(2023-04-11). Artificial intelligence creates opportunities to close health care, workplace equity gaps. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Advances in artificial intelligence (AI) and platform models are increasingly driving everyone's day-to-day experiences, including how people receive health care. However, those experiences are not always the same for everyone. April is Minority Health Awareness Month, a national observance to raise awareness about health disparities that continue to affect people from racial and ethnic minority groups. At Mayo Clinic, experts are looking at the ways AI and digital tools can and are shaping the future…
(2023-04-10). Our Fight Is For The Right To Health, Not For Charity And Mercy. popularresistance.org When the concept of equity in health was conceived at the International Conference on Primary Health Care in 1978 — resulting in the Declaration of Alma Ata — the world was experiencing the initial phase of globalization. At the time, the implementation of the principles of Primary Health Care faced the challenges of structural adjustment in health care systems in many countries. By the mid-90s, the process of making health policies was completely overtaken by the values pushed in the structural adjustment. Among other things, investing in health was reduced to a market opportunity, and thus used to j…
(2023-04-11). Public meeting: After the NSW Elections—How to fight AUKUS, War & Austerity! wsws.org The Socialist Equality Party Australia is holding a public meeting Sunday, April 23 at 3 p.m. (AEST).
(2023-04-10). From Inequality of the Gods to Equality of Humankind. indybay.org History demonstrates clearly that humans can live in egalitarian societies, we do not have to accept the brutality of social dominance and inequality. We must take matters into our own hands to change the world.
(2023-04-10). Trumpism Triumphant: Tennessee GOP Expulsion of Black Reps. shows Rot of Racism. juancole.com Oakland, Ca. (Feature; Special to Informed Comment) — The demonstration on the floor of the Tennessee Legislature on March 30 was not an insurrection, such as occurred on January 6. It was a passionate political protest, driven by raw emotions in the wake of another AR-15 massacre at a local school on March 27. The …
(2023-04-10). US Fascism Is Spreading Under the Guise of "Patriotic Education" truthout.org The relentless state-based attacks on Black people in the U.S. and the war being waged against public and higher education are not unrelated. In the present political and ideological climate, far right political leaders, such as Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and Sen. J.D. Vance (R-Ohio) have declared a war on institutions of public and higher education… |
(2023-04-10). Rutgers Faculty Declares Strike In Historic Showdown. popularresistance.org Leaders of three Rutgers University faculty unions declared a strike Sunday, saying negotiations have stalled over new contracts for the 9,000 Rutgers University professors, part-time lecturers and graduate student workers they represent at the state's largest university. The strike is one of the largest faculty walkouts in U.S. higher education history and is expected to disrupt classes for more than 67,000 students on Rutgers' New Brunswick-Piscataway, Newark and Camden campuses. | "Our boards voted unanimously that we will be going on strike tomorrow," Rutgers AAUP-AFT President Rebecca Givan told her members…
(2023-04-10). Texas state government takes control of Houston public schools. wsws.org The Texas Education Agency is moving forward with plans to take over the Houston Independent School District, the state's largest district, raising prospects of school closures and layoffs.
(2023-04-10). Trumpism Triumphant: Tennessee GOP Expulsion of Black Reps. shows Rot of Racism. juancole.com Oakland, Ca. (Feature; Special to Informed Comment) — The demonstration on the floor of the Tennessee Legislature on March 30 was not an insurrection, such as occurred on January 6. It was a passionate political protest, driven by raw emotions in the wake of another AR-15 massacre at a local school on March 27. The …
(2023-04-10). US Fascism Is Spreading Under the Guise of "Patriotic Education" truthout.org The relentless state-based attacks on Black people in the U.S. and the war being waged against public and higher education are not unrelated. In the present political and ideological climate, far right political leaders, such as Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and Sen. J.D. Vance (R-Ohio) have declared a war on institutions of public and higher education… |
(2023-04-10). Rutgers Faculty Declares Strike In Historic Showdown. popularresistance.org Leaders of three Rutgers University faculty unions declared a strike Sunday, saying negotiations have stalled over new contracts for the 9,000 Rutgers University professors, part-time lecturers and graduate student workers they represent at the state's largest university. The strike is one of the largest faculty walkouts in U.S. higher education history and is expected to disrupt classes for more than 67,000 students on Rutgers' New Brunswick-Piscataway, Newark and Camden campuses. | "Our boards voted unanimously that we will be going on strike tomorrow," Rutgers AAUP-AFT President Rebecca Givan told her members…
(2023-04-10). Texas state government takes control of Houston public schools. wsws.org The Texas Education Agency is moving forward with plans to take over the Houston Independent School District, the state's largest district, raising prospects of school closures and layoffs.
(2023-04-11). Trump's idling plane got more TV coverage than Biden cutting healthcare for 15 million. mronline.org 
Last spring, the Biden administration and a Democratic House approved a policy that would kick 15 million people off of Medicaid.
(2023-04-11). The discreet charm of the bourgeoisie. mronline.org 
No, it's not about another unknown Bunuel film. But if he had lived and knew about Finland's election results, he could write a script and direct something similar.
(2023-04-11). The "Powell Memo" and the Supreme Court: A counteroffensive against the many. mronline.org 
By the early 1970s, the global revolutionary tide of socialist and national liberation struggles was at its apex, and the tide was washing over the U.S., with expanding and increasingly militant social movements and political organizations.
(2023-04-10). Washington says "journalism is not a crime" while working to criminalize journalism. mronline.org 
After a certain point criticizing the hypocrisy and contradictions of the U.S.-centralized empire starts to feel too easy, like shooting fish in a barrel. But hell let's do it anyway; the barrel's right here, and I really hate these particular fish.
(2023-04-10). Intel Leak: US Considering Helping Israel Against Iran for Ukraine 'Lethal Aid'. news.antiwar.com A Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) document that has surfaced as part of a trove of leaks suggests the US believes it can pressure Israel to provide "lethal aid" to Ukraine, The Times of Israel reported. A photo of the document circulating online shows that it lays out four possible scenarios in order from most plausible …
(2023-04-10). Leaked Document Says Ukraine Could Run Out of Air Defense Missiles By Early May. news.antiwar.com Ukraine could run out of missiles for its Soviet-made air defense systems by early May, giving Russia the chance to achieve air superiority in the country, The Wall Street Journal reported Monday. The Journal cited some of the leaked US government documents that have appeared online. According to a Pentagon slide dated February 28, Ukraine …
(2023-04-10). China's president on Ukraine conflict: all sides involved should assume responsibility. mronline.org 
The president of China, Xi Jinping, commented to his French counterpart, Emmanuel Macron, that all parties involved in the conflict in Ukraine "must assume their responsibilities" and "create the conditions" for a political solution and avoid escalation.
(2023-04-10). Clare Daly: Europe has become the tail of the U.S. dog, shot itself in its feet. mronline.org 
In this episode, member of the European Parliament, Clare Daly, shares the struggles that Europe is facing, and her thoughts on how Europe has been under increasing U.S. pressure to worsen relations with China, against the interests of people in Europe.
(2023-04-10). Fascists threaten, Biden concedes: organize and fight for trans rights! mronline.org 
The Trans Day of Vengeance was a long-planned protest in Washington, D.C., scheduled for April 1. People were coming to D.C. from across the country to participate. It was called in response to the growing legal and extralegal violence against the transgender community, egged on by far-right politicians and corporate media.
(2023-04-10). U.S. media cheer as France forces old people to work. mronline.org 
"The Party Is Ending for French Retirees." That's the headline the Wall Street Journal (3/14/23) went with just days before French President Emmanuel Macron invoked a special article of the constitution to bypass the National Assembly and enshrine an increase in the retirement age in national law.
(2023-04-10). Thirtieth anniversary of the brutal murder of Chris Hani. mronline.org 
This year marks the thirtieth anniversary of the brutal murder of the South African Communist Party (SACP) General Secretary, Comrade Thembisile Martin "Chris" Hani.
(2023-04-10). China opens online cross-border tax service for non-resident enterprises. ecns.cn China's State Taxation Administration announced on Monday that online cross-border tax service for non-resident enterprises has been launched nationwide, through which overseas enterprises can directly pay tax online.
(2023-04-11). Profit hikes, not wages the key driver of inflation. wsws.org Analysis by the European Central Bank has found that profits grew "much more than labour costs" in a range of industries including: the agricultural sector; energy and utilities; construction; manufacturing and "contact-intensive" services sectors.
(2023-04-10). Construction begins on world's largest wind power project in Tibet's ultra-high-altitude area above 4,500 meters. ecns.cn The world's largest wind power project in the ultra-high-altitude area above 4,500 meters has recently started construction in Nagqu, Southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, which is part of the efforts to develop clean energy power generation in the "world's rooftop."
(2023-04-10). Preview: What to Look for in the March CPI. cepr.net The monthly Consumer Price Index (CPI) is scheduled for release by the Bureau of Labor Statistics on Wednesday, April 12 at 8: 30 AM Eastern Time. We continue to see evidence that the Federal Reserve Board's rate hikes have slowed the economy, most obviously in construction and manufacturing, both of which showed modest job losses in …
(2023-04-11). Cuba convoca a sesión constitutiva de nueva legislatura. telesurtv.net La sesión del 19 de abril prevé elegir entre los diputados al presidente, vicepresidente, secretario y demás integrantes del Consejo de Estado.
(2023-04-10). Consejo de Estado convoca a sesión constitutiva de la Asamblea Nacional del Poder Popular. cubadebate.cu El Consejo de Estado, conforme a lo establecido en la Constitución de la República y en la Ley no. 127 "Ley Electoral", acordó convocar a la Sesión Constitutiva de la Asamblea Nacional del Poder Popular (ANPP), en su X Legislatura, para el día 19 de abril de 2023. La ANPP al constituirse para una nueva Legislatura elige de entre sus diputados, a su presidente, vicepresidente, secretario y demás integrantes.
(2023-04-09). Relief program put back to work. ecns.cn Central authorities are increasingly turning to the visible hand of the government to ensure that older, less-skilled rural workers are able to find work at a time when manual laborers are increasingly being replaced by artificial intelligence and automation.
(2023-04-11). Labor's safeguard mechanism: not enough for a safe climate. greenleft.org.au The negotiated amendments won by the Greens improved Labor's initial terrible climate "safeguard mechanism", but are not enough to make it worthy of support, argues Alex Bainbridge.
(2023-04-11). Gunning for Conflict: Israel-Azerbaijan Collaboration Against Iran. globalresearch.ca
(2023-04-11). The 1st Amendment, Defense Security Cooperation Agency & the Henry A. Kissinger Connection. indybay.org Attached please find the article, "Kissinger's Culpability," published this month in The Progressive magazine. The story admirably fleshes out the already decorated U.S. federal national security and human rights whistleblower's arguably most important disclosures regarding a far-right and/or neo-Nazi cabal and a systemic pattern of self-protecting reprisal running through National Defense University (NDU) and Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) decisions against an already decorated national security whistleblower; efforts sustained by collaborationist kapos of the U.S. Merit System Protection Board (MSPB…
(2023-04-11). 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…
(2023-04-10). Black Unemployment Rate Hits Record Low of 5%. moguldom.com The Black unemployment rate sank to a record low in March, with Black workers seeing a first-ever labor force participation rate higher than whites. However, a recession could reverse the gains for Black workers who have historically been disproportionately impacted during economic downturns. The gap between the Black and white unemployment rate is a benchmark …
(2023-04-10). Monday 5/1: SF May Day 2023 "Break The Chains For Solidarity & Internationalism" indybay.org 518 Valenia Near 16th St | San Francisco…
(2023-04-10). Matemática para sudar neuronas y abril haciendo de las suyas. cubadebate.cu Como algunos me han pedido que plantee acertijos con más calorías matemáticas, voy con dos de estos. Y para balancear, sin que la aritmética esté ausente una colaboración de nuestro amigo RARJ. °Manos y mente a la obra!.
(2023-04-10). US Navy Secretary: AUKUS submarine pact is about "defeating" China. wsws.org Top US officials more or less openly stated the Australian submarine deal was a preparation for war against China, contradicting the various lies and evasions of the Australian Labor government.
(2023-04-10). Train drivers' union agrees to massive cut in real wages for railway workers in Germany. wsws.org The new contract imposing cuts in real wages for rail workers in southwest Germany reveals the ugly collaboration of the state government, transit corporations and the GDL (German Train Drivers Union).
(2023-04-10). Ofrecen recompensa por autores del asesinato de líder indígena peruano. telesurtv.net El objetivo es colaborar con la Policía Nacional y para que ciudadanos que tienen información de primera mano contribuyan en la identificación de los autores del hecho.
(2023-04-11). Corrupt Racist Newsom Pandering To Blacks In South When He Attacked Blacks In SF TWU 250a. indybay.org Corrupt racist Gavin Newsom attacked Black workers while he was mayor of San Francisco and supports gentrification pushing Blacks out of San Francisco. Now he is campaigning in the South as a defender of the Black people.
(2023-04-11). Sri Lankan trade unions launch bogus campaign against Wickremesinghe's anti-terror bill. wsws.org The union campaign is aimed at politically derailing the rising opposition to the legislation, by tying workers and the rural masses to the parliamentary opposition parties.
(2023-04-11). Governor's State University faculty and staff the latest US college workers to launch strike action. wsws.org GSU staff and faculty join UPI members on strike at Chicago State University and Eastern Illinois University, where their strike has strong support in spite of attempts by the union to keep them divided.
(2023-04-11). 9,000 academic workers begin powerful joint strike at Rutgers University. wsws.org The walkout at Rutgers coincides with the ongoing strike of 1,300 graduate students at the University of Michigan and strike at three Chicago-area colleges.
(2023-04-11). SEIU claims ratification of Los Angeles school workers contract by 99 percent. wsws.org SEIU Local 99 rammed through the sellout deal over the Spring Break holiday for 30,000 Los Angeles school workers, with very limited voting options.
(2023-04-10). 100 days of Lula's presidency: what has changed in Brazil since January 1? peoplesdispatch.org The administration of Brazilian president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of the Workers' Party of Brazil (PT) completes 100 days this Monday April 10. Traditionally, this is the milestone in which a first assessment of the new presidential administration in the country is made, with the presentation of new measures to be adopted. | Brasil de Fato spoke to specialists and representatives of people's movements to find out how these first 100 days are being evaluated. Check out the highlights: | Defense of democracy: | Vera Chaia, Professor of Politics at the Pontifical Catholic University of Sà£o Paulo (PU…
(2023-04-10). Another win for workers as Tesla and Musk lose yet again in federal court. liberationnews.org 
On March 31, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit affirmed a finding from the NLRB that Tesla had illegally fired an employee from the company's Fremont, CA plant and that Elon Musk, Tesla's chief executive, had illegally threatened workers' stock options—and thus their compensation—if they elected to unionize.
(2023-04-10). Boston Teamsters rally to prepare Aug. 1 UPS strike. workers.org 
Boston Over 1,000 delivery drivers and warehouse logistics workers at United Parcel Service (UPS), many donning T-shirts emblazoned "Ready to Strike" over their UPS uniforms, rallied in force at Boston's Teamsters Local 25 headquarters in Boston's Charlestown neighborhood April 2. UPS rank-and-file Teamsters on the Local 25 rally stage, Boston, . . . |
(2023-04-10). Warren Truck workers denounce layoffs at Stellantis Sterling Heights plant. wsws.org Workers at the suburban Detroit plant denounced plans to cut more than 400 jobs at the nearby factory in Sterling Heights.
(2023-04-10). Sri Lankan sewage maintenance workers killed due to lack of basic safety measures. wsws.org The Colombo Municipal Council does not provide adequate training or supply airtight masks to prevent the inhalation of toxic gases or safety gloves, protective shoes and clothes to wear prevent contact with excrement.
(2023-04-10). Mobilize educators and workers to support striking University of Michigan graduate students! wsws.org Our committee urges mass picketing and the mobilization of the entire U-M campus, including the student body and all sections of workers on campus, to broaden this struggle as widely as possible.
(2023-04-10). Junior doctors begin four-day strike in England to demand pay rise. wsws.org The sabotage by the British Medical Association leadership and other union bureaucracies has resulted in another year of below inflation pay deals and prevented a joint offensive for better pay and working conditions by National Health Service workers.
(2023-04-10). Southern California dockworkers, working without a contract, shut down ports for 24 hours. wsws.org Whatever the circumstances behind the stoppages, they are a clear sign that the deal to keep workers on the job without a contract is being challenged by pent-up rank-and-file anger.
(2023-04-10). Starbucks workers strike 7 stores in Illinois. fightbacknews.org Chicago, IL – On Wednesday, March 22, seven Starbucks stores in Illinois joined around 115 others across the country on strike, demanding an end to the ruthless and illegal union busting campaign being waged by the company against its workers. Five stores in Chicago as well as one in Rockford and one in Carbondale joined their coworkers nationwide in their demand for Starbucks to sit down and bargain in good faith. | Thanks to support from community allies, other unions, and folks in solidarity with the Starbucks Workers United movement, all seven stores in Illinois were able to keep their stores closed and send…
(2023-04-11). Court conclusively denies injunction against University of Michigan graduate student strike. wsws.org While rank-and-file graduate students have shown important courage in defying aggressive threats by the University, they face urgent political challenges—above all, from their own union leadership.
(2023-04-11). University of Washington students stand up to anti-choice Turning Point USA. fightbacknews.org Seattle, WA – On Friday, April 7, members of the Progressive Student Union and others rallied to protest an event held by Turning Point USA that featured Autumn Higashi, a transphobic, anti-abortion speaker. The protest, led by PSU, disrupted the event by maintaining chants throughout its duration. | Turning Point USA started their event late, as the protest had already begun before their group fully arrived. Autumn Higashi represents Students for Life and has published repeated statements attacking reproductive rights and transgender people. Once the event started, chants could be heard from the inside. Members…
(2023-04-10). World Opposes Sanctions, Only United States And Europe Support Them. popularresistance.org The United Nations Human Rights Council voted overwhelmingly to condemn sanctions. The only countries that expressed support for the tool of economic warfare were the United States, Britain, European Union member states, Georgia, and Ukraine. | Sanctions are formally known as unilateral coercive measures, and they violate international law. | On 3 April, the UN Human Rights Council voted with 33 members in support of and 13 against a resolution that "urges all States to stop adopting, maintaining, implementing or complying with unilateral coercive measures".
(2023-04-10). AOC Calls on Biden to Ignore Mifepristone Ruling, Resist "National Abortion Ban" truthout.org Progressive congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez warned Sunday that if the U.S. Supreme Court upholds a right-wing federal judge's ruling banning access to abortion pills, "it would essentially institute a national abortion ban." In an appearance on CNN's "State of the Union," Ocasio-Cortez (D-New York) doubled down on her earlier call for the Biden administration to ignore a ruling by U.S. |
(2023-04-10). Duras críticas en todo el planeta a las políticas del FMI-Banco Mundial. cubadebate.cu El Fondo Monetario Internacional (FMI) y el Banco Mundial (BM) comenzarán sus reuniones semianuales en Washington hoy rodeados de críticas de casi todos los sectores, desde naciones en desarrollo, líderes internacionales y hasta algunos de sus países miembros más poderosos por su lentitud en reformar sus políticas y prácticas para abordar el cambio climático de manera efectiva y el fracaso de sus estrategias de desarrollo.
(2023-04-10). Palestinian Trade Unions' Anti-Apartheid Call. bdsmovement.net 
(2023-04-10). Reunión en la capital de Yemen para iniciar proceso de paz. telesurtv.net La reciente normalización de las relaciones diplomáticas entre Irán y Arabia Saudita, dos grandes rivales en la región, ha abierto una ventana de esperanza al fin del conflicto.
(2023-04-10). British-Irish agreement enshrines sectarian division. wsws.org The World Socialist Web Site is republishing a statement issued by its Editorial Board on April 25, 1998, after the signing on April 10 of the Good Friday Agreement between the governments of the UK and Ireland, and the major parties of Northern Ireland including Sinn Féin and the then dominant Ulster Unionist Party.
(2023-04-11). Displacement or Migration to Poland: Ukrainian Population Movements. Destabilization in Central Europe? globalresearch.ca
(2023-04-11). Democrats Are Failing On Net Neutrality And Other Digital Rights. popularresistance.org In 2014-15, a broad social movement won net neutrality, but that victory was taken away by the chair of the Federal Communications Commission, Ajit Pai, under the Trump administration. President Biden, promising to restore net neutrality, appointed a favorable chairperson, Gigi Sohn, but his administration and Democrats in Congress failed to defend her from a successful attack by the Telecommunications industry. Clearing the FOG speaks with Evan Greer, director of Fight for the Future, about the current campaign to push for a new FCC commissioner, what is behind the assault on Tik Tok, including a dangerous piece…
(2023-04-11). Increased Tourism & Financial Transactions: Holy Week 2023 in Venezuela. orinocotribune.com 
On Monday, Venezuelan officials offered a summary of the movements throughout the country during Holy Week. There were a greater number of tourists and transactions compared to the previous year. | Venezuelan Vice President Delcy Rodríguez offered details; 9,430,258 people moved throughout the country. This figure indicates an increase of 5.13% compared to 2022. | "It was a safe and happy Holy Week. We are impressed by the high influx of visitor…
(2023-04-10). Stand with Ukraine and Shun God. journal-neo.org 
Behind the ghastly military conflict in Ukraine a proxy war has been declared against the Russian people. And deeper still, a spiritual conflict between the Canonical Ukrainian Orthodox Church and a nationalist movement of stunning iniquity. The world has witnessed over the last year a shocking military collision between Russia and Ukraine. Yet behind the […] | –°–æ–æ–±—â–µ–Ω–∏–µ
(2023-04-10). Six things you should know about South African revolutionary Chris Hani. liberationnews.org 
April 10 marks the 30th anniversary of the assassination of Chris Hani — an indispensable leader to the revolutionary movement in South Africa against apartheid, colonialism, and imperialism.
(2023-04-10). Majority of LGBTQ+ People in the US Struggle to Afford Basic Necessities. truthout.org A new study paints a bleak financial picture for LGBTQ+ adults in the United States: Many respondents don't have a checking or savings account, are unable to pay their bills in full, and are worried about affording basic necessities and health care. The research, organized by the Center for LGBTQ Economic Advancement & Research (CLEAR) and the Movement Advancement Project, found that many of the… |
(2023-04-10). Separatist Somaliland Escalates War on Somali Unification Movement. towardfreedom.org Attacks by Somaliland, a breakaway region of Somalia whose sovereignty claim has no international recognition, have caused over 1,500 injuries since February 6 in the city of Las Anod, which is at the heart of the movement to reunify the Sool, Sanaag and Cayn (SSC) areas with Somalia. Pavan Kulkarni reports for People's Dispatch.
(2023-04-10). SYRIZA's responsibility for Greece's Tempi train deaths. wsws.org The Tempi deaths occurred on New Democracy's watch, but SYRIZA bears no less responsibility due to its betrayal of a mass movement of the working class during the last 15 years.
(2023-04-10). Arizona Abortion Provider: Texas Ruling on Mifepristone Leaves Patients & Clinics "in Limbo" democracynow.org 
We look at how racial disparities in healthcare treatment and access will shape the impact of anti-abortion rulings with Dr. DeShawn Taylor, an OB-GYN physician, abortion provider and owner of Desert Star Family Planning in Phoenix — the only Black-owned independent abortion provider in the border state of Arizona. Her upcoming book is Undue Burden: A Black Woman Physician on Being Christian and Pro-Abortion in the Reproductive Justice Movement.
(2023-04-10). Jessica Mason Pieklo: Republicans' Anti-Abortion Moves Are Part of Wider "Authoritarian Movement" democracynow.org 
We look at the dueling rulings by two federal judges on the abortion pill mifepristone. A Trump-appointed judge in Texas suspended the Food and Drug Administration's decades-old approval of the drug, while a judge in Washington state ordered the agency to maintain the status quo. Jessica Mason Pieklo, executive editor of Rewire News Group, says the judicial assault on reproductive health is "a constitutional crisis" that requires urgent attention. "This is not just about trying to restrict access to abortion pills. This is an authoritarian movement that is afoot in this country, and Congre…
(2023-04-10). NYT Says DeSantis Is Upset About the Devastating Impact Trump Immigration Policy Had on Florida. cepr.net That is not precisely what the piece said, but that is what is implied by the one statistic on the cost of immigration given in the article. The article told readers: "State officials said health care for undocumented immigrants cost nearly $313 million during the 2020-21 fiscal year, a sum paid by local, state and …
(2023-04-11). Friday 4/21: CA Black Agriculture Working Group hosts Farm to Fork Friday "A Taste of Africa" indybay.org Fresno, California…
(2023-04-11). 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…
(2023-04-10). British Ex-Soldier Turned Journalist Charged With Spying in Afghanistan. strategic-culture.org The ex-soldier and another British national were detained by authorities on 11 January this year | The Afghan government detained three British nationals under suspicion of spying for their country; one of those accused was a former soldier stationed in Afghanistan, now supposedly working as a journalist, according to According to a source cited by the news site, the former soldier was stationed in the southern province of Helmand, a deeply contested area of Afghanistan, during the occupation. | "If they come here illegally, or…
(2023-04-10). Texas Gov. Greg Abbott Seeks Pardon for Man Convicted of Murdering BLM Protester. truthout.org Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott drew widespread condemnation from legal experts after he said Saturday that he is "working as swiftly" as the law allows to pardon a man who was convicted the previous day of murdering a racial justice protester in 2020. Daniel Perry, a U.S. Army sergeant, was convicted by an Austin jury on Friday of murder and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon for the fatal… |
(2023-04-10). People's Action Proudly Endorses Sara Innamorato for County Executive for Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. peoplesaction.org 
Organization Adds Inamorato to its People's Slate WASHINGTON, D.C.—People's Action today endorsed Sara Innamorato for Allegheny County Executive. Innamorato is an organizer and working-class champion who has represented District 21 in the Pennsylvania State Legislature since 2019. She co-wrote, introduced and helped pass the Whole Home Repairs Act, the first of its kind in the …
(2023-04-10). In China, Macron criticizes US policy on Taiwan, demands European "war economy" wsws.org Macron called for France to respond to growing tensions with Washington with a vast military build-up, financed by attacks on the working class.