(2023-04-18). Inequality on steroids: new report finds richest 10% has overwhelming majority of wealth. greenleft.org.au A new report released by The Australia Institute has revealed that a staggering 93% of economic growth from the last decade has gone to just 10% of the Australian population, reports Isaac Nellist.
(2023-04-17). Oxfam shows US billionaires almost a third richer today than when covid hit. nationofchange.org "At a time when the ultrawealthy are amassing historic and dangerous levels of wealth, a federal wealth tax offers a vital and necessary tool for directly redressing extreme wealth inequality."
(2023-04-17). Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.: To Heal the Great Divide. dissidentvoice.org It has been fifty-five years since Senator Robert F. Kennedy stepped onto the presidential nominating stage to try to mend the massive breach that had opened in American society. The country was torn asunder by the Vietnam War, racism, poverty, the assassination of President Kennedy and the soon-to-be assassination of Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. …
(2023-04-18). How the "Woke Left" Is Destroying Education. globalresearch.ca
(2023-04-18). George Carlin and the American Dream. scheerpost.com 
By SP Staff Last week's Scheer Intelligence podcast featured a headline inspired by the late comedian George Carlin. The headline serves as an excuse to revisit his 2005 HBO special "Life is Worth Losing," where Carlin includes one of his most iconic bits critiquing America's consumerism, education, politics and the myth of the American Dream. …
(2023-04-18). Inequality on steroids: new report finds richest 10% has overwhelming majority of wealth. greenleft.org.au A new report released by The Australia Institute has revealed that a staggering 93% of economic growth from the last decade has gone to just 10% of the Australian population, reports Isaac Nellist.
(2023-04-17). Oxfam shows US billionaires almost a third richer today than when covid hit. nationofchange.org "At a time when the ultrawealthy are amassing historic and dangerous levels of wealth, a federal wealth tax offers a vital and necessary tool for directly redressing extreme wealth inequality."
(2023-04-17). Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.: To Heal the Great Divide. dissidentvoice.org It has been fifty-five years since Senator Robert F. Kennedy stepped onto the presidential nominating stage to try to mend the massive breach that had opened in American society. The country was torn asunder by the Vietnam War, racism, poverty, the assassination of President Kennedy and the soon-to-be assassination of Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. …
(2023-04-18). How the "Woke Left" Is Destroying Education. globalresearch.ca
(2023-04-18). George Carlin and the American Dream. scheerpost.com By SP Staff Last week's Scheer Intelligence podcast featured a headline inspired by the late comedian George Carlin. The headline serves as an excuse to revisit his 2005 HBO special "Life is Worth Losing," where Carlin includes one of his most iconic bits critiquing America's consumerism, education, politics and the myth of the American Dream. …
(2023-04-17). Study: Black Americans Live Longer When There Are More Black Doctors In The County. moguldom.com Time and again, it has been stressed that representation matters. Studies have shown it matters in education. It matters in the judicial system. And a new study shows it matters in the medical field. Yet, only about 5.7 percent of doctors in the U.S. identify as Black or African American, according to the latest data from …
(2023-04-17). Lockheed Martin Got $106 From the Average Taxpayer, While Renewables Got Just $6. truthout.org The average U.S. taxpayer in 2022 spent over four times as much on Pentagon contractors than on primary and secondary education, according to the annual Tax Day analysis published in recent days by the Institute for Policy Studies' National Priorities Project. NPP found that, on average, American taxpayers contributed $1,087 to Pentagon contractors, compared with $270 for K-12 education. |
(2023-04-17). Educators and Publishers Are Fighting the Right's Attempt to Erase Black History. truthout.org Judicial Watch (JW), a deeply conservative 29-year-old Washington, D.C.-based group that describes itself as a "non-partisan education foundation," asserts that our military is "headed down the dark alley of anti-American wokeism." As JW sees it, the U.S. Air Force Academy is an egregious offender because it "has made race and gender instruction a top priority in the training of cadets. |
(2023-04-17). Minnesotans protest war spending on Tax Day. fightbacknews.org Minneapolis, MN – On April 15, 70 protesters gathered in the cold spring rain to protest the U.S. federal government's use of their tax dollars to fund war instead of programs that would benefit people like education, environmental protection and healthcare. The protest was initiated by the MN Peace Action Coalition. | Sarah Martin, a longtime member of Women Against Military Madness, was one of the protest emcees and started off the protest explaining the sizable Pentagon budget, "It is very important that we're here to send an anti-war message on Tax Day. This past year the Pentagon and the U.S. military spent…
(2023-04-17). Congressional Republican leaders defend union-busters. peoplesworld.org 
WASHINGTON—Maybe it shouldn't be any great surprise, but the two top congressional Republicans dealing with labor legislation are defending union-busters. No, we're not kidding. Union-busters attracted positive attention from House Education and the Workforce Committee Chair Virginia Foxx, R-N.C.—who once told Carolina media she doubted unions should legally exist—and Sen. William Cassidy, R-La., top Republican …
(2023-04-17). Movement to abolish Ofsted watchdog must be linked to fight for fully-funded inflation busting pay rise for UK teachers. wsws.org The education unions may condemn Ofsted in words, but this is only to pacify their members while they stab them in the back.
(2023-04-17). How Maryland inmates organized for university-level education in prison. therealnews.com 
Even though he was framed for the killing of a local police officer, sentenced without a fair trial, and imprisoned for 44 years, former Black Panther and dearly departed TRNN Executive Producer Marshall "Eddie" Conway never stopped organizing. In 1980, while incarcerated himself as a political prisoner, Eddie helped organize a prisoners' educational outreach program called "
(2023-04-18). Saturday 5/20: CA NOW Conference: Bridging the Gap for a Feminist Future. indybay.org Online / virtual – join from anywhere | In-person: West Hollywood Park ARC, 647 N San Vicente, | West Hollywood Blvd, CA 90069…
(2023-04-18). The sudden arrival of a cold war with China. mronline.org 
Within a few short years we have gone from celebrating links with China to ripping up essential relationships and paving the ground for military conflict — we must now oppose Aukus and a new nuclear arms race, writes KEN LIVINGSTONE.
(2023-04-18). An African palenque: Cuba and Global Black Solidarity. mronline.org 
When Black nationalist and poet Amiri Baraka returned from Cuba in 1959, his life was completely transformed. While there he met Afro Cubans, Black Americans such as Robert Williams and Cuban President Fidel Castro.
(2023-04-18). Saturday 4/15: Call to Action: Protect Medication Abortion Access – Virtual Rally & Teach-In. indybay.org Online protest rally & teach-in. | Join from anywhere and take action!
(2023-04-18). Successive Governments in Ukraine have accommodated Nazis to counter Soviet nostalgia: Ukrainian Communist Dmitri Kovalevich (Interview). mronline.org 
Dmitri Kovalevich described a range of issues to Orinoco Tribune, including the 2014 coup, Ukrainian President Zelensky's rise to fame, war crimes and human rights violations in Ukraine, the economic collapse of the country, and many others.
(2023-04-17). Who Is Jack Teixeira, the Man Arrested over Pentagon Files Leak? transcend.org 13 Apr 2023 – Jack Teixeira, the 21-year-old air national guardsman suspect in the leak of classified intelligence documents is youthful looking, like his teenage friends in the online group where the documents were leaked. Today the FBI arrested Teixeira and were searching his home.
(2023-04-17). BRICS Bank de-dollarizing, promises 30% of loans in local currencies, new chief Dilma Rousseff says. mronline.org 
The new chief of the BRICS bloc's New Development Bank, Brazil's leftist ex-President Dilma Rousseff, revealed they are gradually moving away from the U.S. dollar, promising at least 30% of loans in local currencies of members.
(2023-04-17). Florida's abortion ban and "pro-life" hypocrisy. mronline.org 
Women's lives are on the line after Ron DeSantis, notoriously ultra-right Governor of Florida, signed a six-week abortion ban.
(2023-04-17). India: Freak weather, heat waves and coming monsoons: Climate change. mronline.org 
SUMMER has well and truly set in all over India. Monthly average temperatures in February have been the hottest since 1901.
(2023-04-17). The U.S. Navy and climate change. mronline.org 
If one were only to read the headlines over the last two years, it might seem as if the U.S. military is late to the problem of climate change. However, as a large emitter of greenhouse gasses (51 million metric tons of CO2 equivalents in 2019 alone), the U.S. military has been researching, anticipating, and planning for the effects of climate change for decades.
(2023-04-17). 'The U.S. incarcerates more immigrants than anywhere else in the World'. mronline.org 
CounterSpin interview with Silky Shah on detention center fire.
(2023-04-18). Canadians Are Organizing a Citizen-Led Inquiry to Seek Accountability for COVID Crimes. globalresearch.ca
(2023-04-18). Starbucks workers organize 300th store. peoplesworld.org 
SACRAMENTO, Calif.—Starbucks Workers United, the grass-roots worker organizing campaign which the Service Employees aid, has organized its 300th store in the U.S., in Sacramento, Calif. The vote was 11-2 on April 14 at the store at 7th and K Streets in the California capital. The Sacramento vote came just weeks after Starbucks's annual board and …
(2023-04-17). U.S.-NATO Involvement in the 2014 Ukraine Coup and Maidan Massacre: The Soft Power Ecosystem and Beyond. libya360.wordpress.com Jim Cole Part I: Ukraine 2014: The Tipping Point of Terror [Source: youtube.com] The Psychology of Color Revolutions Color revolutions are U.S.-funded regime-change operations utilizing a sophisticated understanding of psychology, sociology and political organizing to foment and precipitate an "electoral revolution" resulting in a U.S. client state or one that meets other geopolitical purposes. They require…
(2023-04-17). Imagining A World Beyond Capitalism, with David Cobb. mintpressnews.com In this hour-long interview, former Green Party presidential candidate David Cobb discusses radical politics, community organizing, sustainable development, climate change, racial justice, the protests in France, indigenous sovereignty, and building power to confront the ruling class.
(2023-04-18). Science Saturday: COVID-19 — the pandemic that's forever changed laboratory testing. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Like many people throughout the world, Matthew Binnicker, Ph.D., remembers exactly where he was and what he was doing when COVID-19 was classified as a pandemic. "Those first few months of the pandemic will be forever ingrained in my memory," he says. For Dr. Binnicker, director of Mayo Clinic's Clinical Virology Laboratory, two important dates stand out above the rest. "One was Feb. 17, 2020, when Dr. (William) Morice and I were talking about whether the department should…
(2023-04-18). Wednesday 5/3: On World Press Freedom Day: A Day Of Action To Free Assange/ Mumia & Against Censorship. indybay.org KQED Television | 2601 Mariposa St. | San Francisco…
(2023-04-18). Sri Lankan pseudo-left FSP promotes "people's councils" and class collaboration. wsws.org In opposition to the FSP's appeals to the capitalist opposition parties to join "people's councils," the SEP calls on workers to form action committees in every workplace and suburb independent of all bourgeois parties and their trade unions.
(2023-04-18). Al menos 21 muertos deja incendio en un hospital de Beijing. telesurtv.net Los medios informaron que el incendio logró ser apagado y que las labores de rescate ya se concluyeron.
(2023-04-17). Enslavement of African migrants 'big business' in Libya thanks to EU funding — UN. thegrayzone.com An investigation by the United Nations has concluded that money provided by the European Union to state entities in Libya has facilitated crimes against humanity ranging from forced labor and sexual slavery to torture. Through its financial support of the Libyan Coast Guard and the Libyan Directorate for Combating Illegal Migration (DCIM), the European Union has aided and abetted crimes against humanity, according to a recent UN report. On March 27, 2023, the United Nations released the findings of a …
(2023-04-17). Shenzhen forum attracts overseas professionals. ecns.cn More than 7,600 middle- to high-end jobs were on offer at the 21st Conference on International Exchange of Professionals held in Shenzhen, Guangdong province over the weekend, an event that also emphasized scientific exchange and international collaboration.
(2023-04-17). Report: Salaries for new recruits rise, but slower. ecns.cn The average monthly salary for new recruits in 38 major cities including Beijing and Shanghai saw a slight rise in the first quarter of this year as employers remain cautious about labor costs due to the current status of the economy.
(2023-04-17). Enslavement of African Migrants 'Big Business' in Libya Thanks to EU Funding. libya360.wordpress.com Alexander Rubinstein An investigation by the United Nations has concluded that money provided by the European Union to state entities in Libya has facilitated crimes against humanity ranging from forced labor and sexual slavery to torture. Through its financial support of the Libyan Coast Guard and the Libyan Directorate for Combating Illegal Migration (DCIM), the…
(2023-04-17). Protest In Taiwan Against Tsai's Meeting With Congressman McCarthy. popularresistance.org More than 50 political parties in the island of Taiwan staged a protest outside Taoyuan Airport in Taipei on Friday against regional leader Tsai Ing-wen's meeting with US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy. | The Friday activity, themed "Anti-Taiwan independence, anti-interference" started around 7: 30 pm and lasted for more than an hour. More than 200 people from over 50 political parties — including the Labor Party of Taiwan, the Reunification Alliance Party, the Chinese Unification Promotion Party, and the New Party — gathered outside the airport, calling for reunification and waving banners with slogans…
(2023-04-17). Entregan Réplica del Machete Mambí del Generalísimo Máximo Gómez a intelectuales y artistas cubanos. cubadebate.cu Este domingo fue entregada la Réplica del Machete Mambí del Generalísimo Máximo Gómez a un grupo de escritores, artistas, periodistas e instituciones culturales e informativas, ejemplos del quehacer intelectual cubano. En la ceremonia militar, en la que recibieron el galardón cinco instituciones y 12 personalidades de la cultura, en reconocimiento a su labor profesional.
(2023-04-17). Protest in Taiwan Against Tsai's Meeting With US Congressman McCarthy. orinocotribune.com More than 50 political parties in the island of Taiwan staged a protest outside Taoyuan Airport in Taipei on Friday against regional leader Tsai Ing-wen's meeting with US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy. | The Friday activity, themed "Anti-Taiwan independence, anti-interference" started around 7: 30 pm and lasted for more than an hour. More than 200 people from over 50 political parties — including the Labor Party of Taiwan, the Reunification Alliance Party, the Chinese Unification Promotion Party, and the New Party — gathered outside the airport, calling for reunification and waving banners with slogans su…
(2023-04-17). Thanks to China and Brazil, U.S. dollar's power over world economy weakens. peoplesworld.org 
The United States proclaimed the Monroe Doctrine 200 years ago and ever since has arranged Latin American and Caribbean affairs to its advantage. Nevertheless, struggles for national and regional independence did continue, and the poor and marginalized classes did resist. Eventually there would be indigenous movements, labor mobilizations, and progressive and socialist-inclined governments. Cuba's revolutionary …
(2023-04-17). Australian "foreign interference" arrest of businessman linked to China. wsws.org This arrest—with video footage splashed all over the media—occurred amid escalating moves by the Biden administration, backed by the Australian Labor government, to militarily and economically confront China.
(2023-04-17). Will Lehman responds to Department of Labor decision denying access to former UAW President Ray Curry's election protest. wsws.org On Saturday, rank-and-file candidate for UAW president Will Lehman wrote to Thomas Murray, Detroit-Milwaukee District Director of the Department of Labor's Office for Labor-Management Standards, objecting to the withholding of Curry's election protest.
(2023-04-18). Friday 4/14: After winning our election to join IBU-ILWU, Alcatraz workers are fighting for a contract. indybay.org Pier 33, San Francisco…
(2023-04-18). After shutdown of grad students strike, UC Berkeley prepares to shutter three libraries. wsws.org The university is attempting to blame the closures on the meager pay raises graduate workers received in the new contract.
(2023-04-18). Workers must demand full investigation into accident at Flint GM plant. wsws.org A young temporary part-time worker barely escaped serious injury or even death when a huge power bolting machine fell from the ceiling and almost crushed him.
(2023-04-18). Workers Struggles: The Americas. wsws.org Members of Argentine unions and social organizations staged a protest in Buenos Aires while contract catering workers at the Los Angeles International Airport are striking over pay and other issues.
(2023-04-18). UPS workers speak out against dire working conditions as contract talks begin. wsws.org UPS workers at a Teamsters rally in southern California spoke out against dire working conditions, impacts of the financial crisis and rising cost of living, and their thoughts on the contract negotiations.
(2023-04-17). Julian Assange, WikiLeaks & War Crimes | Peter Mertens Meets Stella Assange. scheerpost.com 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…
(2023-04-17). Human Trafficking or a Guest Worker Program? H-2A's Systemic Issues Result in Catastrophic Violations. latinorebels.com In May 2018, Diego and Mario, two farmworkers who had entered the U.S. with H-2A visas, escaped their employer. Read why in the first of a two-part series by Futuro Investigates titled 'Head Down.'
(2023-04-17). Saunders: AFSCME working its way back from COVID's impact. peoplesworld.org 
WASHINGTON—The State, County and Municipal Employees union is working its way back from the huge cuts in local and state jobs the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic imposed, union President Lee Saunders says. And, he adds, the governors, mayors and county officials he regularly talks with and works with desperately seek workers to fill thousands of vacancies. …
(2023-04-17). Railroad Workers United: 'We Would Never Concede Our Right To Strike'. popularresistance.org In defending her votes — one to approve seven days of sick leave for railworkers and one to support the president's bill to block the strike — Ocasio-Cortez states that she was acting on the wishes of Railroad Workers United (RWU) and other groups of railroad workers. She states in the interview, "When you look after the vote, folks like RWU were saying, 'This is what we asked them to do." Later she says, "Because, for example, with the rail vote, the only partners that I had leading up to that were railworkers. And if that's what they asked us to do, then that's what we did." | But Ocasio-Cortez is c…
(2023-04-17). Starbucks Workers Unionize 300th Store Less than 18 Months After First Win. truthout.org Less than two years after Starbucks workers went public with their union campaign, the union has now won its 300th store, marking a major milestone in the campaign that is now helping to inspire a new generation of union activists. On Friday, the 7th and K store in Sacramento, California, voted to unionize in a landslide win of 11 to 2, becoming the 300th Starbucks location in the U.S. |
(2023-04-17). Indian workers and farmers unite against Modi government's 'Corporate-Sectarian Nexus'. peoplesdispatch.org On April 5, 100,000 workers, farmers, and agricultural workers held a unity rally in Delhi in rejection of the pro-corporate, anti-poor policies and sectarian politics of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party…
(2023-04-17). This April, Extinction Rebellion Is Building Up To 'The Big One'. popularresistance.org Between protest movements and striking trade unions and workers, the sight of organised people on the streets is once more becoming increasingly common in the UK. These protests and strikes are happening because the hardships we face are glaringly apparent and getting worse by the day — from the climate crisis to the cost of living one. | Given their shared struggle, many groups are now working together to face these issues head on. That will be fully on display this April when Extinction Rebellion and others launch 'The Big One'. | According to the group itself: | By joining the dots between the intersecti…
(2023-04-17). Dana auto parts workers hold meeting series in Toledo to organize joint fight back with Jeep workers. wsws.org On Thursday, nearly 50 current and former workers from Dana as well as workers from the Stellantis Toledo Jeep Assembly plant met to discuss a common strategy in the struggle against unjust firings and corporate exploitation.
(2023-04-17). Arbitrator's recommendation means massive cuts in real wages for German public sector workers. wsws.org The arbitration recommendation presented on Saturday completely confirms our assessment: The Verdi trade union and public sector employers want to push through massive cuts in real wages at a time of high inflation.
(2023-04-17). Stop union sellout of University of Sydney workers! Form a rank-and-file committee to fight for job security, workload reduction and real pay increases! wsws.org The protracted struggle at USYD is now in great danger, precisely at the point where it has the potential to become a spearhead for a broader fight against the intensifying real pay-cutting and cost-of-living crisis.
(2023-04-17). Communication Workers Union attack on WSWS and UK Postal Workers Rank-and-file Committee backfires. wsws.org The slander of the World Socialist Web Site and…
(2023-04-18). EU In Crisis: Eurosceptism Persists In Italy, Greece, France, And Poland. southfront.org 
Illustrative ImageEurosceptism will only deepen as Brussels fails to deal with European issues. | Written by Ahmed Adel, Cairo-based geopolitics and political economy researcher | Although Euroscepticism has existed since the inception of the European Union, the UK's departure from the bloc in 2020, the only sovereign country to have left, demonstrated to other member states that it is possible to leave. Many member states are frustrated by forced immigration quotas, scandals such as Qatargate, and a la…
(2023-04-18). Canciller ruso se reúne con su homólogo, Mauro Viera, en Brasil. telesurtv.net Entre otras cuestiones, abordaron la situación en Ucrania y los posibles caminos para resolver el conflicto en dicha nación.
(2023-04-17). Brazil's Lula Says US Should Stop 'Encouraging' Ukraine War. news.antiwar.com Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said in China on Saturday that the US should stop "encouraging" the war in Ukraine and seek peace instead. "The United States needs to stop encouraging war and start talking about peace. The European Union needs to start talking about peace so that we can convince Putin and …
(2023-04-17). La reunión Lula-Xi, un mensaje a EEUU: equilibrar la geopolítica mundial. globalizacion.ca El presidente brasileño Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva aseguró que pretende que Brasil y China se asocien para ´equilibrar la geopolítica mundial ª y advirtió que ´nadie va a prohibir ª la profundización de las relaciones entre ambos países, durante la visita…
(2023-04-17). Presidente Petro llega a EE.UU. para reunirse con Joe Biden. telesurtv.net Gustavo Petro y Joe Biden conversaran sobre la política de droga y de paz total, la migración, las oportunidades de inversión y el cambio climático.
(2023-04-17). How the Sri Lankan working class must fight IMF austerity and defend democratic rights. wsws.org Sri Lankan unions have refused to call any industrial action to fight IMF austerity and President Wickremsinghe's repressive Anti-Terrorism Bill.
(2023-04-17). Death toll rises to 97 as fighting rages in Sudan. ecns.cn Clashes in Sudan's capital Khartoum raged for a third day, raising the death toll to 97, said a Sudanese doctors' union in a statement early Monday.
(2023-04-17). Southern California Teamsters rally for a new contract. fightbacknews.org Orange, CA – On April 15, Teamsters in southern California held a rally around ongoing contract negotiations between the Teamsters and UPS. The rally was attended by hundreds of Teamsters from Locals 396 and 952 and featured speeches from Teamsters General President Sean O'Brien, Local 396 Secretary Treasurer Victor Mineros as well as rank-and-file members. | Currently, the union and the company are negotiating the Western and South Western Regional Supplements. Negotiations for the master contract, which covers the whole country, were set to begin on April 17, but according to a statement released by the union,…
(2023-04-17). As Teamsters and UPS begin negotiations, union president O'Brien claims that Biden "did not intercede" to ban rail strike. wsws.org O'Brien's whopper, delivered at a rally in Los Angeles on Saturday, is the surest sign that the Teamsters bureaucracy is colluding with the White House to block strike action at UPS, just like it did with the railroads last year.
(2023-04-18). Consumer Health: Parkinson's disease — are you at risk? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org April is Parkinson's Disease Awareness Month, which makes this a good time to learn about the causes and risk factors of Parkinson's disease. Parkinson's disease is a progressive nervous system disorder that affects movement. People with Parkinson's disease can experience tremors, slowed movement, rigid muscles, loss of automatic movements, speech and writing changes, and impaired posture and balance. An estimated 1 million people in the U.S. and more than 10 million people worldwide are living with Parkinson's…
(2023-04-17). Palestinian Football Teams Send Solidarity to Indonesia, Urge Argentina Not To Host U-20 World Cup. bdsmovement.net 
(2023-04-17). Palestinian Prisoners Day 2023. bdsmovement.net 
(2023-04-17). Ansarullah, Saudi-Backed Presidential Council Complete Yemen Prisoner Swap. orinocotribune.com Yemen's Ansarullah resistance movement and the Saudi-backed Presidential Leadership Council (PLC) have freed scores of prisoners on the last of a three-day exchange of nearly 900 detainees, raising prospects for nationwide peace in a country embroiled in a devastating Saudi-led war. | The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), which is managing the prisoner exchange, said on Sunday that planes carrying released detainees took off at the same time from the capital city of Sana'a and the energy-rich northern city of Ma'rib. | "The first flight from Ma'rib and the first flight from Sana'a have left," ICRC…
(2023-04-18). 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…
(2023-04-18). Electoral deadlock continues in Bulgaria. wsws.org Another round of elections sees the Bulgarian oligarchy united behind imperialist war, as working-class struggles intensify.
(2023-04-17). Russia's Investigations About US biolabs concluded. southfront.org 
Illustrative ImageAccording to Russia's parliamentary investigative committee, Washington would be working to create an "universal' genetically engineered bioweapon". | Written by Finally, the Russian investigation about American biological activities on Ukrainian soil was completed. A special parliamentary committee had been formed to carefully analyze evidence of crimes such as…
(2023-04-17). Court ruling shines light on 'WeChat overtime'. ecns.cn A recent lawsuit related to working overtime through the use of WeChat has aroused heated discussion, prompting legal professionals to call on people to increase their awareness and learn to protect their interests in this fast-changing era.
(2023-04-17). TikTok: Chinese "Trojan Horse" is Run by U.S. State Department Officials. libya360.wordpress.com Alan Macleod Amid a national hysteria claiming the popular video-sharing app is a Chinese Trojan Horse, a MintPress News investigation has found dozens of ex-U.S. State Department officials working in key positions at TikTok. Many more individuals with backgrounds in the FBI, CIA and other departments of the national security state also hold influential posts at the…
(2023-04-17). Loyola University New Orleans Punishes Student Reporter For Engaging In Journalism. thedissenter.org 
The following article was made possible by paid subscribers. Support independent journalism on whistleblowers and press freedom and A student journalist at Loyola University New Orleans lost her appeal and faces sanctions for reporting on a student who was arrested and charged with stalking. | Kloe Witt is a freshman. She was working on a story for the university newspaper called The Maroon, and the story was