Institute of the Arts, Sciences (2023-11-11). Thursday 11/16: Punk Rock, Social Change and Anti-Racism: Conversation and Double Book Release. indybay.org Institute of the Arts and Sciences: 100 Panetta Ave, Santa Cruz…

ecns.cn (2023-11-11). First UNESCO Category 1 Institute outside Europe set up in Shanghai. ecns.cn The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization（UNESCO）established a Category 1 Institute of STEM education in Shanghai, marking the first Category 1 Institute of UNESCO in China, and the first outside Europe,according to the Ministry of Education.

The Lancet (2023-11-11). Editorial] Gambling: a harmful commodity. thelancet.com Gambling is often seen as a bit of harmless fun: a light-hearted flutter on a sporting event or a quick try with a scratch card. But gambling harms physical and mental health and can do wider damage to societies. One study suggests that past-year problem gambling affects 0 ∑1—5 ∑8% of adults globally. When measured in quality-adjusted life-years, the burden of harm from gambling in some countries is similar to that of depression and alcohol, mostly resulting from financial loss, damage to relationships and health, mental distress, and adverse effects on work and education, disproportionately affecti…

Angela (2023-11-11). Tuesday 11/14: Palestine & the Global Solidarity Movement. indybay.org Online | www.youtube.com/watch?v=4yiILN6-cyo…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-11-11). Mayo Clinic Q and A: Treatment for a parastomal hernia. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org DEAR MAYO CLINIC: My friend had a stoma created after years of managing Crohn's disease. She recently had surgery to repair a hernia. What is a stoma, and are these types of hernias common? What is the typical treatment? ANSWER: Occasionally, the surgical treatment of Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis and other gastrointestinal, gynecologic, or urologic conditions, both cancerous or benign, may require reconstruction or removal of the bladder, colon, or rectum. Surgeons may use other…

Chris Hedges, Scheer Post. (2023-11-11). Letter To The Children Of Gaza. popularresistance.org There are very brave Palestinian journalists. Thirty-nine of them have been killed since this bombing began. They are heroes. So are the doctors and nurses in your hospitals. So are the U.N. workers. Eighty-nine of whom have died. So are the ambulance drivers and the medics. So are the rescue parties that lift up the slabs of concrete with their hands. So are the mothers and fathers who shield you from the bombs. | But we are not there. Not this time. We cannot get in. We are locked out. | Reporters from all over the world are going to the border crossing at Rafah. We are going because we cannot watch this slaugh…

WSWS (2023-11-11). Australian Labor government hosts massive naval conference to plot war against China. wsws.org The warmongering event aimed to further the US-led military offensive against China. Peaceful protesters were arrested and subjected to extraordinary penalties.

WSWS (2023-11-11). South Australian public school staff strike again for better wages and conditions. wsws.org The right-wing, pro-business state Labor government is determined to heed the financial markets' demands for austerity spending cuts.

LaborFest-SAG AFTRA (2023-11-11). Sunday 11/12: EVENT CANCELED: SAG AFTRA Benefit For Striking Members-Music & Solidarity. indybay.org IBT 70 Hall | 7750 Paredes Lane | Oakland…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-11-11). Researchers discover new molecular drug targets for progressive neurological disorder. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org There is no cure for progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP), a brain disorder marked by walking and balance difficulties. Its symptoms also mimic Parkinson's disease and dementia. The condition leads to rapid, progressive decline and death. In a new paper published in Nature Communications, Mayo researchers and collaborators outline new therapeutic targets that may lead to potential future treatments for PSP, as well as Alzheimer's disease and related disorders. People with PSP usually are diagnosed in their late 60s and 70s….

Pavel López Lazo (2023-11-11). ICRC calls on Israel to respect hospitals and patients in Gaza. plenglish.com Ramallah, Nov 11 (Prensa Latina) The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is urgently calling for the respect and protection of medical facilities, patients and healthcare workers in Gaza.

Roopa Farooki (2023-11-11). Perspectives] Listening to the experiences of pandemic physicians. thelancet.com It's fair to say that the first floor of the Royal College of Physicians (RCP) is a safe space; it is light and airy, with high ceilings and stained-glass details in the windows. The RCP's new exhibition, Fortitude: Healthcare Workers' Experiences of the COVID-19 Pandemic, arranged down a long wall, does not try to dominate. At first sight, it is a disparate and eclectic collection; glass cases with snapshots in candid moments, scraps of writing and small mementos, headphones promising voiced accounts, notwithstanding the short film and professional photographs of health-care workers that are prominently displaye…

WSWS (2023-11-11). WGA for Peace: Opposition mounts among film and television workers to unions' support for Israeli genocide in Gaza. wsws.org The events in Israel have cracked open a divide between the union bureaucracies, aligned with the warmongering Biden administration, and rank-and-file writers, actors and directors opposed to the Israeli onslaught.

WSWS (2023-11-11). Canada's ruling elite witch-hunting opponents of the imperialist-backed Israeli genocide in Gaza. wsws.org The firing of workers, blacklisting of students and other attempts at intimidation are part of a drive by all the imperialist powers to suppress global opposition to Israel's genocidal assault.

WSWS (2023-11-11). Thousands of workers and youth participate in global protests against Gaza genocide. wsws.org As capitalist governments seek to outlaw public displays of opposition to Israeli's genocide of the Palestinian people, thousands of people around the world continued to protest at weapons companies, universities, and in major cities.

A Guest Author (2023-11-11). Mexico City/ Not in Our Name denounces Israeli actions in Gaza. workers.org By Not in Our Name Mexico City Workers World's position on Gaza, Palestine and Oct. 7 is in clear solidarity with the Palestinian resistance: The only terrorists are the Israeli state, the Zionist settlers and their imperialist supporters. We reproduce this statement signed by Jewish people from around the world, . . . |

A Guest Author (2023-11-11). Mexico CityNot in Our Name denounces Israeli actions in Gaza. workers.org By Not in Our Name Mexico City Workers World's position on Gaza, Palestine and Oct. 7 is in clear solidarity with the Palestinian resistance: The only terrorists are the Israeli state, the Zionist settlers and their imperialist supporters. We reproduce this statement signed by Jewish people from around the world, . . . |

Bill Sacks (2023-11-11). U.N. vote against U.S. blockade of Cuba: 187-2. workers.org New York City In an overwhelming show of international solidarity, the world demanded an immediate end to the criminal U.S. economic and financial blockade of Cuba. Following two days of solidarity speeches by representatives of 50 countries, mostly from the Global South, and then by a vote of 187-2, with . . . |

guest author (2023-11-11). War against the fleas. workers.org Mumia Abu-Jamal Perhaps Israel's most respected statesman, former diplomat Abba Eban, once said, "Nobody does Israel any service by proclaiming its right to exist." That was then, in 1981. Now is a new age, a new era. A time of Israel's swing to the far right wing. It is once . . . |

Lyn Neeley (2023-11-11). Portland's first teachers strike. workers.org Portland, Oregon For the first time ever, Portland's 4,300 teachers are on strike and closed down schools beginning on Nov. 1. They are demanding smaller class size — meaning more individualized attention to students — cost-of-living adjustments, and safe, healthy classroom and building conditions for over 40,000 students and educators. . . . |

Martha Grevatt (2023-11-11). The racist censure of Rep. Rashida Tlaib of Detroit. workers.org Rep. Rashida Tlaib of Michigan is the only Palestinian member of Congress. She is also one of only 26 House representatives to be censured since the first session of the U.S. Congress in 1789. Congress has three types of punishment for its members: reprimand, censure and expulsion. Reprimands are issued . . . |

Martha Grevatt (2023-11-11). WW commentary: The racist censure of Rep. Rashida Tlaib of Detroit. workers.org Rep. Rashida Tlaib of Michigan is the only Palestinian member of Congress. She is also one of only 26 House representatives to be censured since the first session of the U.S. Congress in 1789. Congress has three types of punishment for its members: reprimand, censure and expulsion. Reprimands are issued . . . |

Peoples Dispatch (2023-11-11). European trade unions intensify actions of solidarity with Palestine. peoplesdispatch.org Port workers' unions in Italy, Greece, and Turkey have announced their decision to boycott the loading and unloading of arms destined for Israel's criminal war in Gaza.

Pavel López Lazo (2023-11-11). Cuba: UPEC calls to stop Israeli massacre against Palestine. plenglish.com Havana, Nov 11 (Prensa Latina) The Union of Cuban Journalists (UPEC) on Saturday strongly condemned Israel ¥s massacre against the Palestinian people, and also urged the worldwide journalists to contribute to stop this slaughter.

WSWS (2023-11-11). As Blinken's visit exposes Ankara's complicity, Italian, Greek, Turkish unions call for industrial action to halt Israeli genocide. wsws.org US Secretary of State Antony Blinken visited Turkey on Monday amid Israel's ongoing genocide of Palestinians in Gaza and preparations for war against Iran.

teleSUR (2023-11-11). Massa Ahead of Milei in Argentina's Presidential Runoff – Poll. telesurenglish.net A national survey by the the Latin American Strategic Center for Geopolitics (CELAG) published in Argentina placed Sergio Massa ahead of the far-right candidate, Javier Milei in the runoff. | RELATED: | The poll indicates that the leftist candidate of Union for the Fatherland (UxP) will obtain 46.7 percent of the votes, while Milei, of Freedom Advances (LLA), will obtain 45.3 percent, with a 1.4 percent difference. | CELAG als…

WSWS (2023-11-11). New Jersey postal facility set to close as part of nationwide restructuring of the US Postal Service. wsws.org The situation at Kearny is part of the misnamed "Delivering for America" program, a vast restructuring effort which will close thousands of local post offices and shed tens of thousands of jobs.

english.almanar.com.lb (2023-11-11). Amal Movement mourns its fighter Ali Jameel Al-Hajj Dawood who embraced martyrdom in an Israeli attack on South Lebanon. english.almanar.com.lb

english.almanar.com.lb (2023-11-11). Islamic Jihad Movement: The Arab-Islamic Summit's closing statement conveys to the nation a message that these regimes are incapable of protecting their people or defending their sanctities. english.almanar.com.lb

Epeli Lesuma, Nuclear Justice Campaigner (2023-11-11). Pacific groups call on Leaders to reconsider diplomatic relations with Japan. indybay.org Wednesday 8th November, 2023 | The Pacific Collective on Nuclear Issues, composed of civil society groups, non-governmental organisations and movements in the Pacific, denounces once again the dumping of radioactive | wastewater from the damaged Fukushima nuclear powerplant into the Pacific Ocean as the only solution available. The Collective also condemns the Government of Japan and the facility operator, Tokyo Electric | Power Company (TEPCO), for insisting on this flawed and dangerous course of action. | On the 24th August, 2023, the Fumio Kishida Government commenced dumping into Pacific | waters part of the…

Tanupriya Singh (2023-11-11). Israel wages war against Gaza's remaining hospitals. peoplesdispatch.org The Al-Shifa hospital ran out of fuel due to the ongoing siege by Israeli forces. Occupation snipers and drones have been positioned all around the hospital complex, opening fire at any sign of movement.

unitedEditor (2023-11-11). Palestine: Time for BRICS to take the initiative. uwidata.com The resistance of the Palestinian people against the Israeli occupation, beyond being a national liberation movement, in the current context has evolved into a significant component and forefront of humanity's defiance against the unipolar, Western-centric world. In accordance with this reality, Western countries have lined up in support of Israel, their outpost in the East. …

thecommunists (2023-11-11). On the current state and problems of the communist movement. thecommunists.org The following article was written as a presentation for the Anti-imperialist Congress hosted by the Kommunistische Organisation (KO) in Berlin, 6-8 October 2023. A shortened version was presented to the seminar. ***** Looking at the communist movement today, we can see many problems — far from being a united and coordinated whole, it is characterised …

Ana Luisa Brown (2023-11-11). Angola to expand cooperation with UN peace operations. plenglish.com United Nations, Nov 11 (Prensa Latina) Angola and the United Nations Department of Peace Operations will expand cooperation, an aspect addressed by Foreign Minister Tete Antonio, during his working stay in this headquarters, the Foreign Ministry reported Saturday.

Ruth Milka (2023-11-09). Sanders advocates for equity in pandemic response, presses for fair pricing in WHO treaty talks. nationofchange.org Economic parity in health emergence: Sanders' rallying cry for global equity in WHO pandemic accord.

Dean Baker (2023-11-09). The Big Lie About Inequality. counterpunch.org We all know about Donald Trump's "Big Lie" that he won the 2020 election. This is of course laughable, there is nothing in the real world to support Trump's fantasies of massive voter fraud. However, there is arguably an even bigger lie that enjoys near-universal acceptance in intellectual circles. It is the claim the huge

isabella (2023-11-09). Why Maximus Workers Are Walking off the Job. inequality.org

SAM (2023-11-09). Our Richest Can Move to Avoid Taxes. But Can They Hide? inequality.org

teleSUR, nbb, JGN (2023-11-09). Realizan una marcha contra el racismo en Argentina. telesurtv.net La movilización salió de la Plaza de Mayo con destino al Congreso de la Nación con una serie de reclamos, principalmente contra el racismo.

The Lancet (2023-11-11). Editorial] Gambling: a harmful commodity. thelancet.com Gambling is often seen as a bit of harmless fun: a light-hearted flutter on a sporting event or a quick try with a scratch card. But gambling harms physical and mental health and can do wider damage to societies. One study suggests that past-year problem gambling affects 0 ∑1—5 ∑8% of adults globally. When measured in quality-adjusted life-years, the burden of harm from gambling in some countries is similar to that of depression and alcohol, mostly resulting from financial loss, damage to relationships and health, mental distress, and adverse effects on work and education, disproportionately affecti…

ecns.cn (2023-11-10). First UNESCO Category 1 Institute outside Europe set up in Shanghai. ecns.cn The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization（UNESCO）established a Category 1 Institute of STEM education in Shanghai, marking the first Category 1 Institute of UNESCO in China, and the first outside Europe,according to the Ministry of Education.

Matthew Hoh (2023-11-10). Armistice Day and the Empire: A Name Change and the Catastrophe that Followed. counterpunch.org Our celebration of war that accompanies each annual Veterans Day is reflected yearlong through our politics, news media, Hollywood, and education system. The consequences of this militarization do not stop with the death and destruction from the instability and wars but include the growth of a ravenous military-industrial complex, a Leviathan, at the expense of our economy and society.

Dave Zirin (2023-11-09). Inside Ron DeSantis's takeover of a Florida liberal arts college. therealnews.com Florida Governor Ron DeSantis's war on education has been a major pillar of his administration, and the tiny liberal New College of Florida is now a laboratory for his political agenda. Dave Zirin speaks with Mike Sanderson of the Studio Production: Cameron Granadino | Post-Production: Taylor Hebden | Audio Post-Production: David Hebden | Opening Sequence: Cameron Granadino | Music by: Eze Jackson & Carlos Guillen…

infobrics (2023-11-09). What Is the "Big Idea" of Russia-India Relations?>. infobrics.org Russian-Indian strategic cooperation has been successfully developing for many decades. The USSR was one of the key countries that provided assistance and support to the young Indian republic in its formative years. Over the years of development of bilateral relations, Moscow has made significant efforts to develop India's economy, industrial sector and education system, and actively developed military-technical cooperation programmes…

Juan M. Garcia (2023-11-09). Cuba denounces US blockade and its impact at UNESCO. plenglish.com Paris, Nov 9 (Prensa Latina) Minister of Education Naima Ariatne Trujillo on Thursday denounced at UNESCO the economic, commercial and financial blockade imposed on Cuba by the United States, and considered it the fundamental impediment to the country's development.

Luis Linares Petrov (2023-11-09). Denialism, rights and security among topics for debate in Argentina. plenglish.com Buenos Aires, Nov 9 (Prensa Latina) The candidates for vice president of Argentina from Unión por la Patria (UP), Agustín Rossi, and La Libertad Avanza (LLA), Victoria Villarruel, held a TV debate on Wednesday about economy, labor, security, defense, education, social policies, justice, rights humans and transparency.

Juan M. Garcia (2023-11-09). Cuba states that peace and sustainable development are urgent goals. plenglish.com Paris, Nov 9 (Prensa Latina) Cuban Minister of Education Naima Ariatne Trujillo called at the 42nd UNESCO General Conference on Thursday to maintain efforts tirelessly in pursuit of peace, sustainable development and the eradication of poverty.

Juan M. Garcia (2023-11-09). Cuban President visits El Morao community in Havana. plenglish.com The head of State was accompanied by Roberto Morales Ojeda, member of the Political Bureau and Secretary of Organization of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba (PCC), and top Party and Government officials in Havana and the neighborhood, the Presidency of the Republic reported on its X account. | According to source, in El Morao, one of 11 neighborhoods undergoing transformation the Havana municipality of La Lisa, 1,500 people have benefited from the changes, mainly in social works, which consist of paved streets, sports and recreational areas, health care and education. | The transformation pla…

Ari Paul (2023-11-09). Conflating Jewish and pro-Israel is wrong and misleading. mronline.org As protests erupt worldwide against Israel's ferocious bombardment and ground invasion of Gaza, which has claimed the lives of more than 10,000 Palestinians, U.S. media ponder how all of this impacts Jewish people.

Editor (2023-11-09). Al-Aqsa Flood: Imperialism, Zionism and Reactionism in the 21st Century. mronline.org On October 7, 2023, between 2-3,000 Palestinian fighters from various political factions, including Hamas, Palestinian Islamic Jihad, the DFLP (Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine) and the PFLP (Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine) among others, broke the 16-year-old siege of Gaza.

Editor (2023-11-09). Australia's Greens Party walks out of session in pro-Palestine protest. mronline.org Greens Party leader Mehreen Faruqi calls out the Labor's "weasel words" which "are not going to stop war crimes" by "Israel".

Editor (2023-11-09). Leak shows ex-Trump ambassador to Israel threatening NYU over Palestine protests. mronline.org The Grayzone has obtained a letter signed by former President Trump's fanatically pro-settler ambassador to Israel, David Friedman, and sent to New York University leadership demanding the school crack down on free speech to satisfy Israeli interests.

Editor (2023-11-09). Revolutionary Rupture: A review of China Miéville's A Spectre, Haunting. mronline.org China Miéville is the most important UK author of the early twenty-first century; his Bas Lag fantasy trilogy brought a new kind of socially-conscious weird fiction into the mainstream of British literature.

Speak Out Socialists (2023-11-09). Sunday 11/12: Online Townhall: Oppose the Genocidal War on Gaza! Solidarity with the Palestinian People! indybay.org Join on Zoom: | us02web.zoom.us/j/82158800683?pwd=N2J6UjgxNWhNak1WRWdUdm9CUit4QT09 | Meeting ID: 821 5880 0683 | Passcode: 340756 | One tap mobile | +16699009128,,82158800683#,,,,340756# US | +16694449171,,82158800683#,,,,340756# US | Dial by your location | +1 669 900 9128 US (San Jose) | +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma) | +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston) | +1 646 558 8656 US (New York)…

Zane McNeill (2023-11-09). In Response to Growing Solidarity With Palestine, Hearst Censors Employees. truthout.org Media giant Hearst is instituting a new social media policy that bans its employees, including its journalists, from expressing "personal political opinions" online. "Hearst is declaring that our channels for personal expression are company property, even when we're off the clock," Hearst Magazines Media Union said in a statement. Political posts, such as personal views about political candidates… |

Appalachians Against Pipelines (2023-11-09). Pipeline Fighter Grandfather Arrested After Blocking MVP Drilling At Elk River Crossing. itsgoingdown.org Report from Appalachians Against Pipelines about recent lockdown and work stoppage against the Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP). Webster County, WV — Early Friday morning 11/2/23, pipeline fighter Jerome locked himself to a Mountain Valley Pipeline drill at the Elk River crossing in Webster County, WV. Jerome prevented construction for over 3 hours, at which time…

teleSUR, JGN (2023-11-09). Diputados brasileños piden alto al fuego en la Franja de Gaza. telesurtv.net En esta misma jornada, la diputada del ParlaSur, Erika Hilton, propuso al Mercado Común del Sur (Mercosur) que suspenda los acuerdos con Israel.

Peoples Health Dispatch (2023-11-09). Health workers in Québec strike for better working conditions. peoplesdispatch.org Health workers in Québec began a two-day strike on November 8, following unsuccessful negotiations with the government. Members of the Fédération interprofessionnelle de la santé du Québec (FIQ) repeated their demand for a fair deal for health workers at the end of October and vowed to keep the pressure up until significant improvements are made to working conditions in the sector. | During discussions that have taken place since an earlier collective agreement expired in March, the Québec government failed to address the main concerns of the health workers, including nurses, respiratory therapists, and clinical…

LaborFest-SAG AFTRA (2023-11-10). Sunday 11/12: SAG AFTRA Benefit For Striking Members-Music & Solidarity. indybay.org IBT 70 Hall | 7750 Paredes Lane | Oakland…

Sam Pizzigati (2023-11-10). The Global Significance of the UAW's Victory. counterpunch.org Working people the world over have celebrated the first of May as "International Labor Day" since 1886, when workers in the United States struggling for an eight-hour day staged a May 1 national protest. Thanks to the new deal America's auto workers have signed with Detroit's Big Three — Ford, GM, and Stellantis — that

teleSUR, dcdc, DRL (2023-11-10). Sindicato de educadores uruguayos protagonizan paro de labores. telesurtv.net El último componente a analizar en la proxima asamblea será la reforma educativa.

United Front Committee For A Labor Party (2023-11-10). Thursday 11/9: Rally Speak Out at SF AFL-CIO, End AFL-CIO Complicity with Genocide. indybay.org San Franciscoo Labor Council | 1188 Franklin St. | San Francisco…

Ali Abunimah (2023-11-09). Israeli army chief praises PA collaborators in occupied West Bank. electronicintifada.net Mahmoud Abbas is repressing protests in support of Gaza, hopes to return there on back of Israeli tanks.

Labor Video Project (2023-11-09). SFGH UCSF Healthcare Workers Protest Israeli US Genocide In Gaza Against Palestinians. indybay.org San Francisco healthcare workers from San Francisco General Hospital and UCSF walked off the job and rallied on Friday November 4, 2023 to protest the massacre and genocide against the Palestinian people in Gaza. They talked about the conditions of healthcare workers and their patients.

LaborFest-SAG AFTRA (2023-11-09). Sunday 11/12: SAG AFTRA Benefit For Striking Members-Music & Solidarity. indybay.org IBT 70 Hall | 7750 Paredes Lane | Oakland…

Luis Linares Petrov (2023-11-09). Uzbekistan and Iran intensify bilateral contacts. plenglish.com Mirziyoyev and Raisi met on Thursday during the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) Summit to discuss fostering bilateral cooperation. | According to a statement, both leaders expressed satisfaction with the active and ongoing mutual contacts, and stated that the growth dynamics in bilateral trade is still strong, while collaboration projects are being implemented in various economic sectors. | The press release indicated that the two presidents emphasized the possibility of expanding mutually beneficial cooperation in industry and localization, the agricultural sector and logistics, and spoke out in favor o…

United Front Committee For A Labor Party (2023-11-09). Thursday 11/9: Rally Speak Out at SF AFL-CIO, End AFL-CIO Complicity with Genocide. indybay.org San Franciscoo Labor Council | 1188 Franklin St. | San Francisco…

teleSUR, dcdc, DRL (2023-11-09). Sindicato de educadores uruguayos protagonizan paro de labores. telesurtv.net El último componente a analizar en la proxima asamblea será la reforma educativa.

Roopa Farooki (2023-11-11). Perspectives] Listening to the experiences of pandemic physicians. thelancet.com It's fair to say that the first floor of the Royal College of Physicians (RCP) is a safe space; it is light and airy, with high ceilings and stained-glass details in the windows. The RCP's new exhibition, Fortitude: Healthcare Workers' Experiences of the COVID-19 Pandemic, arranged down a long wall, does not try to dominate. At first sight, it is a disparate and eclectic collection; glass cases with snapshots in candid moments, scraps of writing and small mementos, headphones promising voiced accounts, notwithstanding the short film and professional photographs of health-care workers that are prominently displaye…

David McCall (2023-11-10). How the National Infrastructure Program Creates Jobs for Today and Tomorrow. counterpunch.org Ryan Andreas helped his union push through legislation for a national infrastructure program in 2021, realizing that historic upgrades to America's utilities, ports, and bridges portended brighter futures for him and his co-workers at Travis Pattern and Foundry. It turned out exactly as Andreas anticipated. He and his colleagues experienced skyrocketing demand for clamps, vacuum

Natalia Marques, People's Dispatch. (2023-11-10). Health Workers Rally In NYC In Solidarity With Palestine. popularresistance.org Hundreds of health workers and demonstrators gathered outside of New York City Hall in solidarity with Palestinian health workers on the night of November 3. Demonstrators rallied in their scrubs and white coats, honoring the many health care workers who have lost their lives in Gaza. Since October 7, at least 150 health care workers have been killed by Israel in Gaza. Demonstrators stood in vigil to honor the slaughtered health care workers, calling for an end to the Israeli assault in Gaza, access to medical care in the Strip, and an end to US aid to Israel, free healthcare for all including those in the US, an…

Orinoco Tribune 2 (2023-11-10). Barcelona Dock Workers Refuse To Deal With Weapons Ships Heading to Israel. orinocotribune.com Workers at the Spanish port of Barcelona announced their refusal to allow any ships carrying weapons to operate inside the port, rejecting the violence practiced by Israel in the occupied territories, and accusing the UN of failing to carry out its role. | The workers said in a statement to their association that it is their duty to adhere to and defend the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, at a time when the signatory countries have forgotten about it. | The statement continued: "We decided within the association not to allow ships containing war materials to operate in our port, for the sole purpose of pro…

William Astore (2023-11-10). Weapons 'R' Us. counterpunch.org Perhaps you've heard of "Makin' Thunderbirds," a hard-bitten rock & roll song by Bob Seger that I listened to 30 years ago while in college. It's about auto workers back in 1955 who were "young and proud" to be making Ford Thunderbirds. But in the early 1980s, Seger sings, "the plants have changed and you're lucky if

Luis Linares Petrov (2023-11-09). France to host humanitarian conference on Gaza. plenglish.com The forum was announced by President Emmanuel Macron, and according to the Foreign Ministry, it will focus on actions in favor of respect for International Humanitarian Law, the protection of Palestinian civilians and humanitarian workers, and access to the affected people in the Gaza Strip. | Another objective of the meeting is enhancing humanitarian aid to the population of Gaza in sectors such as health care, water, energy and food. | France claims that its intention is to seek a concrete international response to the crisis, focused on supporting agencies and organizations working on the ground, and based on…

mforinoco (2023-11-09). Mass Walkouts by Garment Workers in Bangladesh. orinocotribune.com By John Clark — Nov 4, 2023 | A huge round of protests is underway in Bangladesh, with thousands of garment workers walking out of their factories and taking to the streets of Dhaka and the industrial district of Gazipur to demand substantial increases in their monthly minimum wage. This wave of action follows an offer by the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association to increase the wage to $90, instead of the $208 that had been demanded. With inflation taking a devastating toll on living standards, the employers' offer is hopelessly inadequate and this has sparked outrage among the workers.

WSWS (2023-11-09). Massive international response to Will Lehman Tik Tok video calling on workers to take action to stop genocide in Gaza. wsws.org The video posted Sunday calls for the working class to intervene and stop Israel's murderous assault on Palestinians in Gaza.

WSWS (2023-11-09). GM workers vote down UAW contract at Michigan propulsion plants. wsws.org The defeat of the contract at two key Michigan propulsion plants is a powerful blow to the UAW bureaucracy and the Biden administration.

WSWS (2023-11-09). Sri Lanka: Laid-off CWE workers demand higher compensation and a united struggle to defend jobs! wsws.org "We urge the employees of every workplace to form their own independent organisations without relying on the trade union bureaucracy."

Peoples Dispatch (2023-11-10). Seoul Metro workers stage "warning strike" over planned layoffs. peoplesdispatch.org The management of Seoul Metro has used losses over the past few years as a reason behind laying off over 2,200 workers, while trade unions argue it will affect safety standards…

midwesternmarx (2023-11-10). How the War on Gaza Has Stalled the India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC). By: Vijay Prashad. midwesternmarx.com On September 9, 2023, during the G20 meeting in New Delhi, the governments of seven countries and the European Union signed a memorandum of understanding to create an India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor. Only three of the countries (India, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates or the UAE) would be directly part of this corridor, which was to begin in India, go through the Gulf, and terminate in Greece. The European countries (France, Germany, and Italy) as well as th …

Palestinian Journalists' Syndicate, The Real News Network. (2023-11-10). Global Media's Unethical Coverage Is Facilitating Genocide In Gaza. popularresistance.org As Palestinian journalists and trade unionists, we call on our fellow journalists around the world to take action to stop the horrifying bombardment of our people in Gaza and to adhere to the ethical principle of our profession. | The world watches in horror as Israel attacks civilians in the occupied and besieged Gaza Strip from the land, sea and air, killing more than 9,000, injuring more than 30,000, and leaving many others trapped under the rubble. Meanwhile, Israel has distributed thousands of automatic weapons to extremist settlers in the occupied West Bank, who are openly planning and executing acts of who…

Jake Johnson (2023-11-09). Striking Actors Reach "Extraordinary" Tentative Deal With Hollywood Studios. truthout.org The union representing actors across the television and film industries announced late Wednesday that it reached a tentative contract deal with major studios, bringing to an end a monthslong strike that — combined with a simultaneous writers strike — shut down much of Hollywood's production. In a statement, the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA)… |

Staff (2023-11-09). Six Historical Moments to Understand the Essequibo Territory Dispute. orinocotribune.com The president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, presented a lecture on the historical evolution of the controversy over the Essequibo territory as a part of the "Act of National Union in Defense of Essequibo Guyana" event held in the Teresa Carreño Theater in Caracas, with numerous attendees from across the political world of Venezuela. | This presentation was held with the support of the historian and Venezuelan ambassador to the UN, Samuel Moncada; the constitutional lawyer and deputy Hermann Escarrá; General Pompeyo Torrealba, and other experts on the subject. To facilitate its understanding, they divided the hist…

teleSUR, JGN (2023-11-09). Pedro Castillo critica a presidente chileno por encuentro con Boluarte. telesurtv.net Castillo envió una carta a La Moneda, en la cual asegura que Boric estrechó las "manos manchadas de sangre" de Boluarte.

Union for Radical Political Economics (2023-11-09). Economists for Palestine. counterpunch.org We stand in unwavering solidarity with the Palestinian people. Since October 7th, 2023, over two million people have faced a brutal onslaught by the Israeli military and state. They have been forced to flee with nowhere to go as homes, shelters, evacuation routes, border crossings, hospitals, places of worship and entire neighborhoods have been bombed.

Victoria Torres (2023-11-09). President Maduro: Future of Essequibo Will Be Decided by December 3 Referendum. orinocotribune.com The president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, stated that "the future of the Essequibo territory will be decided through the vote on Sunday, December 3." | The president made this statement on Tuesday, November 7, during an event of the National Union in Defense of the Essequibo, held at the Teresa Carreño Theater in Caracas. The event was part of the open and permanent dialogue among all sectors of the country to assume responsibilities regarding Venezuela's historic struggle in the defense of its territorial integrity. At the event, President Maduro explained the work of the Presidential Commission for the Defens…

WSWS (2023-11-09). SAG-AFTRA striker on the fight against sellout deal: "The rank and file are the ones who are going to have to do it" wsws.org The union announced an agreement Wednesday after two weeks of behind-closed-doors negotiations with the AMPTP. The talks have been going on, as the following interview makes clear, behind the backs of the SAG-AFTRA membership, who have been left entirely in the dark.

ecns.cn (2023-11-10). China major force in responsible AI use, experts say. ecns.cn Tomas Lamanauskas, deputy secretary-general of the International Telecommunication Union, said that the Global AI Governance Initiative mirrors the strides China has made in promoting digital transformation.

Epeli Lesuma, Nuclear Justice Campaigner (2023-11-10). Pacific groups call on Leaders to reconsider diplomatic relations with Japan. indybay.org Wednesday 8th November, 2023 | The Pacific Collective on Nuclear Issues, composed of civil society groups, non-governmental organisations and movements in the Pacific, denounces once again the dumping of radioactive | wastewater from the damaged Fukushima nuclear powerplant into the Pacific Ocean as the only solution available. The Collective also condemns the Government of Japan and the facility operator, Tokyo Electric | Power Company (TEPCO), for insisting on this flawed and dangerous course of action. | On the 24th August, 2023, the Fumio Kishida Government commenced dumping into Pacific | waters part of the…

Epeli Lesuma, Nuclear Justice Campaigner (2023-11-09). Pacific groups call on Leaders to reconsider diplomatic relations with Japan. indybay.org Wednesday 8th November, 2023 | The Pacific Collective on Nuclear Issues, composed of civil society groups, non-governmental organisations and movements in the Pacific, denounces once again the dumping of radioactive | wastewater from the damaged Fukushima nuclear powerplant into the Pacific Ocean as the only solution available. The Collective also condemns the Government of Japan and the facility operator, Tokyo Electric | Power Company (TEPCO), for insisting on this flawed and dangerous course of action. | On the 24th August, 2023, the Fumio Kishida Government commenced dumping into Pacific | waters part of the…

KATIE (2023-11-09). ICC: Prosecute Apartheid Israel's War Criminals. bdsmovement.net

PACBI (2023-11-09). RMIT Announces It Has No Partnerships With Israeli Weapons Maker Elbit Systems. bdsmovement.net

ecns.cn (2023-11-10). Research allows UAV swarms to 'talk' in 'group chat'. ecns.cn Researchers have made a breakthrough in autonomous robotics by enabling a swarm of unmanned aerial vehicles to communicate using human language while working together to complete complex tasks.

Larry Johnson (2023-11-09). U.S. Inching Towards World War III While Biden Administration Hides U.S. Casualties. sonar21.com While the world's attention is focused on the war raging between Israel and Hamas, the military confrontation between the United States and Hezbollah is heating up. Since the Hamas attacks on 7 October and the subsequent retaliation by Israel, U.S. military bases and outposts in Syria and Iraq are facing daily attacks with rocket, missiles and mortars. I learned today from someone who regularly visits Walter Reed Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland that the wards are filling up with U.S. military personnel wounded in recent attacks on those bases. The White House and the Department of Defense are working a…

Orinoco Tribune 2 (2023-11-09). How Did Hezbollah Turn 'Qualitative Weight' Operation Into 'The Weight of a Fly'? orinocotribune.com Editorial note: Orinoco Tribune does not generally publish pieces older than two weeks. However, an exception is being made in this case as the current article remains as relevant today as when it was first published. | Ibrahim Al-Amin — Aug 14, 2023 | On Friday dawn, July 14, 2006, dozens of Israeli aircraft attacked 44 targets in Lebanon. In 34 minutes, the air force completed a mission that the enemy had been working on for more than seven consecutive years. The airstrikes translated into action the "Weight of Quality" plan, targeting what the enemy claimed constituted 75 percent of Hezbollah's missile s…

Ruth Milka (2023-11-09). Sanders advocates for equity in pandemic response, presses for fair pricing in WHO treaty talks. nationofchange.org Economic parity in health emergence: Sanders' rallying cry for global equity in WHO pandemic accord.

Dean Baker (2023-11-09). The Big Lie About Inequality. counterpunch.org We all know about Donald Trump's "Big Lie" that he won the 2020 election. This is of course laughable, there is nothing in the real world to support Trump's fantasies of massive voter fraud. However, there is arguably an even bigger lie that enjoys near-universal acceptance in intellectual circles. It is the claim the huge

SAM (2023-11-09). Our Richest Can Move to Avoid Taxes. But Can They Hide? inequality.org

Sarah Anderson (2023-11-08). Yes, We Actually Can Do Something About CEO Pay. inequality.org Americans across the political spectrum are rightly fed up with up with overpaid CEOs. But many also feel there's nothing we can do about this problem. That's where they're wrong. People can use their power as workers, shareholders, and voters to rein in excessive CEO compensation and narrow the yawning gaps between executive and worker …

Sarah Anderson (2023-11-08). The Huge Paradox at Biden's Summit of Latin American Leaders. inequality.org President Joe Biden recently convened Latin American leaders in Washington for the inaugural summit of the Americas Partnership for Economic Prosperity, a forum the administration claims will help boost "high-standard" investment in the hemisphere. What do they mean by "high standard"? In their final declaration, the leaders committed to encouraging "private sector investment that meets …

Staff (2023-11-08). "I Will Not Be Silenced": Rep. Rashida Tlaib Calls for Gaza Ceasefire as House Votes to Censure Her. democracynow.org As the death toll from Israel's relentless assault on Gaza tops 10,000 and millions around the world march in the streets for a ceasefire, the U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday voted to censure the only Palestinian American in Congress. By a vote of 234 to 188, lawmakers officially rebuked Congressmember Rashida Tlaib for her criticism of Israel, including her defense of the slogan "from the river to the sea" as a Palestinian call for freedom and equality; 22 Democrats joined Republicans in the vote. "The cries of the Palestinian and Israeli children sound no different to me,"…

isabella (2023-11-09). Why Maximus Workers Are Walking off the Job. inequality.org

teleSUR, nbb, JGN (2023-11-09). Realizan una marcha contra el racismo en Argentina. telesurtv.net La movilización salió de la Plaza de Mayo con destino al Congreso de la Nación con una serie de reclamos, principalmente contra el racismo.

Charles Hirschkind (2023-11-08). Exterminate the brutes. mondoweiss.net Beneath the veneer of a celebrated concern for human rights, the racism that defined 19th century colonialism continues to provide the dominant lens through which the West exercises the subordination of non-Western populations.

Editor (2023-11-08). BAR Book Forum: Charisse Burden-Stelly's book, "Black Scare / Red Scare" mronline.org This week's featured author is Charisse Burden-Stelly. Burden-Stelly is Associate Professor of African American Studies at Wayne State University. Her book is 'Black Scare / Red Scare: Theorizing Capitalist Racism in the United States.'

WSWS (2023-11-08). The racialist theory of "color blind racism": Eduardo Bonilla-Silva's Racism without Racists. wsws.org Now in its sixth edition, Racism without Racists has been central to the development and dissemination of the racialist outlook that currently dominates academia, much of the media, and significant sections of the political establishment in the United States.

teleSUR (2023-11-09). Argentines Carry Out a March Against Racism in Buenos Aires. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, the Afro-descendant population held the first march against racism in Buenos Aires, the capital city of Argentina. | RELATED: | People left Mayo Square towards the headquarters of Congress, where the Afro-Argentinian community presented a series of demands. | "The march seeks to make visible the struggle that we have been maintaining for several decades in Argentina, a beautiful nation blessed by t…

Eric A. Gordon (2023-11-09). "Lines in the Dust" dramatizes endemic race discrimination in public education. peoplesworld.org LOS ANGELES, Calif. — Any number of milestones are marked with the current West Coast premiere production of Nikkole Salter's Lines in the Dust (seen opening night, Nov. 4). First, a word about the playwright, an OBIE Award-winner and author of eight full-length plays. Despite being a Los Angeles native—who is now Chair of the …

Juan M. Garcia (2023-11-09). Cuba denounces US blockade and its impact at UNESCO. plenglish.com Paris, Nov 9 (Prensa Latina) Minister of Education Naima Ariatne Trujillo on Thursday denounced at UNESCO the economic, commercial and financial blockade imposed on Cuba by the United States, and considered it the fundamental impediment to the country's development.

Luis Linares Petrov (2023-11-09). Denialism, rights and security among topics for debate in Argentina. plenglish.com Buenos Aires, Nov 9 (Prensa Latina) The candidates for vice president of Argentina from Unión por la Patria (UP), Agustín Rossi, and La Libertad Avanza (LLA), Victoria Villarruel, held a TV debate on Wednesday about economy, labor, security, defense, education, social policies, justice, rights humans and transparency.

Juan M. Garcia (2023-11-09). Cuba states that peace and sustainable development are urgent goals. plenglish.com Paris, Nov 9 (Prensa Latina) Cuban Minister of Education Naima Ariatne Trujillo called at the 42nd UNESCO General Conference on Thursday to maintain efforts tirelessly in pursuit of peace, sustainable development and the eradication of poverty.

Juan M. Garcia (2023-11-09). Cuban President visits El Morao community in Havana. plenglish.com The head of State was accompanied by Roberto Morales Ojeda, member of the Political Bureau and Secretary of Organization of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba (PCC), and top Party and Government officials in Havana and the neighborhood, the Presidency of the Republic reported on its X account. | According to source, in El Morao, one of 11 neighborhoods undergoing transformation the Havana municipality of La Lisa, 1,500 people have benefited from the changes, mainly in social works, which consist of paved streets, sports and recreational areas, health care and education. | The transformation pla…

infobrics (2023-11-09). What Is the "Big Idea" of Russia-India Relations?>. infobrics.org Russian-Indian strategic cooperation has been successfully developing for many decades. The USSR was one of the key countries that provided assistance and support to the young Indian republic in its formative years. Over the years of development of bilateral relations, Moscow has made significant efforts to develop India's economy, industrial sector and education system, and actively developed military-technical cooperation programmes…

Ju-Hyun Park, Dave Zirin (2023-11-09). Inside Ron DeSantis's takeover of a Florida liberal arts college. therealnews.com Florida Governor Ron DeSantis's war on education has been a major pillar of his administration, and the tiny liberal New College of Florida is now a laboratory for his political agenda. Dave Zirin speaks with Mike Sanderson of the Studio Production: Cameron Granadino | Post-Production: David Hebden | Audio Post-Production: David Hebden | Opening Sequence: Cameron Granadino | Music by: Eze Jackson & Carlos Guillen | <...

Pavel López Lazo (2023-11-09). Jamaica: Several schools disrupted amid bomb threats. plenglish.com Kingston, Nov 9 (Prensa Latina) Students and staff at two schools in Clarendon and one in St Catherine have been evacuated amid reports of bomb threats at the three educational institutions.

teleSUR (2023-11-09). Gaza's Children in Dire Need of Psychological Support. telesurenglish.net Mohammed al-Amasi, a Gaza-based young Palestinian, took the initiative with five colleagues to launch an education-through-fun program to help ease the mental stress of child war survivors in the conflict-ravaged enclave. | RELATED: | Every day, the volunteer group visits schools-turned-refugee centers, one after another across Gaza, to bring laughter and play to the displaced children and their families. Drawing, story-telling, singing, play…

Speak Out Socialists (2023-11-09). Sunday 11/12: Online Townhall: Oppose the Genocidal War on Gaza! Solidarity with the Palestinian People! indybay.org Join on Zoom: | us02web.zoom.us/j/82158800683?pwd=N2J6UjgxNWhNak1WRWdUdm9CUit4QT09 | Meeting ID: 821 5880 0683 | Passcode: 340756 | One tap mobile | +16699009128,,82158800683#,,,,340756# US | +16694449171,,82158800683#,,,,340756# US | Dial by your location | +1 669 900 9128 US (San Jose) | +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma) | +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston) | +1 646 558 8656 US (New York)…

ecns.cn (2023-11-08). Hospital head investigated for fake birth certificates. ecns.cn The president of a hospital in Xiangyang, Hubei province, has been detained and is under criminal investigation for allegedly colluding with online agencies to sell counterfeit birth certificates to cover up baby trafficking.

Editor (2023-11-08). CITU asks Centre to not send Indian workers to Israel. mronline.org The Israeli Builders Association plan to hire 50,000-100,000 Indian workers to replace 90,000 Palestinian workers who lost their work permits.

Editor (2023-11-08). Israel-Palestine war: Activists block Boeing facility supplying bombs to Israel. mronline.org Company expedited the shipment of 1,000 precision-guided munitions to Israel.

Editor (2023-11-08). Mass walkouts by garment workers in Bangladesh. mronline.org The cost-of-living crisis on top of the extreme exploitative conditions of the garment industry has erupted into a major outbreak of workers' unrest, reports John Clarke.

M. K. Bhadrakumar (2023-11-08). U.S., Israel to open second front in Lebanon. mronline.org The announcement late Sunday night by the U.S. Central Command [CENTCOM] headquartered in Doha about the arrival of a Ohio-class American nuclear submarine in its "area of responsibility" presages a significant escalation of the situation around the Palestine-Israel conflict.

Speak Out Socialists (2023-11-08). Sunday 11/12: Online Townhall: Oppose the Genocidal War on Gaza! Solidarity with the Palestinian People! indybay.org Join on Zoom: | us02web.zoom.us/j/82158800683?pwd=N2J6UjgxNWhNak1WRWdUdm9CUit4QT09 | Meeting ID: 821 5880 0683 | Passcode: 340756 | One tap mobile | +16699009128,,82158800683#,,,,340756# US | +16694449171,,82158800683#,,,,340756# US | Dial by your location | +1 669 900 9128 US (San Jose) | +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma) | +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston) | +1 646 558 8656 US (New York)…

The Exposé (2023-11-08). Sinister Secrets Exposed: CIA is behind Deagel's Shocking 2025 Depopulation Forecast & Official Excess Death Figures in the Millions prove it's on Target & not just an Estimation. expose-news.com In a world where reality often seems stranger than fiction, the machinations behind global events can be an enigma wrapped in mystery. One such intrigue revolves around Deagel.com, an obscure online entity …

The Global Research Team (2023-11-08). Dear Readers, You Are Making an Impact! Global Research Is Committed to Peace and Justice. globalresearch.ca Draconian measures against free speech and free expression have become intense in the course of the last three weeks amid the Israeli siege of Gaza. | Online censorship, imposed by Big Tech in coordination with Big Money, has made objective reporting …

Ari Paul (2023-11-09). Conflating Jewish and pro-Israel is wrong and misleading. mronline.org As protests erupt worldwide against Israel's ferocious bombardment and ground invasion of Gaza, which has claimed the lives of more than 10,000 Palestinians, U.S. media ponder how all of this impacts Jewish people.

ecns.cn (2023-11-09). Scrutiny on internet copyright tightened. ecns.cn China's copyright supervision in the fields of the internet and new business forms will be tightened so that it can purify the online environment and promote innovation, according to the country's copyright regulator.

Editor (2023-11-09). Al-Aqsa Flood: Imperialism, Zionism and Reactionism in the 21st Century. mronline.org On October 7, 2023, between 2-3,000 Palestinian fighters from various political factions, including Hamas, Palestinian Islamic Jihad, the DFLP (Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine) and the PFLP (Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine) among others, broke the 16-year-old siege of Gaza.

Editor (2023-11-09). Australia's Greens Party walks out of session in pro-Palestine protest. mronline.org Greens Party leader Mehreen Faruqi calls out the Labor's "weasel words" which "are not going to stop war crimes" by "Israel".

Editor (2023-11-09). Leak shows ex-Trump ambassador to Israel threatening NYU over Palestine protests. mronline.org The Grayzone has obtained a letter signed by former President Trump's fanatically pro-settler ambassador to Israel, David Friedman, and sent to New York University leadership demanding the school crack down on free speech to satisfy Israeli interests.

Editor (2023-11-09). Revolutionary Rupture: A review of China Miéville's A Spectre, Haunting. mronline.org China Miéville is the most important UK author of the early twenty-first century; his Bas Lag fantasy trilogy brought a new kind of socially-conscious weird fiction into the mainstream of British literature.

Appalachians Against Pipelines (2023-11-09). Pipeline Fighter Grandfather Arrested After Blocking MVP Drilling At Elk River Crossing. itsgoingdown.org Report from Appalachians Against Pipelines about recent lockdown and work stoppage against the Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP). Webster County, WV — Early Friday morning 11/2/23, pipeline fighter Jerome locked himself to a Mountain Valley Pipeline drill at the Elk River crossing in Webster County, WV. Jerome prevented construction for over 3 hours, at which time…

Anonymous Contributor (2023-11-08). Community Elders Blockade the Entrance of the Cop City Construction Site in Atlanta. itsgoingdown.org Report on blockade by elders against the construction of Cop City in so-called Atlanta, Georgia. Atlanta, GA: On Wednesday morning four elders blocked the entrance to the construction site of Atlanta's "Cop City" project by sitting in chairs draped with a large banner reading, "Stop the Construction, Let the People Decide." As they blocked the…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-11-09). Mayo Clinic Q and A: Treatment for a parastomal hernia. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org DEAR MAYO CLINIC: My friend had a stoma created after years of managing Crohn's disease. She recently had surgery to repair a hernia. What is a stoma, and are these types of hernias common? What is the typical treatment? ANSWER: Occasionally, the surgical treatment of Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis and other gastrointestinal, gynecologic, or urologic conditions, both cancerous or benign, may require reconstruction or removal of the bladder, colon, or rectum. Surgeons may use other…

teleSUR, JGN (2023-11-09). Diputados brasileños piden alto al fuego en la Franja de Gaza. telesurtv.net En esta misma jornada, la diputada del ParlaSur, Erika Hilton, propuso al Mercado Común del Sur (Mercosur) que suspenda los acuerdos con Israel.

teleSUR, rzr, SH (2023-11-08). Congreso salvadoreño prolonga nuevamente el régimen de excepción. telesurtv.net La medida, caracterizada entre otros rasgos por suspender las garantías constitucionales, logró la aprobación con 67 votos a favor de los 84 diputados del Congreso.

Luis Linares Petrov (2023-11-08). Cuba hosts cardiology congress. plenglish.com Local professionals and from overseas will participate in the event, which will also include the 1st Cuban Congress of Heart Failure and Pulmonary Hypertension, aimed at exchanging experiences on the prevention, diagnosis, medical, surgical, interventional treatment, and rehabilitation of patients suffering from diseases of the heart and great vessels. | According to the organizing committee, the goal of the event is to overcome the current challenges in handling coronary heart disease, the leading cause of death in Cuba and worldwide, high blood pressure, heart failure, arrhythmia, valve and coronary surgery, a…

Labor Video Project (2023-11-09). SFGH UCSF Healthcare Workers Protest Israeli US Genocide In Gaza Against Palestinians. indybay.org San Francisco healthcare workers from San Francisco General Hospital and UCSF walked off the job and rallied on Friday November 4, 2023 to protest the massacre and genocide against the Palestinian people in Gaza. They talked about the conditions of healthcare workers and their patients.

LaborFest-SAG AFTRA (2023-11-09). Sunday 11/12: SAG AFTRA Benefit For Striking Members-Music & Solidarity. indybay.org IBT 70 Hall | 7750 Paredes Lane | Oakland…

Luis Linares Petrov (2023-11-09). Uzbekistan and Iran intensify bilateral contacts. plenglish.com Mirziyoyev and Raisi met on Thursday during the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) Summit to discuss fostering bilateral cooperation. | According to a statement, both leaders expressed satisfaction with the active and ongoing mutual contacts, and stated that the growth dynamics in bilateral trade is still strong, while collaboration projects are being implemented in various economic sectors. | The press release indicated that the two presidents emphasized the possibility of expanding mutually beneficial cooperation in industry and localization, the agricultural sector and logistics, and spoke out in favor o…

United Front Committee For A Labor Party (2023-11-09). Thursday 11/9: Rally Speak Out at SF AFL-CIO, End AFL-CIO Complicity with Genocide. indybay.org San Franciscoo Labor Council | 1188 Franklin St. | San Francisco…

Ann Brown (2023-11-08). Jobs Market Shows Signs Of Cooling, Report Shows 150,000 Jobs Created In October. moguldom.com Things are looking different in the job market. For several months now, the U.S. labor market has been on a cooling trajectory. The U.S. economy added only around 150,000 jobs in October, falling below expectations but still notching a solid month of employment growth, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics data. October's job growth came …

Labor Video Project (2023-11-08). SFGH UCSF Healthcare Workers Protest Israeli US Genocide In Gaza Against Palestinians. indybay.org San Francisco healthcare workers from San Francisco General Hospital and UCSF walked off the job and rallied on Friday November 4, 2023 to protest the massacre and genocide against the Palestinian people in Gaza. They talked about the conditions of healthcare workers and their patients.

Peoples Dispatch (2023-11-08). Organizations across the globe to coordinate planned disruptions as part of "Shut it down for Palestine" peoplesdispatch.org As Israel's genocide in the Gaza Strip escalates, Palestine solidarity organizations are collaborating to interrupt business as usual. A host of actions are being planned in the United States…

Sam Pizzigati (2023-11-08). The Global Significance of the UAW's Win. otherwords.org Working people the world over have celebrated the first of May as "International Labor Day" since 1886, when workers in the United States struggling for an eight-hour day staged a May 1 national protest. | Thanks to the new deal America's auto workers have signed with Detroit's Big Three — Ford, GM, and Stellantis — that day could have new global significance. Their watershed new contracts all set April 30, 2028 as their expiration date. | If May 1, 2028 arrives without signed contracts for America's unionized auto workers, UAW president Shawn Fain has made plain, these workers don't plan on walking o…

teleSUR, dcdc, DRL (2023-11-09). Sindicato de educadores uruguayos protagonizan paro de labores. telesurtv.net El último componente a analizar en la proxima asamblea será la reforma educativa.

ecns.cn (2023-11-09). Top world scientists confident in China's scientific development. ecns.cn Foreign scientists have expressed their confidence in China's scientific development and say they are looking forward to more collaboration with Chinese scientists and research centers.

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-11-09). Researchers discover new molecular drug targets for progressive neurological disorder. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org There is no cure for progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP), a brain disorder marked by walking and balance difficulties. Its symptoms also mimic Parkinson's disease and dementia. The condition leads to rapid, progressive decline and death. In a new paper published in Nature Communications, Mayo researchers and collaborators outline new therapeutic targets that may lead to potential future treatments for PSP, as well as Alzheimer's disease and related disorders. People with PSP usually are diagnosed in their late 60s and 70s….

Sam Pizzigati (2023-11-09). UAW win has global significance. peoplesworld.org Working people the world over have celebrated the first of May as "International Labor Day" since 1886, when workers in the United States struggling for an eight-hour day staged a May 1 national protest. Thanks to the New Deal America's auto workers have signed with Detroit's Big Three — Ford, GM, and Stellantis — that …

teleSUR (2023-11-09). US Artists and Studios Reach Tentative Deal to End Strike. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) announced that they had reached a tentative agreement that should end the actors' 118-day strike and breathe life back into Hollywood within weeks. | RELATED: | SAG-AFTRA is an American labor union representing approximately 160,000 media professionals worl…

teleSUR (2023-11-08). Barbados & Trinidad and Tobago for New Fishery Agreement. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, Barbados and Trinidad and Tobago agreed to move quickly toward concluding a new fishery agreement. | RELATED: | Although the parties did not identify a timeline for initiating negotiations, they considered launching a collaborative research regime to conduct a sub-regional assessment of fish stocks with a focus on specific species, Barbados Today reported. | According to a joint statement, "crucially, the…

Luis Linares Petrov (2023-11-09). France to host humanitarian conference on Gaza. plenglish.com The forum was announced by President Emmanuel Macron, and according to the Foreign Ministry, it will focus on actions in favor of respect for International Humanitarian Law, the protection of Palestinian civilians and humanitarian workers, and access to the affected people in the Gaza Strip. | Another objective of the meeting is enhancing humanitarian aid to the population of Gaza in sectors such as health care, water, energy and food. | France claims that its intention is to seek a concrete international response to the crisis, focused on supporting agencies and organizations working on the ground, and based on…

mforinoco (2023-11-09). Mass Walkouts by Garment Workers in Bangladesh. orinocotribune.com By John Clark — Nov 4, 2023 | A huge round of protests is underway in Bangladesh, with thousands of garment workers walking out of their factories and taking to the streets of Dhaka and the industrial district of Gazipur to demand substantial increases in their monthly minimum wage. This wave of action follows an offer by the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association to increase the wage to $90, instead of the $208 that had been demanded. With inflation taking a devastating toll on living standards, the employers' offer is hopelessly inadequate and this has sparked outrage among the workers.

WSWS (2023-11-09). Massive international response to Will Lehman Tik Tok video calling on workers to take action to stop genocide in Gaza. wsws.org The video posted Sunday calls for the working class to intervene and stop Israel's murderous assault on Palestinians in Gaza.

WSWS (2023-11-09). GM workers vote down UAW contract at Michigan propulsion plants. wsws.org The defeat of the contract at two key Michigan propulsion plants is a powerful blow to the UAW bureaucracy and the Biden administration.

WSWS (2023-11-09). Sri Lanka: Laid-off CWE workers demand higher compensation and a united struggle to defend jobs! wsws.org "We urge the employees of every workplace to form their own independent organisations without relying on the trade union bureaucracy."

Brian Mier (2023-11-08). How To Prevent the Fascists From Coming Back. orinocotribune.com By Brian Mier — Nov 2, 2023 | Frei Betto's opening speech at the Brazil's 7th Congress of the Central de Movimentos Populares | During the opening ceremony Frei Betto the 79-year-old liberation theologian and original founder of the Workers Party and the CMP, gave the following speech, which has been transcribed and edited for readability. | I am thrilled to be here with you tonight celebrating 30 years of the Central de Movimentos Populares. I'd like to say hello to [Bahia] Governor Geronimo Rodrigues and his comrade Tatiana. I'd also like to say hello the the 3 Federal Ministers who are here, with whom I h…

Jim Hightower (2023-11-08). Mike Johnson's Revolving Door. otherwords.org Hear it? What's that sound? "Whoop-whoop-whoop." It's Washington's revolving door, allowing corporate interests to come directly inside Congress to pervert public policy. | That door is now spinning fast, because there's a new boss operator in Congress. He's Mike Johnson, who was recently unanimously chosen by Republicans to be their Speaker of the House. He's a corporate dream — an affable ultra-conservative from Shreveport, Louisiana, who consistently backs the plutocratic agenda of Big Business over workers, the poor, consumers and most other Americans. | Moreover, Johnson maintains it was God (!) who el…

John Feffer (2023-11-08). How Long Can America Maintain a War Economy? fpif.org The U.S. economy is in reasonably good shape, according to conventional measurements. The official unemployment rate is below 4 percent, and the productivity of U.S. workers Last year, economists were pr…

Neal Sweeney (2023-11-08). How UAW auto workers took on the Big 3 and won. liberationnews.org n the past few weeks, United Auto Workers members reached historic tentative agreements with the Big 3 automakers following a six-week strike that has inspired workers across the country. 150,000 UAW members at Ford, General Motors and Stellantis are now voting on ratifying the contracts. After years of being on the defensive, in this campaign the workers turned the corner and hit back against the corporations by making bold demands and utilizing new tactics to win demands that few thought possible.

Palestinian Youth Movement (2023-11-08). Demands for media workers in this moment. mondoweiss.net Western media is implicated in the genocide unfolding in Gaza through its double standards against Palestinians, and deep institutional complicity and collusion. Here are the Palestine movement's demands on media workers and institutions.

Peoples Dispatch (2023-11-08). Progressive forces condemn right-wing attack on PSOE headquarters in Madrid. peoplesdispatch.org Progressive and left-wing forces have condemned the attack on the headquarters of the ruling Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) in Madrid by a right-wing mob on Monday, November 6. | The ongoing protests by the conservative People's Party and far-right groups, including Vox, triggered by the PSOE-led acting government's plan to grant amnesty to the leaders of the Catalan independence protests, turned violent on Monday. | A section of protesters tried to barge into the PSOE office and clashed with the police. The leadership of the PSOE and the Communist Party of Spain (PCE) denounced the attack and termed the…

Sonali Kolhatkar (2023-11-08). Seeing Through the Economic Bait and Switch. counterpunch.org Olivier De Schutter, the United Nations special rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights, recently issued a scathing statement about the shameful state of the United States economy. On October 31, 2023, De Schutter called out several top private employers in the U.S., Amazon, Walmart, and DoorDash, for trapping their workers in a cycle of poverty.

WSWS (2023-11-08). Workers and young people speak out against Gaza genocide at SEP (Australia) public meeting. wsws.org "Mobilising the international working class is the only way that we can get out of this situation and prevent future wars. The only solution is socialism."

WSWS (2023-11-08). UK Postal Workers Rank-and-File Committee: For solidarity action with Palestinian workers to shut down Israel's war machine. wsws.org The fight must now be taken onto the industrial front by the international working class, the most powerful force in the world, able to paralyse the economy and bring down warmongering governments.

WSWS (2023-11-08). Mass protests in Malaysia against Gaza genocide. wsws.org Protests have been growing in Malaysia as workers and young people express their revulsion to Israel's war crimes against the Palestinians.

WSWS (2023-11-08). Spain's social democratic UGT union bureaucracy defends Israeli war on Gaza. wsws.org While workers and youth are demanding an end to the Zionist state's NATO-backed genocide against Gaza, Spain's national union bureaucracies openly support the Israeli war on Gaza.

WSWS (2023-11-08). Australia: Newcastle steelworkers strike over pay and conditions. wsws.org SEP members were hounded by union officials in an attempt to prevent them from speaking to workers and distributing material opposing the destruction of jobs at the Molycop steel plant, minutes away.

WSWS (2023-11-08). Barcelona port workers refuse to ship arms to Israel. wsws.org The stand of Barcelona port workers, amid worldwide protests against the genocidal war in Gaza, shows the potential for the working class to intervene politically to halt the war.

WSWS (2023-11-08). Hundreds of thousands of Quebec public sector workers stage walkouts after CAQ government reiterates demand for real wage cuts. wsws.org Although contracts for their 420,000 members expired more than seven months ago, Monday's half-day strike was the first job action called by the Common Front inter-union alliance.

WSWS (2023-11-08). "They kept saying 'This is the best we could do'": Flint GM workers denounce UAW's bogus "informational" meetings. wsws.org Most workers boycotted the meetings, where union officials dodged questions about the sellout deal.

A Guest Author (2023-11-09). Bay area activists block warship for nine hours in Port of Oakland. workers.org Protesters blockade Israeli ship, Oakland, California, Nov. 3, 2023. Port of Oakland, California The emergency text went out early Friday morning [Nov. 3]. A ship had pulled into the Port of Oakland bound for apartheid Israel. Within an hour, hundreds of demonstrators converged in front of the ship chanting, "Free . . . |

A Guest Author (2023-11-09). Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine statement: 'We are on the threshold of achieving a historic victory'. workers.org Demonstration in Berlin, May 22, 2021. This edited statement was released by the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine Central Media Office, Nov. 5, 2023. The enemy's perpetration of a new massacre in Al-Maghazi and the continuation of the war of extermination is evidence of bankruptcy, incapacity and confusion. . . . |

A Guest Author (2023-11-09). Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine'We are on the threshold of achieving a historic victory'. workers.org Demonstration in Berlin, May 22, 2021. This edited statement was released by the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine Central Media Office, Nov. 5, 2023. The enemy's perpetration of a new massacre in Al-Maghazi and the continuation of the war of extermination is evidence of bankruptcy, incapacity and confusion. . . . |

Audrey Boytim (2023-11-09). Baltimore Rallies for Palestine. workers.org Baltimore, Nov. 1, 2023. Baltimore Hundreds of people were out at Baltimore's Penn Station on Nov. 1 to protest against Israel's genocide of Palestinians. The rally, led by Baltimore Palestine Solidarity, If Not Now, Jewish Voice for Peace and Ujima People's Party, targeted U.S. political and economic support for the . . . |

ecns.cn (2023-11-09). Need for protection of civilians underscored. ecns.cn The Israel-Palestine conflict has become the deadliest period for journalists and aid workers, with experts calling for a return to respecting international humanitarian laws and for an immediate cease-fire amid the worsening security situation and lack of protection for civilians.

Martha Grevatt (2023-11-09). Ohio vote: Big win for reproductive justice. workers.org Reproductive justice activists rally to support Issue 1 on the November ballot, Oct. 8, 2023 Cleveland Reproductive justice advocates scored a historic victory on Election Day in Ohio. With almost 57% in favor, voters passed an amendment to the state constitution — Issue 1 on the ballot — enshrining the . . . |

Steve Gillis (2023-11-09). Massachusetts solidarity with Palestine. workers.org Fawaz Abusharkh of the Palestinian House of New England leading marchers through Salem, Massachusetts, Nov. 4, 2023. Boston The greater Boston area experienced a weeklong upsurge of actions for Palestine culminating on Nov. 4. Cambridge cops, state cops and agents of Homeland Security brutally attacked nearly 200 peaceful protesters who . . . |

Workers World Party (2023-11-09). PDF of November 9 issue. workers.org Download the PDF. Record numbers turn out in solidarity with Palestine Worldwide resistance to Israeli apartheid — a right and a duty Bay area activists block warship for nine hours Download the PDF. More PDF back-issues here. |

a guest author (2023-11-08). Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine on 'Yemen Today'. workers.org The representative of the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine in Yemen, Khaled Khalifa, spoke during a meeting with "Yemen Today" channel. This statement was issued by Resistance News Network on Nov. 6, 2023. There is a great consensus between the leadership in Yemen and the people towards the . . . |

Betsey Piette (2023-11-08). 'Cease-fire Now!' protest fills 30th Street Station. workers.org As the clock struck 4: 30 p.m. on Nov. 2, over 300 people began to fill the huge center lobby of Philadelphia's 30th Street Station, unfurling giant banners that read "Cease-fire Now!" Many sat down in protest to demand an end to the Israeli genocide in Gaza. A large number wore . . . |

Betsey Piette (2023-11-08). Record numbers turn out in solidarity with Palestine. workers.org In a massive historic march on the White House in Washington, D.C. on Nov. 4, 300,000 protesters demanded that President Joe Biden call an immediate halt to the U.S./Israeli genocidal war on 2.3 million Palestinians in Gaza and end U.S. aid to Israel. Chants of, "Biden, Biden you can't hide, we . . . |

Editor (2023-11-08). Worldwide resistance to Israeli apartheid — a right and a duty. workers.org In a movement spanning every continent, millions of people are in the streets chanting, "Free, free Palestine!" In Jakarta, Indonesia, for example, 2 million people marched against Israeli apartheid Nov. 5. Where there are bans or limits on Palestine solidarity actions, as in Germany and France, the people are defying . . . |

teleSUR, JGN (2023-11-09). Pedro Castillo critica a presidente chileno por encuentro con Boluarte. telesurtv.net Castillo envió una carta a La Moneda, en la cual asegura que Boric estrechó las "manos manchadas de sangre" de Boluarte.

Union for Radical Political Economics (2023-11-09). Economists for Palestine. counterpunch.org We stand in unwavering solidarity with the Palestinian people. Since October 7th, 2023, over two million people have faced a brutal onslaught by the Israeli military and state. They have been forced to flee with nowhere to go as homes, shelters, evacuation routes, border crossings, hospitals, places of worship and entire neighborhoods have been bombed.

Victoria Torres (2023-11-09). President Maduro: Future of Essequibo Will Be Decided by December 3 Referendum. orinocotribune.com The president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, stated that "the future of the Essequibo territory will be decided through the vote on Sunday, December 3." | The president made this statement on Tuesday, November 7, during an event of the National Union in Defense of the Essequibo, held at the Teresa Carreño Theater in Caracas. The event was part of the open and permanent dialogue among all sectors of the country to assume responsibilities regarding Venezuela's historic struggle in the defense of its territorial integrity. At the event, President Maduro explained the work of the Presidential Commission for the Defens…

WSWS (2023-11-09). SAG-AFTRA striker on the fight against sellout deal: "The rank and file are the ones who are going to have to do it" wsws.org The union announced an agreement Wednesday after two weeks of behind-closed-doors negotiations with the AMPTP. The talks have been going on, as the following interview makes clear, behind the backs of the SAG-AFTRA membership, who have been left entirely in the dark.

teleSUR, MS (2023-11-08). Canciller de Honduras se reunirá con la embajadora de EE.UU. telesurtv.net El Ministro de Relaciones Exteriores de Honduras, Enrique Reina, le hará saber a la embajadora norteamericana que el Gobierno de su país rechaza toda declaración injerencista por parte de Estados Unidos.

teleSUR, SH (2023-11-08). Ente electoral venezolano sostiene reunión con el Centro Carter. telesurtv.net El encuentro entre el CNE y el Centro Carter se dio como parte de los acuerdos firmados en Barbados entre el Gobierno venezolano y sectores de la oposición.

teleSUR, YSM (2023-11-08). Realizan acto de unión nacional en defensa de la Guayana Esequiba en Venezuela. telesurtv.net El presidente denunció una campaña para "enconar un conflicto en escalada" para desestabilizar a Venezuela, al Caribe y a toda Latinoamérica.

WSWS (2023-11-08). Rail Action Committee in Germany demands: Stop all arms transports to Israel! Stop the genocide in Palestine! wsws.org At its meeting on Tuesday, the Rail Action Committee adopted a resolution in support of the call by Palestinian trade unions to stop transporting weapons to Israel.

Ana Luisa Brown (2023-11-08). Paraguayan teachers demand reinstatement of Trade Unionist. plenglish.com Asuncion, Nov 8 (Prensa Latina) Dozens of Paraguayan teachers demonstrated on Wednesday to demand the reinstatement of Union leader Carlos Parodi, who was dismissed from his post in 2016 for political reasons during the Horacio Cartes government.

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2023-11-08). Sixth Investment Forum winds up at FIHAV 2023. plenglish.com Havana, Nov 8 (Prensa Latina) The 6th Investment Forum winds up at the 39th Havana International Fair, FIHAV 2023, on Wednesday, and among its main activities taking place at EXPOCUBA fairgrounds until November 11, is to show foreign investment opportunities for the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU).

ecns.cn (2023-11-09). Expo expands biz for developing nations. ecns.cn The China International Import Expo has given companies from Least Developed Countries a premier platform to showcase their products and expand businesses, helping create more local jobs and improve their quality of life.

KATIE (2023-11-09). ICC: Prosecute Apartheid Israel's War Criminals. bdsmovement.net

PACBI (2023-11-09). RMIT Announces It Has No Partnerships With Israeli Weapons Maker Elbit Systems. bdsmovement.net

Epeli Lesuma, Nuclear Justice Campaigner (2023-11-09). Pacific groups call on Leaders to reconsider diplomatic relations with Japan. indybay.org Wednesday 8th November, 2023 | The Pacific Collective on Nuclear Issues, composed of civil society groups, non-governmental organisations and movements in the Pacific, denounces once again the dumping of radioactive | wastewater from the damaged Fukushima nuclear powerplant into the Pacific Ocean as the only solution available. The Collective also condemns the Government of Japan and the facility operator, Tokyo Electric | Power Company (TEPCO), for insisting on this flawed and dangerous course of action. | On the 24th August, 2023, the Fumio Kishida Government commenced dumping into Pacific | waters part of the…

Lauren Rankin (2023-11-08). Victory in Ohio Represents Seventh Straight Electoral Win for Abortion Rights. truthout.org On Tuesday night, the movement for reproductive rights continued its winning streak with a decisive win for Issue 1 in Ohio, which enshrines the right to abortion in the state's constitution. With more than 95 percent of the votes in, Issue 1 passed with 56.6 percent of the vote. Now, a state in which Republicans have routinely been at the forefront of restricting and banning abortion will be… |

WSWS (2023-11-08). Tsar to Lenin now available to stream on Amazon Prime Video. wsws.org Based on archival footage assembled over more than a decade by the legendary director Herman Axelbank (1900-1979), Tsar to Lenin provides an unparalleled film record of a revolutionary movement, embracing millions, which "shook the world" and changed the course of history.

Larry Johnson (2023-11-09). U.S. Inching Towards World War III While Biden Administration Hides U.S. Casualties. sonar21.com While the world's attention is focused on the war raging between Israel and Hamas, the military confrontation between the United States and Hezbollah is heating up. Since the Hamas attacks on 7 October and the subsequent retaliation by Israel, U.S. military bases and outposts in Syria and Iraq are facing daily attacks with rocket, missiles and mortars. I learned today from someone who regularly visits Walter Reed Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland that the wards are filling up with U.S. military personnel wounded in recent attacks on those bases. The White House and the Department of Defense are working a…

Dave DeCamp (2023-11-08). Philippines, Japan Working on Military Pact for Reciprocal Deployments. news.antiwar.com The Philippine government has said it's working on a pact to strengthen military ties with Japan amid rising tensions in the region, Defense Post reported on Wednesday. The proposed deal, known as a Reciprocal Access Agreement (RAA), would allow the two nations to deploy troops on each other's territory. Japan recently finalized a similar agreement …

Laith Fadel (2023-11-08). APEC pushes for female integration in global economy. america.cgtn.com The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation, or APEC, trade group has been working for decades to promote the inclusion of women across all sectors of its 21-member economies. At this month's APEC meeting in San Francisco, the issue is once again on the agenda. CGTN's John Bartlett reports.

Nick Licata (2023-11-08). Why Israel Should Adopt an Immediate Ceasefire. counterpunch.org It is counter-intuitive that any country winning a military struggle would initiate a call for an immediate ceasefire. But that is precisely what Israel needs to do to achieve their primary objective, preserving the nation-state of Israel. By pursuing its current war with Hamas, Israel is working against that goal. Hamas may be prepared to

WSWS (2023-11-08). For an all-out mobilization of the working class on November 9 against the imperialist-backed genocide in Gaza. wsws.org The mass worldwide demonstrations in defense of Gaza are a critical and welcome development. But it is necessary that the fight against war be rooted in the working class and acquire a distinctly class character.

WSWS (2023-11-08). Hundreds protest Gaza genocide at Friends of the IDF gala in San Carlos, California. wsws.org Many young protesters, including Jewish, Arab and Latino came to protest, a reflection of the fact that the current genocide in Gaza is not a "religious" "racial" or "national" question, but an attack on the entire international working class.

WSWS (2023-11-08). Reserve Bank of Australia deepens attack on working class. wsws.org Governor Michele Bullock wants the economy to slow further and unemployment to increase, as mortgage payments for home buyers rise by hundreds of dollars a week.