(2019-04-03). Comedian Volodomyr Zelenskiy leads first round of Ukraine Presidential Elections. wsws.org Zelenskiy's vote is an overwhelming rebuke to the right-wing nationalist regime of Poroshenko brought to power in the 2014 imperialist-backed coup.
(2019-04-02). Sarah Martin reports from Venezuela, opposes U.S. intervention. fightbacknews.org Minneapolis, MN – On March 27, 80 people filled 4200 Cedar to witness a report on the conditions in Venezuela delivered by Sarah Martin. Martin, a longtime peace activist and member of Women Against Military Madness (WAMM), joined members of organizations such as International Action Center, Veterans for Peace, Canadian Peace Council, and United National Antiwar Coalition as part of an international peace delegation organized by the U.S. Peace Council and Black Alliance for Peace. The delegation's stated intention was to bring a message of solidarity to the Venezuelan people, to witness firsthand the effects…
(2019-04-02). Selected Articles: Lawyers Worldwide: Investigate Israeli Crimes. globalresearch.ca 
A future without independent media leaves us with an upside down reality where according to the corporate media "NATO deserves a Nobel Peace Prize", and where "nuclear weapons and wars make us safer". | . | . | | | If, like us, this is …
(2019-04-02). Minnesota joins national protests for end to U.S. intervention in Venezuela, around the world. fightbacknews.org Minneapolis, MN – On March 30 around 100 people gathered at the busy intersection of Minnehaha Avenue and Lake Street in Minneapolis to participate in the national call for action issued by the United National Antiwar Coalition (UNAC). UNAC's original call was to draw attention to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization's (NATO's) 70th anniversary but as the United States' attempts to force Juan Guiado into power in Venezuela became more aggressive, the focus of the protest shifted more to #HandsOffVenezuela. | Kim DeFranco, a member of Women Against Military Madness and the Minnesota Peace Action Coalition, open…
(2019-04-02). Global Arms Trade: USA Increases Dominance; Arms Flows to the Middle East Surge, Says SIPRI. globalresearch.ca The volume of international transfers of major arms in 2014—18 was 7.8 per cent higher than in 2009—13 and 23 per cent higher than in 2004—2008, according to new data on arms transfers published today by the Stockholm International Peace …
(2019-04-02). Chile: Mapuche Call for Marches Against Police Militarization. telesurenglish.net Indigenous Mapuche communities of Ercilla, Chile, called for a solidarity demonstration Wednesday, April 3, in Temuco. A march for Peace-Demilitarization and Mapuche Self-Determination is due to be held in Santiago the same day. | RELATED: | Chile: Mapuche March to End Militarization of Their Region | The community action intends to reaffirm "the rights that legitimately assist us, on this day we will announce the issues…
(2019-04-02). Sorry Wapo, the Great March of Return Protests Are About More Than Food and Medicine. mintpressnews.com 
What is largely missing from the discussion on Gaza is the collective psychology behind this kind of mobilization, and why it is essential for hundreds of thousands of besieged people to rediscover their power…
(2019-04-02). Saudi Arabia Executes Nigerian Woman Over Drug-Related Charges. telesurenglish.net The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia executed a Nigerian woman and two Pakistani men on Monday after a Meccan court found them guilty of trafficking drugs, the AFP News Agency said, citing state media reports. | RELATED: | Saudi Women Activists Stand Trial in Criminal Court | In response to the executions, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Diasporan Matters Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa doubted the validity of the claims made by the Saudi authorities. | Speaking at the Presidential Palac…
(2019-04-02). "Massive Win for the Environment": New York State Bans Single-Use Plastic Bags. truthout.org In a move celebrated by activists as a " massive win for the environment," New York state lawmakers agreed to ban most single-use plastic bags statewide as part of a $175.5 billion budget deal announced Sunday. | New York is the third state to outlaw plastic bags. California voters ratified a state law in 2016, and all of Hawaii's counties have enacted simila…
(2019-04-02). Paris Will Have a Public Space Named After Activist Marielle Franco. telesurenglish.net The Municipal Council of Paris unanimously approved Monday a motion to name a public space after Marielle Franco, a Brazilian leftist politician and human rights activist who was murdered in Rio de Janeiro on March 14, 2018. | RELATED: | Brazil: 2 Former Police Arrested in Marielle Franco Murder | "This is a tribute to Marielle but also a way of support…
(2019-04-02). The Other Reason Biden Shouldn't Run. commondreams.org Violent deaths resulting from the war in Iraq are estimated at over 180,000 by the Iraq Body Count project, including over 4,400 dead U.S. armed forces. Over 34,000 members of U.S. armed forces were wounded. (Photo: Alicia M. Anderson, USMC) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/shirts.jpeg…
(2019-04-02). As Trump Threatens Another Obamacare Repeal, Mother Warns That Losing ACA Would "Wipe Me Out" democracynow.org 
Just a week after President Trump's Justice Department supported a federal court ruling to wipe out the Affordable Care Act, Trump changed course in a series of tweets Monday and said he is willing to wait until after the 2020 presidential election for Congress to vote on a new healthcare plan. Trump has vowed to replace the ACA so that the Republican Party will be known as "the party of healthcare." We speak with Jamie Davis Smith, a mother of four, civil rights attorney and member of Little Lobbyists and Health Care Voter. Her daughter Claire has multiple severe disabilities. In a recent op-ed for The Washingto…
(2019-04-02). Trumka warns lawmakers: Don't vote for quickie 'New NAFTA'. peoplesworld.org 
(2019-04-02). Young Black Excellence at 50th Image Awards. naacp.org 
Over the weekend we celebrated 50 years of the NAACP honoring black images at the 50th Image Awards in Los Angeles, California. Black excellence radiated through the theater as the stars celebrated their achievements over the past year. There was huge presence of young talent in the room eager to celebrate one another. Our Youth …
(2019-04-02). God and U.S. Foreign Policy: an Analysis. counterpunch.org 
Well, here we go again. God is back at work in support of the foreign policy of the United States. In fact, this time around, God has apparently gone so far as to rig the 2016 U.S. presidential election (and you thought it was the Russians!) in order to assure Donald Trump's election. And why did the deity do so? To protect Israel from the bad guys in Teheran. More
(2019-04-02). Commander in Cheat? New book recounts golf misdeeds by Trump. peoplesworld.org 
WASHINGTON (AP) — Colluding with Russia? The special counsel says no. Cheating at golf? Well, that's something else. From pulling a fast one on Tiger Woods to exaggerating his handicap, Donald Trump's alleged misdeeds on and around the golf course are the subject of a new book by former Sports Illustrated columnist Rick Reilly, "Commander …
(2019-04-02). Egypt's Brutal Crackdown on Workers' Rights. counterpunch.org 
Khaled Abol Naga — an outspoken critic of the Egyptian government — stands accused of treason (AFP). It was comical, farcical, droll. An actor's dream if you were going to put the drama on stage or screen — but the three principal characters were actors themselves. The lead player, as usual in Egypt, was His Excellency Field Marshal More
(2019-04-02). The Criminalization Of Teachers. counterpunch.org 
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(2019-04-02). Saudi Siege of Yemen's al-Durayhimi as Devastating as WWII Siege of Leningrad. mintpressnews.com 
To compare Saudi Arabia's blockade on al-Durayhimi to the siege of Leningrad by German and Finnish forces in 1944, one of the most notorious and brutal military sieges in history, is no exaggeration.
(2019-04-02). Venezuela's Chief Supreme Court Justice Calls for Stripping Guaido of Immunity. globalresearch.ca Trump regime designated puppet/usurper in waiting Guaido is a serial law breaker. | He's Trump regime front man for the ongoing coup attempt to topple democratically elected and reelected President Maduro, along with aiming to replace Bolivarian social democracy with US-controlled …
(2019-04-02). Electoral Dirty Tricks in Israel. Fake Social Media Promoting Likud and PM Netanyahu. globalresearch.ca Why not! Elections in the US, other Western countries and Israel are rife with dirty tricks. | According to Haaretz, the Times of Israel, the Jerusalem Post and other Israeli media, hundreds (maybe thousands) of fake social media accounts are promoting …
(2019-04-02). I'm Leaving the US Army, But the Forever Wars Will Go On Without Me. truthout.org "Patriotism, in the trenches, was too remote a sentiment, and at once rejected as fit only for civilians, or prisoners." —Robert Graves, Goodbye To All That (1929).I'm one of the lucky ones. Leaving Army life with a modest pension and all of my limbs intact feels like a genuine escape. Both the Army and I knew it was time for me to go. I'd tired of carrying water for empire and they'd grown weary of dealing with my dissenting articles and footing the bill for my seemingly never-ending PTSD treatments. Now, I'm societ…
(2019-04-02). NATO Propaganda Promotes War, Military Spending. globalresearch.ca Third in a four-part series on the 70th anniversary of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. | The first two installments of the series showed how NATO was set up to blunt the European left and to justify European/North American …
(2019-04-02). Did the Saudi Hackers who Trapped Khashoggi Target Jeff Bezos for Nude Photos? mintpressnews.com Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos' security team has alleged in The Daily Beast that Saudi Arabian intelligence hacked his phone and passed to the National Enquirer intimate photos that the married Bezos had sent to his lover, Lauren Sanchez. Although the Enquirer's parent company, AMI, has alleged that it received the material from Sanchez's brother, this allegation may be a cover story intended to deflect attention from the Saudi role (of which AMI may or may not have been aware. AMI reiterated its denials…
(2019-04-02). 'I Love Israel': Bolsonaro Nudged by Netanyahu to Recognize Embassy Move During Visit. globalresearch.ca Brazil president Jair Bolsonaro was received warmly by Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu Sunday during his first visit to Israel, greeting Netanyahu with a Hebrew "I love Israel" at a welcoming ceremony in the Ben Gurion airport in Tel Aviv….
(2019-04-02). The Forever Wars Will Go On Without Me. counterpunch.org "Patriotism, in the trenches, was too remote a sentiment, and at once rejected as fit only for civilians, or prisoners." — Robert Graves, Goodbye To All That (1929) I'm one of the lucky ones. Leaving the madness of Army life with a modest pension and all of my limbs intact feels like a genuine escape. Both More
(2019-04-02). Strengthen inclusion, participation of people with autism to 'achieve their full potential' says UN chief. un.org On World Autism Awareness Day, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres underscored in his message on Tuesday, the importance of technology which helps people living with autism "achieve their full potential".
(2019-04-02). Supreme Court's Death Penalty Ruling Leaves Legal Experts Aghast. truthdig.com Critics on Tuesday said the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling in a case brought by a Missouri death row inmate fundamentally erodes protections against torture enshrined in the U.S. Constitution. | Justice Neil Gorsuch wrote the opinion for the court's right-wing majority in the 5-4 decision, ruling that Russell Bucklew can be executed by lethal injection despite his medical condition, cavernous hemangioma. The disease, warn his legal team and medical experts, will cause Bucklew to choke for several minutes on his own blood be…
(2019-04-02). 'Counter and reject' leaders who seek to 'exploit differences' between us, urges Guterres at historic mosque in Cairo. un.org Speaking in Cairo's historic al-Azhar mosque on Tuesday, UN chief António Guterres issued a call for societies, faiths and cultures everywhere to "focus on what unites us", urging everyone to work together towards realizing the 2030 Agenda "for the collective benefit of all".
(2019-04-02). Acute food insecurity 'far too high' UN agency warns, as 113 million go hungry. un.org Approximately 113 million people in 53 countries experienced high levels of food insecurity last year, according to a new joint UN and European Union (EU) report released on Tuesday, which warns that these crises are primarily driven by conflict and climate-related disasters.
(2019-04-02). Jewish Groups Accuse GOP of Weaponizing Anti-Semitism to Prolong Slaughter in Yemen. mintpressnews.com "Just as they did earlier this year, Republican leaders may again shamefully exploit concerns over bigotry against Jews to stall a totally unrelated bill that would help put an end to U.S. support for the war in Yemen."
(2019-04-02). Those Boeing Crashes and Donald Trump. commondreams.org A Boeing 737 MAX 8 airplane sits on the assembly line in an assembly facility in Renton, Washington. (Photo: AP Photo/Ted S. Warren) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/plane.jpeg…
(2019-04-02). Guatemala: Thelma Aldana Appeals Ruling Blocking Her Candidacy. telesurenglish.net Guatemala's former attorney general, Thelma Aldana, will seek to overturn a decision from the country's Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE) preventing her from running for president, Aldana's campaign manager said on Tuesday. | RELATED: | Guatemala Issues Arrest Warrant for Former Attorney General Thelma Aldana | The electoral authority rejected the candidacy in a decision announced Monday that cited an arrest warrant issued against her, which alleged irregularities dur…
(2019-04-02). Prospect of a nuclear war 'higher than it has been in generations', warns UN. un.org In a world defined by "competition over cooperation, and the acquisition of arms, prioritized over the pursuit of diplomacy", the threat of a nuclear weapon being used is "higher than it has been in generations," the Security Council heard on Tuesday.
(2019-04-02). The CIA Takeover of America in the 1960s Is the Story of Our Times. The Killing of the Kennedys and Today's New Cold War. globalresearch.ca "'We're all puppets,' the suspect [Sirhan Sirhan] replied, with more truth than he could have understood at that moment." — Lisa Pease, quoting from the LAPD questioning of Sirhan | When Senator Robert Kennedy was assassinated on June 5, 1968, …
(2019-04-02). Congress and Trump Discover Bipartisanship on Immigration—But Only to Increase H-2B Visas for Captive and Underpaid Migrant Workers. commondreams.org Rodolfo Godinez, from left, Alfredo Rosas Mendoza and Samuel Jimenez, who are all working in the U.S. on H-2B visas, haul gravel July 20, 2017, for Jimenez & Sons Landscaping at a project at a home in Lemont. (Photo: Terrence Antonio James/Chicago Tribune) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/hb2.jpg…
(2019-04-02). Trump Is Laying a Trap for Democrats on Immigration. thenation.com Trump Is Laying a Trap for Democrats on Immigration…
(2019-04-02). Washington Concerned Over Maduro's Stay in Power. telesurenglish.net Maduro's stay in power has Washington as well as various regional neighbor countries worried about the situation. It seems that Venezuela's neighbors followed a false promise to get rid off the Venezuelan President rather quickly. According to the report, allies of the U.S. are disappointed with the result and are now questioning their decision to recognize Juan Guaido as interim President. | RELATED: | Nicolas Maduro: Electric Coup D'éTat Is in Full Swing | A military invasion seems to b…
(2019-04-02). Russia Establishes Attack Helicopter School in Venezuela. globalresearch.ca A military helicopter training facility, constructed by Russia's Rosoboronexport, was revealed in Venezuela Friday, several days after Moscow deployed troops and equipment to the crisis-stricken South American country, reported TASS News. | "A modern helicopter training center was built under …
(2019-04-02). New Report Spurs Congress to Question Up to $1 Billion Wasted on Charter Schools. progressive.org Congress members confronted Education Secretary Betsy DeVos over a proposed budget increase for a program funding charter schools that quickly closed, or never opened at all.
(2019-04-02). A Russiagate Requiem. dissidentvoice.org So the Mueller report is finally in, and it appears that hundreds of millions of Americans have, once again, been woefully bamboozled. Weird, how this just keeps on happening. At this point, Americans have to be the most frequently woefully bamboozled people in the entire history of woeful bamboozlement. If you didn't know better, you'd …
(2019-04-02). We Were Right on Russia-gate; Now Help Us Keep Our Work Going. consortiumnews.com For more than two years, led by our founding editor, Bob Parry, Consortium News consistently challenged the Russia-gate "collusion" story, which has now been officially dismissed. Please support us to keep our record of unique journalism going as we launch… Read more →
(2019-04-02). Interview With Journalist Aaron Maté: On The Collapse Of Russiagate Conspiracy Theory. shadowproof.com Hosts Rania Khalek and Kevin Gosztola were joined by journalist Aaron Maté to talk about the end of Special Counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into Donald Trump's presidential campaign. Mueller was unable to establish that "members of the Trump campaign conspired or coordinated with the Russian government in its election interference…
(2019-04-02). The Russians Are Not Coming! globalresearch.ca Not since the witchcraft hysteria of the Middle Ages have we seen such a display of human idiocy, credulity and absurdist behavior. I refer, of course, to the two-year witch hunt directed against President Donald Trump which hopefully just concluded …
(2019-04-02). Consortium News' Record on Russia-gate—How CN Covered the 'Scandal': No. 4—'The Democratic Money Behind Russia-gate'. consortiumnews.com As Russia-gate continues to buffet the Trump administration, we now know that the "scandal" started with Democrats funding the original dubious allegations of Russian interference, wrote Joe Lauria on Oct. 29, 2017. The Democratic Money Behind Russia-gate By Joe Lauria… Read more →
(2019-04-02). Political Economy of the Squirrel. counterpunch.org Sweet potato Joe's crow, Flo, flew up to the heights, where the squirrels reside sharing and storing their nuts, In the branches where Each has a nest, yes, a little apartment though none of them own these so nobody pays rent. As such, squirrels don't work that much They gather their nuts Which are amply More
(2019-04-02). "The More Effective Evil" counterpunch.org The old adage needs to be updated. It should now read as follows. Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me scores and scores of times over decade after decade, I must be a democrat and a republican. A few years back, when Black Agenda Report's Glen Ford made the accurate assessment that Barrack Obama More
(2019-04-02). Mueller, Trump and Governance. counterpunch.org Now that the Mueller investigation is over, can the elected officials of the United States government start governing? This writer understands that these august personages all believe that it isn't governing that is their role, but grandstanding, but couldn't a little time be allocated for the former? Let's look at a few things that might More
(2019-04-02). Why Ain't We Peculiar? Anarchist Benefits of A "Neo-Parochialism" counterpunch.org Under the new conditions (i.e., of socialism) Individualism will be far freer, finer, and far more intensified than it is now. I am not talking of the great imaginatively-realised individualism of [the great poets.] but of the great actual Individualism latent and potential in mankind generally. Oscar Wilde, The Soul of Man Under Socialism(1891) When More
(2019-04-02). Los Angeles Diary: The Politics of Secular Faith. counterpunch.org It's raining in Los Angeles. I sit inside of Antigua's coffee in Cypress Park, where the motto is "community, progress, sustainable". It is a phenomenal place to sit and have tea. Today, I order the black jaguar, a black tea blend that needn't any milk to be creamy, delicious. I generally drink my tea with More