(2023-10-10). Labor education starts in schoolÔøº. nationofchange.org Giving K-12 students the language, information, and tools they need to protect themselves from workplace exploitation is a critical tool to reversing the nation's capitalism-fueled inequality.
(2023-10-11). Suella Braverman's speech shows Tory culture wars' election strategy. internationalviewpoint.org "Anti-racism grew up in the 1970s in opposition to Powell and the fascist National Front and gave a voice to the lived experiences of many millions of people from multicultural communities and multicultural classrooms too." | – | / |
(2023-10-10). Suella Braverman's speech shows Tory culture wars' election strategy. internationalviewpoint.org "Anti-racism grew up in the 1970s in opposition to Powell and the fascist National Front and gave a voice to the lived experiences of many millions of people from multicultural communities and multicultural classrooms too." | – | / |
(2023-10-10). The Supreme Court Must Find South Carolina's Voting Map Unconstitutional. aclu.org 
Racial discrimination exists in many forms. It can be as violent and overt as police brutality or as subtle as lines drawn on a voting map. In the latter case, the act may seem innocuous or technical, but the impact is significant. | Just look at what happened in January 2022. Ahead of the midterm elections, South Carolina's majority-white and majority-Republican Legislature redrew Congressional District 1 (CD 1) to maintain political power. But it purposefully targeted Black communities to do so. Mapmakers unnecessarily moved thousands of Black voters out of the district in textbook racial sorting. | But the…
(2023-10-10). Layoffs at West Virginia University Expose Right-Wing Trends Sweeping Higher Ed. truthout.org The current crisis at West Virginia University (WVU) is a case study demonstrating not only the telltale signs of manufactured neoliberal austerity, but also the underlying acceptance of right-wing extremist trends in higher education masquerading as "necessary" budget cuts for the financial survival of the university. On August 11, 2023, the board of governors at WVU released a long-anticipated… |
(2023-10-10). Alabama Destroyed $16K Worth of Materials for Teachers Over "Woke" Content. truthout.org Officials within the Alabama Department of Education have destroyed at least $16,500 worth of training materials for early education teachers across the state, disposing of modules meant to help educators positively navigate concepts like race, sexuality and gender identity in classrooms. The materials were destroyed earlier this year at the order of Gov. Kay Ivey (R) because they contained so… |
(2023-10-10). Antenatal Screening for CFTR Variants—Reply. jamanetwork.com In Reply We thank Drs Vlachadis and Vrachnis for their concise and informative summary and agree that antenatal screening is an important method for early diagnosis of cystic fibrosis. Although our recent Review was unable to cover every aspect of cystic fibrosis, we appreciate the opportunity to emphasize the role of genetic counselors as part of a multidisciplinary cystic fibrosis care team. Genetic counselors play an important role in family planning by discussing inheritance patterns, providing education about the evolving course of disease, and engaging in shared decision-making with families. Specific consi…
(2023-10-10). Labor Education Starts in School. counterpunch.org 
(2023-10-10). Labor Education Starts in School. counterpunch.org
(2023-10-11). Cuba and France boost university and academic cooperation (+Photo). plenglish.com 
Paris, Oct 11 (Prensa Latina) Cuban Minister of Higher Education Walter Baluja concluded a busy agenda in France on Wednesday to strengthen bilateral ties in the university and academic fields, and outlined the participation in various events.
(2023-10-11). Discover a world of healthcare career opportunities at Mayo Clinic School of Health Sciences events. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Healthcare careers are in high demand, and Mayo Clinic School of Health Sciences has events this month in Arizona and Minnesota to introduce prospective students to more than 20 promising healthcare career options. At Mayo Clinic Hospital in Phoenix on Saturday, Oct. 7, the school will host an Education and Career Fair for high school students. The event is designed for students interested in healthcare who want to learn more about the wide variety of…
(2023-10-11). International Day Of The Girl Is A Reminder Of All The Critical Things We Must Do To Support Girls Globally. newsone.com 
International Day of the Girl is an opportunity to center the needs of girls across the globe and a moment to assess whether we're doing all we can to ensure that girls everywhere receive a quality education.
(2023-10-10). Chairman Sanders Releases New Report Showing Major Nonprofit Hospital Systems Exploiting Tax Breaks and Prioritizing CEO Pay Over Helping Patients Afford Medical Care. commondreams.org A new report released today by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, shows that many nonprofit hospital systems across the country are failing to provide low-income Americans with the affordable medical care required by their nonprofit status — despite receiving billions in tax benefits and providing exorbitant compensation packages to their senior executives.
"In 2020, nonprofit hospitals received $28 billion in tax breaks for the purpose of providing affordable health care for low-income Americans," said Chairman Sanders. "A…
(2023-10-11). How 'parental rights' language smuggles anti-LGBTQ hate into mainstream politics. mronline.org 
'Parental rights' is a hateful piper's tune to commandeer the minds of adults who are supposed to know better.
(2023-10-11). Palestine Letter: Israel is imposing a blackout on Gaza to hide a massacre. mronline.org Israel is slowly cutting off Gaza's communications with the outside world, because it wants to prevent us from revealing the massacres it is committing.
(2023-10-11). Slovakia election—a small but significant fracture in Europe's subordination to the U.S. mronline.org 
The Slovak parliamentary elections [30 September] were won by the anti-war, pro-negotiations party Smer-SD DIRECTION—Slovak Social Democracy led by Robert Fico.
(2023-10-11). UN slams Israeli siege on Gaza as violation of international law. mronline.org 
United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk calls on the global community to defuse the "explosive powder keg" situation in Palestine.
(2023-10-11). Yaroslav Hunka, Politico and the rehabilitation of Nazi war crimes. mronline.org 
The logic of the war in Ukraine requires the rehabilitation of the worst crimes of the Nazi regime.
(2023-10-11). Tuesday 10/10: A Sanctioned World: A Crime Normalized – Voices from Sanctioned Nations. indybay.org Online via Zoom…
(2023-10-10). Anti-fraud campaign nets 17,000 suspects. ecns.cn About 17,000 telecom and online fraud suspects have been captured since June 25, said Zheng Xiang, deputy head of the Criminal Investigation Bureau of the Ministry of Public Security, at a news conference on Tuesday.
(2023-10-10). American society wasn't always so car-centric. Our future doesn't have to be, either. mronline.org 
The surprising history of cars in the U.S. offers hope for a shift toward more climate-friendly transportation options.
(2023-10-10). Despite what you think, Palestinians are not celebrating death. mronline.org 
Palestinians do not rejoice over death but at the idea that we have a chance for freedom. I do not rejoice over death. I rejoice over the possibility to live.
(2023-10-10). Just another battle or the Palestinian war of liberation? mronline.org 
What can motorized paragliders do in the face of one of the most formidable militaries in the world?>
(2023-10-10). Microplastics pose risk to ocean plankton, climate, other key Earth systems. mronline.org An estimated 12 million metric tons of plastic currently enters the ocean each year.
(2023-10-10). Friday 10/13: No to APEC — Yes to Global Worker Solidarity! indybay.org New Valencia Hall, 747 Polk Street (near Ellis St.), San Francisco | Seven blocks from Civic Center BART, on or near Muni bus lines #5, 19, 27, 31, 38, 49 ∑ wheelchair accessible | To attend online, register: bit.ly/No-APEC…
(2023-10-10). Sunday 10/8: Power Hour for Gaza: The Root of Violence is Oppression Teach-in. indybay.org Online via Zoom…
(2023-10-10). Humor in the headlines over China in Latin America. mronline.org 
Apparently in a grave threat to U.S. national security, the president of Honduras attended a state banquet and actually ate Chinese food. What's next for the country the 'Post' affectionately describes as "long among the most docile of U.S. regional partners?"
(2023-10-10). Who are the Real Terrorists in the Palestine Story? dissidentvoice.org 
I don't think I've ever heard a more sickening speech from a world leader than Biden's following Hamas's attack on Israel, the tormentor of the Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank. His crass ignorance, prejudice and subservience to a criminal, apartheid regime, while utterly indifferent to the suffering of the Palestinian people, sets a …
(2023-10-10). Tuesday 10/10: A Sanctioned World: A Crime Normalized – Voices from Sanctioned Nations. indybay.org Online via Zoom…
(2023-10-12). Black Alliance for Peace condemns murderous assault on Occupied Palestine. workers.org 
Palestinians protest holding up a Palestine flag amidst a Zionist assault in 2018. This slightly edited article was released on Oct. 11, 2023. Link to online version: blackallianceforpeace.com/bapstatements/bapstandswithpalestine We say that a colonized people has a right to resist occupation and fight for self-determination by any means necessary! The Black . . . |
(2023-10-11). Israel ignored Egypt's warning over Hamas attack: US official. firstpost.com Three days before Hamas ambushed Israeli forces in a significant attack, Egypt warned Israel of impending violence, according to the influential US House Foreign Affairs Committee's chairman. | "We know that Egypt has warned the Israelis three days prior that an event like this could happen," Republican Michael McCaul told reporters following a closed-door intelligence briefing for lawmakers on the crisis. | For all the latest headlines follow our Google News channel online or via the app. | "I don't want to get too much into classified, but a warning was given," he said. "I think the question was at what level."
(2023-10-11). China-ASEAN Industrial Design City complete construction. ecns.cn The first phase of the China-ASEAN Industrial Design City has been completed in Liuzhou City, southwest China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.
(2023-10-10). Main venue for 2023 Chengdu Science Fiction Convention>. ecns.cn The venue is located at the bank of Jingrong Lake of Science and Innovation New City, Pidu District, with a construction area of 59,400 square meters, and a total building height of 31.9 meters.
(2023-10-11). US border wall construction restarts in Rio Grande Valley. nationofchange.org The Department of Homeland Security said by law it is required to use the funds already appropriated by Congress in 2019 for the construction of the border wall in the Rio Grande Valley.
(2023-10-10). Kazakhstan posts 4.7% GDP gain in January-September 2023 — Kazakh economics minister. tass.com "Construction, retail trade, and information and communications demonstrated the highest growth," Alibek Kuantyrov elaborated…
(2023-10-10). On the picket line. workers.org 
Robert Wood Johnson University, Kaiser Permanente strikes Registered nurses at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick, New Jersey, have taken action against corporate greed and exploitation as well as union-busting tactics. Their strike is into its third month. The 1,700 nurses, represented by United Steelworkers Local 4-200, are . . . |
(2023-10-10). Any antidote to climate anxiety involves organizing. nationofchange.org The climate catastrophe brings new disasters every week and will continue to throughout our lives. But what we do will make a difference in determining how this all plays out.
(2023-10-10). Saturday 10/14: SF Labor Party Discussion & Organizing Meeting. indybay.org 474 Valencia St. | San Francisco…
(2023-10-11). Saturday 10/14: SacKanda Organizing Event – 2023 Golden Harvest Festival. indybay.org African Marketplace | Sacramento, California…
(2023-10-10). Protests grow in Belgium against bill to restrict demonstrations. peoplesdispatch.org Working class sections and left-wing parties in Belgium have intensified the agitation against a bill proposed by Justice Minister Vincent Van Quickenborne with provisions to ban 'rioters' from participating in protests. Due to fierce opposition from legislators of the Workers' Party of Belgium (PTB/PVDA), the coalition government has postponed voting on the bill in the parliament. | On October 5, around 10,000 demonstrated in Brussels demanding that the bill be withdrawn as it endangers the right to organize and the freedom of expression. The protest was called for by trade unions including the General Labor Fed…
(2023-10-11). Podcast: The Palestine Laboratory with Antony Loewenstein. greenleft.org.au 
(2023-10-11). Sustained Peace With Russia? Is It Possible? libya360.wordpress.com Alastair Crooke Reinhard Gehlen, from Nazi criminal to "honorable" collaborator with the United States and NATO This Ukrainian identitarian 'play' has a crucial part in the story of why sustained peace with Russia is foreclosed. Few people even know the name 'Gehlen', yet Reinhart Gehlen and his SS men not only shaped politically the newborn…
(2023-10-11). Explorers Find Well-Preserved Roman Tomb With Frescoes Depicting Hounds of Hell. sputnikglobe.com Researchers discovered a 2,000-year-old tomb featuring images of the Labors of Hercules, a series of superhuman tasks undertaken by the legendary hero of ancient myth.
(2023-10-11). Thunderstorms Could Delay Psyche Asteroid Mission Launch on Thursday – NASA Engineer. sputnikglobe.com WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – A high chance of thunderstorms could force NASA to postpone the launch of its nearly six year, 2.2 billion-mile unmanned mission to study the Psyche asteroid between Mars and Jupiter, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory Psyche Mission Chief Engineer for Operations David Oh said on Tuesday.
(2023-10-11). Continúan movilizaciones por beneficios laborales en Perú. telesurtv.net Al menos 150 sindicatos integrados por 25.000 trabajadores, demandaron al Ministerio de Trabajo el cumplimiento de los Convenios Colectivos de Trabajo.
(2023-10-10). Four Winning Models For Building Community Wealth. popularresistance.org If we're ever going to have a just economy, we'll have to build it from the ground up. | Flowing resources to front-line communities that face the worst of the climate crisis and the racial wealth gap is the ideal way to plant the roots of a new economy. Not only is it essential for justice, but it's also a practical, scalable strategy for seeding system change. | As executive director of the Just Economy Institute, I've collaborated with many JEI fellows who are leading promising community wealth-building initiatives. These financial activists share a set of principles: They support community self-determination…
(2023-10-10). Hollywood writers approve new contract. america.cgtn.com 
Hollywood writers' union announced the ratification of a new labor contract with a 99% approval rate. Members of the Writers Guild of America had been on a historic strike that lasted 148 days. | And despite the historic gains they've made in their new labor contract, many are going through job anxiety, at a time when Hollywood actors still continue with their own strike. | Ediz Tiyansan reports from Hollywood.
(2023-10-10). MOVIES VS. CAPITALISM: 9 to 5 (w/ Patricia Resnick). levernews.com On this week's Movies vs. Capitalism, hosts Rivka Rivera and Frank Cappello are joined by Patricia Resnick, screenwriter of the iconic 1980 dark comedy 9 to 5, for a deep-dive conversation about the radical pro-labor film.üéßLISTEN NOW by selecting your podcast player of choice: |
(2023-10-10). Podcast: The Palestine Laboratory with Antony Loewenstein. greenleft.org.au
(2023-10-10). Some Israeli military personnel collaborated in al-Aqsa Storm: Report. presstv.ir An informed Palestinian official has reportedly said part of the Israeli military personnel collaborated with resistance groups in the recent surprise attack against the regime.
(2023-10-10). Schultz Broke Law When He Threatened Pro-Union Starbucks Worker, Judge Rules. truthout.org Former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz broke federal labor law when he told a pro-union worker to quit and find employment elsewhere in a company-sponsored town hall last year, a National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) judge ruled on Friday. In April of 2022, Madison "Mads" Hall, a former Starbucks barista at a store in Long Beach, California, was invited to a "collaborative session… |
(2023-10-10). Gremio de la salud de Perú convoca a huelga indefinida. telesurtv.net EsSalud aseguran que el gobierno de Perú sostiene una política "antilaboral" con los profesionales del sector que exigen se cumplan los acuerdos pautados con anterioridad.
(2023-10-10). Israel ataca paso fronterizo de Rafah, único acceso a Gaza. telesurtv.net El Ministerio del Interior de Gaza ha informado que los bombardeos de este martes paralizaron las labores en el paso fronterizo.
(2023-10-11). Israel ataca paso fronterizo de Rafah, único acceso a Gaza. telesurtv.net El Ministerio del Interior de Gaza ha informado que los bombardeos de este martes paralizaron las labores en el paso fronterizo.
(2023-10-11). Captain Rock: The Symbol of a Risen People. dissidentvoice.org 
Ralph Chaplin — Cartoon published in the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) journal Solidarity on June 30, 1917. My unlucky countrymen have always had a taste for justice, a taste as inconvenient to them, situated as they always have been, as a fancy for horse-racing would be to a Venetian. — Thomas Moore (1779—1852), …
(2023-10-11). Class Struggle Returns to U.S. as Strikes Spread from Actors to Auto Workers. internationalviewpoint.org The last year has seen a remarkable number of strike threats, strikes, and strike settlements in diverse industries from coffee shops to railroads, from writers and actors to truck drivers and auto workers. At the moment, 25,000 auto workers and 150,000 actors are on strike | – | / |
(2023-10-11). A decade of BRI development transforms China's Xinjiang region into a core area of the Silk Road Economic Belt. By: Li Xuanmin in Urumqi and Horgos>. midwesternmarx.com 
On Sunday morning, workers were harvesting grapes on farmland in Yining county in Kazak Autonomous Prefecture of Ili, Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. The freshly-picked fruit was then uploaded onto a truck, headed to Kazakhstan via highway, and within six hours, it would be delivered to the Kazakhstani market and sold to the local consumers."It used to take two to three days to ship goods from Xinjiang to Kazakhstan, but the time has been reduced to only half a day sin …
(2023-10-11). Mack Trucks strike shows autoworkers way forward in fight against UAW, Unifor betrayals. wsws.org The strike by 3,900 Mack Trucks workers in Pennsylvania, Maryland and Florida has dealt a powerful blow to the efforts of the United Auto Workers bureaucracy to contain the growing resistance of workers.
(2023-10-11). WSWS speaks to workers and student ahead of New Zealand election. wsws.org Workers and students who spoke with the WSWS described worsening poverty, soaring living costs, and denounced the pro-imperialist positions of the Labour and National parties.
(2023-10-11). We demand an all-out strike: An Open Letter to UAW President Shawn Fain from the Mack Trucks Workers Rank-and-File Committee. wsws.org Nearly 4,000 UAW members who work at Mack Trucks in Pennsylvania, Maryland and Florida are now on strike, after we overwhelmingly rejected a contract supported by the UAW leadership at the local and national level.
(2023-10-11). Australian workers speak about Voice referendum and SEP's active boycott campaign. wsws.org "The corporate support for the Voice should set up alarm bells for anyone who considered themselves on the left."
(2023-10-11). Australia: Molycop and the fight to defend jobs. wsws.org To defeat the mass sacking at Molycop in Newcastle, workers need to see the broader nature of this struggle and understand the corporate and political forces involved.
(2023-10-11). United Workers Union sells out Australian poultry workers' strike after five days. wsws.org The proposed deal, hailed as a "win" by the United Workers Union (UWU) bureaucracy, is scarcely better than the original offer: a 13.12 percent pay "rise" over three years.
(2023-10-10). Class Struggle Returns to U.S. as Strikes Spread from Actors to Auto Workers. internationalviewpoint.org The last year has seen a remarkable number of strike threats, strikes, and strike settlements in diverse industries from coffee shops to railroads, from writers and actors to truck drivers and auto workers. At the moment, 25,000 auto workers and 150,000 actors are on strike | – | / |
(2023-10-10). Our Dirty Little Secret Revealed. dissidentvoice.org I grew up in a small Midwestern town that was part of an industrial oasis located in the midst of corn and soybean fields. The oasis existed because bituminous coal had been discovered under the flat lands well over a hundred years ago. The mines attracted thousands of workers from Eastern and Southern Europe, including …
(2023-10-10). Autoworkers in Canada begin strike as deadline for contract talks lapses. presstv.ir Workers at General Motors Canadian plants went on strike from Monday midnight after a deadline to negotiate a new deal ended.
(2023-10-10). Boston Demands Indigenous Peoples Day! popularresistance.org On Oct. 7, over 200 Indigenous activists and their allies gathered on Boston Common to demand that the Commonwealth of Massachusetts abolish Columbus Day and immediately designate the second Monday in October as Indigenous Peoples Day. | This action continued the Indigenous-led movement to end the racist cult glorifying Christopher Columbus, a Genoese mercenary backed by Spanish monarchs and mercantile investors. He commanded the 1492 voyage to the Caribbean that initiated the transatlantic slave trade and began the ongoing settler-colonial genocide of Indigenous peoples.
(2023-10-10). 4,300 GM Canada autoworkers take to picket lines as strike against Detroit Three spreads across North America. wsws.org The walkout at GM Canada—the first strike Unifor has authorized during a Detroit Three bargaining round since 1996—places Canadian autoworkers in a powerful position to mount a joint struggle with their US brothers and sisters. But only if workers seize control of their struggle from the nationalist, pro-company Unifor apparatus.
(2023-10-11). DPRK celebrates anniversary of Workers' Party of Korea. plenglish.com Pyongyang, Oct 11 (Prensa Latina) The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) celebrated the 78th anniversary of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) with an extensive program of political, cultural and recreational events, the state news agency KCNA reported on Wednesday.
(2023-10-10). Temp workers face increasingly precarious position as UAW non-strike continues. wsws.org Temporary workers at Stellantis and GM are facing layoff or sharp reduction of hours with the evident aim of creating hardship and divisions within the workforce.
(2023-10-10). Victimised union rep speaks on Falconer Review: "I am of the strong belief Royal Mail and the Communication Workers Union are in cahoots. It is a web of lies." wsws.org The WSWS spoke with a Communication Workers Union rep who has been victimised by Royal Mail on trumped up charges relating to the year-long dispute.
(2023-10-10). UFCW rushes vote by Hormel meatpacking workers on tentative agreement. wsws.org Why should workers be given less than a day to study a contract that determines the next four years of their lives? On principle, Hormel workers should reject this contract, in light of the apparent attempt by the UFCW to rush them into accepting this deal.
(2023-10-10). "We're all fighting for the same thing": Michigan autoworkers call for united strike with Mack Trucks workers. wsws.org Workers at the Big Three auto plants responded with enthusiasm to the news that 3,900 Mack Trucks workers had gone on strike after rejecting a UAW-backed contract by a three-to-one margin.
(2023-10-10). Australia: Newcastle workers and youth oppose Molycop sackings. wsws.org "What's the point of paying your union dues if they're going to do nothing? If the workers got together to fight this, I'd be supportive of that."
(2023-10-12). Africans support Palestinian resistance, condemn Israeli attacks. workers.org 
South African solidarity with Palestine. The statement below was issued Oct. 7 by Muhammed Desai on behalf of Africa4Palestine Early this morning, Palestinian resistance groups and fighters launched a massive, multipronged surprise operation on Apartheid Israel in response to the Israeli regime's recent killings of civilians in the Palestinian West . . . |
(2023-10-11). Afghanistan: More homes destroyed as another earthquake strikes Herat province. firstpost.com Following a series of devastating quakes on Saturday, authorities were forced to redeploy relief and rescue workers already on the ground after a major earthquake shook Afghanistan's western province of Herat on Wednesday. | Provincial officials said that hundreds of homes had been demolished, but disaster management spokesperson Janan Sayeeq told Reuters that there were no current figures on casualties. | Without providing further information, the governor of Herat's administration claimed that some localities had sustained "huge losses." | "Mobile medical teams and officials have been working together and have…
(2023-10-11). Israel-Palestine war: Lebanese flee southern towns as border tension rise. middleeasteye.net 
Israel-Palestine war: Lebanese flee southern towns as border tension rise | Hezbollah and Israeli military exchange cross-border fire while fears of wider conflict grow
| Wed, 10/11/2023 – 15: 04 | Aid workers walk on damaged buildings after Israeli shelling in village of Dhayra, near border with Israel, in southern Lebanon, on 11 October 2023 (Reuters)
| Cross-border violence between Leba…
(2023-10-11). UAW President Shawn Fain: "This isn't just our fight, it's everybody's fight." peoplesworld.org 
CHICAGO — "This isn't just UAW's fight, it's everybody's fight," declared UAW President Shawn Fain to striking auto workers. "It doesn't matter if you're union or non-union, teacher, airline attendant, Starbucks worker. We're all the same. We want a better life." Fain spoke on Oct. 7 to a raucous strike rally of red-shirted autoworkers, their …
(2023-10-11). Israel-Palestine war: Gaza workers in Israel stranded after permits revoked. middleeasteye.net 
(2023-10-11). GM agrees all electric vehicles should be totally union-built. peoplesworld.org 
DETROIT—The United Auto Workers found a key pressure point in their "Stand Up" strike against General Motors, one of Detroit's Big 3, and pushed. The result was a win, at that car company, on top issue for the union: UAW and only UAW, members, will make GM electric vehicles. And they'll do so under the …
(2023-10-10). Detroit auto workers rally in solidarity with temp workers. peoplesworld.org 
DETROIT — "TPT workers" temporary part-time, take on the hardest and most exhausting jobs on the factory floor. Outdoors on a cold, windy afternoon at Manz Baseball field on the east side of this city — just down the street from the Detroit Stellantis Assembly Complex — United Auto Workers rallied to show solidarity with …
(2023-10-10). CP and YCL: Standing up with the auto workers! cpusa.org 
(2023-10-10). Kaiser Permanente workers ready to hit picket lines again. peoplesworld.org 
ANTIOCH, Calif. — Over 75,000 Kaiser Permanente workers are ready to hit the picket lines again if the giant healthcare corporation doesn't show them more respect when bargaining resumes on Oct. 12. After a three-day strike, the workforce, which includes lab techs, housekeepers, patient access reps, therapists, nursing staff, and pharmacists returned to work on …
(2023-10-10). Protests denounce U.S.-NATO war in Ukraine. workers.org 
San Francisco The Peace in Ukraine Coalition called twin demonstrations here on Oct. 4 demanding Congress stop funding the U.S./NATO war in Ukraine. The protests were part of a week of action in over 40 cities in the U.S. and Canada and over 30 cities overseas. San Francisco, Oct. 4. . . . |
(2023-10-10). Haiti, Kenya and imperialist maneuvering. workers.org 
Bulletin: According to an Oct. 9 comment from the Communist Party of Kenya on X, a "Nairobi Court has temporarily halted the planned deployment of police officers to Haiti," calling this ruling "a significant step in ensuring justice." About half of all Haitians don't get enough food on a daily . . . |
(2023-10-10). 'Bans off Ohio!'. workers.org 
Reproductive justice activists rallied in downtown Cleveland Oct. 8 to promote a "yes" vote on Issue 1 in the November election. If passed, Issue 1 would amend the Ohio constitution to enshrine abortion access, contraception access and miscarriage care. Cleveland Issue 1 rally 10-8-23. In 2019, the Ohio legislature passed . . . |
(2023-10-10). As strike enters fourth week, GM gives in on EV jobs. workers.org 
Over 25,000 autoworkers are on strike at selected plants of General Motors, Ford and Stellantis. The strike began at three plants when the contracts with the United Auto Workers expired midnight Sept. 14, and was expanded the next two Fridays to include 38 parts warehouses and two more assembly plants. . . . |
(2023-10-11). 18th National Congress of ACFTU opens in Beijing. ecns.cn The 18th National Congress of the All-China Federation of Trade Unions (ACFTU) opened at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on the morning of October 9. Xi Jinping and other leaders of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and the state including Zhao Leji, Wang Huning, Cai Qi, Ding Xuexiang and Li Xi attended the meeting. Cai Qi delivered a speech on behalf of the CPC Central Committee.
(2023-10-11). Russia files statement to ICAO Council over West's air traffic rules violations. tass.com According to the Russian Foreign Ministry, the defendants in the case were 37 countries, including the United States, Canada, Britain and all members of the European Union…
(2023-10-11). Walgreens Pharmacy employees walk out against unsafe working conditions. wsws.org Non-union pharmacy employees stage a three-day walkout to protest unsafe working conditions that have only been exacerbated by the COVID pandemic.
(2023-10-10). EU suspends aid to Palestine amid conflict. plenglish.com Brussels, Oct 10 (Prensa Latina) Amid Israel's announcement of a total closure of the overpopulated Gaza Strip, in its conflict with HAMAS, the European Union (EU) suspended cooperation projects with Palestine.
(2023-10-10). Asylum Seeker's Wrongful 6-Year Detention is Emblematic of a Broken System. aclu.org 
Jessica Barahona-Martinez and her three children arrived at the southern U.S. border in 2016. Fleeing gang violence and government persecution in El Salvador, she came seeking asylum and a better life. Like many asylum seekers with family in the United States, after being apprehended by Border Patrol, she and her children were released to live with her sister, who is a lawful permanent resident, in Virginia. Her release came with strict reporting requirements as her asylum case proceeded through the courts. | For over a year, Jessica attended every check in with ICE. She complied with all conditions — ev…
(2023-10-10). Russia deeply concerned over situation around Kosovo — Lavrov. tass.com According to Russia's top diplomat, at present, the European Union "is reluctant and incapable of making its minions in Kosovo implement the 2013 agreements between Belgrade and Pristina"
(2023-10-10). Unión Europea suspende la ayuda humanitaria a Palestina. telesurtv.net Varhelyi ha dicho que ahora es necesario "abordar las bases de la paz, la tolerancia y la coexistencia" en la región de Oriente Próximo.
(2023-10-11). EU asks Musk to censor news about Israel's war in Gaza. presstv.ir The European Union is asking Elon Musk to censor information not conforming to the Western narrative over Israel's war on Palestinians in Gaza.
(2023-10-11). Walgreens Pharmacy employees walk out across the US against unsafe working conditions. wsws.org Non-union pharmacy employees stage a three-day walkout to protest unsafe working conditions that have only been exacerbated by the COVID pandemic.
(2023-10-10). FMs of Israel and Palestine are invited to EU Council. plenglish.com Brussels, Oct 10 (Prensa Latina) Amid a tense conflict in the Middle East, the head of European diplomacy, Josep Borrell, on Tuesday called on the foreign ministers of Israel and Palestine to a European Union (EU) council in Oman.
(2023-10-11). X is spreading 'disinformation' on Hamas attack after Elon Musk promotes account known to lie, warns EU. firstpost.com On Tuesday, Thierry Breton, the European Union's digital chief, issued a warning to Elon Musk regarding his platform X, previously known as Twitter, alleging the spread of "illegal content and disinformation." | In his role as the European Union's commissioner for industry and the digital economy, Breton holds the responsibility of overseeing and regulating internet giants that operate within the European Union, with the authority to initiate legal actions as needed. | @elonmusk on #DSA obligations ⤵️ (2023-10-11). EU, UN, several countries collect funds to aid earthquake-striken Afghanistan. firstpost.com Just a few days after one of the world's deadliest earthquakes, which killed over 2,400 people and destroyed thousands of homes in the region, another powerful quake shook western Afghanistan. | In an effort to analyze the damage and casualties in Herat province, the United Nations has compiled some information regarding the humanitarian relief pledges that have been made to Afghanistan to date. | In addition to the 2.5 million euros that will be available for humanitarian partners already conducting assistance operations on the ground, the European Union offered an additional 3.5 million euros ($3.71 million) in…
(2023-10-11). Libya: Government and EU Sign MoU on Border Security. telesurenglish.net On October 10th, the Libyan Foreign Ministry and the European Union Border Assistance Mission (EUBAM) in Libya signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on coordination and cooperation in managing and securing Libyan borders. | Related: | According to a EUBAM statement, the signing ceremony was held at the ministry's headquarters in the Libyan capital Tripoli. | It was attended by the acting Minister of Foreign Affairs and Internat…
(2023-10-11). Unifor and General Motors Reach Tentative Agreement in Canada. telesurenglish.net On Tuesday, Unifor, Canada's largest union in the private sector, and General Motors (GM) reached a tentative agreement following a brief strike at GM facilities in Canada. | RELATED: | According to Unifor, the strike actions which began early Tuesday at GM's Oshawa Assembly Plant, St. Catharines Powertrain Plant and Woodstock Parts Distribution Centre are on hold to allow the membership to vote on the tentative agreement. | The deal fol…
(2023-10-10). 'I consider myself Korean': Koryo Saram, ethnic Koreans in Central Asia, keep their roots alive. channelnewsasia.com Today, there are an estimated 500,000 Koryo Saram scattered across several former Soviet Union states.
(2023-10-10). France and Spain oppose suspending aid to Palestinian territories. channelnewsasia.com
(2023-10-11). Shutting Off Exploitation, One Hotel at a Time. counterpunch.org 
They cannot live where they work, not on the salaries they're paid by LA area hotels. Leticia Ortega de Ceballos sleeps in her car during weekdays, enabling her to work two housekeeping jobs, one at the Loews Hollywood Hotel, the other at the Glendale Hilton. She lives 105 miles away, in California City, Kern County.
(2023-10-10). Ford Saarlouis: Investor pulls out leaving 6,000 jobs in danger. wsws.org The independent Ford Action Committee has long warned that there is no red line the works council and IG Metall would not cross.
(2023-10-11). World Bank/IMF meetings: Counter-summit of social movements Marrakech, 12-15 October 2023. internationalviewpoint.org "We are saying: 79 years of neo-colonial exploitation is enough! This call to action is available on the counter-summit website, – | / |
(2023-10-11). Fascism Comes To America. popularresistance.org The parting gift, I expect, of the bankrupt liberalism of the Democratic Party will be a Christianized fascist state. The liberal class, a creature of corporate power, captive to the war industry and the security state, unable or unwilling to ameliorate the prolonged economic insecurity and misery of the working class, blinded by a self-righteous woke ideology that reeks of hypocrisy and disingenuousness and bereft of any political vision, is the bedrock on which the Christian fascists, who have coalesced in cult-like mobs around Donald Trump, have built their terrifying movement. | Trump, as the writer Jeff Shar…
(2023-10-11). Statement on the Attack on Journalists and Alternative Media in India. counterpunch.org On October 3, 2023, five hundred Delhi Police officers raided almost a hundred homes and offices of journalists and researchers across India as part of a three-year campaign to intimidate Newsclick, a news website based in New Delhi. The police officers harassed the journalists and researchers, asking them why they were covering the farmers' movement
(2023-10-11). 'We Are Not Attacking Civilians': Hamas Says Amid Operation Al-Aqsa Storm. popularresistance.org Osama Hamadan, senior spokesperson of Hamas, has told Al Jazeera that they are not attacking civilians. | "You have to differentiate between settlers and civilians; settlers attacked Palestinians," Hamdan said. | "We are not targeting civilians on purpose. We have declared settlers are part of the occupation and part of the armed Israeli force. They are not civilians," Hamadan added. | His remarks came after a number of Western-backed rights groups, including Amnesty International, accused the resistance movement of killing "Israeli civilians" in their retaliatory strikes. | Asked whether civilians in southern Is…
(2023-10-11). Hamas video shows resistance movement's air defense system. presstv.ir The Qassam Brigades showed in a new video what is described as its air defense system 'Mutber 1.'
(2023-10-11). Houthi lauds al-Aqsa Storm as 'historic victory' that shattered equations. presstv.ir Ansarullah's leader praises the recent surprise attack by Gaza-based resistance groups against the Israeli occupying regime as a great "historic victory."
(2023-10-11). Nigeria's prominent cleric Sheikh Zakzaky arrives in Tehran. presstv.ir Leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria Sheikh Ibrahim Zakzaky has arrived in Iran as part of his second foreign visit after the termination of his home arrest by the regime in Abuja.
(2023-10-11). Houthi leader threatens to give 'military response' if US intervenes in Gaza conflict. tass.com The Houthi leader added that his movement was ready to coordinate its actions with other groups and join their operations in the conflict zone…
(2023-10-10). US airlines keep their flights to Israel cancelled. plenglish.com The move follows the escalation of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict after the surprise large-scale incursion of the Islamic Resistance Movement (HAMAS) into Israel early Saturday morning. | The US Federal Aviation Administration issued advisories regarding the situation in the region and, on Saturday, United Airlines, Delta Air Lines and American Airlines suspended direct flights, normally operated from major cities such as New York, Chicago, Washington DC and Miami. | On the morning of October 7, Hamas fired numerous rockets into Israel and subsequently dozens of its militiamen crossed the guarded Gaza Strip bo…
(2023-10-10). World Bank/IMF meetings: Counter-summit of social movements Marrakech, 12-15 October 2023. internationalviewpoint.org "We are saying: 79 years of neo-colonial exploitation is enough! This call to action is available on the counter-summit website, – | / |
(2023-10-10). Indigenous Resistance, From Wounded Knee To Standing Rock. popularresistance.org On February 27, there was a fiftieth-anniversary commemoration with three days of powwows, dance competitions, and an oral history project . . . documenting the role of American Indian women and their leadership within the Red Power movement. In many ways, it does resonate today because you have the children of the Red Power movement who are leading today's movement. Whether it's the protest at Standing Rock, [the] Line 3 [oil pipeline], or the attempts to get the Black Hills, or Paha Sapa, back to the Lakota Nation, these are all generational struggles. In many ways, the Red Power movement and the legacy of Woun…
(2023-10-10). Kashmir: Anti-neoliberal intifada convulses the Himalayas. greenleft.org.au 
A mass movement has erupted in Pakistani-administered Jammu and Kashmir against spiralling energy and food prices, report Farooq Sulehria and Harris Qadeer.
(2023-10-10). Metamorphosis, Metaphor, and Medicine. jamanetwork.com Doctors are well positioned to appreciate poetic metaphor. If metaphor is a movement or jump from one idea to another to enhance expression or deepen understanding, medicine can be seen as metaphoric, in that we figuratively journey with patients from illness to health, or from one stage of illness to another, or on to mortality. Medical training, itself a shift from one way of knowing to another, is similarly a metaphoric crossing.
(2023-10-10). 'We Are Not Attacking Civilians': Hamas Says Amid Operation Al-Aqsa Storm. orinocotribune.com The Palestinian resistance movement Hamas has rejected accusations of targeting civilians as the fighting rages across the occupied territories since the resistance groups launched Operation Al-Aqsa Storm on Saturday. | Osama Hamadan, senior spokesperson of Hamas, has told Al Jazeera that they are not attacking civilians. | "You have to differentiate between settlers and civilians; settlers attacked Palestinians," Hamdan said. | "We are not targeting civilians on purpose. We have declared settlers are part of the occupation and part of the armed Israeli force. They are not civilians," Hamadan added. | His remarks…
(2023-10-10). Hamas video shows resistance movement's air defense system. presstv.ir The Qassam Brigades showed in a new video what is described as its air defense system 'Mutber 1.'
(2023-10-10). Hamas: No negotiations on Israeli captives under fire, regime must pay high price. presstv.ir Palestinian Hamas resistance movement says it will not hold any negotiations on Israeli captives as long as the regime's attacks on Gaza continue.
(2023-10-10). US Lawmakers Introduce Bill to Provide $2Bln for Israel's Air Defense – Congresswoman. sputnikglobe.com WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – A group of US lawmakers introduced a bipartisan bill to provide $2 billion in security aid for Israel to help the country replenish its Iron Dome air defense system amid the escalation in fighting with the Hamas movement, Congresswoman Claudia Tenney's office said in a release on Tuesday.
(2023-10-10). US May Deploy 2nd Aircraft Carrier Near Israel – Pentagon. sputnikglobe.com WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – The United States is considering deploying a second aircraft carrier strike group near Israel amid escalating tensions with the Palestinian Hamas movement, a Defense Department spokesperson told Sputnik on Tuesday.
(2023-10-10). Dozens of people with dual citizenship, including Russians, held hostage by Hamas. tass.com In response to a question about Hamas' willingness to discuss a ceasefire, the movement's spokesman Moussa Abu Marzouk said that Hamas is open to "all political dialogues"
(2023-10-10). Islamic Jihad claims it carried out major rocket attack on Tel Aviv — TV. tass.com Islamic Jihad said that it was joining the operation on Israeli territory right after the start of it was announced by the Palestinian Hamas movement…
(2023-10-10). WHO advocates creating humanitarian corridor for Gaza Strip. plenglish.com Bern, Oct 10 (Prensa Latina) The World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday advocated creating a humanitarian corridor to bring products to the Gaza Strip, which is under Israel's bombings, amid its conflict with the resistance movement Hamas.
(2023-10-10). Houthi lauds al-Aqsa Storm as 'historic victory' that shattered equations. presstv.ir Ansarullah's leader praises the recent surprise attack by Gaza-based resistance groups against the Israeli occupying regime as a great "historic victory."
(2023-10-10). Cryptocurrency Accounts Used by Hamas Frozen – Israeli Police. sputnikglobe.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Cryptocurrency accounts used by the Palestinian Hamas movement for fundraising their activities have been frozen, the Israeli police said on Tuesday.
(2023-10-12). Global Call To End Capital Punishment: World Day Against The Death Penalty. popularresistance.org On Oct. 10 — World Day Against the Death Penalty — activists, political leaders and lawyers unite in solidarity from around the world to call for the universal abolition of capital punishment. | Now in its 21st year, the day is meant to recognize the cruel, inhuman, and degrading treatment or punishment and build on the momentum of the current global abolition movement, according to the World Coalition Against the Death Penalty. The death penalty is also disproportionately applied to people of color, as over half of the US death row population is Black or Latino, and typically subjects people on death…
(2023-10-11). New Zealand immigration hits an all-time high as movement surges following pandemic lull. channelnewsasia.com
(2023-10-11). California Governor signs Right to Repair into law in a major win for the movement. firstpost.com Governor Gavin Newsom of California has officially signed SB 244, known as the Right to Repair Act, into law. This legislation is designed to facilitate device owners' ability to repair their gadgets themselves or seek assistance from independent repair shops. | Given California's status as one of the world's largest economies in the US and a hub of technology for the world, this bill has the potential to simplify device repairs for people across the US, and possibly the world | This law, which aligns with similar initiatives in New York, Colorado, and Minnesota, is notably robust in its provisions. | It mandates…
(2023-10-11). Consumer Health: Dehydration — it's more than being thirsty. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Water is essential to good health. Every cell, tissue and organ in your body needs water to work properly. Water is essential for maintaining your body temperature; lubricating and cushioning your joints; and getting rid of waste through urination, perspiration and bowel movements. Dehydration occurs when you use or lose more fluid than you take in, and your body doesn't have enough water and other fluids to carry out its normal functions. If you don't…
(2023-10-11). The Crackdown On Newsclick Is An Attack On India's Farmers' Movement. popularresistance.org On October 3, 2023, five hundred Delhi Police officers fanned across India's capital to raid and detain almost a hundred journalists and researchers. The Delhi Police — which is under the authority of India's Ministry of Home Affairs — seized laptops, cell phones, and hard drives. The central target of this massive assault on the media was Newsclick, a news website founded in 2009. At the end of the day, the Delhi Police arrested Newsclick's founder and chief editor, Prabir Purkayastha, and its human relations chief, Amit Chakravarty. | One issue, among others, had the Delhi Police investigators fixat…
(2023-10-10). Letter supporting Palestine by Harvard students provokes alumni outrage. firstpost.com A pro-Palestinian statement from students that blamed Israel for the violence engulfing the region was condemned on Monday by prominent Harvard University alumni, who urged the school to take action against the signatories. | The largest breach of Israel's defences since Arab armies went to war in 1973 occurred on Saturday when the Islamist militant Hamas movement, which governs the Palestinian enclave of Gaza, assaulted the Jewish state. In response, Israel attacked Gaza with airstrikes. | In both Israel and Gaza, hundreds of civilians have died. | Following decades of occupation, a group of 34 Harvard student o…
(2023-10-10). Myanmar: Dozens killed as military shells refugee camp. firstpost.com In a reported artillery attack by the ruling military on a camp of refugees close to the Chinese border, at least 29 people—including women and children—were killed in Myanmar. | Since the military's coup in 2021, which led to conflict with a resistance movement and armed ethnic groups all around the country, the attack was one of the worst on civilians. | The bombardment, which happened in Kachin State Monday night about midnight, was attributed to the military by the shadow National Unity Government (NUG) and the British Embassy in Yangon. | According to a junta official, the military was not at fau…
(2023-10-10). Members of Hamas Political Bureau Killed in Israeli Airstrike. telesurenglish.net An official source from the Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) reported on Tuesday that two members of the political bureau were killed in an Israeli airstrike on the southern Gaza Strip. | RELATED: | According to the source in statements to Xinhua news agency, Zakaria Abu Muammar and Jawad Abu Shamala were killed in an airstrike on Khan Younis in the south of the besieged Palestinian enclave. | Earlier, an…
(2023-10-11). Russia's defense chief inspects production, repair of cargo aircraft in Ulyanovsk. tass.com According to the Defense Ministry, Sergey Shoigu also held a working meeting in which he pointed to "an almost manifold" increase in the workload of Russian military cargo aviation…
(2023-10-10). Selected Articles: Israel-Palestine and the Acceleration of Eternal Wars. Israel's "Long War… Working Towards Greater Israel" globalresearch.ca 
By In the meantime, on the same day of Hamas' Operation Al-Aqsa Storm, Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu, declared war …
(2023-10-10). Zello for Street Medics. indybay.org We recommend adding the Zello app to your smartphone, both as a means of communicating between street medics working in the field, and for having another communications channel to stay in touch with your friends, family, and support groups.
(2023-10-10). Thousands march in Rome for better working conditions, peace in Ukraine. presstv.ir Thousands of demonstrators took to the streets of Rome to demand better working conditions and an end to the conflict in Ukraine without sanctions and European arms supplies.
(2023-10-10). IMF withholds second installment of bailout loan to Sri Lanka. wsws.org President Wickremesinghe's regime is being ordered to escalate its attacks on the working class and poor, which means even more brutal increases in taxes and the cost of essentials and basic services.
(2023-10-10). SEG and IYSSE hold public meeting ahead of New Zealand election. wsws.org Speakers presented a socialist program to unite the working class against war, austerity, and the racial divisions being whipped up by all the established parties ahead of the October 14 election.
(2023-10-10). Israeli army lays siege to Gaza. wsws.org Halting the escalation of the bloodshed being planned by the Israeli government, backed by the NATO imperialist powers, requires mobilizing opposition in the international working class.
(2023-10-11). Indian embassy assures help for all stranded Indian nationals in Israel. firstpost.com Urging Indian nationals in Israel "to remain calm, vigilant," the Indian Embassy in Tel Aviv on Wednesday reassured them that it is "monitoring the situation closely" and "working constantly to help our fellow citizens in Israel." | In a recorded message on X, the social media platform, India's Ambassador to Israel, Sanjeev Singla, said: "This is to assure you that the embassy is working constantly for your safety and welfare. All of us are going through very difficult times but please do remain calm and vigilant and follow the local security guidelines." "We are here to help you, and we thank many of you who hav…
(2023-10-11). Homing in on the importance of diversity in research. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Minerva Carrasquillo, Ph.D. Hispanic Heritage Month pays tribute to the history, culture and traditions of Americans of Hispanic ancestry. In this Q&A, Minerva Carrasquillo, Ph.D., a neurogeneticist at Mayo Clinic in Florida, shares a snapshot of her current research and why she believes fostering diversity in research is critical. What is your research focus and what are you working on now? I am an assistant professor and associate consultant in the Department of Neuroscience at Mayo Clinic in…
(2023-10-10). Russian diplomat highlights risk of further escalation in Israel-Palestine conflict zone. tass.com "The current priority goal is to ensure the safety of our fellow citizens and provide an opportunity to be evacuated to those who are interested in that, which is what we are working on at the moment," Sergey Ryabkov added…