(2023-06-19). Mayo Clinic Social Innovation Grant to address health care disparities accepting applications. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — Mayo Clinic is now accepting applications for a new Social Innovation Grant poised to address health care disparities in Olmsted County. Visit the Mayo Clinic Community Engagement page for application materials and additional information. Applications are due July 31, 2023. The grant, sponsored by Mayo Clinic's Department of Medicine, will be awarded to digital innovation projects that improve health, enhance health care delivery, and promote greater health equity in the greater Rochester…
(2023-06-19). Addressing cancer concerns in the LGBTQ+ community. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org During June, many cities and towns around the U.S. and the world celebrate and raise awareness of the LGBTQ+ community's accomplishments and the ongoing fight for equality and acceptance. When it comes to health, the LGBTQ+ community faces increased cancer concerns. Stigma and discrimination create barriers to health care, placing the LGBTQ+ community at heightened risk for certain forms of cancer. Being aware of cancer risks and finding ways to overcome these challenges can be lifesaving. Mayo…
(2023-06-19). Juneteenth: Embracing the Power of Awareness and Repair. scheerpost.com 
By Mobolaji Olambiwonnu / Original to ScheerPost When President Biden made Juneteenth a federal holiday in 2021, I initially saw it as a symbolic gesture, unable to replace the concrete legislation needed to address the challenges faced by the Black community in America. However, as time passed and I had conversations with my white friends …
(2023-06-19). Capital in the 2020s (with Thomas Piketty). indybay.org Inequality is not an accident. It's not like the weather. It actually is being driven by the way capitalism is functioning. You know what we need? We need state intervention, we need government action, and we need that to be very, very, very big. That is when he proposes a policy that seems like it's common sense now, but at the time, the idea of a wealth tax of 2 percent sounds radical.
(2023-06-19). The Boldest Step to Close the Racial Wealth Divide in Generations. inequality.org Juneteenth celebrates the end of chattel slavery in the United States. But over 150 years later, discriminatory public policies have prevented African Americans from closing the racial wealth divide in this country they helped build. Policy created that divide — and policy can close it. One state is showing how to move forward in advancing …
(2023-06-18). Local Ownership Of Clean Energy Boosts Benefits And Busts Barriers. popularresistance.org ILSR's new report, Advantage Local: Why Local Energy Ownership Matters, finds that local ownership of clean energy can address many of the most pressing challenges we face today, from the climate crisis to economic inequality to corporate exploitation. The report details how local clean energy ownership — as distinct from local siting — can boost the economic impacts of clean energy, cut through public opposition to project development, and put power back in the hands of people instead of polluting utility monopolies. | As shown in the report, local ownership of clean energy, such as rooftop solar pan…
(2023-06-19). This Juneteenth, We Are at War Over Our Right to Teach Black History. truthout.org The truth is illegal. That's what Black history teacher Valanna White realized at a routine, back-to-school meeting in August 2021. Tennessee had just banned teaching "critical race theory" in public schools. Now, if she or any other teacher dares to mention systemic racism in class, even during lessons on Black history, their licenses can be suspended or revoked. She and her colleagues are not… |
(2023-06-19). Reparations, in Our Lifetime. aclu.org 
Once dismissed by many as impractical, the quest for reparations for the descendants of African people enslaved in the United States is now being embraced as a legitimate concept to be taken seriously. The remedy is not only being sought to address harms from the enslavement era, but also for lingering impacts which manifest today. The illegal kidnapping, cultural assault, and nearly 300 years of forced free labor, followed by 100 years of convict leased labor, Black codes, sharecropping, the peonage system, lynchings, mass murders, systemic racism, Jim Crow, gerrymandering, redlining, educational inequities,…
(2023-06-18). Afroamericanos creen que el racismo empeorará en EE.UU. telesurtv.net Encuesta revela que 51 por ciento de los ciudadanos piensa que la discriminación racial solo empeorará, mientras que el 37 por ciento cree que se mantendrá igual.
(2023-06-19). California Schools Urged to Create Heat Plans on a Warming Planet. truthout.org As hot days become more extreme and common, California education researchers are urging that school districts be required to develop heat plans to keep students safe, just as they have policies for severe storms and active shooters. A policy brief published last month by the UCLA Luskin Center for Innovation offers a series of recommendations on how education and building codes can help schools… |
(2023-06-19). China's average marriage age continues to rise, driven by urbanization, education. ecns.cn Statistics show that the average age of first marriages in Northeast China's Heilongjiang Province has reached 31.48 years old and that of Liaoning Province was 29.79 years old, ranking first and second among the 17 provinces and regions that have released their census yearbooks.
(2023-06-19). Health alert continues in Chile due to respiratory viruses. plenglish.com Santiago de Chile, Jun 19 (Prensa Latina) Chile, due to the increase of respiratory viruses, is facing today a complex sanitary situation which has caused the death of seven children and forced to return to the use of masks in educational centers.
(2023-06-19). Wednesday 6/21: How the Supreme Court's Hard-Right Turn Is Wreaking Havoc on Democracy. indybay.org Online event…
(2023-06-19). Trump charges: why 'unprecedented'? mronline.org 
"It is hard to overstate the gravity of the criminal indictment", the New York Times editorial board wrote on 9 June, noting Trump's "contempt for the rule of law".
(2023-06-19). Dossier No. 65: Whose Land Is It and What Is It For? An Unfinished Debate About Land Access in Argentina. mronline.org 
How is it that a country like Argentina, with its vast rural territory, longstanding agricultural tradition, and capacity to produce food for hundreds of millions of people, is plagued by hunger and malnourishment?>
(2023-06-19). The FBI Groomed a 16-Year-Old with Brain Development Issues to Become a 'Terrorist'. transcend.org 15 Jun 2023 – An undercover FBI agent befriended the teenager online. When he turned 18, he was arrested for supporting ISIS. The only "terrorist" the boy was ever in contact with was the FBI agent.
(2023-06-19). Why Is U.S. Media Blind to Washington's War Atrocities? transcend.org 15 Jun 2023 – Nationalism masquerading as journalism covers war in darkness telling us for whom the bell tolls. When Russia invaded Ukraine, the U.S. media were all-hands-on-deck with empathetic, poignant reporting via TV, radio, print, and online outlets. But when U.S. missiles and bombs hit population centers over the previous two decades, the human tragedies rarely got anything more than short shrift in the U.S. media.
(2023-06-19). Consumer market buoyed by shopping carnival, Father's Day. ecns.cn Chinese consumers' passion for online shopping was visible once again during this year's June 18 shopping carnival, which industry experts said played a vital role in promoting the recovery of consumption and shoring up the economy.
(2023-06-19). Wednesday 6/21: How the Supreme Court's Hard-Right Turn Is Wreaking Havoc on Democracy. indybay.org Online event…
(2023-06-19). Trump charges: why 'unprecedented'? mronline.org "It is hard to overstate the gravity of the criminal indictment", the New York Times editorial board wrote on 9 June, noting Trump's "contempt for the rule of law".
(2023-06-19). Dossier No. 65: Whose Land Is It and What Is It For? An Unfinished Debate About Land Access in Argentina. mronline.org How is it that a country like Argentina, with its vast rural territory, longstanding agricultural tradition, and capacity to produce food for hundreds of millions of people, is plagued by hunger and malnourishment?>
(2023-06-19). The FBI Groomed a 16-Year-Old with Brain Development Issues to Become a 'Terrorist'. transcend.org 15 Jun 2023 – An undercover FBI agent befriended the teenager online. When he turned 18, he was arrested for supporting ISIS. The only "terrorist" the boy was ever in contact with was the FBI agent.
(2023-06-19). Why Is U.S. Media Blind to Washington's War Atrocities? transcend.org 15 Jun 2023 – Nationalism masquerading as journalism covers war in darkness telling us for whom the bell tolls. When Russia invaded Ukraine, the U.S. media were all-hands-on-deck with empathetic, poignant reporting via TV, radio, print, and online outlets. But when U.S. missiles and bombs hit population centers over the previous two decades, the human tragedies rarely got anything more than short shrift in the U.S. media.
(2023-06-19). Consumer market buoyed by shopping carnival, Father's Day. ecns.cn Chinese consumers' passion for online shopping was visible once again during this year's June 18 shopping carnival, which industry experts said played a vital role in promoting the recovery of consumption and shoring up the economy.
(2023-06-19). Israel to Ease Process for Expanding West Bank Settlements. telesurenglish.net During a weekly cabinet meeting on Sunday, the Israeli government authorized pro-settlement Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich to assume main responsibility for settlement planning and construction in the West Bank, and shortened political approval process for settlement planning and construction that had been in place for 25 years. | RELATED: | The Palestinian presidency spokesperson Nabil Abu Rudeineh said that Palestine re…
(2023-06-19). Redacted: Massachusetts Withholding Plans For New Women's Prison. shadowproof.com When the state House and Senate passed a five-year moratorium on building any new prisons and jails last year, those who had spent years fighting against the construction of a new women's prison thought that the Legislature was finally listening. But, in one of his last moves in office last August, former Gov. Charlie Baker …
(2023-06-19). 'Enough is Enough' — National Day of Action Organized by Nurses' Union. workers.org 
Thousands of nurses in hospitals across the U.S., represented by National Nurses United, participated in the union's National Day of Action on June 13 to address staffing concerns. Militant actions included press conferences, marches on hospital management and petitioning. National Nurses United action for safe staffing, June 13, 2023, Santa . . . |
(2023-06-19). Working Films and National Labor Leaders Announce Short Film Fund to Support Worker-Led Organizing. indybay.org Working Films, in collaboration with Amazon Labor Union, North Carolina AFL-CIO, Starbucks Workers United, Union of Southern Service Workers, and United Farm Workers, are issuing a call for short films to amplify workers seeking to have their voices heard.
(2023-06-18). Five Facts About Producer Organizations And Rural Development. popularresistance.org Producer organizations (POs) receive substantial attention and policy support, given their potential to contribute to pro-poor rural development. Here, we first synthesize decades of empirical research in the form of five stylized facts—common and largely unchallenged conclusions—about POs. Then, we explore these stylized facts using several secondary and primary data sets. We confirm some stylized facts, challenge others, and highlight which ones lack empirical evidence to derive policy implications and directions for future research. We highlight largely overlooked low and regionally biased particip…
(2023-06-19). Uganda Police Arrest Suspected Collaborators in School Massacre. telesurenglish.net Ugandan authorities reported on Monday the arrest of 20 people suspected of collaborating in last week's massacre in western Uganda by the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), a rebel group linked to the Islamic State. | RELATED: | Police spokesman Fred Enanga said "twenty arrests have been made of suspected ADF collaborators" in Friday's attack at Mpondwe-Lhubiriha Secondary School in Kasese district. A total of 42 peopl…
(2023-06-19). Labor must be pushed on its inadequate housing plan. greenleft.org.au 
(2023-06-19). Protestors call on Vic Labor to save Barak Beacon housing estate. greenleft.org.au 
(2023-06-19). On 2023 Juneteenth, ILWU10 Closes N.Ca Ports & Makes Actor Danny Glover An Honorary Member. indybay.org On Juneteenth, ILWU Local 10 will close all ports in Northern California and make Danny Glover and honorary member of the Local. Retired ILWU Local 10 secretary treasurer Clarence Thomas talks about the history of Juneteenth and also the history of Danny Glover with the ILWU Local 10.
(2023-06-19). Presidente colombiano presenta popularidad superior al 47 %. telesurtv.net El sondeo elaborado por el CNC señaló que Petro, dentro del sector de los jóvenes, tiene un apoyo que supera el 62 por ciento.
(2023-06-19). Australia: Despite coal bonanza, Queensland Labor budget cuts social services. wsws.org The coal royalty boost has only a marginal impact on the super-profits of the coal giants, while the cost-of-living measures do little to offset the devastating impact of surging prices and home mortgage repayments and rents.
(2023-06-19). Socialist Party of Zambia president Fred M'membe faces threat of arrest. peoplesdispatch.org A warrant was issued against Socialist Party President Fred M'membe without any of the proper formalities being followed. He said that the police, in collaboration with ruling UPND cadre drafted into the State House security, intended to "abduct" him…
(2023-06-18). Voices from across the globe unite against the New Cold War, advocate New Non-Alignment. peoplesdispatch.org A webinar organized by the No Cold War campaign in collaboration with several progressive movements and platforms highlighted the ongoing transition towards a multipolar world and the need for a new Non-Aligned Movement…
(2023-06-19). Eyewitness Xinjiang: the reality vs. U.S. propaganda. workers.org 
The author is a co-director of the International Action Center and a contributing editor to Workers World newspaper. A slightly abridged version of this article was published in Global Times. U.S. imperialism's hostility to China is increasing — with military threats, new rounds of sanctions and increasingly wild fabrications. The . . . |
(2023-06-19). Bronx Antiwar Coalition chases military recruiters out of college career fair. workers.org 
The Bronx Antiwar Coalition successfully chased U.S. Army recruiters out of a student career fair June 11. The fair was hosted by U.S. Rep. Adriano Espaillat at the City University of New York in The Heights (BMCC), in the predominantly Dominican neighborhood of Washington Heights. The Coalition organized the anti-recruitment . . . |
(2023-06-19). UN Accuses Russia of Denying Aid Workers Access to Dam Collapse Victims. truthout.org The United Nations on Sunday accused the Russian government of denying aid workers access to Moscow-controlled areas of southern Ukraine that were impacted by the devastating collapse of the Kakhovka dam earlier this month. Denise Brown, the U.N. humanitarian coordinator for Ukraine, said in a statement that Russia has "so far declined our request to access the areas under its temporary military… |
(2023-06-19). Friday 6/16: POA: Shut it Down! indybay.org On the sidewalk in front of the San Francisco Police Officers Association: 800 Bryant @ 6th Street in San Francisco…
(2023-06-19). UAW President Shawn Fain falsely touts "massive gains" as his administration sells out Clarios and other strikes. wsws.org It has taken less than three months for UAW President Shawn Fain and his administration to demonstrate conclusively where they stand: on the side of the corporations and opposed to the interests of the workers they claim to represent.
(2023-06-19). Maritime unions ram through wage-slashing deal at Svitzer Australia. wsws.org With the unions either overtly urging a "yes" vote or sending a clear message to workers that there was no way for them to fight even if they voted "no," the fact that only 63 percent of workers voted in favour of the agreement reflects substantial opposition to the deal.
(2023-06-19). If You Ever Start Trusting U.S. Businessmen, Remember Henry Ford. dissidentvoice.org 
(The name Henry Ford came up in a comment thread recently so I thought it'd be helpful to offer some lost context.) Henry Ford, the autocratic magnate who despised unions, tyrannized workers, and fired any employee caught driving a competitor's model, was also an outspoken anti-Semite. In 1918, he bought and ran a newspaper, The …
(2023-06-18). CWU launches "mass engagement exercise" to ram through rotten sell-out at Royal Mail. wsws.org Ward and Furey had the gall to boast on Friday that "our reps are back at the negotiating table". They were silent on the hundreds of CWU reps and workers sacked, suspended or otherwise victimised during the year-long dispute.
(2023-06-18). Communication Workers Union political smear of World Socialist Web Site falls flat on its face. wsws.org This is the second attack by the CWU on the WSWS on its Twitter page. Its first attempt at red baiting came in the wake of announcing the joint statement on a "negotiators agreement" with Royal Mail on April 15, in its first attempt to end the national dispute by 115,000 postal workers.
(2023-06-19). A Compassionate Spy… How an American Spy for the Soviets Saved the World From an Atomic Holocaust. strategic-culture.org Dave Lindorff's film, A Compassionate Spy, explains much of why the world is facing an abysmal situation today. | Toward the end of World War Two, the U.S. leadership had plans to use their newly developed atomic weapon not against Nazi Germany or Japan, but rather primarily to destroy the Soviet Union. A new documentary film, A Compassionate Spy, tells how that abomination against world peace was prevented. | In this interview, award-winning journalist Dave Lindorff who co-produced the movie reveals the background and nerve-racking details of this little-known spy story. | A young American physicist named Ted…
(2023-06-19). Mauritius should support Palestinian call for UN apartheid investigation, say country's trade union federations. bdsmovement.net By: | Palestinian BDS National Committee (BNC)
(2023-06-19). What Juneteenth Looks Like For Prisoners. popularresistance.org Juneteenth is a bittersweet day for us — and all Black people in prison holding onto the promise of freedom. | Let's start with history. The Emancipation Proclamation — issued by Abraham Lincoln on Sept. 22, 1862, during the American Civil War — declared that all slaves in the Confederacy would be "forever free." Unfortunately, that freedom didn't extend to the four slaveholding states not in rebellion against the Union, and the proclamation was of course ignored by the Confederate states in rebellion. For the roughly 4 million people enslaved, Lincoln's declaration was symbolic; only after the…
(2023-06-19). Unions step up push for 'same job, same pay' rule. greenleft.org.au 
(2023-06-19). With Strike Looming, UPS Teamsters Win Air Conditioning, Other Gains. popularresistance.org Tampa, Florida – Since national negotiations started in March, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters has reached many tentative agreements in their national contract with United Parcel Service. These agreements that will benefit Teamsters include but are not limited to better cooling systems in package cars, strengthened grievance procedures, and the creation of more union jobs. | The current Teamsters contract with UPS was a five-year agreement which expires on July 31. Unless the Teamsters bargaining team reaches a tentative agreement with UPS for a next contract and the rank and file votes "yes" by July 3…
(2023-06-19). Presidente de China se reúne con secretario de Estado de EE.UU. telesurtv.net El mandatario aseguró durante el encuentro que China no busca desafiar ni desplazar a Estados Unidos.
(2023-06-18). Chinese prime minister kicks off European tour. plenglish.com Beijing, Jun 18 (Prensa Latina) Chinese Prime Minister Li Qiang on Sunday kicked off a European tour that will take him to Germany and France, where he is expected to strengthen strategic ties with these countries and the European Union (EU).
(2023-06-18). US Politicians Don't Have the Right to Dictate Macedonia's Future. truthout.org In May, Senator Chris Murphy tapped into the endless flow of U.S. taxpayer dollars to fly to the Western Balkans, with a stop in the Republic of Macedonia to implore (read: threaten) Macedonians to adopt a "simple constitutional amendment" in order to "stay on the path to join the European Union." But why does a senator from Connecticut care if Macedonia joins the EU? As a member of the… |
(2023-06-19). Israel Set to Bring 10,000 Indian Labourers for Jobs Traditionally Held by Palestinians. globalresearch.ca
(2023-06-19). "Sing Your Song": Remembering Harry Belafonte, Who Used His Stardom to Help MLK & Civil Rights Movement. democracynow.org 
We dedicate part of our Juneteenth special to remembering the life and legacy of the legendary actor, singer and civil rights activist Harry Belafonte, who died in April at the age of 96. Belafonte appeared on Democracy Now! numerous times, and we feature two interviews. We begin with our 2011 interview at the Sundance Film Festival, where a documentary about his life, titled Sing Your Song, premiered, and discuss his political awakening and activism in detail. "Going into the South of the United States, listening to the voices of rural Black America, listening to the voices of those who sang out against th…
(2023-06-19). CNE of Ecuador Suspends Citizen Revolution Ticket for Presidential Election. orinocotribune.com 
In Ecuador, two presidential candidates have had their candidacies put on hold after the National Electoral Council (Consejo Nacional Electoral, CNE) detected errors in the registration process. The CNE granted the candidates 48 hours to correct the errors. | The candidates of the Citizen Revolution Movement (Movimiento Revolución Ciudadana, RC), Luisa González and Andrés Arauz, have been suspended, along with those sponsored by the Gente Buena and Construye alliance, Fernando Villavicencio and Andrea González. | The CNE suggests that the momentary disqualification can be resolved by submitting the government pla…
(2023-06-19). Chris Hedges: The Imminent Extradition of Julian Assange and the Death of Journalism. scheerpost.com 
Julian Assange's legal options have nearly run out. He could be extradited to the U.S. this week. Should he be convicted in the U.S., any reporting on the inner workings of power will become a crime.
(2023-06-19). Declassified files expose British role in NATO's Gladio terror armies. thegrayzone.com Newly declassified British files may be one of the most valuable sources revealing the origins and internal workings of Operation Gladio, a covert NATO plot deploying fascist terror militias across Italy. Has UK intelligence applied these lessons in Ukraine? Newly declassified British Foreign Office files have added disturbing details to the history of Operation Gladio. The covert operation was uncovered in 1990, when the public learned that the CIA, MI6 and NATO trained and directed an underground army of fascist …
(2023-06-19). The Imminent Extradition of Julian Assange and the Death of Journalism. transcend.org 17 Jun 2023 – Julian Assange's legal options have nearly run out. He could be extradited to the U.S. this week. Should he be convicted in the U.S., any reporting on the inner workings of power will become a crime. Julian may be imprisoned for journalism, but he won't be the only one.
(2023-06-18). Gov't of Waukegan, Illinois tries to hide extensive history of abuse by cops. liberationnews.org 
The city government of Waukegan, Illinois, tried to bury an internal report revealing misconduct and evasion of discipline in the Waukegan Police Department. Waukegan is a city 30 miles north of Chicago with a multinational, working class population of just under 90,000.
(2023-06-18). Kakhovka Dam explosion exacerbates social catastrophe facing the Ukrainian working class. wsws.org The explosion of the Kakhovka dam and the government's response has exposed the destructive and dangerous logic of the capitalist system.
(2023-06-18). Kakhovka Dam explosion exacerbates social catastrophe facing the Ukrainian working-class. wsws.org The explosion of the Kakhovka dam and the government's response has exposed the destructive and dangerous logic of the capitalist system.