(2020-05-27). Alabama clinic bought by abortion rights group. workers.org 
On May 15, 2019, Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey signed into law one of the most restrictive anti-abortion bills in the U.S. The law banned all abortions in Alabama regardless of reason and with no exceptions. The Alabama law was part of a national right-wing campaign to challenge the Supreme Court's . . . |
(2020-05-27). U.S. tries to deflect COVID fiasco onto China. workers.org 
A growing world confrontation is roaring onto the political and economic scene. Not a day goes by without the corporate media in the U.S. carrying totally distorted and negative news attacks on the People's Republic of China. Republicans and Democrats are trading barbs over who is "soft" on China. Business . . . |
(2020-05-27). NYC schools and COVID-19: A failed response and a looming crisis. liberationnews.org 
The burden was put on teachers to make sure over 1.1 million students were fed and had a place to go during the pandemic at the expense of our own health.
(2020-05-27). Fossil fuel money funds 'back to work' movement. workers.org 
Picture this: Thousands of oil tankers surrounding the globe with nowhere to dock. The accompanying map shows the position of the tankers, mostly filled with oil, stranded around the world on May 4. They have no way to unload since onshore warehouses are full, pipelines are full, and under the . . . |
(2020-05-27). Fog Around COVID-19 Made Thicker by New Ontario Rules for Handling Deaths. globalresearch.ca Alarming COVID-19 death statistics from seniors' facilities continue to be in the spotlight in Ontario and elsewhere. | However, all is not as it seems in the mainstream-media reports of those statistics. | Procedures that came into effect in Ontario one month …
(2020-05-27). The Montreal Nursing Homes' COVID-19 Fatalities. "Increasing" Quebec COVID-19 Death Rate? globalresearch.ca We bring to the attention of our readers this important article by author William Walter Kay. The article raises two fundamental issues: | The first pertains to the deplorable heath care conditions (and the lack of personnel) affecting patients in Quebec's …
(2020-05-26). Israeli Authorities Order Ten Palestinian-owned Water Wells Closed. imemc.org Israeli military authorities reportedly plan to shut down ten Palestinian-owned water wells, to the west of city Salfit, in the northern occupied West Bank. Local Palestinian sources in the Al-Sawiya village in western Salfit, told media outlets including the Palestine WAFA News Agency, that Israeli military authorities delivered shutdown warrants …
(2020-05-26). UK puts Big Pharma profits ahead of coronavirus vaccine at WHO. truepublica.org.uk Global Justice Now today criticised Health Secretary Matt Hancock for failing to join world leaders in declaring a potential coronavirus vaccine to be a 'public good', and instead acting as a cheerleader for the pharmaceutical industry at the World Health Assembly, which concluded end of last week. The campaign group pointed to the government's efforts …
(2020-05-26). Video: Turkey Dives Into Libyan Conflict. globalresearch.ca The Tripoli-based Government of National Accord (GNA) and Syrian militants supported by the Turkish military have achieved more gains in their battle against the Libyan National Army (LNA) led by Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar. | GNA forces have captured the …
(2020-05-26). If a Covid-19 Vaccine is Discovered, It Will be a Boon to Military Recruiters. counterpunch.org There is some good news coming out of the terror of the Covid-19 pandemic. We on the left aren't usually acquainted with anything even remotely approaching good news. How could it be otherwise, always being at the margins of society and at the margins of national consciousness? Bernie touted himself as a liberal with some
(2020-05-26). Scotland joins countries blocking tax haven-tied corporations from receiving Covid-19 bailouts. truepublica.org.uk By Mark Bou Mansour: The Scottish Government has backed a Green Party amendment to exclude corporations registered in tax havens, or with subsidiaries or other arrangements in tax havens from receiving Covid19 bailouts. To date, Wales, France, Belgium, Denmark, Poland and Argentina have all announced similar measures. A second Green amendment that did not pass …
(2020-05-26). Towards A New World Order? The Global Debt Crisis and the Privatization of the State. globalresearch.ca This is the true picture of what is happening. Poverty is Worldwide. While famines are erupting in Third World countries, closer to home, in the richest country on earth, "millions of desperate Americans wait in long crowded lines for handouts"
(2020-05-26). Donald Trump, Resign Now for America's Sake: This is No Time for a Dangerous, Law-breaking, Bungling, Ignorant Ship Captain. counterpunch.org Where are the calls for Trump's resignation? Since his first months in the White House, Trump has been the most impeachable, most lawless, most self-enriching, most bungling President in U.S. history. He relies entirely on lying and scapegoating to avoid taking responsibility for his failures. Trump didn't even win the popular vote — the Electoral
(2020-05-26). Washington Keeps Accusing China of Orchestrating Border Clashes with India. globalresearch.ca The US is supporting India towards a military confrontation with China on their land border and in the Indian Ocean. The Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State, Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs, who is about to retire from …
(2020-05-26). North Atlantic vs. Eurasia: EU Admits that "American-led System" Nears Its End. globalresearch.ca European Union foreign affairs chief Josep Borrell told a gathering of German ambassadors on Monday that "analysts have long talked about the end of an American-led system and the arrival of an Asian century. This is now happening in front …
(2020-05-26). The Ben Uliel Case: Has Israel Won the Battle Against Jewish Terror? mintpressnews.com 
The verdict was a best-case scenario for Israel's image as it deliberately absolved the massive terrorist network that spawned the likes of Ben Uliel and the Israeli army that protects those very extremists on a daily basis.
(2020-05-26). The power of propaganda: Americans think Trump's COVID-19 performance better than China's. mronline.org 
Americans rate their own government's response, along with that of the UK and Italy, higher than that of China despite those countries having much higher death and infection rates.
(2020-05-26). Governments are Using COVID-19 Crisis to Crush Free Speech. counterpunch.org 
Stop those non-humans who are writing and provoking our people," says Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov in an Instagram video. The non-humans he objects to are journalists who criticise the Chechen authorities for mishandling their response to the Covid-19 epidemic. Given Kadyrov has faced allegations of torturing and disappearing critics (which the leader denies), he leaves
(2020-05-26). Facing the ecosocial crisis: Is a socialist planning of the economy feasible? mronline.org 
The current ecological and social crisis, a crisis which has seen its effects increased by a public health emergency caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, is a crisis which raises serious concerns over environmental sustainability and social polarization and which has a fundamental cause: the blind logic pursued by our economy system, where everything is secondary …
(2020-05-26). Frontline Healthcare Workers Are Becoming Socialists. popularresistance.org As the current Covid-19 pandemic spread throughout the country, healthcare workers again witnessed how the for-profit healthcare system, along with the capitalist economic system, was unable to respond. Frontline workers, already putting their lives at risk, were being more exposed due to lack of personal protective equipment (PPE) and other supplies that should never be in shortage, especially in a country that allows an individual with a net worth of over $100 billion to exist. Hospitals, already short-staffed due to years of "cost-saving" measures, were near collapse from the influx of patients. This helped to…
(2020-05-26). Hong Kong Rioters Should Never Fight Against Their Own Country. dissidentvoice.org For several months, Western mass media called the Hong Kong rioters, "pro-democracy protesters". It still does. But I began noticing a new, even deadlier, terminology. Now, the black-clad ninja-looking men and women that are periodically and violently clashing with the law enforcement forces are once in a while described as "pro-independence". Some Hong Kong citizens …
(2020-05-26). Citing Dual Threat of Covid-19 and Duterte, Coalition Calls on Congress to Block US Arms Sale to Philippines. commondreams.org "The U.S. should not be selling advanced military systems to an abusive, unaccountable Philippine military under cover of a global pandemic." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/gallery-1475767527-gettyimages-98467963.jpg …
(2020-05-26). Human Footprint Threatening Nearly 50 Billion Years of Evolutionary History: Study. commondreams.org "Our findings indicate that the magnitude of our impact as a species on the natural world is incomprehensibly large, and appears to be overwhelmingly impacting the most irreplaceable areas and species on the planet." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/ayeaye-billions-years-evolutionary.jpg …
(2020-05-26). Stay Home, Stay Safe, Be Kind: What New Zealand Can Teach the World About Eliminating COVID-19. democracynow.org 
New Zealand implemented one of the earliest lockdowns and has largely succeeded in eliminating the coronavirus under the leadership of Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern. Some of the country's success has been attributed to her leadership, trust in science, and clear communication during the crisis. We get an update from Michael Baker, professor of public health at the University of Otago in Wellington, New Zealand. He is an epidemiologist and a member of the New Zealand Ministry of Health's Technical Advisory Group. Baker has been advising the government on its response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Their slogan is "Stay…
(2020-05-26). Headlines for May 26, 2020. democracynow.org U.S. Nears 100,000 Deaths from COVID-19 as Trump Shuns Face Masks, Goes After Democrats on Twitter, Trump Threatens to Pull RNC Out of North Carolina If Dem Governor Refuses to Allow Packed Crowds, Second Immigrant in ICE Jail Dies from COVID-19, U.S. to Deport Haitian Death Squad Leader and COVID-Positive Haitians Amid Pandemic, U.S. Restricts Travel from Brazil as It Becomes Second Most Infected Country, South American Nations Experience Mounting Cases as New Epicenter of the Pandemic, Boris Johnson Faces Pressure over Reopening Country and Lockdown-Flouting Adviser, WHO Suspends Tests of Hydroxychloroquine as…
(2020-05-26). Photojournalist Sebastià£o Salgado: Brazil's Reckless COVID Response Threatens Indigenous Survival. democracynow.org 
As Brazil sees more than 800 deaths in 24 hours and nearly 400,000 confirmed cases, we look at COVID-19's devastating impact on Brazil's Indigenous peoples, who are dying at double the rate of the rest of the country. We speak with world-renowned Brazilian photojournalist Sebastià£o Salgado, who wrote an open letter to right-wing President Jair Bolsonaro, who called the virus a "little flu," to warn him the pandemic is "an extreme threat to their very survival."
(2020-05-26). How Many Dead Yemenis Does It Take to Equal One Washington Post Contributor? strategic-culture.org 
The War Nerd dissects reporting on Saudi Arabia to show how the corporate media cares more about a dead Washington Post columnist than a quarter of a million Yemenis killed in a Western-backed war. | Gary BRECHER | The headline here is not a joke, unfortunately. It's a question you can't help asking if you've followed the war in Yemen. | You probably noticed that on
(2020-05-26). Bolsonaro Gives a Fantastic, Impassioned, Radical Speech Against Lockdown Maos [VIDEO]. anti-empire.com 
This was a recent meeting of Bolsonaro's cabinet footage from which made public by the Supreme Court, and what a meeting it was: Why are they puttin handcuffs on a citizen that is working or a woman in the public square and the Justice doesn't say anything? You have to fucking speak! | You're going to be quite? Until when? Or do I have to keep exposing myself? You have to speak, put it out there! Dish it out! | You can't put handcuffs, a decision of the Supreme Court itself. Are we going to be quiet? Until when? | They keep on humiliating our people. And that's growing… People keep pointing at me: "I voted for y…
(2020-05-26). Kremlin warns intensified shelling in Lugansk may undermine prospects for E. Ukraine settlement. rt.com 
Intensified shelling on the contact line between Ukraine and the self-proclaimed Lugansk People's Republic may undermine the prospects of a peaceful settlement, Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Tuesday. | "The Kremlin wants the parties to meet their commitments, first of all, on halting the shelling of territories where civilians live and in general the shelling of territories in the self-proclaimed republics," TASS quoted the spokesman as saying. | "We believe that this is unacceptable and this mainly mars the prospects of creating a predictable situation in peaceful life," Peskov said.
(2020-05-26). Biden's "You Ain't Black" Comment Embodies Everything Wrong with the Democrats. globalresearch.ca Former Vice President and current Democrat front-runner Joe Biden embodied everything that's wrong with the Democrats on Friday morning during an interview with a popular New York City radio host. In response to Charlamagne Tha God's request for another interview …
(2020-05-26). The Farce and Diabolical Agenda of A "Universal Lockdown" globalresearch.ca First comes the farce, an (almost) universal government lie around the globe about a deadly virus, WHO named COVID-19. The decision for a global lockdown — literally for the collapse of the world economy — was already taken at the …
(2020-05-26). Facts Vs. Fake. A Worldwide Lockdown of Everything. globalresearch.ca Do you know who coined the curse, "conspiracy theory" or accusation, "you are conspiracy theorist!" — It was nobody less than the CIA in the 1950s, to silence those who saw through the lie of the Cold War against the …
(2020-05-26). Colombian Social Leaders Protest For Access To Health Care And Food. popularresistance.org The difficult situation Colombia is facing due to the pandemic prompted the 48 leaders of Sierra Nevada, in the Santa Marta District, to protest to demand decent health services and food aid. | In the middle of the road that communicates with the territory of La Guajira, the demonstrators placed a coffin and performed the dance of the African morticians that have been virtualized in the social networks in recent months. | With this representation, the social leaders denounced the abandonment by the District and Departmental Government. | Those who become ill for the COVID-19 has a high risk of dying, they denounc…
(2020-05-26). Venezuela And Iran Show Solidarity Can Overcome US Empire. dissidentvoice.org 
Commemorating 100,000 COVID-19 Deaths The official milestone of 100,000 dead in the United States from COVID-19 is near. This figure is certainly an undercount as thousands of deaths from COVID-19 are not being recorded. Before our weekly news analysis, we pause to commemorate those deaths. The US, with 4 percent of the world's population, has 28 percent of …
(2020-05-26). Secretive Right-Wing Nonprofit Plays Role In COVID-19 Organizing. popularresistance.org A shadowy right-wing nonprofit is helping coordinate coronavirus response strategy and promoting the lockdown protests. | Working alongside close allies that have helped coordinate the protests, including Stephen Moore of the Heritage Foundation and FreedomWorks, Council for National Policy Action (CNP Action) has been hosting conference calls and publishing action memos around reopening states' economies. | CNP Action is the 501(c)(4) nonprofit affiliate of the Council for National Policy (CNP), a coalition of far-right political advocacy and think tank figures that has worked largely behind the scenes since its…
(2020-05-26). Why China Is Not The Aggressor. popularresistance.org To reverse the Pentagon's reckless drive towards potentially catastrophic confrontation, people in this country need to be aware of the true nature of relations between the United States and China. In fact, it is the United States that is engaged in a comprehensive push to encircle and isolate China using military, economic and political aggression. The result of this atmosphere of non-stop hostility has been a marked increase in instances of discrimination and racist violence towards Chinese-Americans and other Asian communities within the United States. | The war hawks want you to believe that China is bullying…
(2020-05-26). The Case For Degrowth In A Time Of Pandemic. popularresistance.org To be more resilient to crises — pandemic, climatic, financial, or political — we need to build systems capable of scaling back production in ways that do not cause loss of livelihood or life. We need degrowth. But what is happening during the pandemic is not degrowth. Degrowth is a project of living meaningfully, enjoying simple pleasures, commoning, sharing and relating more with others, and working less, in more equal societies. | The goal of degrowth is to purposefully slow things down in order to minimize harm to humans and earth systems and to reduce exploitation. The time is ripe for us to refo…
(2020-05-26). Tenants Buy Properties From Negligent Landlord Who Tried To Evict Them. popularresistance.org Thirty-eight families in south Minneapolis will gain ownership of their five apartment buildings after spending years battling with their landlord, Stephen Frenz, who had been trying to evict them. | "This is an amazing victory. I am so happy," Chloe Jackson said in a statement Monday. She is a resident of one of the properties and board president of the tenant's rights group Inquilinxs Unidxs Por Justicia (United Renters for Justice). Eviction seemed certain once the pandemic hit since the families — most of whom are immigrants and don't have health care or access to government benefits — had collect…
(2020-05-26). Group Hopes To See New Economy Emerge Based On Hawaiian Values. popularresistance.org A new group that wants to reboot Hawaii's tourist-based economy in the era of the new coronavirus announced a four-step plan Tuesday to come up with ideas by August based on Native Hawaiian cultural values. | The 'Aina Aloha Economic Futures Declaration, which was sent to Gov. David Ige, is the first part of an effort to create a different island economy based on centuries of island-based values. The declaration was authored by 14 members of the community who want "to reboot the entire operating system of our economy," said Kamanamaikalani Beamer, associate professor of the University of Hawaii's Center for Hawai…
(2020-05-26). A History Of Mutual Aid Has Prepared POC For This Moment. popularresistance.org Southern Solidarity has gone from 24 daily meal distributions to 250. | "We're doing this because capitalism is making survival impossible," Araujo says. | She plans to meet with researchers and academics to develop a guidebook on how to create a mutual aid project during a pandemic but, in the meantime, she has advice for those of us interested in lending a hand: "Assess and observe," she says. "Do not mimic colonizer actions. Connect to existing institutions. And, most of all, insert your radical imagination."
(2020-05-26). Grizzly Bears are Dying and That's a Fact. counterpunch.org 
More grizzly bears are dying, being seen, and in conflicts with humans in and around the Northern Continental Divide Ecosystem (NCDE). These are irrefutable facts. According to Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks (FWP) these trends are a straight-forward consequence of more bears. As a corollary, environmental change doesn't matter to bears in this population because,
(2020-05-26). TRUMP-20: The Other Pandemic. counterpunch.org 
The laws of God, the laws of man, He may keep that will and can; Not I: let God and man decree Laws for themselves and not for me —A. E. Housman In the destructive wake of TRUMP-20, Americans should practice media-distancing. Daily reports that expose us to Trump, his lies, his racism, and the
(2020-05-26). The Covid-19 Conspiracies of German Neo-Nazis. counterpunch.org 
Where there are conspiracy theories, German Neo-Nazis are never far away. Indeed, the Corona pandemic is a welcoming vehicle for German Neo-Nazi to broadcast their ideology and to recruit new members. The belief in conspiratorial forces behind the 2020 Corona crisis isn't just nonsense; it is a dangerous symptom of democratic societies' plight to be
(2020-05-26). Trump Administration and the Washington Post: Picking Fights Together. counterpunch.org 
For the past several months, the Trump administration has been picking fights—using cold war rhetoric regarding China and applying a "maximum pressure" campaign against Iran. The editorial writers of the Washington Post for the past few weeks have written a series of pieces that support a hard line against China, and on May 24th…
(2020-05-26). Comcast Ignores Calls To Improve Internet Access During Pandemic. therealnews.com 
Despite making $4 billion in revenue in 2019, Comcast hasn't responded to pleas from students and educators to increase internet speeds during the COVID-19 pandemic.
(2020-05-26). Apocalypse never: what coronavirus teaches us about doomsday denial. mronline.org 
he current pandemic is giving humanity a crash course in apocalypse management. Whether COVID-19 is actually apocalyptic or not is debatable, but the pandemic has many of the characteristics that we associate with something of that scale.
(2020-05-26). COVID-19 adds new dimensions to U.S.-China trade war. mronline.org 
The Trump regime is ratcheting up its protectionist rhetoric vis-à -vis China. If this leads to new sanctions, it would worsen the COVID-induced trade crisis rather than help the U.S.
(2020-05-26). Victory: Ohio's plan to deny workers their unemployment insurance is shelved. mronline.org 
In early May, Ohio Republican Governor Mike DeWine began reopening the state economy. And to support business and slash state expenses, both at worker expense, he had a "COVID-19 Fraud" form put up on the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services website where employers could confidentially report employees "who quit or refuse work when …
(2020-05-26). Defying U.S. sanctions, first Iranian tanker reaches Venezuela. liberationnews.org 
The enhanced U.S. military presence in Caribbean waters did not deter Iran as the first of its five giant tankers full of gasoline and refinery supplies reached Venezuela's waters late Saturday, May 23.
(2020-05-26). Grassroots Organizers Continue To Move The Needle For Change Despite Little Fanfare. therealnews.com 
Activists like Cameron Miles, Vonya Quarles, Erica Smith, and Amber Rose-Howard discuss organizing tactics that work in the continued fight for social justice and prison abolition.