(2023-07-11). Focusing on gender equity on World Population Day. america.cgtn.com 
It's World Population Day. Eight billion people living on this planet presents a unique set of challenges. But this year, the United Nations is choosing to focus on one specific issue: gender equality.
(2023-07-12). Moving Beyond the Supreme Court's Affirmative Action Rulings. aclu.org At the end of its term, the Supreme Court upended established equal protection law with its decision in SFFA v. Harvard and SFFA v. UNC, effectively eliminating the use of affirmative action in college admissions. The court's decision disregards prior precedent, as well as the societal realities of race discrimination and inequality. | Many schools, as well as the courts, recognize that diversity exposes students to new ideas and ways of thinking, prepares them to live and work with one another in a diverse society, and increases understanding and respect across differences. Those findings have not changed, al…
(2023-07-12). Why Companies Say 'You're Family' While Underpaying You. popularresistance.org Karl Marx once observed that "equal rights" under the inequality of capitalism simply means the right of capitalists to exploit workers. Anyone who's attempted to unionize their workplace has discovered the truth of this—as employers frequently stoop to unethical and dishonest measures to prevent workers from building collective power. Felix Allen, a Lowe's union organizer based in New Orleans, speaks with The Real News about his experience organizing his workplace for fair pay. Transcript: Vince Quiles: Hey everyone, Vince here. Just wanted to give everyone a heads up, a couple weeks after we recorded this…
(2023-07-12). U.S. Government Launches Investigation Into Cedars-Sinai Hospital Over Black Mothers. moguldom.com Health inequality among Black women is a matter of life and death. Cedars-Sinai Medical Center is now facing a federal civil rights investigation over the treatment of Black mothers. "Black women are three to four times more likely to die from pregnancy-related causes than white women, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention," …
(2023-07-11). America's lost promise of economic rights. therealnews.com 
Inequality lies at the heart of contemporary American politics—from the dizzying power of corporations and the billionaire class to the racialized and gendered dimensions of wealth and income disparities. Yet the question of economic justice, as well as the struggle to attain it, also has long historical roots. Mark Paul joins The Marc Steiner Show to discuss his new book,
(2023-07-11). From Affirmative Action To Reparations: Bridging Racial Economic Inequality. inequality.org The Supreme Court's latest attempt to mandate colorblindness amidst the reality of deep and widespread racial inequality has dealt another strong blow against affirmative action in higher education. Yet at the same time communities across the country are recognizing that racial inequality will only be addressed if policies are specifically designed to repair these divisions. …
(2023-07-12). France's Racism Still on Display as It Denies Its Colonial Past — and Present. truthout.org Nahel M., a 17-year-old poor French citizen of Algerian and Moroccan origin, died of a single bullet fired by a French police officer at almost point-blank range on June 27. When I heard the news about the murder of young Nahel in the ghetto-ized suburb of Nanterre, shot at close range because he initially refused to stop his vehicle, my mind went back to the mainly Algerian-populated and… |
(2023-07-12). Taking on the national anthem, Jill Scott sings truth about U.S. racism. workers.org 
"Oh, say, can you see, by the blood in the streets, that this place doesn't smile on you, colored child. Whose blood built this place with sweat and their hands. But you'll die in this place and your memory erased. Oh say, does this truth hold any weight? This is . . . |
(2023-07-12). A Brutal Colonial Legacy Is Tinder for the Fires That Are Sweeping Across France. orinocotribune.com By Vijay Prashad — Jul 6, 2023 | Racism against people of Arab and African descent in France has become almost banal, something that takes place and no longer raises an eyebrow. The killing of Nael was absolutely explicable — the result of a general social toxicity towards minorities and one that is given expression through the police | On Saturday, July 1, 2023, a large crowd
(2023-07-11). French Rioters And Palestinian Gunmen Send Similar Messages. southfront.org 
Written by At first, comparing Palestinian gunmen in the Israeli-occupied West Bank to rioting youth in France may resemble likening apples to pears. | In many ways, it is. | Youth in France are full-fledged French citizens demanding an end to disenfranchisement, marginalisation, alienation, racism and law enforcement and security force brutality. | That is where Palestinians would like to be after 56 years of occupation with…
(2023-07-12). NSW legal groups call for new religious discrimination amendments to be rejected. greenleft.org.au 
(2023-07-12). Brazil Abolishes Bolsonaro's Civic-Military Schools. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, President Lula da Silva put an end to a program implemented by former president Jair Bolsonaro that promoted the creation of "civic-military schools." | RELATED: | Previously, the Education Ministry analyzed the efficiency of this national program, which was promoted by the far-right leader arguing that schools should "impose the notion of hierarchy" among students as "it is done in the barracks." | Be…
(2023-07-12). UNGA President Calls for "New Economics of Water" telesurenglish.net On Tuesday, Csaba K≈ërà∂si, President of the UN General Assembly (UNGA), called for a "new economics of water" and a "global water education network," based on innovations and the establishment of a "global water education network" to build the capacity and support for developing countries. | Related: | Speaking at the water session of the High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF),…
(2023-07-12). Morocco and Angola Sign Cooperation Agreements. telesurenglish.net On Tuesday, the official news agency MAP reported that, in Morocco's capital Rabat, Morocco and Angola signed agreements to increase bilateral cooperation in various fields. | Related: | According to official statements, the agreements, which cover diplomacy, education, scientific research, tourism, justice, mining and hydrocarbons, were signed by Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita and his Angolan counterpart Tete Antonio on the sidelines of the…
(2023-07-12). Debt crisis spells development disaster for billions, says UN chief. plenglish.com United Nations, Jul 12 (Prensa Latina) Half of humanity lives in countries that are forced to spend more on servicing their debt than on health and education, which is nothing less than a development disaster, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Wednesday.
(2023-07-12). North-West University Hosts Public Lecture and Round Table Discussion on BRICS Opportunities. infobrics.org The North-West University's (NWU's) Afrocentric Governance of Public Affairs (AGoPA) research focus area recently hosted its inaugural public lecture titled "Mainstreaming South Africa and Africa — the G20 Agenda: Implications for research in higher education" as well as a roundtable discussion titled "BRICS Expansion: Challenges and Prospects"
(2023-07-12). The Heat: World Population Day. america.cgtn.com 
Fertility, education, the climate crisis, just some of the issues countries are grappling with on this July 11, 2023, The United Nations' World Population Day. World Population Day was first observed in 1987 by the United Nations when the world's population hit five billion. It's …
(2023-07-12). United Federation of Teachers ratifies sellout contract for 120,000 New York City educators. wsws.org On Monday, the United Federation of Teachers (UFT), announced that its tentative agreement covering roughly 115,000 full-time and 5,000 part-time education employees in the New York City public school system (DOE) had been ratified.
(2023-07-12). Fallout From Supreme Court's Affirmative Action Decision Has Begun. popularresistance.org After the Supreme Court's ruling last month effectively ending affirmative action in higher education, lawmakers and organizations on both sides of the ideological divide strategized next steps ranging from challenging legacy admissions to barring minority scholarships. | In a consolidated decision in two cases — Students for Fair Admissions Inc. v. University of North Carolina and Students for Fair Admissions Inc. v. President & Fellows of Harvard College — the Supreme Court decided that affirmative action is unconstitutional. | Harvard is now under fire for admissions policies that activist gro…
(2023-07-11). UK's University and College Union steps up efforts to end higher education workers' struggle. wsws.org In an attempt to shut down the boycott entirely, the UCU agreed last week to a new meeting with the Universities and Colleges Employers Association (UCEA). Since imposing a pay deal of between 5 and 8 percent in March, the UCEA has insisted it will not consider any further increase.
(2023-07-11). Chile: Having a Good Constitution Doesn't Guarantee Social Change. libya360.wordpress.com Taroa Zúñiga Silva Graffiti in Chile, attributed to the Communist Youth, reads "For an free education #Iwantanewconstitution" (Photo via Marcelo Bernal on Twitter) Taroa Zúñiga Silva speaks to Bárbara Navarrete, secretary-general of the Communist Youth of Chile. "We are a generation totally interested in taking power," says Bárbara Navarrete, the new secretary-general of the Communist Youth of…
(2023-07-12). Scientists choose site to mark the start of the Anthropocene. mronline.org 
Tiny Crawford Lake, near Toronto, holds a detailed record of radical global change.
(2023-07-12). Sober Up Liberals: The U.S. Constitution Sucks. mronline.org 
Review of Robert Ovetz, We the Elites: Why the U.S. Constitution Serves the Few (London: Pluto Press, 2022). People in the United States generally have confidence in the country's political system, believing that it has the capacity to solve meaningful problems. Conservatives and liberals alike sincerely respect what they consider the nation's sacrosanct Constitution, established …
(2023-07-12). Without the 2014 coup, Ukraine would be living in peace. mronline.org 
Oleg Nesterenko: "When we talk about the reasons that led the Russians to intervene militarily in Ukraine, root causes and triggers are often confused, especially in the Western press. The triggers are mistaken for the causes. As for the causes, we don't even talk about them, or we just talk nonsense. It's important to distinguish one from the other."
(2023-07-12). Underestimate Russia at your own risk: A comparison of Hubris by Germany during WWII and today's collective West. mronline.org 
In honor of the NATO summit July 11 and 12, this is a comparison of how the Nazi leadership in World War Two and today's collective West similarly underestimated Russia and overestimated their capabilities.
(2023-07-12). Caged, stripped, beaten: Latest 'Save the Children' report on Palestine makes chilling read. mronline.org 
According to a just-released report by the international rights organization, Save the Children, four out of five Palestinian children in the Israeli military detention system are beaten and 69 per cent are strip-searched.
(2023-07-12). Black liberation organizers across the U.S. reflect on the passing of Dr. Mutulu Shakur. mronline.org 
Shakur was a prisoner-of-war of a decades-long Black liberation struggle for 37 years. He was only released when he was months away from death.
(2023-07-12). In Video: Russian Airstrikes Hit Militants Stronghold Near U.S. Garrison In Syria's Al-Tanf. southfront.org 
File image. | Warplanes of the Russian Aerospace Forces (VKS) have reportedly carried out a series of airstrikes against a militant stronghold located near the United States-led coalition garrison in the southeastern Syrian area of al-Tanf. | Video footage showing the airstrikes surfaced online on July 10. However, it is still unclear when exactly the airstrikes took place. | The militants who were based at the targeted stronghold were reportedly a part of sabotage groups which were t…
(2023-07-12). Freedom Road Socialist Organization to hold online forum with rank-and-file UPS Teamsters. fightbacknews.org On Sunday, July 16 at 3 p.m. Pacific time (4 p.m. Mountain / 5 p.m. Central / 6 p.m. Eastern), Freedom Road Socialist Organization will be hosting an online event entitled "UPS Teamsters on the Frontlines" featuring rank-and-file Teamsters, some of whom are FRSO members, speaking on the latest in their current struggle for a contract with UPS. | "This Sunday we'll be hearing from the front lines of the class war," said Richard Blake, of Teamsters Local 512, "From real fighters who are leading the struggle on the shop floor." | IBT President Sean O'Brien has made it clear that if no tentative agreement i…
(2023-07-12). The psychological war waged by the Five Eyes against the very civilians they claim to defend. expose-news.com In November 2020, GCHQ was ordered "to wage cyber war on anti-vaccine propaganda" and "to take out anti-vaxxers online and on social media." GCHQ is Britain's main eavesdropping agency and has a …
(2023-07-12). Sunday 8/6: Climate Emotions and Activism: A Psychologist's Perspective on the Climate Emergency. indybay.org Online event…
(2023-07-12). Tuesday 7/11: Banking on a Safe World: Divest from Nuclear Weapons & Fossil Fuels w/ Indigenous Leaders. indybay.org Online event via Zoom…
(2023-07-12). Monday 7/17: Banking on a Safe World: Divesting from Nuclear Weapons & Fossil Fuels. indybay.org Online event via Zoom…
(2023-07-11). NATO/CIA false flag operation in Račak in 1999 set precedent for similar operations in Syria and Ukraine that were designed to create a pretext for military intervention. mronline.org 
Clinton administration claimed Serbian forces massacred civilians when deaths at Raƒçak resulted from fighting between Serbian Army and terrorist Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA), which Washington supported…
(2023-07-11). Africa sets the course for Latin America and multipolarity. mronline.org 
The African continent, like the American continent, was subjected to colonization and intervention by European nations and, although the processes were different, there are common channels between the two histories, just as there are with Asia.
(2023-07-11). Cambodian Premier reminds Ukraine of the horrors of cluster bombs. mronline.org 
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen recalls Cambodia's "painful experience" with U.S.-dropped cluster munitions in the 1970s, which continue to cause casualties to this date.
(2023-07-11). Starmer branded an 'absolute disgrace' at Durham Miners' Gala. mronline.org 
Durham Miners' Association general secretary Alan Mardghum said it was an absolute disgrace that the Labour leader had punished MPs for standing on picket lines in support of striking workers.
(2023-07-11). Patients With Diabetes Turn to Crowdfunding for Expenses. jamanetwork.com Some people with diabetes, including about 27% who were insured, used online crowdfunding to cover costs linked to their health, according to an analysis of 313 randomly selected GoFundMe campaigns from patients with type 1 and type 2 diabetes.
(2023-07-12). China advances 15-minute neighborhood construction. ecns.cn China will fully advance the construction of 15-minute neighborhoods, where residents could complete their daily activities within 15 minutes of walk, in the next three years as part of the country's efforts to restore and expand consumption.
(2023-07-12). Comprehensive transportation hub in construction in Beijing sub-center. ecns.cn Construction of the Beijing sub-center comprehensive transportation hub is underway. Upon completion, it is expected to become Asia's largest of its kind and help meet the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region's transportation needs.
(2023-07-12). Headlines for July 12, 2023. democracynow.org NATO Promises Ukraine Eventual Membership, But No Timeline Offered, U.N. Condemns Russian Veto to Extend Aid Delivery Route in Syria, Taliban Evicts Hundreds of Displaced Families from Kabul Camp, Killing 2 Children, Iowa GOP Passes 6-Week Abortion Ban That's Set to Go into Effect This Week, Vermont Floodwaters Recede, But Officials Warn More Destructive Rain Could Be on Its Way, Court Halts Section of Construction on Mountain Valley Pipeline, EU Approves Nature Restoration Law in Win for Environment, Greek Coast Guard May Have Caused Disastrous June Shipwreck, Which Likely Killed Over 500 Migrants, "…
(2023-07-12). Asamblea Nacional de Cuba condena injerencismo de Parlamento Europeo. telesurtv.net Señala que el texto promovido por eurodiputados de derecha busca torpedear los lazos entre Cuba, la Celac y la UE, y es servil a la hostilidad de Gobierno de EE.UU.
(2023-07-12). Nurses Rising Up To Demand Action to Fix Health Worker Crisis. socialistproject.ca 
(2023-07-11). Here's How Organizing to Abolish the Prison Industrial Complex Works in Practice. truthout.org As more activists embrace abolition of the prison industrial complex, here's what this work demands of us in practice. In the early 2000s, I sat in an organizing meeting discussing how to prevent a new prison from being built. After listening to several people talk about ways our coalition could encourage the prison to be sited somewhere else or on a smaller footprint, I wondered aloud if we… |
(2023-07-12). West Nile virus: What you need to know. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Female Culex mosquito, courtesy: CDC The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have confirmed reports of West Nile virus in 10 states. The bite of an infected mosquito most commonly spreads the virus. "West Nile virus is the leading cause of mosquito-borne illness in the U.S.," says Dr. Bobbi Pritt, director of the Clinical Parasitology Laboratory at Mayo Clinic. It's a flavivirus —a specific type of RNA virus that can infect humans, birds and horses. "West Nile virus is…
(2023-07-12). Labor must act on council demerger promises. greenleft.org.au 
(2023-07-12). End the cruelty: Labor must support asylum seekers. greenleft.org.au 
The death of a refugee at Villawood Detention Centre is the latest indictment of the bipartsian cruelty towards refugees in Australia. Pip Hinman reports.
(2023-07-12). WEF collaborators want to threaten us to ensure compliance with their climate change goals. expose-news.com World Economic Forum ("WEF") collaborators discussed using central bank digital currencies ("CDBCs") to control what people purchase. Not to be outdone in dictating to the world, "climate change" cultists discussed whether to …
(2023-07-12). Australia: Victorian Labor government shuts down COVID-19 respiratory clinics. wsws.org The Victorian Health Department last month announced that six respiratory clinics dealing with COVID-19 infections will shut due to the cessation of state government funding.
(2023-07-12). China to enhance digital ties with more countries. ecns.cn China is committed to collaborating with all parties concerned, particularly developing countries, to promote digital connectivity for the larger goals of global economic growth and international development.
(2023-07-12). Sindicato argentino marcha en rechazo a gestión porteña. telesurtv.net Ademys repudió la acción de las autoridades porteñas, que ofrecieron un pago adicional a quienes no hayan dejado de asistir a sus puestos laborales.
(2023-07-12). Retiran condecoración laboral a dictador español. telesurtv.net Además de Francisco Franco, les fue retirada la orden a antiguos ministros del régimen como José Luis Arrese, Juan Yagüe, José Antonio Girón, Jesús Romero Gorría y José Solís Ruiz.
(2023-07-12). PEG for Chemical Synthesis. indybay.org The application of PEG in chemical synthesis has a long history. It has been widely used in combinatorial chemistry and organic chemistry. It can provide homogeneous reaction conditions and has the advantages of easy purification and easy analysis. Therefore, using PEG as a solvent and/or catalyst has been increasingly applied in laboratory research and industrial production.
(2023-07-12). Bidenomics? Black Workers Now Account For 90 Percent Of Unemployment Rise. moguldom.com The unemployment rate for Black workers fell to record lows earlier this year but it's on the rise again, with Black workers accounting for 90 percent of the spike in U.S. joblessness since April, while white unemployment fell in June. The unemployment rate for whites fell in June to 3.1 percent, the Labor Department reported …
(2023-07-11). Reform Caucus in Amazon Labor Union Sues Board to Hold Leadership Election. truthout.org One year after the landmark union victory at the Amazon warehouse JFK8 on Staten Island, New York, the brightly colored posters that once adorned the glass at the iconic bus stop in front of the plant are gone. This was the bus stop from which Chris Smalls, Derrick Palmer, Connor Spence, Gerald Bryson, Jordan Flowers, and others launched an insurrection that won an unprecedented union… |
(2023-07-11). Preview: What to Look for in the June CPI. cepr.net (The monthly Consumer Price Index (CPI) is scheduled for release by the Bureau of Labor Statistics on Tuesday, June 12 at 8: 30 AM Eastern Time.) Inflation is likely to continue on its downward course in June. The core CPI, which came in at 0.4 percent in May for the third consecutive month, should edge downward …
(2023-07-11). The Labor Market for Black Workers Is Good, But Not Quite as Good as Some Claim. cepr.net The historically low Black unemployment rate and the corresponding relatively high Black employment-to-population ratio or employment rate is welcome news. Overall, this good news about the current economy has not received enough attention. A recent corrective is the Washington Post's article on how the tight labor market has improved the lives of some previously impoverished …
(2023-07-12). Hollywood actors are on the cusp of a strike. peoplesdispatch.org With less than 12 hours left before their contract expires, SAG-AFTRA workers appear poised to strike unless an agreement is reached before the end of the day…
(2023-07-12). Health workers in South Korea prepare for nationwide strike. peoplesdispatch.org The Korean Health and Medical Workers' Union is preparing to launch a nationwide strike from July 13 as government continues to ignore grievances concerning staffing and pay. The unions expects approximately 45,000 health workers in 145 workplaces to join the strike…
(2023-07-12). California Amazon strikers, allies blockade Massachusetts warehouse. workers.org 
Norwood, Massachusetts With military-like tactics and discipline, over 300 Teamsters and their supporters converged in the predawn darkness on a sprawling Amazon warehouse (DCB4) and truck barn in the Boston suburb of Norwood on July 8. At exactly 4 a.m., contingents of workers moved out of the shadows of wooded . . . |
(2023-07-12). Are nuclear weapons next after cluster bombs? workers.org 
So desperate is President Joe Biden to expand the U.S./NATO war against Russia being carried out in Ukraine, that on July 7 he announced plans to send in $800 million worth of cluster bombs. Over 120 countries, including many U.S. allies, have signed agreements to prohibit the production or use . . . |
(2023-07-12). Southern California hotel workers rally and strike for higher wages. fightbacknews.org Los Angeles, CA – 14,000 hotel workers in Southern California went on strike at 19 hotels in Long Beach, Santa Monica, downtown Los Angeles and North Hollywood on July 2. The strike was planned to last three days covering the July 4 holiday. Union members say if their demands are not met, more strikes will happen. | Last week, in the face of a strike, the Westin Bonaventure Hotel and Suites agreed to a contract, and the workers won their demands. Now the workers at other hotels are looking to replicate their success. The workers are organized with UNITE HERE Local 11, and their contract expired at midnight on Fr…
(2023-07-12). Teamsters at UPS Sunnyvale California practice strike picketing. fightbacknews.org Sunnyvale, CA — On July 6, members of the Teamsters union at the UPS Hub in Sunnyvale, in the San Francisco Bay area, held a picket in the lead-up to their contract expiring and a potential nationwide strike. | The picket included both UPS drivers and part-time workers who work inside the hub. The union members picketed from 7: 30 a.m. to 9: 30 a.m. at the intersection of Elko Drive and Hammerwood Avenue. The time of the pickets was set to allow both drivers and the part-timers to participate, before and after their shifts. | As the picketing began, and drivers were there with Teamsters Local 853 representati…
(2023-07-12). Denver practice pickets draw 300 people. fightbacknews.org Commerce City, CO — After the contract negotiation fallout between UPS and the Teamsters a week before, 300 workers marched outside the UPS Commerce City Hub just outside Denver, Colorado, July 9. Teamsters Local 455 is holding practice pickets which have been exploding across the country as the Teamsters keep up their fight for a strong UPS contract August 1. | Teamsters union members marched across the street from the building they work, roaring chants such as "Who are we? Teamsters!" and "No justice, no peace!" as they circled the sidewalk. | Union members were in high spirits and had a lot to say about…
(2023-07-12). Canada: Striking dock workers need working-class solidarity against ruling-class collusion. greenleft.org.au 
More than 10 days into the mass strike by Canadian dockworkers in British Columbia, dockworkers on the West Coast of the United States declared their refusal to handle containers rerouted from the struck Port of Vancouver, reports Jeff Shantz.
(2023-07-12). UAW organizes publicity stunts as "negotiations" with automakers start. wsws.org The talks are not negotiations between two antagonistic parties but a conspiracy to force workers to bear the full cost of the conversion to electric vehicle production.
(2023-07-12). Canada's union-backed Liberal government intervenes to break BC dockworkers' strike. wsws.org Striking dockworkers, their class brothers and sisters at US West Coast ports and workers across Canada must mobilize to defeat this brazen attack on workers' right to strike. Rank-and-file committees should be set up at each port to fight for the broadening of the strike in opposition to all efforts by the government and its union allies to shut it down.
(2023-07-12). Build the UPS Workers Rank-and-File Committee! wsws.org In this the founding statement of the Committee, which was founded in a meeting held last weekend, rank-and-file UPS workers call for workers to "to organize ourselves—not to 'support' the bargaining committee and to cheerlead for them, but to enforce our democratic will, and position ourselves to countermand the inevitable sellout."
(2023-07-12). Sunday 7/16: Tour: The Lives of Farmworkers in Half Moon Bay. indybay.org Meet at and carpool from: | Human Agenda office | 1590 Oakland Road, Suite B211 | San José, CA 95131…
(2023-07-12). Sunday 7/30: Tour: The Lives of Farmworkers in Watsonville. indybay.org Meet at and carpool from: | Human Agenda office | 1590 Oakland Road, Suite B211 | San José, CA 95131…
(2023-07-12). Friday 7/14: Free Palestine! indybay.org Israeli Consulate | 456 Montgomery | San Francisco…
(2023-07-12). Thousands Of Los Angeles Hotel Workers Are On Strike Again. popularresistance.org
(2023-07-11). Canada: Thousands of dockworkers strike in British Columbia. greenleft.org.au 
About 7400 Canadian port workers, members of the ILWU (International Longshore and Warehouse Union), have been on strike at more than 30 ports across British Columbia since July 1, reports Jeff Shantz.
(2023-07-11). "A Historic Mistake": Swedish Peace Activist Decries Move to Join NATO & Abandon Neutrality. democracynow.org 
Sweden may soon join NATO after over a year of negotiations with Turkey over its bid for accession to the transatlantic military alliance. Turkey's right-wing President Recep Tayyip Erdoƒüan had staunchly opposed Sweden's bid due to the country's strong presence of Kurdish exiles, including members of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party, which Turkey considers a "terrorist" organization. Erdoƒüan attributed his unexpected change of heart to Turkey's own bid to join the European Union, which has been stalled for years, suggesting he will open the door…
(2023-07-11). Texas Governor Outlaws Life-Saving Water Breaks for Workers as Climate Crisis Fuels Heat Waves. democracynow.org 
We take a closer look at the impact of the massive heat dome in Texas, where extreme heat is bearing down on some of the state's most vulnerable populations, including workers and prisoners. At least three people have died after working in triple-digit heat, just as Republican Governor Greg Abbott signs into law a new measure that overrides mandatory water breaks for workers. Meanwhile, 32 people have been reported to have died in Texas prisons, most of which lack air conditioning and are prone to increased rates of heat-induced cardiac events. We are joined on Democracy Now! by Steven Monacelli in Dallas,…
(2023-07-11). CWU imposes historic betrayal of postal workers as Royal Mail agreement accepted. wsws.org Dave Ward's depiction of the ballot as an exercise in democracy is a travesty. The CWU bureaucracy waged a vicious and targeted campaign against all those advocating a No vote.
(2023-07-11). Dockworkers' union spouts "internationalist" rhetoric, while conniving to sell out strike at Canada's West Coast ports. wsws.org At a rally attended by hundreds of workers in Vancouver on Sunday, the ILWU downplayed the imminent danger of strike-breaking legislation. Above all, it issued no call to mobilize the working class across Canada and its 22,000 US West Coast members—themselves without a contract for over a year—to defeat such an attack.
(2023-07-11). Columbia Waffle House Workers Strike Over Low Pay, Workplace Safety. popularresistance.org Columbia — On the same day that waitress Naomi Harris helped deliver a letter of demands to the management at Waffle House on Garners Ferry Road, she called the police, saying belligerent customers had poured salt and sugar into to-go cups and threw them across the restaurant's counter. | It wasn't the first time Harris dealt with violent or unruly customers in her less than two months at the 24/7 diner chain, she said. It's one of the things that pushed Harris and her coworkers to go on strike the morning of July 8, a week after publicly serving their petition to organize and a list of demands to Waffle Ho…
(2023-07-12). MEP slams EP resolution against Cuba. plenglish.com Despite the infamous insulting resolution, the peoples of the world are with you (Cuba), he said in a message of fraternal greetings to Cuba. | According to the Left Group member, the European Parliament (EP) has become a loudspeaker for the most reactionary and extreme right-wingers. | Regarding the adopted document, Pineda asserted that it contaminates and stains what should be the house of Europe's sovereignty. | The text used the human rights issue to attack Cuba, with the clear intention of affecting the Political Dialogue and Cooperation Agreement signed by the European Union (EU) and Cuba in 2016. | Pineda…
(2023-07-12). "Email from the Future": "Agenda 2063, The Africa We Want" globalresearch.ca
(2023-07-12). ACLU Intervenes in Kansas AG's Attempt to Block Gender Changes on Licenses. truthout.org The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Kansas, representing five transgender Kansans who want to get or keep a driver's license that matches their gender identity, filed a motion to intervene in a lawsuit between Attorney General Kris Kobach (R) and the Kansas Department of Revenue. "Mr. Kobach's actions demonstrate a flagrant attempt to do an end-run around our state constitution… |
(2023-07-12). German President backs delivery of cluster bombs to Ukraine. wsws.org In the Second World War, Germany's ruling class committed the greatest crimes in history with the Holocaust and the war of extermination against the Soviet Union. Now, once again, it will stop at nothing to pursue its imperialist goals.
(2023-07-12). Inicia 56 Reunión de cancilleres de la Asean en Indonesia. telesurtv.net Los presentes abogaron por promover la implementación efectiva de la Visión de la Asean para el Indo-Pacífico y fomentar la cooperación entre socios con la agrupación.
(2023-07-12). Peoples' Summit calls for respectful EU-Latin American relations. plenglish.com Brussels, Jul 12 (Prensa Latina) The Brussels-2023 Peoples' Summit today called for relations of mutual respect and reciprocity between the European Union (EU) and Latin America and the Caribbean, ties that it demands to be free from interference.
(2023-07-12). Jenin, Toulouse is with you! samidoun.net 
At the call of the Association France-Palestine Solidarité, the Collectif Palestine Vaincra, Solidarité Palestine Toulouse and the Comité 31 du Mouvement de la Paix, around 50 people gathered at the exit of the Jean Jaurès metro station in Toulouse, France, on Tuesday, 11 July. Participants in the demonstration included delegations from the CGT labour union, the Union Syndicale Solidaires, political parties …
(2023-07-12). Solidarity with Soha Bechara: Lebanese resistance struggler detained and deported from Greece. samidoun.net 
Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network denounces the Greek government and European Union's denial of entry to Souha Bechara, the Lebanese resistance struggler, former political prisoner and Communist activist. As she traveled from Beirut through Athens to Switzerland, she was stopped in the Athens airport by Greek officials, detained for multiple hours and deported to Lebanon, …
(2023-07-11). Chinese Prime Minister's Trip to Europe. journal-neo.org 
From June 19-23, Li Qiang, leader of the State Council (i.e., prime minister of China), who only took office in March of this year, made his first trip abroad. The focus of his first foreign tour was the European continent. Specifically, the two leading countries of the European Union, Germany and France, as well as […] | –°–æ–æ–±—â–µ–Ω–∏–µ
(2023-07-12). Our 9 year old Website is COLLAPSING!! bdsmovement.net 
(2023-07-12). Venezuela rejects entry of US submarine into Cuban bay. plenglish.com Caracas, Jul 12 (Prensa Latina) The entry of a US nuclear-powered submarine in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, whose space was hijacked by the United States, was rejected by the National Movement of Friendship and Mutual Solidarity Venezuela-Cuba, according to a statement issued today.
(2023-07-11). #ShutDownNation: Admitted by former Israeli PMs. Ignored by Western media. bdsmovement.net 
(2023-07-11). Ansar Allah's Powerful Maneuver At Entrances Of Marib Governorate (Video). southfront.org 
Originally published on The Ansar Allah movement's fighters and the Republic of Yemen Armed Forces, with the use of helicopters and various drones, held a military exercise under the title "Day of Guardianship" in the Sirwah district located in the west of Marib Governorate. | On Monday (July 10), the Ansar Allah movement…
(2023-07-11). Ukraine, Ecocide and Complicity: Why the Climate Movement Should Not Become a Fig Leaf for NATS. libya360.wordpress.com Urbanramblings This poster is displayed on the side of the Dutch Embassy in Moscow and shows the number of people killed in the Donbass between 2014 and 2022. If you walk down the Arbat in the same city you will see hundreds of poster sized billboards memorialising the children killed by Ukrainian shelling into the…
(2023-07-12). Canadians may be polite, but Canada's working class fights back, too. therealnews.com 
(2023-07-12). Report on Fukushima's Nuclear Water is Regretable: IAEA Expert. telesurenglish.net An expert in the technical working group of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has said he is disappointed with the agency's recent report on Japan's plan for dumping its nuclear-contaminated water. | RELATED: | Liu Senlin, a researcher with the China Institute of Atomic Energy who participated in the IAEA assessment work, said the report on the safety of the discharge of the nuclear-contaminated water from Japan…
(2023-07-12). Mayo Clinic Q and A: Work with your hands? Watch out for carpal tunnel syndrome. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I'm a homebuilder and have begun experiencing numbness and tingling in my hands. Sometimes I drop things because I can't get a good grip. A friend suggested I might have carpal tunnel syndrome. But doesn't that mostly affect people who use computers all day? Can you explain more about the condition? ANSWER: Working with your hands day after day can take a toll on them, causing pain, numbness and weakness. Carpal tunnel syndrome is…
(2023-07-12). Mayo Clinic Q and A: Strains, sprains and tears of the upper arms. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I am trying to get into shape for summer, and one area that has always been challenging has been my upper arms. Recently, though, I began a workout routine, but a friend warned me about the risk of injuries. Do you have any advice to avoid problems? ANSWER: Having well-defined, muscular upper arms often is the goal of anyone seeking a fit and toned appearance. But there's more to these hardworking muscles than good…
(2023-07-12). Syria describes OPCW's work as erroneous. plenglish.com Damascus, Jul 12 (Prensa Latina) The Syrian Government, on Wednesday, deemed essential a comprehensive review of the working methods, which it described as erroneous, adopted by the Technical Secretariat of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW).
(2023-07-11). Africa and the Tyranny of the Cult of Mediocrity. libya360.wordpress.com Dr William J Mpofu One of the most stubborn truths about colonialism as a system and a power structure that was violently imposed on Africa is that it has remained alive and working many decades after the political independence of African countries. For the majority of Africans, economic and political conditions have remained colonial in…
