(2022-04-08). Biden Kills the Demand to Defund Police. popularresistance.org There is no better contemporary proof that reformism is poison to social justice, than what has happened to the demand for "defund the police". This emerged as a slogan amidst the George Floyd uprisings. In many ways Donald Trump's militarized police crackdown on the mobilizations actually served to embolden them. | But the indignation the people felt in the face of Trump's bombast was quickly exploited by corporate media cheerleaders of the Democratic party wing of neoliberal settler-colonial duopoly to win control over the US presidency and both legislative branches of government. The Democratic party is notori…
(2022-04-08). No to war! For a scientific struggle against COVID-19! Build the PES! wsws.org The 2022 French presidential election, held on two rounds on Sunday April 10 and 24, is unfolding amid an international breakdown of the capitalist order.
(2022-04-08). Kentucky offers proof positive that elections have consequences. peoplesworld.org 
I went rummaging through my old computer files after Republican supermajorities in the Kentucky Senate and House overrode Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear's veto of House Bill 4. Straight from the national GOP's social Darwinist, unemployment-compensation-makes-you-lazy playbook, the measure slashes the length of time workers, laid off through no fault of their own, can earn jobless benefits. I …
(2022-04-08). Chinese Foreign Ministry On Situation In Taiwan. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | The situation around Taiwan is heating up, but the Chinese side is acting coolly. The Chinese Foreign Ministry, represented by Speaker Zhao Lijian, is cold-blooded, clear, and unwavering. | At a regular briefing on April 7, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian said that the U.S. side, in particular House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, should cancel plans to visit Taiwan, but if the American side refuses, the Chinese side will take drastic measures. | Zhao Lijian stressed that C…
(2022-04-08). Pelosi's Taiwan visit plan must be canceled, not postponed: FM spokesperson. ecns.cn A Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Friday reiterated China's position on U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's planned visit to Taiwan, urging the plan must be canceled immediately.
(2022-04-08). Climate inaction could cost the U.S. $2 trillion per year, study finds. nationofchange.org "Investments to confront the climate crisis will reduce greenhouse gas emissions, drive down clean energy prices, make our Nation more resilient, present new opportunities for American innovation and well-paying jobs, provide benefits to historically underserved communities, and work to protect against the long-term fiscal risks identified in the new Budget analyses released today."
(2022-04-08). Sacramento teacher speaks out against SCTA sellout contract: "I'm not happy about any of this" wsws.org The deal rushed through by the SCTA and SEIU is entirely within the framework of "fiscal responsibility," i.e., austerity, demanded by district administrators and the Democratic Party.
(2022-04-08). Obama: Social media platforms' pursuit of profits undermines democracy. peoplesworld.org 
CHICAGO—Social media platforms' pursuit of profits, without controlling for extremist content, leads to "a series of editorial choices" and rampant disinformation which can "undermine our democracy, and combined with a media ecosystem, can be fatal to it," former President Barack Obama says. Google, Facebook, Instagram, and the like ignore or denigrate past safeguards on disinformation …
(2022-04-08). Detroit City Council has opportunity to put people before profits. peoplesworld.org 
DETROIT—The newly elected City Council of Detroit is at a crossroads. It is caught between Mayor Mike Duggan, who represents the interests of big business, particularly Dan Gilbert (Quicken Loans) and the Illitch family (Little Caesars), and the residents, who are seeing their standard of living continue to decline with costly living prices, deteriorating infrastructure, …
(2022-04-08). Preservation of salient contributions by people of African descent too egregious for some. indybay.org Persevere, is the new elevated standard to hold fast upon in the latest round of efforts to erase all authentic record of people of African Descent along today's American River Parkway. If "they" are successful, it will not be for the lack of presenting authentic primary source documentation since the turn of the century. "White Male Only" remains the current methodology, to arrive at the desired "need" and foul process utilized in a cloaked private notion. Spring 2022, a new public process may allow for consideration of the 1840-1875 California Gold Mining region of Negro Hill, Mormon Island and Negro Bar, Sacra…
(2022-04-08). Senate confirms Supreme Court nomination of Ketanji Brown Jackson with only three Republican votes. wsws.org The confirmation vote took place amid a fascistic diatribe against Jackson, a conventional moderate-liberal, by nearly the entire Republican caucus, including Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell.
(2022-04-08). No Charges For Minneapolis Cop In Amir Locke Killing. popularresistance.org Two months after Minneapolis Police officer Mark Hanneman killed Amir Locke, 22, while executing a no-knock warrant, prosecutors say they won't be charging Hanneman with a crime. Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman and Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison released a 44-page joint report on April 6 explaining their decision in the case. Also released was a report by retired police officer John "Jack" Ryan.
(2022-04-08). Chris Hedges On Imperialist Wars, Capitalist Media & Censorship. indybay.org Journalist and writer Chris Hedges is interviewed on WorkWeek and talks about the removal of the complete archives on his show at RT by youtube which is owned by Google.
(2022-04-08). Solidarity with Ukraine with CA climate action day April 8 Solidarity with Ukraine with CA. indybay.org On April 8 communities across California will join together in solidarity with Ukraine – to free fossil fuel dependency – will have a statewide day of action as they call on the Governor to build on his climate leadership by ending all new fossil fuel permitting and strengthening the setbacks rule to include both new and existing oil wells.
(2022-04-08). Attacks On Nuclear Plants Continue In Ukraine. indybay.org As Russia's hostile actions towards Ukraine entered a second month, so too have its acts of aggression against nuclear facilities.
(2022-04-07). US boosts arms shipments to Ukraine, admits to training Ukrainian fighters. wsws.org The Biden administration has now provided $2.4 billion in weapons to Ukraine, of which $1.7 billion worth has been delivered just since the start of the war.
(2022-04-07). Manufactured Crisis: CIA Trained the Neo-Nazi Azov Battalion and Has Chosen Ukraine as Birthplace of New 'Global White Supremacist' Terror Threat. orinocotribune.com By Whitney Webb — Apr 3, 2022 | The eruption of war between Russia and Ukraine appears to have given the CIA the pretext to launch a long-planned insurgency in the country, one poised to spread far beyond Ukraine's borders with major implications for Biden's "War on Domestic Terror" | This is particularly true given that former CIA officials and a former Secretary of State are now openly saying that the CIA is following the "models" of past CIA-backed insurgencies in Afghanistan and Syria for its plans in Ukraine. Given that those countries have been ravaged by war as a direct result of those insurgencies, t…
(2022-04-07). Ukraine's Zelensky at the Grammy awards and the promotion of US war aims. wsws.org In effect, the music industry, undoubtedly under immense pressure from the Biden administration, imposed Zelensky on the millions watching the awards ceremony.
(2022-04-07). Student Loans Are A Burden For Black Educators. popularresistance.org On April 5, the White House announced it is extending the pandemic-era pause on federal student loan payments through August 31. (It had been set to expire on May 2.) The development followed escalating calls for debt cancellation from teachers, students and advocates, including an April 4 protest put on by the Debt Collective, the first union of debtors. The Biden administration's decision to extend relief was welcomed by advocates but fell short of meeting the demand for permanent loan forgiveness. The Chicago Teachers Union (CTU), for example, passed a resolution in March calling on President Biden to use his…
(2022-04-07). Biden's rhetoric hampering efforts to resolve situation in Ukraine — Brazil's ex-president. tass.com According to Fernando Collor de Mello, the current situation in Ukraine is highly complicated and it's unlikely that ways to resolve it will be determined in the near future…
(2022-04-07). U.S. Senate relaunches WWII lend-lease mechanism to rapidly arm Ukraine. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Rustavi2April 7, 2022 US Senate revived Lend-Lease, a World War II-era measure that allowed the U.S. to quickly resupply Allies in the fight against Nazi Germany The Senate unanimously passed major legislation late Wednesday to revive a World War II-era program allowing President Joe Biden to more efficiently send weapons and other supplies to Ukraine …
(2022-04-07). Most Voters Say Clarence Thomas Should Not Be Involved in 2020 Election Cases. truthout.org A majority of Americans believe that Justice Clarence Thomas should recuse himself from any future Supreme Court cases relating to the 2020 presidential election, due to his wife Ginni Thomas's involvement in plans to overturn the results to keep former President Donald Trump in office. | Last month, it was revealed that Ginni Thomas had sent dozens of text messages to Trump's former chief of staff Mark Meadows, encouraging him to take the lead in challenging President Joe Biden's win in the 2020 presidential race. Thomas cited false claims of election fraud — which have been debunked numerous times —…
(2022-04-07). Biden's budget cements turn towards war, police. mronline.org 
On Monday, President Joe Biden unveiled his 2023 budget, calling for dramatically increased funding for war and the police while allocating all-too-little funding for social services. Out of the total $1.58 trillion of spending outlined in the budget, $813 billion is allocated to the military while $769 billion is allocated for non-military spending. This is a $31 billion increase in funding for the war machine.
(2022-04-07). María Corina Machado Fantasizes about Holding Her Own Elections. orinocotribune.com From various factions of the Venezuelan extreme right, representatives continue to join the route towards the 2024 presidential elections. However, in the case of the far-right politician María Corina Machado, it is evident that she is fantasizing about carrying out an election process that only adheres to her own whims and conditions. | This was revealed by the representative of the Vente Venezuela movement by posting a video to her Twitter account, in which she raises what she considers to be a legitimate proposal before the Venezuelan people. In the video she suggests holding primary elections between the grou…
(2022-04-07). Tunisian president announces changes to electoral system in yet another controversial move. peoplesdispatch.org Several opposition parties have already indicated that they will not participate in any constitutional referendum or elections based on a new set of rules drawn up unilaterally by the president…
(2022-04-07). Trump hosts Republican politicians, financiers, co-conspirators at premiere of election conspiracy film. wsws.org Prior to screening the anti-Semitic propaganda film Rigged: The Zuckerberg – Funded Plot to Defeat Donald Trump, Trump met privately with billionaire backers Peter Thiel and Rebekah Mercer.
(2022-04-07). Hungarian election: Orbán exploits Ukraine to crush hapless opposition. greenleft.org.au Viktor Orbán's conservative-nationalist Fidesz party won the April 3 Hungarian general elections, but failed to achieve the required votes on an anti-LGBTI referendum, reports Dick Nichols.
(2022-04-07). Hungary's Far Right Prime Minister Victor Orbán, a Trump Ally, Wins Fourth Term. truthout.org Far-right nationalist prime minister and longtime Putin-ally Viktor Orbán won his fourth consecutive election in Hungary, aided by biased media coverage and campaign regulations that favored the sitting prime minister. We speak to historian Ruth Ben-Ghiat about the future of Hungary under the Fidesz party, which, aside from passing anti-LGBTQ legislation and stoking xenophobia, has also been an important ally for Russian President Vladimir Putin. "He's very much a conduit for the infiltration and spread of Putin ideas in a more palatable frame," says Ben-Ghiat. She also discusses how Orbán has become a model for…
(2022-04-07). The DOJ Has Opened an Investigation Into the 15 Boxes Trump Took to Mar-a-Lago. truthout.org The Department of Justice (DOJ) has initiated an investigation into the 15 boxes that former President Donald Trump removed from the White House and transported to his Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Florida, after he left office last year. | Trump's actions may have been illegal and According to sources with knowledge of the boxes, some of the records contained sensitive and classified information, and had…
(2022-04-07). Naftali Bennett's government in Israel loses parliamentary majority. peoplesdispatch.org The resignation of Idit Silman, whip of the Yamina party, has led to a tie in the 120-member Knesset between the eight-party ruling alliance led by Bennett and the opposition…
(2022-04-07). Felicita Raúl Castro a Oficina de Programa Martiano en Cuba. cubadebate.cu El líder de la Revolución cubana, Raúl Castro, felicitó a la Oficina del Programa Martiano, al cumplirse el aniversario 25 de la institución que tiene como rol fundamental expandir las ideas de José Martí. La Oficina del Programa Martiano reconoció el ejemplo del general de Ejército Raúl Castro, a quien consideró heredero del humanismo.
(2022-04-07). Baseball and socialism in Cuba: Despite some defections, a success story. peoplesworld.org 
"What is a million dollars worth compared to the love of eight million Cubans?" —Three-time Olympic heavyweight boxing champion Teófilo Stevenson, on why he never signed a contract to become a professional boxer On April 2, 2019, the Cuban Baseball Federation published a list of 34 players between the ages of 17 and 25 who …
(2022-04-07). Flores para Vilma Espín a nombre del General de Ejército Raúl Castro. cubadebate.cu Una representación del pueblo de santiaguero rindió tributo a Vilma Espín Guillois, Heroína de la Sierra y el Llano, por el aniversario 92 de su natalicio, ante el monolito que resguarda sus cenizas, en el Mausoleo a los Héroes y Mártires del II Frente Oriental, en Santiago de Cuba.
(2022-04-07). Ketanji Brown Jackson Confirmed To Supreme Court: 3 Clues On How She May Rule On The Bench With Lifetime Appointment. moguldom.com Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson has been confirmed to ascend to the highest court in the land, officially making history as the first Black woman to become a Supreme Court justice. The U.S. Senate voted 53-47 on Thursday, April 7, to confirm Jackson, with three Republican senators joining all Senate Democrats in Jackson's favor. She won't …
(2022-04-07). Chicago: Transit workers demand bathroom facilities fit for humans. fightbacknews.org Chicago, IL – The Chicago Transit Justice Coalition is a rank-and-file caucus of Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) workers in Amalgamated Transit Union Local 241 and 308. | The Justice Coalition sees union democracy as something only a rank-and-file movement can bring about, so they have been helping to organize a series of public demonstrations where Local 241/308 members and their supporters can let CTA management, the riding public and their union sisters and brothers know about the conditions they face at work every day. | One of the problems CTA bus operators have to deal with is the lack of acceptable bathroo…
(2022-04-07). Liberals Are Adopting an Old Soviet Tactic: Painting Opponents as Mentally Ill. mintpressnews.com 
The pathologization of dissent is not going away. It will intensify as neoliberalism faces crisis after crisis and social polarization grows. Those who claim to be liberals defending democracy will soon be only too ready to snuff it out.
(2022-04-07). Black Labor And Reparations: 3 Emerging Leaders Showing Results That Black America Should Keep An Eye On. moguldom.com The Black labor and reparations movements have gained traction in recent years with more frequent hearings about H.R. 40, California's creation of a reparations task force, and the historic vote to create Amazon's first-ever U.S. labor union all pointing to progress. The movements, however, are only as strong as the people behind them. Here are …
(2022-04-07). TikTok Brain: Scientists Explain Kids Being Addicted To Social Media Feeds. moguldom.com If your child's attention span has gotten shorter than ever, they may be suffering from TikTok brain. The phenomenon describes scientists' explanation of why today's kids are having trouble concentrating even on things they used to enjoy, according to a report by The Wall Street Journal (WSJ). Experts say the short-form video content TikTok delivers …
(2022-04-07). U. S. House swears loyalty to NATO as bulwark against Russia, China, domestic "proponents of illiberalism" antibellum679354512.wordpress.com On April 5 the U.S. House voted to support House Resolution 831, below, by a margin of 362-63. The 63 representatives voting against it were all Republicans. The liberal establishment media immediately pounced on them as being treasonous Russian pawns and foreign-directed malign actors following in the fatal footsteps of predecessors who had opposed everything …
(2022-04-07). US to ship 10 Javelin missiles for 'every Russian tank' in Ukraine, Blinken says. tass.com US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in an interview for NBC Wednesday…
(2022-04-07). Billionaire Elon Musk buys his way onto Twitter's board of directors. wsws.org The richest man in the world has purchased 9.1 percent of Twitter shares ($2.6 billion) since January and he has now been given a seat on the company's board of directors.
(2022-04-07). Selected Articles: Ukrainian Soldiers Film Themselves Calling Up Mothers of Russian Soldiers Killed in Action and Mocking Them. globalresearch.ca 
By Footage posted to Twitter shows what appears to be Ukrainia…
(2022-04-07). South Korea's President-Elect Wants US Nuclear Bombers, Submarines to Return. news.antiwar.com South Korea's President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol asked for the US to return nuclear bombers and submarines to the Korean peninsula during talks in Washington on Wednesday, one of his advisors said, The US removed its strategic nuclear weapons from South Korea in 1991. Yoon has vowed to take a firmer stance towards the North than outgoing President Moon Jae-in and is seeking the return of US nuclear weapons as part of that plan. | "Deploying the strategic…
(2022-04-07). UN Envoy Concerned as Yemen Ceasefire Violation Claims Grow. news.antiwar.com When a ceasefire finally comes in a long, bloody war, accusations of violations are inevitable. Though the truce seems to be holding by and large, Yemen is no exception, and between the two sides, Sides can claim violations for any number of reasons, including trying to anticipate a failure and shift the assignment of blame to the other side. The possibility is also that real violations did happen. | On a smaller level, that's not hard to unde…
(2022-04-07). Solidarity picnic and walk-a-thon for Cuba. greenleft.org.au Jim McIlroy reports on a picnic and walk-a-thon in solidarity with Cuba that was organised by the Australia-Cuba Friendship Society.
(2022-04-07). Selected Articles: Ukrainian Soldiers Film Themselves Calling Up Mothers of Russian Soldiers Killed in Action and Mocking Them. globalresearch.ca By Footage posted to Twitter shows what appears to be Ukrainia…
(2022-04-07). No Charges for Minneapolis Cop in Amir Locke Killing. unicornriot.ninja
(2022-04-07). Chris Hedges On Imperialist Wars, Capitalist Media & Censorship. indybay.org Journalist and writer Chris Hedges is interviewed on WorkWeek and talks about the removal of the complete archives on his show at RT by youtube which is owned by Google.
(2022-04-07). Billionaire Elon Musk buys his way onto Twitter's board of directors. wsws.org The richest man in the world has purchased 9.1 percent of Twitter shares ($2.6 billion) since January and he has now been given a seat on the company's board of directors.
(2022-04-07). Solidarity picnic and walk-a-thon for Cuba. greenleft.org.au Jim McIlroy reports on a picnic and walk-a-thon in solidarity with Cuba that was organised by the Australia-Cuba Friendship Society.