Rick Rozoff(2023-04-25). Wars of Yugoslav, Soviet succession: West on Georgia, Moldova, Ukraine vs Serbia.antibellum679354512.wordpress.comTanjug News AgencyApril 25, 2023 Vucic: There will be deep, substantial changes to Serbian foreign policy Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic on Tuesday announced deep and substantial changes to the Serbian foreign policy in the wake of Monday's Council of Europe (CoE) vote on the so-called Kosovo's application for membership in the organisation. *** He said …
Rick Rozoff(2023-04-25). NATO HQ: Georgia is among closest partners, but needs "domestic reforms" — or else.antibellum679354512.wordpress.comNATOApril 25, 2023 Statement by NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg with the Prime Minister of Georgia, Irakli Garibashvili Prime Minister Garibashvili,Dear Irakli, Welcome. It's great to see you again.Welcome back to the NATO Headquarters. Georgia is one of NATO's closest partners, and Allies fully support Georgia's sovereignty and territorial integrity. We continue to call on …
Rick Rozoff(2023-04-25). U.S. shifts aircraft, troops to Poland on Brzezinski's watch.antibellum679354512.wordpress.comStars and StripesApril 24, 2023 US Air Force shifts refueling mission from Germany to Poland The Air Force is moving its refueling mission from Germany to Poland for the foreseeable future, in a move aimed at reinforcing NATO's eastern flank, the Air Force said. U.S. Air Force Reserve and Air National Guard tankers most recently …
Rick Rozoff(2023-04-25). Biden pledges himself to another half-century of wars around the world.antibellum679354512.wordpress.comSince entering the U.S. Senate over fifty years ago, Biden has not only actively supported but more often than not participated in spearheading wars and other military interventions in Vietnam, Afghanistan (1979-1992), Lebanon, Nicaragua, El Salvador, Honduras, Guatemala, Grenada, Libya (1986), Panama, Iraq (1991), Somalia, Bosnia, Yugoslavia, Macedonia, Colombia, Afghanistan (2001-2021), Sudan, Yemen, Libya (2011), …
Mary Triny Mena(2023-04-25). Young entrepreneurs in Venezuela.america.cgtn.com Millions of Venezuelans are becoming entrepreneurs in an effort to thrive amid a long-lasting economic crisis. Correspondent Mary Triny Mena talked to young Venezuelans who are trying their luck opening new ventures.
Sean Callebs(2023-04-25). The Heat: World Immunization Week.america.cgtn.com Millions of children didn't receive routine vaccinations during the coronavirus pandemic. How does that impact global health? This week marks World Immunization Week, which is celebrated during the last week of April. And this year's theme is called "The Big Catch Up." The name underscores …
Maximillian Alvarez(2023-04-25). Kayla Denker speaks out against death threats, transphobic backlash.therealnews.com Kayla Denker is a military veteran and a trained archaeologist who has worked in the private sector and for the US Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management. She is also a trans woman living in America, and every day she navigates the difficult and increasingly dangerous terrain of living her life as an out trans person—estrangement from unaccepting family, hostile encounters in public, and a growing right-wing political crusade hellbent on scapegoating LGBTQ+ people as the ultimate evil and the source of society's ills, stripping them of their rights, and outwardly calling for the elimination…
Pavan Kulkarni(2023-04-25). As Army and Rapid Support Forces battle it out, Sudanese left calls for restoring the revolution.therealnews.com The Sudanese army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces have begun fighting each other. The root of the conflict lies in disagreements over integrating the paramilitary into the army. The Sudanese left has noted that both parties seek to escalate armed conflict, so that it can be used as a reason to not hand over power to civilian forces.
Fight Back(2023-04-25). Join your local International Workers Day 2023 event!fightbacknews.orgFight Back! News has collected a partial list of International Workers Day marches, events and celebrations that members of Freedom Road Socialist Organization are helping to build and lead. We encourage you to find the event nearest to you and attend. Events are listed in alphabetical order by city. | | Chicago, IL | Saturday, April 29, 1: 00pm | Woodlawn Baptist Church, 6207 S University Ave, Chicago, IL | Join us in Union Park on April 29th at 1pm for a rally and march…
Fight Back(2023-04-25). SDS condemns U of MN proposed budget cuts to ethnic and gender studies departments.fightbacknews.orgFight Back News Service is circulating this statement from Students for a Democratic Society at the University of Minnesota. | On Thursday, April 20, the Council of Chairs of CLA reached out to SDS in concern about massive budget cuts to ethnic studies, gender and women's studies departments that the University intends to make. These budget cuts would not only considerably limit the content available to all students, cutting courses and programs, but would also seriously endanger the jobs and livelihoods of faculty in these departments, if not threaten the existence of the departments as a whole. | The cuts inclu…
Fight Back(2023-04-25). Climate Justice Committee marches for Earth Day and to oppose Hiawatha expansion.fightbacknews.orgMinneapolis, MN – On Saturday, April 22, 200 people marched with the MN Climate Justice Committee and the many organizations that have been fighting the Hiawatha Expansion. The Earth Day march began and ended at the Roof Depot site. | The event featured speakers from organizations at the center of the fight, such as East Phillips Neighborhood Institute, the American Indian Movement and Little Earth Defenders, as well as groups that have been standing in solidarity and support of the struggle, including Minnesota Workers United and TCC4J. | April 22 is Earth Day. In the face of urgently needed climate action and…
Fight Back(2023-04-25). Drop the charges now! Defend student activists! Justice for the Tampa 5!fightbacknews.orgOn March 6, 2023, members of Tampa Bay Students for a Democratic Society held a rally on the University of South Florida campus to defend diversity in higher education. At the rally, four women activists were suddenly and violently assaulted by USF police before being arrested. Later, on April 4, another student received a communication of the university's intent to charge her with additional misdemeanors and a felony — just like the other 4 activists. | The Tampa 5 — Chrisley Carpio, Gia Davila, Lauren Pineiro, Laura Rodriguez, and Jeanie K. deserve our support. They disrupted no campus activities, d…
Staff(2023-04-25). Abel Padrón: Lo que más disfruto es la luz.cubadebate.cuCuando no ocurren hechos relevantes, los fotoperiodistas más apasionados enfocan la mirada en su entorno. Así vemos a Abel Padrón, fotorreportero de Cubadebate desde 2019, apretar el obturador de su cámara en disímiles coberturas o en eventualidades de las cuáles es testigo. En sus fotografías Abel nos transmite un mensaje visual claro, armonioso y convincente, y sin rebuscamientos ni artilugios, nos pone de cara a la verdad.
Staff(2023-04-25). 62 SNB: Elegidos Geonel Gutiérrez y Félix Rodríguez, los más destacados de las cuartas subseries.cubadebate.cuEl lanzador artemiseño Geonel Gutiérrez y el jardinero cienfueguero Félix Rodríguez fueron los más destacados de las cuartas subseries de la 62 Serie Nacional de Béisbol, informaron esta mañana en conferencia de prensa autoridades del deporte.Gutiérrez en el compromiso ante los industriales lanzó un juego perfecto, en cinco entradas.
Staff(2023-04-25). Avanzan las labores de mantenimiento en la CTE Antonio Guiteras y Ernesto Guevara.cubadebate.cuLa termoeléctrica Antonio Guiteras de Matanzas avanza en mantenimiento planificado, informó el periodista Bernardo Espinosa en su perfil de Facebook. El director de Generación Térmica de la Unión Eléctrica Edier Guzmán Pacheco, confirmó que el lamentable accidente ocurrido en la chimenea de esa Central, no afecta el cumplimiento del cronograma.
Staff(2023-04-25). Biden se presentará a la reelección para los comicios del 2024.cubadebate.cuEl presidente de Estados Unidos, Joe Biden, anunció este martes que se presentará a la reelección en los comicios de 2024. "Cada generación tiene un momento en el que ha tenido que defender la democracia. Defender sus libertades fundamentales. Creo que éste es el nuestro", comunicó el actual mandatario a través de su cuenta de Twitter.
Staff(2023-04-25). CTC sobre el Primero de mayo: Se realizará acto en el malecón habanero y en las comunidades (+Video).cubadebate.cuEl primero de mayo en Cuba no será una gran movilización como es tradicional. Se harán actos en comunidades, centros laborales y estudiantiles durante varios días, informó este martes en conferencia de prensa el Secretario General de la CTC, Ulises Guilarte. Explicó que no habrá desfile en la Plaza de Revolución, se hará un acto en el Malecón habanero.
Staff(2023-04-25). Desde Italia, Fidel y la bandera cubana en las calles contra el fascismo.cubadebate.cuCon imágenes de Fidel y banderas cubanas, la Asociación Nacional de Amistad Italia-Cuba, participó hoy en los desfiles por el aniversario 78 de la liberación del fascismo. La organización se hizo sentir en varias ciudades del país europeo. Cubadebate les ofrece algunas fotos de lo sucedido en Roma.
Staff(2023-04-25). Presidenta de Bosnia y Herzegovina rinde tributo a Martí en el Parque 13 de Marzo.cubadebate.cu≈Ωeljka Cvijanoviƒá, presidenta de Bosnia y Herzegovina, depositó una ofrenda floral en el capitalino Parque 13 de Marzo para rendir tributo a José Martí, Héroe Nacional de Cuba. La acompañó en la ceremonia àÅngel Villa Hernández, director general de Asuntos Bilaterales del Ministerio cubano de Relaciones Exteriores, junto a otros miembros de la delegación.
Staff(2023-04-25). Reto viral: øEres capaz de descubrir el número que falta en solo 10 segundos?cubadebate.cuEl reto y acertijo visual que te proponemos hoy no es de los más habituales, aunque seguramente hayas visto alguno parecido que tenga que ver con las matemáticas. Se trata de conseguir averiguar cuál es el único número que falta en la serie. Son pocos los que todavía no se han dejado llevar por la fiebre de los test visuales de personalidad o este tipo de juegos.
infobrics(2023-04-25). A BRICS Threat to the Dollar?>.infobrics.orgPerceived threats to the dollar's role in the global financial system are nothing new; they have been a frequent occurrence since the 1980s. But until would-be challengers can find a credible alternative to the dollar for their own savings, the greenback's dominance will not really be in doubt…
infobrics(2023-04-25). BRICS Nations Push to Expand Global Influence to Counter the West's 'Destructive Actions'.infobrics.orgThe BRICS nations are focusing on increasing their international roles and "enhancing coordination on key multilateral platforms," Russia's Minister of Foreign Affairs reportedly revealed after a meeting with BRICS ambassadors. He stressed "the need for joint efforts to counter destructive actions aimed at destroying the established security architecture."
infobrics(2023-04-25). Treatment of Russia at UN shows need of its urgent reform or even replacement.infobrics.orgIncessant Western-induced tensions serve as a testament to the notion that the UN should be reformed. Former UK PM Liz Truss floated the idea last year, one of the very few things she was right about, although her reasoning for the move was anything but altruistic.
Jeremy Kuzmarov(2023-04-25). Is This Man a Russian Agent Operating in the Black Community of St. Louis?covertactionmagazine.comThe Justice Department has just indicted him and three other members of the African People's Socialist Party for advancing Russian propaganda—though it looks more like the Biden administration was looking for a scapegoat to justify its anti-Russia offensive and found one in a familiar place. On April 18, the Department of Justice announced the indictment …
TASS(2023-04-25). Avtovaz to produce new family of X-Cross cars in St. Petersburg.tass.comEarlier, Maxim Sokolov said that Avtovaz had sped up preparations for the start of production at the St. Petersburg facility, adding that the company planned to start producing Lada-branded cars there in May-June 2023…
TASS(2023-04-25). West uses Ukraine to divert developing countries' attention from Middle East issues.tass.com"Thus, the crises, which the developing countries have long been striving to settle, fall victim to the hypocrisy and colonial instincts of the West, which is obsessed with its selfish interests to dictate its demands to the whole world, ignoring other peoples' culture and traditions," the top diplomat stated…
TASS(2023-04-25). Time for West to answer for sabotaged resolutions before UNGA.tass.comThe Russian foreign minister also pointed out that "not long ago, the US and its allies exerted the utmost effort so that every time the veto is used on any issue in the Security Council, this issue is put to a debate at the UN General Assembly"
TASS(2023-04-25). Russia sees UN Secretary-General's efforts on grain deal but almost no progress — Lavrov.tass.comUnless you regard the hope beginning to appear that instead of normal supplies of necessary products to global markets it will be necessary to beg US, European ports, banks and other structures, insurance companies each time to show good will, as a result, Russian Foreign Minister said…
TASS(2023-04-25). Roscosmos chief informs partners of space station's life extension to 2028.tass.comRoscosmos Chief Yury Borisov told TASS in November last year that the term of Russia's participation in the ISS project would depend on the technical condition of the Russian segment, the timeframe of deploying the new Russian Orbital Station (ROS)…
TASS(2023-04-25). Russia set for further partnership development of military sports' traditions — Putin.tass.comThe Russian leader also said that this meeting, which brought together delegations from numerous countries, was a decent opportunity for discussing systematic issues of military sports growth and the development of new approaches to broad cooperation in this sphere…
TASS(2023-04-25). Russia urges Israel, Palestine to cease terrorist attacks — Lavrov.tass.comThe top diplomat also noted the special role of Saudi Arabia as the author of the Arab Peace Initiative, of Jordan in safeguarding Jerusalem's holy sites and of the League of Arab States and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation…
WSWS(2023-04-25). Battle lines harden in Canadian federal workers' strike.wsws.orgThe workers, who walked off the job April 19, are fighting over issues that are of critical importance to workers everywhere: protection from rampant inflation; increased job security; and changes in work rules to make for a better work-life balance.
WSWS(2023-04-25). Benjamin Ferencz, last surviving Nuremberg war crimes prosecutor, dead at 103.wsws.orgBenjamin Ferencz was the lead prosecutor in the Nuremberg trial of 24 leaders of the Nazi Einsatzgruppen death squads that led to their conviction on war crimes and crimes against humanity and he also called for the criminal prosecution of the Bush administration officials who waged an aggressive war against Iraq in violation of international law.
WSWS(2023-04-25). Workers Struggles: The Americas.wsws.orgUnions representing bank employees and transport workers set a 24-hour general strike for April 25 over plans to raise retirement age while defense workers in Illinois picketed the Rock Island Arsenal.
Rick Rozoff(2023-04-24). Ankara/NATO-led Azerbaijan-Turkey-Georgia military triad prepares for new wars in the Caucasus.antibellum679354512.wordpress.comCivil GeorgiaApril 24, 2023 Georgia, Azerbaijan Sign Defense Cooperation Agreement Georgian Defense Minister Juansher Burchuladze met with his Azerbaijani counterpart, Colonel General Zakir Hasanov during his visit to Baku and signed an agreement on defense cooperation between the two countries. The Georgian Defense Ministry said on April 24 that the two ministers discussed bilateral defense …
Rick Rozoff(2023-04-24). "Strategic communications during times of war": NATO's top military HQ hosts Ukrainian defense, security officials.antibellum679354512.wordpress.comNATOSupreme Headquarters Allied Powers EuropeApril 24, 2023 Ukraine Strategic Communications personnel visit Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe Representatives from Ukrainian security and defence sector institutions visited Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (SHAPE) on Friday, Apr. 21, 2023, providing valuable insight into the role of strategic communications during times of war. The visit was part of …
Rick Rozoff(2023-04-24). Integration proceeds: Brazil to produce NATO-standard warplanes.antibellum679354512.wordpress.comReutersApril 21, 2023 Brazil's Embraer to build NATO-approved aircraft in Portugal Brazil's Defence Minister Jose Mucio said on Friday his country's planemaker Embraer SA would manufacture aircraft that meet NATO's requirements in a partnership with Portuguese aerospace company OGMA. *** The company launched last week the A-29 Super Tucano with a NATO configuration, initially focussing …
Laith Fadel(2023-04-24). TikTokers use platform to discuss taboo topic of layoffs.america.cgtn.com For years, the topic of being fired was considered something to be personal, but with the emergence of social media, users have galvanized to discuss what was once taboo. One such platform that is seeing its users discuss the topic of layoffs is TikTok. TikTokers …
Liza Featherstone(2023-04-24). Electing union members to office is good, actually.therealnews.com This story originally appeared in As soon as the votes were counted in Chicago's mayoral election, declaring Brandon Johnson, a longtime Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) leader as both a rank-and-file member and staffer, the winner, the concern trolling began. Conservative and liberal pundits had questions. Or rather, one question: How could Johnson represent the "public" when he's "beholden" to the teachers'
Mansa Musa(2023-04-24). How a 1970s prisoner-organized literacy program changed Maryland's penitentiaries.therealnews.com Marshall "Eddie" Conway was framed for the murder of a police officer and incarcerated for 44 years—but even behind bars, he continued to organize. In the early 1970s, Maryland's state prisons were overcrowded and lacked education opportunities for incarcerated people. As a form of intervention, Eddie organized a university-level education program with fellow prisoners known as "To Say Their Own Word." The program not only raised the level of literacy among inmates; it also forged stronger solidarity between prisoners, and catalyzed other organizing and transformation across Maryland's prison system.
Fight Back(2023-04-24). Reproductive Justice Action — Milwaukee joins Coalition to March on the DNC.fightbacknews.orgMilwaukee, WI – Grassroots organization Reproductive Justice Action – Milwaukee (RJAM) proudly endorsed the Coalition to March on the DNC in 2024 and joined several other groups in Chicago on April 18 for the press conference officially launching the effort. RJAM is now a coalition member of both the Coalition to March on the RNC in 2024 (in Milwaukee) and the Coalition to March on the DNC (in Chicago) the same summer, the first in July and the second in August. | "We want to put on display for the country that Chicago is having a new day, and we want to invite everybody in the movements around the country to com…
Fight Back(2023-04-24). Arlington, TX students march to defend diversity, equity and inclusion measures.fightbacknews.orgArlington, TX – On April 21, members of NTXStudentsForDEI and UT-Arlington's Progressive Student Union marched through the streets of University of Texas at Arlington in protest of recent attacks on diversity equity, and inclusion (DEI) efforts. | Before marching, Mark Napieralski, former president of PSU, gave a speech denouncing UTA's not making a promise to protect DEI and oppressed nationality students. Napieralski also remarked on the irony of UTA boasting high rates of Black graduates, while making cuts to ethnic studies programs. | As they marched, students chanted "DEI till I D-I-E," and "Not my UTA" amon…
Fight Back(2023-04-24). Milwaukee Anti-War Committee leads Earth Day rally and march.fightbacknews.orgMilwaukee, WI – The Milwaukee Anti-War Committee (MAC) hosted an anti-war rally and march on April 22 to commemorate Earth Day. The rally highlighted the need to fight back against the sources of environmental destruction: namely, the capitalist war machine and the corporations that put profit over people and planet. | The determined group braved a late April hailstorm and marched to a local Chase Bank, where they filled the space with fiery chants of "Chase Bank you can't hide, stop funding Line 5!" Chase was chosen as the destination because of their partnership with war profiteer Raytheon and the funding…
Antonio C.S. Rosa(2023-04-24). Africa, Now Squeezed to the Bones.transcend.org19 Apr 2023 – As many as 45 African countries in Sub-Saharan Africa have been further squeezed as funding shrinks to lowest ever levels; a portion of the so-called aid goes back to the rich donor countries. See what happens.
Antonio C.S. Rosa(2023-04-24). Biden's Aggressive Foreign Policy.transcend.orgThe United States has a motive: to cut off from Russia a source of income. Recently Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Seymour Hersh described in great detail how the United States sabotaged the two pipelines. The decision to do so must have been made by President Biden.
Antonio C.S. Rosa(2023-04-24). Economic System in Islam Compared with Capitalism and Socialism.transcend.orgAbstract: This paper covers some popular Islamic Economic topics in a short and lucid style for those who want to know the basic Islamic concepts of economy. The topic, the economic system in Islam, might cause astonishment among Muslims who received Western style education.
Antonio C.S. Rosa(2023-04-24). G7 Endorses Japan's Fukushima Water Discharge Plans.transcend.org16 Apr 2023 – Ignoring Science, Environmental Protection and International Law – Legacy of Fukushima disaster proves that nuclear energy is no solution to energy and climate crises.
Antonio C.S. Rosa(2023-04-24). Leaks Reveal Reality behind U.S. Propaganda in Ukraine.transcend.org19 Apr 2023 – The U.S. corporate media's first response to the leaking of secret documents about the war in Ukraine was to throw some mud in the water, declare "nothing to see here," and cover it as a depoliticized crime story. President Biden dismissed the leaks as revealing nothing of "great consequence."
Antonio C.S. Rosa(2023-04-24). Leaks Spelling the End for Ukraine.transcend.org17 Apr 2023 – Leaked U.S. intelligence documents have exposed Western disinformation about Ukraine winning the war. Now the heavy fighting moves to Washington.
Antonio C.S. Rosa(2023-04-24). More Unanswered Red Flags Regarding Jack Teixeira and the Pentagon Leaks.transcend.org16 Apr 2023 – Former military and intelligence professionals voiced doubts about the allegations that he removed TOP SECRET documents and posted them to a gamer chat. They agree that something is not right and the media account does not make sense… I remain skeptical of the narrative and hope by raising these questions that some journalists will try to get to the ground truth.
Antonio C.S. Rosa(2023-04-24). Natu Natu (Music Video of the Week).transcend.orgOscar Winning Video from the South Indian Film "RRR" at the 2023 Academy Award Ceremony | Click on Watch on YouTube and enjoy the exquisite Indian show.
Antonio C.S. Rosa(2023-04-24). Our Tech Overlords Offer another Climate Solution without Sacrifice.transcend.org17 Apr 2023 – My expectations are never disappointed when I read that the solutions to problems created by technology are in more technology. It will solve our problems without us having to make any substantial change in our way of life. We cannot wait for our tech overlords to solve our problems; their kind of thinking only perpetuates them.
Antonio C.S. Rosa(2023-04-24). Snowden and Teixeira: Ten Years of Disaster.transcend.org16 Apr 2023 – The behavior of The New York Times and Washington Post in the current case involving secret documents is truly shocking. In contrast to 10 years ago, they now see their mission as to serve the security state, not public knowledge.
Antonio C.S. Rosa(2023-04-24). US/EU/NATO Meet with Somaliland Secessionists.transcend.org19 Apr 2023 – As Somaliland forces continue to fire on Somali nationalists, US/EU/NATO officials held a joint call with secessionist Somaliland President Muse Bihi Abdi.
infobrics(2023-04-24). Managing India-Russia Economic Ties under the Shadow of Sanctions.infobrics.orgThe year 2022 saw ever-increasing sanctions on Russia imposed by the US, EU, and their allies. The track record of Western sanctions shows that they are quick to be imposed, but very slow to be removed. Given the current international diplomatic situation, it is reasonable to assume that sanctions on Russia are going to remain in place for a very long time — India will need to plan accordingly…
infobrics(2023-04-24). EU navies to face off China over Taiwan.infobrics.orgBorrell's controversial statements seem to be indicative of a major (and rapidly growing) divide between the EU as a (geo)political entity and its top member states. The EU's head diplomat might have been seeking a counterargument to French President Emmanuel Macron's recently revealed stance voiced earlier in the month that boils down to the EU essentially minding its own business, taking care of its own numerous issues and just leaving China alone.
WSWS(2023-04-24). Yellen lays out economic war against China.wsws.orgIn pursuit of its objectives, the US has imposed a range of sanctions aimed at crippling high-tech development in China, on the grounds that this affects national security…
WSWS(2023-04-24). New York Philharmonic will not perform Shostakovich's Leningrad Symphony.wsws.orgThe highly regarded Russian conductor Tugan Sokhiev was scheduled to lead the orchestra in a rendition of the Soviet master's most famous works, composed during the devastating 1941-1944 siege of Leningrad, and performed in that city in August 1942.
WSWS(2023-04-24). This week in history: April 24-30.wsws.orgThis column profiles important historical events which took place during this week, 25 years ago, 50 years ago, 75 years ago and 100 years ago.
WSWS(2023-04-24). Sudan fighting provokes mass exodus.wsws.orgUnited Nations figures show that more than 420 people have been killed, including at least 256 civilians, and more than 3,500 wounded since fighting broke out on April 15.
Michelle Begue(2023-04-23). Colombia raises threat level for Nevado del Ruiz volcano.america.cgtn.com The Nevado del Ruiz volcano in Colombia is on orange alert and could erupt any day now, prompting the closure of the Los Nevados National Natural Park and voluntary evacuation of 2,500 families living in the area.
Alasdair Baverstock(2023-04-23). Mexico is the largest exporter of cars to U.S.america.cgtn.com Mexico's auto industry accounts for 20% of the country's overall manufacturing, and last fall it became the top vehicle exporter to the U.S. market. See more.
Lowkey(2023-04-23). The Ukraine Kill List and Weaponizing Anti-Semitism, with David Miller.mintpressnews.comDavid Miller joins Lowkey to reveal the covert tactics of the powerful Israel Lobby, the weaponization of the IHRA definition of anti-Semitism, and the insidious influence of the Center for Countering Disinformation in this thought-provoking episode of The Watchdog.
Fight Back(2023-04-23). FRSO salutes the National Democratic Front of the Philippines on 50th anniversary.fightbacknews.orgDear Comrades, | On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the founding of the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP), Freedom Road Socialist Organization sends warm and militant greetings. The achievements of the NDFP are legion and inspiration to revolutionaries everywhere. We are certain that efforts of the NDFP to build the national democratic movement and assisting the peoples war will meet with even great successes in the future. | For the past 50 years the NDFP and its constituent organization have crystallized the aspirations of the peoples of the Philippines to end the rule of imperialism,…
Fight Back(2023-04-23). Milwaukee Common Council unanimously passes resolution to reopen labor and delivery unit at St. Francis Hospital.fightbacknews.orgMilwaukee, WI – On Tuesday, April 18 the Milwaukee Common Council unanimously passed a resolution asking Ascension Wisconsin to reopen the labor and delivery Unit at Saint Francis Hospital. | The Coalition to Save Saint Francis held a press conference in the City Hall rotunda after the resolution passed. | "Today the Milwaukee Common Council unanimously passed a resolution urging Ascension Saint Francis to reconsider its closure of the labor and delivery unit that closed at Christmas time at Saint Francis, but also to commit to stop divesting from the city of Milwaukee. We want them to establish a one-year morat…
Fight Back(2023-04-23). Major victory in the struggle against police crimes in Milwaukee.fightbacknews.orgMilwaukee, WI – On April 20, after two years of fighting by the Milwaukee Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression and victimized families, a new policy that guarantees the public release of police camera footage after critical incidents was passed by the Fire and Police Commission (FPC). This policy requires the Milwaukee Police Department to release video footage of any critical incidents to the victim's next of kin within 48 hours and to the public within 15 days. | While the Milwaukee Alliance and their allies were demanding the 48-hour public release of footage and 24-hour release of the names of pol…
Contributing Writers(2023-04-23). The War on Us /By Robert F. Kennedy Jr.marktaliano.netREAD MORE: COVID Crimes. When Will the Perpetrators be Prosecuted? Deepen the backlash against public health. Foul Play With Ventilators/ By Dr. Mike Yeadon Dr. Wolfgang Wodarg — this is something like genocide — Jul 30 2021…
Ryan Cristián(2023-04-23). The Pirate Stream: Dialectical Dissidents — Episode 13.thelastamericanvagabond.comJoin us on today's episode of The Pirate Stream — Dialectical Dissidents. Pirate Stream Media is a new platform of dedicated content creators focused on circumventing the tightly controlled, manipulated, and outright censored media space of today (both corporate and independent media) with a commitment to objectivity, integrity, and a stark awareness of the two
Rick Rozoff(2023-04-25). Wars of Yugoslav, Soviet succession: West on Georgia, Moldova, Ukraine vs Serbia.antibellum679354512.wordpress.comTanjug News AgencyApril 25, 2023 Vucic: There will be deep, substantial changes to Serbian foreign policy Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic on Tuesday announced deep and substantial changes to the Serbian foreign policy in the wake of Monday's Council of Europe (CoE) vote on the so-called Kosovo's application for membership in the organisation. *** He said …
Rick Rozoff(2023-04-25). NATO HQ: Georgia is among closest partners, but needs "domestic reforms" — or else.antibellum679354512.wordpress.comNATOApril 25, 2023 Statement by NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg with the Prime Minister of Georgia, Irakli Garibashvili Prime Minister Garibashvili,Dear Irakli, Welcome. It's great to see you again.Welcome back to the NATO Headquarters. Georgia is one of NATO's closest partners, and Allies fully support Georgia's sovereignty and territorial integrity. We continue to call on …
Rick Rozoff(2023-04-25). U.S. shifts aircraft, troops to Poland on Brzezinski's watch.antibellum679354512.wordpress.comStars and StripesApril 24, 2023 US Air Force shifts refueling mission from Germany to Poland The Air Force is moving its refueling mission from Germany to Poland for the foreseeable future, in a move aimed at reinforcing NATO's eastern flank, the Air Force said. U.S. Air Force Reserve and Air National Guard tankers most recently …
Rick Rozoff(2023-04-25). Biden pledges himself to another half-century of wars around the world.antibellum679354512.wordpress.comSince entering the U.S. Senate over fifty years ago, Biden has not only actively supported but more often than not participated in spearheading wars and other military interventions in Vietnam, Afghanistan (1979-1992), Lebanon, Nicaragua, El Salvador, Honduras, Guatemala, Grenada, Libya (1986), Panama, Iraq (1991), Somalia, Bosnia, Yugoslavia, Macedonia, Colombia, Afghanistan (2001-2021), Sudan, Yemen, Libya (2011), …
Mary Triny Mena(2023-04-25). Young entrepreneurs in Venezuela.america.cgtn.com Millions of Venezuelans are becoming entrepreneurs in an effort to thrive amid a long-lasting economic crisis. Correspondent Mary Triny Mena talked to young Venezuelans who are trying their luck opening new ventures.
Sean Callebs(2023-04-25). The Heat: World Immunization Week.america.cgtn.com Millions of children didn't receive routine vaccinations during the coronavirus pandemic. How does that impact global health? This week marks World Immunization Week, which is celebrated during the last week of April. And this year's theme is called "The Big Catch Up." The name underscores …
Maximillian Alvarez(2023-04-25). Kayla Denker speaks out against death threats, transphobic backlash.therealnews.com Kayla Denker is a military veteran and a trained archaeologist who has worked in the private sector and for the US Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management. She is also a trans woman living in America, and every day she navigates the difficult and increasingly dangerous terrain of living her life as an out trans person—estrangement from unaccepting family, hostile encounters in public, and a growing right-wing political crusade hellbent on scapegoating LGBTQ+ people as the ultimate evil and the source of society's ills, stripping them of their rights, and outwardly calling for the elimination…
Pavan Kulkarni(2023-04-25). As Army and Rapid Support Forces battle it out, Sudanese left calls for restoring the revolution.therealnews.com The Sudanese army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces have begun fighting each other. The root of the conflict lies in disagreements over integrating the paramilitary into the army. The Sudanese left has noted that both parties seek to escalate armed conflict, so that it can be used as a reason to not hand over power to civilian forces.
Fight Back(2023-04-25). Join your local International Workers Day 2023 event!fightbacknews.orgFight Back! News has collected a partial list of International Workers Day marches, events and celebrations that members of Freedom Road Socialist Organization are helping to build and lead. We encourage you to find the event nearest to you and attend. Events are listed in alphabetical order by city. | | Chicago, IL | Saturday, April 29, 1: 00pm | Woodlawn Baptist Church, 6207 S University Ave, Chicago, IL | Join us in Union Park on April 29th at 1pm for a rally and march…
Fight Back(2023-04-25). SDS condemns U of MN proposed budget cuts to ethnic and gender studies departments.fightbacknews.orgFight Back News Service is circulating this statement from Students for a Democratic Society at the University of Minnesota. | On Thursday, April 20, the Council of Chairs of CLA reached out to SDS in concern about massive budget cuts to ethnic studies, gender and women's studies departments that the University intends to make. These budget cuts would not only considerably limit the content available to all students, cutting courses and programs, but would also seriously endanger the jobs and livelihoods of faculty in these departments, if not threaten the existence of the departments as a whole. | The cuts inclu…
Fight Back(2023-04-25). Climate Justice Committee marches for Earth Day and to oppose Hiawatha expansion.fightbacknews.orgMinneapolis, MN – On Saturday, April 22, 200 people marched with the MN Climate Justice Committee and the many organizations that have been fighting the Hiawatha Expansion. The Earth Day march began and ended at the Roof Depot site. | The event featured speakers from organizations at the center of the fight, such as East Phillips Neighborhood Institute, the American Indian Movement and Little Earth Defenders, as well as groups that have been standing in solidarity and support of the struggle, including Minnesota Workers United and TCC4J. | April 22 is Earth Day. In the face of urgently needed climate action and…
Fight Back(2023-04-25). Drop the charges now! Defend student activists! Justice for the Tampa 5!fightbacknews.orgOn March 6, 2023, members of Tampa Bay Students for a Democratic Society held a rally on the University of South Florida campus to defend diversity in higher education. At the rally, four women activists were suddenly and violently assaulted by USF police before being arrested. Later, on April 4, another student received a communication of the university's intent to charge her with additional misdemeanors and a felony — just like the other 4 activists. | The Tampa 5 — Chrisley Carpio, Gia Davila, Lauren Pineiro, Laura Rodriguez, and Jeanie K. deserve our support. They disrupted no campus activities, d…
Staff(2023-04-25). Abel Padrón: Lo que más disfruto es la luz.cubadebate.cuCuando no ocurren hechos relevantes, los fotoperiodistas más apasionados enfocan la mirada en su entorno. Así vemos a Abel Padrón, fotorreportero de Cubadebate desde 2019, apretar el obturador de su cámara en disímiles coberturas o en eventualidades de las cuáles es testigo. En sus fotografías Abel nos transmite un mensaje visual claro, armonioso y convincente, y sin rebuscamientos ni artilugios, nos pone de cara a la verdad.
Staff(2023-04-25). 62 SNB: Elegidos Geonel Gutiérrez y Félix Rodríguez, los más destacados de las cuartas subseries.cubadebate.cuEl lanzador artemiseño Geonel Gutiérrez y el jardinero cienfueguero Félix Rodríguez fueron los más destacados de las cuartas subseries de la 62 Serie Nacional de Béisbol, informaron esta mañana en conferencia de prensa autoridades del deporte.Gutiérrez en el compromiso ante los industriales lanzó un juego perfecto, en cinco entradas.
Staff(2023-04-25). Avanzan las labores de mantenimiento en la CTE Antonio Guiteras y Ernesto Guevara.cubadebate.cuLa termoeléctrica Antonio Guiteras de Matanzas avanza en mantenimiento planificado, informó el periodista Bernardo Espinosa en su perfil de Facebook. El director de Generación Térmica de la Unión Eléctrica Edier Guzmán Pacheco, confirmó que el lamentable accidente ocurrido en la chimenea de esa Central, no afecta el cumplimiento del cronograma.
Staff(2023-04-25). Biden se presentará a la reelección para los comicios del 2024.cubadebate.cuEl presidente de Estados Unidos, Joe Biden, anunció este martes que se presentará a la reelección en los comicios de 2024. "Cada generación tiene un momento en el que ha tenido que defender la democracia. Defender sus libertades fundamentales. Creo que éste es el nuestro", comunicó el actual mandatario a través de su cuenta de Twitter.
Staff(2023-04-25). CTC sobre el Primero de mayo: Se realizará acto en el malecón habanero y en las comunidades (+Video).cubadebate.cuEl primero de mayo en Cuba no será una gran movilización como es tradicional. Se harán actos en comunidades, centros laborales y estudiantiles durante varios días, informó este martes en conferencia de prensa el Secretario General de la CTC, Ulises Guilarte. Explicó que no habrá desfile en la Plaza de Revolución, se hará un acto en el Malecón habanero.
Staff(2023-04-25). Desde Italia, Fidel y la bandera cubana en las calles contra el fascismo.cubadebate.cuCon imágenes de Fidel y banderas cubanas, la Asociación Nacional de Amistad Italia-Cuba, participó hoy en los desfiles por el aniversario 78 de la liberación del fascismo. La organización se hizo sentir en varias ciudades del país europeo. Cubadebate les ofrece algunas fotos de lo sucedido en Roma.
Staff(2023-04-25). Presidenta de Bosnia y Herzegovina rinde tributo a Martí en el Parque 13 de Marzo.cubadebate.cu≈Ωeljka Cvijanoviƒá, presidenta de Bosnia y Herzegovina, depositó una ofrenda floral en el capitalino Parque 13 de Marzo para rendir tributo a José Martí, Héroe Nacional de Cuba. La acompañó en la ceremonia àÅngel Villa Hernández, director general de Asuntos Bilaterales del Ministerio cubano de Relaciones Exteriores, junto a otros miembros de la delegación.
Staff(2023-04-25). Reto viral: øEres capaz de descubrir el número que falta en solo 10 segundos?cubadebate.cuEl reto y acertijo visual que te proponemos hoy no es de los más habituales, aunque seguramente hayas visto alguno parecido que tenga que ver con las matemáticas. Se trata de conseguir averiguar cuál es el único número que falta en la serie. Son pocos los que todavía no se han dejado llevar por la fiebre de los test visuales de personalidad o este tipo de juegos.
infobrics(2023-04-25). A BRICS Threat to the Dollar?>.infobrics.orgPerceived threats to the dollar's role in the global financial system are nothing new; they have been a frequent occurrence since the 1980s. But until would-be challengers can find a credible alternative to the dollar for their own savings, the greenback's dominance will not really be in doubt…
infobrics(2023-04-25). BRICS Nations Push to Expand Global Influence to Counter the West's 'Destructive Actions'.infobrics.orgThe BRICS nations are focusing on increasing their international roles and "enhancing coordination on key multilateral platforms," Russia's Minister of Foreign Affairs reportedly revealed after a meeting with BRICS ambassadors. He stressed "the need for joint efforts to counter destructive actions aimed at destroying the established security architecture."
infobrics(2023-04-25). Treatment of Russia at UN shows need of its urgent reform or even replacement.infobrics.orgIncessant Western-induced tensions serve as a testament to the notion that the UN should be reformed. Former UK PM Liz Truss floated the idea last year, one of the very few things she was right about, although her reasoning for the move was anything but altruistic.
Jeremy Kuzmarov(2023-04-25). Is This Man a Russian Agent Operating in the Black Community of St. Louis?covertactionmagazine.comThe Justice Department has just indicted him and three other members of the African People's Socialist Party for advancing Russian propaganda—though it looks more like the Biden administration was looking for a scapegoat to justify its anti-Russia offensive and found one in a familiar place. On April 18, the Department of Justice announced the indictment …
TASS(2023-04-25). Avtovaz to produce new family of X-Cross cars in St. Petersburg.tass.comEarlier, Maxim Sokolov said that Avtovaz had sped up preparations for the start of production at the St. Petersburg facility, adding that the company planned to start producing Lada-branded cars there in May-June 2023…
TASS(2023-04-25). West uses Ukraine to divert developing countries' attention from Middle East issues.tass.com"Thus, the crises, which the developing countries have long been striving to settle, fall victim to the hypocrisy and colonial instincts of the West, which is obsessed with its selfish interests to dictate its demands to the whole world, ignoring other peoples' culture and traditions," the top diplomat stated…
TASS(2023-04-25). Time for West to answer for sabotaged resolutions before UNGA.tass.comThe Russian foreign minister also pointed out that "not long ago, the US and its allies exerted the utmost effort so that every time the veto is used on any issue in the Security Council, this issue is put to a debate at the UN General Assembly"
TASS(2023-04-25). Russia sees UN Secretary-General's efforts on grain deal but almost no progress — Lavrov.tass.comUnless you regard the hope beginning to appear that instead of normal supplies of necessary products to global markets it will be necessary to beg US, European ports, banks and other structures, insurance companies each time to show good will, as a result, Russian Foreign Minister said…
TASS(2023-04-25). Roscosmos chief informs partners of space station's life extension to 2028.tass.comRoscosmos Chief Yury Borisov told TASS in November last year that the term of Russia's participation in the ISS project would depend on the technical condition of the Russian segment, the timeframe of deploying the new Russian Orbital Station (ROS)…
TASS(2023-04-25). Russia set for further partnership development of military sports' traditions — Putin.tass.comThe Russian leader also said that this meeting, which brought together delegations from numerous countries, was a decent opportunity for discussing systematic issues of military sports growth and the development of new approaches to broad cooperation in this sphere…
TASS(2023-04-25). Russia urges Israel, Palestine to cease terrorist attacks — Lavrov.tass.comThe top diplomat also noted the special role of Saudi Arabia as the author of the Arab Peace Initiative, of Jordan in safeguarding Jerusalem's holy sites and of the League of Arab States and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation…
WSWS(2023-04-25). Battle lines harden in Canadian federal workers' strike.wsws.orgThe workers, who walked off the job April 19, are fighting over issues that are of critical importance to workers everywhere: protection from rampant inflation; increased job security; and changes in work rules to make for a better work-life balance.
WSWS(2023-04-25). Benjamin Ferencz, last surviving Nuremberg war crimes prosecutor, dead at 103.wsws.orgBenjamin Ferencz was the lead prosecutor in the Nuremberg trial of 24 leaders of the Nazi Einsatzgruppen death squads that led to their conviction on war crimes and crimes against humanity and he also called for the criminal prosecution of the Bush administration officials who waged an aggressive war against Iraq in violation of international law.
WSWS(2023-04-25). Workers Struggles: The Americas.wsws.orgUnions representing bank employees and transport workers set a 24-hour general strike for April 25 over plans to raise retirement age while defense workers in Illinois picketed the Rock Island Arsenal.
Rick Rozoff(2023-04-24). Ankara/NATO-led Azerbaijan-Turkey-Georgia military triad prepares for new wars in the Caucasus.antibellum679354512.wordpress.comCivil GeorgiaApril 24, 2023 Georgia, Azerbaijan Sign Defense Cooperation Agreement Georgian Defense Minister Juansher Burchuladze met with his Azerbaijani counterpart, Colonel General Zakir Hasanov during his visit to Baku and signed an agreement on defense cooperation between the two countries. The Georgian Defense Ministry said on April 24 that the two ministers discussed bilateral defense …
Rick Rozoff(2023-04-24). "Strategic communications during times of war": NATO's top military HQ hosts Ukrainian defense, security officials.antibellum679354512.wordpress.comNATOSupreme Headquarters Allied Powers EuropeApril 24, 2023 Ukraine Strategic Communications personnel visit Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe Representatives from Ukrainian security and defence sector institutions visited Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (SHAPE) on Friday, Apr. 21, 2023, providing valuable insight into the role of strategic communications during times of war. The visit was part of …
Rick Rozoff(2023-04-24). Integration proceeds: Brazil to produce NATO-standard warplanes.antibellum679354512.wordpress.comReutersApril 21, 2023 Brazil's Embraer to build NATO-approved aircraft in Portugal Brazil's Defence Minister Jose Mucio said on Friday his country's planemaker Embraer SA would manufacture aircraft that meet NATO's requirements in a partnership with Portuguese aerospace company OGMA. *** The company launched last week the A-29 Super Tucano with a NATO configuration, initially focussing …
Laith Fadel(2023-04-24). TikTokers use platform to discuss taboo topic of layoffs.america.cgtn.com For years, the topic of being fired was considered something to be personal, but with the emergence of social media, users have galvanized to discuss what was once taboo. One such platform that is seeing its users discuss the topic of layoffs is TikTok. TikTokers …
Liza Featherstone(2023-04-24). Electing union members to office is good, actually.therealnews.com This story originally appeared in As soon as the votes were counted in Chicago's mayoral election, declaring Brandon Johnson, a longtime Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) leader as both a rank-and-file member and staffer, the winner, the concern trolling began. Conservative and liberal pundits had questions. Or rather, one question: How could Johnson represent the "public" when he's "beholden" to the teachers'
Mansa Musa(2023-04-24). How a 1970s prisoner-organized literacy program changed Maryland's penitentiaries.therealnews.com Marshall "Eddie" Conway was framed for the murder of a police officer and incarcerated for 44 years—but even behind bars, he continued to organize. In the early 1970s, Maryland's state prisons were overcrowded and lacked education opportunities for incarcerated people. As a form of intervention, Eddie organized a university-level education program with fellow prisoners known as "To Say Their Own Word." The program not only raised the level of literacy among inmates; it also forged stronger solidarity between prisoners, and catalyzed other organizing and transformation across Maryland's prison system.
Fight Back(2023-04-24). Reproductive Justice Action — Milwaukee joins Coalition to March on the DNC.fightbacknews.orgMilwaukee, WI – Grassroots organization Reproductive Justice Action – Milwaukee (RJAM) proudly endorsed the Coalition to March on the DNC in 2024 and joined several other groups in Chicago on April 18 for the press conference officially launching the effort. RJAM is now a coalition member of both the Coalition to March on the RNC in 2024 (in Milwaukee) and the Coalition to March on the DNC (in Chicago) the same summer, the first in July and the second in August. | "We want to put on display for the country that Chicago is having a new day, and we want to invite everybody in the movements around the country to com…
Fight Back(2023-04-24). Arlington, TX students march to defend diversity, equity and inclusion measures.fightbacknews.orgArlington, TX – On April 21, members of NTXStudentsForDEI and UT-Arlington's Progressive Student Union marched through the streets of University of Texas at Arlington in protest of recent attacks on diversity equity, and inclusion (DEI) efforts. | Before marching, Mark Napieralski, former president of PSU, gave a speech denouncing UTA's not making a promise to protect DEI and oppressed nationality students. Napieralski also remarked on the irony of UTA boasting high rates of Black graduates, while making cuts to ethnic studies programs. | As they marched, students chanted "DEI till I D-I-E," and "Not my UTA" amon…
Fight Back(2023-04-24). Milwaukee Anti-War Committee leads Earth Day rally and march.fightbacknews.orgMilwaukee, WI – The Milwaukee Anti-War Committee (MAC) hosted an anti-war rally and march on April 22 to commemorate Earth Day. The rally highlighted the need to fight back against the sources of environmental destruction: namely, the capitalist war machine and the corporations that put profit over people and planet. | The determined group braved a late April hailstorm and marched to a local Chase Bank, where they filled the space with fiery chants of "Chase Bank you can't hide, stop funding Line 5!" Chase was chosen as the destination because of their partnership with war profiteer Raytheon and the funding…
Antonio C.S. Rosa(2023-04-24). Africa, Now Squeezed to the Bones.transcend.org19 Apr 2023 – As many as 45 African countries in Sub-Saharan Africa have been further squeezed as funding shrinks to lowest ever levels; a portion of the so-called aid goes back to the rich donor countries. See what happens.
Antonio C.S. Rosa(2023-04-24). Biden's Aggressive Foreign Policy.transcend.orgThe United States has a motive: to cut off from Russia a source of income. Recently Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Seymour Hersh described in great detail how the United States sabotaged the two pipelines. The decision to do so must have been made by President Biden.
Antonio C.S. Rosa(2023-04-24). Economic System in Islam Compared with Capitalism and Socialism.transcend.orgAbstract: This paper covers some popular Islamic Economic topics in a short and lucid style for those who want to know the basic Islamic concepts of economy. The topic, the economic system in Islam, might cause astonishment among Muslims who received Western style education.
Antonio C.S. Rosa(2023-04-24). G7 Endorses Japan's Fukushima Water Discharge Plans.transcend.org16 Apr 2023 – Ignoring Science, Environmental Protection and International Law – Legacy of Fukushima disaster proves that nuclear energy is no solution to energy and climate crises.
Antonio C.S. Rosa(2023-04-24). Leaks Reveal Reality behind U.S. Propaganda in Ukraine.transcend.org19 Apr 2023 – The U.S. corporate media's first response to the leaking of secret documents about the war in Ukraine was to throw some mud in the water, declare "nothing to see here," and cover it as a depoliticized crime story. President Biden dismissed the leaks as revealing nothing of "great consequence."
Antonio C.S. Rosa(2023-04-24). Leaks Spelling the End for Ukraine.transcend.org17 Apr 2023 – Leaked U.S. intelligence documents have exposed Western disinformation about Ukraine winning the war. Now the heavy fighting moves to Washington.
Antonio C.S. Rosa(2023-04-24). More Unanswered Red Flags Regarding Jack Teixeira and the Pentagon Leaks.transcend.org16 Apr 2023 – Former military and intelligence professionals voiced doubts about the allegations that he removed TOP SECRET documents and posted them to a gamer chat. They agree that something is not right and the media account does not make sense… I remain skeptical of the narrative and hope by raising these questions that some journalists will try to get to the ground truth.
Antonio C.S. Rosa(2023-04-24). Natu Natu (Music Video of the Week).transcend.orgOscar Winning Video from the South Indian Film "RRR" at the 2023 Academy Award Ceremony | Click on Watch on YouTube and enjoy the exquisite Indian show.
Antonio C.S. Rosa(2023-04-24). Our Tech Overlords Offer another Climate Solution without Sacrifice.transcend.org17 Apr 2023 – My expectations are never disappointed when I read that the solutions to problems created by technology are in more technology. It will solve our problems without us having to make any substantial change in our way of life. We cannot wait for our tech overlords to solve our problems; their kind of thinking only perpetuates them.
Antonio C.S. Rosa(2023-04-24). Snowden and Teixeira: Ten Years of Disaster.transcend.org16 Apr 2023 – The behavior of The New York Times and Washington Post in the current case involving secret documents is truly shocking. In contrast to 10 years ago, they now see their mission as to serve the security state, not public knowledge.
Antonio C.S. Rosa(2023-04-24). US/EU/NATO Meet with Somaliland Secessionists.transcend.org19 Apr 2023 – As Somaliland forces continue to fire on Somali nationalists, US/EU/NATO officials held a joint call with secessionist Somaliland President Muse Bihi Abdi.
infobrics(2023-04-24). Managing India-Russia Economic Ties under the Shadow of Sanctions.infobrics.orgThe year 2022 saw ever-increasing sanctions on Russia imposed by the US, EU, and their allies. The track record of Western sanctions shows that they are quick to be imposed, but very slow to be removed. Given the current international diplomatic situation, it is reasonable to assume that sanctions on Russia are going to remain in place for a very long time — India will need to plan accordingly…
infobrics(2023-04-24). EU navies to face off China over Taiwan.infobrics.orgBorrell's controversial statements seem to be indicative of a major (and rapidly growing) divide between the EU as a (geo)political entity and its top member states. The EU's head diplomat might have been seeking a counterargument to French President Emmanuel Macron's recently revealed stance voiced earlier in the month that boils down to the EU essentially minding its own business, taking care of its own numerous issues and just leaving China alone.
WSWS(2023-04-24). Yellen lays out economic war against China.wsws.orgIn pursuit of its objectives, the US has imposed a range of sanctions aimed at crippling high-tech development in China, on the grounds that this affects national security…
WSWS(2023-04-24). New York Philharmonic will not perform Shostakovich's Leningrad Symphony.wsws.orgThe highly regarded Russian conductor Tugan Sokhiev was scheduled to lead the orchestra in a rendition of the Soviet master's most famous works, composed during the devastating 1941-1944 siege of Leningrad, and performed in that city in August 1942.
WSWS(2023-04-24). This week in history: April 24-30.wsws.orgThis column profiles important historical events which took place during this week, 25 years ago, 50 years ago, 75 years ago and 100 years ago.
WSWS(2023-04-24). Sudan fighting provokes mass exodus.wsws.orgUnited Nations figures show that more than 420 people have been killed, including at least 256 civilians, and more than 3,500 wounded since fighting broke out on April 15.
Michelle Begue(2023-04-23). Colombia raises threat level for Nevado del Ruiz volcano.america.cgtn.com The Nevado del Ruiz volcano in Colombia is on orange alert and could erupt any day now, prompting the closure of the Los Nevados National Natural Park and voluntary evacuation of 2,500 families living in the area.
Alasdair Baverstock(2023-04-23). Mexico is the largest exporter of cars to U.S.america.cgtn.com Mexico's auto industry accounts for 20% of the country's overall manufacturing, and last fall it became the top vehicle exporter to the U.S. market. See more.
Lowkey(2023-04-23). The Ukraine Kill List and Weaponizing Anti-Semitism, with David Miller.mintpressnews.comDavid Miller joins Lowkey to reveal the covert tactics of the powerful Israel Lobby, the weaponization of the IHRA definition of anti-Semitism, and the insidious influence of the Center for Countering Disinformation in this thought-provoking episode of The Watchdog.
Fight Back(2023-04-23). FRSO salutes the National Democratic Front of the Philippines on 50th anniversary.fightbacknews.orgDear Comrades, | On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the founding of the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP), Freedom Road Socialist Organization sends warm and militant greetings. The achievements of the NDFP are legion and inspiration to revolutionaries everywhere. We are certain that efforts of the NDFP to build the national democratic movement and assisting the peoples war will meet with even great successes in the future. | For the past 50 years the NDFP and its constituent organization have crystallized the aspirations of the peoples of the Philippines to end the rule of imperialism,…
Fight Back(2023-04-23). Milwaukee Common Council unanimously passes resolution to reopen labor and delivery unit at St. Francis Hospital.fightbacknews.orgMilwaukee, WI – On Tuesday, April 18 the Milwaukee Common Council unanimously passed a resolution asking Ascension Wisconsin to reopen the labor and delivery Unit at Saint Francis Hospital. | The Coalition to Save Saint Francis held a press conference in the City Hall rotunda after the resolution passed. | "Today the Milwaukee Common Council unanimously passed a resolution urging Ascension Saint Francis to reconsider its closure of the labor and delivery unit that closed at Christmas time at Saint Francis, but also to commit to stop divesting from the city of Milwaukee. We want them to establish a one-year morat…
Fight Back(2023-04-23). Major victory in the struggle against police crimes in Milwaukee.fightbacknews.orgMilwaukee, WI – On April 20, after two years of fighting by the Milwaukee Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression and victimized families, a new policy that guarantees the public release of police camera footage after critical incidents was passed by the Fire and Police Commission (FPC). This policy requires the Milwaukee Police Department to release video footage of any critical incidents to the victim's next of kin within 48 hours and to the public within 15 days. | While the Milwaukee Alliance and their allies were demanding the 48-hour public release of footage and 24-hour release of the names of pol…
Contributing Writers(2023-04-23). The War on Us /By Robert F. Kennedy Jr.marktaliano.netREAD MORE: COVID Crimes. When Will the Perpetrators be Prosecuted? Deepen the backlash against public health. Foul Play With Ventilators/ By Dr. Mike Yeadon Dr. Wolfgang Wodarg — this is something like genocide — Jul 30 2021…
Ryan Cristián(2023-04-23). The Pirate Stream: Dialectical Dissidents — Episode 13.thelastamericanvagabond.comJoin us on today's episode of The Pirate Stream — Dialectical Dissidents. Pirate Stream Media is a new platform of dedicated content creators focused on circumventing the tightly controlled, manipulated, and outright censored media space of today (both corporate and independent media) with a commitment to objectivity, integrity, and a stark awareness of the two
Brenda Norrell(2023-04-25). Paiute Blocking Lithium Mine on Paiute Massacre Site in Nevada.indybay.orgFort McDermitt and Pyramid Lake Paiute are offering prayers, and blocking lithium mine construction by Lithium Americas of Canada, at the Paiute Massacre Site in northern Nevada. "They are digging right into the massacre site."
Brenda Norrell(2023-04-25). World Governments Attempt to Silence Indigenous Peoples at United Nations Permanent Forum.indybay.orgThe United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues began its second week today, and world governments continued to rush to silence Indigenous Peoples, and deny the human rights violations being exposed. The Indigenous Forum is "no place to come and complain" said one of the United Nations representatives critical of the exposure of human rights violations around the world.
Florian Warweg(2023-04-25). Nord Stream as a reason for war.indybay.orgOnly the blowing up of the Nord Stream pipelines ultimately cleared the way for the EU, and Germany in particular, to become long-term buyers of U.S. natural gas surpluses and to keep the price at a profitable level for U.S. fracked gas producers, even in the long term.
Marc Morial, the spirit of Kermit Thomas(2023-04-25). Pan African Peace and Global Prosperity – California Pan African Food and Ag Pavillion.indybay.orgTrump Towers in NY, the blessing of a kindred spirit opened doors I did not know existed… today the spirit of Kermit Thomas, an ole green Louisiana frog, helping change the world. Gumbo Soup ready out West… Congo Square style… International Jazz Day…
| In good news for America, "sentient white supremacist bow tie," "angry barking walrus," and "worst human being known to mankind" Tucker Carlson has been unceremoniously dumped by his overlords at Faux News, evidently not for being a racist POS whose toxic $787.5 million lies threatened democracy but for bad-mouthing said overlords. America's response: "Don't let the door hit you on your way out. Actually, let it." He departed declaring, "Let them eat bugs," and still lying. Thoughts and prayers. | Carlson's abrupt
Abdel Bari Atwan(2023-04-25). A Jordanian message to Israel.thealtworld.comThe case of the MP caught trying to smuggle arms into the West Bank | Every time I've met with Jordan's King Abdullah II over the past 20 years, the discussion has included three major points: That Jordan is more powerful that other Arab states regarding the Israeli occupation state as it can threaten its security along the 600km border; The imperative of restoring relations with Iran and allowing Iranian pilgrims to visit Shia shrines in southern Jordan; And the need to open up to Syria as quickly as possible. | Israel fell into what seems to have been a carefully snared trap when it announced it had arrested Jo…
Amy Goodman(2023-04-25). Will China's Push for Multipolar World End US Global Domination?truthout.orgChina is taking an increasingly assertive role in world affairs, helping to broker a restoration of relations between Iran and Saudi Arabia, offering a 12-point peace plan for Ukraine, and strengthening its relationships with European and Latin American powers. Last week, China continued its diplomatic outreach by offering to hold talks between Israel and Palestine. "China doesn't want the United… |
Andrew Korybko(2023-04-25). Germany's New Anti-Russian Role Is Partially Due To Its Regional Competition With Poland.thealtworld.comIdeological motivations and shadowy US influence networks only go so far in accounting for Germany's pivot from Russia's top partner in Europe to one of its top opponents. The latest analysis for RT from leading Russian expert Fyodor Lukyanov would arguably have benefited by incorporating a geopolitical dimension with regards to Germany's regional competition with Poland. | Chairman of the Council on Foreign & Defense Policy and Research Director at the prestigious Valdai Club
Andy Kroll(2023-04-25). Not a Green Bone in Their White Bodies.tomdispatch.comIt's not often that conservative lobbyists beat the drum for increased environmental oversight and regulation. But that's what happened this month when the far-right Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR), through its legal arm, filed a brief in federal court demanding that the Department of Homeland Security conduct an extensive environmental impact study examining, of all things, immigration policy. In a press release, the group laid out its reasoning: "Clearly, DHS desperately wants to avoid the impossible task of explaining, in detail, why adding millions of illegal aliens to our population does no…
Anonymous103(2023-04-25). Anglican Schism Is Not Just About Theology. It's About Geopolitics Too.southfront.org Click to see full-size image | Written by A schism that could tear the Anglican church apart is about more than LGBTQ rights. It's about fundamental cultural and religious differences with potentially profound consequences for the geopolitical battle to shape a 21st-century world order. | The rift also raises questions about the Church of England's priorities at a time when the Anglican c…
Anonymous103(2023-04-25). Bad Parts of U.S. History That Must Be Reversed.southfront.org Illustrative Image | Written by In order for a nation to reverse bad parts of its history, those bad parts must be undone; and in order to do that (to reverse past evils), they must first become ACKNOWLEDGED to HAVE BEEN bad parts of its history. But, instead, today's America — which had done that sort of thing in 1860, concerning slavery (committed itself to the abolition of slavery,…
Anonymous103(2023-04-25). CIA Cover-Up Of Hunter Biden's Laptop Charged By House Republicans.southfront.org Illustrative Image: Then-U.S. Vice President Joe Biden and his son Hunter Biden, January 30, 2010. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst | Written by Here is the letter by the lead investigators, to Secretary of State Blinken, reporting the new evidence of his complicity in that cover-up, and Michael Morell's admission that it was done by the U.S. intelligence community in order…
Anonymous103(2023-04-25). Military Situation In Donbass On April 25, 2023 (Map Update).southfront.org Click to see full-size image | The Russian Army destroyed a Ukrainian S-300 system near Selidovo; | Russian artillery struck an AFU position near Stupochki; | Clashes between Russian forces and the AFU continue in Mariinka; | Clashes between Russian forces and the AFU continue near Pervomaiske; | Russian forces shot down a Ukrainian Su-25 warplane in Kherson Region; | Clashes between Russian forces and the AFU continue in Bakhmut; | Clashes between Russian forces and the AFU…
Anonymous103(2023-04-25). Military Situation In Syria On April 25, 2023 (Map Update).southfront.org Click to see full-size image | On April 25, the Russian Ministry of Defense recorded 2 cases of hostilities and ceasefire violations in the Aleppo region in the past 24 hours; | On April 25, the defense and intelligence chiefs of Turkey, Russia, Syria and Iran met in Moscow; | On April 25, an SDF member was killed by a Turkish drone attack in the northern countryside of Ain al-Arab; | On April 24, artillery of Turkish-backed forces shelled SAA positions near Bsartun; | On April 24, artillery of Turkish-backed forces…
Anonymous103(2023-04-25). The Pentagon Confirms US Cyber Military Specialists Deployed In Kiev.southfront.org Illustrative Image | The Pentagon has officially recognized the participation of its military personnel in the war against Russia in Ukraine. Washington sent 43 employees of the US Armed Forces Cyber National Mission Force (CNMF) to Ukraine to participate in cyber operations. | 43 US military specialists in Ukraine are fighting Russian cyber attacks during the war. The Pentagon traditionally claimed that these are allegedly defensive measures. U.S. Army Major General William Hartman said that "those are defense teams…
Anonymous103(2023-04-25). Ukraine Will Launch Its Offensive By April 30, Anniversary Of Hitler's Death — Newsweek.southfront.org Illustrative ImagePreparations for Ukraine's anticipated offensive is far from complete. | Written by Ahmed Adel, Cairo-based geopolitics and political economy researcher | A lot has been said about Ukraine's expected spring offensive, with many Western analysts predicting that it will soon begin. In fact, Newsweek cited the secret documents leaked on the Internet, which revealed that the US and its allies are aiming to launch Ukraine's offensive by April 30, the anniversary of Adolf Hitler's death. | Given th…
Anonymous103(2023-04-25). US And Ukrainian Agents Plotted To Assassinate Russians In Africa.southfront.org Illustrative ImageThe case raises suspicions about possible US involvement in Ukrainian terrorist attacks on Russian territory. | Written by Apparently, it is increasingly difficult to hide the Western participation in attacks against Russians abroad. In a recent report it was revealed that the US and its proxies had a secret plan to assassinate some comman…
Anonymous765(2023-04-25). Locations Of US Carrier Strike Groups — April 25, 2023.southfront.org This is the newest update of the 'U.S. Carrier Strike Groups Locations Map' exclusive series showing the approximate locations of U.S. Carrier Strike Groups. SouthFront: Analysis & Intelligence tracks locations of U.S. aircraft carriers using the available open-source information. No classified information was used in production of the map. | click to see the full-size image | Carrier strike group (CSG) is an operational formation of the United States Navy. It is centered on an aircraft carrier and a carrier air w…
| Tucker Carlson got | Many liberals are celebrating, calling it a reckoning—a win for racial justice and decency. With this bombshell revelation, some might even believe that | Fox News has finally gotten religion and seen the error of its ways. It's better late than never, they say. Salvation is always possible. | But if | Fox did find religion, why did it take so long? Religion is not something that is found overnight. It is a conversion that moves us when it takes hold at the core of our being. It's hard to bel…
| A German court on Monday ruled that the city of Frankfurt cannot cancel an upcoming Roger Waters concert amid accusations of antisemitism stemming from the Pink Floyd co-founder's outspoken criticism of Israeli apartheid and other crimes against Palestinians. | Deutsche Welle
C.J. Polychroniou(2023-04-25). Regulation Won't End Bank Crises. We Must Put Shadow Banks Under Public Control.truthout.orgRecent bank failures in the U.S. have raised the prospect of yet another financial crisis and brought about renewed calls for stricter bank regulations rules. Yet, key questions remain: Why have banking crises become an essential feature of contemporary capitalism? Are strict bank regulations in a capitalist society really the answer to a problem caused by capitalist financial institutions… |
Caitlin Johnstone(2023-04-25). New Defence Review Further Enslaves Australia To US War Agendas.thealtworld.comListen to a reading of this article (reading by Tim Foley): | The Australian government has released the declassified version of its highly anticipated Sydney Morning Herald's Matthew Knott, most well-known for being
Candice Bernd(2023-04-25). Abbott's Plan to Pardon Sgt. Who Killed BLM Protester May Already Be Backfiring.truthout.orgAustin, Texas—Texas Gov. Greg Abbott's plan to pardon former U.S. Army Sgt. Daniel Perry, who was unanimously convicted by a Travis County jury this month for the 2020 murder of racial justice protester Garrett Foster, may already be backfiring, according to internal emails Truthout obtained from the Travis County District Attorney's office. According to an April 17 email from Travis County… |
Chris Walker(2023-04-25). Alaska Supreme Court Says Partisan Gerrymandering Is Unconstitutional.truthout.orgOn Friday, the Alaska state Supreme Court ruled that the Alaska Redistricting Board — a state agency that is formally charged with redrawing political maps every ten years following the federal census — drew maps illegally, violating the state Constitution's equal protection doctrine. The court explicitly stated in its ruling that the maps were an illegal partisan gerrymander — the first decision… |
Chris Walker(2023-04-25). Gorsuch Failed to Report Real Estate Deal 9 Days After Joining Supreme Court.truthout.orgSupreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch failed to disclose that the CEO of a prominent law firm that frequently argues cases before the Court purchased a large piece of property he had invested in — a transaction that occurred just days after Gorsuch had been appointed to the bench in 2017, a new report reveals. The report comes just weeks after a separate report uncovered that Justice Clarence Thomas… |
Chris Walker(2023-04-25). Joe Biden Announces Reelection Bid, Setting Up Likely Rematch With Donald Trump.truthout.orgIt's official: Democratic President Joe Biden announced on Tuesday that he is running for reelection in 2024. Biden announced his reelection bid in a campaign video sent to his supporters by email and on social media Tuesday morning. The video frames his presidential run as a continued "battle for the soul of America" and emphasizes the Republican Party's recent attacks on democracy and human… |
Harry Belafonte, the beloved singer and civil rights activist who never wavered from his commitment to a better and more just world, has died at the age of 96.A spokesperson said that Belafonte, who straddled the world between celebrity and progressive activism for over seven decades, died at his home on the Upper West Side of Manhattan from complications related to congestive heart failure."I was an activist who became an artist, I was not an artist who became an activist," Belafonte (1927-2023) once
ecns.cn(2023-04-24). ChatGPT craze drives domestic innovation.ecns.cnChina's natural language processing (NLP) development is expected to see rapid development as Microsoft-backed ChatGPT has taken the tech world by storm. But additional joint efforts are needed for more homegrown breakthroughs.
ecns.cn(2023-04-24). Premier calls for advancing ties with Cuba.ecns.cnPremier Li Qiang called on Monday for strengthened strategic coordination and pragmatic cooperation between China and Cuba to make joint efforts to build a China-Cuba community with a shared future.
ecns.cn(2023-04-24). Foreign Ministry: China respects sovereign status of all countries.ecns.cnChina has always respected the sovereign status of all former Soviet republics and this position has not changed, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning said on Monday, after recent remarks on the issue by Chinese Ambassador to France Lu Shaye.
ecns.cn(2023-04-24). Xi meets new envoys, urges joint efforts.ecns.cnPresident Xi Jinping reiterated on Monday China's commitment to peaceful development, saying that the nation will create more opportunities for the world with its own development and work with other countries to jointly deal with global challenges.
ecns.cn(2023-04-24). Sufficient travel urged to break 'vicious cycle'.ecns.cnScholars from the United States and China expressed hope during a seminar for robust travel between the two countries to resume, and said both sides should remove obstacles to the process.
ecns.cn(2023-04-25). Irish beef returns to market in China.ecns.cnA container of Irish beef arrived in China on Monday, marking a return of Irish beef to the Chinese market after three years' suspension due to a case of atypical bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE).
ecns.cn(2023-04-25). China will make proper arrangements for Chinese citizens in Sudan: ministry.ecns.cnThe security situation in Sudan remains complex and challenging. The safety of the 1,000-plus overseas compatriots has been uppermost in the thought of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning said on Tuesday.
ecns.cn(2023-04-25). China's high-tech zones show strong growth momentum in Q1.ecns.cnChina's high-tech zones started the first quarter with strong growth momentum and a number of economic indicators achieved double-digit growth, Shanghai Securities News reported on Tuesday.
ecns.cn(2023-04-25). Draft notification targets food waste, security.ecns.cnSolicitation has been finalized on a draft notification ordering restaurants to clearly mark the prices and amounts of dishes as a new step to prevent food waste and safeguard national food security.
ecns.cn(2023-04-25). Global cooperation key in safeguarding IPR.ecns.cnChina will actively and deeply participate in global intellectual property rights governance and advance multilateral and bilateral IPR cooperation to promote the building of an open economy, IPR officials said on Monday.
ecns.cn(2023-04-25). Wenzhou procuratorate approves arrest of Taiwan separatist.ecns.cnThe Wenzhou procuratorate in Zhejiang province has approved the arrest of Yang Chih-yuan on suspicion of splitting the country, according to a statement issued by the Supreme People's Procuratorate on Tuesday.
ecns.cn(2023-04-25). China's gold consumption hits 291.58 metric tons in Q1.ecns.cnChina's gold consumption in the first quarter of 2023 reached 291.58 metric tons, an increase of 12.03 percent over the same period last year, according to data released by China Gold Association.
ecns.cn(2023-04-25). More Chinese cities pay salaries in digital yuan.ecns.cnChangshu City in east China's Jiangsu Province will start paying salaries of all civil servants and state-owned units in digital RMB from May, Shanghai Securities News reported on Saturday, citing the local financial supervisory authority and financial bureau.
ecns.cn(2023-04-25). Airlines will no longer check pre-departure Covid testing results of inbound travelers.ecns.cnTo further facilitate cross-border travel, China is taking new steps to refine pre-departure testing requirements guided by the principle of ensuring safe and orderly travel and keeping the measures science-based and well-targeted, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning announced at a news briefing on Tuesday.
ecns.cn(2023-04-25). ROK leader to meet Biden as doubts grow.ecns.cnYoon Suk-yeol, president of the Republic of Korea, flew to Washington on Monday for a six-day state visit, with the aim of bulking up military deterrence in the region, a move experts say would exacerbate confrontation and increase uncertainty in Northeast Asia.
Editor(2023-04-25). Patrick Lawrence: Force-Marching the Europeans.scheerpost.com By Patrick Lawrence / Original to ScheerPost ZURICH—Am I the only American to travel overseas and feel embarrassed by the conduct of the diplomats Washington sends abroad to speak for our republic? It is pretty strange to find yourself, an ordinary citizen, apologizing for the intrusive, cajoling, bullying, badgering and otherwise crude utterances of this …
Editor(2023-04-25). Ralph Nader: Scranton Joe Nevermore — It's Always Been Delaware Joe.scheerpost.com By Ralph Nader In early March 2023, President Joe Biden embedded in his proposed 2024 budget to Congress revenue increases through tax measures that the rich and corporations do not like. Like his predecessors Barack Obama and Bill Clinton, he doesn't really mean what he says. Biden's four proposed increases are significant because they would …
FP Trending(2023-04-25). Wait, What? US man wins lottery thrice with same numbers in less than a year.firstpost.comA US-based man has got his hands on the luckiest numbers of his life, which made him win not only once, but three back-to-back lotteries in less than a year. The anonymous man from Maryland's Waldorf won his first two lotteries in May last year, and now in 11 months has won his third lottery with the same numbers, said the Maryland Lottery in a new release. | Each time, the man won $50,000 on the tickets from Maryland's "Pick 5" game, betting on 48548, thus drawing a total of $1,50,000. Notably, the man's impressive records have made headlines all across the country, leaving people surprised about his logic behin…
Igor Derysh(2023-04-25). Georgia DA's Request for "Heightened Security" Signals Likely Trump Indictment.truthout.orgFulton County, Ga. District Attorney Fani Willis said Monday that she is planning to announce any potential indictments in her probe of TrumpWorld attempts to overturn the state's 2020 election over the summer. Willis sent a letter to the county sheriff's office warning of a need for "heightened security" ahead of the announcement over concerns of violence. The charges would be announced between… |
Jenna Farineau(2023-04-25). Losing everything to water.actionaidusa.org Every morning when I was a child, my dad would declare, in a sing-song voice — "There's nothing like a nice, hot shower!" — as he stepped into the steaming shower and the first deluge of water hit the top of his head. It's a motto that has stuck with my family, and it was…
Jessica Corbett(2023-04-25). 84 Amazon Contract Drivers and Dispatchers Have Joined the Teamsters Union.truthout.orgIn what the International Brotherhood of Teamsters on Monday called a "historic victory," 84 drivers and dispatchers in Palmdale, California have joined the union and reached a tentative deal with an Amazon "delivery service partner" that may be losing its contract with the online retail giant. The contractor, Battle-Tested Strategies (BTS), voluntarily recognized the union… |
Amid a 72-hour truce in Sudan, a United Nations official revealed Tuesday that that one of the warring parties had seized control of a national laboratory in the capital Khartoum that holds samples of multiple diseases, posing a public health threat.Dr. Nima Saeed Abid, the World Health Organization (WHO) representative in Sudan,
President Joe Biden made his reelection campaign official Tuesday morning as he evoked the threat to foundational and hard-won rights and freedoms posed by the increasingly fascist Republican Party."Every generation has a moment where they have had to stand up for democracy. To stand up for their fundamental freedoms," Biden declared in an early morning post to social media. "I believe this is ours." | \u201cEvery generation has a moment where they have had to stand up for democracy. To stand up for their fundamental freedoms. I believe this is ours.\n\nThat\u2019s why I\u2019m running for reelection as…
Scientists are so alarmed by a new study on ocean warming that some declined to speak about it on the record, the BBC reported Tuesday."One spoke of being 'extremely worried and completely stressed,'" the outlet
Chants of "Let her speak!" rang out in the Montana House on Monday afternoon as constituents and supporters of state Rep. Zooey Zephyr demanded that the Republican Party end its silencing of the transgender lawmaker over an impassioned defense of nonbinary and transgender children she gave last week. For the third day in a row, state House Speaker Matt Regier (R-4)
Kit O'Connell(2023-04-25). Texas Agriculture Dept Tells Employees to Dress According to "Biological Gender"truthout.orgTransgender and gender nonconforming employees of the Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA) received an unwelcome surprise last Monday: a new dress code that continues Governor Greg Abbott's campaign of anti-LGBTQ+ oppression. The Observer obtained a copy of the policy on Friday. The opening sentences of the memorandum, titled "Texas Department of Agriculture Dress Code and Grooming Policy,"… |
Maximillian Alvarez(2023-04-25). Kayla Denker speaks out against death threats, transphobic backlash.therealnews.com Kayla Denker is a military veteran and a trained archaeologist who has worked in the private sector and for the US Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management. She is also a trans woman living in America, and every day she navigates the difficult and increasingly dangerous terrain of living her life as an out trans person—estrangement from unaccepting family, hostile encounters in public, and a growing right-wing political crusade hellbent on scapegoating LGBTQ+ people as the ultimate evil and the source of society's ills, stripping them of their rights, and outwardly calling for the elimination…
Newswire Editor(2023-04-25). Cortez Masto's Bill a Public Land Giveaway to the Mining Industry.commondreams.orgToday, Senator Cortez-Masto (D-NV) and several co-sponsors will introduce legislation to change permitting for hardrock mines on federal public land. Under current law, mining claims become valid only after the miner discovers valuable minerals. The bill introduced today would waive that requirement and instead allow any person to "claim" mining rights on withdrawn public lands merely by grounding a stake, paying a fee, and filing paperwork.
Below is a statement from Earthworks Policy Director Lauren Pagel:
"This legislation is an unprecedented giveaway to the mining industry, one that would…
Newswire Editor(2023-04-25). Don't Run Joe releases statement on Biden announcement.commondreams.orgWith President Biden announcing that he will run for re-election, the The truth remains that a president is not his party's king and has no automatic right to renomination. Simply crowning Joe Biden as the 2024 nominee is unhealthy for the Democratic Party and the country. | In the face of clear polling that shows he is ill-positioned to defeat a Republican nominee, Biden is moving the Democratic Party toward a likely disaster in 2024. As the Democratic standard bearer, Biden would represent the stat…
Newswire Editor(2023-04-25). Leading Youth Groups Issue Joint Response to Biden Announcement.commondreams.orgToday, in response to President Biden's re-election announcement, leading youth groups, Sunrise Movement, March for Our Lives, Gen Z for Change and United We Dream sent a joint letter to President and candidate Biden.
With Gen Z poised to play a significant role this election, the four organizations are calling on President Biden to 1) legislate boldly in 2024 and 2) run on a platform that energizes young people as he builds his campaign.
The text of the letter is below.
Tuesday, April 25, 2023
Dear President and candidate Biden,
We write to you as leaders from a d…
Newswire Editor(2023-04-25). Nevada Senator Introduces Bill to Give Away Public Lands to Mining Industry.commondreams.orgNevada Sen. Catherine Cortez-Masto introduced legislation today that would allow the mining industry to turn public lands into toxic mining-waste dumps.The bill removes most requirements for mining claims and development. Under the bill, mining companies would be allowed to bury public lands under tons of rock waste, construct roads and transmission lines, regardless of whether or not they had proven legal rights to do so. The bill would undo a century of legal precedent requiring mining claimants to prove they discovered a valuable mineral deposit on public lands before they could mine there."Sen. Cortez-Mast…
Newswire Editor(2023-04-25). Shareholders of major US banks vote on proposals urging progress on climate & Indigenous rights.commondreams.orgToday, major US banks Bank of America, Citigroup, and Wells Fargo held their annual general meetings, where each faced multiple shareholder votes calling for progress on implementing their climate and human rights commitments. These banks were three of the four biggest fossil fuel financiers in the world in the seven years following the Paris Agreement, according to the annual
Experts and community members say that particulates from the Thursday explosion of Elon Musk's Starship spacecraft and Super Heavy rocket rocket spread much farther than SpaceX predicted, raising concerns about the impact on human health and endangered species.Within minutes of the explosion, residents of Port Isabel, Texas reported that wet, sandy material was falling from the sky, despite the fact that they were around six miles from the Boca Chica launch site. | "What kind of danger did Cameron County bring to our community when SpaceX was welcomed here?" Elma Arredondo, a retired school teacher who u…
Paul Craig Roberts(2023-04-25). Our Heartless Medical System.thealtworld.comA 41-year old mother of seven young children has been in effect condemned to death by Emory Healthcare Inc. of Atlanta, an affiliate of Emory University, for refusing to take the dangerous Covid-19 shot. The mother was approved for a kidney transplant but was removed from the list when she refused the death jab. The woman has had Covid and is protected by natural immunity. Moreover, there are many medical scientists who believe the adverse effect of the Covid mRNA "vaccine" would attack her kidney and kill her. | Only about one-third of America's transplant centers are still so medically ignorant of the mRNA "vac…
Pavan Kulkarni(2023-04-25). As Army and Rapid Support Forces battle it out, Sudanese left calls for restoring the revolution.therealnews.com The Sudanese army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces have begun fighting each other. The root of the conflict lies in disagreements over integrating the paramilitary into the army. The Sudanese left has noted that both parties seek to escalate armed conflict, so that it can be used as a reason to not hand over power to civilian forces.
Peoples Dispatch(2023-04-25). Amid mounting political crisis, Peru's de-facto president swears in four new ministers.peoplesdispatch.orgIndigenous and social organizations, as well as trade unions, have decided to intensify protests against the government of de-facto president Dina Boluarte. They are demanding her resignation, the release of her predecessor Pedro Castillo, the dissolution of Congress, and fresh elections…
Peoples Dispatch(2023-04-25). What place does multilateralism have in a 'rules-based international order'?peoplesdispatch.orgThe UN Security Council discussed challenges and need for effective multilateralism in global politics with representatives from various countries asserting that unilateral measures adopted by some Western countries violate the UN Charter, threaten global peace, and aggravate human suffering…
sputnikglobe(2023-04-25). Citizens Rally in Tel-Aviv on Israel's Independence Day.sputnikglobe.comIsrael became a sovereign state on May 14, 1948 — with extensive support from the Soviet Union. However, the celebration date changes on a yearly basis – in 2023, the Independence of Israel is celebrated on April 25-26.
sputnikglobe(2023-04-25). EU to Introduce Common AI Usage Regulations by End of 2023.sputnikglobe.comMOSCOW (Sputnik) – The European Union intends to agree on common regulations for the use of generative artificial intelligence like ChatGPT by the end of the year, Margrethe Vestager, Executive Vice President of the European Commission for A Europe Fit for the Digital Age, said on Tuesday.
sputnikglobe(2023-04-25). Falling at Every Hurdle: Verdict on Biden Presidency Ahead of Second-Term Bid.sputnikglobe.comJoe Biden was was hailed in 2020 as the liberal saviour from president Donald Trump, who ended the 20-year Afghan war told Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky to make his own peace with Russia. But now he must head off challengers in the Democratic primaries before he can attempt a re-run of the last election.
sputnikglobe(2023-04-25). Iran Launches Exports to Saudi Arabia After Renewal of Diplomatic Ties.sputnikglobe.comMOSCOW (Sputnik) – Iran has started exporting the first batch of goods to Saudi Arabia, as the two countries agreed to reestablish diplomatic relations and reopen embassies in March following years of tensions, Iranian Minister of Industry, Mine and Trade Seyyed Reza Fatemi Amin said on Tuesday.
sputnikglobe(2023-04-25). Lavrov Holds Presser after UNSC Meeting on Middle East.sputnikglobe.comThe Middle East is considered one of most complicated regions with religious and ethnic sectarianism recently exacerbated by inconsistent US policy. Russia has decades-long experience of mediating the tensions in the Middle East.
sputnikglobe(2023-04-25). Shoigu Holds Bilateral Talks With Iran, Syria, Türkiye Counterparts.sputnikglobe.comMOSCOW (Sputnik) – Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu held several bilateral meetings with the defense ministers of Syria, Iran and Türkiye in Moscow, and discussed ensuring global and regional security, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Tuesday.
sputnikglobe(2023-04-25). St. George's Ribbon: Symbol of the Fight Against Nazism, Past & Present.sputnikglobe.comEighteen years ago, on April 25, journalists of Russian media agency RIA Novosti launched an initiative that resulted in the emergence of a symbol that became intrinsically linked with WWII victory celebrations both in Russia and abroad — the ribbon of St. George.
sputnikglobe(2023-04-25). Switzerland Imported Over 10 Tonnes of Russian Gold in March.sputnikglobe.comMOSCOW (Sputnik) – Switzerland imported more than 10 tonnes of Russian gold via the United Kingdom in March, for a total sum of 565 million Swiss francs ($638 million), in compliance with all the trade restrictions, the Swiss Federal Office for Customs and Border Security (FOCBS) said on Tuesday.
sputnikglobe(2023-04-25). Top Slovak Lawmaker Warns Against Raising Ukraine's NATO Membership Hopes.sputnikglobe.comBRATISLAVA (Sputnik) – Slovak parliamentary speaker Boris Kollar has cautioned NATO against giving Ukraine false hopes about a prompt accession, after NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg claimed all allies were in favor of accepting Kiev into the alliance.
sputnikglobe(2023-04-25). What's Behind Tucker Carlson's Ouster From Fox News?sputnikglobe.comWhy did Fox News part ways with Tucker, whose name has never been tarnished with scandals of any kind? Speaking to Sputnik, journalist and pundit, Carmine Sabia weighs in on this issue.
Staff(2023-04-25). British health workers to intensify protests against meager pay hikes offered by government.peoplesdispatch.orgHealth workers in the UK are taking a stand against the policies of the Conservative (Tory) government which has refused to heed their demands for pay restoration and essential resources for National Health Service (NHS) staff. Nurses, support staff, ambulance drivers, and other workers of NHS England have strongly opposed the latest, below-inflation pay offer …
Staff(2023-04-25). Egypt adds 82 individuals, including several journalists, to new terror 'watchlist'.peoplesdispatch.orgOn Saturday, April 22, the Egyptian government designated 82 individuals including activists, politicians, and journalists on its new terrorism 'watchlist'. According to reports, all those included are currently living in exile, having left the country after President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi came to power through a military coup in 2013 by ousting the President Mohammad Morsi …
Staff(2023-04-25). Rape allegation against Trump heads to civil trial.thecanary.coContent warning: This article contains discussion of rape and sexual assault. Jury selection is scheduled to start on 25 April in a civil trial pitting Donald Trump against E. Jean Carroll. Carroll, formerly a prominent American columnist, has accused Trump of raping her in the 1990s. The 79-year-old says Trump sexually assaulted her in a …
Staff(2023-04-25). Lowkey points out the US arms companies profiting from the war in Ukraine.youtube.com "We've seen a 37% increase in the value of Lockheed Martin shares. We've seen a 41% increase, in the value of Northrop Grumman shares…so it seems there are winners in this war." Lowkey points out the US arms companies profiting from the war in Ukraine. Footage from @lowkey0nline speech at the @STWuk event in London …
It's not often that conservative lobbyists beat the drum for increased environmental oversight and regulation. But that's what happened this month when the far-right Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR), through its legal arm, filed a brief in federal court
thecommunists(2023-04-25). Zyuganov to Putin: 'Form a patriotic front against the imperial west!'.thecommunists.orgThe following letter was sent to Russian president Vladimir Putin by Communist party chairman Gennady Zyuganov on 13 April 2023 and is reproduced here with thanks to the CPRF. ***** Esteemed Vladimir Vladimirovich For all of us, 9 May is a sacred date. Victory over German nazism became a great milestone in the thousand-year history …
Thierry Meyssan(2023-04-25). La Türkiye face à l'Empire américain.thealtworld.com À trois semaines de l'élection présidentielle turque, le débat se transforme. De pour ou contre l'islamisme de Recep Tayyip Erdoƒüan, il devient pour ou contre l'alliance avec les États-Unis. Le président sortant est en train de regagner des points dans les sondages qui le pronostiquaient perdants. D'islamiste, il est devenu nationaliste. On ignore pour le moment si cela sera suffisant pour lui permettre de l'emporter, mais on doit s'attendre, s'il gagne, à ce qu'il retire la Türkiye de l'Otan. | Les sondages donnent le président Recep Tayyip Erdoƒüan perdant face au leader de l'oppositio…
Thierry Meyssan(2023-04-25). Turquía contra el Imperio estadounidense.thealtworld.com A sólo tres semanas de la elección presidencial turca, el debate se transforma en Turquía. Antes se trataba de estar a favor o en contra del islamismo del presidente Recep Tayyip Erdogan pero ahora se trata de estar a favor o en contra de la alianza con Estados Unidos. El presidente saliente está tratando de recuperar puntos en los sondeos que pronostican su derrota. Después de haber sido islamista, Erdogan se convierte en nacionalista. Por ahora, no se sabe si eso será suficiente para llevarlo a la reelección. Pero, si gana, es posible que saque a Turquía de la OTAN. | Los sondeos sobre la elección presidencial…
| A few years ago, I was having dinner with a friend who worked at Google. As we were discussing the ins and outs of the tech world, he casually remarked: "Google is going to take over the world you know." Driving home and reflecting on that remark I thought: "How curious." But now, as I contemplate the shambles our democracy has become, I'm more inclined to think: "How prescient." |
| Democracy is under threat—not just in the U.S. but in many other countries as well. But the precipitous actions of newly minted authoritarian leaders and the turmoil in Western democracies are just a few of the…
unitedEditor(2023-04-25). Dashnaks in movies of Soviet-Armenia.uwidata.com We have thoroughly examined the role played by the Dashnaks in igniting mutual massacres and serving imperialist plans, leading our region to various disasters, especially in our books titled "The Armenian Issue in 150 Documents from Russian State Archives," "The Adventure of Armenian Nationalism," and "Turkish-Soviet Military Cooperation in the Caucasus (1919-1922)." We have displayed …
Zane McNeill(2023-04-25). Florida Passes Bill That Allows for "Legal Kidnapping" of Transgender Children.truthout.orgThe Florida House of Representatives has approved a bill that would allow state courts to intervene in custody disputes and remove transgender children who are receiving gender-affirming care from supportive families with whom they live. In extreme circumstances, legal experts say this may even "involve the state taking physical custody of a child." SB 254 would classify gender-affirming care for… |
| Reuters | (2023-04-25). 700 Pakistanis evacuated from Sudan fighting.tribune.com.pk Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari said on Tuesday that 700 nationals have been evacuated to safety in Sudan, where heavy fighting has killed hundreds of people and sparked an exodus of foreigners. | "Today, another convoy carrying 211 Pakistanis dispatched from Khartoum has arrived in Port Sudan," he said in a statement. | Alhamdulillah another convoy of 211 Pakistanis has safely reached Port Sudan. I'm grateful to our whole Foreign Office team & Mission in Khartoum for working tirelessly over Eid to facilitate Pakistanis in Sudan. Also grateful to friendly countries in the region especially Saudi… | […
| REUTERS | (2023-04-25). Netflix to invest $2.5 billion in South Korea to make TV shows, movies.tribune.com.pk Netflix Inc (NFLX.O) said on Tuesday it will invest $2.5 billion in South Korea over the next four years to produce Korean TV series, movies and unscripted shows, doubling its investment in the market since 2016. | The US streaming service made the announcement after a meeting between South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol and Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos. Yoon arrived in Washington on Monday for a six-day state visit. | President Yoon welcomed the investment as a "major opportunity" Netflix and the content industry of South Korea as the latter seeks to boost its cultural exports and influence. | Shares of South…
| REUTERS | (2023-04-25). UK's Sunak wants EU deal on passport checks to ease delays.tribune.com.pk Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak wants to make a deal with the European Union to make it easier for Britons to travel to the bloc, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday, citing people familiar with the matter. | Sunak is hoping to build on improved relations with the EU to reach an agreement to let Britons use EU e-gates for passport checks, which would speed up border crossings, the report said. | Sunak's spokesman, however, said he did not recognise the reporting that the prime minister was pushing for greater access. | "As far as I'm aware there are no live discussions to that end, but of course we will al…
| REUTERS | (2023-04-25). Modi's BJP courts India's rising election power: Women.tribune.com.pk Ranika Jaiswal's family in Varanasi has boasted a string of officials in India's ruling BJP party over the last four decades. Now she wants a piece of the action. | "Three generations of my family, all men, have been with the party. But now it's changing – as a woman I am also equally invested," said the 48-year-old, who is seeking the support of party officials to stand as a lawmaker from Uttar Pradesh in the 2024 national election. "I think it's critical for more female candidates to contest." | Decades after Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was born from a Hindu nationalist organi…
| REUTERS | (2023-04-25). Japan's ispace prepares for world's first commercial lunar landing.tribune.com.pk Japanese startup ispace inc (9348.T) is preparing to land its Hakuto-R Mission 1 (M1) spacecraft on the moon early on Wednesday, in what would be the world's first lunar landing by a private company if it succeeds. | The M1 lander is set to touch down around 1: 40 a.m. Japan time (1640 GMT Tuesday) after taking off from Cape Canaveral, Florida, on a SpaceX rocket in December. | Success would mark a welcome reversal from the recent setbacks Japan has faced in space technology, where it has big ambitions of building a domestic industry, including a goal of sending Japanese astronauts to the moon by the late 2020s…
| Reuters | (2023-04-25). Rahul Gandhi appeals after court denies stay of defamation conviction.tribune.com.pk Indian opposition leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday appealed to the High Court in the western state of Gujarat seeking a stay of conviction in a defamation case, challenging a lower court's ruling against his plea, his lawyer said. | Gandhi was convicted last month in a case brought by a state lawmaker from the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) after comments he made that were deemed to be insulting to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other people surnamed Modi. | Read more: Rahul Gandhi appeals defamation conviction with hearing set for April 13 | The 52-year-old scion of India's Congress party was sentenced t…
| REUTERS | (2023-04-25). William settled hacking case with UK paper group, Harry says.tribune.com.pk Britain's Prince William settled a phone-hacking claim against Rupert Murdoch's UK newspaper arm for a "huge sum" after a secret deal struck with Buckingham Palace, the heir's younger brother Prince Harry said in court documents. | Harry, the younger son of King Charles, is suing Murdoch's News Group Newspapers (NGN) at the High Court in London for multiple unlawful acts allegedly committed on behalf of its tabloids, the Sun and the now-defunct News of the World, from the mid-1990s until 2016. | NGN, which has paid out millions of pounds to settle more than a thousand phone-hacking cases, is trying this week t…
| Reuters | (2023-04-25). Pakistanis among 57 dead as migrant boats sink off Libya.tribune.com.pk At least 57 bodies have been washed ashore after two migrant boats sank in the Mediterranean off different towns in western Libya, a coast guard officer and an aid worker said on Tuesday. | One survivor, Bassam Mahmoud from Egypt, said there were about 80 passengers on one of the boats that set off for Europe at around 2 a.m. on Tuesday. There was an argument as the boat was sinking but the man in charge refused to stop, he said. | "We kept fighting until someone caught up with us. The scene was horrific and some died (in the water) in front of me," he told Reuters. Eleven bodies, including that of a child, we…
Alastair Crooke(2023-04-24). Europe Has Lost Its Guiding Myth.thealtworld.comThere seems to be more cultural energy present in the U.S. today, than there is in Europe, which has long since severed from living myth. | The message sent by the Chinese Defence Minister's three-day visit
Alyssa Bowen(2023-04-24). DeSantis's Board of Education Nominees Are Steeped in Far Right Dark Money.truthout.orgFlorida Gov. Ron DeSantis has made dominating public schools a signature issue in his efforts to appeal to his political base, with the help of school-focused groups funded by dark money donors. DeSantis has appointed far right activists with ties to dark money groups to fill the state's Board of Education, which wields significant power over the state's K-12 schools, including the power to… |
Amy Goodman(2023-04-24). Sudan Death Toll Grows Amid "Near-Total Collapse" of Essential Daily Necessities.truthout.orgThe United States and other countries moved to evacuate diplomats and citizens from Sudan over the weekend amid fighting between rival military factions that's killed at least 420 people and injured over 3,700 more, in a crisis that began on April 15 when the Sudanese military and the paramilitary group known as the Rapid Support Forces began exchanging fire in the capital Khartoum… |
Anonymous103(2023-04-24). Ukrainian Drones Targeted Moscow.southfront.org Illustrative Image | On April 24, a Ukrainian-made kamikaze drone fell in the Moscow region. It was not intercepted by Russian forces but fell because it ran out of fuel. To defeat its target, the kamikaze drone was loaded with Canadian M112 explosive charges based on US C4 explosives. | The drone was Ukrainian-made UJ-22 Airborne. It was discovered in the Bogorodsky city district. | This model was used by the AFU mainly for reconnaissance and surveillance operations. Over the past six months, UJ-22 Airborne was ofte…
Avishai Ehrlich(2023-04-24). From the Protests to Palestine: The Far Right in Israel and the Left.socialistproject.ca Benjamin Netanyahu returned to the Israeli prime minister's office in November, backed by a coalition of religious and far-right ethno-nationalist parties. Since then, clashes between Israeli armed forces and Palestinians have escalated, due largely to increasing raids on Palestinian civilians and highly provocative armed aggression by Israel at the al-Aqsa Mosque. Netanyahu's government is additionally attempting to consolidate its control over the judiciary by claiming the right to appoint judges and constrain the courts' jurisdiction — a move that has sparked massive protests across the country. On Ma…
C. J. Polychroniou, Truthout.(2023-04-24). What Would It Take To Defeat Big Oil?popularresistance.orgAt a time when the world is close to irreversible climate breakdown, fossil fuel energy is growing, with oil being the biggest contributor to primary energy supply. Globally, approximately 33 percent of our energy comes from oil, followed by coal, gas and hydroelectric power. Indeed, oil companies are bringing in staggering profits, and oil production may even continue to increase through 2050. Why is it so hard to quit oil, and what would it take to defeat Big Oil? Progressive economist Gregor Semieniuk tackles exasperating questions like those in this exclusive interview for Truthout.
C.J. Polychroniou(2023-04-24). Even as They Protest, Israeli Liberals Reject Solidarity With Palestinians.truthout.orgWhy are liberal Israeli protesters working with Israeli police to rip down Palestinian flags whenever anti-occupation activists attempt to raise them in the context of the widespread anti-government protests in Israel? There's a structural reason why the occupation of Palestine is absent from the mainstream liberal agenda of the protests, says Israeli academic and left-wing activist Idan Landau… |
Camila Escalante(2023-04-24). Chris Matlhako: Remarkable South African Internationalist.towardfreedom.orgComrade Chris Matlhako, the Secretary for International Affairs of the South African Communist Party and Central Committee member, passed away in the morning of April 20, 2023, at the age of 58. He was a diligent friend to the peoples of Latin America and the Caribbean, and a partner in the construction of socialism internationally. Camila Escalante penned this tribute.
Chris Hedges, Scheer Post.(2023-04-24). The United States Of Paralysis.popularresistance.orgPolitical paralysis is snuffing out what is left of our anemic democracy. | It is the paralysis of doing nothing while the ruling oligarchs, who have increased their wealth by nearly a third since the pandemic began and by close to 90 percent over the past decade, orchestrate virtual tax boycotts as millions of Americans go into bankruptcy to pay medical bills, mortgages, credit card debt, student debt, car loans and soaring utility bills demanded by a system that has privatized nearly every aspect of our lives. | It is the paralysis of doing nothing about raising the minimum wage, despite the ravages of inflatio…
Chris Walker(2023-04-24). Lizzo Performs With Drag Queens in Defiance of Statewide Ban in Tennessee.truthout.orgPop superstar Lizzo appeared on stage with a group of drag queens at her concert in Knoxville, Tennessee, on Friday night, purposely defying a law barring drag performances in the state. A Tennessee bill that passed earlier this year forbids so-called "adult cabaret" in public spaces where children could feasibly be present, including restaurants, bars, libraries, and other areas. "I was told by… |
Chris Walker(2023-04-24). Tucker Carlson Is No Longer at Fox News, Company Says.truthout.orgTucker Carlson is no longer part of Fox News's primetime lineup of hosts, the company said in a statement. The far right host, whose program often amplified false, right-wing conspiracy theories, has "parted ways" with the network, the company announced on Monday. "Mr. Carlson's last program was Friday April 21st," Fox News said in a statement. Until a replacement is found, the time slot that… |
Editor(2023-04-24). Chris Hedges: The United States of Paralysis.scheerpost.com The longer the corporate state erodes the social bonds that knit us to society and give us a sense of purpose and meaning the more inevitable an authoritarian state and a Christianized fascism becomes.
Editor(2023-04-24). Extinction Rebellion's Roger Hallam: It's not the climate, it's the system | The Chris Hedges Report.scheerpost.comBy Chris Hedges / Real News Network Earlier this year, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), an international body of UN scientists, delivered a "final warning" to drastically cut global emissions in order to prevent the heating of the planet past 1.5 degrees Celsius. As the exponentially accelerating effects of the climate crisis have …
Editor(2023-04-24). MaxBytes: Former U.K. Prime Minister Gordon Brown Challenged on Ukraine.scheerpost.com By Max Jones / Original to ScheerPost On April 20, 2023, ScheerPost writer/editor Max Jones attended a panel hosted by the University of Southern California's Center for Political Future featuring former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Gordon Brown. In a Q&A with the former prime minister and other panelists, Jones questioned a statement Brown …
Emily Potts(2023-04-24). European Patients' Rights Day and ATMPs: Combining sustainability, innovation and respect for patients' rights.healtheuropa.com Mariano Votta and Bianca Ferraiolo from the Cittadinanzattiva-Active Citizenship Network discuss this year's European Patients' Rights Day which focuses on Advanced Therapy Medicinal Products in Europe. This year, Active Citizenship Network, the European branch of the Italian NGO Cittadinanzattiva, will celebrate European Patients' Rights Day which has reached its 17th edition. The event will be …
Gabriella Ferrigine(2023-04-24). Georgia DA to Open Investigation Following Report of New Trump Election Texts.truthout.orgTwo men hired by former President Donald Trump's legal team discussed a plot to use data obtained from a breached Georgia voting machine as part of an attempt to decertify the state's 2021 U.S. Senate run-off election, according to CNN. Jim Penrose, a former NSA official who worked alongside Trump attorney Sidney Powell to access voting machines in Coffee County, Georgia… |
Hal McNulty(2023-04-24). Weekly round-up: Dominic Raab resignation, Fox news settlement, love-bombing.ukhumanrightsblog.com Dominic Raab has resigned as deputy prime minister after a bullying inquiry vindicated a number of civil servants' claims about his behaviour as a minister in the cabinets of Boris Johnson and Theresa May. The report of Andrew Tolley KC held that Raab's behaviour constituted an "abuse or misuse of power," citing instances of an …
Jake Johnson(2023-04-24). Republicans Attack Abortion Rights Ballot Initiatives in Several States.truthout.orgLast year, after the U.S. Supreme Court ended the federal right to abortion, voters in Kansas, California, Michigan, Vermont, Kentucky, and Montana used the ballot initiative process to show their support for reproductive freedom, both by defeating GOP-backed anti-abortion measures and approving constitutional amendments aimed at preserving abortion access. Those losses for anti-abortion… |
In what the International Brotherhood of Teamsters on Monday called a "historic victory," 84 drivers and dispatchers in Palmdale, California have joined the union and reached a tentative deal with an Amazon "
Jon Letman(2023-04-24). The US Has No Plans to Give Up Nuclear Weapons. The Public Needs to Change That.truthout.orgWhen Russian President Vladimir Putin announced his intention to deploy short-range nuclear missiles to Belarus in March, he pointed to U.S. nuclear weapons housed in five NATO nations as justification. Putin said the construction of a "special repository" for an Iskander missile complex in Belarus would not violate obligations under the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty. But by accepting the… |
José Ernesto Novaes, Resumen English.(2023-04-24). Marxism And Anticolonialism: A Conversation With Vijay Prashad.popularresistance.orgVijay Prashad (Calcutta, 1967) is above all a militant. His intellectual work is an attempt to understand and respond to some of the great challenges of our time. Of Indian origin, this Marxist historian has deployed an intense vital activity that has taken him to many countries, always in defense of the cause of humanity. | He currently serves as executive director of the Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research, a task he alternates with his work as a teacher and researcher at several universities, as well as with a prolific body of work in which we can highlight texts such as The Darker Nations, The Poore…
Liza Featherstone(2023-04-24). Electing union members to office is good, actually.therealnews.com This story originally appeared in As soon as the votes were counted in Chicago's mayoral election, declaring Brandon Johnson, a longtime Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) leader as both a rank-and-file member and staffer, the winner, the concern trolling began. Conservative and liberal pundits had questions. Or rather, one question: How could Johnson represent the "public" when he's "beholden" to the teachers'
Lowkey, Mintpress News.(2023-04-24). Lowkey: The Ukraine Kill List And Weaponizing Anti-Semitism.popularresistance.orgIn this latest thought-provoking episode of The Watchdog, esteemed academic and public intellectual David Miller returns, this time delving into the covert tactics used by the powerful Israel Lobby to silence advocates for Palestinian rights. Drawing upon firsthand experience, Miller exposes the systematic campaign to force him out of Bristol University and the weaponization of the IHRA definition of anti-Semitism to stifle dissent. He reveals how academics who have dared to speak out against the Israeli government's policies towards Palestine face severe repercussions, including threats of termination and profes…
Lucy McCann(2023-04-24). Law Pod UK new episode: Multi-defendant cases: the more the merrier?ukhumanrightsblog.comIn Episode 183 Lucy McCann speaks to Cara Guthrie and Matthew Flinn of 1 Crown Office Row about multi-defendant litigation in the field of clinical negligence. The discussion covers, who to sue, the costs implications of having multiple defendants, contribution proceedings, apportioning liability between defendants, and interim payment applications. Cases mentioned in this episode: Webb …
Mansa Musa(2023-04-24). How a 1970s prisoner-organized literacy program changed Maryland's penitentiaries.therealnews.com Marshall "Eddie" Conway was framed for the murder of a police officer and incarcerated for 44 years—but even behind bars, he continued to organize. In the early 1970s, Maryland's state prisons were overcrowded and lacked education opportunities for incarcerated people. As a form of intervention, Eddie organized a university-level education program with fellow prisoners known as "To Say Their Own Word." The program not only raised the level of literacy among inmates; it also forged stronger solidarity between prisoners, and catalyzed other organizing and transformation across Maryland's prison system.
Newswire Editor(2023-04-24). Voting Rights Groups File Emergency Motion to Lift Georgia's Line Relief Ban in 2024 Elections.commondreams.orgATLANTA—Voting rights organizations filed an emergency preliminary injunction motion today to lift part of the restriction in Georgia's anti-voter law, S.B. 202, that blocks Georgians from providing food and water to voters waiting in long lines at the polls.The motion was filed as part of ongoing litigation in AME Church v. Kemp, which challenges S.B. 202 for unconstitutionally creating barriers to voting that diminish the voices of communities of color, women, and people with disabilities. If granted, the preliminary injunction would allow volunteers to provide food and water to voters in lines that ex…
Paul Craig Roberts(2023-04-24). No More Truth from Fox News.thealtworld.comAs I have reported over and over, truth-tellers are being eliminated. Now it is the most popular TV host with the largest following that has been jettisoned. | It is highly unusual, indeed extraordinary, for a media company to suddenly cancel its star primetime host, especially when the show is booming while other TV news loses credibility and viewers. Here is the report just released by The Epoch Times: | "Fox News on Monday confirmed that it 'parted ways' with popular primetime host Tucker Carlson, offering no explanation why. | "'FOX News Media and Tucker Carlson have agreed to part ways. We thank him for his…
Paul Craig Roberts(2023-04-24). The Western World Has Forsaken All of Its Former Values.thealtworld.comLet's be honest and face it. The Western countries are no longer democracies with free speech, a rule of law, and accountable governments. They are tyrannies. | Wherever you look you see free speech stifled. You see law used as a weapon against journalists like Julian Assange and an American president like Donald Trump and his supporters. The Biden regime has put one thousand Americans in prison for attending a rally for Trump by asserting without any evidence that the rally was an insurrection. The Western media is a propaganda ministry. The West's foreign policy consists of war. | Law professor Jonathan Turley…
Peoples Dispatch(2023-04-24). Chile's President Gabriel Boric announces plan to nationalize lithium industry.peoplesdispatch.orgChile's President Gabriel Boric has proposed the creation of a state-owned company which will eventually take over the lithium mining sector from private industry giants. The Latin American country has one of the world's largest lithium reserves and is the second largest producer of the metal globally, after Australia…
Roger D. Harris, CounterPunch.(2023-04-24). Whither Multipolarity In A Changing World Order.popularresistance.orgThe Italian political theorist Antonio Gramsci presciently observed: "The crisis consists precisely in the fact that the old is dying and the new cannot be born; in this interregnum a great variety of morbid symptoms appear." | This period that we live in is arguably shaped by three elements: two moribund (the implosion of the USSR and the centrality of US imperialism) and one vital (the promise of multipolarity). The camp associated with the US is consolidating at the same time that a countervailing multipolar tendency is emerging. Major changes are reshaping the world order, I contend, but the outcome is not ye…
Rosalind English(2023-04-24). The Michael Schumacher "Interview"ukhumanrightsblog.com It has been widely reported that the German magazine Die Aktuelle recently ran a front cover with a picture of a smiling Schumacher and the headline promising 'Michael Schumacher, the first interview'. The strapline added: "it sounded deceptively real". Anyone walking past a news stand would have assumed that this was a genuine interview with …
Scott Ritter, Consortium News.(2023-04-24). Syria Comes In From The Cold.popularresistance.orgWhile the world continues to come to grips with the reality — and consequences — of the Chinese-brokered rapprochement between Saudi Araba and Iran, another diplomatic coup is unfolding in the Middle East. | This one is orchestrated by the Russians. Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan flew to Damascus last week, where he met Syrian President Bashar Assad. This visit followed that of Syrian Foreign Minister Faisal Mikdad earlier this month to Riyadh. | The two countries severed diplomatic relations in 2012 at the beginning of a Syrian civil conflict that saw Saudi Arabia throwing its money…
Shaiba Rather(2023-04-24). Is the Government Tracking Your Social Media Activity?aclu.org The Biden administration has been quietly deploying and expanding programs that surveil what people say on social media, using tools that allow agents and analysts to invisibly monitor the vast amount of protected speech that occurs online. For years, these kinds of tools have been increasingly used for a range of controversial law enforcement and intelligence purposes. But some of the most troubling programs continuously monitor the social media posts of non-citizens to decide who gets to live, study, or stay in the United States. | If you're an immigrant or visa-holder in the United States and believe you've…
Sharon Zhang(2023-04-24). Bills Enabling Child Labor Can Be Traced to This One Conservative Lobbying Group.truthout.orgRepublicans have been waging a push in recent months to pass bills weakening child labor protections. But even though these bills are being pushed across several states, a new investigation finds that a right-wing, Florida-based think tank is behind a large number of them — and that the think tank, in some cases, outright wrote the bills. According to The Washington Post… |
thecommunists(2023-04-24). The 'incremental genocide' of the Palestinians continues.thecommunists.orgThe following article is reproduced from Palestine Chronicle, with thanks. ***** I am writing this op-ed on 23 March 2023. Seventy-five years ago, on this date, the military command of the zionist leadership publicised Plan Dalet, or Plan D, which, among other guidelines, instructed the zionist forces, who were on their way to occupy hundreds …
Zane McNeill(2023-04-24). Days After $550M Tyre Nichols Death Lawsuit Filed, TN Weakens Police Oversight.truthout.orgThe Tennessee legislature passed a bill on Thursday that would weaken police oversight in the state and dissolve community-led oversight boards in Memphis and Nashville. Racial justice and civilian oversight advocates have denounced the bill as a legislative attempt to muzzle independent investigations into police, saying it would "abolish civilian oversight and undermine the will of the people."… |
| Arif Anis | (2023-04-24). UK's grooming gang scandal & the minister who loves to hate.tribune.com.pk In the fortnight past, during which I attended the inaugural iftars at Lancaster House and 10 Downing Street, I felt the Conservative Party had struck a chord with Muslims, especially British Pakistanis. Yet, just before the May 2023 local elections, the party seems to have shot itself in the foot, diluting most of its gains. | Suella's slander | Suella Braverman, the British Home Secretary of Kenyan Christian Goan origin has caused quite a stir with her controversial comments, ruffling feathers amongst British Pakistanis. Braverman's remarks on the grooming gangs in the North of England were seen as disrespec…
| News Desk | (2023-04-24). Pakistani-born Canadian author Tarek Fatah dies at 73.tribune.com.pk Tarek Fatah, a Pakistani-born Canadian columnist, journalist, and television personality, passed away on Monday at the age of 73. | Fatah, who was battling cancer, died in Canada, according to reports in Indian media. His daughter, Natasha Fatah, confirmed his death on her Twitter handle. | Fatah was a well-known figure in the media industry, with a reputation for being a controversial and outspoken voice on a range of issues. | He was born in Karachi, Pakistan, in 1949 and moved to Canada in the early 1980s, where he worked as a political activist, journalist, and television host. He was also an author and pe…
Aallyah Wright(2023-04-23). Tennessee Wants to Take Land From Black Residents So a Ford Plant Can Benefit.truthout.orgWhen retired nurse Rosa Whitmore-Miller left New York City after 40 years for the peace of her hometown of Stanton, Tennessee, she never expected she'd have to fight to keep the land her family worked hard to cultivate. "It wasn't just handed to us, like some people inherit. We had to go out there and struggle and work for little [to] no money because they weren't paying that much money for bales… |
Editor(2023-04-23). A Radical Approach To The Environmental Crisis (w/ Keith Akers).scheerpost.com By Lee Camp / MintPress News Join activist Keith Akers in a fascinating deep-dive interview on climate change and ecological sustainability. In his upcoming book, Embracing Limits, Akers asks tough questions about the impact of anthropogenic climate change and proposes a truly sustainable future with economic degrowth at its core. In this conversation, Akers discusses …
Editor(2023-04-23). Leaked Docs: Ukraine Planned Attacks on Russian Forces in Syria.scheerpost.com By Kyle Anzalone / Kiev's military intelligence agency believed it could carry out attacks on Russian soldiers and Wagner Group forces in Syria, forcing Moscow to redeploy military assets from Ukraine. The story was reported by the The Ukrainian defense officials believed they could use Kurdish forces to wage a proxy war against Russia in Syria. According to…
Editor(2023-04-23). WATCH: John Pilger's Guide to Propaganda.scheerpost.comJournalist, author and filmmaker John Pilger, who has spent decades studying governments' nefariousness, tells Katie Halper how to spot propaganda.
Francis Brodsky(2023-04-23). New Documentary on Trump Operative Roger Stone Is a Damning Political Thriller.truthout.orgThe new documentary about Roger Stone, A Storm Foretold, anticipated since its Danish director Christoffer Guldbrandsen received a subpoena last year from the House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol, finally had its world premiere at CPH: DOX in Copenhagen, Denmark. Footage from the production, during which Stone allowed the filmmakers access to… |
Ilya Marritz(2023-04-23). Corporate Funders Dropped Insurrectionist Attorneys General. Now They're Back.truthout.orgAn atmosphere of conviviality greeted Republican attorneys general arriving in New Orleans for their recent winter conference. It was Mardi Gras, and tourists traipsed through the lobby of the historic Roosevelt Hotel wearing colorful beaded necklaces and clutching cocktails. A few feet from the check-in desk, if any of the attorneys general stopped to notice it, stood a replica of former U.S. Sen. |
Inci Sayki(2023-04-23). Pentagon Leaks Reveal UAE Lobbyists May Have Hidden Close Ties With Russia.truthout.orgForeign agents registered to lobby on behalf of the United Arab Emirates sought to assuage concerns about the Gulf nation's relationship with Russia in the wake of the Ukraine invasion, according to Foreign Agents Registration Act disclosures filed with the Justice Department. The UAE spent over $36 million on foreign influence and lobbying in the U.S. in 2022, including hyping its role calling… |
Michael A. Lebowitz(2023-04-23). The State and the Future of Socialism.socialistproject.ca We are in the midst of a class war. That's not unusual. There is always class war in capitalism — although sometimes it is hidden and sometimes there is the interlude of an apparent Carthaginian Peace. But the class war has intensified now because of the crisis in capitalism — a crisis rooted in the over-accumulation of capital. And, in this crisis, capital has intensified the class war against the working class. Austerity, cutbacks, the need to sacrifice — these are the demands of capital as it calls upon workers to bear the burden of capital's own failures. This is a war conducted by capita…
Naveena Sadasivam(2023-04-23). A New Bill in Oregon Could Criminalize Environmental Protest as "Terrorism"truthout.orgA bill that could stifle environmental protests has emerged in an unlikely place: the Democrat-controlled Oregon state legislature. Lawmakers in the Beaver State are considering a bill that could make "disruption of services" provided by so-called critical infrastructure, which includes roads, pipelines, electrical substations, and some oil and gas infrastructure, a felony punishable by up to 10… |
noreply(2023-04-23). Guilty Mathematical War Pleasure.smoothiex12.blogspot.comDemonstrates beautifully the work of mechanical ballistic computers (Part 1) from the US Navy–a must see: And modern (superb) explanation of mechanical integrators. As you can see, Jack Monaco in his presentation uses the same US Navy's training documentary. In the same time you can take a look an Space Navigation Indicator (INK) from 1970s Soyuz vehicle–also fascinating, here is Part 1. I highly recommend since the mathematics is explained beautifully and it also is the same math which is in the modern computing, despite its digital processing being highly advanced. But this is a great primer. In reality, of c…
thecommunists(2023-04-23). Dan O'Brien, Ranjeet Brar: immigration and the new 'stop the boats' bill.thecommunists.orgIs it immigration, or exploitation of wage-labour, that is causing the cost of living crisis in Britain and the west, and the deepening poverty of the masses of humanity around the world? Since poverty and war cause the modern phenomnon of mass migration, who is responsible for the difficulties caused to workers as a result? …
unitedEditor(2023-04-23). A current look at the conflict in Ukraine.uwidata.comDuring the first week of Russia's special military operation (SMO) in Ukraine in February last year, Russian troops reached the vicinity of Kyiv and Kharkov, Ukraine's two main cities. They stayed there for a month. The world was waiting impatiently for the moment when the Kremlin would order the offensive to take the capital. However, …
| News Desk | (2023-04-23). Pro-Khalistan leader Amritpal Singh surrenders before police.tribune.com.pk Prominent Sikh and pro-Khalistan leader Amritpal Singh was arrested on Sunday after he surrendered before the police in Indian Punjab, local media reported. | Earlier this month, the Indian police had launched "massive cordon and search operations" and suspended internet and mobile services across Punjab in a push to nab Amritpal. | The Indian government had also summoned its United Kingdom's senior-most diplomat to protest the taking down of its national flag at the Indian High Commission (HC) in London by pro-Khalistan demonstrators. | Soon after, India had summoned Canada's High Commissioner as well to "con…
Millions of Venezuelans are becoming entrepreneurs in an effort to thrive amid a long-lasting economic crisis. Correspondent Mary Triny Mena talked to young Venezuelans who are trying their luck opening new ventures.
In the U.S., a massive sewage spill into the Los Angeles River last week caused California beach closures.
The U.S. population is growing older. In fact, more people are living past 100 than ever before.
Millions of children didn't receive routine vaccinations during the coronavirus pandemic. How does that impact global health? This week marks World Immunization Week, which is celebrated during the last week of April. And this year's theme is called "The Big Catch Up." The name underscores …
Taking a major step toward improved public transparency regarding the city's use of Sponsored by Comptroller Bill Henry, the resolution will require the city to produce an annual report aggregating a wide swath of financial information on wha…
Kayla Denker is a military veteran and a trained archaeologist who has worked in the private sector and for the US Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management. She is also a trans woman living in America, and every day she navigates the difficult and increasingly dangerous terrain of living her life as an out trans person—estrangement from unaccepting family, hostile encounters in public, and a growing right-wing political crusade hellbent on scapegoating LGBTQ+ people as the ultimate evil and the source of society's ills, stripping them of their rights, and outwardly calling for the elimination…
The Sudanese army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces have begun fighting each other. The root of the conflict lies in disagreements over integrating the paramilitary into the army. The Sudanese left has noted that both parties seek to escalate armed conflict, so that it can be used as a reason to not hand over power to civilian forces.
For years, the topic of being fired was considered something to be personal, but with the emergence of social media, users have galvanized to discuss what was once taboo. One such platform that is seeing its users discuss the topic of layoffs is TikTok. TikTokers …
This story originally appeared in As soon as the votes were counted in Chicago's mayoral election, declaring Brandon Johnson, a longtime Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) leader as both a rank-and-file member and staffer, the winner, the concern trolling began. Conservative and liberal pundits had questions. Or rather, one question: How could Johnson represent the "public" when he's "beholden" to the teachers'
Marshall "Eddie" Conway was framed for the murder of a police officer and incarcerated for 44 years—but even behind bars, he continued to organize. In the early 1970s, Maryland's state prisons were overcrowded and lacked education opportunities for incarcerated people. As a form of intervention, Eddie organized a university-level education program with fellow prisoners known as "To Say Their Own Word." The program not only raised the level of literacy among inmates; it also forged stronger solidarity between prisoners, and catalyzed other organizing and transformation across Maryland's prison system.
The Nevado del Ruiz volcano in Colombia is on orange alert and could erupt any day now, prompting the closure of the Los Nevados National Natural Park and voluntary evacuation of 2,500 families living in the area.
Mexico's auto industry accounts for 20% of the country's overall manufacturing, and last fall it became the top vehicle exporter to the U.S. market. See more.
