2021-05-04: News Headlines

WSWS (2021-05-05). Thousands of Istanbul electricity workers launch wildcat strike. wsws.org Bedaş workers went on a wildcat strike on Friday, defying an official ban on strikes in the industry, against poverty wages imposed by a pro-company union.

Michael Otto (2021-05-04). Ecuador election: Analysts debate why neoliberal banker won. workers.org Ibarra, Ecuador April 30 — In the wake of the April 11 second round of the presidential election won by right-wing banker Guillermo Lasso, Ecuador has been torn by cleavages and violence from organized crime, whose roots are in the extreme poverty, rampant inequalities and elimination of the social welfare . . . |

Editorial Team (2021-05-04). Birmingham in crisis: a city ravaged by austerity-driven unemployment. challenge-magazine.org Japhy Barrera, is a member of the YCL's Birmingham branch | During the COVID-19 pandemic, Birmingham has attained the highest rate of unemployment that the city has seen since the 1980s. 33,000 people have lost their jobs in Birmingham since last February, leaving a whopping 15% of the population without work, more than treble the national average (4.9%). A further 55,000 locals remain on the furlough scheme, an arrangement set to end in September of this year. These numbers are disproportionately worse than what we have seen elsewhere in the country and have exposed the targeted nature of Tory austerity. | Al…

Global Research News (2021-05-04). Selected Articles: India, COVID and the Need for Scientific Integrity Not Sensationalism. globalresearch.ca By In his report, Tengra offers scientific evidence that strongly indicates asymptomatic transmission is not significant. He asserts that as these cases comprise most …

Julia Conley, staff writer (2021-05-04). As Big Pharma Fights Off Patent Waiver, Pfizer Reports Hundreds of Millions in Profits From Covid Vaccine. commondreams.org Pfizer has pledged to send less than 2% of its vaccine doses to the Global South—while reporting record profits from its sales to wealthy countries. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/gettyimages-1232671762_1.jpg

Maya Evans (2021-05-04). The Drone Revolution Comes to England. covertactionmagazine.com As cities and towns are faced with rising poverty, homelessness and drug addiction, the authorities respond with more social control, using a technology that makes George Orwell's 1984 seem tame I'm seated in the police Zoom briefing with other council members representing Hastings, my small English seaside town in East Sussex. Our Chief Inspector is …

BenarNews (2021-05-04). Philippines Accuses China Of Harassing Coast Guard Ships. eurasiareview.com By J.C. Gotinga | The Philippines on Monday accused Chinese ships of harassing its coast guard in the South China Sea, with Manila calling it a "blatant infringement' of sovereignty and the foreign secretary using profanity to demand that Beijing withdraw vessels from his country's exclusive economic zone. | Between Jan. 1 and March 18, Philippine maritime patrols had spotted "hundreds of Chinese vessels" in parts of the South China Sea that Manila claims as territory, including Pag-asa, Subi and Loaita islands, Lankiam Cay, Second Thomas Shoal, Jackson Atoll and Scarborough Shoal, the Department of Foreign Af…

Jake Johnson (2021-05-04). Sanders Blasts McConnell for 'Working Overtime' to Reward Rich. zcomm.org "It's a question of whether you fight for the needs of the wealthy and large corporations who fund your campaigns, or the working families of our country."

Editor2 (2021-05-03). Is Dependency Theory Still Relevant Today? A Perspective from the Global South. orinocotribune.com By Abdul Nasir — Apr 29, 2021 | The problem with mainstream international relations (IR) theories is that they are largely dominated by Western perspectives and Western school of thoughts. Global events, thereby, are almost always seen solely through the lens of the West. As a result, the voices of the rest, the concerns of the oppressed, are ignored and bluntly dismissed. | Dependency theory is one of the popular contributions of Latin American scholars and emerged as a critique of various Western perspectives, including the idea of modernisation and development as we know it. | From 1950s to 1980s, there w…

Beau Peters (2021-05-03). Approaching Poverty Systemically. dissidentvoice.org Man laying on sidewalk (Image Source: Pexels) As we face the stark reality that one in seven Americans are projected to have resources below the poverty level in 2021, the world demands systemic solutions. No problem as widespread as poverty in America and across the world can be blamed entirely on the individuals and families …

Michael Berkowitz (2021-05-03). 'Exterminate All the Brutes': Heart of darkness, head of profit. peoplesworld.org Raoul Peck's new four-part HBO series Exterminate All the Brutes is a powerful, well-illustrated essay on racism. Peck skillfully tours us through twelve painful centuries of prejudice-based inhumanity toward the goal of wealth accumulation. Each of his episodes is about an hour long. Peck is well-known for such penetrating, urgent films as I Am Not …

Staff (2021-05-03). Sanders Accuses McConnell of Hypocrisy & Corruption in Scathing Kentucky Speech. truthout.org In a rally for the progressive movement in Kentucky on Sunday, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) criticized Minority Leader Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Kentucky) for "working overtime" for corporations and the wealthy, while working to "undermine" the lower and middle classes. | "I'm here today because Mitch McConnell is working overtime to represent the needs of the wealthy and the powerful and to undermine the needs of working families,"

Staff (2021-05-03). Sanders Accuses McConnell of Hypocrisy & Corruption in Scathing Kentucky Speech. truthout.org In a rally for the progressive movement in Kentucky on Sunday, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) criticized Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Kentucky) for "working overtime" for corporations and the wealthy, while working to "undermine" the lower and middle classes. | "I'm here today because Mitch McConnell is working overtime to represent the needs of the wealthy and the powerful and to undermine the needs of working families,"

Don Fitz (2021-05-03). What Would a Deep Green New Deal Look Like? counterpunch.org The Green New Deal has attracted perhaps the greatest attention of any proposal for decades. It would guarantee Medicare-for-All, Housing-for-All, student loan forgiveness and propose the largest economic growth in human history to address unemployment and climate change. But the last of these hits a stumbling block.

Fight Back (2021-05-03). West Michigan labor unions rally for International Workers Day. fightbacknews.org Grand Rapids, MI – West Michigan labor unions joined by community and social justice groups celebrated International Workers Day on May 1 in Grand Rapids, Michigan. | This year May Day for workers focused on safe working conditions during the COVID pandemic, unemployment for stage hands and gig workers who are out of jobs, and building a stronger union movement through the PRO Act. Other speakers from community and social justice groups talked about immigrant rights for workers, criminal justice reform needed in the wake of George Floyd's death, and the Equality Act in Congress. | "During this health crisis where…

Moderator (2021-05-03). Chris Hedges: Don't Be Fooled By Joe Biden. scheerpost.com By Chris Hedges / Original to ScheerPost Don't be fooled by Joe Biden. He knows his infrastructure and education bills have as much chance at becoming law as the $15-dollar minimum wage or the $2,000 stimulus checks he promised us as a candidate. He knows his American Jobs Plan will never create "millions of good paying jobs — jobs Americans can raise their families on" any more than NAFTA… |

Moderator (2021-05-03). Hedges: Don't Be Fooled By Joe Biden. scheerpost.com By Chris Hedges / Original to ScheerPost Don't be fooled by Joe Biden. He knows his infrastructure and education bills have as much chance at becoming law as the $15-dollar minimum wage or the $2,000 stimulus checks he promised us as a candidate. He knows his American Jobs Plan will never create "millions of good paying jobs — jobs Americans can raise their families on" any more than NAFTA… |

Saskia Hostetler Lippy (2021-05-03). A City Wrestles. zcomm.org In a world that is upside down with climate change, income inequality, social injustice, and massive amounts of denial, I understand your frustration. I share it…

sputniknews (2021-05-03). Prince Harry Appears at Charity Event Alone For First Time Since Returning to US, Receives Ovation. sputniknews.com The charity concert was organised by the advocacy group Global Citizen, which aims to defeat poverty and promote equity around the world. The Duke of Sussex appeared alongside stars like Ben Affleck, Jennifer Lopez, and Sean Penn.

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