(2022-02-14). The Black Alliance for Peace condemns the "America COMPETES Act" passed in House of Representatives. mronline.org 
On Friday evening, February 4th, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the America COMPETES Act of 2022 (H.R. 4521). The stated intent of the legislation is to strengthen "America's national and economic security and the financial security of families, and advance our leadership in the world."
(2022-02-14). When Private Equity Becomes Your Landlord. popularresistance.org Amid A National Housing Crisis, Giant Private Equity Firms Have Been Buying Up Apartment Buildings En Masse To Squeeze Them For Profit, With The Help Of Government-Backed Freddie Mac. Meanwhile, Tenants Say They're The Ones Paying The Price.
(2022-02-14). Wednesday 2/16: Public Demonstration for Racial Equity @ RCEB San Leandro. indybay.org Demonstration on the corner of San Leandro Blvd. & Davis Street (500 Davis Street)…
(2022-02-14). For New York Home Care Workers, Fair Pay Is Possible. inequality.org
(2022-02-14). SEP (Australia) meeting on NSW nurses strike provokes lively discussion on role of unions, fight against pandemic. wsws.org The meeting, addressed by a health worker in the US, a nurse in Sydney and Socialist Equality Party leaders, opened up a discussion on the burning need for workers to form rank-and-file committees throughout the health sector.
(2022-02-14). Black America Responds To New Dolphins Coach Who Says He Doesn't Have Any Real Experience With Racism, Identifies As Human Being And Father Is Black. moguldom.com The National Football League is embroiled in a scandal over its failure to equitably hire Black executives and coaches, and former Miami Dolphins coach Brian Flores filed a racial discrimination lawsuit against the organization and other NFL teams challenging their hiring practices. Now one of the NFL's new hires says it's "weird" how fixated people have …
(2022-02-14). Samidoun in the Paris Region organizes to #BoycottPuma and confront state racism in France. samidoun.net 
On the morning of Saturday, 12 February, Samidoun Région Parisienne organized a solidarity Palestine stand during the Aubervilliers market in the suburb of Paris, France. The stand this month was organized as part of the global call to boycott PUMA, the German sportswear brand that sponsors the Israel Football Association. The IFA is an institution …
(2022-02-14). Socialist senate candidate: 'This bill was never about protecting lives — Christian or otherwise'. greenleft.org.au If we needed more proof that the "religious discrimination" bill was anything more than an attempt to discriminate against the LGBTIQ community, the Australian Christian Lobby provided the proof. Petrina Harley reports.
(2022-02-14). Protesting the trans discriminatory 'Religious Discrimination Bill'. greenleft.org.au Prime Minister Scott Morrison has temporarily shelved its "Religious Discrimination Bill", after public outcry drove some Coalition MPs to cross the floor. This video footage, by Peter Boyle, was taken at a protest organised by Community Action for Rainbow Rights.
(2022-02-14). UK university workers begin strikes against attacks on pensions, pay and conditions—Unite education workers and students! Build rank and file committees! wsws.org This month's strikes confront the wholesale marketisation of higher education, and a union that is seeking to accommodate the universities' rampant cost-cutting.
(2022-02-14). Thousands of Minneapolis and St. Paul teachers march in lead-up to strike. fightbacknews.org Minneapolis, MN – On February 12, thousands of teachers, education assistants (EAs) and education support professionals (ESPs), joined by parents and community members, marched in subzero weather to press the school districts meet their demands at the bargaining table. If the demands are not met, an open-ended strike across both of Minnesota's largest school districts is expected. | Despite the frigid temperatures, spirits were high as several thousand marched along a 1.5 mile route starting at Minnehaha Falls park in Minneapolis and crossing the Mississippi River into Saint Paul in a show of unity between the ed…
(2022-02-14). The workings of commodified education. mronline.org 
The product of pedagogical labour becomes something set apart from life and abstracted into the commodity of "degrees" which can be bought and sold on the educational market.
(2022-02-14). Large protest of teachers hit the streets of San Juan. mronline.org 
The discontent comes just weeks after a federal judge in the U.S. approved a restructuring plan to repay creditors at a discounted rate. Even at that the creditors are first in line to be paid over public workers.c…
(2022-02-14). Malaysian officials dampen prospects for giant, secret carbon deal in Sabah. mronline.org 
An agreement for the rights to the natural capital covering 2 million hectares (4.9 million acres) in Malaysian Borneo for the next 100 years "in its present form is legally impotent," according to Nor Asiah Mohd Yusof, the attorney general for the state of Sabah.
(2022-02-14). "My pink socialism became red as a wound": Impossible interview from Ukraine. mronline.org 
In 2000s Ukraine, Anatoli Ulyanov co-made online media dedicated to art, culture, and politics, and became recognized for his provocative writing style.
(2022-02-14). 'Thank you for hearing our Afghan pain'. mronline.org 
People in the United States must recognize the suffering their country continues inflicting in Afghanistan.
(2022-02-14). When cruelty is the point — U.S. decides to kill more Afghan people. mronline.org 
Last summer, after decades of killing Afghans in Afghanistan, the U.S. government decides to move its occupation forces out of that country.
(2022-02-14). 'Friedrich Engels and the Dialectics of Nature', by: Kaan Kangal. mronline.org 
Friedrich Engels' Dialectics of Nature has been arguably the most polemic 'book' within the corpus of classical Marxist literature.
(2022-02-14). Why capitalist governments worry more about inflation than unemployment? mronline.org 
Capitalist governments invariably seek to control inflation by enlarging unemployment.
(2022-02-14). Thursday 2/24: Voting Rights Town Hall: The Future of Voting Rights in U.S. indybay.org Virtual/online event…
(2022-02-14). Thursday 2/24: Building a Fossil Free Federal Reserve: The Movement to Stop Funding the Climate Crisis. indybay.org Online via Zoom…
(2022-02-14). Teachers in Puerto Rico strike for wages, benefits. mronline.org 
On Wednesday, February 9, teachers across Puerto Rico called for a national strike to protest the government and the Fiscal Control Board's (FCB) cutting of wages and pensions.
(2022-02-14). US vs. China in Laos: Two Nations, two approaches, one obvious difference. mronline.org 
The United States has elected to lock itself in a zero-sum conflict with China, attempting to stop China's inevitable rise as the world's largest, most powerful economy and thus nation.
(2022-02-14). Saturday 3/19: Strike Debt Bay Area Book Group: The Dawn of Everything… by David Graeber et al. indybay.org Online. | Email strike.debt.bay.area@gmail.com a few days beforehand for the the online invite.
(2022-02-13). NFL facing claims of racism in the U.S. america.cgtn.com 
It's Super Bowl weekend for the National Football League here in the U.S. On Sunday the Los Angeles Rams will face off against the Cincinnati Bengals. But in the lead up to the big game much of the focus has been claims of racism …
(2022-02-13). British workers protest rising costs, Tesla faces lawsuit and other stories. peoplesdispatch.org In today's episode of the Daily Round-up we look at a protest by workers against the rising costs of living in the UK; a lawsuit filed against car and energy company Tesla detailing horrific racial discrimination and harassment at a plant in Fremont, California; and the impact of the 3rd wave of COVID-19 on small businesses in Brazil.
(2022-02-13). Betting on the Super Bowl online. america.cgtn.com 
According to the data analytics company PredictHQ, a record 117 million viewers could watch Sunday's Super Bowl matchup between the Cincinnati Bengals and the Los Angeles Rams. Predictions are a record number of Americans will also bet on the game. Online sports betting has become a big …