(2022-04-15). Ukraine war spirals out of control after US announces major arms shipment. wsws.org The day after the Biden administration announced a massive expansion of US arms shipments to Ukraine, the war took a dangerous new turn, threatening a direct military clash between NATO and Russia.
(2022-04-15). Ukraine war: while most Americans express outrage, Putin's spell continues to hang over Republicans. nationofchange.org How can we explain the autocrat's enduring spell over the Republicans? And how might it impact upon the midterm elections due to take place in a few months' time?>
(2022-04-15). Biden Approves Additional $800 Million in Military Aid for Ukraine, Includes Howitzers for the First Time. scheerpost.com 
Joe Biden speaks at the 2019 Iowa Federation of Labor Convention hosted by the AFL-CIO at the Prairie Meadows Hotel in Altoona, Iowa. (Gage Skidmore / Flickr) | By David DeCamp / On Wednesday, President Biden authorized
(2022-04-15). Genocide and war propaganda. wsws.org Biden's charge of "genocide" in Ukraine is a political provocation consciously aimed at whipping up a public hysteria to legitimize a massive escalation of the war, including the full-scale, open participation by the United States.
(2022-04-15). Venezuelan Anti-Chavistas Ask Washington to Ease Sanctions. orinocotribune.com Expressing criticism of the pressure exerted by US political sectors against the Biden administration's rapprochement with Nicolás Maduro's government in Venezuela, a group of anti-Chavistas presented a letter in which they described the failure of illegal US sanctions. | Joshua Goodman of Associated Press shared the letter through his Twitter account, and noted that the signatories advocated the return of oil companies to Venezuelan soil. | "The economic sanctions and the policy of maximum pressure did not achieve their objectives," reads the document. "While the sanctions are not at the root of the humanitarian…
(2022-04-15). The Dollar Devours the Euro. orinocotribune.com By Michael Hudson — Apr 7, 2022 | It is now clear that today's escalation of the New Cold War was planned over a year ago. America's plan to block Nord Stream 2 was really part of its strategy to block Western Europe ("NATO") from seeking prosperity by mutual trade and investment with China and Russia. | As President Biden and U.S. national-security reports announced, China was seen as the major enemy. This despite China's helpful role in enabling corporate America to drive down labor's wage rates by de-industrializing the U.S. economy in favor of Chinese industrialization, China's growth was recognized as p…
(2022-04-15). Police, far-right youth attack student protests amid French elections. wsws.org Student occupations of universities in Paris, protesting a presidential election between Macron and the neo-fascist Le Pen, were violently dispersed.
(2022-04-15). Labor's posturing on health in Australia's election is a sham. wsws.org As healthcare advocates have noted, Albanese's promises amount to "tinkering around the edges" amid the deepest crisis of the public health and hospital sector in its history.
(2022-04-15). 2022 election in the Philippines: Repression and resistance. fightbacknews.org Chicago, IL – I just returned from eight days in Luzon, the largest island in the Philippines, where the capital, Manila, is located. For many years, the movement for national democracy in the Philippines has asked for international solidarity, including human rights defenders to aid them in their struggle for economic and political rights. The presence of people from other countries can help diminish the violence of the Philippine military and national police against the movement. In addition, as national elections approach on May 9 there has been a rise in human rights abuses, and so the need for international…
(2022-04-15). Class struggle and the French elections. workers.org 
Emmanuel Macron, from the party En Marche, whose job history as a banker primed him for his current role as a bankers' president, came in first in France's presidential vote held April 10 with 27.4%. Macron is a supporter of the European Union, which is basically the organ of the . . . |
(2022-04-15). Warning to Pelosi: China holds large-scale military drills near Taiwan targeting Congressional visit. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Global TimesApril 15, 2022 PLA drills around Taiwan targeted at US lawmakers' visit, rehearse 'real action' once necessary After the military conflict between Russia and Ukraine started, the US has intensified provocations over the Taiwan question as it wants to instigate a similar crisis on the island of Taiwan. The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) …
(2022-04-15). Former Top White House lawyers, advisers, testify before January 6 Select Committee. wsws.org Senior Advisor to Trump, fascist Stephen Miller, along with former White House counsel Pat Cipollone and his deputy Patrick Philbin, are the latest in a string of former high level Trump officials and family members that have appeared before the committee.
(2022-04-15). Democracy – not more than the brand name. indybay.org The USA, a hegemonic power threatened with decline, is struggling to maintain and expand a monopolistic world order. This is supposed to be justified by surrounding itself with an aura of freedom and democracy. In this respect, the title of Wolin's book is a provocation: "Inverted Totalitarianism."
(2022-04-15). Alex Saab case: Imprisoned Venezuelan diplomat contests extraterritorial judicial abuse. workers.org 
Alex Saab The following article was published April 11 in Dissident Voice. Roger D. Harris is with Task Force on the Americas. April 11 — Venezuelan diplomat Alex Saab's case took a dramatic turn as his legal defense team denounced the U.S. government's flagrant failure to respect long-standing diplomatic immunity . . . |
(2022-04-15). "Workers aren't getting bailed out like the billionaires": Detroit workers livid over surging gas prices. wsws.org Workers filling their tanks in the Detroit suburb of Warren, Michigan explained the impact of rising prices on their family budgets.
(2022-04-15). Flights resume between Yanji in Jilin Province and Daegu in South Korea. ecns.cn Passengers wait for security check at Yanji Chaoyangchuan International Airport, Yanji, a border city in northeast China's Jilin Province, April 14, 2022.
(2022-04-14). Biden's claims of "genocide" in Ukraine: A pretext for war against Russia. wsws.org Biden's accusation that Russia is engaging in genocide is a transparent pretext for the White House's announcement, just one day later, that the United States would implement the largest escalation of US military involvement in the war to date.
(2022-04-14). U.S. to funnel $800 million in more advanced weapons for larger, longer war in Ukraine. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Defense NewsApril 13, 2022 US unveils $800 million in weapons and equipment, plus training, for Ukraine Also see: For first time, Ukraine to get US artillery in new $800M weapons package U.S. President Joe Biden has announced an additional $800 million in heavy weapons the country will speed to Ukrainian forces, which will include more …
(2022-04-14). Russia says Ukraine fired mortars at Bryansk border post. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 14 (MNA) — Russia's security service said on Thursday that a border post in the Bryansk region had been fired at with mortars from Ukraine.
(2022-04-14). Raeisi felicitates new Pakistani PM Sharif on election. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 14 (MNA) — Iranian President Ebrahim Raeisi wrote a congratulatory message to the newly-elected Pakistani Prime Minister Mian Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif and felicitated his election.
(2022-04-14). France Germany refuse to say Russia carried out genocide. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 14 (MNA) — France and Germany declined Wednesday to repeat US President Joe Biden's accusation that Russia was carrying out "genocide" against Ukrainians.
(2022-04-14). U.S. causes humanitarian disasters around globe, killing innocent civilians and creating millions of refugees. ecns.cn Is the U.S. a "defender" or a "violator" of human rights? Who has been sacrificed on the "altar" of U.S.-touted "democracy?" One Global Times reporter investigated the U.S.' vile practice of igniting war under the pretext of "human rights and democracy."
(2022-04-14). High Gas Prices Are Donald Trump's Fault. cepr.net Trump Hey, by the media's standards of what makes a politician responsible for an event in the world, this is practically airtight. So let's tear those Biden pictures off the gas pumps (right-wingers have been posting pictures of Biden next to…
(2022-04-14). Venezuela: Oil Output Remains Steady as PDVSA Prepares for Potential US Sanctions Relief. venezuelanalysis.com Prominent Venezuelan opposition figures demanded Biden lift sanctions and allow the return of Western oil companies.
(2022-04-14). They Actually Admitted They're Lying To You! popularresistance.org In it I reveal that the Biden Administration and others have broken from the past and literally admitted they are "manipulating" or inventing various aspects of the war in Ukraine. I'm not kidding. They admitted it. I am one of the most censored comedians in America.
(2022-04-14). Corporate judge-shopping results in OK of Trump anti-worker rule. peoplesworld.org 
WASHINGTON—Corporate "judge-shopping" in federal courts, once again in rural eastern Texas, resulted in an OK of a Donald Trump anti-worker rule—one which Democratic President Joe Biden announced he would yank. Now two right-wing House Republicans demand he enforce it, or explain why not. The contest is over defining which workers are "independent contractors," who legally …
(2022-04-14). El mundo quiere la paz, Biden amenaza con la guerra. globalizacion.ca Encuestas recientes muestran que la mayoría de la gente en Estados Unidos teme que la crisis actual pueda escalar a una guerra con Rusia, una guerra de la que no quieren formar parte. Los comentarios del presidente Joe Biden realizados…
(2022-04-14). 'Keep fighting': Schumer 'making progress' on canceling student debt. nationofchange.org "Write, call, email," urged the Democratic leader, who said President Joe Biden is "more open" to the proposal than ever before.
(2022-04-14). Macron, Le Pen court Mélenchon voters in second round of French election. wsws.org The Parti de l'égalité socialiste calls on workers and young people to reject both Macron and Le Pen and to boycott the second round of the presidential elections.
(2022-04-14). When the Left is Right…Far Right. nationofchange.org How is it possible that so many left voters in France are willing to choose a far-right candidate in the second round of the presidential elections?>
(2022-04-14). Can Sergio Fajardo recover from crisis ahead of Colombia's presidential election? colombiareports.com 
Colombia's moderate candidate Sergio Fajardo has stepped up campaigning after disappointing results in the congressional elections marginalized his presidential campaign. The leader of the Center Hope Coalition will have to…
(2022-04-14). Students occupy Sorbonne University as anger mounts at French elections. wsws.org Students opposed to both of France's right-wing presidential candidates, Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen, occupied the university on Wednesday afternoon.
(2022-04-14). Australian election features jobs fraud. wsws.org Both Morrison and Albanese sought to hide the reality facing millions of workers: increasingly insecure and low-paid jobs, with growing numbers having to work multiple jobs to try to make ends meet.
(2022-04-13). Chinese premier congratulates new Pakistani prime minister. ecns.cn Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on Wednesday congratulated Shahbaz Sharif on his election as Pakistan's prime minister.
(2022-04-13). Beijing warns against Pelosi visit to Taiwan. ecns.cn Ma Xiaoguang, a spokesman for the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council, made the remarks at a news conference in Beijing when commenting on the invitation to Pelosi by the island's Democratic Progressive Party authority.
(2022-04-14). Workers and democracy vs. the Amazon autocracy. peoplesworld.org 
Amazon, Inc. is at the core of the "other" autocracy threatening democracy in the U.S. and beyond. The first, of course, is the Trumpified Republican Party, supported by its followers and corporate backers, which is busily passing legislation at the state level to make voting harder or impossible, block women's reproductive rights, stop teachers from …
(2022-04-14). Guillermo Francella relata su encuentro con Fidel: "Me dijo la mejor frase que escuché por años" cubadebate.cu Esta semana Guillermo Francella visitó a Migue Granados en el primer programa de la tercera temporada de Playroom (ESPN 3). Allí y ante las preguntas del hijo de Pablo Granados, el protagonista de Granizo contó desopilantes anécdotas que vivió a lo largo de su carrera. Así, el actor hizo foco en el momento en el que conoció a Fidel Castro, durante una visita que hizo a La Habana.
(2022-04-14). The Mecca of African Liberation: Walter Rodney in Tanzania. mronline.org 
Karim Hirji, a Tanzanian student, was in a good mood when he went to bed on the 10 July 1969. That evening he had heard the most impressive lecture of his life at the University of Dar es Salaam. The lecture was on the Cuban Revolution and its relevance to Africa. Back in his dorm, he praised the speaker in his diary: "one could almost feel the strong conviction and deep emotions from which he spoke". The man he admired and later befriended was Dr Walter Rodney.
(2022-04-14). 'You Have To Laugh At The Ways Agencies Will Evade Giving You Information'. popularresistance.org A functioning democracy relies on an informed citizenry. But what you read in a high school textbook, and what you see when you look up from it, are different things. Importantly, transparency—a free flow of information—should be the norm. But it isn't. That makes even more important the role of journalists who dig out critical information the public needs to hear, whether we know it or not: information we need to challenge the powerful. And it reminds us of the need to protect that role and that ability.
(2022-04-14). People's Action Proudly Endorses Delia Ramirez and Kina Collins for Congress. peoplesaction.org Part of People's Action's People's Slate, Ramirez and Collins Will Challenge Corporate Democrats WASHINGTON, D.C.—People's Action today announced its endorsement of Delia Ramirez and Kina Collins in their bids to secure the newly drawn Illinois's 3rd and 7th Congressional Districts. The endorsement is part of People's Action's movement politics strategy to challenge corporate Democrats. Ramirez …
(2022-04-14). Video: Michigan Black Man Patrick Lyoya Shot In Back Of Head At Close Range By Police. moguldom.com Video footage captured the traffic stop and fatal interaction between a 26-year-old Patrick Lyoya and a Grand Rapids, Michigan, police officier that resulted in Lyoya being shot in the back of his head. The Lyoya family immigrated to the U.S. from the Democratic Republic of Congo in 2014. Patrick Lyoya lived in Grand Rapids and …
(2022-04-14). Legislature overrides Md. GOP Gov. Hogan's veto of labor-backed paid family/medical leave; pro-union bills fall. peoplesworld.org 
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (PAI)—The heavily Democratic Maryland legislature overrode GOP Gov. Larry Hogan's veto of a proposed state family and medical leave bill, the Time To Care Act, that would have helped an estimated 2.5 million workers care for themselves and their loved ones. Hogan also vetoed four pro-union bills and those vetoes stood. Hogan called …
(2022-04-14). On 110th Anniversary of North Korea's Founder. journal-neo.org 
On April 15, 2022 North Korea will celebrate the main national holiday, the Day of the Sun. This Day is the birthday of Kim Il Sung, the first leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, whose charismatic personality is surrounded by a lot of myths, both red and black. Today's North Korea and the …
(2022-04-14). Traffic has posed along Mbarara-Kabale highway following tanker explosion. plusnews.ug 
Traffic is paralyzed along the Mbarara-Kabale highway following an explosion by a fuel tanker. The tanker rolled down rolled at Kirengere in Kyanamira sub-county, Kabale district and exploded around 11: 30 am Thursday morning. The fuel tanker was destined for Kisoro from Kampala. Mbarara-Kabale highway connects to the Uganda-Rwanda border of Katuna and the Uganda,Democratic Republic …
(2022-04-14). Actress Tichina Arnold: What Can Black Women Do 'To Stop Aiding The Emasculation Of Black Men In America?'. moguldom.com Beloved actress Tichina Arnold went viral on Twitter after asking what she said was an honest question. "Honest Question: What can we as Black Women in America do, to stop aiding in the emasculation of Black men in America?" Arnold tweeted on Wednesday, April 13. Emasculation, according to the Urban Dictionary, is being made to …
(2022-04-14). What Is The Rapture Index? How Evangelical Christians Track The End Of Times. moguldom.com "Jesus is coming back. And soon." These words have been uttered for centuries by Christians who see certain world events as evidence of the impending rapture — the belief that living and dead believers in Jesus Christ will be taken up to heaven to be united with their Lord and Savior. There's even a listing …
(2022-04-14). US's Flaunting of Diplomatic Immunity Challenged in Court. orinocotribune.com By Roger D. Harris — Apr 11, 2022 | Imprisoned Venezuelan Diplomat Contests Extraterritorial Judicial Abuse. | 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,
(2022-04-14). U.S. Renews Public Health Emergency: Free Covid Tests, Free Vaccines For 3 More Months. moguldom.com The U.S. has renewed the covid-19 public health emergency, which extends Americans' access in the U.S. to free testing, free vaccines and treatments for the virus. Set to expire on April 16, the public health emergency was initially declared in January 2020 and has been renewed each quarter since. It was renewed for an additional …