(2021-05-05). Survivors of Trauma Transform Their Vulnerabilities into Strength. counterpunch.org 
In 2015, Médecins Sans Frontières or Doctors Without Borders conducted a survey in Kashmir the results of which were as follows: out of "5600 households selected from more than 400 villages in 10 districts 1.8 million adults (45% of the adult population) are experiencing symptoms of mental distress with 41% exhibiting symptoms of probable depression
(2021-05-05). COVID-19 Recession Disproportionately Harmed Working-Class Mothers. cepr.net 
Working-class women, and especially working-class mothers, have been especially hard-hit by the pandemic "shecession." From April to December 2020, 1.45 million fewer working-class mothers were employed compared to the same time period in 2019, an 11.3 percent decline. Many working-class mothers who lost jobs exited the labor force altogether, and the participation gap between mothers …
(2021-05-05). Shocking omissions: 'Capitalism's Conscience — 200 Years Of The Guardian' — John Pilger and Jonathan Cook respond. mronline.org 
Freedman notes that Guardian editor, Kath Viner, promised that her newspaper would 'challenge the economic assumptions of the last three decades', 'challenge the powerful' and 'use clarity and imagination to build hope'. | May 5, 2021…
(2021-05-05). Syrian Authorities Showcased Weapons, Including Anti-Tank & Anti-Aircraft Missiles, Uncovered In Daraa (Video, Photos). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image. | On May 5, Syrian authorities showcased loads of weapons and ammunition which were recently uncovered in the southern governorate of Daraa. | According to the Syrian Arab News Agency, the Syrian military and security forces found the weapons and ammunition during search operations in the eastern countryside of Daraa and in the area of al-Lujat. | The seized weapons and ammunition included: | Seven Soviet or Bulgarian-made Konkurs anti-tank guided missiles (ATGMs); | Four Soviet or Bulgarian-m…
(2021-05-05). Conquering Poverty In America Is Possible — OpEd. eurasiareview.com By Jonathan Power* | Adam Smith who in 1776 wrote "The Wealth of Nations", the Bible of capitalism, which has become the standard economics text for over two centuries, was quick to single out monopolistic tendencies as the most important tool in undermining the virtues of capitalism. It kept the poor poor. The laws that give these capitalists their freedom to exploit the marketplace, so-called rent-seeking, "may be said to be all written in blood". At the moment, Amazon is in the firing line for practicing such practices. Indeed, a majority of Silicon Valley companies rent-seek. Big pharma companies, like Pfi…
(2021-05-05). Australia gives drones to Sri Lankan police. greenleft.org.au The Tamil Refugee Council (TRC) has condemned the Australian government for supplying five drones to the Sri Lankan police, reports Chris Slee.
(2021-05-05). Saudis, Americans reportedly fail in Muscat talks on Yemen. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 05 (MNA) — Saudi Arabia and the United States' attempts in the Muscat talks between ousted President Hadi and the Houthi Ansarullah movement has failed to yield any results as the Yemeni forces are closing in on Marib.
(2021-05-05). Video: NATO always has been, remains and will continue to be a nuclear alliance. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com NATO video on nuclear weapons NATO has been a nuclear alliance since the U.S. first provided nuclear weapons to the bloc in 1953. It is the only nuclear alliance in history with the U.S., Britain and France as nuclear powers. One billion people are under NATO's nuclear umbrella. "Competitors and potential adversaries" NATO maintains nuclear …
(2021-05-05). Why the Future Belongs to the Left. commondreams.org "As long as the barbarism of neoliberal capitalism defines the present, the future can only belong to the left." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/dsa_capitalism_0.jpg …
(2021-05-05). Why the Future Belongs to the Left. zcomm.org As long as the barbarism of neoliberal capitalism defines the present, the future can only belong to the left…
(2021-05-05). Aircraft crashes into home in Mississippi, 4 dead. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 05 (MNA) — Four people are dead after a small plane crashed into a Hattiesburg home in the US Mississippi, Tuesday evening.
(2021-05-04). Houthi Advances and Secret Saudi-Iranian Talks Prompt New Conciliatory Tone from Saudis. mintpressnews.com Bin Salman's half-hearted appeal for peace, which allegedly included demands that the Houthis drop their alliance with Iran and abandon support for the Palestinian cause, did little to convince Ansar Allah's leadership to ease the pressure on the Kingdom.
(2021-05-04). Canadian Foreign Policy Can't Simultaneously Support Territorial Integrity And Separatism — OpEd. eurasiareview.com By Taras Kuzio* | North America ganged up on fellow NATO member Turkey in April. US President Joe Biden's decision to recognize the 1915 massacres of Armenians as a 'genocide' came only two weeks after Canada banned the sale of military technology to Turkey which it had used in drones it sold to Azerbaijan. The US decision was all the more difficult to comprehend because Biden had come to power promising to rebuild Trans-Atlantic relations and re-energize US leadership of NATO. | With US-Turkish relations set to be in the doldrums for the remainder of Biden's four-year presidency, his rush to recognize the gen…
(2021-05-04). Squad & Co: Unite as a Block to Downsize Biden's Military Budget. dissidentvoice.org 
Photo credit: ICAN (International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons) Imagine this scenario: A month before the vote on the federal budget, progressives in Congress declared, "We've studied President Biden's proposed $753 billion military budget, an increase of $13 billion from Trump's already inflated budget, and we can't, in good conscience, support this." Now that would …
(2021-05-04). Squad & Co: Unite as a Block to Downsize Biden's Military Budget. zcomm.org This is the moment to demand a substantial cut in military spending that defunds new nuclear weapons…
(2021-05-04). Squad & Co: Unite as a block to downsize Biden's military budget. nationofchange.org This is the moment to demand a substantial cut in military spending that defunds new nuclear weapons.
(2021-05-04). Socialist Rhetorical and Dialectical Communication: Overcoming Brainwashing, Propaganda, Entertainment. dissidentvoice.org 
Orientation How effective is the socialist left at winning over people in public meetings who are not already socialists? I would think that being socialists would make the people practicing socialism very good at being social. How true is this? There are two purposes in this article. One is to identify the similarities and differences …
(2021-05-04). Companies are stealing billions from workers—and getting away with it. peoplesworld.org 
Already battered by long shifts and high infection rates, essential workers struggling through the pandemic face another hazard of hard times: employers who steal their wages. When a recession hits, U.S. companies are more likely to stiff their lowest-wage workers. These businesses often pay less than the minimum wage, make employees work off the clock, …
(2021-05-04). Selected Articles: India, COVID and the Need for Scientific Integrity Not Sensationalism. globalresearch.ca 
By In his report, Tengra offers scientific evidence that strongly indicates asymptomatic transmission is not significant. He asserts that as these cases comprise most …
(2021-05-04). Biden's Foreign Policy and Nuclear Weapons: a Dialogue. counterpunch.org 
Ricard Falk: The humane and competently handled responses that the Biden presidency has pursued with respect to the COVID challenge, mitigating economic burdens on the poor, empathy for abuses of persons of color, and moves toward proposing a massive infrastructure program are uplifting changes in policy and leadership of the country, especially welcomed after enduring
(2021-05-04). Developing countries in the stranglehold of debt. Part 3. mronline.org 
The coronavirus pandemic and other aspects of the multidimensional crisis of global capitalism are enough to fully justify suspending debt repayment. Indeed priority must be given to protecting people against ecological, economic and public health disasters. | May 4, 2021…
(2021-05-04). Intellectual monopoly capitalism and its effects on development. mronline.org 
What is new with contemporary (global) leading corporations? If gigantic monopolies are a repeated phenomenon in capitalism's history, why all the fuss we see every day regarding high concentration? | May 4, 2021…
(2021-05-04). Birmingham in crisis: a city ravaged by austerity-driven unemployment. challenge-magazine.org 
Japhy Barrera, is a member of the YCL's Birmingham branch | During the COVID-19 pandemic, Birmingham has attained the highest rate of unemployment that the city has seen since the 1980s. 33,000 people have lost their jobs in Birmingham since last February, leaving a whopping 15% of the population without work, more than treble the national average (4.9%). A further 55,000 locals remain on the furlough scheme, an arrangement set to end in September of this year. These numbers are disproportionately worse than what we have seen elsewhere in the country and have exposed the targeted nature of Tory austerity. | Al…
(2021-05-04). Ripping Off Workers Without Consequences. popularresistance.org Already battered by long shifts and high infection rates, essential workers struggling through the pandemic face another hazard of hard times: employers who steal their wages. | When a recession hits, U.S. companies are more likely to stiff their lowest-wage workers. These businesses often pay less than the minimum wage, make employees work off the clock, or refuse to pay overtime rates. In the most egregious cases, bosses don't pay their employees at all. | Companies that hire child care workers, gas station clerks, restaurant servers and security guards are among the businesses most likely to get caught cheatin…
(2021-05-04). Ralph Nader: Tim Cook, Apple And Runaway Limitless Corporate Greed — OpEd. eurasiareview.com David Gelles, the New York Times reporter, likes to report about corporate plutocrats raking it in while stifling or endangering their workers. We've all seen those large advertisements by big companies praising the sacrifices of their brave workers during this Covid-19 pandemic. When workers ask for living wages, most of these bosses say "No" but take plenty of dough for themselves. | Gelles reports that Boeing, after its criminal negligence brought down two 737 MAX planes and killed 346 people, went into a corporate tailspin. The company laid off 30,000 workers and its sales and stocks plummeted as it report…
(2021-05-04). Carbon dioxide levels now at highest level in 3.6 million years. greenleft.org.au Despite pandemic shutdowns, atmospheric carbon dioxide and methane levels surged last year, reports Climate and Capitalism.
(2021-05-04). Morales Criticizes European Lawmakers Requesting Añez's Release. telesurenglish.net Bolivia's former President Evo Morales on Tuesday criticized the European Parliament's resolution calling for the release of 2019 coup leader Jeanine Añez. | RELATED: | "It clearly shows that some Europeans still retain their colonial and humiliating vision towards Latin American peoples," Morales said while reading a letter addressed to the European Parliament. | The Movement Towards Socialism (MAS) leader stressed that "old Eur…
(2021-05-04). The Fateful Choice. zcomm.org Nuclear Arms Race or Nuclear Weapons-Free World…
(2021-05-04). Top-level Turkish civilian-military delegation visits Libya. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Top-level Turkish civilian-military delegation visits LibyaRick Rozoff While the world has been in lockdown because of the Covid epidemic, a new military power has appeared on the world stage: Turkey. One which has shot down Syrian, Russian and Armenian military aircraft and faced no consequences. One which has obtained Russian S-400 anti-aircraft weapons but whose …
(2021-05-04). Top-Level Turkish Civilian-Military Delegation Visits Libya. news.antiwar.com While the world has been in lockdown because of the COVID epidemic, a new military power has appeared on the world stage: Turkey. One which has shot down Syrian, Russian and Armenian military aircraft and faced no consequences. One which has obtained Russian S-400 anti-aircraft weapons but whose standing as NATO's second largest and most …
(2021-05-04). How Trillions In Newly Printed Money Created A Labor Shortgage — OpEd. eurasiareview.com By Ryan McMaken* | If you're tired of binge-watching Netflix, there are likely a few restaurants in your neighborhood who would love to hire you. A job might help relieve the boredom. | On the other hand, why work when one can just be one of the more than
(2021-05-04). "Syria Has Been a Victim of the Terrorists' Use of Chemical Weapons" globalresearch.ca On April 16, the
(2021-05-04). Ending gun violence in the US. nationofchange.org We can have guns on a limited basis — to provide societal and individual protection, but in a way that will prevent people from using the weapons for illegal or violent purposes.
(2021-05-04). Can Capitalism Be Fixed? thenation.com Can Capitalism Be Fixed?
(2021-05-04). Saturday 5/29: Strike Debt Bay Area Book Group: Mission Economy — A Moonshot Guide to Changing Capitalism. indybay.org We still meet via Zoom. | Email strike.debt.bay.area@gmail.com for the invite.