Monthly Archives: May 2022

2022-05-05: News Headlines

_____ (2022-05-05). Abortion Rights Protesters And Counter Protesters Demonstrate At Indianapolis Monument Circle. popularresistance.org Tensions were running high Wednesday evening in downtown Indianapolis as protesters both for and against abortion met in demonstrations at Monument Circle. | The crowd of at least 500 people was made up mostly of pro-abortion rights activists, with about 25 anti-abortion protesters. Police blocked off nearby streets as the two groups converged at close distances, sometimes yelling at each other. | The pro-abortion rights group chanted "abortion ban has got to go" and "we stand with Roe", while the anti-abortion group chanted "we are the pro-life generation and we will abolish abortion."

Staff (2022-05-05). Massive explosion reported in eastern Baghdad. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 05 (MNA) — Some sources reported a loud sound of an explosion east of the Iraqi capital of Baghdad on Thursday morning.

Staff (2022-05-05). Codify Abortion Rights and Civil Liberties in Federal Law. peoplesparty.org Getting an abortion should be up to a woman and her doctor. Justice Samuel Alito's decision overturning Roe v. Wade is an attack on the people of the United States. The decision states no such right as abortion "is protected by any constitutional provision, including… The Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. That provision has been held to guarantee some rights that are not mentioned in the Constitution, but any such right must be "deeply rooted in this Nation's history and tradition." | Alito goes on to describe the Nation's history and tradition as a continuous reign of "prohibiting abortion on pai…

_____ (2022-05-04). How a Decision to Attack North Korea Could be Made and the Role that "Experts" Play. journal-neo.org This author has in previous articles looked at the way lurid fake news stories appear and how incidents are investigated, and this article will look at how key decisions are taken, specifically in terms of the role played by experts. It is commonly assumed that governments are omniscient, and that either the head of state or …

____ (2022-05-04). Ukraine crisis: Japan-Russia tensions at post-Cold War high. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Kyodo NewsMay 4, 2022 Russia bans entry of Japan PM, 62 others indefinitely Tatsuo has decided that with a war on in Europe and no one able to say how long Japan could stay out, and with the China Incident, now in its third year, showing signs of becoming a world war….Jun'ichir≈ç Tanizaki, The Makioka …

Monica Grover (2022-05-04). For Second-Generation Immigrants, the American Dream Can Be a Nightmare. otherwords.org May is Asian American Heritage Month. It's a good time to celebrate the many successes and contributions of our diverse immigrant communities. But for the second generation, the reality is often more complicated. | My parents came to this country from India nearly 60 years ago. Like countless other immigrants, they came seeking freedom, economic opportunity, and the American Dream for themselves and their children. | The American Dream means a lot of different things. But for older Americans, it looks something like having financial security, the ability to retire at 65, and an advanced health care plan. | For my…

Fight Back (2022-05-04). West Michigan unions and immigrants rally for May 1, International Workers Day. fightbacknews.org Grand Rapids, MI – West Michigan labor unions, politicians and socialist groups rallied and marched for International Workers Day on May 1 in Grand Rapids, Michigan. More than 70 union members and Asian-American, Chicano/Mexicano, and Black community activists and politicians gathered. The local unions also expressed solidarity for immigrant rights and justice for Patrick Lyoya, the young African man executed by Grand Rapids police officer Christopher Schurr. | "Solidarity and the need to organize and win power for workers has to be the focus of unions in the aftermath of the COVID pandemic. Work is being redefi…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-05-04). Adopted boy thriving after liver transplant. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Serena and Jon Krejchi from Eau Claire, Wisconsin, knew they were in for a medical journey when they decided to adopt a toddler named Ary from India. At only 1 Ω years old, Ary Krejchi had liver disease among a host of other serious medical conditions that required immediate care. After a harrowing journey back to the U.S. amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the couple took their little boy straight to Mayo Clinic, where, thanks to his…

____ (2022-05-04). New Zealand, Japan prime ministers sign security pact. wsws.org The preparations for intelligence sharing are particularly significant as Japan is seeking entry into the top-level, US-led "Five Eyes" spy network, in which New Zealand is a partner along with Britain, Canada and Australia.

Staff (2022-05-04). N. Korea fires ballistic missile toward East Sea: S. Korea. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 04 (MNA) — North Korea fired a ballistic missile toward the East Sea on Wednesday, South Korea's military said.

Staff (2022-05-04). Llega a México delegación cubana para Campeonato Panamericano de Luchas 2022. cubadebate.cu Una delegación de Cuba arribó este martes a Acapulco, México, donde desde este miércoles comenzarán las actividades oficiales del Campeonato Panamericano de Luchas 2022. Los integrantes de la delegación viven sus primeras sesiones de preparación y debutarán el jueves 5 de mayo en el estilo grecorromano.

____ (2022-05-04). Sri Lankan SEP discusses socialist program with Colombo protesters on May Day. wsws.org "Although I do not have much political knowledge, I feel that we will face the same problems with any government that will come to power through the parliamentary system," a carpenter explained.

Peoples Dispatch (2022-05-04). Turkey is aiming to repatriate over one million Syrian refugees, claims Erdogan. peoplesdispatch.org Nearly four million Syrian refugees in Turkey are facing increased xenophobia with most of the opposition blaming them for the current economic problems and demanding their repatriation…

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2022-05-04: News Headlines

Fight Back (2022-05-04). West Michigan unions and immigrants rally for May 1, International Workers Day. fightbacknews.org Grand Rapids, MI – West Michigan labor unions, politicians and socialist groups rallied and marched for International Workers Day on May 1 in Grand Rapids, Michigan. More than 70 union members and Asian-American, Chicano/Mexicano, and Black community activists and politicians gathered. The local unions also expressed solidarity for immigrant rights and justice for Patrick Lyoya, the young African man executed by Grand Rapids police officer Christopher Schurr. | "Solidarity and the need to organize and win power for workers has to be the focus of unions in the aftermath of the COVID pandemic. Work is being redefi…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-05-04). Adopted boy thriving after liver transplant. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Serena and Jon Krejchi from Eau Claire, Wisconsin, knew they were in for a medical journey when they decided to adopt a toddler named Ary from India. At only 1 Ω years old, Ary Krejchi had liver disease among a host of other serious medical conditions that required immediate care. After a harrowing journey back to the U.S. amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the couple took their little boy straight to Mayo Clinic, where, thanks to his…

WSWS (2022-05-04). New Zealand, Japan prime ministers sign security pact. wsws.org The preparations for intelligence sharing are particularly significant as Japan is seeking entry into the top-level, US-led "Five Eyes" spy network, in which New Zealand is a partner along with Britain, Canada and Australia.

_____ (2022-05-04). How a Decision to Attack North Korea Could be Made and the Role that "Experts" Play. journal-neo.org This author has in previous articles looked at the way lurid fake news stories appear and how incidents are investigated, and this article will look at how key decisions are taken, specifically in terms of the role played by experts. It is commonly assumed that governments are omniscient, and that either the head of state or …

Staff (2022-05-04). N. Korea fires ballistic missile toward East Sea: S. Korea. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 04 (MNA) — North Korea fired a ballistic missile toward the East Sea on Wednesday, South Korea's military said.

Staff (2022-05-04). Llega a México delegación cubana para Campeonato Panamericano de Luchas 2022. cubadebate.cu Una delegación de Cuba arribó este martes a Acapulco, México, donde desde este miércoles comenzarán las actividades oficiales del Campeonato Panamericano de Luchas 2022. Los integrantes de la delegación viven sus primeras sesiones de preparación y debutarán el jueves 5 de mayo en el estilo grecorromano.

WSWS (2022-05-04). Sri Lankan SEP discusses socialist program with Colombo protesters on May Day. wsws.org "Although I do not have much political knowledge, I feel that we will face the same problems with any government that will come to power through the parliamentary system," a carpenter explained.

Rick Rozoff (2022-05-03). Pentagon to modernize Moldovan army, merger with Romania again mooted. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Azeri TimesMay 1, 2022 US to support modernization of Moldovan army The United States is ready to support the modernization of the Moldovan army [according to] the Moldovan Defense Ministry. The issue was discussed during a meeting between US Senator Steve Daines and Moldovan Defense Minister Anatolie NosatàÆi. During the meeting, the sides discussed regional …

Rick Rozoff (2022-05-03). Europe subjugated, NATO shifts from Atlantic to Pacific Ocean. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com CGTNApril 29, 2022 'Defensive' NATO destabilizes Pacific for U.S. hegemony Japan — an Asian country that surrendered in World War II — will attend a summit by North Atlantic Treaty Organization — a Western military bloc established during the Cold War era — in late June, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced this week. …

_____ (2022-05-03). Japan is Suffering due to its Own Sanctions and its Ukraine Policy. journal-neo.org Tokyo is experiencing more and more problems as a result of its reckless adherence to Washington's Russophobic dictates. And as Tokyo continues to adopt new anti-Russian sanctions these problems are rapidly getting more and more serious. For example, Japan has already announced a number of sanctions packages against Russia as a result of the Ukraine …

teleSUR, yart, JGN (2022-05-03). Opositores de Armenia demandan renuncia de premier Pashinián. telesurtv.net Medios locales registraron más de 200 detenciones por parte de la Policía contra los protestantes.

Rick Rozoff (2022-05-03). Azerbaijan: critical linchpin in expanding Eurasian energy war. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Trend News AgencyMay 3, 2022 Aliyev's energy strategy — Europe pins hopes on Azerbaijani gas Today, Azerbaijan is one of the most reliable energy suppliers to Europe, and against the background of the gas crisis on the continent, which, according to some experts, may develop into a global crisis, our country is seen as a …

ecns.cn (2022-05-03). Hong Kong's secondary schools, kindergartens to resume face-to-face classes in phases. ecns.cn Secondary schools and kindergartens in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) will start resuming face-to-face classes in phases on Tuesday, increasing the number of face-to-face teaching schools to over 2,100.

ecns.cn (2022-05-03). HKSAR gov't continues to provide free COVID-19 testing service for elderly, targeted groups. ecns.cn The Food and Health Bureau of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government announced on Saturday that it continues to provide free COVID-19 nucleic acid testing service for eligible persons of high-risk or high-exposure targeted groups and all elderly people aged 60 or above.

ecns.cn (2022-05-03). Hong Kong Customs detects suspected smuggling case. ecns.cn Hong Kong Customs said Monday it had detected a suspected smuggling case in Hong Kong last month, seizing a large batch of suspected smuggled goods with an estimated market value of about 160 million Hong Kong dollars (about 20.38 million U.S. dollars).

India Walton (2022-05-03). "Debt shaming" has dampened democracy. nationofchange.org As crucial steps to reduce income inequality, we need to reject "debt shaming" and insist on cancelation of student debt.

Peoples Dispatch (2022-05-03). Left parties denounce attempts at religious polarization in India. peoplesdispatch.org Left parties in India organized a joint protest in the capital New Delhi to protest the 'bulldozer politics' of the right-wing which has seen the targeting of mainly minorities through anti-encroachment drives…

Rick Rozoff (2022-05-03). Turkey continues to bomb villages in northern Iraq. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Mehr News AgencyMay 2, 2022 Turkey continues to conduct airstrikes in northern Iraq Turkish fighter jets on Monday once again conducted air raids on areas in the northern Iraqi province of Dohuk in the Kurdistan region. According to the Lebanese Al-Mayadeen TV network, the Turkish army on Monday afternoon under the pretext of fighting the …

amarynth (2022-05-03). War Realities, Top Gun Romantics, Mercenaries, the reality of a wall socket. thesaker.is Please visit Andrei's website: smoothiex12.blogspot.com/ and support him here: www.patreon.com/bePatron?u=60459185

WSWS (2022-05-03). Sri Lanka: Opposition JVP seeks to divert mass struggle into dead-end of parliamentary politics. wsws.org The JVP is promoting a fantasy—that an election and a new bourgeois government will be able to wave away the immense crisis of global and Sri Lankan capitalism and thus solve all the social ills facing working people.

WSWS (2022-05-03). Sri Lankan SEP/IYSSE to hold a May 4 demonstration in Gampaha. wsws.org The SEP supports bringing down the Rajapakse government but advances an independent socialist perspective for the working class as the alternative to any future pro-IMF interim regime.

Fight Back (2022-05-03). Book review: My Whirlwind Lives: A Chronicle of Decades of Resistance and Struggle. fightbacknews.org Minneapolis, MN – Dee Knight's My Whirlwind Lives is both a memoir and manifesto — chronicling more than five decades of anti-imperialist resistance and revolutionary engagement. "Being a revolutionary is like being a midwife for the future," he writes. "While there is blood and pain, its essence is hope and excitement for a future we can begin to see ahead of us." | Knight's first "whirlwind" started in the 1960s: "threats of nuclear catastrophe, rednecks with dogs terrorizing freedom marchers, Vietnamese children fleeing from napalm flame." His memoir is a response to current stormy events and trends that…

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