The U.S., Not Iran, Has Done Nothing but Sow Chaos in the Mideast
Juan Cole | truthdig.com | 2019-05-12
This piece originally appeared on Informed Comment. | Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told NBC that Iran is an active threat to US interests and "sowing chaos" in the Middle East. | It strikes me that exactly the opposite is true. The Islamic Republic of Iran has in recent years, despite its heritage in the 1979 revolution, acted as an Establishment, status quo power. | I don't agree with Iranian policy, e.g. its Syria intervention…
truthdig.com/articles/the-u-s-not-iran-has-done-nothing-but-sow-chaos-in-the-mideast/

The Media's Shameful Handling of Bolton's Iran Threat Claims Recalls the Run-Up to the Iraq War
Ben Armbruster | commondreams.org | 2019-05-12
White House National Security Advisor John Bolton, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Vice President Mike Pence talk before the start of a joint news conference with President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in the Rose Garden at the White House June 7, 2018 in Washington, D.C. (Photo: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/bolton_1.jpg…
commondreams.org/views/2019/05/12/medias-shameful-handling-boltons-iran-threat-claims-recalls-run-iraq-war?cd-origin=rss

"Free Lunch" Billionaire GAP & A's Owner Fisher Offering Free Food For New Stadium
UPWA | indybay.org | 2019-05-12
Broadway & Waters St. | Oakland…
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/05/10/18823380.php

Mafia Don Twits another tantrum ahead of crucial trade talks
DLI | indybay.org | 2019-05-12
2 days before the crucial trade talks between China and the USA(the 2 largest economies in the world), "Mafia Don"(ald) T-rump threw another Twitter tantrum, by threatening to charge 10% – 25% tariffs on $200 Billions' worth of imports from China. This additional gouging would be on top of last year's unilateral tariff on $50 Billions' worth of Chinese goods coming into this country. But really, what kind of lunatic would poison the mood of these delicate negotiations–practically at the eleventh hour–by publicly humiliating the incoming Chinese delegation? The world has rarely seen such a blustering buffoon, at…
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/05/08/18823361.php

Drivers United Will Never Be Defeated! Uber/Lyft Global Day of Action in San Francisco
Labor Video Project | indybay.org | 2019-05-12
Hundreds of UBER/Lyft drivers and their supporters joined a global day of protest at the headquarters of UBER in San Francisco on May 8, 2019. Drivers said they are being driven to slave labor conditions while an IPO will make more billionaires from their labor.
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/05/08/18823349.php

Lawsuit by 44 States Accuses Pharma Giants of 'Multi-Year Conspiracy' to Hike Drug Prices by Over 1,000%
Jake Johnson, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2019-05-12
"We have hard evidence that shows the generic drug industry perpetrated a multi-billion dollar fraud on the American people." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/pfizer_1.jpg…
commondreams.org/news/2019/05/12/lawsuit-44-states-accuses-pharma-giants-multi-year-conspiracy-hike-drug-prices-over?cd-origin=rss

Juan Guaidó Makes Open Plea for US Military Coordination in Venezuela
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-05-12
After his latest coup attempt against the elected government of President Nicolás Maduro quickly fell flat, Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó on Saturday said he has moved to open "direct communications" with Pentagon officials with the goal of establishing greater military "coordination" with the United States. | According to the Associated Press, Guaidó announced during a…
truthout.org/articles/juan-guaido-makes-open-plea-for-us-military-coordination-in-venezuela/

Venezuela's Maduro Government Not Near Collapse
Staff | therealnews.com | 2019-05-12
Andrej Hunko, a member of Germany's parliament recently visited with President Maduro and parallel president Juan Guaidó. Hunko discussed the importance of a negotiated solution, humanitarian aid, to Venezuela, and…
therealnews.com/stories/venezuelas-maduro-government-not-near-collapse

Sabotage? No water for activists besieged in Venezuela's US embassy, govt denies cut-off
rt.com | 2019-05-12
Anti-coup activists holed up in the Venezuelan Embassy in Washington say they have been left with no utilities after the water supply was shut off or disrupted. The municipal water provider has denied responsibility. | …
rt.com/usa/459092-venezuela-embassy-water-cut/

Juan Guaidó Makes Open Plea for US Military 'Coordination' in Venezuela After Failed Coup Attempt
Jake Johnson, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2019-05-12
Guaid√≥'s call came as Trump administration officials continue to suggest military intervention in Venezuela is a possibility | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/juan_guaido_venezuela.jpg…
commondreams.org/news/2019/05/12/juan-guaido-makes-open-plea-us-military-coordination-venezuela-after-failed-coup?cd-origin=rss

No Enforcement of Law While Democrat-Republicans Do Nothing
Register Peace & Freedom or Green | indybay.org | 2019-05-12
The Embassy Protection Collective at the Venezuelan Embassy in Washington, D.C. are now facing no power or water and no delivery of food or medicine because the United States Secret Service and the Washington, D.C. police refuse to enforce the law while the Democrat-Republicans stay silent.
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/05/10/18823372.php

Mother's Day: The Obscured Roots of a Global Peace Movement
consortiumnews.com | 2019-05-12
Sam Husseini says the origin of Mother's Day has largely been obscured, helping pave the way for Trump's embrace of women warriors and bearers of "the next generation of American patriots," with a hint of the Nazi "Mother's Cross." By… Read more ?…
consortiumnews.com/2019/05/12/mothers-day-the-obscured-roots-of-a-global-peace-movement/

Families Belong Together | Peaceful Action Protest
Roya Brake & Rebekah Padilla | indybay.org | 2019-05-12
WALNUT CREEK: | – South Side corner of Ygnacio Valley Road and N. Civic Drive | – Iron Horse Trail Bridge above Ygnacio Valley Road (please plan to use effectively large signage in this area)…
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/05/08/18823324.php

Trump Is Backing Congress Into a Risky Corner
Marjorie Cohn | truthdig.com | 2019-05-12
This piece originally appeared on Truthout. | After the redacted Mueller report was made public, Donald Trump tweeted, "No Collusion, No Obstruction, Complete and Total EXONERATION." But when the House Judiciary Committee asked to see Mueller's full report, Trump said no way. | The Constitution gives Congress the authority to check and balance the executive branch. That includes the power to issue and enforce subpoenas. In th…
truthdig.com/articles/trump-is-backing-congress-into-a-dangerous-corner/

At Least 50,000 Venezuelans Registered in Return to Homeland Plan
plenglish.com | 2019-05-12
12 de mayo de 2019, 10: 43Caracas, May 12 (Prensa Latina) More than 50,000 Venezuelans are waiting Sunday for their return to their homeland through the Return to their Homeland Plan, a government initiative supporting the voluntary repatriation of Venezuelans.
www.plenglish.com/index.php?o=rn&id=41885&SEO=at-least-50000-venezuelans-registered-in-return-to-homeland-plan

Venezuela Greets Cyril Ramaphosa for Electoral Triumph
plenglish.com | 2019-05-12
Caracas, May 12 (Prensa Latina) The Venezuelan government sent a congratulatory message to Cyril Ramaphosa after his electoral victory at the polls in South Africa, the Venezuelan Fpreign Ministry informed Sunday.
www.plenglish.com/index.php?o=rn&id=41879&SEO=venezuela-greets-cyril-ramaphosa-for-electoral-triumph

Flight 70 of  ¥Return to Homeland Plan ¥ Arrives in Venezuela
plenglish.com | 2019-05-12
12 de mayo de 2019, 10: 42Caracas, May 12 (Prensa Latina) Flight 70 of  ¥Return to Homeland Plan ¥ arrived in Venezuela with 170 Venezuelans from Ecuador, the Caracas Foreign Ministry reported on Sunday.
www.plenglish.com/index.php?o=rn&id=41884&SEO=flight-70-of-areturn-to-homeland-plana-arrives-in-venezuela

The Gwadar Terrorist Attack Exposed the International Media's Double Standards
Andrew Korybko | globalresearch.ca | 2019-05-12
Most of the international media is referring to Saturday's attack on the Pearl Continental hotel in Gwadar as being committed by either "gunmen" or "militants" instead of the actual terrorists that the perpetrators are after the BBC reported that they …
globalresearch.ca/gwadar-terrorist-attack-exposed-international-medias-double-standards/5677222

As Animal Rights Activists Push Legal Boundaries, Canada Considers What Makes a Terrorist
Alleen Brown | theintercept.com | 2019-05-12
Industry representatives in Canada have pointed to special penalties in the U.S. for those who trespass or capture footage on animal agriculture properties.
theintercept.com/2019/05/12/animal-rights-activism-canada/

US Special Forces School Publishes New Book on Overthrowing Governments
Jason Ditz | theantimedia.com | 2019-05-12
(ANTIWAR.COM) — US Special Operations Command can now be said to have literally written the book on US-imposed regime change, with the book "Support to Resistance: Strategic Purpose and Effectiveness" released this week by their official school. The official study covers 47 distinct cases of US special forces trying to intervene in various countries from 1941-2003. It …

US Special Forces School Publishes New Book on Overthrowing Governments

U.S. Media Lies Help Trump's Venezuela Warmongering
Jacob Sweet | dissidentvoice.org | 2019-05-12
As most of the world knows by now, the United States government intends to organize regime change in Venezuela. Attempts to this effect have been made in the past — most notably in 2002, when its economy and standard of living was exemplary in the region — but not so brazenly as now. Today, the …
dissidentvoice.org/2019/05/u-s-media-lies-help-trumps-venezuela-warmongering/

Oakland VegFest 2019
Factory Farming Awareness Coalition | indybay.org | 2019-05-12
Lake Merritt Amphitheater…
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/05/09/18823369.php

Jeremy Corbyn Asserts Labour Support for Palestinian Statehood
telesurenglish.net | 2019-05-12
Leader of the U.K. opposition Labour Party Jeremy Corbyn, reiterated Saturday his party's support for the Palestinian cause, condemning human rights violations by Israel. | RELATED: | Delusional 'Deal of The Century' Leaked: Palestinians Lay Down Arms, US Intervention in Gaza | "We cannot stand by or stay silent at the continuing denial of rights and justice to the Palestinian people… The Labour Party is united in condemning the ongoing human rights…
telesurenglish.net/news/Jeremy-Corbyn-Reiterates-Support-for-Palestinian-Statehood-Warns-of-Trumps-Deal-of-The-Century-20190512-0001.html

Guterres Keeps Update on Helms-Burton Act Activation
plenglish.com | 2019-05-12
12 de mayo de 2019, 10: 11United Nations, May 12 (Prensa Latina) UN General Secretary, Antonio Guterres, is aware of what comes out the activation of Title III of the Helms-Burton Act, which is currently generating great rejection among the international community.
www.plenglish.com/index.php?o=rn&id=41880&SEO=guterres-keeps-update-on-helms-burton-act-activation

FRSO greets Workers World Party conference
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2019-05-12
Newark, NJ — Speaking to a national conference of the Workers World Party here, May 11, Mick Kelly of the Standing Committee of Freedom Road Socialist Organization (FRSO) stated, "We convey our warmest greetings to your First Secretary Larry Holmes, your national leadership, and all of you assembled for this extremely important conference. We place a high value on our relationship with Workers World Party. The unity we have is precious, and we intend to build on this in the future." | FRSO and Workers World Party (WWP) have a long history of cooperating on national campaigns and demonstrations, including th…
fightbacknews.org/2019/5/11/frso-greets-workers-world-party-conference

Better act NOW! Trump threatens China with 'far worse' trade deal in his 2nd term
rt.com | 2019-05-12
The self-proclaimed master of deal-making, US President Donald Trump, has warned Beijing against waiting out his term in hopes of a more lenient approach from a successor, saying he will insist on even worse conditions after 2020. | …
rt.com/usa/459091-worse-china-deal-reelection/

The 5G Revolution: Millions of "Human Guinea Pigs" in Big Telecom's Global Experiment
Michael Welch | globalresearch.ca | 2019-05-12
"If you are one of the millions who seek faster downloads of movies, games and virtual pornography, a solution is at hand, that is, if you do not mind volunteering your living body in a giant uncontrolled experiment on the …
globalresearch.ca/the-5g-revolution-millions-of-human-guinea-pigs-in-big-telecoms-global-experiment/5677203

A Great Flushing Out: Social Media Footprints and Electioneering in Australia
Dr. Binoy Kampmark | globalresearch.ca | 2019-05-12
It has been an uninspiring election, punctuated by occasional moments of madness on the part of various candidates. Their sin was to be incautious in their previous use of social media, a form of communication that reveals everything and nothing …
globalresearch.ca/social-media-footprints-electioneering-australia/5677230

Distorting 'Democracy' in Venezuela Coverage
Gregory Shupak | commondreams.org | 2019-05-12
Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaid√≥ waves after a meeting with Ecuador's President Lenin Moreno in Salinas, Ecuador on March 2, 2019. (Photo: Reuters/Daniel Tapia) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/guaido.jpg…
commondreams.org/views/2019/05/12/distorting-democracy-venezuela-coverage?cd-origin=rss

Tired of the Smack Talk
Wim Laven | counterpunch.org | 2019-05-12
I'm angry, our system is supposed to work for us, but it doesn't! I'm tired of being told that elected officials are supposed to represent their constituents, and watching their persistent inaction and failure. One of the interesting features of English language is the labels that are provided for groups of animals; perhaps the pride…
counterpunch.org/2019/05/12/tired-of-the-smack-talk/

A Mother's Resolve: Organizing for Local and Global Climate Justice
Yifat Susskind | commondreams.org | 2019-05-12
Representatives of indigenous tribes in Brazil protest in front of the Brandenburg Gate on November 1, 2017 in Berlin, Germany. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/climate_mothers.jpg…
commondreams.org/views/2019/05/12/mothers-resolve-organizing-local-and-global-climate-justice?cd-origin=rss

UN chief praises New Zealand premier's 'admirable' response to Christchurch attacks
United Nations | un.org | 2019-05-12
Speaking to media in the New Zealand capital Auckland on Sunday, alongside New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Arden, UN Secretary-General António Guterres expressed his solidarity with the victims and families of the March Christchurch mosque attacks, which killed 51 people, and praised Ms. Arden's leadership in the aftermath of the killings.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2019/05/1038361

Iran conflict intensifies transatlantic tensions
wsws.org | 2019-05-11
The European governments are doing all they can to avoid triggering a broader mobilisation against war.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/05/11/iran-m11.html

Pre-emptive Nuclear War: The Role of Israel in Triggering an Attack on Iran
Prof Michel Chossudovsky | globalresearch.ca | 2019-05-11
The text below is Chapter III of Michel Chossudovsky book entitled: The Globalization of War. America's Long War against Humanity, Global Research Publishers, Montreal, 2015. To order the book directly from Global Research click here | This chapter provides a …
globalresearch.ca/pre-emptive-nuclear-war-role-israel-attack-iran/5677025

With B-52s, carrier battle group in place, US war against Iran on a hair trigger
wsws.org | 2019-05-11
The threatening deployments come in the midst of a new round of bellicose statements from Washington.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/05/11/thre-m11.html

Bolton Is Spinning Israeli 'Intelligence' to Push for War Against Iran
Gareth Porter | truthdig.com | 2019-05-11
John Bolton has gotten away with a dangerous deception. The national security adviser's announcement Sunday that the Pentagon has deployed air and naval forces to the Middle East, which he combined with a threat to Iran, points to a new maneuver to prepare the ground for an incident that could justify a retaliatory attack against Iran. | Bolton presented his threat and the deployments as a response to alleged intelligence about a possible Iranian attack on U.S. targets in the Middle East. Bu…
truthdig.com/articles/bolton-is-spinning-israeli-intelligence-to-push-for-war-against-iran/

US Deploys Missile; Claims Iran And Proxies May Launch Attack
telesurenglish.net | 2019-05-11
The United States has deployed an assault ship and a missile battery to the Middle East region, the Pentagon announced in a release Friday but did not elaborate on what the defence headquarters stated was to combat threatening actions displayed by Iran. | RELATED: | Israel Will Not Allow Iran To Obtain Nuclear Weapons: Netanyahu | "It's important that Iran understand that an attack on [U.S. nationals] or its interests will be met with an appropriate response," ABC News reported…
telesurenglish.net/news/US-Deploys-Missile-Claims-Iran-And-Proxies-May-Launch-Attack-20190511-0007.html

The Uber IPO: Billions for investors, increased exploitation for workers
wsws.org | 2019-05-11
The global strikes and protests by Uber and Lyft drivers amid an orgy of stockholder enrichment underscore the need for workers to adopt an international socialist strategy.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/05/11/pers-m11.html

'One More Reason to Refuse to Give Defense Department $733 Billion' as Pentagon Shifts Funds to Trump Border Wall
Jake Johnson, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2019-05-11
"Obviously they don't need it because they keep diverting billions, without congressional authorization, to Trump's vanity wall," said Rep. Pramila Jayapal | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/border_wall.png…
commondreams.org/news/2019/05/11/one-more-reason-refuse-give-defense-department-733-billion-pentagon-shifts-funds?cd-origin=rss

Pompeo Suffers Meltdown over Venezuela's Arrest of Coup-Backer, Zambrano
Joaquin Flores | globalresearch.ca | 2019-05-11
US State Department head Mike Pompeo has suffered a public meltdown, reacting forcefully that the constitutional government of Venezuela actually arrested a key member of the upper house of parliament (AN) — Edgar Zambrano — who was actively engaged in …
globalresearch.ca/pompeo-venezuelas-arrest-coup-backer-zambrano/5677167

US Military Still Actively Plotting Against Venezuela
telesurenglish.net | 2019-05-11
The United States government is keeping the "military option" open in its bid to overthrow President Nicolas Maduro, the Venezuelan government stated through an official statement. | RELATED: | ‚Äã‚Äã‚Äã‚Äã‚ÄãCodepink: 'US Govt Turns Off Water in Venezuela Embassy' | "As Venezuela has been denouncing since January, the U.S. instigates, promotes, organizes and finances an irresponsible campaign aime…
telesurenglish.net/news/US-Military-Still-Actively-Plotting-Against-Venezuela-20190511-0018.html

Venezuela: President Maduro Reveals General Behind Coup Recruited by CIA
Telesur | globalresearch.ca | 2019-05-11
General Manuel Ricardo Cristopher Figuera, one of the masterminds behind the coup attempt of April 30, had been recruited by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) of the United States for more than a year, the president said. | President of …
globalresearch.ca/venezuela-president-maduro-reveals-general-behind-coup-recruited-cia/5677164

Juan Guaido Would "Probably Accept" a US Offer to Invade Venezuela
Jason Ditz | theantimedia.com | 2019-05-11
(ANTIWAR.COM) — After last week's US-backed coup failed to install Juan Guaido in power in Venezuela, Guaido remains keen to be supported by the US, and told Italian newspaper La Stampa that he would "probably accept" a US offer to invade. Though the Trump Administration has constantly threatened to invade Venezuela in recent months, it appears they have yet to …

Juan Guaido Would "Probably Accept" a US Offer to Invade Venezuela

How Lies Become "Facts" in U.S. "News"
Eric Zuesse | dissidentvoice.org | 2019-05-11
On Fox News Channel's May 2nd edition of "The Story with Martha MacCallum" was alleged, by the program host (at 2: 45 in this video), that one reason we must invade Venezuela (if we will) is that "People have lost 24 pounds" there. So (her point was), if we invade, that's not evil, it's no coup, …
dissidentvoice.org/2019/05/how-lies-become-facts-in-u-s-news/

Afghan Journalist, Women's Education Advocate Shot Dead
telesurenglish.net | 2019-05-11
Gunmen shot and killed a former television journalist and cultural adviser to the Afghan parliament in Kabul Saturday, underlining threats to women and drawing widespread condemnation. | RELATED | Afghan Women Activists Wary of 'Superficial' Female Presence in Taliban Peace Talks | Mina Mangal, who used to report for prominent TV station Ariana News, was killed by two unidentified men on a motorbike close to her home in eastern Kabul in a public place, police…
telesurenglish.net/news/Afghan-Journalist-Womens-Education-Advocate-Shot-Dead-20190511-0020.html

The alarming rise of civilian deaths in the war on terror
Phyllis Bennis | nationofchange.org | 2019-05-11
New reports show an escalation in civilian casualties from U.S. operations in Syria, Afghanistan and Somalia — and a pattern of U.S. denial about the scale of the problem.
nationofchange.org/2019/05/11/the-alarming-rise-of-civilian-deaths-in-the-war-on-terror/

Poland: Far-Right Supporters Protest Against Jewish Restitution
telesurenglish.net | 2019-05-11
From Poland's Prime Minister's office to the U.S. embassy in Warsaw, thousands of far-right supporters marched, rejecting the U.S.-imposed law which demands restitution of Jewish property, confiscated during or post World War II. | RELATED: | Russia Celebrates 'Victory Day' Defeat of Nazis at WW II | Carrying placards with slogans including "Poland h…
telesurenglish.net/news/Poland-Far-Right-Supporters-Protest-Against-Jewish-Restitution-20190511-0021.html

Trump Has Defied Nearly All Subpoenas. What Can the House Do?
Prof. Marjorie Cohn | globalresearch.ca | 2019-05-11
After the redacted Mueller report was made public, Donald Trump tweeted, "No Collusion, No Obstruction, Complete and Total EXONERATION." But when the House Judiciary Committee asked to see Mueller's full report, Trump said no way. | The Constitution gives Congress …
globalresearch.ca/trump-defied-nearly-all-subpoenas/5677177

Former intelligence analyst charged with leaking classified info to reporters
Andrew Emett | nationofchange.org | 2019-05-11
A former U.S. intelligence analyst was arrested Thursday and charged with providing classified information to several reporters from The Intercept. According to federal officials, the analyst repeatedly met with investigative journalist Jeremy Scahill before giving him secret documents detailing the U.S. military's drone strike operations in Afghanistan, Somalia, and Yemen. | According to the indictment, Daniel Everette Hale was enlisted in the U.S. Air Force from July 2009 to July 2013, during which time he received language and intelligence training. While serving on active duty, Hale was assigned to work at…
nationofchange.org/2019/05/11/former-intelligence-analyst-charged-with-leaking-classified-info-to-reporters/

Fascism and Dictatorship: The Third International and the Problem of Fascism
Fabian Van Onzen | mronline.org | 2019-05-11
In the final stage of fascism, the fascist state has consolidated power and freed itself of its petty-bourgeois class origins. Poulantzas says that this is the most brutal stage, for it involves violent purges at the state level to remove the petty-bourgeoisie, and terroristic repression over the masses. | Source…
mronline.org/2019/05/11/fascism-and-dictatorship-the-third-international-and-the-problem-of-fascism/