(2021-04-19). Five injured in rocket attack on US airbase in Iraq. peoplesdispatch.org After Joe Biden assumed office as the US president, close to 20 such attacks have taken place against US interests and facilities in Iraq as opposition to the presence of foreign troops continues to grow…
(2021-04-19). Vienna talks reveal Biden team's attachment to sanctions that would torpedo Iran deal. thegrayzone.com Biden's foreign policy team refuses to relieve Iran from sanctions illegally imposed by the Trump administration, setting the stage for the collapse of negotiations and a major crisis. The Biden administration signaled once again at the April 9 Vienna meeting on the Iran nuclear deal that it intends to maintain Trump-era Iran sanctions in an effort to win political and military concessions going well beyond the original deal itself. Team Biden continued to insist during the conference that Iran return …
(2021-04-19). The Problem With 'Just Do What The Cops Say And You Won't Get Hurt' — OpEd. eurasiareview.com By Ryan McMaken* | New evidence has emerged in the case of 73-year old Karen Garner, an eighty-pound woman with dementia and sensory aphasia. Newly released In June 2020, Garner, had apparently attempted to leave a Walmart in Loveland, Colorado, with a bag full of small items, but was confronted by store staff. She left empty handed, and may have simply forgotten to pay. | Minutes later, Garner…
(2021-04-19). U.S. expects Russia to submit. Will it? mronline.org 
In his landmark foreign policy speech delivered from the U.S. state department on February 4, President Joe Biden had proclaimed that "America is back. Diplomacy is back at the centre of our foreign policy." That maxim was put to test last week. And it failed to make the grade. | April 19, 2021 | Newswire…
(2021-04-19). Arabic press review: Palestinian Authority mulls cancelling elections. middleeasteye.net 
Arabic press review: Palestinian Authority mulls cancelling elections | Meanwhile, Saudi Arabia investigates 11 corruption cases, an Egyptian journalist disappears after being deported from Jordan, and thousands of Jordanians are at risk of unemployment | Mon, 04/19/2021 – 14: 28 | Employees of the Palestinian Central Elections Commission display electoral lists at the commission's district offi…
(2021-04-19). Alabama Amazon battle continues: Union to file labor law challenge. peoplesworld.org 
BESSEMER, Ala. (PAI)—The battle over unionizing the big Amazon warehouse in Bessemer, Ala., continued as the Retail, Wholesale, and Department Store Union announced last week that it would officially file labor law-breaking charges against the monster retailer and package firm, following RWDSU's election loss in the plant there. If the National Labor Relations Board agrees …
(2021-04-19). Biden Blames Russia For The Exact Same "Interference" That US Corporate Media Is Guilty Of. southfront.org 
Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images | Although obviously not an avid reader or fan of Southfront, Michael Tracey's concise post of April 16th very clearly captures the irony and hypocrisy of the latest round of sanctions announced by the Biden administration. The allegations of "influencing" or "interfering" in the U.S election process that undermined the public's trust in the process was actually carried out on a daily basis by right-leaning corporate media such as Fox News or Newmax. Not to mention corporate media's total censorship of the New York Post's story on the infamous Hunter Biden laptop. Why were…
(2021-04-19). Was Marx Also a Social Democrat? thenation.com Was Marx Also a Social Democrat?
(2021-04-19). Exiting Afghanistan: Biden Sets the Date. counterpunch.org It had to be symbolic, and was represented as such. Forces of the United States will be leaving Afghanistan on September 11 after two decades of violent occupation, though for a good deal of this stretch, US forces were, at best, failed democracy builders, at worst, violent tenants. In his April 14 speech, President Joe
(2021-04-19). The Real Trauma at the Border: Hundreds of Trump's Separated Children Still can't Find their Families. juancole.com Chicago (Special to Informed Comment) — Media outlets consistently describe flight from Central America and Mexico as a "crisis," suggesting that migrants' proximity to our national space is a problem for us, not for them. Fleeing from violence back home and enduring possible assault on their journey here are often construed as threats to the …
(2021-04-19). Sanders and Ocasio-Cortez Rollout Green New Deal for Public Housing Act. commondreams.org ______________________________…
(2021-04-19). Hypocrite of the age prize to McConnell: 'Biden's commission will 'politicize' the Supreme Court'. nationofchange.org McConnell didn't just politicize the selection of justices—he corrupted the entire selection process for our highest court.
(2021-04-19). Biden Must Address the Public School Mental Health Crisis Right Now. progressive.org The pandemic has been especially traumatic for students and, to make matters worse, school counselors that could help are in short supply.
(2021-04-19). Syria to hold presidential elections in May. peoplesdispatch.org The elections will be held on May 26 amid a deteriorating economic situation, badly affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, economic sanctions imposed by the US and the European Union and the decade of war in the country…
(2021-04-19). Russia Holds The Key To India's Eurasian Policy — Analysis. eurasiareview.com By Lt Gen (Dr) Yash Malhotra (retd)* | A recent op-ed piece in the Washington Post (13 March 2021), written jointly by the Quad leaders, President Joe Biden of the US, Prime Ministers Narendra Modi, Scott Morrison and Yashihide Suga of India, Australia and Japan respectively, morphs the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (QSD or the Quad) to a "Quad Framework" hailed by Modi as a "force for global good". | It inter alia includes climate change, critical and new technologies, and handling of Covid-19 pandemic, while remaining committed to: "…. a shared vision for an Indo-Pacific Region that is free, open, resili…
(2021-04-19). Pacifica Radio: Let's talk about the debt. zcomm.org Most people support Pacifica because it's community radio, and it no longer will be if the New Day bylaws do away with its democratic governance structure…
(2021-04-19). Meet Cariol Horne, Black Police Officer Fired After Stopping Fellow Cop's Assault on Handcuffed Man. democracynow.org 
Amid nationwide protests over police abuse, we speak with Cariol Horne, the Buffalo police officer whom a New York court has just vindicated for stopping a fellow cop from choking a handcuffed Black man during an arrest. In 2006, Horne, who is Black, saw a white officer repeatedly punching the man in the face before putting him in a chokehold. After Horne heard the man say "I can't breathe," she intervened by grabbing the officer's arm. Horne was sanctioned by the Buffalo Police Department, reassigned, then fired in 2008, just months before she was eligible to receive her full pension. A new ruling makes her elig…
(2021-04-19). Cops Have Brutalized Chicago's Latinx Community for Decades; Adam Toledo, 13, Is the Latest Victim. democracynow.org 
As protests continue in Chicago and nationwide over the police killing of 13-year-old Adam Toledo, we get an update from community activist and independent journalist Mateo Zapata, who says, "People in Chicago are just tired of seeing Black and Brown youth murdered by police." Released bodycam video showed Adam had his hands up in the air when he was shot by an officer. We also speak with Rutgers professor Lilia Fernández, who studies Latino Chicago history and says police brutality toward this community is "not a new phenomenon" and goes back many decades. "Adam Toledo would not be dead today if he were white, i…
(2021-04-19). Headlines for April 19, 2021. democracynow.org Police Brutalize Protesters in Minneapolis as Chauvin Trial Moves Toward Verdict, Protests Continue in Chicago over Police Killing of 13-Year-Old Adam Toledo, Florida Poised to Pass "Anti-Riot" Bill, Criminalizing Dissent & Blocking Cuts to Police Budgets, Four of the Indianapolis Mass Shooting Victims Were from Sikh Community; Gunman Bought Arms Legally, Mass Shootings in Texas, Wisconsin Claim at Least 6 Lives in One Day, Globe Tops 3 Million COVID Deaths as India and Brazil Struggle to Contain Devastating Surges, CDC to Issue Guidance for J&J Vaccine After Pause over Blood Clot Reports, Alexei Navalny Transfer…
(2021-04-19). Black & Latinx Lieutenant Sues Virginia Cops Who Threatened to Kill Him During Traffic Stop. democracynow.org 
We speak with the lawyer for a lieutenant in the Army Medical Corps who is suing two Virginia police officers who pepper-sprayed him, pushed him to the ground and pointed their guns at him during a traffic stop at a gas station last December. Video of the encounter has gone viral and shows Caron Nazario, who is a Black and Latino man, was wearing his Army uniform during the stop. When Nazario says he's afraid to get out of his car, one officer responds, "You should be." Nazario says he drove about a mile to the gas station after he noticed a police car flashing its lights at him — a common practice to avoid…
(2021-04-19). COVID protests and Weimar Family Court. indybay.org Democracy lives from criticism and protest. | The Weimar Family Court has banned two schools from requiring students to wear masks and take Corona tests – because the children would be harmed "physically, psychologically, pedagogically and in their psychosocial development."
(2021-04-19). Putting the Debt in Context. counterpunch.org 
President Joe Biden's recovery and jobs plans have led to considerable alarm over the resulting increases in the deficit and debt. Most of these concerns are misplaced. The issue of whether a deficit is too large depends entirely on whether it causes us to push the economy too far, leading to inflation. The deficit for
(2021-04-19). Renegotiating JCPOA: Biden, Europe and Iran. counterpunch.org 
After years of negotiations, the U.S., under President Barack Obama (don't get this writer started on him), Iran and several other nations signed an agreement that limited Iran's nuclear development program, in exchange for the lifting of many sanctions issued against that nation. This was good news all around: many nations had a major new market for their goods, Iran was able to export its own products and services, and the world, bizarrely, breathed a sigh of relief that Iran would not develop the nuclear weapons that its spokespeople always said it never had any interest in anyway; its nuclear program was for…
(2021-04-19). Cancel it: Biden pressured to eliminate $50,000 student debt per borrower. peoplesworld.org 
President Joe Biden is under mounting pressure to address the rapidly growing student debt crisis by canceling up to $50,000 in crushing individual student loans. A growing chorus of elected officials and advocates say Biden can cancel the debt through executive action. Also, 415 community, civil rights, climate, health, consumer, labor, food and farm, and …
(2021-04-19). CIA Assassination Plot Targeted Cuba's Raul Castro. orinocotribune.com 
As Castro Retires on 60th Anniversary of the Bay of Pigs, National Security Archive Posts Declassified Top Secret CIA Cables, Reports from 1960 | Agency Officials Willing to Pay Over $10,000 For 'Fatal Accident' | Another Assassination Plot against Fidel Castro Was Part of Bay of Pigs Invasion Strategy | Washington D.C., April 16, 2021 — In the earliest known CIA assassination plot against leaders of the Cuban revolution, high agency officials offered the pilot of a plane carrying Raul Castro from Prague to Havana "payment after successful completion of ten thousand dollars" to "incur risks in arranging acc…
(2021-04-19). Syria To Hold Presidential Elections, "Moderate Opposition" Calls Them "Farce" southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | Syria is to hold presidential elections on May 26th, this is the second election to be held since war began. | The announcement was made by the Syrian parliament speaker on April 18th. | Syrians abroad will be "able to vote at embassies" on May 20th, Hammouda Sabbagh said in a statement, adding that prospective candidates could hand in their applications starting from April 19th."I call on Syrians to exercise their right to elect the president," said the Speaker, Hammouda Sabbagh, after parliame…
(2021-04-19). Denouncing Sinophobia, the New Cold War, and Anti-Asian Hate. dsausa.org 
In March, the DSA International Committee released a statement that "condemns in strongest terms the Sinophobia and the push for a Cold War with the People's Republic of China that have been encouraged by United States political elites." It adds that "Joe Biden accused the Trump administration of being
(2021-04-19). Progressives Fume as Democrats Eye Smaller Corporate Tax Hike. truthout.org 
Senate Democrats are reportedly considering lowering the corporate tax rate proposed in President Joe Biden's Citing sources close to…
(2021-04-19). Biden and Suga ramp up confrontation with China over Taiwan. wsws.org The Biden administration is deliberately raising tensions with China over Taiwan—potentially the most dangerous flashpoint for war in Asia.
(2021-04-19). The US War in Afghanistan: A Historic Crime. globalresearch.ca US President Joe Biden announced on Wednesday that the American military …
(2021-04-19). Climate justice rally marks Earth Day at MN State Capitol. fightbacknews.org St. Paul, MN – Over 200 people gathered at the Minnesota State Capitol grounds, April 17, to demand climate justice from the Walz and Biden governments. The event was organized by the Climate Justice Committee of Minnesota. | The native dance group Kalpulli KetzalCoatlicue opened the rally with a performance punctuated by a brief address from member Susana De León, expressing gratitude for us all being able to experience "a day with sun, a day with wind, a day with fire, a day with water," all essential elements of life, she remarked, that future generations may not live to enjoy if we don't care and fight t…
(2021-04-19). France joins "Asian Quad" Indian Ocean naval drills, threatening China. wsws.org These drills highlight mounting war tensions as the Biden administration takes office and calls on the European Union (EU) to support it against China.
(2021-04-19). Biden reflota la Guerra Fría. globalizacion.ca Rusia responde con expulsiones a las sanciones de EE.UU. Rusia y Estados Unidos reviven una vez más los ecos de la Guerra Fría. El gobierno de Vladimir Putin anunció medidas de "reciprocidad" contra Estados Unidos: expulsó a diez diplomáticos estadounidenses…
(2021-04-19). Scholars Support US Recognition Of Moroccan Sovereignty Over Western Sahara — OpEd. eurasiareview.com In a strategic move, the US decided to recognize Morocco's sovereignty over Moroccan Sahara, or Western Sahara, in December 2020 and fully endorse Morocco's autonomy plan as a viable solution to the 46-year-old conflict. | A virtual event was recently organized by the New York City Bar Association (NYCBAR) with the theme "Should President Biden endorse former President Trump's decision to recognize Morocco's sovereignty over Western Sahara?" | Several top American scholars strongly supported Washington's 2020 decision over Moroccan Sahara at the one-day webcast on April 14. | Speaking at the webcast, Elliott A…
(2021-04-19). Opportunities And Threats Of Iran's Return To 2015 Nuclear Deal — Analysis. eurasiareview.com There were some conflicting speculations regarding the position of US President Joseph Biden's administration on Iran's nuclear program, as optimists believed the new President would return to the nuclear deal as soon as he entered the White House, while pessimists announced that the decision to return to that deal would be very difficult if not impossible under the conditions agreed with President Barack Obama in October 2015. Many things have changed during Donald Trump's tenure as president, as have many attitudes towards the nuclear deal, which today requires that the details of the deal be reconsidered an…
(2021-04-19). Is US Opposition To Rampal Coal Plant Due To Love For Sundarbans Or To Keep India Away? — OpEd. eurasiareview.com During his six-hour trip to Dhaka on April 9, 2021, US President Joe Biden's special envoy for climate change, John Kerry, bluntly raised the Rampal coal based plant issue during his official talks with Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen. | However, Kerry didn't raise this issue in his talks with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. He did say in a general way that coal-fired power plants are one of the main causes of environmental damage. He drew attention to the US opposition to coal-fired power plants. | John Kerry raised the Rampal issue again towards the end of the talks. "Can I ask an outrageous question? Can you…
(2021-04-19). US Dithers On Gun Control Despite Mounting Deaths Due To Gun Culture — OpEd. eurasiareview.com Despite mounting deaths due to the licentious use of the gun, the United States continues to dither on gun control. After eight people were killed by a 19 year old male in Indianapolis last week, all that President Joe Biden said was that the incident was a "national embarrassment". He did ask Senate Republicans to help pass a gun control bill already cleared by the House of Representatives, but his Administration flatly refused to appoint a gun control "Czar" to put down the entrenched gun culture. | To be fair, a long line of US Presidents have tried to control the use of the gun by the general population. B…
(2021-04-19). Ron Paul: Why Can't We 'Just March Out' Of Afghanistan? — OpEd. eurasiareview.com Last week President Biden announced a "full" US withdrawal from Afghanistan — the longest war in US history — by the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attack on the United States. While this announcement is to be welcomed, the delayed US withdrawal may result in Americans and Afghans dying needlessly for good PR optics back home. We all remember how many Americans died after President Bush's "Mission Accomplished" stunt in Iraq. | The war has been a disaster from day one. So why wait to end it? | The previous Trump Administration had negotiated an agreement for the US to be out of Afghanistan by the fir…
(2021-04-19). US Warns Israeli Attacks Interfering With Iran Nuclear Deal. news.antiwar.com The Biden Administration The current round of Vienna talks opened concurrently with the Israeli sabotage, and the US says they are worried that Israel will derail these talks with its activities. The US seems interested in distancing itself from the incident. | It seems fair to accuse Israel of trying to sabotage the process, as they've been publicly unhappy ab…
(2021-04-19). Gulf Coast Advocates, Hundreds of Orgs Launch Campaign Pressuring Biden Admin To Stop Oil and Gas Exports. commondreams.org ______________________________…
(2021-04-19). At NYC "Climate Clock" Youth and Climate Activists Send Global Message to Biden in Advance of Earth Day: #Actintime! commondreams.org ______________________________…
(2021-04-19). Biden's New Industrial Policy Must Not Repeat the Mistakes of the Past. commondreams.org America's old industrial policy was stifling innovation and gauging taxpayers and consumers. The challenges ahead demand a very different economy. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/electriccars.jpg …
(2021-04-19). Biden's election promises to welcome refugees are starting to seem hollow. thecanary.co
(2021-04-19). México — Sembrando Vida: Propuesta regional. globalizacion.ca Desde su casa de Palenque, Chiapas, el presidente Andrés Manuel López Obrador anunció ayer que propondrá el jueves próximo a su homólogo estadounidense, Joe Biden, un plan de colaboración para incidir en la reactivación económica del sur de México y…
(2021-04-19). United States: Biden rules out re-engagement with Cuba, for now. greenleft.org.au President Biden's reluctance to make any immediate changes in US policy toward Cuba is more than anything the result of domestic politics, writes Ian Ellis-Jones.
(2021-04-19). Biden seeks to appease ultra-right with refugee policy. wsws.org The administration announced it was retaining the ceiling of 15,000 refugees set by Trump, only to reverse itself after a political uproar.
(2021-04-19). Large protest at U of MN demands justice for Daunte Wright. fightbacknews.org Minneapolis, MN – Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) and the Black Student Union held a protest on the University of Minnesota campus, April 17, to demand justice for Daunte Wright, to call for community control of the campus police (UMPD), and to speak out against the recent deployment of the UMPD to brutalize protesters in Brooklyn Center. About 1000 students were in attendance, marking the largest on-campus demonstration in recent history. Speakers included students and community members who have experienced brutality at the hands of the National Guard this week while out in the streets demanding justice…
(2021-04-19). Have Republicans Finally Gone Too Far, Even for Corporate America? counterpunch.org Not only the Democrats, but corporate America is getting fed up with rightwing Republicans, exposing a crack in the longtime relationship between the GOP and the business world over companies opposing restricting minorities from voting. Donald Trump, who led the way championing physical limits on voting with his repeated lies about a "rigged" and fraudulent
(2021-04-19). Democratic bill attempts to undo voter restrictions of past 15 years. nationofchange.org Congress is now considering legislation to address many of these problems.
(2021-04-19). øDemocracia real o democracia simulada? globalizacion.ca En el debate político en curso las desacreditadas elites dominantes no cesan de advertir, una y otra vez, contra el siniestro fantasma del "populismo". øQué es lo que buscan estigmatizar con ese término? Nada menos que la presunta e inherente…
(2021-04-19). Progressives Fume as Democrats Eye Smaller Corporate Tax Hike to Appease Centrists. commondreams.org "Saying 'corporations must pay their fair share' should mean that pre-Trump rates are the starting point." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/gettyimages-12323133003.jpg …
(2021-04-19). Democrats Should Talk Even More About Defunding the Police. thenation.com Democrats Should Talk Even More About Defunding the Police…
(2021-04-19). India: What we can learn from the farmers' protests. greenleft.org.au The Indian farmers movement has come to signify a democratic resistance to crony capitalism, communalism and authoritarianism, writes Ruchira Talukdar.
(2021-04-19). Michael Somare (1936-2021) and the failure of bourgeois nationalism in Papua New Guinea. wsws.org The "independent" capitalist state in PNG has failed to advance the economic interests and social and democratic rights of the working class and rural masses.
(2021-04-19). As police riot against protesters and journalists, Democratic governors activate thousands of National Guard soldiers to quell protests. wsws.org Expressing intense nervousness in the ruling class, governors are preemptively activating thousands of soldiers in response to protests against police murder.
(2021-04-19). Violent Conflict Between Loyalists and Republicans Could Make a Comeback in Ireland. globalresearch.ca From April 2 (Good Friday) to April 10, there were nonstop …
(2021-04-19). Screen Shot 2021-04-19 at 2.34.02 PM.png. progressive.org State and local Republican parties have been taken over by white supremacists, conspiracy mongers, and insurrectionists.
(2021-04-19). Opinion poll suggests Pedro Castillo's victory in the upcoming Peruvian elections. peoplesdispatch.org According to the opinion poll conducted by Ipsos Peru, Pedro Castillo is leading the voting intention with 42% of the votes, while his rival Keiko Fujimori follows him with 31% of the votes…
(2021-04-19). This week in history: April 19-25. wsws.org 25 years ago: Stalinist-led coalition in ItalyOn April 21, 1996, general elections in Italy brought the rebranded Italian Stalinists into government for the first time in nearly 50 years. Reflecting the confidence which big business placed in…
(2021-04-19). Keir Starmer's security accused of assault during pub row. thecanary.co Labour Party leader Keir Starmer was forced to leave a pub in Bath during a walkabout after being kicked out by the landlord. This followed a row over lockdown restrictions. Rod Humphris, landlord of The Raven pub, appeared to be held back by security guards as he shouted: That's assault. I'm not bothering you. I'm not bothering him | That man [Starmer] is not allowed in my pub…get out of my pub, go one get out of my pub | The incident on Monday was captured on camera by reporters amid a visit to the city by Starmer to support West of England metro mayoral candidate Dan Norris ahead of the forthcoming elections…
(2021-04-19). Learning From the Espionage Malpractice Behind the Steele Dossier. strategic-culture.org Mistakes like relying on Steele and his atrocious reporting must not be repeated | By Daniel N. HOFFMAN | Recently declassified notes of an FBI meeting in 2017 with former British MI6 agent Christopher Steele and his Orbis Business Intelligence partner Christopher Burrows add to the growing mountain of evidence discrediting Mr. Steele's infamous dossier — a virulent, self-injected virus in the U.S. political process. | According to the FBI, Mr. Steele said it was Fiona Hill, senior director for European and Russian affairs on the Trump White House's National Security Council from 2017 to 2019, who introd…
(2021-04-19). Trump administration deputized hundreds of federal officers during crackdown on protesters. wsws.org American Oversight has published documents from the US Marshals Service showing the Trump administration's expedited deputation of federal officers under the Operation Legend program during protests against police violence.
(2021-04-18). Monopoly Versus Democracy: Reflections on Unionizing Amazon. zcomm.org How fast can the pushback from below grow under a widening class divide and Biden administration?>
(2021-04-18). Democrat Opposed to the PRO Act Was Showered With Cash From Amazon Executives. truthout.org 
Tactics used by Amazon to defeat the union organizing drive at the company's Bessemer, Alabama, warehouse have highlighted the need for Democrats to pass the Protecting the Right to Organize Act (PRO Act). The legislation is a sweeping proposal that would implement the strongest protections for workers since 1935, when collective bargaining itself was first given legal protection in the United States. | If signed into law, the PRO Act would impose tougher restrictions on management during un…
(2021-04-18). 2021 Elections In Albania: Citizens Against The Mafia — OpEd. eurasiareview.com On April 25, 2021, the tenth parliamentary elections since the democratic changes will take place in Albania. | Once again the elections will be a confrontation between two leading coalitions. One is gathered around the Socialist Party (PS/S&D) and Prime Minister Edi Rama and the other is the opposition group led by the Democratic Party (PD/EPP) headed by Lulzim Basha, which includes the Movement for Socialist Integration (LSI) headed by Monika Kryemadhi. Some minor political parties will also participate in the elections. | The Westminster Foundation for Democracy believes that the party structure of the Soci…
(2021-04-18). Video: Biden's Phone Call To Putin. US Policy Changes Faster than the Weather. globalresearch.ca Hopes and expectations for a partial normalization between Moscow, Washington and …
(2021-04-18). On Contact: Securing Democracy With Glenn Greenwald. popularresistance.org On the show this week, Chris Hedges talks to the US journalist Glenn Greenwald about how his reporting exposed the corruption that is rife among Brazil's political, judicial, and economic elite. | Greenwald was able to show, through a trove of documents, how President Jair Bolsonaro and his crypto-fascist party manipulated the legal system with the connivance of federal anti-corruption judge Sergio Moro, and were able to discredit and eliminate Bolsonaro's political rival, former two-term president Luiz Inacio 'Lula' da Silva, the leader of the Workers' Party. | These revelations, dubbed the Secret Brazil Archive…
(2021-04-18). Jewish, immigrant organizers hold Passover action in Kenosha, Wisconsin. liberationnews.org 
Activists gathered outside the Kenosha Detention Center April 11 to demand the Biden administration stop the continued detention and dehumanization of immigrants at the U.S.-Mexico border, for legalization of the 11 million undocumented immigrants living in the United States and for the abolition of ICE.
(2021-04-18). House and Senate Democrats Plan Bill to Add Four Justices to Supreme Court. zcomm.org The Constitution allows Congress to set the number of Supreme Court justices…
(2021-04-18). Biden to reverse Trump's White Supremacist, Sadistic near-ban on Refugees, but US still Lags, Sweden, Germany other OECD Countries. juancole.com Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) — About one quarter of one percent (0.25 percent) of the US population consists of refugees — some 838,000. This minuscule number was too much for the white supremacist Trump administration, which drastically cut back refugee admissions from an average of 70,000 to 80,000 per year earlier in this century to …
(2021-04-18). Dear President Biden, A WTO Waiver Is Vital and Necessary. commondreams.org At the current pace, many countries will be left waiting until at least 2024 to achieve mass Covid-19 immunization. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/ref.jpg …
(2021-04-18). Calls for Biden to Support Covid-19 Vaccine Patent Waiver at WTO. zcomm.org Sen. Bernie Sanders and a group of Democrats on Friday urged President Joe Biden to support an international push to temporarily suspend certain vaccine-related intellectual property rights…
(2021-04-18). Fauci blasted for deeming gun violence 'public health issue,' criticizing vaccine hesitancy while backing tough Covid restrictions. rt.com 
White House advisor Anthony Fauci is being blasted by critics for attacking Covid-19 vaccine hesitancy while continuing to promote restrictions even for those inoculated, and weighing in on gun violence as a "public health issue." | Asked about recent polling showing nearly half of Republicans are still hesitant about receiving a Covid-19 vaccine, White House health advisor Fauci called the trend "frustrating" and "paradoxical." | "It's almost paradoxical that, on the one hand, they want to be relieved of the [public health] restrictions, but, on the other hand, they don't want to get vaccinated. It just almos…
(2021-04-18). More than half of all Americans now partially vaccinated, one third fully jabbed up, CDC data shows. rt.com 
More than half of all American adults have had at least one dose of a Covid-19 vaccine, and a third have been fully inoculated. Yet some groups are still holding out, and the Biden administration is pressing them to get jabbed.
(2021-04-18). The "Innocence" of Early Capitalism is Another Fantastical Myth. counterpunch.org 
It is not unusual for critics of United States foreign policy, whether or not they feel free to use the term "imperialism," to express regret that a previously rational system has soured. Such sentiments are routine for liberals and hardly unknown among social democrats. Such sentiments are, to anyone who cares to pursue a study
(2021-04-18). Syrian presidential elections slated for next month slammed as 'farce'. middleeasteye.net 
Syrian presidential elections slated for next month slammed as 'farce' | Western powers call for a boycott of the 26 May poll which comes amid a crushing economic crisis | Sun, 04/18/2021 – 13: 58 | Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's opponents say the election will not be fair (AFP) | A presidential election announced by Syria on Sunday for next month has been dismissed as a "theatrical fa…
(2021-04-18). Syria Kurds hand over 34 orphans of Islamic State families to Russia. middleeasteye.net 
Syria Kurds hand over 34 orphans of Islamic State families to Russia | The children to be repatriated, aged between three and 14, were handed over to a delegation headed by the Russian president's envoy for children's rights | Sun, 04/18/2021 – 17: 31 | A soldier from the Syrian Democratic Forces stands guard at the al-Hol camp, a Kurdish-run displacement camp for relatives of IS jihadists…
(2021-04-18). Syria to hold presidential elections in late May, amid decade-long war. rt.com 
The Syrian parliament has announced that presidential elections will be held in the country next month. Would-be candidates can file documents from April 19 onwards. | Syrians who live in government-controlled areas will cast their votes on May 26, the speaker of the parliament, Hammouda Sabbagh, announced on Sunday. Those who live outside the country but are registered with Syrian embassies will be able to vote at those embassies earlier, on May 20, he added. | Applications for nomination will be accepted from Monday, and potential candidates will have 10 days to submit their documents to the Supreme Constitu…
(2021-04-18). DOJ Sues Trump Ally Roger Stone for Nearly $2 Million in Unpaid Taxes. truthout.org 
The United States Department of Justice filed a Filed in the U.S. District…
(2021-04-18). Therapists Are Seeing More Patients Struggle With Climate Anxiety. truthout.org 
This story is part of Covering Climate Now, a global journalism collaboration strengthening coverage of the climate story. | Andrew Bryant, a therapist based in Tacoma, Washington, felt helpless the first time climate change came up in his office. It was 2016, and a client was agonizing over whether to have a baby. His partner wanted one, but the young man couldn't stop envisioning this hypothetical child growing up in an apocalyptic, climate-changed world. | Bryant was used to guiding people through th…
(2021-04-18). Jesus joins QAnon?! 'Passion of the Christ' star stirs controversy as he cryptically dives into 'adrenochroming of children'. rt.com 
'Passion of the Christ' actor Jim Caviezel is being aligned with the QAnon movement by critics after delving into what he called "adrenochroming of children" at a right-wing conference. | At a 'Health and Freedom Conference,' featuring prominent supporters of former US President Donald Trump like MyPillow founder Mike Lindell, Caviezel made reference to "adrenochrome" when speaking about the real-life version of a character he plays in the upcoming film, 'Sound of Freedom.' | In the movie, Caviezel portrays Tim Ballard, who became a popular figure among QAnon followers for his work with his group The Nazarene…
(2021-04-18). 'We can and should get out earlier': Trump slams Biden for using September 11 as Afghanistan withdrawal date. rt.com 
Donald Trump has blasted President Joe Biden for not sticking to the former administration's May 1 withdrawal from Afghanistan and using the September 11 anniversary instead. | "I wish Joe Biden wouldn't use September 11 as the date to withdraw our troops from Afghanistan, for two reasons," Trump said in a Sunday statement. | The first, Trump says, is that the US "can and should get out earlier." | "Nineteen years is enough, in fact, far too much and way too long. I made early withdrawal possible by already pulling much of our billions of dollars of equipment out and, more importantly, reducing our military pr…
(2021-04-18). Peru: Left vs. Far-Right — Dramatic Choice in Presidential Election. zcomm.org Pedro Castillo, a leftist, unexpectedly won first place in Peru's first-round presidential election last Sunday…
(2021-04-18). Tax Stock Returns: If Biden Really Wants to Close Corporate Income Tax Loopholes. cepr.net (This post first appeared on my Patreon page.) President Biden has indicated that he wants to raise much of the money to cover the cost of his infrastructure program by raising the corporate income tax. The amount of money raised through the corporate income tax plummeted following the Trump tax cut in 2017. In non-recession …
(2021-04-18). US President Joe Biden's Shameful Push for War with China and Russia. dissidentvoice.org One of the most delightful things about Americans is that they have absolutely no historical memory. — Zhou Enlai In the autumn of 1862, the governments of France and Great Britain proposed to Russia, in a formal but not in an official way, the joint recognition by European powers of the independence of the Confederate …
(2021-04-18). Biden Isn't Ending The Afghanistan War, He's Privatizing It. popularresistance.org On April 14, President Joe Biden announced that he would end the U.S.'s longest war and withdraw U.S. troops from Afghanistan on the 20th anniversary of the September 11th, 2001 terrorist attacks. | Over 6,000 NATO troops will also be withdrawn by that time. | "War in Afghanistan was never meant to be a multigenerational undertaking," Biden said during his remarks from the White House Treaty Room, the same location from which President George W. Bush had announced the war was beginning in October 2001. "We were attacked. We went to war with clear goals. We achieved those objectives. Bin Laden is dead and al Qaeda…
(2021-04-18). Florida Governor: Biden Created 'Catastrophe' at Southern Border by 'Dismantling Trump's Policies'. sputniknews.com Biden has reversed a number of former President Trump's immigration policies, including building a border wall and allowing asylum seekers to live in Mexico rather than in the US until their claims are considered. In recent months, a record influx of refugees has been registered, including minors, straining capacity at immigration facilities.
(2021-04-18). Israeli Officials Say Vienna Talks May Ultimately Lead to US Returning to Iran Deal – Reports. sputniknews.com Tehran has repeatedly slammed the United States and its allies for their "double standards", blaming the West for attacking Iran's nuclear program – which, Iran insists, is designed to serve purely peaceful purposes – while ignoring Israel's alleged possession of a whole arsenal of nukes.
(2021-04-18). Biden Must Seize Chance To End US Racial Crisis — OpEd. eurasiareview.com By Dalia Al-Aqidi* | With astonishment and apprehension, the whole world is closely following the latest wave of violence in the US, with clashes between angry rioters and the police in the streets of several major cities. | While the trial of former police officer Derek Chauvin — who is accused of murder over last May's killing of George Floyd, which triggered worldwide protests — nears its end, the fatal shooting of another black man in the city of Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, has sparked rage and animosity. Twenty-year-old Daunte Wright was shot by police officer Kimberly Potter when, according t…
(2021-04-18). No Guarantees On Afghanistan After Troop Pullout, Says Top Biden Aide. eurasiareview.com By Ken Bredemeier | No one can say with any certainty what will happen in Afghanistan once U.S. President Joe Biden withdraws the remaining 2,500 to 3,500 U.S. troops by September 11 to end the country's longest war, a top White House official said Sunday. | "I can't make any guarantees about what will happen inside the country. No one can," White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan told the "Fox News Sunday" show. | "All the United States could do is provide the Afghan security forces, the Afghan government and the Afghan people resources and capabilities, training and equipping their forces, provid…
(2021-04-18). Biden Must Urge Japan to Abandon Dangerous Fukushima Wastewater Plan. commondreams.org The era of intentionally dumping toxic waste in our one global ocean is, or should be, over. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/fukushima-embassy-officials-dump-water-ocean.jpg …
(2021-04-18). Escalate to Deescalate… Then Biden Takes Escalator Sideways. strategic-culture.org Washington must surely know that its escalations will be met with equal force from Russia and China, Finian Cunningham writes. | President Joe Biden wasn't expecting Russia's rapid slap back. He assumed, wrongly, that he could hit Moscow with a new round of sanctions (based on slanderous claims) and look as if he were chewing gum and acting the hard man. | Then slap. Russian responded immediately and firmly. Ten U.S. diplomats are to be expelled in a reciprocal response to Biden's executive order last week to expel Russian diplomats. | Laughably, the Biden administration was aghast at the Russian sanctions. A Sta…
(2021-04-18). Cuban Communist Party Elects New Ruling Body. telesurenglish.net Cuban Communist Party's delegates voted Sunday for a new Central Committee, in one of the final stages of the ruling party's 8th Congress due to end its work on Monday. The Congress has seen the retirement of veteran revolutionary Raúl Castro from the party's leadership, marking a generational change coinciding with deep economic and financial reforms in the country.
(2021-04-18). Raul Castro announces retirement as head of Communist Party of Cuba. ecns.cn First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba (PCC) Raul Castro on Friday announced he is retiring as the head of the party.
(2021-04-18). The End Of Made In China? — Analysis. eurasiareview.com By Mangesh Sawant | Democracies believed that China's political moderation would follow its economic liberalization. But contrary to political leaders and CEO expectations, China joined the liberal order for its own gains, seeking to displace the business advantages of democratic nations. The Made in China 2025 plan is being implemented through transfer of technology, IPR theft, and buying up strategic assets and hi-tech companies in Europe and beyond. | Since 1979, foreign companies have opened production lines on China's coastline. This led to unprecedented Chinese economic growth, but the growth seems to be…
(2021-04-18). The Clarian Call Of The People Of Burma — OpEd. eurasiareview.com When will the free world listen to the clarion call of the people of Burma, who have made 730 supreme sacrifices, 3,152 detained and over 870 arrest warrants issued, not to mention the 40 children killed (as according to the Assistance Association for Political Prisoners)? The entire country of 55 million plus people are ardently appealing to the arsenals of democratic countries, knowing full well that the leading authoritarian countries are pouring more oil on this burning inferno, not only by using their veto powers at the UN Security Council but also by supplying more lethal heavy weapons to use it on its o…
(2021-04-18). The US Did Not Bring Peace, Democracy, or Freedom to Afghanistan. commondreams.org Twenty years of war and U.S. interference have brought no long-term, positive gains in Afghanistan. War is not the answer—not in Afghanistan, Iraq, or Syria. Peace must be our demand. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/troops_1.jpg …
(2021-04-18). A new political party wants a 'breakthrough' for young people. thecanary.co A new political party is aiming to amplify and represent the voices of young and marginalised people. And it's doing this by putting them at the heart of everything it does. Also, the new party could be an opportunity for young people to finally have proper political representation. Because the party wants its democracy to work from the bottom up. | Meet Breakthrough: | The Breakthrough Party launched in January 2021. It was founded by
(2021-04-18). When Facing Imminent Election Defeat, Dominion Machines Will Always Do the Trick. strategic-culture.org Whenever a favourable election outcome seems problematic, the selection of the right vote counting machine will be sure to fix it. | There are only two rational explanations for the outcome of Presidential elections in Ecuador on April 11, ostensibly won by multimillionaire banker Guillermo Lasso. Either the Ecuadorean people are massively masochistic, or the election was stolen following the pattern recently tested in the paragon of political virtue and rule of law to Ecuador's north. As ancient logicians would say, tertium non datur. | The protagonists of these elections were the putative winner Lasso, with oli…