(2023-07-01). Perspectives] The new science of menstruation. thelancet.com Ever since Gloria Steinem's 1978 satirical essay, If Men Could Menstruate, feminists have asked what the world would look like if people did not need to adapt to the norms of those who do not menstruate. Steinem imagined that menstruation would be openly discussed and celebrated. Menstruation is a normal process of development for at least half the world's population, but it is routinely stigmatised as an unruly pathology requiring medical management, and as a lamentable curse of womanhood. Movements for menstrual equity have begun to challenge these perspectives, calling for policies such as workplace flexibilit…
(2023-06-30). Advocates for Racial Equity on Campus Say SCOTUS Ruling Won't Deter Their Fight. truthout.org Bucking decades of consensus and precedent rooted in efforts to advance racial equality and desegregate schools, the Supreme Court's conservative majority struck down race-conscious admissions policies at two major universities on Thursday in a contentious ruling that advocates say will unfairly restrict but not end affirmative action in higher education. Major civil rights groups and advocates… |
(2023-06-30). Supreme Court Strikes Down Affirmative Action in Colleges, Keeps It for Military Academies: Roundtable. democracynow.org 
The conservative majority of the U.S. Supreme Court has declared race-conscious admissions policies at colleges and universities across the country to be unlawful, effectively ending affirmative action in education. The landmark 6-3 ruling was along ideological lines and strikes down decades of precedent, but stops short of banning legacy admissions and allows military academies to continue using affirmative action. Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, the first Black woman to serve on the court, assailed the majority's "let-them-eat-cake obliviousness" to questions of racism and equity. We host a rou…
(2023-06-29). Supreme Court Reverses Decades of Precedent to Curtail Affirmative Action. truthout.org The U.S. Supreme Court struck down race-based affirmative action in college admissions on Thursday, overturning nearly half a century of legal precedent in a decision that will almost certainly have devastating impacts on racial equity in higher education and society at large. The majority of justices ruled in two closely related cases regarding Harvard University and the University of North… |
(2023-06-29). Upholding Equal Opportunities: Safeguarding Affirmative Action for a Brighter Future. inequality.org The recent Supreme Court decision to strike down race-based admissions at Harvard and the University of North Carolina is a concerning setback for equal opportunity and social progress. As an African American who has personally experienced the transformative power of education, I am outraged. Education has long served as a catalyst for upward mobility and …
(2023-06-30). The USA's Systemic Racism Includes Its Wars. indybay.org "The problem of the color line" remains…
(2023-06-30). SCOTUS Sides With Website Creator Seeking to Discriminate Against LGBTQ People. truthout.org On Friday, the U. S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of a Colorado website designer who argued that a state law barring discrimination against LGBTQ people violates her First Amendment speech rights. The case in question, 303 Creative LLC v. Elenis, examined the complaints of website creator Lorie Smith, who owns a graphic design firm and sued the state over a law called the Colorado Anti… |
(2023-06-30). Health Care Discrimination Rampant — Still. laprogressive.com
(2023-06-30). Cancer and the LGBTQ+ community: Mayo Clinic expert addresses key topics. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — Being diagnosed with cancer is a hardship on its own, but it's especially challenging if a person is a member of the LGBTQ+ community. Jewel Kling, M.D., director of women's health at Mayo Clinic in Arizona, explains that stigma and discrimination create barriers to healthcare, placing the LGBTQ+ community at heightened risk for certain forms of cancer due to delayed cancer screenings as well as challenges with survivorship care. Increased cancer risks…
(2023-06-30). Headlines for June 30, 2023. democracynow.org Supreme Court Bars Affirmative Action at Colleges, Exempts Military and Legacy Admissions, California Task Force Recommends Reparations for Harms of Slavery and Racial Discrimination, Supreme Court's Samuel Alito Ruled Against EPA as Wife Leased Land to Oil and Gas Firm, Death Toll from Heat Wave Hits 112 in Mexico, 14 in Southern U.S., Mike Pence Pledges Support for Arming Ukraine During Surprise Trip to Kyiv, Biden Mulls Cluster Bombs for Ukraine as Reports Emerge of Kyiv's Use of Banned Landmines, 400 Arrested Across France in Third Night of Protests over Police Killing of 17-Year-Old, U.K. Court R…
(2023-06-30). SCOTUS Case to End Student Loan Forgiveness Relies on "Unwilling Participant" truthout.org The Supreme Court has struck down President Biden's plan to forgive 40 million student borrowers up to $20,000 in student loan debt. We speak to David Dayen, executive editor of The American Prospect, about how one of the key complainant states, Missouri, hinged its opposition on the argument that its state agency, the Missouri Higher Education Loan Authority, or MOHELA, will be harmed by the debt… |
(2023-06-30). Right-Wing Think Tank, Walmart Heirs Behind Latest Attack on Arkansas Teachers. truthout.org With very little fanfare, Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders signed a host of new legislation in April — including SB 473, a bill that prohibits union dues from being automatically deducted from public school teachers' salaries. The bill may pale in comparison to the Republican governor's omnibus education package, Arkansas LEARNS, which she signed a month earlier and delivers on GOP… |
(2023-06-30). FRSO leader condemns the Supreme Court ruling against affirmative action. fightbacknews.org Carlos Montes, a member of the Central Committee of Freedom Road Socialist Organization, condemned the Supreme Court for their June 29 ruling that bans affirmative action at colleges and universities. | "The successful struggle for affirmative action in the late sixties opened the doors to higher education for thousands of African Americans, Chicanos and other underrepresented oppressed nationalities," said Montes. | He continued, "This opened the doors to thousands of African Americans and Chicanos to become educators, lawyers, doctors and other professionals. This led to improvements in the quality of life for…
(2023-06-30). Defense of peace in Colombia at Logroño Summit. plenglish.com Madrid, Jun 30 (Prensa Latina) Jorge Eduardo Londoño, former Colombian justice minister and current director of the National Training Service (SENA), highlighted the importance of education to defend peace in his country.
(2023-06-30). BRICS: A Positive Alternative for a New World Order. libya360.wordpress.com BRICS and the Political Economy of the New World Order Nivedita Das Kundu The BRICS countries are asserting themselves in global politics, aiming for greater representation and influence. They have the potential to drive global economic growth and innovation, particularly through investments in education and emerging technologies. The development of a consolidated and constructive global…
(2023-06-30). US Supreme Court strikes down student debt relief—another blow to education for all. peoplesdispatch.org On June 30, the US Supreme Court struck down President Joe Biden's
(2023-06-30). Supreme Court Case to End Biden's Student Loan Cancellation Plan Relies on "Unwilling Participant" democracynow.org 
The Supreme Court has struck down President Biden's plan to provide relief to 40 million student borrowers of up to $20,000 in student loan debt. We speak to David Dayen, executive editor of The American Prospect, about how one of the key complainant states, Missouri, hinged its opposition on the argument that its state agency, the Missouri Higher Education Loan Authority, or MOHELA, will be harmed by the debt relief plan. However, Dayen reports, MOHELA is a "complete unwilling participant" in the case.
(2023-06-29). DeSantis Says He Would Eliminate 4 Federal Agencies, Including IRS, as President. truthout.org Far right Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has unveiled a list of four federal agencies he would completely eliminate if he were elected president, putting on display his wish to deeply destabilize the country's social welfare system in an interview on Fox News on Wednesday. When asked if he would shutter any federal agencies, DeSantis said that "we would do Education, we would do Commerce… |
(2023-06-30). Monday 7/3: Unpacking the Supreme Court's ruling on Affirmative Action w/ OBI UC Berkeley. indybay.org Online event…
(2023-06-30). EARN IT Still Ignores Privacy, Censorship Concerns. projectcensored.org By Shealeigh Voitl and avram anderson Dangerous pieces of legislation have been introduced at the federal and state levels under the guise of protecting children online from exploitation and other…
(2023-06-30). On the Cusp of Cleaning Up "Cancer Alley," the EPA Caved to GOP Pressure. truthout.org Pastor Philip Schmitter waited more than 20 years for the Environmental Protection Agency to do its job. In 1992, he'd filed a civil rights complaint to halt the construction of a power station that would spew toxic lead into the air of his predominantly Black community in Flint, Michigan. Decades passed without a response, so he joined four other groups around the country in a lawsuit to compel… |
(2023-06-30). Hainan's round-the-island tourist highway to open by the end of December. ecns.cn The roadbed of the main line of Hainan's round-the-island tourist highway was completed on Friday. The construction of the remaining seven special-structured bridges has been carried out smoothly. "ÄÄ…
(2023-06-30). The Rise Of Global Class Struggle. popularresistance.org After years of passivity in the face of upper class greed workers have begun to fight back. Recent walkouts in Canada and around the world reflect a pattern of rising participation of workers in strike activity, evident since 2020 as a belated response to years of wage suppression and recent spectacular increases in consumer prices. | A wave of strikes in construction in Ontario in the opening months of 2022 reflected increased worker militancy over wages particularly among carpenters, drywallers and engineers. Tentative agreements reached by union officials were sometimes rejected by members, prolonging the stri…
(2023-07-01). Time to stop routine prescription of low-molecular-weight heparin to women with recurrent pregnancy loss and inherited thrombophilia. thelancet.com There has been a knowledge gap concerning the effect of anticoagulant treatment for recurrent pregnancy loss in women with hereditary thrombophilia. In the updated guideline from the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology on recurrent pregnancy loss from 2022,1 there is a conditional recommendation not to use low-molecular-weight heparin (LMWH), based on low certainty of evidence. This called for another trial, particularly as LMWH was still being prescribed by many clinicians. In The Lancet, Siobhan Quenby and colleagues presented the results of the ALIFE2 trial, an international collaborative eff…
(2023-06-30). Sri Lanka power unions conference demands "real restructuring" of Ceylon Electricity Board. wsws.org The power unions called the conference, not to fight privatisation but to urge workers to collaborate with management in a nationwide restructuring assault on their jobs and conditions.
(2023-06-30). Virgin Australia seeks "intractable bargaining" declaration in first test of Labor's new anti-strike laws. wsws.org If the dispute is declared "intractable," the 60 maintenance engineers at Virgin Australia Regional Airlines will be stripped of the right to strike against real wage cuts proposed by the company.
(2023-06-30). Biden administration's Department of Labor denies Will Lehman's complaint protesting UAW election disenfranchisement. wsws.org The DOL denied Lehman's complaint without explanation or addressing any of the evidence of voter suppression he had presented.
(2023-06-30). SF Castro Starbucks Workers Strike On PRIDE Day "No Contract No Coffee" Fight For Justice. indybay.org Over 150 Starbucks stores were struck on PRIDE day around the country. In San Francisco Starbucks workers at the Castro store talked about their issues.
(2023-06-30). STOP Robo Madness NOW! SF Taxi & UBER Drivers Protest Dangers Of AI Cars & The Tech Barons. indybay.org
(2023-06-30). Mayo Clinic and University of Minnesota announce new pathway program for training nurse-midwives. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — Mayo Clinic School of Health Sciences and the University of Minnesota School of Nursing are collaborating to create a new academic pathway for nurse-midwives that will expand the nurse-midwifery workforce in the Upper Midwest. The collaboration creates a pathway for students admitted to the University of Minnesota School of Nursing's Doctor of Nursing Practice program to complete the approximately 1,000 hours of required clinical training at Mayo Clinic hospitals in Minnesota and…
(2023-06-30). Mayo Clinic researchers pioneer AI method to predict how cells are organized in disease microenvironments. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Cells in the human body, the building blocks of life, are arranged in a precise way. That's necessary because pathways and spaces provide a means for cells to communicate, collaborate and function within the specific tissue or organ. Changes in cell arrangement can lead to uncontrolled cell growth, cell death and diseases, including cancer. Scientists at the Mayo Clinic Center for Individualized Medicine and Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center have developed an artificial intelligence method, called Spatially Informed Artificial…
(2023-06-30). Navajo Nation statement on SCOTUS opinion on Arizona, et al, v. Navajo Nation. workers.org 
Window Rock, Arizona — Navajo Nation President Buu Nygren and Speaker of the 25th Navajo Nation Council Crystalyne Curley expressed their disappointment in today's five-to-four decision in Arizona et al. versus Navajo Nation et al. The Colorado River in the upper River Basin is pictured in Lees Ferry, Ariz., on . . . |
(2023-06-30). Texas heat wave — dangerous disaster brewing. workers.org 
Ever since the heat dome established itself over Texas and northern Mexico on June 14, some 30 million to 40 million people have been baked and stressed by unrelenting heat. For an example of unrelenting heat, consider the record set June 19 of 111 F in San Angelo, Texas, which . . . |
(2023-06-30). Trump would execute drug users — China rehabilitates them. workers.org 
In true demagogue fashion, in May 2023 Donald Trump demanded a ramping-up of the so-called "War on Drugs." In Manchester, New Hampshire — where opioid deaths have spiked — Trump declared that "the only way" — in his world — to deal with the question of drugs was to execute . . . |
(2023-06-30). Message of solidarity to UPS workers from Royal Mail workers in Britain. wsws.org Whatever uniform we wear, or whether we receive our pay cheque in pounds or dollars, we are in the same fight.
(2023-06-30). Workers Struggles: Asia, Australia and the Pacific. wsws.org Bangladesh garment workers protest murder of union leader; India: Punjab commuter transport workers strike; South Korea: Hyundai Motor union to strike date for higher pay; Australia: Tasmanian iron-ore miners walk out; New Zealand school principals vote on third pay offer…
(2023-06-30). What is Teamsters for a Democratic Union? wsws.org The Teamsters for a Democratic Union presents itself to workers as a rank-and-file organization. It is no such thing.
(2023-06-30). "If we got to go on strike, so be it," Southern California dockworker tells WSWS. wsws.org Two weeks after the Biden administration intervened on the West Coast docks to broker a tentative agreement, in response to a series of job actions conducted by rank-and-file workers in defiance of a union "no strike" agreement, tensions on the ports have not lessened.
(2023-06-30). Alliance Interiors fire in Lansing, Michigan once again exposes unsafe conditions at the plant where a young worker was crushed in April. wsws.org Workers had warned of the danger of a fire, but management took no preventive action that could have avoided the blaze.
(2023-06-30). Workers respond to mandatory 7-day schedule at Stellantis plants: "I don't think workers realize the power we have" wsws.org Detroit area Stellantis workers have responded powerfully to the statement issued by the Warren Truck Rank-and-File Committee calling for opposition to the imposition of "critical status," forcing workers onto brutal levels of mandatory overtime.
(2023-06-30). Federal and provincial government ministers threaten 7,400 west coast Canadian dockworkers following 72-hour strike notice. wsws.org The ILWU bureaucracy saw the issuing of the strike notice not as a call to organize a genuine fight, but as a tool to reach a rotten agreement with the employers' association before the strike can begin. A successful strike is possible only if rank-and-file dockworkers seize control of their struggle from the ILWU bureaucracy.
(2023-06-30). NSW hospital workers strike over wages. greenleft.org.au 
(2023-06-30). Friday 6/30: Free Palestine! indybay.org Israeli Consulate | 456 Montgomery | San Francisco…
(2023-06-30). San Francisco Taxi Workers Alliance Statement For June 29th Rally At SF CPUC. indybay.org The San Francisco Taxi Workers Alliance is calling for the California Public Utility Committee to oppose the introduction of hundreds of robo cars on to San Francisco streets.
(2023-06-29). Is the EU Bribing and Blackmailing Tunisia to Crack Down on Migrants? towardfreedom.org The Workers' Party of Tunisia and several human rights groups have strongly objected to a deal proposed by European countries on the movement of migrants. They have called it a violation of sovereignty and the human rights of refugees. Peoples Dispatch / Globetrotter News Service have produced this report.
(2023-06-29). Teamsters Warn a Nationwide UPS Strike Is "Imminent" truthout.org "The largest single-employer strike in American history now appears inevitable." So said Teamsters general president Sean O'Brien late Wednesday after leaders of the union representing shipping giant UPS quit negotiating with company representatives after giving them a Friday deadline to "act responsibly and exchange a stronger economic proposal for more than 340,000 full- and part-time workers."… |
(2023-06-30). Ford Saarlouis, Germany: The stalling tactics of the union and works council. wsws.org The works council and the IG Metall have devoted themselves lock, stock and barrel to defending the interests of the Ford corporation and its owners.
(2023-06-30). Loma Linda University Medical Residents Vote Yes On Union. popularresistance.org
(2023-06-30). Report: Europe Becoming A Vassal Of The United States. popularresistance.org A report issued by the European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR) has warned that the European Union is being vassalized by the United States. According to the policy brief, authored by Jeremy Shapiro and Jana Puglierin, the process of vassalization has been accelerated by the US direction of European foreign policy during the Russia—Ukraine conflict. | "Europe, as EU high representative for foreign affairs Josep Borrell loudly lamented prior to Russia's invasion, is not really at the table when it comes to dealing with the Russia-Ukraine crisis," states the document, originally published on April 4 of th…
(2023-06-30). Four NZ rugby players critically injured; vaccine harm is becoming a crime of denial. expose-news.com Four New Zealand rugby players were critically affected mid-game. Two are in hospital, and two died. The Auckland Rugby Union said they were "unaware of the cause", but inexplicably added, "We are …
(2023-06-30). Latin American Leaders Reject Zelenski at EU-CELAC Meeting. telesurenglish.net Ukrainian President Volodimir Zelensky will not participate in the summit between the European Union (EU) and Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) to be held in July in Brussels. | RELATED: | Although Spanish President Pedro Sanchez invited the Ukrainian president to be at that high-level event, some Latin American leaders opposed his presence. | "He invited me but some Latin American leaders blocked the invitation," Zelensky sai…
(2023-06-30). Ramaphosa Speaks at the Southern African Customs Union Summit. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa made a speech at the 8th Southern African Customs Union (SACU) summit in the Kingdom of Eswatini. | RELATED: | The President's working visit to the SACU Heads of State and Government Summit took place at the invitation of SACU's Chairman King Mswati III. | The South African leader noted that the SACU Strategic Plan, adopted in June 2022, is the founding document that…
(2023-06-30). Geelong council under pressure not to cut jobs, libraries. greenleft.org.au 
(2023-06-30). RECALLING THE 1933 COMMUNIST PARTY EXTRAORDINARY CONFERENCE By: Chris Townsend. midwesternmarx.com 
As the Communist Party of the United States entered the fourth full year of the Great Depression in 1933, its leadership recognized that a major consolidation and refocus of Party effort was necessary to reach the vast potential of the moment. The communist movement had been established in the U.S. for 15 years by that point, and some advances had been made in rooting the Party in certain key sectors — but not in others.The left and socialist organizations were all growing amidst th …
(2023-06-29). Young Climate Activists Aren't Leading Tomorrow — They Are Leading Today. truthout.org As a young person in the climate movement, I am so proud of my generation and our dedicated work in addressing the climate crisis. Seeing the amazing news of young people fighting against climate change fills me with the courage to continue doing my part. I am empowered every day when I see the way young people around the world are leading the fight. This is why I'm puzzled when older people… |
(2023-06-29). Childhood Jabs And Placebo-Controlled Safety Testing & The Artificial "Trans Movement" Is Dangerous. thelastamericanvagabond.com Welcome to The Daily Wrap Up, a concise show dedicated to bringing you the most relevant independent news, as we see it, from the last 24 hours (6/29/23). As always, take the information discussed in the video below and research it for yourself, and come to your own conclusions. Anyone telling you what the truth
(2023-07-01). Correspondence] How funders can support improved clinical trial practice for outbreaks. thelancet.com The World Health Assembly's resolution 75 ∑8 on strengthening clinical trials is a call to action to improve the quality and coordination of trials globally.1 Large-scale, sufficiently powered trials are important in the context of outbreak response, when opportunities to gather evidence for clinical management are scarce. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the health system witnessed success in the rapid initiation of adaptive trials that generated life-saving results, but also a proliferation of competing, underpowered trials that were concentrated in high-income settings.
(2023-06-30). Greek Left Leaders Betrayed the Working Class. Conservatives Won a Landslide. truthout.org Greece's conservative party New Democracy won another landslide victory in the country's second election in just five weeks, trouncing Syriza, the so-called radical leftist party, by an even wider margin than in the first election. New Democracy finished by almost 23 points ahead of Syriza, a result that allows the conservatives to control 158 seats in the country's 300-seat parliament. Moreover… |
(2023-06-30). Now They Are Actually Working on a Plan to Block Out the Sun. globalresearch.ca
(2023-06-30). Trade Between Colombia and Venezuela Soars by 76%: Venezuelan Exports More than Double. orinocotribune.com According to the Venezuelan-Colombian Chamber of Economic Integration (CAVECOL), trade between Colombia and Venezuela saw a significant boost, with a 76% increase compared to last year. Moreover, Venezuelan exports to Colombia more than doubled during the same period. | CAVECOL president Luis Alberto Russián stated in a recent interview that trade between Colombia and Venezuela increased from $106 million to $187 million in 2023, which represents an increase of 76% with respect to 2022. | "Trade grew by 76%, and in the same period, exports grew 150%, but we have to keep working," Russián stated. He added that the…
(2023-06-30). Calls Grow for a New Investigation Into the Mysterious Death of NYC Anti-Corruption Crusader. scheerpost.com 
By Theodore Hamm / The Indypendent A 911 caller reports that a man had been walking with a pedometer in his hand when he collapsed. A veteran NYPD precinct detective provides that account to an NYPD investigator working with the medical examiner's office. The investigator thus advises the ME's office that the precinct views the …
(2023-06-30). BRICS Nations Shifting Global Economics and Political Order. infobrics.org BRICS comprises Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa which represent five major world economies in the Global South. Right from valuing local currencies more to working towards dethroning the U.S. dollar, these nations are together trying to shift the power from the Global North to the Global South…
(2023-06-30). BOOK REVIEW: WORKING CLASS GIANT, THE LIFE OF WILLIAM Z. FOSTER By: Bob Bonner. midwesternmarx.com 
Imagine if you will, that we lived in a country in which TV and movie scripts were produced for merit and not edited and censored to ensure compliance with capitalist ideology.Imagine that in this fictitious USA, it were possible to make movies celebrating heroic leaders of the struggles for working people, Black people, and immigrants.Imagine that those films could be financed, promoted, and viewed as widely as the mindless tripe we are currently subjected to that encompasses all …
(2023-06-30). US Delivery Truck Drivers' Nationwide Strike Imminent: The Hill. telesurenglish.net The Teamsters working for shipping giant UPS said a strike is "imminent" after walking away from the bargaining table, reported The Hill. | RELATED: | The UPS Teamsters said that it gave UPS a one-week notice on Tuesday to "act responsibly and exchange a stronger economic proposal" to more than 340,000 employees of the shipping company. The Teamsters demanded that UPS deliver its "last, best and final offer" to the…
