(2023-07-20). Cuban Parliament approves policy aimed at children and youth. plenglish.com Havana, Jul 20 (Prensa Latina) Cuban deputies approved today the Comprehensive Care Policy for Children, Adolescents and Youth, aimed at promoting the development of these groups, respect for their rights and their social inclusion with equity.
(2023-07-19). Tampa 5 solidarity rally in Dallas. fightbacknews.org Dallas, TX — On July 12, 30 organizers, activists and community members beat the 105-degree heat and joined in solidarity to seek justice for the Tampa 5, rallying at Dealey Plaza, on the day of the Five's court appearance. | In March, the Tampa 5, namely Gia Davila, Lauren Pineiro, Chrisley Carpio, Laura Rodriguez and Jeanie Kida, all members of the Students for a Democratic Society (SDS), were protesting to keep diversity equity and inclusion programs alive at the University of South Florida. They were met with brutality from the campus police, and now face felony charges. | Several organizations – includ…
(2023-07-20). From Affirmative Action To Reparations: Bridging Racial Economic Inequality. scheerpost.com 
(2023-07-20). Mayo Clinic named a 'Best Place to Work for Disability Inclusion'. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Mayo Clinic has been named one of the best places to work for people with disabilities by the American Association of People with Disabilities, the nation's largest disability rights organization, and Disability: IN, the global business disability inclusion network. Mayo Clinic received a score of 100 — the highest score possible — on the Disability Equality Index to achieve the recognition. The Disability Equality Index survey includes new questions each year to evaluate whether companies are adopting emerging…
(2023-07-19). Tell Congress: Tax Private Jets. inequality.org
(2023-07-19). What Decades of Social Work Taught Me About Poverty. inequality.org
(2023-07-19). Tax the Fat Cat Private Jet Class, Invest in Green Transit. inequality.org 
Senator Edward Markey (D-MA) has just introduced legislation to significantly boost excise taxes on private jet fuel. Representative Nydia Velasquez (D-NY) has introduced complimentary legislation in the House. The colorfully named "FATCAT Act" (standing for Fueling Alternative Transportation with a Carbon Aviation Tax) would hike fuel taxes on private jets from the current 22 cents …
(2023-07-19). The Most Ludicrous Argument Ever Against Taxing the Rich? inequality.org
(2023-07-19). Tell Your Senators: Tax Private Jets. inequality.org
(2023-07-20). 58% Depressed: The Racism of Israel's Apartheid Regime Toward Palestinians Shows in Their Mental Health. scheerpost.com 
By Juan Cole / Informed Comment Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) — While the Democrats in Washington, D.C. conduct a bizarre debate about whether Israel is a racist state, The World Bank has released some findings from its The Palestinian Psychological Conditions Survey (PPCS). They are summarized by Alia Aghajanian, Arden Finn, Gianluca Mele, and Nadir Mohammed. In a survey …
(2023-07-19). Missing Links in Textbook History: Racism and Race. scheerpost.com 
By Jim Mamer / Original to ScheerPost Race is the child of racism, not the father. Ta-Nehisi Coates, Between the World and Me In 1963, James Baldwin wrote in "The Fire Next Time," "You were born where you were born and faced the future that you faced because you were Black and for no other …
(2023-07-19). Patriarchy and the origins of women's oppression. mronline.org 
Any vision of a world beyond capitalism involves the liberation of women from oppression, exploitation and discrimination. But just because we might have been able to win revolutionary social change, it does not mean that equal economic, social and cultural rights will be automatic for women.
(2023-07-20). Meet the Wisconsin Teacher Fired for Protesting Ban on Miley Cyrus & Dolly Parton Song "Rainbowland" democracynow.org 
We speak with first-grade teacher Melissa Tempel, who was fired last week for a viral tweet in which she criticized the Waukesha, Wisconsin, board of education's decision to ban her students from singing "Rainbowland" during a school concert earlier this year. The hit song about inclusivity by Miley Cyrus and Dolly Parton includes the lyrics "We are rainbows, me and you / Every color, every hue / Let's shine on through." The school district said Tempel's firing was not about the song but about the way she protested the decision. Tempel says the Waukesha school district…
(2023-07-19). Mandatory Media Literacy Education Could Be Coming to California Schools Soon. projectcensored.org By Nolan Higdon and Mickey Huff California is currently considering two media literacy bills, both of which have sailed through the California State Assembly and are being reviewed by the…
(2023-07-19). Vote No to the UK education unions' pay deal sell-out! wsws.org The offer represents a wage cut for 2022-23 of near 7 percent and a likely further cut for 2023-24, depending on the rate of inflation. Teachers have already suffered a wage loss of over 17 percent since 2010.
(2023-07-20). French MPs to vote on Bill that would allow police to spy through phones. mronline.org 
The proposed law specifies that the procedure can be executed "without the knowledge or consent of its owner or possessor," but is limited to suspects involved in terrorism, organised crime and other illegal activities punishable by five or more years in prison.
(2023-07-20). Extreme heat prompts issue of safety warnings across several countries. mronline.org 
Safety warnings have been issued in France where temperature levels on Wednesday reached 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit).
(2023-07-20). Biden, Jayapal, and liberal Zionists rush to prop up the Israel lobby for 2024. mronline.org 
Liberal Zionists rushed to affirm their support for Israel and hatred of anti-Zionism in the wake of the Pramila Jayapal "racist state" comment because they are afraid the Israel lobby will abandon the Democratic party.
(2023-07-20). 200 years of the Monroe Doctrine: History and present. mronline.org 
The Monroe Doctrine served Washington to declare unilaterally and as if it were a divine right, protector of the American continent, letting the rest of the world know where its zone of influence, expansion and predominance resided.
(2023-07-20). Blasts Heard Near Russian Hmeimim Air Base In Syria (Photos). southfront.org 
File image. | On July 19, a series of blasts rocked the city of Jableh which is located just three kilometers to the south from Russia's Hmeimim Air Base on the Syrian coast. | Syrian state TV said that the blasts were the result of a military exercise. However, activists in Jableh alleged that several armed drones that attempted to attack Hmeimim Air Base were intercepted by Syrian and Russian air defenses over the city. | Photos that surfaced online showed small fires and damaged properties in Jableh. There…
(2023-07-20). Shocking Footage Shows Turkish Soldiers Torturing Syrians On Border (18+). southfront.org 
Turkish forces are seen at Mount Barsaya in northeast of Afrin, January 28, 2018 / Khalil Ashawi / Reuters | On July 19, a video surfaced online showing Turkish soldiers brutally torturing a group of Syrians who allegedly attempted to cross the border into Turkey. | In the shocking footage, the Turkish soldiers can be seen beating the Syrians, who appear to be minors, with sticks and insulting them inside a military position. One of the soldiers even goes as far as stepping on the head of one of the victimes. | The v…
(2023-07-20). Wednesday 7/19: Reproductive Freedom Advocate Training w/ NARAL CA. indybay.org Virtual/online training workshop…
(2023-07-20). Wednesday 7/19: History of Planned Parenthood and Racial Justice Teach-in. indybay.org Online event | ACCESSIBILITY: Closed captioning will be available.
(2023-07-20). Saturday 8/19: Strike Debt Bay Area Book Group: 'End Times' by Peter Turchin. indybay.org Email strike.debt.bay.area@gmail.com a few days beforehand for the online invite.
(2023-07-20). Advanced U.S. Anti-Drone System Spotted In Northeastern Syria. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image. Via Telegram. | The United States-led coalition has deployed the Fixed Site-Low, Slow, Small Unmanned Aircraft System Integrated Defeat System (FS-LIDS), which is designed to counter all types of drones, in Syria's northeastern region. | A photo that surfaced online showed a vehicle of the system near a base of the coalition located at the Conoco gas facility in the eastern Deir Ezzor countryside. | The FS-LIDS system uses a small, expendable drone dub…
(2023-07-19). The war in Ukraine: Towards the collapse of the West's reputation. mronline.org 
After the bipolar world that existed from the end of the Second World War until the implosion of the Soviet Union in December 1991, the current conflict on the territory of Ukraine is the point of gravity in the process of transition between two great eras of contemporary history: the old—unipolar—that has lasted for the last 30 years and the new—multipolar—post-hegemonic, that came into being at the end of February 2022.
(2023-07-19). The history of affirmative action exposes its reactionary weaknesses. mronline.org 
Affirmative action began as a reparations program but ends as a "diversity" project which barely benefits Black people.
(2023-07-19). Everybody should see "Every Body" mronline.org 
A wave of exclusion is sweeping the nation, in state legislatures and federal courts, including the Supreme Court.
(2023-07-19). Politics of hedging in the Indo-Pacific. mronline.org 
New Zealand's estimation matters because it is a small country in Southern Pacific heavily dependent on trade with China for preserving its prosperity and yet one of the Five Eyes (along with the U.S., UK, Australia and Canada), the exclusive secretive security grouping of Anglo-Saxon countries.
(2023-07-19). Tijuana Groups Protest Border Wall Construction at Friendship Park. unicornriot.ninja
(2023-07-19). Venezuelan FM holds successful talks with opposition. plenglish.com In a phone conversation with Venezolana de Television news channel, Yvan Gil made a balance of such meeting and of the 3rd Summit of the European Union and the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (EU-CELAC). | Gil pointed out that the first issue cleared up was the pernicious effect of sanctions imposed on Venezuela, assuring that he saw how "unanimously" the European Union (EU) and the Latin American and Caribbean countries requested to progress in eliminating sanctions. | The foreign minister added they would start working on the construction of a political dialogue among Venezuelans, who are the o…
(2023-07-19). New Jersey: 1700-plus nurses vote to authorize strike at Robert Woods Johnson New Brunswick. fightbacknews.org Pittsburgh, PA – United Steelworkers Local 4-200 announced today that 1700 members who work as nurses at Robert Woods Johnson New Brunswick have voted to grant the union the authority to call a strike. | The local's original contract expired on June 30 after several months of bargaining. They have signed a 14-day extension, with their new expiration date approaching on July 21. | "Health care workers are experiencing record levels of burnout, and we urge our employer to come to the table with an offer that acknowledges the hard work we put in every day for our patients," said Local 4-200 President Judy Danella.
(2023-07-20). FAO collaborates in preserving Cuba's marine biodiversity. plenglish.com Havana, Jul 20 (Prensa Latina) The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said on Thursday that it is collaborating with Cuban authorities in the preservation of marine biodiversity in the Gulf of Guacanayabo.
(2023-07-20). FAO: Innovative Project To Address Food Security in Sri Lanka. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) said that it is taking steps in collaboration with Sri Lanka to address the threat to food security caused by two consecutive seasons of poor harvests in 2021 and 2022. | Related: | According to official reports, with a nearly 40-percent drop in paddy production in 2022, Sri Lanka's rice ecosystem is vulnerable and requires immediate attention.
(2023-07-20). "The Weaponization of the Federal Government": The FBI's Collaboration with a Compromised Ukrainian Intelligence Agency to Censor American Speech. globalresearch.ca
(2023-07-20). Science Saturday: Mayo Clinic discovery leads to diagnoses of 9 people with rare form of muscular dystrophy. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Nine people around the world who have been living with unexplained, muscular dystrophy-like symptoms may now have an answer for what is causing the progressive muscle weakness in their body's mid-section, arms and legs. In a new discovery, a collaborative team of scientists led by researchers at Mayo Clinic's Center for Individualized Medicine has pinpointed alterations in a single gene deep inside these people's genetic blueprint as the root cause of their ultra-rare disorder, known as limb-girdle muscular…
(2023-07-20). Tuesday 7/18: Labor Report on Argentina With High School Teacher Luciana Alterleib, member of ADEMYS tra. indybay.org Labor Report on Argentina With High School Teacher Luciana Alterleib, member of ADEMYS trade union and a member of the workers organization Tribuna Docente, Partido Obrero in the Left Workers Front in Argentina…
(2023-07-20). Does fear of US intervention explain Labor's support for AUKUS? greenleft.org.au 
(2023-07-19). In Heat and Smoke, Workers Fight Negligent Bosses. scheerpost.com 
By Caitlyn Clark / Labor Notes On June 29, the air quality in Detroit was among the worst in the world. "Outside it smelled like burnt plastic, almost like trash," said UAW member Cody Zaremba, who works at a General Motors plant in Lansing, Michigan. He and his co-workers were experiencing coughing, runny noses, watery …
(2023-07-19). Leaked files suggest hidden British hand in latest Kerch Bridge strike. thegrayzone.com The Grayzone has exposed British intelligence freelancers for collaborating with Ukraine's Security Service to destroy Kerch Bridge. Leaked documents suggest they played a role in the latest attack on the bridge, and may be helping Kiev hunt down accused collaborators. On July 16, a predawn assault on the Kerch Bridge connecting Crimea with mainland Russia left two civilians dead and a 14-year-old injured. As advisors to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky hinted at Ukraine's culpability, Russian President Vladimir Putin pointed his …
(2023-07-19). Refugee rights activists to Jim Chalmers: '10 years too long!'. greenleft.org.au 
Refugee rights activists held a protest outside Jim Chalmers' electoral office, calling on Labor to deliver better policy for refugees and asylum seekers. Alex Bainbridge reports.
(2023-07-19). Employers can't use your 'passions' as an excuse not to pay you. therealnews.com 
The Philadelphia Art Museum is an icon of the City of Brotherly Love, and there's no shortage of art lovers who wouldn't consider a chance to work there to be a dream job. But passion and prestige don't pay the bills, as many museum workers have found while being severely undercompensated for their labor. After a public spreadsheet displaying the vast disparities in salaries at the museum was circulated in 2019 by a group called Art Museum and Transparency, workers at the PMA began to organize for a union. In summer 2022, the
(2023-07-19). Refugee rights activists to Jim Chalmers: '10 years too long!'. greenleft.org.au Refugee rights activists held a protest outside Jim Chalmers' electoral office, calling on Labor to deliver better policy for refugees and asylum seekers. Alex Bainbridge reports.
(2023-07-20). Sierra Club Workers Challenge Leadership's Greenwashing 'Apartheid Tours'. mintpressnews.com 
In June, members of the Sierra Club unit of the Progressive Workers Union (PWU) passed a resolution pledging solidarity with the Palestinian people as the environmental organization pushes forward with its planned trips to Israel. | The workers' resolution puts its words into action by ensuring union funds aren't investing in Israel's settler enterprise and contributing to the oppression of Palestinians. It also calls for establishing a Palestine solidarity committee to foster relationships with Palestinian-led organizations and help educate members on the connections between Palestine and Indigenous struggles in…
(2023-07-20). Colombians Mobilize in Support of President Gustavo Petro. telesurenglish.net The Workers' Unitary Central (CUT) called for a march in support of President Gustavo Petro on Thursday, when Colombians commemorate their Independence Day. | RELATED: | The event will also have the presence of organizations such as the Colombian Federation of Educators (FECODE). Citizens will gather at Bolivar Square in Bogota at 2: 00 p.m. | From this emblematic place in the Colombian capital, workers will ratify their sup…
(2023-07-20). U.S. activists visit Nicaragua to mark revolutionary gains. workers.org 
Geothermal workers and U.S. delegation members in Managua, July 14, 2023 Special to Workers World Workers World Party members from Boston and Portland joined the Jubilee House Community's solidarity delegation in Nicaragua to learn about the country's gains under the Sandinista National Liberation Front-led government since the triumph of their . . . |
(2023-07-20). Heat wave: Texas prison officials are murderers. workers.org 
Mother of Jon Anthony Southards holds pictures of her son who died in 121 heat, at a press conference at Texas Capitol, July 18, 2023. Houston Prisoners are dying almost every day in Texas due to the extreme heat. They are dying in cells, dorms, fields, factories and kitchens. The . . . |
(2023-07-20). Hornet's nest of misogynist enablers. workers.org 
This time even the Supreme Court of the United States "liberals" got it wrong. On June 27, in a 7-to-2 ruling reversing a lower court's decision in Counterman v. Colorado, SCOTUS prioritized so-called "free speech" over protecting millions of victims of stalking — primarily women and gender-oppressed people. According to . . . |
(2023-07-20). Haitians throughout the world demand 'relief'. workers.org 
March in Miami demands justice for Haiti. July 9, 2023. Thousands of Haitians came out in the streets in over 70 countries July 9 to demand "relief" for Haiti. The organizers estimate that approximately 100,000 Haitians took part. Besides in Haiti's capital, Port-au-Prince, major marches took place in Croix-des-Bouquets, Carrefour, . . . |
(2023-07-20). Finance union urges NAB workers to vote up improved agreement. greenleft.org.au 
(2023-07-20). Bangladesh ranked worst country for workers in ITUC's 2023 Global Rights Index. peoplesdispatch.org The 2023 Global Rights Index noted that workers' rights have consistently deteriorated in the Asia Pacific region over the last 10 years with governments passing various laws that undermine workers' interests…
(2023-07-20). New Video Examines How Amy's Kitchen Impacted the Lives of More Than 300 of Its Workers. indybay.org One year after the layoffs of more than 300 employees at the Amy's Kitchen factory in San José, California, Food Empowerment Project (F.E.P.), a vegan food justice organization, has released a video on the lives that the company impacted.
(2023-07-20). Friday 7/21: 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…
(2023-07-20). Wednesday 7/19: Stop Union Busting UAW 2865 and 5810 academic workers rally outside the UC Regents UCSF. indybay.org Rutter Center in San Francisco | UCSF Mission Bay Campus…
(2023-07-20). Teamsters hold rally in Los Angeles as negotiations re-start at UPS. wsws.org Striking film and television workers, many who have been on the picket lines for weeks, joined UPS workers at the rally.
(2023-07-20). Stellantis Kokomo workers discuss fight for rank-and-file control of contract fight. wsws.org After decades' of betrayals by the UAW bureaucracy, workers in the union president's home area are looking for a new way to fight.
(2023-07-20). Mobilize North American workers to defend Canadian dockers, defeat government strikebreaking! wsws.org As a consequence of their fight for wage increases at least equal to inflation and improved job protections—demands shared by all workers, private and public sector alike—the dockworkers find themselves pitted in a direct political confrontation with the trade union-backed Liberal government, the repressive apparatus of the capitalist state and all corporate Canada.
(2023-07-20). 22,000 Yellow workers posed to strike after company fails to pay benefit contributions. wsws.org On the verge of bankruptcy, Yellow is deep in debt and is unable to pay for workers' benefits as Wall Street demands deeper cuts.
(2023-07-20). 22,000 Yellow freight workers poised to strike after company fails to pay benefit contributions. wsws.org On the verge of bankruptcy, Yellow is deep in debt and is unable to pay for workers' benefits as Wall Street demands deeper cuts.
(2023-07-20). 22,000 Yellow workers poised to strike after company fails to pay benefit contributions. wsws.org On the verge of bankruptcy, Yellow is deep in debt and is unable to pay for workers' benefits as Wall Street demands deeper cuts.
(2023-07-19). Peru: New March Towards Lima Advances in Tense Calm. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, thousands of Peruvians managed to arrive in Lima to demand the resignation of President Dina Boluarte, the closure of Congress, the advancement of general elections, and the establishment of a Constituent Assembly. | RELATED: | Without fear of the threats issued by the Bouluarte regime, Indigenous farmers, workers, and students are executing the "Third Takeover of Lima," which will include massive concentrations in em…
(2023-07-19). Unions to bosses: We won't take it anymore Actors, writers, shut down Hollywood. workers.org 
Members of the Writers Guild (WGA) have been on strike since May 2 against television and film studio giants like Netflix, Amazon, Sony, Disney, Fox and others. They were joined July 13 by actors in Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists. This united strike has effectively shut . . . |
(2023-07-19). Centennial of Lenin's death, January 20-21, 2024 International Assembly against Imperialism. workers.org 
Workers World Party invites you to mark the 100th anniversary of the death of Vladimir Lenin on Jan. 21, 2024, with an International Assembly Against Imperialism. We encourage all those who view this as an important occasion to join us in building this assembly. Our hope is to devote this . . . |
(2023-07-19). Centenario de la muerte de Vladimir Lenin — 20 y 21 de enero de 2024 Asamblea Internacional Contra el Imperialismo. workers.org 
Larry Holmes es el primer secretario de Partido Mundo Obrero. Les invitamos a conmemorar el centenario de la muerte de Lenin, el 21 de enero de 2024, con una Asamblea Internacional contra el Imperialismo. Animamos a todos los que consideren que se trata de una ocasión importante a que se . . . |
(2023-07-19). Canada: Dock workers back on strike as union rejects gov't mediated deal. greenleft.org.au 
The picket lines are back up and dock workers in ports along the coast of British Columbia are again on strike after rejecting a deal mediated by the federal government, reports Jeff Shantz.
(2023-07-19). Korean Health and Medical Workers' Union achieves breakthrough with general strike. peoplesdispatch.org Korean health workers held a two-day general strike in order to bring the government to the negotiating table, asking for safe staffing and fair remuneration. The strike, the largest in the health sector since 2004, saw the participation of 60,000 members…
(2023-07-19). For US workers, capitalism brings the heat. peoplesdispatch.org
(2023-07-19). West Virginia Rally Condemns Jail Deaths. popularresistance.org Beckley, West Virginia – Nearly 100 prison abolitionists and family members of jailhouse murder victims rallied in Beckley on July 15 to raise awareness of the growing number of deaths in jails throughout West Virginia. In the last couple of years, the deaths have become epidemic, with dozens of incarcerated workers murdered at the hands of guards throughout the state. | Appropriately dubbed "Handcuffs Shouldn't Kill You," the event was organized by the West Virginia Poor People's Campaign and co-sponsored by the West Virginia American Civil Liberties Union and the Beckley chapter of the NAACP. Community and unio…
(2023-07-19). Pushing climate refugees into migrant worker programs. therealnews.com 
This story originally appeared in In 2017, wildfires in B.C. captured headlines around the world. Canadians from coast to coast donated generously to those whose homes and businesses were impacted. But there were some agricultural workers whose precarity rendered them nearly invisible, even as they continued to labour in the heat and the s…
(2023-07-19). He tried to raise the alarm about railroad safety. Then he got fired. therealnews.com 
When we hear the term "whistleblower," we tend to think of names like Daniel Ellsberg, Chelsea Manning, Edward Snowden, Julian Assange—people who have risked their freedom, even their lives, to expose government lies, abuses of power, and state secrets that the public needs to know about. But there are a range of federal statutes designed to protect those who blow the whistle on their employers, too, especially when those employers are breaking the law and/or endangering their workers and the public. | Michael Paul Lindsey II is a military veteran who has worked for Union Pacific as a trained locomoti…
(2023-07-19). 200 Members of Congress Pledge to Not Intervene in UPS Workers' Strike. truthout.org Two hundred members of Congress have expressed their backing of the impending UPS worker strike and have pledged not to support any potential effort by lawmakers to prevent the workers from striking. Lawmakers in the House and the Senate sent letters to Teamsters President Sean O'Brien and UPS CEO Carol Tomé this week stating their support for the workers, who are slated to go on strike as soon as… |
(2023-07-19). UAW quietly reinstated rule limiting strike pay for workers with second jobs. wsws.org It has come to light that the UAW has reinstated an earnings limit placed on workers receiving strike pay, which was temporarily lifted during the 2019 GM strike.
(2023-07-19). Film and television strikers in Los Angeles call for mass action: "I think we need a general strike in this country" wsws.org Bolstered by the support of their fellow film, television, music and entertainment workers, striking actors and writers called for an expansion of the struggle in the face of reports that federal mediators with the Biden administration have been working "in the shadows" with the studios for weeks to shut down their powerful strike.
(2023-07-19). Former Amazon worker Christina Brown campaigns among UPS workers to seek justice for her sister Poushawn Brown. wsws.org Christina Brown, a former Amazon worker, visited a UPS hub with a team of World Socialist Web Site reporters to share the story of how her sister, Poushawn Brown, fell ill and died while working as a COVID-19 tester at a nearby Amazon facility.
(2023-07-19). UPM Blandin Paper Company workers begin strike. fightbacknews.org Grand Rapids, MN – At 6 a.m., July 15, around 200 members of Teamsters Local 346 walked off their jobs at the UPM Blandin Paper Company and began a strike. Grand Rapids gets its name because it sits along the Mississippi River in northern Minnesota. The UPM Blandin paper plant was built in its location on the edge of the river to use the river to power its paper mill. The plant has been an established feature of the town's economy since its founding in 1901. Now, for the first time in the history of the plant its workers have gone on strike. | When workers were asked why they decided to go on strike, some of the…
(2023-07-19). 'Barbie' review: A sharp comedy that takes aim at the patriarchy and consumerism. peoplesworld.org 
This review was published during the historic SAG-AFTRA and WGA strikes. People's World acknowledges that film and television would not be possible without the workers who make it happen. We stand in solidarity with the strike and the workers. The new film Barbie isn't a takedown or an exact subversion of the doll that is …
(2023-07-19). 'Oppenheimer' review: Masterful exploration of history, anti-communism, and the Atomic Age's legacy. peoplesworld.org 
This review was published during the historic SAG-AFTRA and WGA strikes. People's World acknowledges that film and television would not be possible without the workers who make it happen. We stand in solidarity with the strike and the workers. The existence of a film like Oppenheimer shows just how necessary it is to teach history …
(2023-07-20). Madrid to host EUROLAT Parliamentary Assembly. plenglish.com It will start the day after the general elections in Spain, which will mark the arrival of a new right-wing government or the continuity of the current left-wing one. The details of the event, released on Thursday, highlighted that on July 24 itself, His Majesty King Felipe Sixth will receive the European and Latin American delegates. | This will be the 15th EUROLAT meeting, scheduled for July 24-27 at the Spanish Senate headquarters, which will focus on the analysis of the summit between the European Union (EU) and the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC), concluded this week in Brussels.
(2023-07-20). Spanish unions close ranks and Sánchez receives support. plenglish.com Madrid, Jul 20 (Prensa Latina) The largest worker union organizations in Spain, CCOO and UGT, closed ranks today in favor of a future progressive government, in line with…
(2023-07-20). President Ortega Asks the European Union to Respect Nicaragua. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega demanded that European countries respect his nation and defended the decision not to sign the final declaration of the summit between the European Union (EU) and the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC). | RELATED: | "We want them to respect us. They want to be leading Nicaragua. What they want is to put an end to the Latin American revolutionary gove…
(2023-07-20). EU Says Slavery Inflicted 'Untold Suffering,' Hints At Reparations. moguldom.com The European Union (EU) has acknowledged and expressed deep regret for the "untold suffering" inflicted by Europe's slave-trading past on millions of people. The EU also hinted at the need for reparations for slavery, which it described as a "crime against humanity." The EU is a supranational political and economic union of 27 member states …
(2023-07-20). Venezuela's Non-Energy Exports Reach $3 Billion in 2023. orinocotribune.com According to data from the Venezuelan Exporters Association (AVEX), Venezuela's exports—excluding the energy sector—have reached approximately $3 billion so far in 2023. | AVEX president, Ramón Goyo, According to Goyo, Venezuela's main markets are the European Union, the United States—whose governments maintain illegal sanctions against Venezuela[m…
(2023-07-20). USSR's Support For Black Liberation Earns Russia Grace With Africans. popularresistance.org On the first week of spring in 1931, at the nadir of the Great Depression, nine Black teenagers stowed away on a Memphis-bound train scuffled with a gaggle of white youths who took exception to their presence. The Black youths made quick work of their counterparts, heaving all but one, Orville Gilley, from the slow-moving railcars to the grassy knoll below. Gilley would have met the same fate as his friends but by the time the Black youths got to him, the train had picked up considerable speed, and he was hanging perilously from the gondola. Fearing Gilley might fall underneath one of the railcars, two Black teen…
(2023-07-20). Lula critica a presidente chileno por exigir visión más dura contra Rusia. telesurtv.net "Posiblemente, la falta de costumbre de participar en estas reuniones hace que el joven sea más sediento", afirmó Lula.
(2023-07-20). Presidente Ortega pide a la Unión Europea respeto para Nicaragua. telesurtv.net Ortega reveló que los europeos presionaron para que "el fascista, el nazi presidente de Ucrania (Volodímir Zelenski)" estuviera en la Cumbre de la Celac y la UE.
(2023-07-19). Venezuela's VP Blasts Paraguay's President for Serving US Interests & Not Honoring Debts. orinocotribune.com This Tuesday, the vice president of Venezuela, Delcy Rodríguez, called on the president of Paraguay, Mario Abdo, to honor the debt that Paraguay has with Venezuela before continuing in an "empty monologue," after new fresh intervention in Venezuelan internal affairs during the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) and European Union (EU) summit held in Brussels, Belgium. | Abdo supported the European Union's resolution to condemn the disqualification of Venezuelan opposition politician Maria Corina Machado from the presidential elections. Machado was disqualified from holding public office for…
(2023-07-19). Venezuela's VP Rodríguez Meets Gerardo Blyde & Presidents of France, Argentina, Colombia, and Brazil in Brussels. orinocotribune.com The vice president of Venezuela, Delcy Rodríguez, held a meeting in Brussels, Belgium, with the sector of the Venezuelan opposition represented by Gerardo Blyde, chief negotiator of the Unitary Platform (PU). The meeting was also attended by the presidents of France (Emmanuel Macron), Argentina (Alberto Fernández), Colombia (Gustavo Petro), and Brazil ("Lula" Da Silva). | The meeting took place on Monday, July 17, within the framework of the third Summit of Heads of State and Government of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) and the European Union (EU). | Earlier, Colombian President Gust…
(2023-07-19). LA Official: Universal Didn't Obtain Permit to Trim Trees Near Union Picket Line. truthout.org When Universal Pictures studios trimmed several trees lining a writers' picket line to bare bones this week amid a sweltering heat wave, they did so without obtaining a permit from the city, making the move potentially illegal, Los Angeles officials have found. On Monday, comedian and TV writer Chris Stephens noted on Twitter that, over the weekend, NBCUniversal corporation appeared to have… |
(2023-07-19). Bosses, Union Officials And Rank-And-Filers Debate Work From Home. popularresistance.org
(2023-07-20). Prompt Engineer: How To Ride The AI Wave and Level Up Your Career. moguldom.com Many people are worried about losing their jobs to AI, or artificial intelligence. But there are jobs within the field that are now thriving, say some experts. One job is prompt engineering (also known as in-context learning). According to reports, prompt engineering pays six-figure salaries and doesn't require a degree in computer engineering or even …
(2023-07-20). A Good Year's Pay For A Good Day's Work? popularresistance.org The just-released Good Jobs First analysis — Power Outrage: Will Heavily Subsidized Battery Factories Generate Substandard Jobs? — examines a little-known provision in the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act that may end up costing U.S. taxpayers more than $200 billion over the next decade, a sum above and beyond the $13 billion that state and local governments have promised as battery incentives. | Lawmakers see all those billions of tax dollars as a generator of good wages, but nothing in the battery subsidy fine-print mandates — or even incentivizes — decent worker paychecks. Ford Motor, for i…
(2023-07-20). Russia restricts British diplomats' movements. plenglish.com Moscow, Jul 20 (Prensa Latina) Russia informed the United Kingdom's Embassy in Moscow that it has introduced restrictions on the movement of British diplomats on its territory, the Russian Foreign Ministry informed on Thursday.
(2023-07-20). The Road Ahead: Building a Worldwide Movement Against "Corona Tyranny" globalresearch.ca We do not seek to negotiate with corrupt government officials. They are liars. Our intent is to confront the powerful actors behind this criminal endeavor which is literally destroying people's lives worldwide.
(2023-07-19). More Than 300 Israeli Apartheid Free Zones Across Italy. bdsmovement.net 
(2023-07-19). Saint Kitts and Nevis: Reform of Traffic Law. telesurenglish.net July brought an unusual increase in traffic accidents on the Caribbean island, causing several deaths. The Secretary of Traffic reported that from January to June of this year, 708 cases were reported in San Cristóbal with four fatalities, while Nieves reported 199 cases but no deaths. | Related: | The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Gart Wilkin, declared to the press that they are currently working on a reform of the Traffic…
(2023-07-19). Gathering The Facts and Factors on ATL's Gathering Spot: What Went So Wrong After Acquisition by Greenwood Bank? moguldom.com It seemed like a match made in heaven. A thriving Black-owned business and a blossoming Black-owned financial institution. In 2022, fintech firm Greenwood acquired the popular private membership club and co-working hub The Gathering Spot. The deal was to help The Gathering Spot, which was started in Atlanta and branched off into DC and Los …
(2023-07-19). We Need A Rights-Based Approach To Climate Displacement. popularresistance.org In 2015, the United Nations Member States agreed to 17 Sustainable Development Goals, or SDGs, that are rooted in three universal values including a human rights-based approach, ensuring that no one is left behind, and working to eliminate gender inequalities. At the center of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the 17 SDGs is the principle of leave no one behind, or LNOB. | Although not legally enforceable, LNOB symbolizes a global commitment to reach out to the most marginalized and vulnerable, as we work towards a development that does not adversely affect our planet. It requires that we look for s…
(2023-07-19). Virginia Primary: Neither a disaster nor a triumph for the working class. peoplesworld.org 
On June 20, Virginia held primary elections for state, county, and local offices. As usual in this state's primaries, turnout was low—in single figures in some counties. For several years, many parts of the Southern states have been a "culture wars" target for the Republican ultra-right which has elected its people to…