On US Memorial Day: American ruling class declares pandemic "over," as 500 die every day
wsws.org | 2021-06-01
On a day supposedly set aside to commemorate the dead, the corporate media and political establishment devoted their efforts to spreading complacency and forgetfulness about the horrific toll of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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They're Not Conservatives, They're Extremists
John Feffer | counterpunch.org | 2021-06-01
The House Freedom Caucus is routinely described as conservative, by its members, by the mainstream media, by Wikipedia. The caucus, which draws together 45 Republican Party members of the House of Representatives, is the furthest to the right of any major political formation in the United States. The most extreme and flamboyant politicians in America,…
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"Exterminate All the Brutes": Filmmaker Raoul Peck Explores Colonialism & Origins of White Supremacy
Staff | democracynow.org | 2021-05-31
A new four-part documentary series, "Exterminate All the Brutes," delves deeply into the legacy of European colonialism from the Americas to Africa. It has been described as an unflinching narrative of genocide and exploitation, beginning with the colonizing of Indigenous land that is now called the United States. The documentary series seeks to counter "the type of lies, the type of propaganda, the type of abuse, that we have been subject to all of these years," says director and Haitian-born filmmaker Raoul Peck. "We have the means to tell the real story, and that's exactly what I decided to do," Peck says. "Ev…
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WHO Calls for a Pandemic Treaty
telesurenglish.net | 2021-05-31
The World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus urged country members on Monday for a pandemic treaty to strengthen the response to the current and future challenges amid a series of reforms to tackle sanitary crisis worldwide. | RELATED: | WHO: COVID-19 Pandemic Could Be "Controlled" Within Months | "The one recommendation I believe will do the most to strengthen WHO and global health security is the recommendation of a treaty on pandemic preparedness…
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Birds of a Fascist feather: why Israel is aiding Colombia's crackdown on protesters
Alan MacLeod | mronline.org | 2021-05-31
Photos circulating on social media show Colombian government forces using Israeli weapons against protestors and Israeli-made Sand Cat armored vehicles patrolling the streets of Colombian cities. Alan Macleod investigates the growing ties between the unlikely allies. | May 31, 2021…
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What Matters About The Origins Of The COVID-19 Virus
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2021-05-31
Up until recently I dismissed the hypothesis that the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 escaped from a Chinese lab as a crackpot conspiracy theory meant to increase anti- China sentiment in the US. Then two friends gave me very well researched articles making the case that the Lab Theory, as I will call it, was credible and should not be dismissed. | There is as yet no proof for either the Lab Theory hypothesis, or for the From Nature hypothesis. Still, the issue will rage in the mainstream media. If we don't address it properly, we will look ignorant, and we will be dismissed. | Here are the key points to make in…
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