(2023-05-19). Seymour Hersh: The Ukraine Refugee Question. scheerpost.com 
(2023-05-19). Criminals Welcome: US Recruits Foreign Proxies To Wage ‘Irregular War’. popularresistance.org The United States military recruits foreign fighters to serve as “proxies” in order to wage “irregular warfare” against Washington’s adversaries, and the Pentagon does not vet them to see if they have a history of committing atrocities, according to declassified documents obtained by the New York Times. | These “surrogate” fighters are armed and trained by the Pentagon’s Special Operations Command. | They are key players in a growing number of secretive “shadow wars” that Washington is waging across the planet. | US special operations commandoes were deployed to 154 countries, or roughly 80% of the nations on Ear…
(2023-05-19). Norway To Supply Ukraine With More MLRS Systems, ARTHUR Counter-Battery Radars. southfront.org 
An M270 Multiple Launch Rocket System fires during an exercise in September 2017 at Rocket Valley, South Korea, conducted by the 2nd Infantry Division/ROK-U.S. Combined Division to train on field artillery operations. (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) | On May 18, Norway announced that it will transfer eight M270 Multiple Launch Rocket Systems (MLRS) and three ARTHUR counter-battery radars to Ukraine in cooperation with the United Kingdom. | The country’s Defense Minister Bjorn Arild Gram made the announcement during…
(2023-05-19). China, five Central Asian countries set a good example of fostering new type of int’l relations: FM spokesperson. ecns.cn China has established comprehensive strategic partnerships and implemented the vision of building a community with a shared future on bilateral level with all the five Central Asian countries, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin said on Thursday at the daily news briefing.
(2023-05-19). India slams European sanction threats for refining and selling Russian oil. infobrics.org New Delhi defends its interests despite constant Western pressure.
(2023-05-19). Pentagon Admits It Doesn’t Know Who It Killed in Syria Drone Strike. news.antiwar.com US military officials are walking back claims that a drone strike Central Command (CENTCOM) launched on May 3 in northwest Syria killed a senior al-Qaeda leader after evidence emerged that a civilian was killed. When the strike was first launched in Syria’s northwest Idlib province, reports immediately emerged that the strike killed a sheep herder …
(2023-05-19). Pakistan lurches to dictatorial rule as authorities launch vendetta against Imran Khan and supporters of his Islamic populist PTI. wsws.org Protesters the authorities allege were involved in attacks on military installations or personnel will be tried in military courts that are closed to the media and public and whose rulings cannot be appealed, even to Pakistan’s Supreme Court.
(2023-05-19). Venezuelans Fleeing Sanctions Turned Away at the US Border (Interview). orinocotribune.com
(2023-05-19). Can Western air defense systems protect Ukraine properly. infobrics.org Creating an integrated and effective system for airspace defense is a great challenge for Kiev, more serious task than simply receiving plenty of weapons from the US and NATO allies.
(2023-05-19). Join the #NoTechForApartheid #Nakba75 webinar. bdsmovement.net 
(2023-05-19). USA: Increasingly polarized. journal-neo.org 
The decline of civic life in the US is primarily down to the de-facto absence of the freedom of press. This freedom is only proclaimed in words, but in reality, a single point of view is imposed on everyone. This has furthermore exacerbated the divisions in American society. The highly acclaimed primetime TV host, Tucker […] | –°–æ–æ–±—â–µ–Ω–∏–µ
(2023-05-19). WikiLeaks as Scapegoat for the Political Establishment. dissidentvoice.org Julian Assange is in prison, indefinitely and in blatant contravention of humanitarian norms. The US national security state has spoken and put its foot down, in a show of power which has subverted the true course of democracy. Sadly, the political will to sustain the persecution counteracts the political will to terminate it, though in …
(2023-05-19). Ukrainian official pledges to “keep killing Russians” infobrics.org The case shows very clearly how the Ukrainian state can be considered a terrorist organization.
(2023-05-19). Second largest Swedish party wants Stockholm to prepare for ‘Swexit’. infobrics.org The Swedish government must be prepared to leave the EU, as the troubled bloc should not take its national interests for granted. The Sweden Democrats leader insists that the government must ensure it’s ready in case such a decision is ever made by the Swedish people and to formally legitimize any threat to withdraw from the EU in future negotiations with Brussels.
(2023-05-19). China’s largest seawater uranium extraction test platform put into operation. ecns.cn China’s largest seawater uranium extraction test platform has been successfully launched and made accessible to the public in South China’s Hainan Province.
(2023-05-19). Petition-Hands Off Namibian Labor Lawyer Hewat Beukes & the Dismissed Union Miner Leaders. indybay.org An international campaign to end the terrorism against Namibian labor lawyer Hewat Beukes and for the rehiring of 9 union leaders of the Rossing uranium mine owned by the Chinese National Nuclear Corporation and the Namibian government. This union busting drive is also going on at other mines throughout Namibia.
(2023-05-19). The nuclear hypocrisy of the Gang of Seven(G7) at Hiroshima today. indybay.org At the G7 Summit held this weekend in Hiroshima–where the US government dropped the first of only 2 nuclear bombs ever unleashed in human history, the G7 leaders had the audacity of professing their verbal commitment to a nuclear weapons-free world. At this very same summit, however, these 8 talking heads will once again affirm their increased deadly shipment of lethal arms–including Depleted Uranium tank shells–to further fan the murderous Ukraine war!
(2023-05-19). The Salvation Army of Ukraine Hacked State Websites, Called To Fight Zelensky. southfront.org 
Illustrative Image | New underground resistance group attacked the websites of state departments and regional authorities in Ukraine. The group called itself the Salvation Army of Ukraine and claimed responsibility for the attacks on the office of Ukrainian President on Bankova Street. | Previously, such an organization was not known. It recently hacked the websites of a number of state resources of the Kiev regime, including the official website of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, publishing on them an appeal to the Ukraini…
(2023-05-19). Failure of U.S. Patriot ADS and Western Combat Systems. Does Kiev Possess the Means to Win the Conflict? globalresearch.ca
(2023-05-19). LIVE w/ Chris Hedges: Weapons to Ukraine, Military buildup to China & Pentagon Spending. youtube.com 
President Biden has approved a record-breaking $842 billion war budget. Yet much of this is not even directed towards Ukraine or Russia, but China. Not content with turning Europe into a war zone, it seems US wants to do the same to Asia, spending huge sums on a ring of bases, supposedly to protect and …
(2023-05-19). Poor Georgia—What a Pity: No EU for You, NATO “On-hold too!” journal-neo.org 
So, the EU does not want Georgia now that it refuses to die for Ukraine or open a second front against Russia. It does not want to “Cut off its nose to spite its face”. Georgia’s EU candidacy status has been a carrot dangling from a stick in front of a donkey for many years, […] | –°–æ–æ–±—â–µ–Ω–∏–µ
(2023-05-19). US National Security Experts Call for Peace in Ukraine. scheerpost.com 
Medea Benjamin and Nicolas J.S. Davies amplify upon a full-page ad in The New York Times on Tuesday calling the war an “unmitigated disaster” and urging Biden and U.S. Congress to help bring it speedily to an end.
(2023-05-19). Ukraine’s Zelensky To Attend Arab League Summit In Saudi Arabia. southfront.org 
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky | Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will attend the Arab League summit in Saudi Arabia on May 19, according to Reuters. | Citing a source familiar with the meeting, the news agency said that Zelenskiy “is on his way to the Arab League summit” in the Saudi city of Jeddah. Following the Arab League in Jeddah, the Ukrainian president will head to Japan to attend the 49th G7 summit in Japan. | The participation of the Ukrainian president was not disclosed before. It is still…
(2023-05-19). Zelensky arrives in Saudi Arabia to attend Arab League summit. middleeasteye.net 
Zelensky arrives in Saudi Arabia to attend Arab League summit | Ukrainian president joins summit, which will also be attended by Syria’s Bashar al-Assad for the first time in over a decade | Fri, 05/19/2023 – 10: 49 | Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky welcomes Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud in Kyiv on 26 February 2023 (AFP) | Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky arrived in…
(2023-05-19). Chris Hedges on Weapons to Ukraine, Military buildup to China and Pentagon Spending. mintpressnews.com Join MintCast hosts Mnar Adley and Alan MacLeod to discuss Washington’s permanent drive to war with author and Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter Chris Hedges.
(2023-05-19). Headlines for May 19, 2023. democracynow.org Biden Won’t Apologize for 1945 Nuclear Attacks on Japan as G7 Leaders Gather in Hiroshima, Russia and Ukraine Agree to Extend Black Sea Grain Deal, Pentagon Says Accounting Error Will Allow U.S. to Send $3 Billion in Additional Arms to Ukraine, Family of Syrian Killed in U.S. Drone Strike Says He Had No Ties to al-Qaeda, Bashar al-Assad Joins Arab League Summit for First Time Since Start of Syrian Civil War, Israeli Flag Day Marchers Chant “Death to Arabs” and Attack Palestinians and Journalists, Democrats Mull 14th Amendment Workaround as Republicans Stonewall on Debt Limit, New Details Reveal…
(2023-05-19). Revealed: Russian Neo-Nazi Leader Obtained UK Missiles in Ukraine. globalresearch.ca
(2023-05-19). Russia Responds to US Sanctions Announced at the G7 Summit. telesurenglish.net On Friday, the Kremlin responded to new U.S. sanctions by banning 500 U.S. citizens from entering Russian territory. Among them is former President Barack Obama. | RELATED: | This ban will apply to senior officials, congressmen and senators elected in November 2022, members of U.S. security agencies, and CEOs of military industry companies supplying weapons to Ukraine. | The Kremlin response also cover experts, analysts, and journ…
(2023-05-19). End War in Ukraine visit to Rep Barbara Lee's office. indybay.org Present Rep Barbara Lee with Peace in Ukraine Coalition petition calling for a Ceasefire and Negotiations to end war in Ukraine…
(2023-05-19). French first lady visits giant panda ‘godson’. ecns.cn French first lady Brigitte Macron appeared emotional when she paid a surprise three-hour visit on Wednesday to her “godson” Yuan Meng, a giant panda in the Beauval Park Zoo, about 200 kilometers southwest of Paris.
(2023-05-19). A Chat with Chris Farrell of Judicial Watch. sonar21.com 
If you own Raytheon stock, sell. Russia has proven that the Patriot Missile is a dud when confronted by a peer military. That is one of the items I talk…
(2023-05-19). Russia’s 2nd Largest Bank Plans to Open Office in Iran. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, Deputy Governor for International Affairs of the Central Bank of Iran (CBI) Mohsen Karimi said that Russia’s second-largest bank VTB plans to set up a representative office in Tehran. | RELATED: | Two Iranian banks are laying the groundwork to set up branches in Russia, as both countries have stepped up financial cooperation in the face of tough U.S. sanctions. | Iran had requested Russia’s Central Bank…
(2023-05-19). Russia-Cuba Business Forum opens trade opportunities. plenglish.com Havana, May 19 (Prensa Latina) The 11th Meeting of the Russia-Cuba Business Forum, which ended recently, creates opportunities to strengthen bilateral cooperation, diversify and increase exports, and encourage investments in Cuba.
(2023-05-19). Montana bans TikTok: Anti-China hysteria and the attack on democratic rights. wsws.org In a major new milestone in the bipartisan effort to censor the internet and undermine the freedom of speech in America, the state of Montana signed into law a ban on the distribution of the TikTok social media app Wednesday.
(2023-05-19). NY Times Is Wrong on Dedollarization: Economist Michael Hudson Debunks Paul Krugman’s Dollar Defense. scheerpost.com 
Economist Michael Hudson responds to the misleading arguments against de-dollarization that New York Times columnist Paul Krugman made in his attempt to defend US hegemony and the dollar system.
(2023-05-19). 8-year-old dies in CBP custody as Biden administration escalates attack on asylum seekers. wsws.org The child’s death comes only days after an unaccompanied Honduran 17-year-old held at a Florida detention center died while under the care of the US Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Refugee Resettlement.
(2023-05-19). Nicaraguan Immigration Down Despite U.S. Efforts to Encourage It. covertactionmagazine.com New Biden administration measures may make it easier to apply for asylum. Nicaragua migration north had been very low for 14 years, always under 1,000 border encounters per month. This is especially low when compared to border encounters with people from the Northern Triangle nations of Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras. But in March 2021, …
(2023-05-19). Colombian President’s Daughter Sets Foundation to Help Migrants. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, Andrea Petro, the daughter of President Gustavo Petro, presented the Colombian Organization for Migrants (OCM), a foundation that will seek to provide support and assistance to migrants in cooperation with public institutions from various countries. | RELATED: | The objective of the Foundation is to reduce the number of migrants in an irregular situation in different countries, Petro explained at a press conferenc…
(2023-05-19). Mexico: 49 Migrants Found After Kidnapping From Bus. telesurenglish.net The Mexican military has reported the discovery of a group of 49 individuals, including 11 minors, who were kidnapped by a drug cartel in the northern region of Mexico. | Related: | The individuals who were travelling across the country towards the U.S. border as migrants conveyed that they were abducted on Tuesday, upon their bus making a stop at a petrol station located approximately three hours away from Monterrey. | On Thursday,…
(2023-05-19). The Other Americans: Title 42 Leaves a Scar on the U.S. Asylum System. progressive.org The Biden Administration has replaced the draconian Trump-era COVID policy with even tougher requirements for asylum seekers.
(2023-05-19). Sudan’s Burhan Sacks Rapid Support Force Commander From Sovereign Council. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image. Via Twitter. | On May 19, General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, Commander-in-Chief of the Sudanese army and head of the country’s Sovereign Council, issued a decree sacking paramilitary Rapid Response Force (RSF) commander General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, also known as Hemedti, from his position as deputy of the council with immediate effect. | According to al-Burhan’s decree, Hemedti was replaced by Malik Agar, who is also a member of the Sudanese Sovereign Co…
(2023-05-19). Sudan: RSF Leader is Removed From Sovereign Council. telesurenglish.net On Friday, Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan, who is the Commander-in-Chief of the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the president of the Sovereign Council, fired Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, the commander of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), from his position as Council vice-president. | RELATED: | The position of Vice President was assumed by Malek Aqar, leader of the rebel group “Northern Sector Popular Movement” and member of the Council of Ministers. | Following the…
(2023-05-19). Neighbors welcome Syria’s return to league. ecns.cn Arab foreign ministers welcomed Syria back to the Arab League on Wednesday and called for a ceasefire in conflict-hit Sudan ahead of the organization’s annual summit in Saudi Arabia.
(2023-05-19). Fighting Between Sudanese Army and RSF Has Disastrous Impact in Darfur As Hundreds of Thousands Are Displaced. towardfreedom.org More than 700,000 people have been internally displaced in Sudan since April 15, when an armed conflict began between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), according to the UN’s International Organization for Migration (IOM). Peoples Dispatch / Globetrotter News Service reports.
(2023-05-19). Striking Los Angeles film and television writers tell WSWS: “Our struggle is the struggle of so many other workers in the US and all over the world” wsws.org WSWS reporters spoke Wednesday with striking writers and their supporters on the picket lines in Los Angeles.
(2023-05-19). Red States Are Now Weakening Child Labor Laws While Defunding Public Schools. progressive.org It’s no coincidence that advocates for loosening child labor restrictions also push for expanding charter schools and voucher programs.
(2023-05-19). Green Left News Podcast Ep 8: Labor’s dud budget, May Day rallies & Palestinian resistance. greenleft.org.au Episode 8: Green Left journalists Ben Radford and Isaac Nellist take you through the latest news from Australia and around the world.
(2023-05-19). Activists call on Minns to save public housing in Glebe. greenleft.org.au Hands off Glebe organised a snap action calling on the New South Wales Labor government to halt plans to demolish public housing. Jim McIlroy reports…
(2023-05-19). Union Win At Bus Factory Electrifies Georgia. popularresistance.org After a bruising three-year fight, workers at school bus manufacturer Blue Bird in Fort Valley, Georgia, voted May 12 to join United Steelworkers (USW) Local 697. | “It’s been a long time since a manufacturing site with 1,400 people has been organized, let alone organized in the South, let alone organized with predominantly African American workers, and let alone in the auto industry,” said Maria Somma, organizing director with the USW. | “It’s not a single important win. It’s an example of what’s possible—workers wanting to organize and us being able to take advantage of a time and a policy that allowed th…
(2023-05-19). Renationalizing Soviet History and Who breaks the International Rules? indybay.org The construction of differentiated historical narratives that overcome one-dimensional perpetrator-victim polarizations in discourse with other affected nations and integrate one’s own complicity step by step is an extremely laborious, painful process. It will probably take decades, as the struggle to come to terms with the past in Germany has shown.
(2023-05-19). Banko Brown Murder & License To Kill: SF Press Conference At DA Brook Jenkins Office. indybay.org The murder of Banko Brown by a Walgreen security guard in San Francisco and the failure to prosecute by the District Attorney Brook Jenkins backed up by Mayor London Breed has led to fury among people in San Franicsco. Many Democratic Party officials organized a rally at Jenkins office to protest and call for prosecution. There are over 61 billionaires in San Francisco and speakers charged that there is massive ethnic cleansing going on in San Francisco with Blacks being driven out of San Francisco by a Black Mayor, District Attorney and police chief. | There is also a campaign to drive Black workers from their p…
(2023-05-19). Join Boycott Carrefour Global Week of Action – May 21-26. bdsmovement.net 
(2023-05-19). Syrian President Present at the Arab League Summit Opening. telesurenglish.net On Friday, the 32nd Arab League Summit kicked off in the Saudi city of Jeddah with the participation of Arab leaders to discuss issues that are crucial to the region’s stability. | RELATED: | Syrian President Bashar al-Assad attended the summit for the first time since his country was suspended from the Arab League after the outbreak of the Syrian civil war in 2011. | Algerian Prime Minister Ayman Benabderrahmane del…
(2023-05-19). 1,918+ Women and Men from California served as US Colored Troops during the US Civil War. indybay.org Globally, our unique journey from Slavery to Freedom beginning with the 1442 Transatlantic Trade in Human Cargo comes alive 2023 California State Capitol Juneteenth Celebration, in the tradition Lula Briggs Galloway, we carry on…
(2023-05-19). Voices from behind the walls. workers.org 
Workers World received the poem and letters below from prisoners. ‘America, America’ An Anatomy of America’s Wasteful Prison Industrial Complex America, America Land of the free, A society filled with justice and equality. This is a clear example of hypocrisy, unless they forgot to include me, and millions of others . . . |
(2023-05-19). Solidarity with writers strike growing. workers.org 
Representing Hollywood drivers and prop warehouse workers, Teamsters Local 399 Secretary-Treasurer Lindsay Dougherty spoke at a strike rally May 3: “If we all want to get what’s ours, we are going to have to fight for it tooth and nail. If you throw up a picket line, those f— trucks . . . |
(2023-05-19). Boston May Day: ‘They say cut back, we say fight back!’. workers.org 
The following talk was presented by Workers World Party representatives Mairead Skehan Gillis and Will Hodgkinson on May 1, 2023, in Boston. Mairead Skehan Gillis: Boston, May 1, 2023. Good evening and happy International Workers Day/Month to all of the workers across the world! We are so glad to be . . . |
(2023-05-19). Laid off from Silicon Valley? Try public service. progressive.org The last few months have not been good for tech workers. But there are plenty of opportunities for a laid-off tech worker to find a place in public service.
(2023-05-19). AI To Replace 10,000 BT Group Telecom Workers by 2030. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, British multinational telecommunications holding company BT announced its plan to cut up to 55,000 jobs by 2030, about 40 percent of its global workforce. Such layoffs are partly due to BT’s adaptation to new technologies including artificial intelligence. | RELATED: | “There is a sort of 10,000 reduction from that sort of automated digitisation – we will be a huge beneficiary of AI. I believe generative AI is a huge leap forw…
(2023-05-19). Constellium workers in Michigan strike for safety and a living wage. wsws.org On Wednesday, 160 Constellium workers in suburban Detroit launched a strike to demand improved health and safety conditions and wage increases to compensate for the soaring cost of living.
(2023-05-19). Nakba commemoration in Cleveland: ‘Today South Africa, tomorrow Palestine’. workers.org 
Cleveland Chief Nkosi Zwelivelile Mandela, grandson of the late South African President Nelson Mandela, was the keynote speaker at a Nakba (Great Catastrophe) commemoration in Cleveland on May 17. He is the tribal chief of the Mvezo Traditional Council and a member of South Africa’s Parliament, representing the African National . . . |
(2023-05-19). Financial crisis drives toward war. workers.org 
By Manuel Raposo Published May 14, 2023, in jornalmudardevida.net. Translation: John Catalinotto. Since the beginning of March, when Silicon Valley Bank collapsed, government officials have repeatedly declared that the North American and European financial system is safe. The facts, however, show at a minimum that the threats of bankruptcy persist, . . . |
(2023-05-19). Financial crisis drives toward wa. workers.org By Manuel Raposo Published May 14, 2023, in jornalmudardevida.net. Translation: John Catalinotto. Since the beginning of March, when Silicon Valley Bank collapsed, government officials have repeatedly declared that the North American and European financial system is safe. The facts, however, show at a minimum that the threats of bankruptcy persist, . . . |
(2023-05-19). Howard students protest Biden: ‘When there is no justice, there should be no peace’. workers.org 
By Howard University Students Howard University students protested when President Joe Biden gave the commencement address May 13, 2023. Below is their written statement. Howard University students protest Biden during May 13, 2023, commencement. Credit: Zachary Petrizzo The Howard University Commencement Ceremony is a joyous occasion, a celebration of achievement . . . |
(2023-05-19). 50 years of struggles and victories of the Polisario Front. workers.org 
By Sergio Rodríguez Gelfenstein Translated by John Catalinotto Today, May 10, marks the 50th anniversary of the founding of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Saguia el Hamra and Rio de Oro (Polisario), the legitimate representative of the Saharawi people in their struggle for self-determination. Likewise this coming May . . . |
(2023-05-19). Unite just travelled 6,000 miles to defend a group of workers sacked by Port of Felixstowe. thecanary.co 
Unite the Union has taken the fight for the so-called Felixstowe Four to the front door of the company that sacked them. However, it wasn’t a short car journey for the trade union reps that staged the protest. Instead, Unite travelled half way across the world to make the case for the sacked workers from …
(2023-05-19). New Zealand budget deepens austerity. wsws.org Contrary to the media spin, the Labour government’s budget continues to starve healthcare, welfare and other services, while significantly increasing military spending.
(2023-05-19). WorkWeek OEA Teachers Strike & Public Ed, WGAW Comedian Writers Speak Out, Mumia/Assange. indybay.org WorkWeek covers the Oakland Teachers Strike & Public Ed, WGAW Comedian Writers Speak Out, World Press Freedom Day Assange & Mumia & WGAW Battles Capitalists On AI…
(2023-05-19). Hollywood’s race and gender quotas, identity politics and the writers’ strike. wsws.org Identity politics operates consciously to divide the working class, pitting blacks against whites, women against men and so on, and generally to inject as much confusion and ideological poison into the atmosphere as possible.
(2023-05-19). Civilian Killed, Two Kurdish Fighters Wounded In Turkish Drone Strike On Northern Syria. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image. Via Twitter. | On May 18, two Turkish drone strikes hit the northern Syrian village of Kharoufiyah, which is held by the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). | Kharoufiyah is located near the town of Manbij in the northern Aleppo countryside. Manbij is one of the largest Arab urban centers controlled by the SDF and a known stronghold of the Kurdish-led group. | The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a London-based pro-opposition monitoring group, said tha…
(2023-05-19). Angola Needs Infrastructure to Facilitate Growing Population. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, Manuel Homem, the governor of Angola’s Luanda Province, has said that his territory needs more education and healthcare infrastructure to meet the growing population’s needs and ensure that people have the necessary living conditions. | RELATED: | According to Homem’s speech at the Oscar Ribas University, Angola has a high birth rate, and Luanda is among the regions where the rate is rapidly increasing. | Luanda Province…
(2023-05-19). It’s Time To Guarantee Healthcare To All Americans As A Human Right. progressivehub.net BERNIE SANDERS | THE GUARDIAN…
(2023-05-19). The Inevitable De-Dollarization of the Global Economy, with Ben Norton. mintpressnews.com Ben Norton returns to the Watchdog to shed light on the rapid decline of the U.S. dollar and its implications for American empire as countries worldwide shift away from the dollar in favor of regional currencies and China’s rise challenges Washington’s global dominance.
(2023-05-19). Imperial Protectionism: US Foreign Policy for the Middle Class. globalresearch.ca
(2023-05-19). German EU chief downplays Holocaust while spouting “infamous Zionist lie” electronicintifada.net Watch Irish MEP Clare Daly’s viral videos challenging Ursula von der Leyen’s cruel insults to Palestinians.
(2023-05-19). Netanyahu's Likud embraces “Death to the Arabs” rally. electronicintifada.net Jerusalem flag marchers aim to assert Jewish domination over the city.
(2023-05-19). Syria re-emerges from isolation despite brutal sanctions. youtube.com 
The Grayzone’s Max Blumenthal and Aaron Mate address the return of Syria to the Arab League and its normalization with neighbors that participated in the devastating Western-led dirty war. They also cover the ongoing toll of US sanctions on average Syrians. ||| The Grayzone ||| Find more reporting at thegrayzone.com Support our original journalism at …
(2023-05-19). Shutting Down the Israeli Arms Industry, with Huda Amori. mintpressnews.com Huda Ammori, co-founder of Palestine Action, returns to The Watchdog to reveal how their grassroots movement is forcing arms manufacturers to flee and challenging British complicity in Israeli war crimes.
(2023-05-19). Netanyahu’s Mistake: A Fragmented Israel Faces Palestinian Unity. popularresistance.org All Israeli wars on the Palestinians throughout the years have been promoted and justified by Tel Aviv in the name of ‘security’ and ‘fighting terrorism.’ | Israel’s biggest challenge throughout many of these wars was hardly the Palestinian Resistance, however steadfast and resilient. The challenge has always been Tel Aviv’s ability to kill many Palestinians, including civilians, without tarnishing its image internationally as an oasis of democracy and civilization. | Israel has been losing the public relations battle rapidly so, and now, it is losing a different kind of battle as well.
(2023-05-19). Unauthorized Disclosure: Antony Loewenstein. thedissenter.org Subscribe to The Dissenter and get access to all episodes of the “Unauthorized Disclosure” podcast hosted by Kevin Gosztola and Rania Khalek…
(2023-05-19). Can the Global South build a new world information and communication order?: The Twentieth Newsletter (2023). mronline.org 
It is remarkable how the media in a select few countries is able to set the record on matters around the world.
(2023-05-19). Imperialist Logic: Yes to Guillermo Lasso, No to Pedro Castillo. orinocotribune.com 
In less than six months, Latin America has witnessed two congressional closures, in the nations of Ecuador and Perú. However, the treatment by international media of the measures taken by Pedro Castillo and Guillermo Lasso is entirely hypocritical. | The inconsistency of media such as El Clarín and Infobae in reviewing the dissolution of Congress by the president of Perú, Pedro Castillo, and the president of Ecuador, Guillermo Lasso, was evident this Wednesday, May 17, when Lasso announced the dissolution of the Ecuadorian National Assembly. | In international media, Castillo’s actions were described as a self-co…
(2023-05-19). Even at Ground Zero of the Climate Crisis Denial Remains the Norm. scheerpost.com 
As much talk about nuclear war instills fears of the world ending for many, climate disaster ominously looms in the background, eating away at the environment around us.
(2023-05-19). Why is AOC Parroting Nuclear Industry Propaganda? scheerpost.com 
By Linda Pentz Gunter / CounterPunch Note: During a visit to Japan, including to the destroyed Fukushima-Daiichi nuclear power plant site, US Representative, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, an outspoken Democrat from Queens, New York, made a series of Instagram posts. Despite being loaded with errors of fact and science, her pronouncements were seized upon by the nuclear power …
(2023-05-19). Nuclear Bombs and Drones Over the Kremlin. globalresearch.ca
(2023-05-19). Whatever Happened To That Plane? popularresistance.org On May 3, 2023, the Argentinian press reported a US prosecutor requested the US Justice Department to order the definitive execution of the seizure order of Emtrasur’s Boeing 747-300. The plane arrived in Argentina in June 2022 in what was supposedly a routine cargo flight. Nonetheless, the airplane, its cargo and its crew raised the alarms across Argentina, and it was seized by local authorities. Shortly after, US authorities got involved claiming the sale of the aircraft by the Iranian state carrier Mahan Air to Venezuela’s Conviasa was a clear violation of the US Export Control Laws. Almost a year has passed;…
(2023-05-19). Squeezed By The Shorts: Time To Ban Short Selling? popularresistance.org Short sellers have made a killing in the recent banking crisis, scalping $14.3 billion from bank stock owners just in March of this year. Short sellers “borrow” stock they don’t own and immediately sell it, driving the price down. Then they buy it back at the lower price, return the stock, and pocket the difference. Bankers say the practice is threatening the stability of the banking system and are calling for a ban on short sales of bank stock. The Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) is expected to decline but is investigating whether the practice constitutes illegal market manipulation intended to deceive inve…
(2023-05-19). President Lasso Dissolves Parliament Through ‘Cross Death’ Mechanism. popularresistance.org Ecuadorian President Guillermo Lasso, on Wednesday, May 17, at 7 am, signed a presidential decree to activate the “cross-death” constitutional tool and dissolved the National Assembly, the country’s unicameral parliament. The decision came a day after the legislature began an impeachment hearing against Lasso, who stands accused of the crime of embezzlement of public funds. With this decision, the impeachment process against Lasso was canceled, which could have removed him from office. | In a televised address to the nation, Lasso explained that he had applied article 148 of the Constitution that grants him the p…
(2023-05-19). Not bluffing: the U.S., China and the threat of war over Taiwan. mronline.org 
Chris Bambery examines the grim logic of great-power competition.
(2023-05-19). ‘Absolutely Intolerable’: China’s Military Responds to US Military Aid for Taiwan, Troop Deployments. scheerpost.com 
(2023-05-19). Climate Change Increasing La Niña & El Niño Severity. telesurenglish.net A study published in the journal Nature Reviews Earth and Environment on Thursday shows that global climate change is driving an increase in the severity and frequency of La Nina and El Nino events. | RELATED: | A team of researchers from several countries, including China and Australia, found evidence that the El Nino-Southern Oscillation (ENSO), a major climate driver, has become more intense as a result of incre…
(2023-05-19). Sinopec, Kazakh firm KazMunayGas to co-develop polyethylene project. ecns.cn China Petrochemical Corp, or Sinopec, together with KazMunayGas, a state-owned oil and gas company in Kazakhstan, will develop the biggest polyethylene project in Kazakhstan, the Chinese company said on Thursday.
(2023-05-19). President Xi Jinping and presidents of the five Central Asian countries announce the official inauguration of the China-Central Asia Summit Mechanism. ecns.cn On 19 May, the China-Central Asia Summit was held successfully in Xi’an.
(2023-05-19). Fuzhou and Taiwan resume direct air route. ecns.cn A direct air route between Fuzhou, capital of East China’s Fujian province, and Taiwan will resume on Monday after a three-year suspension, the local government announced on Thursday.
(2023-05-19). China’s next space exploration to feature new faces. ecns.cn China’s next manned mission, the Shenzhou XVI, is scheduled to be launched within this month to transport three astronauts to the Tiangong space station, according to plans made by the China Manned Space Agency.
(2023-05-19). Talks focus on synergy of development strategies. ecns.cn President Xi Jinping held bilateral meetings on Thursday with his counterparts from Central Asian countries who are in Xi’an, the provincial capital of Shaanxi, to attend the China-Central Asia Summit.
(2023-05-19). China gets new financial regulator. ecns.cn The National Administration of Financial Regulation, China’s new financial regulator, was officially unveiled on Thursday.
(2023-05-19). Can state-capitalist China inherit the USA as hegemon? indybay.org China’s growth is thus also running on credit, and the People’s Republic is similarly highly indebted as the descending Western centers of the world system.10 The Chinese deficit economy is generating even far greater speculative excesses than was the case in the U.S. or Western Europe, as the distortions on the absurdly inflated Chinese real estate market in 2021 made evident.
(2023-05-19). Biden cancels trip to Australia for anti-China Quad meeting. wsws.org The cancellation had the character of a snub. Some militarist commentators have suggested dissatisfaction in Washington over the slow pace of an Australian military build-up directed towards preparing for war against China.
(2023-05-19). The Heat: China Central Asia Summit. america.cgtn.com 
Leaders meet in China for an historic Central Asia summit. The leaders of five Central Asian countries gathered in China’s historic city of Xi’an on Thursday for a two-day summit and one-on-one meetings with Chinese President Xi Jinping. This year marks the 10th anniversary of …
(2023-05-19). Iran — USA: “Tanker War” in the Strait of Hormuz. journal-neo.org 
Due to the fact that oil is always a geopolitical factor, history over the last century demonstrates that there is no such thing as little oil. Many new conflicts have occurred commencing from the beginning of the 20th century as a result of oil. And today, oil still plays a solely geopolitical role in the […] | –°–æ–æ–±—â–µ–Ω–∏–µ
(2023-05-19). Iran executes three anti-government protesters. middleeasteye.net 
Iran executes three anti-government protesters | Iranian authorities allegedly tortured the three men, who were arrested last November following deadly violence at protests | Fri, 05/19/2023 – 11: 00 | From left to right: Saleh Mirhashemi, Majid Kazemi, and Saeed Yaghoubi, who were all executed by Iran on 19 May for taking part in anti-government protests (Social Media) | Three men allegedly tortured by aut…
(2023-05-19). One year later, Israel has yet to answer for Shireen Abu Akleh’s assassination. therealnews.com 
(2023-05-19). Israeli extremists and security forces raid Al-Aqsa mosque. thecanary.co 
Israeli forces raided Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa mosque on Thursday 18 May. Israeli ministers and officials reportedly also joined the storming, which prevented Palestinians from attending the call to prayer. Indeed, the attack drew condemnation from Gulf states and even drew mild censure from the US, Israel’s major backer. Police presence had increased ahead of a march …
(2023-05-19). Cody Bloomfield on Anti-Activist Terrorism Charges. fair.org 
CounterSpin230519.mp3 Time ( This week on CounterSpin: Do you care about environmental degradation? Then you care about But be aware: Your concern about Cop City, and its myriad i…
(2023-05-19). Selected Articles: The COVID “Killer Vaccine”. People Are Dying All Over the World. It’s a Criminal Undertaking. globalresearch.ca 
By Peer reviewed reports confirm the causes of vaccine related deaths and “adverse eve…
(2023-05-19). This Week’s Most Popular Articles. globalresearch.ca 
(2023-05-19). UPS and the Logistics Revolution. therealnews.com 
(2023-05-19). This Week, Anti-Abortion Extremists Showed Us Who They Really Are. aclu.org 
(2023-05-19). Minnesota Parental Leave Plan Excludes Large Minority of Potential Mothers. peoplespolicyproject.org 
Minnesota passed a paid leave program earlier today. This is the thirteenth time Democrats have passed one of these programs on the state level and every single one of them is designed specifically to exclude from eligibility a large minority of new mothers, especially the poor. Minnesota had a chance to break from this mold but the same advocates the delivered the other garbage programs delivered yet another one. | In
(2023-05-19). Post-9/11 US Conflicts Killed Over 4.5 Million People: Study. southfront.org 
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(2023-05-19). Iraqi Shadowy Group Claims Responsibility For Deadly Attack On U.S. Forces From 2017. southfront.org 
Illustrative image. (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) | A shadowy Iraqi group claimed responsibility on May 19 for a deadly attack on United States forces that took place more than five years ago. | The group, known as the Islamic Resistance in Iraq — ‘Ashab al-Kahf, said in a statement that it was behind a roadside bomb attack that targeted an armored vehicle of the U.S. Army in the northern Iraqi province of Nineveh on 1 October 2017, at the height of the war against ISIS in the co…
(2023-05-19). Out of Sight, Out of Mind. scheerpost.com 
(2023-05-19). Import Prices are Falling! cepr.net 
Maybe I’ve missed it, but I have seen very little mention of import prices in discussions of the current and future course of inflation. That seems a bit odd, both because the volume of imports is large relative to the economy and there seems to be quite a story here. On the first point, imports …
(2023-05-19). 75 years after its foundation, WHO struggles for sovereignty. mronline.org 
This year marked the 75th anniversary of the WHO. But as the UN agency approaches its yearly assembly in Geneva, it is still struggling to secure adequate resources for functioning independently of the private sector and pressures from high income countries.
(2023-05-19). Exceptionism in U.S. Empire. mronline.org 
Aaron Good, who received his PhD in political science at Temple University, has written an exceptional book: American Exception: Empire and the Deep State (Skyhorse, 2022). The title of the first chapter broadly lays out the thesis of the book: “Empire, Hegemony, and the State.”
(2023-05-19). The terrifying math of the incoming El Niño. mronline.org 
We are, right now, living in a dangerously warmed climate.
(2023-05-19). Biden Admin Boosts Big Oil’s Colorado River Scheme. levernews.com 
(2023-05-19). Egypt ‘disappears’ former student leader, prompting calls for probe. middleeasteye.net 
(2023-05-19). Ben Dupuy, the Revolutionary Whose Vision and Organizations Radicalized and Formed a Generation in Haiti. orinocotribune.com 
By Kim Ives — May 3, 2023 | The second of two parts | Haiti’s Sep. 30, 1991 coup d’état was a challenge which tested and strengthened the organizations in Ben Dupuy’s revolutionary network. | Ambassador-at-Large Dupuy was returning from an outreach trip to Scandinavia when the coup struck. After a brief stopover in New York, he quickly flew to Caracas, Venezuela (then ruled by President Carlos Andrès Perez), where he met with the now exiled President Jean-Bertrand Aristide. | The bloody, brazen coup by the Armed Forces of Haiti (FAdH) against Haiti’s nascent democracy and overwhelmingly popular young preside…
(2023-05-19). Ben Crump, Attorney for Malcolm X’s Family: “We Refuse to Let Anybody Exterminate Black History” democracynow.org 
We hear from civil rights attorney Ben Crump, who filed a $100 million wrongful death lawsuit this year on behalf of the family of Malcolm X against the FBI, the CIA, New York City and state, the NYPD and the District Attorney’s Office for concealing evidence of their involvement in Malcolm X’s 1965 assassination.
(2023-05-19). Malcolm X at 98: Angela Davis on His Enduring Legacy & the “Long Struggle for Liberation” democracynow.org 
We dedicate the show to remembering Malcolm X on what would have been his 98th birthday Friday. We begin with an address by world-renowned abolitionist, author and activist Angela Davis on Malcolm’s legacy, attacks on the teaching of Black history by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and more. “This is a time to reflect deeply on the long struggle for liberation,” Davis said. “And Malcolm asked us to keep our eyes on the future, future worlds, radical democratic futures for all beings who inhabit this planet.”…
(2023-05-19). “By Any Means Necessary”: Watch Malcolm X’s Speech on Racism & Self-Defense at Audubon Ballroom. democracynow.org 
Malcolm X was born 98 years ago today, on May 19, 1925, and assassinated at age 39 on February 21, 1965, as he spoke before a packed audience in the Audubon Ballroom in New York City. We end today’s show remembering his life and legacy with an excerpt of a speech Malcolm X gave at the Audubon Ballroom about half a year earlier called “By Any Means Necessary.”…
(2023-05-19). A Spa Instead of Science: The Ford Government Strategy of Neglect, Tear Down and Take Away. socialistproject.ca 
Back in 2011 Doug Ford wanted a Ferris wheel. That was when he was a Toronto councillor and closest advisor to his brother, Mayor Rob Ford.
(2023-05-19). Palestinians oppose provocative Israeli ‘flag march’. peoplesdispatch.org The march is held annually by illegal Israel settlers and other right-wing and ultra-nationalist Israelis to mark ‘Jerusalem day’, on which the Israeli occupation of East Jerusalem started in 1967 following Israel’s victory over neighboring Arab states in the six-day war…
(2023-05-19). The Occupation Is Destroying Israel’s Democracy. progressivehub.net ALON BEN-MEIR | INDEPTHNEWS…
(2023-05-19). “The Treason of the Intellectuals” globalresearch.ca
(2023-05-19). “Collective Security” and the United Nations System of International Relations. globalresearch.ca
(2023-05-19). Excess Deaths in the UK: 10,000 More Brits Are Dying. Experts Not Sure Why. globalresearch.ca
(2023-05-19). An Interview with Satan on the Eve of His Retirement. globalresearch.ca
(2023-05-19). The Trump Presidency: RIP. globalresearch.ca
(2023-05-19). A New Trajectory for the Region. globalresearch.ca
(2023-05-19). The Feds and Their Copycats. globalresearch.ca
(2023-05-19). Turkey Blasts Charlie Hebdo Cartoon Depicting Erdogan Electrocution in Bathtub. globalresearch.ca
(2023-05-19). Young leaders from the US pledge to fight blockade of Cuba. peoplesdispatch.org Hear from some of the 150 young organizers from the US that traveled to Cuba as part of the 2023 May Day Brigade with the International Peoples’ Assembly…
(2023-05-19). NYC tenants say: the rent is too damn high! peoplesdispatch.org On the morning of Saturday, May 20, New York City tenants will mobilize in Brooklyn to fight rent hikes on rent stabilized units in the world’s richest city. Organized by the New York State tenant’s rights group Housing Justice For All and the Rent Justice Coalition, which organizes rent stabilized tenants, turnout is expected to be in the thousands as tenants across New York fight Tenants of rent stabilized units usually pay relatively cheap rents with very…
(2023-05-19). In aftermath of Thai elections, question of government formation remains. peoplesdispatch.org Kheetanat Wannaboworn of Focus on the Global South explains the situation in Thailand in the aftermath of the recent elections. She talks about how the various parties fared and the reasons for uncertainty around government formation. She also analyzes the challenges ahead for the anti-military bloc which emerged as the biggest force, and what people’s movements are looking forward to in the coming years.
(2023-05-19). Inspiration and Illumination: People’s Health Assemblies towards a more caring world. peoplesdispatch.org A carnival of many colors, many backgrounds, many different political perspectives; sharing experiences, discussing how people’s health is shaped, exploring how health care can be transformed: this is the People’s Health Assembly (PHA). | The PHA is the top direction-setting forum for the People’s Health Movement (PHM). But it is much more than that. Plenary presentations; sub-plenaries for further exploration and discussion; workshops, music, dancing, marching, and breaking bread. | Many participants at previous PHAs have found the experience deeply inspiring: finding comrades you didn’t know existed; learning w…
(2023-05-19). Syrian President Assad attends Arab League summit in Saudi Arabia, a first since 2011. peoplesdispatch.org Trying to develop an effective and autonomous regional approach to deal with common issues, an increasing number of Arab countries have defied pressures exerted by the US and the EU against normalization of relations with Syria…
(2023-05-19). One-third of school students in Sri Lanka go without an adequate breakfast. peoplesdispatch.org Sri Lanka has been grappling with an acute economic crisis since last year. This has aggravated the problem of food insecurity in the country…
(2023-05-19). Ecuadorian opposition rejects dissolution of parliament. peoplesdispatch.org The majority of Ecuador’s political parties have rejected the dissolution of the National Assembly, arguing that the grounds established in the constitution to dissolve it, do not exist at the moment…
(2023-05-19). Unequal Justice: It’s Time to Get Tough With John Roberts. progressive.org Facing a mountain of ethics concerns, the Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court has rebuffed Senate investigators, again.
(2023-05-19). Justice and Safety, Not Fear, Continue to Win at the Ballot Box. aclu.org On Tuesday, voters in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania sent a resounding message: They want solutions to prevent crime in the first place, not just politicians stoking fear after it happens. | By an 11-point margin in the primary election, voters chose the reform candidate for district attorney, Matt Dugan, who offered an affirmative vision for safety and justice that starkly contrasted with the tough-on-crime approach of the defeated 24-year incumbent, Stephen Zappala. | Like so many of the district attorney contests across the country, the race between Zappala and Dugan came down to competing visions of public…
(2023-05-19). Belarus and Nicaragua Negotiate Agreement on Export Loans. telesurenglish.net On Friday, the Nicaraguan Foreign Affairs Minister Denis Moncada took part in the signing of an agreement for the granting of export loans between his country and Belarus. | RELATED: | “On the economic level, we talked first about the development of industrial cooperation and the use of Belarusian agricultural technologies for the development of Nicaraguan agriculture,” Belarusian Foreign Minister Serguei Aleinik said, adding that his country…
(2023-05-19). G7 Summit Opens in Japan’s Hiroshima Amid Waves of Protests. telesurenglish.net On Friday, amid waves of protests, the Group of Seven (G7) leaders’ annual summit got underway in Japan’s western city of Hiroshima. | RELATED: | Hundreds of protesters gathered in Hiroshima’s Funairi Daiichi Park, not far from the summit’s venue, to decry the finger-pointing bloc that advertises its own version of world order. | Seen on-site were huge banners and placards that read “Junk G7,” “No Build-up to War” and “No to…
(2023-05-19). Philippine VP Sara Duterte Resigns From Lakas-CMD. telesurenglish.net On Friday, the Vice President of the Philippines, Sara Duterte, presented her resignation from the Lakas-Christian Muslim Democrats (Lakas-CMD), which serves as the ruling political party in the lower house of the country’s legislative branch. | Related: | Duterte, who serves as the party’s chairperson, did not provide any specific reason for her “irrevocable” resignation. | “I am here today because of the trust…
(2023-05-19). Kidnapped Australian Doctor Freed After 7 Years. telesurenglish.net The Australian government has officially announced the safe release and return of an 88-year-old Australian physician who was held captive in West Africa for more than seven years. | Related: | According to a statement released by Australia Foreign Minister Penny Wong on Friday, Kenneth Elliott, a resident of Perth located on the West Coast, has been confirmed as being in good health and has been successfully reunited with hi…
(2023-05-19). Tsunami Warning Triggered by 7.7 Quake in New Caledonia. telesurenglish.net On Friday, the Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) of Australia issued a tsunami warning for Lord Howe Island in response to a seismic event with a magnitude of 7.7 that occurred at 02: 57 GMT in the southeastern region of the Loyalty Islands. | Related: | According to the BOM, a hazardous phenomenon of rip currents, large waves, and powerful ocean currents, potentially coupled with a localized overflow onto the adjacent sho…
(2023-05-19). 9 EU States to Work on Mediterranean Green Energy Hub. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, Energy ministers hailing from nine member states of the European Union (EU) reach a consensus to transform the Mediterranean region into a hub of sustainable energy. | Related: | During their meeting in Valletta, Malta’s capital city, the ministers representing the MED9 alliance, comprising Croatia, Cyprus, France, Greece, Italy, Portugal, Slovenia and Spain, signed the Malta Statement, a joint declaration t…
(2023-05-19). For Ho Chi Minh’s birthday, read his account of how he became a communist. fightbacknews.org To mark the birthday of the outstanding Vietnamese communist Ho Chi Minh, Fight Back News Service is circulating has 1960 article “The Path Which Led Me To Leninism.” | The Path Which Led Me To Leninism | After World War I, I made my living in Paris, now as a retoucher at a photographers, now as painter of “Chinese antiquities” (made in France!). I would distribute leaflets denouncing the crimes committed by the French colonialists in Viet Nam. | At that time, I supported the October Revolution only instinctively, not yet grasping all its historic importance. I loved and admired Lenin because he was a great patri…
(2023-05-19). The Tampa 5 are facing 10-plus years in jail! Drop the charges now! fightbacknews.org Tampa, FL — Florida state prosecutor Justin Diaz it trying to put the Tampa 5 in prison. The Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) members, arrested at a campus protest against the racist agenda of Governor Ron DeSantis, each face a trumped-up felony charge, alleging “battery on a police officer,” carrying five years of jail time. When the activists rejected a plea deal requiring them to apologize for doing the right thing, the prosecutor added on more felony charges. This means that three of the activists are facing more than ten years behind bars. In addition, the activists face ten misdemeanor charges.
(2023-05-19). Vietnam calls for WTO energy and practical reform. plenglish.com Hanoi, May 19 (Prensa Latina) Vietnam proposed to the World Trade Organization (WTO) to continue to reform itself in an energy and practical way, so that it affirms its role as the basis of a transparent and fair multilateral trade system.
(2023-05-19). Cuba commemorates José Martí’s fall in the battle field. plenglish.com Havana, May 19 (Prensa Latina) Cuba on Friday commemorates the 128th anniversary of the death of its National Hero José Martí, during a surprising and unequal battle against the Spanish colonial forces in “Dos Rios”, in eastern Cuba.
(2023-05-19). Afternoon commute: 5/18/2023 . podcasters.spotify.com In this episode, we talk about the Cuban revolution, Claudia Jones, Walter Rodney, the importance of social relations, the necessity to focus on the most oppressed in the most exploited, as well as introducing, some of the ways in which western leftists, have tended to make mistakes on the question of legitimate revolution, and what it takes…
(2023-05-19). Cuba to host event on children and adolescents. plenglish.com Matanzas, Cuba, May 19 (Prensa Latina) The Cuban western province of Matanzas will hold the 1st “Growing to the Future” International Congress on Children and Adolescents, scheduled from May 28 to June 1 at the Plaza America Convention Center in Varadero.
(2023-05-19). University of Havana to hold International Convention in Cuba. plenglish.com Havana, May 19 (Prensa Latina) More than 2,500 delegates from Cuba and 38 other countries will participate in the 1st Saberes-UH 2023 International Convention, sponsored by the University of Havana, the director of Institutional Communication at that educational center, Yanicet Napoles, infoirmed.
(2023-05-19). 56 women murdered last year in Chile. plenglish.com Santiago de Chile, May 19 (Prensa Latina) A total of 56 women murders occurred in Chile in 2022, according to a report published by “Red contra la Violencia hacia las Mujeres” ( Network against Violence towards Women), an organization considered one of the most active fighters facing these crimes.
(2023-05-19). Richard Marles and the ‘seamless’ transfer of Australian sovereignty. greenleft.org.au Richard Marles has stated that the Defence Strategic Review recommended a “seamless” defence industrial base between Australia, the United States and Britain. Michelle Fahy reports.
(2023-05-19). The Bilderbergers meet in secret for the 69th time. expose-news.com The 69th Bilderberg Meeting, a secretive conclave of global power brokers, kicked off yesterday in Lisbon, Portugal, with issues on the agenda including transnational threats, artificial intelligence, and America’s leadership in world …
(2023-05-19). G7 Summit to issue another statement on the Pandemic Treaty. expose-news.com According to Japan’s Yomiuri newspaper, the Group of 7 (“G7”) — Britain, Canada, the European Union, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and the United States — is considering whether to issue a statement …
(2023-05-19). Governments paid $1.95 billion for Covid Vaccines which caused 36 million deaths. expose-news.com Ballpark figures compiled by retired investment consultant Peter Halligan on his Substack page titled ‘Peter’s Newsletter’ show that covid, now that all is officially said and done, completely drained the economy of …
(2023-05-19). Governments paid $195 billion for Covid Vaccines which caused 36 million deaths. expose-news.com Ballpark figures compiled by retired investment consultant Peter Halligan on his Substack page titled ‘Peter’s Newsletter’ show that covid, now that all is officially said and done, completely drained the economy of …
(2023-05-19). Tossing Neoliberalism into the Dumpster. dissidentvoice.org It’s official, according to a speech by National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan, the United States is jumping off the neoliberal globalization bandwagon (a root cause of domestic extremism) and it couldn’t come soon enough as institutions of government are sucking up more and more angry exhaust fumes from constituents, as well as encountering a world …
(2023-05-19). Billionaires Are Killing Off Local News Outlets. progressivehub.net CAITLIN SCHNEIDER | DISCOURSE BLOG…
(2023-05-19). Black Lung Is Back, And It’s Killing Young Miners. progressivehub.net KIM KELLY | IN THESE TIMES…
(2023-05-19). ‘Eternal’ Guantanamo prisoner tells of decades of US torture. thecanary.co This article contains graphic discussion of torture. Detained in Guantanamo for decades, Abu Zubaydah’s art and diaries tell a grim story. Tortured and abused for years, with little chance of release, the Palestinian’s work is a testimony to US brutality. Abu Zubaydah was tortured at black sites for years before ending up in Guantanamo. His …
(2023-05-19). The Numbers BlackRock Won’t Crunch. dissidentvoice.org As the planet’s biggest investor, with $9 trillion in assets under management and an army of tech-savvy analysts trained on the scent of easy money, numbers are BlackRock’s bread and butter. A giant with such an enormous appetite should find room for all kinds of facts and figures — but this one’s a bit of …
(2023-05-19). The Unholy Trinity: Soros, Schwab, and Bill Gates — The Architects of our Dystopian Past, Present & Future. expose-news.com In recent years, the names George Soros, Klaus Schwab, and Bill Gates have become synonymous with influence and power. These individuals have made their mark in various domains, from finance and philanthropy …
(2023-05-19). A miracle in the heart of Asia: Horgos! unitedworldint.com Can there be a port at the farthest distance from the sea? I went to the Horgos Free Trade Economic Zone, known as the world’s largest ‘dry port’, which is crossed by both road and rail and will soon have air service. I have seen it, I am writing about it! At the pole of …
(2023-05-19). US wars since 2001 have killed 4.5 million people. wsws.org A succession of US presidents, Democratic and Republican, share responsibility for the worst crimes of the 21st century.
(2023-05-19). North Carolina bans abortion at 12 weeks, similar ban under way in South Carolina. wsws.org The latest ban will further undermine abortion access in the southern US.
(2023-05-19). Colombian ambassador to Costa Rica thanks Cuba ¥s support for peace. plenglish.com San José, May 18 (Prensa Latina) The Colombian ambassador to Costa Rica, Carlos Rodríguez Mejía, thanked Cuba for supporting peace in Colombia during the discussion regarding The Patriotic Union case and the Total Peace policy.
(2023-05-19). Washington Green-Lights Fund for Social Investment in Venezuela (+México Talks). orinocotribune.com The decision of the Biden administration to give the green light for the humanitarian fund, announced this Thursday, May 18, originates from an agreement reached last year between delegations of the Venez…
(2023-05-19). Eric Zuesse: Kissinger’s 8-Hour Interview Displays How Stupid Powerful People Can Be. southfront.org 
Written by Eric Zuesse. On May 17th, Britain’s Economist magazine published its 8-hour, 16,000-word, interview of Henry Kissinger, and the irrationality of his thinking…
(2023-05-19). Former Clayton County Sheriff Takes Private Plane To Start Time In Penitentiary. moguldom.com Former Clayton County Sheriff Victor Hill in Georgia was convicted of violating the civil rights of six detainees in the Clayton County Jail in 2022. And on May 15, he posted a video to his Facebook page showing him strolling onto a private jet to apparently head to FCI Forrest City Low in Forrest City, …
(2023-05-19). Wednesday 5/17: Knowing The Nakba: The Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine to Create the State of Israel. indybay.org Zoom (Registration link is below)…
(2023-05-19). Saturday 5/20: Virtual Opening Ceremony – From Palestine: Our Past, Our Future. indybay.org Zoom (Registration link is below)…
(2023-05-19). Turkey elections: Kilicdaroglu finally has a plan for the run-off and its main theme is fear. middleeasteye.net 
(2023-05-19). Lluvias torrenciales provocan inundaciones en Serbia. telesurtv.net El Instituto Hidrometeorológico serbio informó que el nivel del río Sava cerca superará el límite de protección regular contra inundaciones.
(2023-05-19). Xi Jinping traza curso de cooperación de China con Asia Central. telesurtv.net El líder chino resaltó que está presto para cooperar con los países de Asia Central en temas de seguridad y defensa para salvaguardar la paz regional.
(2023-05-19). Robert Kennedy Junior remueve el pasado y acusa a la CIA del crimen de JFK. globalizacion.ca 
El hijo del asesinado procurador de Justicia y sobrino del expresidente quiere ser presidente y avisó hace tiempo que entre sus objetivos están los organismos de inteligencia. | Robert Kennedy Junior está lanzado a disputar la candidatura presidencial por los demócratas…
(2023-05-19). Uribe Vélez y el Bloque de Poder Contrainsurgente. globalizacion.ca Cuando en el 2009 (hace ya 14 años) la socióloga Vilma Liliana Franco publicó su libro “Orden contrainsurgente y dominación” (obra que no me canso de recomendar por considerarla esencial para entender el llamado conflicto interno colombiano, que afortunadamente se…
(2023-05-19). Londres: Municiones con uranio empobrecido para Ucrania. globalizacion.ca Estados Unidos y sus aliados, principalmente aquellos agrupados en la organización del Tratado del Atlántico Norte -OTAN- y que tiene al gobierno de Washington y el británico como sus referentes, no dejan de nutrir a Ucrania con más y más…
(2023-05-19). Rechazan hostigamiento contra artistas cubanos en España. telesurtv.net El Instituto Cubano de la Música (ICM) denunció que existe una campaña mediática y virtual hacia sus artistas.
(2023-05-19). Aumentan a 13 las muertes por intensas lluvias en Italia. telesurtv.net El incremento se confirman luego de que se informase sobre cinco nuevos decesos a causa de las lluvias en la zona de Rávena.
(2023-05-19). Reportan cuatro muertos tras tiroteo en Manta, Ecuador. telesurtv.net Reportes preliminares relataron que varios hombres armados ingresaron al local donde se realizaba el velatorio y abrieron fuego a mansalva.
(2023-05-19). Incendio en Extremadura, España alcanza nivel dos de peligrosidad. telesurtv.net Las autoridades de la región de Extremadura indicaron que establecieron el confinamiento a 80 vecinos de la zona a causa del incendio forestal.
(2023-05-19). Elena Poniatowska, cinco de sus libros que debes leer. telesurtv.net La autora francesa-mexicana Elena Poniatowska, quien nació un 19 de mayo de 1932, es reconocida por la diversidad de género en sus obras, lo que le ha hecho merecedora del Premio Cervantes 2013.
(2023-05-19). Corte de Ecuador inadmite demandas contra decreto de Lasso. telesurtv.net La Corte informó que los tribunales decidieron por unanimidad rechazar las demandas de inconstitucionalidad presentadas.
(2023-05-19). Presidente argentino: préstamo del FMI tomado por Macri es un delito. telesurtv.net El mandatario aseguró que más que una deuda contraída con el FMI, se trata de un delito.
(2023-05-19). Chile contabiliza 56 femenicidios en 2022. telesurtv.net La organización defensora de los derechos femeninos destacó que muchas mujeres mueren a manos de sus parejas o exparejas.
(2023-05-19). Supremo brasileño prepara condena contra expresidente Collor. telesurtv.net El promotor en la Corte Suprema de Brasil del un juicio contra el exmandatario, sugiere que Collor de Mello sea condenado a 33 años de cárcel.
(2023-05-19). Premier haitiano llama al diálogo y a la unión por el país. telesurtv.net El líder caribeño llamó a reforzar las instituciones estatales para que puedan desempeñar su papel y dar a los ciudadanos la confianza en el futuro.
(2023-05-19). Cristina Fernández ratifica que no será candidata presidencial. telesurtv.net La vicepresidenta de Argentina denuncia que el accionar de la Corte Suprema atenta contra el sistema democrático del país.
(2023-05-19). Emiten alerta de tsunami tras potente sismo en Nueva Caledonia. telesurtv.net Las autoridades de Nueva Caledonia instaron a la población a evacuar las zonas costeras hasta que sea levantada la alerta de tsunami.
(2023-05-19). Aumentan a nueve los muertos por inundaciones en Italia. telesurtv.net El ministro del Interior, Matteo Piantedosi, confirmó la cifra de decesos y señaló que hay más de 20.000 evacuados.
(2023-05-19). Inauguran acería eléctrica de la empresa siderúrgica Antillana de Acero. cubadebate.cu La acería eléctrica, considerada el corazón de la empresa siderúrgica “José Martí” conocida como Antillana de Acero fue inaugurada este jueves y forma parte del proceso de remodelación total en que se encuentra inmersa está importante planta cubana.
(2023-05-19). Fallece en La Habana intelectual cubano Iroel Sánchez. telesurtv.net El intelectual se destacó por su labor en el Ministerio de Comunicaciones, atendiendo la informatización de la sociedad.
(2023-05-19). El legado de Malcolm X para la lucha afroamericana en EE.UU. telesurtv.net Malcolm X, uno de los líderes más importantes de la comunidad afroamericana de EE.UU., entregó su vida al activismo social.
(2023-05-19). Partidarios del Ejército sudanés exigen salida de la ONU. telesurtv.net En las protestas se portaban carteles, ondeaban banderas de Sudán y gritaban consignas como “un ejército, una nación”
(2023-05-19). Israel despliega más de 3.000 policías por marcha sionista. telesurtv.net La marcha se realizará tras alcanzar una tregua con los palestinos luego de una escalada de violencia de cinco días.
(2023-05-19). Cuba y América Latina conmemoran el legado de José Martí. telesurtv.net El ensayo “Nuestra América” es una de las obras más reconocidas de José Martí y la de mayor vigencia en la actualidad.
(2023-05-19). Estudio: más del 50 % de los lagos del mundo pierden agua. telesurtv.net “Identificamos una disminución generalizada en los almacenamiento de agua del lago (LWS) global en los últimos 28 años”, acotó la investigación.
(2023-05-19). Migrantes centroamericanos temen deportación desde EE.UU. telesurtv.net Exigen a la Administración Biden la reasignación del TPS más allá del 30 de junio del 2024, para obtener residencia permanente y vivir con sus familias en EE. UU.
(2023-05-19). Cuba inscribe nuevos bienes en Registro de Memoria del Mundo. telesurtv.net La conformidad tuvo lugar durante la sesión de la Comisión de Programa y Relaciones exteriores de la 216 sesión del Consejo Ejecutivo de la Unesco.
(2023-05-19). CNE de Ecuador aprueba inicio del proceso para elecciones presidenciales 2023. telesurtv.net Las autoridades del CNE aprobaron la declaratoria del inicio del proceso y del período electoral.
(2023-05-19). Francia Márquez trata con líderes etíopes sobre cooperación. telesurtv.net Ambas partes identificaron intercambio en seguridad alimentaria y atención a comunidades desplazadas por conflictos.
(2023-05-19). Prevén lluvias en dos cuencas en Uruguay. telesurtv.net Se proyecta un periodo húmedo con dos eventos de precipitación entre el 24 y el 29 de mayo.
(2023-05-19). Asesinan a firmante del acuerdo de paz en el Meta, Colombia. telesurtv.net Según Indepaz, a lo largo del 2023 han sido asesinados 12 excombatientes y 360 desde la firma del acuerdo en 2016.
(2023-05-19). ALBA Movimientos lanza campaña “Bolívar contra Monroe” telesurtv.net La finalidad de la campaña es visibilizar las consecuencias en la actualidad de la Doctrina Monroe en América Latina y el Caribe.
(2023-05-19). Reclaman al G7 acciones concretas para promover desarme nuclear. telesurtv.net La Campaña Internacional para Abolir las Armas Nucleares presenta cuatro solicitudes a líderes del G7 respecto a esta cuestión.
(2023-05-19). Presidente de China intercambia con líderes de Asia Central. telesurtv.net Cumbre China-Asia Central se inspira en la legendaria Ruta de la Seda, actualizada en 2013 con el “Cinturón Económico”.
(2023-05-19). Ganador de elecciones en Tailandia anuncia amplia coalición. telesurtv.net En los resultados de las elecciones del pasado domingo, la iniciativa Move Forward se proclamó vencedora con más del 60 por ciento de los votos.
(2023-05-19). Ho Chi Minh un referente de lucha para la historia mundial. telesurtv.net Acompañado por otros disidentes vietnamitas, Ho Chi Minh dirigió la Liga para la Independencia de Vietnam.
(2023-05-19). FIFA presenta logo oficial de la Copa del Mundo de 2026. telesurtv.net El presidente de la FIFA, Gianni Infantino estuvo presente en el evento junto a diversas figuras del fútbol mundial.
(2023-05-19). Entregan proyecto de electrificación en Chuquisaca, Bolivia. telesurtv.net El jefe de Estado Luis Arce tambien anunció el equipamiento del Hospital de Villa Azurduy.
(2023-05-19). Presidente sirio llega a Arabia Saudita para cumbre árabe. telesurtv.net El pasado 10 de mayo Bashar Al-Assad recibió invitación oficial del rey de Arabia Saudita.
(2023-05-19). CNE de Ecuador anuncia fecha tentativa de comicios anticipados. telesurtv.net La fecha fue anunciada en correspondencia con la aplicación del mecanismo de “muerte cruzada” por el mandatario.
(2023-05-19). Exministro boliviano en prisión preventiva por presunta corrupción. telesurtv.net El exfuncionario aparece vinculado con movimientos económicos millonarios, así como a compras de decenas de bienes inmuebles con dineros provenientes de coimas.