Links
Sunday’s news links – May 22, 2022
John Grisham: ‘There are tens of thousands of innocent people in prison and you don’t believe it because you’re white’ The Independent I’m an abortion doula in the Deep South. This is what I want […]
Month: May 2022
Around the world
Biden escalates ‘forever war’ in Somalia
Biden has authorized the redeployment of hundreds of troops in Somalia, thus reversing Trump’s December 2020 decision. The U.S. plans to establish a “persistent military presence” there. This new development is not very surprising, and […]
Links
Saturday’s news links – May 21, 2022
They’ve got money for wars but can’t feed the poor – Tupac Shakur Rents are soaring across the US – in some cities as much as 30% in just one year Guardian Documents Show Baby […]
La Lucha
Por qué América Latina necesita un nuevo orden mundial
El mundo quiere que el conflicto en Ucrania termine. Sin embargo, los países de la OTAN quieren prolongarlo, aumentando el suministro de armas a Ucrania y declarando que buscan “debilitar a Rusia”. Los Estados Unidos […]
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Is this the end of the French project in Africa’s Sahel?
On May 15, 2022, the military junta in Mali announced that it would no longer be part of the G5 Sahel platform. The G5 Sahel was created in Nouakchott, Mauritania, in 2014, and brought together the governments […]
Links
Friday’s news links – May 20, 2022
Biden can stop White supremacist violence. Or he can support the police unconditionally. He can’t do both. Nia T. Evans Like, Share, Recruit: How a White-Supremacist Militia Uses Facebook to Radicalize and Train New Members […]
Events
New York City: Protest the Zionist Parade, May 22
Join Us Sunday, May 22nd 11:00am to #ProtestTheParade Reject zionist supremacy! No celebrations and parades for war criminals! No normalization of zionism in NYC or anywhere. Join us to condemn zionist war crimes and their […]
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Labor Council opposes $40 billion in military aid to Ukraine
The Troy, N.Y., Labor Council passed the following resolution in opposition to the $40 billion in military aid to Ukraine. The resolution could be summarized as saying, “Money for housing, education and healthcare, not for […]
Cuba
U.S. government denies visas to Cuban civil society delegation to People’s Summit
People’s Summit for Democracy May 18, 2022 – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE U.S. government denies visas to Cuban civil society delegation to People’s Summit Among the 23 person delegation that was set to travel to Los […]
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Shireen Abu Akleh was a truth teller
Palestine will not be silenced The Palestinian journalist Shireen Abu Akleh was deliberately targeted by an Israeli sniper and assassinated on May 11. She was murdered in the morning daylight while wearing a vest that […]