(2023-09-02). Correspondence] Bold moves for vaccine manufacturing equity. thelancet.com The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in an unprecedented global crisis, which affected the health and the wellbeing of hundreds of millions of people. Although there was unprecedented speed of development of new vaccines, the benefits from licensing effective vaccines in record time were not felt by all.1…
(2023-09-01). Russia urges UN rights officials to condemn Estonia's discriminatory initiative. tass.com According to the statement, "tens of thousands of the country's residents and taxpayers will be subjected to straightforward discrimination only because their free opinions and beliefs may differ from the Tallinn government's ideas and policies"
(2023-09-02). CPC leadership deliberates regulations, plan for training of officials. ecns.cn The Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee convened a meeting on Thursday to deliberate a set of regulations and a five-year plan (2023-27) concerning the education and training of officials. Xi Jinping, general secretary of the CPC Central Committee, presided over the meeting.
(2023-09-01). Gaza: Students face shortened terms after UNRWA cuts hit education services. middleeasteye.net 
Gaza: Students face shortened terms after UNRWA cuts hit education services | Officials at refugee agency warn $200m shortfall in funds could lead to ending the school term early in 2023 | Fri, 09/01/2023 – 14: 38 | Palestinian students attend a class at a government school in Gaza city, on 26 August (Reuters) | Over 300,000 students in Gaza return to school in late August, all of them attendin…
(2023-09-01). 'Oppenheimer,' J. Robert Oppenheimer, and the University of California. scheerpost.com 
By Tony Platt / Original to ScheerPost This is an excerpt from Tony Platt's new book "The Scandal of Cal: Land Grabs, White Supremacy, and Miseducation at UC Berkeley." The book can be found here. Cal Berkeley was created in the 1860s-1870 and for its first fifty years was the only full-scale campus of the …
(2023-09-01). Putin Holds Open Lesson to Give Students 'A Talk About Important Things'. sputnikglobe.com Vladimir Putin has already held one of these open lessons – "A talk about important things" – on September 1, 2022, in the museum and theater-educational complex in Kaliningrad when he spoke to schoolchildren – winners of Olympiads and competitions in the fields of culture, art, science and sports.
(2023-09-01). U.S. Fighters in the Spanish Civil War: A Left Legacy in the Fight Against Fascism. mronline.org 
"Brigadistas: An American Anti-Fascist in the Spanish Civil War" is a page-turner of a graphic novel, illuminating the courage and commitment of young Americans in the Abraham Lincoln Brigade, who put their lives on the line against fascism in Spain. The Brigadistas left behind a profound legacy of courage and international solidarity for the U.S. left that still resonates today.
(2023-09-01). Wednesday 8/30: Labor Traitors Out Of Labor Movement-Demo Against Robo Taxis & Olga Miranda. indybay.org SEIU 87 | 240 Golden Gate St | San Francisco…
(2023-09-01). Second pumped-storage power station under construction in Xinjiang. ecns.cn Xinjiang Hami pumped-storage power"ÄÄstation"ÄÄproject, run by State Grid Xinyuan Co., Ltd., is located in the eastern Tianshan Mountains in northwest China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. It is the second pumped-storage power"ÄÄstation"ÄÄunder construction in Xinjiang and the first in eastern Xinjiang.
(2023-09-02). Google Stop Nimbus! No TECH For Apartheid, Rally In SF At Google Cloud Conference. indybay.org A. rally was held at a Google cloud conference to call for Google to drop their contract with Nimbuus which is being used to spy on Palestinians and repress them.
(2023-09-02). Lessons From Lively Picket Lines. popularresistance.org The heat was scorching in Louisville, Kentucky, last Thursday. But what the windless day lacked in gusts, it made up in guts. | The union-made placards read: "United for a Strong Contract." That resonated with auto workers at Ford who hadn't been part of a contract rally for as long as anyone can remember. | And the picket line came alive when they broke away from the tedious repetition of "Who's got the power? We've got the power!" and used their own chants. | "We ready, we ready, we ready for a strike…" An auto worker led a syncopated chorus, breaking the monotony of the boring chants printed on the back of t…
(2023-09-02). Sunday 9/3: Reclaiming the Militant Legacy of Labor Day. indybay.org Join Zoom meeting: | us02web.zoom.us/j/81133350622?pwd=dUUyUWppbWt6djVTaElISUhocXpSUT09…
(2023-09-02). Correspondence] Zanzibar's malaria elimination efforts: progress, challenges, and lessons. thelancet.com Malaria is of public health concern in many countries, including Tanzania. It is one of the most lethal parasitic diseases that can afflict human beings; nevertheless, over two decades, Zanzibar, Tanzania, alongside global collaborators, has made progress in combating the disease. These efforts have led to a substantial reduction in the incidence of malaria over time; in 2022, the prevalence rate was less than 1%, which is the lowest rate not only in Tanzania, but also across eastern and central Africa.
(2023-09-02). Popular Protest and Labor Insurgency in Iran. internationalviewpoint.org "The workers very carefully considered how best to advance their struggle in the face of the restrictions imposed on them both by the present regime and by the right-wing opposition. The mass uprising has provided fertile ground for them to voice demands linked to their daily existence and lived experience. " | – | / |
(2023-09-01). Women Have Finally Recovered Jobs Lost Since 2020, But Not Equally. truthout.org When the COVID-19 pandemic hit the labor market and women lost millions of jobs, the country plunged into the first women's recession. It was the first time women had experienced more job losses than men in one catastrophic economic contraction. Economists feared it could take decades for women to recover. But just three years later, that recovery has already arrived. As a group, women are back to… |
(2023-09-01). FRSO Labor Commission: Victory to the UE strike at Wabtec! fightbacknews.org The Freedom Road Socialist Organization stands in solidarity with the 1400 workers of UE Locals 506 and 618 who have been on strike against Wabtec Corp since June 22, 2023. | Members with the United Electrical, Radio & Machine Workers of America (UE) Locals 506 and 618, who build locomotive engines for Wabtec Corporation in Erie, Pennsylvania voted down the company's last, best and final offer on June 22 and have been out on the picket line now for over two months. | The workers are striking to win wage increases, better vacation scheduling and more environmentally friendly production. However, some workers have…
(2023-09-01). Autoworkers Union Files Unfair Labor Charges Against Big 3 Automakers. truthout.org The United Auto Workers filed unfair labor practice charges against General Motors and Stellantis on Thursday, accusing the major carmakers of illegally refusing to bargain in good faith as the union seeks substantial wage increases and benefit improvements. UAW president Shawn Fain announced the charges during a livestream late Thursday, just two weeks before the union's contracts with GM… |
(2023-09-01). Pro-Labor Actions Give Workers More Reason to Celebrate This Labor Day. cepr.net Workers will have much to celebrate this Labor Day weekend following several recent pro-labor victories led by the Biden administration and Democratic appointees across the federal government. Coming on the heels of what many have deemed a "hot labor summer" with high union favorability ratings and high-profile union activism, these developments are promising steps toward a …
(2023-09-01). It's Nearly Labor Day, and Congress Has a Chance to Abolish Prison Slavery. truthout.org Johnny Perez was arrested and incarcerated two days after his daughter was born, a heart-wrenching fact by itself. Perez wanted to be there for his daughter, but he was stuck at a state prison in Coxsackie, New York. He worked hard to save money, but his prison job sewing bed sheets started at 17 cents an hour. There were no sick days, no time off and refusal to work could result in solitary… |
(2023-09-01). US Stocks Rise After New Jobs Report Suggests Fed May Not Hike Interest Rates. sputnikglobe.com The US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released its report on August employment trends on Friday, helping to assuage investors' fears that the Federal Reserve might again raise interest rates at its September meeting.
(2023-09-01). Unemployment Rate Rises to 3.8 Percent in August Due to Big Rise in Labor Force Participation. cepr.net This report should be good news in that it is showing slightly slower wage growth and also a pace of hours growth suggesting another quarter of good productivity growth.
(2023-09-01). NYC Police Plan to Use Drones to Surveil Labor Day Parties This Weekend. truthout.org The New York City Police Department (NYPD) is planning to use surveillance drones to patrol large gatherings, including private parties and barbecues, this Labor Day weekend. "If a caller states there's a large crowd, a large party in a backyard, we're going to be utilizing our assets to go up and go check on the party," Kaz Daughtry, the assistant NYPD Commissioner, said at a press conference. |
(2023-09-02). This Is How The Next Great American General Strike Happens. popularresistance.org The next great general strike to captivate the United States will not be organized — it'll be organic. And it could be the most transformative general strike this country has ever seen. | Right now, the head of the Transport Workers Union of America is threatening to shut down the second-largest commuter railroad in the nation; striking SAG-AFTRA and WGA members want to break up Hollywood; and militants within the UAW are still keen on bringing the Big Three automakers to their knees. | Add to that mix, increasingly-fed up Starbucks baristas and Amazon warehouse workers unable to organize or get a union con…
(2023-09-02). North Korea's chronic food shortages exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. internationalviewpoint.org The North Korean regime has faced a severely deteriorated economic situation due to international sanctions, floods, and the Covid-19 pandemic. In January 2020, the country blocked cross-border trade and expelled humanitarian workers and foreign diplomats facing the danger of the Covid-19 pandemic. The closure of the country delayed the arrival of the pandemic. However, as early as March 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced that a Covid-19 epidemic was developing in North Korea. Its strategy of sealing its external borders in January 2020 prevented essential supplies from entering the country, lead…
(2023-09-02). Google Workers Confront Ethics of What They Do. indybay.org Evil might not be so banal after all, in this case…
(2023-09-02). UAW: Our Members Are Willing To Do Whatever It Takes. popularresistance.org Workers and leaders at the United Auto Workers (UAW) are currently battling the three largest automakers in the US (General Motors, Ford, and Stellantis) in a massive campaign to negotiate the master contract for 144,000 "Big Three" auto workers. Their contract is set to expire on September 14, if no agreement is reached before then, workers will go on strike. | The UAW has set the tone for these negotiations with a set of militant demands that address the unsupportable conditions US workers, particularly industrial workers, have endured following neoliberal deindustrialization.
(2023-09-02). Monday 9/4: Chicken Soup for the Heart & Soul. indybay.org 474 Valencia St. (nr. 16th St.) | San Francisco, CA 94103…
(2023-09-02). South Australian public school workers take one-day strike action. wsws.org Around 5,000 rallied outside the state parliament in Adelaide with multiple homemade banners expressing educators' determined opposition to the government's wage offer of a nominal wage rise of just 3 percent a year and rejection of any meaningful measures reducing excess workloads and abysmal conditions.
(2023-09-02). Protect holidays and personal days for New York UPS workers! wsws.org Management is using new language buried in the local supplemental agreement, which was concealed from us by the Teamsters bureaucracy, to eliminate days off.
(2023-09-02). Autoworkers prepare to strike as UAW president offers no strategy to fight wage cutting and EV jobs massacre. wsws.org With less than two weeks until the contracts for 150,000 GM, Ford and Stellantis workers expire, the fundamental issues in this historic battle are coming to the forefront.
(2023-09-02). Judge rules for Georgia election workers in defamation case against Rudy Giuliani. wsws.org In a statement Wednesday, Ruby Freeman and her daughter Shaye Moss said they had endured a "living nightmare" and a "wave of hatred and threats" due to Giuliani's statements.
(2023-09-02). United Electrical workers union rams through contract to shut down Wabtec strike in Erie, Pennsylvania. wsws.org At a union meeting held Thursday afternoon, striking workers were presented with a 100-page contract and told to vote on it by 3: 00 p.m.
(2023-09-01). "Our members are willing to do whatever it takes" says UAW leader. peoplesdispatch.org As the United Auto Workers carry out a militant contract campaign, UAW Local 230 President reflects on the current moment and what must change…
(2023-09-01). Guatemalan President-elect condemns ongoing coup d'état. plenglish.com Vice President-elect Karin Herrera backed Arevalo on blaming the Attorney General Consuelo Porras, the head of the Special Prosecutor's Office Against Impunity Rafael Curruchiche and the seventh judge of criminal instance, Fredy Orellana for destabilizing the legitimate political order. | The president-elect included "the Board of Directors of the Congress of the Republic and other dirty and anti-democratic actors," describing their actions as a mockery of the popular will freely expressed at past elections. | Arevalo called on the people of Guatemala, civil society, entrepreneurs and workers, the popular movemen…
(2023-09-01). "Deeply Out of Touch": MI GOP Calls Paid Family Leave "Summer Break for Adults" truthout.org According to a newly unveiled memo from Michigan Republicans, workers shouldn't be guaranteed paid leave from work to care for one's newborn or a seriously ill family member — instead, the party says it's akin to taking "summer break." This week, Michigan's Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer called on the Democratically-controlled legislature to pass guaranteed paid family and medical leave for… |
(2023-09-01). Workers Struggles: Asia, Australia and the Pacific. wsws.org 70,000 South Korean school teachers to strike over dangerous working conditions; Indian sanitation workers protest in Delhi over work deaths; Australia: University academics strike in Victoria over wages and conditions.
(2023-09-01). Over 1,000 workers protest in Colombo against Sri Lankan government's social attacks. wsws.org Determined to prevent any confrontation with the government, the unions limited the event to a lunchbreak protest, making it impossible for workers from outside Colombo participating.
(2023-09-01). Rail Action Committee decides to continue struggle at Deutsche Bahn. wsws.org Around 70 railway workers, other transit workers and supporters participated in the meeting and agreed a resolution, which states "The fight at Deutsche Bahn has only just begun".
(2023-09-02). Suman 19 muertos tras accidente de tráfico en el norte de Irak. telesurtv.net El percance ocurrió cuando millones de fieles convergen en la ciudad santa de Karbala para Arbain , una de las reuniones religiosas más grandes del mundo.
(2023-09-02). Detroit teachers denounce DFT union's last-minute sellout deal, low pay, and unsanitary, unsafe working conditions. wsws.org Only 26 percent of the district's teachers voted for the last-minute deal, pushed through at the start of the school year.
(2023-09-02). Ten years since the formation of Canada's Unifor union: A political balance sheet. wsws.org As the WSWS presciently warned at the time, the founding of Unifor was a "bureaucratic maneuver" aimed at suppressing the class struggle. A decade on, this warning has been more than confirmed.
(2023-09-02). SAG-AFTRA announces strike authorization vote against video game companies, more interim agreements. wsws.org By issuing "interim agreements," none of which were discussed or voted on by the membership prior to approval, the union is creating divisions and helping the companies and the AFL-CIO isolate the strike.
(2023-09-01). Did Defunding Police Cause Oakland's "Crime Wave"? Here's What Really Happened. truthout.org Around the country, media and politicians blame the defund police movement for alleged escalations in crime and a retreat from progressive policies and candidates. In his State of the Union address, President Joe Biden, for instance, rushed to denounce the idea. One recent attack has come from the Oakland chapter of the NAACP, which issued a letter last month claiming, "Failed leadership… |
(2023-09-01). Letter From the Haitian People To African Countries. orinocotribune.com Below is a translation of a letter from Haitian organizations to governments of Africa. Translation by Jill Clark-Gollub. | Port-au-Prince, 6 August 2023 | Open letter to our sister countries of Africa, land of our ancestors, particularly the countries of the African Union (AU). | "None of the countries in the land of our ancestors (Africa) should be echoing the message of the former slave-holding colonial powers, who have become imperialist powers and are now actively engaged in the criminal project to destabilize Haiti by systematically sabotaging her sovereignty, and in which the US-UN occupation is at a dange…
(2023-09-01). African Union suspends Gabon after military coup ousts President Ali Bongo. peoplesdispatch.org Military officers ousted President Ali Bongo on August 30, just minutes after Gabon's national electoral body proclaimed the incumbent as the winner of the August 26 general elections. Bongo was placed under house arrest as hundreds of people took to the streets in Libreville to celebrate the ouster of a family that has ruled Gabon for 56 years…
(2023-09-01). New York City public school therapists accept concessions contract on second vote forced by union. wsws.org Occupational and physical therapists who work for New York City's public schools voted to accept a concessions contract after voting against it in June. The re-vote was forced by the United Federation of Teachers which was determined to implement the austerity measures of the right-wing Democratic Administration of Mayor Eric Adams.
(2023-09-01). No fight over railway ticket office closures proposed at London RMT union rally. wsws.org The RMT has kept the issue separate from the ongoing dispute over pay, terms and conditions for 20,000 railway staff in England—itself suspended for the rest of the year after a strike on Saturday.
(2023-09-02). Panama: Popular protests against mining contract. plenglish.com Panama City, Sep 2 (Prensa Latina) Leaders of trade union and popular organizations are deciding on new actions, after a week marked by protests against the contract signed between the Government and Minera Panama.
(2023-09-01). Mixed Jobs Report in August: Where Does the Economy Stand Now? cepr.net The August jobs numbers were mostly good with one big exception, a 0.3 percentage point rise in the unemployment rate to 3.8 percent. This is still a relatively low rate. Coming out of the Great Recession, many economists argued that the unemployment rate could not get below 5.0 percent without triggering spiraling inflation, so an …
(2023-09-01). Signs of Recession in US: Job Offers Continue to Fall. orinocotribune.com The United States is projected to be on the verge of a recession and some experts The BLS report, published this Tuesday, August 29, details that the number of available jobs in the US have fallen for the third consecutive month this year, which could…
(2023-09-02). Resistance against Israel reaffirmed in Lebanon. plenglish.com Beirut, Sep 2 (Prensa Latina) Hassan Nasrallah, leader of Lebanon's Hizbullah, and of the Palestinian movements: Islamic Jihad, Ziad al-Nakhaleh, and Hamas Saleh Al-Arouri, reaffirmed here today their position of resistance against Israel.
(2023-09-02). Ecuador: Presidential Front Runner Luisa González Denounces Death Threats. orinocotribune.com 
Luisa González, presidential election front runner of Ecuador for the Citizen Revolution (RC) Movement, decried that she has received death threats and announced that she is receiving military protection from the Ecuadorian government. | "Today I received threats against my life for being the most likely candidate to win the presidency," González stated on Friday, September 1, in statements made to Radio Medio Mundo. | Such threats "constitute an attempt on democracy when, instead of winning at the polls, there are those who are trying to take the life of a candidate," she added. | "It is very worrying because a…
(2023-09-02). Guatemala: President Elect Denounces Ongoing Coup d'État. orinocotribune.com The president-elect of Guatemala, Bernardo Arévalo, denounced "a coup d'état in progress" in the country, where the Congress has refused to recognize the parliamentary bloc of his party, the Semilla Movement, after the party's legal status was temporarily suspended by the judiciary. | "We are witnessing an ongoing coup d'état, in which the judicial apparatus is being used to violate justice itself, mocking the people's will freely expressed at the ballot on August 20," Arévalo said on Friday, September 1. | In a press conference together with Vice President-elect Karin Herrera, Arévalo denounced the "spurious, il…
(2023-09-01). Pop-Kultur Berlin festival dumps apartheid Israel. bdsmovement.net 
(2023-09-01). Nigerien activists to go on sit-down strike demanding withdrawal of French troops. tass.com "Our movement, in cooperation with other civil society institutions, has made a decision to organize a three-day sit-down strike starting from Friday, September 1," the movement's coordinator Abdoulaye Seydou said…
(2023-09-01). Nigerien rebels suspend activities of international organizations in 'zones of operations'. tass.com "All activities and or movements in the zones of operations are temporarily suspended," AFP quoted the ministry as saying in a statement…
(2023-09-01). 300 Black Lives Matter Protesters in Denver Awarded $4.7 Million Settlement. truthout.org On Monday, the city council of Denver, Colorado, unanimously approved a $4.72 million settlement that covers over 300 protesters in the movement for Black lives who were arrested by Denver police in the summer of 2020. "Tens of thousands of activists took to the streets of Denver to demand justice for Black lives and faced a massive, militarized response," Z Williams, director of client support… |
(2023-09-01). 50 years after the coup against Allende, movements and intellectuals converge in Chile to discuss building socialism in Latin America. peoplesdispatch.org The Latin America and Caribbean Dilemmas of Humanity conference will take place in the Chilean capital from September 2-4. The conference seeks to provoke debate and discussion about building socialism and finding solutions to address the major crises generated by capitalism…
(2023-09-02). New actions against Semilla party marked the week in Guatemala. plenglish.com Guatemala City, Sep 2 (Prensa Latina) The suspension of the legal personality of the Semilla Movement and the decision to disregard the party's bench in the Congress (unicameral) marked the week that ends today in Guatemala.
(2023-09-02). Transmashholding to supply around 200 cars to Moscow metro by year-end – CEO. tass.com The company, together with the Moscow Department of Transport, is currently working to develop of technologically advanced metro cars…
(2023-09-02). "It is beyond toxic. The morale is so low": Texas rural letter carrier speaks out on terrible working conditions, massive pay cuts. wsws.org With a new "evaluation period" beginning last week for tens of thousands of rural letter carriers, which is used to determine their pay for the next six months, even deeper cuts to their pay are on the horizon.
(2023-09-01). The cassette tape's cultural and political impact in the Middle East. middleeasteye.net 
The cassette tape's cultural and political impact in the Middle East | Sixty years since the cassette tape was invented in Germany, Middle East Eye traces how it became a vehicle for cultural, political, and religious innovation across the Middle East | Fri, 09/01/2023 – 11: 01 | An Iraqi audio repair technician working on a cassette player at his workshop in central Baghdad on 29 June 2008 (AFP)…
(2023-09-01). Is Bidenomics Working? Harvard University Researchers Say 46% Of American Renters Are Struggling To Make Ends Meet. moguldom.com When Joe Biden toured the U.S. in June on a mission to persuade the public that the economy has improved under his presidency, not everyone was buying it. "Americans are worse off under Biden," said Republican National Committee Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel. The public agreed. A poll released in late June by the Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs …
(2023-09-01). Documents Show Taiwan Working With FBI to Prosecute Chinese Americans, Politicians. scheerpost.com 
(2023-09-01). Several thousand transactions with digital ruble made as part of pilot project — regulator. tass.com Olga Skorobogatova stressed that the platform of the Bank of Russia and interaction with banks are working…
(2023-09-01). Bank of Russia doing its best to solve issue of blocked assets — regulator. tass.com Elvira Nabiullina also said that the Bank of Russia and the Finance Ministry are working on a mechanism for exchanging frozen assets with foreigners, but negotiations with foreign regulators and investors are not currently underway…
(2023-09-01). India's anti-Modi opposition electoral alliance: A right-wing political trap for the working class. wsws.org The Stalinist parties are among the most enthusiastic members of the opposition alliance and fully support its aim—providing the Indian bourgeoisie with an alternate, right-wing government-in-waiting.
(2023-09-01). The campaign against Spain's Luis Rubiales over "the kiss" wsws.org Rubiales is being subjected to a ferocious witch-hunt by the media, in a campaign Spain's politicians are only too happy to see drown out the major political issues confronting the working class.