(2023-08-13). Amid Extremist Attacks on Higher Ed, We Must Go Beyond Diversity and Inclusion. truthout.org In a single academic year, political and judicial leaders have escalated their anti-democratic, anti-educational movement aimed at dismantling higher education's focus on diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI), initiating a furiously paced rejection of racial, sexual and ethnic diversity — as well as basic humanity. Multiple states have instituted curricular gag orders through "divisive concept"… |
(2023-08-14). Far-right Temecula school board in California sued over critical race theory ban. wsws.org The WSWS condemns the attempts of the far right to censor school curricula. The working class and youth must come to reject both the racialist narrative of the Democratic Party and the false pretenses of the far right to be defending unity and equality.
(2023-08-14). Can We Measure Inequality without Tallying the Wealth of the Wealthiest? transcend.org 31 Jul 2023 – Hundreds of prestigious economists don't think so. The World Bank, unfortunately, does.
(2023-08-13). The Tesla Take on 'Sharing' the Wealth. inequality.org
(2023-08-13). The 14th Amendment's Requirement of Equality Under Law Is a Dead Letter Constitutional Guarantee. thealtworld.com I explained and documented in my 1995 book, The New Color Line, that the EEOC had created in defiance of the 1964 Civil Rights Act and the 14th Amendment a two-tier legal system in which "preferred minorities" enjoyed rights superior to those of white American citizens to university admissions, employment, and promotion. Less qualified blacks according to the objective admission scores can be admitted at the exclusion of more qualified whites, and less qualified blacks can be hired and promoted at the expense of more qualified whites. I have stressed for many years that the failure of the courts to defend the 14t…
(2023-08-14). New York University hosts segregated "anti-racism workshops": The logic of identity politics exposed. wsws.org The workshop demonstrates that the logic of identity politics is not to eliminate prejudice, but to enshrine it as the central axis of society.
(2023-08-14). Oak Lawn Arab community demands investigation into police department. fightbacknews.org Chicago, IL – Family and supporters of Murod Kurdi packed a Bridgeview Circuit court room, August 8, to demand justice in a case that highlights the racism of the Oak Lawn Police Department. | The case, which was continued to September 18, referenced a speeding ticket issued to Leanne Cusack on June 5, when she struck and killed Murod Kurdi with her car. Cusack had admitted to drinking before getting in her vehicle, but when Oak Lawn Police Department (OLPD) arrived at the scene, they allowed Cusack to leave without alcohol tests or arrest for the death she caused. The next day she was seen drinking at the same b…
(2023-08-14). Committee For Public Education members advance independent perspective in defence of educators, Julian Assange. wsws.org "What was absolutely clear is that the union apparatus cannot tolerate one iota of criticism of its role and that of the Labor government," Sue Phillips explained, "This is an expression not of its strength but its weakness."
(2023-08-14). Russia and Brazil: Developing Culture and Education. infobrics.org Russia and Brazil are two nations whose economic power cannot be underestimated. Brazil is Russia's main trading partner in Latin America and the Caribbean, accounting for a third of trade between Moscow and the region…
(2023-08-14). Why do so many trade union struggles in Britain fail? thecommunists.org This article is reproduced from the Class Consciousness Project, with thanks. ***** The National Education Union (NEU), Britain's biggest teaching union, announced on 31 July that, following a consultation with its members, it would be accepting the 6.5 percent pay offer made by the government through its proxy, the Schools Teachers' Review Body. Thus the …
(2023-08-14). Sanders promotes UAW bureaucracy, economic nationalism in online event. wsws.org Sanders' and Fain's rhetorical appeals to social discontent were combined with a lying narrative which covered up for the Democratic Party and the UAW bureaucracy, which are both centrally responsible for creating the conditions workers now confront.
(2023-08-14). John Berger and Gramsci in Rome: Personal Reflections. mronline.org 
What's fascinating about Guttuso is that it was, in fact, John's first book, from 1957.
(2023-08-14). LAVC Omsbudsman Stalked Whistleblowers. indybay.org For over a decade Los Angeles Valley College Dean of Students Annie G. Reed (Goldman), made gaslighting, catfishing, online stalking and impersonation, and a culture of surveillance standard practices at LAVC. New information confirms she also continued to stalk former students after they left Valley College.
(2023-08-14). New York Times helps Marco Rubio push persecution of antiwar leftists. mronline.org 
Citing a recent McCarthyite smear piece by The New York Times, Senator Marco Rubio published a letter on Wednesday that he'd sent to Attorney General Merrick Garland calling for the investigation of American leftist antiwar groups, claiming they are "tied to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and operating with impunity in the United States."
(2023-08-14). A primer on the occupation of Western Sahara. mronline.org 
As Israel recognizes the sovereignty of Morocco over Western Sahara, it is imperative that we stand in solidarity with the indigenous Sahrawis and their right to self-determination.
(2023-08-14). Sanders promotes UAW bureaucracy, economic nationalism in online event. wsws.org Sanders' and Fain's rhetorical appeals to social discontent were combined with a lying narrative which covered up for the Democratic Party and the UAW bureaucracy, which are both centrally responsible for creating the conditions workers now confront.
(2023-08-14). John Berger and Gramsci in Rome: Personal Reflections. mronline.org What's fascinating about Guttuso is that it was, in fact, John's first book, from 1957.
(2023-08-14). LAVC Omsbudsman Stalked Whistleblowers. indybay.org For over a decade Los Angeles Valley College Dean of Students Annie G. Reed (Goldman), made gaslighting, catfishing, online stalking and impersonation, and a culture of surveillance standard practices at LAVC. New information confirms she also continued to stalk former students after they left Valley College.
(2023-08-14). New York Times helps Marco Rubio push persecution of antiwar leftists. mronline.org Citing a recent McCarthyite smear piece by The New York Times, Senator Marco Rubio published a letter on Wednesday that he'd sent to Attorney General Merrick Garland calling for the investigation of American leftist antiwar groups, claiming they are "tied to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and operating with impunity in the United States."
(2023-08-14). A primer on the occupation of Western Sahara. mronline.org As Israel recognizes the sovereignty of Morocco over Western Sahara, it is imperative that we stand in solidarity with the indigenous Sahrawis and their right to self-determination.
(2023-08-14). Headlines for August 14, 2023. democracynow.org Maui Wildfire Death Toll Nears 100 as Residents Continue Search for Missing Loved Ones, Nigerien Military Leaders Announce Plan to Prosecute Deposed President Bazoum, At Least 6 Asylum Seekers Drown in Channel; 2 Off Tunisian Coast, 3-Year-Old Toddler from Venezuela Dies on Migrant Bus from Texas to Chicago, Taiwan Vice President Defies Chinese Intimidation While on U.S. Visit, Israeli Forces Kill Palestinian in West Bank as Int'l Group of Academics Slams Israeli Apartheid, Jordan Cracks Down on Online Speech with "Draconian" Cybercrime Law, U.N. Completes Transfer of 1 Billion+ Barrels of Oil f…
(2023-08-14). China won't 'sit idle' if Germany bans Chinese 5G gear recklessly: ambassador. ecns.cn China will not 'sit idle' if Germany decides to ban Chinese telecommunication firms from the country's 5G network construction without offering hard evidence that Chinese firms pose a so-called "national security" threat.
(2023-08-13). Wars against Black history. iacenter.org By Mumia Abu-Jamal August 9, 2023 This slightly edited July 21, 2023 commentary was recorded on prisonradio.org. Mumia Abu-Jamal And now we see, perhaps for the first time in modern days, states like Florida waging war against Black history by passing laws against what teachers can teach, and, perhaps more importantly, what they cannot. In the land that brags about First Amendment laws of free speech, teachers are threatened to be silent about any Black history after 1875, or the time of Reconstruction. It's as if, for Black people, history stopped at Reconstruction and nothing happened in their lives. To add mor…
(2023-08-13). Core of 'world-first' modular reactor in place. ecns.cn The core module of the Linglong One small modular reactor was installed in Changjiang, Hainan province, on Thursday, marking a significant step in the construction of the world's first onshore commercial modular pressurized water reactor.
(2023-08-13). World's largest inland water-saving ship lock under construction in Guangxi. ecns.cn Aerial view of the construction site of Madao Junction of Pinglu Canal in Lingshan County, Qingzhou, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Aug. 10, 2023.
(2023-08-14). How We Turned Our Backs On An Abusive UPS Manager. popularresistance.org I'm a 34-year Teamster and package car driver for UPS, and I've been a steward for the past seven years. Since I've been with UPS for so long, I am very used to the constant harassment and intimidation this company has thrived on. | I had the honor to be put on the national negotiating team for the UPS contract by my local union—one of the strongest in the country, Local 25 in Boston. After UPS walked away from the negotiating table in early July, I was at barns helping to run practice picket lines. | The UPS center in Westwood, a suburb of Boston, has a new center manager from New Orleans named Brian Newma…
(2023-08-14). Buffalo: Starbucks Workers, Volunteers Hold City-Wide Pickets. popularresistance.org Buffalo, New York – As part of the Starbucks Workers United (SBWU) Bus Tour, Starbucks workers and volunteers in Buffalo, New York, demonstrated the power of the Starbucks unionization campaign in the face of corporate resistance. | To bolster their efforts, dozens of Starbucks workers traveled to Buffalo on July 26, to spread information concerning the company's egregious union busting and breaking of labor laws. The Bus Tour displayed working-class power in a united front for fair compensation and protection from Starbucks' actions. | Informational pickets were dispersed around Buffalo. Customers and passersby…
(2023-08-14). Robo Taxis Battle In SF In SF at CPUC Where SEIU87 Pres Opposes IBT & CA AFL-CIO. indybay.org At a hearing of the California Public Utilities Commission in San Francisco on 8/10/23 a struggle took place over whether 200 robo taxis should be able to operate 24 hours a day. SEIU 87 Olga Miranda supported Cruise owned by GM and Waymo which is owned by Google. | IBT District Council president Jason Rabinoowitz said the Teamsters and California AFL-CIO were united against allowing robot taxis from expanding.
(2023-08-14). Siete frases de pensadores en el Día Internacional del Filósofo. telesurtv.net Este 13 de agosto se celebra el Día Internacional del Filósofo. En el marco de este día se busca destacar la labor de las personas que han dedicado su labor a dar respuestas a las preguntas existenciales.
(2023-08-14). Ordinary session of African environmental conference began today. plenglish.com Addis Ababa, Aug 14 (Prensa Latina) The nineteenth Ordinary Session of the African Ministerial Conference on the Environment (AMCEN) is taking place under the motto "Take advantage of opportunities and improve collaboration to address environmental challenges in Africa" with the aim of strengthening institutional collaboration and improving global and regional environmental frameworks.
(2023-08-14). Science Saturday: Progressive alliance advances science through patient-powered research. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Harnessing the power of patients' lived experiences and their biospecimen data, a unique relationship between a nonprofit patient advocacy group called The MOG Project, a team of Mayo Clinic neurologists, and the Autoimmune Neurology Laboratory at Mayo Clinic has created a synergetic bridge that's advancing the science behind a devastating neurological illness. Myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein antibody-associated disease, or MOGAD, is a rare, central nervous system demyelinating disorder that can render an individual blind, paralyzed, or comatose….
(2023-08-14). Mayo Clinic provides internships, mentoring for undergrads on accelerated career pathway. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org By Jay Furst ROCHESTER, Minn. — Akhil Kollengode is a University of Minnesota Rochester (UMR) student who aims to be a project manager or operations manager in healthcare when he graduates. Thanks to an innovative collaboration between Mayo Clinic and UMR, he's on a fast track to achieving that. Kollengode is a paid intern at Mayo Clinic as part of the Bachelor of Science in Health Sciences degree program at UMR. The internship is a…
(2023-08-14). Sube a 96 cifra de muertos por incendios forestales en Hawái. telesurtv.net Las autoridades prevén que la cifra aumente a medida que los equipos de búsqueda sigan sus labores en las zonas afectadas.
(2023-08-13). Australian Government Insists on Unfettered War Powers. strategic-culture.org By Mike HEAD | Join us on , , and . | With virtually no media coverage, let alone public discussion, the Albanese Labor government last week released its official response to a parliamentary committee report on the power to…
(2023-08-13). Ironworkers' Loud Contract Campaign Gets The Goods. popularresistance.org To make company negotiators feel their power, ironworkers in Augusta, Maine, got loud—hammering on beams in the plant and leaning on their car horns. | "Hammer time" was one of many pressure points they used to win a good contract in May. Another one: when the company dragged its feet in bargaining, workers just stopped putting in extra hours—and stopped going the extra mile when they were there. | Ironworkers Local 807 represents 85 shop fabricators at the facility, owned by the steel manufacturing company Cives. Their contract had been extended twice for short periods, but as the company continued i…
(2023-08-14). Legionnaires' disease reported among two Stellantis Warren Truck workers. wsws.org Two workers at WTAP contract Legionnaires' disease exposing the continued spread of potentially deadly diseases throughout the auto industry and Michigan.
(2023-08-14). UPS workers in Chicago and New York speak out: "Sean O'Brien talks out of both sides of his mouth and insults us with this garbage contract" wsws.org UPS workers in Chicago and New York spoke to the World Socialist Web Site over the weekend about the national tentative agreement, as well as the low pay and poor working conditions they face daily.
(2023-08-14). US Postal Service city letter carriers face cuts under next contract. wsws.org The "Delivering for America" program aimed ultimately to privatize the USPS is step by step implementing devastating cuts in postal workers' pay and working conditions.
(2023-08-14). Texas Cities Are Getting Ready For The State's 'Death Star' Law. popularresistance.org In 2015, El Paso became the second city in the country to safeguard its workers by passing a historic wage theft ordinance. As a sweeping new state law aimed at handicapping Texas's more liberal city governments is set to take effect Sept. 1, that protection is now facing an existential threat. | House Bill 2127 — also known as the Super Preemption Bill or, among opponents, the "Death Star" bill — aims to regulate many aspects of commerce and trade in local jurisdictions that differ from state-imposed directives. | Passed in May and signed into law by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott a month later, the legislat…
(2023-08-14). Aberdeen Community To Lose Last Green Space In Energy Transition Land-Grab. popularresistance.org On Wednesday 9 August, campaigners from Climate Camp Scotland, This is Rigged, and Scot.E3 demonstrated outside the headquarters of Ironside Farrar in Edinburgh. Campaigners held the peaceful demonstration in solidarity with residents of Torry, Aberdeen. Torry is to be the site of a large-scale industrial development that threatens a precious local park and wetland. | The project developer has commissioned Ironside Farrar to produce a master plan for the site. The coalition of climate groups and energy workers were protesting the advancing implementation of Scotland's so-called Energy Transition Zone (ETZ).
(2023-08-14). Starbucks workers, volunteers participate in city-wide pickets in Buffalo. workers.org
(2023-08-13). After the convention: A balance sheet of the DSA, 2016-2023. wsws.org The Democratic Socialists of America's 2023 convention provides an opportunity to take stock of the role the organization has played in the period beginning in 2015-16, when an initial but powerful radicalization of workers and youth spurred growing interest in socialism and drove 13 million people to vote for self-proclaimed socialist candidate Bernie Sanders.
(2023-08-13). How the "friends" of Royal Mail workers helped the CWU inflict defeat — Part 2. wsws.org The determined, year-long battle at Royal Mail has provided an object lesson in the pro-capitalist politics of pseudo-left organisations which defended the trade union bureaucracy against a rank-and-file insurgency.
(2023-08-13). German Rail workers contract: Do not be intimidated by the union bosses—prepare an all out strike! wsws.org The EVG leadership is trying to intimidate opponents of the latest sell out deal, threatening that, in the event of an indefinite strike, rail workers will lose everything.
(2023-08-13). New Book Edited by Incarcerated Writers Explores Oppression Beyond Prison Walls. truthout.org "The precariat is not the equivalent of what we used to call the working class," National Book Critics Circle award recipient Eula Biss writes in the introduction to American Precariat: Parables of Exclusion. "More common now is gig work, with no set hours, no potential for advancement, work done through the interface of an app by workers who don't know the people for whom they're working. |
(2023-08-13). 'The leading class in the Philippine Revolution is the proletariat'. iacenter.org By Phoebe De Padua August 9, 2023 This slightly edited talk was presented July 31 on the Workers World Party webinar titled "Lenin and the working class." Go to youtube.com/watch?v=bNLB1b3tFKY to view the entire webinar. Phoebe De Padua Warm and militant greetings, comrades! I am very glad to be part of this important and relevant webinar presented by Workers World Party, which is focused on advancing the struggle for workers' power in the United States and across the world. Without a doubt, the leading class in the Philippine Revolution is the proletariat, the working class. History has shown that the Filipino p…
(2023-08-14). Union por la Patria ranks first in Argentinean province. plenglish.com Buenos Aires, Aug 14 (Prensa Latina) After 61.20 percent of votes were counted, the candidate from Unión por la Patria (Union for the Homeland), Axel Kicillof, was in the first place in the race to rule the Argentinean province of Buenos Aires.
(2023-08-13). Venezuela Disagrees With UN Special Rapporteurs on Application of Anti-Terrorism Laws. orinocotribune.com The attorney general of Venezuela, Tarek William Saab, announced that Venezuela disagrees with UN rapporteurs' recent statements about the application of Venezuelan anti-terrorism laws against six people convicted of conspiracy. | "The Attorney General's Office of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela expresses its total disagreement with the position of the United Nations rapporteurs Fionnuala Ní Aoláin and Clément Nyaletsossi Voule who, through a statement, have expressed concern regarding the application of anti-terrorism laws against alleged trade unionists without having any basis for it," Saab wrote on socia…
(2023-08-13). Chicago rally demands charges against the Tampa 5 be dropped. fightbacknews.org Chicago, IL – On August 9, Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) at UIC and Chicago Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression joined forces with a powerful coalition to demand justice for the Tampa 5, at a rally in the Federal Plaza. | This dynamic coalition – including the United States Palestinian Community Network, Anakbayan Chicago, Mientras Haya Amor Hay Esperanza (As Long As There's Love There's Hope), Freedom Road Socialist Organization, LVLHS Fight Back!, and members of the Chicago Teachers Union – embodied the rallying cry of "The people united will never be defeated!" with speeches and message…
(2023-08-13). A declaration from West Africa Peoples Organization on Niger. iacenter.org August 7, 2023 The slightly edited statement was released on Aug. 2, 2023. The West Africa Peoples Organisation (WAPO) released a declaration condemning the ultimatums announced by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and West African Economic and Monetary Union (Union Economique et Monétaire Ouest Africaine, UEMOA) on the situation in Niger. WAPO is an anti-imperialist platform of progressive people's organizations from across West Africa, including members of the International Peoples' Assembly. The ECOWAS Heads of State meeting in Abuja on July 31, 2023 have taken serious decisions against th…
(2023-08-13). Ohio special election: Abortion access advocates, unions crush right wing. iacenter.org By Martha Grevatt August 9, 2023 Issue 1 opponents celebrate victory at Fire Fighters Local 67 hall, Columbus, Ohio, Aug. 8, 2023. Cleveland Issue 1, a maneuver by right-wing Ohio legislators to thwart efforts to enshrine abortion access in the state constitution, went down in defeat Aug. 8. In a special election closely watched around the country, 57% of the voters said "no" to requiring a 60% supermajority to amend Ohio's constitution. Issue 1 also would have made it more difficult to collect the requisite number of voter signatures to place a constitutional amendment on the state ballot. On July 5, Ohioans for…
(2023-08-13). Presidential Candidate Massa Votes in the Argentine Primaries. telesurenglish.net Sergio Massa, the Economy Minister and presidential candidate for the ruling coalition "Union for the Homeland," stated that he has "positive expectations" regarding the outcome of the primary elections taking place in Argentina on Sunday. | RELATED: | "Today marks a first step. Every political force will determine their candidates. We hold optimistic expectations for today," Massa affirmed after casting his vote at a school in…
(2023-08-13). Solidarity With Milwaukee Autonomous Tenants Union! — Stop Slumlord Attacks! — Housing is a Human Right! wibailoutpeople.org
(2023-08-13). Unions to Rally and March in Milwaukee, Wisconsin to Protest the RNC Presidential Debate August 23, 2023. wibailoutpeople.org 
(2023-08-13). People's Movements Worldwide: 'Cuba Is Not A State Sponsor Of Terror!'. popularresistance.org On August 11, artists, intellectuals, political leaders, people's movements, trade unions, and political parties from around the world launched a historic campaign to call on US President Joe Biden to remove Cuba from the state sponsors of terrorism list. | The convening organizations of this campaign, the International Peoples' Assembly (IPA), ALBA Movimientos, Foro de Sà£o Paulo, Trade Union Confederation of the Americas, Jornada Continental por la Democracia y Contra el Neoliberalismo, World March of Women, Continental Latin American and Caribbean Network in Solidarity with Cuba, and La Vía Campesina, se…
(2023-08-14). McCarthyism Is Back, And It's Coming For The Peace Movement. popularresistance.org Defending Rights & Dissent condemns in the strongest possible terms the increasing McCarthyite attacks on leftwing and peace groups critical of US-policy towards China. As tensions between the US and China escalate, we have unsurprisingly seen attacks against those who dissent from the prevailing foreign policy orthodoxy. Over the weekend, the New York Times published an inflammatory regurgitation of innuendo, aspersions, and propaganda focusing on a number of groups, including Code Pink and the People's Forum. With the "paper of record" giving these smears a veneer of legitimacy, Senator Marco Rubio sent a…
(2023-08-14). Cuba solidarity organizations demand end of US blockade. plenglish.com Tegucigalpa, Aug 14 (Prensa Latina) Solidarity movements from Latin America and the Caribbean demanded an end of the United States blockade against Cuba, which prevents the country's development, in the framework of the 3rd Central America Cuba Solidarity Meeting.
(2023-08-14). Israeli army enters Gaza Strip. plenglish.com At least a dozen vehicles entered agricultural land near the security fence, in the vicinity of the city of Beit Lahiya, the Safa news agency reported on Monday. | According to the source, the convoy consisted of five bulldozers, a Namer armored personnel carrier, two Merkava tanks and several jeeps. | Israel has kept Gaza locked down since 2007, when the Islamic Resistance Movement came to power there. | According to data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, the cumulative cost of the Israeli siege of Gaza and economic restrictions totaled 16.7 billion dollars in 2007 and 2018, accountin…
(2023-08-13). 14 Palestinian prisoners now on hunger strike to confront administrative detention as movement grows in occupation jails. samidoun.net 
As the struggle continues inside occupation prisons for justice and liberation, there are currently 14 Palestinian prisoners engaged in an open hunger strike to demand freedom from administrative detention, imprisonment without charge or trial. There are over 1100 Palestinians jailed without charge or trial under such orders, over one-fifth of all Palestinian prisoners (approximately 5,000) …
(2023-08-13). Right-Wing Has Not Tried to Suppress Teaching the History of Anti-Imperialist Movements Because They Are Rarely Discussed in Any Course By: David Starr. midwesternmarx.com 
Meeting of the Anti-Imperialist League circa. 1900. [Source: zloetscher001.weebly.com] On February 20, journalist Max Blumenthal gave a powerful address at the Rage Against the War Machine rally across from the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., in which he emphasized how Ukrainians had been used as pawns to advance U.S. imperial interests.Blumenthal said that people on the other side of the U.S. empire did not care whether people identified as leftist or …
(2023-08-13). Karen Kingston: "I'm being hunted by our own government. They want me dead" expose-news.com Karen Kingston is claiming that her life is in danger because she's outed Dr. Robert Malone as a double agent who has infiltrated the resistance movement. He's revealed some pertinent information yet …
(2023-08-13). 2023 Palestine Delegation: Report. progressive.international In May, the Progressive International delegation to Palestine visited East Jerusalem, Hebron, Bethlehem, the Naqab Desert, and Ramallah.
(2023-08-13). The great approach of philanthropy in support of the agroecological movement. actionaidusa.org I was really impressed by this article by the Agroecology Fund and the Global Greengrants Fund about their partnership and approach to fostering agroecology through direct support to grassroots movements and Indigenous Peoples. This is the kind of support I would love to see predominant in philanthropy because it embeds all the principles I believe…
(2023-08-13). Ecuador: Zurita to Replace Assassinated Presidential Candidate. telesurenglish.net On Sunday, the Construye movement decided to appoint journalist Christian Zurita as its presidencial candidate, replacing Fernando Villavicencio, who was assassinated. | RELATED: | This came after Vice Presidential candidate Andrea Gonzalez-Nader was unable to assume the presidential candidacy due to current legal regulations. | "The candidate we have chosen in agreement with Construye is Christian Zurita, a fellow…
(2023-08-14). Spain's capitalist parties all pledge austerity following July general election. wsws.org Whatever government is eventually formed in Spain, it will be committed to waging war on the working class.
(2023-08-14). New Zealand intelligence report targets China over "foreign interference" wsws.org New Zealand's state agencies and military are gearing up for war with China, coupled with an authoritarian crackdown on struggles by the working class over declining living standards.
(2023-08-14). China denounces terrorist attack on Chinese engineers in Pakistan. ecns.cn The Chinese Embassy in Pakistan and the Chinese Consulate General in Karachi have strongly denounced an attack targeting a convoy of Chinese engineers working on a project at Gwadar port, Pakistan on Sunday morning.
(2023-08-14). Driven by family, fueled by hope: Mayo Clinic researcher fights against Type 1 diabetes. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Quinn Peterson, Ph.D., was a graduate student working on a team to develop new chemotherapy drugs when a life-changing phone call reset the course of his career. His daughter, Clarissa, had been diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes. Neither he nor his wife had any known family history of the disease. "Given my background as a scientist, I felt a responsibility and an obligation to use my skills in research to address this complex disease — not only…
(2023-08-13). Chinese embassy condemns terrorist attack targeting Chinese engineers in Pakistan. ecns.cn The Chinese Embassy in Pakistan and the Chinese Consulate General in Karachi have strongly condemned an attack on a convoy of Chinese engineers working on a project at Gwadar port, Pakistan on Sunday morning.
(2023-08-13). President Maduro Instructs Armed Forces to Increase Operational Capacity to Eradicate Organized Crime. orinocotribune.com 
Venezuela President Nicolás Maduro instructed the Venezuelan armed forces to increase their presence and operative military capacity to eradicate organized crime. | President Maduro gave these instructions on Friday, August 11, during a working meeting with the expanded General High Command and the commanders of the Strategic Region of Integral Defense (REDI) and the Operational Zones of Integral Defense (ZODI) of the Bolivarian National Armed Force (FANB). | He highlighted the operational deployment of the FANB throughout Venezuela to combat threats from organized criminal gangs and to guarantee Venezuelans' sec…
(2023-08-13). No Longer the "Lone" Superpower. tomdispatch.com I recall forty years ago, when I was a new professor working in the field of Chinese and Japanese international relations, that Edwin O. Reischauer once commented, "The great payoff from our victory of 1945 was a permanently disarmed Japan." Born in Japan and a Japanese historian at Harvard, Reischauer served as American ambassador to Tokyo in the Kennedy and Johnson administrations. Strange to say, since the end of the Cold War in 1991 and particularly under the administration of George W. Bush, the United States has been doing everything in its power to encourage and even accelerate Japanese rearmament. Such a…
(2023-08-13). US, Finland Negotiating Defense Agreement That Would See Deployment of American Troops. news.antiwar.com Washington and Helsinki are working on a new deal to govern the military relationship between the two nations. Finland recently became the thirty-first member of NATO, doubling the alliance's border with Russia. According to YLE News, Finnish state media, Helsinki and Washington are negotiating a new Defense Cooperation Agreement (DCA). YLE said the new deal …