France and Ireland Tap up EU for €667 Million to Build Massive Energy Power Link
Sam Morgan | globalresearch.ca | 2019-05-30
The leaders of France and Ireland asked European Commission boss Jean-Claude Juncker on Tuesday (28 May) to back their request for over half a billion euros in energy project funding, which would be earmarked to 'Brexit-proof' Ireland's power needs. | French …
globalresearch.ca/france-ireland-tap-eu-e667m-build-power-link/5679028

World Bank approves Ksh75 billion loan to Kenya
CGTN Africa | cgtn.com | 2019-05-30
The World Bank has approved the Sh75 billion loan request for Kenya, further raising the country's debt. | On Wednesday, the lender said the loan facility will support critical reforms that will enhance competition and market transparency, reduce corruption opportunities in agriculture, and help Kenyan farmers to achieve higher productivity and increase their incomes. | "Reforms supported by the facility include better targeting of subsidies for agricultural inputs to reach the intended beneficiaries (using e-vouchers and biometric digital identification); reducing inefficiencies and leakages in the procuremen…
africa.cgtn.com/2019/05/30/world-bank-approves-ksh75-billion-loan-to-kenya/

Applause for New Zealand 'Wellbeing Budget' That Dedicates Billions to Mental Health Care and Ending Child Poverty
Julia Conley, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2019-05-30
Pledging to follow through on her promise to form a new kind of government focused on benefiting those often overlooked by lawmakers, the prime minister of New Zealand on Thursday unveiled her proposed spending plan for the coming year—the world's first "wellbeing budget." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/gettyimages-11525392641.jpg…
commondreams.org/news/2019/05/30/applause-new-zealand-wellbeing-budget-dedicates-billions-mental-health-care-and?cd-origin=rss

Daesh Terror Group Burns 5,000 Acres of Crops Across Iraq: Official
Daily Sabah | globalresearch.ca | 2019-05-30
Daesh terror group has been setting fire to the livelihoods of Iraqi farmers in Kirkuk, Salahaddin, Mosul, Al-Anbar and Diyala provinces, an Iraqi government official said Tuesday. | Iraqi Ministry of the Interior's Civil Defense General Director Kadim Salman told Anadolu …
globalresearch.ca/daesh-terror-group-burns-5000-acres-crops-iraq-official/5679031

Why the imperialists hate Huawei
Deirdre Griswold | workers.org | 2019-05-30
The Chinese company Huawei has been targeted by the Donald Trump administration. At Washington's request, Canada arrested Meng Wanzhou, the chief financial officer of the company, last December. The charge? That the company did business with Iran, contrary to U.S. sanctions on that country. Meng, the daughter of Huawei founder . . . | Continue reading Why the imperialists hate Huawei at Workers.org…
workers.org/2019/05/30/why-the-imperialists-hate-huawei/

South Sudan wants UN sanctions removed
CGTN Africa | cgtn.com | 2019-05-30
The South Sudan government has urged the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) to remove the sanctions against it. | The world's security body placed South Sudan in the sanctions list in 2015 following reports of gross human rights violations in the conflict that ravaged the country. | The sanctions ranged from an arms embargo against Juba, and others that targeted individuals believed to be obstructing the peace process in South Sudan. | Several senior government officials, including military commanders from both President Salva Kiir and former Vice President Riek Machar factions, were among those sanctioned…
africa.cgtn.com/2019/05/30/south-sudan-wants-un-sanctions-removed/

White House protest says 'End the sanctions on Zimbabwe!'
Monica Moorehead | workers.org | 2019-05-30
Protest at the White House, May 25. A march and rally was held in Washington, D.C., on May 25, African Liberation Day, to demand an end to sanctions against the southern African country of Zimbabwe. Known as Rhodesia after it was colonized by England in the late 1800s, Zimbabwe has . . . | Continue reading White House protest says 'End the sanctions on Zimbabwe!' at Workers.org…
workers.org/2019/05/30/white-house-protest-says-end-the-sanctions-on-zimbabwe/

Cuban First Vice President Honors Ogaden War Martyrs
plenglish.com | 2019-05-30
Addis, Ababa, May 30 (Prensa Latina) Cuban first Vice Ppresident, Salvador Valdes Mesa honored today the memory of his country"s combatants killed during Ogaden Battle that put end to Somalia invasion to Ethiopia.
www.plenglish.com/index.php?o=rn&id=42617&SEO=cuban-first-vice-president-honors-ogaden-war-martyrs

Thursday's Daily Brief: the European Charlemagne prize, sexual abuse, transgender rights, Somalia and Libya updates
United Nations | un.org | 2019-05-30
Top stories this Thursday: UN chief Guterres received the Charlemagne Prize for services towards European unification; sexual abuse in Somalia and within the UN; a leap in transgender rights; news from Libya; and new political appointments at the UN.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2019/05/1039521

Venezuela: Norway Talks End as Pence Telephones Guaido
Lucas Koerner | venezuelanalysis.com | 2019-05-30
Maduro praised "constructive dialogue" while the opposition reiterated appeals to the armed forces.
venezuelanalysis.com/news/14515

Most Venezuelans Support Dialogue between Government and Opposition
plenglish.com | 2019-05-30
Caracas, May 30 (Prensa Latina) More than 80 percent of Venezuelans support a process of dialogue in the country, President Nicolas Maduro said after the conclusion in Norway of the second cycle of talks between the Government and the opposition.
www.plenglish.com/index.php?o=rn&id=42585&SEO=most-venezuelans-support-dialogue-between-government-and-opposition

Memorial Day 2019: US Army tweet prompts outpouring of antiwar sentiment
WSWS Repost | indybay.org | 2019-05-30
"Many of us are a shell of who we were before"
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/05/27/18823636.php

2019 African Day we prepare for October Maafa Awareness Month
Khubaka, Michael Harris | indybay.org | 2019-05-30
This special 2019 Africa Day ~ Memorial Day weekend we remember why our Pan African warriors have fought against difficult odds throughout Africa, Europe, Asia, Pacific Islands, and the Americas. Today, US Memorial Day, first began honoring our Martyrs of the Race Course, at the close the US Civil War, honoring US Colored Troops whose service on the front lines continues today… join us prepare for a special October 2019 Maafa Awareness Month.
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/05/25/18823613.php

Society Is In Decay–When the Worst Is First and the Best Is Last
Ralph Nader | commondreams.org | 2019-05-30
The monetary imbalance is especially jarring when it comes to hawks who beat the drums of war. (Photo: Gillam/ Mayer Merkel & Ottmann lithograph, NY, 1883) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/plutocracy_0.jpeg…
commondreams.org/views/2019/05/30/society-decay-when-worst-first-and-best-last?cd-origin=rss

Imperial Joe: Biden Trades Bread and Circuses for War
David Underhill | counterpunch.org | 2019-05-30
Bread and circuses pacified the Roman masses while the emperors with their legions patrolled far borders to pacify barbarians who resisted joining the empire. Joe Biden updated this governing method at his presidential campaign launch rally in Philadelphia.He offered a buffet of appetizing items to improve America's education, infrastructure, health care and climate policies. He pledged to unite the nation and restore its soul and backbone. And he said not a word about the country's ongoing and looming wars.He looked abroad only to lament that Trump's antics and his affections for "dictators and tyrants" like Put…
counterpunch.org/2019/05/30/imperial-joe-biden-trades-bread-and-circuses-for-war/

Capitalism and Its Discontents in Africa
Jà∂rg Wiegratz | counterpunch.org | 2019-05-30
The world, including Africa, has arguably never been more capitalist than at the current juncture. And yet, the scholarly and public debates in and about Africa, as far as I am aware, are nowhere near in tandem with this reality. In countries such as Uganda and Kenya, that I both regard as capitalist countries, there…
counterpunch.org/2019/05/30/capitalism-and-its-discontents-in-africa/

Learn Costs of War & Celebrate Peace Heroes Assange & Manning
Abolish the Military | indybay.org | 2019-05-30
To counteract the jingoism of all capitalist media in this country in its promotion of the war machine which only exists to maximize the profits of the oil companies and the munitions makers, a few websites are in order to remind us all of the Costs of War and the Peace Heroes Assange & Manning currently jailed by the US war machine.
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/05/27/18823637.php

Democrats' 2020 Policy Blitz Largely Lacking on Immigration
Staff | truthdig.com | 2019-05-30
WASHINGTON — Democratic presidential contenders are in a feverish battle to one-up each other with ever-more-ambitious plans to beat back global warming, curb gun violence, offer universal health care coverage, slash student debt and preserve abortion rights. Larg…
truthdig.com/articles/democrats-2020-policy-blitz-largely-lacking-on-immigration/

Trial Begins for Man Facing 20 Years in Prison for Giving Water to Migrants in Desert
Jessica Corbett | theantimedia.com | 2019-05-30
(CD) — Human rights advocates accused the U.S. Justice Department of "criminalizing compassion" as a federal trial began in Arizona Wednesday for activist Scott Warren, who faces up to 20 years in prison for providing humanitarian aid to migrants in the desert. Warren, a 36-year-old college geography instructor from Ajo, Arizona, is a volunteer for the humanitarian organization No More Deaths/No …

Trial Begins for Man Facing 20 Years in Prison for Giving Water to Migrants in Desert

Canada's Dumping Problems and The War on Garbage & Toxic Waste
Mildred German | indybay.org | 2019-05-30
Mildred German of CFRO, Vancouver Coop Radio & Media Coop will be interviewing long-time activist Ted Alquitas, the publisher of the PhilippineCanadianNews.com on the issue of Philippines/Canada issues around garbage, and and Miranda Dick, of the Secwepemc nation around the Elders Sacred Fire in Turtle Valley that is currently stopping biosolids from being dumped in Secwepmeculcw.
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/05/26/18823617.php

Srebrenica and Jasenovac: The Genuine Difference Between a Phony and a Real Genocide
Stephen Karganovic | globalresearch.ca | 2019-05-30
Our investigation of Srebrenica points to some very important insights concerning Jasenovac. Jasenovac, for those who are unfamiliar with it, was a death camp in the Nazi satellite " Independent State of Croatia" during World War II, also known …
globalresearch.ca/srebrenica-jasenovac-difference-between-phony-real-genocide/5678995

Ohio Stumbles, with a Team Trump Nudge, Toward Nuclear and Coal
Harvey Wasserman | progressive.org | 2019-05-30
Defying all laws of competitive economics, climate change, and technological progress, the state House has voted in a ratepayer-funded bailout for two aging nuclear power plants.
progressive.org/dispatches/ohio-stumbles-trump-nudge-more-nukes-coal-wasserman-190530/

Syria: Thousands of children 'hemmed in' by 'brutal and gratuitous' spike in violence
United Nations | un.org | 2019-05-30
A marked escalation in fighting has put tens of thousands of children in northwest Syria at "imminent risk of injury, death and displacement", the United Nations Children's Fund's (UNICEF) chief warned on Thursday.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2019/05/1039541

China considering "rare earths" retaliation in conflict with the US
wsws.org | 2019-05-30
An editorial published in the state-owned People's Daily warned that the US should not underestimate China's ability to fight a trade war.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/05/30/chin-m30.html

Right-Wing Attacks on Sanders Show Misunderstanding of Single-Payer
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-05-30
For as long as Bernie Sanders has been advocating for Medicare for All he has been consistent about how it would be funded: with progressive taxation. When he acknowledged his position at a recent town hall, right-wing critics flooded the media with scaremongering attacks. | During the House Budget Committee Hearing on Single-Payer last week, Rep. Chris Stewart (R-Utah) made false claims about Medicare for All. "It means every American taxpayer and every American business has their taxes doubled, and it sti…
truthout.org/articles/right-wing-attacks-on-sanders-show-misunderstanding-of-single-payer/

The hangman of the Middle East: US-backed regime in Egypt hands down nearly 2,500 death sentences
wsws.org | 2019-05-30
As el-Sisi's courts churn out death penalties, including against children, Washington is pouring in military aid that is utilized in the commission of war crimes.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/05/30/egyp-m30.html

Trump denies ordering military to move USS John McCain 'out of sight'
rt.com | 2019-05-30
President Donald Trump has denied he was aware of the relocation of a guided-missile destroyer bearing the name of his late congressional nemesis after a story that he'd ordered the Navy to move it "out of sight" enraged critics. | …
rt.com/usa/460604-trump-denies-order-move-mccain/

Unequal Justice: Julian Assange Is an Enemy in Trump's War on the First Amendment
Bill Blum | globalresearch.ca | 2019-05-30
The prosecution of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange under the Espionage Act represents a dangerous turn in President Donald Trump's war on the First Amendment. Whether you love Assange or loathe him, it is vital to understand the eighteen-count indictment…
globalresearch.ca/julian-assange-enemy-trumps-war-first-amendment/5679024

Declassified Cold War nuclear plans: U.S. would have blown up half the world
Shane Quinn | peoplesworld.org | 2019-05-30
On August 30, 1945, Major General Lauris Norstad dispatched a document to his superior, General Leslie Groves, outlining a total of 15 "key Soviet cities" to be struck with U.S. atomic weapons, headed by the capital Moscow. This was followed by another 25 "leading Soviet cities" listed for annihilation, topping this latter group was Leningrad, almost destroyed …
peoplesworld.org/article/declassified-cold-war-nuclear-plans-u-s-would-have-blown-up-half-the-world/

Abortion Ban in Missouri Would Mean Influx of Patients for Nearby States
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-05-30
St. Louis–As the last abortion clinic in Missouri warned that it will have to stop providing the procedure as soon as Friday, abortion providers in surrounding states said they are anticipating an uptick of even more Missouri patients. | At Hope Clinic in Granite City, Ill., just 10 minutes from downtown St. Louis, Deputy Director Alison Dreith said Tuesday her clinic was preparing for more patients as news about Missouri spread. | "We're really scrambling today about the need for increased staff and how fast can we hire and train," Dreith said. | And at a Trust Women clinic in Wichita, Kan., that alread…
truthout.org/articles/abortion-ban-in-missouri-would-mean-influx-of-patients-for-nearby-states/

Missouri's last abortion clinic faces imminent closure. Meet one of the OB-GYNs fighting back
Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez | nationofchange.org | 2019-05-30
"This is not a drill. This is not a warning. This is real, and it's a public health crisis." Those were the words of Planned Parenthood President Leana Wen Tuesday, when news broke that Missouri's only abortion clinic might be forced to close by the end of the week, effectively ending access to legal abortion in the state. Planned Parenthood says that Missouri's health department is threatening not to renew its license over a series of unreasonable demands, including interviewing seven of the clinic's doctors. Dr. Colleen McNicholas, an abortion provider at the clinic, told reporters, "This is harassment and a…
nationofchange.org/2019/05/30/missouris-last-abortion-clinic-faces-imminent-closure-meet-one-of-the-ob-gyns-fighting-back/

My Son Needed Medical Help, Not an American Bomb: A Yemeni Father Grieves
Ahmed Abdulkareem | mintpressnews.com | 2019-05-30
There is an old saying that the definition of madness is to do the same thing again and again, expecting a different result. Yet this strategy seems to underpin the Saudi-led Coalition's approach to its war on Yemen.
mintpressnews.com/my-son-needed-medical-help-not-an-american-bomb-a-yemen-father-grieves/258896/

My Pentagon Regret
James Carroll | counterpunch.org | 2019-05-30
Earlier this month, the USS Abraham Lincoln carrier strike group — the massive aircraft carrier itself with its dozens of warplanes and thousands of sailors and marines, a guided missile cruiser, and four destroyers — suddenly began to make its way from the Mediterranean Sea into the Persian Gulf, heading for the waters off Iran.
counterpunch.org/2019/05/30/my-pentagon-regret/

French government threatens "national security" charges against journalists who revealed Yemen war arms sales
wsws.org | 2019-05-30
Macron's actions are part of a drive by capitalist governments around the world to criminalize whistleblowing and destroy the freedom of the press.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/05/30/disc-m30.html

Speeding into the Void of Cyberspace as Designed
Edward Curtin | dissidentvoice.org | 2019-05-30
The internet was hardwired to be a surveillance tool from the start. No matter what we use the network for today — dating, directions, encrypted chat, email, or just reading the news — it always had a dual-use nature rooted in intelligence gathering and war….[Surveillance Valley shows] the ongoing overlap between the Internet and the …
dissidentvoice.org/2019/05/speeding-into-the-void-of-cyberspace-as-designed/

Maine: 'You Are Not Broken,' Bans Conversion Therapy For Minors
telesurenglish.net | 2019-05-30
The U.S. state Maine has joined a number of other states, including recent converts – Delaware and California, that have banned the practice of gay conversion therapy on minors after Gov. Janet Mills signed the bill into legislation. | RELATED: | Minnesota Takes Steps Towards Banning Conversion Therapy | "Today, we send an unequivocal message to young LG…
telesurenglish.net/news/Maine-You-Are-Not-Broken-Bans-Conversion-Therapy-For-Minors-20190530-0002.html

Successful book presentation of "Why Are They Back?" at the Heinrich Bà∂ll Library in Berlin
wsws.org | 2019-05-30
"The return of fascism, of authoritarian rule, of dictatorship and war is an international phenomenon," the book's author, SGP Deputy National Secretary Christoph Vandreier, stressed.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/05/30/book-m30.html

Elizabeth Warren's Green Imperialism Isn't the Answer
Staff | truthdig.com | 2019-05-30
Last week, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., introduced a plan to "green" the U.S. military. After cataloguing some of the threats to our "readiness" posed by climate change–including floods and hurricanes compromising Air Force bases–the proposal quickly pivots to the "thousands of people [forced] to migrate from their homes," conflating the fates of the most vulnerable peopl…
truthdig.com/articles/elizabeth-warrens-green-imperialism-isnt-the-answer/

Plastic Is Just as Destructive to the Climate as Oil and Gas
Sonali Kolhatkar | truthdig.com | 2019-05-30
As awareness of climate change surges globally, energy companies are shifting from oil and gas to the equally destructive plastics industry.
truthdig.com/articles/plastic-is-just-as-destructive-to-the-climate-as-oil-and-gas/

President Trump is Pardoning War Criminals as He Prosecutes Whistleblowers
Alexander Rubinstein | theantimedia.com | 2019-05-30
(MPN) — President Donald Trump has already made clear his soft spot for war criminals, having brought one — Elliot Abrams — into his administration. Then, earlier this month, Trump pardoned Army First Lieutenant Michael Behenna. Now, reports indicate Trump is just getting started. And while Trump appears to be making moves to pardon more war …

President Trump is Pardoning War Criminals as He Prosecutes Whistleblowers

In Search of a Green New Foreign Policy
Robert L. Borosage | thenation.com | 2019-05-30
In Search of a Green New Foreign Policy…
thenation.com/article/war-climate-military-spending-2020/

Ontario Government Drastically Cuts Legal Aid and Ends Aid for Refugee and Immigration Matters
Edward C. Corrigan and Selvin Mejia | dissidentvoice.org | 2019-05-30
There are some important changes that are going to impact refugees and even Permanent Residents in Canada. In the Ontario budget, released on April 11, 2019, Legal Aid Ontario's funding was $133 million less in fiscal year 2019-2020 than the $456 million it had anticipated.1 In 2020 Legal Aid Ontario will somehow have to operate …
dissidentvoice.org/2019/05/ontario-government-drastically-cuts-legal-aid-and-ends-aid-for-refugee-and-immigration-matters/

Volunteer Group Launches Anti-Gun Violence Campaign to Protect Youth
David Howard | indybay.org | 2019-05-30
Louder than a Shot Volunteer Group Launches Anti-Gun Violence Campaign to Protect Youth | Program Launched in Advance of National Gun Violence Prevention Day, June 7th, 2019 #WearOrange…
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/05/29/18823662.php

Fueled by Ambitious Policies and High Favorability, Progressives Celebrate an Elizabeth Warren Campaign 'On the Rise'
Julia Conley, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2019-05-30
Progressives on Thursday pointed to new polling by a number of sources which suggest that after months of polling in the single digits in many national surveys, Sen. Elizabeth Warren's presidential campaign is growing in popularity with Democratic primary voters. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/gettyimages-11496671371.jpg…
commondreams.org/news/2019/05/30/fueled-ambitious-policies-and-high-favorability-progressives-celebrate-elizabeth?cd-origin=rss

Another Nationwide Protest in Brazil against Cuts in Education
plenglish.com | 2019-05-30
Brasilia, May 30 (Prensa Latina) Brazilian students, professors and workers are taking to the streets again in more than 150 cities of the country on Thursday to protest against the budgetary cuts in education and the reforms made by the Government of President Jair Bolsonaro.
www.plenglish.com/index.php?o=rn&id=42587&SEO=another-nationwide-protest-in-brazil-against-cuts-in-education

Brazil: New Rallies to Defend Education and Social Security
telesurenglish.net | 2019-05-30
Brazil is holding a new, nationwide strike Thursday as thousands of workers, teachers and students take to the streets to protests against President Jair Bolsonaro's policies related to social security privatization and budget cuts to universities and scientific research institutes. | RELATED: | Brazil's Economy Shrank, First Time Since 2016 | Conven…
telesurenglish.net/news/Brazil-New-Rallies-to-Defend-Education-and-Social-Security-20190530-0008.html

Bolivia, Brazil Search for Mechanisms to Fight Smuggling
plenglish.com | 2019-05-30
29 de mayo de 2019, 11: 24La Paz, May 30 (Prensa Latina) Bolivian and Brazilian authorities will meet in a few days in the city of Santa Cruz, to analyzed mechanisms to strengthen the joint fight against smuggling.
www.plenglish.com/index.php?o=rn&id=42552&SEO=bolivia-brazil-search-for-mechanisms-to-fight-smuggling

Massive Protest in Brazil Against Bolsonaro's Policies
plenglish.com | 2019-05-30
Brasilia, May 30 (Prensa Latina) Hundreds of thousands of people are protesting this Thursday in Brazil against the policies of budget cuts in education and reforms by the government of Jair Bolsonaro.
www.plenglish.com/index.php?o=rn&id=42614&SEO=massive-protest-in-brazil-against-bolsonaros-policies

Former Brazilian President Collor de Mello Accused of Embezzlement
plenglish.com | 2019-05-30
Brasilia, May 30 (Prensa Latina) The Attorney General"s Office of the Republic of Brazil has sent the Federal Supreme Court (STF) a complaint against former president Fernando Collor de Mello (1990-1992) for embezzlement, judicial sources said on Thursday.
www.plenglish.com/index.php?o=rn&id=42584&SEO=former-brazilian-president-collor-de-mello-accused-of-embezzlement

Brazilian Economy Falls 0.2 Percent in First Quarter 2019
plenglish.com | 2019-05-30
30 de mayo de 2019, 16: 13Brasilia, May 30 (Prensa Latina) Brazil"s economy, the largest in Latin America, contracted by 0.2 percent in the first quarter of the year, its first decline since late 2016, the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) reported Thursday.
www.plenglish.com/index.php?o=rn&id=42618&SEO=brazilian-economy-falls-0.2-percent-in-first-quarter-2019