(2022-07-20). Australian workers and youth speak out: "If there was democracy Assange would never have gone to jail" wsws.org "The attack on Assange is being used as a warning against any journalist, including future journalists to be careful as to what they bring to the attention of the general public."
(2022-07-20). Amazon worker in New Jersey dies during Prime Week amid worldwide heat wave. wsws.org The deaths at Amazon highlight an ongoing crass exploitation and disregard for worker safety in the warehouse and logistics industry.
(2022-07-20). Deaths mount, wildfires spread as heat wave shatters records across Europe. wsws.org Madrid street cleaner José Antonio González's tragic death highlights European governments' inaction and indifference to the plight of workers laboring in the heat.
(2022-07-20). UAW presidential candidate Will Lehman supports striking HarperCollins workers. wsws.org HarperCollins had record-breaking revenue in 2021, but its workers have had the same pay for two and a half years.
(2022-07-20). Sri Lanka's parliament to elect president Wednesday with vast authoritarian powers in fraudulent anti-democratic exercise. wsws.org The Socialist Equality Party (SEP) has denounced Wednesday's vote as "a fraud and a conspiracy against the working class, youth and rural poor."
(2022-07-20). Francia y Emiratos àÅrabes Unidos acuerdan colaboración energética. telesurtv.net Ambos gobiernos se proponen impulsar proyectos comunes en el área de la industrialización y la inversión en diversos sectores energéticos.
(2022-07-20). Kentucky CSX worker describes dangerous conditions, grueling schedules as Biden moves to block strike. wsws.org A veteran CSX worker describes the struggle facing more than 100,000 railroad workers…
(2022-07-20). Intolerable conditions fuel class struggle in the United States. wsws.org The American working class is seething with discontent. There is a growing sentiment that things can no longer go on as they have been, and that things need to fundamentally change.
(2022-07-20). Australian Treasurer delivers "confronting" news on cutting real wages and social spending. wsws.org Jim Chalmers' remarks represent an intensification of the Labor government's offensive, backed by the trade unions, to force working-class households to bear the burden of an escalating cost of living and COVID-19 crisis.
(2022-07-20). Presidente peruano se reúne con Alta Comisionada de la ONU. telesurtv.net Michelle Bachelet llegó a Perú para evaluar el estado de los derechos humanos y la cooperación internacional.
(2022-07-19). Biden's Colossal Failure in the Middle East: How the U.S. Position Is Weakening in Global Politics. liberationnews.org Biden just landed from a multi-day tour in the Middle East where he spectacularly failed at his goals, including bringing more Arab countries into an alliance with Israel and bringing the price of oil down.
(2022-07-19). Breaking the map with the machete's edge: the internationalism of the landless. peoplesdispatch.org "Internationalism is not for us charity, nor is it propaganda. It is a principle, and all the practical actions of the MST are framed in it." Joà£o Pedro Stedile talks about the multiple streams of struggle and solidarity that inspire and shape the largest social movement in Latin America…
(2022-07-19). Rights groups and trade unions protest UK government's Rwanda deportation policy. peoplesdispatch.org Despite…
(2022-07-19). Science Saturday: Leveraging technology to transform Anatomic Pathology. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org In January, as part of Mayo Clinic's Digital Pathology Program, the Division of Anatomic Pathology in Mayo's Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology in Rochester, Minnesota, transitioned a significant portion of its clinical practice, including both surgical and biopsy cases, into digital workflows. The transition means all surgical — or frozen section — biopsy slides will be scanned into digital images prior to a pathologist's review. Historically, patient tissue has been evaluated by generating glass slides, applying stains, and evaluating…
(2022-07-19). A Tactic Not a Trademark: How the BDS National Committee Supports the Liberal Zionist Agenda. orinocotribune.com 
By Naji Handallah  ; Jul 5, 2022 | When they mention "red lines" to me, I lose my mind. I know one "red line" | It is not the right of the biggest ego to sign a document of recognition or surrender to "Israel" | ―Naji AlAli | On June 24, 2022, under pressure from zionist demands for an FBI investigation, the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions National Committee (BNC) announced that it does
(2022-07-19). Egyptian alliance calls for Arab unity and action to confront imperialism and liberate Palestine. samidoun.net 
Egyptian organizations gathered together in a conference for Palestine on Saturday, 16 July, held at the headquarters of the Karama Party in Cairo, Egypt's capital. Jaldia Abubakra of Samidoun España spoke on behalf of the Palestinian Alternative Revolutionary Path Movement (Masar Badil), where she called for an "Arab and international alliance to support the Palestinian …
(2022-07-19). A Marxist view of the Asian American National Questions. fightbacknews.org San José, CA – Over the last two years, hundreds of thousands of Asian Americans and their supporters have taken to the streets to protest the wave of violence against Asian Americans. From the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, when a Burmese family was assaulted in Texas; to the Atlanta Spa killing in April 2021, where six of the eight people killed were Asian American women, this wave of violence against Asian Americans inspired protests across the country, even including middle-school students. | These protests were the largest ever to draw together Asian Americans of different nationalities. This was in pa…
(2022-07-19). Morocco's Democratic Way blocked from holding national conference, supporters attacked by police. peoplesdispatch.org 
Morocco's Ministry of Interior has been delaying granting permission for the conference of the marxist Democratic Way (Al-Nahj Al-Democratic) party for several months now…
(2022-07-19). South Carolina Dollar General workers strike against wage theft and safety violations. liberationnews.org 
"Wage theft is a big issue at our store," a worker said. "I've had hours taken off my check, and management has clocked me out early when I'm still working."
(2022-07-19). "We need a voice": Dollar General workers take strike action. peoplesdispatch.org 
Workers at a Dollar General store in Holly Hill, South Carolina are taking a bold step by walking out on strike and discussing plans to unionize…
(2022-07-19). PSL Editorial — Deadly heat wave sweeping Europe highlights criminal inaction on climate crisis. liberationnews.org 
The unfolding disaster in Europe has rightfully drawn global attention to the woefully inadequate action taken by the governments of the wealthy capitalist countries to address the climate change crisis.
(2022-07-19). Negotiations underway in Panama as national mobilizations continue. peoplesdispatch.org 
After more than two weeks of mobilizations and strikes and several attempts by the national government to fragment the movement, the people of Panama continue their struggle to demand immediate solutions to the cost of living crisis. On July 19, the People United for Life Alliance The organizations part of the Alliance which drafted the list of 32 demands for the national government and organized the series of national mobilizations th…
(2022-07-19). Diosdado Cabello: Washington Sends Mercenaries to Attack Venezuela's Pipelines. orinocotribune.com On Monday, July 18, the first vice president of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV), Diosdado Cabello, denounced the US government for sending mercenaries to Venezuela "to attack oil facilities." | During a press conference given by the ruling party, Cabello spoke about the attack perpetrated this Sunday on a pipeline in eastern Venezuela. | "The attacks against the electrical system and against the oil system come from the United States through mercenaries," said Cabello. "All attacks on the electrical system are transversal. In the end, they affect the water as well, but they look for places to do da…
(2022-07-19). Six Theses on Imperialism. orinocotribune.com By Yanis Iqbal  ; Jul 16, 2022 | 1.- During the Middle Ages and early modern period, the West occupied a marginal position in the world-system. In the Middle East, China, Japan and India, productive forces were equally or more developed. The emergence of capitalism in Europe was driven by intensifying class antagonisms between the feudal ruling classes and peasants and artisans, which resulted in the victory of the latter. Similar conflicts in China, Japan, India and the Middle East could not create a bourgeois rupture due to the entrenched power of landed elites and state bureaucracies, which discouraged merc…
(2022-07-19). The Case Against NewsGuard. projectcensored.org
(2022-07-19). Cuadrando la Caja: Evasión fiscal, causas y consecuencias (+ Video). cubadebate.cu El 17 de julio conversamos sobre la evasión fiscal en Cuba. | øCuáles son las principales causas de la evasión fiscal en nuestro país? øA quiénes afecta? øQué acciones podemos realizar desde el socialismo para evitar este delito?
(2022-07-19). Mayo Clinic Laboratories launches monkeypox test to increase access, availability. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — Mayo Clinic Laboratories can now test for monkeypox, a rare viral infection, using the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) orthopoxvirus test kit. This announcement comes shortly after the Department of Health and Human Services' news release naming Mayo Clinic Laboratories as a crucial resource to address monkeypox testing access in communities throughout the country. "Our teams have worked collaboratively with the CDC to validate this test to provide patients with accurate…
(2022-07-19). IAM calls for contract rejection after anger erupts over Boeing offer. wsws.org The IAM has called for the rejection of a contract offer by aircraft maker Boeing to workers at its St. Louis military aircraft operation that provided for a 5 percent raise, far below the current 9.1 percent annual rate.
(2022-07-19). Monday 7/25: Dockers Rebellion and Betrayal, The Lessons For Today of the Liverpool Dockers Strike. indybay.org LaborFest On Line Event with link on laborfest.net…
(2022-07-19). Europe's "apocalypse of heat" highlights capitalism's climate crisis. wsws.org Thousands are dying, vast swaths of land are burning, and harvests are being destroyed as global warming makes heat waves and droughts ever more frequent and severe.
(2022-07-19). CFPE members interviewed over Australian Education Union's wage-cutting industrial agreement. wsws.org EducationHQ and 3CR Radio recently spoke with members of the Committee for Public Education, Sue Phillips and Patrick O'Connor, who spoke about the AEU's sell-out deal and its disastrous implications for teachers.
(2022-07-19). Dockworker crushed to death by straddle carrier in Newark, New Jersey. wsws.org Uriel Matamoros was killed in the first hours of July 13 when his straddle carrier turned over.
(2022-07-19). Workers speak on Johnson government crisis and the SEP's call for a general election. wsws.org Christopher from Belfast said, "Most people I know think Labour aren't much better so what's the point of voting for them." He added, "I would tell them to support the Socialist Equality Party."
(2022-07-19). Wednesday 7/20: Labor History Online Discussion Group – Regaining Labor's Mojo. indybay.org Zoom (Register: bit.ly/FSFD-Labor)…
(2022-07-19). "Our brothers and sisters are being worked to death": UAW presidential candidate Will Lehman backs Ventra Evart workers' fight against sweatshop conditions. wsws.org Will Lehman denounced the UAW bureaucracy for blocking a strike and helping Ventra management stockpile parts even as COVID-19 spreads through the plant and workers are hospitalized for heat exhaustion.
(2022-07-19). Workers Struggles: The Americas. wsws.org Argentina's Health Professionals Association held a 72-hour strike starting July 12 over pay and working conditions while tow truck drivers and motorists staged a protest in Santiago over high fuel prices.
(2022-07-19). WorkWeek California Class Struggle & The Life of Elaine Black Yoneda & The SF Mime Troupe. indybay.org WorkWeek covers California Class Struggle & The Life of Elaine Black Yoneda and The SF Mime Troupe's "Back to the Way Things Were" With Michael Sullivan…
(2022-07-19). Congress urged to boost appropriations for Biden's Defense Production Act orders. indybay.org In June Biden invoked the Defense Production Act to manufacture panels, insulation and heat pumps. Biden's plan encourages high labor standards tied to increased manufacturing. It also calls for boosting community-based clean energy and distributed generation. But more funding than $100 million needs to be invested to make the difference we need to become energy independent from fossil fuels.
(2022-07-19). Connecting Dots: Privatization of Community Colleges & Public Services With Non-profits. indybay.org The Schools and Labor Against Privatization SLAP had a day long educational conference on the privatization of education, the Port of Oakland and public services with non-profits. | This was part 2 of the meeting.
(2022-07-19). UAW 2022 Convention Issues With Scott Houldieson UAW 551 Convention Delegate. indybay.org UAW 551 convention delegate Scott Houldieson talks about the issues facing the UAW Constitutional convention. For the first time there will be a direct election of the international officers. He discusses two tier contracts, labor management partnerships and also the refusal of the UAW International to invite Mexican GM workers to the convention. Most of the former UAW International officials have been charged with corruption and taking money from the auto companies through their joint company union projects in return for two tier and concession contracts.
(2022-07-19). California United States Colored Troops Help Save the Union. indybay.org Rev. Thomas Starr King helped keep the thin margin of Union California vs Confederate California. US Colored Troops from California helped preserve the Union and begin the ending of legal slavery in America. Today, we honor National Buffalo Soldiers Day and share our unique California Journey from Slavery to Freedom.
(2022-07-18). NATO exploits Picasso's anti-war 'Guernica'. workers.org 
By Renán Vega Cantor This article from El Colectivo, July 7, edited by María Piedad Ossaba of lapluma.net and translated by John Catalinotto, refers to events at the June 28-30 NATO Summit in Spain. The photo is outrageous, although at first glance it appears harmless: A group of women are . . . |
(2022-07-18). Political 'Lame Ducks' are Fleeing the European Union. journal-neo.org 
The West, in its intention to hurt Russia with sanctions, has shot itself in the foot, many media outlets have been writing for a while now. The result is high inflation, energy and food shortages, recession, and many political and social problems that Europeans don't know how to deal with. The IMF itself admits that …
(2022-07-18). Hundreds of Millions of Human Workers Treated Worse than Robots. transcend.org 14 Jul 2022 – While big private business pours billions of dollars in producing automatic machines, barely no money has been invested in the human workers who are left unprotected, treated like cheap robots, or even worse.
(2022-07-18). America Is Breaking The Bargain It Made For Labor Peace. popularresistance.org The American labor movement finds itself in a "good news, bad news" situation‚Äâ—‚Äâwhich is better than the standard "bad news, bad news" situation, but just as perilous. This week, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) announced that in the past nine months, petitions that workers have filed to unionize with the agency have risen by 56% over the previous year. This is a clear and tangible sign of what public opinion polls have already told us: In the aftermath of the pandemic, with a union-friendly president in the White House, workers are more enthusiastic to form un…
(2022-07-18). Biden Announces Emergency Board, Blocking Nationwide Railroad Strike. popularresistance.org The announcement of the PEB, a form of federal mediation, blocks a potential strike by over 100,000 railroaders, which could have legally taken place as early as 12: 01 AM on July 18, at the expiration of a 30-day "cooling off" period. Last week, railroaders in the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen voted by 99.5 percent to authorize strike action. | Workers have been without a contract for nearly three years, and conditions in the railroads are atrocious. Tens of thousands of workers have resigned in recent years, particularly due to the punishing work schedule, in which 70+ hours a week are not unc…
(2022-07-18). How Universities Are Taught To Union-Bust: An Undercover Report. popularresistance.org Support for unionization is at an all-time high, with 68% of all Americans and 77% of those ages 18-34 in favor of unions, according to a Gallup poll. While most recent NLRB filings are from Starbucks workers, higher education unions are on the rise as well. Since the NLRB withdrew a proposed rule that would restrict graduate student workers at private universities from unionizing in 2021, there has been an explosion of new activity among that sector, as well as among adjunct faculty. Among undergraduates, the Union of Grinnell Student Dining Workers won an election earlier this year to expand their bargaining un…
(2022-07-18). Safe consumption sites: End the war on people who use drugs! workers.org 
New York City 2020. In the shadow of the COVID-19 epidemic are two others: the opioid and overdose epidemics. Since the start of epidemics, there have been thousands of deaths from overdoses, even when the people who OD don't even know they've consumed opioids. What is the difference between the . . . |
(2022-07-18). Tamir Rice remembered, struggle continues. workers.org Cleveland Tamir Rice would have been 20 years old June 25. But on November 22, 2014, the 12-year-old was murdered by racist Cleveland police. His mother, Samaria Rice, has spent the past eight years fighting for justice for Tamir and finding ways to keep his memory alive. Tasheona, Tajai and . . . |
(2022-07-18). Reproductive rights vs. rightwing Federalist Society. workers.org Protesters gathered outside the Mellon Bank building in Center City Philadelphia July 13 to denounce the Federalist Society meeting there. Society members include the ultraconservative members of the U.S. Supreme Court, many Republican members of Congress and Amy Wax, a University of Pennsylvania law professor who spouts white-supremacist rhetoric. Philadelphia, . . . |
(2022-07-18). The Nitrogen Problem in Agriculture. transcend.org 7 Jul 2022 – Reduce the use of chemical fertilisers, make the chemical industry pay for pollution instead of criminalising farmers who were trapped by the chemical treadmill through industrial agriculture.
(2022-07-18). U.S. Supreme Court attacks tribal sovereignty — again. workers.org 
By Will H., K. James and W. James On June 29, the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) continued its centuries-long assault on Native Americans in its decision in the case of Oklahoma v. Castro-Huerta. Sasafane (Euchee) protests the U.S. Supreme Court ruling against Native sovereignty in the Castro-Huerta . . . |
(2022-07-18). Frantz Fanon (20 Jul 1925 — 6 Dec 1961). transcend.org Born on the island of Martinique under French colonial rule, Frantz Omar Fanon was one of the most important writers in black Atlantic theory in an age of anti-colonial liberation struggle. His work drew on a wide array of poetry, psychology, philosophy, and political theory, and its influence across the global South has been wide, deep, and enduring.
(2022-07-18). The B61-12 Mini-Nukes "Made in America" Coming Soon to Italy, Belgium, Germany, Netherlands. transcend.org 15 Jul 2022 – To Be Used in "a Nuclear First Strike" – Europe is thus being turned by the U.S. into the front line of a nuclear confrontation with Russia, even more dangerous than that of the Cold War.
(2022-07-18). 1980s US Central America Wars. transcend.org Updated January 2022 – Less than a decade after U.S. troops were withdrawn from Vietnam, the United States became deeply involved in Central America. The catalyst was a popularly supported leftist revolution in Nicaragua led by the Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN).