(2023-04-10). Artificial intelligence creates opportunities to close health care, workplace equity gaps. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Advances in artificial intelligence (AI) and platform models are increasingly driving everyone's day-to-day experiences, including how people receive health care. However, those experiences are not always the same for everyone. April is Minority Health Awareness Month, a national observance to raise awareness about health disparities that continue to affect people from racial and ethnic minority groups. At Mayo Clinic, experts are looking at the ways AI and digital tools can and are shaping the future…
(2023-04-10). From Inequality of the Gods to Equality of Humankind. indybay.org History demonstrates clearly that humans can live in egalitarian societies, we do not have to accept the brutality of social dominance and inequality. We must take matters into our own hands to change the world.
(2023-04-09). International Youth and Students for Social Equality holds anti-war meetings in the UK. wsws.org Meeting were held in Leeds, Manchester, London and Sheffield, with an online event organised following a campaign in Scotland.
(2023-04-09). USF students demand their administration stand up to DeSantis' attacks! fightbacknews.org Tampa, FL – On April 6, students at the University of South Florida rallied around protecting diversity in the face of recent attacks on legislation on diversity, equality, inclusion (DEI) and multicultural programs. The event was hosted by Students for a Democratic Society. | Students gathered outside their student center on their campus. The protest amassed about 20 students, holding signs promoting diversity while chanting for Ron DeSantis to go away. | Tampa Bay SDS member Vaidehi Persad said, "We're in the struggle to make this campus a more equitable, more diverse, more inclusive campus for everyone." Stude…
(2023-04-10). Artificial intelligence creates opportunities to close health care, workplace equity gaps. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Advances in artificial intelligence (AI) and platform models are increasingly driving everyone's day-to-day experiences, including how people receive health care. However, those experiences are not always the same for everyone. April is Minority Health Awareness Month, a national observance to raise awareness about health disparities that continue to affect people from racial and ethnic minority groups. At Mayo Clinic, experts are looking at the ways AI and digital tools can and are shaping the future…
(2023-04-10). From Inequality of the Gods to Equality of Humankind. indybay.org History demonstrates clearly that humans can live in egalitarian societies, we do not have to accept the brutality of social dominance and inequality. We must take matters into our own hands to change the world.
(2023-04-09). International Youth and Students for Social Equality holds anti-war meetings in the UK. wsws.org Meeting were held in Leeds, Manchester, London and Sheffield, with an online event organised following a campaign in Scotland.
(2023-04-09). USF students demand their administration stand up to DeSantis' attacks! fightbacknews.org Tampa, FL – On April 6, students at the University of South Florida rallied around protecting diversity in the face of recent attacks on legislation on diversity, equality, inclusion (DEI) and multicultural programs. The event was hosted by Students for a Democratic Society. | Students gathered outside their student center on their campus. The protest amassed about 20 students, holding signs promoting diversity while chanting for Ron DeSantis to go away. | Tampa Bay SDS member Vaidehi Persad said, "We're in the struggle to make this campus a more equitable, more diverse, more inclusive campus for everyone." Stude…
(2023-04-10). Trumpism Triumphant: Tennessee GOP Expulsion of Black Reps. shows Rot of Racism. juancole.com Oakland, Ca. (Feature; Special to Informed Comment) — The demonstration on the floor of the Tennessee Legislature on March 30 was not an insurrection, such as occurred on January 6. It was a passionate political protest, driven by raw emotions in the wake of another AR-15 massacre at a local school on March 27. The …
(2023-04-10). Thirtieth anniversary of the brutal murder of Chris Hani. mronline.org 
This year marks the thirtieth anniversary of the brutal murder of the South African Communist Party (SACP) General Secretary, Comrade Thembisile Martin "Chris" Hani.
(2023-04-10). U.S. media cheer as France forces old people to work. mronline.org 
"The Party Is Ending for French Retirees." That's the headline the Wall Street Journal (3/14/23) went with just days before French President Emmanuel Macron invoked a special article of the constitution to bypass the National Assembly and enshrine an increase in the retirement age in national law.
(2023-04-10). China opens online cross-border tax service for non-resident enterprises. ecns.cn China's State Taxation Administration announced on Monday that online cross-border tax service for non-resident enterprises has been launched nationwide, through which overseas enterprises can directly pay tax online.
(2023-04-09). Over 100 More Classified Docs Appear Online: US Secrets 'From Ukraine To Middle East To China'. southfront.org 
Originally published by ZeroHedge A more expanded document dump and leak of highly classified materials is being reported in the…
(2023-04-09). Russian Su-34 Fighter Bomber Hit Bridge In Special Operation Zone With Kh-29 Missile (Video). southfront.org 
A Russian Su-34 fighter bomber armed with Kh-29TD missile. Source: the Russian Ministry of Defense. | On April 9, video footage surfaced online showing a recent pinpoint airstrike by the Russian Aerospace Forces (VKS) against a bridge used by Kiev forces in the special military operation zone in Ukraine. | The bridge, which is located over the Sudost River in the Chernihiv region, was heavily damaged as a result of the airstrike that was reportedly carried out by a Su-34 fighter bom…
(2023-04-09). U.S. push to strip China's 'Developing Country' status an attack on development itself. mronline.org 
The U.S. attempt to diminish China's economic success is a bipartisan project, and a unanimous congressional vote to strip China of developing nation status is just the latest act in the aggressive but futile effort.
(2023-04-09). West vs the rest: World opposes sanctions, only U.S. & Europe support them. mronline.org 
The UN Human Rights Council voted overwhelmingly to condemn sanctions. The only countries that expressed support for unilateral coercive measures were the U.S., UK, EU member states, Georgia, and Ukraine.
(2023-04-09). Tuesday 4/18: 2023 California Pan African Global Trade – Urban Agriculture Producers and Consumers. indybay.org Online – In person Watch Party | The Grand Ballroom | 1215 J Street | Sacramento, California…
(2023-04-10). Construction begins on world's largest wind power project in Tibet's ultra-high-altitude area above 4,500 meters. ecns.cn The world's largest wind power project in the ultra-high-altitude area above 4,500 meters has recently started construction in Nagqu, Southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, which is part of the efforts to develop clean energy power generation in the "world's rooftop."
(2023-04-10). Consejo de Estado convoca a sesión constitutiva de la Asamblea Nacional del Poder Popular. cubadebate.cu El Consejo de Estado, conforme a lo establecido en la Constitución de la República y en la Ley no. 127 "Ley Electoral", acordó convocar a la Sesión Constitutiva de la Asamblea Nacional del Poder Popular (ANPP), en su X Legislatura, para el día 19 de abril de 2023. La ANPP al constituirse para una nueva Legislatura elige de entre sus diputados, a su presidente, vicepresidente, secretario y demás integrantes.
(2023-04-09). Relief program put back to work. ecns.cn Central authorities are increasingly turning to the visible hand of the government to ensure that older, less-skilled rural workers are able to find work at a time when manual laborers are increasingly being replaced by artificial intelligence and automation.
(2023-04-10). Monday 5/1: SF May Day 2023 "Break The Chains For Solidarity & Internationalism" indybay.org 518 Valenia Near 16th St | San Francisco…
(2023-04-10). The 1st Amendment, Defense Security Cooperation Agency & the Henry A. Kissinger Connection. indybay.org Attached please find the article, "Kissinger's Culpability," published this month in The Progressive magazine. The story admirably fleshes out the already decorated U.S. federal national security and human rights whistleblower's arguably most important disclosures regarding a far-right and/or neo-Nazi cabal and a systemic pattern of self-protecting reprisal running through National Defense University (NDU) and Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) decisions against an already decorated national security whistleblower; efforts sustained by collaborationist kapos of the U.S. Merit System Protection Board (MSPB…
(2023-04-10). Cancer-free and embracing new adventures thanks to Mayo's collaborative care. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org In January 2021, after being in remission from melanoma for almost a decade, Christina Armendariz began to feel unwell. The 42-year-old mother went to the emergency room at a hospital near her Orlando, Florida, home. After several imaging tests, Christina was told her cancer had returned. She had a mass under her arm and multiple soft tissue tumors throughout her body. Although she began treatment locally, Christina's condition worsened over time. She experienced significant cognitive…
(2023-04-10). US Navy Secretary: AUKUS submarine pact is about "defeating" China. wsws.org Top US officials more or less openly stated the Australian submarine deal was a preparation for war against China, contradicting the various lies and evasions of the Australian Labor government.
(2023-04-10). Train drivers' union agrees to massive cut in real wages for railway workers in Germany. wsws.org The new contract imposing cuts in real wages for rail workers in southwest Germany reveals the ugly collaboration of the state government, transit corporations and the GDL (German Train Drivers Union).
(2023-04-10). Ofrecen recompensa por autores del asesinato de líder indígena peruano. telesurtv.net El objetivo es colaborar con la Policía Nacional y para que ciudadanos que tienen información de primera mano contribuyan en la identificación de los autores del hecho.
(2023-04-09). Fallece mexicano El Cuate, estrecho colaborador de Fidel Castro. telesurtv.net Del Conde fue quien compró y reparó el yate Granma para entregárselo a Fidel Castro y pusiera rumbo a Cuba junto a sus 82 expedicionarios.
(2023-04-09). Minnesota marches for Trans Day of Visibility. fightbacknews.org St. Paul, MN – 100 marchers rallied at the State Capitol building and then marched, despite high winds, rain and sleet, through Saint Paul on March 31 to draw attention to the importance of defending trans people from the increasing attacks at the national level. | The organizers issued demands for trans healthcare, trans housing, trans civil rights, trans labor rights and trans safety. The protest had a program of speakers who addressed their demands. | Justin Grey Day spoke for the Twin Cities Coalition for Justice for Jamar Clark (TCC4J) about how CPAC, civilian police accountability councils, are key to prote…
(2023-04-09). Hallan sin vida al cuarto hombre atrapado en la CTE Antonio Guiteras. cubadebate.cu Tras 16 horas de ininterrumpidas labores de rescate, hallan el cadáver de Lázaro Frank Montero Pita, trabajador de 57 años perteneciente a la Empresa de Construcción y Montaje Especializado. Este es el cuarto hombre de los atrapados en el derrumbe acaecido en la chimenea de la CTE Antonio Guiteras. Con el hallazgo, culminan las labores de búsqueda y salvamento.
(2023-04-10). Corrupt Racist Newsom Pandering To Blacks In South When He Attacked Blacks In SF TWU 250a. indybay.org Corrupt racist Gavin Newsom attacked Black workers while he was mayor of San Francisco and supports gentrification pushing Blacks out of San Francisco. Now he is campaigning in the South as a defender of the Black people.
(2023-04-10). Warren Truck workers denounce layoffs at Stellantis Sterling Heights plant. wsws.org Workers at the suburban Detroit plant denounced plans to cut more than 400 jobs at the nearby factory in Sterling Heights.
(2023-04-10). Sri Lankan sewage maintenance workers killed due to lack of basic safety measures. wsws.org The Colombo Municipal Council does not provide adequate training or supply airtight masks to prevent the inhalation of toxic gases or safety gloves, protective shoes and clothes to wear prevent contact with excrement.
(2023-04-10). Mobilize educators and workers to support striking University of Michigan graduate students! wsws.org Our committee urges mass picketing and the mobilization of the entire U-M campus, including the student body and all sections of workers on campus, to broaden this struggle as widely as possible.
(2023-04-10). Southern California dockworkers, working without a contract, shut down ports for 24 hours. wsws.org Whatever the circumstances behind the stoppages, they are a clear sign that the deal to keep workers on the job without a contract is being challenged by pent-up rank-and-file anger.
(2023-04-09). Antiwar Forces March On Boeing. popularresistance.org Seattle, Washington — University of Washington students, supporters and youths of oppressed nationalities targeted by U.S. imperialism marched on the Seattle Boeing plant on March 26. The march by 150 chanting demonstrators protested on the 20-year anniversary of the U.S. invasion of Iraq. | Boeing is the Pentagon's second largest war contractor. Boeing produces the F-15, F-18, B-52 bombers, Apache and Chinook Helicopters, K-46 mid-air refuelers, cruise missiles, and Boeing is a major subcontractor on the B-1 and B-2 bombers. | But that's not all.
(2023-04-09). Monday 5/1: San José May Day – International Workers' Day. indybay.org Roosevelt Park | 901 East Santa Clara Street | San José, CA 95116…
(2023-04-09). UK government hires barge to intern asylum seekers. wsws.org The UK Home Office intends to house up to 500 asylum seekers in a 47-year-old "hotel barge". It has previously been used to house offshore oil field and windfarm workers, and refugees seeking asylum in Germany and the Netherlands.
(2023-04-10). World Opposes Sanctions, Only United States And Europe Support Them. popularresistance.org The United Nations Human Rights Council voted overwhelmingly to condemn sanctions. The only countries that expressed support for the tool of economic warfare were the United States, Britain, European Union member states, Georgia, and Ukraine. | Sanctions are formally known as unilateral coercive measures, and they violate international law. | On 3 April, the UN Human Rights Council voted with 33 members in support of and 13 against a resolution that "urges all States to stop adopting, maintaining, implementing or complying with unilateral coercive measures".
(2023-04-10). Palestinian Trade Unions' Anti-Apartheid Call. bdsmovement.net 
(2023-04-10). Reunión en la capital de Yemen para iniciar proceso de paz. telesurtv.net La reciente normalización de las relaciones diplomáticas entre Irán y Arabia Saudita, dos grandes rivales en la región, ha abierto una ventana de esperanza al fin del conflicto.
(2023-04-09). China, Europe closely tied in economy for brighter future. ecns.cn The essence of China-European Union economic and trade relations is complementarity and mutual benefit.
(2023-04-09). 80 Percent of Norfolk Southern's Massive Profits Go Into Executives' Pockets. truthout.org CLEVELAND — Unions, safety specialists, and — now — the residents of East Palestine, Ohio, have contended that corporate greed drove Norfolk Southern Railway to cut corners on safety inspections and prevention, thus leading to the disastrous February 3 wreck there. But buried deep in the March 31 federal Justice Department filing, for both itself and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency… |
(2023-04-09). Anti-Imperialist Push From The Brazilian Grassroots. popularresistance.org Overshadowed by the media frenzy surrounding Lula's new term in office, Brazil's social movements are vowing to remain mobilized to push for policies favorable to the working majority. They're also engaged in the fight against imperialism with hopes of steering foreign policy towards solidarity, amid pressure by North America and Europe to join intervention campaigns currently targeting several countries. | We contacted the National Movement for the Fight for Housing (MNLM) after seeing that representatives of the urban movement had visited the embassy of Nicaragua, in a show of solidarity.
(2023-04-09). Police Accountability Leaders Discuss Minneapolis Policing Agreement. popularresistance.org Minneapolis, Minnesota — A new, court-enforceable settlement agreement sets a road map for policing changes in Minneapolis, authorities said during a press conference on March 31. A week later, police accountability movement leaders held a press conference in City Hall to speak on what the agreement means to the everyday people of Minneapolis who've endured the violent, racist practices of the police. | Speakers at the press conference included Michelle Gross, President of Communities United Against Police Brutality, Jaylani Hussein, Executive Director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MN),…
(2023-04-09). Venezuela: Social Movements Announce Creation of Platform Promoting Solidarity With Palestine. orinocotribune.com
(2023-04-10). Friday 4/21: CA Black Agriculture Working Group hosts Farm to Fork Friday "A Taste of Africa" indybay.org Fresno, California…
(2023-04-10). Athletic or personal trainer: What's the best fit for you? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org You may have seen athletic trainers on the sidelines of team sports and personal trainers working one-on-one with people at the gym. If you're seeking personalized advice and support to help you refine or advance your physical activity, which type of trainer would be the best fit for you? Here are some tips to consider. What's the difference between an athletic and a personal trainer? While the two terms often are used interchangeably, these professionals…
(2023-04-10). In China, Macron criticizes US policy on Taiwan, demands European "war economy" wsws.org Macron called for France to respond to growing tensions with Washington with a vast military build-up, financed by attacks on the working class.
(2023-04-09). Washington Says 'Journalism Is Not a Crime' While Working to Criminalize Journalism. strategic-culture.org
(2023-04-09). Insights‰∏®BRI brings opportunities to New Zealand enterprises: expert. ecns.cn New Zealand China Friendship Society National President Chris Lipscombe praised the cooperation between New Zealand and China. "Working with Chinese partners to address opportunities seems like a natural extension of the Belt and Road of opportunities," he said."ÄÄ…
(2023-04-09). Washington Says "Journalism Is Not A Crime" While Working To Criminalize Journalism. scheerpost.com 
(2023-04-09). Brandon Johnson Elected Mayor of Chicago. orinocotribune.com Chicago, April 6 — On Tuesday April 4, Brandon Johnson won 51.4% of vote in the Chicago mayoral runoff election. Johnson's victory is also a victory for working and oppressed people, as demonstrated by the range of organizations and individuals who celebrated with Johnson and his family at the Marriott Marquis on election night. | Frank Chapman, executive director of the National Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression, said "I've been living for this moment since the Great Harold Washington in 1986, yet we didn't wait on history; we, the oppressed and the working class, made history." | Several hou…