Rick Rozoff (2022-04-19). Pentagon to train Ukrainians in sites outside nation to use U.S. artillery. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Rustavi2April 19, 2022 Defense Department expects to start training Ukrainian trainers outside of Ukraine on how to use the U.S.-provided Howitzers in the coming days Defense Department expects to start training Ukrainian trainers outside of Ukraine on how to use the U.S.-provided Howitzers in the coming days The first shipments of the latest round of …

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-04-19). Russia Pushes Back Western Sanctions, Revs Up Operation in Eastern Ukraine. libya360.wordpress.com M.K. Bhadrakumar Russian special operation in Donbass entered new phase The Russian President Vladimir Putin said defiantly on Monday that the western sanctions have proved to be "ineffective" in meeting their objective. In his words, "They (US and EU) expected these sanctions to rapidly produce a devastating effect on Russia's finances and economy, sow panic in the markets, bring about a collapse…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-04-19). Why Russia Hasn't Run Out of Precision Missiles in Ukraine. libya360.wordpress.com The country's defense industry carried out extensive modernization for years, says the Deputy Prime Minister in charge of the process Contrary to Western expectations, Russia hasn't run out of precision munitions during the now almost two-month-long conflict in Ukraine. RT spoke to Yury Borisov, Russian deputy prime minister in charge of defense procurement, about the state…

WSWS (2022-04-19). Workers and youth in Germany speak out against Ukraine war and NATO aggression. wsws.org The hysteria with which the ruling elite are calling for ever new sanctions, weapons deliveries and armaments projects finds little resonance in the working class. This was revealed in the many discussions held by WSWS reporters at workplaces, supermarkets and in working class neighbourhoods recently.

Rick Rozoff (2022-04-19). Defense Ministry: Japan to supply military supplies to Ukraine. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Kyodo NewsApril 19, 2022 Japan to offer protective masks, clothing, drones to Ukraine Japan will provide Ukraine with protective masks and clothing against chemical weapons, as well as commercial drones, to support the country in its ongoing war with Russia, the Defense Ministry said Tuesday. The decision was made upon a request from the Ukrainian …

Rick Rozoff (2022-04-19). Japan, EU, U.S. pursue common course on Ukraine war. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Kyodo NewsApril 19, 2022 U.S., Japan, EU leaders affirm swift support to Ukraine amid war Leaders from the United States, Japan and the European Union agreed Tuesday to continue providing swift support to Ukraine as Russia begins a renewed military offensive in the eastern part of its neighboring country. Prime Minister Fumio Kishida told his …

Rick Rozoff (2022-04-19). Polish hospitals prepared to treat 10,000 wounded Ukrainian soldiers: PM. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Polish RadioApril 19, 2022 Polish hospitals ready to treat 10,000 wounded Ukrainian soldiers: PM Polish hospitals are prepared to admit up to 10,000 Ukrainian troops injured in combat against invading Russian forces, Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki has said. The Polish prime minister made the declaration in Lviv, western Ukraine, on Tuesday, public broadcaster Polish Radio's …

Rick Rozoff (2022-04-19). Will war party bring about collapse of German government? antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Beta News AgencyApril 19, 2022 Scholz falls because of Ukraine? The German opposition Christian Democratic Union (CDU/CSU) is increasingly pressuring Chancellor Olaf Scholz to send heavy weapons to Ukraine. They accuse German Chancellor of being partially responsible for the Ukrainian defense, and they also threatened him with a vote of no confidence in the Bundestag, …

Rick Rozoff (2022-04-19). U.S. lawmakers visit Georgia to expand war, Georgian war party visits Ukraine. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Senator Coons has discussed deploying American troops to Ukraine. Civil GeorgiayingApril 19, 2022 U.S. Congress Delegation to Visit Georgia A delegation of the U.S. Congress will be led by the Chair of the Appropriations Subcommittee on State and Foreign Operations, Senator Chris Coons (D-DE), to Georgia this week. The delegation will include Senators Gary Peters …

Rick Rozoff (2022-04-19). State Department: China will "face serious consequences" from U.S., allies over Ukraine. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Ukrainian News AgencyApril 19, 2022 China Will Face Serious Consequences If Helps Russia — United States The United States said it was closely monitoring China's level of support for Russia and warned of serious consequences if it provided weapons to the aggressor country or helped circumvent sanctions. This was stated by U.S. Department of State …

oneworld.press (2022-04-19). History Of The Ukrainian War. oneworld.press On 1 March 2013 inside America's Embassy to Ukraine in Kiev, a series of "Tech Camps" started to be held, in order to train those Ukrainian nazis for their leadership of Ukraine's 'anti-corruption' organizing. Simultaneously, under Polish Government authorization, the CIA was training in Poland the military Right Sector leaders how to lead the coming U.S. coup in neighboring Ukraine.

Rick Rozoff (2022-04-19). MP among Georgians fighting in Ukraine. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Civil GeorgiaApril 19, 2022 Georgian MP Returns from Ukraine War Georgian MP Alexander Elisashvili, who volunteered to fight against the Russian invasion of Ukraine, is returning to Georgia. Earlier today, Elisashvili wrote on Facebook that he is already in Warsaw, en route to the homeland together with his party colleague, Vice-Speaker Levan Ioseliani, who visited …

Rick Rozoff (2022-04-19). State Department hails NATO ally Turkey for "holding Russia to account" antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Anadolu AgencyApril 18, 2022 Turkey playing 'important role' in holding Russia to account: US Turkey is playing an "important role" in ensuring Russia is held to account for its war against Ukraine, the United States said on Monday ahead of a bilateral meeting of top diplomats. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is slated to host …

Dave DeCamp (2022-04-19). Treasury Secretary to Press Other Countries to Ramp Up Sanctions on Russia. news.antiwar.com Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen will press US allies to ramp up the economic pressure on Russia during meetings of World Bank and IMF members this week, The war in Ukraine and the sanctions imposed in response are expected to be major topics of discussion at the meetings, which began Monday. The Treasury official said Yellen "will use this week's meetings to work with allies to continue our united efforts to increase economic pressure on Russia while mitigating spillover e…

Rick Rozoff (2022-04-19). Western think tanks push permanent NATO presence on Russian border, Asia-Pacific analog. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Kyodo NewsApril 17, 2022 NATO needs bases on eastern border to counter Russia: experts Russia's war in Ukraine will lead to NATO radically overhauling its long-term security capabilities in Eastern Europe, defense analysts say. The North Atlantic Treaty Organization is likely to establish permanent bases on its eastern flank and significantly boost spending, experts predict. …

Staff (2022-04-19). How Putin Can Use 5D to End the War and Merge Russia and Ukraine THIS VERY MOMENT. anti-empire.com 10 days before the war I warned Kiev it was facing a Russian invasion, but also advised it there was a brilliant way it could thwart Putin's plan: An uncomfortable thing to do emotionally, but such is 5D judo. Unilaterally settling the status of Donetsk and Lugansk (in their favor) would have robbed Putin of an excuse to escalate the standoff into the current regime-change war. | As it was, Kiev did not listen to my advice and Moscow used precisely the pretext of Don…

WSWS (2022-04-19). Public meeting: Support the Socialist Equality Party in the Australian federal election! wsws.org The SEP is advancing a fighting socialist program of action for the growing sections of the working class entering into struggle against inflation, wage suppression and a deepening social crisis.

WSWS (2022-04-19). The Challenge of May Day 2022: For the International Unity of the Working Class against Capitalism, National Chauvinism and War! wsws.org The celebration of May Day 2022 must be dedicated to the unification of the international working class in a global struggle against imperialist war and its root cause, the capitalist system.

_____ (2022-04-19). A Hotline Garment Workers Can Call When They Face Harassment On The Job. popularresistance.org For the women who sew the Western world's clothes in Lesotho‚Äâ—‚Äâthe tiny country buried inside South Africa‚Äâ—‚Äâmen like Moshoeshoe's supervisor have long been largely untouchable. In the factory where she worked sewing jeans for brands like Levi's, Wrangler and The Children's Place, it was an open secret that male supervisors traded sex for promotions and permanent jobs. And that they made work life painful for those who refused to give it to them. But not long after Moshoeshoe's confrontation with her boss last year, she says s…

_____ (2022-04-19). The Amazon Labor Union Victory — Lessons For All Of Labor. popularresistance.org In one of the most remarkable labor organizing victories in decades, the Amazon workers in Staten Island voted to unionize with the independent Amazon Labor Union (ALU). This is the first organizing victory for any union at any of Amazon's 110 warehouses across the USA, the nation's second largest employer with over a million employees. | This was a real bottom-up organizing effort potentially highlighting an effective way forward for the rest of labor — a victory that gives momentum to workers not only in the other Amazon warehouses but in all industries. It demonstrates how and why rank and file workers a…

Danny O'Brien (2022-04-19). Remember the Maine! U.S. war lies. workers.org The reputation of the United States and its unrelenting military must precede any claim these entities make about "truth." An 1898 propaganda poster uses the explosion of the USS Maine to manipulate public acceptance of war with Spain as part of the 'manifest destiny' of U.S. imperialist expansion. Time and . . . |

Sanket Jain (2022-04-19). Photo Essay: India's Rural Health Workers Fell Ill As Workload Spiked During Pandemic. towardfreedom.org In March 2020, India's health ministry tasked 1 million Accredited Social Health Activists (ASHAs) with COVID-19 duty in rural areas. This, in a country where 65 percent of its 1.38 billion people live outside cities. Suddenly, ASHAs' workload increased exponentially. Yet, they remain underpaid and now suffer stress-related chronic ailments, reports Sanket Jain.

WSWS (2022-04-19). "It's just really hard to live": Chicago workers describe impact of surging food and gas prices. wsws.org Food, motor fuel, and home heating gas have all surged by double-digit percentages over the last year in the Chicago metro region.

Graham Matthews (2022-04-19). Wage rises need to become a critical federal election issue. greenleft.org.au Government action and worker solidarity is key to overcoming the scourge of insecure work and ensuring pay rises keep pace with inflation and productivity improvements, argues Graham Matthews.

San José May Day Coalition (2022-04-19). 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 (2022-04-19). Tamil nationalists try to prop up Sri Lankan government against mass protests. wsws.org The Tamil nationalist parties are engaging in private talks with the discredited Rajapakse clan, while working to divide workers and youth along ethnic-religious lines.

SLAP (2022-04-19). Friday 4/29: 4/29 Stop Privatizing Oakland! Day Of Action By Teachers & ILWU Longshore Workers. indybay.org Oakland teachers will be striking and joining with ILWU longshore workers on April 29 against privatization and closures of Oakland schools and the privatization and destruction of the Port Of Oakland by the Mayor and Democratic Party City Council supported by the leadership of the Alameda Labor Council and Alameda Building Trades. There will be a rally at 2PM at Oscar Grant Plaza and march through Oakland.

Staff (2022-04-19). Top US CEOs Made 254 Times More Than Median Workers in 2021, Study Shows. truthout.org An analysis released Monday shows that the CEOs of some of the largest corporations in the United States made 254 times more than their median employees in 2021 as executive bonuses and stock awards grew significantly. | According to the latest edition of the "Increases were seen across all pay components," notes the new analysis, wh…

Editor2 (2022-04-19). Gaza Socialists Rise in Solidarity with Jenin, Prisoners (Photos). orinocotribune.com The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) held a solidarity event in Gaza on Thursday in commemoration of the forthcoming Palestinian Prisoner's Day and in solidarity with Palestinians in the northern West Bank city and refugee camp of Jenin. | PFLP members and their supporters held placards denouncing the Israeli military, which has killed 12 Palestinians in the West Bank in recent days, calling for wider solidarity with Jenin. | "We are all Jenin," "Resistance in Jenin is humiliating the Israeli occupation", "Jenin is a symbol of our pride", and "Free Palestinian Political Prisoners," some of the…

Staff (2022-04-19). Girón, la victoria (+ Fotos y línea del tiempo). cubadebate.cu El 19 de abril tendrá siempre gran trascendencia en la historia de nuestra nación. Para el pueblo cubano y su naciente Revolución significó defender la soberanía del país, el suelo sagrado de la patria, defender sus intereses, sus ideales y su proceso socialista.

Ian Angus (2022-04-19). Ecosocialist Bookshelf, April 2022. greenleft.org.au Climate & Capitalism editor Ian Angus presents six new books for activists.

Editor (2022-04-19). Chávez the Radical XXVIII: 'The Empire and the Oligarchy Will Never Accept Us'. mronline.org In this episode of "Chávez the Radical," the Venezuelan leader reminds comrades and followers that the Venezuelan oligarchy and the U.S. empire will never accept the Bolivarian Revolution.

WSWS (2022-04-19). Quebec nurses' union admits much of rank and file view it as "sellouts" and government accomplices. wsws.org FIQ, the state-recognized union bargaining agent for the majority of Quebec's nurses, has complained to the province's labour court that it has become widely discredited after imposing yet another concessions-filled contract.

_____ (2022-04-19). Virginia Caucus Of Rank-And-File Educators Votes To Unionize Richmond Schools. popularresistance.org On Saturday, members of the Virginia Caucus of Rank-and-File Educators (VCORE) voted to unionize schools in Richmond, the state's capital. The vote took place over two days, with 99 percent of educators in favor. The Richmond Educators Association (REA), of which VCORE is a part, will serve as official bargaining representative. This is a major victory for public-sector unions in the South, and it comes amid a wave of unionization across the United States and labor militancy among educators.

José Manuel Blanco Diaz (2022-04-19). UNASUR Reaffirms Objectives 15 Years After Foundation. orinocotribune.com With the challenge of building peace, guaranteeing sovereignty, and promoting the comprehensive development of the countries of the south, the Union of South American Nations (UNASUR) celebrated 15 years as an integration platform, with the aim of "strengthening Bolívar's project," as Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro said. | On Sunday April 17 Venezuela's head of state reiterated his nation's commitment to achieving the objectives for which the organization was born. UNASUR from its inception had the support of Commander Hugo Chávez and other progressive leaders of the continent. | "We are called to strongly r…

Pavan Kulkarni (2022-04-19). Amid dispute over wages, Swaziland police resumes persecution of teachers' union leader. peoplesdispatch.org Earlier this month, Mbongwa Dlamini's residence was sprayed with a hail of bullets by a highly militarized unit of the police called the Operation Support Service Unit (OSSU), putting the lives of his children in danger…

xinhuanet (2022-04-19). 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.

Anonymous103 (2022-04-19). Obscene Outsourcing: The UK-Rwandan Refugee Deal. southfront.org Refugees of the fighting in the Central African Republic observe Rwandan soldiers being dropped off at Bangui M'Poko International Airport in the Central African Republic Jan. 19, 2014. U.S. forces were dispatched to provide airlift assistance to multinational troops in support of an African Union effort to quell violence in the Central African Republic. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Ryan Crane/Released) | Written by Dr. Binoy Kampmark | This month, the government of UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson joined an ign…

Staff (2022-04-19). Chapeando: La embajada que sólo funciona para echar leña al fuego pregunta qué es eso (+ Podcast). cubadebate.cu Girón es muchas primeras veces: primera derrota del imperialismo en América. Es la primera batalla popular por el socialismo. Es el bautizo de fuego de los milicianos cubanos. Esa es una espina que tienen clavada en la garganta. Quizás por eso han estado organizando para este 19 de abril una nueva campaña de la guerra mediática.

_____ (2022-04-19). Israel Demonstrates its Disregard for Hhuman Rights. journal-neo.org Once again Israel demonstrates to the world its utter disregard for human rights. And this is not only in the ongoing airstrikes on Syrian territory and the suburbs of Damascus from Lebanese territory or the Golan Heights, as a result of which Syrian civilians suffer. For example, this April alone, Israel's F-16 fighter jets carried …

UC Berkeley GND (2022-04-19). 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.

Strike Debt Bay Area (2022-04-19). Saturday 5/21: Strike Debt Bay Area Book Group. indybay.org Email strike.debt.bay.area@gmail.com a few days beforehand for the the online invite.

Staff (2022-04-19). Majority of Voters Support Biden's Billionaire Income Tax, Poll Finds. truthout.org New polling finds that most likely voters support President Joe Biden's plan to implement a minimum tax on the richest households in the U.S., including a tax on unrealized gains from assets like stocks. | The polling released on Monday The issue is particularly popular among Democrats, with 72 percent of…

Staff (2022-04-19). Anti-government protests gain momentum in Swaziland. peoplesdispatch.org On Tuesday, April 12, "Defiance actions" were organized by the Communist Party of Swaziland (CPS) across Swaziland. The date marks 49 years since King Sobhuza II, father of the current monarch, took absolute power in 1973. The key demand of the protests was an end to the absolute monarchy as well as the creation of …

Labor Video Project (2022-04-19). SF Candidates Matt Haney & David Campos On Redistricting, Treasure Island & Privatization. indybay.org San Francisco Matt Haney and David Campos who are running for Assembly are interviewed about re-districting, privatization and Treasure Island tolls and toxins.

WSWS (2022-04-19). UK Labour leader Starmer calls on "decent, honourable" Tory MPs to unseat Boris Johnson. wsws.org Tory MPs responded with fervour in backing Johnson. The mood was summed up by Sir Edward Leigh, who declared that the only leader who should be removed was Vladimir Putin.

Staff (2022-04-19). Macron bans the Collectif Palestine Vaincra: "an extremely serious attack on the Palestine solidarity movement" samidoun.net The Collectif Palestine Vaincra has an important organization of the Palestinian liberation movement in France. As the presidential campaign approached, incumbent President Emmanuel Macron banned the organization. The following interview with a member of the Committee Against the Dissolution of the Collectif Palestine Vaincra, which is fighting against the ban, was conducted for the German-language …

_____ (2022-04-19). Now Is The Time For Nonalignment And Peace. popularresistance.org Despite the major gains of many of the new nations that had emerged out of colonialism, the overwhelming force of the older colonial powers prevented the Bandung Spirit from defining human history. Instead, the civilization of war prevailed. This civilization of war is revealed in the massive waste of human wealth in the production of armed forces—sufficient to destroy hundreds of planets—and the use of these armed forces as the first instinct to settle disputes.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-04-19). The Ukrainian Proxy War Exposes the West's Military-Industrial Limitations. libya360.wordpress.com Andrew Korybko It's a matter of military fact that the Ukrainian proxy war, which saw more third-party military-technical assistance dispatched in a larger amount and in a shorter time to one of the direct participants than in any previous conflict in history (remembering that the Lend-Lease Act didn't scale up till after some time), has…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-04-19). African Leaders Opting for Nonalignment Amidst Tensions in Europe. libya360.wordpress.com Uriel Araujo Amid volatile markets, they (African states] are realizing they cannot afford to take sides by playing along the Western line in this so-called "cold war". Thus, non-alignment can pave the way for de-dollarization and strengthening multipolarity. And it can also help mitigate a global food crisis. In addition to today's fuel and energy…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-04-18). From Iran, Syria and Afghanistan to Ukraine: U.S. Empire Sows Violence and Chaos Yet Again. libya360.wordpress.com Dan Kovalik [Source: English.almayadeen.net] Turning and turning in the widening gyre The falcon cannot hear the falconer Things fall apart The center cannot hold Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world… —William Butler Yeats As I wrote four years ago in 2018 after visiting Iran, there is a battle for civilization taking place. And note how…

Editor (2022-04-18). Scoring the U.S. working class: expropriation and digitalization. mronline.org Working-class people in the United States are now at a turning point—whether to compliantly return to the pre-Covid conditions capital set for them, or to shift toward a new militancy toward capitalism.

WSWS (2022-04-18). Australian elections: Behind mudslinging and diversion, Labor and Liberals pledge stepped-up attacks on the working class. wsws.org Alongside the banalities of the official campaign, the major parties are waging a parallel campaign aimed at convincing the ruling elite that they are best placed to enforce sweeping attacks on the working class.

WSWS (2022-04-18). Sri Lankan SEP/IYSSE to hold picket and public meeting to fight for socialist perspective in the mass anti-government protests. wsws.org The SEP supports the demand that the president resigns but goes further in advancing a socialist program of action for the working class to defend its social and democratic rights.

WSWS (2022-04-18). University of Illinois at Chicago grad student workers strike against poverty wages. wsws.org UIC graduate student workers are opposing the university's efforts to use them as a cheap labor force.

WSWS (2022-04-18). UFCW forces through three-year deal covering 47,000 Southern California grocery workers. wsws.org Workers were forced to show up in person over a short three-day period to cast their votes for a contract which they were never even sent copies of.

WSWS (2022-04-18). SEP and IYSSE holds plantation workers' demonstration to fight for socialist policies. wsws.org The protest attracted widespread public interest with some young people deciding to join in and many bystanders offering encouragement.

WSWS (2022-04-18). Strike wave in Northern Ireland against below inflation pay offers. wsws.org Sections of workers involved in or preparing strikes include Translink bus workers, local authority classroom assistants, waste and recycling workers and school bus drivers, fast food delivery workers, university lecturers and construction machinery workers at Caterpillar.

WSWS (2022-04-18). 600 Kansas City-area construction workers near second week on strike for major wage increases. wsws.org Striking workers overwhelmingly voted to reject an "interim agreement" with the employers' Builders Association last Friday, but the IUPAT union has since claimed substantial progress in talks and has called off strike actions for Monday.

SLAP (2022-04-18). Friday 4/29: 4/29 Stop Privatizing Oakland! Day Of Action By Teachers & ILWU Longshore Workers. indybay.org Oakland teachers will be striking and joining with ILWU longshore workers on April 29 against privatization and closures of Oakland schools and the privatization and destruction of the Port Of Oakland by the Mayor and Democratic Party City Council supported by the leadership of the Alameda Labor Council and Alameda Building Trades. There will be a rally at 2PM at Oscar Grant Plaza and march through Oakland.

WSWS (2022-04-18). New York City parent victimized by Child Services denounces government after daughters contract COVID-19 at school. wsws.org A New York City parent spoke to the World Socialist Web Site about conditions in the largest school district in the country during the current COVID-19 surge.

WSWS (2022-04-18). Video: PES calls for active boycott of French presidential elections. wsws.org Alexandre Lantier, national secretary of the Parti de l'égalité socialiste, explains the call for an active boycott of the second round of the French presidential elections.

Revolution Books (2022-04-18). Saturday 4/16: Dorothy Roberts, author of TORN APART will read and discuss her new book with a panel. indybay.org Revolution Books, 2444 Durant Ave. Berkeley CA 94704 – this event is online…

ecns.cn (2022-04-18). Revolutionary bases' growth to get a boost. ecns.cn As China set in motion an agenda to narrow social inequalities and regional growth gaps, the nation's top policymakers have given priority to a special type of regions－areas where the Communist Party of China built up its revolutionary cause before founding the New China.

Marzieh Rahmani (2022-04-18). French presidential candidate Le Pen accused of embezzlment. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 18 (MNA) — On Sunday, Marine Le Pen's bid for the French presidency took a hit when European Union investigators accused her and her father of embezzling ‚Ǩ620,000 ( £513,000 & $670,000) for her political party, National Rally.

xinhuanet (2022-04-18). 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.

teleSUR, jaa, SH (2022-04-18). Ucrania completa cuestionario para adhesión a la Unión Europea. telesurtv.net Kiev explicó que la Comisión Europea debe preparar una recomendación para confirmar si Ucrania cumple los requisitos para ingresar al bloque.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-04-18). Pakistan's US-Backed Coup Regime Stirs Up Pashtun Hornet's Nest. libya360.wordpress.com M. K. BHADRAKUMARAfghans protest against Pakistani air strikes, Khost, April 16, 2022 The Pakistani air strikes on Saturday on the eastern Afghanistan provinces of Kunar and Khost killing dozens of people may seem at first glance a crude knee-jerk reaction to the ambush in North Waziristan the previous day in which seven Pakistani soldiers were…

Strike Debt Bay Area (2022-04-18). Saturday 5/21: Strike Debt Bay Area Book Group. indybay.org Email strike.debt.bay.area@gmail.com a few days beforehand for the the online invite.

Kamal Iranidoost (2022-04-18). Ukraine says 5 'powerful' missile strikes hit Lviv in west. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 18 (MNA) — A series of "powerful" Russian strikes on military infrastructure in Lviv on Monday left at least six dead and ignited blazes in the western Ukraine city that has been spared fierce fighting, media cited Ukrainian.

Antonio C.S. Rosa (2022-04-18). 'It Can Get Very Creepy Very Fast:' John Oliver Exposes Multimillion-Dollar Data Brokering Industry. transcend.org 11 Apr 2022 – Data brokering is the multi million-dollar industry of collecting personal information and then reselling or sharing it with marketers and others. Data brokers are "the middlemen of surveillance capitalism." "They know significantly more about you than you might like and do significantly more with it than you might think," Oliver said.

UCSC Climate Coalition, UC Green New Deal (2022-04-18). University of California Campuses Rally in Support of UC-wide "UC Green New Deal" indybay.org Students, faculty, and staff who are part of the UC Green New Deal Coalition, along with members of environmental organizations, campus Sustainability Offices, and concerned individuals on all ten UC campuses, conceived of the idea of an "Intercampus Earth Day" to draw inspiration from each other and to share resources and events that promote more climate awareness and climate action. Nine UC campuses are rallying on Earth Day to promote climate action. Several campuses, in addition to their rallies, have more elaborate plans, like UC Merced's Shakespeare in Yosemite and UC Santa Cruz's full day of Climate Teach-…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-04-18). Mayo Clinic, Rochester branch of NAACP seek mentors for RISE for Youth program. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org This summer, 40 high school and college students will be the first participants in RISE for Youth, a strategic collaboration between Mayo Clinic and the Rochester branch of the NAACP. The program is designed to help Black and underrepresented students find pathways to success in education and employment. "Not all students have the same opportunities to realize their full potential," says Dr. Anjali Bhagra, medical director of Mayo Clinic's Office of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion….

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-04-18). A New Phase Against Western Colonialism in Africa. libya360.wordpress.com Vladimir Danilov The support by many African leaders and governments of Moscow's actions in Ukraine, or at least reluctance to condemn the Russian military special operation, has frankly alarmed the current political elite in the West. Foreign Policy believes that much of this has allegedly to do with the African countries' devotion to non-alignment, their desire…

_____ (2022-04-18). A New Phase Against Western Colonialism in Africa? journal-neo.org The support by many African leaders and governments of Moscow's actions in Ukraine, or at least reluctance to condemn the Russian military special operation, has frankly alarmed the current political elite in the West. Foreign Policy believes that much of this has allegedly to do with the African countries' devotion to non-alignment, their desire to …

Staff (2022-04-18). Barrio Adentro Celebrates 19 Years of Service in Venezuela. orinocotribune.com With the satisfaction of saving millions of people, the Barrio Adentro Mission celebrates its nineteenth anniversary in Venezuela. | In Venezuela, the Barrio Adentro Mission celebrates 19 years of direct and free service to the people in health matters to satisfy this fundamental human need for popular power. | The Barrio Adentro Mission is a social program that began to be promoted by former president of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Hugo Chávez, in 2003, with the help of the Cuban government, which is characterized by the use of Cuban and Venezuelan doctors, to offer health services to the Venezuelan po…

ecns.cn (2022-04-18). China's industrial capacity utilization rate at 75.8 pct in Q1. ecns.cn China's industrial capacity utilization rate came in at 75.8 percent in the first quarter (Q1) of 2022, down 1.4 percentage points from the previous year, data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) showed Monday.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-04-18). Germany's Military Biological Activity in Ukraine: Should We Be Concerned? libya360.wordpress.com The Exposé According to the Russian Federation Permanent Representative to the UN Office in Geneva, Gennady Gatilov, extensive dangerous biological military weapons and research programs have been found in Ukraine. Many of these highly exotic projects are being funded by the United States, under the Pentagon's Defence Threat Reduction Agency ("DTRA"). However, other alleged bioweapons…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-04-18). USA & Allies: Separated from the Rest of the World. libya360.wordpress.com Mikhail Gamandiy-Egorov Attempts by the US and Western establishment to defend the bygone unipolar order and the liberal system are doomed to failure, only widening the gap between the Western bloc and the rest of the world. This is the opinion of academic John Pang, in a recent interview with Xinhua. Western diplomatic, political and…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-04-18). Designing a New Strategic Missile Will Pose Serious Problems for the United States. libya360.wordpress.com Alexandre Lemoine New details have emerged about the U.S. design of a strategic missile capable of carrying a nuclear warhead. One could even say that the future of the entire U.S. nuclear arsenal is in question. Why has this happened and what problems will the Pentagon now face? The strategic weapons modernization program promised earlier…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-04-18). Patrick Lancaster and Maximilian Clarke Report: Mariupol Road of Death "Ilicha" libya360.wordpress.com Ukrainian Mariupol Strong Hold "ILICHA" now under Russian Control The Russian Government has made an announcement that the Ukrainian Mariupol Strong Hold "ILICHA" steel plant is now under Russian & DPR Control. They made this claim on 15.04.2022 and just hours after they made this claim I was in the Ilicha plant to see what…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-04-18). Russia Publishes Data on Foreign Mercenaries in Ukraine. libya360.wordpress.com 400 foreign fighters remain trapped in Mariupol, where Kiev forces have refused an offer to surrender An estimated 6,824 foreign mercenaries from 63 countries have come to Ukraine to fight for Volodymyr Zelensky's government, the Russian Defense Ministry stated on Sunday. Of these, 1,035 have been "destroyed," while several thousand remain. Four hundred foreign fighters are holed up…

Ann Brown (2022-04-18). Here Is CJEC's Fact Sheet On California's Reparations Eligibility Framework. moguldom.com In late March, California's first-in-the-nation reparations task force decided to limit eligibility for reparations for slavery to people who can trace their lineage to free and enslaved Black people living in the U.S. during the 19th century. The tasks force committee, convened in 2020 through legislation signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom, voted 5-4 in favor of limiting …

Muhammed Shabeer (2022-04-17). Lockdown parties, tax dodging and war mongering: Tory blitz on British working class continues. peoplesdispatch.org People in the UK are facing a severe cost of living crisis marked by skyrocketing energy and food prices, along with a crisis of governance marked by cronyism, incompetence and duplicity…

WSWS (2022-04-17). Bank of Canada hikes interest rates, as soaring inflation squeezes workers' incomes. wsws.org Prices are now rising faster than at any time in the past 30 years, with food, energy and housing costs leading the way.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-04-17). US Tries to Paint David as Goliath, Hides Own Role. libya360.wordpress.com Daniel Patrick Welch Revolutionary sources from Cuba to China to Bolivia to Venezuela and Vietnam are not confused about who is David and who is Goliath in this story. Nor are other victims of endless coup attempts and regime change wars waged by the US and its steroid addled NATO doppelganger. The people of Libya,…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-04-17). The Parapolitical Hypothesis. libya360.wordpress.com Apparatchik Smashing the whole system, "striking at hidden nests, connections, connivances, and plans," requires actionable knowledge of the mechanisms with which resistance is destroyed. Whereas communist revolution is the product of proletarian class consciousness, conspiracy is the product of bourgeois class consciousness. Understanding the latter makes possible the former. In 1972 Walter Rodney, describing the…

_____ (2022-04-17). Move To Unionize Tour Could Rewrite How Theater Industry Operates. popularresistance.org On April 12, the New York Times broke the story that the theater actors union Actors' Equity Association is, for the first time in over 20 years, attempting to unionize a workplace. Inspired by recent wins at Amazon and Starbucks, actors and stage managers on the non-union national tour of the musical Waitress are moving to unionize after being contacted by Equity, as the union is known in the theater industry. This attempt represents one of the biggest developments in labor organizing within the theater industry in years and has the potential to largely rewrite the way that the theater industry operates. | This…

Staff (2022-04-17). Georges Abdallah joins one-day hunger strike for political prisoners in Turkey. samidoun.net On Saturday, 16 April, Georges Abdallah, the Lebanese Arab Communist struggler for Palestine imprisoned in France for over 37 years despite being eligible for release since 1999, announced a one-day hunger strike in support of Sibel Balaàß and Gà∂khan Yildirim, two political prisoners in Turkish jails. Both have been on an open-ended hunger strike — …

Justin (2022-04-17). Friday 4/22: silicon valley climate strike city hall 4/22 @ 4pm. indybay.org San Jose City Hall | Plaza de Cesar Chavez…

Staff (2022-04-17). Taliban warn Pakistan over repetition of airstrikes, bombings. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 17 (MNA) — In response to Pakistani airstrikes on Afghanistan's border areas, a Taliban spokesman condemned the move and threatened Islamabad, which would have to wait for the consequences if similar incidents were repeated.

Brian Dolinar (2022-04-17). Prison Guards in Illinois Used Prison Labor to Raise Money for Golf Tournaments. truthout.org A recent investigation into the Illinois Department of Corrections (IDOC) revealed that prison guards there have been using incarcerated individuals to wash their personal cars, give haircuts and shine shoes at fundraisers to benefit the prison staff — in other words, they have been using the labor of incarcerated people for their own personal gain. | One senior IDOC staff member admitted to state-employed investigators that these fundraisers were "bad optics." | "It's really hard for me to just honestly stomach the idea," he told an investigator, that "employees benefit from offender labor." | This informa…

Labor Video Project (2022-04-17). No Extradition Of Julian Assange! Rally At US Justice Dept Washington DC. indybay.org Supporters of Julian Assange rallied at the US Department of Justice in Washington DC on April 11, 2022 to demand an end to the extradition process of Julian Assange and his immediate freedom.

Lothar Galow-Bergemann (2022-04-17). Labor fetish and anti-semitism. indybay.org "Work makes you free" was written above the gate of the Auschwitz death camp. How did the Nazis come up with that? Isn't work something meaningful, something good? What does it have to do with Auschwitz, of all places? A great deal. Because work and meaningful activity are, contrary to popular belief, two different things.

ecns.cn (2022-04-17). China promotes work resumption in Shanghai to smooth industrial, supply chains. ecns.cn China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology has dispatched a work team to virus-hit Shanghai to promote the resumption of manufacturing activities and smooth industrial and supply chains.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-04-17). Delcy Rodríguez: NATO's Role in World Conflict. libya360.wordpress.com Kawsachun News Vice President of Venezuela Delcy Rodriguez speaking at the Antalya Diplomatic Forum on March 11, 2022. Vice President of Venezuela Delcy Rodríguez gave a speech on "Multilateralism for Peace and Stability" at the Antalya Diplomacy Forum in Turkey last month. The Vice President spoke on NATO's role in world conflict and made an appeal for…

Anonymous349 (2022-04-16). Fire From The Skies: Russia Increases Strikes In Ukraine. southfront.org Russian forces are in the Mariupol port area | The 51st day of the Russian military operation in Ukraine was opened with a new round of Russian missile strikes on military infrastructure of the Kyiv government. | According to the Russian Defense Ministry, a strike with high-precision long-range air-launched weapons destroyed the production buildings of the armoured vehicles and tank plant in Kyiv and a workshop for repairing military equipment in Nikolaev. | During the night, strikes with air-launched missiles h…

Anonymous349 (2022-04-16). Fire From The Skies: Russia Increases Strikes In Ukraine. southfront.org Russian forces are in the Mariupol port area | The 51st day of the Russian military operation in Ukraine was opened with a new round of Russian missile strikes on military infrastructure of the Kyiv government. | According to the Russian Defense Ministry, a strike with high-precision long-range air-launched weapons destroyed the production buildings of the armoured vehicles and tank plant in Kyiv and a workshop for repairing military equipment in Nikolaev. | During the night, strikes with air-launched missiles h…

Editor (2022-04-15). Biden Approves Additional $800 Million in Military Aid for Ukraine, Includes Howitzers for the First Time. scheerpost.com Joe Biden speaks at the 2019 Iowa Federation of Labor Convention hosted by the AFL-CIO at the Prairie Meadows Hotel in Altoona, Iowa. (Gage Skidmore / Flickr) | By David DeCamp / On Wednesday, President Biden authorized

Rick Rozoff (2022-04-15). Chinese, Vietnamese FMs vow not to allow Ukraine-type tragedy in region. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Global TimesApril 15, 2022 Wang Yi speaks with Vietnamese FM, vowing won't let Ukraine-like tragedy happen in the regionBy Wang Qi Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi talked with Vietnamese Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son on Thursday on the phone, stressing that China and Vietnam, two socialist countries, are ready to strengthen solidarity …

Anonymous103 (2022-04-15). Ukraine's Attack On Territory Of Russia Intensify. southfront.org Click to see full-size image | A few days ago, pinpoint strikes and sabotage attacks by the Ukrainian army on the Russian territory have significantly increased. Basically, the Ukrainian army carries out small sorties and uses explosives as well as rockets to harm Russian military, communication facilities and civilians. ´Russia will strike Ukrainian decision-making centers if attempts to sabotage Russian territory continue ª, Defense Ministry spokesman maj.-gen. Igor Konashenkov said. "We see attempts of sabo…

a guest author (2022-04-15). NATO, EU role in Ukraine war. workers.org By John P. Neelsen This text appeared, dated March 19, on the web portal www.hintergrund.de. The German daily newspaper Junge Welt published a version March 30 that was shortened by removing Neelsen's extensive footnotes. The article exposes U.S. imperialism's efforts to push the European Union to follow the U.S. into . . . |

Rick Rozoff (2022-04-15). Indian PM, Vietnamese party chief discuss Ukraine, South China Sea. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Press Trust of IndiaApril 15, 2022 PM Modi, Vietnam's Communist Party General Secy discuss Ukraine, South China Sea situation Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday spoke with general secretary of the Communist party of Vietnam Nguyen Phu Trong and exchanged views on regional and global issues, including the ongoing crisis in Ukraine and the situation …

Editor (2022-04-15). Biden Approves Additional $800 Million in Military Aid for Ukraine, Includes Howitzers for the First Time. scheerpost.com Joe Biden speaks at the 2019 Iowa Federation of Labor Convention hosted by the AFL-CIO at the Prairie Meadows Hotel in Altoona, Iowa. (Gage Skidmore / Flickr) | By David DeCamp / On Wednesday, President Biden authorized

Carlos Martinez (2022-04-15). Latin America's Socialist Project is Inextricably Linked with Global Anti-Imperialism. orinocotribune.com By Carlos Martinez — Apr 3, 2022 | Below is the video and text of a speech by Carlos Martinez, co-editor of Friends of Socialist China, introducing the recent event | On behalf of Friends of Socialist…

G. Dunkel (2022-04-15). Class struggle and the French elections. workers.org Emmanuel Macron, from the party En Marche, whose job history as a banker primed him for his current role as a bankers' president, came in first in France's presidential vote held April 10 with 27.4%. Macron is a supporter of the European Union, which is basically the organ of the . . . |

WSWS (2022-04-15). Striking Richmond, California refinery workers must turn to working class allies in fight against Chevron. wsws.org Five hundred Chevron workers are in their fourth week of striking, they must break through the isolation imposed on them by the United Steel Workers.

Editor (2022-04-15). Unionization Spreads Across Starbucks Outlets in US Despite Efforts to Intimidate Workers. scheerpost.com Labor organizers and trade unions hold a protest outside a Starbucks outlet in Raleigh, North Carolina, for firing a pro-union worker. (Photo: ThriveNC/Twitter) | By The unionization drive forges ahead in Starbucks outlets in the United States. On Monday, April 11, workers at two outlets in the State of Massachusetts voted unanimously in favor of forming a union. Workers voted 14-0 and 16-0 in outlets in Brookline and Allstone in the Boston area. | T…

_____ (2022-04-15). Amazon Lashes Back In Staten Island Warehouses. popularresistance.org The company has billed itself as the everything store. Now Amazon is the throw-everything-at-them union-buster—trying every trick in the playbook to throttle worker organizing at its Staten Island warehouses in New York City. | The union vote at a second warehouse, a neighboring sorting center known as LDJ5, is set to start April 25, so the company has turned its focus there. | "All those union-busters that were there to union-bust 8,000 workers at JFK8 have walked across the street and are in our little building of 1,600 people," a visibly shaken Madeline Wesley, who works at LDJ5, told reporters at a pres…

Peoples Health Dispatch (2022-04-15). Health workers in South Africa protest as post-pandemic austerity looms. peoplesdispatch.org Workers in health institutions in several provinces of South Africa have organized protests and industrial action as they face threats of job loss and reorganization of services…

Brian Wakamo (2022-04-15). Auto Workers, Climate Groups Team Up to Demand Union-Made, Electric Postal Vehicles. inequality.org

WSWS (2022-04-15). Workers Struggles: Europe, Middle East & Africa. wsws.org Nurses and municipal workers in Finland continue pay strikes as government plans strike-breaking measures; healthcare workers in Spain protest and strike against deteriorating conditions; long-running cost of living strikes continue in UK by pallet workers in Manchester and refuse workers in Coventry; gold miners' pay strike at Sibanye-Stillwater in South Africa continues into second month…

WSWS (2022-04-15). "Workers aren't getting bailed out like the billionaires": Detroit workers livid over surging gas prices. wsws.org Workers filling their tanks in the Detroit suburb of Warren, Michigan explained the impact of rising prices on their family budgets.

WSWS (2022-04-15). The issues in the Indiana University grad workers strike. wsws.org Graduate students at Indiana University in Bloomington have gone on strike demanding recognition of their union, the Indiana Graduate Workers Coalition.

A Guest Author (2022-04-15). NATO, EU role in Ukraine war. workers.org By John P. Neelsen This text appeared, dated March 19, on the web portal www.hintergrund.de. The German daily newspaper Junge Welt published a version March 30 that was shortened by removing Neelsen's extensive footnotes. The article exposes U.S. imperialism's efforts to push the European Union to follow the U.S. into . . . |

Pacific Media Workers Guild-Guild Freelancers (2022-04-15). Wednesday 4/27: How to Publish Your Book. indybay.org Zoom only. us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEpdOmsrD4sEtCL5at5WaXaE7UmepCJiAHB…

Rick Rozoff (2022-04-15). Chinese, Vietnamese FMs vow not to allow Ukraine-type tragedy in region. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Global TimesApril 15, 2022 Wang Yi speaks with Vietnamese FM, vowing won't let Ukraine-like tragedy happen in the regionBy Wang Qi Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi talked with Vietnamese Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son on Thursday on the phone, stressing that China and Vietnam, two socialist countries, are ready to strengthen solidarity …

Revolution Books (2022-04-15). Saturday 4/16: Dorothy Roberts, author of TORN APART will read and discuss her new book with a panel. indybay.org Revolution Books, 2444 Durant Ave. Berkeley CA 94704 – this event is online…

Marzieh Rahmani (2022-04-15). Forth night of Revolution Art Week. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 15 (MNA) — In the ceremony on the fourth night of the Revolution Art Week, researchers and narrators of the Islamic Revolution and the sacred defense were honored.

Benjamin Norton (2022-04-15). German EU official uses racist rhetoric claiming Russians don't value life. multipolarista.com A German EU official claimed Russians don't value human life and thus aren't Europeans. The ex NATO researcher was echoing a centuries-old colonialist trope used to justify genocide of Indigenous peoples, US war on Vietnam, and Israeli occupation of Palestine.

Benjamin Norton (2022-04-15). Funcionaria alemana de la UE usa retórica racista: Los rusos no valoran la vida humana como en Occidente. multipolarista.com Una funcionaria alemana de la Unión Europea afirmó que los rusos no valoran la vida humana y por lo tanto no son europeos. La ex investigadora de la OTAN se hacía eco de un tropo colonialista antiguo, utilizado para justificar el genocidio de los pueblos indígenas, la guerra de EEUU contra Vietnam y la ocupación israelí de Palestina.

WSWS (2022-04-15). What are Sri Lanka's trade unions doing amid the mass anti-government upsurge? wsws.org After remaining silent for days as the anti-government protests swelled, the unions are now claiming to support them. But they do so with the aim of preventing them from becoming a challenge to capitalist rule.

Sarah Anderson (2022-04-15). International Solidarity in Action: Lessons From a Path-Breaking US-Mexico Union Alliance. inequality.org

PRISM (2022-04-15). Tuesday 4/12: Beyond the Ballot: Everyday Strategies for Collective Liberation. indybay.org Online discussion…

Anonymous103 (2022-04-15). Ukraine's Attack On Territory Of Russia Intensify. southfront.org Click to see full-size image | A few days ago, pinpoint strikes and sabotage attacks by the Ukrainian army on the Russian territory have significantly increased. Basically, the Ukrainian army carries out small sorties and uses explosives as well as rockets to harm Russian military, communication facilities and civilians. ´Russia will strike Ukrainian decision-making centers if attempts to sabotage Russian territory continue ª, Defense Ministry spokesman maj.-gen. Igor Konashenkov said. "We see attempts of sabo…

Anonymous587 (2022-04-15). Strike On Moskva Missile Cruiser Is Only Precursor To Change In Military Situation In Region. southfront.org Click to see full-size image | The sinking of the missile cruiser Moskva was a serious defeat for the Russian Navy. The attack on the flagship by the Ukrainian Navy could now provide an additional boost to both the morale of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and the rise of Ukrainian sentiment in the country. This event revealed significant miscalculations in the tactics of the Russian Armed Forces, as well as revealing the actually corrupt nature of the Russian army. | The Russian Black Sea Fleet will become a pri…

Peoples Dispatch (2022-04-15). Israeli jets violate Syrian airspace, bomb areas west of capital Damascus. peoplesdispatch.org Israel has carried out thousands of unprovoked attacks inside Syria since the war in the country began in 2011. Thursday's attack was the second such strike in less than a week and eighth since the beginning of 2022…

SF015 (2022-04-15). Russian MoD Briefing For Morning Of 15 April 2022. southfront.org The Russian Armed Forces continue a special military operation in Ukraine. | A group of Russian troops and units of the People's Militia of the Donetsk Republic have completely liberated the Illich Iron and Steel Plant in the city of Mariupol from Ukrainian nationalists as a result of the offensive. | Tonight, high-precision long-range sea-based Kalibr missiles struck a military facility on the outskirts of Kyiv. The strike at the Zhulyansk machine-building plant Vizar destroyed the production and repair worksh…

Anonymous669 (2022-04-15). Satellite Images Reveal Military Position Hit In Recent Israeli Airstrikes On Syria. southfront.org FILE PHOTO An Israeli F-16 fighter jet © Amir Cohen / Reuters | New satellite images have revealed one of the targets of the The target was a position of the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) located near the town of Kafr Qouq to the north of the district of Qatana. A large warehouse in the position was apparently wiped out as a result of the Israeli airstri…

Editor (2022-04-15). Washington Post calls for censoring Chinese media, praises purge of Russian outlets. mronline.org The Washington Post—owned by billionaire oligarch Jeff Bezos, who has CIA and Pentagon contracts—has called for censoring Chinese news outlets on social media, while praising Silicon Valley for purging Russian publications.

Rick Rozoff (2022-04-15). Indian PM, Vietnamese party chief discuss Ukraine, South China Sea. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Press Trust of IndiaApril 15, 2022 PM Modi, Vietnam's Communist Party General Secy discuss Ukraine, South China Sea situation Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday spoke with general secretary of the Communist party of Vietnam Nguyen Phu Trong and exchanged views on regional and global issues, including the ongoing crisis in Ukraine and the situation …

WSWS (2022-04-15). Labor's posturing on health in Australia's election is a sham. wsws.org As healthcare advocates have noted, Albanese's promises amount to "tinkering around the edges" amid the deepest crisis of the public health and hospital sector in its history.

Staff (2022-04-15). Cuba reporta 479 nuevos casos positivos a la COVID-19 y ningún fallecido. cubadebate.cu Al cierre de este jueves 14 de abril, Cuba reportó 479 casos positivos a la COVID-19, ningún fallecido y 590 altas médicas, informó en su parte diario el Ministerio de Salud Pública (Minsap). En la jornada de ayer se procesaron 9 799 muestras en los laboratorios de biología molecular del país.

Editor2 (2022-04-15). The Dollar Devours the Euro. orinocotribune.com By Michael Hudson — Apr 7, 2022 | It is now clear that today's escalation of the New Cold War was planned over a year ago. America's plan to block Nord Stream 2 was really part of its strategy to block Western Europe ("NATO") from seeking prosperity by mutual trade and investment with China and Russia. | As President Biden and U.S. national-security reports announced, China was seen as the major enemy. This 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 p…

Labor Video Project (2022-04-15). No Extradition Of Julian Assange! Rally At US Justice Dept Washington DC. indybay.org Supporters of Julian Assange rallied at the US Department of Justice in Washington DC on April 11, 2022 to demand an end to the extradition process of Julian Assange and his immediate freedom.

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-04-15). Mayo Clinic, Rochester branch of NAACP seek mentors for RISE for Youth program. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org This summer, 40 high school and college students will be the first participants in RISE for Youth, a strategic collaboration between Mayo Clinic and the Rochester branch of the NAACP. The program is designed to help Black and underrepresented students find pathways to success in education and employment. "Not all students have the same opportunities to realize their full potential," says Dr. Anjali Bhagra, medical director of Mayo Clinic's Office of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion….

Staff (2022-04-15). Ministerio de Trabajo: Recesarán actividades laborales el lunes 2 de mayo. cubadebate.cu El Ministerio de Trabajo y Seguridad Social informó que, al coincidir el 1ro. de mayo con un domingo, el descanso dominical se trasladará para el lunes 2 de mayo. De acuerdo con la nota emitida por el MTTS, a los trabajadores que laboran el domingo 1ro. de mayo corresponde aplicar el pago doble del salario por todas las horas trabajadas.

Staff (2022-04-15). 16 April, Brighton: Stand to Free all Palestinian Prisoners. samidoun.net Saturday, 16 April | 12-2 pm | Clocktower | Brighton, England | More info: Organized by Brighton PSC — stand in solidarity with Palestinian political prisoners…

Editor2 (2022-04-15). Massive Demonstrations in Support of Imran Khan. orinocotribune.com Pakistan Tahreek-i-Insaf supporters protest in solidarity with former prime minister Imran Khan, who was ousted by the Opposition that he accuses of conspiring with Washington because of his opposition to US foreign policy. | Pakistan Tahreek-i-Insaf (PTI) supporters took to the streets at Lahore's Liberty Chowk against the ouster of former prime minister and party chairman Imran Khan. | Khan was ousted by the Opposition through a Pakistan became an independent state in 1947; bu…

Fight Back (2022-04-15). 2022 election in the Philippines: Repression and resistance. fightbacknews.org Chicago, IL – I just returned from eight days in Luzon, the largest island in the Philippines, where the capital, Manila, is located. For many years, the movement for national democracy in the Philippines has asked for international solidarity, including human rights defenders to aid them in their struggle for economic and political rights. The presence of people from other countries can help diminish the violence of the Philippine military and national police against the movement. In addition, as national elections approach on May 9 there has been a rise in human rights abuses, and so the need for international…

_____ (2022-04-15). Scientists Glue Hands to UK Business Dept. Demanding End to 'Fossil Fuel Madness'. popularresistance.org Over two dozen scientists on Wednesday glued scientific papers and their own hands to the windows of a U.K. government building in London to demand an end to fossil fuels. | The demonstration was part of a wave of Extinction Rebellion (XR) actions that launched last weekend and are scheduled through Sunday—a protest series that follows a worldwide mobilization of scientists last week, as the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released its latest concerning report. | With his left hand glued to the U.K. Department for Business, Energy, & Industrial Strategy (BEIS), ecologist Aaron Thierry…

WSWS (2022-04-15). Commodity market turbulence heightens financial instability. wsws.org Dealings in global commodity markets for basic items, such as oil and gas, industrial metals, as well as grains and other foodstuffs, have been characterised as "chaotic" as prices spiral and gyrate.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-04-15). Operation Gladio: How NATO Conducted a Secret War Against European Citizens and Their Democratically Elected Governments. libya360.wordpress.com Cynthia Chung Everyone is aware of the Iron Curtain speech delivered by Winston Churchill. However, it is not Churchill who is the originator of the phrase. "You had to attack civilians, the people, women, children, unknown people far from any political game. The reason was quite simple — to force the people to turn to…

The Socialist Program (2022-04-14). Ukraine War & the New Era in Global Politics: Where Are We Headed? liberationnews.org As the United States moves aggressively to maintain its position of the world's dominant power, the globe is becoming increasingly polarized between supporters of this world order and those who fall outside of it — a process dramatically accelerated by the war in Ukraine.

Zach Farber (2022-04-14). Socialists lead San Diego efforts to oppose NATO escalations of Ukraine war. liberationnews.org PSL San Diego held several local actions and passed out nearly a thousand pamphlets across the county since mid-March.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-04-14). Ukraine War Reveals U.S. Preparations for Biological Warfare. libya360.wordpress.com W. T. Whitney, Jr. War in Ukraine turns people's lives and affairs upside down. Dirty laundry, previously hidden, is on display. A Russian communication on March 6 mentions "evidence of an emergency clean-up performed by the Kyiv regime was found—aimed at eradicating traces of the military-biological program in Ukraine, financed by @DeptofDefense." A Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson two days…

Editor (2022-04-14). The horrific scam that water billionaires are running on poor Countries. mronline.org Mega corporations like Coca-Cola, Pepsi, and Danone are making around 494 times what they spend by bottling water in Mexico and selling it back to locals who have no choice but to buy it.

WSWS (2022-04-14). May Day 2022: For working class unity against imperialist war! wsws.org David North, chairman of the WSWS International Editorial Board, issues call for May Day online rally: "The fate of humanity must not be left in the hands of a money-mad and war-mongering ruling class."

WSWS (2022-04-14). As it heads to the IMF, Sri Lankan government declares bankruptcy. wsws.org The working class is not responsible for the current economic crisis and the huge debts, including by successive governments, and should not be forced to bear the brunt of the IMF's drastic austerity demands.

Fight Back (2022-04-14). Appleton: 3rd Starbucks store in Wisconsin files moves to unionize. fightbacknews.org Appleton, WI – On April 8, Starbucks workers in Appleton, Wisconsin filed officially for union representation. They will be joining workers from more than 100 Starbucks locations across the country that are taking up the fight against corporate tyranny by exercising their right to collective bargaining, including three in Wisconsin. | Among many of the reasons that workers have today to form a union, the baristas at the Appleton Starbucks have cited poor management-employee relations. According to one Starbucks worker, Fizz McDermott, "Management lacks empathy and communication which is a big reason we're unioniz…

Martha Grevatt (2022-04-14). Struggle launched against new Cuyahoga County jail. workers.org Credit: Cuyahoga County Jail Coalition Cleveland Over the past four years the Cuyahoga County Jail has become especially notorious for deplorable conditions. These include poor food and medical care, overcrowding, prisoners sleeping on floors, extreme abuse by guards, and the understaffing and neglect that have contributed to over a dozen . . . |

WSWS (2022-04-14). Svitzer seeking to slash Australian tugboat workers' pay as part of global assault. wsws.org The unions have responded to the company's attempts to slash wages and conditions by shutting down strikes and attempting to divert workers' struggles into appeals to the "moral values" of Svitzer and its parent company.

WSWS (2022-04-14). Push for European Central Bank to tighten monetary policy. wsws.org The ECB's purpose is to impose recessionary conditions aimed at preventing workers from pushing for wage increases to compensate for falling living standards as prices race out of control.

Editor (2022-04-14). The horrific scam that water billionaires are running on poor Countries. mronline.org Mega corporations like Coca-Cola, Pepsi, and Danone are making around 494 times what they spend by bottling water in Mexico and selling it back to locals who have no choice but to buy it.

WSWS (2022-04-14). May Day 2022: For working class unity against imperialist war! wsws.org David North, chairman of the WSWS International Editorial Board, issues call for May Day online rally: "The fate of humanity must not be left in the hands of a money-mad and war-mongering ruling class."

WSWS (2022-04-14). As it heads to the IMF, Sri Lankan government declares bankruptcy. wsws.org The working class is not responsible for the current economic crisis and the huge debts, including by successive governments, and should not be forced to bear the brunt of the IMF's drastic austerity demands.

WSWS (2022-04-14). Australia: Telstra workers should vote "NO" to regressive union-management deal. wsws.org The proposed enterprise agreement will deliver cuts to real wages and split the workforce, paving the way for further attacks.

WSWS (2022-04-14). Macron, Le Pen court Mélenchon voters in second round of French election. wsws.org The Parti de l'égalité socialiste calls on workers and young people to reject both Macron and Le Pen and to boycott the second round of the presidential elections.

WSWS (2022-04-14). Australian election features jobs fraud. wsws.org Both Morrison and Albanese sought to hide the reality facing millions of workers: increasingly insecure and low-paid jobs, with growing numbers having to work multiple jobs to try to make ends meet.

WSWS (2022-04-14). Push for European Central Bank to tighten monetary policy. wsws.org The ECB's purpose is to impose recessionary conditions aimed at preventing workers from pushing for wage increases to compensate for falling living standards as prices race out of control.

WSWS (2022-04-14). CP Rail CEO among Canada's highest paid. wsws.org CP Rail CEO Keith Creel and the company's other top executives are receiving huge sums for overseeing the brutal exploitation of rail workers and massively increasing, thereby, company profits and investor returns.

WSWS (2022-04-14). Russian workers crushed by rising prices as GDP falls. wsws.org While decrying Moscow's assault on Ukrainian civilians—a population about whose well-being the US and EU have never had the slightest concern—the West is working to drive ordinary Russians into destitution.

WSWS (2022-04-14). "Activists" promote Unite General Secretary Sharon Graham in Arriva South London pay dispute. wsws.org The London Bus Rank-and-File Committee is a militant faction of drivers committed to the principle that workers' interests must take priority over corporate profit.

Fight Back (2022-04-14). Appleton: 3rd Starbucks store in Wisconsin files moves to unionize. fightbacknews.org Appleton, WI – On April 8, Starbucks workers in Appleton, Wisconsin filed officially for union representation. They will be joining workers from more than 100 Starbucks locations across the country that are taking up the fight against corporate tyranny by exercising their right to collective bargaining, including three in Wisconsin. | Among many of the reasons that workers have today to form a union, the baristas at the Appleton Starbucks have cited poor management-employee relations. According to one Starbucks worker, Fizz McDermott, "Management lacks empathy and communication which is a big reason we're unioniz…

Martha Grevatt (2022-04-14). Struggle launched against new Cuyahoga County jail. workers.org Credit: Cuyahoga County Jail Coalition Cleveland Over the past four years the Cuyahoga County Jail has become especially notorious for deplorable conditions. These include poor food and medical care, overcrowding, prisoners sleeping on floors, extreme abuse by guards, and the understaffing and neglect that have contributed to over a dozen . . . |

Pacific Media Workers Guild-Guild Freelancers (2022-04-14). Wednesday 4/27: How to Publish Your Book. indybay.org Zoom only. us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEpdOmsrD4sEtCL5at5WaXaE7UmepCJiAHB…

Nayvin Gordon, M.D. (2022-04-14). WAR CRIMINALS OF THE WORLD FIGHT—SPILLING THE PEOPLE'S BLOOD. indybay.org workers and civilians always lose in wars of the rich…

Zach Farber (2022-04-14). Socialists lead San Diego efforts to oppose NATO escalations of Ukraine war. liberationnews.org PSL San Diego held several local actions and passed out nearly a thousand pamphlets across the county since mid-March.

WSWS (2022-04-14). Spain Morenoite CRT denounce China's "Zero COVID" strategy. wsws.org Throughout the pandemic the Morenoites have aligned themselves with the policy of the Socialist Party (PSOE)-Podemos government, putting profits ahead of lives.

Editor (2022-04-14). The Mecca of African Liberation: Walter Rodney in Tanzania. mronline.org Karim Hirji, a Tanzanian student, was in a good mood when he went to bed on the 10 July 1969. That evening he had heard the most impressive lecture of his life at the University of Dar es Salaam. The lecture was on the Cuban Revolution and its relevance to Africa. Back in his dorm, he praised the speaker in his diary: "one could almost feel the strong conviction and deep emotions from which he spoke". The man he admired and later befriended was Dr Walter Rodney.

teleSUR, MER (2022-04-14). Pdte. Maduro destaca unión popular para derrotar golpe de 2002. telesurtv.net El mandatario aseveró que en 2002 el pueblo venezolano dio una lección a la oligarquía que subestimó su inteligencia.

Staff (2022-04-14). El Malecón habanero en el tiempo. cubadebate.cu Parte de la imagen y el alma de la ciudad, largo portal marítimo donde, hasta bajo el sol más inclemente, pero con más frecuencia en atardeceres irrepetibles y noches de fresca brisa, se han hecho incontables declaraciones de amor o confesiones, inolvidables reuniones entre amigos, fotos profesionales y las selfis más originales.

PRISM (2022-04-14). Tuesday 4/12: Beyond the Ballot: Everyday Strategies for Collective Liberation. indybay.org Online discussion…

WSWS (2022-04-14). Leaked IRS data expose manipulation of US tax system by the ultra-wealthy. wsws.org The data provide a glimpse into how the US tax system is structured to benefit the personal wealth of a handful of billionaires and multimillionaires.

Newsclick (2022-04-14). India's rich keep getting richer. peoplesdispatch.org Journalist Aunindyo Chakravarty explains the dichotomy of two Indians finding a place among the top ten billionaires of the world while billions struggle for a livelihood. He explains the policy paradigm that led to this moment…

Editor (2022-04-14). 'After all, my name is Stalin': in a Speech at CPI(M) Congress, a roadmap to counter BJP. mronline.org The DMK's chief's speech at the CPI(M)'s congress has reflected the assonance between communist and Dravidian politics.

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-04-14). Testing wastewater for COVID-19: The clearest path to understanding community infection. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Tracking the presence of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, in wastewater samples is the latest public health tool that cities around the U.S. are using to better understand COVID-19's spread in a community. Mayo Clinic is collaborating with The City of Rochester, Minnesota; Olmsted County Public Health; and University of Minnesota Rochester on the Olmsted County COVID-19 Wastewater Project to do just that. Watch: Testing wastewater for COVID-19: The clearest path to understanding community…

teleSUR, JDO (2022-04-14). FANB desmantela campamento de narcos colombianos en Apure. telesurtv.net Prosigue Operación Escudo Bolivariano 2022. Se protege la frontera con Colombia y la soberanía nacional.

teleSUR, ACH, JGN (2022-04-14). Nicolás Maduro nueve años batallando junto al pueblo venezolano. telesurtv.net En nueve años al frente de la Revolución Bolivariana, el presidente Nicolás Maduro ha enfrentado los ataques directos que EE.UU. lanza contra la economía y la soberanía del país.

WSWS (2022-04-13). A socialist program of action for the working class to oppose war and fight COVID-19 and austerity. wsws.org The Socialist Equality Party is standing candidates in the Australian federal election to provide workers with the political weapons and organisational means to fight for their social and democratic rights.

WSWS (2022-04-13). A working class program to fight inflation. wsws.org The sharp rise in the cost of food, fuel, housing and other basic necessities is exacting an enormous toll on workers in the United States and around the world, threatening millions with destitution.

WSWS (2022-04-13). No voice for the working class in Johnson lockdown fines crisis. wsws.org Popular opposition finds no expression in parliament, above all thanks to the Labour Party's embrace of the Tory agenda of "herd immunity", austerity and war.

WSWS (2022-04-13). Sri Lankan prime minister delivers menacing speech against working class. wsws.org Mahinda Rajapakse's invocation of history is a crude warning that the government is prepared to unleash a brutal reign of terror against the continuing mass anti-government protests.

_____ (2022-04-13). Retaining Rural Businesses Through Conversion To Employee Ownership. popularresistance.org Employee ownership, particularly in the form of worker cooperatives, offers a solution for business transitions. Shifting to employee ownership can keep business doors open, save jobs and maintain the business as a valued part of the community — a triple-win solution for the owner, the employees and the community.

Chris Hedges (2022-04-13). Let Us Now Praise Amazon Unionists. orinocotribune.com By Chris Hedges — Apr 6, 2022 | The only way to halt the global assault on the human rights of workers is to unionize. | Let us honor those workers who stood up to Amazon, especially Chris Smalls, described by Amazon's chief counsel as "not smart, or articulate," who led a walkout at the Amazon warehouse at Staten Island JFK8 in New York at the beginning of the pandemic two years ago to protest unsafe working conditions. He was immediately fired. | Amazon's high-priced lawyers, however, were in for a surprise. Smalls unionized the first Amazon warehouse in the country. He, along with his co-founder Derrick…

Dean Baker (2022-04-13). If Wage Growth Is Driving Inflation, Why Is Workers' Share of Income Falling? cepr.net It is very hard to make the wage-price spiral inflation story from the 1970s fit the current situation for a simple reason: the wage share of income has fallen sharply since the pandemic.

Mark Gruenberg, Tim Rowden (2022-04-13). Starbucks organizing wins and drives accelerate. peoplesworld.org ST. LOUIS —Workers United's drive to organize the low-paid exploited baristas at Starbucks stores from coast to coast is accelerating, with the union's win count up to at least 17 in recent weeks. And the number of stores with organizing drives is 201 and counting, says the union, a Service Employees sector which aids grass-roots …

WSWS (2022-04-13). Southern California and Texas grocery workers outraged over being denied time to study full contract details before voting. wsws.org Repeating the same playbook, the UFCW is working to ram through concessions contracts across the country.

WSWS (2022-04-13). Howard University Hospital health care workers hold day-long strike against wage cuts, unsafe staffing. wsws.org The hospital staff have been working without a contract since November, and hospital management is seeking to unilaterally impose its "final offer" on staff members.

JANET (2022-04-13). Thursday: Protest at Starbucks CEO's Luxury Penthouse. iacenter.org NYC Protest at Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz's Luxury Penthouse Rehire the Memphis 7, Laila Dalton, Angel Krempa, Sharon Gilman & all fired Starbucks organizers Stop Union Busting at Starbucks & Amazon! Stop Firing Unionizing Workers! Thursday, April 14, 6: 00 PM 155 West 11th Street, btwn 6th and 7th The Manhattan luxury penthouse of Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz—who claimed last week that the rich are being "assaulted" by the "threat of unionization" while he fires union organizers left and right—will be the site of a protest this week at 6: 00 p.m. Thursday, at 155 West 11th Street. "Starbucks CEO Schu…

Zoi Parcharidi (2022-04-13). A "New NHS" or another way to degrade public health in Greece? peoplesdispatch.org In Greece, a reform of the public health system that benefits the private sector has been met with resistance from health workers and progressive groups…

Mark Gruenberg (2022-04-13). Md. GOP Gov. Hogan vetoes paid family/medical leave, pro-worker bills. peoplesworld.org ANNAPOLIS, Md.—Disregarding union backing, Gov. Larry Hogan, R-Md., vetoed a proposed state family and medical leave bill, the Time To Care Act, that would have helped an estimated 2.5 million workers care for themselves and their loved ones. He also vetoed four pieces of pro-worker legislation. Hogan called the measure, by State Sen. Antonio Hayes, …

WSWS (2022-04-13). Why did Mélenchon retire after nearly reaching the French presidential runoff? wsws.org Mélenchon's frantic throwing away of working-class support points to the significance of the Parti de l'égalité socialiste's call to build support for a boycott among workers.

Rick Rozoff (2022-04-13). Bulgarian coalition government could fall over proposed arms sales to Ukraine. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com NoviniteApril 13, 2022 Bulgaria's Socialists Party will leave the Ruling Coalition if Bulgaria sends Military aid to Ukraine "If the position of not giving military aid to Ukraine is revised, we are ready to revise our participation in the government," said in a statement from parliament Deputy Chairman of the Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) Kristian …

Editor (2022-04-13). "Culture Shock": Harlem's Socialist City Council member Kristin Richardson Jordan reflects on her first three months in office. mronline.org Outsider-turned-insider looks for more allies as she fights budget cuts and a turn toward more intense policing.

Editor2 (2022-04-13). US Ousts Imran Khan but His Revolutionary Narrative Endures. orinocotribune.com By MK Bhadrakumar — Apr 5, 2022 | Washington has reactivated old cronies in Islamabad to unseat PM Imran Khan, but the latter has sown seeds of immense dissatisfaction with the old guard and their US backers within the Pakistani public. And Khan's domestic and foreign allies will not sit by idly either. | Last Wednesday, during a meeting with Pakistan's Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi in the Tunxi city of eastern China's Anhui province, China's State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi made the thoughtful remark that there was a need to "to guard against the negative spillover effects of the Ukraine…

Mnar Adley (2022-04-13). Israel Lobby's Attempt to Cancel Revolutionary Antiwar, Pro-Palestine Rapper Lowkey. mintpressnews.com MintCast host Mnar Adley speaks to Lowkey about the extraordinary outpouring of global support he has received, why his activism and relentless campaigning for a free Palestine made him a target, and the growing success of the BDS movement worldwide.

Editor (2022-04-13). Long marches, long revolutions. mronline.org As Red Pepper launches its new 'Keywords' series inspired by the work of Raymond Williams, Daniel Frost explores the associations of Williams' own keyword, the 'long revolution'

Staff (2022-04-13). Iran's diplomacy on right track: Leader. en.mehrnews.com Stating that the nuclear issue is now being highly considered in diplomacy, the Leader of the Islamic Revolution said that the country's diplomacy is on the right track.

Staff (2022-04-13). Third night of the Revolution Art Week. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 13 (MNA) — In the ceremony on the third night of the Revolution Art Week, researchers and narrators of the Islamic Revolution and the sacred defense were honored.

Ann Brown (2022-04-13). Who Is Labor Champion Derrick Palmer? The Man Who Worked With Chris Smalls To Shock Amazon And America. moguldom.com On April 1, employees at an Amazon factory in Staten Island, New York, voted to unionize. The movement to unionize was spearheaded by two friends, Chris Smalls and Derrick Palmer. Smalls tends to be the labor activist who shows up in the media after being infamously fired by Amazon in 2020 over what the company said was …

WSWS (2022-04-13). Police launch criminal investigation into kickback scandal involving Unifor ex-president Jerry Dias. wsws.org There is no doubt that the Dias kickback scandal barely scratches the surface of the abundant corruption and backroom wheeling and dealing that pervades the upper echelons of the trade union bureaucracy. These corrupt relations are rooted in the unions' objective social position as corporatist partners of big business and the capitalist state.

Rick Rozoff (2022-04-13). West's next target: Central Asia. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Nezavisimaya GazetaApril 13, 2022 Europeans plotting to destabilize Central Asia The European Union's Special Envoy for Afghanistan Tomas Niklasson has held consultations in Tajikistan. Afghan issues were also discussed during United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi's recent visit to Dushanbe. Experts believe that the Europeans are analyzing the situation in Central Asia before …

WSWS (2022-04-13). A working class program to fight inflation. wsws.org The sharp rise in the cost of food, fuel, housing and other basic necessities is exacting an enormous toll on workers in the United States and around the world, threatening millions with destitution.

WSWS (2022-04-13). A socialist program of action for the working class to oppose war and fight COVID-19 and austerity. wsws.org The Socialist Equality Party is standing candidates in the Australian federal election to provide workers with the political weapons and organisational means to fight for their social and democratic rights.

WSWS (2022-04-13). Sri Lankan prime minister delivers menacing speech against working class. wsws.org Mahinda Rajapakse's invocation of history is a crude warning that the government is prepared to unleash a brutal reign of terror against the continuing mass anti-government protests.

Chris Hedges (2022-04-13). Let Us Now Praise Amazon Unionists. orinocotribune.com By Chris Hedges — Apr 6, 2022 | The only way to halt the global assault on the human rights of workers is to unionize. | Let us honor those workers who stood up to Amazon, especially Chris Smalls, described by Amazon's chief counsel as "not smart, or articulate," who led a walkout at the Amazon warehouse at Staten Island JFK8 in New York at the beginning of the pandemic two years ago to protest unsafe working conditions. He was immediately fired. | Amazon's high-priced lawyers, however, were in for a surprise. Smalls unionized the first Amazon warehouse in the country. He, along with his co-founder Derrick…

JANET (2022-04-13). Thursday: Protest at Starbucks CEO's Luxury Penthouse. iacenter.org NYC Protest at Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz's Luxury Penthouse Rehire the Memphis 7, Laila Dalton, Angel Krempa, Sharon Gilman & all fired Starbucks organizers Stop Union Busting at Starbucks & Amazon! Stop Firing Unionizing Workers! Thursday, April 14, 6: 00 PM 155 West 11th Street, btwn 6th and 7th The Manhattan luxury penthouse of Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz—who claimed last week that the rich are being "assaulted" by the "threat of unionization" while he fires union organizers left and right—will be the site of a protest this week at 6: 00 p.m. Thursday, at 155 West 11th Street. "Starbucks CEO Schu…

Dean Baker (2022-04-13). If Wage Growth Is Driving Inflation, Why Is Workers' Share of Income Falling? cepr.net It is very hard to make the wage-price spiral inflation story from the 1970s fit the current situation for a simple reason: the wage share of income has fallen sharply since the pandemic.

WSWS (2022-04-13). Why did Mélenchon retire after nearly reaching the French presidential runoff? wsws.org Mélenchon's frantic throwing away of working-class support points to the significance of the Parti de l'égalité socialiste's call to build support for a boycott among workers.

WSWS (2022-04-13). Howard University Hospital health care workers hold day-long strike against wage cuts, unsafe staffing. wsws.org The hospital staff have been working without a contract since November, and hospital management is seeking to unilaterally impose its "final offer" on staff members.

WSWS (2022-04-13). Southern California and Texas grocery workers outraged over being denied time to study full contract details before voting. wsws.org Repeating the same playbook, the UFCW is working to ram through concessions contracts across the country.

Pacific Media Workers Guild-Guild Freelancers (2022-04-13). Wednesday 4/27: How to Publish Your Book. indybay.org Zoom only. us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEpdOmsrD4sEtCL5at5WaXaE7UmepCJiAHB…

Nayvin Gordon, M.D. (2022-04-13). WAR CRIMINALS OF THE WORLD FIGHT—SPILLING THE PEOPLE'S BLOOD. indybay.org workers and civilians always lose in wars of the rich…

Editor (2022-04-13). "Culture Shock": Harlem's Socialist City Council member Kristin Richardson Jordan reflects on her first three months in office. mronline.org Outsider-turned-insider looks for more allies as she fights budget cuts and a turn toward more intense policing.

Rick Rozoff (2022-04-13). Bulgarian coalition government could fall over proposed arms sales to Ukraine. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com NoviniteApril 13, 2022 Bulgaria's Socialists Party will leave the Ruling Coalition if Bulgaria sends Military aid to Ukraine "If the position of not giving military aid to Ukraine is revised, we are ready to revise our participation in the government," said in a statement from parliament Deputy Chairman of the Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) Kristian …

Editor2 (2022-04-13). US Ousts Imran Khan but His Revolutionary Narrative Endures. orinocotribune.com By MK Bhadrakumar — Apr 5, 2022 | Washington has reactivated old cronies in Islamabad to unseat PM Imran Khan, but the latter has sown seeds of immense dissatisfaction with the old guard and their US backers within the Pakistani public. And Khan's domestic and foreign allies will not sit by idly either. | Last Wednesday, during a meeting with Pakistan's Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi in the Tunxi city of eastern China's Anhui province, China's State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi made the thoughtful remark that there was a need to "to guard against the negative spillover effects of the Ukraine…

Editor (2022-04-13). Long marches, long revolutions. mronline.org As Red Pepper launches its new 'Keywords' series inspired by the work of Raymond Williams, Daniel Frost explores the associations of Williams' own keyword, the 'long revolution'

Mnar Adley (2022-04-13). Israel Lobby's Attempt to Cancel Revolutionary Antiwar, Pro-Palestine Rapper Lowkey. mintpressnews.com MintCast host Mnar Adley speaks to Lowkey about the extraordinary outpouring of global support he has received, why his activism and relentless campaigning for a free Palestine made him a target, and the growing success of the BDS movement worldwide.

Staff (2022-04-13). Third night of the Revolution Art Week. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 13 (MNA) — In the ceremony on the third night of the Revolution Art Week, researchers and narrators of the Islamic Revolution and the sacred defense were honored.

Staff (2022-04-13). Iran's diplomacy on right track: Leader. en.mehrnews.com Stating that the nuclear issue is now being highly considered in diplomacy, the Leader of the Islamic Revolution said that the country's diplomacy is on the right track.

Ann Brown (2022-04-13). Who Is Labor Champion Derrick Palmer? The Man Who Worked With Chris Smalls To Shock Amazon And America. moguldom.com On April 1, employees at an Amazon factory in Staten Island, New York, voted to unionize. The movement to unionize was spearheaded by two friends, Chris Smalls and Derrick Palmer. Smalls tends to be the labor activist who shows up in the media after being infamously fired by Amazon in 2020 over what the company said was …

Rick Rozoff (2022-04-13). West's next target: Central Asia. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Nezavisimaya GazetaApril 13, 2022 Europeans plotting to destabilize Central Asia The European Union's Special Envoy for Afghanistan Tomas Niklasson has held consultations in Tajikistan. Afghan issues were also discussed during United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi's recent visit to Dushanbe. Experts believe that the Europeans are analyzing the situation in Central Asia before …

WSWS (2022-04-13). Police launch criminal investigation into kickback scandal involving Unifor ex-president Jerry Dias. wsws.org There is no doubt that the Dias kickback scandal barely scratches the surface of the abundant corruption and backroom wheeling and dealing that pervades the upper echelons of the trade union bureaucracy. These corrupt relations are rooted in the unions' objective social position as corporatist partners of big business and the capitalist state.

WSWS (2022-04-13). Buffalo police officers who assaulted 75-year-old during 2020 George Floyd protest reinstated. wsws.org An arbitrator picked by the city of Buffalo and the police union cleared the two police officers who violently attacked Martin Gugino in June 2020, pushing him to the ground, cracking his skull and causing brain damage.

Staff (2022-04-13). El Malecón habanero en el tiempo. cubadebate.cu Parte de la imagen y el alma de la ciudad, largo portal marítimo donde, hasta bajo el sol más inclemente, pero con más frecuencia en atardeceres irrepetibles y noches de fresca brisa, se han hecho incontables declaraciones de amor o confesiones, inolvidables reuniones entre amigos, fotos profesionales y las selfis más originales.

Staff (2022-04-13). Slower growth, inflation, inequality concerning EU. en.mehrnews.com Referring to the Ukraine war and counterproductive effects of sanctions against Russia, Pastori Gianluca says slower growth, higher inflation, and increase in inequality among EU states are sources of concern for the Union.

PRISM (2022-04-13). Tuesday 4/12: Beyond the Ballot: Everyday Strategies for Collective Liberation. indybay.org Online discussion…

Staff (2022-04-13). Venezuelan Opposition Parties Request Technical Assistance from CNE for Primaries. orinocotribune.com Some Venezuelan opposition parties requested technical support from the National Electoral Council (CNE) to hold primaries and elect their internal representatives ahead of the 2024 presidential elections, they revealed during a press conference held on April 7. | COPEI, Alianza del Lápiz, Neighborhood Force (Fuerza Vecinal), Centrados, and Movement for Socialism (MAS) asked the CNE to provide technical support to carry out an open national consultation in which each party could elect candidates for the presidential elections. The documents of the opposition political parties were received by the rectors of the C…

Benjamin Norton (2022-04-13). Washington Post calls for censoring Chinese media, praises purge of Russian outlets. multipolarista.com The Washington Post – owned by billionaire oligarch Jeff Bezos, who has CIA and Pentagon contracts – has called for censoring Chinese news outlets on social media, while praising Silicon Valley for purging Russian publications.

WSWS (2022-04-13). Stalinist PCF wiped out after lackluster French presidential campaign. wsws.org Fabien Roussel, the French Communist Party's first presidential candidate since 2007, campaigned based on policies of austerity and support for NATO against Russia.

Tamara Nassar (2022-04-13). Israel kills lawyer and laborer as military ramps up aggression. electronicintifada.net Tense weekend ahead with extremist settlers eyeing al-Aqsa.

Staff (2022-04-13). Ministerio de Trabajo y Seguridad Social informa sobre tratamiento laboral y salarial por Viernes Santo. cubadebate.cu Mediante la Resolución 9/2022, publicada en la Gaceta Oficial No. 27 (extraordinaria), el Ministerio de Trabajo y Seguridad Social dispone que este 15 de abril se aplica lo establecido para el Viernes Santo, día de receso laboral con pago del salario. Los empleadores de entidades y actividades que recesan sus labores abonan a los trabajadores el salario básico.

Staff (2022-04-13). Academia de Ciencias de Cuba otorga premio nacional a Instituto de Medicina Tropical Pedro Kourí. cubadebate.cu La Academia de Ciencias de Cuba otorgó al Instituto de Medicina Tropical Pedro Kourí el premio nacional al resultado de la investigación científica por su aporte en el enfrentamiento a la covid-19. El IPK tuvo una efectiva labor en el diagnóstico y tratamiento, la capacitación y la preparación de labotatorios en el país y el desarrollo de protocolos de atención.

WSWS (2022-04-13). The Worst Person in the World: A young woman in Oslo finds herself. wsws.org The filmmakers, one regrets to point out, unreservedly accept the life-conditions and ideological assumptions of the local petty bourgeoisie as the entire contents of their artistic and psychological universe.

Staff (2022-04-13). Venezuela's Army Captures Foreign Drug-Trafficking Aircraft. orinocotribune.com The Bolivarian National Armed Force (FANB) of Venezuela has reported the retention of a foreign aircraft, allegedly belonging to drug traffickers, in the western state of Zulia. | Through a message published on his Twitter account, General Domingo Hernández, head of the Strategic Operational Command of the Bolivarian National Armed Force (CEOFANB), announced on Tuesday, April 12, that FANB personnel in Zulia state shot down and captured a foreign aircraft linked to drug trafficking. | "Comprehensive aerospace defense exploration system detected a plane entering Venezuelan airspace without authorization and withou…

Staff (2022-04-13). Presidente cubano recuerda victoria popular sobre el golpe de Estado en Venezuela, a 20 años de los sucesos. cubadebate.cu Cuba celebra junto al pueblo venezolano el memorable y heroico suceso popular que devolvió al Comandante Chávez a la Presidencia, escribió este miércoles en su cuenta en Twitter el presidente cubano, Miguel Díaz-Canel, cuando se cumplen 20 años de la victoria contra el golpe de Estado que pretendió detener la obra de la Revolución Bolivariana.

Staff (2022-04-13). Fraternal encuentro de Díaz-Canel con vicepresidenta venezolana Delcy Rodríguez (+ Video y Tuit). cubadebate.cu El primer secretario del Comité Central del Partido Comunista y presidente de la República, Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, recibió este martes en el Palacio de la Revolución a la vicepresidenta ejecutiva de la República Bolivariana de Venezuela, Delcy Rodríguez Gómez, quien realiza una visita de trabajo a Cuba como parte del chequeo de los acuerdos intergubernamentales entre ambas naciones.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-04-13). Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's Interview with Rossiya Television Network, Moscow, April 11, 2022. libya360.wordpress.com I would like to ask you about "strange" statements by European diplomats on the course of 's military operation in Ukraine. EU diplomacy chief Josep Borrell said it must be won on the battlefield. This doesn't really jibe with the EU's status as a primarily political and economic organisation. German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier expressed regret over his…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-04-13). The Fog of War and the Global Paradigm Shift. libya360.wordpress.com Fabio Reis Vianna Perhaps the maxim of the Brazilian thinker José Luís Fiori that "expansionism and war are two essential parts of the machine that generates power and wealth in the interstate system" has never been so pertinent and seems to be confirmed at the exact historical moment we are currently witnessing. The extraordinary events…

JANET (2022-04-13). Ramsey Clark: Why he is missed. iacenter.org By John Catalinotto April 12, 2022 One year ago on April 9, Ramsey Clark — an internationalist and human rights fighter — died at the age of 93. No one up to now has taken his place. It was a special, unique one: He had been an attorney and member of the U.S. ruling establishment who, nevertheless, dedicated the second half of his life to speaking up for the oppressed of the earth. This meant defending the peoples of Panama, Iraq, Yugoslavia, Afghanistan, Libya and Syria — among others — from invasions by the army of U.S. imperialism and its allies. It meant defending the political prisone…

WSWS (2022-04-12). Scottish National Party joins anti-Russia war chorus and embraces NATO. wsws.org The promotion of nationalism and separatism in Ukraine and elsewhere, including the UK, has proved itself to be a means of dividing the working class to the benefit of imperialism, paving the road to war.

Ryan Black (2022-04-12). Amazon Workers At 100 More Facilities Want To Unionize. progressivehub.net MAX ZAHN | YAHOO…

WSWS (2022-04-12). Autoworkers furious over Stellantis plan to lay off hundreds in Detroit. wsws.org Following the announcement of hundreds of job cuts at Belvidere Assembly in Illinois, Stellantis is preparing to carry out more layoffs at Detroit-area auto plants.

WSWS (2022-04-12). Activision Blizzard workers walk out over vaccine mandate rollback. wsws.org Following a strike action last year and Activision Blizzard King's acquisition by Microsoft, ABK workers virtually walked out again to protest the video gaming company's cancellation of COVID-19 vaccine mandates for employees.

WSWS (2022-04-12). Unifor bullies 900 Ontario grocery warehouse workers into accepting sellout contract. wsws.org The union engineered an end to the seven-day strike at the very point where it was beginning to hurt Metro's operations.

WSWS (2022-04-12). No to Macron and Le Pen! For an active boycott of the 2022 French elections! wsws.org The PES proposes to workers and youth not to vote in the elections and to advocate a conscious political rejection of the poisoned choice between Macron and Le Pen.

WSWS (2022-04-12). Union helps university managements reopen Australian campuses as COVID-19 resurges. wsws.org Growing numbers of university workers are disgusted with the union's role, and the inadequate mitigation measures it has requested from the employers.

WSWS (2022-04-12). Los Angeles County workers at crossroads as union pushes concessions contract. wsws.org With the expiration of their contract last Thursday, more than 55,000 Los Angeles County workers are voting on a new concessions agreement as cost of living skyrockets, driving more workers into struggle.

WSWS (2022-04-12). Nation-wide strike of Sri Lankan public employees demands president's resignation. wsws.org A worker said that all the trade unions and capitalist parties are talking about the problem but do not provide a solution.

WSWS (2022-04-12). Workers Struggles: The Americas. wsws.org Truckers in Honduras began a strike April 7, blocking various highways around the country while teachers in Peru joined forces with other workers to demand an increase in minimum wages.

$75,000 by May Day — Join us for a virtual celebration (2022-04-12). $75,000 by May Day — Join us for a virtual celebration. peoplesworld.org SAVE THE DATE! MARK YOUR CALENDARS! SET YOUR ALARMS! Sunday, May 1st @ 5pm (PST), 7pm (CST), 8pm (EST) REGISTER HERE Support People's World, Support Worker's Voices Since 1924, People's World has been a voice for progressive change and socialism in the United States. By May Day, People's World must raise $75,000 …

Isheka N. Harrison (2022-04-12). Protests Return To Howard University: Hospital Staff Go On Strike Over Pay, Working Conditions. moguldom.com Howard University faced another strike yesterday, just months after students took over the school's Blackburn Center last October and November for 33 days to protest unsuitable living conditions. This time staff at its namesake hospital protested staffing conditions and wages. More than 300 nurses, pharmacists, dietitians and social workers began striking on Monday, April 11, …

WSWS (2022-04-12). No to Macron and Le Pen! For an active boycott of the 2022 French elections! wsws.org The PES proposes to workers and youth not to vote in the elections and to advocate a conscious political rejection of the poisoned choice between Macron and Le Pen.

WSWS (2022-04-12). Unifor bullies 900 Ontario grocery warehouse workers into accepting sellout contract. wsws.org The union engineered an end to the seven-day strike at the very point where it was beginning to hurt Metro's operations.

WSWS (2022-04-12). Los Angeles County workers at crossroads as union pushes concessions contract. wsws.org With the expiration of their contract last Thursday, more than 55,000 Los Angeles County workers are voting on a new concessions agreement as cost of living skyrockets, driving more workers into struggle.

WSWS (2022-04-12). Union helps university managements reopen Australian campuses as COVID-19 resurges. wsws.org Growing numbers of university workers are disgusted with the union's role, and the inadequate mitigation measures it has requested from the employers.

WSWS (2022-04-12). Workers Struggles: The Americas. wsws.org Truckers in Honduras began a strike April 7, blocking various highways around the country while teachers in Peru joined forces with other workers to demand an increase in minimum wages.

WSWS (2022-04-12). Nation-wide strike of Sri Lankan public employees demands president's resignation. wsws.org A worker said that all the trade unions and capitalist parties are talking about the problem but do not provide a solution.

$75,000 by May Day — Join us for a virtual celebration (2022-04-12). $75,000 by May Day — Join us for a virtual celebration. peoplesworld.org SAVE THE DATE! MARK YOUR CALENDARS! SET YOUR ALARMS! Sunday, May 1st @ 5pm (PST), 7pm (CST), 8pm (EST) REGISTER HERE Support People's World, Support Worker's Voices Since 1924, People's World has been a voice for progressive change and socialism in the United States. By May Day, People's World must raise $75,000 …

Nayvin Gordon, M.D. (2022-04-12). WAR CRIMINALS OF THE WORLD FIGHT—SPILLING THE PEOPLE'S BLOOD. indybay.org workers and civilians always lose in wars of the rich…

WSWS (2022-04-12). Activision Blizzard workers walk out over vaccine mandate rollback. wsws.org Following a strike action last year and Activision Blizzard King's acquisition by Microsoft, ABK workers virtually walked out again to protest the video gaming company's cancellation of COVID-19 vaccine mandates for employees.

Editor (2022-04-12). The Russian Revolution of 2022 — 'Capitalism in One Country'. mronline.org Now that the U.S. and the NATO allies have taken from the Russian oligarchs their cash in foreign banks, their mansions, their boats and planes, and blocked the export of all private and corporate Russian capital abroad, Russia is freer to decide how to organize the capital investment of the economy.

WSWS (2022-04-12). In warmongering speech, Biden lines up trade unions for US-NATO proxy war against Russia. wsws.org "If I got to go to war, I'm going with you guys," Biden said to the applause of the union bureaucrats at the Building Trades Unions Legislative Conference on April 6.

WSWS (2022-04-12). Australia: New South Wales bus drivers strike for 24 hours. wsws.org The unions did not advance any concrete demands at the rally, which centred on the vague slogan, "same job, same pay."

WSWS (2022-04-12). Sweden: Only 11 individual working days lost to strikes and lockouts in 2021. wsws.org A report published by Sweden's Trade union-affiliated Mediation Institute demonstrates the pro-corporate role of these organisations in promoting the interests of big business during the pandemic.

Staff (2022-04-12). Asiste Díaz-Canel a reunión de balance anual del Minrex. cubadebate.cu Radiografía de un mundo complejo, y de una Isla inmersa en él; proyecciones de un país cuyo mejor ingrediente es su vocación de resistir; decisión de seguir mostrando y defendiendo verdades propias. De tales aristas, y de otras necesarias, estuvo conformado en la mañana de este lunes el balance anual de trabajo del Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores de Cuba (Minrex).

_____ (2022-04-12). Sanders Praises Amazon Union for Inspiring a 'National, Sweeping Movement'. commondreams.org "People are sick and tired of corporate greed," said the Vermont senator.

Sunrise Movement Silicon Valley (2022-04-12). 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…

ecns.cn (2022-04-12). Xi tells Party cadres to make every possible effort to ensure people's happy lives. ecns.cn Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, on Monday called on Party cadres to make "every possible effort" to ensure that people can live happy lives.

ecns.cn (2022-04-12). Xi inspects Wuzhishan in Hainan. ecns.cn Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, on Monday inspected the city of Wuzhishan in Hainan Province.

ecns.cn (2022-04-12). Xi stresses boosting national park development in Hainan. ecns.cn Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, has stressed the importance of boosting national park development in Hainan Province.

ecns.cn (2022-04-12). Lab gears up for large-scale COVID-19 testing in Shanghai. ecns.cn The laboratory, consisting of seven air-inflated chambers, is expected to process 100,000 single-tube test samples per day.

Ramona du Houx (2022-04-12). 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..

oneworld.press (2022-04-12). Europe Is Plunging Into The Middle Ages. oneworld.press Since there are almost no significant natural resources in Europe, in terms of volumes, it will fall much lower than the XIX century, namely in the Middle Ages, when there were practically no industries on an industrial scale. Europe will not escape other related problems: the eternal wars of European countries among themselves.

Staff (2022-04-12). Ciclos Minerva: El desafío de andar sobre ruedas. cubadebate.cu La Empresa Industrial àÅngel Villareal Bravo, de Villa Clara, es un ícono dentro de la producción de bicicletas en Cuba. àönica de su tipo en el país, la también conocida como Ciclos Minerva diversifica ofertas y recobra espacios perdidos. øCómo lo hace en medio de limitaciones económicas? øQué estrategias sigue para abaratar costos? øCuál es la proyección para ampliar la presencia de algunos de sus productos en el mercado en moneda nacional?

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-04-11). Azovstal: Final Redoubt of Ukraine's Fascists? libya360.wordpress.com Eva K Bartlett AZOVSTAL STEEL PLANT The complexity of the assault on Azovstal is that the enterprise has many catacombs and dungeons that shelter Ukrainian Nazis from shelling and bombing. This is a real city within a city: down another six or eight floors. Eduard Basurin notes that it is impossible to bomb from above,…

Antonio C.S. Rosa (2022-04-11). The Origins of the Ukraine Crisis and the Need for Collective Security between Russia and the West. transcend.org This paper tries to explain the origins of the Ukraine crisis. It posits that it is only a symptom of a wider conflict between two major powers (or power blocs), whose origins can only be understood by assessing…

rqorinoco (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…

WSWS (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.

WSWS (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.

Taroa Zuñiga Silva (2022-04-11). Workers' Rights and Chile's Constitutional Convention. socialistproject.ca On March 13, 2022, two days after Gabriel Boric was

_____ (2022-04-11). Grassroots Unionism: Lessons From The Victory At Amazon. popularresistance.org Amazon workers in Staten Island defeated one of the wealthiest and most anti-union corporations in the world. Their victory is a repudiation of the failed strategy of the labor bureaucracy and shows the power of real rank and file organizing.

WSWS (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.

Steven Rosenfeld (2022-04-11). New efforts seek to build trust in elections, in the face of a still-thriving 2020 election denier community. nationofchange.org Believers of Trump's big lie about the 2020 election continue to ignore national media and election experts. Will they be convinced by poll workers and local leaders to trust the democratic process again?>

WSWS (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.

WSWS (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). Venezuela's Great Housing Mission Achieves Major Milestone. popularresistance.org On April 7, the socialist government of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro celebrated the delivery of a record 4 million homes to its citizens as part of a social housing program called the Great Housing Mission of Venezuela (GMVV). During a joint radio and television broadcast, President Maduro emphasized that the handing over of the 4 million homes was a "historic" event and a "world record." "Nothing and no one is going to stop us," he added.

WSWS (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.

Antonio C.S. Rosa (2022-04-11). The Coming Global Financial Revolution: Russia Is Following the American Playbook. transcend.org 5 Apr 2022 – No country has successfully challenged the U.S. dollar's global hegemony—until now. How did this happen and what will it mean? it could well mean the end of the petrodollar as sole global reserve currency, and the end of the devastating petroleum wars it has funded to maintain its dominance.

Fight Back (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…

M. K. Bhadrakumar (2022-04-11). U.S. ousts Imran Khan but his revolutionary narrative endures. mronline.org Washington has reactivated old cronies in Islamabad to unseat PM Imran Khan, but the latter has sown seeds of immense dissatisfaction with the old guard and their U.S. backers within the Pakistani public. And Khan's domestic and foreign allies will not sit by idly either.

_____ (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 …

Ryan Black (2022-04-11). Amazon Is Interfering In Unionizing Efforts Again In Bessemer, AL. progressivehub.net MITCHELL CLARK | THE VERGE…

Fight Back (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…

Staff (2022-04-11). Labor Officials Find Starbucks Illegally Fired Seven Union Organizers in Memphis. truthout.org Labor board prosecutors have determined that Starbucks illegally fired seven union organizers who According

Staff (2022-04-11). EU fails to agree on Russian energy sanctions. en.mehrnews.com The European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said Monday that the EU's foreign ministers have not agreed on a ban on Russian oil and natural gas imports.

teleSUR, JL (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.

BreakThrough News (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…

ecns.cn (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.

Anonymous103 (2022-04-11). Videos 21+: Russian Tank Fired At Group of Soldiers at Close Range. southfront.org

Rick Rozoff (2022-04-11). NATO naval groups assigned to strike force deploy for Baltic exercise. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com NATOAllied Maritime CommandApril 11, 2022 NATO Ships deploy to the Baltic Sea for routine operations and training Ships from Standing Maritime Group 1 (SNMG1) and Standing NATO Mine Countermeasures Group 1 (SNMCMG1) are sailing into the Baltic Sea and will participate in exercises with bordering Allied and partner nations. NATO regularly deploys maritime forces in …

ecns.cn (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.

WSWS (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.

WSWS (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.

rqorinoco (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…

WSWS (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.

WSWS (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.

WSWS (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.

WSWS (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 …

Fight Back (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…

Ryan Black (2022-04-11). Amazon Is Interfering In Unionizing Efforts Again In Bessemer, AL. progressivehub.net MITCHELL CLARK | THE VERGE…

Fight Back (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…

teleSUR, JL (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.

BreakThrough News (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…

ecns.cn (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.

WSWS (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.

Sunrise Movement Silicon Valley (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…

ecns.cn (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.

ecns.cn (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.

ecns.cn (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.

WSWS (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.

imperial.ac.uk (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.

ecns.cn (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.

Ramona du Houx (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..

teleSUR, SH (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.

ecns.cn (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.

WSWS (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 —…

Ingar Solty (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. | ´ …

Staff (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"

Staff (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.

teleSUR, JCM (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.

Anonymous669 (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…

ecns.cn (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.

teleSUR, JCM (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.

teleSUR, JL (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.

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (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…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (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…

South Bay Indigenous Solidarity (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…

Staff (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…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (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."

Internationalist 360 ∞ (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…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (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…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (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…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (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…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (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…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (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…

Anonymous103 (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…

ecns.cn (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.

teleSUR, JCM (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.

Sunrise Movement Silicon Valley (2022-04-10). 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…

teleSUR, JL (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.

ecns.cn (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.

teleSUR, JCM (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.

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (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…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (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…

Ramona du Houx (2022-04-10). 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..

South Bay Indigenous Solidarity (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…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-04-10). Lack of sleep increases unhealthy abdominal fat. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — New research from Mayo Clinic shows that lack of sufficient sleep combined with free access to food increases calorie consumption and consequently fat accumulation, especially unhealthy fat inside the belly. Findings from a randomized controlled crossover study led by Naima Covassin, Ph.D., a cardiovascular medicine researcher at Mayo Clinic, show that lack of sufficient sleep led to a 9% increase in total abdominal fat area and an 11% increase in abdominal visceral…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-04-10). Lack of sleep increases unhealthy abdominal fat. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — New research from Mayo Clinic shows that lack of sufficient sleep combined with free access to food increases calorie consumption and consequently fat accumulation, especially unhealthy fat inside the belly. Findings from a randomized controlled crossover study led by Naima Covassin, Ph.D., a cardiovascular medicine researcher at Mayo Clinic, show that lack of sufficient sleep led to a 9% increase in total abdominal fat area and an 11% increase in abdominal visceral…

imperial.ac.uk (2022-04-10). Imperial expert's book uses scientific evidence to help people lose weight. imperial.ac.uk An Imperial researcher specialising in obesity has published a new book aiming to help people reach a healthy body weight.

imperial.ac.uk (2022-04-10). Imperial expert's book uses scientific evidence to help people lose weight. imperial.ac.uk An Imperial researcher specialising in obesity has published a new book aiming to help people reach a healthy body weight.

WSWS (2022-04-09). Howard University Hospital staff plan one-day strike due to staffing ratios, low pay. wsws.org The strike by over 300 nurses and hospital workers comes as a wave of working class struggle has moved to oppose the capitalist elite's efforts to impose the weight of the pandemic and inflation on the population's back.

WSWS (2022-04-09). Global protest movement grows on every continent amid worsening commodity shortages. wsws.org The US-NATO proxy war against Russia in Ukraine has triggered a wave of protests against the rising cost of living, tapping into deep working class anger over social inequality and the devastating impact of the pandemic.

John Catalinotto (2022-04-09). Who should be tried for war crimes? workers.org President Joe Biden has invoked the International Criminal Court (ICC), located in The Hague, Netherlands, and accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of war crimes. This book reports on the findings of a popular tribunal of U.S. war crimes in Iraq. As so often with Biden's statements, it is hard for . . . |

Marie Kelly (2022-04-09). WWP Prisoners Solidarity Committee demands Ban shackling! workers.org Members of the Prisoners Solidarity Committee of Workers World Party investigated the use of shackles on prisoners while hospitalized and concluded this inhumane practice is widespread in hospitals across the United States. The PSC of WWP is calling on health care workers to support a ban on this practice, as . . . |

G. Dunkel (2022-04-09). Haitians say: We want justice! workers.org Tens of thousands of Haitians surged through the streets of Port-au-Prince and smaller cities Les Cayes, Jacmel and Carrefour March 29, demanding respect for the Constitution adopted 35 years ago March 29, 1987. Protest coincides with the 35th anniversary of Haiti's 1987 Constitution, following other protests and strikes in recent . . . |

_____ (2022-04-09). Fordham Graduate Students Vote 94% For A Union. popularresistance.org New York, New York – Graduate student workers at Fordham University in the Bronx have voted overwhelmingly to join the Fordham Graduate Student Workers union. | "We did it!" one called out from a balcony in the student center's atrium after the results were announced April 7, as a few dozen supporters gathered below. | The vote was 229-15. The bargaining unit, part of Communications Workers of America Local 1104, will include about 360 graduate student workers at both the University's Rose Hill campus in the Bronx and its Lincoln Center campus in Manhattan. | "It's a very clear message: We want a union. We got it…

Marie Kelly (2022-04-09). WWP Prisoners Solidarity Committee demands: ban shackling! workers.org Members of the Prisoners Solidarity Committee of Workers World Party investigated the use of shackles on prisoners while hospitalized and concluded this inhumane practice is widespread in hospitals across the United States. The PSC of WWP is calling on health care workers to support a ban on this practice, as . . . |

A Guest Author (2022-04-09). Prison 'health care' system is broken. workers.org By Sam Smith Note: This writer is incarcerated at Old Colony Correctional Center in Bridgewater, Massachusetts. I feel like in today's society, where we are all supposed to be more focused and open to new ideas, creativity and innovative expansions within science and medicine, we could and would see that . . . |

WSWS (2022-04-09). Wildcat strikes erupt in Brazil's steel industry as workers defy unions. wsws.org CSN workers joined a growing strike movement in Brazil and around the word, walking off the job to demand higher salaries and bonuses.

WSWS (2022-04-09). PSOE-Podemos ends COVID-19 mitigations forcing Spanish workers to stay on the job sick. wsws.org Madrid is ending even the most basic monitoring, setting the stage for a new surge whose full extent will not be known until hospitalizations and deaths begin to rise.

WSWS (2022-04-09). Workers Struggles: Asia and Australia. wsws.org India: JNS Instruments parts manufacturer workers protest for reinstatement and union rights; Hundreds of bus drivers strike in Rangpur, Bangladesh; Australia: Private company bus drivers take action in Victoria and NSW; Ipswich City Council workers strike again for higher pay…

Nayvin Gordon, M.D. (2022-04-09). WAR CRIMINALS OF THE WORLD FIGHT—SPILLING THE PEOPLE'S BLOOD. indybay.org workers, civilians shed blood in the war waged by the rich…

WSWS (2022-04-09). Chevron refinery strike enters fourth week as union and company signal agreement to end strike. wsws.org Workers should be warned. Chevron is looking forward to ending this strike on its terms. While the company may give the slightest of concessions, the fundamental issues of unsafe, overworked conditions and pay far beneath the surging cost of living will not be addressed.

WSWS (2022-04-09). Protesters outside Sri Lankan High Commission in London speak on social and political crisis. wsws.org "All the workers should be given an opportunity to speak this time, not the politicians. They cannot stop us this time, they imposed a curfew and still the protesting continued."

WSWS (2022-04-09). Sri Lankan SEP holds press conference to outline way forward for mass protests. wsws.org Wije Dias, the SEP general secretary, said the party was proposing the abolition of the executive presidency and the fight for a workers' and peasants' government.

Richard Horton (2022-04-09). [Comment] Offline: Ukraine—difficult lessons for global health. thelancet.com It is easy to condemn Russia for its criminal war against Ukraine. For its attacks on health workers and hospitals. For its violations of international humanitarian law. For its acts of murderous cruelty against civilians. For increasing the risks of a nuclear conflagration. It is right to call for an immediate ceasefire and the withdrawal of Russian forces from Ukraine. To accelerate the delivery of humanitarian aid. To provide safe haven for refugees. To document atrocities and to counter disinformation.

teleSUR, MER (2022-04-09). Lula nomina a Geraldo Alckmin como compañero de fórmula. telesurtv.net Representantes del Partido de los Trabajadores y del Partido Socialista Brasileño se reunieron en Sao Paulo para hacer el anuncio.

Editor (2022-04-09). Voices from Donbass speak to U.S. anti-war movement. mronline.org On March 27, the Socialist Unity Party and Struggle-La Lucha newspaper hosted a webinar called "Stop the War Lies: Voices from Donbass." This was a unique opportunity for the U.S. anti-war movement to hear directly from people in the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics (DPR and LPR), whose voices are silenced by the Western mass media's pro-Ukraine war propaganda.

Staff (2022-04-09). IRGC Navy seize foreign vessel carrying smuggled fuel in PG. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 09 (MNA) — The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Navy seized a foreign vessel carrying smuggled fuel in the Persian Gulf.

Liberation Staff (2022-04-09). MIT Graduate Students win union in landslide 2-1 victory. liberationnews.org The win was a landslide victory with 1,785 votes for the union and 912 against, despite MIT's vicious anti-union campaign.

WSWS (2022-04-09). Amazon Labor Union turns to AFL-CIO following successful vote at Staten Island warehouse. wsws.org It has not taken long for the leaders of the Amazon Labor Union, which won a vote at Amazon's JFK8 warehouse on Staten Island last week, to demonstrate their orientation to the AFL-CIO bureaucracy and the Democratic Party.

WSWS (2022-04-09). Oakland Unified approves expansion of charters amid school closures. wsws.org The school closures come on the heels of union efforts to isolate and demobilize teachers and students fighting for COVID safety.

WSWS (2022-04-09). British trade unions enrol in Johnson government's war drive. wsws.org The union rally in London is a politically filthy event, lending support to the right-wing Ukrainian government as a means of lining up behind the US, Britain and other NATO powers whose proxy war against Russia it is fighting.

Anonymous669 (2022-04-09). Russian Airstrikes Hit Militant Frontline Positions In Syria's Greater Idlib (Photos). southfront.org A Russian Su-24 strike aircraft in the sky over the Khmeimim airbase in Syria. Photo: Dmitriy Vinogradov / RIA Novosti | On April 9, warplanes of the Russian Aerospace Forces (VKS) carried out at least eight airstrikes on the northwestern Syrian region of Greater Idlib. | The airstrikes targeted the outskirts of the towns of Fleifel and al-Fatterah in the southern Idlib countryside. Al-Qaeda-affiliated Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), the de-facto ruler of Greater Idlib, and its allies maintain a ne…

WSWS (2022-04-09). Unanswered questions about the Kramatorsk missile strike. wsws.org But it is entirely possible – even probable – that the Ukrainian military, with its ruthless fascist contingents, launched the attack, knowing that it will fuel the atrocity propaganda that is playing such an important role in NATO's war against Russia.

WSWS (2022-04-09). Capitalism normalizes death: From COVID-19 to the threat of nuclear war. wsws.org The utter casualness and recklessness with which the US political establishment is treating the prospect of a war that threatens to escalate into a full-scale nuclear exchange must be seen in the context of the ruling elite's indifference to mass death in the pandemic.

Benjamin Norton (2022-04-09). NATO expanding into Asia-Pacific to militarily encircle China as well as Russia. multipolarista.com While it wages a proxy war on Russia in Ukraine, the US-led NATO military alliance plans to encircle China and expand into the Asia-Pacific region, collaborating with Japan, South Korea, Australia, and New Zealand.

Editor (2022-04-09). Corporate Media Ignores Senate Hearing on Corporate Greed and Inflation. scheerpost.com Sen. Bernie Sanders speaks during a Senate Budget Committee hearing June 8, 2021, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. | By Ralph Nader / It is exceedingly rare for a major congressional committee to hold hearings on "corporate greed" leading to corporate profiteering and surging prices on consumer goods. On April 5, 2022, Senate Budget Chairman, Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) chartered uncensored territory on corporate avarice with a lead witness, former Secretary of Labor, Robert Reic…

Staff (2022-04-09). Iran to open business center in Armenia. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 10 (MNA) — Hamed Forouzan the Director-General of the Ministry of Labor and Cooperatives for International Affairs of Iran announced that Iran will open a business center in Armenia as a permanent exhibition.

Eric A. Gordon (2022-04-09). La Federación Laboral del Condado de Los àÅngeles lanza el 'Proyecto del Pueblo'. peoplesworld.org LOS àÅNGELES—El 31 de marzo, la poderosa Federación Laboral del Condado de Los àÅngeles reunió a mil trabajadores, líderes sindicales y organizadores comunitarios para su Congreso de Trabajadores 2022 en el Hotel Westin Bonaventure en el centro de Los àÅngeles. El principal evento formal del día fue la juramentación de la nueva junta, un juramento …

Elijah J. Magnier (2022-04-09). The Birth of a 'New World Order' from the Ukrainian Battlefield. orinocotribune.com By Elijah J. Magnier — Apr 4, 2022 | There is a lot of speculation about the birth of a "new world order" from the womb of the battle in Ukraine between America and Russia. The Middle East, Asia and Africa are awaiting the results of this battle, its implications and what will be the outcome to form new alliances once the dust has settled. A new world will inevitably be born after long labours and punctuated by direct wars, countries' occupations, proxy wars and illegal unilateral sanctions which have exhausted the world's population. What will the "New World Order" look like, and will it be better or wor…

_____ (2022-04-09). Increase In Atmospheric Methane Set Another Record During 2021. popularresistance.org For the second year in a row, NOAA scientists observed a record annual increase in atmospheric levels of methane, a powerful, heat-trapping greenhouse gas that's the second biggest contributor to human-caused global warming after carbon dioxide. | NOAA's preliminary analysis showed the annual increase in atmospheric methane during 2021 was 17 parts per billion (ppb), the largest annual increase recorded since systematic measurements began in 1983. The increase during 2020 was 15.3 ppb. Atmospheric methane levels averaged 1,895.7 ppb during 2021, or around 162% greater than pre-industrial levels. From NOAA's obser…

Editor (2022-04-09). New Book: 'Nicaragua, A History of U.S. Intervention & Resistance'. mronline.org Ocotal is a historic Nicaraguan city located in the Department of Nueva Segovia. It is famous for being the site of battles between the U.S. Marines and the peasant guerilla forces of Augusto Cesar Sandino in the mid-1920s.