(2022-07-14). Sri Lanka's acting president orders military, do "what is necessary to restore order" wsws.org As the despised Rajapakse-Wickremesinghe cabal takes a big step towards military dictatorship, the acting president employs the technique of the Big Lie pioneered by the Nazis to declare that he is defending "democracy" against "the fascists."
(2022-07-14). WorkWeek Rally Against Billionaire John Fisher's Stadium & Prisoners Strike Over $1 Wage. indybay.org WorkWeek on 7-7-22 covers rally against billionaire John Fisher's stadium & Immigrant prisoners strike over $1 A Day, and rally to top the extradition of journalist Julian Assange on his birthday…
(2022-07-14). "Never Surrender": Statement from Political Prisoner Fidencio Aldama. indybay.org My name is Fidencio Aldama Pérez. I am part of the Yaqui tribe. I was taught to respect other people, without forgetting something very important: THE STRUGGLE FOR OUR TERRITORY.
(2022-07-14). Daily Round-up | Unions extend national strike against rising inflation in Panama & other stories. peoplesdispatch.org In today's episode we bring you the latest from the strike in Panama, the extension of aid to reben-held areas in Syria, the impact of emissions from the US, and a WHO warning on COVID-19…
(2022-07-14). Striking Starbucks workers turn up the heat. workers.org 
Striking Starbucks workers and members of WWP Buffalo and Atlanta branches demonstrate against unfair labor practices outside Starbucks at 3611 Delaware Ave, Buffalo, New York, July 8. Buffalo, New York Buffalo Starbucks workers at the 3611 Delaware Ave. location went on strike July 8 against Unfair Labor Practices and union-repression . . . |
(2022-07-14). Tensions escalate as workers continue strike at Mercedes Benz of San Diego. liberationnews.org 
In the early morning of July 13, a scab drove through the picket line and ran over one of the Teamsters.
(2022-07-14). Understanding the "middle class" mronline.org 
Who, or what, is the "middle class"? Most people identify themselves as middle class, but what does that mean, and what difference does it make?>
(2022-07-14). Media nación, ciudadanas a medias. workers.org 
Mumia Abu-Jamal en 2019 La reciente decisión Roe v Wade por la Suprema Corte estadounidense para revocar medio siglo de precedentes jurídicos ha enviado ondas de choque por millones de mujeres del país. Hace una semana ellas todavía vivieron con la ilusión que eran ciudadanas plenas estadounidenses respaldadas en sus . . . |
(2022-07-13). 1st antechamber exchange session held in HKSAR to enhance executive-legislative collaboration. ecns.cn Led by John Lee, chief executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR), a team of top government officials of the HKSAR attended the first antechamber exchange session held in the Legislative Council (LegCo) of the HKSAR on Wednesday.
(2022-07-14). Abortion access; don't agonize — organize! WW commentary. workers.org 
Women's March "Summer of Rage" kicked off in Washington, D.C., July 9. Thousands of women and people of all genders, nationalities and ages, who gathered in Washington, D.C., on July 9, turned out to protest the outrageous decision handed down by the Supreme Court on June 24, outlawing abortions. By . . . |
(2022-07-14). Saturday 7/16: Author Event About a *Real* Political Revolution. indybay.org Book Passage Bookstore & Cafe, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., | Corte Madera 94925…
(2022-07-14). What next for US railroaders after near-unanimous strike vote? wsws.org For US railroaders, the strike vote is not simply a moral victory. They know there is no other way to reverse decades of deteriorating working conditions. But the unions have no intention of calling a strike, and are demanding intervention by Biden to block it.
(2022-07-14). Ex-health insurance worker, former chair of the Royal Australian College of General Practioners Western Australia, and others defend Dr. Berger. wsws.org The WSWS is publishing statements of support from scientists, doctors and workers internationally for Australian physician Dr. David Berger, who faces disciplinary action for opposing the government's pandemic policies.
(2022-07-14). Thursday 7/14: KPOO WorkWeek Radio Focuses On Life of California Labor Communist Elaine Yoneda Black. indybay.org KPOO Radio 89.5 FM or www.kpoo.com…
(2022-07-14). 'India after Naxalbari: Unfinished History'. mronline.org 
Bernard D'Mello's India After Naxalbari: Unfinished History is simultaneously a history of India's political, economic and social development since the British Raj to the present; a historical retracing of the different attempts to build a revolutionary movement in India; and a political intervention into contemporary debates within the Indian left.
(2022-07-14). Humanitarian crisis in England? workers.org 
Boris Johnson's hypocrisy plus anti-popular policies finally did him in. The resignation of Boris Johnson as leader of the Conservative Party of Great Britain, which means he will be replaced as prime minister, was not just the comeuppance of a slapdash serial liar, forced out of office by 59 cabinet . . . |
(2022-07-14). 1,200 Buffalo nursing home workers conduct two one-day strikes. wsws.org Healthcare workers in 12 Western New York nursing homes are battling low wages and staffing shortages.
(2022-07-14). No Wonder There's an Air Travel Crisis. Airlines Have Been Screwing Workers for Years. zcomm.org To solve this crisis and avoid future issues, airlines and the government should listen to workers and finally give them what they deserve: better pay and working conditions…
(2022-07-14). La Unión Eléctrica pronostica una afectación de 313 MW para el horario pico. cubadebate.cu Para el horario pico de este jueves debe existir una disponibilidad de 2 657 MW y una demanda máxima de 2 900 MW, lo cual provoca un déficit de 243 MW, informó la Unión Eléctrica en su comunicado habitual. Además, estimó afectaciones para toda la jornada y el restablecimiento del servicio a la una de la madrugada de mañana.
(2022-07-14). Grassroots Organizing Should Dump Biden. indybay.org Clear the Path for a Better Democratic Nominee in 2024…
(2022-07-14). Mayo Clinic receives first-of-its-kind accreditation for diagnosis of primary ciliary dyskinesia. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — Mayo Clinic's Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, the academic testing arm for Mayo Clinic Laboratories, has been accredited as a diagnostic site by the PCD Foundation. Mayo Clinic is the first and only center of excellence to receive PCD Foundation accreditation for the diagnosis of primary ciliary dyskinesia, a rare and debilitating lung disease. "This recognition of our laboratory services by the PCD Foundation is a clear reflection of our shared commitment to…
(2022-07-14). "Organize a 'no' vote among your coworkers": Open letter from an Indianapolis Kroger worker. wsws.org The World Socialist Web Site received the following letter from a Kroger worker in Indianapolis, where workers are oting this week on a second tentative agreement brought by the United Food and Commercial Workers union.
(2022-07-14). What way forward at Ventra Evart after the strike vote? wsws.org "No one should have any doubt that the UAW executives will do everything they can to avoid calling a strike. They are continuing to meet behind closed doors with management, seeking to work out a repackaged deal."
(2022-07-14). Lula sostiene reunión con presidente del Senado brasileño. telesurtv.net En el encuentro participaron legisladores de varios partidos políticos brasileños para respaldar a Lula.
(2022-07-14). Atlanta marks 40th anniversary of Mumia's incarceration. workers.org 
Brother Jalil, holding one side of the "Long Distance Revolutionary" movie poster. Credit: IJAN Atlanta To mark the 40th anniversary of political prisoner Mumia Abu-Jamal being sentenced to death, the film "Long Distance Revolutionary" was screened in Atlanta July 3. After decades of political and legal struggle, Mumia's death sentence . . . |
(2022-07-13). U.S. laboratory Quest Diagnostics starts monkeypox testing. ecns.cn U.S. clinical laboratory Quest Diagnostics started testing for monkeypox on Wednesday, part of the U.S. efforts to expand testing capacity to address increase of monkeypox cases.
(2022-07-13). Ukraine Forces Targeting Civilians/ Report by Eva Bartlett. marktaliano.net 
READ MORE: Zelensky's court bans another Ukrainian opposition party — RT Russia & Former Soviet Union Ukraine Bans Main Opposition Party, Seizes All Its Assets/By Paul Joseph Watson SBU the terrible Ukrainian political police, assassinations and torture  ; Donbass Insider (donbass-insider.com) Residents In Eastern Ukraine Report Atrocities, War Crimes Being Committed By Ukrainian Army "One-sided …
(2022-07-13). Military Situation In Eastern Ukraine, Slavyansk-Kramatorsk Region, On July 13, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Clashes between the AFU and Russian forces continue in the Verkhnokamyanske; | Clashes between the AFU and Russian forces continue near Serebrianka; | The Ukrainian Air Forces have carried out 1700 airstrikes since Feb 24th, according to the Ukrainian MoD. | MORE ON THE TOPIC: : | <...
(2022-07-13). Europe Dances on the Titanic. libya360.wordpress.com Fabrizio Casari 140 days after the start of Russia's military operations in Ukraine, the Western reaction, which according to Biden would have erased Russia from the international scene, turns out to be a political and economic failure, the most serious and profound in the history of American and European arrogance. The boomerang effect of the…
(2022-07-13). Ukraine: Notes from a War that is No Longer News. libya360.wordpress.com Oleg Yasinsky In recent months it has been difficult to make balanced analyses and projections of events, for it must be admitted that with all our arrogance and a supposed understanding of the logic of the Ukrainian-Russian absurdity, we failed to predict anything at all. We denied seeing what we feared so much, as our…
(2022-07-13). US-Supplied HIMARS MLRS Kills, Injures Hundreds of Civilians across Donbass and Southern Ukraine. libya360.wordpress.com Drago BosnicIn early June, it was reported that the United States, NATO and other satellite states will be sending billions worth of additional weapons, including the HIMARS MLRS to the Kiev regime in yet another desperate attempt to buy the Neo-Nazi junta more time, as it's facing an imminent defeat across all frontlines from northern areas of…
(2022-07-13). Washington's Ukraine Proxy War is about Weakening China, Not "Protecting" Ukrainians. libya360.wordpress.com Rainer Shea U.S. imperialism sees every person on the planet as expendable, including the people within the U.S. itself. It's willing to sacrifice any amount of human life to advance the interests of capital. It's carried out dozens of coups, invasions, and proxy wars since Washington began its global aggressions over a century ago, and…
(2022-07-13). On Marxism and Decolonisation. orinocotribune.com By Vijay Prashad  ; 0, 2022 | In 1959, one of the revolutionary leaders in Cuba, Haydée Santamaria, a hundred years old this year, arrived at a cultural centre in the heart of Havana, Cuba. This building, the revolutionaries decided, would be committed to the promotion of Latin American art and culture and it would become — eventually — a beacon for the progressive transformation of the hemisphere's cultural world. Renamed the Casa de las Américas, the home of the Americas, it would become the heartbeat of cultural developments from Chile to Mexico. Art saturates the walls of the house and in…
(2022-07-13). U.S.-Led Imperialism is the World's Leading Purveyor of Chaos. libya360.wordpress.com Danny Haiphong The western capitalist axis of domination is responsible for most of the world's crises. The crisis of legitimacy extends from the UK to Japan, and U.S. imperialism is involved in every new catastrophe. To say that the West, currently led by the dictates of U.S. imperialism, is in trouble would be an understatement….
(2022-07-13). NATO is the Real 'Systemic Challenge' against Global Peace and Stability. libya360.wordpress.com The following article, published recently in People's Daily (one of the most important, longstanding and widely-read newspapers in China), responds to NATO's recently-issued Strategic Concept document, which describes China as a 'systemic challenge' and outlines NATO's role in confronting this purported challenge. The article points out that — unlike the US or NATO — China's record is…
(2022-07-13). Stacey Abrams: Georgia 'in a state of emergency' due to rightist threat. peoplesworld.org 
PHILADELPHIA—In words that she could easily apply to the entire country, Georgia Democratic gubernatorial nominee Stacey Abrams declared her state "is in a state of emergency" from the wide-ranging rightist threat to democracy. And she told AFSCME Convention delegates meeting in Philadelphia that the cure for that right-wing disease is massive turnout of workers and …
(2022-07-13). $2 Trillion for War vs $100 Billion to Save the Planet. libya360.wordpress.com Murad Qureshi A woman stands in front of her house after a flood hit Kurigram district in northern Bangladesh, on July 26, 2019. During late April and early May, South Asia experienced the terrible impacts of global warming. Temperatures reached almost 50 degrees Celsius (122 Fahrenheit) in some cities in the region. These high temperatures came alongside…
(2022-07-13). A Stronger Russia Humiliates the West. journal-neo.org 
When Russia was arbitrarily excluded from the 'Group of eight' (G8) in 2014, many in the West saw this as a step toward a more cohesive western bloc — the so-called G7 — that could collectively — and effectively — counter Russia through a homogenous response combining economic and military means. The response the West …
(2022-07-13). Wars, Inflation, And Strikes: A Summer Of Discontent In Europe? popularresistance.org Are we heading toward a summer of discontent in Europe? Can we foresee a hot autumn on the Continent? It would be hasty to make such statements, but new strike activity is beginning to unfold among sectors of several countries' working class. Inflation reached 8.8 percent as a European average in May (with higher rates in countries like the UK and Spain). After years of inflation below 1.5 percent, this is a significant change that is causing a fall in the population's purchasing power, especially among the working class. Many analysts are already talking about the possibility of stagflation: a combination of rec…
(2022-07-13). Militant Trade Unionism Makes A Comeback In The UK. popularresistance.org 200,000 workers, trade unionists, progressive activists and more gathered at the Durham Miners' Gala on July 9 after a two year hiatus due to COVID-19 regulations. The festival organized by Durham Miners' Association featured speakers such as Mick Lynch from the National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT), Sharon Graham of Unite, Jo Grady from University and Colleges Union (UCU), Patrick Roach from teachers' union NASUWT, and Yvette Williams from Justice4Grenfell. | This year's Gala was dedicated to all essential workers who risked their lives to keep society running during the COVID-19 pandemic.
(2022-07-13). Residents Resist Millionaire Developers. popularresistance.org Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – Darlene Foreman, a 60-year-old Black woman and one of the UC Townhomes tenant representatives, told the assembled press on July 11: "This is a fight for the Townhomes but not only the Townhomes." It's for people "all over the country who are facing displacement." | Behind her were about 50 other residents and supporters holding signs or cell phones as she continued: "I will not be displaced. . . . Me, the residents here and people all over the country are sick of it. So, if this fight takes today, tomorrow, next week, next month, next year, the year after that, then we're gonna be out…
(2022-07-13). Biden out of Palestine: No to imperialism, Zionism and Arab reactionary regimes  ; Yes to resistance, return and liberation! samidoun.net 
Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network denounces the visit of United States president Joe Biden to occupied Palestine. This visit and Biden's entire trip to the region makes clear the alliance of enemies confronted by the Palestinian people: Zionism, imperialism and its subcontractors, and Arab reactionary regimes, as well as the Israeli state. Biden's trip to …
(2022-07-13). Feminist Brigade participates in exchange of revolutionary ideas in Venezuela. peoplesdispatch.org Brigade participants met with representatives of Venezuelan popular and revolutionary feminism. This exchange was organized by the International Peoples' Assembly and the Simon Bolivar Institute for Peace and Solidarity among Peoples.
(2022-07-13). ALBA-TCP to Create International Youth Observatory. orinocotribune.com 
On Tuesday, July 12, the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America — People's Trade Treaty (ALBA-TCP) announced the creation of the ALBA International Youth Observatory, where the young people of the countries of the bloc will have the opportunity to get training and education. | At the close of a meeting of top authorities of the ALBA-TCP Youth, held by videoconference, ALBA Executive Secretary Sacha Llorenti announced that an International Observatory will be created to promote and monitor public policies supporting and stimulating research, development and prospective initiatives in political an…
(2022-07-13). President Maduro Announces Erdogan's Upcoming Visit to Venezuela. orinocotribune.com 
The president of Tàºrkiye (Turkey), Recep Tayyip Erdogan, will visit Venezuela in the coming days, announced the Venezuelan head of state Nicolás Maduro this Tuesday, July 12. This was reported during a ceremony paying homage to the ambassador of the Republic of Tàºrkiye to the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, ≈ûevki Màºtevellioƒülu, who is wrapping up his tenure in the country. With the visit of the Turkish president, a greater economic growth of the South American nation is envisioned, Maduro indicated. | "In the days to come we will be receiving President Erdo&f…
(2022-07-13). Home Care Workers Protect the Civil Liberties of People with Disabilities. They Need Protection, Too. aclu.org At the onset of the pandemic, as most of the country shuttered themselves inside to avoid COVID-19 infection, home health aides remained on the front lines, taking care of our loved ones and risking their lives in the process. These caregivers — the majority of whom are Black and Brown immigrant women — face considerable risks on the job. | Home care workers help people with disabilities and seniors with intimate and vital tasks like bathing, dressing, and eating, making social distancing impossible. Yet, many states' emergency COVID-19 measures excluded home health aides from their definition of "
(2022-07-13). Bolivian prosecutors suspend Camacho's hearing in coup case following death threats. peoplesdispatch.org The governor of the Santa Cruz department, Luis Fernando Camacho, who was the president of the far-right Pro Santa Cruz Civic Committee in 2019, was one of the main promoters of the violent and racist demonstrations against the socialist government of former President Evo Morales in October 2019…
(2022-07-13). Despite police attacks, protests continue over cop murder of Jayland Walker. workers.org 
Akron, Ohio, July 3. WW Photo: Martha Grevatt The racist police lynching of Jayland Walker in Akron, Ohio, on June 27 sparked a wave of protests that shows no signs of letting up. Walker, a 25-year-old Black man who worked as a DoorDash driver, was shot around 60 times by . . . |
(2022-07-13). Keene, N.H., protest for abortion rights: 'We can do it again!'. liberationnews.org 
"The working class showed its power in the early 70s when fighting for Roe, under even more conservative and repressive circumstances than we find ourselves now. If they could do it then, we can do it again!"
(2022-07-13). Editorial: El Título IX se debilita con la sentencia Roe del TSE. workers.org 
Al Mundial de Fútbol, 19 de septiembre de 2016, la jugadora Megan Rapinoe se arrodilló durante el himno nacional estadounidense, en solidaridad con Colin Kaepernick. El 23 de junio se cumplió el 50 ∫ aniversario del Título IX, la legislación federal que ordena la igualdad de oportunidades para la participación de . . . |
(2022-07-13). CovertAction Bulletin: Judicial Coup? The Supreme Court Case that Could End the Facade of U.S. Democracy. covertactionmagazine.com On today's show we discuss the deep implications that the Supreme Court's decision to take up Harper v Moore could have on the fundamental institution of so-called U.S. democracy. The Supreme Court's ruling on this case could rip the mask off the sham of U.S. democracy and reveal the clear dictatorship of the rich. The recent overturn of Roe, the ongoing January 6th committee hearings, and now the turn towards overturning the fundamental democratic principle of one-person, one-vote marks a new period of political struggle in the United States.
(2022-07-13). American Inflation Keeps Surging As CPI Shows 9.1% Increase In June, Highest Since 1981. moguldom.com Inflation increased more than expected in June, up 9.1 percent compared to a year ago as rising prices continued to put pressure on consumers and slow down the economy, the Department of Labor reported on July 7. The consumer price index (CPI) for June blew past the 8.8 percent Dow Jones estimate, marking another month of the …
(2022-07-13). GM Subsystems workers denounce poverty wages as UAW pushes deal with substandard pay and benefits. wsws.org Workers employed by the General Motors subsidiary GM Subsystems voted on a contract Tuesday after the United Auto Workers kept them on the job 14 months after the expiration of their last contract.
(2022-07-13). Nuestra divisa es la unidad. cubadebate.cu Hoy nos convoca la presentación de una interesante y útil antología sobre feminismos. Y un primer espacio en estas reflexiones a propósito del libro Mujeres en Revolución. Coordenadas para un feminismo cubano socialista, es para agradecer a su compiladora, Karima Oliva, por haberlo hecho posible.
(2022-07-13). Who really profits from 'forced labor'? workers.org 
W. F. Ramsey prison farm in Brazoria County, Texas, 1965 First signed by President Joe Biden in December, the "Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act" took effect June 23. Under this latest anti-China measure, all goods made in Xinjiang province are banned, unless the importer can demonstrate the imports were produced . . . |
(2022-07-13). Karla Santana: La FEU y los sueños (+ Video). cubadebate.cu Karla Santana se define como fidelista, martiana, comunista y, sobre todo, cree en las utopías. Esos principios han sido su impulso desde que tiene memoria. Son, también, su asidero en las funciones de dirección nacional de la Federación de Estudiantes Universitarios, organización que este 2022 cumple 100 años y desarrolla su X Congreso. Sobre su labor al frente de la FEU, sus aspiraciones e inquietudes, la dirigente estudiantil dialogó con Cubadebate.
(2022-07-13). During US visit, Australian defence minister outlines massive military build-up. wsws.org Marles pledged that the Australian Labor government would do everything it could to "strengthen the US alliance," as the Biden administration wages its proxy war against Russia and prepares conflict with China.
(2022-07-13). Australian workers defend Zero-COVID advocate Dr. David Berger. wsws.org The WSWS is publishing statements of support from scientists, doctors and workers internationally for Australian physician Dr. David Berger, who faces disciplinary action for opposing the government's pandemic policies.
(2022-07-13). Australian governments reject health advice amid COVID-19 surge. wsws.org The newly elected federal Labor government is not merely continuing the homicidal "let it rip" policies, but deepening the attacks on the health and lives of the working class.
(2022-07-13). Pro-corporate Workers Party signals sweeping attack on public education in Brazil. wsws.org In recent weeks, Lula and party officials have assuredbusinessmen and bankers that a PT government will unload the full weight of the capitalist crisis on the Brazilian working class.
(2022-07-13). IRGC Navy to add to its defensive capabilities until yearend. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 13 (MNA) — The Commander of Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Navy said on Wednesday that the IRGC naval forces will unveil various military achievements in different periods of time until the year-end.
(2022-07-13). Scottish health workers ballot on strike action as doctors call for 30 percent rise. wsws.org Falling living standards, rising costs, wage freezes and ever-growing workloads are a tinderbox for NHS staff across the UK.
(2022-07-13). 14 July, Webinar: Standing up for student solidarity with Palestine featuring Pink Floyd's Roger Waters. samidoun.net 
Thursday, 14 July 3 pm Montreal (12 pm Pacific, 8 pm British time 9 pm central Europe, 10 pm Palestine) Register to join webinar: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_wbLo nESNKVo1aL9uaZTQ On the eve of Roger Waters' Montreal's Bell Centre performance, the rock legend will be supporting McGill students who've faced a litany of attacks for advancing the Palestinian Liberation movement. …
(2022-07-13). International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers reaches tentative agreement with Alaska Airlines. wsws.org International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) reaches a "historic" tentative agreement with Alaska Airlines that predictably sells out workers despite strong buzzwords.
(2022-07-13). Michigan Medicine nurses must demand a strike vote now! wsws.org The contract for 6,200 nurses at Michigan Medicine expired on June 30 and the union, the MNA-UMPNC, is preventing the mass mobilization of the membership in strike action to prevent the University of Michigan affiliated health care system from imposing a new four-year concessionary agreement.
(2022-07-13). Xi encourages young people across the Taiwan Strait to strive for national rejuvenation. ecns.cn Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, on Monday encouraged young people across the Taiwan Strait to jointly strive for the Chinese Dream of national rejuvenation. He made the remarks in a letter replying to young people from China's Taiwan who were attending the Straits Youth Forum.
(2022-07-13). La Unión Eléctrica estima una afectación de 551MW para el horario pico. cubadebate.cu La Unión Eléctrica estima para el horario pico de este martes una afectación de 551 MW, situación que debe mantenerse durante toda la madrugada, de acuerdo con lo informado por el organismo en su comunicado habitual. Lo anterior está dado por una disponibilidad de 2 469 MW y una demanda máxima de 2 950 MW en ese horario, lo cual generaría un déficit de 481 MW.
(2022-07-13). Wednesday 7/13: Labor History Online Discussion Group – Session 5: Beyond "Bread & Butter" indybay.org Zoom (Register at http: //bit.ly/FSFD-Labor)…
(2022-07-13). Further rail strikes announced amid UK Tory leadership contest. wsws.org The great task that must be resolved is to break through the political disenfranchisement and demobilisation of the working class by the combined forces of the Labour Party and the trade union bureaucracy.
(2022-07-13). Will Lehman, Mack Trucks worker, approved as eligible candidate for UAW International president. wsws.org Lehman has met all the requirements to run for president of the UAW. To get on the ballot, he still requires one delegate to nominate him at the upcoming UAW Convention, which begins on July 25.
(2022-07-13). Xinjiang official slams U.S. suppression. ecns.cn The United States' malicious attempts to suppress China have caused a huge blow to the global photovoltaic industry and there is no so-called forced labor in any enterprise in the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, a spokesman for the regional government said.
(2022-07-13). President Rajapakse flees Sri Lanka after popular uprising. wsws.org The ignominious departure of the president points to the immense power of the movement that has emerged in the working class, but an interim government will resolve nothing.
(2022-07-13). Triggering a Recession Is Not the Solution to Fight Inflation. commondreams.org The costs of recession are not simply limited to those workers who lose a job— they're incredibly widespread across the workforce.
(2022-07-13). Central Indiana Kroger workers: Vote "No" on the UFCW-Kroger sellout contract! wsws.org "Everyone who has read the highlights that were handed out to workers in stores Wednesday can see this is not a 'new' contract but a re-hash of the old one we rejected only weeks ago."
(2022-07-12). How Shinzo Abe Whitewashed Genocidal Imperial Crimes. popularresistance.org Japan's longest serving prime minister, Shinzo Abe tried to rewrite the history of the fascist Japanese empire and its genocidal crimes. And he and his Nazi-collaborating grandfather enjoyed staunch Western support. | After World War II, the US government pardoned and recruited many of the fascists who had led imperial Japan, putting in power war criminals who had committed genocide in China, Korea, and Southeast Asia, carrying out biological warfare, human experimentation, and mass sexual slavery. | Multipolarista editor Benjamin Norton discusses how Japan's political system still today is a one-party right-wing…
(2022-07-12). A 'Tax The Rich' Climate Protest Shuts Down The East Hampton Airport. popularresistance.org New York – East Hampton Town police arrested six people today (July 11) protesting higher taxes for the wealthy outside the East Hampton airport. The demonstration was organized by advocacy group New York Communities for Change, the latest in a series of Hamptons protests over the past few days. | New York Communities for Change is focused on climate emissions caused by wealthy Hampton residents. Around 25 people gathered outside the airport this morning, holding signs that read "tax the rich" and "make billionaires pay." In addition to linking arms in front of the entrance, one demonstrator stood atop a wooden t…
(2022-07-12). Sit-Ins Mark New Stage Of Protests Against Sudan's Military Junta. popularresistance.org Revolutionary slogans and music defying the military junta continue to resonate from at least four sit-in protests in Sudan as on Monday, July 11, eleven days after security forces injured over 600 during the landmark anti-coup protests on June 30. Efforts are underway to organize a total civil disobedience campaign and political general strike. | Sudan's pro-democracy protest movement is arguably at its strongest since the coup on October 25, 2021, and growing despite the continuing attacks on sit-ins and the custodial torture of detainees. The over 5,000 neighborhood Resistance Committees (RCs) across Sudan, wh…
(2022-07-12). Palestine Action Occupy And Dismantle Thales Weapons Factory In Glasgow. popularresistance.org Glasgow, Scotland – Palestine Action Scotland have made their way back on the roof of weapons company Thales' factory in Glasgow. A team of activists scaled the roof at dawn, and began causing severe damage to site facilities, forcing workers to evacuate the building. Their occupation is ongoing, rendering Thales' conveyor belt of weapons inoperable. | Thales is one of the world's largest arms companies, producing military drones, armoured vehicles, missile systems and more. Amongst the assorted warfare-related hardware made by Thales, the Watchkeeper drone project stands out. The project seeks to further the pol…