2021-04-07: News Headlines

Mark Gruenberg (2021-04-07). Biden announces huge infrastructure plan to 'win the future'. peoplesworld.org WASHINGTON—When you hear the word "infrastructure," what do you think of? Highways, bridges, railroads, airports, subways, water pipes, sewers, bus lines and so on. All big projects and all built in past decades by male workers, many of them unionists. President Joe Biden says isn't thinking like that. His $2 trillion American Jobs Plan isn't …

MISES (2021-04-07). Biden And Yellen Are Pushing A Global Minimum Tax Rate: The EU Is Very Pleased — OpEd. eurasiareview.com By Ryan McMaken* | It has long been a dream of central planners and interventionists to set a global, uniform tax rates for all regimes. These globalists know that so long as sovereign states have the ability to freely set their own tax rates, some regimes are tempted to engage in "tax competition" in order to attract capital. When this happens "tax havens" which allows companies and individuals to "shop around" in terms of where to put their productive wealth. | The antidote to this "problem," we are told, is so-called tax harmonization. Under tax harmonization schemes, all governments are forced to impose a…

The Socialist Program (2021-04-07). In the News — Biden's Top Priority: Spending for Military Supremacy over Infrastructure. liberationnews.org Brian Becker, Esther Iverem Nicole Roussell and Walter Smolarek discuss the new U.S. moves to escalate tension with China, the trial of Derek Chauvin, the latest on the Biden administration's infrastructure plan, and more.

Mark Gruenberg (2021-04-07). Biden announces huge infrastructure plan to 'win the future'. peoplesworld.org WASHINGTON—When you hear the word "infrastructure," what do you think of? Highways, bridges, railroads, airports, subways, water pipes, sewers, bus lines, and so on. All big projects and all built in past decades by male workers, many of them unionists. President Joe Biden says isn't thinking like that. His $2 trillion American Jobs Plan isn't …

Sameena Rahman (2021-04-07). Georgia: Democracy for who? liberationnews.org A sweeping attack on voting rights, SB 202, signed into law by Georgia Governor Brian Kemp last week, is causing outrage across the country.

George Ochenski (2021-04-07). Take It From Boehner, Republicans are Proving They Can't Govern. counterpunch.org In his soon-to-be-released book "On the House," former Republican Speaker of the House John Boehner wrote this rather astounding statement regarding the 2010 elections: "You could be a total moron and get elected just by having an R next to your name — and that year, by the way, we did pick up a fair

Bryan Ellis (2021-04-07). Activists protest phosphate mining and treatment of jail inmates near Piney Point disaster in Manatee. liberationnews.org On Tuesday, activists in Manatee County gathered at the intersection of Moccasin Wallow Road and US 41 to demand the evacuation of Manatee County Jail during the Piney Point environmental disaster.

_____ (2021-04-07). 'Progressives' In The US Are Openly Supporting Biden's War On Syria. popularresistance.org The Biden administration is doubling down on aggression toward Syria and a small group of progressives is openly supporting US intervention. Clearing the FOG speaks with Max Blumenthal of The Grayzone about who is behind a recent open letter taking leftists to task for opposing the US' foreign policy in Syria, the truth about the US' military presence and economic warfare there and how the corporate media are misleading the public as well as how Syria fits into the Pentagon's global great power conflict strategy. Blumenthal is the author of "The Management of Savagery: How America's National Security State Fueled…

Editor2 (2021-04-07). Lenin Moreno Deepens Ecuador's Political Crisis Ahead of Presidential Elections. orinocotribune.com By Alejandra Garcia — Apr 4, 2021 | Ecuador will go to polls on Sunday, April 11, amid new restrictive measures imposed by outgoing President Lenin Moreno to contain the pandemic. Although the country has been mired in a health crisis for months due to the government's mishandling of COVID-19, the ultra-right-wing leader has decreed a 30-day state of emergency in the country's eight main provinces one week before elections. | "Ecuador's democracy is once again in danger," warned leftist Union for Hope Alliance (UNES) candidate Andrés Arauz, who is the favorite to win the second round of presidential election…

Bill Sardi (2021-04-07). Dr. Ryan Cole Blows the Whole COVID-19 Propaganda Away. globalresearch.ca Dr. Ryan Cole is the CEO and Medical Director of Cole …

lombardi (2021-04-07). 100 Days of Socialism, with the Green New Deal. dsausa.org Last week, DL began its unfurling of the National Political Education Committee's landmark 100 Days of Socialism, a dynamic alternative to all that chatter about the Biden Administration's "first 100 days." Exploring what the first 100 days of a socialist government might look like, we began with the NPEC's own Sanjiv Gupta and Daphna Thier…

Nick Cunningham (2021-04-07). Indigenous youth rally calls on Biden to cancel Line 3 and Dakota Access Pipelines. nationofchange.org The White House remains silent on both of the pipeline projects, which Indigenous communities say are blatant cases of racism and injustice.

Leonardo Flores (2021-04-07). The Capitol raid and pandemic can help us empathize with Venezuelans. peoplesdispatch.org The people of Venezuela have been living under a stage of siege, and enduring attacks on their sovereignty under successive US administrations. These assaults intensified during the Trump era…

_____ (2021-04-07). Veteran Intelligence Professionals For Sanity On Avoiding War In Ukraine. popularresistance.org Above photo: Foreign policy. Dear President Biden, We last communicated with you on December 20, 2020, when you were President-elect. At that time, we alerted you to the dangers inherent in formulating a policy toward Russia built on a foundation of Russia-bashing. While we continue to support the analysis contained in that memorandum, this new memo serves …

Cathy Wursterbarth (2021-04-07). Biden Must Take Action on PFAS. progressive.org The widespread presence of forever chemicals is a national crisis that demands action at the federal level.

Philip A Farruggio (2021-04-07). Saving Our Economy. globalresearch.ca After seeing what some Democrats in Congress wish to adopt by …

Editor (2021-04-07). Destrozar la ley contra el voto en Georgia. workers.org El gobierno estatal, dominado por el Partido Republicano, ha impulsado un proyecto de ley que convierte a Georgia en el primer estado en aprobar una amplia ley contra el voto. Esta ley hace retroceder la protección del voto de los afroamericanos a las normas racistas anteriores a la Ley de . . . |

Liberty Nation (2021-04-07). Biden Admin, NATO Tested By Tension Between Russia And Ukraine — OpEd. eurasiareview.com By Dave Patterson* | Do we see shades of 2014 when President Biden was the Vice President in an Obama administration that watched Russia annex Crimea and invade the eastern portion of Ukraine? NATO is worried about recent Russian military movements on the Ukraine border and increasing tensions between the two countries. Additionally, Russia's military maneuvers have set off alarm bells for the U.S. However, as Liberty Nation

Mike Garrity (2021-04-07). A Welcome Change! Forest Service Halts Trump Plan to Burn Down the Targhee National Forest. counterpunch.org One of the Trump administration's worst projects, which would have burned a million acres of the Caribou-Targhee National Forest, has been halted in its tracks by Biden's Forest Service after the Alliance for the Wild Rockies, Native Ecosystems Council, and Yellowstone to Uintas submitted detailed comments opposing this insane idea. The Targhee Prescribed Fire project

H. Scott Prosterman (2021-04-07). Republican Apoplexy — Play Ball and Pass the Popcorn. juancole.com Oakland, Ca. (Special to Informed Comment) — This Republican apoplexy over Major League Baseball (MLB) taking the All-Star game out of Atlanta is hilarious on one level; but scary on another. And they're punishing themselves to amplify their position that Georgia has a right to engage in brazen voter suppression, in service to the Donald …

a guest author (2021-04-07). As April 11 Ecuador election nears, Moreno uses pandemic to deepen political crisis. workers.org By Alejandra Garcia Published in English on the site of resumen-english.org April 4. Progressive candidate Andrés Arauz leads Ecuador's first round of presidential elections. Ecuador will go to the polls April 11 amid new restrictive measures imposed by outgoing President Lenin Moreno to contain the pandemic. Although the country has . . . |

Staff (2021-04-07). Headlines for April 7, 2021. democracynow.org U.S. Moves Up Vaccine Eligibility for Adults as Global Access Inequities Plague Poorer Nations, Minneapolis Police Trainer Says Derek Chauvin Kneeling on Floyd's Neck Was Not Authorized Technique, Arkansas Becomes First State to Criminalize Gender-Affirming Treatment for Trans Youth, Tishaura Jones Elected as First Black Woman Mayor of St. Louis, Florida Democratic Rep. Alcee Hastings Dies at Age 84, Democrats Can Use Reconciliation to Pass More Budget Bills with Simple Majority, U.S and Iran Say Early Talks on Relaunching Nuclear Deal "Constructive", U.N. Warns One-Third of Population of Democratic Republic of t…

Anonymous103 (2021-04-07). United States Using Human Rights Issues To Attack China To Maintain Its Hegemony Over The Global Economy. southfront.org Written by Dr. Leon Tressell exclusively for SouthFront Joe Biden's presidency has been welcomed by Western media outlets as signifying…

Anonymous765 (2021-04-07). Russia And Damascus Against "Terrorist Democracy" In Greater Idlib. southfront.org | | | southfront@internet.ru : donationalerts.com/r/southfront : gumroad.com/southfront http: //southfront.org/donate/ or via: www.patreon.com/southfront, 3Gbs4rjcVUtQd8p3CiFUCxPLZwRqurezRZ, qpf2cphc5dkuclkqur7lhj2yuqq9pk3hmukle77vhq, 0x9f4cda013e354b8fc285bf4b9a604…

Gary Leupp (2021-04-07). Biden to Ukraine: "Unwavering Support for Euro-Atlantic Aspirations" counterpunch.org Last Friday Joe Biden had his first call with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky Friday. Afterward, Zelensky stated, "We discussed the situation in Donbas in detail. President Biden assured me that Ukraine will never be left alone against Russia's aggression." In the White House readout of the call, Biden "affirmed the United States' unwavering support for

Human Agenda (2021-04-07). Monday 4/26: Sharat G. Lin: Participatory Democracy. indybay.org Join Zoom Meeting: | us02web.zoom.us/j/83191148451 | Meeting ID: 831 9114 8451 | Passcode: 517759 | Call in: +1 669-900-9128…

Staff (2021-04-07). Retired Black NYPD Detective: Derek Chauvin Trial Highlights "Race-Based" Police Brutality Problem. democracynow.org This week at the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, numerous members of the Minneapolis Police Department have taken the stand and testified that Chauvin violated policy by kneeling on Floyd's neck for nine-and-a-half minutes, and the emergency room doctor who tried to save Floyd's life said his chances of living would have been higher if CPR had been administered sooner. The trial is putting a spotlight on "the disproportionate killing of Black people by police" in the United States, says Marq Claxton, a retired New York Police Department detective who is now director of the Black Law Enfo…

Staff (2021-04-07). Do Prisons Keep Us Safe? Author Victoria Law Busts Myths About Mass Incarceration in New Book. democracynow.org As the first anniversary of the police killing of George Floyd approaches, we speak with author and journalist Victoria Law, who says despite the mass movement to fight systemic racism sparked by Floyd's death, persistent myths about policing, incarceration and the criminal justice system still hinder reform. "Why do we think prisons keep us safe? Obviously, Derek Chauvin wasn't afraid of being arrested or imprisoned when he killed George Floyd," says Law, who examines these issues in her new book, "'Prisons Make Us Safer': And 20 Other Myths About Mass Incarceration."

Staff (2021-04-07). "This Agreement Protects Jobs": Four Unions at Rutgers University Reach Historic Deal to End Layoffs. democracynow.org After a year of layoffs, cuts and austerity, the faculty and staff of four unions at Rutgers University have voted in support of an unusual and pioneering agreement to protect jobs and guarantee raises after the school declared a fiscal emergency as a result of the pandemic. A key part of the deal is an agreement by the professors to do "work share" and take a slight cut in hours for a few months in order to save the jobs of other lower-paid workers. "The historic nature of this agreement is that it encompasses all four unions," says Christine O'Connell, president of the union representing Rutgers administrators.

Arab News (2021-04-07). Israel At Crossroads As Rivlin Reluctantly Calls On Netanyahu — OpEd. eurasiareview.com By Yossi Mekelberg* | Over the last week, the Jewish population in Israel observed Passover, a week-long celebration of liberation from a tyrant leader and slavery, when most take time off to enjoy early spring and travel across the country visiting its beauty spots. Notably missing from those taking a break from work, however, were Israel's politicians, who were digesting the results of the previous week's election. The political beehive has been buzzing with activity in an effort to translate another indecisive outcome into something that is capable of ending two years of protracted political deadlock. | On…

Bennett Cyphers (2021-04-07). Google Is Testing Its Controversial New Ad Targeting Tech in Millions of Browsers. zcomm.org Please Help ZNet Source: Electronic Frontier Foundation Photo by 360b/Shutterstock Today, Google launched an "origin trial" of Federated Learning of Cohorts (aka FLoC), its experimental new technology for targeting ads. A switch has silently been flipped in millions of instances of Google Chrome: those browsers will begin sorting their

William rivers Pitt (2021-04-07). We Need Diplomacy, Not War. zcomm.org Time to Ramp Up the Pressure on Biden…

Ted Glick (2021-04-07). A Winning Climate and Political Approach. zcomm.org If the Biden proposal is the best that can be passed this year, then it should be supported and passed, but with a clear understanding that it is a beginning, not an end…

MEE staff (2021-04-07). Biden administration restores $235 million in aid to Palestinians. middleeasteye.net Biden administration restores $235 million in aid to Palestinians | US Secretary of State Antony Blinken says US assistance to Palestinians 'serves important US interests and values' | Wed, 04/07/2021 – 19: 49 | UNRWA provides essential basic services to Palestinian refugees, including health care and education (AFP/File photo) | The United States will restore $235 million in humanitarian aid to Palestinians h…

MEE staff (2021-04-07). Israel to build settlement units in East Jerusalem for first time during Biden presidency. middleeasteye.net Israel to build settlement units in East Jerusalem for first time during Biden presidency | The proposed 540 housing units will be built in the Palestinian neighbourhoods of Beit Safafa and Sharafat, creating a link between two major illegal settlements | Wed, 04/07/2021 – 13: 40 | Buildings under construction in the illegal Israeli settlement of Har Homa in occupied East Jerusalem, 17 January 2017 (AFP) | Isr…

Phil Miller (2021-04-07). Trump's Illegal Drone Strike on Iranian General Soleimani: Sets the Stage for War on Iran? globalresearch.ca Seven members of Britain's armed forces won an award for their …

Dave DeCamp (2021-04-07). Israel Slams Biden's Resumption of UN Agency's Funding for Palestinians. news.antiwar.com The Biden administration UNRWA provides assistance to millions of Palestinian refugees in the West Bank, Gaza, Lebanon, Syria, and Jordan. Israel claims the organization is "anti-Semitic and a threat…

Rafael Angel Ugalde Quirós (2021-04-07). La OTAN tienta a América Latina. globalizacion.ca Sí alguien creyó que la designación inesperada de Lloyd Austin como Secretario de Defensa estadounidense obedeció por parte del presidente Joe Biden a su deseo de reivindicar a la minoría afrodescendiente en las fuerzas armadas repartidas por el orbe, seguramente…

The Conversation (2021-04-06). Remaking America: Biden to put $100 bn. into High Capacity Grid to Move Electricity from Wind and Solar Farms to Cities. juancole.com By James D. McCalley | — Many kinds of extreme events can disrupt electricity service, including hurricanes, earthquakes, floods, wildfires, extreme heat, extreme cold and extended droughts. Major disasters can leave thousands of people in the dark. The Texas deep freeze in February knocked out 40% of the state's electric generating capacity. During such events, …

Mark Gruenberg (2021-04-06). Poor People's Campaign to senators: 'Don't filibuster democracy'. peoplesworld.org WASHINGTON—Evoking a combination of the moral imperative of Holy Week and the political imperative of ending minority control of the U.S. Senate, the Poor People's Campaign launched a new phase of its continuing drive to end the Senate filibuster. Without that action, said the Revs. Liz Theoharis and William Barber II, the campaign's co-chairs, everything …

Eds. (2021-04-06). Silencing Black voters, again. mronline.org Since the Civil War, voter suppression in America has had a unique cast. | April 6, 2021 | Newswire…

Paul Street (2021-04-06). Lying is as American as Cherry Pie. counterpunch.org A few weeks ago, someone going as "R. Tillman" spent a chunk of change to place a small add in The New York Times saying that "LYING IS UN-AMERICAN." I had to laugh. Mr. or Ms. Tillman was likely thinking of Donald Trump's big lie that the 2020 election was stolen and perhaps of some

Brianna Griffith (2021-04-06). Campaign enters final stretch: the struggle for the future of Ecuador and Latin America. liberationnews.org The final week of campaigning in Ecuador's presidential election — a contest that has profound significance for the left throughout Latin America — has begun.

Zoe PC (2021-04-06). Rising tensions ahead of second round elections in Ecuador. mronline.org The lead up to the second round elections in Ecuador have been marked by misinformation campaigns, a sharp increase in COVID-19 cases and fears of manipulation and fraud. | April 6, 2021 | Newswire…

WSWS (2021-04-06). Biden's school reopening drive fuels fourth surge of pandemic in the US. wsws.org The Biden administration's criminal pursuit of reopening the majority of all schools by the end of April, a goal which has already been reached, is now fueling the deepening surge of more infectious and lethal variants of COVID-19.

teleSUR (2021-04-06). DPRK Won't Participate in Olympics to Protect Athletes' Health. telesurenglish.net According to North Korea's Sports Ministry website, the country's Olympic Committee's general assembly was decided during a meeting held on March 25 in Pyongyang. | The members of that organization brought the proposal to the meeting, concerned about the global health crisis. | RELATED: | The DPRK is one of the few countries on the planet that managed to stay free of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus and its consequent disease, COVID-19…

orinocotribune (2021-04-06). Elections in Peru: Strength of the Left Not Reflected by Polls. orinocotribune.com The progressive parties stressed the need to hold a Constituent Assembly that includes all social sectors of the country. The COVID-19 pandemic revealed shortcomings that need to be addressed in the healthcare and education systems. | Six days before the presidential elections in Peru, the picture is not clear. Out of 20 candidates to occupy the House of Pizarro, half have a chance to go to the second round. According to polls, no one exceeds 15% of the intention to vote. | But when walking the streets of Lima, the Peruvian capital, it is perceived that the left-wing parties, represented by Verónika Mendoza, from…

_____ (2021-04-06). Indigenous Youth Rally To Demand Biden Stop Pipelines. popularresistance.org On Thursday, the fifth anniversary of the founding of the Sacred Stone Camp on the Standing Rock Sioux Indian Reservation to resist the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL), frontline Indigenous youth and organizers held several actions in Washington, D.C. The activists called on President Joe Biden to end DAPL and the Line 3 pipeline and to "Build Back Fossil Free." | "It was our youth that led today," explained Waniya Locke (Diné, Lakota, Nakota and Anishinaabe). The youth-led actions included a rally at the Army Corps of Engineers (ACE) headquarters, where organizers delivered petitions with 400,000 signatures demand…

David Swanson (2021-04-06). Biden Finally Lifts Sanctions Against ICC As Demanded by World BEYOND War. counterpunch.org After months of demand from World BEYOND War and others, the Biden administration has finally lifted Trump-imposed sanctions on the ICC, stating a preference for a subtler approach to imposing lawlessness in the name of upholding the rule of law. Secretary of State Antony Blinken states: "We continue to disagree strongly with the ICC's actions relating to the

WSWS (2021-04-06). US Special Forces sent into Mozambique amid growing civil war. wsws.org The Biden administration has quietly opened up a new front in the ever expanding number of shadow wars being fought across the globe by the US military.

WSWS (2021-04-06). Selling Biden's infrastructure plan: Identity politics and anti-Chinese nationalism. wsws.org In their first television pitches for the $2 trillion plan, Biden administration officials included attacks on China.

WSWS (2021-04-06). The CDC guidelines for social distancing in schools are based on distorted science: neither three feet nor six feet distancing is safe. wsws.org The Centers for Disease Prevention and Control has used discredited studies to justify changing its rules to fit the policies of the Biden administration.

Jeff Bryant (2021-04-06). Biden promised to end standardized testing in schools—it was never going to be easy. nationofchange.org In education policymaking in Washington, D.C., the "bean counters" are still in charge.

teleSUR (2021-04-06). Myanmar's Citizens Protest by Painting Streets Red. telesurenglish.net Myanmar's citizens on Tuesday painted roads and streets red to symbolize the blood that have been shed by 570 people killed by the military junta so far. | RELATED: | So far, the dictatorship has issued some 443 arrest warrants against protesters and detained 2,728 people. Among them is comedian Zagana, who was arrested in the Tamwe district on Tuesday, as reported by Khit Thit media. | The military junta accuses pro-democra…

Colin Todhunter (2021-04-06). The Agri-Food Model, Unregulated Gene Editing Technologies. globalresearch.ca The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and an assortment of high-profile …

Al Neal (2021-04-06). MLB pulls All-Star game from Georgia over new voter suppression law. peoplesworld.org &nbsp…

Ciara Torres-Spelliscy (2021-04-06). Georgia's New Voter Suppression Law and Corporate Support. globalresearch.ca Something's rotten in Georgia, and it's not the peaches: Gov. Brian …

Peoples Dispatch (2021-04-06). What's happening in Ecuador? peoplesdispatch.org Ground report from Quito, Ecuador days out from the second round of presidential elections. We take you through all of the latest developments and things to look out for just days ahead of the historic electoral contest between progressive candidate Andrés Arauz and conservative banker Guillermo Lasso.

teleSUR (2021-04-06). Bolivia: 4 Governorship Posts To Be Decided on April 11. telesurenglish.net Bolivia's Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE) continues preparations for the regional elections runoff in Tarija, La Paz, Pando, Tarija, and Chuquisaca departments on April 11. | RELATED: | Voting stations will be opened from 08: 00 to 17: 00. TSE warned that voting tables would remain in service after this time if voters were waiting to cast their vote. | On March 7, regional elections for mayors and governors took place…

Staff (2021-04-06). Sanders Says GOP Corporate Boycott Is Distraction From Voter Suppression Efforts. truthout.org As Republicans criticize large corporations like Coca-Cola and Delta Air Lines for their opposition to the recent Georgia voter suppression law, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) has called out the Republicans' criticisms as "extraordinary" and says that they're attempting to distract the public from their war on voting. | Sanders, speaking to MSNBC's Chris Hayes on Monday,

Staff (2021-04-06). Republicans Trip Over Themselves to Defend Georgia Voter Suppression Law. truthout.org After Major League Baseball (MLB) announced it would be moving its All-Star Game away from Georgia because of the state's recently passed voter suppression law, Republicans began downplaying the law that many critics have called a rehash of " When MLB announced that the game would now be in Denver, Colorado, Republicans scrambled to compare the two locati…

Andrea Germanos, staff writer (2021-04-06). 'Deadly and Dangerous': Biden Rebuked for Embrace of Trump's Policy on Landmines. commondreams.org "This is the wrong approach," said the U.S. Campaign to Ban Landmines. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/biden-embraces-landmines.jpg

commondreams (2021-04-06). CODEPINK Applauds 29 Members of Congress Calling on President Biden to Curtail the 1033 Program. commondreams.org ______________________________…

commondreams (2021-04-06). The Biden Administration Must Revise Its Landmine Policy. commondreams.org ______________________________…

commondreams (2021-04-06). Campaign Reiterates Call for Biden to Move Away from Landmines. commondreams.org ______________________________…

commondreams (2021-04-06). 50 Organizations Call on President Biden to Protect Tongass National Forest and Carbon-rich Forests Under U.S. Climate Commitments. commondreams.org ______________________________…

Brett Wilkins, staff writer (2021-04-06). Jayapal, House Dems Propose Constitutional Amendment to End Corporate Personhood. commondreams.org The Washington Democrat said the proposed amendment "ends corporate constitutional rights, reverses Citizens United, and ensures that our democracy is really of the people, by the people—not corporations." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/gettyimages-4618967001_1.jpg

commondreams (2021-04-06). Poll: 73% of Voters Support American Jobs Plan—Including 57% of Republicans. commondreams.org ______________________________…

Lynn Rhinehart (2021-04-06). Biden Is Rebuilding the National Labor Relations Board. thenation.com Biden Is Rebuilding the National Labor Relations Board…

John Nichols (2021-04-06). Betsy DeVos's Assault on Public Schools Continues. thenation.com Betsy DeVos's Assault on Public Schools Continues…

John Nichols (2021-04-06). Betsy DeVos Takes Her Assault on Public Schools Back to the States. thenation.com Betsy DeVos Takes Her Assault on Public Schools Back to the States…

Rep. Ron Paul (2021-04-06). Why Is the Biden Administration Pushing Ukraine to Attack Russia? globalresearch.ca On March 24th, Ukraine's President Vladimir Zelensky signed what was essentially …

Umar A Farooq (2021-04-06). Biden administration asks US court to throw out case against ex-Egyptian PM. middleeasteye.net Biden administration asks US court to throw out case against ex-Egyptian PM | Justice Department says lawsuit against Hazem el-Beblawi, over his alleged involvement in torture, should be dismissed due to his diplomatic status | Tue, 04/06/2021 – 15: 48 | Mohamed Soltan filed a lawsuit against Hazem el-Beblawi (pictured) last June, accusing him of direct responsibility for his treatment, which inclu…

Declaration for American Democracy (2021-04-06). Thursday 4/8: Democracy, Racial Justice, & HR1/S1: For the People Act Teach-in. indybay.org Online teach-in…

Declaration for American Democracy (2021-04-06). Wednesday 4/7: Democracy on the Ropes: Fighting Voter Suppression Against BIPOC Communities. indybay.org Online event…

Greenpeace, LCV, Sierra Clu, DAD (2021-04-06). Wednesday 4/7: The Danger of Money in Politics: SR1 For the People Act to Enforce Voter & Election Equity. indybay.org Online event…

Staff (2021-04-06). Biden's $2 Trillion Infrastructure Plan Goes Beyond Bridges & Roads, But Its "Scale Is Inadequate" democracynow.org We speak with economist Darrick Hamilton, founding director of the Institute on Race and Political Economy at The New School, about how U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is calling for a minimum global corporate income tax to help pay for President Joe Biden's proposed $2.25 trillion infrastructure and jobs plan, aimed in part at combating the climate crisis and addressing racial inequities in housing and transportation. The plan includes over $650 billion for roads, bridges, railways and ports; $650 billion to expand broadband, retrofit homes and upgrade water systems and the electrical grid; $400 billion for…

Staff (2021-04-06). Pandemic Profiteers: Hospitals Sued Patients over Medical Debt While Getting Billions in Relief Aid. democracynow.org We look at pandemic profiteering in the medical system as a new report by Kaiser Health News reveals some of the nation's richest hospitals recorded hundreds of millions of dollars in surplus over the past year after accepting federal healthcare bailout grants. This comes as hospitals in New York have sued thousands of patients during the pandemic, and Northwell — which is run by a close ally of New York Governor Andrew Cuomo — has faced intense criticism for practices like billing patients at its Lenox Hill Hospital over $3,000 for COVID tests — more than 30 times the typical cost. "There's a l…

Staff (2021-04-06). New York's "Excluded Workers" Demand First U.S. Fund to Secure Pandemic Aid for Undocumented People. democracynow.org More than a year into the pandemic and the economic crisis it generated, many workers continue to be excluded from receiving any government relief. These excluded workers include undocumented people — many of them in essential services — and people recently released from prison. Hundreds of essential workers across New York are leading marches and hunger strikes to demand lawmakers support a $3.5 billion fund that would be the first of its kind in the United States to provide pandemic relief funding to those excluded from the current system. Governor Andrew Cuomo is now in final negotiations with legi…

MEE, agencies (2021-04-06). Israel elections: Netanyahu nominated to form government. middleeasteye.net Israel elections: Netanyahu nominated to form government | President Reuven Rivlin said the incumbent had a 'slightly' higher chance of success in forming a government | Tue, 04/06/2021 – 10: 56 | Benjamin Netanyahu addresses supporters at the Likud party campaign headquarters in Jerusalem after the end of voting in the fourth national election in two years (AFP) | Israel's president has n…

teleSUR (2021-04-06). Israel's President Tasks Netanyahu With Forming New Gov't. telesurenglish.net Israel's President Reuven Rivlin tasked Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday with forming a new government after the parliamentary elections did not end with a winner. However, Netanyahu got the most endorsements from the MPs to seek a coalition. | RELATED: | During the announcement, the president remarked that he was reaching out to Netanyahu. However, he is aware the current prime minister or any other candidate "won'

Dave DeCamp (2021-04-06). China Warns US Against Acting 'Superior' to Other Nations. news.antiwar.com With the Biden administration taking an aggressive approach to China, US officials are often making demands of Beijing and taking unilateral action through economic sanctions. Responding to this approach, C "China will not accept that there is any nation in the world that [can] put itself superior to the others, and that any nation will have a final say on world affairs," Wang said in comments to Chinese state media on Monday. "If the US continues to confront, China will take it calmly…

Dave DeCamp (2021-04-06). White House: Biden Wants More Time to Decide on Afghanistan Pullout. news.antiwar.com With the May 1st Afghanistan withdrawal deadline less than one month away, President Biden has "We are continuing — he's continuing to consult internally with his national security team and advisers and, of course, also with our partners and allies," Psaki told reporters, adding that Biden "wants to take the time to make the right decision." | All signs indica…

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