(2023-04-05). Women in science: Q&A with Martha Grogan, M.D. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Dr. Martha Grogan March is Women's History Month and an opportunity to celebrate the achievements of women in science and research. Women make up just 33% of the world's researchers, according to the United Nations. That's changing according to Felicity Enders, Ph.D., director of the Office of Research Equity, Inclusion and Diversity. As is their role in the field. Today, there are "more women not only entering the field but also moving into leadership," she says. Among them…
(2023-04-05). 47th Anniversary of Land Day: Palestinians Rally Against Israelis' Theft of Their Land. orinocotribune.com Palestinians have held rallies to commemorate the 47th anniversary of Land Day, in honor of the struggle against Israeli settler-apartheid oppression and the call for freedom, justice and equality. | People in the Gaza Strip, West Bank, and East al-Quds took to the streets on Thursday to mark the event that takes place on March 30 every year. | In the Gaza Strip, protesters gathered near the fence that separates the besieged enclave from the occupied territories as Israeli troops fired live bullets and tear gas canisters. According to local sources, five Palestinians were injured, three of them with live bullets,…
(2023-04-05). Student Debt Forgiveness Is a Win-Win for Our Country. inequality.org The Supreme Court is gearing up to weigh in on the ongoing student loan debt debate prompted by President Joe Biden's sweeping debt cancellation plan that would help over 35 million Americans. I spent over two decades paying off my federal student loans — and like a lot of people with educational debt, I paid $20,000 more …
(2023-04-06). Brazilians struggling with illiteracy work to overcome limitations, prejudices. america.cgtn.com 
Age discrimination is widespread, especially in the workplace. In Brazil, ageism affects a particularly vulnerable group: the illiterate.
(2023-04-06). Teachers across England overwhelmingly reject derisory pay offer. wsws.org Both the education unions and the government knew full well that educators would reject the pay offer and have used the "talks" to diffuse anger and opposition through political theatre and posturing, with the unions now calling for "fresh talks".
(2023-04-06). Inside the Prisoner-led Struggle to Win Education for All. scheerpost.com 
(2023-04-05). Women in science: Q&A with Martha Grogan, M.D. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Dr. Martha Grogan March is Women's History Month and an opportunity to celebrate the achievements of women in science and research. Women make up just 33% of the world's researchers, according to the United Nations. That's changing according to Felicity Enders, Ph.D., director of the Office of Research Equity, Inclusion and Diversity. As is their role in the field. Today, there are "more women not only entering the field but also moving into leadership," she says. Among them…
(2023-04-05). 47th Anniversary of Land Day: Palestinians Rally Against Israelis' Theft of Their Land. orinocotribune.com Palestinians have held rallies to commemorate the 47th anniversary of Land Day, in honor of the struggle against Israeli settler-apartheid oppression and the call for freedom, justice and equality. | People in the Gaza Strip, West Bank, and East al-Quds took to the streets on Thursday to mark the event that takes place on March 30 every year. | In the Gaza Strip, protesters gathered near the fence that separates the besieged enclave from the occupied territories as Israeli troops fired live bullets and tear gas canisters. According to local sources, five Palestinians were injured, three of them with live bullets,…
(2023-04-05). Student Debt Forgiveness Is a Win-Win for Our Country. inequality.org The Supreme Court is gearing up to weigh in on the ongoing student loan debt debate prompted by President Joe Biden's sweeping debt cancellation plan that would help over 35 million Americans. I spent over two decades paying off my federal student loans — and like a lot of people with educational debt, I paid $20,000 more …
(2023-04-06). Brazilians struggling with illiteracy work to overcome limitations, prejudices. america.cgtn.com Age discrimination is widespread, especially in the workplace. In Brazil, ageism affects a particularly vulnerable group: the illiterate.
(2023-04-06). Teachers across England overwhelmingly reject derisory pay offer. wsws.org Both the education unions and the government knew full well that educators would reject the pay offer and have used the "talks" to diffuse anger and opposition through political theatre and posturing, with the unions now calling for "fresh talks".
(2023-04-06). Inside the Prisoner-led Struggle to Win Education for All. scheerpost.com
(2023-04-05). Xi stresses Party theoretic study drive to enhance cohesion and pool strengths. ecns.cn A meeting on the education campaign about the study and implementation of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era was held on Monday in Beijing. President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission (CMC), attended the meeting and made an important speech.
(2023-04-05). China plans to restructure disciplines, majors at universities. ecns.cn China will adjust the composition of about 20 percent of the disciplines and majors at its higher education institutions, replacing outdated disciplines with new ones that keep abreast with new technologies, emerging sectors and new business modes.
(2023-04-06). A Donbas diary: Looking back at the early stages of the conflict in Ukraine — OpEd. mronline.org 
"It is evening in Bucharest, the capital of Romania, one of NATO's easternmost members. I am waiting at the edge of Izvor Park in the city center to meet with a young friend who has fled Ukraine." – Fergie Chambers…
(2023-04-06). French strikes and popular mobilizations continue, contesting not only retirement rollback, but also police brutality and authoritarian politics. mronline.org 
Since January, more-or-less weekly mass labor mobilizations have continued against a new law that would increase the retirement age from 62 to 64, even after it was rammed through without a vote on March 16.
(2023-04-06). Why Zelensky will NOT take back Crimea. mronline.org 
Any attempt by a Ukrainian government to "take back" Crimea would be met with firm opposition and resistance from the people who live there.
(2023-04-06). Hochul is helping her fossil fuel donors gut key climate law. mronline.org 
After scoring half a million from oil and gas interests, New York's Democratic governor wants to allow utilities to burn fossil fuels for decades longer than currently permitted.
(2023-04-06). Tuesday 4/18: 2023 California Pan African Global Trade – Urban Agriculture Producers and Consumers. indybay.org Online – In person Watch Party | The Grand Ballroom | 1215 J Street | Sacramento, California…
(2023-04-06). Saudi Arabia invests almost $40bn to become Video Gaming Hub. juancole.com 
( Middle East Monitor ) — In line with its ambitions to diversify its economy away from oil and to become a video gaming powerhouse, Saudi Arabia will be investing $38 billion in the local online gaming industry in Riyadh. According to a report by Bloomberg on Monday, Savvy Gaming Group, a subsidiary of the …
(2023-04-06). Lively discussion at online meeting of the Postal Action Committee in Germany. wsws.org The second online public meeting of…
(2023-04-05). Second "Summit for Democracy" journal-neo.org 
The Summit for Democracy had its second forum on March 28-30 this year. The current US administration established the event in the second part of 2021, and it was held for the first time in December of that year. Because the Covid-19 pandemic was still active at the time, this event was held online a […] | –°–æ–æ–±—â–µ–Ω–∏–µ
(2023-04-05). Israeli Police Storm Al-Aqsa Mosque, Palestinians Retaliate With Rocket Fire (Videos). southfront.org 
Screen grab, via Twitter. | Early on April 5, Israeli police stormed the al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem during Ramadan prayers, arresting hundreds of Palestinians and provoking retaliatory rocket fire from the Gaza Strip. | Police officers smashed doors and windows to enter al-Aqsa, one of Islam's holiest sites, and deployed stun grenades and rubber bullets once inside. Videos that surfaced online show the officers striking screaming people with batons inside the mosque. | In a…
(2023-04-05). Kiev Forces Spotted Firing Israeli Cluster Mortar Rounds. southfront.org 
File image. | Kiev forces have begun using Israeli cluster mortar rounds against the Russian military, according to a photo that surfaced online on April 4. | The photo shows two Ukrainian soldiers loading an Israeli-made M971 fin-stabilized, cargo carrier mortar round into a Soviet-made 2B11 towed 120 mm mortar cannon. It's still unknown when or where the photo was taken. | Click to see full-size image. Via Twitter. | The…
(2023-04-05). Japan needs to reconsider wastewater discharge plan. mronline.org 
It may be recalled that after Japan alarmingly announced in April 2021 its plan to start releasing around 1.3 million metric tons of contaminated wastewater from the destroyed Fukushima nuclear plant into the sea, countries in the rest of eastern Asia and the Pacific region protested. Environmental groups and even the Japanese people opposed it.
(2023-04-05). "Legitimate target" — Bellingcat defends terror attack at St. Petersburg cafe. mronline.org 
Christo Grozev of the U.S. government-sponsored Bellingcat endorsed the terror attack that killed a Russian war reporter and injured many others during a public event in St. Petersburg. He also defended Ukraine's attempt to assassinate a Russian philosopher because he was a "propagandist."
(2023-04-05). The United Nations is being used by the U.S. in its Propaganda War against Nicaragua. mronline.org 
While the United States pays little regard to the human rights of many of its own citizens, it manifests intense interest in those of countries that it regards as its enemies.
(2023-04-05). TikTok on trial: The latest front in the U.S. tech war on China. mronline.org 
On March 23, CEO of TikTok Shou Zi Chew testified before the House Energy and Commerce Committee addressing concerns over the popular social media app's data collection practices and parent company ByteDance's alleged links to the Chinese government.
(2023-04-05). Unchecked by consequences, a new authoritarianism is unfolding in India. mronline.org 
The use of hate and arbitrary power and calculated killings by Hindu nationalists reveal an ominous disregard for democracy, a forewarning of what is to come.
(2023-04-05). With democracy on the line, People's World does the job corporate media won't. peoplesworld.org 
The argument for keeping People's World alive is a more critical one now than ever before. That's because we are at a critical juncture in U.S. history, one that could end up with a fascist takeover of our country. At such a time as this, the need for truth-telling journalists who work in print, online, …
(2023-04-05). Thursday 4/6: Debunking the Parents Bill of Rights Teach-in. indybay.org Online teach-in…
(2023-04-06). CATL: Hungary EV battery plant still a 'go'. ecns.cn Its battery plant in Hungary is "proceeding as planned", rebutting market rumors that the Hungarian plant had halted construction plans due to environmental issues.
(2023-04-06). Xinhai ferry terminal hub under construction in Haikou. ecns.cn The terminal is a key project to promot integrated port and shipping operations with zero transfer services for tourists across the Qiongzhou Strait, and also an important project to support independent customs operations in the Hainan free trade port.
(2023-04-05). China builds vast solar, wind power parks in deserts. ecns.cn The northern region of China is witnessing a remarkable surge in the construction of solar and wind power parks along its desert belt and this development is transforming the once barren and desolate areas into a bustling hub for renewable energy.
(2023-04-05). Video: Sydney construction workers march through city. greenleft.org.au Construction workers demanding protection from silicosis and calling on Labor governments to keep their promises to remove anti-union laws took to Sydney streets in their thousands. Peter Boyle reports.
(2023-04-06). UK: Support grows for no-confidence vote in Royal College of Nursing officials. wsws.org The initiative taken by petition organisers is a crucial one, asserting the rights of rank-and-file nurses against the RCN's unaccountable bureaucracy.
(2023-04-06). Chicago REI Store workers seek to unionize. peoplesworld.org 
CHICAGO—Can disappointment with your company's failure to live up to its professed progressive ideals drive your organizing drive? Apparently, for the workers at the REI store at the corner of Kingsbury and Schiller in Chicago, the answer is "yes." Like REI workers elsewhere, including those who have unionized with the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store …
(2023-04-06). Cuba y China firman acuerdo para abrir un laboratorio en la ciudad de Chengdu. cubadebate.cu Instituciones de Cuba y China firmaron esta jornada un acuerdo que sienta las bases para abrir un laboratorio en la ciudad de Chengdu (suroccidente) dedicado a las investigaciones en neurotecnología y bioingeniería. El nuevo laboratorio se sumará a otros centros operados en el gigante asiático por los dos Gobiernos.
(2023-04-06). An essential workers' history of the pandemic. therealnews.com 
The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic devastated the working class from the start. Those deemed "essential workers" in the service, medical, transportation, agriculture, and other sectors were hit particularly hard. While the sacrifices of workers were paid lip service in the early days of the pandemic, the rhetoric rapidly shifted towards denunciations of a "labor shortage" as worker resistance mounted with time. As the capitalist class continues to espouse a dominant narrative of the pandemic that insists that the worst is over and workers ought to accept diminished real wages and deteriorating conditions, the ne…
(2023-04-06). Hunger strikes at ICE detention centers protest slave labor. workers.org 
Protesters outside Mesa Verde ICE Processing Center in Bakersfield, California, June 4, 2020. "GEO is a billion-dollar company, and they're paying us $1 a day," 21-year-old detainee Cruz Martinez said. "They're getting rich off of us." (tinyurl.com/bdfm4y9h) On Feb. 16, Martinez and over 80 incarcerated immigrants began a hunger strike . . . |
(2023-04-06). $41 million federal grant to help Mayo Clinic, collaborators advance multiethnic Alzheimer's research. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Alzheimer's disease affects people of all ethnic groups. Armed with $41 million in new federal funding, Mayo Clinic researchers and colleagues from 13 other institutions around the country are pursuing three multiethnic projects to identify targets for treatment. Alzheimer's disease robs victims of their memories and families of quality time with their loved ones. Deaths from Alzheimer's more than doubled from 2000 to 2019, and the number of people living with the…
(2023-04-06). Cancer-free and embracing new adventures thanks to Mayo's collaborative care. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org In January 2021, after being in remission from melanoma for almost a decade, Christina Armendariz began to feel unwell. The 42-year-old mother went to the emergency room at a hospital near her Orlando, Florida, home. After several imaging tests, Christina was told her cancer had returned. She had a mass under her arm and multiple soft tissue tumors throughout her body. Although she began treatment locally, Christina's condition worsened over time. She experienced significant cognitive…
(2023-04-06). Jobs Day Preview: What to Expect in the March Report. cepr.net The monthly Employment Situation is scheduled for release by the Bureau of Labor Statistics on Friday, April 7th at 8: 30 AM Eastern Time. The collapse of the Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) and the resulting contagion added a major element of uncertainty to an economy that already was not following any clear course. There were already widespread …
(2023-04-06). Elaborarán alfombra de aserrín más grande de Guatemala. telesurtv.net Está previsto que unos 4.000 voluntarios participen en la elaboración de la alfombra, con aproximadamente 3,5 kilómetros de largo.
(2023-04-06). 'Imperial is committed to growing collaborations with Europe': President Brady. imperial.ac.uk Imperial is committed to growing its collaborations with partners in Europe said President Hugh Brady during a trip to Paris to meet academic leaders.
(2023-04-06). NLRB OKs union vote at Ohio charter school complex. peoplesworld.org 
COLUMBUS, Ohio —The National Labor Relations Board's top regional official in Southern Ohio OK'd union authorization votes at the big KIPP charter school complex in Columbus. Regional Director Patricia Nachand ruled on April 3 for votes among one unit of 125 educators, social workers, intervention specialists, teacher fellows, and student life coordinators and the other …
(2023-04-06). China y Francia profundizan cooperación económica. telesurtv.net Firman nuevos acuerdos de colaboración y manifiestan su intención de avanzar en el ámbito aeroespacial, la energía nuclear con fines civiles y otras áreas.
(2023-04-05). Slinghot: Take The High Road. popularresistance.org When I ran for president of the Massachusetts Teachers Association I ran headlong into attacks about my character, my competency, and the intentions of our reform caucus. We were accused of being divisive, of being controlled by outside forces, and of cheating. | As we campaigned, we tapped into a deep vein of anger and disappointment with the former leadership. We put forward a vision of well-funded schools, autonomy in the classroom, and dignity at work. We invited each other into building a fighting union that would organize to achieve these goals. | Instead of proposing their own vision, our opponents pulled…
(2023-04-05). April 9 meeting to honor Mary Pinotti-Kaessinger. workers.org 
A virtual meeting will be held to honor Mary Pinotti-Kaessinger, Revolutionary, Disability Justice and Rights Fighter, Labor Organizer — Rest in power! The Disability Justice and Rights Caucus of Workers World Party (DJRC) is hosting its monthly 2nd Sunday Dialogue, April 9 at 7: 00 p.m. EDT, to honor Mary and . . . |
(2023-04-05). Filings Reveal Amazon Spent Over $14 Million to Bust Union in 2022 Alone. scheerpost.com 
(2023-04-05). CFMEU demands Labor scrap anti-union laws. greenleft.org.au Thousands of workers took to the streets in a national day of action to demand wage rises and protest anti-union laws, report Jacob Andrewartha, Sue Bolton, Alex Bainbridge and Jim McIlroy.
(2023-04-05). Stop This Corporate Child Abuse. otherwords.org With new outrages erupting every day, I find some comfort in knowing that we the people have at least eliminated certain particularly ugly plutocratic abuses. Child labor, for example — outlawed in 1938, right? | Well, outlawed, yes; stopped, no. To be clear, there's nothing wrong with teenagers working to help their families, gain experience,…
(2023-04-05). The Undercover Organizers Behind America's Union Wins. popularresistance.org If you want to unionize a workplace, Will Westlake was saying, get used to unclogging the drains. At a secret off-hours gathering held in Rochester, New York, in March, the 25-year-old former barista told a few dozen labor activists that a great way to build trust with co-workers and bosses is to volunteer for thankless chores. In his case, that meant spending months at a Starbucks outside Buffalo in 2021 getting on his knees and reaching beneath the sinks to yank loose the grimy mix of mocha chips, espresso beans, congealed milk and rotten fruit that regularly stopped things up. "Be the person who's willing," We…
(2023-04-05). Massive rally of farmers and workers in Indian capital New Delhi. peoplesdispatch.org On Wednesday, April 5, thousands of farmers and workers from across India came to the capital New Delhi to protest the central government and its anti-farmer and anti-labor policies. The rally, organized under the banner 'Mazdoor Kisan Sangharsh Rally' was held at the Ramlila Maidan grounds. | Protesters
(2023-04-05). The Party of "Family Values" Sees No Irony in Axing Child Labor Protections. truthout.org The New York Times's recent exposé on child labor in the United States wasn't about what might be called "child labor lite": examples, say, of kids working in candy stores, logging long hours as babysitters, or getting up early to do paper-delivery rounds. Instead, it was about truly Dickensian conditions: children, many of whom were unaccompanied migrants, getting mangled while working overnight… |
(2023-04-05). Progressive Johnson Triumphs Against "Tough-on-Crime" Democrat in Chicago. truthout.org Progressive Brandon Johnson won the Chicago mayoral race on Tuesday, triumphing over conservative Democrat Paul Vallas in a victory that serves as a rebuke to Vallas's "tough-on-crime" platform and shows that candidates running on left-wing platforms can win. Johnson, a former labor organizer for the Chicago Teachers Union (CTU), defeated his well-financed opponent on a platform of supporting… |
(2023-04-05). Australian parliamentary report urges boost to war powers. wsws.org This report is another warning that the Labor government is preparing to join an aggressive US-led war against China, and regardless of even pretences of adhering to international law.
(2023-04-05). Australian Labor government's claim it cannot free Assange is a lie. wsws.org Australian governments, including the current Labor administration, have repeatedly exercised their legal and diplomatic powers to secure the release of citizens facing persecution abroad.
(2023-04-06). Comunicado: La clase obrera en Francia entierra a sus sepultureros. workers.org 
Los estudiantes se suman a la lucha para defender la jubilación. París, 7 de marzo. Por CNC en el Estado Español Comunicado de la Coordinadora de Núcleos Comunistas (CNC) en el Estado Español (España), publicado el 28 de marzo de 2023. Workers World publica este comunicado porque también podría aplicarse . . . |
(2023-04-06). Transphobia — a product of capitalism. workers.org 
Portland, Oregon Note: The following talk was given during the Trans Day of Resistance, March 31 in Portland, Oregon. Johnson is a member of the Portland branch of Workers World Party. Maddi Johnson speaking at Trans Day of Resistance in Portland, March 31. Where does transphobia come from? Are we . . . |
(2023-04-06). March for Queer & Trans Youth Autonomy. workers.org 
New York City More than 430 anti-LGBTQ+ bills have been pushed in legislatures across the U.S. within the past three months, a terrifyingly swift escalation in cruelty, even for this country. To say that we are witnessing an emerging genocide would not be hyperbole. This is why an impressive number . . . |
(2023-04-06). Greek workers intensify protests against further privatization of water utilities. peoplesdispatch.org On March 21, the Greek parliament passed a bill to revamp the Energy Regulatory Authority as the Waste, Energy, and Water Regulatory Authority, and expand its scope to include water and urban services. Unions and the communist party say that this will pave the way for further privatization…
(2023-04-06). Monday 5/1: San José May Day – International Workers' Day. indybay.org Roosevelt Park | 901 East Santa Clara Street | San José, CA 95116…
(2023-04-06). Amid collapsing trade volumes, 238 business groups ask Biden to intervene in contract talks for West Coast dockworkers. wsws.org Amid growing anxiety among the financial elite, another important aspect of this letter must be stressed: The financial oligarchy's fear that control over this contract negotiation may spill out of the hands of the pro-corporate ILWU.
(2023-04-06). Ford Saarlouis: The strikes in France and the fight against plant closure. wsws.org It is now essential for workers to take the initiative and wage a serious fight to defend all remaining jobs at the plant. The plant is still standing, production is still running. It is now that a strike and a real struggles must be discussed and organized.
(2023-04-06). Stellantis layoffs in Detroit area part of escalating global attack on jobs. wsws.org The ruling class is using economic terror in an effort to crush the growing demands by workers for wages that keep up with inflation and other improvements.
(2023-04-06). What way forward in the struggle to bring down Macron? wsws.org Building rank-and-file committees, independent of the union bureaucracies, will allow workers to wage a political campaign for a general strike to bring down Macron.
(2023-04-06). Los Angeles school workers speak out on working conditions, sellout tentative agreement. wsws.org This week, 30,000 classified workers in Los Angeles Unified School District are voting on a tentative agreement that fails to raise their pay and working conditions out of the poverty-level conditions that have prevailed for decades, following a three-day strike last month which shut down the nation's second-largest school district.
(2023-04-06). Sri Lankan Telecom workers strike against privatisation. wsws.org The privatisation of state-owned enterprises and the destruction of tens of thousands of public sector jobs, are part of the IMF-dictated austerity measures being imposed by the Wickremesinghe government.
(2023-04-06). Workers Struggles: Europe, Middle East & Africa. wsws.org Rail workers in Portugal begin further strikes to last through April, over pay, conditions and safety; Palestinians in Israel hold one-day general strike after 26-year-old doctor shot dead by police outside the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem's Old City; strikes continue in South Africa at retail giant Makro for pay and to protest the sacking of strikers…
(2023-04-06). UAW bargaining convention: From opening uncertainty to a path forward. peoplesworld.org 
DETROIT—The Auto Workers' bargaining convention in Detroit last month opened in uncertainty —who would lead it—and ended in setting tough priorities for upcoming talks with the Detroit 3. The uncertainty loomed because it was unclear, until the day before the March 27 start, that Shawn Fain, the challenger to incumbent Ray Curry in the union's …
(2023-04-05). How Union Workers Are Fighting to Save America's Beleaguered Health Care System. independentmediainstitute.org Among the handful of neurologically impaired patients in Judy Danella's care one day in March 2023 were three so ill that they struggled just to swallow. She fed each of them in turn, delivering spoonful after spoonful of pureed food, patiently nourishing them toward better health even as she herself was stretched thinner by the …
(2023-04-05). French Communist Party leads workers in march on Macron's palace over retirement scheme. peoplesworld.org 
PARIS—French Communist parliamentarians marched to the Élysée Palace, the residence of President Emmanuel Macron, Monday to hand in a letter demanding he drop his unpopular plan to raise the retirement age by two years to 64. The proposal has sparked a wave of strikes and brought millions of people into the streets since it was …
(2023-04-05). Is Israel a 'democracy'? An editorial. workers.org 
For the past 13 weeks, Israel has been rocked with massive demonstrations in the hundreds of thousands, especially in Tel Aviv, targeting the far-right, neofascist government headed by the butcher Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. What prompted the protests was a proposed "reform package" that would curtail the judiciary branch of . . . |
(2023-04-05). Guangzhou 1927: The Paris Commune of the East. libya360.wordpress.com Friends of Socialist China The Paris Commune, which lasted from March 18-May 28 1871, is generally regarded as the first seizure of power by the proletariat, and formation of a workers' government, in history. As such, it has continued to inspire varied attempts to establish workers power and build socialism, whether in terms of inspiration…
(2023-04-05). Communiqué: The working class in France buries its gravediggers. iacenter.org April 3, 2023 Communiqué of the Coordination of Communist Nuclei (CNC) in the Spanish State (Spain) published March 28, 2023. Workers World publishes this communiqué because it could also apply as a message for the working class in the United States. Translation: John Catalinotto. Workers on France's high-speed TGV trains demonstrate near the Lyon Station in Paris. Allez vous-faire foutre! (Go to hell!) Esclaves du capital! (Slaves of capital!) Servants de l'OTAN (Servants of NATO!) The French working class gives us, once again, a great lesson of class struggle, and starting from the beginning, it showed us what…
(2023-04-05). Despite government attacks: Workers, students in France stay strong. iacenter.org By G. Dunkel March 28, 2023 Since President Emmanuel Macron and Prime Minister Élizabeth Borne rammed through the "reform" of France's pension system March 16 — an attack which will require workers to work longer to obtain a full pension — the class struggle has grown more intense. Women retirees on the front lines, March 2023. Millions of workers struck on March 23 to protest this new law, which extends their retirement age to 64 from 62. The law must still be reviewed by the Constitutional Council, which can reject or modify it. The new pension law provides fewer protections for workers who have ard…
(2023-04-05). Germany: Warning strike turns up the steam. iacenter.org By Arnold Schà∂lzel March 30, 2023 The author is a former editor of the German newspaper junge Welt, where this article was published March 27. Translation: John Catalinotto Railroad and Transport Workers rally by the main train station in Bremen, Germany, March 25, 2023, for strike action. A foretaste of the depth of the strike waves in France or Britain occurred in Germany on March 27: For 24 hours, buses and trains remained largely in depots, airplanes on the ground. Some 335,000 workers responded to the joint call by the United Services Trade Union (Verdi) and the railway and transport union (EVG) for a…
(2023-04-05). Trump's indictment: only a beginning. iacenter.org Former President Donald J. Trump was indicted by a Manhattan grand jury March 31. The unexpected news was celebrated by many oppressed people, class-conscious workers and many on the left. Trump's Supreme Court appointments reversed the legal right to abortion. In addition to being the 45th occupant of the White House, Trump is known for being a bigoted billionaire, who emboldened the violent far right over the last several years and led a vicious Islamophobic, racist, misogynist, anti-migrant and anti-worker presidential campaign and administration. Good people believe he deserves to be punished. Trump was indic…
(2023-04-05). 87% of service workers in the US South were injured on the job last year. peoplesdispatch.org
(2023-04-05). Howard Schultz: Union Buster in Chief. otherwords.org Outgoing Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz, in a recent The conversation was meant to showcase Schultz's commitment to Starbucks coffee as he prepared to step down as CEO of the company for the third time. But it took place in Italy, prompting his interviewer to ask: Why wasn't Schultz sitting down with unionizing workers back home?
(2023-04-05). Chicago State University faculty and staff strike against low pay and high workloads. wsws.org More than 160 faculty and staff at Chicago State University (CSU) went on strike Monday against low pay and high workloads, as administrators remained firm in their resolve to make workers pay for decades of budget cuts at public universities throughout the state.
(2023-04-05). UK Royal Mail postal workers speak on their forming a rank-and-file committee. wsws.org "It was good to learn about the struggles of workers in France and of postal workers in Germany and Australia. Workers are faced with the same problems and are in the same fight."
(2023-04-05). What the merger of CP Rail and Kansas City Southern means for North American rail workers. wsws.org CPKC will operate nearly 33,000 kilometres of rail and employ approximately 20,000 people across one of the world's largest free-trade zones under the US-Mexico-Canada Agreement.
(2023-04-05). Teamsters bureaucracy offers hot air to UPS workers at contract rallies. wsws.org There is serious concern by the union bureaucracy, which has spent decades giving up one concession after another, that it could lose control of a restive and angry rank and file.
(2023-04-05). French rail workers denounce Macron and his fraudulent "mediation" with the unions. wsws.org Amid growing anger with Macron's dictatorial imposition of pension cuts, WSWS journalists interviewed railworkers in Paris about the call to bring down Macron via a general strike.
(2023-04-05). LO tacitly backs French unions' call for "mediation" to strangle fight against Macron. wsws.org As the conflict between workers and the French capitalist state mounts, Lutte ouvrière is backing the union bureaucracies' moves to block a struggle to bring down Macron.
(2023-04-06). Dozens more killed defending unionist city of Las Anod from separatist Somaliland. peoplesdispatch.org Scores were killed on April 1 while defending Las Anod—the city at the heart of movement to reunify the region with Somalia—from attacks by the separatist Somaliland army…
(2023-04-06). Calls Grow for Russia to Free Jailed U.S. Journalist Evan Gershkovich, Accused of Espionage. democracynow.org 
We speak with Joshua Yaffa, a close friend of Evan Gershkovich, The Wall Street Journal reporter who has been jailed in Russia since his arrest last week, when he was accused of trying to obtain state secrets related to the Russian military — days after the United States indicted a Russian man in Brazil on espionage charges. Gershkovich's parents left the Soviet Union for the United States before he was born, and he has reported in Russia since 2017. He faces up to 20 years in prison if convicted. Press freedom groups have denounced his arrest and urged Russia to immediately release him. Yaffa is The…
(2023-04-06). Cancilleres de Irán y Arabia Saudí se reúnen en Beijing. telesurtv.net Teherán y Riad anunciaron en marzo el restablecimiento de sus relaciones tras una negociación facilitada por el Gobierno chino.
(2023-04-05). Progressive coalition brings Brandon Johnson across the finish line in Chicago. peoplesworld.org 
CHICAGO — Brandon Johnson, a progressive African-American community activist, union organizer, and former teacher, defied the pollsters and was elected as Chicago's next mayor yesterday in a major victory for progressives. His win was propelled, in major part, part by a huge turnout among enthusiastic young voters. According to the Chicago Board of Elections, a …
(2023-04-05). In OtherWords: April 5, 2023. otherwords.org Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz has stepped down, concluding a controversial third stint as leader of the iconic company with a Senate hearing on his union busting | This week in OtherWords, Sonali Kolhatkar explains Also this week, we offer a pair of op-eds about ho…
(2023-04-05). From Teacher & Union Organizer to Mayor: Brandon Johnson Wins Chicago Race in Upset Victory. democracynow.org 
We get an update on a major victory for progressives in Chicago's mayoral race, where union organizer and former teacher Brandon Johnson narrowly defeated Paul Vallas in a runoff election Tuesday. Johnson called for community investment, while Vallas, who was backed by the police union, focused his campaign on crime. "Now comes the difficult part of governance," says Democracy Now! co-host Juan González, who is in Chicago and notes Johnson faces a hostile police force and skepticism from the city's business community.
(2023-04-05). Headlines for April 5, 2023. democracynow.org Trump Pleads Not Guilty to 34 Felony Counts Before Lashing Out at DA Bragg, Judge on His Case, Teachers' Union Leader Brandon Johnson Defeats Corporate Candidate to Become Next Mayor of Chicago, Liberal Judge Wins Wisconsin Supreme Court Race in Major Victory for Voting and Abortion Rights, Israeli Forces Violently Attack Al-Aqsa Worshipers, Arrest Hundreds During Ramadan Prayers, Colombia Tops List of Deadliest Country for Human Rights Activists, Massive Blaze at Bangladesh Clothing Market Burns Down 3,000 Shops, Anger and Mourning After 13 Women and Children Killed in Pakistan Food Distribution Stampede,…
(2023-04-05). Instalan I Reunión de Comisión Mixta Venezuela – Guinea Bissau. telesurtv.net El diplomático venezolano recordó que el próximo 6 de abril se cumplirán 17 años del establecimiento de las relaciones diplomáticas.
(2023-04-05). China patrulla Taiwán ante nueva provocación de EE.UU. telesurtv.net La víspera la portavoz de la Cancillería china, Mao Ning, denunció que la reunión viola el principio de una sola China.
(2023-04-06). Black Alliance For Peace Launches People(s)-Centered Campaign For A Zone Of Peace In The Americas. popularresistance.org April 4, 2023—Today, the Black Alliance for Peace (BAP) will launch a collective campaign for a Zone of Peace in Our Americas with organizations throughout our region in Washington, D.C.; Havana, Cuba; and Port-au-Prince, Haiti. | The "Zone of Peace" concept emerged from the January 29, 2014, meeting of the heads of state and governments of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC), all of which declared Latin America and the Caribbean should be seen and respected as a "Zone of Peace." BAP is leading an effort to activate the popular movement element of this state-centered declaration by…
(2023-04-06). The Next Big Threat: The Rise of the White Christian Nationalism in the United States. indybay.org A brief examination of the radical/ militant white Christian Nationalist movement.
(2023-04-06). IYSSE in New Zealand holds meeting against the war in Ukraine. wsws.org The IYSSE's meeting at Victoria University of Wellington called for an anti-war movement based on the international working class. Speakers discussed the causes of the war in Ukraine, the pro-imperialist politics of pseudo-left groups, and the university's promotion of far-right war propaganda.
(2023-04-05). How to Create Positive Change: Danielle Moodie and Wajahat Ali at Progress Network (Video). juancole.com The Progress Network | How does change actually occur? And what are the best tactics for bringing large coalitions together? Hosts of Democracy-ish, Danielle Moodie and Wajahat Ali, discuss the balance between angry revolution and individual hope, and what ultimately gets people on board with a movement. Plus, we take a look at the World …
(2023-04-05). 'Zone of Peace' Campaign Launched In 3 Countries to Build 'People(s)-Centered Movement' in the Americas. towardfreedom.org The Black Alliance for Peace (BAP), along with partner organizations, held events April 4 in three countries across the Americas to launch an effort to activate popular movements in the region in support of a 2014 call for a "Zone of Peace." TF editor Julie Varughese reports.
(2023-04-05). Israel's new far-right government: Analysis. bdsmovement.net 
(2023-04-05). The mass protests in Israel and the "left-anti-Semitism" witch-hunt. wsws.org The political lie of the unchallenged universal legitimacy of the state of Israel has suffered a devastating exposure with the mass protest movement of Jewish Israelis against the far-right government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
(2023-04-06). Azerbaijan expels four Iranian diplomats. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Anadolu AgencyApril 6, 2023 4 Iranian diplomats declared 'persona non grata' in Azerbaijan Azerbaijan's Foreign Ministry declared four employees working for Iran's Embassy in Baku "persona non grata" and told them to leave the country within the next 48 hours over alleged provocations, the ministry said Thursday. A statement issued by the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry …
(2023-04-06). Athletic or personal trainer: What's the best fit for you? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org You may have seen athletic trainers on the sidelines of team sports and personal trainers working one-on-one with people at the gym. If you're seeking personalized advice and support to help you refine or advance your physical activity, which type of trainer would be the best fit for you? Here are some tips to consider. What's the difference between an athletic and a personal trainer? While the two terms often are used interchangeably, these professionals…
(2023-04-05). I Liked Larry's Eisenhower's Analogy. smoothiex12.blogspot.com Excellent talk with Judge. By now only idiots from "Institute for NOT Study of War" didn't get the fact of why Russians sat into Strategic Defense (it doesn't mean that you do not go on offensive). Why chasing the enemy when it comes to you, and you kill it, is an excellent mode of conducting a war. As I am ON RECORD, Washington doesn't have a concept of all state's institutions working as a whole based on a coherent strategy and contingency planning. Yeah, I know, "strategy" is such a popular word.
(2023-04-05). Jacobin, DSA promote fraud of "reformed" UAW administration after bargaining convention. wsws.org The DSA is working to provide a counterfeit "left" cover for the nationalist, pro-capitalist perspective which the UAW bureaucracy bases itself on.