(2021-05-06). Biden Supports Suspension Of Covid-19 Vaccine Patents. popularresistance.org President Joe Biden's administration on Wednesday supported a proposal submitted by several countries to the World Trade Organization (WTO) to suspend the intellectual property of vaccines against covid-19 when the United States has already administered 250 million doses. | The announcement was greeted with sharp falls in the shares of the pharmaceutical companies Pfizer and BioNTech and Moderna and Novavax on the Wall Street stock exchange. | Biden made good on his campaign promise to endorse the patent suspension. Still, he has only done so when the U.S. vaccination rate plummets, and the country is sitting on…
(2021-05-06). The Biden Administration Wants to Partner with Criminals to Spy on You. counterpunch.org "The Biden administration," CNN reports, "is considering using outside firms to track extremist chatter by Americans online." Federal law enforcement agencies are legally and constitutionally forbidden to monitor the private activities of citizens without first getting warrants based on probable cause to believe those citizens have committed, or are committing, crimes. The feds can browse
(2021-05-06). May Dispatch — May Day shows DSA power. dsausa.org 
Enjoy your May Dispatch! This month we have a PRO Act update, socialist organizing and history calls, and more. From Maria: May Day Shows DSA Power! Support Our Socialist Slate — Races Coming Up 5/18 Wednesday 5/19 — Join our Democratic Socialist Labor Commission for Socialists on the Job! RSVP for Demilitarize US 2 Palestine…
(2021-05-06). Palestine's Moment of Reckoning: On Abbas' Dangerous Decision to 'Postpone' Elections. dissidentvoice.org 
The decision on April 30 by Palestinian Authority President, Mahmoud Abbas, to 'postpone' Palestinian elections, which would have been the first in 15 years, will deepen Palestinian division and could, potentially, signal the collapse of the Fatah Movement, at least in its current form. Unlike the last Palestinian parliamentary elections in 2006, the big story this …
(2021-05-06). Palestine's Moment of Reckoning. zcomm.org On Abbas' Dangerous Decision to 'Postpone' Elections…
(2021-05-06). G7 foreign minister discuss anti-Russia and China agenda amid global pandemic. wsws.org Britain is using its position as host this year to confirm its wholehearted commitment to President Biden's aggressive foreign policy and push other nations, especially the European powers, to do the same.
(2021-05-06). Pandemic and Elections in West Bengal: Modi's Conjoint Failures. zcomm.org We have often been reminded of how Narendra Modi is never in the wrong. Here appear two exceptions…
(2021-05-06). UK Votes in Largest Local Elections in 50 Years. sputniknews.com LONDON (Sputnik) — Wearing the mandatory face mask because of the COVID-19 pandemic, millions of people are heading to polling stations in England, Scotland and Wales to elect their local authorities in the largest elections in 50 years.
(2021-05-06). Trump-Appointed Judge Rules Against CDC's Moratorium on Evictions Amid Pandemic. truthout.org 
Delivering another blow to people across the United States First enacted under former President Donald Trump last year, the CDC morat…
(2021-05-06). Headlines for May 6, 2021. democracynow.org In Reversal, Biden Administration Will Support Waiving Patents for COVID-19 Vaccines, India Sets New Global Record for Daily Coronavirus Cases, CDC Predicts Sharp Drop in U.S. COVID-19 Cases by July If Vaccinations Continue, Trump-Appointed Federal Judge Throws Out National Eviction Moratorium, Study Predicts "Rapid and Unstoppable" Sea Level Rise Unless Paris Climate Goals Are Met, U.N. Warns of Soaring Hunger, Child Mortality and Maternal Deaths During Pandemic, Facebook Oversight Board Upholds Ban on Trump, Active-Duty National Guardsman Arrested over January 6 Insurrection, Top Republicans Prepare to Oust Rep…
(2021-05-06). Massacre of protesters and economic crisis push Colombia workers to strike. peoplesworld.org 
Colombia is in the midst of another general strike, with unions saying the government has failed to listen to demands for emergency measures to deal with rising poverty and hunger. Monday night's massacre of protesters by police in the city of Cali have further enraged the democratic and people's movements in the country and garnered …
(2021-05-06). Niger: New Government Should Investigate Massacres. eurasiareview.com Niger's first democratic transition since independence provides President Mohamed Bazoum's new administration with an opportunity to prioritize accountability for alleged war crimes committed by all sides in Niger's armed conflict, Human Rights Watch said today in a On March…
(2021-05-06). "Monumental Moment": U.S. Backs Waiving COVID Vaccine Patent Rights After Months of Blocking Talks. democracynow.org 
The Biden administration has announced it now supports temporarily waiving the intellectual property rights for COVID vaccines, in what the World Trade Organization is calling a "monumental moment." India and South Africa first proposed the waiver in October, but the United States and other wealthy nations blocked the WTO from even opening negotiations on the proposal. Supporters say the waiver is critically needed to increase the rate of vaccine production for the Global South as COVID-19 rapidly spreads in India, Latin America and other regions where few vaccines are available. Biden's support for the waiver is…
(2021-05-06). "Nothing to Lose": Colombians Protest "Fascist Mafia Regime" Amid Deadly Police & Military Crackdown. democracynow.org 
At least 30 people in Colombia have been reportedly killed since a nationwide uprising erupted against the government of right-wing President Iván Duque. Protesters are vowing to remain in the streets amid a deadly crackdown by police and military officers. About 800 people have been injured and 87 people are missing in the midst of the demonstrations, which were initially sparked by a now-withdrawn tax reform proposal, but they have since expanded in scope. People in Colombia are also denouncing rampant police brutality and demanding broader social, economic and political reforms. At least 15 people were killed…
(2021-05-06). Shoshana Zuboff: Facebook's Oversight Board Is Not Enough. The Government Has to Regulate Big Tech. democracynow.org 
Former President Donald Trump will continue to stay off Facebook after the company's Oversight Board ruled Wednesday that his ban was justified for creating "an environment where a serious risk of violence was possible." Trump was banned shortly after the January 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, which he helped foment by promoting baseless claims of election fraud. The Oversight Board also said Facebook should reassess its ban and make a final decision in six months. Shoshana Zuboff, professor emerita at Harvard Business School and author of the book "The Age of Surveillance Capitalism," says that Facebook's r…
(2021-05-07). #FreePalestinianStudents campaign update: Join a letter-writing action online; Israeli attacks on students continue. samidoun.net 
There are hundreds of Palestinian high school and university students among the approximately 4,500 Palestinian political prisoners in Israeli jails, in many cases specifically targeted for Israeli colonial imprisonment and repression for their student activism, organizing student events and participation in student elections and other political and social activities on campus. As Israeli settlers rampage through Jerusalem and Palestinians resist the threatened impending forced transfer and ethnic cleansing in Sheikh Jarrah, occupied Jerusalem, the attacks on Palestinian students — and their organizing and…
(2021-05-06). Bashing China, U.S. commits crimes against humanity. workers.org 
It was announced April 7 that the Biden administration is being pressured by right-wing Republicans to either fully or partially boycott the 2022 Winter Olympic Games in Beijing, China, which will take place for two weeks that February. As part of the ongoing anti-China tirade that accelerated with the COVID-19 . . . |
(2021-05-06). Lessons, dangers and dilemmas for Correismo after Ecuador's election. mronline.org 
On April 11, the second round of Ecuador's presidential election saw the rightwing candidate Guillermo Lasso prevail by 52.4% to 47.6% over his left wing opponent Andres Arauz. | May 6, 2021 | Interview…
(2021-05-06). They Getting Real Reckless: White Colorado State Rep Calls Colleague 'Buckwheat'. theroot.com 
Maybe they've been watching reruns of old Rocky films or still reeling from the high of rushing into the Capitol on Jan. 6, but some Republicans are getting real reckless with their words, and one of the worst examples might be a Colorado state representative who referred to a colleague as "Buckwheat." |
(2021-05-06). 300,000 Deported in Biden's First 100 Days. orinocotribune.com 
By Jake Johnson — Apr 29, 2021 | A rights group warns that the U.S. president is "well on track to repeat" Obama's failures. | Rights group United We Dream warned Tuesday that unless he takes immediate steps to improve his administration's treatment of immigrants, President Joe Biden is at serious risk of repeating the destructive failures of former President Barack Obama, who deported Despite Biden's characterization of Obama's mass deportations as a "
(2021-05-06). Selected Articles: Biden Administration Envisages Using Private Firms to Spy on Americans Via their Online Social Media Activity. globalresearch.ca 
By The Biden administration is reportedly interested in contracting with private firms to collect information on Americans supp…
(2021-05-06). Military Industrial Complex Exerts Powerful Influence on Biden's Foreign Policy. truthout.org 
Given how progressive many of the initial Biden administration domestic policy actions have been, its Many commentators have pointed out that Biden's foreign policy…
(2021-05-06). Florida's DeSantis Bars All Media Except Fox at Voter Suppression Bill Signing. truthout.org 
Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill into law on Thursday imposing new restrictions on voting, such as making it harder to vote by mail and criminalizing the handing out of food and water to people in voting lines. | The governor made the signing of the bill, which would affect millions of voters in his state, a "Fox exclusive,"
(2021-05-06). Police and State Violence Have Secondary Impacts: Complex and Lasting Trauma. truthout.org 
These last weeks, months, years and decades we keep on adding names to the list — Adam Toledo, Daunte Wright, Ma'Khia Bryant, Ronald Johnson, Pierre Loury, Rekia Boyd, Nickolas Lee, Laquan McDonald, Archie Lee Chambers, Maurice Granton, Anthony Alvarez…. The list of victims of police murder seems never-ending. Then there is the list of police torture survivors — Gerald Reed, Stanley Howard, Tony Anderson, Darrell Fair, Sean Tyler, Kilroy Watkins, and on and on and on. Many of us…
(2021-05-06). Justice Department Raises Concerns Over Cyber Ninjas' "Audit" of Arizona Ballots. truthout.org 
The Department of Justice's (DOJ) Civil Rights Division has expressed serious concerns over an audit of the 2020 election in Arizona's largest county, noting that the firm hired to conduct the review may be taking illegal actions. | In a letter written by Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Pamela Karlan, the DOJ worried that 2.1 million ballots from Maricopa County may be compromised due to the lack of security at the Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum where the audit is taking plac…
(2021-05-06). Facebook's Oversight Board Isn't Enough. The Government Must Regulate Big Tech. truthout.org 
Former President Donald Trump will continue to stay off Facebook after the company's oversight board ruled Wednesday that his ban was justified for creating "an environment where a serious risk of violence was possible." Trump was banned shortly after the January 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, which he helped foment by promoting baseless claims of election fraud. The oversight board also said Facebook should reassess its ban and make a final decision in six months. Shoshana Zuboff, professor…
(2021-05-06). Biden's Border Problem Is Exploding — OpEd. eurasiareview.com President Biden is getting high marks for his overall performance, but if there is one issue that is dogging him, it is the crisis at the border. He even refuses to call it a crisis. Indeed, neither he nor his border-in-chief vice president has shown any interest in visiting the border. | Two new surveys spell disaster for the president on this subject. The Pew Research Center poll found that almost 7 in 10 Americans say Biden is doing a bad job dealing with the increasing number of migrants who are crashing our border. Most want more staffing and resources made available to handle the throngs of people, often…
(2021-05-06). Netizens Divided as Ivanka Trump Reveals She Received Second Shot of COVID Vaccine. sputniknews.com The eldest daughter of the former US president, Donald Trump, Ivanka, received her first coronavirus vaccine shot on 14 April. She did not elaborate on which vaccine she was given.
(2021-05-07). US Accuses Iran of Making 'Unrealistic Demands' for Sanctions Relief. news.antiwar.com Indirect negotiations between the US and Iran that have been ongoing in Vienna to revive the nuclear deal are dragging out due to the fact that the Biden administration refuses to lift all Trump-era sanctions. On Thursday, The unnamed official told reporters that a deal could be reached quickly if Iran has the political will.
(2021-05-06). 80 Groups Blast US for Interfering with Mexico's Plan to Ban Glyphosate and GMO Corn. orinocotribune.com As Mexico prepares to phase out glyphosate and GMO corn crops, a coalition of agriculture, consumer, environmental, public health and worker groups called on key U.S. officials to "refrain from interfering with [Mexico's] right to enact health-protective policies." | A coalition of 80 U.S. agricultural, consumer, environmental, public health, and worker groups sent a letter April 29, to key figures in the Biden administration calling for them to "respect Mexico's sovereignty and refrain from interfering with its right to enact health-protective policies" — specifically, the phaseout of the herbicide glyphos…
(2021-05-06). Biden Proposes Progress, Republicans Scream "Socialism" cepr.net Bozeman (MT) Daily Chronicle Newsbug.info See article on original site Almost 70 years ago, President Eisenhower pushed bipartisan legislation that created the interstate highway system. Earlier leaders made universal access to education, starting with kindergarten and running through high school, standard throughout the United States. The Republican Party of today would have one word for …
(2021-05-06). The True Meaning of the Afghan "Withdrawal" tomdispatch.com Many of us have had a recurring nightmare. You know the one. In a fog between sleeping and waking, you're trying desperately to escape from something awful, some looming threat, but you feel paralyzed. Then, with great relief, you suddenly wake up, covered in sweat. The next night, or the next week, though, that same dream returns. For politicians of Joe Biden's generation that recurring nightmare was Saigon, 1975. Communist tanks ripping through the streets as friendly forces flee. Thousands of terrified Vietnamese allies pounding at the U.S. Embassy's gates. Helicopters plucking Americans and Vietnamese from ro…
(2021-05-06). As NATO summit approaches: will Biden keep U.S. nuclear weapons in Turkey? antibellum679354512.wordpress.com As NATO summit approaches: will Biden keep U.S. nuclear weapons in Turkey?Rick Rozoff A piece was published in Turkey's Hàºrriyet on May 5 by its editor-in-chief Sedat Ergin analyzing the prospects of the Biden administration removing American nuclear bombs from Turkey. It has been estimated that the Pentagon maintains 50 B61 tactical nuclear weapons at …
(2021-05-06). First 100 Days: Has Biden Kept His Promises To Black America? popularresistance.org Last week, Vice President Kamala Harris agreed with South Carolina Senator Tim Scott that the United States is not a racist country. Generations throughout history have made it plain that all our social and political systems in this country are steeped in racism. | Nearly nine out of 10 Black voters supported Joe Biden and Harris in the 2020 election. Black Americans represented over 50% of all Democratic voters in Georgia (33% of total state population is Black), 20% of all Democratic voters in Michigan (14% of the state population is Black), and 21% of all Democratic voters in Pennsylvania (Black people make up…
(2021-05-06). Trudeau Should Join Biden in Breaking Free of the Suffocating Effects of 'Trickle-Down' Economics. commondreams.org "Canada's deficit hawks won't have their usual clout now that our largest trading partner has stopped preaching austerity and small government." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/justin-trudeau_0_0.jpg …
(2021-05-06). Biden Deserves Praise for Going Big and Bold on the Economy. Let's Push Him to Go Bigger and Bolder. commondreams.org "Meanwhile Biden has yet to come through on other critical domestic issues—like immigration, criminal justice reform, canceling student loan debt, and cutting the bloated Pentagon budget." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/biden_climate_mobilization_0.jpg …
(2021-05-06). Biden Administration's 'America the Beautiful' Plan Opens Door for Arizonans to Protect Lands, Waters. commondreams.org ______________________________…
(2021-05-06). Defenders of Wildlife Statement: Biden 30×30 Report. commondreams.org ______________________________…
(2021-05-06). Biden's Foreign Policy and Nuclear Weapons. zcomm.org Biden's international bipartisan approach risks a renewed arms race in a political and economic atmosphere that makes it unaffordable as well as acutely dangerous…
(2021-05-06). Global Vaccine Disparity Shows "Irrationality of Global Capitalism" zcomm.org Interview on the Biden administration signing on to an effort at the World Trade Organization to temporarily waive intellectual property rules on vaccine technology…
(2021-05-06). 36 Civil Society Organizations Urge Biden to Reverse Draconian Sanctions Against Cuba. commondreams.org "A policy position guided by human rights needs to address how U.S. sanctions towards Cuba severely limit the rights of Cuban citizens to food security, climate justice and dignity." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/cuba-1.jpg …
(2021-05-06). 'America the Beautiful': Biden Administration Aims to Protect 30% of US Lands and Waters by 2030. commondreams.org "There's no time to waste. We need to translate this vision into new and enduring conservation actions on the ground across our country." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/gettyimages-11894272431.jpg …
(2021-05-06). 'Cry No Tears for These Death Profiteers': Pharma Stocks Plunge as Biden Backs Vaccine Patent Waiver. commondreams.org "It's almost as if the financial interests of the pharmaceutical industry are diametrically opposed to the health and well-being of the planet." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/pharma_stocks_patent_waiver.jpg …
(2021-05-06). Blinken says US-UK free trade deal will take 'some time' to agree. thecanary.co Agreeing a post-Brexit free trade deal between Britain and the United States will take "some time", US secretary of state Antony Blinken has warned. | America first: | Blinken said president Joe Biden's new trade negotiator Katherine Tai would be taking time to review the discussions that had taken place with the Trump administration before progressing with the talks. | Foreign secretary Dominic Raab and US secretary of state Antony Blinken at the G7 talks in London (Hannah McKay/PA) | Blinken, who's been in London for the meeting of G7 foreign ministers, said he believed the US and the UK were "profoundl…
(2021-05-06). How Theater Can Help Us Survive. thenation.com How Theater Can Help Us Survive…
(2021-05-06). Díaz-Canel holds telephone conversation with General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam, Nguyen Phu Trong. en.cubadebate.cu The Vietnamese party leader congratulated his Cuban counterpart on his recent election as First Secretary and recognized the revolutionary trajectory of Army General Raúl Castro Ruz and his contributions to the fraternal ties shared by Cuba and Vietnam. First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba Central Committee and President of the Republic, Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, held a productive, fraternal telephone conversation on Wednesday morning with the General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (VCP), Nguyen Phu Trong.
(2021-05-06). Dems Trying to Cow Conservatives Via Chauvin's Show Trial & FBI Raid on Giuliani, Ex-Official Says. sputniknews.com The Democratic Party is attacking its political opponents on all fronts and becoming a threat to the legal and constitutional protections of Americans, says Dr. Paul Roberts, a US economist and former Reagan administration official.
(2021-05-06). Afghan Withdrawal and the Loss of America's Ultimate Drug War. commondreams.org "The many Afghans who believed in America's democratic promises will join a growing line of abandoned allies, stretching back to the Vietnam era and including, more recently, Kurds, Iraqis, and Somalis, among others." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/vietnam_0.jpg …
(2021-05-06). Shaming Chevron to Help Myanmar. dsausa.org No one supports general sanctions that would injure the people of Burma, but a campaign to deprive the military machine of the revenues it needs to continue the war against its own people could have an impact.
(2021-05-06). 100+ Groups Launch Nationwide Campaign to Combat GOP Assault on Democracy. commondreams.org Organizers of the John Lewis National Day of Action, planned for May 8, aim to ignite support "to protect our voting rights and our democracy." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/johnlewis.jpg …
(2021-05-06). 'This Is How Fascists Operate': DeSantis Signs Anti-Voting Bill Behind Closed Doors for Fox News. commondreams.org "Democracy is literally dying in the dark," said one critic after Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed the state's voter suppression law, allowing only Fox News to cover the signing. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/desantis.jpeg …
(2021-05-06). Corona Enlightenment Offensive and The primal need. indybay.org At the end of 2019, the online medium Rubikon founded its own book publishing company just in time before the start of the Corona Crisis, in order to offer its content to a broad public in a sustainable way offline and to promote a more democratic formation of opinion. Today, this decision enables the Rubikon to launch a Corona education offensive.
(2021-05-06). Meghan McCain Calls GOP Trump Supporters 'Sausage Fest', Warns of Consequences if Liz Cheney Removed. sputniknews.com Republicans will reportedly be deciding on ousting Cheney from…
(2021-05-06). Robert Reich: The Republican Rebrand, Exposed — OpEd. eurasiareview.com The Republican Party is trying to rebrand itself as the Rubbish. Republicans can spout off all the catchy slogans about blue jeans and beer they want, but actions speak louder than words. But let's look at what they're actually doing. | Did they vote for the American Rescue Plan? No. Not a single Republican in Congress voted for stimulus checks and extra unemployment benefits needed by millions of American workers. | So what have they…
(2021-05-06). DOJ Warns GOP-Led Arizona Election Audit May Violate Civil Rights Law. commondreams.org The U.S. Justice Department on Thursday wrote to Arizona's GOP state Senate president warning that the Republican-run audit of the 2020 election may violate civil and voting rights law. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/audit_0.jpg …
(2021-05-06). Decentralization, Absolutism, And The Papal States — Book Review. eurasiareview.com By Ryan McMaken* | Historian David Kertzer made a name for himself with his 1997 book The Kidnapping of Edgardo Mortara. The book covers the until-then-rarely-mentioned case of an Italian Jewish boy who was illicitly baptized by the housekeeper, and then kidnapped in 1858 by Papal State authorities on the grounds that Jews in the Papal States could not be permitted to raise a Christian child. | Because so few books or in-depth articles have been written on the topic in English, Kertzer now enjoys a position as perhaps the preeminent expert on the case. This is no small thing since a number of filmmakers—…
(2021-05-06). African Human Rights Vs. Western Human Rights. orinocotribune.com By Thomas C Mountain — May 4, 2021 | If you ask those of us living in the Africa, almost all of us will tell you that the "human rights" that matter most are those that are basic to the right to life; food, water, shelter, medical care and education for your children. | If you and you family are cold, hungry, sick and illiterate do you think "freedom of the press" has any connection to your daily reality? | If you children are dying of water borne dysentry or malaria exacerbated by malnutrition do "free and fair elections" matter at all to you? | In the west "human rights" exist in an upside down reality whe…
(2021-05-06). Right-wing parties carry Madrid region as Podemos suffers election debacle. wsws.org The vote is not an endorsement of the line of the far right, but a devastating exposure of the political implications of Podemos's "herd immunity" policy.
(2021-05-06). Londoners Head to Polling Stations in English Local Elections. sputniknews.com The polling day comes after it was postponed last year due to coronavirus restrictions. It is expected to attract approximately 48 million voters, who will vote on some 5,000 seats that are up for grabs in county councils, district councils and unitary authorities.
(2021-05-06). 'I Am an Outsider': Caitlyn Jenner Elaborates on Her California Governor Bid. sputniknews.com A California recall election challenging sitting Governor Gavin Newsom is expected to be held at some point later in 2021, marking the second Golden State gubernatorial election recall in history, with the first occurring in 2003.
(2021-05-06). Yair Lapid, Head of Israel's Opposition, Tasked With Forming a Government: Will He Succeed? sputniknews.com The head of the Yesh Atid party has 28 days to form a coalition. If he fails, the mandate will go back to the Knesset, which will have additional 21 days to produce a contender for the task or be forced to hold another election, the fifth in two and a half years.
(2021-05-06). Mob Attacks Foreign Minister's Convoy in India's West Bengal – Video. sputniknews.com Scores have been injured and more than a dozen killed from the violence that kicked off in India's state of West Bengal, after election results showed the Trinamool Congress had won a massive majority, leaving Narendra Modi's BJP red-faced. The BJP claims that Trinamool workers have been targeting Hindus and its political staff.
(2021-05-06). Florida Governor Signs Election Bill Into Law Prohibiting Mass Mailing of Ballots. sputniknews.com WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has signed into law a new voting measure that strengthens the existing voter identification requirements, prohibits the mass mailing of ballots and bans voter harvesting.
(2021-05-06). Sturgeon meets voters at polling station and supports former refugee candidate. thecanary.co First minister Nicola Sturgeon has met voters at a Glasgow polling station on the morning of what her party has dubbed one of Scotland's most important elections. | A refugee and a Scot: | The SNP leader visited Annette Street Primary School in Govanhill — part of her Glasgow Southside constituency — along with Roza Salih, who is the lead SNP candidate on the Glasgow regional list. Salih will become the first former refugee to be elected to Holyrood if she wins a seat. Importantly, this year's poll is the first in which people with refugee status are entitled to vote. | At the polling station,…
(2021-05-06). Super Thursday: What's up for Grabs in Britain's Kitchen-Sink Election? sputniknews.com All eyes will be on the Scottish and Welsh parliamentary elections to see if nationalist parties can win enough seats to try and force new votes on independence. But the parliamentary by-election in Hartlepool will be a key test of new Labour leader Keir Starmer's popularity.
(2021-05-06). Spain: Pablo Iglesias folds as hard right wins Madrid region. greenleft.org.au Pablo Iglesias's plan for the left to win the Madrid elections was simple: to inspire the workers and poor of the region surrounding the Spanish capital to vote, writes Dick Nichols.
(2021-05-06). Spain: Pablo Iglesias folds as hard right wins Madrid region. greenleft.org.au Pablo Iglesias's plan for the left to win the May 4 election for the 136-seat Assembly of Madrid was simple: to inspire the workers and poor of the region surrounding the Spanish capital to vote, writes Dick Nichols.
(2021-05-06). Facebook Oversight Board's Decision on Trump Ban Stirs Bipartisan Outcry in Washington. sputniknews.com Facebook's independent Oversight Board earlier upheld its move on 7 January to restrict then-President Donald Trump's account in the aftermath of the 6 January Capitol riot, according to a statement issued on Wednesday. However, it urged the social media giant to review its indefinite suspension decision and work out a "proportionate response."
(2021-05-06). Continuing to Blame Big Tech for 2016 Loss, Clinton Demands 'Global Reckoning With Disinformation'. sputniknews.com The former first lady and senator from New York blew two chances at the presidency, the first time in 2008, when Barack Obama was nominated as the candidate from her party, and then in 2016, when first-time candidate and billionaire real estate mogul Donald Trump threw his "Make America Great Again" hat into the race.
(2021-05-06). New York Attorney General Finds the Broadband Industry Funded Illegal Scheme to Flood the Trump FCC with False Comments Against Net Neutrality. commondreams.org ______________________________…
(2021-05-06). Liz Cheney Is Not Your Friend. thenation.com Liz Cheney Is Not Your Friend…
(2021-05-05). In the News: Socialist tactics and Biden's economic program. liberationnews.org 
Why did Biden feel compelled to use his address to Congress to speak to the needs of working people? How can socialists intervene in a moment like this to intensify the class struggle?>
(2021-05-05). In 2018 the US Was at War With Uyghur Terrorists. Now it Claims They Don't Even Exist. orinocotribune.com 
By Alan Macleod — May 1, 2021 | With China now in the U.S. crosshairs, the ETIM has moved from being an adversary to being a potential asset. | WASHINGTON — In the dying months of his administration, President Donald Trump removed from the United States terrorist list a little-known paramilitary organization called ETIM, an acronym that stands for either the East Turkestan Independence Movement or the East Turkestan Islamic Movement, depending on whom one asks. The group is also sometimes known as the [East] Turkestan Islamic Party (TIP or ETIP). | Explaining the decision, the State Department said tha…
(2021-05-05). In 2018 the U.S. Was at War With Uyghur Terrorists. Now It Claims They Don't Even Exist. strategic-culture.org With China now in the U.S. crosshairs, the ETIM has moved from being an adversary to being a potential asset. | By Alan MACLEOD | In the dying months of his administration, President Donald Trump removed from the United States terrorist list a little-known paramilitary organization called ETIM, an acronym that stands for either the East Turkestan Independence Movement or the East Turkestan Islamic Movement, depending on whom one asks. The group is also sometimes known as the [East] Turkestan Islamic Party (TIP or ETIP). | Explaining the decision, the State Department said that "ETIM was removed from the list beca…
(2021-05-05). The Man for the Moment Who Must Do More. ips-dc.org Joe Biden came into office facing historic, overlapping crises: a pandemic, a recession, racial unrest, and flagging faith in democracy and government. | He had two choices: Govern from a mythical middle and risking failing to structurally address any one of these overlapping crises, or step boldly into the moment and reassert a role for effective government. | On the pandemic and the economy, Biden largely chose to boldly meet the moment. | The nearly $2 trillion
(2021-05-05). European Coordination Needed To Fight Science Disinformation. eurasiareview.com In a new report, ALLEA, the European Federation of Academies of Sciences and Humanities, examines the potential of technical and policy measures to tackle science disinformation and calls for improved European exchange and coordination in this field. | While disinformation strategies are intoxicating public discourses in many fields, science disinformation is particularly dangerous to democratic governance and society at large. As highlighted by the ongoing pandemic, an undermining of trust in science poses a fundamental threat to political and individual decisions based on evidence and scientific knowledge.
(2021-05-05). 12 Members of US Congress Call on Biden Not to Support India's IP Waiver Request. sputniknews.com In October 2020, India and South Africa submitted a proposal to the World Trade Organisation to allow member countries to waive intellectual property rights, including patents related to COVID-19 vaccines and other technologies during the pandemic.
(2021-05-05). Papua New Guinea parliament adjourned amid escalating COVID-19 crisis. wsws.org Prime Minister Marape is cynically using the escalating COVID-19 pandemic, which is devastating the population, to block his own removal from office before the 2022 election.
(2021-05-05). Who is up for election and how long will results take? thecanary.co Voters across Great Britain will go to the polls on May 6 on what has been dubbed "Super Thursday". | What elections are being held?: | Votes are being held across Great Britain. Some of these should have happened last year, but were postponed due to the pandemic. | Scotland and Wales will both elect members to their respective parliaments, and Londoners will choose representatives for the city's Assembly. | Many areas across England will also choose mayors. As well as Sadiq Khan defending his role in London, regional mayors will be elected for Cambridgeshire & Peterborough, Greater Manchester, the Liverp…
(2021-05-05). Beef Scam Tease: The Best Positions in U.S. Politics Are Always the Fake Ones. warisacrime.org 
The only positions I ever get excited about in U.S. politics are the ones that Republicans pretend Democrats hold. The beef one is no exception. Lately, Republicans have been pretending not just that Democrats want the usual array of things I wish someone would actually act to institute (a guaranteed income, a decent minimum wage, …
(2021-05-05). A Call for Biden: Stop Enbridge Line 3. progressive.org The Canadian oil company is feeling the heat as Indigenous groups, environmental organizations, and other activists are demanding that the President pull the plug.
(2021-05-05). CONAIE leader Leonidas Iza — 'The Correismo/anti-Correismo polarisation only benefits the right'. mronline.org 
Nodal spoke with Leonidas Iza, president of the Indigenous and Campesino Movement of Cotopaxi (MICC), in between two elections. | May 5, 2021 | Interview…
(2021-05-05). On Karl Marx's birthday, read his abolitionist letter to Abraham Lincoln. fightbacknews.org To mark the May 5, 1818 birthday of Karl Marx, Fight Back News Service is circulating a work he authored in 1864, a statement of congratulations to President Lincoln upon his reelection. | Address of the International Working Men's Association to Abraham Lincoln, President of the United States of America | Sir: | We congratulate the American people upon your re-election by a large majority. If resistance to the Slave Power was the reserved watchword of your first election, the triumphant war cry of your re-election is Death to Slavery. | From the commencement of the titanic American strife the workingmen of…
(2021-05-05). On Karl Marx's birthday, read his abolitionist letter to Abraham Lincoln. fightbacknews.org To mark the May 5, 1818 birthday of Karl Marx, Fight Back News Service is circulating a work he authored in 1864, a statement of congratulations to President Lincoln upon his reelection. | Address of the International Working Men's Association to Abraham Lincoln, President of the United States of America | Sir: | We congratulate the American people upon your re-election by a large majority. If resistance to the Slave Power was the reserved watchword of your first election, the triumphant war cry of your re-election is Death to Slavery. | From the commencement of the titanic American strife the workingmen of…
(2021-05-05). Washington's Green Branches in Europe. orinocotribune.com 
By Diana Johnstone — May 3, 2021 | The German Green Party has a chance to join a ruling coalition in September's election, after turning its back on its roots, to root for Washington. | The core of the American empire is its domination of Europe, directly through NATO and indirectly through a web of treaties, institutions and elite organizations which develop policy consensus and select upcoming leaders in European countries. Pervasive American influence has caused drastically deteriorating relation between Western European countries and Russia. | Russia is a great nation with an important place in European…
(2021-05-05). German Greens Crusade for US/NATO Wars. libya360.wordpress.com Ann Garrison The Green Party in the U.S. and most other places in also a pro-peace party — but that's no longer the case in Germany. Ann Garrison: Diana, the German Greens are leading in the polls, heading into Germany's federal elections in September. So Chancellor Angela Merkel may even be replaced by the Greens' candidate…
(2021-05-05). Headlines for May 5, 2021. democracynow.org India Reports New Record Death Toll as Indian G7 Delegation Self-Isolates in London, Tanzania Adopts Travel Restrictions; Seychelles, Which Has Highest Vaccination Rate, Sees New Surge, Biden Wants 70% of U.S. Adults to Get Vaccine by July 4; Pfizer to Seek EUA for Children 2+ in Sept., House Dems Call on Biden to Allow Vaccine IP Waiver; New York Extends Eviction Moratorium, Anti-Asian Hate Crimes Reported in NY, SF as New Study Shows Surge in Crimes Against AAPI People, Chauvin Lawyer Files Motion for New Trial as AG Seeks Harsher Sentence for Murder of George Floyd, Community Demands Answers After Black LGBTQ…
(2021-05-05). Filipino Activist Walden Bello: Global Vaccine Disparity Shows "Irrationality of Global Capitalism" democracynow.org 
The international disparity in vaccine access between rich and low-income countries highlights "the irrationality of global capitalism," says acclaimed Filipino scholar and activist Walden Bello, who urges the Biden administration to sign on to an effort at the World Trade Organization to temporarily waive intellectual property rules on vaccine technology. He also discusses the COVID crisis in the Philippines.
(2021-05-05). "Millions of Lives Are at Stake": Pressure Grows on Biden to Back WTO Waiver on Vaccine Technology. democracynow.org 
Pressure is growing on the Biden administration to support a temporary waiver on intellectual property rights for COVID-related medicines and vaccines at the World Trade Organization. India and South Africa first proposed the waiver in October, but it was blocked by the United States and other wealthy members of the WTO. Big Pharma has also come out against the proposal and has lobbied Washington to preserve its monopoly control. More than 100 countries have supported the waiver, which they say is critical to ramp up production of vaccines, treatments and diagnostic tests in the Global South. Ahead of the kickoff…
(2021-05-05). Walden Bello Warns of U.S. Warmongering as Tensions Escalate in South China Sea. democracynow.org 
China topped the agenda Tuesday when foreign ministers from G7 nations met in London. This comes as both China and the United States are accusing each other of escalating tensions in the South China Sea. Last week, the Chinese government claimed there has been a 40% increase of activity by U.S. planes in Chinese-claimed areas since Biden took office. Critics increasingly argue Biden's policies on China are risk sparking a new Cold War. "Trump's anti-China policy is now also being followed by the Biden administration," says acclaimed Filipino scholar and activist Walden Bello, co-founder of Focus on the Global Sou…
(2021-05-05). Kelvin Harrison Jr., Jennifer Hudson and Jeffrey Wright Face the True Monster in America. thegrapevine.theroot.com 
What happens when the actual monster gets to dictate the story? Well, that monster gets to be the protagonist, shift any blame elsewhere and name something or someone else "the monster." Black Americans know that M.O. all too well, as we're constantly dehumanized and vilified…
(2021-05-05). Seeing (and fighting) fascism beyond twentieth-century Europe. therealnews.com 
The Trumpist riot at the Capitol in January reignited debates about whether or not we should use the term "fascism" to describe our political reality. But we can't answer that question until we expand our deeply Eurocentric definition of fascism.
(2021-05-05). 'I'm an Intersectional Cisgender Millennial Woman of Color': CIA Goes Full Woke in Widely Mocked Promo Video. orinocotribune.com 
A recruitment ad for the Central Intelligence Agency featuring a smorgasbord of woke buzzwords has been ruthlessly mocked on social media, with many accusing the spy agency of using 'diversity' to airbrush its shady dealings. | The CIA apparently wants Americans to know that despite its history of toppling democratically elected governments and operating torture 'black sites', it is still very much an equal opportunity employer. | In a promotional video for the agency, an employee explains how she "used to struggle with imposter syndrome," but later rejected the "patriarchal ideas" holding her back, realizing…
(2021-05-05). Turns Out There Was Voter Fraud in Pennsylvania After a Man Voted for Donald Trump in His Dead Mother's Name. theroot.com 
It's a story as old as time. The Republican Party rails against a thing, only for Republican voters to be found responsible for doing that thing. For example: "We don't riot or destroy property when we don't get our way!" |
(2021-05-05). Family Member of Robert E. Lee Joins Fight to Have Confederate Statue Removed. theroot.com 
That we even have to debate whether a statue of Robert E. Lee should exist tells us how backwards many people in America are. Of course, four years of Donald Trump and his racism certainly didn't help. |
(2021-05-05). Trump Forced to Start His Own Online Platform Just as Facebook Upholds Its Ban on the Former President. theroot.com 
Every now and again, the world gets it right: Rudy Giuliani's apartment got raided, student loan payments
(2021-05-05). In an Attempt to Prove Why Critical Race Theory Shouldn't Be Taught in Schools, Tennessee Lawmaker Falsely Claims Three-Fifths Compromise Was to End Slavery. theroot.com 
These new discussions about whether or how systemic racism and slavery should be taught in school are proving one thing unequivocally: Republicans don't know shit about systemic racism or slavery. |
(2021-05-05). Pressure Grows on Biden to Back WTO Waiver on Vaccine Technology. truthout.org 
Pressure is growing on the Biden administration to support a temporary waiver on intellectual property rights for COVID-related medicines and vaccines at the World Trade Organization. India and South Africa first proposed the waiver in October, but it was blocked by the United States and other wealthy members of the WTO. Big Pharma has also come out against the proposal and has lobbied Washington to preserve its monopoly control. More than 100 countries have supported the waiver, which they say is critical…
(2021-05-05). Biden's U-Turn on Refugees Aligns With Voter Support for Pro-Immigrant Policies. truthout.org 
Earlier this week, President Biden, under pressure from his own voter base, executed what might end up being the most consequential political U-turn of his presidency. | Having disappointed refugee rights advocates and the progressive wing of the Democratic Party a few weeks ago by
(2021-05-05). Facebook Board Announces Trump Remains Banned. Trump Starts His Own "Platform." truthout.org 
"So shines a good deed in a weary world," said Willy Wonka when confronted with an unexpected kindness. The candy master may have had similar words about today's decision by Facebook's new 20-person "Oversight Board." For the time being at least, the silence will continue to reign, and a weary world sighs in palpable relief. | "The Board has upheld Facebook's decision on January 7, 2021, to restrict then-President Donald Trump's access to posting content on his Facebook page and Instagram acco…