(2023-05-22). Led by China and India: The Global South Is Trying To Fix the UN. mintpressnews.com As the world shifts away from Western dominance, China demands substantive reforms to the UN Security Council, challenging the archaic power structure and advocating for fair representation, signaling a crucial moment for global diplomacy and the future of the UN.
(2023-05-22). Nonviolence: A Force More Powerful (Parts 1-2). transcend.org Part 1 (India 1930, USA 1960, South Africa 1985) | Part 2 (Denmark 1940, Poland 1980, Chile 1983)…
(2023-05-22). Young Leaders From The US Pledge To Fight Blockade Of Cuba. popularresistance.org From April 24 to May 3, over 150 young organizers from the United States traveled to Cuba as part of a brigade organized by the International Peoples' Assembly (IPA) to learn about the Cuban process and stand in solidarity with the island nation against the criminal US blockade. The organizers returned to the US with an even greater commitment to continue building their struggles at home and to fight for the end of the blockade of Cuba. | Peoples Dispatch spoke to Phil Agnew of Black Men Build, D'Atra "Dee Dee" Jackson of Black Youth Project 100, Kawena ªulaokalƒÅ Kapahua of Academic Labor United,…
(2023-05-22). Saudi Arabia and China pull out of G20 summit in Kashmir. middleeasteye.net 
(2023-05-22). Kerala's Kudumbashree: A model to emancipate women. peoplesdispatch.org Today, 25 years on, the program has been a massive success with a notable rise in women's presence in legislative bodies, as well as a large number of women working in various micro enterprises and agricultural projects.
(2023-05-23). La Via Campesina Warns of Democratic Frailty in Ecuador (Statement). orinocotribune.com 
By La Via Campesina -May 20, 2023 | Communiqué from La Vía Campesina denounces the dissolution of democratic institutions in Ecuador, coupled with a recent decree on terrorism and the military supporting the President. | (Bagnolet, May 20, 2023) The peasant, indigenous, landless, women and workers' organizations that are part of the international movement La Via Campesina around the world warn with great concern about the current context in Ecuador, marked by a serious political crisis, accompanied by a deep economic and social crisis, with high levels of violence by criminal groups, the State and the sectors of…
(2023-05-22). Taiwan athlete waves Chinese national flag with pride. ecns.cn A Taiwan taekwondo athlete who waved a five-star red flag while receiving a medal at an international sports event went viral recently, with many Chinese mainland netizens lauding him for his patriotism and pride in his country.
(2023-05-22). China summarizes health achievements at WHA. ecns.cn China has been taking concrete action to boost equitable and accessible healthcare in developing countries, said Cao Xuetao, vice-minister of the National Health Commission.
(2023-05-22). Micron curb helps boost security. ecns.cn China's law-based decision to ask its critical information infrastructure operators to stop buying products from Micron Technology is a necessary move to safeguard national security and is in line with international practices.
(2023-05-22). Nation's effort to safeguard biodiversity pays dividends. ecns.cn China's efforts to protect habitats and biodiversity have contributed to the increase in the population of many endangered species, the National Forestry and Grassland Administration said on Monday, the 23rd International Day for Biological Diversity.
(2023-05-22). The Inevitable De-dollarization of Global Economy, With Ben Norton (Lowkey's The Watchdog). orinocotribune.com The US dollar is in crisis. In just a few short months, it has gone from the unquestioned global reserve currency to one that scores of countries are dumping in favor of using their own or regional currencies for international transactions. | One individual who is not lamenting the dollar's sharp decline is Ben Norton, who joins the show today. Ben is an American journalist based in Nicaragua and the editor-in-chief of the independent news outlet Geopolitical Economy Report. | In the past year, dozens of countries have announced that they will no longer be using the US dollar for international transactions, pr…
(2023-05-22). Ecuador's Former Presidential Candidate Arauz: 'Lasso Leaving is a Relief'. orinocotribune.com A politician who participated in the second round of the last presidential elections in Ecuador called for abstaining from creating "obstacles in the upcoming electoral process" after the muerte cruzada, or "mutual death," invoked by Guillermo Lasso. | President Guillermo Lasso has decreed the muerte cruzada, or "mutual death," a measure outlined in the Ecuadorian constitution that allows the dissolution of the National Assembly and specifies that, consequently, the National Electoral Council (CNE) must call for presidential and legislative elections within seven days of the decree being invoked. | In a conversat…
(2023-05-22). La Via Campesina Warns Of Democratic Frailty In Ecuador. popularresistance.org The peasant, indigenous, landless, women and workers' organizations that are part of the international movement La Via Campesina around the world warn with great concern about the current context in Ecuador, marked by a serious political crisis, accompanied by a deep economic and social crisis, with high levels of violence by criminal groups, the State and the sectors of power that continue looting the people. | On Wednesday, May 17, the president of Ecuador, Guillermo Lasso signed executive decree 741, which establishes the dissolution of the National Assembly. This in the midst of the political trial opened aga…
(2023-05-22). Labor's Uptick Isn't Just Hype. popularresistance.org Is the current labor uptick just more hype than reality? Numerous articles have recently made this case, pointing to the continued decline in union density in 2022. This skepticism also appears to be the prevailing view among most national union leaders. Though rarely stated publicly, labor's continued routinism suggests that few people up top see our moment as particularly novel or urgent. | But contrary to these skeptics, there is compelling data indicating that things really are changing — and, therefore, that unions should immediately make a major turn to new organizing.
(2023-05-22). Israeli Extremists Storm al-Aqsa Mosque Complex. scheerpost.com 
By Juan Cole / Informed Comment Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) — The Israeli newspaper Arab 48 reports that dozens of Israeli squatters, with Minister of National Security Itamar Ben-Gvir at their head, stormed the al-Aqsa Mosque complex early on Sunday morning from the Moroccan Gate. They were closely guarded by Israeli police, who imposed restrictions on the …
(2023-05-22). Malcolm X's Revolutionary Trip to Africa. towardfreedom.org Before Malcolm X went to Africa, he was a Black nationalist and member of the Nation of Islam. By the time he left, he had become a Pan-Africanist, fighting an anti-imperialist struggle. African Stream tells the story of Malcolm X's political transformation that led to his assassination a few months after his return.
(2023-05-22). US, British, French Warships Transit Hormuz Strait To Deter Iran From Seizing Tankers. southfront.org 
Prior US Navy image shows Iranian patrol boats "harassing" US Navy ships | Originally published on While the world's attention and international headlines have been focused on news out of Bakhmut over the weekend, there has been a build-up of unusual Western military activity just off Iran's coast as tensions between Western allies and the Islamic Republic are on the…
(2023-05-22). Ecuador President Dissolves Parliament and Rules by Decree Until New Elections. truthout.org Ecuador's conservative President Guillermo Lasso has dissolved the opposition-led National Assembly in a move widely seen as an effort to block efforts to impeach him, and came as the body held its first hearing into corruption and embezzlement allegations against Lasso. Lasso used a constitutional power that has never been used in Ecuador before, allowing him to rule by decree until new elections… |
(2023-05-22). La Via Campesina Warns Of Democratic Frailty In Ecuador. popularresistance.org The peasant, indigenous, landless, women and workers' organizations that are part of the international movement La Via Campesina around the world warn with great concern about the current context in Ecuador, marked by a serious political crisis, accompanied by a deep economic and social crisis, with high levels of violence by criminal groups, the State and the sectors of power that continue looting the people. | On Wednesday, May 17, the president of Ecuador, Guillermo Lasso signed executive decree 741, which establishes the dissolution of the National Assembly. This in the midst of the political trial opened aga…
(2023-05-22). Labor's Uptick Isn't Just Hype. popularresistance.org Is the current labor uptick just more hype than reality? Numerous articles have recently made this case, pointing to the continued decline in union density in 2022. This skepticism also appears to be the prevailing view among most national union leaders. Though rarely stated publicly, labor's continued routinism suggests that few people up top see our moment as particularly novel or urgent. | But contrary to these skeptics, there is compelling data indicating that things really are changing — and, therefore, that unions should immediately make a major turn to new organizing.
(2023-05-22). Israeli Extremists Storm al-Aqsa Mosque Complex. scheerpost.com By Juan Cole / Informed Comment Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) — The Israeli newspaper Arab 48 reports that dozens of Israeli squatters, with Minister of National Security Itamar Ben-Gvir at their head, stormed the al-Aqsa Mosque complex early on Sunday morning from the Moroccan Gate. They were closely guarded by Israeli police, who imposed restrictions on the …
(2023-05-22). Malcolm X's Revolutionary Trip to Africa. towardfreedom.org Before Malcolm X went to Africa, he was a Black nationalist and member of the Nation of Islam. By the time he left, he had become a Pan-Africanist, fighting an anti-imperialist struggle. African Stream tells the story of Malcolm X's political transformation that led to his assassination a few months after his return.
(2023-05-22). US, British, French Warships Transit Hormuz Strait To Deter Iran From Seizing Tankers. southfront.org Prior US Navy image shows Iranian patrol boats "harassing" US Navy ships | Originally published on While the world's attention and international headlines have been focused on news out of Bakhmut over the weekend, there has been a build-up of unusual Western military activity just off Iran's coast as tensions between Western allies and the Islamic Republic are on the…
(2023-05-22). Ecuador President Dissolves Parliament and Rules by Decree Until New Elections. truthout.org Ecuador's conservative President Guillermo Lasso has dissolved the opposition-led National Assembly in a move widely seen as an effort to block efforts to impeach him, and came as the body held its first hearing into corruption and embezzlement allegations against Lasso. Lasso used a constitutional power that has never been used in Ecuador before, allowing him to rule by decree until new elections… |
(2023-05-22). NAACP Issues Travel Advisory to Florida Over Anti-Black History Education Laws. truthout.org Over the weekend, the NAACP Board of Directors voted to issue a formal travel advisory warning people of color and LGBTQ people about "hostile" conditions in the state of Florida. The advisory, which was published on Saturday, was originally proposed by the Florida chapter of the NAACP, which asked the national organization to issue such an advisory in March. The advisory comes just a week after… |
(2023-05-22). Multipolarity: The positive content. unitedworldint.com United World International has started publishing papers that were presented to the Global Multipolarity Confernce held on April 29. At last, UWI published the video address of Sergey Lavrov, Russian Foreign Minister, to the conference that was organized by Nova Resistência (Brazil), the New International Order Initiative Türkiye), the International Eurasian Movement (Russia), the Thinkers' …
(2023-05-22). Reclaiming our Past CA Pioneers of African Descent – 23rd Anniversary of Folsom Juneteenth. indybay.org In 2000, Joe Louis Moore's Juneteenth events were chosen by the National Park Service to be included in their National Underground Railroad Project, one of only two projects in California to be selected for that honor. Soon come the rest of the story…
(2023-05-22). Turkey elections: Ogan endorses Erdogan in presidential runoff. middleeasteye.net 
Turkey elections: Ogan endorses Erdogan in presidential runoff | Third-placed ultra-nationalist candidate announces support for the president in a televised statement | Mon, 05/22/2023 – 12: 47 | Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Sinan Ogan, nationalist candidate of the first round of presidential elections and eliminated when he came third, in Istanbul, Turkey, on 19 May 2023 (Reuters) | The…
(2023-05-22). Biden administration considers national marine sanctuary in Pennsylvania's Lake Erie. peoplesworld.org 
Today the Biden-Harris Administration announced that the Department of Commerce's National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is considering designating a new national marine sanctuary in Lake Erie, adjacent to Pennsylvania, and the public is invited to participate in the first step of the process. A sanctuary designation would recognize the national significance of the area's maritime …
(2023-05-22). Ecuador's CNE Seeks To Unify Elections & Yasuní Referendum Date. telesurenglish.net Ecuador's National Electoral Council (CNE) approved on Monday to recommend unifying the date of the early presidential and legislative elections and the referendum on oil exploitation in the Yasuní National Park. | RELATED: | "To guarantee political participation and optimize technical and economic resources, as Plenary of the CNE we approved the report that recommends requesting the Constitutional Court [CC] to unify the vo…
(2023-05-22). Rwanda Marks Biodiversity Day With a Call to Protect Nature. telesurenglish.net On Monday, Rwanda celebrates the International Day for Biological Diversity with a call on the public to reconnect with nature and prioritize biodiversity. | RELATED: | The event, organized by the Environment Ministry in Kigali, featured discussions about the implementation of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework adopted last December as part of efforts to halt and reverse nature loss. | Speaking at the event, Rwandan…
(2023-05-22). Can the Global South Build a New World Communication Order?>. telesurenglish.net Regarding the Global South International Communication Forum that was held in Shanghai (China) in early May 2023, Vijay Prashad, the director of the "Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research", carried out an evaluation of the possibilities of alternative communication in a world controlled by mainstream corporate media. His text is presented below. | RELATED: | It is remarkable how the media in a select few countries…
(2023-05-22). Pope Calls for "Weapons to Be Set Aside", Sudanese Parties. telesurenglish.net On Sunday, Pope Francisco (Jorge Mario Bergoglio) called the belligerent groups in Sudan to refrain from engaging in armed conflict, expressing sadness regarding the persistent violence in the African country for more than a month. | Related: | "In encouraging the partial agreements reached so far, I renew my heartfelt plea for weapons to be set aside," the pope told pilgrims in St Peter's Square, Rome. | "I call on the international co…
(2023-05-22). Mexico: Alert Level Raised Due to Increased Volcanic Activity. telesurenglish.net On Sunday, Mexican authorities elevated the alert level in response to the increased volcanic activity of Popocatépetl volcano. | Related: | During a press conference, Laura Velazquez, the leader of the Mexican National Civil Protection Coordination Agency, announced the escalation of the alert level from yellow phase two to yellow phase three; yellow three is one level below the red alert status. | The yellow phase three signifies a st…
(2023-05-22). A Timely Call for Peace in Ukraine by U.S. National Security Experts. transcend.org 16 May 2023 – The intervention by a group of 15 U.S. national security experts from the Eisenhower Media Network (named "The U.S. Should Be a Force for Peace in the World") comes when Ukraine delays its spring offensive to avoid "unacceptable" losses; a return to the negotiating table could save countless lives.
(2023-05-22). War Prevention Depends on Respecting Invisible Geopolitical Fault Lines. transcend.org 18 May 2023 – 'Rule-governed' seems to be a synonym to international law. But Blinken makes no such claim to rationalize U.S. international behavior as 'law-governed,' but rather believe, following Thucydides, 'that strong do as they will, while the weak do as they must.'
(2023-05-22). U.S. national security veterans counter Ukraine war drive. workers.org 
On May 16 a full-page advertisement appeared in the New York Times. Under the headline "The U.S. should be a force for peace in the world," 15 veterans of the U.S. security apparatus endorsed an analysis of the war in Ukraine that confronted head-on the tidal wave of lies from . . . |
(2023-05-22). International students in Australia confronting cost-of-living crisis and housing shortage. wsws.org Between the cost of university education, inflation, and lack of support, many international students are at acute risk of poverty, ill-health, and homelessness.
(2023-05-21). Uruguay Sends Ambassador to Venezuela After 7 Years. orinocotribune.com 
The Uruguayan government has sent an ambassador to Venezuela after a gap of seven years. | Eber da Rosa Vásquez, who has been named for the position, is a career politician and diplomat. From 2005 to 2015, he was a senator for the center-right National Party, and from 2015 to 2020 served as the governor of the Tacuarembó department. | AHORA// Recibimos al Dr. Eber Da Rosa Vasquez, nuevo embajador de la República Oriental del Uruguay ante la República Bolivariana de Venezuela. °Bienvenido y éxito en el inicio de sus funciones! — Rander Pe…
(2023-05-21). 25-27 May, Geneva: Exhibition of Palestinian resistance posters by Marc Rudin. samidoun.net 
As part of the action days for the 75th anniversary of the Nakba, Secours Rouge Geneva, in collaboration with Samidoun, is organizing an exhibition of posters by Marc Rudin. The Swiss revolutionary artist and internationalist who died last April was part of the Palestinian liberation struggle for years. His political posters were published by Palestinian …
(2023-05-21). 21 May, Basel and 23 May, Zurich: Mohammed Khatib on internationalist struggles for a liberated Palestine. samidoun.net 
Sunday, 21 May 3 pm Gewerkschaftshaus Rebgasse 1, Basel Tuesday, 23 May 7: 30 pm Volkshaus Stauffacherstrasse 60, Zurich Mohammed Khatib, Europe coordinator of Samidoun, talks about the history of the Palestinian left and the importance of internationalism. We will look back at the struggles of the 1970s and 1980s, try to create a continuity, and …
(2023-05-21). Samidoun joins #Nakba75 events in Switzerland highlighting 75 years of Palestinian, Arab and international resistance. samidoun.net 
Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network is currently participating in a series of events organized by a coalition of groups in Switzerland. The week of action, for #Nakba75, includes exhibitions, cultural events, demonstrations and political events highlighting the Palestinian people's liberation struggle through 75 years of ongoing Nakba. As the call to the week noted, "The …
(2023-05-21). Journalist Details 15 of the Most Damning Allegations in Sexual Misconduct Complaint Against Giuliani. scheerpost.com 
By Alex Henderson / AlterNet After the 9/11 terrorist attacks, Rudy Giuliani's admirers in the mainstream press hailed him as "America's mayor." Giuliani, in those days, had a reputation for being a moderate Republican who had no problem making bipartisan deals with Democrats. When he gave a very nuanced speech at the 2004 Republican National Convention, …
(2023-05-21). Jerusalem: Itamar Ben Gvir declares Israel 'in charge' of Al-Aqsa during visit. middleeasteye.net 
Jerusalem: Itamar Ben Gvir declares Israel 'in charge' of Al-Aqsa during visit | Hamas slams visit by far-right minister, which comes days after ultra-nationalist march through Jerusalem | Sun, 05/21/2023 – 09: 34 | Itamar Ben Gvir, flanked by Israeli police officers, greets people gathered in front of Damascus Gate, leading to the Old City of Jerusalem, during the annual "flag march" to mark Jerusalem Day,…
(2023-05-21). U.S. National Security Experts: Give Peace in Ukraine a Chance. strategic-culture.org A full-page ad in The New York Times calls the war an "unmitigated disaster," and urges President Joe Biden and Congress to help bring it to an end "speedily through diplomacy." | By Medea BENJAMIN, Nicolas J.S. DAVIES | On May 16, 2023, TheNew York Times
(2023-05-22). Hayleys Plantations in Sri Lanka uses competition to drive up workloads. wsws.org The event was not to celebrate the incredible skills of these low-paid workers but part of an ongoing propaganda campaign by Hayleys and other plantation companies to drive up productivity.