(2022-07-21). EU lifts sanctions on Syria's airline. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 21 (MNA) — The European Union said Wednesday it has lifted sanctions against Syria's private airline Cham Wings after the company was blacklisted last year for its role in the migration to Europe.
(2022-07-21). Thousands celebrate the 43rd anniversary of the triumph of the Sandinista Popular Revolution. fightbacknews.org Managua, Nicaragua – Thousands of FSLN (Frente Sandinista de Liberación Nacional) youth and militants filled the Plaza de la Revolución in Managua, Nicaragua to celebrate the 43rd anniversary of the Sandinista Popular Revolution, which triumphed on July 19, 1979. Thousands more filled the Managua city center, chanting, dancing and waving the flags of Nicaragua and the FSLN. | With revolutionary dance and songs, the crowd enthusiastically chanted militant slogans in Spanish like "Esta patria no se rinde, se defiende," meaning, "This nation does not surrender, it defends the nation." | The event included many beaut…
(2022-07-21). Nicaragua celebrates 43 years of revolution: a clash between reality and media misrepresentation. mronline.org 
July 19th is a day of celebration in Nicaragua: the anniversary of the overthrow of the Somoza dictatorship. But the international media will have it penciled in their diaries for another reason: it's yet another opportunity to pour scorn on Nicaragua's Sandinista government.
(2022-07-21). Exclusive: Inside Labor's Assange Game Plan. orinocotribune.com 
By Kellie Tranter  ; Jul 16, 2022 | New revelations on the Labor Government's secret planning to act on the Assange case without offending the Americans | "Quiet diplomacy", a "soft approach", a "loud approach" and "avoiding megaphone diplomacy" have all been
(2022-07-21). Wildcat strike at TPI Turkey against low pay raise defies company, union. wsws.org Amid mass protests and strikes against the rising cost of living and unbearable living conditions around the world, workers at TPI Composites in Turkey launched a wildcat strike against low wage increases and poor working conditions.
(2022-07-21). US Covid-19 Insanity, The Working Class. Covid & Capitalism & THE NEW NORMAL By Dr. Gordon. indybay.org Dr. Nayvin Gordon reports on abandonment of any public health protection as the Covid-19 pandemic expands over two years after the pandemic starts.
(2022-07-21). U.S. is No.1 country on human trafficking: FM spokesperson. ecns.cn China urges the US to eliminate human trafficking, forced labor and other human rights violations that widely exist in the US if it does care about human rights, and make sure that the US itself is bound by the "highest standards" instead of smearing and denigrating other countries.
(2022-07-21). Rise Up 4 Abortion Rights in Union Square. indybay.org Photos: Cornelia Grimes / Pro Bono Photo | Part of Ongoing protest for Abortion Rights in the Bay Area…
(2022-07-21). On eve of union convention, court-appointed monitor exposes further criminality by UAW bureaucrats. wsws.org The independent monitor's report detailed blatant violations of the consent decree signed the UAW, raising question of whether President Ray Curry and other top executives should be eligible to run for reelection at next week's convention in Detroit.
(2022-07-21). 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.
(2022-07-21). Australia's COVID hospitalisations at record levels as Labor government rejects safety measures. wsws.org With hospitalisations and deaths at their worst levels yet, all of Australia's governments are rejecting minimal measures to stop the spread, including mask mandates.
(2022-07-21). 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…
(2022-07-21). Subcontractors at South Korean shipbuilder on strike after years of wage cuts. wsws.org The ongoing industrial action by subcontract workers at Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering on Geoje Island is being isolated by the trade unions.
(2022-07-21). 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.
(2022-07-21). Laboratorio Farmacéutico Oriente diversifica la producción de antibióticos. cubadebate.cu En respuesta al déficit de medicamentos en el país, el Laboratorio Farmacéutico Oriente (LBF) diversifica la producción de ciprofloxacino, metronidazol y ringer lactato en bolsas de suero. El director general de la institución aseguró contar con personal capacitado y maquinarias necesarias para proveer a hospitales locales y del resto de la isla si lo precisaran.
(2022-07-21). Lisa Health launches Midday, an app leveraging AI to personalize the menopause journey, in collaboration with Mayo Clinic. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org OAKLAND, Calif. and ROCHESTER, Minn. — Today, Lisa Health, a digital health company creating advanced technology solutions for menopause and healthy aging, launched Midday: an app that leverages AI, sensor technology, and digital therapeutics to support women on their menopause journey. Midday is a personalized digital health solution that illuminates what is happening physically and emotionally during menopause and provides the right intervention at the right time to promote healthy aging. As part of a…
(2022-07-21). Former GM worker: "UAW retirees have a chance to vote this year, and they should vote for Will Lehman" wsws.org Lyle Roussey, who retired in 2009 after working 25 years at four Michigan GM plants, explained why he was supporting Will Lehman and why United Auto Workers members, including 581,000 retired workers, should vote for the Mack Trucks worker running for UAW president.
(2022-07-21). For a Democratic and Socialist Congress of Workers and Rural Masses in Sri Lanka! wsws.org The working class must establish its own centre of political power in opposition to the anti-democratic conspiracies of the political establishment and the capitalist state. That is the significance of the SEP's call for the Democratic and Socialist Congress of Workers and Rural masses.
(2022-07-21). 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.
(2022-07-21). Wednesday 7/20: Labor History Online Discussion Group – Regaining Labor's Mojo. indybay.org Zoom (Register: bit.ly/FSFD-Labor)…
(2022-07-21). En La Sierpe se cumple con Fidel. cubadebate.cu La construcción civil de la Planta Procesadora Integral de Polvo de Moringa, enclavada en el municipio espirituano de La Sierpe, debe concluir a finales de julio, informó a Cubadebate Yamilé Gómez Mesa, directora de la Unidad Empresarial de Base Comercializadora de Productos Agropecuarios, perteneciente a la Empresa Agroindustrial de Granos (EAIG) Sur del Jíbaro.
(2022-07-21). 22-year-old worker killed at Tyson Foods plant. wsws.org The company is claiming that Casen Garcia died as the result of a medical condition unrelated to his work at the plant, but co-workers, witnesses, and family members say the company is working to cover up its role in the young father's death.
(2022-07-21). Trucker protests bring work at Port of Oakland to a halt, as dockworkers refuse to cross picket line. wsws.org But the support for the truckers strike has not only revealed anger and discontent with the ILWU, it also threatens to upend the Biden administration's attempts to bureaucratically strangle the class struggle on the docks.
(2022-07-21). Right-wing ruling party wins Japanese upper house election. wsws.org The LDP ability to retain control in the National Diet is an indication of the deep distrust the working class has for the Democrats and their allies.
(2022-07-20). IMF Warns of Deep Recessions in Europe If Russia Cuts Gas Supply. news.antiwar.com The IMF warned Tuesday that if Russia cuts off its natural gas supplies to the European Union, IMF researchers
(2022-07-20). Kononovich brothers thank supporters as trial resumes in Ukraine. mronline.org 
Jailed communist Mikhail Kononovich thanked supporters who have protested in solidarity with Ukrainian political prisoners as the trial of him and his brother Alexander resumed on Monday.
(2022-07-20). Why Is Biden Joining The Warpath Against Iran? popularresistance.org On March 24, President Biden drew a red line: if Russia uses chemical weapons in Ukraine, it "would trigger a response" from NATO. Asked to elaborate on the nature of the response, Biden had no script to guide him. "The nature of the response would depend on the nature of the use." Then, he elaborated: "It would trigger a response in kind," seemingly announcing that the US would respond to a Russian chemical weapons attack with a chemical weapons attack of their own. | Two days later, at the end of his speech, Biden seemed to call for a coup in Russia, adding the line, "For God's sake, this man cannot remain in p…
(2022-07-20). Russian Airstrike Destroyed US-Supplied Harpoon Anti-Ship Missile Launcher In Odessa. southfront.org 
Danish Harpoon coastal defense missile system. (Picture source mil.in.ua) | A Harpoon anti-ship missile launcher that was recently supplied by the US to Ukraine had been destroyed in a pinpoint strike by the Russian Aerospace Forces, the Russian Ministry of Defense announced on July 20. "High-precision weapons of the Russian Aerospace Forces have destroyed US-made Harpoon missile launcher near Usatovo, Odessa Region," ministry spokesman Lieutenant-General Igor Konashenkov said during his daily briefing. | Th…
(2022-07-20). New Videos Show Recent Russian Loitering Munition Strikes On Ukrainian Targets. southfront.org 
On July 20, Russian sources shared two videos showing recent strikes with Lancet and KUB-BLA loitering munitions on Ukrainian military targets. | The first video shows Lancet loitering munitions targeting two fortified positions of Kiev forces on one of the frontlines in the Kherson region. | The other video shows a Lancet loitering munition destroying a Ukrainian armored personnel carrier and a strike with a KUB-BLA loitering munition on a gathering of Kiev forces. Both strikes also took place on a fro…
(2022-07-20). Medical Debt Is a Rip-Off. otherwords.org Many big business CEOs turn out to be grifters who rip off consumers, workers, and others. But the corporate con artists I consider most vile are those who profiteer from people's health care needs. | We've had such infamous, high-profile scammers as Medicare fraudster (and now Florida Senator)
(2022-07-20). 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…
(2022-07-20). Rail Workers Push To Strike. Here's Why They're Angry. popularresistance.org Freight train workers are fed up. | One conductor said he nearly missed his wife's funeral because he couldn't get time off. An engineer said he was put on a disciplinary path after having to stay home to fix a broken water heater. Other freight train workers blamed the industry's on-call, 24/7 scheduling requirements for health problems and divorces — a lifestyle they said had turned one of the best-paying blue-collar jobs in the country into one marred by misery and neglect.
(2022-07-20). UAW Delegates Head to Convention and Prepare for First Direct Elections. popularresistance.org Auto Workers (UAW) members made history last November, winning direct elections of national officers ("one member, one vote") in a membership referendum. Now delegates are headed to a Constitutional Convention where candidates will be nominated for the top slots. | The whole process will put to the test whether reformers can break the iron grip of the Administration Caucus, the one party that has ruled the union for 70 years. | Winning direct elections was the first hurdle. The next, formidable hurdles are: Will a credible slate of challengers form? Will a majority of members vote for change? And can new leaders…
(2022-07-20). In Middle East visit, oil access trumps human rights. workers.org 
No Palestinians living under Israeli occupation benefitted one iota from President Joe Biden's brief Middle East visit. Biden had the executive power to reverse the damage done when former President Donald Trump moved the U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem, recognizing Israel's control over the disputed capital. Biden chose to not do . . . |
(2022-07-20). WW editorial: Beyond Biden. workers.org 
Young people who backed Joe Biden in 2020, because they feared or hated Donald Trump, are now fed up with the Democratic Party. Fed up, disillusioned, disgusted and looking for new solutions. That was the message in a July 14 article in The New York Times interviewing youth from around . . . |
(2022-07-20). In the crosshairs of the abortion battle — WW commentary. workers.org 
Dr. Caitlin Bernard did what any dedicated doctor would do when faced with a medical emergency: Provide care. That is what she did for a 10-year-old rape victim, who could not obtain an abortion in Ohio, her home state, because she had missed the state's six-week abortion deadline. This traumatized . . . |
(2022-07-20). In the crosshairs of the abortion battle. workers.org Dr. Caitlin Bernard did what any dedicated doctor would do when faced with a medical emergency: Provide care. That is what she did for a 10-year-old rape victim, who could not obtain an abortion in Ohio, her home state, because she had missed the state's six-week abortion deadline. This traumatized . . . |
(2022-07-20). 'Cleveland: no contract, no coffee!'. workers.org 
WW Photo: Martha Grevatt Starbucks workers, union and community supporters demonstrated outside the University Circle Starbucks store in Cleveland July 15. In addition to showing solidarity with the workers trying to unionize that store, demonstrators were protesting the firing of a member of the union organizing committee by Starbucks the . . . |
(2022-07-20). Extreme weather and mass incarceration deaths. workers.org 
Houston Across the hottest places in the U.S., people in prisons, jails and detention centers often face unbearable and sometimes lethal conditions behind the walls, where air conditioning is not provided. The Prison Policy Initiative has found that many famously hot states lack universal air conditioning in prisons and jails. . . . |
(2022-07-20). Young workers show the way forward as economic crisis deepens. workers.org 
A global economic crisis is emerging, and for readers of Workers World, this comes as little to no surprise. As Marxists and dialectical materialists, we are cautious about making predictions. It is no secret that corporations are bragging about record profits at the same time working people are struggling to . . . |
(2022-07-20). Workers and political prisoners not safe in Myanmar, say union representatives. peoplesdispatch.org Garment workers are facing an intensely repressive period with increased restrictions on their mobilization. Meanwhile, even lawyers representing political prisoners are being detained by the junta in Myanmar…
(2022-07-20). Ghana's unions and left reject bailout talks with the IMF as economic crisis spirals. peoplesdispatch.org Ghana has initiated talks with the International Monetary Fund to seek a potential bailout amid a major economic crisis. This has been rejected by the Socialist Movement of Ghana and trade unions who argue that this will do nothing to alleviate the structural problems in the economy…
(2022-07-20). Nicaragua Celebrates 43 Years Of Revolution. popularresistance.org Masaya, Nicaragua – July 19th is a day of celebration in Nicaragua: the anniversary of the overthrow of the Somoza dictatorship. But the international media will have it penciled in their diaries for another reason: it's yet another opportunity to pour scorn on Nicaragua's Sandinista government. We'll hear again about how the government "clamps down on dissent," about its "political prisoners," its recent "pantomime election," its "damaging crackdown on civil society" and much more. All of these accusations have been answered but the media will continue to shut out any evidence that conflicts with the consensus n…
(2022-07-20). Portuguese people gather in solidarity with Cuban Revolution. fightbacknews.org Porto, Portugal – Around 100 people gathered in the northern Portuguese city of Porto to show solidarity with the Cuban revolution. They came together at the People's University of Porto (Universidade Popular de Porto, UPP) to demand an end to the U.S. blockade of Cuba. | The United States government imposed a blockade to strangle the Cuban economy soon after the 1959 Cuban Revolution. | Hilda Figueiredo, representing the Portuguese Cuban Solidarity Association, gave a sharp message condemning the oppression that Cubans face on a daily basis due to the U.S. blockade. | Claudia Amador González, ambassador of…
(2022-07-20). 10 September, Oslo: Demonstration against the disastrous Oslo accords, for the liberation of all of Palestine. samidoun.net 
On the ominous anniversary of the Oslo Accords, we will not give up a grain of soil from our homeland… not a drop of water from our rivers "Demonstration of National Dignity: Palestine from the River to the Sea" The Palestinian Alternative Revolutionary Path Movement (Masar Badil) calls upon all to join in a Palestinian …
(2022-07-20). New Resource: The Tenant Power Toolkit. popularresistance.org The Tenant Power Toolkit is a collaborative effort between the The Debt Collective, The LA Tenants Union, The Anti-Eviction Mapping Project, UCLA Luskin Institute on Inequality & Democracy, ACCE Action, anti-eviction lawyers and legal service providers including Gary Blasi, one of California's best known housing justice lawyers. We designed this toolkit to keep people in their homes, fight evictions, fight rent debt, and build the collective power of tenants. Together, we have the power not only to fight back against the system, but to change it. | Within the Tenant Power Toolkit project there is a core supp…
(2022-07-20). Panamanian trade unions condemn violent repression of protesters. peoplesdispatch.org 
For the past three weeks, tens of thousands of Panamanians have been mobilizing in rejection of the cost of living crisis and lack of government support for the poor…
(2022-07-20). The Battle of Narratives, and Africa's Food Crisis. journal-neo.org 
On July 11 Josep Borrell, High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, declared that, for now, the EU is not winning the "global battle of narratives". But five months have not yet passed… He then again repeated his time-worn claim that Europe is on the side of truth  ; although many …
(2022-07-20). Community organizing puts a stop to proposed Amazon Newark hub. liberationnews.org 
The community spoke up, and organizers knocked on thousands of doors in Elizabeth and Newark to spread awareness about the backroom deal and educate the community on the risks of this new facility.
(2022-07-20). Negotiations Underway In Panama As National Mobilizations Continue. popularresistance.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 announced that it would partake in dialogues mediated by the Catholic Church. | The organizations part of the Alliance which drafted the list of 32 demands for the national government and organized the series of national mobilizations that began on July 1, have in the meanwhile continued their nationwide protests. On July 18 and 19, tho…
(2022-07-20). Daily Round-up | Turkey accused of war crimes after drone strike & other stories. peoplesdispatch.org In today's episode, we bring you stories from Turkey's drone strike in Iraqi Kurdistan, the hunger strike of Palestinian prisoners, repression in Morocco, and a court verdict on elections in Brazil…
(2022-07-20). 'A Possible Coup' Against The Labour Government? scheerpost.com 
Former Prime Minister Harold Wilson in 1986. (Allan Warren, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons) | By Richard Norton-Taylor / A file released on Tuesday by the National Archives, titled "Allegations concerning a possible coup in 1968", reveals how rattled MI5 and the Home Office were many years later about conspiracies that have never been properly investigated. | The declassified file refers to discussions about how to topple the then Labour prime minister, Harold Wilson. Wilson was smeared by right-wing…
(2022-07-20). Breaking the map with the machete's edge: the internationalism of the landless. mronline.org 
Landless, but with a lot of history, the peasants of Brazil's MST have been practicing internationalism as a principle since 1984. As in their own flag, the machete overflows the borders and traces the itinerary of new possible maps.
(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). Presidente de Rusia afirma que el mundo inicia una nueva era. telesurtv.net Putin señaló que "se están elaborando los fundamentos, los principios de un orden mundial armonioso y más justo".
(2022-07-20). Massacre In Iraq: Alleged Turkish Airstrikes Kill, Wound Dozens Of Tourists In Kurdistan (Videos). southfront.org 
On July 20, alleged Turkish airstrikes targeted several resorts in Zakho district of the Duhok province in the Iraqi Kurdistan Region, killing or wounding dozens of tourists. | Chiya Amin, head of Zakho's tourism directorate, said that at least eight tourists were killed and 23 others were wounded as a result of the airstrikes. Many of the casualties were reportedly women and children. According to Amin, tourists were part of a 200-person group that came all the way from the capital, Baghdad. | F…
(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.
(2022-07-20). 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…
(2022-07-20). 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). 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). FTA between Iran-EAEU to be inked within next three months. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 20 (MNA) — An official with the Trade Promotion Organization of Iran (TPOI) said that Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between Iran and Eurasian Economic Union will be inked within next three months.
(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). Iran to export 4mn oil barrels to Venezuela this month. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 20 (MNA) — Islamic Republic of Iran will export four million barrels of oil to the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela in the current month.
(2022-07-20). As expected, Biden names emergency board to try to solve rail dispute. peoplesworld.org 
WASHINGTON —As expected, Democratic President Joe Biden named a three-member Presidential Emergency Board to take testimony and try to solve the long-term dispute between 14 railroad unions and the nation's freight railroads over a new contract. By naming the board, Biden automatically triggered a "cooling-off period" of up to 60 days where the rail bosses …
(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). 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). 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). 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). Indigenous rights take center stage in Chile's new constitution. peoplesworld.org 
Chile's new constitution will give official recognition to the Indigenous peoples within its borders, making it the third plurinational country in South America, after Ecuador and Bolivia. It is part of the sweeping reforms of President Gabriel Boric Font, whose broad coalition of left-wing parties, including Chile's Communist Party, came to power on Nov. 19, …
(2022-07-20). IRGC defended Iran borders against terrorists, threats. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 21 (MNA) — Enjoying combat readiness and crushing power, IRGC forces have resolutely defended Iran's borders against counter-revolutionary threats and takfiri-terrorist groups in past decades, a senior Iranian military commander said.
(2022-07-20). 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…
(2022-07-20). Women charge abuse at Georgia's Stewart Detention Center. workers.org 
Activists march to shut down Stewart Detention Center, Lumpkin, Georgia, November 2014. Atlanta July 17 — Once again, a privately-operated immigrant detention center in Georgia is the focus of abuse charges by several women detainees. A male nurse employed by CoreCivic at the Stewart Detention Center (SDC) in Lumpkin, Georgia, . . . |
(2022-07-20). 'Mr. Caruso Goes to Town': Corporate developer remade as California common man. peoplesworld.org 
Longfellow Deeds was his name, from the small town of Mandrake Falls, Vermont. Deeds takes his heart-of-America, generous sensibility to the big city, where he becomes the victim of all kinds of cynical manipulation from the media, the law, and wealthy hangers-on in the first part of Frank Capra's Depression-Era trilogy Mr. Deeds Goes to …
(2022-07-20). Xi's visit inspires museum workers. ecns.cn President Xi Jinping's visit to the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Museum on July 13 has inspired workers at the museum to carry out innovations to ensure that the institution can better tell stories about the region.
(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.
(2022-07-19). Brian Becker On Socialism And The US Campaign Against China. popularresistance.org In the US, where I live, more than one million people have died. More than 60 million workers lost their jobs in 2020. More than 100,000 small businesses were sent into bankruptcy. While the US was plunged into an economic recession and a healthcare crisis of unprecedented proportions, the Chinese government pursued a policy preventing such loss of life inside a country with 1.4 billion people. This would have been impossible had it not been for the policy, guidance, and unified approach of the government. That does not mean that there aren't still significant challenges, but this was a huge achievement. Also, wh…
(2022-07-19). Gramsci in the Midst of Brazil's Landless Workers' Movement (MST). libya360.wordpress.com Tricontinental Dossier no. 54 (July 2022) An Interview with MST Militante Neuri Rossetto Introduction Despite the persistent hegemony of capitalism and its ruling neoliberal ideology, various forms of resistance, social struggle, and proposals for an emancipated future continue to emerge. This is taking place in the face of economic, political, social, and environmental crises as…
(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."