Alain Braillon, Adam Edward Lang(2023-04-08). [Correspondence] Electronic nicotine delivery systems: pragmatism or expectancy?thelancet.comThe advocacy for maximising the global use of e-cigarettes to reduce smoking harms based on the UK nicotine vaping report,1 as commented on by Sarah Jackson and Chris Bullen,2 is most questioning as it is neither comprehensive nor practical.
americanthinker(2023-04-08). The issue is an 1849 law not Roe.americanthinker.comAs long as the focus is on an abortion ban, Democrats can demagogue the issue rather than explain that they are calling for late-term abortion.
americanthinker(2023-04-08). The media-Deep State mind meld.americanthinker.comThe mainstream media is indeed "state-affiliated" when Democrats reign. It would more properly be termed "Deep-state-affiliated" when they don't.
Andrew Green(2023-04-08). [Obituary] Judith Heumann.thelancet.comDisability rights activist. Born on Dec 18, 1947 in Philadelphia, PA, USA, she died on March 4, 2023 in Washington, DC, USA, aged 75 years.
Anne-Emanuelle Birn, Ramya Kumar, Erika Arteaga-Cruz, Baone Twala, Mbali Baduza(2023-04-08). [Perspectives] Imagining alternative paths for WHO 75 years in.thelancet.comWHO's 75th anniversary comes at a fraught moment. The vaccine apartheid that has marked the COVID-19 pandemic response has once again raised questions about the influence of corporate actors and their Global North partners on global health. Amid perennial debates around reform and mounting calls for decolonising global health and interrogation of who is represented by WHO, we highlight a set of missed opportunities from the past and offer reimaginings of how WHO might propitiously forge a path towards its centenary in a more equitable, representative, and counter-hegemonic way.
Brenda Norrell(2023-04-08). Chief Na'Moks Grabbed and Isolated by Royal Bank of Canada at Stakeholders Meeting.indybay.orgWet'suwet'en Hereditary Chief Na'moks was violently prevented from entering the Royal Bank of Canada annual general meeting. "Such a racist act, they've actually laid hands on me, a Wet'suwet'en Hereditary Chief on my regalia just now," Chief Na'Moks told the RBC, as snipers were stationed on the buildings where traditional elders gathered in an Indigenous delegation.
Clean Energy Wire(2023-04-08). Environmental NGO wins greenwashing lawsuit against French Oil Co. TotalEnergies SE.juancole.comBy Carolina Kyllmann | — ( Clean Energy Wire ) — Climate Action Germany (DUH) has won a lawsuit against TotalEnergies over "climate-neutral" and "CO2-compensated" heating oil claims, the environmental NGO announced. DHU had sued on the basis that TotalEnergies' Thermoplus heating oil was advertised to consumers in a way that violated consumer protection law, …
Danny Haiphong, Black Agenda Report.(2023-04-08). US Push To Strip China's Developing Country Status.popularresistance.orgOn March 28, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the "PRC Is Not a Developing Country Act" by a unanimous vote of 415-0 in yet another demonstration of the solid bipartisanship that exists in the United States when it comes to containing and isolating China. Under the terms of the bill, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken would be directed to seek the removal of China's status as a developing country from international organizations and institutions. | The United Nations, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank all recognize China as a developing country for good reason. China's GDP per c…
DJ Mouse(2023-04-08). Rally to Free Mumia Tuesday, April 4, Oakland Federal Building.indybay.orgOn March 31, 2023, Judge Lucretia Clemons…former law partner w/ Ed Rendell…denied Mumia Abu Jamal's appeal…ludicrously claiming evidence proving key witnesses were paid in exchange for false testimony was "not material" to showing that the trial was unfair!
ecns.cn(2023-04-08). More China-Europe trains running.ecns.cnChina Railway Wuhan Group said on Wednesday that it saw significant growth in the number of its cross-border freight trains operating between China and Europe in the first quarter of this year.
ecns.cn(2023-04-08). People related to chained mother of eight sentenced.ecns.cnDong Zhimin, the husband in a high-profile case of a woman being trafficked, tortured and giving birth to eight children, was sentenced to 9 years for abuse and illegal detention.
ecns.cn(2023-04-08). Greater Bay Area moves toward further alignment.ecns.cnThe Guangdong provincial government on Thursday unveiled 20 examples in which efforts have been made to further align rules and systems in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area in a bid to advance market integration.
ecns.cn(2023-04-08). Canberra's move against TikTok hurts confidence in Australia.ecns.cnAustralia's discriminatory restrictions against TikTok undermine the confidence of the international community in the country's business environment, and harm the interests of Australian enterprises and people.
ecns.cn(2023-04-08). Glass beads on moon found to contain water.ecns.cnChinese scientists have discovered a new water reservoir on the moon in the form of glass beads, which could be of major significance in efforts to probe for water on the Earth's only natural satellite and potentially extract it to support future lunar missions.
ecns.cn(2023-04-08). China-built Mombasa-Nairobi railway promotes Kenya growth.ecns.cnData released by the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics show that the revenue from the Mombasa-Nairobi railway, built by Chinese enterprises, reached KES 15.3 billion (0.11 billion) last year. Both passenger and freight volumes have steadily increased, continuing to play a positive role in the economic and social development of Kenya.
ecns.cn(2023-04-08). China's forex reserves rise in March.ecns.cnChina's foreign exchange reserves came in at 3.1839 trillion U.S. dollars at the end of March, up 1.62 percent from a month earlier, according to the State Administration of Foreign Exchange on Friday.
ecns.cn(2023-04-08). Driver who killed 5 pedestrians is executed.ecns.cnA man who killed five people and injured eight others in a hit-and-run vehicle assault in 2021 in Dalian, Liaoning province, was executed on Friday, a local court reported.
ecns.cn(2023-04-08). Technology empowers strawberry farmers in Xinjiang.ecns.cnYoung green strawberry seedlings are thriving under the most suitable conditions of light, temperature and humidity thanks to an intelligent water and nutrient control system at a virus-free propagation center overseen by the Agricultural Institute of the Twelfth Division of the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps(XPCC).
ecns.cn(2023-04-08). China launches solid-propellant carrier rocket.ecns.cnA Hyperbola-1 (SQX-1), solid-propellant commercial carrier rocket, blasts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, April 7, 2023.
ecns.cn(2023-04-08). Comicomment: Another farce unfolds as political polarization divides U.S.ecns.cnJust days after the so-called second "Democracy Summit" in the United States, another farce has unfolded. On April 4, former President Trump appeared in court in Manhattan, New York City, becoming the first former president in U.S. history to face criminal charges. The courtroom was filled with supporters and opponents of Trump, leading to a tense standoff.
ecns.cn(2023-04-08). Insights丨Spanish Scholar: China and Europe are striving to strengthen cooperation.ecns.cnRecently, European leaders have visited China one after another, aiming to clarify that Europe is not intending to "decouple" with China. China and Europe are striving to strengthen cooperation and reciprocity in both economic and political fields. I think EU-China relations are very important because it can help promote global peace and development.
ecns.cn(2023-04-08). Happy Songkran Festival celebrated in HK.ecns.cnThe Happy Songkran Festival is celebrated at D2 Place One in Lai Chi Kok, Hong Kong, from April 5 to 10. The event showcases Thai culture and features a Thai-themed market, dance performance, prayer ceremony, and water-splashing activities.
ecns.cn(2023-04-08). 'Train to spring' stuns visitors in Beijing.ecns.cnFootage of the S2 train winding through blazes of apricot flowers in Beijing has gone viral on the Internet. The train passes through Shuiguan Great Wall and Badaling Great Wall. "ÄÄ…
ecns.cn(2023-04-08). Tianjin opens new container shipping route to Europe.ecns.cnA container ship passed through a water gate at Tianjin Port on Thursday morning, marking the opening of a new direct container shipping route linking Tianjin with European ports. "ÄÄ…
Editor(2023-04-08). Chris Hedges: The Hypocrisy of the Christian Church.scheerpost.com This is a talk Chris Hedges gave on April 6 at a protest at Princeton Theological Seminary demanding the removal of hedge fund billionaire Michael Fisch as chair of the seminary's trustee board.
Eilis Kennedy, Guy Skinner(2023-04-08). [Correspondence] The needs of children born preterm are too often overlooked.thelancet.comThe new WHO recommendations for the care of preterm or low birthweight infants, as commented on by Gary Darmstadt and colleagues,1 are to be commended. In particular, the recommendation that kangaroo mother care should be routinely started soon after birth and the emphasis on the centrality of family support and involvement in care should help facilitate the promotion of a neonatal care environment that embraces an integrated approach to addressing the medical and broader developmental and psychosocial needs of infants and their families.
ELEL(2023-04-08). [Department of Error] Department of Error.thelancet.comMitjà O, Alemany A, Marks M, et al. Mpox in people with advanced HIV infection: a global case series. Lancet 2023; 401: 939—49—The SHARE-NET Collaborators and the appendix have been updated and Valentina Mazzotta's affiliation has been amended. These corrections has been made to the online version as of April 6, 2023.
Gary L Darmstadt, Silke Mader, Karen Edmond(2023-04-08). [Correspondence] The needs of children born preterm are too often overlooked — Authors' reply.thelancet.comWe thank Eilis Kennedy and Guy Skinner for highlighting the importance of the new WHO recommendations for the care of preterm or low birthweight infants—with particular attention to immediate kangaroo mother care and family involvement and support—and for pointing out some key challenges to ensuring that the new recommendations are carried out and achieve their potential benefits.1 Challenges in supporting families in the care of preterm infants in neonatal intensive care units have been well documented.
Gloria Rubac(2023-04-08). Houston supports Starbucks workers.workers.org Houston — The Texas Star bar was packed with over 100 Houstonians in the evening, April 1, for a successful fundraiser for Starbucks workers. In the Houston area, three stores — Shepherd and Harold, the medical center on Cambridge and Fannin, and Rock Creek in Kingwood — have filed for . . . |
Gururaj Arakeri, Vishal Rao US, Shekar Patil, Peter A Brennan(2023-04-08). [Correspondence] Unsuccessful ban on gutkha and need for tobacco control in India.thelancet.comIn India, the use of smokeless tobacco, including gutkha, is a prevalent and dangerous practice that poses serious health risks, especially for oral cancer. Despite being banned by Indian states since 2012, gutkha remains widely used and available.1 Gutkha is a mixture of areca nuts, slaked lime, catechu, tobacco, added flavourings, and sweeteners.2 The ban on gutkha aimed to control addiction rates and adverse effects on the oral mucosa. However, companies producing gutkha have found ways to circumvent the ban by producing pan masala (a non-tobacco product containing areca nuts, slaked lime, catechu, and seasoni…
Jim McMahan(2023-04-08). Antiwar forces march on Boeing.workers.org Seattle — University of Washington students, supporters and youths of oppressed nationalities targeted by U.S. imperialism marched on the Seattle Boeing plant on March 26. The march by 150 chanting demonstrators protested on the 20-year anniversary of the U.S. invasion of Iraq. Boeing is the Pentagon's second largest war contractor. . . . |
John Mullen(2023-04-08). The French left and the ongoing workers' revolt.greenleft.org.auA historic social explosion is always a test for any left organisation, writes John Mullen, as he looks behind the latest wave of revolt in France, which is entering its 12th week.
Kyle Anzalone(2023-04-08). US Will Threaten Europe To Implement Sanctions on Russia.news.antiwar.comThe White House plans to send a clear message to its European partners in the economic war against Russia, "you are either with us or against us." Two US Treasury officials will visit European and Central Asian partners next month to demand all sanctions on Russia be implemented. Treasury officials Liz Rosenberg and Brian Nelson …
mforinoco(2023-04-08). The Nordstream Ghost Ship.orinocotribune.comThe false details in the CIA's cover story | America's Central Intelligence Agency is constantly running covert operations around the world, and all must have a cover story in case things go badly, as they often do. It is just as important to have an explanation when things go well, as they did in the Baltic Sea last fall. Within weeks of my
Middle East Monitor(2023-04-08). Netanyahu Brought Israeli Extremists to Power and Seeks more Arab Recognition; He can't have Both.juancole.com Dr Adnan Abu Amer AdnanAbuAmer2 There are concerns in Israel that the path towards normalisation with more Arab countries is no longer smooth in light of the planned legislation to suit the extreme far-right in the coalition government. Added to this is the stepping up of action to annex the occupied West Bank, and …
Nayvin Gordon(2023-04-08). From Inequality of the Gods to Equality of Humankind.indybay.orgHistory demonstrates clearly that humans can live in egalitarian societies, we do not have to accept the brutality of social dominance and inequality. We must take matters into our own hands to change the world.
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-04-08). Mayo Clinic Minute: What can you eat to avoid kidney stones?newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgMarch is National Kidney Month, a time to raise awareness about your kidney health and generate support for those affected by conditions, including kidney stones, kidney infections and kidney disease. It's estimated that 1 in 10 people will get a kidney stone in his or her lifetime. Kidney stones are not only painful, but they can lead to serious complications that may require hospitalization and even surgery. The good news is kidney stones are preventable,…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-04-08). Consumer Health: Treating spinal stenosis.newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgSpinal stenosis happens when the space inside the backbone is too small. This can put pressure on the spinal cord and the nerves that travel through the spine. Spinal stenosis occurs most often in the neck, called cervical spinal stenosis, and in the lower back, called lumbar spinal stenosis. The most common cause of spinal stenosis is wear-and-tear changes in the spine related to arthritis. Most people with spinal stenosis are over 50. Younger people…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-04-08). Not all lumps are breast cancer: Benign breast disease.newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgChanges to your breast can cause a lot of worry. This is understandable. But not all breast changes are a result of breast cancer. Any breast symptoms, such as a breast lump, nipple discharge or breast pain, should be evaluated by a medical professional. If they are diagnosed as benign, it means they are not cancer. Noncancerous breast symptoms are known as benign breast disease. Some cases of benign breast disease are discovered during a…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-04-08). Colorectal cancer myths and facts.newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgIt can be easy to feel confused by screening recommendations for common types of cancer. Your health care team is a trusted resource for keeping you up to date on screenings, including screening for colorectal cancer. Test your knowledge of why, when and how you can be screened with these myths and facts: Colorectal cancer is rare. Myth. Colorectal cancer is the second-leading cause of cancer-related death in men and women combined. Roughly 1 in 25 women will…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-04-08). Science Saturday: Igniting the interest of young cancer researchers.newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgThe 2022 SPARK scholars gather for a photo before the Mayo Clinic SPARK Mini Science Fair on Mayo Clinic's campus in Jacksonville, Florida. Back row: Sara Wasserman, Krish Relan, Nyla Searl, Manish Kota, William Li, Garrett Davidsen, Riya Kar, Ella McCarthy. Front row: Kristi Biswas, Ysabella Wijaya, Yangying Jiang, Katie Shapiro, Esinam Ekpeh, Nia Atcherson, Katherine Jones and Hazel Parent. Not pictured: Jessica Desgroseilliers. "My mother was diagnosed with stage 4 stomach cancer when I…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-04-08). Consumer Health: The truth about organ donation.newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgApril is National Donate Life Month. This annual observation raises awareness about donation, encourages people to register as donors and honors those who have saved lives through the gift of donation. Over 100,000 people in the U.S. are waiting for an organ transplant. And it's estimated 20 patients die every day in the U.S. because of the lack of donor organs. Have you considered becoming a donor? If you've never considered organ donation or delayed becoming…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-04-08). Mayo Clinic Q and A: Menstrual cycle changes in young women.newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgDEAR MAYO CLINIC: My daughter is 19 and just finished her first year of college. It has been a stressful transition for her, but she has managed to stay quite active. She is a swimmer and runner, and she also plays volleyball. About eight months ago, she noticed her periods becoming irregular. Her family medicine physician said this sometimes happens in athletes, and we should not be overly concerned about it. Now, my daughter hasn't had…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-04-08). Cancer-free and embracing new adventures thanks to Mayo's collaborative care.newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgIn January 2021, after being in remission from melanoma for almost a decade, Christina Armendariz began to feel unwell. The 42-year-old mother went to the emergency room at a hospital near her Orlando, Florida, home. After several imaging tests, Christina was told her cancer had returned. She had a mass under her arm and multiple soft tissue tumors throughout her body. Although she began treatment locally, Christina's condition worsened over time. She experienced significant cognitive…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-04-08). Mayo Clinic Q and A: Successful conception and delivery with a heart issue.newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgDEAR MAYO CLINIC: I am 32 and have lived with a congenital heart issue since childhood. I am newly married and would like to have children, but I understand that a pregnancy might be high-risk for me. How does pregnancy affect the heart? And is there anything I can do to reduce my risk for complications if I do conceive? ANSWER: Pregnancy results in many changes that can increase the workload of the heart. During pregnancy, your…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-04-08). Patients with multiple tumors in one breast may not need mastectomy, research finds.newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgROCHESTER, Minn. — Patients who have multiple tumors in one breast may be able to avoid a mastectomy if the tumors can be removed while leaving enough breast tissue, according to research led by the Alliance in Clinical Trials in Oncology and Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center. Patients would receive breast-conserving therapy: a lumpectomy followed by whole-breast radiation therapy, rather than mastectomy. The study is published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology. Watch: Dr. Judy…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-04-08). Tips to remain healthy while fasting during Ramadan.newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgMuslims worldwide are observing Ramadan, the holiest month on the Islamic calendar. It's a time of spiritual reflection, increased devotion, charity work and fasting. Fasting during Ramadan is believed to be a way to purify the soul and develop self-discipline. Muslims abstain from all food or drink, including water and chewing gum, from dawn to sunset. Depending on your location, the fast lasts 12 to 18 hours. "In Minnesota, as we start Ramadan, that's going…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-04-08). Mayo Clinic Minute: Tips to deal with 2023 spring pollen and allergies.newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgIf you are one of the millions of people who suffer pollen and allergies, you don't need a calendar to tell you it's spring. Sometimes called hay fever, allergic rhinitis can sometimes be confused with a cold. So, what's happening and what can you do? While hay fever alone may not be life threatening, it can be uncomfortable, says Dr. Arveen Bhasin, a Mayo Clinic allergy and immunology expert. She offers these tips for relief from spring pollen and…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-04-08). Mayo Clinic Minute: Breaking barriers for patients who need kidney transplants.newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgOften, patients whose body mass index, or BMI, is too high aren't able to get a kidney transplant because of the higher risks of complications before and during surgery. But an innovative program at Mayo Clinic is giving patients hope by helping to break that barrier to transplant through a weight loss program. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/Vqzp1A9GYw8 Journalists: Broadcast-quality video (1: 07) is in the downloads at the end of this post. Please "Courtesy: …
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-04-08). Athletic or personal trainer: What's the best fit for you?newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgYou may have seen athletic trainers on the sidelines of team sports and personal trainers working one-on-one with people at the gym. If you're seeking personalized advice and support to help you refine or advance your physical activity, which type of trainer would be the best fit for you? Here are some tips to consider. What's the difference between an athletic and a personal trainer? While the two terms often are used interchangeably, these professionals…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-04-08). Ready to Run: Mayo Clinic Health System gives tips on self-care for plantar fasciitis.newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgMANKATO, Minn. — Most runners will run into a case of plantar fasciitis occasionally, and this heel pain can range from slightly uncomfortable to utterly debilitating. The plantar fascia is a band of tissue extending from the heel to the ball of the foot, and plantar fasciitis is caused by excessive stress, which brings on inflammation and, typically, heel pain. "Plantar fasciitis can affect anyone," says Stephanie Kvas, D.P.M., a Mayo Clinic Health System podiatrist….
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-04-08). Consider organ donation during Donate Life Month.newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgMore than 105,000 people in the U.S. are currently waiting for an organ transplant according to the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network. Sadly, an average of 17 people die daily waiting for a transplant, while another name is added to the waiting list every nine minutes. While 2022 set a new annual record with the number of organ transplants being performed, less than 50% of all adults are registered as organ donors, according to LifeSource. April is National…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-04-08). Mayo Clinic to ease universal face mask requirement.newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgBeginning Monday, April 10, wearing a face mask will no longer be required for patients and staff in most patient care areas on Mayo Clinic and Mayo Clinic Health System campuses. In line with Mayo Clinic's commitment to patient care, Mayo Clinic will continue to require wearing a face mask in high-risk patient settings. High-risk immunocompromised patients will be notified to wear a mask while they are at Mayo Clinic. Mayo Clinic is evolving its…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-04-08). Artificial intelligence creates opportunities to close health care, workplace equity gaps.newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgAdvances in artificial intelligence (AI) and platform models are increasingly driving everyone's day-to-day experiences, including how people receive health care. However, those experiences are not always the same for everyone. April is Minority Health Awareness Month, a national observance to raise awareness about health disparities that continue to affect people from racial and ethnic minority groups. At Mayo Clinic, experts are looking at the ways AI and digital tools can and are shaping the future…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-04-08). Mayo Clinic expert: 3 advances lead to more lifesaving organ transplants.newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgApril is Donate Life Month ROCHESTER, Minn. — All too often, people waiting for lifesaving organ transplants cannot get them. One of the biggest challenges is the lack of viable donated organs. Promising medical advances are opening the doors to more transplants and saving more lives, says Mauricio Villavicencio, M.D., surgical director of heart and lung transplantation at Mayo Clinic in Rochester. There are 104,000 people on the waiting list in the U.S. for a…
Orinoco Tribune 2(2023-04-08). New Campaign To Reinvigorate the Establishment of Zone of Peace in Our Americas.orinocotribune.com By Bill Hackwell — April 4, 2023 | Today in a press conference in Washington DC the Black Alliance for Peace (BAP) along with key allies launched a popular collective campaign to promote the urgent need to establish a Zone of Peace in Our Americas. The press conference coincided with similar events that took place in Havana, Cuba; and Port-au-Prince, Haiti. | The "Zone of Peace" concept emerged from the January 29, 2014, meeting of the heads of state and governments of the Community of | Washington DC | Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC), all of which declared Latin America and the Caribbean should…
Paul Webster(2023-04-08). [World Report] PEPFAR at 20.thelancet.comThe President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief has worked to provide care for patients with HIV/AIDS for two decades. Paul Webster reports.
Pierre-Guillaume Piriou, Thibaut Manigold, Vincent Letocart, Patrice Guérin, Mickael Vourc'h(2023-04-08). [Correspondence] BRIGHT-4 trial: bivalirudin strikes back.thelancet.comWe read with great interest the study by Yi Li and colleagues1 that reports the comparison of bivalirudin plus high-dose infusion versus heparin monotherapy in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction having percutaneous coronary intervention. The authors conclude that bivalirudin reduced the 30-day composite rate of all-cause mortality or Bleeding Academic Research Consortium types 3—5 major bleeding compared with heparin. This large, well conducted study provides new data to the debate regarding the appropriate anticoagulation for these patients.
ProPublica(2023-04-08). Clarence Thomas and the Billionaire.juancole.comBy Joshua Kaplan, Justin Elliott and Alex Mierjeski ( ProPublica) — In late June 2019, right after the U.S. Supreme Court released its final opinion of the term, Justice Clarence Thomas boarded a large private jet headed to Indonesia. He and his wife were going on vacation: nine days of island-hopping in a volcanic archipelago …
Richard Horton(2023-04-08). [Comment] Offline: The world's forgotten children.thelancet.comMomentum has stalled. There is no high-level political leadership for maternal, newborn, child, and adolescent health. Not even high-level UN leadership. Multilateral organisations are distracted and weakened. Domestic country resources are constrained. The competition for limited donor financing has increased. Accountability has withered. Advocacy has quietened. This is an era of de-development for women and children. How have we reached such a desperate and dishonourable place?
Rise Up Bay Area(2023-04-08). Monday 4/10: Protest Illegitimate Banning of the Abortion Pill.indybay.orgSame date, time, 3 Bay Area locations: | Ferry Building, The Embarcadero, San Francisco | San Pedro Square Market, 87 N San Pedro St, San Jose | Downtown Berkeley BART, 2160 Shattuck Ave, Berkeley…
Saheli Chowdhury(2023-04-08). Israel Bombs Gaza and Lebanon After Palestinian Retaliation Against Al-Aqsa Attacks.orinocotribune.comCaracas, April 7, 2023 ( At midnight on Friday, April 7, Israeli occupation warplanes launched a series of missile strikes on various sites in the Gaza Strip, targeting a Palestinian Resistance site in the south of Gaza City, an observatory post in the east of the city, agricultural lan…
Sebastian Paul, Kirsten Dietrich(2023-04-08). The Legacy of Liberation Theology.indybay.orgLiberation theology was the theological promise of Latin America and sounded like a more colorful, people-friendly church. The Vatican saw things differently… Ratzinger's successor in the papacy is pursuing a completely different course: Pope Francis is seeking dialogue, but he himself also comes from Latin America.
sputnikglobe(2023-04-08). Blinken Rules Out Talks Between Russia and Ukraine.sputnikglobe.comMOSCOW (Sputnik) – US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said that negotiations between Russia and Ukraine are currently off the table, arguing that Moscow has to show its readiness for "constructive" talks.
sputnikglobe(2023-04-08). Is EU Able to Depoliticize Economical Cooperation With China?sputnikglobe.comThe European Union is interested in developing trade and economic relations with China. The latter urges the EU to strengthen mutual political trust. However, the United States will try to prevent China and the EU from signing an investment agreement in the foreseeable future.
Staff(2023-04-08). Recibió Marrero Cruz a Ministro de Estado de Angola.cubadebate.cuEn el encuentro, el Jefe de Gobierno cubano reiteró la voluntad de ampliar las relaciones económicas y comerciales entre ambos países, sobre todo en los sectores agroalimentario y de la energía…
Subcommandante Marcos(2023-04-08). The Seven Loose Pieces of the Global Jigsaw Puzzle.indybay.orgToward the end of the Cold War, capitalism created a military horror: the neutron bomb, a weapon that destroys life while leaving buildings intact. During the Fourth World War, however, a new wonder has been discovered: the financial bomb. This new bomb destroys the polis (here, the nation), imposing death, terror, and misery .
Tanya Wadhwa(2023-04-08). Argentina and Brazil rejoin UNASUR.peoplesdispatch.orgUNASUR was founded in May 2008, with the objective to build regional integration in the cultural, economic, social and political areas while respecting the diversity of each of the member nations…
Tatsuya Fukami(2023-04-08). [Correspondence] Shared decision making with psychological safety.thelancet.comPsychological safety is defined as a shared belief that individuals within a team or group are able to take risks without fear of being embarrassed or punished.1,2 Psychological safety consists of an environment in which people feel respected and comfortable to speak up and express their ideas, opinions, and concerns, which is essential for effective communication and collaboration and encourages creativity and innovation.
Vijay Prashad, Tricontinental: Institute For Social Research.(2023-04-08). Women Hold Up 76.2% Of The Sky.popularresistance.orgThere is no need to delve too deeply into statistical data when the findings are obvious. For instance, when women and men work at the same job, women are paid — on average — 20 percent less than men. To raise awareness about this persistent disparity, the International Labour Organisation (ILO) and United Nations Women host the International Equal Pay Day every year on 18 September and, through their Equal Pay International Coalition, lobby corporations and governments to close the yawning gender pay gap. The idea of 'equal pay for equal work' was established in the ILO's Equal Remuneration Conventio…
manager(2023-04-07). Strong Job Growth Again in March, but Hours Drop, and Wage Growth Slows Further.cepr.netThe March employment report gave clear evidence that the Fed's rate hikes are weakening the labor market. Job growth was strong—with 236,000 jobs created—but the index of aggregate hours fell for the second consecutive month. Perhaps most importantly, wage growth slowed further, with the average hourly wage rising at just a 3.2 percent annual rate …
cameron orr(2023-04-07). Understanding issues on the border: a working-class perspective.cpusa.org A working-class position regarding issues on the border demands full rights for workers and their families, documented and undocumented immigrants, and an end to oppressive immigration policy that justifies and normalizes persecution through state-sanctioned violence. We demand comprehensive immigration policy that upholds the dignity of the labor that both documented and undocumented immigrants contribute …
cameron orr(2023-04-07). Detroit anti-eviction activists go toe-to-toe with court bailiffs.cpusa.org The fight against predatory landlords has reached a new stage of struggle in the city of Detroit. On March 21, after months of grassroots struggle for the protection of Taura Brown and her home, Wayne County Judge Shawn Jacque of the 36th District Court signed a court order for her eviction. She had ten …
Staff(2023-04-07). Should Clarence Thomas Be Impeached? GOP Megadonor Gave Justice Free Luxury Vacations for 20 Years.democracynow.org Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas failed to report frequent luxury trips paid for by a billionaire Republican megadonor named Harlan Crow, leading to renewed calls for the conservative jurist's impeachment. According to ProPublica, Thomas has for decades accepted flights on Crow's private jet, trips on his yacht and frequent stays at his exclusive lakeside resort, in apparent violation of a law requiring justices and other federal officials to disclose most gifts. "Justice Thomas has this extraordinary and apparently unprecedented relationship with this outside billionaire who is basically s…
Staff(2023-04-07). Palestinian Poet Mohammed El-Kurd on Israeli Apartheid, Growing Tension in Region & Raid on Al-Aqsa Mosque.democracynow.org Israel has bombed southern Lebanon and Gaza as tension soars in the region days after Israeli police repeatedly attacked Palestinian worshipers inside the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in occupied East Jerusalem. In response to the raids on the mosque, militants in southern Lebanon and Gaza fired dozens of rockets into Israel. It was the largest rocket attack from Lebanon in 17 years. Meanwhile, a Palestinian gunman opened fire on a vehicle near an illegal settlement in the occupied West Bank on Friday, killing two Israeli settlers. This all comes as Israel continues to impose a violent crackdown in the occupied West B…
Staff(2023-04-07). "A Public Lynching": Justin Jones, Black Tennessee Lawmaker, Responds to Expulsion from State House.democracynow.org We speak with Justin Jones, one of two Black Democratic lawmakers expelled by a Republican supermajority in the Tennessee state House of Representatives Thursday for peacefully protesting gun violence in the chamber last week as thousands rallied at the Capitol to demand gun control after the Covenant elementary school shooting in Nashville. A vote to expel their white colleague who joined them in solidarity failed. "They thought by expelling us they would silence us, they would silence our movements that we're part of, but in fact they've amplified it, because the nation can see how racist they are. The na…
Staff(2023-04-07). Headlines for April 7, 2023.democracynow.orgIsrael Strikes Gaza and Lebanon After Rocket Fire; 2 Israeli Settlers Shot Dead in West Bank, U.N. Aid Workers Halt Work in Afghanistan After Taliban Bans Female Members, GOP Supermajority Expels Two Black Lawmakers from Tennessee House over Gun Control Protests, ProPublica: Billionaire GOP Donor Lavished Clarence Thomas with Luxury Trips for 2 Decades, Biden Admin Proposes Rule Barring Blanket Bans on Transgender Student Athletes, Idaho Enacts "Abortion Trafficking" Law That Bans Helping Minors Get an Out-of-State Abortion, DOJ to Probe Police Killing of D.C. Teenager Dalaneo Martin, Sudan's Mi…
_____(2023-04-07). On Kim Sung-han's resignation.journal-neo.org National Security Advisor of the Republic of Korea (to put it bluntly, a key advisor on foreign and national security affairs of South Korea) said that he was stepping down on March 29, 2023, less than a month before President Yoon Suk-yeol's state visit to the United States. Kim stated in a press release, "When […] | –°–æ–æ–±—â–µ–Ω–∏–µ
_____(2023-04-07). Should the US Remain Responsible for European Security?journal-neo.org This is the question Donald Trump brought to the forefront when he started asking why the US was paying the lion's share for European security and demanding that members of NATO foot the bill, with at least 2 percent of their GNP. It remains pertinent because the present situation can only exist if the US […] | –°–æ–æ–±—â–µ–Ω–∏–µ
_____(2023-04-07). Al-Aqsa Raid: How BBC Coverage Is Enabling Israeli Violence.strategic-culture.org The late Archbishop Desmond Tutu, a Nobel laureate and tireless campaigner against South African apartheid, once observed: "If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor." For decades, the BBC's editorial policy in reporting on Israel and Palestine has consistently chosen the side of the oppressor – and all too often, not even by adopting the impartiality the corporation claims as the bedrock of its journalism.
_____(2023-04-07). Finland Joins NATO in Foreboding But Fitting Historical Coming Out.strategic-culture.orgBiden and other NATO cheerleaders celebrating "peace" and "security" with Finland joining the bloc this week is not just grotesque. It is a foreboding warning of a more disastrous war. | During the Cold War decades, Finland prided itself in adopting a non-aligned position in relations between the United States and the Soviet Union. Of course, there were good reasons for this Finnish nominal neutrality. The Nordic country not only shared a long border with Soviet Russia, thereby making its neutrality an essential Moscow requisite for security. But in addition, too, Finland bore the shame of having been defeated by…
_____(2023-04-07). The Imminent Collapse of Eurofascism.strategic-culture.orgOnly by crushing Eurofascism and expelling the Anglo-Saxon fascists from the Old Continent can the world be saved from a nuclear holocaust. | After the collapse of Nazi Germany, the Americans entered Western Europe with the firm intention of staying there forever, and to be completely honest, they never really hid it from us. The first Secretary General of NATO, the British general and diplomat, Hastings Ismay, explained the essence of the founding of the military alliance, which he headed, in a short but more than precise and vivid formulation, saying that its goal is "to keep the Soviet Union out, the Americans…
_____(2023-04-07). The Warm Embrace and the Cold Shoulder: China Mines Europe's Fractures During Joint Visit.strategic-culture.orgFrench President Emmanuel Macron got parades and banquets. EU chief Ursula von der Leyen was mostly left alone. | Suzanne LYNCH and Stuart LAU reported from Brussels | French President Emmanuel Macron was given the full red-carpet treatment this week in Beijing, fêted at a state banquet, and greeted by military parades and firing cannons on Tiananmen Square. When Macron's plane touched down, China's foreign minister personally welcomed him. | When European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen arrived, she got the ecology minister — at the regular passenger exit. | It was a pattern on display again a…
African Stream(2023-04-07). AFRICOM: Securing African or U.S. Interests?towardfreedom.orgThe United States Africa Command—or AFRICOM—was founded in 2007. But it's failed to bring peace and security. Major failures in Somalia, Libya and elsewhere have left many Africans suspecting it exists only to serve U.S. interests. African Stream reports.
Alexander Rubinstein(2023-04-07). Leaked documents expose US-NATO Ukraine war plans.thegrayzone.comClassified Pentagon documents containing information about US and NATO plans for a Ukrainian offensive and key details of the ongoing war have leaked. And the Biden administration is reportedly demanding they be scrubbed from the internet. Is there a hidden agenda behind the leak? The New York Times has reported "a significant breach of American intelligence in the effort to aid Ukraine" through the leak of classified documents which have been shared on social media. It correspondents cited "senior Biden …
americanthinker(2023-04-07). America Needs a New Normal.americanthinker.comThe current normal where those on the right fiddle and diddle while doing nothing is no longer acceptable. Action is required.
americanthinker(2023-04-07). The reparations bidding war has begun.americanthinker.comReparations schemes are nothing more than Democrats elevating their redistribution of income agenda while paying off a reliable bloc for their votes.
Amy Goodman(2023-04-07). Black Tennessee Lawmaker Justin Jones Discusses His Expulsion From State House.truthout.orgWe speak with Justin Jones, one of two Black Democratic lawmakers expelled by a Republican supermajority in the Tennessee state House of Representatives Thursday for peacefully protesting gun violence in the chamber last week as thousands rallied at the Capitol to demand gun control after the Covenant elementary school shooting in Nashville. A vote to expel their white colleague who joined them in… |
Ann Brown(2023-04-07). Trump's Father, Fred Trump, Laundered Casino Chips And Was Arrested At A KKK Rally In 1927.moguldom.comFormer President Donald Trump today would be considered a nepo baby (or nepotism baby), as his fortune and fame—and career in real estate— were derived from that of his New York real estate mogul father, Fred Trump. Fred was a Bronx-born real estate and construction magnate. But he was also known as a racist landlord, …
Ann Brown(2023-04-07). Coolio's Cause Of Death Revealed: Fentanyl, Heroin And Crystal Meth Found In System.moguldom.comIt's been five months since hip-hop legend Coolio died, and the cause of his death has finally been revealed. The veteran West Coast artist died at the age of 59 from a fentanyl overdose, according to his autopsy report obtained by Page Six. The report also noted he had heroin and methamphetamine in his system. At …
Anonymous669(2023-04-07). ISIS Claims Attack In Syria's Daraa For First Time In Eight Months.southfront.org File image. | On April 6, an officer of the Syrian Police was killed in a drive-by shooting attack by ISIS terrorists in the southern governorate of Daraa. | The attack took place on a road near the town of Qarfa in the northern Daraa countryside. The terrorists were reportedly moving on a motorcycle. The Syrian Ministry of Interior identified the fallen police officer as Wasim Musa al-Ghazali, a native of Qarfa. | ISIS confirmed its responsibility for the attack via its official news agency, Amaq, marking the f…
Anonymous669(2023-04-07). ISIS Killed Or Wounded 18 SDF Fighters In Northeastern Syria In Two Weeks: Monitoring Group.southfront.org Illustrative image. | ISIS cells in Syria's northeastern region killed or wounded 18 fighters of the United States-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in the first two weeks of the holy Islamic month of Ramadan that began on March 23, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said in a report released on April 6. | According to the London-based monitoring group, the terrorists carried out 12 operations against the Kurdish-led group in Deir Ezzor and al-Hasakah during the said period."12 op…
Anonymous669(2023-04-07). Israel Launches Strikes Against Gaza, Lebanon In Response To Rocket Attacks (Videos).southfront.org Click to see full-size image. Source: the Israeli Air Force. | Early on April 7, the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) carried out a series of strikes against positions of the Palestinian Hamas Movement in the Gaza Strip and southern Lebanon in response to recent rocket attacks which were launched from the two regions. | The escalation began on April 5, when Israeli Police stormed al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem city and arrested hundreds of Palestinians worshipers. In an initial response,…
Anonymous669(2023-04-07). Russia Is Developing Anti-Satellite Missile, Laser Systems.southfront.org The Peresvet laser system. | Russia is developing two airborne anti-satellite systems, according to an article published in the Defense Ministry's Military Thought journal on April 7. | The first system is based on the MiG-31D fighter and the Kontakt anti-satellite missile, while the second is a version of the Peresvet laser system installed on an Il-76 aircraft. | The article was co-authored by retired Lieutenant-General Alexander Kovalyov, President of the St. Petersburg branch of the Tsiolkovsky Cosmonautics…
Anonymous669(2023-04-07). Turkistan Militants In Greater Idlib Are Preparing Drone Attacks On Syrian Army: Russian MoD.southfront.org File image. | The al-Qaeda-affiliated Turkistan Islamic Party (TIP) is preparing to launch drone attacks from the northwestern Syrian region of Greater Idlib, deputy head of the Russian Center for Reconciliation of the Opposing Parties in Syria, Rear Admiral Oleg Gurinov, revealed on April 6. | The TIP is a close ally of Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), the de-facto ruler of Greater Idlib and the former main branch of al-Qaeda in Syria."According to information obtained by the Russian Center for Reconciliation of…
Anonymous669(2023-04-07). Two Israelis Killed, Another Critically Wounded In West Bank Shooting Attack (Video).southfront.org Click to see full-size image. | On April 7, two Israelis were killed and a third was critically wounded in yet another shooting attack in the occupied West Bank. | The attack took place on the Route 57 highway in the northern Jordan Valley, near the Hamra Junction. The gunmen opened fire at the Israeli-owned car twice causing its crash, before fleeing. At least 22 7.62mm shell casings, typically used by a Kalashnikov rifle, were found at the scene. | The Israel Defense Forces (I…
Ben Norton, Geopolitical Economy.(2023-04-07). Inside Russia: Economists Describe Impact Of Sanctions And Ukraine War.popularresistance.orgEconomists Radhika Desai and Alan Freeman of the Geopolitical Economy Research Group traveled to Russia to participate in several conferences and investigate the impact of Western sanctions and the Ukraine war. | They spoke with Geopolitical Economy Report about the economic situation in the ground, the country's deepening integration with Asia, and Russian economists' gradual move away from neoliberalism. | Russian "economists have always been looking to the East; what is interesting is what's going on in the leadership now", Freeman said. | He noted that Moscow is trying to implement a program of import substit…
Ben Norton(2023-04-07). German Leftist Lawmaker Says US Soldiers and Nukes Must Leave Her Country.orinocotribune.com By Ben Norton — Mar 31, 2023 | On the floor of Germany's parliament, Left Party MP Sevim Daƒüdelen called for the c. 38,000 US soldiers in her country to leave, and to take their nuclear weapons with them. She lamented that Washington "doesn't actually want allies, just loyal vassals". | A member of parliament from Germany's Left Party has called for the thousands of US soldiers and nuclear weapons in her country to leave. | "After 78 years, it is now time for US soldiers to go home. All other allies left Germany a long time ago", said Die Linke MP Sevim Daƒüdelen on the floor of Germany'
Brittani Banks(2023-04-07). The Fear of AI Is Overblown—and Here's Why.independentmediainstitute.orgThe unprecedented popularity of ChatGPT has turbocharged the AI hype machine. We are being bombarded daily by news articles announcing humankind's greatest invention—Artificial Intelligence (AI). AI is "qualitatively different," "transformational," "revolutionary," "will change everything,"—they say. OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, announced a major upgrade of the technology behind ChatGPT called GPT4. Already, Microsoft researchers are …
Brittani Banks(2023-04-07). The World Bank and the BRICS Bank Have New Leaders and Different Outlooks.independentmediainstitute.orgIn late February 2023, U.S. President Joe Biden announced that the United States had placed the nomination of Ajay Banga to be the next head of the World Bank, established in 1944. There will be no other official candidates for this job since—by convention—the U.S. nominee is automatically selected for…
Cecilia Vergara Mattei(2023-04-07). En tiempo récord, Boric promulgó la polémica ley de protección policial.globalizacion.caTras el homicidio del cabo primero de Carabineros, Daniel Palma durante un operativo policial en el barrio Matta de Santiago centro que aceleró la agenda, el presidente chileno Gabriel Boric promulgó la Ley Naín-Retamal, medida que busca fortalecer y proteger…
Chris Hedges(2023-04-07). No, COVID-19 isn't 'over'—but millions of Americans' Medicaid coverage is about to be.therealnews.com The Biden administration is poised to allow the national emergency on COVID-19 to expire on May 11, 2023. Once that occurs, between 5 to 14 million Americans previously covered under Medicaid will lose their insurance. Although the pandemic continues to rage, killing thousands and infecting hundreds of thousands each week, a bipartisan consensus has settled in Washington to simply pretend COVID-19 is "over." What meager safety net was extended at the start of the pandemic is now being rolled back—leaving Americans to shoulder the risks and expenses of illness and death entirely on their own. Dr. Marga…
Chris Walker(2023-04-07). 12-Year-Old Trans Girl in WV Allowed to Keep Playing Sports, Supreme Court Says.truthout.orgOn Thursday, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled not to intervene in a dispute involving a 12-year-old transgender girl and the state of West Virginia after GOP lawmakers in the state attempted to block her from taking part in a girls' track and field team. In 2021, Becky Pepper-Jackson and her family sued West Virginia over a law banning students from participating in sports teams that don't correspond… |
Chris Walker(2023-04-07). Critics Decry Apparent Racism in Expulsion of 2 Dems From Tennessee Legislature.truthout.orgOn Thursday night, Republican lawmakers in the Tennessee state House of Representatives expelled two of three Democratic legislators who engaged in a peaceful protest on the House floor a week prior, in a move that observers have condemned as both authoritarian and racist. The move leaves tens of thousands of constituents in Memphis and Nashville without representation during the final weeks of… |
Chris Walker(2023-04-07). Florida School District Bans Graphic Novel Version of Anne Frank's Diary.truthout.orgA Florida school district has removed a visual adaptation of Anne Frank's diary, an acclaimed first-person telling of a teenage girl's life in the Nazi-occupied Netherlands during World War II. For decades, students in classrooms across the U.S. have read Frank's diary, which documents her everyday life as Jewish child forced into hiding during the Holocaust. "Anne Frank's Diary: The Graphic… |
Cristen Hemingway Jaynes(2023-04-07). Coal phaseout must move 4.5 times more quickly to avoid climate chaos, report warns.peoplesworld.org As operating coal power plants were retired last year and scheduled projects canceled, the number of plants decreased in developing and developed countries, except China, according to the ninth annual global survey of the coal plant pipeline by Global Energy Monitor, a press release from Global Energy Monitor said. However, in order for the world to be on track to phase out …
Dan Dinello(2023-04-07). Trump's Arraignment was Unprecedented, but so is the Enormity of his Crimes against America.juancole.com Chicago (Feature; Special to Informed Comment) — Adding another humiliating chapter to his despicable life, the twice-impeached former President becomes the first ex-president to face criminal charges. Responding to the indictment, Trump said, "Never before in our nation's history has this been done." He's right, never before in our nation's history have we had a …
Dana Sanchez(2023-04-07). Largest Hedge Fund Bridgewater: Here Are The Reasons Recessions Will Be Longer And Deeper In America.moguldom.comKaren Karniol-Tambour, the co-chief investment officer of Bridgewater Associates, warned investors that upcoming recessions may play out more painfully than in the past, may be more difficult to handle and "longer" than we're used to as the Federal Reserve struggles to intervene. Bridgewater has almost $130 billion in assets under management. In February, Karniol-Tambour, 37, became the first …
Dave DeCamp(2023-04-07). Report: Saudis and Houthis Might Renew Ceasefire Soon.news.antiwar.comWarring parties in Yemen could soon sign a deal to renew a ceasefire that would last until the end of 2023, The New Arab reported Thursday. A ceasefire that took effect in April 2022 expired last October. While there has been an uptick in fighting on the ground, there have still been no Saudi airstrikes …
David Klein(2023-04-07). Sabotaging Oil and Gas Infrastructure Is an Act of Climate Heroism.truthout.orgThe environmental movement has offered waves of demonstrations, petition drives, lobbying and other forms of protest. Yet, despite all that, Earth and its inhabitants are losing the war waged against us by capitalism. It follows that a reevaluation of strategy and tactics of the environmental movement is in order, including a closer examination of how nonviolence should be understood and practiced. |
Deepika Joshi(2023-04-07). World Health Day 2023: continuing the struggle for health.peoplesdispatch.orgThe celebration of the 75th World Health Day this April 7, amidst the WHO's As poverty rates grow, global health inequities and inequalities between countries have been exacerbated in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. The failure to learn from the pandemic, or to respond…
Derek Seidman(2023-04-07). Longtime Astroturf Firm Obscures Funders as It Targets Starbucks Union.truthout.org"I get up every morning and I try to figure out how to screw with the labor unions." These were the words uttered by Rick Berman during a 2014 talk to the Western Energy Alliance, a fossil fuel industry group, according to The New York Times, which received a leaked recording of the presentation. Berman is a high-profile corporate consultant who has made headlines for decades because of his… |
ecns.cn(2023-04-07). Airbus inks deal for 160 aircraft in China.ecns.cnEuropean aircraft manufacturer Airbus signed an agreement with China Aviation Supplies Holding Co on Thursday and landed orders of 160 Airbus commercial aircraft.
ecns.cn(2023-04-07). Airbus to open second assembly line in Tianjin.ecns.cnAirbus plans to open its second production line in northern China to expand its assembly capacity of the A320 airliner family, Airbus announced Thursday.
ecns.cn(2023-04-07). Compatriots urged to boost cross-Straits exchanges.ecns.cnPeople on both sides of the Taiwan Straits are Chinese and can resolve their domestic affairs through consultation, but no external interference should be allowed, said Song Tao, a senior Taiwan affairs official, at a farewell dinner in Shanghai on Thursday for Ma Ying-jeou.
ecns.cn(2023-04-07). Tsai Ing-wen's 'transit' trips through U.S.: Truths and Facts.ecns.cnIn disregard of China's strong opposition and solemn representation, the United States has allowed Taiwan leader Tsai Ing-wen's "transit" trip through the United States and the high-profile meeting between Tsai and U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy.
ecns.cn(2023-04-07). Universities to focus on tech, industry.ecns.cnChina plans to adjust around 20 percent of its university majors by 2025, with majors focusing on new technologies and industries being established, while majors unfit for socioeconomic development will be weeded out, a new plan said.
ecns.cn(2023-04-07). Economy gets uplifting news from indexes.ecns.cnChina's services sector activity expanded for a third straight month in March, pointing to further recovery in business activity amid the optimized COVID-19 containment measures, a private survey showed on Thursday.
ecns.cn(2023-04-07). Shanghai unveils new bonus to attract investment.ecns.cnA package of measures aimed to attract more investments with a maximum incentive of 100 million yuan ($14.54 million) was announced by the Shanghai government on Thursday during an investment promotion event in the metropolis.
ecns.cn(2023-04-07). 2 killed in U.S. Colorado shooting.ecns.cnTwo people were killed and another hospitalized after a shooting at a residence Thursday in U.S. state of Colorado, authorities said.
ecns.cn(2023-04-07). 2nd trial for couple who killed two kids begins.ecns.cnThe highly anticipated second trial for a man and his girlfriend who were responsible for the deaths of his two children began on Thursday at Chongqing High People's Court.
ecns.cn(2023-04-07). China, India to account for half of global economic growth in 2023: IMF chief.ecns.cnManaging Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Kristalina Georgieva on Thursday said the world economy is expected to grow less than 3 percent this year, with India and China projected to account for half of global growth in 2023.
ecns.cn(2023-04-07). Renminbi settlement for the trading of HK-listed shares set to kick off.ecns.cnThe Hong Kong Monetary Authority aims to launch renminbi settlement of Hong Kong-listed stocks around the middle of the year, as part of the financial hub's efforts to promote renminbi internationalization, the head of the HKMA said on Tuesday.
ecns.cn(2023-04-07). Countries urged not to act as U.S. pawns.ecns.cnChina's Foreign Ministry on Thursday blasted the announcement of four new military bases by the Philippines for the United States, urging regional countries not to act as Washington's pawns so as to avoid harming themselves.
ecns.cn(2023-04-07). Hainan Free Trade Port project in progress.ecns.cnHainan will finish building all the necessary infrastructure for independent customs operations for the Hainan Free Trade Port, which covers the whole island and the No. 1 project in Hainan, by 2023.
ecns.cn(2023-04-07). Unique landscape of 'earth forest' in Tibet.ecns.cnUnique landscape of Zanda earth forest in Zanda County, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. Zanda earth forest is the largest and most distinctive clay forest in China and was listed as a national geopark in 2007.
ecns.cn(2023-04-07). Ma Ying-jeou visits Fudan University.ecns.cnMa Ying-jeou, former chairman of the Chinese Kuomintang party, led a group of Taiwan students to Fudan University in Shanghai on Thursday morning.
ecns.cn(2023-04-07). China's largest flying car debuts in Sichuan.ecns.cnAerofugia, a subsidiary of Geely Holding Group, displayed its independently-developed AE200 manned aircraft (flying car) for the first time in Chengdu, capital of southwest China's Sichuan Province on Thursday. "ÄÄ…
Editor(2023-04-07). Chile pushes authoritarian police law.mronline.org Chile's neoliberal government is close to securing a new law that expands the right of security forces to use firearms against the population. The Naín-Retamal Law, a proposal of the executive branch, was today approved by the Senate for a third and final reading.
Editor(2023-04-07). Trump derangement syndrome returns.mronline.org If democrats were smart, Donald Trump would be a disgraced former president, forgotten by all but his most ardent admirers. But they aren't smart and they may have given him a political resurrection.
Editor(2023-04-07). 5 Other Modern Presidents Who Should Have Been Indicted for Their Crimes.scheerpost.com By Juan Cole / Informed Comment Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) — Seeing Trump arraigned in New York on Tuesday was satisfying even if the outcome of the trial cannot be foreseen and he has a presumption of innocence. There is obviously evidence that he falsified his business records for the purpose of hiding material facts …
Editor(2023-04-07). As Congress Considers Prolonging Cuba's Designation as a Terrorism Supporter, Biden Dithers.scheerpost.com By W.T. Whitney / CounterPunch Although Cuba's Revolution survived military invasion, guerrilla actions, terrorist attacks, and bacteriologic warfare, enough was not enough. Now there are pay-offs to dissidents, manipulation of worldwide media coverage, and weaponization of social media capabilities. The U.S. economic and financial blockade persists, after 60 years, and will continue. That's mostly because …
Editor(2023-04-07). Belmarsh Warden Blocks Assange From Meeting With Representatives of Press Freedom Organization.scheerpost.com By Kevin Gosztola / The Dissenter The warden of Her Majesty's Prison Belmarsh blocked representatives with the press freedom organization Reporters Without Borders (RSF) from visiting WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, despite previously reviewing RSF's request and agreeing to grant access. Rebecca Vincent, the director of operations and campaigns for RSF, declared, "We followed all rules …
Editor(2023-04-07). Iran 1953: The Birthplace of Western Backed Coups.scheerpost.com Despite its unique circumstance and history, the Iranian coup in 1953—as explored by Taghi Amirani in his film Coup 53—proved to be a template for the West's exploitation of the world.
Fight Back(2023-04-07). Austin students protest attacks on diversity, equity and inclusion.fightbacknews.orgAustin, TX — On Wednesday, April 5, Austin Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) met on Speedway at UT Austin with the Texas Students for DEI Coalition to protest recent Texas legislative and administrative attacks on diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs. The rally was also called in solidarity with the Tampa 4, a group of University of South Florida SDS members currently facing felony charges after being brutalized and arrested while protesting Florida's attacks on DEI programs. | "While Republican lawmakers like Governor Greg Abbott try to claim that these laws are in the interest of fai…
Fight Back(2023-04-07). Brandon Johnson elected mayor of Chicago.fightbacknews.orgChicago, IL – On Tuesday April 4, Brandon Johnson won 51.4% of vote in the Chicago mayoral runoff election. Johnson's victory is also a victory for working and oppressed people, as demonstrated by the range of organizations and individuals who celebrated with Johnson and his family at the Marriott Marquis on election night. | Frank Chapman, executive director of the National Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression, said "I've been living for this moment since the Great Harold Washington in 1986, yet we didn't wait on history; we, the oppressed and the working class, made history." | Sever…
Fight Back(2023-04-07). Legalization For All network's delegation to the US Mexico border in Tijuana.fightbacknews.orgTijuana, Mexico – On April 2, a group of activists from the Legalization For All network crossed the U.S.-Mexico border to witness the effects of U.S. border militarization. The group met with Robert Vivar, binational coordinator at VÂA Internacional, and Aída Amador, coordinator of VÂA Migrante. They visited the Unified U.S. Deported Veterans Office, the border wall at Friendship Park on the Tijuana side, and the Casa de Luz LGBTQ+ immigrant collective house. | Crossing from the U.S. into Tijuana was quick and easy with no lines – the group did not even need to present their passports, which showed just how eas…
Fight Back(2023-04-07). Minneapolis: MPD consent decree falls short and keeps power out of community hands.fightbacknews.orgFight Back News Service is circulating the following April 6 joint statement of the Twin Cities Coalition 4 Justice 4 Jamar and Minneapolis for Community Control of Police. | Consent decree falls short and keeps power out of community hands | We need an all-elected Civilian Police Accountability Commission to permanently reign in the abuses of MPD | On Friday, March 31, the City of Minneapolis and the Minnesota Department of Human Rights (MDHR) announced the signing of a consent decree to address human rights violations by the Minneapolis Police Department. The agreement was negotiated entirely behind closed door…
Fight Back(2023-04-07). Victory in fight for Tampa Citizens Review Board independence.fightbacknews.orgTampa, FL — The Tampa City Council voted 4-3 to pass an ordinance granting the city's Citizen Review Board (CRB) an independent attorney, April 6. The CRB is a city board that was established in 2015 to review closed cases of police misconduct, as well as be a place where people can bring complaints about the police. | An independent attorney would be more impartial and fair than the current arrangement, where the board uses the city's attorney. Using the city's attorney, by its nature, creates a conflict of interest, which the Tampa police attorney himself admitted in a CRB meeting, stating that the CRB,…
Guest Contributor(2023-04-07). Gallego Is Making History in Arizona (OPINION).latinorebels.comCongressman Rubén Gallego, who is running for the U.S. Senate in Arizona, has made history by raising more money in the first fundraising quarter than any other Latino Democrat in history, writes senior adviser Chuck Rocha.
Human Rights Watch(2023-04-07). In Bad Sign for Climate Summit, Oil-Rich UAE warns Conference Attendees against Criticizing Government.juancole.com Katharina Rall Senior Researcher, Environment and Human Rights @katha_nina ( Human Rights Watch) — Speakers at a recent climate and health summit in Abu Dhabi were advised by the conference organizers not to "criticize Islam, the government, corporations or individuals" or protest while in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), according to a recent investigation …
infobrics(2023-04-07). India-Russia Meet on Roads, Transport Systems Held.infobrics.orgIn an effort to establish an effective bilateral relationship of communication and cooperation in the road transportation, logistics, Intelligent Transport System (ITS) and green mobility sector, the first meeting of the India-Russia Working Group on Roads and ITS was held in the national Capital…
infobrics(2023-04-07). Petro-Yuan or Petro-BRICS: The Need for Better Alternative Reserve Currencies to Break Dollar Dominance.infobrics.orgThe dominance of the US dollar has been causing increasing problems for economies around the world. As a result, there is a growing undercurrent of interest in finding alternative reserve currencies. China is pushing for the yuan to become a reserve currency, but a possible BRICS+ Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) may have the edge…
Ingar Solty & K D Kolenda(2023-04-07). Four taboo truths about the Ukraine war.indybay.orgLike every war in history, the Ukrainian war has a prehistory that does not begin with Russia's invasion of the neighboring country nearly a year ago, or even in 2014 with the annexation of Crimea to Russia. Second, the war has an immense potential for escalation.
Internationalist 360 ∞(2023-04-07). Iran and Saudi Arabia: A Chinese Win-Win.libya360.wordpress.comPepe Escobar The single Iranian-Saudi handshake buried trillions of dollars of western divide-and-rule investments across West Asia, and has global leaders rushing to Beijing for global solutions. The idea that History has an endpoint, as promoted by clueless neoconservatives in the unipolar 1990s, is flawed, as it is in an endless process of renewal. The recent official meeting between…
Internationalist 360 ∞(2023-04-07). Thai Opposition Asks US to "Restore Democracy" in Thailand.libya360.wordpress.com-Thai "human rights activist" Sirikan Chaloernsiri has called for the US to "seize this opportunity" and "restore democracy" in Thailand by ensuring the opposition takes power; -Sirikan's opposition group, Thai Lawyers for Human Rights has been funded since its creation in 2014 by the US government through the National Endowment for Democracy (NED); -The NED…
Internationalist 360 ∞(2023-04-07). The Global South is Dumping the Dollar.libya360.wordpress.comThe Global South is dumping the dollar. We're joined by journalists in Beirut, Nairobi, Recife (Northeast Brazil) and Sà£o Paulo, for this special panel. Clinton Nzala is a political commentator and analyst based in Nairobi, and writer for Pan-African media outlet, African Stream. Esteban Carrillo is an Ecuadorian journalist based out of Beirut. He is…
Internationalist 360 ∞(2023-04-07). The 'Holy Trinity' Behind Russian Military Dominance in Ukraine.libya360.wordpress.comDrago Bosnic Krasnopol-M precision-guided artillery shells If we were to believe a single word uttered by the mainstream propaganda machine about the performance of the Russian military, we'd be convinced that Moscow is using WWII-era equipment begrudgingly manned by conscripts armed with shovels. Not to mention that, according to CNN's "well-informed" (and yet, anonymous) sources, the…
Internationalist 360 ∞(2023-04-07). US Resumes Construction of Biolabs in Ukraine.libya360.wordpress.comRussian Defense Ministry briefing on analysis of documents related to U.S. military and biological activities April 07, 2023 According to the document, despite a forced pause due to a special military operation, activities under the Program have now been resumed. The main tasks at this stage are to continue the construction of biolaboratories in Ukraine,…
It's Going Down(2023-04-07). Burgerville Fires IWW Shop Steward as New Contract Draws Near; Union Vows, "We Will Escalate"itsgoingdown.orgThe Burgerville Workers Union, part of the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW), is reporting that a shop steward and member of the union's bargaining team was "wrongfully terminated" on April 3rd. In 2018 the Burgerville Workers Union made history, becoming the first labor union recognized by a fast food chain after years of strikes,…
Jake Johnson(2023-04-07). Israel Bombs Lebanon and Gaza, Sparking Fears of Escalating Conflict.truthout.orgFears of a wider conflict in the Middle East mounted Friday after Israel bombed Lebanon and the occupied Gaza Strip in the early hours of the morning, an assault that followed two consecutive nights of violent raids on the Al-Aqsa mosque compound. The raids spurred global condemnation and retaliatory rocket fire from southern Lebanon and Gaza, prompting Israel's latest barrage of airstrikes. |
Jeff Ernsthausen(2023-04-07). IRS Vows to Renew Pursuit of Wealthy Tax Dodgers.truthout.orgFlush with $80 billion in new funding, the IRS is aiming to ramp up audits of wealthy taxpayers and large corporations, according to a strategic operating plan it released Thursday. The 150-page plan also includes a lengthy list of proposed changes intended to improve customer service, upgrade the agency's notoriously outdated computer systems, boost hiring and even "explore making it easier" to… |
Jesús Inojosa(2023-04-07). ICJ May Review UK's Fraudulent 1899 Paris Arbitration Regarding Essequibo Region.orinocotribune.comThe International Court of Justice (ICJ) announced that the fraud committed by the United Kingdom through the Paris Arbitration Award of 1899, by which it stole the Essequibo territory from Venezuela, may go under review. The vice president of Venezuela, Delcy Rodríguez, welcomed this decision and read a statement by the Venezuelan government ratifying its adherence to the Geneva Agreement signed in 1966 to settle Venezuela's territorial dispute regarding the Essequibo region. | "Venezuela celebrates that the Court's incidental sentence today validates our arguments: firstly, by recognizing that the illicit and f…
John Catalinotto(2023-04-07). Will workers turn toward taking the offensive in France?workers.org For the 11th time since Jan. 19, millions of people in France, led by the workers of the major union confederations, especially the General Confederation of Labor (CGT), took to the streets all over the country on April 6. Once again, they shut France down. Early reports in the New . . . |
Kelly Hayes(2023-04-07). Latin American Feminism Has Much to Teach US Left on How to Fight for Abortion.truthout.orgIn this episode of "Movement Memos," host Kelly Hayes talks with Camila Valle, translator of Set Fear on Fire: The Feminist Call That Set the Americas Ablaze by LASTESIS. Hayes and Valle discuss the struggle for abortion rights and access in Chile and Argentina, the need for democratic structures in movement work, and how LASTESIS has used art and performance to bring feminist theory to the… |
Kevin Gosztola, Scheer Post.(2023-04-07). Belmarsh Warden Blocks Assange From Meeting With Press Freedom Advocates.popularresistance.orgThe warden of Her Majesty's Prison Belmarsh blocked representatives with the press freedom organization Reporters Without Borders (RSF) from visiting WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, despite previously reviewing RSF's request and agreeing to grant access. | Rebecca Vincent, the director of operations and campaigns for RSF, declared, "We followed all rules this morning. We were there very early with all required documentation. Without even checking our documentation, we were told that we would not be allowed in." | "The first official that we spoke to said that they had received 'intelligence' that we were journa…
Lee Camp, Mintpress News.(2023-04-07). Drought Profiteers: Wall Street Billionaires Snatch Up America's Water.popularresistance.orgIt is time to stop calling the financial industry executives who are buying up freshwater "investors" or "hedge fund managers" and instead call them "drought profiteers." | I mean, you can also call them vultures and parasites. They all apply quite well. Come up with your own names for them. Get creative with it. Really listen to your heart. | Water. We all need it to survive. It's the main ingredient in alcohol. Just think of how many more people would be killed each year if we didn't have alcohol to take the edge off. But here's the problem: as the climate crisis causes drought around the world, the richest of…
Lorena Guillén(2023-04-07). Brasil y China acuerdan intercambios sin dólar.globalizacion.caEntrevista de Lorena Guillen, de ABYA YALA TV (Bolivia) a Julio Gambina sobre los acuerdos entre China y Brasil para el intercambio en monedas locales, sin depender del dólar. El acuerdo se realizó el 29/3/2023 y la nota fue realizada…
Margaret Kimberley(2023-04-07). Uganda LGBTQ Law Obscures Crimes Committed on Behalf of the US.orinocotribune.comBy Margaret Kimberley — Mar 29, 2023 | Uganda's anti-LGBTQ legislation has elicited worldwide condemnation. But that nation's history of invading, pillaging, and killing in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, with U.S. blessings, is rarely discussed. | The parliament of the Republic of Uganda recently passed the
Mariam Barghouti(2023-04-07). Israel attacks Al-Aqsa two nights in a row, beating worshipers at holy site.therealnews.com This story originally appeared in On Wednesday evening , the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem was full of Muslim worshippers praying into the night during the holy month of Ramadan. Earlier that morning, worshipers were beaten, and forced out of the holy mosque's prayer halls. | In the midst of night prayers Wednesday, Israeli forces stormed the compound again with weapons and riot gear, unleashing a co…
Mark Gruenberg(2023-04-07). Los camioneros se preparan para la huelga forzada de UPS.peoplesworld.org WASHINGTON—Con las negociaciones sobre un nuevo contrato maestro a punto de comenzar, los Teamsters advierten a sus miembros que se preparen para una posible huelga forzada en United Parcel Service. El nuevo presidente del sindicato, Sean O'Brien, ha estado recorriendo el país desde su toma de posesión, y prometió a los Teamsters de UPS que …
Mark Gruenberg(2023-04-07). The Trump indictment: It's not just the crime, it's the cover-up.peoplesworld.org By now, the world knows Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg indicted Republican former Oval Office occupant Donald Trump on 34 felony counts associated with Trump's checks to former adult film performer and stripper Stormy Daniels, via lawyer-fixer Michael Cohen, to cover up his pre-presidential affairs with her. It was a conspiracy to illegally influence the …
Mark Gruenberg(2023-04-07). With rocky bargaining looming, Teamsters prepare for forced UPS strike.peoplesworld.org WASHINGTON—With negotiations over a new master contract about to begin, the Teamsters are warning their members to prepare for a potential forced strike at United Parcel Service. The union's new president, Sean O'Brien, has been touring the country ever since his inauguration, vowing to UPS Teamsters that the union would go to the mat for …
Marshall Project(2023-04-07). What it's like to be arrested when your name isn't Donald Trump.peoplesworld.org The arrest and arraignment of former President Donald J. Trump may have been an unprecedented moment in American history, with seismic implications for the political process. But as a legal process, it was more routine: On Tuesday, he became just another one of the roughly 31,000 people arraigned for felonies in dreary courtrooms across New York State …
mforinoco(2023-04-07). What If the Protests in France Were in Cuba?orinocotribune.comBy José Manzaneda — Apr 3, 2023 | 300 demonstrations with more than three million people, 500 people arrested in a single day. If it were Cuba, Belarus or China… the headlines would be filled with terms such as "social outburst," "popular uprising," "repression," "regime…" | But since they are in France, they speak of "serious riots," in which the only people injured — 440 in a single day — were "policemen." Only policemen. Curious this "free and independent press" which repeats, in unison, the data offered by the French Minister of the Interior. | A report by three human rights organizations…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-04-07). Consumer Health: What do you know about cornea transplantation?newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgA cornea transplant, or keratoplasty, is an operation to replace part of the cornea with corneal tissue from a donor. The cornea is the transparent, dome-shaped surface of the eye. Light enters the eye through the cornea. Nearly 80,000 corneal transplants were performed worldwide in 2021, according to the Eye Bank Association of America. More than 2 million people have recovered their sight through corneal transplants since 1961. Why it's done A cornea transplant most…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-04-07). Mayo Clinic Minute: Are colon and rectal cancers treated differently?newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgDr. Eric Dozois and team during a surgical procedure Colorectal cancer is a term that combines both colon cancer and rectal cancers. The colon and rectum are two different parts of the lower digestive tract. These different cancers also mean different approaches to treatment that may involve the use of radiation and chemotherapy in addition to surgery. When it comes to treating cancer, experience matters, says Dr. Eric Dozois, a Mayo Clinic colon and rectal surgeon. And Mayo…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-04-07). $41 million federal grant to help Mayo Clinic, collaborators advance multiethnic Alzheimer's research.newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgJACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Alzheimer's disease affects people of all ethnic groups. Armed with $41 million in new federal funding, Mayo Clinic researchers and colleagues from 13 other institutions around the country are pursuing three multiethnic projects to identify targets for treatment. Alzheimer's disease robs victims of their memories and families of quality time with their loved ones. Deaths from Alzheimer's more than doubled from 2000 to 2019, and the number of people living with the…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-04-07). Mayo Clinic Q and A: Treating colon cancer.newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgDEAR MAYO CLINIC: A family member recently was diagnosed with colon cancer. After researching potential treatment options, I came across intraoperative radiation therapy. What is the difference between this and normal radiation? Is radiation a standard treatment option, or are there other approaches? ANSWER: Colon cancer is one of the most common malignancies in the U.S., with more than 100,000 new cases diagnosed each year. Over a lifetime, it is estimated that 1 in 23 men and…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-04-07). Ready to Run: Mayo Clinic Health System gives tips on choosing the right running shoes.newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgMANKATO, Minn. — Congratulations on setting a goal to run a long-distance race. You've just joined a group of more than 60 million people in the U.S. who participate in organized runs and races. Running doesn't require much gear, but well-fitting, running-specific shoes are a must. "Someone training for a long-distance run such as a marathon can log 800 or more miles before a race," says Stephanie Kvas, D.P.M., a Mayo Clinic Health System podiatrist….
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-04-07). Mayo Clinic Minute: Is Himalayan sea salt a healthy alternative?newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgConsuming too much salt can lead to serious health conditions, including high blood pressure, heart disease and stroke. Many consumers are turning to Himalayan sea salt, which can now be found in almost any grocery store. Claims are Himalayan salt and other sea salts are a healthier alternative than regular table salt. Are the claims true? Dr. Regis Fernandes, a Mayo Clinic cardiologist, says, before you stock up on Himalayan sea salt, there are some…
Orinoco Tribune 2(2023-04-07). Israel Attacks Aqsa Mosque; Nightly Protests in Gaza, West Bank Calling For Palestinian Mobilization.orinocotribune.com UPDATES: | Red Crescent: Seven Palestinians reportedly wounded in Israeli attack on Palestinian worshipers in Jerusalem. Al Jazeera: Over 400 Palestinians arrested by Israeli soldiers. Israeli Media: 10 rockets fired towards Israel from besieged Gaza. | Israeli occupation forces have reportedly attacked and forcefully evicted Muslim worshipers from Al-Mosque in occupied East Jerusalem, leading to many injuries and arrests. | After smashing windows in the Mosque, the occupation troops fired stun grenades before storming the holy shrines, beating up people and handcuffing worshipers. | Palestinians quickly mobil…
People's Dispatch.(2023-04-07). UN Human Rights Council Condemns Impact Of Unilateral Sanctions.popularresistance.orgOn Monday, April 3, the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) adopted a resolution condemning the "negative impact of unilateral coercive measures on the enjoyment of human rights." The text titled A/HRC/52/L.18 was presented by Azerbaijan on behalf of the Movement of Non-Aligned Countries. | Emphasizing that unilateral coercive measures, legislation, and secondary sanctions were a violation of international law, norms and principles as well as the UN Charter, the text expressed "grave concern" over the negative impact of sanctions on human rights, including the right to development, which is recognized as…
Peoples Dispatch(2023-04-07). Finland becomes 31st NATO member, Russia warns of escalation.peoplesdispatch.orgFinland joined the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) as a full member on Tuesday, April 4, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg announced on Monday. | Finland's President Sauli Niinistà∂ along with his defense and foreign ministers are expected to join the ceremony at the NATO headquarters in Brussels, where US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will also be present. | Finland's accession was announced days after the Turkish parliament
Peoples Dispatch(2023-04-07). Protests against pension reform rage across France.peoplesdispatch.orgAround two million people hit the streets across France on Thursday, April 6, to protest the pension reforms forcefully passed by the government of Emmanuel Macron. Thursday marked the eleventh major protest against the reforms since January 19. The unpopular reforms will increase restrictions on accessing pensions in the country. | During Thursday's national mobilization, police tried to forcefully quell the protests in many cities and reportedly made around 111 arrests. A coalition of trade unions have called for another round of mobilization on April 13, a day before the decision of the Constitutional Council…
Pivot to Peace.(2023-04-07). Protesters Gather As Kevin McCarthy Meets With Taiwan's Tsai Ing-Wen.popularresistance.orgOn April 5th at 10 am protesters from the Chinese community, Pivot to Peace, CODEPINK, the ANSWER Coalition and other communities gathered at the Ronald Reagan Library in Simi Valley, CA as U.S. Speaker of the House, Kevin McCarthy and other politicians met with Taiwan's president, Tsai Ing-Wen. In the final stop of her Americas tour, Tsai's meeting with McCarthy signals yet another provocation on U.S.-China relations. This comes just months after McCarthy's predecessor, Nancy Pelosi deliberately violated the "One China Policy" agreed upon in the joint U.S.-China Shanghai Communique by visiting Taiwan.
Press Associates(2023-04-07). Kroger-Safeway merger could raise grocery prices and cost jobs, UFCW warns.peoplesworld.org WASHINGTON (PAI)—Members of United Food and Commercial Workers Local 400 and their allies took to informational picket lines in metro D.C. on April 5 in a campaign to save local supermarkets—and jobs—from a mega-merger threat which could also raise prices for consumers. Lines went up at three stores. Their goal, shared by their parent union: …
Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty(2023-04-07). Can Iran and Russia's Arms Swapping Sustain A Lasting Defense Partnership?juancole.com By Michael Scollon ( RFE/RL ) — When Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi visited Moscow in early 2022, he had high hopes of leaving with defense deals that would circumvent international sanctions and take advantage of the expiration of a United Nations embargo on arms trading with Tehran. Russian fighter jets, advanced antimissile defense …
Resumen Latinoamericano(2023-04-07). La brecha de seguridad con la OTAN pone en riesgo tácticas en Ucrania.globalizacion.caSe filtra información clave de estrategias de EE.UU. y OTAN en Ucrania en las redes sociales, lo que podría poner a Rusia a un paso adelante en el frente de batalla. | El Departamento de Defensa de Estados Unidos (Pentágono) está…
Rick Rozoff(2023-04-07). Poland: Brzezinski presides over largest NATO infrastructure hub in 30 years.antibellum679354512.wordpress.comStars and StripesApril 6, 2023 US Army's new weapons depot in Poland is largest NATO facility buy in decades A sprawling U.S. Army weapons depot in central Poland opened this week, giving NATO allies a readily accessible site with thousands of pieces of armor and other equipment that can be mobilized in a crisis. In …
Rick Rozoff(2023-04-07). European war games: 9,000 U.S. troops, 17,000 from 26 NATO allies, partners in 10 nations.antibellum679354512.wordpress.comThe four partner nations involved are Bosnia, Georgia, Kosovo (pseudo-nation) and Moldova, all with territorial disputes that could erupt into war at any moment. ==== U.S. Department of DefenseApril 5, 2023 Multinational Exercise Defender 23 Kicks Off This Month in Europe Nearly 9,000 American troops are expected to participate in the Defender 23 exercise which …
Rick Rozoff(2023-04-07). High-level S. Korean military delegation summoned to NATO, SHAPE HQs.antibellum679354512.wordpress.comNATOSupreme Headquarters Allied Powers EuropeApril 6, 2023 High Level Republic of Korea Visits to SHAPE and NATO Headquarters SHAPE and NATO Headquarters hosted delegates from the Republic of Korea during the week of Mar. 27 to 31, 2023 to discuss a variety of issues with the partner nation. Deputy Chief of Staff Partnership Directorate Rear …
Rick Rozoff(2023-04-07). Turkish, U.S. defense chiefs discuss NATO expansion, "regional security"antibellum679354512.wordpress.comAnadolu AgencyApril 7, 2023 Turkish, US defense chiefs discuss NATO, regional security issues Turkish National Defense Minister Hulusi Akar and US Secretary of Defense Lloyd James Austin on Thursday spoke over the phone and discussed NATO and the Black Sea grain deal. Akar and Austin also discussed Finland's accession to NATO, bilateral and regional defense …
Roger McKenzie(2023-04-07). Brazil refuses to sign U.S. statement on Russia's Ukraine invasion at 'democracy summit'.peoplesworld.org Brazil has refused to sign a statement condemning Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The move came during the Summit for Democracy, a virtual event hosted by the United States to "renew democracy at home and confront autocracies abroad." President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, who did not personally participate in the event, said that his country …
scorinoco(2023-04-07). Argentina Officially Announces Its Return to UNASUR.orinocotribune.comThe government of Argentina announced its formal return to the Union of South American Nations (UNASUR) after nearly four years outside the organization. The announcement was made by Argentinian Foreign Minister Santiago Cafiero on Wednesday, April 5. | "By sovereign decision, Argentina returns to UNASUR as a member state to promote its institutional revitalization and build an increasingly integrated region," Cafiero wrote on his Twitter account. | Por decisión soberana, la Argentina vuelve a la
scorinoco(2023-04-07). President Maduro: Venezuela Will Continue Its Historical Struggle for Essequibo.orinocotribune.comThe president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, stated that the Venezuelan people will continue to respect the Geneva Agreement and pursue their historical struggle for the Essequibo region. | "The Venezuelan people will continue to struggle firmly and tirelessly in their defense of the historic Geneva Agreement and the territorial integrity of our nation," President Maduro stated on social media on Thursday, April 6. "The truth is with us, the Essequibo belongs to Venezuela!" | Los venezolanos y las venezolanas seguiremos la lucha incansable y firme por defender el respeto al histórico Acuerdo de Ginebra y la territ…
Seymour Hersh.(2023-04-07). Seymour Hersh: The Nord Stream Ghost Ship.popularresistance.orgAmerica's Central Intelligence Agency is constantly running covert operations around the world, and all must have a cover story in case things go badly, as they often do. It is just as important to have an explanation when things go well, as they did in the Baltic Sea last fall. Within weeks of my report that Joe Biden ordered the destruction of the Nord Stream pipelines, the agency produced a cover story and found willing takers in the New York Times and two major German publications. | By creating a story of deep sea divers and a crew who did not exist, the agency was following protocol, and the story would hav…
Sharon Zhang(2023-04-07). GOP Donor Funding Thomas Also Funded Conservative Democrats' 2021 Revolt.truthout.orgBillionaire Republican megadonor Harlan Crow rocketed into infamy on Thursday after an explosive ProPublica investigation found that he has been giving lavish gifts to Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas for decades now, as the Court, influenced by people like Crow, lurches further to the right. But, as a search of public donation information shows, Crow has also been quietly funding another… |
Sharon Zhang(2023-04-07). North Dakota Republicans Vote to Boost Own Meals After Nixing Free School Meals.truthout.orgLast week, Republicans in the North Dakota Senate killed a bill that would have expanded a program to provide children living close to the federal poverty line access to meals at school for free. The vote was met with outcry over its cruelty, as one Senate Republican asked, "Is [children going hungry] the problem of the state of North Dakota?" This week, 13 of the Republicans who voted to kill the… |
Snejana Farberov, New York Post.(2023-04-07). French Pension Protesters Occupy BlackRock, Torch Restaurant.popularresistance.orgA new wave of unrest over a pension reform engulfed Paris and other French cities Thursday, with enraged protesters occupying the building of the US-based investment firm BlackRock and setting fire to a popular restaurant favored by President Emmanuel Macron. | Dozens of trade union members streamed into BlackRock's Paris offices in the historical Centorial building, where they set off firecrackers and chanted slogans directed at the company's private pension fund. | "The government wants to throw away pensions, it wants to force people to fund their own retirement with private pension funds, but what we know is…
Special to People's World(2023-04-07). April screenings in L.A. honor the Hollywood Ten at 75.peoplesworld.org Seventy-five years ago, Hollywood entered one of its bleakest periods. In 1947, 10 Hollywood writers and directors famously refused to testify before the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) and were held in contempt of Congress. In response, Hollywood's top studio heads turned their backs on these filmmakers. The Hollywood Ten—Alvah Bessie, Herbert Biberman, Lester Cole, …
sputnikglobe(2023-04-07). China Sanctions Two American Entities Over Taiwan.sputnikglobe.comBEIJING (Sputnik) – The Chinese authorities have sanctioned two US entities, namely the Hudson Institute and the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, for violation of the one-China principle, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said.
sputnikglobe(2023-04-07). China to Build Out Satellite Network Amid Worries About Starlink's Military Use – Reports.sputnikglobe.comMOSCOW (Sputnik) – China will launch 12,992 satellites into orbit to rival SpaceX's Starlink constellation amid calls from the military community to speed up the creation of a national network, after Elon Musk's project revealed its military capabilities in the Ukrainian conflict, US media has learned.
sputnikglobe(2023-04-07). Ice Sheets May Retreat Faster Than Previously Thought, Likely to Affect Sea Levels Badly – Study.sputnikglobe.comIce sheets are huge masses of ice layers covering large areas of land, mostly in Antarctica and Greenland. The glacial ice is important because they cool the planet by reflecting sunlight back into space and store vast quantities of fresh water. However, a new study suggests ice sheets are much more prone to erosion than previously thought.
sputnikglobe(2023-04-07). Is Japan Plunging Ever Deeper Into NATO?sputnikglobe.comJapanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi is convinced that it is time for his country to deepen its cooperation with NATO. At the same time, Tokyo is determined to take the lead in maintaining and strengthening the free and open international order.
sputnikglobe(2023-04-07). Latest Developments in Israeli-Palestinian Conflict.sputnikglobe.comThe prospects of a peaceful resolution of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and improving relations between Israel and Lebanon in the near future have apparently gone down the drain amid the latest escalation of violence in the region.
sputnikglobe(2023-04-07). Report: Justice Clarence Thomas Failed to Disclose Gifts From Republican Mega-Donor.sputnikglobe.comSince his appointment in 1991, Justice Clarence Thomas has consistently been the most conservative voice in the Supreme Court. He has advocated for the end of federal voting protections and abortion rights, and has criticized decisions that enshrined the right to birth control and gay marriage.
sputnikglobe(2023-04-07). Russian Foreign Ministry Summons Acting Head of Canadian Diplomatic Mission.sputnikglobe.comMOSCOW (Sputnik) – The Russian Foreign Ministry on Friday summoned Brian Ebel, the minister-counselor at the embassy of Canada in Moscow, over a statement made by Canada's Permanent Representative to the UN Rober Rae about the death of Russian military correspondent Vladlen Tatarsky.
sputnikglobe(2023-04-07). US Bank Reportedly Aborts Client Conference After Criticism Over Pro-Russian Views From Experts.sputnikglobe.comWASHINGTON (Sputnik) – One of the largest banks in the United States, the Bank of America, had to abort an online client conference after some clients complained about the predominantly pro-Russian rhetoric of online discussion participants, British newspaper reported on Thursday, citing people who attended the event.
sputnikglobe(2023-04-07). US House Judiciary Chair Requests Info From Manhattan District Attorney Counsel – Letter.sputnikglobe.comWASHINGTON(Sputnik) – US House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan on Friday requested New York County District Attorney's Office Senior Counsel Matthew Colangelo testify and provide information to the panel as part of its oversight of the office's criminal case against former US President Donald Trump.
sputnikglobe(2023-04-07). Webb Telescope Captures Stunning, Upclose Image of Uranus' Rings.sputnikglobe.comUranus is the seventh farthest planet in the solar system from the Sun, and ranks third in diameter and fourth in mass. It was discovered in 1781 by the English astronomer William Herschel and was named after the Greek god of the sky Uranus. New images from the James Webb telescope allow us to better appreciate its beauty.
Staff(2023-04-07). Punto Deportivo: Declaraciones de la subserie Sancti Spíritus-Industriales desde el Latino (+ Podcast).cubadebate.cuEste viernes retomamos la sección Punto Deportivo. Les proponemos un repaso de lo sucedido hasta el momento en la 62 Serie Nacional, una mirada a la tabla de posiciones tras los partidos de esta jornada, y compartiremos declaraciones del entrenador de Industriales Alexander Malleta y de uno de los directores debutantes en esta temporada, el espirituano Lázaro Martínez Alfonso.
Staff(2023-04-07). Transfermóvil y la bolsa MiTransfer: Todo lo que debes saber en el podcast de Cubadebate.cubadebate.cuPara conversar más sobre cómo usar este nuevo servicio y algunas de las novedades de Transfermóvil me acompañan Héctor Luis Mora Hechavarría, director de Servicios Digitales de Etecsa y Julio García Trápaga, director de Soporte y Desarrollo de Productos Digitales de Etecsa. °Bienvenidos!
Staff(2023-04-07). Cuba prioriza la gestión sostenible del agua en medio del cambio climático.cubadebate.cuLa búsqueda de soluciones alternativas y la implementación de estrategias para gestionar el uso del agua con eficiencia, son prioridades del Instituto Nacional de Recursos Hidráulicos (INRH) para este 2023, afirmó Manuel Marrero Cruz, Primer Ministro de la República de Cuba.
Staff(2023-04-07). Yoan Moncada está encendido y lidera la Liga Americana.cubadebate.cuEl tercera base regular de los Chicago White Sox, el cubano Yoan Moncada, ha tenido un gran inicio de temporada en MLB 2023. La víspera, su equipo de White Sox derrotó 7àó3 a San Francisco Giants y Moncada impulsó una carrera.
Staff(2023-04-07). 7 de abril: Día Mundial de la Salud.cubadebate.cu"Necesitamos generar cambios en los sistemas sanitarios que permitan el acceso real a los servicios", expresó este miércoles el doctor José Moya Medina, representante en Cuba de la Organización Panamericana de la Salud / Organización Mundial de la Salud (OPS/OMS). Este 7 de abril cuando se celebra el Día Mundial de la Salud (DMS).
Staff(2023-04-07). Baltimore: Más de 150 sacerdotes y personas asociadas con la arquidiócesis abusaron sexualmente de niños.cubadebate.cuUnos 156 sacerdotes católicos y otras personas asociadas con la arquidiócesis de Baltimore abusaron sexualmente de más de 600 niños en un periodo de 80 años, informó el procurador del estado de Maryland, al este de los Estados Unidos, Anthony Brown. Algunas parroquias, escuelas y congregaciones tenían más de un abusador al mismo tiempo.
Staff(2023-04-07). Cultura y Patrimonio del 1 al 5 de mayo en FitCuba 2023.cubadebate.cuLa Feria Internacional de Turismo es el acontecimiento profesional más significativo que desarrolla anualmente la industria turística cubana. El sitio web del evento destaca que la presente edición, FitCuba 2023, se realizará del 1ro al 5 de mayo en La Habana, urbe que ostenta la condición de Ciudad Maravilla del mundo moderno.
Staff(2023-04-07). Es oficial: Brasil regresa a Unasur mediante decreto presidencial de Lula.cubadebate.cuSegún establece el decreto 11.475 del presidente de Brasil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Brasil regresará formalmente a la Unión de Naciones Suramericanas (Unasur). Con el decreto presidencial, la reincorporación entrará en vigor en el campo externo el 6 de mayo de 2023, aunque se concretará durante una cumbre de jefes de Estado de la región.
Staff(2023-04-07). Reportan derrumbe de un tabique en el área de la chimenea de la Central Termoeléctrica Antonio Guiteras.cubadebate.cuDos personas fueron rescatadas con vida, un fallecido y una persona atrapada tras el derrumbe de un tabique en el área de la chimenea de la Central Termoeléctrica Antonio Guiteras de Matanzas, reporta TV Yumurí. Los trabajadores laboraban en la parte inferior de la chimenea en la zona conocida por cenicero dónde extraían hollin y otras labores de limpieza.
Staff(2023-04-07). "Cuenten con la voluntad y el compromiso de Cuba para la integración regional"cubadebate.cuConfiamos en que las propuestas y acciones iniciales que emanen de este encuentro pronto se extenderán hacia otros países de América Latina y el Caribe. Nuestro compromiso con una visión integradora y de cooperación regional será piedra angular de los esfuerzos comunes. Así se puede aprovechar también lo avanzado en la CELAC.
Staff(2023-04-07). 7 April, Vancouver: Banner Drop for Palestine.samidoun.net Friday, April 7 3: 30 pm Gather at Main and Prior (5 minute walk from Main Street — Science World Skytrain), Vancouver Defend Al-Aqsa, Al-Quds, Palestine! Long Live the Resistance! Vancouver solidarity-resistance-liberation banner drop for Palestine. All welcome to join us: the more folks we have, the more banners and flags we can display!
Staff(2023-04-07). Defend Al-Aqsa, Defend Jerusalem, Defend Palestine! Protests and actions around the world.samidoun.net On 4 and 5 April, the scenes of Israeli occupation forces invading Al-Aqsa Mosque during the holy month of Ramadan and brutally attacking Palestinian worshipers were displayed around the world on video. The beatings, the mass arrests, the vicious assault on Palestinians gathering in the mosque or in prayer once again exposed the reality of …
Steve Lalla(2023-04-07). NATO Formed 74 Years Ago To Defend Capitalist Profits.orinocotribune.com By Steve Lalla — Apr 4, 2023 | On this day in 1949, 12 countries signed the "Washington treaty," making NATO official. The NATO military alliance was formed by the US to defend the property of the capitalists, colonizers, and corporations of the West against the growing popularity of revolutionary socialism, which threatened to expropriate and distribute the riches that the imperialists had accumulated over centuries of pillage and exploitation. | Although the original treaty
TASS(2023-04-07). DPR leader blasts Kiev's shelling of Donetsk on Orthodox holiday.tass.comAccording to the DPR mission to the Joint Control and Coordination Center for issues related to Ukrainian war crimes, Ukrainian troops fired five rockets from multiple rocket launchers (MLRS) into the central Voroshilovsky district of the city on Friday afternoon…
Taya Graham, Stephen Janis(2023-04-07). After years of racial political struggle, Pocomoke City, MD elects first Black mayor.therealnews.com Days before Todd Nock would become the first Black mayor of Pocomoke City, a small town on Maryland's Lower Eastern Shore, he paused as he tried to express what the historic achievement meant—not just to him, but to the community he was preparing to serve. | "I started sitting in the back of council meetings, then moving to the front, becoming first vice president, and now here we are," Nock said. | "I had no idea [I could be Mayor.] At the time," in 2015, "I was an unemployed college dropout. I had just lost my jobs a couple weeks prior to that, I couldn't afford to go back to school."pocomoke cit…
The Associated Press(2023-04-07). Buenos Aires Airport Becomes Unofficial Homeless Shelter.latinorebels.comThe Jorge Newbery International Airport in Argentina's capital has practically become a homeless shelter at night, a reflection of the rising poverty in a country where high inflation rates are making it difficult for many to make ends meet.
The Global Research Team(2023-04-07). Global Research Donation Drive.globalresearch.caDear Readers, | We publish pieces by a wide variety of contributors including journalists, scholars, political analysts, historians, ex-military and intelligence personnel, scientists, and environmental experts among others. The publications are not selected in the interest of pushing a specific narrative …
The Lever(2023-04-07). üéß LEVER TIME PREMIUM: AOC On DC's "Psychologically Manipulative Environment"levernews.comOn this week's episode of Lever Time Premium, our extended weekly podcast for paying subscribers, progressive Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) reveals what it's like trying to function in Washington amid the power and pressure of massive corporate spending.As AOC notes: "It really feels like going to another planet with different social rules. Let's say you get elected speaker. You don't get there without raising an ungodly amount of money, because you are not just raising money for yourself, you are raising money for an entire political party that constitutes hundreds of people. The whole society is str…
Tomdispatch(2023-04-07). Savage Capitalism: From Climate Change to Bank Failures to War.juancole.com By David Barsamian and Noam Chomsky | — [The following is excerpted from David Barsamian's recent interview with Noam Chomsky at AlternativeRadio.org.] David Barsamian: On March 20th, the UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change issued its latest report. The new IPCC assessment from senior scientists warned that there's little time to lose in tackling the …
Vijay Prashad(2023-04-07). Women hold up 76.2% of the sky: The Fourteenth Newsletter (2023).mronline.org he idea of 'equal pay for equal work' was established in the ILO's Equal Remuneration Convention (1951) in recognition of the fact that women had always worked in industrial factories, increasingly so during the Second World War.
Walt Zlotow, Antiwar.(2023-04-07). Africa 'All Out,' 54-0, Against Joining Biden's Proxy War On Russia.popularresistance.orgWhen President Biden announced sanctions against Russia over their February, 2022 invasion of Ukraine, he called it a battle of democracy over tyranny. He expected Africa to rally to the US lead. | Unsurprisingly, not one of Africa's 54 countries as joined US sanctions against Russia. Many are neutral; some even supporting Russia's war to prevent NATO's eastward expansion to Russia's borders and gain independence of Ukrainian Donbas from Kyiv aggression that has killed thousands of Ukrainians there. | Why unsurprisingly? For starters, the US was delusional Africa would follow America's proxy war on Russia.
Walter Mignolo(2023-04-07). Hacia la multipolaridad: Las movidas de Xi Jinping.globalizacion.caLa visita del mandatario Xi Jinping a Moscú, la primera después de haber sido electo presidente de la República Popular China por tercera vez, fue un evento orquestado y decisivo en la mutación del orden mundial unipolar hacia un orden…
WSWS(2023-04-07). Lessons of the Temple University strike.wsws.orgTwo paths presented themselves to the Temple graduate workers—one, an isolated struggle coupled with appeals to the Democratic Party; the other, the expansion of the struggle in the working class through the formation of a rank-and-file committee.
WSWS(2023-04-07). IYSSE holds anti-war meeting in Sydney, Australia.wsws.orgOne attendee commented: "None of the discussion in the media on the war in Ukraine, or the rapidly moving preparations for military conflict with China, provides any serious explanation of how we've got to this point and the insane consequences for humanity."
WSWS(2023-04-07). Workers Struggles: Asia, Australia and the Pacific.wsws.orgIndia: Public sector bank workers protest privatisation and outsourcing; Odisha state contract teachers demand permanent jobs; Australian building workers protest against repressive industrial laws and for higher pay; Melbourne Zoo workers begin industrial action…
Zane McNeill(2023-04-07). NJ Gov Signs Order Making State a Haven for Trans Kids Seeking Health Care.truthout.orgThis week, New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy (D) signed an executive order making the state a safe haven for health care providers and transgender refugees fleeing states that have banned gender-affirming care for trans youth. Currently, more than half of transgender youth have lost or are at risk of losing access to gender-affirming care, according to the Human Rights Campaign. New Jersey is estimated… |
| Reuters | (2007-04-23). Israeli strikes target Hamas in Lebanon and Gaza.tribune.com.pk Israel's military hit sites in Lebanon and Gaza early on Friday, in retaliation for rocket attacks it blamed on Hamas, as tensions following police raids this week on the Al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem threatened to spiral out of control. | Loud blasts rocked different areas of Gaza, as Israel claimed its jets hit 10 targets "including tunnels and weapons manufacturing and development sites" of Hamas, which controls the blockaded southern coastal strip. | At around 4.00 am, the military said it had also struck three Hamas infrastructure targets in southern Lebanon, where residents around the area of the Rashidiye…
manager(2023-04-06). The Fed Alone Cannot Create Black Full Employment.cepr.netFederal Reserve action may be a necessary component to reaching Black full employment, but it is not sufficient. Full employment for Black people will require additional policies including subsidized employment. The Federal Reserve aids job growth by lowering its interest rate. From the end of 2008 through 2016, and again for most of 2020 and …
Shawn Fremstad(2023-04-06). Jobs Day Preview: What to Expect in the March Report.cepr.netThe monthly Employment Situation is scheduled for release by the Bureau of Labor Statistics on Friday, April 7th at 8: 30 AM Eastern Time. The collapse of the Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) and the resulting contagion added a major element of uncertainty to an economy that already was not following any clear course. There were already widespread …
Adriaan Alsema(2023-04-06). Miners from northern Colombia suspend strike.colombiareports.comMiners from one of Colombia's most important gold mining regions said they have suspended a strike they went on more than a month ago. According to a representatives of the…
cameron orr(2023-04-06). At Fox news, profits trumps truth.cpusa.org The Dominion defamation lawsuit against Fox News isn't scheduled to go to trial until April 17, but information from Fox internal emails and texts, as well as depositions, yields new shockers every day. By the time the trial starts, proceedings may seem like a rehash of old news. And the sheer volume of startling …
Staff(2023-04-06). "The Undertow": Author Jeff Sharlet on Trump, the Far Right & the Growing Threat of Fascism in U.S.democracynow.org We speak with award-winning journalist and author Jeff Sharlet, who has spent the last decade reporting on the growing threat of fascism across the United States. In his new book, The Undertow: Scenes from a Slow Civil War, Sharlet says the language of "civil war" has become central to right-wing rhetoric, mainstreamed by former President Donald Trump, Congressmember Marjorie Taylor Greene and other Republicans.
Staff(2023-04-06). Reporters Without Borders Denied Entry to Visit Assange in U.K. Prison; No NGO Has Seen Him in 4 Years.democracynow.org WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has spent the last four years locked up at the Belmarsh high-security prison in London, where he has been fighting extradition to the United States on espionage charges. He faces up to 175 years in prison if convicted. This week, amid growing concerns about Assange's health, Reporters Without Borders attempted to become the first NGO to visit with Assange since his arrest four years ago. Despite being given approval, RSF representatives, including our guest, RSF secretary-general and executive director Christophe Deloire, were denied entry.
Staff(2023-04-06). Calls Grow for Russia to Free Jailed U.S. Journalist Evan Gershkovich, Accused of Espionage.democracynow.org We speak with Joshua Yaffa, a close friend of Evan Gershkovich, The Wall Street Journal reporter who has been jailed in Russia since his arrest last week, when he was accused of trying to obtain state secrets related to the Russian military — days after the United States indicted a Russian man in Brazil on espionage charges. Gershkovich's parents left the Soviet Union for the United States before he was born, and he has reported in Russia since 2017. He faces up to 20 years in prison if convicted. Press freedom groups have denounced his arrest and urged Russia to immediately release him. Yaffa is The…
Staff(2023-04-06). Headlines for April 6, 2023.democracynow.orgIsrael Raids Al-Aqsa Mosque for Second Night, Bombs Gaza in Response to Rocket Fire, New Studies Find Ice Sheets Are Vulnerable to Rapid Collapse from Global Heating, Saudi and Iranian Envoys Agree to Reopen Embassies in China-Brokered Deal, France's Macron Asks China's Xi to "Bring Russia to Its Senses" over Ukraine, House Speaker Meets Taiwanese President, Urges Speed-Up of U.S. Arms Deliveries, Pence Won't Appeal Order to Testify to Federal Grand Jury over Jan. 6 Insurrection, Indiana, Idaho and Kansas Latest States to Pass Laws Violating Trans Rights, Texas Agrees to Pay $144M to…
_____(2023-04-06). The Conflict Between Israel and Iran Adopts New Contours.journal-neo.org Israel is renowned for its active diplomacy, particularly in the Middle East and surrounding areas. Tel Aviv is seeking partners among the pro-Western countries of the Arab East, the de-facto Kurdish autonomy in Iraq, NATO Turkey, and the newly formed Muslim countries of…
_____(2023-04-06). Why's the US Doing Air Strikes on Syria?journal-neo.org Could this just be a coincidence that the US has begun conducting airstrikes on Syria right after the announcement of a China brokered peace deal between Iran and Saudi Arabia? Following the announcement of this deal, it was revealed that the Saudis are also in talks with the Syrians to normalise ties. The China factor, […] | –°–æ–æ–±—â–µ–Ω–∏–µ
_____(2023-04-06). Biden's Looming Trap in Ukraine.strategic-culture.orgThree key factors show why the administration needs to press the accelerator pedal on negotiations with Russia now. | By George BEEBE | Three big factors are in motion that will shape prospects for the war in Ukraine. Each of these affects the others in potentially reinforcing ways. Together, they could soon create a dynamic that might greatly constrain the ability of the Biden administration to steer events toward its desired outcomes. | The first is the course of battlefield developments. Bolstered by the mobilization Putin ordered last fall, Russian forces are pressing closer toward encircling Bakhmut, and…
_____(2023-04-06). Fascism Denial American Style: Exceptionalism in the Ivory Tower.strategic-culture.orgIt borders on cliché the number of times historians lament how "fascism" is an over-used term. But Sinclair Lewis, writing about the specter of fascism a century ago, understood something most historians don't — that U.S. intellectual culture is loathe to acknowledge fascist undercurrents in this country. I attribute this hostility to intellectuals' belief that their nation is an exceptionalist democracy — hence fascism "can't happen here."
_____(2023-04-06). NATOstan, Previously Known as Europe.strategic-culture.org "The NATO expanders are telling us that Russia's actions inside its unchanged borders are exactly why we had to expand NATO's borders. Russia's reaction to NATO's expansion enlargement justifies NATO's enlargement expansion." — Patrick Armstrong | (Click on the image to enlarge)…
A Guest Author(2023-04-06). Comunicado: La clase obrera en Francia entierra a sus sepultureros.workers.org Los estudiantes se suman a la lucha para defender la jubilación. París, 7 de marzo. Por CNC en el Estado Español Comunicado de la Coordinadora de Núcleos Comunistas (CNC) en el Estado Español (España), publicado el 28 de marzo de 2023. Workers World publica este comunicado porque también podría aplicarse . . . |
A Guest Author(2023-04-06). Chicago: Unions rally for pro-labor mayoral candidate.workers.org Special to Workers World Chicago Bulletin: Brandon Johnson was elected mayor of Chicago April 4, defeating pro-cop, pro-gentrification candidate Paul Vallas. A vigorous rally was held on the campus of the University of Illinois Chicago on March 29 to encourage the April 4 vote for Brandon Johnson for mayor. Johnson . . . |
Amanda Yee, Black Agenda Report.(2023-04-06). Tiktok On Trial: The Latest Front In The US Tech War On China.popularresistance.orgOn March 23, CEO of TikTok Shou Zi Chew testified before the House Energy and Commerce Committee addressing concerns over the popular social media app's data collection practices and parent company ByteDance's alleged links to the Chinese government. Though TikTok is a subsidiary of ByteDance, which is based in Beijing, it operates as an independent entity. Chew has maintained the company has never shared user data with the Chinese government, and would refuse if pressed to do so. Still, the Congressional hearings amounted to nothing more than racist political theater, a McCarthyite witch trial, in which members…
americanthinker(2023-04-06). A Pandemic of Cognitive Dissonance.americanthinker.comThe Left has built an ideological belief system based on alternate realities and conflicting assertions. It is a house of cards which is inherently flawed and will eventually fall.
Amy Goodman(2023-04-06). Calls Grow for Russia to Release Jailed US Journalist Accused of Espionage.truthout.orgWe speak with Joshua Yaffa, a close friend of Evan Gershkovich, The Wall Street Journal reporter who has been jailed in Russia since his arrest last week, when he was accused of trying to obtain state secrets related to the Russian military — days after the United States indicted a Russian man in Brazil on espionage charges. Gershkovich's parents left the Soviet Union for the United States before… |
Andrew Korybko(2023-04-06). Lula se entromete en Nicaragua bajo el paraguas de Biden.globalizacion.ca Nota del Editor: Artículo publicado originalmente el 9 de marzo de 2023. | Por "políticamente inconveniente" que pueda ser admitir para algunos, ya sean partidarios multipolares fuera de Brasil o miembros del PT, podría decirse que Lula se está entrometiendo en…
Ann Brown(2023-04-06). After Blacklash, Dr. Jill Biden Disinvites Losing Team Iowa.moguldom.comNational sports champions have traditionally been invited to the White House for decades. The losers stay home. So when First Lady Jill Biden verbally invited both the Louisiana State University (LSU) Tigers, which took home the 2023 National Collegiate Athletic Association national basketball championship title on April 2, and the University of Iowa's Hawkeyes, the …
Ann Brown(2023-04-06). Stacey Abrams to Join Howard University Political Science Faculty as Endowed Chair.moguldom.comHistorically Black University Howard University in Washington, D.C., has tapped politician and voter rights advocate Stacey Abrams to join its political science faculty. The former Georgia gubernatorial candidate will take an endowed chair at the HBCU. Her role will focus on race and politics. Abrams, the former two-time candidate for Georgia governor, will be the …
Anonymous Contributor(2023-04-06). Another Carolina Anarchist Bookfair: August 11th — 13th, Asheville, NC.itsgoingdown.org Announcing Another Carolina Anarchist Bookfair in Asheville, NC, August 11th — 13th. For more info, see here. Another Carolina Anarchist Bookfair is back from COVID hiatus and will be held in Asheville, NC from August 11-13. This year we will be working once again with our comrades in Pansy Collective, who will complement days of…
Anonymous Contributor(2023-04-06). Report Back: 2023 Houston Anarchist Book Fair.itsgoingdown.orgReport back from Space City Anarchist Organization (SCAO) on the Houston Anarchist Bookfair. Originally posted here. On Saturday, March 25th, Space City Anarchist Organization, with the help of Screwston Antifascist Committee, threw its first ever Anarchist Bookfair, and the first Anarchist Book Fair in Houston since 2017. We're happy to announce that the book fair…
Anonymous103(2023-04-06). Executive Donkeys and War Powers Reform.southfront.org Illustrative Image | Written by Dr. Binoy Kampmark | The decision to go to war should be as burdensome as possible. The more impediments to such folly, the better. Such a state of affairs does not characterise the Westminster system of government. It certainly does not apply to Australia, which is all the more troubling given a string of disastrous military interventions led by a slavish, ignoramus complex. | As things stand, the National Security Committee, comprising inner cabinet members including the Pri…
Anonymous103(2023-04-06). France About To Take Militarization Measures.southfront.org Click to see full-size imageParis could be looking to improve its defense capacity in the midst of a tense world, but the action could also be aimed at mitigating the effects of the serious domestic crisis. | Written by France is preparing for a conflict in the near future. The country is about to implement a new measure to raise the age of military reservists. The expansion…
Anonymous103(2023-04-06). Military Situation In Syria On April 6, 2023 (Map Update).southfront.org Click to see full-size image | On April 6, the Russian Ministry of Defense recorded no cases of hostilities and ceasefire violations in the Idlib region in the past 24 hours; | On April 5, the AANES handed over four women and ten children of ISIS families to a Canadian delegation; | On April 5, unknown armed men riding a motorbike killed a civilian in the town of al-Busayrah; | On April 5, Foreign Ministers of Syria and Tunisia exchanged views on boosting the bilateral ties in all fields in a phone cal…
Anonymous103(2023-04-06). Military Situation In Ukraine On April 6, 2023 (Map Update).southfront.org Click to see full-size image | Russian forces destroyed one tank, four armoured fighting vehicles, two motor vehicles, a howitzer in the Donetsk region; | Russian forces destroyed two armoured fighting vehicles, two motor vehicles, and one D-30 howitzer in the Liman region; | Russian forces destroyed two armoured fighting vehicles, and two pick-up trucks in the Kupyansk region; | Russian forces destroyed two motor vehicles, and one Akatsiya self-propelled howitzer in the Kherson region; | Clashes between…
Anonymous103(2023-04-06). Military Situation In Yemen On April 6, 2023 (Map Update).southfront.org Click to see full-size image | The Liaison and Coordination Officers' Operations Room (loyal to Ansar Allah) reported 41 ceasefire violations in al-Hudaydah in the past 24 hours; | Saddam Hossein al-Salehi, the commander of Hizam al-Amini forces in the district of Mudiyah was killed in the internal conflict between Hizam al-Amini forces and the STC; | A civilian was killed and seven others were wounded in the Shada and Qitabar districts by the Saudi artillery attacks. | MORE ON THE TOPIC: : | <...
Anonymous103(2023-04-06). Philippines Joins Washington's Containment Policy Of China.southfront.org Illustrative ImageChina pushes for negotiations as Philippines deepens military ties with the US. | Written by Ahmed Adel, Cairo-based geopolitics and political economy researcher | The Philippines announced on April 3 that the locations of four new military bases that the US will gain access to have been identified. These bases, an expanded part of the defence agreement between the two countries, will allow the US to approach Taiwan from the south in the event of war and acts as another part of i…
Anonymous103(2023-04-06). Ukrainian Nazis Killed At Least 12 Civilians In Donbass.southfront.org Click to see full-size image | On April 6, Ukrainian nazis cowardly shelled civilians in the DPR and LPR. In just one day, at least 12 civilians became victims of Ukrainian shelling. | According to the Mayor of Donetsk Alexey Kulemzin, at about 5 pm the AFU launched at least four rounds of ammunition from multiple rocket launchers in the Kalininsky and Budyonnovsky districts of the city. Ten minutes later, in the direction of the Kievsky district, fire was opened from 155-mm artillery of the NATO sample. | Nine civil…
Anonymous669(2023-04-06). Seven Al-Quds Brigade Fighters Killed During Anti-ISIS Operation In Central Syria.southfront.org A poster with the photo of the seven fallen al-Quds Brigade fighters. Via Facebook. | On April 6, the al-Quds Brigade mourned seven of its fighters who were killed during a combing operation against ISIS cells in Syria's central region. | The Palestinian armed group, which has been supporting Syrian government forces for around ten years, said that its fighters were killed in al-Amour mountain chain and al-Mara mount in the eastern countryside of Homs between April 3 and 4. | Despite sustaining s…
Anonymous669(2023-04-06). Ukraine To Receive M120K Rak Self-Propelled Mortars From Poland.southfront.org Polish M120K Rak self-propelled mortars. By Wikimedia user (Jaros≈Çaw Wolski). | Ukraine and Poland have agreed on a new military aid package that includes M120K Rak self-propelled 120mm mortars, President Volodymyr Zelensky announced during a joint conference with Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki in Warsaw on April 5. | Morawiecki said that three company-level sets of Rak mortars will be supplied to Kiev forces as a part of the new package. | A typical Polish military Rak company has eight…
Bella Piacente, The New School Free Press.(2023-04-06). What You Don't Know About The Willow Project.popularresistance.orgOn March 13, 2023, President Biden approved the Willow project, an oil drilling venture by the large crude oil producer, ConocoPhillips, occurring on Alaska's North Slope. The proposed drilling area is believed to hold 600 million barrels of oil, which will be extracted from three different drill pads. While there is no exact date for the project to begin, construction is set to commence at any time and will continue for decades. | The detrimental climate impact is by far the project's most severe effect. However, the media is ignoring a crucial factor: the drill site sits next to the Nuiqsut tribe, an Inupiaq co…
Black Alliance for Peace, Popular Resistance.(2023-04-06). Black Alliance For Peace Launches People(s)-Centered Campaign For A Zone Of Peace In The Americas.popularresistance.orgApril 4, 2023—Today, the Black Alliance for Peace (BAP) will launch a collective campaign for a Zone of Peace in Our Americas with organizations throughout our region in Washington, D.C.; Havana, Cuba; and Port-au-Prince, Haiti. | The "Zone of Peace" concept emerged from the January 29, 2014, meeting of the heads of state and governments of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC), all of which declared Latin America and the Caribbean should be seen and respected as a "Zone of Peace." BAP is leading an effort to activate the popular movement element of this state-centered declaration by…
Brett Wilkins(2023-04-06). Students Across the US Stage Walkouts, Demanding an End to Gun Violence.truthout.orgStudents across the United States walked out of their classrooms Wednesday to take part in a nationwide protest demanding gun control legislation amid relentless shootings that have already claimed more than 10,000 lives in a little over three months this year. Wednesday's National School Walkout followed a smaller demonstration Monday in Nashville, Tennessee, where six people including three 9… |
Cathy Vogan, Consortium News.(2023-04-06). Protest At Australian Nuke Sub Port.popularresistance.orgUnder the AUKUS plan, Australia would pay the U.S. and Britain to the build and deliver three nuclear submarines by the early 2030s to the Port of Kembla in the city of Wollongong, 85 kms south of Sydney. Opponents of the plan, including the former Prime Minister Paul Keating, say China poses no military threat to Australia, but rather that the U.S. is leading Australia into a dangerous provocation against China.
Chris Walker(2023-04-06). Florida Senate Bill Would Ban Removal of Confederate Monuments.truthout.orgA bill advancing in the Florida state Senate would forbid the removal of memorials related to Confederate figures or events, and ban the addition of text on or near monuments to provide added historical context. The proposal would also impose steep fines on individuals who damage historical memorials, including Confederate statues, plaques, and other sites glorifying people who fought to preserve… |
Chris Walker(2023-04-06). GOP Election Bill in Florida Aims to Make It Harder for Gen Z to Vote.truthout.orgFlorida Republican state senators have advanced a new elections bill that would create additional burdens for a number of voting groups — particularly college and university students. Senate Bill 7050 was submitted on Monday and forwarded by the Senate Ethics and Elections Committee for full consideration by the state Senate just 24 hours later, giving the public very little time to comment on the… |
Chris Walker(2023-04-06). KS Sports Ban on Trans Athletes Could Include "Genital Inspection," Critics Say.truthout.orgThe Republican-controlled Kansas state legislature has overridden a veto by Gov. Laura Kelly (D) to enact a law that will block transgender girls and women in the state from participating in sports that correspond with their gender. GOP lawmakers had been attempting to pass a trans sports ban for nearly three years, but Kelly vetoed the legislation every time. This week, however… |
Claudio Della Croce(2023-04-06). Sorpresa en Argentina por nuevo informe del FMI.globalizacion.caEl directorio del Fondo Monetario Internacional (FMI) aprobó las metas del cuarto trimestre de 2022 del programa con la Argentina, autorizó el giro por 5.400 millones de dólares y flexibilizó las metas de las reservas pero sorprendió al gobierno con…
D Goessmann, W Pomrehn & A Bacevich(2023-04-06). Inflation, Ukraine and China.indybay.orgWhat impresses me is China's diplomatic engagement. And I say that also in terms of their role in restoring diplomatic relations between Iran and Saudi Arabia. Our diplomacy, American diplomacy, seems to me reactive, unimaginative, and ineffective. | Chinese diplomacy, on the other hand, seems to me to be more imaginative and potentially more effective. (Andrew Bacevich)…
Dan Collyns(2023-04-06). Peru's Indigenous communities protest controversial bill.america.cgtn.com A lawmaker from a right-wing party in Peru has put forward a parliamentary bill that would dismantle Amazon reserves created for indigenous people living in isolation. The controversial move has sparked pushback from Indigenous Amazon groups who want to protect the vulnerable tribes. CGTN's Dan …
Dana Sanchez(2023-04-06). Morgan Stanley: What's Coming To Commercial Real Estate Will Be Worse Than The 2008 Financial Crisis.moguldom.comMore than 6 million U.S. households lost their homes to foreclosure during the residential real estate disaster of the Great Financial Crisis, but an investment officer at Morgan Stanley, a Big 4 investment bank, predicts that what's coming for commercial real estate will be worse. Lisa Shalett, the chief investment officer for Morgan Stanley Wealth Management, said …
Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.(2023-04-06). House Speaker McCarthy Meets Taiwan's President Tsai In California.popularresistance.orgHouse Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) met with Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen in California on Wednesday, marking the highest level meeting between US and Taiwanese officials since the previous House speaker, Nancy Pelosi, visited Taipei in August 2022. | The meeting is historic and risks provoking a major Chinese response as it makes McCarthy the highest-level US official to host a Taiwanese leader on US soil since Washington severed diplomatic relations with Taipei in 1979 to open up with Beijing. | China has warned strongly against the plans and launched a naval patrol in the Taiwan Strait ahead of the meeting…
Dave DeCamp(2023-04-06). Stoltenberg Says Ukraine Must Win the War to Become a NATO Member.news.antiwar.comNATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said Wednesday that in order for Ukraine to become a NATO member, it must prevail in its war with Russia and become more interoperable with the Western military alliance. "NATO's position is that Ukraine will become a member of the alliance, and that position has not changed. But we know that …
Dave DeCamp(2023-04-06). CIA Director Tells Saudis the US Was Blindsided By Iran Normalization.news.antiwar.comCIA Director William Burns visited Saudi Arabia earlier this week to express frustration over Riyadh's surprise normalization deal with Tehran that was brokered by Beijing, The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday. According to the Journal, Burns told Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman that the US "has felt blindsided" by Riyadh's rapprochement with Iran as well …
Dave DeCamp(2023-04-06). Israel 'Ready' to Attack Iran Without US Help: IDF Chief.news.antiwar.comThe head of the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) said Wednesday that Israel is "ready" to attack Iran and could do so without help from the US. "We are ready to act against Iran. The Israeli army has the ability to strike both in distant countries and near home," IDF Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi said. The …
Dave DeCamp(2023-04-06). Macron Says He Can Count on Xi to Bring Russia, Ukraine to Negotiating Table.news.antiwar.comFrench President Emmanuel Macron told Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing on Thursday that he can count on the Chinese leader to bring Russia to "its senses" and bring the warring sides in Ukraine to the negotiating table. "I know I can count on you … to bring Russia to its sense and bring everyone …
Dave DeCamp(2023-04-06). NATO to Hold Its Largest-Ever Air Exercises in June.news.antiwar.comNATO is preparing to hold its largest-ever air exercises this June, known as Exercise Air Defender, that will involve 220 aircraft and 10,0000 personnel from 24 nations. The drills will include a massive deployment of aircraft from the US Air National Guard, which is tasked with defending the homeland but, according to Defense One, also …
Dave DeCamp(2023-04-06). Report: US Pushing Back Against Giving Ukraine a 'Road Map' to NATO.news.antiwar.comFinancial Times reported Thursday that the US is pushing back against an effort by some of its European allies to provide Ukraine with a "road map" toward NATO membership at an alliance summit this July that will be held in the Lithuanian capital of Vilnius. While NATO's position is that Ukraine will eventually become a …
Dave DeCamp(2023-04-06). Ukrainian Official Says Kicking Russia Out of Crimea Is Still the Plan.news.antiwar.comA Ukrainian official said Thursday that Kyiv's goal of kicking Russia out of Crimea hasn't changed after an aide to President Volodymyr Zelensky suggested Ukraine might be open to negotiating the issue. "Ukraine will choose the way to bring Crimea back, using political and military means," Tamila Tasheva, Zelensky's envoy for Crimea, told POLITICO. Andriy …
Dave Maisel(2023-04-06). The Loss of Dollar Hegemony by Rod Brana.peoplesparty.orgAt the end of World War II, the US emerged as the only power without wholesale destruction of its cities and towns, with its manufacturing at its peak, and its infrastructure unscathed. This position of dominance was further enforced and cemented by the US dollar becoming the currency of trade and reserve that is the basis of economic activity in the world. The advantage of having the dollar, which the US could "print" (now digitize) has been huge. But, it has also been abused by generations of politicians in Washington DC, and the arrangement is starting to unravel, at an accelerating pace. | Consider the effect…
David Barsamian(2023-04-06). Noam Chomsky: There Are Signs of Hope Amid Climate Crisis, Bank Failures and War.truthout.org[The following is excerpted from David Barsamian's recent interview with Noam Chomsky at AlternativeRadio.org.] David Barsamian: On March 20th, the UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change issued its latest report. The new IPCC assessment from senior scientists warned that there's little time to lose in tackling the climate crisis. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said… |
Disability Justice, Rights Caucus of Workers World Party(2023-04-06). Mary Pinotti Kaessinger: Revolutionary, disability justice and rights fighter, labor organizer — Rest in power!workers.org The Disability Justice and Rights Caucus of Workers World Party (WWP) sadly announces the passing of our magnificent leader, Mary Pinotti Kaessinger, on March 14, 2023, at the age of 77. Mary Pinotti first became politically aware in the 1960s, during the Civil Rights Movement and the movement to protest . . . |
ecns.cn(2023-04-06). CATL: Hungary EV battery plant still a 'go'.ecns.cnIts battery plant in Hungary is "proceeding as planned", rebutting market rumors that the Hungarian plant had halted construction plans due to environmental issues.
ecns.cn(2023-04-06). Int'l flights continue to resume.ecns.cnInternational flights to and from China have been resuming since the country optimized its COVID-19 management measures, an official said on Tuesday.
ecns.cn(2023-04-06). Trump pleads not guilty to 34 felony counts.ecns.cnFormer U.S. president Donald Trump turned his head toward photographers as he sat, stone-faced with shoulders rounded, at the defense table in a downtown Manhattan courtroom on Tuesday.
ecns.cn(2023-04-06). WTO urged to investigate chip export restrictions.ecns.cnChina has called on the World Trade Organization to step up supervision of United States-led export restrictions on crucial semiconductor technologies, which it says violate the body's fairness and transparency principles.
ecns.cn(2023-04-06). More European countries said to be mulling prohibitions of AI chatbots.ecns.cnMore European countries are considering whether stricter measures are needed to restrain popular chatbots powered by artificial intelligence, or AI, after Italy became the first Western country to block ChatGPT last week.
ecns.cn(2023-04-06). Chinese scientists discover vast water source on the moon.ecns.cnChinese scientists have discovered a new water reservoir on the moon in the form of glass beads, which could have major significance for probing the water content of the Earth's only natural satellite and potentially extracting them to support future lunar missions.
ecns.cn(2023-04-06). RMB's role grows globally as dollar alternatives sought.ecns.cnFactors supporting the growing role of the renminbi as an alternative to the dollar are China's role as a manufacturing powerhouse and the stability of the renminbi's value, experts said.
ecns.cn(2023-04-06). Free HPV vaccines offered to students in Jiangsu.ecns.cnMore than 240,000 female students in Jiangsu province will receive free HPV shots this year to prevent cervical cancers, the vast majority of which have been confirmed to be caused by human papillomavirus.
ecns.cn(2023-04-06). China-Laos Railway improving lives, trade.ecns.cnThe China-Laos Railway has significantly increased employment and entrepreneurial opportunities for residents along the line, accelerated the development of local tourism.
ecns.cn(2023-04-06). Fujian launches sea patrol operation in Taiwan Straits.ecns.cnA three-day joint patrol operation was launched in the central and northern parts of the Taiwan Straits, the Maritime Safety Administration of coastal Fujian province announced on Wednesday.
ecns.cn(2023-04-06). Expert applauds new modernization route.ecns.cnChina now contributes more to global growth than any other country, said Martin Jacques, a senior fellow at the United Kingdom's Cambridge University, adding it has taken the baton from the United States and become a powerhouse in the global economy.
ecns.cn(2023-04-06). Murder suspects caught after fleeing back to China.ecns.cnThree Chinese men suspected of kidnapping and killing a Chinese woman in Thailand and then returning to China have been detained in Wenzhou, a city in Zhejiang province, local police said on Wednesday.
ecns.cn(2023-04-06). U.S. urged to forego Cold War mentality in ties with China.ecns.cnThe United States needs to reject the Cold War framework, as it is at a crossroads in relations with China, and is unfortunately and dangerously going down the wrong path, according to a recent opinion piece.
ecns.cn(2023-04-06). Harvard admits record number of Asian Americans.ecns.cnHarvard University has admitted a record number of Asian American students to its Class of 2027 as it faces allegations of bias against Asian students in its admissions process.
ecns.cn(2023-04-06). New commander appointed for PLA garrison in Macao SAR.ecns.cnYu Changjiang, commander of the Sansha military garrison in Hainan Province, has been appointed as commander of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Garrison in the Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR), the PLA garrison in Macao said on Thursday.
ecns.cn(2023-04-06). Nearly 70% Chinese sweep tombs in environmentally-friendly way.ecns.cnData from Chinese authorities shows that about 10.4 million visitors swept tombs in an environmentally-friendly way on Qingming Festival, which fell on Wednesday this year, accounting for 69.45 percent of the total number of people who paid their respects on site.
ecns.cn(2023-04-06). Saudi, Iranian FMs meet in Beijing.ecns.cnSaudi Arabia's Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud and his Iranian counterpart Hossein Amir-Abdollahian met in Beijing on Thursday.
ecns.cn(2023-04-06). China carries out successful rocket vertical landing at sea.ecns.cnChina recently carried out a successful rocket vertical landing test at sea, with developers at the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) saying Thursday that the technology would lay the foundation for future applications including a recyclable near-space experiment platform as well as the development of space travel.
ecns.cn(2023-04-06). Glamorous view of Pangong Tso Lake in Tibet.ecns.cnAerial view shows the stunning scenery of Pangong Tso Lake at an average altitude of 4,242 meters in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region.
ecns.cn(2023-04-06). Water-releasing Festival held in Sichuan.ecns.cnThe Water-releasing Festival is held at Dujiangyan, a UNESCO World Heritage site in southwest China's Sichuan Province, April 5, 2023.
ecns.cn(2023-04-06). Xinhai ferry terminal hub under construction in Haikou.ecns.cnThe terminal is a key project to promot integrated port and shipping operations with zero transfer services for tourists across the Qiongzhou Strait, and also an important project to support independent customs operations in the Hainan free trade port.
ecns.cn(2023-04-06). Joint patrol underway in Taiwan Strait.ecns.cnA Haixun 06, the largest patrol and rescue vessel in the Taiwan Strait, patrols in central and northern parts of the strait in east China's Fujian Province, April 5, 2023.
Editor(2023-04-06). Inside the Israeli panopticon.mronline.org Israeli surveillance is used to crush Palestinian resistance and their model is being exported across the globe.
Editor(2023-04-06). Why Zelensky will NOT take back Crimea.mronline.org Any attempt by a Ukrainian government to "take back" Crimea would be met with firm opposition and resistance from the people who live there.
Editor(2023-04-06). Sparing the Athletes: Revising the Russia-Belarus Sporting Ban.scheerpost.com By Binoy Kampmark / CounterPunch Collateral damage? Deserving and worthy of their punishment? The exclusion and banishment of Russian and Belarusian athletes has become the acceptable prejudice of many governments and a slew of sporting bodies. After the invasion of Ukraine in February last year, a number banded together to find ways to punish Russia, …
Efemia Chela(2023-04-06). Inside the fight for LGBTQ+ rights in Africa.greenleft.org.auColonial-era laws are still used to oppress LGBTQ+ Africans, writes Efemia Chela, but the struggle to organise grassroots mutual aid and for legal rights continues.
Elsa Ojalehto, Yiqiang Zhan, Juulia Jylhà§và§, Chandra A. Reynolds, Anna K. Dahl Aslan, Ida K. Karlsson(2023-04-06). [Articles] Genetically and environmentally predicted obesity in relation to cardiovascular disease: a nationwide cohort study.thelancet.comObesity was associated with CVD regardless of PGSBMI category, but obesity influenced by genetic predisposition (genetically predicted high BMI) was less harmful than obesity influenced by environmental factors (obesity despite genetically predicted low BMI). However, additional genetic factors, not captured by the PGSBMI, still influence the associations.
Eric A. Gordon(2023-04-06). The Met stages Terence Blanchard's opera 'Champion' about boxer Emile Griffith.peoplesworld.org New York City's Metropolitan Opera, housed at Lincoln Center, ranks among the highest and most sophisticated expressions of artistic culture in the United States. The company shares a global renown with the leading opera houses of Europe. The Met attracts a great deal of attention, not only as a leader in the cultural field but …
Fabio Vighi(2023-04-06). Senile Economics: Bubble Ontology and the Pull of Gravity.indybay.orgThe entire banking system is closing in on folding, which is why it so desperately needs new inflationary liquidity to keep afloat. The Great Reset is our owners' authoritarian attempt to respond to this systemic threat by taking control of the collateral (our lives) and remain in the driving seat. All the rest is perception management.
Gerardo Villagrán del Corral(2023-04-06). Pactan 11 países latinoamericanos acciones contra la ola inflacionaria.globalizacion.caLa primera cumbre a distancia de la recién creada Alianza de Países de América Latina y el Caribe contra la Inflación acordó formar un grupo técnico que proponga y aplique las condiciones idóneas para intercambiar alimentos básicos y bienes intermedios,…
Gloria Rubac(2023-04-06). Hunger strikes at ICE detention centers protest slave labor.workers.org Protesters outside Mesa Verde ICE Processing Center in Bakersfield, California, June 4, 2020. "GEO is a billion-dollar company, and they're paying us $1 a day," 21-year-old detainee Cruz Martinez said. "They're getting rich off of us." (tinyurl.com/bdfm4y9h) On Feb. 16, Martinez and over 80 incarcerated immigrants began a hunger strike . . . |
Horacio Duque(2023-04-06). Colombia — øFracasará la paz total?globalizacion.caEl lamentable hecho de violencia ocurrido la semana anterior en el municipio de El Carmen (norte de Santander) en que perecieron 9 soldados y otro tanto resulto afectado como consecuencia de una acción militar ofensiva del Eln; que de acuerdo…
infobrics(2023-04-06). F-35 readiness rates get in way of NATO war planning.infobrics.orgDefense Secretary under the Trump administration, Christopher C. Miller, was so frustrated with the jet that he referred to it as "a monster" and "a piece of… (you get the idea)". Even the late John McCain, well known for anything but enmity towards the US MIC (Military Industrial Complex), called it "a textbook example of our broken defense acquisition system".
Internationalist 360 ∞(2023-04-06). Canada's Legacy Press Smears Assange to Deny the Public's Right to Know.libya360.wordpress.comPeter Biesterfeld Ithaka the Movie (@IthakaMovie). Free Julian Assange advocates with the Shiptons after a screening of Ithaka in Toronto, Ontario. 'Death spiral' is an apt description of the status of Canadian establishment journalism today, journalism that misinforms Canadian news consumers about international affairs, coverage that fails to bring reliable insight and understanding of Canada's…
Internationalist 360 ∞(2023-04-06). Russia and the Emergence of the Post-Western World.libya360.wordpress.comPaul Robinson A man holds a Russian flag during demonstrations in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. Photo by Issouf Sanogo. Russian relations with the West are in tatters. In much of the rest of the world, however, the opposite seems to be true A few years back, at the University of Ottawa's summer convocation, I was startled…
Internationalist 360 ∞(2023-04-06). The Fight Against Neo-Colonialism in the Political Discourse of South Africa.libya360.wordpress.comVadim Balytnikov Neo-colonialism … meant few African countries could independently embark on any political and economic development route…The Western powers never envisaged independent African countries to decide their own development paths; rather, they sought to create dependent client states which could be manipulated according to the … requirements of … Western countries. Kgalema Motlanthe, former…
Internationalist 360 ∞(2023-04-06). Uganda Homosexuality Law Hides Behind Crimes of Empire.libya360.wordpress.comMargaret Kimberley Uganda's anti-homosexuality legislation has elicited worldwide condemnation. But that nation's history of invading, pillaging, and killing in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, with U.S. blessings, is rarely discussed. The parliament of the Republic of Uganda recently passed the Anti-Homosexuality Bill, 2023 , which makes it a crime to identify as gay. Same sex relationships…
Internationalist 360 ∞(2023-04-06). Ukraine: A Matter of Time?libya360.wordpress.comBoris Perius Zabolotsky The NATO war in Ukraine against Russia has been prolonged and intensified, as increasing hostilities. If we understand violence as the acceleration of time, the longer the conflict lasts, the greater its consequences will be, writes Valdai Club expert Boris Perius Zabolotsky. In March 2022, just after the start of Russia's special military operation in Ukraine, the cover of Time magazine, referring to conflict,…
Internationalist 360 ∞(2023-04-06). US Sees in Finland's NATO Accession the Encirclement of Russia.libya360.wordpress.comM. K. Bhadrakumar Foreign minister Pekka Haavisto (L) hands over Finland's NATO accession document to US secretary of state, Antony Blinken, as secretary-general Stoltenberg looks on, Brussels, 4 Apr 2023 The national flag of Finland was raised for the first time at the headquarters of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation in Brussels on Tuesday, which…
Internationalist 360 ∞(2023-04-06). Warmaking is Canada's Feminist Foreign Policy.libya360.wordpress.comTamara Lorincz The Trudeau government has militarized the Women, Peace and Security agenda. To mark International Women's Day, the Trudeau government hosted Ursula von der Leyen, the first female President of the European Commission, with a martial welcome to Canada. The EU President's visit was a public relations exercise that strategically deployed women and feminist tropes to…
Internationalist 360 ∞(2023-04-06). Why Pan-Africanists Must Defend Burkina Faso.libya360.wordpress.comKweku Martin-Peprah Cold War We all know we are in a Cold War. Some say the last one is still here, others say it's a newer, shallower one ("first as tragedy, then as farce blah blah"). Some say it was a struggle between ideological opposites, others say it was a crude struggle for power determined…
Jamal Rich(2023-04-06). D.C. to decriminalize street vending, if Congressional Republicans don't interfere.peoplesworld.org WASHINGTON—On Tuesday, April 4, the Washington, D.C., Council unanimously voted in favor of the Street Vendor Advancement Amendment Act of 2023, a bylaw which will decriminalize street vending without a license, create vending zones, and waive unpaid civil citations related to licensing. Passage of the measure comes after several years of campaigning led by street …
Jason Ide, Labor Notes.(2023-04-06). What To Expect When You're Expecting (To Win).popularresistance.orgYou've done it. Your team of rank-and-file members has run for union office and won. In a few short weeks or months you will leave the truck, classroom, or hospital floor behind and join the staff of your local union. You've made promises to the members, and you don't want to let them down. | Back in 2009 I was in exactly this situation. I had been a member of Teamsters Local 814, packing art in a warehouse and filling in as shop steward. When incompetent leaders plunged our local into financial insolvency, our slate decided to run for union office. Soon we won our election and I found myself principal officer of…
Jay Stanley(2023-04-06). Tesla Camera Scandal is the Latest Lesson in Dangers of Letting Companies Record You.aclu.org Tesla employees passed around videos taken in car owners' private garages and other interesting recordings captured by the cameras built in to the company's vehicles, File this under "shocking but unsurprising." Shocking because it's a significant abuse of privacy — but unsurprising be…
Jessica Corbett(2023-04-06). Governor Hochul Walks Back Plan to Gut Climate Law After Backlash.truthout.orgClimate groups celebrated Wednesday once top officials revealed that after outraging campaigners and fellow Democrats, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul no longer sees rewriting a landmark state law to allow more planet-heating emissions as a top priority for budget negotiations. "Make no mistake, this is because of the enormous and immediate public pressure. Huge thank you to everyone who took action to… |
John Perry, Covert Action Magazine.(2023-04-06). The United Nations Is Being Used In US Propaganda War Against Nicaragua.popularresistance.orgWhile the United States pays little regard to the human rights of many of its own citizens, it manifests intense interest in those of countries that it regards as its enemies. | Nicaragua, designated by both Trump and Biden as a "strategic threat," is seen as one of those enemies. Of the countries selected for their own annual human rights assessment by the U.S. State Department, Nicaragua merited special attention in 2022, with a 43-page report compared with, for example, only a 36-page analysis of neighboring El Salvador, where 66,000 people have been subjected to mass arrests in the past year. This is part of…
Judy Greenspan(2023-04-06). Prisoners and family members demand care not jails.workers.org Dublin, California In what was an incredibly moving ceremony and protest, former prisoners, family members, clergy, prison abolitionists and community organizations gathered at the Santa Rita Alameda County Jail in Dublin, April 1, to send this powerful message: "We need healing, housing and care, not deaths!" April 2023. A Care . . . |
Latino Rebels(2023-04-06). Labor Victory in L.A. Schools.latinorebels.comHost Julio Ricardo Varela welcomes Roosevelt High School teacher Jason Torres-Rangel to explain the plight of service workers in L.A. schools that led them to strike last month and why educators followed their lead.
Lee Camp, Mintpress News.(2023-04-06). How The Global South Has Risen In The Face Of US Sabotage.popularresistance.orgAjamu Baraka is a former U.S. Green Party vice-presidential candidate, a longstanding political activist, and a spokesperson for the Black Alliance for Peace. He joins Lee Camp this week for an interview with "Behind the Headlines." China's rise, U.S. meddling worldwide, international resistance to Western domination, and much more are covered in the hour. | "It would be unbelievable just a few years ago to see that the Chinese are able to broker an agreement between Iran and Saudi Arabia, that countries in Latin America would actually openly criticize U.S. policies," Baraka said, discussing signs that global pow…
Maddi Johnson(2023-04-06). Transphobia — a product of capitalism.workers.org Portland, Oregon Note: The following talk was given during the Trans Day of Resistance, March 31 in Portland, Oregon. Johnson is a member of the Portland branch of Workers World Party. Maddi Johnson speaking at Trans Day of Resistance in Portland, March 31. Where does transphobia come from? Are we . . . |
Marjorie Cohn(2023-04-06). New York Indictment Is Just the Beginning of Trump's Mounting Legal Woes.truthout.orgOn March 30, Donald J. Trump was charged in New York with 34 felony counts of "Falsifying Business Records in the First Degree," for attempting to hide hush money payments to porn star Stormy Daniels. In the historic Indictment and accompanying Statement of Facts, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg has amassed a strong case against Trump. Statements of Facts, which provide a road map of the… |
Mark Gruenberg(2023-04-06). Chicago REI Store workers seek to unionize.peoplesworld.org CHICAGO—Can disappointment with your company's failure to live up to its professed progressive ideals drive your organizing drive? Apparently, for the workers at the REI store at the corner of Kingsbury and Schiller in Chicago, the answer is "yes." Like REI workers elsewhere, including those who have unionized with the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store …
Mark Gruenberg(2023-04-06). NLRB OKs union vote at Ohio charter school complex.peoplesworld.org COLUMBUS, Ohio —The National Labor Relations Board's top regional official in Southern Ohio OK'd union authorization votes at the big KIPP charter school complex in Columbus. Regional Director Patricia Nachand ruled on April 3 for votes among one unit of 125 educators, social workers, intervention specialists, teacher fellows, and student life coordinators and the other …
Mark Gruenberg(2023-04-06). UAW bargaining convention: From opening uncertainty to a path forward.peoplesworld.org DETROIT—The Auto Workers' bargaining convention in Detroit last month opened in uncertainty —who would lead it—and ended in setting tough priorities for upcoming talks with the Detroit 3. The uncertainty loomed because it was unclear, until the day before the March 27 start, that Shawn Fain, the challenger to incumbent Ray Curry in the union's …
Martha Grevatt(2023-04-06). March for Queer & Trans Youth Autonomy.workers.org More than 430 anti-LGBTQ+ bills have been pushed in legislatures across the U.S. within the past three months, a terrifyingly swift escalation in cruelty, even for this country. To say that we are witnessing an emerging genocide would not be hyperbole. This is why an impressive number showed up in . . . |
Martha Grevatt(2023-04-06). UAW's Bargaining Convention revives its fighting tradition.workers.org Detroit The Special Bargaining Convention of the United Auto Workers met March 27-29 in Detroit. These conventions are held quadrennially, typically in the same year that the union's contracts with Ford, General Motors and Stellantis (formerly Chrysler) expire. Delegates from every UAW local discuss and vote on an "omnibus" resolution . . . |
Maximillian Alvarez(2023-04-06). An essential workers' history of the pandemic.therealnews.com The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic devastated the working class from the start. Those deemed "essential workers" in the service, medical, transportation, agriculture, and other sectors were hit particularly hard. While the sacrifices of workers were paid lip service in the early days of the pandemic, the rhetoric rapidly shifted towards denunciations of a "labor shortage" as worker resistance mounted with time. As the capitalist class continues to espouse a dominant narrative of the pandemic that insists that the worst is over and workers ought to accept diminished real wages and deteriorating conditions, the ne…
Middle East Monitor(2023-04-06). Saudi Arabia invests almost $40bn to become Video Gaming Hub.juancole.com ( Middle East Monitor ) — In line with its ambitions to diversify its economy away from oil and to become a video gaming powerhouse, Saudi Arabia will be investing $38 billion in the local online gaming industry in Riyadh. According to a report by Bloomberg on Monday, Savvy Gaming Group, a subsidiary of the …
Mike Ludwig(2023-04-06). Narcan No Longer Needs a Prescription, But Its Price Tag Could Limit Access.truthout.orgThe Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved over-the-counter sales of the opioid overdose reversal medication Narcan, a move that advocates say will reduce stigma around a lifesaving medication and increase access for people in need — if they can afford to pay for it. Narcan is a popular nasal spray version of the drug naloxone, the antidote administered to quickly block the effects of… |
Nazz Aboutabl(2023-04-06). Grassroots Power Catapults Working Class Hero Brandon Johnson to Chicago Mayor's Office.peoplesaction.orgPeople's Action Members Play a Key Role in Victory WASHINGTON, D.C. — People's Action and its members today celebrated Brandon Johnson's election as mayor of Chicago, bringing home People's Action's vision of trusted elected officials working for public safety rooted in communities with good jobs, a sustainable economy, and a government that works for all …
Nazz Aboutabl(2023-04-06). Judge Janet Protasiewicz's Victory Is a Win for Democracy in Wisconsin and the Nation.peoplesaction.orgPeople's Action Members Play a Key Role in Victory WASHINGTON, D.C. — People's Action and its members celebrate the election of Judge Janet Protasiewicz to the Wisconsin Supreme Court, a victory for democracy in Wisconsin and the nation. Grassroots organizing powered Judge Protasiewicz's victory. "Wisconsin voters demanded democracy loud and clear and will accept nothing …
Nitza Soledad Perez(2023-04-06). Florida passes permit-less concealed carry gun law.america.cgtn.com At a time when the United States is seeing a surge in mass shootings, Florida has become the latest state to allow citizens to carry concealed loaded weapons almost anywhere without a permit.
Orinoco Tribune 2(2023-04-06). Brazil Presidential Advisor Met With Putin in Moscow.orinocotribune.comCelso Amorim, head advisor to the Brazilian Presidency, met with President Vladimir Putin for a one hour meeting during a discreet trip to Moscow last week. | Amorim was received by the Secretary of the Security Council, Nikolai Patrushev, and by the Kremlin's main advisor for international affairs, Yuri Ushakov. He also had lunch with Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, who will visit Brasília on the 17th. | The two spoke a little about bilateral issues: the trade flow between Brazil and Russia, the supply of fertilizers, the possibility of using local currencies to offset exports and imports. Then they turned to qu…
P. M. Campbell, Left Voice.(2023-04-06). Measuring The Value Of Student Housing.popularresistance.orgCUNY Hunter College's Brookdale Residence Hall is home to over 600 Hunter College students, where residents have a unique opportunity to foster community through social, educational, and cultural programs. It is organized by Resident Assistants, and a quick commute from New York City's cultural hotspots and classes. Brookdale is unique in its affordability among CUNY housing, costing students less than $10,000 per academic year, but the dorm is currently in danger. | On October 13, 2022, Governor Kathy Hochul and Mayer Eric Adams publicized the creation of an "Education Hub" at Brookdale Campus without mentioning…
Paul Buhle(2023-04-06). A Singular Reality, or Not.mronline.org John Bellamy Foster, John Ross, Deborah Veneziale, and Vijay Prashad, Washington's New Cold War: A Socialist Perspective (New York: Monthly Review Press, 2023), 108 pages, $15. The "singular reality" (my phrase) on display here is the imagined reality in the mind's eye of Beltline/Pentagon global strategists. Few readers will be surprised at the cravings of …
Paul Kiel(2023-04-06). Luxury Yachts and Private Planes Are Huge Tax Breaks for the Ultrawealthy.truthout.orgThis story was originally published by ProPublica. Flying to Ireland to inhale the seaside air as you drive a golf ball into the scenic distance. Crossing the country to reach your enormous yacht, which is ready for your Hudson River pleasure cruise. Hosting a governor's wife on your very own aircraft. These are only a few of the joys that the richest Americans have experienced in recent years… |
Peoples Dispatch(2023-04-06). Another fragmented election verdict in Bulgaria may worsen political crisis.peoplesdispatch.orgThe elections held in Bulgaria on April 2—the fifth in the last two years—have again resulted in a fragmented verdict as no single party or bloc managed to attain a simple majority in the 240-seat parliament, plunging the country into deeper political chaos. The polls saw a voter turnout of 40.63% as the majority of voters abstained from participating. As per the results, the conservative GERB-led coalition, led by former President Boyko Borisov, is in the front with 69 seats (2+) and 26.49% votes, while the liberal coalition of We Continue the Change (PP) and Democratic Bulgaria (DB), led by Kiril Pe…
Peoples Dispatch(2023-04-06). Greek workers intensify protests against further privatization of water utilities.peoplesdispatch.orgOn March 21, the Greek parliament passed a bill to revamp the Energy Regulatory Authority as the Waste, Energy, and Water Regulatory Authority, and expand its scope to include water and urban services. Unions and the communist party say that this will pave the way for further privatization…
Peoples Dispatch(2023-04-06). Israeli aggression continues for the third day at Al-Aqsa compound.peoplesdispatch.org Israel has been carrying out attacks inside the Al-Aqsa mosque compound during Ramadan for the last couple of years. Also known as Haram al-Sharif, the mosque inside occupied East Jerusalem is considered the third holiest site in Islam…
Peoples Dispatch(2023-04-06). Peruvian Congress votes against impeaching de-facto President Dina Boluarte.peoplesdispatch.orgOn Tuesday April 4, Peru's right-wing dominated Congress, with 37 votes in favor, 64 against and 10 abstentions, rejected a motion to launch an impeachment process against de-facto President Dina Boluarte. Boluarte emerged unscathed due to the key political alliances she made with conservative legislators in the parliament, in betrayal of the progressive ticket she was elected on. | The
rebekah(2023-04-06). Norfolk Southern's Huge Profits Go 80 Percent To Top Honchos' Checks.inequality.orgUnions, safety specialists, and—now—the residents of East Palestine, Ohio, have contended that corporate greed drove Norfolk Southern Railway to cut corners on safety inspections and prevention, thus leading to the disastrous Feb. 3 wreck there. But buried deep in the March 31 federal Justice Department filing, for both itself and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, …
Rick Rozoff(2023-04-06). Azerbaijan expels four Iranian diplomats.antibellum679354512.wordpress.comAnadolu AgencyApril 6, 2023 4 Iranian diplomats declared 'persona non grata' in Azerbaijan Azerbaijan's Foreign Ministry declared four employees working for Iran's Embassy in Baku "persona non grata" and told them to leave the country within the next 48 hours over alleged provocations, the ministry said Thursday. A statement issued by the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry …
Rick Rozoff(2023-04-06). Azerbaijan pushes fragmentation of Iran, rule by diaspora.antibellum679354512.wordpress.comAzertagApril 4, 2023 The social and political situation in Iran is getting tense day by day The protests that started in Iran in September of last year are still going on. The slogans raised in these actions are getting sharper. Protest actions were again held in West and East Azerbaijan, Kurdistan, Mazandaran, Khuzistan and a …
Rick Rozoff(2023-04-06). Azerbaijani troops stage incursions into Armenia, Nagorno-Karabakh.antibellum679354512.wordpress.comPanArmenian.netApril 5, 2023 Armenian villagers have foiled Azerbaijan's attempts to advance — MP Lawmaker Andranik Kocharyan from the ruling Civil Contract party has said that Azerbaijan has tried to violate Armenia's border in different parts in recent days, but the residents of the villages have prevented Baku's attempt. *** According to Kocharyan, both the border …
Rick Rozoff(2023-04-06). Insatiable NATO prepares to swallow Malta.antibellum679354512.wordpress.comNATOAllied Maritime CommandApril 6, 2023 Standing NATO Mine Countermeasures Group 2 builds partnership with Malta Standing NATO Mine Countermeasures Group Two (SNMCMG 2) conducted a scheduled port visit to La Valletta from April 1-3. *** Commander, SNMCMG2 Turkish Navy Captain Ahmet Serhat Akyazi, along with his chief of staff and the ships' commanding officers, paid …
Rick Rozoff(2023-04-06). Japan to further assist NATO's expansion into Indo-Pacific: FM.antibellum679354512.wordpress.comKyodo NewsApril 5, 2023 Japan welcomes increased NATO involvement in Indo-Pacific region Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi said on Wednesday he welcomes the increased involvement of NATO member states in the Indo-Pacific region, where China has become increasingly assertive militarily. During an extended session of the two-day NATO foreign ministerial meeting in Brussels, Hayashi also …
Rick Rozoff(2023-04-06). Largest air combat exercise in NATO history to include new member Finland.antibellum679354512.wordpress.comAir Force TimesApril 6, 2023 Largest air exercise in NATO history to include hundreds of Guardsmen NATO countries this summer will launch the largest military air exercise in the transatlantic alliance's 74-year history, spanning more than 220 aircraft and 10,000 participants from 24 nations. Exercise Air Defender, slated for June 12-23, aims to project a …
Rick Rozoff(2023-04-06). Lithuania adopts resolution for Ukraine to join NATO at July summit.antibellum679354512.wordpress.comAzertagApril 6, 2023 Lithuania adopted a resolution on inviting Ukraine to NATO The Lithuanian Sejm has adopted a resolution to be submitted to the NATO summer summit in Vilnius. AZERTAC reports with reference to the press service of the Lithuanian Parliament that the Resolution contains an official invitation for Ukraine to join the Alliance. The …
Rick Rozoff(2023-04-06). NATO installs anti-ballistic missile system in nation bordering Ukraine.antibellum679354512.wordpress.comNATOAllied Air CommandApril 6, 2023 Italian surface-based air defence system fully operational in Slovakia The Italian Army SAMP/T surface-based air defence system deployed to Slovakia has officially been declared fully operational by Allied Air Command further enhancing Alliance interoperability and collective defence. Italy deployed its SAMP/T to Slovakia in March and the system is now …
Rick Rozoff(2023-04-06). Regime change proceeds: State Departments sanctions Georgian judges, assassinations feared next.antibellum679354512.wordpress.comCivil GeorgiaApril 6, 2023 Georgian Judges Sanctioned by US State Department Speak Out Against Accusations Mikheil Chinchaladze, Levan Murusidze, Irakli Shengelia and Valerian Tsertsvadze, the judges from the Georgian "judicial clan" who were sanctioned by the U.S. State Department on April 5, have made their first comments on the sanctions imposed yesterday by the US …
Rick Rozoff(2023-04-06). U.S., NATO allies to hold largest-ever multinational drills in Serbia.antibellum679354512.wordpress.comAzertagApril 5, 2023 Serbia will conduct joint military exercises with the United States Serbia will hold a joint military exercise with the United States and 10 partner countries in mid-June. AZERTAC reports that Serbian Defense Minister Milo≈° Vuƒçeviƒá said this. The minister said that the "Platinum Wolf" exercise…will be held with the participation of the …
Rick Rozoff(2023-04-06). Ukrainian, Japanese FMs meet at NATO HQ: Ukraine can occur "anywhere in the world"antibellum679354512.wordpress.comKyodo NewsApril 5, 2023 Japan vows to "seamlessly" deliver promised aid to Ukraine Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi pledged to "seamlessly and steadily" deliver assistance worth $7.6 billion to Ukraine in a meeting Tuesday with his Ukrainian counterpart Dmytro Kuleba. Meeting on the sidelines of NATO meetings in Brussels, Hayashi told Kuleba that Prime Minister …
Rick Rozoff(2023-04-06). Video: NATO allies join largest French multi-domain war games in decades.antibellum679354512.wordpress.comNATOSupreme Headquarters Allied Powers EuropeApril 6, 2023 Video: France conducts its largest military exercise in decades, Orion 23, with NATO forces France has launched its biggest military exercise in decades, together with its NATO Allies. The second phase of Exercise Orion 23 involves 7,000 personnel and assets from France and several Allied countries, including Germany, …
Sean Callebs(2023-04-06). The Heat: Islamic State Khorasan.america.cgtn.com Global warnings over a new terror group. Who are they and what do they want? The emergence of a new militant organization is raising alarm throughout Afghanistan. The Islamic State Khorasan or IS-K has taken responsibility for several deadly attacks across the country since the …
Sharon Zhang(2023-04-06). AOC Renews Call for Clarence Thomas to Be Impeached Following Bombshell Report.truthout.orgCalls for conservative Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas to be impeached erupted again on Thursday after a bombshell report from ProPublica unveiled ethics violations at a level that experts say has never before been seen within the Supreme Court. According to an explosive investigation published by ProPublica Thursday morning, Clarence Thomas has accepted a huge number of lavish vacations… |
sputnikglobe(2023-04-06). Blinken, Guterres Discuss Taliban Ban on Woman Working for UN.sputnikglobe.comWASHINGTON, April 6 (Sputnik) – US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres discussed concerns over the Taliban's decision to ban women from working for the United Nations, State Department spokesperson Vedant Patel said in a readout of the call.
sputnikglobe(2023-04-06). Cairo to Host Trilateral Summit Between Egypt, Cyprus, Greece in 2023.sputnikglobe.comCAIRO (Sputnik) – Cairo will host an annual trilateral summit aimed at strengthening cooperation and security in Eastern Mediterranean between Egypt, Cyprus and Greece this year, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi said on Wednesday.
sputnikglobe(2023-04-06). Israeli Forces Confirm Retaliatory Strikes Across Gaza After Rocket Barrage.sputnikglobe.comIsraeli forces earlier confirmed on Thursday that 34 rockets had been launched from Lebanon by Palestinian forces, with 25 projectiles having been intercepted. Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati has rejected any escalation from Lebanon into Israel following the strikes.
sputnikglobe(2023-04-06). Kirby on Possible Swap of Gershkovich: Case at Early Stage, US Focused on Consular Access.sputnikglobe.comWASHINGTON (Sputnik) – The case of Wall Street Journal correspondent Evan Gershkovich is at a very early stage to speak of a possible swap, so the United States is currently focused on getting consular access to him, White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said on Thursday.
sputnikglobe(2023-04-06). Norwegian Opposition Leader Rekindles Nation's EU Debate.sputnikglobe.comDespite Norway having declined membership in the pan-European bloc three times over the years and polls suggesting a consistently strong opposition, the idea of joining the EU still hovers across the nation's political landscape.
sputnikglobe(2023-04-06). Palestine Accuses Israel of Creating Atmosphere of Escalation, Instability in Jerusalem.sputnikglobe.comGAZA (Sputnik) – The Palestinian leadership has accused the Israeli authorities of creating an atmosphere of escalation and instability in the city of Jerusalem amid continuing clashes between Palestinians and Israeli police in the Temple Mount, Palestinian presidential spokesman Nabil Abu Rudeineh said on Wednesday.
sputnikglobe(2023-04-06). Security Concept of Russia and Belarus Union State Seeks to Thwart NATO Threat.sputnikglobe.comThe creation of a security concept of the Union State of Russia and Belarus is a logical response to NATO's military buildup, Vladimir Kireev, deputy director of the Center of Social and Integration Studies on the Union State and Eurasian Integration, told Sputnik. He added that the time is ripe to develop algorithms to overcome the challenge.
sputnikglobe(2023-04-06). Stowaway Shocks: South African Pilot Comes Face-to-Face With Venomous Cobra After Takeoff.sputnikglobe.comThe Cape cobra is considered one of the most venomous snakes in Africa as its venom contains the highest number of neurotoxins of all cobras. The mortality rate from the slippery reptile is quite high, making such a companion at an altitude of over 3,000 meters to be a very unpleasant surprise.
sputnikglobe(2023-04-06). Trump Calls on Republicans to Defund DOJ and FBI.sputnikglobe.comDonald Trump has had an adversarial relationship with the intelligence community since his 2016 Presidential campaign when the FBI probed alleged ties between the campaign and Russia.
sputnikglobe(2023-04-06). Trump Says Biden 'Responsible' for Afghan Exit Debacle, Blames His 'Disinformation Game'.sputnikglobe.comWASHINGTON (Sputnik) – Former US President Donald Trump said in a statement that President Joe Biden is solely responsible for the debacle of the US withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021 and the new report the White House released blaming the Trump administration for the withdrawal is disinformation.
sputnikglobe(2023-04-06). Yemeni Authorities, Houthis Reach Agreement on New Truce – Source.sputnikglobe.comCAIRO (Sputnik) – The Presidential Leadership Council of Yemen and the Houthi movement, known officially as Ansar Allah that controls north of the country, with the mediation of Oman, reached an agreement to extend the truce for six months, a Yemeni diplomatic source has told Sputnik.
Staff(2023-04-06). Hoy en la Mesa Redonda: El trabajo de notarías y registros (II parte).mesaredonda.cubadebate.cuDirectivos del Ministerio de Justicia responderán este jueves en la Mesa Redonda a las inquietudes de la población sobre el trabajo actual, los avances y dificultades en las Notarías y los diversos Registros legales existentes, en la segunda de las emisiones dedicadas a este sensible tema.
Staff(2023-04-06). La dirección del país intercambia con los principales dirigentes juveniles.cubadebate.cuDe manera muy natural y en estas horas que todavía saben a festejos por los nuevos aniversarios de la Juventud Comunista y de los Pioneros, se produjo el intercambio entre la dirección del país, y el Buró Nacional de la UJC y presidentes de organizaciones estudiantiles y movimientos juveniles.
Staff(2023-04-06). Florida: Hombre de 21 años arroja a su hijo a los caimanes, tras asesinar a la madre del niño.cubadebate.cuUn niño de dos años fue encontrado dentro de la boca de un caimán en Florida poco después de la muerte de su madre. Ahora, un miembro de su familia rompió el silencio desde que las tragedias ocurrieron. El cuerpo del niño pequeño Taylen Mosley fue encontrado dentro del reptil la semana pasada, un día después de que su madre fuera brutalmente apuñalada.
Staff(2023-04-06). Ministerio de Justicia apuesta por la transformación digital para mejorar los servicios notariales y registrales.cubadebate.cuAl comentar sobre las dinámicas de los servicios notariales y registrales del sistema del Ministerio de Justicia, Olga Lidia Pérez Díaz, directora general de Notarías y Registros Públicos del MINJUS, resaltó que en los últimos tiempos se han incrementado exponencialmente los servicios notariales y también los registrales. "Creo que es la primera vez luego del triunfo revolucionario que se autorizan tantos documentos notariales", expresó.
Staff(2023-04-06). Celebrarán este mes XXIII Bienal Internacional de Humorismo Gráfico.cubadebate.cuLa Unión de Periodistas de Cuba y el Museo del Humor de San Antonio de los Baños celebrarán del 9 al 12 de abril la edición 23 de la Bienal Internacional de Humorismo Gráfico. El evento invita a humoristas e historietistas nacionales y del mundo a debatir a través del arte sobre la discriminación patriarcal, la violencia de género y otros temas.
Staff(2023-04-06). Cuba y China firman acuerdo para abrir un laboratorio en la ciudad de Chengdu.cubadebate.cuInstituciones de Cuba y China firmaron esta jornada un acuerdo que sienta las bases para abrir un laboratorio en la ciudad de Chengdu (suroccidente) dedicado a las investigaciones en neurotecnología y bioingeniería. El nuevo laboratorio se sumará a otros centros operados en el gigante asiático por los dos Gobiernos.
Staff(2023-04-06). Extienden autorizo de vacuna Soberana 02 como dosis de refuerzo.cubadebate.cuEl Centro para el Control Estatal de Medicamentos, Equipos y Dispositivos Médicos aprobó la extensión del Autorizo de Uso en Emergencia de la vacuna Soberana 02 como dosis de refuerzo en personas inmunizadas con diferentes vacunas contra la COVID-19.Así lo informó en su cuenta oficial en Twitter, el Instituto Finlay de Vacunas.
Staff(2023-04-06). Reafirman Cuba y Angola históricos nexos diplomáticos.cubadebate.cuCuba y Angola reafirmaron este jueves la histórica relación bilateral que une a ambos países, en la XV Sesión de la Comisión Intergubernamental de Cooperación Económica y Científico-Técnica, con sede en La Habana. El evento estuvo presidido por Ricardo Cabrisas Ruíz, y Adao Francisco Correia de Almeida, ministro angolano de Estado.
Staff(2023-04-06). Latin American Governments Work Together To Tackle Inflation (+Delcy Rodríguez).orinocotribune.comThis Wednesday, Mexico and 10 Latin American countries, members of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC), reached seven agreements to combat inflation and facilitate regional trade, including the creation of a Technical Working Group with government representatives from each nation to identify cooperation measures. | The participating nations also agreed to promote logistical and financial measures that allow the exchange of basic food basket products and intermediate goods in better conditions, taking into account the reality of each country, with the priority of lowering costs. | In accor…
Staff(2023-04-06). PSUV's Hugo Cabezas Arrested in Corruption Crackdown.orinocotribune.comA presentation hearing of 13 new detainees for corruption in the Venezuelan Corporation of Guayana and Cartones de Venezuela has been held, in which former PSUV leader Hugo Cabezas is one of the detainees. | This information was released on Wednesday, March 5, by the minister for communication and information, Freddy àëáñez, via social media. He added that Pedro Maldonado, Edgar Sánchez, and Felipe Contreras from the Corporación Venezolana de Guayana (CVG), among others, were also presented. | Hugo Cabezas served as a PSUV deputy until his appointment as president of Cartones de Venezuela, a Venezuelan state…
Staff(2023-04-06). PSUV's Hugo Cabezas Captured in New Round of Corruption Arrests.orinocotribune.comA presentation hearing of 13 new detainees for corruption in the Venezuelan Corporation of Guayana and Cartones de Venezuela has been held, in which former PSUV leader Hugo Cabezas is one of the detainees. | This information was released on Wednesday, March 5, by the minister for communication and information, Freddy àëáñez, via social media. He added that Pedro Maldonado, Edgar Sánchez, and Felipe Contreras from the Corporación Venezolana de Guayana (CVG), among others, were also presented. | Hugo Cabezas served as a PSUV deputy until his appointment as president of Cartones de Venezuela, a Venezuelan state…
Staff(2023-04-06). Venezuela's Public Ministry: 51 People Detained on Corruption Charges So Far.orinocotribune.comA total of 51 people have been detained for being involved in different acts of corruption across Venezuela, reported Venezuela's Attorney General Tarek William Saab. At a press conference, Saab explained that the detainees include, but are not limited to, those related to the PDVSA-Crypto cases, the Corporación Venezolana de Guayana (CVG) case, as well as detained judges and regional/parliamentary officials. | "To date, there are 51 people who have been detained for various corruption schemes, including that of PDVSA-Crypto, CVG, and detained judges," the Attorney General announced this Wednesday, March 5. "When…
Staff(2023-04-06). Venezuela's VP Rodríguez Meets With Guinea-Bissau Minister.orinocotribune.comThe vice president of Venezuela, Delcy Rodríguez, held a working meeting this Wednesday with the vice prime minister for interior and public order of Guinea-Bissau, Soares Sambú. | The meeting aimed to strengthen the strategic alliances between nations and relaunch a program enabling each country to face the new challenges facing their respective regions. | Venezuela and Guinea-Bissau, in 17 year…
Staff(2023-04-06). 7 April, Ottawa: Hands off Al-Aqsa! Emergency Protest.samidoun.net 🚨OTTAWA — EMERGENCY PROTEST FOR AL-AQSA🚨 In the past two nights, Zionist Occupation Forces stormed the al-Aqsa mosque and brutally shot, assaulted, detained and forcibly removed Palestinian Muslim worshippers. The worshippers were in al-Aqsa performing i'tikaf, a part of Ramadan's rituals where Muslims remain in mosques overnight to pray. The desecration of one of Jerusalem's …
Staff(2023-04-06). 8 April, Berlin: Demonstrate for Al-Aqsa and the Palestinian People.samidoun.net Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network and the Masar Badil, the Palestinian Alternative Revolutionary Path Movement, call for broad participation in the popular demonstration on Saturday, April 8, in Berlin, Germany "to declare with one voice that our Palestinian people will respond to the call of duty in defense of their people and sanctities, and in …
Staff(2023-04-06). 8 April, Cologne: Solidarity with Palestine, Defend Al-Aqsa.samidoun.net The armed resistance, based on popular support, has shown that it is the only legitimate protector of Al-Aqsa and Palestine. And just as the masses of our people in the occupied homeland rose up in all the squares of Palestine, the time has come for our people in the diaspora to rise up to express …
Staff(2023-04-06). 8 April, Online Event — Palestine, Land, Liberation and Return: Learn about the Ottawa conference.samidoun.net Join us Saturday, April 8 at 10 AM Pacific, 1 PM Eastern, 5 PM UTC to discuss Palestine, the next steps in the struggle on Turtle Island/in North America, and the Ottawa Liberation Conference, coming up at the end of the month. The news from Palestine — the outrageous attacks on Al-Aqsa, the vicious settler …
Staff(2023-04-06). Ukraine & Machine Souls.thedreizinreport.com The Amazon Post moves on, and so does Dreizin….. (The below audio file is 16 minutes of pure, wholesome Brain Candy.) (Folks, this may not seem like much, but I recorded (and tossed) literally HOURS of other material, to settle on this. So, yeah I'm not ashamed to say, give me money for my efforts....…
Staff(2023-04-06). In Michigan, a Historic Victory for Abortion Rights.aclu.org Last year's decision overturning Roe v. Wade proved to be a major galvanizing moment for people who support abortion rights in communities across the country as some bans already on the books began to go into effect. One of those states is Michigan, where a grassroots coalition had growing concerns about an archaic 1931 abortion ban that could go into effect if the Supreme Court overturned Roe, and had already been working to prepare. Their tireless work put abortion rights on the ballot with Proposition 3, which secures the right to reproductive freedom in Michigan, protecting abortion, prenatal care, birth c…
The Associated Press(2023-04-06). Mexico's President Calls Charges Against Trump Political.latinorebels.comMexico's president said Wednesday he opposes the criminal charges filed against former U.S. President Donald Trump, suggesting they were brought for political reasons during an electoral campaign.
The Conversation(2023-04-06). What Trump's 34 Felony Counts of Business Fraud Charges Mean.juancole.com By Jeffrey Bellin, William & Mary Law School | — Former President Donald Trump was arraigned in New York on April 4, 2023. Shortly after, the charges that a Manhattan grand jury indicted him on were made public. As anticipated, there were numerous counts of falsifying business records related to "hush money" payments made in …
The Conversation(2023-04-06). Migrant Deaths in Mexico Put Spotlight on US Immigration Enforcement Policy.latinorebels.comAmong the factors that led to the fire-related deaths of migrants in a detention facility in Juárez is the decadeslong immigration enforcement policies of the U.S. and Mexican governments that have seen the number of people kept in such facilities skyrocket.
The Lever(2023-04-06). Analyzing Brandon Johnson's Surprise Victory In Chicago.levernews.comIn this special bonus episode for paying subscribers, we explore the surprise win of progressive Brandon Johnson over corporate-backed candidate Paul Vallas in Chicago's mayoral election this week. Lever reporters
Tom Athanasiou, Resilience.(2023-04-06). The Planet Will Warm Past 1.5 ∞C — What Now?popularresistance.orgThe only way of ensuring that the overshoot is temporary is to decisively defeat the fossil fuel cartel. | The 1.5 ∞C temperature target is difficult to honestly and openly discuss. Within the climate movement, it has become a locus of anguish, confusion, and even despair. Long a symbol of mobilization and hope, 1.5 ∞ has become central to both activist campaigns and scientific analysis. Yet it's now clear that the planet will almost certainly warm more than 1.5 ∞C. | This is a rough prospect. It will likely condemn countless communities, many of them largely innocent of responsibility for the c…
W. T. Whitney Jr.(2023-04-06). U.S. Congress terrorizes Cuba: GOP seeks power to designate island a terrorism sponsor.peoplesworld.org Although Cuba's Revolution survived military invasion, guerrilla actions, terrorist attacks, and bacteriologic warfare, enough was not enough. Now, there are pay-offs to dissidents, manipulation of worldwide media coverage, and weaponization of social media capabilities. And of course, the U.S. economic and financial blockade persists, after 60 years, with no sign of stopping any time soon. …
WSWS(2023-04-06). IYSSE in New Zealand holds meeting against the war in Ukraine.wsws.orgThe IYSSE's meeting at Victoria University of Wellington called for an anti-war movement based on the international working class. Speakers discussed the causes of the war in Ukraine, the pro-imperialist politics of pseudo-left groups, and the university's promotion of far-right war propaganda.
WSWS(2023-04-06). Ford Saarlouis: The strikes in France and the fight against plant closure.wsws.orgIt is now essential for workers to take the initiative and wage a serious fight to defend all remaining jobs at the plant. The plant is still standing, production is still running. It is now that a strike and a real struggles must be discussed and organized.
WSWS(2023-04-06). US House Speaker McCarthy demands faster arms sales to Taiwan.wsws.orgHouse Speaker Kevin McCarthy met with Taiwanese president Tsai Ing-wen in California, in the latest move in a bipartisan effort by the White House and Congress to end the one China policy and escalate the US confrontation with China.
WSWS(2023-04-06). Teachers across England overwhelmingly reject derisory pay offer.wsws.orgBoth the education unions and the government knew full well that educators would reject the pay offer and have used the "talks" to diffuse anger and opposition through political theatre and posturing, with the unions now calling for "fresh talks".
WSWS(2023-04-06). Workers Struggles: Europe, Middle East & Africa.wsws.orgRail workers in Portugal begin further strikes to last through April, over pay, conditions and safety; Palestinians in Israel hold one-day general strike after 26-year-old doctor shot dead by police outside the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem's Old City; strikes continue in South Africa at retail giant Makro for pay and to protest the sacking of strikers…
WSWS(2023-04-06). Los Angeles school workers speak out on working conditions, sellout tentative agreement.wsws.orgThis week, 30,000 classified workers in Los Angeles Unified School District are voting on a tentative agreement that fails to raise their pay and working conditions out of the poverty-level conditions that have prevailed for decades, following a three-day strike last month which shut down the nation's second-largest school district.
WSWS(2023-04-06). Question marks emerge over dollar supremacy.wsws.orgThe series of financial storms in the US, of which the collapse of SVB and concerns over the stability of middle-sized banks is the latest, is causing nervousness.
WSWS(2023-04-06). Sri Lankan Telecom workers strike against privatisation.wsws.orgThe privatisation of state-owned enterprises and the destruction of tens of thousands of public sector jobs, are part of the IMF-dictated austerity measures being imposed by the Wickremesinghe government.
| Reuters | (2006-04-23). Tehran, Riyadh top envoys meet in Beijing, discuss diplomatic ties.tribune.com.pk The foreign ministers of Iran and Saudi Arabia met in Beijing for the first formal meeting of their most senior diplomats in more than seven years, CCTV news reported on Thursday, after a China-brokered deal to restore ties between the regional rivals. | After years of hostility that fuelled conflicts across the Middle East, Tehran and Riyadh agreed to end their diplomatic rift and re-open embassies in a major deal facilitated by China last month. | In brief footage broadcast on Iranian state TV on Thursday, Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud and his Iranian counterpart, Hossein Amirabdollahian, greet each other…
| Reuters | (2006-04-23). Top Iranian, Saudi envoys meet in China in restoration of diplomatic ties.tribune.com.pk The foreign ministers of Iran and Saudi Arabia met in Beijing on Thursday for the first formal gathering of their top diplomats in more than seven years, after China brokered a deal to restore relations between the top regional powers. | After years of hostility that fuelled conflicts across the Middle East, Iran and Saudi Arabia agreed to end their diplomatic rift and reopen diplomatic missions in a significant deal facilitated by China last month. | In brief footage broadcast on Iranian state TV, Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud and his Iranian counterpart, Hossein Amirabdollahian, greeted each other before…
_____(2023-04-08). Kosovo Liberation Army Leader Hashim Thaci on Trial for War Crimes.strategic-culture.orgBy Peter SCHWARZ | From March 24 to June 9, 1999, NATO bombed Serbia for 77 days. It was the first major war on European soil since the Second World War—even this fact is suppressed and denied today in view of the war in Ukraine. | War propaganda was in full swing at the time: NATO was laying waste to Serbian cities in order to defend "human rights" and to stop the "ethnic cleansing" Serbia was accused of carrying out in Kosovo. Greens, liberals and pseudo-left groups, who only a few weeks before had been invoking pacifism, eagerly took up this propaganda and switched to the war camp with flying colours. In…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-04-08). Mayo Clinic Minute: Using AI to predict kidney failure in patients with polycystic kidney disease.newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgKidney failure can be caused by many reasons: diabetes, high blood pressure, autoimmune diseases and polycystic kidney disease, or PKD. PKD is an inherited disease that causes cysts to form around your kidneys. The most common form of PKD is autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD), where it is most often diagnosed in adults between the ages of 30 and 40. Dr. Fouad Chebib, a Mayo Clinic nephrologist and expert on polycystic kidney disease, says patients understand…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-04-08). Kale: Discover the 'secret powers' of this superfood.newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgAlthough it may seem like it, kale isn't a new vegetable. Thomas Jefferson experimented with several varieties of kale at his Monticello estate in the early 1800s. It's long been popular in northern Europe and now throughout the U.S. Before becoming a popular salad green, kale was often used in restaurants as a decorative garnish on plates. But over the past 10 years, the popularity of kale has skyrocketed. You've probably heard it referred to…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-04-08). Mayo Clinic Q and A: Allergies or a virus? How to tell the difference.newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgDEAR MAYO CLINIC: Every year I am plagued by springtime allergies. But in the last few weeks I have been experiencing congestion, runny nose and a persistent cough. How can I determine whether this is a cold, allergies or something more? When should I seek medical care? ANSWER: As the seasons shift, it can be harder to distinguish between the symptoms of the common cold, COVID-19, the flu and allergies, since all can have similar symptoms. This…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-04-08). Consider organ donation during Donate Life Month.newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgMore than 105,000 people in the U.S. are currently waiting for an organ transplant according to the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network. Sadly, an average of 17 people die daily waiting for a transplant, while another name is added to the waiting list every nine minutes. While 2022 set a new annual record with the number of organ transplants being performed, less than 50% of all adults are registered as organ donors, according to LifeSource. April is National…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-04-08). Mayo Clinic expert: 3 advances lead to more lifesaving organ transplants.newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgApril is Donate Life Month ROCHESTER, Minn. — All too often, people waiting for lifesaving organ transplants cannot get them. One of the biggest challenges is the lack of viable donated organs. Promising medical advances are opening the doors to more transplants and saving more lives, says Mauricio Villavicencio, M.D., surgical director of heart and lung transplantation at Mayo Clinic in Rochester. There are 104,000 people on the waiting list in the U.S. for a…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-04-08). Artificial intelligence creates opportunities to close health care, workplace equity gaps.newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgAdvances in artificial intelligence (AI) and platform models are increasingly driving everyone's day-to-day experiences, including how people receive health care. However, those experiences are not always the same for everyone. April is Minority Health Awareness Month, a national observance to raise awareness about health disparities that continue to affect people from racial and ethnic minority groups. At Mayo Clinic, experts are looking at the ways AI and digital tools can and are shaping the future…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-04-08). Mayo Clinic Minute: Breaking barriers for patients who need kidney transplants.newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgOften, patients whose body mass index, or BMI, is too high aren't able to get a kidney transplant because of the higher risks of complications before and during surgery. But an innovative program at Mayo Clinic is giving patients hope by helping to break that barrier to transplant through a weight loss program. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/Vqzp1A9GYw8 Journalists: Broadcast-quality video (1: 07) is in the downloads at the end of this post. Please "Courtesy: …
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-04-08). Mayo Clinic to ease universal face mask requirement.newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgBeginning Monday, April 10, wearing a face mask will no longer be required for patients and staff in most patient care areas on Mayo Clinic and Mayo Clinic Health System campuses. In line with Mayo Clinic's commitment to patient care, Mayo Clinic will continue to require wearing a face mask in high-risk patient settings. High-risk immunocompromised patients will be notified to wear a mask while they are at Mayo Clinic. Mayo Clinic is evolving its…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-04-08). Mayo Clinic Q and A: Successful conception and delivery with a heart issue.newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgDEAR MAYO CLINIC: I am 32 and have lived with a congenital heart issue since childhood. I am newly married and would like to have children, but I understand that a pregnancy might be high-risk for me. How does pregnancy affect the heart? And is there anything I can do to reduce my risk for complications if I do conceive? ANSWER: Pregnancy results in many changes that can increase the workload of the heart. During pregnancy, your…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-04-08). Consumer Health: The truth about organ donation.newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgApril is National Donate Life Month. This annual observation raises awareness about donation, encourages people to register as donors and honors those who have saved lives through the gift of donation. Over 100,000 people in the U.S. are waiting for an organ transplant. And it's estimated 20 patients die every day in the U.S. because of the lack of donor organs. Have you considered becoming a donor? If you've never considered organ donation or delayed becoming…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-04-08). Ready to Run: Mayo Clinic Health System gives tips on self-care for plantar fasciitis.newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgMANKATO, Minn. — Most runners will run into a case of plantar fasciitis occasionally, and this heel pain can range from slightly uncomfortable to utterly debilitating. The plantar fascia is a band of tissue extending from the heel to the ball of the foot, and plantar fasciitis is caused by excessive stress, which brings on inflammation and, typically, heel pain. "Plantar fasciitis can affect anyone," says Stephanie Kvas, D.P.M., a Mayo Clinic Health System podiatrist….
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-04-08). Mayo Clinic Minute: Tips to deal with 2023 spring pollen and allergies.newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgIf you are one of the millions of people who suffer pollen and allergies, you don't need a calendar to tell you it's spring. Sometimes called hay fever, allergic rhinitis can sometimes be confused with a cold. So, what's happening and what can you do? While hay fever alone may not be life threatening, it can be uncomfortable, says Dr. Arveen Bhasin, a Mayo Clinic allergy and immunology expert. She offers these tips for relief from spring pollen and…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-04-08). Science Saturday: Igniting the interest of young cancer researchers.newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgThe 2022 SPARK scholars gather for a photo before the Mayo Clinic SPARK Mini Science Fair on Mayo Clinic's campus in Jacksonville, Florida. Back row: Sara Wasserman, Krish Relan, Nyla Searl, Manish Kota, William Li, Garrett Davidsen, Riya Kar, Ella McCarthy. Front row: Kristi Biswas, Ysabella Wijaya, Yangying Jiang, Katie Shapiro, Esinam Ekpeh, Nia Atcherson, Katherine Jones and Hazel Parent. Not pictured: Jessica Desgroseilliers. "My mother was diagnosed with stage 4 stomach cancer when I…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-04-08). Cancer-free and embracing new adventures thanks to Mayo's collaborative care.newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgIn January 2021, after being in remission from melanoma for almost a decade, Christina Armendariz began to feel unwell. The 42-year-old mother went to the emergency room at a hospital near her Orlando, Florida, home. After several imaging tests, Christina was told her cancer had returned. She had a mass under her arm and multiple soft tissue tumors throughout her body. Although she began treatment locally, Christina's condition worsened over time. She experienced significant cognitive…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-04-08). Not all lumps are breast cancer: Benign breast disease.newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgChanges to your breast can cause a lot of worry. This is understandable. But not all breast changes are a result of breast cancer. Any breast symptoms, such as a breast lump, nipple discharge or breast pain, should be evaluated by a medical professional. If they are diagnosed as benign, it means they are not cancer. Noncancerous breast symptoms are known as benign breast disease. Some cases of benign breast disease are discovered during a…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-04-08). Athletic or personal trainer: What's the best fit for you?newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgYou may have seen athletic trainers on the sidelines of team sports and personal trainers working one-on-one with people at the gym. If you're seeking personalized advice and support to help you refine or advance your physical activity, which type of trainer would be the best fit for you? Here are some tips to consider. What's the difference between an athletic and a personal trainer? While the two terms often are used interchangeably, these professionals…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-04-08). Consumer Health: Treating spinal stenosis.newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgSpinal stenosis happens when the space inside the backbone is too small. This can put pressure on the spinal cord and the nerves that travel through the spine. Spinal stenosis occurs most often in the neck, called cervical spinal stenosis, and in the lower back, called lumbar spinal stenosis. The most common cause of spinal stenosis is wear-and-tear changes in the spine related to arthritis. Most people with spinal stenosis are over 50. Younger people…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-04-08). Mayo Clinic Minute: What can you eat to avoid kidney stones?newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgMarch is National Kidney Month, a time to raise awareness about your kidney health and generate support for those affected by conditions, including kidney stones, kidney infections and kidney disease. It's estimated that 1 in 10 people will get a kidney stone in his or her lifetime. Kidney stones are not only painful, but they can lead to serious complications that may require hospitalization and even surgery. The good news is kidney stones are preventable,…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-04-08). Mayo Clinic Q and A: Menstrual cycle changes in young women.newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgDEAR MAYO CLINIC: My daughter is 19 and just finished her first year of college. It has been a stressful transition for her, but she has managed to stay quite active. She is a swimmer and runner, and she also plays volleyball. About eight months ago, she noticed her periods becoming irregular. Her family medicine physician said this sometimes happens in athletes, and we should not be overly concerned about it. Now, my daughter hasn't had…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-04-08). Tips to remain healthy while fasting during Ramadan.newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgMuslims worldwide are observing Ramadan, the holiest month on the Islamic calendar. It's a time of spiritual reflection, increased devotion, charity work and fasting. Fasting during Ramadan is believed to be a way to purify the soul and develop self-discipline. Muslims abstain from all food or drink, including water and chewing gum, from dawn to sunset. Depending on your location, the fast lasts 12 to 18 hours. "In Minnesota, as we start Ramadan, that's going…
Rise Up Bay Area(2023-04-08). Monday 4/10: Protest Illegitimate Banning of the Abortion Pill.indybay.orgSame date, time, 3 Bay Area locations: | Ferry Building, The Embarcadero, San Francisco | also: | San Pedro Square Market, 87 N San Pedro St, San Jose | Downtown Berkeley BART, 2160 Shattuck Ave, Berkeley…
DJ Mouse(2023-04-08). Rally to Free Mumia Tuesday, April 4, Oakland Federal Building.indybay.orgOn March 31, 2023, Judge Lucretia Clemons…former law partner w/ Ed Rendell…denied Mumia Abu Jamal's appeal…ludicrously claiming evidence proving key witnesses were paid in exchange for false testimony was "not material" to showing that the trial was unfair!
Sebastian Paul, Kirsten Dietrich(2023-04-08). The Legacy of Liberation Theology.indybay.orgLiberation theology was the theological promise of Latin America and sounded like a more colorful, people-friendly church. The Vatican saw things differently… Ratzinger's successor in the papacy is pursuing a completely different course: Pope Francis is seeking dialogue, but he himself also comes from Latin America.
Nayvin Gordon(2023-04-08). From Inequality of the Gods to Equality of Humankind.indybay.orgHistory demonstrates clearly that humans can live in egalitarian societies, we do not have to accept the brutality of social dominance and inequality. We must take matters into our own hands to change the world.
Brenda Norrell(2023-04-08). Chief Na'Moks Grabbed and Isolated by Royal Bank of Canada at Stakeholders Meeting.indybay.orgWet'suwet'en Hereditary Chief Na'moks was violently prevented from entering the Royal Bank of Canada annual general meeting. "Such a racist act, they've actually laid hands on me, a Wet'suwet'en Hereditary Chief on my regalia just now," Chief Na'Moks told the RBC, as snipers were stationed on the buildings where traditional elders gathered in an Indigenous delegation.
Subcommandante Marcos(2023-04-08). The Seven Loose Pieces of the Global Jigsaw Puzzle.indybay.orgToward the end of the Cold War, capitalism created a military horror: the neutron bomb, a weapon that destroys life while leaving buildings intact. During the Fourth World War, however, a new wonder has been discovered: the financial bomb. This new bomb destroys the polis (here, the nation), imposing death, terror, and misery .
Alain Braillon, Adam Edward Lang(2023-04-08). [Correspondence] Electronic nicotine delivery systems: pragmatism or expectancy?thelancet.comThe advocacy for maximising the global use of e-cigarettes to reduce smoking harms based on the UK nicotine vaping report,1 as commented on by Sarah Jackson and Chris Bullen,2 is most questioning as it is neither comprehensive nor practical.
Andrew Green(2023-04-08). [Obituary] Judith Heumann.thelancet.comDisability rights activist. Born on Dec 18, 1947 in Philadelphia, PA, USA, she died on March 4, 2023 in Washington, DC, USA, aged 75 years.
Anne-Emanuelle Birn, Ramya Kumar, Erika Arteaga-Cruz, Baone Twala, Mbali Baduza(2023-04-08). [Perspectives] Imagining alternative paths for WHO 75 years in.thelancet.comWHO's 75th anniversary comes at a fraught moment. The vaccine apartheid that has marked the COVID-19 pandemic response has once again raised questions about the influence of corporate actors and their Global North partners on global health. Amid perennial debates around reform and mounting calls for decolonising global health and interrogation of who is represented by WHO, we highlight a set of missed opportunities from the past and offer reimaginings of how WHO might propitiously forge a path towards its centenary in a more equitable, representative, and counter-hegemonic way.
Danny Haiphong, Black Agenda Report.(2023-04-08). US Push To Strip China's Developing Country Status.popularresistance.orgOn March 28, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the "PRC Is Not a Developing Country Act" by a unanimous vote of 415-0 in yet another demonstration of the solid bipartisanship that exists in the United States when it comes to containing and isolating China. Under the terms of the bill, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken would be directed to seek the removal of China's status as a developing country from international organizations and institutions. | The United Nations, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank all recognize China as a developing country for good reason. China's GDP per c…
ecns.cn(2023-04-08). China's forex reserves rise in March.ecns.cnChina's foreign exchange reserves came in at 3.1839 trillion U.S. dollars at the end of March, up 1.62 percent from a month earlier, according to the State Administration of Foreign Exchange on Friday.
ecns.cn(2023-04-08). Driver who killed 5 pedestrians is executed.ecns.cnA man who killed five people and injured eight others in a hit-and-run vehicle assault in 2021 in Dalian, Liaoning province, was executed on Friday, a local court reported.
ecns.cn(2023-04-08). China's economy showing strong momentum in blooming season.ecns.cnThe tantalizing aroma of fresh coffee fills the air as staff from Italian coffee giant Illycaffe arrange their booth for the upcoming third China International Consumer Products Expo (CICPE), slated to open on April 10 in southern China's island province of Hainan.
ecns.cn(2023-04-08). Birth of an Airbus A321 in China's Tianjin.ecns.cnThe first Airbus A321neo aircraft assembled in China rolled off the assembly line in the northern Chinese city of Tianjin for delivery on March 24.
ecns.cn(2023-04-08). Xi, Macron hold informal meeting in China.ecns.cnChinese President Xi Jinping held an informal meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday in Guangzhou, the capital of Guangdong Province in south China.
ecns.cn(2023-04-08). Taiwan question is not about democracy: Chinese spokesperson.ecns.cnThe Taiwan question is not about democracy and such moves of supporting "Taiwan independence" separatist forces in the name of democracy and using the Taiwan question to contain China are highly dangerous and will get nowhere, a Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said Friday.
ecns.cn(2023-04-08). China's AC332 helicopter makes first full-state flight.ecns.cnChina's AC332 twin-engine civil helicopter successfully conducted its first full-state flight here on Friday, announced its developer, the Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC).
ecns.cn(2023-04-08). Comicomment: Another farce unfolds as political polarization divides U.S.ecns.cnJust days after the so-called second "Democracy Summit" in the United States, another farce has unfolded. On April 4, former President Trump appeared in court in Manhattan, New York City, becoming the first former president in U.S. history to face criminal charges. The courtroom was filled with supporters and opponents of Trump, leading to a tense standoff.
ecns.cn(2023-04-08). Insights丨Spanish Scholar: China and Europe are striving to strengthen cooperation.ecns.cnRecently, European leaders have visited China one after another, aiming to clarify that Europe is not intending to "decouple" with China. China and Europe are striving to strengthen cooperation and reciprocity in both economic and political fields. I think EU-China relations are very important because it can help promote global peace and development.
ecns.cn(2023-04-08). Happy Songkran Festival celebrated in HK.ecns.cnThe Happy Songkran Festival is celebrated at D2 Place One in Lai Chi Kok, Hong Kong, from April 5 to 10. The event showcases Thai culture and features a Thai-themed market, dance performance, prayer ceremony, and water-splashing activities.
ecns.cn(2023-04-08). 'Train to spring' stuns visitors in Beijing.ecns.cnFootage of the S2 train winding through blazes of apricot flowers in Beijing has gone viral on the Internet. The train passes through Shuiguan Great Wall and Badaling Great Wall. "ÄÄ…
ecns.cn(2023-04-08). Tianjin opens new container shipping route to Europe.ecns.cnA container ship passed through a water gate at Tianjin Port on Thursday morning, marking the opening of a new direct container shipping route linking Tianjin with European ports. "ÄÄ…
ecns.cn(2023-04-08). Multi-functional helicopter makes maiden flight.ecns.cnAviation Industry Corp of China"ÄÄ(AVIC), the nation's leading aircraft maker, on Friday conducted the maiden flight of its AC332, a new type of multifunctional helicopter designed for civilian use, especially on plateaus. "ÄÄ…
Editor(2023-04-08). Chris Hedges: The Hypocrisy of the Christian Church.scheerpost.com This is a talk Chris Hedges gave on April 6 at a protest at Princeton Theological Seminary demanding the removal of hedge fund billionaire Michael Fisch as chair of the seminary's trustee board.
Eilis Kennedy, Guy Skinner(2023-04-08). [Correspondence] The needs of children born preterm are too often overlooked.thelancet.comThe new WHO recommendations for the care of preterm or low birthweight infants, as commented on by Gary Darmstadt and colleagues,1 are to be commended. In particular, the recommendation that kangaroo mother care should be routinely started soon after birth and the emphasis on the centrality of family support and involvement in care should help facilitate the promotion of a neonatal care environment that embraces an integrated approach to addressing the medical and broader developmental and psychosocial needs of infants and their families.
ELEL(2023-04-08). [Department of Error] Department of Error.thelancet.comMitjà O, Alemany A, Marks M, et al. Mpox in people with advanced HIV infection: a global case series. Lancet 2023; 401: 939—49—The SHARE-NET Collaborators and the appendix have been updated and Valentina Mazzotta's affiliation has been amended. These corrections has been made to the online version as of April 6, 2023.
Gary L Darmstadt, Silke Mader, Karen Edmond(2023-04-08). [Correspondence] The needs of children born preterm are too often overlooked — Authors' reply.thelancet.comWe thank Eilis Kennedy and Guy Skinner for highlighting the importance of the new WHO recommendations for the care of preterm or low birthweight infants—with particular attention to immediate kangaroo mother care and family involvement and support—and for pointing out some key challenges to ensuring that the new recommendations are carried out and achieve their potential benefits.1 Challenges in supporting families in the care of preterm infants in neonatal intensive care units have been well documented.
Gururaj Arakeri, Vishal Rao US, Shekar Patil, Peter A Brennan(2023-04-08). [Correspondence] Unsuccessful ban on gutkha and need for tobacco control in India.thelancet.comIn India, the use of smokeless tobacco, including gutkha, is a prevalent and dangerous practice that poses serious health risks, especially for oral cancer. Despite being banned by Indian states since 2012, gutkha remains widely used and available.1 Gutkha is a mixture of areca nuts, slaked lime, catechu, tobacco, added flavourings, and sweeteners.2 The ban on gutkha aimed to control addiction rates and adverse effects on the oral mucosa. However, companies producing gutkha have found ways to circumvent the ban by producing pan masala (a non-tobacco product containing areca nuts, slaked lime, catechu, and seasoni…
John Mullen(2023-04-08). The French left and the ongoing workers' revolt.greenleft.org.auA historic social explosion is always a test for any left organisation, writes John Mullen, as he looks behind the latest wave of revolt in France, which is entering its 12th week.
Kyle Anzalone(2023-04-08). US Will Threaten Europe To Implement Sanctions on Russia.news.antiwar.comThe White House plans to send a clear message to its European partners in the economic war against Russia, "you are either with us or against us." Two US Treasury officials will visit European and Central Asian partners next month to demand all sanctions on Russia be implemented. Treasury officials Liz Rosenberg and Brian Nelson …
mforinoco(2023-04-08). The Nordstream Ghost Ship.orinocotribune.comThe false details in the CIA's cover story | America's Central Intelligence Agency is constantly running covert operations around the world, and all must have a cover story in case things go badly, as they often do. It is just as important to have an explanation when things go well, as they did in the Baltic Sea last fall. Within weeks of my
Orinoco Tribune 2(2023-04-08). New Campaign To Reinvigorate the Establishment of Zone of Peace in Our Americas.orinocotribune.com By Bill Hackwell — April 4, 2023 | Today in a press conference in Washington DC the Black Alliance for Peace (BAP) along with key allies launched a popular collective campaign to promote the urgent need to establish a Zone of Peace in Our Americas. The press conference coincided with similar events that took place in Havana, Cuba; and Port-au-Prince, Haiti. | The "Zone of Peace" concept emerged from the January 29, 2014, meeting of the heads of state and governments of the Community of | Washington DC | Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC), all of which declared Latin America and the Caribbean should…
Paul Webster(2023-04-08). [World Report] PEPFAR at 20.thelancet.comThe President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief has worked to provide care for patients with HIV/AIDS for two decades. Paul Webster reports.
Pierre-Guillaume Piriou, Thibaut Manigold, Vincent Letocart, Patrice Guérin, Mickael Vourc'h(2023-04-08). [Correspondence] BRIGHT-4 trial: bivalirudin strikes back.thelancet.comWe read with great interest the study by Yi Li and colleagues1 that reports the comparison of bivalirudin plus high-dose infusion versus heparin monotherapy in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction having percutaneous coronary intervention. The authors conclude that bivalirudin reduced the 30-day composite rate of all-cause mortality or Bleeding Academic Research Consortium types 3—5 major bleeding compared with heparin. This large, well conducted study provides new data to the debate regarding the appropriate anticoagulation for these patients.
Richard Horton(2023-04-08). [Comment] Offline: The world's forgotten children.thelancet.comMomentum has stalled. There is no high-level political leadership for maternal, newborn, child, and adolescent health. Not even high-level UN leadership. Multilateral organisations are distracted and weakened. Domestic country resources are constrained. The competition for limited donor financing has increased. Accountability has withered. Advocacy has quietened. This is an era of de-development for women and children. How have we reached such a desperate and dishonourable place?
Saheli Chowdhury(2023-04-08). Israel Bombs Gaza and Lebanon After Palestinian Retaliation Against Al-Aqsa Attacks.orinocotribune.comCaracas, April 7, 2023 ( At midnight on Friday, April 7, Israeli occupation warplanes launched a series of missile strikes on various sites in the Gaza Strip, targeting a Palestinian Resistance site in the south of Gaza City, an observatory post in the east of the city, agricultural lan…
sputnikglobe(2023-04-08). Blinken Rules Out Talks Between Russia and Ukraine.sputnikglobe.comMOSCOW (Sputnik) – US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said that negotiations between Russia and Ukraine are currently off the table, arguing that Moscow has to show its readiness for "constructive" talks.
sputnikglobe(2023-04-08). Cost of Sanctions? Foreign Firms Suffer $2 Bln Losses After Leaving Russia.sputnikglobe.comA whole array of foreign companies left Russia after the West decided to impose sanctions against Moscow. However, the restrictions slapped shortly after the launch of Russia's special military operation in Ukraine backfired on those who introduced them, President Vladimir Putin has pointed out.
sputnikglobe(2023-04-08). Is EU Able to Depoliticize Economic Cooperation With China?sputnikglobe.comThe European Union is interested in developing trade and economic relations with China. The latter urges the EU to strengthen mutual political trust. However, the United States will try to prevent China and the EU from signing an investment agreement in the foreseeable future.
sputnikglobe(2023-04-08). Poland Losing Big From Escalation in Ukraine and Growing Dependence on Washington.sputnikglobe.comPoland doesn't benefit from the Ukraine conflict; Warsaw is creating further threats to its own security by getting bogged down in the standoff being guided by Russophobic ideology and external influence of its political curators, Mateusz Piskorski, political observer and columnist for the My≈õl Polska (Polish Thought) newspaper, told Sputnik.
sputnikglobe(2023-04-08). Russian Air Defense Shoots Down Ukrainian Missile Over Crimea.sputnikglobe.comMOSCOW (Sputnik) – A missile launched from Ukraine has been shot down by Russian air defense systems over the city of Feodosia on the Crimean peninsula, Head of the Republic of Crimea Sergey Aksyonov said on Saturday.
sputnikglobe(2023-04-08). South Africa Gearing Up to Host All BRICS Leaders in August, Including Putin, Says Sherpa.sputnikglobe.comEarlier this year, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov announced that the 15th BRICS Summit will be held in Durban, South Africa, in late August. In March, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov stated that no decision had been made yet regarding the participation of Russian President Vladimir Putin in the forthcoming BRICS event.
sputnikglobe(2023-04-08). Study: Full Moon Triggers Rise in Suicide.sputnikglobe.comIt has long been suggested that full moon can trigger mysterious changes in people, and new research by US psychiatrists shows that it is more than just a suspicion.
Staff(2023-04-08). La educación cubana: un referente a nivel internacional.cubadebate.cuHasta el cierre de febrero del presente año, el Ministerio de Educación de Cuba, cuenta actualmente, con 543 colaboradores distribuidos en trece países de àÅfrica, América Latina y el Caribe y Oceanía ( Bahamas, Argentina, Ecuador, Jamaica, Panamá, Honduras, México, Venezuela, Guinea Ecuatorial, Sudáfrica, República àÅrabe Saharaui, Islas Reunión y Australia) donde se han promovido varios proyectos, entre ellos y el más importante el de alfabetización, a través del método "Yo, sí puedo", "Yo, sí puedo seguir".
Staff(2023-04-08). Falleció Antonio Conde, El Cuate, amigo de Fidel y dueño del yate Granma (+ Video).cubadebate.cuEl legendario Antonio Conde, conocido por los cubanos y mexicanos como El Cuate, murió a los 97 años de edad. Fue el Cuate quien compró y reparó el yate Granma que entregó a Fidel para que, con sus 82 expedicionarios, pusiera rumbo a Cuba para iniciar en la sierra Maestra la guerra necesaria contra la dictadura de Fulgencio Batista, el 2 de diciembre de 1956.
Staff(2023-04-08). Recibió Marrero Cruz a Ministro de Estado de Angola.cubadebate.cuEn el encuentro, el Jefe de Gobierno cubano reiteró la voluntad de ampliar las relaciones económicas y comerciales entre ambos países, sobre todo en los sectores agroalimentario y de la energía.
Staff(2023-04-08). Seis equipos empatan en Serie Nacional de Béisbol.cubadebate.cuLa cerrada porfía continúa en vilo, y tras los resultados de hoy existe un séxtuple empate en la cima de la LXII Serie Nacional de Béisbol que dejó caer las cortinas de sus segundas subseries particulares; los abrazados son el subcampeón nacional Matanzas, Villa Clara, Guantánamo, Camagàºey, Sancti Spíritus y Las Tunas.
Staff(2023-04-08). Copa Ronaldo Veitía: Recuerdo y futuro, magia y amor.cubadebate.cuMás de 100 niños en las categorías sub 13 y sub 15 inundaron los tatamis ubicados en el hotel Meliá Internacional y los nombres de los 32 campeones importan (con medallas incluidas), pero lo más trascendente quedará siempre en el recuerdo competitivo de haber inaugurado un evento-homenaje. No hizo falta fotos ni palabras introductorias, tampoco videos con sus frases preferidas o anécdotas.
Staff(2023-04-08). Cuidaremos siempre el Granma, Cuate.cubadebate.cuLeo que ha muerto el Cuate, el mexicano cubanísimo que compró el yate Granma por indicaciones de Fidel para la expedición libertaria de 1956, el amigo incondicional de Cuba. Y aunque sé que ya rebasaba los noventa, no deja de apretárseme el pecho. Sé que hace muy poco tiempo, en su más reciente visita, fue a ver su yate. Allí estuvo acompañado de las muchachas que siempre lo reciben en el Museo de la Revolución, conversaron y estoy segura de una vez más les pidió con insistencia que le cuidasen "su yate". El Cuate se despedía siempre, pero definitivamente esta vez….
Tanya Wadhwa(2023-04-08). Argentina and Brazil rejoin UNASUR.peoplesdispatch.orgUNASUR was founded in May 2008, with the objective to build regional integration in the cultural, economic, social and political areas while respecting the diversity of each of the member nations…
Tatsuya Fukami(2023-04-08). [Correspondence] Shared decision making with psychological safety.thelancet.comPsychological safety is defined as a shared belief that individuals within a team or group are able to take risks without fear of being embarrassed or punished.1,2 Psychological safety consists of an environment in which people feel respected and comfortable to speak up and express their ideas, opinions, and concerns, which is essential for effective communication and collaboration and encourages creativity and innovation.
Vijay Prashad, Tricontinental: Institute For Social Research.(2023-04-08). Women Hold Up 76.2% Of The Sky.popularresistance.orgThere is no need to delve too deeply into statistical data when the findings are obvious. For instance, when women and men work at the same job, women are paid — on average — 20 percent less than men. To raise awareness about this persistent disparity, the International Labour Organisation (ILO) and United Nations Women host the International Equal Pay Day every year on 18 September and, through their Equal Pay International Coalition, lobby corporations and governments to close the yawning gender pay gap. The idea of 'equal pay for equal work' was established in the ILO's Equal Remuneration Conventio…
Middle East Monitor(2023-04-08). Netanyahu Brought Israeli Extremists to Power and Seeks more Arab Recognition; He can't have Both.juancole.com Dr Adnan Abu Amer AdnanAbuAmer2 There are concerns in Israel that the path towards normalisation with more Arab countries is no longer smooth in light of the planned legislation to suit the extreme far-right in the coalition government. Added to this is the stepping up of action to annex the occupied West Bank, and …
ProPublica(2023-04-08). Clarence Thomas and the Billionaire.juancole.comBy Joshua Kaplan, Justin Elliott and Alex Mierjeski ( ProPublica) — In late June 2019, right after the U.S. Supreme Court released its final opinion of the term, Justice Clarence Thomas boarded a large private jet headed to Indonesia. He and his wife were going on vacation: nine days of island-hopping in a volcanic archipelago …
Clean Energy Wire(2023-04-08). Environmental NGO wins greenwashing lawsuit against French Oil Co. TotalEnergies SE.juancole.comBy Carolina Kyllmann | — ( Clean Energy Wire ) — Climate Action Germany (DUH) has won a lawsuit against TotalEnergies over "climate-neutral" and "CO2-compensated" heating oil claims, the environmental NGO announced. DHU had sued on the basis that TotalEnergies' Thermoplus heating oil was advertised to consumers in a way that violated consumer protection law, …
_____(2023-04-07). Finland Joins NATO in Foreboding But Fitting Historical Coming Out.strategic-culture.org Biden and other NATO cheerleaders celebrating "peace" and "security" with Finland joining the bloc this week is not just grotesque. It is a foreboding warning of a more disastrous war. | During the Cold War decades, Finland prided itself in adopting a non-aligned position in relations between the United States and the Soviet Union. Of course, there were good reasons for this Finnish nominal neutrality. The Nordic country not only shared a long border with Soviet Russia, thereby making its neutrality an essential Moscow requisite for security. But in addition, too, Finland bore the shame of having been defeated by…
_____(2023-04-07). The Imminent Collapse of Eurofascism.strategic-culture.orgOnly by crushing Eurofascism and expelling the Anglo-Saxon fascists from the Old Continent can the world be saved from a nuclear holocaust. | After the collapse of Nazi Germany, the Americans entered Western Europe with the firm intention of staying there forever, and to be completely honest, they never really hid it from us. The first Secretary General of NATO, the British general and diplomat, Hastings Ismay, explained the essence of the founding of the military alliance, which he headed, in a short but more than precise and vivid formulation, saying that its goal is "to keep the Soviet Union out, the Americans…
_____(2023-04-07). The Warm Embrace and the Cold Shoulder: China Mines Europe's Fractures During Joint Visit.strategic-culture.orgFrench President Emmanuel Macron got parades and banquets. EU chief Ursula von der Leyen was mostly left alone. | Suzanne LYNCH and Stuart LAU reported from Brussels | French President Emmanuel Macron was given the full red-carpet treatment this week in Beijing, fêted at a state banquet, and greeted by military parades and firing cannons on Tiananmen Square. When Macron's plane touched down, China's foreign minister personally welcomed him. | When European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen arrived, she got the ecology minister — at the regular passenger exit. | It was a pattern on display again a…
_____(2023-04-07). Al-Aqsa Raid: How BBC Coverage Is Enabling Israeli Violence.strategic-culture.org The late Archbishop Desmond Tutu, a Nobel laureate and tireless campaigner against South African apartheid, once observed: "If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor." For decades, the BBC's editorial policy in reporting on Israel and Palestine has consistently chosen the side of the oppressor – and all too often, not even by adopting the impartiality the corporation claims as the bedrock of its journalism.
Cristen Hemingway Jaynes(2023-04-07). Coal phaseout must move 4.5 times more quickly to avoid climate chaos, report warns.peoplesworld.org As operating coal power plants were retired last year and scheduled projects canceled, the number of plants decreased in developing and developed countries, except China, according to the ninth annual global survey of the coal plant pipeline by Global Energy Monitor, a press release from Global Energy Monitor said. However, in order for the world to be on track to phase out …
Marshall Project(2023-04-07). What it's like to be arrested when your name isn't Donald Trump.peoplesworld.org The arrest and arraignment of former President Donald J. Trump may have been an unprecedented moment in American history, with seismic implications for the political process. But as a legal process, it was more routine: On Tuesday, he became just another one of the roughly 31,000 people arraigned for felonies in dreary courtrooms across New York State …
Mark Gruenberg(2023-04-07). Los camioneros se preparan para la huelga forzada de UPS.peoplesworld.org WASHINGTON—Con las negociaciones sobre un nuevo contrato maestro a punto de comenzar, los Teamsters advierten a sus miembros que se preparen para una posible huelga forzada en United Parcel Service. El nuevo presidente del sindicato, Sean O'Brien, ha estado recorriendo el país desde su toma de posesión, y prometió a los Teamsters de UPS que …
Roger McKenzie(2023-04-07). Brazil refuses to sign U.S. statement on Russia's Ukraine invasion at 'democracy summit'.peoplesworld.org Brazil has refused to sign a statement condemning Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The move came during the Summit for Democracy, a virtual event hosted by the United States to "renew democracy at home and confront autocracies abroad." President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, who did not personally participate in the event, said that his country …
Mark Gruenberg(2023-04-07). The Trump indictment: It's not just the crime, it's the cover-up.peoplesworld.org By now, the world knows Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg indicted Republican former Oval Office occupant Donald Trump on 34 felony counts associated with Trump's checks to former adult film performer and stripper Stormy Daniels, via lawyer-fixer Michael Cohen, to cover up his pre-presidential affairs with her. It was a conspiracy to illegally influence the …
Special to People's World(2023-04-07). April screenings in L.A. honor the Hollywood Ten at 75.peoplesworld.org Seventy-five years ago, Hollywood entered one of its bleakest periods. In 1947, 10 Hollywood writers and directors famously refused to testify before the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) and were held in contempt of Congress. In response, Hollywood's top studio heads turned their backs on these filmmakers. The Hollywood Ten—Alvah Bessie, Herbert Biberman, Lester Cole, …
Press Associates(2023-04-07). Kroger-Safeway merger could raise grocery prices and cost jobs, UFCW warns.peoplesworld.org WASHINGTON (PAI)—Members of United Food and Commercial Workers Local 400 and their allies took to informational picket lines in metro D.C. on April 5 in a campaign to save local supermarkets—and jobs—from a mega-merger threat which could also raise prices for consumers. Lines went up at three stores. Their goal, shared by their parent union: …
Mark Gruenberg(2023-04-07). With rocky bargaining looming, Teamsters prepare for forced UPS strike.peoplesworld.org WASHINGTON—With negotiations over a new master contract about to begin, the Teamsters are warning their members to prepare for a potential forced strike at United Parcel Service. The union's new president, Sean O'Brien, has been touring the country ever since his inauguration, vowing to UPS Teamsters that the union would go to the mat for …
The Lever(2023-04-07). üéß LEVER TIME PREMIUM: AOC On DC's "Psychologically Manipulative Environment"levernews.comOn this week's episode of Lever Time Premium, our extended weekly podcast for paying subscribers, progressive Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) reveals what it's like trying to function in Washington amid the power and pressure of massive corporate spending.As AOC notes: "It really feels like going to another planet with different social rules. Let's say you get elected speaker. You don't get there without raising an ungodly amount of money, because you are not just raising money for yourself, you are raising money for an entire political party that constitutes hundreds of people. The whole society is str…
_____(2023-04-07). On Kim Sung-han's resignation.journal-neo.org National Security Advisor of the Republic of Korea (to put it bluntly, a key advisor on foreign and national security affairs of South Korea) said that he was stepping down on March 29, 2023, less than a month before President Yoon Suk-yeol's state visit to the United States. Kim stated in a press release, "When […] | –°–æ–æ–±—â–µ–Ω–∏–µ
_____(2023-04-07). Should the US Remain Responsible for European Security?journal-neo.org This is the question Donald Trump brought to the forefront when he started asking why the US was paying the lion's share for European security and demanding that members of NATO foot the bill, with at least 2 percent of their GNP. It remains pertinent because the present situation can only exist if the US […] | –°–æ–æ–±—â–µ–Ω–∏–µ
African Stream(2023-04-07). AFRICOM: Securing African or U.S. Interests?towardfreedom.orgThe United States Africa Command—or AFRICOM—was founded in 2007. But it's failed to bring peace and security. Major failures in Somalia, Libya and elsewhere have left many Africans suspecting it exists only to serve U.S. interests. African Stream reports.
americanthinker(2023-04-07). America Needs a New Normal.americanthinker.comThe current normal where those on the right fiddle and diddle while doing nothing is no longer acceptable. Action is required.
americanthinker(2023-04-07). The reparations bidding war has begun.americanthinker.comReparations schemes are nothing more than Democrats elevating their redistribution of income agenda while paying off a reliable bloc for their votes.
Amy Goodman(2023-04-07). Black Tennessee Lawmaker Justin Jones Discusses His Expulsion From State House.truthout.orgWe speak with Justin Jones, one of two Black Democratic lawmakers expelled by a Republican supermajority in the Tennessee state House of Representatives Thursday for peacefully protesting gun violence in the chamber last week as thousands rallied at the Capitol to demand gun control after the Covenant elementary school shooting in Nashville. A vote to expel their white colleague who joined them in… |
Ann Brown(2023-04-07). Trump's Father, Fred Trump, Laundered Casino Chips And Was Arrested At A KKK Rally In 1927.moguldom.comFormer President Donald Trump today would be considered a nepo baby (or nepotism baby), as his fortune and fame—and career in real estate— were derived from that of his New York real estate mogul father, Fred Trump. Fred was a Bronx-born real estate and construction magnate. But he was also known as a racist landlord, …
Ann Brown(2023-04-07). Coolio's Cause Of Death Revealed: Fentanyl, Heroin And Crystal Meth Found In System.moguldom.comIt's been five months since hip-hop legend Coolio died, and the cause of his death has finally been revealed. The veteran West Coast artist died at the age of 59 from a fentanyl overdose, according to his autopsy report obtained by Page Six. The report also noted he had heroin and methamphetamine in his system. At …
Anonymous669(2023-04-07). ISIS Claims Attack In Syria's Daraa For First Time In Eight Months.southfront.org File image. | On April 6, an officer of the Syrian Police was killed in a drive-by shooting attack by ISIS terrorists in the southern governorate of Daraa. | The attack took place on a road near the town of Qarfa in the northern Daraa countryside. The terrorists were reportedly moving on a motorcycle. The Syrian Ministry of Interior identified the fallen police officer as Wasim Musa al-Ghazali, a native of Qarfa. | ISIS confirmed its responsibility for the attack via its official news agency, Amaq, marking the f…
Anonymous669(2023-04-07). ISIS Killed Or Wounded 18 SDF Fighters In Northeastern Syria In Two Weeks: Monitoring Group.southfront.org Illustrative image. | ISIS cells in Syria's northeastern region killed or wounded 18 fighters of the United States-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in the first two weeks of the holy Islamic month of Ramadan that began on March 23, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said in a report released on April 6. | According to the London-based monitoring group, the terrorists carried out 12 operations against the Kurdish-led group in Deir Ezzor and al-Hasakah during the said period."12 op…
Anonymous669(2023-04-07). Israel Launches Strikes Against Gaza, Lebanon In Response To Rocket Attacks (Videos).southfront.org Click to see full-size image. Source: the Israeli Air Force. | Early on April 7, the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) carried out a series of strikes against positions of the Palestinian Hamas Movement in the Gaza Strip and southern Lebanon in response to recent rocket attacks which were launched from the two regions. | The escalation began on April 5, when Israeli Police stormed al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem city and arrested hundreds of Palestinians worshipers. In an initial response,…
Anonymous669(2023-04-07). Russia Is Developing Anti-Satellite Missile, Laser Systems.southfront.org The Peresvet laser system. | Russia is developing two airborne anti-satellite systems, according to an article published in the Defense Ministry's Military Thought journal on April 7. | The first system is based on the MiG-31D fighter and the Kontakt anti-satellite missile, while the second is a version of the Peresvet laser system installed on an Il-76 aircraft. | The article was co-authored by retired Lieutenant-General Alexander Kovalyov, President of the St. Petersburg branch of the Tsiolkovsky Cosmonautics…
Anonymous669(2023-04-07). Turkistan Militants In Greater Idlib Are Preparing Drone Attacks On Syrian Army: Russian MoD.southfront.org File image. | The al-Qaeda-affiliated Turkistan Islamic Party (TIP) is preparing to launch drone attacks from the northwestern Syrian region of Greater Idlib, deputy head of the Russian Center for Reconciliation of the Opposing Parties in Syria, Rear Admiral Oleg Gurinov, revealed on April 6. | The TIP is a close ally of Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), the de-facto ruler of Greater Idlib and the former main branch of al-Qaeda in Syria."According to information obtained by the Russian Center for Reconciliation of…
Anonymous669(2023-04-07). Two Israelis Killed, Another Critically Wounded In West Bank Shooting Attack (Video).southfront.org Click to see full-size image. | On April 7, two Israelis were killed and a third was critically wounded in yet another shooting attack in the occupied West Bank. | The attack took place on the Route 57 highway in the northern Jordan Valley, near the Hamra Junction. The gunmen opened fire at the Israeli-owned car twice causing its crash, before fleeing. At least 22 7.62mm shell casings, typically used by a Kalashnikov rifle, were found at the scene. | The Israel Defense Forces (I…
Ben Norton, Geopolitical Economy.(2023-04-07). Inside Russia: Economists Describe Impact Of Sanctions And Ukraine War.popularresistance.orgEconomists Radhika Desai and Alan Freeman of the Geopolitical Economy Research Group traveled to Russia to participate in several conferences and investigate the impact of Western sanctions and the Ukraine war. | They spoke with Geopolitical Economy Report about the economic situation in the ground, the country's deepening integration with Asia, and Russian economists' gradual move away from neoliberalism. | Russian "economists have always been looking to the East; what is interesting is what's going on in the leadership now", Freeman said. | He noted that Moscow is trying to implement a program of import substit…
Ben Norton(2023-04-07). German Leftist Lawmaker Says US Soldiers and Nukes Must Leave Her Country.orinocotribune.com By Ben Norton — Mar 31, 2023 | On the floor of Germany's parliament, Left Party MP Sevim Daƒüdelen called for the c. 38,000 US soldiers in her country to leave, and to take their nuclear weapons with them. She lamented that Washington "doesn't actually want allies, just loyal vassals". | A member of parliament from Germany's Left Party has called for the thousands of US soldiers and nuclear weapons in her country to leave. | "After 78 years, it is now time for US soldiers to go home. All other allies left Germany a long time ago", said Die Linke MP Sevim Daƒüdelen on the floor of Germany'
Brittani Banks(2023-04-07). The Fear of AI Is Overblown—and Here's Why.independentmediainstitute.orgThe unprecedented popularity of ChatGPT has turbocharged the AI hype machine. We are being bombarded daily by news articles announcing humankind's greatest invention—Artificial Intelligence (AI). AI is "qualitatively different," "transformational," "revolutionary," "will change everything,"—they say. OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, announced a major upgrade of the technology behind ChatGPT called GPT4. Already, Microsoft researchers are …
Brittani Banks(2023-04-07). The World Bank and the BRICS Bank Have New Leaders and Different Outlooks.independentmediainstitute.orgIn late February 2023, U.S. President Joe Biden announced that the United States had placed the nomination of Ajay Banga to be the next head of the World Bank, established in 1944. There will be no other official candidates for this job since—by convention—the U.S. nominee is automatically selected for…
cameron orr(2023-04-07). Detroit anti-eviction activists go toe-to-toe with court bailiffs.cpusa.org The fight against predatory landlords has reached a new stage of struggle in the city of Detroit. On March 21, after months of grassroots struggle for the protection of Taura Brown and her home, Wayne County Judge Shawn Jacque of the 36th District Court signed a court order for her eviction. She had ten …
cameron orr(2023-04-07). Understanding issues on the border: a working-class perspective.cpusa.org A working-class position regarding issues on the border demands full rights for workers and their families, documented and undocumented immigrants, and an end to oppressive immigration policy that justifies and normalizes persecution through state-sanctioned violence. We demand comprehensive immigration policy that upholds the dignity of the labor that both documented and undocumented immigrants contribute …
Cecilia Vergara Mattei(2023-04-07). En tiempo récord, Boric promulgó la polémica ley de protección policial.globalizacion.caTras el homicidio del cabo primero de Carabineros, Daniel Palma durante un operativo policial en el barrio Matta de Santiago centro que aceleró la agenda, el presidente chileno Gabriel Boric promulgó la Ley Naín-Retamal, medida que busca fortalecer y proteger…
Chris Hedges(2023-04-07). No, COVID-19 isn't 'over'—but millions of Americans' Medicaid coverage is about to be.therealnews.com The Biden administration is poised to allow the national emergency on COVID-19 to expire on May 11, 2023. Once that occurs, between 5 to 14 million Americans previously covered under Medicaid will lose their insurance. Although the pandemic continues to rage, killing thousands and infecting hundreds of thousands each week, a bipartisan consensus has settled in Washington to simply pretend COVID-19 is "over." What meager safety net was extended at the start of the pandemic is now being rolled back—leaving Americans to shoulder the risks and expenses of illness and death entirely on their own. Dr. Marga…
Chris Walker(2023-04-07). 12-Year-Old Trans Girl in WV Allowed to Keep Playing Sports, Supreme Court Says.truthout.orgOn Thursday, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled not to intervene in a dispute involving a 12-year-old transgender girl and the state of West Virginia after GOP lawmakers in the state attempted to block her from taking part in a girls' track and field team. In 2021, Becky Pepper-Jackson and her family sued West Virginia over a law banning students from participating in sports teams that don't correspond… |
Chris Walker(2023-04-07). Critics Decry Apparent Racism in Expulsion of 2 Dems From Tennessee Legislature.truthout.orgOn Thursday night, Republican lawmakers in the Tennessee state House of Representatives expelled two of three Democratic legislators who engaged in a peaceful protest on the House floor a week prior, in a move that observers have condemned as both authoritarian and racist. The move leaves tens of thousands of constituents in Memphis and Nashville without representation during the final weeks of… |
Chris Walker(2023-04-07). Florida School District Bans Graphic Novel Version of Anne Frank's Diary.truthout.orgA Florida school district has removed a visual adaptation of Anne Frank's diary, an acclaimed first-person telling of a teenage girl's life in the Nazi-occupied Netherlands during World War II. For decades, students in classrooms across the U.S. have read Frank's diary, which documents her everyday life as Jewish child forced into hiding during the Holocaust. "Anne Frank's Diary: The Graphic… |
Dan Dinello(2023-04-07). Trump's Arraignment was Unprecedented, but so is the Enormity of his Crimes against America.juancole.com Chicago (Feature; Special to Informed Comment) — Adding another humiliating chapter to his despicable life, the twice-impeached former President becomes the first ex-president to face criminal charges. Responding to the indictment, Trump said, "Never before in our nation's history has this been done." He's right, never before in our nation's history have we had a …
Dana Sanchez(2023-04-07). Largest Hedge Fund Bridgewater: Here Are The Reasons Recessions Will Be Longer And Deeper In America.moguldom.comKaren Karniol-Tambour, the co-chief investment officer of Bridgewater Associates, warned investors that upcoming recessions may play out more painfully than in the past, may be more difficult to handle and "longer" than we're used to as the Federal Reserve struggles to intervene. Bridgewater has almost $130 billion in assets under management. In February, Karniol-Tambour, 37, became the first …
Dave DeCamp(2023-04-07). Report: Saudis and Houthis Might Renew Ceasefire Soon.news.antiwar.comWarring parties in Yemen could soon sign a deal to renew a ceasefire that would last until the end of 2023, The New Arab reported Thursday. A ceasefire that took effect in April 2022 expired last October. While there has been an uptick in fighting on the ground, there have still been no Saudi airstrikes …
David Klein(2023-04-07). Sabotaging Oil and Gas Infrastructure Is an Act of Climate Heroism.truthout.orgThe environmental movement has offered waves of demonstrations, petition drives, lobbying and other forms of protest. Yet, despite all that, Earth and its inhabitants are losing the war waged against us by capitalism. It follows that a reevaluation of strategy and tactics of the environmental movement is in order, including a closer examination of how nonviolence should be understood and practiced. |
Deepika Joshi(2023-04-07). World Health Day 2023: continuing the struggle for health.peoplesdispatch.orgThe celebration of the 75th World Health Day this April 7, amidst the WHO's As poverty rates grow, global health inequities and inequalities between countries have been exacerbated in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. The failure to learn from the pandemic, or to respond…
Derek Seidman(2023-04-07). Longtime Astroturf Firm Obscures Funders as It Targets Starbucks Union.truthout.org"I get up every morning and I try to figure out how to screw with the labor unions." These were the words uttered by Rick Berman during a 2014 talk to the Western Energy Alliance, a fossil fuel industry group, according to The New York Times, which received a leaked recording of the presentation. Berman is a high-profile corporate consultant who has made headlines for decades because of his… |
ecns.cn(2023-04-07). More China-Europe trains running.ecns.cnChina Railway Wuhan Group said on Wednesday that it saw significant growth in the number of its cross-border freight trains operating between China and Europe in the first quarter of this year.
ecns.cn(2023-04-07). China takes countermeasures against Hudson Institute, Reagan library.ecns.cnChina has decided to take countermeasures against the Hudson Institute, the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and the relevant people in charge of these organizations, according to a statement issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Friday.
ecns.cn(2023-04-07). Ma Ying-jeou concludes mainland visit.ecns.cnA delegation led by Ma Ying-jeou, former chairman of the Chinese Kuomintang party, left for Taiwan from Shanghai on Friday, concluding their visit to the Chinese mainland.
ecns.cn(2023-04-07). People related to chained mother of eight sentenced.ecns.cnDong Zhimin, the husband in a high-profile case of a woman being trafficked, tortured and giving birth to eight children, was sentenced to 9 years for abuse and illegal detention.
ecns.cn(2023-04-07). Greater Bay Area moves toward further alignment.ecns.cnThe Guangdong provincial government on Thursday unveiled 20 examples in which efforts have been made to further align rules and systems in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area in a bid to advance market integration.
ecns.cn(2023-04-07). Canberra's move against TikTok hurts confidence in Australia.ecns.cnAustralia's discriminatory restrictions against TikTok undermine the confidence of the international community in the country's business environment, and harm the interests of Australian enterprises and people.
ecns.cn(2023-04-07). Glass beads on moon found to contain water.ecns.cnChinese scientists have discovered a new water reservoir on the moon in the form of glass beads, which could be of major significance in efforts to probe for water on the Earth's only natural satellite and potentially extract it to support future lunar missions.
ecns.cn(2023-04-07). China-built Mombasa-Nairobi railway promotes Kenya growth.ecns.cnData released by the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics show that the revenue from the Mombasa-Nairobi railway, built by Chinese enterprises, reached KES 15.3 billion (0.11 billion) last year. Both passenger and freight volumes have steadily increased, continuing to play a positive role in the economic and social development of Kenya.
ecns.cn(2023-04-07). Technology empowers strawberry farmers in Xinjiang.ecns.cnYoung green strawberry seedlings are thriving under the most suitable conditions of light, temperature and humidity thanks to an intelligent water and nutrient control system at a virus-free propagation center overseen by the Agricultural Institute of the Twelfth Division of the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps(XPCC).
ecns.cn(2023-04-07). China launches solid-propellant carrier rocket.ecns.cnA Hyperbola-1 (SQX-1), solid-propellant commercial carrier rocket, blasts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, April 7, 2023.
Editor(2023-04-07). Chile pushes authoritarian police law.mronline.org Chile's neoliberal government is close to securing a new law that expands the right of security forces to use firearms against the population. The Naín-Retamal Law, a proposal of the executive branch, was today approved by the Senate for a third and final reading.
Editor(2023-04-07). Trump derangement syndrome returns.mronline.org If democrats were smart, Donald Trump would be a disgraced former president, forgotten by all but his most ardent admirers. But they aren't smart and they may have given him a political resurrection.
Editor(2023-04-07). 5 Other Modern Presidents Who Should Have Been Indicted for Their Crimes.scheerpost.com By Juan Cole / Informed Comment Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) — Seeing Trump arraigned in New York on Tuesday was satisfying even if the outcome of the trial cannot be foreseen and he has a presumption of innocence. There is obviously evidence that he falsified his business records for the purpose of hiding material facts …
Editor(2023-04-07). Africa 'All Out,' 54-0, Against Joining Biden's Proxy War on Russia.scheerpost.com By Walt Zlotow / Antiwar.com When President Biden announced sanctions against Russia over their February, 2022 invasion of Ukraine, he called it a battle of democracy over tyranny. He expected Africa to rally to the US lead. Unsurprisingly, not one of Africa's 54 countries as joined US sanctions against Russia. Many are neutral; some even …
Editor(2023-04-07). As Congress Considers Prolonging Cuba's Designation as a Terrorism Supporter, Biden Dithers.scheerpost.com By W.T. Whitney / CounterPunch Although Cuba's Revolution survived military invasion, guerrilla actions, terrorist attacks, and bacteriologic warfare, enough was not enough. Now there are pay-offs to dissidents, manipulation of worldwide media coverage, and weaponization of social media capabilities. The U.S. economic and financial blockade persists, after 60 years, and will continue. That's mostly because …
Editor(2023-04-07). Belmarsh Warden Blocks Assange From Meeting With Representatives of Press Freedom Organization.scheerpost.com By Kevin Gosztola / The Dissenter The warden of Her Majesty's Prison Belmarsh blocked representatives with the press freedom organization Reporters Without Borders (RSF) from visiting WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, despite previously reviewing RSF's request and agreeing to grant access. Rebecca Vincent, the director of operations and campaigns for RSF, declared, "We followed all rules …
Editor(2023-04-07). Iran 1953: The Birthplace of Western Backed Coups.scheerpost.com Despite its unique circumstance and history, the Iranian coup in 1953—as explored by Taghi Amirani in his film Coup 53—proved to be a template for the West's exploitation of the world.
Fight Back(2023-04-07). Austin students protest attacks on diversity, equity and inclusion.fightbacknews.orgAustin, TX — On Wednesday, April 5, Austin Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) met on Speedway at UT Austin with the Texas Students for DEI Coalition to protest recent Texas legislative and administrative attacks on diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs. The rally was also called in solidarity with the Tampa 4, a group of University of South Florida SDS members currently facing felony charges after being brutalized and arrested while protesting Florida's attacks on DEI programs. | "While Republican lawmakers like Governor Greg Abbott try to claim that these laws are in the interest of fai…
Fight Back(2023-04-07). Brandon Johnson elected mayor of Chicago.fightbacknews.orgChicago, IL – On Tuesday April 4, Brandon Johnson won 51.4% of vote in the Chicago mayoral runoff election. Johnson's victory is also a victory for working and oppressed people, as demonstrated by the range of organizations and individuals who celebrated with Johnson and his family at the Marriott Marquis on election night. | Frank Chapman, executive director of the National Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression, said "I've been living for this moment since the Great Harold Washington in 1986, yet we didn't wait on history; we, the oppressed and the working class, made history." | Sever…
Fight Back(2023-04-07). Legalization For All network's delegation to the US Mexico border in Tijuana.fightbacknews.orgTijuana, Mexico – On April 2, a group of activists from the Legalization For All network crossed the U.S.-Mexico border to witness the effects of U.S. border militarization. The group met with Robert Vivar, binational coordinator at VÂA Internacional, and Aída Amador, coordinator of VÂA Migrante. They visited the Unified U.S. Deported Veterans Office, the border wall at Friendship Park on the Tijuana side, and the Casa de Luz LGBTQ+ immigrant collective house. | Crossing from the U.S. into Tijuana was quick and easy with no lines – the group did not even need to present their passports, which showed just how eas…
Fight Back(2023-04-07). Minneapolis: MPD consent decree falls short and keeps power out of community hands.fightbacknews.orgFight Back News Service is circulating the following April 6 joint statement of the Twin Cities Coalition 4 Justice 4 Jamar and Minneapolis for Community Control of Police. | Consent decree falls short and keeps power out of community hands | We need an all-elected Civilian Police Accountability Commission to permanently reign in the abuses of MPD | On Friday, March 31, the City of Minneapolis and the Minnesota Department of Human Rights (MDHR) announced the signing of a consent decree to address human rights violations by the Minneapolis Police Department. The agreement was negotiated entirely behind closed door…
Fight Back(2023-04-07). Victory in fight for Tampa Citizens Review Board independence.fightbacknews.orgTampa, FL — The Tampa City Council voted 4-3 to pass an ordinance granting the city's Citizen Review Board (CRB) an independent attorney, April 6. The CRB is a city board that was established in 2015 to review closed cases of police misconduct, as well as be a place where people can bring complaints about the police. | An independent attorney would be more impartial and fair than the current arrangement, where the board uses the city's attorney. Using the city's attorney, by its nature, creates a conflict of interest, which the Tampa police attorney himself admitted in a CRB meeting, stating that the CRB,…
Human Rights Watch(2023-04-07). In Bad Sign for Climate Summit, Oil-Rich UAE warns Conference Attendees against Criticizing Government.juancole.com Katharina Rall Senior Researcher, Environment and Human Rights @katha_nina ( Human Rights Watch) — Speakers at a recent climate and health summit in Abu Dhabi were advised by the conference organizers not to "criticize Islam, the government, corporations or individuals" or protest while in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), according to a recent investigation …
infobrics(2023-04-07). India-Russia Meet on Roads, Transport Systems Held.infobrics.orgIn an effort to establish an effective bilateral relationship of communication and cooperation in the road transportation, logistics, Intelligent Transport System (ITS) and green mobility sector, the first meeting of the India-Russia Working Group on Roads and ITS was held in the national Capital…
infobrics(2023-04-07). Petro-Yuan or Petro-BRICS: The Need for Better Alternative Reserve Currencies to Break Dollar Dominance.infobrics.orgThe dominance of the US dollar has been causing increasing problems for economies around the world. As a result, there is a growing undercurrent of interest in finding alternative reserve currencies. China is pushing for the yuan to become a reserve currency, but a possible BRICS+ Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) may have the edge…
Ingar Solty & K D Kolenda(2023-04-07). Four taboo truths about the Ukraine war.indybay.orgLike every war in history, the Ukrainian war has a prehistory that does not begin with Russia's invasion of the neighboring country nearly a year ago, or even in 2014 with the annexation of Crimea to Russia. Second, the war has an immense potential for escalation.
Internationalist 360 ∞(2023-04-07). Iran and Saudi Arabia: A Chinese Win-Win.libya360.wordpress.comPepe Escobar The single Iranian-Saudi handshake buried trillions of dollars of western divide-and-rule investments across West Asia, and has global leaders rushing to Beijing for global solutions. The idea that History has an endpoint, as promoted by clueless neoconservatives in the unipolar 1990s, is flawed, as it is in an endless process of renewal. The recent official meeting between…
Internationalist 360 ∞(2023-04-07). Leaked Documents Expose US-NATO Ukraine War Plans.libya360.wordpress.comAlexander Rubinstein Classified Pentagon documents containing information about US and NATO plans for a Ukrainian offensive and key details of the ongoing war have leaked. And the Biden administration is reportedly demanding they be scrubbed from the internet. Is there a hidden agenda behind the leak? The New York Times has reported "a significant breach of American…
Internationalist 360 ∞(2023-04-07). Thai Opposition Asks US to "Restore Democracy" in Thailand.libya360.wordpress.com-Thai "human rights activist" Sirikan Chaloernsiri has called for the US to "seize this opportunity" and "restore democracy" in Thailand by ensuring the opposition takes power; -Sirikan's opposition group, Thai Lawyers for Human Rights has been funded since its creation in 2014 by the US government through the National Endowment for Democracy (NED); -The NED…
Internationalist 360 ∞(2023-04-07). The Global South is Dumping the Dollar.libya360.wordpress.comThe Global South is dumping the dollar. We're joined by journalists in Beirut, Nairobi, Recife (Northeast Brazil) and Sà£o Paulo, for this special panel. Clinton Nzala is a political commentator and analyst based in Nairobi, and writer for Pan-African media outlet, African Stream. Esteban Carrillo is an Ecuadorian journalist based out of Beirut. He is…
Internationalist 360 ∞(2023-04-07). The 'Holy Trinity' Behind Russian Military Dominance in Ukraine.libya360.wordpress.comDrago Bosnic Krasnopol-M precision-guided artillery shells If we were to believe a single word uttered by the mainstream propaganda machine about the performance of the Russian military, we'd be convinced that Moscow is using WWII-era equipment begrudgingly manned by conscripts armed with shovels. Not to mention that, according to CNN's "well-informed" (and yet, anonymous) sources, the…
Internationalist 360 ∞(2023-04-07). US Resumes Construction of Biolabs in Ukraine.libya360.wordpress.comRussian Defense Ministry briefing on analysis of documents related to U.S. military and biological activities April 07, 2023 According to the document, despite a forced pause due to a special military operation, activities under the Program have now been resumed. The main tasks at this stage are to continue the construction of biolaboratories in Ukraine,…
It's Going Down(2023-04-07). Burgerville Fires IWW Shop Steward as New Contract Draws Near; Union Vows, "We Will Escalate"itsgoingdown.orgThe Burgerville Workers Union, part of the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW), is reporting that a shop steward and member of the union's bargaining team was "wrongfully terminated" on April 3rd. In 2018 the Burgerville Workers Union made history, becoming the first labor union recognized by a fast food chain after years of strikes,…
Jake Johnson(2023-04-07). Israel Bombs Lebanon and Gaza, Sparking Fears of Escalating Conflict.truthout.orgFears of a wider conflict in the Middle East mounted Friday after Israel bombed Lebanon and the occupied Gaza Strip in the early hours of the morning, an assault that followed two consecutive nights of violent raids on the Al-Aqsa mosque compound. The raids spurred global condemnation and retaliatory rocket fire from southern Lebanon and Gaza, prompting Israel's latest barrage of airstrikes. |
Jeff Ernsthausen(2023-04-07). IRS Vows to Renew Pursuit of Wealthy Tax Dodgers.truthout.orgFlush with $80 billion in new funding, the IRS is aiming to ramp up audits of wealthy taxpayers and large corporations, according to a strategic operating plan it released Thursday. The 150-page plan also includes a lengthy list of proposed changes intended to improve customer service, upgrade the agency's notoriously outdated computer systems, boost hiring and even "explore making it easier" to… |
Jesús Inojosa(2023-04-07). ICJ May Review UK's Fraudulent 1899 Paris Arbitration Regarding Essequibo Region.orinocotribune.comThe International Court of Justice (ICJ) announced that the fraud committed by the United Kingdom through the Paris Arbitration Award of 1899, by which it stole the Essequibo territory from Venezuela, may go under review. The vice president of Venezuela, Delcy Rodríguez, welcomed this decision and read a statement by the Venezuelan government ratifying its adherence to the Geneva Agreement signed in 1966 to settle Venezuela's territorial dispute regarding the Essequibo region. | "Venezuela celebrates that the Court's incidental sentence today validates our arguments: firstly, by recognizing that the illicit and f…
John Catalinotto(2023-04-07). Will workers turn toward taking the offensive in France?workers.org For the 11th time since Jan. 19, millions of people in France, led by the workers of the major union confederations, especially the General Confederation of Labor (CGT), took to the streets all over the country on April 6. Once again, they shut France down. Early reports in the New . . . |
Kelly Hayes(2023-04-07). Latin American Feminism Has Much to Teach US Left on How to Fight for Abortion.truthout.orgIn this episode of "Movement Memos," host Kelly Hayes talks with Camila Valle, translator of Set Fear on Fire: The Feminist Call That Set the Americas Ablaze by LASTESIS. Hayes and Valle discuss the struggle for abortion rights and access in Chile and Argentina, the need for democratic structures in movement work, and how LASTESIS has used art and performance to bring feminist theory to the… |
Kevin Gosztola, Scheer Post.(2023-04-07). Belmarsh Warden Blocks Assange From Meeting With Press Freedom Advocates.popularresistance.orgThe warden of Her Majesty's Prison Belmarsh blocked representatives with the press freedom organization Reporters Without Borders (RSF) from visiting WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, despite previously reviewing RSF's request and agreeing to grant access. | Rebecca Vincent, the director of operations and campaigns for RSF, declared, "We followed all rules this morning. We were there very early with all required documentation. Without even checking our documentation, we were told that we would not be allowed in." | "The first official that we spoke to said that they had received 'intelligence' that we were journa…
Lee Camp, Mintpress News.(2023-04-07). Drought Profiteers: Wall Street Billionaires Snatch Up America's Water.popularresistance.orgIt is time to stop calling the financial industry executives who are buying up freshwater "investors" or "hedge fund managers" and instead call them "drought profiteers." | I mean, you can also call them vultures and parasites. They all apply quite well. Come up with your own names for them. Get creative with it. Really listen to your heart. | Water. We all need it to survive. It's the main ingredient in alcohol. Just think of how many more people would be killed each year if we didn't have alcohol to take the edge off. But here's the problem: as the climate crisis causes drought around the world, the richest of…
Lorena Guillén(2023-04-07). Brasil y China acuerdan intercambios sin dólar.globalizacion.caEntrevista de Lorena Guillen, de ABYA YALA TV (Bolivia) a Julio Gambina sobre los acuerdos entre China y Brasil para el intercambio en monedas locales, sin depender del dólar. El acuerdo se realizó el 29/3/2023 y la nota fue realizada…
manager(2023-04-07). Strong Job Growth Again in March, but Hours Drop, and Wage Growth Slows Further.cepr.netThe March employment report gave clear evidence that the Fed's rate hikes are weakening the labor market. Job growth was strong—with 236,000 jobs created—but the index of aggregate hours fell for the second consecutive month. Perhaps most importantly, wage growth slowed further, with the average hourly wage rising at just a 3.2 percent annual rate …
Margaret Kimberley(2023-04-07). Uganda LGBTQ Law Obscures Crimes Committed on Behalf of the US.orinocotribune.comBy Margaret Kimberley — Mar 29, 2023 | Uganda's anti-LGBTQ legislation has elicited worldwide condemnation. But that nation's history of invading, pillaging, and killing in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, with U.S. blessings, is rarely discussed. | The parliament of the Republic of Uganda recently passed the
Mariam Barghouti(2023-04-07). Israel attacks Al-Aqsa two nights in a row, beating worshipers at holy site.therealnews.com This story originally appeared in On Wednesday evening , the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem was full of Muslim worshippers praying into the night during the holy month of Ramadan. Earlier that morning, worshipers were beaten, and forced out of the holy mosque's prayer halls. | In the midst of night prayers Wednesday, Israeli forces stormed the compound again with weapons and riot gear, unleashing a co…
mforinoco(2023-04-07). What If the Protests in France Were in Cuba?orinocotribune.comBy José Manzaneda — Apr 3, 2023 | 300 demonstrations with more than three million people, 500 people arrested in a single day. If it were Cuba, Belarus or China… the headlines would be filled with terms such as "social outburst," "popular uprising," "repression," "regime…" | But since they are in France, they speak of "serious riots," in which the only people injured — 440 in a single day — were "policemen." Only policemen. Curious this "free and independent press" which repeats, in unison, the data offered by the French Minister of the Interior. | A report by three human rights organizations…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-04-07). Colorectal cancer myths and facts.newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgIt can be easy to feel confused by screening recommendations for common types of cancer. Your health care team is a trusted resource for keeping you up to date on screenings, including screening for colorectal cancer. Test your knowledge of why, when and how you can be screened with these myths and facts: Colorectal cancer is rare. Myth. Colorectal cancer is the second-leading cause of cancer-related death in men and women combined. Roughly 1 in 25 women will…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-04-07). Patients with multiple tumors in one breast may not need mastectomy, research finds.newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgROCHESTER, Minn. — Patients who have multiple tumors in one breast may be able to avoid a mastectomy if the tumors can be removed while leaving enough breast tissue, according to research led by the Alliance in Clinical Trials in Oncology and Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center. Patients would receive breast-conserving therapy: a lumpectomy followed by whole-breast radiation therapy, rather than mastectomy. The study is published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology. Watch: Dr. Judy…
Orinoco Tribune 2(2023-04-07). Israel Attacks Aqsa Mosque; Nightly Protests in Gaza, West Bank Calling For Palestinian Mobilization.orinocotribune.com UPDATES: | Red Crescent: Seven Palestinians reportedly wounded in Israeli attack on Palestinian worshipers in Jerusalem. Al Jazeera: Over 400 Palestinians arrested by Israeli soldiers. Israeli Media: 10 rockets fired towards Israel from besieged Gaza. | Israeli occupation forces have reportedly attacked and forcefully evicted Muslim worshipers from Al-Mosque in occupied East Jerusalem, leading to many injuries and arrests. | After smashing windows in the Mosque, the occupation troops fired stun grenades before storming the holy shrines, beating up people and handcuffing worshipers. | Palestinians quickly mobil…
Peoples Dispatch(2023-04-07). Finland becomes 31st NATO member, Russia warns of escalation.peoplesdispatch.orgFinland joined the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) as a full member on Tuesday, April 4, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg announced on Monday. | Finland's President Sauli Niinistà∂ along with his defense and foreign ministers are expected to join the ceremony at the NATO headquarters in Brussels, where US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will also be present. | Finland's accession was announced days after the Turkish parliament
Peoples Dispatch(2023-04-07). Protests against pension reform rage across France.peoplesdispatch.orgAround two million people hit the streets across France on Thursday, April 6, to protest the pension reforms forcefully passed by the government of Emmanuel Macron. Thursday marked the eleventh major protest against the reforms since January 19. The unpopular reforms will increase restrictions on accessing pensions in the country. | During Thursday's national mobilization, police tried to forcefully quell the protests in many cities and reportedly made around 111 arrests. A coalition of trade unions have called for another round of mobilization on April 13, a day before the decision of the Constitutional Council…
Pivot to Peace.(2023-04-07). Protesters Gather As Kevin McCarthy Meets With Taiwan's Tsai Ing-Wen.popularresistance.orgOn April 5th at 10 am protesters from the Chinese community, Pivot to Peace, CODEPINK, the ANSWER Coalition and other communities gathered at the Ronald Reagan Library in Simi Valley, CA as U.S. Speaker of the House, Kevin McCarthy and other politicians met with Taiwan's president, Tsai Ing-Wen. In the final stop of her Americas tour, Tsai's meeting with McCarthy signals yet another provocation on U.S.-China relations. This comes just months after McCarthy's predecessor, Nancy Pelosi deliberately violated the "One China Policy" agreed upon in the joint U.S.-China Shanghai Communique by visiting Taiwan.
Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty(2023-04-07). Can Iran and Russia's Arms Swapping Sustain A Lasting Defense Partnership?juancole.com By Michael Scollon ( RFE/RL ) — When Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi visited Moscow in early 2022, he had high hopes of leaving with defense deals that would circumvent international sanctions and take advantage of the expiration of a United Nations embargo on arms trading with Tehran. Russian fighter jets, advanced antimissile defense …
Resumen Latinoamericano(2023-04-07). La brecha de seguridad con la OTAN pone en riesgo tácticas en Ucrania.globalizacion.caSe filtra información clave de estrategias de EE.UU. y OTAN en Ucrania en las redes sociales, lo que podría poner a Rusia a un paso adelante en el frente de batalla. | El Departamento de Defensa de Estados Unidos (Pentágono) está…
Rick Rozoff(2023-04-07). Poland: Brzezinski presides over largest NATO infrastructure hub in 30 years.antibellum679354512.wordpress.comStars and StripesApril 6, 2023 US Army's new weapons depot in Poland is largest NATO facility buy in decades A sprawling U.S. Army weapons depot in central Poland opened this week, giving NATO allies a readily accessible site with thousands of pieces of armor and other equipment that can be mobilized in a crisis. In …
Rick Rozoff(2023-04-07). European war games: 9,000 U.S. troops, 17,000 from 26 NATO allies, partners in 10 nations.antibellum679354512.wordpress.comThe four partner nations involved are Bosnia, Georgia, Kosovo (pseudo-nation) and Moldova, all with territorial disputes that could erupt into war at any moment. ==== U.S. Department of DefenseApril 5, 2023 Multinational Exercise Defender 23 Kicks Off This Month in Europe Nearly 9,000 American troops are expected to participate in the Defender 23 exercise which …
Rick Rozoff(2023-04-07). High-level S. Korean military delegation summoned to NATO, SHAPE HQs.antibellum679354512.wordpress.comNATOSupreme Headquarters Allied Powers EuropeApril 6, 2023 High Level Republic of Korea Visits to SHAPE and NATO Headquarters SHAPE and NATO Headquarters hosted delegates from the Republic of Korea during the week of Mar. 27 to 31, 2023 to discuss a variety of issues with the partner nation. Deputy Chief of Staff Partnership Directorate Rear …
Rick Rozoff(2023-04-07). Poland, Moldova form united front against Russia over Ukraine, Transnistria.antibellum679354512.wordpress.comPolish RadioApril 7, 2023 Polish, Moldovan PMs discuss support for Ukraine, countering Russian threat Poland's prime minister met with his Moldovan counterpart in Chi»ôinƒÉu on Thursday, and both leaders reaffirmed support for war-torn Ukraine, while also discussing ways to ensure stability in Moldova amid the threat from Russia, officials said. *** Morawiecki and Recean also …
Rick Rozoff(2023-04-07). Turkish, U.S. defense chiefs discuss NATO expansion, "regional security"antibellum679354512.wordpress.comAnadolu AgencyApril 7, 2023 Turkish, US defense chiefs discuss NATO, regional security issues Turkish National Defense Minister Hulusi Akar and US Secretary of Defense Lloyd James Austin on Thursday spoke over the phone and discussed NATO and the Black Sea grain deal. Akar and Austin also discussed Finland's accession to NATO, bilateral and regional defense …
scorinoco(2023-04-07). Argentina Officially Announces Its Return to UNASUR.orinocotribune.comThe government of Argentina announced its formal return to the Union of South American Nations (UNASUR) after nearly four years outside the organization. The announcement was made by Argentinian Foreign Minister Santiago Cafiero on Wednesday, April 5. | "By sovereign decision, Argentina returns to UNASUR as a member state to promote its institutional revitalization and build an increasingly integrated region," Cafiero wrote on his Twitter account. | Por decisión soberana, la Argentina vuelve a la
scorinoco(2023-04-07). President Maduro: Venezuela Will Continue Its Historical Struggle for Essequibo.orinocotribune.comThe president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, stated that the Venezuelan people will continue to respect the Geneva Agreement and pursue their historical struggle for the Essequibo region. | "The Venezuelan people will continue to struggle firmly and tirelessly in their defense of the historic Geneva Agreement and the territorial integrity of our nation," President Maduro stated on social media on Thursday, April 6. "The truth is with us, the Essequibo belongs to Venezuela!" | Los venezolanos y las venezolanas seguiremos la lucha incansable y firme por defender el respeto al histórico Acuerdo de Ginebra y la territ…
Sharon Zhang(2023-04-07). GOP Donor Funding Thomas Also Funded Conservative Democrats' 2021 Revolt.truthout.orgBillionaire Republican megadonor Harlan Crow rocketed into infamy on Thursday after an explosive ProPublica investigation found that he has been giving lavish gifts to Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas for decades now, as the Court, influenced by people like Crow, lurches further to the right. But, as a search of public donation information shows, Crow has also been quietly funding another… |
Sharon Zhang(2023-04-07). North Dakota Republicans Vote to Boost Own Meals After Nixing Free School Meals.truthout.orgLast week, Republicans in the North Dakota Senate killed a bill that would have expanded a program to provide children living close to the federal poverty line access to meals at school for free. The vote was met with outcry over its cruelty, as one Senate Republican asked, "Is [children going hungry] the problem of the state of North Dakota?" This week, 13 of the Republicans who voted to kill the… |
Snejana Farberov, New York Post.(2023-04-07). French Pension Protesters Occupy BlackRock, Torch Restaurant.popularresistance.orgA new wave of unrest over a pension reform engulfed Paris and other French cities Thursday, with enraged protesters occupying the building of the US-based investment firm BlackRock and setting fire to a popular restaurant favored by President Emmanuel Macron. | Dozens of trade union members streamed into BlackRock's Paris offices in the historical Centorial building, where they set off firecrackers and chanted slogans directed at the company's private pension fund. | "The government wants to throw away pensions, it wants to force people to fund their own retirement with private pension funds, but what we know is…
sputnikglobe(2023-04-07). China Sanctions Two American Entities Over Taiwan.sputnikglobe.comBEIJING (Sputnik) – The Chinese authorities have sanctioned two US entities, namely the Hudson Institute and the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, for violation of the one-China principle, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said.
sputnikglobe(2023-04-07). China to Build Out Satellite Network Amid Worries About Starlink's Military Use – Reports.sputnikglobe.comMOSCOW (Sputnik) – China will launch 12,992 satellites into orbit to rival SpaceX's Starlink constellation amid calls from the military community to speed up the creation of a national network, after Elon Musk's project revealed its military capabilities in the Ukrainian conflict, US media has learned.
sputnikglobe(2023-04-07). Ice Sheets May Retreat Faster Than Previously Thought, Likely to Affect Sea Levels Badly – Study.sputnikglobe.comIce sheets are huge masses of ice layers covering large areas of land, mostly in Antarctica and Greenland. The glacial ice is important because they cool the planet by reflecting sunlight back into space and store vast quantities of fresh water. However, a new study suggests ice sheets are much more prone to erosion than previously thought.
sputnikglobe(2023-04-07). Is Japan Plunging Ever Deeper Into NATO?sputnikglobe.comJapanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi is convinced that it is time for his country to deepen its cooperation with NATO. At the same time, Tokyo is determined to take the lead in maintaining and strengthening the free and open international order.
sputnikglobe(2023-04-07). Israel Boosts Infantry & Artillery Presence in South, North.sputnikglobe.comTEL AVIV (Sputnik) – The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said on Friday it had expanded its infantry and artillery deployment in the south and north of the country to prepare for possible escalation amid continuing rocket attacks from the Gaza Strip.
sputnikglobe(2023-04-07). Prince Harry, Meghan to Skip Charles III Coronation as Children Not Invited, Media Reports.sputnikglobe.comMOSCOW (Sputnik) – Prince Harry and Meghan Markle will not attend the coronation of Charles III next month as their children have not been invited and the palace has rejected the couple's request to sing "Happy Birthday" to their son Archie from the royal balcony on the same day, British broadcaster reported on Friday.
sputnikglobe(2023-04-07). Report: Justice Clarence Thomas Failed to Disclose Gifts From Republican Mega-Donor.sputnikglobe.comSince his appointment in 1991, Justice Clarence Thomas has consistently been the most conservative voice in the Supreme Court. He has advocated for the end of federal voting protections and abortion rights, and has criticized decisions that enshrined the right to birth control and gay marriage.
sputnikglobe(2023-04-07). Russia-Venezuela Trade May Grow to $300Mln Per Month – Commerce Chamber Head.sputnikglobe.comMOSCOW (Sputnik) – Trade between Russia and Venezuela is projected to rise to $300 million per month, excluding oil sales, with the launch of a direct transport corridor, Roman Frolenko, the head of the Russian-Venezuelan Chamber of Commerce, told Sputnik.
sputnikglobe(2023-04-07). US Bank Reportedly Aborts Client Conference After Criticism Over Pro-Russian Views From Experts.sputnikglobe.comWASHINGTON (Sputnik) – One of the largest banks in the United States, the Bank of America, had to abort an online client conference after some clients complained about the predominantly pro-Russian rhetoric of online discussion participants, British newspaper reported on Thursday, citing people who attended the event.
sputnikglobe(2023-04-07). Yellow Vest Leader Says Movement Opposed to French Arms Supplies to Ukraine.sputnikglobe.comPARIS (Sputnik) – The French Yellow Vest movement is opposed to arms supplies to Ukraine, as it has significantly increased the share of France's defense spending, Thierry Paul Valette, the leader of the movement's political arm, told Sputnik on Friday.
Staff(2023-04-07). Mario Rivera Vena: Consagración y lealtad verde olivo.cubadebate.cuRivera, de fluido hablar, nívea cabellera de setenta años de vida, brillante la mirada que delata sus pasiones de oficio cámara en mano, y sus sueños que me confiesa: "Capturar en imágenes el lenguaje de los árboles y la luz".
Staff(2023-04-07). Doce mujeres y el privilegio de ser las primeras entre doce cuerdas (+ Fotos, Podcast y Video).cubadebate.cuAl llegar este equipo de prensa, el técnico Santiago Suárez lo tiene todo coordinado junto al también entrenador Jorge Noriega. Llama para el ring a las chicas y entre las doce cuerdas conocemos cómo han sido estos primeros meses de la práctica del boxeo femenino en Cuba, después de que se aprobara el 5 de diciembre de 2022.
Staff(2023-04-07). Punto Deportivo: Declaraciones sobre la subserie Sancti Spíritus-Industriales desde el Latino (+ Podcast).cubadebate.cuEste viernes retomamos la sección Punto Deportivo. Les proponemos un repaso de lo sucedido hasta el momento en la 62 Serie Nacional, una mirada a la tabla de posiciones tras los partidos de esta jornada, y compartiremos declaraciones del entrenador de Industriales Alexander Malleta y de uno de los directores debutantes en esta temporada, el espirituano Lázaro Martínez Alfonso.
Staff(2023-04-07). Cuba prioriza la gestión sostenible del agua en medio del cambio climático.cubadebate.cuLa búsqueda de soluciones alternativas y la implementación de estrategias para gestionar el uso del agua con eficiencia, son prioridades del Instituto Nacional de Recursos Hidráulicos (INRH) para este 2023, afirmó Manuel Marrero Cruz, Primer Ministro de la República de Cuba.
Staff(2023-04-07). Las 3 del día: 23 Bienal Internacional de Humorismo Gráfico y las noticias del 6 de abril (+ Podcast).cubadebate.cuLa Unión de Periodistas de Cuba y el Museo del Humor de San Antonio de los Baños celebrarán del 9 al 12 de abril la edición 23 de la Bienal Internacional de Humorismo Gráfico.Sobre esta y otras noticias le comentamos aquí en su podcast Las 3 del día, donde hacemos un resumen de lo ocurrido este 6 de abril. Póngase los audífonos que ya comenzamos.
Staff(2023-04-07). Vietnam advierte que redes sociales difunden contenido tóxico.cubadebate.cuTikTok difunde un contenido "de noticias falsas", "desviado" y "antigubernamental", afirmó este jueves Le Quang Tu Do, director de la Autoridad de Transmisión e Información Electrónica de Vietnam, citado por Bloomberg. Acusó también a Facebook (perteneciente a la compañía Meta) y YouTube de las mismas violaciones.
Staff(2023-04-07). Cuádruple empate en la cima de la 62 Serie Nacional de Béisbol.cubadebate.cuDerrota del equipo Villa Clara y victorias de Guantánamo, Las Tunas y Sancti Spíritus provocaron un cuádruple empate en la cima de la 62 Serie Nacional de Béisbol, todos con seis triunfos y tres reveses en la tabla de posiciones. Este viernes concluirán las estas subseries pactadas a cinco juegos, en todos los casos con hora de comienzo de las 10 de la mañana.
Staff(2023-04-07). Ejecutan inversión para ampliar capacidad de almacenamiento de aceite comestible.cubadebate.cuPara materializar su objeto social, la entidad cuenta con dos unidades: una ubicada en la cabecera provincial, encargada de envasar el producto en bolsas de 500 mililitros y en formato de bidones de cuatro, cinco y 20 litros, y otra en Nuevitas, que es la receptora del aceite de importación a través de buques.
Staff(2023-04-07). El tiempo: Calor y algunas lluvias en el interior y sur oriental.cubadebate.cuAmanecerá parcialmente nublado en zonas de la costa norte oriental y con poca nubosidad en el resto del país. Desde el final de la mañana estará parcialmente nublado, nublándose en la tarde hacia zonas del interior y sur de la región oriental con algunas lluvias y tormentas eléctricas, las que serán escasas en el resto del territorio nacional.
Staff(2023-04-07). Es oficial: Brasil regresa a Unasur mediante decreto presidencial de Lula.cubadebate.cuSegún establece el decreto 11.475 del presidente de Brasil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Brasil regresará formalmente a la Unión de Naciones Suramericanas (Unasur). Con el decreto presidencial, la reincorporación entrará en vigor en el campo externo el 6 de mayo de 2023, aunque se concretará durante una cumbre de jefes de Estado de la región.
Staff(2023-04-07). La imagen del día: La luna y la flotante turca.cubadebate.cuUna noche de abril, el cielo se iluminó con la luz de la luna llena. En la bahía de La Habana, una planta eléctrica flotante turca se reflejaba en el agua tranquila. Era una escena impresionante que capturó la atención de nuestro fotógrafo Ismael Francisco. Con su cámara, logró tomar una fotografía bella que muestra el contraste entre la naturaleza y la tecnología.
Staff(2023-04-07). "Cuenten con la voluntad y el compromiso de Cuba para la integración regional"cubadebate.cuConfiamos en que las propuestas y acciones iniciales que emanen de este encuentro pronto se extenderán hacia otros países de América Latina y el Caribe. Nuestro compromiso con una visión integradora y de cooperación regional será piedra angular de los esfuerzos comunes. Así se puede aprovechar también lo avanzado en la CELAC.
Staff(2023-04-07). Should Clarence Thomas Be Impeached? GOP Megadonor Gave Justice Free Luxury Vacations for 20 Years.democracynow.org Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas failed to report frequent luxury trips paid for by a billionaire Republican megadonor named Harlan Crow, leading to renewed calls for the conservative jurist's impeachment. According to ProPublica, Thomas has for decades accepted flights on Crow's private jet, trips on his yacht and frequent stays at his exclusive lakeside resort, in apparent violation of a law requiring justices and other federal officials to disclose most gifts. "Justice Thomas has this extraordinary and apparently unprecedented relationship with this outside billionaire who is basically s…
Staff(2023-04-07). Headlines for April 7, 2023.democracynow.orgIsrael Strikes Gaza and Lebanon After Rocket Fire; 2 Israeli Settlers Shot Dead in West Bank, U.N. Aid Workers Halt Work in Afghanistan After Taliban Bans Female Members, GOP Supermajority Expels Two Black Lawmakers from Tennessee House over Gun Control Protests, ProPublica: Billionaire GOP Donor Lavished Clarence Thomas with Luxury Trips for 2 Decades, Biden Admin Proposes Rule Barring Blanket Bans on Transgender Student Athletes, Idaho Enacts "Abortion Trafficking" Law That Bans Helping Minors Get an Out-of-State Abortion, DOJ to Probe Police Killing of D.C. Teenager Dalaneo Martin, Sudan's Mi…
Staff(2023-04-07). "A Public Lynching": Justin Jones, Black Tennessee Lawmaker, Responds to Expulsion from State House.democracynow.org We speak with Justin Jones, one of two Black Democratic lawmakers expelled by a Republican supermajority in the Tennessee state House of Representatives Thursday for peacefully protesting gun violence in the chamber last week as thousands rallied at the Capitol to demand gun control after the Covenant elementary school shooting in Nashville. A vote to expel their white colleague who joined them in solidarity failed. "They thought by expelling us they would silence us, they would silence our movements that we're part of, but in fact they've amplified it, because the nation can see how racist they are. The na…
Staff(2023-04-07). Palestinian Poet Mohammed El-Kurd on Israeli Apartheid, Growing Tension in Region & Raid on Al-Aqsa Mosque.democracynow.org Israel has bombed southern Lebanon and Gaza as tension soars in the region days after Israeli police repeatedly attacked Palestinian worshipers inside the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in occupied East Jerusalem. In response to the raids on the mosque, militants in southern Lebanon and Gaza fired dozens of rockets into Israel. It was the largest rocket attack from Lebanon in 17 years. Meanwhile, a Palestinian gunman opened fire on a vehicle near an illegal settlement in the occupied West Bank on Friday, killing two Israeli settlers. This all comes as Israel continues to impose a violent crackdown in the occupied West B…
Staff(2023-04-07). 7 April, Vancouver: Banner Drop for Palestine.samidoun.net Friday, April 7 3: 30 pm Gather at Main and Prior (5 minute walk from Main Street — Science World Skytrain), Vancouver Defend Al-Aqsa, Al-Quds, Palestine! Long Live the Resistance! Vancouver solidarity-resistance-liberation banner drop for Palestine. All welcome to join us: the more folks we have, the more banners and flags we can display!
Staff(2023-04-07). Defend Al-Aqsa, Defend Jerusalem, Defend Palestine! Protests and actions around the world.samidoun.net On 4 and 5 April, the scenes of Israeli occupation forces invading Al-Aqsa Mosque during the holy month of Ramadan and brutally attacking Palestinian worshipers were displayed around the world on video. The beatings, the mass arrests, the vicious assault on Palestinians gathering in the mosque or in prayer once again exposed the reality of …
Steve Lalla(2023-04-07). NATO Formed 74 Years Ago To Defend Capitalist Profits.orinocotribune.com By Steve Lalla — Apr 4, 2023 | On this day in 1949, 12 countries signed the "Washington treaty," making NATO official. The NATO military alliance was formed by the US to defend the property of the capitalists, colonizers, and corporations of the West against the growing popularity of revolutionary socialism, which threatened to expropriate and distribute the riches that the imperialists had accumulated over centuries of pillage and exploitation. | Although the original treaty
TASS(2023-04-07). Israeli forces strike Gaza — IDF.tass.comThe Al Hadath television reported that multiple blasts were heard on the territory of the Palestinian exclave…
TASS(2023-04-07). Israeli military strike Gaza again — Israeli Defense Forces.tass.comThe escalation in the north of Israel broke out amid rising tensions in the country's southern areas, adjacent to the Gaza Strip, where Palestinian radicals have been firing rockets toward Israel for two consecutive days…
Taya Graham, Stephen Janis(2023-04-07). After years of racial political struggle, Pocomoke City, MD elects first Black mayor.therealnews.com Days before Todd Nock would become the first Black mayor of Pocomoke City, a small town on Maryland's Lower Eastern Shore, he paused as he tried to express what the historic achievement meant—not just to him, but to the community he was preparing to serve. | "I started sitting in the back of council meetings, then moving to the front, becoming first vice president, and now here we are," Nock said. | "I had no idea [I could be Mayor.] At the time," in 2015, "I was an unemployed college dropout. I had just lost my jobs a couple weeks prior to that, I couldn't afford to go back to school."pocomoke cit…
The Associated Press(2023-04-07). Buenos Aires Airport Becomes Unofficial Homeless Shelter.latinorebels.comThe Jorge Newbery International Airport in Argentina's capital has practically become a homeless shelter at night, a reflection of the rising poverty in a country where high inflation rates are making it difficult for many to make ends meet.
Vijay Prashad(2023-04-07). Women hold up 76.2% of the sky: The Fourteenth Newsletter (2023).mronline.org he idea of 'equal pay for equal work' was established in the ILO's Equal Remuneration Convention (1951) in recognition of the fact that women had always worked in industrial factories, increasingly so during the Second World War.
Walter Mignolo(2023-04-07). Hacia la multipolaridad: Las movidas de Xi Jinping.globalizacion.caLa visita del mandatario Xi Jinping a Moscú, la primera después de haber sido electo presidente de la República Popular China por tercera vez, fue un evento orquestado y decisivo en la mutación del orden mundial unipolar hacia un orden…
WSWS(2023-04-07). Lessons of the Temple University strike.wsws.orgTwo paths presented themselves to the Temple graduate workers—one, an isolated struggle coupled with appeals to the Democratic Party; the other, the expansion of the struggle in the working class through the formation of a rank-and-file committee.
WSWS(2023-04-07). IYSSE holds anti-war meeting in Sydney, Australia.wsws.orgOne attendee commented: "None of the discussion in the media on the war in Ukraine, or the rapidly moving preparations for military conflict with China, provides any serious explanation of how we've got to this point and the insane consequences for humanity."
Zane McNeill(2023-04-07). NJ Gov Signs Order Making State a Haven for Trans Kids Seeking Health Care.truthout.orgThis week, New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy (D) signed an executive order making the state a safe haven for health care providers and transgender refugees fleeing states that have banned gender-affirming care for trans youth. Currently, more than half of transgender youth have lost or are at risk of losing access to gender-affirming care, according to the Human Rights Campaign. New Jersey is estimated… |
| Reuters | (2007-04-23). China plans $500 million subsea internet cable to rival US-backed project.tribune.com.pk Chinese state-owned telecom firms are developing a $500 million undersea fiber-optic internet cable network that would link Asia, the Middle East and Europe to rival a similar US-backed project, four people involved in the deal told Reuters. The plan is a sign that an intensifying tech war between Beijing and Washington risks tearing the fabric of the internet. | China's three main carriers — China Telecommunications Corporation (China Telecom), China Mobile Limited and China United Network Communications Group Co Ltd(China Unicom) — are mapping out one of the world's most advanced and far-reaching s…
| Reuters | (2007-04-23). Israeli strikes target Hamas in Lebanon and Gaza.tribune.com.pk Israel's military hit sites in Lebanon and Gaza early on Friday, in retaliation for rocket attacks it blamed on Hamas, as tensions following police raids this week on the Al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem threatened to spiral out of control. | Loud blasts rocked different areas of Gaza, as Israel claimed its jets hit 10 targets "including tunnels and weapons manufacturing and development sites" of Hamas, which controls the blockaded southern coastal strip. | At around 4.00 am, the military said it had also struck three Hamas infrastructure targets in southern Lebanon, where residents around the area of the Rashidiye…
Guest Contributor(2023-04-07). Gallego Is Making History in Arizona (OPINION).latinorebels.comCongressman Rubén Gallego, who is running for the U.S. Senate in Arizona, has made history by raising more money in the first fundraising quarter than any other Latino Democrat in history, writes senior adviser Chuck Rocha.
_____(2023-04-06). Biden's Looming Trap in Ukraine.strategic-culture.orgThree key factors show why the administration needs to press the accelerator pedal on negotiations with Russia now. | By George BEEBE | Three big factors are in motion that will shape prospects for the war in Ukraine. Each of these affects the others in potentially reinforcing ways. Together, they could soon create a dynamic that might greatly constrain the ability of the Biden administration to steer events toward its desired outcomes. | The first is the course of battlefield developments. Bolstered by the mobilization Putin ordered last fall, Russian forces are pressing closer toward encircling Bakhmut, and…
_____(2023-04-06). NATOstan, Previously Known as Europe.strategic-culture.org "The NATO expanders are telling us that Russia's actions inside its unchanged borders are exactly why we had to expand NATO's borders. Russia's reaction to NATO's expansion enlargement justifies NATO's enlargement expansion." — Patrick Armstrong | (Click on the image to enlarge)…
Mark Gruenberg(2023-04-06). Chicago REI Store workers seek to unionize.peoplesworld.org CHICAGO—Can disappointment with your company's failure to live up to its professed progressive ideals drive your organizing drive? Apparently, for the workers at the REI store at the corner of Kingsbury and Schiller in Chicago, the answer is "yes." Like REI workers elsewhere, including those who have unionized with the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store …
Mark Gruenberg(2023-04-06). UAW bargaining convention: From opening uncertainty to a path forward.peoplesworld.org DETROIT—The Auto Workers' bargaining convention in Detroit last month opened in uncertainty —who would lead it—and ended in setting tough priorities for upcoming talks with the Detroit 3. The uncertainty loomed because it was unclear, until the day before the March 27 start, that Shawn Fain, the challenger to incumbent Ray Curry in the union's …
_____(2023-04-06). The Conflict Between Israel and Iran Adopts New Contours.journal-neo.org Israel is renowned for its active diplomacy, particularly in the Middle East and surrounding areas. Tel Aviv is seeking partners among the pro-Western countries of the Arab East, the de-facto Kurdish autonomy in Iraq, NATO Turkey, and the newly formed Muslim countries of…
_____(2023-04-06). Why's the US Doing Air Strikes on Syria?journal-neo.org Could this just be a coincidence that the US has begun conducting airstrikes on Syria right after the announcement of a China brokered peace deal between Iran and Saudi Arabia? Following the announcement of this deal, it was revealed that the Saudis are also in talks with the Syrians to normalise ties. The China factor, […] | –°–æ–æ–±—â–µ–Ω–∏–µ
_____(2023-04-06). Fascism Denial American Style: Exceptionalism in the Ivory Tower.strategic-culture.orgIt borders on cliché the number of times historians lament how "fascism" is an over-used term. But Sinclair Lewis, writing about the specter of fascism a century ago, understood something most historians don't — that U.S. intellectual culture is loathe to acknowledge fascist undercurrents in this country. I attribute this hostility to intellectuals' belief that their nation is an exceptionalist democracy — hence fascism "can't happen here."
A Guest Author(2023-04-06). Comunicado: La clase obrera en Francia entierra a sus sepultureros.workers.org Los estudiantes se suman a la lucha para defender la jubilación. París, 7 de marzo. Por CNC en el Estado Español Comunicado de la Coordinadora de Núcleos Comunistas (CNC) en el Estado Español (España), publicado el 28 de marzo de 2023. Workers World publica este comunicado porque también podría aplicarse . . . |
A Guest Author(2023-04-06). Chicago: Unions rally for pro-labor mayoral candidate.workers.org Special to Workers World Chicago Bulletin: Brandon Johnson was elected mayor of Chicago April 4, defeating pro-cop, pro-gentrification candidate Paul Vallas. A vigorous rally was held on the campus of the University of Illinois Chicago on March 29 to encourage the April 4 vote for Brandon Johnson for mayor. Johnson . . . |
Adriaan Alsema(2023-04-06). Miners from northern Colombia suspend strike.colombiareports.comMiners from one of Colombia's most important gold mining regions said they have suspended a strike they went on more than a month ago. According to a representatives of the…
Al Mayadeen, Orinoco Tribune.(2023-04-06). Cuba Wins Lawsuit Against Vulture Fund In London Court.popularresistance.orgIn a hearing held on Tuesday at the High Court of England and Wales, Judge Sara Cockerill notified the lawyers for the parties of the judgment corresponding to the lawsuit filed by the vulture fund CRF 1 Limited against the Republic of Cuba and the Banco Nacional de Cuba (BNC). | The ruling accepted the standpoint sustained by the Cuban side during the process and dismissed CRF's claim against the Cuban state. | According to the court ruling, the wrongdoings by BNC officials, subject first to a criminal investigation and then a court ruling, were reasonable grounds for the Cuban government to deny its consent to…
Amanda Yee, Black Agenda Report.(2023-04-06). Tiktok On Trial: The Latest Front In The US Tech War On China.popularresistance.orgOn March 23, CEO of TikTok Shou Zi Chew testified before the House Energy and Commerce Committee addressing concerns over the popular social media app's data collection practices and parent company ByteDance's alleged links to the Chinese government. Though TikTok is a subsidiary of ByteDance, which is based in Beijing, it operates as an independent entity. Chew has maintained the company has never shared user data with the Chinese government, and would refuse if pressed to do so. Still, the Congressional hearings amounted to nothing more than racist political theater, a McCarthyite witch trial, in which members…
americanthinker(2023-04-06). A Pandemic of Cognitive Dissonance.americanthinker.comThe Left has built an ideological belief system based on alternate realities and conflicting assertions. It is a house of cards which is inherently flawed and will eventually fall.
Amy Goodman(2023-04-06). Calls Grow for Russia to Release Jailed US Journalist Accused of Espionage.truthout.orgWe speak with Joshua Yaffa, a close friend of Evan Gershkovich, The Wall Street Journal reporter who has been jailed in Russia since his arrest last week, when he was accused of trying to obtain state secrets related to the Russian military — days after the United States indicted a Russian man in Brazil on espionage charges. Gershkovich's parents left the Soviet Union for the United States before… |
Andrew Korybko(2023-04-06). Lula se entromete en Nicaragua bajo el paraguas de Biden.globalizacion.ca Nota del Editor: Artículo publicado originalmente el 9 de marzo de 2023. | Por "políticamente inconveniente" que pueda ser admitir para algunos, ya sean partidarios multipolares fuera de Brasil o miembros del PT, podría decirse que Lula se está entrometiendo en…
Ann Brown(2023-04-06). After Blacklash, Dr. Jill Biden Disinvites Losing Team Iowa.moguldom.comNational sports champions have traditionally been invited to the White House for decades. The losers stay home. So when First Lady Jill Biden verbally invited both the Louisiana State University (LSU) Tigers, which took home the 2023 National Collegiate Athletic Association national basketball championship title on April 2, and the University of Iowa's Hawkeyes, the …
Ann Brown(2023-04-06). Stacey Abrams to Join Howard University Political Science Faculty as Endowed Chair.moguldom.comHistorically Black University Howard University in Washington, D.C., has tapped politician and voter rights advocate Stacey Abrams to join its political science faculty. The former Georgia gubernatorial candidate will take an endowed chair at the HBCU. Her role will focus on race and politics. Abrams, the former two-time candidate for Georgia governor, will be the …
Anonymous Contributor(2023-04-06). Another Carolina Anarchist Bookfair: August 11th — 13th, Asheville, NC.itsgoingdown.org Announcing Another Carolina Anarchist Bookfair in Asheville, NC, August 11th — 13th. For more info, see here. Another Carolina Anarchist Bookfair is back from COVID hiatus and will be held in Asheville, NC from August 11-13. This year we will be working once again with our comrades in Pansy Collective, who will complement days of…
Anonymous Contributor(2023-04-06). Report Back: 2023 Houston Anarchist Book Fair.itsgoingdown.orgReport back from Space City Anarchist Organization (SCAO) on the Houston Anarchist Bookfair. Originally posted here. On Saturday, March 25th, Space City Anarchist Organization, with the help of Screwston Antifascist Committee, threw its first ever Anarchist Bookfair, and the first Anarchist Book Fair in Houston since 2017. We're happy to announce that the book fair…
Anonymous103(2023-04-06). Executive Donkeys and War Powers Reform.southfront.org Illustrative Image | Written by Dr. Binoy Kampmark | The decision to go to war should be as burdensome as possible. The more impediments to such folly, the better. Such a state of affairs does not characterise the Westminster system of government. It certainly does not apply to Australia, which is all the more troubling given a string of disastrous military interventions led by a slavish, ignoramus complex. | As things stand, the National Security Committee, comprising inner cabinet members including the Pri…
Anonymous103(2023-04-06). France About To Take Militarization Measures.southfront.org Click to see full-size imageParis could be looking to improve its defense capacity in the midst of a tense world, but the action could also be aimed at mitigating the effects of the serious domestic crisis. | Written by France is preparing for a conflict in the near future. The country is about to implement a new measure to raise the age of military reservists. The expansion…
Anonymous103(2023-04-06). Military Situation In Syria On April 6, 2023 (Map Update).southfront.org Click to see full-size image | On April 6, the Russian Ministry of Defense recorded no cases of hostilities and ceasefire violations in the Idlib region in the past 24 hours; | On April 5, the AANES handed over four women and ten children of ISIS families to a Canadian delegation; | On April 5, unknown armed men riding a motorbike killed a civilian in the town of al-Busayrah; | On April 5, Foreign Ministers of Syria and Tunisia exchanged views on boosting the bilateral ties in all fields in a phone cal…
Anonymous103(2023-04-06). Military Situation In Yemen On April 6, 2023 (Map Update).southfront.org Click to see full-size image | The Liaison and Coordination Officers' Operations Room (loyal to Ansar Allah) reported 41 ceasefire violations in al-Hudaydah in the past 24 hours; | Saddam Hossein al-Salehi, the commander of Hizam al-Amini forces in the district of Mudiyah was killed in the internal conflict between Hizam al-Amini forces and the STC; | A civilian was killed and seven others were wounded in the Shada and Qitabar districts by the Saudi artillery attacks. | MORE ON THE TOPIC: : | <...
Anonymous103(2023-04-06). Philippines Joins Washington's Containment Policy Of China.southfront.org Illustrative ImageChina pushes for negotiations as Philippines deepens military ties with the US. | Written by Ahmed Adel, Cairo-based geopolitics and political economy researcher | The Philippines announced on April 3 that the locations of four new military bases that the US will gain access to have been identified. These bases, an expanded part of the defence agreement between the two countries, will allow the US to approach Taiwan from the south in the event of war and acts as another part of i…
Anonymous103(2023-04-06). Ukrainian Nazis Killed At Least 12 Civilians In Donbass.southfront.org Click to see full-size image | On April 6, Ukrainian nazis cowardly shelled civilians in the DPR and LPR. In just one day, at least 12 civilians became victims of Ukrainian shelling. | According to the Mayor of Donetsk Alexey Kulemzin, at about 5 pm the AFU launched at least four rounds of ammunition from multiple rocket launchers in the Kalininsky and Budyonnovsky districts of the city. Ten minutes later, in the direction of the Kievsky district, fire was opened from 155-mm artillery of the NATO sample. | Nine civil…
Anonymous669(2023-04-06). Seven Al-Quds Brigade Fighters Killed During Anti-ISIS Operation In Central Syria.southfront.org A poster with the photo of the seven fallen al-Quds Brigade fighters. Via Facebook. | On April 6, the al-Quds Brigade mourned seven of its fighters who were killed during a combing operation against ISIS cells in Syria's central region. | The Palestinian armed group, which has been supporting Syrian government forces for around ten years, said that its fighters were killed in al-Amour mountain chain and al-Mara mount in the eastern countryside of Homs between April 3 and 4. | Despite sustaining s…
Anonymous669(2023-04-06). Ukraine To Receive M120K Rak Self-Propelled Mortars From Poland.southfront.org Polish M120K Rak self-propelled mortars. By Wikimedia user (Jaros≈Çaw Wolski). | Ukraine and Poland have agreed on a new military aid package that includes M120K Rak self-propelled 120mm mortars, President Volodymyr Zelensky announced during a joint conference with Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki in Warsaw on April 5. | Morawiecki said that three company-level sets of Rak mortars will be supplied to Kiev forces as a part of the new package. | A typical Polish military Rak company has eight…
Bella Piacente, The New School Free Press.(2023-04-06). What You Don't Know About The Willow Project.popularresistance.orgOn March 13, 2023, President Biden approved the Willow project, an oil drilling venture by the large crude oil producer, ConocoPhillips, occurring on Alaska's North Slope. The proposed drilling area is believed to hold 600 million barrels of oil, which will be extracted from three different drill pads. While there is no exact date for the project to begin, construction is set to commence at any time and will continue for decades. | The detrimental climate impact is by far the project's most severe effect. However, the media is ignoring a crucial factor: the drill site sits next to the Nuiqsut tribe, an Inupiaq co…
Black Alliance for Peace, Popular Resistance.(2023-04-06). Black Alliance For Peace Launches People(s)-Centered Campaign For A Zone Of Peace In The Americas.popularresistance.orgApril 4, 2023—Today, the Black Alliance for Peace (BAP) will launch a collective campaign for a Zone of Peace in Our Americas with organizations throughout our region in Washington, D.C.; Havana, Cuba; and Port-au-Prince, Haiti. | The "Zone of Peace" concept emerged from the January 29, 2014, meeting of the heads of state and governments of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC), all of which declared Latin America and the Caribbean should be seen and respected as a "Zone of Peace." BAP is leading an effort to activate the popular movement element of this state-centered declaration by…
Brett Wilkins(2023-04-06). Students Across the US Stage Walkouts, Demanding an End to Gun Violence.truthout.orgStudents across the United States walked out of their classrooms Wednesday to take part in a nationwide protest demanding gun control legislation amid relentless shootings that have already claimed more than 10,000 lives in a little over three months this year. Wednesday's National School Walkout followed a smaller demonstration Monday in Nashville, Tennessee, where six people including three 9… |
cameron orr(2023-04-06). At Fox news, profits trumps truth.cpusa.org The Dominion defamation lawsuit against Fox News isn't scheduled to go to trial until April 17, but information from Fox internal emails and texts, as well as depositions, yields new shockers every day. By the time the trial starts, proceedings may seem like a rehash of old news. And the sheer volume of startling …
Cathy Vogan, Consortium News.(2023-04-06). Protest At Australian Nuke Sub Port.popularresistance.orgUnder the AUKUS plan, Australia would pay the U.S. and Britain to the build and deliver three nuclear submarines by the early 2030s to the Port of Kembla in the city of Wollongong, 85 kms south of Sydney. Opponents of the plan, including the former Prime Minister Paul Keating, say China poses no military threat to Australia, but rather that the U.S. is leading Australia into a dangerous provocation against China.
Chris Walker(2023-04-06). Florida Senate Bill Would Ban Removal of Confederate Monuments.truthout.orgA bill advancing in the Florida state Senate would forbid the removal of memorials related to Confederate figures or events, and ban the addition of text on or near monuments to provide added historical context. The proposal would also impose steep fines on individuals who damage historical memorials, including Confederate statues, plaques, and other sites glorifying people who fought to preserve… |
Chris Walker(2023-04-06). GOP Election Bill in Florida Aims to Make It Harder for Gen Z to Vote.truthout.orgFlorida Republican state senators have advanced a new elections bill that would create additional burdens for a number of voting groups — particularly college and university students. Senate Bill 7050 was submitted on Monday and forwarded by the Senate Ethics and Elections Committee for full consideration by the state Senate just 24 hours later, giving the public very little time to comment on the… |
Chris Walker(2023-04-06). KS Sports Ban on Trans Athletes Could Include "Genital Inspection," Critics Say.truthout.orgThe Republican-controlled Kansas state legislature has overridden a veto by Gov. Laura Kelly (D) to enact a law that will block transgender girls and women in the state from participating in sports that correspond with their gender. GOP lawmakers had been attempting to pass a trans sports ban for nearly three years, but Kelly vetoed the legislation every time. This week, however… |
Claudio Della Croce(2023-04-06). Sorpresa en Argentina por nuevo informe del FMI.globalizacion.caEl directorio del Fondo Monetario Internacional (FMI) aprobó las metas del cuarto trimestre de 2022 del programa con la Argentina, autorizó el giro por 5.400 millones de dólares y flexibilizó las metas de las reservas pero sorprendió al gobierno con…
Dan Collyns(2023-04-06). Peru's Indigenous communities protest controversial bill.america.cgtn.com A lawmaker from a right-wing party in Peru has put forward a parliamentary bill that would dismantle Amazon reserves created for indigenous people living in isolation. The controversial move has sparked pushback from Indigenous Amazon groups who want to protect the vulnerable tribes. CGTN's Dan …
Dana Sanchez(2023-04-06). Morgan Stanley: What's Coming To Commercial Real Estate Will Be Worse Than The 2008 Financial Crisis.moguldom.comMore than 6 million U.S. households lost their homes to foreclosure during the residential real estate disaster of the Great Financial Crisis, but an investment officer at Morgan Stanley, a Big 4 investment bank, predicts that what's coming for commercial real estate will be worse. Lisa Shalett, the chief investment officer for Morgan Stanley Wealth Management, said …
Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.(2023-04-06). House Speaker McCarthy Meets Taiwan's President Tsai In California.popularresistance.orgHouse Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) met with Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen in California on Wednesday, marking the highest level meeting between US and Taiwanese officials since the previous House speaker, Nancy Pelosi, visited Taipei in August 2022. | The meeting is historic and risks provoking a major Chinese response as it makes McCarthy the highest-level US official to host a Taiwanese leader on US soil since Washington severed diplomatic relations with Taipei in 1979 to open up with Beijing. | China has warned strongly against the plans and launched a naval patrol in the Taiwan Strait ahead of the meeting…
Dave DeCamp(2023-04-06). Stoltenberg Says Ukraine Must Win the War to Become a NATO Member.news.antiwar.comNATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said Wednesday that in order for Ukraine to become a NATO member, it must prevail in its war with Russia and become more interoperable with the Western military alliance. "NATO's position is that Ukraine will become a member of the alliance, and that position has not changed. But we know that …
Dave DeCamp(2023-04-06). CIA Director Tells Saudis the US Was Blindsided By Iran Normalization.news.antiwar.comCIA Director William Burns visited Saudi Arabia earlier this week to express frustration over Riyadh's surprise normalization deal with Tehran that was brokered by Beijing, The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday. According to the Journal, Burns told Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman that the US "has felt blindsided" by Riyadh's rapprochement with Iran as well …
Dave DeCamp(2023-04-06). Israel 'Ready' to Attack Iran Without US Help: IDF Chief.news.antiwar.comThe head of the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) said Wednesday that Israel is "ready" to attack Iran and could do so without help from the US. "We are ready to act against Iran. The Israeli army has the ability to strike both in distant countries and near home," IDF Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi said. The …
Dave DeCamp(2023-04-06). Macron Says He Can Count on Xi to Bring Russia, Ukraine to Negotiating Table.news.antiwar.comFrench President Emmanuel Macron told Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing on Thursday that he can count on the Chinese leader to bring Russia to "its senses" and bring the warring sides in Ukraine to the negotiating table. "I know I can count on you … to bring Russia to its sense and bring everyone …
Dave DeCamp(2023-04-06). NATO to Hold Its Largest-Ever Air Exercises in June.news.antiwar.comNATO is preparing to hold its largest-ever air exercises this June, known as Exercise Air Defender, that will involve 220 aircraft and 10,0000 personnel from 24 nations. The drills will include a massive deployment of aircraft from the US Air National Guard, which is tasked with defending the homeland but, according to Defense One, also …
Dave DeCamp(2023-04-06). Report: US Pushing Back Against Giving Ukraine a 'Road Map' to NATO.news.antiwar.comFinancial Times reported Thursday that the US is pushing back against an effort by some of its European allies to provide Ukraine with a "road map" toward NATO membership at an alliance summit this July that will be held in the Lithuanian capital of Vilnius. While NATO's position is that Ukraine will eventually become a …
Dave DeCamp(2023-04-06). Ukrainian Official Says Kicking Russia Out of Crimea Is Still the Plan.news.antiwar.comA Ukrainian official said Thursday that Kyiv's goal of kicking Russia out of Crimea hasn't changed after an aide to President Volodymyr Zelensky suggested Ukraine might be open to negotiating the issue. "Ukraine will choose the way to bring Crimea back, using political and military means," Tamila Tasheva, Zelensky's envoy for Crimea, told POLITICO. Andriy …
Dave Maisel(2023-04-06). The Loss of Dollar Hegemony by Rod Brana.peoplesparty.orgAt the end of World War II, the US emerged as the only power without wholesale destruction of its cities and towns, with its manufacturing at its peak, and its infrastructure unscathed. This position of dominance was further enforced and cemented by the US dollar becoming the currency of trade and reserve that is the basis of economic activity in the world. The advantage of having the dollar, which the US could "print" (now digitize) has been huge. But, it has also been abused by generations of politicians in Washington DC, and the arrangement is starting to unravel, at an accelerating pace. | Consider the effect…
David Barsamian(2023-04-06). Noam Chomsky: There Are Signs of Hope Amid Climate Crisis, Bank Failures and War.truthout.org[The following is excerpted from David Barsamian's recent interview with Noam Chomsky at AlternativeRadio.org.] David Barsamian: On March 20th, the UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change issued its latest report. The new IPCC assessment from senior scientists warned that there's little time to lose in tackling the climate crisis. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said… |
Disability Justice, Rights Caucus of Workers World Party(2023-04-06). Mary Pinotti Kaessinger: Revolutionary, disability justice and rights fighter, labor organizer — Rest in power!workers.org The Disability Justice and Rights Caucus of Workers World Party (WWP) sadly announces the passing of our magnificent leader, Mary Pinotti Kaessinger, on March 14, 2023, at the age of 77. Mary Pinotti first became politically aware in the 1960s, during the Civil Rights Movement and the movement to protest . . . |
ecns.cn(2023-04-06). Regional countries need to see who is fueling tensions across the Taiwan Strait: FM spokeswoman.ecns.cnComments on the locations of the four new military bases added in the Philippines say that it is apparently targeted at China, which speaks to the concern shared by many insightful people in the Philippines, who worry that this may draw their country into the whirlpool of a potential conflict in the Taiwan Strait, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning said on Thursday.
ecns.cn(2023-04-06). China's service sector expands, still room for stability.ecns.cnChina's services sector activity expanded for a third straight month in March amid further recovery in business activity with the optimized COVID-19 containment measures, a private survey showed on Thursday.
. ecns.cnLiu Guoliang, who had a successful playing career before transitioning to coaching, was re-elected as the president of the Chinese Table Tennis Association (CTTA) on Thursday.
ecns.cn(2023-04-06). NATO is in no position to criticize or pressure China: FM spokeswoman.ecns.cnThe U.S. and the military bloc of NATO shoulder unshirkable responsibilities on the Ukraine crisis and NATO is in no position to criticize or pressure China, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning said on Thursday at a press conference in Beijing.
ecns.cn(2023-04-06). Saudi, Iranian FMs meet in Beijing.ecns.cnSaudi Arabia's Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud and his Iranian counterpart Hossein Amir-Abdollahian met in Beijing on Thursday.
ecns.cn(2023-04-06). With secret contract, U.S. uses spyware to supervise world: NYT.ecns.cnUnder the secret contract finalized on Nov. 8, 2021, the Israeli firm, NSO Group, gave the U.S. government access to one of its most powerful weapons — a geolocation tool that can covertly track mobile phones around the world without the phone user's knowledge or consent.
ecns.cn(2023-04-06). Xi, Macron jointly meet the press.ecns.cnChinese President Xi Jinping and French President Emmanuel Macron jointly met the press after their talks in Beijing on Thursday.
ecns.cn(2023-04-06). Xi holds trilateral meeting with Macron, von der Leyen.ecns.cnChinese President Xi Jinping held a trilateral meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in Beijing on Thursday.
ecns.cn(2023-04-06). Insights丨China's economic strength, resilience to bring Asia Pacific increased prosperity: expert.ecns.cnNew Zealand China Friendship Society National President Chris Lipscombe said China is already the engine of Asia, and increasingly, China is also the engine of the world. "We're gonna rely on China's economic strength and resilience to be able to pull our part of the world, the Asia Pacific region, into an era of increased prosperity."
Editor(2023-04-06). Inside the Israeli panopticon.mronline.org Israeli surveillance is used to crush Palestinian resistance and their model is being exported across the globe.
Editor(2023-04-06). Why Zelensky will NOT take back Crimea.mronline.org Any attempt by a Ukrainian government to "take back" Crimea would be met with firm opposition and resistance from the people who live there.
Editor(2023-04-06). Sparing the Athletes: Revising the Russia-Belarus Sporting Ban.scheerpost.com By Binoy Kampmark / CounterPunch Collateral damage? Deserving and worthy of their punishment? The exclusion and banishment of Russian and Belarusian athletes has become the acceptable prejudice of many governments and a slew of sporting bodies. After the invasion of Ukraine in February last year, a number banded together to find ways to punish Russia, …
Editor(2023-04-06). UN Human Rights Council Condemns Impact of Unilateral Sanctions.scheerpost.com The resolution presented by Azerbaijan on behalf of Non-Aligned countries noted the impact of sanctions on key rights related to life, health, and freedom from hunger. It was predictably rejected by the US and its allies.
Efemia Chela(2023-04-06). Inside the fight for LGBTQ+ rights in Africa.greenleft.org.auColonial-era laws are still used to oppress LGBTQ+ Africans, writes Efemia Chela, but the struggle to organise grassroots mutual aid and for legal rights continues.
Elsa Ojalehto, Yiqiang Zhan, Juulia Jylhà§và§, Chandra A. Reynolds, Anna K. Dahl Aslan, Ida K. Karlsson(2023-04-06). [Articles] Genetically and environmentally predicted obesity in relation to cardiovascular disease: a nationwide cohort study.thelancet.comObesity was associated with CVD regardless of PGSBMI category, but obesity influenced by genetic predisposition (genetically predicted high BMI) was less harmful than obesity influenced by environmental factors (obesity despite genetically predicted low BMI). However, additional genetic factors, not captured by the PGSBMI, still influence the associations.
Eric A. Gordon(2023-04-06). The Met stages Terence Blanchard's opera 'Champion' about boxer Emile Griffith.peoplesworld.org New York City's Metropolitan Opera, housed at Lincoln Center, ranks among the highest and most sophisticated expressions of artistic culture in the United States. The company shares a global renown with the leading opera houses of Europe. The Met attracts a great deal of attention, not only as a leader in the cultural field but …
Fabio Vighi(2023-04-06). Senile Economics: Bubble Ontology and the Pull of Gravity.indybay.orgThe entire banking system is closing in on folding, which is why it so desperately needs new inflationary liquidity to keep afloat. The Great Reset is our owners' authoritarian attempt to respond to this systemic threat by taking control of the collateral (our lives) and remain in the driving seat. All the rest is perception management.
Gerardo Villagrán del Corral(2023-04-06). Pactan 11 países latinoamericanos acciones contra la ola inflacionaria.globalizacion.caLa primera cumbre a distancia de la recién creada Alianza de Países de América Latina y el Caribe contra la Inflación acordó formar un grupo técnico que proponga y aplique las condiciones idóneas para intercambiar alimentos básicos y bienes intermedios,…
Gloria Rubac(2023-04-06). Hunger strikes at ICE detention centers protest slave labor.workers.org Protesters outside Mesa Verde ICE Processing Center in Bakersfield, California, June 4, 2020. "GEO is a billion-dollar company, and they're paying us $1 a day," 21-year-old detainee Cruz Martinez said. "They're getting rich off of us." (tinyurl.com/bdfm4y9h) On Feb. 16, Martinez and over 80 incarcerated immigrants began a hunger strike . . . |
Horacio Duque(2023-04-06). Colombia — øFracasará la paz total?globalizacion.caEl lamentable hecho de violencia ocurrido la semana anterior en el municipio de El Carmen (norte de Santander) en que perecieron 9 soldados y otro tanto resulto afectado como consecuencia de una acción militar ofensiva del Eln; que de acuerdo…
infobrics(2023-04-06). F-35 readiness rates get in way of NATO war planning.infobrics.orgDefense Secretary under the Trump administration, Christopher C. Miller, was so frustrated with the jet that he referred to it as "a monster" and "a piece of… (you get the idea)". Even the late John McCain, well known for anything but enmity towards the US MIC (Military Industrial Complex), called it "a textbook example of our broken defense acquisition system".
Internationalist 360 ∞(2023-04-06). Canada's Legacy Press Smears Assange to Deny the Public's Right to Know.libya360.wordpress.comPeter Biesterfeld Ithaka the Movie (@IthakaMovie). Free Julian Assange advocates with the Shiptons after a screening of Ithaka in Toronto, Ontario. 'Death spiral' is an apt description of the status of Canadian establishment journalism today, journalism that misinforms Canadian news consumers about international affairs, coverage that fails to bring reliable insight and understanding of Canada's…
Internationalist 360 ∞(2023-04-06). Russia and the Emergence of the Post-Western World.libya360.wordpress.comPaul Robinson A man holds a Russian flag during demonstrations in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. Photo by Issouf Sanogo. Russian relations with the West are in tatters. In much of the rest of the world, however, the opposite seems to be true A few years back, at the University of Ottawa's summer convocation, I was startled…
Internationalist 360 ∞(2023-04-06). The Fight Against Neo-Colonialism in the Political Discourse of South Africa.libya360.wordpress.comVadim Balytnikov Neo-colonialism … meant few African countries could independently embark on any political and economic development route…The Western powers never envisaged independent African countries to decide their own development paths; rather, they sought to create dependent client states which could be manipulated according to the … requirements of … Western countries. Kgalema Motlanthe, former…
Internationalist 360 ∞(2023-04-06). Uganda Homosexuality Law Hides Behind Crimes of Empire.libya360.wordpress.comMargaret Kimberley Uganda's anti-homosexuality legislation has elicited worldwide condemnation. But that nation's history of invading, pillaging, and killing in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, with U.S. blessings, is rarely discussed. The parliament of the Republic of Uganda recently passed the Anti-Homosexuality Bill, 2023 , which makes it a crime to identify as gay. Same sex relationships…
Internationalist 360 ∞(2023-04-06). Ukraine: A Matter of Time?libya360.wordpress.comBoris Perius Zabolotsky The NATO war in Ukraine against Russia has been prolonged and intensified, as increasing hostilities. If we understand violence as the acceleration of time, the longer the conflict lasts, the greater its consequences will be, writes Valdai Club expert Boris Perius Zabolotsky. In March 2022, just after the start of Russia's special military operation in Ukraine, the cover of Time magazine, referring to conflict,…
Internationalist 360 ∞(2023-04-06). US Sees in Finland's NATO Accession the Encirclement of Russia.libya360.wordpress.comM. K. Bhadrakumar Foreign minister Pekka Haavisto (L) hands over Finland's NATO accession document to US secretary of state, Antony Blinken, as secretary-general Stoltenberg looks on, Brussels, 4 Apr 2023 The national flag of Finland was raised for the first time at the headquarters of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation in Brussels on Tuesday, which…
Internationalist 360 ∞(2023-04-06). Warmaking is Canada's Feminist Foreign Policy.libya360.wordpress.comTamara Lorincz The Trudeau government has militarized the Women, Peace and Security agenda. To mark International Women's Day, the Trudeau government hosted Ursula von der Leyen, the first female President of the European Commission, with a martial welcome to Canada. The EU President's visit was a public relations exercise that strategically deployed women and feminist tropes to…
Internationalist 360 ∞(2023-04-06). Why Pan-Africanists Must Defend Burkina Faso.libya360.wordpress.comKweku Martin-Peprah Cold War We all know we are in a Cold War. Some say the last one is still here, others say it's a newer, shallower one ("first as tragedy, then as farce blah blah"). Some say it was a struggle between ideological opposites, others say it was a crude struggle for power determined…
Jamal Rich(2023-04-06). D.C. to decriminalize street vending if Congressional Republicans don't interfere.peoplesworld.org WASHINGTON—On Tuesday, April 4, the Washington, D.C., Council unanimously voted in favor of the Street Vendor Advancement Amendment Act of 2023, a bylaw which will decriminalize street vending without a license, create vending zones, and waive unpaid civil citations related to licensing. Passage of the measure comes after several years of campaigning led by street …
Jason Ide, Labor Notes.(2023-04-06). What To Expect When You're Expecting (To Win).popularresistance.orgYou've done it. Your team of rank-and-file members has run for union office and won. In a few short weeks or months you will leave the truck, classroom, or hospital floor behind and join the staff of your local union. You've made promises to the members, and you don't want to let them down. | Back in 2009 I was in exactly this situation. I had been a member of Teamsters Local 814, packing art in a warehouse and filling in as shop steward. When incompetent leaders plunged our local into financial insolvency, our slate decided to run for union office. Soon we won our election and I found myself principal officer of…
Jay Stanley(2023-04-06). Tesla Camera Scandal is the Latest Lesson in Dangers of Letting Companies Record You.aclu.org Tesla employees passed around videos taken in car owners' private garages and other interesting recordings captured by the cameras built in to the company's vehicles, File this under "shocking but unsurprising." Shocking because it's a significant abuse of privacy — but unsurprising be…
Jessica Corbett(2023-04-06). Governor Hochul Walks Back Plan to Gut Climate Law After Backlash.truthout.orgClimate groups celebrated Wednesday once top officials revealed that after outraging campaigners and fellow Democrats, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul no longer sees rewriting a landmark state law to allow more planet-heating emissions as a top priority for budget negotiations. "Make no mistake, this is because of the enormous and immediate public pressure. Huge thank you to everyone who took action to… |
John Perry, Covert Action Magazine.(2023-04-06). The United Nations Is Being Used In US Propaganda War Against Nicaragua.popularresistance.orgWhile the United States pays little regard to the human rights of many of its own citizens, it manifests intense interest in those of countries that it regards as its enemies. | Nicaragua, designated by both Trump and Biden as a "strategic threat," is seen as one of those enemies. Of the countries selected for their own annual human rights assessment by the U.S. State Department, Nicaragua merited special attention in 2022, with a 43-page report compared with, for example, only a 36-page analysis of neighboring El Salvador, where 66,000 people have been subjected to mass arrests in the past year. This is part of…
Judy Greenspan(2023-04-06). Prisoners and family members demand care not jails.workers.org Dublin, California In what was an incredibly moving ceremony and protest, former prisoners, family members, clergy, prison abolitionists and community organizations gathered at the Santa Rita Alameda County Jail in Dublin, April 1, to send this powerful message: "We need healing, housing and care, not deaths!" WW Photo: Judy GreenspanNoise . . . |
Latino Rebels(2023-04-06). Labor Victory in L.A. Schools.latinorebels.comHost Julio Ricardo Varela welcomes Roosevelt High School teacher Jason Torres-Rangel to explain the plight of service workers in L.A. schools that led them to strike last month and why educators followed their lead.
Lee Camp, Mintpress News.(2023-04-06). How The Global South Has Risen In The Face Of US Sabotage.popularresistance.orgAjamu Baraka is a former U.S. Green Party vice-presidential candidate, a longstanding political activist, and a spokesperson for the Black Alliance for Peace. He joins Lee Camp this week for an interview with "Behind the Headlines." China's rise, U.S. meddling worldwide, international resistance to Western domination, and much more are covered in the hour. | "It would be unbelievable just a few years ago to see that the Chinese are able to broker an agreement between Iran and Saudi Arabia, that countries in Latin America would actually openly criticize U.S. policies," Baraka said, discussing signs that global pow…
Maddi Johnson(2023-04-06). Transphobia — a product of capitalism.workers.org Portland, Oregon Note: The following talk was given during the Trans Day of Resistance, March 31 in Portland, Oregon. Johnson is a member of the Portland branch of Workers World Party. Maddi Johnson speaking at Trans Day of Resistance in Portland, March 31. Where does transphobia come from? Are we . . . |
manager(2023-04-06). The Fed Alone Cannot Create Black Full Employment.cepr.netFederal Reserve action may be a necessary component to reaching Black full employment, but it is not sufficient. Full employment for Black people will require additional policies including subsidized employment. The Federal Reserve aids job growth by lowering its interest rate. From the end of 2008 through 2016, and again for most of 2020 and …
Marjorie Cohn(2023-04-06). New York Indictment Is Just the Beginning of Trump's Mounting Legal Woes.truthout.orgOn March 30, Donald J. Trump was charged in New York with 34 felony counts of "Falsifying Business Records in the First Degree," for attempting to hide hush money payments to porn star Stormy Daniels. In the historic Indictment and accompanying Statement of Facts, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg has amassed a strong case against Trump. Statements of Facts, which provide a road map of the… |
Mark Gruenberg(2023-04-06). NLRB OKs union vote at Ohio charter school complex.peoplesworld.org COLUMBUS, Ohio —The National Labor Relations Board's top regional official in Southern Ohio OK'd union authorization votes at the big KIPP charter school complex in Columbus. Regional Director Patricia Nachand ruled on April 3 for votes among one unit of 125 educators, social workers, intervention specialists, teacher fellows, and student life coordinators and the other …
Martha Grevatt(2023-04-06). March for Queer & Trans Youth Autonomy.workers.org More than 430 anti-LGBTQ+ bills have been pushed in legislatures across the U.S. within the past three months, a terrifyingly swift escalation in cruelty, even for this country. To say that we are witnessing an emerging genocide would not be hyperbole. This is why an impressive number showed up in . . . |
Martha Grevatt(2023-04-06). UAW's Bargaining Convention revives its fighting tradition.workers.org Detroit The Special Bargaining Convention of the United Auto Workers met March 27-29 in Detroit. These conventions are held quadrennially, typically in the same year that the union's contracts with Ford, General Motors and Stellantis (formerly Chrysler) expire. Delegates from every UAW local discuss and vote on an "omnibus" resolution . . . |
Maximillian Alvarez(2023-04-06). An essential workers' history of the pandemic.therealnews.com The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic devastated the working class from the start. Those deemed "essential workers" in the service, medical, transportation, agriculture, and other sectors were hit particularly hard. While the sacrifices of workers were paid lip service in the early days of the pandemic, the rhetoric rapidly shifted towards denunciations of a "labor shortage" as worker resistance mounted with time. As the capitalist class continues to espouse a dominant narrative of the pandemic that insists that the worst is over and workers ought to accept diminished real wages and deteriorating conditions, the ne…
Middle East Monitor(2023-04-06). Saudi Arabia invests almost $40bn to become Video Gaming Hub.juancole.com ( Middle East Monitor ) — In line with its ambitions to diversify its economy away from oil and to become a video gaming powerhouse, Saudi Arabia will be investing $38 billion in the local online gaming industry in Riyadh. According to a report by Bloomberg on Monday, Savvy Gaming Group, a subsidiary of the …
Mike Ludwig(2023-04-06). Narcan No Longer Needs a Prescription, But Its Price Tag Could Limit Access.truthout.orgThe Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved over-the-counter sales of the opioid overdose reversal medication Narcan, a move that advocates say will reduce stigma around a lifesaving medication and increase access for people in need — if they can afford to pay for it. Narcan is a popular nasal spray version of the drug naloxone, the antidote administered to quickly block the effects of… |
Nazz Aboutabl(2023-04-06). Grassroots Power Catapults Working Class Hero Brandon Johnson to Chicago Mayor's Office.peoplesaction.orgPeople's Action Members Play a Key Role in Victory WASHINGTON, D.C. — People's Action and its members today celebrated Brandon Johnson's election as mayor of Chicago, bringing home People's Action's vision of trusted elected officials working for public safety rooted in communities with good jobs, a sustainable economy, and a government that works for all …
Nazz Aboutabl(2023-04-06). Judge Janet Protasiewicz's Victory Is a Win for Democracy in Wisconsin and the Nation.peoplesaction.orgPeople's Action Members Play a Key Role in Victory WASHINGTON, D.C. — People's Action and its members celebrate the election of Judge Janet Protasiewicz to the Wisconsin Supreme Court, a victory for democracy in Wisconsin and the nation. Grassroots organizing powered Judge Protasiewicz's victory. "Wisconsin voters demanded democracy loud and clear and will accept nothing …
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-04-06). Consumer Health: What do you know about cornea transplantation?newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgA cornea transplant, or keratoplasty, is an operation to replace part of the cornea with corneal tissue from a donor. The cornea is the transparent, dome-shaped surface of the eye. Light enters the eye through the cornea. Nearly 80,000 corneal transplants were performed worldwide in 2021, according to the Eye Bank Association of America. More than 2 million people have recovered their sight through corneal transplants since 1961. Why it's done A cornea transplant most…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-04-06). Mayo Clinic Minute: Are colon and rectal cancers treated differently?newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgDr. Eric Dozois and team during a surgical procedure Colorectal cancer is a term that combines both colon cancer and rectal cancers. The colon and rectum are two different parts of the lower digestive tract. These different cancers also mean different approaches to treatment that may involve the use of radiation and chemotherapy in addition to surgery. When it comes to treating cancer, experience matters, says Dr. Eric Dozois, a Mayo Clinic colon and rectal surgeon. And Mayo…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-04-06). $41 million federal grant to help Mayo Clinic, collaborators advance multiethnic Alzheimer's research.newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgJACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Alzheimer's disease affects people of all ethnic groups. Armed with $41 million in new federal funding, Mayo Clinic researchers and colleagues from 13 other institutions around the country are pursuing three multiethnic projects to identify targets for treatment. Alzheimer's disease robs victims of their memories and families of quality time with their loved ones. Deaths from Alzheimer's more than doubled from 2000 to 2019, and the number of people living with the…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-04-06). Mayo Clinic Q and A: Treating colon cancer.newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgDEAR MAYO CLINIC: A family member recently was diagnosed with colon cancer. After researching potential treatment options, I came across intraoperative radiation therapy. What is the difference between this and normal radiation? Is radiation a standard treatment option, or are there other approaches? ANSWER: Colon cancer is one of the most common malignancies in the U.S., with more than 100,000 new cases diagnosed each year. Over a lifetime, it is estimated that 1 in 23 men and…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-04-06). Ready to Run: Mayo Clinic Health System gives tips on choosing the right running shoes.newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgMANKATO, Minn. — Congratulations on setting a goal to run a long-distance race. You've just joined a group of more than 60 million people in the U.S. who participate in organized runs and races. Running doesn't require much gear, but well-fitting, running-specific shoes are a must. "Someone training for a long-distance run such as a marathon can log 800 or more miles before a race," says Stephanie Kvas, D.P.M., a Mayo Clinic Health System podiatrist….
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-04-06). Mayo Clinic Minute: Is Himalayan sea salt a healthy alternative?newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgConsuming too much salt can lead to serious health conditions, including high blood pressure, heart disease and stroke. Many consumers are turning to Himalayan sea salt, which can now be found in almost any grocery store. Claims are Himalayan salt and other sea salts are a healthier alternative than regular table salt. Are the claims true? Dr. Regis Fernandes, a Mayo Clinic cardiologist, says, before you stock up on Himalayan sea salt, there are some…
Nitza Soledad Perez(2023-04-06). Florida passes permit-less concealed carry gun law.america.cgtn.com At a time when the United States is seeing a surge in mass shootings, Florida has become the latest state to allow citizens to carry concealed loaded weapons almost anywhere without a permit.
Orinoco Tribune 2(2023-04-06). Brazil Presidential Advisor Met With Putin in Moscow.orinocotribune.comCelso Amorim, head advisor to the Brazilian Presidency, met with President Vladimir Putin for a one hour meeting during a discreet trip to Moscow last week. | Amorim was received by the Secretary of the Security Council, Nikolai Patrushev, and by the Kremlin's main advisor for international affairs, Yuri Ushakov. He also had lunch with Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, who will visit Brasília on the 17th. | The two spoke a little about bilateral issues: the trade flow between Brazil and Russia, the supply of fertilizers, the possibility of using local currencies to offset exports and imports. Then they turned to qu…
P. M. Campbell, Left Voice.(2023-04-06). Measuring The Value Of Student Housing.popularresistance.orgCUNY Hunter College's Brookdale Residence Hall is home to over 600 Hunter College students, where residents have a unique opportunity to foster community through social, educational, and cultural programs. It is organized by Resident Assistants, and a quick commute from New York City's cultural hotspots and classes. Brookdale is unique in its affordability among CUNY housing, costing students less than $10,000 per academic year, but the dorm is currently in danger. | On October 13, 2022, Governor Kathy Hochul and Mayer Eric Adams publicized the creation of an "Education Hub" at Brookdale Campus without mentioning…
Paul Buhle(2023-04-06). A Singular Reality, or Not.mronline.org John Bellamy Foster, John Ross, Deborah Veneziale, and Vijay Prashad, Washington's New Cold War: A Socialist Perspective (New York: Monthly Review Press, 2023), 108 pages, $15. The "singular reality" (my phrase) on display here is the imagined reality in the mind's eye of Beltline/Pentagon global strategists. Few readers will be surprised at the cravings of …
Paul Kiel(2023-04-06). Luxury Yachts and Private Planes Are Huge Tax Breaks for the Ultrawealthy.truthout.orgThis story was originally published by ProPublica. Flying to Ireland to inhale the seaside air as you drive a golf ball into the scenic distance. Crossing the country to reach your enormous yacht, which is ready for your Hudson River pleasure cruise. Hosting a governor's wife on your very own aircraft. These are only a few of the joys that the richest Americans have experienced in recent years… |
Peoples Dispatch(2023-04-06). Another fragmented election verdict in Bulgaria may worsen political crisis.peoplesdispatch.orgThe elections held in Bulgaria on April 2—the fifth in the last two years—have again resulted in a fragmented verdict as no single party or bloc managed to attain a simple majority in the 240-seat parliament, plunging the country into deeper political chaos. The polls saw a voter turnout of 40.63% as the majority of voters abstained from participating. As per the results, the conservative GERB-led coalition, led by former President Boyko Borisov, is in the front with 69 seats (2+) and 26.49% votes, while the liberal coalition of We Continue the Change (PP) and Democratic Bulgaria (DB), led by Kiril Pe…
Peoples Dispatch(2023-04-06). Greek workers intensify protests against further privatization of water utilities.peoplesdispatch.orgOn March 21, the Greek parliament passed a bill to revamp the Energy Regulatory Authority as the Waste, Energy, and Water Regulatory Authority, and expand its scope to include water and urban services. Unions and the communist party say that this will pave the way for further privatization…
Peoples Dispatch(2023-04-06). Israeli aggression continues for the third day at Al-Aqsa compound.peoplesdispatch.org Israel has been carrying out attacks inside the Al-Aqsa mosque compound during Ramadan for the last couple of years. Also known as Haram al-Sharif, the mosque inside occupied East Jerusalem is considered the third holiest site in Islam…
Peoples Dispatch(2023-04-06). Peruvian Congress votes against impeaching de-facto President Dina Boluarte.peoplesdispatch.orgOn Tuesday April 4, Peru's right-wing dominated Congress, with 37 votes in favor, 64 against and 10 abstentions, rejected a motion to launch an impeachment process against de-facto President Dina Boluarte. Boluarte emerged unscathed due to the key political alliances she made with conservative legislators in the parliament, in betrayal of the progressive ticket she was elected on. | The
Rachel Hu, Chris Garaffa(2023-04-06). CovertAction Bulletin — The Occupation Has One Face: Palestinian Reaction to Israeli Protests.covertactionmagazine.comMass protests in Israel broke out after Israeli President Benjamin Netanyahu fired his Defense Minister, Yoav Gallant. Hundreds of thousands of people demonstrated against Netanyahu's planned judicial reform—really, a legislative coup. But nowhere in the media coverage was any discussion of how the protests or the judicial reform itself would impact the Palestinian people who continue to live under Israeli occupation and terror…
rebekah(2023-04-06). Norfolk Southern's Huge Profits Go 80 Percent To Top Honchos' Checks.inequality.orgUnions, safety specialists, and—now—the residents of East Palestine, Ohio, have contended that corporate greed drove Norfolk Southern Railway to cut corners on safety inspections and prevention, thus leading to the disastrous Feb. 3 wreck there. But buried deep in the March 31 federal Justice Department filing, for both itself and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, …
Rick Rozoff(2023-04-06). Azerbaijan expels four Iranian diplomats.antibellum679354512.wordpress.comAnadolu AgencyApril 6, 2023 4 Iranian diplomats declared 'persona non grata' in Azerbaijan Azerbaijan's Foreign Ministry declared four employees working for Iran's Embassy in Baku "persona non grata" and told them to leave the country within the next 48 hours over alleged provocations, the ministry said Thursday. A statement issued by the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry …
Rick Rozoff(2023-04-06). Azerbaijan pushes fragmentation of Iran, rule by diaspora.antibellum679354512.wordpress.comAzertagApril 4, 2023 The social and political situation in Iran is getting tense day by day The protests that started in Iran in September of last year are still going on. The slogans raised in these actions are getting sharper. Protest actions were again held in West and East Azerbaijan, Kurdistan, Mazandaran, Khuzistan and a …
Rick Rozoff(2023-04-06). Azerbaijani troops stage incursions into Armenia, Nagorno-Karabakh.antibellum679354512.wordpress.comPanArmenian.netApril 5, 2023 Armenian villagers have foiled Azerbaijan's attempts to advance — MP Lawmaker Andranik Kocharyan from the ruling Civil Contract party has said that Azerbaijan has tried to violate Armenia's border in different parts in recent days, but the residents of the villages have prevented Baku's attempt. *** According to Kocharyan, both the border …
Rick Rozoff(2023-04-06). Insatiable NATO prepares to swallow Malta.antibellum679354512.wordpress.comNATOAllied Maritime CommandApril 6, 2023 Standing NATO Mine Countermeasures Group 2 builds partnership with Malta Standing NATO Mine Countermeasures Group Two (SNMCMG 2) conducted a scheduled port visit to La Valletta from April 1-3. *** Commander, SNMCMG2 Turkish Navy Captain Ahmet Serhat Akyazi, along with his chief of staff and the ships' commanding officers, paid …
Rick Rozoff(2023-04-06). Japan to further assist NATO's expansion into Indo-Pacific: FM.antibellum679354512.wordpress.comKyodo NewsApril 5, 2023 Japan welcomes increased NATO involvement in Indo-Pacific region Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi said on Wednesday he welcomes the increased involvement of NATO member states in the Indo-Pacific region, where China has become increasingly assertive militarily. During an extended session of the two-day NATO foreign ministerial meeting in Brussels, Hayashi also …
Rick Rozoff(2023-04-06). Largest air combat exercise in NATO history to include new member Finland.antibellum679354512.wordpress.comAir Force TimesApril 6, 2023 Largest air exercise in NATO history to include hundreds of Guardsmen NATO countries this summer will launch the largest military air exercise in the transatlantic alliance's 74-year history, spanning more than 220 aircraft and 10,000 participants from 24 nations. Exercise Air Defender, slated for June 12-23, aims to project a …
Rick Rozoff(2023-04-06). Lithuania adopts resolution for Ukraine to join NATO at July summit.antibellum679354512.wordpress.comAzertagApril 6, 2023 Lithuania adopted a resolution on inviting Ukraine to NATO The Lithuanian Sejm has adopted a resolution to be submitted to the NATO summer summit in Vilnius. AZERTAC reports with reference to the press service of the Lithuanian Parliament that the Resolution contains an official invitation for Ukraine to join the Alliance. The …
Rick Rozoff(2023-04-06). NATO installs anti-ballistic missile system in nation bordering Ukraine.antibellum679354512.wordpress.comNATOAllied Air CommandApril 6, 2023 Italian surface-based air defence system fully operational in Slovakia The Italian Army SAMP/T surface-based air defence system deployed to Slovakia has officially been declared fully operational by Allied Air Command further enhancing Alliance interoperability and collective defence. Italy deployed its SAMP/T to Slovakia in March and the system is now …
Rick Rozoff(2023-04-06). Regime change proceeds: State Departments sanctions Georgian judges, assassinations feared next.antibellum679354512.wordpress.comCivil GeorgiaApril 6, 2023 Georgian Judges Sanctioned by US State Department Speak Out Against Accusations Mikheil Chinchaladze, Levan Murusidze, Irakli Shengelia and Valerian Tsertsvadze, the judges from the Georgian "judicial clan" who were sanctioned by the U.S. State Department on April 5, have made their first comments on the sanctions imposed yesterday by the US …
Rick Rozoff(2023-04-06). U.S., NATO allies to hold largest-ever multinational drills in Serbia.antibellum679354512.wordpress.comAzertagApril 5, 2023 Serbia will conduct joint military exercises with the United States Serbia will hold a joint military exercise with the United States and 10 partner countries in mid-June. AZERTAC reports that Serbian Defense Minister Milo≈° Vuƒçeviƒá said this. The minister said that the "Platinum Wolf" exercise…will be held with the participation of the …
Rick Rozoff(2023-04-06). Ukrainian, Japanese FMs meet at NATO HQ: Ukraine can occur "anywhere in the world"antibellum679354512.wordpress.comKyodo NewsApril 5, 2023 Japan vows to "seamlessly" deliver promised aid to Ukraine Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi pledged to "seamlessly and steadily" deliver assistance worth $7.6 billion to Ukraine in a meeting Tuesday with his Ukrainian counterpart Dmytro Kuleba. Meeting on the sidelines of NATO meetings in Brussels, Hayashi told Kuleba that Prime Minister …
Rick Rozoff(2023-04-06). Video: NATO allies join largest French multi-domain war games in decades.antibellum679354512.wordpress.comNATOSupreme Headquarters Allied Powers EuropeApril 6, 2023 Video: France conducts its largest military exercise in decades, Orion 23, with NATO forces France has launched its biggest military exercise in decades, together with its NATO Allies. The second phase of Exercise Orion 23 involves 7,000 personnel and assets from France and several Allied countries, including Germany, …
Sean Callebs(2023-04-06). The Heat: Islamic State Khorasan.america.cgtn.com Global warnings over a new terror group. Who are they and what do they want? The emergence of a new militant organization is raising alarm throughout Afghanistan. The Islamic State Khorasan or IS-K has taken responsibility for several deadly attacks across the country since the …
Sharon Zhang(2023-04-06). AOC Renews Call for Clarence Thomas to Be Impeached Following Bombshell Report.truthout.orgCalls for conservative Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas to be impeached erupted again on Thursday after a bombshell report from ProPublica unveiled ethics violations at a level that experts say has never before been seen within the Supreme Court. According to an explosive investigation published by ProPublica Thursday morning, Clarence Thomas has accepted a huge number of lavish vacations… |
Shawn Fremstad(2023-04-06). Jobs Day Preview: What to Expect in the March Report.cepr.netThe monthly Employment Situation is scheduled for release by the Bureau of Labor Statistics on Friday, April 7th at 8: 30 AM Eastern Time. The collapse of the Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) and the resulting contagion added a major element of uncertainty to an economy that already was not following any clear course. There were already widespread …
sputnikglobe(2023-04-06). Africans 'Know Which Direction to Take' in Multipolar World, Mauritius Ambassador Says.sputnikglobe.comThe African International Congress (AIC), a platform for Russian-African business cooperation, is taking place in Moscow from April 5 to 6. On the sidelines of the event, Sputnik sits down with the ambassador of Mauritius to discuss the recent global economic and financial upheavals, which are driving forces for change.
sputnikglobe(2023-04-06). EACRF and MONUSCO to Conduct Joint Operations to Secure Peace in Eastern DR Congo.sputnikglobe.comUN peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), MONUSCO,, has been operating in the country for more than two decades. The East African Community regional force was deployed at the end of last year, with a mandate of ensuring peace and security in the eastern part of the nation.
sputnikglobe(2023-04-06). Finnish Government Resigns Due to Election of New Parliament.sputnikglobe.comMOSCOW (Sputnik) – Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin has handed over her government's resignation request to President Sauli Niinisto due to the election of a new parliament, which will hold its first meeting on April 11, the presidential office said on Thursday.
sputnikglobe(2023-04-06). Hollywood Impresario Files Lawsuit Against Goldman Sachs Over $7Bln Deal, Media Reports.sputnikglobe.comMOSCOW,(Sputnik) – US show business impresario Mickey Segal, whose clients have included Madonna and Drake, has filed a lawsuit against the Goldman Sachs investment banking company, accusing it of fraudulently obtaining his business secrets in an attempt to make a $7 billion deal with a private equity firm, the British media reported on Thursday.
sputnikglobe(2023-04-06). Protesters in Paris Rally Against Pension Reform.sputnikglobe.comFrance has been engulfed in protests since early January when Macron unveiled controversial plans to reform pensions. The bill was also criticized by French politicians including former President Francois Holland, who called it "unfair and brutal."
sputnikglobe(2023-04-06). REC: Pskov Region Increases Number of Partner Countries in 2022.sputnikglobe.comAccording to the Russian Export Center (REC, part of VEB.RF), despite the international restrictions imposed on Russia, the Pskov Region has not only maintained trade and economic relations, but has even expanded its cooperation with foreign markets.
sputnikglobe(2023-04-06). Sudan Reportedly Postpones Civilian Rule Agreement Over Military Reform Issues.sputnikglobe.comAfter the army toppled a civilian administration in October 2021 that had deposed longtime leader Omar al Bashir in 2019, Sudan has been experiencing political unrest. The military decided on a roadmap for transferring authority to civilians in December of last year.
sputnikglobe(2023-04-06). Sweden Believes State-Sponsored Group Behind Nord Stream Explosions.sputnikglobe.comMOSCOW (Sputnik/Prime) – Sweden thinks that a state-sponsored group is behind the explosions on the Nord Stream gas pipelines, Reuters reported on Thursday, citing Swedish Public Prosecutor Mats Ljungqvist, who is in charge of the ongoing investigation.
sputnikglobe(2023-04-06). Trump's Lawyer Expects No Significant Developments Before July.sputnikglobe.comMOSCOW (Sputnik) – Any significant developments in court proceedings against former US President Donald Trump are not likely to occur before July, one of his lawyers, Joe Tacopina, told an American daily newspaper.
sputnikglobe(2023-04-06). Ukrainization is Destroying American Politics.sputnikglobe.comThe persecution of former US President Donald Trump takes a page out of the Zelensky regime's playbook, Ukrainian opposition leader Viktor Medvedchuk wrote in a commentary for The Other Ukraine Telegram channel.
Staff(2023-04-06). øCómo el uso de celulares ha cambiado el cerebro humano?cubadebate.cuLa primera llamada con un teléfono móvil se hizo hace 50 años. Desde entonces, estos dispositivos se han convertido en una herramienta esencial que nos ayuda a llevar adelante nuestras vidas. øPero también alteran la forma en que funciona nuestro cerebro?.
Staff(2023-04-06). Florida: Hombre de 21 años arroja a su hijo a los caimanes, tras asesinar a la madre del niño.cubadebate.cuUn niño de dos años fue encontrado dentro de la boca de un caimán en Florida poco después de la muerte de su madre. Ahora, un miembro de su familia rompió el silencio desde que las tragedias ocurrieron. El cuerpo del niño pequeño Taylen Mosley fue encontrado dentro del reptil la semana pasada, un día después de que su madre fuera brutalmente apuñalada.
Staff(2023-04-06). Ministerio de Justicia apuesta por la transformación digital para mejorar los servicios notariales y registrales.cubadebate.cuAl comentar sobre las dinámicas de los servicios notariales y registrales del sistema del Ministerio de Justicia, Olga Lidia Pérez Díaz, directora general de Notarías y Registros Públicos del MINJUS, resaltó que en los últimos tiempos se han incrementado exponencialmente los servicios notariales y también los registrales. "Creo que es la primera vez luego del triunfo revolucionario que se autorizan tantos documentos notariales", expresó.
Staff(2023-04-06). Presentador de Fox News sobre acciones de Trump: "Se ve muy mal atacar a la familia del juez"cubadebate.cuSteve Doocy, de Fox News, criticó Donald Trump por perseguir a la familia del juez que supervisa el caso penal de Trump en Manhattan. En "Fox & Friends" el miércoles por la mañana, Doocy señaló que el juez Juan Merchan le había advertido a Trump durante su comparecencia el martes que no usara las redes sociales para incitar a la violencia.
Staff(2023-04-06). SNB 62: Villa Clara vence a Ciego de àÅvila y se queda solo en la cima de la tabla.cubadebate.cuVilla Clara venció hoy 9×4 a Ciego de àÅvila en su estadio Augusto César Sandino y aprovechó la derrota de Las Tunas para quedarse solo en la cima de la 62 Serie Nacional de Beisbol, que transita por sus segundas subseries particulares.Los anaranjados del mentor Ramón Moré pegaron 14 jits y fueron comandados por Yeniet Pérez.
Staff(2023-04-06). Argentina deberá pagar 1330 millones de euros a los fondos buitres tras fallo del Tribunal de Londres.cubadebate.cuArgentina recibió este miércoles un nuevo fallo desfavorable en la justicia internacional. Esta vez por parte del Tribunal Superior de Londres, que determinó que el país deberá pagar 1330 millones de euros por el incumplimiento de los pagos de bonos atados al crecimiento económico que se emitieron en los canjes de deuda de 2005 y 2010, los famosos "Cupones PBI".
Staff(2023-04-06). Asesinato del fundador de Cash App eleva las críticas sobre la falta de seguridad en San Francisco.cubadebate.cuBob Lee, fundador de la multimillonaria empresa tecnológica Cash App, murió el martes después de recibir varias puñaladas en el centro de la ciudad californiana, informó su familia.La Policía encontró a Lee, de 43 años, con heridas de arma blanca. Intentó salvarle la vida, pero finalmente falleció en el hospital. Hubo 56 homicidios en la ciudad en 2021 y 2022.
Staff(2023-04-06). Calls Grow for Russia to Free Jailed U.S. Journalist Evan Gershkovich, Accused of Espionage.democracynow.org We speak with Joshua Yaffa, a close friend of Evan Gershkovich, The Wall Street Journal reporter who has been jailed in Russia since his arrest last week, when he was accused of trying to obtain state secrets related to the Russian military — days after the United States indicted a Russian man in Brazil on espionage charges. Gershkovich's parents left the Soviet Union for the United States before he was born, and he has reported in Russia since 2017. He faces up to 20 years in prison if convicted. Press freedom groups have denounced his arrest and urged Russia to immediately release him. Yaffa is The…
Staff(2023-04-06). Headlines for April 6, 2023.democracynow.orgIsrael Raids Al-Aqsa Mosque for Second Night, Bombs Gaza in Response to Rocket Fire, New Studies Find Ice Sheets Are Vulnerable to Rapid Collapse from Global Heating, Saudi and Iranian Envoys Agree to Reopen Embassies in China-Brokered Deal, France's Macron Asks China's Xi to "Bring Russia to Its Senses" over Ukraine, House Speaker Meets Taiwanese President, Urges Speed-Up of U.S. Arms Deliveries, Pence Won't Appeal Order to Testify to Federal Grand Jury over Jan. 6 Insurrection, Indiana, Idaho and Kansas Latest States to Pass Laws Violating Trans Rights, Texas Agrees to Pay $144M to…
Staff(2023-04-06). "The Undertow": Author Jeff Sharlet on Trump, the Far Right & the Growing Threat of Fascism in U.S.democracynow.org We speak with award-winning journalist and author Jeff Sharlet, who has spent the last decade reporting on the growing threat of fascism across the United States. In his new book, The Undertow: Scenes from a Slow Civil War, Sharlet says the language of "civil war" has become central to right-wing rhetoric, mainstreamed by former President Donald Trump, Congressmember Marjorie Taylor Greene and other Republicans.
Staff(2023-04-06). Reporters Without Borders Denied Entry to Visit Assange in U.K. Prison; No NGO Has Seen Him in 4 Years.democracynow.org WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has spent the last four years locked up at the Belmarsh high-security prison in London, where he has been fighting extradition to the United States on espionage charges. He faces up to 175 years in prison if convicted. This week, amid growing concerns about Assange's health, Reporters Without Borders attempted to become the first NGO to visit with Assange since his arrest four years ago. Despite being given approval, RSF representatives, including our guest, RSF secretary-general and executive director Christophe Deloire, were denied entry.
Staff(2023-04-06). Latin American Governments Work Together To Tackle Inflation (+Delcy Rodríguez).orinocotribune.comThis Wednesday, Mexico and 10 Latin American countries, members of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC), reached seven agreements to combat inflation and facilitate regional trade, including the creation of a Technical Working Group with government representatives from each nation to identify cooperation measures. | The participating nations also agreed to promote logistical and financial measures that allow the exchange of basic food basket products and intermediate goods in better conditions, taking into account the reality of each country, with the priority of lowering costs. | In accor…
Staff(2023-04-06). PSUV's Hugo Cabezas Arrested in Corruption Crackdown.orinocotribune.comA presentation hearing of 13 new detainees for corruption in the Venezuelan Corporation of Guayana and Cartones de Venezuela has been held, in which former PSUV leader Hugo Cabezas is one of the detainees. | This information was released on Wednesday, March 5, by the minister for communication and information, Freddy àëáñez, via social media. He added that Pedro Maldonado, Edgar Sánchez, and Felipe Contreras from the Corporación Venezolana de Guayana (CVG), among others, were also presented. | Hugo Cabezas served as a PSUV deputy until his appointment as president of Cartones de Venezuela, a Venezuelan state…
Staff(2023-04-06). PSUV's Hugo Cabezas Captured in New Round of Corruption Arrests.orinocotribune.comA presentation hearing of 13 new detainees for corruption in the Venezuelan Corporation of Guayana and Cartones de Venezuela has been held, in which former PSUV leader Hugo Cabezas is one of the detainees. | This information was released on Wednesday, March 5, by the minister for communication and information, Freddy àëáñez, via social media. He added that Pedro Maldonado, Edgar Sánchez, and Felipe Contreras from the Corporación Venezolana de Guayana (CVG), among others, were also presented. | Hugo Cabezas served as a PSUV deputy until his appointment as president of Cartones de Venezuela, a Venezuelan state…
Staff(2023-04-06). Venezuela's Public Ministry: 51 People Detained on Corruption Charges So Far.orinocotribune.comA total of 51 people have been detained for being involved in different acts of corruption across Venezuela, reported Venezuela's Attorney General Tarek William Saab. At a press conference, Saab explained that the detainees include, but are not limited to, those related to the PDVSA-Crypto cases, the Corporación Venezolana de Guayana (CVG) case, as well as detained judges and regional/parliamentary officials. | "To date, there are 51 people who have been detained for various corruption schemes, including that of PDVSA-Crypto, CVG, and detained judges," the Attorney General announced this Wednesday, March 5. "When…
Staff(2023-04-06). Venezuela's VP Rodríguez Meets With Guinea-Bissau Minister.orinocotribune.comThe vice president of Venezuela, Delcy Rodríguez, held a working meeting this Wednesday with the vice prime minister for interior and public order of Guinea-Bissau, Soares Sambú. | The meeting aimed to strengthen the strategic alliances between nations and relaunch a program enabling each country to face the new challenges facing their respective regions. | Venezuela and Guinea-Bissau, in 17 year…
Staff(2023-04-06). 7 April, Ottawa: Hands off Al-Aqsa! Emergency Protest.samidoun.net 🚨OTTAWA — EMERGENCY PROTEST FOR AL-AQSA🚨 In the past two nights, Zionist Occupation Forces stormed the al-Aqsa mosque and brutally shot, assaulted, detained and forcibly removed Palestinian Muslim worshippers. The worshippers were in al-Aqsa performing i'tikaf, a part of Ramadan's rituals where Muslims remain in mosques overnight to pray. The desecration of one of Jerusalem's …
Staff(2023-04-06). 8 April, Berlin: Demonstrate for Al-Aqsa and the Palestinian People.samidoun.net Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network and the Masar Badil, the Palestinian Alternative Revolutionary Path Movement, call for broad participation in the popular demonstration on Saturday, April 8, in Berlin, Germany "to declare with one voice that our Palestinian people will respond to the call of duty in defense of their people and sanctities, and in …
Staff(2023-04-06). 8 April, Cologne: Solidarity with Palestine, Defend Al-Aqsa.samidoun.net The armed resistance, based on popular support, has shown that it is the only legitimate protector of Al-Aqsa and Palestine. And just as the masses of our people in the occupied homeland rose up in all the squares of Palestine, the time has come for our people in the diaspora to rise up to express …
Staff(2023-04-06). 8 April, Online Event — Palestine, Land, Liberation and Return: Learn about the Ottawa conference.samidoun.net Join us Saturday, April 8 at 10 AM Pacific, 1 PM Eastern, 5 PM UTC to discuss Palestine, the next steps in the struggle on Turtle Island/in North America, and the Ottawa Liberation Conference, coming up at the end of the month. The news from Palestine — the outrageous attacks on Al-Aqsa, the vicious settler …
Staff(2023-04-06). Ukraine & Machine Souls.thedreizinreport.com The Amazon Post moves on, and so does Dreizin….. (The below audio file is 16 minutes of pure, wholesome Brain Candy.) (Folks, this may not seem like much, but I recorded (and tossed) literally HOURS of other material, to settle on this. So, yeah I'm not ashamed to say, give me money for my efforts....…
Staff(2023-04-06). In Michigan, a Historic Victory for Abortion Rights.aclu.org Last year's decision overturning Roe v. Wade proved to be a major galvanizing moment for people who support abortion rights in communities across the country as some bans already on the books began to go into effect. One of those states is Michigan, where a grassroots coalition had growing concerns about an archaic 1931 abortion ban that could go into effect if the Supreme Court overturned Roe, and had already been working to prepare. Their tireless work put abortion rights on the ballot with Proposition 3, which secures the right to reproductive freedom in Michigan, protecting abortion, prenatal care, birth c…
TASS(2023-04-06). US, Germany, Hungary oppose roadmap for Ukraine's accession to NATO — FT.tass.comAccording to the newspaper, all 31 members of the alliance agree that Ukraine's accession to NATO is not a short-term issue, and serious discussions may begin only after the current conflict on the country's territory is over…
The Associated Press(2023-04-06). Mexico's President Calls Charges Against Trump Political.latinorebels.comMexico's president said Wednesday he opposes the criminal charges filed against former U.S. President Donald Trump, suggesting they were brought for political reasons during an electoral campaign.
The Conversation(2023-04-06). What Trump's 34 Felony Counts of Business Fraud Charges Mean.juancole.com By Jeffrey Bellin, William & Mary Law School | — Former President Donald Trump was arraigned in New York on April 4, 2023. Shortly after, the charges that a Manhattan grand jury indicted him on were made public. As anticipated, there were numerous counts of falsifying business records related to "hush money" payments made in …
The Conversation(2023-04-06). Migrant Deaths in Mexico Put Spotlight on US Immigration Enforcement Policy.latinorebels.comAmong the factors that led to the fire-related deaths of migrants in a detention facility in Juárez is the decadeslong immigration enforcement policies of the U.S. and Mexican governments that have seen the number of people kept in such facilities skyrocket.
The Lever(2023-04-06). Analyzing Brandon Johnson's Surprise Victory In Chicago.levernews.comIn this special bonus episode for paying subscribers, we explore the surprise win of progressive Brandon Johnson over corporate-backed candidate Paul Vallas in Chicago's mayoral election this week. Lever reporters
Tom Athanasiou, Resilience.(2023-04-06). The Planet Will Warm Past 1.5 ∞C — What Now?popularresistance.orgThe only way of ensuring that the overshoot is temporary is to decisively defeat the fossil fuel cartel. | The 1.5 ∞C temperature target is difficult to honestly and openly discuss. Within the climate movement, it has become a locus of anguish, confusion, and even despair. Long a symbol of mobilization and hope, 1.5 ∞ has become central to both activist campaigns and scientific analysis. Yet it's now clear that the planet will almost certainly warm more than 1.5 ∞C. | This is a rough prospect. It will likely condemn countless communities, many of them largely innocent of responsibility for the c…
W. T. Whitney Jr.(2023-04-06). U.S. Congress terrorizes Cuba: GOP seeks power to designate island a terrorism sponsor.peoplesworld.org Although Cuba's Revolution survived military invasion, guerrilla actions, terrorist attacks, and bacteriologic warfare, enough was not enough. Now, there are pay-offs to dissidents, manipulation of worldwide media coverage, and weaponization of social media capabilities. And of course, the U.S. economic and financial blockade persists, after 60 years, with no sign of stopping any time soon. …
WSWS(2023-04-06). IYSSE in New Zealand holds meeting against the war in Ukraine.wsws.orgThe IYSSE's meeting at Victoria University of Wellington called for an anti-war movement based on the international working class. Speakers discussed the causes of the war in Ukraine, the pro-imperialist politics of pseudo-left groups, and the university's promotion of far-right war propaganda.
WSWS(2023-04-06). Ford Saarlouis: The strikes in France and the fight against plant closure.wsws.orgIt is now essential for workers to take the initiative and wage a serious fight to defend all remaining jobs at the plant. The plant is still standing, production is still running. It is now that a strike and a real struggles must be discussed and organized.
WSWS(2023-04-06). US House Speaker McCarthy demands faster arms sales to Taiwan.wsws.orgHouse Speaker Kevin McCarthy met with Taiwanese president Tsai Ing-wen in California, in the latest move in a bipartisan effort by the White House and Congress to end the one China policy and escalate the US confrontation with China.
WSWS(2023-04-06). Teachers across England overwhelmingly reject derisory pay offer.wsws.orgBoth the education unions and the government knew full well that educators would reject the pay offer and have used the "talks" to diffuse anger and opposition through political theatre and posturing, with the unions now calling for "fresh talks".
WSWS(2023-04-06). Workers Struggles: Europe, Middle East & Africa.wsws.orgRail workers in Portugal begin further strikes to last through April, over pay, conditions and safety; Palestinians in Israel hold one-day general strike after 26-year-old doctor shot dead by police outside the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem's Old City; strikes continue in South Africa at retail giant Makro for pay and to protest the sacking of strikers…
WSWS(2023-04-06). Los Angeles school workers speak out on working conditions, sellout tentative agreement.wsws.orgThis week, 30,000 classified workers in Los Angeles Unified School District are voting on a tentative agreement that fails to raise their pay and working conditions out of the poverty-level conditions that have prevailed for decades, following a three-day strike last month which shut down the nation's second-largest school district.
WSWS(2023-04-06). Question marks emerge over dollar supremacy.wsws.orgThe series of financial storms in the US, of which the collapse of SVB and concerns over the stability of middle-sized banks is the latest, is causing nervousness.
WSWS(2023-04-06). Sri Lankan Telecom workers strike against privatisation.wsws.orgThe privatisation of state-owned enterprises and the destruction of tens of thousands of public sector jobs, are part of the IMF-dictated austerity measures being imposed by the Wickremesinghe government.
| Reuters | (2006-04-23). Top Iranian, Saudi envoys meet in China in restoration of diplomatic ties.tribune.com.pk The foreign ministers of Iran and Saudi Arabia met in Beijing on Thursday for the first formal gathering of their top diplomats in more than seven years, after China brokered a deal to restore relations between the top regional powers. | After years of hostility that fuelled conflicts across the Middle East, Iran and Saudi Arabia agreed to end their diplomatic rift and reopen diplomatic missions in a significant deal facilitated by China last month. | In brief footage broadcast on Iranian state TV, Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud and his Iranian counterpart, Hossein Amirabdollahian, greeted each other before…
_____(2023-04-08). Kosovo Liberation Army Leader Hashim Thaci on Trial for War Crimes.strategic-culture.orgBy Peter SCHWARZ | From March 24 to June 9, 1999, NATO bombed Serbia for 77 days. It was the first major war on European soil since the Second World War—even this fact is suppressed and denied today in view of the war in Ukraine. | War propaganda was in full swing at the time: NATO was laying waste to Serbian cities in order to defend "human rights" and to stop the "ethnic cleansing" Serbia was accused of carrying out in Kosovo. Greens, liberals and pseudo-left groups, who only a few weeks before had been invoking pacifism, eagerly took up this propaganda and switched to the war camp with flying colours. In…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-04-08). Mayo Clinic Minute: Using AI to predict kidney failure in patients with polycystic kidney disease.newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgKidney failure can be caused by many reasons: diabetes, high blood pressure, autoimmune diseases and polycystic kidney disease, or PKD. PKD is an inherited disease that causes cysts to form around your kidneys. The most common form of PKD is autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD), where it is most often diagnosed in adults between the ages of 30 and 40. Dr. Fouad Chebib, a Mayo Clinic nephrologist and expert on polycystic kidney disease, says patients understand…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-04-08). Kale: Discover the 'secret powers' of this superfood.newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgAlthough it may seem like it, kale isn't a new vegetable. Thomas Jefferson experimented with several varieties of kale at his Monticello estate in the early 1800s. It's long been popular in northern Europe and now throughout the U.S. Before becoming a popular salad green, kale was often used in restaurants as a decorative garnish on plates. But over the past 10 years, the popularity of kale has skyrocketed. You've probably heard it referred to…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-04-08). Mayo Clinic Q and A: Allergies or a virus? How to tell the difference.newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgDEAR MAYO CLINIC: Every year I am plagued by springtime allergies. But in the last few weeks I have been experiencing congestion, runny nose and a persistent cough. How can I determine whether this is a cold, allergies or something more? When should I seek medical care? ANSWER: As the seasons shift, it can be harder to distinguish between the symptoms of the common cold, COVID-19, the flu and allergies, since all can have similar symptoms. This…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-04-08). Consider organ donation during Donate Life Month.newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgMore than 105,000 people in the U.S. are currently waiting for an organ transplant according to the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network. Sadly, an average of 17 people die daily waiting for a transplant, while another name is added to the waiting list every nine minutes. While 2022 set a new annual record with the number of organ transplants being performed, less than 50% of all adults are registered as organ donors, according to LifeSource. April is National…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-04-08). Mayo Clinic expert: 3 advances lead to more lifesaving organ transplants.newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgApril is Donate Life Month ROCHESTER, Minn. — All too often, people waiting for lifesaving organ transplants cannot get them. One of the biggest challenges is the lack of viable donated organs. Promising medical advances are opening the doors to more transplants and saving more lives, says Mauricio Villavicencio, M.D., surgical director of heart and lung transplantation at Mayo Clinic in Rochester. There are 104,000 people on the waiting list in the U.S. for a…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-04-08). Artificial intelligence creates opportunities to close health care, workplace equity gaps.newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgAdvances in artificial intelligence (AI) and platform models are increasingly driving everyone's day-to-day experiences, including how people receive health care. However, those experiences are not always the same for everyone. April is Minority Health Awareness Month, a national observance to raise awareness about health disparities that continue to affect people from racial and ethnic minority groups. At Mayo Clinic, experts are looking at the ways AI and digital tools can and are shaping the future…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-04-08). Mayo Clinic Minute: Breaking barriers for patients who need kidney transplants.newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgOften, patients whose body mass index, or BMI, is too high aren't able to get a kidney transplant because of the higher risks of complications before and during surgery. But an innovative program at Mayo Clinic is giving patients hope by helping to break that barrier to transplant through a weight loss program. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/Vqzp1A9GYw8 Journalists: Broadcast-quality video (1: 07) is in the downloads at the end of this post. Please "Courtesy: …
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-04-08). Mayo Clinic to ease universal face mask requirement.newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgBeginning Monday, April 10, wearing a face mask will no longer be required for patients and staff in most patient care areas on Mayo Clinic and Mayo Clinic Health System campuses. In line with Mayo Clinic's commitment to patient care, Mayo Clinic will continue to require wearing a face mask in high-risk patient settings. High-risk immunocompromised patients will be notified to wear a mask while they are at Mayo Clinic. Mayo Clinic is evolving its…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-04-08). Mayo Clinic Q and A: Successful conception and delivery with a heart issue.newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgDEAR MAYO CLINIC: I am 32 and have lived with a congenital heart issue since childhood. I am newly married and would like to have children, but I understand that a pregnancy might be high-risk for me. How does pregnancy affect the heart? And is there anything I can do to reduce my risk for complications if I do conceive? ANSWER: Pregnancy results in many changes that can increase the workload of the heart. During pregnancy, your…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-04-08). Consumer Health: The truth about organ donation.newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgApril is National Donate Life Month. This annual observation raises awareness about donation, encourages people to register as donors and honors those who have saved lives through the gift of donation. Over 100,000 people in the U.S. are waiting for an organ transplant. And it's estimated 20 patients die every day in the U.S. because of the lack of donor organs. Have you considered becoming a donor? If you've never considered organ donation or delayed becoming…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-04-08). Ready to Run: Mayo Clinic Health System gives tips on self-care for plantar fasciitis.newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgMANKATO, Minn. — Most runners will run into a case of plantar fasciitis occasionally, and this heel pain can range from slightly uncomfortable to utterly debilitating. The plantar fascia is a band of tissue extending from the heel to the ball of the foot, and plantar fasciitis is caused by excessive stress, which brings on inflammation and, typically, heel pain. "Plantar fasciitis can affect anyone," says Stephanie Kvas, D.P.M., a Mayo Clinic Health System podiatrist….
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-04-08). Mayo Clinic Minute: Tips to deal with 2023 spring pollen and allergies.newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgIf you are one of the millions of people who suffer pollen and allergies, you don't need a calendar to tell you it's spring. Sometimes called hay fever, allergic rhinitis can sometimes be confused with a cold. So, what's happening and what can you do? While hay fever alone may not be life threatening, it can be uncomfortable, says Dr. Arveen Bhasin, a Mayo Clinic allergy and immunology expert. She offers these tips for relief from spring pollen and…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-04-08). Science Saturday: Igniting the interest of young cancer researchers.newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgThe 2022 SPARK scholars gather for a photo before the Mayo Clinic SPARK Mini Science Fair on Mayo Clinic's campus in Jacksonville, Florida. Back row: Sara Wasserman, Krish Relan, Nyla Searl, Manish Kota, William Li, Garrett Davidsen, Riya Kar, Ella McCarthy. Front row: Kristi Biswas, Ysabella Wijaya, Yangying Jiang, Katie Shapiro, Esinam Ekpeh, Nia Atcherson, Katherine Jones and Hazel Parent. Not pictured: Jessica Desgroseilliers. "My mother was diagnosed with stage 4 stomach cancer when I…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-04-08). Cancer-free and embracing new adventures thanks to Mayo's collaborative care.newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgIn January 2021, after being in remission from melanoma for almost a decade, Christina Armendariz began to feel unwell. The 42-year-old mother went to the emergency room at a hospital near her Orlando, Florida, home. After several imaging tests, Christina was told her cancer had returned. She had a mass under her arm and multiple soft tissue tumors throughout her body. Although she began treatment locally, Christina's condition worsened over time. She experienced significant cognitive…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-04-08). Not all lumps are breast cancer: Benign breast disease.newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgChanges to your breast can cause a lot of worry. This is understandable. But not all breast changes are a result of breast cancer. Any breast symptoms, such as a breast lump, nipple discharge or breast pain, should be evaluated by a medical professional. If they are diagnosed as benign, it means they are not cancer. Noncancerous breast symptoms are known as benign breast disease. Some cases of benign breast disease are discovered during a…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-04-08). Athletic or personal trainer: What's the best fit for you?newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgYou may have seen athletic trainers on the sidelines of team sports and personal trainers working one-on-one with people at the gym. If you're seeking personalized advice and support to help you refine or advance your physical activity, which type of trainer would be the best fit for you? Here are some tips to consider. What's the difference between an athletic and a personal trainer? While the two terms often are used interchangeably, these professionals…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-04-08). Consumer Health: Treating spinal stenosis.newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgSpinal stenosis happens when the space inside the backbone is too small. This can put pressure on the spinal cord and the nerves that travel through the spine. Spinal stenosis occurs most often in the neck, called cervical spinal stenosis, and in the lower back, called lumbar spinal stenosis. The most common cause of spinal stenosis is wear-and-tear changes in the spine related to arthritis. Most people with spinal stenosis are over 50. Younger people…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-04-08). Mayo Clinic Minute: What can you eat to avoid kidney stones?newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgMarch is National Kidney Month, a time to raise awareness about your kidney health and generate support for those affected by conditions, including kidney stones, kidney infections and kidney disease. It's estimated that 1 in 10 people will get a kidney stone in his or her lifetime. Kidney stones are not only painful, but they can lead to serious complications that may require hospitalization and even surgery. The good news is kidney stones are preventable,…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-04-08). Mayo Clinic Q and A: Menstrual cycle changes in young women.newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgDEAR MAYO CLINIC: My daughter is 19 and just finished her first year of college. It has been a stressful transition for her, but she has managed to stay quite active. She is a swimmer and runner, and she also plays volleyball. About eight months ago, she noticed her periods becoming irregular. Her family medicine physician said this sometimes happens in athletes, and we should not be overly concerned about it. Now, my daughter hasn't had…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-04-08). Tips to remain healthy while fasting during Ramadan.newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgMuslims worldwide are observing Ramadan, the holiest month on the Islamic calendar. It's a time of spiritual reflection, increased devotion, charity work and fasting. Fasting during Ramadan is believed to be a way to purify the soul and develop self-discipline. Muslims abstain from all food or drink, including water and chewing gum, from dawn to sunset. Depending on your location, the fast lasts 12 to 18 hours. "In Minnesota, as we start Ramadan, that's going…
Rise Up Bay Area(2023-04-08). Monday 4/10: Protest Illegitimate Banning of the Abortion Pill.indybay.orgSame date, time, 3 Bay Area locations: | Ferry Building, The Embarcadero, San Francisco | also: | San Pedro Square Market, 87 N San Pedro St, San Jose | Downtown Berkeley BART, 2160 Shattuck Ave, Berkeley…
DJ Mouse(2023-04-08). Rally to Free Mumia Tuesday, April 4, Oakland Federal Building.indybay.orgOn March 31, 2023, Judge Lucretia Clemons…former law partner w/ Ed Rendell…denied Mumia Abu Jamal's appeal…ludicrously claiming evidence proving key witnesses were paid in exchange for false testimony was "not material" to showing that the trial was unfair!
Sebastian Paul, Kirsten Dietrich(2023-04-08). The Legacy of Liberation Theology.indybay.orgLiberation theology was the theological promise of Latin America and sounded like a more colorful, people-friendly church. The Vatican saw things differently… Ratzinger's successor in the papacy is pursuing a completely different course: Pope Francis is seeking dialogue, but he himself also comes from Latin America.
Nayvin Gordon(2023-04-08). From Inequality of the Gods to Equality of Humankind.indybay.orgHistory demonstrates clearly that humans can live in egalitarian societies, we do not have to accept the brutality of social dominance and inequality. We must take matters into our own hands to change the world.
Brenda Norrell(2023-04-08). Chief Na'Moks Grabbed and Isolated by Royal Bank of Canada at Stakeholders Meeting.indybay.orgWet'suwet'en Hereditary Chief Na'moks was violently prevented from entering the Royal Bank of Canada annual general meeting. "Such a racist act, they've actually laid hands on me, a Wet'suwet'en Hereditary Chief on my regalia just now," Chief Na'Moks told the RBC, as snipers were stationed on the buildings where traditional elders gathered in an Indigenous delegation.
Subcommandante Marcos(2023-04-08). The Seven Loose Pieces of the Global Jigsaw Puzzle.indybay.orgToward the end of the Cold War, capitalism created a military horror: the neutron bomb, a weapon that destroys life while leaving buildings intact. During the Fourth World War, however, a new wonder has been discovered: the financial bomb. This new bomb destroys the polis (here, the nation), imposing death, terror, and misery .
Alain Braillon, Adam Edward Lang(2023-04-08). [Correspondence] Electronic nicotine delivery systems: pragmatism or expectancy?thelancet.comThe advocacy for maximising the global use of e-cigarettes to reduce smoking harms based on the UK nicotine vaping report,1 as commented on by Sarah Jackson and Chris Bullen,2 is most questioning as it is neither comprehensive nor practical.
Andrew Green(2023-04-08). [Obituary] Judith Heumann.thelancet.comDisability rights activist. Born on Dec 18, 1947 in Philadelphia, PA, USA, she died on March 4, 2023 in Washington, DC, USA, aged 75 years.
Anne-Emanuelle Birn, Ramya Kumar, Erika Arteaga-Cruz, Baone Twala, Mbali Baduza(2023-04-08). [Perspectives] Imagining alternative paths for WHO 75 years in.thelancet.comWHO's 75th anniversary comes at a fraught moment. The vaccine apartheid that has marked the COVID-19 pandemic response has once again raised questions about the influence of corporate actors and their Global North partners on global health. Amid perennial debates around reform and mounting calls for decolonising global health and interrogation of who is represented by WHO, we highlight a set of missed opportunities from the past and offer reimaginings of how WHO might propitiously forge a path towards its centenary in a more equitable, representative, and counter-hegemonic way.
Danny Haiphong, Black Agenda Report.(2023-04-08). US Push To Strip China's Developing Country Status.popularresistance.orgOn March 28, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the "PRC Is Not a Developing Country Act" by a unanimous vote of 415-0 in yet another demonstration of the solid bipartisanship that exists in the United States when it comes to containing and isolating China. Under the terms of the bill, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken would be directed to seek the removal of China's status as a developing country from international organizations and institutions. | The United Nations, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank all recognize China as a developing country for good reason. China's GDP per c…
ecns.cn(2023-04-08). China's forex reserves rise in March.ecns.cnChina's foreign exchange reserves came in at 3.1839 trillion U.S. dollars at the end of March, up 1.62 percent from a month earlier, according to the State Administration of Foreign Exchange on Friday.
ecns.cn(2023-04-08). Driver who killed 5 pedestrians is executed.ecns.cnA man who killed five people and injured eight others in a hit-and-run vehicle assault in 2021 in Dalian, Liaoning province, was executed on Friday, a local court reported.
ecns.cn(2023-04-08). China's economy showing strong momentum in blooming season.ecns.cnThe tantalizing aroma of fresh coffee fills the air as staff from Italian coffee giant Illycaffe arrange their booth for the upcoming third China International Consumer Products Expo (CICPE), slated to open on April 10 in southern China's island province of Hainan.
ecns.cn(2023-04-08). Birth of an Airbus A321 in China's Tianjin.ecns.cnThe first Airbus A321neo aircraft assembled in China rolled off the assembly line in the northern Chinese city of Tianjin for delivery on March 24.
ecns.cn(2023-04-08). Xi, Macron hold informal meeting in China.ecns.cnChinese President Xi Jinping held an informal meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday in Guangzhou, the capital of Guangdong Province in south China.
ecns.cn(2023-04-08). Taiwan question is not about democracy: Chinese spokesperson.ecns.cnThe Taiwan question is not about democracy and such moves of supporting "Taiwan independence" separatist forces in the name of democracy and using the Taiwan question to contain China are highly dangerous and will get nowhere, a Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said Friday.
ecns.cn(2023-04-08). China's AC332 helicopter makes first full-state flight.ecns.cnChina's AC332 twin-engine civil helicopter successfully conducted its first full-state flight here on Friday, announced its developer, the Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC).
ecns.cn(2023-04-08). Comicomment: Another farce unfolds as political polarization divides U.S.ecns.cnJust days after the so-called second "Democracy Summit" in the United States, another farce has unfolded. On April 4, former President Trump appeared in court in Manhattan, New York City, becoming the first former president in U.S. history to face criminal charges. The courtroom was filled with supporters and opponents of Trump, leading to a tense standoff.
ecns.cn(2023-04-08). Insights丨Spanish Scholar: China and Europe are striving to strengthen cooperation.ecns.cnRecently, European leaders have visited China one after another, aiming to clarify that Europe is not intending to "decouple" with China. China and Europe are striving to strengthen cooperation and reciprocity in both economic and political fields. I think EU-China relations are very important because it can help promote global peace and development.
ecns.cn(2023-04-08). Happy Songkran Festival celebrated in HK.ecns.cnThe Happy Songkran Festival is celebrated at D2 Place One in Lai Chi Kok, Hong Kong, from April 5 to 10. The event showcases Thai culture and features a Thai-themed market, dance performance, prayer ceremony, and water-splashing activities.
ecns.cn(2023-04-08). 'Train to spring' stuns visitors in Beijing.ecns.cnFootage of the S2 train winding through blazes of apricot flowers in Beijing has gone viral on the Internet. The train passes through Shuiguan Great Wall and Badaling Great Wall. "ÄÄ…
ecns.cn(2023-04-08). Tianjin opens new container shipping route to Europe.ecns.cnA container ship passed through a water gate at Tianjin Port on Thursday morning, marking the opening of a new direct container shipping route linking Tianjin with European ports. "ÄÄ…
ecns.cn(2023-04-08). Multi-functional helicopter makes maiden flight.ecns.cnAviation Industry Corp of China"ÄÄ(AVIC), the nation's leading aircraft maker, on Friday conducted the maiden flight of its AC332, a new type of multifunctional helicopter designed for civilian use, especially on plateaus. "ÄÄ…
Editor(2023-04-08). Chris Hedges: The Hypocrisy of the Christian Church.scheerpost.com This is a talk Chris Hedges gave on April 6 at a protest at Princeton Theological Seminary demanding the removal of hedge fund billionaire Michael Fisch as chair of the seminary's trustee board.
Eilis Kennedy, Guy Skinner(2023-04-08). [Correspondence] The needs of children born preterm are too often overlooked.thelancet.comThe new WHO recommendations for the care of preterm or low birthweight infants, as commented on by Gary Darmstadt and colleagues,1 are to be commended. In particular, the recommendation that kangaroo mother care should be routinely started soon after birth and the emphasis on the centrality of family support and involvement in care should help facilitate the promotion of a neonatal care environment that embraces an integrated approach to addressing the medical and broader developmental and psychosocial needs of infants and their families.
ELEL(2023-04-08). [Department of Error] Department of Error.thelancet.comMitjà O, Alemany A, Marks M, et al. Mpox in people with advanced HIV infection: a global case series. Lancet 2023; 401: 939—49—The SHARE-NET Collaborators and the appendix have been updated and Valentina Mazzotta's affiliation has been amended. These corrections has been made to the online version as of April 6, 2023.
Gary L Darmstadt, Silke Mader, Karen Edmond(2023-04-08). [Correspondence] The needs of children born preterm are too often overlooked — Authors' reply.thelancet.comWe thank Eilis Kennedy and Guy Skinner for highlighting the importance of the new WHO recommendations for the care of preterm or low birthweight infants—with particular attention to immediate kangaroo mother care and family involvement and support—and for pointing out some key challenges to ensuring that the new recommendations are carried out and achieve their potential benefits.1 Challenges in supporting families in the care of preterm infants in neonatal intensive care units have been well documented.
Gururaj Arakeri, Vishal Rao US, Shekar Patil, Peter A Brennan(2023-04-08). [Correspondence] Unsuccessful ban on gutkha and need for tobacco control in India.thelancet.comIn India, the use of smokeless tobacco, including gutkha, is a prevalent and dangerous practice that poses serious health risks, especially for oral cancer. Despite being banned by Indian states since 2012, gutkha remains widely used and available.1 Gutkha is a mixture of areca nuts, slaked lime, catechu, tobacco, added flavourings, and sweeteners.2 The ban on gutkha aimed to control addiction rates and adverse effects on the oral mucosa. However, companies producing gutkha have found ways to circumvent the ban by producing pan masala (a non-tobacco product containing areca nuts, slaked lime, catechu, and seasoni…
John Mullen(2023-04-08). The French left and the ongoing workers' revolt.greenleft.org.auA historic social explosion is always a test for any left organisation, writes John Mullen, as he looks behind the latest wave of revolt in France, which is entering its 12th week.
Kyle Anzalone(2023-04-08). US Will Threaten Europe To Implement Sanctions on Russia.news.antiwar.comThe White House plans to send a clear message to its European partners in the economic war against Russia, "you are either with us or against us." Two US Treasury officials will visit European and Central Asian partners next month to demand all sanctions on Russia be implemented. Treasury officials Liz Rosenberg and Brian Nelson …
mforinoco(2023-04-08). The Nordstream Ghost Ship.orinocotribune.comThe false details in the CIA's cover story | America's Central Intelligence Agency is constantly running covert operations around the world, and all must have a cover story in case things go badly, as they often do. It is just as important to have an explanation when things go well, as they did in the Baltic Sea last fall. Within weeks of my
Orinoco Tribune 2(2023-04-08). New Campaign To Reinvigorate the Establishment of Zone of Peace in Our Americas.orinocotribune.com By Bill Hackwell — April 4, 2023 | Today in a press conference in Washington DC the Black Alliance for Peace (BAP) along with key allies launched a popular collective campaign to promote the urgent need to establish a Zone of Peace in Our Americas. The press conference coincided with similar events that took place in Havana, Cuba; and Port-au-Prince, Haiti. | The "Zone of Peace" concept emerged from the January 29, 2014, meeting of the heads of state and governments of the Community of | Washington DC | Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC), all of which declared Latin America and the Caribbean should…
Paul Webster(2023-04-08). [World Report] PEPFAR at 20.thelancet.comThe President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief has worked to provide care for patients with HIV/AIDS for two decades. Paul Webster reports.
Pierre-Guillaume Piriou, Thibaut Manigold, Vincent Letocart, Patrice Guérin, Mickael Vourc'h(2023-04-08). [Correspondence] BRIGHT-4 trial: bivalirudin strikes back.thelancet.comWe read with great interest the study by Yi Li and colleagues1 that reports the comparison of bivalirudin plus high-dose infusion versus heparin monotherapy in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction having percutaneous coronary intervention. The authors conclude that bivalirudin reduced the 30-day composite rate of all-cause mortality or Bleeding Academic Research Consortium types 3—5 major bleeding compared with heparin. This large, well conducted study provides new data to the debate regarding the appropriate anticoagulation for these patients.
Richard Horton(2023-04-08). [Comment] Offline: The world's forgotten children.thelancet.comMomentum has stalled. There is no high-level political leadership for maternal, newborn, child, and adolescent health. Not even high-level UN leadership. Multilateral organisations are distracted and weakened. Domestic country resources are constrained. The competition for limited donor financing has increased. Accountability has withered. Advocacy has quietened. This is an era of de-development for women and children. How have we reached such a desperate and dishonourable place?
Saheli Chowdhury(2023-04-08). Israel Bombs Gaza and Lebanon After Palestinian Retaliation Against Al-Aqsa Attacks.orinocotribune.comCaracas, April 7, 2023 ( At midnight on Friday, April 7, Israeli occupation warplanes launched a series of missile strikes on various sites in the Gaza Strip, targeting a Palestinian Resistance site in the south of Gaza City, an observatory post in the east of the city, agricultural lan…
sputnikglobe(2023-04-08). Blinken Rules Out Talks Between Russia and Ukraine.sputnikglobe.comMOSCOW (Sputnik) – US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said that negotiations between Russia and Ukraine are currently off the table, arguing that Moscow has to show its readiness for "constructive" talks.
sputnikglobe(2023-04-08). Cost of Sanctions? Foreign Firms Suffer $2 Bln Losses After Leaving Russia.sputnikglobe.comA whole array of foreign companies left Russia after the West decided to impose sanctions against Moscow. However, the restrictions slapped shortly after the launch of Russia's special military operation in Ukraine backfired on those who introduced them, President Vladimir Putin has pointed out.
sputnikglobe(2023-04-08). Is EU Able to Depoliticize Economic Cooperation With China?sputnikglobe.comThe European Union is interested in developing trade and economic relations with China. The latter urges the EU to strengthen mutual political trust. However, the United States will try to prevent China and the EU from signing an investment agreement in the foreseeable future.
sputnikglobe(2023-04-08). Poland Losing Big From Escalation in Ukraine and Growing Dependence on Washington.sputnikglobe.comPoland doesn't benefit from the Ukraine conflict; Warsaw is creating further threats to its own security by getting bogged down in the standoff being guided by Russophobic ideology and external influence of its political curators, Mateusz Piskorski, political observer and columnist for the My≈õl Polska (Polish Thought) newspaper, told Sputnik.
sputnikglobe(2023-04-08). Russian Air Defense Shoots Down Ukrainian Missile Over Crimea.sputnikglobe.comMOSCOW (Sputnik) – A missile launched from Ukraine has been shot down by Russian air defense systems over the city of Feodosia on the Crimean peninsula, Head of the Republic of Crimea Sergey Aksyonov said on Saturday.
sputnikglobe(2023-04-08). South Africa Gearing Up to Host All BRICS Leaders in August, Including Putin, Says Sherpa.sputnikglobe.comEarlier this year, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov announced that the 15th BRICS Summit will be held in Durban, South Africa, in late August. In March, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov stated that no decision had been made yet regarding the participation of Russian President Vladimir Putin in the forthcoming BRICS event.
sputnikglobe(2023-04-08). Study: Full Moon Triggers Rise in Suicide.sputnikglobe.comIt has long been suggested that full moon can trigger mysterious changes in people, and new research by US psychiatrists shows that it is more than just a suspicion.
Staff(2023-04-08). La educación cubana: un referente a nivel internacional.cubadebate.cuHasta el cierre de febrero del presente año, el Ministerio de Educación de Cuba, cuenta actualmente, con 543 colaboradores distribuidos en trece países de àÅfrica, América Latina y el Caribe y Oceanía ( Bahamas, Argentina, Ecuador, Jamaica, Panamá, Honduras, México, Venezuela, Guinea Ecuatorial, Sudáfrica, República àÅrabe Saharaui, Islas Reunión y Australia) donde se han promovido varios proyectos, entre ellos y el más importante el de alfabetización, a través del método "Yo, sí puedo", "Yo, sí puedo seguir".
Staff(2023-04-08). Falleció Antonio Conde, El Cuate, amigo de Fidel y dueño del yate Granma (+ Video).cubadebate.cuEl legendario Antonio Conde, conocido por los cubanos y mexicanos como El Cuate, murió a los 97 años de edad. Fue el Cuate quien compró y reparó el yate Granma que entregó a Fidel para que, con sus 82 expedicionarios, pusiera rumbo a Cuba para iniciar en la sierra Maestra la guerra necesaria contra la dictadura de Fulgencio Batista, el 2 de diciembre de 1956.
Staff(2023-04-08). Recibió Marrero Cruz a Ministro de Estado de Angola.cubadebate.cuEn el encuentro, el Jefe de Gobierno cubano reiteró la voluntad de ampliar las relaciones económicas y comerciales entre ambos países, sobre todo en los sectores agroalimentario y de la energía.
Staff(2023-04-08). Seis equipos empatan en Serie Nacional de Béisbol.cubadebate.cuLa cerrada porfía continúa en vilo, y tras los resultados de hoy existe un séxtuple empate en la cima de la LXII Serie Nacional de Béisbol que dejó caer las cortinas de sus segundas subseries particulares; los abrazados son el subcampeón nacional Matanzas, Villa Clara, Guantánamo, Camagàºey, Sancti Spíritus y Las Tunas.
Staff(2023-04-08). Copa Ronaldo Veitía: Recuerdo y futuro, magia y amor.cubadebate.cuMás de 100 niños en las categorías sub 13 y sub 15 inundaron los tatamis ubicados en el hotel Meliá Internacional y los nombres de los 32 campeones importan (con medallas incluidas), pero lo más trascendente quedará siempre en el recuerdo competitivo de haber inaugurado un evento-homenaje. No hizo falta fotos ni palabras introductorias, tampoco videos con sus frases preferidas o anécdotas.
Staff(2023-04-08). Cuidaremos siempre el Granma, Cuate.cubadebate.cuLeo que ha muerto el Cuate, el mexicano cubanísimo que compró el yate Granma por indicaciones de Fidel para la expedición libertaria de 1956, el amigo incondicional de Cuba. Y aunque sé que ya rebasaba los noventa, no deja de apretárseme el pecho. Sé que hace muy poco tiempo, en su más reciente visita, fue a ver su yate. Allí estuvo acompañado de las muchachas que siempre lo reciben en el Museo de la Revolución, conversaron y estoy segura de una vez más les pidió con insistencia que le cuidasen "su yate". El Cuate se despedía siempre, pero definitivamente esta vez….
Tanya Wadhwa(2023-04-08). Argentina and Brazil rejoin UNASUR.peoplesdispatch.orgUNASUR was founded in May 2008, with the objective to build regional integration in the cultural, economic, social and political areas while respecting the diversity of each of the member nations…
Tatsuya Fukami(2023-04-08). [Correspondence] Shared decision making with psychological safety.thelancet.comPsychological safety is defined as a shared belief that individuals within a team or group are able to take risks without fear of being embarrassed or punished.1,2 Psychological safety consists of an environment in which people feel respected and comfortable to speak up and express their ideas, opinions, and concerns, which is essential for effective communication and collaboration and encourages creativity and innovation.
Vijay Prashad, Tricontinental: Institute For Social Research.(2023-04-08). Women Hold Up 76.2% Of The Sky.popularresistance.orgThere is no need to delve too deeply into statistical data when the findings are obvious. For instance, when women and men work at the same job, women are paid — on average — 20 percent less than men. To raise awareness about this persistent disparity, the International Labour Organisation (ILO) and United Nations Women host the International Equal Pay Day every year on 18 September and, through their Equal Pay International Coalition, lobby corporations and governments to close the yawning gender pay gap. The idea of 'equal pay for equal work' was established in the ILO's Equal Remuneration Conventio…
Middle East Monitor(2023-04-08). Netanyahu Brought Israeli Extremists to Power and Seeks more Arab Recognition; He can't have Both.juancole.com Dr Adnan Abu Amer AdnanAbuAmer2 There are concerns in Israel that the path towards normalisation with more Arab countries is no longer smooth in light of the planned legislation to suit the extreme far-right in the coalition government. Added to this is the stepping up of action to annex the occupied West Bank, and …
ProPublica(2023-04-08). Clarence Thomas and the Billionaire.juancole.comBy Joshua Kaplan, Justin Elliott and Alex Mierjeski ( ProPublica) — In late June 2019, right after the U.S. Supreme Court released its final opinion of the term, Justice Clarence Thomas boarded a large private jet headed to Indonesia. He and his wife were going on vacation: nine days of island-hopping in a volcanic archipelago …
Clean Energy Wire(2023-04-08). Environmental NGO wins greenwashing lawsuit against French Oil Co. TotalEnergies SE.juancole.comBy Carolina Kyllmann | — ( Clean Energy Wire ) — Climate Action Germany (DUH) has won a lawsuit against TotalEnergies over "climate-neutral" and "CO2-compensated" heating oil claims, the environmental NGO announced. DHU had sued on the basis that TotalEnergies' Thermoplus heating oil was advertised to consumers in a way that violated consumer protection law, …
_____(2023-04-07). Finland Joins NATO in Foreboding But Fitting Historical Coming Out.strategic-culture.org Biden and other NATO cheerleaders celebrating "peace" and "security" with Finland joining the bloc this week is not just grotesque. It is a foreboding warning of a more disastrous war. | During the Cold War decades, Finland prided itself in adopting a non-aligned position in relations between the United States and the Soviet Union. Of course, there were good reasons for this Finnish nominal neutrality. The Nordic country not only shared a long border with Soviet Russia, thereby making its neutrality an essential Moscow requisite for security. But in addition, too, Finland bore the shame of having been defeated by…
_____(2023-04-07). The Imminent Collapse of Eurofascism.strategic-culture.orgOnly by crushing Eurofascism and expelling the Anglo-Saxon fascists from the Old Continent can the world be saved from a nuclear holocaust. | After the collapse of Nazi Germany, the Americans entered Western Europe with the firm intention of staying there forever, and to be completely honest, they never really hid it from us. The first Secretary General of NATO, the British general and diplomat, Hastings Ismay, explained the essence of the founding of the military alliance, which he headed, in a short but more than precise and vivid formulation, saying that its goal is "to keep the Soviet Union out, the Americans…
_____(2023-04-07). The Warm Embrace and the Cold Shoulder: China Mines Europe's Fractures During Joint Visit.strategic-culture.orgFrench President Emmanuel Macron got parades and banquets. EU chief Ursula von der Leyen was mostly left alone. | Suzanne LYNCH and Stuart LAU reported from Brussels | French President Emmanuel Macron was given the full red-carpet treatment this week in Beijing, fêted at a state banquet, and greeted by military parades and firing cannons on Tiananmen Square. When Macron's plane touched down, China's foreign minister personally welcomed him. | When European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen arrived, she got the ecology minister — at the regular passenger exit. | It was a pattern on display again a…
_____(2023-04-07). Al-Aqsa Raid: How BBC Coverage Is Enabling Israeli Violence.strategic-culture.org The late Archbishop Desmond Tutu, a Nobel laureate and tireless campaigner against South African apartheid, once observed: "If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor." For decades, the BBC's editorial policy in reporting on Israel and Palestine has consistently chosen the side of the oppressor – and all too often, not even by adopting the impartiality the corporation claims as the bedrock of its journalism.
Cristen Hemingway Jaynes(2023-04-07). Coal phaseout must move 4.5 times more quickly to avoid climate chaos, report warns.peoplesworld.org As operating coal power plants were retired last year and scheduled projects canceled, the number of plants decreased in developing and developed countries, except China, according to the ninth annual global survey of the coal plant pipeline by Global Energy Monitor, a press release from Global Energy Monitor said. However, in order for the world to be on track to phase out …
Marshall Project(2023-04-07). What it's like to be arrested when your name isn't Donald Trump.peoplesworld.org The arrest and arraignment of former President Donald J. Trump may have been an unprecedented moment in American history, with seismic implications for the political process. But as a legal process, it was more routine: On Tuesday, he became just another one of the roughly 31,000 people arraigned for felonies in dreary courtrooms across New York State …
Mark Gruenberg(2023-04-07). Los camioneros se preparan para la huelga forzada de UPS.peoplesworld.org WASHINGTON—Con las negociaciones sobre un nuevo contrato maestro a punto de comenzar, los Teamsters advierten a sus miembros que se preparen para una posible huelga forzada en United Parcel Service. El nuevo presidente del sindicato, Sean O'Brien, ha estado recorriendo el país desde su toma de posesión, y prometió a los Teamsters de UPS que …
Roger McKenzie(2023-04-07). Brazil refuses to sign U.S. statement on Russia's Ukraine invasion at 'democracy summit'.peoplesworld.org Brazil has refused to sign a statement condemning Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The move came during the Summit for Democracy, a virtual event hosted by the United States to "renew democracy at home and confront autocracies abroad." President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, who did not personally participate in the event, said that his country …
Mark Gruenberg(2023-04-07). The Trump indictment: It's not just the crime, it's the cover-up.peoplesworld.org By now, the world knows Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg indicted Republican former Oval Office occupant Donald Trump on 34 felony counts associated with Trump's checks to former adult film performer and stripper Stormy Daniels, via lawyer-fixer Michael Cohen, to cover up his pre-presidential affairs with her. It was a conspiracy to illegally influence the …
Special to People's World(2023-04-07). April screenings in L.A. honor the Hollywood Ten at 75.peoplesworld.org Seventy-five years ago, Hollywood entered one of its bleakest periods. In 1947, 10 Hollywood writers and directors famously refused to testify before the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) and were held in contempt of Congress. In response, Hollywood's top studio heads turned their backs on these filmmakers. The Hollywood Ten—Alvah Bessie, Herbert Biberman, Lester Cole, …
Press Associates(2023-04-07). Kroger-Safeway merger could raise grocery prices and cost jobs, UFCW warns.peoplesworld.org WASHINGTON (PAI)—Members of United Food and Commercial Workers Local 400 and their allies took to informational picket lines in metro D.C. on April 5 in a campaign to save local supermarkets—and jobs—from a mega-merger threat which could also raise prices for consumers. Lines went up at three stores. Their goal, shared by their parent union: …
Mark Gruenberg(2023-04-07). With rocky bargaining looming, Teamsters prepare for forced UPS strike.peoplesworld.org WASHINGTON—With negotiations over a new master contract about to begin, the Teamsters are warning their members to prepare for a potential forced strike at United Parcel Service. The union's new president, Sean O'Brien, has been touring the country ever since his inauguration, vowing to UPS Teamsters that the union would go to the mat for …
The Lever(2023-04-07). üéß LEVER TIME PREMIUM: AOC On DC's "Psychologically Manipulative Environment"levernews.comOn this week's episode of Lever Time Premium, our extended weekly podcast for paying subscribers, progressive Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) reveals what it's like trying to function in Washington amid the power and pressure of massive corporate spending.As AOC notes: "It really feels like going to another planet with different social rules. Let's say you get elected speaker. You don't get there without raising an ungodly amount of money, because you are not just raising money for yourself, you are raising money for an entire political party that constitutes hundreds of people. The whole society is str…
_____(2023-04-07). On Kim Sung-han's resignation.journal-neo.org National Security Advisor of the Republic of Korea (to put it bluntly, a key advisor on foreign and national security affairs of South Korea) said that he was stepping down on March 29, 2023, less than a month before President Yoon Suk-yeol's state visit to the United States. Kim stated in a press release, "When […] | –°–æ–æ–±—â–µ–Ω–∏–µ
_____(2023-04-07). Should the US Remain Responsible for European Security?journal-neo.org This is the question Donald Trump brought to the forefront when he started asking why the US was paying the lion's share for European security and demanding that members of NATO foot the bill, with at least 2 percent of their GNP. It remains pertinent because the present situation can only exist if the US […] | –°–æ–æ–±—â–µ–Ω–∏–µ
African Stream(2023-04-07). AFRICOM: Securing African or U.S. Interests?towardfreedom.orgThe United States Africa Command—or AFRICOM—was founded in 2007. But it's failed to bring peace and security. Major failures in Somalia, Libya and elsewhere have left many Africans suspecting it exists only to serve U.S. interests. African Stream reports.
americanthinker(2023-04-07). America Needs a New Normal.americanthinker.comThe current normal where those on the right fiddle and diddle while doing nothing is no longer acceptable. Action is required.
americanthinker(2023-04-07). The reparations bidding war has begun.americanthinker.comReparations schemes are nothing more than Democrats elevating their redistribution of income agenda while paying off a reliable bloc for their votes.
Amy Goodman(2023-04-07). Black Tennessee Lawmaker Justin Jones Discusses His Expulsion From State House.truthout.orgWe speak with Justin Jones, one of two Black Democratic lawmakers expelled by a Republican supermajority in the Tennessee state House of Representatives Thursday for peacefully protesting gun violence in the chamber last week as thousands rallied at the Capitol to demand gun control after the Covenant elementary school shooting in Nashville. A vote to expel their white colleague who joined them in… |
Ann Brown(2023-04-07). Trump's Father, Fred Trump, Laundered Casino Chips And Was Arrested At A KKK Rally In 1927.moguldom.comFormer President Donald Trump today would be considered a nepo baby (or nepotism baby), as his fortune and fame—and career in real estate— were derived from that of his New York real estate mogul father, Fred Trump. Fred was a Bronx-born real estate and construction magnate. But he was also known as a racist landlord, …
Ann Brown(2023-04-07). Coolio's Cause Of Death Revealed: Fentanyl, Heroin And Crystal Meth Found In System.moguldom.comIt's been five months since hip-hop legend Coolio died, and the cause of his death has finally been revealed. The veteran West Coast artist died at the age of 59 from a fentanyl overdose, according to his autopsy report obtained by Page Six. The report also noted he had heroin and methamphetamine in his system. At …
Anonymous669(2023-04-07). ISIS Claims Attack In Syria's Daraa For First Time In Eight Months.southfront.org File image. | On April 6, an officer of the Syrian Police was killed in a drive-by shooting attack by ISIS terrorists in the southern governorate of Daraa. | The attack took place on a road near the town of Qarfa in the northern Daraa countryside. The terrorists were reportedly moving on a motorcycle. The Syrian Ministry of Interior identified the fallen police officer as Wasim Musa al-Ghazali, a native of Qarfa. | ISIS confirmed its responsibility for the attack via its official news agency, Amaq, marking the f…
Anonymous669(2023-04-07). ISIS Killed Or Wounded 18 SDF Fighters In Northeastern Syria In Two Weeks: Monitoring Group.southfront.org Illustrative image. | ISIS cells in Syria's northeastern region killed or wounded 18 fighters of the United States-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in the first two weeks of the holy Islamic month of Ramadan that began on March 23, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said in a report released on April 6. | According to the London-based monitoring group, the terrorists carried out 12 operations against the Kurdish-led group in Deir Ezzor and al-Hasakah during the said period."12 op…
Anonymous669(2023-04-07). Israel Launches Strikes Against Gaza, Lebanon In Response To Rocket Attacks (Videos).southfront.org Click to see full-size image. Source: the Israeli Air Force. | Early on April 7, the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) carried out a series of strikes against positions of the Palestinian Hamas Movement in the Gaza Strip and southern Lebanon in response to recent rocket attacks which were launched from the two regions. | The escalation began on April 5, when Israeli Police stormed al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem city and arrested hundreds of Palestinians worshipers. In an initial response,…
Anonymous669(2023-04-07). Russia Is Developing Anti-Satellite Missile, Laser Systems.southfront.org The Peresvet laser system. | Russia is developing two airborne anti-satellite systems, according to an article published in the Defense Ministry's Military Thought journal on April 7. | The first system is based on the MiG-31D fighter and the Kontakt anti-satellite missile, while the second is a version of the Peresvet laser system installed on an Il-76 aircraft. | The article was co-authored by retired Lieutenant-General Alexander Kovalyov, President of the St. Petersburg branch of the Tsiolkovsky Cosmonautics…
Anonymous669(2023-04-07). Turkistan Militants In Greater Idlib Are Preparing Drone Attacks On Syrian Army: Russian MoD.southfront.org File image. | The al-Qaeda-affiliated Turkistan Islamic Party (TIP) is preparing to launch drone attacks from the northwestern Syrian region of Greater Idlib, deputy head of the Russian Center for Reconciliation of the Opposing Parties in Syria, Rear Admiral Oleg Gurinov, revealed on April 6. | The TIP is a close ally of Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), the de-facto ruler of Greater Idlib and the former main branch of al-Qaeda in Syria."According to information obtained by the Russian Center for Reconciliation of…
Anonymous669(2023-04-07). Two Israelis Killed, Another Critically Wounded In West Bank Shooting Attack (Video).southfront.org Click to see full-size image. | On April 7, two Israelis were killed and a third was critically wounded in yet another shooting attack in the occupied West Bank. | The attack took place on the Route 57 highway in the northern Jordan Valley, near the Hamra Junction. The gunmen opened fire at the Israeli-owned car twice causing its crash, before fleeing. At least 22 7.62mm shell casings, typically used by a Kalashnikov rifle, were found at the scene. | The Israel Defense Forces (I…
Ben Norton, Geopolitical Economy.(2023-04-07). Inside Russia: Economists Describe Impact Of Sanctions And Ukraine War.popularresistance.orgEconomists Radhika Desai and Alan Freeman of the Geopolitical Economy Research Group traveled to Russia to participate in several conferences and investigate the impact of Western sanctions and the Ukraine war. | They spoke with Geopolitical Economy Report about the economic situation in the ground, the country's deepening integration with Asia, and Russian economists' gradual move away from neoliberalism. | Russian "economists have always been looking to the East; what is interesting is what's going on in the leadership now", Freeman said. | He noted that Moscow is trying to implement a program of import substit…
Ben Norton(2023-04-07). German Leftist Lawmaker Says US Soldiers and Nukes Must Leave Her Country.orinocotribune.com By Ben Norton — Mar 31, 2023 | On the floor of Germany's parliament, Left Party MP Sevim Daƒüdelen called for the c. 38,000 US soldiers in her country to leave, and to take their nuclear weapons with them. She lamented that Washington "doesn't actually want allies, just loyal vassals". | A member of parliament from Germany's Left Party has called for the thousands of US soldiers and nuclear weapons in her country to leave. | "After 78 years, it is now time for US soldiers to go home. All other allies left Germany a long time ago", said Die Linke MP Sevim Daƒüdelen on the floor of Germany'
Brittani Banks(2023-04-07). The Fear of AI Is Overblown—and Here's Why.independentmediainstitute.orgThe unprecedented popularity of ChatGPT has turbocharged the AI hype machine. We are being bombarded daily by news articles announcing humankind's greatest invention—Artificial Intelligence (AI). AI is "qualitatively different," "transformational," "revolutionary," "will change everything,"—they say. OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, announced a major upgrade of the technology behind ChatGPT called GPT4. Already, Microsoft researchers are …
Brittani Banks(2023-04-07). The World Bank and the BRICS Bank Have New Leaders and Different Outlooks.independentmediainstitute.orgIn late February 2023, U.S. President Joe Biden announced that the United States had placed the nomination of Ajay Banga to be the next head of the World Bank, established in 1944. There will be no other official candidates for this job since—by convention—the U.S. nominee is automatically selected for…
cameron orr(2023-04-07). Detroit anti-eviction activists go toe-to-toe with court bailiffs.cpusa.org The fight against predatory landlords has reached a new stage of struggle in the city of Detroit. On March 21, after months of grassroots struggle for the protection of Taura Brown and her home, Wayne County Judge Shawn Jacque of the 36th District Court signed a court order for her eviction. She had ten …
cameron orr(2023-04-07). Understanding issues on the border: a working-class perspective.cpusa.org A working-class position regarding issues on the border demands full rights for workers and their families, documented and undocumented immigrants, and an end to oppressive immigration policy that justifies and normalizes persecution through state-sanctioned violence. We demand comprehensive immigration policy that upholds the dignity of the labor that both documented and undocumented immigrants contribute …
Cecilia Vergara Mattei(2023-04-07). En tiempo récord, Boric promulgó la polémica ley de protección policial.globalizacion.caTras el homicidio del cabo primero de Carabineros, Daniel Palma durante un operativo policial en el barrio Matta de Santiago centro que aceleró la agenda, el presidente chileno Gabriel Boric promulgó la Ley Naín-Retamal, medida que busca fortalecer y proteger…
Chris Hedges(2023-04-07). No, COVID-19 isn't 'over'—but millions of Americans' Medicaid coverage is about to be.therealnews.com The Biden administration is poised to allow the national emergency on COVID-19 to expire on May 11, 2023. Once that occurs, between 5 to 14 million Americans previously covered under Medicaid will lose their insurance. Although the pandemic continues to rage, killing thousands and infecting hundreds of thousands each week, a bipartisan consensus has settled in Washington to simply pretend COVID-19 is "over." What meager safety net was extended at the start of the pandemic is now being rolled back—leaving Americans to shoulder the risks and expenses of illness and death entirely on their own. Dr. Marga…
Chris Walker(2023-04-07). 12-Year-Old Trans Girl in WV Allowed to Keep Playing Sports, Supreme Court Says.truthout.orgOn Thursday, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled not to intervene in a dispute involving a 12-year-old transgender girl and the state of West Virginia after GOP lawmakers in the state attempted to block her from taking part in a girls' track and field team. In 2021, Becky Pepper-Jackson and her family sued West Virginia over a law banning students from participating in sports teams that don't correspond… |
Chris Walker(2023-04-07). Critics Decry Apparent Racism in Expulsion of 2 Dems From Tennessee Legislature.truthout.orgOn Thursday night, Republican lawmakers in the Tennessee state House of Representatives expelled two of three Democratic legislators who engaged in a peaceful protest on the House floor a week prior, in a move that observers have condemned as both authoritarian and racist. The move leaves tens of thousands of constituents in Memphis and Nashville without representation during the final weeks of… |
Chris Walker(2023-04-07). Florida School District Bans Graphic Novel Version of Anne Frank's Diary.truthout.orgA Florida school district has removed a visual adaptation of Anne Frank's diary, an acclaimed first-person telling of a teenage girl's life in the Nazi-occupied Netherlands during World War II. For decades, students in classrooms across the U.S. have read Frank's diary, which documents her everyday life as Jewish child forced into hiding during the Holocaust. "Anne Frank's Diary: The Graphic… |
Dan Dinello(2023-04-07). Trump's Arraignment was Unprecedented, but so is the Enormity of his Crimes against America.juancole.com Chicago (Feature; Special to Informed Comment) — Adding another humiliating chapter to his despicable life, the twice-impeached former President becomes the first ex-president to face criminal charges. Responding to the indictment, Trump said, "Never before in our nation's history has this been done." He's right, never before in our nation's history have we had a …
Dana Sanchez(2023-04-07). Largest Hedge Fund Bridgewater: Here Are The Reasons Recessions Will Be Longer And Deeper In America.moguldom.comKaren Karniol-Tambour, the co-chief investment officer of Bridgewater Associates, warned investors that upcoming recessions may play out more painfully than in the past, may be more difficult to handle and "longer" than we're used to as the Federal Reserve struggles to intervene. Bridgewater has almost $130 billion in assets under management. In February, Karniol-Tambour, 37, became the first …
Dave DeCamp(2023-04-07). Report: Saudis and Houthis Might Renew Ceasefire Soon.news.antiwar.comWarring parties in Yemen could soon sign a deal to renew a ceasefire that would last until the end of 2023, The New Arab reported Thursday. A ceasefire that took effect in April 2022 expired last October. While there has been an uptick in fighting on the ground, there have still been no Saudi airstrikes …
David Klein(2023-04-07). Sabotaging Oil and Gas Infrastructure Is an Act of Climate Heroism.truthout.orgThe environmental movement has offered waves of demonstrations, petition drives, lobbying and other forms of protest. Yet, despite all that, Earth and its inhabitants are losing the war waged against us by capitalism. It follows that a reevaluation of strategy and tactics of the environmental movement is in order, including a closer examination of how nonviolence should be understood and practiced. |
Deepika Joshi(2023-04-07). World Health Day 2023: continuing the struggle for health.peoplesdispatch.orgThe celebration of the 75th World Health Day this April 7, amidst the WHO's As poverty rates grow, global health inequities and inequalities between countries have been exacerbated in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. The failure to learn from the pandemic, or to respond…
Derek Seidman(2023-04-07). Longtime Astroturf Firm Obscures Funders as It Targets Starbucks Union.truthout.org"I get up every morning and I try to figure out how to screw with the labor unions." These were the words uttered by Rick Berman during a 2014 talk to the Western Energy Alliance, a fossil fuel industry group, according to The New York Times, which received a leaked recording of the presentation. Berman is a high-profile corporate consultant who has made headlines for decades because of his… |
ecns.cn(2023-04-07). More China-Europe trains running.ecns.cnChina Railway Wuhan Group said on Wednesday that it saw significant growth in the number of its cross-border freight trains operating between China and Europe in the first quarter of this year.
ecns.cn(2023-04-07). China takes countermeasures against Hudson Institute, Reagan library.ecns.cnChina has decided to take countermeasures against the Hudson Institute, the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and the relevant people in charge of these organizations, according to a statement issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Friday.
ecns.cn(2023-04-07). Ma Ying-jeou concludes mainland visit.ecns.cnA delegation led by Ma Ying-jeou, former chairman of the Chinese Kuomintang party, left for Taiwan from Shanghai on Friday, concluding their visit to the Chinese mainland.
ecns.cn(2023-04-07). People related to chained mother of eight sentenced.ecns.cnDong Zhimin, the husband in a high-profile case of a woman being trafficked, tortured and giving birth to eight children, was sentenced to 9 years for abuse and illegal detention.
ecns.cn(2023-04-07). Greater Bay Area moves toward further alignment.ecns.cnThe Guangdong provincial government on Thursday unveiled 20 examples in which efforts have been made to further align rules and systems in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area in a bid to advance market integration.
ecns.cn(2023-04-07). Canberra's move against TikTok hurts confidence in Australia.ecns.cnAustralia's discriminatory restrictions against TikTok undermine the confidence of the international community in the country's business environment, and harm the interests of Australian enterprises and people.
ecns.cn(2023-04-07). Glass beads on moon found to contain water.ecns.cnChinese scientists have discovered a new water reservoir on the moon in the form of glass beads, which could be of major significance in efforts to probe for water on the Earth's only natural satellite and potentially extract it to support future lunar missions.
ecns.cn(2023-04-07). China-built Mombasa-Nairobi railway promotes Kenya growth.ecns.cnData released by the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics show that the revenue from the Mombasa-Nairobi railway, built by Chinese enterprises, reached KES 15.3 billion (0.11 billion) last year. Both passenger and freight volumes have steadily increased, continuing to play a positive role in the economic and social development of Kenya.
ecns.cn(2023-04-07). Technology empowers strawberry farmers in Xinjiang.ecns.cnYoung green strawberry seedlings are thriving under the most suitable conditions of light, temperature and humidity thanks to an intelligent water and nutrient control system at a virus-free propagation center overseen by the Agricultural Institute of the Twelfth Division of the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps(XPCC).
ecns.cn(2023-04-07). China launches solid-propellant carrier rocket.ecns.cnA Hyperbola-1 (SQX-1), solid-propellant commercial carrier rocket, blasts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, April 7, 2023.
Editor(2023-04-07). Chile pushes authoritarian police law.mronline.org Chile's neoliberal government is close to securing a new law that expands the right of security forces to use firearms against the population. The Naín-Retamal Law, a proposal of the executive branch, was today approved by the Senate for a third and final reading.
Editor(2023-04-07). Trump derangement syndrome returns.mronline.org If democrats were smart, Donald Trump would be a disgraced former president, forgotten by all but his most ardent admirers. But they aren't smart and they may have given him a political resurrection.
Editor(2023-04-07). 5 Other Modern Presidents Who Should Have Been Indicted for Their Crimes.scheerpost.com By Juan Cole / Informed Comment Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) — Seeing Trump arraigned in New York on Tuesday was satisfying even if the outcome of the trial cannot be foreseen and he has a presumption of innocence. There is obviously evidence that he falsified his business records for the purpose of hiding material facts …
Editor(2023-04-07). Africa 'All Out,' 54-0, Against Joining Biden's Proxy War on Russia.scheerpost.com By Walt Zlotow / Antiwar.com When President Biden announced sanctions against Russia over their February, 2022 invasion of Ukraine, he called it a battle of democracy over tyranny. He expected Africa to rally to the US lead. Unsurprisingly, not one of Africa's 54 countries as joined US sanctions against Russia. Many are neutral; some even …
Editor(2023-04-07). As Congress Considers Prolonging Cuba's Designation as a Terrorism Supporter, Biden Dithers.scheerpost.com By W.T. Whitney / CounterPunch Although Cuba's Revolution survived military invasion, guerrilla actions, terrorist attacks, and bacteriologic warfare, enough was not enough. Now there are pay-offs to dissidents, manipulation of worldwide media coverage, and weaponization of social media capabilities. The U.S. economic and financial blockade persists, after 60 years, and will continue. That's mostly because …
Editor(2023-04-07). Belmarsh Warden Blocks Assange From Meeting With Representatives of Press Freedom Organization.scheerpost.com By Kevin Gosztola / The Dissenter The warden of Her Majesty's Prison Belmarsh blocked representatives with the press freedom organization Reporters Without Borders (RSF) from visiting WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, despite previously reviewing RSF's request and agreeing to grant access. Rebecca Vincent, the director of operations and campaigns for RSF, declared, "We followed all rules …
Editor(2023-04-07). Iran 1953: The Birthplace of Western Backed Coups.scheerpost.com Despite its unique circumstance and history, the Iranian coup in 1953—as explored by Taghi Amirani in his film Coup 53—proved to be a template for the West's exploitation of the world.
Fight Back(2023-04-07). Austin students protest attacks on diversity, equity and inclusion.fightbacknews.orgAustin, TX — On Wednesday, April 5, Austin Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) met on Speedway at UT Austin with the Texas Students for DEI Coalition to protest recent Texas legislative and administrative attacks on diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs. The rally was also called in solidarity with the Tampa 4, a group of University of South Florida SDS members currently facing felony charges after being brutalized and arrested while protesting Florida's attacks on DEI programs. | "While Republican lawmakers like Governor Greg Abbott try to claim that these laws are in the interest of fai…
Fight Back(2023-04-07). Brandon Johnson elected mayor of Chicago.fightbacknews.orgChicago, IL – On Tuesday April 4, Brandon Johnson won 51.4% of vote in the Chicago mayoral runoff election. Johnson's victory is also a victory for working and oppressed people, as demonstrated by the range of organizations and individuals who celebrated with Johnson and his family at the Marriott Marquis on election night. | Frank Chapman, executive director of the National Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression, said "I've been living for this moment since the Great Harold Washington in 1986, yet we didn't wait on history; we, the oppressed and the working class, made history." | Sever…
Fight Back(2023-04-07). Legalization For All network's delegation to the US Mexico border in Tijuana.fightbacknews.orgTijuana, Mexico – On April 2, a group of activists from the Legalization For All network crossed the U.S.-Mexico border to witness the effects of U.S. border militarization. The group met with Robert Vivar, binational coordinator at VÂA Internacional, and Aída Amador, coordinator of VÂA Migrante. They visited the Unified U.S. Deported Veterans Office, the border wall at Friendship Park on the Tijuana side, and the Casa de Luz LGBTQ+ immigrant collective house. | Crossing from the U.S. into Tijuana was quick and easy with no lines – the group did not even need to present their passports, which showed just how eas…
Fight Back(2023-04-07). Minneapolis: MPD consent decree falls short and keeps power out of community hands.fightbacknews.orgFight Back News Service is circulating the following April 6 joint statement of the Twin Cities Coalition 4 Justice 4 Jamar and Minneapolis for Community Control of Police. | Consent decree falls short and keeps power out of community hands | We need an all-elected Civilian Police Accountability Commission to permanently reign in the abuses of MPD | On Friday, March 31, the City of Minneapolis and the Minnesota Department of Human Rights (MDHR) announced the signing of a consent decree to address human rights violations by the Minneapolis Police Department. The agreement was negotiated entirely behind closed door…
Fight Back(2023-04-07). Victory in fight for Tampa Citizens Review Board independence.fightbacknews.orgTampa, FL — The Tampa City Council voted 4-3 to pass an ordinance granting the city's Citizen Review Board (CRB) an independent attorney, April 6. The CRB is a city board that was established in 2015 to review closed cases of police misconduct, as well as be a place where people can bring complaints about the police. | An independent attorney would be more impartial and fair than the current arrangement, where the board uses the city's attorney. Using the city's attorney, by its nature, creates a conflict of interest, which the Tampa police attorney himself admitted in a CRB meeting, stating that the CRB,…
Human Rights Watch(2023-04-07). In Bad Sign for Climate Summit, Oil-Rich UAE warns Conference Attendees against Criticizing Government.juancole.com Katharina Rall Senior Researcher, Environment and Human Rights @katha_nina ( Human Rights Watch) — Speakers at a recent climate and health summit in Abu Dhabi were advised by the conference organizers not to "criticize Islam, the government, corporations or individuals" or protest while in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), according to a recent investigation …
infobrics(2023-04-07). India-Russia Meet on Roads, Transport Systems Held.infobrics.orgIn an effort to establish an effective bilateral relationship of communication and cooperation in the road transportation, logistics, Intelligent Transport System (ITS) and green mobility sector, the first meeting of the India-Russia Working Group on Roads and ITS was held in the national Capital…
infobrics(2023-04-07). Petro-Yuan or Petro-BRICS: The Need for Better Alternative Reserve Currencies to Break Dollar Dominance.infobrics.orgThe dominance of the US dollar has been causing increasing problems for economies around the world. As a result, there is a growing undercurrent of interest in finding alternative reserve currencies. China is pushing for the yuan to become a reserve currency, but a possible BRICS+ Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) may have the edge…
Ingar Solty & K D Kolenda(2023-04-07). Four taboo truths about the Ukraine war.indybay.orgLike every war in history, the Ukrainian war has a prehistory that does not begin with Russia's invasion of the neighboring country nearly a year ago, or even in 2014 with the annexation of Crimea to Russia. Second, the war has an immense potential for escalation.
Internationalist 360 ∞(2023-04-07). Iran and Saudi Arabia: A Chinese Win-Win.libya360.wordpress.comPepe Escobar The single Iranian-Saudi handshake buried trillions of dollars of western divide-and-rule investments across West Asia, and has global leaders rushing to Beijing for global solutions. The idea that History has an endpoint, as promoted by clueless neoconservatives in the unipolar 1990s, is flawed, as it is in an endless process of renewal. The recent official meeting between…
Internationalist 360 ∞(2023-04-07). Leaked Documents Expose US-NATO Ukraine War Plans.libya360.wordpress.comAlexander Rubinstein Classified Pentagon documents containing information about US and NATO plans for a Ukrainian offensive and key details of the ongoing war have leaked. And the Biden administration is reportedly demanding they be scrubbed from the internet. Is there a hidden agenda behind the leak? The New York Times has reported "a significant breach of American…
Internationalist 360 ∞(2023-04-07). Thai Opposition Asks US to "Restore Democracy" in Thailand.libya360.wordpress.com-Thai "human rights activist" Sirikan Chaloernsiri has called for the US to "seize this opportunity" and "restore democracy" in Thailand by ensuring the opposition takes power; -Sirikan's opposition group, Thai Lawyers for Human Rights has been funded since its creation in 2014 by the US government through the National Endowment for Democracy (NED); -The NED…
Internationalist 360 ∞(2023-04-07). The Global South is Dumping the Dollar.libya360.wordpress.comThe Global South is dumping the dollar. We're joined by journalists in Beirut, Nairobi, Recife (Northeast Brazil) and Sà£o Paulo, for this special panel. Clinton Nzala is a political commentator and analyst based in Nairobi, and writer for Pan-African media outlet, African Stream. Esteban Carrillo is an Ecuadorian journalist based out of Beirut. He is…
Internationalist 360 ∞(2023-04-07). The 'Holy Trinity' Behind Russian Military Dominance in Ukraine.libya360.wordpress.comDrago Bosnic Krasnopol-M precision-guided artillery shells If we were to believe a single word uttered by the mainstream propaganda machine about the performance of the Russian military, we'd be convinced that Moscow is using WWII-era equipment begrudgingly manned by conscripts armed with shovels. Not to mention that, according to CNN's "well-informed" (and yet, anonymous) sources, the…
Internationalist 360 ∞(2023-04-07). US Resumes Construction of Biolabs in Ukraine.libya360.wordpress.comRussian Defense Ministry briefing on analysis of documents related to U.S. military and biological activities April 07, 2023 According to the document, despite a forced pause due to a special military operation, activities under the Program have now been resumed. The main tasks at this stage are to continue the construction of biolaboratories in Ukraine,…
It's Going Down(2023-04-07). Burgerville Fires IWW Shop Steward as New Contract Draws Near; Union Vows, "We Will Escalate"itsgoingdown.orgThe Burgerville Workers Union, part of the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW), is reporting that a shop steward and member of the union's bargaining team was "wrongfully terminated" on April 3rd. In 2018 the Burgerville Workers Union made history, becoming the first labor union recognized by a fast food chain after years of strikes,…
Jake Johnson(2023-04-07). Israel Bombs Lebanon and Gaza, Sparking Fears of Escalating Conflict.truthout.orgFears of a wider conflict in the Middle East mounted Friday after Israel bombed Lebanon and the occupied Gaza Strip in the early hours of the morning, an assault that followed two consecutive nights of violent raids on the Al-Aqsa mosque compound. The raids spurred global condemnation and retaliatory rocket fire from southern Lebanon and Gaza, prompting Israel's latest barrage of airstrikes. |
Jeff Ernsthausen(2023-04-07). IRS Vows to Renew Pursuit of Wealthy Tax Dodgers.truthout.orgFlush with $80 billion in new funding, the IRS is aiming to ramp up audits of wealthy taxpayers and large corporations, according to a strategic operating plan it released Thursday. The 150-page plan also includes a lengthy list of proposed changes intended to improve customer service, upgrade the agency's notoriously outdated computer systems, boost hiring and even "explore making it easier" to… |
Jesús Inojosa(2023-04-07). ICJ May Review UK's Fraudulent 1899 Paris Arbitration Regarding Essequibo Region.orinocotribune.comThe International Court of Justice (ICJ) announced that the fraud committed by the United Kingdom through the Paris Arbitration Award of 1899, by which it stole the Essequibo territory from Venezuela, may go under review. The vice president of Venezuela, Delcy Rodríguez, welcomed this decision and read a statement by the Venezuelan government ratifying its adherence to the Geneva Agreement signed in 1966 to settle Venezuela's territorial dispute regarding the Essequibo region. | "Venezuela celebrates that the Court's incidental sentence today validates our arguments: firstly, by recognizing that the illicit and f…
John Catalinotto(2023-04-07). Will workers turn toward taking the offensive in France?workers.org For the 11th time since Jan. 19, millions of people in France, led by the workers of the major union confederations, especially the General Confederation of Labor (CGT), took to the streets all over the country on April 6. Once again, they shut France down. Early reports in the New . . . |
Kelly Hayes(2023-04-07). Latin American Feminism Has Much to Teach US Left on How to Fight for Abortion.truthout.orgIn this episode of "Movement Memos," host Kelly Hayes talks with Camila Valle, translator of Set Fear on Fire: The Feminist Call That Set the Americas Ablaze by LASTESIS. Hayes and Valle discuss the struggle for abortion rights and access in Chile and Argentina, the need for democratic structures in movement work, and how LASTESIS has used art and performance to bring feminist theory to the… |
Kevin Gosztola, Scheer Post.(2023-04-07). Belmarsh Warden Blocks Assange From Meeting With Press Freedom Advocates.popularresistance.orgThe warden of Her Majesty's Prison Belmarsh blocked representatives with the press freedom organization Reporters Without Borders (RSF) from visiting WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, despite previously reviewing RSF's request and agreeing to grant access. | Rebecca Vincent, the director of operations and campaigns for RSF, declared, "We followed all rules this morning. We were there very early with all required documentation. Without even checking our documentation, we were told that we would not be allowed in." | "The first official that we spoke to said that they had received 'intelligence' that we were journa…
Lee Camp, Mintpress News.(2023-04-07). Drought Profiteers: Wall Street Billionaires Snatch Up America's Water.popularresistance.orgIt is time to stop calling the financial industry executives who are buying up freshwater "investors" or "hedge fund managers" and instead call them "drought profiteers." | I mean, you can also call them vultures and parasites. They all apply quite well. Come up with your own names for them. Get creative with it. Really listen to your heart. | Water. We all need it to survive. It's the main ingredient in alcohol. Just think of how many more people would be killed each year if we didn't have alcohol to take the edge off. But here's the problem: as the climate crisis causes drought around the world, the richest of…
Lorena Guillén(2023-04-07). Brasil y China acuerdan intercambios sin dólar.globalizacion.caEntrevista de Lorena Guillen, de ABYA YALA TV (Bolivia) a Julio Gambina sobre los acuerdos entre China y Brasil para el intercambio en monedas locales, sin depender del dólar. El acuerdo se realizó el 29/3/2023 y la nota fue realizada…
manager(2023-04-07). Strong Job Growth Again in March, but Hours Drop, and Wage Growth Slows Further.cepr.netThe March employment report gave clear evidence that the Fed's rate hikes are weakening the labor market. Job growth was strong—with 236,000 jobs created—but the index of aggregate hours fell for the second consecutive month. Perhaps most importantly, wage growth slowed further, with the average hourly wage rising at just a 3.2 percent annual rate …
Margaret Kimberley(2023-04-07). Uganda LGBTQ Law Obscures Crimes Committed on Behalf of the US.orinocotribune.comBy Margaret Kimberley — Mar 29, 2023 | Uganda's anti-LGBTQ legislation has elicited worldwide condemnation. But that nation's history of invading, pillaging, and killing in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, with U.S. blessings, is rarely discussed. | The parliament of the Republic of Uganda recently passed the
Mariam Barghouti(2023-04-07). Israel attacks Al-Aqsa two nights in a row, beating worshipers at holy site.therealnews.com This story originally appeared in On Wednesday evening , the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem was full of Muslim worshippers praying into the night during the holy month of Ramadan. Earlier that morning, worshipers were beaten, and forced out of the holy mosque's prayer halls. | In the midst of night prayers Wednesday, Israeli forces stormed the compound again with weapons and riot gear, unleashing a co…
mforinoco(2023-04-07). What If the Protests in France Were in Cuba?orinocotribune.comBy José Manzaneda — Apr 3, 2023 | 300 demonstrations with more than three million people, 500 people arrested in a single day. If it were Cuba, Belarus or China… the headlines would be filled with terms such as "social outburst," "popular uprising," "repression," "regime…" | But since they are in France, they speak of "serious riots," in which the only people injured — 440 in a single day — were "policemen." Only policemen. Curious this "free and independent press" which repeats, in unison, the data offered by the French Minister of the Interior. | A report by three human rights organizations…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-04-07). Colorectal cancer myths and facts.newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgIt can be easy to feel confused by screening recommendations for common types of cancer. Your health care team is a trusted resource for keeping you up to date on screenings, including screening for colorectal cancer. Test your knowledge of why, when and how you can be screened with these myths and facts: Colorectal cancer is rare. Myth. Colorectal cancer is the second-leading cause of cancer-related death in men and women combined. Roughly 1 in 25 women will…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-04-07). Patients with multiple tumors in one breast may not need mastectomy, research finds.newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgROCHESTER, Minn. — Patients who have multiple tumors in one breast may be able to avoid a mastectomy if the tumors can be removed while leaving enough breast tissue, according to research led by the Alliance in Clinical Trials in Oncology and Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center. Patients would receive breast-conserving therapy: a lumpectomy followed by whole-breast radiation therapy, rather than mastectomy. The study is published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology. Watch: Dr. Judy…
Orinoco Tribune 2(2023-04-07). Israel Attacks Aqsa Mosque; Nightly Protests in Gaza, West Bank Calling For Palestinian Mobilization.orinocotribune.com UPDATES: | Red Crescent: Seven Palestinians reportedly wounded in Israeli attack on Palestinian worshipers in Jerusalem. Al Jazeera: Over 400 Palestinians arrested by Israeli soldiers. Israeli Media: 10 rockets fired towards Israel from besieged Gaza. | Israeli occupation forces have reportedly attacked and forcefully evicted Muslim worshipers from Al-Mosque in occupied East Jerusalem, leading to many injuries and arrests. | After smashing windows in the Mosque, the occupation troops fired stun grenades before storming the holy shrines, beating up people and handcuffing worshipers. | Palestinians quickly mobil…
Peoples Dispatch(2023-04-07). Finland becomes 31st NATO member, Russia warns of escalation.peoplesdispatch.orgFinland joined the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) as a full member on Tuesday, April 4, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg announced on Monday. | Finland's President Sauli Niinistà∂ along with his defense and foreign ministers are expected to join the ceremony at the NATO headquarters in Brussels, where US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will also be present. | Finland's accession was announced days after the Turkish parliament
Peoples Dispatch(2023-04-07). Protests against pension reform rage across France.peoplesdispatch.orgAround two million people hit the streets across France on Thursday, April 6, to protest the pension reforms forcefully passed by the government of Emmanuel Macron. Thursday marked the eleventh major protest against the reforms since January 19. The unpopular reforms will increase restrictions on accessing pensions in the country. | During Thursday's national mobilization, police tried to forcefully quell the protests in many cities and reportedly made around 111 arrests. A coalition of trade unions have called for another round of mobilization on April 13, a day before the decision of the Constitutional Council…
Pivot to Peace.(2023-04-07). Protesters Gather As Kevin McCarthy Meets With Taiwan's Tsai Ing-Wen.popularresistance.orgOn April 5th at 10 am protesters from the Chinese community, Pivot to Peace, CODEPINK, the ANSWER Coalition and other communities gathered at the Ronald Reagan Library in Simi Valley, CA as U.S. Speaker of the House, Kevin McCarthy and other politicians met with Taiwan's president, Tsai Ing-Wen. In the final stop of her Americas tour, Tsai's meeting with McCarthy signals yet another provocation on U.S.-China relations. This comes just months after McCarthy's predecessor, Nancy Pelosi deliberately violated the "One China Policy" agreed upon in the joint U.S.-China Shanghai Communique by visiting Taiwan.
Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty(2023-04-07). Can Iran and Russia's Arms Swapping Sustain A Lasting Defense Partnership?juancole.com By Michael Scollon ( RFE/RL ) — When Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi visited Moscow in early 2022, he had high hopes of leaving with defense deals that would circumvent international sanctions and take advantage of the expiration of a United Nations embargo on arms trading with Tehran. Russian fighter jets, advanced antimissile defense …
Resumen Latinoamericano(2023-04-07). La brecha de seguridad con la OTAN pone en riesgo tácticas en Ucrania.globalizacion.caSe filtra información clave de estrategias de EE.UU. y OTAN en Ucrania en las redes sociales, lo que podría poner a Rusia a un paso adelante en el frente de batalla. | El Departamento de Defensa de Estados Unidos (Pentágono) está…
Rick Rozoff(2023-04-07). Poland: Brzezinski presides over largest NATO infrastructure hub in 30 years.antibellum679354512.wordpress.comStars and StripesApril 6, 2023 US Army's new weapons depot in Poland is largest NATO facility buy in decades A sprawling U.S. Army weapons depot in central Poland opened this week, giving NATO allies a readily accessible site with thousands of pieces of armor and other equipment that can be mobilized in a crisis. In …
Rick Rozoff(2023-04-07). European war games: 9,000 U.S. troops, 17,000 from 26 NATO allies, partners in 10 nations.antibellum679354512.wordpress.comThe four partner nations involved are Bosnia, Georgia, Kosovo (pseudo-nation) and Moldova, all with territorial disputes that could erupt into war at any moment. ==== U.S. Department of DefenseApril 5, 2023 Multinational Exercise Defender 23 Kicks Off This Month in Europe Nearly 9,000 American troops are expected to participate in the Defender 23 exercise which …
Rick Rozoff(2023-04-07). High-level S. Korean military delegation summoned to NATO, SHAPE HQs.antibellum679354512.wordpress.comNATOSupreme Headquarters Allied Powers EuropeApril 6, 2023 High Level Republic of Korea Visits to SHAPE and NATO Headquarters SHAPE and NATO Headquarters hosted delegates from the Republic of Korea during the week of Mar. 27 to 31, 2023 to discuss a variety of issues with the partner nation. Deputy Chief of Staff Partnership Directorate Rear …
Rick Rozoff(2023-04-07). Poland, Moldova form united front against Russia over Ukraine, Transnistria.antibellum679354512.wordpress.comPolish RadioApril 7, 2023 Polish, Moldovan PMs discuss support for Ukraine, countering Russian threat Poland's prime minister met with his Moldovan counterpart in Chi»ôinƒÉu on Thursday, and both leaders reaffirmed support for war-torn Ukraine, while also discussing ways to ensure stability in Moldova amid the threat from Russia, officials said. *** Morawiecki and Recean also …
Rick Rozoff(2023-04-07). Turkish, U.S. defense chiefs discuss NATO expansion, "regional security"antibellum679354512.wordpress.comAnadolu AgencyApril 7, 2023 Turkish, US defense chiefs discuss NATO, regional security issues Turkish National Defense Minister Hulusi Akar and US Secretary of Defense Lloyd James Austin on Thursday spoke over the phone and discussed NATO and the Black Sea grain deal. Akar and Austin also discussed Finland's accession to NATO, bilateral and regional defense …
scorinoco(2023-04-07). Argentina Officially Announces Its Return to UNASUR.orinocotribune.comThe government of Argentina announced its formal return to the Union of South American Nations (UNASUR) after nearly four years outside the organization. The announcement was made by Argentinian Foreign Minister Santiago Cafiero on Wednesday, April 5. | "By sovereign decision, Argentina returns to UNASUR as a member state to promote its institutional revitalization and build an increasingly integrated region," Cafiero wrote on his Twitter account. | Por decisión soberana, la Argentina vuelve a la
scorinoco(2023-04-07). President Maduro: Venezuela Will Continue Its Historical Struggle for Essequibo.orinocotribune.comThe president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, stated that the Venezuelan people will continue to respect the Geneva Agreement and pursue their historical struggle for the Essequibo region. | "The Venezuelan people will continue to struggle firmly and tirelessly in their defense of the historic Geneva Agreement and the territorial integrity of our nation," President Maduro stated on social media on Thursday, April 6. "The truth is with us, the Essequibo belongs to Venezuela!" | Los venezolanos y las venezolanas seguiremos la lucha incansable y firme por defender el respeto al histórico Acuerdo de Ginebra y la territ…
Sharon Zhang(2023-04-07). GOP Donor Funding Thomas Also Funded Conservative Democrats' 2021 Revolt.truthout.orgBillionaire Republican megadonor Harlan Crow rocketed into infamy on Thursday after an explosive ProPublica investigation found that he has been giving lavish gifts to Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas for decades now, as the Court, influenced by people like Crow, lurches further to the right. But, as a search of public donation information shows, Crow has also been quietly funding another… |
Sharon Zhang(2023-04-07). North Dakota Republicans Vote to Boost Own Meals After Nixing Free School Meals.truthout.orgLast week, Republicans in the North Dakota Senate killed a bill that would have expanded a program to provide children living close to the federal poverty line access to meals at school for free. The vote was met with outcry over its cruelty, as one Senate Republican asked, "Is [children going hungry] the problem of the state of North Dakota?" This week, 13 of the Republicans who voted to kill the… |
Snejana Farberov, New York Post.(2023-04-07). French Pension Protesters Occupy BlackRock, Torch Restaurant.popularresistance.orgA new wave of unrest over a pension reform engulfed Paris and other French cities Thursday, with enraged protesters occupying the building of the US-based investment firm BlackRock and setting fire to a popular restaurant favored by President Emmanuel Macron. | Dozens of trade union members streamed into BlackRock's Paris offices in the historical Centorial building, where they set off firecrackers and chanted slogans directed at the company's private pension fund. | "The government wants to throw away pensions, it wants to force people to fund their own retirement with private pension funds, but what we know is…
sputnikglobe(2023-04-07). China Sanctions Two American Entities Over Taiwan.sputnikglobe.comBEIJING (Sputnik) – The Chinese authorities have sanctioned two US entities, namely the Hudson Institute and the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, for violation of the one-China principle, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said.
sputnikglobe(2023-04-07). China to Build Out Satellite Network Amid Worries About Starlink's Military Use – Reports.sputnikglobe.comMOSCOW (Sputnik) – China will launch 12,992 satellites into orbit to rival SpaceX's Starlink constellation amid calls from the military community to speed up the creation of a national network, after Elon Musk's project revealed its military capabilities in the Ukrainian conflict, US media has learned.
sputnikglobe(2023-04-07). Ice Sheets May Retreat Faster Than Previously Thought, Likely to Affect Sea Levels Badly – Study.sputnikglobe.comIce sheets are huge masses of ice layers covering large areas of land, mostly in Antarctica and Greenland. The glacial ice is important because they cool the planet by reflecting sunlight back into space and store vast quantities of fresh water. However, a new study suggests ice sheets are much more prone to erosion than previously thought.
sputnikglobe(2023-04-07). Is Japan Plunging Ever Deeper Into NATO?sputnikglobe.comJapanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi is convinced that it is time for his country to deepen its cooperation with NATO. At the same time, Tokyo is determined to take the lead in maintaining and strengthening the free and open international order.
sputnikglobe(2023-04-07). Israel Boosts Infantry & Artillery Presence in South, North.sputnikglobe.comTEL AVIV (Sputnik) – The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said on Friday it had expanded its infantry and artillery deployment in the south and north of the country to prepare for possible escalation amid continuing rocket attacks from the Gaza Strip.
sputnikglobe(2023-04-07). Prince Harry, Meghan to Skip Charles III Coronation as Children Not Invited, Media Reports.sputnikglobe.comMOSCOW (Sputnik) – Prince Harry and Meghan Markle will not attend the coronation of Charles III next month as their children have not been invited and the palace has rejected the couple's request to sing "Happy Birthday" to their son Archie from the royal balcony on the same day, British broadcaster reported on Friday.
sputnikglobe(2023-04-07). Report: Justice Clarence Thomas Failed to Disclose Gifts From Republican Mega-Donor.sputnikglobe.comSince his appointment in 1991, Justice Clarence Thomas has consistently been the most conservative voice in the Supreme Court. He has advocated for the end of federal voting protections and abortion rights, and has criticized decisions that enshrined the right to birth control and gay marriage.
sputnikglobe(2023-04-07). Russia-Venezuela Trade May Grow to $300Mln Per Month – Commerce Chamber Head.sputnikglobe.comMOSCOW (Sputnik) – Trade between Russia and Venezuela is projected to rise to $300 million per month, excluding oil sales, with the launch of a direct transport corridor, Roman Frolenko, the head of the Russian-Venezuelan Chamber of Commerce, told Sputnik.
sputnikglobe(2023-04-07). US Bank Reportedly Aborts Client Conference After Criticism Over Pro-Russian Views From Experts.sputnikglobe.comWASHINGTON (Sputnik) – One of the largest banks in the United States, the Bank of America, had to abort an online client conference after some clients complained about the predominantly pro-Russian rhetoric of online discussion participants, British newspaper reported on Thursday, citing people who attended the event.
sputnikglobe(2023-04-07). Yellow Vest Leader Says Movement Opposed to French Arms Supplies to Ukraine.sputnikglobe.comPARIS (Sputnik) – The French Yellow Vest movement is opposed to arms supplies to Ukraine, as it has significantly increased the share of France's defense spending, Thierry Paul Valette, the leader of the movement's political arm, told Sputnik on Friday.
Staff(2023-04-07). Mario Rivera Vena: Consagración y lealtad verde olivo.cubadebate.cuRivera, de fluido hablar, nívea cabellera de setenta años de vida, brillante la mirada que delata sus pasiones de oficio cámara en mano, y sus sueños que me confiesa: "Capturar en imágenes el lenguaje de los árboles y la luz".
Staff(2023-04-07). Doce mujeres y el privilegio de ser las primeras entre doce cuerdas (+ Fotos, Podcast y Video).cubadebate.cuAl llegar este equipo de prensa, el técnico Santiago Suárez lo tiene todo coordinado junto al también entrenador Jorge Noriega. Llama para el ring a las chicas y entre las doce cuerdas conocemos cómo han sido estos primeros meses de la práctica del boxeo femenino en Cuba, después de que se aprobara el 5 de diciembre de 2022.
Staff(2023-04-07). Punto Deportivo: Declaraciones sobre la subserie Sancti Spíritus-Industriales desde el Latino (+ Podcast).cubadebate.cuEste viernes retomamos la sección Punto Deportivo. Les proponemos un repaso de lo sucedido hasta el momento en la 62 Serie Nacional, una mirada a la tabla de posiciones tras los partidos de esta jornada, y compartiremos declaraciones del entrenador de Industriales Alexander Malleta y de uno de los directores debutantes en esta temporada, el espirituano Lázaro Martínez Alfonso.
Staff(2023-04-07). Cuba prioriza la gestión sostenible del agua en medio del cambio climático.cubadebate.cuLa búsqueda de soluciones alternativas y la implementación de estrategias para gestionar el uso del agua con eficiencia, son prioridades del Instituto Nacional de Recursos Hidráulicos (INRH) para este 2023, afirmó Manuel Marrero Cruz, Primer Ministro de la República de Cuba.
Staff(2023-04-07). Las 3 del día: 23 Bienal Internacional de Humorismo Gráfico y las noticias del 6 de abril (+ Podcast).cubadebate.cuLa Unión de Periodistas de Cuba y el Museo del Humor de San Antonio de los Baños celebrarán del 9 al 12 de abril la edición 23 de la Bienal Internacional de Humorismo Gráfico.Sobre esta y otras noticias le comentamos aquí en su podcast Las 3 del día, donde hacemos un resumen de lo ocurrido este 6 de abril. Póngase los audífonos que ya comenzamos.
Staff(2023-04-07). Vietnam advierte que redes sociales difunden contenido tóxico.cubadebate.cuTikTok difunde un contenido "de noticias falsas", "desviado" y "antigubernamental", afirmó este jueves Le Quang Tu Do, director de la Autoridad de Transmisión e Información Electrónica de Vietnam, citado por Bloomberg. Acusó también a Facebook (perteneciente a la compañía Meta) y YouTube de las mismas violaciones.
Staff(2023-04-07). Cuádruple empate en la cima de la 62 Serie Nacional de Béisbol.cubadebate.cuDerrota del equipo Villa Clara y victorias de Guantánamo, Las Tunas y Sancti Spíritus provocaron un cuádruple empate en la cima de la 62 Serie Nacional de Béisbol, todos con seis triunfos y tres reveses en la tabla de posiciones. Este viernes concluirán las estas subseries pactadas a cinco juegos, en todos los casos con hora de comienzo de las 10 de la mañana.
Staff(2023-04-07). Ejecutan inversión para ampliar capacidad de almacenamiento de aceite comestible.cubadebate.cuPara materializar su objeto social, la entidad cuenta con dos unidades: una ubicada en la cabecera provincial, encargada de envasar el producto en bolsas de 500 mililitros y en formato de bidones de cuatro, cinco y 20 litros, y otra en Nuevitas, que es la receptora del aceite de importación a través de buques.
Staff(2023-04-07). El tiempo: Calor y algunas lluvias en el interior y sur oriental.cubadebate.cuAmanecerá parcialmente nublado en zonas de la costa norte oriental y con poca nubosidad en el resto del país. Desde el final de la mañana estará parcialmente nublado, nublándose en la tarde hacia zonas del interior y sur de la región oriental con algunas lluvias y tormentas eléctricas, las que serán escasas en el resto del territorio nacional.
Staff(2023-04-07). Es oficial: Brasil regresa a Unasur mediante decreto presidencial de Lula.cubadebate.cuSegún establece el decreto 11.475 del presidente de Brasil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Brasil regresará formalmente a la Unión de Naciones Suramericanas (Unasur). Con el decreto presidencial, la reincorporación entrará en vigor en el campo externo el 6 de mayo de 2023, aunque se concretará durante una cumbre de jefes de Estado de la región.
Staff(2023-04-07). La imagen del día: La luna y la flotante turca.cubadebate.cuUna noche de abril, el cielo se iluminó con la luz de la luna llena. En la bahía de La Habana, una planta eléctrica flotante turca se reflejaba en el agua tranquila. Era una escena impresionante que capturó la atención de nuestro fotógrafo Ismael Francisco. Con su cámara, logró tomar una fotografía bella que muestra el contraste entre la naturaleza y la tecnología.
Staff(2023-04-07). "Cuenten con la voluntad y el compromiso de Cuba para la integración regional"cubadebate.cuConfiamos en que las propuestas y acciones iniciales que emanen de este encuentro pronto se extenderán hacia otros países de América Latina y el Caribe. Nuestro compromiso con una visión integradora y de cooperación regional será piedra angular de los esfuerzos comunes. Así se puede aprovechar también lo avanzado en la CELAC.
Staff(2023-04-07). Should Clarence Thomas Be Impeached? GOP Megadonor Gave Justice Free Luxury Vacations for 20 Years.democracynow.org Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas failed to report frequent luxury trips paid for by a billionaire Republican megadonor named Harlan Crow, leading to renewed calls for the conservative jurist's impeachment. According to ProPublica, Thomas has for decades accepted flights on Crow's private jet, trips on his yacht and frequent stays at his exclusive lakeside resort, in apparent violation of a law requiring justices and other federal officials to disclose most gifts. "Justice Thomas has this extraordinary and apparently unprecedented relationship with this outside billionaire who is basically s…
Staff(2023-04-07). Headlines for April 7, 2023.democracynow.orgIsrael Strikes Gaza and Lebanon After Rocket Fire; 2 Israeli Settlers Shot Dead in West Bank, U.N. Aid Workers Halt Work in Afghanistan After Taliban Bans Female Members, GOP Supermajority Expels Two Black Lawmakers from Tennessee House over Gun Control Protests, ProPublica: Billionaire GOP Donor Lavished Clarence Thomas with Luxury Trips for 2 Decades, Biden Admin Proposes Rule Barring Blanket Bans on Transgender Student Athletes, Idaho Enacts "Abortion Trafficking" Law That Bans Helping Minors Get an Out-of-State Abortion, DOJ to Probe Police Killing of D.C. Teenager Dalaneo Martin, Sudan's Mi…
Staff(2023-04-07). "A Public Lynching": Justin Jones, Black Tennessee Lawmaker, Responds to Expulsion from State House.democracynow.org We speak with Justin Jones, one of two Black Democratic lawmakers expelled by a Republican supermajority in the Tennessee state House of Representatives Thursday for peacefully protesting gun violence in the chamber last week as thousands rallied at the Capitol to demand gun control after the Covenant elementary school shooting in Nashville. A vote to expel their white colleague who joined them in solidarity failed. "They thought by expelling us they would silence us, they would silence our movements that we're part of, but in fact they've amplified it, because the nation can see how racist they are. The na…
Staff(2023-04-07). Palestinian Poet Mohammed El-Kurd on Israeli Apartheid, Growing Tension in Region & Raid on Al-Aqsa Mosque.democracynow.org Israel has bombed southern Lebanon and Gaza as tension soars in the region days after Israeli police repeatedly attacked Palestinian worshipers inside the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in occupied East Jerusalem. In response to the raids on the mosque, militants in southern Lebanon and Gaza fired dozens of rockets into Israel. It was the largest rocket attack from Lebanon in 17 years. Meanwhile, a Palestinian gunman opened fire on a vehicle near an illegal settlement in the occupied West Bank on Friday, killing two Israeli settlers. This all comes as Israel continues to impose a violent crackdown in the occupied West B…
Staff(2023-04-07). 7 April, Vancouver: Banner Drop for Palestine.samidoun.net Friday, April 7 3: 30 pm Gather at Main and Prior (5 minute walk from Main Street — Science World Skytrain), Vancouver Defend Al-Aqsa, Al-Quds, Palestine! Long Live the Resistance! Vancouver solidarity-resistance-liberation banner drop for Palestine. All welcome to join us: the more folks we have, the more banners and flags we can display!
Staff(2023-04-07). Defend Al-Aqsa, Defend Jerusalem, Defend Palestine! Protests and actions around the world.samidoun.net On 4 and 5 April, the scenes of Israeli occupation forces invading Al-Aqsa Mosque during the holy month of Ramadan and brutally attacking Palestinian worshipers were displayed around the world on video. The beatings, the mass arrests, the vicious assault on Palestinians gathering in the mosque or in prayer once again exposed the reality of …
Steve Lalla(2023-04-07). NATO Formed 74 Years Ago To Defend Capitalist Profits.orinocotribune.com By Steve Lalla — Apr 4, 2023 | On this day in 1949, 12 countries signed the "Washington treaty," making NATO official. The NATO military alliance was formed by the US to defend the property of the capitalists, colonizers, and corporations of the West against the growing popularity of revolutionary socialism, which threatened to expropriate and distribute the riches that the imperialists had accumulated over centuries of pillage and exploitation. | Although the original treaty
TASS(2023-04-07). Israeli forces strike Gaza — IDF.tass.comThe Al Hadath television reported that multiple blasts were heard on the territory of the Palestinian exclave…
TASS(2023-04-07). Israeli military strike Gaza again — Israeli Defense Forces.tass.comThe escalation in the north of Israel broke out amid rising tensions in the country's southern areas, adjacent to the Gaza Strip, where Palestinian radicals have been firing rockets toward Israel for two consecutive days…
Taya Graham, Stephen Janis(2023-04-07). After years of racial political struggle, Pocomoke City, MD elects first Black mayor.therealnews.com Days before Todd Nock would become the first Black mayor of Pocomoke City, a small town on Maryland's Lower Eastern Shore, he paused as he tried to express what the historic achievement meant—not just to him, but to the community he was preparing to serve. | "I started sitting in the back of council meetings, then moving to the front, becoming first vice president, and now here we are," Nock said. | "I had no idea [I could be Mayor.] At the time," in 2015, "I was an unemployed college dropout. I had just lost my jobs a couple weeks prior to that, I couldn't afford to go back to school."pocomoke cit…
The Associated Press(2023-04-07). Buenos Aires Airport Becomes Unofficial Homeless Shelter.latinorebels.comThe Jorge Newbery International Airport in Argentina's capital has practically become a homeless shelter at night, a reflection of the rising poverty in a country where high inflation rates are making it difficult for many to make ends meet.
Vijay Prashad(2023-04-07). Women hold up 76.2% of the sky: The Fourteenth Newsletter (2023).mronline.org he idea of 'equal pay for equal work' was established in the ILO's Equal Remuneration Convention (1951) in recognition of the fact that women had always worked in industrial factories, increasingly so during the Second World War.
Walter Mignolo(2023-04-07). Hacia la multipolaridad: Las movidas de Xi Jinping.globalizacion.caLa visita del mandatario Xi Jinping a Moscú, la primera después de haber sido electo presidente de la República Popular China por tercera vez, fue un evento orquestado y decisivo en la mutación del orden mundial unipolar hacia un orden…
WSWS(2023-04-07). Lessons of the Temple University strike.wsws.orgTwo paths presented themselves to the Temple graduate workers—one, an isolated struggle coupled with appeals to the Democratic Party; the other, the expansion of the struggle in the working class through the formation of a rank-and-file committee.
WSWS(2023-04-07). IYSSE holds anti-war meeting in Sydney, Australia.wsws.orgOne attendee commented: "None of the discussion in the media on the war in Ukraine, or the rapidly moving preparations for military conflict with China, provides any serious explanation of how we've got to this point and the insane consequences for humanity."
Zane McNeill(2023-04-07). NJ Gov Signs Order Making State a Haven for Trans Kids Seeking Health Care.truthout.orgThis week, New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy (D) signed an executive order making the state a safe haven for health care providers and transgender refugees fleeing states that have banned gender-affirming care for trans youth. Currently, more than half of transgender youth have lost or are at risk of losing access to gender-affirming care, according to the Human Rights Campaign. New Jersey is estimated… |
| Reuters | (2007-04-23). China plans $500 million subsea internet cable to rival US-backed project.tribune.com.pk Chinese state-owned telecom firms are developing a $500 million undersea fiber-optic internet cable network that would link Asia, the Middle East and Europe to rival a similar US-backed project, four people involved in the deal told Reuters. The plan is a sign that an intensifying tech war between Beijing and Washington risks tearing the fabric of the internet. | China's three main carriers — China Telecommunications Corporation (China Telecom), China Mobile Limited and China United Network Communications Group Co Ltd(China Unicom) — are mapping out one of the world's most advanced and far-reaching s…
| Reuters | (2007-04-23). Israeli strikes target Hamas in Lebanon and Gaza.tribune.com.pk Israel's military hit sites in Lebanon and Gaza early on Friday, in retaliation for rocket attacks it blamed on Hamas, as tensions following police raids this week on the Al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem threatened to spiral out of control. | Loud blasts rocked different areas of Gaza, as Israel claimed its jets hit 10 targets "including tunnels and weapons manufacturing and development sites" of Hamas, which controls the blockaded southern coastal strip. | At around 4.00 am, the military said it had also struck three Hamas infrastructure targets in southern Lebanon, where residents around the area of the Rashidiye…
Guest Contributor(2023-04-07). Gallego Is Making History in Arizona (OPINION).latinorebels.comCongressman Rubén Gallego, who is running for the U.S. Senate in Arizona, has made history by raising more money in the first fundraising quarter than any other Latino Democrat in history, writes senior adviser Chuck Rocha.
_____(2023-04-06). Biden's Looming Trap in Ukraine.strategic-culture.orgThree key factors show why the administration needs to press the accelerator pedal on negotiations with Russia now. | By George BEEBE | Three big factors are in motion that will shape prospects for the war in Ukraine. Each of these affects the others in potentially reinforcing ways. Together, they could soon create a dynamic that might greatly constrain the ability of the Biden administration to steer events toward its desired outcomes. | The first is the course of battlefield developments. Bolstered by the mobilization Putin ordered last fall, Russian forces are pressing closer toward encircling Bakhmut, and…
_____(2023-04-06). NATOstan, Previously Known as Europe.strategic-culture.org "The NATO expanders are telling us that Russia's actions inside its unchanged borders are exactly why we had to expand NATO's borders. Russia's reaction to NATO's expansion enlargement justifies NATO's enlargement expansion." — Patrick Armstrong | (Click on the image to enlarge)…
Mark Gruenberg(2023-04-06). Chicago REI Store workers seek to unionize.peoplesworld.org CHICAGO—Can disappointment with your company's failure to live up to its professed progressive ideals drive your organizing drive? Apparently, for the workers at the REI store at the corner of Kingsbury and Schiller in Chicago, the answer is "yes." Like REI workers elsewhere, including those who have unionized with the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store …
Mark Gruenberg(2023-04-06). UAW bargaining convention: From opening uncertainty to a path forward.peoplesworld.org DETROIT—The Auto Workers' bargaining convention in Detroit last month opened in uncertainty —who would lead it—and ended in setting tough priorities for upcoming talks with the Detroit 3. The uncertainty loomed because it was unclear, until the day before the March 27 start, that Shawn Fain, the challenger to incumbent Ray Curry in the union's …
_____(2023-04-06). The Conflict Between Israel and Iran Adopts New Contours.journal-neo.org Israel is renowned for its active diplomacy, particularly in the Middle East and surrounding areas. Tel Aviv is seeking partners among the pro-Western countries of the Arab East, the de-facto Kurdish autonomy in Iraq, NATO Turkey, and the newly formed Muslim countries of…
_____(2023-04-06). Why's the US Doing Air Strikes on Syria?journal-neo.org Could this just be a coincidence that the US has begun conducting airstrikes on Syria right after the announcement of a China brokered peace deal between Iran and Saudi Arabia? Following the announcement of this deal, it was revealed that the Saudis are also in talks with the Syrians to normalise ties. The China factor, […] | –°–æ–æ–±—â–µ–Ω–∏–µ
_____(2023-04-06). Fascism Denial American Style: Exceptionalism in the Ivory Tower.strategic-culture.orgIt borders on cliché the number of times historians lament how "fascism" is an over-used term. But Sinclair Lewis, writing about the specter of fascism a century ago, understood something most historians don't — that U.S. intellectual culture is loathe to acknowledge fascist undercurrents in this country. I attribute this hostility to intellectuals' belief that their nation is an exceptionalist democracy — hence fascism "can't happen here."
A Guest Author(2023-04-06). Comunicado: La clase obrera en Francia entierra a sus sepultureros.workers.org Los estudiantes se suman a la lucha para defender la jubilación. París, 7 de marzo. Por CNC en el Estado Español Comunicado de la Coordinadora de Núcleos Comunistas (CNC) en el Estado Español (España), publicado el 28 de marzo de 2023. Workers World publica este comunicado porque también podría aplicarse . . . |
A Guest Author(2023-04-06). Chicago: Unions rally for pro-labor mayoral candidate.workers.org Special to Workers World Chicago Bulletin: Brandon Johnson was elected mayor of Chicago April 4, defeating pro-cop, pro-gentrification candidate Paul Vallas. A vigorous rally was held on the campus of the University of Illinois Chicago on March 29 to encourage the April 4 vote for Brandon Johnson for mayor. Johnson . . . |
Adriaan Alsema(2023-04-06). Miners from northern Colombia suspend strike.colombiareports.comMiners from one of Colombia's most important gold mining regions said they have suspended a strike they went on more than a month ago. According to a representatives of the…
Al Mayadeen, Orinoco Tribune.(2023-04-06). Cuba Wins Lawsuit Against Vulture Fund In London Court.popularresistance.orgIn a hearing held on Tuesday at the High Court of England and Wales, Judge Sara Cockerill notified the lawyers for the parties of the judgment corresponding to the lawsuit filed by the vulture fund CRF 1 Limited against the Republic of Cuba and the Banco Nacional de Cuba (BNC). | The ruling accepted the standpoint sustained by the Cuban side during the process and dismissed CRF's claim against the Cuban state. | According to the court ruling, the wrongdoings by BNC officials, subject first to a criminal investigation and then a court ruling, were reasonable grounds for the Cuban government to deny its consent to…
Amanda Yee, Black Agenda Report.(2023-04-06). Tiktok On Trial: The Latest Front In The US Tech War On China.popularresistance.orgOn March 23, CEO of TikTok Shou Zi Chew testified before the House Energy and Commerce Committee addressing concerns over the popular social media app's data collection practices and parent company ByteDance's alleged links to the Chinese government. Though TikTok is a subsidiary of ByteDance, which is based in Beijing, it operates as an independent entity. Chew has maintained the company has never shared user data with the Chinese government, and would refuse if pressed to do so. Still, the Congressional hearings amounted to nothing more than racist political theater, a McCarthyite witch trial, in which members…
americanthinker(2023-04-06). A Pandemic of Cognitive Dissonance.americanthinker.comThe Left has built an ideological belief system based on alternate realities and conflicting assertions. It is a house of cards which is inherently flawed and will eventually fall.
Amy Goodman(2023-04-06). Calls Grow for Russia to Release Jailed US Journalist Accused of Espionage.truthout.orgWe speak with Joshua Yaffa, a close friend of Evan Gershkovich, The Wall Street Journal reporter who has been jailed in Russia since his arrest last week, when he was accused of trying to obtain state secrets related to the Russian military — days after the United States indicted a Russian man in Brazil on espionage charges. Gershkovich's parents left the Soviet Union for the United States before… |
Andrew Korybko(2023-04-06). Lula se entromete en Nicaragua bajo el paraguas de Biden.globalizacion.ca Nota del Editor: Artículo publicado originalmente el 9 de marzo de 2023. | Por "políticamente inconveniente" que pueda ser admitir para algunos, ya sean partidarios multipolares fuera de Brasil o miembros del PT, podría decirse que Lula se está entrometiendo en…
Ann Brown(2023-04-06). After Blacklash, Dr. Jill Biden Disinvites Losing Team Iowa.moguldom.comNational sports champions have traditionally been invited to the White House for decades. The losers stay home. So when First Lady Jill Biden verbally invited both the Louisiana State University (LSU) Tigers, which took home the 2023 National Collegiate Athletic Association national basketball championship title on April 2, and the University of Iowa's Hawkeyes, the …
Ann Brown(2023-04-06). Stacey Abrams to Join Howard University Political Science Faculty as Endowed Chair.moguldom.comHistorically Black University Howard University in Washington, D.C., has tapped politician and voter rights advocate Stacey Abrams to join its political science faculty. The former Georgia gubernatorial candidate will take an endowed chair at the HBCU. Her role will focus on race and politics. Abrams, the former two-time candidate for Georgia governor, will be the …
Anonymous Contributor(2023-04-06). Another Carolina Anarchist Bookfair: August 11th — 13th, Asheville, NC.itsgoingdown.org Announcing Another Carolina Anarchist Bookfair in Asheville, NC, August 11th — 13th. For more info, see here. Another Carolina Anarchist Bookfair is back from COVID hiatus and will be held in Asheville, NC from August 11-13. This year we will be working once again with our comrades in Pansy Collective, who will complement days of…
Anonymous Contributor(2023-04-06). Report Back: 2023 Houston Anarchist Book Fair.itsgoingdown.orgReport back from Space City Anarchist Organization (SCAO) on the Houston Anarchist Bookfair. Originally posted here. On Saturday, March 25th, Space City Anarchist Organization, with the help of Screwston Antifascist Committee, threw its first ever Anarchist Bookfair, and the first Anarchist Book Fair in Houston since 2017. We're happy to announce that the book fair…
Anonymous103(2023-04-06). Executive Donkeys and War Powers Reform.southfront.org Illustrative Image | Written by Dr. Binoy Kampmark | The decision to go to war should be as burdensome as possible. The more impediments to such folly, the better. Such a state of affairs does not characterise the Westminster system of government. It certainly does not apply to Australia, which is all the more troubling given a string of disastrous military interventions led by a slavish, ignoramus complex. | As things stand, the National Security Committee, comprising inner cabinet members including the Pri…
Anonymous103(2023-04-06). France About To Take Militarization Measures.southfront.org Click to see full-size imageParis could be looking to improve its defense capacity in the midst of a tense world, but the action could also be aimed at mitigating the effects of the serious domestic crisis. | Written by France is preparing for a conflict in the near future. The country is about to implement a new measure to raise the age of military reservists. The expansion…
Anonymous103(2023-04-06). Military Situation In Syria On April 6, 2023 (Map Update).southfront.org Click to see full-size image | On April 6, the Russian Ministry of Defense recorded no cases of hostilities and ceasefire violations in the Idlib region in the past 24 hours; | On April 5, the AANES handed over four women and ten children of ISIS families to a Canadian delegation; | On April 5, unknown armed men riding a motorbike killed a civilian in the town of al-Busayrah; | On April 5, Foreign Ministers of Syria and Tunisia exchanged views on boosting the bilateral ties in all fields in a phone cal…
Anonymous103(2023-04-06). Military Situation In Yemen On April 6, 2023 (Map Update).southfront.org Click to see full-size image | The Liaison and Coordination Officers' Operations Room (loyal to Ansar Allah) reported 41 ceasefire violations in al-Hudaydah in the past 24 hours; | Saddam Hossein al-Salehi, the commander of Hizam al-Amini forces in the district of Mudiyah was killed in the internal conflict between Hizam al-Amini forces and the STC; | A civilian was killed and seven others were wounded in the Shada and Qitabar districts by the Saudi artillery attacks. | MORE ON THE TOPIC: : | <...
Anonymous103(2023-04-06). Philippines Joins Washington's Containment Policy Of China.southfront.org Illustrative ImageChina pushes for negotiations as Philippines deepens military ties with the US. | Written by Ahmed Adel, Cairo-based geopolitics and political economy researcher | The Philippines announced on April 3 that the locations of four new military bases that the US will gain access to have been identified. These bases, an expanded part of the defence agreement between the two countries, will allow the US to approach Taiwan from the south in the event of war and acts as another part of i…
Anonymous103(2023-04-06). Ukrainian Nazis Killed At Least 12 Civilians In Donbass.southfront.org Click to see full-size image | On April 6, Ukrainian nazis cowardly shelled civilians in the DPR and LPR. In just one day, at least 12 civilians became victims of Ukrainian shelling. | According to the Mayor of Donetsk Alexey Kulemzin, at about 5 pm the AFU launched at least four rounds of ammunition from multiple rocket launchers in the Kalininsky and Budyonnovsky districts of the city. Ten minutes later, in the direction of the Kievsky district, fire was opened from 155-mm artillery of the NATO sample. | Nine civil…
Anonymous669(2023-04-06). Seven Al-Quds Brigade Fighters Killed During Anti-ISIS Operation In Central Syria.southfront.org A poster with the photo of the seven fallen al-Quds Brigade fighters. Via Facebook. | On April 6, the al-Quds Brigade mourned seven of its fighters who were killed during a combing operation against ISIS cells in Syria's central region. | The Palestinian armed group, which has been supporting Syrian government forces for around ten years, said that its fighters were killed in al-Amour mountain chain and al-Mara mount in the eastern countryside of Homs between April 3 and 4. | Despite sustaining s…
Anonymous669(2023-04-06). Ukraine To Receive M120K Rak Self-Propelled Mortars From Poland.southfront.org Polish M120K Rak self-propelled mortars. By Wikimedia user (Jaros≈Çaw Wolski). | Ukraine and Poland have agreed on a new military aid package that includes M120K Rak self-propelled 120mm mortars, President Volodymyr Zelensky announced during a joint conference with Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki in Warsaw on April 5. | Morawiecki said that three company-level sets of Rak mortars will be supplied to Kiev forces as a part of the new package. | A typical Polish military Rak company has eight…
Bella Piacente, The New School Free Press.(2023-04-06). What You Don't Know About The Willow Project.popularresistance.orgOn March 13, 2023, President Biden approved the Willow project, an oil drilling venture by the large crude oil producer, ConocoPhillips, occurring on Alaska's North Slope. The proposed drilling area is believed to hold 600 million barrels of oil, which will be extracted from three different drill pads. While there is no exact date for the project to begin, construction is set to commence at any time and will continue for decades. | The detrimental climate impact is by far the project's most severe effect. However, the media is ignoring a crucial factor: the drill site sits next to the Nuiqsut tribe, an Inupiaq co…
Black Alliance for Peace, Popular Resistance.(2023-04-06). Black Alliance For Peace Launches People(s)-Centered Campaign For A Zone Of Peace In The Americas.popularresistance.orgApril 4, 2023—Today, the Black Alliance for Peace (BAP) will launch a collective campaign for a Zone of Peace in Our Americas with organizations throughout our region in Washington, D.C.; Havana, Cuba; and Port-au-Prince, Haiti. | The "Zone of Peace" concept emerged from the January 29, 2014, meeting of the heads of state and governments of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC), all of which declared Latin America and the Caribbean should be seen and respected as a "Zone of Peace." BAP is leading an effort to activate the popular movement element of this state-centered declaration by…
Brett Wilkins(2023-04-06). Students Across the US Stage Walkouts, Demanding an End to Gun Violence.truthout.orgStudents across the United States walked out of their classrooms Wednesday to take part in a nationwide protest demanding gun control legislation amid relentless shootings that have already claimed more than 10,000 lives in a little over three months this year. Wednesday's National School Walkout followed a smaller demonstration Monday in Nashville, Tennessee, where six people including three 9… |
cameron orr(2023-04-06). At Fox news, profits trumps truth.cpusa.org The Dominion defamation lawsuit against Fox News isn't scheduled to go to trial until April 17, but information from Fox internal emails and texts, as well as depositions, yields new shockers every day. By the time the trial starts, proceedings may seem like a rehash of old news. And the sheer volume of startling …
Cathy Vogan, Consortium News.(2023-04-06). Protest At Australian Nuke Sub Port.popularresistance.orgUnder the AUKUS plan, Australia would pay the U.S. and Britain to the build and deliver three nuclear submarines by the early 2030s to the Port of Kembla in the city of Wollongong, 85 kms south of Sydney. Opponents of the plan, including the former Prime Minister Paul Keating, say China poses no military threat to Australia, but rather that the U.S. is leading Australia into a dangerous provocation against China.
Chris Walker(2023-04-06). Florida Senate Bill Would Ban Removal of Confederate Monuments.truthout.orgA bill advancing in the Florida state Senate would forbid the removal of memorials related to Confederate figures or events, and ban the addition of text on or near monuments to provide added historical context. The proposal would also impose steep fines on individuals who damage historical memorials, including Confederate statues, plaques, and other sites glorifying people who fought to preserve… |
Chris Walker(2023-04-06). GOP Election Bill in Florida Aims to Make It Harder for Gen Z to Vote.truthout.orgFlorida Republican state senators have advanced a new elections bill that would create additional burdens for a number of voting groups — particularly college and university students. Senate Bill 7050 was submitted on Monday and forwarded by the Senate Ethics and Elections Committee for full consideration by the state Senate just 24 hours later, giving the public very little time to comment on the… |
Chris Walker(2023-04-06). KS Sports Ban on Trans Athletes Could Include "Genital Inspection," Critics Say.truthout.orgThe Republican-controlled Kansas state legislature has overridden a veto by Gov. Laura Kelly (D) to enact a law that will block transgender girls and women in the state from participating in sports that correspond with their gender. GOP lawmakers had been attempting to pass a trans sports ban for nearly three years, but Kelly vetoed the legislation every time. This week, however… |
Claudio Della Croce(2023-04-06). Sorpresa en Argentina por nuevo informe del FMI.globalizacion.caEl directorio del Fondo Monetario Internacional (FMI) aprobó las metas del cuarto trimestre de 2022 del programa con la Argentina, autorizó el giro por 5.400 millones de dólares y flexibilizó las metas de las reservas pero sorprendió al gobierno con…
Dan Collyns(2023-04-06). Peru's Indigenous communities protest controversial bill.america.cgtn.com A lawmaker from a right-wing party in Peru has put forward a parliamentary bill that would dismantle Amazon reserves created for indigenous people living in isolation. The controversial move has sparked pushback from Indigenous Amazon groups who want to protect the vulnerable tribes. CGTN's Dan …
Dana Sanchez(2023-04-06). Morgan Stanley: What's Coming To Commercial Real Estate Will Be Worse Than The 2008 Financial Crisis.moguldom.comMore than 6 million U.S. households lost their homes to foreclosure during the residential real estate disaster of the Great Financial Crisis, but an investment officer at Morgan Stanley, a Big 4 investment bank, predicts that what's coming for commercial real estate will be worse. Lisa Shalett, the chief investment officer for Morgan Stanley Wealth Management, said …
Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.(2023-04-06). House Speaker McCarthy Meets Taiwan's President Tsai In California.popularresistance.orgHouse Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) met with Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen in California on Wednesday, marking the highest level meeting between US and Taiwanese officials since the previous House speaker, Nancy Pelosi, visited Taipei in August 2022. | The meeting is historic and risks provoking a major Chinese response as it makes McCarthy the highest-level US official to host a Taiwanese leader on US soil since Washington severed diplomatic relations with Taipei in 1979 to open up with Beijing. | China has warned strongly against the plans and launched a naval patrol in the Taiwan Strait ahead of the meeting…
Dave DeCamp(2023-04-06). Stoltenberg Says Ukraine Must Win the War to Become a NATO Member.news.antiwar.comNATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said Wednesday that in order for Ukraine to become a NATO member, it must prevail in its war with Russia and become more interoperable with the Western military alliance. "NATO's position is that Ukraine will become a member of the alliance, and that position has not changed. But we know that …
Dave DeCamp(2023-04-06). CIA Director Tells Saudis the US Was Blindsided By Iran Normalization.news.antiwar.comCIA Director William Burns visited Saudi Arabia earlier this week to express frustration over Riyadh's surprise normalization deal with Tehran that was brokered by Beijing, The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday. According to the Journal, Burns told Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman that the US "has felt blindsided" by Riyadh's rapprochement with Iran as well …
Dave DeCamp(2023-04-06). Israel 'Ready' to Attack Iran Without US Help: IDF Chief.news.antiwar.comThe head of the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) said Wednesday that Israel is "ready" to attack Iran and could do so without help from the US. "We are ready to act against Iran. The Israeli army has the ability to strike both in distant countries and near home," IDF Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi said. The …
Dave DeCamp(2023-04-06). Macron Says He Can Count on Xi to Bring Russia, Ukraine to Negotiating Table.news.antiwar.comFrench President Emmanuel Macron told Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing on Thursday that he can count on the Chinese leader to bring Russia to "its senses" and bring the warring sides in Ukraine to the negotiating table. "I know I can count on you … to bring Russia to its sense and bring everyone …
Dave DeCamp(2023-04-06). NATO to Hold Its Largest-Ever Air Exercises in June.news.antiwar.comNATO is preparing to hold its largest-ever air exercises this June, known as Exercise Air Defender, that will involve 220 aircraft and 10,0000 personnel from 24 nations. The drills will include a massive deployment of aircraft from the US Air National Guard, which is tasked with defending the homeland but, according to Defense One, also …
Dave DeCamp(2023-04-06). Report: US Pushing Back Against Giving Ukraine a 'Road Map' to NATO.news.antiwar.comFinancial Times reported Thursday that the US is pushing back against an effort by some of its European allies to provide Ukraine with a "road map" toward NATO membership at an alliance summit this July that will be held in the Lithuanian capital of Vilnius. While NATO's position is that Ukraine will eventually become a …
Dave DeCamp(2023-04-06). Ukrainian Official Says Kicking Russia Out of Crimea Is Still the Plan.news.antiwar.comA Ukrainian official said Thursday that Kyiv's goal of kicking Russia out of Crimea hasn't changed after an aide to President Volodymyr Zelensky suggested Ukraine might be open to negotiating the issue. "Ukraine will choose the way to bring Crimea back, using political and military means," Tamila Tasheva, Zelensky's envoy for Crimea, told POLITICO. Andriy …
Dave Maisel(2023-04-06). The Loss of Dollar Hegemony by Rod Brana.peoplesparty.orgAt the end of World War II, the US emerged as the only power without wholesale destruction of its cities and towns, with its manufacturing at its peak, and its infrastructure unscathed. This position of dominance was further enforced and cemented by the US dollar becoming the currency of trade and reserve that is the basis of economic activity in the world. The advantage of having the dollar, which the US could "print" (now digitize) has been huge. But, it has also been abused by generations of politicians in Washington DC, and the arrangement is starting to unravel, at an accelerating pace. | Consider the effect…
David Barsamian(2023-04-06). Noam Chomsky: There Are Signs of Hope Amid Climate Crisis, Bank Failures and War.truthout.org[The following is excerpted from David Barsamian's recent interview with Noam Chomsky at AlternativeRadio.org.] David Barsamian: On March 20th, the UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change issued its latest report. The new IPCC assessment from senior scientists warned that there's little time to lose in tackling the climate crisis. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said… |
Disability Justice, Rights Caucus of Workers World Party(2023-04-06). Mary Pinotti Kaessinger: Revolutionary, disability justice and rights fighter, labor organizer — Rest in power!workers.org The Disability Justice and Rights Caucus of Workers World Party (WWP) sadly announces the passing of our magnificent leader, Mary Pinotti Kaessinger, on March 14, 2023, at the age of 77. Mary Pinotti first became politically aware in the 1960s, during the Civil Rights Movement and the movement to protest . . . |
ecns.cn(2023-04-06). Regional countries need to see who is fueling tensions across the Taiwan Strait: FM spokeswoman.ecns.cnComments on the locations of the four new military bases added in the Philippines say that it is apparently targeted at China, which speaks to the concern shared by many insightful people in the Philippines, who worry that this may draw their country into the whirlpool of a potential conflict in the Taiwan Strait, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning said on Thursday.
ecns.cn(2023-04-06). China's service sector expands, still room for stability.ecns.cnChina's services sector activity expanded for a third straight month in March amid further recovery in business activity with the optimized COVID-19 containment measures, a private survey showed on Thursday.
. ecns.cnLiu Guoliang, who had a successful playing career before transitioning to coaching, was re-elected as the president of the Chinese Table Tennis Association (CTTA) on Thursday.
ecns.cn(2023-04-06). NATO is in no position to criticize or pressure China: FM spokeswoman.ecns.cnThe U.S. and the military bloc of NATO shoulder unshirkable responsibilities on the Ukraine crisis and NATO is in no position to criticize or pressure China, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning said on Thursday at a press conference in Beijing.
ecns.cn(2023-04-06). Saudi, Iranian FMs meet in Beijing.ecns.cnSaudi Arabia's Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud and his Iranian counterpart Hossein Amir-Abdollahian met in Beijing on Thursday.
ecns.cn(2023-04-06). With secret contract, U.S. uses spyware to supervise world: NYT.ecns.cnUnder the secret contract finalized on Nov. 8, 2021, the Israeli firm, NSO Group, gave the U.S. government access to one of its most powerful weapons — a geolocation tool that can covertly track mobile phones around the world without the phone user's knowledge or consent.
ecns.cn(2023-04-06). Xi, Macron jointly meet the press.ecns.cnChinese President Xi Jinping and French President Emmanuel Macron jointly met the press after their talks in Beijing on Thursday.
ecns.cn(2023-04-06). Xi holds trilateral meeting with Macron, von der Leyen.ecns.cnChinese President Xi Jinping held a trilateral meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in Beijing on Thursday.
ecns.cn(2023-04-06). Insights丨China's economic strength, resilience to bring Asia Pacific increased prosperity: expert.ecns.cnNew Zealand China Friendship Society National President Chris Lipscombe said China is already the engine of Asia, and increasingly, China is also the engine of the world. "We're gonna rely on China's economic strength and resilience to be able to pull our part of the world, the Asia Pacific region, into an era of increased prosperity."
Editor(2023-04-06). Inside the Israeli panopticon.mronline.org Israeli surveillance is used to crush Palestinian resistance and their model is being exported across the globe.
Editor(2023-04-06). Why Zelensky will NOT take back Crimea.mronline.org Any attempt by a Ukrainian government to "take back" Crimea would be met with firm opposition and resistance from the people who live there.
Editor(2023-04-06). Sparing the Athletes: Revising the Russia-Belarus Sporting Ban.scheerpost.com By Binoy Kampmark / CounterPunch Collateral damage? Deserving and worthy of their punishment? The exclusion and banishment of Russian and Belarusian athletes has become the acceptable prejudice of many governments and a slew of sporting bodies. After the invasion of Ukraine in February last year, a number banded together to find ways to punish Russia, …
Editor(2023-04-06). UN Human Rights Council Condemns Impact of Unilateral Sanctions.scheerpost.com The resolution presented by Azerbaijan on behalf of Non-Aligned countries noted the impact of sanctions on key rights related to life, health, and freedom from hunger. It was predictably rejected by the US and its allies.
Efemia Chela(2023-04-06). Inside the fight for LGBTQ+ rights in Africa.greenleft.org.auColonial-era laws are still used to oppress LGBTQ+ Africans, writes Efemia Chela, but the struggle to organise grassroots mutual aid and for legal rights continues.
Elsa Ojalehto, Yiqiang Zhan, Juulia Jylhà§và§, Chandra A. Reynolds, Anna K. Dahl Aslan, Ida K. Karlsson(2023-04-06). [Articles] Genetically and environmentally predicted obesity in relation to cardiovascular disease: a nationwide cohort study.thelancet.comObesity was associated with CVD regardless of PGSBMI category, but obesity influenced by genetic predisposition (genetically predicted high BMI) was less harmful than obesity influenced by environmental factors (obesity despite genetically predicted low BMI). However, additional genetic factors, not captured by the PGSBMI, still influence the associations.
Eric A. Gordon(2023-04-06). The Met stages Terence Blanchard's opera 'Champion' about boxer Emile Griffith.peoplesworld.org New York City's Metropolitan Opera, housed at Lincoln Center, ranks among the highest and most sophisticated expressions of artistic culture in the United States. The company shares a global renown with the leading opera houses of Europe. The Met attracts a great deal of attention, not only as a leader in the cultural field but …
Fabio Vighi(2023-04-06). Senile Economics: Bubble Ontology and the Pull of Gravity.indybay.orgThe entire banking system is closing in on folding, which is why it so desperately needs new inflationary liquidity to keep afloat. The Great Reset is our owners' authoritarian attempt to respond to this systemic threat by taking control of the collateral (our lives) and remain in the driving seat. All the rest is perception management.
Gerardo Villagrán del Corral(2023-04-06). Pactan 11 países latinoamericanos acciones contra la ola inflacionaria.globalizacion.caLa primera cumbre a distancia de la recién creada Alianza de Países de América Latina y el Caribe contra la Inflación acordó formar un grupo técnico que proponga y aplique las condiciones idóneas para intercambiar alimentos básicos y bienes intermedios,…
Gloria Rubac(2023-04-06). Hunger strikes at ICE detention centers protest slave labor.workers.org Protesters outside Mesa Verde ICE Processing Center in Bakersfield, California, June 4, 2020. "GEO is a billion-dollar company, and they're paying us $1 a day," 21-year-old detainee Cruz Martinez said. "They're getting rich off of us." (tinyurl.com/bdfm4y9h) On Feb. 16, Martinez and over 80 incarcerated immigrants began a hunger strike . . . |
Horacio Duque(2023-04-06). Colombia — øFracasará la paz total?globalizacion.caEl lamentable hecho de violencia ocurrido la semana anterior en el municipio de El Carmen (norte de Santander) en que perecieron 9 soldados y otro tanto resulto afectado como consecuencia de una acción militar ofensiva del Eln; que de acuerdo…
infobrics(2023-04-06). F-35 readiness rates get in way of NATO war planning.infobrics.orgDefense Secretary under the Trump administration, Christopher C. Miller, was so frustrated with the jet that he referred to it as "a monster" and "a piece of… (you get the idea)". Even the late John McCain, well known for anything but enmity towards the US MIC (Military Industrial Complex), called it "a textbook example of our broken defense acquisition system".
Internationalist 360 ∞(2023-04-06). Canada's Legacy Press Smears Assange to Deny the Public's Right to Know.libya360.wordpress.comPeter Biesterfeld Ithaka the Movie (@IthakaMovie). Free Julian Assange advocates with the Shiptons after a screening of Ithaka in Toronto, Ontario. 'Death spiral' is an apt description of the status of Canadian establishment journalism today, journalism that misinforms Canadian news consumers about international affairs, coverage that fails to bring reliable insight and understanding of Canada's…
Internationalist 360 ∞(2023-04-06). Russia and the Emergence of the Post-Western World.libya360.wordpress.comPaul Robinson A man holds a Russian flag during demonstrations in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. Photo by Issouf Sanogo. Russian relations with the West are in tatters. In much of the rest of the world, however, the opposite seems to be true A few years back, at the University of Ottawa's summer convocation, I was startled…
Internationalist 360 ∞(2023-04-06). The Fight Against Neo-Colonialism in the Political Discourse of South Africa.libya360.wordpress.comVadim Balytnikov Neo-colonialism … meant few African countries could independently embark on any political and economic development route…The Western powers never envisaged independent African countries to decide their own development paths; rather, they sought to create dependent client states which could be manipulated according to the … requirements of … Western countries. Kgalema Motlanthe, former…
Internationalist 360 ∞(2023-04-06). Uganda Homosexuality Law Hides Behind Crimes of Empire.libya360.wordpress.comMargaret Kimberley Uganda's anti-homosexuality legislation has elicited worldwide condemnation. But that nation's history of invading, pillaging, and killing in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, with U.S. blessings, is rarely discussed. The parliament of the Republic of Uganda recently passed the Anti-Homosexuality Bill, 2023 , which makes it a crime to identify as gay. Same sex relationships…
Internationalist 360 ∞(2023-04-06). Ukraine: A Matter of Time?libya360.wordpress.comBoris Perius Zabolotsky The NATO war in Ukraine against Russia has been prolonged and intensified, as increasing hostilities. If we understand violence as the acceleration of time, the longer the conflict lasts, the greater its consequences will be, writes Valdai Club expert Boris Perius Zabolotsky. In March 2022, just after the start of Russia's special military operation in Ukraine, the cover of Time magazine, referring to conflict,…
Internationalist 360 ∞(2023-04-06). US Sees in Finland's NATO Accession the Encirclement of Russia.libya360.wordpress.comM. K. Bhadrakumar Foreign minister Pekka Haavisto (L) hands over Finland's NATO accession document to US secretary of state, Antony Blinken, as secretary-general Stoltenberg looks on, Brussels, 4 Apr 2023 The national flag of Finland was raised for the first time at the headquarters of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation in Brussels on Tuesday, which…
Internationalist 360 ∞(2023-04-06). Warmaking is Canada's Feminist Foreign Policy.libya360.wordpress.comTamara Lorincz The Trudeau government has militarized the Women, Peace and Security agenda. To mark International Women's Day, the Trudeau government hosted Ursula von der Leyen, the first female President of the European Commission, with a martial welcome to Canada. The EU President's visit was a public relations exercise that strategically deployed women and feminist tropes to…
Internationalist 360 ∞(2023-04-06). Why Pan-Africanists Must Defend Burkina Faso.libya360.wordpress.comKweku Martin-Peprah Cold War We all know we are in a Cold War. Some say the last one is still here, others say it's a newer, shallower one ("first as tragedy, then as farce blah blah"). Some say it was a struggle between ideological opposites, others say it was a crude struggle for power determined…
Jamal Rich(2023-04-06). D.C. to decriminalize street vending if Congressional Republicans don't interfere.peoplesworld.org WASHINGTON—On Tuesday, April 4, the Washington, D.C., Council unanimously voted in favor of the Street Vendor Advancement Amendment Act of 2023, a bylaw which will decriminalize street vending without a license, create vending zones, and waive unpaid civil citations related to licensing. Passage of the measure comes after several years of campaigning led by street …
Jason Ide, Labor Notes.(2023-04-06). What To Expect When You're Expecting (To Win).popularresistance.orgYou've done it. Your team of rank-and-file members has run for union office and won. In a few short weeks or months you will leave the truck, classroom, or hospital floor behind and join the staff of your local union. You've made promises to the members, and you don't want to let them down. | Back in 2009 I was in exactly this situation. I had been a member of Teamsters Local 814, packing art in a warehouse and filling in as shop steward. When incompetent leaders plunged our local into financial insolvency, our slate decided to run for union office. Soon we won our election and I found myself principal officer of…
Jay Stanley(2023-04-06). Tesla Camera Scandal is the Latest Lesson in Dangers of Letting Companies Record You.aclu.org Tesla employees passed around videos taken in car owners' private garages and other interesting recordings captured by the cameras built in to the company's vehicles, File this under "shocking but unsurprising." Shocking because it's a significant abuse of privacy — but unsurprising be…
Jessica Corbett(2023-04-06). Governor Hochul Walks Back Plan to Gut Climate Law After Backlash.truthout.orgClimate groups celebrated Wednesday once top officials revealed that after outraging campaigners and fellow Democrats, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul no longer sees rewriting a landmark state law to allow more planet-heating emissions as a top priority for budget negotiations. "Make no mistake, this is because of the enormous and immediate public pressure. Huge thank you to everyone who took action to… |
John Perry, Covert Action Magazine.(2023-04-06). The United Nations Is Being Used In US Propaganda War Against Nicaragua.popularresistance.orgWhile the United States pays little regard to the human rights of many of its own citizens, it manifests intense interest in those of countries that it regards as its enemies. | Nicaragua, designated by both Trump and Biden as a "strategic threat," is seen as one of those enemies. Of the countries selected for their own annual human rights assessment by the U.S. State Department, Nicaragua merited special attention in 2022, with a 43-page report compared with, for example, only a 36-page analysis of neighboring El Salvador, where 66,000 people have been subjected to mass arrests in the past year. This is part of…
Judy Greenspan(2023-04-06). Prisoners and family members demand care not jails.workers.org Dublin, California In what was an incredibly moving ceremony and protest, former prisoners, family members, clergy, prison abolitionists and community organizations gathered at the Santa Rita Alameda County Jail in Dublin, April 1, to send this powerful message: "We need healing, housing and care, not deaths!" WW Photo: Judy GreenspanNoise . . . |
Latino Rebels(2023-04-06). Labor Victory in L.A. Schools.latinorebels.comHost Julio Ricardo Varela welcomes Roosevelt High School teacher Jason Torres-Rangel to explain the plight of service workers in L.A. schools that led them to strike last month and why educators followed their lead.
Lee Camp, Mintpress News.(2023-04-06). How The Global South Has Risen In The Face Of US Sabotage.popularresistance.orgAjamu Baraka is a former U.S. Green Party vice-presidential candidate, a longstanding political activist, and a spokesperson for the Black Alliance for Peace. He joins Lee Camp this week for an interview with "Behind the Headlines." China's rise, U.S. meddling worldwide, international resistance to Western domination, and much more are covered in the hour. | "It would be unbelievable just a few years ago to see that the Chinese are able to broker an agreement between Iran and Saudi Arabia, that countries in Latin America would actually openly criticize U.S. policies," Baraka said, discussing signs that global pow…
Maddi Johnson(2023-04-06). Transphobia — a product of capitalism.workers.org Portland, Oregon Note: The following talk was given during the Trans Day of Resistance, March 31 in Portland, Oregon. Johnson is a member of the Portland branch of Workers World Party. Maddi Johnson speaking at Trans Day of Resistance in Portland, March 31. Where does transphobia come from? Are we . . . |
manager(2023-04-06). The Fed Alone Cannot Create Black Full Employment.cepr.netFederal Reserve action may be a necessary component to reaching Black full employment, but it is not sufficient. Full employment for Black people will require additional policies including subsidized employment. The Federal Reserve aids job growth by lowering its interest rate. From the end of 2008 through 2016, and again for most of 2020 and …
Marjorie Cohn(2023-04-06). New York Indictment Is Just the Beginning of Trump's Mounting Legal Woes.truthout.orgOn March 30, Donald J. Trump was charged in New York with 34 felony counts of "Falsifying Business Records in the First Degree," for attempting to hide hush money payments to porn star Stormy Daniels. In the historic Indictment and accompanying Statement of Facts, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg has amassed a strong case against Trump. Statements of Facts, which provide a road map of the… |
Mark Gruenberg(2023-04-06). NLRB OKs union vote at Ohio charter school complex.peoplesworld.org COLUMBUS, Ohio —The National Labor Relations Board's top regional official in Southern Ohio OK'd union authorization votes at the big KIPP charter school complex in Columbus. Regional Director Patricia Nachand ruled on April 3 for votes among one unit of 125 educators, social workers, intervention specialists, teacher fellows, and student life coordinators and the other …
Martha Grevatt(2023-04-06). March for Queer & Trans Youth Autonomy.workers.org More than 430 anti-LGBTQ+ bills have been pushed in legislatures across the U.S. within the past three months, a terrifyingly swift escalation in cruelty, even for this country. To say that we are witnessing an emerging genocide would not be hyperbole. This is why an impressive number showed up in . . . |
Martha Grevatt(2023-04-06). UAW's Bargaining Convention revives its fighting tradition.workers.org Detroit The Special Bargaining Convention of the United Auto Workers met March 27-29 in Detroit. These conventions are held quadrennially, typically in the same year that the union's contracts with Ford, General Motors and Stellantis (formerly Chrysler) expire. Delegates from every UAW local discuss and vote on an "omnibus" resolution . . . |
Maximillian Alvarez(2023-04-06). An essential workers' history of the pandemic.therealnews.com The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic devastated the working class from the start. Those deemed "essential workers" in the service, medical, transportation, agriculture, and other sectors were hit particularly hard. While the sacrifices of workers were paid lip service in the early days of the pandemic, the rhetoric rapidly shifted towards denunciations of a "labor shortage" as worker resistance mounted with time. As the capitalist class continues to espouse a dominant narrative of the pandemic that insists that the worst is over and workers ought to accept diminished real wages and deteriorating conditions, the ne…
Middle East Monitor(2023-04-06). Saudi Arabia invests almost $40bn to become Video Gaming Hub.juancole.com ( Middle East Monitor ) — In line with its ambitions to diversify its economy away from oil and to become a video gaming powerhouse, Saudi Arabia will be investing $38 billion in the local online gaming industry in Riyadh. According to a report by Bloomberg on Monday, Savvy Gaming Group, a subsidiary of the …
Mike Ludwig(2023-04-06). Narcan No Longer Needs a Prescription, But Its Price Tag Could Limit Access.truthout.orgThe Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved over-the-counter sales of the opioid overdose reversal medication Narcan, a move that advocates say will reduce stigma around a lifesaving medication and increase access for people in need — if they can afford to pay for it. Narcan is a popular nasal spray version of the drug naloxone, the antidote administered to quickly block the effects of… |
Nazz Aboutabl(2023-04-06). Grassroots Power Catapults Working Class Hero Brandon Johnson to Chicago Mayor's Office.peoplesaction.orgPeople's Action Members Play a Key Role in Victory WASHINGTON, D.C. — People's Action and its members today celebrated Brandon Johnson's election as mayor of Chicago, bringing home People's Action's vision of trusted elected officials working for public safety rooted in communities with good jobs, a sustainable economy, and a government that works for all …
Nazz Aboutabl(2023-04-06). Judge Janet Protasiewicz's Victory Is a Win for Democracy in Wisconsin and the Nation.peoplesaction.orgPeople's Action Members Play a Key Role in Victory WASHINGTON, D.C. — People's Action and its members celebrate the election of Judge Janet Protasiewicz to the Wisconsin Supreme Court, a victory for democracy in Wisconsin and the nation. Grassroots organizing powered Judge Protasiewicz's victory. "Wisconsin voters demanded democracy loud and clear and will accept nothing …
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-04-06). Consumer Health: What do you know about cornea transplantation?newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgA cornea transplant, or keratoplasty, is an operation to replace part of the cornea with corneal tissue from a donor. The cornea is the transparent, dome-shaped surface of the eye. Light enters the eye through the cornea. Nearly 80,000 corneal transplants were performed worldwide in 2021, according to the Eye Bank Association of America. More than 2 million people have recovered their sight through corneal transplants since 1961. Why it's done A cornea transplant most…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-04-06). Mayo Clinic Minute: Are colon and rectal cancers treated differently?newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgDr. Eric Dozois and team during a surgical procedure Colorectal cancer is a term that combines both colon cancer and rectal cancers. The colon and rectum are two different parts of the lower digestive tract. These different cancers also mean different approaches to treatment that may involve the use of radiation and chemotherapy in addition to surgery. When it comes to treating cancer, experience matters, says Dr. Eric Dozois, a Mayo Clinic colon and rectal surgeon. And Mayo…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-04-06). $41 million federal grant to help Mayo Clinic, collaborators advance multiethnic Alzheimer's research.newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgJACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Alzheimer's disease affects people of all ethnic groups. Armed with $41 million in new federal funding, Mayo Clinic researchers and colleagues from 13 other institutions around the country are pursuing three multiethnic projects to identify targets for treatment. Alzheimer's disease robs victims of their memories and families of quality time with their loved ones. Deaths from Alzheimer's more than doubled from 2000 to 2019, and the number of people living with the…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-04-06). Mayo Clinic Q and A: Treating colon cancer.newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgDEAR MAYO CLINIC: A family member recently was diagnosed with colon cancer. After researching potential treatment options, I came across intraoperative radiation therapy. What is the difference between this and normal radiation? Is radiation a standard treatment option, or are there other approaches? ANSWER: Colon cancer is one of the most common malignancies in the U.S., with more than 100,000 new cases diagnosed each year. Over a lifetime, it is estimated that 1 in 23 men and…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-04-06). Ready to Run: Mayo Clinic Health System gives tips on choosing the right running shoes.newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgMANKATO, Minn. — Congratulations on setting a goal to run a long-distance race. You've just joined a group of more than 60 million people in the U.S. who participate in organized runs and races. Running doesn't require much gear, but well-fitting, running-specific shoes are a must. "Someone training for a long-distance run such as a marathon can log 800 or more miles before a race," says Stephanie Kvas, D.P.M., a Mayo Clinic Health System podiatrist….
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-04-06). Mayo Clinic Minute: Is Himalayan sea salt a healthy alternative?newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgConsuming too much salt can lead to serious health conditions, including high blood pressure, heart disease and stroke. Many consumers are turning to Himalayan sea salt, which can now be found in almost any grocery store. Claims are Himalayan salt and other sea salts are a healthier alternative than regular table salt. Are the claims true? Dr. Regis Fernandes, a Mayo Clinic cardiologist, says, before you stock up on Himalayan sea salt, there are some…
Nitza Soledad Perez(2023-04-06). Florida passes permit-less concealed carry gun law.america.cgtn.com At a time when the United States is seeing a surge in mass shootings, Florida has become the latest state to allow citizens to carry concealed loaded weapons almost anywhere without a permit.
Orinoco Tribune 2(2023-04-06). Brazil Presidential Advisor Met With Putin in Moscow.orinocotribune.comCelso Amorim, head advisor to the Brazilian Presidency, met with President Vladimir Putin for a one hour meeting during a discreet trip to Moscow last week. | Amorim was received by the Secretary of the Security Council, Nikolai Patrushev, and by the Kremlin's main advisor for international affairs, Yuri Ushakov. He also had lunch with Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, who will visit Brasília on the 17th. | The two spoke a little about bilateral issues: the trade flow between Brazil and Russia, the supply of fertilizers, the possibility of using local currencies to offset exports and imports. Then they turned to qu…
P. M. Campbell, Left Voice.(2023-04-06). Measuring The Value Of Student Housing.popularresistance.orgCUNY Hunter College's Brookdale Residence Hall is home to over 600 Hunter College students, where residents have a unique opportunity to foster community through social, educational, and cultural programs. It is organized by Resident Assistants, and a quick commute from New York City's cultural hotspots and classes. Brookdale is unique in its affordability among CUNY housing, costing students less than $10,000 per academic year, but the dorm is currently in danger. | On October 13, 2022, Governor Kathy Hochul and Mayer Eric Adams publicized the creation of an "Education Hub" at Brookdale Campus without mentioning…
Paul Buhle(2023-04-06). A Singular Reality, or Not.mronline.org John Bellamy Foster, John Ross, Deborah Veneziale, and Vijay Prashad, Washington's New Cold War: A Socialist Perspective (New York: Monthly Review Press, 2023), 108 pages, $15. The "singular reality" (my phrase) on display here is the imagined reality in the mind's eye of Beltline/Pentagon global strategists. Few readers will be surprised at the cravings of …
Paul Kiel(2023-04-06). Luxury Yachts and Private Planes Are Huge Tax Breaks for the Ultrawealthy.truthout.orgThis story was originally published by ProPublica. Flying to Ireland to inhale the seaside air as you drive a golf ball into the scenic distance. Crossing the country to reach your enormous yacht, which is ready for your Hudson River pleasure cruise. Hosting a governor's wife on your very own aircraft. These are only a few of the joys that the richest Americans have experienced in recent years… |
Peoples Dispatch(2023-04-06). Another fragmented election verdict in Bulgaria may worsen political crisis.peoplesdispatch.orgThe elections held in Bulgaria on April 2—the fifth in the last two years—have again resulted in a fragmented verdict as no single party or bloc managed to attain a simple majority in the 240-seat parliament, plunging the country into deeper political chaos. The polls saw a voter turnout of 40.63% as the majority of voters abstained from participating. As per the results, the conservative GERB-led coalition, led by former President Boyko Borisov, is in the front with 69 seats (2+) and 26.49% votes, while the liberal coalition of We Continue the Change (PP) and Democratic Bulgaria (DB), led by Kiril Pe…
Peoples Dispatch(2023-04-06). Greek workers intensify protests against further privatization of water utilities.peoplesdispatch.orgOn March 21, the Greek parliament passed a bill to revamp the Energy Regulatory Authority as the Waste, Energy, and Water Regulatory Authority, and expand its scope to include water and urban services. Unions and the communist party say that this will pave the way for further privatization…
Peoples Dispatch(2023-04-06). Israeli aggression continues for the third day at Al-Aqsa compound.peoplesdispatch.org Israel has been carrying out attacks inside the Al-Aqsa mosque compound during Ramadan for the last couple of years. Also known as Haram al-Sharif, the mosque inside occupied East Jerusalem is considered the third holiest site in Islam…
Peoples Dispatch(2023-04-06). Peruvian Congress votes against impeaching de-facto President Dina Boluarte.peoplesdispatch.orgOn Tuesday April 4, Peru's right-wing dominated Congress, with 37 votes in favor, 64 against and 10 abstentions, rejected a motion to launch an impeachment process against de-facto President Dina Boluarte. Boluarte emerged unscathed due to the key political alliances she made with conservative legislators in the parliament, in betrayal of the progressive ticket she was elected on. | The
Rachel Hu, Chris Garaffa(2023-04-06). CovertAction Bulletin — The Occupation Has One Face: Palestinian Reaction to Israeli Protests.covertactionmagazine.comMass protests in Israel broke out after Israeli President Benjamin Netanyahu fired his Defense Minister, Yoav Gallant. Hundreds of thousands of people demonstrated against Netanyahu's planned judicial reform—really, a legislative coup. But nowhere in the media coverage was any discussion of how the protests or the judicial reform itself would impact the Palestinian people who continue to live under Israeli occupation and terror…
rebekah(2023-04-06). Norfolk Southern's Huge Profits Go 80 Percent To Top Honchos' Checks.inequality.orgUnions, safety specialists, and—now—the residents of East Palestine, Ohio, have contended that corporate greed drove Norfolk Southern Railway to cut corners on safety inspections and prevention, thus leading to the disastrous Feb. 3 wreck there. But buried deep in the March 31 federal Justice Department filing, for both itself and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, …
Rick Rozoff(2023-04-06). Azerbaijan expels four Iranian diplomats.antibellum679354512.wordpress.comAnadolu AgencyApril 6, 2023 4 Iranian diplomats declared 'persona non grata' in Azerbaijan Azerbaijan's Foreign Ministry declared four employees working for Iran's Embassy in Baku "persona non grata" and told them to leave the country within the next 48 hours over alleged provocations, the ministry said Thursday. A statement issued by the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry …
Rick Rozoff(2023-04-06). Azerbaijan pushes fragmentation of Iran, rule by diaspora.antibellum679354512.wordpress.comAzertagApril 4, 2023 The social and political situation in Iran is getting tense day by day The protests that started in Iran in September of last year are still going on. The slogans raised in these actions are getting sharper. Protest actions were again held in West and East Azerbaijan, Kurdistan, Mazandaran, Khuzistan and a …
Rick Rozoff(2023-04-06). Azerbaijani troops stage incursions into Armenia, Nagorno-Karabakh.antibellum679354512.wordpress.comPanArmenian.netApril 5, 2023 Armenian villagers have foiled Azerbaijan's attempts to advance — MP Lawmaker Andranik Kocharyan from the ruling Civil Contract party has said that Azerbaijan has tried to violate Armenia's border in different parts in recent days, but the residents of the villages have prevented Baku's attempt. *** According to Kocharyan, both the border …
Rick Rozoff(2023-04-06). Insatiable NATO prepares to swallow Malta.antibellum679354512.wordpress.comNATOAllied Maritime CommandApril 6, 2023 Standing NATO Mine Countermeasures Group 2 builds partnership with Malta Standing NATO Mine Countermeasures Group Two (SNMCMG 2) conducted a scheduled port visit to La Valletta from April 1-3. *** Commander, SNMCMG2 Turkish Navy Captain Ahmet Serhat Akyazi, along with his chief of staff and the ships' commanding officers, paid …
Rick Rozoff(2023-04-06). Japan to further assist NATO's expansion into Indo-Pacific: FM.antibellum679354512.wordpress.comKyodo NewsApril 5, 2023 Japan welcomes increased NATO involvement in Indo-Pacific region Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi said on Wednesday he welcomes the increased involvement of NATO member states in the Indo-Pacific region, where China has become increasingly assertive militarily. During an extended session of the two-day NATO foreign ministerial meeting in Brussels, Hayashi also …
Rick Rozoff(2023-04-06). Largest air combat exercise in NATO history to include new member Finland.antibellum679354512.wordpress.comAir Force TimesApril 6, 2023 Largest air exercise in NATO history to include hundreds of Guardsmen NATO countries this summer will launch the largest military air exercise in the transatlantic alliance's 74-year history, spanning more than 220 aircraft and 10,000 participants from 24 nations. Exercise Air Defender, slated for June 12-23, aims to project a …
Rick Rozoff(2023-04-06). Lithuania adopts resolution for Ukraine to join NATO at July summit.antibellum679354512.wordpress.comAzertagApril 6, 2023 Lithuania adopted a resolution on inviting Ukraine to NATO The Lithuanian Sejm has adopted a resolution to be submitted to the NATO summer summit in Vilnius. AZERTAC reports with reference to the press service of the Lithuanian Parliament that the Resolution contains an official invitation for Ukraine to join the Alliance. The …
Rick Rozoff(2023-04-06). NATO installs anti-ballistic missile system in nation bordering Ukraine.antibellum679354512.wordpress.comNATOAllied Air CommandApril 6, 2023 Italian surface-based air defence system fully operational in Slovakia The Italian Army SAMP/T surface-based air defence system deployed to Slovakia has officially been declared fully operational by Allied Air Command further enhancing Alliance interoperability and collective defence. Italy deployed its SAMP/T to Slovakia in March and the system is now …
Rick Rozoff(2023-04-06). Regime change proceeds: State Departments sanctions Georgian judges, assassinations feared next.antibellum679354512.wordpress.comCivil GeorgiaApril 6, 2023 Georgian Judges Sanctioned by US State Department Speak Out Against Accusations Mikheil Chinchaladze, Levan Murusidze, Irakli Shengelia and Valerian Tsertsvadze, the judges from the Georgian "judicial clan" who were sanctioned by the U.S. State Department on April 5, have made their first comments on the sanctions imposed yesterday by the US …
Rick Rozoff(2023-04-06). U.S., NATO allies to hold largest-ever multinational drills in Serbia.antibellum679354512.wordpress.comAzertagApril 5, 2023 Serbia will conduct joint military exercises with the United States Serbia will hold a joint military exercise with the United States and 10 partner countries in mid-June. AZERTAC reports that Serbian Defense Minister Milo≈° Vuƒçeviƒá said this. The minister said that the "Platinum Wolf" exercise…will be held with the participation of the …
Rick Rozoff(2023-04-06). Ukrainian, Japanese FMs meet at NATO HQ: Ukraine can occur "anywhere in the world"antibellum679354512.wordpress.comKyodo NewsApril 5, 2023 Japan vows to "seamlessly" deliver promised aid to Ukraine Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi pledged to "seamlessly and steadily" deliver assistance worth $7.6 billion to Ukraine in a meeting Tuesday with his Ukrainian counterpart Dmytro Kuleba. Meeting on the sidelines of NATO meetings in Brussels, Hayashi told Kuleba that Prime Minister …
Rick Rozoff(2023-04-06). Video: NATO allies join largest French multi-domain war games in decades.antibellum679354512.wordpress.comNATOSupreme Headquarters Allied Powers EuropeApril 6, 2023 Video: France conducts its largest military exercise in decades, Orion 23, with NATO forces France has launched its biggest military exercise in decades, together with its NATO Allies. The second phase of Exercise Orion 23 involves 7,000 personnel and assets from France and several Allied countries, including Germany, …
Sean Callebs(2023-04-06). The Heat: Islamic State Khorasan.america.cgtn.com Global warnings over a new terror group. Who are they and what do they want? The emergence of a new militant organization is raising alarm throughout Afghanistan. The Islamic State Khorasan or IS-K has taken responsibility for several deadly attacks across the country since the …
Sharon Zhang(2023-04-06). AOC Renews Call for Clarence Thomas to Be Impeached Following Bombshell Report.truthout.orgCalls for conservative Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas to be impeached erupted again on Thursday after a bombshell report from ProPublica unveiled ethics violations at a level that experts say has never before been seen within the Supreme Court. According to an explosive investigation published by ProPublica Thursday morning, Clarence Thomas has accepted a huge number of lavish vacations… |
Shawn Fremstad(2023-04-06). Jobs Day Preview: What to Expect in the March Report.cepr.netThe monthly Employment Situation is scheduled for release by the Bureau of Labor Statistics on Friday, April 7th at 8: 30 AM Eastern Time. The collapse of the Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) and the resulting contagion added a major element of uncertainty to an economy that already was not following any clear course. There were already widespread …
sputnikglobe(2023-04-06). Africans 'Know Which Direction to Take' in Multipolar World, Mauritius Ambassador Says.sputnikglobe.comThe African International Congress (AIC), a platform for Russian-African business cooperation, is taking place in Moscow from April 5 to 6. On the sidelines of the event, Sputnik sits down with the ambassador of Mauritius to discuss the recent global economic and financial upheavals, which are driving forces for change.
sputnikglobe(2023-04-06). EACRF and MONUSCO to Conduct Joint Operations to Secure Peace in Eastern DR Congo.sputnikglobe.comUN peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), MONUSCO,, has been operating in the country for more than two decades. The East African Community regional force was deployed at the end of last year, with a mandate of ensuring peace and security in the eastern part of the nation.
sputnikglobe(2023-04-06). Finnish Government Resigns Due to Election of New Parliament.sputnikglobe.comMOSCOW (Sputnik) – Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin has handed over her government's resignation request to President Sauli Niinisto due to the election of a new parliament, which will hold its first meeting on April 11, the presidential office said on Thursday.
sputnikglobe(2023-04-06). Hollywood Impresario Files Lawsuit Against Goldman Sachs Over $7Bln Deal, Media Reports.sputnikglobe.comMOSCOW,(Sputnik) – US show business impresario Mickey Segal, whose clients have included Madonna and Drake, has filed a lawsuit against the Goldman Sachs investment banking company, accusing it of fraudulently obtaining his business secrets in an attempt to make a $7 billion deal with a private equity firm, the British media reported on Thursday.
sputnikglobe(2023-04-06). Protesters in Paris Rally Against Pension Reform.sputnikglobe.comFrance has been engulfed in protests since early January when Macron unveiled controversial plans to reform pensions. The bill was also criticized by French politicians including former President Francois Holland, who called it "unfair and brutal."
sputnikglobe(2023-04-06). REC: Pskov Region Increases Number of Partner Countries in 2022.sputnikglobe.comAccording to the Russian Export Center (REC, part of VEB.RF), despite the international restrictions imposed on Russia, the Pskov Region has not only maintained trade and economic relations, but has even expanded its cooperation with foreign markets.
sputnikglobe(2023-04-06). Sudan Reportedly Postpones Civilian Rule Agreement Over Military Reform Issues.sputnikglobe.comAfter the army toppled a civilian administration in October 2021 that had deposed longtime leader Omar al Bashir in 2019, Sudan has been experiencing political unrest. The military decided on a roadmap for transferring authority to civilians in December of last year.
sputnikglobe(2023-04-06). Sweden Believes State-Sponsored Group Behind Nord Stream Explosions.sputnikglobe.comMOSCOW (Sputnik/Prime) – Sweden thinks that a state-sponsored group is behind the explosions on the Nord Stream gas pipelines, Reuters reported on Thursday, citing Swedish Public Prosecutor Mats Ljungqvist, who is in charge of the ongoing investigation.
sputnikglobe(2023-04-06). Trump's Lawyer Expects No Significant Developments Before July.sputnikglobe.comMOSCOW (Sputnik) – Any significant developments in court proceedings against former US President Donald Trump are not likely to occur before July, one of his lawyers, Joe Tacopina, told an American daily newspaper.
sputnikglobe(2023-04-06). Ukrainization is Destroying American Politics.sputnikglobe.comThe persecution of former US President Donald Trump takes a page out of the Zelensky regime's playbook, Ukrainian opposition leader Viktor Medvedchuk wrote in a commentary for The Other Ukraine Telegram channel.
Staff(2023-04-06). øCómo el uso de celulares ha cambiado el cerebro humano?cubadebate.cuLa primera llamada con un teléfono móvil se hizo hace 50 años. Desde entonces, estos dispositivos se han convertido en una herramienta esencial que nos ayuda a llevar adelante nuestras vidas. øPero también alteran la forma en que funciona nuestro cerebro?.
Staff(2023-04-06). Florida: Hombre de 21 años arroja a su hijo a los caimanes, tras asesinar a la madre del niño.cubadebate.cuUn niño de dos años fue encontrado dentro de la boca de un caimán en Florida poco después de la muerte de su madre. Ahora, un miembro de su familia rompió el silencio desde que las tragedias ocurrieron. El cuerpo del niño pequeño Taylen Mosley fue encontrado dentro del reptil la semana pasada, un día después de que su madre fuera brutalmente apuñalada.
Staff(2023-04-06). Ministerio de Justicia apuesta por la transformación digital para mejorar los servicios notariales y registrales.cubadebate.cuAl comentar sobre las dinámicas de los servicios notariales y registrales del sistema del Ministerio de Justicia, Olga Lidia Pérez Díaz, directora general de Notarías y Registros Públicos del MINJUS, resaltó que en los últimos tiempos se han incrementado exponencialmente los servicios notariales y también los registrales. "Creo que es la primera vez luego del triunfo revolucionario que se autorizan tantos documentos notariales", expresó.
Staff(2023-04-06). Presentador de Fox News sobre acciones de Trump: "Se ve muy mal atacar a la familia del juez"cubadebate.cuSteve Doocy, de Fox News, criticó Donald Trump por perseguir a la familia del juez que supervisa el caso penal de Trump en Manhattan. En "Fox & Friends" el miércoles por la mañana, Doocy señaló que el juez Juan Merchan le había advertido a Trump durante su comparecencia el martes que no usara las redes sociales para incitar a la violencia.
Staff(2023-04-06). SNB 62: Villa Clara vence a Ciego de àÅvila y se queda solo en la cima de la tabla.cubadebate.cuVilla Clara venció hoy 9×4 a Ciego de àÅvila en su estadio Augusto César Sandino y aprovechó la derrota de Las Tunas para quedarse solo en la cima de la 62 Serie Nacional de Beisbol, que transita por sus segundas subseries particulares.Los anaranjados del mentor Ramón Moré pegaron 14 jits y fueron comandados por Yeniet Pérez.
Staff(2023-04-06). Argentina deberá pagar 1330 millones de euros a los fondos buitres tras fallo del Tribunal de Londres.cubadebate.cuArgentina recibió este miércoles un nuevo fallo desfavorable en la justicia internacional. Esta vez por parte del Tribunal Superior de Londres, que determinó que el país deberá pagar 1330 millones de euros por el incumplimiento de los pagos de bonos atados al crecimiento económico que se emitieron en los canjes de deuda de 2005 y 2010, los famosos "Cupones PBI".
Staff(2023-04-06). Asesinato del fundador de Cash App eleva las críticas sobre la falta de seguridad en San Francisco.cubadebate.cuBob Lee, fundador de la multimillonaria empresa tecnológica Cash App, murió el martes después de recibir varias puñaladas en el centro de la ciudad californiana, informó su familia.La Policía encontró a Lee, de 43 años, con heridas de arma blanca. Intentó salvarle la vida, pero finalmente falleció en el hospital. Hubo 56 homicidios en la ciudad en 2021 y 2022.
Staff(2023-04-06). Calls Grow for Russia to Free Jailed U.S. Journalist Evan Gershkovich, Accused of Espionage.democracynow.org We speak with Joshua Yaffa, a close friend of Evan Gershkovich, The Wall Street Journal reporter who has been jailed in Russia since his arrest last week, when he was accused of trying to obtain state secrets related to the Russian military — days after the United States indicted a Russian man in Brazil on espionage charges. Gershkovich's parents left the Soviet Union for the United States before he was born, and he has reported in Russia since 2017. He faces up to 20 years in prison if convicted. Press freedom groups have denounced his arrest and urged Russia to immediately release him. Yaffa is The…
Staff(2023-04-06). Headlines for April 6, 2023.democracynow.orgIsrael Raids Al-Aqsa Mosque for Second Night, Bombs Gaza in Response to Rocket Fire, New Studies Find Ice Sheets Are Vulnerable to Rapid Collapse from Global Heating, Saudi and Iranian Envoys Agree to Reopen Embassies in China-Brokered Deal, France's Macron Asks China's Xi to "Bring Russia to Its Senses" over Ukraine, House Speaker Meets Taiwanese President, Urges Speed-Up of U.S. Arms Deliveries, Pence Won't Appeal Order to Testify to Federal Grand Jury over Jan. 6 Insurrection, Indiana, Idaho and Kansas Latest States to Pass Laws Violating Trans Rights, Texas Agrees to Pay $144M to…
Staff(2023-04-06). "The Undertow": Author Jeff Sharlet on Trump, the Far Right & the Growing Threat of Fascism in U.S.democracynow.org We speak with award-winning journalist and author Jeff Sharlet, who has spent the last decade reporting on the growing threat of fascism across the United States. In his new book, The Undertow: Scenes from a Slow Civil War, Sharlet says the language of "civil war" has become central to right-wing rhetoric, mainstreamed by former President Donald Trump, Congressmember Marjorie Taylor Greene and other Republicans.
Staff(2023-04-06). Reporters Without Borders Denied Entry to Visit Assange in U.K. Prison; No NGO Has Seen Him in 4 Years.democracynow.org WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has spent the last four years locked up at the Belmarsh high-security prison in London, where he has been fighting extradition to the United States on espionage charges. He faces up to 175 years in prison if convicted. This week, amid growing concerns about Assange's health, Reporters Without Borders attempted to become the first NGO to visit with Assange since his arrest four years ago. Despite being given approval, RSF representatives, including our guest, RSF secretary-general and executive director Christophe Deloire, were denied entry.
Staff(2023-04-06). Latin American Governments Work Together To Tackle Inflation (+Delcy Rodríguez).orinocotribune.comThis Wednesday, Mexico and 10 Latin American countries, members of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC), reached seven agreements to combat inflation and facilitate regional trade, including the creation of a Technical Working Group with government representatives from each nation to identify cooperation measures. | The participating nations also agreed to promote logistical and financial measures that allow the exchange of basic food basket products and intermediate goods in better conditions, taking into account the reality of each country, with the priority of lowering costs. | In accor…
Staff(2023-04-06). PSUV's Hugo Cabezas Arrested in Corruption Crackdown.orinocotribune.comA presentation hearing of 13 new detainees for corruption in the Venezuelan Corporation of Guayana and Cartones de Venezuela has been held, in which former PSUV leader Hugo Cabezas is one of the detainees. | This information was released on Wednesday, March 5, by the minister for communication and information, Freddy àëáñez, via social media. He added that Pedro Maldonado, Edgar Sánchez, and Felipe Contreras from the Corporación Venezolana de Guayana (CVG), among others, were also presented. | Hugo Cabezas served as a PSUV deputy until his appointment as president of Cartones de Venezuela, a Venezuelan state…
Staff(2023-04-06). PSUV's Hugo Cabezas Captured in New Round of Corruption Arrests.orinocotribune.comA presentation hearing of 13 new detainees for corruption in the Venezuelan Corporation of Guayana and Cartones de Venezuela has been held, in which former PSUV leader Hugo Cabezas is one of the detainees. | This information was released on Wednesday, March 5, by the minister for communication and information, Freddy àëáñez, via social media. He added that Pedro Maldonado, Edgar Sánchez, and Felipe Contreras from the Corporación Venezolana de Guayana (CVG), among others, were also presented. | Hugo Cabezas served as a PSUV deputy until his appointment as president of Cartones de Venezuela, a Venezuelan state…
Staff(2023-04-06). Venezuela's Public Ministry: 51 People Detained on Corruption Charges So Far.orinocotribune.comA total of 51 people have been detained for being involved in different acts of corruption across Venezuela, reported Venezuela's Attorney General Tarek William Saab. At a press conference, Saab explained that the detainees include, but are not limited to, those related to the PDVSA-Crypto cases, the Corporación Venezolana de Guayana (CVG) case, as well as detained judges and regional/parliamentary officials. | "To date, there are 51 people who have been detained for various corruption schemes, including that of PDVSA-Crypto, CVG, and detained judges," the Attorney General announced this Wednesday, March 5. "When…
Staff(2023-04-06). Venezuela's VP Rodríguez Meets With Guinea-Bissau Minister.orinocotribune.comThe vice president of Venezuela, Delcy Rodríguez, held a working meeting this Wednesday with the vice prime minister for interior and public order of Guinea-Bissau, Soares Sambú. | The meeting aimed to strengthen the strategic alliances between nations and relaunch a program enabling each country to face the new challenges facing their respective regions. | Venezuela and Guinea-Bissau, in 17 year…
Staff(2023-04-06). 7 April, Ottawa: Hands off Al-Aqsa! Emergency Protest.samidoun.net 🚨OTTAWA — EMERGENCY PROTEST FOR AL-AQSA🚨 In the past two nights, Zionist Occupation Forces stormed the al-Aqsa mosque and brutally shot, assaulted, detained and forcibly removed Palestinian Muslim worshippers. The worshippers were in al-Aqsa performing i'tikaf, a part of Ramadan's rituals where Muslims remain in mosques overnight to pray. The desecration of one of Jerusalem's …
Staff(2023-04-06). 8 April, Berlin: Demonstrate for Al-Aqsa and the Palestinian People.samidoun.net Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network and the Masar Badil, the Palestinian Alternative Revolutionary Path Movement, call for broad participation in the popular demonstration on Saturday, April 8, in Berlin, Germany "to declare with one voice that our Palestinian people will respond to the call of duty in defense of their people and sanctities, and in …
Staff(2023-04-06). 8 April, Cologne: Solidarity with Palestine, Defend Al-Aqsa.samidoun.net The armed resistance, based on popular support, has shown that it is the only legitimate protector of Al-Aqsa and Palestine. And just as the masses of our people in the occupied homeland rose up in all the squares of Palestine, the time has come for our people in the diaspora to rise up to express …
Staff(2023-04-06). 8 April, Online Event — Palestine, Land, Liberation and Return: Learn about the Ottawa conference.samidoun.net Join us Saturday, April 8 at 10 AM Pacific, 1 PM Eastern, 5 PM UTC to discuss Palestine, the next steps in the struggle on Turtle Island/in North America, and the Ottawa Liberation Conference, coming up at the end of the month. The news from Palestine — the outrageous attacks on Al-Aqsa, the vicious settler …
Staff(2023-04-06). Ukraine & Machine Souls.thedreizinreport.com The Amazon Post moves on, and so does Dreizin….. (The below audio file is 16 minutes of pure, wholesome Brain Candy.) (Folks, this may not seem like much, but I recorded (and tossed) literally HOURS of other material, to settle on this. So, yeah I'm not ashamed to say, give me money for my efforts....…
Staff(2023-04-06). In Michigan, a Historic Victory for Abortion Rights.aclu.org Last year's decision overturning Roe v. Wade proved to be a major galvanizing moment for people who support abortion rights in communities across the country as some bans already on the books began to go into effect. One of those states is Michigan, where a grassroots coalition had growing concerns about an archaic 1931 abortion ban that could go into effect if the Supreme Court overturned Roe, and had already been working to prepare. Their tireless work put abortion rights on the ballot with Proposition 3, which secures the right to reproductive freedom in Michigan, protecting abortion, prenatal care, birth c…
TASS(2023-04-06). US, Germany, Hungary oppose roadmap for Ukraine's accession to NATO — FT.tass.comAccording to the newspaper, all 31 members of the alliance agree that Ukraine's accession to NATO is not a short-term issue, and serious discussions may begin only after the current conflict on the country's territory is over…
The Associated Press(2023-04-06). Mexico's President Calls Charges Against Trump Political.latinorebels.comMexico's president said Wednesday he opposes the criminal charges filed against former U.S. President Donald Trump, suggesting they were brought for political reasons during an electoral campaign.
The Conversation(2023-04-06). What Trump's 34 Felony Counts of Business Fraud Charges Mean.juancole.com By Jeffrey Bellin, William & Mary Law School | — Former President Donald Trump was arraigned in New York on April 4, 2023. Shortly after, the charges that a Manhattan grand jury indicted him on were made public. As anticipated, there were numerous counts of falsifying business records related to "hush money" payments made in …
The Conversation(2023-04-06). Migrant Deaths in Mexico Put Spotlight on US Immigration Enforcement Policy.latinorebels.comAmong the factors that led to the fire-related deaths of migrants in a detention facility in Juárez is the decadeslong immigration enforcement policies of the U.S. and Mexican governments that have seen the number of people kept in such facilities skyrocket.
The Lever(2023-04-06). Analyzing Brandon Johnson's Surprise Victory In Chicago.levernews.comIn this special bonus episode for paying subscribers, we explore the surprise win of progressive Brandon Johnson over corporate-backed candidate Paul Vallas in Chicago's mayoral election this week. Lever reporters
Tom Athanasiou, Resilience.(2023-04-06). The Planet Will Warm Past 1.5 ∞C — What Now?popularresistance.orgThe only way of ensuring that the overshoot is temporary is to decisively defeat the fossil fuel cartel. | The 1.5 ∞C temperature target is difficult to honestly and openly discuss. Within the climate movement, it has become a locus of anguish, confusion, and even despair. Long a symbol of mobilization and hope, 1.5 ∞ has become central to both activist campaigns and scientific analysis. Yet it's now clear that the planet will almost certainly warm more than 1.5 ∞C. | This is a rough prospect. It will likely condemn countless communities, many of them largely innocent of responsibility for the c…
W. T. Whitney Jr.(2023-04-06). U.S. Congress terrorizes Cuba: GOP seeks power to designate island a terrorism sponsor.peoplesworld.org Although Cuba's Revolution survived military invasion, guerrilla actions, terrorist attacks, and bacteriologic warfare, enough was not enough. Now, there are pay-offs to dissidents, manipulation of worldwide media coverage, and weaponization of social media capabilities. And of course, the U.S. economic and financial blockade persists, after 60 years, with no sign of stopping any time soon. …
WSWS(2023-04-06). IYSSE in New Zealand holds meeting against the war in Ukraine.wsws.orgThe IYSSE's meeting at Victoria University of Wellington called for an anti-war movement based on the international working class. Speakers discussed the causes of the war in Ukraine, the pro-imperialist politics of pseudo-left groups, and the university's promotion of far-right war propaganda.
WSWS(2023-04-06). Ford Saarlouis: The strikes in France and the fight against plant closure.wsws.orgIt is now essential for workers to take the initiative and wage a serious fight to defend all remaining jobs at the plant. The plant is still standing, production is still running. It is now that a strike and a real struggles must be discussed and organized.
WSWS(2023-04-06). US House Speaker McCarthy demands faster arms sales to Taiwan.wsws.orgHouse Speaker Kevin McCarthy met with Taiwanese president Tsai Ing-wen in California, in the latest move in a bipartisan effort by the White House and Congress to end the one China policy and escalate the US confrontation with China.
WSWS(2023-04-06). Teachers across England overwhelmingly reject derisory pay offer.wsws.orgBoth the education unions and the government knew full well that educators would reject the pay offer and have used the "talks" to diffuse anger and opposition through political theatre and posturing, with the unions now calling for "fresh talks".
WSWS(2023-04-06). Workers Struggles: Europe, Middle East & Africa.wsws.orgRail workers in Portugal begin further strikes to last through April, over pay, conditions and safety; Palestinians in Israel hold one-day general strike after 26-year-old doctor shot dead by police outside the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem's Old City; strikes continue in South Africa at retail giant Makro for pay and to protest the sacking of strikers…
WSWS(2023-04-06). Los Angeles school workers speak out on working conditions, sellout tentative agreement.wsws.orgThis week, 30,000 classified workers in Los Angeles Unified School District are voting on a tentative agreement that fails to raise their pay and working conditions out of the poverty-level conditions that have prevailed for decades, following a three-day strike last month which shut down the nation's second-largest school district.
WSWS(2023-04-06). Question marks emerge over dollar supremacy.wsws.orgThe series of financial storms in the US, of which the collapse of SVB and concerns over the stability of middle-sized banks is the latest, is causing nervousness.
WSWS(2023-04-06). Sri Lankan Telecom workers strike against privatisation.wsws.orgThe privatisation of state-owned enterprises and the destruction of tens of thousands of public sector jobs, are part of the IMF-dictated austerity measures being imposed by the Wickremesinghe government.
| Reuters | (2006-04-23). Top Iranian, Saudi envoys meet in China in restoration of diplomatic ties.tribune.com.pk The foreign ministers of Iran and Saudi Arabia met in Beijing on Thursday for the first formal gathering of their top diplomats in more than seven years, after China brokered a deal to restore relations between the top regional powers. | After years of hostility that fuelled conflicts across the Middle East, Iran and Saudi Arabia agreed to end their diplomatic rift and reopen diplomatic missions in a significant deal facilitated by China last month. | In brief footage broadcast on Iranian state TV, Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud and his Iranian counterpart, Hossein Amirabdollahian, greeted each other before…
This is a talk Chris Hedges gave on April 6 at a protest at Princeton Theological Seminary demanding the removal of hedge fund billionaire Michael Fisch as chair of the seminary's trustee board.
Houston — The Texas Star bar was packed with over 100 Houstonians in the evening, April 1, for a successful fundraiser for Starbucks workers. In the Houston area, three stores — Shepherd and Harold, the medical center on Cambridge and Fannin, and Rock Creek in Kingwood — have filed for . . . | 
Seattle — University of Washington students, supporters and youths of oppressed nationalities targeted by U.S. imperialism marched on the Seattle Boeing plant on March 26. The march by 150 chanting demonstrators protested on the 20-year anniversary of the U.S. invasion of Iraq. Boeing is the Pentagon's second largest war contractor. . . . | 
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) — — The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration reports that for the 11th consecutive year, human-caused emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases increased at the same rate as has been common for the past decade. In other words, nothing the world has so far done has caused the rate …
Dr Adnan Abu Amer AdnanAbuAmer2 There are concerns in Israel that the path towards normalisation with more Arab countries is no longer smooth in light of the planned legislation to suit the extreme far-right in the coalition government. Added to this is the stepping up of action to annex the occupied West Bank, and …
By Bill Hackwell — April 4, 2023 | Today in a press conference in Washington DC the Black Alliance for Peace (BAP) along with key allies launched a popular collective campaign to promote the urgent need to establish a Zone of Peace in Our Americas. The press conference coincided with similar events that took place in Havana, Cuba; and Port-au-Prince, Haiti. | The "Zone of Peace" concept emerged from the January 29, 2014, meeting of the heads of state and governments of the Community of | Washington DC | Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC), all of which declared Latin America and the Caribbean should…
A working-class position regarding issues on the border demands full rights for workers and their families, documented and undocumented immigrants, and an end to oppressive immigration policy that justifies and normalizes persecution through state-sanctioned violence. We demand comprehensive immigration policy that upholds the dignity of the labor that both documented and undocumented immigrants contribute …
The fight against predatory landlords has reached a new stage of struggle in the city of Detroit. On March 21, after months of grassroots struggle for the protection of Taura Brown and her home, Wayne County Judge Shawn Jacque of the 36th District Court signed a court order for her eviction. She had ten …
Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas failed to report frequent luxury trips paid for by a billionaire Republican megadonor named Harlan Crow, leading to renewed calls for the conservative jurist's impeachment. According to ProPublica, Thomas has for decades accepted flights on Crow's private jet, trips on his yacht and frequent stays at his exclusive lakeside resort, in apparent violation of a law requiring justices and other federal officials to disclose most gifts. "Justice Thomas has this extraordinary and apparently unprecedented relationship with this outside billionaire who is basically s…
Israel has bombed southern Lebanon and Gaza as tension soars in the region days after Israeli police repeatedly attacked Palestinian worshipers inside the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in occupied East Jerusalem. In response to the raids on the mosque, militants in southern Lebanon and Gaza fired dozens of rockets into Israel. It was the largest rocket attack from Lebanon in 17 years. Meanwhile, a Palestinian gunman opened fire on a vehicle near an illegal settlement in the occupied West Bank on Friday, killing two Israeli settlers. This all comes as Israel continues to impose a violent crackdown in the occupied West B…
We speak with Justin Jones, one of two Black Democratic lawmakers expelled by a Republican supermajority in the Tennessee state House of Representatives Thursday for peacefully protesting gun violence in the chamber last week as thousands rallied at the Capitol to demand gun control after the Covenant elementary school shooting in Nashville. A vote to expel their white colleague who joined them in solidarity failed. "They thought by expelling us they would silence us, they would silence our movements that we're part of, but in fact they've amplified it, because the nation can see how racist they are. The na…
National Security Advisor of the Republic of Korea (to put it bluntly, a key advisor on foreign and national security affairs of South Korea) said that he was stepping down on March 29, 2023, less than a month before President Yoon Suk-yeol's state visit to the United States. Kim stated in a press release, "When […] | –°–æ–æ–±—â–µ–Ω–∏–µ 
This is the question Donald Trump brought to the forefront when he started asking why the US was paying the lion's share for European security and demanding that members of NATO foot the bill, with at least 2 percent of their GNP. It remains pertinent because the present situation can only exist if the US […] | –°–æ–æ–±—â–µ–Ω–∏–µ 
The late Archbishop Desmond Tutu, a Nobel laureate and tireless campaigner against South African apartheid, once observed: "If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor." For decades, the BBC's editorial policy in reporting on Israel and Palestine has consistently chosen the side of the oppressor – and all too often, not even by adopting the impartiality the corporation claims as the bedrock of its journalism.
The situation on the line of the Russian-Ukrainian clash has not changed much over the past 24 hours. The fiercest…
The BTR-82A armored personnel carrier. © Vitaly Nevar/TASS | The armor of vehicles produced at Arzamas Machine-Building Plant has been improved as a result of experience gained during the Russian special military operation in Ukraine, the Russian Defense Ministry announced on April 6. | The Arzamas-based plant, which is a part of Russia's Military Industrial Company, produces BTR-80 8×8 armored personnel carriers and Tigr 4×4 multipurpose all-terrain infantry mobility vehicles."R…
File image. | On April 6, an officer of the Syrian Police was killed in a drive-by shooting attack by ISIS terrorists in the southern governorate of Daraa. | The attack took place on a road near the town of Qarfa in the northern Daraa countryside. The terrorists were reportedly moving on a motorcycle. The Syrian Ministry of Interior identified the fallen police officer as Wasim Musa al-Ghazali, a native of Qarfa. | ISIS confirmed its responsibility for the attack via its official news agency, Amaq, marking the f…
Illustrative image. | ISIS cells in Syria's northeastern region killed or wounded 18 fighters of the United States-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in the first two weeks of the holy Islamic month of Ramadan that began on March 23, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said in a report released on April 6. | According to the London-based monitoring group, the terrorists carried out 12 operations against the Kurdish-led group in Deir Ezzor and al-Hasakah during the said period."12 op…
Click to see full-size image. Source: the Israeli Air Force. | Early on April 7, the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) carried out a series of strikes against positions of the Palestinian Hamas Movement in the Gaza Strip and southern Lebanon in response to recent rocket attacks which were launched from the two regions. | The escalation began on April 5, when Israeli Police stormed al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem city and arrested hundreds of Palestinians worshipers. In an initial response,…
The Peresvet laser system. | Russia is developing two airborne anti-satellite systems, according to an article published in the Defense Ministry's Military Thought journal on April 7. | The first system is based on the MiG-31D fighter and the Kontakt anti-satellite missile, while the second is a version of the Peresvet laser system installed on an Il-76 aircraft. | The article was co-authored by retired Lieutenant-General Alexander Kovalyov, President of the St. Petersburg branch of the Tsiolkovsky Cosmonautics…
File image. | The al-Qaeda-affiliated Turkistan Islamic Party (TIP) is preparing to launch drone attacks from the northwestern Syrian region of Greater Idlib, deputy head of the Russian Center for Reconciliation of the Opposing Parties in Syria, Rear Admiral Oleg Gurinov, revealed on April 6. | The TIP is a close ally of Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), the de-facto ruler of Greater Idlib and the former main branch of al-Qaeda in Syria."According to information obtained by the Russian Center for Reconciliation of…
Click to see full-size image. | On April 7, two Israelis were killed and a third was critically wounded in yet another shooting attack in the occupied West Bank. | The attack took place on the Route 57 highway in the northern Jordan Valley, near the Hamra Junction. The gunmen opened fire at the Israeli-owned car twice causing its crash, before fleeing. At least 22 7.62mm shell casings, typically used by a Kalashnikov rifle, were found at the scene. | The Israel Defense Forces (I…
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The UN Human Rights Council voted overwhelmingly to condemn sanctions. The only countries that expressed support for unilateral coercive measures were the US, UK, EU member states, Georgia, and Ukraine.
By Ben Norton — Mar 31, 2023 | On the floor of Germany's parliament, Left Party MP Sevim Daƒüdelen called for the c. 38,000 US soldiers in her country to leave, and to take their nuclear weapons with them. She lamented that Washington "doesn't actually want allies, just loyal vassals". | A member of parliament from Germany's Left Party has called for the thousands of US soldiers and nuclear weapons in her country to leave. | "After 78 years, it is now time for US soldiers to go home. All other allies left Germany a long time ago", said Die Linke MP Sevim Daƒüdelen on the floor of Germany'
The Biden administration is poised to allow the national emergency on COVID-19 to expire on May 11, 2023. Once that occurs, between 5 to 14 million Americans previously covered under Medicaid will lose their insurance. Although the pandemic continues to rage, killing thousands and infecting hundreds of thousands each week, a bipartisan consensus has settled in Washington to simply pretend COVID-19 is "over." What meager safety net was extended at the start of the pandemic is now being rolled back—leaving Americans to shoulder the risks and expenses of illness and death entirely on their own. Dr. Marga…
As operating coal power plants were retired last year and scheduled projects canceled, the number of plants decreased in developing and developed countries, except China, according to the ninth annual global survey of the coal plant pipeline by Global Energy Monitor, a press release from Global Energy Monitor said. However, in order for the world to be on track to phase out …
Chicago (Feature; Special to Informed Comment) — Adding another humiliating chapter to his despicable life, the twice-impeached former President becomes the first ex-president to face criminal charges. Responding to the indictment, Trump said, "Never before in our nation's history has this been done." He's right, never before in our nation's history have we had a …
Chile's neoliberal government is close to securing a new law that expands the right of security forces to use firearms against the population. The Naín-Retamal Law, a proposal of the executive branch, was today approved by the Senate for a third and final reading.
John Mullen writes from Paris on the background to the current strikes and the very different patterns of union organisation in France.
The Biden administration's efforts to completely eliminate the NSO Israeli spyware are faced with what remains behind closed doors.
If democrats were smart, Donald Trump would be a disgraced former president, forgotten by all but his most ardent admirers. But they aren't smart and they may have given him a political resurrection.
President Biden's own statements predicting the end of Nord Stream , preliminary to the devastating attack on its infrastructure, point to the necessity of determining whether or not the president was speaking from his singularly informed position of the Chief Executive, as Hersh indicated.
By Juan Cole / Informed Comment Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) — Seeing Trump arraigned in New York on Tuesday was satisfying even if the outcome of the trial cannot be foreseen and he has a presumption of innocence. There is obviously evidence that he falsified his business records for the purpose of hiding material facts …
By W.T. Whitney / CounterPunch Although Cuba's Revolution survived military invasion, guerrilla actions, terrorist attacks, and bacteriologic warfare, enough was not enough. Now there are pay-offs to dissidents, manipulation of worldwide media coverage, and weaponization of social media capabilities. The U.S. economic and financial blockade persists, after 60 years, and will continue. That's mostly because …
By Kevin Gosztola / The Dissenter The warden of Her Majesty's Prison Belmarsh blocked representatives with the press freedom organization Reporters Without Borders (RSF) from visiting WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, despite previously reviewing RSF's request and agreeing to grant access. Rebecca Vincent, the director of operations and campaigns for RSF, declared, "We followed all rules …
Despite its unique circumstance and history, the Iranian coup in 1953—as explored by Taghi Amirani in his film Coup 53—proved to be a template for the West's exploitation of the world.
We need a real resistance rooted in an understanding of the true causes of the problems facing working and poor people.
By It was an uphill struggle to get GMO labeling laws in place, and now things have become more complicated. With the new …
Katharina Rall Senior Researcher, Environment and Human Rights @katha_nina ( Human Rights Watch) — Speakers at a recent climate and health summit in Abu Dhabi were advised by the conference organizers not to "criticize Islam, the government, corporations or individuals" or protest while in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), according to a recent investigation …
For the 11th time since Jan. 19, millions of people in France, led by the workers of the major union confederations, especially the General Confederation of Labor (CGT), took to the streets all over the country on April 6. Once again, they shut France down. Early reports in the New . . . | 
Over 150 young leaders from social movements and organizations in the United States will travel to Cuba to exchange with labor unions, grassroots activists, artists, and youth organizations, and take part in Cuba's May Day celebrations.
This story originally appeared in On Wednesday evening , the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem was full of Muslim worshippers praying into the night during the holy month of Ramadan. Earlier that morning, worshipers were beaten, and forced out of the holy mosque's prayer halls. | In the midst of night prayers Wednesday, Israeli forces stormed the compound again with weapons and riot gear, unleashing a co…
WASHINGTON—Con las negociaciones sobre un nuevo contrato maestro a punto de comenzar, los Teamsters advierten a sus miembros que se preparen para una posible huelga forzada en United Parcel Service. El nuevo presidente del sindicato, Sean O'Brien, ha estado recorriendo el país desde su toma de posesión, y prometió a los Teamsters de UPS que …
By now, the world knows Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg indicted Republican former Oval Office occupant Donald Trump on 34 felony counts associated with Trump's checks to former adult film performer and stripper Stormy Daniels, via lawyer-fixer Michael Cohen, to cover up his pre-presidential affairs with her. It was a conspiracy to illegally influence the …
The arrest and arraignment of former President Donald J. Trump may have been an unprecedented moment in American history, with seismic implications for the political process. But as a legal process, it was more routine: On Tuesday, he became just another one of the roughly 31,000 people arraigned for felonies in dreary courtrooms across New York State …
UPDATES: | Red Crescent: Seven Palestinians reportedly wounded in Israeli attack on Palestinian worshipers in Jerusalem. Al Jazeera: Over 400 Palestinians arrested by Israeli soldiers. Israeli Media: 10 rockets fired towards Israel from besieged Gaza. | Israeli occupation forces have reportedly attacked and forcefully evicted Muslim worshipers from Al-Mosque in occupied East Jerusalem, leading to many injuries and arrests. | After smashing windows in the Mosque, the occupation troops fired stun grenades before storming the holy shrines, beating up people and handcuffing worshipers. | Palestinians quickly mobil…
WASHINGTON (PAI)—Members of United Food and Commercial Workers Local 400 and their allies took to informational picket lines in metro D.C. on April 5 in a campaign to save local supermarkets—and jobs—from a mega-merger threat which could also raise prices for consumers. Lines went up at three stores. Their goal, shared by their parent union: …
By Michael Scollon ( RFE/RL ) — When Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi visited Moscow in early 2022, he had high hopes of leaving with defense deals that would circumvent international sanctions and take advantage of the expiration of a United Nations embargo on arms trading with Tehran. Russian fighter jets, advanced antimissile defense …
The Indonesian government's refusal to host the Israeli team as part of the Under-20 World Cup highlights the hypocrisy of Western human rights activists, argues Dr. Ramzy Baroud.
Brazil has refused to sign a statement condemning Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The move came during the Summit for Democracy, a virtual event hosted by the United States to "renew democracy at home and confront autocracies abroad." President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, who did not personally participate in the event, said that his country …
Seventy-five years ago, Hollywood entered one of its bleakest periods. In 1947, 10 Hollywood writers and directors famously refused to testify before the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) and were held in contempt of Congress. In response, Hollywood's top studio heads turned their backs on these filmmakers. The Hollywood Ten—Alvah Bessie, Herbert Biberman, Lester Cole, …
Friday, April 7 3: 30 pm Gather at Main and Prior (5 minute walk from Main Street — Science World Skytrain), Vancouver Defend Al-Aqsa, Al-Quds, Palestine! Long Live the Resistance! Vancouver solidarity-resistance-liberation banner drop for Palestine. All welcome to join us: the more folks we have, the more banners and flags we can display!
On 4 and 5 April, the scenes of Israeli occupation forces invading Al-Aqsa Mosque during the holy month of Ramadan and brutally attacking Palestinian worshipers were displayed around the world on video. The beatings, the mass arrests, the vicious assault on Palestinians gathering in the mosque or in prayer once again exposed the reality of …
By Steve Lalla — Apr 4, 2023 | On this day in 1949, 12 countries signed the "Washington treaty," making NATO official. The NATO military alliance was formed by the US to defend the property of the capitalists, colonizers, and corporations of the West against the growing popularity of revolutionary socialism, which threatened to expropriate and distribute the riches that the imperialists had accumulated over centuries of pillage and exploitation. | Although the original treaty 
Days before Todd Nock would become the first Black mayor of Pocomoke City, a small town on Maryland's Lower Eastern Shore, he paused as he tried to express what the historic achievement meant—not just to him, but to the community he was preparing to serve. | "I started sitting in the back of council meetings, then moving to the front, becoming first vice president, and now here we are," Nock said. | "I had no idea [I could be Mayor.] At the time," in 2015, "I was an unemployed college dropout. I had just lost my jobs a couple weeks prior to that, I couldn't afford to go back to school."pocomoke cit…
By David Barsamian and Noam Chomsky | — [The following is excerpted from David Barsamian's recent interview with Noam Chomsky at AlternativeRadio.org.] David Barsamian: On March 20th, the UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change issued its latest report. The new IPCC assessment from senior scientists warned that there's little time to lose in tackling the …
he idea of 'equal pay for equal work' was established in the ILO's Equal Remuneration Convention (1951) in recognition of the fact that women had always worked in industrial factories, increasingly so during the Second World War.
Israel's military hit sites in Lebanon and Gaza early on Friday, in retaliation for rocket attacks it blamed on Hamas, as tensions following police raids this week on the Al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem threatened to spiral out of control. | Loud blasts rocked different areas of Gaza, as Israel claimed its jets hit 10 targets "including tunnels and weapons manufacturing and development sites" of Hamas, which controls the blockaded southern coastal strip. | At around 4.00 am, the military said it had also struck three Hamas infrastructure targets in southern Lebanon, where residents around the area of the Rashidiye…
The Dominion defamation lawsuit against Fox News isn't scheduled to go to trial until April 17, but information from Fox internal emails and texts, as well as depositions, yields new shockers every day. By the time the trial starts, proceedings may seem like a rehash of old news. And the sheer volume of startling …
We speak with award-winning journalist and author Jeff Sharlet, who has spent the last decade reporting on the growing threat of fascism across the United States. In his new book, The Undertow: Scenes from a Slow Civil War, Sharlet says the language of "civil war" has become central to right-wing rhetoric, mainstreamed by former President Donald Trump, Congressmember Marjorie Taylor Greene and other Republicans.
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has spent the last four years locked up at the Belmarsh high-security prison in London, where he has been fighting extradition to the United States on espionage charges. He faces up to 175 years in prison if convicted. This week, amid growing concerns about Assange's health, Reporters Without Borders attempted to become the first NGO to visit with Assange since his arrest four years ago. Despite being given approval, RSF representatives, including our guest, RSF secretary-general and executive director Christophe Deloire, were denied entry.
We speak with Joshua Yaffa, a close friend of Evan Gershkovich, The Wall Street Journal reporter who has been jailed in Russia since his arrest last week, when he was accused of trying to obtain state secrets related to the Russian military — days after the United States indicted a Russian man in Brazil on espionage charges. Gershkovich's parents left the Soviet Union for the United States before he was born, and he has reported in Russia since 2017. He faces up to 20 years in prison if convicted. Press freedom groups have denounced his arrest and urged Russia to immediately release him. Yaffa is The…
Israel is renowned for its active diplomacy, particularly in the Middle East and surrounding areas. Tel Aviv is seeking partners among the pro-Western countries of the Arab East, the de-facto Kurdish autonomy in Iraq, NATO Turkey, and the newly formed Muslim countries of…
Could this just be a coincidence that the US has begun conducting airstrikes on Syria right after the announcement of a China brokered peace deal between Iran and Saudi Arabia? Following the announcement of this deal, it was revealed that the Saudis are also in talks with the Syrians to normalise ties. The China factor, […] | –°–æ–æ–±—â–µ–Ω–∏–µ 
"The NATO expanders are telling us that Russia's actions inside its unchanged borders are exactly why we had to expand NATO's borders. Russia's reaction to NATO's expansion enlargement justifies NATO's enlargement expansion." — Patrick Armstrong | (Click on the image to enlarge)…
Los estudiantes se suman a la lucha para defender la jubilación. París, 7 de marzo. Por CNC en el Estado Español Comunicado de la Coordinadora de Núcleos Comunistas (CNC) en el Estado Español (España), publicado el 28 de marzo de 2023. Workers World publica este comunicado porque también podría aplicarse . . . | 
Special to Workers World Chicago Bulletin: Brandon Johnson was elected mayor of Chicago April 4, defeating pro-cop, pro-gentrification candidate Paul Vallas. A vigorous rally was held on the campus of the University of Illinois Chicago on March 29 to encourage the April 4 vote for Brandon Johnson for mayor. Johnson . . . | 
Nota del Editor: Artículo publicado originalmente el 9 de marzo de 2023. | Por "políticamente inconveniente" que pueda ser admitir para algunos, ya sean partidarios multipolares fuera de Brasil o miembros del PT, podría decirse que Lula se está entrometiendo en…
Announcing Another Carolina Anarchist Bookfair in Asheville, NC, August 11th — 13th. For more info, see here. Another Carolina Anarchist Bookfair is back from COVID hiatus and will be held in Asheville, NC from August 11-13. This year we will be working once again with our comrades in Pansy Collective, who will complement days of… 
Illustrative Image | Written by Dr. Binoy Kampmark | The decision to go to war should be as burdensome as possible. The more impediments to such folly, the better. Such a state of affairs does not characterise the Westminster system of government. It certainly does not apply to Australia, which is all the more troubling given a string of disastrous military interventions led by a slavish, ignoramus complex. | As things stand, the National Security Committee, comprising inner cabinet members including the Pri…
Click to see full-size imageParis could be looking to improve its defense capacity in the midst of a tense world, but the action could also be aimed at mitigating the effects of the serious domestic crisis. | Written by France is preparing for a conflict in the near future. The country is about to implement a new measure to raise the age of military reservists. The expansion…
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Click to see full-size image | On April 6, the Russian Ministry of Defense recorded no cases of hostilities and ceasefire violations in the Idlib region in the past 24 hours; | On April 5, the AANES handed over four women and ten children of ISIS families to a Canadian delegation; | On April 5, unknown armed men riding a motorbike killed a civilian in the town of al-Busayrah; | On April 5, Foreign Ministers of Syria and Tunisia exchanged views on boosting the bilateral ties in all fields in a phone cal…
Click to see full-size image | Russian forces destroyed one tank, four armoured fighting vehicles, two motor vehicles, a howitzer in the Donetsk region; | Russian forces destroyed two armoured fighting vehicles, two motor vehicles, and one D-30 howitzer in the Liman region; | Russian forces destroyed two armoured fighting vehicles, and two pick-up trucks in the Kupyansk region; | Russian forces destroyed two motor vehicles, and one Akatsiya self-propelled howitzer in the Kherson region; | Clashes between…
Click to see full-size image | The Liaison and Coordination Officers' Operations Room (loyal to Ansar Allah) reported 41 ceasefire violations in al-Hudaydah in the past 24 hours; | Saddam Hossein al-Salehi, the commander of Hizam al-Amini forces in the district of Mudiyah was killed in the internal conflict between Hizam al-Amini forces and the STC; | A civilian was killed and seven others were wounded in the Shada and Qitabar districts by the Saudi artillery attacks. | MORE ON THE TOPIC: : | <...
Illustrative ImageChina pushes for negotiations as Philippines deepens military ties with the US. | Written by Ahmed Adel, Cairo-based geopolitics and political economy researcher | The Philippines announced on April 3 that the locations of four new military bases that the US will gain access to have been identified. These bases, an expanded part of the defence agreement between the two countries, will allow the US to approach Taiwan from the south in the event of war and acts as another part of i…
Click to see full-size image | On April 6, Ukrainian nazis cowardly shelled civilians in the DPR and LPR. In just one day, at least 12 civilians became victims of Ukrainian shelling. | According to the Mayor of Donetsk Alexey Kulemzin, at about 5 pm the AFU launched at least four rounds of ammunition from multiple rocket launchers in the Kalininsky and Budyonnovsky districts of the city. Ten minutes later, in the direction of the Kievsky district, fire was opened from 155-mm artillery of the NATO sample. | Nine civil…
A poster with the photo of the seven fallen al-Quds Brigade fighters. Via Facebook. | On April 6, the al-Quds Brigade mourned seven of its fighters who were killed during a combing operation against ISIS cells in Syria's central region. | The Palestinian armed group, which has been supporting Syrian government forces for around ten years, said that its fighters were killed in al-Amour mountain chain and al-Mara mount in the eastern countryside of Homs between April 3 and 4. | Despite sustaining s…
Polish M120K Rak self-propelled mortars. By Wikimedia user (Jaros≈Çaw Wolski). | Ukraine and Poland have agreed on a new military aid package that includes M120K Rak self-propelled 120mm mortars, President Volodymyr Zelensky announced during a joint conference with Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki in Warsaw on April 5. | Morawiecki said that three company-level sets of Rak mortars will be supplied to Kiev forces as a part of the new package. | A typical Polish military Rak company has eight…
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This week we've got quite a few stories for you. We are bringing you updates about the recent raid and arrests at Gidimt'en Checkpoint, and community defense of queer and trans events in both Vancouver and Montreal. We also provide an explanation of the hardening of the border between the US and Canada, and its… 
A lawmaker from a right-wing party in Peru has put forward a parliamentary bill that would dismantle Amazon reserves created for indigenous people living in isolation. The controversial move has sparked pushback from Indigenous Amazon groups who want to protect the vulnerable tribes. CGTN's Dan …
The Disability Justice and Rights Caucus of Workers World Party (WWP) sadly announces the passing of our magnificent leader, Mary Pinotti Kaessinger, on March 14, 2023, at the age of 77. Mary Pinotti first became politically aware in the 1960s, during the Civil Rights Movement and the movement to protest . . . | 
"It is evening in Bucharest, the capital of Romania, one of NATO's easternmost members. I am waiting at the edge of Izvor Park in the city center to meet with a young friend who has fled Ukraine." – Fergie Chambers…
Since January, more-or-less weekly mass labor mobilizations have continued against a new law that would increase the retirement age from 62 to 64, even after it was rammed through without a vote on March 16.
Israeli surveillance is used to crush Palestinian resistance and their model is being exported across the globe.
Any attempt by a Ukrainian government to "take back" Crimea would be met with firm opposition and resistance from the people who live there.
Israeli forces conducted violent raids on the Al Aqsa Mosque compound two nights in a row, beating worshipers and forcing Palestinians out of the holy site in order to make way for Jewish pilgrims on Passover.
By Binoy Kampmark / CounterPunch Collateral damage? Deserving and worthy of their punishment? The exclusion and banishment of Russian and Belarusian athletes has become the acceptable prejudice of many governments and a slew of sporting bodies. After the invasion of Ukraine in February last year, a number banded together to find ways to punish Russia, …
But as the community tries to heal, chaos has broken out among lawmakers. Republicans are trying to expel three of their Democratic colleagues after they protested for stronger gun laws in the state.
New York City's Metropolitan Opera, housed at Lincoln Center, ranks among the highest and most sophisticated expressions of artistic culture in the United States. The company shares a global renown with the leading opera houses of Europe. The Met attracts a great deal of attention, not only as a leader in the cultural field but …
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Protesters outside Mesa Verde ICE Processing Center in Bakersfield, California, June 4, 2020. "GEO is a billion-dollar company, and they're paying us $1 a day," 21-year-old detainee Cruz Martinez said. "They're getting rich off of us." (tinyurl.com/bdfm4y9h) On Feb. 16, Martinez and over 80 incarcerated immigrants began a hunger strike . . . | 
WASHINGTON—On Tuesday, April 4, the Washington, D.C., Council unanimously voted in favor of the Street Vendor Advancement Amendment Act of 2023, a bylaw which will decriminalize street vending without a license, create vending zones, and waive unpaid civil citations related to licensing. Passage of the measure comes after several years of campaigning led by street …
Tesla employees passed around videos taken in car owners' private garages and other interesting recordings captured by the cameras built in to the company's vehicles, File this under "shocking but unsurprising." Shocking because it's a significant abuse of privacy — but unsurprising be…
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) — The Israeli newspaper Arab 48 reports that both on Wednesday and Thursday mornings, Israeli security forces invaded the al-Aqsa Mosque complex, the third holiest shrine in the Muslim world and expelled Palestinians who had been conducting an all-night retreat (i'tikaf) there for the holy fasting month of Ramadan. Video emerged …
Dublin, California In what was an incredibly moving ceremony and protest, former prisoners, family members, clergy, prison abolitionists and community organizations gathered at the Santa Rita Alameda County Jail in Dublin, April 1, to send this powerful message: "We need healing, housing and care, not deaths!" April 2023. A Care . . . | 
After scoring half a million from oil and gas interests, New York's Democratic governor wants to allow utilities to burn fossil fuels for decades longer than currently permitted.
At least four children were killed in Wednesday's attack while another five were wounded.
Age discrimination is widespread, especially in the workplace. In Brazil, ageism affects a particularly vulnerable group: the illiterate.
Portland, Oregon Note: The following talk was given during the Trans Day of Resistance, March 31 in Portland, Oregon. Johnson is a member of the Portland branch of Workers World Party. Maddi Johnson speaking at Trans Day of Resistance in Portland, March 31. Where does transphobia come from? Are we . . . | 
CHICAGO—Can disappointment with your company's failure to live up to its professed progressive ideals drive your organizing drive? Apparently, for the workers at the REI store at the corner of Kingsbury and Schiller in Chicago, the answer is "yes." Like REI workers elsewhere, including those who have unionized with the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store …
COLUMBUS, Ohio —The National Labor Relations Board's top regional official in Southern Ohio OK'd union authorization votes at the big KIPP charter school complex in Columbus. Regional Director Patricia Nachand ruled on April 3 for votes among one unit of 125 educators, social workers, intervention specialists, teacher fellows, and student life coordinators and the other …
DETROIT—The Auto Workers' bargaining convention in Detroit last month opened in uncertainty —who would lead it—and ended in setting tough priorities for upcoming talks with the Detroit 3. The uncertainty loomed because it was unclear, until the day before the March 27 start, that Shawn Fain, the challenger to incumbent Ray Curry in the union's …
More than 430 anti-LGBTQ+ bills have been pushed in legislatures across the U.S. within the past three months, a terrifyingly swift escalation in cruelty, even for this country. To say that we are witnessing an emerging genocide would not be hyperbole. This is why an impressive number showed up in . . . | 
Detroit The Special Bargaining Convention of the United Auto Workers met March 27-29 in Detroit. These conventions are held quadrennially, typically in the same year that the union's contracts with Ford, General Motors and Stellantis (formerly Chrysler) expire. Delegates from every UAW local discuss and vote on an "omnibus" resolution . . . | 
The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic devastated the working class from the start. Those deemed "essential workers" in the service, medical, transportation, agriculture, and other sectors were hit particularly hard. While the sacrifices of workers were paid lip service in the early days of the pandemic, the rhetoric rapidly shifted towards denunciations of a "labor shortage" as worker resistance mounted with time. As the capitalist class continues to espouse a dominant narrative of the pandemic that insists that the worst is over and workers ought to accept diminished real wages and deteriorating conditions, the ne…
( Middle East Monitor ) — In line with its ambitions to diversify its economy away from oil and to become a video gaming powerhouse, Saudi Arabia will be investing $38 billion in the local online gaming industry in Riyadh. According to a report by Bloomberg on Monday, Savvy Gaming Group, a subsidiary of the …
At a time when the United States is seeing a surge in mass shootings, Florida has become the latest state to allow citizens to carry concealed loaded weapons almost anywhere without a permit.
John Bellamy Foster, John Ross, Deborah Veneziale, and Vijay Prashad, Washington's New Cold War: A Socialist Perspective (New York: Monthly Review Press, 2023), 108 pages, $15. The "singular reality" (my phrase) on display here is the imagined reality in the mind's eye of Beltline/Pentagon global strategists. Few readers will be surprised at the cravings of …
Israel has been carrying out attacks inside the Al-Aqsa mosque compound during Ramadan for the last couple of years. Also known as Haram al-Sharif, the mosque inside occupied East Jerusalem is considered the third holiest site in Islam…
Global warnings over a new terror group. Who are they and what do they want? The emergence of a new militant organization is raising alarm throughout Afghanistan. The Islamic State Khorasan or IS-K has taken responsibility for several deadly attacks across the country since the …
🚨OTTAWA — EMERGENCY PROTEST FOR AL-AQSA🚨 In the past two nights, Zionist Occupation Forces stormed the al-Aqsa mosque and brutally shot, assaulted, detained and forcibly removed Palestinian Muslim worshippers. The worshippers were in al-Aqsa performing i'tikaf, a part of Ramadan's rituals where Muslims remain in mosques overnight to pray. The desecration of one of Jerusalem's …
Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network and the Masar Badil, the Palestinian Alternative Revolutionary Path Movement, call for broad participation in the popular demonstration on Saturday, April 8, in Berlin, Germany "to declare with one voice that our Palestinian people will respond to the call of duty in defense of their people and sanctities, and in …
The armed resistance, based on popular support, has shown that it is the only legitimate protector of Al-Aqsa and Palestine. And just as the masses of our people in the occupied homeland rose up in all the squares of Palestine, the time has come for our people in the diaspora to rise up to express …
Join us Saturday, April 8 at 10 AM Pacific, 1 PM Eastern, 5 PM UTC to discuss Palestine, the next steps in the struggle on Turtle Island/in North America, and the Ottawa Liberation Conference, coming up at the end of the month. The news from Palestine — the outrageous attacks on Al-Aqsa, the vicious settler …
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Last year's decision overturning Roe v. Wade proved to be a major galvanizing moment for people who support abortion rights in communities across the country as some bans already on the books began to go into effect. One of those states is Michigan, where a grassroots coalition had growing concerns about an archaic 1931 abortion ban that could go into effect if the Supreme Court overturned Roe, and had already been working to prepare. Their tireless work put abortion rights on the ballot with Proposition 3, which secures the right to reproductive freedom in Michigan, protecting abortion, prenatal care, birth c…
By Jeffrey Bellin, William & Mary Law School | — Former President Donald Trump was arraigned in New York on April 4, 2023. Shortly after, the charges that a Manhattan grand jury indicted him on were made public. As anticipated, there were numerous counts of falsifying business records related to "hush money" payments made in …
For decades, Chinatowns across the United States have been under attack by racist capitalist developments.
Although Cuba's Revolution survived military invasion, guerrilla actions, terrorist attacks, and bacteriologic warfare, enough was not enough. Now, there are pay-offs to dissidents, manipulation of worldwide media coverage, and weaponization of social media capabilities. And of course, the U.S. economic and financial blockade persists, after 60 years, with no sign of stopping any time soon. …
By: Henry Redman — ( Wisconsin Examiner) — As Milwaukee County Judge Janet Protasiewicz took the stage at her election victory party Tuesday night, the three current members of the liberal minority on the Wisconsin Supreme Court watched from off stage, arm-in-arm, as they took in the moment they became a majority. Protasiewicz, a …
The foreign ministers of Iran and Saudi Arabia met in Beijing for the first formal meeting of their most senior diplomats in more than seven years, CCTV news reported on Thursday, after a China-brokered deal to restore ties between the regional rivals. | After years of hostility that fuelled conflicts across the Middle East, Tehran and Riyadh agreed to end their diplomatic rift and re-open embassies in a major deal facilitated by China last month. | In brief footage broadcast on Iranian state TV on Thursday, Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud and his Iranian counterpart, Hossein Amirabdollahian, greet each other…
