(2021-05-06). Shoshana Zuboff: Facebook's Oversight Board Is Not Enough. The Government Has to Regulate Big Tech. democracynow.org 
Former President Donald Trump will continue to stay off Facebook after the company's Oversight Board ruled Wednesday that his ban was justified for creating "an environment where a serious risk of violence was possible." Trump was banned shortly after the January 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, which he helped foment by promoting baseless claims of election fraud. The Oversight Board also said Facebook should reassess its ban and make a final decision in six months. Shoshana Zuboff, professor emerita at Harvard Business School and author of the book "The Age of Surveillance Capitalism," says that Facebook's r…
(2021-05-06). US birth rate declines to lowest point in more than a century. wsws.org The year 2020 continued the general decline seen since the 2008 financial crash, while the COVID-19 pandemic drove the birth rate down drastically starting in December.
(2021-05-06). Military Industrial Complex Exerts Powerful Influence on Biden's Foreign Policy. truthout.org 
Given how progressive many of the initial Biden administration domestic policy actions have been, its Many commentators have pointed out that Biden's foreign policy…
(2021-05-06). More young Japanese look to Marx amid pandemic, climate crisis. mronline.org 
As the global challenge of climate change mounts and the coronavirus pandemic magnifies economic inequalities, Karl Marx, who pointed to the contradictions and limitations of capitalism, is gaining new admirers in Japan, particularly among the young. | May 6, 2021…
(2021-05-06). A Light Slap: Honeywell Fined For Sharing F-35, Other Secrets To China. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | On May 5th, the US State Department The settlement is over allegations it exported technical drawings of parts for the F-35 fighters and other weapons platforms to China, Taiwan, Canada and Ireland, according to the Bureau of Politic…
(2021-05-06). Military Situation In Afghanistan On May 6, 2021 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | On May 5, Taliban claimed to have captured the district of Burkah in Baghlan | Two Army bases with 60 soldiers and their weapons, and ammunitions surrendered to Taliban in central Baghlan, according to the Baghlan Provincial Council Chief Safdar Mohseni | On May 5, Taliban reportedly took control over Dahla Dam | On May 5, Afghan security forces arrested 3 alleged ISIS operatives in Jalalabad | On May 4, US warplanes attacked Kajaki and Nehre Siraj areas in Helmand p…
(2021-05-06). Peace Activist Interrupts General Dynamics Shareholder Meeting to Blast the Business of War. commondreams.org CodePink co-founder Medea Benjamin interrupted a General Dynamics shareholder meeting on Wednesday, taking the military-industrial complex titan's CEO to task for profiting from death and destruction. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/benjamin.jpg …
(2021-05-06). Biden's Border Problem Is Exploding — OpEd. eurasiareview.com President Biden is getting high marks for his overall performance, but if there is one issue that is dogging him, it is the crisis at the border. He even refuses to call it a crisis. Indeed, neither he nor his border-in-chief vice president has shown any interest in visiting the border. | Two new surveys spell disaster for the president on this subject. The Pew Research Center poll found that almost 7 in 10 Americans say Biden is doing a bad job dealing with the increasing number of migrants who are crashing our border. Most want more staffing and resources made available to handle the throngs of people, often…
(2021-05-06). May Day 2021 and the struggle for international socialism in Turkey. wsws.org As the pandemic intensifies the contradictions of global capitalism, we greet May Day 2021 amid growing geopolitical tensions and war dangers in the region surrounding Turkey.
(2021-05-06). Report Finds Low Wages Make Food Workers Want To Quit. popularresistance.org Following the passage of stimulus packages with aid for workers like expanded unemployment benefits, politicians and business owners have wrung their hands over a supposed worker shortage as people refuse to return to work, as they say. A new report pushes back on that narrative and shows that actually, it's more likely low wages offered by businesses that are causing workers to want to quit. | The report by One Fair Wage finds that 53 percent of restaurant workers have considered leaving their jobs during the pandemic, and 76 percent of restaurant workers cite low wages and tips as the reason for leaving the ind…
(2021-05-06). War in the Caucasus: Turkey-Azerbaijan-Israel, Turkey-Azerbaijan-Georgia, Turkey-Azerbaijan-Pakistan axes. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Daily SabahMay 6, 2021 Ways of reviving the Turkey-Azerbaijan-Israel triangleCavid Veliyev Excerpts: Turkey and Israel made important contributions to "Operation Iron Fist." Turkey's unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV) Bayraktar TB2 and Israel's drones Harop contributed to the breaking of the defense line of the Armenian army, which occupied Azerbaijan's territories, and to the Azerbaijani army's …
(2021-05-06). As NATO summit approaches: will Biden keep U.S. nuclear weapons in Turkey? antibellum679354512.wordpress.com As NATO summit approaches: will Biden keep U.S. nuclear weapons in Turkey?Rick Rozoff A piece was published in Turkey's Hàºrriyet on May 5 by its editor-in-chief Sedat Ergin analyzing the prospects of the Biden administration removing American nuclear bombs from Turkey. It has been estimated that the Pentagon maintains 50 B61 tactical nuclear weapons at …
(2021-05-06). Major Russian Lawmaker Says US Wants To Maintain Military Confrontation on Russia's Borders. news.antiwar.com Russia's Tass news agency today cited the chairman of the International Affairs Committee in Russia's lower house of parliament (the State Duma) warning that the provision of lethal weapons by the U.S. to Ukraine, as is authorized by an impending Senate bill, would exacerbate the situation in the war-torn Donbass region. He added that the …
(2021-05-06). Biden's Foreign Policy and Nuclear Weapons. zcomm.org Biden's international bipartisan approach risks a renewed arms race in a political and economic atmosphere that makes it unaffordable as well as acutely dangerous…
(2021-05-06). Global Vaccine Disparity Shows "Irrationality of Global Capitalism" zcomm.org Interview on the Biden administration signing on to an effort at the World Trade Organization to temporarily waive intellectual property rules on vaccine technology…
(2021-05-06). Biden Proposes Progress, Republicans Scream "Socialism" cepr.net Bozeman (MT) Daily Chronicle Newsbug.info See article on original site Almost 70 years ago, President Eisenhower pushed bipartisan legislation that created the interstate highway system. Earlier leaders made universal access to education, starting with kindergarten and running through high school, standard throughout the United States. The Republican Party of today would have one word for …
(2021-05-06). Robert Reich: The Republican Rebrand, Exposed — OpEd. eurasiareview.com The Republican Party is trying to rebrand itself as the Rubbish. Republicans can spout off all the catchy slogans about blue jeans and beer they want, but actions speak louder than words. But let's look at what they're actually doing. | Did they vote for the American Rescue Plan? No. Not a single Republican in Congress voted for stimulus checks and extra unemployment benefits needed by millions of American workers. | So what have they…
(2021-05-05). Filipino Activist Walden Bello: Global Vaccine Disparity Shows "Irrationality of Global Capitalism" democracynow.org 
The international disparity in vaccine access between rich and low-income countries highlights "the irrationality of global capitalism," says acclaimed Filipino scholar and activist Walden Bello, who urges the Biden administration to sign on to an effort at the World Trade Organization to temporarily waive intellectual property rules on vaccine technology. He also discusses the COVID crisis in the Philippines.
(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). 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). Documents Show That Explosives and Weapons Were Found Near Right-Wing Protests and Events. theroot.com 
Of course, explosives and weapons are being found at far-right rallies across the country.
(2021-05-05). Community rally backs Queens, NY man wrongfully charged with murder. liberationnews.org 
On May 3, around thirty people gathered outside of the Queens County Criminal Court in New York City to show support for Prakash Churaman ahead of his latest trial. The Free Prakash Alliance and the Party for Socialism and Liberation organized the rally to show solidarity with Churaman, and also to demand that Queens District …
(2021-05-05). In the News: Socialist tactics and Biden's economic program. liberationnews.org 
Why did Biden feel compelled to use his address to Congress to speak to the needs of working people? How can socialists intervene in a moment like this to intensify the class struggle?>
(2021-05-05). No Worker Shortage: Report Finds Low Wages Make Food Workers Want to Quit. truthout.org 
Following the passage of stimulus packages with aid for workers like expanded unemployment benefits, politicians and business owners have wrung their hands over a supposed worker shortage as people refuse to return to work, as they say. A new report pushes back on that narrative and shows that actually, it's more likely low wages offered by businesses that are causing workers to want to quit. | The
(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). 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). CODEPINK Cofounder Medea Benjamin Disrupts General Dynamics Shareholders Meeting. commondreams.org ______________________________…
(2021-05-05). The Man for the Moment Who Must Do More. ips-dc.org Joe Biden came into office facing historic, overlapping crises: a pandemic, a recession, racial unrest, and flagging faith in democracy and government. | He had two choices: Govern from a mythical middle and risking failing to structurally address any one of these overlapping crises, or step boldly into the moment and reassert a role for effective government. | On the pandemic and the economy, Biden largely chose to boldly meet the moment. | The nearly $2 trillion
(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). Wealthy Corporations Back Equality Act Stripped Of Religious Freedom Protections. eurasiareview.com Federal LGBT legislation that excludes important religious freedom protections has the backing of over 400 American corporations with trillions of dollars in annual revenue. | More than 400 companies, including dozens of Fortune 500 companies, have joined a business coalition in support of the Equality Act, the LGBT advocacy group Human Rights Campaign said on April 27. | The Equality Act would add sexual orientation and gender identity as protected categories under federal civil rights law, where race is currently protected. | The legislation also prevents religious freedom claims from being made by individua…
(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. zcomm.org As long as the barbarism of neoliberal capitalism defines the present, the future can only belong to the left…
(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). 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.