(2023-05-19). Howard commencement speech: Biden appeals to identity politics and covers up the White House's promotion of war and reaction. wsws.org The speech, full of vague phrases, again demonstrated the Democratic Party's reliance on the promotion of racial politics to block a socialist movement of the working class and youth in opposition to capitalism and war.
(2023-05-18). How capitalism drives climate catastrophe. workers.org 
Portland, Oregon Since I moved to Oregon, all I've been hearing is: "This weather isn't normal. It's too hot in the summers, too cold in the winters." You hear the same story all across the globe. Every year, everywhere, new weather records are broken. Anecdotes aside, the data is indisputable. . . . |
(2023-05-18). U.S. plagued by lack of affordable housing. workers.org 
UC Townhomes residents and supporters march for affordable housing, April 2022. This talk was presented at the May 11 webinar: "U.S. Women need what Cuban Women have: Socialism" sponsored by Workers World Party's Women and Gender Oppressed Caucus. I want to dedicate my remarks on housing tonight to Jordan Neely, . . . |
(2023-05-18). Petro Retracts Claim To Have Found the Missing Children. telesurenglish.net On Twitter, Colombian President Gustavo Petro said he had deleted his Wednesday night tweet, in which he had announced the rescue of the four indigenous children missing for more than two weeks after a small plane crashed in the Amazon. | Related: | "I regret what happened. The Military Forces and the indigenous communities will continue their tireless search to give the country the news it is waiting for," he added.
(2023-05-18). U.S.-Donated Warplane Crashes On Take Off In Lebanon. southfront.org 
Illustrative image. Source: the Lebanese Armed Force. | On May 16, an A-29 Super Tucano counter-insurgency (COIN) warplane of the Lebanese Air Force (LAF) crashed while taking off from Hamat Air Base in Lebanon's northern region. | The Lebanese military is yet to comment on the incident, which was apparently caused by a mechanical failure. The warplane was heavily damaged as a result of the crash. However, no casualties were reported. | The A-29, which is made in Brazil by Embraer Defe…
(2023-05-18). Austria: New Relief Package to Combat High Inflation. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, in order to aid vulnerable members of the society in managing the adverse effects of inflationary pressures, the Austrian government announced a new relief package of 500 million euros (542 million U.S. dollars). | Related: | According to the government, until the end of 2024, the aid package will particularly benefit families with children and those who are currently receiving unemployment benefits or social assistance s…
(2023-05-18). Significant signs of slowdown in Chinese economy. wsws.org One of the most significant figures was the rise in youth unemployment, which hit a new record of 20.4 percent, surpassing the previous record of 19.9 percent last summer.
(2023-05-18). Railroaders face cuts in unemployment and sickness benefits due to debt ceiling, end of federal COVID emergency. wsws.org The federally administered benefits had been exempted budget sequestration until President Biden ended the pandemic national emergency declaration last month.
(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). Nuclear Bombs and Drones Over the Kremlin. globalresearch.ca
(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). 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…
(2023-05-18). Dozens of House Democrats Tell Biden to Support Ending Yemen War. news.antiwar.com Reps. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) and Ro Khanna (D-CA) led 37 other House Democrats in a letter that calls on President Biden to support the diplomatic progress in Yemen by declaring the US will not provide military support to the Saudi-led coalition in the conflict. In a major diplomatic breakthrough, the Saudis and the Houthis recently …
(2023-05-18). GOP Tax Cut Plan Would Add $3.5T to Deficit, Congressional Budget Office Finds. truthout.org As Republicans threaten to tank the entire U.S. economy in order to force through massive cuts to federal programs and climate initiatives, supposedly to reduce the national debt, a new report finds that one of the GOP's parallel efforts to make permanent a deluge of massive tax cuts for corporations and the wealthy would undo all of the "savings" from their debt limit package and pile trillions… |
(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). 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). 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). 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.
(2023-05-18). Dozens of House Democrats Tell Biden to Support Ending Yemen War. news.antiwar.com Reps. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) and Ro Khanna (D-CA) led 37 other House Democrats in a letter that calls on President Biden to support the diplomatic progress in Yemen by declaring the US will not provide military support to the Saudi-led coalition in the conflict. In a major diplomatic breakthrough, the Saudis and the Houthis recently …
(2023-05-18). GOP Tax Cut Plan Would Add $3.5T to Deficit, Congressional Budget Office Finds. truthout.org As Republicans threaten to tank the entire U.S. economy in order to force through massive cuts to federal programs and climate initiatives, supposedly to reduce the national debt, a new report finds that one of the GOP's parallel efforts to make permanent a deluge of massive tax cuts for corporations and the wealthy would undo all of the "savings" from their debt limit package and pile trillions… |
(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). 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). 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). 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). 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 …
(2023-05-18). Western Weapons to Ukraine: Black Market for Terrorists "On Command" globalresearch.ca
(2023-05-18). Not a Lot of F-35s Are Flying Right Now. strategic-culture.org A new report finds that the F-35 isn't keeping up with combat readiness goals and fell behind previous records in 2022. The Pentagon's costliest weapons program has a long way to go before it can compete with older and less expensive combat aircraft in terms of availability to fly actual missions.
(2023-05-18). BREAKING: Wagner Took Control Of "Domino" District In Bakhmut. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | On the evening of May 18, Wagner sources reported that the last stronghold of the AFU in the western part of Bakhmut, known as the Domino area ("New" microdostrict), came under Russian control. | The remaining units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were escaping from the area in recent days, leaving their strongholds mostly at night. Ukrainian servicemen are leaving their weapons, running from the city on foot, climbing on a hill located through the forest area on the outskirts. Their retre…
(2023-05-18). Pentagon Error Overvalued Weapons Sent to Ukraine by $3 Billion. news.antiwar.com According to a report from Reuters, the Pentagon overestimated the value of military equipment it sent to Ukraine by $3 billion, meaning the US could ship even more weapons to the country. Two unnamed Pentagon officials said the error was assigning a higher value to weapons the US has shipped to Ukraine from US military …
(2023-05-18). Ukraine's Suicidal Offensive is Bleeding Out While the CIA Loses Its Mind. sonar21.com 
Over the last week Ukrainian officials have been insisting that the long-promised counter offensive is delayed until the West can pony up more tanks, ammunition, artillery and other weapons. But,…
(2023-05-18). South Africa "Mischief-makers"? Is Ugly-American Ambassador to Pretoria Reuben Brigety Correct, that South Africa Weapons Were Shipped to Russia? globalresearch.ca
(2023-05-18). Gun Reform Makes It Easier to Buy and Carry Guns in the US. telesurenglish.net The FiveThirtyEight website reported that "gun reform" means making it easier to buy and carry guns in some U.S. red states, led by Republicans, as mass shootings are on the rise in the country so far this year. | RELATED: | This year, U.S. President Joe Biden has worked to expand background checks and asked Congress to ban assault weapons and high-capacity magazines. But at the state level, many legislatures are moving in the opposite direction. | At least 17…