(2023-02-08). Black History Month: Dr. Alyx Porter on shaping the future generation of physicians. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Dr. Alyx Porter Black History Month is commemorated every February. It's a month for all people to celebrate and learn about diverse and important contributions of African Americans to American society and culture, as well as to reflect on the ongoing fight against racism, inequity and discrimination. Mayo Clinic News Network is profiling several Mayo Clinic physicians who are focused every day on achieving health equity through their work. Meet Mayo Clinic's Dr. Alyx Porter,…
(2023-02-08). At This Jersey Factory, Pension-Backed Private Equity Takes On Union Workers. levernews.com 
(2023-02-08). Biden's State of Union: Ukraine Has Become a Test For The US. telesurenglish.net On Tuesday, President Joe Biden delivered the "State of the Union" address amid an international context that places the United States on the verge of an economic recession, a possibility that will surely affect his re-election chances. Below are the highlights of his speech to Congress. | RELATED: | Tax equity returns to the scene.: | During his speech, Biden again brought to light the issue of the "Billionaire Minimum Inc…
(2023-02-08). Poverty amid Plenty: A World Fragmented by Inequality. juancole.com 
By Liz Theoharis |  ; ( Tomdispatch.com)  ; A few weeks ago, the world's power brokers — politicians, CEOs, millionaires, billionaires — met in Davos, the mountainous Swiss resort town, for the 2023 World Economic Forum. In an annual ritual that reads ever more like Orwellian farce, the global elite gathered — their private jets …
(2023-02-08). Black History Month: Dr. Alyx Porter on shaping the future generation of physicians. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Dr. Alyx Porter Black History Month is commemorated every February. It's a month for all people to celebrate and learn about diverse and important contributions of African Americans to American society and culture, as well as to reflect on the ongoing fight against racism, inequity and discrimination. Mayo Clinic News Network is profiling several Mayo Clinic physicians who are focused every day on achieving health equity through their work. Meet Mayo Clinic's Dr. Alyx Porter,…
(2023-02-08). At This Jersey Factory, Pension-Backed Private Equity Takes On Union Workers. levernews.com
(2023-02-08). Biden's State of Union: Ukraine Has Become a Test For The US. telesurenglish.net On Tuesday, President Joe Biden delivered the "State of the Union" address amid an international context that places the United States on the verge of an economic recession, a possibility that will surely affect his re-election chances. Below are the highlights of his speech to Congress. | RELATED: | Tax equity returns to the scene.: | During his speech, Biden again brought to light the issue of the "Billionaire Minimum Inc…
(2023-02-08). Poverty amid Plenty: A World Fragmented by Inequality. juancole.com By Liz Theoharis |  ; ( Tomdispatch.com)  ; A few weeks ago, the world's power brokers — politicians, CEOs, millionaires, billionaires — met in Davos, the mountainous Swiss resort town, for the 2023 World Economic Forum. In an annual ritual that reads ever more like Orwellian farce, the global elite gathered — their private jets …
(2023-02-08). Christoph Vandreier: "We unite workers across all borders in the fight against war" wsws.org The following speech was delivered by the lead candidate and chairman of the Socialist Equality Party (SGP), Christoph Vandreier, at the party's rally against the war in Ukraine on February 4 at Potsdamer Platz in Berlin.
(2023-02-08). Johannes Stern: "The SGP's anti-war rally is in the tradition of Karl Liebknecht" wsws.org On February 4, the Socialist Equality Party held a rally against the war in Ukraine and the return of German militarism as part of its election campaign for the Berlin election at Potsdamer Platz in Berlin. We publish here the opening remarks of Johannes Stern, who moderated the rally.
(2023-02-08). Poverty Amid Plenty. A World Fragmented by Inequality. globalresearch.ca
(2023-02-08). Peruvian Youth Raise Their Music Against State Terrorism. telesurenglish.net Hip hop, rock, reggae, and punk songs are accompanying the protests that thousands of Peruvians maintain firmly against President Dina Boluarte. | RELATED: | Displaying unprecedented creativity, Peruvian youth have composed songs that reflect the discontent of those who raise their voices against the political class, economic elites, structural racism, and State terrorism. | "This democracy is no longer democracy. Dina, m…
(2023-02-08). Devil is in the Details of "Holocaust Education" dissidentvoice.org 
As a general principle "education" about racism and the horrors a vile ideology has inflicted upon the world is a good thing and should be encouraged. But as is the case with many things the devil is in details. This is especially true of history. For example, over many decades children were taught that Scottish …
(2023-02-09). WorkWeek UK Workers Strike, Rally To Defend Laguna Honda Hospital & 1937 Flint Meeting. indybay.org WorkWeek hears from UK education workers and others marching and striking throughout the country. We also hear speakers who attended a rally against the discharges of patients and residents of San Francisco Laguna Honda hospital which is run by the City. Twelve have already died and San Francisco City officials responsible for the deaths are blaming the the state & | federal government.
(2023-02-08). Consumer Health: Cancer education at Mayo Clinic. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org February is National Cancer Prevention Month, and Saturday, Feb. 4, is World Cancer Day, which is a global initiative to raise awareness, improve education and promote action to create a cancer-free world. This is a good time to learn more about cancer education at Mayo Clinic. Patients with cancer who come to Mayo Clinic benefit from the knowledge of Mayo Clinic's specialists and the integrated approach to treating each patient. Mayo Clinic's approach to medical care means that…
(2023-02-08). Howard University awarded $90 million contract to conduct military research for the Pentagon. wsws.org Howard University's bid to become one of the Pentagon's higher education affiliates means it will be dedicated to the development of the US military's killing machines.
(2023-02-08). New Book 'Resistance Stories From Black History For Kids' Hits Shelves March 7. moguldom.com In January, Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Florida Department of Education banned the College Board's advanced African American Studies course from being taught in the state's public schools. The FDOE issued a statement that said the course was a violation of state law and lacked historical value. On Feb. 1, ironically the first …
(2023-02-08). Western Missionaries in Mongolia: Faith Today, Socio-Political Agenda Tomorrow. journal-neo.org 
In the 1990s, Mongolia created a new legal basis for the activities of foreign religious organizations: The law allowed free missionary and religious education activities of foreign organizations in the country. This step was not simply a decision to ensure genuine religious freedom for the citizens of a democratic state. It was a decision made …
(2023-02-08). Adjuncts: the Gig Workers of Higher Education. progressive.org Adjuncts like me (I teach journalism) struggle to earn enough to cover our bills, including health insurance.
(2023-02-08). AOC Skewers GOP for Jeering at Basic Public Health and Education Proposals. truthout.org Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-New York) has condemned the incessant GOP heckling during President Joe Biden's State of the Union address on Tuesday night, saying that Republicans' behavior is indicative of the party's current extremism. Republicans continually shouted and jeered during Biden's speech as he addressed issues like taxing the rich or the GOP's plans to go after Medicare and Social… |
(2023-02-09). Saturday 3/11: Good Housing is a Right! (Online Townall). indybay.org Zoom (Online) | Zoom info: | us02web.zoom.us/j/82158800683?pwd=N2J6UjgxNWhNak1WRWdUdm9CUit4QT09 | Meeting ID: 821 5880 0683 | Passcode: 340756…
(2023-02-09). Introducing our new podcast: 'Movies vs Capitalism'. mronline.org 
The Lever's new movie podcast launches.
(2023-02-09). Resistance is continual in Nicaragua. mronline.org 
Roger McKenzie talks to U.S. writer Dan Kovalik about why the people of Nicaragua need our support in their battle to determine their own future…
(2023-02-09). Fiery Ohio train wreck the result of "PSR" mronline.org 
Railroad Workers United (RWU) condemns the dangerous and historically unsafe practices by Class 1 rail carriers that resulted in this catastrophe that will impact the community of East Palestine Ohio for many years, if not forever.
(2023-02-09). Lessons from the Teachers' Strikes. mronline.org 
In 2012, the Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) went on strike. That marked the beginning of a wave of job actions that would reach West Virginia, Kentucky, Oklahoma, Arizona, Los Angeles, and other cities and states before returning to Chicago in 2019.
(2023-02-08). Tuesday 2/7: #AbortionRights: Text Party for WI Supreme Court Election – NO to Far Right Justices. indybay.org Online event…
(2023-02-08). Monday 2/6: Black History Month: "Now, about those 40 acres" & The Liberty Bell. indybay.org online video conference: meet.google.com/kch-cutp-vsh…
(2023-02-08). Mayo Clinic Q and A: 6 UTI myths and facts. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org DEAR MAYO CLINIC: As a woman in my mid-60s, I have been diagnosed with a urinary tract infection for the first time ever. I was surprised to find out that I don't need antibiotics because I don't have any symptoms. There's a lot of conflicting information online about UTIs, like whether every infection needs to be treated and if sex causes an infection. Can you help me distinguish between UTI myth and fact? ANSWER: Urinary tract infections,…
(2023-02-08). India replaces U.S. dollars with dirhams in Russian oil trade. mronline.org 
Citing four sources with knowledge of the matter, Reuters reports that Indian refiners and traders embarked on paying for most of their Russian oil purchased via Dubai-based traders in UAE dirhams instead of U.S. dollars.
(2023-02-08). Sanctions imposed by U.S. and allies hamper relief and rescue work in earthquake-devastated Syria. mronline.org 
Over 5,000 people have been reported dead so far and thousands more injured in Turkey and Syria in a 7.8 magnitude earthquake on Monday.
(2023-02-08). Douyin considers expanding pilot cities for group buying deliveries. ecns.cn ByteDance's Douyin, the Chinese version of TikTok, said that it is considering expanding the pilot cities for group buying deliveries, a move to further tap online business.
(2023-02-08). Exit and entry permit services optimized to cater to huge travel demand. ecns.cn The Shanghai Exit-Entry Administration Bureau announced on Wednesday that it has optimized online reservations for exit and entry permit services to meet the growing demands for outbound travel.
(2023-02-08). Smart Ass Cripple: The Right to Get Stoned (and Other Things) Online. progressive.org New federal lawsuit Rasheta Bunting v. Housing Works Cannabis demonstrates how inaccessible websites can be just as limiting as inaccessible buildings.
(2023-02-08). In Video: Russian LMUR Missile Hits Ukrainian Position With Pinpoint Accuracy. southfront.org 
The LMUR missile. © Dmitry Litovkin/TASS | Russian attack helicopters continue to target Ukrainian military positions across the frontline in the special military operation zone with the advanced Lightweight Multifunction Missile (LMUR), also known as the Izdeliye 305. | On February 8, a video documenting a recent strike with LMUR missile on a position near the settlement of Kam'yans'ke in the Zaporozhye region surfaced online. The missile hit the position, a large hangar, with pinpoint accuracy…
(2023-02-08). Online therapy is effective in treating Tourette's syndrome and chronic tics. healtheuropa.com 
Online behavioural therapy is an effective and safe way to treat children with Tourette's syndrome or chronic tic disorder, according to new research. The Online Remote Behavioural Intervention for Tics (ORBIT) trial was funded by the NIHR and led by researchers from the University of Nottingham. The study assessed online therapy programmes for nine to …
(2023-02-08). A masterpiece of Socialist Realism. mronline.org 
BRUNI DE LA MOTTE recommends a classic of East German literature that gives a human face to difficult political choices.
(2023-02-08). Facebook protects Nazis to protect Ukraine proxy war. mronline.org 
Meta, the parent company of Facebook, announced on January 19 that the company no longer considers Ukraine's Azov Regiment to be a "dangerous organization."
(2023-02-08). $340 Million Anti-Labor Consulting Industry Is Behind Union-Busting. popularresistance.org The remarkable spikes in union activity over the last few years have given many on the left cause for hope: could we be on the precipice of a resurgent, newly galvanized U.S. labor movement? In the first three quarters of 2022, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) documented a 53 percent increase in organizing petitions — including startling wins by new, independent unions at Starbucks, Amazon, Trader Joe's, and numerous others, across many sectors. There's a widespread sense that a qualitative shift has taken place. | That said — despite the perceptible increase in agitation — on quantitat…
(2023-02-09). Canadian Tire Fire #53: Bail Reform For the Worse, Drug Decriminalization, and Prison Construction Updates. itsgoingdown.org This week we look at a call from politicians to make it harder for prisoners to get bail, updates on prison construction in Ontario, drug decriminalization in BC, and deaths in prisons across so-called Canada. Bail Reform for the Worse Earlier in January, all 13 premiers across so-called Canada signed a letter to the federal…
(2023-02-08). Black Reconstruction on Carolina's Gold Coast. workers.org 
The "Reconstruction Era" following the Civil War spanned 1865-1876; it was a brief period in which formerly enslaved Black people won some political, social and economic rights in the South. But the former slaveocracy regained state power and enforced economic and political oppression once again. The March to the Sea, . . . |
(2023-02-08). Special local bonds rev up investment. ecns.cn The early and speedy issuance and allocation of this year's special local government bond quota will effectively boost infrastructure construction and help rev up economic recovery, particularly in the first quarter, analysts said.
(2023-02-08). Union bureaucracies try to block Spanish health care workers struggle. wsws.org Doctors, nurses and other health staff are taking action in regions across Spain against low wages, deteriorating working conditions and attacks on public health care.
(2023-02-08). Patient deaths on the rise due to health care understaffing. wsws.org A poll of 400 registered nurses living and working in Michigan has exposed the desperate working conditions in the health care system throughout the state that is leading to a dramatic rise in negative patient outcomes including an increase in the number of deaths due to understaffing.
(2023-02-08). Fix nursing shortages to fix healthcare. nursesunions.ca Action to support nurses and protect the patients they care for must be top priority in health agreements.
(2023-02-08). Bournemouth nurse speaks on Britain's NHS strike. wsws.org Dannielle Gillingham spoke to World Socialist Web Site reporters during the February 6-7 strike by hundreds of thousands of National Health Service nurses and ambulance workers—the largest strike in the NHS since its foundation 75 years ago.
(2023-02-09). Six Portland grocery stores form union. workers.org 
Six Portland, Oregon, New Seasons grocery stores voted to form a new union seven months ago called the New Seasons Labor Union. The union's first action, Feb. 3, 4 and 5, was to rally and picket in front of the six stores to raise community awareness about management's new policy . . . |
(2023-02-08). Friday 2/10: Put Musk On Autopilot To Mars! indybay.org At: Tesla Factory – 45500 Fremont Blvd, Fremont, CA 94538…
(2023-02-08). Big Oil spent over $34.2 million lobbying California officials in the 2021-22 session. indybay.org WSPA and Big Oil wield their power in 8 major ways: through (1) lobbying; (2) campaign spending; (3) serving on and putting shills on regulatory panels; (4) creating Astroturf groups; (5) working in collaboration with media; (6) creating alliances with labor unions; (7) contributing to non profit organizations; and (8) sponsoring awards ceremonies, including those for legislators and journalists.
(2023-02-08). Science Saturday: Cross-laboratory collaboration accelerates gold-standard SRA testing. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org At Mayo Clinic Laboratories, where teamwork powers innovation, a cross-laboratory collaboration has enabled implementation of a cutting-edge, gold standard test for a life-threatening condition known as HIT, or heparin-induced thrombocytopenia. The test, a serotonin release assay (SRA), uses the expertise and technologies of the Special Coagulation Laboratory (SCL) and Clinical Mass Spectrometry Laboratory (CMSL) to guide physicians on making an accurate diagnosis of HIT, which is an important first step in choosing the best blood…
(2023-02-08). Mayo Clinic to lead new radiotracer trial for detecting pancreatic cancer. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — In an academic-industrial collaboration, Mayo Clinic is assessing in a clinical trial a new radiotracer in pancreatic cancer imaging. As part of the investigation, the new agent, 68Ga-Fibroblast-Activation-Protein-Inhibitors (FAPI)-46 (68Ga-FAPI-46), will be compared with 18-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG), which is the current standard-of-care radiotracer, in positron emission tomography (PET) imaging of pancreatic cancer. "The research will focus on pancreatic cancer and evaluate whether this radiotracer does what it's supposed to do, and whether it…
(2023-02-08). Granada conmemora aniversario de su independencia. telesurtv.net El sindicalista Eric Matthew Gairy lideró la fundación del Partido Laborista Granadino Unido y levantó la voz por la independencia de la isla.
(2023-02-08). HK's Lee promotes ties in Mideast visit. ecns.cn John Lee Ka-chiu and an HKSAR government and business delegation began their visit to the United Arab Emirates on Tuesday, after pushing ties with Saudi Arabia to a new level of collaboration.
(2023-02-08). Are Leftists And Labor Finally Winning In Los Angeles? progressivehub.net ABE ASHER | JACOBIN…
(2023-02-08). Is hybrid the future of work? america.cgtn.com While last year company executives pushed for a mass return to the office that never really materialized amid what was dubbed the Great Resignation, 2023 might usher in a new era of concessions, despite signs of a labor market that is starting to cool, …
(2023-02-08). Critics Slam Business-Backed Bill to Expand Child Labor in Iowa. truthout.org Labor advocates on Tuesday decried a business-backed bill introduced by Republican state lawmakers in Iowa that would roll back child labor laws so that teens as young as 14 could work in previously prohibited jobs including mining, logging, and animal slaughtering — a proposal one union president called dangerous and "just crazy." Senate File 167, introduced by state Sen. Jason Schultz (R-6)… |
(2023-02-08). Venezuela Sends 52 Rescuers to Tàºrkiye and Syria. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday morning, Venezuela sent 52 specialists to Tàºrkiye and Syria to collaborate in rescue actions in the areas affected by the earthquakes. | RELATED: | They are firefighters and members of the Civil Protection and the Simon Bolivar Humanitarian Task Force. Accompanied by six rescue dogs, the specialists departed on a Conviasa airline plane, which was also transporting 22 tons of humanitarian ai…
(2023-02-09). Letter to the editor: Tortuguita and Tyre. workers.org 
Manuel Esteban Paez Terán aka Tortuguita Letter to the editor from Julia Wright They both loved Nature. The one loved sunsets and photographed them — but he did not walk happily into any sunset. The other defended trees with all their radical love; they knew he must save the roots . . . |
(2023-02-09). Sam Marcy clarified Marx for us. workers.org 
The following message was from a study group of prisoners on Texas Death Row at the Ellis I Unit, Huntsville, Texas, on the occasion of the 85th birthday celebration of the late chairperson of Workers World Party, Sam Marcy, Oct. 5, 1996. Both Emerson Rudd and Ponchai Wilkerson were legally . . . |
(2023-02-09). What Marcyism means to me. workers.org 
Based on a talk given at the Feb. 5 webinar "Global Class War: Lessons from Sam Marcy for workers struggles today." Go to youtu.be/5Arb33Q8SN0 to view the webinar. Sam Marcy was someone who I never got a chance to meet, but if I had the chance to, I would have . . . |
(2023-02-09). China's Red Cross sends rescuers, supplies to Syria earthquake zone. ecns.cn The Red Cross Society of China (RCSC) on Thursday morning dispatched a team of rescue workers with its first batch of medical supplies to Syria to assist the earthquake-hit country in rescue operations.
(2023-02-09). Burkina Faso asks French army to leave. workers.org 
Malians protest French troops. "France degage," loosely translated, means "France, get the hell out!" The government of Burkina Faso on Jan. 23 officially asked the French army to remove its special forces detachment and its military trainers from the country by the end of February. France has about 400 soldiers . . . |
(2023-02-09). Chicago rideshare workers demand a living wage and accountable politicians. liberationnews.org 
The drivers are a part of the Chicago Gig Alliance, a member-driven organization which includes gig workers for companies such as Uber, Lyft, Instacart, Amazon Flex, Uber Eats, Door Dash, Wag and TaskRabbit.
(2023-02-09). POLICE TERROR–RACIST ARROW TIP LAUNCHED AGAINST ALL WORKERS. indybay.org Police and propaganda, corporate mass media control of the public mind…
(2023-02-09). LAUSD workers hold strike authorization vote after years-long contract impasse. wsws.org A strike by school support workers could paralyze the country's second-largest school district, the latest show of force by educators in the United States.
(2023-02-09). International greetings at SGP anti-war rally in Berlin: "This rally is of enormous importance to workers in all countries." wsws.org Hundreds of workers and youth attended the main rally of the SGP in the party's campaign for the Berlin state elections. The SGP is the only party in Germany calling for an end to the US/NATO war against Russia in Ukraine.
(2023-02-09). Indiana workers denounce fraudulent UAW run-off election. wsws.org In discussions outside factory gates, workers expressed deep opposition to the brazen violation of their rights and the "choice" in the election between two longtime union bureaucrats.
(2023-02-09). Australia: Sydney garbage collectors strike over pay and conditions. wsws.org Waste contractor Cleanaway is seeking to cut already low wages and slash overtime rates for inner Sydney rubbish collection workers.
(2023-02-09). Over ,000 Sri Lankan workers strike and protest against Wickremesinghe government's austerity measures. wsws.org Sri Lankan trade unions are attempting to dissipate rising mass anger against the government and its escalating social attacks through calling separate isolated actions and promoting illusions that the government can pressured to withdraw new income tax increases.
(2023-02-08). Imperialism vs. the brazen balloon. workers.org 
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer called it a "brazen incursion." White House spokesperson Karine Jean-Pierre called it "a clear violation of our sovereignty." Not to be outdone, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy tweeted that "China's brazen disregard for U.S. sovereignty is a destabilizing action that must be addressed, and President Biden . . . |
(2023-02-08). Portland: City workers walk off the job. workers.org 
As we go to press, the city employees won a new contract. Read more at workers.org More than 600 Portland city employees, working without a contract since June, walked off of their jobs Feb. 2, because the city refused to pay them wages they need to survive Portland's rising cost-of-living . . . |
(2023-02-08). °Justicia para Tyre Nichols! °Abolición de la policía! workers.org 
Declaración del Partido Mundo Obrero Tyre Nichols, un hombre negro de 29 años y conductor de FedEx en Memphis, Tennessee, fue brutalmente golpeado por la policía de Memphis. Detenido a dos minutos de su casa el 7 de enero, recibió tal golpiza que sucumbió a sus heridas tres días después. . . . |
(2023-02-08). Workers Struggles: The Americas. wsws.org Educators at Cape Breton University in Nova Scotia and Memorial University in Newfoundland are both in their second week of strike action to demand pay raises to meet inflation.
(2023-02-08). Australian pathology workers form rank-and-file safety committee. wsws.org "Our workplaces lack basic public health measures, including mask mandates and adequate ventilation, under conditions of the ongoing global pandemic."
(2023-02-08). Thousands of postal workers in Germany strike again for 15 percent pay rise. wsws.org In the face of low wages, increasing workloads, the enrichment of the Deutsche Post board and shareholders, billions being spent on war and rearmament, postal workers in Germany are showing a willingness to fight.
(2023-02-08). Millions of workers in France join third mass protest against pension cuts. wsws.org Workers who spoke to the WSWS denounced the role of the unions in demobilizing the struggle against Macron and the billions of euros of French arms deliveries to Ukraine.
(2023-02-08). Former UAW presidential candidate Brian Keller promotes UAW bureaucrat Shawn Fain in fraudulent run-off vote. wsws.org Keller, who appealed to workers anger over the betrayals of the corrupt UAW apparatus, has now thrown his support to a long-time bureaucrat who directly participated in the sellout of autoworkers.
(2023-02-08). Mexican Auto Glass Workers Withstand Threats to Form Independent Union. popularresistance.org Workers who produce glass for automakers including Ford, Volkswagen, and Tesla at a big auto glass plant in Mexico are pushing for a new contract, after forming an independent union despite threats of violence from a powerful, employer-friendly union. | The factory, owned by the French multinational Saint Gobain, employs 1,900 workers. It's located in Cuautla, Morelos—the city in south-central Mexico where the revolutionary Emiliano Zapata is buried.
(2023-02-08). Press Release: Fiery Ohio Train Wreck the Result of "PSR" popularresistance.org Railroad Workers United (RWU) condemns the dangerous and historically unsafe practices by Class 1 rail carriers that resulted in this catastrophe that will impact the community of East Palestine Ohio for many years, if not forever. The root causes of this wreck are the same ones that have been singled out repeatedly, associated with the hedge fund initiated operating model known as "Precision Scheduled Railroading" (PSR). But risky practices, such as ever longer and heavier trains even precede PSR. The train that wrecked is a case in point, 9300 feet long, 18,000 tons. Other hallmarks of modern day railroading in…
(2023-02-08). Daily Round-up | Western sanctions hampering earthquake relief in Syria & other stories. peoplesdispatch.org In today's episode, we bring you stores of sanctions hampering earthquake relief in Syria, the recent Ecuadorian elections, NHS workers continuing their strikes, and a Kenyan court allowing Meta to be sued…
(2023-02-08). Fiery Ohio Train Wreck The Result Of 'Precision Scheduling Railroading'. popularresistance.org Railroad Workers United (RWU) condemns the dangerous and historically unsafe practices by Class 1 rail carriers that resulted in this catastrophe that will impact the community of East Palestine Ohio for many years, if not forever. The root causes of this wreck are the same ones that have been singled out repeatedly, associated with the hedge fund initiated operating model known as "Precision Scheduled Railroading" (PSR). But risky practices, such as ever longer and heavier trains even precede PSR. The train that wrecked is a case in point, 9300 feet long, 18,000 tons. Other hallmarks of modern day railroading in…
(2023-02-08). Auto Glass Workers Withstand Threats To Form Independent Union. popularresistance.org Workers who produce glass for automakers including Ford, Volkswagen, and Tesla at a big auto glass plant in Mexico are pushing for a new contract, after forming an independent union despite threats of violence from a powerful, employer-friendly union. | The factory, owned by the French multinational Saint Gobain, employs 1,900 workers. It's located in Cuautla, Morelos—the city in south-central Mexico where the revolutionary Emiliano Zapata is buried. | Last September, workers there voted to join the new Independent Union of Free and Democratic Workers of Saint-Gobain Mexico and leave a union affiliated with…
(2023-02-08). French Unions Plan 5th Day of Protests Against Pension Reform. telesurenglish.net The CGT, France's largest union, is planning a new day of nationwide demonstrations against the government's planned pension reform on Feb. 16. | The announcement came on the heels of Tuesday's general mobilization, which brought together an estimated 757,000 people to demand that the government drop its reform plans. | RELATED: | On Tuesday, striking public sector workers also disrupted the country's transport, electricity and local…
(2023-02-08). United Steelworkers leader: Republicans want to kill Social Security. peoplesworld.org 
Cliff Carlton was the 10th of 11 children and one of three still living at home when his father, a coal miner, died unexpectedly at 67. Only his dad's Social Security benefits, along with vegetables from the family's small farm in southwestern Virginia, kept the household afloat during the lean years that followed. That battle …
(2023-02-08). Communication Workers Union cancels strike action, bowing to Royal Mail legal threat. wsws.org Yet again a technicality is used to override workers' right to strike, further exposing the draconian nature of government anti-strike legislation which the CWU does not challenge.
(2023-02-09). China responds to Biden's China remarks in his State of Union speech. ecns.cn
(2023-02-09). 4,000 teachers take part in warning strike in Berlin as mistrust of GEW trade union grows. wsws.org Due to the widespread indignation among teachers about the unsustainable conditions in the schools and the far too large classes, the GEW has already been forced eight times in recent months to hold similar protest actions.
(2023-02-09). Biden covers up plans for US shooting war against Russia in State of the Union address. wsws.org The central aim of Biden's State of the Union address was to conceal from the American people plans well under way to send US and NATO troops into direct military conflict with Russian forces, as the US-instigated war in Ukraine enters its second bloody year.
(2023-02-09). Germany has made the decision to establish its own NATO. journal-neo.org 
Recent events have increased the European society's disdain for Washington's policies and the desire for independence from the United States due to the White House's paranoid ambition to rule the world, including Europe, and the European Union's deteriorating status as an economic annex of NATO under proxy management by the United States and Britain. In …
(2023-02-09). China Says It Was Smeared in Biden's State of the Union Address. news.antiwar.com The Chinese Foreign Ministry on Wednesday spoke out against President Biden's State of the Union Address, where he took aim at Beijing and said the "competition" with China should unite Americans. "China does not shy away or flinch from competition. However, we are opposed to defining the entire China-US relations by competition," Chinese Foreign Ministry …
(2023-02-08). What the Pundits Get Wrong about Biden and SOTU: People are Confident in his Policies even if they Don't Think He is Charismatic. juancole.com Ann Arbor (Informed Comment)  ; The State of the Union address contained no surprises. Joe Biden's policies are by now a known quantity. It is remarkable, however, how much progress he made in implementing them in the first two years of his presidency. Those who saw the Republican Party become the party of "no" under …
(2023-02-08). PSL Editorial — State of the Union: Biden presents disaster as success. liberationnews.org 
Joe Biden's speechwriters had a difficult task tonight — how can the near-total failure of an administration to deliver on what it had promised be packaged as a rousing success story?>
(2023-02-08). World Cancer Day wish from a Mayo Clinic oncologist. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Cancer affects people worldwide, regardless of age, gender or socioeconomic status. That's why Mayo Clinic joins the Union for International Cancer Control and other global organizations on World Cancer Day, Feb. 4, to close the gap and reduce inequities in cancer care. Many marginalized groups and disadvantaged populations worldwide often have limited access to preventive measures, early detection and treatment, which leads to higher mortality rates. And they are often not represented in research and clinical trials. "My hope…
(2023-02-08). Presidente de EE.UU. pronuncia discurso del Estado de la Unión. telesurtv.net Biden reconoció que la inflación está bajando en el país, pero que no está ocurriendo lo suficientemente rápido.
(2023-02-08). State of the Union: Biden Says Beating China Should 'Unite All of Us'. news.antiwar.com In his State of the Union address on Tuesday night, President Biden took aim at China and said winning the "competition" with Beijing should "unite all of us." "Before I came to office, the story was about how the People's Republic of China was increasing its power and America was falling in the world. Not …
(2023-02-08). Biden delivers State of the Union address to divided Congress amid sour public mood. ecns.cn U.S. President Joe Biden is delivering his State of the Union address to Congress on Tuesday night amid a sour public mood.
(2023-02-08). On the matter of North Korean spies in South Korea. journal-neo.org 
The conservatives' offensive against the opposition is partly carried out under the slogans of searching for pro-Pyongyang NGOs and North Korean spies, and in this regard here's a digest of the most famous espionage scandals of recent years. An underground activist network or another crackdown on unions? Recall, back on August 6, 2021, four activists …
(2023-02-08). In OtherWords: February 8, 2023. otherwords.org Yesterday, President Biden gave a surprisingly fiery, populist State of the Union address. | This week in OtherWords, Karen Dolan highlights Rebekah Entralgo zeroes in on one idea in particular: the billionaire minimum tax, which would ensure that America's wealthiest people aren't paying lower tax rates than secretaries o…
(2023-02-08). Biden Is Right: You Shouldn't Pay a Higher Tax Rate Than Billionaires. otherwords.org In his third State of the Union address, President Joe Biden renewed his call for a billionaire minimum income tax, demanding Congress take action on a broken tax system that rewards wealth over work. | "Pass my proposal for a billionaire minimum tax," Biden proclaimed. "Because no billionaire should pay a lower tax rate than a school teacher or a firefighter." | Since the pandemic began in March 2020, U.S. billionaire wealth has
(2023-02-08). Biden Presented a Bold Agenda. Can He Back It Up? otherwords.org President Joe Biden took full advantage of his State of the Union address to celebrate his administration's victories for hard-working U.S. families and set the tone for progress and possibility for the next two years. | While the country is still suffering from high but easing inflation and the effects of a brutal pandemic, Biden has still presided over historic investments in children and families, climate, health care, and infrastructure. | He's created
(2023-02-08). Separatist Somaliland troops continue shelling Las Anod city, killing hundreds. peoplesdispatch.org The attack on Las Anod, the epicenter of unionist protests, began at the conclusion of the conference declaring the Sool, Sanaag, and Cayn (SSC) region a part of Somalia…
(2023-02-08). The NLRB Ruled In Favor Of Amazon Union Organizers. What's Next? progressivehub.net MAXIMILLIAN ALVAREZ | THE REAL NEWS…
(2023-02-08). French Unions Stage Third Day of General Strikes Against Pension Reform. globalresearch.ca
(2023-02-08). Nostalgia for the Cuban Missile Crisis. scheerpost.com 
By Roger Harris / CounterPunch Sixty years ago, a crowd of us young people anxiously massed around a black-and-white TV in my college student union building. The US and the USSR were in an existential standoff. The US had deployed ballistic nuclear missiles in Turkey. When the Soviets responded by placing missiles in Cuba, the …
(2023-02-08). Patrick Lawrence: No, Joey, It Still Isn't Morning in America. scheerpost.com 
By Patrick Lawrence / Original to ScheerPost O.K., you have a speech of 7,000—odd words to deliver to Congress. It ought to run about an hour as these things go. But you have nothing to say. Call Joe Biden. He certainly got the job done Tuesday evening. But I am confused as to our 46th …
(2023-02-08). Biden faces down Republican fascists at State of the Union. peoplesworld.org 
WASHINGTON—In his State of the Union message to the Congress and the people Tuesday night, President Joe Biden faced many of the same fascist Republican lawmakers in the chamber who had backed an attempted coup to prevent him from taking office in January 2021. Sitting in back of him as he delivered his second State …
(2023-02-08). Biden Uses State of the Union to Double Down on Failed Idea of Police Reforms. truthout.org In a State of the Union speech predictably marked by half the chamber applauding the president and the other half of the chamber sullenly disapproving (along with some outright expressions of rancor from far right congress people), President Joe Biden earned one of the few bipartisan standing ovations after stating his support for the police. "I know most cops are good, decent people. |
(2023-02-08). Biden's SOTU Climate Rhetoric Isn't Enough: He Must End Drilling, Activists Say. truthout.org President Joe Biden said during his State of the Union address Tuesday that the climate crisis is an "existential threat" and political leaders have an obligation to confront it. Seconds later, the president briefly deviated from his prepared remarks to add, "We're still going to need oil and gas for a while" — prompting applause from Republican lawmakers. To climate advocates… |
(2023-02-08). From Taxing the Rich to Defending Social Security, Will Biden Deliver? truthout.org From Taxing the Rich to Defending Social Security, Will Biden Deliver? Three months ago, if I'd had to guess what President Biden would be speaking about in his February 2023 State of the Union address, I would have anticipated that he would be facing a much larger GOP majority in Congress; that he would be on the defensive about soaring inflation; and that he would try to sidestep any discussion… |
(2023-02-08). Biden Calls for a Pathway for DREAMers and Further Border Militarization in SOTU. truthout.org President Joe Biden delivered his second State of the Union address Tuesday, touting his administration's achievements and laying out his plans for the next two years under a divided Congress, including on immigration, the economy, the climate crisis and more. We speak with Democratic Congressmember Delia Ramirez, who delivered a response to Tuesday's speech on behalf of the Working Families Party… |
(2023-02-08). Civil Rights Leaders Demand Action In Response To President Biden's State Of The Union. newsone.com 
(2023-02-09). Disney to cut 7,000 jobs in cost-saving plan. ecns.cn U.S. entertainment giant the Walt Disney Company has announced 7,000 job layoffs from its global workforce.
(2023-02-09). McGill Wintemute Blockade Report & Analysis: A Bloody Nose for the TERFs, but Where to from Here? itsgoingdown.org Report and analysis on recent blockade of far-Right and anti-trans event at McGill university. Originally posted to MTL Counter-Info. The protest and blockade against the UK anti-trans campaigner Robert Wintemute at McGill on Tuesday 10th Jan 2023 is potentially a moment of polarisation for the queer and trans liberation movement in Montreal. It is also…
(2023-02-09). Who Is Dane Calloway? The Father Of 'Where Are The Slave Ships' Conspiracy. moguldom.com YouTuber Dane Calloway posts videos and has written a book about his doubts regarding the trans-Atlantic slave trade. He has discussed his conspiracy theory to such an extent he is regarded as the father of the "Where are the slave ships?" movement in which people question Africans being transported to the Americas as enslaved people …
(2023-02-08). Supporters of Palestine confront war criminal Netanyahu's visit in Paris. samidoun.net 
From 2 to 5 February 2023, Israeli war criminal, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, was hosted in Paris by the French government. On this occasion, he met French President Emmanuel Macron as well as figures from the business sector and representatives of organizations that aim to fight the growing movement to boycott Israel in France. Faced with …
(2023-02-08). Building the Movement to Stop Cop City: Three Theories of Victory in Atlanta. itsgoingdown.org An analysis from Unity and Struggle about the path forward for the movement to Stop Cop City. The struggle in Atlanta's Weelaunee forest and against Cop City has been waged on many fronts: treesits, rallies, community meetings, targeted property destruction, lawsuits. Recently, police attacks and the assassination of Tortuguita dealt many of us a devastating…
(2023-02-08). GLSDB Munitions May Have Been Already Delivered To Ukraine: Official. southfront.org 
The GLSDB system. Source: Saab Group | The United States may have already delivered Ground-Launched Small Diameter Bombs (GLSDB) to Ukraine, Vladimir Rogov, chairman of the We Are Together with Russia public movement, said on February 8. | The GLSDB was developed by American Boeing and Swedish Saab Group. The system combines the 129-kilogram GBU-39 Small Diameter Bomb (SDB), which is guided by a GPS-aided inertial navigation system, with the M26 227 mm rocket motor. It has a range of up…
(2023-02-08). Mayor of Barcelona suspends all institutional ties with Israel. bdsmovement.net 
(2023-02-08). Barcelona suspends twinning with Tel Aviv and all institutional relationships with Israel. samidoun.net 
Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network salutes the popular movement and the people of Barcelona on the occasion of the Mayor of Barcelona's announcement that all institutional relations with Israeli apartheid, including the Catalan capital's twinning with Tel Aviv, will be suspended. We praise Mayor Ada Colau for taking this important step forward, a step that …
(2023-02-08). From Brazil to Peru, the far right is on the move in Latin America. therealnews.com 
Between former Peruvian president Pedro Castillo being removed from office and Jair Bolsonaro's far-right supporters in Brazil storming the halls of government in a January 6-style coup attempt, the pitched battle for political power in Latin American states is intensifying more with each passing day. What is driving these insurgent rightwing movements across the continent? …
(2023-02-08). Now is the Spring of our discontent. unitedworldint.com By Odile Mojon, Paris / France Is France experiencing a "mass strike" in the image of what Rosa Luxemburg spoke about? First of all, it should be remembered that beyond France, other European countries (England, Germany, Belgium, Italy, Spain) are affected, or have recently been affected, by major strike movements, for similar reasons. These are …
(2023-02-08). United States's Pursuit of Imperial Military Base in Northern Somalia Fuels Brutal War. libya360.wordpress.com Jamal Abdulahi Sketch Map of British Somaliland (Image: University of Illinois) The history of European colonialism and the endless U.S. desire for a military presence strengthen a Somalia secessionist movement and warfare that most people in that country do not want. One outcome of the Somali Republic's political collapse in 1991 was the secessionist Somali National Movement (SNM)…
(2023-02-09). China's Greater Bay Area to pilot new travel endorsement policy for talents. ecns.cn Starting from Feb. 20, mainland cities in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area will pilot a new policy of issuing endorsements for talents working in the mainland to travel to the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) and Macao SAR.
(2023-02-08). Interval training for heart health. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org EAU CLAIRE, Wis. — When it comes to exercise, what's best for your heart: slow and steady, or fast and furious? How about a combination of both? Interval training — alternating short bouts of higher-intensity effort with longer bouts of less-intense activity — has big benefits for your heart. "Interval training makes your heart alternate between working hard and recovering," says Melinda Hahm, a clinical exercise physiologist in Cardiology at Mayo Clinic Health System in…
(2023-02-08). Danish working class opposes government's bid to abolish public holiday to raise money for arms. peoplesdispatch.org The government's decision to add an extra working day is part of its plan to raise an extra 3 billion kroner (USD 0.43 billion) for the rearmament of the country…