(2023-06-17). Correspondence] Climate change justice goes beyond authorship equity. thelancet.com Mehr Muhammad Adeel Riaz and colleagues commented on the poor global authorship equity in the 2022 report of The Lancet Countdown on health and climate change.1 This letter not only describes the inequity in reporting but also enlightens the need to dissect climate change in detail to truly understand cause and effect.
(2023-06-16). Mayo Clinic Social Innovation Grant to address health care disparities accepting applications. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — Mayo Clinic is now accepting applications for a new Social Innovation Grant poised to address health care disparities in Olmsted County. Visit the Mayo Clinic Community Engagement page for application materials and additional information. Applications are due July 31, 2023. The grant, sponsored by Mayo Clinic's Department of Medicine, will be awarded to digital innovation projects that improve health, enhance health care delivery, and promote greater health equity in the greater Rochester…
(2023-06-16). Scotland: Social Movements Build Unity In The Struggle For Health Equity. popularresistance.org Health inequalities in Scotland are getting worse. The Scottish Government has an array of policies which suggest its apparent concern, but these have made little or no difference in practice. In the face of this, community groups and civil society organizations have been working hard to raise awareness about the causes of health iniquity and to identify solutions that could make a significant and lasting difference. While doing so, however, often they have been campaigning in isolation from one another. | Concerned about the apparent fragmentation of the vital work that is going on, the People's Health Movement…
(2023-06-15). Social movements in Scotland come together to build unity in the struggle for health equity. peoplesdispatch.org The recently concluded People's Health Assembly in Scotland brought together 20 organizations working on problems related to health inequities with the aim of furthering unity and fostering change…
(2023-06-16). Addressing cancer concerns in the LGBTQ+ community. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org During June, many cities and towns around the U.S. and the world celebrate and raise awareness of the LGBTQ+ community's accomplishments and the ongoing fight for equality and acceptance. When it comes to health, the LGBTQ+ community faces increased cancer concerns. Stigma and discrimination create barriers to health care, placing the LGBTQ+ community at heightened risk for certain forms of cancer. Being aware of cancer risks and finding ways to overcome these challenges can be lifesaving. Mayo…
(2023-06-16). For a socialist movement against war! Vote the IYSSE into Humboldt University's student parliament on July 4! wsws.org The International Youth and Students for Social Equality (IYSSE) is standing five candidates in this year's Student Parliament (StuPa) elections at Berlin's Humboldt University. The following is the IYSSE election manifesto.
(2023-06-17). Correspondence] Disability is central to discrimination in health. thelancet.com We congratulate The Lancet on the Series on racism, xenophobia, discrimination, and health—a key resource for health researchers and advocates. One Series paper by Shannon and colleagues1 focuses on intersectionality. We were gratified to see that the authors mention questions of ableism in their framing comments, but disability issues are not carried through in the case studies or analyses.
(2023-06-17). Correspondence] Essential role of staff development in addressing structural racism. thelancet.com After the recent Comment1 by Saleem Razack and Thirusha Naidu, we thought it essential to emphasise the importance of faculty development. As medical educators, we must role-model the behaviours and attitudes we expect of our students, including the critical consciousness mentioned, but also an awareness of structural racism and its effects on students, patients, and staff. We are concerned that too much of the focus in recent years has been on the development of the curriculum, with relatively little consideration of faculty that aims to develop the competencies required of an educator in today's higher educatio…
(2023-06-16). DOJ: Rampant Violence, Racism in Minneapolis PD Led to George Floyd's Murder. truthout.org The Department of Justice has released a scathing, 89-page report of the Minneapolis Police Department conducted after the police murder of George Floyd, shedding light on the culture of unlawful police violence and rampant racism that laid the groundwork for Floyd's murder three years ago. The report, released Friday, finds that the Minneapolis Police Department, referred to as MPD in the report… |
(2023-06-16). Cornel West's presidential candidacy is 'for the least of these'. therealnews.com 
Dr. Cornel West is running for president. In a wide-ranging conversation on The Chris Hedges Report, West lays out a political vision centering "the least of these." Rejecting the corporate duopoly and its two wings—a neofascist Republican party, and the neoliberal Democrats—West calls for a multiracial alliance of poor and working people against militarism, corporatism, racism, and all other forms of bigotry and oppression. | Editor's Note: Since the time this interview was recorded, Dr. Cornel West has announced his intention to seek the Green Party nomination for presidential candidate, rathe…
(2023-06-17). Correspondence] The role of patient safety in health inequities. thelancet.com The Series paper by Selvarajah and colleagues1 highlights how inequitable quality of care is a means by which health systems map discrimination onto poorer health outcomes. However, the authors miss an opportunity for framing these issues in a way that will provoke effective remedial action from health professionals and systems.
(2023-06-16). Department of Justice Finds Racist Discrimination Practices in Minneapolis PD. unicornriot.ninja
(2023-06-16). Supreme Court May Soon Ban Affirmative Action — Here's What That Means. truthout.org The U.S. Supreme Court is expected to wipe out affirmative action in higher education any day now. If the erasure of a decades-old precedent occurs, the crucial question will be: How to bolster diversity on college campuses without the help of race-conscious policies? Universities will have to be creative, experts say, and consider approaches that will have an outsized impact on marginalized… |
(2023-06-15). Ambassador urges young people to get to know China. ecns.cn The gathering, a fundraising reception, attracted around 100 guests from the British and UK Chinese communities, mostly from the education and business sectors.
(2023-06-15). In First, House Education and Workforce Committee Staff File to Unionize. truthout.org The Democratic staff on the House Education and the Workforce Committee announced on Thursday that they have filed a petition to form a union, the Congressional Workers Union (CWU), marking the first committee staff in congressional history to unionize. If the workers' union is approved, they will be able to collectively bargain for provisions like salary, sick leave and better working conditions. |
(2023-06-15). Texas Book Ban Bills Set a Dangerous Precedent for the Narratives of Young People in Education. projectcensored.org By Cameron Samuels | Special Guest Writer for Project Censored's Dispatches on Media and Politics Amid an unprecedented wave of censorship, many of our state legislators have left no mercy…
(2023-06-17). Perspectives] Virtually forgotten: telehealth and its histories. thelancet.com Along with nearly every doctor I knew, during the COVID-19 pandemic I was thrust into the strange world of virtual medicine. For many of my paediatric patients with autism spectrum disorder, for whom an hour in clinic can be challenging, this turned out to be a good thing and online the parents and I could have a genuine conversation. Still more importantly, I was able to see where these families lived—one mother took me on a virtual tour showing the holes her child had kicked into the wall plaster.
(2023-06-16). Wednesday 6/21: How the Supreme Court's Hard-Right Turn Is Wreaking Havoc on Democracy. indybay.org Online event…
(2023-06-16). Friday 6/16: Understanding the Escalating Repression of the #StopCopCity Movement. indybay.org Online via Zoom | Register at www.nlg.org/civicrm/event/register/?id=60 | Live captioning provided…
(2023-06-15). Young people seek partners, but not necessarily for romance. ecns.cn The term "dazi" has become especially popular online, with many social media users posting their requirements as they seek partners who share similar interests to themselves.
(2023-06-16). Saturday 6/24: Strike Debt Bay Area Book Group: Poverty by America, by Matthew Desmond. indybay.org Email strike.debt.bay.area@gmail.com a few days beforehand for the online invite.
(2023-06-15). How Biden's DHS Is Weaponizing an Anti-Terror Program Against Christians, Conservatives & the GOP. strategic-culture.org 
Instead of focusing on preventing actual violence and terrorism, the TVTP program is now being used to target the entire spectrum of the political right and Christians through "media literacy and online critical thinking initiatives" and other so-called training seminars as part of a coordinated effort to make America into a one-party system.
(2023-06-16). China's first intelligent floating production storage and offloading vessel delivered in Jiangsu. ecns.cn China's first intelligent floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel "Offshore Oil 123" was delivered in Nantong, Jiangsu Province, on Friday. It marks a new progress in China's intelligent construction of an offshore oilfield.
(2023-06-16). China plans raft of steps to boost growth. ecns.cn China will work further in implementing a raft of supportive measures to boost consumption, carry out the construction of major projects, and expedite the development of a modern industrial system to boost growth.
(2023-06-16). Venezuela: A New International Economic Order Key for WT. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, in Russia, on the XXVI ST. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) 2023, Delcy Rodríguez, Executive Vice President of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, said that the construction of a new international economic order is part of the key to the regionalization of world trade. | Related: | "The call is to de-dollarize international trade, the crude oil trade (…), we are already beginning to see Arab countries and Gulf countri…
(2023-06-15). Work starts on world's largest PV base in Shaanxi, step toward national energy goals. ecns.cn Construction of a photovoltaic (PV) facility that will make monocrystalline silicon wafers with annual output of 100 gigawatts (GW) and monocrystalline cells with annual output of 50 GW started on Thursday in Northwest China's Shaanxi Province.
(2023-06-16). When California Set Minimum Staffing Levels for Overworked Nurses. portside.org Better patient outcomes followed.
(2023-06-16). That was fast: After two weeks, Amazon reinstates fired unionist Bates. peoplesworld.org 
BESSEMER, Ala. —Even anti-union Amazon can be embarrassed into doing something right. The Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union said on June 15 the big warehouse firm reinstated Jennifer Bates, the outspoken face of RWDSU's organizing drive in Bessemer, Ala. Amazon fired Bates just after she returned from months of disability leave days before. The …
(2023-06-16). Book review: "The Revolutionary Science of Marxism-Leninism" is all about theory to transform the world. fightbacknews.org Minneapolis, MN — The Revolutionary Science of Marxism-Leninism, published by the Freedom Road Socialist Organization, is a concise and fantastic book detailing the fundamentals of Marxism. Written by J. Sykes, the book is an excellent introduction for those looking to learn the science of revolution, the history, methods and outlook of scientific socialism. It breaks down complex questions of philosophy, organizing and others into easily understandable terms, making it good for beginners and an excellent primer for those who already have a grasp on Marxism-Leninism and are looking to sharpen their understa…
(2023-06-16). Working Films and National Labor Leaders Announce Short Film Fund to Support Worker-Led Organizing. indybay.org Working Films, in collaboration with Amazon Labor Union, North Carolina AFL-CIO, Starbucks Workers United, Union of Southern Service Workers, and United Farm Workers, are issuing a call for short films to amplify workers seeking to have their voices heard.
(2023-06-16). LA County Federation of Labor backs Marisa Alcaraz for City Council. peoplesworld.org 
LOS ANGELES — In the aftermath of the infamous scandal last fall, when secretly taped conversations revealed the privately expressed racist attitudes of three Los Angeles City Council members, as well as the then leader of the Los Angeles County Federation of Labor, City Council President Nury Martinez, representing District 6, resigned. On April 4, …
(2023-06-16). Death of Track Star Tori Bowie Refocuses Nation on Black Maternal Health Crisis. truthout.org Olympic track star Tori Bowie was eight months pregnant and in labor when she died on May 2, according to an autopsy. She was alone in her home at the time and may have suffered from respiratory distress and eclampsia, a rare but life-threatening pregnancy complication. Her baby also died. Bowie, a three-time Olympic medalist, was just 32 years old, and her death has led to an outpouring of grief… |
(2023-06-16). Will Plant Workers Strike For The Right To Strike Over Grievances? popularresistance.org Erie, Pennsylvania – "What do you think of the company's contract proposals?" asked a man at the head of a contingent of workers marching through the mile-long, mile-wide Wabtec locomotive factory. | "F— you!" responded members of United Electrical Workers (UE) Local 506, their voices echoing off the walls. | A few blocks down at Irish Cousins, the bar across from the union hall, one patron's "How are you doing?" was answered by another with "Waiting on the word." | It was the afternoon of Friday, June 9, and 1,400 workers were preparing for the possibility that when their contract expired at midnight, they…
(2023-06-15). Flame lit for Asian Games as 100-day countdown starts. ecns.cn The flame for the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, was lit in an elaborate ceremony on Thursday, marking the start of the 100-day countdown to the opening of the sporting extravaganza.
(2023-06-15). Gates Foundation renews partnership on global health. ecns.cn The Bill &Melinda Gates Foundation announced on Thursday a renewed collaboration with the Beijing municipal government and Tsinghua University to support the Global Health Drug Discovery Institute in its efforts to improve health outcomes worldwide through lifesaving therapies for infectious diseases.
(2023-06-16). Renewable energy should not be 'next semiconductor' in U.S.-China competition: experts. ecns.cn A commentary published on Wednesday by the Brookings Institution pointed out that preventing U.S.-China clean tech collaboration from turning into the "next semiconductor" is vital for the fate of a planet facing increasing climate challenges.
(2023-06-16). Labor must be pushed on its inadequate housing plan. greenleft.org.au 
(2023-06-16). Protestors call on Vic Labor to save Barak Beacon housing estate. greenleft.org.au 
(2023-06-16). Will Erie Locomotive Plant Workers Strike for the Right to Strike over Grievances? labornotes.org
(2023-06-16). Jurista brasileño destaca labor del MST para ampliar derechos. telesurtv.net Rechaza que se intente criminalizar al movimiento de Trabajadores Rurales Sin Tierra. Insta a que se aplique la reforma agraria.
(2023-06-16). WORKING FILMS AND NATIONAL LABOR LEADERS ANNOUNCE SHORT FILM FUND TO SUPPORT WORKER-LED OR. indybay.org Working Films, in collaboration with Amazon Labor Union, North Carolina AFL-CIO, Starbucks Workers United, Union of Southern Service Workers, and United Farm Workers, are issuing a call for short films to amplify workers seeking to have their voices heard.
(2023-06-16). Australian Labor government's proposed labour hire reform will not stop rise of low-paid, insecure work. wsws.org The government's "consultation paper" on "Same Job, Same Pay" makes clear that it will do little to limit the ability of businesses to use labour-hire and contracting arrangements to eliminate permanent jobs and entitlements, such as sick and annual leave.
(2023-06-16). Australian Labor government slashes annual health budget by $11 billion. wsws.org The Albanese government's latest budget deepened cuts to the crisis-ridden public health system, primarily by terminating COVID-19 safety measures, despite the ongoing pandemic.
(2023-06-16). Australian Labor government's budget reduces annual health budget by $11 billion. wsws.org The Albanese government's latest budget deepened cuts to the crisis-ridden public health system, primarily by terminating COVID-19 safety measures, despite the ongoing pandemic.
(2023-06-15). Venezuela: Metalworkers Demand Labor Rights, No More Protest Criminalization. venezuelanalysis.com Workers from Venezuela's industries are rallying for better pay and calling for the release of detained union leaders.
(2023-06-15). Indonesia's Jokowi targets labor rights in the name of 'job creation'. therealnews.com 
(2023-06-16). Thanks to IRA tax credits, it's now cheaper to make solar and wind components in the US. nationofchange.org "This report shows that the Inflation Reduction Act successfully creates an air-tight business case for supporting U.S. workers and manufacturers."
(2023-06-16). Barnes & Noble Manhattan flagship store workers unionize with RWDSU. peoplesworld.org 
NEW YORK —With an overwhelming vote, workers at Barnes & Noble's flagship Manhattan store, a multi-story emporium crammed to each ceiling with books, unionized with the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union. When certified as their rep, the union will represent 185 workers, and it said 97% of those casting ballots supported going union. It's …
(2023-06-16). As Shippers Call for Biden to Intervene in Longshore Negotiations All Out on Juneteenth. indybay.org West Coast rank and file ILWU members and retirees are supporting a strike on Juneteenth June 19 until longshore workers get a contract. They have been working without a contract since last July.
(2023-06-16). Friday 6/16: POA: Shut it Down! indybay.org On the sidewalk in front of the San Francisco Police Officers Association: 800 Bryant @ 6th Street in San Francisco…
(2023-06-15). Argentina wins friendly match as fans give warmest of welcomes in Beijing. ecns.cn From the sea of fans at the airport when they landed, to the deafening cheers at the packed Workers' Stadium on Thursday, megastar Lionel Messi and the World Cup-winning Argentina soccer squad were given the warmest of welcomes in Beijing.
(2023-06-16). Communist message to Silk Mill rally: Ditch the Labour party! thecommunists.org Download a copy of this leaflet as a pdf. The Derby lock-out of 1833-4 is considered to be one of the key moments in the development of a working-class identity in Britain. Led by the trade unions, it was the first practical national example of the workers seeking to wrestle back a degree of control …
(2023-06-16). Sri Lanka Insurance Corporation boss cites WSWS article, warning union leaders not to give information to websites. wsws.org SLIC's disciplinary action against union officials for using the company's email service and for allegedly providing information to the media and the WSWS is a dire warning and must be opposed by all SOE workers and the entire working class.
(2023-06-15). International Conference, Rome, Oct. 27: For a true and just peace: Stop the Third World War! workers.org 
This is a statement posted by the initiators of a call for an international conference to end the war in Ukraine. For more information and a list of signers, see tinyurl.com/39j9m2nk. The clash between Russia and Ukraine, due to the direct involvement of NATO, threatens to unleash a third world . . . |
(2023-06-16). AFL-CIO to formally endorse Biden-Harris ticket. peoplesworld.org 
PHILADELPHIA—In a foregone conclusion, the AFL-CIO will formally endorse Democratic President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris for re-election in 2024. The decision, to be announced on June 17 in Philadelphia's Convention Center—site of the federation's convention a year ago—was telegraphed in speeches last month by the presidents of its two largest unions, the …
(2023-06-16). Peru's de facto president blames protesters for their own deaths at the hands of state forces. peoplesdispatch.org Peru's de facto president Dina Boluarte, on Wednesday, June 14, expressed her annoyance over the announcement of new social protests against her government. Talking to the local press, after attending a bilateral meeting with Ecuadorian President Guillermo Lasso in Piura, Boluarte once again stigmatized social organizations and their struggle and blamed them for creating violence and chaos in the country. | Boluarte's statement came after social movements and trade unions called for a third massive march in the capital, known as the 'Toma de Lima' or 'Takeover of Lima', to demand her resignation, closure of right…
(2023-06-16). Unions step up push for 'same job, same pay' rule. greenleft.org.au 
(2023-06-16). EU Advances AI Rules Restricting Facial Recognition. popularresistance.org Digital rights groups on Wednesday applauded lawmakers across the European Union after they passed a draft law that would strictly regulate the use of artificial intelligence including facial recognition technology and chatbots, potentially setting a new standard for protecting the public from the misuse of AI—but noted that some provisions could exclude vulnerable people. | The European Parliament passed a major legislative hurdle as it voted in favor of the draft rules in the Artificial Intelligence Act, with 499 lawmakers supporting the provisions, 28 opposing, and 93 abstaining from voting.
(2023-06-15). La reunión de Yeda une a la Liga àÅrabe con Damasco. strategic-culture.org Aunque ahora haya alguna división entre Qatar y Siria ellos están unidos en su apoyo a la búsqueda de la libertad para Palestina. | El presidente sirio Bashar al Assad El Príncipe Badr quien es el Emir Suplente de la Provincia de Makkah caminó con Al Assad hasta la sala de recepción donde tomaron asiento e intercambiaron obsequios. Esto marca la primera Cumbre de la Liga à&Arin…
(2023-06-16). Jobs stable in May, but youth still struggling. ecns.cn The unemployment rate remained stable in May, hovering around 5 percent, but younger job seekers still face a tough outlook with structural imbalances in the job market.
(2023-06-16). BRI creates more than 3,000 projects, 420,000 jobs for participating countries in decade: ministry. ecns.cn A decade on since the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) was announced, it has galvanized nearly $1 trillion of investment globally and created more than 3,000 projects and 420,000 jobs for participating countries, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin said at the daily press conference on Thursday.
(2023-06-16). Wall Street demands cuts at Yellow Corp as contract negotiations with Teamsters stall. wsws.org Yellow's investors are demanding further cuts to jobs and wages as the company faces bankruptcy with $1.6 billion in debt.
(2023-06-16). Palestinian Writer Urges China to Strengthen Relations with Palestinian Resistance, Criticizes Abbas' Visit. orinocotribune.com Khaled Barakat, a Palestinian writer and member of the executive committee of the Masar Badil: Palestinian Alternative Revolutionary Path Movement, has stated in an interview with Press TV in London that Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas' visit to China is "worthless," and that China should instead strengthen its relations with the Palestinian resistance. | Barakat alluded to the failure of the so-called "negotiations process" and the failed "two-state solution," and added that "Abbas is a weak figure who has lost his role and is on his way out of the scene at a time when the negotiations option has c…
(2023-06-15). How a Whites-Only Group Plans To Turn Rural Tennessee Into Its Homeland. splcenter.org Members of a whites-only group with extensive ties to the white power movement have purchased a nearly 70-acre property in central Tennessee that they intend to use as a self-described "headquarters," a Hatewatch investigation found.
(2023-06-15). Institutions Often Treat Disability and Mental Health Not With Care But Violence. truthout.org Typically, one hears the term "carceral" used in discussions of prisons and jails. One significant aim of the prison abolition movement is to critique and eliminate carceral forms of state punishment that encage, degrade and dehumanize human beings while stripping them of agency. It is important, though, that we begin to extend our understanding of carceral spaces to what are commonly considered… |
(2023-06-15). Iraq's Popular Mobilization Units Obtain Iran-Made Mohajer-6 UAV (Video). southfront.org 
Originally published by ISWNews Analysis Group — The Iraq-based resistance movement of the Popular Mobilization Units has released a video to showcase the flight of the export version of the Iranian "M6" drone in the Arab country. | On June 14, the Iraqi Popular Mobilization Units announced the participation of the "M6" UAV in one of their military ex…
(2023-06-16). Australian parliament dominated by recriminations over sexual misconduct. wsws.org The preoccupations of the parliamentarians, staffers, other members of the political elite and corporate journalists are a world away from the issues facing working people.