2021-05-18: News Headlines

WSWS (2021-05-19). Indian variant surges in Britain as Tory government continues reopening drive. wsws.org A growing number of schools have reported outbreaks of Covid with the Indian variant responsible, including in Northampton where B. 1.617.2 and another Indian variant, B.1.617.1, were found.

Jesse Jackson (2021-05-18). Covid-19 Is a Global Threat to Humanity—and Requires an International Response. commondreams.org "With the U.S. well on the way to beating the pandemic at home, we must lift our sights to join in combating it across the world." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/india_3.jpg

Newsclick (2021-05-18). Indian govt. should properly explain vaccine doses gap: Satyajit Rath. peoplesdispatch.org In this video, eminent immunologist Dr. Satyajit Rath, talks about the government decision to extend the gap between COVID-19 vaccine doses and the lack of information around it.

Prabhat Patnaik (2021-05-18). Patents versus the People. mronline.org ON October 2, 2020, even before any vaccines against COVID-19 had been approved, India and South Africa had proposed to the WTO that a temporary patent waiver should be granted on all such innovations. | May 18, 2021…

Christine Thach (2021-05-18). Asian Hate Is on the Rise. indybay.org This article is about recent hate crimes that have been happening towards older Asian people. Many Asians have been getting attacked because COVID happened, and many people assume that every Asian have COVID-19.

Editor2 (2021-05-18). The Jakarta Method Never Ended. orinocotribune.com By Randy Shields — May 14, 2021 | Review of Vincent Bevins's The Jakarta Method: Washington's Anticommunist Crusade and the Mass Murder Program that Shaped Our World | Prepare to read Vincent Bevins's While the Vietnam War got most of the headlines, in Indonesia…

Al Neal (2021-05-18). Behind the glamour of international sports events: The broken bodies of workers. peoplesworld.org &nbsp…

Binoy Kampmark (2021-05-18). The Gilt Comes Off: Singapore Goes Into Lockdown. dissidentvoice.org A clean, technology driven dystopia. A representation of our techno future. These were the introductory descriptions to a piece by science fiction author William Gibson on Singapore for Wired in 1993. "Imagine an Asian version of Zurich operating as an offshore capsule at the foot of Malaysia; an affluent microcosm whose citizens inhabit something that …

Rick Rozoff (2021-05-18). Azerbaijan holds new large-scale war games after armed incursion into Armenia. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Azerbaijan holds new large-scale war games after armed incursion into ArmeniaRick Rozoff On May 16 Azerbaijan kicked off large-scale war games after its troops encroached on Armenian territory almost a week ago. This is the third series of Azerbaijani war games since last August, the first having preceded the Azerbaijani-Turkish attack on Nagorno-Karabakh by only …

Steve Lalla (2021-05-18). Colonialism & Imperialism are the Root of Venezuela's Economic Problems, Not Socialism, Says US Economist Michael Hudson (#SanctionsKill). orinocotribune.com May 16 (Special for OrinocoTribune.com)—The US oligarchy became wealthy by exploiting the labor and natural resources of peoples and lands across the Americas, Africa, and Asia. In our millennium, Venezuela's assets were seized by an empire in decline. As its economy continues to weaken, the US lashes out with increasingly desperate policies of economic "sanctions" against those that try to break out of its orbit. In the process, it drives its enemies together. | "Ironically, America's attempt to isolate other countries is turning into an attempt to isolate itself," said economist Michael Hudson recently. O…

WSWS (2021-05-18). To divide workers, Tamil nationalists sow pro-imperialist lies on Sri Lankan war. wsws.org Washington, the EU and the Indian state are complicit in the ethnic bloodshed in Sri Lanka that the Tamil nationalist groups claim these powers will resolve.

WSWS (2021-05-18). Tamil nationalists sow pro-imperialist lies on Sri Lankan war to divide workers. wsws.org Washington, the EU and the Indian state are complicit in the ethnic bloodshed in Sri Lanka that the Tamil nationalist groups claim these powers will resolve.

Peoples Dispatch (2021-05-18). Dispatches from India : Rocky road ahead for the Indian economy. peoplesdispatch.org In this episode, we take a look at the controversial Central Vista project that seeks to change the very face of Delhi, the bumpy road ahead for the Indian economy and the vexing question of patents for vaccines…

Quanah Brightman (2021-05-18). Ban Imposter Pennie Opal Plant from the Civil Rights Movement. indybay.org We feel it Necessary to Make You and All Parties aware of a Imposter Wannabee Named Pennie Opal Plant. She is a Fraud Wannabee Indian Women who tries to Pass Herself off as a Tribal Citizen, Yet She is in fact a Imposter Guilty of Cultural Appropriation. | She is Associated with these two groups 1000 Grandmothers for Future Generations…

Dean Baker (2021-05-18). Population Growth and the Which Way Is Up Problem in Economics. cepr.net Paul Krugman's column today commented on the recent data showing continuing low fertility rates, which is likely to mean a stagnant or declining working age population in future years. Krugman points out that this is no big deal; Japan and Europe have been living with declining working age populations and have managed just fine. But …

Katha Pollitt (2021-05-18). Jordan Peterson's New Rules Are Old News. thenation.com Jordan Peterson's New Rules Are Old News…

WSWS (2021-05-18). The Woman in the Window: Unable to leave her house, she sees a crime. wsws.org Anna Fox, an alcoholic child psychologist, suffers from agoraphobia. She is unable to leave her Manhattan brownstone. Through her front windows, she begins to pay attention to the Russells, a family that has moved in across the street.

Moustafa Bayoumi (2021-05-18). Meet the Woman Who Would Transform the Nation's Most Powerful DA's Office. thenation.com Meet the Woman Who Would Transform the Nation's Most Powerful DA's Office…

WSWS (2021-05-17). Sri Lankan government opposes national lockdown despite surging COVID-19 infections. wsws.org Opposition parties are also responsible for the government's criminal policies in response to the pandemic and other social attacks.

Prabir Purkayastha (2021-05-17). How Bill Gates Set the Stage for Modi's Disastrous Response to COVID-19 in India. counterpunch.org While the incompetence of the Indian government is starkly visible in its handling of the second wave of the COVID-19 crisis, its performance has been far worse on the vaccine front. The BJP-led government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, which seems to believe in the ideology of free-market capitalism, thinks that the market will magically

Anonymous007 (2021-05-17). Military Situation In Syria On May 17, 2021 (Map Update). southfront.org Click to see full-size image | On May 16, ISIS claimed responsibility for the attack on SAA members in Nawa city on 15th May | On May 16, ISIS claimed responsibility for the attack on SDF vehicle west of Tabqah | On May 16, ISIS claimed responsibility for the attack on SDF members south of Markadah | On May 16, SDF with support of US coalition carried out a security operation in the Dhiban area | On May 16, SAA artillery shelled positions of Turkish-backed forces north of Lattakia | On May 16, Intra-…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2021-05-17). Colonialism & Imperialism are the Root of Venezuela's Economic Problems, Not Socialism. libya360.wordpress.com Steve Lalla The US oligarchy became wealthy by exploiting the labor and natural resources of peoples and lands across the Americas, Africa, and Asia. In our millennium, Venezuela's assets were seized by an empire in decline. As its economy continues to weaken, the US lashes out with increasingly desperate policies of economic "sanctions" against those…

Great Game India (2021-05-17). 30,000 Cases of Side Effects Reported from AstraZeneca CoviShield Vaccines in Sweden. globalresearch.ca An official tally …

Badri Raina (2021-05-17). In New India, Can the Prime Minister Never Be Criticised? zcomm.org With FIRs being registered against those who put up a poster critical of Narendra Modi, it appears the citizen does not have the fundamental right to express an unfavourable opinion of the government and the prime minister…

Caoimhghin àì Croidheáin (2021-05-17). The Power of Romanticism Today: 21st Century Irrationalism. globalresearch.ca "Christianity defeated and …

Pip Hinman (2021-05-17). Australia must stop supporting state terror in the Philippines. greenleft.org.au Filipino-Australian community groups have launched a petition to demand the Australian government stop military aid to the Philippine, reports Patricia Arcilla.

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