A Guest Author (2022-04-30). U.S. aims to push China into war over Taiwan — a guest commentary. workers.org By Jorge Cadima Article first published in Avante, the weekly newspaper of the Portuguese Communist Party, April 21. Translation: John Catalinotto. It is evident that the U.S./European Union wants to prolong the war in Ukraine as long as possible. But warmongering is also evident at the other end of the . . . |

Brenda Ryan (2022-04-30). 'One dream to re-unite Korea'. workers.org A march calling for reunification of Korea and an end to U.S.-South Korea war games rallied in New York City on April 23. The protest began at Dag Hammarskjold Plaza with chants of "Stop the U.S. war machine from North Korea to the Philippines," "No more war drills" and "End . . . |

Labor Video Project (2022-04-30). ILWU 10 Backs OEA Strike Against Closure of Oakland Schools & Privatization of Port. indybay.org ILWU Local 10 at a press conference supported the OEA teachers strike against the closures of public schools in Oakland. They were joined by parents of students and also other unions. | SEIU 1021 leaders supported the teachers and also adamantly opposed the privatization of Howard Terminal in the Port of Oakland which they said would destroy the working port of Oakland. They were also supported by USW Local 5 president PK White from the striking Chevron Richmond refinery workers.

WorkWeek (2022-04-30). WorkWeek 4-28-22 Protest At AFL-CIO On Gov Funding & El Golpe,US Labor, the CIA, & Coup. indybay.org WorkWeek covers the collaboration of the AFL-CIO with the CIA and National Endowment For Democracy NED in the attacks on trade unionists at the Mexico City Ford assembly plant and also against South African BTR workers who were on strike. The AFL-CIO gave millions to Zulu Chief Buthelezi who then organized thugs to attack and murder union strikers and their families.

Leon Kunstenaar (2022-04-30). Oakland Sees Day of Action to Stop Privatization. indybay.org Oakland teachers, ILWU labor union and supporters demand stop to Howard Terminal Stadium and end to School closures…

Christian Mueller, Alice Schwarzer (2022-04-30). Nuclear deterrence and "Negotiate and peace now!" indybay.org "I believe the Administration's recommendation to admit new members to NATO at this time is misguided. If adopted by the United States Senate, it could go down in history as the greatest strategic blunder since the end of the Cold War…" | Jack F. Matlock Jr, the U.S. ambassador to the Soviet Union from 1987 to 1991.

ecns.cn (2022-04-30). Xi stresses healthy development of capital in China. ecns.cn Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, on Friday called for efforts to regulate and guide the healthy development of capital in China in accordance with the law and give play to the positive role of capital as an important factor of production.

Labor Video Project (2022-04-30). Corporate Capture Of OSHA & US Gov Corruption Cover-up With OSHA Lawyer Darrel Whitman. indybay.org WorkWeek interviews Darrell Whitman, former Federal OSHA Whistleblower Protection Program lawyer and investigator about the take-over of the agency and US Labor Department by the corporations that they are supposed to regulate and do oversight over.

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-04-30). COVID-19 shines a spotlight on laboratory professionals' vital role in health care. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org National Medical Laboratory Professionals Week, April 24—30, honors and recognizes the dedication, innovation, and expertise that clinical lab professionals bring to patient care. Over the last two years, clinical laboratory professionals have shown extraordinary dedication in the fight against COVID-19. Their commitment and hard work during this difficult time has made a difference in the lives of people across the globe. "Throughout the pandemic, we have seen the power of teamwork in health care. And…

Reel Work May Day Labor Film Festival (2022-04-30). Sunday 5/1: May Day March in Santa Cruz. indybay.org Town Clock, Pacific Avenue and Water Street, Downtown Santa Cruz…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-04-30). Mayo Clinic invests in laboratory expansion to enhance patient care. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — To support the ongoing investment in patient care, Mayo Clinic is investing in a major laboratory expansion project at Mayo Clinic in Rochester. The expansion includes a $49 million investment in the laboratory. Construction for the project has started and will continue through 2025. The expansion project will increase laboratory space at Mayo Clinic's Superior Drive Support Center in Rochester. The new laboratory space will house several clinical laboratories that reside in…

UC Santa Cruz Center for Racial Justice (2022-04-30). Friday 5/6: Recognizing Invisible Labor in the University: Ways Forward. indybay.org Register Here: ucsc.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_s-BLvUG0StS7ErSqa07VdQ…

Andrew Conner, Matthew Miller, Catherine Barber, Deborah Azrael (2022-04-30). [Correspondence] Homicides by law enforcement: case definitions matter. thelancet.com Consistent with previous studies, the Article by the GBD 2019 Police Violence US Subnational Collaborators1 finds that the National Vital Statistics System (NVSS) data under-report approximately half of all violent deaths of civilians that occur following encounters with law enforcement.2—5 The decision not to assess the National Violent Death Reporting System (NVDRS) is unfortunate for two reasons. First, the NVDRS is the most promising surveillance database for tracking homicides by police in the USA; second, the NVDRS is excluded on the basis of the misconception that it does not capture homicides by pol…

ecns.cn (2022-04-30). 'Generation Z' lends dramatic drive to Chinese fad economy: report. ecns.cn China's "Generation Z" has strong cultural confidence, and the Chinese culture is popular among them, which drives the Chinese fad economy, according to a report released by JD Research Institute for Consumption and Industrial Development on Thursday.

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-04-30). Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast: People, partnerships drive innovation in patient care. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org The Department of Medicine, which is the largest department at Mayo Clinic, is helping lead the transformation of health care. Important innovations include moving to digital and virtual care to meet patients where they are, and addressing health equity, all while keeping patients front and center. "Patients are our North Star," says Dr. Vijay Shah, chair of the Department of Medicine at Mayo Clinic. "We're all about patients all day, every day. So, all of…

Lynda Carson (2022-04-30). April 12, 2022 Oakland Slavery Disclosure Ordinance Memorandum. indybay.org Escaping Slavery:…

Staff (2022-04-30). Plaza de la Revolución lista para el desfile por el Primero de Mayo. cubadebate.cu La histórica Plaza de la Revolución José Martí, de la capital cubana, se encuentra engalanada y lista para acoger a los participantes del desfile de los trabajadores por el Día del Proletariado Mundial. También están listas las tribunas correspondientes a la presidencia, prensa acreditada e invitados a la jornada de los trabajadores.

_____ (2022-04-29). Africa and the Collective West after the Start of Russia's Special Operation in Ukraine. journal-neo.org It was not yesterday that the US and EU countries, as well as the famous constellation (which in addition to the US includes the UK, Canada, Australia and New Zealand) started a hybrid war against Russia, including on the African continent. They started it back in 2012, when it became clear that Vladimir Putin was …

Anonymous103 (2022-04-29). Ukrainian Railway Power Substations Hit By Russian Missiles (Map Update). southfront.org Click to see full-size image | On April 29, Russian sea-based Kalibr missiles destroyed three power substations in the areas of Fastov, Krasnoselka and Polonnoye railway junctions. | On April 25, Russian missiles destroyed six traction substations in the areas of the Krasnoe, Zdolbunov, Zhmerinka, Berdichev, Kovel and Korosten railway stations. | The stations are used for the supply of foreign weapons and military equipment for the Ukrainian troops in the Donbass region. Railway communication in Western…

Otis Grotewohl (2022-04-29). Arrests, kidnappings and 'decommunization' in Ukraine. workers.org The Western corporate media has been working overtime to demonize and disparage Russian President Vladimir Putin following the Feb. 24 Russian intervention in Ukraine. Whenever imperialist powers have their scopes set on overthrowing a sovereign government, they tend to follow a predictable trend, such as crying foul over "human rights," . . . |

Anonymous669 (2022-04-29). Poland Dumped Hundreds Of Soviet-Era Tanks In Ukraine. southfront.org File image. | Poland had supplied Kiev forces more than 200 T-72 battle tanks and several dozen infantry fighting vehicles, Polskie Radio reported on April 29. | According to the Polish radio station, the battle tanks supplied by Poland are enough to form two brigades. There is no official information on the amount of equipment delivered. | T-72 battle tanks were put into service in 1973 in the Soviet Union. The T-72M1/M1R battle tanks which were supplied to Ukraine were built under license by Bumar-&asymp…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-04-29). On Ukraine, the World Majority Sides With Russia Over US. libya360.wordpress.com John V. Walsh Russia Pivots To The Dynamic East And Fast Developing Global South. 2014 saw two pivotal events that led to the current conflict in Ukraine. The first, familiar to all, was the coup in Ukraine in which a democratically elected government was overthrown at the direction of the United States and with the…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-04-29). Ukraine: Poland's Secret Agenda. libya360.wordpress.com Warsaw plans to deploy troops to occupy western Ukraine Intelligence obtained by Russia suggests that Poland and the US are working on a plan for Warsaw to regain control of Ukrainian areas that Warsaw considers as "historically belonging" to it, Moscow's Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) chief Sergey Naryshkin has said. According to the alleged plan,…

WSWS (2022-04-29). US GDP drops 1.4 percent in first quarter amidst Omicron surge and war in Ukraine. wsws.org While Biden attempted to downplay the abysmal numbers, his bravado cannot paper over the myriad contradictions facing US and world capitalism.

deweylaura (2022-04-29). The Ukraine war: A view from South Africa. cpusa.org South Africa and other non-aligned states should muster their energies to drive a peace wedge between belligerent blocs and wind down the crises they force on us all. The war in Ukraine badly affects us all. The capitalist powers of the West — NATO and the European Union — are involved in a proxy …

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-04-29). Borotba: Fighting Fascism is the Duty of Everyone on the Planet. libya360.wordpress.com Borotba Statement by Borotba (Struggle), a revolutionary Marxist organization banned in Ukraine since 2014. Translated for Struggle-La Lucha by Greg Butterfield. May 9 marks the 77th anniversary of the Day of Victory over Nazi Germany. Almost a century separates us from those events. However, right now we see what a colossal impact they continue to…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-04-29). The Shelling of the Sokol Market by Ukraine Forces in Donetsk. libya360.wordpress.com Fergie Chambers DONETSK, DONETSK PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC— It took less than one day in DPR for this author to witness Ukraine purposely shelling civilians. This afternoon, fellow journalist Eva Bartlett and I visited the Sokol Market, in the Kirovsky District, a western residential district of Donetsk. A couple of hours ago, I took a taxi with…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-04-29). Ukraine, Romania, Moldova, Transnistria: Escalation Towards a World War III Scenario. libya360.wordpress.com Brett Redmayne-Titley Read Part I, II and III: Destination Ukraine: The Ignorance of War By Brett Redmayne-Titley, April 07, 2022 Destination Ukraine: Will Poland Go Rogue? Warsaw's Ulterior Motive? The Lviv Connection By Brett Redmayne-Titley, April 21, 2022 The Lies…and the Eyes…of Ukraine. Reporting from Lviv By Brett Redmayne-Titley, April 19, 2022 Palanca: (The Moldova/Ukraine Border) The tiny…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-04-29). Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's Interview with Al Arabiya: "Russia is Not Threatening Anyone With Nuclear War" libya360.wordpress.com Sputnik The Russian foreign minister has called on all big five nuclear powers to commit to ruling out nuclear war. Russia is not threatening anyone with nuclear war, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov told Al Arabiya in an interview on Friday. According to him, it is the West, along with Ukraine, which flirts with the…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-04-29). Ukraine: World War II Continues. libya360.wordpress.com Thierry Meyssan Nato propaganda tries to minimize the presence of neo-Nazis in Ukraine by comparing it with that of equivalent groups in the rest of the West. The truth is very different. Bandéristes have gradually taken over the country over the last 30 years, rewriting history, training the youth and changing all the symbols of…

Staff (2022-04-29). President Maduro Meets with ILO Delegation. orinocotribune.com This Wednesday night, the President of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, held a meeting at Miraflores Palace with a delegation from the International Labor Organization (ILO) as part of the Social Dialogue Forum being held in Caracas from April 25 until Thursday, April 28. | "Excellent meeting with the delegation of the International Labor Organization that is in our country, within the framework of the Social Dialogue Forum,'" the head of state wrote on his Twitter account. | "Our fight will always be in favor of the Venezuelan working class, of which I am proud to belong," he added. | Excele…

Editor (2022-04-29). Amazon Labor Union and the awakening of the American working class. mronline.org The United States is the most powerful capitalist nation in the world. Socialism cannot ultimately achieve victory without the success of the American working class. The struggles we are seeing now are just the beginning of the awakening of this colossus that will change the course of history.

JANET (2022-04-29). TONIGHT! Launch Event for the Workers Summit of the Americas — LIVE @ 7PM ET. iacenter.org Register to join the discussion now! Join the launch event via Zoom: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_uL03nTDtTriWuOwef89m6Q REGISTER NOW! THE WORKERS' SUMMIT OF THE AMERICAS — TIJUANA June 10-12, 2022 THE WORKERS' SUMMIT OF THE AMERICAS is a Worker's Conference which calls for the programmatic unity of the working class and social movements to create a permanent forum for solidarity and the linking of anti-imperialist, anti-colonial and anti-patriarchal struggles in the American continent. During this summit, you will be part of discussions about the economic sanctions of US Imperialism and its…

WSWS (2022-04-29). As Stanford nurses strike continues, Oakland teachers launch one-day strike against school closures. wsws.org The two job actions demonstrate the potential for a broader offensive of the working class in defense of its standard of living against runaway inflation, mass death due to the pandemic and the danger of nuclear war.

WSWS (2022-04-29). Millions join Sri Lankan general strike to demand ouster of Rajapakse government. wsws.org Although limited by the trade unions to just one day, yesterday's massive walkout was a powerful and significant intervention by the working class into Sri Lanka's deepening political and social crisis.

Matt Sedlar (2022-04-29). A May Day Assessment of Union Membership in the United States. cepr.net The first day of May is International Workers Day. The holiday is meant to commemorate the shared struggle of workers across the globe.

Mumia Abu-Jamal (2022-04-29). Otra vida, otra pérdida — un comentario de Mumia Abu-Jamal. workers.org En la marcha comunitaria por Patrick Lyoya, Grand Rapids, Michigan, 12 de abril. Vinieron a Estados Unidos para escapar las guerras inter-étnicas en la RDC, la República Democrática del Congo en àÅfrica Central. Como muchos otros refugiados, pensaron que 'América' era la tierra de paz. Los integrantes de la . . . |

Matthew Gonzalez (2022-04-29). Starbucks workers: Partners in the labor movement. liberationnews.org Starbucks workers, also known as partners, at store #5583 in Covina, California, on the corner of Citrus and Rowland, declared their intent to file for a union election on April 11th. Over 230 of 9,000 U.S. Starbucks locations have filed for union elections within the last year, organizing with Starbucks Workers United.

_____ (2022-04-29). One Simple Trick To Protect Workers From Inflation. popularresistance.org Inflation is an economic phenomenon whose nuances remain a mystery even to economists. That hasn't stopped politicians from wielding it as a weapon to villainize anyone they wish, from environmentalists (blamed for rising gas prices) to annoying outsiders (condemned for driving up housing costs). In reality, we know one group will always pay the price for inflation and bear the burden of increasing costs: working people. | Yet the most important practical tool for protecting workers from the ravages of inflation‚Äâ—‚Äâunionization— is almost totally absent from today'

WSWS (2022-04-29). At bogus aged care rallies, nurses union promotes Australia Labor Party's big business election campaign. wsws.org The protests were a cynical photo opportunity for Labor politicians, whose party has presided over the privatisation of the sector and the decimation of workers wages and conditions.

JANET (2022-04-29). All Out for NYC May Day — May 1 — 1 PM — Union Sq. (Music & Culture — 12 Noon). iacenter.org All Out for NYC May Day! May 1 1 PM Union Sq. (Music & Culture — 12 Noon) Amazon Workers and Starbucks workers are winning, but the struggle against union busting continues! And we need to be there on May Day to support them, and all workers who are fighting back in the workplace. Join us on Sunday, May 1 at Union Sq. (across from Amazon-owned Whole Foods) 12 noon: Revolutionary Culture Performances — Music, Dance, Skits and Poetry 1 pm: May Day Rally with Amazon workers; Starbucks workers; migrant, gig and domestic workers—including two of the Fired Memphis 7 Starbucks workers illegally fired for…

WSWS (2022-04-29). Canadian workers declare support for International May Day Online Rally. wsws.org A joint meeting convened by rank-and-file committees of educators and rail workers adopted a resolution calling for a worker-led global counteroffensive against war, the pandemic, and the spiralling cost of living, while workers explained why they will attend the rally.

Mark Gruenberg (2022-04-29). Starbucks workers win an election in Baltimore, two in Metro D.C. peoplesworld.org BALTIMORE—The ever-accelerating drive to unionize exploited Starbucks baristas has notched its first win in Baltimore and its first two wins in the Washington, D.C., metro area, too. And it's not done. The Baltimore win on April 25 at the Starbucks at 1209 North Charles Street downtown was 14-0 among 22 eligible workers, the Baltimore Sun …

Peoples Dispatch (2022-04-29). Janez Jansa's right-wing govt loses to newly formed Freedom Movement in Slovenia. mronline.org The outgoing right-wing coalition government led by Janez Jansa had faced widespread protests from civil society for its unpopular anti-worker and authoritarian policies.

A Guest Author (2022-04-29). From 'The Manifesto of the Communist Party'. workers.org By Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels These excerpts are from the edition posted at marxists.org and attributed to Marx/Engels "Selected Works," Vol. One (Moscow: Progress Publishers, 1969). This 1888 translation was by Samuel Moore in cooperation with Friedrich Engels, who footnoted the opening sentence: "That is, all written history. In . . . |

La Izquierda Diario Costa Rica (2022-04-29). Amazon Call Center Workers in Costa Rica Send Support to Amazon Union in US. truthout.org Announcing that Amazon workers at JFK8 in Staten Island had won their vote to In an interview for "The Daily Show," Smalls said that the workers organized outside of the Democratic and Republican parties because "We w…

Lorna Miller (2022-04-29). Posting May Day — The Story of International Workers' Day Through Trade Union Posters. mronline.org May Day is known throughout the world as International Workers' Day. It is celebrated in over one hundred countries to highlight workers' struggles and triumphs.

José Manuel Blanco Diaz (2022-04-29). After Feasting on a Wagyu Steak, Now Leopoldo López Wants Primaries in Venezuela. orinocotribune.com After receiving criticism throughout social media platforms in response to his calls for primary elections in Venezuela, the fugitive from justice, Leopoldo López , reappeared while enjoying a luxurious and expensive meal at a restaurant in Madrid, Spain, where he remains protected by the government of that European "socialist" country. | The photo, posted on various platforms, aroused comments regarding the "quality of life" that the far- rightist boasts of, as it contradicts the narrative that he permanently maintains about his alleged "struggle" for the benefit of the Venezuelan people and his "concern" for th…

WSWS (2022-04-29). Daily Blog urges "treason" investigation into New Zealand Trotskyists. wsws.org The Daily Blog, which supports the Labour Party-led government, demands state repression against the Socialist Equality Group, because of the SEG's opposition to anti-China war propaganda.

María Páez Victor (2022-04-29). How the imperialist system works, and how Venezuela's Bolivarian Revolution resists it. multipolarista.com A Venezuelan sociologist explains how the imperialist system is built on a murderous, savage capitalism, and how Venezuela's Bolivarian Revolution has resisted it, based on Hugo Chávez's concept of 21st-century socialism.

Otis Grotewohl (2022-04-29). Arrests, kidnappings and 'decommunization' in Ukraine. workers.org The Western corporate media has been working overtime to demonize and disparage Russian President Vladimir Putin following the Feb. 24 Russian intervention in Ukraine. Whenever imperialist powers have their scopes set on overthrowing a sovereign government, they tend to follow a predictable trend, such as crying foul over "human rights," . . . |

WSWS (2022-04-29). US GDP drops 1.4 percent in first quarter amidst Omicron surge and war in Ukraine. wsws.org While Biden attempted to downplay the abysmal numbers, his bravado cannot paper over the myriad contradictions facing US and world capitalism.

_____ (2022-04-29). Africa and the Collective West after the Start of Russia's Special Operation in Ukraine. journal-neo.org It was not yesterday that the US and EU countries, as well as the famous constellation (which in addition to the US includes the UK, Canada, Australia and New Zealand) started a hybrid war against Russia, including on the African continent. They started it back in 2012, when it became clear that Vladimir Putin was …

WSWS (2022-04-29). As Stanford nurses strike continues, Oakland teachers launch one-day strike against school closures. wsws.org The two job actions demonstrate the potential for a broader offensive of the working class in defense of its standard of living against runaway inflation, mass death due to the pandemic and the danger of nuclear war.

Staff (2022-04-29). President Maduro Meets with ILO Delegation. orinocotribune.com This Wednesday night, the President of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, held a meeting at Miraflores Palace with a delegation from the International Labor Organization (ILO) as part of the Social Dialogue Forum being held in Caracas from April 25 until Thursday, April 28. | "Excellent meeting with the delegation of the International Labor Organization that is in our country, within the framework of the Social Dialogue Forum,'" the head of state wrote on his Twitter account. | "Our fight will always be in favor of the Venezuelan working class, of which I am proud to belong," he added. | pic.tw…

WSWS (2022-04-29). Millions join Sri Lankan general strike to demand ouster of Rajapakse government. wsws.org Although limited by the trade unions to just one day, yesterday's massive walkout was a powerful and significant intervention by the working class into Sri Lanka's deepening political and social crisis.

Mumia Abu-Jamal (2022-04-29). Otra vida, otra pérdida — un comentario de Mumia Abu-Jamal. workers.org En la marcha comunitaria por Patrick Lyoya, Grand Rapids, Michigan, 12 de abril. Vinieron a Estados Unidos para escapar las guerras inter-étnicas en la RDC, la República Democrática del Congo en àÅfrica Central. Como muchos otros refugiados, pensaron que 'América' era la tierra de paz. Los integrantes de la . . . |

Matthew Gonzalez (2022-04-29). Starbucks workers: Partners in the labor movement. liberationnews.org Starbucks workers, also known as partners, at store #5583 in Covina, California, on the corner of Citrus and Rowland, declared their intent to file for a union election on April 11th. Over 230 of 9,000 U.S. Starbucks locations have filed for union elections within the last year, organizing with Starbucks Workers United.

WSWS (2022-04-29). At bogus aged care rallies, nurses union promotes Australia Labor Party's big business election campaign. wsws.org The protests were a cynical photo opportunity for Labor politicians, whose party has presided over the privatisation of the sector and the decimation of workers wages and conditions.

WSWS (2022-04-29). Canadian workers declare support for International May Day Online Rally. wsws.org A joint meeting convened by rank-and-file committees of educators and rail workers adopted a resolution calling for a worker-led global counteroffensive against war, the pandemic, and the spiralling cost of living, while workers explained why they will attend the rally.

Labor Video Project (2022-04-29). ILWU 10 Backs OEA Strike Against Closure of Oakland Schools & Privatization of Port. indybay.org ILWU Local 10 at a press conference supported the OEA teachers strike against the closures of public schools in Oakland. They were joined by parents of students and also other unions. | SEIU 1021 leaders supported the teachers and also adamantly opposed the privatization of Howard Terminal in the Port of Oakland which they said would destroy the working port of Oakland. They were also supported by USW Local 5 president PK White from the striking Chevron Richmond refinery workers.

Mark Gruenberg (2022-04-29). Starbucks workers win an election in Baltimore, two in Metro D.C. peoplesworld.org BALTIMORE—The ever-accelerating drive to unionize exploited Starbucks baristas has notched its first win in Baltimore and its first two wins in the Washington, D.C., metro area, too. And it's not done. The Baltimore win on April 25 at the Starbucks at 1209 North Charles Street downtown was 14-0 among 22 eligible workers, the Baltimore Sun …

WSWS (2022-04-29). Daily Blog urges "treason" investigation into New Zealand Trotskyists. wsws.org The Daily Blog, which supports the Labour Party-led government, demands state repression against the Socialist Equality Group, because of the SEG's opposition to anti-China war propaganda.

WSWS (2022-04-29). Teachers speak out against Australian Education Union-Victorian Labor government agreement. wsws.org "If the unions won't do it for us, fight for solidarity, then we need to do it ourselves. As the CFPE says, form rank-and-file committees and vote 'no' to the Victorian agreement!"

Christian Mueller, Alice Schwarzer (2022-04-29). Nuclear deterrence and "Negotiate and peace now!" indybay.org "I believe the Administration's recommendation to admit new members to NATO at this time is misguided. If adopted by the United States Senate, it could go down in history as the greatest strategic blunder since the end of the Cold War…" | Jack F. Matlock Jr, the U.S. ambassador to the Soviet Union from 1987 to 1991.

Aric Sleeper (2022-04-29). How collectives are empowering people to understand the tricky financial side of life. nationofchange.org Removing the taboo around talking about money, two collectives are helping people work toward securing their financial well-being.

Zak Norton (2022-04-29). Georgia: Solidarity rally held for heroic hunger-striking ICE detainees. liberationnews.org The hunger strike sends a powerful message to those in power—that despite everything—in the most difficult circumstances—the people will unite across nationalities and fight injustice.

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-04-29). COVID-19 shines a spotlight on laboratory professionals' vital role in health care. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org National Medical Laboratory Professionals Week, April 24—30, honors and recognizes the dedication, innovation, and expertise that clinical lab professionals bring to patient care. Over the last two years, clinical laboratory professionals have shown extraordinary dedication in the fight against COVID-19. Their commitment and hard work during this difficult time has made a difference in the lives of people across the globe. "Throughout the pandemic, we have seen the power of teamwork in health care. And…

Labor Video Project (2022-04-29). Corporate Capture Of OSHA & US Gov Corruption Cover-up With OSHA Lawyer Darrel Whitman. indybay.org WorkWeek interviews Darrell Whitman, former Federal OSHA Whistleblower Protection Program lawyer and investigator about the take-over of the agency and US Labor Department by the corporations that they are supposed to regulate and do oversight over.

teleSUR, mcs, JGN (2022-04-29). Estiman miles de muertes por accidentes laborales para 2030 en Europa. telesurtv.net Los sindicatos europeos presentaron un informe firmado por autoridades gubernamentales, en el cual solicitan inspecciones y sanciones en materia de seguridad laboral.

teleSUR, DRL (2022-04-29). Gobierno de El Salvador equipara a trabajadores con pandilleros. telesurtv.net El ministro de Trabajo llamó "colaboradores de pandillas" a los trabajadores que tienen previsto marchar el 1 de mayo.

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-04-29). Mayo Clinic invests in laboratory expansion to enhance patient care. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — To support the ongoing investment in patient care, Mayo Clinic is investing in a major laboratory expansion project at Mayo Clinic in Rochester. The expansion includes a $49 million investment in the laboratory. Construction for the project has started and will continue through 2025. The expansion project will increase laboratory space at Mayo Clinic's Superior Drive Support Center in Rochester. The new laboratory space will house several clinical laboratories that reside in…

Staff (2022-04-29). Quds Day rallies across world (+VIDEOS). en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 29 (MNA) — Millions of people have taken to the streets across Iran and other countries in the world to show their solidarity with the Palestinians and condemn Israel's occupation and atrocities.

ecns.cn (2022-04-29). 'Generation Z' lends dramatic drive to Chinese fad economy: report. ecns.cn China's "Generation Z" has strong cultural confidence, and the Chinese culture is popular among them, which drives the Chinese fad economy, according to a report released by JD Research Institute for Consumption and Industrial Development on Thursday.

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-04-29). Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast: People, partnerships drive innovation in patient care. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org The Department of Medicine, which is the largest department at Mayo Clinic, is helping lead the transformation of health care. Important innovations include moving to digital and virtual care to meet patients where they are, and addressing health equity, all while keeping patients front and center. "Patients are our North Star," says Dr. Vijay Shah, chair of the Department of Medicine at Mayo Clinic. "We're all about patients all day, every day. So, all of…

Lynda Carson (2022-04-29). April 12, 2022 Oakland Slavery Disclosure Ordinance Memorandum. indybay.org Escaping Slavery:…

Dave DeCamp (2022-04-28). More Blasts Reported in Russian Provinces Bordering Ukraine. news.antiwar.com A series of explosions Blasts were also reported in the provinces of Kursk and Voronezh in the latest suspected Ukrainian attacks inside Russian territory. | On Monday, Ukraine reportedly launched strikes on two oil depots in the Russian city of Bryansk, which is about 70 miles from Ukraine's b…

Anonymous767 (2022-04-28). War In Ukraine Day 63: Wretched Pro-Kyiv Forces Launch Ballistic Missile Strikes On Cities In East And South Of Ukraine. southfront.org Overnight on April 28, the Ukrainian Armed Forces launched a massive missile strike with Tochka-U ballistic missiles and high-powered multiple…

Danny Haiphong (2022-04-28). Race and the great American death divide. mronline.org It is not surprising that a settler colonial state would practice racism for centuries or that race would be the major factor determining who lives and who dies.

Editor2 (2022-04-28). 'Only Complete Military Defeat of Ukraine Is Resolution': Q&A with Russian Communist Leader on Ukraine, Russia, China & More. orinocotribune.com TF contributor Fergie Chambers got the opportunity on April 15 to conduct an in-person interview in Saint Petersburg, Russia, with Roman Kononenko, a member of the Presidium of the Central Committee of Communist Party of the Russian Federation (KPRF) and First Secretary of the Saint Petersburg City Committee of the KPRF. The interview ranged on topics including, the Russian "special military operation," the nature of the Ukrainian state, the KPRF's standing within Russia, Russian President Vladimir Putin's popularity and China. This interview was conducted mainly in English and a little in Russian. | Fergie Chamb…

JANET (2022-04-28). LIVE on Monday 5/2 @ 2pm EST : Reckoning with the Ukraine government's armed Nazi militias. iacenter.org Register to join the discussion now! REGISTER NOW! MONDAY, MAY 2ND @ 2PM EASTERN Join the discussion via Zoom: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_KS1g5l_hQi-kXZ0Jm-w3Cg Reckoning with the Ukraine government's armed Nazi militias Join the International Action Center for live discussion with anti-fascist Ukrainians on the 2014 massacre at the Odessa House of Labor and the continuing struggle Featuring: Leonid Ilderkin Ukrainian communist in exile, member of coordination council of the Union of Political Refugees and Political Prisoners of Ukraine Phil Wilayto Author and activist, coordinator of the Odessa…

Minnie Bruce Pratt (2022-04-28). Cops terrorize child, protect a bag of Doritos — a WW commentary. workers.org Syracuse, New York By now you've probably seen the video, if you can bear to watch yet another horrifying, racist police assault on a person of color. Three massive white cops are terrorizing and shoving around — an eight-year-old Black child. Breakfast is handed out at Dr. Weeks Elementary School, . . . |

Kat Daveigh (2022-04-28). Apple retail workers in Atlanta file for landmark union election. liberationnews.org The Atlanta store is the first group of Apple workers to file for union election in the United States, and should they win their election they will become the first certified union at Apple as well as the largest certified unit of tech retail workers.

_____ (2022-04-28). Learn It, Do It, Teach It. popularresistance.org Over the last five years, in big pro-union cities and small Southern towns, more than 7,000 workers in 145 shops have organized with the NewsGuild, a sector of the Communications Workers (CWA). After years of layoffs, buyouts, and pay cuts, workers across an entire industry seemed ready to organize. | There was no way our union could hire enough staff organizers to keep up. So we built a member-led movement that could grow fast. | Rank-and-file members, many of them fresh off their own organizing campaigns, answer emails and calls from workers at non-union shops, train new organizing committees, track assessments…

_____ (2022-04-28). ALBA Movements' Assembly Kicks Off In Argentina. popularresistance.org For the next four days, delegates from people's movements, trade unions, and left political forces will be gathered in Buenos Aires, Argentina in the third Continental Assembly of ALBA Movements. Members of ALBA Movements announced the launch of the assembly in a press conference organized on Monday April 25 in the headquarters of the Argentine Federation of Press Workers (Fatpren). | Manuel Bertoldi, a member of Frente Patria Grande of Argentina and the International Peoples' Assembly secretary told members of the press: "This third continental assembly is taking place here in Argentina, understanding that we ar…

_____ (2022-04-28). IU Graduate Workers Continue Strike, Faculty Float Vote Of No Confidence. popularresistance.org Bloomington, Indiana – As the graduate worker strike at Indiana University extends into finals week, some faculty members and students plan to take bold measures against the administration to show their solidarity. | On Tuesday, graduate students who are part of the Indiana Graduate Workers Coalition voted to extend the graduate student workers' strike through May 3. The extension was supported by 867 votes, a 95.7% majority. | Since the strike's beginning on April 13, graduate workers have been requesting union recognition from IU and an outlined process on how to discuss benefits, higher wages and fee reduction…

José Manuel Blanco Diaz (2022-04-28). Venezuela Asks International Labor Organization to Study Effects of Sanctions on Workers. orinocotribune.com The government of Venezuela held a meeting with representatives of the International Labor Organization (ILO), as part of the Social Dialogue Forum that is being hosted in Caracas during April 25-28. | Vice President of Venezuela, Delcy Rodríguez urged the ILO representatives to start an investigation regarding the economic hardships endured by countries on which unilateral coercive measures have been imposed by the US with the association of its Western allies. | Rodríguez stated that the investigation should ask: "What happens to sanctioned workers in those countries? How does the blockade affect employers a…

Dean Baker (2022-04-28). There is No Political Constituency for Free Trade, it's Just a Term Used to Justify Screwing Workers. cepr.net What passes for free trade is a policy of removing barriers to allow low cost manufactured goods to enter the United States without restrictions. This puts downward pressure on the pay of manufacturing workers.

Fight Back (2022-04-28). Interview with Starbucks union organizer in New Orleans. fightbacknews.org New Orleans, LA – On Tuesday, April 19, baristas at the Starbucks café on Maple Street filed a petition with the National Labor Relations Board for a union election. Workers complain about chronic understaffing, few hours and low wages. Poor scheduling was especially hard on the employees during Mardi Gras, when the New Orleans tourism industry is at its peak. Fight Back! interviewed Billie, a shift supervisor and organizer of the union drive. Billie's last name is not being used due to concerns about company retaliation. | Fight Back!: What are the issues that made y'all want to start unionizing? | Billie: I ha…

G. Dunkel (2022-04-28). France's presidential elections — xenophobe loses, banker wins. workers.org Emmanuel Macron, the candidate for Forward the Republic (La République En Marche ), won the second round of France's presidential election with 58.54% of the vote. His opponent Marine Le Pen, the candidate for the National Rally (Rassemblement National [RN]), got 41.46% of the vote. When President Emmanuel Macron spoke . . . |

Gil Netter (2022-04-28). Connecticut mental health care workers strike over quality patient care. peoplesworld.org NEW LONDON, Conn. — Workers at Sound Community Services walked the picket lines for three days, starting Sunday April 24, demanding increased wages, access to benefits, and improved staffing conditions that will allow them to provide quality care to mental health patients, while also protecting them and their families. Striking workers, members of District 1199, …

Rick Rozoff (2022-04-28). Russia distracted, Turkey escalates wars in Iraq, Syria. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com As its "one nations, two states" adjunct Azerbaijan has been doing in Nagorno-Karabakh. Al-MonitorApril 27, 2022 Turkey may 'lock' borders with Syria and Iraq to deal with Kurdish militants …Turkey's military operations in Iraq and Syria point to an integrated approach in the northern strips of the two countries. The Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), which …

WSWS (2022-04-28). At Staten Island rallies, Amazon Labor Union closes ranks with Democrats and trade union bureaucracy. wsws.org The rally, attended by few actual Amazon workers, emphasized the abandonment of the ALU's much vaunted "independence" and growing integration into the pro-corporate unions.

WSWS (2022-04-28). A socialist program for striking Sri Lankan workers. wsws.org Bring down the Rajapakse government! Abolish executive presidency! No to interim regimes! Oppose hunger and IMF austerity! Build Action Committees to fight for a socialist program to ensure food, fuel and medicine for all!

WSWS (2022-04-28). Inflation intensifies cost of living crisis for workers in Australia. wsws.org Runaway price rises for food, fuel, housing, education and other essentials are tearing through working-class living conditions.

WSWS (2022-04-28). UIC graduate students: Vote no on the GEO-AFT sellout tentative agreement! Form rank-and-file committees to expand the struggle for a living wage! wsws.org The tentative agreement reached by the GEO-AFT with the University of Illinois Chicago would mean further economic devastation for grad student workers.

Andrew Wright (2022-04-28). Tech workers increasingly see themselves as victims of corporate exploitation. peoplesworld.org The information technology industry has been a relatively quiet one when it comes to workplace organizing, let alone unionizing. It has certainly seen its share of efforts, of course; over the decades, plenty of people have tried. However, recently, the tide has started to turn. Tech workers at the New York Times won a union …

WSWS (2022-04-28). US teacher supports international online May Day rally. wsws.org A Michigan teacher and member of the Michigan Educators Rank-and-File Safety Committee explains why she will be attending the upcoming May Day Rally, and calls for the end to war and the pandemic as well as improvement in living standards for all workers and their families.

Mark Gruenberg (2022-04-28). Exploitative service firms dominate the latest 'Dirty Dozen' list. peoplesworld.org Exploitative service companies, from Amazon and Starbucks down to the Refresco bottling plant in New Jersey, dominate this year's "Dirty Dozen" list of firms representing the universe of the nation's worst companies for worker job safety and health. And, not coincidentally, workers at quite a few of those violators are organizing to protect themselves. After …

WSWS (2022-04-28). Australian workers explain why they are attending the International May Day Online Rally. wsws.org "I urge all workers to attend. It is the only way forward, against the virus and against war."

Dave DeCamp (2022-04-28). More Blasts Reported in Russian Provinces Bordering Ukraine. news.antiwar.com A series of explosions Blasts were also reported in the provinces of Kursk and Voronezh in the latest suspected Ukrainian attacks inside Russian territory. | On Monday, Ukraine reportedly launched strikes on two oil depots in the Russian city of Bryansk, which is about 70 miles from Ukraine's b…

Anonymous767 (2022-04-28). War In Ukraine Day 63: Wretched Pro-Kyiv Forces Launch Ballistic Missile Strikes On Cities In East And South Of Ukraine. southfront.org Overnight on April 28, the Ukrainian Armed Forces launched a massive missile strike with Tochka-U ballistic missiles and high-powered multiple…

José Manuel Blanco Diaz (2022-04-28). Venezuela Asks International Labor Organization to Study Effects of Sanctions on Workers. orinocotribune.com The government of Venezuela held a meeting with representatives of the International Labor Organization (ILO), as part of the Social Dialogue Forum that is being hosted in Caracas during April 25-28. | Vice President of Venezuela, Delcy Rodríguez urged the ILO representatives to start an investigation regarding the economic hardships endured by countries on which unilateral coercive measures have been imposed by the US with the association of its Western allies. | Rodríguez stated that the investigation should ask: "What happens to sanctioned workers in those countries? How does the blockade affect employers a…

WSWS (2022-04-28). UIC graduate students: Vote no on the GEO-AFT sellout tentative agreement! Form rank-and-file committees to expand the struggle for a living wage! wsws.org The tentative agreement reached by the GEO-AFT with the University of Illinois Chicago would mean further economic devastation for grad student workers.

WSWS (2022-04-28). At Staten Island rallies, Amazon Labor Union closes ranks with Democrats and trade union bureaucracy. wsws.org The rally, attended by few actual Amazon workers, emphasized the abandonment of the ALU's much vaunted "independence" and growing integration into the pro-corporate unions.

Fight Back (2022-04-28). Interview with Starbucks union organizer in New Orleans. fightbacknews.org New Orleans, LA – On Tuesday, April 19, baristas at the Starbucks café on Maple Street filed a petition with the National Labor Relations Board for a union election. Workers complain about chronic understaffing, few hours and low wages. Poor scheduling was especially hard on the employees during Mardi Gras, when the New Orleans tourism industry is at its peak. Fight Back! interviewed Billie, a shift supervisor and organizer of the union drive. Billie's last name is not being used due to concerns about company retaliation. | Fight Back!: What are the issues that made y'all want to start unionizing? | Billie: I ha…

Rick Rozoff (2022-04-28). Russia distracted, Turkey escalates wars in Iraq, Syria. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com As its "one nations, two states" adjunct Azerbaijan has been doing in Nagorno-Karabakh. Al-MonitorApril 27, 2022 Turkey may 'lock' borders with Syria and Iraq to deal with Kurdish militants …Turkey's military operations in Iraq and Syria point to an integrated approach in the northern strips of the two countries. The Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), which …

WSWS (2022-04-28). A socialist program for striking Sri Lankan workers. wsws.org Bring down the Rajapakse government! Abolish executive presidency! No to interim regimes! Oppose hunger and IMF austerity! Build Action Committees to fight for a socialist program to ensure food, fuel and medicine for all!

ecns.cn (2022-04-28). Smart helmets to facilitate delivery workers. ecns.cn A takeout platform has unveiled a new helmet for delivery workers to further ensure their safety.

teleSUR, JGN (2022-04-28). Pdte. de Venezuela recibe a delegación de la OIT. telesurtv.net Los funcionarios de la OIT participaron en el Foro de Diálogo Social, el cual inició el lunes pasado y concluirá este jueves y que cuenta con integrantes de la Central Bolivariana Socialista.

Staff (2022-04-28). Kim Jong Un: To Cope with Possible Future World Crisis We Will Advance a Faster Armed Forces Build Up & Especially Nuclear Forces. orinocotribune.com This April 25, 2022, a grand military parade to be remembered in Korea's history was held at Kim Il Sung Square in the capital city of Pyongyang, the 90th founding anniversary of the Korean People's Revolutionary Army (KPRA), the first revolutionary armed forces of Juche type. | The military parade began with a magnificent demonstration of skills by paratroopers who landed on the square, fluttering a large national flag. The State Merited Chorus in charge of playing music for the parade entered the square. | On April 25, 1932, Juche 21 was the day when the dawn of national liberation was brought to the Korean peo…

Christian Mueller, Alice Schwarzer (2022-04-28). Nuclear deterrence and "Negotiate and peace now!" indybay.org "I believe the Administration's recommendation to admit new members to NATO at this time is misguided. If adopted by the United States Senate, it could go down in history as the greatest strategic blunder since the end of the Cold War…" | Jack F. Matlock Jr, the U.S. ambassador to the Soviet Union from 1987 to 1991.

SouthFront5 (2022-04-28). In Video 21+: Result Of Russian Air Strike On Group Of AFU Soldiers. Strange Behaviour Of Cameraman. southfront.org The location and date of the shooting is unknown. The strike appears to have been carried out by a…

Adriaan Alsema (2022-04-28). Colombia commemorates national strike, mass killings of social leaders. colombiareports.com Social organizations have called for a protests throughout Colombia to commemorate anti-government protests that kicked off exactly a year ago on Thursday. In Bogota, social organizations have additionally organized a…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-04-28). Mayo Clinic invests in laboratory expansion to enhance patient care. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — To support the ongoing investment in patient care, Mayo Clinic is investing in a major laboratory expansion project at Mayo Clinic in Rochester. The expansion includes a $49 million investment in the laboratory. Construction for the project has started and will continue through 2025. The expansion project will increase laboratory space at Mayo Clinic's Superior Drive Support Center in Rochester. The new laboratory space will house several clinical laboratories that reside in…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-04-28). COVID-19 shines a spotlight on laboratory professionals' vital role in health care. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org National Medical Laboratory Professionals Week, April 24—30, honors and recognizes the dedication, innovation, and expertise that clinical lab professionals bring to patient care. Over the last two years, clinical laboratory professionals have shown extraordinary dedication in the fight against COVID-19. Their commitment and hard work during this difficult time has made a difference in the lives of people across the globe. "Throughout the pandemic, we have seen the power of teamwork in health care. And…

Proma Paul, Jaya Chandna, Simon R. Procter, Ziyaad Dangor, Shannon Leahy, Sridhar Santhanam, Hima B. John, Quique Bassat, Justina Bramugy, Azucena Bardají, Amina Abubakar, Carophine Nasambu, Romina Libster, Clara Sánchez Yanotti, Farah Seedat, Erzsébet Horváth-Puhó, A.K.M. Tanvir Hossain, Qazi Sadeq-ur Rahman, Mark Jit, Charles R. Newton, Kate Milner, Bronner P. Gonàßalves, Joy E. Lawn, GBS long term outcomes LMIC collaborative group (2022-04-28). [Articles] Neurodevelopmental and growth outcomes after invasive Group B Streptococcus in early infancy: A multi-country matched cohort study in South Africa, Mozambique, India, Kenya, and Argentina. thelancet.com Our findings suggest that iGBS disease is on average associated with a higher risk of moderate/severe NDI, however substantial variation in risk was observed between sites and data are consistent with a wide range of values. Our study underlines the importance of long-term follow-up for at-risk neonates and more feasible, standardised assessments to facilitate diagnosis in research and clinical practice.

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-04-28). Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast: People, partnerships drive innovation in patient care. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org The Department of Medicine, which is the largest department at Mayo Clinic, is helping lead the transformation of health care. Important innovations include moving to digital and virtual care to meet patients where they are, and addressing health equity, all while keeping patients front and center. "Patients are our North Star," says Dr. Vijay Shah, chair of the Department of Medicine at Mayo Clinic. "We're all about patients all day, every day. So, all of…

Lynda Carson (2022-04-28). April 12, 2022 Oakland Slavery Disclosure Ordinance Memorandum. indybay.org Escaping Slavery:…

scorinoco (2022-04-27). Synthetic Left Joins Corporate Right in Getting Ukraine War Wrong — Historical Analysis. orinocotribune.com By Max Parry — Apr 24, 2022 | Since the Russian military operation to de-Nazify and de-militarize Ukraine began in late February, there is a common misperception that the Western left is " Indeed, it is true there has been infighting within organizations such as the US-based Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) between its "International Committee"—whose official

Anonymous669 (2022-04-27). In Video: Russian Iskander Ballistic Missile Wipes Out Ukrainian Heavy Rocket Launchers. southfront.org File image. | A tactical ballistic missile launched by a Russian 9K720 Iskander system has destroyed two BM-27 Uragan heavy multiple rocket launcher systems (MRLS) of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU). | On April 27, the Ministry of Defense of Russia released footage of the pinpoint strike that wiped out the two rocket launchers. The missile strike was coordinated with a drone, which was likely used to locate, identify and tack the launchers. |

Staff (2022-04-27). Putin vows swift response to any intervention in Ukraine. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 27 (MNA) — Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned foreign countries against trying to intervene in the conflict in Ukraine and posing strategic threats to Russia, vowing that Moscow will respond with swift strikes otherwise.

JANET (2022-04-27). With high-tech weapons to Ukraine, U.S. escalates war. iacenter.org By John Catalinotto April 26, 2022 April 25 — Twice in the last week, the Biden administration promised to deliver $800 million in heavy and technologically advanced weapons to Ukraine, for a total of $1.6 billion, added to nearly $3 billion earlier. The U.S. has coordinated deliveries from Canada, Britain and other NATO powers. These deliveries are just a beginning. Communist Party of Greece (KKE) and the Communist Youth (CNU) members block a train carrying military equipment and U.S.-NATO combat vehicles exiting port of Alexandroupoli April 10. Greek railway workers have blocked transport of U.S. military…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-04-27). The Little-Known International Charter At The Center of Ukraine War and China's Future Defense. libya360.wordpress.com Jacqueline Luqman The U.S. talks about "rule based order" because international law is not on its side. The 1999 OSCE Charter explains why the Biden administration would rather make up a new phrase out of whole cloth than live up to agreements it signed. In 1999, the United States and the 56 other participating states of…

Nicholas Stender (2022-04-27). France: Far right defeated, but fascist menace still looms under anti-worker Macron government. liberationnews.org A large section of French voters chose to go to the polls for Macron purely out of disgust for Le Pen's fascistic program. Even still, fewer voters were able to stomach a tactical vote for Macron than in the previous election.

_____ (2022-04-27). Round Two For The ALU: The Fight To Organize Amazon Continues. popularresistance.org The Amazon Labor Union (ALU) victory on Staten Island has transformed the terrain of the U.S. labor movement and has inspired millions of workers. On Monday, a second unionization vote will begin at another Amazon warehouse of 1,600 workers just across the street, and the stakes couldn't be higher. If successful, this second victory at warehouse LDJ5 would further consolidate the power of the ALU and prove that their first win was not a fluke. A second successful unionization vote would also confirm the importance of the ALU's grassroots organizing model and hasten what seems like an already inevitable wave of or…

_____ (2022-04-27). The Gig Economy Needs Worker-Owned Apps. popularresistance.org That's the idea! Presently, the so-called sharing economy often evades employee and consumer protection regulations, which is bad news for workers. But the underlying technology has its advantages: By cutting out the Silicon Valley middlemen, platform co-ops are putting a 21st century spin on worker-owned enterprises. | The Drivers Cooperative, for example, began offering rides through its Co-op Ride app in New York City in 2021 and redistributes profits back to its driver-owners with an annual dividend. It also assists with auto loan refinancing. | Hosts on Fairbnb, meanwhile, each rent out a single vacation pro…

Jim Hightower (2022-04-27). How America's Truckers Got Hijacked. otherwords.org "Keep On Truckin'" was an iconic underground cartoon created in 1968 by comic master Robert Crumb. | Featuring various big-footed men strutting jauntily through life, the expression became widely popular as an expression of young people's collective optimism. "You're movin' on down the line," Crumb later explained. "It's proletarian. It's populist." | But today the phrase has become ironic. Like too many other workers, America's truck drivers themselves are no longer moving on down the line of fairness, justice, and opportunity. | What had been a skilled, middle-class, union job in the 1960s is now largely a skil…

Editor (2022-04-27). Reform vs Revolution in Russia 1917. mronline.org In October 1917, revolutionary Russian workers, supported by millions of peasants and soldiers, succeeded in overthrowing capitalist rule and replacing it with their own democratic structures of power.

WSWS (2022-04-27). Chicago Ford workers speak out on impact of inflation. wsws.org Autoworkers at Ford's Chicago Assembly Plant denounced skyrocketing food and gas prices and expressed support for the International May Day rally.

WSWS (2022-04-27). UFCW forces through contracts for Texas and Louisiana Kroger grocery workers, provoking growing indignation. wsws.org Kroger workers have responded with growing indignation to the UFCW's role in ramming through a contract with below-inflation raises.

Jake Watkins (2022-04-27). Rather than sell their own blood, Indiana students go on strike. peoplesworld.org BLOOMINGTON, Indiana — "It is common for student workers to get second jobs and sell plasma to stay afloat," John Ferrand from the Indiana Graduate Workers Coalition told People's World. Ferrand said that salaries at Indiana University can be as much as $20,000 below a living wage," as a calculator developed by the Massachusetts Institute …

Mark Gruenberg (2022-04-27). Amazon Bessemer warehouse reflects danger on the job nationwide. peoplesworld.org BESSEMER, Ala.—Shoving merchandise around Amazon's giant warehouse in Bessemer, Ala., isn't easy, Isaiah Thomas says. It also isn't safe. And, according to the AFL-CIO's 31st annual Death On The Job: A Toll Of Neglect job safety and health report, it's not unusual either, nationwide. That's because federal fines against bosses for job safety and health …

WSWS (2022-04-27). "This is a mass disabling event that's taking place": Canadian mother speaks to the Global Workers' Inquest on her struggle to protect her children from COVID-19. wsws.org Jessica Bleasdale spoke to the WSWS about her experiences advocating for her son and others who are vulnerable, as well as her thoughts on the New Brunswick government's decision to drop all protective measures.

Mark Gruenberg (2022-04-27). Independent union gets card check win at Mass. movie theater. peoplesworld.org AMHERST, Mass.—What do you do when you're a rank-and-file worker at a small non-profit movie theater in a college town, and you haven't gotten a raise in a while? Answer: If you're the 11 rank-and-file box office workers at the Amherst (Mass.) Cinema, you form Amherst Cinema Workers United, an independent union, collect National Labor …

WSWS (2022-04-27). With inflation raging, Pacific Northwest Vigor shipyard workers vote on another union-backed sellout. wsws.org Vigor Marine workers should reject the unions' third attempt to push through a concession-laden contract and prepare strike action…

WSWS (2022-04-27). Stanford nurses must not fight alone: For a California-wide health care worker strike to fight understaffing and the erosion of living standards. wsws.org The striking nurses are taking a stand for all health care workers who want to fight the abuse by giant hospital chains whose priority is profit, not saving lives.

WSWS (2022-04-27). Political lessons of the 2022 French presidential elections. wsws.org The re-election of unpopular French President Emmanuel Macron has resolved none of the political issues posed to workers and youth in the election.

Isheka N. Harrison (2022-04-27). Fred Hampton Jr. Completes Goal, Makes Boyhood Home A Local Landmark. moguldom.com The family of legendary revolutionary Fred Hampton has finally realized a longstanding goal. The childhood home of the late iconic Illinois chairman of the Black Panther Party has officially been declared a historic landmark. Hampton's childhood home is a two-story apartment building located at 804 S. 17 Avenue in Maywood, Illinois that was built in …

_____ (2022-04-27). The OAS, Or The 'Ministry Of Colonies'. popularresistance.org On April 24, 2022, Nicaragua's Sandinista government officially booted the Organization of American States (OAS) out of their country. Foreign minister Denis Moncada called the OAS a "deceitful agency of the State Department of yankee imperialism" and in an official statement, the Nicaraguans proclaimed that they "will not recognize this Instrument of Colonial Administration, which does not represent at any time, the Sovereign Union of Our Latin and Caribbean America, and that…violate[s] Rights and Independences, sponsoring and promoting interventions and invasions, [and] legitimizing coups." | In response to N…

WSWS (2022-04-27). Teachers throughout Sri Lanka join one-day strike against the Rajapakse government. wsws.org While teachers joined the strike to fight for their social rights against the government, the trade unions are attempting to divert the struggle behind the opposition parties that would also implement the IMF's austerity agenda.

Morteza Ahmadi Al Hashem (2022-04-27). Iran, EAEU hold new round of trade talks on FTA in Moscow. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 28 (MNA) — A new round of talks was held between Iran and Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) to finalize the text of Free Trade Agreement (FTA) and determine list of commodity which is going to be exchanged between the two sides.

Peoples Dispatch (2022-04-27). ALBA Movements' assembly kicks off in Argentina. peoplesdispatch.org For the next four days, delegates from people's movements, trade unions, and left political forces will be gathered in Buenos Aires, Argentina in the Manuel Bertoldi, a member of Frente Patria Grande of Argentina and the International Peopl…

WSWS (2022-04-27). German-European war plans: Politicians and media rejoice over Macron's election victory. wsws.org As a supporter of the European Union and a more independent European foreign policy, Macron is seen as an ally by the German ruling class in the implementation of the German-European great power ambitions.

WSWS (2022-04-27). New Zealand nurses "lied to" over union-government pay equity settlement. wsws.org The furore over the NZ Nurses Organisation's failure to back-date its "pay equity" deal with the government has again exposed seething hostility among nurses to the union's repeated betrayals.

Benjamin Norton (2022-04-27). Pakistan's Prime Minister Accuses U.S. Diplomat of 'Conspiracy' to Overthrow His Elected Government. towardfreedom.org Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan accused top U.S. diplomat Donald Lu of organizing a "foreign conspiracy" to topple his government. Video of Lu testifying in the Senate confirms Washington is angry over Khan's growing relations with Russia, reports Multipolarista's Benjamin Norton.

Mike Ludwig (2022-04-27). Biden Embraces Some Harm Reduction Policies — But Doubles Down on Drug War. truthout.org The war on drugs will not end under President Joe Biden, at least for now, but change is afoot. The overdose crisis has forced federal policy makers to embrace harm reduction policies, roughly 40 years after activist collectives and underground clinics began distributing clean syringes and other safety supplies to drug users, strategies In a historic first, the Biden administration presented a National Drug Control Strategy to Congress last week that calls for the expansion o…

Tim Wheeler (2022-04-27). Angy Lebowitz—fighter for equality, peace, socialism—dies at 101. peoplesworld.org Angy Lebowitz, a tiny, energetic fighter for peace, racial equality, universal health care, and socialism, died Feb. 18, 2022, at the New Jersey Veterans Home in Paramus, N.J. She was 101 years old. I served as editor of People's Weekly World for 11 years and got to know and love Angy for her unswerving devotion …

WSWS (2022-04-27). Diary of a striking Stanford nurse: What's the plan to win our strike? wsws.org When we are at work on a difficult and busy shift, we nurses have to work as a team, communicate, and share critical information with each other so we know what is going on. The same goes for a strike. That's why we need a plan.

_____ (2022-04-27). Bay Area Nurses Strike Over Pay, Bonuses And Mental Health Services. popularresistance.org Stanford, California – More than 4,000 nurses from Stanford health care are on strike in Palo Alto on Monday. | Nurses from Stanford Hospital went on strike at 6: 45 a.m. and nurses from Lucille Packard Children's Hospital in Palo Alto went to the picket line at 7 a.m. | The nurses say they are serious and united as they negotiate with Stanford Hospital and Lucille Packard Children's Hospital for better pay, better staffing and more mental health support. | "We are out here trying to get the hospital to listen to us about getting paid, being willing to make good contract agreements with us that will make nursing m…

WSWS (2022-04-27). With inflation raging, Pacific Northwest Vigor shipyard workers vote on another union-backed sellout. wsws.org Vigor Marine workers should reject the unions' third attempt to push through a concession-laden contract and prepare strike action…

WSWS (2022-04-27). Chicago Ford workers speak out on impact of inflation. wsws.org Autoworkers at Ford's Chicago Assembly Plant denounced skyrocketing food and gas prices and expressed support for the International May Day rally.

WSWS (2022-04-27). Stanford nurses must not fight alone: For a California-wide health care worker strike to fight understaffing and the erosion of living standards. wsws.org The striking nurses are taking a stand for all health care workers who want to fight the abuse by giant hospital chains whose priority is profit, not saving lives.

WSWS (2022-04-27). UFCW forces through contracts for Texas and Louisiana Kroger grocery workers, provoking growing indignation. wsws.org Kroger workers have responded with growing indignation to the UFCW's role in ramming through a contract with below-inflation raises.

SOL Coalition (2022-04-27). Sunday 5/1: UC Santa Cruz: May Day Celebration for Workers. indybay.org Bay + High Streets, Santa Cruz (base of UCSC campus)…

Poor People's Campaign (2022-04-27). Saturday 6/18: Mass March & Assembly of Poor & Low-Wage Workers on Washington D.C. indybay.org In-person Washington D.C. w/ group buses info here: www.poorpeoplescampaign.org/june18/ | Online via livestream: www.poorpeoplescampaign.org/livestream/…

WSWS (2022-04-27). New Zealand nurses "lied to" over union-government pay equity settlement. wsws.org The furore over the NZ Nurses Organisation's failure to back-date its "pay equity" deal with the government has again exposed seething hostility among nurses to the union's repeated betrayals.

WSWS (2022-04-27). German-European war plans: politics and media rejoice over Macron's election victory. wsws.org As a supporter of the European Union and a more independent European foreign policy, Macron is seen as an ally by the German ruling class in the implementation of the German-European great power ambitions.

WSWS (2022-04-27). Teachers throughout Sri Lanka join one-day strike against the Rajapakse government. wsws.org While teachers joined the strike to fight for their social rights against the government, the trade unions are attempting to divert the struggle behind the opposition parties that would also implement the IMF's austerity agenda.

WSWS (2022-04-27). Diary of a striking Stanford nurse: What's the plan to win our strike? wsws.org When we are at work on a difficult and busy shift, we nurses have to work as a team, communicate, and share critical information with each other so we know what is going on. The same goes for a strike. That's why we need a plan.

Anonymous765 (2022-04-27). Locations Of US Carrier Strike Groups — April 27, 2022. southfront.org This is the newest update of the 'U.S. Carrier Strike Groups Locations Map' exclusive series showing the approximate locations of U.S. Carrier Strike Groups. SouthFront: Analysis & Intelligence tracks locations of U.S. aircraft carriers using the available open-source information. No classified information was used in production of the map. | click to see the full-size image | Carrier strike group (CSG) is an operational formation of the United States Navy. It is centered on an aircraft carrier and a carrier ai…

Aaron Maté (2022-04-26). US weapons, European supplicants block peace in Ukraine. thegrayzone.com Richard Sakwa, scholar and author of "Frontline Ukraine", on the obstacles to peace in Ukraine. As the Russia-Ukraine war opens a new phase in the Donbas, scholar Richard Sakwa on the absence of diplomacy; the Western media's veneration of Zelensky; the European Union's self-implosion over the war; and the crackdown on dissent in both Ukraine and Russia. Guest: Richard Sakwa. Professor of Russian and European politics at the University of Kent. His books include "Frontline Ukraine: Crisis in the Borderlands" …

Anonymous103 (2022-04-26). Strikes On Ukrainian Railways Threaten Military Supplies To Armed Forces. southfront.org Click to see full-size image | On April 26th, the Russian cruise missile hit a railway bridge over the Dniester River in the village of Zatoka in the Odessa region. | As a result of the strike, the railway track was damaged. | This is the only bridge that connects Odessa with the western part of the region and Romania. The destruction of the bridge will significantly complicate any transfer of weapons from Europe to Ukraine, as well as a possible advance of foreign troops in the region. | On April 25, 5 Ukrainian rai…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-04-26). Russian Communist Leader: The Only Resolution is the Complete Military Defeat of Ukraine. libya360.wordpress.com Fergie Chambers The Communist Party of the Russian Federation is the largest opposition party in Russia and has criticized detentions stemming from protests that demonstrated against Russia's "special military operation" in Ukraine TF contributor Fergie Chambers got the opportunity on April 15 to conduct an in-person interview in Saint Petersburg, Russia, with Roman Kononenko, a…

Ajamu Baraka (2022-04-26). Ukraine: A New Consensus on Whiteness? orinocotribune.com By Ajamu Baraka — Apr 20, 2022 | The Biden administration and corporate media cover up the existence of white supremacists and neo-Nazis in Ukraine. They are disappeared from the official narrative in order to get public buy-in for U.S. policy. | In 1999 US and NATO forces bombed Serbia for 78 days, ushering a new century further characterized by war and militarism. With no negative consequences of military overreach, especially after the dismantling of the Soviet Union, the U.S. unle…

Monica Moorehead (2022-04-26). Defend Alice Walker: anti-Zionism is not anti-Semitism. workers.org While the war in Ukraine — egged on by U.S. imperialism and its NATO ally — continues to dominate the mainstream media in the U.S. and globally, terrorist attacks on the Palestinian people continue unabated. Crocodile tears are being shed for Ukrainian refugees, but there is little-to-no sympathy being shown . . . |

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-04-26). How US Spread Biological 'Poison', Ethnic Division and Ideological Antagonism Around the World. libya360.wordpress.com Zhang Mengxu Poison disseminator Illustration: Xu Zihe/GT GT Editor's Note: Since the military conflict between Russia and Ukraine began, the international community has grown increasingly aware of the roles the US and NATO have played behind the crisis. From funding biological labs to creating ethnic division and ideological confrontation around the world, from imposing sanctions…

Rick Rozoff (2022-04-26). Bulgarian coalition partner firm in opposition to involvement in Ukraine war. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Sofia GlobeApril 26, 2022 Socialist party refuses to join Bulgarian PM's delegation in Kyiv The Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP), a ruling coalition member, vehemently opposed to proposals for Bulgaria to supply arms to Ukraine, has refused to take part in Prime Minister Kiril Petkov's planned trip to Kyiv. Petkov plans to lead a coalition government …

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-04-26). Gonzolo Lira: A Recap of the War in Ukraine. libya360.wordpress.com Gonzalo Lira Quick recap for those who haven't followed what's been going on in Ukraine but want to understand: 02/24: The Russians invaded from the south, south-east, east and north, in a lightning campaign. The Russians invaded with 190K troops—against 250K combat troops from Ukraine. The RF put 30K troops near Kiev—nowhere near enough to…

Johanna Kichton (2022-04-26). People's Action Proudly Endorses People's Slate in California. peoplesaction.org WASHINGTON, D.C.—People's Action today announced its slate of endorsements in California's state and municipal races. The endorsements are part of People's Action's movement politics strategy to elect progressive champions who will co govern with our working class members. The candidates are running movement politics, people-powered campaigns and will work to advance the People's Action People's …

Elias Decker, Victoria Black (2022-04-26). Champaign students and community rally to say 'Parkland College: Fire Finney!'. liberationnews.org Between 2003 and 2012, former police chief R.T. Finney presided over a reign of terror by the Champaign Police Department, targeting Black and Brown working class people.

WSWS (2022-04-26). Four children killed in early morning mobile home fire in Fort Wayne, Indiana. wsws.org The phenomenon of house fires cannot be understood outside of the context of the decades-long assault on working class living standards.

Isheka N. Harrison (2022-04-26). Why Some People Don't Like The Term 'Hard Worker': 5 Things To Know About The Myth. moguldom.com "If you work hard, you'll achieve success." It's a common adage often reiterated in society, but is it true? Some people don't like the term "hard worker" and believe that equating hard work to success is a myth. Here are five things to know about the myth that hard work automatically yields success. 1. Being …

Gloria Rubac (2022-04-26). Supporters rally to stop Melissa Lucio's execution. workers.org April 25 — Melissa Lucio was granted a stay of her April 27 execution by the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, to consider evidence of her innocence. At the Plaza Guadalupe, Houston, April 23. WW Photo: Gloria Rubac A National Day of Action for Melissa Lucio was held from coast . . . |

Richie Merino (2022-04-26). 'By Any Means Necessary' rally supports Palestinian resistance. workers.org New York City Hundreds of protestors marched through midtown Manhattan streets April 20 in support of the Palestinian liberation struggle. They were rallying against Zionist attacks on the al-Aqsa Mosque, as well as cities and villages throughout occupied Palestine. New York City, April 20. WW Photo: Toni Arenstein The demonstration . . . |

WSWS (2022-04-26). GEO shuts down University of Illinois Chicago grad workers strike, seeking to push through sellout agreement. wsws.org Announcing the deal to end the strike in a tweet shortly after midnight, GEO stated that grad workers had "won," pointing to an abysmal minimum pay of over $24,000 by the end of the contract.

WSWS (2022-04-26). Workers Struggles: The Americas. wsws.org Protests in Peru continue over spiraling food and energy prices while pilots at Alaska Air are demanding improved pay and better working conditions.

Jocelyn McMillan (2022-04-26). Job Discrimination Against Immigrants. indybay.org Discrimination against immigrants in the workplace. Taking a closer look at the issue and solutions to ensure undocumented workers their safety and health.

WSWS (2022-04-26). CNH Industrial workers in Wisconsin, Iowa vote to strike, determined to win higher wages. wsws.org Workers at CNH, one of the world's largest agricultural and heavy equipment makes, have drawn inspiration from the courageous 40-day strike at John Deere in 2021 and are seeking to restore previous concessions.

WSWS (2022-04-26). University of Illinois Chicago graduate student strike in danger of being shut down by union. wsws.org On Monday, the Graduate Employees Organization (GEO), an affiliate of the American Federation of Teachers (AFT), announced bargaining updates that indicate the strike is in danger of being prematurely shut down without any of the critical demands of graduate student workers being met.

WSWS (2022-04-26). UK: Striking Fawley oil refinery workers speak out against their poor conditions and low pay. wsws.org A picketer told the WSWS, "it is time to start fighting for our rights because we run this place really. It's thanks to us, and yet they don't want to give us anything and treat us like we're nothing."

WSWS (2022-04-26). Southwest Airlines reaches tentative agreement for customer service workers. wsws.org The four-year TA announced last March includes a 6.5 percent increase in pay on the date of ratification, and a 3 percent increase for each of the next three years of the agreement, far below the rate of inflation.

Fight Back (2022-04-26). Conmemoren el Día Internacional de los Trabajadores, el Primero de Mayo, 2022. fightbacknews.org La Organización Socialista Camino de la Libertad convoca a los trabajadores de todos los Estados Unidos para conmemorar el Día Internacional de los Trabajadores con marchas y programas. | øA qué nos enfrentamos en este país capitalista en crisis? | Las vidas de los trabajadores han sido cambiadas para siempre por el fracaso del sistema capitalista para protegernos de la pandemia del COVID-19. Algunos de nosotros fuimos forzados a trabajar en condiciones inseguras, mirando a nuestros compañeros, amigos, y seres queridos sufrir y morir del COVID. Otros vimos que nuestros lugares de trabajo hacían recortes…

KWORINOCO (2022-04-26). North Korea Demonstrates Military Might During Nighttime Parade. orinocotribune.com North Korea has carried out a military parade in a large-scale exhibition of its military might and internal unity. | The ceremony took place at 10 p.m. local time this Monday, on the 90th anniversary of the foundation of the Korean People's Revolutionary Army (KPRA). | Satellite images of show that thousands of North Korean soldiers and other key military formations prepared for the event for weeks. | The South Korean news agency Yonhap reported that "Pyongyang could in…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-04-26). The Emergence of the "Multiple Alignment" Doctrine, a Headache for Imperialism. libya360.wordpress.com Fernando Bossi Rojas The confrontation between NATO and the Russian Federation in Ukrainian territory is aligning countries in positions that surprise many. The fact that China is close to Russia is nothing new, as is Iran or the revolutionary governments of Latin America. However, it is important to follow the policies adopted by those countries…

Aric Sleeper (2022-04-26). How PeoplesHub is fostering local revolutions. nationofchange.org PeoplesHub offers organizers essential knowledge and online solutions for progressive change.

Dana Sanchez (2022-04-26). Democrats Go After Union Busters As Labor Movement Explodes. moguldom.com Consultants to Democratic Party political committees may be banned from giving clients union-busting guidance following a news report that Amazon hired a consulting firm with close ties to Democratic political groups to help squash efforts to unionize at a Staten Island, New York, warehouse. Global Strategy Group (GSG), a consultant and polling partner for a pro-Biden …

teleSUR, jaa, SH (2022-04-26). Jefe de la ONU se reunirá con Vladímir Putin en Moscú por Ucrania. telesurtv.net El próximo 28 de abril Guterres prevé reunirse con el presidente de Ucrania Vladímir Zelenski y el canciller de esa nación Dimitri Kuleba.

Amiad Horowitz (2022-04-26). Corporate media steps up false claims about human rights in Vietnam. peoplesworld.org On April 23rd, the European Union passed the Digital Services Act. This new law, designed to protect European Union citizens from illegal content online, requires the giant internet monopolies such as Meta (Facebook), Google, and Twitter to take appropriate actions to tackle illegal online content. Should the tech giants fail to live up to the …

Peoples Dispatch (2022-04-26). Global military expenditure increases for seventh year in a row: SIPRI report. peoplesdispatch.org Four out of the top 10 biggest military spenders are NATO members that collectively spent nearly half of total global expenditure in 2021, or a total of USD 982 billion…

WSWS (2022-04-26). California nurses press for statewide action: "Everyone is stressed out. Everything is more expensive. It can't continue like this." wsws.org In increasing numbers, nurses across the state of California have gone on strike or have chosen to go on strike against inadequate pay and unsafe working conditions.

ecns.cn (2022-04-26). Xi calls for blazing new path to developing China's world-class universities. ecns.cn Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, and chairman of the Central Military Commission, arrived at Renmin University of China (RUC) for inspection on Monday morning in Beijing, ahead of China's Youth Day, which falls on May 4.

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-04-26). Mayo Clinic Q and A: Importance of a birth plan. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I'm expecting my first baby and feeling a range of emotions, from anticipation to apprehension, for labor and delivery. A friend suggested that I create a birth plan to identify my wishes for labor and after the baby is born. Why is it important to have a birth plan and discuss it with my health care team before I go into labor? ANSWER: Congratulations! Adding a new member to the family is an exciting…

WSWS (2022-04-26). Australian government, Labor use Anzac Day to declare plans for war against China. wsws.org Decade-long preparations for Australia to join an aggressive US-war against China are being openly discussed, in a warning of how advanced the danger of a catastrophic conflict is.

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-04-26). Mayo Clinic invests in laboratory expansion to enhance patient care. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — To support the ongoing investment in patient care, Mayo Clinic is investing in a major laboratory expansion project at Mayo Clinic in Rochester. The expansion includes a $49 million investment in the laboratory. Construction for the project has started and will continue through 2025. The expansion project will increase laboratory space at Mayo Clinic's Superior Drive Support Center in Rochester. The new laboratory space will house several clinical laboratories that reside in…

WSWS (2022-04-26). Text messages reveal Trump's chief of staff orchestrated January 6 coup attempt. wsws.org New revelations implicating Trump Chief of Staff Mark Meadows and leading Republicans in the January 6 coup plot further expose danger of dictatorship.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-04-26). Lavrov: There is a Real Danger of WWIII. libya360.wordpress.com Interview with Sergey Lavrov on Channel One's "The Great Game" Program, Moscow, 25 April 2022 Q: Thank you for agreeing to talk, despite your incredibly busy schedule. Sergey Lavrov: Thank you for the invitation. If the game is great, we must play. Q.: The game is great, the stakes are high. I'm sure a lot…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-04-26). The Role of Modern China in a Changing World. libya360.wordpress.com James ONeill We are currently witnessing the greatest change in the geopolitical landscape that has ever occurred in the lives of those alive today. At the end of the Second World War there were two major powers in the world: Russia and the United States. Only one, the United States, then had the atomic bomb,…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-04-26). UN Secretary General and Sergei Lavrov Hold a Press Conference in Moscow. libya360.wordpress.com We appreciate your desire in these difficult times to start thinking seriously about how the UN will develop, how the principle of multilateralism, which has been openly flouted by the West for many years, will be implemented in practical matters. True multilateralism must be based on the UN Charter, which enshrines the principle of the…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-04-26). Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast: People, partnerships drive innovation in patient care. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org The Department of Medicine, which is the largest department at Mayo Clinic, is helping lead the transformation of health care. Important innovations include moving to digital and virtual care to meet patients where they are, and addressing health equity, all while keeping patients front and center. "Patients are our North Star," says Dr. Vijay Shah, chair of the Department of Medicine at Mayo Clinic. "We're all about patients all day, every day. So, all of…

Aaron Maté (2022-04-26). US weapons, European supplicants block peace in Ukraine. thegrayzone.com Richard Sakwa, scholar and author of "Frontline Ukraine", on the obstacles to peace in Ukraine. As the Russia-Ukraine war opens a new phase in the Donbas, scholar Richard Sakwa on the absence of diplomacy; the Western media's veneration of Zelensky; the European Union's self-implosion over the war; and the crackdown on dissent in both Ukraine and Russia. Guest: Richard Sakwa. Professor of Russian and European politics at the University of Kent. His books include "Frontline Ukraine: Crisis in the Borderlands" …

Rick Rozoff (2022-04-26). Japan to Jordan, Israel to Kenya: 43 NATO allies, partners to attend Ukraine war summit. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Finland, Sweden and Ukraine are members of NATO's Partnership for Peace program and are NATO Enhanced Opportunities Partners. Israel, Jordan, Morocco and Tunisia are members of NATO's Mediterranean Dialogue. Qatar is a member of the Istanbul Cooperation Initiative. Australia, Japan, New Zealand and South Korea were NATO Contact Countries before being inducted into Partners Across …

Rick Rozoff (2022-04-26). NATO warships arrive in Finland for exercise. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com ReutersApril 25, 2022 NATO warships arrive at Finnish port for training exercises Three NATO warships arrived in the southwestern Finnish port of of Turku on Monday to train with Finland's navy as Helsinki considers the possibility of joining the U.S.-led alliance amid increased tensions with Russia over Ukraine. Latvian minelayer LVNS Virsaitis and minehunters Estonian …

Rick Rozoff (2022-04-26). Ukraine: Canada delivers heavy artillery "in conjunction with our American Allies" antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Polish RadioApril 25, 2022 Canada announces military aid for Ukraine The Canadian government has announced the delivery of a shipment of howitzers to Ukraine to strengthen its positions on the battlefield with Russia. "Canada has provided heavy artillery to the Security Forces of Ukraine, as Ukraine has requested," the Canadian government said in a statement …

WSWS (2022-04-26). Four children killed in early morning mobile home fire in Fort Wayne, Indiana. wsws.org The phenomenon of house fires cannot be understood outside of the context of the decades-long assault on working class living standards.

WSWS (2022-04-26). University of Illinois Chicago graduate student strike in danger of being shut down by union. wsws.org On Monday, the Graduate Employees Organization (GEO), an affiliate of the American Federation of Teachers (AFT), announced bargaining updates that indicate the strike is in danger of being prematurely shut down without any of the critical demands of graduate student workers being met.

WSWS (2022-04-26). Workers Struggles: The Americas. wsws.org Protests in Peru continue over spiraling food and energy prices while pilots at Alaska Air are demanding improved pay and better working conditions.

WSWS (2022-04-26). Southwest Airlines reaches tentative agreement for customer service workers. wsws.org The four-year TA announced last March includes a 6.5 percent increase in pay on the date of ratification, and a 3 percent increase for each of the next three years of the agreement, far below the rate of inflation.

WSWS (2022-04-26). CNH Industrial workers in Wisconsin, Iowa vote to strike, determined to win higher wages. wsws.org Workers at CNH, one of the world's largest agricultural and heavy equipment makes, have drawn inspiration from the courageous 40-day strike at John Deere in 2021 and are seeking to restore previous concessions.

Jocelyn McMillan (2022-04-26). Job Discrimination Against Immigrants. indybay.org Discrimination against immigrants in the workplace. Taking a closer look at the issue and solutions to ensure undocumented workers their safety and health.

Poor People's Campaign (2022-04-26). Saturday 6/18: Mass March & Assembly of Poor & Low-Wage Workers on Washington D.C. indybay.org In-person Washington D.C. w/ group buses info here: www.poorpeoplescampaign.org/june18/ | Online via livestream: www.poorpeoplescampaign.org/livestream/…

SOL Coalition (2022-04-26). Sunday 5/1: UC Santa Cruz: May Day Celebration for Workers. indybay.org Bay + High Streets, Santa Cruz (base of UCSC campus)…

Fight Back (2022-04-26). Conmemoren el Día Internacional de los Trabajadores, el Primero de Mayo, 2022. fightbacknews.org La Organización Socialista Camino de la Libertad convoca a los trabajadores de todos los Estados Unidos para conmemorar el Día Internacional de los Trabajadores con marchas y programas. | øA qué nos enfrentamos en este país capitalista en crisis? | Las vidas de los trabajadores han sido cambiadas para siempre por el fracaso del sistema capitalista para protegernos de la pandemia del COVID-19. Algunos de nosotros fuimos forzados a trabajar en condiciones inseguras, mirando a nuestros compañeros, amigos, y seres queridos sufrir y morir del COVID. Otros vimos que nuestros lugares de trabajo hacían recortes…

xinhuanet (2022-04-26). MPs say Brexit referendum led to public mistrust in government. xinhuanet.com Actions by the British government during the European Union referendum led to public mistrust, a committee of MPs said Wednesday in a parliamentary report.

WSWS (2022-04-26). California nurses press for statewide action: "Everyone is stressed out. Everything is more expensive. It can't continue like this." wsws.org In increasing numbers, nurses across the state of California have gone on strike or have chosen to go on strike against inadequate pay and unsafe working conditions.

ecns.cn (2022-04-26). Xi calls for blazing new path to developing China's world-class universities. ecns.cn Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, and chairman of the Central Military Commission, arrived at Renmin University of China (RUC) for inspection on Monday morning in Beijing, ahead of China's Youth Day, which falls on May 4.

WSWS (2022-04-26). Australian government, Labor use Anzac Day to declare plans for war against China. wsws.org Decade-long preparations for Australia to join an aggressive US-war against China are being openly discussed, in a warning of how advanced the danger of a catastrophic conflict is.

WSWS (2022-04-26). Text messages reveal Trump's chief of staff orchestrated January 6 coup attempt. wsws.org New revelations implicating Trump Chief of Staff Mark Meadows and leading Republicans in the January 6 coup plot further expose danger of dictatorship.

Rick Rozoff (2022-04-26). Finland, Sweden first Enhanced Opportunities Partners to join NATO. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Associated PressApril 25, 2022 Sweden and Finland preparing simultaneous applications for NATO membership: reports Sweden and Finland preparing simultaneous applications for NATO membership: reportsTwo newspapers — one Swedish and the other Finnish — are reporting that the governments of Sweden and Finland have agreed to submit NATO applications at the same time and that it …

Rick Rozoff (2022-04-26). U.S. Marine Corps deploys air defense radar to Lithuania. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com NATOAllied Air CommandApril 25, 2022 USMC Deploys Radar to support NATO Air Policing missions The United States Marine Corps has deployed one of its units along with an AN/TPS-80 Ground/Air Task Oriented Radar (G/ATOR) to Lithuania for the first time to support NATO's enduring Air Policing mission. This unit provides multi-domain command and control, air …

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-04-25). CIA Behind Secret Plots to Kidnap, Torture and Assassinate Ukrainian Dissidents. libya360.wordpress.com Jeremy Kuzmarov The torture of left-wing activist Alexander Matjuschenko on March 3 in Dnipro, recorded by Azov members. Below: President Volodymyr Zelensky poses during a media engagement.| Grayzone Techniques of Torture and Assassination Deployed by the SBU (Ukraine's CIA) Recall the U.S.'s Brutal "Operation Phoenix" in Vietnam Vasily Prozorov, a former officer with the Security…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-04-25). Alejandro Kirk Reporting from the Ground in Donbas. libya360.wordpress.com In a live interview with Max Blumenthal and Anya Parampil, reporter Alejandro Kirk @KirkReportero details what he's seen inside and around the strategic battlefront city of Mariupol. Kirk has been reporting from the front lines of Donbas for HispanTV, and puncturing the one-sided narrative fed to Western audiences. "Western media repeat the same lies" Eva…

Rick Rozoff (2022-04-25). Constitution's pledge of NATO membership won't change: Ukrainian parliament chief. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Ukrainian News AgencyApril 25, 2022 Stefanchuk Assures Constitution Will Not Be Amended Regarding Ukraine's NATO Membership Verkhovna Rada Chairman Ruslan Stefanchuk is confident that parliament will not amend the Constitution regarding the course towards full membership in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). *** According to Stefanchuk, the relevant security guarantees of Ukraine should fundamentally …

Rick Rozoff (2022-04-25). Ukraine: We had no intention of offending the friendly people of Japan. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Kyodo NewsApril 25, 2022 Ukraine apologizes for juxtaposing Japan emperor to Hitler in video The Ukrainian government has apologized over a video shared on Twitter that juxtaposed a picture of the late Japanese Emperor Hirohito to those of Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini in describing Nazism and fascism. "We had no intention to offend the …

Rick Rozoff (2022-04-25). No stranger to NATO wars: CV on new U.S. ambassador to Ukraine. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com On Brink's work in Georgia a decade ago see this. Interfax-UkraineApril 25, 2022 Biden intends to nominate Brink as US ambassador to Ukraine — White House Biden intends to nominate Brink as US ambassador to Ukraine — White HouseU.S. President Joseph Biden intends to nominate Bridget Brink as U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine. *** Bridget A. …

Rick Rozoff (2022-04-25). Pentagon: U.S. to provide more Stingers, Javelins, other arms to Ukraine. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Interfax-UkraineApril 25, 2022 USA preparing to send Stinger, Javelin, other equipment to Ukraine — US Department of Defense The United States is preparing to send Stinger anti-aircraft systems, Javelin anti-tank missile systems and other equipment to Ukraine in April, the U.S. Department of Defense has said. "Our US Air Force Airmen prepare supply crates containing …

Rick Rozoff (2022-04-25). U.S. governors ready National Guard armored vehicles for Ukraine war. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com The HillApril 24, 2022 State National Guards to send armored vehicles to Ukraine Multiple governors announced this week that their state National Guards would be sending armored vehicles to Ukraine in response to a request from the Pentagon. Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine (R) and West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice (R) announced this week that their …

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-04-25). Eva Bartlett Reports from Mariupol: "Ukraine Forces Used Scorched Earth Tactics" libya360.wordpress.com Valerie, a woman I met in Mariupol some days ago, speaks on Azov occupying residential buildings & bombing them. "Our land must be cleaned of crazy people. Some people call them Nazis, I think this is the only word you can say, Nazis." In Mariupol on April 21. Roman Kosarev, while talking about humanitarian aid,…

_____ (2022-04-25). British Brinkmanship And Myth Of German Neutrality In Ukraine War. popularresistance.org Russia's state investigative body issued a stark warning that it was looking into media reports alleging "sabotage experts" from Britain's special forces had been deployed to western Ukraine. On Saturday, a defense source told RIA Novosti that at least two teams from the UK's elite Special Air Service (SAS) forces arrived at a military base near the city of Lviv in western Ukraine. | In a statement, the Investigative Committee said it would follow up the report that covert operators had been sent in "to assist the Ukrainian special services in organizing sabotage on the territory of Ukraine." It was not clear wha…

Rick Rozoff (2022-04-25). NATO chieftain to attend 20/40-nation meeting on Ukraine in Germany. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com NATOApril 25, 2022 The NATO Secretary General attends US-hosted meeting on Ukraine NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg will attend a meeting of the Ukraine Security Consultative Group at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, on 26 April 2022. The meeting is hosted by the U.S. Secretary of Defense, Lloyd J. Austin III, and will focus on the …

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-04-25). Remarks to the Press by First Deputy Permanent Representative Dmitry Polyanskiy on Risks of WMD Provocations in Ukraine. libya360.wordpress.com Informal comments to the media by Dmitry Polyanskiy, First Deputy Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to the United Nations, on Ukraine. Remarks to the Press by First Deputy Permanent Representative Dmitry Polyanskiy on risks of WMD provocations in Ukraine Dmitry Polyanskiy: Dear colleagues, as you may have noticed, we do our best to keep…

WSWS (2022-04-25). Working class struggles explode in Peru. wsws.org The popular slogan has been "out with all of them," reflecting a rejection of Peru's entire bourgeois governmental setup.

_____ (2022-04-25). Belgian Working Class Protests Cost Of Living Crisis, Demands Rise In Wages. popularresistance.org On Friday, April 22, thousands of workers demonstrated in major cities across Belgium protesting the worsening cost of living crisis and calling for a rise in wages. The call for the mobilization was given by major trade unions like the General Labor Federation of Belgium (ABVV/FGTB), Confederation of Christian Trade Unions (ACV/CSC), General Confederation of Liberal Trade Unions of Belgium (ACLVB/CGSLB), and political parties including the Workers' Party of Belgium (PTB/PVDA). Various student/youth groups expressed support and solidarity with the workers' mobilization. The protesting workers have called for a re…

Peoples Dispatch (2022-04-25). How the tax system in the US benefits the rich and burdens the working class. peoplesdispatch.org Eugene Puryear of BreakThrough News explains how the structure of taxation in the US helps the ultra-rich who end up paying far less than they can and should due to a variety of loopholes…

WSWS (2022-04-25). What way forward for the nurses strike at Stanford Health? wsws.org The strike is a major episode in the growing upsurge of struggles by the international working class, driven by the catastrophic social impact of the coronavirus pandemic and the reckless drive to war with Russia by US and world imperialism.

Peoples Dispatch (2022-04-25). Emmanuel Macron wins French presidential election but working class has no illusions about future. peoplesdispatch.org The consolidation of liberal sections and a vigorous campaign by anti-fascist sections against Marine Le Pen aided Macron but many sections are wary of his policies…

deweylaura (2022-04-25). Marxist IQ: May Day history. cpusa.org The working class faces both old and new crises this coming May Day—from the continuing Covid pandemic to the cold war revival and its economic political and military dangers. This quiz looks at what we can learn from the history of May Day and its meaning for today. 1. The first May Day was …

WSWS (2022-04-25). US workers explain why they're attending the International May Day Online Rally. wsws.org "We have to unite with our working-class brothers and sisters internationally to fight what these capitalist governments are doing, basically killing the working class."

_____ (2022-04-25). To Save The Planet, We Must End Instruments Of Corporate Power. popularresistance.org On April 10, Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan was ousted in what is believed to be a US-backed soft coup. One of the likely reasons for the coup is that Khan was taking action to end excessive corporate power bestowed by bilateral trade agreements. Clearing the FOG speaks with Manuel Perez Rocha of the Institute for Policy Studies about Khan and how trade agreements function to force countries into allowing corporations to exploit their workers and devastate their environment. Perez Rocha explains why ending corporate abuse is essential to addressing the climate crisis and how trade could be structured to uph…

Ann Brown (2022-04-25). Top Labor Organizer Chris Smalls: Workers Are Organizing At Walmart And Dollar Tree, 'This Is The Revolution'. moguldom.com Workers in a New York City warehouse have been celebrating becoming the first Amazon site to unionize in a movement spearheaded by fired Amazon worker Chris Smalls and current employee Derrick Palmer. Workers at the Staten Island Amazon facility voted to form a union on April 1 after a hard-fought battle with the e-commerce giant. The …

WSWS (2022-04-25). Mélenchon to ally with Greens, PCF, NPA in French legislative election. wsws.org Jean Luc-Mélenchon is not trying to mobilise the workers, but to bring together discredited bourgeois or petty-bourgeois political parties.

Rick Rozoff (2022-04-25). Turkey conducts simultaneous anti-Kurdish attacks in Syria, Iraq. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Ahval NewsApril 24, 2022 Turkey escalates attacks on Syria's Kurds amid Iraq operation Turkey's military has launched a new series of air strikes on Kurdish-run parts of northeast Syria over the past week amid an ongoing ground and air campaign in northern Iraq, targeting the armed rebels of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), the Hasakah-based …

WSWS (2022-04-25). Brother of victim of 2011 police shooting comments on latest police killing in Sri Lanka. wsws.org The brother of Roshen Rathnasekara, a worker shot dead by police during a 2011 protest over pensions, told the WSWS that history was repeating itself with the police killing of Chaminda Lakshan during protests over fuel shortages last week.

WSWS (2022-04-25). Workers and youth in Germany support the May Day call of the ICFI. wsws.org Reporters from the World Socialist Web Sitehave been talking to workers, youth, and pensioners in Germany about the significance of the International Online May Day Rally organised by the ICFI.

Editor (2022-04-25). Lenin's 'The State and Revolution'. mronline.org The starting point for his argument was the class nature of the capitalist state. Drawing on the writings of Marx and Engels, Lenin demolishes the idea that the state is a neutral body standing above social classes. Instead, he argues that the state exists as a means for one class to maintain its dominance over another.

_____ (2022-04-25). President Maduro: Duque Plans Military Strikes In Venezuela. popularresistance.org The president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, denounced this Saturday in the framework of the V Congress of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV), his Colombian counterpart Iván Duque of orchestrating a plan to assassinate police and military in the Caribbean country. | "Iván Duque is leaving and is desperate to harm Venezuela, he has activated plans with criminal gangs by states and infiltrating through the border, mafia groups that come to attack police and military, the Venezuelan public force", warned the president. | At the same time, the Venezuelan head of state asserted that the intelligence is gath…

Fight Back (2022-04-25). Philippines: Greater strength and bigger victories for the NDFP! fightbacknews.org Fight Back News Service is circulating the following April 24 statement from the Communist Party of the Philippines. | The Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) and the New People's Army (NPA) extend their most militant revolutionary greetings to all allied organizations and friends in the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) on the occasion of the NDFP's 49th anniversary. | Let us celebrate the achievements and victories of the NDFP in its work of uniting the Filipino people and mobilizing them along the path of the national democratic revolution. In the coming year, let us continue to vigorous…

Antonio C.S. Rosa (2022-04-25). Myanmar Mothers' Cries Do Not Bode Well for the Nation's Future. transcend.org 19 Apr 2022 – The musician of resistance Mun Awng reminded the viewers, "The revolution must prevail, against all odds." Tain Sway was seen nodding her head profusely when Mun Awng spelled out the pervasive sentiment — that "it is better to die fighting for the cause than living under the boot, again".

Heather L. Weaver (2022-04-25). The Supreme Court Must Protect Students From School-Sponsored Prayer | American Civil Liberties Union. aclu.org On-duty public-school staff may not pray with students. Period. That's been the law under the First Amendment's Establishment Clause for more than half a century. Even the Trump administration—hardly a bastion of church-state separation—agreed, proclaiming in its

WSWS (2022-04-25). New Zealand Labour government advances pro-union, anti-strike law. wsws.org The trade unions, deeply discredited after decades of betrayals, are being brought forward to enforce the sweeping assault on living standards by the ruling class.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-04-25). CIA Behind Secret Plots to Kidnap, Torture and Assassinate Ukrainian Dissidents. libya360.wordpress.com Jeremy Kuzmarov The torture of left-wing activist Alexander Matjuschenko on March 3 in Dnipro, recorded by Azov members. Below: President Volodymyr Zelensky poses during a media engagement.| Grayzone Techniques of Torture and Assassination Deployed by the SBU (Ukraine's CIA) Recall the U.S.'s Brutal "Operation Phoenix" in Vietnam Vasily Prozorov, a former officer with the Security…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-04-25). Alejandro Kirk Reporting from the Ground in Donbas. libya360.wordpress.com In a live interview with Max Blumenthal and Anya Parampil, reporter Alejandro Kirk @KirkReportero details what he's seen inside and around the strategic battlefront city of Mariupol. Kirk has been reporting from the front lines of Donbas for HispanTV, and puncturing the one-sided narrative fed to Western audiences. "Western media repeat the same lies" Eva…

Rick Rozoff (2022-04-25). NATO chieftain to attend 20/40-nation meeting on Ukraine in Germany. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com NATOApril 25, 2022 The NATO Secretary General attends US-hosted meeting on Ukraine NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg will attend a meeting of the Ukraine Security Consultative Group at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, on 26 April 2022. The meeting is hosted by the U.S. Secretary of Defense, Lloyd J. Austin III, and will focus on the …

Rick Rozoff (2022-04-25). Constitution's pledge of NATO membership won't change: Ukrainian parliament chief. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Ukrainian News AgencyApril 25, 2022 Stefanchuk Assures Constitution Will Not Be Amended Regarding Ukraine's NATO Membership Verkhovna Rada Chairman Ruslan Stefanchuk is confident that parliament will not amend the Constitution regarding the course towards full membership in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). *** According to Stefanchuk, the relevant security guarantees of Ukraine should fundamentally …

Rick Rozoff (2022-04-25). Pentagon: U.S. to provide more Stingers, Javelins, other arms to Ukraine. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Interfax-UkraineApril 25, 2022 USA preparing to send Stinger, Javelin, other equipment to Ukraine — US Department of Defense The United States is preparing to send Stinger anti-aircraft systems, Javelin anti-tank missile systems and other equipment to Ukraine in April, the U.S. Department of Defense has said. "Our US Air Force Airmen prepare supply crates containing …

Rick Rozoff (2022-04-25). No stranger to NATO wars: CV on new U.S. ambassador to Ukraine. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com On Brink's work in Georgia a decade ago see this. Interfax-UkraineApril 25, 2022 Biden intends to nominate Brink as US ambassador to Ukraine — White House Biden intends to nominate Brink as US ambassador to Ukraine — White HouseU.S. President Joseph Biden intends to nominate Bridget Brink as U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine. *** Bridget A. …

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-04-25). Remarks to the Press by First Deputy Permanent Representative Dmitry Polyanskiy on Risks of WMD Provocations in Ukraine. libya360.wordpress.com Informal comments to the media by Dmitry Polyanskiy, First Deputy Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to the United Nations, on Ukraine. Remarks to the Press by First Deputy Permanent Representative Dmitry Polyanskiy on risks of WMD provocations in Ukraine Dmitry Polyanskiy: Dear colleagues, as you may have noticed, we do our best to keep…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-04-25). Eva Bartlett Reports from Mariupol: "Ukraine Forces Used Scorched Earth Tactics" libya360.wordpress.com Valerie, a woman I met in Mariupol some days ago, speaks on Azov occupying residential buildings & bombing them. "Our land must be cleaned of crazy people. Some people call them Nazis, I think this is the only word you can say, Nazis." In Mariupol on April 21. Roman Kosarev, while talking about humanitarian aid,…

Rick Rozoff (2022-04-25). Ukraine: We had no intention of offending the friendly people of Japan. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Kyodo NewsApril 25, 2022 Ukraine apologizes for juxtaposing Japan emperor to Hitler in video The Ukrainian government has apologized over a video shared on Twitter that juxtaposed a picture of the late Japanese Emperor Hirohito to those of Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini in describing Nazism and fascism. "We had no intention to offend the …

Rick Rozoff (2022-04-25). U.S. governors ready National Guard armored vehicles for Ukraine war. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com The HillApril 24, 2022 State National Guards to send armored vehicles to Ukraine Multiple governors announced this week that their state National Guards would be sending armored vehicles to Ukraine in response to a request from the Pentagon. Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine (R) and West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice (R) announced this week that their …

WSWS (2022-04-25). Working class struggles explode in Peru. wsws.org The popular slogan has been "out with all of them," reflecting a rejection of Peru's entire bourgeois governmental setup.

WSWS (2022-04-25). What way forward for the nurses strike at Stanford Health? wsws.org The strike is a major episode in the growing upsurge of struggles by the international working class, driven by the catastrophic social impact of the coronavirus pandemic and the reckless drive to war with Russia by US and world imperialism.

WSWS (2022-04-25). US workers explain why they're attending the International May Day Online Rally. wsws.org "We have to unite with our working-class brothers and sisters internationally to fight what these capitalist governments are doing, basically killing the working class."

deweylaura (2022-04-25). Marxist IQ: May Day history. cpusa.org The working class faces both old and new crises this coming May Day—from the continuing Covid pandemic to the cold war revival and its economic political and military dangers. This quiz looks at what we can learn from the history of May Day and its meaning for today. 1. The first May Day was …

Ann Brown (2022-04-25). Top Labor Organizer Chris Smalls: Workers Are Organizing At Walmart And Dollar Tree, 'This Is The Revolution'. moguldom.com Workers in a New York City warehouse have been celebrating becoming the first Amazon site to unionize in a movement spearheaded by fired Amazon worker Chris Smalls and current employee Derrick Palmer. Workers at the Staten Island Amazon facility voted to form a union on April 1 after a hard-fought battle with the e-commerce giant. The …

WSWS (2022-04-25). Workers and youth in Germany support the May Day call of the ICFI. wsws.org Reporters from the World Socialist Web Sitehave been talking to workers, youth, and pensioners in Germany about the significance of the International Online May Day Rally organised by the ICFI.

WSWS (2022-04-25). Mélenchon to ally with Greens, PCF, NPA in French legislative election. wsws.org Jean Luc-Mélenchon is not trying to mobilise the workers, but to bring together discredited bourgeois or petty-bourgeois political parties.

Jocelyn McMillan (2022-04-25). Job Discrimination Against Immigrants. indybay.org Discrimination against immigrants in the workplace. Taking a closer look at the issue and solutions to ensure undocumented workers their safety and health.

SOL Coalition (2022-04-25). Sunday 5/1: UC Santa Cruz: May Day Celebration for Workers. indybay.org Bay + High Streets, Santa Cruz (base of UCSC campus)…

Rick Rozoff (2022-04-25). Turkey conducts simultaneous anti-Kurdish attacks in Syria, Iraq. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Ahval NewsApril 24, 2022 Turkey escalates attacks on Syria's Kurds amid Iraq operation Turkey's military has launched a new series of air strikes on Kurdish-run parts of northeast Syria over the past week amid an ongoing ground and air campaign in northern Iraq, targeting the armed rebels of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), the Hasakah-based …

WSWS (2022-04-25). Brother of victim of 2011 police shooting comments on latest police killing in Sri Lanka. wsws.org The brother of Roshen Rathnasekara, a worker shot dead by police during a 2011 protest over pensions, told the WSWS that history was repeating itself with the police killing of Chaminda Lakshan during protests over fuel shortages last week.

Poor People's Campaign (2022-04-25). Saturday 6/18: Mass March & Assembly of Poor & Low-Wage Workers on Washington D.C. indybay.org In-person Washington D.C. w/ group buses info here: www.poorpeoplescampaign.org/june18/ | Online via livestream: www.poorpeoplescampaign.org/livestream/…

Editor (2022-04-25). Lenin's 'The State and Revolution'. mronline.org The starting point for his argument was the class nature of the capitalist state. Drawing on the writings of Marx and Engels, Lenin demolishes the idea that the state is a neutral body standing above social classes. Instead, he argues that the state exists as a means for one class to maintain its dominance over another.

Fight Back (2022-04-25). Philippines: Greater strength and bigger victories for the NDFP! fightbacknews.org Fight Back News Service is circulating the following April 24 statement from the Communist Party of the Philippines. | The Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) and the New People's Army (NPA) extend their most militant revolutionary greetings to all allied organizations and friends in the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) on the occasion of the NDFP's 49th anniversary. | Let us celebrate the achievements and victories of the NDFP in its work of uniting the Filipino people and mobilizing them along the path of the national democratic revolution. In the coming year, let us continue to vigorous…

Antonio C.S. Rosa (2022-04-25). Myanmar Mothers' Cries Do Not Bode Well for the Nation's Future. transcend.org 19 Apr 2022 – The musician of resistance Mun Awng reminded the viewers, "The revolution must prevail, against all odds." Tain Sway was seen nodding her head profusely when Mun Awng spelled out the pervasive sentiment — that "it is better to die fighting for the cause than living under the boot, again".

teleSUR Desk (2022-04-25). EU and UK to meet Russia's demand to pay for gas in rubles. mronline.org A scheme proposed by the European Commission will allow EU companies to pay for Russian gas in rubles without violating EU sanctions.

WSWS (2022-04-25). New Zealand Labour government advances pro-union, anti-strike law. wsws.org The trade unions, deeply discredited after decades of betrayals, are being brought forward to enforce the sweeping assault on living standards by the ruling class.

Brett Wilkins (2022-04-25). Leaked video reveals Starbucks CEO urged managers to ramp up union-busting efforts. nationofchange.org "Starbucks is getting desperate as it loses this war in battle after battle," said the baristas' union, "because we—the Starbucks partners—continue to organize and fight for a real voice within the company."

xinhuanet (2022-04-25). MPs say Brexit referendum led to public mistrust in government. xinhuanet.com Actions by the British government during the European Union referendum led to public mistrust, a committee of MPs said Wednesday in a parliamentary report.

Antonio C.S. Rosa (2022-04-25). Al-Aqsa Violence during Ramadan. transcend.org 21 Apr 2022 – Once more Israel strikes hard against Palestinian rights when the world has its attention fixed elsewhere, with a mainstream media posture of indifference and inattention compounding the problem . The pro-Palestinian solidarity movement is being seriously challenged not to let this happen.

Pavan Kulkarni (2022-04-25). When communists stood in the way of the right wing's bulldozers in India. peoplesdispatch.org On April 20, communist activists in India physically prevented the demolition of shops in a Muslim-dominated area in New Delhi. The demolition drive had been continuing despite a court order staying it…

ecns.cn (2022-04-25). Xi visits Renmin University of China ahead of Youth Day. ecns.cn Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, on Monday visited Renmin University of China in Beijing, ahead of China's Youth Day which falls on May 4.

WSWS (2022-04-25). Militarist frenzy erupts in Australia over security pact between China and the Solomon Islands. wsws.org The hysterical reaction from the Coalition government, Labor and the media in the midst of the election campaign reveals Australia's central role in the very advanced US preparations for war against China.

WSWS (2022-04-25). Australia: Vote "no" to the teachers' sell-out agreement in Victoria! Prepare for a political struggle against state Labor government! wsws.org To fight for decent wages, workloads and properly funded public education means a determined political and industrial fight against the Andrews government.

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-04-25). Mayo Clinic Q and A: Importance of a birth plan. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I'm expecting my first baby and feeling a range of emotions, from anticipation to apprehension, for labor and delivery. A friend suggested that I create a birth plan to identify my wishes for labor and after the baby is born. Why is it important to have a birth plan and discuss it with my health care team before I go into labor? ANSWER: Congratulations! Adding a new member to the family is an exciting…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-04-25). Mayo Clinic invests in laboratory expansion to enhance patient care. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — To support the ongoing investment in patient care, Mayo Clinic is investing in a major laboratory expansion project at Mayo Clinic in Rochester. The expansion includes a $49 million investment in the laboratory. Construction for the project has started and will continue through 2025. The expansion project will increase laboratory space at Mayo Clinic's Superior Drive Support Center in Rochester. The new laboratory space will house several clinical laboratories that reside in…

Jeremy Corbyn (2022-04-25). It's time to talk peace: Ceasefire, withdrawal, and negotiations now. peoplesworld.org Jeremy Corbyn is a Member of Parliament in Britain for Islington North. He was leader of the U.K.'s Labour Party from 2015 to 2020 before being forced out by the party's right-wing and neoliberal faction. For decades, he has been a dedicated leader of the peace movement in Britain. In this article, Corbyn argues that …

Antonio C.S. Rosa (2022-04-25). Teilhard de Chardin (1 May 1881 — 10 Apr 1955): Evolution toward World Unity. transcend.org Pierrre Teihard de Chardin, the French paleontologist, after a lifetime of study of the evolution of the human species concluded that humanity was entering a new age with a higher, peaceful and more responsible sense of the unity of the world community. Optimism and evolution are the two themes that Teilhard de Chardin leaves with us. He insisted at looking at the human population as one global family, developing a network of mutual support ‚àí recognizing the need of global solidarity.

Benjamin Norton (2022-04-25). Nicaragua's Sandinista gov't expels OAS, calling it US 'colonial instrument' of coups and invasions. multipolarista.com Nicaragua's Sandinista government withdrew from and expelled the coup-supporting Organization of American States (OAS), denouncing it as a "deceitful agency of the State Department of yankee imperialism" and US "Ministry of the Colonies."

Abdul Jabbar (2022-04-25). Indirect colonialism: US role in Pakistan's political crisis. multipolarista.com Pakistan is a victim of indirect colonialism by the United States, from the 1977 coup against Zulfikar Ali Bhutto to the overthrow of Prime Minister Imran Khan in 2022.

Antonio C.S. Rosa (2022-04-25). Reparations in Reverse: Afghanistan Pays, Vatican Prays, US Preys. transcend.org 22 Apr 2022 – What better illustration of the perversities of "justice" under colonial modernity, than the grotesquely disparate treatment of Afghanistan versus the Vatican when it comes to exacting recompense for international crimes. The doctrine of 'sovereign immunity' is being used to insulate state violence from legal liability.

teleSUR, NG, JGN (2022-04-25). Revolución de los Claveles: transformación histórica en Portugal. telesurtv.net Sin sangre ni violencia, el 25 de abril de 1974 se llevó a cabo un alzamiento militar apoyado en los sectores populares que puso fin al "Estado Novo", que mantenía una dominación colonial en la región africana.

Antonio C.S. Rosa (2022-04-25). The Political Economy of Systemic U.S. Militarism. transcend.org The U.S. industrial-military-congressional complex is made up of the interdependent dynamics of military contractor corporations, military forces, intelligence agencies, and the civilian national security state, which take form as strategy, political-economy factors, and international affairs shift.

Antonio C.S. Rosa (2022-04-25). The Corporate Push for Synthetic Foods: False Solutions That Endanger Our Health and Damage the Planet. transcend.org Mar 2022 – How can we heal our relationship with food in the age of artificial food? Its advocates are reiterating the old and failed rhetoric that industrial agriculture is essential to feed the world. Real, nutrient-rich food is gradually disappearing, while the dominant industrial agricultural model is causing an increase in chronic diseases and exacerbating climate change.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-04-25). Islamophobia and Pan-European Racism Escalate in Sweden. libya360.wordpress.com Vladimir Odintsov For many centuries racism was part of the ideology of Euro-Atlantic civilization. It was Europe and the United States, where the most terrible racist and Nazi theories were born. An especially remarkable example of this ideology was Hitler's Nazism, aimed not only at Jews and Gypsies, but also at the Slavic peoples, who…

Isheka N. Harrison (2022-04-25). Columbia University: It's Time For Our Institution To Come Clean On Ties To Slavery, Racism. moguldom.com Columbia University, a 268-year-old private New York City institution, plans to erect public markers to denote its ties to slavery and racism as well as commemorate Black students, according to a professor at the university. The Ivy League university, which ranks No. 2 on the U.S. News Best National University Rankings, will place four historical …

Rick Rozoff (2022-04-25). WSJ: Expand NATO Article 5 to Southern Hemisphere, include colonies, territories. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Wall Street JournalApril 24, 2022 Expand NATO to HawaiiBy Arshan Barzani* Americans understand that an attack on one ally in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization is an attack on all. If Russia bombed Warsaw, Washington would be obligated to come to its aid. But if Pearl Harbor were attacked again, this rule wouldn't compel U.S. …

Anonymous103 (2022-04-24). War In Ukraine Day 60: Positional Battles On Front Lines And Missile Rain Over Ukraine. southfront.org Illustrative Image | The recent days of hostilities in Ukraine were not marked by any significant advances by any of the warring sides. Fierce fighting continues on the Donbass front lines, while Russian missiles are constantly destroying Ukrainian military equipment in different regions. | On April 21, the Russian Defense Minister told President Vladimir Putin that Mariupol is "liberated" and the remnants of Ukrainian nationalist formations are hiding in the Azovstal industrial area. In response, President said tha…

_____ (2022-04-24). Liberated Donbass Cities Coming Back To Life. popularresistance.org Sonja van den Ende, an independent journalist from Rotterdam, Netherlands, returned to Donbass last week to chronicle the situation on the ground. She has been to Volnovakha, Mariupol and other cities and villages of the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics. | "My assessment of Volnovakha is that the city has come to life again, I was there two weeks ago and everywhere in the city, I saw the results of heavy fighting, ammunition and rubble on the streets, even mines, no people on the streets, a ghost town. The hospital was hit severely," Sonja van den Ende says. "The second time I came, last week, I was really…

rqorinoco (2022-04-24). US Media Are Lying About Russian Atrocities in Mariupol, Says Embedded Reporter at Ground Zero. orinocotribune.com Sonja Van den Ende — April 23, 2022 | Where shall I begin? | Can a man endure so much suffering? Can you write about so much suffering without getting emotional? | Probably not. | Mariupol has been wiped out, buildings have collapsed mostly due to rocket attacks and, of course, there have been bombings as well. | Devastation in Mariupol. [Source: rferl.org] | The Western media, of course, blame the Russians for these bombings, but Ukraine also has planes that drop bombs, so how on earth can you say a few thousand kilometers away that it is the Russians?

Jocelyn McMillan (2022-04-24). Job Discrimination Towards Immigrants. indybay.org Discrimination towards immigrants in a workplace. Taking a closer look at the issue and solutions to ensure undocumented workers their safety and health.

Jocelyn McMillan (2022-04-24). Job Discrimination Against Immigrants. indybay.org Discrimination against immigrants in the workplace. Taking a closer look at the issue and solutions to ensure undocumented workers their safety and health.

xinhuanet (2022-04-24). MPs say Brexit referendum led to public mistrust in government. xinhuanet.com Actions by the British government during the European Union referendum led to public mistrust, a committee of MPs said Wednesday in a parliamentary report.

Action Comm To Stop Privatization (2022-04-24). Friday 4/29: Shut Down The Port To Stop Privatization & Union Busting. indybay.org Port Of Oakland…

john stanton (2022-04-24). The US Empire Strikes Back: Russi Takes the Hits, China Lives in Fear. indybay.org The US Empire Strikes Back: Russia Takes the Hits, China Lives in Fear | Russia and China are no match for the United States' Instruments of National Power. The Pale Blue Dot's existence is at risk if nuclear weapons are employed by either one or both sides.

Rick Rozoff (2022-04-24). After barring ships, Turkey bans Russian flights to Syria. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Daily SabahApril 23, 2022 Turkey closes airspace to Russian military aircraft to Syria: FM àáavu≈üoƒülu Turkey has closed its airspace to Russian military and civilian flights to Syria after notifying Moscow, Foreign Minister Mevlàºt àáavu≈üoƒülu said Saturday. "We were giving permissions in three-month intervals. The latest one was until April," the minister said in an …

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-04-23). Dutch Journalist in Mariupol: U.S. Media Are Lying About Russian Atrocities. libya360.wordpress.com Sonja Van den Ende Residents of Mariupol receiving humanitarian aid from the Russian army in collaboration with the DPR army. [Source: Photo courtesy of Sonja van den Ende] Where shall I begin? Can a man endure so much suffering? Can you write about so much suffering without getting emotional? Probably not. Mariupol has been wiped…

Sonja Van den Ende (2022-04-23). U.S. Media Are Lying About Russian Atrocities in Mariupol, Says Embedded Reporter at Ground Zero. covertactionmagazine.com [This article is written by a reporter embedded in Ukraine with the Russian army. We believe that if people want …

Ali Abunimah (2022-04-23). How Israel uses Judaism as a settler-colonial weapon. electronicintifada.net Watch: Ali Abunimah and Rania Khalek discuss Israel's attacks at al-Aqsa and the war in Ukraine.

Anonymous103 (2022-04-23). Russian Missiles Hit Odessa, Ukraine. Civilian House Destroyed, Casualties Reported (Videos). southfront.org Click to see full-size image | On April 23, at least six Russian missiles hit the Ukrainian region of Odessa. Missile strikes targeted AFU military infrastructure facilities. However, at least one multi-storey civilian building was hit. Casualties were reported. | Russian servicemen struck a military airfield near Odessa. According to the Russian Ministry of Defence, a large batch of weapons from the United States and the EU was stored there."This afternoon, high—precision long-range air-based missiles of the…

Revolution Books (2022-04-23). Tuesday 4/26: The War in Ukraine: NO U.S./NATO WAR WITH RUSSIA! NO WORLD WAR 3! indybay.org Revolution Books, 2444 Durant Ave. Berkeley CA 94704…

Rick Rozoff (2022-04-23). Prospect: Ukraine as Canadian diaspora-administered fiefdom, garrison state. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Earlier this year the government of his successor, Volodyrmyr Zelensky, was prosecuting Poroshenko for treason. The government of Russia's Vladimir Putin offered Poroshenko, who launched the war in the Donbass in 2014, effective political refugee status before the current war commenced. Regarding Canada's deputy prime minister, see this from the Ottawa Citizen: Chrystia Freeland's granddad …

Rick Rozoff (2022-04-23). Canada delivers heavy artillery to "fight and win this war" in Ukraine. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com UkrinformApril 23, 2022 Canada delivers M777 howitzers to Ukraine The Government of Canada has approved the delivery to Ukraine of a number of M777 howitzers to strengthen its positions on the battlefield with Russia. That's according to a statement posted on the government's website, Ukrinform reports. "As the Prime Minister of Canada, Justin Trudeau, committed …

Rick Rozoff (2022-04-23). Ramstein Air Base: U.S. to gather 20 partners to provide "long-term military assistance" to Ukraine. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Interfax-UkraineApril 23, 2022 Over 20 states to take part in consultative meeting in Germany to assess Ukrainian military's More than 20 countries have expressed their desire to take part in a consultative meeting to be held at Ramstein Air Base in Germany next week, during which the issues of long-term military assistance that Western countries …

Rick Rozoff (2022-04-23). Britain to send tanks to Poland to free Polish ones to join dozens of Czech tanks in Ukraine. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Ukrainian News AgencyApril 23, 2022 UK Will Transfer Tanks To Poland So That It Can Send Soviet T-72 To Ukraine Britain plans to send a batch of Challenger 2 tanks to Poland so the Polish government can then hand over to Ukraine the Soviet T-72 needed by the Ukrainian military to confront Russia.The corresponding statement …

Rick Rozoff (2022-04-23). Georgian soldiers killed in Ukraine fighting given military honors at home. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Agenda.geApril 23, 2022 Body of Georgian volunteer killed in Ukraine repatriated to Georgia The body of Georgian volunteer AK, killed in the armed action in Ukraine, was repatriated to Georgia on Saturday morning. Family members and a group of citizens gathered at the Tbilisi International Airport to pay homage to K, whose body was transported …

Rick Rozoff (2022-04-23). U.S. ambassador, Japanese FM challenge Russia, China in aircraft pose. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Kyodo NewsApril 23, 2022 Japan's Hayashi, U.S. envoy Emanuel show off alliance on carrier ==== Two-front offensive: U.S. ambassador Emanuel insists Russian islands belong to Japan U.S. duping the world into believing Russia bombed Hiroshima, Nagasaki Japan, Russia continue to clash over Kurils, Ukraine ==== Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi and U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm …

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-04-23). Why Russia's Intervention in Ukraine is Legal Under International Law. libya360.wordpress.com Dan Kovalik The argument can be made that Russia exercised its right for self-defense For many years, I have studied and given much thought to the UN Charter's prohibition against aggressive war. No one can seriously doubt that the primary purpose of the document — drafted and agreed to on the heels of the horrors of…

Rick Rozoff (2022-04-23). Romania: U.S. senator discusses military buildup in Black Sea region. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Nine O'Clock NewsApril 21, 2022 PM Ciuca, Senator Steve Daines discuss security situation in the region following conflict in Ukraine Prime Minister Nicolae Ciuca received the delegation of the American senator Steve Daines at the Victoria Palace on Thursday, with the two officials addressing issues related to the security situation in the region… …Prime Minister …

Rick Rozoff (2022-04-23). Ramstein Air Base: U.S. to gather 40 allies, partners to provide "long-term military assistance" to Ukraine. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Novinite/Bulgarian Telegraph AgencyApril 23, 2022 The Pentagon is inviting 40 Allies at its Ramstein Base on Tuesday The Pentagon has invited representatives of 40 allied countries to gather in Germany on Tuesday to discuss Ukraine's long-term security needs, BTA reported. Defense ministers and high-ranking generals from 20 NATO and other countries have already accepted an …

_____ (2022-04-23). 'Add Personal Story Here': Starbucks Anti-Union One-On-Ones Fall Flat. popularresistance.org The last time I wrote in Labor Notes, I described the captive-audience "listening sessions" that Starbucks corporate had attempted to use against me and my co-workers who are trying to unionize our Hopewell Starbucks in central New Jersey. (See ("How We Turned the Tables on Starbucks Union-Busters," March 2022.) | After corporate failed spectacularly in our first one, they decided to cancel the second, saying they had "no new information to share with us." We haven't had any since—even though many of us have requested another, as we have plenty of information to share with them. | Instead, Starbucks corpora…

Fight Back (2022-04-23). Celebrate International Workers Day, May 1, 2022. fightbacknews.org Freedom Road Socialist Organization calls on working people across the U.S. to celebrate International Workers Day in marches and programs. | What are we up against in this crisis-ridden capitalist country? | The lives of working people have been forever changed by the failure of the capitalist system to protect us from the COVID-19 pandemic. Some of us we were forced to work in unsafe conditions, watching our co-workers, friends and loved ones suffer and die from COVID. Others saw our workplaces downsized or shuttered as the government gave a pittance. Meanwhile investors profited as the stock market gained mo…

Fight Back (2022-04-23). Los Angeles: 7th annual May Day set for Boyle Heights. fightbacknews.org Los Angeles, CA – On May 1, Centro CSO is holding its 7th annual International Workers Day march and rally in Boyle Heights, Los Angeles. The attendees are meeting at the intersection of N Mathews Street and E Chavez Avenue at noon, before marching towards downtown. The march will stop for a protest at LAPD Hollenbeck, then continue towards Mariachi Plaza where a list of speakers and musical entertainment is planned. This year's march has been endorsed by a number of other local organizations such as Black Lives Matter-LA, the Check the Sheriff's Coalition, CSULA MEChA, LA Catholic Worker, U.S. Palestinian C…

ecns.cn (2022-04-23). Official: Xinjiang workers protected. ecns.cn Labor and employment policies in the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region are in line with the international labor and human rights standards. In fact, they are fully compliant with the International Labour Organization's guidance, said the head of the legislative affairs commission of the regional legislature.

WSWS (2022-04-23). Democrats dominate funeral service held for Patrick Lyoya in Grand Rapids, Michigan. wsws.org The funeral service for the 26-year-old refugee and auto worker who was murdered by an unnamed Grand Rapids police officer on April 4, was dominated by Democrats promoting racial identity politics and illusions in an intervention by the Biden administration.

WorkWeek (2022-04-23). WorkWeek 4-21-22 Attack On NY MTA Public & Workers, Amazon Workers Support/DC Assange Demo. indybay.org WorkWeek covers the Attack On NY MTA Public & Workers, Amazon Workers Support, DC Assange Support Demo, Chris Hedges On Imperialist War & Censorship, SF Redistricting & Racism, LA Gentrification & A Labor Candidate…

Anonymous669 (2022-04-23). Turkish Military Launches Operation In Syria After Deadly Attack By Kurdish Forces (Video). southfront.org Image: aa.com.tr | On April 23, the Turkish Ministry of National Defense announced that the Turkish commandos had carried out what it called a "large-scale operation" in northern Syria in response to a recent attack by Kurdish forces. | In a statement, the ministry said that the operation, which was supported by artillery fire, targeted fighters of the Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG) and the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK). | The YPG is a key faction of the Syrian Democ…

WSWS (2022-04-23). US Supreme Court upholds exclusion of Puerto Rico residents from supplemental income benefit. wsws.org The ruling reflects the American ruling elite's contempt for the impoverished population, whose workers and youth rose up in mass protests three years ago that toppled the Democratic Party aligned governor.

WSWS (2022-04-23). Stop the execution of Melissa Lucio! Abolish the death penalty! wsws.org The SEP calls on workers and youth in the US and internationally to organize protests to demand a halt to Lucio's execution, her release from death row and the immediate convening of a new trial to prove her innocence.

Editor (2022-04-23). Blaming workers, hiding profits in primetime inflation coverage. mronline.org "Two bills of spending that are more than $4 trillion. And we're going to pretend that this is going to have no effect on jobs? No effect on inflation?" – Charles Lanes…

Brett Wilkins (2022-04-23). Starbucks CEO Pushed Managers to Thwart Unionization Efforts, Leaked Video Shows. truthout.org Leaked footage of a video call in which Starbucks' billionaire CEO urges managers to step up their efforts to thwart worker unionization is yet another sign of the company's growing desperation, labor advocates In the undated video

WSWS (2022-04-23). The Socialist Equality Party candidates for the May 21 election. wsws.org The SEP candidates will be listed as groups, but without the party's name, on the top line of the Senate ballot papers in three states: New South Wales, Victoria and Queensland.

WSWS (2022-04-23). Socialist Equality Party announces candidates for Australian election. wsws.org The SEP's fight for ballot access, and the enthusiastic and determined response we won from working-class and young people, further exposes the anti-democratic efforts of the entire corporate-backed parliamentary elite to stifle dissent.

Marzieh Rahmani (2022-04-23). Iran FM says US must have courage to correct past mistakes. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 23 (MNA) — The United States' current administration should have the audacity to rectify the White House's past mistakes," the minister told European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrel during a phone call on Friday.

JANET (2022-04-23). 'Take This War and Shove It' ‚àí The coming of age of a Vietnam War military resister. iacenter.org By John Catalinotto April 22, 2022 "Take This War and Shove It ‚àí A Most Unwilling Soldier 1967-1971," by Greg Laxer, Unbearable Truth Publications, 2021, 327 pages, gregorylaxer.com. Credit: gregorylaxer.com Even in 1968, Laxer had a reputation of being the most stubborn of a spiny group of determined iconoclasts in the ASU, a characteristic vital for writing and producing a book about his experiences. That Greg Laxer, who most of us in the American Servicemen's Union office circa 1968 knew as "the Shadow," should write and publish a memoir of that period, is no surprise. Like the more famou…

ecns.cn (2022-04-23). Premier urges stronger EU relationship. ecns.cn Premier Li Keqiang called on China and the European Union to send out signals to promote a steadily developing China-EU relationship and proactive cooperation as he spoke via phone with Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer on Friday.

Staff (2022-04-23). Calendar of Resistance: Take Action for Palestine! samidoun.net Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network urges all Palestinian, Arab and international supporters of Palestine to escalate their organizing and struggle to confront massacres and ethnic cleansing and support Palestinian resistance throughout the entire land of Palestine. (The list below will be constantly updated — please share the link with your friends and comrades!) These events are …

Editor (2022-04-23). Understanding war: Lenin's 'imperialism: The highest stage of capitalism'. mronline.org The outbreak of World War I ushered in a new age of barbarism in Europe.

ecns.cn (2022-04-23). Xi Jinping elected delegate to 20th CPC National Congress. ecns.cn The Communist Party of China (CPC) Guangxi Zhuang autonomous regional congress was held in Nanning city from Thursday to Friday to elect the region's delegates to the 20th National Congress of the CPC. Xi Jinping, a candidate nominated by the CPC Central Committee and put to vote in the Guangxi electoral unit, was elected by a unanimous vote.

WSWS (2022-04-23). Australian government, Labor wash their hands of Assange amid imminent extradition threat. wsws.org Any conception that a Labor government would defend Assange is refuted by over a decade of experience and the statements of Labor leaders themselves.

San Francisco Labor Council (2022-04-23). Sunday 5/1: Bay Area Labor May Day Parade & Rally. indybay.org Parade will begin at Market Street and the Embarcadero in San Francisco and will march up to the Civic Center, where the rally will be held.

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-04-23). Mayo Clinic Q and A: Importance of a birth plan. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I'm expecting my first baby and feeling a range of emotions, from anticipation to apprehension, for labor and delivery. A friend suggested that I create a birth plan to identify my wishes for labor and after the baby is born. Why is it important to have a birth plan and discuss it with my health care team before I go into labor? ANSWER: Congratulations! Adding a new member to the family is an exciting…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-04-23). Mayo Clinic invests in laboratory expansion to enhance patient care. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — To support the ongoing investment in patient care, Mayo Clinic is investing in a major laboratory expansion project at Mayo Clinic in Rochester. The expansion includes a $49 million investment in the laboratory. Construction for the project has started and will continue through 2025. The expansion project will increase laboratory space at Mayo Clinic's Superior Drive Support Center in Rochester. The new laboratory space will house several clinical laboratories that reside in…

Iyad Khamaysi, Alaa Alshaer, Khaled Matar (2022-04-23). [Correspondence] Advanced endoscopy unit in Gaza: first year of activity. thelancet.com Knowledge and its dissemination know no national borders. International collaborations occur all the time—including medicine. Such collaborations should be driven by medical impact considerations and not be constrained by administrative issues. Cross-border collaborations involve a degree of interoperability and common approaches based on mutual trust and understanding between organisations that often operate in diverse cultural, scientific, and legal environments. Gastroenterology and endoscopy have been slowly developing in Gaza since 2000, despite an ongoing shortage of resources and professional trainin…

Dimitris K Grammatopoulos, Lawrence Young, Neil R Anderson (2022-04-23). [Correspondence] Transforming the UK's diagnostics agenda after COVID-19. thelancet.com The COVID-19 pandemic spotlighted the need for transformation of pathology and laboratory medicine (PALM) to better meet public health-care needs. The Lancet Commission on Diagnostics1 articulated recommendations around a fit-for-purpose global infrastructure; these are also relevant for the UK diagnostics strategy. Effective engagement with front-line PALM services and professional organisations is essential for the uptake of these recommendations and the introduction of transformative changes at the necessary pace and scale.

_____ (2022-04-23). Mass Protest In Front Of London Israel Embassy. popularresistance.org A large number of people on Friday staged a mass protest in front of the Israeli Embassy in London, condemning the continuous Israeli aggression on Palestinian worshippers at Al-Aqsa Mosque. | The protesters also called for an immediate end to Israeli occupation forces and settler attacks on Palestinian residents of the holy city and worshippers at Al-Aqsa Mosque. | The Palestinian Forum in Britain, the Muslim League in Britain and the Palestine Solidarity Campaign jointly organized the event. | The protesters called for Israel to end its occupation of Palestinian territories and stop settler raids on Al-Aqsa Mos…

_____ (2022-04-23). June 11, 2022: Call To Support Long-Term Anarchist Prisoners. popularresistance.org As time moves on and the seasons change, we approach once again the June 11 International Day of Solidarity with Marius Mason and All Long-Term Anarchist Prisoners. Another year has passed, and many of our dear comrades remain captives of the state, subject to its daily subjugation, isolation, and brutality. June 11 is a time to stop the ever-quickening rush of our lives and remember. | Remember our imprisoned comrades. Remember our own histories of revolt. Remember the flame — sometimes flickering, sometimes blazing — of anarchism. With June 11, we desire to deepen a critique of prison that challenge…

Tom Conway (2022-04-23). Why it's time for Congress to launch a manufacturing renaissance. nationofchange.org It's important to remember that rebuilding the nation's industrial base will be a losing battle without stopping the serial trade cheaters who undercut U.S. producers and kill thousands of American jobs each year.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-04-23). The Project for a New American Century and the Age of Bioweapons: 20 Years of Psychological Terror. libya360.wordpress.com Matthew Ehret A little over 20 years ago, North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) conducted a military exercise that involved a "hypothetical scenario" of hijacked planes flying into both the Pentagon and the World Trade Center. One year later, on October 24-26, 2000, another "hypothetical" military exercise was played out featuring an airline crashing into the…

Rick Rozoff (2022-04-23). NATO partner Switzerland assists NATO candidate Georgia's "Euro-Atlantic integration" antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Georgian Ministry of DefenseApril 21, 2022 Juansher Burchuladze met with the Ambassador of Switzerland The Minister of Defense of Georgia held an introductory meeting with the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Switzerland. Juansher Burchuladze congratulated Heidi Graus on her appointment as Ambassador…. The security challenges in the region were discussed at the meeting. Special attention …

Revolution Books (2022-04-23). Tuesday 4/26: The War in Ukraine: NO U.S./NATO WAR WITH RUSSIA! NO WORLD WAR 3! indybay.org Revolution Books, 2444 Durant Ave. Berkeley CA 94704…

WSWS (2022-04-23). Stop the execution of Melissa Lucio! Abolish the death penalty! wsws.org The SEP calls on workers and youth in the US and internationally to organize protests to demand a halt to Lucio's execution, her release from death row and the immediate convening of a new trial to prove her innocence.

WSWS (2022-04-23). Democrats dominate funeral service held for Patrick Lyoya in Grand Rapids, Michigan. wsws.org The funeral service for the 26-year-old refugee and auto worker who was murdered by an unnamed Grand Rapids police officer on April 4, was dominated by Democrats promoting racial identity politics and illusions in an intervention by the Biden administration.

WSWS (2022-04-23). US Supreme Court upholds exclusion of Puerto Rico residents from supplemental income benefit. wsws.org The ruling reflects the American ruling elite's contempt for the impoverished population, whose workers and youth rose up in mass protests three years ago that toppled the Democratic Party aligned governor.

WorkWeek (2022-04-23). WorkWeek 4-21-22 Attack On NY MTA Public & Workers, Amazon Workers Support/DC Assange Demo. indybay.org WorkWeek covers the Attack On NY MTA Public & Workers, Amazon Workers Support, DC Assange Support Demo, Chris Hedges On Imperialist War & Censorship, SF Redistricting & Racism, LA Gentrification & A Labor Candidate…

WSWS (2022-04-23). The Socialist Equality Party candidates for the May 21 election. wsws.org The SEP candidates will be listed as groups, but without the party's name, on the top line of the Senate ballot papers in three states: New South Wales, Victoria and Queensland.

WSWS (2022-04-23). Socialist Equality Party announces candidates for Australian election. wsws.org The SEP's fight for ballot access, and the enthusiastic and determined response we won from working-class and young people, further exposes the anti-democratic efforts of the entire corporate-backed parliamentary elite to stifle dissent.

xinhuanet (2022-04-23). MPs say Brexit referendum led to public mistrust in government. xinhuanet.com Actions by the British government during the European Union referendum led to public mistrust, a committee of MPs said Wednesday in a parliamentary report.

Marzieh Rahmani (2022-04-23). Iran FM says US must have courage to correct past mistakes. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 23 (MNA) — The United States' current administration should have the audacity to rectify the White House's past mistakes," the minister told European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrel during a phone call on Friday.

Action Comm To Stop Privatization (2022-04-23). Friday 4/29: Shut Down The Port To Stop Privatization & Union Busting. indybay.org Port Of Oakland…

Staff (2022-04-23). Calendar of Resistance: Take Action for Palestine! samidoun.net Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network urges all Palestinian, Arab and international supporters of Palestine to escalate their organizing and struggle to confront massacres and ethnic cleansing and support Palestinian resistance throughout the entire land of Palestine. (The list below will be constantly updated — please share the link with your friends and comrades!) These events are …

john stanton (2022-04-23). The US Empire Strikes Back: Russi Takes the Hits, China Lives in Fear. indybay.org The US Empire Strikes Back: Russia Takes the Hits, China Lives in Fear | Russia and China are no match for the United States' Instruments of National Power. The Pale Blue Dot's existence is at risk if nuclear weapons are employed by either one or both sides.

WSWS (2022-04-23). Australian government, Labor wash their hands of Assange amid imminent extradition threat. wsws.org Any conception that a Labor government would defend Assange is refuted by over a decade of experience and the statements of Labor leaders themselves.

San Francisco Labor Council (2022-04-23). Sunday 5/1: Bay Area Labor May Day Parade & Rally. indybay.org Parade will begin at Market Street and the Embarcadero in San Francisco and will march up to the Civic Center, where the rally will be held.

Dimitris K Grammatopoulos, Lawrence Young, Neil R Anderson (2022-04-23). [Correspondence] Transforming the UK's diagnostics agenda after COVID-19. thelancet.com The COVID-19 pandemic spotlighted the need for transformation of pathology and laboratory medicine (PALM) to better meet public health-care needs. The Lancet Commission on Diagnostics1 articulated recommendations around a fit-for-purpose global infrastructure; these are also relevant for the UK diagnostics strategy. Effective engagement with front-line PALM services and professional organisations is essential for the uptake of these recommendations and the introduction of transformative changes at the necessary pace and scale.

Iyad Khamaysi, Alaa Alshaer, Khaled Matar (2022-04-23). [Correspondence] Advanced endoscopy unit in Gaza: first year of activity. thelancet.com Knowledge and its dissemination know no national borders. International collaborations occur all the time—including medicine. Such collaborations should be driven by medical impact considerations and not be constrained by administrative issues. Cross-border collaborations involve a degree of interoperability and common approaches based on mutual trust and understanding between organisations that often operate in diverse cultural, scientific, and legal environments. Gastroenterology and endoscopy have been slowly developing in Gaza since 2000, despite an ongoing shortage of resources and professional trainin…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-04-22). Ukraine: A New Consensus on Whiteness? libya360.wordpress.com Ajamu Baraka A march of the Azov Battalian, Svoboda, and other far-right radical groups in Kiev, October 14, 2017. (Photo: Reuters / Gleb Garanich) The Biden administration and corporate media cover up the existence of white supremacists and neo-Nazis in Ukraine. They are disappeared from the official narrative in order to get public buy-in…

Peoples Dispatch (2022-04-22). What explains Israel's violent provocations in Palestine? peoplesdispatch.org Rania Khalek of BreakThrough News talks about the recent attacks by Israel on Gaza and occupied East Jerusalem, especially the Al-Aqsa mosque. She talks about the settler colonial project, the compulsions of extreme-right wing Israeli politics, and the resistance of generations of Palestinians. She also talks about the regional responses to these latest attacks.

Rick Rozoff (2022-04-22). Biden: U.S. prepared to supply weapons for interminable war in Ukraine. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Interfax-UkraineApril 22, 2022 Biden: USA can supply Ukraine with weapons for long time The United States is capable of supplying Ukraine with weapons for a long time, U.S. President Joe Biden has said on Thursday. "We have the capacity to do this for a long time," he said, answering a journalist's question about how long …

Rick Rozoff (2022-04-22). France to deliver howitzers, anti-tank missiles for war in Ukraine. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com UkrinformApril 22, 2022 Macron announces supply of Milan anti-tank systems, Caesar howitzers to Ukraine French President Emmanuel Macron has announced the supply of Milan anti-tank missiles and Caesar self-propelled howitzers to Ukraine. *** "We are delivering significant equipment, from Milan to Caesar. I think we have to continue on this route. Always with the red …

Rick Rozoff (2022-04-22). Japan intensifies hard-line stance on islands "illegally occupied" by Russia. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Kyodo NewsApril 22, 2022 Japan shifts to hard-line stance on territorial dispute with Russia Tokyo has switched to a hard-line stance in its decades-long territorial dispute with Moscow following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, stating in its annual foreign policy report released Friday that four northern islands are "illegally occupied" by Russia. *** The report highlighted …

Rick Rozoff (2022-04-22). Turkey makes NATO ally Greece offer it better not refuse. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Turkey and its weapons have recently established a record in Syria, Libya, Nagorno-Karabakh, Armenia, Ethiopia and Ukraine that Athens would be wise to heed is the message from Greece's NATO ally and neighbor. ==== Hurriyet News AgencyApril 22, 2022 Defense minister urges Greece to respond to Turkey's call for 'friendship' Defense Minister Hulusi Akar on …

Rick Rozoff (2022-04-22). India blocs Japanese Air Self-Defense Force flight for Ukraine. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Nikkei AsiaApril 22, 2022 Japan reworks Ukraine aid plan after India blocks military plane Japan is redrawing its plan for transporting humanitarian aid supplies to displaced Ukrainians after India reportedly refused to let Self-Defense Forces aircraft land in the country. The plan was for an Air Self-Defense Force plane to pick up relief items at …

Rick Rozoff (2022-04-22). Combat-ready: NATO in talks to deploy yet more troops to eastern flank. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Polish RadioApril 22, 2022 NATO allies in talks to send more troops to eastern flank: Polish official A senior Polish national security official said on Friday that the NATO alliance was discussing ways to boost troop numbers on its eastern edge amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine. *** "Talks are under way to expand the NATO …

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-04-22). Global Divide: 76% of Humanity (& Nearly All Poorer Nations of Color) Did Not Vote to Kick Russia Off the UN Human Rights Council. libya360.wordpress.com Roger Stoll "In general, in a deep conflict, the eyes of the downtrodden are more acute about the reality of the present." — Immanuel Wallerstein (The Modern World System, Introduction, p. 4) Introduction On April 7 the UN General Assembly (UNGA) passed a resolution intended to signal support for the US/NATO effort in Ukraine. This…

Rick Rozoff (2022-04-22). Coup-threatened Georgia: ruling party exposes "NGO clan" antibellum679354512.wordpress.com On the role of "NGOs' in fomenting coups in Georgia, and the wars that inevitably follow them, see item below the news report. The United National Movement is the party founded by Mikheil Saakashvili, who returned from Ukraine late last year, where he held a major post in the government of Volodymyr Zelensky, to launch …

Rick Rozoff (2022-04-22). Azerbaijan: "We have proved to the whole world how to wage a war in the 21st century" antibellum679354512.wordpress.com The leadership of Ukraine, Georgia, Moldova, Japan and Finland got the message on how to "liberate occupied territories" from Russia. === Azeri Press AgencyApril 22, 2022 President Ilham Aliyev: "Although war is over, the territorial claims against us are not over yet" "We have proved to the whole world how to wage a war in …

WSWS (2022-04-22). The barbaric reality of American society: Police murder and state executions. wsws.org The United States is a society riven by grotesque levels of social inequality and overseen by a capitalist ruling elite which has shown time and again its homicidal indifference and outright hostility to the lives of the working class.

_____ (2022-04-22). Groups Team Up To Demand Union-Made, Electric Postal Vehicles. popularresistance.org After nearly 30 years in the labor movement, Cindy Estrada is well familiar with the corporate playbook. "As soon as wages and benefits are decent, they want to move that work somewhere else." That's what happened, the United Autoworkers Vice President explained at a recent rally, after Oshkosh Defense secured a huge contract to build postal vehicles. | "The ink was still drying," Estrada said, "when they announced they were moving the work to South Carolina." | UAW members had fully expected to build…

Fight Back (2022-04-22). A must read for Lenin's birthday, the 'Letter to American Workers'. fightbacknews.org To mark the 152nd birthday, April 22, of the outstanding revolutionary V.I. Lenin, Fight Back News Service is circulating his famous article "Letter to American Workers" written in 1918. | Comrades! A Russian Bolshevik who took part in the 1905 Revolution, and who lived in your country for many years afterwards, has offered to convey my letter to you. I have accepted his proposal all the more gladly because just at the present time the American revolutionary workers have to play an exceptionally important role as uncompromising enemies of American imperialism—the freshest, strongest and latest in joining in…

Martha Grevatt (2022-04-22). Isaiah Andrews: Justice delayed, justice denied for 45 years. workers.org Cleveland In 1974, two months after his wedding, Isaiah Andrews' spouse Regina Andrews was murdered. That was just the beginning of a lifelong ordeal. Andrews, who passed away this month in Cleveland, spent the next 45 years in jail for a murder he did not commit. Isaiah Andrews, seated, with . . . |

G. Dunkel (2022-04-22). Heat waves melt ice at both poles of Earth. workers.org This updated article first appeared on workers.org March 30, 2022. Inuit celebration July 4, 2016, in Utqiaƒ°vik, the northernmost community in Alaska, before the ice had broken up. WW Photo: Paddy Colligan. The climate crisis is real. Millions of people throughout the world are suffering and dying from floods . . . |

Stephanie Pavlick (2022-04-22). Overwhelming victory for first unionized Starbucks in Pennsylvania. liberationnews.org Starbucks workers speak out after victory.

Mark Gruenberg (2022-04-22). Mask confusion: Biden to appeal Trump-named judge's anti-mask ruling. peoplesworld.org WASHINGTON—To paraphrase Hamlet: "To mask or not to mask, that is the question." That certainly was the question airline, bus and subway workers, unions and passengers—not to mention carriers and politicians—faced after Donald Trump-named U.S. District Judge Kathryn Mizelle in Tampa, Fla., issued a nationwide ban of the federal Center for Disease Control's extension of …

WSWS (2022-04-22). Workers denounce $20.5 million payout to Stellantis chief as job cuts mount. wsws.org The pay deal offered to Stellantis CEO Carolos Travares is only part of a compensation package that could run to over $200 million based on meeting cost cutting and profitability targets.

A Guest Author (2022-04-22). The myth of Bucha, a 21st-century Timişoara. workers.org By Fausto Giudice The author is the organizer of the Tlaxcala Network, which publishes progressive articles from around the world in various languages. This article is available in full in English, German, French and Italian at tlaxcala-int.blogspot.com, along with information on its author. April 9. The mayor of Bucha, . . . |

San José May Day Coalition (2022-04-22). Sunday 5/1: May Day – International Workers' Day. indybay.org Gather at Roosevelt Park | Santa Clara & 19th Streets, San José | March to San José City Hall…

WSWS (2022-04-22). UIC graduate student workers continue strike against poverty wages, as AFT prepares austerity agreement. wsws.org A mood of growing frustration is building among university faculty and grad student workers throughout the University of Illinois system, centered on the surging cost of living and eroding incomes.

WSWS (2022-04-22). Workers Struggles: Asia, Australia and New Zealand. wsws.org South Korea: Webzen online game workers to strike; India: Tamil Nadu government medical technicians demand reinstatement; Seven West Media lifts lockout at Western Australia print facility; Air New Zealand suspends cabin crew over rolling strikes…

WSWS (2022-04-22). Spain UGT union cuts wages at Ford's Valencia-Almussafes plant. wsws.org Spanish and German unions are dividing Ford workers at Valencia and Saarlouis, seeking to ram through wage cuts and job losses amid the shift to electric car production.

Natalia Marques (2022-04-22). Mumia Abu-Jamal will celebrate 68th birthday imprisoned for revolutionary journalism. peoplesdispatch.org Since the age of 14, US political prisoner Mumia has never held back from pursuing the truth within an unjust system. He is still being punished for it.

isabella (2022-04-22). A Historic Deal for Union Doormen. inequality.org

Kamal Iranidoost (2022-04-22). Some EU states say to veto any collective ban on Russian oil. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 22 (MNA) — The European Union foreign policy chief says the union currently has no plans of introducing a collective ban on Russian oil supplies, because several EU members threatened to veto this initiative.

teleSUR, hvh, DRL (2022-04-22). Países centroasiáticos y Rusia evalúan situación en Afganistán. telesurtv.net La solución de las contradicciones derivadas por la situación en Afganistán resulta vital para la estabilidad regional.

_____ (2022-04-22). Notes From Wartorn Ethiopia, Part II. popularresistance.org Even the Embassy of Bangladesh is building new floors right across the street from my alleyway hotel. Mercedes drive in and out, and I wonder how such a poor country affords them, but Mercedes seem to be the ambassadorial vehicle of choice. Governments like Bangladesh, which don't maintain embassies in many other countries, no doubt maintain them here because Addis Ababa is the seat of the African Union, and with the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam coming online, Ethiopia is emerging as a regional powerhouse, despite how much that dismays US policymakers. | The European Union embassy flies its flag behind a concr…

Editor (2022-04-22). 2005-22′: The crisis of western capitalism behind the left and far right radicalism. mronline.org It is simply impossible to understand what is going on now in the world if we don't take into consideration the crisis the globally dominant Western capitalism has been facing since 2008.

Staff (2022-04-22). Joel Queipo Ruiz: Hemos apostado a un socialismo próspero y sostenible y lo seguiremos haciendo (+ Video). cubadebate.cu "La batalla económica sigue y seguirá estando en el centro de atención del Partido". Así lo confirmó el miembro del Secretariado del Comité Central del Partido Comunista de Cuba (CCPCC) y jefe del departamento económico productivo, Joel Queipo Ruiz, en un extenso diálogo con pcc.cu, a propósito de cumplirse el primer aniversario del 8vo. Congreso de PCC.

Sarah Lahm (2022-04-22). Minneapolis teacher strike brought unity, victory and a reminder of the threats facing public education in the U.S. nationofchange.org Teachers ended a nearly three-week strike, citing advances in pay and working conditions for many members. But more work remains.

Morteza Ahmadi Al Hashem (2022-04-22). VIDEO: Iran's Taremi asks for breaking fast during match. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 22 (MNA) — According to Portuguese media, Iran's striker Mehdi Taremi and Zaidu Sanusi of Nigeria, two Muslim players who play for Portuguese Club FC Porto, broke their fast (Iftar) in 20th minute of the match.

WSWS (2022-04-22). The next stage in the fight of educators against the pandemic, school cuts and the danger of war. wsws.org The recent strikes by teachers and school employees in Minneapolis and Sacramento over wages ravaged by inflation are only the beginning of a new wave of struggles.

Revolution Books (2022-04-22). Tuesday 4/26: The War in Ukraine: NO U.S./NATO WAR WITH RUSSIA! NO WORLD WAR 3! indybay.org Revolution Books, 2444 Durant Ave. Berkeley CA 94704…

WSWS (2022-04-22). The barbaric reality of American society: Police murder and state executions. wsws.org The United States is a society riven by grotesque levels of social inequality and overseen by a capitalist ruling elite which has shown time and again its homicidal indifference and outright hostility to the lives of the working class.

WSWS (2022-04-22). UIC graduate student workers continue strike against poverty wages, as AFT prepares austerity agreement. wsws.org A mood of growing frustration is building among university faculty and grad student workers throughout the University of Illinois system, centered on the surging cost of living and eroding incomes.

WSWS (2022-04-22). Spain UGT union cuts wages at Ford's Valencia-Almussafes plant. wsws.org Spanish and German unions are dividing Ford workers at Valencia and Saarlouis, seeking to ram through wage cuts and job losses amid the shift to electric car production.

WSWS (2022-04-22). Workers denounce $20.5 million payout to Stellantis chief as job cuts mount. wsws.org The pay deal offered to Stellantis CEO Carolos Travares is only part of a compensation package that could run to over $200 million based on meeting cost cutting and profitability targets.

Martha Grevatt (2022-04-22). Isaiah Andrews: Justice delayed, justice denied for 45 years. workers.org Cleveland In 1974, two months after his wedding, Isaiah Andrews' spouse Regina Andrews was murdered. That was just the beginning of a lifelong ordeal. Andrews, who passed away this month in Cleveland, spent the next 45 years in jail for a murder he did not commit. Isaiah Andrews, seated, with . . . |

G. Dunkel (2022-04-22). Heat waves melt ice at both poles of Earth. workers.org This updated article first appeared on workers.org March 30, 2022. Inuit celebration July 4, 2016, in Utqiaƒ°vik, the northernmost community in Alaska, before the ice had broken up. WW Photo: Paddy Colligan. The climate crisis is real. Millions of people throughout the world are suffering and dying from floods . . . |

Stephanie Pavlick (2022-04-22). Overwhelming victory for first unionized Starbucks in Pennsylvania. liberationnews.org Starbucks workers speak out after victory.

Fight Back (2022-04-22). A must read for Lenin's birthday, the 'Letter to American Workers'. fightbacknews.org To mark the 152nd birthday, April 22, of the outstanding revolutionary V.I. Lenin, Fight Back News Service is circulating his famous article "Letter to American Workers" written in 1918. | Comrades! A Russian Bolshevik who took part in the 1905 Revolution, and who lived in your country for many years afterwards, has offered to convey my letter to you. I have accepted his proposal all the more gladly because just at the present time the American revolutionary workers have to play an exceptionally important role as uncompromising enemies of American imperialism—the freshest, strongest and latest in joining in…

A Guest Author (2022-04-22). The myth of Bucha, a 21st-century Timişoara. workers.org By Fausto Giudice The author is the organizer of the Tlaxcala Network, which publishes progressive articles from around the world in various languages. This article is available in full in English, German, French and Italian at tlaxcala-int.blogspot.com, along with information on its author. April 9. The mayor of Bucha, . . . |

Mark Gruenberg (2022-04-22). Mask confusion: Biden to appeal Trump-named judge's anti-mask ruling. peoplesworld.org WASHINGTON—To paraphrase Hamlet: "To mask or not to mask, that is the question." That certainly was the question airline, bus and subway workers, unions and passengers—not to mention carriers and politicians—faced after Donald Trump-named U.S. District Judge Kathryn Mizelle in Tampa, Fla., issued a nationwide ban of the federal Center for Disease Control's extension of …

WorkWeek (2022-04-22). WorkWeek 4-21-22 Attack On NY MTA Public & Workers, Amazon Workers Support/DC Assange Demo. indybay.org WorkWeek covers the Attack On NY MTA Public & Workers, Amazon Workers Support, DC Assange Support Demo, Chris Hedges On Imperialist War & Censorship, SF Redistricting & Racism, LA Gentrification & A Labor Candidate…

San José May Day Coalition (2022-04-22). Sunday 5/1: May Day – International Workers' Day. indybay.org Gather at Roosevelt Park | Santa Clara & 19th Streets, San José | March to San José City Hall…

Natalia Marques (2022-04-22). Mumia Abu-Jamal will celebrate 68th birthday imprisoned for revolutionary journalism. peoplesdispatch.org Since the age of 14, US political prisoner Mumia has never held back from pursuing the truth within an unjust system. He is still being punished for it.

teleSUR, hvh, DRL (2022-04-22). Países centroasiáticos y Rusia evalúan situación en Afganistán. telesurtv.net La solución de las contradicciones derivadas por la situación en Afganistán resulta vital para la estabilidad regional.

xinhuanet (2022-04-22). MPs say Brexit referendum led to public mistrust in government. xinhuanet.com Actions by the British government during the European Union referendum led to public mistrust, a committee of MPs said Wednesday in a parliamentary report.

Action Comm To Stop Privatization (2022-04-22). Friday 4/29: Shut Down The Port To Stop Privatization & Union Busting. indybay.org Port Of Oakland…

WSWS (2022-04-22). The next stage in the fight of educators against the pandemic, school cuts and the danger of war. wsws.org The recent strikes by teachers and school employees in Minneapolis and Sacramento over wages ravaged by inflation are only the beginning of a new wave of struggles.

Sarah Lahm (2022-04-22). Minneapolis teacher strike brought unity, victory and a reminder of the threats facing public education in the U.S. nationofchange.org Teachers ended a nearly three-week strike, citing advances in pay and working conditions for many members. But more work remains.

john stanton (2022-04-22). The US Empire Strikes Back: Russi Takes the Hits, China Lives in Fear. indybay.org The US Empire Strikes Back: Russia Takes the Hits, China Lives in Fear | Russia and China are no match for the United States' Instruments of National Power. The Pale Blue Dot's existence is at risk if nuclear weapons are employed by either one or both sides.

Katie Miernicki (2022-04-22). Earth Day: Biden & US capitalism's broken climate promises. liberationnews.org It is clear that "green capitalism" will not save us. A democratically-planned economy focused on meeting the needs of the people and the planet is the only way forward.

WSWS (2022-04-22). After claiming pandemic is over, Australian Labor Party leader contracts COVID-19. wsws.org Albanese's infection exposes the lies promoted by both major parties to justify the ending of public health measures and the endangerment of millions of working people in the interests of corporate profit.

WSWS (2022-04-22). Macron-Le Pen debate shows rising danger of far-right dictatorship in France. wsws.org The debate showed above all the very limited character of the differences separating Macron from a political descendant of the collaboration with Nazism in France.

WSWS (2022-04-22). Australian election campaign covers up housing affordability crisis. wsws.org Far from offering any solution, the ruling political parties, Labor and the Liberal-National Coalition, are advancing policies that will make the housing disaster even worse.

M. K. Bhadrakumar (2022-04-22). Migratory birds of mass destruction. mronline.org Highly sensitive materials from the Ukrainian biological laboratories were exported to the U.S. in early February just before the Russian special operation began, and the rest were ordered to be destroyed lest they fell into Russian hands. But the cover-up was only partially successful. Indeed, Russia is in possession of highly incriminating evidence.

Staff (2022-04-22). La pregunta de Cubadebate: øCuál es su experiencia sobre el pluriempleo? cubadebate.cu El artículo 28 del Código de Trabajo, en vigor desde 2014, establece que los trabajadores después de cumplir los deberes del cargo que desempeñan, pueden realizar otras labores para lo cual suscriben un contrato de trabajo y perciben la remuneración que les corresponda por la labor realizada. øCuál ha sido su experiencia sobre el pluriempleo?

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-04-22). Mayo Clinic Q and A: Importance of a birth plan. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I'm expecting my first baby and feeling a range of emotions, from anticipation to apprehension, for labor and delivery. A friend suggested that I create a birth plan to identify my wishes for labor and after the baby is born. Why is it important to have a birth plan and discuss it with my health care team before I go into labor? ANSWER: Congratulations! Adding a new member to the family is an exciting…

San Francisco Labor Council (2022-04-22). Sunday 5/1: Bay Area Labor May Day Parade & Rally. indybay.org Parade will begin at Market Street and the Embarcadero in San Francisco and will march up to the Civic Center, where the rally will be held.

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-04-22). Mayo Clinic invests in laboratory expansion to enhance patient care. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — To support the ongoing investment in patient care, Mayo Clinic is investing in a major laboratory expansion project at Mayo Clinic in Rochester. The expansion includes a $49 million investment in the laboratory. Construction for the project has started and will continue through 2025. The expansion project will increase laboratory space at Mayo Clinic's Superior Drive Support Center in Rochester. The new laboratory space will house several clinical laboratories that reside in…

_____ (2022-04-21). Ukraine: A New Consensus On Whiteness? popularresistance.org In 1999 US and NATO forces bombed Serbia for 78 days, ushering a new century further characterized by war and militarism. With no negative consequences of military overreach, especially after the dismantling of the Soviet Union, the U.S. unleashed war in its various forms (from direct attacks to sanctions, drones, and subversion) with a wanton disregard for its human and political consequences. Yet, even when massive numbers of U.S. troops were deployed in places like Afghanistan and Iraq, and other ancient cities whose names are in the great religious texts of the world, and reduced them to rubble, the awful rea…

Lowkey (2022-04-21). Ben Norton on the US-Backed Coup in Pakistan, Neverending War in Ukraine, and a Multipolar World. mintpressnews.com "Anyone who knows the basic history of the U.S. knows that it has organized coups and impeachments and color revolutions around the world for many decades, but [Khan's ouster] was pretty much done in broad daylight!" — Ben Norton…

Vijay Prashad (2022-04-21). Now is the Time for Non-Alignment and Peace. orinocotribune.com By Roger McKenzie and Vijay Prashad — Apr 16, 2022 | "And maps can really point to places | Where life is evil now" | — WH Auden, In Time of War, 1939 | War is an ugly part of the human experience. Everything about it is hideous. War is most obviously the act of invasion and the brutality that goes along with its operations. No war is precise; every war hurts civilians. Each act of bombardment sends a neurological shudder through a society. | World War II demonstrated this ugliness in the Holocaust and in the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. | From Hiroshima and the Holocaust rose two mighty m…

Anonymous103 (2022-04-21). Kherson Region In The South Of Ukraine On Its Way To Peace. southfront.org Russian soldiers raised the Victory Banner on the Walk of Fame (monument to soldiers who died in the Great Patriotic War) in Kherson | By today, artillery strikes by the AFU and the Russian Army on the border areas of the Kherson and Mykolaiv regions continue. However, no successful offensive operations have been carried out by the sides . The Russian Armed Forces are striking targets in Mykolaiv and south of Nikopol with cruise missiles and respond to any attack of the AFU with artillery shelling. Meanwhile, the ci…

Rick Rozoff (2022-04-21). Poland says it's funneled billions in military aid for "biggest armored battle since Second World War" antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Polish RadioApril 21, 2022 Poland sends billions in military aid to Ukraine: spokesman Poland has sent billions worth of military assistance to war-torn Ukraine, the government spokesman said on Thursday. On Wednesday, Poland's President Andrzej Duda and senior government ministers agreed "to continue military supplies to Ukraine" amid Russia's invasion, Màºller said. "And this is …

Rick Rozoff (2022-04-21). "We want this war to end with victory of Ukraine": Spain ships more arms to prolong war. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com UkrinformApril 21, 2022 Spain sends new military aid batch to Ukraine Spain has sent a new batch of military aid to Ukraine, containing 200 tonnes of ammunition, military supplies, trucks, and armored vehicles. "I want to announce that a new batch of weapons has been sent to Ukraine. The Spanish ship Isabel, which today departed …

Rick Rozoff (2022-04-21). Trudeau: Canada to provide heavy artillery to Ukrainian military. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Canadian PressApril 20, 2022 Canada will send heavy artillery to Ukraine, Trudeau pledges Prime Minister Justin Trudeau revealed plans Tuesday to send heavy artillery to embattled Ukraine…. Trudeau mentioned the plan to provide artillery…during a news conference in Dalhousie, N.B., saying the decision followed a specific request to Canada from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's government. …

Rick Rozoff (2022-04-21). Treasury's Yellen, Ukraine's PM meet: weapons, finances, sanctions. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com UkrinformApril 21, 2022 PM Shmyhal, U.S. Treasury Secretary discuss weapons, finances, sanctions Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal discussed increasing financial support for Ukraine and stepping up sanctions pressure on Russia with U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen. "Weapons, finances, and sanctions. These are the main talking points of our visit to Washington. I discussed the …

Rick Rozoff (2022-04-21). "A lot" of heavy mortars delivered to Ukraine through Lithuania. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Ukrainian News AgencyApril 21, 2022 Lithuania Transfers Heavy Mortars To Ukraine Lithuania transferred heavy mortars to Ukraine….The number of weapons is not specified. It is reported by European Pravda with reference to the statement of the Minister of Defense of Lithuania Arvydas Anusauskas. "We transferred heavy mortars to Ukraine. I won't name numbers, but we …

Rick Rozoff (2022-04-21). Ukraine border: NATO holds missile interception drill in Slovakia. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com NATOAllied Air CommandApril 21, 2022 Allies integrate PATRIOT missile defence system during NATO exercise in Slovakia During an Integrated Air and Missile Defence (IAMD) exercise in Sliaƒç, Slovakia, from April, 19 to 21, 2022, Allies will train with the deployed PATRIOT missile defence system to enhance Alliance cohesion and interoperability. The exercise will involve increasingly …

Rick Rozoff (2022-04-21). U.S. viceroy shepherding Georgia into war. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Agenda.geApril 21, 2022 Georgian PM, US Ambassador discuss ongoing war in Ukraine, partnership Also see: U.S. ambassador to Georgia blasts "revanchist" Russia for 220 years of barbaric atrocities The ongoing war in Ukraine, the security situation in the Black Sea region, and the strengthening of partnership between Georgia and the United States were discussed by …

Rick Rozoff (2022-04-21). Ukraine taps Portugal for tanks, APCs, anti-ship missiles. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Interfax-UkraineApril 21, 2022 Zelensky turns to Portugal requesting to hand over Leopard tanks, armored personnel carriers, anti-ship weapons President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky has addressed the parliament and people of Portugal with a request to transfer Leopard tanks, armored personnel carriers and Harpoon anti-ship missiles to Ukraine…. "When we address the peoples of the free …

WSWS (2022-04-21). Workers and youth in Sri Lanka support International Online May Day Rally. wsws.org SEP and IYSSE campaigners encountered strong support for the international event, with many people voicing their concerns about the escalating Ukraine war and worsening social conditions in Sri Lanka.

Rick Rozoff (2022-04-21). Saakashvili: We are not a war party, but "Ukraine and world are defeating Georgia's century-old enemy" antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Rustavi2April 21, 2022 We are not a war party, but a party that protects and saves the country — Mikheil Saakashvili We are not a war party, but a party that protects and saves the country. Such a statement made today the former president of Georgia. "Great changes await the whole region and the world. …

Andy Kroll (2022-04-21). The Poor at the Crossroads. tomdispatch.com The 54th anniversary of the assassination of Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr., just passed. Dr. King was shot down while organizing low-wage sanitation workers in Memphis, Tennessee. At that time, he was building the Poor People's Campaign, an effort to organize America's poor into a force to be reckoned with. In his opposition to the Vietnam War and his promotion of a campaign to lift the load of poverty, he suggested that racism, poverty, and militarism could only be dealt with by uniting millions of poor people to change the very structure of our national life. More than half a century later, his message remai…

_____ (2022-04-21). Apple Retail Workers At The Grand Central Store Are Trying To Unionize. popularresistance.org New York City, New York – From Activision to Amazon, historic union elections are changing the way that Americans think about work. Now, Apple is the next tech giant to reckon with an employee-driven labor movement. | Calling themselves the Fruit Stand Workers United (FSWU), employees at Apple's Grand Central Terminal retail location launched a website designed to educate their fellow workers about why they want to unionize their store. | "Year over year, the cost of living in New York City has not kept pace with our wages," the FSWU's mission statement reads. "Meanwhile, Apple has grown to be the most valuable c…

WSWS (2022-04-21). Workers Struggles: Europe, Middle East & Africa. wsws.org Spanish shop workers at Douglas strike against threat to 1,000 jobs, while bus drivers walk out in Zaragoza over collective bargaining; unions capitulate to Finnish government's strike-breaking against pay stoppages by 100,000 municipal workers and nurses; UK Chep pallet production workers in five month pay strike are voting in a ballot to continue their struggle; South African Sibanye-Stillwater gold mine strike over pay enters week seven as unions delay calling out platinum miners…

WSWS (2022-04-21). Autopsy confirms Patrick Lyoya was killed by shot to the back of the head by Grand Rapids police officer. wsws.org The 26-year-old African refugee and auto parts worker was killed instantly when a Grand Rapids police officer fired a large-caliber bullet into the back of his head.

WSWS (2022-04-21). Australian aged care workers vote to strike in three states. wsws.org The UWU is seeking to divert the anger and frustration of these workers into a campaign to elect a Labor government.

Peoples Dispatch (2022-04-21). Algerian civil servants to go on strike on April 26. peoplesdispatch.org Civil servants from various sectors in Algeria will go on a 48-hour general strike on April 26 and 27 to protest the rising prices of essential goods and commodities, as well as the gradually deteriorating economic and social situation in the country. The strike will also be observed to denounce the government's economic policies over the last several years, which coupled with chronic corruption, has led to a steep decline in the purchasing power of ordinary Algerians. | The strike, called by the Confederation of Independent Trade Unions, will see participation from unionized civil servants and other workers from…

Erica Smiley, Sarita Gupta (2022-04-21). It's time to decide: Democracy or run-away capitalism? peoplesworld.org This spring, we find ourselves in precarious waters. The global COVID-19 pandemic has exposed deep cracks in the foundation of our democracy. Our economy remains deeply unequal, with billionaires profiting off the pandemic while workers struggle to keep up with inflation. So now more than ever, we need to deepen our democracy—not just in the …

Vijay Prashad (2022-04-21). Now is the Time for Non-Alignment and Peace. orinocotribune.com By Roger McKenzie and Vijay Prashad — Apr 16, 2022 | "And maps can really point to places | Where life is evil now" | — WH Auden, In Time of War, 1939 | War is an ugly part of the human experience. Everything about it is hideous. War is most obviously the act of invasion and the brutality that goes along with its operations. No war is precise; every war hurts civilians. Each act of bombardment sends a neurological shudder through a society. | World War II demonstrated this ugliness in the Holocaust and in the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. | From Hiroshima and the Holocaust rose two mighty m…

WSWS (2022-04-21). Autopsy confirms Patrick Lyoya was killed by shot to the back of the head by Grand Rapids police officer. wsws.org The 26-year-old African refugee and auto parts worker was killed instantly when a Grand Rapids police officer fired a large-caliber bullet into the back of his head.

Lowkey (2022-04-21). Ben Norton on the US-Backed Coup in Pakistan, Neverending War in Ukraine, and a Multipolar World. mintpressnews.com "Anyone who knows the basic history of the U.S. knows that it has organized coups and impeachments and color revolutions around the world for many decades, but [Khan's ouster] was pretty much done in broad daylight!" — Ben Norton…

Rick Rozoff (2022-04-21). Poland says it's funneled billions in military aid for "biggest armored battle since Second World War" antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Polish RadioApril 21, 2022 Poland sends billions in military aid to Ukraine: spokesman Poland has sent billions worth of military assistance to war-torn Ukraine, the government spokesman said on Thursday. On Wednesday, Poland's President Andrzej Duda and senior government ministers agreed "to continue military supplies to Ukraine" amid Russia's invasion, Màºller said. "And this is …

Rick Rozoff (2022-04-21). "We want this war to end with victory of Ukraine": Spain ships more arms to prolong war. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com UkrinformApril 21, 2022 Spain sends new military aid batch to Ukraine Spain has sent a new batch of military aid to Ukraine, containing 200 tonnes of ammunition, military supplies, trucks, and armored vehicles. "I want to announce that a new batch of weapons has been sent to Ukraine. The Spanish ship Isabel, which today departed …

Rick Rozoff (2022-04-21). Treasury's Yellen, Ukraine's PM meet: weapons, finances, sanctions. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com UkrinformApril 21, 2022 PM Shmyhal, U.S. Treasury Secretary discuss weapons, finances, sanctions Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal discussed increasing financial support for Ukraine and stepping up sanctions pressure on Russia with U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen. "Weapons, finances, and sanctions. These are the main talking points of our visit to Washington. I discussed the …

Rick Rozoff (2022-04-21). Ukraine border: NATO holds missile interception drill in Slovakia. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com NATOAllied Air CommandApril 21, 2022 Allies integrate PATRIOT missile defence system during NATO exercise in Slovakia During an Integrated Air and Missile Defence (IAMD) exercise in Sliaƒç, Slovakia, from April, 19 to 21, 2022, Allies will train with the deployed PATRIOT missile defence system to enhance Alliance cohesion and interoperability. The exercise will involve increasingly …

Rick Rozoff (2022-04-21). U.S. viceroy shepherding Georgia into war. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Agenda.geApril 21, 2022 Georgian PM, US Ambassador discuss ongoing war in Ukraine, partnership Also see: U.S. ambassador to Georgia blasts "revanchist" Russia for 220 years of barbaric atrocities The ongoing war in Ukraine, the security situation in the Black Sea region, and the strengthening of partnership between Georgia and the United States were discussed by …

Rick Rozoff (2022-04-21). Saakashvili: We are not a war party, but "Ukraine and world are defeating Georgia's century-old enemy" antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Rustavi2April 21, 2022 We are not a war party, but a party that protects and saves the country — Mikheil Saakashvili We are not a war party, but a party that protects and saves the country. Such a statement made today the former president of Georgia. "Great changes await the whole region and the world. …

Rick Rozoff (2022-04-21). "A lot" of heavy mortars delivered to Ukraine through Lithuania. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Ukrainian News AgencyApril 21, 2022 Lithuania Transfers Heavy Mortars To Ukraine Lithuania transferred heavy mortars to Ukraine….The number of weapons is not specified. It is reported by European Pravda with reference to the statement of the Minister of Defense of Lithuania Arvydas Anusauskas. "We transferred heavy mortars to Ukraine. I won't name numbers, but we …

Revolution Books (2022-04-21). Tuesday 4/26: The War in Ukraine: NO U.S./NATO WAR WITH RUSSIA! NO WORLD WAR 3! indybay.org Revolution Books, 2444 Durant Ave. Berkeley CA 94704…

Rick Rozoff (2022-04-21). Trudeau: Canada to provide heavy artillery to Ukrainian military. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Canadian PressApril 20, 2022 Canada will send heavy artillery to Ukraine, Trudeau pledges Prime Minister Justin Trudeau revealed plans Tuesday to send heavy artillery to embattled Ukraine…. Trudeau mentioned the plan to provide artillery…during a news conference in Dalhousie, N.B., saying the decision followed a specific request to Canada from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's government. …

Rick Rozoff (2022-04-21). Ukraine taps Portugal for tanks, APCs, anti-ship missiles. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Interfax-UkraineApril 21, 2022 Zelensky turns to Portugal requesting to hand over Leopard tanks, armored personnel carriers, anti-ship weapons President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky has addressed the parliament and people of Portugal with a request to transfer Leopard tanks, armored personnel carriers and Harpoon anti-ship missiles to Ukraine…. "When we address the peoples of the free …

WSWS (2022-04-21). Workers and youth in Sri Lanka support International Online May Day Rally. wsws.org SEP and IYSSE campaigners encountered strong support for the international event, with many people voicing their concerns about the escalating Ukraine war and worsening social conditions in Sri Lanka.

WSWS (2022-04-21). Airline workers throughout US oppose overwork, health and safety violations. wsws.org Delta, Southwest and Spirt workers have organized protests across the country to oppose understaffing and exhausting conditions.

WSWS (2022-04-21). Australian aged care workers vote to strike in three states. wsws.org The UWU is seeking to divert the anger and frustration of these workers into a campaign to elect a Labor government.

WorkWeek (2022-04-21). WorkWeek 4-21-22 Attack On NY MTA Public & Workers, Amazon Workers Support/DC Assange Demo. indybay.org WorkWeek covers the Attack On NY MTA Public & Workers, Amazon Workers Support, DC Assange Support Demo, Chris Hedges On Imperialist War & Censorship, SF Redistricting & Racism, LA Gentrification & A Labor Candidate…

San José May Day Coalition (2022-04-21). Sunday 5/1: May Day – International Workers' Day. indybay.org Gather at Roosevelt Park | Santa Clara & 19th Streets, San José | March to San José City Hall…

Erica Smiley, Sarita Gupta (2022-04-21). It's time to decide: Democracy or run-away capitalism? peoplesworld.org This spring, we find ourselves in precarious waters. The global COVID-19 pandemic has exposed deep cracks in the foundation of our democracy. Our economy remains deeply unequal, with billionaires profiting off the pandemic while workers struggle to keep up with inflation. So now more than ever, we need to deepen our democracy—not just in the …

Editor2 (2022-04-21). Venezuela Commemorates 20th Anniversary of the Failed Coup Against Hugo Chávez. orinocotribune.com By Tanya Wadhwa — Apr 16, 2022 | The failed coup was the first victory of the Venezuelan people against US imperialism in the 21st century. It marked the beginning of the resistance of Venezuelans against the US attacks, which continue to this day | April 13, 2022, marked 20 years since the people of Venezuela defeated the US-backed right-wing coup against the democratically elected socialist president Hugo Chávez in a record time of less than two days. | On Wednesday, hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans flooded the streets of the capital Caracas to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the historic victory o…

ecns.cn (2022-04-21). China's youth shoulder heavy tasks and responsibilities: white paper. ecns.cn China's youth are striving to support high-quality economic growth, participate in the development of socialist democratic politics, create a flourishing socialist culture, promote socialist moral and ethical progress, and build a beautiful China.

xinhuanet (2022-04-21). MPs say Brexit referendum led to public mistrust in government. xinhuanet.com Actions by the British government during the European Union referendum led to public mistrust, a committee of MPs said Wednesday in a parliamentary report.

Action Comm To Stop Privatization (2022-04-21). Thursday 4/21: Shut Down The Port To Stop Privatization & Union Busting. indybay.org Port Of Oakland…

Kungu Al-Mahadi Adam (2022-04-21). Jinja to host global conference to promote fish consumption. plusnews.ug As part of the celebrations for the International Year of Artisanal Fisheries and Aquaculture (IYAFA 2022), Sustainable Fisheries Initiative together with the National Organizing Committee (NOC) are organizing the International Conference on Artisanal Fisheries scheduled on 3rd -6th of September 2022 at the Source of Nile Hotel in Jinja, Uganda. The International Year of Artisanal …

ecns.cn (2022-04-21). Biden administration appeals ruling striking down travel mask mandate. ecns.cn The Biden administration is appealing a federal court ruling that struck down the government mask mandate for travelers using public transportation, citing an assessment by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

UC Berkeley GND (2022-04-21). Friday 4/22: UC Berkeley: UC Green New Deal Climate Strike. indybay.org Upper Sproul Plaza on UC Berkeley campus, Sather Rd near Bancroft Way, Berkeley | Wear a mask.

VINS (2022-04-21). State of the Billionaire Press: Concerns over Media Objectivity after Bill Gates Gives $319 Million to News Outlets. projectcensored.org In November of 2021, MintPress News' Alan Macleod uncovered documents exposing $319 million of donations granted by the Gates Foundation to various American and foreign media outlets. The main beneficiaries…

WSWS (2022-04-21). Australian election debate showcases right-wing unity between Labor and the Coalition. wsws.org To the extent that Morrison and Albanese differed with one another, the contest was over who could stake out the more reactionary, pro-business and militarist policy.

Catherine Atim (2022-04-21). MTN paves the way for women's progress to achieve sustainable societies. plusnews.ug Given the high unemployment levels in the country, there is need to break the bias and promote gender diversity across professions by encouraging women to seek opportunities in male-dominated industries. In support of SDG 5 which advocates for gender equality, MTN Uganda in collaboration with key partners is making strides in empowering women in order …

Staff (2022-04-21). Presentan en Feria Internacional del Libro textos dedicados a colaboradores cubanos que combatieron la covid-19 en Italia. cubadebate.cu Esta mañana en la sala Nicolás Guillén de la Cabaña el periodista Enrique Ubieta presentó su libro "Diario de Turín", la historia de los enfermeros y médicos que combatieron la covid-19 en Italia.

San Francisco Labor Council (2022-04-21). Sunday 5/1: Bay Area Labor May Day Parade & Rally. indybay.org Parade will begin at Market Street and the Embarcadero in San Francisco and will march up to the Civic Center, where the rally will be held.

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-04-21). Mayo Clinic invests in laboratory expansion to enhance patient care. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — To support the ongoing investment in patient care, Mayo Clinic is investing in a major laboratory expansion project at Mayo Clinic in Rochester. The expansion includes a $49 million investment in the laboratory. Construction for the project has started and will continue through 2025. The expansion project will increase laboratory space at Mayo Clinic's Superior Drive Support Center in Rochester. The new laboratory space will house several clinical laboratories that reside in…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-04-21). Mayo Clinic Q and A: Importance of a birth plan. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I'm expecting my first baby and feeling a range of emotions, from anticipation to apprehension, for labor and delivery. A friend suggested that I create a birth plan to identify my wishes for labor and after the baby is born. Why is it important to have a birth plan and discuss it with my health care team before I go into labor? ANSWER: Congratulations! Adding a new member to the family is an exciting…

ecns.cn (2022-04-21). S.Korea expresses regret over Japanese PM's offering to war-linked shrine. ecns.cn South Korea on Thursday expressed regret over Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida sending a ritual offering to the notorious war-linked Yasukuni Shrine, seen as a symbol of the militaristic and colonial past of Japan.

Rick Rozoff (2022-04-21). Besieged, targeted: ruling party leads first government without war in modern Georgian history. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Agenda.geApril 21, 2022 Ruling party marks 10th anniversary of foundation as "first Georgian Gov't without war" The ruling Georgian Dream party marked the 10th anniversary of its foundation on Thursday with a statement that said it had formed the first Government in modern Georgian history during which the country did not experience war. The statement …

Rick Rozoff (2022-04-21). NATO transformation of Georgian military includes cyber warfare operations. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Georgian Ministry of DefenseApril 21, 2022 Defense attachés got acquainted with the work of the Cyber Security Bureau Foreign military attachés accredited in Georgia visited the Cyber Security Bureau of the Ministry of Defense of Georgia. The visit was part of an annual plan to familiarize the Department of Defense with the NATO standards transformation …

Tom Athanasiou (2022-04-21). Can we afford a fair global climate transition? nationofchange.org The cost of transformation is not cheap, but consider the alternatives.

Rick Rozoff (2022-04-21). Turkey supplied ballistic helmets, vests for Zelensky and his inner circle. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Daily SabahApril 21, 2022 Turkish firm makes ballistic helmets, vests for Zelenksyy, his team Afirm from central Turkey it turns out has been producing the ballistic protective equipment used by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and his team since Russia launched its military campaign. The fact emerged after Industry and Technology Minister Mustafa Varank visited the …

Anonymous103 (2022-04-20). Russian MoD Briefing On Morning Of April 20, 2022. southfront.org | On April 20, the Russian Ministry of defence released the following briefing: | " The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue a special military operation in Ukraine. | As a result of a high-precision missile strike in the areas of Novovorontsovka and Kislevka, up to 40 personnel of the Ukrainian troops, as well as seven units of military equipment, were destroyed. | Operational-tactical and army aviation of the Russian Aerospace Forces hit 73 military facilities of U…

John Catalinotto (2022-04-20). Stop NATO's dangerous war against Russia. workers.org As the live battle between the U.S.-led NATO forces and Russia in Ukraine is entering its eighth week, it has revealed itself as a proxy war, one opening a potential path to a world conflict. To confront and stop this catastrophe, anti-war, popular and working-class forces in the imperialist . . . |

Anonymous103 (2022-04-20). Independent American Journalist Disappeared In Kharkiv, Ukraine. southfront.org emptyFor the past few days, American-Chilean youtuber, journalist, and filmmaker Gonzalo Lira, who has also become a war blogger, gained wide popularity during the military conflict in Ukraine. Gonzalo went to Ukraine to show the war and to share the information about the confrontation between the Ukrainian and Russian armies with the world. | During his stay, Gonzalo has visited several cities in Ukraine. He has published photos and videos from Kharkiv, written Twitter posts about his views on…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-04-20). Ukraine: Chilean and US Authorities Silent on Missing Journalist Gonzalo Lira. libya360.wordpress.com Editorial Comment: I recommend the following links for more on this story: Link 1 Link 2 Link 3 An account allegedly belonging to Gonzalo Lira began posting on April 20 Kawsachun News Chilean-American citizen Gonzalo Lira López is still missing in Ukraine after publicly opposing the Zelensky government. The journalist, writer, filmmaker and vlogger resides…

Rick Rozoff (2022-04-20). First-ever talks: Pentagon completing integration of EU into transatlantic military network. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Defense NewsApril 19, 2022 First-ever defense talks between US, EU near amid Ukraine war …U.S. and European Union officials are preparing a new meeting later this month officials hope will tie the two global players closer together on defense. The event is meant to open an additional trans-Atlantic channel on security matters and complement similar …

WSWS (2022-04-20). UK workers speak on the cost-of-living crisis. wsws.org As with every country, further intolerable increases to the cost of living were triggered by the US/NATO war against Russia in Ukraine.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-04-20). Will the US and Germany Turn Mongolia into a Biological Warfare Testing Grounds against Russia and China? libya360.wordpress.com Vladimir Platov The results of Russia's ongoing special operation to denazify and demilitarize Ukraine reveal with each passing day more and more documentary evidence of the criminal activities of the US and its allies in that country. One of its activities, as the information received has shown, is the development and creation by Washington of…

Rick Rozoff (2022-04-20). Georgia, Japan united in driving Russia out of their "occupied territories" antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Agenda.geApril 20, 2022 Japan welcomes Georgia's efforts, response to Russia-Ukraine war Japan welcomes Georgia's efforts and response to the Russia-Ukraine war, Imamura Akira, the Japanese Ambassador to Georgia, said on Wednesday at a Tbilisi ceremony dedicated to the occasion of the 30th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two countries. *** Georgia and Japan are …

Rick Rozoff (2022-04-20). Georgian MP: Saakashvili party exploiting Ukraine war to foment coup. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Agenda.geApril 20, 2022 Parliament Vice Speaker: United National Movement "threat" to destabilise country causes "serious dissatisfaction" in society The "threat" from the United National Movement opposition party to destabilise the country is causing "serious dissatisfaction" in the Georgian society, Gia Volski, a ruling party MP and Vice Speaker of the Georgian Parliament, said on Wednesday. …

Rick Rozoff (2022-04-20). Biden pledges more artillery, senators push arms coordinator for Ukraine war. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Defense NewsApril 19, 2022 Biden vows to send Ukraine more artillery as Congress pushes for military aid czar President Joe Biden on Tuesday promised more artillery to Kyiv amid a push among some key lawmakers for a czar to oversee the increasing flow of U.S. military aid to Ukraine. …White House press secretary Jen Psaki …

Rick Rozoff (2022-04-20). Germany urges NATO allies to ship "Soviet-style weapons" to Ukraine. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Interfax-UkraineApril 20, 2022 Germany promises Ukrainian military assistance in instruction, maintenance Germany promises Ukrainian military assistance in instruction, maintenanceGerman Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock has promised that Germany will help Ukraine with military instruction and maintenance of military equipment. In addition, Germany intends to appeal to NATO partners who have "Soviet-style weapons" that can be supplied …

Rick Rozoff (2022-04-20). U.S., allies pour arms into Ukraine for war of prolonged attrition. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Global TimesApril 20, 2022 US vows more weapons supply to Ukraine, aimed at 'prolonged attrition' to RussiaBy Chen Qingqing and Wan Hengyi While the Russia-Ukraine crisis enters a new phase as fighting in the Donbas region intensifies, the US and its Western allies pledged more military assistance to Kiev, ramping up efforts to pressure and …