervomaiske; | Russian forces shot down a Ukrainian Su-25 warplane in Kherson Region; | Clashes between Russian forces and the AFU continue in Bakhmut; | Clashes between Russian forces and the AFU…
(2023-04-25). Military Situation In Syria On April 25, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | On April 25, the Russian Ministry of Defense recorded 2 cases of hostilities and ceasefire violations in the Aleppo region in the past 24 hours; | On April 25, the defense and intelligence chiefs of Turkey, Russia, Syria and Iran met in Moscow; | On April 25, an SDF member was killed by a Turkish drone attack in the northern countryside of Ain al-Arab; | On April 24, artillery of Turkish-backed forces shelled SAA positions near Bsartun; | On April 24, artillery of Turkish-backed forces…
(2023-04-25). Russian Armata T-14 Main Battle Tank Deployed On Ukrainian Front Lines — Report. southfront.org 
(2023-04-25). The Pentagon Confirms US Cyber Military Specialists Deployed In Kiev. southfront.org 
Illustrative Image | The Pentagon has officially recognized the participation of its military personnel in the war against Russia in Ukraine. Washington sent 43 employees of the US Armed Forces Cyber National Mission Force (CNMF) to Ukraine to participate in cyber operations. | 43 US military specialists in Ukraine are fighting Russian cyber attacks during the war. The Pentagon traditionally claimed that these are allegedly defensive measures. U.S. Army Major General William Hartman said that "those are defense teams…
(2023-04-25). Ukraine Will Launch Its Offensive By April 30, Anniversary Of Hitler's Death — Newsweek. southfront.org 
Illustrative ImagePreparations for Ukraine's anticipated offensive is far from complete. | Written by Ahmed Adel, Cairo-based geopolitics and political economy researcher | A lot has been said about Ukraine's expected spring offensive, with many Western analysts predicting that it will soon begin. In fact, Newsweek cited the secret documents leaked on the Internet, which revealed that the US and its allies are aiming to launch Ukraine's offensive by April 30, the anniversary of Adolf Hitler's death. | Given th…
(2023-04-25). US And Ukrainian Agents Plotted To Assassinate Russians In Africa. southfront.org 
Illustrative ImageThe case raises suspicions about possible US involvement in Ukrainian terrorist attacks on Russian territory. | Written by Apparently, it is increasingly difficult to hide the Western participation in attacks against Russians abroad. In a recent report it was revealed that the US and its proxies had a secret plan to assassinate some comman…
(2023-04-25). Locations Of US Carrier Strike Groups — April 25, 2023. 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 air w…
(2023-04-25). Ukraine Lost Media Battle For Dnieper Islands. southfront.org 
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(2023-04-24). Cross-border passenger train on track to boost trade, relations with Laos. ecns.cn What can a high-quality railway bring to a less-developed region? China has answered that question with decades of efforts to build railways across the country, and those efforts have borne fruit.
(2023-04-24). ChatGPT craze drives domestic innovation. ecns.cn China's natural language processing (NLP) development is expected to see rapid development as Microsoft-backed ChatGPT has taken the tech world by storm. But additional joint efforts are needed for more homegrown breakthroughs.
(2023-04-24). Premier calls for advancing ties with Cuba. ecns.cn Premier Li Qiang called on Monday for strengthened strategic coordination and pragmatic cooperation between China and Cuba to make joint efforts to build a China-Cuba community with a shared future.
(2023-04-24). Foreign Ministry: China respects sovereign status of all countries. ecns.cn China has always respected the sovereign status of all former Soviet republics and this position has not changed, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning said on Monday, after recent remarks on the issue by Chinese Ambassador to France Lu Shaye.
(2023-04-24). Xi meets new envoys, urges joint efforts. ecns.cn President Xi Jinping reiterated on Monday China's commitment to peaceful development, saying that the nation will create more opportunities for the world with its own development and work with other countries to jointly deal with global challenges.
(2023-04-24). EU-China relations should not be tied to the Ukraine crisis: Chinese envoy to EU. ecns.cn The EU should not view the China-EU relations through the "prism" of the Ukraine crisis and should not sacrifice the China-EU relations and the interests of China as the cost to develop its relations with the U.S.
(2023-04-24). Sufficient travel urged to break 'vicious cycle'. ecns.cn Scholars from the United States and China expressed hope during a seminar for robust travel between the two countries to resume, and said both sides should remove obstacles to the process.
(2023-04-25). Afghanistan Watchdog Says 'You're Gonna See Pilferage' of Ukraine Aid. scheerpost.com 
(2023-04-25). Breaking Down Your Tax Bill. scheerpost.com 
(2023-04-25). Experts Warn Musk's Misleading Celebrity Twitter Blue Check Are FTC Violation. scheerpost.com 
(2023-04-25). Patrick Lawrence: Force-Marching the Europeans. scheerpost.com 
By Patrick Lawrence / Original to ScheerPost ZURICH—Am I the only American to travel overseas and feel embarrassed by the conduct of the diplomats Washington sends abroad to speak for our republic? It is pretty strange to find yourself, an ordinary citizen, apologizing for the intrusive, cajoling, bullying, badgering and otherwise crude utterances of this …
(2023-04-25). Ralph Nader: Scranton Joe Nevermore — It's Always Been Delaware Joe. scheerpost.com 
By Ralph Nader In early March 2023, President Joe Biden embedded in his proposed 2024 budget to Congress revenue increases through tax measures that the rich and corporations do not like. Like his predecessors Barack Obama and Bill Clinton, he doesn't really mean what he says. Biden's four proposed increases are significant because they would …
(2023-04-25). Scott Ritter: Syria Comes in From the Cold. scheerpost.com 
(2023-04-25). What the UK's Arrest of a French Publisher Means for Public Intellectuals the World Over. scheerpost.com 
(2023-04-25). The Rutgers Strike is a Turning Point for Higher Ed. progressive.org Inside the adjunct faculty uprising at the New Jersey campus.
(2023-04-25). Direct Action Succeeds In Weakening Support For Israeli Apartheid. popularresistance.org
(2023-04-25). Environmental Racism And Corporate Colonialism Revealed At Canadian Bank. popularresistance.org
(2023-04-25). Hotel Workers Face Unwelcome Guests: Union Busters Hired By Bosses. popularresistance.org
(2023-04-25). Our Missing Middle Housing Didn't Just Go Missing. popularresistance.org
(2023-04-25). Why does Putin not offer Germany Russia's security-umbrella? theduran.com
(2023-04-25). The Fish Rots From the Head — Why The CIA is Dysfunctional. sonar21.com 
This photo array shows the pictures or titles of the 51 CIA former officials who signed the letter in October 2020 declaring that the Hunter Biden laptop showed all the…
(2023-04-25). Amid mounting political crisis, Peru's de-facto president swears in four new ministers. peoplesdispatch.org Indigenous and social organizations, as well as trade unions, have decided to intensify protests against the government of de-facto president Dina Boluarte. They are demanding her resignation, the release of her predecessor Pedro Castillo, the dissolution of Congress, and fresh elections…
(2023-04-25). As UN 'reviews' its presence in Afghanistan, its people continue to suffer from growing hunger and poverty. peoplesdispatch.org The 'Afghanistan Socio-Economic Outlook 2023' report released by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) on Tuesday, April 18, highlights the impact of cuts in international aid to Afghanistan since the Taliban took over power in the country…
(2023-04-25). Austrian communists enter Salzburg State Assembly for the first time since 1949. peoplesdispatch.org The alliance led by KPàñ performed particularly well in the city of Salzburg, securing 21.8% of the votes and emerging as the second largest force. The regional election saw the incumbent Christian Democrat-Green-Liberal coalition lose its majority…
(2023-04-25). Is the US spooked by the possibility of peace breaking out in West Asia? peoplesdispatch.org NewsClick's Prabir Purkyastha analyzes the recent developments in West Asia, including discussions between countries which have long been hostile to each other. He also talks about the US response to these initiatives…
(2023-04-25). What place does multilateralism have in a 'rules-based international order'? peoplesdispatch.org The UN Security Council discussed challenges and need for effective multilateralism in global politics with representatives from various countries asserting that unilateral measures adopted by some Western countries violate the UN Charter, threaten global peace, and aggravate human suffering…
(2023-04-25). Joe Manchin's Tax Hike On The Working Class. progressivehub.net DAVID SIROTA | THE LEVER…
(2023-04-25). GOP Energy Bills Are Geared Towards Personal Enrichment. progressivehub.net DAVID MOORE | SLUDGE…
(2023-04-25). Tucker Carlson Will Find Another Home For His Hate. progressivehub.net ARI PAUL | FAIR…
(2023-04-25). TV Writers Flex Their Union Power. socialistproject.ca 
(2023-04-25). Australia's Defense Review Shows Its Readiness to Side With US in Possible Conflict With China. sputnikglobe.com Implementing all the tasks outlined in Australia's defense review is a challenge that will take plenty of time, Professor Joe Siracusa, US political expert and dean of Global Futures at Curtin University, told Sputnik.
(2023-04-25). Biden Officially Announces 2024 Reelection Bid. sputnikglobe.com US Vice President Kamala Harris has also announced on social media that she is going to be Biden's running mate in her reelection bid.
(2023-04-25). Citizens Rally in Tel-Aviv on Israel's Independence Day. sputnikglobe.com Israel became a sovereign state on May 14, 1948 — with extensive support from the Soviet Union. However, the celebration date changes on a yearly basis – in 2023, the Independence of Israel is celebrated on April 25-26.
(2023-04-25). 'Difficult for Republicans to Win' 2024 US Presidential Election. sputnikglobe.com President Joe Biden and US Vice President Kamala Harris announced that they are going to run for reelection in 2024 on April 25, to the elation of some and the bafflement of others.
(2023-04-25). EU, Japan Oppose US Plan for Almost Total Ban on G7 Exports to Russia – Reports. sputnikglobe.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Representatives of the European Union and Japan have opposed a US proposal to almost completely ban G7 exports to Russia, noting that such a move is impossible to implement, the British news outlet reported, citing informed sources.
(2023-04-25). EU to Introduce Common AI Usage Regulations by End of 2023. sputnikglobe.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) – The European Union intends to agree on common regulations for the use of generative artificial intelligence like ChatGPT by the end of the year, Margrethe Vestager, Executive Vice President of the European Commission for A Europe Fit for the Digital Age, said on Tuesday.
(2023-04-25). Falling at Every Hurdle: Verdict on Biden Presidency Ahead of Second-Term Bid. sputnikglobe.com Joe Biden was was hailed in 2020 as the liberal saviour from president Donald Trump, who ended the 20-year Afghan war told Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky to make his own peace with Russia. But now he must head off challengers in the Democratic primaries before he can attempt a re-run of the last election.
(2023-04-25). For Heaven's Sake: 700-Year-Old Angels Appear in Norway's Oldest Cathedral During Renovation. sputnikglobe.com Two-meter-tall angel paintings, covered by a layer of lime plaster and concealed for centuries, were discovered by accident as specialists were working on restoring Norway's oldest cathedral. Could the Reformation have anything to do with these mysterious works of art having been hidden for so long?
(2023-04-25). Iran Launches Exports to Saudi Arabia After Renewal of Diplomatic Ties. sputnikglobe.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Iran has started exporting the first batch of goods to Saudi Arabia, as the two countries agreed to reestablish diplomatic relations and reopen embassies in March following years of tensions, Iranian Minister of Industry, Mine and Trade Seyyed Reza Fatemi Amin said on Tuesday.
(2023-04-25). Lavrov Chairs UNSC Meeting on Middle East, Israeli-Palestinian Tensions. sputnikglobe.com This April, Moscow holds the rotating presidency of the UN Security Council. Experts stress that Russia has a deep understanding of Mideast policy and a vast power-brokering experience in the region.
(2023-04-25). Lavrov Holds Presser after UNSC Meeting on Middle East. sputnikglobe.com The Middle East is considered one of most complicated regions with religious and ethnic sectarianism recently exacerbated by inconsistent US policy. Russia has decades-long experience of mediating the tensions in the Middle East.
(2023-04-25). Moving UN HQ Out of US to Neutral Ground Reflects Evolution of 'Multipolarity'. sputnikglobe.com Sergey Lavrov agreed this week with the suggestion that the UN should move to a another venue outside the US Professor Alfred de Zayas, former UN independent expert on international order, said that would chime with the new global "multipolarity."
(2023-04-25). 'Once-in-a-Generation': Tucker Carlson's Departure Prompts Online Buzz. sputnikglobe.com The decision to remove Carlson from Fox News' host lineup reportedly came from none other than Rupert Murdoch, the media organization's billionaire chairman.
(2023-04-25). Russia Reveals Fast & Accurate Breakthrough Diagnostic Method for Cancer. sputnikglobe.com Scientists from the National Research Tomsk Polytechnic University designed a radiopharmaceutical for an accurate prostate cancer diagnosis. The drug is based on the isotope of technetium-99m.
(2023-04-25). Russia Slams US for Banning Diplomats From Holding Elbe Day Commemorations… Again. sputnikglobe.com Soviet and American troops met at the Elbe River in Germany on April 25, 1945, after completing the defeat of Nazi Germany. It was considered the highest point in allied relations of the countries of the anti-Hitler coalition.
(2023-04-25). Russian Budget Stable, Deficit to Be Near Target Figures by Year-End. sputnikglobe.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Russia's budget is stable, its deficit by the end of the year will be near target figures after a period of large expenditures early this year, presidential aide Maxim Oreshkin said on Tuesday.
(2023-04-25). Shoigu Holds Bilateral Talks With Iran, Syria, Türkiye Counterparts. sputnikglobe.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu held several bilateral meetings with the defense ministers of Syria, Iran and Türkiye in Moscow, and discussed ensuring global and regional security, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Tuesday.
(2023-04-25). St. George's Ribbon: Symbol of the Fight Against Nazism, Past & Present. sputnikglobe.com Eighteen years ago, on April 25, journalists of Russian media agency RIA Novosti launched an initiative that resulted in the emergence of a symbol that became intrinsically linked with WWII victory celebrations both in Russia and abroad — the ribbon of St. George.
(2023-04-25). Switzerland Imported Over 10 Tonnes of Russian Gold in March. sputnikglobe.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Switzerland imported more than 10 tonnes of Russian gold via the United Kingdom in March, for a total sum of 565 million Swiss francs ($638 million), in compliance with all the trade restrictions, the Swiss Federal Office for Customs and Border Security (FOCBS) said on Tuesday.
(2023-04-25). Top Slovak Lawmaker Warns Against Raising Ukraine's NATO Membership Hopes. sputnikglobe.com BRATISLAVA (Sputnik) – Slovak parliamentary speaker Boris Kollar has cautioned NATO against giving Ukraine false hopes about a prompt accession, after NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg claimed all allies were in favor of accepting Kiev into the alliance.
(2023-04-25). Trump Ponders Reasons Behind Carlson's Departure From Fox, Calls Host 'Terrific'. sputnikglobe.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Former US President Donald Trump on Tuesday described Tucker Carlson, a prominent TV host who suddenly left Fox News, as "terrific," adding that he still wonders if the television personalty was fired or left voluntarily.
(2023-04-25). UK Gave Ukraine Thousands of Shells, Including Depleted Uranium Rounds. sputnikglobe.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) – The United Kingdom has provided Ukraine with thousands of shells for the donated Challenger 2 main battle tanks, UK minister for armed forces James Heappey said on Tuesday.
(2023-04-25). Watch Russian Baikal Armored Train Operating in Special Op Zone. sputnikglobe.com Baikal is a state-of-the-art armored train capable of exterminating any possible adversary. Also, it demines and restores the railroad.
(2023-04-25). What is the T-14 Armata, Russia's Newest Main Battle Tank? sputnikglobe.com Equipped with a powerful cannon and fitted with a wide assortment of active and passive defensive measures, the T-14 Armata may well be one of the deadliest tools at Russia's disposal.
(2023-04-25). What's Behind Tucker Carlson's Ouster From Fox News? sputnikglobe.com Why did Fox News part ways with Tucker, whose name has never been tarnished with scandals of any kind? Speaking to Sputnik, journalist and pundit, Carmine Sabia weighs in on this issue.
(2023-04-25). 9/11 Hijackers Were CIA Recruits: New Docs Reveal. leecamp.com
(2023-04-25). British health workers to intensify protests against meager pay hikes offered by government. peoplesdispatch.org Health workers in the UK are taking a stand against the policies of the Conservative (Tory) government which has refused to heed their demands for pay restoration and essential resources for National Health Service (NHS) staff. Nurses, support staff, ambulance drivers, and other workers of NHS England have strongly opposed the latest, below-inflation pay offer …
(2023-04-25). Egypt adds 82 individuals, including several journalists, to new terror 'watchlist'. peoplesdispatch.org On Saturday, April 22, the Egyptian government designated 82 individuals including activists, politicians, and journalists on its new terrorism 'watchlist'. According to reports, all those included are currently living in exile, having left the country after President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi came to power through a military coup in 2013 by ousting the President Mohammad Morsi …
(2023-04-25). 'To Stand Up for Democracy,' Biden Makes 2024 Reelection Bid Official. commondreams.org President Joe Biden made his reelection campaign official Tuesday morning as he evoked the threat to foundational and hard-won rights and freedoms posed by the increasingly fascist Republican Party. "Every generation has a moment where they have had to stand up for democracy. To stand up for their fundamental freedoms," Biden declared in an early …
(2023-04-25). Big Tech Companies Are Becoming More Powerful Than Nation-States. commondreams.org A few years ago, I was having dinner with a friend who worked at Google. As we were discussing the ins and outs of the tech world, he casually remarked: "Google is going to take over the world you know." Driving home and reflecting on that remark I thought: "How curious." But now, as I …
(2023-04-25). Rape allegation against Trump heads to civil trial. thecanary.co Content warning: This article contains discussion of rape and sexual assault. Jury selection is scheduled to start on 25 April in a civil trial pitting Donald Trump against E. Jean Carroll. Carroll, formerly a prominent American columnist, has accused Trump of raping her in the 1990s. The 79-year-old says Trump sexually assaulted her in a …
(2023-04-25). Lowkey points out the US arms companies profiting from the war in Ukraine. youtube.com 
"We've seen a 37% increase in the value of Lockheed Martin shares. We've seen a 41% increase, in the value of Northrop Grumman shares…so it seems there are winners in this war." Lowkey points out the US arms companies profiting from the war in Ukraine. Footage from @lowkey0nline speech at the @STWuk event in London …
(2023-04-24). Bills Enabling Child Labor Can Be Traced to This One Conservative Lobbying Group. truthout.org Republicans have been waging a push in recent months to pass bills weakening child labor protections. But even though these bills are being pushed across several states, a new investigation finds that a right-wing, Florida-based think tank is behind a large number of them — and that the think tank, in some cases, outright wrote the bills. According to The Washington Post… |
(2023-04-24). The US Has No Plans to Give Up Nuclear Weapons. The Public Needs to Change That. truthout.org When Russian President Vladimir Putin announced his intention to deploy short-range nuclear missiles to Belarus in March, he pointed to U.S. nuclear weapons housed in five NATO nations as justification. Putin said the construction of a "special repository" for an Iskander missile complex in Belarus would not violate obligations under the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty. But by accepting the… |
(2023-04-24). Georgia DA to Open Investigation Following Report of New Trump Election Texts. truthout.org Two men hired by former President Donald Trump's legal team discussed a plot to use data obtained from a breached Georgia voting machine as part of an attempt to decertify the state's 2021 U.S. Senate run-off election, according to CNN. Jim Penrose, a former NSA official who worked alongside Trump attorney Sidney Powell to access voting machines in Coffee County, Georgia… |
(2023-04-24). DeSantis's Board of Education Nominees Are Steeped in Far Right Dark Money. truthout.org Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has made dominating public schools a signature issue in his efforts to appeal to his political base, with the help of school-focused groups funded by dark money donors. DeSantis has appointed far right activists with ties to dark money groups to fill the state's Board of Education, which wields significant power over the state's K-12 schools, including the power to… |
(2023-04-24). Lizzo Performs With Drag Queens in Defiance of Statewide Ban in Tennessee. truthout.org Pop superstar Lizzo appeared on stage with a group of drag queens at her concert in Knoxville, Tennessee, on Friday night, purposely defying a law barring drag performances in the state. A Tennessee bill that passed earlier this year forbids so-called "adult cabaret" in public spaces where children could feasibly be present, including restaurants, bars, libraries, and other areas. "I was told by… |
(2023-04-24). Days After $550M Tyre Nichols Death Lawsuit Filed, TN Weakens Police Oversight. truthout.org The Tennessee legislature passed a bill on Thursday that would weaken police oversight in the state and dissolve community-led oversight boards in Memphis and Nashville. Racial justice and civilian oversight advocates have denounced the bill as a legislative attempt to muzzle independent investigations into police, saying it would "abolish civilian oversight and undermine the will of the people."… |
(2023-04-24). Even as They Protest, Israeli Liberals Reject Solidarity With Palestinians. truthout.org Why are liberal Israeli protesters working with Israeli police to rip down Palestinian flags whenever anti-occupation activists attempt to raise them in the context of the widespread anti-government protests in Israel? There's a structural reason why the occupation of Palestine is absent from the mainstream liberal agenda of the protests, says Israeli academic and left-wing activist Idan Landau… |
(2023-04-24). Sudan Death Toll Grows Amid "Near-Total Collapse" of Essential Daily Necessities. truthout.org The United States and other countries moved to evacuate diplomats and citizens from Sudan over the weekend amid fighting between rival military factions that's killed at least 420 people and injured over 3,700 more, in a crisis that began on April 15 when the Sudanese military and the paramilitary group known as the Rapid Support Forces began exchanging fire in the capital Khartoum… |
(2023-04-24). Tucker Carlson Is No Longer at Fox News, Company Says. truthout.org Tucker Carlson is no longer part of Fox News's primetime lineup of hosts, the company said in a statement. The far right host, whose program often amplified false, right-wing conspiracy theories, has "parted ways" with the network, the company announced on Monday. "Mr. Carlson's last program was Friday April 21st," Fox News said in a statement. Until a replacement is found, the time slot that… |
(2023-04-24). Republicans Attack Abortion Rights Ballot Initiatives in Several States. truthout.org Last year, after the U.S. Supreme Court ended the federal right to abortion, voters in Kansas, California, Michigan, Vermont, Kentucky, and Montana used the ballot initiative process to show their support for reproductive freedom, both by defeating GOP-backed anti-abortion measures and approving constitutional amendments aimed at preserving abortion access. Those losses for anti-abortion… |
(2023-04-24). Pakistani-born Canadian author Tarek Fatah dies at 73. tribune.com.pk 
Tarek Fatah, a Pakistani-born Canadian columnist, journalist, and television personality, passed away on Monday at the age of 73. | Fatah, who was battling cancer, died in Canada, according to reports in Indian media. His daughter, Natasha Fatah, confirmed his death on her Twitter handle. | Fatah was a well-known figure in the media industry, with a reputation for being a controversial and outspoken voice on a range of issues. | He was born in Karachi, Pakistan, in 1949 and moved to Canada in the early 1980s, where he worked as a political activist, journalist, and television host. He was also an author and pe…
(2023-04-24). UK's grooming gang scandal & the minister who loves to hate. tribune.com.pk 
In the fortnight past, during which I attended the inaugural iftars at Lancaster House and 10 Downing Street, I felt the Conservative Party had struck a chord with Muslims, especially British Pakistanis. Yet, just before the May 2023 local elections, the party seems to have shot itself in the foot, diluting most of its gains. | Suella's slander | Suella Braverman, the British Home Secretary of Kenyan Christian Goan origin has caused quite a stir with her controversial comments, ruffling feathers amongst British Pakistanis. Braverman's remarks on the grooming gangs in the North of England were seen as disrespec…
(2023-04-24). Chris Matlhako: Remarkable South African Internationalist. towardfreedom.org Comrade Chris Matlhako, the Secretary for International Affairs of the South African Communist Party and Central Committee member, passed away in the morning of April 20, 2023, at the age of 58. He was a diligent friend to the peoples of Latin America and the Caribbean, and a partner in the construction of socialism internationally. Camila Escalante penned this tribute.
(2023-04-24). Electing union members to office is good, actually. therealnews.com 
This story originally appeared in As soon as the votes were counted in Chicago's mayoral election, declaring Brandon Johnson, a longtime Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) leader as both a rank-and-file member and staffer, the winner, the concern trolling began. Conservative and liberal pundits had questions. Or rather, one question: How could Johnson represent the "public" when he's "beholden" to the teachers'
(2023-04-24). How a 1970s prisoner-organized literacy program changed Maryland's penitentiaries. therealnews.com 
Marshall "Eddie" Conway was framed for the murder of a police officer and incarcerated for 44 years—but even behind bars, he continued to organize. In the early 1970s, Maryland's state prisons were overcrowded and lacked education opportunities for incarcerated people. As a form of intervention, Eddie organized a university-level education program with fellow prisoners known as "To Say Their Own Word." The program not only raised the level of literacy among inmates; it also forged stronger solidarity between prisoners, and catalyzed other organizing and transformation across Maryland's prison system.
(2023-04-24). The 'incremental genocide' of the Palestinians continues. thecommunists.org The following article is reproduced from Palestine Chronicle, with thanks. ***** I am writing this op-ed on 23 March 2023. Seventy-five years ago, on this date, the military command of the zionist leadership publicised Plan Dalet, or Plan D, which, among other guidelines, instructed the zionist forces, who were on their way to occupy hundreds …
(2023-04-24). No More Truth from Fox News. thealtworld.com As I have reported over and over, truth-tellers are being eliminated. Now it is the most popular TV host with the largest following that has been jettisoned. | It is highly unusual, indeed extraordinary, for a media company to suddenly cancel its star primetime host, especially when the show is booming while other TV news loses credibility and viewers. Here is the report just released by The Epoch Times: | "Fox News on Monday confirmed that it 'parted ways' with popular primetime host Tucker Carlson, offering no explanation why. | "'FOX News Media and Tucker Carlson have agreed to part ways. We thank him for his…
(2023-04-24). Europe Has Lost Its Guiding Myth. thealtworld.com There seems to be more cultural energy present in the U.S. today, than there is in Europe, which has long since severed from living myth. | The message sent by the Chinese Defence Minister's three-day visit
(2023-04-24). The US has DESTROYED the EU in Ukraine. Is Taiwan Next? w/ Brian Berletic and Angelo Giuliano. thealtworld.com Danny Haiphong joins Brian Berletic and Angelo Giuliano to discuss Europe's steep decline after following the US's aggressive moves to contain Russia and China. | Full stream:
(2023-04-24). The Western World Has Forsaken All of Its Former Values. thealtworld.com Let's be honest and face it. The Western countries are no longer democracies with free speech, a rule of law, and accountable governments. They are tyrannies. | Wherever you look you see free speech stifled. You see law used as a weapon against journalists like Julian Assange and an American president like Donald Trump and his supporters. The Biden regime has put one thousand Americans in prison for attending a rally for Trump by asserting without any evidence that the rally was an insurrection. The Western media is a propaganda ministry. The West's foreign policy consists of war. | Law professor Jonathan Turley…
(2023-04-24). Ukrainian Drones Targeted Moscow. southfront.org 
Illustrative Image | On April 24, a Ukrainian-made kamikaze drone fell in the Moscow region. It was not intercepted by Russian forces but fell because it ran out of fuel. To defeat its target, the kamikaze drone was loaded with Canadian M112 explosive charges based on US C4 explosives. | The drone was Ukrainian-made UJ-22 Airborne. It was discovered in the Bogorodsky city district. | This model was used by the AFU mainly for reconnaissance and surveillance operations. Over the past six months, UJ-22 Airborne was ofte…
(2023-04-24). From the Protests to Palestine: The Far Right in Israel and the Left. socialistproject.ca 
Benjamin Netanyahu returned to the Israeli prime minister's office in November, backed by a coalition of religious and far-right ethno-nationalist parties. Since then, clashes between Israeli armed forces and Palestinians have escalated, due largely to increasing raids on Palestinian civilians and highly provocative armed aggression by Israel at the al-Aqsa Mosque. Netanyahu's government is additionally attempting to consolidate its control over the judiciary by claiming the right to appoint judges and constrain the courts' jurisdiction — a move that has sparked massive protests across the country. On Ma…
(2023-04-24). What Would It Take To Defeat Big Oil? popularresistance.org At a time when the world is close to irreversible climate breakdown, fossil fuel energy is growing, with oil being the biggest contributor to primary energy supply. Globally, approximately 33 percent of our energy comes from oil, followed by coal, gas and hydroelectric power. Indeed, oil companies are bringing in staggering profits, and oil production may even continue to increase through 2050. Why is it so hard to quit oil, and what would it take to defeat Big Oil? Progressive economist Gregor Semieniuk tackles exasperating questions like those in this exclusive interview for Truthout.
(2023-04-24). The United States Of Paralysis. popularresistance.org Political paralysis is snuffing out what is left of our anemic democracy. | It is the paralysis of doing nothing while the ruling oligarchs, who have increased their wealth by nearly a third since the pandemic began and by close to 90 percent over the past decade, orchestrate virtual tax boycotts as millions of Americans go into bankruptcy to pay medical bills, mortgages, credit card debt, student debt, car loans and soaring utility bills demanded by a system that has privatized nearly every aspect of our lives. | It is the paralysis of doing nothing about raising the minimum wage, despite the ravages of inflatio…
(2023-04-24). Chris Hedges: The United States of Paralysis. scheerpost.com 
The longer the corporate state erodes the social bonds that knit us to society and give us a sense of purpose and meaning the more inevitable an authoritarian state and a Christianized fascism becomes.
(2023-04-24). Extinction Rebellion's Roger Hallam: It's not the climate, it's the system | The Chris Hedges Report. scheerpost.com By Chris Hedges / Real News Network Earlier this year, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), an international body of UN scientists, delivered a "final warning" to drastically cut global emissions in order to prevent the heating of the planet past 1.5 degrees Celsius. As the exponentially accelerating effects of the climate crisis have …
(2023-04-24). A New Bill in Oregon Could Target Environmental Protesters as Terrorists. scheerpost.com 
(2023-04-24). MaxBytes: Former U.K. Prime Minister Gordon Brown Challenged on Ukraine. scheerpost.com 
By Max Jones / Original to ScheerPost On April 20, 2023, ScheerPost writer/editor Max Jones attended a panel hosted by the University of Southern California's Center for Political Future featuring former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Gordon Brown. In a Q&A with the former prime minister and other panelists, Jones questioned a statement Brown …
(2023-04-24). The EARN IT Bill Is Back, Seeking To Scan Our Messages and Photos. scheerpost.com 
If EARN IT passes, we're likely to see state lawmakers step in and mandate scanning of messages and other files similar to the plan that Apple wisely walked away from last year.
(2023-04-24). Workers Fighting Union-Busting May Have a New Legal Tool at Their Disposal. scheerpost.com 
(2023-04-24). Dispatch from Artsakh: 'A Continuous Effort to Ethnically Cleanse Armenians'. progressive.org The brutal Azerbaijani blockade of the historically Armenian region has gone largely unacknowledged by U.S. media, even as the Biden Administration enables it.
(2023-04-24). U.S. Gun Companies Must Be Held Accountable for Violence in Mexico. progressive.org A new lawsuit argues that U.S. gun companies' unlawful conduct has substantially reduced the life expectancy of Mexican citizens.
(2023-04-24). Marxism And Anticolonialism: A Conversation With Vijay Prashad. popularresistance.org Vijay Prashad (Calcutta, 1967) is above all a militant. His intellectual work is an attempt to understand and respond to some of the great challenges of our time. Of Indian origin, this Marxist historian has deployed an intense vital activity that has taken him to many countries, always in defense of the cause of humanity. | He currently serves as executive director of the Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research, a task he alternates with his work as a teacher and researcher at several universities, as well as with a prolific body of work in which we can highlight texts such as The Darker Nations, The Poore…
(2023-04-24). Another Blast From the Past — Former CIA Director Mike Morrell Confirms I Was Right. sonar21.com 
In October 2020, on the eve of the last Presidential debate, 50 U.S. intelligence luminaries published a letter intimating that the Hunter Biden laptop had all the earmarks of diabolical…
(2023-04-24). Lowkey: The Ukraine Kill List And Weaponizing Anti-Semitism. popularresistance.org In this latest thought-provoking episode of The Watchdog, esteemed academic and public intellectual David Miller returns, this time delving into the covert tactics used by the powerful Israel Lobby to silence advocates for Palestinian rights. Drawing upon firsthand experience, Miller exposes the systematic campaign to force him out of Bristol University and the weaponization of the IHRA definition of anti-Semitism to stifle dissent. He reveals how academics who have dared to speak out against the Israeli government's policies towards Palestine face severe repercussions, including threats of termination and profes…
(2023-04-24). A decade after Rana Plaza tragedy in Bangladesh, garment workers' safety still not a priority. peoplesdispatch.org Clothing brands operating in the country have still not joined the Accord on Health and Safety, which could prevent accidents like the one that occurred at Rana Plaza in April 2013 which led to over 1,100 deaths…
(2023-04-24). Chile's President Gabriel Boric announces plan to nationalize lithium industry. peoplesdispatch.org Chile's President Gabriel Boric has proposed the creation of a state-owned company which will eventually take over the lithium mining sector from private industry giants. The Latin American country has one of the world's largest lithium reserves and is the second largest producer of the metal globally, after Australia…
(2023-04-24). Over 420 people have been killed in fighting in Sudan. Foreign countries accelerate evacuations. peoplesdispatch.org According to the World Health Organization (WHO), 3,700 people have been injured since fighting broke out on April 15. The humanitarian crisis, including mass displacement, has continued to worsen as multiple ceasefires have failed to hold…
(2023-04-24). US and NATO allies accounted for over half of global military expenditure in 2022: SIPRI report. peoplesdispatch.org 
According to this year's SIPRI defense expenditure report, Europe has recorded the highest defense expenditure in more than 30 years, surpassing its previous highest record from 1989…
(2023-04-24). Whither Multipolarity In A Changing World Order. popularresistance.org The Italian political theorist Antonio Gramsci presciently observed: "The crisis consists precisely in the fact that the old is dying and the new cannot be born; in this interregnum a great variety of morbid symptoms appear." | This period that we live in is arguably shaped by three elements: two moribund (the implosion of the USSR and the centrality of US imperialism) and one vital (the promise of multipolarity). The camp associated with the US is consolidating at the same time that a countervailing multipolar tendency is emerging. Major changes are reshaping the world order, I contend, but the outcome is not ye…
(2023-04-24). The Perpetual War Alarm Sounds In Australia. progressivehub.net BRIAN MARTIN | TRANSCEND MEDIA SERVICE…
(2023-04-24). Do Billionaires Really Care About "Woke" Politics? progressivehub.net THOM HARTMANN | THE HARTMANN REPORT…
(2023-04-24). Lockheed Martin Doesn't Care About Climate Change. progressivehub.net DANAKA KATOVICH AND DAVID GIBSON | JACOBIN…
(2023-04-24). Syria Comes In From The Cold. popularresistance.org While the world continues to come to grips with the reality — and consequences — of the Chinese-brokered rapprochement between Saudi Araba and Iran, another diplomatic coup is unfolding in the Middle East. | This one is orchestrated by the Russians. Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan flew to Damascus last week, where he met Syrian President Bashar Assad. This visit followed that of Syrian Foreign Minister Faisal Mikdad earlier this month to Riyadh. | The two countries severed diplomatic relations in 2012 at the beginning of a Syrian civil conflict that saw Saudi Arabia throwing its money…
(2023-04-24). Socialist Movement of Ghana calls for urgent public health response to new malaria threat. peoplesdispatch.org The invasive, malaria-transmitting Anopheles stephensi mosquito has been detected in Ghana for the first time. The species can survive in high temperatures and urban areas, posing new challenges for disease response and control…
(2023-04-24). How to Build a Fighting Labor Movement. thedigradio.com Featuring Jane McAlevey on how to organize workers into unions that wage mass strikes to fight employers.
(2023-04-23). Corporate Funders Dropped Insurrectionist Attorneys General. Now They're Back. truthout.org An atmosphere of conviviality greeted Republican attorneys general arriving in New Orleans for their recent winter conference. It was Mardi Gras, and tourists traipsed through the lobby of the historic Roosevelt Hotel wearing colorful beaded necklaces and clutching cocktails. A few feet from the check-in desk, if any of the attorneys general stopped to notice it, stood a replica of former U.S. Sen. |
(2023-04-23). Pentagon Leaks Reveal UAE Lobbyists May Have Hidden Close Ties With Russia. truthout.org Foreign agents registered to lobby on behalf of the United Arab Emirates sought to assuage concerns about the Gulf nation's relationship with Russia in the wake of the Ukraine invasion, according to Foreign Agents Registration Act disclosures filed with the Justice Department. The UAE spent over $36 million on foreign influence and lobbying in the U.S. in 2022, including hyping its role calling… |
(2023-04-23). A New Bill in Oregon Could Criminalize Environmental Protest as "Terrorism" truthout.org A bill that could stifle environmental protests has emerged in an unlikely place: the Democrat-controlled Oregon state legislature. Lawmakers in the Beaver State are considering a bill that could make "disruption of services" provided by so-called critical infrastructure, which includes roads, pipelines, electrical substations, and some oil and gas infrastructure, a felony punishable by up to 10… |
(2023-04-23). Tennessee Wants to Take Land From Black Residents So a Ford Plant Can Benefit. truthout.org When retired nurse Rosa Whitmore-Miller left New York City after 40 years for the peace of her hometown of Stanton, Tennessee, she never expected she'd have to fight to keep the land her family worked hard to cultivate. "It wasn't just handed to us, like some people inherit. We had to go out there and struggle and work for little [to] no money because they weren't paying that much money for bales… |
(2023-04-23). New Documentary on Trump Operative Roger Stone Is a Damning Political Thriller. truthout.org The new documentary about Roger Stone, A Storm Foretold, anticipated since its Danish director Christoffer Guldbrandsen received a subpoena last year from the House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol, finally had its world premiere at CPH: DOX in Copenhagen, Denmark. Footage from the production, during which Stone allowed the filmmakers access to… |
(2023-04-23). Pro-Khalistan leader Amritpal Singh surrenders before police. tribune.com.pk 
Prominent Sikh and pro-Khalistan leader Amritpal Singh was arrested on Sunday after he surrendered before the police in Indian Punjab, local media reported. | Earlier this month, the Indian police had launched "massive cordon and search operations" and suspended internet and mobile services across Punjab in a push to nab Amritpal. | The Indian government had also summoned its United Kingdom's senior-most diplomat to protest the taking down of its national flag at the Indian High Commission (HC) in London by pro-Khalistan demonstrators. | Soon after, India had summoned Canada's High Commissioner as well to "con…
(2023-04-23). Dan O'Brien, Ranjeet Brar: immigration and the new 'stop the boats' bill. thecommunists.org Is it immigration, or exploitation of wage-labour, that is causing the cost of living crisis in Britain and the west, and the deepening poverty of the masses of humanity around the world? Since poverty and war cause the modern phenomnon of mass migration, who is responsible for the difficulties caused to workers as a result? …
(2023-04-23). A Radical Approach To The Environmental Crisis (w/ Keith Akers). scheerpost.com 
By Lee Camp / MintPress News Join activist Keith Akers in a fascinating deep-dive interview on climate change and ecological sustainability. In his upcoming book, Embracing Limits, Akers asks tough questions about the impact of anthropogenic climate change and proposes a truly sustainable future with economic degrowth at its core. In this conversation, Akers discusses …
(2023-04-23). EU's Withdrawal of Tariffs on Ukrainian Grain Backfires as Eastern European Countries Rise in Opposition. scheerpost.com 
The European Union and five countries in eastern Europe are at loggerheads over the tariff-free import of grain from Ukraine. The five countries say that the removal of tariffs has affected their internal markets and their farmers…
(2023-04-23). Leaked Docs: Ukraine Planned Attacks on Russian Forces in Syria. scheerpost.com 
By Kyle Anzalone / Kiev's military intelligence agency believed it could carry out attacks on Russian soldiers and Wagner Group forces in Syria, forcing Moscow to redeploy military assets from Ukraine. The story was reported by the The Ukrainian defense officials believed they could use Kurdish forces to wage a proxy war against Russia in Syria. According to…
(2023-04-23). WATCH: John Pilger's Guide to Propaganda. scheerpost.com Journalist, author and filmmaker John Pilger, who has spent decades studying governments' nefariousness, tells Katie Halper how to spot propaganda.
(2023-04-23). Why Is the Western Media Lying About Russia's Role in Sudan? sonar21.com 
Follow along with me now. This is not complicated. Russia reached a tentative agreement with the Government of Sudan to build a base for the Russian Navy on Sudan's coast….
(2023-04-23). The State and the Future of Socialism. socialistproject.ca 
We are in the midst of a class war. That's not unusual. There is always class war in capitalism — although sometimes it is hidden and sometimes there is the interlude of an apparent Carthaginian Peace. But the class war has intensified now because of the crisis in capitalism — a crisis rooted in the over-accumulation of capital. And, in this crisis, capital has intensified the class war against the working class. Austerity, cutbacks, the need to sacrifice — these are the demands of capital as it calls upon workers to bear the burden of capital's own failures. This is a war conducted by capita…
(2023-04-23). Guilty Mathematical War Pleasure. smoothiex12.blogspot.com Demonstrates beautifully the work of mechanical ballistic computers (Part 1) from the US Navy–a must see: And modern (superb) explanation of mechanical integrators. As you can see, Jack Monaco in his presentation uses the same US Navy's training documentary. In the same time you can take a look an Space Navigation Indicator (INK) from 1970s Soyuz vehicle–also fascinating, here is Part 1. I highly recommend since the mathematics is explained beautifully and it also is the same math which is in the modern computing, despite its digital processing being highly advanced. But this is a great primer. In reality, of c…
(2023-04-23). Last Earth Day, Wynn Bruce Set Himself On Fire Outside The Supreme Court. I Tried To Understand Why. progressivehub.net MICHAEL KODAS | INSIDE CLIMATE NEWS…
(2023-04-23). OPSEU President JP Hornick Opening Speech. youtube.com JP Hornick opens Convention 2023 on April 20, 2023.