(2023-09-21). Analyst On Real Estate Market: I'm More Concerned With HELOC Borrowing Than ARM Mortgages. moguldom.com Thanks to skyrocketing pandemic housing prices, Americans have an average of $200,000 in home equity and they're tapping into it in increasing numbers, using their No. 1 source of wealth to borrow against the value of real estate with home equity lines of credit. Home equity lines of credit or HELOCs have become more popular than cash-out …
(2023-09-21). Protesters use equity week to demand Upfield Line duplication. greenleft.org.au 
(2023-09-20). WI GOP Lawmaker Holds University Pay Raises Hostage in Order to Eliminate DEI. truthout.org Wisconsin's highest-ranking Republican lawmaker has demanded that the state's public university system eliminate diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) positions within the institutions it oversees, or risk losing over $100 million in already-approved pay raises for every employee over the next two years. Assembly Speaker Robin Vos (R) said in an interview this week that, unless DEI positions are… |
(2023-09-20). Protesters use equity week to demand Upfield Line duplication. greenleft.org.au
(2023-09-21). Haiti and Kenya establish diplomatic relations. plenglish.com Both nations issued a joint statement indicating that the decision will promote ties of friendship and cooperation for mutual benefit of the people and in the pursuit of common interests. | As stated, the establishment of bilateral relations is guided by the principles and objectives of the Charter of the United Nations, International Law and Treaties, particularly, with regard to the promotion of international peace and security. It also encourages equality between States, national sovereignty, independence, territorial integrity and non-interference in the internal affairs of other States, under the Vienna Con…
(2023-09-21). Colombian President Gustavo Petro on Ukraine, Palestine & Why Latin America Rejects Western Hypocrisy. democracynow.org 
Colombian President Gustavo Petro joins Democracy Now! for an exclusive broadcast interview after his address to the United Nations General Assembly in New York, where he spoke of the need to end wars and stop the climate crisis. Petro is the first leftist to ever govern Colombia. He was elected in 2022 after campaigning to fight inequality and poverty, increase taxes on the wealthy, expand social programs, restore peace and end Colombia's dependence on fossil fuels. He is a former M-19 guerrilla who went on to become the mayor of Bogotá and a senator before rising to the presidency. In Part 1 of the interv…
(2023-09-20). Lula takes a stand before Joe Biden by condemning the embargo on Cuba. peoplesdispatch.org Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's speech and that of US President Joe Biden at the opening ceremony of the 78th United Nations General Assembly shared many similarities: they talked about hunger in the world, social inequality, extreme environmental events such as climate change and the need to democratize the UN and global governance as a whole. But one topic was approached in quite different terms by the two presidents: the Caribbean countries, particularly the embargo on Cuba. | "Brazil will continue to reject measures taken without support from the UN Charter, such as the economic and financial…
(2023-09-20). UAW President Sets Friday Deadline For Companies To Meet Demands. popularresistance.org Hey UAW family. Last week, we announced the launch of the Stand-Up Strike. I want to give a major shout out to the thousands of members who are on the picket line right now, fighting for all of us. For the first time in our union's history, we're on strike at all three of the Big Three. | The stand up strike is a new approach to striking. Instead of striking all plants all at once, select locals will be called on to stand up and walk out on strike. This is our generation's answer to the movement that built our union: the sit-down strikes of 1937. | Then, as now, we faced massive inequality across our society. The…
(2023-09-21). The role of Security and the Fourth International in the fight for the continuity of the International Committee of the Fourth International. wsws.org The following lecture was delivered by Eric London, a leading member of the Socialist Equality Party (US), to the SEP (US) International Summer School, held between July 30 and August 4, 2023.
(2023-09-21). Venezuelan President recalls International Day of Peace. plenglish.com That is the path of the Bolivarian Republic and "we will always insist on building a world without hatred and violence, where human solidarity and social justice prevail," the head of State wrote on his X account, formerly Twitter. | The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) declared September 21, 1981, as the International Day of Peace, with the goal of commemorating the ideals of peace of every people and every nation. | The date makes special emphasis on social and economic development on issues such as poverty, hunger, health care, education, climate change, gender equality, water, sanitation, electricity,…
(2023-09-21). Denuncian atentado contra líder de movimiento negro hondureño. telesurtv.net En un comunicado, indicaron que hechos como estos siguen incrementando los altos niveles de impunidad y racismo que enfrentan como pueblo.
(2023-09-20). Denuncian atentado contra líder de movimiento negro hondureño. telesurtv.net En un comunicado, indicaron que hechos como estos siguen incrementando los altos niveles de impunidad y racismo que enfrentan como pueblo.
(2023-09-21). The Political Rise of a New White Nationalism. counterpunch.org Despite the all-too-obvious convergence of the perspectives of the Republican far right and the white supremacists of the Klan, as well as other avowed racists, Republican party leaders continue to vehemently deny any identification with the KKK or its views. In the process, they regularly issue obligatory statements rejecting bigotry, racism, and anti-semitism, while passionately disavowing Duke and others like him — all disingenuous and empty gestures of the first order.
(2023-09-20). Humanitarian Imperialism Created The Libyan Nightmare. popularresistance.org "We came, we saw, he died," Hillary Clinton famously quipped when Muammar Gaddafi, after seven months of U.S. and NATO bombing, was overthrown in 2011 and killed by a mob who sodomized him with a bayonet. But Gaddafi would not be the only one to die. Libya, once the most prosperous and one of the most stable countries in Africa, a country with free healthcare and education, the right for all citizens to a home, subsidized electricity, water and gasoline, along with the lowest infant mortality rate and highest life expectancy on the continent, along with one of the highest literacy rates, swiftly fragmented into w…
(2023-09-20). Land-Grant HBCUs Underfunded by $13 Billion, Biden Administration Says. truthout.org Two cabinet secretaries from the Biden administration have sent letters to 16 U.S. governors, informing them that, over the past three decades or more, their states have drastically underfunded Historically Black Colleges and Universities that receive land grants. The letters were sent on Monday by Department of Education Secretary Miguel Cardona and Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack… |
(2023-09-20). Ohio Ed Board Members Sue State Over Law Creating New, Separate Education Agency. truthout.org Several members of the Ohio state Board of Education have filed a lawsuit against the state of Ohio and Gov. Mike DeWine (R), alleging that recent changes by him and the Republican-controlled state legislature violate the state constitution. The lawsuit, filed on Tuesday by seven members of the board, claims that aspects of the bill usurp the constitutional authority of the Board of Education by… |
(2023-09-20). Student loan borrowers face servicer disarray as monthly payments are set to resume. wsws.org The tens of millions of student loan borrowers who must begin making payments in October are confronted with confusion and lack of information from the privately-owned corporations that service their debts under contract with the US Department of Education.
(2023-09-21). Venezuela Condemns European Union's ruling on illegal sanctions. mronline.org 
The appeal was made against the European Union's broad and far-reaching unilateral coercive measures that have impacted the entire Venezuelan population.
(2023-09-21). Marxism & Class. mronline.org 
The working class makes the world go round. The working class should not be positioned as the most vulnerable in need of help, but as those who labour and deserve a just distribution of the fruits of their labour.
(2023-09-21). Capitalism is a giant scam. mronline.org 
Listen to a reading of this article (reading by Caitlin Johnstone): One of the most formative moments of my life was when I was running a small eco blog called Earth Mums in the mid-00s which focused on consumer solutions to the problem of environmental destruction. Back then I still believed that while capitalism was…
(2023-09-21). The G77+China Havana Summit is a bold step toward building a multilateral world. mronline.org 
The G77+China Summit has given the Cuban President a perfect opportunity to strengthen ties with like-minded developing countries and to raise the voice of the Global South against America's "aggressive imperialist policy."
(2023-09-21). Study finds human-driven mass extinction is eliminating entire branches of the tree of life. mronline.org 
The passenger pigeon. The Tasmanian tiger. The Baiji, or Yangtze river dolphin. These rank among the best-known recent victims of what many scientists have declared the sixth mass extinction, as human actions are wiping out vertebrate animal species hundreds of times faster than they would otherwise disappear.
(2023-09-21). Why Barack Obama can't shut up. mronline.org 
Barack Obama devastated millions of people all over the world and speaks of his actions as if they were committed by someone else. It is a masterful performance by a man committed to deception.
(2023-09-20). Sri Lanka's dangerous domestic debt restructuring. mronline.org 
The recent bailout agreement between the International Monetary Fund and Sri Lanka fails to address the economy's structural problems. Instead, it focuses on highly regressive measures that disproportionately affect the working poor and are likely to exacerbate the country's ongoing debt distress.
(2023-09-20). Degrowth and ecosocialist revolution. mronline.org 
It is becoming increasingly clear that humanity cannot resolve the anthropogenic ecological crises without radically restructuring our social relations—a consensus shared by the degrowth movement and revolutionary socialism. Panel Discussion at Socialism 2023…
(2023-09-20). Freedom at work. mronline.org 
There is always a demand for more jobs. But what makes a job good? For that, Immanuel Kant has an answer…
(2023-09-20). Cuban President pays tribute to Malcolm X. mronline.org 
The Cuban President is in New York this week to attend the high-level segment of the UN General Assembly.
(2023-09-21). Ex-NFL Player Sergio Brown Appears To Show Up On Video In Mexico As Hunt For Mom's Killer Continues. moguldom.com In an odd turn of events, former NFL player Sergio Brown, who has been missing since the tragic death of his mother, appears to have surfaced online with a video posted to social media on Sept. 19. This has sparked numerous questions about his whereabouts and involvement. Myrtle Brown, Sergio's 73-year-old mother, was found dead …
(2023-09-21). Friday 9/22: Understanding Islamophobia in the Global Context w/ OBI. indybay.org Online webinar…
(2023-09-21). Saturday 10/21: Strike Debt Bay Area Book Group: Jackson Rising Redux: Building the Future in the Present. indybay.org Email strike.debt.bay.area@gmail.com a few days beforehand for the online invite.
(2023-09-20). Thursday 9/21: Disability Voting Rights Week: REV UP Your Voting Rights. indybay.org Online via Zoom…
(2023-09-20). Review: "The Hundred Years' War on Palestine" mronline.org 
Historian Rashid Khalidi's concise and at times personal take on a century of colonial conquest and resistance in Palestine is a highly accessible read that focuses on key events and themes.
(2023-09-20). Saturday 10/21: Strike Debt Bay Area Book Group: Jackson Rising Redux: Building the Future in the Present. indybay.org Email strike.debt.bay.area@gmail.com a few days beforehand for the online invite.
(2023-09-21). Show solidarity with striking auto workers. cpusa.org 
The following letter was sent from the CPUSA Labor Commission to attendees of a "Solidarity with auto workers" event, hosted one day before the UAW's contract was set to expire. | Dear fellow worker, | It was great to see you at the "Solidarity with auto workers" online meeting last week. | We wanted to share with you some resources for solidarity action. | Many folks are introducing resolutions of support in their unions or other organizations.
(2023-09-21). Tuesday 10/3: From Howl to Now: Book Bans in the U.S. indybay.org Online via Zoom | FREE…
(2023-09-20). Judge Tosses Charges Against 3 Indigenous Water Protectors for Pipeline Action. truthout.org A Minnesota judge has dismissed criminal charges against three Indigenous water protectors who were arrested for protesting oil extraction on treaty-ceded Anishinaabe land. Winona LaDuke, Tania Aubid and Dawn Goodwin were arrested in January 2021 after police saw video shared on social media of the three women singing, dancing and praying near construction crews for Canadian energy company… |
(2023-09-20). Pipeline Fighter Denied Bail After Blocking MVP Construction For 3 Days. popularresistance.org Roanoke County, VA — Early Saturday morning, a pipeline fighter using the name "Bramble" locked herself to a buried lockbox at a Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP) worksite in Roanoke County. She prevented pipeline workers from clearing vegetation on the top of Poor Mountain for three days; on Monday, she was extracted from her blockade and arrested. As of Tuesday afternoon, she is still being held without bail. | "I'm fighting for a world where we can all be free," Bramble stated. On day 2 of her blockade, she wrote, "Workers came by my spot today and took away my supplies, hoping that I would leave. In the en…
(2023-09-20). China's first commercial spacecraft launch site in Hainan under construction. ecns.cn Construction site of Hainan commercial spacecraft launch site, China's first commercial spacecraft launch site in Wenchang, south China's Hainan Province, Sept. 19, 2023.
(2023-09-20). "I'm Not a Criminal… Enbridge Is": Charges Tossed Against Winona LaDuke & Others for Pipeline Action. democracynow.org 
A Minnesota judge has dismissed criminal charges against three Indigenous water protectors who were arrested for protesting oil extraction on treaty-ceded Anishinaabe land. Winona LaDuke, Tania Aubid and Dawn Goodwin were arrested in January 2021 after police saw video shared on social media of the three women singing, dancing and praying near construction crews for Canadian energy company Enbridge's Line 3 tar sands oil pipeline. In a landmark opinion, Judge Leslie Metzen affirmed the protesters' free speech rights, writing that "to criminalize their behavior would be the crime." We go to…
(2023-09-21). What is Behind "the Canal Conflict" Between the Dominican Republic and Haiti? counterpunch.org Last week, headlines across the Dominican Republic accused Haiti of "illegally building a canal" that will divert waters from The Massacre River.[1] Dominican president Luis Abinader and his administration took swift actions, supposedly in retaliation for the ongoing construction, closing the border and denying all visas to Haitians. On Friday, the largest transportation union in
(2023-09-21). China's first commercial spacecraft launch site in Hainan under construction. ecns.cn Construction site of Hainan commercial spacecraft launch site, China's first commercial spacecraft launch site in Wenchang, south China's Hainan Province, Sept. 19, 2023.
(2023-09-21). Libya's disastrous flooding… causes and hope? peoplesdispatch.org The catastrophic damage from the recent flooding in Libya is a direct result of the destruction of the state following NATO's imperialist intervention in 2011. It took the catastrophe in Derna for Libyans to realize that politicians have no role in serving the people and that a unified national government must be formed so that a genuine national construction takes place…
(2023-09-21). Expand the strike at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital! Full strike pay for nurses! wsws.org The overwhelming vote to continue the strike in New Brunswick, New Jersey, shows the nurses' will to win, but victory will require the nurses to link up with workers at Kaiser Permanente, the auto companies and elsewhere.
(2023-09-21). Three Peet's Cafes Organize with IWW in California. itsgoingdown.org Report on successful union organizing campaign in the bay area of so-called California at Peet's Cafe chain stores by the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW). Three Peet's Coffee shops in Berkeley and Oakland, California, United States, won their campaign to form a union with the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW). On June 9,…
(2023-09-21). How Pashinyan betrayed Armenia for a US pat on the back and a Snoop Dogg concert. infobrics.org The political West will certainly try to keep him in power for as long as possible and given how beneficial he's been to Turkey's and Azerbaijan's Neo-Ottoman ambitions and delusions of grandeur, it's likely both Ankara and Baku will also want to ensure he stays. After all, who wouldn't want an "enemy" busy with organizing a Snoop Dogg concert rather than defending his people and country?>
(2023-09-21). World Must Decarbonize Before "Point of No Return" on Climate Crisis: Colombian President Gustavo Petro. democracynow.org 
In Part 2 of our interview with Colombian President Gustavo Petro, he says climate change is a "vital matter" the world must address collectively. But unlike world trade, which is governed by a set of common rules, there is no organizing rubric for decarbonizing the world economy in time to prevent catastrophe. "There's no courts for this. There's no justice. So everybody can just slip by," Petro says. He says the amount of money rich countries have provided to hasten the clean energy transition falls far short of commitments made in the 2015 Paris Agreement and is a drop in th…
(2023-09-21). Parents and students support growing rebellion of Las Vegas teachers. wsws.org Over the past week, Las Vegas students and parents have been organizing walkouts and rallies in support of teachers at the Clark County School District (CCSD), the fifth-largest school district in the US with over 300,000 students and 18,000 teachers.
(2023-09-20). Work Extra During A Strike? Auto Workers Say 'Eight And Skate'. popularresistance.org Only 13,000 of 146,000 auto workers at the Big 3 companies are on strike, so far. But others still on the job are turning up the heat by refusing voluntary overtime. | At all three companies—Ford, General Motors, and Stellantis—Auto Workers (UAW) members have told Labor Notes about overtime refusals. Many Big 3 plants are hugely dependent on overtime to make up for understaffing. | Organizing on the shop floor and on Facebook, many auto workers unified so fast to do their part for the strike that they forced management to shut their plants for this entire past weekend. | That followed advice from top…
(2023-09-21). Amnesty International pushes regime change in Eritrea with dubious, unverifiable report. thegrayzone.com Amnesty's new report accusing Eritrea's government of gruesome war crimes relies entirely on anonymous testimony, grainy satellite images, and zero field investigation. It is the latest salvo in the West's campaign to topple the country's fiercely independent government. Eritrea is a small country with a geostrategically significant coast on the Red Sea. Fiercely independent, it is one of only two African nations that refuse to collaborate with AFRICOM, the US Africa Command. Committed to an incremental, self-reliant development strategy, it …
(2023-09-21). Housing activists say NSW Labor's budget fails the test. greenleft.org.au 
(2023-09-21). Protesters call on Labor to protest Fukushima nuclear waste dumping. greenleft.org.au 
(2023-09-21). Zionists & Anti Zionists Protest Netanyahu In SF. indybay.org Zionists and Anti Zionists rallied in San Francisco at. Union Square. on. September. 18th to protest the visit of Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu.
(2023-09-21). Stop Robo Trucks! IBT At Capitol Demand That Gov. Newsom Sign AB316: Chant Of "Fuck Gavin" indybay.org Hundreds of Teamsters from throughout California rallied at the State Capitol in Sacramento to demand that Governor Gavin Newsom sign AB 316 which requires a driver for trucks over 10,000 pounds.
(2023-09-20). Healthcare Workers In Maryland, Virginia And DC Authorize Strike. popularresistance.org Some 3,800 union healthcare workers in Maryland, Virginia and Washington, D.C., are threatening to go on strike at the end of this month if the leadership at Kaiser Permanente and the union cannot agree to a new contract addressing staffing shortages and low pay for workers. | According to a Monday statement from OPEIU Local 2, which represents 8,000 workers in the region, about 98% of health care workers from the union voted to authorize a strike to protest "unfair labor practices" if no agreement is reached by Sept. 30. | The health care workers represented by OPEIU Local 2 union include optometrists, pharmacis…
(2023-09-20). Protesters call on Labor to protest Fukushima nuclear waste dumping. greenleft.org.au
(2023-09-20). Imperial and Indian Institute of Science driving innovative, high-impact science. imperial.ac.uk Imperial College London and Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore are collaborating on several highly innovative research projects.
(2023-09-20). Don't Do The Boss Any Favors. popularresistance.org Management everywhere relies on workers "going the extra mile." We cut corners, we skip breaks, and we look the other way on common violations of the contract, work rules, or even safety. | But it's also possible, when the time is right, to just stop doing the boss these favors. After all, how often does management do workers a favor? | As they build momentum for a possible strike, General Motors worker Nick Livick in Kansas City reports that his co-workers are refusing to help management as they normally would. Instead they are waiting for direct orders, and stopping the line when management starts it up early a…
(2023-09-20). Zionists & Anti Zionists Protest Netanyahu In SF. indybay.org Zionists and Anti Zionists rallied in San Francisco at. Union Square. on. September. 18th to protest the visit of Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu.
(2023-09-20). Stop Robo Trucks! IBT At Capitol Demand That Gov. Newsom Sign AB316: Chant Of "Fuck Gavin" indybay.org Hundreds of Teamsters from throughout California rallied at the State Capitol in Sacramento to demand that Governor Gavin Newsom sign AB 316 which would require drivers of trucks over 10,000 pounds…
(2023-09-20). Intellectual Property, Knowledge Monopoly and the Rent Economy By: Prabir Purkayastha. midwesternmarx.com 
Neoliberalism privatised the rewards but socialised the risks of the patents system. Image Courtesy: Left Word The twentieth century saw the emergence of public funded universities and technical institutions, while technology development was concentrated in the R&D laboratories of large corporations. The age of the lone inventor—Edison, Siemens, Westinghouse, Graham Bell—had ended with the nineteenth century.1 The twentieth century was more about industry-bas …
(2023-09-20). Pepe Escobar: Russia, North Korea Stage 'Strategic Coup' Against Western Hegemony. midwesternmarx.com It will take ages to unpack the silos of information inbuilt in the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok last week, coupled with the — armored – train-keeps-a-rollin' conducted by North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un straddling every nook and cranny of Primorsky Krai.The key themes all reflect the four main vectors of the New Great Game as it's being played across the Global South: energy and energy resources; manufacturing and labor; market and trade rules; and logistics. But they go wa …
(2023-09-20). Update On Sub Damage. smoothiex12.blogspot.com Which explains the cropping of surrounding in the photo, to avoid identification of the place which IS NOT Sevastopol–because it is photoshop. Russian submariners already pointed that out, especially this side "hole", plus, the "base photo" is taken from… the dock in either St. Petersburg or Kronshtadt. There your go–the "price" of Western "naval experts". Most likely the damage in a front of sail is the only thing which did happen, but I already elaborated on it.
(2023-09-20). Manifiesta 2023: 15,000 Voices Amplify Call For Solidarity And Hope. popularresistance.org Approximately 15,000 people gathered in Ostend, Belgium, on September 9-10 for the latest edition of the solidarity festival Manifiesta. This year's festival was an enormous success and featured additional programs designed to immerse visitors in the event. Music performances by Meteor and Axelle Red drew large crowds during the evenings, but so did Chris Smalls from the Amazon Labor Union, as he reminded listeners that the workers' struggle is "a marathon, rather than a sprint." | The experience of building the Amazon Labor Union serves as a practical example of the possibility of creating a different world, a m…
(2023-09-20). Is Intellectual Property Turning Into a Knowledge Monopoly? orinocotribune.com By Prabir Purkayastha — Sep 7, 2023 | The twentieth century saw the emergence of public funded universities and technical institutions, while technology development was concentrated in the R&D laboratories of large corporations. The age of the lone inventor Edison, Siemens, Westinghouse, Graham Bell had ended with the nineteenth century. The twentieth century was more about industry-based R&D laboratories, where corporations gathered together leading scientists and technologists to create the technologies of the future. In this phase, capital was still expanding production. Even though finance capital was al…
(2023-09-21). Off-the-Mark Media Coverage Aside, UAW Strike Shows the Time is Now for Workers to Unite. cepr.net The US is in the throes of a major resurgence of union drives and strike activity, and the "hot labor summer" seems poised to become a vibrant labor autumn. With private sector union membership at just 6.0 percent in 2022, the size and scope of the strikes are still far from what they were in …
(2023-09-21). Sindicatos protestan contra nueva ley laboral en Grecia. telesurtv.net La ley presentada permite dos empleos a tiempo completo y establece un sexto día laboral en determinadas empresas.
(2023-09-20). Denuncian éxodo de enfermeros de Puerto Rico a EE.UU. telesurtv.net Buscan mejorar sus condiciones laborales. Esta migración comenzó hace 20 años y se agudizó a partir de la pandemia de la Covid-19.
(2023-09-21). Biden, Brazil's Lula unveil joint deal to promote workers' rights. peoplesworld.org 
NEW YORK—When Brazil's President Luíz Inacio "Lula" da Silva, replaced Jair Bolsinaro, the "Donald Trump of the Global South," as president of his country, the Biden administration had high hopes of being able to work with the newly-elected president. It has turned out that Biden and Lula, who leads his country's Workers Party, see eye …
(2023-09-21). United States: United Auto Workers strike against the 'Big Three'. greenleft.org.au 
(2023-09-21). Indian and Sri Lankan auto industry workers support US autoworkers. wsws.org "Developments in the US with UAW bureaucracy shows that irrespective of where they live workers face the same situation." — Renault-Nissan worker…
(2023-09-21). "We should all be out right now": At factory gates and picket lines in Michigan, autoworkers demand all-out strike. wsws.org Autoworkers in Michigan are demanding an all-out strike and an end to the phony "stand up" strike by the UAW bureaucracy.
(2023-09-21). The rank and file demand an all-out strike in the auto industry! wsws.org The Autoworkers Rank-and-File Committee Network calls for workers at every factory to organize now to fight for an all-out strike. At each UAW local, meetings must be held involving the entire rank-and-file membership to discuss and vote on resolutions demanding all-out strike action.
(2023-09-21). UAW keeps Columbia University postdoctoral workers on the job after overwhelming strike authorization vote. wsws.org The UAW bureaucracy efforts to prevent a strike at Columbia or Mount Sinai go hand in hand with its effort to prevent an all-out autoworkers strike.
(2023-09-21). The political significance of the Workers Inquiry into the death of Aboriginal youth Daniel Yock. wsws.org The findings of the Workers Inquiry which we are posting for the first time have a direct bearing on the issues raised by the Voice referendum that seeks to strengthen the capitalist state and obscure the ruling-class agenda of war and austerity.
(2023-09-21). South Korean union pushes through sellout deal at Hyundai Motors. wsws.org The auto companies view the conclusion of an agreement at Hyundai, South Korea's largest car manufacturer, as an important step to isolating and imposing similar deals on other sections of workers.
(2023-09-20). GM, Ford Paid Average Combined Tax Rate of Just 1 Percent on $42B in Profits. truthout.org Despite reaping tens of billions of dollars in profits between them over the past five years, General Motors and Ford paid an average combined tax rate of just 1% on total pre-tax income, an analysis published Tuesday by economic justice advocates revealed — as the auto giants claimed they cannot afford striking workers' demands for better pay. The Americans for Tax Fairness (ATF) analysis — which… |
(2023-09-20). Striking Autoworkers at Stellantis Are Up Against a Yacht-Sailing Billionaire. truthout.org For the first time ever, U.S. autoworkers are striking against all three members of the "Big Three" auto corporations: General Motors, Ford and Stellantis (formerly Chrysler). Among other demands, they are fighting for the elimination of wage and benefit tiers, major wage increases and the restoration of cost-of-living adjustments. But they're also fighting for something bigger. A day before the… |
(2023-09-20). Wayne, Michigan: Striking Auto Workers Picket And Hold Large Rally. popularresistance.org Wayne, MI — Since 12 a.m. September 15, over 4000 UAW Local 900 auto workers have been on strike at the Ford Michigan Assembly plant in Wayne, which is located just outside of Detroit. Since the strike was announced, the UAW workers have received much media attention nation-wide, and many Detroit residents are excited about the kind of fight the UAW are leading and the implications a win could have for them. | UAW local 900 workers and their supporters were in high spirits and the atmosphere on the ground is electric. There is a 24/7 picket running along a mile stretch in front of the massive assembly plant…
(2023-09-20). Huelgas históricas contra los tres grandes fabricantes de automóviles. globalizacion.ca A primera hora de la mañana del viernes 15 de septiembre, el sindicato United Auto Workers (UAW) convocó huelgas históricas contra los tres grandes fabricantes de automóviles estadounidenses. Ford, General Motors (GM) y Stellantis (la fusión de PSA y Fiat…
(2023-09-20). Bakehouse Workers In Chicago Fight For Independent Union. popularresistance.org Despite the Biden administration's decision to terminate the national Public Health Emergency Declaration on May 11, COVID-19 has continued to spread and mutate, leaving millions dead around the world and millions of others chronically ill, permanently disabled, and/or immunocompromised. The pandemic itself, and the botched responses to it by powerful state and market actors (including, and especially, the United States), have inflicted irreversible damage upon our societies, and that damage has been disproportionately felt by marginalized, poor, and working-class people. But the many injustices working people ha…
(2023-09-20). On The Picket Line. popularresistance.org The courageous Durham, North Carolina, sanitation workers, members of United Electrical Workers (UE) Local 150, ended their six-day strike Sept. 12 amid threats from the City Council to suspend them without pay. Despite these union-busting tactics, the workers will continue their struggle; a rally is set for Sept. 18 at Durham City Hall. | This is an all too familiar scenario where essential workers continue to be mistreated by their bosses. The sanitation workers have legitimate concerns around hazardous conditions due to the nature of their work and severe understaffing.
(2023-09-20). UAW Continues To Fiercely 'Stand Up' Despite Company Attacks. popularresistance.org Entering the fifth day of the United Auto Workers (UAW) strike, 13,000 out of 146,000 UAW workers continue to walk the picket lines in front of three auto plants in Missouri, Michigan, and Ohio, belonging to each of the three largest automakers in the country, GM, Stellantis, and Ford. This partial strike has the potential to build up to a strike of all 146,000 members depending on how the auto companies respond to contract negotiations. The UAW has dubbed this strategy, which keeps the union a step ahead of the automakers at all times, the "Stand Up Strike". | UAW President Shawn Fain appeared on MSNBC Sunday to…
(2023-09-20). Meeting Union Demands Would Be a Win-Win for Automakers. otherwords.org The United Auto Workers (UAW), a union of nearly 150,000 workers at America's "Big Three" automakers, are on strike. | On the face of it, UAW's
(2023-09-20). Stop the war on refugees in Europe! wsws.org The fact that all factions of the ruling class advocate terror against refugees underlines that workers and youth are confronted with revolutionary tasks.
(2023-09-20). Unite educators and all workers behind the autoworkers' strike! End poverty wages and unsafe conditions! wsws.org The strike by autoworkers against the Big Three automakers is part of a growing international wave of struggles against inflation, concessions and job losses.
(2023-09-20). Unifor announces sellout tentative agreement for 5,600 Ford Canada workers to block strike. wsws.org The agreement is manifestly a sellout, aimed at blocking the development of a united struggle of the more than 19,000 Detroit Three workers in Canada and their 150,000 US counterparts.
(2023-09-20). Hormel workers in Austin, Minnesota—site of bitter 1985-1986 strike—overwhelmingly reject contract. wsws.org Some 1,700 meatpacking workers overwhelmingly rejected a "final offer" four-year contract last Friday amidst an increasing wave of opposition from workers across the US.
(2023-09-20). "It's almost like we are in a civil war between the rich and the poor": Autoworkers respond to Will Lehman's Newsweek op-ed. wsws.org Autoworkers have responded with enthusiasm to the editorial written by the Pennsylvania Mack Trucks worker and socialist candidate for UAW president in 2021.
(2023-09-20). Expand the Big Three autoworkers strike! For an industry-wide walkout, not phony "stand up strikes"! wsws.org Nearly a week has passed since the contract for 150,000 Big Three workers expired last Thursday, and it is becoming increasingly clear that the "stand up strike" called by the UAW bureaucracy is much less a "strike" than a tactic aimed at weakening, dividing and isolating the rank and file to force through massive concessions.
(2023-09-20). Stop the unjust disciplinary measures against Warren Truck workers! For an all-out strike against Stellantis, GM and Ford to win our demands! wsws.org We say to all our fellow autoworkers: an all-out strike is the only way for the auto companies to know that we're not playing.
(2023-09-20). After sham vote, SEIU claim ratification of contract for 100,000 California government workers. wsws.org To prevent a widespread turnout which would increase the likelihood of the contract's rejection, the union limited in-person voting to during normal business hours, with workers having to drive hours to cast a ballot.
(2023-09-20). Auto strikes spread as Biden and UAW struggle to contain rank-and-file movement. wsws.org The strike by 200 parts workers in Alabama shows the rank-and-file movement has tremendous potential power, but everything is being done by the corporations, the political parties and the UAW bureaucracy to hold the rank-and-file back.
(2023-09-20). Cuban industry is recovering, Deputy Minister states. plenglish.com The official made those statements to the Granma newspaper, prior to the Industry Ministry (MINDUS)'s rendering of accounts before the National People's Power Assembly (Parliament) in December. | He noted that reporting to Parliament must be a deep, transparent exercise, based on the accurate analysis of objective realities, tangible results and deficiencies. | In this regard, the MINDUS has taken actions to ensure the quality of the exercise. It is looked at from within, with the eyes of lawmakers, sector managers, workers and the people in general, the official stated. | He added that some companies are more c…
(2023-09-21). China and Venezuela to Establish 'All-Weather Strategic Partnership'. workers.org 
Presidents Nicolás Maduro of Venezuela and Xi Jinping of China in Beijing, Sept. 15, 2023. By Andreína Chávez Alava The following article was posted Sept. 15 on venezuelanalysis.com. Caracas Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has wrapped up a six-day visit to China with a meeting with President Xi Jinping at the . . . |
(2023-09-21). Cuban President Díaz-Canel on challenges facing developing countries. workers.org 
Cuban President Díaz-Canel addressing G77 plus China summit in Havana, Cuba, Sept. 14, 2023. The inaugural session of the Summit of Heads of State and Government of the Group of 77 plus China was held in Havana, Cuba, Sept. 14 to 16. Established in 1964, the G77 now has 134 . . . |
(2023-09-21). Workers at UAW Local 900 holding the line at Michigan Assembly. peoplesworld.org 
DETROIT—With picket signs in hand, United Auto Workers with Local 900 Region 1A in Wayne, Mich., occupy the gates at the large assembly plant just off Michigan Avenue across from their union hall. These workers have been out on strike since early last Friday at midnight when the union announced the first facilities to be …
(2023-09-21). College athletes are being exploited. It's time to unionize. therealnews.com 
The view of college athletes as unpaid workers is gaining currency among the public. Of course, it's one thing to have an analysis of how universities exploit their students—it's another to know what to do about it. What about unionization? College Football Players Association founder and Executive Director Studio Production: David Hebden, Cameron Granadino | Post-Production: Taylor Hebden…
(2023-09-21). Summer Smith was 'guided by a great feeling of love'. workers.org 
Summer Smith, a communist organizer, mother and educator died after a long battle with cancer on Aug. 10, 2023, in Salt Lake City, Utah, at the age of 41. She is survived by her daughter, Violet. Summer Smith at Wells Fargo protest for workers rights, Salt Lake City, Jan. 1, . . . |
(2023-09-21). Portlanders protest city's deals with fossil fuel companies. workers.org 
Portland, Oregon For years, dozens of Portland and Oregon organizations and community members have been protesting the growth of 10 fossil fuel companies operating within a six-mile area along the Willamette River, which flows through Portland. The area is called the Critical Energy Infrastructure Hub (CEI Hub). It has 360 . . . |
(2023-09-21). Transport union calls for Qantas compensation after High Court ruling. greenleft.org.au 
(2023-09-21). African Union Becomes a G20 Permanent Member: Implications for BRICS. infobrics.org The decision of the G20 economies to admit the African Union as a permanent member at the Group's 2023 meeting in India comes at a time when many observers started to question the relevance and effectiveness of this global forum…
(2023-09-20). Transport union calls for Qantas compensation after High Court ruling. greenleft.org.au
(2023-09-20). Major design award to be granted in Cuba. plenglish.com Havana, Sep 20 (Prensa Latina) The Union of Writers and Artists of Cuba (UNEAC) will present the Eduardo Muñoz Bach Design Award to stimulate the values of that discipline and acknowledge the contribution of its creators to Cuban culture.
(2023-09-21). Talks between Azerbaijan and Nagorno-Karabakh begin. plenglish.com According to Baku authorities, the consultations will be held behind closed doors and coincide with Armenia's Independence Day, which dates back to 1991 when most of the population voted in a referendum in favor of secession from the Soviet Union, Azertac news agency reported. | Azerbaijan announced that it began an "anti-terrorist operation" in Nagorno-Karabakh on Tuesday, September 19, to "achieve the withdrawal of Armenian troops" from the territory, which has been seeking independence since 1988. | Yerevan, in turn, denied the presence of its troops in the region and branded the operation as an aggression ag…
(2023-09-21). Prensa Latina correspondent in Peru receives Cuban decoration. plenglish.com Lima, Sep 21 (Prensa Latina) Cuban Ambassador to Peru Carlos Rafael Zamora presented the 60th Anniversary Medal of the Union of Cuban Journalists (UPEC) to Prensa Latina Correspondent in Lima Manuel Robles Sosa.
(2023-09-21). Sep 21, 2023. sitrepworld.info 
‚ô´ Simple Man — Lynyrd Skynyrd Lavrov's Devastating UNSC Presentation, by Karl Sanchez War Profiteers Are A Sign Of A Profoundly Sick Society, by Caitlin Johnstone So They Want Negotiations, Now. Have they any idea what they are talking about? by Aurelien A spiritual warrior against the empire of greed, by Paul Cudenec The Worst Global Food Crisis In Modern History, About To Go To An Entirely New Level, by Michael Snyder The west destroyed Africa, Eurasia will revive it, by Matthew Ehret How Not to Launch a Global Anti-Censorship Movement, by CJ Hopkins Iranian President Raisi addresses th…
(2023-09-21). Palestinians and Saudis Stand Together Against Normalization with Apartheid Israel. bdsmovement.net 
(2023-09-21). The Danger that Lawfare against Trump Presents to the Progressive Movement. dissidentvoice.org Many have noted that the indictments of Trump ring of lawfare by the Biden administration. Donald Trump has now been indicted four times, and in blatant overkill, now faces 91 criminal charges. In New York alone he was hit with 34 felonies for the payments to Stormy Daniels. Trump also faces felony charges for claiming …
(2023-09-20). Climate Defenders Arrested While Blocking Entry To NY Federal Reserve. popularresistance.org A day after tens of thousands of climate activists marched through Manhattan's Upper East Side demanding an end to oil, gas, and coal production, thousands more demonstrators hit the streets of Lower Manhattan Monday, where more than 100 people were arrested while surrounding the Federal Reserve Bank of New York to protest fossil fuel financing. | Protesters chanted slogans like "No oil, no gas, fossil fuels can kiss my ass" and "We need clean air, not another billionaire" as they marched from Zuccotti Park—ground zero of the 2011 Occupy Wall Street movement—to pre-selected sites in the Financial Dist…
(2023-09-20). Venezuela-Cuba solidarity movement announces new meeting. plenglish.com Caracas, Sep 20 (Prensa Latina) The Venezuela-Cuba National Movement of Friendship and Mutual Solidarity, will hold its 13th Meeting from November 24th to 26th. Its central themes will be the condemnation of the blockade of the United States against Cuba.
(2023-09-20). The Far Right Has Hijacked Chile's New Constitutional Process. popularresistance.org In 2019 the nation of Chile was shaken by a mass protest movement that has come to be known as the Social Explosion. A central demand of the Social Explosion was the abolition of the current constitution drafted in 1980 under US-backed fascist dictator Augusto Pinochet. In 2020, Chileans overwhelmingly voted for a new constitutional process in a referendum. However, just two years later, a plebiscite overwhelmingly rejected a new proposed constitution. Since then, the far right has hijacked the process by stacking the constituents to create another constitutional draft with their own representatives.
(2023-09-20). "France out of Africa, US and NATO too!" Activists picket the UNGA. peoplesdispatch.org On Tuesday September 19, the opening day of the United Nations General Assembly, anti-imperialist activists rallied outside the UN Headquarters in New York City to demand that France end its imperialist meddling in West Africa and the Sahel. Organizers with the Party for Socialism and Liberation, the December 12th Movement, Bridging Africa and Black America, and others denounced the neocolonial policies of the European nation and voiced solidarity and support to Burkina Faso, Mali, Guinea, and Niger, which recently underwent coups opposing French neocolonialism. Activists demanded that France end its neocolonial…
(2023-09-20). Assassination of Sikh Leader in Canada Highlights Modi's Embrace of Authoritarianism in India & Abroad. democracynow.org 
We speak to Arjun Sethi, a Sikh community activist, civil rights lawyer and professor at Georgetown Law, about Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's public accusations that the Indian government arranged the assassination of a prominent Sikh leader and Canadian citizen outside a Sikh temple in British Columbia in June. India has denied the allegations. Hardeep Singh Nijjar was a prominent leader in the Khalistan movement, a Sikh separatist movement that advocates for the formation of an independent Sikh homeland in the northwest Indian state of Punjab. He had been designated a terrorist by India's…
(2023-09-20). Australian Senator Peter Whish-Wilson Calls on U.S. to End the "Totalitarian" Prosecution of Julian Assange. democracynow.org 
A delegation of Australian lawmakers has arrived in Washington, D.C., to urge the Biden administration to halt its prosecution of WikiLeaks founder and Australian citizen Julian Assange. More than 60 members of Australia's Parliament from across the political spectrum have called for Assange's release. We speak to Australian Greens Senator Peter Whish-Wilson, who co-founded the Bring Julian Assange Home Parliamentary Group, about the growing Australian movement to free Assange and its implications for U.S.-Australia relations. Whish-Wilson warns that Assange's extradition to the U.S. to stand tr…
(2023-09-20). The Danger Lawfare Against Trump Presents to the Progressive Movement. orinocotribune.com By Stansfield Smith — Sep 19, 2023 | Many have noted that the indictments of Trump ring of lawfare by the Biden administration. Donald Trump has now been indicted four times, and in blatant overkill, now
(2023-09-21). 'The Right Is Ours!' musicalizes the early suffrage movement in America. peoplesworld.org 
SIERRA MADRE, Calif. — Nestled into this small city of 12,000, a suburb of Pasadena in Los Angeles County is the storied Sierra Madre Playhouse, a minor jewel in the diadem of Southern California's regional theater scene. A company that ranks a step or two above the pejorative-sounding term "community theater," it often presents challenging …
(2023-09-20). Republicans Try to Manufacture Disingenuous Pro-Worker Branding Amid UAW Strike. truthout.org Every few years, the public is force fed another manufactured attempt to rebrand the GOP as a party that is "no longer in lockstep with corporate America" and is "newly focused on winning over more of the working class." Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) triumphantly announced in Nov. 2020 that Republicans "are a working class party now. That's the future." Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) has repeatedly heralded the… |
(2023-09-21). '6ixtynin9': Sex, drugs and rock and roll! peoplesworld.org 
No one is safe from mockery in the smart, funny Thai black comedy 6ixtynin9. Against the backdrop of Thailand's energetic pro-democracy, anti-corruption, student-led demonstrations, writer-director Pen-Ek Ratanaruang has fashioned a droll lampoon of police corruption, corporate mismanagement, feckless random drug gang violence, vapid youth culture and working-class frustration. Ratanaruang has taken his surprise hit film …
(2023-09-21). Mayo Clinic Minute: Red flags for heart failure during pregnancy. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Heart disease is the leading cause of death for women in the U.S. Deaths from heart disease in women who are pregnant or delivered a baby within one year has increased over the previous 30 years. Dr. Demilade (Demi-lad-ay) Adedinsewo (Ah-ded-in-shay-woah), a Mayo Clinic cardiologist, explains the red flags for heart failure during pregnancy and how healthcare professionals are working to detect the condition earlier. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/DCgDX2yvUc0 Journalists: Broadcast-quality video pkg…