(2023-05-10). A planetary health perspective on menstruation: menstrual equity and climate action. mronline.org 
Historically, blood-shedding has often been associated with heroic acts of valour. However, menstruation is not praised and cherished in the same way. Rather, menstruation is shrouded in secrecy, stigma, and stress, despite being a natural physiological process that occurs in a quarter of the global population.
(2023-05-09). Labor Organizers Launch a New Model for the Fight Against Private Equity. truthout.org On May Day, a small group of labor advocates and workers weaved through midtown Manhattan, stopping at the shiny corporate headquarters of several firms with names like KKR, Sycamore Partners, Apollo Global Management, BC Partners and Roark Capital Group. Most people don't recognize these names, or if they do, know very little about them. But these are some of the wealthiest and most influential… |
(2023-05-09). No Politics But Class Politics: Class, Identity, Inequality. socialistproject.ca 
In his recent book, Poverty, by America, Matthew Desmond writes, "Poverty might consume your life, but it's rarely embraced as an identity. It's more socially acceptable today to disclose a mental illness than to tell someone you're broke."
(2023-05-09). Highlights From California Reparations Task Force Recommendations For Lineage-Based Reparations. moguldom.com It's been a packed two-year process for California's Reparations Task Force, which was established by Governor Gavin Newsom in 2020 to study and collect evidence of the harms of slavery and lingering discrimination. As the task force is about to wrap up, its final report is to be delivered to the state Legislature by July …
(2023-05-10). Labor's budget does nothing for young people. greenleft.org.au Labor's budget is a huge disappointment for many, but especially young people struggling with the cost-of-living crisis, surging rents and expensive education. | Despite
(2023-05-10). "Karl Marx:" A biography by Engels. mronline.org 
Karl Marx was born on May 5, 1818 in Trier, where he received a classical education. He studied jurisprudence at Bonn and later in Berlin, where, however, his preoccupation with philosophy soon turned him away from law.
(2023-05-10). Oakland teachers launch Unfair Labor Practices strike. workers.org 
Frustrated by the Oakland Unified School District's refusal to bargain a new contract, more than 3,000 teachers and other educators, all members of the Oakland Education Association, went on strike on May 4. OEA teachers and supporters kick off a march on the second day of the strike. (Credit: Craig . . . |
(2023-05-10). New report unveils how CIA schemes color revolutions around the world. mronline.org 
For a long time, the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) plotted "peaceful evolution" and "color revolutions" as well as spying activities around the world.
(2023-05-10). India: The grim unemployment scenario. mronline.org 
THE data on unemployment brough out by the Centre for Monitoring the Indian Economy (CMIE) present a grim picture. Not only has the unemployment rate increased sharply for some years now, starting from even before the pandemic, but the figure which had shot up during the pandemic has not come down much despite the recovery that has occurred in the level of GDP from its trough.
(2023-05-10). Tuesday 5/16: Santa Cruz Police Military Equipment Virtual Community Meeting. indybay.org Online Event…
(2023-05-09). Defiant Cuba Celebrates May Day. mronline.org 
Mainstream reports on this past May Day celebration in Cuba leave out a key element: the imperialist economic and financial blockade.
(2023-05-09). Africans in the U.S. are a colonized people: A comment on the indictment of the African People's Socialist Party. mronline.org 
Red Scares, McCarthyism, COINTELPRO, "Black Identity Extremists" are all indicative of how the colonized are treated by the state.
(2023-05-09). Sanctions drive Chinese firms to advance AI research minus U.S. chips. mronline.org 
U.S. sanctions aimed against China tech drive Chinese firms to increase research aimed at developing alternatives to leading U.S. cutting-edge technology necessary for AI.
(2023-05-09). Paying tribute to the victims of genocide in Namibia. mronline.org 
Every year, descendants of the Nama-Ovaherero tribes gather at Swakopmund Memorial Park Cemetery in Namibia during the month of March to pay tribute to their ancestors who were victims of the genocide that took place from 1904-1908.
(2023-05-10). South Korea: Labor Union Leader Sets Himself Afire. popularresistance.org A South Korean union leader has ended his life, enraged in anger and humiliation as the government attempted to bring racketeering charges against him over union activity. | On the morning of May Day, Yang Hoe-dong, a chapter leader of a national construction workers union, set himself on fire at a courthouse where he was summoned to a hearing for the review of an arrest warrant for him. He was pronounced dead at the hospital the following day. | The death was in protest of attacks by the government of President Yoon Suk-yeol on the 160,000-strong Korean Construction Workers Union and its rival union since Februa…
(2023-05-10). In midst of lethal disease outbreak, nurses, paraprofessionals, counselors on the chopping block in Detroit Public Schools. wsws.org With COVID funds running out, the Detroit school district is pressing ahead with layoffs and the elimination of programs.
(2023-05-10). The DSA-backed "Emergency Workplace Organizing Committee" attempts to co-opt a rank-and-file movement from below. wsws.org The purpose of the meeting was not to discuss building "rank-and-file power" but using "reform" groups within the apparatus to bolster the credibility of the bureaucracy as it prepares fresh betrayals.
(2023-05-10). Chicago: Grassroots Organizing Wins Decisive Police Accountability Victory. popularresistance.org In July of 2021, after decades of grassroots organizing and pressure, the city of Chicago passed the Empowering Communities for Public Safety ordinance. As designated by the ordinance, 66 people were elected to represent 22 police districts in the council elections this year. They were inaugurated on May 2. The new council will oversee the police in Chicago. Clearing the FOG speaks with Frank Chapman, executive director of the National Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression, about how they built the grassroots power to win the ordinance, what it will do and the police response to it. Chapman said NAARPR…
(2023-05-09). Sanctions drive Chinese firms to advance AI research minus U.S. chips. mronline.org U.S. sanctions aimed against China tech drive Chinese firms to increase research aimed at developing alternatives to leading U.S. cutting-edge technology necessary for AI.
(2023-05-09). Paying tribute to the victims of genocide in Namibia. mronline.org Every year, descendants of the Nama-Ovaherero tribes gather at Swakopmund Memorial Park Cemetery in Namibia during the month of March to pay tribute to their ancestors who were victims of the genocide that took place from 1904-1908.
(2023-05-10). South Korea: Labor Union Leader Sets Himself Afire. popularresistance.org A South Korean union leader has ended his life, enraged in anger and humiliation as the government attempted to bring racketeering charges against him over union activity. | On the morning of May Day, Yang Hoe-dong, a chapter leader of a national construction workers union, set himself on fire at a courthouse where he was summoned to a hearing for the review of an arrest warrant for him. He was pronounced dead at the hospital the following day. | The death was in protest of attacks by the government of President Yoon Suk-yeol on the 160,000-strong Korean Construction Workers Union and its rival union since Februa…
(2023-05-10). In midst of lethal disease outbreak, nurses, paraprofessionals, counselors on the chopping block in Detroit Public Schools. wsws.org With COVID funds running out, the Detroit school district is pressing ahead with layoffs and the elimination of programs.
(2023-05-10). The DSA-backed "Emergency Workplace Organizing Committee" attempts to co-opt a rank-and-file movement from below. wsws.org The purpose of the meeting was not to discuss building "rank-and-file power" but using "reform" groups within the apparatus to bolster the credibility of the bureaucracy as it prepares fresh betrayals.
(2023-05-10). Chicago: Grassroots Organizing Wins Decisive Police Accountability Victory. popularresistance.org In July of 2021, after decades of grassroots organizing and pressure, the city of Chicago passed the Empowering Communities for Public Safety ordinance. As designated by the ordinance, 66 people were elected to represent 22 police districts in the council elections this year. They were inaugurated on May 2. The new council will oversee the police in Chicago. Clearing the FOG speaks with Frank Chapman, executive director of the National Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression, about how they built the grassroots power to win the ordinance, what it will do and the police response to it. Chapman said NAARPR…
(2023-05-10). Saturday 5/20: Workplace Organizing Training. indybay.org 333 Hegenberger Road; | Oakland, CA 94621; | 4th Floor…
(2023-05-10). Thursday 5/25: Organizing Your Workplace is First Step in Changing The World with UK authors. indybay.org The Green Arcade | 1680 Market Street | SF, CA 94102…
(2023-05-09). 'This land is our life': Indigenous Shipibo-Konibo-Xetebo people defend forest from illegal destruction in Peru. therealnews.com 
This story originally appeared in The Shipibo-Konibo-Xetebo people of the Peruvian Amazon are organizing themselves to protect their ancestral forests and waters from illegal fishing, logging, and coca growing amidst conservation and development efforts from both the government and international nonprofits that they say are ineffective at best and actively harmful to Indigenous ways of life at worst.
(2023-05-10). Australian Labor government's budget hits workers behind sham "relief" wsws.org Workers and their families will even more bear the burden of the real wage cuts, plus soaring mortgage payments, rents and prices for food, petrol and energy, while the wealthy enjoy super-profits and billions of dollars are set aside for war preparations.
(2023-05-10). Contract bargaining for German public sector workers: A response to the union's lies. wsws.org In line with its close collaboration with the German government, the Verdi leadership is using its apparatus of thousands of full-time officials to suppress the class struggle.
(2023-05-10). A people's victory in Chicago. cpusa.org 
"Happy May Day 2023, Chicago! May we always stand in solidarity with workers everywhere to ensure fair wages, safe working conditions, and the right to organize. "Never forget: the power of the people is what built this city and makes Chicago strong." So tweeted Chicago mayor-elect Brandon Johnson, a labor leader, Chicago Teachers Union …
(2023-05-10). Labor's budget ignores the needs of millions. greenleft.org.au Labor's budget betrays renters, job seekers and people doing it tough. It leaves millions stuck in poverty while billionaires get tax cuts, argues Sue Bull.
(2023-05-10). College Graduates Are Expecting To Make $84,000, Report Says Reality Is $55,000. moguldom.com 
Despite a hot labor market and record-high job openings, college graduates could experience a rude awakening after stepping off the stage of their commencement ceremonies when it comes to salary expectations versus reality. The average starting salary for recent graduates is $55,911 but today's undergraduates expect to make $84,855 one year after graduation — a …
(2023-05-10). Big Oil pumps $9.4 million into lobbying California officials in 2023's first quarter. indybay.org WSPA and Big Oil wield their power in 8 major ways: through (1) lobbying; (2) campaign spending; (3) serving on and putting shills on regulatory panels; (4) creating Astroturf groups; (5) working in collaboration with media; (6) sponsoring awards ceremonies, including those for legislators and journalists; (7) contributing to non profit organizations; and (8) creating alliances with labor unions.
(2023-05-10). May Day marches and rallies celebrate workers' struggles. workers.org 
May Day — International Workers Day — commemorates the 1886 struggle in Chicago for the eight-hour day. Despite its radical origins in U.S. labor history, May Day has to a large extent been supplanted by moderate events on Labor Day in September, a holiday designed to dampen class struggle and . . . |
(2023-05-09). NT Labor gives fracking the go-ahead, despite First Nations' objections. greenleft.org.au First Nations people, farmers and communities across the Northern Territory have condemned NT Labor's decision to approve exploration permits for shale gas fracking in the Beetaloo Basin. Pip Hinman reports.
(2023-05-11). New Zealand teacher strikes continue. wsws.org The unions are seeking to keep teachers and other workers divided so they can impose a sellout agreement in line with the Labour government's austerity agenda.
(2023-05-10). What's behind the attack against Brazil's Landless Rural Workers' Movement? peoplesdispatch.org 
The Chamber of Deputies, dominated by the right, has set up a Parliamentary Commission of Inquiry to investigate "the real purpose" of the Landless Rural Workers' Movement…
(2023-05-10). As elections approach, Turkey hopes for change. peoplesdispatch.org Turkey will be holding elections for its national parliament and presidency on May 14. Early polls indicate that long-term ruling President Recep Tayyip Erdoƒüan and his Justice and Development Party (AKP) are, for the first time in the past two decades, facing a tough challenge in both the elections. This is a critical election for the country. | Dr. ≈ûebnem Korur, president of the Turkish Medical Association, spoke to Peoples Dispatch about the mood on the ground. Looking at the health sector and the working conditions of health workers, she talks about the outcome the country's health wor…
(2023-05-10). The corporatist record of the Communication Workers Union: 2007 to 2023. wsws.org Corporatism asserts a common interest between workers and employers and means the total subordination of the working class to the profit dictates of the company. The bitter experience of the past 15 years shows that there is no such "common interest."
(2023-05-10). Clarios, Dana and Stellantis workers call for joint action to win strike at battery plant in Toledo, Ohio. wsws.org The outcome of the struggle at Clarios will have major consequences for the 170,000 autoworkers in the US and Canada whose contracts expire this summer.
(2023-05-10). Six-year-old dies in Detroit school-based outbreak: What remains of public health after three years of the pandemic? wsws.org The example of Jimari Williams shows how the population will be treated by the capitalist state and media from now on: Workers and children will get sick and die at school and work and nothing will be done.
(2023-05-10). Gig Work Is Getting Dangerous. otherwords.org In recent months, stories of rideshare drivers and delivery workers carjacked, robbed, or even killed on the job have made headlines around the country. Now, growing research shows that there is an all-out crisis in app-based work. | This May, Gig Workers Rising, PowerSwitch Action, and ACRE released That's more…
(2023-05-10). May Day in France: Workers resist state repression. iacenter.org By G. Dunkel May 9, 2023 If French President Emmanuel Macron was hoping workers would lose morale and militancy, once he had maneuvered to get his new anti-worker pension system declared official law, he lost out. Millions of workers continued to protest and strike and defy France's cops, who grow more vicious and aggressive with each confrontation. Nantes, France, May 1. In a city of 280,000 people, 80,000 joined the workers' protest. On International Workers Day —— May Day —— a legal holiday in France, over 300 separate demonstrations drew some 2.3 million protesters into the streets. Th…
(2023-05-10). Monday 5/15: Hearing: Stop SF Mayor Breed From Union Busting & Attacking The Civil Service Merit System. indybay.org SF City Hall Rm 400 | San Francisco…
(2023-05-10). Writers Guild strikers pick up political heavyweight backer: President Biden. peoplesworld.org 
WASHINGTON—The 11,000 members of the Writers Guild of America, forced to strike by the nation's TV studios, movie moguls, and streaming video manufacturers, picked up a political heavyweight backer: Democratic President Joe Biden. But maybe nobody should be surprised. Biden publicly supports unions and union workers at every turn and has openly supported workers trying …
(2023-05-10). Starbucks intensifica la intimidación de los trabajadores de Ithaca, cierra todas las tiendas. peoplesworld.org 
ITHACA, N.Y.—"100% unión. 100% cerrado. 100% inmoral". Así es como los miembros de Starbucks Workers United (SBWU) resumen el plan de la compañía de cerrar todas sus tiendas en Ithaca, Nueva York, el 26 de mayo. Los trabajadores de la ubicación de Commons, junto al popular centro comercial peatonal de la ciudad, se enteraron de …
(2023-05-10). Argentine President Accuses Judges of Meddling in Elections. telesurenglish.net On Tuesday, Argentine President Alberto Fernandez accused the Supreme Court of meddling in the gubernatorial elections in the provinces of San Juan and Tucuman, which were scheduled for Sunday. | RELATED: | Latin America Celebrates International Workers' Day | "In a clear interference in the democratic process and in the autonomy of the provinces, the Supreme Court aligned itself with the opposition to anticipate what was foreseen as possible triumphs of Peronism," the Argentine Presidency said. | Previously, the Supreme Court suspended the elections in Tucuman and San Juan after accepting unconstitutionali…
(2023-05-10). U.S. hands off Haiti! Reparations now! workers.org 
By any account the situation in Haiti is desperate. What the U.S. has done to Haiti in the past, as well as its current maneuvers, has devastated the country. Most people in Haiti have no access to clean water, which is essential to controlling cholera. While the disease had . . . |
(2023-05-09). Recession Watch: Professional Networking Leader LinkedIn Lays Off 716 Workers. moguldom.com Microsoft's business social network platform LinkedIn is discontinuing its China-specific jobs app, InCareer, and laying off 716 workers worldwide, citing unfavorable economic conditions, despite recently reporting 8 percent revenue growth year over year. The Silicon Valley-based company will continue to "manage expenses," CEO Ryan Roslansky said in a memo to employees, suggesting that more layoffs …
(2023-05-10). Ballarat Trades Hall marks Nakba, calls for justice for Palestine. greenleft.org.au Unionists at Ballarat Trades Hall Council (BTHC) marked 75 years since the Nakba. Ron Guy reports.
(2023-05-10). Airline Pilots In The US Are Barreling Closer To A Possible Strike. popularresistance.org As the busy summer travel season approaches, 25,000 union pilots at two of the nation's largest commercial airlines‚Äâ—‚ÄâAmerican and Southwest‚Äâ—‚Äâare taxiing on the runway of a potential strike. | Last week, the Allied Pilots Association (APA), which represents 15,000 pilots at American Airlines, announced that its members had voted overwhelmingly to authorize a work stoppage. Signaling their unity, thousands of uniformed APA members held informational pickets on May Day at ten of the nation's major airports, including Chicago's…
(2023-05-10). Hollywood writers are striking to save the industry from corporate destruction. therealnews.com 
Hollywood writers represented by the Writers Guild of America, East, and the Writers Guild of America, West, are on strike for the first time since 2007-08. As Alex Press writes in Jacobin, "The WGA (West and East) called the strike just before midnight on May 1, with its leadership unanimously voting for a work stoppage after six weeks of negotiations with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) over a new three-year contract that covers some 11,500 film and television writers. Announcing its decision, the union said that the bargaining table responses of the AMPTP, which consists o…
(2023-05-10). VP calls for economic partnership on Portugal visit. ecns.cn Vice-President Han Zheng has reaffirmed China's commitment to deepen cooperation with Portugal and the European Union to promote the growth of the economy and aid global economic recovery during a visit to Portugal from Sunday to Tuesday.
(2023-05-09). Phyllis Bennis on Ukraine War & Why a Ceasefire Is the First Step Toward Lasting Peace. democracynow.org 
As Russia marks the Soviet Union's defeat of the Nazis 78 years ago, Ukraine is preparing to launch a major counteroffensive, which has forced Moscow to issue an evacuation order for thousands of residents in areas occupied by Russian forces. Meanwhile, international actors are calling for negotiations, possibly brokered by China or Brazil, to end the war. For more on the prognosis for peace in Ukraine, we're joined by Phyllis Bennis, author and a fellow at the Institute for Policy Studies.
(2023-05-09). The Saharawi Struggle: Spanish MEP Idoia Villanueva Ruiz Exposes the Truth. libya360.wordpress.com Mohsen Abdelmoumen Spanish MEP Idoia Villanueva Ruiz. D. R. Mohsen Abdelmoumen: You recently denounced the fisheries agreement in place between Morocco and the European Union, which is currently the subject of legal proceedings. What are the reasons for your protest? MEP Idoia Villanueva Ruiz: It is the European, and broadly the international legal framework, that give…
(2023-05-09). What Is A Harriet Tubman Statue Doing At The CIA? 3 Things To Know. moguldom.com Harriet Tubman was a freedom fighter who helped hundreds of slaves escape. She was also a spy who gathered intelligence for the Union Army. In 2022, the CIA erected a statue depicting Tubman at its headquarters in Langley, Va. Here are three things to know. 1. Tubman, the spy or intelligence collector Tubman was one …
(2023-05-09). A Ceasefire Is Immediately Needed to Reduce Escalating War in Ukraine. truthout.org As Russia marks the Soviet Union's defeat of the Nazis 78 years ago, Ukraine is preparing to launch a major counteroffensive, which has forced Moscow to issue an evacuation order for thousands of residents in areas occupied by Russian forces. Meanwhile, international actors are calling for negotiations, possibly brokered by China or Brazil, to end the war. For more on the prognosis for peace in… |
(2023-05-10). Australian prime minister hails opening of highly automated grocery warehouse. wsws.org Opening the new Queensland distribution centre, Albanese claimed it would create 320 jobs. The reality is that the facility is part of a $1 billion investment in job-cutting technology by major supermarket chain Coles.
(2023-05-10). India's Population to Surpass China's by End of June, U.N. Predicts. infobrics.org India is set to overtake China as the world's most populous country by the end of June, U.N. estimates, posing huge challenges to a nation with creaking infrastructure and insufficient jobs for millions of young people…
(2023-05-10). Minneapolis rallies to free Alex Saab and all political prisoners! fightbacknews.org Minneapolis, MN – On May 7, a couple dozen activists gathered at the busy intersection of Minneapolis' Chicago and Lake Streets for a rally as part of the international "Week for Alex Saab" called by the Committee to Free Alex Saab. Speakers from different movements gave messages of solidarity with Venezuela's kidnapped diplomat and connected Alex Saab's struggle to a broader history of U.S. imperialism and repression. Many cars honked in support of the "Hands off Venezuela" signs and passersby stayed to listen to the speeches. | Sarah Martin of the Women Against Military Madness Solidarity Committee of the Ameri…
(2023-05-10). The Anti-NATO Movement's Members Are the Most Conscious Element of the People, & Shouldn't Be Underrated. orinocotribune.com By Rainer Shea — May 8, 2023 | Lenin
(2023-05-10). Syrian Security Forces Eliminate Two Senior Daraa Leaders In Daraa Operation (Photos). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image. | The Syrian security forces eliminated two senior ISIS leaders during an operation in the southern governorate of Daraa on May 9. | A security source told the Syrian Arab News Agency that the terrorists were ambushed between the towns of Tafas and Athman in the northern Daraa countryside, identifying the two as Hassan al-Hayek and Nabil al-Abdullah."The two terrorists were targeted and eliminated directly after following up their movements while they…
(2023-05-09). Breaking News: Gaza under attack with repeated occupation air raids; resistance leaders targeted. samidoun.net 
As of 4: 50 pm Pacific time Monday, 8 May, occupation forces are currently targeting the Gaza Strip, the Palestinian people and the Palestinian resistance in attempted assassination raids, particularly targeting leaders of the Islamic Jihad Movement in Palestine. Homes in Rafah, in Gaza City and elsewhere have been hit by Zionist missiles, leading to casualties …
(2023-05-10). NTP Advisory Board Unanimously Votes to Accept Report on Fluoride's Toxicity. thelastamericanvagabond.com The truth about fluoride's toxicity is one step closer to being released to the public, but will industry influence prevent its release? On May 4, the U.S. National Toxicology Program's (NTP) Board of Scientific Counselors (BSC) unanimously voted to accept the recommendations of the BSC working group relating to the NTP's report on fluoride's toxicity.
(2023-05-09). President of Guinea-Bissau Visits Venezuela. orinocotribune.com The Monday, Venezuela's Vice President Delcy Rodríguez received the president of Guinea-Bissau, Umaro Sissoco Embaló, at the Casa Amarilla on the occasion of his working visit to the country to strengthen cooperation between the two countries. | Umaro Sissoco Embaló arrived in Venezuela during the afternoon and is scheduled to meet with Venezuelan authorities and discuss matters of common interest. | Relations b…
(2023-05-09). Behind the faàßade of humanitarian aid and the UN's Sustainable Development Goals. thealtworld.com The humanitarian paradigm for Palestinians is not working, the UN should be informed. On the assumption that the Institution holds a shard of respect towards human rights. For several years, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), has been warning of a funding deficit that affects its provision of services. Recently, the World Food Programme (WFP)