Dave DeCamp (2022-04-28). More Blasts Reported in Russian Provinces Bordering Ukraine. news.antiwar.com A series of explosions Blasts were also reported in the provinces of Kursk and Voronezh in the latest suspected Ukrainian attacks inside Russian territory. | On Monday, Ukraine reportedly launched strikes on two oil depots in the Russian city of Bryansk, which is about 70 miles from Ukraine's b…

Editor (2022-04-28). The U.S. bubble of pretend. mronline.org The lack of objective, principled coverage of the war in Ukraine is a degenerate state of affairs. The one thing worse is the extent to which it's perfectly fine with most Americans.

Anonymous767 (2022-04-28). War In Ukraine Day 63: Wretched Pro-Kyiv Forces Launch Ballistic Missile Strikes On Cities In East And South Of Ukraine. southfront.org Overnight on April 28, the Ukrainian Armed Forces launched a massive missile strike with Tochka-U ballistic missiles and high-powered multiple…

Rainer Shea (2022-04-28). Ukraine: How the US Empire Uses Propaganda to Turn People Into Monsters. orinocotribune.com By Rainer Shea — Apr 24, 2022 | The atomic bomb isn't the most powerful weapon that the U.S. imperialists have ever used. There's an even stronger tool that it constantly uses to inflict violence, and that tool is propaganda. It doesn't merely cause harm to the people it targets, it turns them into monsters. Monsters who are willing to kill their fellow human beings for the benefit of American capital, and believe they're doing so for a righteous cause. | In Ukraine, the imperialists have done this by indoctrinating their favored ethnic group to hate Russians. Which is an absurd project on its face, because…

____ (2022-04-28). Britain's foreign secretary calls on global NATO to defend Taiwan, Ukraine. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com PoliticoApril 27, 2022 UK's Liz Truss: NATO should protect Taiwan tooBritish foreign secretary also urges Western allies to supply Ukraine with warplanes NATO should seek to boost security in the Indo-Pacific region, Britain's foreign secretary said, as she singled out Taiwan's need for protection against China. In a speech on the U.K.'s foreign policy Wednesday …

____ (2022-04-28). Russia vows "lightning" response to NATO as war threatens to spill beyond Ukraine. wsws.org Following the declaration by US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin that the US is in a "fight" with Russia, Putin made his most open threat to date to retaliate against NATO's involvement in the war.

____ (2022-04-28). Germany supplies heavy weapons to Ukraine, risking nuclear war. wsws.org At a meeting at the Ramstein US airbase, Washington and its allies planned an extensive confrontation with Russia.

Food Not Bombs (2022-04-28). Global Statement of the Anarcho-Pacifist Food Not Bombs Movement on the Crisis in Ukraine. indybay.org When those in power wage wars, it's the disempowered masses who suffer. Neither the political, nor the economical, nor the religious, nor the media elite benefitting from military conflicts die in wars, it's ordinary people who pay the full price.

| Reuters | (2022-04-28). NATO says it's ready to back Kyiv for years in war against Russia. tribune.com.pk NATO is ready to maintain its support for Ukraine in the war against Russia for years, including help for Kyiv to shift from Soviet-era weapons to modern Western arms and systems, Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said on Thursday. | He spoke after the Kremlin warned that Western arms supplies to Ukraine, including heavy weapons, posed a threat to the security of the European continent "and provoke instability". | "We need to be prepared for the long term," Stoltenberg told a youth summit in Brussels. "There is absolutely the possibility that this war will drag on and last for months and years." | The NATO ch…

Mirinda Crissman (2022-04-28). How class oppression drives climate crises—a WW commentary. workers.org Originally published in Workers World, Sept. 30, 2020, this article is even more timely after Earth Day 2022. The U.S. proxy war in the Ukraine — and the continuing COVID-19 crisis — are being used by the Biden administration to excuse backing away from environmental promises of the 2020 campaign . . . |

Bruno Magalhà£es (2022-04-28). Poland: Caught between Western and Russian imperialism. greenleft.org.au In response to the refugee crisis created by Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Poland opened its borders, just a few months after violently deporting refugees from Africa and the Middle East. Bruno Magalhà£es looks at why, and examines the country's history of reaction and revolt.

David Penner (2022-04-28). The West Has Fallen Into Darkness. dissidentvoice.org When reason hath to deal with force, yet so Most reason is that reason overcome. — Paradise Lost (6.125-126) As the Western elites continue to pour weapons into Ukraine to the delight of the armaments industry and the closet Nazis of Natostan, the cult of neoliberalism, which put the Banderite regime in power during the Obama …

____ (2022-04-28). Report: Turkish combat drone "bombed oil depots deep inside Russia" antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Middle East EyeApril 27, 2022 Ukrainian TB2 Bayraktar drone 'bombed oil depots deep inside Russia'Source says Turkish-made armed drone hit the fuel storages in Russia's Bryansk, breaching advanced air defences A Turkish-supplied armed drone is believed to have been used by Ukraine to hit two oil depots well inside Russian territory on Monday, bringing the …

_____ (2022-04-28). US and Europe are Ripping Off All of Africa's Gas. journal-neo.org Following Washington's Russophobic instructions, European politicians are touring the world in search of free gas to reduce dependence on Russia. And they have identified Africa as the key region in this regard. The countries of the Arab world are less actively considered by the Europeans, understanding that they are not eager, if it is to …

Khubaka, Michael Harris (2022-04-28). 2022 Africa Unity Week – highlighting the "African Founding Father of California" indybay.org Discover the Maritime Legacy of the "African Founding Father of California" as master of the ship Julia Ann, trading throughout the Pacific Rim and became the leading financial figure in the development of San Francisco. Leidesdorff aquired a 35,521 acre called Rancho Rio De Los Americanos from the Mexican Government while acquiring a vast array of international business pursuits throughout the Pacific Rim. The 1849 historic town of Negro Bar, Sacramento County is poised for global consideration by the World Conference of Mayors.

Plus News (2022-04-28). Africa registers 32% increase in new COVID-19 cases amid global decrease. plusnews.ug While global COVID-19 cases have been on a decrease, Africa has had a 32% increase in cases in the past one week, according to a latest epidemiological report by the World Health Organization (WHO). With Omicron remaining the most dominant variant circulating, four countries in Africa reported an increase of over 20% in cases, with …

Proma Paul, Jaya Chandna, Simon R. Procter, Ziyaad Dangor, Shannon Leahy, Sridhar Santhanam, Hima B. John, Quique Bassat, Justina Bramugy, Azucena Bardají, Amina Abubakar, Carophine Nasambu, Romina Libster, Clara Sánchez Yanotti, Farah Seedat, Erzsébet Horváth-Puhó, A.K.M. Tanvir Hossain, Qazi Sadeq-ur Rahman, Mark Jit, Charles R. Newton, Kate Milner, Bronner P. Gonàßalves, Joy E. Lawn, GBS long term outcomes LMIC collaborative group (2022-04-28). [Articles] Neurodevelopmental and growth outcomes after invasive Group B Streptococcus in early infancy: A multi-country matched cohort study in South Africa, Mozambique, India, Kenya, and Argentina. thelancet.com Our findings suggest that iGBS disease is on average associated with a higher risk of moderate/severe NDI, however substantial variation in risk was observed between sites and data are consistent with a wide range of values. Our study underlines the importance of long-term follow-up for at-risk neonates and more feasible, standardised assessments to facilitate diagnosis in research and clinical practice.

teleSUR -ldp -HIM (2022-04-28). Mujeres debaten sobre la paz e igualdad de género en Venezuela. telesurtv.net Las delegadas declararon su solidaridad con los pueblos de América Latina y el Caribe, y con las mujeres africanas.

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-04-28). Mayo Clinic Minute: How a Southern diet is connected to chronic diseases. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Warmer weather brings more opportunities for picnics, barbecues and gatherings around food. But before you reach for a second helping, consider if what you're eating may be increasing your risk for chronic disease. In a traditional Southern diet — highlighted by fried foods, organ meats, processed meats, eggs and egg dishes, sugar-sweetened beverages, and bread — the prevalence of high blood pressure in the African American population is higher according to Dr. Ivan Porter II, a nephrologist at Mayo…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-04-28). Mayo Clinic Q and A: Transplant and people of color. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org DEAR MAYO CLINIC: My wife is African American, and we just learned that she is going to need a kidney transplant. I heard that most of the people on the waitlist are people of color, and I'm wondering whether people from diverse racial or ethnic backgrounds end up having to wait longer for a transplant? ANSWER: It is true that most people on the waitlist for a lifesaving organ are people of color. Of the more than…

Kungu Al-Mahadi Adam (2022-04-28). Vice President Jessica Alupo to attend Mwai Kibaki's state funeral tomorrow. plusnews.ug The Vice President of Uganda Jessica Alupo will tomorrow be in Nairobi Kenya to attendthe late President Mwai Kibaki's State funeral which will be held at the Nyayo national stadium. Alupo who will represent President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni is among the heads of state and government who will grace the event that starts at 8am …

teleSUR -lvm -HIM (2022-04-28). Alertan que el sarampión afectará a millones de infantes en 2022. telesurtv.net Los entes indicaron que los mayores brotes se visualizaron en Somalia, Yemen, Nigeria, Afganistán y Etiopía.

Morteza Ahmadi Al Hashem (2022-04-28). Israeli presence in region cause of insecurity, instability. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 28 (MNA) — Stating that presence of the Zionist regime in the region has nothing but insecurity, Iran Consul General in Sulaymaniyah said that ties normalization only encourages Zionists to oppress Palestinians in occupied lands.

Our Reporter (2022-04-28). MPs summon land Commissioners over Nakawa-Naguru land. plusnews.ug Parliament's Adhoc Committee investigating the distribution of 82.05 acres of Nakawa-Naguru land has summoned commissioners of the Uganda Land Commission (ULC) to appear before the committee. Those summoned are Prof. Pen Mogi Nyeko, Asuman Kyafu, Stella Achan, Rukiika Rujara, Charles Muhoozi, and others. Also summoned is the interdicted Secretary to ULC Barbara Imaryo. The summons …

____ (2022-04-28). Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva threatens reporter for exposing cover-up of deputy violence. wsws.org Villanueva announced Tuesday the criminal investigation of the Los Angeles Times reporter responsible for articles exposing his personal role in covering up a video depicting deputy violence similar to the George Floyd murder.

____ (2022-04-28). Russian miners work in "bondage-like conditions" says government official. wsws.org In the days surrounding official acknowledgment that miners labor under brutal conditions, news broke of more deaths in the country's extraction, metallurgy and construction industries.

____ (2022-04-28). Human rights attorney Steven Donziger released after nearly 1,000 days in arbitrary detention. wsws.org After he was released from home confinement on Monday, Donziger vowed to continue the fight to force Chevron to comply with the terms of a $9.5 billion lawsuit won in 2011 on behalf of 30,000 people living in the Ecuadorian rainforest.

____ (2022-04-28). The Johnny Depp-Amber Heard trial, #MeToo and Hollywood tragedy. wsws.org The trial has dealt a sharp blow to the #MeToo campaign and the self-serving mythologies with which it has attempted to surround relations between the sexes.

____ (2022-04-28). SEP (Australia) election campaigners find widespread opposition to inequality and cost of living crisis in Queensland. wsws.org Asked about what Labor and the Coalition were saying in the election campaign, Andrew, a Brisbane construction worker said with disgust: "I don't listen to them any more. It's all about money."

____ (2022-04-28). Biden looking to delay end to Title 42 mass expulsions of migrants at US-Mexico border. wsws.org The use of Title 42 as a "border security" measure is a flagrant violation of international and domestic law. It effectively overturns the right to asylum along with all other legal rights of migrants.

____ (2022-04-28). UIC graduate students: Vote no on the GEO-AFT sellout tentative agreement! Form rank-and-file committees to expand the struggle for a living wage! wsws.org The tentative agreement reached by the GEO-AFT with the University of Illinois Chicago would mean further economic devastation for grad student workers.

____ (2022-04-28). US teacher supports international online May Day rally. wsws.org A Michigan teacher and member of the Michigan Educators Rank-and-File Safety Committee explains why she will be attending the upcoming May Day Rally, and calls for the end to war and the pandemic as well as improvement in living standards for all workers and their families.

____ (2022-04-28). Widow of train conductor, who died in accident, sues Norfolk Southern. wsws.org Vincent Kline, a Norfolk Southern train conductor of 18 years, died on May 5, 2020 from serious injuries sustained the previous November when a train struck him from behind at his job in Allentown, Pennsylvania.

____ (2022-04-28). "We want adequate staffing and pay that meets inflation"—Striking Stanford nurses speak out. wsws.org Striking nurses at Stanford Health Care explain why they are fighting…

____ (2022-04-28). Australian workers explain why they are attending the International May Day Online Rally. wsws.org "I urge all workers to attend. It is the only way forward, against the virus and against war."

____ (2022-04-28). Police murder in Rambukkana exposes Sri Lanka's Tamil National Alliance. wsws.org On April 19, amid mass anti-government protests, Sri Lankan police forces opened fire on a crowd of protesters at Rambukkana demanding affordable food and fuel.

____ (2022-04-28). Half of all Americans infected with COVID-19, three-quarters of children. wsws.org The Biden administration has scrapped even the pretense of curbing the COVID-19 pandemic, admitting that preventing infections is "not even a policy goal."

____ (2022-04-28). The Socialist Equality Party launches Australian election campaign. wsws.org The SEP is the only party in the federal elections opposing the explosion of militarism and Australia's front-line participation in the US-led war drive against Russia and the escalating provocations against China.

____ (2022-04-28). At least a dozen US universities reinstate mask mandates as COVID cases rise. wsws.org Colleges and universities across the United States, particularly in the Northeast, have reinstated mask mandates and returned to online learning in response to a recent surge of COVID-19 infections on campuses, marking the third straight academic year disrupted by the coronavirus.

____ (2022-04-28). A socialist program for striking Sri Lankan workers. wsws.org Bring down the Rajapakse government! Abolish executive presidency! No to interim regimes! Oppose hunger and IMF austerity! Build Action Committees to fight for a socialist program to ensure food, fuel and medicine for all!

____ (2022-04-28). At Staten Island rallies, Amazon Labor Union closes ranks with Democrats and trade union bureaucracy. wsws.org The rally, attended by few actual Amazon workers, emphasized the abandonment of the ALU's much vaunted "independence" and growing integration into the pro-corporate unions.

____ (2022-04-28). Introduction to new book Pike River: The Crime and Cover-up. wsws.org Pike River: The Crime and Cover-up, published by Mehring Books, examines the causes of the 2010 New Zealand mine disaster, which killed 29 people, and the decade-long cover-up by successive governments and the judicial system, which have shielded the company leadership from prosecution.

____ (2022-04-28). Inflation intensifies cost of living crisis for workers in Australia. wsws.org Runaway price rises for food, fuel, housing, education and other essentials are tearing through working-class living conditions.

Peter Brandt, Erich Vad (2022-04-28). Peace Policy and Every military solution leads to disaster. indybay.org "Our Common Security" (April 21, 1982) called the Palme Report revealed a new way of thinking that helped make German unity and the overcoming of the European divide possible in 1989. Willy Brandt's North-South report "Ensuring Survival" (1980) described the need for a socially just world economic order and the equal inclusion of the global South.

Berkeley Student Cooperative (2022-04-28). Friday 4/29: Save Rochdale Block Party. indybay.org 3pm @ UC Chancellors mansion, march to: | Block Party 4-8pm @ Haste St, Dana to Bowditch blocks, Berkeley…

Lynda Carson (2022-04-28). April 12, 2022 Oakland Slavery Disclosure Ordinance Memorandum. indybay.org Escaping Slavery:…

Christian Mueller, Alice Schwarzer (2022-04-28). Nuclear deterrence and "Negotiate and peace now!" indybay.org "I believe the Administration's recommendation to admit new members to NATO at this time is misguided. If adopted by the United States Senate, it could go down in history as the greatest strategic blunder since the end of the Cold War…" | Jack F. Matlock Jr, the U.S. ambassador to the Soviet Union from 1987 to 1991.

Santa Cruz Food Not Bombs (2022-04-28). Saturday 5/7: Santa Cruz: National Day of Action for Peace. indybay.org Town Clock, Pacific Avenue and Water Street, Santa Cruz…

Center for Biological Diversity (2022-04-28). Legal Actions Challenge Huge Logging Project in Los Padres National Forest. indybay.org Three Lawsuits Filed Against Forest Service for Failing to Protect Environment, Cultural Resources on Pine Mountain, Reyes Peak…

Center for Biological Diversity (2022-04-28). Monarch Butterflies, Dozens of Other Species One Step Closer to Endangered Species Protections. indybay.org Legal Victory Secures Decision Dates for 27 Animals, Plants Across Country, Hundreds More Still Waiting…