Ann Brown (2023-12-14). Hedge Fund Billionaire Bill Ackman's Attempted Coup Against Harvard President Claudine Gay Fails. moguldom.com In recent weeks, Harvard University has found itself at the center of a heated debate involving diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) policies, presidential appointments, and the response to antisemitism on college campuses. This controversy has been fueled by billionaire hedge fund manager and Harvard graduate Bill Ackman, who accused Harvard President Claudine Gay of being …

krish-rad_ind (2023-12-14). The Transit Equity Movement Wins Biggest Zero Fare Victory Yet. popularresistance.org

Sarah Anderson (2023-12-13). In the World's Wealthiest Country, Housing Should Be a Human Right and a Community Builder. inequality.org Too many of us have to depend on sheer good luck to make it — especially when it comes to putting a roof over our heads. We grow up hearing that hard work alone will lift us above the hardships we're born into. But many of us also watched as our parents worked two and …

Visualizing Palestine (2023-12-13). Some People are More Equal than Others. dissidentvoice.org An apartheid state is definitionally a state that discriminates against a segment of the population, hence inequality exists.

WSWS (2023-12-13). "The attack on the SEP members is an attack on the international working class": Will Lehman defends Socialist Equality Party in Sri Lanka. wsws.org William Lehman, the Pennsylvania Mack Trucks worker and socialist candidate for UAW president in last year's election, issued the following statement defending the Socialist Equality Party in Sri Lanka.

WSWS (2023-12-13). "To mark Helen's life is to recognise her place of honour in the history of the Fourth International" wsws.org We are publishing here the tribute to Helen Halyard given by Chris Marsden, the national secretary of the Socialist Equality Party (UK), to a memorial meeting for Helen held December 3.

Peter Certo (2023-12-13). In OtherWords: December 14, 2023. otherwords.org For many of us, it might feel like the year is coming to a grim close. | That's certainly how it looks in Gaza, for example, as Here at home, inequality has gotten so extreme that even something as pure as holiday c…

Shailly Gupta Barnes (2023-12-13). As We Look to 2024, Here's What Hope Looks Like. otherwords.org After a year of economic hardship, climate disasters, and war, few could be blamed for feeling like our leaders have let us down. As we look ahead to a new year, I find it helpful to remember examples of those who not only saw the problem clearly, but brought people together to find solutions. | In 1967, the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. called for a "radical redistribution of political and economic power" to address poverty, war, and racism. To do so, he turned to those who were on the frontlines of these crises, not those who perpetrated them. | He worked tirelessly to organize the original Poor People's Cam…

Juan Pablo Cárdenas (2023-12-14). Chile: A left-wing government… pressenza.com When the left takes over the government, thanks to an electoral and democratic process, its rulers hasten to achieve their reforms before the forces of reaction manage to destabilise it and return to power. This has happened several times in our troubled regional history and the best-remembered case is that of the assassination of Salvador Allende. | Progressive leaders obviously will be willing to satisfy social demands such as, for example, improving workers' wages, resolving the high housing and health deficits, strengthening public education, and as promised, improving pensions for retirees. | To do this, sta…

Redacción Chile (2023-12-13). Human Rights and education. pressenza.com On 10 December, Human Rights Day (HRD) was celebrated all over the world, commemorating the 75th anniversary of the signing of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in Paris in 1948. This declaration was a very important historical milestone in human civilisation, in its articles it enshrines the inalienable rights that every person has as a human being, regardless of race, colour, religion, sex, language, political position, socio-economic status, nationality or any other condition. These are rights that must be promoted and protected throughout the world. | It is now 75 years and it is worth asking ourselve…

WSWS (2023-12-13). UK Trades Union Congress special conference signals no fight against Tory anti-strike laws. wsws.org The anti-strike laws were proposed amid a mass strike wave encompassing workers in the National Health Service, education, the civil service, Royal Mail and on the rail. Almost all these strikes have been sold out prior to the imposition of the new legislation.

Staff (2023-12-14). Assam govt converts 1281 Madrasas into general schools. muslimmirror.com The Assam government has renamed at least 1281 Madrasas across 31 districts in the state and turned them into general schools, officials said on Thursday. Taking to his X handle, state education minister Ranoj Pegu shared the information. He wrote, "Consequent to conversion of all Govt and Provincialised Madrasas into general schools under Board of …

People's Dispatch. (2023-12-13). British Workers Organize To Defeat The Tory Anti-Strike Laws. popularresistance.org Trade unions and left-wing sections in the UK are gearing up to challenge the anti-strike laws of the Tory government. The Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Act 2023 passed on July 20 this year came into effect in some of the key sectors in the UK from December 8. | Major trade unions in the country, including Unite Union, Fire Brigades Union, National Education Union, Public and Commercial Services Union (PCS), UNISON, Communication Workers Union (CWU), and the National Union of Rail, and the Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT) gathered at the special conference of the Trade Union Congress (TUC) on December 9, S…

Staff (2023-12-14). Assam govt converts 1281 Madrasas into general schools. muslimmirror.com The Assam government has renamed at least 1281 Madrasas across 31 districts in the state and turned them into general schools, officials said on Thursday. Taking to his X handle, state education minister Ranoj Pegu shared the information. He wrote, "Consequent to conversion of all Govt and Provincialised Madrasas into general schools under Board of …

teleSUR (2023-12-14). Jamaica: Important Heritage Site Undergoing Renovations. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, Seville's Heritage Park showcases its rich history as a cultural, tourist and educational attraction following a $23 million renovation, local media outlet The Gleaner reported. | RELATED: | According to official data, the restoration of the Seville began in 2009 and, through a memorandum of understanding with the Spanish Jamaica Foundation, exhibitions on important periods of national history are now being mounted, sai…

Shealeigh (2023-12-13). Arizona Private Schools Surge Tuition Despite State Vouchers. projectcensored.org In September 2023, private K-12 schools in Arizona decided to raise their tuition between 6 and 20 percent in response to experimental vouchers given to families to make private education…

Shealeigh (2023-12-13). California's Groundbreaking Investment in Education for Incarcerated Youth. projectcensored.org In an article for The Imprint News, Jeremy Loudenback and Sara Tiano dive into the details of California's June 30, 2023, signed budget, which incorporates investments in higher education for…

Editor (2023-12-13). Rape, war and human rights: the real story. mronline.org Sexual abuse is too serious to be treated as a justification for war, argues Lindsey German.

Editor (2023-12-13). Sweden is giving Elon Musk a taste of union strength. mronline.org Let's hope Swedish workers win and workers in all countries where Tesla operates take note and act accordingly.

Editor (2023-12-13). U.S., Big Oil exploit Guyana border dispute to attack Venezuela. mronline.org Until recently Guyana was the third-poorest country in Latin America. U.S. business journals have been painting a picture of Guyana potentially becoming the richest country in Latin America.

Editor (2023-12-13). U.S. blocks Gaza peace proposal at UN for 3rd time, holding world hostage. mronline.org The U.S. government has paralyzed the United Nations, voting against the rest of the world and preventing peace in Gaza by vetoing three different resolutions in the Security Council. Meanwhile, Washington continues giving weapons to Israel.

Peace Action SMC & JVP South Bay (2023-12-13). Sunday 12/17: A Jewish Voice for Peace View of Israel and Gaza. indybay.org Online via Zoom…

Philip Weiss (2023-12-13). Israel's onslaught drags U.S. Jewish life into the abyss. mronline.org The Jewish establishment has been consigned to the support of genocide, and it has accepted that role eagerly. The effect on Judaism of this moral collapse is unfathomable.

Staff (2023-12-13). Video: How to resist EU state led crackdown on Pro Palestinian Solidarity with Zaid Abdulnasser. samidoun.net Ôªø On 12 December, CAGE organized an online conference on resisting European state repression of the Palestinian and Palestine solidarity movement. Speakers included Zaid Abdulnasser, who was the coordinator of Samidoun Germany until our chapter in Germany was forcibly dissolved and banned by the German government as part of its widespread attack on Palestinian identity, …

The Tricontinental (2023-12-13). Dossier no. 71: Culture as a weapon of struggle: The Medu Art Ensemble and Southern African Liberation. mronline.org The story of Medu is not just a South or southern African story, but an international one. No single liberation struggle can exist without the circulation and exchange of ideas, strategies, material resources, political solidarity, and culture across the globe.

Ari Paul (2023-12-14). NYT amplifies outrage over imaginary calls for genocide. mronline.org University presidents are under fire from politicians and the media over what is being framed as their waffling over allowing antisemitic speech on their campuses.

Editor (2023-12-14). The 'brain drain' is a symptom of how capitalism has failed the healthcare sector. mronline.org Every year, thousands of healthcare workers leave South Africa, in order to chase better opportunities, as wealthier countries exploit desperate working conditions faced by them. This brain drain is a direct result of neoliberal policies, especially austerity.

Editor (2023-12-14). UN Members support Gaza cease-fire in overwhelming 153-10 vote. mronline.org Humanity has prevailed," said Egyptian Ambassador Osama Abdel Khalek. "The Israeli aggression on Gaza must end. This bloodshed must stop."

Julia Conley (2023-12-14). 'Moral insanity': Biden admin bypasses Congress to rush tank shells to Israel. mronline.org "Rushing deadly weapons to the far-right and openly genocidal Israeli government without congressional review robs American voters of their voice in Congress," said one critic.

Kit Klarenberg (2023-12-14). Ukrainian trial demonstrates 2014 Maidan massacre was false flag. mronline.org A massacre of protesters during the 2014 Maidan coup set the stage for the ouster of Ukraine's elected president, Viktor Yanukovych. Now, an explosive trial in Kiev has produced evidence the killings were a false flag designed to trigger regime change.

krish-rad_ind (2023-12-14). UN Members support Gaza cease-fire in overwhelming 153-10 vote. mronline.org

Staff (2023-12-14). Shadowproof Is Shutting Down. shadowproof.com After eight years, we have decided that it is time to shut down Shadowproof, but that does not mean that the independent journalism that we fostered is coming entirely to an end. In a span of time defined by numerous global crises and an ever-shifting online media landscape, readers like you helped us develop an …

teleSUR (2023-12-13). E-Commerce Strategy Launched in Kenya to Boost Online Commerce. telesurenglish.net Rebecca Miano, cabinet secretary for Investment, Trade and Industry, said the implementation of the strategy would stimulate domestic and cross-border trade, enabling Kenyan producers to respond to the international market and thus help address the trade imbalance between the country and others. | Kenya's National E-Commerce Strategy was launched this afternoon at Radisson Blu, UpperHill. Dec. 13, 2023.

Ex-Workers Collective, CrimethInc. (2023-12-13). Don't Stop: Continuing The Fight Against Cop City. popularresistance.org Starting in April 2021, people in Atlanta, Georgia set out to defend Weelaunee Forest, where politicians and profiteers are attempting to build a police training compound known as Cop City. Over the past two and a half years, this movement has given rise to one of the fiercest struggles in North America. Opponents of Cop City have repeatedly destroyed equipment and forced contractors to withdraw from the construction project, while the authorities have killed one forest defender and pressed outlandish racketeering charges against 61 more, including the members of a legal support collective.

The Independent (2023-12-13). Sh60 billion anti-tick vaccine production facility nears completion. independent.co.ug Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The construction of a sh60-billion anti-tick vaccine production facility at Nakyesasa in Nalukulongo, Wakiso District will be concluded in April 2023, according to the National Agricultural Research Organisation — NARO. In October 2022, NARO, officially commenced field trials of the anti-tick vaccine dubbed TicVac-U which was developed by Makerere …

ecns.cn (2023-12-13). Tech innovation critical to growth. ecns.cn China's latest efforts to develop new productivity boosters and speed up the construction of a modern industrial system through technological innovation are expected to inject strong impetus into the country's high-quality economic development and boost the country's core global competitiveness.

teleSUR, odr, YSM (2023-12-13). Ruanda realizará elecciones presidenciales y parlamentarias en 2024. telesurtv.net Según lo previsto, el próximo 16 de julio se elegirán 53 diputados, de ellos 24, por legislación, son mujeres.

California Nurses Association (2023-12-14). Watsonville Community Hospital nurses ratify new contract. indybay.org Nurses win strong measures to improve retention of experienced nurses, patient safety…

California Nurses Association (2023-12-13). Watsonville Community Hospital nurses ratify new contract. indybay.org Nurses win strong measures to improve retention of experienced nurses, patient safety…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-12-14). Mayo Clinic Health System in Northwest Wisconsin achieves Magnet designation for nursing excellence. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org EAU CLAIRE, Wis. — Mayo Clinic Health System in Northwest Wisconsin has achieved Magnet designation, the highest national honor for nursing excellence, from the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC). Mayo Clinic Health System received the recognition on Nov. 29 as a reflection of its nursing professionalism, teamwork and superiority in patient care. The American Nurses Credentialing Center's Magnet Recognition Program distinguishes organizations that meet rigorous standards for nursing excellence. Mayo Clinic Health System in Northwest…

Labor Video Project (2023-12-14). SEIU1021 SF General Hospital Workers & Healthcare Workers for Palestine Rally at Hospital. indybay.org San Francisco SEIU 1021 General Hospital workers rallied to prepare for their contract expiration and the growing attacks by Mayor London Breed who is cutting healthcare funds while wanting to increase the police budget by $300 million. They were joined by a contingent to Healthcare Workers For Palestine who called for more money for healthcare and not war.

Ruth Milka (2023-12-14). Behind bars and beyond burgers: Exposing Alabama's prison labor exploitation. nationofchange.org This lawsuit seeks not only to compensate those who have been exploited, but also to dismantle a system that generates an estimated $450 million annually from this coerced labor.

Santa Cruz News (2023-12-14). Monterey Bay Central Labor Council Calls for Ceasefire in Israel and Palestine. indybay.org On December 6, the Monterey Bay Central Labor Council voted on a statement calling for a ceasefire in Israel and Palestine to local, state, and federal electeds. The Monterey Bay Central Labor Council (MBCLC) is the local body of the AFL-CIO. MBCLC serves as a coalition of the Labor Community in Monterey and Santa Cruz Counties, with over 80 affiliated unions, representing more than 37,000 union members and their families.

teleSUR, rzr, MS (2023-12-14). Protesta laboral paraliza servicios en hospital del sur de Haití. telesurtv.net Los manifestantes además exhortaron a las autoridades sanitarias de la nación caribeña a cumplir con sus reivindicaciones antes de que concluya el año 2023.

WSWS (2023-12-14). Australian government postures over ceasefire, but backs Israeli war machine. wsws.org While voting for the UN resolution, Labor signalled its support for an indefinite Israeli onslaught against Gaza, punctuated only by occasional "humanitarian pauses."

WSWS (2023-12-14). Australia Labor government unveils plans to slash disability funding. wsws.org NDIS Minister Bill Shorten outlined measures to block most children from the NDIS, and to use "assessors" to deny access to many adult applicants as well.

Comunicaciones teleSUR (2023-12-13). teleSUR y canales públicos brasileños firman acuerdo. telesurtv.net Este convenio se firma con el objetivo de fortalecer los lazos de amistad y colaboración que promoverá la diversidad y el pluralismo en la información.

dzorinoco (2023-12-13). An Extension of Nazism: How Did Zionism Collaborate With Hitler to Establish 'Israel'? orinocotribune.com By Mohammad Ali Fakih — Dec 8th, 2023 | One of the more significant outcomes of the Al-Aqsa Flood Operation is that it has forced researchers in the history of the Zionist movement to confront the "phobia" of exposing historical facts that occurred during World War II, that would reveal their collaboration with Nazism. This movement, characterized by unethical tactics such as difficult-to-detect lies, exaggeration of facts, presenting opinion as truth, espousing contentious concepts as clear-cut, and fostering false connections and herd instinct, has long excelled in obfuscating the association between Zion…

greenleft.org.au (2023-12-13). Labor votes down Lidia Thorpe's bill to uphold First Nation's rights in law. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2023-12-13). Labor's new AUKUS bill declares Osborne in SA, Stirling in WA as nuclear zones. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2023-12-13). Labor's new punitive refugee laws criticised. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2023-12-13). NDIS Review: Is Labor adopting the Coalition's cuts? greenleft.org.au

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2023-12-13). Cuban president calls for an end to genocide in Gaza. plenglish.com Havana, Dec 13 (Prensa Latina) President Miguel Díaz-Canel called for an end to the genocide being perpetrated by Israel, in collaboration with the United States, against the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip.

Labor Video Project (2023-12-13). SEIU1021 SF General Hospital Workers & Healthcare Workers for Palestine Rally at Hospital. indybay.org San Francisco SEIU 1021 General Hospital workers rallied to prepare for their contract expiration and the growing attacks by Mayor London Breed who is cutting healthcare funds while wanting to increase the police budget by $300 million. They were joined by a contingent to Healthcare Workers For Palestine who called for more money for healthcare and not war.

Staff (2023-12-13). 15-16 December 2023: #LaborShutItDown4Palestine: End All Complicity With Genocide—Stop Arming Israel! samidoun.net #LaborShutItDown4Palestine on D15-16, 2023 End All Complicity With Genocide—Stop Arming Israel! We welcome growing union calls for a permanent ceasefire to end the U.S.-backed Israeli genocide in Gaza. Now, we call on our labor bodies to take the next step of fully embracing the Urgent Call from Palestinian Trade Unions: End all Complicity, Stop Arming …

Steven Greenhouse, In These Times. (2023-12-13). Starbucks' Offer To Resume Contract Talks Comes With Serious Fine Print. popularresistance.org Starbucks received lots of favorable press when it told its workers' union that it wanted to resume contract talks. The move was a much-needed PR boost for a company whose recent battles with the union have stirred bad press and contributed to sinking stock prices. A top Starbucks official wrote to the union's president on Friday saying the company wanted to end the bargaining impasse‚Äâ—‚Äâone caused by the coffee chain's refusal to hold any negotiating sessions for more than six months. As a result of that refusal, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has repeatedly…

The Labor | Health Reporter (2023-12-13). AMC Theatres Endanger Public Health. indybay.org As SAG-AFTRA strikes end — Adam Aron and AMC Movie Theaters, the largest chain in the world, endangers the public health with their treatment of sick employees in violation of OSHA and state sick leave laws.

Zahir Ebrahim (2023-12-13). The Great Taking and Central Banks. indybay.org Do you care about what's not in your pocket anymore, real money, real assets? What's actually jingling in your pockets and purses giving you the illusion of loose change is the insufferable debt. From personal debt to national debt is one big elite scam. Americans labor under the delusion more than Europeans and other nations from South America to Asia, that they are free. Yeah, free to be in perpetual debt slavery and happy or at least nonchalant about it. Have you ever stopped to ponder how the world's riches and man's sweat of the brow both have both fallen into a very very few wealthy hands who create greater…

greenleft.org.au (2023-12-14). Labor votes down Lidia Thorpe's bill to uphold First Nation's rights in law. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2023-12-14). Labor's new AUKUS bill declares Osborne in SA, Stirling in WA as nuclear zones. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2023-12-14). Labor's new punitive refugee laws criticised. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2023-12-14). NDIS Review: Is Labor adopting the Coalition's cuts? greenleft.org.au

Santa Cruz News (2023-12-13). Monterey Bay Central Labor Council Calls for Ceasefire in Israel and Palestine. indybay.org On December 6, the Monterey Bay Central Labor Council voted on a statement calling for a ceasefire in Israel and Palestine to local, state, and federal electeds. The Monterey Bay Central Labor Council (MBCLC) is the local body of the AFL-CIO. MBCLC serves as a coalition of the Labor Community in Monterey and Santa Cruz Counties, with over 80 affiliated unions, representing more than 37,000 union members and their families.

ecns.cn (2023-12-13). Managing differences amid collaboration stressed. ecns.cn President Xi Jinping has called on China and Vietnam to advance pragmatic cooperation and effectively manage their problems and differences.

ecns.cn (2023-12-13). Not even snow will stop Professor Ge from his passion. ecns.cn After the snowfall in Beijing on Monday, a netizen captured a touching scene on the campus of the University of Science and Technology Beijing: Professor Ge Changchun, 89, braving the cold to ride to the laboratory, reported Beijing Daily.

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-12-14). Identifying new potential in cancer-killing T cells. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org When Joanina Gicobi began her Ph.D. degree five years ago at Mayo Clinic Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, she was interested in thinking creatively about ways to improve cancer treatment. In particular, she was curious about the body's natural ability to fight tumors: Could that process be improved? In the laboratory of Haidong Dong, M.D., Ph.D., she joined efforts to learn more about the T cells that are part of an inherent cancer-killing immune response. Joanina Gicobi,…

teleSUR (2023-12-14). Africa CDC Delivers Cold Chain Equipment to Botswana. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, the African Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), in collaboration with the Mastercard Foundation and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), delivered cold chain equipment to Botswana's Ministry of Health on Wednesday to strengthen its healthcare system. | RELATED: | Speaking during the handover ceremony in Gaborone, Botswana's capital, Sethomo Lelatisitswe, the assistant minister of…

teleSUR (2023-12-13). Noboa's Bill To Forgive Debts to Large Ecuadorian Companies. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, the Workers' United Front (FUT) and the Ecuadorian Confederation of Free Union Organizations (CEOLS) criticized President Daniel Noboa's "Economic Efficiency and Job Generation Law," which was discussed in the first debate in the National Assembly. | RELATED: | Besides demanding the immediate payment of overdue salaries to public officials, the unions rejected the creation of free trade zones that undermine labor conditions and the forgive…

Mark Gruenberg, John Wojcik (2023-12-13). Poison pills in House money bill for labor too much to swallow. peoplesworld.org WASHINGTON— House Republicans this week have put forward outrageous attacks on immigrant rights with their push for policies that will stop all efforts at meaningful immigration reform. They are busy impeaching President Biden with no evidence whatsoever and they have stepped up their now-temporarily halted drive to prevent workers from exercising their right to form …

teleSUR (2023-12-13). Argentina: Milei's Package Includes Sharp Currency Devaluation. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, President Javier Milei's administration announced that the official nominal value of the Argentine currency with respect to the U.S. dollar goes from 400 to 800 pesos per dollar. | RELATED: | In a prerecorded message, Economy Minister Luis Caputo presented the following 10 emergency measures: | 1. State labor contracts with less than one year of validity will not be renewed. | 2. Government national advertising in the media will…

presstv.ir (2023-12-14). Australia plans to halve migrant intake, tighten student visa rules. presstv.ir Australia says it will tighten visa rules for international students and low-skilled workers.

Revolutionary Workers Front (2023-12-14). Friday 12/15: Revolutionary Friday: Stop U.S. Funding for Genocide; End the Occupation. indybay.org San Francisco Federal Building | 90 7th Street (Corner of Mission & 7th St.) | San Francisco…

Revolutionary Workers Frontt (2023-12-14). Sunday 12/17: Screening of Roadmap to Apartheid & the Struggle Today Against US Funded Israeli Genocide. indybay.org 474 Valencia St.

WSWS (2023-12-14). UAW keeps Allison Transmission workers on the job two weeks after 96 percent contract rejection. wsws.org Well aware of the growing anger among workers over being kept in the dark, local UAW officials have released a series of "bargaining updates" since Monday, while concealing the real content of their discussions with management.

WSWS (2023-12-14). Argentina's Milei announces first batch of class war measures dictated by the IMF. wsws.org On Tuesday, Argentine Economy Minister Luis Caputo announced the first set of economic shock measures, which are supposed to set a new bar for attacks against living standards of workers everywhere.

WSWS (2023-12-14). Union keeps Northern Virginia transit workers on the job without a contract. wsws.org The Amalgamated Transit Union has closed ranks with the transit system management to oppose any movement of the workers within it.

WSWS (2023-12-14). "This is a capitalist government that just wants to dismantle the system, then privatize it": Over half- a-million Quebec public sector workers complete sixth day on strike. wsws.org The workers are determined to win inflation-busting wage increases, put an end to punishing working conditions, and secure major reinvestments in public services.

WSWS (2023-12-14). Militant protest against genocide in Gaza and censorship of war opponents at Ruhr-Università§t Bochum. wsws.org Pouring rain could not stop the loud and passionate protest of around 200 students and workers at Ruhr-Università§t Bochum (RUB) Tuesday afternoon against the genocide in Gaza.

WSWS (2023-12-14). "Block the Boat" actions used as cover for Australian unions' complicity with genocide. wsws.org The pseudo-left is promoting sporadic protests by workers and young people against Israeli ships to cover over the refusal of the Maritime Union of Australia to call strikes.

Adam Fishbein (2023-12-13). This Holiday Season Is a Reminder That Workers Need Federally-Protected Paid Time Off. cepr.net The holidays are coming up and many Americans are looking forward to some time off. Unfortunately, some workers may not be able to take vacation, while others may take time off and receive no pay. The United States stands as an outlier among rich countries and even many much poorer countries when it comes to …

greenleft.org.au (2023-12-13). Health care workers for Palestine call for a permanent ceasefire. greenleft.org.au

Ju-Hyun Park, The Real News Network. (2023-12-13). Why Activists Shut Down The 2023 APEC Summit In San Francisco. popularresistance.org From Nov. 11-17, leaders from 20 nations across the Pacific Rim gathered in San Francisco for the annual Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit. An activist coalition known as No to APEC greeted the visiting world leaders with a countersummit decrying APEC as a forum to advance the interests of transnational corporations at the expense of workers and the environment. While the Biden administration worked to construct a new free trade regime in the Pacific exclusive of China, known as the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF), grassroots organizations in the No to APEC Coalition advanced an alternate vis…

Lerato Mthunzi Mthunzi (2023-12-13). The 'brain drain' is a symptom of how capitalism has failed the healthcare sector. peoplesdispatch.org Every year, thousands of healthcare workers leave South Africa, in order to chase better opportunities, as wealthier countries exploit desperate working conditions faced by them. This brain drain is a direct result of neoliberal policies, especially austerity…

Oraily Madruga Rios (2023-12-13). Employees close hospital in southern Haiti. plenglish.com Workers left only the maternity ward operational, while they paralyzed other services of the health center. | Rallies were held in front of the Departmental Health Directorate to claim the fees for the last two months, in addition to the extra payment for the end of 2023, according to images circulated on social media. | They encouraged the health authorities to meet their demands before the end of 2023 and warned that they will continue with their movement.

Pavel López Lazo (2023-12-13). Cuba's resort hotels roll out circular economy. plenglish.com Ciego de Avila, Cuba, Dec 13 (Prensa Latina) A group of circular economy initiatives are being developed on today by workers and managers of the Iberostar Daiquirí Hotel in Cayo Guillermo, north of this central Cuban province, in order to contribute to the tourism sustainable development.

presstv.ir (2023-12-13). Australia plans to halve migrant intake, tighten student visa rules. presstv.ir Australia says it will tighten visa rules for international students and low-skilled workers.

Rachel Small (2023-12-13). Not a Single Car or Truck In: a Report Back on Blocking the Morning Shift at P&W, a Weapons Company Arming Israel. worldbeyondwar.org A blockade of 200 workers didn't let a single car or truck into Pratt & Whitney Canada for their entire morning shift! A report back of what we accomplished, media coverage, and how to support. #WorldBEYONDWar…

WSWS (2023-12-13). Hundreds of textile workers in Turkey continue wildcat strike in defiance of military police crackdown. wsws.org The wildcat strike by hundreds of textile workers in Şanlıurfa in south-eastern Turkey has entered its third week, in defiance of the trade union apparatus, company threats and military police violence.

WSWS (2023-12-13). Union Pacific railroad lays off 1,300 maintenance of way workers. wsws.org The layoffs are part of a years-long attack on jobs by the railroads, which has escalated after the strike ban issued last year by Congress.

Rachel Small (2023-12-14). Coordinated Actions by Peace Activists Across Canada Disrupt Israeli Cargo Shipping Company Zim. worldbeyondwar.org By World BEYOND War, December 14, 2023On Monday December 11, Zim, Israel's largest cargo shipping company, was disrupted across the country of Canada. Zim offices in Montreal and Toronto were taken over by peace activists and workers in the morning, and Vancouver offices were taken over in the afternoon. A banner was also dropped in downtown Toronto over the CN rail tracks used to transport Zim containers in the morning, while a blockade of CN rails in London, Ontario, took place in the evening. These actions are responding to calls from Palestinian trade unionists to disrupt the global transport of Israeli w…

Rachel Small (2023-12-13). Not a Single Car or Truck in: a Report Back on Blocking the Morning Shift at P&W, a Weapons Company Arming Israel. worldbeyondwar.org A blockade of 200 workers didn't let a single car or truck into Pratt & Whitney Canada for their entire morning shift! A report back of what we accomplished, media coverage, and how to support.

Revolutionary Workers Frontt (2023-12-13). Sunday 12/17: Screening of Roadmap to Apartheid & the Struggle Today Against US Funded Israeli Genocide. indybay.org 474 Valencia St.

Martha Grevatt (2023-12-15). Scandinavian unions say Musk 'can't just make his own rules'. workers.org Swedish auto mechanics have been on strike against Tesla since Oct. 27 to win a collective bargaining agreement. The auto company, which does not have any plants in Sweden, has several repair shops. IF Metall, the union that represents the workers, has been trying for years to get Tesla to . . . |

a guest author (2023-12-14). Stop the torture! Free Dr. Aafia Siddiqui! workers.org The report below is excerpted from Pakistan Aaj TV, followed by excerpts from The News. Incarcerated Pakistani neuroscientist Aafia Siddiqui met with her sister Dr. Fowzia for the second time in two years at a prison hospital in Fort Worth, Texas, on Monday. In one of her earlier videos, Dr. . . . |

A Guest Author (2023-12-14). Attacks on journalism and media are dangerous to us all. workers.org Relatives and colleagues of two Palestinian journalists, killed in an Israeli strike, mourn over the bodies of Hasouna Slim and Sari Mansoor during their funeral in Deir al-Balah, Gaza, Nov. 19, 2023. By Aja Arnold, Victoria Bouloubasis, Rebecca Chowdhury, Rae Garringer, Charmaine Lang, Nour Saudi, Tina Vasquez and Lewis Raven . . . |

A Guest Author (2023-12-14). Palestine Solidarity Austria defends member group from gov't attack. workers.org Palestine Solidarity Austria defends member group from gov't attack We received this statement from Palestine Solidarity Austria. To understand the importance of the current developments, one should be aware that Austria, a country of 9 million residents of whom 17% are non-citizens, had been neutral regarding military pacts since the . . . |

Betsey Piette (2023-12-14). Statewide Pennsylvania protest for Palestine. workers.org WW Photo: Joe Piette Hundreds of activists braved heavy rains to rally and march in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, for Pennsylvania's first statewide action in solidarity with Palestine. Demonstrators, coming from multiple cities around the state, gathered outside the Pennsylvania Capitol where they placed over 300 infant-size, mock body bags, produced by . . . |

Betsey Piette (2023-12-14). White supremacist, antisemitic Congress targets colleges over Palestine. workers.org Rally for Palestine at UPenn campus, Oct. 16, 2023. In response to the U.S. Congressional Committee hearing, "Holding Campus Leaders Accountable and Confronting Anti Semitism," held Dec. 5, seven campus organizations issued a joint statement on Instagram Dec. 10. The groups, representing students at Harvard, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology . . . |

Olmedo Beluche (2023-12-14). Panamanian people score a great victory, struggle continues. workers.org Published Dec. 2 in Panamá, where the author is a professor of sociology and an anti-imperialist political leader. Translation: John Catalinotto The ruling of unconstitutionality, issued by the Supreme Court of Justice of Panamá on Nov. 28, constituted the successful conclusion of a great popular victory against the abusive mining . . . |

thecommunists (2023-12-14). Cuba to international meet: Never before has world peace been so threatened. thecommunists.org The following speech was made on behalf of the Communist Party of Cuba by the party's head of international relations Emilio Lozada Garcia at the 23rd International Meeting of Communist and Workers' Parties in Turkey on 20 October 2023. ***** Dear Kemal Okuyan, general secretary of the Communist party of Türkiye, Dear comrades, brothers and …

Viviana Weinstein (2023-12-14). Denver: Stop the Israeli massacre of Palestinian people! workers.org City Park, Denver Dec. 10 Palestine protest. Credit: Viviana Weinstein Over 500 people attended a protest memorial at City Park in Denver on Dec. 10, where thousands of white flags were planted by the lake in memory of the Palestinian adults and children who have been killed by Israeli . . . |

Workers World Party (2023-12-14). PDF of December 14 print issue. workers.org Download the PDF. Palestine will be free! U.S. imperialism: 'the head of the snake' Statements fromm PFLP and Hamas Editorial: Which forces promote Israeli terrorism? More on Palestine: Protests in Denver, Harrisburg, Portland Stunning rebuke to U.S. Solidarity of women Rafah and Khan Younis UAW resolution International Assembly Against Imperialism . . . |

WSWS (2023-12-14). Workers Struggles: Europe, Middle East & Africa. wsws.org Solidarity strikes in support of Tesla workers at Swedish subsidiary spread to Denmark, Norway and Finland for collective agreement, but union's agenda is corporatism; 24-hour strikes across Middle East including in parts of Jordan, Lebanon, Turkey, and Tunisian teachers walk out to demand ceasefire in Gaza; 170,000 teachers and lecturers still out after 75 days in Iraqi Kurdistan over wage arrears; platinum miners in Bakubung, South Africa stage underground sit-in over three days for better pay and conditions…

a guest author (2023-12-13). Hamas on the anniversary of the Stone Intifada. workers.org This statement, from the Hamas Islamic Resistance Movement, was released by Resistance News Network on Dec. 8, 2023. Palestinian youth in Nablus on the West Bank in 1988 during the first Intifada. On the 36th anniversary of the Stone Intifada: The Al-Aqsa Flood is a continuation of the Stone Intifada, . . . |

a guest author (2023-12-13). Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine 'U.S. is the head of the snake'. workers.org The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine issued the following statement on Dec. 9, 2023, published on Revolutionary News Network. United leadership of the Palestinian resistance, 2023. The United States's repeated use of the veto power against a United Nations Security Council resolution calling for an immediate cease-fire in . . . |

A Guest Author (2023-12-13). Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine: 'U.S. is the head of the snake'. workers.org The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine issued the following statement on Dec. 9, 2023, published on Revolutionary News Network. United leadership of the Palestinian resistance, 2023. The United States's repeated use of the veto power against a United Nations Security Council resolution calling for an immediate cease-fire in . . . |

Editor (2023-12-13). Which forces promote Israeli terrorism? workers.org U.S.-armed Israel's mass murder of Palestinian civilians in Gaza has brought a new element to world history, a new horror. It is the first genocide splashed across TV screens and social media. The horrors have forced a new generation of political activists around the world to come to terms with . . . |

Laurent Ross (2023-12-13). Capitalism's rent-to-live society and the abolition of private property. peoplesworld.org Karl Marx quite famously says in The Manifesto of the Communist Party that "…the theory of the Communists may be summed up in a single sentence: Abolition of private property." This quote has been used over and over again by the capitalist class to scare workers away from contemplating socialism. After all, according to the …

ifj.org (2023-12-13). Palestine: At least sixty-four journalists and media workers killed in GazaAt least sixty-four Palestinian journalists and media workers have been killed, several have been injured and others are missing during the war in Gaza. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and the Palestinian Journalists Syndicate (PJS) condemn the killings and continued attacks on journalists. The IFJ calls for an immediate investigation into their deaths.

teleSUR, dcdc, DRL (2023-12-14). Líderes confirman asistencia a cumbre entre Venezuela y Guyana. telesurtv.net Estarán presentes varios primeros ministro de la región del Caribe como Roosevelt Skerritel, de Dominica, quien también es presidente de CARICOM,…

Natalia Marques (2023-12-13). Is Israel losing its biggest ally? peoplesdispatch.org US President Joe Biden warned in an address to donors in Washington that it appears the world has turned against Israel. "They're starting to lose that support," said the President. Comments made by Biden on Tuesday, December 12, are the most critical of Israel since the October 7 Al-Aqsa Flood operation. | "One of the things that Bibi understands," said Biden, "is that Israel's security can rest on the United States. But, right now, it has more than the United States. It has the European Union, it has Europe, it has most of the world supporting them. But they're starting to lose that support by indiscriminate bo…

WSWS (2023-12-13). New Zealand pseudo-left group whitewashes unions' complicity in Gaza genocide. wsws.org The International Socialist Organisation cited mealy-mouthed statements by unions in New Zealand, the US and Australia calling for a ceasefire, while covering up the role of the unions in preventing strikes and other actions to stop the supply of weapons for Israel's war machine.

Cristen Hemingway Jaynes, EcoWatch. (2023-12-13). Latest COP28 Draft Does Not Mention Fossil Fuel Phaseout. popularresistance.org As the United Nations COP28 climate talks entered the final stretch, the most recent draft of a climate deal left out the crucial "phase out" language regarding fossil fuels, the main demand expressed by many developing countries, particularly those vulnerable to climate change, as well as the European Union. | The draft deal is the precursor to a final round of negotiations over whether or how long fossil fuels will continue to be a part of the transition to a renewable energy future. | COP28 President Sultan Al Jaber encouraged those present at the summit to finalize a deal before the conference ends on Tuesday…

Peoples Dispatch (2023-12-14). European trade unions march in Brussels to protest the EU-imposed austerity. peoplesdispatch.org The protests took place in the context of the likely enforcement of the European Union's (EU) Stability and Growth Pact which will lead to combined cuts worth EUR 45 billion from the budgets of 14 member states…

Staff (2023-12-14). European trade unions march in Brussels to protest the EU-imposed austerity. peoplesdispatch.org On December 12, trade unionists, political parties, and other working-class sections from around 30 countries participated in a major demonstration led by the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) protesting the EU-imposed austerity in the region. The march was organized against the backdrop of the summit of EU leaders in Brussels on December 14 and 15 …

thecommunists (2023-12-13). Britain using its Cypriot base to aid Israeli genocide in Gaza. thecommunists.org This statement is reproduced from the Union of Cypriots website, with thanks. ***** The Union of Cypriots stands unconditionally with the Palestinian people and supports their resistance. The Cypriot people have consistently expressed their unwavering solidarity with our neighboring Palestinian people. Both Cypriots and Palestinians have become victims of ongoing occupation, settler colonialism, and violations …

ecns.cn (2023-12-14). Steps to lift trade will spur exports. ecns.cn China's latest measures to boost foreign trade, coupled with the sector's strong growth in the fourth quarter, will secure the country's exports and jobs in 2024, said analysts and business leaders on Wednesday.

Andrea Mazzarino (2023-12-13). Trump, the Second Time Around. counterpunch.org Recently, on a commuter train, I ran into an acquaintance who works for a government agency here in Washington, D.C. Soon after we started chatting, he indicated a desire to switch jobs in case Donald Trump was reelected president in 2024. "I'd like to be somewhere that Trump wouldn't be able to politicize," my buddy

Pressenza IPA (2023-12-13). Unrest after controversial re-election in Sierra Leone. pressenza.com After eleven years of senseless civil war in my country Sierra Leone, the main opposition APC (All People's Congress) tried so hard to put the stability of the country. they tried to put certain modalities in place by providing basic amenities like adequate water supply, electricity, and transportation, constructing new roads, and bringing in various sectors that would give thousands of Sierra Leoneans jobs which enhanced greatly the standards of living in the country. They also tried to stabilize the exchange rate between foreign currencies to our Leones. | from Ibrahim Kabia and Edmond Kombe | However, in 2018…

presstv.ir (2023-12-14). Gaza's brave battle against Israel nearing a bright end: Hamas leader. presstv.ir The leader of Hamas resistance movement says the Palestinian's brave battle with the Israeli regime is approaching a bright end thanks to the heroic resistance of fighters and the nation.

presstv.ir (2023-12-14). Hamas to Press TV: 'We're ready for long war'. presstv.ir Senior Hamas' official reaffirms the movement's determination to continue standing up to the Israeli war against Gaza.

presstv.ir (2023-12-14). The genesis of Hamas. presstv.ir A leaflet issued on December 14, 1987 calling for resistance is considered their first public intervention, though the name Hamas itself was not used until early 1988.

Dave DeCamp (2023-12-13). Houthi Official Says Gaza Ceasefire Is Only Way to 'Restore Calm' in the Red Sea. news.antiwar.com A Houthi official said on Wednesday that the only way to "restore calm" in the Red Sea is through a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip amid reports of another Houthi attack in the waters. Yemen's Houthi movement, formally known as Ansar Allah, has been targeting commercial vessels in the Red Sea that they claim are …

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-12-13). Rebuilding Gush Katif: The Scheme to Return Jewish Settlers to Gaza. libya360.wordpress.com William Van Wagenen Once viewed as a fringe group, Israel's messianic settler movement holds the reins of power today. Their plans for the ethnic cleansing and resettlement of Gaza needed only two things: a big war and an extremist government. Almost three weeks into Israel's bloody ground invasion of Gaza, an Israeli soldier filmed a…

KATIE (2023-12-13). Boycott HP- Campaign Update during #GazaGenocide. bdsmovement.net

National American Renaissance Movement (2023-12-13). Report Federal and State Crimes to Grand Jury Concerning COVID-19: Petition to New Jersey Governor Murphy, Attorney General Platkin and County Prosecutors. globalresearch.ca

presstv.ir (2023-12-13). Hezbollah warning: Strikes on Israel to continue as long as Gaza genocidal war rages. presstv.ir Sheikh Naim Qassem, Hezbollah's deputy secretary-general, says the Lebanese resistance movement will continue retaliatory strikes against Israel until the regime ends its war on Gaza.

presstv.ir (2023-12-13). Gaza's brave battle against Israel nearing a bright end: Hamas leader. presstv.ir The leader of Hamas resistance movement says the Palestinian's brave battle with the Israeli regime is approaching a bright end thanks to the heroic resistance of fighters and the nation.

presstv.ir (2023-12-14). Hezbollah warning: Strikes on Israel to continue as long as Gaza genocidal war rages. presstv.ir Sheikh Naim Qassem, Hezbollah's deputy secretary-general, says the Lebanese resistance movement will continue retaliatory strikes against Israel until the regime ends its war on Gaza.

Abdel Bari Atwan (2023-12-13). Yemen and the war on Gaza. thealtworld.com How will the US respond to the Houthi challenge to Israeli shipping? | By intercepting Israeli shipping and engaging US and French naval vessels in the Red Sea, Yemen's Houthi Ansarullah movement has done more than embarrass the majority of Arab governments and armies that maintain a complicit silence about Israel's assault on the Gaza Strip. Its bold act of solidarity may also hasten the defeat of that aggression and the end of the ban on humanitarian aid from reaching its inhabitants. | Ansarullah and its government in Sanaa have proven to be the staunchest supporters of the resistance in Gaza as it confronts t…

splcenter (2023-12-13). Contracts Between Hungarian Nonprofit and Christopher Rufo, Others, Raise Foreign Agent Concerns: Expert. splcenter.org Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán's government has long courted international conservative and far-right movements. Hatewatch obtained contracts between Hungarian U.S. conservative figures that suggest they should register as foreign agents under U.S. law.

ecns.cn (2023-12-13). Freight trains boost trade across border. ecns.cn A freight train service between China and Vietnam has boosted the rapid movement of cargo between the two countries and further into Southeast Asia, the service provider, China Railway Nanning Group, said.

Carlos L. Garrido (2023-12-14). Why Are Intellectuals Divorced from Working People? orinocotribune.com By Carlos L. Garrido — Dec 10, 2023 | This article is a transcript of a presentation for The question we are exploring today, concerning the divorce of intellectuals and the working class, is fundamental for assessing the crisis we face in the subjective conditions for revolution. The first…

WSWS (2023-12-13). Three establishment candidates line up for Indonesian presidential election. wsws.org All three candidates are defenders of capitalism and, despite their populist electoral rhetoric, innately hostile to the interests of working people.

WSWS (2023-12-13). Australian working class confronts deepening social and housing crisis. wsws.org Economists say Australian households and the economy have "hit the wall," with the Australian economy "almost" coming to a "standstill in the September quarter."

presstv.ir (2023-12-13). Russia says Moscow working on 'major new agreement' with Tehran. presstv.ir Russia's Foreign Ministry says Moscow and Tehran plan to speed up work on a "major new interstate agreement."