(2021-04-27). Imperialist countries create global vaccine apartheid, prolonging pandemic. workers.org 
Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic last year, the scale of inequality under capitalism has come sharply into focus. Long before the pandemic began, inequality, racism and imperialism had threaded their way through all aspects of society, ensuring that the worst effects of disasters fall onto the most oppressed. . . . |
(2021-04-26). Israel Lobby's "Death to the Arabs" Damage Control. orinocotribune.com 
By Ali Abunimah — Apr 23, 2021 | Over the last few days, disturbing videos have shown mobs of Israeli Jewish youths rampaging through occupied East Jerusalem and attacking Palestinians. | "Every evening this week, dozens of young Jews walked around Jerusalem's city center, chanting 'Death to Arabs' and attacking passersby with stones and tear gas," Israel's Haaretz newspaper #Jerusalem
(2021-04-26). Mother of Charlottesville Victim Condemns GOP for Giving Immunity to Drivers Who Hit Protesters. democracynow.org 
Many of the anti-protest laws pushed by Republicans include measures that provide civil or criminal immunity to drivers who hit demonstrators with their vehicles. A pending Oklahoma measure would offer both. "It's declaring open season," says Susan Bro, whose daughter Heather Heyer was killed in 2017 when a white supremacist plowed his car into a crowd of counterprotesters at the "Unite the Right" rally in Charlottesville. "Since when do we allow the public to become judge, jury and executioner? Because that's what this amounts to: Let's go hunt protesters."
(2021-04-26). "Open Season": Heather Heyer's Mother Slams New Laws Giving Immunity to Drivers Who Hit Protesters. democracynow.org Many of the anti-protest laws pushed by Republicans include measures that provide civil or criminal immunity to drivers who hit demonstrators with their vehicles. A pending Oklahoma measure would offer both. "It's declaring open season," says Susan Bro, whose daughter Heather Heyer was killed in 2017 when a white supremacist plowed his car into a crowd of counterprotesters at the "Unite the Right" rally in Charlottesville. "Since when do we allow the public to become judge, jury and executioner? Because that's what this amounts to: Let's go hunt protesters."
(2021-04-26). GOP Criminalizes Dissent with Anti-Riot Laws Targeting Black Lives Matter & Anti-Pipeline Protests. democracynow.org 
We look at a slew of anti-protest laws pending in Republican-led states, and some that have already passed, such as in Florida, where Republican Governor Ron DeSantis signed a controversial measure known as the "anti-riot bill" that is widely viewed as a response to the Black Lives Matter movement and calls to "defund the police." Under the new law, a public gathering of three or more people can be classified as a "riot," and anyone who "willingly" participates in such a gathering can be charged with a third-degree felony. Many of the anti-protest bills pending in other states have the exact same language as the…
(2021-04-26). GOP Criminalizes Dissent with Anti-Riot Laws Targeting Black Lives Matter & Anti-Pipeline Protests. democracynow.org We look at a slew of anti-protest laws pending in Republican-led states, and some that have already passed, such as in Florida, where Republican Governor Ron DeSantis signed a controversial measure known as the "anti-riot bill" that is widely viewed as a response to the Black Lives Matter movement and calls to "defund the police." Under the new law, a public gathering of three or more people can be classified as a "riot," and anyone who "willingly" participates in such a gathering can be charged with a third-degree felony. Many of the anti-protest bills pending in other states have the exact same language as the…
(2021-04-26). 1 May, Online Event: The Liberation of Palestine, Towards an Arab and Internationalist Vision. samidoun.net 
Saturday, 1 May 11 am Pacific — 2 pm Eastern — 8 pm central Europe — 9 pm Palestine Join on Zoom: us02web.zoom.us/j/87340050132 Join on Facebook: www.facebook.com/events/507170580285099 Long live the first of May: a day of struggle against exploitation, colonization and zionism Join Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network and the Alternative Palestinian Path (Masar Badil) for a public symposium on International Workers' Day: The Liberation of Palestine and the Alternative Revolutionary Path — towards an Arab and internationalist vision. With speakers: Charlotte Kates,…
(2021-04-26). 'Bolsonaro Is Genocide' Shout Brazilians Around the World. telesurenglish.net The Brazilian International Front (FIBRA) on Sunday held the first day of mobilization to denounce the policy of systematic violation of rights that President Jair Bolsonaro has maintained during the COVID-19 pandemic. | RELATED: | Citizens from 16 countries and Brazilian ex-pats attended the protests against this far-right politician. Their rallies took place in 36 cities around the world. | "The culprit of the genocide of the Brazilian people is…
(2021-04-26). Massive national movement against racism reason for Derek Chauvin's guilty verdict. answercoalition.org  …
(2021-04-26). Biden Recognizes Armenian Genocide of 1915, Despite Decades of Lobbying & Denialism by Turkey. democracynow.org 
As President Joe Biden makes history by explicitly describing the 1915 massacre of Armenians by Ottoman Turks as a "genocide," we speak with Peter Balakian, Pulitzer Prize-winning Armenian American poet and professor at Colgate University. On April 24, 1915, the Ottoman Empire began a systematic, premeditated campaign targeting the Armenian people, an unarmed Christian minority living under Turkish rule. More than a million Armenians were exterminated through direct killing, starvation, torture and forced death marches. Another million Armenian people fled into permanent exile. "It's an important statement," resp…
(2021-04-26). Biden Recognizes Armenian Genocide of 1915, Despite Decades of Lobbying & Denialism by Turkey. democracynow.org As President Joe Biden makes history by explicitly describing the 1915 massacre of Armenians by Ottoman Turks as a "genocide," we speak with Peter Balakian, Pulitzer Prize-winning Armenian American poet and professor at Colgate University. On April 24, 1915, the Ottoman Empire began a systematic, premeditated campaign targeting the Armenian people, an unarmed Christian minority living under Turkish rule. More than a million Armenians were exterminated through direct killing, starvation, torture and forced death marches. Another million Armenian people fled into permanent exile. "It's an important statement," resp…
(2021-04-26). Erdogan Urges Biden to Reverse Armenian Genocide Recognition, Warns of 'Destructive Impact' on Ties. sputniknews.com Turkey has historically rejected the use of the term genocide to describe the events that unfolded in the Ottoman Empire in the early 20th century, insisting that its government never intended to deliberately kill the Armenian people, but was simply responding to their rebellion.
(2021-04-26). When prisoners met to discuss fascism, freedom, and revolution. therealnews.com 
In this rare photo collection, we get a glimpse into the energy and camaraderie of the 1980 "To Say Their Own Word" program, when prisoners and radicals met inside the Maryland Penitentiary to discuss fascism, capitalism, and the prison-industrial complex.
(2021-04-26). The Iranian Government is more Pragmatic in dealing with Sunnis than its Sectarian image Implies. juancole.com 
St. Andrews (Special to Informed Comment) — The government of the Islamic Republic of Iran is often depicted by its enemies and their press (the United States, Saudi Arabia and Israel in particular) as an ideological and sectarian Shiite state, drunk on fundamentalism. Religious fundamentalism, however, is a key part of the politics of these …
(2021-04-26). Palestinian Prisoners' Action Week 2021: Global action report and growing solidarity. samidoun.net 
Organizations and activists around the world demanded freedom for Palestinian political prisoners as part of the Palestinian Prisoners' Week of Action between 17 and 23 April. Every year, since 1974, Palestinians, Arabs and internationalists commemorate a day of action on 17 April, Palestinian Prisoners' Day. This week of action involves protests, boycott actions, mobilization and education to demand freedom for all Palestinian prisoners jailed by Israel, expose the complicity of imperialist and reactionary regimes and stand with the Palestinian people and the Palestinian resistance. The Week of Action also comes…
(2021-04-26). Palestinian Prisoners' Action Week 2021: Global action report and growing solidarity. samidoun.net Organizations and activists around the world demanded freedom for Palestinian political prisoners as part of the Palestinian Prisoners' Week of Action between 17 and 23 April. Every year, since 1974, Palestinians, Arabs and internationalists commemorate a day of action on 17 April, Palestinian Prisoners' Day. This week of action involves protests, boycott actions, mobilization and education to demand freedom for all Palestinian prisoners jailed by Israel, expose the complicity of imperialist and reactionary regimes and stand with the Palestinian people and the Palestinian resistance. The Week of Action also comes…
(2021-04-26). Sleazy payday lenders win big at the Supreme Court. peoplesworld.org 
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(2021-04-26). How Not to Fix the Post Office or Government in General. counterpunch.org 
Yesterday my postbox disgorged ten letters, all from organizations seeking donations. Among them was an envelope with "Do you care if you no longer receive your mail at home?" next to my name. Its backside disclosed the sender was DLCC, the Democratic Leadership Campaign Committee, a 527 PAC (enabled by the 2010 Citizens United Supreme
(2021-04-26). Lessons Learned From The Chauvin Trial That Relate To Palestine. popularresistance.org Over thirty years ago, James Baldwin was the subject of a PBS documentary The Price of the Ticket (1989) in which he reflected on what he considered a lack of progress in combatting racism in America: | "What is it that you wanted me to reconcile myself to. I was born here more than 60 years ago. I'm not going to live another 60 years. You always told me that it's going to take time. It's taken my father's time, my mother's time, my uncle's time, my brothers' and my sisters' time, my nieces and my nephew's time. How much time do you want for your progress?" | Sadly, his comment remains vital today. On April 21, 2…
(2021-04-26). The Supreme Court's looming dark money decision. nationofchange.org The Court could reinforce the growing influence of this type of secret funding for political campaigns.
(2021-04-26). Media Evasions on Racism and the Role of Derek Chauvin. commondreams.org "The main perpetrators and beneficiaries of systemic racism—whether in healthcare, housing, environmental pollution, employment, education or criminal justice—include powerful corporations that sponsor news outlets that have aimed a bright spotlight at this killer cop," writes Jeff Cohen. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files… …
(2021-04-26). Israel lobby's "Death to the Arabs" damage control. zcomm.org As Netanyahu struggles to retain his post as prime minister in the wake of Israel's latest inconclusive election, he hardly wants to alienate a large part of his racist base…
(2021-04-26). We Kicked the National Guard Out of Labor's Hall. zcomm.org Unions must support the struggles for Black lives and against wars and military occupations, here and abroad…
(2021-04-26). Ministry: 'Genocide in Xinjiang' another U.S. lie. ecns.cn China called the "genocide in Xinjiang", fabricated in a new United States report, a "preposterous lie", saying on Wednesday that its conspiracy to disrupt China from the inside will not work.
(2021-04-26). Ethiopia: Violence Instability And The Need For Law And Order — OpEd. eurasiareview.com An unresolved war in the north of the country; ethnic based violence some are describing as genocide in the West; random explosions of aggression in various regions: Ethiopia is trembling. | With around 117 million people, Ethiopia has the second largest population in Africa, made up of 80 or so tribal groups, all with their own cultures, language or dialect. Three big ones dominate: The Oromo (35% of population), Amhara (27%) and Tigrayan (6%). Historic disputes over land and power exist between these powerful groups; grievances which are being aggravated by pernicious elements attempting to destabilize the c…
(2021-04-26). Ethiopia: Violence Instability and the Need for Law and Order. counterpunch.org An unresolved war in the north of the country; ethnic based violence some are describing as genocide in the West; random explosions of aggression in various regions: Ethiopia is trembling. With around 117 million people, Ethiopia has the second largest population in Africa, made up of 80 or so tribal groups, all with their own
(2021-04-26). After week-long protests, Israel removes barriers at Damascus Gate in occupied East Jerusalem. peoplesdispatch.org The Damascus Gate has been a popular gathering point for Palestinians during Ramadan. Thousands have been protesting the restrictions, facing violence and marches by ultra-right-wing groups who are often supported by the occupation forces…
(2021-04-26). Report: Israel's Netanyahu and Gantz Tried to Order Military Operation Without Cabinet Approval. news.antiwar.com According to Under Israeli law, Netanyahu and Gantz can order military operations but must gain the approval of the security cabinet if the mission could spark a war. The report from Israel's Kan public broadcaster said Netanyahu sought to bypass the cabinet but ultimately decided to consult with some minis…
(2021-04-26). Pfizer "Experimental" mRNA Vaccine: Israeli Lawyers Sue Netanyahu Government for Crimes Against Humanity. globalresearch.ca Israeli lawyers and human rights activists Arie Suchovolsky and Ruth Machnes…
(2021-04-26). Iran Military Chief Threatens Retaliation for Israeli Action. news.antiwar.com In comments to reporters on Sunday, Iranian military Chief of Staff Gen. Mohammed Bagheri warned Israel should not believe that it can carry out attacks on targets inside Syria without repercussions, Talk of retaliation comes in the wake of incidents in the past several days seeing Israel attack a number of targets in south Syria, and a presumptive Israeli attack on an Iranian fuel tanker just off the Syrian coast. | Gen. Bagheri…
(2021-04-26). 75 Years Ago: Red Army Encircles Berlin. Analysis of Germany's Failed 1942 Offensive. globalresearch.ca First published on April 21, 2020. Three-quarters of a century ago, on 21 April 1945 the Soviet Army had encircled Berlin and was unleashing its final attack upon Nazi Germany. | With the Germans having killed more than 10 million …
(2021-04-26). Hamas leader warns Zionists over recent unrests in Quds. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 26 (MNA) — Head of political Bureau of Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) said that if the Zionist enemy continues its hostile policy against Quds, there will be no calm.
(2021-04-26). Saturday 5/15: 20th Annual Palestinian Cultural Day. indybay.org Santa Clara County Government Center | 70 West Hedding Street | San José, CA 95110…
(2021-04-26). Australia: Leaked report slanders Shepparton school teachers for alleged "systemic racism" wsws.org The leaked report has the hallmarks of a government provocation, aimed at diverting attention from the disastrous consequences of its school amalgamation drive in the regional city of Victoria.
(2021-04-26). Media Evasions on Racism and the Role of Derek Chauvin. counterpunch.org Let's acknowledge at the outset that corporate liberal media — owned and sponsored by the mightiest economic forces in our society — have increased their talk about race and racism in recent years, especially since the rise of Trump. They've even learned to throw around the phrase "systemic racism" — while avoiding scrutiny of the corporate systems
(2021-04-26). Environmental Racism Cited in Earth Day Protest at City Hall. indybay.org Bayview Hunters Point & Treasure Island Residents deliver Earth Day Demands to Mayor Breed & Board of Supervisors…
(2021-04-26). Kenosha, WI: Community rallies for justice for Clyde McLemore. fightbacknews.org Kenosha, WI – On the morning of April 23, despite the aggressive posturing of an entire building of public officials, community members gathered in front of the Kenosha County Courthouse in support of Clyde McLemore on his first court date. McLemore is a Black liberation activist from Lake County, Illinois who played a significant role in the uprising in Kenosha after the attempted murder of Jacob Blake by racist cop Rusten Sheskey. McLemore's impact on the community was made clear by the comments made about him by those who attended the rally. | "I'm here as a protester. I'm here as a community member. I'm here…
(2021-04-26). 'Stop This Bill': GOP-Led Florida Senate Sparks Alarm With Attack on Voting Rights. commondreams.org "Instead of upholding the fundamental right to vote, certain Florida senators have decided to become accomplices to the nationwide voter suppression scheme underway by passing this undemocratic bill." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files… …
(2021-04-25). Chasing Ghosts, The Life and Art of Bill Traylor. counterpunch.org 
America's racial reckoning is not only taking place in the streets, but also on the screen. Movies such as Judas and the Black Messiah dramatize anti-racist activism, while on the cultural front, documentaries such as Bill Traylor: Chasing Ghosts, directed by Jeffrey Wolf and executive produced by Sam Pollard, help to rescue lost legacies from
(2021-04-25). Palestinians demonstrate in support of Al-Aqsa in Gaza Strip. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 25 (MNA) — Residents of the Gaza Strip have reportedly staged large-scale rallies against Zionist security forces in the border areas, so as to support the Palestinian resistance in the occupied city of Jerusalem Al-Quds…
(2021-04-25). Video: Israeli Forces Confirm Unsuccessful Rocket Launch From Gaza. sputniknews.com TEL AVIV (Sputnik) – A rocket fired toward Israel from the Gaza Strip late on Sunday night exploded inside Gaza according to the Israel Defense Forces (IDF).
(2021-04-25). Erdogan, Aliyev Plot Response To Biden's Armenian Genocide Message. eurasiareview.com Turkish and Azerbaijani Presidents Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Ilham Aliyev, spoke over the phone on Saturday, April 24 to discuss "joint steps" a statement from U.S. President Joe Biden recognizing the Armenian Genocide was published by the White House, Izvestia In a statement published on the website of the White House, Biden made good on a campaign promise and became the first American President to use the term "Genocide" on an April 24 Remembrance Day to describe the massacre of 1.5…
(2021-04-25). Statement By President Joe Biden On Armenian Remembrance Day. eurasiareview.com Each year on this day, we remember the lives of all those who died in the Ottoman-era Armenian genocide and recommit ourselves to preventing such an atrocity from ever again occurring. Beginning on April 24, 1915, with the arrest of Armenian intellectuals and community leaders in Constantinople by Ottoman authorities, one and a half million Armenians were deported, massacred, or marched to their deaths in a campaign of extermination. We honor the victims of the Meds Yeghern so that the horrors of what happened are never lost to history. And we remember so that we remain ever-vigilant against the corrosive infl…
(2021-04-25). Turkey summons US envoy over Biden statement. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 25 (MNA) — The Turkish Foreign Ministry summoned US ambassador to Turkey in a protest to the US decision in recognizing "Armenian genocide", stating that US president Joe Biden's claims in this regard are 'baseless, worthless'.
(2021-04-25). Pakistan: Commission Under Fire For 'Betraying' Minorities. eurasiareview.com By Kamran Chaudhry | Minority and education rights groups have expressed dismay at Pakistan's National Commission for Minorities (NCM) for rejecting a recommendation to exclude Islamic topics from compulsory textbooks. | Chela Ram Kewlani, the Hindu chairman of the NCM, rejected a report by a Supreme Court-appointed commission that suggested all Islamic content from the Single National Curriculum should be exclusively placed in the textbooks of Islamic studies/Islamiyat, a subject compulsory only for Muslim students. | "Islamic content in English and Urdu textbooks amounts to religious instruction, which no no…
(2021-04-25). Canada: Supreme Court Upholds Sinixt Nation's Right To Land Across Border. popularresistance.org Canada's highest court has upended the federal government's 65-year-old claim that an Indigenous nation from British Columbia's Interior no longer exists. | In a 7-2 decision, the Supreme Court of Canada said the Sinixt Nation, whose reservation is in Washington state, has constitutionally protected Indigenous rights to hunt in their ancestral territory north of the border. | The ruling means that if Indigenous groups outside of modern-day Canada can prove they descended from a pre-contact society in what is now Canada, they can claim Section 35(1) rights under the Constitution, which recognizes and affirms the r…
(2021-04-25). Much Depends on Supreme Court's Review of Dark Money Case. commondreams.org If you think Dark Money's attack on democracy couldn't get any worse, guess again. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files… …
(2021-04-25). Israeli Police injure 12 Palestinians in Continued Iron Fist Crackdown on Jerusalem Ramadan Crowds. juancole.com Ann Arbor (Informed Comment)- Arab48 reports that Israeli security forces on Saturday night attacked Palestinian worshipers at Damascus Gate in Jerusalem with batons and teargas, leaving 12 Jerusalemites wounded, according to the Palestinian Red Cross. Damascus Gate or Bab al-Amoud in Arabic is the major entrance way to the Old City of Jerusalem, which is …
(2021-04-25). Thinking Globally About Racial Justice. juancole.com By Imani Countess | — ( Otherwords.org ) — Last summer, Black Lives Matter protests in the United States after the murder of George Floyd echoed around the world. Evoked by the worldwide visibility of the brutal killing on video, this solidarity also reflected visceral anger against police violence in a host of other countries …
(2021-04-25). Liberalism and fascism in the Spanish Civil War. greenleft.org.au Barry Healy reviews Mientras dure la guerra, a film illustrating human failure and the psychology of fascism during the Spanish Civil War.