(2023-02-09). Colombian Vice President Marquez To Pay Official Visit To Cuba. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, Colombian Vice President France Marquez will begin an official visit to Cuba to participate in the International Book Fair of Havana 2023, of which Colombia is the guest of honor. | RELATED: | "This visit is an invaluable opportunity to strengthen cultural ties between our countries and build alliances around common goals like regional integration, racial justice, gender equity, and peace," Marquez…
(2023-02-10). Video of SGP anti-war rally published with English subtitles. wsws.org On February 4, as part of its campaign for the Berlin elections, the Sozialistische Gleichheitspartei (Socialist Equality Party – SGP) held a central rally against the Ukrainian war and the return of German militarism at Potsdamer Platz in Berlin, attended by over 300 people.
(2023-02-10). New Round of National Strike Begins in Perú (+Militarization). orinocotribune.com This Thursday, February 9, the General Confederation of Workers of Perú (CGTP) began a massive new national workers' strike, that continues to gain the support of more and more organizations throughout the country. The call of the largest Peruvian union network aims for the resignation of de facto ruler Dina Boluarte, the establishment of a transitional government, general elections, a constituent referendum, and the cessation of the murders of the citizens in protest. | More organizations joining the strike | On Wednesday, the Unitary Union of Education Workers of Perú (SUTEP) joined. "Teachers and educational a…
(2023-02-09). WorkWeek UK Workers Strike, Rally To Defend Laguna Honda Hospital & 1937 Flint Meeting. indybay.org WorkWeek hears from UK education workers and others marching and striking throughout the country. We also hear speakers who attended a rally against the discharges of patients and residents of San Francisco Laguna Honda hospital which is run by the City. Twelve have already died and San Francisco City officials responsible for the deaths are blaming the the state & | federal government.
(2023-02-09). Colombian Vice President Marquez To Pay Official Visit To Cuba. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, Colombian Vice President France Marquez will begin an official visit to Cuba to participate in the International Book Fair of Havana 2023, of which Colombia is the guest of honor. | RELATED: | "This visit is an invaluable opportunity to strengthen cultural ties between our countries and build alliances around common goals like regional integration, racial justice, gender equity, and peace," Marquez…
(2023-02-10). Video of SGP anti-war rally published with English subtitles. wsws.org On February 4, as part of its campaign for the Berlin elections, the Sozialistische Gleichheitspartei (Socialist Equality Party – SGP) held a central rally against the Ukrainian war and the return of German militarism at Potsdamer Platz in Berlin, attended by over 300 people.
(2023-02-10). New Round of National Strike Begins in Perú (+Militarization). orinocotribune.com This Thursday, February 9, the General Confederation of Workers of Perú (CGTP) began a massive new national workers' strike, that continues to gain the support of more and more organizations throughout the country. The call of the largest Peruvian union network aims for the resignation of de facto ruler Dina Boluarte, the establishment of a transitional government, general elections, a constituent referendum, and the cessation of the murders of the citizens in protest. | More organizations joining the strike | On Wednesday, the Unitary Union of Education Workers of Perú (SUTEP) joined. "Teachers and educational a…
(2023-02-09). WorkWeek UK Workers Strike, Rally To Defend Laguna Honda Hospital & 1937 Flint Meeting. indybay.org WorkWeek hears from UK education workers and others marching and striking throughout the country. We also hear speakers who attended a rally against the discharges of patients and residents of San Francisco Laguna Honda hospital which is run by the City. Twelve have already died and San Francisco City officials responsible for the deaths are blaming the the state & | federal government.
(2023-02-09). Tax Docs Link Right-Wing "Parents Group" to Leonard Leo's Dark Money Network. truthout.org Right-wing operatives are increasing their attacks on U.S. public education with an expanding number of legal complaints to censor books and target teachers on an array of issues —preventing them from teaching U.S. history accurately, treating LGBTQ+ students with the respect they deserve, and forming support groups for kids and teachers of color. These attacks will likely continue to escalate… |
(2023-02-09). Peru: National Strike Becomes Stronger With Over 200 Unions. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, the Unitary Union of Education Workers of Peru (SUTEP), the Federation of Civil Construction Workers of Peru (FTCCP) and 200 subnational unions ratified their participation in the strike called by the General Central of Workers of Peru (CGTP) this week. | RELATED: | Workers, farmers, and students continue to demand the resignation of President Dina Boluarte, the dissolution of Congress, the call for early…
(2023-02-10). The United States wants to make Taiwan the Ukraine of the East: The Sixth Newsletter (2023). mronline.org 
On 2 February 2023, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. of the Philippines met with U.S. Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin at Malacañang Palace in Manila, where they agreed to expand the U.S. military presence in the country.
(2023-02-10). Why I wrote a book about my pet parrot. mronline.org 
Michael & Debby Smith write about 30 years of living with a parrot whose intelligence and emotional awareness challenges our human-centric world view.
(2023-02-10). 'We've never been closer to nuclear catastrophe': Activist Helen Caldicott. mronline.org 
Australian anti-war and environmental activist Dr. Helen Caldicott warns that policymakers who understate the danger of nuclear weapons don't have the public's best interest at heart.
(2023-02-09). Saturday 3/11: Good Housing is a Right! (Online Townall). indybay.org Zoom (Online) | Zoom info: | us02web.zoom.us/j/82158800683?pwd=N2J6UjgxNWhNak1WRWdUdm9CUit4QT09 | Meeting ID: 821 5880 0683 | Passcode: 340756…
(2023-02-09). Introducing our new podcast: 'Movies vs Capitalism'. mronline.org 
The Lever's new movie podcast launches.
(2023-02-09). Resistance is continual in Nicaragua. mronline.org 
Roger McKenzie talks to U.S. writer Dan Kovalik about why the people of Nicaragua need our support in their battle to determine their own future…
(2023-02-09). Fiery Ohio train wreck the result of "PSR" mronline.org 
Railroad Workers United (RWU) condemns the dangerous and historically unsafe practices by Class 1 rail carriers that resulted in this catastrophe that will impact the community of East Palestine Ohio for many years, if not forever.
(2023-02-09). Lessons from the Teachers' Strikes. mronline.org 
In 2012, the Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) went on strike. That marked the beginning of a wave of job actions that would reach West Virginia, Kentucky, Oklahoma, Arizona, Los Angeles, and other cities and states before returning to Chicago in 2019.
(2023-02-09). The Requirements of the European Left: A Conversation with Peter Mertens, General Secretary of the Workers Party of Belgium. mronline.org 
Vijay Prashad in conversation with Peter Mertens, General Secretary of the Workers Party of Belgium.
(2023-02-09). 'Designated Survivor' Walsh leaving Cabinet for Hockey Players' union. peoplesworld.org 
WASHINGTON (PAI)—Well, now we know why Labor Secretary Marty Walsh was the designated "no-show" among Cabinet members at Democratic President Joe Biden's Feb. 7 State of the Union address. Walsh's leaving the DOL's top job to return to organized labor, as executive director of the National Hockey League Players Association—the players' union. His imminent arrival …
(2023-02-10). Nation's LNG tanker construction steams ahead. ecns.cn The need for China-made liquefied natural gas tankers will remain high and generate profound changes within the global market landscape, driven by burgeoning demand for LNG in many countries such as India, Japan, France and Brazil.
(2023-02-10). Exploring 'the museum of world bridges' in SW China. ecns.cn Due to the large number of bridges, their types and complex technologies used in the construction of the bridges, the province is known as "the museum of world bridges".
(2023-02-10). Body camera footage from police killing of environmental activist shows Atlanta police speculating trooper was shot by fellow cop. wsws.org Three weeks after Manuel Esteban Paez Terán was shot and killed by Georgia police while protesting the construction of Cop City, two hours of body camera footage released on Wednesday night confirm police fired dozens of shots.
(2023-02-09). Canadian Tire Fire #53: Bail Reform For the Worse, Drug Decriminalization, and Prison Construction Updates. itsgoingdown.org This week we look at a call from politicians to make it harder for prisoners to get bail, updates on prison construction in Ontario, drug decriminalization in BC, and deaths in prisons across so-called Canada. Bail Reform for the Worse Earlier in January, all 13 premiers across so-called Canada signed a letter to the federal…
(2023-02-09). How A Pipeline Company Paid Minnesota Millions To Police Protests. popularresistance.org The morning of June 7, 2021, Sheriff's Deputy Chuck Nelson of Beltrami County, Minnesota, bought water and refreshments, packed his gear, and prepared for what would be, in his own words, "a long day." For over six months, Indigenous-led opponents of the Line 3 project had been participating in acts of civil disobedience to disrupt construction of the tar sands oil pipeline, arguing that it would pollute water, exacerbate the climate crisis, and violate treaties with the Anishinaabe people. Officers like Nelson were stuck in the middle of a conflict, sworn to protect the rights of both the pipeline company Enbrid…
(2023-02-10). Diputados argentinos se reúnen para tratar juicio contra magistrados. telesurtv.net En el encuentro se presentó la resolución a votar, la cual integra los 14 expedientes que solicitan el juicio político.
(2023-02-11). [Perspectives] Love in the face of death. thelancet.com According to literary legend, Ernest Hemingway was once challenged to write a short story using only six words. The resulting miniature masterpiece read: "For sale. Baby shoes. Never worn." Medicine, I believe, has its own combination of words unparalleled for fusing sorrow with brevity. They describe a particular medical specialty: paediatric palliative care. For the death of a child is inescapably freighted with a wrongness that feels monumental, that violates the way the world should be. For this reason—and many more besides—the health-care assistants, physiotherapists, doctors, nurses, play specia…
(2023-02-09). Workers Struggles: Europe, Middle East & Africa. wsws.org Rail workers, teachers and nurses strike in Portugal over cost of living crisis; retail and technology workers walk out in Finland as Industrial union ends industrial workers' strike with below-inflation pay deal; rail and bus workers begin five-day strike in the Netherlands against below inflation pay offer; university academics join UK strike wave as 100,000 civil servants plan national strike on budget day; Israeli secondary school teachers' warning strike over pay as protests continue including calls for a general strike over judicial reforms…
(2023-02-11). [Correspondence] Conflicting COVID-19 excess mortality estimates. thelancet.com A study1 by the COVID-19 Excess Mortality Collaborators estimates more than 18 million COVID-19 deaths globally by the end of 2021—three times those reported. The COVID-19 Excess Mortality Collaborators claim that under-ascertainment is especially severe in sub-Saharan Africa, with actual deaths 14 times higher than the 150‚Äà000 reported—more than 2 million excess deaths across the region in 2020—21.
(2023-02-11). [Correspondence] Conflicting COVID-19 excess mortality estimates — Authors' reply. thelancet.com The COVID-19 pandemic has caused almost 8 million reported deaths worldwide since late 2019.1 Although this is a staggering loss of human lives, 8 million is a vast under-estimation of the true toll of the pandemic. In addition to under-reporting and misclassification of COVID-19 deaths, the pandemic has also resulted in loss of lives due to stressed health-care systems. Excess mortality due to the COVID-19 pandemic, a measurement of net changes in all-cause mortality during the pandemic compared with levels before the pandemic, is widely considered the best measurement of the overall effect of the pandemic and i…
(2023-02-10). Brigadistas mexicanos rescatan a una mujer turca atrapada tras sismo. telesurtv.net El canciller mexicano, Marcelo Ebrard reconoció la labor que están desempeñando los rescatistas mexicanos que llegaron a Türkiye el miércoles.
(2023-02-10). Avanzan las labores de búsqueda y rescate en Tàºrkiye y Siria tras terremotos. telesurtv.net El vicepresidente de Türkiye, Fuat Oktay, informó que ascendió a 17.674 la cifra de decesos y a 72.879 la de heridos por los terremotos.
(2023-02-09). Six Portland grocery stores form union. workers.org 
Six Portland, Oregon, New Seasons grocery stores voted to form a new union seven months ago called the New Seasons Labor Union. The union's first action, Feb. 3, 4 and 5, was to rally and picket in front of the six stores to raise community awareness about management's new policy . . . |
(2023-02-09). Capitalism's undervaluation of nursing care. workers.org 
Based on a talk given at the Feb. 5 webinar "Global Class War: Lessons from Sam Marcy for workers struggles today." Go to youtu.be/5Arb33Q8SN0 to view the webinar. WW photo In "High Tech/Low Pay," Sam Marcy spoke of the feminization of labor, as more women worked jobs that had been . . . |
(2023-02-09). Striking Temple graduate worker: University's 'progressive' reputation doesn't extend to labor relations. peoplesworld.org 
Raegan Davis is a graduate worker currently on strike at Temple University and a member of the Temple University Graduate Student Association (AFT Local 6290). PHILADELPHIA—If you walk around the campus of Temple University, you are treated to all the trappings of an institution committed to progress. Social media accounts highlight distinguished alumni who have …
(2023-02-10). Police Terror — Racist Arrow Tip Launched Against All Workers. indybay.org Police and propaganda, corporate mass media control of the public mind…
(2023-02-10). Australian transport union anti-democratically "postpones" Gold-Tweed Coast bus strike. wsws.org The Transport Workers Union's rotten deal with Kinetic to delay Monday's stoppage displays the anxiety of the union bureaucrats to scuttle this major dispute as soon as possible.
(2023-02-10). "We never got a ballot": Kentucky Ford workers denounce illegitimate UAW election. wsws.org Ford workers in Kentucky expressed strong support for Will Lehman's protest over voter suppression by the UAW bureaucracy.
(2023-02-10). As economic distress grows in Russia, government makes officials' wealth and income classified information. wsws.org Shuttered auto plants, massive hikes in utility costs and young couples too in debt to have children—this is the reality for Russia's workers.
(2023-02-10). After fourth round of voting, Steelworkers union forces sellout of locked-out WestRock paper mill workers in Alabama. wsws.org Less than one week after WestRock escalated its efforts to break the locked out Mahrt Mill workers' resistance, the three United Steelworkers (USW) locals at the Cottonton, Alabama mill announced the passage of a contract to end the lockout following a fourth round of contract voting.
(2023-02-09). Letter to the editor: Tortuguita and Tyre. workers.org 
Manuel Esteban Paez Terán aka Tortuguita Letter to the editor from Julia Wright They both loved Nature. The one loved sunsets and photographed them — but he did not walk happily into any sunset. The other defended trees with all their radical love; they knew he must save the roots . . . |
(2023-02-09). Sam Marcy clarified Marx for us. workers.org 
The following message was from a study group of prisoners on Texas Death Row at the Ellis I Unit, Huntsville, Texas, on the occasion of the 85th birthday celebration of the late chairperson of Workers World Party, Sam Marcy, Oct. 5, 1996. Both Emerson Rudd and Ponchai Wilkerson were legally . . . |
(2023-02-09). What Marcyism means to me. workers.org 
Based on a talk given at the Feb. 5 webinar "Global Class War: Lessons from Sam Marcy for workers struggles today." Go to youtu.be/5Arb33Q8SN0 to view the webinar. Sam Marcy was someone who I never got a chance to meet, but if I had the chance to, I would have . . . |
(2023-02-09). China's Red Cross sends rescuers, supplies to Syria earthquake zone. ecns.cn The Red Cross Society of China (RCSC) on Thursday morning dispatched a team of rescue workers with its first batch of medical supplies to Syria to assist the earthquake-hit country in rescue operations.
(2023-02-09). Burkina Faso asks French army to leave. workers.org 
Malians protest French troops. "France degage," loosely translated, means "France, get the hell out!" The government of Burkina Faso on Jan. 23 officially asked the French army to remove its special forces detachment and its military trainers from the country by the end of February. France has about 400 soldiers . . . |
(2023-02-09). Chicago rideshare workers demand a living wage and accountable politicians. liberationnews.org 
The drivers are a part of the Chicago Gig Alliance, a member-driven organization which includes gig workers for companies such as Uber, Lyft, Instacart, Amazon Flex, Uber Eats, Door Dash, Wag and TaskRabbit.
(2023-02-09). POLICE TERROR–RACIST ARROW TIP LAUNCHED AGAINST ALL WORKERS. indybay.org Police and propaganda, corporate mass media control of the public mind…
(2023-02-09). LAUSD workers hold strike authorization vote after years-long contract impasse. wsws.org A strike by school support workers could paralyze the country's second-largest school district, the latest show of force by educators in the United States.
(2023-02-09). International greetings at SGP anti-war rally in Berlin: "This rally is of enormous importance to workers in all countries." wsws.org Hundreds of workers and youth attended the main rally of the SGP in the party's campaign for the Berlin state elections. The SGP is the only party in Germany calling for an end to the US/NATO war against Russia in Ukraine.
(2023-02-09). Indiana workers denounce fraudulent UAW run-off election. wsws.org In discussions outside factory gates, workers expressed deep opposition to the brazen violation of their rights and the "choice" in the election between two longtime union bureaucrats.
(2023-02-09). Australia: Sydney garbage collectors strike over pay and conditions. wsws.org Waste contractor Cleanaway is seeking to cut already low wages and slash overtime rates for inner Sydney rubbish collection workers.
(2023-02-09). Over ,000 Sri Lankan workers strike and protest against Wickremesinghe government's austerity measures. wsws.org Sri Lankan trade unions are attempting to dissipate rising mass anger against the government and its escalating social attacks through calling separate isolated actions and promoting illusions that the government can pressured to withdraw new income tax increases.
(2023-02-09). Thursday, February 16: Free Mumia Abu Jamal! popularresistance.org This is the hour to fight for Mumia's freedom. On Thursday, Feb. 16th, longshore workers in ILWU Local 10 will shut down the Ports of Oakland and San Francisco to demand freedom for Mumia Abu-Jamal. | Mumia was framed for killing a police officer. With Tyree Nichols' murder, we know who the real criminals are! Other actions are being organized for Feb. 16: Unions in South Africa will demonstrate in Pretoria at the U.S. Embassy, and in Durban at the U.S. Consulate. Railroad workers in Japan (in the Doro-Chiba union) will organize a demonstration for Mumia in front of the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo. Bay Area teachers wi…
(2023-02-09). Una nueva correlación de fuerzas contra Dina Boluarte in Perú: Elecciones, la militarización de la protesta social y la guerra civil. workers.org 
Por César Zelada Fuente: rebelion.org, 30 de enero de 2023. Zelada es Presidente del Movimiento Sin Techo — Perú (MSTP) y Dirigente de la Agrupación Vilcapaza. En los últimos días, la presidente golpista, Dina Boluarte, dijo, "…llamo a una tregua nacional para entablar una mesa de diálogo y fijar una . . . |
(2023-02-09). "We are not replaceable!": Woburn, MA educators win strike. liberationnews.org 
After 5 days on strike, the workers of the Woburn Teachers Association have won a contract that includes significant pay increases for teachers and paraprofessionals and smaller class sizes for 4th and 5th grade students.
(2023-02-09). Is the Democratic Party the alternative to fascism, or its enabler? workers.org 
Feb. 7 — The Jan. 6, 2021, failed attack on the U.S. Capitol exposed an attempt to overturn the presidential election results and made it undeniably clear that the Donald Trump-led MAGA movement represents a critically dangerous and growing threat of fascism in the U.S. But it left this question . . . |
(2023-02-09). Disabled people are proletarians worldwide. workers.org 
Based on a talk given at the Feb. 5 webinar "Global Class War: Lessons from Sam Marcy for workers struggles today." Go to youtu.be/5Arb33Q8SN0 to view the webinar. Brian Shea. PHOTO: Howard Rotman In "The Communist Manifesto," Marx and Engels characterize the working class as being the revolutionary gravediggers of . . . |
(2023-02-09). When the WPA Created Over 400,000 Jobs for Black Workers. cepr.net In response to the Great Depression, the Works Progress Administration (WPA) created jobs for over 8 million people between 1935 and 1943. While data on the racial composition of WPA workers isn't available for all of these years, the data we have for 1939, 1941, and 1942 make clear that the WPA employed hundreds of …
(2023-02-09). University staff in UK begin two-day strike protesting below-inflation pay offer. peoplesdispatch.org Around 70,000 workers across 1 universities in the UK have begun striking demanding an increase in wages at par with inflation, an end to cuts in benefits and pensions, and the regularization of contracts…
(2023-02-09). Starbucks is trying to wear workers down through relentless "soft" union busting. therealnews.com 
This story originally appeared in "A lot of the union busting that we're seeing is very quiet. It's very mellow," says Ethan Tinklenberg, a Starbucks worker, or "partner" as the company likes to refer employees. "It's not them making us take off our union pins or our union hats. It's cutting our hours slowly but surely, while not promoting union leaders, and spreading misinformation abou…
(2023-02-09). UK postal workers strike against Tory government's handling of cost of living crisis. therealnews.com 
Massive mobilizations and strikes have been witnessed in the UK over the last couple of months against the Tory government for failing to tackle the ongoing cost of living crisis. Postal workers, railway workers, public service workers, barristers, dockers, garbage collectors, Amazon workers etc. have walked out and gone on strike to demand better pay and better working conditions. TRNN delves into…
(2023-02-09). The working class ‚àí gravediggers of capitalism. workers.org 
Based on a talk given at the Feb. 5 webinar "Global Class War: Lessons from Sam Marcy for workers struggles today." Go to youtu.be/5Arb33Q8SN0 to view the webinar. WW PHOTO Comrades and friends, the working class in this country hails from all nationalities, all races, colors, gender and sexual identities, . . . |
(2023-02-09). More UK Workers Join Strikes Over Wage Increases. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, thousands of U.K. physiotherapists, university staff, pensions, and environmental agency workers took to the streets to reject the below-inflation pay deals. | RELATED: | "We urge conservative ministers to stop ignoring the public body's workforce and open talks on payment, which has been falling since 2010," the Prospect Union Secretary Mike Clancy stated. | He said that the union members, which include environm…
(2023-02-09). Peru: Anti-Government Protests Are Peaceful-Ombudsman's Office. telesurenglish.net According to the Peruvian Ombudsman's Office, these protests "are taking place peacefully. We will continue to be vigilant so that the rights of all people are guaranteed." | RELATED: | Several Peruvian sectors took to the streets in a new national demonstration called by the General Confederation of Peruvian Workers (CGTP), among other organizations. The CGTP announced the beginning of an indefinite strike starting toda…
(2023-02-09). Venezuelan Relief Workers Arrive in Syria With Humanitarian Aid. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, 25 Venezuelan specialists arrived in Syria to help with the rescue efforts in the areas affected by the 7.8 magnitude earthquake. | RELATED: | The members of the Simon Bolivar Humanitarian Task Force were received in Damascus by the Venezuelan ambassador Jose Gregorio Biomorji. | The head of the Humanitarian Aid Mission Luis Diaz-Curvelo indicated that Venezuela also sent 12 tons of medicine, food, and drinking water for t…
(2023-02-09). Where next for the UK's National Health Service workers? wsws.org NHS workers, rail workers, postal workers, educators, civil servants and millions more not yet striking face a government intent on funnelling social wealth to the major corporations and the super-rich, while the working class is made to pay for the pandemic bailout, the escalating war against Russia in Ukraine and the economic crisis produced by rising oil, gas and food prices.
(2023-02-09). New Zealand: Demands for Maori "co-governance" intensify. wsws.org Labour and the media are seeking to divert attention from the worsening social crisis facing all workers and channel rising anger into reactionary conflicts over race.
(2023-02-09). China responds to Biden's China remarks in his State of Union speech. ecns.cn
(2023-02-09). 4,000 teachers take part in warning strike in Berlin as mistrust of GEW trade union grows. wsws.org Due to the widespread indignation among teachers about the unsustainable conditions in the schools and the far too large classes, the GEW has already been forced eight times in recent months to hold similar protest actions.
(2023-02-09). Biden covers up plans for US shooting war against Russia in State of the Union address. wsws.org The central aim of Biden's State of the Union address was to conceal from the American people plans well under way to send US and NATO troops into direct military conflict with Russian forces, as the US-instigated war in Ukraine enters its second bloody year.
(2023-02-09). Germany has made the decision to establish its own NATO. journal-neo.org 
Recent events have increased the European society's disdain for Washington's policies and the desire for independence from the United States due to the White House's paranoid ambition to rule the world, including Europe, and the European Union's deteriorating status as an economic annex of NATO under proxy management by the United States and Britain. In …
(2023-02-09). China Says It Was Smeared in Biden's State of the Union Address. news.antiwar.com The Chinese Foreign Ministry on Wednesday spoke out against President Biden's State of the Union Address, where he took aim at Beijing and said the "competition" with China should unite Americans. "China does not shy away or flinch from competition. However, we are opposed to defining the entire China-US relations by competition," Chinese Foreign Ministry …
(2023-02-09). Seymour Hersh: The US Government Blew Up The Nord Stream Pipeline And Is Not Telling The Truth. moguldom.com When explosions ripped through and shut down the Nord Stream pipeline, Russia's largest gas pipeline to Europe, between Sept. 26 and 29, 2002, the U.S., European Union, North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), and Russia all agreed the damage and gas leaks pointed to sabotage but disagreed with who did the sabotage. Conspiracy theorists—-as well as Russia— …
(2023-02-09). Biden's Populist Speech Can't Cover Up Capitalist Crisis. popularresistance.org President Biden gave his second State of the Union address on Tuesday, marking the halfway point of his first presidential term. The speech was characterized by enthusiasm for the economy, populist rhetoric, and bipartisanship. But Biden's sunny characterization of his administration's achievements and plans painted a picture of the United States that doesn't reflect the reality of hundreds of millions of working and poor people. It didn't reflect the deep structural crisis his administration is trying desperately to stabilize — a crisis whose symptoms include a shaky economy, increased geopolitical tension…
(2023-02-09). If you lie, they will scream. americanthinker.com If you lie about someone, as Joe Biden did about Republicans at his State of the Union speech, don't be surprised if there's a reaction.
(2023-02-09). The Heat: State of the Union. america.cgtn.com 
U.S. President Joe Biden delivers his State of the Union address to Congress, covering a wide range of domestic issues and some international concerns. It's a yearly tradition, required by the U.S. Constitution. The president gives Congress his take on the state of the union. …
(2023-02-09). Distract, Divide and Conquer: The Painful Truth About the State of Our Union. globalresearch.ca
(2023-02-09). How Does America Perform on Biden's Test? dissidentvoice.org A slice of president Joe Biden's State of the Union address that calls for closer analysis: Putin's invasion has been a test for the ages. A test for America. A test for the world. Would we stand for the most basic of principles? Would we stand for sovereignty? Would we stand for the right of …
(2023-02-09). Even tougher than Biden, for Working Families Party Democratic Rep. Ramirez slams GOP. peoplesworld.org 
WASHINGTON—Harder than even Democratic President Joe Biden's criticisms of right-wing House Republicans during his State of the Union address, Rep. Delia Ramirez, D-Ill., had some really pointed words for the GOP, often by name, on everything from immigration to inflation to the Republicans' attacks on Social Security and Medicare. Giving the official response of the …
(2023-02-09). Biden speaks to divided Congress at SOTU. america.cgtn.com U.S. President Joe Biden's State of the Union address was a speech dominated by domestic issues. The president touted what he saw as his legislative and economic successes halfway through his term and setting the tone for his yet-unannounced bid for re-election. While using the …
(2023-02-09). Did Biden's State of the Union address speak to economic despair in the US? peoplesdispatch.org During his State of the Nation address on Tuesday, US President Joe Biden touted what he claimed were improvements in the life of working class people while glossing over his broken campaign promises and the dire economic crisis facing millions…
(2023-02-09). EU continues to assist Georgian military in reaching NATO standards. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Georgian Ministry of DefenseFebruary 8, 2023 The Ministry of Defense of Georgia is introducing a mentoring program The Ministry of Defense of Georgia is starting to introduce a mentoring program. The program, which will be implemented with the support of the European Union project — Public Administration Reform (PAR), aims to promote the professional growth…. …
(2023-02-09). Democrats: Resolution To Expel Republican Santos From Congress. telesurenglish.net The resolution is largely symbolic and unlikely to reach the floor for a vote as House Republican leaders have so far declined to call on George Santos to resign. | Rep. George Santos (C), R-N.Y., laughs before US President Joe Biden delivers his State of the Union address before a joint session of Congress in the United States House of Representatives chamber in the US Capitol in Washington, DC, USA, 07 February 2023.
(2023-02-09). Disney to cut 7,000 jobs in cost-saving plan. ecns.cn U.S. entertainment giant the Walt Disney Company has announced 7,000 job layoffs from its global workforce.
(2023-02-09). Companies Drop Jobs Hammer: Disney Plans 7,000 Layoffs, Zoom To Drop 1,300. moguldom.com Media and entertainment giant Disney, whose theme parks are sometimes described as the happiest place on Earth, plans to cut 7,000 jobs and lay off 3.2 percent of its 220,000 employees. It's part of a $5.5 billion cost-saving plan — the latest in a series of media industry layoffs. Video conferencing platform Zoom plans to …
(2023-02-10). 'Emmanuel Macron wants to shift the burden of the crisis on the working class'. peoplesdispatch.org A conversation with Vladimir Nieddu of the People's Health Movement (PHM) France and the International Commission of La Fédération SUD Santé Sociaux on mobilization against pension reforms in France's health sector…
(2023-02-10). Gregor Link: "We fight for a united international movement of the working class against the war and against capitalism" wsws.org The following speech was delivered by Gregor Link on February 4 on Potsdamer Platz in Berlin at the election rally of the Sozialistiche Gleichheitspartei (SGP, the German section of the Fourth International) in opposition to the war in Ukraine. Link is a spokesman for its youth organization, the IYSSE.
(2023-02-09). Who Is Dane Calloway? The Father Of 'Where Are The Slave Ships' Conspiracy. moguldom.com YouTuber Dane Calloway posts videos and has written a book about his doubts regarding the trans-Atlantic slave trade. He has discussed his conspiracy theory to such an extent he is regarded as the father of the "Where are the slave ships?" movement in which people question Africans being transported to the Americas as enslaved people …
(2023-02-09). McGill Wintemute Blockade Report & Analysis: A Bloody Nose for the TERFs, but Where to from Here? itsgoingdown.org Report and analysis on recent blockade of far-Right and anti-trans event at McGill university. Originally posted to MTL Counter-Info. The protest and blockade against the UK anti-trans campaigner Robert Wintemute at McGill on Tuesday 10th Jan 2023 is potentially a moment of polarisation for the queer and trans liberation movement in Montreal. It is also…
(2023-02-09). 'Cop City' Opposition Spreads Beyond Georgia Forest Defenders. popularresistance.org Atlanta, Georgia – The headlines surrounding the "Cop City" project in Atlanta have focused on the death of Manuel Paez Terán, a 26-year-old killed when police fired at least 12 shots during a raid on the forest where the eco-activist, who went by Tortuguita, and others had been camped out, seeking to stop the building of a police and fire department training center. | But in fact the movement opposed to the center — planned for the South River forest in an area south-east of the Georgia city — has drawn attention and concern from a broad range of local and national US voices who worry about the socia…
(2023-02-09). British peace movement: Zelensky fighter jet request is 'dangerous escalation' of Ukraine war. peoplesworld.org 
LONDON—Providing Ukraine with fighter jets is a "dangerous escalation" of the war and must be opposed, anti-war campaigners warned Wednesday as the country's President Volodymyr Zelensky visited Britain. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has called for an investigation into what jets Britain can send to the Kiev government as Zelensky used his first visit to London …
(2023-02-09). Call for 'Total Peace' in Colombia dominates Witness for Peace delegation. peoplesworld.org 
During ten eventful days in January, a U.S. delegation made up of faith leaders, activists and educators made their way through Southwestern Colombia to deepen their analysis and build solidarity with grassroots movements calling for peace and social and environmental justice led by Indigenous, Afro-Colombian and peasant (campesino) communities. The delegation, comprising members from North …
(2023-02-09). What African feminist movements are up against in 2023. therealnews.com 
This story originally appeared in openDemocracy on Dec. 28, 2022, and is shared with permission via the Progressive International's Wire. This year's most notable decision affecting gender justice — the overturning of federal protection of the right to abortion in the US — happened more than 6,000 miles from Africa, but its impact was felt here too. The US …
(2023-02-09). Anti-Fascists Are Adapting to a Strange New World. truthout.org In this episode of "Movement Memos," host Kelly Hayes and Shane Burley, editor of No Pasarán! Antifascist Dispatches from a World in Crisis, discuss the state of the far right, anti-fascism and how we can build power and sustain empathy in these times. Music by Son Monarcas and David Celeste Note: This a rush transcript and has been lightly edited for clarity. Copy may not be in its final form. |
(2023-02-10). Mayo Clinic Q and A: 5 questions about MRI. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I suffered an injury while working out and my primary care physician ordered an X-ray. However, after reviewing the results, my doctor recommended that I have an MRI. I am a very anxious person. Can you explain more about what this type of testing entails and what I can expect? ANSWER: Understandably, any health care concern can lead to feelings of anxiety and nervousness. Depending upon the situation, your care team may begin with…
(2023-02-09). China's Greater Bay Area to pilot new travel endorsement policy for talents. ecns.cn Starting from Feb. 20, mainland cities in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area will pilot a new policy of issuing endorsements for talents working in the mainland to travel to the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) and Macao SAR.
