2023-05-14: News Headlines

Derek Seidman, Truthout. (2023-05-14). Labor Organizers Launch New Model For The Fight Against Private Equity. popularresistance.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 firms on Wall Street, behemoths within the ultra-powerful but opaque financial sector known as private equity — the arm of Wall Street that oversees trillions in assets and specializes in buying out, restructuring…

Ahmad Reza Hosseinpoor, Katherine Kirkby, Nicole Bergen, Anne Schlotheuber, Daniel A Antiporta (2023-05-13). Correspondence] WHO releases Health Inequality Data Repository. thelancet.com On April 20, 2023, WHO released the largest global collection of publicly available inequality data with the launch of the Health Inequality Data Repository.1 As members of the technical team developing the resource, we highlight its potential contribution to advancing health equity by creating opportunities for health inequality monitoring, including tracking progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Ahmad Reza Hosseinpoor, Katherine Kirkby, Nicole Bergen, Anne Schlotheuber, Daniel A Antiporta (2023-05-13). Correspondence] WHO releases Health Inequality Data Repository. thelancet.com On April 20, 2023, WHO released the largest global collection of publicly available inequality data with the launch of the Health Inequality Data Repository.1 As members of the technical team developing the resource, we highlight its potential contribution to advancing health equity by creating opportunities for health inequality monitoring, including tracking progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Shawgi Tell (2023-05-13). Charter Schools Are Not State Actors. dissidentvoice.org Eleven months ago a critical education case came before the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in North Carolina (Peltier v. Charter Day Sch., Inc., 37 F.4th 104, 116, 4th Cir. 2022). A main issue in the case pertains to the dress code at "Charter Day School" in Leland, North Carolina, specifically, whether the privately-operated …

Javier Arana Villasusa (2023-05-13). School lunch benefits over a million children in Honduras. plenglish.com During the launching of this initiative, the day before, in the department of Lempira, the head of state added that the program covers 272 of the 298 municipalities of this Central American nation. | She explained that the children receive their food ration distributed by the World Food Program, with the support of district and school directors, as well as the Ministry of Education and parents' association. | In his speech, Castro reported that there are more than one million children in the country without schools or teachers; and some 2,500 kilometers of roads are without financing. | In addition, she referred…

Shawgi Tell (2023-05-13). Charter Schools Are Not State Actors. dissidentvoice.org Eleven months ago a critical education case came before the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in North Carolina (Peltier v. Charter Day Sch., Inc., 37 F.4th 104, 116, 4th Cir. 2022). A main issue in the case pertains to the dress code at "Charter Day School" in Leland, North Carolina, specifically, whether the privately-operated …

Suds, Snacks, Socialism Forum Committee (2023-05-14). Saturday 5/13: Climate Chaos: An Existential Crisis. indybay.org The Starry Plough Pub | 3101 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley, CA 94705 | also by ZOOM Please register in advance at | bit.ly/ClimateChaos-230506 | to receive your personal link to participate in this event online…

ELEL (2023-05-13). Department of Error] Department of Error. thelancet.com Meyer N, Harvey AG, Lockley SW, Dijk D-J. Circadian rhythms and disorders of the timing of sleep. Lancet 2022; 400: 1061—78— In this Series paper, in the second paragraph of the Contribution of the circadian system to sleep timing section, lines 12—15 should have read "For an individual sleeping between 2300 h and 0600 h, the circadian sleep-promoting signal is strongest at approximately 0400 h to 0600 h". This correction has been made to the online version as of May 11, 2023.

Fight Back (2023-05-13). Big online FRSO fundraiser set for May 25. fightbacknews.org Minneapolis, MN — A major online fundraising evert featuring Frank Chapman – of the FRSO Central Committee and Executive Director of National Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression – will take place on the evening of May 25. The event, which will also feature Labor Commission Chair Cherrene Horazuk and Standing Committee member Fern Figueroa is part of the $130,000 fund drive that will help FRSO expand its national office and put more full-time organizers in the field. | The event is set for Thursday May 25, 5 p.m. Pacific, 6 p.m. Mountain, 7 p.m. Central and d 8 p.m. Eastern Time. Register for Zo…

Editor (2023-05-13). Big bad Canada pushes to protect profits from Mexico. mronline.org The Trudeau government is pressing Mexico to maintain its loosely regulated, pro-capitalist mining policies.

Editor (2023-05-13). May 8 and the rehabilitation of Nazism in Germany. mronline.org On 8 and 9 May, Berlin traditionally hosts numerous commemorative events to mark the end of the Second World War in Europe.

Prabhat Patnaik (2023-05-13). Public opinion and imperialism. mronline.org A New York Times News Service report reproduced in The Telegraph of Kolkata (May 7), discusses the findings of a global public opinion survey carried out by the Bennett Institute of Public Policy of Cambridge University. These show that the Ukraine conflict had shifted public sentiment "in developed democracies in East Asia and Europe as well as the United States of America, uniting their citizens against both Russia and China and shifting mass opinion in a more pro-American direction".

Vijay Prashad (2023-05-13). The work that Tricontinental does: The Nineteenth Newsletter (2023). mronline.org Over the past few years, we have become increasingly alarmed by the serious tensions that have been imposed on the world.

Fight Back (2023-05-13). Big online FRSO fundraiser set for May 25. fightbacknews.org Minneapolis, MN — A major online fundraising evert featuring Frank Chapman – of the FRSO Central Committee and Executive Director of National Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression – will take place on the evening of May 25. The event, which will also feature Labor Commission Chair Cherrene Horazuk and Standing Committee member Fern Figueroa is part of the $130,000 fund drive that will help FRSO expand its national office and put more full-time organizers in the field. | The event is set for Thursday May 25, 5 p.m. Pacific, 6 p.m. Mountain, 7 p.m. Central and d 8 p.m. Eastern Time. Register for Zo…

Suds, Snacks, Socialism Forum Committee (2023-05-13). Saturday 5/13: Climate Chaos: An Existential Crisis. indybay.org The Starry Plough Pub | 3101 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley, CA 94705 | also by ZOOM Please register in advance at | bit.ly/ClimateChaos-230506 | to receive your personal link to participate in this event online…

Anonymous (2023-05-14). Controversial NoHo Neighborhood Rep Named In Racketeering Scheme at Los Angeles College. indybay.org The bombshell revelations about the Valley Academic and Cultural Center construction being used a scheme to defraud Pinner Construction in turn surfaced revelations about the Media Arts Department that the VACC is supposed to house. 'Dozen LAVC Cinema Student Narratives challenges Erika Endrijonas's LACCD Success Story' pulled focus on what was really happening at Los Angeles Valley College. Now focus turns to the role played by community members in the racketeering scheme.

By Brenda Norrell (2023-05-14). LIVE: Prayer Action at Paiute's Peehee Mu'huh /Thacker Pass Lithium Mine. indybay.org For the second time in a month, Paiute elders are blocking the construction of a lithium mine on the Paiute Massacre Site with prayer in northern Nevada. Elders are calling for people to "Come help us in a good way, stand up and be strong." "We are where an important ceremony is happening today. We are in peaceful prayer," a Paiute elder said as the teepee went up this morning at 6 a.m., at Peehee Mu'juh, Thacker Pass. The teepee is symbolic to the Paiute people and Lakota people. "We are connected through the very sacred ceremony, the Ghost Dance."

Labor Video Project (2023-05-14). OEA Claremont Middle School Strike Picket to Stop Building Trades Workers from Crossing Lines. indybay.org Dozens of OEA striking teachers and community supporters picketed to shut down a construction project at the Claremont Middle School. Most unions walked but the UBC Carpenters worked behind the picket lines…

By Brenda Norrell (2023-05-13). LIVE: Prayer Action at Paiute's Peehee Mu'huh /Thacker Pass Lithium Mine. indybay.org For the second time in a month, Paiute elders are blocking the construction of a lithium mine on the Paiute Massacre Site with prayer in northern Nevada. Elders are calling for people to "Come help us in a good way, stand up and be strong." "We are where an important ceremony is happening today. We are in peaceful prayer," a Paiute elder said as the teepee went up this morning at 6 a.m., at Peehee Mu'juh, Thacker Pass. The teepee is symbolic to the Paiute people and Lakota people. "We are connected through the very sacred ceremony, the Ghost Dance."

Labor Video Project (2023-05-13). OEA Claremont Middle School Strike Picket to Stop Building Trades Workers from Crossing Lines. indybay.org Dozens of OEA striking teachers and community supporters picketed to shut down a construction project at the Claremont Middle School. Most unions walked but the UBC Carpenters worked behind the picket lines…

ecns.cn (2023-05-14). In Numbers: China has over 5 mln registered nurses. ecns.cn

The Lancet (2023-05-13). Editorial] The future of nursing: lessons from a pandemic. thelancet.com In early 2020, as part of a worldwide campaign to raise the profile of nursing, WHO, the International Council of Nurses (ICN), and Nursing Now published the first State of the World's Nursing report, setting out a global strategy for nursing. At the time, we highlighted how the report could inform policy dialogues and promote recognition of the potential of nursing to enable universal health coverage, and emphasised how crucial the subsequent years would be to show the impact of nursing. The COVID-19 pandemic has proven just how important these messages were.

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-05-14). 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…

ecns.cn (2023-05-14). Senior officials of China, U.S. hold candid, in-depth talks in Vienna. ecns.cn Director Wang fully elaborated on China's serious position on the Taiwan question. The two sides also exchanged views on the situation in the Asia-Pacific region, Ukraine and other international and regional issues of mutual interest, Wang added.

Labor Video Project (2023-05-14). Striking Writers Guild Member Boots Riley Shout Out To Striking OEA Teachers. indybay.org Oakland film maker and musician Boots Riley gave a shout out to striking OEA teachers supporting their struggle.

teleSUR, JDO (2023-05-14). Vicepresidente de Brasil respalda labor del MST. telesurtv.net Visita la Feria Nacional de la Reforma Agraria, organizada por el Movimiento de los Trabajadores Rurales Sin Tierra (MST).

United Front Committee For A Labor Party (2023-05-14). Thursday 5/18: Rally To Stop The San Francisco Laguna Honda Discharges Defend Laguna Honda Hospital. indybay.org 375 Laguna Honda Blvd across from Forrest Hill Muni Station | San Francisco…

United Front Committee For A Labor Party (2023-05-14). Friday 5/19: SF Speak Out At SF Chinese Consulate- Hands Off Namibian Labor Lawyer Beukes & Miners. indybay.org San Francisco Chinese Consulate | Laguna and Geary St. | San Francisco…

Jim McMahan (2023-05-13). Seattle unionists defend the right to strike. workers.org Seattle On May 5, 150 young unionists rallied at the federal courthouse in Seattle supporting labor's right to strike. Credit: Jim McMahan The anti-labor U.S. Supreme Court will soon take up the case of Glacier Northwest vs. Teamsters Local 174, filed in retaliation for a Teamsters strike in 2017. Glacier, . . . |

Jeremy Kuzmarov, Covert Action Magazine. (2023-05-13). The Pentagon Has Been Recolonizing University Campuses. popularresistance.org Once upon a time getting a college degree meant reading classic literature and philosophy, learning about history and politics, studying mathematics and science, learning new languages, and debating the great issues of the day in student forums. | The billionaire class and Pentagon, however, do not want young people to think critically, or to be worldly and idealistic. | They want the university to function as a breeding ground for creation of a docile, technically skilled workforce that they can control, and as a laboratory for the development of new weapons systems and testing ground for those weapons that can…

WSWS (2023-05-13). Australian Labor budget outlines record military spending. wsws.org Labor is presiding over the largest military build-up since World War II. While this week's budget allocated record defence spending, far more is to come.

Labor Video Project (2023-05-13). Striking Writers Guild Member Boots Riley Shout Out To Striking OEA Teachers. indybay.org Oakland film maker and musician Boots Riley gave a shout out to striking OEA teachers supporting their struggle.

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-05-13). 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…

United Front Committee For A Labor Party (2023-05-13). Thursday 5/18: Rally To Stop The San Francisco Laguna Honda Discharges Defend Laguna Honda Hospital. indybay.org 375 Laguna Honda Blvd across from Forrest Hill Muni Station | San Francisco…

United Front Committee For A Labor Party (2023-05-13). Friday 5/19: SF Speak Out At SF Chinese Consulate- Hands Off Namibian Labor Lawyer Beukes & Miners. indybay.org San Francisco Chinese Consulate | Laguna and Geary St. | San Francisco…

Luis Linares Petrov (2023-05-14). Cautious calm reigns in Gaza after ceasefire in Israeli aggression. plenglish.com The agreement was mediated by Egypt and entered into force from 22: 00 local time on Saturday, and included a commitment to a cessation of hostilities, as well as to stop attacking civilians and demolishing houses. | The Israeli Army Radio confirmed the reopening of all crossings in the Strip since Sunday morning, in addition to the entry of workers and traders to and from Gaza. | Palestinians took to the streets of the central governorate before dawn to celebrate the victory of the Al-Quds Brigades and the resistance in the fight against Tel Aviv. | For Abd al-Rahman Nassar, Arab and regional affairs analyst for…

ecns.cn (2023-05-14). Urban workers saw salaries rise in 2022. ecns.cn The employed in urban areas saw their annual salaries increase in 2022, and those in positions requiring higher technical skills and knowledge earned the top salaries, according to the latest figures from the National Bureau of Statistics on Tuesday.

Initiated by San Francisco City Workers Unite (2023-05-14). 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…

A Guest Author (2023-05-13). Martyrdom of Sheikh Khader Adnan after 86 days of hunger strike: latest target of Israeli assassinations. workers.org Published by Samidoun, the Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network, May 1, 2023. Sheikh Khader Adnan Sheikh Khader Adnan, Palestinian prisoner, hunger striker and resistance leader, was martyred in the early morning hours of Tuesday, May 2, after 86 days of hunger strike demanding his freedom. Adnan, 45, was married to Randa . . . |

Olujimi Alade (2023-05-13). When will they come for your job? workers.org First they came for the Communists And I did not speak out Because I was not a Communist Then they came for the Socialists And I did not speak out Because I was not a Socialist Then they came for the trade unionists And I did not speak out Because . . . |

Global Times, Friends of Socialist China. (2023-05-13). China Is Governed In The Interests Of Working People. popularresistance.org In this interview with Global Times, Sara Flounders — a contributing editor to Workers World and a member of our advisory group — shares her analysis of the escalating New Cold War and the US's global hegemonic project. Comparing the West's approach of war, sanctions, coercion and destabilisation with China's vision of a human community with a shared future, Sara observes: | "The very concept of shared future and cooperation has a profound impact. It's not threatening to other countries, and it has the win-win idea, meaning if your economy is growing and our economy is growing, that's better for both…

Keerti Gopal (2023-05-13). YOU LOVE TO SEE IT: New York's Green New Deal. levernews.com After a long hiatus and much demand, we have some good news about good news — our weekly round-up, You Love To See It, is back! This reader-favorite series, exclusively for paid subscribers, is a round-up of progress, victories, and action steps in the fight for a thriving democracy. I'm Keerti Gopal, formerly a Fulbright/National Geographic Fellow in Taiwan and The Lever's new editorial fellow, and I'll be bringing a much-needed dose of optimism to your inbox each week.This week: New York State takes a lead on fossil-fuel phase outs, train and plane riders get some federal backup, workers stand up to Am…

WSWS (2023-05-13). Injunction against striking Clarios workers in Toledo, Ohio provokes widespread anger. wsws.org Judge Michael Goulding, a Democrat, issued the pro-company injunction, and the United Auto Workers agreed to limit pickets to five people per entrance.

WSWS (2023-05-13). Alliance Interiors workers speak out following workplace death: "This should have never happened!" wsws.org Workers at the Alliance plant reported that a similar incident almost happened prior to Pablo's death.

WSWS (2023-05-13). Turkey heads to critical elections in shadow of NATO-Russia war. wsws.org Opposition candidate Kemal Kƒ±lƒ±àßdaroƒülu's campaign against Russia underlines how workers' social aspirations and opposition to war find no expression in the official election campaign.

WSWS (2023-05-13). Coup prospects overshadow Thailand elections. wsws.org Declining economic conditions and attacks on democratic rights are driving mass anger among Thai workers and young people.

Initiated by San Francisco City Workers Unite (2023-05-13). 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…

A Guest Author (2023-05-13). Martyrdom of Sheikh Khader Adnan after 86 days of hunger strike: latest target of Israeli assassinations. workers.org Published by Samidoun, the Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network, May 1, 2023. Sheikh Khader Adnan Sheikh Khader Adnan, Palestinian prisoner, hunger striker and resistance leader, was martyred in the early morning hours of Tuesday, May 2, after 86 days of hunger strike demanding his freedom. Adnan, 45, was married to Randa . . . |

The Exposé (2023-05-14). You were just a Lab Rat: Covid Vaccines have caused a Dangerous & Deadly Alliance between Graphene, Nanobots, mRNA, and Nanotechnology. expose-news.com In the shadowy realm of nanotechnology, a chilling alliance has emerged, one that holds the potential to shape our future in ways unimaginable. At the heart of this union lies the insidious …

Staff (2023-05-14). Unión Eléctrica no pronostica déficit de generación durante todo el día. cubadebate.cu Se estima para la hora pico una disponibilidad de 2919 MW y una demanda máxima de 2500 MW, para una reserva de 419 MW, por lo que de mantenerse las condiciones previstas no se pronostica afectación al servicio en este horario.

Peoples Dispatch (2023-05-13). Communist-backed student movement emerges as leading force in in Greek university elections. peoplesdispatch.org Panspoudastiki KS, which is backed by the Communist Youth of Greece, won 19,632 votes, securing over 35.04% of the total votes polled for the student unions of 266 universities across Greece on May 10…

Anonymous103 (2023-05-13). Sandu Lost Battle With Moldovans On Victory Day (Video). southfront.org Click to see full-size image | Armed with ardent Russophobia, the servants of the West are trying to fight against any influence of Moscow in the territories of the former Soviet Union. | Zelensky crossed out the memory of the people of his country and canceled Victory Day in Ukraine. Replacing it with Europe Day for the sake of his Western patrons. | Moldova also risks following the path of Ukraine, but pro-Western President Maia Sandu did not dare to take such drastic measures. When asked what is celebrated in…

Javier Arana Villasusa (2023-05-13). Hungary will ban new EU measures against Russia. plenglish.com Stockholm, May 13 (Prensa Latina) Hungary will ban new packages of sanctions against Russia issued by the European Union (EU), as warned here today by the Foreign Minister of that country, Péter Szijjártó.

krish-rad_ind (2023-05-13). Police Unions Are Spitting In The Face Of Solidarity. popularresistance.org

WSWS (2023-05-13). Australia: At Port Kembla protest, unions and pseudo-left set a nationalist trap for anti-war sentiment. wsws.org Attendees looking for a perspective through which they can advance a fight against war will have been sorely disappointed by the official line advanced by speakers at the rally.

Peoples Dispatch (2023-05-13). Communist-backed student movement emerges as leading force in in Greek university elections. peoplesdispatch.org Panspoudastiki KS, which is backed by the Communist Youth of Greece, won 19,632 votes, securing over 35.04% of the total votes polled for the student unions of 266 universities across Greece on May 10…

Anonymous103 (2023-05-13). Sandu Lost Battle With Moldovans On Victory Day (Video). southfront.org Click to see full-size image | Armed with ardent Russophobia, the servants of the West are trying to fight against any influence of Moscow in the territories of the former Soviet Union. | Zelensky crossed out the memory of the people of his country and canceled Victory Day in Ukraine. Replacing it with Europe Day for the sake of his Western patrons. | Moldova also risks following the path of Ukraine, but pro-Western President Maia Sandu did not dare to take such drastic measures. When asked what is celebrated in…

teleSUR (2023-05-14). Greek PM Rules Out Cooperation With Socialists After Elections. telesurenglish.net On Sunday, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis ruled out the prospect of cooperation with the Panhellenic Socialist Movement (PASOK-KINAL) to form a coalition government after the upcoming general elections. | RELATED: | "I don't believe that at this moment there is margin for any cooperation with PASOK after the May 21 elections, even if the numbers could lead to a government that would receive the confidence vote fro…

unitedEditor (2023-05-14). UWI discloses report of Ukrainian intelligence: Zelensky attempted to divide Crimean Tatars by planting spies. unitedworldint.com By I≈üƒ±kgàºn Akfƒ±rat An intelligence report by the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) classified as "secret" revealed that Zelensky's government has planted spies on the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar People, recruited agents from Crimean Tatars and tried to divide the movement. According to a 6-page signed and sealed document United World International has obtained …

Montreal Counter-Info (2023-05-13). Call for Solidarity from the #EkoniAci Movement! Blockade at KM 16! itsgoingdown.org Call for solidarity with Indigenous anti-logging blockade. Originally posted to Montreal Counter-Info. In order to enforce the moratorium on logging on their territory, Nitaskinan, members of the Atikamekw of Manawan are currently setting up a new blockade. It is located at km 16 on the road to Manawan, north of St-Michel-des-Saints. Logging companies have been…

Anonymous Contributor (2023-05-13). Betraying the White Race in the 21st Century. itsgoingdown.org Reflections on contemporary revolt, social movements, and racial dynamics within them from a reading group in so-called Minneapolis, MN. The following reflections have been prompted by the Race Treason Discussion Group, a group that met weekly in Minneapolis beginning in the Summer of 2022. The group aimed to analyze the dynamics of largely non-black radical…

It's Going Down (2023-05-13). Indigenous Resistance in Mexico, Border Militarization, and the End of Title 42. itsgoingdown.org On this episode of the It's Going Down podcast, we look at the Mexican state's targeting of Indigenous resistance movements and communities, specifically the cases of Yaqui political prisoner Fidencio Aldama and politically persecuted Mazatec anarchist Miguel Peralta, and how this relates to the militarization of borders across so-called North America. As a recent article…

Floyd D. Collins (2023-05-13). Prison Can't Prevent Domestic Abuse. Transformative Accountability Programs Can. truthout.org One of the central tenets of the movement to end intimate partner violence is accountability: the idea that people who use violence should be held responsible for their actions. For many in the movement, accountability has been linked to intervention by the criminal legal system. Some anti-violence advocates have argued that those who used violence could best — or only — be held accountable… |

krish-rad_ind (2023-05-13). The Evolving Movement For Agricultural Worker Rights. popularresistance.org

Montreal Counter-Info (2023-05-13). Call for Solidarity from the #EkoniAci Movement! Blockade at KM 16! itsgoingdown.org Call for solidarity with Indigenous anti-logging blockade. Originally posted to Montreal Counter-Info. In order to enforce the moratorium on logging on their territory, Nitaskinan, members of the Atikamekw of Manawan are currently setting up a new blockade. It is located at km 16 on the road to Manawan, north of St-Michel-des-Saints. Logging companies have been…

Anonymous Contributor (2023-05-13). Betraying the White Race in the 21st Century. itsgoingdown.org Reflections on contemporary revolt, social movements, and racial dynamics within them from a reading group in so-called Minneapolis, MN. The following reflections have been prompted by the Race Treason Discussion Group, a group that met weekly in Minneapolis beginning in the Summer of 2022. The group aimed to analyze the dynamics of largely non-black radical…

It's Going Down (2023-05-13). Indigenous Resistance in Mexico, Border Militarization, and the End of Title 42. itsgoingdown.org On this episode of the It's Going Down podcast, we look at the Mexican state's targeting of Indigenous resistance movements and communities, specifically the cases of political prisoners Fidencio Aldama and Miguel Peralta, and how this relates to the militarization of borders across so-called North America. As a recent article on It's Going Down wrote: …

Sue Bull (2023-05-14). 'MUA: Here to stay!' remembered at May Day dinner. greenleft.org.au One of the most significant battles in recent working class history was remembered at the annual May Day dinner to support Green Left at Geelong Trades Hall. Sue Bull reports.

ecns.cn (2023-05-14). Daily life of vet nurse in Guangxi. ecns.cn The 28-year-old vet nurse helps pet doctors treat pets, manage their diet and monitor their physical conditions at the clinic. After working for 2 years, he has become the head nurse of the clinic.

Sue Bull (2023-05-14). 'MUA: here to stay' campaign remembered at May Day Green Left dinner. greenleft.org.au One of the most significant battles in recent working class history was remembered at the annual May Day dinner to support Green Left at Geelong Trades Hall. Sue Bull reports.

Udani Samarasekera (2023-05-13). Perspectives] Jaime Miranda: nurturing future public health researchers. thelancet.com Jaime Miranda had just finished his first day as Professor and Head of School at the Sydney School of Public Health, University of Sydney, NSW, Australia, when we spoke in late April, 2023. He had spent part of the day on the ground floor of the school to "get to know people" and tell them he is "going to be working with them and for them for the next 5 years at least". Miranda, who has a warm and unpretentious style, combines this new role with his positions as Professor in the School of Medicine at the Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia (UPCH) in Lima, Peru, Professor of Global Health at the London School of…

Lucrecia Franco (2023-05-13). Brazil partners with China to tackle epidemics and pandemics. america.cgtn.com New Sino-Brazilian research centers in Rio de Janeiro and Beijing are expected to become fully operational by early 2025, with Brazilian and Chinese researchers working together in both cities. Find out more.

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