(2023-05-16). Inflation drives US household debt to record $17 trillion. wsws.org Rapidly rising prices for basic necessities have devastated household budgets, forcing working people to borrow on their credit cards or take equity out of refinancing their homes to pay their bills.
(2023-05-15). üéß LEVER TIME PREMIUM: How Private Equity Plunders The Economy. levernews.com On this week's bonus episode of Lever Time Premium, exclusively for The Lever's supporting subscribers: We're sharing two separate interviews that cover everything you need to know about the evils of the private equity industry.In the first interview, David interviews federal prosecutor Brendan Ballou about his new book
(2023-05-15). "Greatest Wealth Transfer in History" Is Poised to Further Entrench Inequality. truthout.org The United States' astronomical levels of economic inequality are poised to become further entrenched in the coming years as what The New York Times described Sunday as "the greatest wealth transfer in history" gets underway, with the richest members of the Baby Boomer generation set to pass trillions of dollars in assets on to their descendants — often paying little or nothing in taxes. |
(2023-05-15). Florida's Latest Anti-LGBTQ Law Legalizes Medical Discrimination. truthout.org Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) signed a bill into law on Thursday that LGBTQ advocates have warned will allow health care providers to deny critical medical care to LGBTQ people. The law — coined the "Let Them Die Act" by opponents — allows health care providers and payers in the state to deny service on the basis of "a conscience-based objection," including ethical, moral or religious beliefs. |
(2023-05-15). Florida Teacher Under Investigation for Showing Disney Movie With Gay Character. truthout.org An elementary school teacher in Florida is under investigation by the Florida Department of Education (FDOE) for showing a Disney movie featuring a gay character, an action that a right-wing member of the school board claims is in violation of the state's "Don't Say Gay" law. Jenna Barbee, a fifth-grade teacher in the Hernando County School District, showed her students the film "Strange World" as… |
(2023-05-15). US Proxies Win Thai 2023 General Elections — Thai-Chinese Relations at Risk, Instability Looms… thealtworld.com 
US Proxies Win Thai 2023 General Elections | — Thai-Chinese Relations at Risk, Instability Looms… | — US interference in Thailand's media & information space, education system, and political system has reached critical mass, allowing US-sponsored opposition parties to sweep elections; | — so-called "pro-democracy" parties are led by corrupt billionaires including a convicted criminal and fugitive behind the worst human rights abuses in Thailand's history; | — the US-backed opposition is openly anti-China, has called for canceling arms deals, infrastructure projects (including the high-speed…
(2023-05-15). Rutgers Strike Wins Big But More Is Needed To Change Higher Education. popularresistance.org After a five-day strike in April, members of the Rutgers faculty, graduate student, librarian, and clinician unions voted 93 percent to accept a new contract which included dramatic gains. | The strike was the first in Rutgers' 253-year history, and remarkable in that all instructional workers walked out, including full-time faculty, grad workers, and adjuncts. Rutgers is the oldest large public university in New Jersey with 67,000 students. | The agreement includes big salary gains: 30 percent for the lowest-paid adjuncts in the first year, and 43 percent across the life of the contract, plus 33 percent raises f…
(2023-05-16). Tuesday 5/30: An "Electric" Dinner Party: Induction Cooking. indybay.org Online webinar…
(2023-05-16). 'Independent' Ukrainian 'Kill List' Actually Run By Kiev. popularresistance.org Late last year, my name was added to a blacklist published online by the Ukraine Center for Countering Disinformation. I joined over ninety others deemed to be "speakers who promote narratives consonant with Russian propaganda." | These included Manuel Pineda and Clare Daly, both leftist Members of the European Parliament (MEP); Also counted are people on the right, such as Doug Bandow of the Cato Institute, neocon and former IDF officer Edward Luttwak, a slew of rightist MEPs; Ex CIA officer, Ray McGovern; former military and intelligence figures such as Scott Ritter and Douglas McGregor, as well as academics su…
(2023-05-16). 'Peaceful' Protest A Tool For Regime Change. popularresistance.org The "groundwork for insurrection" in Nicaragua was laid down months and years before the coup attempt began, as our first article explained. But the coup could only succeed if it mobilised sufficient people into demanding that President Daniel Ortega resigns. | How was this to be done, with polls showing his government had some 80 per cent support in a country that had enjoyed several years of prosperity and social development? | One tool was old-fashioned class war. The middle and upper classes could be convinced to follow the example of the elite and of business leaders if they thought this would bring Nicaragu…
(2023-05-16). Charles III coronation reminds of Britain's bloody history of genocide, slavery, and loot. mronline.org 
The coronation ceremony and centuries of plunder by the British Empire cannot be seen in isolation.
(2023-05-15). Biden breaks all-time record for most weapons sold during fiscal year. mronline.org 
The U.S. President, who has constantly held up the banner of human rights in his policies with non-friendly states, has sold weapons to the majority of 'autocratic' states in 2022.
(2023-05-16). 'Independent' Ukrainian 'Kill List' Actually Run By Kiev. popularresistance.org Late last year, my name was added to a blacklist published online by the Ukraine Center for Countering Disinformation. I joined over ninety others deemed to be "speakers who promote narratives consonant with Russian propaganda." | These included Manuel Pineda and Clare Daly, both leftist Members of the European Parliament (MEP); Also counted are people on the right, such as Doug Bandow of the Cato Institute, neocon and former IDF officer Edward Luttwak, a slew of rightist MEPs; Ex CIA officer, Ray McGovern; former military and intelligence figures such as Scott Ritter and Douglas McGregor, as well as academics su…
(2023-05-16). 'Peaceful' Protest A Tool For Regime Change. popularresistance.org The "groundwork for insurrection" in Nicaragua was laid down months and years before the coup attempt began, as our first article explained. But the coup could only succeed if it mobilised sufficient people into demanding that President Daniel Ortega resigns. | How was this to be done, with polls showing his government had some 80 per cent support in a country that had enjoyed several years of prosperity and social development? | One tool was old-fashioned class war. The middle and upper classes could be convinced to follow the example of the elite and of business leaders if they thought this would bring Nicaragu…
(2023-05-16). Charles III coronation reminds of Britain's bloody history of genocide, slavery, and loot. mronline.org The coronation ceremony and centuries of plunder by the British Empire cannot be seen in isolation.
(2023-05-15). Biden breaks all-time record for most weapons sold during fiscal year. mronline.org The U.S. President, who has constantly held up the banner of human rights in his policies with non-friendly states, has sold weapons to the majority of 'autocratic' states in 2022.
(2023-05-15). European 'strategic autonomy' and the perception of reality. mronline.org 
French President Emmanuel Macron's statement in China about developing "strategic autonomy" from the United States is empty posturing intended for the domestic French market.
(2023-05-15). Nicaragua: What we learned about agroecology. mronline.org 
"Why did we choose to study in Nicaragua? Hunger, poverty, and illiteracy are major issues plaguing much of the world, and climate change is one of the greatest threats to humans on the planet. Nicaragua is setting an example for sustainable development that addresses all these issues."
(2023-05-15). FBI Contractor Created Fake Online IDs to Join Chatrooms Run by Groups Organizing Against Vaccine Mandates. globalresearch.ca
(2023-05-15). Saturday 5/13: Climate Chaos: An Existential Crisis. indybay.org The Starry Plough Pub | 3101 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley, CA 94705 | also by ZOOM Please register in advance at | bit.ly/ClimateChaos-230506 | to receive your personal link to participate in this event online…
(2023-05-16). Controversial NoHo Neighborhood Rep Named In Racketeering Scheme at Los Angeles College. indybay.org The bombshell revelations about the Valley Academic and Cultural Center construction being used a scheme to defraud Pinner Construction in turn surfaced revelations about the Media Arts Department that the VACC is supposed to house. 'Dozen LAVC Cinema Student Narratives challenges Erika Endrijonas's LACCD Success Story' pulled focus on what was really happening at Los Angeles Valley College. Now focus turns to the role played by community members in the racketeering scheme.
(2023-05-15). As Arab States Seek Peace, US Insists That Syrians Suffer. transcend.org 14 May 2023 – After the Arab League re-admits Syria, Washington threatens new sanctions to prevent reconstruction.
(2023-05-15). LIVE: Prayer Action at Paiute's Peehee Mu'huh /Thacker Pass Lithium Mine. indybay.org For the second time in a month, Paiute elders are blocking the construction of a lithium mine on the Paiute Massacre Site with prayer in northern Nevada. Elders are calling for people to "Come help us in a good way, stand up and be strong." "We are where an important ceremony is happening today. We are in peaceful prayer," a Paiute elder said as the teepee went up this morning at 6 a.m., at Peehee Mu'juh, Thacker Pass. The teepee is symbolic to the Paiute people and Lakota people. "We are connected through the very sacred ceremony, the Ghost Dance."
(2023-05-15). OEA Claremont Middle School Strike Picket to Stop Building Trades Workers from Crossing Lines. indybay.org Dozens of OEA striking teachers and community supporters picketed to shut down a construction project at the Claremont Middle School. Most unions walked but the UBC Carpenters worked behind the picket lines…
(2023-05-15). 7 Chinese nurses win international honor for courage, devotion. ecns.cn Seven Chinese nurses have received this year's Florence Nightingale Medal, making China the country with the largest single number of recipients this year, according to the Red Cross Society of China.
(2023-05-16). DSA "Strike Ready" UPS campaign promotes Teamsters bureaucracy and the Democratic Party. wsws.org In an effort to disrupt and derail 340,000 UPS workers in their contract battle this year, the DSA has begun organizing "Strike Ready" campaigns to subordinate workers to the Teamsters bureaucracy and the Democratic Party.
(2023-05-16). Striking Writers Guild Member Boots Riley Shout Out To Striking OEA Teachers. indybay.org Oakland film maker and musician Boots Riley gave a shout out to striking OEA teachers supporting their struggle.
(2023-05-16). On 75th Anniversary of Nakba Speak Out In SF While SF Mayor In Israel Supporting Zionists. indybay.org On the 75th anniversary of Nabka, a rally was held in San Francisco. Speakers talked about SF mayor London Breed's visit to Israel to support the apartheid Zionist regime and the continued police murders of Black youth in the City by her police.
(2023-05-16). 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…
(2023-05-16). Empresa minera cierra operaciones en República Dominicana. telesurtv.net La Corporación Minera Dominicana (Cormidom), sucursal de la australiana Perilya, anunció la suspensión de operaciones en la mina Cerro Maimón, al centro del país, en medio de un paro laboral.
(2023-05-16). Bolivia busca investigar y sancionar casos de pederastia. telesurtv.net La propuesta fue elaborada por el Gobierno ante los hechos aberrantes cometidos por el jesuita español Alfonso Pedrajas.
(2023-05-16). Thursday 5/18: Rally To Stop The San Francisco Laguna Honda Discharges Defend Laguna Honda Hospital. indybay.org 375 Laguna Honda Blvd across from Forrest Hill Muni Station | San Francisco…
(2023-05-16). Friday 5/19: SF Speak Out At SF Chinese Consulate- Hands Off Namibian Labor Lawyer Beukes & Miners. indybay.org San Francisco Chinese Consulate | Laguna and Geary St. | San Francisco…
(2023-05-15). SCOTUS Case May Slash Regulation Of Everything. popularresistance.org In an ominous but unsurprising development, the Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case that may well imperil our health, safety, labor, clean air and water, food and environmental protections. On May 1, the court decided to reconsider its 40-year-old precedent in the current case of Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo. | This right-wing court, which demonstrated its disregard for legal precedent when it overruled Roe v. Wade, may now overturn the well-settled "Chevron deference." Doing so would be consistent with the conservative fealty to deregulation in order to protect corporate profits.
(2023-05-15). Australian university unions cover up cuts in Labor's budget. wsws.org Both the CPSU and the NTEU are hiding the reality that the Labor government is deepening the funding cuts to Australia's public universities.
(2023-05-15). Australian Labor government's belated aged care pay rise will not resolve dire conditions for workers or residents. wsws.org The 15 percent pay increase will only bring wages up to around $28 per hour. This does not even begin to make up for years of real wage cuts or keep pace with the cost of living.
(2023-05-15). Colombia's revolutionary reforms. america.cgtn.com 
Colombia's government is trying to pass sweeping government reforms and the latest one is a controversial labor reform, which critics say will hurt the job market. CGTN's Michelle Begue has more from Bogota.
(2023-05-16). South Korea: Workers resist government's 'war on unions'. greenleft.org.au South Korea unions are fighting back against the right-wing Yoon Suk-yeol government, reports Clive Tillman. Strikes are planned for July on the back of record-breaking May Day mobilisations.
(2023-05-16). Los 50 años de luchas y de victorias del Frente Polisario. workers.org 
Por Sergio Rodríguez Gelfenstein* Hoy 10 de mayo, se celebran 50 años de la fundación del Frente Popular de Liberación de Saguia el Hamra y Río de Oro (Polisario) representante legítimo del pueblo saharaui en su lucha por la autodeterminación. Así mismo, el próximo día 20 se conmemorará medio siglo . . . |
(2023-05-16). Ithaca Starbucks workers fight back against massive store closures. workers.org 
Buffalo, New York Starbucks workers at The Commons in Ithaca, New York — the first place in the U.S. to unionize all the Starbucks stores in their city — have walked out on strike after management threatened to shut down every store in town. The closure announcement follows the company . . . |
(2023-05-16). A lesson from Russia-Ukraine conflict: Don't go along with U.S. provocations. workers.org 
By Global Times The China-based Global Times published this interview with Sara Flounders April 14. [Global Times] Editor's Note: At the two ends of Eurasia, the U.S. has been provoking Russia through Ukraine and provoking China through the island of Taiwan. What lessons can the world draw from the Russia-Ukraine . . . |
(2023-05-15). SCOTUS Case May Slash Regulation of Everything From Workers' Rights to Clean Air. scheerpost.com 
(2023-05-15). Postal Workers Rank-and-File Committee resolution: It is time to declare our own red lines in the fight against Royal Mail and the CWU bureaucracy. wsws.org Sunday night's meeting of…
(2023-05-15). In the dead of night, teachers union shuts down 9-day strike in Oakland, California. wsws.org The union announced a tentative agreement with Oakland Unified School District at 3: 00 in the morning, unilaterally ending the strike. The tentative agreement gives workers essentially nothing above the district's original proposal and paves the way for massive budget cuts.
(2023-05-15). German pseudo-left groups defend union's wage cut for public service workers. wsws.org The role of the pseudo-left groups is to line up behind the unions and defend them against the angry opposition of workers.
(2023-05-15). "The CWU treat us like nothing and bow down to Royal Mail demands" wsws.org Royal Mail workers are continuing to speak out against the brutal work regime being enforced by the company and the Communication Workers Union.
(2023-05-15). "UPS destroys human beings": Current and former UPS workers speak out as contract deadline looms. wsws.org With a July 31 strike deadline looming at UPS, 340,000 workers across the US are determined to win back concessions bargained away over generations by the pro-corporate bureaucracy of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters.
(2023-05-15). The Clarios strike and the global counteroffensive of the working class. wsws.org The issuance of an injunction against Clarios workers shows that the ruling class views the walkout as a struggle with far-reaching national and international implications.
(2023-05-15). Urban workers saw salaries rise in 2022. ecns.cn The employed in urban areas saw their annual salaries increase in 2022, and those in positions requiring higher technical skills and knowledge earned the top salaries, according to the latest figures from the National Bureau of Statistics on Tuesday.
(2023-05-15). Pregnant and Nursing Workers Finally See New Protections. progressive.org Two recently passed laws guarantee time off for doctor visits and privacy for pumping, among other accommodations.
(2023-05-15). Monday 5/15: Hearing: Stop SF Mayor Breed From Union Busting & Attacking The Civil Service Merit System. indybay.org SF City Hall Rm 400 | San Francisco…
(2023-05-16). Defenders of Paiute Massacre Site from Lithium Mine Prepare for Restraining Order. indybay.org Live from Ox Sam Camp at Peehee Mu'huh (Thacker Pass) — The defenders of the Paiute Massacre Site are prepared to be served with a restraining order. Lithium Americas of Canada is targeting two non-Indians, in order to distract from the fact that Paiute descendants of a survivor of the massacre here are leading the ceremony and road blockade. Ox Sam Camp said late today, Monday, that Lithium Nevada is filing an application for a temporary order for protection against harassment in the workplace in the Justice Court in the Township of Union Humboldt County, Nevada.
(2023-05-16). Union tries to limit action after overwhelming strike vote at Sydney's Macquarie University. wsws.org Despite a 97 percent vote for industrial action, the NTEU has proposed only minimal action and kept amorphous its "outstanding issues" in negotiations with management.
(2023-05-16). Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson, backed by DSA, takes office, pledging to "work together" with political establishment. wsws.org Under conditions of an escalating social crisis, the longtime Democratic Party official, backed by the union apparatus and the Democratic Socialists of America, is being brought forward in an effort to contain and suppress the class struggle in the country's third-largest city.
(2023-05-16). New Zealand teachers reject union-backed sellout. wsws.org The determined stand taken by tens of thousands of primary school teachers must be the starting point for a rebellion against the pro-capitalist trade unions and a fight against austerity.
(2023-05-15). Transport union slams Qantas appeal against unlawful sackings of baggage handlers. greenleft.org.au The High Court is hearing an appeal by Qantas that it did not unfairly sack baggage handlers, under the Fair Work, and outsource their jobs during the pandemic. Jim McIlroy reports.
(2023-05-15). Woody Guthrie Prize Given to Punk Rock Group that Supports Escalation of Ukraine War and Overthrow of Russian Government. covertactionmagazine.com As a proponent of peaceful relations with the Soviet Union, Woody Guthrie would likely be rolling over in his grave if he knew how his heirs betrayed his name Famous for his song "This Land Is Your Land" and for adopting the slogan "This Machine Kills Fascists" on his guitar, the great American folk singer …
(2023-05-15). Reunión de Ministros de Finanzas de la Celac: Cuba rechaza inclusión en lista de patrocinadores del terrorismo. cubadebate.cu El ministro cubano de Finanzas y Precios, Vladimir Regueiro, rechazó este lunes en Santiago de Chile, durante una reunión de la Comunidad de Estados Latinoamericanos y Caribeños (Celac), la inclusión de la Isla en la arbitraria lista de países patrocinadores del terrorismo que emite EE.UU., y denunció que refuerza las consecuencias del bloqueo estadounidense.
(2023-05-15). Young contestants shine at international event. ecns.cn Contestants taking part in the English Speaking Union's 2023 International Public Speaking Competition pose for a group photo during the semifinal in London, England on Thursday.
(2023-05-15). AU and US officials meet in Sudan. plenglish.com Addis Ababa, May 15 (Prensa Latina) African Union Commission (AUC) Chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat met with US Assistant Secretary of State Molly Phee on Monday in Saudi Arabia to discuss the conflict in Sudan.
(2023-05-16). How People's Movements Globally Are Resisting Western Imperialism. popularresistance.org Leaders of the G7 countries, the United States and its Western Imperialist partners plus Japan, will meet this week in Hiroshima to discuss ways to escalate the war on China. As they lead us closer to global and potentially nuclear war, the significance of the location is offensive to people's movements. Clearing the FOG speaks with Rhonda Ramiro, the spokesperson for BAYAN-USA and a leader of the US chapter of the International League of People's Struggle, about protests being planned against the G7 Summit and how people can participate virtually. She also discusses campaigns in the US against state repression a…
(2023-05-15). Military Situation In The Gaza Strip On May 15, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | On May 9, the Israeli regime started an operation AKA "Shield and Arrow" against Gaza by assassinating three high-level commanders of Al-Quds Brigades; | 33 Palestinians were killed and 190 others were wounded as a result of the Israeli aggression in the Gaza Strip; | One Israeli was killed and 77 others were wounded by the Palestinians rocket attacks on the occupied territories; | On May 13, Israel and Islamic Jihad movement have agreed to declare a truce ending five days…
(2023-05-15). Palestinian history doesn't start with the Nakba. peoplesdispatch.org This year marks 75 years since the
(2023-05-15). Chris Hedges: Harriet Tubman And The Battle For America's Symbols. popularresistance.org The debate over America's symbols and monuments has sharpened with the growing mass movement for racial justice in the past decade. The lionization of slave-owners and genocidaires has been pointed out by many as in contradiction to the ideals of democracy and racial justice so often touted as national core values. In the midst of this debate, the decision by the US Treasury to place Harriet Tubman alongside Andrew Jackson on the $20 bill starting in 2030 has incited controversy. Howard University professor of political science Clarence Lusane joins The Chris Hedges Report to discuss the Harriet Tubman dollar bil…
(2023-05-15). Call For Solidarity From The #EkoniAci Movement. popularresistance.org In order to enforce the moratorium on logging on their territory, Nitaskinan, members of the Atikamekw of Manawan are currently setting up a new blockade. It is located at km 16 on the road to Manawan, north of St-Michel-des-Saints. Logging companies have been informed that they will not be able to return with their machinery when the thaw occurs on May 19th. We need to be many to ensure that they respect this instruction. | It is possible to come now to help set up the camp. Those who can free themselves, the most sensitive moments are likely to be from May 19 to 26. The blockade will remain in place afterwards…
(2023-05-15). Why the US is Arming Morocco and Working to Combat Russian Influence in Algeria. libya360.wordpress.com Robert Inlakesh The United States government is deeply entrenched in fuelling an arms race between Morocco and Algeria, as the "New Cold War" opens another front in Northern Africa, the feud threatens a devastating conflict. The war in Ukraine has only exacerbated the crisis. Algeria has announced that its ties with Morocco have reached "the…
(2023-05-15). The WGA Strike Is More Than An Issue Of Pay. popularresistance.org When Caroline Renard moved to Los Angeles 10 years ago, she had zero connections to Hollywood. But she was determined all the same to break into the industry and did all sorts of side gigs — from working at Veggie Grill to driving for DoorDash and Lyft to babysitting — all to pay the bills while she worked on her craft. | And that hard work eventually paid off. She moved up from production assistant on set to an executive assistant at Disney before becoming a writer's and showrunner's assistant until she became a staff writer on a show. But throughout that decade breaking into Hollywood, she oftentime…