(2021-06-01). Freedom Rider: Biden breaks his promises. mronline.org 
Black people have nothing to show for a Biden presidency despite turning out in droves to put him in office. | June 1, 2021 | Newswire…
(2021-06-01). Biden's modest corporate tax increases to fund public infrastructure projects are wildly popular — except among CEOs. juancole.com By Jim Hightower ( Otherwords.org) — "Outrageous," screeched the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. "It doesn't feel fair," whimpered a top corporate executive. The wailing by those who run corporate America is not for the plight of the workaday families who've seen their incomes stagnate and even plummet to zero during the pandemic. Rather, this chorus …
(2021-06-01). Biden Should Make Normalizing Relations with Cuba "A Priority" dissidentvoice.org 
Waiting in line for food in Cuba. Photo credit: UPI.com Silvia from Miami, Eduardo from Hialeah, Abel from Lakeland. The names pour in on the donations page for "Syringes to Cuba" as Carlos Lazo promotes the campaign on his popular Facebook livestream. An energetic Cuban-American high school teacher in Seattle, Lazo created a group called …
(2021-06-01). Rinse and Repeat: Will Biden Make Normalizing Relations With Cuba a Priority? mintpressnews.com Despite talk that his administration's Cuba policy will be guided by human rights concerns, Biden seems more concerned about catering to right-wing Cuban Americans in southern Florida than changing the decades of entrenched American policy.
(2021-06-01). At Least 87 Political Parties Authorized by CNE for N21 Regional Elections. orinocotribune.com The president of the National Electoral Council (CNE), Pedro Calzadilla, reported this Monday, May 31, that at least 87 political organizations—35 national and 52 regional—have been certified for the regional elections on November 21. In addition, there are six organizations of Indigenous peoples on the national level, and 18 with regional status. | The highest representative of the Electoral Power reported that the witnesses of the different political parties were designated in the over two thousand locations for the Electoral Registry. "For the registration and updating, witnesses of the parties wer…
(2021-06-01). Western media, even Bellingcat, failed to save the reputation of neo-Nazi soldier Protasevich. mronline.org 
Since the arrest of Roman Protasevich in Minsk after the emergency landing of the Ryanair flight he was on, a real battle for his reputation has been launched between Belarus and the West. | June 1, 2021…
(2021-06-01). The Weekly Round-up: Further sanctions for Belarus and the end of the legal road for Hillsborough. ukhumanrightsblog.com 
In the news: The arrest of opposition activist Roman Protasevich and his girlfriend, Sofia Sapega in Minsk last Sunday, following the forced grounding of Ryanair flight FR4978 from Athens to Vilnius has captured headlines this week. Mr Protasevich is a former editor of Nexta, an online dissident group with the most popular Telegram messaging channel …
(2021-06-01). Flynn calls for Myanmar-Style Military Junta in U.S. — If he were Black, Brown or Muslim he'd be in Guantánamo. juancole.com Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) — Donie O'Sullivan at CNN reports that disgraced former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn called for a military coup, like the one in Myanmar, in the United States. He was speaking at a conference in Dallas on Saturday attended by QAnon and Big Lie election conspiracy theorists. O'Sullivan reports that a …
(2021-06-01). Balance and Perspective of the National Strike in Colombia. orinocotribune.com By WFTU Colombia Secretariat — May 27, 2021 | Today, in the streets, the people speak, the people are in charge. | The National Strike that broke out last April 28 in Colombia — with its epicenter in the cities and led by youth collectives- produced in less than a month a political turn in favor of the democratic-popular forces; by contrast, it already provoked hard political and diplomatic setbacks to the dominant narco-business dictatorship in our country. | The unprecedented social hurricane filled the streets and neighborhoods with indignation and popular resistance against state abandonment and ar…
(2021-06-01). Looking to 2022, People's Action Launches Game-Changing Electoral Strategy to Boost Progressive Power. peoplesaction.org Building on Success of 2020 Deep Canvassing Program to Defeat Trump, National Organizing Network Plans to Elect Progressive Champions in Competitive Federal Races Contact: Johanna Kichton, press@peoplesaction.org, 202.660.0605 WASHINGTON, D.C.—People's Action today launched a game-changing electoral strategy, Rise Up 2022, to boost progressive power in the U.S. Senate and House by organizing in competitive races …
(2021-06-01). They're Not Conservatives, They're Extremists. counterpunch.org The House Freedom Caucus is routinely described as conservative, by its members, by the mainstream media, by Wikipedia. The caucus, which draws together 45 Republican Party members of the House of Representatives, is the furthest to the right of any major political formation in the United States. The most extreme and flamboyant politicians in America,
(2021-06-01). Dual Elections at Pacifica in June Reveal Dueling Futures for Pacifica. indybay.org Democracy, diversity, accountability and community radio are at stake if the New Day Pacifica Bylaws revision passes, and the likely outcome is triage of assets and narrowing of the range of political and cultural expression on Pacifica's airwaves.
(2021-06-01). Austerity's Hidden Purpose & From California Capitalism to Bidenomics. indybay.org For governments pursuing austerity, spending cuts mean lower national income and fewer taxes. Unlike a household or a business, if the government cuts its spending during tough times, it is cutting its revenues, too.
(2021-06-01). SEIU1000 Pres Elect Richard Brown On Election, Privatization, Democrats & SEIU. indybay.org SEIU 1000 President Elect Richard Lewis Brown is interviewed about his election, the corruption, privatization and the Democrats including former Governor Jerry Brown and Gavin Newsom who have attacked their wages benefits and pensions. Brown says he wants to shut off money to the politicians and also find out what the affiliation agreement with the union was with the SEIU.
(2021-05-31). Bolsonaro Pledges Protection Against Mining To Indigenous. telesurenglish.net Brazil's president Jair Bolsonaro pledged to the Indigenous Yanomami community to preserve their Amazon demarcation from mining. The far-right leader seeks a rapprochement with these demographics ahead of the 2022 election. | RELATED: | "Your wishes will be respected. If you do not want to mine, there will be no mining," Bolsonaro said during the meeting. However, he remarked that other communities were willing to…
(2021-05-31). Why Proposed New Israeli PM—Extreme-Right Naftali "I've Killed a Lot of Arabs" Bennett—Is Even Worse for Palestinians Than Netanyahu. commondreams.org "On the Palestine issue, Bennett is even worse than than the far-right-wing Netanyahu, inasmuch as he openly advocates annexing all of the Palestinian West Bank to Israel." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/naftali-bennett-2600×1361.jpg …
(2021-05-31). "Exterminate All the Brutes": Filmmaker Raoul Peck Explores Colonialism & Origins of White Supremacy. democracynow.org 
A new four-part documentary series, "Exterminate All the Brutes," delves deeply into the legacy of European colonialism from the Americas to Africa. It has been described as an unflinching narrative of genocide and exploitation, beginning with the colonizing of Indigenous land that is now called the United States. The documentary series seeks to counter "the type of lies, the type of propaganda, the type of abuse, that we have been subject to all of these years," says director and Haitian-born filmmaker Raoul Peck. "We have the means to tell the real story, and that's exactly what I decided to do," Peck says. "Ev…
(2021-05-31). Richard Wright's Novel About Racist Police Violence Was Rejected in 1941; It Has Just Been Published. democracynow.org 
Nearly 80 years ago, Richard Wright became one of the most famous Black writers in the United States with the publication of "Native Son." The novel's searing critique of systemic racism made it a best-seller and inspired a generation of Black writers. In 1941, Wright wrote a new novel titled "The Man Who Lived Underground," but publishers refused to release it, in part because the book was filled with graphic descriptions of police brutality by white officers against a Black man. His manuscript was largely forgotten until his daughter Julia Wright unearthed it at the Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library at Ya…
(2021-05-31). Israel Opposition Agrees On Forming Government And Ousting Netanyahu. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | On May 30th, Israeli "far-right" politician Naftali Bennett announced a coalition with opposition leader Yair Lapid. | They announced that they will form a government excluding Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu."It's my intention to do my utmost in order to form a national unity government along with my friend Yair Lapid, so that, God willing, together we can save the country from a tailspin and return Israel to its course," said Bennett, a former settler leader and religious nationalist…
(2021-05-31). RyanAir Flight Grounded In Berlin Following False Bomb Threat. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | On the morning of May 30th, A Ryanair flight from Dublin to Krakow had to make an emergency landing in Germany following a potential security threat on board. | It was reportedly a bomb threat, quite similar to the alleged bomb threat that reportedly caused the landing of the RyanAir flight in Minsk approximately a week earlier. | On the morning of May 31st, German federal police said that their deployment was finished, but declined to give details of what led to it, news agenc…
(2021-05-31). One arrest and three killings over the weekend in Philippines as repression continues. peoplesdispatch.org 
Three, including two elderly peace consultants of the communist National Democratic Front of Philippines (NDFP), were killed late Friday in two separate incidents…
(2021-05-31). Right-wing leader Naftali Bennett may become Israel's next prime minister. peoplesdispatch.org Naftali Bennett and Yair Lapid of the Yesh Atid party have reached an agreement to form a coalition government which might end Benjamin Netanyahu's 12-year rule. Bennett was also a firm supporter of the recent bombing of Gaza…
(2021-05-31). Why proposed new Israeli PM, extreme-right Naftali "I've Killed a Lot of Arabs" Bennett, is even worse for Palestinians than far right Netanyahu. juancole.com Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) — In a prime time address on Sunday evening, right wing extremist Israeli politician Naftali Bennett announced that he intended to join a government of national unity, including left wing and centrist parties, which would unseat long-serving Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu. The coalition was mainly put together by Yair Lapid of …
(2021-05-31). Free Peru's Candidate Still Leads Polls Ahead of Election Day. telesurenglish.net Ipsos Peru's latest poll placed Free Peru (PL) presidential candidate Pedro Castillo first with a 52.6 percent of votes advantage ahead of Popular Force (FP) leader Keiko Fujimori who secured 47.4 percent. | RELATED: | Previously, the Ipsos Peru mock poll showed a difference of 1.9 percent among the runoff candidates and placed them in a technical tie. Now, the gap grew to 4.3 percent in votes cast. | In Lima, Fujimori ma…
(2021-05-31). If Formed, This Is How Bennett-Lapid Government in Israel Will Look Like. globalresearch.ca There are strong …
(2021-05-31). Biden's Excessive Pentagon Budget. globalresearch.ca Total spending on …
(2021-05-31). Mexico: Candidates Display Final Rallies Ahead of Election Day. telesurenglish.net In Mexico, candidates from different parties held electoral campaign closing ceremonies this weekend in the lead-up to June 6 subnational elections. | RELATED: | Although electoral campaigns officially conclude on June 2, candidates for local and federal posts held massive rallies, concerts, and popular dances to call the population to attend the polls. | In Mexico City, people dressed in white participated in the "Save Mexico" march, which…
Ret. (2021-05-31). As the War Ends, So Too Must the Detention of Guantánamo Bay Prisoners Detained in Connection to It. thenation.com Rear Admiral (Ret.) Donald J. Guter, Rear Admiral (Ret.) John Hutson As the War Ends, So Too Must the Detention of Guantánamo Bay Prisoners Detained in Connection to It…
(2021-05-31). Estados Unidos: El espejo de Baltimore. globalizacion.ca Baltimore es esa ciudad a la que el presidente Trump, en uno de sus frecuentes exabruptos racistas, calificó de "desastre asqueroso infestado de ratas". Prisionera de la violencia policial, de la pérdida de industrias, llena de edificios destruidos por la…
(2021-05-31). When Politicians Cry "Accountability," Ask "Accountability to Whom?" counterpunch.org Unity begins with the truth," US Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) tweeted on January 13, arguing in favor of the impeachment of then-President Donald Trump, "and the truth demands accountability." Senator Warren just loves her some "accountability." In 2018, she proposed the "Accountable Capitalism Act." In 2019, the "Corporate Executive Accountability Act." In 2020, according to Forbes,
(2021-05-31). Chronicle of Planned Destruction: Parties and Politics. libya360.wordpress.com William SerafinoThere is an urgent need for a generational renewal of the opposition, which has bet on a low-intensity civil war to take power (Photo: Reuters) Venezuela has definitely entered a new electoral race with the announcement of the recently constituted National Electoral Council (CNE), which has scheduled the regional and municipal elections stipulated by…
(2021-05-31). Texas Republicans set to pass voting restriction bill. wsws.org The Texas bill will allow partisan "poll watchers" to intimidate election workers and voters. It will also expand the authority of the courts to void election results based on voter fraud allegations.
(2021-05-31). Debts, Deficits, and Patent Monopolies. counterpunch.org Yes, it is spring. The flowers are blooming, the birds are singing, and the deficit hawks are whining. The proximate cause is President Biden's new budget, which will push the ratio of government debt to GDP to its highest level ever. The question is whether this should bother anyone who has a life? The projections
(2021-05-31). US Actively Prepares for War with Russia. libya360.wordpress.com Valery Kulikov It is quite apparent to everyone that, at present, the socio-economic and political situation in the United States is far from stable and society increasingly polarized. In fact, even members of the current US military and political elite admit this in their public speeches. Hence, President Joe Biden and his team have been…
(2021-05-31). Belarusian President Latest to Warn of World War Starting in Europe. libya360.wordpress.com Rick Rozoff Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko met with his country's members of parliament, members of the Constitutional Commission and other representatives of his government last week amidst the current crisis with the West that has been escalating since last summer and has intensified since the Ryanair incident of May 23. His comments included this somber…
(2021-05-31). Iran's presidential election rigged amid fraught political situation. wsws.org The ruling elite, notwithstanding factional infighting over how far they will go in seeking some sort of accord with Washington, is united in support of free market economic policies and hostility to the working class.