2023-06-28: News Headlines

Dana Sanchez (2023-06-28). Billionaire Robert Smith Hits Cash Register Button, Sells Software Company For $4.6 Billion To IBM. moguldom.com Billionaire tech investor Robert Smith has sold software maker Apptio to IBM for $4.6 billion, more than doubling his initial $1.9 billion investment from 2019 through his buyout firm, Vista Equity Partners. Apptio is a cloud-based information technology financial planning platform. It sells online services that help companies — including the majority of the Fortune …

SAM (2023-06-28). Getting Past Stars and Swipes Forever. inequality.org

Dongsheng Collective (2023-06-27). Socialism 3.0: The Practice and Prospects of Socialism in China. dongshengnews.org Discussions on socialism and its potential future forms, must place socialism in the context of existing historical processes, in the context of industrialised mass production, and analyse the complex interaction between the ideal of equality and the material realities of production. China's socialist project has passed through two phases, under Mao Zedong and Deng Xiaoping; today, it must construct a 'Socialism 3.0' that builds upon the previous eras and addresses their shortcomings, by advancing working-class interests and combating inequality.

Norman Solomon (2023-06-28). The USA's Systemic Racism Includes Its Wars. indybay.org "The problem of the color line" remains…

Atilio Borón (2023-06-27). Habermas and the war in Ukraine. mronline.org The prevailing rarefied ideological climate that Germany and most European countries are suffering from today makes a very cautious call for prudence and negotiation a criminal offense that deserves to be punished with ostracism.


newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-06-28). Cancer and the LGBTQ+ community: Mayo Clinic expert addresses key topics. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — Being diagnosed with cancer is a hardship on its own, but it's especially challenging if a person is a member of the LGBTQ+ community. Jewel Kling, M.D., director of women's health at Mayo Clinic in Arizona, explains that stigma and discrimination create barriers to healthcare, placing the LGBTQ+ community at heightened risk for certain forms of cancer due to delayed cancer screenings as well as challenges with survivorship care. Increased cancer risks…

jamanetwork (2023-06-27). California's State Insurance Gender Nondiscrimination Act and Utilization of Gender-Affirming Surgery. jamanetwork.com To the Editor A recent study investigated the association of California's 2013 Insurance Gender Nondiscrimination Act and utilization of gender-affirming surgery, with the states of Washington and Arizona serving as controls.

jamanetwork (2023-06-27). California's State Insurance Gender Nondiscrimination Act and Utilization of Gender-Affirming Surgery—Reply. jamanetwork.com In Reply In response to our study, Mr Das and Dr Drolet raise concern that the population was limited to inpatient gender-affirming surgery. Furthermore, they suggest that the period between 2016 and 2019 should be analyzed separately to account for the effects of Section 1557 of the ACA. This is an incorrect representation of the policy. Section 1557 was implemented in 2010 with the ACA. The final rule issued in 2016 by the Department of Health and Human Services clarified the interpretation and enforcement of the original law to include protections based on gender identity but did not issue new language expandi…

Jake Johnson (2023-06-28). Progressives Prepare to Mobilize If Supreme Court Blocks Student Debt Relief. truthout.org A White House spokesperson on Tuesday would not say whether the Biden administration has an alternative plan to cancel student debt as borrowers and campaigners across the U.S. braced for — and prepared to mobilize in response to — a Supreme Court ruling on the Education Department's pending relief program. Asked during a briefing if the White House has any contingency plans in place for a… |

jamanetwork (2023-06-27). The White House's Strategic Plan to Address the Opioid Crisis. jamanetwork.com To the Editor A recent Viewpoint called attention to policy barriers at state and local levels that may hinder implementation of lifesaving strategies outlined in the National Drug Control Strategy (NDCS). Although this Viewpoint proposed cohesive policy objectives and actions, we would like to point out a vulnerable population that was not mentioned in this article: adolescents. It is imperative that harm reduction policy objectives include focused efforts on opioid overdose prevention education among the adolescent population. A December 2022 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report documented a 109% i…


Fight Back (2023-06-27). Organizers assemble for major conference to resist DeSantis, establish the Emergency Committee to Defend the Tampa 5. fightbacknews.org Tampa, FL – On June 24, over 130 people packed the Maureen Gauzza Library in Tampa early Saturday morning to join in the fight to defend the Tampa 5, activists charged with felonies, some facing up to ten years in prison for exercising their free speech rights. | An aim of the conference was uniting progressive people and movements to fight for civil liberties in Florida and against the reactionary agenda of Governor Ron DeSantis. | Attendees joined three panel discussions titled: "Florida Students Fight to Save Public Education," "Unions: A Worker's Last Defense Against DeSantis," and "Civil Liberties in the A…

Editor (2023-06-28). Climate collapse threatens slide to fascism and war. mronline.org More and more, desperate people seeking refuge in Europe are not just fleeing from economic disaster and war. Many are also refugees from climate collapse.

Editor (2023-06-28). Prigozhin's farce is over and it is clear who has won. mronline.org The Prigozhin's insurrection farce is over. I had predicted that it would not take long to end.

Editor (2023-06-28). Replacing the capitalist dream of AI-driven profits. mronline.org The question we should be asking isn't whether AI can replace humans. It should be: why are some humans so intent on replacing the jobs that the rest of us hold, with AI?>

Max Blumenthal (2023-06-28). The real casualties of Russia's 'civil war': the Beltway expert class. mronline.org Numerous serious casualties were incurred during Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin's supposed "coup." The Grayzone offers an in-depth look at the massacre carried out by some of America's top Russia experts against their own credibility.

Fight Back (2023-06-27). Organizers assemble for major conference to resist DeSantis, establish the Emergency Committee to Defend the Tampa 5. fightbacknews.org Tampa, FL – On June 24, over 130 people packed the Maureen Gauzza Library in Tampa early Saturday morning to join in the fight to defend the Tampa 5, activists charged with felonies, some facing up to ten years in prison for exercising their free speech rights. | An aim of the conference was uniting progressive people and movements to fight for civil liberties in Florida and against the reactionary agenda of Governor Ron DeSantis. | Attendees joined three panel discussions titled: "Florida Students Fight to Save Public Education," "Unions: A Worker's Last Defense Against DeSantis," and "Civil Liberties in the A…

Editor (2023-06-28). Climate collapse threatens slide to fascism and war. mronline.org More and more, desperate people seeking refuge in Europe are not just fleeing from economic disaster and war. Many are also refugees from climate collapse.

Editor (2023-06-28). Prigozhin's farce is over and it is clear who has won. mronline.org The Prigozhin's insurrection farce is over. I had predicted that it would not take long to end.

Editor (2023-06-28). Replacing the capitalist dream of AI-driven profits. mronline.org The question we should be asking isn't whether AI can replace humans. It should be: why are some humans so intent on replacing the jobs that the rest of us hold, with AI?>

Max Blumenthal (2023-06-28). The real casualties of Russia's 'civil war': the Beltway expert class. mronline.org Numerous serious casualties were incurred during Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin's supposed "coup." The Grayzone offers an in-depth look at the massacre carried out by some of America's top Russia experts against their own credibility.

Campaign Legal Center watchdog group (2023-06-28). Wednesday 6/28: 10 Years Since Shelby County: How Democracy Advocates Can Fight Back for Voting Freedom. indybay.org Online event…

Jews United for Democracy & JCA (2023-06-28). Wednesday 7/5: Voting Rights, Election Laws, Supreme Court & More w/ Rick Hasen, UCLA Law Scholar. indybay.org Online via Zoom…

SBPA, Amah Mutsun Tribal Band, Green Foothill (2023-06-28). Monday 6/26: #NoQuarry: Protecting Juristac Sacred Land Forum w/ Amah Mutsun Tribal Band. indybay.org Online via Zoom…

Strike Debt Bay Area (2023-06-28). Saturday 7/15: 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.

Bilal Zahoor (2023-06-27). Beyond the Greece Boat Disaster: Tracing the Roots of the Migration Crisis. mronline.org Today's immigrant policies and political discourses across most parts of the Global North are reminiscent of a colonial Othering.

Editor (2023-06-27). British Prime Minister renews pledge of loyalty to U.S. imperialism. mronline.org The discussions didn't reap the variety of fruit Sunak had been hoping for; the Tories' long-promised free trade deal remains in deep freeze.

Editor (2023-06-27). Declassified files expose British role in NATO's Gladio terror armies. mronline.org Newly declassified British files shed disturbing light on the origins and internal workings of Operation Gladio, a covert NATO plot deploying fascist terror militias across Italy. Have spies in London applied these lessons in Ukraine?>

Editor (2023-06-27). Journalist Randy Credico has been placed on Ukrainian terrorist "kill-list" via CIA project website. mronline.org Friends are urging Credico to go underground.

Editor (2023-06-27). Late night thoughts from a dialectical transfeminist. mronline.org An economy of representation has done folks like Jordan Neely and Banko Brown an incredible disservice. TERFs have seized upon their deaths to justify carceral deputization among non-police actors, triangulating their respective forms of manhood and their overall embodiments with a threat to public safety and to asset protection.

ecns.cn (2023-06-28). China's first deep-sea multi-functional scientific investigation and cultural relic archaeological vessel set to be completed in 2025. ecns.cn Construction on China's first deep-sea multi-functional scientific investigation and cultural relic archaeological vessel officially began in Nansha, Guangzhou, South China's Guangdong Province on Sunday.

Huma Yasin (2023-06-28). As Movements Like Stop Cop City Gain Power, Police Treat Free Speech as a Crime. truthout.org Free speech is not free in this country and hasn't been for quite some time. During a raid earlier this month, a dozen police officers arrested three members of the Atlanta Solidarity Fund, a bail and legal defense fund, which has helped activists arrested while protesting the construction of a multimillion-dollar police and fire department training center dubbed "Cop City" in a forest southeast… |

Javier Arana Villasusa (2023-06-28). Cuba modernizes cement factory. plenglish.com The municipality, located on the northern coast of Camagàºey, has the largest manufacturing infrastructure in the region, near a major bay for trade, which is the main reason why the work on the facility is transcendental to increase the productive capacity and the development of the market itself. | Radio Nuevitas's website reported that the concreting process involves more than 1,600 cubic meters of concrete. | "Construction in the "26 de Julio" factory began in 2021, with a previous period for the dismantling of the 50-year-old equipment, which was replaced by a more efficient technology. | "The completi…

Staff (2023-06-28). Poverty 4th Leading Cause of Death in U.S. as Calls Grow for Third Reconstruction: Bishop Barber. democracynow.org Bishop William Barber, co-chair of the Poor People's Campaign, says it's "grotesque and immoral" that poverty is the fourth leading cause of death in the United States, higher than homicide and respiratory illness, citing recent findings published in the Journal of the American Medical Association. "Why do we hear so much about crime rates and opioids and gun violence in America, but poverty kills more people than all of those things?" asks Barber. He joins us to talk about the intensifying efforts of the Poor People's Campaign to end poverty and empower poor and low-wage…

Staff (2023-06-27). President Maduro Calls on CELAC to Build a Latin American Bloc With 'Its Own Identity'. orinocotribune.com This Monday, Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro called for the construction of a political, economic and social power bloc to unite the region and achieve a long-awaited Latin American identity. | "The construction of a Latin American and Caribbean identity positioned in the spirit of the continent's peoples will be a great opportunity to build a large block of political, social, cultural, economic and integral power in the region that will put us in the rhythm and at the level we need to be able to move forward in this 21st century and the centuries to come," said President Maduro on Monday, June 26, during his…

Global Research News (2023-06-27). Selected Articles: U.S. Is Arming Taiwan. What About China's Spy Base in Cuba? globalresearch.ca By On the heels of China's weather/spy balloon downed by a US F-22 comes a report of the construction of a Chinese listening …

Staff (2023-06-28). Headlines for June 28, 2023. democracynow.org Supreme Court Rejects GOP's Radical "Independent State Legislature Theory", Canadian Wildfire Smoke Brings Hazy Skies to Europe, "Very Unhealthy" Air Alerts in U.S. Cities, Russian Missile Strikes Restaurant in Ukraine's Kramatorsk, Killing 9 and Wounding Dozens, Belarusian President Says He Convinced Wagner Chief to Call Off Mutiny in Russia, U.S. Sanctions Companies Profiting from Wagner Group Mining Concessions in Africa, Sierra Leone President Julius Maada Bio Wins Reelection, Nurses in Texas and Kansas Hold One-Day Strike to Demand Safe Staffing Levels, DOJ Report Finds Mi…

Dana Sanchez (2023-06-27). Social App That Raised $200 Million Shuts Down After Being Busted For 95% Fake Users. moguldom.com The app was hyped as an event organizing alternative for Gen Z. In real life, 95 percent of unicorn social messaging app IRL's 20 million users didn't actually exist, and the company, which raised $200 million in venture capital, has been shut down after its CEO was the subject of an internal misconduct investigation. IRL's …

greenleft.org.au (2023-06-28). Labor breaks election promise with new income management card. greenleft.org.au

Labor Video Project (2023-06-28). Ian Masters CIA Operative Protested At KPFA In Berkeley. indybay.org

Labor Video Project (2023-06-28). SF Castro Starbucks Workers Strike On PRIDE Day "No Contract No Coffee" Fight For Justice. indybay.org Over 150 Starbucks stores were struck on PRIDE day around the country. In San Francisco Starbucks workers at the Castro store talked about their issues.

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-06-28). Mayo Clinic and University of Minnesota announce new pathway program for training nurse-midwives. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — Mayo Clinic School of Health Sciences and the University of Minnesota School of Nursing are collaborating to create a new academic pathway for nurse-midwives that will expand the nurse-midwifery workforce in the Upper Midwest. The collaboration creates a pathway for students admitted to the University of Minnesota School of Nursing's Doctor of Nursing Practice program to complete the approximately 1,000 hours of required clinical training at Mayo Clinic hospitals in Minnesota and…

WSWS (2023-06-28). Revealing accolades for ex-Australian Labor Party leader Simon Crean. wsws.org Former Liberal-National Coalition prime ministers, as well as Labor Party and trade union leaders, have lionised Crean as a "giant" of the "labour movement" and a "servant" of the nation.

Natalia Marques (2023-06-27). Chinese-American worker and activist arrested for advocating for peace between US and China. therealnews.com This story originally appeared in Labor leaders and organizers are banding together to demand justice for Chinese-American unionized worker and activist Li Tang "Henry" Liang. Liang was indicted and then arrested in early May in Boston in retaliation for exercising his free speech rights. "The federal government h…

Orinoco Tribune 2 (2023-06-28). UPS Teamsters Union Struggle Is Critical for All Workers. orinocotribune.com By Gavrielle Gemma — Jun 24, 2023 | Strengthen the union for this contract and the upcoming battle to save tens of thousands of jobs from automation. | 340,000 workers, members of the Teamsters Union, worked tirelessly during the worst of the COVID pandemic. Despite exhaustion from overwork, disease, and family tragedies, they saved lives by delivering packages to those quarantined. Meanwhile, bosses at UPS lived in luxury as profits soared to $56.3 billion from 2019 to 2023. In 2023 alone, UPS says it will spend $3 billion in stock buybacks and $5.4 billion in dividends. Every penny of that profit is due to…

Arjae Red (2023-06-28). Thousands strike over Starbucks anti-LGBTQ+ policies. workers.org Starbucks workers at over 150 stores in the U.S. are striking with pride in response to the company's decision to ban Pride decorations at many stores across the country. The strike, which kicked off at the roastery location in Seattle, now encompasses nearly 4,000 workers across all participating stores. Seattle . . . |

greenleft.org.au (2023-06-28). NSW hospital workers strike over wages. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2023-06-28). 'Productivity' weaponised to force real wage cuts on workers. greenleft.org.au

WSWS (2023-06-28). Despite overwhelming strike vote, longshore union drags out talks for 7,200 dockworkers in British Columbia. wsws.org Dockworkers at the ports of Vancouver, Prince Rupert and other locations on Canada's west coast have been in a legal strike position since June 24 after an overwhelming 99.25 percent strike authorization.

WSWS (2023-06-28). Sri Lanka: Plantation unions promote reactionary identity politics at Malaiyaham 200 conference. wsws.org The call for Indian Tamil plantation workers to be recognized as a separate nation is to block a unified struggle of the working class against worsening social conditions, while boosting the power and privileges of the Indian Tamil elites.

WSWS (2023-06-28). Michigan and Northeast Educators Rank-and-File Committees discuss strategy to defend jobs and stop budget cuts. wsws.org As devastating cuts to public schools are taking place across the US, two Rank-and-File Committees comprised of educators, school workers and parents met to discuss how to expand their work.

WSWS (2023-06-28). In Nazi diatribe, Trump calls for mass deportations of socialists and communists. wsws.org Trump speaks not just for himself. A substantial section of the ruling class is convinced that it confronts a massive social movement of workers that poses the greatest danger to its wealth and privileges.

WSWS (2023-06-28). Anger grows as Clarios imposes terms of sellout agreement. wsws.org Since the return to work, management has used the sellout deal signed by the UAW to step up its attack on workers.

WSWS (2023-06-28). Tenneco spark plug workers vote down second UAW agreement as more US auto parts contracts set to expire. wsws.org Outraged over low pay and long hours, workers at Tenneco are the latest to say "no" to management-friendly UAW contracts.

WSWS (2023-06-28). US Supreme Court rejects far-right "independent state legislature" theory. wsws.org While the Democrats are hailing the ruling as the salvation of democracy, workers would make a fatal error if they placed any confidence in the Supreme Court or looked to it to defend their basic rights.

WSWS (2023-06-28). Voting concludes at trucking company ABF amid opposition to Teamsters sellout. wsws.org ABF's and the Teamsters proposed wage scale is worse than even the leaked employer proposed contract at UPS, which has a four-year wage progression system even for part-time and lower-tier workers.

teleSUR (2023-06-27). Uruguay Upholds the Memory of the Struggle Against Dictatorship. telesurenglish.net On Tuesday, the Inter-Union Workers and the National Workers Convention (PIT-CNT) called upon the citizens to commemorate the victims of the military dictatorship that seized power on June 27, 1973 and ruled Uruguay until March 1, 1985. | RELATED: | The workers will hold a four-hour general strike starting at 9: 00 a.m. and march from La Teja, an emblematic popular neighborhood, to Carlos Maria Ramirez and Carlos Tellier avenues.

teleSUR (2023-06-27). Brazilians Protest Against Privatization of Refinery in Ceara. telesurenglish.net On Tuesday, Brazilian oil workers will hold protests against the sale of the Lubnor Lubricants and Derivatives Refinery located in the state of Ceara. | RELATED: | Amid unresolved legal disputes, Lubnor was sold to the Grepar Participaàßàµes group in 2022 for US$34 million, a figure that represents a 55 percent decrease from its market value. | "Lubnor is responsible for supplying local distributors with diesel, gasoline, aviation…

Gillian Branstetter (2023-06-27). The Historic New Law Protecting Fairness for Pregnant Workers. aclu.org Today marks a historic moment in the lives of our nation's pregnant workers: after more than a

Editor (2023-06-27). Message after aborted march on Moscow still: Stop U.S.-NATO war in Ukraine. workers.org The announcement June 24 that the private mercenary Wagner Group was marching toward Moscow, with an implied threat to the Russian government, brought joy to U.S. imperialist strategists and their corporate media hacks. Antiwar demonstrators in Times Square, Jan. 14, 2023. (Photo: Brenda Ryan) Within 24 hours, however, the march . . . |

Ella Fassler (2023-06-27). In Historic First, Workers Unionize at 2 Major Farmers' Market Nonprofits. truthout.org This year, workers from GrowNYC and FRESHFARM, two sustainable food access nonprofits in New York City and the Washington, D.C. metro area respectively, formed unions. Workers who support and organize farmers markets, compost programs, and other initiatives will begin collectively bargaining for higher wages and job security in the coming months for the first time in the history of the industry. |

Leslie Feinberg (2023-06-27). At the Stonewall Rebellion, crowd rage ignites. workers.org Originally published June 15, 2006, this column was part of Leslie Feinberg's series on the connections between LGBTQ2S and socialist history. The 120-part "Lavender & Red," which appeared in Workers World from 2004 to 2008, is available for free download at workers.org/book/lavender-red. A number of accounts of the confrontation between . . . |

Leslie Feinberg (2023-06-27). Stonewall Uprising 1969, night 3: 'The battle was on!'. workers.org Originally published Aug. 14, 2006, this column was part of Leslie Feinberg's series of articles on the connections between LGBTQ2S+ and socialist history. The 120-part series "Lavender & Red," which appeared in Workers World from 2004 to 2008, is available for free download at workers.org/book/lavender-red/. Sunday, June 29, saw a . . . |

Mark Gruenberg (2023-06-27). Republican plans to cut Social Security draw determined fightback. peoplesworld.org WASHINGTON—Republican renewal of party plans to cut Social Security and Medicare are drawing fire from both retirees and the union representing the agency's workers, who say the GOP is short-staffing the Social Security Administration, too. Both cuts—the benefit cuts threatened by House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., and the cuts in money needed to add more …

teleSUR (2023-06-28). AU Hands Over 2 More Military Bases to Somali Security Forces. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) said that its troops have handed over two more military bases, bringing to four the number of bases that have so far been taken over by the Somali security forces. | RELATED: | The bases handed over include Adale in Hirshabelle State which was occupied by the Burundi National Defence Forces (BNDF) and Albao in Southwest State, which was under the responsibility of the Uga…

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2023-06-28). Russian Senate highlights fraternal relations with Belarus. plenglish.com "We verified that the total pressure in the military, political, economic, informational, and economic spheres that our opponents exert on Russia and Belarus only makes us stronger," the senator said. | The countries have managed to build a unique system of political, economic, trade, and humanitarian relations, which "has no analogs anywhere in the world," Matvienko said in her speech at the 10th Forum of Regions of Russia and Belarus, held in Ufa. | According to the parliamentarian, the results reflect the guarantees the State of the Union offers to support and integrate the citizens of the two nations.

teleSUR, dcdc, JCM (2023-06-28). Ministro de Defensa ruso se reúne con su homólogo cubano en Moscú. telesurtv.net Rusia y Cuba mantienen una estrecha alianza política y económica, y ambos gobiernos definen su asociación como "estratégica".

teleSUR, JCM (2023-06-28). Presidente de China espera un futuro compartido con Barbados. telesurtv.net El presidente de China, Xi Jinping, se reunió este martes en Beijing con la primera ministra de Barbados, Mia Mottley.

Fight Back (2023-06-27). Negotiations stall between UPS and Teamsters as bargaining moves to economic issues. fightbacknews.org Washington, DC – The International Brotherhood of Teamsters and United Parcel Service wrapped up bargaining on all non-economic issues on Tuesday, June 20. The following day, economic proposals were shared, marking a new phase in negotiations. | The union and the company have been negotiating a new national contract. The existing five-year agreement will expire on July 31. The Teamsters' new General President Sean O'Brien has promised to deliver the best UPS contract in the union's history. On a UPS Teamsters member update webinar, Sean O'Brien spoke on the progress of the contract negotiations. Tentative agreeme…

Fight Back (2023-06-27). Students protest against anti-abortion conference on campus. fightbacknews.org Tacoma, WA – On June 24, over 20 people came to a 7 a.m. protest organized by Progressive Student Union-UW Seattle and Progressive Student Union-UW Tacoma against an anti-abortion conference held at the University of Washington Tacoma. | The Northwest Pro Life Conference's goal, as stated on their website is to, "persevere until abortion is no more." As such, they held workshops ranging from "Kicking Planned Parenthood Out of Schools" to "How to Defend Your Pro-Life Position." Furthermore, they explicitly targeted children, as demonstrated by their youth discount. | However, students and community members showed…

greenleft.org.au (2023-06-28). Geelong council under pressure not to cut jobs, libraries. greenleft.org.au

Staff (2023-06-28). People's movements set to converge in Johannesburg for dialogues on socialism in Dilemmas of Humanity Conference. peoplesdispatch.org People's organizations, leaders, intellectuals and progressive public figures around the world are set to converge in South Africa later this year, to "confront the crises of humanity with concrete alternatives and solutions." The III International Dilemmas of Humanity Conference, organized by the International Peoples' Assembly (IPA), will be held between October 14 and 18, in …

Staff (2023-06-28). Jeremy Corbyn won't save us — nor should he be expected to. thecanary.co Revolutionary change is not built by people, but by communities. As many oppressed communities will tell you, basing movements largely upon one leader will simply result in states destroying said leader. Martin Luther King and Fred Hampton could attest to that if they hadn't been killed for their advocation for Black rights. Waiting on a …

teleSUR (2023-06-27). Guatemalan Next President Will Face a Fragmented Congress. telesurenglish.net The results of the general elections held on Sunday indicate the existence of an upcoming legislature in which there will not be clear majorities for whoever becomes the next Guatemalan president. | RELATED: | The ruling party Vamos will have 39 out of 160 lawmakers, followed by the National Unity of Hope (UNE) with 28 legislators, and the Semilla Movement with 23 representatives. | Among the list of candidates who did not sec…

unitedEditor (2023-06-27). The Future of Multipolar World. uwidata.com United World International continues publishing papers that were presented to the Global Multipolarity Confernce held on April 29. The conference was organized by Nova Resistência (Brazil), the New International Order Initiative (Türkiye), the International Eurasian Movement (Russia), the Thinkers' Forum (China) and the International Russophile Movement. Today we present the speech of Doctor Dalbir Singh …

Alice Jennings (2023-06-27). Let's Carry on Grace Lee Boggs's Revolutionary Legacy by Continuing Her Struggle. truthout.org To celebrate Grace Lee Boggs — born on this day in 1915 — we should reflect on her concept of "living for change." While she built and strengthened a wide array of intersectional movements throughout her 100 years of life, the challenges facing radical visionaries have only grown more immense since Grace joined the ancestors. War, colonialism, exploitation and pandemics are bound up with climate… |

cameron orr (2023-06-27). CP says all out for strike struggles and coalition to defeat MAGA right. cpusa.org The National Committee of the Communist Party USA, that organization's top leadership, met in New York over the weekend with a declaration that the nationwide party organization is putting its full force behind a movement it expects will inflict a strategic defeat upon the MAGA right and its leader, "the fascist Donald Trump" as the ex-president was described by a top party leader Saturday morning. | The striking thing about the gathering of CPUSA leaders and activists at the Henry Winston Unity Hall is the diversity it represents when compared to any other political party in the nation. The hall was filled wi…

KATIE (2023-06-27). Palestinian civil society demands: end EU complicity in illegal and repressive Israeli surveillance. bdsmovement.net

KATIE (2023-06-27). UN again leaves Israel off "List of Shame" bdsmovement.net

Colin Todhunter (2023-06-28). The Damage to Ukraine is Devastating: "What are the working-class people of Ukraine dying for?" MEP Mick Wallace. globalresearch.ca

WSWS (2023-06-28). New Zealand factors ethnicity in prioritising surgery waiting lists. wsws.org The elevation of ethnic criteria is a reactionary mechanism for rationing health care among working people of every race who depend on the underfunded and over-stressed public system.

Dave DeCamp (2023-06-27). Hawks in Congress Say Prigozhin Rebellion Should Mean More Ukraine Aid. news.antiwar.com Yevgeny Prigozhin's brief rebellion against the Russian government has given hawks in Congress more ammunition to argue for additional spending on the Ukraine war, POLITICO reported Tuesday. The argument is that the fractures in Russia are proof Western military support for Ukraine is working, even though the mutiny only lasted about 24 hours. "I would …

Gaius Baltar (2023-06-27). A WORKING THEORY ON PRIGO'S COUP. sonar21.com Speculating without all the facts or proper insight is pretty stupid, especially about important issues. Still, people do it all the time. Why do they do it? Well, because it's…

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