Ajamu Baraka, Black Agenda Report. (2023-05-21). Durham Report Reveals The Real Threat To 'Democracy'. popularresistance.org Six years and millions of dollars later, the "Durham report" released on May 15th confirmed once again what a few of us had the nerve to argue before all of the reports and stories that subsequently emerged — that "Russiagate" was the most massive fraud ever perpetrated on the U.S. public by a section of the capitalist rulers and represented a maturing of a form of U.S. neofascism unique to this historical moment. | The public may have forgotten that during the Trump Administration U.S. Attorney General Bob Barr assigned John H. Durham as special counsel to review the FBI's counterintelligence investigation…

Orinoco Tribune 2 (2023-05-20). Cuban Music Band Buena Fe Forced to Cancel Concerts in Spain Due to Threats by Anti-Cuba Fascists. orinocotribune.com The popular Cuban music band Buena Fe was forced to cancel two of its concerts in Spain after the owners of the concert venues received threats from anti-Cuba fascists. | "We are sad to announce that the concerts in Salamanca and Zamora have been suspended," the Cuban music duo announced on its Facebook page. "Under the pretext of defending democracy, fascist harassment and threats have been unleashed against the owners of the venues, and those threats have been more powerful than the songs. A thousand apologies to those who had purchased tickets." | Buena Fe is on tour in Spain to promote its new album Morada,…

WSWS (2023-05-19). Italy hit by worst floods in a century. wsws.org The catastrophe is the latest in a spree of natural disasters in Italy now being made a regular fact of life by capitalism-driven climate change.

WSWS (2023-05-20). G7 leaders gather in Hiroshima amid rising threat of nuclear war. wsws.org Far from pledging never to use nuclear weapons again, the imperialist cabal is accelerating the NATO conflict against Russia in Ukraine and the US-led war drive against China, which threaten to plunge the world into a nuclear holocaust.

Pepe Escobar (2023-05-20). Pepe Escobar: US Empire of Debt Headed for Collapse. orinocotribune.com By Pepe Escobar — May 15, 2023 | Prof. Michael Hudson's new book, The Collapse of Antiquity: Greece and Rome as Civilization's Oligarchic Turning Point" is a seminal event in this Year of Living Dangerously when, to paraphrase Gramsci, the old geopolitical and geoeconomic order is dying and the new one is being born at breakneck speed. | Prof. Hudson's main thesis is absolutely devastating: he sets out to prove that economic/financial practices in Ancient Greece and Rome — the pillars of Western Civilization — set the stage for what is happening today right in front of our eyes: an empire redu…

Lowkey (2023-05-19). The Inevitable De-Dollarization of the Global Economy, with Ben Norton. mintpressnews.com Ben Norton returns to the Watchdog to shed light on the rapid decline of the U.S. dollar and its implications for American empire as countries worldwide shift away from the dollar in favor of regional currencies and China's rise challenges Washington's global dominance.

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-05-20). Nucleus RadioPharma to open manufacturing facility in Rochester, Minnesota. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Facility aims to manufacture next generation of radiopharmaceuticals ROCHESTER, Minn. — Nucleus RadioPharma, a radiopharmaceutical company founded by Eclipse and Mayo Clinic, announced today it has received approval from the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) for its economic incentive request to support a facility in Rochester. The facility will be based in the Two Discovery Square building within Destination Medical Center's Discovery Square District. Nucleus was established to address the acute manufacturing…

_____ (2023-05-18). NATO member names true sponsors of the Ukrainian conflict. journal-neo.org On the 78th anniversary of the liberation from fascism in World War II, the world's attention is increasingly focused on the causes and developments of the Ukrainian conflict. Even today, it is no secret in the United States and its Western allies that the main reason for the conflict in Ukraine is the recognition by […] | –°–æ–æ–±—â–µ–Ω–∏–µ

Ajamu Baraka (2023-05-18). Durham report reveals the real threat to "democracy" — The FBI weaponized by Democrat Party affiliated elites. mronline.org Six years and millions of dollars later, the "Durham report" released on May 15th confirmed once again what a few of us had the nerve to argue before all of the reports and stories that subsequently emerged—that "Russiagate" was the most massive fraud ever perpetrated on the U.S. public by a section of the capitalist rulers and represented a maturing of a form of U.S. neofascism unique to this historical moment.

Junaid S. Ahmad (2023-05-18). Ongoing Fascist Repression in Pakistan. globalresearch.ca

Phil Miller (2023-05-19). Revealed: Russian Neo-Nazi Leader Obtained UK Missiles in Ukraine. globalresearch.ca

infobrics (2023-05-18). Yet another high-profile corruption scandal shakes up Kiev regime. infobrics.org The scandal is yet another huge embarrassment for the Neo-Nazi junta, particularly as the head of the Supreme Court himself was arrested in connection to taking bribes to the tune of several million dollars. This means that the highest authority responsible for upholding the law is breaking it in the most blatant way imaginable.

Rania Khalek (2023-05-18). Operation Gladio: The CIA's Secret Nazi-Collaborating Terror Armies in Europe & Beyond. thealtworld.com

WSWS (2023-05-19). Howard commencement speech: Biden appeals to identity politics and covers up the White House's promotion of war and reaction. wsws.org The speech, full of vague phrases, again demonstrated the Democratic Party's reliance on the promotion of racial politics to block a socialist movement of the working class and youth in opposition to capitalism and war.

Maddi Johnson (2023-05-18). How capitalism drives climate catastrophe. workers.org Portland, Oregon Since I moved to Oregon, all I've been hearing is: "This weather isn't normal. It's too hot in the summers, too cold in the winters." You hear the same story all across the globe. Every year, everywhere, new weather records are broken. Anecdotes aside, the data is indisputable. . . . |

Emanuel Pastreich (2023-05-19). "The Treason of the Intellectuals" globalresearch.ca

_____ (2023-05-18). Clowns to the Left of Me, Jokers to the Right. NATO's Soft War Soldiers. strategic-culture.org NATO can send in the clowns but hopefully at day's end, against the cold steel of the Russian Armed Forces, the joke will be on them. | Ukraine's Clown Prince Zelensky, history's richest ever comedian, was refused permission to perform during the finals of this year's Eurovision Song Contest, a rigged contest his rump Reich was allowed win last year. | Although Europe's TV watchers were spared the ordeal of once again being forced to watch this swamp creature, whose obsessions include dressing up as GI Joe and showing his naked penis to his adoring audience, the question is, why does NATO entertain such utter idi…

William Paul (2023-05-19). A Spa Instead of Science: The Ford Government Strategy of Neglect, Tear Down and Take Away. socialistproject.ca Back in 2011 Doug Ford wanted a Ferris wheel. That was when he was a Toronto councillor and closest advisor to his brother, Mayor Rob Ford.

Fabian Hattendorfer (2023-05-18). Europe's Hospitals on Strike: Different Countries, Same Labour Struggle. socialistproject.ca Germany Against Hospital Spending Cuts: | In recent years, an increasingly broad and well-networked hospital movement in Germany has dispelled the myth that hospital strikes are impossible. This labour struggle was set in motion by the introduction of a new form of hospital financing. The so-called case-by-case flat rate system (in which hospitals receive fixed amounts for diagnoses rather than, as previously, for hospital stays — Fallpauschalensystem) led to immense pressure to cut costs in public hospitals. Hospital staff felt these cuts first: in 2012, Germany had the worst staffing ratio of t…

Staff (2023-05-18). Venezuela's Anti-Blockade Deputy Minister: Capriles is the 'Shadow Interim President'. orinocotribune.com Venezuelan Vice Minister for Anti-Blockade Policies William Castillo referred to the opposition pre-candidate for the Justice First party (Primero Justicia, PJ), Henrique Capriles, as the new "shadow interim president" who the economic powers of Washington and London utilize to justify the robbery of Venezuela's resources. | On his social media accounts, Castillo pointed out that the United States and the United Kingdom need someone that they can consider as the head of a parallel government so that they can recognize an alternative to the democratically elected president, Nicolás Maduro of the United Socialist P…

WSWS (2023-05-19). Pakistan lurches to dictatorial rule as authorities launch vendetta against Imran Khan and supporters of his Islamic populist PTI. wsws.org Protesters the authorities allege were involved in attacks on military installations or personnel will be tried in military courts that are closed to the media and public and whose rulings cannot be appealed, even to Pakistan's Supreme Court.

Ali Abunimah (2023-05-19). German EU chief downplays Holocaust while spouting "infamous Zionist lie" electronicintifada.net Watch Irish MEP Clare Daly's viral videos challenging Ursula von der Leyen's cruel insults to Palestinians.

Dan Fournier (2023-05-18). "Never Again is Now Global" Documentary by Vera Sharav: The COVID-19 — Holocaust Comparison. globalresearch.ca

Jorge Majfud (2023-05-18). "Elites en contra del establishment" y las paradojas del discurso neofacista. globalizacion.ca Hitler no se parecía mucho a los alemanes de los años 30, pero fue el perfecto instrumento de catarsis que canalizó no sólo las frustraciones del pueblo alemán por la humillación del Tratado de Versalles, sino también por los problemas…

Dr. Paul Craig Roberts (2023-05-18). The United States Has Been Destroyed by Its Ruling Elites. globalresearch.ca

Staff (2023-05-18). Venezuela's Anti-Blockade Deputy Minister: Capriles is the 'Shadow Interim President'. orinocotribune.com Venezuelan Vice Minister for Anti-Blockade Policies William Castillo referred to the opposition pre-candidate for the Justice First party (Primero Justicia, PJ), Henrique Capriles, as the new "shadow interim president" who the economic powers of Washington and London utilize to justify the robbery of Venezuela's resources. | On his social media accounts, Castillo pointed out that the United States and the United Kingdom need someone that they can consider as the head of a parallel government so that they can recognize an alternative to the democratically elected president, Nicolás Maduro of the United Socialist P…

WSWS (2023-05-19). Pakistan lurches to dictatorial rule as authorities launch vendetta against Imran Khan and supporters of his Islamic populist PTI. wsws.org Protesters the authorities allege were involved in attacks on military installations or personnel will be tried in military courts that are closed to the media and public and whose rulings cannot be appealed, even to Pakistan's Supreme Court.

Ali Abunimah (2023-05-19). German EU chief downplays Holocaust while spouting "infamous Zionist lie" electronicintifada.net Watch Irish MEP Clare Daly's viral videos challenging Ursula von der Leyen's cruel insults to Palestinians.

Dan Fournier (2023-05-18). "Never Again is Now Global" Documentary by Vera Sharav: The COVID-19 — Holocaust Comparison. globalresearch.ca

Jorge Majfud (2023-05-18). "Elites en contra del establishment" y las paradojas del discurso neofacista. globalizacion.ca Hitler no se parecía mucho a los alemanes de los años 30, pero fue el perfecto instrumento de catarsis que canalizó no sólo las frustraciones del pueblo alemán por la humillación del Tratado de Versalles, sino también por los problemas…

Dr. Paul Craig Roberts (2023-05-18). The United States Has Been Destroyed by Its Ruling Elites. globalresearch.ca

unitedEditor (2023-05-18). How to prevent a war in the Pacific? unitedworldint.com By Oràßun Gà∂ktàºrk * Terms contain a great historical-scientific and even class distinction. The Biden administration continues the same "Indo-Pacific" rhetoric that the US officially changed during the Trump era. Of course, some might say that there is a geographical difference between the two. But the nightmare of the American political elites, the "Asian Age …

Lowkey (2023-05-19). The Inevitable De-Dollarization of the Global Economy, with Ben Norton. mintpressnews.com Ben Norton returns to the Watchdog to shed light on the rapid decline of the U.S. dollar and its implications for American empire as countries worldwide shift away from the dollar in favor of regional currencies and China's rise challenges Washington's global dominance.

Editor (2023-05-19). Exceptionism in U.S. Empire. mronline.org Aaron Good, who received his PhD in political science at Temple University, has written an exceptional book: American Exception: Empire and the Deep State (Skyhorse, 2022). The title of the first chapter broadly lays out the thesis of the book: "Empire, Hegemony, and the State."

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-05-18). The Splendor of a Thousand Suns: Hiroshima and Imperial Forgetfulness. libya360.wordpress.com Gonzalo Armúa Underwater atomic test carried out at Bikini Atoll in 1946. Photograph: United States Government Navy Joe Biden's visit to Hiroshima in the framework of the G7 once again brings to the surface the cynical memory of an empire that 78 years ago unleashed the power of "a thousand suns" on a defenseless population….

Editor (2023-05-18). Indonesia launches national payment system to replace VISA, MasterCard. mronline.org Dicky Kartikoyono the Head of Strategic Management and Governance Department of the Central Bank, says that Indonesia will launch its very own national payments system to be used in state-owned institutions and enterprises.

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-05-19). Nucleus RadioPharma to open manufacturing facility in Rochester, Minnesota. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Facility aims to manufacture next generation of radiopharmaceuticals ROCHESTER, Minn. — Nucleus RadioPharma, a radiopharmaceutical company founded by Eclipse and Mayo Clinic, announced today it has received approval from the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) for its economic incentive request to support a facility in Rochester. The facility will be based in the Two Discovery Square building within Destination Medical Center's Discovery Square District. Nucleus was established to address the acute manufacturing…

_____ (2023-05-18). NATO member names true sponsors of the Ukrainian conflict. journal-neo.org On the 78th anniversary of the liberation from fascism in World War II, the world's attention is increasingly focused on the causes and developments of the Ukrainian conflict. Even today, it is no secret in the United States and its Western allies that the main reason for the conflict in Ukraine is the recognition by […] | –°–æ–æ–±—â–µ–Ω–∏–µ

Ajamu Baraka (2023-05-18). Durham report reveals the real threat to "democracy" — The FBI weaponized by Democrat Party affiliated elites. mronline.org Six years and millions of dollars later, the "Durham report" released on May 15th confirmed once again what a few of us had the nerve to argue before all of the reports and stories that subsequently emerged—that "Russiagate" was the most massive fraud ever perpetrated on the U.S. public by a section of the capitalist rulers and represented a maturing of a form of U.S. neofascism unique to this historical moment.

Editor (2023-05-17). Fighting fascism in feminism. mronline.org I was first introduced to the power of far-right ideologies within feminism through the work of so-called feminists who were dead set on criminalizing sex work, even if it cost women their lives. Back in 2004, I was new to sex work organizing, spurred by the massacre of street-based sex workers on Vancouver's Downtown Eastside.

Junaid S. Ahmad (2023-05-18). Ongoing Fascist Repression in Pakistan. globalresearch.ca

J. L'Heureau, World Socialist Web Site. (2023-05-18). Truck Drivers Plan Boycott Of Florida Over State's New Anti-Immigrant Bill. popularresistance.org A nationwide truckers boycott of Florida is being organized in opposition to a new state law targeting undocumented migrants and refugees. | The new legislation was initially announced by the state's fascistic governor Ron DeSantis in February and framed as a means of countering what he termed "the Biden administration's failure to secure our nation's borders." In a statement published on a government website, DeSantis declared, "Florida is a law and order state, and we won't turn a blind eye to the dangers of Biden's Border Crisis. We will continue to take steps to protect Floridians from reckless federal open b…

infobrics (2023-05-18). Yet another high-profile corruption scandal shakes up Kiev regime. infobrics.org The scandal is yet another huge embarrassment for the Neo-Nazi junta, particularly as the head of the Supreme Court himself was arrested in connection to taking bribes to the tune of several million dollars. This means that the highest authority responsible for upholding the law is breaking it in the most blatant way imaginable.

It's Going Down (2023-05-17). Hitler Saluting "White Lives Matter" Neo-Nazis Chased Off by Locals in Templeton, CA. itsgoingdown.org Neo-Nazis associated with the "White Lives Matter" network of white supremacists threw up Hitler salutes after being pushed off a freeway overpass by locals who organized a much larger counter-protest in Templeton, California, located in San Luis Obispo County. Neo-Nazis with WLM / NorCal Active Club unmasked. t.co/TlUW0ASkiY — OFF THE 99 (@Off_The_99) May 17,…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-05-17). An Historical Background to the US/NATO Proxy War Against Russia. libya360.wordpress.com Ian Beddowes Today the USA and its NATO allies have an overwhelming military presence throughout the world and are still trying to push that even further. They have the whole world divided into military commands. They have funded extremists everywhere, jihadists in the Middle East, Nazis in Ukraine. To call Russia imperialist' in the present…

WSWS (2023-05-17). Famed pianist and chamber musician Menahem Pressler is dead at age of 99. wsws.org This world-famous musician, who was born in Germany and escaped the Nazis 84 years ago, lived through the terror of Kristallnacht, the murderous antisemitic pogrom that took place in 1938.

Rachel Hu, Chris Garaffa (2023-05-17). CovertAction Bulletin: The Debt Ceiling is Political Theater. covertactionmagazine.com The "debt ceiling" crisis playing out between President Biden and Congressional Republicans is manufactured by capitalism to justify spending cuts to critical social programs while continuing to bail out big businesses and fund the Pentagon's endless war drive…

Editor (2023-05-17). Ian Angus — "The War Against the Commons: Dispossession and Resistance in the Making of Capitalism" mronline.org In his latest book, Ian Angus answers a question that apologists for the capitalist system would like to pretend does not exist.

John Pilger (2023-05-17). We must speak up before the propagandists get their war with China. therealnews.com This article was produced by Speak up. Now. | In 1935, the Congress of American Writers was held in New York City, followed by another two years later. They called on "the hundreds of poets, novelists, dramatists, critics, short story writers and journalists" to discuss the "rapid crumbling of capitalism" and the beckoning…

_____ (2023-05-18). Clowns to the Left of Me, Jokers to the Right. NATO's Soft War Soldiers. strategic-culture.org NATO can send in the clowns but hopefully at day's end, against the cold steel of the Russian Armed Forces, the joke will be on them. | Ukraine's Clown Prince Zelensky, history's richest ever comedian, was refused permission to perform during the finals of this year's Eurovision Song Contest, a rigged contest his rump Reich was allowed win last year. | Although Europe's TV watchers were spared the ordeal of once again being forced to watch this swamp creature, whose obsessions include dressing up as GI Joe and showing his naked penis to his adoring audience, the question is, why does NATO entertain such utter idi…

Staff (2023-05-18). Venezuela's Anti-Blockade Deputy Minister: Capriles is the 'Shadow Interim President'. orinocotribune.com Venezuelan Vice Minister for Anti-Blockade Policies William Castillo referred to the opposition pre-candidate for the Justice First party (Primero Justicia, PJ), Henrique Capriles, as the new "shadow interim president" who the economic powers of Washington and London utilize to justify the robbery of Venezuela's resources. | On his social media accounts, Castillo pointed out that the United States and the United Kingdom need someone that they can consider as the head of a parallel government so that they can recognize an alternative to the democratically elected president, Nicolás Maduro of the United Socialist P…

Fabian Hattendorfer (2023-05-18). Europe's Hospitals on Strike: Different Countries, Same Labour Struggle. socialistproject.ca Germany Against Hospital Spending Cuts: | In recent years, an increasingly broad and well-networked hospital movement in Germany has dispelled the myth that hospital strikes are impossible. This labour struggle was set in motion by the introduction of a new form of hospital financing. The so-called case-by-case flat rate system (in which hospitals receive fixed amounts for diagnoses rather than, as previously, for hospital stays — Fallpauschalensystem) led to immense pressure to cut costs in public hospitals. Hospital staff felt these cuts first: in 2012, Germany had the worst staffing ratio of t…

Staff (2023-05-17). PSUV and Communist Party of China Ratify Cooperation Agreements. orinocotribune.com Venezuela and China continue to deepen political alliances. This time, Caracas served as the venue for an official meeting between the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV) and the Communist Party of China (CPC), organizations sharing deep anti-imperialist principles. | Vice President of the PSUV Diosdado Cabello received the CPC delegation, led by the deputy minister for the international department of the Central Committee of the CPC, Li Mingxiang. | High-level members of the PSUV leadership also participated in the meeting: Vice President of Organization Pedro Infante; Vice President of Training Tania Día…

Klaus Drà§ger (2023-05-17). A Geopolitical European Union? socialistproject.ca On taking office as President of the EU Commission in 2019, Ursula von der Leyen said she wanted to create a 'geopolitical Commission': "We have enormous tasks ahead of us: Brexit, climate change, 5G expansion, the rise of protectionism, and the reform of the European asylum system — to name just a few. To manage these upheavals, Europe must stand united and assert itself more globally." Her goal, she said, is to achieve 'strategic sovereignty' for the EU on a par with the US, China, and Russia. Since the Ukraine war in February 2022, the EU grandees have outdone themselves with buzzwords on the topic of…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-05-17). A Humanist Response to the Reactionary Advance of the Far Right. libya360.wordpress.com Javier Tolcachier The electoral victories of Gustavo Petro, Xiomara Castro, Gabriel Boric, Pedro Castillo, the return of MAS to the Bolivian government and Lula to the Brazilian presidency, together with the electoral victories of Andrés Manuel López Obrador and Alberto Fernández inaugurated a new wave of progressive governments in Latin America. As a result of…

_____ (2023-05-18). Clowns to the Left of Me, Jokers to the Right. NATO's Soft War Soldiers. strategic-culture.org NATO can send in the clowns but hopefully at day's end, against the cold steel of the Russian Armed Forces, the joke will be on them. | Ukraine's Clown Prince Zelensky, history's richest ever comedian, was refused permission to perform during the finals of this year's Eurovision Song Contest, a rigged contest his rump Reich was allowed win last year. | Although Europe's TV watchers were spared the ordeal of once again being forced to watch this swamp creature, whose obsessions include dressing up as GI Joe and showing his naked penis to his adoring audience, the question is, why does NATO entertain such utter idi…

Staff (2023-05-18). Venezuela's Anti-Blockade Deputy Minister: Capriles is the 'Shadow Interim President'. orinocotribune.com Venezuelan Vice Minister for Anti-Blockade Policies William Castillo referred to the opposition pre-candidate for the Justice First party (Primero Justicia, PJ), Henrique Capriles, as the new "shadow interim president" who the economic powers of Washington and London utilize to justify the robbery of Venezuela's resources. | On his social media accounts, Castillo pointed out that the United States and the United Kingdom need someone that they can consider as the head of a parallel government so that they can recognize an alternative to the democratically elected president, Nicolás Maduro of the United Socialist P…

Fabian Hattendorfer (2023-05-18). Europe's Hospitals on Strike: Different Countries, Same Labour Struggle. socialistproject.ca Germany Against Hospital Spending Cuts: | In recent years, an increasingly broad and well-networked hospital movement in Germany has dispelled the myth that hospital strikes are impossible. This labour struggle was set in motion by the introduction of a new form of hospital financing. The so-called case-by-case flat rate system (in which hospitals receive fixed amounts for diagnoses rather than, as previously, for hospital stays — Fallpauschalensystem) led to immense pressure to cut costs in public hospitals. Hospital staff felt these cuts first: in 2012, Germany had the worst staffing ratio of t…

Staff (2023-05-17). PSUV and Communist Party of China Ratify Cooperation Agreements. orinocotribune.com Venezuela and China continue to deepen political alliances. This time, Caracas served as the venue for an official meeting between the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV) and the Communist Party of China (CPC), organizations sharing deep anti-imperialist principles. | Vice President of the PSUV Diosdado Cabello received the CPC delegation, led by the deputy minister for the international department of the Central Committee of the CPC, Li Mingxiang. | High-level members of the PSUV leadership also participated in the meeting: Vice President of Organization Pedro Infante; Vice President of Training Tania Día…

Klaus Drà§ger (2023-05-17). A Geopolitical European Union? socialistproject.ca On taking office as President of the EU Commission in 2019, Ursula von der Leyen said she wanted to create a 'geopolitical Commission': "We have enormous tasks ahead of us: Brexit, climate change, 5G expansion, the rise of protectionism, and the reform of the European asylum system — to name just a few. To manage these upheavals, Europe must stand united and assert itself more globally." Her goal, she said, is to achieve 'strategic sovereignty' for the EU on a par with the US, China, and Russia. Since the Ukraine war in February 2022, the EU grandees have outdone themselves with buzzwords on the topic of…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-05-17). A Humanist Response to the Reactionary Advance of the Far Right. libya360.wordpress.com Javier Tolcachier The electoral victories of Gustavo Petro, Xiomara Castro, Gabriel Boric, Pedro Castillo, the return of MAS to the Bolivian government and Lula to the Brazilian presidency, together with the electoral victories of Andrés Manuel López Obrador and Alberto Fernández inaugurated a new wave of progressive governments in Latin America. As a result of…

Michael Fox (2023-05-17). Families of the detained see echoes of dictatorial past in El Salvador's gang crackdown. therealnews.com El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele is a millennial social media sensation, who has ruled with an iron fist over the last year, instituting a state of exception and locking up 65,000 suspected gang members. For much of the country, his policies have been an overwhelming success, slashing crime rates like never seen. But, thousands of family members of the detained say their loved ones are innocent. On May 1, they led a huge International Workers Day march against the government. Their stories, and the signs they carry, are eerily reminiscent. In the 1970s and '80s, 30,000 innocent civilians were detained,…

Dan Fournier (2023-05-18). "Never Again is Now Global" Documentary by Vera Sharav: The COVID-19 — Holocaust Comparison. globalresearch.ca

Jorge Majfud (2023-05-18). "Elites en contra del establishment" y las paradojas del discurso neofacista. globalizacion.ca Hitler no se parecía mucho a los alemanes de los años 30, pero fue el perfecto instrumento de catarsis que canalizó no sólo las frustraciones del pueblo alemán por la humillación del Tratado de Versalles, sino también por los problemas…

Dr. Paul Craig Roberts (2023-05-18). The United States Has Been Destroyed by Its Ruling Elites. globalresearch.ca

unitedEditor (2023-05-18). How to prevent a war in the Pacific? unitedworldint.com By Oràßun Gà∂ktàºrk * Terms contain a great historical-scientific and even class distinction. The Biden administration continues the same "Indo-Pacific" rhetoric that the US officially changed during the Trump era. Of course, some might say that there is a geographical difference between the two. But the nightmare of the American political elites, the "Asian Age …

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-05-18). The Splendor of a Thousand Suns: Hiroshima and Imperial Forgetfulness. libya360.wordpress.com Gonzalo Armúa Underwater atomic test carried out at Bikini Atoll in 1946. Photograph: United States Government Navy Joe Biden's visit to Hiroshima in the framework of the G7 once again brings to the surface the cynical memory of an empire that 78 years ago unleashed the power of "a thousand suns" on a defenseless population….

Editor (2023-05-17). Why 90% of foreign military bases are American. mronline.org You can't talk about how many bases the United States has without talking about what those bases actually represent — U.S. imperialism. With about 750 bases overseas, in 80 countries and colonies, the U.S. has more foreign military bases than any empire, people or country in world history. #Military #War #UnitedStates…

Editor (2023-05-18). Indonesia launches national payment system to replace VISA, MasterCard. mronline.org Dicky Kartikoyono the Head of Strategic Management and Governance Department of the Central Bank, says that Indonesia will launch its very own national payments system to be used in state-owned institutions and enterprises.

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-05-18). Nucleus RadioPharma to open manufacturing facility in Rochester, Minnesota. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Facility aims to manufacture next generation of radiopharmaceuticals ROCHESTER, Minn. — Nucleus RadioPharma, a radiopharmaceutical company founded by Eclipse and Mayo Clinic, announced today it has received approval from the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) for its economic incentive request to support a facility in Rochester. The facility will be based in the Two Discovery Square building within Destination Medical Center's Discovery Square District. Nucleus was established to address the acute manufacturing…

Orinoco Tribune 2 (2023-05-16). Thousands of Muslims in India's Kerala Protest Rising Islamophobia, Hindu Fascism. orinocotribune.com Thousands of Muslims in India's southern state of Kerala have rallied to protest growing Islamophobia and violence against Muslims across the country amid rising Hindu nationalism. | Protesters chanted slogans against Hindutva fascism, a right-wing political ideology based on Hindu nationalism aimed at establishing India as a Hindu nation — rather than a secular state, as well as growing Islamophobia, media outlets in the country reported Monday. | According to the reports, the peaceful protest rally on Saturday was organized by the Kerala Muslim Jama-ath Federation (KMJF) to mark its 40th anniversary in th…

thecommunists (2023-05-16). Caleb Maupin and Harpal Brar: Soviet Union defeating fascism. thecommunists.org In this discussion on the Soviet victory over fascism in WW2, Harpal Brar begins by dismissing the most common (and patently absurd) myths surrounding the beginning of the war: in particular, the Molotov-Ribbentrop pact — sometimes (outrageously) called the 'Hitler-Stalin pact' — which has so tainted the bourgeois narative of modern history. See also our …

Anonymous Contributor (2023-05-16). Proud Boys Plan Unsuccessful Trap for Antifascists In the Inland Empire. itsgoingdown.org Report from the Inland Empire, in southern California about antifascists taking action against the Proud Boys. On Friday May 12th, in the Inland Empire, (southern California, for those unfamiliar), local Proud Boys escalated their tactics significantly. The last several months they have been doing banner drops about once a month at freeway overpasses and have…

Manlio Dinucci (2023-05-16). Perché vogliono cancellare l'Anniversario della Vittoria sul Nazismo — 20230512 — Pangea Grandangolo. globalresearch.ca àà in corso, a livello internazionale, una grande operazione politico-mediatica per cancellare l'Anniversario della Vittoria sul nazismo. Il discorso del Presidente Putin alla parata militare del 9 Maggio a Mosca, per il 78 ∞ Anniversario della Vittoria, è stato presentato in …

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-05-16). "Independent" Ukrainian "Kill List": Run by Nazi Junta, Backed by NATO and Washington. libya360.wordpress.com David Miller Late last year, my name was added to a blacklist published online by the Ukraine Center for Countering Disinformation. I joined over ninety others deemed to be "speakers who promote narratives consonant with Russian propaganda." These included Manuel Pineda and Clare Daly, both leftist Members of the European Parliament (MEP); Also counted are people…

Staff (2023-05-16). A Neo-Nazi Working in Congress: Aide to Rep. Gosar Pledged Loyalty to White Supremacist Nick Fuentes. democracynow.org We look at a newly confirmed direct connection between a white supremacist leader and a staffer for one of Trump's staunchest supporters in Congress. The digital director for right-wing Arizona Congressmember Paul Gosar has been revealed as a prominent follower of neo-Nazi online influencer Nick Fuentes. Gosar himself is linked to organizers of the January 6 insurrection and was censured for posting an animated video on social media where he murdered Congressmember Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and attacked President Biden. We speak with Talking Points Memo reporter Hunter Walker about his exclusive report, whic…

Amy Goodman (2023-05-16). Rep. Paul Gosar's Aide Pledged Loyalty to White Supremacist Nick Fuentes. truthout.org We look at a newly confirmed direct connection between a white supremacist leader and a staffer for one of Trump's staunchest supporters in Congress. The digital director for right-wing Arizona Congressmember Paul Gosar has been revealed as a prominent follower of neo-Nazi online influencer Nick Fuentes. Gosar himself is linked to organizers of the January 6 insurrection and was censured for… |

Frank Cappello (2023-05-16). üéß MOVIES VS. CAPITALISM: You've Got Mail (w/ Robin Johnson). levernews.com

Matt Hancock, Low Impact. (2023-05-16). Why Is The Co-Operative Movement So Successful In Emilia Romagna? popularresistance.org In a region of 5 million people, there are 4000 co-operative businesses, that employ 250,000 people — just under a quarter of the entire workforce. The co-op movement in ER goes back to the mid 19th century, with roots in the workers' mutual aid societies, and many of the early ones are still strong today. It wasn't a reaction to capitalism. The co-op movement developed alongside capitalism. | There's an entrepreneurial spirit, but also a propensity to do things together — creating associations, unions, co-ops, credit unions etc. There's joint purchasing and lobbying, collective bargaining etc. There'

Ana Perdigón (2023-05-16). Cabello Reminds Opposition that CNE Is Venezuela's Electoral Institution. orinocotribune.com The vice president of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV), Diosdado Cabello, confirmed that the National Electoral Council (CNE) is the organization responsible for elections in Venezuela. | During a press conference, Cabello spoke about statements by opposition leaders who say they do not want the CNE to participate in the primary elections of the opposition. | "With the CNE, it will be known how many participated," said Cabello. "They will be exposed. T…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-05-16). A Fraternal Hand: The American Tradition of Socialist Democracy and Chinese Socialism. libya360.wordpress.com Carlos L. Garrido There is a glaring paradox at the core of the American project. On the one hand, it proclaims its national self-determination with the values of life, liberty, pursuit of happiness, right to revolution, and to a government of, by, and for the people. On the other hand, the rights to life, liberty,…

WSWS (2023-05-16). Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson, backed by DSA, takes office, pledging to "work together" with political establishment. wsws.org Under conditions of an escalating social crisis, the longtime Democratic Party official, backed by the union apparatus and the Democratic Socialists of America, is being brought forward in an effort to contain and suppress the class struggle in the country's third-largest city.

WSWS (2023-05-16). IYSSE holds successful anti-war meetings in Munich, Bochum and Frankfurt. wsws.org Under the title "The war in Ukraine and how to stop it," the IYSSE shed light on the historical, economic and political causes of the war and an international socialist strategy to end it.

F. William Engdahl (2023-05-16). Why China Can't Pull the World Out of a New Great Depression. globalresearch.ca

Dennis Broe (2023-05-16). The global crime novel: Worldwide corruption and chiseling. peoplesworld.org In a 1931 Warner Brothers film Blonde Crazy, in the pre-code period when expression was raunchier and more truthful before the era of middle-class censorship, as the Depression reaches its peak, conniving bellhop James Cagney is trying to convince new hotel hire Joan Blondell to go on the road with him and work a hustle …

Kim Petersen (2023-05-16). Exceptionism in US Empire. dissidentvoice.org [S]uffice it to state that the US Guardian Elite are very much of and for the overworld of private wealth. Since the end of World War II, the US Guardian Elite have functioned most decisively as executors of dark power. — Aaron Good, American Exception, p 107 Aaron Good, who received his PhD in political …

Prabir Purkayastha (2023-05-16). Charles III coronation reminds of Britain's bloody history of genocide, slavery, and loot. mronline.org The coronation ceremony and centuries of plunder by the British Empire cannot be seen in isolation.

Global Research News (2023-05-16). Selected Articles: This War Is the Big One: "The Objective Is to Destroy Russia and the Russian Empire" globalresearch.ca By Every uncompromised world politician and citizen of the world, who against great odds, have kept themselves informed …

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-05-17). Nucleus RadioPharma to open manufacturing facility in Rochester, Minnesota. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Facility aims to manufacture next generation of radiopharmaceuticals ROCHESTER, Minn. — Nucleus RadioPharma, a radiopharmaceutical company founded by Eclipse and Mayo Clinic, announced today it has received approval from the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) for its economic incentive request to support a facility in Rochester. The facility will be based in the Two Discovery Square building within Destination Medical Center's Discovery Square District. Nucleus was established to address the acute manufacturing…

ecns.cn (2023-05-16). First domestic mRNA COVID vaccine delivered. ecns.cn An elderly man in Shijiazhuang, Hebei province, received a booster shot of an mRNA COVID-19 vaccine on Saturday. It was the first dose of the domestically developed COVID-19 vaccine based on messenger RNA technology to be delivered, according to its maker, CSPC Pharmaceutical Group.

Tamar Sarai (2023-05-16). Profiteers of Holmesburg Prison's Medical Experiments Have Yet to Redress Harm. truthout.org A crowd of students, professors, and community members gathered in a packed room at St. Joseph's University on April 26 to hear about "Philadelphia's lasting shame" from the people who are still living under the pain of it. That shame — the horrific medical experiments conducted by dermatologist Dr. Albert Kligman in Pennsylvania's Holmesburg Prison for more than 20 years beginning in the 1950s… |

David Hill (2023-05-15). Fascist protesters outnumbered by LGBTQ supporters at Cleveland drag story hour. peoplesworld.org CLEVELAND, Ohio—Supporters of the LGBTQ community vastly outnumbered fascist demonstrators at a Drag Story Hour event here over the weekend. On Saturday, May 13, a handful of fascist demonstrators, religious fundamentalists, and their allies gathered outside of a local theater on the west side of Cleveland to intimidate and threaten children and families participating in …

Jeremy Kuzmarov (2023-05-15). Woody Guthrie Prize Given to Punk Rock Group that Supports Escalation of Ukraine War and Overthrow of Russian Government. covertactionmagazine.com As a proponent of peaceful relations with the Soviet Union, Woody Guthrie would likely be rolling over in his grave if he knew how his heirs betrayed his name Famous for his song "This Land Is Your Land" and for adopting the slogan "This Machine Kills Fascists" on his guitar, the great American folk singer …

Anonymous103 (2023-05-15). In Video: Kherson Residents Tell About Russia Before And After "Invasion" southfront.org Illustrative Image | Amid the ongoing hostilities on the battlefields, the media battle is ongoing. The Kiev regime and the Western MSM have been always hiding the pro-Russian sentiments of the population throughout Ukraine, including in the Kherson region in the south of Ukraine, which entered the Russian Federation in September 2022 but was later left by the Russian military. | A lot of residents of the Kherson regiment supported the struggle of the Donbass republics against the Nazi Kiev regime. For…

Irwin Jerome (2023-05-15). This War is the Big One: "The Objective is to Destroy Russia and the Russian Empire" globalresearch.ca

Manlio Dinucci (2023-05-15). Why They Want to Cancel the Anniversary of the Victory Over Nazism. Manlio Dinucci. globalresearch.ca

Frank Cappello (2023-05-16). üéß MOVIES VS. CAPITALISM: You've Got Mail (w/ Robin Johnson). levernews.com

_____ (2023-05-15). (Português) O Colapso Atual da Ética. transcend.org 12 maio 2023 – Percebo dois fatores principais, entre outros, que atingem o coraàßà£o da ética: a globalizaàßà£o do capitalismo depredador e a mercantilizaàßà£o da sociedade.

_____ (2023-05-15). The Current Collapse of Ethics. transcend.org 13 May 2023 – I perceive two main factors, among others, that strike at the heart of ethics: the globalization of predatory capitalism and the commodification of society.

Robert Reich (2023-05-15). The first step to fixing the electoral collegeÔøº. nationofchange.org If we keep up the fight and get enough states on board, America will never again elect a president who loses the national popular vote.

WSWS (2023-05-16). Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson, backed by DSA, takes office, pledging to "work together" with political establishment. wsws.org Under conditions of an escalating social crisis, the longtime Democratic Party official, backed by the union apparatus and the Democratic Socialists of America, is being brought forward in an effort to contain and suppress the class struggle in the country's third-largest city.

krish-rad_ind (2023-05-15). First Public Comments After African People's Socialist Party Members Indicted. popularresistance.org

Ontario Health Coalition (2023-05-15). Ontario Tories Pass Bill to Privatize Hospitals. socialistproject.ca

Robert Reich (2023-05-15). The first step to fixing the electoral collegeÔøº. nationofchange.org If we keep up the fight and get enough states on board, America will never again elect a president who loses the national popular vote.

WSWS (2023-05-16). Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson, backed by DSA, takes office, pledging to "work together" with political establishment. wsws.org Under conditions of an escalating social crisis, the longtime Democratic Party official, backed by the union apparatus and the Democratic Socialists of America, is being brought forward in an effort to contain and suppress the class struggle in the country's third-largest city.

krish-rad_ind (2023-05-15). First Public Comments After African People's Socialist Party Members Indicted. popularresistance.org

Ontario Health Coalition (2023-05-15). Ontario Tories Pass Bill to Privatize Hospitals. socialistproject.ca

_____ (2023-05-15). You Don't Have to Choose Between Happiness and Being Informed. strategic-culture.org This is perfectly understandable. Not only is our world hurtling toward nuclear armageddon and environmental collapse while surging authoritarianism threatens our ability to even talk about these things with each other, but most people are completely oblivious to it all. Even relatively politically engaged people tend to believe society's biggest problems are things like sexism or drag shows, and they generally support one of the two mainstream political factions who are both driving us toward destruction.

Global Research News (2023-05-16). Selected Articles: This War Is the Big One: "The Objective Is to Destroy Russia and the Russian Empire" globalresearch.ca By Every uncompromised world politician and citizen of the world, who against great odds, have kept themselves informed …

Prabir Purkayastha (2023-05-16). Charles III coronation reminds of Britain's bloody history of genocide, slavery, and loot. mronline.org The coronation ceremony and centuries of plunder by the British Empire cannot be seen in isolation.

David Skripac (2023-05-15). Moving Toward a Global Empire: Humanity Sentenced to a Unipolar Prison and a Digital Gulag. globalresearch.ca

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-05-15). US Empire of Debt Headed for Collapse. libya360.wordpress.com Pepe Escobar Prof. Michael Hudson's new book, "The Collapse of Antiquity: Greece and Rome as Civilization's Oligarchic Turning Point" is a seminal event in this Year of Living Dangerously when, to paraphrase Gramsci, the old geopolitical and geoeconomic order is dying and the new one is being born at breakneck speed. Prof. Hudson's main thesis…

Shimbun Akahata (2023-05-15). Corporate donations to Japan's ruling party driving government's anti-China military buildup. peoplesworld.org TOKYO—Behind the Japanese government's policies prioritizing a huge military buildup and the promotion of nuclear power generation lies the huge donations made by corporations in the relevant industries to the ruling Liberal Democratic Party. New data shows that Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's party is raking in cash from arms manufacturers and atomic power companies. According …

Marjorie Cohn, Truthout. (2023-05-15). SCOTUS Case May Slash Regulation Of Everything. popularresistance.org In an ominous but unsurprising development, the Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case that may well imperil our health, safety, labor, clean air and water, food and environmental protections. On May 1, the court decided to reconsider its 40-year-old precedent in the current case of Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo. | This right-wing court, which demonstrated its disregard for legal precedent when it overruled Roe v. Wade, may now overturn the well-settled "Chevron deference." Doing so would be consistent with the conservative fealty to deregulation in order to protect corporate profits.

ecns.cn (2023-05-16). First domestic mRNA COVID vaccine delivered. ecns.cn An elderly man in Shijiazhuang, Hebei province, received a booster shot of an mRNA COVID-19 vaccine on Saturday. It was the first dose of the domestically developed COVID-19 vaccine based on messenger RNA technology to be delivered, according to its maker, CSPC Pharmaceutical Group.

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-05-16). Nucleus RadioPharma to open manufacturing facility in Rochester, Minnesota. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Facility aims to manufacture next generation of radiopharmaceuticals ROCHESTER, Minn. — Nucleus RadioPharma, a radiopharmaceutical company founded by Eclipse and Mayo Clinic, announced today it has received approval from the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) for its economic incentive request to support a facility in Rochester. The facility will be based in the Two Discovery Square building within Destination Medical Center's Discovery Square District. Nucleus was established to address the acute manufacturing…

David Hill (2023-05-15). Fascist protesters outnumbered by LGBTQ supporters at Cleveland drag story hour. peoplesworld.org CLEVELAND, Ohio—Supporters of the LGBTQ community vastly outnumbered fascist demonstrators at a Drag Story Hour event here over the weekend. On Saturday, May 13, a handful of fascist demonstrators, religious fundamentalists, and their allies gathered outside of a local theater on the west side of Cleveland to intimidate and threaten children and families participating in …

Manlio Dinucci (2023-05-15). Why They Want to Cancel the Anniversary of the Victory Over Nazism. Manlio Dinucci. globalresearch.ca

Irwin Jerome (2023-05-15). This War is the Big One: "The Objective is to Destroy Russia and the Russian Empire" globalresearch.ca

_____ (2023-05-15). The Current Collapse of Ethics. transcend.org 13 May 2023 – I perceive two main factors, among others, that strike at the heart of ethics: the globalization of predatory capitalism and the commodification of society.

_____ (2023-05-15). (Português) O Colapso Atual da Ética. transcend.org 12 maio 2023 – Percebo dois fatores principais, entre outros, que atingem o coraàßà£o da ética: a globalizaàßà£o do capitalismo depredador e a mercantilizaàßà£o da sociedade.

Robert Reich (2023-05-15). The first step to fixing the electoral collegeÔøº. nationofchange.org If we keep up the fight and get enough states on board, America will never again elect a president who loses the national popular vote.

teleSUR (2023-05-15). Venezuela to Encourage Scientific Training Among Young People. telesurenglish.net On Monday, Science and Technology Minister Gabriela Jimenez announced that Venezuela will encourage the study of careers related to chemistry and petrochemistry through its Scientific Route program. | RELATED: | As part of these educational efforts, young students from the National Institute for Socialist Training and Education (INCES) toured the National Center for Chemical Technology (CNTQ) facilities located in Caracas Cit…

krish-rad_ind (2023-05-15). First Public Comments After African People's Socialist Party Members Indicted. popularresistance.org

Ontario Health Coalition (2023-05-15). Ontario Tories Pass Bill to Privatize Hospitals. socialistproject.ca

teleSUR (2023-05-14). Greek PM Rules Out Cooperation With Socialists After Elections. telesurenglish.net On Sunday, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis ruled out the prospect of cooperation with the Panhellenic Socialist Movement (PASOK-KINAL) to form a coalition government after the upcoming general elections. | RELATED: | "I don't believe that at this moment there is margin for any cooperation with PASOK after the May 21 elections, even if the numbers could lead to a government that would receive the confidence vote fro…

David Skripac (2023-05-15). Moving Toward a Global Empire: Humanity Sentenced to a Unipolar Prison and a Digital Gulag. globalresearch.ca

Shimbun Akahata (2023-05-15). Corporate donations to Japan's ruling party driving government's anti-China military buildup. peoplesworld.org TOKYO—Behind the Japanese government's policies prioritizing a huge military buildup and the promotion of nuclear power generation lies the huge donations made by corporations in the relevant industries to the ruling Liberal Democratic Party. New data shows that Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's party is raking in cash from arms manufacturers and atomic power companies. According …

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-05-15). US Empire of Debt Headed for Collapse. libya360.wordpress.com Pepe Escobar Prof. Michael Hudson's new book, "The Collapse of Antiquity: Greece and Rome as Civilization's Oligarchic Turning Point" is a seminal event in this Year of Living Dangerously when, to paraphrase Gramsci, the old geopolitical and geoeconomic order is dying and the new one is being born at breakneck speed. Prof. Hudson's main thesis…

Brandon Smith (2023-05-14). Global Governance by Artificial Intelligence: The Ultimate Unaccountable Tyranny. globalresearch.ca

Peter Koenig (2023-05-14). WHO's Worldwide Power Grab: Beware of the New International Health Regulation and Pandemic Treaty, a Health Tyranny Never Heard of Before in Human History. globalresearch.ca

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-05-15). Nucleus RadioPharma to open manufacturing facility in Rochester, Minnesota. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Facility aims to manufacture next generation of radiopharmaceuticals ROCHESTER, Minn. — Nucleus RadioPharma, a radiopharmaceutical company founded by Eclipse and Mayo Clinic, announced today it has received approval from the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) for its economic incentive request to support a facility in Rochester. The facility will be based in the Two Discovery Square building within Destination Medical Center's Discovery Square District. Nucleus was established to address the acute manufacturing…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-05-15). US Empire of Debt Headed for Collapse. libya360.wordpress.com Pepe Escobar Prof. Michael Hudson's new book, "The Collapse of Antiquity: Greece and Rome as Civilization's Oligarchic Turning Point" is a seminal event in this Year of Living Dangerously when, to paraphrase Gramsci, the old geopolitical and geoeconomic order is dying and the new one is being born at breakneck speed. Prof. Hudson's main thesis…

Brandon Smith (2023-05-14). Global Governance by Artificial Intelligence: The Ultimate Unaccountable Tyranny. globalresearch.ca

Peter Koenig (2023-05-14). WHO's Worldwide Power Grab: Beware of the New International Health Regulation and Pandemic Treaty, a Health Tyranny Never Heard of Before in Human History. globalresearch.ca

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-05-15). Nucleus RadioPharma to open manufacturing facility in Rochester, Minnesota. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Facility aims to manufacture next generation of radiopharmaceuticals ROCHESTER, Minn. — Nucleus RadioPharma, a radiopharmaceutical company founded by Eclipse and Mayo Clinic, announced today it has received approval from the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) for its economic incentive request to support a facility in Rochester. The facility will be based in the Two Discovery Square building within Destination Medical Center's Discovery Square District. Nucleus was established to address the acute manufacturing…

midwesternmarx (2023-05-13). We must speak up before the propagandists get their war with China By: John Pilger. midwesternmarx.com Where are the voices that speak up against fascism, war, and propaganda, asks renowned journalist John Pilger as he surveys the past decade of dirty tricks perpetrated by the United States and its allies The Congress of American Writers that was held in New York City took a firm stand against fascism and war. Photo: Daily Worker / People's World Archives Speak up. Now.In 1935, the Congress of American Writers was held in New York City, followed by another two years later. They cal …

thecommunists (2023-05-13). Remembering the 1980 armed uprising against imperalism in Gwangju, Korea. thecommunists.org This article is reproduced from Platform News, with thanks. ***** The Gwangju people's uprising was a popular uprising of the people of Gwangju, Jeollanam-do, south Korea, in May 1980, to oppose the fascistic dictatorship and to achieve democratic freedoms and rights. This armed uprising founded a people's commune that lasted for ten days, from 18 …

Editor (2023-05-13). May 8 and the rehabilitation of Nazism in Germany. mronline.org On 8 and 9 May, Berlin traditionally hosts numerous commemorative events to mark the end of the Second World War in Europe.

Mickey Z. (2023-05-13). Why Can't I Question Capitalism without Being Called a "Socialist"? dissidentvoice.org "The essence of capitalism is to turn nature into commodities and commodities into capital." (Michael Parenti) For as long as I've been writing, giving public talks, and all that, I have offered informed critiques of capitalism. For as long as I've been offering informed critiques of capitalism, I get replies like this: "I suppose you …

midwesternmarx (2023-05-13). Beware those who try to discredit Leninism from a "decolonial" angle By: Rainer Shea. midwesternmarx.com Capitalism will co-opt anything, so long as it can be used to make profits or to aid its narrative campaigns. It doesn't care about how "left" or "radical" an idea is, all it cares about is its potential utility within the class war. That's where the phenomenon I'm going to talk about comes from: a project by the narrative managers of bourgeois class power to create a controlled opposition. To cultivate a leftism, or even a "communism,&rdquo …

WSWS (2023-05-13). Jordan Neely's murder on the New York City subway and the terminal crisis of capitalism. wsws.org Daniel Penny was charged Friday with second-degree manslaughter ten days after he killed the 30-year-old homeless man with a chokehold.

Mickey Z. (2023-05-13). Why Can't I Question Capitalism without Being Called a "Socialist"? dissidentvoice.org "The essence of capitalism is to turn nature into commodities and commodities into capital." (Michael Parenti) For as long as I've been writing, giving public talks, and all that, I have offered informed critiques of capitalism. For as long as I've been offering informed critiques of capitalism, I get replies like this: "I suppose you …

teleSUR (2023-05-14). Greek PM Rules Out Cooperation With Socialists After Elections. telesurenglish.net On Sunday, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis ruled out the prospect of cooperation with the Panhellenic Socialist Movement (PASOK-KINAL) to form a coalition government after the upcoming general elections. | RELATED: | "I don't believe that at this moment there is margin for any cooperation with PASOK after the May 21 elections, even if the numbers could lead to a government that would receive the confidence vote fro…

Julie Varughese, Toward Freedom. (2023-05-14). First Public Comments After African People's Socialist Party Members Indicted. popularresistance.org Saint Petersburg, Florida—Three of the four U.S.-based defendants in the U.S. government's case about a conspiracy with Russia to sow social discord spoke out May 10 for the first time since indictments dropped last month. | "It's important to note where there's some troubling aspects of this case, where the federal government is using federal criminal law to stifle dissenting voices," said Leonard Goodman, attorney for Penny Hess, chair of the African People's Solidarity Committee. The committee formed in 1976 in Saint Petersburg for white people to organize in the white community for reparations to Africa…

Olujimi Alade (2023-05-13). When will they come for your job? workers.org First they came for the Communists And I did not speak out Because I was not a Communist Then they came for the Socialists And I did not speak out Because I was not a Socialist Then they came for the trade unionists And I did not speak out Because . . . |

Global Times, Friends of Socialist China. (2023-05-13). China Is Governed In The Interests Of Working People. popularresistance.org In this interview with Global Times, Sara Flounders — a contributing editor to Workers World and a member of our advisory group — shares her analysis of the escalating New Cold War and the US's global hegemonic project. Comparing the West's approach of war, sanctions, coercion and destabilisation with China's vision of a human community with a shared future, Sara observes: | "The very concept of shared future and cooperation has a profound impact. It's not threatening to other countries, and it has the win-win idea, meaning if your economy is growing and our economy is growing, that's better for both…

Martin Hacthoun (2023-05-14). Santiago Marathon commemorated victims of the Chilean dictatorship. plenglish.com Santiago de Chile, May 14 (Prensa Latina) Over 30,000 people ran today the Santiago Marathon, which this year coincided with commemorations of the fiftieth anniversary of the coup d'état in Chile and paid tribute to the detainees who disappeared during the dictatorship.

Javier Arana Villasusa (2023-05-13). Trial for crimes against humanity in Uruguay ready for sentencing. plenglish.com Montevideo, May 13 (Prensa Latina) The second trial in oral and public format on crimes against humanity committed during the civil-military dictatorship (1973-1985) is ready for sentencing in Uruguay, it was announced today.

Bianca Graulau, Laura Quintero, The Real News. (2023-05-13). Puerto Ricans Occupy Land To Resist Displacement. popularresistance.org In front of a mural that reads "Only the people save the people," Marisel Robles Gutiérrez stood before a group of elderly adults, to make an announcement: the non-profit organization Comedores Sociales had gained ownership of the abandoned property that they occupied in 2017 by negotiating with a real estate investment company. | With a slightly cracked voice and smiling, she said: "We rescued this building… we gave it life, and thanks to all these years, to all the people who have participated," —she interrupted and placed her hands to her chest— "finally, we can announce today that it is ours."

Peter Koenig (2023-05-14). WHO's Worldwide Power Grab: Beware of the New International Health Regulation and Pandemic Treaty, a Health Tyranny Never Heard of Before in Human History. globalresearch.ca

Brandon Smith (2023-05-14). Global Governance by Artificial Intelligence: The Ultimate Unaccountable Tyranny. globalresearch.ca

Javier Arana Villasusa (2023-05-13). Hungary will ban new EU measures against Russia. plenglish.com Stockholm, May 13 (Prensa Latina) Hungary will ban new packages of sanctions against Russia issued by the European Union (EU), as warned here today by the Foreign Minister of that country, Péter Szijjártó.

Alina Ramos Martin (2023-05-13). Cuban President praised Cirilo's gold medal in the World Cup. plenglish.com Havana, May 13 (Prensa Latina) Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel congratulated canoeist Yarisleidis Cirilo for the gold medal she won at the Canoeing World Cup – canoe and kayak – in Szeged, Hungary.

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-05-14). Nucleus RadioPharma to open manufacturing facility in Rochester, Minnesota. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Facility aims to manufacture next generation of radiopharmaceuticals ROCHESTER, Minn. — Nucleus RadioPharma, a radiopharmaceutical company founded by Eclipse and Mayo Clinic, announced today it has received approval from the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) for its economic incentive request to support a facility in Rochester. The facility will be based in the Two Discovery Square building within Destination Medical Center's Discovery Square District. Nucleus was established to address the acute manufacturing…

Paul Webster (2023-05-13). World Report] Canadian drug cost reforms collapse. thelancet.com Several members of Canada's pharmaceutical price review board have resigned amid allegations of industry interference. Paul Webster reports.

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-05-13). Nucleus RadioPharma to open manufacturing facility in Rochester, Minnesota. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Facility aims to manufacture next generation of radiopharmaceuticals ROCHESTER, Minn. — Nucleus RadioPharma, a radiopharmaceutical company founded by Eclipse and Mayo Clinic, announced today it has received approval from the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) for its economic incentive request to support a facility in Rochester. The facility will be based in the Two Discovery Square building within Destination Medical Center's Discovery Square District. Nucleus was established to address the acute manufacturing…

midwesternmarx (2023-05-13). We must speak up before the propagandists get their war with China By: John Pilger. midwesternmarx.com Where are the voices that speak up against fascism, war, and propaganda, asks renowned journalist John Pilger as he surveys the past decade of dirty tricks perpetrated by the United States and its allies The Congress of American Writers that was held in New York City took a firm stand against fascism and war. Photo: Daily Worker / People's World Archives Speak up. Now.In 1935, the Congress of American Writers was held in New York City, followed by another two years later. They cal …

WSWS (2023-05-12). 75 years since Israel's foundation: The Nakba and the struggle for Jewish-Arab unity. wsws.org The Zionist utopia of a national state in which the Jews of the world could find sanctuary has led instead to a headlong descent into police state forms of rule, the emergence of fascism, the eruption of civil war and war with the Palestinians and Israel's Arab neighbours.

_____ (2023-05-12). Nazi Germany's Defeat… But a Pause for Fascism as NATO's Proxy War in Ukraine Demonstrates. strategic-culture.org Nazi Germany's defeat in 1945 has proven to be only a pause in a longer historical struggle against fascism. We are seeing that struggle playing out in Ukraine, and with Washington's madcap psychopathic aggression toward Russia. | This week marked the 78th anniversary of the defeat of Nazi Germany in May 1945. While the evil Third Reich was vanquished, a deeper monster had not been slain. Nazi Germany was only one version of Western imperialist fascism, a force that reemerged postwar in full strength in the form of the United States of America and its various Western clients. | It is not hyperbole to describe Wa…

thecommunists (2023-05-13). Remembering the 1980 armed uprising against imperalism in Gwangju, Korea. thecommunists.org This article is reproduced from Platform News, with thanks. ***** The Gwangju people's uprising was a popular uprising of the people of Gwangju, Jeollanam-do, south Korea, in May 1980, to oppose the fascistic dictatorship and to achieve democratic freedoms and rights. This armed uprising founded a people's commune that lasted for ten days, from 18 …

Richard Becker (2023-05-12). Israel at 75: Fascist, apartheid and genocidal watchdog for US imperialism. liberationnews.org All people who believe in justice need to join in solidarity with the heroic and long-suffering Palestinian people.

Editor (2023-05-13). May 8 and the rehabilitation of Nazism in Germany. mronline.org On 8 and 9 May, Berlin traditionally hosts numerous commemorative events to mark the end of the Second World War in Europe.

ecns.cn (2023-05-13). Around 2,000 Nazi badges seized at Guangzhou airport. ecns.cn A total of 1,881 Nazi badges in a courier were intercepted by Guangzhou Customs before they were shipped overseas through the airport of Guangzhou, Guangdong province, recently.

WSWS (2023-05-13). Jordan Neely's murder on the New York City subway and the terminal crisis of capitalism. wsws.org Daniel Penny was charged Friday with second-degree manslaughter ten days after he killed the 30-year-old homeless man with a chokehold.

midwesternmarx (2023-05-13). Beware those who try to discredit Leninism from a "decolonial" angle By: Rainer Shea. midwesternmarx.com Capitalism will co-opt anything, so long as it can be used to make profits or to aid its narrative campaigns. It doesn't care about how "left" or "radical" an idea is, all it cares about is its potential utility within the class war. That's where the phenomenon I'm going to talk about comes from: a project by the narrative managers of bourgeois class power to create a controlled opposition. To cultivate a leftism, or even a "communism,&rdquo …

Mickey Z. (2023-05-13). Why Can't I Question Capitalism without Being Called a "Socialist"? dissidentvoice.org "The essence of capitalism is to turn nature into commodities and commodities into capital." (Michael Parenti) For as long as I've been writing, giving public talks, and all that, I have offered informed critiques of capitalism. For as long as I've been offering informed critiques of capitalism, I get replies like this: "I suppose you …

Olujimi Alade (2023-05-13). When will they come for your job? workers.org First they came for the Communists And I did not speak out Because I was not a Communist Then they came for the Socialists And I did not speak out Because I was not a Socialist Then they came for the trade unionists And I did not speak out Because . . . |

Caitlin Johnstone (2023-05-12). You Don't Have To Choose Between Happiness And Being Informed. thealtworld.com Listen to a reading of this article (reading by Tim Foley): | I write about some dark, dark things in this space, and it's common to receive expressions of despair in response to the subjects I focus on. | This is perfectly understandable. Not only is our world hurtling toward nuclear armageddon and environmental collapse while surging authoritarianism threatens our ability to even talk about these things with each other, but most people are completely oblivious to it all. Even relatively politically engaged people tend to believe society's biggest problems are things like sexism or drag shows, and they genera…

Marjorie Cohn (2023-05-12). SCOTUS Case May Slash Regulation of Everything From Workers' Rights to Clean Air. truthout.org In an ominous but unsurprising development, the Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case that may well imperil our health, safety, labor, clean air and water, food and environmental protections. On May 1, the court decided to reconsider its 40-year-old precedent in the current case of Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo. This right-wing court, which demonstrated its disregard for legal precedent… |

Alina Ramos Martin (2023-05-13). Cuban President praised Cirilo's gold medal in the World Cup. plenglish.com Havana, May 13 (Prensa Latina) Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel congratulated canoeist Yarisleidis Cirilo for the gold medal she won at the Canoeing World Cup – canoe and kayak – in Szeged, Hungary.

Jake Johnson (2023-05-12). Senate investigation shows how GOP law enabled Big Pharma's 'extreme' tax avoidance. nationofchange.org "Big Pharma gets us coming and going—they charge Americans sky-high prices and they pay absolute rock-bottom taxes, not anywhere near a fair share."

Paul Webster (2023-05-13). World Report] Canadian drug cost reforms collapse. thelancet.com Several members of Canada's pharmaceutical price review board have resigned amid allegations of industry interference. Paul Webster reports.

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-05-13). Nucleus RadioPharma to open manufacturing facility in Rochester, Minnesota. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Facility aims to manufacture next generation of radiopharmaceuticals ROCHESTER, Minn. — Nucleus RadioPharma, a radiopharmaceutical company founded by Eclipse and Mayo Clinic, announced today it has received approval from the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) for its economic incentive request to support a facility in Rochester. The facility will be based in the Two Discovery Square building within Destination Medical Center's Discovery Square District. Nucleus was established to address the acute manufacturing…

WSWS (2023-05-12). Drug shortages in Europe endangering the lives of children and adolescents. wsws.org The alarming shortage of medicines suitable for children is a European-wide phenomenon due to the profit interests of the pharmaceutical corporations as well as the policies of capitalist governments.

Marjorie Cohn (2023-05-12). SCOTUS Case May Slash Regulation of Everything From Workers' Rights to Clean Air. truthout.org In an ominous but unsurprising development, the Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case that may well imperil our health, safety, labor, clean air and water, food and environmental protections. On May 1, the court decided to reconsider its 40-year-old precedent in the current case of Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo. This right-wing court, which demonstrated its disregard for legal precedent… |

Alina Ramos Martin (2023-05-13). Cuban President praised Cirilo's gold medal in the World Cup. plenglish.com Havana, May 13 (Prensa Latina) Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel congratulated canoeist Yarisleidis Cirilo for the gold medal she won at the Canoeing World Cup – canoe and kayak – in Szeged, Hungary.

Jake Johnson (2023-05-12). Senate investigation shows how GOP law enabled Big Pharma's 'extreme' tax avoidance. nationofchange.org "Big Pharma gets us coming and going—they charge Americans sky-high prices and they pay absolute rock-bottom taxes, not anywhere near a fair share."

Paul Webster (2023-05-13). World Report] Canadian drug cost reforms collapse. thelancet.com Several members of Canada's pharmaceutical price review board have resigned amid allegations of industry interference. Paul Webster reports.

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-05-13). Nucleus RadioPharma to open manufacturing facility in Rochester, Minnesota. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Facility aims to manufacture next generation of radiopharmaceuticals ROCHESTER, Minn. — Nucleus RadioPharma, a radiopharmaceutical company founded by Eclipse and Mayo Clinic, announced today it has received approval from the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) for its economic incentive request to support a facility in Rochester. The facility will be based in the Two Discovery Square building within Destination Medical Center's Discovery Square District. Nucleus was established to address the acute manufacturing…

WSWS (2023-05-12). Drug shortages in Europe endangering the lives of children and adolescents. wsws.org The alarming shortage of medicines suitable for children is a European-wide phenomenon due to the profit interests of the pharmaceutical corporations as well as the policies of capitalist governments.

WSWS (2023-05-12). Ninety years since the Nazi book burnings. wsws.org The anniversary of the book burnings must be a warning to workers and youth worldwide. Today the same contradictions are developing that led to barbarism in the 20th century. The danger of fascism and world war is back.

_____ (2023-05-12). Nazi Germany's Defeat… But a Pause for Fascism as NATO's Proxy War in Ukraine Demonstrates. strategic-culture.org Nazi Germany's defeat in 1945 has proven to be only a pause in a longer historical struggle against fascism. We are seeing that struggle playing out in Ukraine, and with Washington's madcap psychopathic aggression toward Russia. | This week marked the 78th anniversary of the defeat of Nazi Germany in May 1945. While the evil Third Reich was vanquished, a deeper monster had not been slain. Nazi Germany was only one version of Western imperialist fascism, a force that reemerged postwar in full strength in the form of the United States of America and its various Western clients. | It is not hyperbole to describe Wa…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-05-11). The Arrest of Imran Khan: The Naked Face of Fascism in Pakistan. libya360.wordpress.com Aasma Wadud Imran Khan's popularity skyrocketed after the regime change, and now he is considered Pakistan's most loved, embraced, and acknowledged leader After the forced regime change has been rough for Imran Khan, PTI's leaders, voters, supporters, journalists, social media activists, and the general public, the PDM government came to power with a fascist mindset…

WSWS (2023-05-12). At CNN Town Hall, Trump defends January 6 coup, repeats election lies. wsws.org The ex-president rehashed false claims of a "rigged election" while pledging to pardon the fascist thugs who attacked the Capitol on January 6, 2021.

Richard Becker (2023-05-12). Israel at 75: Fascist, apartheid and genocidal watchdog for US imperialism. liberationnews.org All people who believe in justice need to join in solidarity with the heroic and long-suffering Palestinian people.

WSWS (2023-05-12). May 8 and the rehabilitation of Nazism in Germany. wsws.org At least 13 million Soviet soldiers and 14 million civilians lost their lives in the war. But at the Berlin commemorative events this year, the displaying of the Soviet flag was forbidden.

ecns.cn (2023-05-12). Around 2,000 Nazi badges seized at Guangzhou airport. ecns.cn A total of 1,881 Nazi badges in a courier were intercepted by Guangzhou Customs before they were shipped overseas through the airport of Guangzhou, Guangdong province, recently.

Robert Reich (2023-05-11). Why a new progressive era in America is likely—in about 20 years. nationofchange.org All these trends point to a new progressive America.

teleSUR, dcdc, JDO (2023-05-12). Parlamento portugués despenaliza la eutanasia. telesurtv.net La normativa se aprobó por 129 votos a favor y 81 en contra. Esta fue respaldada por los socialistas, con mayoría absoluta en la Cámara.

Fight Back (2023-05-11). FRSO Spring Fund Drive hits $35,000, more success ahead. fightbacknews.org Minneapolis, MN — The Freedom Road Socialist Organization Spring Fund Drive hit the $35,000 mark May 11, with more money coming in daily. The fund drive aims at raising $130,000, allowing for an expansion of our national office, more publications and putting more full-time organizers in the field. | The fund drive comes at time when FRSO is experiencing a period of rapid expansion, which includes establishing many new local organizations. | Mick Kelly, the political secretary of FRSO states, "We are building a large, nationwide organization that is capable of building large-scale struggles. We are buildin…

Julie Varughese (2023-05-11). First Public Comments After African People's Socialist Party Members Indicted for Colluding with Russia. towardfreedom.org The "Uhuru 3," three of the four U.S.-based defendants—who are members of the African People's Socialist Party—spoke out for the first time since U.S. government indictments dropped last month that accuse them of trying to work with Russia to sow social discord in the United States. TF editor Julie Varughese reports.

Caitlin Johnstone (2023-05-12). You Don't Have To Choose Between Happiness And Being Informed. thealtworld.com Listen to a reading of this article (reading by Tim Foley): | I write about some dark, dark things in this space, and it's common to receive expressions of despair in response to the subjects I focus on. | This is perfectly understandable. Not only is our world hurtling toward nuclear armageddon and environmental collapse while surging authoritarianism threatens our ability to even talk about these things with each other, but most people are completely oblivious to it all. Even relatively politically engaged people tend to believe society's biggest problems are things like sexism or drag shows, and they genera…

In Defense of Liberation! (2023-05-11). Episode with Sina from East is a Podcast. podcasters.spotify.com In this episode me and Sina speak about a range of topics beginning with Sina's feelings waking up every morning to check his phone and see "what unspeakable crimes the Empire has committed today", along with growing up as he called himself, "a citizen subject" of the US Empire, as many immigrants or simply non-white people have to deal with. | We also touch on some of the shifting energies between the multiple growing and declining hegemons, the ignorance of the West as regards China, Iran, Taiwan, Palestine, Israel, Syria and other nations, the NATO war on Russia, and many other things! | For more from Sina, ch…

Dana Sanchez (2023-05-11). Bailing Out A Friend: Judge Says Block's $306M Purchase Of Jay-Z's Tidal Was A Terrible Business Decision. moguldom.com A Delaware judge has dismissed a shareholder lawsuit against Jack Dorsey's digital payments company Block Inc. over its 2021 acquisition of hip-hop artist Jay-Z's majority ownership in the music streaming service Tidal, saying it seemed a "terrible business decision" but was "made in good faith." A pension fund shareholder alleged that Block founder and CEO …

Jake Johnson (2023-05-12). Senate investigation shows how GOP law enabled Big Pharma's 'extreme' tax avoidance. nationofchange.org "Big Pharma gets us coming and going—they charge Americans sky-high prices and they pay absolute rock-bottom taxes, not anywhere near a fair share."

Kenny Stancil (2023-05-11). Sanders Pins Deaths Caused by Insulin Price Gouging on Big Pharma CEOs. truthout.org Sen. Bernie Sanders on Wednesday paid his respects to the victims of insulin price gouging in front of the Big Pharma CEOs who are responsible and reiterated the need to make all lifesaving prescription drugs affordable. Sanders (I-Vt.), chair of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), opened the panel's hearing by acknowledging "the many Americans who have… |

Paul Webster (2023-05-13). World Report] Canadian drug cost reforms collapse. thelancet.com Several members of Canada's pharmaceutical price review board have resigned amid allegations of industry interference. Paul Webster reports.

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-05-12). Nucleus RadioPharma to open manufacturing facility in Rochester, Minnesota. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Facility aims to manufacture next generation of radiopharmaceuticals ROCHESTER, Minn. — Nucleus RadioPharma, a radiopharmaceutical company founded by Eclipse and Mayo Clinic, announced today it has received approval from the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) for its economic incentive request to support a facility in Rochester. The facility will be based in the Two Discovery Square building within Destination Medical Center's Discovery Square District. Nucleus was established to address the acute manufacturing…

In Defense of Liberation! (2023-05-11). Episode with Sina from East is a Podcast. podcasters.spotify.com In this episode me and Sina speak about a range of topics beginning with Sina's feelings waking up every morning to check his phone and see "what unspeakable crimes the Empire has committed today", along with growing up as he called himself, "a citizen subject" of the US Empire, as many immigrants or simply non-white people have to deal with. | We also touch on some of the shifting energies between the multiple growing and declining hegemons, the ignorance of the West as regards China, Iran, Taiwan, Palestine, Israel, Syria and other nations, the NATO war on Russia, and many other things! | For more from Sina, ch…

Dana Sanchez (2023-05-11). Bailing Out A Friend: Judge Says Block's $306M Purchase Of Jay-Z's Tidal Was A Terrible Business Decision. moguldom.com A Delaware judge has dismissed a shareholder lawsuit against Jack Dorsey's digital payments company Block Inc. over its 2021 acquisition of hip-hop artist Jay-Z's majority ownership in the music streaming service Tidal, saying it seemed a "terrible business decision" but was "made in good faith." A pension fund shareholder alleged that Block founder and CEO …

Jake Johnson (2023-05-12). Senate investigation shows how GOP law enabled Big Pharma's 'extreme' tax avoidance. nationofchange.org "Big Pharma gets us coming and going—they charge Americans sky-high prices and they pay absolute rock-bottom taxes, not anywhere near a fair share."

Kenny Stancil (2023-05-11). Sanders Pins Deaths Caused by Insulin Price Gouging on Big Pharma CEOs. truthout.org Sen. Bernie Sanders on Wednesday paid his respects to the victims of insulin price gouging in front of the Big Pharma CEOs who are responsible and reiterated the need to make all lifesaving prescription drugs affordable. Sanders (I-Vt.), chair of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), opened the panel's hearing by acknowledging "the many Americans who have… |

Paul Webster (2023-05-13). World Report] Canadian drug cost reforms collapse. thelancet.com Several members of Canada's pharmaceutical price review board have resigned amid allegations of industry interference. Paul Webster reports.

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-05-12). Nucleus RadioPharma to open manufacturing facility in Rochester, Minnesota. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Facility aims to manufacture next generation of radiopharmaceuticals ROCHESTER, Minn. — Nucleus RadioPharma, a radiopharmaceutical company founded by Eclipse and Mayo Clinic, announced today it has received approval from the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) for its economic incentive request to support a facility in Rochester. The facility will be based in the Two Discovery Square building within Destination Medical Center's Discovery Square District. Nucleus was established to address the acute manufacturing…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-05-11). The Arrest of Imran Khan: The Naked Face of Fascism in Pakistan. libya360.wordpress.com Aasma Wadud Imran Khan's popularity skyrocketed after the regime change, and now he is considered Pakistan's most loved, embraced, and acknowledged leader After the forced regime change has been rough for Imran Khan, PTI's leaders, voters, supporters, journalists, social media activists, and the general public, the PDM government came to power with a fascist mindset…

Jorge Majfud (2023-05-10). Fascismo, narcisismo colectivo y el miedo a la libertad. globalizacion.ca Las investigaciones psicológicas sobre narcisismo en las últimas generaciones no han llegado a una conclusión clara. Tal vez porque todas, aunque buscan entender un fenómeno colectivo, se centran en el estudio de individuos. | La discusión es menos ambigua cuando, por…

midwesternmarx (2023-05-11). Zelensky regime's fate is sealed By: M. K. BHADRAKUMAR. midwesternmarx.com Moscow Kremlin ​The West's cryptic or mocking remarks doubting the Kremlin statement on the failed Ukrainian attempt to assassinate President Vladimir Putin do not detract from the fact that Moscow has no reason on earth to fabricate such a grave allegation that has prompted the scaling down of its Victory Day celebrations on May 9, which is a triumphal moment in all of Russian history, especially now when it is fighting off the recrudescence of Nazi ideology on Eur …

Zach D. Roberts (2023-05-10). How the Texas Shooter's RWDS Patch Became a Meme. progressive.org I've been photographing the far right's insignia since 2017's Unite the Right rally. It's not surprising that the latest neo-Nazi mass shooter wore a common symbol of rightwing hate.

Hannah Gais (2023-05-10). Atomwaffen Co-Founder Pleads Guilty to Double Murder Charges. splcenter.org The co-founder of the terroristic-minded neo-Nazi group Atomwaffen Division pleaded guilty to murdering two of his group's members in 2017 and will serve 45 years in prison, court records show.

_____ (2023-05-10). Slava? No, Not Glory but Shame on Ukraine! strategic-culture.org There is virtually no chance that the Nazi regime in Kiev will feel either shame or remorse for what it has just done. | There is virtually no chance that the Nazi regime in Kiev will feel either shame or remorse for what it has just done. That however does not alter the obligation of decent people everywhere to speak up and brand it with the shame it abundantly deserves. | Chilean-American journalist Gonzalo Lira, has been a thorn in the Kiev junta's flesh for a long time. On May 1, the

WSWS (2023-05-11). "Show strength again" and "lead": the German Bundeswehr advertises for World War Three. wsws.org Early last week, the Bundeswehr (German armed forces) launched a "cross-media image campaign." Like earlier media campaigns, it glorifies militarism and nationalism, but this time aims even more openly to prepare the public for a new world war and to recruit the necessary cannon fodder.

Robert Reich (2023-05-11). Why a new progressive era in America is likely—in about 20 years. nationofchange.org All these trends point to a new progressive America.

Dae-Han Song (2023-05-11). South Korea Pivots to Conflict. socialistproject.ca South Korea's far-right President Yoon Suk Yeol is rushing South Korea headlong into the middle of the

WSWS (2023-05-11). Family of Reginald Clay Jr., 24-year-old Amazon worker killed by police, protests at Chicago City Hall: "You can't just keep shooting people, it has to stop" wsws.org Mayor-elect Brandon Johnson as well as the pseudo-left Democratic Socialist Caucus of aldermen on Chicago's city council have been totally silent on the shooting.

Julie Varughese (2023-05-11). First Public Comments After African People's Socialist Party Members Indicted for Colluding with Russia. towardfreedom.org The "Uhuru 3," three of the four U.S.-based defendants—who are members of the African People's Socialist Party—spoke out for the first time since U.S. government indictments dropped last month that accuse them of trying to work with Russia to sow social discord in the United States. TF editor Julie Varughese reports.

_____ (2023-05-10). London Calling. How Much Patience Is Left From the West Towards Zelensky? strategic-culture.org How much longer has Zelensky got with his so-called special relationship with western elites and NATO? It is a popular notion among geopolitical experts that the relationship is beginning to sour as in recent weeks there have been a number of indicators which hint that the marriage of convenience may well be on the rocks.

Dana Sanchez (2023-05-11). Bailing Out A Friend: Judge Says Block's $306M Purchase Of Jay-Z's Tidal Was A Terrible Business Decision. moguldom.com A Delaware judge has dismissed a shareholder lawsuit against Jack Dorsey's digital payments company Block Inc. over its 2021 acquisition of hip-hop artist Jay-Z's majority ownership in the music streaming service Tidal, saying it seemed a "terrible business decision" but was "made in good faith." A pension fund shareholder alleged that Block founder and CEO …

ecns.cn (2023-05-11). EVE Energy to set up EV battery unit in Hungary. ecns.cn EVE Energy Co Ltd, a Chinese battery manufacturer, plans to invest about $1.18 billion to build a battery plant in Debrecen, Hungary, to supply German carmaker BMW's plant in the country.

Kenny Stancil (2023-05-11). Sanders Pins Deaths Caused by Insulin Price Gouging on Big Pharma CEOs. truthout.org Sen. Bernie Sanders on Wednesday paid his respects to the victims of insulin price gouging in front of the Big Pharma CEOs who are responsible and reiterated the need to make all lifesaving prescription drugs affordable. Sanders (I-Vt.), chair of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), opened the panel's hearing by acknowledging "the many Americans who have… |

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-05-11). Nucleus RadioPharma to open manufacturing facility in Rochester, Minnesota. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Facility aims to manufacture next generation of radiopharmaceuticals ROCHESTER, Minn. — Nucleus RadioPharma, a radiopharmaceutical company founded by Eclipse and Mayo Clinic, announced today it has received approval from the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) for its economic incentive request to support a facility in Rochester. The facility will be based in the Two Discovery Square building within Destination Medical Center's Discovery Square District. Nucleus was established to address the acute manufacturing…

Dana Sanchez (2023-05-11). Bailing Out A Friend: Judge Says Block's $306M Purchase Of Jay-Z's Tidal Was A Terrible Business Decision. moguldom.com A Delaware judge has dismissed a shareholder lawsuit against Jack Dorsey's digital payments company Block Inc. over its 2021 acquisition of hip-hop artist Jay-Z's majority ownership in the music streaming service Tidal, saying it seemed a "terrible business decision" but was "made in good faith." A pension fund shareholder alleged that Block founder and CEO …

ecns.cn (2023-05-11). EVE Energy to set up EV battery unit in Hungary. ecns.cn EVE Energy Co Ltd, a Chinese battery manufacturer, plans to invest about $1.18 billion to build a battery plant in Debrecen, Hungary, to supply German carmaker BMW's plant in the country.

Kenny Stancil (2023-05-11). Sanders Pins Deaths Caused by Insulin Price Gouging on Big Pharma CEOs. truthout.org Sen. Bernie Sanders on Wednesday paid his respects to the victims of insulin price gouging in front of the Big Pharma CEOs who are responsible and reiterated the need to make all lifesaving prescription drugs affordable. Sanders (I-Vt.), chair of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), opened the panel's hearing by acknowledging "the many Americans who have… |

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-05-11). Nucleus RadioPharma to open manufacturing facility in Rochester, Minnesota. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Facility aims to manufacture next generation of radiopharmaceuticals ROCHESTER, Minn. — Nucleus RadioPharma, a radiopharmaceutical company founded by Eclipse and Mayo Clinic, announced today it has received approval from the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) for its economic incentive request to support a facility in Rochester. The facility will be based in the Two Discovery Square building within Destination Medical Center's Discovery Square District. Nucleus was established to address the acute manufacturing…