Politics & environs articles - May 18, 2018

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Economist (& Nobel Laureate) Joseph Stiglitz: Capitalism Hasn’t Been Working for Most People for the Last 40 Years

 

April 24, 2019

 

 

 

https://www.democracynow.org/2019/4/24/economist_joseph_stiglitz_capitalism_hasnt_been

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Joseph Stiglitz: Elizabeth Warren & Bernie Sanders Want to Make the Economy Work for All Americans

 

April 24, 2019

 

 

 

https://www.democracynow.org/2019/4/24/joseph_stiglitz_elizabeth_warren_bernie_sanders

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Trampling on Constitution, Trump promises Supreme Court fight over impeachment

 

April 24, 2019 1:47 PM CDT By John Wojcik

 

 

 

https://www.peoplesworld.org/article/trampling-on-constitution-trump-promises-supreme-court-fight-over-impeachment/

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Trumka: Democratic House ‘has stood on the side of workers’

 

April 24, 2019 9:56 AM CDT By Mark Gruenberg

 

 

 

https://www.peoplesworld.org/article/trumka-democratic-house-has-stood-on-the-side-of-workers/

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Greta Thunberg is right – only a general strike will force action on climate change

 

Every day at work we all contribute to a system that is burning us alive. Downing tools on 27 September will help change it

 

 

McEver Dugan and Evan Cholerton

Wed 24 Apr 2019 15.16 BST

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/apr/24/greta-thunberg-general-strike-action-climate-change

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

From Christchurch to Colombo, Islamists and the far right are playing a deadly duet

 

The atrocities in Sri Lanka are part of a spiral of violence that poses profound questions for liberal societies

 

 

Thu 25 Apr 2019 11.21 BST Last modified on Thu 25 Apr 2019 11.40 BST

By  Scott Atran

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/apr/25/christchurch-colombo-islamists-far-right-sri-lanka

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dare to declare capitalism dead – before it takes us all down with it

 

The economic system is incompatible with the survival of life on Earth. It is time to design a new one

 

 

Thu 25 Apr 2019 06.00 BST Last modified on Thu 25 Apr 2019 08.17 BST

By  George Monbiot

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/apr/25/capitalism-economic-system-survival-earth

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

She’s an icon of Sudan’s revolution. But the woman in white obscures vital truths

 

This compelling image of womanhood on the frontline has done its work. Now let’s look at the nuances it erases

 

 

Wed 24 Apr 2019 15.53 BST Last modified on Wed 24 Apr 2019 21.23 BST

Nesrine Malik

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/apr/24/icon-sudan-revolution-woman-in-white

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Putin offers to help break nuclear deadlock at Kim Jong-un summit

 

Russian and North Korean leaders promise stronger ties at Vladivostok meeting

 

 

Andrew Roth in Moscow and Justin McCurry

Thu 25 Apr 2019 09.54 BST

 

 

Vid

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/apr/25/kim-jong-un-meets-vladimir-putin-for-first-time-at-vladivostok-summit

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Libya: EU officials hope Trump will pull support for Haftar

 

President has backed warlord, seen by UK and UN as aggressor in Libya conflict

 

 

Patrick Wintour Diplomatic editor

Tue 23 Apr 2019 18.45 BST

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/apr/23/libya-eu-officials-hoping-donald-trump-pull-support-warlord

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Elizabeth Warren's plan to end student debt is glorious. We can make it a reality

 

We fully support the 2020 nominee’s student debt relief proposal. But to make it happen, we’ll need to kick our efforts into higher gear

 

 

Wed 24 Apr 2019 11.00 BST

By  Astra Taylor

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/apr/24/elizabeth-warren-student-debt-cancel-grassroots

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Texas Executes White Supremacist for 1998 Dragging Death of James Byrd Jr.

 

By Campbell Robertson

• April 24, 2019

 

 

 

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/24/us/james-byrd-jr-john-william-king.html

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Joe Biden is the ultimate centrist Democrat. Is that a liability or strength?

 

His candidacy could exacerbate the rift between the Democrats’ moderate and progressive factions, potentially splitting the party

 

 

Thu 25 Apr 2019 13.11 BST Last modified on Thu 25 Apr 2019 14.37 BST

Geoffrey Kabaservice

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/apr/25/joe-biden-2020-democrats-choice

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The Values of April: 45 years since Portugal overthrew fascism

 

April 25, 2019 11:27 AM CDT By Diana Ferreira

 

 

 

 

Street scene from the 25th of April Revolution in Portugal. | Alfred Cunha / Public Record

 

 

 

https://www.peoplesworld.org/article/the-values-of-april-45-years-since-portugal-overthrew-fascism/

 

 

Same date as Italy's Liberation (25 April, 1945)

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carnation_Revolution

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Labor wants California to be the nation’s model for universal healthcare

 

April 25, 2019 12:50 PM CDT By Eric A. Gordon

 

 

 

 

Labor activists join to plan the campaign for single-payer / Eric Gordon / PW

 

 

 

https://www.peoplesworld.org/article/labor-wants-california-to-be-the-nations-model-for-universal-healthcare/

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amazon and McDonald’s top ‘Dirty Dozen’ list of dangerous firms

 

April 25, 2019 12:59 PM CDT By Mark Gruenberg

 

 

 

 

AP

 

 

 

https://www.peoplesworld.org/article/amazon-and-mcdonalds-top-dirty-dozen-list-of-dangerous-firms/

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenge of the Kurds: Turkey’s Erdogan dealt blow in local elections

 

April 25, 2019 1:51 PM CDT By Conn Hallinan

 

 

 

 

Thousands of supporters of the pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party, or HDP, gather to celebrate the Kurdish New Year and to attend a campaign rally for local elections in Istanbul, March 24. | Emrah Gurel / AP

 

 

 

https://www.peoplesworld.org/article/revenge-of-the-kurds-turkeys-erdogan-dealt-blow-in-local-elections/

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Armenian MPs call for trans activist to be burned alive after historic speech

 

Landmark parliamentary address on LGBTI discrimination challenges reformist agenda of post-revolution government

 

 

Saeed Kamali Dehghan

Fri 26 Apr 2019 07.00 BST

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2019/apr/26/armenian-mps-call-for-trans-activist-to-be-burned-alive-after-historic-speech-lilit-martirosyan

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

US activist wrongly identified as Sri Lankan bombing suspect

 

Photo of woman wanted for questioning was in fact female American Muslim activist

 

 

Agence France-Presse in Colombo

Fri 26 Apr 2019 10.45 BST

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/apr/26/sri-lankan-police-apologise-for-wrongly-identifying-suspect

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hungary denying food to asylum seekers, say human rights groups

 

Some adults whose claims were rejected went without food for up to five days, claim activists

 

 

Shaun Walker in Budapest

Fri 26 Apr 2019 09.13 BST

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/apr/26/hungary-denying-food-to-asylum-seekers-say-human-rights-groups

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Daimler says it has no idea how North Korea got hold of limousines

 

Kim Jong-un is using stretch limousines despite UN ban on sale of luxury goods

 

 

Associated Press in Tokyo

Fri 26 Apr 2019 14.35 BST

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/apr/26/daimler-says-it-has-no-idea-how-north-korea-got-hold-of-limousines

 

From China most likely......

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bernie Sanders booed as Democratic hopefuls try to woo women of color

 

Seven leading Democratic 2020 contenders spoke at the inaugural She the People event focusing on female voters of color

 

 

Christine Bolaños in Houston

Fri 26 Apr 2019 06.00 BST

 

 

 

Vid

 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/apr/25/bernie-sanders-booed-she-the-people-women-of-color-2020

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Brazil must not become a '*** tourism paradise', says Bolsonaro

 

LGBT campaigners say Brazilian president’s comments risk inciting hatred

 

 

Tom Phillips and Anna Jean Kaiser in São Paulo

Fri 26 Apr 2019 00.07 BST

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/apr/26/bolsonaro-accused-of-inciting-hatred-with-***-paradise-comment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Macron responds to gilets jaunes protests with €5bn tax cuts

 

President recognises protesters’ demands but vowed to still liberalise the economy

 

 

Angelique Chrisafis in Paris

Thu 25 Apr 2019 23.31 BST

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/apr/25/emmanuel-macron-significant-tax-cut-gilets-jaunes-speech

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Donald Trump to address NRA with gun lobby in disarray

 

Bastion of president’s base riven by financial woes and rows over its political campaigning

 

 

David Smith in Indianapolis

Fri 26 Apr 2019 09.40 BST

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/apr/26/donald-trump-address-nra-gun-lobby-disarray

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

More Afghan civilians killed by pro-government forces than Taliban in 2019

 

It is first time since UN began collecting figures that pro-government forces have caused majority of deaths

 

 

Emma Graham-Harrison

Fri 26 Apr 2019 05.00 BST

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/apr/26/more-afghan-civilians-killed-by-nato-led-forces-than-taliban-in-2019

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Filipina Journalist Maria Ressa Helped Expose Duterte’s Deadly Drug War; He’s Now Trying to Jail Her

 

April 26, 2019

 

 

 

 

https://www.democracynow.org/2019/4/26/filipina_journalist_maria_ressa_helped_expose

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wide community support gives 31,000 Stop & Shop workers a big win

 

April 24, 2019 12:38 PM CDT By Mark Gruenberg

 

 

 

 

https://www.peoplesworld.org/article/wide-community-support-gives-31000-stop-shop-workers-a-big-win/

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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'It's an outrage': Putin attacks 18-month prison term for Maria Butina

 

• Russian president says sentence an attempt by US to ‘save face’
• Butina guilty of conspiring to infiltrate US conservative circles

 

Staff and agencies

Sat 27 Apr 2019 14.28 BST

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/apr/27/putin-maria-butina-sentence-nra-russia

 

 

 

 

 

Bernie Sanders is the most feminist 2020 candidate, as far as I'm concerned

 

Sanders is far from perfect, but it is ridiculous to claim that he is beloved purely by arrogant white bros

 

 

Sat 27 Apr 2019 13.00 BST Last modified on Sat 27 Apr 2019 15.58 BST

Arwa Mahdawi

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/apr/27/bernie-sanders-is-the-most-feminist-2020-candidate-as-far-as-im-concerned

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amnesty International staff braced for redundancies

 

Up to 70 jobs will go amid concerns that cuts will marginalise Amnesty causes such as torture and the arms trade

 

 

Robert Booth Social affairs correspondent

Sat 27 Apr 2019 06.00 BST

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/apr/27/amnesty-international-staff-braced-for-redundancies

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Brazil governed by ‘lunatics’ and US ‘lackeys’, says ex-president Lula

 

Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Brazil’s president from 2003 and 2011, is in jail over corruption charges that he disputes

 

 

Anna Jean Kaiser in São Paulo and Tom Phillips

Sat 27 Apr 2019 01.44 BST

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/apr/27/brazil-governed-by-lunatics-and-us-lackeys-says-ex-president-lula

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Guardian view on Libya: this crisis is international

 

Khalifa Haftar’s foreign backers have egged him on – and civilians are paying the price

 

 

Thu 25 Apr 2019 18.24 BST Last modified on Thu 25 Apr 2019 18.35 BST

Editorial

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/apr/25/the-guardian-view-on-libya-this-crisis-is-international

 

 

 

 

 

 

NRA’s Wayne LaPierre claims he’s being pressured to resign

 

The association’s vice-president wrote a letter to the board, revealing executive infighting and threats

 

 

Lois Beckett

Sat 27 Apr 2019 02.00 BST

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/apr/26/nras-wayne-lapierre-claims-hes-being-pressured-to-resign

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Joe Biden raises $6.3m in 24 hours, outstripping Bernie Sanders and Beto O'Rourke – as it happened

 

Biden campaign says 96,926 people donated on first day

 

Trump panders to NRA and vows to protect second amendment

 

 

Lois Beckettin Oakland (now) and Adam Gabbatt in New York (earlier)

Sat 27 Apr 2019 01.39 BST

 

 

Key events

 

 

• 17h ago Report: Wayne LaPierre Told the NRA Board He's Being Pressured to Resign
• 23h ago Trump addresses NRA in Indianapolis
• 24h ago Biden stops short of Anita Hill apology
• 1d ago Maria Butina sentenced to 18 months in prison
• 1d ago Joe Biden gives first interview after announcing presidential bid
• 1d ago Trump again defends far-right Charlottesville marchers
• 1d ago Welcome to coverage of today's political news

 

 

Live feed

 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2019/apr/26/trump-news-today-live-biden-anita-hill-view-2020-democrats-updates-us-politics

 

 

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Spain elections: voters head to polls for third time in four years

 

Far-right Vox party could prove kingmaker after an election unlikely to produce a majority

 

 

Sam Jones in Madrid

Sun 28 Apr 2019 08.00 BST

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/apr/28/spain-elections-voters-heads-to-polls-for-third-time-in-four-years

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ukraine president offers Russians citizenship in snub to Putin

 

Volodymyr Zelenskiy hits back at Russia’s offer of passports for Ukrainians

 

 

Agence France-Presse in Kyiv

Sun 28 Apr 2019 14.26 BST

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/apr/28/ukraine-president-volodymyr-zelenskiy-snubs-putin-passport-offer-and-hits-back

 

 

 

 

 

Love, hate … indifference: is US-UK relationship still special?

 

From Winston Churchill to Donald Trump’s state visit in June, the history of transatlantic ties has hinged on personalities as much as politics

 

 

Sun 28 Apr 2019 09.00 BST

By  Simon Tisdall

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/apr/28/britain-america-history-special-relationship-highs-and-lows-churchill-to-trump

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Russia’s great firewall: is it meant to keep information in – or out?

 

Vladimir Putin will soon sign the ‘sovereign internet’ bill to allow greater monitoring of traffic. But what are its other consequences?

 

 

Andrew Roth in Moscow

Sun 28 Apr 2019 11.00 BST

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2019/apr/28/russia-great-firewall-sovereign-internet-bill-keeping-information-in-or-out

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Trump vows America 'will never be a socialist country' during Wisconsin rally

 

President touts his economic record and claimed his tax cuts had benefitted all Americans, a claim disputed by many economists

 

 

Dominic Rushe in Green Bay, Wisconsin

Sun 28 Apr 2019 14.55 BST

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/apr/28/trump-wisconsin-rally-touts-economy

 

 

 

 

 

 

G20 must heed global debt warnings to stave off another crisis

 

Call for developed and emerging economies to set up public registry of loan and debt data

 

 

Sun 28 Apr 2019 11.41 BST Last modified on Sun 28 Apr 2019 13.51 BST

By  Larry Eliott

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2019/apr/28/g20-must-heed-global-debt-warnings-to-stave-off-another-crisis

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bernie Sanders v the Democratic establishment: what the battle is really about

 

Sanders is sparking a debate within the Democratic party about whether courting big dollars is the only way to stay competitive

 

 

Sun 28 Apr 2019 11.00 BST Last modified on Sun 28 Apr 2019 11.01 BST

By  Zaid Jilani

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/apr/28/bernie-sanders-v-the-democratic-establishment-what-the-battle-is-really-about

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

‘We’re just proud to be Spanish’: why the far right is finding fertile ground

 

Vox could sway some 10% of voters in today’s election, many of them from neglected towns like Parla near Madrid…

 

 

Sam Jones

Sat 27 Apr 2019 18.00 BST

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/apr/27/spanish-general-election-we-are-just-proud-of-being-spanish-vox-party

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Talk of integration is a sideshow in a society where many feel unheard

 

Migrants are the least of our problems in a disenfranchised and atomised country

 

 

Sun 28 Apr 2019 06.00 BST

By  Kenan Malik

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/apr/28/talk-of-intergation-is-a-sideshow-when-many-feel-unheard

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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The making and unmaking of Brazilian democracy

 

by Alex Cuadros, 24 April 2019

 

 

 

Palácio do Planalto

 

 

 

https://mondediplo.com/openpage/making-unmaking-brazilian-democracy

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Poor bear the brunt as global justice system fails 5.1 billion people – study

 

Flawed legal systems mean two-thirds of the world’s population are deprived of justice

 

 

Kate Hodal

Mon 29 Apr 2019 12.30 BST Last modified on Mon 29 Apr 2019 12.40 BST

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2019/apr/29/global-justice-system-fails-5-billion-people-study

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Spain's socialist PSOE party mulls next move after victory without majority

 

PSOE aims to govern alone with support of Podemos after rival People’s party loses seats in face of far-right surge

 

 

Sam Jones in Madrid

Mon 29 Apr 2019 13.32 BST

 

 

Vid

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/apr/29/spain-socialist-psoe-victory-without-majority-podemos-peoples-party-far-right

 

 

 

 

 

 

Austrian deputy leader endorses far-right term 'population replacement'

 

Heinz-Christian Strache says term associated with extreme right is a ‘term of reality’

 

 

Philip Oltermann

Mon 29 Apr 2019 14.01 BST

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/apr/29/austrian-deputy-leader-endorses-far-right-term-population-replacement

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Guantánamo prison commander fired for 'loss of confidence' in leadership

 

Navy Rear Adm John Ring was relieved of his duties on Saturday. About 40 prisoners are being held at the facility

 

 

Associated Press in Washington

Mon 29 Apr 2019 12.53 BST

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/apr/29/guantanamo-prison-commander-fired-loss-of-confidence

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Isis leader Baghdadi appears in video for first time in five years

 

Video comes weeks after Islamic State was ousted from last stronghold in Syria

 

 

Martin Chulov in Beirut and Dan Sabbagh in London

Mon 29 Apr 2019 18.09 BST

 

 

 

Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi appears in an Isis propaganda video

Photograph: AFP/Getty Images

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/apr/29/isis-leader-abu-bakr-al-baghdadi-appears-in-video-for-first-time-in-five-years

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Libyan strongman Khalifa Haftar is no democrat - UN envoy

 

Ghassan Salamé makes strongest attack yet on military leader hoping to seize power

 

 

Patrick Wintour Diplomatic editor

Mon 29 Apr 2019 17.17 BST

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/apr/29/libyan-strongman-khalifa-haftar-is-no-democrat-un-envoy

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[umbertino]

In Plain Sight: Bolsonaro, Moro and the CIA

 

Brasil Wire , March 19, 2019

 

 

 

 

http://www.brasilwire.com/in-plain-sight-bolsonaro-moro-and-the-cia/

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Dilma Rousseff  on challenges for 2019: “Institutional struggle is not enough”

Brazil’s ex-president spoke about the political scenario after Bolsonaro’s election and how to resist

 

Leonardo Fernandes

São Paulo,

December 12, 2018 6:34 PM

 

 

 

https://www.brasildefato.com.br/2018/12/12/dilma-rousseff-on-challenges-for-2019-institutional-struggle-is-not-enough/

[pokerplayer]

Interesting. Here I was sure bagdadi was toes up and gone from this world. That slimball has more lives than a cat.

 

Thxs Umbertino, oh and Happy Birthday.

 

  pp

 

[umbertino]

10 hours ago, pokerplayer said:

Interesting. Here I was sure bagdadi was toes up and gone from this world. That slimball has more lives than a cat.

 

Thxs Umbertino, oh and Happy Birthday.

 

  pp

 

 

 

Thanks my dear Canadian Friend...You're very kind and it's apprecciated.

[umbertino]

Rod Rosenstein resigns after embattled tenure as deputy attorney general

 

He was a target of Donald Trump and his allies, who resented the deputy attorney general’s decision to initiate the Mueller investigation

 

 

Lauren Gambino in Washington

Tue 30 Apr 2019 01.00 BST

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/apr/29/deputy-attorney-general-resigns-mueller-investigation

 

 

 

 

 

 

'Battle for America's soul': Biden comes out swinging at first 2020 event

 

The former vice-president has become a frontrunner in the primary race, raising $6.3m in the first 24 hours of his campaign

 

 

Sabrina Siddiqui in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Tue 30 Apr 2019 01.20 BST

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/apr/29/joe-biden-pennsylvania-first-campaign-event-2020

 

 

 

 

 

Authorities thwart US veteran's plan to bomb California white supremacist rally

 

Mark Domingo allegedly said he wanted revenge for attacks on mosques in New Zealand that killed 50 people last month

 

 

Associated Press

Mon 29 Apr 2019 22.27 BST Last modified on Mon 29 Apr 2019 22.57 BST

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/apr/29/california-terror-plot-nazi-rally-veteran

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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At AFL-CIO headquarters, Brazilian unionists describe dire human rights situation there

 

April 30, 2019 11:42 AM CDT By Mark Gruenberg

 

 

 

 

A woman holds a hashtag sign that reads in Portuguese "Free Lula" during a demonstration on the anniversary of the incarceration of former Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, outside the jail where he is being held in Curitiba, Brazil, April 7. While Da Silva serves a 12-year sentence, he and his Worker's Party maintain his innocence, and claim persecution by political enemies to prevent him from running again for president. Denis Ferreira Netto| AP

 

 

 

 

https://www.peoplesworld.org/article/at-afl-cio-headquarters-brazilian-unionists-describe-dire-human-rights-situation-there/

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Attention all, Church included: May Day belongs to the workers!

 

April 30, 2019 12:44 PM CDT By John Wojcik

 

 

 

 

People play music as others hold Italian Communist Refoundation party flags during a demonstration against anti-labor legislation in downtown Rome, Italy. Str | AP

 

 

 

https://www.peoplesworld.org/article/attention-all-church-included-may-day-belongs-to-the-workers/

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[caz1104]

The Best source for anything ANTI USA is the guardian & Umbertino. The best part is the info doesn't even have to be accurate

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Venezuela crisis: Maduro claims victory over 'deranged' coup attempt

 

President blames Trump imperialists and ‘coup-mongering far right’ as rival Juan Guaidó calls for more protests

 

 

Tom Phillips Latin America correspondent

Wed 1 May 2019 14.23 BST

 

 

 

Vid

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/may/01/venezuela-crisis-maduro-claims-victory-over-deranged-us-backed-coup-attempt

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

There are 17 million mobile EU citizens. We deserve a political voice

 

Those of us who reside in another member state live more ‘European’ lives than anyone. Yet we feel disenfranchised

 

Wed 1 May 2019 06.00 BST Last modified on Wed 1 May 2019 10.39 BST

Alberto Alemanno

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/may/01/17-million-mobile-eu-citizens-european-elections

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Trump-Russia: Mueller criticized attorney general's memo on findings

 

In letter to Barr, special counsel said attorney general ‘did not fully capture the context, nature, and substance’ of investigation

 

 

Sabrina Siddiqui in Washington

Wed 1 May 2019 07.15 BST

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/apr/30/robert-mueller-trump-russia-investigation-attorney-general

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stone Men by Andrew Ross review – the Palestinians who built Israel

 

A secret no one likes to talk about: how the West Bank settlements are built by Palestinians forced off the land

 

 

Ben Ehrenreich

Wed 1 May 2019 11.59 BST

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2019/may/01/stone-men-palestinians-who-built-israel-andrew-ross-review

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

'Hate is always local': the Swedish city that said no to neo-Nazis

 

After a 14-year-old was murdered by neo-Nazis in 1995, Kungälv launched a pioneering project that has changed how people think about tackling racism

 

 

David Crouch in Kungälv

Wed 1 May 2019 11.00 BST

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2019/may/01/hate-is-always-local-the-swedish-city-that-said-no-to-neo-nazis

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Venezuela: Maduro thanks military and denounces 'senseless coup-mongers and traitors'

 

After a botched attempt to overthrow him, Maduro holds ‘march to reaffirm the absolute loyalty of the armed forces’

 

 

Tom Phillips Latin America correspondent and Julian Borger in Washington

Thu 2 May 2019 17.19 BST

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/may/02/venezuela-military-and-maduro-hold-early-morning-parade-we-will-never-surrender

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financial Times pulls out of gala honouring Brazil's Jair Bolsonaro

 

Corporate boycott of New York event grows after campaign by LGBT rights activists

 

 

Jim Waterson media editor and Tom Phillips Latin American correspondent

Thu 2 May 2019 14.51 BST

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/media/2019/may/02/financial-times-pulls-out-of-gala-honouring-brazil-jair-bolsonaro-boycott-lght-rights

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Britons most positive in Europe on benefits of immigration

 

Findings contradict assumption UK is more hostile than European neighbours

 

 

Jamie Grierson and Pamela Duncan

Thu 2 May 2019 14.00 BST

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/may/02/britons-more-sold-on-immigration-benefits-than-other-europeans

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hungary’s PM Viktor Orbán to meet Donald Trump at White House

 

After being shunned by Obama, Orbán’s meeting with Trump is to focus on ‘bilateral relations’

 

 

Shaun Walker in Budapest

Thu 2 May 2019 19.02 BST

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/may/02/hungary-pm-viktor-orban-to-meet-donald-trump-at-white-house

 

 

A fascist...Buddy with Italy's Matteo Salvini ( they met today)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jeremy Hunt: Russian TV station a 'weapon of disinformation'

 

Foreign secretary’s press freedom day speech ramps up British assault on RT

 

 

Patrick Wintour in Addis Ababa and Jim Waterson

Wed 1 May 2019 23.29 BST

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/media/2019/may/01/jeremy-hunt-russian-tv-station-a-weapon-of-disinformation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Signals from Spain and elsewhere on the health of leftwing parties

 

Guardian readers respond to a Guardian editorial on the result of the Spanish general election

 

 

Letters

Wed 1 May 2019 18.04 BST Last modified on Wed 1 May 2019 18.06 BST

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/may/01/signals-from-spain-and-elsewhere-on-the-health-of-leftwing-parties

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

William Barr: attorney general’s refusal to testify riles Democrats

 

Hillarious Clinton became the latest to denounce Barr’s testimony on the handling of the Mueller report amid calls for his resignation

 

 

Ed Pilkington in New York

Thu 2 May 2019 12.46 BST

 

 

Vid

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/may/01/william-barr-attorney-generals-refusal-to-testify-riles-democrats

 

 

 

 

 

 

It's painfully clear: today's Congress wouldn't have impeached Richard Nixon

 

The Republican-dominated Congress clearly thinks it’s no longer an impeachable offense to abuse power

 

 

Thu 2 May 2019 13.19 BST Last modified on Thu 2 May 2019 14.17 BST

By  Richard Wolffe

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/may/02/congress-trump-impeach-richard-nixon

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The danger of being pregnant and black in America

 

In the US, women of color face more risks in pregnancy and childbirth than white women, and the reason for the disparity has become clear: racism

 

 

Miriam Zoila Pérez

Thu 2 May 2019 07.00 BST Last modified on Thu 2 May 2019 17.50 BST

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/may/02/pregnant-black-racial-disparities-maternal-health

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Medicare for All: activist dying of ALS testifies via eye movements at hearing

 

‘My story is tragic but not unique,’ Ady Barkan tells lawmakers as he pushes for healthcare overhaul

 

 

Lauren Gambino in Washington

Thu 2 May 2019 10.46 BST

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/apr/30/medicare-for-all-hearing-ady-barkan-als

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Remembering Pete Seeger on his 100th birthday

 

May 2, 2019 1:23 PM CDT By Jenny Farrell

 

 

 

Pete Seeger performs with his grandson Tao, left, and Bruce Spingsteen during the first Obama inauguration in Washington, Jan. 18, 2009. | Alex Brandon / AP

 

 

 

3 vids

 

https://www.peoplesworld.org/article/remembering-pete-seeger-on-his-100th-birthday/

Edited May 2, 2019 by umbertino

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Call for students to film 'biased' teachers brings Brazil's culture wars to classroom

 

President Bolsonaro has accused schoolteachers of indoctrination but educators say his aim is to stifle critical thinking

 

 

Anna Jean Kaiser in São Paulo

Fri 3 May 2019 10.00 BST

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/may/03/brazil-schools-teachers-indoctrination-jair-bolsonaro

 

 

Bolsonaro is the man who praised Brazil's  more than 20 year long military dictatorship calling it " the best period Brazil ever had"...He also made  the beginning date of the military coup a celebration day......Nuff said on this fascist individual

 

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_dictatorship_in_Brazil

Edited May 3, 2019 by umbertino

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Mass. Judge Refuses to Halt Pro-Palestinian Event at UMass Featuring Roger Waters & Linda Sarsour

 

May 03, 2019

 

 

 

https://www.democracynow.org/2019/5/3/mass_judge_refuses_to_halt_pro

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Roger Waters on Palestine: “You Have to Stand Up for People’s Human Rights All Over the World”

 

May 03, 2019

 

 

 

https://www.democracynow.org/2019/5/3/roger_waters_on_palestine_you_have

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jewish and Arab Israelis stand together for peace

 

May 3, 2019 11:23 AM CDT By People’s World

 

 

 

 

Standing Together

 

 

 

https://www.peoplesworld.org/article/jewish-and-arab-israelis-stand-together-for-peace/

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

House issues ultimatum to Barr to release full Mueller report

 

May 3, 2019 2:01 PM CDT By Special to People’s World

 

 

 

 

https://www.peoplesworld.org/article/house-issues-ultimatum-to-barr-to-release-full-mueller-report/

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Venezuela on the cusp of a coup: An eye-witness visitor reports

 

May 3, 2019 12:08 PM CDT By Maicol David Lynch

 

 

 

 

Ciudad Tiuna housing complex Apartamentos Genesis / Wikipedia

 

 

 

https://www.peoplesworld.org/article/venezuela-on-the-cusp-of-a-coup-an-eye-witness-visitor-reports/

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Brazil's Jair Bolsonaro abruptly cancels US visit after protests

 

Climbdown by far right leader, who was due to receive prestigious award, called ‘a very big embarrassment’

 

 

Dom Phillips in Rio De Janeiro

Sat 4 May 2019 03.20 BST

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/may/03/jair-bolsonaro-brazil-us-visit-cancelled-protest

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

North Korea fires short-range projectiles into the sea, South Korea's military says

 

Experts say the country is stepping up pressure against the US after February’s failed nuclear summit in Bangkok

 

 

Guardian staff and agencies

Sat 4 May 2019 03.47 BST

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/may/04/north-korea-fires-short-range-missiles-into-the-sea-report-says

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Six people who prove capitalism is broken in America

 

Over the last few years, the Guardian talked to many people for whom capitalism isn’t working – here are a few of their stories

 

 

Lauren Aratani

Thu 2 May 2019 13.21 BST Last modified on Thu 2 May 2019 15.43 BST

 

 

 

Pics & 1 vid

 

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/may/02/six-people-who-prove-capitalism-is-broken-in-america