(2022-04-13). VIDEO: Biden gets pooped on by bird during inflation speech. en.mehrnews.com US President Biden received an unwelcome surprise when a bird pooped on his suit as he delivered his speech on inflation and the economy.
(2022-04-13). Kyrsten Sinema Assures Corporate Donors She'll Protect Their Tax Breaks. truthout.org Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, D-Ariz., assured corporate donors on Tuesday that she would fight her party's efforts to unwind their tax breaks as Democrats try to revive portions of President Joe Biden's stalled Build Back Better plan. | Sinema, who has received
(2022-04-13). The Movement to Defund and Abolish Immigration Jails Is Winning Major Victories. truthout.org Last month, the national movement to end immigration detention achieved two major campaign victories that invite our attention and signal opportunities ahead. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) will no longer incarcerate immigrants at the A couple days later, President Joe Biden released his…
(2022-04-13). Venezuelan Opposition Parties Request Technical Assistance from CNE for Primaries. orinocotribune.com Some Venezuelan opposition parties requested technical support from the National Electoral Council (CNE) to hold primaries and elect their internal representatives ahead of the 2024 presidential elections, they revealed during a press conference held on April 7. | COPEI, Alianza del Lápiz, Neighborhood Force (Fuerza Vecinal), Centrados, and Movement for Socialism (MAS) asked the CNE to provide technical support to carry out an open national consultation in which each party could elect candidates for the presidential elections. The documents of the opposition political parties were received by the rectors of the C…
(2022-04-13). How and when NATO will double its membership since 1999. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com The LocalApril 13, 2022 The likely timetable for how Sweden could join Nato Sweden's Prime Minister said on Wednesday that she aimed to make a decision on Nato membership early enough for it not to clash with this September's general election, as her Finnish counterpart said her country would decide "within weeks". Speaking at a …
(2022-04-13). A socialist program of action for the working class to oppose war and fight COVID-19 and austerity. wsws.org The Socialist Equality Party is standing candidates in the Australian federal election to provide workers with the political weapons and organisational means to fight for their social and democratic rights.
(2022-04-13). Colombia's election authority failed to count 1.5 million votes: observers. colombiareports.com Almost 1.5 million votes that were cast in Colombia's congressional elections were omitted from the announced results, according to election observers. National Registrar Alexander Vega said Monday that a million…
(2022-04-13). People's Action Proudly Endorses Jumaane Williams and Ana María Archila in New York's Governor Race. peoplesaction.org Part of People's Action's People's Slate, Williams and Archila Will Challenge Corporate Democrats WASHINGTON, D.C.—People's Action today announced its endorsement of Jumaane Williams and Ana María Archila for governor and lieutenant governor of New York. The endorsement is part of People's Action's movement politics strategy to challenge corporate Democrats. Williams and Archila are running movement politics, …
(2022-04-13). New York state budget—millions for the rich, lengthy jail time for the poor. wsws.org The Democrats, who control the governorship and both houses of the legislature, are using a budget surplus to build a new sports stadium while forcing more poor defendants to languish in the Riker's Island hell hole.
(2022-04-13). NY lieutenant governor resigns after bribery, fraud charges. en.mehrnews.com New York Lieutenant Gov. Brian Benjamin has resigned after he was arrested over charges of bribery and fraud, according to the state's Democratic governor, Kathy Hochul.
(2022-04-13). With 150% Employee Turnover Rate, Desperate Amazon Scouts High School Warehouse Workers. moguldom.com Less than a week after Amazon warehouse workers in New York voted to create the company's first-ever union in the U.S., the e-commerce giant is planning to target soon-to-be high school graduates in upcoming recruiting drives. Faced with high turnover and increased scrutiny from lawmakers over working conditions, Amazon is set to kick off recruiting …
(2022-04-13). Republicans Refuse to Name Courthouse After Black Judge in Overtly Racist Move. truthout.org Congressional Republicans may eschew robes and burning crosses, but the party's overt racism is increasingly on display beneath the Capitol dome.
(2022-04-13). Warren & Chu Call Out IRS Auditors for Targeting Households Making $25K or Less. truthout.org In a letter sent to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and Treasury Department on Tuesday, Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Massachusetts) and Rep. Judy Chu (D-California) The letter, addressed to IRS Commissioner Chuck Rettig and Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, points out that IRS audits of low-income earners doubled in fiscal year 2021 and that the practice of d…
(2022-04-12). U.S. Government, Biden White House Warn Of 'Extraordinarily Elevated' Inflation, 8.5% CPI Reading Highest Since 1981. moguldom.com Surging food, energy, and housing costs sent consumer prices soaring by 8.5 percent in March 2022, a tenth of a percent more than predicted and the highest rate since 1981, according to the Labor Department's consumer price index (CPI) report. The Biden administration preempted the CPI report, released on Tuesday, April 12, with a warning. …
(2022-04-12). Michael Tracey on the Refugee Crisis and US Troop Buildup in Poland. mintpressnews.com "Every couple of days we get another so-called 'gaffe' from Biden where he appears to be revealing another layer of involvement in this Ukraine conflict." — Michael Tracey…
(2022-04-12). NATO's shift to Asia-Pacific: Biden trip to Japan designed to rally Asia against Russia, China. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Global TimesApril 12, 2022 Biden plans Japan visit to coordinate Indo-Pacific, but 'India's reluctance to sway on Ukraine weakens QUAD'By Zhang Han and Xu Keyue US President Joe Biden is expected to visit Japan for the QUAD summit in late May, a move which experts see as a further attempt to showcase US leadership in …
(2022-04-12). In warmongering speech, Biden lines up trade unions for US-NATO proxy war against Russia. wsws.org "If I got to go to war, I'm going with you guys," Biden said to the applause of the union bureaucrats at the Building Trades Unions Legislative Conference on April 6.
(2022-04-12). Media charlatan Ashish Jha takes the helm of Biden's COVID-19 response team. wsws.org Dr. Jha takes over under conditions in which the Omicron BA.2 subvariant is now dominant across the US and is causing a new surge of COVID-19 infections and hospitalizations.
(2022-04-12). No to Macron and Le Pen! For an active boycott of the 2022 French elections! wsws.org The PES proposes to workers and youth not to vote in the elections and to advocate a conscious political rejection of the poisoned choice between Macron and Le Pen.
(2022-04-12). A new spring for Irish unity. peoplesdispatch.org 
The winds of change are sweeping Ireland as Brexit, COVID-19, and financial crises have introduced new zigs and zags into the political debate. Ireland, which is renowned for its revolutionary struggle and spirit, has been subjected to the rule of centrists and conservatives for the entirety of its history as a republic. However, as their policies of fiscal austerity, social conservatism, and corporate tax leniency have led to a dead-end, the Irish people have eagerly turned to progressive parties for a different solution. | The progressive Sinn Féin party has emerged as one of the leading parties in the Oireacht…
(2022-04-12). Australian prime minister begins election campaign with a big lie on COVID. wsws.org Morrison claimed that his government had saved 40,000 lives during the pandemic, while it is enforcing the murderous "let it rip" program of mass infection and death.
(2022-04-12). The Heat: French Presidential Election. america.cgtn.com 
The results are in from the first round of the French presidential election. Incumbent Emmanuel Macron will face challenger Marine Le Pen in a runoff. Who will win?
(2022-04-12). Bernie Sanders Claims the Mantle of Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Has He Earned It? covertactionmagazine.com During the last election, The Nation magazine ran an interview with Bernie Sanders who spoke about the need for the Democratic …
(2022-04-12). University of Kansas professor Franklin Tao convicted on concocted evidence. wsws.org The case against Feng "Franklin" Tao was part of the xenophobic "China Initiative" launched by the Trump administration in 2019.
(2022-04-12). Kyiv Independent Deep Dive: The West's In-Kind Answer to Putin's Propaganda. orinocotribune.com 
By Alan MacLeod — Apr 8, 2022 | While staff members of The Kyiv Independent grandstand about how "independent journalism is the cornerstone of democracy," they are quietly being funded by Western governments — a fact that should ring alarm bells with critical media consumers. | KIEV, UKRAINE — As the Russian attack on Ukraine has come to dominate global news feeds, so has a previously little-known outlet called The Kyiv Independent. Since its inception in November of last year, the Independent's profile has risen rapidly and has been promoted and endorsed by both social media giants and the corp…
(2022-04-12). The Venezuela Coup, 20 Years Later. cepr.net The enduring legacy of Venezuela's short-lived 2002 coup d'etat, and the subsequent countercoup, for US-Latin American relations On April 11, 2002, Venezuela's democratically elected government, headed by Hugo Chávez Frías, was ousted in a military coup d'etat. Then, dramatically, two days later, the coup was overturned by a mass mobilization of Venezuelans. They demanded the …
(2022-04-12). Spanish Morenoite CRT covers for Podemos' war drive against Russia. wsws.org The CRT promotes false hopes that the pro-austerity Podemos party will suddenly break its three-year government alliance with the social democrats, turn to the left and oppose war.
(2022-04-12). Nepal opposition parties pledge to take legal steps against PM Oli, President Bhandari's move to dissolve Parliament. aninews.in Kathmandu [Nepal], May 22 (ANI): Terming the decision to dissolve the House of Representatives as "unconstitutional and undemocratic", an alliance of Nepal opposition parties on Saturday declared that they will take legal and political steps against Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli and President Bidya Devi Bhandari for taking such a move.
(2022-04-12). Aprueban el Estado social y democrático de derecho en Chile. telesurtv.net "Avanzamos hacia una Nueva Constitución para todas y todos", refirió la constituyente Amaya Alvez Marin.
(2022-04-12). Imprisoned Venezuelan Diplomat Contests Extraterritorial Judicial Abuse. iacenter.org Imprisoned Venezuelan Diplomat Contests Extraterritorial Judicial Abuse US's Flaunting of Diplomatic Immunity Challenged in Court: by Roger D. Harris / April 11th, 2022 Venezuelan diplomat Alex Saab's case took a dramatic turn as his legal defense team denounced the US government's flagrant failure to respect long-standing diplomatic immunity conventions. Saab's lawyer, David Rivkin, called the US government's arguments before the 11th Circuit Court in Miami "utterly dangerous." "The implication," he added is that "because you are a disfavored regime, because you're Venezuela under Maduro…we're going to treat y…
(2022-04-12). Protests Return To Howard University: Hospital Staff Go On Strike Over Pay, Working Conditions. moguldom.com Howard University faced another strike yesterday, just months after students took over the school's Blackburn Center last October and November for 33 days to protest unsuitable living conditions. This time staff at its namesake hospital protested staffing conditions and wages. More than 300 nurses, pharmacists, dietitians and social workers began striking on Monday, April 11, …
(2022-04-12). Amazon Workers At 100 More Facilities Want To Unionize. progressivehub.net MAX ZAHN | YAHOO…
(2022-04-12). Venezuela Seeks Investigation by International Criminal Court (ICC) as to Whether U.S. Sanctions Constitute Crimes Against Humanity. libya360.wordpress.com Ryan Swan Adopted as part of regime-change operation, sanctions have killed at least 40,000 Venezuelans. Economic coercive measures, commonly known as economic sanctions, are a means of coercive pressure through disruption of trade relations and economic isolation. The use of sanctions under international law is governed chiefly by Chapter VII of the United Nations Charter,…