(2023-04-27). Democracy is defended by the struggles of the people: South Africa's Abahlali baseMjondolo marks UnFreedom Day. peoplesdispatch.org 
South Africa held its first democratic elections post apartheid on April 27, 1994. While the day is observed as 'Freedom Day', movements including Abahlali baseMjondolo have used it to highlight the continued repression and inequality faced by poor communities in the country…
(2023-04-26). Senate Will Vote on Ratifying 100-Year-Old Women's Rights Amendment This Week. truthout.org This week, the Senate will vote on the ratification of a 100-year-old amendment to the Constitution aimed at enshrining equal rights for all genders into the U.S.'s founding documents — a move that gender equality advocates say is so long overdue that it may no longer hold any relevance outside of a symbolic win. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-New York) announced this week that he is… |
(2023-04-26). We Must Not Dance, Harry Belafonte Understood, to a Billionaire Beat. inequality.org
(2023-04-27). Joe Biden's Petroleum Puppetry Is Pulling The Strings Of War And Environmental Racism. popularresistance.org
(2023-04-27). Harvard Has Become a Tax Shelter for Billionaires as Public Education Languishes. truthout.org On April 11, 2023, Harvard University announced that the billionaire hedge fund CEO Kenneth C. Griffin is donating $300 million to Harvard's Faculty of Arts and Sciences to fund research and scholarship. Griffin will reduce his federal income tax bill by an estimated $110 million, according to the Los Angeles Times. As a faculty member at the flagship Massachusetts public university… |
(2023-04-27). Teachers in England strike as National Education Union bureaucracy says pay, terms and conditions "all up for negotiation" wsws.org Tens of thousands of teachers struck in England on Wednesday in the latest action to demand better pay and conditions. Another one-day action is taking place on May 2.
(2023-04-27). UK: University of Sheffield paid private investigators £40,000 to spy on anti-war students. wsws.org As NATO's war against Russia in Ukraine escalates, Britain's ruling class is stepping up the militarisation of higher education and research institutions, already deeply integrated with the armed forces and private military contractors.
(2023-04-27). Sydney Uni NTEU votes to end historic strike campaign, but fight continues. greenleft.org.au National Tertiary Education Union members at the University of Sydney voted to end industrial action. Jim McIlroy talks to NTEU members Markela Panegyres and Kevin Fine about what it means.
(2023-04-27). Lavrov Arrives in Havana to Promote Russia-Cuba Cooperation By: teleSUR. midwesternmarx.com 
Russian FM Sergei Lavrov in Havana, Cuba, April 19, 2023. | Photo: Twitter/ @mfa_russiaCurrently, Russia is one of Cuba's top ten trading partners, and both governments define their partnership as "strategic."On Wednesday night, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov arrived in Havana for talks that will focus on promoting political, economic, educational and cultural cooperation. Previously, he visited Brazil, Venezuela and Nicaragua.On Thursday, he is expected to meet with President Mi …
(2023-04-27). Rooftop solar panels, hydroponics farms: Climate education picks up pace in Singapore schools. channelnewsasia.com Apart from infrastructural projects on school premises, students are also encouraged to be more environmentally conscious through everyday activities such as finishing their food to prevent wastage.
(2023-04-26). From Military to Policing, Say No to a Federal Budget That Prioritizes Violence. truthout.org The Biden administration recently released an astronomical spending request for the military, in addition to large requests for police and other forces of state violence. Now, Republicans are pushing back by calling for even more state-violence-related dollars, even as they propose legislation that would severely slash survival-level necessities like food assistance, education, child care… |
(2023-04-26). Senate Labor Committee approves Su on party-line vote, but final confirmation uncertain. peoplesworld.org 
WASHINGTON (PAI)—By an 11-10 party-line vote, the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee approved Democratic President Joe Biden's nomination of Julie Su to be the next Secretary of Labor. Speechifying by the Republican minority, who accused Su, now the Acting Secretary, of being anti-business, too pro-union, a bad administrator, and an inexperienced negotiator, consumed …
(2023-04-26). UK: National Education Union leadership drives dispute into "negotiations" dead end. wsws.org Although there is no agreement on ballots and unified strike action across the education sector, all the unions are agreed that the threat of strike action will be suspended at the drop of a hat if the Education Secretary Gillian Keegan agrees to further negotiations.
(2023-04-26). NYC May Day May 1 — 2 PM — Union Square. iacenter.org MAY DAY 2023 NYC! /DÂA INTERNACIONAL DE LOS TRABAJADORES 2023 NYC! Union Square Monday May 1st 2pm, March at 5pm Lunes 1 de mayo 2pm, La marcha a las 5pm COME OUT ON INTERNATIONAL WORKERS DAY TO SAY: Solidarity with workers everywhere ! Workers rights are moral rights ! We support the struggles of migrant workers The working class has no boundaries. STOP UNION BUSTING and negotiate fair contracts at Amazon, Starbucks, Trader Joes, Rutgers, & EVERYWHERE! Hands Off Medicare and Medicaid! Healthcare is a Human Right! End Evictions ! Housing is a Human Right! Money for healthcare, housing, education, not for imperial…
(2023-04-26). Stop the War on LGBTQ Teachers. otherwords.org Messages keep coming in to me from LGBTQ teachers throughout the South who have been fired or threatened with firing. These teachers have years of experience and exemplary records. Many have advanced degrees. | LGBTQ teachers are increasingly fearful. The Stonewall National Education Project, which educates teachers about inclusive classroom practices, reports that its annual symposium was
(2023-04-27). Thursday 4/27: #ERANow: Historic Senate Vote on Equal Rights Amendment & Press Conference Livestreams. indybay.org Online via livestream…
(2023-04-27). Saturday 5/13: Strike Debt Bay Area Book Group: "Debt," by David Graeber. indybay.org Email strike.debt.bay.area@gmail.com a few days beforehand for the online invite.
(2023-04-27). Enthusiastic response by Sri Lankan workers and students to upcoming international May Day online rally. wsws.org "Nowadays May Day is used as political propaganda by the trade unions and the capitalist parties. In fact, May Day belongs to the workers and it should be a day that brings together workers in struggle in every country." —Kandy Hospital nurse…
(2023-04-27). Cartoon: Federal priorities. workers.org 
(2023-04-27). Explosions Reported At U.S. Helicopter Base In Northeastern Syria. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image. Via Twitter. | Late on April 26, a series of explosions were heard at a key base of the United State-led coalition in Syria's northeastern region. | Some Syrian news sources said that the base, which is located in the southern outskirts of the town of al-Shaddadi in the southern al-Hasakah countryside, came under attack. However, other sources reported that the explosions were the result of a live-fire exercise by the U.S.-led coalition. | A photo that surfaced online…
(2023-04-27). In Video: Russian Ka-52 Helicopter Survives Missile Attack Thanks To Protection System. southfront.org 
File image. | On April 27, video footage surfaced online showing a Russian Ka-52 attack helicopter surviving an attack by Kiev forces with two man-portable air-defense systems (MANPADs) over the special military operation zone. | The footage suggests that the heat-seeking anti-aircraft missiles were jammed by the Ka52's advanced Vitebsk L370V52 active protection system. | Vitebsk was developed by the Samara-based Research Institute Ekran to protect helicopters and fixed-wing planes from…
(2023-04-27). Russian Army Hit Nearly Half Of Ukraine's M777 Howitzers (Videos). southfront.org 
File image. | The Russian military has destroyed or damaged four more American-made M777 towed 155 mm howitzers of Kiev forces. | Between April 25 and 27, videos documenting Russian strikes on the four Ukrainian howitzers surfaced online. Two of the howitzers were targeted with Lancet loitering munitions, while the remaining two were hit by what appears to be artillery fire. | The M777 howitzer has a maximum rate of fire of seven rounds per minute with a range of up to 40 kilometers when firing M982 Excali…
(2023-04-27). EU, UK unveil rules for Big Tech firms. ecns.cn The European Union has unveiled rules to more closely control major online companies, or so-called Big Tech firms.
(2023-04-27). 150 young organizers from the U.S. travel to Cuba defying the blockade. mronline.org 
Over 150 young leaders from a variety of organizations in the U.S. are in Cuba to participate in a solidarity brigade organized by the International Peoples' Assembly. They are meeting with different sectors of Cuban society to learn about the impact of the U.S. blockade and experiences in building socialism.
(2023-04-27). Harry Belafonte, the activist who became an artist, dies at 96. mronline.org 
Belafonte's activism changed America, his singing shaped a musical consciousness for generations of Americans, and his acting paved the way for Black performers.
(2023-04-27). Chinese "police stations" and war propaganda. mronline.org 
The U.S. can shoot down balloons, call names, and claim that China has "police stations" in New York City. It cannot stop the decline of its own making as it engages in war propaganda theater.
(2023-04-27). ICC's Putin arrest warrant based on State Dept-funded report that debunked itself. mronline.org 
The International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin, accusing him of the "unlawful deportation" of Ukrainian children to a network of camps inside Russia. The warrant was based on a report by the Yale HRL center, which is funded by the U.S. State Department.
(2023-04-27). Humanitarian activist Harry Belafonte dies at 96. mronline.org 
Apart from his humanitarian activism, Belafonte was a longtime critic of the U.S. foreign policy.
(2023-04-26). Is this man a Russian agent operating in the Black community of St. Louis? mronline.org 
The Justice Department has just indicted him and three other members of the African People's Socialist Party for advancing Russian propaganda—though it looks more like the Biden administration was looking for a scapegoat to justify its anti-Russia offensive and found one in a familiar place.
(2023-04-26). The State and the future of socialism. mronline.org 
In his recent book, The Communist Hypothesis, Alain Badiou describes the past defeats of May 1968, the Chinese Cultural Revolution and the Paris Commune as well as those of factory occupations and other such struggles as defeats 'covered with glory'.
(2023-04-27). Paiute Blocking Lithium Mine on Paiute Massacre Site in Nevada. indybay.org Fort McDermitt and Pyramid Lake Paiute are offering prayers, and blocking lithium mine construction by Lithium Americas of Canada, at the Paiute Massacre Site in northern Nevada. "They are digging right into the massacre site."
(2023-04-27). Nation still tops nuclear plant building. ecns.cn China continues to lead the world in the number of nuclear power units under construction, according to a blue paper issued by the China Nuclear Energy Association on Wednesday.
(2023-04-27). Royal College of Nursing gifts UK government opportunity to block nurses' strike. wsws.org It was already highly likely that the case would be decided in the government's favour. But RCN General Secretary Pat Cullen made this certain by choosing not to contest the case with a legal team.
(2023-04-27). Gary Hicks—Mentor, revolutionary, and poet— °Presente! By: Sharon Rose & Danny Shaw. midwesternmarx.com 
On Dec. 2, 2022, the international working-class movement lost an organizing and literary giant, Gary Graham Hicks.Comrades and friends gathered at the Marxist Library in Oakland, Calif., on Saturday, March 25, for a memorial to remember the diverse contributions of a beloved poet, theorist, and internationalist.We write this tribute so that future generations can draw from the deep well of Gary's knowledge, verse, sharp-witted humor, and struggles.The RecruiterBlack Panth …
(2023-04-27). Florida GOP Passes Bill to Undermine Unions for Public Employees — Except Cops. truthout.org The Republican-dominated Florida legislature passed an extreme anti-labor bill on Wednesday that would severely weaken unions for public employees and expand the state's ability to abolish those unions, while carving out an exemption for a notable group: police. The bill, which passed the state Senate last month and is headed to Gov. Ron DeSantis's desk, takes direct aim at public sector unions'… |
(2023-04-27). A's/GAP Billionaire Owner Fisher's Failed Howard Terminal Privatization Deal With ILWU. indybay.org Billionaire A's owner John Fisher who also owns the GAP has said that they will build a new stadium in La Vegas.
(2023-04-27). UPS workers prepare for historic showdown with corporate giant. liberationnews.org 
In just a few months, the United States may experience a labor struggle the scale of which has not been seen in over 25 years.
(2023-04-27). Save lives this Take Back Day; safely dispose of unused medications. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — Dispose of unneeded medications safely during National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, April 22. Mayo Clinic, in collaboration with the Olmsted County Sheriff's Office, Olmsted Medical Center, Zumbro Valley Medical Society and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), will host a community drop-off event to collect unused or expired medications. "The Olmsted County Sheriff's Office and Violent Crimes Enforcement Team (VCET) are proud to team up with Mayo Clinic and other…
(2023-04-27). Science Saturday: COVID-19 — the pandemic that's forever changed laboratory testing. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Like many people throughout the world, Matthew Binnicker, Ph.D., remembers exactly where he was and what he was doing when COVID-19 was classified as a pandemic. "Those first few months of the pandemic will be forever ingrained in my memory," he says. For Dr. Binnicker, director of Mayo Clinic's Clinical Virology Laboratory, two important dates stand out above the rest. "One was Feb. 17, 2020, when Dr. (William) Morice and I were talking about whether the department should…
(2023-04-27). Airbus, Tarmac Aerosave and City of Chengdu collaborate to create China's first aircraft lifecycle services center. ecns.cn In collaboration with Tarmac Aerosave and the City of Chengdu, French plane manufacturer Airbus announced on Wednesday the establishment of a joint venture for China's first aircraft "lifecycle" services center.
(2023-04-27). Presidente de Cuba sostiene encuentro con obispos católicos. telesurtv.net Se abordaron temas relacionados con la labor de la Iglesia Católica, la situación socioeconómica y el fortalecimiento de valores.
(2023-04-27). Iran and Kazakhstan Sign 5 Cooperation Agreements. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, Iran and Kazakhstan reached five cooperation agreements spanning across multiple fields. | Related: | According to a report by the official news agency IRNA, the agreements signify collaborative efforts in various domains, such as commerce, tourism, athletics, and youth-related initiatives, as well as matters concerning customs affairs. | According to the report, the signing ceremony in Tehran was attended b…
(2023-04-27). China revises Counter-Espionage Law, defining cyber-attacks against state organs as spy activities. ecns.cn The revised law refines the definition of espionage activities, explicitly categorizing "collaborating with spy organizations and their agents" and "conducting cyber-attacks against state organs, confidential-related units, or critical information infrastructure and etc." as espionage activitie…
(2023-04-26). Bills enabling child labor can be traced to this one conservative lobbying group. therealnews.com 
This story originally appeared in Republicans have been waging a push in recent months to pass bills weakening child labor protections. But even though these bills are being pushed across several states, a new investigation finds that a right-wing, Florida-based think tank is behind a large number of them — and that the think tank, in s…
(2023-04-27). AFL-CIO transport chief blasts railroads in exclusive interview with People's World. peoplesworld.org 
WASHINGTON—The nation's railroads, flush with cash while cutting workers and letting safety hazards increase, spent $165 billion since 2015 in buying back their own stock, to benefit Wall Street financiers who back them, the head of the AFL-CIO's Transportation Trades Department says. So as part of a multi-pronged effort to force the carriers to invest …
(2023-04-27). Arizona University workers denounce tuition increases. peoplesworld.org 
Campus workers from Arizona's three public universities confronted their Board of Regents on April 21 condemning the Board's decision to raise tuition, fees, and other costs for students while largely ignoring health concerns, campus safety, and the very minimum economic needs of their employees. Participating in the action at the University of Arizona (UA) in Tucson were …
(2023-04-27). Workers Struggles: Europe, Middle East & Africa. wsws.org Health workers strike in Andalusia, Castille and Leon and Madrid, Spain against staff shortages and for more funding; strikes in Iran spreading over pay and conditions to include oil, power plant and steelworkers; teachers in Akwa Ibom State resume walkouts over pensions and promotions…
(2023-04-27). UK posties fury over Royal Mail deal deepens: "I have been a member of the CWU for 39 years and they have sold us out." wsws.org Royal Mail workers from England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland are continuing to register their total opposition to the CWU's pro-company deal.
(2023-04-27). As Stellantis moves to cut 3,500 jobs, workers livid at UAW collusion. wsws.org United Auto Workers officials have spent months concealing the secret negotiations it has been conducting with Stellantis over mass job cuts.
(2023-04-27). 80 years since the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising. wsws.org Workers, who are today confronted with the unfolding maelstrom of a new imperialist redivision of the world, the buildup of fascist forces, social counterrevolution and an ongoing pandemic and climate catastrophe, have a tremendous amount to learn from the heroic but also tragic experience of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising and the Holocaust.
(2023-04-27). Why 340,000 UPS workers are preparing to strike in the US. peoplesdispatch.org United Parcel Service workers and the company are in negotiations over a new contract. The workers, who are vital to the country's economy, often don't have time to return home for a full night of sleep or are forced to rest in shelters because their pay is too low to afford a room…
(2023-04-27). Caterpillar workers: Fight back against attacks on paid absence time, sick days and more! Build rank-and-file power! wsws.org A month after the UAW bureaucracy imposed massive real wage cuts in a sellout agreement, Caterpillar workers confront numerous problems.
(2023-04-27). March to save Philadelphia's Chinatown. workers.org 
PhiladelphiaA show of force and unity will take place in Philadelphia April 29 with the message, "No Arena in the Heart of Our City." Marching from Chinatown to the much-criticized proposed site of a new basketball arena and then on to City Hall, Chinatown residents and allies will be telling . . . |
(2023-04-27). Panel On The CIA AFL-CIO Murderous Attack On Mexico City Ford Assembly Worker In 1980. indybay.org There will be a panel on the CIA AFL-CIO attack on Mexico City Ford Assembly workers on January 8, 1980. It injured many workers and killed one auto worker. It has been covered up by the AFL-CIO and UAW leadership since it took place.
(2023-04-27). Akron, Ohio: outrage as grand jury refuses to charge cops in Jayland Walker's murder. workers.org 
Community demands justice for Jayland Walker, after grand jury refuses to charge killer cops, Akron, Ohio, April 18, 2023. The June 27 police murder of Jayland Walker in Akron, Ohio, sparked mass protests last summer, drawing Black Lives Matter activists from around the country. After a high-speed car chase over . . . |
(2023-04-26). 1,300 workers strike North Sea oil and gas companies. wsws.org Unite are not making any concrete demands to mobilise workers throughout the industry, in which the main players are making staggering profits.
(2023-04-26). Global News Dispatches: 4 Stories. independentmediainstitute.org Headlines in This News Package: U.S. And NATO Allies Accounted for Over Half of Global Military Expenditure in 2022 Chile's President Announces Plan to Nationalize Lithium Industry Ecuador: Prosecutors Request Preventive Detention of Former President Lenín Moreno App Delivery Workers in India Strike Against Increasing Exploitation [NEWS ITEM TEXT] U.S. And NATO Allies Accounted …
(2023-04-26). Belgium city of Liege becomes latest European city to sever ties with Israel. peoplesdispatch.org The resolution in the Liege city council, introduced by the left-wing Workers' Party, calls for the suspension of ties with Israel until its apartheid regime puts an "end to the system of violations of the rights of the Palestinian people and fully respects the obligations imposed by international law and various United Nations resolutions"
(2023-04-26). Celebration for Mumia's birthday in Philadelphia. workers.org 
Philadelphia Mumia supporters at One Art in Philadelphia, April 23, 2023. (WW Photo: Joe Piette) Mumia Abu-Jamal's 69th birthday was celebrated in his hometown of Philadelphia on April 23, with a march starting at 52nd and Market streets. Participants came from Philadelphia, New York, Boston and New Jersey. The march . . . |
(2023-04-26). Abortion is health care! Health care is a right! workers.org 
Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk could be described as a xenophobic, white-supremacist, science-loathing, male chauvinist pig. Even that characterization might be too generous! This Trump-appointed judge for the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas ruled April 7 to nullify the approval by the Food and Drug Administration — in . . . |
(2023-04-26). Houston activists say: "Free Mumia Now!" workers.org 
Houston A multinational crowd of activists gathered at the SHAPE Community Center on April 23 to celebrate Mumia Abu-Jamal's 69th birthday. After a militant talk and a prayer by Nation of Islam Minister Abdul Haleem Muhammad, who condemned the rich, white elite for the ills of the vast majority in . . . |
(2023-04-26). UMich docks pay, calls cops on striking grad students. therealnews.com 
Graduate student-workers at the University of Michigan are still on strike after hitting the picket line for the second time in three years at the end of March. In the time between the Fall 2020 and Winter 2023 strikes, according to the union, the gap between graduate workers' average pay and the cost of living in Ann Arbor has tripled. Facing a cost-of-living crisis and fighting for a slate of core demands—from a living wage and affordable childcare to better protections for international students, access to gender-affirming healthcare, and the creation of an unarmed, non-police emergency response un…
(2023-04-26). US freight workers say it's time to nationalize the railroads. therealnews.com 
The train derailment disaster in East Palestine, Ohio catapulted the degraded condition of the US's freight rail network into national consciousness. But workers have been sounding the alarm for years. Long hours, short staffs, poor sick leave, and dangerously extended trains have raised the risks inherent in railroad operations for workers and the public in order to fatten the profit margins of corporate rail carriers. While the Department of Transportation has called for stricter regulation in the wake of East Palestine and other recent disasters, rank-and-file workers say it's not enough. The problem is…
(2023-04-26). Headlines for April 26, 2023. democracynow.org Dozens of Drowned Refugees Found Off Coasts of Libya, Tunisia After Attempting to Flee to Europe, Fighting Continues in Sudan Despite Ceasefire as U.N. Pleads for End to Conflict, Harry Belafonte, Pioneering Singer and Civil Rights Activist, Dies at Age 96, Neil Gorsuch Failed to Disclose Conflict of Interest in Property Sale After Confirmation to SCOTUS, Graduate Workers at University of Michigan on Strike, Report Retaliation from University President, Washington Bans Assault Weapons as Part of New Gun Control Legislation, Somali Fighters Kill 21 People, Including 18 Militants, Iran Charges Two Prominent Actress…
(2023-04-27). In Chicago the Left Embraces Democrats and Celebrates Brandon Johnson's Victory By: Stansfield Smith. midwesternmarx.com Bernie Sanders (left) and Chicago's mayoral candidate Brandon Johnson (right) at Credit Union 1 Arena on March 30, 2023. Photo: Colin Boyle/Block Club Chicago. Brandon Johnson, a progressive black community activist, union organizer, and former teacher, won the Chicago mayoral election against Paul Vallas, the corporate Democrat opponent. Johnson's victory expressed popular rejection of neoliberal privatization and respect for progressive unions, in particular the Chica …
(2023-04-27). Africa CDC Calls to Strength Vaccination Gains. telesurenglish.net The Director General of The Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Jean Kaseya, issued a plea on Wednesday urging African nations to solidify the promising progress achieved through vaccination efforts. | Related: | In a formal statement, Kaseya, who was designated as the newly-appointed leader of the African Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) by the Assembly of the African Union (AU) this February, emphasizes the utmost importance f…
(2023-04-27). La Unión Eléctrica estima una afectación de 727 MW para el horario pico nocturno de este jueves. cubadebate.cu La Unión Eléctrica Nacional (UNE) estima para el horario pico nocturno de este jueves una disponibilidad de 2 223 MW y una demanda máxima de 2 880 MW, para un déficit de 657 MW, por lo que, de mantenerse las condiciones previstas, se pronostica una afectación de 727 MW en este horario.
(2023-04-26). Lavrov: EU becoming militarized like NATO. ecns.cn Russia's top diplomat has warned that the European Union "is becoming militarized at a record rate" and aggressive in its goal of containing Russia.
(2023-04-26). Reunión del G7: un llamado a la unidad y advertencias para China. globalizacion.ca Las declaraciones enfáticas del comunicado final de la cumbre presionan para volver a unir las partes allí donde parecieron mostrarse algunas fisuras en el sistema de alianzas que Estados Unidos intenta mantener bajo su conducción. | Reunidos en un centro turístico…
(2023-04-27). Australia: Liddell coal power station closes, cutting jobs and raising supply concerns. wsws.org The plant provided up to 10 percent of the state's electricity, sparking concern that the closure may lead to more frequent outages and drive up the already skyrocketing price of energy.
(2023-04-27). AOC: "January 6 Was a Dress Rehearsal" for GOP Campaign to Expel Democrats. truthout.org Republicans across the country are waging a movement to remove and censure Democratic lawmakers simply for speaking out against the GOP — a movement that Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-New York) is saying is the next natural step after the GOP-backed attempted coup on January 6, 2021. On Wednesday, Ocasio-Cortez spoke at a rally with Rep. Maxwell Frost (D-Florida) and Tennessee state Rep. |
(2023-04-27). Singer, actor, civil rights activist Harry Belafonte is dead at 96. wsws.org We repost below a May 2012 WSWS article which discusses the political role of the famous actor and singer Harry Belafonte in the civil rights movement and as a close confidant of Martin Luther King Jr.
(2023-04-27). 'Earth forest' discovered in Gansu. ecns.cn The earth forest is basically yellow and the color varies in different part, according to the geopark. It was formed by geological movement and soil erosion.
(2023-04-27). "What unity are we talking about?":MAS Celebrates its 28th Anniversary By: Dan Schoenbaum. midwesternmarx.com 
Crowd at Ivirgarzama, Bolivia, March 26, 2023. Photo: Dan Schoenbaum. Bolivia's ruling political party held a rally this past March 26. To mark the 28th anniversary of their founding, the party known as MAS—officially MAS-IPSP (Movimiento al Socialismo — Instrumento Político por la Soberanía de los Pueblos; "Movement Toward Socialism—Political Instrument for the Sovereignty of the Peoples")—called on their leaders, militants, …
(2023-04-26). Poll: Less Than One-Quarter of Americans View MAGA Positively. truthout.org A new poll shows that public support for the Make America Great Again (MAGA) movement is low, suggesting that the far right movement that helped propel former President Donald Trump to the White House in 2016 may be dwindling. A nationwide NBC News poll published this week found that just 24 percent of Americans had a positive view of the MAGA movement, while 45 percent had a negative view. |
(2023-04-26). National Crisis in Policing Awaits United Nations Delegation. aclu.org In May 2020, a Minneapolis police officer kneeled on the neck of George Floyd for nine and a half minutes, ending his life. Nearly three years later, starting this week, United Nations experts on racial justice will embark on a first-of-its-kind visit to the United States to examine what has — and hasn't — changed since George Floyd's murder sparked a nationwide movement for Black lives. | Unfortunately, while calls for reform grew louder after Floyd's murder, concrete action has failed to materialize and Black people continue to face the brunt of police brutality. In January, five Memphis officers…
(2023-04-26). "South Africa's freedom serves the interest of a few while the majority lives in deep poverty" peoplesdispatch.org S'bu Zikode, President of Abahlali baseMjondolo (AbM), South Africa's shack dwellers' movement, talks about UnFreedom Day which is marked by the organization in April every year.
(2023-04-27). One worker dies and at least one other injured in asphalt tank explosion near Illinois refinery. wsws.org Dru Worker, a 25-year-old working for contractor M&J Industrial Services, was killed in the explosion at the Seneca Petroleum facility located near Citgo's sprawling Lemont refinery.
(2023-04-27). Remembering Harry Belafonte, artist, militant, and internationalist until his last breath. peoplesdispatch.org Harry Belafonte died at the age of 96 on April 25 after a lifetime of popularizing, funding, and supporting the struggles of the international working class…
(2023-04-27). Oklahoma Parole Board Denies Clemency for Richard Glossip, Rejecting Plea from State Attorney General. democracynow.org 
We speak with investigative reporter Liliana Segura about the remarkable case of Oklahoma death row inmate Richard Glossip, whose execution is set for May 18. Oklahoma's Pardon and Parole Board on Wednesday denied Glossip clemency even though Oklahoma's own Republican attorney general has sought to vacate Glossip's conviction. Glossip has always maintained his innocence. The case dates back to 1997, when Glossip was working as a motel manager in Oklahoma City and his boss, Barry Van Treese, was murdered. A maintenance worker, Justin Sneed, admitted to beating Van Treese to death with a baseball…
(2023-04-26). Sri Lankan president threatens protesting teachers with draconian attacks. wsws.org Wickremesinghe's threat against teachers is a warning to the entire working class of the brutal methods his government will use to deal with any opposition to the government's IMF-dictated austerity measures.