News 5/11/19

As protests grow, Algerian army arrests Workers Party leader
On Thursday afternoon, the Algerian government controlled by army General Ahmed Gaid Salah arrested Workers Party (PT) General Secretary Louisa Hanoune and imprisoned her following a military tribunal hearing. She is reportedly charged with “attacking the authority of the army” and “conspiracy against the authority of the state.”
wsws.org/en/articles/2019/05/11/alge-m11.html

The US is doubling down on its show of force to Iran with even more weapons
The US military is deploying additional assets to the Middle East to deter a possible Iranian attack, the Pentagon announced on Friday.The USS Arlington, an amphibious transport-landing dock used to move troops for expeditionary operations, and a Patriot surface-to-air missile battery are on their way to the US Central Command area of responsibility.
businessinsider.com/us-show-of-force-to-iran-even-more-weapons-2019-5

Islamic State claims 'province' in India for first time after clash in Kashmir
Islamic State (IS) claimed for the first time that it has established a “province” in India, after a clash between militants and security forces in the contested Kashmir region killed a militant with alleged ties to the group.
reuters.com/article/us-india-kashmir-islamic-state-idUSKCN1SH08J

Varoufakis draws fire over run for German EU elections seat
Four years after Greece’s former “rock-star finance minister” clashed with his northern European counterparts over austerity measures and debt relief, Yanis Varoufakis is once again taking the fight to his old enemy.
theguardian.com/world/2019/may/10/varoufakis-draws-fire-over-run-for-german-eu-elections-seat

UK's Labour vows to more than double youth minimum wage
A future Labour government would more than double the minimum wage in Britain for workers under the age of 18 to 10 pounds an hour, its leader said on Saturday, stepping up his campaign over the cost of living.
reuters.com/article/us-britain-politics-labour/uks-labour-vows-to-more-than-double-youth-minimum-wage-idUSKCN1SH08V

Ahed Tamimi Marches: Rights Defender Protests for Palestinians in UK
Ahed Tamimi, an icon of Palestinian resistance, is on the front lines of the Palestine Solidarity Campaign and the Stop The War Coalition march Saturday in London to protest against Israel’s bombing of Gaza and long-time illegal occupation of Palestinian land.
telesurenglish.net/news/Ahed-Tamimi-Marches-Rights-Defender-Protests-for-Palestinians-in-UK-20190511-0015.html

South Africa's President Ramaphosa, ANC Hold On To Power In National Elections
South Africa's ruling party, the African National Congress, retained control of parliament in national elections held there this week. But its grip on power eased as the party's overall share of the vote dipped from previous elections amid widespread corruption scandals within the party and a sluggish economy.
npr.org/2019/05/11/722416428/south-africas-president-ramaphosa-anc-hold-on-to-power-in-national-elections

Hong Kong lawmakers fight over extradition law
Fighting erupted in Hong Kong's legislature on Saturday over planned changes to the law allowing suspects to be sent to mainland China for trial.Several lawmakers were injured and one was taken to hospital as politicians clashed in the chamber.
bbc.com/news/world-asia-48237316

Neo-Nazis Use Discord Chats to Promote New Zealand Copycat Shootings
This more private part of the radicalization process often takes place in ‘servers’ or chat rooms on Discord, a free chat service marketed to gamers and hugely popular with the alt-right.
unicornriot.ninja/2019/neo-nazis-use-discord-chats-to-promote-new-zealand-copycat-shootings/

Brazil court orders Bolsonaro to explain gun decree
A Supreme Court judge has given Brazil's far-right President Jair Bolsonaro and the justice ministry five days to explain his decree granting millions of citizens the right to carry loaded weapons in public, which critics say is unconstitutional.
yahoo.com/news/brazil-court-orders-bolsonaro-explain-gun-decree-142624605.html
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Thanks newsanon!

Inshallah, comrade

Imagine how much this would improve the quality of life of impoverished families, but also, on a moral level would push youngsters to feel pride in being able to help out significantly at home, maturing them.

Pics related. I really hate when people misuse the term. The origin of the term refers to "[addressing] the roots [of the problem]," while it became to be used as a synonym of "extremism." Freakin' Spartacus, Müntzer, and Lenin were radicals, but not an extremists. Neo-nazis are extremists, but not radicals.

Lal salam, Newsanon

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The fuck is up with (in this case, euro-) communists and trains?
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Meanwhile, Pamela Anderson is campaigning for Diem25.

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These levels of spectacle shouldn't be possible.

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More from Srecko from Diem25. Whatever you think of euro-communism (yeah, I know), this guy is pretty fucking rad.

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Judith Clark, getaway driver in deadly 1981 Brink’s heist, released from prison
Judith Clark, who entered prison as a left-wing revolutionary defiantly refusing to participate in her own murder trial, walked free on Friday as a 69-year-old woman acclaimed for her work behind bars with service dogs, AIDS patients and inmates with babies.
pix11.com/2019/05/10/judith-clark-getaway-driver-in-deadly-1981-brinks-heist-released-from-prison/
archive.is/dP4I2

Louis Farrakhan denies antisemitism – then refers to 'Satanic Jews'
In a speech denying allegations of antisemitism, misogyny and homophobia after Facebook banned him from the social media platform, Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan referred to “Satanic Jews”.During the speech on Thursday at a Catholic church on Chicago’s South Side, Farrakhan said people shouldn’t be angry if “I stand on God’s word”. He also said that he knows “the truth” and “separate[s] the good Jews from the Satanic Jews”.
theguardian.com/us-news/2019/may/11/louis-farrakhan-denies-antisemitism-satanic-jews

Killing US softly with illegal campaign funds to Obama: Fugees founder charged in 1MDB scandal
The indictment against Prakazrel “Pras” Michel, 46, was unsealed on Friday, the government says he received over $21 million from Malaysian businessman Low Taek Jho (also known as “Jho Low”) and funnelled it personally and through straw donors to President Obama’s 2012 re-election campaign, then lied about it to the Federal Elections Commission in 2015.
rt.com/usa/459009-fugees-michel-obama-illegal-campaign/

After elderly tenant was locked in his apartment by his landlord's stupid "smart lock," tenants win right to use actual keys to enter their homes
Tenants in New York City have reached a settlement with their landlord requiring the landlord to install actual locks with actual keys on demand, rather than insisting that all tenants use locks from Latch, the leading Internet of Things "smart lock" vendor, whose products conduct fine-grained surviellance on their users, which the company reserves the right to share with third parties.
boingboing.net/2019/05/10/latch-vs-keys.html

Low-paid South Carolina teachers recruited for factory work
A May 1 walkout and rally by South Carolina’s grossly underpaid teachers necessitated the closure of entire districts. The teachers, frustrated by overcrowded classrooms and pay that has not kept up with living costs, demanded a 10 percent pay raise and a cost-of-living adjustment for retired teachers. Their frustrations have become a boon for employers.
wsws.org/en/articles/2019/05/11/scte-m11.html

After Backlash, Rhode Island School District Rolls Back 'Lunch Shaming' Policy
On Sunday, Warwick Public Schools, a small school district facing approximately $77,000 in overdue lunch fees this year, curtly announced plans to implement a new policy that would ban students with outstanding balances from choosing from the cafeteria's hot meals. Instead, it would limit children to "sun butter and jelly" sandwiches until the debt was repaid or a payment plan established.
npr.org/2019/05/10/722259141/after-backlash-rhode-island-school-district-rolls-back-lunch-shaming-policy

Elon Musk faces trial over 'pedo' tweet
Elon Musk must defend himself in court after calling a diver who helped save Thai schoolboys trapped in a cave a paedophile, a Los Angeles judge says.The federal court judge set a 22 October trial date.
bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-48238576

Millennials are wildly misjudging how much of their parents’ wealth they will inherit
According to the investment management firm Charles Stanley, millennials expected to be left an average £129,380 ($168,450) — but official statistics showed that the average inheritance in the U.K. is currently £48,000, while the median inheritance is £11,000.
cnbc.com/2019/05/10/millennials-are-wildly-misjudging-how-much-wealth-theyll-inherit.html

OP/ED

Jeff Bezos Is a Post-Earth Capitalist
Bezos argued that space “colonies” are a solution to humanity’s “long range” problems, like energy availability and ceilings on capitalist notions of unfettered, limitless growth. Space colonies, Bezos said, are a way to expand the human population and offset the impacts of agriculture and industry on Earth. This strategy, according to Bezos, leaves Earth an idyllic paradise: a place to go on vacation, a place to go to college—in other words, a place for the elite.“We get to have both,” Bezos said. “We get to preserve this unique gem of a planet, which is completely irreplaceable. There is no plan B. We have to save this planet, and we shouldn’t give up a future of our grandchildren’s grandchildren of dynamism and growth. We can have both.”He’s wrong.Bezos argues that a capitalist logic of endless growth is the way to save the Earth from poverty, homelessness, and environmental catastrophe. (Bezos does not say “climate change” or “global warming” but “pollution.”) However, capitalism is an economic system that is inextricably tied with colonial history, enslaving people and exploiting laborers, and extracting and stripping as much away from the Earth as possible in order to fuel growth. Capitalism is not the solution to the problems that Bezos describes. It’s the root of the problem.
vice.com/en_us/article/3k3kwb/jeff-bezos-is-a-post-earth-capitalist
archive.is/R3SYV

German Young Socialist leader unleashes storm of debate about socialism
In an interview in a recent edition of the weekly Die Zeit, Kevin Kühnert, the head of Germany’s Jusos, the youth organisation of the Social Democratic Party (SPD), described himself as a “socialist” and spoke out in favour of “overcoming capitalism” and the “collectivization” of companies. The interview unleashed a storm of commentaries in the media.The first reactions in the media and from Kühnert’s own SPD were overwhelmingly hostile and seethed with anti-communism. …. both sides are driven by the fear of a radicalisation of the working class. Many recent surveys have confirmed that a majority of the population, particularly the younger generation, have a positive view of socialism. In a society where the wealthiest 45 households possess as much as the 20 million poorest households, where 40 percent of those in work are engaged in precarious jobs, and exploding rents are making housing unaffordable, the term capitalism has become a swearword for very many people.
wsws.org/en/articles/2019/05/11/kühn-m11.html

Dear Delta Air Lines: video games and beer cannot compete with joining a union
In its latest offensive to beat back unionization, Delta Air Lines displays total contempt for labor unions and an astonishing ignorance about what unions have accomplished to lift American workers.Delta has a new anti-union poster that tells employees, “A new video game system with the latest hits sounds like fun. Put your money towards that instead of paying dues to the union.” Another Delta poster estimates that union dues cost $700 a year and says, “Nothing’s more enjoyable than a night out watching football with your buddies. All those union dues you pay every year could buy a few rounds.”Economic studies have found that union members earn 13.6% more than comparable non-union workers, after adjusting for education, age and other factors. That means a Delta flight attendant who earns $60,000 a year might see her compensation rise by over $7,000 a year (far more than $700) if her pay rose 13.6% as a result of Delta’s flight attendants unionizing. Only Delta’s pilots and dispatchers are unionized although many of its flight attendants, baggage handlers and ramp workers are eager to unionize. Delta boasts that it provides the best pay and profit-sharing in the airline industry, although its employees often complain they have to pay more for health coverage than workers at other airlines.
theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/may/11/delta-airlines-video-games-beer-union

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