(2023-04-28). King Randall To Critics: 'I Fight For Young Black Men Before They Die. Y'all Have All The Energy When They're Dead'. moguldom.com Earlier this month, Black youth education advocate King Randall, the founder of the Life Preparatory School for Boys in Albany, Georgia, recently commented about victimology and structural racism, setting off a fiery Twitter debate. He tweeted, "I make no excuses for my generation being so far behind. We create so many problems in our mind. …
(2023-04-29). Correspondence] Gender inclusivity in India's National Family Health Survey. thelancet.com India's National Family Health Surveys (NFHSs), the most recent of which was done in 2019—21 (NFHS-5),1 have provided rich insights into women's wellbeing and agency and the progress made in enabling women to claim their rights. The NFHSs have allowed policy makers, programme implementers, and researchers to track over time women's nutritional status, access to institutional delivery services, educational status, and agency—namely, participation in household decision making, freedom of movement, control over resources, freedom from spousal violence, and other indicators reflecting voice and choice.
(2023-04-27). Teachers in England strike as National Education Union bureaucracy says pay, terms and conditions "all up for negotiation" wsws.org Tens of thousands of teachers struck in England on Wednesday in the latest action to demand better pay and conditions. Another one-day action is taking place on May 2.
(2023-04-27). UK: University of Sheffield paid private investigators £40,000 to spy on anti-war students. wsws.org As NATO's war against Russia in Ukraine escalates, Britain's ruling class is stepping up the militarisation of higher education and research institutions, already deeply integrated with the armed forces and private military contractors.
(2023-04-27). Harvard Has Become a Tax Shelter for Billionaires as Public Education Languishes. truthout.org On April 11, 2023, Harvard University announced that the billionaire hedge fund CEO Kenneth C. Griffin is donating $300 million to Harvard's Faculty of Arts and Sciences to fund research and scholarship. Griffin will reduce his federal income tax bill by an estimated $110 million, according to the Los Angeles Times. As a faculty member at the flagship Massachusetts public university… |
(2023-04-28). Thursday 4/27: #ERANow: Historic Senate Vote on Equal Rights Amendment & Press Conference Livestreams. indybay.org Online via livestream…
(2023-04-28). Saturday 5/13: Strike Debt Bay Area Book Group: "Debt," by David Graeber. indybay.org Email strike.debt.bay.area@gmail.com a few days beforehand for the online invite.
(2023-04-28). You are reading this thanks to semiconductors: The Seventeenth Newsletter (2023). mronline.org 
On 7 October 2022, the United States government implemented export controls in an effort to hinder the development of China's semiconductor industry.
(2023-04-28). Chinese Marxist: The evaluation of Stalin is essentially an ideological struggle. thecommunists.org Wang Weiguang (born 1950) served as president of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences from 2013-18. This article was originally published in Studies in Political Economy No 4, 2022, and was adapted from the online Red Culture Network. It is reproduced from Red Sails, with thanks. ***** The evaluation of Stalin's merits and demerits would …
(2023-04-28). Militarism and the Coming Wars. mronline.org It is not for the first time in history that militarism weighs on the consciousness of the people as a nightmare.
(2023-04-28). Resisting AFRICOM and beyond. mronline.org 
An Interview with Rose Brewer of Black Alliance for Peace.
(2023-04-28). Credit Suisse: Afterthoughts to the end of the party. mronline.org 
If you want to win back the trust of people, you have to protect them from the excesses of the financial world.
(2023-04-27). Cartoon: Federal priorities. workers.org 
(2023-04-29). Comment] Offline: The aftermath of crisis. thelancet.com Although history might never repeat itself, crises do come along with alarming regularity. After a crisis, such as a pandemic, we understandably focus on how to prevent that particular calamity from recurring. But the next pandemic may not be for some years yet. It seems equally important that we examine what might happen in the quiet aftermath of crisis. After a shock like COVID-19, we should expect a different future to the one we would have had without the pandemic. There may be risks we wish to mitigate in this uncertain period of reconstruction.
(2023-04-28). Paiute Blocking Lithium Mine on Paiute Massacre Site in Nevada. indybay.org Fort McDermitt and Pyramid Lake Paiute are offering prayers, and blocking lithium mine construction by Lithium Americas of Canada, at the Paiute Massacre Site in northern Nevada. "They are digging right into the massacre site."
(2023-04-28). China-Russia cooperation in the construction of a new world. unitedworldint.com China-Russia relations have become increasingly more decisive in the reshaping of the world order. In particular, the visit of Chinese leader Xi Jinping to Moscow has played a role in boosting the cooperation between the two countries. As the General Secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee said to Russian President Vladimir …
(2023-04-28). Presidente de Argentina oficializa convocatoria a elecciones. telesurtv.net Este año se eligen en Argentina presidente y vice presidente, así como 130 diputados y senadores.
(2023-04-27). Royal College of Nursing gifts UK government opportunity to block nurses' strike. wsws.org It was already highly likely that the case would be decided in the government's favour. But RCN General Secretary Pat Cullen made this certain by choosing not to contest the case with a legal team.
(2023-04-27). Cartoon: Federal priorities. workers.org
(2023-04-29). Comment] Offline: The aftermath of crisis. thelancet.com Although history might never repeat itself, crises do come along with alarming regularity. After a crisis, such as a pandemic, we understandably focus on how to prevent that particular calamity from recurring. But the next pandemic may not be for some years yet. It seems equally important that we examine what might happen in the quiet aftermath of crisis. After a shock like COVID-19, we should expect a different future to the one we would have had without the pandemic. There may be risks we wish to mitigate in this uncertain period of reconstruction.
(2023-04-28). Paiute Blocking Lithium Mine on Paiute Massacre Site in Nevada. indybay.org Fort McDermitt and Pyramid Lake Paiute are offering prayers, and blocking lithium mine construction by Lithium Americas of Canada, at the Paiute Massacre Site in northern Nevada. "They are digging right into the massacre site."
(2023-04-28). China-Russia cooperation in the construction of a new world. unitedworldint.com China-Russia relations have become increasingly more decisive in the reshaping of the world order. In particular, the visit of Chinese leader Xi Jinping to Moscow has played a role in boosting the cooperation between the two countries. As the General Secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee said to Russian President Vladimir …
(2023-04-28). Presidente de Argentina oficializa convocatoria a elecciones. telesurtv.net Este año se eligen en Argentina presidente y vice presidente, así como 130 diputados y senadores.
(2023-04-27). Royal College of Nursing gifts UK government opportunity to block nurses' strike. wsws.org It was already highly likely that the case would be decided in the government's favour. But RCN General Secretary Pat Cullen made this certain by choosing not to contest the case with a legal team.
(2023-04-29). Correspondence] The Pandemic Fund—towards equitable financing for pandemics. thelancet.com On Feb 3, 2023, the Secretariat of the newly established Pandemic Fund made a call for Expressions of Interest for the first round of funding for potential projects.1 The Pandemic Fund was created last year to provide additional streams of income to help low-income countries better prepare for and respond to future disease outbreaks. Therefore, the Pandemic Fund will be prioritising areas that build on surveillance for diseases, laboratory systems, and public health workforce capacities in eligible countries.
(2023-04-28). Save lives this Take Back Day; safely dispose of unused medications. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — Dispose of unneeded medications safely during National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, April 22. Mayo Clinic, in collaboration with the Olmsted County Sheriff's Office, Olmsted Medical Center, Zumbro Valley Medical Society and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), will host a community drop-off event to collect unused or expired medications. "The Olmsted County Sheriff's Office and Violent Crimes Enforcement Team (VCET) are proud to team up with Mayo Clinic and other…
(2023-04-28). 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…
(2023-04-28). Workers honored with May 1 Labor Medals. ecns.cn China honored 1,035 workers with National May 1 Labor Medals on Thursday for their outstanding work performance and contributions to the nation's manufacturing and industrial development.
(2023-04-28). Lessons of the Treaty of Waitangi in New Zealand for the Australian working class. wsws.org The Australian Labor government and some representatives of the Indigenous elite have praised the Treaty of Waitangi in New Zealand as a model for Australia; the treaty, first signed in 1840 during the colonisation of New Zealand, has been used over the past 30 years to enrich a narrow layer of Māori while leaving the vast majority in poverty.
(2023-04-28). Shuler on Deaths On The Job: 'This report should not have to exist'. peoplesworld.org 
WASHINGTON—Flourishing a copy of this year's AFL-CIO Deaths On The Job report, a very moved federation President Liz Shuler had a blunt message for the nation's errant employers: "This report should not have to exist…These pages should be blank." She had good reason to say so. Shuler joined a large crowd in the U.S. Labor …
(2023-04-28). A's/GAP Billionaire Owner Fisher's Failed Howard Terminal Privatization Deal With ILWU. indybay.org Billionaire A's owner John Fisher who also owns the GAP has said that they will build a new stadium in La Vegas.
(2023-04-28). Bills Enabling Child Labor Can Be Traced To Conservative Group. popularresistance.org
(2023-04-28). Víctor Casaus: "No cantamos a la Revolución, sino dentro y desde ella" cubadebate.cu Víctor Casaus dice vivir en una constante contradicción. Por una parte su obra personal como creador -poesía, cine, testimonio- y por otra, esa absorbente e imprescindible labor como gestor cultural por la que es constantemente requerido. Ambas necesarias, ambas destacadas, pero a veces incompatibles porque "hay más tiempo que vida".
(2023-04-28). Gobierno de Bolivia y la COB acuerdan un incremento salarial. telesurtv.net El presidente Luis Arce informó que su gobierno elabora un proyecto de ley para mejorar el fondo solidario de aportaciones.
(2023-04-28). Presidente de Cuba sostiene encuentro con obispos católicos. telesurtv.net Se abordaron temas relacionados con la labor de la Iglesia Católica, la situación socioeconómica y el fortalecimiento de valores.
(2023-04-27). UPS workers prepare for historic showdown with corporate giant. liberationnews.org 
In just a few months, the United States may experience a labor struggle the scale of which has not been seen in over 25 years.
(2023-04-27). Florida GOP Passes Bill to Undermine Unions for Public Employees — Except Cops. truthout.org The Republican-dominated Florida legislature passed an extreme anti-labor bill on Wednesday that would severely weaken unions for public employees and expand the state's ability to abolish those unions, while carving out an exemption for a notable group: police. The bill, which passed the state Senate last month and is headed to Gov. Ron DeSantis's desk, takes direct aim at public sector unions'… |
(2023-04-28). How Union Members Honor Workers Memorial Day. independentmediainstitute.org He was known to be aggressive and argumentative, the kind of patron who made others at the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh branch uneasy. But one day last year, the man walked into the building in a much darker mood, harassed a librarian, and threatened to kill her. Fortunately, library workers had joined the United Steelworkers …
(2023-04-28). CWU announces drawn-out ballot at Royal Mail to stifle opposition. wsws.org Postal workers who were finally able to clap eyes on the 35-page agreement immediately challenged the CWU leadership's self-aggrandisement and deception.
(2023-04-28). COVID-safe IYSSE event draws enthusiastic support from workers and scientists. wsws.org The near-universal masking and support for COVID-19 mitigation measures verifies the analysis of the WSWS that when educated and provided with a political perspective, workers and youth will choose to protect themselves and others.
(2023-04-28). Teamsters bureaucracy blocks strike by Coca-Cola workers in West Virginia. wsws.org In a last-minute move, the Teamsters canceled a strike by 100 Coca-Cola workers in the Charleston and Logan areas after workers had voted unanimously to strike against massive pay and benefit cuts.
(2023-04-28). AdvanSix workers vote "No" on third contract offer. wsws.org Striking chemical workers in Hopewell, Virginia are holding out for pay increases commensurate with company's record-breaking profits.
(2023-04-28). "It all comes down to one point—The cost of living": Canada's federal government workers' strike enters second week. wsws.org While the pro-war, pro-austerity Liberal Trudeau government is doubling down on its hardline stance in opposition to the strikers' demands, workers on the picket line are more determined than ever to continue and broaden their fight.
(2023-04-28). Chinese youth and workers face jobs crisis as US sanctions hit. wsws.org There are about 30 million jobless young people even before the annual graduation season in June and July, and this is producing open dissatisfaction on social media.
(2023-04-28). UC Townhomes residents demand 'right to return'. workers.org 
Philadelphia Leading chants of "we saved the peoples townhomes" and "housing is a human right1" activist Krystal Strong opened a press conference and rally attended by University City Townhomes residents and supporters at 40th and Market streets on April 21. Resident Darlene Foreman leads street protest following press conference April . . . |
(2023-04-28). Workers' resistance puts French bosses in turmoil. workers.org 
April 23 — After French President Emmanuel Macron succeeded in pushing a new pension system into law April 15, by avoiding any vote except from the nine former officeholders on the Constitutional Council, he and his cabinet members have been taking short trips throughout France, allegedly to listen to the . . . |
(2023-04-28). El Pentágono tiene una fuga. workers.org 
La noticia principal en los medios capitalistas es la detención de un miembro de 21 años de la Guardia Nacional Aérea en Massachusetts por la filtración de unos 100 documentos estatales "clasificados". Supuestamente fueron compartidos en un chat para jugadores en la plataforma de medios sociales Discord y posteriormente compartidos . . . |
(2023-04-28). How to make capitalism ungovernable — a WW commentary. workers.org 
Every year, Mumia Abu Jamal's birthday is observed by the most militant and politically advanced workers around the world. This year there were demonstrations in London, Paris, Berlin, Juarez, Mexico, Houston, Sacramento, California, Los Angeles and, of course, in his hometown of Philadelphia. This year, these protests calling for Mumia's . . . |
(2023-04-28). Activists chain themselves to consulate to protest Israeli war crimes. workers.org 
San Francisco A crowd of 150 protesters shut down the Israeli consulate in San Francisco on April 18. They denounced the military occupation of the West Bank and Gaza Strip and demanded respect for the human and national rights of the Palestinian people. San Francisco, April 18, 2023. PHOTO: Arab . . . |
(2023-04-28). May Day Greetings Book 2023: Honoring our working class heroes, past and present. peoplesworld.org 
May Day was born when U.S. workers in Chicago dropped tools and fought for the 8-hour day in 1886. It is the cherished gift of the multi-racial U.S. working class and people to workers everywhere. Known around the globe as International Workers Day, May 1st honors all workers and people fighting for democracy and progress, …
(2023-04-28). On Workers Memorial Day, Here Are 4 Dangerous Employers Out of a "Dirty Dozen" truthout.org April 28 is Workers Memorial Day, commemorating those killed, sickened, or injured on the job. As part of a week of events, today the National Council for Occupational Safety and Health is releasing its "Dirty Dozen" report. Here are four of the employers COSH has picked out for the "Dirty Dozen" distinction in 2023 because they run unsafe workplaces, endangering workers and the public: Swissport… |
(2023-04-28). 'Dirty Dozen' Dangerous Employers Named For Workers Memorial Day. popularresistance.org
(2023-04-28). Fordham Graduate Students Walk Out To Demand A Better Contract. popularresistance.org More than 300 graduate student workers at Fordham University's Arts and Sciences school began a three-day walkout this Monday, resulting in hundreds of canceled classes amid growing frustration with the state of their union contract negotiations with the university. | On Tuesday morning, about two dozen picketers marched in front of Fordham University's Rose Hill Campus in The Bronx, while others demonstrated at Lincoln Center Campus in Manhattan. Drivers sped along East Fordham Road toward Webster Avenue and honked their horns in support as the strikers bellowed, "Who's got the power? We got the power! What kind…
(2023-04-28). App delivery workers in India strike against increasing exploitation. greenleft.org.au A new pay scheme introduced by Blinkit, a quick-delivery grocery service in India, has sparked protests by delivery workers across several cities, reports Peoples Dispatch.
(2023-04-27). Caterpillar workers: Fight back against attacks on paid absence time, sick days and more! Build rank-and-file power! wsws.org A month after the UAW bureaucracy imposed massive real wage cuts in a sellout agreement, Caterpillar workers confront numerous problems.
(2023-04-27). Workers Struggles: Europe, Middle East & Africa. wsws.org Health workers strike in Andalusia, Castille and Leon and Madrid, Spain against staff shortages and for more funding; strikes in Iran spreading over pay and conditions to include oil, power plant and steelworkers; teachers in Akwa Ibom State resume walkouts over pensions and promotions…
(2023-04-27). UK posties fury over Royal Mail deal deepens: "I have been a member of the CWU for 39 years and they have sold us out." wsws.org Royal Mail workers from England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland are continuing to register their total opposition to the CWU's pro-company deal.
(2023-04-27). March to save Philadelphia's Chinatown. workers.org 
PhiladelphiaA show of force and unity will take place in Philadelphia April 29 with the message, "No Arena in the Heart of Our City." Marching from Chinatown to the much-criticized proposed site of a new basketball arena and then on to City Hall, Chinatown residents and allies will be telling . . . |
(2023-04-28). Mass protests in Sri Lanka's northern and eastern provinces against Wickremesinghe's Anti-Terrorism Bill. wsws.org Tamils and Muslims in the north and east participated in the mass hartal, while union bureaucrats in Colombo prevented unified nationwide actions.
(2023-04-28). Organizaciones campesinas acuerdan acciones de lucha en Perú. telesurtv.net Examinan situación actual del país. Prevén dar continuidad a estos debates durante la Asamblea de los Pueblos, el próximo domingo.
(2023-04-28). Unión Africana solicita ayuda humanitaria para civiles en Sudán. telesurtv.net La Agencia de Naciones Unidas para los Refugiados (Acnur) anticipó esta semana que el conflicto interno en ese país africano podría causar al menos unos 145.000 refugiados.
(2023-04-28). The BRICS Reshape the Global Geopolitical Map. telesurenglish.net Thirty years ago, pluripolarity was far from a reality in a world that had been under U.S. hegemony since the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991. Today, however, humanity is taking important steps toward forming a plural geopolitics whose protagonists are the emerging countries that challenge Western power. | RELATED: | The turning point towards a new form of integration, which will generate a new world political balance,…
(2023-04-28). Biden: Teachers and kids must be safe from gunfire in schools. peoplesworld.org 
WASHINGTON—Teachers and kids must be safe from gunfire in schools, which is why Congress should pass strong gun-control legislation, Democratic President Joe Biden says. Biden hit that theme while honoring the National Teacher of the Year, union member Rebecka Peterson, a high school math and calculus teacher from Tulsa, Okla. In a White House Rose …
(2023-04-28). Unions Winning 70% of All Elections! leecamp.com
(2023-04-28). Brazil Calls for Return of Bolivia and Venezuela into Mercosur. orinocotribune.com During his visit to Spain as part of President Lula Da Silva's Europe tour, Brazilian Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira Vieira stated at a joint press conference with the Spanish Minister of Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation José Manuel Albares held on Wednesday, April 26, that Mercosur is finalizing Bolivia's entry and that he expects Venezuel…
(2023-04-28). La Unión Eléctrica pronostica una afectación de 755 MW para el horario pico nocturno de este viernes. cubadebate.cu La Unión Eléctrica de Cuba estima para la hora pico una disponibilidad de 2200 MW y una demanda máxima de 2885 MW, para un déficit de 685 MW, por lo que de mantenerse las condiciones previstas se pronostica una afectación de 755 MW en este horario.
(2023-04-27). Brazilian Government Dismisses Nearly 90 GSI Officials. telesurenglish.net The interim head of Brazil's Institutional Security Cabinet (GSI), Ricardo Cappelli, on Thursday dismissed 87 officials for failing to act against the Jan. 8 rioters in Brasília. | RELATED: | "Continuing with the renewal of the cadre of GSI officials, I authorized the dismissal of another 58 officials. The measure will be published in the next edition of the Official Gazette of the Union," Cappelli said on social networks. | The day before, 29 o…
(2023-04-28). Kristin O'Connell: 'The welfare system is stealing people's present and future'. greenleft.org.au Welfare recipients, anti-poverty campaigners and supporters gathered outside Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's electoral office to demand he urgently commit to raising JobSeeker. Isaac Nellist reports.
(2023-04-27). AOC: "January 6 Was a Dress Rehearsal" for GOP Campaign to Expel Democrats. truthout.org Republicans across the country are waging a movement to remove and censure Democratic lawmakers simply for speaking out against the GOP — a movement that Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-New York) is saying is the next natural step after the GOP-backed attempted coup on January 6, 2021. On Wednesday, Ocasio-Cortez spoke at a rally with Rep. Maxwell Frost (D-Florida) and Tennessee state Rep. |
(2023-04-28). AFL-CIO's Liz Shuler calls GOP demands an 'affront to working people'. peoplesworld.org 
WASHINGTON—AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler is describing the GOP demands to undo the progress made by the Biden administration in exchange for lifting the debt ceiling as an "affront to working people" and she has branded those demands as a complete cave-in by Speaker Kevin McCarthy to the radical right in his party. Brushing aside protests …
(2023-04-28). HDB to streamline home-buying process by consolidating eligibility assessments. channelnewsasia.com Buyers can expect to receive the HDB Flat Eligibility (HFE) letter within 21 working days upon application submission.
(2023-04-28). Shopee to process refunds, return requests within average of 2.5 working days. channelnewsasia.com