Sharon Zhang(2023-04-24). Bills Enabling Child Labor Can Be Traced to This One Conservative Lobbying Group.truthout.orgRepublicans 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… |
Jon Letman(2023-04-24). The US Has No Plans to Give Up Nuclear Weapons. The Public Needs to Change That.truthout.orgWhen 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… |
Gabriella Ferrigine(2023-04-24). Georgia DA to Open Investigation Following Report of New Trump Election Texts.truthout.orgTwo 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… |
Alyssa Bowen(2023-04-24). DeSantis's Board of Education Nominees Are Steeped in Far Right Dark Money.truthout.orgFlorida 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… |
Chris Walker(2023-04-24). Lizzo Performs With Drag Queens in Defiance of Statewide Ban in Tennessee.truthout.orgPop 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… |
Zane McNeill(2023-04-24). Days After $550M Tyre Nichols Death Lawsuit Filed, TN Weakens Police Oversight.truthout.orgThe 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."… |
C.J. Polychroniou(2023-04-24). Even as They Protest, Israeli Liberals Reject Solidarity With Palestinians.truthout.orgWhy 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… |
Amy Goodman(2023-04-24). Sudan Death Toll Grows Amid "Near-Total Collapse" of Essential Daily Necessities.truthout.orgThe 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… |
Chris Walker(2023-04-24). Tucker Carlson Is No Longer at Fox News, Company Says.truthout.orgTucker 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… |
Jake Johnson(2023-04-24). Republicans Attack Abortion Rights Ballot Initiatives in Several States.truthout.orgLast 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… |
| AFP | (2023-04-24). UN chief denounces 'devastation' of Ukraine invasion in front of Lavrov.tribune.com.pk The UN secretary-general on Monday denounced the "devastation" caused by Moscow's invasion of Ukraine during a Security Council meeting chaired by Russia's foreign minister. | Antonio Guterres said in front of Sergei Lavrov that the Russian invasion was a violation of international law and is "causing massive suffering" to the Ukrainian people. | He added it was "adding to the global economic dislocation triggered by the Covid-19 pandemic". | Lavrov was chairing a meeting on "effective multilateralism" through the defence of the principles of the United Nations charter. | "The multilateral system is under grea…
| News Desk | (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…
| Arif Anis | (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…
Camila Escalante(2023-04-24). Chris Matlhako: Remarkable South African Internationalist.towardfreedom.orgComrade 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.
Liza Featherstone(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'
Mansa Musa(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.
Ilya Marritz(2023-04-23). Corporate Funders Dropped Insurrectionist Attorneys General. Now They're Back.truthout.orgAn 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. |
Inci Sayki(2023-04-23). Pentagon Leaks Reveal UAE Lobbyists May Have Hidden Close Ties With Russia.truthout.orgForeign 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… |
Naveena Sadasivam(2023-04-23). A New Bill in Oregon Could Criminalize Environmental Protest as "Terrorism"truthout.orgA 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… |
Aallyah Wright(2023-04-23). Tennessee Wants to Take Land From Black Residents So a Ford Plant Can Benefit.truthout.orgWhen 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… |
Francis Brodsky(2023-04-23). New Documentary on Trump Operative Roger Stone Is a Damning Political Thriller.truthout.orgThe 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… |
Sam Knight(2023-04-23). Workers Fighting Union-Busting May Have a New Legal Tool at Their Disposal.truthout.orgA company accused of lying about retirement benefits to stop workers from organizing can be sued in a class-action lawsuit, a federal judge ruled. The decision came on April 7 after the defendant, the California-based grocery retailer Save Mart Supermarkets, asked the judge to dismiss the case, which experts are calling a creative use of labor law against union-busting. The suit hinges on promises… |
| News Desk | (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…
| Reuters | (2023-04-23). Tensions over Karabakh rise after Azerbaijan blocks land route from Armenia.tribune.com.pk Azerbaijan said on Sunday it had established a checkpoint on the only land route to the contested region of Nagorno-Karabakh, a step that was followed by claims of border shootings by both Azeri and Armenian forces. | Nagorno-Karabakh is internationally recognised as part of Azerbaijan, but its 120,000 inhabitants are predominantly ethnic Armenians and it broke away from Baku in a war in the early 1990s. | Azerbaijan said it had established a checkpoint on the road leading to Karabakh, a step it said was essential due to what it cast as Armenia's use of the road to transport weapons. | Azerbaijan "took appropr…
| Reuters | (2023-04-23). Foreign states rush to evacuate from Sudan.tribune.com.pk KHARTOUM, April 23 (Reuters) – The United States and the United Kingdom said their armed forces helped staff from both embassies get out of Sudan, but evacuations by some other countries faced problems on Sunday as rival military factions battled in the capital Khartoum. | The eruption of fighting eight days ago between the army and Rapid Support Forces (RSF) paramilitary group has triggered a humanitarian crisis, killed 400 people and trapped many thousands of civilians in their homes. | As people attempted to flee the chaos and foreign countries tried to pull out their nationals, gunfire rang out across the…
| Reuters | (2023-04-23). All US embassy staff evacuated from war-torn Sudan: White House.tribune.com.pk The US military evacuated American government personnel from Khartoum, President Joe Biden said on Saturday, adding that Washington is suspending operations at its embassy there as fighting between Sudan's rival commanders continued. | "This tragic violence in Sudan has already cost the lives of hundreds of innocent civilians," Biden said in a statement. "It's unconscionable and it must stop." | US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in a statement that "all US personnel and their dependents" have been safely evacuated and that the US will continue to assist Americans in Sudan in planning for their own safe…
| Reuters | (2023-04-23). China draws ire after envoy questions Ukraine sovereignty.tribune.com.pk France and the Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania expressed dismay after China's ambassador in Paris questioned the sovereignty of former Soviet countries like Ukraine. | Asked about his position on whether Crimea is part of Ukraine or not, Chinese ambassador Lu Shaye said in an interview aired on French television on Friday that historically it was part of Russia and had been offered to Ukraine by former Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev. | "These ex-USSR countries don't have actual status in international law because there is no international agreement to materialize their sovereign status," Shaye…
sputnikglobe(2023-04-24). 'Monday Media Massacre': Twitter Stunned as Lemon, Carlson Handed Pink Slips.sputnikglobe.comCarlson's Monday departure comes less than a week after Fox News chose to settle a defamation lawsuit with Dominion Voting Systems for a whopping $787.5 million. Lemon, meanwhile, was let go from CNN following a Variety article that claimed he had misogynistic and abusive tendencies towards company staffers.
sputnikglobe(2023-04-24). Kiev's Recent Strikes on Humanitarian Corridor Threaten Extension of Grain Initiative – Moscow.sputnikglobe.comMOSCOW (Sputnik) – Ukraine attacked bases of Russia's Black Sea fleet and civilian infrastructure in Crimea on March 23 and on April 24 using humanitarian corridors that are used for exports of Ukrainian agricultural products, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Monday. If such efforts continue, it will severely jeopardize any deal extension.
sputnikglobe(2023-04-24). Poll: Biden's Support Plummets Among Young Americans.sputnikglobe.comWASHINGTON (Sputnik) – Only about one-third of Americans below the age of 30 now approve of President Joe Biden and his policies, a new Harvard University Youth Poll revealed on Monday.
sputnikglobe(2023-04-24). How Many Americans Are in Sudan?sputnikglobe.comWhile fighting in Sudan shows no sign of abating and casualties continue to mount, many foreign nationals, including US citizens, remain in the country, their lives potentially imperiled by the conflict.
sputnikglobe(2023-04-24). British Troops Rescue Sudan Embassy Staff But 4,000 Citizens Must Make Own Way Out.sputnikglobe.comThe UK has often had a troubled relationship with its former colony Sudan. The Mahdist movement defeated General Charles Gordon's army at the siege of Khartoum in 1885, and more than a century later British teacher Gillian Gibbons caused a diplomatic incident between the two countries by naming a class teddy bear after the prophet Muhammad.
sputnikglobe(2023-04-24). Does FBI Infringe Whistleblower Rights in Order to Conceal Wrongdoing?sputnikglobe.comA former FBI agent has told Republican lawmakers that he was forced to sign a nondisclosure agreement that did not include the whistleblower exceptions allowing him to disclose government fraud, waste, and abuse to Congress and the Inspectors General.
sputnikglobe(2023-04-24). UK Parliament Widens Sunak Probe for Breach of Conduct.sputnikglobe.comMOSCOW (Sputnik) – The UK parliament's commission for standards has expanded its probe into UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak over a possible breach of the code of conduct, adding an article which prohibits members from disclosing details about ongoing investigations.
sputnikglobe(2023-04-24). Hungary's Szijjarto Says Arms Supplies to Kiev Only Prolong Ukraine Conflict.sputnikglobe.comMOSCOW (Sputnik) – Hungary has been the only country to oppose Europe's arms supplies to Kiev during a meeting of the EU Foreign Affairs Council in Luxembourg, as the delivery prolongs the Ukraine conflict, while other EU member states called for providing more weapons to the country, Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said on Monday.
sputnikglobe(2023-04-24). What Western Media Wrote About US Visa Denial to Russian Journos.sputnikglobe.comThe US has violated its obligations under the UN Headquarters Agreement by denying visas to Russian journalists who were supposed to accompany Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on his official visit to the New York City-based UN Security Council. What does the Western media say about it?
sputnikglobe(2023-04-24). What is Known About US' Visa Denial to Russian Journalists?sputnikglobe.comThe US denied visas to Russian journalists who were supposed to accompany Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on his official visit to the UN headquarters in New York City this week. Lavrov is due to take part in the signature events within the framework of Russia's presidency of the UN Security Council.
Ana Perdigón(2023-04-24). Venezuela's Far-Right Unitary Platform Supports Petro's International Conference on Venezuela.orinocotribune.com This past Saturday night, a meeting was held between President of Colombia Gustavo Petro and representatives of the far-right Venezuelan opposition belonging to the so-called Unitary Platform. | The meeting was held at the Presidential Treasury and was attended by the Colombian president and his foreign minister, àÅlvaro Leyva. | On behalf of the Venezuelan opposition, the head of the Unitary Platform negotiation team, Gerardo Blyde was present, together with Claudia Nikken and Alejandro Mora. In addition, Tomas Guanipa, Stalin González, Luis Emilio Rondón, Luis Aquiles Moreno and Roberto Enríquez were also…
Ann Brown(2023-04-24). Report: U.S. Government May Charge President's Son With Tax Crimes.moguldom.comPresident Joe Biden's son Hunter Biden is in hot water—again. This time, he may actually face federal charges. Federal prosecutors are considering four possible charges against Hunter. Possible charges are two misdemeanor tax counts for failure to file taxes, a single felony count of tax evasion, and a felony count related to a gun purchase. …
Ann Brown(2023-04-24). Meta's Facebook Was Caught Riding Dirty: How to Claim Your Check from $725 Million Settlement.moguldom.comFacebook allegedly shared its users' data and data on specific users' friends with third parties. These third parties included app developers, business partners, advertisers, and data brokers. The Meta company shared the data without the permission of the users. And now the social media giant must pay the price. Facebook recently made a $725 million settlement following …
Anonymous103(2023-04-24). Military Situation In Syria On April 24, 2023 (Map Update).southfront.org Click to see full-size image | On April 24, the Russian Ministry of Defense recorded 1 case of hostilities and ceasefire violations in the Idlib region in the past 24 hours; | On April 24, Israeli artillery attacked SAA position near Hadar town in Qunaitra; | On April 24, unknown assailants throw a stun grenade at the Asayish headquarters in Hasakah city; | The defense and intelligence chiefs from Syria, Turkey, Russia, and Iran will meet in Moscow on Tuesday, according to the Turkish Defense Minister…
Anonymous103(2023-04-24). Military Situation In Ukraine On April 24, 2023 (Map Update).southfront.org Click to see full-size image | Two Ukrainian naval drones attacked the Russian Black Sea Fleet in Sevastopol. The Russian Army destroyed one drone and the second one blew up on its own; | The Russian Army targeted a communication center of the AFU near Orekhov; | The Russian Army destroyed two ammo depots of the AFU in the Zaporozhye region; | The Russian Army destroyed an ammo depot of the AFU near Stelmakhovka; | Russian forces destroyed one armoured fighting vehicle, three pickup trucks in the Kupyan…
Anonymous103(2023-04-24). NATO's Weapons Leaking To Black Market — Western Journalist.southfront.org Illustrative ImageSeymour Hersh's report validate what has been said by many Russian authorities months ago. | Written by Confirming what several other analysts had already been reporting since the beginning of Western military aid campaign to Ukraine, an important American informant pointed out that several weapons sent by NATO are being sold on the black market. The r…
Anonymous103(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…
Avishai Ehrlich(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…
BDS Coalition Canada.(2023-04-24). Environmental Racism And Corporate Colonialism Revealed At Canadian Bank.popularresistance.orgThanks to Canadian BDS Coalition member, Human Rights for All, for their solidarity at the Royal Bank of Canada's Annual General Meeting (RBC AGM) on April 5, 2023, in Saskatoon. | With vehicular access blocked and two snipers on the roof, at least 150 environmental and Indigenous rights activists rallied in front of the Delta Bessborough Hotel in Saskatoon where RBC was holding their AGM. | They were there to protest against RBC's putting 99% of their energy investments in fossil fuels. Since the Paris climate agreement was signed, RBC has provided over $270 billion to fossil fuel companies, with last year repre…
Bevan Ramsden(2023-04-24). Australia's war preparations could include worrying Defence Act changes.greenleft.org.auThe US has been perusing its China containment strategy for some years. But Australia is also preparing for war. Besides spending big on military hardware, it is looking at making worrying changes to the Defence Act. Bevan Ramsden reports.
Binoy Kampmark(2023-04-24). Barry Humphries: Misunderstood Anarchist of Culture.dissidentvoice.orgHe was always a step ahead, his mind geared not only for the next move, but the next sequence. He also smelt it, anticipated the audience reaction, shaped the prejudice in context for consumption. He created an antipodean version of dada art. He confused, baffled and enraged audiences with his polymathic, panoramic reach. The genius …
Bruce C.T. Wright(2023-04-24). Daunte Wright's Killer, Ex-Cop Kim Potter, Is Released From Prison Early.newsone.com In this handout provided by the Hennepin County Sheriff's Office, former Brooklyn Center Police Officer Kim Potter poses for a mugshot at the Hennepin County Jail on April 14, 2021, in Minneapolis, Minnesota. | Source: Handout / Getty | A former police officer was released from prison early Monday morning after serving less than her full sentence behind bars for killing an unarmed Black driver in Minnesota in 2021. | Kim Potter, who was convicted of manslaughter for killing 20-year-old Daunte Wright after purportedly confusing a Taser for a gun during a pretextual traffic stop in suburban Minneapolis, walked out…
cameron orr(2023-04-24). Building unity in the fight for reproductive justice.cpusa.org The following updated report was given to the National Board of the Communist Party USA on April 19th, 2023. When the Supreme Court overturned Roe last June, it said it was done with abortion cases and was leaving it to the gerrymandered state legislatures to decide on abortion law. States controlled by extreme-right GOP …
Chris Hedges, Scheer Post.(2023-04-24). The United States Of Paralysis.popularresistance.orgPolitical 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…
Chris Hedges, The Real News Network.(2023-04-24). Chris Hedges: The System Is Not Moving Fast Enough.popularresistance.orgEarlier 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 become more apparent in recent years, so too has activism to demand urgent action from governments. In the UK, a movement known as Extinction Rebellion (XR) first emerged in 2018, and then proliferated around the globe. XR has helped popularize the spread of civil disobedience tactics in the contempor…
Chris Wright(2023-04-24). The Left and the Ukraine War.dissidentvoice.orgTo be a leftist in the United States is a dispiriting experience, but in the last year one of the more dispiriting things has been to see the attitude of many leftists themselves on a subject of crucial importance: the war in Ukraine. The consensus of the Washington establishment remains that the U.S. must support …
Dave DeCamp(2023-04-24). Australia Planning Major Military Overhaul to Prepare for War With China.news.antiwar.comA government review of Australia's military capability has called for Canberra to make sweeping changes to better prepare for a future conflict with China, Australia's largest trading partner. According to Australian media, the review has triggered "one of the greatest shifts in Australia's military since" World War II. The review was conducted by former Australian …
Dave DeCamp(2023-04-24). POLITICO: Biden Preparing for Failed Ukrainian Counteroffensive.news.antiwar.comThe Biden administration is preparing for the possibility of Ukraine's long-awaited counteroffensive failing, POLITICO reported on Monday. Pentagon documents allegedly leaked by Airman Jack Teixeiraia revealed that the US doesn't believe Ukraine can regain any significant territory in its counteroffensive, which is expected to be launched in the spring. The information in the leaks was …
Dave DeCamp(2023-04-24). Russia to Host Meeting of Syria and Turkish Intel and Defense Chiefs.news.antiwar.comRussia will host a meeting of intelligence and defense chiefs from Turkey, Syria, and Iran on Tuesday as part of an effort to work toward the normalization of relations between Ankara and Damascus. Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar announced the planned meeting that will be held in Moscow and said the goal is to "find …
Dave DeCamp(2023-04-24). Taiwan in Talks With US About Weapons Stockpile on or Near Island.news.antiwar.comTaiwanese Premier Chen Chien-jen confirmed on Monday that the US and Taipei are in talks about establishing a contingency stockpile of weapons for a future fight with China located on or near the island of Taiwan. "The proposal of regional contingency stockpiles is still in the negotiation process," Chen said, according to The South China …
David S. Rotenstein, Next City.(2023-04-24). Our Missing Middle Housing Didn't Just Go Missing.popularresistance.orgIn early February, the city commission in Decatur, Georgia voted to amend the city's zoning law to allow the construction of "duplex, triplex, and quadruplex residential units" in "single-family residential zoning districts" — what many housing advocates call missing middle housing. | The legislation followed on the heels of 20 years of special studies, litigation and resident agitation over the city's declining affordable housing stock, gentrification and displacement. By early 2023, it was too late to preserve the Atlanta suburb's affordable housing stock. As for Decatur's diversity, the tipping point for…
Editor(2023-04-24). A brutal system replaced socialist health care in Europe.mronline.org Matthew Read, researcher at the IF DDR, talks to the People's Health Dispatch about similarities between East Germany's and Yugoslavia's socialist health systems and the lessons to be learned from these systems.
Editor(2023-04-24). We STILL don't get it: It is an Empire, Folks!mronline.org In mid-March 2023, David Swanson published a very interesting article: "Iraq and 15 Lessons We Never Learned." There were some things in there I agreed with, some I disagreed with, others I might want to debate. Still, I appreciated his effort to pull together ideas from these experiences. However, there's one thing that he did …
Editor(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.
Editor(2023-04-24). Extinction Rebellion's Roger Hallam: It's not the climate, it's the system | The Chris Hedges Report.scheerpost.comBy 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 …
Editor(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 …
Farooque Chowdhury(2023-04-24). Labor Market and Mainstream Economics.dissidentvoice.org Market and labor in market are crucial questions both to capital and labor. The questions have been discussed and answered by economists, from the mainstream, and also from the camp of labor. "Markets", writes Michael D. Yates in his Work Work Work: Labor, Alienation, and Class Struggle (Monthly Review Press, 2022), "act as a veil, …
Fight Back(2023-04-24). Arlington, TX students march to defend diversity, equity and inclusion measures.fightbacknews.orgArlington, TX – On April 21, members of NTXStudentsForDEI and UT-Arlington's Progressive Student Union marched through the streets of University of Texas at Arlington in protest of recent attacks on diversity equity, and inclusion (DEI) efforts. | Before marching, Mark Napieralski, former president of PSU, gave a speech denouncing UTA's not making a promise to protect DEI and oppressed nationality students. Napieralski also remarked on the irony of UTA boasting high rates of Black graduates, while making cuts to ethnic studies programs. | As they marched, students chanted "DEI till I D-I-E," and "Not my UTA" amon…
Fight Back(2023-04-24). Milwaukee Anti-War Committee leads Earth Day rally and march.fightbacknews.orgMilwaukee, WI – The Milwaukee Anti-War Committee (MAC) hosted an anti-war rally and march on April 22 to commemorate Earth Day. The rally highlighted the need to fight back against the sources of environmental destruction: namely, the capitalist war machine and the corporations that put profit over people and planet. | The determined group braved a late April hailstorm and marched to a local Chase Bank, where they filled the space with fiery chants of "Chase Bank you can't hide, stop funding Line 5!" Chase was chosen as the destination because of their partnership with war profiteer Raytheon and the funding…
Fight Back(2023-04-24). Reproductive Justice Action — Milwaukee joins Coalition to March on the DNC.fightbacknews.orgMilwaukee, WI – Grassroots organization Reproductive Justice Action – Milwaukee (RJAM) proudly endorsed the Coalition to March on the DNC in 2024 and joined several other groups in Chicago on April 18 for the press conference officially launching the effort. RJAM is now a coalition member of both the Coalition to March on the RNC in 2024 (in Milwaukee) and the Coalition to March on the DNC (in Chicago) the same summer, the first in July and the second in August. | "We want to put on display for the country that Chicago is having a new day, and we want to invite everybody in the movements around the country to com…
Gerald E. Scorse(2023-04-24). The 75-year Thievery of Joint Tax Returns.dissidentvoice.orgAnother tax season has ended, and more than 50 million returns arrived at the Internal Revenue Service marked "Married filing jointly". Few of the filers had any idea that joint returns—created in 1948 and modified in 1969—may be the oldest tax inequity in America. They've been picking various pockets for 75 years, and there's little …
Global Times(2023-04-24). Borrell and His Likes Should Avoid Leading Europe into a Ditch.dissidentvoice.org The European Parliament just spent a whole week discussing China, and the High Representative of the EU for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell will convene foreign ministers from across EU on April 24 local time to discuss the same topic. In anticipation of this meeting, Borrell published a column on April 22 urging …
infobrics(2023-04-24). Managing India-Russia Economic Ties under the Shadow of Sanctions.infobrics.orgThe year 2022 saw ever-increasing sanctions on Russia imposed by the US, EU, and their allies. The track record of Western sanctions shows that they are quick to be imposed, but very slow to be removed. Given the current international diplomatic situation, it is reasonable to assume that sanctions on Russia are going to remain in place for a very long time — India will need to plan accordingly…
infobrics(2023-04-24). EU navies to face off China over Taiwan.infobrics.orgBorrell's controversial statements seem to be indicative of a major (and rapidly growing) divide between the EU as a (geo)political entity and its top member states. The EU's head diplomat might have been seeking a counterargument to French President Emmanuel Macron's recently revealed stance voiced earlier in the month that boils down to the EU essentially minding its own business, taking care of its own numerous issues and just leaving China alone.
Internationalist 360 ∞(2023-04-24). EU Navies to Challenge China Over Taiwan.libya360.wordpress.comDrago Bosnic In yet another move set to cement the European Union's status as a geopolitical pendant of the United States, its foreign policy chief Josep Borrell openly stated that he wants the armed forces (or, in this particular case, navies) of EU countries to patrol the increasingly contested Taiwan Strait to "help protect" Taiwan. Borrell…
Internationalist 360 ∞(2023-04-24). Going Underground: Interview with Seymour Hersh.libya360.wordpress.comAfshin Rattansi's Going Underground On this special episode of Going Underground, we speak to Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Seymour Hersh on his new 'Trading with the Enemy' report that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and his entourage have been embezzling $400 million from US aid allocated for fuel purchases, as well as buying diesel from Russia. He…
Internationalist 360 ∞(2023-04-24). Is Multipolarity Authoritarian? A South-South Controversy (I).libya360.wordpress.comLautaro Rivara Is multipolarity authoritarian, as Kavita Krishnan claims, and why is this perspective so seductive for the countries of the Global South? What is the discreet allure of imagining a world with many poles of power? In the monumental work "Pensamiento periférico. A global interpretative thesis", Eduardo Devés Valdés warned not only about the…
Internationalist 360 ∞(2023-04-24). Relations Between Russia and Africa at the Present Stage.libya360.wordpress.comOleg Barabanov The results of UN General Assembly voting make it possible to at least formally interpret a certain split and lack of unity among African countries in relation to Russia. We can also conclude that those 19 countries that have never voted "yes" are open to continuing the cooperation with Russia that they had…
Internationalist 360 ∞(2023-04-24). Russia-South Africa: BRICS and Multilateralism.libya360.wordpress.comMikatekiso Kubayi South Africa-Russia relations are not new. They date back decades before South Africa arrived at a democratic dispensation in 1994; a journey in which Russia provided a lot of support. During the recent visit to South Africa of Russian Foreign Affairs Minister Sergey Lavrov, it was agreed that the two countries need to further…
Internationalist 360 ∞(2023-04-24). Sudan: Over 420 Civilians Killed as Foreign Countries Accelerate Evacuations.libya360.wordpress.comPeoples Dispatch 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 At least 427 people have been killed as clashes between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the…
John Rachel(2023-04-24). Interview with Garland Nixon.dissidentvoice.org Events continue to unfold at a quickening pace. Facing an alarming escalation in tensions around the world, we asked Garland Nixon for his current thoughts. We focus here on the realities of the international power struggle unfolding in real time, specifically addressing the role of the U.S. in the tensions and its capacity to reduce …
Laith Fadel(2023-04-24). TikTokers use platform to discuss taboo topic of layoffs.america.cgtn.com For years, the topic of being fired was considered something to be personal, but with the emergence of social media, users have galvanized to discuss what was once taboo. One such platform that is seeing its users discuss the topic of layoffs is TikTok. TikTokers …
Lowkey, Mintpress News.(2023-04-24). Lowkey: The Ukraine Kill List And Weaponizing Anti-Semitism.popularresistance.orgIn 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…
Michael Sainato, Portside.(2023-04-24). Hotel Workers Face Unwelcome Guests: Union Busters Hired By Bosses.popularresistance.orgIn the heart of California's wine country, the Fairmont Sonoma Mission Inn & Spa offers guests access to on-site geothermal mineral pools, an exclusive golf club and farm-to-table dining. | "Like the Native Americans who revered the site as a sacred healing ground, you'll live in harmony with nature through vast open spaces, beautifully landscaped grounds, majestic redwood trees and inspiring sunsets," boasts the resort's website. | That purported serenity on stolen Native American land has not extended to the workers at the luxury resort where union avoidance consultants hired by and staying at the hotel fo…
Monisha Rios(2023-04-24). The Toxic Legacy of U.S. Foreign Policy in Vieques, Puerto Rico.fpif.orgThe women of Vieques, an island off the east coast of Puerto Rico, have been on the front lines of the generations-long struggle for peace and justice to end the havoc wrought by U.S. foreign policy on their island, in their homes, and on their bodies.
news.un(2023-04-24). UN pledges to 'stand with and work for the Sudanese people'.news.un.orgThe UN Secretary-General on Monday welcomed the temporary relocation of hundreds of staff members and their families from the Sudanese capital Khartoum, amid the continuing intense fighting between rival military factions which has now entered its second week.
news.un(2023-04-24). Guterres: Urgency of global challenges demands bold, swift action.news.un.orgThe world's multilateral system is under greater strain than at any time since the creation of the United Nations, requiring swift action to "do better, faster" in using the UN Charter and existing tools to forge greater security and prosperity for all, the Secretary-General told the Security Council on Monday, which marks the International Day of Multilateralism and Diplomacy for Peace.
news.un(2023-04-24). World Immunization Week sees 'big catch-up' to get vaccines back on track.news.un.orgThe COVID-19 pandemic caused millions of children to miss out on routine vaccines and countries must act now to restore essential immunization coverage to a least 2019 levels, UN health agency WHO said on Monday, marking the start of World Immunization Week.
news.un(2023-04-24). UN Data Forum: Fast-tracking solutions to reach the SDGs.news.un.orgUN Secretary-General António Guterres has issued a major call at a UN forum to find new ways to harness data today, to shape a peaceful and prosperous tomorrow, for all people and the planet.
Noam Chomsky(2023-04-24). ChatGPT and human intelligence: Noam Chomsky responds to critics.mronline.org 'The threat to privacy and data security posed by language models like ChatGPT is real enough. I frankly doubt that there's any practical way to contain them. The most effective means that I can think of…to counter the spread of malicious doctrines and ideology are education in critical thinking, organization to encourage deliberation, and modes of intellectual self-defense.' —Noam Chomsky…
North Shore Counter-Info(2023-04-24). Hamilton: Reflections on Ongoing Hunger Strike in the Barton Jail.itsgoingdown.orgReport on an ongoing hunger strike in Hamilton, Ontario and how people are organizing to support. Originally posted to North Shore Counter-Info. This past Wednesday, April 19, 2023, we received word that prisoners on all the ranges on the fourth floor of the Barton Jail had coordinated to begin a hunger strike. At the same…
Peoples Dispatch(2023-04-24). Chile's President Gabriel Boric announces plan to nationalize lithium industry.peoplesdispatch.orgChile'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…
Philip Anloague, University of Dayton(2023-04-24). NBA Players Plagued With Injuries This Season, Foot Size Could Be The Reason.newsone.com Boston Celtics center Robert Williams III falls to the court after suffering a toe injury during a playoff game in May 2021. | The NBA playoffs provide a stage for some of the biggest and tallest athletes in the world. With an
Rhoda Wilson(2023-04-24). Shocking Truths about Your Money.expose-news.comSince the beginning of the "pandemic" three quarters of the world's increase in wealth has gone to the 1%. The coming Great Depression was deliberately engineered in February 2020. It will lead …
Rick Rozoff(2023-04-24). Ankara/NATO-led Azerbaijan-Turkey-Georgia military triad prepares for new wars in the Caucasus.antibellum679354512.wordpress.comCivil GeorgiaApril 24, 2023 Georgia, Azerbaijan Sign Defense Cooperation Agreement Georgian Defense Minister Juansher Burchuladze met with his Azerbaijani counterpart, Colonel General Zakir Hasanov during his visit to Baku and signed an agreement on defense cooperation between the two countries. The Georgian Defense Ministry said on April 24 that the two ministers discussed bilateral defense …
Rick Rozoff(2023-04-24). Integration proceeds: Brazil to produce NATO-standard warplanes.antibellum679354512.wordpress.comReutersApril 21, 2023 Brazil's Embraer to build NATO-approved aircraft in Portugal Brazil's Defence Minister Jose Mucio said on Friday his country's planemaker Embraer SA would manufacture aircraft that meet NATO's requirements in a partnership with Portuguese aerospace company OGMA. *** The company launched last week the A-29 Super Tucano with a NATO configuration, initially focussing …
Rick Rozoff(2023-04-24). "Strategic communications during times of war": NATO's top military HQ hosts Ukrainian defense, security officials.antibellum679354512.wordpress.comNATOSupreme Headquarters Allied Powers EuropeApril 24, 2023 Ukraine Strategic Communications personnel visit Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe Representatives from Ukrainian security and defence sector institutions visited Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (SHAPE) on Friday, Apr. 21, 2023, providing valuable insight into the role of strategic communications during times of war. The visit was part of …
Staff(2023-04-24). La Constitución, la Asamblea Nacional del Poder Popular y la economía.cubadebate.cuComo se aprecia, de forma coherente, la jerarquía orgánica que la Constitución de la República le concede a la Asamblea Nacional del Poder Popular, se corresponde con la importancia y trascendencia de las atribuciones que con contenido económico le dispone.
Staff(2023-04-24). China muestra nuevas imágenes del planeta Marte.cubadebate.cuChina reveló este lunes nuevas imágenes del planeta Marte obtenidas por su misión Tianwen 1, lanzada en julio de 2020 en medio de una carrera mundial que involucró también a Emiratos àÅrabes Unidos y Estados Unidos.Las fotografías son de los hemisferios oriental y occidental, así como de otras áreas del planeta rojo.
Staff(2023-04-24). øCuáles son las tasas vigentes en el mercado cambiario este 24 de abril?cubadebate.cuCon el objetivo de mantener a sus lectores informados, Cubadebate comparte las tasas de cambio para diferentes divisas extranjeras vigentes este lunes 24 de abril de 2023 en el mercado cambiario del país.Estas tasas son las establecidas por el Banco Central de Cuba y las casas de cambio para las operaciones de canje y recanje de moneda.
Staff(2023-04-24). Desde este 24 de abril segunda etapa de vacunación antipoliomielítica en Cuba.cubadebate.cuLa segunda etapa de la 62 Campaña Nacional de Vacunación Antipoliomielítica Oral comenzará este lunes en toda Cuba, para los niños que hayan recibido una dosis en la primera fase, desarrollada entre el 27 de febrero y el 4 de marzo. Cuba es el primer país de Latinoamérica en lograr la eliminación de esta enfermedad.
Staff(2023-04-24). Desmienten rumores sobre salud del presidente mexicano López Obrador.cubadebate.cuEl secretario de Gobernación de México, Adán Augusto López, aseguró este lunes que el presidente Andrés Manuel López Obrador no sufrió un desmayo, ni un ataque cardiaco, ni fue traslado de emergencia, en medio de los rumores que se han desatado después de que el mandatario fuese diagnosticado con covid-19.
Staff(2023-04-24). El terabeso, el tiro al blanco y la sopa de palabras en abril.cubadebate.cuEl acertijo que cierra el mes de Abril es a seis manos y tres mentes. Regla; RARJ y yo. Aplicación ingeniosa de números y razonamientos; pensamiento lógico y creativo; y agilidad mental con conocimientos de la Historia.
Staff(2023-04-24). Llegará este lunes a Cuba presidenta de Bosnia y Herzegovina.cubadebate.cu≈Ωeljka Cvijanoviƒá, presidenta de Bosnia y Herzegovina, llegará este lunes a Cuba para realizar una visita oficial, que se extenderá hasta el próximo 26 de abril.La jefa de Estado sostendrá conversaciones con autoridades locales, y realizará otras actividades. Cuba y Bosnia y Herzegovina establecieron relaciones el 29 de abril de 1997.
Staff(2023-04-24). Natación cubana con buena cosecha de medallas en Juegos del ALBA.cubadebate.cuDos títulos, igual cantidad de medallas de plata y una de bronce consiguió Cuba este domingo en la segunda jornada de la natación en los V Juegos del ALBA de Venezuela 2023. Dainé Pedré confirmó que el dominio sabatino en los 200 metros combinados individual no resultó producto de la casualidad, sino de su talento.
Staff(2023-04-24). Viernes 28 de mayo, elección de los gobernadores y vicegobernadores provinciales.cubadebate.cuEl próximo viernes 28 de mayo a las 9: 00 a. m. se realizará en toda Cuba la elección de los gobernadores y vicegobernadores provinciales, según el Consejo de Estado, conforme a lo establecido en la Constitución y en la Ley Electoral. Los gobernadores y vicegobernadores provinciales serán elegidos por un período de cinco años.
Staff(2023-04-24). Norwegian Refugee Council: Violence, Climate & Poverty Are Fueling Migration from Central America.democracynow.org We continue our conversation with Jan Egeland, secretary general of the Norwegian Refugee Council, who has just returned from Honduras. He calls on the international community to do more to help in Central America, where one in three people are in urgent need of humanitarian aid, and gangs, drug trafficking and violence are forcing many to flee north. North Americans, says Egeland, must "honor the legitimate asylum applications for protection of people" from their "own neighborhood."…
Staff(2023-04-24). Headlines for April 24, 2023.democracynow.orgDiplomats Lead Sudan Exodus as Sudanese Reel from Intense Fighting, Food and Power Shortages, SCOTUS Keeps Abortion Pill Mifepristone on Market While Challenge to Ban Proceeds, Peru's Ex-President Alejandro Toledo Detained, Facing Corruption Charges Following U.S. Extradition, Kenya Exhumes Bodies of 47 Cult Members Who Starved Themselves to Death, Burkina Faso Attack Near Malian Border Kills 60 People, Thousands of Asylum Seekers Make Their Way Up Mexico to Protest Migrant Abuse, Mississippi GOP Expands State Control Over Police and Courts in Majority-Black Jackson, Rasheed Williams AKA "Koka Da Doll…
Staff(2023-04-24). What's Next in Legal Fight over Mifepristone? Supreme Court Protects Access to Abortion Pill for Now.democracynow.org The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday halted a ban and other restrictions on the abortion medication mifepristone, keeping the nation's most popular abortion method available for now as an appeal of the nationwide ban on the pill plays out. The ban was issued earlier this month by the Trump-appointed Texas Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk, who ruled the Food and Drug Administration's 23-year-old approval of the drug was invalid. The case is likely to end up before the Supreme Court again after making its way through a lower appeals court. We speak with Mary Ziegler, law professor at the University of California, Da…
Staff(2023-04-24). Sudan Will Be "Nightmare Beyond Belief" If Conflict Grows, Warns Humanitarian Leader Jan Egeland.democracynow.org As fighting continues in Sudan between the military and the paramilitary group known as the Rapid Support Forces, we speak with Norwegian Refugee Council head Jan Egeland, who says humanitarian work in the country has been paralyzed as a result of the power struggle. "There is hardly any humanitarian work in large parts of Sudan," says Egeland, who adds that the conflict has already devolved into a war that "will be impossible to stop if it lasts for much longer."…
Staff(2023-04-24). Sudan: Death Toll Tops 420 as Fear Grows That Fighting Between Rival Generals Could Lead to Proxy War.democracynow.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, further dashing hopes of a return of civilian rule in the country. CNN reports the powerful Russian mercenary group Wagner has backed the RSF by providing the paramilitaries with surface-to-air missiles. Wagner founder Yevgeny P…
Staff(2023-04-24). Marxism and Colonialism: An Interview with Vijay Prashad.orinocotribune.comVijay Prashad 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 displayed an intense vital activity that has taken him to numerous countries, always in defense of the cause of humanity.He currently works as executive director of the Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research, a task that alternates with his work as a teacher and researcher at various universities, as well as with a prolific work in which we can highlight texts such as The Darker Nations, The Poorer Nations and the most…
Staff(2023-04-24). US Dollar Hegemony in 2022 Eroded at '10 Times the Pace Seen in the Past 2 Decades'.orinocotribune.comLast week, US Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen acknowledged that US sanctions against Russia and other countries are endangering the hegemony of the dollar as those sanctioned try to find alternatives. | Even French President Emmanuel Macron commented that Europe should reduce its reliance on the "extraterritoriality of the US dollar." | Yellen's fear is well-founded, since the status of the US dollar as a reserve currency eroded in 2022 at a rate "10 times the average annual pace of erosion in the USD's market share in the prior years," according to Eurizon SLJ Asset Management, explaining that the fall is…
Staff(2023-04-24). Killer Cop Kim Potter Hurriedly Released After 16 Months in Prison.unicornriot.ninja Shakopee, MN — After serving sixteen months in Minnesota Correctional Facility-Shakopee for fatally shooting unarmed 20-year-old Daunte Wright during a traffic stop, former Brooklyn Center veteran police officer Kim Potter was released at 4: 00 a.m. Monday morning. Potter was convicted of first and second degree manslaughter in February 2022. Although she faced six to eight-and-a-half …
Staff(2023-04-24). GOP Debt Limit Bill Could Put Over 10 Million at Risk of Losing Medicaid: Analysis.commondreams.orgThe House GOP leadership's newly released debt ceiling legislation would have potentially devastating impacts on Medicaid recipients across the United States, putting more than 10 million low-income people at risk of losing health coverage under the program. That's according to a detailed analysis of the bill published Monday by the Center on Budget and Policy …
Staff(2023-04-24). Climate Coalition to UK Government: 'You Had Your Chance—Now We're Stepping It Up'.commondreams.orgThey gave British leaders until Monday to engage with their demands or face a renewed wave of civil disobedience, and as their deadline passed without a response, climate campaigners had a new message for the right-wing U.K. government: "You had your chance—now we're stepping it up." Last week, a coalition led by Extinction Rebellion (XR) …
Staff(2023-04-24). 10 Years After Rana Plaza, Fast Fashion's Complex Supply Chains Still Put Workers at Risk.commondreams.orgOn April 24, 2013, a multistory garment factory complex in Bangladesh called Rana Plaza collapsed, killing more than 1,000 workers and injuring another 2,500. It remains the worst accident in the history of the apparel industry and one of the deadliest industrial accidents in the world. Several factories inside the complex produced apparel for Western …
Staff(2023-04-24). Why Trump Shouldn't Be Allowed to Run in 2024.commondreams.orgFriends, The most obvious question in American politics today should be: Why is the guy who committed treason just over two years ago being allowed to run for president? Answer: He shouldn't be. Remember? Donald Trump lost reelection but refused to concede and instead claimed without basis that the election was stolen from him, then …
TASS(2023-04-24). Rusagro posts 23% drop in Q1 2023 sales.tass.comRusagro produced 89,000 tons of pork in live weight in Q1, up by 14% compared with the same quarter of the previous year, mainly due to a production capacities increase in the facilities of Primorsky Krai…
TASS(2023-04-24). IMF finally turned into tool to achieve US military goals — Lavrov.tass.comAccording to the top diplomat, the US, "in a desperate attempt to assert its dominance by punishing the disobedient went to the destruction of globalization, which for years has been extolled as the supreme good of all mankind, serving the multilateral system of the world economy"
TASS(2023-04-24). Russia wants to see UN headquarters moved to Geneva or Vienna.tass.com"We are thinking about it. Firstly, it's a shorter trip, and secondly, the Austrians and the Swiss are more neutral, even despite what they are doing now. But we have not found support from the majority of member countries," Pyotr Ilyichev noted…
WSWS(2023-04-24). Yellen lays out economic war against China.wsws.orgIn pursuit of its objectives, the US has imposed a range of sanctions aimed at crippling high-tech development in China, on the grounds that this affects national security…
WSWS(2023-04-24). This week in history: April 24-30.wsws.orgThis column profiles important historical events which took place during this week, 25 years ago, 50 years ago, 75 years ago and 100 years ago.
WSWS(2023-04-24). Anti-China AUKUS pact fuels tensions in the Pacific.wsws.orgA group of former Pacific leaders has warned that AUKUS signals a greater militarisation of the region and is "triggering an arms race by bringing war much closer to home."
Alasdair Baverstock(2023-04-23). Mexico is the largest exporter of cars to U.S.america.cgtn.com Mexico's auto industry accounts for 20% of the country's overall manufacturing, and last fall it became the top vehicle exporter to the U.S. market. See more.
Anonymous103(2023-04-23). Military Situation In Bakhmut On April 23, 2023 (Map Update).southfront.org Click to see full-size image | Clashes between the AFU and Russian forces continue near the Industrial college; | Clashes between the AFU and Russian forces reached to Polevaja street; | Clashes between the AFU and the Russian Army continue west of Khromove; | Clashes are ongoing north of Chaikovskoho street. | MORE ON THE TOPIC: : |
Caoimhghin àì Croidheáin(2023-04-23). Learning to Speak One-Percent.dissidentvoice.org Review of Succession (contains spoilers) In ancient Rome, at one point, they wanted to make all the slaves wear something so they could identify them. Like a cloak or whatever. But then they decided not to do it. And do you know why? Hmm? Because they realized if all the slaves dressed the same, they …
Chris Wright(2023-04-23). The Second Cold War Is More Dangerous than the First.dissidentvoice.orgTwenty years ago, Noam Chomsky published a bestselling book called Hegemony or Survival. Since then, the stark choice he posed has only become more urgent. Depending on how humanity responds to the challenges of ecological destruction and imperialistic war, in the coming decade that terrifying question "Hegemony or survival?" may well be answered. Modern history …
Conor Bond(2023-04-23). Barak Beacon Estate residents speak up against demolition.greenleft.org.auMargaret Kelly, a resident of the Barak Beacon Estate, in Port Melbourne, told Green Left Radio she was angry with the Labor government's decision to abandon its commitment to public housing. Conor Bond reports.
Dave DeCamp(2023-04-23). Afghanistan Watchdog Says 'You're Gonna See Pilferage' of Ukraine Aid.news.antiwar.comThe watchdog for US spending on Afghanistan told Responsible Statecraft in an interview that he expects "pilferage" of US aid to Ukraine. John Sopko, who has served as the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) since 2012, said that he personally favored creating a similar position for US spending on the war in Ukraine. …
Dave DeCamp(2023-04-23). Brazil's Lula Reaffirms Ukraine Position After US Criticism.news.antiwar.comBrazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has reaffirmed his stance that countries should push for peace talks to resolve the war in Ukraine after coming under harsh criticism from the US for his position. During a recent visit to China, Lula said the US should stop "encouraging" the war in Ukraine and "start talking …
Dave DeCamp(2023-04-23). Chinese Foreign Minister Says Beijing Will 'Never Back Down' on Taiwan.news.antiwar.comChinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang said Friday that China would "never back down" on the issue of Taiwan, which Beijing views as its own territory, in a warning aimed at the US and the government in Taipei. Qin made the comments toward the end of a speech on China's contributions to the global economy. "The …
Dave DeCamp(2023-04-23). Russia's Lavrov Says US Denied Visas for Russian Journalists for UN Trip.news.antiwar.comRussian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Sunday said the US denied visas to Russian journalists who wanted to cover his trip to New York for a UN Security Council meeting. "A country that calls itself the strongest, smartest, free and fair country has chickened out and done something stupid by showing what its sworn assurances …
Dongsheng Collective(2023-04-23). Tianxia: All Under Heaven.dongshengnews.org Tianxia is a complex, contested, and constantly-evolving concept. It embodies a range of meanings, from geography (demarcating a governed territory), to morality (defining political legitimacy), to subjectivity (representing the aspirations of the people), to politics (providing a vision for a world system), and much more.
Editor(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 …
Editor(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…
Editor(2023-04-23). WATCH: John Pilger's Guide to Propaganda.scheerpost.comJournalist, author and filmmaker John Pilger, who has spent decades studying governments' nefariousness, tells Katie Halper how to spot propaganda.
Fight Back(2023-04-23). FRSO salutes the National Democratic Front of the Philippines on 50th anniversary.fightbacknews.orgDear Comrades, | On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the founding of the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP), Freedom Road Socialist Organization sends warm and militant greetings. The achievements of the NDFP are legion and inspiration to revolutionaries everywhere. We are certain that efforts of the NDFP to build the national democratic movement and assisting the peoples war will meet with even great successes in the future. | For the past 50 years the NDFP and its constituent organization have crystallized the aspirations of the peoples of the Philippines to end the rule of imperialism,…
Fight Back(2023-04-23). Major victory in the struggle against police crimes in Milwaukee.fightbacknews.orgMilwaukee, WI – On April 20, after two years of fighting by the Milwaukee Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression and victimized families, a new policy that guarantees the public release of police camera footage after critical incidents was passed by the Fire and Police Commission (FPC). This policy requires the Milwaukee Police Department to release video footage of any critical incidents to the victim's next of kin within 48 hours and to the public within 15 days. | While the Milwaukee Alliance and their allies were demanding the 48-hour public release of footage and 24-hour release of the names of pol…
Fight Back(2023-04-23). Milwaukee Common Council unanimously passes resolution to reopen labor and delivery unit at St. Francis Hospital.fightbacknews.orgMilwaukee, WI – On Tuesday, April 18 the Milwaukee Common Council unanimously passed a resolution asking Ascension Wisconsin to reopen the labor and delivery Unit at Saint Francis Hospital. | The Coalition to Save Saint Francis held a press conference in the City Hall rotunda after the resolution passed. | "Today the Milwaukee Common Council unanimously passed a resolution urging Ascension Saint Francis to reconsider its closure of the labor and delivery unit that closed at Christmas time at Saint Francis, but also to commit to stop divesting from the city of Milwaukee. We want them to establish a one-year morat…
Internationalist 360 ∞(2023-04-23). Black Lives Remain in Danger Throughout the United States.libya360.wordpress.comAbayomi Azikiwe Lynnette Williams holds a sign during a gathering at Second Baptist Church in Akron, Ohio, calling for justice for Jayland Walker, July 2, 2022. (AP) Even after three years of mass demonstrations and urban rebellions in the United States, law-enforcement agencies and the entire legal system are still "justifying" the shooting deaths of…
Internationalist 360 ∞(2023-04-23). Russian Airpower Over Ukraine Increasing & More Shortcomings Appear Ahead Ukrainian Offensive.libya360.wordpress.comUpdate on conflict in Ukraine for April 23-24, 2023: — Most of Bakhmut is now under Russian control; — Ukraine & Western media report increasing use of precision-guided bombs by Russian military aviation; — Russian bombing is increasingly effective owed to dwindling Ukrainian air defenses; — Recent Ukraine Contact Group in Germany admit air defenses…
Internationalist 360 ∞(2023-04-23). Sudan: Alignment of Forces, Players.libya360.wordpress.comM. K. Bhadrakumar People fleeing fighting in Khartoum, Sudan, April 19, 2023 The worst-case scenario is coming to pass, apparently, in Sudan. That is, at any rate, the apocalyptic message streaming out of Khartoum in the western media. President Biden lent credence to the alarmist perception by confirming that on his orders, the US military…
Internationalist 360 ∞(2023-04-23). What Parenti Warned Against: Making Workers' Unity Impossible by Fixating on Their Racial Differences.libya360.wordpress.comRainer Shea …the most advanced segment of the workers, the ones with an anti-imperialist consciousness, have been building an anti-NATO movement. That this movement hasn't exclusively been on the left is seen as offensive by the ABC leftists. But having a multi-tendency antiwar coalition is a healthy thing… When Michael Parenti polemicized against what he called the…
Lowkey(2023-04-23). The Ukraine Kill List and Weaponizing Anti-Semitism, with David Miller.mintpressnews.comDavid Miller joins Lowkey to reveal the covert tactics of the powerful Israel Lobby, the weaponization of the IHRA definition of anti-Semitism, and the insidious influence of the Center for Countering Disinformation in this thought-provoking episode of The Watchdog.
mforinoco(2023-04-23). Biden DOJ Indicts Four Americans For 'Weaponized' Free Speech.orinocotribune.comBy Caitlin Johnstone — Apr 19, 2023 | The Biden administration's Department of Justice has just charged four members of the African People's Socialist Party (APSP) for conspiring to act as agents of Russia by using speech and political action in ways the DOJ says "weaponized" the First Amendment rights of Americans. | The Washington Post
mforinoco(2023-04-23). The US has a Child Labor Crisis. Lawmakers are Trying to Make it Worse.orinocotribune.comBy Natalia Marques — Apr 20, 2023 | Iowa just passed one of the most extreme pro-child labor bills in recent times, leaving employers off the hook if a child worker dies on the job. | Many assume that child labor in the US is a remnant of the past. In reality, child labor is a hidden crisis. Children of the working class are frequently exploited with devastating consequences, including injury and death. Child labor violations are on the uptick, with migrant children at special risk of being put into dangerous occupations at a young age. At the same time, lawmakers across the country, sponsored by industry…
Michael A. Lebowitz(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…
Michelle Begue(2023-04-23). Colombia raises threat level for Nevado del Ruiz volcano.america.cgtn.com The Nevado del Ruiz volcano in Colombia is on orange alert and could erupt any day now, prompting the closure of the Los Nevados National Natural Park and voluntary evacuation of 2,500 families living in the area.
Newsclick(2023-04-23). Apple Store, Blinkit strike, Infosys stock collapse: India's economy in crisis?peoplesdispatch.orgThree seemingly unconnected things happened in the past few days — Apple opened its first store in India, Blinkit riders went on a strike in Delhi NCR and the Infosys stock crashed after it warned of slow growth this fiscal. All of these events tell us a story of how the Indian the Indian economy is slowly unraveling.
noreply(2023-04-23). Guilty Mathematical War Pleasure.smoothiex12.blogspot.comDemonstrates 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…
Robert Hunziker(2023-04-23). El Nino Threatens Unparalleled Heatwaves.dissidentvoice.orgCan the world handle a climate that exceeds the far-reaching excesses of 2022 when the entire world turned upside down with unprecedented flooding, fires, and drought? NOAA and climate researchers in Germany and China believe an El Niño, starting in 2023-24, is the works. El Niños equate to more heat throughout the planet. Buckle-up! El …
scorinoco(2023-04-23). Venezuela Attorney General: Corruption Detainee's Suicide Confirmed by Autopsy.orinocotribune.comVenezuela's attorney general Tarek William Saab has provided details on the death of Jesús Azuaje, who died in the custody of the Bolivarian Intelligence Service (SEBIN) on April 19. Azuaje had been arrested the day before for his involvement in the Cartones de Venezuela corruption case. | On Friday, April 21, Attorney General Saab reported that an autopsy performed by the Forensic Unit of the Attorney General's Office revealed that Azuaje had committed suicide by mechanical asphyxia by ligature strangulation, caused by hanging. Azuaje hanged himself with bed sheets in the prison cell where he was being held. | 1…
Staff(2023-04-23). President of Honduras Condemns Conspiracy Against Her Government.orinocotribune.com The president of Honduras, Xiomara Castro, decried that her government is the victim of "a conspiracy in the making" by the very same people who had plotted and perpetrated the coup against ex-President Manuel Zelaya in 2009. | "There is a conspiracy in the making, and it must be made clear to the people of Honduras," President Castro said in a statement released by her office. "We have to only look at those who are backing this conspiracy, the same people who had perpetrated the coup in 2009." | She warned that these sectors "are now trying to destabilize a government elected by the people" in November 2021. | L…
WSWS(2023-04-23). Amazon workers strike at Coventry, UK warehouse.wsws.orgThe strike follows the announcement of the mass sacking of 8 percent of Amazon's global workforce last month as part of broader cutbacks in the technology sector.
_____(2023-04-22). Food Issues in the Arab World.journal-neo.org As a result of the West's hostility, the Arab world has significant hurdles in its efforts to abolish hunger and all forms of malnutrition, as well as to make sure everyone has access to sufficient and cheap healthy food. This is due to a variety of challenges and other events currently beyond the Arab states' […] | –°–æ–æ–±—â–µ–Ω–∏–µ
Alasdair Baverstock(2023-04-22). Nearshoring boom comes to Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula.america.cgtn.com A region inside the North American free trade zone, with inexpensive labor and good maritime connections, the Yucatan Peninsula is fast becoming the logistical center for international corporations operating in South Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean.
Ali Abunimah(2023-04-22). Why the Saudis have called off their Israeli wedding.mronline.org After leading Israel's extreme far-right to victory in last November's elections, a buoyant Benjamin Netanyahu hoped to quickly resume Tel Aviv's march towards full normalization with Arab regimes.
Anand Naidoo(2023-04-22). The Heat: China's Economic Growth.america.cgtn.com China's economy continues its strong recovery. China's economy is roaring back with strong growth rates reported for the first quarter of 2023. According to the National Bureau of Statistics, China's gross domestic product grew by 4.5% during the first three months of the year compared …
Anonymous Contributor(2023-04-22). Proud Boys and Neo-Nazis Chased From Another Drag Story Hour in Sacramento.itsgoingdown.org Report on successful defense of a drag story hour event in Sacramento that was threatened by neo-Nazis and Proud Boys. Last Sunday in Sacramento, community once again showed up en masse to defend a drag queen story hour from Proud Boys and neo-Nazis. This was the latest in a series of far-Right attacks against the…
Dean Baker(2023-04-22). David Brooks' Celebration of American Capitalism.cepr.net Last week David Brooks had a column that was quite literally a celebration of American capitalism. He makes a number of points showing the U.S. doing better than other wealthy countries over the last three decades. While his numbers are not exactly wrong, they are somewhat misleading. (I see Paul Krugman beat me to the …
Dongsheng News(2023-04-22). Young People Turn to Temples.dissidentvoice.orgThis week's News on China in 2 minutes. | ‚Ä¢ Young people turn to temples | ‚Ä¢ Demand for AI workers | ‚Ä¢ New variety of rapeseed | ‚Ä¢ China to make bricks from lunar soil…
Editor(2023-04-22). A critical look at Afrocentrism.mronline.org Garveyism and Afrocentrism, while different, are grounded in their shared nature of being expressions of a call for National conscience.
Franc Contreras(2023-04-22). Mexico accuses U.S. of spying, escalating tensions.america.cgtn.com Mexican President is accusing the U.S. of spying on Mexico. And he says top U.S. intelligence agencies have been infiltrating powerful drug cartels inside Mexico without the consent of the Mexican government and its armed forces.
JANET(2023-04-22). Brazil and China agree on dollar-free trade.iacenter.orgApril 21, 2023 Interview by Lorena Guillén, from ABYA YALA TV, Bolivia, with Julio Gambina, president of the Foundation for Social and Political Research, Argentina, on the agreements between China and Brazil for the exchange in local currencies, without depending on the dollar. The agreement was made March 29, and the interview was made live on April 1, 2023. Published April 7 by rebelion.org. Translation: John Catalinotto. China and Brazil sign an accord as March 2023 ends. Credit: Abya Yala TV Lorena Guillén (LG): What is your opinion about the agreement between Brazil and China? Julio Gambina (JG): It is a st…
JANET(2023-04-22). Dalai Lama's abusive behavior nothing new.iacenter.orgBy Arjae Red April 22, 2023 The Dalai Lama is under fire in the media after a video was shared of his inappropriate interaction with a child. Many people around the world were shocked to see this disturbing behavior, coming from someone who is often touted by Western media as a "holy man" or even a "social justice leader." Youths in Lhasa, Tibet, opposed to Dalai Lama, demonstrate to support the 2008 Olympics being held in Beijing, May 4, 2008. Credit: China Daily But this morally questionable behavior comes as no shock to anyone familiar with the Dalai Lama's corrupt and deceptive history — including his h…
JANET(2023-04-22). Philippine-U.S. war games threaten China.iacenter.orgBy Sara Flounders April 19, 2023 U.S. threats and efforts to blockade China are moving aggressively forward. Once again, they directly violate the constitution and sovereignty of a country forced to participate. The latest U.S. aggression involves new U.S. bases and military actions that began in April in the Philippines. Protest in Philippines against Balikatan military exercises, April 11, 2023 They follow a week of U.S. military maneuvers and base-building in Guam; amphibious landings in South Korea, involving 28,000 Korean and U.S. sailors and marines; and combined anti-submarine warfare exercises of U.S., Ja…
Kim Petersen(2023-04-22). Time Mustn't Be Allowed to Run out on Julian Assange.dissidentvoice.org Despite whatever charges Julian Assange may be accused of, it is well known that the WikiLeaks publisher was targeted for exposing the war crimes of the US government. In an upside-down Bizarro World, the screws are being ever so gradually tightened on Assange by the war criminals and their criminal accomplices. It is, in fact, …
M.K. Bhadrakumar(2023-04-22). Ukraine: Stalemate in an attritional war?peoplesdispatch.orgWhat neocons in the US are yet to grasp is that they failed to subjugate Russia despite the humiliations poured on its national honor, history and enviously rich culture. Why would Russia normalize with states that appropriated its sovereign wealth and imposed such draconian sanctions to bleed and weaken its economy…
Media Lens(2023-04-22). Cancelling Facts That Challenge Establishment Power.dissidentvoice.org As we have noted before, a systemic feature of state-corporate media is propaganda by omission. Missing out salient facts, informed commentary and context about the machinations of government and big business means that the public is less able to: Understand the world around us; Challenge state-corporate power; and Bring about the fundamental changes in society …
Mickey Z.(2023-04-22). Being a Radical Has Led Me to Sometimes Live a Double Life.dissidentvoice.org Throughout the 2000s, you'd find me regularly riding NYC's subways during the very early morning hours — specifically from Queens into Manhattan — to work with personal training clients in gyms. In fact, right up to the plandemic, I was still training a couple of clients in their homes. On those subway rides, I'd sometimes …
news.un(2023-04-22). First Person: Why indigenous peoples can help save the planet.news.un.orgOn Mother Earth Day, marked annually on 22 April, Naw Ei Ei Min, a member of Myanmar's indigenous Karen people, explains why indigenous peoples have an important role to play, in protecting the environment and addressing the climate crisis.
news.un(2023-04-22). First Person: Saving the Earth from space.news.un.orgAhead of International Mother Earth Day, observed on 22 April, NASA's Chief Scientist, Dr. Katherine Calvin, shared her terrestrial and intergalactic experiences with UN News and how viewing the Earth from outer space has driven generations to advance climate action.
Paul Haeder(2023-04-22). Fiddling with National, DC, Beltway Crap while we Burn in our Local Yokel Tracks!dissidentvoice.org [Photo: Area mayors pleading for state help to plug funding gaps included, left to right, Rod Cross of Toledo, Susan Wahlke of Lincoln City and Dean Sawyer of, Newport.] Amazing, no, that in Newport, part of Lincoln County, Oregon, having this big confab, of people, citizens and "stakeholders" alike wondering what the state of the …
Peoples Dispatch(2023-04-22). It's not military force but an end to impunity that can bring peace to the Congo.peoplesdispatch.orgKambale Musavuli talks about the political situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo following the discovery of mass graves in North Kivu, in Eastern DRC. He also explains why the solutions proposed by the East African Community do not have much of a chance of working…
Ralph Nader(2023-04-22). Scranton Joe Nevermore: It's Always Been Delaware Joe.dissidentvoice.orgIn 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 restore the corporate …
Redacted(2023-04-22). Robert Kennedy: I'll CLOSE all the military bases and bring the troops home!dissidentvoice.orgRobert F Kennedy kicked off his bid for the Presidency proving he is for pretty much everything present-day politicians are against: He is against military expansion, he is against censorship, against the CIA, against authoritarianism. He'll get no mainstream media coverage for this! So we'll give him some air time and discuss his ideas on …
Rick Rozoff(2023-04-22). EU FMs "deliberate" on Ukraine, Georgia, Iran, China, Sudan, Tunisia.antibellum679354512.wordpress.comAnadolu AgencyApril 21, 2023 EU foreign ministers to discuss Russia-Ukraine war, situation in Tunisia EU foreign ministers will gather on Monday in Luxembourg to discuss the recent developments in Tunisia and Sudan, as well as the global implications of the war in Ukraine. The ministers will start their reunion with an informal breakfast with Council …
Rick Rozoff(2023-04-22). NATO conducts large-scale submarine warfare exercise in Norwegian Sea.antibellum679354512.wordpress.comNATOAllied Maritime CommandApril 20, 2023 NATO boosts capability on Northern Flank with major Anti-Submarine Warfare exercise Twelve Allied nations are set to take a part in a large-scale Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) exercise in the North Atlantic starting April 24. NATO-led Exercise Dynamic Mongoose is a live exercise (LIVEX) held annually in the High North. This …
Rick Rozoff(2023-04-22). NATO trains French Foreign Legionaries for war with Russia in the Baltic.antibellum679354512.wordpress.comNATOAllied Maritime CommandApril 18, 2023 French Foreign Legionnaires practice battle tactics in Estonia On April 3-5, soldiers with the 13th Demi-Brigade of the French Foreign Legion, who are assigned to NATO enhanced Forward Presence (eFP) Battlegroup Estonia, conducted an assault drill at the Tapa military training area in Estonia. The exercise aimed to develop soldiers' …
Rick Rozoff(2023-04-22). Pentagon to deliver main battle tanks to Ukraine in weeks.antibellum679354512.wordpress.comPolish RadioApril 21, 2023 US to give Abrams tanks to Ukraine within weeks: Pentagon chief American-made Abrams battle tanks will arrive in Germany in the coming weeks for Ukrainian troops to begin training, the US defence secretary said on Friday. Lloyd Austin made the announcement at Ramstein Air Base in Germany…. He spoke to reporters …
Rick Rozoff(2023-04-22). Ramstein: Germany, Poland, Ukraine to establish maintenance hub for German tanks.antibellum679354512.wordpress.comPolish RadioApril 21, 2023 Poland to provide maintenance for Ukraine's Leopard tanks: defence minister Poland, Ukraine and Germany have agreed to establish a maintenance facility in Poland for Ukraine's German-made Leopard 2 main battle tanks, the Polish defence minister said on Friday. Mariusz B≈Çaszczak announced the plan after a meeting with his counterparts from dozens …
Staff(2023-04-22). 24 April, Online Event: Free Khader Adnan! Urgent Meeting with Randa Musa, Khader Adnan's wife.samidoun.net Join us on Monday, 24 April for an urgent meeting with Randa Musa, the wife of Khader Adnan, Palestinian prisoner on hunger strike for 78 days. Hear directly from her about how her husband's deteriorating health condition is affecting her family and join us in organizing to take action to free Khader Adnan now! RSVP …
Tori Jay(2023-04-22). Quinta Brunson Demands Lawsuit Accusing Her Of Plagiarizing 'Abbott Elementary' Be Dismissed.newsone.com Source: Leon Bennett / Getty | Quinta Brunson is demanding that a lawsuit accusing her of plagiarizing the Abbott Elementary idea and storyline be dismissed. | The Emmy Award-winning writer and actress has been sued by aspiring actress, writer and performer Christine Davis. Davis filed a suit based on the claim that she believes her show (including plot and characters),This School Year, was copied by ABC's Abbott Elementary. | In the defendant's motion, the team explains how the two productions are "wholly dissimilar." The concepts of each show differ from the very first page of the treatments. While This School…
WSWS(2023-04-22). Australian PM confirms attendance at NATO summit.wsws.orgAlbanese will participate as one of the US allies designated last year as NATO's "Asia-Pacific Four," expanding the military alliance's operations from the war against Russia in Ukraine to preparations for war against China.
WSWS(2023-04-22). US Supreme Court stays restrictions on abortion pill pending appeals of anti-abortion rulings.wsws.orgOn Friday evening, the US Supreme Court granted an emergency request from the Biden Justice Department to leave in place Food and Drug Administration approval and expanded access to a widely used abortion pill, pending the outcome of litigation over a ruling by a far-right, anti-abortion judge banning the pill.
sputnikglobe(2023-04-24). 'Monday Media Massacre': Twitter Stunned as Lemon, Carlson Handed Pink Slips.sputnikglobe.comCarlson's Monday departure comes less than a week after Fox News chose to settle a defamation lawsuit with Dominion Voting Systems for a whopping $787.5 million. Lemon, meanwhile, was let go from CNN following a Variety article that claimed he had misogynistic and abusive tendencies towards company staffers.
sputnikglobe(2023-04-24). Kiev's Recent Strikes on Humanitarian Corridor Threaten Extension of Grain Initiative – Moscow.sputnikglobe.comMOSCOW (Sputnik) – Ukraine attacked bases of Russia's Black Sea fleet and civilian infrastructure in Crimea on March 23 and on April 24 using humanitarian corridors that are used for exports of Ukrainian agricultural products, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Monday. If such efforts continue, it will severely jeopardize any deal extension.
sputnikglobe(2023-04-24). Poll: Biden's Support Plummets Among Young Americans.sputnikglobe.comWASHINGTON (Sputnik) – Only about one-third of Americans below the age of 30 now approve of President Joe Biden and his policies, a new Harvard University Youth Poll revealed on Monday.
sputnikglobe(2023-04-24). How Many Americans Are in Sudan?sputnikglobe.comWhile fighting in Sudan shows no sign of abating and casualties continue to mount, many foreign nationals, including US citizens, remain in the country, their lives potentially imperiled by the conflict.
sputnikglobe(2023-04-24). British Troops Rescue Sudan Embassy Staff But 4,000 Citizens Must Make Own Way Out.sputnikglobe.comThe UK has often had a troubled relationship with its former colony Sudan. The Mahdist movement defeated General Charles Gordon's army at the siege of Khartoum in 1885, and more than a century later British teacher Gillian Gibbons caused a diplomatic incident between the two countries by naming a class teddy bear after the prophet Muhammad.
sputnikglobe(2023-04-24). Does FBI Infringe Whistleblower Rights in Order to Conceal Wrongdoing?sputnikglobe.comA former FBI agent has told Republican lawmakers that he was forced to sign a nondisclosure agreement that did not include the whistleblower exceptions allowing him to disclose government fraud, waste, and abuse to Congress and the Inspectors General.
sputnikglobe(2023-04-24). UK Parliament Widens Sunak Probe for Breach of Conduct.sputnikglobe.comMOSCOW (Sputnik) – The UK parliament's commission for standards has expanded its probe into UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak over a possible breach of the code of conduct, adding an article which prohibits members from disclosing details about ongoing investigations.
sputnikglobe(2023-04-24). Hungary's Szijjarto Says Arms Supplies to Kiev Only Prolong Ukraine Conflict.sputnikglobe.comMOSCOW (Sputnik) – Hungary has been the only country to oppose Europe's arms supplies to Kiev during a meeting of the EU Foreign Affairs Council in Luxembourg, as the delivery prolongs the Ukraine conflict, while other EU member states called for providing more weapons to the country, Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said on Monday.
sputnikglobe(2023-04-24). What Western Media Wrote About US Visa Denial to Russian Journos.sputnikglobe.comThe US has violated its obligations under the UN Headquarters Agreement by denying visas to Russian journalists who were supposed to accompany Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on his official visit to the New York City-based UN Security Council. What does the Western media say about it?
sputnikglobe(2023-04-24). What is Known About US' Visa Denial to Russian Journalists?sputnikglobe.comThe US denied visas to Russian journalists who were supposed to accompany Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on his official visit to the UN headquarters in New York City this week. Lavrov is due to take part in the signature events within the framework of Russia's presidency of the UN Security Council.
Ana Perdigón(2023-04-24). Venezuela's Far-Right Unitary Platform Supports Petro's International Conference on Venezuela.orinocotribune.com This past Saturday night, a meeting was held between President of Colombia Gustavo Petro and representatives of the far-right Venezuelan opposition belonging to the so-called Unitary Platform. | The meeting was held at the Presidential Treasury and was attended by the Colombian president and his foreign minister, àÅlvaro Leyva. | On behalf of the Venezuelan opposition, the head of the Unitary Platform negotiation team, Gerardo Blyde was present, together with Claudia Nikken and Alejandro Mora. In addition, Tomas Guanipa, Stalin González, Luis Emilio Rondón, Luis Aquiles Moreno and Roberto Enríquez were also…
Ann Brown(2023-04-24). Report: U.S. Government May Charge President's Son With Tax Crimes.moguldom.comPresident Joe Biden's son Hunter Biden is in hot water—again. This time, he may actually face federal charges. Federal prosecutors are considering four possible charges against Hunter. Possible charges are two misdemeanor tax counts for failure to file taxes, a single felony count of tax evasion, and a felony count related to a gun purchase. …
Ann Brown(2023-04-24). Meta's Facebook Was Caught Riding Dirty: How to Claim Your Check from $725 Million Settlement.moguldom.comFacebook allegedly shared its users' data and data on specific users' friends with third parties. These third parties included app developers, business partners, advertisers, and data brokers. The Meta company shared the data without the permission of the users. And now the social media giant must pay the price. Facebook recently made a $725 million settlement following …
Anonymous103(2023-04-24). Military Situation In Syria On April 24, 2023 (Map Update).southfront.org Click to see full-size image | On April 24, the Russian Ministry of Defense recorded 1 case of hostilities and ceasefire violations in the Idlib region in the past 24 hours; | On April 24, Israeli artillery attacked SAA position near Hadar town in Qunaitra; | On April 24, unknown assailants throw a stun grenade at the Asayish headquarters in Hasakah city; | The defense and intelligence chiefs from Syria, Turkey, Russia, and Iran will meet in Moscow on Tuesday, according to the Turkish Defense Minister…
Anonymous103(2023-04-24). Military Situation In Ukraine On April 24, 2023 (Map Update).southfront.org Click to see full-size image | Two Ukrainian naval drones attacked the Russian Black Sea Fleet in Sevastopol. The Russian Army destroyed one drone and the second one blew up on its own; | The Russian Army targeted a communication center of the AFU near Orekhov; | The Russian Army destroyed two ammo depots of the AFU in the Zaporozhye region; | The Russian Army destroyed an ammo depot of the AFU near Stelmakhovka; | Russian forces destroyed one armoured fighting vehicle, three pickup trucks in the Kupyan…
Anonymous103(2023-04-24). NATO's Weapons Leaking To Black Market — Western Journalist.southfront.org Illustrative ImageSeymour Hersh's report validate what has been said by many Russian authorities months ago. | Written by Confirming what several other analysts had already been reporting since the beginning of Western military aid campaign to Ukraine, an important American informant pointed out that several weapons sent by NATO are being sold on the black market. The r…
Anonymous103(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…
Avishai Ehrlich(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…
BDS Coalition Canada.(2023-04-24). Environmental Racism And Corporate Colonialism Revealed At Canadian Bank.popularresistance.orgThanks to Canadian BDS Coalition member, Human Rights for All, for their solidarity at the Royal Bank of Canada's Annual General Meeting (RBC AGM) on April 5, 2023, in Saskatoon. | With vehicular access blocked and two snipers on the roof, at least 150 environmental and Indigenous rights activists rallied in front of the Delta Bessborough Hotel in Saskatoon where RBC was holding their AGM. | They were there to protest against RBC's putting 99% of their energy investments in fossil fuels. Since the Paris climate agreement was signed, RBC has provided over $270 billion to fossil fuel companies, with last year repre…
Bevan Ramsden(2023-04-24). Australia's war preparations could include worrying Defence Act changes.greenleft.org.auThe US has been perusing its China containment strategy for some years. But Australia is also preparing for war. Besides spending big on military hardware, it is looking at making worrying changes to the Defence Act. Bevan Ramsden reports.
Binoy Kampmark(2023-04-24). Barry Humphries: Misunderstood Anarchist of Culture.dissidentvoice.orgHe was always a step ahead, his mind geared not only for the next move, but the next sequence. He also smelt it, anticipated the audience reaction, shaped the prejudice in context for consumption. He created an antipodean version of dada art. He confused, baffled and enraged audiences with his polymathic, panoramic reach. The genius …
Bruce C.T. Wright(2023-04-24). Daunte Wright's Killer, Ex-Cop Kim Potter, Is Released From Prison Early.newsone.com In this handout provided by the Hennepin County Sheriff's Office, former Brooklyn Center Police Officer Kim Potter poses for a mugshot at the Hennepin County Jail on April 14, 2021, in Minneapolis, Minnesota. | Source: Handout / Getty | A former police officer was released from prison early Monday morning after serving less than her full sentence behind bars for killing an unarmed Black driver in Minnesota in 2021. | Kim Potter, who was convicted of manslaughter for killing 20-year-old Daunte Wright after purportedly confusing a Taser for a gun during a pretextual traffic stop in suburban Minneapolis, walked out…
cameron orr(2023-04-24). Building unity in the fight for reproductive justice.cpusa.org The following updated report was given to the National Board of the Communist Party USA on April 19th, 2023. When the Supreme Court overturned Roe last June, it said it was done with abortion cases and was leaving it to the gerrymandered state legislatures to decide on abortion law. States controlled by extreme-right GOP …
Chris Hedges, Scheer Post.(2023-04-24). The United States Of Paralysis.popularresistance.orgPolitical 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…
Chris Hedges, The Real News Network.(2023-04-24). Chris Hedges: The System Is Not Moving Fast Enough.popularresistance.orgEarlier 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 become more apparent in recent years, so too has activism to demand urgent action from governments. In the UK, a movement known as Extinction Rebellion (XR) first emerged in 2018, and then proliferated around the globe. XR has helped popularize the spread of civil disobedience tactics in the contempor…
Chris Wright(2023-04-24). The Left and the Ukraine War.dissidentvoice.orgTo be a leftist in the United States is a dispiriting experience, but in the last year one of the more dispiriting things has been to see the attitude of many leftists themselves on a subject of crucial importance: the war in Ukraine. The consensus of the Washington establishment remains that the U.S. must support …
Dave DeCamp(2023-04-24). Australia Planning Major Military Overhaul to Prepare for War With China.news.antiwar.comA government review of Australia's military capability has called for Canberra to make sweeping changes to better prepare for a future conflict with China, Australia's largest trading partner. According to Australian media, the review has triggered "one of the greatest shifts in Australia's military since" World War II. The review was conducted by former Australian …
Dave DeCamp(2023-04-24). POLITICO: Biden Preparing for Failed Ukrainian Counteroffensive.news.antiwar.comThe Biden administration is preparing for the possibility of Ukraine's long-awaited counteroffensive failing, POLITICO reported on Monday. Pentagon documents allegedly leaked by Airman Jack Teixeiraia revealed that the US doesn't believe Ukraine can regain any significant territory in its counteroffensive, which is expected to be launched in the spring. The information in the leaks was …
Dave DeCamp(2023-04-24). Russia to Host Meeting of Syria and Turkish Intel and Defense Chiefs.news.antiwar.comRussia will host a meeting of intelligence and defense chiefs from Turkey, Syria, and Iran on Tuesday as part of an effort to work toward the normalization of relations between Ankara and Damascus. Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar announced the planned meeting that will be held in Moscow and said the goal is to "find …
Dave DeCamp(2023-04-24). Taiwan in Talks With US About Weapons Stockpile on or Near Island.news.antiwar.comTaiwanese Premier Chen Chien-jen confirmed on Monday that the US and Taipei are in talks about establishing a contingency stockpile of weapons for a future fight with China located on or near the island of Taiwan. "The proposal of regional contingency stockpiles is still in the negotiation process," Chen said, according to The South China …
David S. Rotenstein, Next City.(2023-04-24). Our Missing Middle Housing Didn't Just Go Missing.popularresistance.orgIn early February, the city commission in Decatur, Georgia voted to amend the city's zoning law to allow the construction of "duplex, triplex, and quadruplex residential units" in "single-family residential zoning districts" — what many housing advocates call missing middle housing. | The legislation followed on the heels of 20 years of special studies, litigation and resident agitation over the city's declining affordable housing stock, gentrification and displacement. By early 2023, it was too late to preserve the Atlanta suburb's affordable housing stock. As for Decatur's diversity, the tipping point for…
Editor(2023-04-24). A brutal system replaced socialist health care in Europe.mronline.org Matthew Read, researcher at the IF DDR, talks to the People's Health Dispatch about similarities between East Germany's and Yugoslavia's socialist health systems and the lessons to be learned from these systems.
Editor(2023-04-24). We STILL don't get it: It is an Empire, Folks!mronline.org In mid-March 2023, David Swanson published a very interesting article: "Iraq and 15 Lessons We Never Learned." There were some things in there I agreed with, some I disagreed with, others I might want to debate. Still, I appreciated his effort to pull together ideas from these experiences. However, there's one thing that he did …
Editor(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.
Editor(2023-04-24). Extinction Rebellion's Roger Hallam: It's not the climate, it's the system | The Chris Hedges Report.scheerpost.comBy 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 …
Editor(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 …
Farooque Chowdhury(2023-04-24). Labor Market and Mainstream Economics.dissidentvoice.org Market and labor in market are crucial questions both to capital and labor. The questions have been discussed and answered by economists, from the mainstream, and also from the camp of labor. "Markets", writes Michael D. Yates in his Work Work Work: Labor, Alienation, and Class Struggle (Monthly Review Press, 2022), "act as a veil, …
Fight Back(2023-04-24). Arlington, TX students march to defend diversity, equity and inclusion measures.fightbacknews.orgArlington, TX – On April 21, members of NTXStudentsForDEI and UT-Arlington's Progressive Student Union marched through the streets of University of Texas at Arlington in protest of recent attacks on diversity equity, and inclusion (DEI) efforts. | Before marching, Mark Napieralski, former president of PSU, gave a speech denouncing UTA's not making a promise to protect DEI and oppressed nationality students. Napieralski also remarked on the irony of UTA boasting high rates of Black graduates, while making cuts to ethnic studies programs. | As they marched, students chanted "DEI till I D-I-E," and "Not my UTA" amon…
Fight Back(2023-04-24). Milwaukee Anti-War Committee leads Earth Day rally and march.fightbacknews.orgMilwaukee, WI – The Milwaukee Anti-War Committee (MAC) hosted an anti-war rally and march on April 22 to commemorate Earth Day. The rally highlighted the need to fight back against the sources of environmental destruction: namely, the capitalist war machine and the corporations that put profit over people and planet. | The determined group braved a late April hailstorm and marched to a local Chase Bank, where they filled the space with fiery chants of "Chase Bank you can't hide, stop funding Line 5!" Chase was chosen as the destination because of their partnership with war profiteer Raytheon and the funding…
Fight Back(2023-04-24). Reproductive Justice Action — Milwaukee joins Coalition to March on the DNC.fightbacknews.orgMilwaukee, WI – Grassroots organization Reproductive Justice Action – Milwaukee (RJAM) proudly endorsed the Coalition to March on the DNC in 2024 and joined several other groups in Chicago on April 18 for the press conference officially launching the effort. RJAM is now a coalition member of both the Coalition to March on the RNC in 2024 (in Milwaukee) and the Coalition to March on the DNC (in Chicago) the same summer, the first in July and the second in August. | "We want to put on display for the country that Chicago is having a new day, and we want to invite everybody in the movements around the country to com…
Gerald E. Scorse(2023-04-24). The 75-year Thievery of Joint Tax Returns.dissidentvoice.orgAnother tax season has ended, and more than 50 million returns arrived at the Internal Revenue Service marked "Married filing jointly". Few of the filers had any idea that joint returns—created in 1948 and modified in 1969—may be the oldest tax inequity in America. They've been picking various pockets for 75 years, and there's little …
Global Times(2023-04-24). Borrell and His Likes Should Avoid Leading Europe into a Ditch.dissidentvoice.org The European Parliament just spent a whole week discussing China, and the High Representative of the EU for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell will convene foreign ministers from across EU on April 24 local time to discuss the same topic. In anticipation of this meeting, Borrell published a column on April 22 urging …
infobrics(2023-04-24). Managing India-Russia Economic Ties under the Shadow of Sanctions.infobrics.orgThe year 2022 saw ever-increasing sanctions on Russia imposed by the US, EU, and their allies. The track record of Western sanctions shows that they are quick to be imposed, but very slow to be removed. Given the current international diplomatic situation, it is reasonable to assume that sanctions on Russia are going to remain in place for a very long time — India will need to plan accordingly…
infobrics(2023-04-24). EU navies to face off China over Taiwan.infobrics.orgBorrell's controversial statements seem to be indicative of a major (and rapidly growing) divide between the EU as a (geo)political entity and its top member states. The EU's head diplomat might have been seeking a counterargument to French President Emmanuel Macron's recently revealed stance voiced earlier in the month that boils down to the EU essentially minding its own business, taking care of its own numerous issues and just leaving China alone.
Internationalist 360 ∞(2023-04-24). EU Navies to Challenge China Over Taiwan.libya360.wordpress.comDrago Bosnic In yet another move set to cement the European Union's status as a geopolitical pendant of the United States, its foreign policy chief Josep Borrell openly stated that he wants the armed forces (or, in this particular case, navies) of EU countries to patrol the increasingly contested Taiwan Strait to "help protect" Taiwan. Borrell…
Internationalist 360 ∞(2023-04-24). Going Underground: Interview with Seymour Hersh.libya360.wordpress.comAfshin Rattansi's Going Underground On this special episode of Going Underground, we speak to Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Seymour Hersh on his new 'Trading with the Enemy' report that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and his entourage have been embezzling $400 million from US aid allocated for fuel purchases, as well as buying diesel from Russia. He…
Internationalist 360 ∞(2023-04-24). Is Multipolarity Authoritarian? A South-South Controversy (I).libya360.wordpress.comLautaro Rivara Is multipolarity authoritarian, as Kavita Krishnan claims, and why is this perspective so seductive for the countries of the Global South? What is the discreet allure of imagining a world with many poles of power? In the monumental work "Pensamiento periférico. A global interpretative thesis", Eduardo Devés Valdés warned not only about the…
Internationalist 360 ∞(2023-04-24). Relations Between Russia and Africa at the Present Stage.libya360.wordpress.comOleg Barabanov The results of UN General Assembly voting make it possible to at least formally interpret a certain split and lack of unity among African countries in relation to Russia. We can also conclude that those 19 countries that have never voted "yes" are open to continuing the cooperation with Russia that they had…
Internationalist 360 ∞(2023-04-24). Russia-South Africa: BRICS and Multilateralism.libya360.wordpress.comMikatekiso Kubayi South Africa-Russia relations are not new. They date back decades before South Africa arrived at a democratic dispensation in 1994; a journey in which Russia provided a lot of support. During the recent visit to South Africa of Russian Foreign Affairs Minister Sergey Lavrov, it was agreed that the two countries need to further…
Internationalist 360 ∞(2023-04-24). Sudan: Over 420 Civilians Killed as Foreign Countries Accelerate Evacuations.libya360.wordpress.comPeoples Dispatch 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 At least 427 people have been killed as clashes between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the…
John Rachel(2023-04-24). Interview with Garland Nixon.dissidentvoice.org Events continue to unfold at a quickening pace. Facing an alarming escalation in tensions around the world, we asked Garland Nixon for his current thoughts. We focus here on the realities of the international power struggle unfolding in real time, specifically addressing the role of the U.S. in the tensions and its capacity to reduce …
Laith Fadel(2023-04-24). TikTokers use platform to discuss taboo topic of layoffs.america.cgtn.com For years, the topic of being fired was considered something to be personal, but with the emergence of social media, users have galvanized to discuss what was once taboo. One such platform that is seeing its users discuss the topic of layoffs is TikTok. TikTokers …
Lowkey, Mintpress News.(2023-04-24). Lowkey: The Ukraine Kill List And Weaponizing Anti-Semitism.popularresistance.orgIn 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…
Michael Sainato, Portside.(2023-04-24). Hotel Workers Face Unwelcome Guests: Union Busters Hired By Bosses.popularresistance.orgIn the heart of California's wine country, the Fairmont Sonoma Mission Inn & Spa offers guests access to on-site geothermal mineral pools, an exclusive golf club and farm-to-table dining. | "Like the Native Americans who revered the site as a sacred healing ground, you'll live in harmony with nature through vast open spaces, beautifully landscaped grounds, majestic redwood trees and inspiring sunsets," boasts the resort's website. | That purported serenity on stolen Native American land has not extended to the workers at the luxury resort where union avoidance consultants hired by and staying at the hotel fo…
Monisha Rios(2023-04-24). The Toxic Legacy of U.S. Foreign Policy in Vieques, Puerto Rico.fpif.orgThe women of Vieques, an island off the east coast of Puerto Rico, have been on the front lines of the generations-long struggle for peace and justice to end the havoc wrought by U.S. foreign policy on their island, in their homes, and on their bodies.
news.un(2023-04-24). UN pledges to 'stand with and work for the Sudanese people'.news.un.orgThe UN Secretary-General on Monday welcomed the temporary relocation of hundreds of staff members and their families from the Sudanese capital Khartoum, amid the continuing intense fighting between rival military factions which has now entered its second week.
news.un(2023-04-24). Guterres: Urgency of global challenges demands bold, swift action.news.un.orgThe world's multilateral system is under greater strain than at any time since the creation of the United Nations, requiring swift action to "do better, faster" in using the UN Charter and existing tools to forge greater security and prosperity for all, the Secretary-General told the Security Council on Monday, which marks the International Day of Multilateralism and Diplomacy for Peace.
news.un(2023-04-24). World Immunization Week sees 'big catch-up' to get vaccines back on track.news.un.orgThe COVID-19 pandemic caused millions of children to miss out on routine vaccines and countries must act now to restore essential immunization coverage to a least 2019 levels, UN health agency WHO said on Monday, marking the start of World Immunization Week.
news.un(2023-04-24). UN Data Forum: Fast-tracking solutions to reach the SDGs.news.un.orgUN Secretary-General António Guterres has issued a major call at a UN forum to find new ways to harness data today, to shape a peaceful and prosperous tomorrow, for all people and the planet.
Noam Chomsky(2023-04-24). ChatGPT and human intelligence: Noam Chomsky responds to critics.mronline.org 'The threat to privacy and data security posed by language models like ChatGPT is real enough. I frankly doubt that there's any practical way to contain them. The most effective means that I can think of…to counter the spread of malicious doctrines and ideology are education in critical thinking, organization to encourage deliberation, and modes of intellectual self-defense.' —Noam Chomsky…
North Shore Counter-Info(2023-04-24). Hamilton: Reflections on Ongoing Hunger Strike in the Barton Jail.itsgoingdown.orgReport on an ongoing hunger strike in Hamilton, Ontario and how people are organizing to support. Originally posted to North Shore Counter-Info. This past Wednesday, April 19, 2023, we received word that prisoners on all the ranges on the fourth floor of the Barton Jail had coordinated to begin a hunger strike. At the same…
Peoples Dispatch(2023-04-24). Chile's President Gabriel Boric announces plan to nationalize lithium industry.peoplesdispatch.orgChile'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…
Philip Anloague, University of Dayton(2023-04-24). NBA Players Plagued With Injuries This Season, Foot Size Could Be The Reason.newsone.com Boston Celtics center Robert Williams III falls to the court after suffering a toe injury during a playoff game in May 2021. | The NBA playoffs provide a stage for some of the biggest and tallest athletes in the world. With an
Rhoda Wilson(2023-04-24). Shocking Truths about Your Money.expose-news.comSince the beginning of the "pandemic" three quarters of the world's increase in wealth has gone to the 1%. The coming Great Depression was deliberately engineered in February 2020. It will lead …
Rick Rozoff(2023-04-24). Ankara/NATO-led Azerbaijan-Turkey-Georgia military triad prepares for new wars in the Caucasus.antibellum679354512.wordpress.comCivil GeorgiaApril 24, 2023 Georgia, Azerbaijan Sign Defense Cooperation Agreement Georgian Defense Minister Juansher Burchuladze met with his Azerbaijani counterpart, Colonel General Zakir Hasanov during his visit to Baku and signed an agreement on defense cooperation between the two countries. The Georgian Defense Ministry said on April 24 that the two ministers discussed bilateral defense …
Rick Rozoff(2023-04-24). Integration proceeds: Brazil to produce NATO-standard warplanes.antibellum679354512.wordpress.comReutersApril 21, 2023 Brazil's Embraer to build NATO-approved aircraft in Portugal Brazil's Defence Minister Jose Mucio said on Friday his country's planemaker Embraer SA would manufacture aircraft that meet NATO's requirements in a partnership with Portuguese aerospace company OGMA. *** The company launched last week the A-29 Super Tucano with a NATO configuration, initially focussing …
Rick Rozoff(2023-04-24). "Strategic communications during times of war": NATO's top military HQ hosts Ukrainian defense, security officials.antibellum679354512.wordpress.comNATOSupreme Headquarters Allied Powers EuropeApril 24, 2023 Ukraine Strategic Communications personnel visit Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe Representatives from Ukrainian security and defence sector institutions visited Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (SHAPE) on Friday, Apr. 21, 2023, providing valuable insight into the role of strategic communications during times of war. The visit was part of …
Staff(2023-04-24). La Constitución, la Asamblea Nacional del Poder Popular y la economía.cubadebate.cuComo se aprecia, de forma coherente, la jerarquía orgánica que la Constitución de la República le concede a la Asamblea Nacional del Poder Popular, se corresponde con la importancia y trascendencia de las atribuciones que con contenido económico le dispone.
Staff(2023-04-24). China muestra nuevas imágenes del planeta Marte.cubadebate.cuChina reveló este lunes nuevas imágenes del planeta Marte obtenidas por su misión Tianwen 1, lanzada en julio de 2020 en medio de una carrera mundial que involucró también a Emiratos àÅrabes Unidos y Estados Unidos.Las fotografías son de los hemisferios oriental y occidental, así como de otras áreas del planeta rojo.
Staff(2023-04-24). øCuáles son las tasas vigentes en el mercado cambiario este 24 de abril?cubadebate.cuCon el objetivo de mantener a sus lectores informados, Cubadebate comparte las tasas de cambio para diferentes divisas extranjeras vigentes este lunes 24 de abril de 2023 en el mercado cambiario del país.Estas tasas son las establecidas por el Banco Central de Cuba y las casas de cambio para las operaciones de canje y recanje de moneda.
Staff(2023-04-24). Desde este 24 de abril segunda etapa de vacunación antipoliomielítica en Cuba.cubadebate.cuLa segunda etapa de la 62 Campaña Nacional de Vacunación Antipoliomielítica Oral comenzará este lunes en toda Cuba, para los niños que hayan recibido una dosis en la primera fase, desarrollada entre el 27 de febrero y el 4 de marzo. Cuba es el primer país de Latinoamérica en lograr la eliminación de esta enfermedad.
Staff(2023-04-24). Desmienten rumores sobre salud del presidente mexicano López Obrador.cubadebate.cuEl secretario de Gobernación de México, Adán Augusto López, aseguró este lunes que el presidente Andrés Manuel López Obrador no sufrió un desmayo, ni un ataque cardiaco, ni fue traslado de emergencia, en medio de los rumores que se han desatado después de que el mandatario fuese diagnosticado con covid-19.
Staff(2023-04-24). El terabeso, el tiro al blanco y la sopa de palabras en abril.cubadebate.cuEl acertijo que cierra el mes de Abril es a seis manos y tres mentes. Regla; RARJ y yo. Aplicación ingeniosa de números y razonamientos; pensamiento lógico y creativo; y agilidad mental con conocimientos de la Historia.
Staff(2023-04-24). Llegará este lunes a Cuba presidenta de Bosnia y Herzegovina.cubadebate.cu≈Ωeljka Cvijanoviƒá, presidenta de Bosnia y Herzegovina, llegará este lunes a Cuba para realizar una visita oficial, que se extenderá hasta el próximo 26 de abril.La jefa de Estado sostendrá conversaciones con autoridades locales, y realizará otras actividades. Cuba y Bosnia y Herzegovina establecieron relaciones el 29 de abril de 1997.
Staff(2023-04-24). Natación cubana con buena cosecha de medallas en Juegos del ALBA.cubadebate.cuDos títulos, igual cantidad de medallas de plata y una de bronce consiguió Cuba este domingo en la segunda jornada de la natación en los V Juegos del ALBA de Venezuela 2023. Dainé Pedré confirmó que el dominio sabatino en los 200 metros combinados individual no resultó producto de la casualidad, sino de su talento.
Staff(2023-04-24). Viernes 28 de mayo, elección de los gobernadores y vicegobernadores provinciales.cubadebate.cuEl próximo viernes 28 de mayo a las 9: 00 a. m. se realizará en toda Cuba la elección de los gobernadores y vicegobernadores provinciales, según el Consejo de Estado, conforme a lo establecido en la Constitución y en la Ley Electoral. Los gobernadores y vicegobernadores provinciales serán elegidos por un período de cinco años.
Staff(2023-04-24). Norwegian Refugee Council: Violence, Climate & Poverty Are Fueling Migration from Central America.democracynow.org We continue our conversation with Jan Egeland, secretary general of the Norwegian Refugee Council, who has just returned from Honduras. He calls on the international community to do more to help in Central America, where one in three people are in urgent need of humanitarian aid, and gangs, drug trafficking and violence are forcing many to flee north. North Americans, says Egeland, must "honor the legitimate asylum applications for protection of people" from their "own neighborhood."…
Staff(2023-04-24). Headlines for April 24, 2023.democracynow.orgDiplomats Lead Sudan Exodus as Sudanese Reel from Intense Fighting, Food and Power Shortages, SCOTUS Keeps Abortion Pill Mifepristone on Market While Challenge to Ban Proceeds, Peru's Ex-President Alejandro Toledo Detained, Facing Corruption Charges Following U.S. Extradition, Kenya Exhumes Bodies of 47 Cult Members Who Starved Themselves to Death, Burkina Faso Attack Near Malian Border Kills 60 People, Thousands of Asylum Seekers Make Their Way Up Mexico to Protest Migrant Abuse, Mississippi GOP Expands State Control Over Police and Courts in Majority-Black Jackson, Rasheed Williams AKA "Koka Da Doll…
Staff(2023-04-24). What's Next in Legal Fight over Mifepristone? Supreme Court Protects Access to Abortion Pill for Now.democracynow.org The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday halted a ban and other restrictions on the abortion medication mifepristone, keeping the nation's most popular abortion method available for now as an appeal of the nationwide ban on the pill plays out. The ban was issued earlier this month by the Trump-appointed Texas Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk, who ruled the Food and Drug Administration's 23-year-old approval of the drug was invalid. The case is likely to end up before the Supreme Court again after making its way through a lower appeals court. We speak with Mary Ziegler, law professor at the University of California, Da…
Staff(2023-04-24). Sudan Will Be "Nightmare Beyond Belief" If Conflict Grows, Warns Humanitarian Leader Jan Egeland.democracynow.org As fighting continues in Sudan between the military and the paramilitary group known as the Rapid Support Forces, we speak with Norwegian Refugee Council head Jan Egeland, who says humanitarian work in the country has been paralyzed as a result of the power struggle. "There is hardly any humanitarian work in large parts of Sudan," says Egeland, who adds that the conflict has already devolved into a war that "will be impossible to stop if it lasts for much longer."…
Staff(2023-04-24). Sudan: Death Toll Tops 420 as Fear Grows That Fighting Between Rival Generals Could Lead to Proxy War.democracynow.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, further dashing hopes of a return of civilian rule in the country. CNN reports the powerful Russian mercenary group Wagner has backed the RSF by providing the paramilitaries with surface-to-air missiles. Wagner founder Yevgeny P…
Staff(2023-04-24). Marxism and Colonialism: An Interview with Vijay Prashad.orinocotribune.comVijay Prashad 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 displayed an intense vital activity that has taken him to numerous countries, always in defense of the cause of humanity.He currently works as executive director of the Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research, a task that alternates with his work as a teacher and researcher at various universities, as well as with a prolific work in which we can highlight texts such as The Darker Nations, The Poorer Nations and the most…
Staff(2023-04-24). US Dollar Hegemony in 2022 Eroded at '10 Times the Pace Seen in the Past 2 Decades'.orinocotribune.comLast week, US Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen acknowledged that US sanctions against Russia and other countries are endangering the hegemony of the dollar as those sanctioned try to find alternatives. | Even French President Emmanuel Macron commented that Europe should reduce its reliance on the "extraterritoriality of the US dollar." | Yellen's fear is well-founded, since the status of the US dollar as a reserve currency eroded in 2022 at a rate "10 times the average annual pace of erosion in the USD's market share in the prior years," according to Eurizon SLJ Asset Management, explaining that the fall is…
Staff(2023-04-24). Killer Cop Kim Potter Hurriedly Released After 16 Months in Prison.unicornriot.ninja Shakopee, MN — After serving sixteen months in Minnesota Correctional Facility-Shakopee for fatally shooting unarmed 20-year-old Daunte Wright during a traffic stop, former Brooklyn Center veteran police officer Kim Potter was released at 4: 00 a.m. Monday morning. Potter was convicted of first and second degree manslaughter in February 2022. Although she faced six to eight-and-a-half …
Staff(2023-04-24). GOP Debt Limit Bill Could Put Over 10 Million at Risk of Losing Medicaid: Analysis.commondreams.orgThe House GOP leadership's newly released debt ceiling legislation would have potentially devastating impacts on Medicaid recipients across the United States, putting more than 10 million low-income people at risk of losing health coverage under the program. That's according to a detailed analysis of the bill published Monday by the Center on Budget and Policy …
Staff(2023-04-24). Climate Coalition to UK Government: 'You Had Your Chance—Now We're Stepping It Up'.commondreams.orgThey gave British leaders until Monday to engage with their demands or face a renewed wave of civil disobedience, and as their deadline passed without a response, climate campaigners had a new message for the right-wing U.K. government: "You had your chance—now we're stepping it up." Last week, a coalition led by Extinction Rebellion (XR) …
Staff(2023-04-24). 10 Years After Rana Plaza, Fast Fashion's Complex Supply Chains Still Put Workers at Risk.commondreams.orgOn April 24, 2013, a multistory garment factory complex in Bangladesh called Rana Plaza collapsed, killing more than 1,000 workers and injuring another 2,500. It remains the worst accident in the history of the apparel industry and one of the deadliest industrial accidents in the world. Several factories inside the complex produced apparel for Western …
Staff(2023-04-24). Why Trump Shouldn't Be Allowed to Run in 2024.commondreams.orgFriends, The most obvious question in American politics today should be: Why is the guy who committed treason just over two years ago being allowed to run for president? Answer: He shouldn't be. Remember? Donald Trump lost reelection but refused to concede and instead claimed without basis that the election was stolen from him, then …
TASS(2023-04-24). Rusagro posts 23% drop in Q1 2023 sales.tass.comRusagro produced 89,000 tons of pork in live weight in Q1, up by 14% compared with the same quarter of the previous year, mainly due to a production capacities increase in the facilities of Primorsky Krai…
TASS(2023-04-24). IMF finally turned into tool to achieve US military goals — Lavrov.tass.comAccording to the top diplomat, the US, "in a desperate attempt to assert its dominance by punishing the disobedient went to the destruction of globalization, which for years has been extolled as the supreme good of all mankind, serving the multilateral system of the world economy"
TASS(2023-04-24). Russia wants to see UN headquarters moved to Geneva or Vienna.tass.com"We are thinking about it. Firstly, it's a shorter trip, and secondly, the Austrians and the Swiss are more neutral, even despite what they are doing now. But we have not found support from the majority of member countries," Pyotr Ilyichev noted…
WSWS(2023-04-24). Yellen lays out economic war against China.wsws.orgIn pursuit of its objectives, the US has imposed a range of sanctions aimed at crippling high-tech development in China, on the grounds that this affects national security…
WSWS(2023-04-24). This week in history: April 24-30.wsws.orgThis column profiles important historical events which took place during this week, 25 years ago, 50 years ago, 75 years ago and 100 years ago.
WSWS(2023-04-24). Anti-China AUKUS pact fuels tensions in the Pacific.wsws.orgA group of former Pacific leaders has warned that AUKUS signals a greater militarisation of the region and is "triggering an arms race by bringing war much closer to home."
Alasdair Baverstock(2023-04-23). Mexico is the largest exporter of cars to U.S.america.cgtn.com Mexico's auto industry accounts for 20% of the country's overall manufacturing, and last fall it became the top vehicle exporter to the U.S. market. See more.
Anonymous103(2023-04-23). Military Situation In Bakhmut On April 23, 2023 (Map Update).southfront.org Click to see full-size image | Clashes between the AFU and Russian forces continue near the Industrial college; | Clashes between the AFU and Russian forces reached to Polevaja street; | Clashes between the AFU and the Russian Army continue west of Khromove; | Clashes are ongoing north of Chaikovskoho street. | MORE ON THE TOPIC: : |
Caoimhghin àì Croidheáin(2023-04-23). Learning to Speak One-Percent.dissidentvoice.org Review of Succession (contains spoilers) In ancient Rome, at one point, they wanted to make all the slaves wear something so they could identify them. Like a cloak or whatever. But then they decided not to do it. And do you know why? Hmm? Because they realized if all the slaves dressed the same, they …
Chris Wright(2023-04-23). The Second Cold War Is More Dangerous than the First.dissidentvoice.orgTwenty years ago, Noam Chomsky published a bestselling book called Hegemony or Survival. Since then, the stark choice he posed has only become more urgent. Depending on how humanity responds to the challenges of ecological destruction and imperialistic war, in the coming decade that terrifying question "Hegemony or survival?" may well be answered. Modern history …
Conor Bond(2023-04-23). Barak Beacon Estate residents speak up against demolition.greenleft.org.auMargaret Kelly, a resident of the Barak Beacon Estate, in Port Melbourne, told Green Left Radio she was angry with the Labor government's decision to abandon its commitment to public housing. Conor Bond reports.
Dave DeCamp(2023-04-23). Afghanistan Watchdog Says 'You're Gonna See Pilferage' of Ukraine Aid.news.antiwar.comThe watchdog for US spending on Afghanistan told Responsible Statecraft in an interview that he expects "pilferage" of US aid to Ukraine. John Sopko, who has served as the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) since 2012, said that he personally favored creating a similar position for US spending on the war in Ukraine. …
Dave DeCamp(2023-04-23). Brazil's Lula Reaffirms Ukraine Position After US Criticism.news.antiwar.comBrazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has reaffirmed his stance that countries should push for peace talks to resolve the war in Ukraine after coming under harsh criticism from the US for his position. During a recent visit to China, Lula said the US should stop "encouraging" the war in Ukraine and "start talking …
Dave DeCamp(2023-04-23). Chinese Foreign Minister Says Beijing Will 'Never Back Down' on Taiwan.news.antiwar.comChinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang said Friday that China would "never back down" on the issue of Taiwan, which Beijing views as its own territory, in a warning aimed at the US and the government in Taipei. Qin made the comments toward the end of a speech on China's contributions to the global economy. "The …
Dave DeCamp(2023-04-23). Russia's Lavrov Says US Denied Visas for Russian Journalists for UN Trip.news.antiwar.comRussian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Sunday said the US denied visas to Russian journalists who wanted to cover his trip to New York for a UN Security Council meeting. "A country that calls itself the strongest, smartest, free and fair country has chickened out and done something stupid by showing what its sworn assurances …
Dongsheng Collective(2023-04-23). Tianxia: All Under Heaven.dongshengnews.org Tianxia is a complex, contested, and constantly-evolving concept. It embodies a range of meanings, from geography (demarcating a governed territory), to morality (defining political legitimacy), to subjectivity (representing the aspirations of the people), to politics (providing a vision for a world system), and much more.
Editor(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 …
Editor(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…
Editor(2023-04-23). WATCH: John Pilger's Guide to Propaganda.scheerpost.comJournalist, author and filmmaker John Pilger, who has spent decades studying governments' nefariousness, tells Katie Halper how to spot propaganda.
Fight Back(2023-04-23). FRSO salutes the National Democratic Front of the Philippines on 50th anniversary.fightbacknews.orgDear Comrades, | On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the founding of the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP), Freedom Road Socialist Organization sends warm and militant greetings. The achievements of the NDFP are legion and inspiration to revolutionaries everywhere. We are certain that efforts of the NDFP to build the national democratic movement and assisting the peoples war will meet with even great successes in the future. | For the past 50 years the NDFP and its constituent organization have crystallized the aspirations of the peoples of the Philippines to end the rule of imperialism,…
Fight Back(2023-04-23). Major victory in the struggle against police crimes in Milwaukee.fightbacknews.orgMilwaukee, WI – On April 20, after two years of fighting by the Milwaukee Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression and victimized families, a new policy that guarantees the public release of police camera footage after critical incidents was passed by the Fire and Police Commission (FPC). This policy requires the Milwaukee Police Department to release video footage of any critical incidents to the victim's next of kin within 48 hours and to the public within 15 days. | While the Milwaukee Alliance and their allies were demanding the 48-hour public release of footage and 24-hour release of the names of pol…
Fight Back(2023-04-23). Milwaukee Common Council unanimously passes resolution to reopen labor and delivery unit at St. Francis Hospital.fightbacknews.orgMilwaukee, WI – On Tuesday, April 18 the Milwaukee Common Council unanimously passed a resolution asking Ascension Wisconsin to reopen the labor and delivery Unit at Saint Francis Hospital. | The Coalition to Save Saint Francis held a press conference in the City Hall rotunda after the resolution passed. | "Today the Milwaukee Common Council unanimously passed a resolution urging Ascension Saint Francis to reconsider its closure of the labor and delivery unit that closed at Christmas time at Saint Francis, but also to commit to stop divesting from the city of Milwaukee. We want them to establish a one-year morat…
Internationalist 360 ∞(2023-04-23). Black Lives Remain in Danger Throughout the United States.libya360.wordpress.comAbayomi Azikiwe Lynnette Williams holds a sign during a gathering at Second Baptist Church in Akron, Ohio, calling for justice for Jayland Walker, July 2, 2022. (AP) Even after three years of mass demonstrations and urban rebellions in the United States, law-enforcement agencies and the entire legal system are still "justifying" the shooting deaths of…
Internationalist 360 ∞(2023-04-23). Russian Airpower Over Ukraine Increasing & More Shortcomings Appear Ahead Ukrainian Offensive.libya360.wordpress.comUpdate on conflict in Ukraine for April 23-24, 2023: — Most of Bakhmut is now under Russian control; — Ukraine & Western media report increasing use of precision-guided bombs by Russian military aviation; — Russian bombing is increasingly effective owed to dwindling Ukrainian air defenses; — Recent Ukraine Contact Group in Germany admit air defenses…
Internationalist 360 ∞(2023-04-23). Sudan: Alignment of Forces, Players.libya360.wordpress.comM. K. Bhadrakumar People fleeing fighting in Khartoum, Sudan, April 19, 2023 The worst-case scenario is coming to pass, apparently, in Sudan. That is, at any rate, the apocalyptic message streaming out of Khartoum in the western media. President Biden lent credence to the alarmist perception by confirming that on his orders, the US military…
Internationalist 360 ∞(2023-04-23). What Parenti Warned Against: Making Workers' Unity Impossible by Fixating on Their Racial Differences.libya360.wordpress.comRainer Shea …the most advanced segment of the workers, the ones with an anti-imperialist consciousness, have been building an anti-NATO movement. That this movement hasn't exclusively been on the left is seen as offensive by the ABC leftists. But having a multi-tendency antiwar coalition is a healthy thing… When Michael Parenti polemicized against what he called the…
Lowkey(2023-04-23). The Ukraine Kill List and Weaponizing Anti-Semitism, with David Miller.mintpressnews.comDavid Miller joins Lowkey to reveal the covert tactics of the powerful Israel Lobby, the weaponization of the IHRA definition of anti-Semitism, and the insidious influence of the Center for Countering Disinformation in this thought-provoking episode of The Watchdog.
mforinoco(2023-04-23). Biden DOJ Indicts Four Americans For 'Weaponized' Free Speech.orinocotribune.comBy Caitlin Johnstone — Apr 19, 2023 | The Biden administration's Department of Justice has just charged four members of the African People's Socialist Party (APSP) for conspiring to act as agents of Russia by using speech and political action in ways the DOJ says "weaponized" the First Amendment rights of Americans. | The Washington Post
mforinoco(2023-04-23). The US has a Child Labor Crisis. Lawmakers are Trying to Make it Worse.orinocotribune.comBy Natalia Marques — Apr 20, 2023 | Iowa just passed one of the most extreme pro-child labor bills in recent times, leaving employers off the hook if a child worker dies on the job. | Many assume that child labor in the US is a remnant of the past. In reality, child labor is a hidden crisis. Children of the working class are frequently exploited with devastating consequences, including injury and death. Child labor violations are on the uptick, with migrant children at special risk of being put into dangerous occupations at a young age. At the same time, lawmakers across the country, sponsored by industry…
Michael A. Lebowitz(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…
Michelle Begue(2023-04-23). Colombia raises threat level for Nevado del Ruiz volcano.america.cgtn.com The Nevado del Ruiz volcano in Colombia is on orange alert and could erupt any day now, prompting the closure of the Los Nevados National Natural Park and voluntary evacuation of 2,500 families living in the area.
Newsclick(2023-04-23). Apple Store, Blinkit strike, Infosys stock collapse: India's economy in crisis?peoplesdispatch.orgThree seemingly unconnected things happened in the past few days — Apple opened its first store in India, Blinkit riders went on a strike in Delhi NCR and the Infosys stock crashed after it warned of slow growth this fiscal. All of these events tell us a story of how the Indian the Indian economy is slowly unraveling.
noreply(2023-04-23). Guilty Mathematical War Pleasure.smoothiex12.blogspot.comDemonstrates 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…
Robert Hunziker(2023-04-23). El Nino Threatens Unparalleled Heatwaves.dissidentvoice.orgCan the world handle a climate that exceeds the far-reaching excesses of 2022 when the entire world turned upside down with unprecedented flooding, fires, and drought? NOAA and climate researchers in Germany and China believe an El Niño, starting in 2023-24, is the works. El Niños equate to more heat throughout the planet. Buckle-up! El …
scorinoco(2023-04-23). Venezuela Attorney General: Corruption Detainee's Suicide Confirmed by Autopsy.orinocotribune.comVenezuela's attorney general Tarek William Saab has provided details on the death of Jesús Azuaje, who died in the custody of the Bolivarian Intelligence Service (SEBIN) on April 19. Azuaje had been arrested the day before for his involvement in the Cartones de Venezuela corruption case. | On Friday, April 21, Attorney General Saab reported that an autopsy performed by the Forensic Unit of the Attorney General's Office revealed that Azuaje had committed suicide by mechanical asphyxia by ligature strangulation, caused by hanging. Azuaje hanged himself with bed sheets in the prison cell where he was being held. | 1…
Staff(2023-04-23). President of Honduras Condemns Conspiracy Against Her Government.orinocotribune.com The president of Honduras, Xiomara Castro, decried that her government is the victim of "a conspiracy in the making" by the very same people who had plotted and perpetrated the coup against ex-President Manuel Zelaya in 2009. | "There is a conspiracy in the making, and it must be made clear to the people of Honduras," President Castro said in a statement released by her office. "We have to only look at those who are backing this conspiracy, the same people who had perpetrated the coup in 2009." | She warned that these sectors "are now trying to destabilize a government elected by the people" in November 2021. | L…
WSWS(2023-04-23). Amazon workers strike at Coventry, UK warehouse.wsws.orgThe strike follows the announcement of the mass sacking of 8 percent of Amazon's global workforce last month as part of broader cutbacks in the technology sector.
_____(2023-04-22). Food Issues in the Arab World.journal-neo.org As a result of the West's hostility, the Arab world has significant hurdles in its efforts to abolish hunger and all forms of malnutrition, as well as to make sure everyone has access to sufficient and cheap healthy food. This is due to a variety of challenges and other events currently beyond the Arab states' […] | –°–æ–æ–±—â–µ–Ω–∏–µ
Alasdair Baverstock(2023-04-22). Nearshoring boom comes to Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula.america.cgtn.com A region inside the North American free trade zone, with inexpensive labor and good maritime connections, the Yucatan Peninsula is fast becoming the logistical center for international corporations operating in South Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean.
Ali Abunimah(2023-04-22). Why the Saudis have called off their Israeli wedding.mronline.org After leading Israel's extreme far-right to victory in last November's elections, a buoyant Benjamin Netanyahu hoped to quickly resume Tel Aviv's march towards full normalization with Arab regimes.
Anand Naidoo(2023-04-22). The Heat: China's Economic Growth.america.cgtn.com China's economy continues its strong recovery. China's economy is roaring back with strong growth rates reported for the first quarter of 2023. According to the National Bureau of Statistics, China's gross domestic product grew by 4.5% during the first three months of the year compared …
Anonymous Contributor(2023-04-22). Proud Boys and Neo-Nazis Chased From Another Drag Story Hour in Sacramento.itsgoingdown.org Report on successful defense of a drag story hour event in Sacramento that was threatened by neo-Nazis and Proud Boys. Last Sunday in Sacramento, community once again showed up en masse to defend a drag queen story hour from Proud Boys and neo-Nazis. This was the latest in a series of far-Right attacks against the…
Dean Baker(2023-04-22). David Brooks' Celebration of American Capitalism.cepr.net Last week David Brooks had a column that was quite literally a celebration of American capitalism. He makes a number of points showing the U.S. doing better than other wealthy countries over the last three decades. While his numbers are not exactly wrong, they are somewhat misleading. (I see Paul Krugman beat me to the …
Dongsheng News(2023-04-22). Young People Turn to Temples.dissidentvoice.orgThis week's News on China in 2 minutes. | ‚Ä¢ Young people turn to temples | ‚Ä¢ Demand for AI workers | ‚Ä¢ New variety of rapeseed | ‚Ä¢ China to make bricks from lunar soil…
Editor(2023-04-22). A critical look at Afrocentrism.mronline.org Garveyism and Afrocentrism, while different, are grounded in their shared nature of being expressions of a call for National conscience.
Franc Contreras(2023-04-22). Mexico accuses U.S. of spying, escalating tensions.america.cgtn.com Mexican President is accusing the U.S. of spying on Mexico. And he says top U.S. intelligence agencies have been infiltrating powerful drug cartels inside Mexico without the consent of the Mexican government and its armed forces.
JANET(2023-04-22). Brazil and China agree on dollar-free trade.iacenter.orgApril 21, 2023 Interview by Lorena Guillén, from ABYA YALA TV, Bolivia, with Julio Gambina, president of the Foundation for Social and Political Research, Argentina, on the agreements between China and Brazil for the exchange in local currencies, without depending on the dollar. The agreement was made March 29, and the interview was made live on April 1, 2023. Published April 7 by rebelion.org. Translation: John Catalinotto. China and Brazil sign an accord as March 2023 ends. Credit: Abya Yala TV Lorena Guillén (LG): What is your opinion about the agreement between Brazil and China? Julio Gambina (JG): It is a st…
JANET(2023-04-22). Dalai Lama's abusive behavior nothing new.iacenter.orgBy Arjae Red April 22, 2023 The Dalai Lama is under fire in the media after a video was shared of his inappropriate interaction with a child. Many people around the world were shocked to see this disturbing behavior, coming from someone who is often touted by Western media as a "holy man" or even a "social justice leader." Youths in Lhasa, Tibet, opposed to Dalai Lama, demonstrate to support the 2008 Olympics being held in Beijing, May 4, 2008. Credit: China Daily But this morally questionable behavior comes as no shock to anyone familiar with the Dalai Lama's corrupt and deceptive history — including his h…
JANET(2023-04-22). Philippine-U.S. war games threaten China.iacenter.orgBy Sara Flounders April 19, 2023 U.S. threats and efforts to blockade China are moving aggressively forward. Once again, they directly violate the constitution and sovereignty of a country forced to participate. The latest U.S. aggression involves new U.S. bases and military actions that began in April in the Philippines. Protest in Philippines against Balikatan military exercises, April 11, 2023 They follow a week of U.S. military maneuvers and base-building in Guam; amphibious landings in South Korea, involving 28,000 Korean and U.S. sailors and marines; and combined anti-submarine warfare exercises of U.S., Ja…
Kim Petersen(2023-04-22). Time Mustn't Be Allowed to Run out on Julian Assange.dissidentvoice.org Despite whatever charges Julian Assange may be accused of, it is well known that the WikiLeaks publisher was targeted for exposing the war crimes of the US government. In an upside-down Bizarro World, the screws are being ever so gradually tightened on Assange by the war criminals and their criminal accomplices. It is, in fact, …
M.K. Bhadrakumar(2023-04-22). Ukraine: Stalemate in an attritional war?peoplesdispatch.orgWhat neocons in the US are yet to grasp is that they failed to subjugate Russia despite the humiliations poured on its national honor, history and enviously rich culture. Why would Russia normalize with states that appropriated its sovereign wealth and imposed such draconian sanctions to bleed and weaken its economy…
Media Lens(2023-04-22). Cancelling Facts That Challenge Establishment Power.dissidentvoice.org As we have noted before, a systemic feature of state-corporate media is propaganda by omission. Missing out salient facts, informed commentary and context about the machinations of government and big business means that the public is less able to: Understand the world around us; Challenge state-corporate power; and Bring about the fundamental changes in society …
Mickey Z.(2023-04-22). Being a Radical Has Led Me to Sometimes Live a Double Life.dissidentvoice.org Throughout the 2000s, you'd find me regularly riding NYC's subways during the very early morning hours — specifically from Queens into Manhattan — to work with personal training clients in gyms. In fact, right up to the plandemic, I was still training a couple of clients in their homes. On those subway rides, I'd sometimes …
news.un(2023-04-22). First Person: Why indigenous peoples can help save the planet.news.un.orgOn Mother Earth Day, marked annually on 22 April, Naw Ei Ei Min, a member of Myanmar's indigenous Karen people, explains why indigenous peoples have an important role to play, in protecting the environment and addressing the climate crisis.
news.un(2023-04-22). First Person: Saving the Earth from space.news.un.orgAhead of International Mother Earth Day, observed on 22 April, NASA's Chief Scientist, Dr. Katherine Calvin, shared her terrestrial and intergalactic experiences with UN News and how viewing the Earth from outer space has driven generations to advance climate action.
Paul Haeder(2023-04-22). Fiddling with National, DC, Beltway Crap while we Burn in our Local Yokel Tracks!dissidentvoice.org [Photo: Area mayors pleading for state help to plug funding gaps included, left to right, Rod Cross of Toledo, Susan Wahlke of Lincoln City and Dean Sawyer of, Newport.] Amazing, no, that in Newport, part of Lincoln County, Oregon, having this big confab, of people, citizens and "stakeholders" alike wondering what the state of the …
Peoples Dispatch(2023-04-22). It's not military force but an end to impunity that can bring peace to the Congo.peoplesdispatch.orgKambale Musavuli talks about the political situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo following the discovery of mass graves in North Kivu, in Eastern DRC. He also explains why the solutions proposed by the East African Community do not have much of a chance of working…
Ralph Nader(2023-04-22). Scranton Joe Nevermore: It's Always Been Delaware Joe.dissidentvoice.orgIn 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 restore the corporate …
Redacted(2023-04-22). Robert Kennedy: I'll CLOSE all the military bases and bring the troops home!dissidentvoice.orgRobert F Kennedy kicked off his bid for the Presidency proving he is for pretty much everything present-day politicians are against: He is against military expansion, he is against censorship, against the CIA, against authoritarianism. He'll get no mainstream media coverage for this! So we'll give him some air time and discuss his ideas on …
Rick Rozoff(2023-04-22). EU FMs "deliberate" on Ukraine, Georgia, Iran, China, Sudan, Tunisia.antibellum679354512.wordpress.comAnadolu AgencyApril 21, 2023 EU foreign ministers to discuss Russia-Ukraine war, situation in Tunisia EU foreign ministers will gather on Monday in Luxembourg to discuss the recent developments in Tunisia and Sudan, as well as the global implications of the war in Ukraine. The ministers will start their reunion with an informal breakfast with Council …
Rick Rozoff(2023-04-22). NATO conducts large-scale submarine warfare exercise in Norwegian Sea.antibellum679354512.wordpress.comNATOAllied Maritime CommandApril 20, 2023 NATO boosts capability on Northern Flank with major Anti-Submarine Warfare exercise Twelve Allied nations are set to take a part in a large-scale Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) exercise in the North Atlantic starting April 24. NATO-led Exercise Dynamic Mongoose is a live exercise (LIVEX) held annually in the High North. This …
Rick Rozoff(2023-04-22). NATO trains French Foreign Legionaries for war with Russia in the Baltic.antibellum679354512.wordpress.comNATOAllied Maritime CommandApril 18, 2023 French Foreign Legionnaires practice battle tactics in Estonia On April 3-5, soldiers with the 13th Demi-Brigade of the French Foreign Legion, who are assigned to NATO enhanced Forward Presence (eFP) Battlegroup Estonia, conducted an assault drill at the Tapa military training area in Estonia. The exercise aimed to develop soldiers' …
Rick Rozoff(2023-04-22). Pentagon to deliver main battle tanks to Ukraine in weeks.antibellum679354512.wordpress.comPolish RadioApril 21, 2023 US to give Abrams tanks to Ukraine within weeks: Pentagon chief American-made Abrams battle tanks will arrive in Germany in the coming weeks for Ukrainian troops to begin training, the US defence secretary said on Friday. Lloyd Austin made the announcement at Ramstein Air Base in Germany…. He spoke to reporters …
Rick Rozoff(2023-04-22). Ramstein: Germany, Poland, Ukraine to establish maintenance hub for German tanks.antibellum679354512.wordpress.comPolish RadioApril 21, 2023 Poland to provide maintenance for Ukraine's Leopard tanks: defence minister Poland, Ukraine and Germany have agreed to establish a maintenance facility in Poland for Ukraine's German-made Leopard 2 main battle tanks, the Polish defence minister said on Friday. Mariusz B≈Çaszczak announced the plan after a meeting with his counterparts from dozens …
Staff(2023-04-22). 24 April, Online Event: Free Khader Adnan! Urgent Meeting with Randa Musa, Khader Adnan's wife.samidoun.net Join us on Monday, 24 April for an urgent meeting with Randa Musa, the wife of Khader Adnan, Palestinian prisoner on hunger strike for 78 days. Hear directly from her about how her husband's deteriorating health condition is affecting her family and join us in organizing to take action to free Khader Adnan now! RSVP …
Tori Jay(2023-04-22). Quinta Brunson Demands Lawsuit Accusing Her Of Plagiarizing 'Abbott Elementary' Be Dismissed.newsone.com Source: Leon Bennett / Getty | Quinta Brunson is demanding that a lawsuit accusing her of plagiarizing the Abbott Elementary idea and storyline be dismissed. | The Emmy Award-winning writer and actress has been sued by aspiring actress, writer and performer Christine Davis. Davis filed a suit based on the claim that she believes her show (including plot and characters),This School Year, was copied by ABC's Abbott Elementary. | In the defendant's motion, the team explains how the two productions are "wholly dissimilar." The concepts of each show differ from the very first page of the treatments. While This School…
WSWS(2023-04-22). Australian PM confirms attendance at NATO summit.wsws.orgAlbanese will participate as one of the US allies designated last year as NATO's "Asia-Pacific Four," expanding the military alliance's operations from the war against Russia in Ukraine to preparations for war against China.
WSWS(2023-04-22). US Supreme Court stays restrictions on abortion pill pending appeals of anti-abortion rulings.wsws.orgOn Friday evening, the US Supreme Court granted an emergency request from the Biden Justice Department to leave in place Food and Drug Administration approval and expanded access to a widely used abortion pill, pending the outcome of litigation over a ruling by a far-right, anti-abortion judge banning the pill.
The UN secretary-general on Monday denounced the "devastation" caused by Moscow's invasion of Ukraine during a Security Council meeting chaired by Russia's foreign minister. | Antonio Guterres said in front of Sergei Lavrov that the Russian invasion was a violation of international law and is "causing massive suffering" to the Ukrainian people. | He added it was "adding to the global economic dislocation triggered by the Covid-19 pandemic". | Lavrov was chairing a meeting on "effective multilateralism" through the defence of the principles of the United Nations charter. | "The multilateral system is under grea…
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…
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…
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'
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.
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…
Azerbaijan said on Sunday it had established a checkpoint on the only land route to the contested region of Nagorno-Karabakh, a step that was followed by claims of border shootings by both Azeri and Armenian forces. | Nagorno-Karabakh is internationally recognised as part of Azerbaijan, but its 120,000 inhabitants are predominantly ethnic Armenians and it broke away from Baku in a war in the early 1990s. | Azerbaijan said it had established a checkpoint on the road leading to Karabakh, a step it said was essential due to what it cast as Armenia's use of the road to transport weapons. | Azerbaijan "took appropr…
KHARTOUM, April 23 (Reuters) – The United States and the United Kingdom said their armed forces helped staff from both embassies get out of Sudan, but evacuations by some other countries faced problems on Sunday as rival military factions battled in the capital Khartoum. | The eruption of fighting eight days ago between the army and Rapid Support Forces (RSF) paramilitary group has triggered a humanitarian crisis, killed 400 people and trapped many thousands of civilians in their homes. | As people attempted to flee the chaos and foreign countries tried to pull out their nationals, gunfire rang out across the…
The US military evacuated American government personnel from Khartoum, President Joe Biden said on Saturday, adding that Washington is suspending operations at its embassy there as fighting between Sudan's rival commanders continued. | "This tragic violence in Sudan has already cost the lives of hundreds of innocent civilians," Biden said in a statement. "It's unconscionable and it must stop." | US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in a statement that "all US personnel and their dependents" have been safely evacuated and that the US will continue to assist Americans in Sudan in planning for their own safe…1682247325-0/Sudan(1)1682247325-0.jpg)
France and the Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania expressed dismay after China's ambassador in Paris questioned the sovereignty of former Soviet countries like Ukraine. | Asked about his position on whether Crimea is part of Ukraine or not, Chinese ambassador Lu Shaye said in an interview aired on French television on Friday that historically it was part of Russia and had been offered to Ukraine by former Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev. | "These ex-USSR countries don't have actual status in international law because there is no international agreement to materialize their sovereign status," Shaye…
