(2023-09-24). Protesters use equity week to demand Upfield Line duplication. greenleft.org.au 
(2023-09-23). Protesters use equity week to demand Upfield Line duplication. greenleft.org.au
(2023-09-23). Perspectives] Zinzi Bailey: promoting equity to reduce cancer health disparities. thelancet.com Social epidemiologist Zinzi Bailey has a passion for investigating issues of social justice and "delving into the causes of and solutions for social inequities that then have implications for health". In October, 2023, Bailey will become Associate Professor in the Division of Epidemiology and Community Health at the University of Minnesota School of Public Health, Minneapolis, MN, USA, where her work will be informed by her previous research as Assistant Professor in the Division of Medical Oncology and the Division of Epidemiology at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA.
(2023-09-23). Correspondence] Redefining nursing: advancing health equity post-pandemic. thelancet.com The COVID-19 pandemic has spotlighted the invaluable role of nurses, unearthing systemic failures,1 and emphasising the potential for a health equity-focused transformation.2 Health disparities, especially racial disparities, highlighted by the pandemic, obligate nurses to advocate for social justice as part of their professional ethics and to scrutinise institutional and structural racism in nursing practices (appendix p 1).
(2023-09-24). 'Silent Coup': How Capitalism Defeated Decolonization. popularresistance.org The 20th Century saw a great global uprising against European imperialism as the former colonial countries shook off their shackles and rose up for independence. More than a half century later, global inequality is sharper than ever before. To understand the current predicament of the vast majority of the world's people, we must understand the intervening decades. Matt Kennard and Claire Provost's book, Silent Coup: How Corporations Overthrew Democracy, looks inside the international architecture of global corporate governance that exists to flout and crush any attempts by the former colonial world to enact devel…
(2023-09-23). Venezuela: Gov't to launch China-backed anti-poverty program. mronline.org 
The Social Equality and Happiness Mission will adapt the Chinese experience to the Caribbean country's reality to alleviate poverty and inequality.
(2023-09-23). War, Terrorism and the Global Economic Crisis. Ninety-nine Interrelated Concepts. globalresearch.ca Everything is interrelated: war, terrorism, the police state, the global economy, financial fraud, corrupt governments, poverty and social inequality, media disinformation, war propaganda, WMD, international law,…
(2023-09-23). Campaign for active boycott of Australian Voice referendum wins support from workers and students. wsws.org Socialist Equality Party campaign teams are finding widespread distrust or opposition to the Albanese Labor government's referendum, seeing it as a diversion from, and a cover for, for the underlying ruling class program of war and austerity.
(2023-09-23). Ibram X. Kendi's "antiracism research center" squanders $43 million, lays off staff. wsws.org The episode at Boston University reveals—once again—the pecuniary, intellectually bankrupt, and essentially fraudulent character of racialist ideology.
(2023-09-24). Comicomment: Increasing grim milestones, but no solution amid gun violence in U.S. ecns.cn In 2021-22 school year, U.S. schools experienced a record 327 shootings, with 57 resulting in fatalities, marking a historic high for the second year in a row. This data, from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), highlights another grim milestone.
(2023-09-23). "School expenses are unbearable"—Students, parents and teachers denounce Sri Lankan government. wsws.org Government cuts and hyperinflation have led to a drastic rundown of education facilities and the increasing inability of parents to pay for the education of their children.
(2023-09-23). Comicomment: Increasing grim milestones, but no solution amid gun violence in U.S. ecns.cn In 2021-22 school year, U.S. schools experienced a record 327 shootings, with 57 resulting in fatalities, marking a historic high for the second year in a row. This data, from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), highlights another grim milestone.
(2023-09-24). Mayo Clinic in Florida opens downtown Jacksonville site focused on education, research. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org JACKSONVILLE, Fla. ‚Äï Mayo Clinic in Florida has opened its Community Health Collaborative in downtown Jacksonville. The office aims to understand the healthcare needs of Mayo Clinic's neighbors and share health education and biomedical research that supports their needs. "Expanding Mayo Clinic's footprint into downtown Jacksonville with a dedicated space for community engagement and Mayo Clinic research teams, allows us to fully explore innovative solutions that address the communities' most pressing health issues," says Kent…
(2023-09-24). Monday 10/9: Book Talk: An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States w/ author R. Dunbar-Ortiz. indybay.org Online via Zoom…
(2023-09-24). Tuesday 10/3: From Howl to Now: Book Bans in the U.S. indybay.org Online via Zoom | FREE…
(2023-09-24). Wednesday 9/27: Challenging Antisemitism from a Framework of Collective Liberation. indybay.org Online panel discussion…
(2023-09-24). This is the Sign You Have Been Waiting For — This is Now Tyranny. expose-news.com If you are still waiting for a sign that you need to act against the corrupt government agenda, then the newly passed into law, Online Safety Bill surely has to be it. …
(2023-09-23). Monday 10/9: Book Talk: An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States w/ author R. Dunbar-Ortiz. indybay.org Online via Zoom…
(2023-09-23). Tuesday 10/3: From Howl to Now: Book Bans in the U.S. indybay.org Online via Zoom | FREE…
(2023-09-23). A prison medical company faced lawsuits from incarcerated people. mronline.org 
The prison giant Corizon spun off a new company, which could allow it to pay pennies on the dollar for medical malpractice and civil rights claims.
(2023-09-23). degrowth: a remarkable renaissance. mronline.org 
This article, by Alan Thornett, was written for the current edition of the Green Left's publication Watermelon in advance of the Green Party conference.
(2023-09-23). In jail for 5 years, activist Mahesh Raut gets bail in Elgar Parishad case. mronline.org 
The 36-year-old tribal rights activist is one of the first five persons to have been arrested in the controversial case, on June 6, 2018.
(2023-09-23). Is online retailer Amazon cracking down on the sale of pro-Palestine merchandise? mronline.org 
Amazon, like other tech giants, is selectively banning and deplatforming pro-Palestine content on its Merch on Demand platform, while racist and inflammatory merchandise continue to be sold.
(2023-09-23). Friday 9/22: Understanding Islamophobia in the Global Context w/ OBI. indybay.org Online webinar…
(2023-09-23). Wednesday 9/27: Challenging Antisemitism from a Framework of Collective Liberation. indybay.org Online panel discussion…
(2023-09-23). The Online Safety Bill — Welcome to the New World Order. expose-news.com The Online Safety Bill was approved by the House of Lords on the 19th of September but still needs royal assent which is official approval from the King before it can become law. The …
(2023-09-23). New Research: Amazon's Monopoly Tollbooth In 2023. popularresistance.org Amazon's dominance of online retail means that businesses that make or sell products have little choice but to rely on its site to reach customers. Amazon exploits its power as a gatekeeper to pocket a growing cut of the revenue earned by these businesses. It does this by imposing ever-larger fees on them. | In effect, Amazon controls a monopoly tollbooth that sits between businesses and the online market. Over the last few years, it has sharply raised the price of passing through it. In the first half of 2023, using a variety of fees, Amazon took 45 percent of sellers' revenue in the U.S. That's up from 35 perce…
(2023-09-24). 80% of funds allocated for Xinjiang used for people's livelihoods: statistics. ecns.cn According to official statistics, since 2013, nearly 170 billion yuan （$233 million）has been invested in Northwest China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (including the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps) and eighty percent of the funds were utilized at the county level and below for improving people's livelihood.
(2023-09-23). Minnesota Judge Dismisses Line 3 Charges Against Indigenous Water Protectors. truthout.org In a remarkable ruling last Thursday, a Minnesota judge summarily dismissed misdemeanor charges against three Anishinaabe water protectors who had protested at a pipeline construction site in an effort to stop the Enbridge Line 3 tar sands oil pipeline. "To criminalize their behavior would be the crime," she concluded. Judge Leslie Metzen relied on a rarely used Minnesota statute that allows a… |
(2023-09-23). 80% of funds allocated for Xinjiang used for people's livelihoods: statistics. ecns.cn According to official statistics, since 2013, nearly 170 billion yuan （$233 million）has been invested in Northwest China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (including the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps) and eighty percent of the funds were utilized at the county level and below for improving people's livelihood.
(2023-09-23). Construction Companies Exploit Agricultural Visas To Underpay Workers. popularresistance.org Jose Ageo Luna Vanegas first worked for Signet Builders in the early 2000s. Hired on a temporary labor visa, he traveled from Mexico to U.S. job sites. The hours were long, but he was paid overtime. Years later, around 2017, Signet hired him again. This time, he received no overtime pay. | That's when he "started asking questions," his attorney, Jennifer Zimmermann, said. | The work was largely the same. His visa was different. Originally, Luna Vanegas was hired on an H-2B visa. Various industries use the visas to fill labor shortages. A hotel facing a busy summer might hire foreign maids, fo…
(2023-09-23). México — El Legislativo debe honrar la moderación. globalizacion.ca Los diputados y senadores de México ya comenzaron la carrera alcista hacia el 2024. En el proyecto de presupuesto de egresos de la federación (PPEF) solicitan 18 mil 397 millones de pesos para sacar adelante su quehacer legislativo; por supuesto,…
(2023-09-24). Saturday 9/23: CalCare Statewide Day of Action Teach-in (South Bay). indybay.org Congregational Church of Sunnyvale | 1112 S Bernardo Ave | Sunnyvale, CA 94087 | Weather permitting, we will be gathering outside in the courtyard area to the south of the sanctuary, in the corridor between the east and west parking lots.
(2023-09-23). Correspondence] COVID-19 and Chinese nurses' mental health. thelancet.com The first cases of COVID-19 were reported in Wuhan in early 2020.1,2 More than 42‚Äâ000 health-care workers were dispatched across the country to support Wuhan and Hubei, of which 68% were nurses. A meta-analysis found that sleep problems and depressive and anxiety symptoms were the most common psychological problems among nurses during the COVID-19 pandemic.3 However, there are few reports on the coping strategies for nurses who have had their mental health affected by COVID-19.
(2023-09-23). Saturday 9/23: CalCare Statewide Day of Action Teach-in (South Bay). indybay.org Congregational Church of Sunnyvale | 1112 S Bernardo Ave | Sunnyvale, CA 94087 | Weather permitting, we will be gathering outside in the courtyard area to the south of the sanctuary, in the corridor between the east and west parking lots.
(2023-09-23). Musician Cooperativism At Groupmuse. popularresistance.org I am a cellist and worker-owner of a cooperative. As an ICDE fellow, I hop out of my usual action-oriented work to reflect on why cooperativism is an alternative to the status quo for freelancing musicians. As a professional cellist, I witnessed the infrastructural fractures that musicians in the United States have to navigate. In 2020, I returned to the U.S. from a year of studying in France, after contemplating during quarantine about the economics of working as an artist. One important question I wanted to solve: Rather than competing with my colleagues for limited paid gigs, how can I generate new opportuniti…
(2023-09-24). Housing activists say NSW Labor's budget fails the test. greenleft.org.au 
(2023-09-24). Protesters call on Labor to protest Fukushima nuclear waste dumping. greenleft.org.au 
(2023-09-24). Auto Workers Strike Spreads To 38 Parts Depots. popularresistance.org The clock has ticked and tocked for two of the Big 3 automakers. At noon 5,000 more members of the Auto Workers (UAW) at 38 parts distribution centers for Stellantis and General Motors walked off the job. The facilities are spread across 20 states. They join 13,000 workers at assembly plants in Ohio, Michigan, and Missouri who have been out for a week—for a total of 18,000 Big 3 auto workers on picket lines nationwide. (See a map of all struck facilities here.) The escalation adds a new type of facility to the mix. Parts distribution centers (PDCs) supply after-sales spare parts and accessories to dealershi…
(2023-09-24). Collaboration, Not Confrontation. popularresistance.org The United States has articulated a policy that it wishes to continue this war to severely 'weaken Russia' — as US defence secretary Lloyd Austin and other high officials have been explicitly stating — and, it is claimed, to place Ukraine in a stronger bargaining position for eventual negotiations (or in a weaker position, if the Russian offensive makes an impact, a strong likelihood that is quietly ignored). The policy of trying to 'weaken Russia' through the escalation of the war in Ukraine is the position of the United States and the United Kingdom, and with some variation, their European allies (F…
(2023-09-23). Mexican Auto Parts Workers Face Blacklist After Union Campaign. popularresistance.org In August 2022, auto parts workers at VU Manufacturing won a landmark election to gain recognition for a new independent union, the Mexican Workers' League (La Liga). A year later, after refusing to negotiate a new contract, the company has shut down, leaving 400 workers jobless—and 71 workers without their legally-mandated severance pay. VU is located in the border city of Piedras Negras, Coahuila, where politicians brag about maintaining "labor peace" in the foreign-owned factories known as maquiladoras. This "peace" is largely mediated by the Confederation of Mexican Workers (CTM), a powerful company-fri…
(2023-09-23). Housing activists say NSW Labor's budget fails the test. greenleft.org.au
(2023-09-23). Protesters call on Labor to protest Fukushima nuclear waste dumping. greenleft.org.au
(2023-09-23). History of Fascism in Ukraine Part III: 1944-1963 UPA War, Ratlines, and the Assassination of Stepan Bandera. libya360.wordpress.com Hugo Turner Dedicated to the memory of Luciana Bohne. With special thanks to T.P. Wilkinson. The "Heroes" monument in Ellenville incorporates busts of Roman Shukhevych and Stepan Bandera, both Nazi collaborators. A monument to Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists and Ukrainian Insurgent Army was unveiled in Hamptonburgh in 1989. Just prior to the Russian invasion of…
(2023-09-23). Challenges for Ending the War in 2023. The Road to Peace Paved by "Russian Collaborators?" globalresearch.ca
(2023-09-23). Socialist Alternative hysterically defends Voice referendum as its crisis deepens. wsws.org Socialist Alternative does not even pretend that the Voice will solve anything for ordinary indigenous people. But despite this, the pseudo-left is aggressively pushing Labor's policy.
(2023-09-24). Kim Jong Un thanks China for supporting DPRK. plenglish.com Pyongyang, Sep 24 (Prensa Latina) The general secretary of the Labor Party and president of State Affairs of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), Kim Jong Un, acknowledged China's support for his country's struggles in defense of socialism.
(2023-09-24). On the road again – thanks to collaborative cancer care. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org In a matter of months, Bill McDermott went from having abdominal pain and learning he had lymphoma to being told it was time for hospice care. What his family did next would steer him in an entirely different direction. Although he doesn't remember all of the details, Bill McDermott says he began having abdominal issues and pain in mid-2021. He went in for some tests at a local hospital, where he got a diagnosis…
(2023-09-24). Mayo Clinic and GE HealthCare enter strategic collaboration to advance innovation in medical imaging and theranostics. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Combining the world-class clinical and research expertise of Mayo Clinic with the deep research, engineering, and product development expertise of GE HealthCare, this new collaboration aims to forge an integrated innovation engine to advance the practice of radiology and care to patients worldwide. ROCHESTER, Minn. ‚Äï Today, Mayo Clinic and GE HealthCare announce a strategic healthcare collaboration for research and product development programs aimed to transform the experience of patients and clinicians in the practice…
(2023-09-24). At-home COVID-19 tests: A Mayo Clinic expert answers questions on expiration dates and the new variants. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org COVID-19 at-home antigen test At-home COVID-19 tests allow you to collect your sample and detect active COVID-19 infections. But what if you have at-home COVID-19 tests nearing expiration or expired on your shelf? Matthew Binnicker, Ph.D., director of the Clinical Virology Laboratory at Mayo Clinic, says companies set the original test dates arbitrarily due to these diagnostic at-home tests being developed rapidly. So, check your boxes before you toss them. "Now that we are 3 1/2 years into…
(2023-09-24). Continúa protestas en contra de reforma laboral en Grecia. telesurtv.net Por otro lado, la ley prohíbe a los huelguistas impedir a un colega que vaya a trabajar durante un paro.
(2023-09-24). Inghams Chickens workers strike for a decent pay rise. greenleft.org.au 
(2023-09-24). United States: United Auto Workers strike against the 'Big Three'. greenleft.org.au 
(2023-09-24). Historic auto strike hits Big Three at once. iacenter.org By Martha Grevatt September 15, 2023 Toledo, Ohio For the first time in its 88-year history, the United Auto Workers is striking Ford, General Motors and Stellantis (which includes Chrysler) simultaneously. When the 2019-23 contracts between the union and the corporations expired at midnight the night of Sept. 14, the selective strike targeting one assembly plant at each company was launched. Workers at GM's Wentzville, Missouri, plant; Ford's Wayne, Michigan, plant; and the Toledo, Ohio, Jeep plant are maintaining militant picket lines around the clock. First day of UAW strike at Toledo, Ohio, Jeep assembly plan…
(2023-09-24). New German study: mRNA covid injections make a third of healthcare workers sick. expose-news.com
(2023-09-23). Inghams Chickens workers strike for a decent pay rise. greenleft.org.au
(2023-09-23). United States: United Auto Workers strike against the 'Big Three'. greenleft.org.au
(2023-09-23). UAW strike expands to 38 locations in 20 U.S. states. america.cgtn.com 
The strike by U.S. auto workers is expanding to include dozens of new facilities across the country. This comes as union leaders say they're making progress with Ford, but talks with GM and Stellantis have stalled. | CGTN's Jim Spellman reports.
(2023-09-23). Health workers in Sweden demand workforce policies that do not rely on international recruitment. peoplesdispatch.org Nina Bergman from the Swedish Association of Health Professionals talks about the working conditions of health workers in Sweden and the trade union's support for the struggles for workers' rights in the Global South…
(2023-09-23). "Highlights" of Unifor's tentative agreement with Ford Canada underscore why workers must vote "No" wsws.org With just one significant front-loaded wage increase and a taxable signing bonus, Unifor is trying to bribe autoworkers into accepting a three-year agreement that will ensure Ford, GM and Stellantis can carry out their electric vehicle transition at workers' expense.
(2023-09-23). Australia: Molycop slashes 250 steelworker jobs in Newcastle. wsws.org The union leadership is promoting the conception that "nothing can be done" in order to allow the plant to run without disruption and ensure the smoothest possible transition of workers onto the scrapheap.
(2023-09-23). Biden announces trip to Michigan amid autoworker demands for all-out strike. wsws.org President Biden announced on Friday a plan to "join the picket line" on Tuesday in Michigan as part of arrangements with the UAW bureaucracy to contain the growing struggle of autoworkers against the UAW's refusal to call all 150,000 members onto the picket lines.
(2023-09-23). Hospital workers in Bay City, Michigan protest starvation wages. wsws.org Workers recently voted by 99 percent to authorize a strike, decisively rejecting the hospital's latest contract offer.
(2023-09-24). Transport union calls for Qantas compensation after High Court ruling. greenleft.org.au 
(2023-09-24). Venezuela propone a Guyana reunión con Caricom sobre Esequibo. telesurtv.net El mandatario acotó que los pasos que está dando el gobierno de Guyana violan la legalidad internacional y ponen en riesgo la paz de la región.
(2023-09-23). European Union Investigates Chinese Electric Cars. dissidentvoice.org This week's News on China. | ‚Ä¢ EU investigates Chinese electric vehicles | ‚Ä¢ High-speed train to Taiwan | ‚Ä¢ G77+China Summit | ‚Ä¢ The elderly in the digital age…
(2023-09-23). Transport union calls for Qantas compensation after High Court ruling. greenleft.org.au
(2023-09-23). The European Union Will End Up Under China's Technological Dominance. libya360.wordpress.com The European Union faces the failure of its sanctions against Russia. Faced with a historical economic and social crisis, she is between the rock and the wall, forced to enter the economic war unleashed by the United States. Like the United States, trade relations with China have worsened within the European Union. As Washington tries…
(2023-09-23). We Can Do Better than the Sustainable Development Goals Model. libya360.wordpress.com Vijay Prashad of Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research talks about the Sustainable Development Goals. He explains the limitations of the model and how discussion around these goals often avoids the structural questions such as land reform, the role of trade unions, and debt. Vijay also addresses how summits on these goals often end with just…
(2023-09-23). Is This The End Of French Neo-Colonialism In Africa? popularresistance.org In Bamako, Mali, on September 16, the governments of Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger created the Alliance of Sahel States (AES). On X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter, Colonel Assimi GoàØta, the head of the transitional government of Mali, wrote that the Liptako-Gourma Charter which created the AES would establish "an architecture of collective defense and mutual assistance for the benefit of our populations." The hunger for such regional cooperation goes back to the period when France ended its colonial rule. Between 1958 and 1963, Ghana and Guinea were part of the Union of African State…
(2023-09-23). Marxism & Class By: Helena Sheehan. midwesternmarx.com 
This is the text of a talk at the conference of the Irish Labour History Society on September 17, 2023.What does Marxism bring to a conference on visions of labour and class?For me, this is connected to what Marxism brings to everything: context, clarity, coherence, comprehensiveness.Marxism is an intellectual tradition connected to a political movement that focuses on totality, on how everything is connected to everything else. It is a theory of everything, one that is open-ended and alw …
(2023-09-23). How To Build The Future In Place: Taking The First Steps. popularresistance.org Building the future in place envisions bringing together an ecosystem of community-based institutions and public policies that meets human needs and balances our relations within the natural world. It involves weaving together community initiatives and advocacy campaigns that now often operate in separate compartments to create a coherent politics, built around deep-rooted, place-based movements informed by comprehensive visions for transformative change at local and bioregional scales. It starts where markets and the system are failing, prioritizing communities and people who are being failed the most. In the pr…
(2023-09-24). People's movements in the US demand end to blockade against Cuba. peoplesdispatch.org On Friday, September 22, dozens of citizens belonging to different people's movements marched in New York City demanding an end to the US imposed blockade against Cuba. They also demanded that president Joe Biden take Cuba off the state sponsors of terrorism list, stating that it is not Cuba which has the largest military budget in the world. Cuban president Miguel Díaz-Canel also joined the rally and chanted along with the people, "Cuba, yes! Blockade, no!"
(2023-09-23). The Heat: United Nations Sustainable Development. america.cgtn.com 
From efforts to eradicate world hunger to building affordable housing, we'll discuss why sustainable development matters. | As part of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, member countries are working to complete 17 goals. They include creating sustainable cities, combating climate change, and eliminating hunger and poverty. | Later in the show, my colleague Mike Walter will bring us his conversation with the president of the UN's International Fund for Agriculture Development. | But first, my interview with
(2023-09-23). Perspectives] Standing up to anti-science. thelancet.com Peter J Hotez has had a distinguished career working to develop treatments and vaccines for neglected tropical diseases and other illnesses. He is Professor in the Departments of Pediatrics and Molecular Virology and Microbiology and Dean for the National School of Tropical Medicine at the Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, TX, USA, and has also worked to counter vaccine hesitancy among people who wrongly believe that routine childhood vaccination causes autism. In 2018, he published a unique book that combined his personal experience as a parent of an autistic child and his scientific expertise to explain, a…
(2023-09-23). Civil Rights Groups Warn UCSC Attempts to Censor Pro-Palestine Scholarship May Violate Federal Laws. indybay.org On Wednesday, Palestine Legal and the Center for Constitutional Rights wrote to the University of California, Santa Cruz (UCSC) warning them to cease attempts to unlawfully censor the upcoming Institute for the Critical Study of Zionism (ICSZ) convening, "Battling the 'IHRA definition': Theory & Activism", which is set to be jointly held at UCSC and New York University (NYU) on October 13th and 14th. The convening is a working meeting of the Institute's community of scholars and activists, aimed at combating dangerous efforts to use a distorted definition of antisemitism to silence advocacy for Palestinian rights…
(2023-09-24). Mayo Clinic Minute: Red flags for heart failure during pregnancy. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Heart disease is the leading cause of death for women in the U.S. Deaths from heart disease in women who are pregnant or delivered a baby within one year has increased over the previous 30 years. Dr. Demilade (Demi-lad-ay) Adedinsewo (Ah-ded-in-shay-woah), a Mayo Clinic cardiologist, explains the red flags for heart failure during pregnancy and how healthcare professionals are working to detect the condition earlier. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/DCgDX2yvUc0 Journalists: Broadcast-quality video pkg…
