(2021-05-27). Today I Saw Syrians Dancing and Celebrating Life, and a Return to Peace — but, of Course, the Western Media Won't Report that. globalresearch.ca Although the West …
(2021-05-27). March of Solidarity with Palestine in Caracas (+ Photos). orinocotribune.com 
Hundreds of Venezuelans mobilized in Caracas this Tuesday, May 25, in a show of solidarity with the Palestinian people and denouncing the 11 days of criminal aggression and bombardment of Gaza by Israel. The march started from Plaza El Indio in Chacao, east of Caracas, and ended at the headquarters of the United Nations (UN), in Torre Parque el àÅvila. | The United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV) delivered to the UN a statement in support of Palestine, stating that both "the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela and the PSUV express their strong rejection and condemnation against the acts of extermination ca…
(2021-05-27). Video: War-torn Syria Takes to the Voting Polls. globalresearch.ca In Iraq, attacks …
(2021-05-27). "We are Human Guinea Pigs": Alarming Casualty Rates for mRNA Vaccines Warrant Urgent Action. globalresearch.ca Official US and EU data confirm alarming numbers of deaths and permanent paralysis as well as other severe side effects from the experimental mRNA vaccines. It is now clear that we are being asked to be human guinea pigs in an experiment that could alter the human gene structure and far worse.
(2021-05-27). Selected Articles: The 'Great Reset': A Technocratic Agenda that Waited Years for a Global Crisis to Exploit. globalresearch.ca 
By Previously coined as the "Tulsa Riot", was in actuality a full-scale assault on the rights of African Americans to live in peace and stability in the …
(2021-05-27). Manufacturing Consent for War: 70 Years of CIA Coups, Assassinations, False Flag Operations and Mass Murder. orinocotribune.com 
By Jeremy Kuzmarov — May 21, 2021 | A Review of Vijay Prashad's book, Washington Bullets: A History of the CIA, Coups, and Assassinations, with foreword by Evo Morales (New York: Monthly Review Press, 2020). | [Source: During his confirmation hearing in February, the CIA's latest director William J. Burns continued a long Agency tradition of playing up the threat from Russia and China along with North Korea, and said that Iran should not be allowed to get a nuclear weapon. | Vijay Prashad's new book Washington Bullets: A…
(2021-05-27). Venezuelan diplomat kidnapped: Release Alex Saab! workers.org 
Nearly a year ago, on June 12, 2020, Alex Saab was pulled off a plane at an U.S. demand for his arrest, during a refueling stop in the Republic of Cabo Verde, a small and very poor island archipelago nation off the West Coast of Africa. Saab, a Venezuelan diplomat . . . |
(2021-05-27). 10 new albums to help heal the world. greenleft.org.au 
Here's a look back at May's political news and the best new music that related to it. You can also listen to a podcast of this column, including the music, 1. GOJIRA – FORTITUDE : | On May 1, a
(2021-05-27). Military Situation In Yemen On May 27, 2021 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | The Liaison and Coordination Officers' Operations Room (loyal to Ansar Allah) reported 85 ceasefire violations in al-Hudaydah during the past 24 hours | On May 26, Saudi-led coalition warplanes conducted 8 airstrikes on the Sarwah area | On May 26, Saudi-led coalition warplanes conducted an airstrike on the Hazm area | On May 26, the Saudi-led forces downed two Ansar Allah drones in Marib province | On May 27, sporadic clashes between Ansar Allah and Saudi-led forces continued…
(2021-05-27). Military Situation In Syria On May 27, 2021 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | On May 26, Russia reported that Idlib militants violated the ceasefire regime in Greater Idlib 42 times: 21 — in Idlib province, 14 — in Latakia province, 3 — in Hama province, 4 — in Aleppo province | On May 26, unknown militants attacked two government buildings in Daraa that were designated as polling centers for the presidential election. Minor damage was reported | On May 26, SAA artillery shelled positions of Turkish-backed forces in Kafr Uwaid…
(2021-05-27). Your Opinion Doesn't Matter. Protests Matter. counterpunch.org Your opinion doesn't matter—not by itself. No matter how heartfelt or important to you personally, your thoughts about Gaza or legal weed or the war on skinny jeans don't mean anything merely because they reside inside your brain. Your opinion matters only if you express it. Expression of an opinion doesn't change anything unless it's
(2021-05-27). The Strategic Significance of the Syrian Elections. globalresearch.ca The Hybrid War …
(2021-05-27). Spain Receives Venezuela's Formal Request for Leopoldo López Extradition (+ Orlando Figuera Case). orinocotribune.com Spain's Minister for Foreign Affairs, EU and Cooperation, Arancha González Laya, confirmed that Spain has already received the formal request for the extradition of the Venezuelan fugitive from justice, Leopoldo López. | Without providing any further explanation regarding the expected response to the request, the Spanish minister stated that they would "follow the procedure as usual," Europa Press agency reported. | On May 11, the Venezuelan Supreme Court of Justice (TSJ) authorized a request to be issued to the government of Spain for the extradition of the ultra-rightist and opposition leader Leopoldo López Men…
(2021-05-27). Australian workers and youth condemn Israeli assault on Gaza. wsws.org One worker at the Sydney protest said: "A lot of the war, conflict and violence that we see is the big world countries fighting over resources, money and oil. And it all ultimately costs the lives and the blood of the working people of the world."
(2021-05-27). Gaza resistance: beginning of the end for apartheid Israel? thegrayzone.com Red Lines host Anya Parampil speaks with Beirut-based journalist Laith Marouf about what Israel's latest war on Gaza means for Palestinian resistance. Marouf analyzes the new military capacity demonstrated by Hamas during the war and examines how the region might respond to Israeli aggression in the future. He also provides context on the political failures of the Palestinian Authority in The West Bank to respond to the needs and desires of the Palestinian people.
(2021-05-27). Selling Death: the US is Dominant Once Again…in Arms Sales. counterpunch.org When it comes to trade in the tools of death and destruction, no one tops the United States of America. In April of this year, the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) published its annual analysis of trends in global arms sales and the winner — as always — was the U.S. of A. Between
(2021-05-27). International delegation visits Douma day before Syrian elections. fightbacknews.org Douma, Syria – On Tuesday, May 25, one day before the Syrian election, an international delegation, which includes a number of observers from the U.S., visited the war-torn cities of Douma and Jobar just outside Damascus. The observers viewed tunnel networks used by terrorists during the six-year occupation of the city and spoke to residents who had returned after the city was liberated in 2018 by the Syrian Arab Army. | Soldiers guided the delegation through the city riddled with rubble and bullet holes as far as the eye can see. The area had been occupied by the Saudi-backed Jaish al Islam from 2012 until 2018.
(2021-05-27). AU Day Celebration: Venezuelan Diplomat Calls on African Leaders to Resist Oppression. orinocotribune.com Today May 25, 2021 is being celebrated across the continent as Africa Day in commemoration of the foundation of the Organisation of African Unity on 25 May 1963. | As part of the celebration, many statements have been made to celebrate the continent and also tackle various issues happening within the continent. | Venezuela's Deputy Permanent Representative to the African Union, Ambassador Alex Saab in a statement on the occasion of the celebration said it is a day of liberation from foreign control and oppression and is worth celebrating. | Citing himself as someone who has suffered injustice over his detention a…
(2021-05-27). Following assault on left-wing podcasters, UMWA president arrested in publicity stunt at Warrior Met. wsws.org United Mine Workers of America President Cecil Roberts and ten other UMWA officials were arrested Tuesday during a civil disobedience protest outside of Warrior Met Coal's No. 7 mine in Brookwood, Alabama.
(2021-05-27). Global Research Strives for Peace and Independent Thought. globalresearch.ca Dear Readers, | The world is changing — but whose voice is telling you how? | Global Research strives for peace. We act as a global platform for much needed debate and dialogue within the context of a very complex crisis. We …
(2021-05-27). South Korean president backs US war plans in summit with Biden. wsws.org Biden used the meeting with President Moon to shore up the US-South Korean alliance as Washington continues to threaten China.
(2021-05-27). Fed policies spark concerns over dollar's global role. wsws.org The Financial Times has pointed to the "apocalyptic warning" of a major US hedge fund chief on the position of the dollar as the world's reserve currency.
(2021-05-27). Big polluter Shell loses climate case. greenleft.org.au For the first time in history, a judge has held a corporation liable for causing dangerous climate change. | As a result of legal action brought by Friends of the Earth (FOE) Netherlands, together with 17,000 Dutch citizens and six other organisations, the District Court of the Hague ruled on May 26 that Shell must reduce its carbon dioxide emissions by 45% within 10 years. | Shell is a British-Dutch company, with headquarters in the Netherlands. | The co-plaintiffs were Action Aid Netherlands, Both ENDS, Fossil Free Netherlands, Greenpeace Netherlands, Young Friends of the Earth Netherlands and the Wadden Sea As…
(2021-05-27). America's Next big Swing Towards Fascism is Much Closer Than we'd Like to Think. orinocotribune.com By Rainer Shea — May 22, 2021 | In Germany during the start of the 1930s, the economic damage the country had already been undergoing throughout the last decade or so due to its imperial collapse from overconfident military adventures combined with the Great Depression to bring nationwide desperation. The suffering of the masses was exploited by the Nazis, who justified their scapegoating of the Jews through a mishmash of antisemitic conspiracy theories. They claimed that the Jews had conspired to "stab Germany in the back" following World War I, and that the only way to right this wrong was to eliminate the…
(2021-05-27). Argentina Withdraws Support for International Criminal Court Case Against Venezuela. orinocotribune.com The Embassy of Argentina in the Netherlands sent a letter to the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Fatou Bensouda, requesting the withdrawal of all the steps taken by the Court against Venezuela, as reported by the news channel RT. The media had access to a letter in which the Argentine nation reiterated that it was no longer part of the Lima group as it was during the right-wing government of Mauricio Macri who had supported all the unilateral measures that adversly affect the Venezuelan people. | "The Government of the Republic of Argentina withdraws from said referral as well as from any pr…
(2021-05-27). A Permanent Structure of Peace. commondreams.org "We're at a point where something has to change, where human effort has to be put into planetary survival, which requires creating 'a permanent structure of peace.'" | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/antiwar_protest-1.jpg …
(2021-05-27). Thursday 6/10: SF DocFest Presents the Non-Fiction Vanguard Award: Keith Maitland. indybay.org Roxie Theater – 3117 16th St, San Francisco, CA 94103…
(2021-05-27). Consumer Health: Recovering from a stroke. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org May is National Stroke Awareness Month, which makes this a good time to learn more about stroke and stroke rehabilitation. Stroke is one of the leading causes of death in the U.S. and a major cause of serious disability for adults. More than 795,000 people in the U.S. have a stroke each year, according to the Centers …
(2021-05-27). Consumer Health: What do you know about Lou Gehrig's disease? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org May is ALS Awareness Month, which makes this a good time to learn more about Lou Gehrig's disease, which is also known as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS. Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis is a progressive nervous system disease that affects nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord, causing loss of muscle control. More than 5,000 people …
(2021-05-27). Mayo Clinic Minute: Think 'FAST' to recognize a stroke. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Stroke is the No. 5 cause of death and the leading cause of disability in the U.S., according to the American Stroke Association. May is National Stroke Awareness Month. If someone is suffering a stroke, every second counts. And the faster a patient receives treatment, the better the odds for a positive outcome. Watch: The …
(2021-05-27). Emily Wilder's Firing Is No Surprise. zcomm.org From its founding during the Mexican-American War to its reporting on Latin America today, AP's always been quietly conservative…
(2021-05-27). Twelve years since the end of Sri Lanka's communal war. wsws.org The military and its brutal methods used during the war are now being prepared for use against the working class as unrest grows over the worsening social conditions facing working people.
(2021-05-27). Cooperation or competition? nationofchange.org Youth should be encouraged to cooperate and understand that the goal is to benefit all. But we can still use the idea of sports competition to find the best ways to move forward.
(2021-05-26). Online events w/ Ben Chavis, Peter Linebaugh, Rosa Clemente, Vandana Shiva, Chomsky, etc. indybay.org Here are some 20 online events taking place over the next 7 days (and starting tomorrow, May 22), featuring people such as Ben Chavis, Peter Linebaugh, Cynthia Kaufman, Rosa Clemente, Vandana Shiva, Noam Chomsky, and many others. | These events are hosted from various locations all across the country, as well from Canada and the UK (however, the listed times are all for our "Pacific time zone"). Of course, feel free to share this info with others who might be interested in it.
(2021-05-26). What is Joe Biden's Israel Policy, Exactly? indybay.org The Biden administration thought it could muddle through with the usual pro-Israel platitudes, but rising awareness of Israeli apartheid is making that impossible.
(2021-05-26). US Moves against Ethiopia and Eritrea: Atrocities Alleged, Sanctions Imposed. libya360.wordpress.com Ann Garrison Historian Jeff Pearce, @jeffpropulsion, responding to the atrocity reports of Alula Solomon, @Alula_Solomon, CEO, Tigrai Media House US hostilities towards Ethiopia and Eritrea look more and more like those preceding US wars in Yugoslavia, Libya, and Syria, writes Ann Garrison. On May 20, the US Senate passed Senate Resolution 97 "calling on the Government…
(2021-05-26). China: Towards Capitalist Restoration. Michel Chossudovsky. globalresearch.ca Scroll down to download Michel Chossudovsky's book on China in
(2021-05-26). How CEOs Pumped Up Their Pandemic Paychecks. ips-dc.org After the pandemic shut down their industry last March, Carnival and other cruise lines scrambled to get paying customers home—often while stranding employees at sea. As late as August, the company still had employees stuck on ships. | That same month, the company's board awarded CEO Arnold Donald a special "retention and incentive" stock grant that inflated his 2020 compensation to $13.3 million—490 times more than the company's median worker pay of just $27,151. … |
(2021-05-26). Warren Shames Chase's Dimon, Other Big Bank CEOs for Charging Overdraft Fees During Pandemic. commondreams.org "The big bank CEOs came to the Senate today to talk about how they stepped up and took care of customers during the pandemic—and I told them that's a bunch of baloney. They nickel and dimed their struggling customers with overdraft fees to line their own pockets," says Sen. Elizabeth Warren. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/elizabethwarren-2021-senate-2600×1361.jpg …
(2021-05-26). How Chavismo Will Select Candidates for November Mega-Election. orinocotribune.com Chavismo will select the contenders for the regional and municipal elections of November 21 through a methodology that will allow the Chavista bases to directly nominate their candidates. | This was announced by President Nicolás Maduro, who is also president of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV), the largest political group within the Great Patriotic Pole (GPP) alliance. | "Comrade Diosdado Cabello has issued a comprehensive proposal for the purpose of consulting the consensus of the party bases," stated Maduro. "For it is among the bases where the candidates for governors, mayors, deputies and counc…
(2021-05-26). Venezuela Announces Renewed Vaccination Effort After Delivery of 1.3 Million Doses. venezuelanalysis.com The Maduro government aims to have the entire population vaccinated by the end of the year.
(2021-05-26). Michigan Marches Unite Palestine Solidarity And BLM. popularresistance.org On Tuesday, May 18, roughly 200 people gathered to march in front of the Ford Motor Company plant in Dearborn, Michigan where Joe Biden was speaking. Dearborn is home to the largest Arab American and Palestinian populations in the United States. Speaker Jae Bass, a Black Detroiter and a leader of Detroit Will Breathe (DWB) — a militant, politically independent organization created last year in the midst of the uprising against police brutality — connected the experiences of the daily fight against police brutality here with the brutality of the Israeli military in Palestine. Noting that both struggles are lin…
(2021-05-26). South Africa: Dockworkers refuse to offload Israeli ship in solidarity with Palestine. greenleft.org.au South African Transport and Allied Workers Union (SATAWU) members refused to offload an Israeli ship on May 21, in protest against Israel's war on Palestine. | The Zim Shanghai, owned by Israeli state-owned company Zim Lines, docked in Durban port on May 19. | Dockworkers were due to offload the ship and handle the ship's cargo on May 21, but refused. Instead, they were joined by the South African Boycott Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) Coalition, progressives and other trade unions in a protest action at Durban port. | A number of trade union federations, unions and other organisations supported the actions in Du…
(2021-05-26). United States: Movement for Palestine grows. greenleft.org.au Palestinian Americans' support for the resistance to Israeli occupation is growing, as support from other groups such as the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement has inspired them to stand up. | Many Jews have joined protests, including supporters of Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP). The JVP supports full equality for Palestinians and Jewish Israelis, and is the only major Jewish group to support the Palestinian civil society call for boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS). | Voices from marchers: | Marches and rallies in solidarity with the Palestinians have taken place across the country. Many marked the 73rd…
(2021-05-26). Palestine is a Mirror into the Contemporary World Struggle Against Imperialism, and its Contradictions. libya360.wordpress.com Danny Haiphong One cannot logically support the liberation of Palestine while simultaneously advocating regime change in Syria and Venezuela and obscene funding for the US military. "Palestinians deserve full solidarity in their ongoing struggle to liberate themselves and their land." Unity among the people of colonized Palestine has engendered a violent response from the Israeli…
(2021-05-26). America Dominant Again (in Arms Sales) . . . And Again… and Again… and Again. juancole.com 
( Tomdispatch.com ) — When it comes to trade in the tools of death and destruction, no one tops the United States of America. In April of this year, the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) published its annual analysis of trends in global arms sales and the winner — as always — was the …
(2021-05-26). Hail Of Russian Airstrikes Eliminated Number Of ISIS Terrorists In Central Syria. southfront.org 
A Russian Su-24 aircaft on a runway at the Hmeimim airbase in Syria. © Maksim Blinov / Sputnik | Warplanes of the Russian Aerospace Forces (VKS) have carried out more than 70 airstrikes on ISIS cells in central Syria, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) reported on May 26. | According to the London-based monitoring group, the airstrikes targeted the following areas: | The town of Ithriyah and its outskirts in eastern Hama. | The town of Resafa and its outskirts in southern Raqqa. | The vici…
(2021-05-26). 'This Is War': Lukashenko's First Public Comments On RyanAir Incident. southfront.org 
MINSK, BELARUS — MAY 26, 2021: Belarus' President Alexander Lukashenko speaks during a meeting with parliamentarians, members of the Constitutional Commission of Belarus, and state government officials, in the Oval Hall of the Government House. Maxim Guchek/BelTA | On May 26, President of Belarus Alexandr Lukashenko addressed parliament, publicly commenting on the incident in Minsk airport for the first time. | Lukashenko began his speech at a meeting with parliamentarians, members of the Constitutional Commission…
(2021-05-26). Hamas Leader Unveiled Coordination With Lebanese Resistance To Attack Israel In Recent Gaza Battle. southfront.org 
Hamas rocket unit. Illustrative image. | The rockets launched from Lebanon and Syria at Israel during the last battle in the Gaza Strip were the result of coordination between Palestinian factions and the "resistance in Lebanon," Yahya al-Sinwar, leader of the Hamas Movement in Gaza, revealed on May 26. | Sinwar, who was reportedly on Israel's "kill list" during the last battle, made his remarks during a public press conference in Gaza city. By saying the "resistance in Lebanon", the Palestinian leader was referring to Hezb…
(2021-05-26). Marcus Smith "Died Like an Animal" When Cops Hogtied Him. Police Have Known for Decades It Can Kill. democracynow.org 
Despite decades of warnings against the practice, police departments across the country continue to hogtie people during arrests, sometimes with fatal results. On September 8, 2018, Marcus Smith, a 38-year-old homeless Black man in Greensboro, North Carolina, was facing a mental health crisis and asked police officers for help. Instead, eight white officers brutally and fatally hogtied him. Police videos show officers pushed Smith face down on the street and tied a belt around his ankles, then attached it to his cuffed hands so tightly that his knees were lifted off the pavement. Smith's family filed a lawsuit in…