(2022-04-09). Global protest movement grows on every continent amid worsening commodity shortages. wsws.org The US-NATO proxy war against Russia in Ukraine has triggered a wave of protests against the rising cost of living, tapping into deep working class anger over social inequality and the devastating impact of the pandemic.
(2022-04-09). Tuesday 4/5: Matt Gaetz on the US military has some points, but isn't too sharp. indybay.org online virtual kibbitz room: | zoom.us/j/97428665894?pwd=eTlzLy9FNUg3Y0syUmRPM0g2VW5Edz09…
(2022-04-09). Thursday 4/7: Protect Juristac!: South Bay Indigenous Solidarity Meeting. indybay.org Zoom meeting (online): Register at us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAsceCtqjsrHNfkVSlLeVhofJf6QOCQI19F…
(2022-04-08). This is not the age of certainty. We are in the time of contradictions: The Fourteenth Newsletter (2022). mronline.org 
It is hard to fathom the depths of our time, the terrible wars, and the confounding information that whizzes by without much wisdom. Certainties that flood the airwaves and the internet are easy to come by, but are they derived from an honest assessment of the war in Ukraine and the sanctions against Russian banks (part of a broader United States sanctions policy that now afflicts approximately thirty countries)?>
(2022-04-08). Mayo Clinic earns highest score on LGBTQ Health Equality Index survey. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Mayo Clinic in Arizona, Florida and Rochester earned 100 —the highest score possible —on the Human Rights Campaign Foundation's 2022 Health Equality Index survey. These locations have been recognized as "Leaders in LGBTQ+ Healthcare" for 2022. With numerous different locations as a factor, Mayo Clinic Health System did not participate. The Human Rights Campaign Foundation is the largest civil rights organization in the U.S., working to achieve equality for LGBTQ people. The Foundation uses its…
(2022-04-08). Centro CSO hosts 5th annual International Women's Day Event. fightbacknews.org Los Angeles, CA — On March 6, Centro CSO hosted its fifth annual International Women's Day event. Hosted over Zoom for the second consecutive year, "Luchadorxs de Los àÅngeles: Resisting State Sanctioned Violence during a Pandemic" highlighted the efforts of women in leading the fights against police brutality, the privatization of education as well as other struggles. | The event kicked off with a solidarity statement from Sol Marquez, a member of Freedom Road Socialist Organization and Centro CSO's core, immigration, and police brutality committees. Marquez said, "We have come a long way. For Chican…
(2022-04-08). Oulanyah to be awarded a Posthumous PhD of Law. plusnews.ug 
Gulu University is set to award a Posthumous Honorary Doctorate of Law to former Speaker of Parliament Jacob L'Okori Oulanyah. The move initiated by the government through the Ministry of Education and Sports seeks to recognize the fallen speaker's contribution to legal practice in the country. Joyce Moriko Kaducu, the State Minister for Primary Education …
(2022-04-08). Blaise Compaoré convicted for the murder of revolutionary Burkinabé leader Thomas Sankara. peoplesdispatch.org After over three decades, a court in Burkina Faso has convicted former President Blaise Compaoré in the assassination of his predecessor, and revolutionary leader, Thomas Sankara. The verdict was announced by a military tribunal in the capital of Ouagadougou on April 6th, following a six-month trial. | Sankara was a Marxist, Pan-Africanist icon who became the president of Burkina Faso in 1983. Under his leadership, the government implemented a progressive and socialist program of self-sufficiency, nationalization and distribution of land, education, healthcare, and the emancipation of women. | Sankara once said,…
(2022-04-08). Staten Island Amazon workers vote 'union yes'. fightbacknews.org New York, NY – On April 1 workers at the Amazon warehouse JFK8 in Staten Island New York voted to join the newly formed Amazon Labor Union (ALU). | Amazon is one of the largest companies in the United States and through the COVID-19 pandemic it has ballooned in size and importance to the economy as more people have transitioned to online shopping. In recent years multiple unions had unsuccessfully attempted to unionize in several high profile campaigns. | More than 8000 Amazon employees at the Staten Island warehouse will become members of the ALU after the successful vote. | Amazon vows to contest the results o…
(2022-04-08). Tuesday 4/19: Revolution, She Wrote — Online Reading/Discussion Group. indybay.org Online via Zoom | To register: bit.ly/RevSheWrote…
(2022-04-08). An antidote to the "split" in the U.S. Peace Movement: anti-interventionism. mronline.org 
Massachusetts Peace Action, a venerable part of the U.S. Peace Movement, has been around since the 1980s and its predecessors date back to the 1950s. Its voice is heeded and it represents most of the shared opinions of the liberal and progressive U.S. peace movement.
(2022-04-08). Venezuela's economy will grow 20% in 2022, despite illegal U.S. sanctions, predicts Western bank. mronline.org 
Major Switzerland-based bank Credit Suisse forecasts Venezuela's real GDP growth to be 20% in 2022 and 8% in 2023. This is despite an illegal U.S. blockade, which starved the government of 99% of its revenue, according to the top UN expert on sanctions.
(2022-04-08). Lee Camp on censoring anti-war voices. mronline.org 
As the world moves dangerously close to global violent conflict, anti-war journalists have been banned and censored in Europe and the U.S. One of these banned voices, Lee Camp, discusses the development and why it is so dangerous.
(2022-04-08). Saturday 4/16: Strike Debt Bay Area Book Group: "The Dawn of Everything" by David Graeber et al. indybay.org Email strike.debt.bay.area@gmail.com a few days beforehand for the the online invite.
(2022-04-08). National responsibility for ecological breakdown: a fair-shares assessment of resource use, 1970—2017. mronline.org 
We propose a novel method for quantifying national responsibility for ecological breakdown by assessing nations' cumulative material use in excess of equitable and sustainable boundaries.
(2022-04-08). No Charges For Minneapolis Cop In Amir Locke Killing. popularresistance.org Minneapolis, Minnesota – Two months after Minneapolis Police officer Mark Hanneman killed Amir Locke, 22, while executing a no-knock warrant, prosecutors say they won't be charging Hanneman with a crime. Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman and Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison released a 44-page joint report on April 6 explaining their decision in the case. Also released was a report by retired police officer John "Jack" Ryan. | Locke was killed by Hanneman, who was part of a SWAT unit serving a pre-dawn no-knock warrant on February 2, 2022. Locke, a registered gun owner, was sleeping in a blanket on his…
(2022-04-08). Attacks On Nuclear Plants Continue In Ukraine. indybay.org As Russia's hostile actions towards Ukraine entered a second month, so too have its acts of aggression against nuclear facilities.
(2022-04-08). Chris Hedges On Imperialist Wars, Capitalist Media & Censorship. indybay.org Journalist and writer Chris Hedges is interviewed on WorkWeek and talks about the removal of the complete archives on his show at RT by youtube which is owned by Google.
(2022-04-08). Solidarity with Ukraine with CA climate action day April 8 Solidarity with Ukraine with CA. indybay.org On April 8 communities across California will join together in solidarity with Ukraine – to free fossil fuel dependency – will have a statewide day of action as they call on the Governor to build on his climate leadership by ending all new fossil fuel permitting and strengthening the setbacks rule to include both new and existing oil wells.