(2021-05-21). US states begin eliminating unemployment aid even as nearly half a million jobless claims were filed last week. wsws.org Over 20 states have vowed to end the meager $300-a-week federal jobless benefit while millions remain out of work and an average of 600 people succumb each day to COVID-19.
(2021-05-20). 5/19/21 Call Congress to support AOC's Reso to Stop Weapons for Israel. indybay.org Now that we have protested, it is time to call Congress. Alexandria Ocasio Cortez has introduced a resolution to stop the sale of weapons to Israel. See www.commondreams.org/news/2021/05/19/ocasio-cortez-unveils-resolution-block-bidens-735-million-weapons-sale-israel There is no cease fire. Israel continues to bomb Gaza. See www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ex6SdT3N6g…
(2021-05-20). Qui Bono? Understanding Israel's Latest Assault on Gaza. counterpunch.org "Both sides need to de-escalate." "No one benefits from this. " You'll hear a lot of statements like that from pundits, elected officials, government spokespeople, and mainstream media anytime there's violence in Israel-Palestine. In the last few days, Israeli war planes, armed drones, and artillery mounted on tanks have killed more than 119 Palestinians in
(2021-05-20). Angela Davis and Noura Erakat Mourn Murdered Palestinians and Demand US Action. truthout.org 
On Sunday, many Arab, Muslim and Palestinian communities boycotted President Biden's virtual Eid celebration. We play a statement of solidarity from legendary activist and scholar Angela Davis on Sunday for "Eid with Palestine: A Protest of the White House Eid Event." Davis also co-wrote piece for The Nation with our guest Noura Erakat about how Erakat's 26-year-old cousin Ahmad Erekat was shot by Israeli occupation forces after his car appeared to have accidentally crashed into a booth at a c…
(2021-05-20). Angela Davis & Noura Erakat on Palestinian Solidarity, Gaza & Israel's Killing of Ahmad Erekat. democracynow.org 
On Sunday, many Arab, Muslim and Palestinian communities boycotted President Biden's virtual Eid celebration. We play a statement of solidarity from legendary activist and scholar Angela Davis on Sunday for "Eid with Palestine: A Protest of the White House Eid Event." Davis also co-wrote piece for The Nation with our guest Noura Erakat about how Erakat's 26-year-old cousin Ahmad Erekat was shot by Israeli occupation forces after his car appeared to have accidentally crashed into a booth at a checkpoint in the occupied West Bank while he was on the way to pick up his mother and sister on her wedding day. Erakat sa…
(2021-05-20). Palestine solidarity demonstrations witnessed across Europe. peoplesdispatch.org 
Amid the escalation in Israeli attacks against Palestinians in Gaza and Jerusalem, massive protests have been called across the world to demand that Israel stop its crimes and to show solidarity with the Palestinian cause. Across Europe progressive organizations demanded that their governments stop supporting Israel with funds and weapons and put pressure on it to cease its crimes. | On May 16, Palestine solidarity demonstrations were held in the Belgian cities of Antwerp, Ghent, Verviers, Genk and Hasselt, among others. The mobilizations saw the participation of activists of the Workers Party of Belgium (PTB/PVD…
(2021-05-20). American Arms Makers Are Making a Killing Off of Israel's Slaughter in Gaza. mintpressnews.com 
Major arms and aircraft manufacturers — Boeing, Lockheed Martin, and Raytheon — are reaping massive profits from Israel's assault on Gaza, and all are expected to see their earnings boom with the quarter-billion-dollar arms deal the Biden administration is trying to push through.
(2021-05-20). Shock and stress for Gaza's children. electronicintifada.net Israel is again killing Palestinians with US weapons.
(2021-05-20). "Today we are Nazis," says member of Israeli Jewish extremist group. popularresistance.org In screenshots from the groups posted by Fake Reporter, members talked about types of weapons and made plans for where to meet up in order to attack Palestinians and burn mosques. They engaged in virulent racism and incitement against Palestinians. | The messages were released in the context of recent attacks by extremist Jewish Israelis on Palestinians, their homes and businesses as Israel escalated its attacks on the occupied West Bank and Gaza over the last week.
(2021-05-20). Opposition mounts to US arms sales to Israel. peoplesdispatch.org Several US congresspersons and rights groups have objected to the Joe Biden government's decision to sell weapons worth USD 735 million to Israel, citing continued violations of human rights in Gaza and other occupied Palestinian territories…
(2021-05-20). Roof Knocking in Gaza and the Myth of the Benevolent Drone. warisacrime.org May 20, 2021 In its deadly attacks in densely populated Gaza, the Israeli Defense Force is employing a technique they call "roof knocking." First drones fire small missiles without warheads on a residential building, intended only to shake the building before armed missiles destroy it minutes later. The IDF calls these "warning shots" and they …
(2021-05-20). "Roof Knocking" in Gaza and the Myth of the Benevolent Drone. commondreams.org "Those who use and profit from drones can wash their hands of the horror and bask in their stated good intentions, but the people who are targeted know them as tools of racism, terror and repression." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/israeli_drone-1.jpg …
(2021-05-20). The U.S. Must Stop Providing Weapons Used to Repress Colombia's Protests. commondreams.org ______________________________…
(2021-05-20). Colombian Police Crack Down On Protests With Long-Range Weapons. telesurenglish.net Colombians on Wednesday denounced that the Mobile Anti-Riot Squad (ESMAD) cracked down on peaceful protests with long and short-range weapons. | RELATED: | Videos posted on social networks show agents shooting at farmers in Bucaramanga. According to witnesses, at least 25 protesters were wounded. | In Caucasia, dozens of children, pregnant women, and elderly people had to take refuge from police brutality in La No…
(2021-05-20). Karl Marx's Theory of Exploitation. liberationnews.org 
Brian and Prof. Wolff discuss the theory of surplus value. Why do Marxists believe that anyone who works for a wage is being stolen from by their boss?>
(2021-05-20). Sinai Insurgency: ISIS Cells Shelled Egyptian Army Post With Mortars (Photos). southfront.org 
Illustrative image | On May 18, ISIS cells in the Sinai Peninsula shelled a post of the Egyptian military near the al-Ajra checkpoint, to the east of the city of al-Arish, with mortars. | The terrorist group's news agency, Amaq, shared photos of the attack, in which a total of five mortar shells were fired at the military post. The terrorists in Sinai rarely use heavy weapons like mortars in their attacks. | According to Amaq claims, a number of Egyptian service members wer…
(2021-05-20). United Action to Keep Workers Down. counterpunch.org Just six percent of private sector workers belong to a union in the US, but that doesn't mean we're short of united action on our economy. For weeks now, employers and their lobbies have been unified in their lament that a scarcity of workers is the result of overly generous federal unemployment benefits. People would
(2021-05-20). How America Went from "Mom-and-Pop" Capitalism to Techno-Feudalism. globalresearch.ca The crisis of …
(2021-05-20). China beats USA by following Western classical economics! nationofchange.org America must acknowledge its systemic problems and implement structural reforms that curtail financial capitalism and embrace smart industrial policies.
(2021-05-19). Cal Senators Feinstein & Padilla Not on Ceasefire for Palestine List. indybay.org We now have a list of senators calling for a ceasefire in Palestine as the dead Palestinians now number 212 and over 1200 wounded with weapons paid for with our tax dollars. Despite thousands of Californians demanding an end to the genocide of Palestinians at protests on May 15, 2021, Senators Feinstein and Padilla are not on the list. See www.ossoff.senate.gov/press-releases/sen-ossoff-leads-28-senators-urging-immediate-ceasefire-in-middle-east/…
(2021-05-19). Gaza conflict: no matter how powerful Israel's military becomes it still can't win. juancole.com 
By Paul Rogers | — Israel is the most powerful state in the Middle East. Its military forces may not match the likes of Egypt or Turkey in numbers, but the might of its training, equipment, technologies and nuclear weapons make it unassailable. Given its long-developed capabilities in public order control, such a position should …
(2021-05-19). Mysterious Drones Attacked Turkey's Diyarbakir Air Base (Photos). southfront.org 
Illustrative image. A PKK fighter with a modified X-UAV. | Early on May 19, two unidentified drones attacked an air base in the southern Turkish province of Diyarbakir, which is located near the border with Syria. | On Twitter, Turkey's Interior Minister, Suleyman Soylu, claimed that the attack had foiled. According to him, the drones were shot down."There is no damage whatsoever," the minister said without providing any further details on the incident. | Local sources in Diyarbakir reported a number of explosions near th…
(2021-05-19). Two Pilots Killed In Yak-130 Plane Crash In Belarus. southfront.org 
Illustrative image. Source: airliners.net | A military aircraft crashed during the training flight near Baranovichy, in the south-western region of Belarus. According to the report of the Defence Ministry, both pilots died as a result of the accident. | The Yak-130 aircraft flew from the Lidskaya assault air base. According to the primary reports, the accident was caused by a technical malfunction."Having shown courage and heroism, the pilots tried to take the plane away from the settlement. After ensuring that the traject…
(2021-05-19). Arms trade: Which countries and companies are selling weapons to Israel? popularresistance.org Israel's military arsenal is also propped up by imports of billions of dollars worth of weapons from abroad. The United States, which has exported weapons to Israel every year since 1961, is by far Israel's biggest weapons supplier. These are the countries and companies supplying Israel with weapons, despite its track record of war crimes accusations.
(2021-05-19). The Labour Party has a role to play in the socialist movement, Starmer does not. challenge-magazine.org Daniel Roantree argues that the Labour Party's recent loss in England hurts everyone on Britain's road to socialism. | We Communists do not rejoice when we see Labour being dragged down by the right wing of the party. The left wing movement in Britain is inextricably linked to the Labour Party, and as socialists it's not good practice for us to celebrate the demise or defeat of continues to be the mass party of the labour and trade union movement. | Such an attitude is an ultra-leftist tendency that we must avoid. Were the Labour Party to collapse, left wing politics would be wiped from the view of the British…
(2021-05-19). Service Workers Aren't Returning to Work Because They Don't Get Paid Enough. zcomm.org "Our pre-pandemic lives are not sustainable. They weren't good for our health or this planet. Let's evolve past capitalism, past working our lives away, past destroying the planet for profit's sake."
(2021-05-19). How America Went From Mom-and-Pop Capitalism to Techno-Feudalism. popularresistance.org The crisis of 2020 has created the greatest wealth gap in history. The middle class, capitalism and democracy are all under threat. What went wrong and what can be done?
(2021-05-19). Decolonization and Communism. orinocotribune.com By Nodrada — May 18, 2021 | "We have to give life to Indo-American socialism with our own reality, in our own language. Here is a mission worthy of a new generation." | — José Carlos Mariátegui, "Anniversary and Balance," José Carlos Mariátegui: An Anthology π | While the turn towards analyzing ongoing settler-colonialism has finally reached the mainstream of North American political discussions, there is still a lack of popular understanding of the issues involved. Settler-colonialism is, ironically, understood within the framework of the ways of thinking brought by the European ruling classes to t…
(2021-05-19). Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast: Signs of depression in teens and how to help. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Depression is a serious mental health problem that causes a persistent feeling of sadness and loss of interest in activities. Although depression can occur at any time in life, symptoms may differ between teens and adults. Issues such as peer pressure, academic expectations and changing bodies can bring a lot of ups and downs for …
(2021-05-19). The Most Colossal Planning Failure in Human History. commondreams.org "Without planning, this is what will most likely happen: we'll fail to produce enough renewable energy to power society at the level at which we want it to operate. So, we'll continue to get most of our energy from fossil fuels—until we can't, due to depletion. Then, as the economy crashes and the planet heats, the full impacts of our planning failure will finally hit home." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/oilrig.jpg …
