(2021-04-22). Pompeo Joins House Republicans to Unveil Iran Sanctions Bill. news.antiwar.com Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo The legislation, titled
(2021-04-21). Personal Dispute Sparked Heavy Clashes Between Government Forces, SDF In Syria's Al-Qamishli (Videos). southfront.org 
Screen grab from a video released by the Hawar News Agency (ANHA). | Late on April 20, heavy clashes broke out between the pro-government Syrian National Defense Forces (NDF) and Asayish, the security wing of the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in the northeastern Syrian city of al-Qamishli. | Asayish claimed that NDF forces attacked one of its checkpoints near the Tayy district in the city. An officer known as Ahmad Hajji was killed and four others were injured in the incident. Asayish responded by launching a lar…
(2021-04-21). First Of Many To Come: US Supply Convoy Attacked In Northeastern Syria (Photos). southfront.org 
Illustrative image | On April 20, a convoy moving supplies and vehicles for the US-led coalition in northeastern Syria came under attack. | The convoy, which was escorted by units from the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), was targeted with an improvised explosive device (IED) in the town of al-Sabhah in southeastern Deir Ezzor. The supply convoy was on its way to the Omar oil fields, where US forces maintain a large presence. | As a result of the attack, a pickup of the SDF was damaged. Furthermore, two civilians,…
(2021-04-21). Are Republicans Breaking Up With Big Business? Don't Hold Your Breath. truthout.org 
Mitch McConnell doesn't seem to be adjusting well to the new limits of his power, following his ouster from the majority leader seat last November. A once nigh-omnipotent power broker, McConnell has now found his influence diminished to the point that he's yelling strange things at stranger targets. He spent a chunk of last week unspooling some doozies directed at corporate America, which has long been a close ally of the Republican Party. | The trouble began in Georgia, a state whose GOP officials we…
(2021-04-21). 24 Senators Send Letter To President Biden Urging Him To Close Guantánamo — OpEd. eurasiareview.com In the long struggle to try to secure the closure of the prison at Guantánamo Bay, there has rarely been adequate support from lawmakers, so it was extremely reassuring, on April 16, to see that 24 Democratic Senators — almost half of the Democrats in the Senate — have written Led by Senate Majority Whip and Judiciary Committee Chairman Dick Durbin, and including Patrick Leahy, Dianne Feinstein, Elizabeth Wa…
(2021-04-21). Why Renewables Cause Blackouts And Increase Vulnerability To Extreme Weather — OpEd. eurasiareview.com In recent congressional hearings, Democratic leaders
(2021-04-21). GOP introduces largest package of Iran sanctions in Congress. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 21 (MNA) — The Republicans in the US Congress unveiled on Wednesday what they described as the largest package of Iran sanctions in history, US media reported.
(2021-04-20). Panama: Activists Reject Non-Guilty Verdict for Lawmaker Arias. telesurenglish.net Protesters took to the streets in Panama to reject a Supreme Court's rule exonerating Democratic Revolutionary Party (PRD) lawmaker Arquesio Arias over the crime of rape and aggravated lewd acts against two women. | RELATED: | On Monday, women's rights activists gathered at the Parliament headquarters to demand justice shouting "violator" and "we are tired of corruption." | "We are tired of impunity, of abusers a…
(2021-04-20). Unions, lawmakers, Biden administration unite on carbon capture as a job creator. peoplesworld.org 
WASHINGTON—Top union officials, Democratic senators, energy industry reps, and Biden administration Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm have united in a labor-energy alliance to push carbon recapture projects as one key centerpiece of Democratic President Joe Biden's $2 trillion infrastructure American Jobs Plan. Carbon recapture from burning coal and oil has been around for decades. It was …
(2021-04-20). AOC, Sanders Are Reintroducing Their Green New Deal for Public Housing Bill. zcomm.org "We're here to make sure the Democratic Party upholds its values and keeps its promises, and to also push and expand the scope and the ambition of the Democratic Party"
(2021-04-20). Large protest at U of MN demands justice for Daunte Wright. fightbacknews.org Minneapolis, MN – Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) and the Black Student Union held a protest on the University of Minnesota campus, April 17, to demand justice for Daunte Wright, to call for community control of the campus police (UMPD), and to speak out against the recent deployment of the UMPD to brutalize protesters in Brooklyn Center. About 1000 students were in attendance, marking the largest on-campus demonstration in recent history. Speakers included students and community members who have experienced brutality at the hands of the National Guard this week while out in the streets demanding justice…
(2021-04-20). Make Aid To Israel Conditional On Protecting Palestinian Rights. popularresistance.org The US Democratic party's leading senators and last year's presidential aspirants, Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren, on Monday, April 20 called on the Joe Biden administration to use the billions of dollars of aid given to Israel to pressurize it to protect Palestinian human rights and work for a peaceful resolution of the conflict. The senators were speaking at the conference of J Street, a "pro-Israel, pro-peace" lobbying group in the US. | Both Sanders and Warren, speaking separately, asked for putting conditions on the military aid to Israel. They argued that the US aid is used by Israel to prolong its occ…
(2021-04-20). As Democrats Rise In Virginia, So Does Intra-Party Distrust. thenation.com As Democrats Rise In Virginia, So Does Intra-Party Distrust…
(2021-04-20). Country Catching Up to Bernie Sanders' Way of Thinking. zcomm.org Today it's clear that on issue after issue, Sanders' thunder on the left has carried the day among a majority of Americans, including substantial numbers of Republicans…