Canada's Dumping Problems and The War on Garbage & Toxic Waste
Mildred German | indybay.org | 2019-05-26
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

Iran Economic Sanctions Kill as Effectively as Bombs
Staff | therealnews.com | 2019-05-26
The Trump administration's illegal economic sanctions against Iran makes it impossible to import essential medicines, says CEPR's Mark Weisbrot…
therealnews.com/stories/iran-economic-sanctions-kill-as-effectively-as-bombs

US Sanctions Leave Millions of Venezuelans Without Water
Staff | therealnews.com | 2019-05-26
"You can't blame the Maduro government, but as for the United States, this Donald Trump is mean. He's mean and he's blocked a lot of things. We have to support each other and this U.S. blockade has to end." — Yolimar Contreras…
therealnews.com/stories/us-sanctions-leave-millions-of-venezuelans-without-water

Libya's Haftar Vows to Continue Offensive to Capture Tripoli
telesurenglish.net | 2019-05-26
The leader of the Benghazi-based Libyan National Army, Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar, has ruled out a ceasefire in the northwestern part of the country, despite pressure from the United Nations. | RELATED: | 'No Ceasefire in Libya Yet,' General Haftar Tells Macron | Speaking to the French newspaper Le Journal du Dimanche, Haftar said his forces will continue their push to capture the Libyan capital city, Tripoli, amid ongoing warnings from countries like Italy, Qatar, and Turkey. | Haf…
telesurenglish.net/news/Libyas-Haftar-Vows-to-Continue-Offensive-to-Capture-Tripoli-20190526-0004.html

Report from Venezuela Delegation
Eugene E Ruyle | indybay.org | 2019-05-26
NPML, 6501 Telegraph Ave, Oakland (just North of Alcatraz Ave.)…
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/05/23/18823589.php

Gloria La Riva and Silvio Rodrigues: "Eyewitness Venezuela"
UUSF Forum | indybay.org | 2019-05-26
First Unitarian Universalist Church | 1187 Franklin St. @ Geary | San Francisco, Calif.
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/05/23/18823573.php

Venezuelan Foreign Minister Condemns Interference by Brazilian Peer
plenglish.com | 2019-05-26
26 de mayo de 2019, 07: 54Caracas, May 26 (Prensa Latina) Foreign Minister Jorge Arreaza condemned interfering statements by his Brazilian counterpart, Ernesto Araujo, who called on the military to promote a regime change in Venezuela.
www.plenglish.com/index.php?o=rn&id=42414&SEO=venezuelan-foreign-minister-condemns-interference-by-brazilian-peer

Congress, White House Move Disaster Relief for Puerto Rico, US States and Territories
Kate Zeller | indybay.org | 2019-05-26
On Thursday, the Senate passed a $19.1 billion disaster relief plan to aid Americans recovering from natural disasters in US Territories like Puerto Rico and States including Iowa. The House of Representatives and the White House are expected to approve the Senate plan.
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/05/23/18823588.php

House Delays Disaster Package for Puerto Rico, US States and Territories
Kate Zeller | indybay.org | 2019-05-26
The House of Representatives delayed a vote on a $19.1 billion disaster bill that would aid Americans in a number of US States and Territories.
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/05/24/18823597.php

Massive Earthquake Hits Ecuador and Peru
telesurenglish.net | 2019-05-26
A massive earthquake has hit several countries in the northwestern region of South America this morning. | RELATED: | Powerful Earthquake Reported in the Philippines | Measured at 8.0 on the Richter Scale, the earthquake's epicenter was reported in northwestern Peru. The neighboring countries of Colombia, Brazil, and Ecuador were also effected by the earthquake. | Ecuadorean President Lenin Moreno released a statement via his official Twitter, acknowledging the situation and the current is…
telesurenglish.net/news/Massive-Earthquake-Hits-Ecuador-and-Peru-20190526-0003.html

2019 African Day we prepare for October Maafa Awareness Month
Khubaka, Michael Harris | indybay.org | 2019-05-26
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

Monsanto, Scientific Deception and Cancer
Binoy Kampmark | dissidentvoice.org | 2019-05-26
Money may not be able to buy the purest love, but it can buy the best, life-ending cancer. For Monsanto, giant of rule and misrule in matters of genetically modified crops, known for bullying practices towards farmers, things have not been so rosy of late. Ever the self-promoter of saving the world an agricultural headache …
dissidentvoice.org/2019/05/monsanto-scientific-deception-and-cancer/

Legislation to mandate setbacks from oil drilling sites becomes two-year bill
Dan Bacher | indybay.org | 2019-05-26
Most Californians, including many environmentalists, are unaware of how effectively Big Oil has captured California regulators. | Photo: 17-year-old Nalleli Cobo, a Los Angeles resident who was sickened by toxic emissions from the oil drilling site, AllenCo., near her home, speaks at a Brown's Last Chance press conference at the State Capitol last year.
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/05/25/18823608.php

"Concession Bargaining" At SF SEIU1021: Report By Bargaining Committee Member
Labor Video Project | indybay.org | 2019-05-26
Cheryl Thornton, an SEIU 1021 City & County of San Francisco steward and 2019 Bargaining Committee member talks about the concession bargaining by the union leadership and the continued outsourcing and privatization of jobs.
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/05/24/18823593.php

Capitol of the 5th largest economic power on earth, Celebrates 2019 Africa Day
Rudo Kwaramba-Kayombo | indybay.org | 2019-05-26
2019 Africa Day in Sacramento, California the capitol city of the 5th largest economy in the world largely ignores expanding California ~ Pan African Global Trade and Investment, by design. Soon come a better way of listening and remembering the ancestors that began the conversation long ago… Who is ready to make 21st century moves that honor their legacy and vision?>…
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/05/24/18823604.php

Marginalizing Migrants and People of Colour Within the Labour Movement: Dialogues on Race and Class
Michael Welch | globalresearch.ca | 2019-05-26
"You Can't Have Capitalism Without Racism." | — Malcolm X (1964) [1] | "All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others." | -George Orwell, Animal Farm (1945) | LISTEN TO THE SHOW | Click to download the audio (MP3 format)…
globalresearch.ca/marginalizing-migrants-and-people-of-colour-within-the-labour-movement-dialogues-on-race-and-class/5678505

Germany continues deportations to Afghanistan
wsws.org | 2019-05-25
Just days before the European elections, the charter flight to the war-torn country exposes the deadly practice carried out by both the federal and state governments.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/05/25/refu-m25.html

John Walker Lindh Spent 17 Years in Prison — and the War Rages On
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-05-25
John Walker Lindh, the so-called "American Taliban" who was captured on an Afghanistan battlefield in November of 2001, was released on Thursday from the federal penitentiary in Terre Haute, Indiana after serving 17 years of a 20-year sentence. | After his capture, Lindh was indicted on a slew of charges that included supporting terrorism and aiding al-Qaeda. In 2002, Michael Chertoff, who was at the time head of the Justice Department's Criminal Division, directed prosecutors to offer Lindh a plea bargain: supplying services to the Taliban and carrying an explosive during the commission of a felony. Lindh acc…
truthout.org/articles/john-walker-lindh-spent-17-years-in-prison-and-the-war-rages-on/

Carbon Credits for Forest Preservation May Be Worse Than Nothing
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-05-25
Rio Branco, Brazil — The state of Acre, on the western edge of Brazil, is so remote, there's a national joke that it doesn't exist. But for geochemist Foster Brown, it's the center of the universe, a place that could help save the world. | "This is an example of hope," he said, as we stood behind his office at the Federal University of Acre, a tropical campus carved into the Amazon rainforest. Brown placed his hand on a spindly trunk, ordering me to follow his lead. "There is a flow of water going up that stem, and there is a flow of sap coming down, and when it comes down it has carbon compounds," he sa…
truthout.org/articles/carbon-credits-for-forest-preservation-may-be-worse-than-nothing/

Bolton Threatens to Force Africa to Choose Between the US and China
Glen Ford | globalresearch.ca | 2019-05-25
First published by Black Agenda Report and Global Research on December 28, 2018 | The Americans wager that they can exercise veto power over African political alignments by force of arms, through AFRICOM's massive military infiltration of the region. | "The 'West's' …
globalresearch.ca/bolton-threatens-to-force-africa-to-choose-between-the-us-and-china/5663943

Bolton & Pompeo 'looking for fight' with Iran, Trump trapped in the middle — Ron Paul
rt.com | 2019-05-25
"Warmongering" hawks on President Donald Trump's team are pushing him towards conflict with Iran as the situation in the region becomes more dangerous by the day, former congressman Ron Paul told RT. | …
rt.com/usa/460265-bolton-pompeo-fight-iran/

Gulf of Tonkin 'Crisis', Iranian Style
Robert Fantina | globalresearch.ca | 2019-05-25
The United States government is always beating the war drums; it's what violent, rogue nations do. Currently, a non-issue in the Middle East is being seized upon as a threat to the mighty U.S. | The headlines were sensational: | 'Saudi Arabia | …
globalresearch.ca/gulf-tonkin-crisis-iranian-style/5678449

As Trump Threatens Iran With War, Espionage Charges Against Assange Threaten Journalists
Staff | therealnews.com | 2019-05-25
The Espionage Act removes the possibility of a public interest defense for Julian Assange, and sends a chilling message to journalists and whistleblowers…
therealnews.com/stories/as-trump-threatens-iran-with-war-espionage-charges-against-assange-threaten-journalists

Bipartisan thirst for more war: 75% of Congress calls on Trump to boost intervention in Syria, to 'pressure' Iran and Russia
Ben Norton | thegrayzone.com | 2019-05-25
While Trump threatens Iran and Venezuela with new wars, 400 Congress members, including leaders from both parties, want to intensify…
thegrayzone.com/2019/05/24/bipartisan-war-congress-trump-syria-iran-russia-hezbollah/

Common Ground on Brexit Elusive for UK Tories Running for PM
telesurenglish.net | 2019-05-25
After Prime Minister Theresa May's announcement June 7 of her resignation, the battle for Tory leadership intensified Saturday with Brexit as the main point of friction among the conservative candidates. | RELATED: | May's Potential Replacements Ready Portfolios for PM Election | Aspirants to the next United Kingdom's office of Prime Minister include the Health and…
telesurenglish.net/news/Common-Ground-on-Brexit-Elusive-for-UK-Tories-Running-for-PM-20190525-0011.html

Trump Offers No Evidence of Iranian Threat or Terrorism
Staff | therealnews.com | 2019-05-25
Eugene Puryear and Paul Jay discuss the hypocrisy of Trump allying with Saudi Arabia, the largest sponsor of global terror, over concerns about alleged Iranian terrorism…
therealnews.com/stories/trump-offers-no-evidence-of-iranian-threat-or-terrorism

General Qorbani: Iran Can Sink US War Ships
telesurenglish.net | 2019-05-25
One of Iran's most senior military figures warned the United States that Iran has the capacity to sink its ships in the event of an attack. The comments follow the Pentagon's sending in three guided-missile destroyer ships close to Iran's coast. | RELATED: | Iran vs. US: Who Will Win the War … of Words? | On Saturday, General Morteza Qorbani, senior advisor to Iran's military command came out with fighting words saying that if the U.S. "commits the slightest stupidity, we will send these shi…
telesurenglish.net/news/General-Qorbani-Iran-Can-Sink-US-War-Ships–20190525-0008.html

70+ US Army & Navy veterans urge Trump to stop Iran war-mongering, stick to diplomacy
rt.com | 2019-05-25
An open letter signed by 76 retired generals, admirals, and ambassadors calls on US President Donald Trump to stop stoking fears of war with Iran and ditch "ineffective" sanctions and threats in favor of "aggressive diplomacy." | …
rt.com/usa/460236-trump-iran-us-veterans/

Mexico: Gunmen Kill Morena Candidate in Oaxaca, Third This Year
telesurenglish.net | 2019-05-25
Mayoral precandidate Braulio Marquez Garcia was reportedly gunned down Friday around midnight in Oaxaca while on his way home from a fishing event with his family. | RELATED: | Mexico: Another Leader From Morena Party Killed | Police say the politician was driving with his wife and children down a highway wh…
telesurenglish.net/news/Mexico-Gunmen-Kill-Morena-Candidate-in-Oaxaca-Third-This-Year-20190525-0016.html

Human Rights Organizations Denounce Impact of Sanctions on Venezuela
plenglish.com | 2019-05-25
25 de mayo de 2019, 00: 10Caracas, May 25 (Prensa Latina) The blockade imposed against Venezuela has caused great damage to the health, food and daily lives of its citizens, denounced Lucrecia Hernandez, representative of the non-governmental organization Sures.
www.plenglish.com/index.php?o=rn&id=42385&SEO=human-rights-organizations-denounce-impact-of-sanctions-on-venezuela

Thousands of Brazilians Join the 'Free Lula' Campaign
telesurenglish.net | 2019-05-25
Members of Brazil's "Free Lula" movement and the Workers' Party (PT) will kick off a nationwide campaign Saturday and Sunday, talking to the public about the lawfare taking place against former president, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, a political prisoner since April 2018. | RELATED: | 'Leave Venezuela Alone': Brazil's Lula Tells Trump in Interview | Thous…
telesurenglish.net/news/Thousands-of-Brazilians-Join-the-Free-Lula-Campaign-20190525-0007.html

Oslo To Host New Round of Talks Between Venezuela, Opposition
telesurenglish.net | 2019-05-25
The Venezuelan government and the opposition will soon be reuniting for a second round of negotiations in Norway, said the Norwegian Foreign Ministry Saturday. | RELATED: | Timeline of Half a Decade of US Economic War Against Venezuela | "We announce that the representatives of the main political actors in Venezuela have decided to return to Oslo ne…
telesurenglish.net/news/Oslo-To-Host-New-Round-of-Talks-Between-Venezuela-Opposition-20190525-0019.html

An "Emergency" to Send Billions in Weapons to the Saudis
Gary Leupp | dissidentvoice.org | 2019-05-25
So Trump has declared an "emergency" to circumvent Congressional oversight of arms shipments to other countries. By law Congress by law is given 30 days advance before before such sales are completed, and it can obstruct them. But a loophole in the Arms Control Act allows the president to authorize sales in an emergency. One …
dissidentvoice.org/2019/05/an-emergency-to-send-billions-in-weapons-to-the-saudis/

Pot Industry Owes Reparations to Those Criminalized for Drug Use
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-05-25
Pot, grass, marijuana, cannabis — call it what you will, its recreational use is already legal in 10 states and the District of Columbia, with many more soon to follow. Among other things, that means big bucks are at stake. Here in New York, Governor Cuomo is now pushing the Democratic-controlled legislature to move forward on legislation. The market is estimated at more than $3 billion…
truthout.org/articles/pot-industry-owes-reparations-to-those-criminalized-for-drug-use/

'Enough is enough': Thousands go on strike to support McDonald's workers fighting for $15 an hour
Aaron Cynic | nationofchange.org | 2019-05-25
"We shouldn't be begging for scraps when we have a corporation that makes $6 billion a year and we ain't even making $15."
nationofchange.org/2019/05/25/enough-is-enough-thousands-go-on-strike-to-support-mcdonalds-workers-fighting-for-15-an-hour/

Reign in the 'recklessness of Wall Street:' Bernie Sanders and Barbara Lee introduce financial transaction tax
Ashley Curtin | nationofchange.org | 2019-05-25
"It is long past time for Congress to rein in the recklessness of Wall Street billionaires and build an economy that works for all Americans."
nationofchange.org/2019/05/25/reign-in-the-recklessness-of-wall-street-bernie-sanders-and-barbara-lee-introduce-financial-transaction-tax/

Judge orders partial halt of Trump's border wall construction, blocks $1bn in military funds
rt.com | 2019-05-25
A US district judge has partially blocked another avenue for President Donald Trump to fulfill one of his election vows, barring him from diverting $1 billion in military funds to build two wall sections along the Mexican border. | …
rt.com/usa/460225-border-wall-halt-court/

Congress, White House move disaster relief for Puerto Rico, US States and Territories
ADMIN | nationofchange.org | 2019-05-25
The following is a press release from the Jubilee USA Network | On Thursday, the Senate passed a $19.1 billion disaster relief plan to aid Americans recovering from natural disasters in US Territories like Puerto Rico and States including Iowa. The House of Representatives and the White House are expected to approve the Senate plan. | "Millions of Americans are suffering and this disaster relief plan is urgently needed. We applaud Senate leaders and the White House for agreeing on a disaster deal," noted Eric LeCompte who leads the religious development group Jubilee USA.
nationofchange.org/2019/05/25/congress-white-house-move-disaster-relief-for-puerto-rico-us-states-and-territories/

Federal Judge Blocks Trump from Using Defense Funds for Wall
telesurenglish.net | 2019-05-25
Late Friday a federal judge blocked U.S. President Donald Trump from using US$1 billion in funds from the country's Defense Department to build two sections of the long-promised U.S.-Mexico border wall. | RELATED: | US Congress Fails to Override Veto, Border Wall Emergency Stays | "This order is a win for our system of checks and balances, the rule…
telesurenglish.net/news/Federal-Judge-Blocks-Trump-from-Using-Defense-Funds-for-Wall-20190525-0002.html

Shielding the World from US Chaos, No Easy Task. A Multipolar World in the Making
Federico Pieraccini | globalresearch.ca | 2019-05-25
Donald Trump's foreign policy relies heavily on putting to use to the tools available to the Empire: economic terrorism, threats of war, diplomatic pressure, trade wars, etc. But in re…
globalresearch.ca/shielding-the-world-from-us-chaos-no-easy-task-a-multipolar-world-in-the-making/5678440

Covergirl Brings 'Full Spectrum' to Caribbean Women of Color
telesurenglish.net | 2019-05-25
Covergirl is taking its "Full Spectrum" collection to the Caribbean, launching its new line in Jamaica Saturday with its variety of shades, made especially for women of color. | RELATED: | Muslim Blogger Rejects Beauty Brand Award Promoted by Gal Gadot | In a "glitz n' glam" event, the new collection took to the floor with women of all skin tones participating in the lavish unveiling to the rhythm of Jamaican tunes sung by Dancehall artise Tifa, Covergirl's first Jamaican amba…
telesurenglish.net/news/Covergirl-Brings-Full-Spectrum-to-Caribbean-Women-of-Color-20190525-0020.html

Cities Are Convincing Voters to Pay Higher Taxes for Public Preschool
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-05-25
Seattle — One frigid morning, on a playground outside a red-painted modular classroom, a preschooler with wispy blonde hair folded her arms across her chest and looked at the ground, the slightest pout forming on her face. "I'm staying out here today," Ali, 4, said to her father. Hoping to distract her, he kicked a ball. Ali laughed and ran after it. A few minutes later, he had coaxed her inside where it was warm, and she approached a classmate reading a book on the rug. | "Ali has made leaps here," said the girl's father, Ryan Price, 41, a sporting goods sales manager. "She used to hang on to my leg whe…
truthout.org/articles/cities-are-convincing-voters-to-pay-higher-taxes-for-public-preschool/

Video: Icebreakers and the Arctic Power Play
South Front | globalresearch.ca | 2019-05-25
The Arctic remains one of the few areas of the globe with relatively little human activity and therefore limited prospects for international conflict. Even during the Cold War the Arctic remained comparatively under-resourced by both adversarial blocs. The main theater …
globalresearch.ca/icebreakers-arctic-power-play/5678429

Trump Declares Fake Emergency to Sell Weapons to Saudi Arabia
Jason Ditz | theantimedia.com | 2019-05-25
(ANTIWAR.COM) — In a move predicted earlier this week by members of Congress, President Trump has declared a "national emergency" for the sole reason of circumventing Congressional restrictions on arms sales, and using it to rush shipments of arms to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. Under the Arms Export Control Act, Congress is supposed to …

Trump Declares Fake Emergency to Sell Weapons to Saudi Arabia

What if reporters covered the climate crisis they covered World War II?
Bill Moyers | nationofchange.org | 2019-05-25
The following is an abridged version of remarks by TV newsman Bill Moyers, as prepared for delivery at the " Covering Climate Now" conference co-sponsored by The Nation and Columbia Journalism Review on April 30. You can view the video version of the speech here. The "Covering Climate Now" project will bring journalists and news outlets together to dramatically improve how the media covers the climate emergency and its solutions…
nationofchange.org/2019/05/25/what-if-reporters-covered-the-climate-crisis-they-covered-world-war-ii/

Actor Geoffrey Rush awarded record payout in defamation damages
wsws.org | 2019-05-25
The Oscar-winning actor was granted a total of nearly $2.9 million, in general and special damages, due to the Murdoch media's defamatory articles.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/05/25/rush-m25.html

Socialist Equality Party wins important support in Australian federal election
wsws.org | 2019-05-25
Thousands of workers, students and young people signalled their support for a socialist alternative to war, budget cuts and authoritarianism.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/05/25/sepc-m25.html

One solution to climate change no one is talking about
Daniel Ross | nationofchange.org | 2019-05-25
It was a nightmarish Iowa blizzard in 1998 that made Seth Watkins rethink the way he farmed. | Before then, he'd operated his family business–he raises livestock alongside hay and corn crops for feed–pretty much as his parents had, utilizing practices like monocropping and unseasonal calving cycles, methods designed to cheat nature. The blizzard, which imperiled the lives of many newly born calves that year, made him realize there must be a better way to steward the land and the animals on it — methods more attuned to the natural scheme of things. | In the 20 years since, Watkins has shepherd…
nationofchange.org/2019/05/25/one-solution-to-climate-change-no-one-is-talking-about/

'This is about attacking journalism,' warn press freedom defenders as Trump DOJ hits Assange with new espionage charges
Jessica Corbett | nationofchange.org | 2019-05-25
"This is about retaliation for publishing evidence of U.S. war crimes and other crimes by the most powerful nation on Earth."
nationofchange.org/2019/05/25/this-is-about-attacking-journalism-warn-press-freedom-defenders-as-trump-doj-hits-assange-with-new-espionage-charges/

Trump deploys 1,500 troops to Middle East, sells weapons to Gulf allies
wsws.org | 2019-05-25
The latest troop deployment and sale of arms to US imperialism's Middle East allies sharply increases the danger of all-out war, which could be triggered by a US provocation at any time.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/05/25/midd-m25.html