2022-05-04: News Headlines

WSWS (2022-05-04). PayPal shuts accounts of anti-war publications Consortium News and MintPress News. wsws.org PayPal, the online payment processing company, has shut down the accounts of publishers who have been exposing the lies of the Biden administration and NATO about the origins and nature of the war in Ukraine.

WSWS (2022-05-04). Immigrant deaths and injuries surging along US-Mexico border wall. wsws.org Trump's border wall and the extension of his policies under President Biden, including Title 42, have created a "recipe for disaster" in the region.

WSWS (2022-05-04). Australian central bank interest rate rise targets wages, as it hits home buyers. wsws.org In the midst of the federal election, the Coalition government and Labor opposition, while pointing fingers at each other over the interest rate rise, are both committed to imposing the burden of global economic crisis on working people.

Adriaan Alsema (2022-05-04). Petro's kill plot claims confirm Colombia's failed security policy. colombiareports.com An alleged plot to kill the frontrunner in Colombia's election race highlighted the government's failing security policy to combat intensified paramilitary violence. Opposition Senator Gustavo Petro canceled his campaign rallies…

Staff (2022-05-04). US should take action to redress Trump's illegal moves: FM. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 04 (MNA) — Iranian Foreign Minister told his Irish counterpart that currently, it is the US side that must take action to redress Trump's illegal moves by adopting a realistic approach and moving toward a political initiative.

WSWS (2022-05-04). Mobilize the working class to oppose the attack on abortion rights! wsws.org The draft opinion of the Supreme Court to overturn Roe v. Wade is an illegitimate, anti-democratic and unconstitutional assault on the democratic rights of the entire population.

WSWS (2022-05-04). Amazon Labor Union rejected in vote at second warehouse, following its embrace of AFL-CIO and Democratic Party. wsws.org The attempt to use the ALU as cover for the bureaucracy and the Democrats appears to have backfired spectacularly. Instead, the exact opposite happened: the ALU managed to discredit itself within a few short weeks by its association with these layers.

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-05-04). Sharing Mayo Clinic: Gabriel Ryan wasn't supposed to live. Today, he is thriving. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Eric and Micayla Ryan were experienced parents. They had three children already and thought this ultrasound would be as routine as the ones that had come before. They knew what to expect. Or so they thought. But instead of reassurance, this ultrasound revealed a problem: cysts on the kidneys of the Goodhue, Minnesota, couple's fourth child. Their doctor arranged for the Ryans to meet with specialists at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, some 30 miles away,…

Helen L. McLachlan, Michelle Newton, Fiona E. McLardie-Hore, Pamela McCalman, Marika Jackomos, Gina Bundle, Sue Kildea, Catherine Chamberlain, Jennifer Browne, Jenny Ryan, Jane Freemantle, Touran Shafiei, Susan E. Jacobs, Jeremy Oats, Ngaree Blow, Karyn Ferguson, Lisa Gold, Jacqueline Watkins, Maree Dell, Kim Read, Rebecca Hyde, Robyn Matthews, Della A. Forster (2022-05-04). [Articles] Translating evidence into practice: Implementing culturally safe continuity of midwifery care for First Nations women in three maternity services in Victoria, Australia. thelancet.com Key enablers included co-design of the study and programme implementation with First Nations people, staff cultural competency training, identification of First Nations women (and babies), and regular engagement between caseload midwives and First Nations hospital and community teams. Further work should include a focus on addressing cultural and workforce barriers to implementation of culturally responsive caseload midwifery in regional areas.

Amy Goodman (2022-05-03). Russian and US Escalations Raise Risk of Direct Military Clash in Ukraine. truthout.org As President Biden seeks $33 billion more for Ukraine, we look at the dangers of U.S. military escalation with Medea Benjamin of CodePink and George Beebe of the Quincy Institute. He is the former head of Russia analysis at the CIA and a former adviser to Vice President Dick Cheney. The massive spending in Ukraine that outweighs public funding to combat the coronavirus pandemic shows that "there are very few things that the Biden administration thinks are more important right now than defeating Russia, and I don't think that accords, actually, with the priorities of the American people," says Beebe. "To support t…

Robert S. Becker (2022-05-03). So, which clandestine cabal controls the world? Will 'fatalistic defeatism' undermine both extremes? nationofchange.org If angry contrarians are right, and only illegitimate elections exist, why traffic in anything less than revolution?>

Anonymous103 (2022-05-03). Biden's Dangerous New Ukraine Endgame: No Endgame — Foreign Policy. southfront.org U.S. President Joe Biden meets with Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark Milley, members of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and combatant commanders at the White House in Washington on April 20. WIN MCNAMEE/GETTY IMAGES | From SF: The SouthFront team was surprised and at the same time we were encouraged by the fact that the world's leading outlet specialized on international relations, such as Foreign Policy, finally allowed itself to describe a rather obvious…

The Socialist Program (2022-05-03). Ukraine: The Danger of a Wider War. liberationnews.org With hardly any debate, Congress is ready to approve sending $20 billion of weapons to Ukraine on top of $13 billion in additional financial support for the government — a point driven home by Nancy Pelosi's surprise trip to Kiev.

WSWS (2022-05-03). Biden administration sets up Disinformation Governance Board ahead of 2022 elections. wsws.org The Department of Homeland Security has announced the creation of a secretive Disinformation Governance Board as part of the US imperialist effort to control the anti-Russian narrative of the war in Ukraine during the 2022 elections.

Isheka N. Harrison (2022-05-03). Nina Turner Gets AOC Endorsement As Biden, Clyburn, And AIPAC Back Shontel Brown. moguldom.com Ohio Congressional candidate Nina Turner has been endorsed by New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez in her rematch against current Rep. Shontel Brown. Both Democrats, Brown bested Turner in a special election last year to represent Ohio's 11th District. Affectionately known as AOC, Ocasio-Cortez endorsed Turner in a fundraising email sent Monday evening, according to the …

José Luis Granados Ceja (2022-05-03). Venezuela, Cuba, and Nicaragua To Be Excluded from Summit of the Americas. venezuelanalysis.com The decision puts the US at odds with much of the region and threatens to undermine the Biden administration's stated goals of the summit.

Ann Brown (2022-05-03). Biden Planning Executive Order For $10K Of Student Debt Relief: 3 Things For Black America To Know. moguldom.com The pressure on President Joe Biden to forgive student loan debt is mounting. Now, it seems that Biden might be leaning toward issuing an executive order for $10,000 worth of student loan debt. Initially, Biden wanted to pass a debt-relief bill through Congress but is now considering an executive order, Business Insider reported. If he does go …

Sharon Zhang (2022-05-03). Biden May Invite Starbucks and Amazon Union Organizers to the White House. truthout.org The Biden administration may soon invite Starbucks and Amazon union organizers to the White House, potentially heeding Sen. Bernie Sanders's (I-Vermont) call to do so last week. | As White House insiders This would be a major show of support from the administration for ongoing labor movements that have b…

Staff (2022-05-03). Chapeando: Las fotos perdidas del Primero de Mayo y los oídos sordos de Biden (+ Podcast). cubadebate.cu øPor qué casi todas las agencias internacionales se fueron sin la foto panorámica de la mega marcha frente a la Plaza de la Revolución José Martí? Muchos medios no vieron la noticia: más de cinco millones de cubanos marcharon el Primero de Mayo.

WSWS (2022-05-03). Biden and Congress attack postal workers' health care with phony reform. wsws.org Falsely billed as a means of stabilizing the agency's finances,…

WSWS (2022-05-03). Pelosi pledges war "until victory is won" wsws.org The pledge by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi amounts to an unlimited commitment of treasure and blood to the pursuit of sweeping, open-ended war aims that threatens to draw the United States into what US President Joe Biden called "world war."

KWORINOCO (2022-05-03). SUR: A Look at Lula's Project to Create a Common Currency for Latin America. orinocotribune.com The idea of creating a common Latin American currency was first presented by the economist Gabriel Galípolo, the former president of Banco Fator, who also worked with the administration of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, president of Brazil from 2003-2010. The proposed name for the currency is SUR. A South American Central Bank could play a central role in this initiative, especially in regards to regulating how local currencies would be phased into the SUR common currency. | This past Saturday, with elections only six months away, Lula, who is a pre-candidate for the Workers Party (PT), expressed his support for the…

WSWS (2022-05-03). Sri Lanka: Opposition JVP seeks to divert mass struggle into dead-end of parliamentary politics. wsws.org The JVP is promoting a fantasy—that an election and a new bourgeois government will be able to wave away the immense crisis of global and Sri Lankan capitalism and thus solve all the social ills facing working people.

Peoples Dispatch (2022-05-03). Australian aged-care workers prepare for walkout during election season. peoplesdispatch.org Thousands of aged-care workers in three Australian States will be staging a walkout just weeks ahead of the federal parliamentary election. Unions have blamed the Scott Morrison government for the crisis that has been afflicting aged-care centers…

Adriaan Alsema (2022-05-03). Citing assassination plot, frontrunner in Colombia's election race suspends rallies. colombiareports.com The frontrunner in Colombia's election race, Gustavo Petro, said he would cancel rallies in the coffee region due to an alleged plot to assassinate him. The prosecution announced almost announced…

WSWS (2022-05-03). Australia: NSW teachers' strike—form rank and file committees, prepare political struggle against government! wsws.org Among teachers, health workers, aged care staff and broader sections, there is a mood of opposition and a desire to fight back. These oppositional sentiments do not find the slightest expression in the official federal election campaigns of the major parties or the media.

WSWS (2022-05-03). Workers speak to SEP Australian election candidates on the impact of social inequality. wsws.org "The major parties do not care how people live," one young worker stated.

Sharon Zhang (2022-05-03). "SCOTUS Isn't Just Coming for Abortion" Warns Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. truthout.org After a draft opinion showing that the Supreme Court is prepared to vote to overturn Roe v. Wade The draft opinion, written by Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito,

WSWS (2022-05-03). New York grand jury, impaneled to consider charges against Trump, expires without issuing indictment. wsws.org While District Attorney Alvin Bragg has stated the investigation is ongoing, Trump will not face any criminal charges related to his business empire in the near future.

Chris Walker (2022-05-03). GA State Secretary's Aide Begged Mark Meadows to End Trump's Call to Find Votes. truthout.org Text messages sent from a former Georgia state aide to former President Donald Trump's Chief of staff Mark Meadows detail how exasperating and appalling Trump's demands to overturn his loss in the state truly were to those listening to his rantings on a phone call in January 2021. | The call, which took place before the January 6, 2021, attack on the United States Capitol building, involved Trump, Meadows, and other White House aides on one end, and Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger (R), his legal counsel, and other aides at the other. | During the conversation between the two sides, Trump, citing unf…

Staff (2022-05-03). Evo Morales: "No nos perdonaron a nosotros que los indios encabezamos esta Revolución Democrática y Cultural" cubadebate.cu Llegó al estudio de la televisión sudando, en pulóver, con la humildad esa que lo acompaña a todos lados. Venía de la presentación de un libro del pensamiento de Raúl Castro en la Feria del Libro, en medio del sopor de las tardes habaneras. Le quedaba menos de 24 horas en Cuba, donde cumplió un ajetreado programa, y aun así accedió a esta conversación con nuestro pueblo a través de la Mesa Redonda…

WSWS (2022-05-03). Widespread anti-war sentiment at May Day demonstrations in Germany. wsws.org At the rally in Dàºsseldorf, Chancellor Olaf Scholz (Social Democratic Party) was shouted down as a "warmonger," and in Berlin, the city's Mayor Franziska Giffey (SPD) was pelted with eggs.

Brennan Center for Justice (2022-05-03). Wednesday 5/11: Independent State Legislature Theory: A Radical Threat to Democracy. indybay.org Online event – FREE…

Braxton Brewington (2022-05-03). Canceling Student Debt Is Morally Right. It's Also Good Politics for Democrats. truthout.org American indebtedness has never been higher than it is

India Walton (2022-05-03). "Debt shaming" has dampened democracy. nationofchange.org As crucial steps to reduce income inequality, we need to reject "debt shaming" and insist on cancelation of student debt.

WSWS (2022-05-03). Supreme Court to overturn Roe v. Wade, ending right to abortion. wsws.org The decision is an assault on the democratic rights of the entire population. Its content is politically, legally and morally abhorrent.

Isheka N. Harrison (2022-05-03). Black America Responds To Shock Supreme Court Leak of Draft Decision To Flip Roe vs Wade. moguldom.com The nation had a bombshell dropped on it when an initial draft majority opinion of a Supreme Court opinion was leaked showing the court's conservative majority is planning to overturn the landmark abortion rights case Roe vs. Wade. Politico was the first media outlet to break the news on Monday, May 2. According to the …

ecns.cn (2022-05-03). China's Liaoning sees growth in int'l freight train services. ecns.cn Northeast China's Liaoning Province launched its 100th China-Europe freight train, which departed from its capital of Shenyang on Sunday, according to local transport authorities.

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