(2020-05-01). Workers' Revolutionary and Anti-Imperialist International Manifesto. workers.org 
Workers World Party has endorsed this international declaration for May Day, initiated by the Party of Liberation of Argentina and others, and endorsed as of April 30 by the parties listed at the end. This May 1, fight together against imperialism. Activists in San Juan, Puerto Rico, hold up wooden . . . |
(2020-05-01). Liberation From Insanity: Moscow Suburb in Open Rebellion Against Sobyanin's Covid Gulag. anti-empire.com 
In a quiet town not far from Moscow, a nameless hero unceremoniously cut the Caution tape that once vandalized the neighborhood swing set. | In a quiet town not far from Moscow, children are playing in the park as their parents (probably now unemployed, but with their self-respect forever intact) stroll arm in arm. | In a quiet town not far from Moscow, my son's great-grandmother (once harassed by the police for daring to show her face) now marches through the streets. | In a quiet town not far from Moscow, public trashcans reveal a holocaust of Non-Essential Activity. | In a quiet town not far from Moscow, t…
(2020-05-01). How Covid Alarmists Waged Biological Warfare on Nursing Homes. anti-empire.com 
| The daily death figures from hospitals have dominated the news headlines and the government's press briefings during Britain's coronavirus crisis so far. Mercifully, those figures have been in decline for some time now. The peak of hospital deaths was passed on 8 April — three weeks ago. | Indeed, the passing of the hospital peak has led some experts, like Professor Carl Heneghan, director of Oxford Univer…
(2020-05-01). 4/30/20: 45th Anniversary of Victory in Vietnam. indybay.org On April 30, 1975, the "little people in black pajamas" of Vietnam defeated the mightiest, most despicable war machine the world had seen since Nazi Germany, namely the US military, as they chased the US military and their local lackeys onto helicopters, boats and planes, causing celebrations around the world, including here in the Bay Area where we, who opposed the war machine and resisted the draft, danced in streets. Today, Vietnam has ZERO deaths from the coronavirus because it has SOCIALIZED medicine. For more, see www.counterpunch.org/2020/04/30/a-letter……
(2020-05-01). Caravan for Life: Protesters in Puerto Rico Demand More Tests & Resources to Combat the Coronavirus. democracynow.org 
On Thursday in Puerto Rico, activists in dozens of cars held a "Caravan Por La Vida," or "Caravan for Life," through San Juan to demand the government provide more COVID-19 tests and sufficient resources for people to stay at home during the pandemic. At least 92 people have died from COVID-19 in Puerto Rico, and last week the island was reporting a testing rate lower than any U.S. state, at an abysmal average of 15 tests a day for every 100,000 people. No one in Puerto Rico has received $1,200 checks from the government, according to San Juan Mayor Carmen Yulín Cruz. Police stopped the caravan and said their sou…
(2020-05-01). Car caravan in North Carolina demands aid for people, not companies. workers.org 
Durham, N.C. Following decades of genocidal governmental policies exposed by the coronavirus crisis, North Carolinians had enough! A coalition of hundreds of community groups called "NC United for Survival & Beyond" organized a 30-car caravan on April 24 — a protest that allowed activists to safely distance from one another. . . . |
(2020-05-01). WATCH protesters light flares, gather for Walpurgis Night in Berlin despite ban on mass rallies during Covid-19 lockdown. rt.com 
Police have broken up a Walpurgis Night demonstration in Berlin, where protesters had gathered in violation of the quarantine measures imposed amid the Covid-19 pandemic. More unauthorized rallies are expected on May Day. | A few dozen black-clad masked left-wing activists had gathered in the German capital's Friedrichshain District on Thursday evening, despite the ban on large public assemblies. They waved burning flares while standing on two balconies of a house, set up loudspeakers and hung banners from windows. | Police arrived at the scene and ordered the protesters to clear the area. No major clashes wer…
(2020-05-01). 41 US States Lost More People to the 2018 Flu Than to Covid-19. anti-empire.com 
Here's an interesting graphic comparing people who succumbed to the flu in the 2017-18 season by US states and people who perished while testing positive for Covid-19 in 2020, or who are merely "suspected" of having perished with Covid-19, or who were heart attack excess deaths declared "Covid victims" by the diktat of CDC or Governor Cuomo: | Just eight states
(2020-05-01). California County to Defy Statewide Lockdown, California City to Sue the State Over Order to Close Beaches. anti-empire.com 
Modoc County — one of California's most desolate jurisdictions with no known coronavirus cases — says it will allow bars, restaurants and churches to reopen Friday despite Gov. Gavin Newsom's statewide lockdown. | "We're not in this at all to defy anything. We align with the plans. We're just at a different phase in this because of where we are and how we live," Heather Hadwick, deputy director of the county's Office of Emergency Services, told POLITICO on Thursday. | Modoc officials submitted a plan last week to Newsom outlining their proposal to lift the statewide lockdown order, but the governor…
(2020-05-01). Podcast: Netanyahu's Fake Documents Pushed the US Towards War. anti-empire.com 
On FPF #486, I discuss how Israel apparently used fake documents to push Trump towards war with Iran in April 2018. | Netanyahu released the documents in April of 2018 before Trump withdrew from the Iran Nuclear Deal and imposed a 'maximum pressure' sanctions campaign against Iran. | The economic war – and other provocative actions by Trump – has moved the US un…
(2020-05-01). The $20 Billion US Hospital Network UPMC Says COVID Not as Deadly as Feared, Will Shift Back to Normal. anti-empire.com 
A UPMC doctor on Thursday made a case the death rate for people infected with the new coronavirus may be as low as 0.25% — far lower than the mortality rates of 2-4% or even higher cited in the early days of the pandemic. | Dr. Donald Yealy based it partly on studies of levels of coronavirus antibodies detected in people in New York and California, and partly on COVID-19 deaths in the Pittsburgh region. The studies found that 5-20% of people had been exposed to the coronavirus, with many noticing only mild illness or none at all, he said. | "We've learned that way more people, far, far more people have a…
(2020-05-01). Australia Claimed ICU Covid Hospitalizations Would Peak at 5000 Even With Lockdown. They Never Broke 200. anti-empire.com 
After the Australian government ordered medical martial law in late March it
(2020-05-01). There Will Be Blowback, In Mostly Good Ways. anti-empire.com 
Two months ago, it had been mandatory in my local grocery to use only shopping bags brought from home. Plastic bags were illegal by local ordinance. Then the virus hit. Suddenly the opposite was true. It was illegal to bring bags from home because they could spread disease. Plastic bags were mandatory. As a huge fan of plastic bags, I experienced profound Schadenfreude. | It's amazing how the prospect of death clarifies priorities. | Before the virus, we indulged in all sorts of luxuries such as dabbling in dirtiness and imagining a world purified by bucolic naturalness. But when the virus hit, we suddenly rea…
(2020-05-01). Police Asks Brits to Call Them If 'Friends or Family' Repeat Conspiracy Theories. anti-empire.com 
Asking people to call the police on family engaging in "conspiracy theories" is an idea that sounds like it comes out of China's social credit system. | But it's not. It's happening in the United Kingdom. | Police in Manchester, England, are engaging in a social media campaign, requesting local residents to call police if any of their friends and family are engaging in "conspiracy theories." | "Online platforms can be a fun world. Unfortunately, they can also be used to exploit vulnerable people. If you are worried that one of your friends or family is showing signs of radicalisation seek advice or call police…
(2020-05-01). Michigan Legislators Vote to End Draconian Shutdown so Governor Proclaims Executive Dictatorship. anti-empire.com 
Lawmakers and residents have lashed out at Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer's decision to prolong a state of emergency over the coronavirus pandemic, ignoring a vote in the legislature to let the draconian measure expire. | Whitmer signed three new executive orders on Thursday, decrees which she said were necessary in order to "continue fighting Covid-19 and save lives." | The move came after both the state house and the state senate voted against extending the governor's previous state of emergency order, which was set to expire at midnight. | The new executive orders give Whitmer broad and far-reaching pow…
(2020-05-01). When Undocumented Activists Infiltrated ICE. thenation.com When Undocumented Activists Infiltrated ICE…
(2020-04-30). Baby Boomers for Biden Recant Left Legacy. dissidentvoice.org Former members of the leading Vietnam War-era peace organization in the US, Students for a Democratic Society (SDS), recently circulated an open letter warning today's young activists to — as the adage goes — do as I say and not as I did. Back in the '60s and '70s, these former leaders led the way …
(2020-04-30). Video: How the US Makes Countries Pay for Its Wars: Economics of American Imperialism with Michael Hudson. globalresearch.ca Economist Michael Hudson explains how American imperialism has created a global free lunch, where the US makes foreign countries pay for its wars, and even their own military occupation. | Max Blumenthal and Ben Norton discuss the economics of Washington's empire, …
(2020-04-30). Mayor Tells New York Jews to Brace for Disease-Fighting Mass Arrests. anti-empire.com 
New York mayor had a forceful message for disease-spreading Jews and all other such communities: Meine Botschaft an die jàºdische Gemeinde und alle Gemeinden ist so einfach: Die Zeit fàºr Warnungen ist vorbei. Ich habe die NYPD angewiesen, sofort mit der Vorladung fortzufahren oder sogar diejenigen zu verhaften, die sich in groàüen Gruppen versammeln. Hier geht es darum, diese Krankheit zu stoppen und Leben zu retten. Zeitraum. | In English that is: My message to the Jewish community, and all communities, is this simple: the time for warnings has passed. I have instructed the NYPD to proceed immed…
(2020-04-30). May Day in MN – Twin Cities to celebrate online. fightbacknews.org Minneapolis, MN – Activists will gather virtually to celebrate May Day here, on Saturday, May 2. The 4 p.m. gathering is taking the place of the originally scheduled annual May Day dinner celebration, which the Twin Cities branch of the Freedom Road Socialist Organization (FRSO) has held for over 20 years. | Local fighters are video-recording presentations, which will be interspersed with photos and footage from the year's demonstrations. The video will be shared for a watch party on May 2. | This year's FRSO organizers state, "On May Day, we join with workers from around the world and celebrate the shared strug…
(2020-04-30). Seeking justice during COVID-19: Black man killed while jogging in Georgia. peoplesworld.org 
A 25-year-old Black man was shot and killed while jogging after being pursued by two white men in Brunswick, Georgia. Over two months have passed since the incident, and still no one has been charged for his murder. Friends, family, and activists are looking for answers in Ahmaud Arbery's death, but they are afraid the …
(2020-04-30). Et tu? Progressive Boomers Are Now Preaching Pro-Biden Lesser-Evilism. mintpressnews.com At a time when an independent progressive movement is needed more than ever, the sheepdogs of a bygone era are trying to herd a new generation of activists into the Democratic Party.
(2020-04-28). Stir Crazy! Episode #23: The Empire State. therealnews.com 
On today's show: TRNN Digital Director Charles Lenchner. We're also joined by founding member of the Chinatown Collective which hosts the Charm City Night Market Leandro Lagera and Democratic State Committeeman and activist from Manhattan's 66th Assembly District Ben Yee. Hosted by Kim Brown.
(2020-04-27). Headlines for April 27, 2020. democracynow.org Global Coronavirus Deaths Top 207,000 as Hard-Hit European Nations Start Relaxing Lockdowns, States Prepare to Reopen Economies as Cases Continue to Mount, Doctors See Rise in Strokes Caused by Coronavirus; CDC Expands List of Possible Symptoms, Oakland Police Tackle and Detain Unhoused Outreach Workers, Poison Control Center Calls Spike After President Trump Suggests Injections of Disinfectant, WHO Warns Against Issuing "Immunity Passports", Activists Hold "Cancel the Rent" Protests Around the Country, Coronavirus Outbreak Reported at Tyson Foods Meat Processing Plant, "Larry King Live" Tape from 1993 Supports T…
(2020-04-24). Activists Win Earth Day Victory Against Dirty Trash Incinerator. therealnews.com 
Activists held a die-in at the incinerator to demand its closing while wearing face masks and gloves to protect against COVID-19.
(2020-04-24). Wisconsin's Fight Against the F-35s. progressive.org Activists continue to push back against the Air Force's decision to locate fighter planes in Madison.
(2020-04-22). Greta Thunberg: Climate Activists Have Not Lost Hope Amid Pandemic. We're Changing How We Organize. democracynow.org 
Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg spoke in an Earth Day live stream hosted by the Nobel Prize Museum about how the Fridays for Future school strikes movement she launched is responding to the coronavirus pandemic. "Within the Fridays for Future movement, there's still this sort of big sense of resistance, and people are thinking, 'We will get out of this. And when we do, we will continue, and we will do everything we can that is possible in that situation to continue to push even harder,'" says Thunberg. "I feel like many people have not lost their sense of hope. We have just changed the way we do things. W…
(2020-04-22). Chileans Who Took to Streets Against Inequality & Climate Crisis Say Virus Lockdowns Won't Stop Them. democracynow.org 
Months ago, the streets of Santiago and other Chilean cities were alive with a vibrant mass protest movement that drew hundreds of thousands and even led the U.N. climate summit to be relocated to Madrid, Spain, last December. Now the public spaces of Santiago are largely empty as citizens shelter in place to prevent the spread of COVID-19. But the protest movement against austerity and right-wing President Sebastián Piñera lives on as activists find new ways to organize online. We go to Santiago, Chile, to speak with Angela Valenzuela, a 350.org organizer who has been active both in the country's uprising and in…
(2020-04-04). Saudi's Brave Women Pull Back the Curtain on Crown Prince MBS. zcomm.org The bogus trial against Loujain al-Hathloul should compel governments around the world to put more pressure on the Saudis and demand al-Hathloul's immediate and unconditional release…
(2020-04-29). Malaysian activists say 'let Rohingya boats land'. greenleft.org.au 