(2023-09-05). Racist Shootings "Don't Happen in a Vacuum": Bishop Barber on DeSantis, Trump & Those Who Spread Hate. democracynow.org 
As federal law enforcement opens an investigation into the Jacksonville, Florida, shooting where a white gunman killed three Black people at a Dollar General as a possible hate crime and act of domestic violent extremism, we speak with civil rights leader Bishop William Barber about the increasing number of racist attacks in America fueled by racism. "There is this history of not just who kills, but what kills and what creates the atmosphere," says Barber, who calls for a political movement of love to force out hateful politicians. Barber specifically condemns the Republican Party and Florida Governor…
(2023-09-05). DeSantis and Jacksonville racist killings. workers.org 
Once again racism raised its ugly head in a violent manner. A racist shooter killed three Black people near a Dollar General store in a predominantly Black neighborhood in Jacksonville, Florida, on Aug. 26. The city is home to Edward Waters University, a historically Black college, which was a potential . . . |
(2023-09-04). Schools open in Pinar del Rio province on due time. plenglish.com Pinar del Rio, Cuba, Sep 4 (Prensa Latina) The 596 schools located in the western Cuban province of Pinar del Rio opened their doors on Monday, following education workers' effort to start the new school year on due time.
(2023-09-04). Students speak out against the attack on public education and culture at West Virginia University. wsws.org Two students at West Virginia University spoke to the WSWS about the connection between the assault on public education and culture at WVU and the broader attack on the living standards of the working class.
(2023-09-05). Muslim Girls Wearing Abayas Are Barred From French Schools. telesurenglish.net On Monday, French public schools sent dozens of Muslim girls home for refusing to remove their abayas, which are long, loose-fitting robes worn by Muslim women. | RELATED: | Education Minister Gabriel Attal confirmed that this new measure is part of the strict ban on the use of any religious symbol in French schools. | On Tuesday, the State Council, the highest administrative judicial instance in France, will exami…
(2023-09-04). Sub-Saharan Africa: 1.85 Mln Children Displaced in 2022. telesurenglish.net "When children lose their homes, they lose almost everything: their access to healthcare, education, food, and safety," Kijala Shako, head of Advocacy, Communications, Campaigns and Media for Save the Children's East and Southern Africa Regional Office, said in a statement issued in Nairobi, the capital of Kenya. | The charity said five failed rainy seasons in Somalia forced about 6.6 million people — or 39 percent of the population — into critical levels of hunger.
(2023-09-04). U.S. officials keep boasting about how much the Ukraine war serves U.S. interests. mronline.org 
One of the most glaring plot holes in the official mainstream narrative on Ukraine is the way US officials keep openly boasting that this supposedly unprovoked war which the U.S. is only backing out of the goodness of its heart just so happens to serve U.S. interests tremendously.
(2023-09-04). Burning out of control: Capitalism's climate catastrophe. mronline.org 
Canada's unprecedented wildfires drive home the harsh realities of climate change, in all their enormity. We are fighting an incorrigibly destructive social and economic system, but we are also, at the same time, engaged in a struggle for survival.
(2023-09-04). The many colours of hydrogen and the scam of carbon capture. mronline.org 
THE fossil fuel industry, particularly the oil and natural gas lobby, always has new cards. Earlier, the fossil fuel industry came up with carbon credits: We, the rich countries, will burn coal, oil and natural gas so that we can continue with our current lifestyles but "compensate" by planting trees in poor countries.
(2023-09-04). Gofundme freezes Grayzone fundraiser 'due to some external concerns'. mronline.org 
Gofundme has indefinitely frozen donations to The Grayzone "due to some external concerns." The company's actions follow a campaign of repression against our personnel by the British and Ukrainian governments.
(2023-09-04). Gofundme, defunded — The Grayzone live. youtube.com 
Max Blumenthal and Wyatt Reed explain how the attempted sabotage of The Grayzone's fundraiser fits into the wider spectrum of online censorship, and discuss events from Ukraine to Gabon, and a very revealing fascist rally outside Disneyland..
(2023-09-04). No respite for France as a 'New Africa' rises. mronline.org 
Like dominos, African states are one by one falling outside the shackles of neocolonialism. Chad, Guinea, Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger, and now Gabon are saying 'non' to France's longtime domination of African financial, political, economic, and security affairs.
(2023-09-04). The many colours of hydrogen and the scam of carbon capture. mronline.org THE fossil fuel industry, particularly the oil and natural gas lobby, always has new cards. Earlier, the fossil fuel industry came up with carbon credits: We, the rich countries, will burn coal, oil and natural gas so that we can continue with our current lifestyles but "compensate" by planting trees in poor countries. | September 4, 2023…
(2023-09-04). BRICS summit was a giant leap towards inclusive multilateralism. peoplesdispatch.org Mandla J. Radebe of the University of Johannesburg talks about the outcomes of the recent BRICS summit in South Africa. He analyzes the politics of the expansion, the new financial architecture under construction, and the role of BRICS in the African continent…
(2023-09-04). 'Death Star' Law Is Struck Down In Texas. popularresistance.org Austin, Texas – On Aug. 30, at the end of a summer in which the temperature in Austin topped 100 ∞ for a record 45 consecutive days, a local judge ruled unconstitutional a new state law intended to nullify local ordinances that require water breaks for construction workers. | Travis County District Judge Maya Guerra Gamble held that the law violated a 1912 amendment to the state constitution that gives cities and towns with more than 5,000 people the power of self-government. | "The Court DECLARES House Bill 2127 in its entirety is unconstitutional — facially, and as applied to Houston as a constituti…
(2023-09-05). Dorchester Food Co-Op Is Here To Shake Up Boston's Food Ecosystem. popularresistance.org Stroll down the intersection of Bowdown and Topliff Streets in Boston and you'll see the shiny automated doors of the brand new Dorchester Food Co-op, where a few friendly faces are adding some finishing touches to the space before it opens to the public in the coming weeks. | The worker- and community-owned grocery store, which aims to increase access to nutritious and culturally relevant food, is a project over a decade in the making. As Next City reported during last year's groundbreaking ceremony, the co-op is the result of more than 10 years of organizing around investors and gathering the funds to make a dr…
(2023-09-04). Working-class Chicagoans demand 'No new rate hike' at Peoples Gas public hearing. liberationnews.org 
After Peoples Gas executives laid out their plan and reasoning for the rate hike, several Chicago-based non-profits, organizing groups and residents lambasted the company for its mismanagement and corporate greed.
(2023-09-05). Cuba's tourism school organizes international event. plenglish.com Havana, Sep 5 (Prensa Latina) Cuba is organizing for next October the VI International Convention of Tourism Studies (CietCuba 2023) that will put on the table the most relevant trends in the travel industry globally.
(2023-09-04). Mexican autoworkers kept in the dark on looming US-Canadian auto strike. wsws.org Instead of organizing a joint struggle of workers across North America to prevent the ramping up production abroad to undermine a strike, the union bureaucracies seek to divide workers.
(2023-09-04). The Law Was Used to Crush the Industrial Workers of the World a Century Ago. truthout.org Formed in 1905, the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) — or the Wobblies, as they were also known — may have been the most radical and egalitarian mass union in U.S. history. From the mills of New England to the wheat fields of Kansas, from the docks of Philadelphia to the forests of the Pacific Northwest, the IWW organized workers, often the so-called unskilled laborers that craft unions… |
(2023-09-05). This Is How We Challenge The Power Of Big Pharma. popularresistance.org People in the United States pay the highest prices for pharmaceuticals, and Big Pharma spends hundreds of millions of dollars every year for lobbying to keep it that way. The United States is also experiencing a growing shortage of medications from antibiotics to cancer treatments and more despite being a wealthy country. Clearing the FOG speaks with Dana Brown of the Democracy Collaborative to understand what is behind the high prices and shortages. She also describes solutions to these crises and how states across the country are taking action to directly confront the stranglehold the pharmaceutical industry ha…
(2023-09-05). Saturday 9/9: Labor on the Move: Prospects and Challenges. indybay.org The Starry Plough Pub | 3101 Shattuck Avenue | Berkeley, CA 94705…
(2023-09-05). On Labor Day in Detroit, UAW and Democratic strikebreakers conspire to block fight by autoworkers. wsws.org Several decades ago, the Detroit Labor Day parade attracted tens of thousands. The small turnout Monday reflected both the collapse of union membership and the erosion of the authority of the trade unions over the working class.
(2023-09-04). Biden Praises Closely Watched Jobs Report, But It's A Mixed Bag. moguldom.com If you believe President Joe Biden and the August jobs report, the U.S. labor market has seen 32 consecutive months of job growth and is in one of "the strongest job creating periods in our history." The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported on Sept. 1 that the economy added 187,000 jobs in August, up from …
(2023-09-04). NYC Police Plan to Use Drones to Surveil Labor Day Parties. scheerpost.com 
By Zane McNeill / PopularResistance Civil Liberties Groups Believe Police Use Of Surveillance Drones Is "Poised To Explode." The New York City Police Department (NYPD) is planning to use surveillance drones to patrol large gatherings, including private parties and barbecues, this Labor Day weekend. "If a caller states there's a large crowd, a large party …
(2023-09-04). The impact of AI on labor market. america.cgtn.com 
During the next five years, 75% of organizations are expected to adopt artificial intelligence into their practices, according to a study by the World Economic Forum, which suggests a job loss rate of about 25 percent directly related to AI adoption. | CGTN's Ediz Tiyansan met with founders of one of the many start-up tech companies that are aiming to use AI to save resources like time and money in a variety of industries. | His report takes a look at what AI could mean for the labor market.
(2023-09-04). Dr. Vernon Colman: The collaborators will kill us all. expose-news.com It was clear long before 1918 that in World War I the generals completely lost touch with reality, they'd lost the plot. They didn't know what was happening in the trenches because …
(2023-09-04). "The Great Escape": Saket Soni on Forced Immigrant Labor Used to Clean Up Climate Disasters in U.S. democracynow.org 
As extreme weather disasters intensify, the workers who are hired by corporations to clean up after hurricanes, floods, blizzards and wildfires are increasingly on the frontlines of the climate crisis. | For Labor Day 2023, we are rebroadcasting an interview with author and organizer Saket Soni. His book, The Great Escape: A True Story of Forced Labor and Immigrant Dreams in America, focuses on hundreds of Indian workers who were brought to the United States with false promises and subjected to grueling working conditions at a shipyard in Mississippi. When one of those workers called Soni in 2006 for help, it set…
(2023-09-04). NYPD marks Labor Day by sending drones to monitor backyard parties. wsws.org The dystopian actions by the New York Police Department are ultimately aimed at preparing for confrontations with the working class.
(2023-09-05). Detroit celebra el Día del Trabajo, se avecina la huelga del UAW contra las empresas automotrices. peoplesworld.org 
DETROIT—Mientras Shawn Fain, Liz Shuler, los principales líderes sindicales de Michigan y los demócratas a favor de los trabajadores marchaban al lado de miles de trabajadores en el desfile anual del Día del Trabajo en Detroit, la probabilidad de una huelga del United Auto Workers contra GM, Ford , y Stellantis (antes Fiat-Chrysler) cobraba cada …
(2023-09-05). As Detroit celebrates Labor Day, UAW strike against Big 3 auto companies looms. peoplesworld.org 
DETROIT—As Shawn Fain, Liz Shuler, top Michigan union leaders, and pro-worker Democrats marched side-by-side with thousands of workers in Detroit's annual Labor Day parade, the probability of a strike by the United Auto Workers against GM, Ford, and Stellantis (formerly Fiat-Chrysler) loomed ever larger. About the only top leader professing optimism that a strike would …
(2023-09-05). A Slightly Scary, But Overall Positive Jobs Report. counterpunch.org The August jobs report gave a somewhat mixed picture. The unemployment rate rose from 3.5 percent in July to 3.8 percent in August. This large of a jump would ordinarily be serious grounds for concern, but it was driven by an extraordinary 736,000 one-month rise in the size of the labor force. Employment in the
(2023-09-05). Mayo Clinic Minute: Pregnancy is no picnic when it comes to listeria. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org If you're planning a Labor Day gathering outdoors, remember that food safety is important for everybody, but it is especially important if you're expecting. Hormonal changes during pregnancy can change a pregnant person's immune system, making her more susceptible to contracting foodborne illness.In this Mayo Clinic Minute, Dr. Nipunie Rajapakse, a Mayo Clinic pediatric infectious diseases expert, discusses the risks associated with listeria and what summertime foods should be avoided by those who are expecting….
(2023-09-04). US Extends Science Pact with China: What It Means for Research. transcend.org 25 Aug 2023 – The move is a stop-gap measure, and scientists warn that lack of a full renewal could damage research collaborations.
(2023-09-04). Son of Slain Journalist Who Exposed Web of CIA Corruption Calling For New Murder Investigation. covertactionmagazine.com Danny Casolaro's Death in August 1991 Was Ruled a Suicide But Overwhelming Evidence Indicates That He Was Murdered—Likely by Rogue Elements of the CIA in Collaboration with the Kuwaiti Royal Family When a housekeeper at the Martinsburg, West Virginia, Sheraton Hotel entered Room 517 on the morning of August 10, 1991, she found journalist Danny …
(2023-09-04). Japanese Scientists Find that Covid-19 and all of the variants are Laboratory creations. thealtworld.com Our rulers are mimicking the Book of Revelation. War has been unleashed on us for years. Covid and its laboratory-made variants are the beginning of Pestilence. Famine is in the works with the slaughter of cattle to combat a disputed global warming, withholding of fertilizers from farmers, sanctions, and the replacement of the human diet with bugs and artificial food. When these three horsemen accomplish their deeds, Death on the Pale Horse will sweep through our ranks. It is difficult to believe in prophecy, especially over thousands of years, but it is happening before our eyes. | War has done his job. Since th…
(2023-09-04). Sunday 9/3: Reclaiming the Militant Legacy of Labor Day. indybay.org Join Zoom meeting: | us02web.zoom.us/j/81133350622?pwd=dUUyUWppbWt6djVTaElISUhocXpSUT09…
(2023-09-04). Saturday 9/9: Labor on the Move: Prospects and Challenges. indybay.org The Starry Plough Pub | 3101 Shattuck Avenue | Berkeley, CA 94705…
(2023-09-04). Mayo Clinic Minute: Pregnancy is no picnic when it comes to listeria. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org If you're planning a Labor Day gathering outdoors, remember that food safety is important for everybody, but it is especially important if you're expecting. Hormonal changes during pregnancy can change a pregnant person's immune system, making her more susceptible to contracting foodborne illness.In this Mayo Clinic Minute, Dr. Nipunie Rajapakse, a Mayo Clinic pediatric infectious diseases expert, discusses the risks associated with listeria and what summertime foods should be avoided by those who are expecting….
(2023-09-04). Science Saturday: Progressive alliance advances science through patient-powered research. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Harnessing the power of patients' lived experiences and their biospecimen data, a unique relationship between a nonprofit patient advocacy group called The MOG Project, a team of Mayo Clinic neurologists, and the Autoimmune Neurology Laboratory at Mayo Clinic has created a synergetic bridge that's advancing the science behind a devastating neurological illness. Myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein antibody-associated disease, or MOGAD, is a rare, central nervous system demyelinating disorder that can render an individual blind, paralyzed, or comatose….
(2023-09-04). Mayo Clinic provides internships, mentoring for undergrads on accelerated career pathway. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org By Jay Furst ROCHESTER, Minn. — Akhil Kollengode is a University of Minnesota Rochester (UMR) student who aims to be a project manager or operations manager in healthcare when he graduates. Thanks to an innovative collaboration between Mayo Clinic and UMR, he's on a fast track to achieving that. Kollengode is a paid intern at Mayo Clinic as part of the Bachelor of Science in Health Sciences degree program at UMR. The internship is a…
(2023-09-05). Sacking Reznikov shows Zelensky's paranoia and desperation. infobrics.org Recruiting students, factory workers and overage men will backfire on Zelensky.
(2023-09-05). Workers Struggles: The Americas. wsws.org Demonstrators in Colombia denounced the removal of government gas subsidies while 1,700 workers at Manitoba Public Insurance are in the second week of strike.
(2023-09-04). Solidarity with the SAG-AFTRA, WGA strikers. fightbacknews.org We in Freedom Road Socialist Organization stand with the 75,000 workers of the Writers Guild of America (WGA) and the 65,000 members of the Screen Actors Guild — American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) who are striking for not only higher wages and benefits but also against the threat posed by automation. | Members of The Screen Actors Guild — American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA), actors and other performance workers, have been on strike since July 14 after negotiations with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) broke down.
(2023-09-04). Lowest paid workers in U.S. are mostly women — Forbes. plenglish.com Washington, Sep 4 (Prensa Latina) There are 21 million people working in the most underpaid, undervalued jobs in our country — and nearly two-thirds of these workers are women, according to a new report from the National Women's Law Center.
(2023-09-04). Luxembourgers commemorate 1942 general strike against Nazi German occupation. peoplesdispatch.org Protesting against forced conscription, workers went on a general strike that started in Wiltz on August 31, 1942 and spread across the country. 21 workers were executed by Nazi authorities for participating in the action…
(2023-09-04). Japanese department store workers strike in Tokyo. wsws.org The union sought to allow workers to blow off steam while limiting the strike's impact on the company as much as possible.
(2023-09-04). US student debt crisis deepens as federal loan interest accrual resumes. wsws.org With US student loan debt already at $1.7 trillion, millions of youth and workers are being hit with the resumption of payments next month.
(2023-09-04). Five railway workers killed on the job in northern Italy. wsws.org Local authorities in Brandizzo, Italy have opened a murder investigation into the case of five railway workers who were struck by a train while performing rail line maintenance late last week.
(2023-09-04). Mexican autoworkers kept in the dark on looming US-Canadian auto strike. wsws.org The unions are seeking to divide North American auto workers, facilitating moves by the companies to offset the impact of any strike action.
(2023-09-04). Popular Resistance From The Philippines To Baltimore. popularresistance.org In a large yet intimate gathering seated around the projector in the middle of Baltimore's NoMàºNoMຠgallery on Aug. 18, the Black Alliance for Peace- Baltimore and Malaya Baltimore held a discussion "From the Philippines to Baltimore: The Indo-Pacific Command, Neocolonialism, and You!" The event was part of BAP- Baltimore's "Baltimore Summer School" series. | Information handed out at the start of the event explained the exploitative nature of Asian Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) and Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF). APEC is a "neoliberal scheme called 'free trade' that makes it easy for…
(2023-09-04). Japan urged to draw lessons from Kanto Massacre. ecns.cn Descendants of Chinese workers who were murdered in Japan after the Great Kanto Earthquake in 1923 because of baseless, discriminatory rumors held memorial services in Tokyo on Saturday for their ancestors to remember the tragedy 100 years ago.
(2023-09-04). Poland's school system on the brink of collapse. wsws.org Poland's trade unions are organising symbolic actions six weeks before the general election on October 15 to dissipate workers' anger and line themselves up as partners with the future ruling party.
(2023-09-05). Right-wing establishes 'government-in-waiting' for second Trump term, plans firing of 50,000 public workers. peoplesworld.org 
WASHINGTON (AP)—With more than a year to go before the 2024 election, a constellation of conservative organizations is preparing for a possible second White House term for Donald Trump, recruiting thousands of Americans to come to Washington on a mission to dismantle the federal government and replace it with a vision closer to his own. Led by the …
(2023-09-05). Japan urged to draw lessons from Kanto Massacre. ecns.cn Descendants of Chinese workers who were murdered in Japan after the Great Kanto Earthquake in 1923 because of baseless, discriminatory rumors held memorial services in Tokyo on Saturday for their ancestors to remember the tragedy 100 years ago.
(2023-09-04). Canadian Workers, the Social-Ecological Crisis and Alternatives. socialistproject.ca 
As workers, we are today confronted with the challenge of defending what we have and making gains in the face of an ever-expanding and relentless employer offensive. The employers' drive to increase productivity and profits — central to capitalism everywhere — demands that we accept job loss and insecurity, concessions, new forms of speedup, and expanded management control in the workplace. More of us are forced to work in precarious forms of employment, making ourselves 'flexible' without access to unemployment and other social benefits or hope of a decent pension. Our economic insecurity makes it…
(2023-09-04). La intolerancia anti-LGBTQ2S+ detrás de otro crimen de odio mortal. workers.org 
Lauri Carleton, propietaria de una tienda de ropa en Cedar Glen, California, y firme aliada de la comunidad LGBTQ2S+, fue asesinada a sangre fría el 18 de agosto. øSu delito? Exhibir una bandera del Orgullo fuera de su tienda. El asesino, que más tarde fue tiroteado mortalmente por los agentes . . . |
(2023-09-04). Release of Fukushima wastewater threatens workers. workers.org 
The Japanese government began releasing wastewater from the Fukushima nuclear plant into the Pacific Ocean on Aug. 24. The controversial move has angered workers throughout the region, sparking numerous protests in South Korea, China and Japan. Following the T≈çhoku earthquake and tsunami on March 11, 2011 — which destroyed the . . . |
(2023-09-04). Monday 9/4: Chicken Soup for the Heart & Soul. indybay.org 474 Valencia St. (nr. 16th St.) | San Francisco, CA 94103…
(2023-09-04). Popular resistance from the Philippines to Baltimore. workers.org
(2023-09-05). Argentina — El dilema de Unión por la Patria para convencer a los propios. globalizacion.ca Oficialmente, la campaña rumbo a los comicios presidenciales comenzó el sábado. Pero en la calle, si es por eso, el clima sigue tan frío como respecto de las Primarias. No es porque les falte temperatura a declaraciones y gestos de…
(2023-09-05). No Respite For France As A 'New Africa' Rises. popularresistance.org By adding two new African member-states to its roster, last week's summit in Johannesburg heralding the expanded BRICS 11 showed once again that Eurasian integration is inextricably linked to the integration of Afro-Eurasia. | Belarus is now proposing to hold a joint summit between BRICS 11, the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), and the Eurasia Economic Union (EAEU). President Aleksandr Lukashenko's vision for the convergence of these multilateral organizations may, in due time, lead to the Mother of All Multipolarity Summits. | But Afro-Eurasia is a much more complicated proposition.
(2023-09-05). G20 Anticipating New Dawn with African Union. globalresearch.ca
(2023-09-05). Educators and students discuss how to form rank-and-file committees at Australia's universities. wsws.org The Macquarie University Rank-and-File Committee held a forum to urge all staff to vote No on union-management enterprise agreements at the university, and to link up with the struggle at the University of Melbourne.
(2023-09-05). Trabajadores de la construcción piden alza de salarios en Perú. telesurtv.net Después de siete reuniones, se rompió el diálogo entre la Federación de Trabajadores en Construcción Civil del Perú (FTCCP) y la Cámara Peruana de la Construcción (Capeco).
(2023-09-05). Vicepresidenta ejecutiva Delcy Rodríguez llega a China. telesurtv.net Como parte de esta visita oficial, se espera que la vicepresidenta ejecutiva sostenga varias reuniones con diferentes representantes del Gobierno chino.
(2023-09-04). 47th Avante Fest concludes in Portugal with a call to advance the legacy of the April Revolution. peoplesdispatch.org The 47th edition of the Festa do Avante (Avante Festival), organized by the Communist Party of Portugal (PCP) and its youth wing, concluded on Sunday, September 3, at Atalaia, Seixal, with a massive rally of communist militants, other sections of the Portuguese working class, international delegates from progressive political parties, youth groups and trade unions. …
(2023-09-04). African Climate Summit will focus on green growth and call for action. plenglish.com Addis Ababa, Sep 4 (Prensa Latina) The agenda of the African Climate Summit in Kenya will focus on green growth, solutions for the financing against climate change, and a call to action to the member states of the African Union (AU) and its partners for its implementation.
(2023-09-04). Foreign control of Uruguayan meat industry causes concern. plenglish.com The announced acquisition of new refrigeration plants by the Brazilian multinational company Minerva Foods, caused alarm among rural unions and members of the Executive, whose representatives met last Friday with President Luis Lacalle Pou. | The Undersecretary of Livestock and Agriculture, Juan Ignacio Buffa, said that "a concentration process will deepen" if the purchase by Minerva goes through. "Any phenomenon of concentration of the demand for cattle in a few hands, is always a complex phenomenon and may lead to situations of lack of competitiveness and lack of alternatives for producers," Buffa added. | The…
(2023-09-04). Dr. King's Dream vs the Capitalist Nightmare, 60 Years Later. youtube.com 
60 years ago 250,000 joined the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom and heard Dr. King's "I Have a Dream" speech. Today, Black wages are still 25% lower than white wages, unemployment rates are double, and de facto segregation persists. What can be done? #breakthroughnews…
(2023-09-05). Dilemmas Of Humanity Conference In The US Outlines Principle Task. popularresistance.org "We know this system is in crisis," said Manolo De Los Santos, co-executive director of the People's Forum and lifelong communist, opening the Dilemmas of Humanity: A Socialist Horizon conference in Atlanta, Georgia. This conference was organized by the International People's Assembly-North America as part of the IPA's international conference series, "Dilemmas of Humanity," which will conclude with an international conference in Johannesburg in October. The US-based conference was held in Atlanta's Neighborhood Church on September 2, and supported by organizations such as Community Movement Builders, Faith Coali…
(2023-09-04). Activists Mohamed Adel and Mahmoud Hussein face state persecution in Egypt. peoplesdispatch.org The Egyptian government continues its persecution of activists and critics despite the so-called national dialogue initiated earlier this year to address the political and economic issues raised by the opposition. On Sunday, September 3, political activist Mohamed Adel, one of the founders of the April 6 movement, was sentenced to four years in prison by …
(2023-09-04). Venezuela to hold National Congress on Climate Crisis. plenglish.com The Minister for Ecosocialism, Josué Lorca, invited researchers from the Ecological Community, Popular Power, Communal Councils and Social Movements to participate in the meeting, whose sessions will alternate between this capital and the states of Mérida and Falcón, Venezolana de Televisión reported. | The authority called on all Venezuelans to join the purpose of the event to "build strategies for the preservation of Mother Earth", as a continuity to the agreements of the previous Congress on the subject in May 2022. | The first National Congress on Climate Crisis assumed strategies to stop such process and tr…
(2023-09-04). Salvadoran Writer Javier Zamora on Coping with Trauma from Being Detained & Undocumented in U.S. democracynow.org 
Salvadoran poet and writer Javier Zamora discusses the roots of his memoir Solito, which details his odyssey as an unaccompanied 9-year-old child through Guatemala and Mexico to reunite with family in Arizona. "After surviving that nine-week journey, surviving the United States as an undocumented person was perhaps the main reason why I became a writer," Zamora says. He describes how he works to cope with trauma from his experiences, and how he was inspired to become a writer when he was exposed to the Chilean poet Pablo Neruda as a high school student in California.
(2023-09-05). Train engineers vote almost unanimously to strike New Jersey Transit. wsws.org New Jersey Transit engineers, who have been working without a contract since January 1, 2020, voted to strike last week.
(2023-09-04). Hawaii wildfires' impact on children's studies, overall wellbeing. america.cgtn.com 
As residents of the Hawaiian town of Lahaina begin to pick up the pieces following the deadliest U.S. wildfire in over a century, community leaders are working to ease the trauma suffered by its children. At a time when students are returning to school, most in Lahaina are not. CGTN's Alasdair Baverstock …
(2023-09-04). Where Did the Money Go? $280 Billion in Lost COVID Relief Spending. "U.S. Government Working to Account for $4 trillion in COVID-19 Spending". globalresearch.ca
(2023-09-04). Deteriorating economic forecasts ahead of New Zealand election. wsws.org International financial agencies have delivered their prescription for an intensifying assault on social position of the working class no matter who takes office after the October 14 election.
(2023-09-04). German government prepares frontal attack on the working class with 2024 budget. wsws.org Exactly at the midpoint of the current legislative session, the three-party coalition government is intensifying austerity and its pro-war policies.
(2023-09-04). Tracking Orwellian Change: New Meanings of "Deep State" and "Working Class" transcend.org 30 Aug 2023 – Today's theme involves once-embraced liberal terminology re-branded as right-wing and therefore infamous, false, or seditious: DEEP STATE.
(2023-09-04). Documents Show Taiwan Working With FBI To Prosecute Chinese Americans, Intimidate US Politicians. orinocotribune.com 
By Alan Macleod — Aug 18, 2023 | Amid a controversial visit from Vice President William Lai (the front-runner to be his country's next leader), official documents reviewed by "MintPress News" show that the Taiwanese government is attempting to drum up anti-China hostility, influence and intimidate American politicians and is even working with the FBI and other agencies to spy on and prosecute Chinese American citizens. | Key points of this investigation | ‚Ä¢ Taiwanese officials are monitoring Chinese Americans and passing intelligence to the FBI in attempts to have them prosecuted. | ‚…
(2023-09-04). Driven by family, fueled by hope: Mayo Clinic researcher fights against Type 1 diabetes. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Quinn Peterson, Ph.D., was a graduate student working on a team to develop new chemotherapy drugs when a life-changing phone call reset the course of his career. His daughter, Clarissa, had been diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes. Neither he nor his wife had any known family history of the disease. "Given my background as a scientist, I felt a responsibility and an obligation to use my skills in research to address this complex disease — not only…
(2023-09-04). Public meeting: A socialist perspective against war and austerity in New Zealand's crisis election. wsws.org The SEG and IYSSE are holding a meeting in Wellington on September 19 to explain the socialist perspective needed to unite the working class against the agenda of war and austerity shared by Labour, National and all the parliamentary parties.
