(2022-04-11). Macron, neo-fascist Le Pen advance to runoff in French presidential election. wsws.org Whichever candidate emerges victorious, the new president will oversee a reactionary government that will come into violent conflict with the working class.
(2022-04-11). Crisis election begins in Australia as major parties suppress discussion of key issues facing working class. wsws.org Both of the major parties are running diversionary campaigns aimed at suppressing discussion of their bipartisan program of war and austerity.
(2022-04-11). Greek Railway Staff Refuse to Service Trains with Military Aid to Ukraine. orinocotribune.com Workers in a Greek railway company refuse to help transport NATO military armored vehicles to the Ukrainian border | Workers of Greek railway company TrainOSE are refusing to aid in the transport of The military vehicles arrived at Alexandroupolis port in the north of Greece and are supposed to be transported to the Ukrainian border. However, the workers are refusing to take part in the transport of these vehicles accord…
(2022-04-11). Vigor Marine shipyard workers in Portland and Seattle vote again to authorize strike. wsws.org The commercial shipbuilding and repair company has offered its 900 workers raises that would amount to cuts in real pay given record inflation rates.
(2022-04-11). Video message from David O'Sullivan to striking Maharashtra bus workers wins support. wsws.org The overwhelming majority of the comments come from the Maharashtra bus workers, who have fought with determination and courage since the start of their indefinite strike on November 4, 2021.
(2022-04-11). Sri Lankans in New Zealand join global protests against Rajapakse government. wsws.org The WSWS spoke with a Sri Lankan worker who attended the Wellington protest whose brother was killed by police in 2011.
(2022-04-11). Huge rally in Colombo demands Sri Lankan President Rajapakse resign. wsws.org Socialist Equality Party campaigners made a significant intervention at the Colombo demonstration, the largest in the past fortnight, distributing hundreds of copies of the party's socialist program of action.
(2022-04-11). Can Tunisia Get Hit by a New "Arab Spring"? journal-neo.org 
As you know, it was with the "Jasmine Revolution" in Tunisia in 2010-2011 that a wave of protests began throughout the Arab world, whose consequences are still being felt by a number of countries. And against this background, Tunisia became the first "new democracy." The Ennahda that came to power as a result, closely linked …
(2022-04-11). Red theory: Contradiction, the kernel of dialectics. fightbacknews.org Friedrich Engels lists three laws of dialectics, but, as we shall see, the most important is the law of contradiction, which he calls the law of the interpenetration of opposites. Before we discuss the other two (the transformation of quantity into quality, and the negation of the negation), let's look closely at contradiction. | Many of the great theorists of Marxism-Leninism wrote about dialects in general and contradiction in particular. Mao Zedong extrapolated from the writings of Marx, Engels, Lenin and Stalin, along with the direct experience of the Chinese revolution, a systematic theory of materialist di…
(2022-04-11). Amazon Is Interfering In Unionizing Efforts Again In Bessemer, AL. progressivehub.net MITCHELL CLARK | THE VERGE…
(2022-04-11). Texas: Progressive Student Union wins victory at referendum, fee hike stopped. fightbacknews.org Arlington, TX – On April 4 and 5, the University of Texas at Arlington held its semester student elections. In addition to these elections was a referendum brought forth by the administration of UTA to justify raising tuition and fee costs related to the school. | This all began in 2019 when the Texas State legislature allowed UTA to raise the student union fee, which is a fee associated with the University Center (UC) on campus which most students have to pay. In January of 2022 the administration had presented a proposal to student government for them to adopt a resolution that would help make this happen. Thi…
(2022-04-11). Macron llama a la unión tras pasar a segunda vuelta en Francia. telesurtv.net "Invito a nuestros conciudadanos a que se unan a nosotros, algunos lo harán para obstaculizar a la extrema derecha y los respeto", indicó Macron.
(2022-04-11). MIT Grad Students Vote Overwhelmingly For A Union. zcomm.org MIT is a world renowned research institution. Yet, the 3,800 grad students who make it so are barely scraping by. Now they've unionized…
(2022-04-11). Directors for Australia's 2032 Olympic Games Organizing Committee announced. ecns.cn The Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) has announced to the board of directors that would be responsible for organizing the country's third-ever Olympic Games, due to be held in Brisbane in 2032.
(2022-04-11). Renewed strikes at German day care and social services centres. wsws.org Recently renewed strikes at German day care and state social services centres express mounting popular anger.
(2022-04-11). Friday 4/22: 2022 Silicon Valley Youth Climate Strike – Earth Day March & Rally. indybay.org Meet at San José City Hall, 200 E Santa Clara St, San Jose, CA 95113, then march to Plaza de Cesar Chavez at 1 Paseo de San Antonio for Earth Day rally and booths…
(2022-04-11). Pandemic strikes at heart of China's vehicle production. ecns.cn China's auto industry is suffering from the latest wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, which has hit two major car-producing cities: Shanghai and Changchun, capital of Jilin province.
(2022-04-11). Xi stresses role of 'Chinese seeds' in ensuring food security. ecns.cn Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, on Sunday stressed the crucial role of "Chinese seeds" in ensuring the country's food security.
(2022-04-11). Xi inspects south China's Hainan Province. ecns.cn Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, on Sunday inspected the city of Sanya, south China's Hainan Province.
(2022-04-11). Budget cuts to deepen in Australian universities. wsws.org The opposition Labor Party voted for the federal budget, which targets higher education for further steep cuts, on top of the elimination of up to 90,000 jobs in the first two years of the COVID-19 pandemic.
(2022-04-11). Imperial and NTU Singapore explore new collaborations after LKCMedicine success. imperial.ac.uk Imperial and NTU are exploring new opportunities for collaboration in education and research as they enter the next phase of their partnership.
(2022-04-11). How U.S. spread biological 'poison', ethnic division and ideological antagonism around the world. ecns.cn Since conflict broke out between Russia and Ukraine, biological laboratories in Ukraine that are funded by the U.S. caught global attention.
(2022-04-11). Halt new fossil fuel projects say Californians across the state on Climate Day of Action. indybay.org Communities across California joined together as they called on the governor to build on his climate leadership by ending all new fossil fuel permitting and strengthening the setbacks rule to include both new and existing oil wells. Elected Officials to Protect America (EOPA) California hosted a virtual press conference with elected officials in solidarity with a statewide day of action while 11 regions across the state took community actions..
(2022-04-11). Los intentos de golpe de Estado contra el presidente Nicolás Maduro. telesurtv.net Con la partida física del líder de la Revolución Bolivariana, los intentos de golpe de Estado contra el Gobierno de Venezuela se han intensificado.
(2022-04-10). Amazon Workers In France Wage Unprecedented Strike For Wage Increases. popularresistance.org A strike by Amazon workers in France resumed in earnest on Tuesday, April 5, and extended to all Amazon sites across the country. "Management offered us a 3 percent increase, but we want at least 5 percent," Antoine Delorme of the CGT Amazon trade union at Châlons-sur-Saà¥ne told Révolution Permanente. | This is happening in the context of compulsory annual negotiations (NAO) under France's Labor Code. Management's proposal of a wage increase that is less than inflation has provoked an unprecedented strike movement at every Amazon France facility.
(2022-04-10). Roof of Beijing Workers' Stadium renovated. ecns.cn Construction of the roof coverage is completed on Friday. Beijing Workers' Stadium, a well-known national-level sports complex, is going to embrace a new life after about 60 years of service.
(2022-04-10). For the Many—The Vienna Chamber of Labour: The situation facing Austrian workers. wsws.org Through its seemingly neutral approach, the film remains merely at the level of observation.
(2022-04-10). It's Organized Starbucks Workers vs. Oligarchs in the City of Buffalo. commondreams.org Buffalo's baristas give us hope. Buffalo's pols, meanwhile, are giving oligarchy our hard-earned tax dollars.
(2022-04-10). The Dollar Devours The Euro. popularresistance.org As President Biden and U.S. national-security reports announced, China was seen as the major enemy. Despite China's helpful role in enabling corporate America to drive down labor's wage rates by de-industrializing the U.S. economy in favor of Chinese industrialization, China's growth was recognized as posing the Ultimate Terror: prosperity through socialism. Socialist industrialization always has been perceived to be the great enemy of the rentier economy that has taken over most nations in the century since World War I ended, and especially since the 1980s. The result today is a clash of economic systems —…
(2022-04-10). The Hard Right and the Political Parties of Capital. socialistproject.ca Moderated by Michael Lardner, Ingar Solty: Market Polarization Means Political Polarization | Bill Fletcher Jr.: Trump and the Danger of Right-wing Populism in the US | Samir Gandesha: Identity Crisis: The Politics of False Concreteness | Recorded 20 March 2022. | ´ …
(2022-04-10). Mexico: Recall Referendum is Vital for the Country, Says Mexico City Mayor Sheinbaum. orinocotribune.com 
On Thursday, April 7, just three days before the recall referendum scheduled for this Sunday, April 10, Mexico City Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum led a rally at the Monument to the Revolution, in support of President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO). Sheinbaum criticized the councilors of the National Electoral Institute (INE) who, despite having placed as many obstacles as possible to make the referendum fail, continue to enjoy privileges including exceptionally high salaries. | Before a congregation of 80,000 people, Sheinabum gave a a speech criticizing the electoral councilors "because they lack moral authority"
(2022-04-10). Street theater performances in Revolution Art Week. en.mehrnews.com Iranian artists are holding street performances in the week of revolution art.
(2022-04-10). Perú y Bolivia impulsarán masificación del gas en la región sur. telesurtv.net Perú y Bolivia firmaron en octubre del pasado año cuatro convenios, entre ellos, la de cooperación para agilizar la masificación del gas natural.
(2022-04-10). Turkish Drone Strike Killed SDF Field Commander In Syria's Al-Hasakah. southfront.org 
File image. | On April 9, a Turkish combat drone hit Kabz hill some 20 kilometers to the west of al-Darbasiyah in the northern countryside of Syria's al-Hasakah. | The drone strike targeted a position of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) border guards. At the time of the strike, members of the Kurdish-led group were digging trenches around the position. | According to the London-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, the strike claimed the life of an SDF member and wounded two others. | Some Syrian op…
(2022-04-10). Xinjiang spokesman says U.S. hearing hypocritical. ecns.cn The holding of a public hearing in the U.S. on the so-called "Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act" demonstrates the hypocrisy and absurdity of a legal and judicial system using long-arm jurisdiction, a Xinjiang government spokesman said.
(2022-04-10). Australia convoca a elecciones parlamentarias para el 21 de mayo. telesurtv.net En la elección anterior, en 2019, Morrison y su Gobierno lograron una victoria muy apretada a pesar de que el favorito era el opositor Partido Laborista.
(2022-04-10). Inicia Fondo para estabilizar el precio del trigo en Argentina. telesurtv.net "Se asegura que pan, pastas, galletitas, tapas de empanadas y cualquier otro producto elaborado a partir del trigo, se produzca a un costo sensiblemente menor", indicó Feletti.
(2022-04-10). Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast: Diagnostic testing, precision medicine and what it means for patients. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Precision medicine aims to customize health care by tailoring medications and treatments to each patient. An important step in being able to personalize treatments is diagnostic testing. Mayo Clinic BioPharma Diagnostics collaborates with biopharmaceutical, diagnostic, and other biotech companies to enable precision medicine through advanced diagnostics. Diagnostic testing can help find the right answers for each individual patient. "A laboratory test can either help in making a diagnosis for a disease, or it can help…
(2022-04-10). Arizona couple donates Collaborative Research Building to Mayo Clinic. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Scottsdale, Ariz. — Thomas R. and Ruth Ann Hornaday of Paradise Valley, Arizona, have donated the Collaborative Research Building to Mayo Clinic. The 110,000-square-foot biomedical research facility, which opened on Mayo Clinic's Scottsdale campus in 2005, is valued at $64.4 million. The Collaborative Research Building houses laboratory-based research activity at Mayo Clinic in Arizona. Mayo Clinic researchers, physicians and other investigators are leading the scientific discovery of the mechanisms of human disease, as well as…
(2022-04-10). Thursday 4/7: Protect Juristac!: South Bay Indigenous Solidarity Meeting. indybay.org Zoom meeting (online): Register at us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAsceCtqjsrHNfkVSlLeVhofJf6QOCQI19F…
(2022-04-10). President Maduro: West Lining Up for Big War Against Russia. orinocotribune.com "They are lining up, economically, politically, diplomatically and militarily in the West to go for a big war against Russia," said Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro on Friday, April 8, at an event in Caracas. "Venezuela denounces this, that they want to go to a war to dismember Russia, break it into pieces, destroy it and end the hope of a multipolar world where we can all live." | During the closing ceremony of the 16th National Congress and 3rd International Congress of History, President Maduro warned that today more than ever there is a Western media dictatorship against the world, "to justify an escalatio…
(2022-04-10). President Maduro: We're Seeing a Western Media Dictatorship. libya360.wordpress.com Kawsachun News "We are experiencing a Western media dictatorship against the world," denounced President Nicolás Maduro on Friday, saying its fundamental purpose is to "justify an escalation that could lead to a disastrous war" against Russia. From the National Congress on History held in Catia La Mar, he stressed that the West "is aligning itself…
(2022-04-10). The Weapons Industry Sees The War In Ukraine As A Goldmine. popularresistance.org Since the pandemic began in early 2020, the weapons industry has argued that shutdowns and supply chain disruptions have put the "defense industrial base" in peril, compromising the national security and military "readiness" of the United States. Now, that same industry is using Russia's invasion of Ukraine and NATO's subsequent military buildup to double down on the argument, demanding rapid, public investments in the weapons industry to bolster the capacity of the United States and NATO for "deterrence."
(2022-04-10). Cold War Under the Scorching Sun: A New Conflict is Brewing in Africa. libya360.wordpress.com Robert Inlakesh A picture taken from the Moroccan region of Oujda shows Algerian border guards patrolling along the border with Morocco on November 4, 2021 [FADEL SENNA/AFP via Getty Images] Dubbed North Africa's new 'Cold War', the tensions between Morocco and neighboring Algeria threaten to escalate and the consequences of this have a lot more…
(2022-04-10). Pakistan Enters Another Phase of Turbulence. libya360.wordpress.com Vladimir Terehov News agencies report about the attempt to dismiss the Lower House of the Parliament of Pakistan, undertaken on April 3 by Prime Minister Imran Khan — an evidence of reaching a qualitatively new level of (another) aggravation of the situation in the country, which has been escalating over the past few weeks. This…
(2022-04-10). Could NATO-Supplied Arms Change Ukraine's Fate? libya360.wordpress.com NATO has claimed it would begin sending more significant, heavier weapons to Ukraine including armored vehicles, missiles, and even floating discussion over tanks and warplanes. However there are serious complications going unmentioned across the Western media: 1. Heavy NATO weapons like tanks, anti-ship missiles, and warplanes take months or longer to train on; 2. Heavy…
(2022-04-10). Biden Administration Budgets Record $27.6 Billion for Nazi Goal of Militarization of Outer-Space. libya360.wordpress.com Jeremy Kuzmarov The Space Test Program-3 Mission for the U.S. Space Force's Space Systems Command preparing for launch at Cape Canaveral, Florida. [Source: spacenews.com] New cold war provides continued backdrop for misallocation of public resources into weaponry right out of science fiction films As homeless rates skyrocket and public education flounders, the Biden administration has…
(2022-04-10). Assessing the Combat in Ukraine: Learning from Mistakes. libya360.wordpress.com Elijah J. Magnier The United States and NATO members have made a tremendous effort in sending Ukraine billions of dollars in tons of selected weapons needed for the war against Russia, which is causing the conflict to last as long as possible. NATO generals worked tirelessly to fight Russia with Ukrainian soldiers who decided to…
(2022-04-10). Protesters in Greece Try to Block Shipment of NATO Weaponry to Ukraine. libya360.wordpress.com Svetlana Ekimenko Earlier in April, as Western countries funnel weapons shipments to Ukraine, where Russia has been carrying out a special operation to "demilitarise and de-Nazify" the country, Greek railway protests managed to block a shipment of American tanks to Ukraine for more than two weeks. Videos circulating on the internet have shown protesters in…
(2022-04-10). The Propaganda Machine: From ISIS To Ukraine Always The Same Story. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | It is always the same story, from the second post-war period to today. The propaganda machine is a deadly weapon: to manipulate the masses, to get people to fight, to try to hide boot on the ground failures. | The last stage of the West's communication campaign against Russia is a promotional spot. The protagonist is a woman dressed in the classic Ukrainian peasant costumes. Her story is a threat against the entire Russian population which ends with the slitting of the throat of a man…