(2023-04-12). Milwaukee SDS unveils new campaign to increase Black enrollment on campus. fightbacknews.org Milwaukee, WI – On April 11, organizers with the UW-Milwaukee chapter of Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) took to Spaights Plaza in the middle of campus to announce a new campaign focused on addressing the shockingly low percentage of Black students on campus, increasing Black representation in student resources like mental health services, and the graduation rate of existing Black students. | "UWM claims to be a campus that supports and values diversity, equity and inclusion, but only 6% of UWM students are Black, even though Black people make up 38% of Milwaukee residents," said Trenton Houck, outreach c…
(2023-04-12). 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…
(2023-04-11). Massachusetts health care activists demand: Restore COVID-19 protections now! workers.org 
Boston The Massachusetts Coalition for Health Equity (Mass. CHE) held an online press conference on April 5 to demand the state keep protections against COVID-19 in place to safeguard health care workers, people with disabilities and the general population during the continuing pandemic. The conference was a response to Massachusetts . . . |
(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).
(2023-04-11). Let's Confront Ideas of "Normality" —— They Are Rooted in Racism and Ableism. truthout.org What would it feel like for educators to truly reject the implicit positioning of whiteness and ability at the center of the teaching and learning that takes place in the United States? To do that, education professor Subini Annamma says, "we must consider all parts of our classrooms including pedagogy, curriculum and relationships." Annamma, the author of The Pedagogy of Pathologization: Dis/ |
(2023-04-12). New York Pre-K Workers Fight For Their Jobs, In Spite Of Their Union. popularresistance.org New York City, New York – Just days before school started last fall, 400 early childhood education workers in New York City were told they were being "excessed," leaving their students in limbo. | The workers sprang into action, and in January they won a short-term reinstatement. But they're still fighting for long-term job stability as the administration of Mayor Eric Adams slowly dismantles his predecessor Bill De Blasio's signature program, universal pre-kindergarten. | And not only are they fighting the city—they've also had to fight their union, the United Federation of Teachers. | With 180,000 members…
(2023-04-12). Milwaukee SDS unveils new campaign to increase Black enrollment on campus. fightbacknews.org Milwaukee, WI – On April 11, organizers with the UW-Milwaukee chapter of Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) took to Spaights Plaza in the middle of campus to announce a new campaign focused on addressing the shockingly low percentage of Black students on campus, increasing Black representation in student resources like mental health services, and the graduation rate of existing Black students. | "UWM claims to be a campus that supports and values diversity, equity and inclusion, but only 6% of UWM students are Black, even though Black people make up 38% of Milwaukee residents," said Trenton Houck, outreach c…
(2023-04-12). 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…
(2023-04-11). Massachusetts health care activists demand: Restore COVID-19 protections now! workers.org Boston The Massachusetts Coalition for Health Equity (Mass. CHE) held an online press conference on April 5 to demand the state keep protections against COVID-19 in place to safeguard health care workers, people with disabilities and the general population during the continuing pandemic. The conference was a response to Massachusetts . . . |
(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).
(2023-04-11). Let's Confront Ideas of "Normality" —— They Are Rooted in Racism and Ableism. truthout.org What would it feel like for educators to truly reject the implicit positioning of whiteness and ability at the center of the teaching and learning that takes place in the United States? To do that, education professor Subini Annamma says, "we must consider all parts of our classrooms including pedagogy, curriculum and relationships." Annamma, the author of The Pedagogy of Pathologization: Dis/ |
(2023-04-12). New York Pre-K Workers Fight For Their Jobs, In Spite Of Their Union. popularresistance.org New York City, New York – Just days before school started last fall, 400 early childhood education workers in New York City were told they were being "excessed," leaving their students in limbo. | The workers sprang into action, and in January they won a short-term reinstatement. But they're still fighting for long-term job stability as the administration of Mayor Eric Adams slowly dismantles his predecessor Bill De Blasio's signature program, universal pre-kindergarten. | And not only are they fighting the city—they've also had to fight their union, the United Federation of Teachers. | With 180,000 members…
(2023-04-12). Five years ago in Nicaragua: a coup attempt begins. mronline.org 
In the first few months of 2018, Nicaragua hardly appeared to be a strong candidate for an attempted coup. Daniel Ortega's government had an 80 per cent approval rating in a poll a few months earlier.
(2023-04-12). Leaks Showing US Spied on South Korea Spark Outrage in Seoul. news.antiwar.com Pentagon documents that surfaced online that revealed the US was spying on South Korean officials have sparked outrage from opposition lawmakers in Seoul while the government of South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol is downplaying the leaks. According to The Wall Street Journal, the documents show the contents of a conversation between two of Yoon's top …
(2023-04-12). Over half of netizens oppose AI resurrections of deceased relatives: online poll. ecns.cn Over half of netizens oppose resurrecting departed family members with AI technology, according to a poll launched by the Yangtse Evening Post, a Chinese media based in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province.
(2023-04-12). 100 days of Lula's presidency: what has changed in Brazil since January 1st? mronline.org 
New directions in politics generate expectations due to the contrast to Bolsonaro's management.
(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). How China can prevent climate catastrophe? Moving humanity toward global ecological civilization. mronline.org 
As the most recent Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report tells us, there is still a chance to keep warming at no more than the 1.5 ∞C target, but tipping points to climate catastrophes much worse than we are witnessing now will kick in if this target is breached. It is now crystal clear that ongoing wars, in particular the Ukraine war, create huge obstacles to the global cooperation necessary for any chance of meeting the 1.5 ∞C warming target. Following the lead of China's peace plan, we should support the call for an immediate ceasefire in the Ukraine war, and for all parties invol…
(2023-04-11). Co-opting the revolutionary history of MLK. mronline.org 
I often think about how one of the most revolutionary black men in history can be completely altered; completely reconstructed; undergoing a kind of magical jolly negro transmorgification?>
(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.
(2023-04-11). Over 100 More Classified Docs Appear Online: US Secrets 'From Ukraine to Middle East to China'. globalresearch.ca
(2023-04-12). Night Owls #4: Winter's Embers. itsgoingdown.org 
Download pamphlet: Print — Tabloid Download action poster: Print — Tabloid [For a Risograph] A banner dropped in Eugene, OR this past February read "Against Cop City and Its World." These words have come to echo throughout Atlanta and across Turtle Island, indicating that the struggle extends far beyond the construction of this particular police…
(2023-04-12). Expressway in mountainous SW China to open in 2025. ecns.cn The G4216 Yibin-Panzhihua expressway, located in a mountainous area of southwest China's Sichuan, is under construction and expected to open in 2025.
(2023-04-11). Is Mexico's Cemex concealing its role in Israel's war crimes? electronicintifada.net Construction materials giant still manages two Israeli plants on occupied Palestinian land.
(2023-04-11). Thousands of illegal Israeli settlers storm Palestinian land demanding settlement construction. peoplesdispatch.org 
The mob was led by key ministers of the Benjamin Netanyahu government, Itamar Ben-Gvir and Bezalel Smotric, and was joined by at least 20 parliamentarians. They wanted the Israeli government to reopen and "legalize" the settlement outpost Evyatar…
(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.
(2023-04-12). Chile reduce jornada laboral a 40 horas semanales. telesurtv.net El presidente chileno celebro la aprobación legislativa de la reducción de la jornada laboral de 45 a 40 horas semanales.
(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.
(2023-04-11). Diputados chilenos decidirán reducción de jornada laboral. telesurtv.net La ministra de Trabajo de la nación suramericana, Jeannette Jara, señaló que se espera un resultado positivo.
(2023-04-12). 2023 Southern Worker School: Organizing A Workers Assembly. popularresistance.org The Southern Workers Assembly is excited to share that we will be convening a Southern Worker School in Charlotte, North Carolina on April 21 through April 23. | The theme of the spring gathering is "Organizing a Workers Assembly from A to Z." The school will focus primarily on putting forward a methodology for developing workers assemblies, drawn from our experience on the ground, and the role they play in building a social movement oriented infrastructure to organize and express worker power in the South. This will constitute the majority of Saturday's program, combining both political discussion and more concr…
(2023-04-12). Exploring Italian Social Cooperatives. popularresistance.org Last week's seminar with guest speaker Professor Vera Zamagni explored the various forms of value generated by Italian social cooperatives. Zamagni, an expert in economic history, particularly in the field of Italian social cooperatives, outlined the history and current prevalence of cooperatives in Italy, which are active in multiple sectors, including retail, distribution, agriculture/-food, housing, credit, and the production of goods and services. She noted that cooperatives were strengthened in Italy following World War II as a result of a provision in the country's Constitution that mandates assistance for…
(2023-04-12). Art and Anarchy Against the Settler State: "The Blue Agave Revolution," New and Original Work from Indigenous Anarchist Political Prisoner Oso Blanco. itsgoingdown.org The following is a selection from the upcoming book, The Blue Agave Revolution: Poetry of The Blind Rebel, from anti-colonial political prisoner Oso Blanco. The Blue Agave Revolution: Poetry of The Blind Rebel is a collaboration among radical author, indigenous freedom-fighter, and political prisoner Oso Blanco (aka Byron Shane Chubbuck, aka Robin The Hood) and…
(2023-04-12). Selected Articles: Hello "Project Icebreaker", Goodbye Financial Freedom. The Dangers of Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs). globalresearch.ca 
By In a cashless society people would be dependent on digital products for exchanging goods and labor, and this would …
(2023-04-12). 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…
(2023-04-12). 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…
(2023-04-12). Albanese condemns refugees detained offshore to no future. greenleft.org.au Labor voted against a Green's motion to bring around 130 refugees from Papua New Guinea and Nauru to safety in Australia. Paul Gregoire reports.
(2023-04-12). Matanzas: Continúan las labores de recuperación en la Central Termoeléctrica Antonio Guiteras. cubadebate.cu Entre las principales labores de recuperación en la CTE Antonio Guiteras, destacan la extracción del hollín que aún permanece en el interior de la chimenea y la limpieza del área alrededor de ese sector. Misbel Palmero director de la CTE explicó que una brigada labora en la zona, en la cual se produjo el desplome de una pared de división que ocasionó la muerte a dos obreros.
(2023-04-12). Rusia halla 240 agentes patógenos en laboratorios de Ucrania. telesurtv.net Ministerio de Defensa trabaja en el análisis de cuatro laboratorios de EE.UU. y la OTAN. La mayoría de los patógenos hallados en ellos se vinculan al ántrax y el cólera.
(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
(2023-04-12). A people's mandate: Milwaukee County overwhelmingly demands an end to state abortion ban. fightbacknews.org Milwaukee, WI – On April 4, activists with Reproductive Justice Action – Milwaukee (RJAM) celebrated the end of the Wisconsin spring election. Many organizations poured energy into the extremely important State Supreme Court election, which had reproductive rights, workers' rights, and fair electoral maps taking center stage. RJAM focused on getting voters to the polls by encouraging Milwaukee people to vote in favor of an advisory referendum, polling Milwaukee County's opinion on overturning the state's 1849 abortion ban. | RJAM was able to win this advisory referendum after picketing county supervisor…
(2023-04-12). University of Washington students rally to support workers at Homegrown Sandwiches. fightbacknews.org Seattle, WA – On Wednesday, April 5, students rallied in front of Suzzallo Library in the University of Washington's Seattle campus to support Homegrown workers in their fight for a contract. The rally was called by the Progressive Student Union at UW (PSU), a chapter of New Students For A Democratic Society. | In the middle of campus, students and community members came to hear speeches from union organizers, rank-and-file Homegrown workers, and other students in solidarity with the union campaign at Homegrown Sustainable sandwiches. | Homegrown workers voted to unionize with UNITE HERE Local 8 last December aft…
(2023-04-12). Baltimore Marriott Waterfront Hotel workers say managers pocket half their tips. therealnews.com 
Despite the cold weather, dozens of workers and their supporters picketed outside the Marriott Waterfront Hotel in Baltimore in February, as they had been doing—and have continued to do—for months. The workers are demanding better wages and working conditions, which they say they are owed on principle—but also because of the heavy public subsidies their employer receives. | Andre Eldridge Jr., who has worked at the Marriott Waterfront since 2017, said that many of his colleagues live paycheck to paycheck and have to take on second jobs to make ends meet. "That's just crazy," he told The Real…
(2023-04-12). UMN Grad Workers express hope and urgency as they gear up for union election. therealnews.com 
This story originally appeared in "Me and my colleagues across the board were overworked, underpaid, and really feeling the effects of that to the point that it was making it really difficult to do the stellar work that we like being here to do and we want to do," says Phoebe Keyes, a third year Ph.D. student in civil, environmental, and geo-engineering at the University of Minnesota (UMN). | Now, Key…
(2023-04-12). Aged care in crisis: Privatised system is failing workers, older people. greenleft.org.au Workers in the mostly privatised aged-care system face chronic understaffing and substandard pay, while aged care providers cry poor to justify their cost cutting. Ben Radford reports.
(2023-04-12). Action in Solidarity with Striking Post-Gazette Workers in Pittsburgh. itsgoingdown.org Report on attempted blockade of newspapers by striking workers and their supporters. Originally posted to Filler Collective. A group of roughly 40 people from multiple different unions, community organizations, and autonomous groups delayed a shipment of Post-Gazette papers for roughly two hours beginning at midnight Saturday April 1st. I am not a Post-Gazette worker. I…
(2023-04-12). 87% Of Service Workers In US South Were Injured On The Job Last Year. popularresistance.org A March survey of 347 service workers in the US South found that a shocking 87% were injured on the job in the last year. The workers surveyed came from eleven states across the "Black belt," or Southern states with historically large Black populations: North Carolina, South Carolina, Alabama, Tennessee, Georgia, Virginia, Louisiana, Florida, Texas, Mississippi, and Arkansas. Workers organized under the Union of Southern Service Workers filed a landmark civil rights complaint against South Carolina's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (SC OSHA), alleging that the agency "discriminates by disproportiona…
(2023-04-12). India: Tens of thousands of farmers, workers converge on New Delhi. greenleft.org.au Tens of thousands of farmers and workers from across India came to the capital New Delhi, on April 5, to protest the central government's anti-farmer and anti-worker policies, reports Peoples Dispatch/Globetrotter News Service.
(2023-04-12). Thousands of building workers protest across Australia over wages and anti-strike laws. wsws.org The real purpose of these events is to funnel every aspect of workers' anger into the safe channel of union-organised protests and away from any challenge to the political establishment.
(2023-04-12). Rutgers University strike continues as governor, union bureaucracy aim to shut it down. wsws.org To prevent a defeat of their struggle, striking Rutgers workers must break free from the stranglehold of the union bureaucracies and the Democrats and build independent rank-and-file committees to deepen and broaden their fight.
(2023-04-12). Workers Struggles: The Americas. wsws.org The start of April has seen strikes and protests by educators across Argentina while 35,000 Canadian federal taxation workers have voted to authorize strike by a wide margin.
(2023-04-12). Growing support for UK Postal Workers Rank-and-File Committee. wsws.org Postal workers identify with the warning sounded that, left in the hands of Communication Workers Union leaders Dave Ward and Andy Furey, their 8-month battle to defend their livelihoods faces a rout. They are looking for a means to fight back.
(2023-04-11). The UC strike showed there's power in a union, but the UAW still has work to do. therealnews.com 
On Dec. 23, 2022, members of the Academic Student Employees (UAW 2865) and Student Researchers United, both organized under the United Auto Workers, voted 11,386 to 7,097 (ASE) and 10,057 to 4,640 (SRU) to ratify tentative agreements reached with the University of California. The ratification vote ended the I work within the Academic…
(2023-04-11). Justice for Angel Davis — no to armed evictors! workers.org 
Standing up to her millionaire landlord and resisting eviction almost cost Black Philadelphia resident Angel Davis her life. Davis, 35, was living at the Girard Court Apartments when she was ordered to leave the premises on March 29. An armed Landlord-Tenant Officer, allegedly there just to serve notice of intent . . . |
(2023-04-11). Global News Dispatches: 4 Stories. independentmediainstitute.org Headlines in This News Package: Argentina and Brazil Rejoin UNASUR Latin American and Caribbean Governments Agree to Join Forces Against Inflation Tens of Thousands of Indian Farmers and Workers Converge in New Delhi for Massive Rally Eighty-Seven Percent of Service Workers in the U.S. South Were Injured on the Job Last Year [NEWS ITEM …
(2023-04-11). øEs Israel una "democracia"? workers.org 
Durante las últimas 13 semanas, Israel se ha visto sacudido por manifestaciones masivas de cientos de miles de personas, especialmente en Tel Aviv, dirigidas contra el gobierno neofascista de extrema derecha encabezado por el primer ministro Benjamin Netanyahu, un carnicero. Lo que provocó las protestas fue una propuesta de "paquete . . . |
(2023-04-11). The French Left and the Ongoing Workers Revolt. libya360.wordpress.com John Mullen Protesters fill the Place Denfert-Rochereau in Paris on Thursday, April 6, 2023. THOMAS SAMSON / AFP The 11th day of action is on April the 13th, but the weakness of the weekly day of action as sole national strategy is ever more visible. Less combative organizations are suggesting the solution is to spend…
(2023-04-11). Why 9,000 Rutgers University workers are on strike. peoplesdispatch.org On April 10, 9,000 graduate workers, postdoctoral associates and counselors, and faculty at Rutgers University went on an indefinite strike in all three campuses of the public university throughout New Jersey. The workers are organized under three unions: the American Association of University Professors-American Federation of Teachers (AAUP-AFT), the Rutgers Adjunct Faculty Union, and American Association of University Professors-Biomedical and Health Sciences of New Jersey (AAUP-BHSNJ). Key demands include raises, job security, and health insurance subsidies. | Rutgers workers saw their contract expire on June…
(2023-04-11). Julian Assange, WikiLeaks & war crimes | Peter Mertens meets Stella Assange. peoplesdispatch.org Peter Mertens of the Workers' Party of Belgium spoke to Stella Assange ahead of the four year anniversary of the unjust imprisonment of Julian Assange…
(2023-04-11). UN relief workers go on strike in Gaza over pay and working conditions. peoplesdispatch.org Workers of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) have been staging regular protests, including strike action, over the last year demanding including better wages, permanent contracts, and additional recruitment…
(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.
(2023-04-12). 350,000 Teamsters are about to take on UPS. therealnews.com 
Under the new leadership team led by General President Sean M. O'Brien, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters are re-introducing themselves to the bosses and to the world as a fighting union, and they are gearing up for their biggest test yet: the impending negotiations of the IBT's contract with United Parcel Service (UPS). With UPS employing over 350,000 Teamster members around the country, theirs is the largest collective bargaining agreement in North America—and the current contract is set to expire on July 31. With national negotiations set to begin this month, Teamsters leaders are travelin…
(2023-04-12). Argentina and Brazil rejoin UNASUR. greenleft.org.au The governments of Argentine President Alberto Fernández and Brazilian President Luiz Inácio "Lula" da Silva have officially rejoined the Union of South American Nations, reports Peoples Dispatch/Globetrotter News Service.
(2023-04-12). Air traffic controllers outraged over union bureaucrats' junket to Hawaii. wsws.org Air traffic controllers took umbrage at the brazen misuse of their dues money for luxury travel by the union bureaucrats.
(2023-04-12). Writers Guild of America holds strike authorization vote. wsws.org A yes vote would give the union the ability to call a strike after the current contract expires May 1.
(2023-04-12). Biden navigates Brexit, Northern Ireland crisis in visit to Belfast. wsws.org Biden's task in his speech at Ulster University was to avoid inflaming the crisis, while lightly pressuring the Democratic Unionist Party into ending its boycott and scolding the UK government for failing to resolve the situation.
(2023-04-12). EU foreign policy chief to visit China. ecns.cn Josep Borrell, High Representative of the European Union (EU) for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and vice president of the European Commission, will pay a visit to China and hold the 12th round of China-EU high-level strategic dialogue from April 13 to 15.
(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…
(2023-04-11). What Union Pacific and the media aren't telling you about the Baker, CA, train derailment. therealnews.com 
(2023-04-11). The Ron DeSantis counter-revolution is about stopping Florida's progressives. therealnews.com 
In 2018, Floridians counted the restoration of voting rights to people with prior felony convictions among a host of statewide wins for progressives. That same year, Ron DeSantis was elected governor. While DeSantis's victory didn't quite match the statewide trends at the time, his administration quickly changed the political climate. Across the country, "Florida" has now become synonymous with attacks on LGBTQ rights, public schools, and unions. Yet this offensive isn't only driven by hatred and ideology. It's also about curbing the power of Florida's progressives—power that was building steadily bef…
(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). Maestros bolivianos analizan propuestas del Gobierno. telesurtv.net El ministro de Educación, Edgar Pary, informó que su Cartera de Estado sostuvo dos reuniones orgánicas con el sector este lunes.
(2023-04-11). No jobs — unless you want seasonal work in farms. peoplesdispatch.org 
For the past several years now, key economic data has become a casualty in India. There is no official data on consumption expenditure in the public domain since 2011-12 because the results of one survey (2017-18) were never released by the government, which claimed that they were flawed. A leaked report was published by media showing a fall in consumption expenditure but it was not accepted as the official version. | Employment data collection was changed from the earlier methods to a Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS), but this comes out with a lag and does not give all details like earlier. All this fog has p…
(2023-04-11). Saakashvili party applauds Phase 1 of Georgian coup, demands extermination of ruling party. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Civil GeorgiaApril 10, 2023 "Together in Europe" — UNM Holds Rally in Front of Parliament The United National Movement (UNM) organized a protest rally called "Together in Europe" in front of the Parliament on April 9. The UNM members, supporters, activists, other opposition politicians…gathered at the rally to declare that Georgian citizens "will not tolerate …
(2023-04-11). Tennessee Republicans' racist expulsions backfire; movement for democracy and gun control galvanized. peoplesworld.org 
A public lynching! A racist kangaroo court legislature! A fascist assault on democracy! All of the above characterize the proceedings of the Republican-dominated Tennessee legislature that on Thursday, March 6, expelled two Democratic African American lawmakers under the guise of disrupting that racist legal body. A third Democratic representative similarly accused, but who is white, …
(2023-04-11). GLOBAL DAY OF ACTION AGAINST SPYWARE. bdsmovement.net 
(2023-04-11). Netherlands: Farmers' Revolt. libya360.wordpress.com Ewald Engelen BBB banner: "The voice of and for the countryside" Photo: Nathan Kramer CC4.0.. The shock among the Dutch chattering classes on 16 March was palpable. The right-populist Farmer—Citizen Movement (BBB) — established in 2019 by a small communications firm, bankrolled by the powerful Dutch agrifood complex and led by a former meat industry…
(2023-04-11). Displacement or Migration to Poland: Ukrainian Population Movements. Destabilization in Central Europe? globalresearch.ca
(2023-04-11). Abortion pill: Far-right judge bans access, other ruling lifts restrictions — is medication abortion headed to Supreme Court? liberationnews.org 
We need a militant women's movement in the streets if we are to defend the right to abortion care as a human right.
(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…
(2023-04-12). 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…
(2023-04-12). Headlines for April 12, 2023. democracynow.org Kentucky and Tennessee Officials, Incl. GOP Gov., Call for More Gun Control After Mass Shootings, EPA Moves to Accelerate Transition to All-Electric Vehicles, Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg Sues Jim Jordan for "Brazen and Unconstitutional Attack" on His Office, U.N. Staff in Afghanistan Unable to Go to Work Due to Taliban Ban on Working Women, IDF Kill 2 More Palestinians in West Bank as Israel Bars Jews from Al-Aqsa for Rest of Ramadan, U.K. Doctors Continue Strike Actions, Say They Are at Breaking Point, Rep. Tlaib and Other Progressives Call on DOJ to Drop Charges Against Julian Assange, Democratic Gover…
(2023-04-12). Australian central bank applies "painful squeeze" to working-class households. wsws.org A Reserve Bank of Australia report demonstrates the class war character of its interest rate hikes, which are particularly targeting low-income households in order to slash their spending, drive up unemployment and suppress wages further.
(2023-04-12). A new heart and a renewed zest for life. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Whether it was working around the home or out hiking the trails, Steven Fietek says he has always been active. But when Steven turned 52, he started to notice shortness of breath. "Slowly but surely, I got to the point where the fatigue and the shortness of breath was troublesome." Steven says he was diagnosed with dilated cardiomyopathy. "Which I keep telling people, it's a big, big word for weak heart muscle." A few years…
(2023-04-11). Tax Break Will Help Towns in Coal Country and Beyond Transition to Clean Energy. truthout.org Community advocates in the coalfields of central Appalachia and other places dependent upon fossil fuel production have long insisted that their towns cannot be left behind by the nation's switch to renewable energy. The Biden administration has responded to such calls by working to ensure under-resourced communities benefit from this green transition. To help achieve that… |
(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). Talkspace Is a Business First and a Mental Health Resource Second, Critics Say. truthout.org Naomi Weizman was working as a secretary in a school counseling office when she started looking for a therapist. Like many, she found Talkspace, the digital therapy app, through an Instagram ad. Talkspace took her insurance. So she downloaded the app and set up her account, filling out a questionnaire about some of her needs and preferences. But in March, Weizman filed a class-action complaint in… |
(2023-04-11). "Devastating": GOP Texas Gov. Moves to Pardon Man Convicted of Murdering Black Lives Matter Protester. democracynow.org 
Texas Republican Governor Greg Abbott says he is "working as swiftly" as possible to pardon a U.S. Army sergeant who was just convicted Friday of murdering a Black Lives Matter protester in 2020 just blocks from the Texas state Capitol. Daniel Perry was also convicted of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon for fatally shooting 28-year-old Air Force veteran Garrett Foster. The Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles said Monday it is now launching an investigation into Governor Abbott's request for an expedited pardon. We're joined by Hiram Gilberto Garcia, an independent journalist who live…
(2023-04-11). Leaked Pentagon documents: A snapshot of the inner workings of empire? liberationnews.org 
Much of the leak relates to Ukraine, and underscores how the war is a proxy conflict being directed by Washington.