Pompeo's talk of 'Russian meddling' is not about democracy, but about power
RT | rt.com | 2019-04-30
The 'Russian meddling' conspiracy theory was hatched by Democrats in 2016 as a way to defeat Donald Trump. Now the Trump administration is invoking it to justify massive military spending, spying, coups and censorship. | …
rt.com/usa/457867-pompeo-russian-meddling-elections/

Spain's Center-Left Wins Without Majority, Rules out Coalition With Podemos for Now
Staff | therealnews.com | 2019-04-30
Spain's centre-left Socialist Party won significantly in Sunday's election, but forming a government on its own is out of reach. Far-right Vox party enters parliament for first time. Prof. Sebastiaan Faber analyzes the result…
therealnews.com/stories/spains-center-left-wins-without-majority-rules-out-coalition-with-podemos-for-now

FRSO Venezuela delegation meets with Minister of Communes
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2019-04-30
Caracas, Venezuela – The Freedom Road Socialist Organization (FRSO) delegation in Venezuela met the Minister of Communes Blanca Eckhout, after her triumphant speech about building 2.6 million new homes. Eckhout quoted Hugo Chavez, saying, "Our new society cannot be capitalist because capitalism is designed to destroy our homeland, our society and our people." | The FRSO delegation is meeting with communists, progressive political figures and members of Venezuela's government.
www.fightbacknews.org/2019/4/29/frso-venezuela-delegation-meets-minister-communes

ALBA-TCP for Solidarity Exchange among Peoples, Maduro Asserts
plenglish | plenglish.com | 2019-04-29
Caracas, April 29 (Prensa Latina) The President of Venezuela, Nicolas Maduro, said on Monday that the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America-People"s Trade Treaty (ALBA-TCP) will continue committing on solidarity exchange.
www.plenglish.com/index.php?o=rn&id=41425&SEO=alba-tcp-for-solidarity-exchange-among-peoples-maduro-asserts

PATRICK LAWRENCE: The US Moves on Iran's Oil Market as an Expression of an Irrational Foreign Policy
Consortiumnews | consortiumnews.com | 2019-04-29
Patrick Lawrence gauges the backfiring potential of Pompeo's withdrawal on Thursday of U.S. sanction waivers from eight major importers. A Decisive Defeat in Long-Running Battle with Foreign Policy Minders By Patrick Lawrence Special to Consortium News Secretary of State Mike… Read more ?…
consortiumnews.com/2019/04/29/patrick-lawrence-the-us-moves-on-irans-oil-market-as-an-expression-of-an-irrational-foreign-policy/

Homeland Security Used a Private Intelligence Firm to Monitor Family Separation Protests
Ryan Devereaux | theintercept.com | 2019-04-29
The calls for action were mounting. It was mid-June, and the Trump administration's "zero tolerance" policy, which saw thousands of migrant children separated from their parents, was producing waves of outrage. By the end of the month, hundreds of protests were planned in towns and cities across the country. As the plans moved forward, others took notice. | In the days leading up to the protests, a private intelligence company that works with the Department of Homeland Security was monitoring the activity on the ground. Documents shared with The Intercept by the American Immigration Council, obtained through a fr…
theintercept.com/2019/04/29/family-separation-protests-surveillance/

Music of the Banned – Music from Iran, Kurdistan, Sudan and Venezuela
The Red Poppy Art House | indybay.org | 2019-04-29
Brava Theater | 2781 24th St | San Francisco, CA 94110…
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/04/29/18823021.php

Sudan: Protest leaders agree to collaborate with Transitional Military Council
WSWS | wsws.org | 2019-04-29
The TMC is seeking a government of "technocrats," in which it would retain the key interior and defence portfolios–thereby ensuring military rule behind a civilian faàßade.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/04/29/suda-a29.html

The New Face of American War Is a Robot
Allegra Harpootlian, Emily Manna | thenation.com | 2019-04-29
The New Face of American War Is a Robot…
thenation.com/article/tom-dispatch-american-warfare-drones-military-tech-robot/

Corporate Media Are Here to Warn You: Medicare for All Is a Very Bad Idea
Alan MacLeod | fair.org | 2019-04-29
The race for the Democratic presidential nomination is heating up, and healthcare is a key issue up for debate. A number of high-profile candidates, including Kamala Harris, Tulsi Gabbard and Elizabeth Warren, have endorsed a Medicare for All solution to America's healthcare problem. However, the idea is most closely associated with Sen. Bernie Sanders, who has made it a central platform of his election bid. A 2018 Reuters poll ( 8/23/18) found that 70 percent of Americans support Medicare for All. | The United States…
fair.org/home/corporate-media-are-here-to-warn-you-medicare-for-all-is-a-very-bad-idea/

UK's Julian Assange Defence Committee holds public meeting
WSWS | wsws.org | 2019-04-29
At the meeting many ideas were discussed and agreed on how best to take forward the campaign to defend WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange and Chelsea Manning.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/04/29/assg-a29.html

UN, global health agencies sound alarm on drug-resistant infections; new recommendations to reduce 'staggering number' of future deaths
United Nations | un.org | 2019-04-29
Deaths caused by infections from antibiotic-resistant bacteria will skyrocket over the next two decades, along with huge economic costs, without immediate, ambitious and coordinated action, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) and partners warned on Monday.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2019/04/1037471

From Jim Crow Kentucky to Red Square — RAI with Stephen Cohen (4/5)
Staff | therealnews.com | 2019-04-29
Prof. Stephen Cohen, professor emeritus of politics at Princeton University and of Russian studies and history at New York University, his recent book is titled 'War with Russia? From Putin and Ukraine to Trump and Russiagate'; Cohen discusses the forces that shaped his political thinking on Reality Asserts Itself with Paul Jay…
therealnews.com/stories/from-jim-crow-kentucky-to-red-square-rai-with-stephen-cohen-4-5

Rejecting Trump Spin, 62% of Americans Believe US Economy Primarily Benefits Rich and Powerful
Jake Johnson, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2019-04-29
Nearly three-quarters of Americans also think the political system mainly rewards those in power, according to a new survey | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/inequality_2.jpg…
commondreams.org/news/2019/04/29/rejecting-trump-spin-62-americans-believe-us-economy-primarily-benefits-rich-and?cd-origin=rss

Corporate Media Are Here to Warn You: Medicare for All Is a Very Bad Idea
Alan MacLeod | commondreams.org | 2019-04-29
Detail from a recent cartoon attached to a Wall Street Journal column warning against Medicare for All. (Screenshot: via FAIR.org) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/screen_shot_2019-04-29_at_2.54.16_pm.png…
commondreams.org/views/2019/04/29/corporate-media-are-here-warn-you-medicare-all-very-bad-idea?cd-origin=rss

Scrutiny into Biden's Record Should Include Obama Era Foreign Policies
Jeremy Kuzmarov | counterpunch.org | 2019-04-29
Since Joe Biden has entered the race for the presidency, some media outlets have been pointing to his atrocious legislative record as a Senator, including his support for tough-on-crime bills, loose gun control measures, opposition to school desegregation, and his vote in favor of the Iraq War, among other things.Greater scrutiny, however, should be placed on Biden's role in supporting dubious foreign policies during his tenure as Vice-President under Barack Obama.
counterpunch.org/2019/04/29/scrutiny-into-bidens-record-should-include-obama-era-foreign-policies/

US Navy SEAL Officers Attempted to Cover Up Evidence of War Crimes
Josh Varlin | globalresearch.ca | 2019-04-29
Special Operations Chief Edward Gallagher, a US Navy SEAL awaiting a court-martial for war crimes charges, was systematically protected by his SEAL superiors for a year, a Navy investigation report covered by the New York Times reveals. Gallagher's trial …
globalresearch.ca/us-navy-seal-officers-attempted-cover-evidence-war-crimes/5676000

Climate Groups Applaud Beto for New Proposal, But Warn Action Plan Would Be 'Too Little, Too Late'
Julia Conley, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2019-04-29
Climate action groups on Monday applauded as Democratic presidential contender Beto O'Rourke released his plan for tackling the climate crisis—while acknowledging that his proposal would not go far enough to keep catastrophic climate change at bay and represented a rollback of his earlier statements about halting the warming of the planet. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/screen_shot_2019-04-29_at_4.09.30_pm.jpg…
commondreams.org/news/2019/04/29/climate-groups-applaud-beto-new-proposal-warn-action-plan-would-be-too-little-too?cd-origin=rss

Assange: So Where Is the Swedish Warrant?
Craig Murray | globalresearch.ca | 2019-04-29
If the Swedish allegations against Julian Assange were genuine and not simply a ruse to arrest him for extradition to the United States, where is the arrest warrant now from Sweden and what are the charges? | Only the more minor …
globalresearch.ca/where-swedish-warrant/5676006

'Superbugs' Could Kill 10 Million Annually Without Urgent Action, Warns New Report
Andrea Germanos, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2019-04-29
"Unless the world acts urgently, antimicrobial resistance will have disastrous impact within a generation," says new publication. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/ecoli_0.jpg…
commondreams.org/news/2019/04/29/superbugs-could-kill-10-million-annually-without-urgent-action-warns-new-report?cd-origin=rss

Some 300,000 Venezuelan children in Colombia need humanitarian assistance; UNICEF looks to boost response funding
United Nations | un.org | 2019-04-29
Without increased support, the health, education and well-being of at least 327,000 children from Venezuela living as migrants and refugees in Colombia will be in jeopardy, the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) warned on Monday.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2019/04/1037501

The End of War Is Just a Beginning
Allegra Harpootlian , Emily Manna | commondreams.org | 2019-04-29
"In the pursuit of technologies that theoretically are meant to keep the country safer, it's important to ensure that the national security state is not simply making it easier to wage endless wars by hiding them ever more from public view and transferring the responsibility for fighting them to unaccountable machines." (Photo: U.S. Air Force) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/drone-operators.jpg…
commondreams.org/views/2019/04/29/end-war-just-beginning?cd-origin=rss

"Great Collection of #KeepItInTheGround Leaders" Awarded This Year's Goldman Prize
Jessica Corbett, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2019-04-29
From preserving marine biodiversity to protecting tropical forests from palm oil developers, the six recipients of a prestigious environmental award are "extraordinary individuals who have moved mountains to protect our planet." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/goldman_19.png…
commondreams.org/news/2019/04/29/great-collection-keepitintheground-leaders-awarded-years-goldman-prize?cd-origin=rss

The War on Drugs Is Just One of Several Being Waged in the Philippines
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-04-29
Janine Jackson interviewed Amee Chew about the Philippines under Rodrigo Duterte for the April 19, 2019 episode of "CounterSpin." This is a lightly edited transcript. | Janine Jackson: Welcome to "CounterSpin," your weekly look behind the headlines. I'm Janine Jackson. | This week on "CounterSpin": A March Washington Post article about Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte said: | As o…
truthout.org/audio/the-war-on-drugs-is-just-one-of-several-being-waged-in-the-philippines/

Selected Articles: Terror Attack in Sri Lanka by ISIS
Global Research News | globalresearch.ca | 2019-04-29
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 …
globalresearch.ca/selected-articles-suppression-of-truth-imperialist-challenge/5676019

Space Agencies to Simulate All-Out Doomsday Asteroid Scenario
teleSUR | telesurenglish.net | 2019-04-29
An asteroid, named 2019 PDC, approximately the size of a football stadium is on a collision course towards Earth, space agencies in the United States and Europe have predicted it has 1-in-100 chance of smashing into our planet on April 29, 2027. Scientists have just eight years to plan and execute a response. | RELATED: | China Proposes Space Cooperation to International Partners | And though it sounds like a perfect plot for a blockbuster movie, this is the hypothetical asteroid i…
telesurenglish.net/news/Space-Agencies-to-Simulate-All-Out-Doomsday-Asteroid-Scenario-20190429-0018.html

US Agreed To Pay North Korea For Otto Warmbier's Hospital Bills
teleSUR | telesurenglish.net | 2019-04-29
U.S. National Security Adviser John Bolton told Fox News on Sunday that a Trump administration official signed a document pledging to pay North Korea US$2 million for Otto Warmbier's hospital bill. | RELATED: | Cuban Top Diplomat: John Bolton Is a Pathological Liar | Bolton, however, denied that the U.S. sent any money to North Korea, despite the country's insistence that the Trump administration pay Warmbier's medical bill. | When asked by the Fox News host if North Korea did in fact…
telesurenglish.net/news/Trump-Administration-Signed-Document-Pledging-To-Pay-North-Korea-2-Million-For-Otto-Warmbiers-Hospital-Bills-Bolton-20190429-0001.html

The Otto Warmbier Scandal Is All About Challenging Trump's Credibility
Andrew Korybko | globalresearch.ca | 2019-04-29
The Washington Post's surprise revelation that Trump agreed to pay North Korea $2 million in exchange for releasing imprisoned student Otto Warmbier is intended to challenge his credibility by drawing "politically uncomfortable" comparisons between him and his predecessor. | *** | The …
globalresearch.ca/otto-warmbier-scandal-challenging-trumps-credibility/5675937

White House correspondents' tribute to press freedom silent on Assange and Manning
WSWS Repost | indybay.org | 2019-04-29
The White House Correspondents' Association Dinner was a miserable and cowardly spectacle that reflected the deeply right-wing character of the American media.
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/04/29/18823019.php

'Continuing absence' of political solution to Israel-Palestine conflict 'undermines and compounds' UN efforts to end wholesale crisis
United Nations | un.org | 2019-04-29
The UN is "continuing to address the humanitarian, economic and political crisis in the Occupied Palestinian Territory" but efforts are continually undermined by the lack of any political progress towards a two-State solution, said the head of UN Political and Peacebuilding Affairs (DPPA) on Monday.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2019/04/1037541

How Movement To Free Mumia Abu-Jamal Prevailed Over Obstruction Of A Progressive Prosecutor
Jared Ware & Miles Quarles | shadowproof.com | 2019-04-29
A late December ruling by the Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas Judge Leon Tucker re-opened pathways for long-time political prisoner Mumia Abu-Jamal to litigate his freedom. | "Progressive prosecutor" Larry Krasner's appeal of the ruling stood in the way until Wednesday, April 17. At issue was whether Ronald Castille–a former Philadelphia District Attorney, Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice, and Krasner transition team member–had a constitutional duty to recuse himself from Mumia's appeals of…
shadowproof.com/2019/04/29/how-movement-to-free-mumia-abu-jamal-prevailed-over-obstruction-of-a-progressive-prosecutor/

Fishing to Feed Salmon Farms Is Emptying the Seas, Claims Report
Rob Edwards | globalresearch.ca | 2019-04-29
Millions of tonnes of sardines, anchovies, mackerel, herring, krill and other species are caught and ground into fishmeal and fish oil, known as FMFO. This is fed to salmon caged in hundreds of farms along the west coast. | Now an …
globalresearch.ca/fishing-feed-salmon-farms-emptying-seas/5675939

This Isn't the Election for Democrats to Play It Safe
Bill Boyarsky | truthdig.com | 2019-04-29
As I watched the Democratic candidates for president on television during the recent CNN town hall forum, I thought that at least one of the women among them could make an excellent nominee. I also wondered whether this election cycle may be ripe for a strong campaign led by a woman. | Sens. Elizabeth Warren, Kamala Harris and Amy Klobuchar presented as forceful and knowledgeable as they fielded questions at the April 22 event. They were every bit as impressive as Sen. Bernie Sanders and Mayor Pete Buttigieg, who were also participating in the forum. Two other women, Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand of New York and Rep. T…
truthdig.com/articles/this-isnt-the-election-for-democrats-to-play-it-safe/

NATO Expands Eastward to Russia
Comitato No Nato | globalresearch.ca | 2019-04-29
The Following text is Section 4 of | The 70 Years of NATO: From War to War, : | by the Italian Committee No War No NATO | * | Documentation presented at the International Conference on the 70th Anniversary of NATO, Florence, April 7, …
globalresearch.ca/nato-expands-eastward-russia/5675943

Battle for Venezuelan Embassy Continues
Black Alliance for Peace | globalresearch.ca | 2019-04-29
Demonstrating solidarity with the embattled Bolivarian republic of Venezuela is today's litmus test of anti-imperialism. | As African/Black internationalists, we stand in the tradition of our people's historic anti-war and anti-imperialist positions. We understand that when our folks are clear, they …
globalresearch.ca/battle-venezuelan-embassy-continues/5675932

Is the U.S. Protecting Saudi Fugitives Accused of Serious Crimes?
Staff | truthdig.com | 2019-04-29
This story was co-published with The Oregonian/OregonLive. | The FBI, the Department of Homeland Security and other agencies have been aware of the Saudi actions for at least a decade, officials said. But successive American administrations have avoided confronting the government in Riyadh out of concern that doing so might jeopardize U.S. interests, particularly Saudi cooperation in the fight against Islamist terrorism, current and former officials said. | Fleeing Justice | University students from Saudi Arabia studying in the U.S. and Canada have vanished while facing criminal charges. Authorities suspect the S…
truthdig.com/articles/is-the-u-s-protecting-saudi-fugitives-accused-of-serious-crimes/

On Australian TV, Julian Assange's father calls for son's freedom
WSWS | wsws.org | 2019-04-29
John Shipton warned that his son's persecution was "to demonstrate that publishers and whistleblowers will be destroyed."
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/04/29/assa-a29.html

Ross Camp TRO Hearing
reposted | indybay.org | 2019-04-29
District Judge Edward J. Davila's court, San Jose Courthouse, Courtroom 1 – 5th Floor – 280 South 1st Street, San Jose, CA 95113…
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/04/28/18823012.php

Duterte Threatens To Return Trash To Canada's Shores
teleSUR | telesurenglish.net | 2019-04-29
Nearly a week after threatening to declare war against Canada over a large amount trash that was dumped on his nation's shores, the President of the Philippines, Rodrigo Duterte, vowed to return the garbage to Canadian beaches. | RELATED: | Philippines: Canada Has a Week to Take Back Trash or Else | During a speech in Davao City on Sunday, the Philippine President slammed Canada for treating his country "like a dumpsite," while also calling on them to resolve the situation as soon…
telesurenglish.net/news/Duterte-Threatens-To-Return-Trash-To-Canadas-Shores–20190429-0004.html

The Media Can't Figure Out How to Cover Elizabeth Warren
Eric Alterman | thenation.com | 2019-04-29
The Media Can't Figure Out How to Cover Elizabeth Warren…
thenation.com/article/eric-alterman-elizabeth-warren-media-failure/

Indigenous Women Lead Fight for Land Rights in Brazil
teleSUR | telesurenglish.net | 2019-04-29
Brazil's indigenous women have been overturning tradition to step into the spotlight and lead an international push to defend their tribal land rights, which are up against the greatest threat they have faced in years under right-wing President Jair Bolsonaro. | RELATED: | Indigenous Protesters Set Up Camp Outside Brazil's Congress | Claiming that indigenous populations lived in poverty, Bolsonaro is making legislative moves meant to allow development of their ancestral lands, curr…
telesurenglish.net/news/Indigenous-Women-Lead-Fight-for-Land-Rights-in-Brazil-20190429-0017.html

Avianca Brazil Operates with Only Five Planes and 37 Flights
plenglish | plenglish.com | 2019-04-29
Brasilia, Apr 29 (Prensa Latina) Airline Avianca Brazil, the fourth largest in the country, is now operating with only five planes and an average of 37 daily flights, the same number as when it began in 2003.
www.plenglish.com/index.php?o=rn&id=41406&SEO=avianca-brazil-operates-with-only-five-planes-and-37-flights

Where the Silk Roads Meet the Mighty Mekong
Pepe Escobar | globalresearch.ca | 2019-04-29
The small wooden boats slowly make their way down the brown waters of the Mekong at sunset. Flowing meditation — just enjoying the silence, watching the river flow. Then, suddenly, in the distance, an apparition — a row of cement …
globalresearch.ca/silk-roads-meet-mekong/5675957

The Complete History of Monsanto, "The World's Most Evil Corporation"
E Hanzai | globalresearch.ca | 2019-04-29
First published by Waking Times, posted by Global Research in May 2014, this article provides a historical viewpoint. It is of particular relevance in relation to the Monsanto-Bayer merger. Monsanto-Bayer is relentlessly pushing the Worldwide adoption of glyphosate, which is …
globalresearch.ca/the-complete-history-of-monsanto-the-worlds-most-evil-corporation/5387964

Boeing Didn't Tell Southwest or FAA that It Had Disabled Critical Safety Alerts on 737 MAX
Zero Hedge | globalresearch.ca | 2019-04-29
It was a bad enough look for Boeing when reporters uncovered the company's decision to make some safety features optional on its 737 MAX 8s. Worse still that this decision was only made public after the deadly crash of Ethiopian …
globalresearch.ca/boeing-didnt-tell-southwest-faa-had-disabled-critical-safety-alerts-737-max/5675993

Decadent "Western Community of Values". Human Trafficking and Sex Slavery
Dr. Rudolf Hà§nsel | globalresearch.ca | 2019-04-29
Actually I thought I was sufficiently informed by the books of my friend Manfred Paulus about the shameful excesses of human trafficking and sex slavery. But his meritorious lifelong research is mainly related to Germany and Europe. An article by …
globalresearch.ca/decadent-western-community-of-values-human-trafficking-and-sex-slavery/5675948

Will New Netanyahu Coalition and Kushner's "Deal" Bring Destruction to Jerusalem's Golden Dome?
Miko Peled | globalresearch.ca | 2019-04-29
Unless action is taken swiftly — and Israel with its anti-Arab, anti-Islamic policies is forced to stop — the world risks losing the most iconic symbol of Jerusalem, and one of the oldest and most beautiful religious structures ever created….
globalresearch.ca/netanyahu-coalition-kushners-deal-destruction-jerusalems-golden-dome/5675978

Sri Lanka: US-Saudi Terror Targets China's Allies
Tony Cartalucci | globalresearch.ca | 2019-04-29
As predicted, the Sri Lankan Easter Day blasts which killed hundreds and injured hundreds more — have been connected to the so-called "Islamic State" (ISIS). | US Ambassador to Sri Lanka — Alaina Teplitz — would openly claim foreign groups …
globalresearch.ca/sri-lanka-us-saudi-terror-targets-chinas-allies/5675973

Measles Vaccines Kill More People than Measles, CDC Data Proves
Ethan A. Huff | globalresearch.ca | 2019-04-29
First published by Natural News and Global Research in February 2015 | Parents concerned about their vaccinated children potentially contracting measles from unvaccinated children may want to consider the fact that the bigger health threat is technically the vaccine, not the …
globalresearch.ca/measles-vaccines-kill-more-people-than-measles-cdc-data-proves/5429736

The Malignant Nature of the Mueller Report and 2020 Election
Massoud Nayeri | globalresearch.ca | 2019-04-29
The publication of the Mueller report more than anything else confirmed that the working people in America are facing deeply divided and antagonistic "leadership" in Washington. The consequence of the 1% family feud over the Mueller report will be disastrous. …
globalresearch.ca/mueller-report-2020-election/5676002