2023-08-26: News Headlines
(2023-08-25). Regulator encourages institutional investors to increase equity investments. ecns.cn The China Securities Regulatory Commission has encouraged mid- and long-term institutional investors to beef up equity investments at a meeting on Thursday, as part of the commission's continuous efforts to boost investors' confidence.
(2023-08-25). Students hold sit-in at University of Texas board meeting. fightbacknews.org Austin, TX — On Thursday, August 24, a group of around 13 students, workers and other members of the University of Texas (UT) community held a sit-in at the UT System Board of Regents fall semester meeting. The protesters were demanding that the board defend diversity, equity and inclusion programs, which have been under threat at public universities since the passing of Texas Senate Bill 17 in May. | Those leading the sit-in are members of Students for a Democratic Society (SDS), Texas Students for DEI, and the Texas State Employees Union (TSEU). | Although the Board of Regents posted an agenda with an ho…
(2023-08-25). Oxfam identifies inequalities in shocking detail, but provides no solution. thecommunists.org For decades, Oxfam shops have been a common fixture on British high streets. Their twin-track approach of selling cheap second-hand clothes, used books, tantalising bric-a brac and ethically-sourced products from developing countries, with the promise of charitable contributions winging their way to the wretchedly poor overseas, has appeared to be a winning formula: spending and …
(2023-08-25). Video: For a European movement against capitalism and war. wsws.org The Sozialistische Gleichheitspartei (Socialist Equality Party – SGP) is contesting the 2024 European elections in close cooperation with its sister parties in Britain, France and Turkey.
(2023-08-25). Top Reparations Scholars Darity and Mullen Win Another Prestigious Award: ASA Outstanding Book. moguldom.com Dr. William Sandy Darity recently announced via Twitter that his book, "From Here to Equality: Reparations for Black Americans in the Twenty-First Century," authored with A. Kirsten Mullen, had taken home another award. This award is the Inequality, Poverty and Mobility's 2023 Outstanding Book Award from the American Sociological Association (ASA). Last year ,the distinction …
(2023-08-25). Respect, Dignity, and the Montgomery Riverfront Brawl. inequality.org Residents of Montgomery, Alabama are still reeling after a brawl in a local riverfront park several weeks ago that captured national headlines. The racial overtones of the incident cannot be ignored, and yet the response to this violent clash gives me hope that Montgomery, a city infamous for its civil rights history, is making progress …
(2023-08-25). Don't Blame My Fellow Retail Workers for Poor Service — Blame Our CEOs. inequality.org Ever get mad at a delivery person for bringing your pizza late? That used to be me. Now I assume it's late because an overpaid boss is probably making two employees do the job of 10. That's because I worked for two years at a company with the kind of chronic understaffing that plagues many …
(2023-08-25). Is Western Media's Perception Of Africa Racist? popularresistance.org Racism goes beyond the use of certain words or the discriminatory practices of everyday life. It is also about political perceptions, intellectual depictions, and collective relationships. | Consider the way that Africa is currently portrayed in the news. | From a political viewpoint, Africa is seen as a totality, and not in a positive way, as in a united Africa. | For example, mainstream Western media coverage of the US-Africa Summit, held in Washington last December, presented all of Africa as poor and desperate. The continent, one can glean from headlines, was also willing to pawn its political position in the…
(2023-08-25). US sues Musk's SpaceX over alleged hiring discrimination against asylees and refugees. middleeasteye.net 
US sues Musk's SpaceX over alleged hiring discrimination against asylees and refugees | Lawsuit claims SpaceX consistently deterred refugees and asylees from submitting applications and did not hire or even consider them | Fri, 08/25/2023 – 17: 14 | A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the Crew Dragon spacecraft at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, on 24 August 2023 (AFP) | The US Department…
(2023-08-25). Florida Board of Education Imposes Strict Anti-Trans Bathroom Disciplinary Rules. truthout.org On Wednesday, the Florida State Board of Education voted to implement new restrictions on restroom use at college campuses in the state, forcing transgender faculty, staff and students to use facilities that do not correspond to their gender identity. The rules were passed in response to a law signed by Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) in May, House Bill 1521, which mandated that the board create standards… |
(2023-08-25). Wisconsin Bill Would Stop Lab Work that Could Cause Catastrophic Pandemic. scheerpost.com 
By Sam Husseini / Substack [Note: On Thursday, the Pentagon released its first ever formal "Biodefense Posture Review" (seeming to echo the regular Nuclear Posture Review) which I hope to be closely examining. Interesting timing, I had just written a piece drawing parallels between bioweapons and nuclear postures after seeing Oppenheimer.] A bill being introduced in Wisconsin would prohibit institutions of higher education from conducting …
(2023-08-25). Venezuela's Experience Of Building Democracy Under Siege. popularresistance.org From the moment of their initiation, progressive and anti-imperialist projects face constant and enormous challenges. There is the urgent need to resolve the socio-economic problems of the people: hunger, unemployment, and access to health and education. But how can that be achieved without advancing the forces of production and development in the economy? At the same time, how can the economy be developed in a capitalist world without reproducing the exploitation of workers? And furthermore, how can this be accomplished in the face of resistance from a resentful local oligarchy and a determined imperialism, whic…
(2023-08-25). 5 Ways Hip-Hop Can Help Teachers Combat Challenges In The Classroom. newsone.com 
(2023-08-25). Chinese ambassador lauds cooperation with Russia in education sphere. tass.com Zhang Hanhui addressed the Russian students of Chinese educational establishments at the Chinese embassy in Moscow…
(2023-08-26). Saturday 9/9: Caregivers Count! 13th Annual Conference: How to Connect with Others & Replenish. indybay.org Online conference for 4 consecutive Saturdays…
(2023-08-26). Saturday 9/16: Caregivers Count! 13th Annual Conference: Coping with Grief That Before a Loss. indybay.org Online conference for 4 consecutive Saturdays…
(2023-08-26). Saturday 9/23: Caregivers Count! 13th Annual Conference: Caring for Someone Who Didn't Care for You. indybay.org Online conference for 4 consecutive Saturdays…
(2023-08-26). Saturday 9/30: Caregivers Count! 13th Annual Conference: How to Make the Most Out of Medical Visits. indybay.org Online conference for 4 consecutive Saturdays…
(2023-08-25). 5 Ways Hip-Hop Can Help Teachers Combat Challenges In The Classroom. newsone.com
(2023-08-25). Chinese ambassador lauds cooperation with Russia in education sphere. tass.com Zhang Hanhui addressed the Russian students of Chinese educational establishments at the Chinese embassy in Moscow…
(2023-08-26). Saturday 9/9: Caregivers Count! 13th Annual Conference: How to Connect with Others & Replenish. indybay.org Online conference for 4 consecutive Saturdays…
(2023-08-26). Saturday 9/16: Caregivers Count! 13th Annual Conference: Coping with Grief That Before a Loss. indybay.org Online conference for 4 consecutive Saturdays…
(2023-08-26). Saturday 9/23: Caregivers Count! 13th Annual Conference: Caring for Someone Who Didn't Care for You. indybay.org Online conference for 4 consecutive Saturdays…
(2023-08-26). Saturday 9/30: Caregivers Count! 13th Annual Conference: How to Make the Most Out of Medical Visits. indybay.org Online conference for 4 consecutive Saturdays…
(2023-08-26). Salt products sell out as Japan starts to discharge nuclear-contaminated water into ocean. ecns.cn Online retailers in parts of China ran out of salt on Friday as Japan started releasing nuclear-contaminated wastewater from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant into the Pacific Ocean on Thursday. "ÄÄ…
(2023-08-26). Saturday 8/26: MLK's Dream: 60th Anniversary of March on Washington Livestream. indybay.org Online livestream of March on Washington 2023…
(2023-08-25). What's Behind EU's Censorship of Social Media & Search Engines? sputnikglobe.com The European Commission (EC) has stepped up pressure on online platforms under the pretext of creating "a safer digital space" free from "disinformation." Does the EC consider itself a gatekeeper of truth?
(2023-08-25). The people of Niger want to shatter resignation: The Thirty-Fourth Newsletter (2023). mronline.org 
In 1958, the poet and trade union leader Abdoulaye Mamani of Zinder (Niger) won an election in his home region against Hamani Diori, one of the founders of the Nigerien Progressive Party.
(2023-08-25). Discovering a Green Marx: Kohei Saito's 'Marx in the Anthropocene'. mronline.org 
It's always seemed a little strange that less has been said about the final 15 years of Marx's oeuvre than any other period of his writing.
(2023-08-25). Review — Left Feminisms: Conversations on the Personal and Political. mronline.org 
'Left Feminisms' offers an inspiring and accessible overview of feminism from a diverse array of left-wing thinkers, writes Marin Scarlett.
(2023-08-25). China's Xi vows to support Cuba in defending Cuba's sovereignty. mronline.org 
China's President Xi Jinping has pledged to support Cuba's defense of its national sovereignty, opposing foreign interference and a U.S. economic blockade, and will expand strategic coordination with Havana.
(2023-08-25). Targeting Palestinian children is necessary for Israeli settler colonialism. mronline.org 
Israeli settler colonialism and apartheid is based on the extermination of the indigenous population and the elimination of their hope of living freely. Palestinian children represent that hope.
(2023-08-25). EU's Stricter Regulations For Tech Giants to Go Into Effect on Friday. sputnikglobe.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) – New regulations of the European Union's Digital Services Act will go into effect on Friday, affecting operation of large online platforms and search engines in member states.
(2023-08-25). 'Welcome To Rice Street' Party Flyer Goes Viral, Club Capitalizes On Trump Drama. moguldom.com An Atlanta club decided to use former President Donald Trump's indictment and arrest in Georgia as a way to lure in clients. As news broke about Trump's planned surrender to Fulton County authorities in Atlanta, a party flyer titled "Welcome To Rice Street" began circulating online and went viral. The Suite Lounge club decided to …
(2023-08-25). Tunisian government announces more measures to restrict online content. peoplesdispatch.org Continuing his crackdown on opposition and dissent, Tunisian President Kais Saied on Wednesday, August 23, announced measures to restrict, punish, and block what the government determines is abuse and misuse of social media. The president cited crimes and "lawlessness," specifically by people criticizing government officials and activities, which were "harming the country's interests" as the …
(2023-08-26). Line 3 Pipeline Water Protectors Head to Trial on Trumped-Up Felony Charges. truthout.org On Monday, August 28, a Water Protector arrested and charged with a felony for participating in a nonviolent direct action against the Line 3 pipeline will head to trial. Legal experts have called the arrests of Water Protectors and protesters over the course of the pipeline's construction an "effort to punish the underlying political expression." This crackdown on pipeline opponents was funded by… |
(2023-08-25). Union-Busting Bosses Handed Major Loss in New Labor Board Decision. truthout.org Labor officials issued a much-anticipated decision on Friday that could make it far easier for workers to unionize in the face of employers who break labor laws in union elections. The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued a new standard in Cemex Construction Materials Pacific, LLC that would force an employer to recognize and bargain with a union if a majority of workers had previously… |
(2023-08-25). Putin, Erdogan to discuss gas hub, Akkuyu together with grain deal at upcoming meeting. tass.com They are expected to discuss the construction of the Akkuyu NPP in Turkey, a source in Ankara said…
(2023-08-25). Russian government backing over 500 construction projects in Crimea — Deputy PM. tass.com Marat Khusnullin highlighted the construction of four ramps to the sea coast from the Tavrida federal highway, as well as a comprehensive upgrade of treatment facilities…
(2023-08-25). Actions and Work Stoppages Against the Mountain Valley Pipeline Continue. itsgoingdown.org Resistance to the Mountain Valley Pipeline continues. On August 22nd, a communique posted to the counter-info website Unravel took responsibility for sabotage to construction equipment. The communique read: We heard the stays were lifted and construction on the Mountain Valley Pipeline has resumed. I wonder if they've noticed some issues with their machines? As they…
(2023-08-25). Sanders Demands Fair Contract for Nearly 2,000 Nurses on Strike in New Jersey. truthout.org Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) has thrown his support behind nearly 2,000 nurses in New Jersey who are entering their fourth week on strike, demanding that hospital executives give the nurses a fair contract. Nurses at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital (RWJUH) in New Brunswick went on strike on August 4, protesting low staffing levels, which they say put both themselves and their patients… |
(2023-08-25). 'Something Must Change': New Jersey Nurses Strike for Safe Staffing. labornotes.org
(2023-08-26). KPFA Journalist Frank Sterling, , Elections, Pacifica & The Fight Against The Racist Anti. indybay.org KPFA journalist Frank Sterling and KPFA LSB candidate Steve Zeltzer speak out about the refusal of the KPFA Local Station Board group "The Protectors" to support a resolution calling for the dropping of Antioch police charges against journalist Frank Sterling. The KPFA Local station board and the past manager have refused to also call for the freedom of journalist s Mumia Abu-jamal and Julian Assange. KPFA also put on programmer Ian Masters who has said he is for keeping Mumia in jail and the supporters of Mumia are dupes.
(2023-08-26). Popular Protest and Labor Insurgency in Iran. internationalviewpoint.org "The workers very carefully considered how best to advance their struggle in the face of the restrictions imposed on them both by the present regime and by the right-wing opposition. The mass uprising has provided fertile ground for them to voice demands linked to their daily existence and lived experience. " | – | / |
(2023-08-26). Sunday 9/1: Rally Against Imperialism! Hands off Niger! Hands off Arakaki and Ruiz! indybay.org San Francisco Federal Building. 90 7th Street, San Francisco CA…
(2023-08-26). Non-Profits, Privatization & Union Busting, The Judgement: AI Robojudge. indybay.org WorkWeek covers Non-Profits, Privatization & Union Busting, The Play, The Judgement: AI Robojudge, Labor & The Militarization of Australia & Lessons Of UC UAW Strike…
(2023-08-25). So You Wanna Practice Picket? Here's How We Did It. popularresistance.org For the first time since I started working at UPS 15 years ago, it feels like unions across the country are on the rise. UPS Teamsters mobilized for a massive contract campaign to win the best contract we've ever had. Now it's the Auto Workers' turn. | Like in the Teamsters, UAW members recently elected new leadership that will stand up for you—and more importantly, actually allow members to stand up for yourselves. | I've been following the contract fights at the Big 3 automakers. You're fighting for a lot of the same things we fought for: ending two-tier, a fair raise, and control of your time.
(2023-08-25). Video: CFMEU demands Labor ban engineered stone, introduce super profits tax for housing. greenleft.org.au 
(2023-08-25). Waterloo residents slam Labor's housing plan. greenleft.org.au 
(2023-08-25). UPenn Residence Advisers Will Have Union Election Despite Opposition. popularresistance.org University of Pennsylvania students who work as residence hall assistants will hold a unionization vote this fall, the National Labor Relations Board decided this week. The decision rejects Penn's claim that students aren't employees and don't have the right to form a union. | About 220 student workers filed paperwork with the NLRB in March to join the Office and Professional Employees International Union Local 153, which represents students in universities around the region. | If the effort is successful, the union would be the first of its kind in the Philadelphia area. Students at other universities have forme…
(2023-08-26). People Of Niger Want To Shatter Resignation. popularresistance.org In 1958, the poet and trade union leader Abdoulaye Mamani of Zinder (Niger) won an election in his home region against Hamani Diori, one of the founders of the Nigerien Progressive Party. This election result posed a problem for French colonial authorities, who wanted Diori to lead the new Niger. Mamani stood as a candidate for Niger's left-wing Sawaba party, which was one of the leading forces in the independence movement against France. Sawaba was the party of the talakawa, the 'commoners', or the petit peuple ('little folk'), the party of peasants and workers who wanted Niger to realise their hopes.
(2023-08-25). 97 Percent of UAW Workers at Big 3 Automakers Vote to Authorize a Strike. truthout.org Members of the United Auto Workers at General Motors, Ford, and Stellantis overwhelmingly voted to authorize a strike should negotiations for a new contract fail, the union announced Friday. With some votes still left to be tallied, UAW said 97% of its participating members at the so-called Big Three automakers approved a strike if a deal can't be reached with management before the workers'… |
(2023-08-25). After beloved Baltimore coffee shop abruptly closed, workers reopen as co-op. therealnews.com 
Jake Urtes and Jonah Gallagher were getting ready to play a show in Brooklyn when they found out they had lost their jobs. The pair had taken the week off work for a short tour with their band, Shift Meal. To everyone's surprise, their boss and owner of Common Ground Bakery Cafe, a long-established and beloved coffee shop in Baltimore's Hampden neighborhood, had abruptly shut down the shop. | On the Common Ground internal Slack channel, workers read owner Michael Krupp's brief message to all staff informing them that they wouldn't need to come to work the next day, Monday, July 3. "For multiple reasons, today…
(2023-08-25). Organizers to converge in Atlanta, Georgia to discuss "What will a new society run by workers look like?" peoplesdispatch.org Social movement organizers and leaders from across the US will gather in Atlanta, Georgia, on September 2, for the International People's Assembly-North America conference titled "Dilemmas of Humanity: A Socialist Horizon". They will meet at the city's historic "Neighborhood Church" to deliberate on questions including "What will a new society run by workers look like? …
(2023-08-25). German railroad workers speak out about union arbitration and working conditions. wsws.org Workers are furious about the conciliation agreement that the EVG leadership is recommending they accept.
(2023-08-25). Show your support for Grindr United-CWA! wibailoutpeople.org 
Grindr employees are officially out of the closet and forming a union, Grindr United, with the Communications Workers of America. | Grindr i…
(2023-08-25). Railroad Workers United: Sierra Club issues 'Updated Rail Transportation Statement'. wibailoutpeople.org 
"Effective rail transportation is essential to avert the worst effects of human-caused climate change. Increasing the mode share of passenger and freight transportation to rail will result in many environmental, economic and social benefits. Rail transportation is inherently much more energy efficient than road transport, especially for freight. Shifting to rail not only has environmental benefits but economic ones as well…" | With this exhaustive 50-page document the Sierra Club calls for Open Access to the rail network and electrification of freight and passenger rail. In addition, the Report is l…
(2023-08-25). Chicago Memorial Day Massacre: Workers Die, Film Buried. wibailoutpeople.org 
(2023-08-25). Toronto grocery workers strike for living wage, turning down union-approved contract. peoplesworld.org 
TORONTO—Striking grocery workers in Toronto and surrounding suburbs say they cannot afford to shop at the very stores they work in. The 2,300 workers at 27 Metro grocery stores have been on strike since July 29, having turned down a tentative collective agreement that had been unanimously approved by their union leadership. "I can't afford …
(2023-08-25). SAG-AFTRA strike continues, workers win one on Artificial Intelligence. peoplesworld.org 
HOLLYWOOD, Calif.—After large rallies in Los Angeles and New York City, bargaining between the Writers Guild of America and the Hollywood and New York bosses of streaming videos, TV networks, and motion picture studios resumed as members of both that union and SAG-AFTRA continued to walk picket lines. But then the bosses didn't budge and …
(2023-08-25). Novel 'Strumpet City' depicts 1913 Dublin lockout, Irish proletariat's first great class struggle. peoplesworld.org 
The Dublin lockout of 1913 was one of the greatest industrial disputes in Irish history. The conflict between some 20,000 workers and 300 employers lasted from Aug. 26,1913, to January 18, 1914. Its core demand was the right to organize. Dublin's tenements were among the most squalid in Europe. People lived crammed together, infant mortality …
(2023-08-25). Hollywood Is A Union Town, But The History Is Complicated. popularresistance.org The American movie industry has been one of the most consistently unionized sectors of the economy since the 1930s — but to achieve that, workers had to overcome "the iron fist of the moguls" and organized crime, says historian Gerald Horne, author of Class Struggle in Hollywood 1930-1950. | Craft workers — painters, plumbers, carpenters — were the first to organize, joining the International Association of Theatrical and Stage Employees (IATSE), founded in New York in 1893. Five hundred of them went on strike in 1918. The Screen Writers Guild, ancestor of the Writers Guild of America, was found…
(2023-08-25). It's time to roast Starbucks for union busting. nationofchange.org It's time to tell Starbucks to stop UNION BUSTING and bargain in good faith with Starbucks Workers United.
(2023-08-25). 150,000 United Auto Workers vote to authorize strike by 97% majority. fightbacknews.org Detroit, MI – United Auto Workers (UAW) members voted overwhelmingly, August 25, to grant authorization to call for strikes during ongoing contract negotiations between UAW and General Motors, Ford, and Stellantis motors companies if needed to win their demands in bargaining. Union members voted to authorize the strike by an average of 97% of voters who work for the three companies. | UAW President Shawn Fain said, "The Big Three is our strike target. And whether or not there's a strike – it's up to Ford, General Motors and Stellantis, because they know what our priorities are. We've been clear." The UAW workers…
(2023-08-26). "Indigenous communities are leading the struggle in Jujuy" internationalviewpoint.org "The people of Jujuy have lost the fear imposed on them by Governor Morales for almost eight years. They have regained their confidence in their own forces. Now local communities have begun to look for support from the teachers unions, and it is this unity that can defeat the regime." | – | / |
(2023-08-26). Why France will spend millions of euros to destroy wine. firstpost.com 
France will spend millions of euros to destroy excess wine. Renowned for its fine wine, the European country is now battling an overproduction problem. | The European Union earlier provided ‚Ǩ160 million (about Rs 14 billion) in funds to France to destroy its surplus wine. Adding to the fund, the French government has decided to spend a total of ‚Ǩ200 million (about Rs 17 billion) to destroy surplus wine and support producers, reported Paris-headquartered news agency AFP. | But why is France compelled to get rid of its surplus wine? Let's take a closer look. | Myriad problems…
(2023-08-26). EU asks Russia to renew Black Sea grain deal. firstpost.com After Russia pulled out of the accord last month, a top European Union official urged Russia on Saturday to renew a grain pact to allow the secure transport of Ukrainian grain through Black Sea ports. | According to Valdis Dombrovskis, executive vice president of the European Commission, Russian limitations on the shipping of grains from Ukraine across the Black Sea were problematic for several developing nations in addition to Kyiv. | Dombrovskis, who is in India for a conference of the G20 trade ministers, claimed that Russia is using "grain as a weapon". | "We support all efforts by United Nations, by Turkey o…
(2023-08-26). Nirmala Sitharaman discusses bilateral financial issues with EU trade commissioner. firstpost.com On Saturday, Nirmala Sitharaman, the Union's minister of finance, met with Valdis Dombrovskis, the executive vice-president of the European Commission, to address bilateral and financial problems of mutual concern. | According to the Ministry of Finance, the two leaders met in New Delhi and discussed the ongoing consultations for the India-EU Investment Protection Agreement (IPA) and India-EU Free Trade Agreement (FTA). | Along with Union Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal, the EU Trade Commissioner co-chaired the EU-India High-Level Dialogue on Trade and Investment on Saturday in Delhi. | The resumption of negotiati…
(2023-08-25). Niger Military Leaders Give French Ambassador 48 Hours to Leave Country. sputnikglobe.com French companies are the principal owner of three major uranium mines in Niger, which has the richest uranium cores in Africa. Niger is the world's seventh-largest producer of uranium in the world and the second-largest producer of Uranium for the European Union. Some 70% of electricity created in France is made using nuclear power.
(2023-08-25). BRICS Calls For Economic Decision Making In The Interest Of The Majority. popularresistance.org The first day of the BRICS summit in Johannesburg saw calls for a more democratic global economic order with greater participation of countries from the Global South. South African President Cyril Ramaphosa set the tone by underlining that BRICS stands for inclusiveness and transparency in its development agenda and must continue to do so. | Speaking on the second day, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi also said that India fully supports the expansion of the bloc, adding that it welcomed "moving forward with consensus on this." India also reiterated its proposal for the African Union's membership in the G20.
(2023-08-25). Atlanta rallies for writer, screen actor strike. fightbacknews.org Atlanta, GA – Screen actors, writers and trade unionists rallied August 22 at the Teamster Local 728 union hall in support of the ongoing WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes. The rally was part of a national day of solidarity called by the two unions on strike in conjunction with the AFL-CIO and its affiliates. | The WGA has been on strike against the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) since May 2 and SAG-AFTRA since July 14. The AMPTP represents over 350 television and film production companies including major motion picture studios, broadcast television networks, and streaming companies. | The ma…
(2023-08-25). Japan, 'Moonstruck' by Recent Slew of Missions, Seeks Lunar Launch Despite Tokyo's Setbacks. sputnikglobe.com The space ambitions of a plethora of countries are linked with the Moon, where only the-then Soviet Union, the US, and China have previously carried out soft landings successfully. A flurry of recent lunar activity, however, has seen India launch its Chandrayaan-3 mission, becoming the fourth country to touch down on the coveted rocky surface.
(2023-08-25). BRICS Calls For Economic Decision Making In The Interest Of The Majority. popularresistance.org The first day of the BRICS summit in Johannesburg saw calls for a more democratic global economic order with greater participation of countries from the Global South. South African President Cyril Ramaphosa set the tone by underlining that BRICS stands for inclusiveness and transparency in its development agenda and must continue to do so. | Speaking on the second day, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi also said that India fully supports the expansion of the bloc, adding that it welcomed "moving forward with consensus on this." India also reiterated its proposal for the African Union's membership in the G20.
(2023-08-25). Atlanta rallies for writer, screen actor strike. fightbacknews.org Screen actors, writers and trade unionists rallied August 22 at the Teamster Local 728 union hall in support of the ongoing WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes. The rally was part of a national day of solidarity called by the two unions on strike in conjunction with the AFL-CIO and its affiliates. | The WGA has been on strike against the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) since May 2 and SAG-AFTRA since July 14. The AMPTP represents over 350 television and film production companies including major motion picture studios, broadcast television networks, and streaming companies. | The main issues the…
(2023-08-25). UPS Teamsters overwhelmingly ratify tentative agreement. fightbacknews.org For several weeks, UPS Teamsters voted by phone and by computer on whether or not to accept a recently negotiated tentative agreement on terms for the next union contract. On Tuesday August 22, The International Brotherhood of Teamsters released the results of that vote. | Over 86% of ballots cast were votes to accept the national agreement with more than 58% of eligible voters turning out to put their vote in the box. | In addition to the national agreement, members voted on 28 regional and local supplements. Only one of these was originally rejected, which was a small supplement covered by Local 769 in Miami.
(2023-08-26). I'm a Ukrainian leftist. This is why I support Boris Kagarlitsky. internationalviewpoint.org "Without an anti-war movement inside Russia itself, it will be very difficult, perhaps impossible, to end the war in Ukraine. Russian society is far from ideal, of course, but only from this imperfect society, with its imperfect people with their imperfect biographies, can an anti-war and anti-government movement emerge." | – | / |
(2023-08-25). Cop watchers are being targeted by police, but they're not going down without a fight. therealnews.com 
A recent article in The Washington Post highlighting the growth of cop watcher YouTube channels provided a rare mainstream spotlight on a movement that's developed entirely outside of elite institutions. But for all The Washington Post got right, a lot was missed as well. Police Accountability Report sits down with popular YouTube cop watchers The Battousai and James Freeman to discuss the state of cop watching today and how the police are trying to make the practice illegal. | Pre-Production: Stephen Janis, Taya Graham, Adam Coley, Cameron Granadino | Studio Production: Adam Coley, Cameron Granadino |
(2023-08-25). Taking Lessons From Black Political Prisoners During Black August. popularresistance.org From local police outfitted with military-grade equipment, to nonviolent protesters jailed on terrorism charges, the spectacle of state repression has become an increasingly visible part of the Black liberation struggle in U.S. cities. Police and prisons have long served as a conduit for stamping out Black-led protest movements, especially when those movements openly challenge capitalism and state power. Between the 1960s and 1980s, for example, local, state and federal law enforcement coordinated massive campaigns to dismantle radical groups like the Black Panthers, Republic of New Afrika and Black Liberation Ar…
(2023-08-25). At March on Washington's 60th anniversary, leaders seek energy of original movement. peoplesworld.org 
Sixty years ago, Andrew Young and his staff had just emerged from an exhausting campaign against racial segregation in Birmingham, Alabama. But they didn't feel no ways tired, as the Black spiritual says. The foot soldiers were on a "freedom high," Young recalls. "They wanted to keep on marching, they wanted to march from Birmingham …
(2023-08-25). Israel: US condemns Ben Gvir's 'inflammatory' claim on Palestinian freedom of movement. middleeasteye.net 
Israel: US condemns Ben Gvir's 'inflammatory' claim on Palestinian freedom of movement | State Department notably names the Israeli far-right minister in its statement | Fri, 08/25/2023 – 09: 04 | Israel's National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir arrives at the site of a rockslide in the Ein Gedi Nature Reserve on 24 August 2023 (AP) | The United States State Department has condemned remarks made by <...
(2023-08-25). Erdogan systematically working on resumption of grain deal — Turkish Foreign Minister. tass.com Hakan Fidan refused to go into details about this work but noted that he "hopes for a successful result"
(2023-08-25). Growing mortgage stress in Australia amid cost of living crisis. wsws.org Levels of mortgage stress are at their highest levels since the 2008 financial crisis, with broad sections of the working class struggling to make ends meet.
(2023-08-25). Unipolar Hegemony Is A Freakish Historical Aberration: Notes From The Edge Of The Narrative Matrix. thealtworld.com 
Listen to a reading of this article (reading by Tim Foley): | The US is indisputably the most tyrannical regime on earth. Only the US is instigating wars around the world, circling the planet with hundreds of foreign military bases, starving populations with massive unilateral sanctions and blockades, and working to destroy any nation which disobeys it. No other government has spent the 21st century killing people by the millions in wars of aggression; only the US has. Continually trying to destroy anyone in the world who doesn't obey your dictates is as tyrannical as it gets. | If you point this out you'll ge…
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2023-08-23: News Headlines
(2023-08-22). Oligarchy Has Arrived. Congress Must Take Notice — and Act! inequality.org
(2023-08-22). Palestinian councils in Israel protest suspension of funds. peoplesdispatch.org Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich has withheld allocations and payments worth 200 million Israeli shekels to Palestinian municipal councils. Residents of Palestinian-majority areas in Israel have been subject to decades of discrimination and marginalization…
(2023-08-22). Howard Zinn at 101: Needed Now More Than Ever. progressive.org As the right continues to push legislation censoring the teaching of United States history, Howard Zinn's 101st birthday on August 24 reminds us that education is a necessary stepping stone to change.
(2023-08-22). The crucifixion of Julian Assange. mronline.org 
The Biblical prophets — Elijah, Amos, Jeremiah, Isaiah — believed that anything worth living for was worth dying for. Their enemy was not only suffering, calumny, poverty, injustice, but a life devoid of meaning.
(2023-08-22). Alpha dog of extractivism pushes status quo. mronline.org 
Ottawa has long undermined efforts by impoverished countries to draw greater benefits from their natural resources.
(2023-08-22). We won't win climate justice in court. mronline.org 
The recent climate victory in the US state Montana is welcome, but a legal strategy must not replace mass mobilisation to combat capitalist economic logic, argues John Clarke…
(2023-08-23). Forcing Turks to migrate: "We will not allow that" uwidata.com By Ismet àñzàßelik In order to prevent the Pile (Pyla)-Yiƒüitler (Arsos) Road Project, the United Nations Peacekeeping Force soldiers placed concrete blocks in the area where the project would start. The UN Peacekeeping Force soldiers, who wanted to hinder the Turkish officials and road construction vehicles, also parked their vehicles on Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus …
(2023-08-23). President Maduro Activates 'Special Anti-Coup Plan' in Response to Antonio Ledezma's Confession. orinocotribune.com Emphasizing that "fascism cannot be allowed to fill the streets again with violence, with sterile confrontation," Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro ordered the activation of the Peace Squads throughout the national territory in defense of peace, in response to the confessions made by opposition leader Antonio Ledezma, who stated from Spain that opposition leader María Corina Machado would be organizing a military and civil rebellion if she is not allowed to register as a presidential candidate. | "I have already been talking with comrade Diosdado Cabello, and I will immediately activate the Peace Squads: more t…
(2023-08-22). D.C.'s Street Vendor Regulations Formalize The Informal. popularresistance.org Informality often makes something beautiful. A rapper freestyling. A jazz musician improvising. A drag queen lip-syncing. Their organic, in-the-moment, uncodified nature is a huge reason they captivate and excite. | Street vending is supposed to be the informal version of commerce. In this country, lawmakers and law enforcement have made attempts to codify street vending, and usually it gets pretty ugly, pretty quickly. | Maybe this summer in Washington, D.C. will be the start of something different. | After years of street vendor-led organizing, earlier this year D.C. Council Members unanimously passed legislati…
(2023-08-22). NLRB Accuses Amazon of Illegally Calling Cops on Workers to Crush Union Campaign. truthout.org A regional director of the National Labor Relations Board submitted a filing on Monday accusing Amazon of illegally calling the police on workers and other unlawful union-busting tactics during its effort to crush an organizing campaign at a warehouse near Albany, New York. In the complaint, first reported by Bloomberg, the NLRB official writes that Amazon "has been interfering with, restraining… |
(2023-08-22). Saturday 9/23: Workplace Organizing Training. indybay.org 333 Hegenberger Road; | Oakland, CA 94621; | 4th Floor…
(2023-08-22). SEIU Wisconsin, Voces de la Frontera and Others Organizing to Protest the RNC Presidential Candidates Debate August 23, 2023 in Milwaukee (Sign Up Information). wibailoutpeople.org 
Mobilize sign-up link for GOP Date is: Union members meet at: 1037 W McKinley Avenue, Milwaukee, WI 3-7 P.M. | [NOTE: The RNC presidential candidates debate is at the Fiserv Forum, 901 N 4th Street in Milwaukee from 8-10 P.M. Central Time] | On August 23, 2023, we're bringing together
(2023-08-22). D.C.'s Street Vendor Regulations Formalize The Informal. popularresistance.org Informality often makes something beautiful. A rapper freestyling. A jazz musician improvising. A drag queen lip-syncing. Their organic, in-the-moment, uncodified nature is a huge reason they captivate and excite. | Street vending is supposed to be the informal version of commerce. In this country, lawmakers and law enforcement have made attempts to codify street vending, and usually it gets pretty ugly, pretty quickly. | Maybe this summer in Washington, D.C. will be the start of something different. | After years of street vendor-led organizing, earlier this year D.C. Council Members unanimously passed legislati…
(2023-08-22). NLRB Accuses Amazon of Illegally Calling Cops on Workers to Crush Union Campaign. truthout.org A regional director of the National Labor Relations Board submitted a filing on Monday accusing Amazon of illegally calling the police on workers and other unlawful union-busting tactics during its effort to crush an organizing campaign at a warehouse near Albany, New York. In the complaint, first reported by Bloomberg, the NLRB official writes that Amazon "has been interfering with, restraining… |
(2023-08-22). Saturday 9/23: Workplace Organizing Training. indybay.org 333 Hegenberger Road; | Oakland, CA 94621; | 4th Floor…
(2023-08-22). SEIU Wisconsin, Voces de la Frontera and Others Organizing to Protest the RNC Presidential Candidates Debate August 23, 2023 in Milwaukee (Sign Up Information). wibailoutpeople.org Mobilize sign-up link for GOP Date is: Union members meet at: 1037 W McKinley Avenue, Milwaukee, WI 3-7 P.M. | [NOTE: The RNC presidential candidates debate is at the Fiserv Forum, 901 N 4th Street in Milwaukee from 8-10 P.M. Central Time] | On August 23, 2023, we're bringing together
(2023-08-22). María Corina Machado's Advisor Calls for Civil Disobedience, Military Uprising. orinocotribune.com 
A fugitive from Venezuelan justice and international advisor to María Corina Machado's primaries campaign, Antonio Ledezma, confirmed Machado's strategy to promote a military rebellion to force her registration if she wins the opposition primaries, scheduled for October 20. | In an interview this Sunday, August 20, Ledezma said that only with the "impulse of a process of civil disobedience will they be able to handle the exclusion of Machado's candidacy by the National Electoral Council (CNE)." He immediately elaborated on the military option. | "The only way to be able to carry out the registration of a woman wh…
(2023-08-22). Fired-Up Auto Workers Are Ready To Battle The Big Three. popularresistance.org Warren, Michigan – Sunday afternoon at the Auto Workers (UAW) Region 1 Pavilion in Warren, Michigan, felt a lot like church. Auto workers came together in sweltering heat to rally each other with fiery speeches, cheers, and songs in the first Big 3 contract rally anyone can remember. | The contracts with Ford, General Motors (GM), and Stellantis expire September 14. | "I've been told throughout this thing that we've set expectations too high. You're damn right we have, because our members have high expectations, and record profits deserve record contracts," said UAW President Shawn Fain at the rally. "As a union,…
(2023-08-22). Henry Liang: the Chinese-American Peace Activist Arrested In Boston. peacepivot.org Henry Liang's arrest in Boston is part of the witch hunt on anyone who speaks out against U.S. foreign policy on China, particularly in the Chinese-American community. We say: drop the charges! Thank you to Amrita from Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance (APALA) and Mike from UNITE HERE Local 26 for the interviews.
(2023-08-22). Trader Joe's fired a union supporter who worked at the chain for over 18 years. #TraderJoes. youtube.com 
Trader Joe's fired a union supporter who worked at the chain for over 18 years. Union leaders delivered a petition with over 22,000 signatures to the Trader Joe's corporate headquarters & held a rally to protest the corporations union busting tactics. #TraderJoes #LaborUnion…
(2023-08-22). Breaking: CALTECH Hires LAVC Stalker as Labor Consultant. indybay.org CalTech (California Institute of Technology) is a prestigious research institution in Pasadena, California. Like many larger institutions, CalTech has been embroiled in a series of legal issues. To combat them, Cal-Tech has employed a consultant who stalked and retaliated against student whistleblowers at Los Angeles Valley College.
(2023-08-22). India and Israel's fascists are in cahoots. Can Hindu and Jewish progressives form an alliance too? therealnews.com 
open.spotify.com/episode/7yF6Z1HNTOoPnTm1XX58vg?si=2897060e653041b4 | Warnings of rising fascism have emanated from India for years as the Hindutva, or Hindu nationalist, movement under Prime Minister Narendra Modi has unleashed escalating religious and caste-based violence in "the world's largest democracy." Throughout, India's fascists have found a fellow traveler, a collaborative partner, and a state model to emulate in Israel's ethno-nationalist apartheid regime. How deep does the India-Israel relationship go? And how can Hindu and Jewish progressives be part of the solution? Aparna Gopalan joins T…
(2023-08-22). Wednesday 8/23: Shut Robotaxis Down NOW! Health and Safety Emergency In SF. indybay.org 530 10th St/Bryant St Next To Costco | San Francisco, CA…
(2023-08-22). Colombia — Petro se enfrenta a Grupo Aval. globalizacion.ca Más rápido de lo que se pensaba se van mostrando y enfrentando las fuerzas, y se acercan momentos definitorios en Colombia. La oligarquía financiera no cede ante las reformas sociales (salud, pensiones, laboral) porque tocan su caja menor (Empresas Promotoras…
(2023-08-22). Labor needs to move on Murray-Darling Basin water protection. greenleft.org.au 
(2023-08-22). No New Gas Coalition forms to stop NT Labor gas push. greenleft.org.au 
(2023-08-22). Refugees call on federal Labor to give them permanent visas. greenleft.org.au 
(2023-08-23). When WE Fight We Win! SAG AFTRA WGA Picket Netflix World HQ On National Day Of Action. indybay.org Striking SAG AFTRA WGA worker rallied at Netflix world headquarters in Los Gatos to demand protection from AI and the war on workers in this industry by the billionaires…
(2023-08-23). Caltech Labor Consultant Enabled Scott Svonkin's Alleged Abusive Behavior. indybay.org Pasadena CalTech University's Labor Consultant Annie Goldman-Reed was previously was a low-level administrator at Los Angeles Valley College. In 2017, she ran a campaign to discredit a fellow trustees allegations of abusive behavior. This followed years a smear campaigns against other LACCD whistleblowers.
(2023-08-23). Labor fails on AUKUS, housing and taxation. greenleft.org.au 
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's argument that long-term government is counterposed to pro-working class policies contains major flaws, argues Alex Bainbridge.
(2023-08-23). Waterloo residents slam Labor's housing plan. greenleft.org.au
(2023-08-23). 127,000 New York Workers Have Been Victims of Wage Theft. scheerpost.com 
(2023-08-22). UPS Teamsters vote yes on historic contract. peoplesdispatch.org On August 22, UPS workers, organized by the International Brotherhood of Teamsters voted by an overwhelming majority of 86.3% to ratify a contract This historic contract enshrines large raises for both part-time and full-time workers. It will end a two-tier system added on to the prior contract as…
(2023-08-22). The shady consultants bosses hire to dissuade workers from unionizing. therealnews.com 
(2023-08-22). How Washington State Can Protect Workers At Oil Refineries. popularresistance.org The grief hits Scott Campbell like a ton of bricks every time he walks into the union hall and sees the memorial to the fallen workers. | Seven members of the United Steelworkers (USW) union reported for their shifts at the former Tesoro refinery in Anacortes, Washington, on April 2, 2010, and never drove back out. They perished when a decades-old, structurally deficient piece of equipment called a heat exchanger exploded and caught fire in one of the worst industrial incidents in state history. | Campbell and other members of USW Local 12-591 pay tribute to the seven with a laser focus on safety at the refinery,…
(2023-08-22). How to Fix Our Food System. counterpunch.org The facts are clear and they are shocking: Factory farming is unhealthy for consumers, dangerous for workers, and devastating for the environment, and it is the largest cause of animal cruelty in the history of mankind. In the United States alone, nearly 10 billion land animals are raised on factory farms and killed in slaughterhouses
(2023-08-22). West Virginia Hearing: Don't Cut Corners With Miners' Safety. popularresistance.org West Virginia – At 9: 00 A.M. sharp on August 10, a small phalanx of smiling, well-coiffed elderly women began herding a crowd of several dozen people into the auditorium of the National Mine Health and Safety Academy in Beckley, West Virginia. Among the crowd were former coal miners and their spouses, lawyers, pulmonologists, black lung clinic staff, environmental activists, local media, union representatives, and concerned citizens‚Äâ—‚Äâall there to attend a public hearing for a new proposed rule from the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) that seeks to limit si…
(2023-08-22). African Union Will Not Back ECOWAS Intervention in Niger. orinocotribune.com 
(2023-08-23). Video: Fadia Barghouthi in conversation with NYC organizers. samidoun.net On Wednesday, 16 August, Fadia Barghouthi, a Palestinian political organizer and educator in Ramallah, spoke with CUNY 4 Palestine and several organizations active in New York and New Jersey, including Within Our Lifetime, Palestinian Youth Movement and Samidoun. Watch the full video of the event below: Ôªø Introduction (Erica and Corinna, CUNY for Palestine and …
(2023-08-22). Israeli Naval 'Piracy' Won't Stop Freedom Flotilla Voyage To Gaza. popularresistance.org The Freedom Flotilla Coalition, a grassroots people-to-people solidarity movement working to end the illegal Israeli blockade of Gaza, has launched numerous Freedom Flotilla voyages since 2008. Joel Opperdoes has served as captain for multiple Flotilla voyages, including in 2012, when his vessel was descended upon and boarded by Israeli naval forces and he and his crew were detained. TRNN contributor, lawyer, and freelance journalist Dimitri Lascaris speaks with Opperdoes aboard The Handala, the flagship vessel of the 2023 Gaza Freedom Flotilla, en route to Oslo, Norway.
(2023-08-22). The 2023 Gaza Freedom Flotilla and the global movement for Palestinian liberation. therealnews.com 
The Freedom Flotilla Coalition's flagship vessel, The Handala, concluded the first stage of the 2023 Gaza Freedom Flotilla voyage this past week when it arrived in Oslo, Norway. According to the Coalition, The Handala has visited 12 ports in a number of European countries over the past two months carrying the Palestinian flag and raising awareness …
(2023-08-22). Bernardo Arévalo will be Guatemala's next President. greenleft.org.au 
Centre-left candidate Bernardo Arévalo de León from the Movimiento Semilla (Seed Movement) won a decisive victory in Guatemala's presidential run-off election on August 20 against the "pact of the corrupt", reports Laura Salome Canteros.
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