(2023-05-04). Oakland teachers fight for higher pay, community schools. workers.org 
Teacher protest at the recent school board meeting, April 26, 2023. Oakland, California The Oakland Education Association represents around 3,000 teachers in the Oakland Unified School District. Its 50-member bargaining committee has been trying to get OUSD to respond to its demands for higher salaries, smaller class size, equity and . . . |
(2023-05-05). (W.E. Talk) Why do we still commemorate Karl Marx in 21st century?>. ecns.cn Why do we still commemorate Marx in 21st century? How do we understand the "Chinese characteristics" in Chinese Marxist thoughts? Why do some people say that China has a brighter prospect than the West in dealing with climate change, income inequality, and other problems that face the world as a whole?
(2023-05-04). Raíces nazis del conflicto mundial. globalizacion.ca El racismo de Occidente es tan viejo como Matusalén, numerosos de sus pensadores intentaron demostrar que los anglosajones, los celtas y los teutones son de raza superior. | Rudyard Kipling, premio Nobel de literatura, escribió el poema "La carga del Hombre…
(2023-05-04). Oakland teachers fight for higher pay, community schools. workers.org Teacher protest at the recent school board meeting, April 26, 2023. Oakland, California The Oakland Education Association represents around 3,000 teachers in the Oakland Unified School District. Its 50-member bargaining committee has been trying to get OUSD to respond to its demands for higher salaries, smaller class size, equity and . . . |
(2023-05-05). (W.E. Talk) Why do we still commemorate Karl Marx in 21st century?>. ecns.cn Why do we still commemorate Marx in 21st century? How do we understand the "Chinese characteristics" in Chinese Marxist thoughts? Why do some people say that China has a brighter prospect than the West in dealing with climate change, income inequality, and other problems that face the world as a whole?
(2023-05-04). Raíces nazis del conflicto mundial. globalizacion.ca El racismo de Occidente es tan viejo como Matusalén, numerosos de sus pensadores intentaron demostrar que los anglosajones, los celtas y los teutones son de raza superior. | Rudyard Kipling, premio Nobel de literatura, escribió el poema "La carga del Hombre…
(2023-05-05). North Carolina legislature poised to establish three-year high school option, vastly expand privatization of public education. wsws.org A North Carolina Senate committee recently approved a bill that will require districts to provide for a three-year option to graduate high school and funnels over a billion dollars into private schools.
(2023-05-04). Nationwide Demonstrations Denounce Restrictions On Teaching, Book Bans. popularresistance.org Teach-ins at university campuses, community book drives, read-alouds of banned books on social media, and rallies in front of the College Board headquarters in both New York and Washington, D.C. | These were among the activities taking place across the country on Wednesday as part of the Freedom to Learn national day of action spearheaded by the African American Policy Forum, which has been critical of state laws restricting how teachers can discuss race in the classroom. The forum is led by Kimberlé Crenshaw, a law professor and civil rights scholar at Columbia University Law School.
(2023-05-04). Victorian NTEU members stop work for better pay, working conditions. greenleft.org.au More than 600 Victorian National Tertiary Education Union members crammed into Victorian Trades Hall for their first stop-work meeting in a decade, as part of their fight for better conditions and fair pay. Mary Merkenich reports.
(2023-05-04). UK higher education institutions respond to University and College Union marking boycott with escalated attacks on workers. wsws.org An April 20 tweet by Dr. Kait Clark, a cognitive neuroscientist and senior lecturer, confirmed that fully 22 institutions said they would dock 100 percent of staff pay. Another 24 universities threated to slash between 20 and 80 percent of pay.
(2023-05-04). Los Angeles: Boyle Heights rallies for International Workers Day. fightbacknews.org Los Angeles, CA — For the eighth year in a row, Centro Community Service Organization (CSO) held their May Day march and rally in Boyle Heights. Over 50 people gathered to commemorate International Workers Day and to uplift the demands of legalization for all the undocumented, protecting public education, and community control of the Los Angeles Sheriff's Department. The event was emceed by David Pulido of Orange County CSO and Juliana Castellón of Centro CSO. | Sol Marquez, member of Centro CSO and Freedom Road Socialist Organization (FRSO), kicked off the rally with the demand for socialism and self-deter…
(2023-05-04). U.N. Warns Afghan Humanitarian Crisis Still Urgent as Taliban Expands Crackdown on Women's Rights. democracynow.org 
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres warned this week that Afghanistan continues to face the largest humanitarian crisis in the world today, with a two-day summit in Doha ending without formal recognition of the Taliban government that has ruled the country since August 2021. Since their return to power, the Taliban have cracked down on women's rights, including restricting access to education and banning women from working with international aid groups. Poverty has skyrocketed in Afghanistan as years of conflict, corruption and international sanctions have battered the economy. We speak with F…
(2023-05-04). 1 Million Sanitary Packs Delivered to Schools in New Zealand. telesurenglish.net According to Education Minister Jan Tinetti, the New Zealand government has sustained its initiative of providing complimentary period products to schools this year. As part of this effort, more than 1 million period product packages have been distributed to educational institutions nationwide. | Related: | "Some students don't come to school during their period because they don't have access to or can't afford…
(2023-05-06). Department of Error] Department of Error. thelancet.com Chamberlain JM, Kapur J, Shinnar S, et al. Efficacy of levetiracetam, fosphenytoin, and valproate for established status epilepticus by age group (ESETT): a double-blind, responsive-adaptive, randomised controlled trial. Lancet 2020; 395: 1217—24—For this Article, Angela Lumba-Brown's name has been corrected in the list of Pediatric Emergency Care Applied Research Network investigators and in the appendix. This correction has been made to the online version as of May 4, 2023.
(2023-05-05). Tuesday 5/9: Realizing American Democracy: Climate Justice & Voting Rights. indybay.org Online teach-in…
(2023-05-05). Monday 5/22: A Conversation with Shepard Fairey, Frank Abe and Andrew Aydin. indybay.org Free online Zoom event. Registration required: ucsc.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_HrsvrWSMTtmi2WX2wMC7hQ…
(2023-05-05). Poetry politics and war: Berlin Bulletin no. 210, May 3, 2023. mronline.org 
The fearful destruction, the displacement of families, above all the killing and maiming must be deplored, condemned and brought to an end. But the underlying reasons for this terrible war, concealed in the media, must also be mercilessly examined, regardless of well-orchestrated accusations of "Putin-friendship" or "left-over allegiance to a past Soviet Russia".
(2023-05-04). Are Businesses Dying Already From ChatGPT? Chegg Shares Collapse 40% After Disclosing Impact From AI Bots. moguldom.com 
Chegg, a publicly traded company that provides homework assistance and online tutoring, lost almost half its share price Tuesday after the company said that artificial intelligence chatbot ChatGPT is hurting its growth. Based in Silicon Valley, Chegg sells subscriptions for academic services that help students with writing, math assignments and studying. ChatGPT, a chatbot tool …
(2023-05-04). Indiana Jones, Hollywood's chief colonial pilferer, is back. mronline.org 
If the official trailer is any indication, "mistakes" of the past regarding the depiction of other cultures (Euro-Western supremacy's gaffes are all too often by design) will be repeated.
(2023-05-04). U.S. makes up c 40% of global military spending, 10x Russia, 3x China. mronline.org 
The United States spent $877 billion on its military in 2022, nearly 40% of the global total, 10 times more than Russia ($86.4 billion), and three times more than China ($292 billion). The U.S. military budget is larger than the next 10 biggest spenders combined.
(2023-05-04). Force-marching the Europeans. mronline.org 
Am I the only American to travel overseas and feel embarrassed by the conduct of the diplomats Washington sends abroad to speak for our republic?>
(2023-05-04). 6-7 May, Online: Eritrea Hearing, International People's Tribunal on U.S. Imperialism. samidoun.net 
Join the International People's Tribunal on US Imperialism: Sanctions, Blockades, Coercive Economic Measures for a hearing on Saturday and Sunday, May 6 and 7, on the effects and impacts of these policies and practices on the people of Eritrea. We will hear testimony and reports from expert and direct witnesses, with questions and discussion from …
(2023-05-04). Mapping All U.S. Military Bases, in Hopes of Closing Them. progressive.org A new online database, compiled by a Gaza conflict survivor, is a critical resource for intervening in the war machine.
(2023-05-05). Construction of main structure of China's highest-altitude UHV substation starts. ecns.cn The main part of the Ganzi 1000 kV ultra-high voltage substation officially commenced construction in Southwest China's Sichuan Province, which is currently the highest-altitude ultra-high voltage substation under construction in China.
(2023-05-05). Diputados aprueban proyecto sobre igualdad salarial en Brasil. telesurtv.net El presidente insistió en "que cuando aceptamos que las mujeres ganan menos que los hombres en la misma función, estamos perpetuando una violencia histórica".
(2023-05-05). UPS workers prepare for historic showdown with corporate giant. By: Mike Kramer. midwesternmarx.com 
In just a few months, the United States may experience a labor struggle the scale of which has not been seen in over 25 years. The contract between the International Brotherhood of Teamsters and United Parcel Service will expire this year, and a strike is possible.Much has been written about the labor upsurge of recent years. From Starbucks organizing across the country, to the wave of unionization among academic workers, to the significant public sector strikes in K-12 and higher …
(2023-05-04). 4 Years of Organizing Paid Off: New York Says Yes to Publicly Owned Renewables. truthout.org On Tuesday, New York lawmakers passed a law that, for the first time, authorizes the New York Power Authority — the largest state public power authority in the U.S. — to build renewable energy projects to help reach the state's climate goals. The new Build Public Renewables Act, passed as part of New York's annual budget, is a culmination of four years of organizing by climate and community… |
(2023-05-04). 6 May, Book Launch: "The Trinity of Fundamentals" (English) with Wisam Rafeedie. samidoun.net 
Samidoun is one of many organizations endorsing the Palestinian Youth Movement's English language launch of the book by Wisam Rafeedie, "The Trinity of Fundamentals." Below is the announcement from PYM. PYM is also organizing several in-person watch parties — read their announcement for details! EVENT DETAILS: WHEN: Saturday, May 6th, 1-3pm ET, 8-10 Palestine Time. …
(2023-05-05). New York Assembly and Senate Champions Vow to Pass Global Debt Relief Bill. indybay.org Largest New York Labor and Religious Groups Support the New York Taxpayer and International Debt Crises Protection Act…
(2023-05-05). May 1 "Injury to One Is an Injury to All" IBU Alcatraz Ferry Workers Protest Union Busting. indybay.org IBU-ILWU San Francisco Alcatraz Cruise ferry boat workers marched and rallied at Alcatraz Cruises at Pier 33 which is owned by Hornblower. The workers who voted for a union last fall face a blatant union busting drive by the company which has a long record of retaliating against pro-union workers and successful union busting.
(2023-05-05). KQED Security Used To Coerce Speak-out on World Press Freedom Day For Assange & Mumia. indybay.org On World Press Freedom Day a rally speak-out was held in front of KQED TV and radio. The station bosses mobilized security to try to coerce and threaten the action.
(2023-05-05). Science Saturday: COVID-19 — the pandemic that's forever changed laboratory testing. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Like many people throughout the world, Matthew Binnicker, Ph.D., remembers exactly where he was and what he was doing when COVID-19 was classified as a pandemic. "Those first few months of the pandemic will be forever ingrained in my memory," he says. For Dr. Binnicker, director of Mayo Clinic's Clinical Virology Laboratory, two important dates stand out above the rest. "One was Feb. 17, 2020, when Dr. (William) Morice and I were talking about whether the department should…
(2023-05-05). Save lives this Take Back Day; safely dispose of unused medications. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — Dispose of unneeded medications safely during National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, April 22. Mayo Clinic, in collaboration with the Olmsted County Sheriff's Office, Olmsted Medical Center, Zumbro Valley Medical Society and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), will host a community drop-off event to collect unused or expired medications. "The Olmsted County Sheriff's Office and Violent Crimes Enforcement Team (VCET) are proud to team up with Mayo Clinic and other…
(2023-05-05). Con Filo: °Qué terroristas somos! (+ Video). cubadebate.cu Seguramente ya lo saben, pero Cuba está incluida en una lista de "países patrocinadores del terrorismo" que elabora unilateralmente Estados Unidos y dicha lista legitima, al menos para el establishment imperialista, un vasto conjunto de sanciones contra nuestro país. Sobre el tema hablamos este jueves.
(2023-05-04). Labor participation grows at Tucson May Day march; organizers spotlight Amazon class struggle. peoplesworld.org 
TUCSON, Ariz.—Until recently, May Day events in Tucson attracted mostly members of left political groups—socialists, communists, and anarchists. The observance would include a march and rally that celebrated the internationalism of this workers' holiday with little relation to the class struggle taking place in our community. A few labor union members participated, but the unions mostly stayed …
(2023-05-04). McDonald's in Kentucky Employed 10-Year-Olds Without Pay, Labor Officials Find. truthout.org Labor officials have uncovered hundreds of child labor violations across several dozen McDonald's locations, including at a McDonald's in Louisville, Kentucky, which employed two 10-year-old children and forced them to work without pay. Department of Labor investigators have found that McDonald's franchise operator Bauer Foods, LLC, which owns 10 McDonald's locations, sometimes made the 10-year… |
(2023-05-04). Pensioners Will Receive $49 Monthly After Maduro Labor Benefits Announcements. orinocotribune.com
(2023-05-05). SOE workers toil through May Day holiday to ensure major projects progress briskly. ecns.cn Workers of State-owned contractors continued working on new major rail projects through the break to ensure the projects stayed on schedule.
(2023-05-05). Ecuador May Day Marches Call to Oust the President. indybay.org Video of May Day marchers entering Calderon Park in Cuenca. Ecuador. | Video credit: Harvey Goldberg | Cuenca, Ecuador | May 1, 2023 | "Lasso out!" was a chant that rang out as tens of thousands of workers hit the streets in cities across Ecuador.
(2023-05-05). Rent report says less than 1% are affordable for minimum-wage workers. greenleft.org.au A new report by Anglicare Australia has revealed that less than 1% of private rentals are affordable for a person working full-time on the minimum wage and just four rentals across Australia are affordable for people on JobSeeker. Isaac Nellist reports.
(2023-05-05). First Republic Bank: The Second Largest Crash In US History. popularresistance.org On International Workers' Day, the First Republic Bank became the second largest bank to fail in US history. The USD 233 billion institution was seized by the government and sold to banking behemoth JPMorgan Chase. | First Republic is the third bank to fail in the US since March, surpassing the spectacular failure of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) on March 10. SVB's depositors were bailed out by the US government to the tune of USD 151 billion. Up until May 1, SVB had been the second largest bank failure in the history of the country. Capitalists in the United States did not predict that this title would be usurped le…
(2023-05-05). Workers Unite in San Jose May Day March. indybay.org The San Jose May Day march kicked off from Roosevelt Park at 3: 00pm. Union members and allies gathered from throughout the South Bay and beyond, then took the streets.
(2023-05-05). Sri Lanka's public health services face breakdown. wsws.org Drastic falls in the numbers of doctors and health workers have led to huge workloads for the remaining workforce, who are already severely burdened with higher taxes, inflation and cuts in allowances and overtime.
(2023-05-05). Huge pay packages for auto execs, mass layoffs and savage wage cuts for workers. wsws.org New filings by the Securities and Exchange Commission reveal the massive payouts to the top executives at GM, Ford and Stellantis.
(2023-05-05). Declaración de las fuerzas democráticas de Sudán. workers.org 
Por autor invitado Escrito el 19 de abril por las fuerzas contra los golpistas y contra los militaristas en Sudán. Traducción: Enrique García para Sinpermiso. Kartum, Sudán, diciembre de 2022. Grandes manifestaciones conmemoran el cuarto aniversario de la revolución de 2018. El movimiento popular vive. Nosotros, los Comités de . . . |
(2023-05-05). Community leaders, petitioners, fashionistas agree: "No Arena in Chinatown!'. workers.org 
Philadelphia Piled in front of a Philadelphia City Hall entrance April 27, were 18 boxes filled with 15,000 petitions and 3,000 written postcards opposing the proposal to build a $1.3 billion 76ers' basketball arena. This would lead to the destruction of one of the last neighborhoods in the city's downtown . . . |
(2023-05-05). Portland/Celebration of 50 years of people's struggle in the Philippines. workers.org 
Portland, Oregon April 24 marked the 50th anniversary of the National Democratic Front of the Philippines. Branded a terrorist organization by the U.S.-backed Marcos regime, the NDFP consists of 18 mass-based organizations ranging from communist guerrillas, to Indigenous rights groups, to scientists and artists. The meeting included a comedic performance . . . |
(2023-05-05). A Worldwide Anti-Imperialist Left: Why it is Needed, and What it Must Do (Paper). By: Alan Freeman and Radhika Desai>. midwesternmarx.com 
Capital organises globally yet workers do not. As the US-led NATO powers escalate the Ukraine conflict into a new world war, this imbalance is becoming intolerable.This paper presents the case for a worldwide anti-imperialist Left, representing ordinary people committed to a just and peaceful multipolar world order. This will serve both the national interest of every country, and the general interest of humanity.We base our case on an historical assessment of the last such organization, t …
(2023-05-04). Sudan: Popular Movement Demands Civilian Rule. popularresistance.org Reports from Sudan's largest seaport, Port Sudan, located on the Red Sea, describe a chaotic scene of thousands of migrant workers and their families attempting to leave the country in order to escape a conflict between two military factions fighting for control of the government. | The corporate media in Europe and the United States confine their coverage to describing the suffering of civilians and the numbers killed. Their analysis is limited to dissecting the personalities of the two generals commanding the two opposing military forces: Gen. Abdelfattah al-Burhan, who commands the army, and his one-time ally…
(2023-05-04). Cuban President Spoke with Solidarity Activists Who Traveled for International Workers' Day. towardfreedom.org Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel spoke with nearly 300 friends of Cuba who traveled from the United States to support the island in its fight against the U.S. blockade. Prensa Latina reports.
(2023-05-04). How union workers are breaking new barriers. nationofchange.org With public support for unions at record levels, activists expect still more workers to follow their example and unionize to build brighter futures.
(2023-05-04). Workers Struggles: Europe, Middle East & Africa. wsws.org In Greece workers including bus, rail and ferry workers walk out to commemorate May Day, raising demands over pay and conditions; continuing protests and strikes in Iran including by petrochemical workers and pensioners against poverty pay and cost of living crisis; Nigerian communication workers in three-day warning strike against Huawei over unpaid wages for March…
(2023-05-04). US writers strike enters third day as workers call for broadening the struggle: "This is a class confrontation" wsws.org Speaking from the picket lines, writers and their supporters spoke eloquently on the need for not only a fair contract, but to fundamentally reorganize society.
(2023-05-04). CP clubs join May Day actions nationwide. cpusa.org 
Marx and Engels wrote in the Communist Manifesto that "of all the classes that stand face to face with the bourgeoisie today, the proletariat [working class] alone is a really revolutionary class," leading them to famously end: "the proletarians have nothing to lose but their chains. They have a world to win. [Workers] of …
(2023-05-04). Tampa rallies against union-busting bill on International Workers Day. fightbacknews.org Tampa, FL – On Sunday April 30, 40 people protested outside the Hillsborough School Employees Federation union hall against the recent passage of union-busting legislation aimed at public sector workers and to mark International Workers Day. | The week before, the Florida House passed HB 1445, which will create a requirement for public-sector unions to have a membership rate of 60%. After Governor Rob DeSantis signs the bill into law, public sector unions have one year to meet this requirement or be decertified. Several of the groups represented were public-sector unions including the Hillsborough County Teachers…
(2023-05-04). Flood waters, torture: Demand Corcoran prisons be shut down. workers.org 
Banner at protest outside of Corcoran State Prison, February 2019. Oakland, California The big news coming out of California is about the flooding of the Central Valley where multi-million dollar agribusiness makes its money. Missing from this headline story is the imminent danger faced by over 8,000 incarcerated people at . . . |
(2023-05-04). Inflation chews up US worker pay, top CEOs got 7.7 percent surge. plenglish.com Washington, May 4 (Prensa Latina) As domestic inflation chews up American workers' wages, top CEOs posted a 7.7% raise in income last year, research revealed Thursday.
(2023-05-04). Uganda reports 8 deaths in Kisoro landslides. plenglish.com Kampala, May 4 (Prensa Latina) At least 8 people died in the southwestern Ugandan district of Kisoro after their homes were buried in a mudslide triggered by torrential rains, the Red Cross said on Wednesday, as emergency workers and local residents shoveled through the mud in search of bodies.
(2023-05-04). Resistance to sanctions: three components. workers.org 
Panelists and participants at the Americas Policy Forum "Burying 200 years of the U.S. Monroe Doctrine," held April 29, 2023, at American University, Washington, D.C. Below is a talk given by Sara Flounders to the Americas Policy Forum "Burying 200 Years of the U.S. Monroe Doctrine," held at American University . . . |
(2023-05-04). The People's Forum is Harassed in the US After Visiting Cuba. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, members of The People's Forum left Cuba for the U.S. after taking part in the International Workers' Day in Havana, where they met with President Miguel Diaz-Canel. | RELATED: | Upon entering U.S. territory, however, the Customs and Border Protection Office (CBP) unjustifiably detained The People's Forum members for several hours. | "Multiple members of our youth delegation to Cuba were detained and held for hours…
(2023-05-05). Sesiona en Cuba reunión de ministros de Cultura del G77 + China. telesurtv.net Al decir del ministro de Cultura de Cuba, la cita pretende reflexionar sobre promocionar la cultura como bien público.
(2023-05-05). Clausuran reunión de ministros de Cultura del G77 + China en Cuba. telesurtv.net La declaración final fue consultada con los miembros en la sede de la Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Educación, la Ciencia y la Cultura (Unesco) en París.
(2023-05-05). Ideological opponents of the Ukrainian government are waiting for prison or death. wsws.org This article, which paints a chilling picture of state-led repression of any form of opposition to the Ukrainian government and the war against Russia, was submitted to the WSWS by Maxim Goldarb, the head of the banned Union of Left Forces (For a New Socialism) party.
(2023-05-05). Odessa after the massacre: nine years later the wounds are still fresh. By: Steve Sweeney. midwesternmarx.com 
The west continues to ignore, downplay and misrepresent the trade unionists who were burned alive in Odessa's trade union building by Nato's fascist stormtroopers The burning alive of antifascist protestors in Odessa's trade union building on 2 May 2014 sent shock waves round the world. But the perpetrators of this heinous crime, far from being brought to book, have been rewarded with promotions and immunity. These are the 'democrats' our rulers are funding …
(2023-05-04). Sandu And EU Conspiring To Sanction Moldova's Opposition. southfront.org 
Illustrative ImageThe EU supports Moldova's dictatorial policies against the opposition and citizens alike. | Written by Ahmed Adel, Cairo-based geopolitics and political economy researcher | The European Union, at the request of Moldovan authorities, have developed a mechanism for introducing sanctions against people who allegedly destabilise the situation in Moldova and threaten its sovereignty. This initiative is obviously directed against the political opponents of Moldovan President Maia Sandu, who wants to keep her…
(2023-05-04). Weingarten refutes GOP charges of teacher union control of pandemic policy. peoplesworld.org 
WASHINGTON —Steady and calm under a barrage of hostile Republican propaganda, Teachers (AFT) President Randi Weingarten refuted right-wing charges of undue union influence on pandemic policy on whether, when, how and if schools should have opened at the height of the coronavirus plague. Given the chance to refute their unproven charges that AFT in general …
(2023-05-04). Chicago: Over 30 Organizations March for Unity in May Day Celebration. orinocotribune.com By Kobi Guillory — May 1, 2023 | Chicago, IL — 400 people rallied in the rain on Saturday, April 29 to celebrate recent victories in the people's movements and uplift their present demands. After an hour-long program, the crowd marched from Union Park to five different politically significant locations. Among other chants in English and Spanish, the crowd declared "The people united will never be defeated!" | The rally was called by the Chicago Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression (CAARPR), and endorsed by 31 organizations including the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights (IC…
(2023-05-04). A second crack in Amazon's anti-union wall…or is it? peoplesworld.org 
PALMDALE, Calif.—Is there a second crack in Amazon's high anti-union wall, among truckers in Palmdale, Calif.? The Teamsters say "yes," but the full answer is more complicated. The international union announced on April 24 that not only had 84 drivers for Battle-Tested Strategies, a local Amazon contract delivery firm, won card-check recognition to join Local …
(2023-05-04). La Unión Europea vuelve a las políticas de austeridad. globalizacion.ca La Comisión Europea ha decidido poner fin a la "fiesta" y ha avisado a los Estados miembros que tendrán que apretarse de nuevo el cinturón a partir de 2024. Se acabó la "barra libre". La crisis del Covid-19 provocó que…
(2023-05-04). India: Army Called in to Control Violence in Manipur. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, authorities in India's northeastern state of Manipur deployed the army and paramilitary forces to control the situation as violence hit the state. | RELATED: | The violence broke out in the state on Wednesday during a tribal protest demonstration over the inclusion of non-tribal Meiteis community for a Scheduled Tribe status. | The call for protest was given by the All Tribal Student Union Manipur (ATSUM), which held a march in Torbun…
(2023-05-04). People's Health Assembly in Colombia will be a milestone in struggles for right to health. peoplesdispatch.org The People's Health Movement is mobilizing for the 5th People's Health Assembly, which will take place in Cali, Colombia, in December this year…
(2023-05-04). How European Cities are Breathing New Life into the BDS Movement. mintpressnews.com April saw a flurry of activity in European cities rapidly advancing their own boycott procedures against Israel, with Barcelona, Liège, and Oslo all chilling their relations with Israel's apartheid government.
(2023-05-04). "Automated Apartheid": How Israel Uses Facial Recognition to Track Palestinians & Control Movement. democracynow.org 
A new report by Amnesty International documents how the Israeli government is using an experimental facial recognition system to track Palestinians and control their movements. The findings are part of "Automated Apartheid," which reveals an ever-growing surveillance network of cameras in the occupied West Bank city of Hebron and in East Jerusalem — two places in the Occupied Territories where Israeli settlements are expanding within Palestinian areas. "Surveillance has been ramping up as illegal settler activity has also been ramping up," says Amnesty researcher Matt Mahmoudi, who a…
(2023-05-04). Indigenous People Ask Charles III To Apologize For Colonization. telesurenglish.net Indigenous organizations and leaders from 12 Commonwealth countries raised a number of demands to King Charles III through a letter in which they demand an apology for the impact of British colonization on native peoples. | RELATED: | The letter, entitled "Apologies, Reparations and Repatriation of Artifacts and Remains," is an initiative of Nova Peris, former senator and co-chair of the Australian Republican Movement. | "We call on…
(2023-05-05). Julian Assange And World Press Freedom Day. popularresistance.org The detention and persecution of Julian Assange eviscerates all pretense of the rule of law and the rights of a free press. The illegalities, embraced by the Ecuadorian, British, Swedish and U.S. governments are ominous. They presage a world where the internal workings, abuses, corruption, lies and crimes, especially war crimes, carried out by corporate states and the global ruling elite, will be masked from the public. They presage a world where those with the courage and integrity to expose the misuse of power will be hunted down, tortured, subjected to sham trials and given lifetime prison terms in solitary co…
(2023-05-05). Quebec's CAQ government launches class-war assault. wsws.org Quebec Premier Franàßois Legault and his ministers have made a flurry of reactionary policy decisions and announcements targeting broad sections of the working class.
(2023-05-05). IMF says it is working with Pakistan on bailout review. channelnewsasia.com
(2023-05-04). May 18: Stop Manchin's FERC (Federal Energy Regulatory Commission). popularresistance.org Since March of last year, West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin has been working with Republicans on the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee which he chairs to prevent any substantive change at FERC, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. They must stop their rubber stamping of methane gas pipelines and LNG projects! | Here's what Manchin has been and is doing, right now: | -March 2022: He forced FERC commissioners to retract a new policy announced in February 2022 to require methane gas permit applications to include substantive environmental justice and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions analysis, and impr…
(2023-05-04). New Research Upends the Notion That Significant Wage Hikes Are Job Killers. truthout.org A working paper unveiled this week by researchers at the University of California, Berkeley shows that large minimum wage increases can have positive effects on both earnings and employment, countering the notion pushed by corporate lobbying groups that significant wage hikes are job killers. Examining nearly 50 large U.S. counties in California and New York whose wage floors reached $15 or higher… |
(2023-05-04). Report: Real minimum wages have fallen to 2017 levels. greenleft.org.au Blaming wages for inflation is cover for the capitalists' attempts to make working people shoulder the cost of their system's chronic periodic economic crises, argues Peter Boyle.
(2023-05-04). NATO: Joint Warfare Centre promotes Audacious Wargaming Capability. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com NATOAllied Command TransformationMay 2, 2023 The Joint Warfare Centre: Looking to the Future of Exercises, Training and Innovation Allied Command Transformation is actively developing its Audacious Wargaming Capability, leveraging the expertise of the Joint Warfare Centre to incorporate warfare development activities into collective training and exercises. Allied Command Transformation is working to develop its Audacious …
