The Important Word in "Democratic Socialism" is Democratic
Jesse Jackson | counterpunch.org | 2020-02-27
fter the Nevada caucuses, Bernie Sanders is now the front-runner in the Democratic presidential race. In South Carolina, the next primary, former Vice President Joe Biden is the favorite, buoyed by his support among African American voters. But Sanders will come into the state with real momentum, having won the popular vote in each of…
counterpunch.org/2020/02/27/the-important-word-in-democratic-socialism-is-democratic/
Pants on fire! Joe Biden's campaign says he was never 'arrested' trying to visit Nelson Mandela
rt.com | 2020-02-27
Democratic presidential hopeful Joe Biden claimed he was arrested in the 1970s while trying to visit jailed South African civil rights campaigner Nelson Mandela. After critics called him out, his campaign now denies the claim. | Courting the black vote in South Carolina and Nevada this month, Biden brought up his 1970s visit to South Africa when he was a senator for Delaware. He told a South Carolina crowd that he "had the great honor of being arrested with our UN ambassador on the streets of Soweto trying to get to see [Mandela] on Robben Island." At a black history awards event in Las Vegas last week, he cla…
rt.com/news/481767-biden-not-arrested-mandela/
Another Indian State Demands Caste Census While Centre Refuses to Release 2011 Data
sputniknews.com | 2020-02-27
New Delhi (Sputnik): A caste-based census was conducted in 2011 after 80 years but the government never published it citing anomalies. The census commissioner of India later rejected a resolution requesting a caste-based census by the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.
sputniknews.com/india/202002271078417670-another-indian-state-demands-caste-census-while-centre-refuses-to-release-2011-data/
Air Traffic at Tripoli's Mitiga International Airport Suspended Due to Shelling
sputniknews.com | 2020-02-27
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'Africa has both the energy and the determination' to make sustainable development happen, says UN deputy chief
news.un.org | 2020-02-26
The United Nations and the African Union (AU) should do more to ensure all Africans see their futures in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)and the goals of Africa's Agenda 2063, UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed said on Tuesday in Zimbabwe.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2020/02/1058161
South Carolina Donors Give the Most to Biden, But His Lead Is Narrowing
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-02-26
Former Vice President Joe Biden is placing his bets on a state that is his stronghold, South Carolina, after placing a distant second in the Nevada caucuses and trailing in the New Hampshire and Iowa contests. | Biden is receiving the largest amount of campaign cash from South Carolina donors compared with his Democratic presidential opponents. Almost 60 percent of Democratic voters in the state are African…
truthout.org/articles/south-carolina-donors-give-the-the-most-to-biden-but-his-lead-is-narrowing/
Sanders Gains Support in South Carolina as Steyer Siphons Votes From Biden
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-02-26
Tuesday night's Democratic presidential debate comes just four days before South Carolina's first-in-the-South primary
The Call of the Wild (2020): A Cinematic Fairy Tale for the Age of Environmental Disaster
Jonah Raskin | counterpunch.org | 2020-02-26
The problem with Jack London has always been that while he was a compelling storyteller with a vivid imagination, he was also a racist, or at least a writer who embraced racial ideas about the superiority of Anglo Saxons and the inferiority of African Americans, Asians and Latinos. Most of the racism that's embedded in The…
counterpunch.org/2020/02/26/the-call-of-the-wild-2020-a-cinematic-fairy-tale-for-the-age-of-environmental-disaster/
Bernie Sanders Gains Support in South Carolina as Billionaire Tom Steyer Draws Votes from Joe Biden
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-02-26
Tuesday night's Democratic presidential debate comes just four days before South Carolina's first-in-the-South primary
Bernie Sanders gains support in South Carolina as billionaire Tom Steyer draws votes from Joe Biden
Amy Goodman | nationofchange.org | 2020-02-26
Billionaire Tom Steyer has poured money into outreach to African-American voters, who make up more than half of South Carolina's Democratic electorate.
nationofchange.org/2020/02/26/bernie-sanders-gains-support-in-south-carolina-as-billionaire-tom-steyer-draws-votes-from-joe-biden/
Rising Number of Democrats Say Sanders Most Likely to Beat Trump as Senator Surpasses Biden in Black Voter Support
Jessica Corbett, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2020-02-26
Support for Sen. Bernie Sanders among Democrats and African-American voters is growing, according to the latest Reuters/Ipsos national polling results, which were released before Tuesday night's Democratic presidential primary debate in South Carolina. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/bernie_sanders_3_1.png …
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'A Scourge of Biblical Proportions': UN Leaders Sound Alarm on East Africa Locust Crisis in Call for Global Response
Jessica Corbett, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2020-02-26
Top United Nations relief officials warned Tuesday that millions more in funding is needed to combat East Africa's worst outbreak of desert locusts in decades, arguing that "acting now to avert a food crisis is a more humane, effective, and cost efficient approach than responding to the aftermath of disaster." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/gettyimages-11953156221.jpg …
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'It's your future to define', says UN deputy chief, urging young African leaders to push for Global Goals
news.un.org | 2020-02-25
Meeting in Zimbabwe with young leaders from across the African continent,UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed on Monday encouraged the lively gathering to "use your youth power, for it's your future to define", telling them to use technology effectively to help achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
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Trudeau Enables Corporate Canada to Exploit Ethiopia's Minerals
Yves Engler | dissidentvoice.org | 2020-02-25
The Federal government wants Canadian corporations to profit from Ethiopia's minerals. During his recent trip to the Horn of Africa country Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced negotiations on a Foreign Investment Promotion and Protection Agreement (FIPA). As I detailed in this article, bilateral investment treaties with African countries are overwhelmingly designed to solidify the position of Canadian mining interests. Alongside the …
dissidentvoice.org/2020/02/trudeau-enables-corporate-canada-to-exploit-ethiopias-minerals/
More funding needed to combat locust swarms 'unprecedented in modern times'
news.un.org | 2020-02-25
Along with climate shocks, conflict and acute food insecurity, the East Africa region now faces a hunger threat from desert locusts, top UN relief officials warned on Tuesday, saying action now, will avert a major food crisis later.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2020/02/1058041
How Medical Negligence at the US Border Killed an Immigrant Father
Joe Penney | thenation.com | 2020-02-25
Nebane Abienwi fled a civil conflict in Cameroon. Once in the US, it was shoddy medical care that killed him.
thenation.com/article/world/ice-death-negligence/
UN deputy chief see first-hand toll of climate change on Zimbabwe's natural habitat
news.un.org | 2020-02-23
Alongside the human population, Africa's animals are suffering greatly from the effects of climate change, which United Nations Deputy Secretary General Amina Mohammed saw first-hand on Sunday in Zimbabwe.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2020/02/1057951
UN chief welcomes South Sudan's Unity government, lauds parties for 'significant achievement'
news.un.org | 2020-02-22
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres welcomed on Saturday the establishment of the Transitional Government of National Unity (TGoNU) in South Sudan.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2020/02/1057941
Situation in central Mali 'deteriorating' as violence, impunity rise, UN rights expert warns
news.un.org | 2020-02-21
The growing violence has contributed to a deteriorating security situation in central Mali, with impunity being one of the aggravating factors, an independent UN human rights expert warned on Friday.
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