(2022-05-30). The Most Important Recent Labor Victory You Never Read About. zcomm.org At this GM plant in Mexico, workers on both sides of the border came together across national boundaries to challenge corporate power…
(2022-05-30). Colombia goes to second round presidential elections with Gustavo Petro and Rodolfo Hernández. peoplesdispatch.org This Sunday May 29, Colombia held general elections with six candidates vying for the presidency of the country. With 96.19% of pre-counting completed, which is not the official result, it is clear that a second round will take place. Gustavo Petro and Francia Márquez (Historic Pact) obtained 40.33% of the vote, with 8.3 million votes, followed by Rodolfo Hernández and Marelen Castillo (Anti-Corruption League) with 5.8 million votes, equivalent to 28.14% of the preference. | There was a 47% voter turnout, with 18,153,882 votes cast as voting in Colombia is optional. The participation in this electoral process sur…
(2022-05-30). Colombia's far-right presidential candidate praised Hitler: Millionaire Rodolfo Hernández goes to runoff. multipolarista.com
A far-right hundred-millionaire real estate mogul who called himself a "follower" of Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler, Rodolfo Hernández, won second place in round one of Colombia's presidential elections. He will compete against center-left candidate Gustavo Petro in a runoff vote in June.
(2022-05-30). US actor Ray Liotta dead at 67: Known for Something Wild, Field of Dreams, Goodfellas. wsws.org The talented actor died in his sleep May 26. He was in the Dominican Republic to shoot Dangerous Waters. In all, Liotta appeared in more than 80 feature films, along with numerous television series.
(2022-05-30). Colombia Votes on a Shift to the Left. zcomm.org Colombia heads to the polls to reject the far-right politics of Iván Duque and àÅlvaro Uribe…
(2022-05-30). Colombian Left May Be on the Verge of Winning Power. zcomm.org A popular uprising of millions. A candidate from the social movements. A broad Left electoral front. Colombia's political ground is shifting…
(2022-05-30). How "Virtual Crime Scenes" Became a Propaganda Tool in Nicaragua, Ukraine and Syria. transcend.org 26 May 2022 – How media uses computer modeling and "virtual crime scenes" to assign blame for some important international events. The deaths at the "Mother's March" in Nicaragua precipitated an attempted coup. The Maidan Massacre in Kyiv led to an actual coup. The claims of a chemical attack in Douma led to the US, France and the UK bombing Syria.
(2022-05-30). Guantanamo, Cuba: VII Symposium on the Abolition of Foreign Military Bases. transcend.org 24 May 2022 – The Seventh Iteration of the Symposium on the Abolition of Foreign Military Bases Was Held May 4-6, 2022 in Guantanamo, Cuba, Near the 125-Year-Old US Naval Base Located a few Miles from the City of Guantanamo…