How companies rip off poor employees — and get away with it AP
Most Of New York City Remains Undervaccinated As COVID Restrictions Lift Gothamist
‘Your mouth becomes a minefield’: the Americans who can’t afford the dentist Guardian
Boston Police Union Continues Practice Of Attacking Black Women City Officials NewsOne
RIP Mikayla Miller: Black LGBTQ Teen Was Reportedly ‘Lynched’ In Boston Suburb NewsOne
Amazon paid zero corporation tax in Europe last year as income soared Canary
Racehorse Named After Breonna Taylor By Her Family’s Attorney Wins Derby Week Race Blavity
India
How the Communists won Kerala again Peoples Dispatch
Venezuela
Between the Lines: Congressional Report Finds US Sanctions to Blame for Venezuela Crisis MPN
Venezuela to begin clinical trials of Cuba’s vaccine candidate Al Jazeera
How US regime media works:
When Venezuela, facing a longstanding US coup and destabilization campaign, does anything to respond it's a "crackdown."
When US allied-Colombian police open fire on anti-austerity protesters & kill them, it's "allegations of police excess": pic.twitter.com/V6FoMJ2BKQ
— Aaron Maté (@aaronjmate) May 4, 2021
Iran
Iran Declares U.S. Sanctions at ‘Brink of Termination’ as Biden Admin Says ‘No Deal’ Yet Newsweek
Mexico
Anger mounts as death toll from Mexico metro overpass collapse rises to 24 Guardian
China
How CBS’s Norah O’Donnell tried to out-hawk Antony Blinken on China Responsible Statecraft
The Ever Given and the Monstrosity of Maritime Capitalism Boston Review
Two timely new books unmask the colossal shipping industry behind global trade, whose monstrous pursuit of profit has long wreaked havoc on laborers and the seas they sail through.
Fred Hampton’s killing: FBI pressured to answer for domestic-surveillance program COINTELPRO Washington Post
Environment
Pesticides Threaten the ‘Foundations of the Web of Life,’ New Soil Study Warns EcoWatch
Repairing the Soil Carbon Rift Monthly Review
Ask The Onion: How To Retire Comfortably
To ensure a secure and comfortable retirement, saving should begin at least five generations before you’re born.
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