(2021-05-28). Foreign Affairs Minister Arreaza's Forceful Response to Biden's Advisor, Juan González. orinocotribune.com Following pessimistic and meddlesome remarks made this Wednesday, May 26, by Juan González, advisor to the US president Joe Biden, assuring that political pressure on President Nicolás Maduro will persist if the dialogue between the opposition and Chavismo "fails," the Venezuelan Foreign Affairs Minister Jorge Arreaza responded to the Colombian González. | "The dialogue has been fruitful and has generated peace thanks to the willingness of Venezuelans," wrote Arreaza on Twitter. "You should occupy yourself with your two countries: main producer of narcotics (Colombia) and the main consumer (United States), and re…
(2021-05-28). Colombia Turns on Media Amid Barrage of Lies and Propaganda. orinocotribune.com By Adriaan Alsema — May 26, 2021 | Public support for Colombia's mass media has plummeted as they persistently contradict citizen reporting, a poll confirmed. | According to pollster Invamer, public approval of the news media dropped from 41% to 31% since ongoing anti-government protests began on April 28. | The approval of "the media" in Colombia has been dropping for a decade, but plummeted in May after a wave of social media reports on police brutality was blatantly contradicted by mass media. | Media approval | Colombians become their own reporters | While citizens reported extreme violence by the sec…
(2021-05-28). Vijay Prashad on India, Covid and Modi. fair.org 
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(2021-05-28). May 28, NYC: CUNY Must Divest! Rally and Press Conference for Palestine. samidoun.net 
Friday, 28 May 3: 00 pm John Jay College 524 W 59th St New York City Facebook: www.facebook.com/events/2951785921811362/ This event will publicize the CUNY Statement for Palestine and then march to CUNY offices. See latest statement updates at the link. CUNY Community Statement of Solidarity with the Palestinian People [To add your name, please click here or email cuny.solidarity.letter@gmail.com] We, members of the City University of New York community, stand in solidarity with the people of Palestine resisting the violence and oppression of Israeli settler colonial and apartheid rule. We condemn the brut…
(2021-05-28). 29 May, Paris: Advance premier of "Fedayin: The Struggle of Georges Abdallah" samidoun.net 
The documentary film Fedayin, the Struggle of Georges Abdallah will be screened in preview on Saturday, May 29 at 6 p.m. at the Luminor cinema in Paris as part of the Festival Ciné-Palestine and with the participation of the Unitary Campaign for the Liberation of Georges Abdallah . Tickets for the screening are already sold out! However, you can catch other events of the Festival — see the schedule and more info on Facebook: www.facebook.com/FestivalCinePalestine/ Fedayin, the Struggle of Georges Abdallah retraces the course of an indefatigable Arab communist and fighter for Palestine. From the Pales…
(2021-05-28). Selected Articles: The Battle to Suppress Hydroxychloroquine as a Cheap and Effective Drug for the Treatment of COVID-19. globalresearch.ca 
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(2021-05-28). Science Saturday: Macrophage communication is key during viral infection. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org A new finding from Mayo Clinic researchers and colleagues may suggest treatment options for severe viral infections and new avenues for research into tissue regeneration after injury. The paper, published in Immunity, examines the work of immune cells called macrophages that stay deep in the lungs. These cells are found in the part of the lungs …
(2021-05-27). Venezuela's Arreaza: World Must Respond to State Violence in Colombia (Desaparecidos, Mass Graves & Bloody Repression). orinocotribune.com 
Venezuela's Foreign Affairs Minister, Jorge Arreaza, reacted strongly to the discovery of the bodies of young protesters during the national strike in Colombia, emphasizing that "the world must responded" to the state violence that has been taking place in that country for several weeks already. | Through his official Twitter account @jaarreaza, the senior Venezuelan official wrote: "From #Venezuela we have been warning for years about the seriousness of the situation of state violence and of all kinds of paramilitary groups in #Colombia. What has happened in recent weeks is nothing more than a magnification of d…
(2021-05-27). Capitalism in Crisis: The Dictatorship of the Banks. liberationnews.org 
This interview is an episode of The Socialist Program with Brian Becker, a podcast providing news and views about the world for those who want to change it. You can follow the show on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Brian and Prof. Wolff continue a series of discussions about the basics of Marxism — a method …
(2021-05-27). Educators denounce banning of WSWS writer Evan Blake from "Badass Teachers" Facebook group. wsws.org The censorship of Blake has continued, provoking opposition among educators and school workers.