WSWS (2022-07-11). Sri Lankan uprising forces resignation of president and prime minister. wsws.org The resignations will not resolve the political issues confronting workers, youth and rural toilers, nor end the intolerable living conditions caused by severe shortages and skyrocketing prices of fuel, food, medicines and cooking gas or the hours-long daily power outages.

WSWS (2022-07-11). "Striking is the only option, it seems like": LA casual dockworkers call for united struggle with full-time workers. wsws.org While casuals, in spite of their economic insecurity, said they were prepared to support a strike and unite with their full-time brethren, the ILWU bureaucracy treats them with contempt.

____ (2022-07-11). China, Pakistan navies collaborate. ecns.cn A joint maritime exercise of the Chinese and Pakistani militaries began at a Shanghai military port on Sunday, the Chinese navy announced in a statement, noting that the drill will "further strengthen both sides' ability to jointly handle security threats at sea".

WSWS (2022-07-11). GM Subsystems workers: Reject UAW's pro-company deal. wsws.org Workers employed by the subcontract company will only be shown details of the new contract right before they must vote.

WSWS (2022-07-11). KFC workers walk out at Alabama restaurant after working six weeks without air conditioning. wsws.org The walkout was led by the store's general manager Ta Edwards, who was fired immediately by upper management. The remaining workers were forced to return to work on July 5 after corporate falsely claimed they had repaired the restaurant's AC unit.

Freedom Socialist Party Bay Area (2022-07-11). Wednesday 7/6: Labor History Online Discussion Group – Rise of the Excluded. indybay.org Zoom (Register at http: //bit.ly/FSFD-Labor)…

South Bay Indigenous Solidarity (2022-07-11). Thursday 7/7: South Bay Indigenous Solidarity: July 2022 General Meeting. indybay.org Via Zoom. Register at: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwkc-Grpz8rGd3N0Yqg100aM3eceJlvt7k1…

WSWS (2022-07-11). French COVID-19 deaths pass 1 ,000 as Omicron BA.5 subvariant erupts across Europe. wsws.org The pandemic is set to continue indefinitely, at a devastating cost in lives and health, until the working class mobilizes on a world scale to compel a Zero-COVID policy.

TeleSUR, JCM (2022-07-11). Canadá devolverá turbina reparada a Gazprom pese a sanciones. telesurtv.net La filial de Siemens Energy en Canadá reparó una turbina industrial para el gaseoducto que lleva el energético de Rusia a Alemania, pero se negaba a entregar.

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-07-11). 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…

Rebecca Gordon (2022-07-11). Returning to Reno: In the Shadow of Roe's Undoing. juancole.com ( Tomdispatch.com ) &#1 ; Recently, I told my friend Mimi that, only weeks from now, I was returning to Reno to help UNITE-HERE, the hospitality industry union, in the potentially nightmarish 2022 election. "Even though," I added, "I hate electoral politics." She just laughed. "What's so funny?" I asked. "You've been saying that as long …

WSWS (2022-07-11). UAW presidential candidate Will Lehman calls for support for auto parts workers: "Workers at Ventra Evart are showing us the way forward" wsws.org In a new video statement, Lehman stressed that he was calling for an end to the UAW bureaucracy and fighting to develop a movement of rank-and-file workers in the US and in other countries.

Labor Video Project (2022-07-11). "They Only Understand Power" 2022 SF "Bloody Thursday" ILWU Local 10 Trent Willis Speaks. indybay.org At the ILWU Local 10 "Bloody Thursday" commemoration past ILWU Local 10 president talked about the conditions facing ILWU members including covid and the contract fight with the shipping companies. This took place on July 5, 2022…

WSWS (2022-07-11). Biden administration's continuation of Trump border wall will destroy Friendship Park, a historical site. wsws.org Ever since its creation, Friendship Park has been used as a location for workers and families on opposite sides of the border to see each other and spend time together. Its very creation, however, was bound up with the increased crackdown on migrants and the building of a militarized border.

WSWS (2022-07-11). More workers and scientists support Australian physician and Zero-COVID advocate Dr. David Berger. wsws.org The WSWS has received numerous 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.

____ (2022-07-11). Shanghai to build first nucleic acid industrial park. ecns.cn The first nucleic acid industrial park in Shanghai is to start construction in mid-July at the Shanghai Hangzhou Bay Economic and Technological Development Park, with a planned area of three square kilometers, media reports said.

WSWS (2022-07-11). "The rank and file needs to have a say": Chicago Ford workers support Will Lehman's campaign for UAW president. wsws.org Autoworkers at Ford's Chicago Assembly Plant spoke out in support of Will Lehman's campaign for the UAW president on a program to put rank-and-file workers in power and to abolish the UAW bureaucracy.

Staff (2022-07-11). Cubano Raidel Martínez llega a 18 juegos salvados en liga japonesa de béisbol. cubadebate.cu El cubano Raidel Martínez se anotó este domingo su decimoctavo juego salvado en la Liga Japonesa de Béisbol Profesional 2022, tras permitir dos jits sin carreras en una entrada de relevo. Su labor apoyó la victoria de 2×1 de los Dragones de Chunichi sobre las Carpas de Hiroshima en el Vantelin Dome de Nagoya.

WSWS (2022-07-11). South Korean autoworkers at Hyundai Motors vote to strike. wsws.org Hyundai workers must draw the lessons of past struggles, and in particular the previous four years, when the KMWU demonstrated it is not willing to wage any struggle for autoworkers.

Anonymous669 (2022-07-10). In Video: Russian Strike Destroys British Brimstone Missile Launcher Of Kiev Forces. southfront.org Screen grab from a video by MBDA showing a live-fire test of the Brimstone. | The Russian military has destroyed one of the Brimstone precision-guided missile launchers recently supplied to Kiev forces by the UK. | On July 10, RIA Novosti released a video showing the destruction of the launcher. Three heavy artillery rockets struck the launcher, which was camouflaged as a civilian truck, right after it fired a salvo of three Brimstone missiles on an unspecified front. | In April, the UK pledged to supply Ukraine w…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-07-10). Guatemala and the Progressive Wave in Abya Yala. libya360.wordpress.com Ollantay Itzamná The political results of "progressivism" were not the fruit of the articulation of traditional political parties, nor the product of electoral campaigns alone. In some countries such as Guatemala, some actors of the traditional left are beginning to assume the electoral political "imperative": Now is the time! It is our turn! enthusiastic about…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-07-10). The Work of Factions and the Pandemic's Political Collapse. libya360.wordpress.com Maximilian C. Forte We are now facing a regime that is losing, is aware that it is losing, and wants at all costs to survive even if it means damning everyone else. That is the picture that we get, in bold strokes. In practice, there may be considerable divisions and emergent factionalism within the pandemicist regime….

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-07-10). US Must Be Held Accountable for Spreading Coronavirus. libya360.wordpress.com Valery Kulikov According to a report recently published by the World Health Organization, the real number of victims of the COVID-19 pandemic is 15 million — almost three times the number previously claimed by official figures. Meanwhile, WHO indicates that 68% of excess deaths are concentrated mainly in a dozen countries. Thus, according to the report, almost…

_____ (2022-07-10). Inflation And Your Next Union Contract. popularresistance.org We can't predict what is to come, but the evidence from the past year hasn't been good for workers. The Consumer Price Index rose by more than 8 percent, its fastest pace in 40 years. Essential expenses like housing, food, and gas have climbed especially fast. | Despite all the talk of labor shortages and a tight job market, wages have not kept pace with the cost of living. Since April 2021, inflation-adjusted hourly earnings have fallen by more than 2 percent. Any stimulus savings that people had accrued have largely dried up by now, and there is currently no plan for federal relief for working people facing the…

_____ (2022-07-10). Cuba: One Year After 7/11. popularresistance.org On July 11, it will be one year since the riots in Cuba that made headlines around the world. Anger flared then with the explosive mix of pandemic effects, Donald Trump's suffocating sanctions that Joe Biden kept intact in the midst of a global health emergency, the accumulated social problems, the economic crisis, the inclement temperatures in the island summer. The systemic and prolonged attack on the daily life of Cubans paid off and the 48 hours in which acts of vandalism were carried out in several cities of the country generated rivers of ink and the prognosis that the revolution would collapse, sooner rath…

_____ (2022-07-10). A 'Blue Commons' Agenda To Stop The Plunder Of Our Oceans. popularresistance.org Even though the oceans cover 70% of the Earth's surface and provide half the oxygen we breathe, they tend to be "out of sight, out of mind," especially in landlocked nations or regions. It's therefore important to recognize that the market/state system is hard at work ravaging this sector of the natural world, too. Industrial-style fish trawlers are overexploiting fisheries, pushing many to the brink of collapse, and mining companies are chewing up the ocean floor in search of oil, gas, nickel, cobalt, manganese, and rare-earth minerals.

Fight Back (2022-07-10). Red Theory: The revolutionary significance of Marx's critique of capitalism. fightbacknews.org Thanks to Marxism, we know that ideological superstructure of society arises from and supports the material, economic base of society. What we think is shaped primarily by our practical activity in production, class struggle and scientific experiment. Furthermore, Marx was fundamentally a revolutionary organizer, interested in helping the working class to understand and overthrow its exploitation. This is why Marx devoted the bulk of his theoretical work to an analysis of political economy. | Marx's historical materialism explains how any given mode of production arises historically, based on dialectical and mate…

Fight Back (2022-07-10). Thousands of Portuguese workers rally against inflation and stagnant wages. fightbacknews.org Lisbon, Portugal – Thousands of Portuguese workers marched July 7 to condemn inflation and stagnant wages. | People traveled from across the country to gather in Lisbon, the capital city of Portugal. Many traveled by train from Porto, the biggest city in the northern region of Portugal, where the train departed from Campanh࣠Train Station with around 800 protesters aboard. | The thousands converged on Marqués de Pombal Park in Lisbon then marched to the Portuguese parliament. They demanded a 35-hour work week without salary reduction, a minimum salary of ‚Ǩ850 (around $865), an end to emp…

Editor2 (2022-07-10). Peru: The Political Crisis Worsens. orinocotribune.com By Carlos Noriega — , 2022 | The crisis in Pedro Castillo's government is worsening. Less than a month before the rural teacher and trade unionist who came to power as candidate of the left completes his first year in the presidency, the right wing, which from the first day of the government has bet on a coup, accelerates its plans to remove him from office abusing the power of the Congress that it controls. | The instability of the government is accentuated by the destabilizing maneuvers of the right wing, which in its coup plans has the support of the big media, but one cannot deny the responsibility…

Peoples Dispatch (2022-07-10). Daily Round-up | North Macedonians protest EU discussions and more stories. peoplesdispatch.org In today's episode, we bring you stories from the protests in North Macedonia, the sentencing of Argentine security officers for crimes during the military dictatorship, and tax policy changes affecting relief work in the Brazilian state of Pernambuco…

David Duhalde (2022-07-10). The Socialist Left Should Be Giving the Jan. 6 Hearings the Attention They Deserve. commondreams.org Socialists should be front and center, demanding that there be actual repercussions for the anti-democratic effort to overturn the election.

Anonymous669 (2022-07-10). US Navy To Reward Individuals For Tips On 'Illegal' Maritime Activity In Middle East. southfront.org 220516-N-TT059-1005 GULF OF OMAN (May 16, 2022) An MH-60R Seahawk from Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 35, Detachment 1, provides aerial support to an interdiction team from guided-missile destroyer USS Momsen (DDG 92) approaching a fishing vessel May 16. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Lily Gebauer) | On July 5, the Naval Forces Central Command (NAVCENT) announced that it will begin rewarding individuals for providing information that leads to the detection of "illeg…

Jon Queally (2022-07-10). Raskin Says What Trump Did 'Makes the Watergate Break-in Look Like the Work of Cub Scouts'. commondreams.org "When you add all of this up together," said the Maryland Democrat, "it is the greatest political offense against the union and by a president of the United States in our history, nothing comes close to it."

Juan Laborda (2022-07-09). Biden y sus huestes de jarana por Madrid mientras se atisba una crisis de deuda privada. globalizacion.ca Bajo una inflación que no es de demanda, es muy poco probable que una subida de 1 ó 2 puntos porcentuales tenga un impacto importante en el gasto sensible a los tipos de intereses. | Las consecuencias de la guerra de…

Peoples Dispatch (2022-07-09). Daily Round-up| Healthworkers on 2-day strike in Turkey against doctor's murder & other stories. peoplesdispatch.org In today's episode, we bring you stories from the protest by Turkish health workers, the persecution of Indigenous activists in Canada, the resignation of Boris Johnson, and the sentencing of Derek Chauvin in the George Floyd case…

Urs Fischer, Johannes Kaesmacher, Daniel Strbian, Omer Eker, Christoph Cognard, Patricia S Plattner, Lukas Bàºtikofer, Pasquale Mordasini, Sandro Deppeler, Vitor M Pereira, Jean Franàßois Albucher, Jean Darcourt, Romain Bourcier, Guillon Benoit, Chrysanthi Papagiannaki, Ozlem Ozkul-Wermester, Gerli Sibolt, Marjaana Tiainen, Benjamin Gory, Sébastien Richard, Jan Liman, Marielle Sophie Ernst, Marion Boulanger, Charlotte Barbier, Laura Mechtouff, Liqun Zhang, Gaultier Marnat, Igor Sibon, Omid Nikoubashman, Arno Reich, Arturo Consoli, Bertrand Lapergue, Marc Ribo, Alejandro Tomasello, Suzana Saleme, Francisco Macian, Solène Moulin, Paolo Pagano, Guillaume Saliou, Emmanuel Carrera, Kevin Janot, María Hernández-Pérez, Raoul Pop, Lucie Della Schiava, Andreas R Luft, Michel Piotin, Jean Christophe Gentric, Aleksandra Pikula, Waltraud Pfeilschifter, Marcel Arnold, Adnan H Siddiqui, Michael T Froehler, Anthony J Furlan, René Chapot, Martin Wiesmann, Paolo Machi, Hans-Christoph Diener, Zsolt Kulcsar, Leo H Bonati, Claudio L Bassetti, Mikael Mazighi, David S Liebeskind, Jeffrey L Saver, Jan Gralla, SWIFT DIRECT Collaborators (2022-07-09). [Articles] Thrombectomy alone versus intravenous alteplase plus thrombectomy in patients with stroke: an open-label, blinded-outcome, randomised non-inferiority trial. thelancet.com Thrombectomy alone was not shown to be non-inferior to intravenous alteplase plus thrombectomy and resulted in decreased reperfusion rates. These results do not support omitting intravenous alteplase before thrombectomy in eligible patients.

David Broder (2022-07-09). Boris Johnson se va, pero la pesadilla de derecha sigue. globalizacion.ca Johnson fue derribado por los ministros tories que condenan su falta de integridad. Pero la obsesión con su conducta personal oculta un desastroso historial político que los laboristas de Starmer tampoco cuestionan. | La caída de Boris Johnson es la culminación…

Udani Samarasekera (2022-07-09). [World Report] 6 million female health workers are unpaid or underpaid. thelancet.com Experts say that the exploitation of women's labour has negative effects on health systems. Udani Samarasekera reports.

Peoples Dispatch (2022-07-10). Daily Round-up | North Macedonians protest EU discussions and more stories. peoplesdispatch.org In today's episode, we bring you stories from the protests in North Macedonia, the sentencing of Argentine security officers for crimes during the military dictatorship, and tax policy changes affecting relief work in the Brazilian state of Pernambuco…

Labor Video Project (2022-07-10). "They Only Understand Power" 2022 SF "Bloody Thursday" ILWU Local 10 Trent Willis Speaks. indybay.org At the ILWU Local 10 "Bloody Thursday" commemoration past ILWU Local 10 president talked about the conditions facing ILWU members including covid and the contract fight with the shipping companies. This took place on July 5, 2022…

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-07-10). 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…

South Bay Indigenous Solidarity (2022-07-10). Thursday 7/7: South Bay Indigenous Solidarity: July 2022 General Meeting. indybay.org Via Zoom. Register at: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwkc-Grpz8rGd3N0Yqg100aM3eceJlvt7k1…

Freedom Socialist Party Bay Area (2022-07-10). Wednesday 7/6: Labor History Online Discussion Group – Rise of the Excluded. indybay.org Zoom (Register at http: //bit.ly/FSFD-Labor)…

_____ (2022-07-09). The Chris Hedges Report: Splinterlands' Climate Dystopia. popularresistance.org In his dystopian novel Splinterlands, John Feffer looks ahead to life on planet earth in the year 2050. The signs of societal breakdown in the not-so-distant future, if we look, are already apparent in our world today. Feffer follows them to their logical conclusion. The climate is at war with the human species and every other species. The European Union, overrun with climate refugees, has disintegrated. China and Russia have folded in on themselves, as has the United States, where fractious and violent militias and gangs battle over diminishing resources.

WSWS (2022-07-09). Tug of war on global financial markets. wsws.org It is a sign of the perversity of the capitalist economy, dominated by financial octopuses, that the prospect of recession, spelling more economic hardship for billions of workers all over the world, is regarded as "good news" by the stock markets.

_____ (2022-07-09). The Language We Use To Talk About Inequality, Power, And Class Matters. popularresistance.org In the US, discourses of inequality seldom are rooted to the nation's long history of violent class conflict. Two examples of that history which come quickly to mind are the 1892 Homestead steel strike in Pittsburgh, which earned a place in labor history as the Homestead Massacre and the 1921 coal strike known as the Battle of Blair Mountain in which workers saw their homes bombed as they faced army troops. These were extreme but not unique moments in the history of labor. Oppressive working conditions and inadequate pay have never been an accident or the result of an oversight — they have been for profit.

_____ (2022-07-09). Dutch Farmer Protests Inspire More Actions Amid Food Shortages. popularresistance.org Dutch farmers are blocking roads, airports and food distribution centers in an effort to shut their country down. These actions are in response to climate laws designed to lower nitrogen levels that will result in putting farms out of business and underscore why addressing the climate crisis requires a just transition for displaced workers. Farmers want the government to know that without farmers, there won't be food. The protests are now spreading to more countries. They are occurring as inflation hit double digits in June, especially for food and fuel, and food shortages are expected this fall.

_____ (2022-07-09). Starbucks Union Push In Atlanta Part Of National Organizing Trend. popularresistance.org About a dozen customers were spread around the Ansley Mall Starbucks on a recent Friday, quietly working at tables or fiddling on their smartphones. | From behind the counter came the tapping of brewing tools, the crinkling of wrappers, a bean-grinder straining. Two baristas wore shirts with rainbows and the words, "So glad you're here." | The café felt laid-back, friendly, bright, welcoming and diverse. The only sign that this one was any different than 9,000 other Starbucks stores was a button, half-hidden in the folds on one barista's apron.

Staff (2022-07-09). President Maduro Ratifies Vladimir Padrino López as Defense Minister of Venezuela (FANB Graduation Ceremony). orinocotribune.com Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro announced the ratification of the military high command of the nation during the Joint Graduation Act to the Rank of Lieutenants, Lieutenant Commanders, and Retirement of the Class of 1989 of the Bolivarian National Armed Force (FANB) on Thursday, July 7. Major General Vladimir Padrino López was ratified as the Minister of Defense of Venezuela, and hence he will continue in his post. | President Maduro also announced the ratification of Major General Domingo Hernández Lárez in…

Editor (2022-07-09). Heroic Oakland community strikes and occupies elementary school to prevent closures. mronline.org For months, school board meetings have been flooded with outcry from parents, teachers and children defending public education. Since May 25, the community has been occupying Parker Community School to protest its closure.

Khubaka, Michael Harris (2022-07-09). California Juneteenth Holiday Bill – AB 1655 – Our Unique Journey From Slavery to Freedom. indybay.org Since 2003, California has recognized Juneteenth through Assembly Bill 1749 (Longville) and signed into law by Governor Gray Davis. However, today 20 years later, it is our goal that Juneteenth through Assembly Bill 1655 (Jones-Sawyer) becomes an official California State Holiday.

Urs Fischer, Johannes Kaesmacher, Daniel Strbian, Omer Eker, Christoph Cognard, Patricia S Plattner, Lukas Bàºtikofer, Pasquale Mordasini, Sandro Deppeler, Vitor M Pereira, Jean Franàßois Albucher, Jean Darcourt, Romain Bourcier, Guillon Benoit, Chrysanthi Papagiannaki, Ozlem Ozkul-Wermester, Gerli Sibolt, Marjaana Tiainen, Benjamin Gory, Sébastien Richard, Jan Liman, Marielle Sophie Ernst, Marion Boulanger, Charlotte Barbier, Laura Mechtouff, Liqun Zhang, Gaultier Marnat, Igor Sibon, Omid Nikoubashman, Arno Reich, Arturo Consoli, Bertrand Lapergue, Marc Ribo, Alejandro Tomasello, Suzana Saleme, Francisco Macian, Solène Moulin, Paolo Pagano, Guillaume Saliou, Emmanuel Carrera, Kevin Janot, María Hernández-Pérez, Raoul Pop, Lucie Della Schiava, Andreas R Luft, Michel Piotin, Jean Christophe Gentric, Aleksandra Pikula, Waltraud Pfeilschifter, Marcel Arnold, Adnan H Siddiqui, Michael T Froehler, Anthony J Furlan, René Chapot, Martin Wiesmann, Paolo Machi, Hans-Christoph Diener, Zsolt Kulcsar, Leo H Bonati, Claudio L Bassetti, Mikael Mazighi, David S Liebeskind, Jeffrey L Saver, Jan Gralla, SWIFT DIRECT Collaborators (2022-07-09). [Articles] Thrombectomy alone versus intravenous alteplase plus thrombectomy in patients with stroke: an open-label, blinded-outcome, randomised non-inferiority trial. thelancet.com Thrombectomy alone was not shown to be non-inferior to intravenous alteplase plus thrombectomy and resulted in decreased reperfusion rates. These results do not support omitting intravenous alteplase before thrombectomy in eligible patients.

WSWS (2022-07-09). Sri Lankan Socialist Equality Party rejects appeal to participate in "all-party" talks. wsws.org The Sri Lankan section of the International Committee of the Fourth International has bluntly told the opposition Samara Jana Balavegaya that it will under no circumstances engage in talks with the political parties of the ruling class.

WSWS (2022-07-09). New Conservative-Green state coalition in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, declares war on the working class. wsws.org The formation of the new coalition in Germany's most populous state underlines two basic tendencies in German politics—first, the interchangeability of all of the main political parties, and second, the central role being played by the Greens in enforcing right-wing policies in the face of growing opposition from workers and youth.

WSWS (2022-07-09). Workers Struggles: Asia, Australia and New Zealand. wsws.org Thousands of ready-mix concrete truckers walkout in South Korea while Taiwanese postal delivery workers take action over pay and Australian nurses and midwives protest unsafe staffing and low pay.

WSWS (2022-07-09). Detroit Stellantis (Chrysler) workers back Will Lehman's campaign for UAW presidency. wsws.org Two young Stellantis workers in Detroit expressed their support for Lehman's campaign: "Hopefully, people will listen, and I will do everything I can to spread the word."

Joseph Stiglitz, Dean Baker (2022-07-09). Workers Should Not Be Sacrificed in a Misguided Effort to Tame Inflation. commondreams.org Today's inflation is driven largely by supply-side constraints, which call for supply-side solutions.

Staff (2022-07-09). Archivo CD: Instigar una "primavera cubana" (+ PDF). cubadebate.cu Un documento informativo elaborado por la USAID sobre el programa secreto "Apoyo a la sociedad civil cubana", fechado el 28 de enero de 2009 en San José, Costa Rica, constituye una prueba irrefutable de la naturaleza sediciosa e injerencista de estos proyectos.

Peoples Dispatch (2022-07-09). Daily Round-up| Healthworkers on 2-day strike in Turkey against doctor's murder & other stories. peoplesdispatch.org In today's episode, we bring you stories from the protest by Turkish health workers, the persecution of Indigenous activists in Canada, the resignation of Boris Johnson, and the sentencing of Derek Chauvin in the George Floyd case…

____ (2022-07-09). IKCO's export of automotive parts tripled in Q1. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 09 (MNA) — Iran Khodro Industrial Group (IKCO) managed to increase export of iautomotive parts in first three months of the current year in 1401 (from March 21 to June 22) about three times more than that of the same period of last year.

WSWS (2022-07-09). Australian rail union winds back industrial action in response to government attack. wsws.org The Rail Tram and Bus Union's "good faith" gestures were made under conditions where the NSW government has launched a series of increasingly hostile attacks against workers.

WSWS (2022-07-09). International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers sells out Canadian National Railway signal and communications strike. wsws.org In recent months, binding arbitration has become the weapon of choice wielded by a ruling class determined to make workers pay for the economic crisis and spiralling cost of living.

Udani Samarasekera (2022-07-09). [World Report] 6 million female health workers are unpaid or underpaid. thelancet.com Experts say that the exploitation of women's labour has negative effects on health systems. Udani Samarasekera reports.

Staff (2022-07-09). Unión Eléctrica: No se pronostican afectaciones al servicio en el horario pico. cubadebate.cu Para el horario pico, se pronostica la utilización de 325 MW en motores diésel. Se estima una disponibilidad de 2 770 MW y una demanda máxima de 2 650 MW, para una reserva de 120 MW, por lo que no se pronostican afectaciones al servicio en este horario. Se implementan medidas de restricción del consumo en el sector estatal.

David Broder (2022-07-09). Boris Johnson se va, pero la pesadilla de derecha sigue. globalizacion.ca Johnson fue derribado por los ministros tories que condenan su falta de integridad. Pero la obsesión con su conducta personal oculta un desastroso historial político que los laboristas de Starmer tampoco cuestionan. | La caída de Boris Johnson es la culminación…

WSWS (2022-07-09). Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe assassinated. wsws.org Abe leaves behind a legacy of remilitarization, right-wing historical revisionism, and attacks on the working class.

Juan Laborda (2022-07-09). Biden y sus huestes de jarana por Madrid mientras se atisba una crisis de deuda privada. globalizacion.ca Bajo una inflación que no es de demanda, es muy poco probable que una subida de 1 ó 2 puntos porcentuales tenga un impacto importante en el gasto sensible a los tipos de intereses. | Las consecuencias de la guerra de…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-07-08). Ruins of Azov Steel Factory Display Nazi Insignia and Signs of NATO Support. libya360.wordpress.com Sonja Van den Ende Among the ruins of the Azov Steel factory. [Photo courtesy of Sonja van den Ende] The Azov Steel factory was an important propaganda tool of the Western media since the Azov Battalion occupied the factory in March this year. In the official narrative, there were "good fellows" inside the factory, defending…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-07-08). Glory to the Heroes: Sidor Kovpak and the War for Ukraine's Memory. libya360.wordpress.com Evan Reif The Ukrainian identity, complex as it is, was shaped by the many groups that inhabited the territories wedged between forces in Moscow and Warsaw. This rich culture that birthed literary geniuses like Taras Schevchenko, Ivan Kotliarevsky, and Nikolai Gogol, has become coopted by those who glorify a narrow, "Galician" view of what it…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-07-08). France to Nationalize 100% of Electricity, What about Guatemala? libya360.wordpress.com Ollantay Itzamná The socio-political movement CODECA, for more than a decade, has been proposing the renationalization of electricity for the electrical sovereignty of Guatemala. But, for raising this public policy, in the last three years, 24 defenders of the right to electricity belonging to this movement have been assassinated. The Prime Minister of France, Élisabeth…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-07-08). Before its Final Defeat, the U.S. Empire Will Try to Take the Rest of the World Down With it. libya360.wordpress.com Rainer Shea If U.S. imperialism gets its way, during our generation it will commit a gargantuan series of atrocities that take many millions of lives. It could carry out nuclear attacks against one or more of the countries challenging it, repeating its great crimes against the people of Japan with the bombings of Hiroshima and…

WSWS (2022-07-09). Tug of war on global financial markets. wsws.org It is a sign of the perversity of the capitalist economy, dominated by financial octopuses, that the prospect of recession, spelling more economic hardship for billions of workers all over the world, is regarded as "good news" by the stock markets.

_____ (2022-07-09). Dutch Farmer Protests Inspire More Actions Amid Food Shortages. popularresistance.org Dutch farmers are blocking roads, airports and food distribution centers in an effort to shut their country down. These actions are in response to climate laws designed to lower nitrogen levels that will result in putting farms out of business and underscore why addressing the climate crisis requires a just transition for displaced workers. Farmers want the government to know that without farmers, there won't be food. The protests are now spreading to more countries. They are occurring as inflation hit double digits in June, especially for food and fuel, and food shortages are expected this fall.

WSWS (2022-07-09). New Conservative-Green state coalition in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, declares war on the working class. wsws.org The formation of the new coalition in Germany's most populous state underlines two basic tendencies in German politics—first, the interchangeability of all of the main political parties, and second, the central role being played by the Greens in enforcing right-wing policies in the face of growing opposition from workers and youth.

Freedom Socialist Party Bay Area (2022-07-09). Wednesday 7/6: Labor History Online Discussion Group – Rise of the Excluded. indybay.org Zoom (Register at http: //bit.ly/FSFD-Labor)…

WSWS (2022-07-09). Detroit Stellantis (Chrysler) workers back Will Lehman's campaign for UAW presidency. wsws.org Two young Stellantis workers in Detroit expressed their support for Lehman's campaign: "Hopefully, people will listen, and I will do everything I can to spread the word."

WSWS (2022-07-09). International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers sells out Canadian National Railway signal and communications strike. wsws.org In recent months, binding arbitration has become the weapon of choice wielded by a ruling class determined to make workers pay for the economic crisis and spiralling cost of living.

South Bay Indigenous Solidarity (2022-07-09). Thursday 7/7: South Bay Indigenous Solidarity: July 2022 General Meeting. indybay.org Via Zoom. Register at: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwkc-Grpz8rGd3N0Yqg100aM3eceJlvt7k1…

Urs Fischer, Johannes Kaesmacher, Daniel Strbian, Omer Eker, Christoph Cognard, Patricia S Plattner, Lukas Bàºtikofer, Pasquale Mordasini, Sandro Deppeler, Vitor M Pereira, Jean Franàßois Albucher, Jean Darcourt, Romain Bourcier, Guillon Benoit, Chrysanthi Papagiannaki, Ozlem Ozkul-Wermester, Gerli Sibolt, Marjaana Tiainen, Benjamin Gory, Sébastien Richard, Jan Liman, Marielle Sophie Ernst, Marion Boulanger, Charlotte Barbier, Laura Mechtouff, Liqun Zhang, Gaultier Marnat, Igor Sibon, Omid Nikoubashman, Arno Reich, Arturo Consoli, Bertrand Lapergue, Marc Ribo, Alejandro Tomasello, Suzana Saleme, Francisco Macian, Solène Moulin, Paolo Pagano, Guillaume Saliou, Emmanuel Carrera, Kevin Janot, María Hernández-Pérez, Raoul Pop, Lucie Della Schiava, Andreas R Luft, Michel Piotin, Jean Christophe Gentric, Aleksandra Pikula, Waltraud Pfeilschifter, Marcel Arnold, Adnan H Siddiqui, Michael T Froehler, Anthony J Furlan, René Chapot, Martin Wiesmann, Paolo Machi, Hans-Christoph Diener, Zsolt Kulcsar, Leo H Bonati, Claudio L Bassetti, Mikael Mazighi, David S Liebeskind, Jeffrey L Saver, Jan Gralla, SWIFT DIRECT Collaborators (2022-07-09). [Articles] Thrombectomy alone versus intravenous alteplase plus thrombectomy in patients with stroke: an open-label, blinded-outcome, randomised non-inferiority trial. thelancet.com Thrombectomy alone was not shown to be non-inferior to intravenous alteplase plus thrombectomy and resulted in decreased reperfusion rates. These results do not support omitting intravenous alteplase before thrombectomy in eligible patients.

WSWS (2022-07-09). Workers Struggles: Asia, Australia and New Zealand. wsws.org Thousands of ready-mix concrete truckers walkout in South Korea while Taiwanese postal delivery workers take action over pay and Australian nurses and midwives protest unsafe staffing and low pay.

David Broder (2022-07-09). Boris Johnson se va, pero la pesadilla de derecha sigue. globalizacion.ca Johnson fue derribado por los ministros tories que condenan su falta de integridad. Pero la obsesión con su conducta personal oculta un desastroso historial político que los laboristas de Starmer tampoco cuestionan. | La caída de Boris Johnson es la culminación…

WSWS (2022-07-09). Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe assassinated. wsws.org Abe leaves behind a legacy of remilitarization, right-wing historical revisionism, and attacks on the working class.

Labor Video Project (2022-07-09). "They Only Understand Power" 2022 SF "Bloody Thursday" ILWU Local 10 Trent Willis Speaks. indybay.org At the ILWU Local 10 "Bloody Thursday" commemoration past ILWU Local 10 president talked about the conditions facing ILWU members including covid and the contract fight with the shipping companies. This took place on July 5, 2022…

Khubaka, Michael Harris (2022-07-09). California Juneteenth Holiday Bill – AB 1655 – Our Unique Journey From Slavery to Freedom. indybay.org Since 2003, California has recognized Juneteenth through Assembly Bill 1749 (Longville) and signed into law by Governor Gray Davis. However, today 20 years later, it is our goal that Juneteenth through Assembly Bill 1655 (Jones-Sawyer) becomes an official California State Holiday.

Juan Laborda (2022-07-09). Biden y sus huestes de jarana por Madrid mientras se atisba una crisis de deuda privada. globalizacion.ca Bajo una inflación que no es de demanda, es muy poco probable que una subida de 1 ó 2 puntos porcentuales tenga un impacto importante en el gasto sensible a los tipos de intereses. | Las consecuencias de la guerra de…

Udani Samarasekera (2022-07-09). [World Report] 6 million female health workers are unpaid or underpaid. thelancet.com Experts say that the exploitation of women's labour has negative effects on health systems. Udani Samarasekera reports.

WSWS (2022-07-09). Australian rail union winds back industrial action in response to government attack. wsws.org The Rail Tram and Bus Union's "good faith" gestures were made under conditions where the NSW government has launched a series of increasingly hostile attacks against workers.

____ (2022-07-09). IKCO's export of automotive parts tripled in Q1. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 09 (MNA) — Iran Khodro Industrial Group (IKCO) managed to increase export of iautomotive parts in first three months of the current year in 1401 (from March 21 to June 22) about three times more than that of the same period of last year.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-07-08). Ruins of Azov Steel Factory Display Nazi Insignia and Signs of NATO Support. libya360.wordpress.com Sonja Van den Ende Among the ruins of the Azov Steel factory. [Photo courtesy of Sonja van den Ende] The Azov Steel factory was an important propaganda tool of the Western media since the Azov Battalion occupied the factory in March this year. In the official narrative, there were "good fellows" inside the factory, defending…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-07-08). Glory to the Heroes: Sidor Kovpak and the War for Ukraine's Memory. libya360.wordpress.com Evan Reif The Ukrainian identity, complex as it is, was shaped by the many groups that inhabited the territories wedged between forces in Moscow and Warsaw. This rich culture that birthed literary geniuses like Taras Schevchenko, Ivan Kotliarevsky, and Nikolai Gogol, has become coopted by those who glorify a narrow, "Galician" view of what it…

Anonymous669 (2022-07-08). Russian Missile Strike Wiped Out Two Harpoon Anti-Ship Missile Launchers In Odessa. southfront.org 160719-N-ZZ999-112.PACIFIC OCEAN (July 19, 2016) USS Coronado (LCS 4), an Independence-variant littoral combat ship, launches the first over-the-horizon missile engagement using a Harpoon Block 1C missile. (U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Bryce Hadley/Released) | A Russian missile strike on Odessa oblast wiped out two Harpoon anti-ship missile launchers which were recently supplied by the UK to the Ukrainian mili…

Sara Flounders (2022-07-08). G7, NATO and BRICS summits confirm a global divide. workers.org Three very different international meetings were held during the week of June 23-30. The three "summits" confirm a growing global divide. It is worth examining these meetings; who attended, and especially what they projected. Two focused on confrontation and military escalation — in sharp contrast to the first — BRICS . . . |

Vijay Prashad (2022-07-08). How Cuba is eradicating child mortality and banishing the diseases of the poor. mronline.org The drastic reduction in infant mortality rates is yet another testimony to the Cuban Revolution's attention to the health of the country's population.

WSWS (2022-07-08). After Johnson's resignation: Mobilize the working class against capitalism and war. wsws.org Johnson is such a divisive and discredited figure that he could not be entrusted with the next stage of the ruling class offensive against the working class or with prosecuting NATO's war against Russia.

Dave DeCamp (2022-07-08). Russia Warns Lithuania It Could Take 'Harsh' Measures Over Kaliningrad Ban. news.antiwar.com On Friday, Moscow warned Lithuania and the EU "If the situation does not stabilize in the coming days, then Russia will take harsh measures against Lithuania and the European Union," Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said. "The issue has taken too long to resolve." | Kaliningrad is a Russian enclave sandwiched between Lithuania and Poland on the Baltic Sea. L…

Staff (2022-07-08). EU would grant Georgia "guaranteed" candidacy if it went to war with Russia: ruling party. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Civil GeorgiaJuly 6, 2022 GD Chair Sees Connection Between Joining War, EU Candidacy Ruling Georgian Dream party chairperson Irakli Kobakhidze has claimed that if Georgia was to go to war against Russia before December, the country would be "guaranteed" European Union candidate status. "You would probably agree that receiving such candidate status is certainly not …

____ (2022-07-08). China, EU urged to uphold their comprehensive strategic partnership. ecns.cn Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi said Thursday that China and the European Union (EU) are two major forces in the multi-polar world, and they should uphold the basic orientation of their comprehensive strategic partnership.

_____ (2022-07-08). Corporate Billionaires Are Wrecking The Supply Chain. popularresistance.org Before these past two years, if you were polling passersby on the street, you would have been hard pressed to find anyone ready to admit that they were seriously concerned about the supply chain. You'd be hard pressed, for that matter, to find many who could describe what the supply chain actually is (present company included). That is certainly not the case today. From shortages—and correspondingly high costs—of groceries and consumer goods like baby formula and sunflower oil to medical devices, "supply chain issues" have become a pronounced source of anxiety and frustration for consumers, workers, b…

WSWS (2022-07-08). German government's energy policy means billions in aid for corporations, unbearable costs for consumers. wsws.org The German parliament wants to pass a package of laws this week giving energy companies billions in aid from the state treasury, but this will mean financial ruin and cold homes for working class families.

Jason Ditz (2022-07-08). Turkey: 20 Kurdish 'Terrorists' Killed in Northern Syria. news.antiwar.com Turkey is never not in the middle of a military operation in northern Syria, targeting Kurdish groups that they have a problem with. The latest reports are that a new round of fighting is coming around Manbij. | Thursday, though, Turkish officials reported that they had carried out a The incident happened as Turkey sent convoys into the area, and started hammering YPG forces near the border with airstrikes.This was N…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-07-08). Before its Final Defeat, the U.S. Empire Will Try to Take the Rest of the World Down With it. libya360.wordpress.com Rainer Shea If U.S. imperialism gets its way, during our generation it will commit a gargantuan series of atrocities that take many millions of lives. It could carry out nuclear attacks against one or more of the countries challenging it, repeating its great crimes against the people of Japan with the bombings of Hiroshima and…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-07-08). France to Nationalize 100% of Electricity, What about Guatemala? libya360.wordpress.com Ollantay Itzamná The socio-political movement CODECA, for more than a decade, has been proposing the renationalization of electricity for the electrical sovereignty of Guatemala. But, for raising this public policy, in the last three years, 24 defenders of the right to electricity belonging to this movement have been assassinated. The Prime Minister of France, Élisabeth…

Staff (2022-07-08). PFLP message for international commemorations of th anniversary of Ghassan Kanafani's assassination. samidoun.net Suhair Khader, a member of the Central Committee of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, based in the Gaza Strip, has a message to all people around the world, including Palestinians and Arabs in exile and diaspora and internationalists, today commemorating the th anniversary of the assassination of Ghassan Kanafani, Palestinian revolutionary leader …

Staff (2022-07-08). Al Falasteniyeh Media Network announces upcoming launch on th anniversary of Ghassan Kanafani's assassination. samidoun.net Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network salutes the launch of Al Falasteniyeh Media Network. Committed to return and liberation for Palestine and to highlighting people in struggle, Al Falasteniyeh can be an important step in bringing the voices of the Palestinian prisoners' movement "from the river to the sea to the world," as the slogan of …

Editor2 (2022-07-08). Alex Saab Hails Venezuela on Its Independence. orinocotribune.com By Alex Saab &#1 ; Jul 5, 2022 | Dear President Nicolas Maduro and beloved people of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela. I would like to send you my greetings on the occasion of our Independence Day. | Our country is moving steadily towards economic growth, stability and national reconciliation despite the sanctions and the inhumane blockade imposed by the United States. | Of course, we would make much faster progress if, in a show of patriotic sorrow, the small section of the opposition that supports these sanctions would also join us, especially on this important date, in our demand for an immediate end to th…

Marie Kelly (2022-07-08). Reproductive justice and the U.S. carceral system. workers.org The Supreme Court ruling against reproductive rights guaranteed for 50 years in the SCOTUS Roe v. Wade decision has had dramatic and devastating consequences for anyone who can get pregnant but is trapped in the U.S. carceral system. Number of incarcerated women accelerating Ban the shackling of incarcerated pregnant people! . . . |

Dave Welsh (2022-07-08). Schools and Labor Against Privatization — fight to keep Oakland schools open. workers.org Oakland, California Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr on mural of Parker School. The Schools and Labor Against Privatization (SLAP) coalition held a barbecue on June 26 at Parker School, which the school board has ordered to be closed and eliminated. But the East Oakland elementary school is still operating this . . . |

Editor (2022-07-08). Mundo Obrero Editorial — El derecho a la autodefensa. workers.org Todavía estábamos conmovidos por la masacre racista en Buffalo, Nueva York, la matanza de niños en Uvalde, Texas. Luego llegó la noticia de un intento de emboscada el 11 de junio por parte de supremacistas blancos en una celebración pública del Orgullo en el Parque en Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. Protest . . . |

G. Dunkel (2022-07-08). Haiti: Masses take to the streets June 26. workers.org At the call of Lavalas, a political party led by former President Jean Bertrand Aristide — who was deposed by U.S.-backed coups twice — thousands of Haitians took to the streets of Port-au-Prince June 26. Tens of thousands of Haitians came out June 26 in Port-au-Prince. According to interviews in . . . |

Ted Kelly (2022-07-08). 'The future is in the people, and the people can't wait'. workers.org These edited remarks were made at the July 3 Free Mumia rally in Philadelphia. I owe my start in political organizing to Workers World Party and to the movement to free Mumia Abu-Jamal. To Pam Africa and Mike Africa Jr., to Asantewaa Nkrumah Ture and to YahNé Ndgo, to Joe . . . |

Cooper Feste (2022-07-08). Phoenix reproductive justice movement grows despite police attacks. liberationnews.org On July 1, over a thousand people joined a coalition of socialist organizations in Phoenix, Arizona to demand Biden and the Democrats take action on the overturning of Roe v. Wade.

Editor (2022-07-08). The perennial seeds of Zapata. mronline.org Under the banner of Mexican Revolution leader Emiliano Zapata, their movement has maintained territorial control for over twenty-eight years without official recognition by the Mexican government beyond the failed San Andrés Accord.

Zach Farber (2022-07-08). San Diego: Machinists at California's first ever unionized dealership are on strike. liberationnews.org Machinists at Mercedes Benz of San Diego are striking against unfair labor practices and management's refusal to negotiate fairly for their new contract.

Editor (2022-07-08). Communism, the Manifesto, and Hate. mronline.org We have no reason to succumb to the complex comfort of despair, a lugubriousness by which failure is foreordained. But to stress the repeated failures of the Left is a necessary corrective to its history of boosterism and bullshit, and to stress how appalling these days are, even if we can also find in them hope.

Yanis Iqbal (2022-07-08). The Political Power of Love. orinocotribune.com By Yanis Iqbal &#1 ; Jul 4, 2022 | The contemporary world is characterized by high levels of individualization i.e. the withdrawal of people from any substantive engagement in inter-subjectively meaningful collective activity. Such decomposition of the social body has cut off people from one another, and made them lonely, fragile, sad, and stressed out. They are in need of a recomposed social body. In his

Peoples Dispatch (2022-07-08). US imposes fresh sanctions on Iran & other stories. peoplesdispatch.org In today's episode, we bring you stories of fresh US sanctions on Iranian entities, the mounting crisis of global hunger, Israeli raids in the occupied West Bank, and a taxi drivers' strike in Italy…

WSWS (2022-07-08). Workers at publisher HarperCollins authorize a strike. wsws.org The vote result was 99.5 percent in favor of a strike, which shows a strong desire to fight against declining real wages at a time of high inflation.

WSWS (2022-07-08). US Chamber of Commerce calls on Biden to head off national railroad strike. wsws.org The fact that the nation's pre-eminent business organization is calling upon the government to intervene to prevent a strike is wholly expected. But in fact, the Chamber of Commerice is trailing after the Brotherhood Of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen and the other eleven unions in the United Rail Unions bargaining coalition, which has been pushing for the appointment of a PEB since late May.

WSWS (2022-07-08). Strike called at General Dynamics Mission Systems plant in Marion, Virginia after workers vote down tentative agreement. wsws.org A tentative agreement between the UAW and the giant aerospace and defense corporation was rejected by the membership last Friday.

WSWS (2022-07-08). Ventra Evart workers: Vote YES to authorize a strike! Demand a deadline for a walkout and prepare a real fight for higher wages! wsws.org "The time has come to draw a line in the sand and say: We will not settle until we have enough money to live, enough time with our families and a decent, safe workplace."

Deweylaura (2022-07-08). "The Man Who Broke Capitalism" (book review). cpusa.org David Gelles, The Man Who Broke Capitalism: How Jack Welch Gutted the Heartland and Crushed the Soul of Corporate America — and How to Undo His Legacy, Simon & Schuster, 2022. The Man Who Broke Capitalism is the intriguing title of a new book by New York Times business columnist David Gelles. It offers …

WSWS (2022-07-08). UK Living Standards Audit 2022: Stagnant wages have left millions "brutally exposed" wsws.org The Resolution Foundation audit provides valuable empirical evidence showing the declining position of the working class on the UK's income ladder.

Mark Gruenberg (2022-07-08). Contract talks continue after ILWU's West Coast pact expires. peoplesworld.org LOS ANGELES —With encouragement from Biden administration Labor Secretary Marty Walsh, talks between the International Longshore and Warehouse Union&#1 ;the independent union which represents almost 23,000 West Coast dockworkers&#1 ;and West Court port executives are continuing, even after ILWU's current contract expired June 30. In a joint statement, ILWU and the Pacific Maritime Association, the coalition of …

WSWS (2022-07-08). As new COVID surge begins in Australia, Labor government declares public health restrictions a thing of the past. wsws.org In statements identical to those of the previous conservative government, Labor Health Minister Mark Butler said it was necessary to "move beyond" public health measures and for individuals to "take responsibility."

Kathy Kelly, Matt Gannon (2022-07-08). War Scars the Earth. To Heal, We Must Cultivate Hope, Not Harm. commondreams.org The persistence of militarism is promoted by so-called "realists"—and they are leading us to collective suicide.

Anonymous669 (2022-07-08). Northern Iraq Operation Claims Lives Of Five More Turkish Service Memebers. southfront.org FILE PHOTO: Turkish soldiers seen at the border town of Akcakale © Reuters / Murad Sezer | The Turkish military has lost five more service members in the Iraqi Kurdistan Region, where it has been conducting a large-scale operation against the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK). | The operation, codenamed Claw-Lock, was launched on April 17 to neutralize PKK cells in the areas of Metina, Zap and Avashin Basyan. | On July 7, the Turkish Ministry of National Defense announced that three service members were killed and fi…

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-07-08). Mayo Clinic joins coalition to end drug shortages. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — Mayo Clinic has joined the End Drugs Shortages Alliance, a coalition that seeks to prevent drug shortages in the U.S. "Drug shortages continue to impact patient care and care delivery. Mayo Clinic is joining this collaborative effort to help ensure patients have access to essential medications and treatments when they need them," says Eric Tichy, Pharm.D., division chair of Pharmacy Supply Solutions at Mayo Clinic. Tichy is serving as chair of the…

WSWS (2022-07-08). DHL strike in Rhode Island for livable wages and affordable health care meets with violence on picket line. wsws.org Delivery services such as DHL, FedEx and UPS are notorious for their abysmal pay and working conditions. Drivers at DHL in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, often work 12-hour days and are paid only $18 an hour on average. The astronomical cost of health care is out of reach for most workers.

____ (2022-07-08). Experts urge U.S. to remove import tariffs. ecns.cn The United States should roll back all the additional tariffs on Chinese imports as soon as possible. Such a rollback will benefit consumers and enterprises and safeguard global trade and industrial chains.

WSWS (2022-07-08). Australia: Labor's "capacity mechanism" to reward profit-hungry energy companies. wsws.org Under the proposed scheme, power generating companies will be paid for merely agreeing to have the means to generate electricity on standby.

WSWS (2022-07-08). Ontario government inspectors made scores of visits to National Steel Car plant where three workers died in past 22 months. wsws.org Successive governments have gutted workplace regulations and presided over a broken occupational health and safety system that allows companies like National Steel Car to turn workplaces into death traps.

WSWS (2022-07-08). French railworkers strike for pay raises as inflation surges across Europe. wsws.org The strike comes amid a growing movement of workers across Europe, including of British railworkers, and poses the task of unifying these struggles in opposition to austerity, war and the capitalist system.

WSWS (2022-07-08). Union shuts down strike against impending closure of Ford India assembly plant. wsws.org A militant, more than month-long strike by workers at Ford's Tamil Nadu assembly plant was arbitrarily shut down by the union last Saturday after it signed an agreement with management that completely abandoned the workers' demand for job security.

Freedom Socialist Party (2022-07-08). Sunday 7/10: Voting Blue Won't Do–Build a Movement for Reproductive Justice. indybay.org Please register for zoom event: tinyurl.com/FSP-July10…

WSWS (2022-07-08). Workers Struggles: Europe, Middle East & Africa. wsws.org Strikes by airport and airline workers continue across Europe, with cabin crew, ground crew, pilots, security guards and mechanics in dispute over job losses, workloads and pay; UK Post Office staff to strike again over pay as Royal Mail managers announce dates for action over job cuts; unions call off Danish construction workers' wildcat strike for pay equality with Polish migrant workers claiming unspecified wage "improvement"; Jordanian port workers strike over safety after gas leak kills 13…

Brett Wilkins (2022-07-08). New Report Details Ways to Counter Anti-China Scapegoating in US. commondreams.org "While it's easy for people ripped off by bad worker policies at home to map their economic anxieties onto those they deem foreign, racist scapegoating will only divide us further."

WSWS (2022-07-08). Johnson remains UK prime minister as Tories lurch to right and Labour offers a "stable" alternative. wsws.org The entire gamut of potential candidates is in favour of cutting taxes and government spending, combined with support for greater military spending to take on both Russia and China.

_____ (2022-07-08). UK Bill Threatens Journalists With Life In Prison. popularresistance.org The British Parliament is debating a national security bill which could undermine the basis of national security reporting and ultimately throw journalists in jail for life. | A person convicted under the new offense of "obtaining or disclosing protected information," defined in Section 1 of National Security Bill 2022, faces a fine, life imprisonment, or both, if convicted following a jury trial. | A review of the parliamentary debate on the bill makes clear that work by press outlets such as WikiLeaks is at the heart of Tory and Labour MPs' thinking as they push to make the bill law.

WSWS (2022-07-08). UFCW announces second tentative agreement for Kroger in Indianapolis. wsws.org It is clear even from the UFCW's self-serving "highlights" handed out to workers in stores Wednesday that this is not a "new" contract from the one which workers rejected weeks ago.

WSWS (2022-07-08). The July 9 protest in Sri Lanka: A socialist program for workers and youth. wsws.org In opposition to the perspective of the Galle Face protest leaders, who call for the formation of an alternative bourgeois government, the Socialist Equality Party (SEP) advocates for a revolutionary socialist program for the working class.

Ceren Sagir (2022-07-08). Britain needs a new government, not just a change of leader, union and opposition leaders warn. peoplesworld.org The country needs a new government, not just a change of leader, government critics said yesterday following Boris Johnson's resignation after his attempts to cling to power failed. Mr. Johnson revealed that he would be stepping down as Tory leader after he admitted he had failed to persuade his Cabinet colleagues that he could fight …

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-07-07). Life in a Time of Conflict in the Russia-Ukraine Frontier City of Belgorod. libya360.wordpress.com Employees of the Russian Emergency Situations Ministry are seen near the damaged residential buildings in the border town of Belgorod, Russia. © Sputnik / Taisia Liskovets Mark Bratchikov-Pogrebisskiy reports from –∞ region where an accident of geography has again placed it centre stage. Belgorod is one of seven Russian regions that border Ukraine. In 2014,…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-07-07). North Africa Becomes an Arena for NATO's Confrontation with Russia and China. libya360.wordpress.com Abdelhamid Jmahri North Africa is now part of the area of strategic interests of NATO, as it is an arena of confrontation with Russia, writes the pan-Arab media Al Araby Al Jadeed. And Spain will play a significant role in this confrontation. NATO's new strategic concept has placed North Africa in the area of strategic…

Jason Ditz (2022-07-07). Israeli Drone Strike Kills Syrian Soldier Along Golan Frontier. news.antiwar.com On Wednesday, Israel carried out yet another attack on Syrian territory, this time an apparent drone strike along the Golan Heights frontier. Details are still emerging, slowly, with Israel offering its typical refusal to comment on the incident. Israeli media, however, are pretty sure the soldier was secretly in league with Hezbollah. | There's no evidence of that, at least publicly, but Hezbollah media reported his death…

Michael Roberts (2022-07-07). The Future of Work (Part 3) — automation. mronline.org In this third part of my series on the future of work, I want to deal with the impact of automation, in particular robots and artificial intelligence (AI) on jobs. I have covered this issue of the relationship between human labour and machines before, including robots and AI. But is there anything new that we can find after the COVID slump?>

Jason Hickel (2022-07-07). The Global South has the power to force radical climate action. mronline.org After all, Western economies—and their economic growth—depend utterly on labour and resources from the South.

Arjae Red (2022-07-07). 'We should not be celebrating the 4th of July'. workers.org Arjae Red speaking, with Starbucks Workers United contingent at "Wereject your 4th" pro-choice demo in Buffalo, New York, July 4. Below is an edited speech Arjae Red gave at the "We reject your 4th" pro-choice demo in Buffalo, New York. With the overturning of Roe v. Wade weighing heavily on . . . |

Kathy Durkin (2022-07-07). Global actions protest Supreme Court ruling. workers.org London, June 25 When the Supreme Court of the United States overturned the 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling legalizing the right to access abortion, it was a brutal blow to women and everyone who can become pregnant. The June 24 ruling was a shock felt not only in this country . . . |

Mumia Abu-Jamal (2022-07-07). Half the nation, half citizens. workers.org Mumia Abu-Jamal The recent Roe v. Wade decision by the U.S. Supreme Court to reverse a half century of legal precedent has sent shock waves through millions of American women. A week ago, they lived with an illusion that they were full U.S. citizens, protected in their personal and professional . . . |

Paddy Colligan (2022-07-07). SCOTUS vs. Earth ‚àí a WW commentary. workers.org Iceberg in Disco Bay at the mouth of the Ilulissat Ice Fjord, Greenland. It calved from the Sermeq Kujalleq, the largest and one of the fastest moving glaciers in the northern hemisphere. Before I understood what it all meant, I thought it was awe-inspiring to see icebergs in the ocean . . . |

Staff (2022-07-07). Wife of Carlos Lanz Responsible for His Kidnapping and Assassination, Informs Attorney General Saab. orinocotribune.com This Wednesday, July 6, Maxiorisol "Mayi" Cumare was revealed as the intellectual author of the murder of her husband, sociologist and Venezuelan revolutionary leader Carlos Lanz, as explained by Attorney General Tarek William Saab in a press conference. Cumare allegedly paid $8,000 to Glen Castellanos—one of her lovers—whose testimony was vital to clarifying the case, where it was discovered that two assassins were hired to carry out the crime. After Lanz's muder, his body was dismembered and his remains were fed to the pigs in order to make the evidence disappear. There have been 13 detentions with…

Jack Leng (2022-07-07). Heroic Oakland community strikes and occupies elementary school to prevent closures. liberationnews.org Since May 25 the community has been occupying Parker Community School to protest its closure.

JANET (2022-07-07). How the 'Janes' created underground abortion access. iacenter.org By Marie Kelly June 24, 2022 A U.S. Supreme Court decision on Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization is expected to overturn the 1973 SCOTUS Roe v. Wade ruling sometime during late June — and pave the way to re-criminalization of the right to abortion. At this writing 26 states are poised to outlaw abortion and impact the lives of 64 million women — and any person of childbearing age who has a uterus. (guttmacher.org/abortion-rights-supreme-court, U.S. Census Bureau) A banner for the Jane Collective, the Abortion Counseling Service of Chicago Women's Liberation, carried during a protest for abor…

Editor2 (2022-07-07). Independent Algeria Soon to Be 60, Colonial Wounds Still Bleeding. orinocotribune.com With Algeria attaining its independence from France 60 years ago and paying dearly for it, the former colonial state still refuses to take responsibility for its atrocities. | On Tuesday, Algeria celebrates 60 years of independence from France, but the atrocities perpetrated during more than a century of colonial rule, without any responsibility upheld, continue to elicit deep diplomatic tensions. | On March 18, 1962, after close to eight years of war between Algerian revolutionaries and the French colonial army, fighting ceased after the signing of the historic Evian accords, which paved the way toward the annou…

JANET (2022-07-07). Opening the boxes of capitalism's skeletons. iacenter.org By Julia Wright July 5, 2022 "This is the hour of the furnaces; we only see the light" — Che Guevara "Blossoming purple, a forgotten artichoke in a dark cupboard" — haiku by Richard Wright, 1960 Emmett Till and his mother, Mamie Till-Mobley These are strange days during the floundering of what was said to be our unsinkable "democracy," when each dark event seems to be the butterfly effect of a deja vu going back to slavery or to our Civil Rights Movement. Science fiction would appear to be old hat. We, writers, will have to invent something else. This July 3 marks the 40th year of the incarceration of…

Labor Video Project (2022-07-07). "They Only Understand Power" 2022 SF "Bloody Thursday" ILWU Local 10 Trent Willis Speaks. indybay.org At the ILWU Local 10 "Bloody Thursday" commemoration past ILWU Local 10 president talked about the conditions facing ILWU members including covid and the contract fight with the shipping companies. This took place on July 5, 2022…

Khubaka, Michael Harris (2022-07-07). California Juneteenth Holiday Bill – AB 1655 – Our Unique Journey From Slavery to Freedom. indybay.org Since 2003, California has recognized Juneteenth through Assembly Bill 1749 (Longville) and signed into law by Governor Gray Davis. However, today 20 years later, it is our goal that Juneteenth through Assembly Bill 1655 (Jones-Sawyer) becomes an official California State Holiday.

TeleSUR- jaa- JL (2022-07-07). Presidente venezolano sostiene reunión con directiva de la CAF. telesurtv.net El presidente Maduro contó dentro de su delegación con la vicepresidenta Delcy Rodríguez y la diputada Cilia Flores.

Labor Video Project (2022-07-07). Arms stretched out to Durban, to RETUSA, to dockers internationally… indybay.org South African dockers from Durban gave solidarity greetings to ILWU Local 10 longshore workers and the community against the privatization and destruction of the Howard Terminal in the Port Of Oakland. In response ILWU Local 10 past president Trent Willis and ILWU Local 10 member Aaron Wright thanked Duban dockers.

WSWS (2022-07-07). "We need at least percent, minimum, over 5 years"—Railroaders explain their demands as nationwide balloting for strike continues. wsws.org Rail workers at Class 1 railroads in upstate New York contacted the WSWS to speak out about the conditions they face with the company and union.

South Bay Indigenous Solidarity (2022-07-07). Thursday 7/7: South Bay Indigenous Solidarity: July 2022 General Meeting. indybay.org Via Zoom. Register at: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwkc-Grpz8rGd3N0Yqg100aM3eceJlvt7k1…

WSWS (2022-07-07). Turkish health workers on two-day nationwide strike after murder of Dr Ekrem Karakaya. wsws.org Yesterday, a doctor was killed in an armed attack by a patient's relative, triggering broad social anger in the working class and a two-day strike by health workers.

Freedom Socialist Party Bay Area (2022-07-07). Wednesday 7/6: Labor History Online Discussion Group – Rise of the Excluded. indybay.org Zoom (Register at http: //bit.ly/FSFD-Labor)…

____ (2022-07-07). Customs tariff of 80% of goods between Iran, EAEU to hit zero. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 07 (MNA) — With conclusion of agreement on Iran's joining of Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) and its approval in parliaments of negotiating countries, customs tariff of 80% of goods between Iran and EAEU member states will reduce to zero.

____ (2022-07-07). Analysts take U.S. to task on Xinjiang disinformation. ecns.cn The United States has been spreading disinformation about Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, including claiming that forced labor has been used, in an attempt to target and tarnish China's international image, analysts said.

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-07-07). Mayo Clinic joins coalition to end drug shortages. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — Mayo Clinic has joined the End Drugs Shortages Alliance, a coalition that seeks to prevent drug shortages in the U.S. "Drug shortages continue to impact patient care and care delivery. Mayo Clinic is joining this collaborative effort to help ensure patients have access to essential medications and treatments when they need them," says Eric Tichy, Pharm.D., division chair of Pharmacy Supply Solutions at Mayo Clinic. Tichy is serving as chair of the…

WSWS (2022-07-07). Citing Europe's "cohesion" against Russia, Norway's government bans oil workers strike so imperialist powers can continue to wage war. wsws.org Far from being exceptional, Tuesday's events in Norway are increasingly the norm across Europe and North America, as deeply unpopular governments, sitting atop unprecedented levels of social inequality, trample basic democratic and social rights under foot at home and wage war abroad.

____ (2022-07-07). Enemies' attempt to isolate Iran politically failed. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 07 (MNA) — Referring to efforts of enemies to prevent progress of Islamic Iran, Chief Commander of Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps said all plots waged by enemies against Iran have doomed to failure.

WSWS (2022-07-07). Ruling sorcerers turn impoverished humans into monsters and mushrooms … that is the anime Dorohedoro! wsws.org Dorohedoro is set partially in a post-apocalyptic industrial world, known as the Hole, where humans face the constant threat of being "practiced on" by sorcerers.

Freedom Socialist Party (2022-07-07). Sunday 7/10: Voting Blue Won't Do–Build a Movement for Reproductive Justice. indybay.org Please register for zoom event: tinyurl.com/FSP-July10…

WSWS (2022-07-07). Why Australia's Labor government refuses to defend Julian Assange. wsws.org The Labor government is hostile to Assange, in direct proportion to its support for US-led militarism, including the confrontations with Russia and China that threaten nuclear war.

____ (2022-07-07). IRGC arrests foreign diplomats on espionage charges. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 07 (MNA) — Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) has identified and arrested a number of diplomats working in foreign embassies in Tehran over espionage charges.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-07-06). US Funds New Protests in Libya. libya360.wordpress.com Vladimir Odintsov Against a backdrop of deteriorating living conditions, electricity shortages, rising fuel and bread prices, popular unrest has returned to the streets of Libyan cities since July 1 which, with the inaction of security forces, has degenerated into disorderly acts by angry crowds, accompanied by vandalism, arson and looting. Hundreds of protesters stormed the…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-07-06). Ukrainian Court Upholds Ban of Communist Party. libya360.wordpress.com Muhammed Shabeer Members of WFDY held a protest in Madrid, Spain during the NATO Summit to demand the release of the Kononovich brothers. Photo: WFDY The Communist Party of Ukraine has been targeted by successive governments through decommunization laws, smear campaigns, and repression. The Eighth Administrative Court of Appeal in Lviv, Ukraine ruled on July…

Muhammed Shabeer (2022-07-06). Ukrainian court upholds ban on Communist Party. peoplesdispatch.org The Eighth Administrative Court of Appeal in Lviv, Ukraine ruled on July 5 to uphold the ban on the Communist Party of Ukraine (KPU) and ordered the state to seize the properties of the party. | The Eighth Administrative Court of Appeal stated that in their decision: "We inform you that the court has complied with the requests of the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine: the activities of the Communist Party of Ukraine are prohibited; the property, funds and other assets of the party, its regional, municipal, district organizations, primary organizations and other structural entities have been transferred to the owners…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-07-06). Protesting for Jayland Walker. libya360.wordpress.com Margaret Kimberley The number of bullets used to kill Jayland Walker have sparked an outcry, but police kill one Black person every day in this country. If systemic change is not the demand all protest is for naught. Jayland Walker was killed by police in Akron, Ohio when he was shot more than 60 times. The nature…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-07-06). Cuba: Eradicating Child Mortality and Banishing the Diseases of the Poor. libya360.wordpress.com Vijay Prashad, Manolo De Los Santos The authors at a clinic in Palpite in Cuba. Photo: Odalys Miranda/Twitter The drastic reduction in infant mortality rates is yet another testimony to the Cuban Revolution's attention to the health of the country's population Palpite, Cuba, is just a few miles away from Playa Girón, along the Bay of…

Vijay Prashad (2022-07-06). How Cuba is eradicating child mortality and banishing the diseases of the poor. peoplesdispatch.org The drastic reduction in infant mortality rates is yet another testimony to the Cuban Revolution's attention to the health of the country's population…

WSWS (2022-07-06). German government, employers and unions join in a "Concerted Action"–an alliance against the working class. wsws.org The aim of "Concerted Action" is to make working people pay for the horrendous costs of military rearmament and the consequences of the NATO offensive and the economic war against Russia.

Mark Gruenberg (2022-07-06). Money bill to set off annual abortion fight on Hyde Amendment. peoplesworld.org WASHINGTON—Just days after their big win in the U.S. Supreme Court, anti-abortionists and the radical right—who are often one and the same—are gearing up for their annual fight to ban federal Medicaid funding for abortion. Their vehicle: The $242 billion bill funding the Departments of Labor, Education, and Health and Human Services for the federal …

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-07-06). Mali's Resistance Continues and Inspires. libya360.wordpress.com Mikhail Gamandiy-Egorov The lifting of economic sanctions by ECOWAS against Mali should certainly not be seen as the victory of a consensus or as a sign of goodwill from the regional organization towards Bamako. The reality is that the resistance of the country's authorities and people has proven to be effective, and is extending its…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-07-06). SARS-CoV-2 a US Bioweapon: US May Owe the World Compensation for Damages. libya360.wordpress.com Damage caused by Covid-19 to countries globally should be covered by Washington if the US bioresearch origin claim is confirmed, the Duma speaker says The US may owe the world huge compensation for the damage caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, Vyacheslav Volodin, the speaker of the Russian State Duma, said on Wednesday. He cited remarks…

_____ (2022-07-06). White Socialist Left: Seeing A Bleak Future For 'Black And White Unite'. popularresistance.org The Red Summer of 1919 put paid to the lie of a monochromatic class struggle as thousands of hysterical white workers took to the streets around the country over the course of the year to lynch, beat, shoot and burn to death more than 250 of their African American coworkers who they feared were replacing them in the workplace. | One-hundred and ten years after O'Hare published her racist polemic, another white woman with ties to the political Left in the U.S., Krystal Ball, appeared on the Marxist economist Richard Wolff's podcast to once again downplay the role that racism plays in the struggle between capital a…

_____ (2022-07-06). Steps To Organizing A Cooperative. popularresistance.org I am with USDA Rural Development, a long time co-op developer, and we have Alex Stone, the Executive Director of CooperationWorks!, and we are pleased that we are able to offer this first in a series. What we're going to present today is just the basics on the steps to forming a cooperative. So I've been a co-op developer, based in my home state of Wisconsin. I've helped organize about 35 different cooperatives in all kinds of different industry sectors. And I'd like to share with you some knowledge that that the field of cooperative development has developed, and some personal lessons I've learned along the way…

_____ (2022-07-06). Women Are Taking Over The US Labor Movement. popularresistance.org As she considered striking at the grocery store where she had worked for a decade, the dozens of moments that had pushed Ashley Manning to that point flooded back. | She vividly recalled the indignities she endured throughout the pandemic, starting with child care. When schools shut down, no one could watch her 12-year-old daughter. She wouldn't allow her elderly grandmother, Ruby, to do it, fearing she would get sick. And her store, a Ralphs in San Pedro, California, where she is the manager of the floral department, refused to work with her schedule, she said.

_____ (2022-07-06). National Strike In Ecuador Was Also A Strike For People's Health. popularresistance.org After more than two weeks of mobilization, people's movements in Ecuador reached an agreement with the government, bringing the national strike to halt. On Thursday, June 30, representatives of the Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of Ecuador (CONAIE), the Council of Indigenous Evangelical Peoples and Organizations of Ecuador (FEINE) and the National Confederation of Peasant, Indigenous and Afro-descendant Organizations (FENOCIN) formally recognized a list of measures announced by the government, including a 15-cent reduction of the price of diesel fuel per gallon and a continuation of the discussion on t…

Ana Perdigón (2022-07-06). Ecuador: 4 Cabinet Ministers Resign. orinocotribune.com In Ecuador, four cabinet ministers from the Guillermo Lasso administration have presented their resignation. The latest minister to resign was been Health Minister Ximena Garzón, who quit after an emergency declaration on healthcare was decreed during the national strike. | Garzón's resignation letter to Lasso states: "I submit, for your consideration, my resignation as minister of public health for Ecuador. I deeply appreciate the opportunity given to serve my country, and I am proud to have contributed with you to the control of the COVID-19 pandemic." | The declaration of a healthcare state of emergency was is…

Daniel Kovalik (2022-07-06). In An Attempt to Offset Rising Oil Prices, Biden Administration Makes Nice with Brutal Saudis—But Spurns Socialist Venezuela. covertactionmagazine.com Right-wing lobbies and ideological zealotry continue to prevent initiation of rational policy toward Venezuela On June 2, Saudi-led OPEC and …

Editor (2022-07-06). Ecuador: The Ghosts of the National Strike. scheerpost.com By Javier Tolcachier / Pressenza After 18 days of mobilisations throughout Ecuador, which had their final epicentre in Quito, the indigenous organisations signed an agreement with the national government, bringing to an end what they called the "first stage" of the strike. A period of 90 days is now open in which compliance with the …

Editor (2022-07-06). China Miéville: "If you don't feel despair, you're not opening your eyes" mronline.org The fantasy novelist and left activist on why Marx's 'Communist Manifesto' speaks to the crisis-ridden politics of the present.

Fight Back (2022-07-06). People's Independence Day: Milwaukee takes to the streets to protest Supreme Court rulings. fightbacknews.org Milwaukee, WI – In the calm before the storms hitting Milwaukee on July 4, over 1000 protested around the following six demands: True separation of church and state; repeal of Wisconsin State Statute 940.04; law enforcement shall not enforce abortion bans; the state of Wisconsin shall require law enforcement officials to read off Miranda Rights to those being detained; the city of Milwaukee and Milwaukee County shall not prosecute abortion cases – dismiss them all; and community control of the police now. | The protest was led by Freedom Road Socialist Organization (FRSO), the Milwaukee Alliance Against Racist an…

Amarynth (2022-07-06). Russia Sanctions and Asset Grab 2022. thesaker.is Russia Sanctions and ASSET GRAB 2022 The Coming Sanctions-Induced Economic Tsunami? July 6, 2022 by Yves Smith. www.nakedcapitalism.com/2022/07/the-coming-sanctions-induced-economic-tsunami.html Today I am risking being too glib, but my excuse is aspiring to meet…

Editor (2022-07-06). The Fight for Abortion Under Puerto Rico's Colonial Regime. scheerpost.com By Raura Doreste / As the Right advances in the United States to overturn Roe v. Wade, Puerto Rico, a colony of the U.S. since 1898, is waging an intense battle to preserve its right to abortion. At least eight draft bills to limit abortion on the island have been presented. Senate Bill 693 (PS 693), proposed by the right-wing legislator Joanne Rodriguez Veve, seeks to limit abortion starting at week 22 of gestation, supposedly based on "fetal viability". Rodriguez Veve and…

TeleSUR, SH (2022-07-06). Fiscal venezolano imputará a responsables del crimen contra Carlos Lanz. telesurtv.net Tarek William Saab señaló que tras dos años de investigaciones pudieron dar con los responsables de la desaparición del profesor y defensor de la Revolución Bolivariana.

WSWS (2022-07-06). Workers and students demand freedom for Assange at Melbourne protest. wsws.org The Socialist Equality Party is holding an online meeting this Sunday, 3 p.m. (AEST), to discuss how to take forward the fight for the WikiLeaks founder's freedom.

WSWS (2022-07-06). Health care workers at Providence St. Vincent oppose efforts by Oregon Nurses Association to sabotage scheduled strike. wsws.org Nurses at St. Vincent hospital who have been working without a contract since December 2021, describe their atrocious working conditions and voice their anger with the ONA.

Staff (2022-07-06). Lo que tantas veces salva: La elevada noción del riesgo. cubadebate.cu Otra jornada en pos de la salud y la vida tuvo lugar este martes desde el Palacio de la Revolución: sesionaron las reuniones de expertos y científicos para temas de salud, ydel Grupo Temporal de Trabajo para la prevención y control de la epidemia de COVID-19, encabezadas por el presidente de la república, Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, y el primer ministro, Manuel Marrero Cruz.

WSWS (2022-07-06). Over 33,000 British Columbia government workers vote for strike action, as contracts for 400,000 public sector workers expire. wsws.org After more than two years of risking their health and safety so the economy could continue churning out profits for the ruling elite during the pandemic, workers face a direct confrontation with the NDP government, which is determined to impose massive real terms wage cuts.

Bill Knight (2022-07-06). Illinois AFL-CIO launches Workers Rights Amendment drive. peoplesworld.org PEORIA, Ill. (PAI)—Saying Illinois workers need a constitutional guarantee of their right to organize and bargain—and reminding workers of the war former right-wing Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner waged against them—leaders of the Illinois AFL-CIO and legislative allies began their drive for voters to pass a proposed pro-collective bargaining constitutional amendment this November. If approved, the …

WSWS (2022-07-06). Support Will Lehman's campaign for UAW president! wsws.org Lehman's campaign for the UAW's top position is taking place under conditions of an extraordinary and intensifying crisis, one which is gripping virtually all elements of the world capitalist system and is fueling the growth of the class struggle.

Kevin Gosztola (2022-07-06). Presidente de México planteará caso Assange en reunión de julio con Biden. globalizacion.ca Cuando el presidente de México, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, se reúna con el presidente de Estados Unidos, Joe Biden, el 12 de julio, planea instar una vez más al gobierno de Estados Unidos a retirar los cargos contra el fundador…

Staff (2022-07-06). Reto visual: Muy pocos consiguen encontrar la mariposa entre las hojas. cubadebate.cu Aunque parezca fácil de descifrar, nada mas lejos de la realidad, ya que tendrá que mirar con mucho cuidado si quiere detectar el insecto oculto puesto que toda la imagen está cubierta de hojas del mismo color que la mariposa, lo que nos dificultará aún más la labor de encontrar al escurridizo insecto.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-07-06). Saif Al-Islam Qaddafi Submits Proposal to Solve Libyan Political Impasse. libya360.wordpress.com Presidential candidate Saif al-Islam Gaddafi announced yesterday, via his lawyer, what he regarded as the last ditch initiative to solve the impasse in Libya and avoid bloodshed. He called for either having an inclusive electoral law or that all political figures withdraw their candidacy and hold immediate Presidential and Parliamentary elections. The statement signed by…

Dennis Broe (2022-07-06). How to organize a union: 'The Porter' and Black service industry militancy. peoplesworld.org A contemporary wave of union organizing and union militancy in the digital and service industries stands in reaction to crippling inflation, where price hikes are double that of any rise in wages, loss of participation in workplace decisions combined with increased algorithmic control where even bathroom breaks are monitored, and overscheduling and underpayment for increased …

WSWS (2022-07-06). Recession storm clouds gathering. wsws.org The chief factor in provoking the downturn is the determination of the US Federal Reserve to keep lifting interest rates to cut demand and even provoke a recession to suppress the growing movement of the working class for wage demands to compensate for escalating prices.

WSWS (2022-07-06). Supreme Court security officer demands state officials crack down on protests outside of justices' homes. wsws.org Protests have remained a constant outside the homes of the court's far-right members since their decision to strike down the constitutional right to an abortion.

TeleSUR, DRL (2022-07-06). Argelia auspicia reunión entre facciones rivales palestinas. telesurtv.net En ocasión de la celebración del 60 aniversario de la independencia de Argelia, con la mediación del presidente argelino.

WSWS (2022-07-06). Well-attended SEP online meeting discusses the lessons of Sri Lankan mass uprising. wsws.org Speakers explained that establishing the political independence of the working class is the most crucial aspect in the struggle against the severe austerity being imposed by the Sri Lankan government.

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-07-06). Mayo Clinic, Sheba Medical Center sign agreement to accelerate health technology growth. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn., and TEL AVIV, Israel — Mayo Clinic and Sheba Medical Center have signed an agreement that will make it easier to share health technology and support early stage startup companies. This collaboration will create an environment that enables rapid product development in the U.S. and Israeli markets, allowing technologies to be established and launched to transform health care delivery for all. The initial focus of this collaboration will be on cross referral and…

Editor (2022-07-06). The CIA & the Frankfurt school's anti-communism. mronline.org Frankfurt School critical theory has been—along with French theory—one of the hottest commodities of the global theory industry. Together, they serve as the common source for so many of the trend-setting forms of theoretical critique that currently dominate the academic market in the capitalist world, from postcolonial and decolonial theory to queer theory, Afro-pessimism and beyond.

Hassan Diab Support Committee (2022-07-06). Protect Hassan Diab from Further Injustice. Say NO to Any Future Request for Hassan's Extradition! globalresearch.ca

Anonymous669 (2022-07-06). Israeli Drone Strike On Southern Syria Claims Life Of Pro-Government Fighter. southfront.org quadron 161 ("The Black Snake") marks its reopening as the only "Zik" Squadron (Hermes 4 ) in the UAV, absorbing all the "Zik" aircraft from Squadron 166 ("Firebirds"). Taken on 6 December 2020 by Amit Agronov. Source: the Israeli Defense Forces. | On July 6, a fighter of the Syrian pro-government National Defense Forces (NDF) was killed as a result of an Israeli drone strike on the southern Syrian governorate of al-Quneitra. | The fighter was reportedly carrying out regular ta…

Staff (2022-07-05). NATO missile system part of new $820 million U.S. arms transfer to Ukraine. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Defense News US to send Ukraine advanced NASAMS air defense weapons in $820 million package The Pentagon on Friday announced $820 million in new Ukraine military aid that includes advanced mid- to long-range air defense systems and counter-artillery radars to respond to Russia's heavy use of long-range strikes in the war. The announcement …

Fight Back (2022-07-05). FRSO: Resolution Against the U.S./NATO-Provoked War in Ukraine. fightbacknews.org Fight Back News Service is circulating the following resolution was that was adopted at Freedom Road Socialist Organization's 9th Congress. | We, Freedom Road Socialist Organization, hold the United States and NATO squarely responsible for the conflict in Ukraine. Since the disintegration of the socialist bloc in Europe, NATO has pursued a policy of expansion and military aggression that has brought instability to the region and beyond. In Ukraine, NATO and its de facto leader, the United States, created the conditions for the war that is now unfolding between the Russian Federation and the Ukrainian state. | Th…

Global Times (2022-07-05). Global Times interview: Brian Becker on socialism and the U.S. campaign against China. liberationnews.org "Clearly, the US is actually preparing for military confrontation with China."

Muhammed Shabeer (2022-07-06). Ukrainian court upholds ban on Communist Party. peoplesdispatch.org The Eighth Administrative Court of Appeal in Lviv, Ukraine ruled on July 5 to uphold the ban on the Communist Party of Ukraine (KPU) and ordered the state to seize the properties of the party. | The Eighth Administrative Court of Appeal stated that in their decision: "We inform you that the court has complied with the requests of the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine: the activities of the Communist Party of Ukraine are prohibited; the property, funds and other assets of the party, its regional, municipal, district organizations, primary organizations and other structural entities have been transferred to the owners…

Vijay Prashad (2022-07-06). How Cuba is eradicating child mortality and banishing the diseases of the poor. peoplesdispatch.org The drastic reduction in infant mortality rates is yet another testimony to the Cuban Revolution's attention to the health of the country's population…

WSWS (2022-07-06). German government, employers and unions join in a "Concerted Action"–an alliance against the working class. wsws.org The aim of "Concerted Action" is to make working people pay for the horrendous costs of military rearmament and the consequences of the NATO offensive and the economic war against Russia.

Daniel Kovalik (2022-07-06). In An Attempt to Offset Rising Oil Prices, Biden Administration Makes Nice with Brutal Saudis—But Spurns Socialist Venezuela. covertactionmagazine.com Right-wing lobbies and ideological zealotry continue to prevent initiation of rational policy toward Venezuela On June 2, Saudi-led OPEC and …

Fight Back (2022-07-06). People's Independence Day: Milwaukee takes to the streets to protest Supreme Court rulings. fightbacknews.org Milwaukee, WI – In the calm before the storms hitting Milwaukee on July 4, over 1000 protested around the following six demands: True separation of church and state; repeal of Wisconsin State Statute 940.04; law enforcement shall not enforce abortion bans; the state of Wisconsin shall require law enforcement officials to read off Miranda Rights to those being detained; the city of Milwaukee and Milwaukee County shall not prosecute abortion cases – dismiss them all; and community control of the police now. | The protest was led by Freedom Road Socialist Organization (FRSO), the Milwaukee Alliance Against Racist an…

Labor Video Project (2022-07-06). Arms stretched out to Durban, to RETUSA, to dockers internationally… indybay.org South African dockers from Durban gave solidarity greetings to ILWU Local 10 longshore workers and the community against the privatization and destruction of the Howard Terminal in the Port Of Oakland. In response ILWU Local 10 past president Trent Willis and ILWU Local 10 member Aaron Wright thanked Duban dockers.

WSWS (2022-07-06). Workers and students demand freedom for Assange at Melbourne protest. wsws.org The Socialist Equality Party is holding an online meeting this Sunday, 3 p.m. (AEST), to discuss how to take forward the fight for the WikiLeaks founder's freedom.

Hassan Diab Support Committee (2022-07-06). Protect Hassan Diab from Further Injustice. Say NO to Any Future Request for Hassan's Extradition! globalresearch.ca

WSWS (2022-07-06). Well-attended SEP online meeting discusses the lessons of Sri Lankan mass uprising. wsws.org Speakers explained that establishing the political independence of the working class is the most crucial aspect in the struggle against the severe austerity being imposed by the Sri Lankan government.

WSWS (2022-07-06). Supreme Court security officer demands state officials crack down on protests outside of justices' homes. wsws.org Protests have remained a constant outside the homes of the court's far-right members since their decision to strike down the constitutional right to an abortion.

Staff (2022-07-06). Lo que tantas veces salva: La elevada noción del riesgo. cubadebate.cu Otra jornada en pos de la salud y la vida tuvo lugar este martes desde el Palacio de la Revolución: sesionaron las reuniones de expertos y científicos para temas de salud, ydel Grupo Temporal de Trabajo para la prevención y control de la epidemia de COVID-19, encabezadas por el presidente de la república, Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, y el primer ministro, Manuel Marrero Cruz.

WSWS (2022-07-06). Recession storm clouds gathering. wsws.org The chief factor in provoking the downturn is the determination of the US Federal Reserve to keep lifting interest rates to cut demand and even provoke a recession to suppress the growing movement of the working class for wage demands to compensate for escalating prices.

TeleSUR, DRL (2022-07-06). Argelia auspicia reunión entre facciones rivales palestinas. telesurtv.net En ocasión de la celebración del 60 aniversario de la independencia de Argelia, con la mediación del presidente argelino.

WSWS (2022-07-06). Health care workers at Providence St. Vincent oppose efforts by Oregon Nurses Association to sabotage scheduled strike. wsws.org Nurses at St. Vincent hospital who have been working without a contract since December 2021, describe their atrocious working conditions and voice their anger with the ONA.

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-07-06). Mayo Clinic, Sheba Medical Center sign agreement to accelerate health technology growth. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn., and TEL AVIV, Israel — Mayo Clinic and Sheba Medical Center have signed an agreement that will make it easier to share health technology and support early stage startup companies. This collaboration will create an environment that enables rapid product development in the U.S. and Israeli markets, allowing technologies to be established and launched to transform health care delivery for all. The initial focus of this collaboration will be on cross referral and…

Staff (2022-07-06). Reto visual: Muy pocos consiguen encontrar la mariposa entre las hojas. cubadebate.cu Aunque parezca fácil de descifrar, nada mas lejos de la realidad, ya que tendrá que mirar con mucho cuidado si quiere detectar el insecto oculto puesto que toda la imagen está cubierta de hojas del mismo color que la mariposa, lo que nos dificultará aún más la labor de encontrar al escurridizo insecto.

Freedom Socialist Party Bay Area (2022-07-06). Wednesday 7/6: Labor History Online Discussion Group – Rise of the Excluded. indybay.org Zoom (Register at http: //bit.ly/FSFD-Labor)…

TeleSUR, SH (2022-07-06). Fiscal venezolano imputará a responsables del crimen contra Carlos Lanz. telesurtv.net Tarek William Saab señaló que tras dos años de investigaciones pudieron dar con los responsables de la desaparición del profesor y defensor de la Revolución Bolivariana.

WSWS (2022-07-06). Over 33,000 British Columbia government workers vote for strike action, as contracts for 400,000 public sector workers expire. wsws.org After more than two years of risking their health and safety so the economy could continue churning out profits for the ruling elite during the pandemic, workers face a direct confrontation with the NDP government, which is determined to impose massive real terms wage cuts.

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-07-06). Mayo Clinic joins coalition to end drug shortages. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — Mayo Clinic has joined the End Drugs Shortages Alliance, a coalition that seeks to prevent drug shortages in the U.S. "Drug shortages continue to impact patient care and care delivery. Mayo Clinic is joining this collaborative effort to help ensure patients have access to essential medications and treatments when they need them," says Eric Tichy, Pharm.D., division chair of Pharmacy Supply Solutions at Mayo Clinic. Tichy is serving as chair of the…

Khubaka, Michael Harris (2022-07-06). California Juneteenth Holiday Bill – AB 1655 – Our Unique Journey From Slavery to Freedom. indybay.org Since 2003, California has recognized Juneteenth through Assembly Bill 1749 (Longville) and signed into law by Governor Gray Davis. However, today 20 years later, it is our goal that Juneteenth through Assembly Bill 1655 (Jones-Sawyer) becomes an official California State Holiday.

Freedom Socialist Party (2022-07-06). Sunday 7/10: Voting Blue Won't Do–Build a Movement for Reproductive Justice. indybay.org Please register for zoom event: tinyurl.com/FSP-July10…

Kevin Gosztola (2022-07-06). Presidente de México planteará caso Assange en reunión de julio con Biden. globalizacion.ca Cuando el presidente de México, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, se reúna con el presidente de Estados Unidos, Joe Biden, el 12 de julio, planea instar una vez más al gobierno de Estados Unidos a retirar los cargos contra el fundador…

WSWS (2022-07-06). Support Will Lehman's campaign for UAW president! wsws.org Lehman's campaign for the UAW's top position is taking place under conditions of an extraordinary and intensifying crisis, one which is gripping virtually all elements of the world capitalist system and is fueling the growth of the class struggle.

Staff (2022-07-05). NATO missile system part of new $820 million U.S. arms transfer to Ukraine. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Defense News US to send Ukraine advanced NASAMS air defense weapons in $820 million package The Pentagon on Friday announced $820 million in new Ukraine military aid that includes advanced mid- to long-range air defense systems and counter-artillery radars to respond to Russia's heavy use of long-range strikes in the war. The announcement …

Jason Ditz (2022-07-05). Russia Demands Israel Stop Sovereignty-Violating Airstrikes on Syria. news.antiwar.com Over the weekend, Israel carried out attacks against a poultry farm on the Syrian coast, wounding two civilians. Russia issued a statement Monday, warning such attacks are " Russia has positions on the Syrian coast, and has warned Israel away from the area before. The latest attack came from the coast, and conspicuously Russia didn't comment when it happened. | The Russians say it violates Syrian sovereignty, and is against international norms. Those are p…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-07-05). Is the US Now Trying to Destabilize Uzbekistan? libya360.wordpress.com Vladimir Platov Unfortunately, the failure of the recent attempt to create an armed conflict in the Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region (GBAR) has not dampened Washington's ardor in searching for ways to destabilize the situation in Central Asia and in creating an additional inconvenience for Russia, which at present is conducting a special military operation to de-Nazify Ukraine, by…

Fight Back (2022-07-05). FRSO: Resolution Against the U.S./NATO-Provoked War in Ukraine. fightbacknews.org Fight Back News Service is circulating the following resolution was that was adopted at Freedom Road Socialist Organization's 9th Congress. | We, Freedom Road Socialist Organization, hold the United States and NATO squarely responsible for the conflict in Ukraine. Since the disintegration of the socialist bloc in Europe, NATO has pursued a policy of expansion and military aggression that has brought instability to the region and beyond. In Ukraine, NATO and its de facto leader, the United States, created the conditions for the war that is now unfolding between the Russian Federation and the Ukrainian state. | Th…

Editor2 (2022-07-05). Ukraine Is the Latest Neocon Disaster. orinocotribune.com By Jeffrey D. Sachs &#1 ; Jun 27, 2022 | The war in Ukraine is the culmination of a 30-year project of the American neoconservative movement. The Biden Administration is packed with the same neocons who championed the US wars of choice in Serbia (1999), Afghanistan (2001), Iraq (2003), Syria (2011), Libya (2011), and who did so much to provoke Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The neocon track record is one of unmitigated disaster, yet Biden has staffed his team with neocons. As a result, Biden is steering Ukraine, the US, and the European Union towards yet another geopolitical debacle. If Europe has any insight, it…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-07-05). Russia-China Ties Defy Western Predictions for an Alternative World. libya360.wordpress.com Salman Rafi Sheikh For years, the West has made every effort to predict the fall of Russia-China ties. The frenzy reached its climax when Russia began its military operation in Ukraine in late February 2022. Many in the West — both politicians and the media — saw this war as the beginning of the end…

The Grayzone (2022-07-05). VIDEO: Ecuador's gov't buckles under indigenous strike pressure. thegrayzone.com In part 3 of our documentary series on the indigenous-led rebellion against the neoliberal policies of Ecuador's billionaire president, Guillermo Lasso, we examine the government's agreement with the strikers and the tactics that overcame Quito's harsh repression.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-07-05). The Empire is Not Done Torturing Afghanistan. libya360.wordpress.com Pepe Escobar Photo Credit: The Cradle Despite its resounding defeat, NATO is not quite done with inflicting misery on the land of the Afghans Once upon a time, in a galaxy not far away, the Empire of Chaos launched the so-called "War on Terror" against an impoverished cemetery of empires at the crossroads of Central and South Asia….

Brett Wilkins (2022-07-05). Top US Nurses Union Urges Senators to Suspend Filibuster to Protect Abortion Rights. commondreams.org "Reproductive health services," says National Nurses United, are "fundamental to ensuring economic justice for women across the country."

Staff (2022-07-05). The People's Party is suing Florida for ballot access. peoplesparty.org The Democrats and Republicans together have hurled this country into crushing inflation, mass homelessness, endless war, and growing authoritarianism. Every American has the right to vote against the establishment parties and for third party candidates who don't answer to their billionaire donors. But in state after state, the increasingly unpopular corporate parties are trying to entrench their advantage with laws meant to suppress third parties and deny millions of Americans the right to vote for them. | That's what the People's Party is facing in Florida, where, despite having achieved ballot access last fall,…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-07-05). Frantz Fanon's Revolutionary Spirit Lives On. libya360.wordpress.com Raj Patel A new collection of essays uses the works of the psychiatrist and radical political philosopher to explore how a community's language and capacity for thought and wit threaten the state. What can a psychiatrist who died 60 years ago offer working-class struggle in the 21st century? Nigel Gibson's Fanon Today: Reason and Revolt…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-07-05). How the Pentagon Uses a Secretive Program to Wage Global Proxy Wars. libya360.wordpress.com Nick Turse, Alice Speri Exclusive documents and interviews reveal the sweeping scope of classified 127e operations. SMALL TEAMS OF U.S. Special Operations forces are involved in a low-profile proxy war program on a far greater scale than previously known, according to exclusive documents and interviews with more than a dozen current and former government officials. While The…

_____ (2022-07-05). Burgerville's Union Racking Up Victories On Shop Floor. popularresistance.org Last December, The Industrial Workers of the World's Burgerville Workers Union signed their first collective bargaining agreement with management, officially becoming the only fast food restaurant in the country covered by a federally recognized contract. This historic win comes as the culmination of three-and-a-half years of heated negotiations with management, seven strikes, and dozens of major picket lines. Over 75% of workers covered by the contract participated in the vote, with 92% in favor. | The contract brings major gains to the five Portland-area stores with federal union recognition such as a grievance…

Editor2 (2022-07-05). International Feminist Brigade Begins in Venezuela. orinocotribune.com Delegations of women from the five continents have traveled to Venezuela to learn about the struggle of women in the Bolivarian Revolution and share experiences from their own regions | Women from the five continents have traveled to Caracas to participate in the I Alexandra Kollontai International Feminist Brigade, which began Friday June 17 and will conclude on June 27. The aim of the brigade is to exchange experiences on women's community organization and in building popular feminism. | There are 29 women from 20 countries, including Swaziland, South Africa, Lesotho, Ghana, Zambia, South Africa, Kenya, Cuba, t…

Peoples Dispatch (2022-07-05). Blood continues to spill in Colombia. peoplesdispatch.org Reports from Colombian human rights organizations indicate that the situation of paramilitary violence continues unabated in Colombia. The Afro-descendent, Indigenous and peasant communities that fight to protect their lands continue to be victims of deadly attacks by illegal armed and drug-trafficking groups operating in the country. On Sunday, July 3, the Institute of Development and Peace Studies (INDEPAZ) reported the assassination of three Indigenous leaders in a massacre in the Tumaco municipality of the Nariño department. | INDEPAZ reported that Indigenous leaders Juan Orlando Moreano, John Faver Nastacuas…

Martha Grevatt (2022-07-05). January 6 hearings and the fascist threat. workers.org Since June 9, the House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol has built a case against former President Donald Trump, members of his administration and Trump allies. The Committee will hold additional hearings this month, keeping the spotlight on a very real, growing . . . |

Martha Grevatt (2022-07-05). Akron community outraged over yet another police lynching. workers.org Akron, Ohio Over 1,000 people marched through downtown Akron July 3 to demand justice in the police lynching of Jayland Walker. The 25-year-old Black Doordash driver was riddled with bullets fired by Akron police June 27. Cops purportedly attempted to stop Walker over a traffic violation. A high-speed chase ensued, . . . |

Dave Welsh (2022-07-05). Wave of union organizing hits REI in California. workers.org Berkeley, California As a wave of union organizing spreads to Starbucks coffee shops across the country, workers at an REI retail outlet here announced at a June 30 press conference that they are going union too. Credit: UFCW A 175-store chain with 15,000 employees, specializing in outdoor recreational gear, REI . . . |

Editor (2022-07-05). Beyond the SCOTUS attack on abortion. workers.org White supremacy did not begin nor will it end with the June 24 U.S. Supreme Court ruling that swept away Roe v. Wade, that for almost 50 years legalized access to abortion. Yet the ruling has sharpened this major pillar of capitalist oppression that touches every aspect of life in . . . |

Gloria Rubac (2022-07-05). Houston stands for Mumia during 40-for-40 events. workers.org Joining supporters of political prisoner Mumia Abu-Jamal, Houston activists participated in the 40 Cities for 40 Years events by dropping banners over a busy freeway during 5 p.m. traffic as workers were leaving downtown Friday, July 1. Credit: Gloria Rubec They held giant signs reading "Mumia Abu-Jamal is Innocent! Freedom . . . |

Joe Piette (2022-07-05). Rally July 9: mass action to stop Philadelphia evictions, housing demolition. workers.org Are you houseless, paying too much for rent, living in unsafe or inadequate housing, threatened with eviction? Do you believe housing is a human right? The Save UC Townhomes Coalition is asking you to join — in person or through sending statements of support — with others concerned about housing . . . |

Michael Otto (2022-07-05). Ecuador's popular movements halt national strike after tentative agreement. workers.org Ibarra, Imbabura Province, Ecuador July 3 — Representatives of popular organizations ended an 18-day national strike in Ecuador the afternoon of June 30, after a tentative agreement with the neoliberal government. Many issues are left unresolved, and many Ecuadorians doubt that the government will comply with the agreement it signed. . . . |

Peoples Dispatch (2022-07-05). National strike in Panama continues amid heavy repression. peoplesdispatch.org The people of Panama continue protests against the high cost of living and to demand government action to resolve the growing economic crisis. The protests began on July 1 to mark three years since the beginning of the government of right-wing president Laurentino Cortizo. Since then, workers, fisherfolk, students, educators, and civilians have braved heavy police repression, staging blockades of key roads and marching in major cities to make their demands to the government heard. | The mobilizations are organized by social movements and trade unions from across diverse sectors of Panamanian society that came tog…

Gerardo Szalkowicz (2022-07-05). Francia Márquez: "The vice presidency is a means, the end is to achieve peace and dignity" peoplesdispatch.org The Francia Marquez phenomenon revolutionized Colombian politics and set the stage for the victory of the first progressive government in its history.

Cecilia Tully (2022-07-05). First unionized Starbucks in Pittsburgh goes on strike. liberationnews.org Beginning in February 2022, the unionized Bloomfield Starbucks employees were hit with a massive 30 percent cut in their hours.

Anonymous765 (2022-07-05). Locations Of US Carrier Strike Groups — July 5, 2022. southfront.org This is the newest update of the 'U.S. Carrier Strike Groups Locations Map' exclusive series showing the approximate locations of U.S. Carrier Strike Groups. SouthFront: Analysis & Intelligence tracks locations of U.S. aircraft carriers using the available open-source information. No classified information was used in production of the map. | Carrier strike group (CSG) is an operational formation of the United States Navy. It is centered on an aircraft carrier and a carrier air w…

Christian Garramone (2022-07-05). Supreme Court rules in favor of big polluters, bolsters dangerous new legal doctrine. liberationnews.org Moving forward, we can expect the Supreme Court to use the "major questions doctrine" to strike down any regulations that the judges simply do not like as a matter of public policy.

J. Davis (2022-07-05). Charlestown teacher says state receivership is 'racist,' and 'a modern day colonial grab'. liberationnews.org "What receivership does is implicitly say communities of color are somehow incapable of providing effective leadership and making decisions that benefit their children and families. Therefore we must be taken over by powerful people who are not a part of our communities. That is not respect. That is racist."

Peoples Dispatch (2022-07-05). Contract workers at St. George's Hospital in London gear up for more strikes. peoplesdispatch.org The outsourced workers already went on a three-day strike from May 30 and a week-long strike from June 20 demanding withheld pay and better contract terms from their employer, the Mitie Group…

Fight Back (2022-07-05). National Alliance: Statement on the Murder of Jayland Walker. fightbacknews.org Fight Back News Service is circulating the following statement from the National Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression. | In the early morning of Monday, June 27, 8 Akron police officers fired over 90 shots at Jayland Walker, 25, striking him over 60 times, while attempting to stop him for a traffic violation. Following nearly a week of protests in Akron, authorities have now publicly released the bodycam footage of this deadly shooting. It's a horrific video to watch, but its public release is crucial in the fight for justice. | Police departments know the importance of public perception in these k…

Peoples Health Dispatch (2022-07-05). National strike in Ecuador was also a strike for people's health. peoplesdispatch.org Strengthening the health system and addressing social and environmental determinants of health ranked high among the demands of the national strike in Ecuador, yet provisional agreement with government leaves it unclear if advances will be made…

Newsclick (2022-07-05). What Warren Buffett knows that you don't &#1 ; Part 3. peoplesdispatch.org Warren Buffett's smartest investment is not in any manufacturing or service company, but in several insurance businesses. Although the business itself doesn't generate much profits, it gives Buffett access to a huge insurance 'float' which is stable over a long period of time. It is practically a giant loan for which Buffett pays nothing. Buffett's insurance float strategy shows that the only way to make money in Capitalism is if you already have a lot of money.

____ (2022-07-05). Foreign trade set to post stable growth this year. ecns.cn The surging volume of foreign trade in China is squeezing some companies, which are scrambling to find workers for their factories to fill their export orders.

Staff (2022-07-05). Unión Eléctrica: Se prevén afectaciones al servicio por déficit en generación. cubadebate.cu La Unión Eléctrica informó hoy que para el horario pico se estima una disponibilidad de 2 670 MW y una demanda máxima de 2 800 MW, para un déficit de 130 MW, por lo que de mantenerse las condiciones previstas se pronostica una afectación de 200 MW al pico. El servicio quedará restablecido a las 02: 30 horas de la madrugada de mañana.

WSWS (2022-07-05). Workers Struggles: The Americas. wsws.org Strikes by truckers in Argentina and demonstrations and blockades in Panama protested rising prices while unions covering workers at major Atlantic City, New Jersey casinos have announced settlement, blocking strike action in time for July 4 holidays.

____ (2022-07-05). 4th crew member rescued after sinking, bodies found. ecns.cn A deck worker from the sunken engineering ship Fujing 001 was rescued by a military vessel on Monday morning, while 12 bodies suspected of being some of the missing crew members were also found.

WSWS (2022-07-05). Terminated nurse at Children's Hospital in New Orleans exposes disastrous workplace conditions. wsws.org A worker at the hospital told the WSWS that staffing "has impacted all units of the hospital, as it has impacted seemingly every unit in every hospital across the globe."

John Smith (2022-07-05). Are We Heading Towards a Capitalist Supernova? commondreams.org As with a star, when the mass of accumulated capital exceeds the capacity of living labour to breathe life into it, the moment of crisis has arrived, and swathes of capital are destroyed in a financial crash.

Deweylaura (2022-07-05). Marxist IQ: A crisis-ridden July Fourth. cpusa.org This is the July 4th weekend. This Independence Day comes as the Supreme Court has struck down Roe v. Wade, struck down a New York state law regulating guns, defended religious exercises in schools, undermined the ability of the EPA to lower greenhouse admissions, approved a racially gerrymandered congressional district in Louisiana, and threatened …

Julia Conley (2022-07-05). 'Grave Injustice': Judge Rules Against West Virginia Community Devastated by Opioids. commondreams.org Three pharmaceutical companies distributed 81 million opioid painkillers in a West Virginia county over an eight-year period, but the federal judge ruled they were not liable for the damage done by the opioid epidemic.

____ (2022-07-05). Chinese, U.S. senior officials hold video talks over economic issues. ecns.cn Chinese Vice Premier Liu He, a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chief of the Chinese side of the China-U.S. comprehensive economic dialogue, held a video conversation with U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen at the latter's request on Tuesday morning.

____ (2022-07-05). Intensive talks underway between Iran, EAEU on signing FTA. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 05 (MNA) — Iran and Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) are holding intensive talks for signing Free Trade Agreement (FTA).

WSWS (2022-07-05). Western Australian health workers to take stopwork action. wsws.org Health workers in WA will hold a stoppage on July 6 to fight the pay cap imposed by the state Labor government.

TeleSUR, lv, SH (2022-07-05). Colombia se declara ganador de los Juegos Bolivarianos 2022. telesurtv.net Colombia sumó un total de 318 medallas, de las cuales 152 medallas fueron de oro, 96 de plata y 70 de bronce.

WSWS (2022-07-05). Sri Lankan health employees strike over fuel shortages and inability to travel to work. wsws.org The government's lockdown is another desperate measure to deal with extreme shortages of fuel and other basic needs produced by worsening collapse of the economy.

WSWS (2022-07-05). Ventra Evart worker describes sweatshop conditions, UAW collusion with management. wsws.org Workers at Ventra's plant in central Michigan voted down a UAW backed contract by 95 percent and are pressing to strike.

A Guest Author (2022-07-05). Opening the boxes of capitalism's skeletons. workers.org By Julia Wright "This is the hour of the furnaces; we only see the light" — Che Guevara "Blossoming purple, a forgotten artichoke in a dark cupboard" — haiku by Richard Wright, 1960 Emmett Till and his mother, Mamie Till-Mobley These are strange days during the floundering of what was . . . |

Staff (2022-07-05). BioCen, treinta años al servicio de la ciencia y la salud en Cuba (+ Fotos y Video). cubadebate.cu Este 14 de agosto, el Centro Nacional de Biopreparados (BioCen) cumple 30 años desde su fundación en 1992. BioCen dispone de instalaciones cuyo diseño, equipos de alta tecnología y preparación del personal permiten la fabricación industrial de diferentes ingredientes farmacéuticos activos para productos obtenidos por ingeniería genética o de origen natural.

WSWS (2022-07-05). UAW presidential candidate Will Lehman calls for support for Ventra and GM Subsystems workers. wsws.org Will Lehman, a Mack Trucks worker who is running for president of the United Auto Workers union, called for support to Ventra and GM Subsystems workers who are facing attacks on their pay and conditions.

WSWS (2022-07-05). Train drivers and salaried staff in UK balloted for strikes as unions block united fight. wsws.org The rail unions—and the entire TUC—are sitting on a social volcano. They are doing everything in their power to stem the tide of resistance.

WSWS (2022-07-05). Cabinet resignations seek ouster of Boris Johnson. wsws.org Bringing down Johnson and his despised government is the responsibility of the working class.

Margaret Anna Alice (2022-07-05). Video: Covid Propaganda and Social Engineering. Massive Transfers of Wealth. Towards A "One-world Dictatorship". Margaret Anna Alice. globalresearch.ca

Joe Sims (2022-07-05). Demand justice for Jayland Walker, killed by 60 cop bullets. cpusa.org The Communist Party of Ohio is outraged and heartbroken at the murder of Jayland Walker by Akron police on the night of June 27. Jayland, a 25-year-old Doordash driver, was shot in a hail of bullets — 60 gunshot wounds were found on his body — following a traffic stop in which he exited …

Betsey Piette (2022-07-05). Mumia: Unjustly imprisoned for 40 years. workers.org Philadelphia July 3 — Today people in Philadelphia and dozens of other cities across the U.S. and around the globe marked the 40th anniversary of the unlawful and unjust imprisonment of Pennsylvania political prisoner Mumia Abu-Jamal, including 29 years on death row. Now imprisoned for life in the general population, . . . |

_____ (2022-07-04). Truckers' Strike in South Korea and Its Consequences. journal-neo.org The first months of Yoon Suk-yeol's rule were marked by an impressive action of workers. Starting from June 7, the Cargo Truckers Solidarity trade union declared a general strike demanding freight rate increase and other support measures to cope with the drastic fuel prices growth. Increasing oil prices due to the Ukrainian crisis entailed growing …

____ (2022-07-04). Striking Five-Minute Summary of the Ukraine Atrocities. transcend.org 27 Jun 2022 – US & Britain Wanted Ukraine Invasion to Happen – Otherwise they could not launch an economic war against Russia.

Anonymous (2022-07-04). Palestine in Pictures: June 2022. electronicintifada.net A monthly roundup of photographs documenting Palestine, Palestinian life, politics and culture, and international solidarity with Palestine.

Staff (2022-07-05). NATO missile system part of new $820 million U.S. arms transfer to Ukraine. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Defense News US to send Ukraine advanced NASAMS air defense weapons in $820 million package The Pentagon on Friday announced $820 million in new Ukraine military aid that includes advanced mid- to long-range air defense systems and counter-artillery radars to respond to Russia's heavy use of long-range strikes in the war. The announcement …

Jason Ditz (2022-07-05). Russia Demands Israel Stop Sovereignty-Violating Airstrikes on Syria. news.antiwar.com Over the weekend, Israel carried out attacks against a poultry farm on the Syrian coast, wounding two civilians. Russia issued a statement Monday, warning such attacks are " Russia has positions on the Syrian coast, and has warned Israel away from the area before. The latest attack came from the coast, and conspicuously Russia didn't comment when it happened. | The Russians say it violates Syrian sovereignty, and is against international norms. Those are p…

Editor2 (2022-07-05). International Feminist Brigade Begins in Venezuela. orinocotribune.com Delegations of women from the five continents have traveled to Venezuela to learn about the struggle of women in the Bolivarian Revolution and share experiences from their own regions | Women from the five continents have traveled to Caracas to participate in the I Alexandra Kollontai International Feminist Brigade, which began Friday June 17 and will conclude on June 27. The aim of the brigade is to exchange experiences on women's community organization and in building popular feminism. | There are 29 women from 20 countries, including Swaziland, South Africa, Lesotho, Ghana, Zambia, South Africa, Kenya, Cuba, t…

____ (2022-07-05). Foreign trade set to post stable growth this year. ecns.cn The surging volume of foreign trade in China is squeezing some companies, which are scrambling to find workers for their factories to fill their export orders.

____ (2022-07-05). Chinese, U.S. senior officials hold video talks over economic issues. ecns.cn Chinese Vice Premier Liu He, a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chief of the Chinese side of the China-U.S. comprehensive economic dialogue, held a video conversation with U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen at the latter's request on Tuesday morning.

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-07-05). Mayo Clinic, Sheba Medical Center sign agreement to accelerate health technology growth. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn., and TEL AVIV, Israel — Mayo Clinic and Sheba Medical Center have signed an agreement that will make it easier to share health technology and support early stage startup companies. This collaboration will create an environment that enables rapid product development in the U.S. and Israeli markets, allowing technologies to be established and launched to transform health care delivery for all. The initial focus of this collaboration will be on cross referral and…

Staff (2022-07-05). BioCen, treinta años al servicio de la ciencia y la salud en Cuba (+ Fotos y Video). cubadebate.cu Este 14 de agosto, el Centro Nacional de Biopreparados (BioCen) cumple 30 años desde su fundación en 1992. BioCen dispone de instalaciones cuyo diseño, equipos de alta tecnología y preparación del personal permiten la fabricación industrial de diferentes ingredientes farmacéuticos activos para productos obtenidos por ingeniería genética o de origen natural.

Labor Video Project (2022-07-05). Arms stretched out to Durban, to RETUSA, to dockers internationally… indybay.org South African dockers from Durban gave solidarity greetings to ILWU Local 10 longshore workers and the community against the privatization and destruction of the Howard Terminal in the Port Of Oakland. In response ILWU Local 10 past president Trent Willis and ILWU Local 10 member Aaron Wright thanked Duban dockers.

Khubaka, Michael Harris (2022-07-05). California Juneteenth Holiday Bill – AB 1655 – Our Unique Journey From Slavery to Freedom. indybay.org Since 2003, California has recognized Juneteenth through Assembly Bill 1749 (Longville) and signed into law by Governor Gray Davis. However, today 20 years later, it is our goal that Juneteenth through Assembly Bill 1655 (Jones-Sawyer) becomes an official California State Holiday.

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-07-05). Mayo Clinic joins coalition to end drug shortages. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — Mayo Clinic has joined the End Drugs Shortages Alliance, a coalition that seeks to prevent drug shortages in the U.S. "Drug shortages continue to impact patient care and care delivery. Mayo Clinic is joining this collaborative effort to help ensure patients have access to essential medications and treatments when they need them," says Eric Tichy, Pharm.D., division chair of Pharmacy Supply Solutions at Mayo Clinic. Tichy is serving as chair of the…

Freedom Socialist Party (2022-07-05). Sunday 7/10: Voting Blue Won't Do–Build a Movement for Reproductive Justice. indybay.org Please register for zoom event: tinyurl.com/FSP-July10…

____ (2022-07-04). Striking Five-Minute Summary of the Ukraine Atrocities. transcend.org 27 Jun 2022 – US & Britain Wanted Ukraine Invasion to Happen – Otherwise they could not launch an economic war against Russia.

WSWS (2022-07-04). Ukrainian ambassador to Germany Andrey Melnyk defends Nazi collaborator and anti-Semite Stepan Bandera. wsws.org The German government's silence on Melnyk's recent remarks is not simply a scandal. It is part of a deliberate campaign to rehabilitate fascism and ultimately Hitler himself.

_____ (2022-07-04). Truckers' Strike in South Korea and Its Consequences. journal-neo.org The first months of Yoon Suk-yeol's rule were marked by an impressive action of workers. Starting from June 7, the Cargo Truckers Solidarity trade union declared a general strike demanding freight rate increase and other support measures to cope with the drastic fuel prices growth. Increasing oil prices due to the Ukrainian crisis entailed growing …

Staff (2022-07-04). El día que todos los niños del mundo tengan zapaticos blancos. cubadebate.cu Algún día todos los niños del mundo podrán tener zapaticos blancos… Esos fueron los sentimientos de Vijay Prashad, plasmados este domingo en el libro de visitantes del Museo de la batalla de Playa Girón. El reconocido intelectual marxista de origen indio, quien visitó la institución junto al hermano de causas y sueños Manolo de los Santos, dijo que este es uno de los museos que más le impresionaron en su vida.

WSWS (2022-07-04). Australian Labor prime minister in Kiev pledges support for US-NATO proxy war against Russia. wsws.org During its first six weeks in office, the Labor government has given its full commitment to the US-led confrontations with Russia and China, which threaten nuclear war.

Rqorinoco (2022-07-04). All Search-Engines Are Effectively Controlled By The US Government. orinocotribune.com By Eric Zuesse — Apr 28, 2022 | Any intelligent user of the internet knows that ANY censorship on the Web is dictatorial, NOT democratic. It's at least as dictatorial if it is coming from billionaires such as Gabriel Weinberg, or Jack Dorsey, or Mark Zuckerberg, or their agents, as it is if it comes from the Government itself — which the user can vote against at election-time without needing to purchase shares of stock in some corporation in order to become enabled to vote against its CEO and other officials. | Because it has become widely known that Google search-results exclude any find that proves…

Anonymous (2022-07-04). Palestine in Pictures: June 2022. electronicintifada.net A monthly roundup of photographs documenting Palestine, Palestinian life, politics and culture, and international solidarity with Palestine.

_____ (2022-07-04). Brazil's MST on the Fight Against Evictions and Bolsonaro. popularresistance.org Brazil is heading towards this year's elections with a strong appetite for change after four years of Jair Bolsonaro which followed a coup against President Dilma Rouseff. | In Sà£o Paulo, Camila spoke to Cassia Bechara of the National Board of the Landless Workers' Movement (MST) at the movement's Armazém do Campo store where one can find a selection of agroecological, organic and family farming products. Cassia sets the backdrop for the upcoming electoral campaign and describes some of the main issues in Brazil today and reflects on the recent victory of Gustavo Petro in Colombia.

Staff (2022-07-04). Ghassan Lives, Palestine Lives: Events and actions for the th anniversary of the assassination of Ghassan Kanafani. samidoun.net Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network and the Palestinian Youth Movement have come together to call for events and actions to mark the th anniversary of the assassination of Ghassan Kanafani, Palestinian revolutionary leader, organizer, writer and artist. Click here to read the call to action. We encourage all internationalist supporters of Palestine, Palestinians and Arabs …

Staff (2022-07-04). President Maduro Warns Against More Terrorist Threats From Colombia & Duque Rejects Maduro's Tentative Visit to Colombia. orinocotribune.com This Saturday, July 2, the commander in chief of the Bolivarian National Armed Force (FANB) and President of the Republic Nicolás Maduro warned about the terrorist plans that have been hatched against Venezuela by the administration of the outgoing president of Colombia, Iván Duque: "Keep your guard up, men and women of the Bolivarian National Armed Forces, of the Presidential Honor Guard, of the Military Counterintelligence Directorate; men and women of arms, guard up high to continue defeating the terrorist threats that come from the dying government of Iván Duque in Colombia, guard up high and always high mora…

Fight Back (2022-07-04). California: Boyle Heights rallies for reproductive rights. fightbacknews.org Los Angeles, CA – On June 30, the Freedom Road Socialist Organization-Los Angeles (FRSO-LA), along with Centro Community Service Organization (Centro CSO), rallied for reproductive rights in Boyle Heights. This event, held at Mariachi Plaza, was called as a response rally to the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade. Young community members came out to listen to speakers from FRSO and Centro CSO who expressed how this decision will impact women, gender fluid people, and anyone who can become pregnant. | The attendees angrily chanted, "Que queremos? Opción! Cuando? Ahora!" along with "What do we want?

Amarynth (2022-07-04). Uzbekistan and Karakalpakstan: an attempt at a color revolution from the West? thesaker.is By Guilherme Wilbert for the Saker Blog Uzbekistan, a relatively small country wedged between landlocked Turkmenistan to the south and Kazakhstan to the north, is undergoing state reshaping and suffering…

Staff (2022-07-04). Georgian ruling party accuses opposition, "NGOs" of plotting "color" coup. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Agenda.ge Ruling party Chairman: United National Movement, satellites have "no resources" to organise "unrest and revolution" The United National Movement opposition party and its satellites have "no resources" to organise "unrest and revolution" in Georgia, Irakli Kobakhidze, the Chairman of the ruling Georgian Dream party, said on Monday. Speaking at a party briefing, …

Staff (2022-07-04). Plans mature for coup, dragging Georgia into war by December: MPs. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Rustavi 2 UNM and their partners will consistently try to use each point of the plan to prepare a revolutionary scenario by the end of December &#1 ; joint statement of Subari, Kavelashvili and Khundadze The United National Movement and their partners will consistently try to use each point of the plan to prepare …

Staff (2022-07-04). LGBTIQ+ Pride March in Caracas & Photo Gallery. orinocotribune.com LGBTIQ+ movements from all over the country marched this Sunday, July 3, through the streets of Caracas to celebrate pride month, which is commemorated throughout the world and was put on pause for two years due to the Covid-19 pandemic. | The national commissioner for youth sex diversity of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV), and one of the organizers of this activity, Isamari Matute, stressed that this march vindicates the struggles of the community, "struggles made invisible by capitalism," she indicated. Likewise, she pointed out that in Venezuela full inclusion" and the freedom to raise the flags…

Editor (2022-07-04). What Would a Real Opposition Party of the People Do? scheerpost.com By Dave Lindorff / CounterPunch We are currently at the mercy of a cabal of self-righteous Christian zealots with a 6-3 grip on the US Supreme Court and on Congress, thanks to an arcane structure designed by slave-owning wealthy men who handed the power to a Senate dominated by small-state rich people and to their …

____ (2022-07-04). Is Participating in the Sanctions against Russia a Cultural Matter? transcend.org The currently emerging Cold War is not in terms of political alliances but a cultural one, a conflict between the old West, the former colonists, that is gradually losing its dominance and the newly emerging economic and political powers, many of which are former colonies. Thus, the Western reaction is neocolonialist.

WSWS (2022-07-04). From the Fourth of July to the Sixth of January. wsws.org The working class—in the US and internationally—must be warned of the ongoing danger of dictatorship and mobilized in time to stop it.

____ (2022-07-04). One rescued after floating crane sinks in South China. ecns.cn A deck worker from the sunken work ship Fujing 001 was rescued by a military vessel at 5: 14 am on Monday and found to be in stable physical condition.

WSWS (2022-07-04). Australia: NSW rail workers continue industrial action despite union-government backroom talks. wsws.org The planned action includes a repeat of Friday's 24-hour ban on operating "fourth generation" trains, which reduced the capacity of Sydney's passenger railways by around 70 percent.

____ (2022-07-04). The Corporate Push for Synthetic Foods: False Solutions That Endanger Our Health and Damage the Planet. transcend.org 22 Jun 2022 – Foreword by Dr Vandana Shiva, President of Navdanya International – How can we heal our relationship with food in the age of artificial food? Technological solutions aim to replace animal products and other food staples with lab-grown alternatives. Artificial food advocates are reiterating the old and failed rhetoric that industrial agriculture is essential to feed the world.

Staff (2022-07-04). Unión Eléctrica estima una afectación de 450 MW durante el día. cubadebate.cu Ayer se afectó el servicio por déficit de capacidad a partir de las 21: 39 horas. La máxima afectación en el horario pico fue 148 MW a las 22: 40 horas, a las 00: 41 horas de la madrugada de hoy quedó restablecido el servicio. El servicio se comenzó a afectar nuevamente a las 05: 38 horas.

Staff (2022-07-04). El largo alcance de la cultura en los medios de comunicación. cubadebate.cu Pasión, sensibilidad, sabiduría y compromiso. Tales cualidades se entreveran y tienen presencia muy viva cuando creadores, artistas, cuando nuestros intelectuales se reúnen animados en pensar cómo Cuba puede superarse a sí misma desde lo espiritual. Hace unos días, por ejemplo, tuvo lugar desde el Palacio de la Revolución una de las habituales reuniones que allí sesionan para dar seguimiento al IX Congreso de la Unión de Escritores y Artistas de Cuba (Uneac).

Staff (2022-07-04). En Maldivas segundo grupo de médicos enviados por Cuba. cubadebate.cu Un nuevo grupo de 12 médicos cubanos llegó a Maldivas para prestar sus servicios solidarios en el marco del acuerdo de cooperación firmado entre los ministerios de Salud de ambos países el año pasado. Las dos naciones insulares firmaron en La Habana en diciembre del año pasado un convenio para la ampliación de la colaboración médica.

____ (2022-07-04). Key Takeaways from BRICS Summit. transcend.org 29 Jun 2022 – Last week the 14th BRICS Summit took place virtually, chaired by Chinese President Xi Jinping. The BRICS bloc (Brasil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) represents a key political, economic, and scientific force in the international arena. These nations represent half of the world's population and their collective GDP is greater that $20 trillion.

WSWS (2022-07-04). "We sleep in our cars trying to get work": Casual worker at San Diego docks speaks out on working conditions. wsws.org A casual dockworker describes desperate situation facing roughly half the workforce, speaks against the ILWU for preventing the strike needed to improve conditions.

TeleSUR -HIM (2022-07-04). Rescatan al cuarto tripulante tras naufragio de buque en China. telesurtv.net Las autoridades de Guangdong señalaron que continúan las labores de rescate, aunque reducen las opciones de encontrar con vida a otros tripulantes dadas las inclemencias del tiempo.

WSWS (2022-07-04). Starbucks workers in Chicago strike against understaffing, low pay, unsafe conditions. wsws.org Starbucks workers in Chicago carried out a three-day strike over the weekend in opposition to severe understaffing problems. The Starbucks baristas, many of whom got COVID-19 while working, complained about low pay and unsafe conditions during the pandemic.

____ (2022-07-04). Paper on employment in Xinjiang debunks 'forced labor' lies. ecns.cn A research paper released by Xinjiang University on Monday revealed abundant facts about employment in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, debunking lies about "forced labor."

Fight Back (2022-07-03). Red Theory: Marxism against postmodernism. fightbacknews.org In the ideological terrain today, Marxism must struggle against postmodernism. What is postmodernism? In…

Editor (2022-07-03). A New Sense of Possibility: Starbucks and Amazon Wins Inspire Organizing at Trader Joe's, REI, Target and Apple. scheerpost.com By Dan DiMaggio and Angela Bunay / Labor Notes "Seven months ago if you asked me about a union I would've said, 'I don't know, cops have them?'" says Sarah Pappin, a shift supervisor at a Seattle Starbucks. But on June 6, she and her co-workers voted unanimously to join Starbucks Workers United, part of …

Fight Back (2022-07-03). Appleton, WI: FRSO members and allies confront the mayor and condemn police response to protests. fightbacknews.org Appleton, WI — On June 29, a group of Fox Valley activists led by members of the Freedom Road Socialist Organization gathered together to demand that Appleton Mayor Jake Woodford take action against the renewed abortion ban in Wisconsin and to hold local police accountable for their response to weekend demonstrations. Others joining FRSO included Food Not Bombs, Appleton Students for a Democratic Society, and a handful of community members, all of whom were present at the rallies since the decision came down on June 24. | During the rallies, demonstrators were harassed by Appleton police, with march leaders…

____ (2022-07-04). Striking Five-Minute Summary of the Ukraine Atrocities. transcend.org 27 Jun 2022 – US & Britain Wanted Ukraine Invasion to Happen – Otherwise they could not launch an economic war against Russia.

WSWS (2022-07-04). Ukrainian ambassador to Germany Andrey Melnyk defends Nazi collaborator and anti-Semite Stepan Bandera. wsws.org The German government's silence on Melnyk's recent remarks is not simply a scandal. It is part of a deliberate campaign to rehabilitate fascism and ultimately Hitler himself.

Staff (2022-07-04). El día que todos los niños del mundo tengan zapaticos blancos. cubadebate.cu Algún día todos los niños del mundo podrán tener zapaticos blancos… Esos fueron los sentimientos de Vijay Prashad, plasmados este domingo en el libro de visitantes del Museo de la batalla de Playa Girón. El reconocido intelectual marxista de origen indio, quien visitó la institución junto al hermano de causas y sueños Manolo de los Santos, dijo que este es uno de los museos que más le impresionaron en su vida.

WSWS (2022-07-04). Australian Labor prime minister in Kiev pledges support for US-NATO proxy war against Russia. wsws.org During its first six weeks in office, the Labor government has given its full commitment to the US-led confrontations with Russia and China, which threaten nuclear war.

Rqorinoco (2022-07-04). All Search-Engines Are Effectively Controlled By The US Government. orinocotribune.com By Eric Zuesse — Apr 28, 2022 | Any intelligent user of the internet knows that ANY censorship on the Web is dictatorial, NOT democratic. It's at least as dictatorial if it is coming from billionaires such as Gabriel Weinberg, or Jack Dorsey, or Mark Zuckerberg, or their agents, as it is if it comes from the Government itself — which the user can vote against at election-time without needing to purchase shares of stock in some corporation in order to become enabled to vote against its CEO and other officials. | Because it has become widely known that Google search-results exclude any find that proves…

Anonymous (2022-07-04). Palestine in Pictures: June 2022. electronicintifada.net A monthly roundup of photographs documenting Palestine, Palestinian life, politics and culture, and international solidarity with Palestine.

_____ (2022-07-04). Brazil's MST on the Fight Against Evictions and Bolsonaro. popularresistance.org Brazil is heading towards this year's elections with a strong appetite for change after four years of Jair Bolsonaro which followed a coup against President Dilma Rouseff. | In Sà£o Paulo, Camila spoke to Cassia Bechara of the National Board of the Landless Workers' Movement (MST) at the movement's Armazém do Campo store where one can find a selection of agroecological, organic and family farming products. Cassia sets the backdrop for the upcoming electoral campaign and describes some of the main issues in Brazil today and reflects on the recent victory of Gustavo Petro in Colombia.

Staff (2022-07-04). President Maduro Warns Against More Terrorist Threats From Colombia & Duque Rejects Maduro's Tentative Visit to Colombia. orinocotribune.com This Saturday, July 2, the commander in chief of the Bolivarian National Armed Force (FANB) and President of the Republic Nicolás Maduro warned about the terrorist plans that have been hatched against Venezuela by the administration of the outgoing president of Colombia, Iván Duque: "Keep your guard up, men and women of the Bolivarian National Armed Forces, of the Presidential Honor Guard, of the Military Counterintelligence Directorate; men and women of arms, guard up high to continue defeating the terrorist threats that come from the dying government of Iván Duque in Colombia, guard up high and always high mora…

Amarynth (2022-07-04). Uzbekistan and Karakalpakstan: an attempt at a color revolution from the West? thesaker.is By Guilherme Wilbert for the Saker Blog Uzbekistan, a relatively small country wedged between landlocked Turkmenistan to the south and Kazakhstan to the north, is undergoing state reshaping and suffering…

Staff (2022-07-04). Georgian ruling party accuses opposition, "NGOs" of plotting "color" coup. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Agenda.geJuly 4, 2022 Ruling party Chairman: United National Movement, satellites have "no resources" to organise "unrest and revolution" The United National Movement opposition party and its satellites have "no resources" to organise "unrest and revolution" in Georgia, Irakli Kobakhidze, the Chairman of the ruling Georgian Dream party, said on Monday. Speaking at a party briefing, …

Staff (2022-07-04). Plans mature for coup, dragging Georgia into war by December: MPs. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Rustavi 2July 4, 2022 UNM and their partners will consistently try to use each point of the plan to prepare a revolutionary scenario by the end of December &#1 ; joint statement of Subari, Kavelashvili and Khundadze The United National Movement and their partners will consistently try to use each point of the plan to prepare …

WSWS (2022-07-04). Australia: NSW rail workers continue industrial action despite union-government backroom talks. wsws.org The planned action includes a repeat of Friday's 24-hour ban on operating "fourth generation" trains, which reduced the capacity of Sydney's passenger railways by around 70 percent.

Staff (2022-07-04). En Maldivas segundo grupo de médicos enviados por Cuba. cubadebate.cu Un nuevo grupo de 12 médicos cubanos llegó a Maldivas para prestar sus servicios solidarios en el marco del acuerdo de cooperación firmado entre los ministerios de Salud de ambos países el año pasado. Las dos naciones insulares firmaron en La Habana en diciembre del año pasado un convenio para la ampliación de la colaboración médica.

WSWS (2022-07-04). Starbucks workers in Chicago strike against understaffing, low pay, unsafe conditions. wsws.org Starbucks workers in Chicago carried out a three-day strike over the weekend in opposition to severe understaffing problems. The Starbucks baristas, many of whom got COVID-19 while working, complained about low pay and unsafe conditions during the pandemic.

WSWS (2022-07-04). From the Fourth of July to the Sixth of January. wsws.org The working class—in the US and internationally—must be warned of the ongoing danger of dictatorship and mobilized in time to stop it.

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-07-04). Mayo Clinic, Sheba Medical Center sign agreement to accelerate health technology growth. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn., and TEL AVIV, Israel — Mayo Clinic and Sheba Medical Center have signed an agreement that will make it easier to share health technology and support early stage startup companies. This collaboration will create an environment that enables rapid product development in the U.S. and Israeli markets, allowing technologies to be established and launched to transform health care delivery for all. The initial focus of this collaboration will be on cross referral and…

WSWS (2022-07-04). "We sleep in our cars trying to get work": Casual worker at San Diego docks speaks out on working conditions. wsws.org A casual dockworker describes desperate situation facing roughly half the workforce, speaks against the ILWU for preventing the strike needed to improve conditions.

____ (2022-07-04). Key Takeaways from BRICS Summit. transcend.org 29 Jun 2022 – Last week the 14th BRICS Summit took place virtually, chaired by Chinese President Xi Jinping. The BRICS bloc (Brasil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) represents a key political, economic, and scientific force in the international arena. These nations represent half of the world's population and their collective GDP is greater that $20 trillion.

Labor Video Project (2022-07-04). Arms stretched out to Durban, to RETUSA, to dockers internationally… indybay.org South African dockers from Durban gave solidarity greetings to ILWU Local 10 longshore workers and the community against the privatization and destruction of the Howard Terminal in the Port Of Oakland. In response ILWU Local 10 past president Trent Willis and ILWU Local 10 member Aaron Wright thanked Duban dockers.

Editor (2022-07-04). What Would a Real Opposition Party of the People Do? scheerpost.com By Dave Lindorff / CounterPunch We are currently at the mercy of a cabal of self-righteous Christian zealots with a 6-3 grip on the US Supreme Court and on Congress, thanks to an arcane structure designed by slave-owning wealthy men who handed the power to a Senate dominated by small-state rich people and to their …

____ (2022-07-04). Is Participating in the Sanctions against Russia a Cultural Matter? transcend.org The currently emerging Cold War is not in terms of political alliances but a cultural one, a conflict between the old West, the former colonists, that is gradually losing its dominance and the newly emerging economic and political powers, many of which are former colonies. Thus, the Western reaction is neocolonialist.

____ (2022-07-04). The Corporate Push for Synthetic Foods: False Solutions That Endanger Our Health and Damage the Planet. transcend.org 22 Jun 2022 – Foreword by Dr Vandana Shiva, President of Navdanya International – How can we heal our relationship with food in the age of artificial food? Technological solutions aim to replace animal products and other food staples with lab-grown alternatives. Artificial food advocates are reiterating the old and failed rhetoric that industrial agriculture is essential to feed the world.

____ (2022-07-04). One rescued after floating crane sinks in South China. ecns.cn A deck worker from the sunken work ship Fujing 001 was rescued by a military vessel at 5: 14 am on Monday and found to be in stable physical condition.

Freedom Socialist Party (2022-07-04). Sunday 7/10: Voting Blue Won't Do–Build a Movement for Reproductive Justice. indybay.org Please register for zoom event: tinyurl.com/FSP-July10…

____ (2022-07-04). Paper on employment in Xinjiang debunks 'forced labor' lies. ecns.cn A research paper released by Xinjiang University on Monday revealed abundant facts about employment in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, debunking lies about "forced labor."

TeleSUR -HIM (2022-07-04). Rescatan al cuarto tripulante tras naufragio de buque en China. telesurtv.net Las autoridades de Guangdong señalaron que continúan las labores de rescate, aunque reducen las opciones de encontrar con vida a otros tripulantes dadas las inclemencias del tiempo.

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-07-04). Mayo Clinic joins coalition to end drug shortages. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — Mayo Clinic has joined the End Drugs Shortages Alliance, a coalition that seeks to prevent drug shortages in the U.S. "Drug shortages continue to impact patient care and care delivery. Mayo Clinic is joining this collaborative effort to help ensure patients have access to essential medications and treatments when they need them," says Eric Tichy, Pharm.D., division chair of Pharmacy Supply Solutions at Mayo Clinic. Tichy is serving as chair of the…

Staff (2022-07-04). Unión Eléctrica estima una afectación de 450 MW durante el día. cubadebate.cu Ayer se afectó el servicio por déficit de capacidad a partir de las 21: 39 horas. La máxima afectación en el horario pico fue 148 MW a las 22: 40 horas, a las 00: 41 horas de la madrugada de hoy quedó restablecido el servicio. El servicio se comenzó a afectar nuevamente a las 05: 38 horas.

Staff (2022-07-04). El largo alcance de la cultura en los medios de comunicación. cubadebate.cu Pasión, sensibilidad, sabiduría y compromiso. Tales cualidades se entreveran y tienen presencia muy viva cuando creadores, artistas, cuando nuestros intelectuales se reúnen animados en pensar cómo Cuba puede superarse a sí misma desde lo espiritual. Hace unos días, por ejemplo, tuvo lugar desde el Palacio de la Revolución una de las habituales reuniones que allí sesionan para dar seguimiento al IX Congreso de la Unión de Escritores y Artistas de Cuba (Uneac).

Contributing Writers (2022-07-03). As West blames Moscow for 'food crisis', ships sail from Mariupol with Moscow's help while Ukraine holds vessels in its ports/ By Eva Bartlett. marktaliano.net Western media and state officials keep blaming Russia for the 'food crisis,' but Moscow is trying to reopen Ukrainian and Donbass ports Original Link Here: As West blames Moscow for 'food crisis', ships sail from Mariupol with Moscow's help while Ukraine holds vessels in its ports — RT Russia & Former Soviet Union (archive.org) Eva …

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-07-03). The West's Debacle in Ukraine: A Conversation with Jacques Baud. libya360.wordpress.com Jacques Baud continues his analysis of the crisis in the Ukraine, this time focusing on the failures that are now facing the West in its confrontation with Russia. The only real winner in the West seems to be a revitalized NATO. Thomas Kaiser of Zeitgeschehen im Fokus leads the discussion. Thomas Kaiser (TK): The May 19th New York Times editorial questioned…

Daniel Kovalik (2022-07-03). World's Largest Imperial Power Sponsors Calls for Russia to 'Decolonize' and the Lack of Self-Awareness is Palpable. orinocotribune.com By Daniel Kovalik &#1 ; Jun 28, 2022 | The United States, the most powerful colonial empire in modern history, is sponsoring a discussion on its adversary's 'imperialism' | On June 23, 2022, an organization funded by the US Congress, the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe — also known as the Helsinki Commission — This begs the question of why they are not seeking t…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-07-03). Donbass Republic is Fully Liberated. libya360.wordpress.com The ministry added the Russian Armed Forces and the People's Militia of the LPR have established full control over Lisichansk and a number of nearby settlements, the largest of which are Belogorovka, Novodruzhesk, Maloryazantsevo, and Belaya Gora. MOSCOW, July 3. /TASS/. Russia's Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu reported to President Vladimir Putin on the liberation of…

Anonymous103 (2022-07-03). Civilians Killed In Night Shelling Of Russian Belgorod (Photos, Video). southfront.org The Russian city of Belgorod located 30 kilometers from the border with Ukraine since has been constantly shelled by the Armed Forces of Ukraine February 24. However, the last night has become the most dangerous for the city residents since the start of the Russian special operation in Ukraine. | At about 3 a.m. local time, the Ukrainian military launched massive strikes on the city of Belgorod. As a result of the shelling, at least 5 civilians were killed, about 5 more were injured, includi…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-07-03). National Identity: The US and Russia Mark Pearl Harbor and Hitler's Invasion Very Differently. libya360.wordpress.com Scott Ritter The word 'Remember' in Russian is lit up as the date of Nazi Germany's 1941 invasion of the Soviet Union is commemorated in Moscow. © Sputnik / Evgeny Odinokov Over generations, perceptions distort history, and keeping memory alive is important for national identity Last month, Russia marked June 22, the date Operation Barbarossa…

Kyle Anzalone (2022-07-03). Belarus Says Intercepts Missiles Fired By Ukraine Targeting Its Military Facilities. news.antiwar.com President Alexander Lukashenko said Ukraine attacked Belarus, but its air defenses foiled Kiev's missile strike. He did not provide evidence for his assertion and indicated Belarus would not have a military response. Speaking at an Independence Day event on Saturday, Lukashenko said, "They are provoking us. I have to tell you, three days ago, maybe …

Staff (2022-07-03). Bosnia could be seized in NATO blitzkrieg: DM. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com B92July 1, 2022 Potential "NATO blitzkrieg"? Defense Minister of Bosnia-Herzegovina, who participated in the NATO summit in Madrid, stated that some things will change with the end of the Ukrainian crisis. "Therefore, it is possible that there will be a redistribution of some global relations. Bosnia-Herzegovina will certainly become a member of NATO. It can …

Staff (2022-07-03). Belarus intercepts attempted missile strikes by Ukraine. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 03 (MNA) — Belarusian President on Saturday announced that the country has intercepted an attempted missile strike from Ukraine.

Ramzy Baroud (2022-07-03). Chomsky on Israeli Apartheid, Celebrity Activists, BDS, and the One-State Solution. commondreams.org "The brazenness of Israeli actions is pretty striking. They do what they want, knowing the United States will support them. Well, this is much worse than what happened in South Africa; it's not an effort to somehow accommodate the Palestinian population as a suppressed workforce, it's just to get rid of them."

Labor Video Project (2022-07-03). SLAP At Parker Elementary School Fighting Closures Of Schools & Privatization Oakland Port. indybay.org The Schools and Labor Against Privatization held a BBQ to build solidarity against the closure of Parker Elementary and 10 other Oakland public schools in working class Black and Brown communities. It was also against the privatization of Howard Terminal at the Port of Oakland for a sale to billionaire GAP A's owner John Fisher.

Jason Ditz (2022-07-03). Israel Attacks Poultry Farm on Syria Coast, Wounds Two. news.antiwar.com For the first time in over a week, Israel attacked Syrian territory, this time with an airstrike against a poultry farm near Tartus, along the coast. It's not clear if the poultry farm was operational at the time of the pre-dawn attack. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights suggested it was a "former" farm in use by Hezbollah, which would explain Israel's interest in an attack. | Media suggested that Iran had brought advanced new air defenses into the area targete…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-07-03). The CIA & the Frankfurt School's Anti-Communism. libya360.wordpress.com GABRIEL ROCKHILL Foundations of the Global Theory Industry Frankfurt School critical theory has been—along with French theory—one of the hottest commodities of the global theory industry. Together, they serve as the common source for so many of the trend-setting forms of theoretical critique that currently dominate the academic market in the capitalist world, from postcolonial…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-07-03). Afghanistan: Massive Earthquake Magnifies Existing Crisis. libya360.wordpress.com Abayomi Azikiwe During the early morning hours of June 22, a 5.9 magnitude earthquake struck the southeastern region of Afghanistan reportedly killing in excess of 1,000 people. This natural disaster will only compound the existing problems inside the Central Asian nation in the aftermath of a 20-year occupation by the United States and the North…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-07-03). Brazil's MST Fight Against Evictions and Bolsonaro. libya360.wordpress.com Cassia Bechara of the MST's National Board sits down with Kawsachun News at Armazém do Campo in Sà£o Paulo. June 29, 2022. Brazil is heading towards this year's elections with a strong appetite for change after four years of Jair Bolsonaro which followed a coup against President Dilma Rouseff. In Sà£o Paulo, Camila spoke to Cassia Bechara…

_____ (2022-07-03). Newsletter: Color Revolution Comes Home? popularresistance.org By Kevin Zeese and Margaret Flowers for Popular Resistance. The United States has perfected the art of regime change operations. The US is the largest empire in world history with more than 1,000 military bases and troops operating throughout the world. In addition to military force, the US uses the soft power of regime change, often through 'Color Revolutions.' The US has been building its empire since the Civil War era, but it has been in…

_____ (2022-07-03). SCOTUS EPA Ruling Signals Court Will Strike Down Rules Limiting Corporate Profit. popularresistance.org On the last day of its term, the Supreme Court handed down a case no less impactful than its shameful ruling a week earlier that overturned Roe v. Wade. In West Virginia v. EPA, the court's right-wing members confirmed they are in the pockets of the fossil fuel companies. The 6-3 majority sided with coal companies and Republican-led states to restrain the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) power to regulate carbon emissions. | This frightening decision could preempt new regulations the Biden administration's EPA is developing to fight climate change. It will be nearly impossible for President Joe Biden to me…

_____ (2022-07-03). SCOTUS EPA Ruling Signals Court Will Strike Down Rules Limiting Profits. popularresistance.org On the last day of its term, the Supreme Court handed down a case no less impactful than its shameful ruling a week earlier that overturned Roe v. Wade. In West Virginia v. EPA, the court's right-wing members confirmed they are in the pockets of the fossil fuel companies. The 6-3 majority sided with coal companies and Republican-led states to restrain the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) power to regulate carbon emissions. | "Capping carbon dioxide emissions at a level that will force a nationwide transition away from the use of coal to generate electricity may be a sensible 'solution to the crisis of the…

Fight Back (2022-07-03). Red Theory: Marxism against postmodernism. fightbacknews.org In the ideological terrain today, Marxism must struggle against postmodernism. What is postmodernism? In…

Editor (2022-07-03). A New Sense of Possibility: Starbucks and Amazon Wins Inspire Organizing at Trader Joe's, REI, Target and Apple. scheerpost.com By Dan DiMaggio and Angela Bunay / Labor Notes "Seven months ago if you asked me about a union I would've said, 'I don't know, cops have them?'" says Sarah Pappin, a shift supervisor at a Seattle Starbucks. But on June 6, she and her co-workers voted unanimously to join Starbucks Workers United, part of …

Fight Back (2022-07-03). Appleton, WI: FRSO members and allies confront the mayor and condemn police response to protests. fightbacknews.org Appleton, WI — On June 29, a group of Fox Valley activists led by members of the Freedom Road Socialist Organization gathered together to demand that Appleton Mayor Jake Woodford take action against the renewed abortion ban in Wisconsin and to hold local police accountable for their response to weekend demonstrations. Others joining FRSO included Food Not Bombs, Appleton Students for a Democratic Society, and a handful of community members, all of whom were present at the rallies since the decision came down on June 24. | During the rallies, demonstrators were harassed by Appleton police, with march leaders…

Victoria Torres (2022-07-03). Venezuela Denounces New Attack on Its Electrical Grid. orinocotribune.com On Friday night, July 1, Venezuelan Minister of Public Works and Services and Minister of Electric Energy, Néstor Reverol, reported a new sabotage in the electrical grid of Caracas. | Minister Reverol informed that crews of electrical workers and engineers were carrying out the necessary maintenance work to restore the electricity service after a failure was detected in the Pan-American Substation. This substation feeds the sectors Nueva Granada, San Pedro, Santa Mónica, Los Chaguaramos, and part of Fuerte Tiuna sector in Caracas. The problem was solved an hour after its was detected and service was completely re…

Project Censored (2022-07-03). The Realities of So-Called Conservation, and the Importance of Community Preparedness for Extreme Weather. projectcensored.org This week on the Project Censored radio show, we sit down with Fiore Longo of Survival International to discuss the colonialist and racist realities of so-called conservation, not least of…

Staff (2022-07-03). Alberto Fernández convoca reunión de emergencia tras renuncia del titular de economía. cubadebate.cu El presidente de Argentina, Alberto Fernández, convocó a una reunión de urgencia en la Quinta de Olivos para discutir las acciones a tomar, tras la renuncia este sábado del ministro de Economía, Martín Guzmán, quien anunció su decisión al mandatario a través de una carta.

TeleSUR, JGN (2022-07-03). Presidente de Bolivia denuncia rearticulación de la derecha. telesurtv.net Arce advirtió que la derecha que impulsó el derrocamiento de Evo Morales pretende aprovechar algunas debilidades del gobernante Movimiento al Socialismo (MAS).

Staff (2022-07-03). Dozens of flights cancelled in French airport strike. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 03 (MNA) — Dozens of flights was cancelled on Saturday at France's busiest airport, amid an ongoing dispute over wages and working conditions.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-07-03). The Collapse of the Canadian University and the Rise of the Church of Covid. libya360.wordpress.com Maximilian C. Forte February of 2022 was a particularly dark month, both in Quebec and in Canada generally. In Quebec, we had the expansion of the use of "vaccine passports" to large, well-ventilated box stores; a curfew had been imposed in January (and was lifted after nearly three weeks); the demonization of the so-called "unvaccinated"…

Staff (2022-07-03). Unión Eléctrica pronostica una reserva de 195 MW en horario pico. cubadebate.cu Este sábado no se afectó el servicio eléctrico por déficit de capacidad de generación en el sistema, esta condición se ha mantenido durante la madrugada del domingo. Se estima para el horario pico una disponibilidad de 2785 MW y una demanda máxima de 2 590 MW, para una reserva de 195 MW.

TeleSUR, AA, JGN (2022-07-03). øCómo evolucionó Vietnam tras proclamarse República Socialista. telesurtv.net El exitoso proceder socialista en Vietnam es un ejemplo para los gobiernos socialistas y de izquierdas han tenido que superar las agresiones de los países más poderosos.

Labor Video Project (2022-07-03). KPFA Piranhas & Donald Goldmacher's Appeal To FCC To Take WBAI's License. indybay.org KPFA local station board member reports that KPFA LSB Board member and Pacifica national board member Donald Goldmacher has filed an appeal for the FCC to take away the license of Pacifica's sister New York station WBAI.

Staff (2022-07-03). IRGC navy commander visits quake-hit areas in Hormozgan. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 03 (MNA) — The commander of the Navy of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) paid a visit to the earthquake-stricken areas in the southern Iranian province of Hormozgan on Sunday to listen to people's grievances.

Staff (2022-07-03). Cancillería cubana felicita a Belarús por su Fiesta Nacional. cubadebate.cu La Habana y Minsk establecieron nexos diplomáticos el 16 de abril de 1992 y actualmente viven un período de revitalización. El embajador de Belarús en Cuba, Valery Baranovsky, señaló que las naciones refuerzan los intercambios políticos y trabajan en la identificación de nuevas esferas para la colaboración.

Anonymous669 (2022-07-03). Iraqi Group Says Its Drones Scouted US Embassy & Nearby Base In Baghdad. southfront.org Official logo of The Islamic Resistance in Iraq — 'Ashab al-Kahf | On July 3, the Islamic Resistance in Iraq — 'Ashab al-Kahf announced that its drones had conducted a reconnaissance mission over the US embassy and nearby Union III base in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad. | In a statement, the pro-Iranian group said that the operation started at 7: p.m. local time on July 2 and lasted for 30 minutes. | Iraqi sources reported at the time hearing alarm sirens at Baghdad's highly-secured Green Zone, whe…

Jason Hickel (2022-07-03). To Force Radical Climate Action, the Global South Should De-Link From Western Capitalism. commondreams.org After all, Western economies—and their economic growth—depend utterly on labour and resources from the South.

TeleSUR, yart, JCM (2022-07-03). Presidente de Portugal se reúne con Lula pese al desaire de Bolsonaro. telesurtv.net De Sousa y Lula conversaron sobre la situación política en Europa, América Latina y la guerra en Ucrania.

____ (2022-07-03). Americans face gender gap in shift to remote work: survey. ecns.cn Women in the United States still face inequality amid the shift to remote work, said a recent report by Fortune, citing McKinsey's American Opportunity Survey that polled 25,000 workers.

____ (2022-07-03). Full text of Xi Jinping's address at the meeting celebrating the 25th anniversary of Hong Kong's return to the motherland and the inaugural ceremony of the sixth-term government of the HKSAR. ecns.cn Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, on Friday made an address at the meeting celebrating the 25th anniversary of Hong Kong's return to the motherland and the inaugural ceremony of the sixth-term government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.

Stansfield Smith (2022-07-02). US national security state censoring anti-imperialists to control 'compatible left'. multipolarista.com During the first cold war, the CIA poured money into funding and cultivating a pro-imperialist, anti-communist "compatible left." Today, the US government uses social media to censor anti-war news outlets and activists.

Peoples Dispatch (2022-07-02). Daily Round-up | Sudanese security forces kill 9 protesters during anti-coup protests & other stories. peoplesdispatch.org In today's episode, we bring you stories from the protests in Sudan, the end of the national strike in Ecuador, the extension of the eviction moratorium in Brazil, and verdicts on abortion two US states…

Contributing Writers (2022-07-03). As West blames Moscow for 'food crisis', ships sail from Mariupol with Moscow's help while Ukraine holds vessels in its ports/ By Eva Bartlett. marktaliano.net Western media and state officials keep blaming Russia for the 'food crisis,' but Moscow is trying to reopen Ukrainian and Donbass ports Original Link Here: As West blames Moscow for 'food crisis', ships sail from Mariupol with Moscow's help while Ukraine holds vessels in its ports — RT Russia & Former Soviet Union (archive.org) Eva …

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-07-03). The West's Debacle in Ukraine: A Conversation with Jacques Baud. libya360.wordpress.com Jacques Baud continues his analysis of the crisis in the Ukraine, this time focusing on the failures that are now facing the West in its confrontation with Russia. The only real winner in the West seems to be a revitalized NATO. Thomas Kaiser of Zeitgeschehen im Fokus leads the discussion. Thomas Kaiser (TK): The May 19th New York Times editorial questioned…

Daniel Kovalik (2022-07-03). World's Largest Imperial Power Sponsors Calls for Russia to 'Decolonize' and the Lack of Self-Awareness is Palpable. orinocotribune.com By Daniel Kovalik &#1 ; Jun 28, 2022 | The United States, the most powerful colonial empire in modern history, is sponsoring a discussion on its adversary's 'imperialism' | On June 23, 2022, an organization funded by the US Congress, the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe — also known as the Helsinki Commission — This begs the question of why they are not seeking t…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-07-03). Donbass Republic is Fully Liberated. libya360.wordpress.com The ministry added the Russian Armed Forces and the People's Militia of the LPR have established full control over Lisichansk and a number of nearby settlements, the largest of which are Belogorovka, Novodruzhesk, Maloryazantsevo, and Belaya Gora. MOSCOW, July 3. /TASS/. Russia's Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu reported to President Vladimir Putin on the liberation of…

Anonymous103 (2022-07-03). Civilians Killed In Night Shelling Of Russian Belgorod (Photos, Video). southfront.org The Russian city of Belgorod located 30 kilometers from the border with Ukraine since has been constantly shelled by the Armed Forces of Ukraine February 24. However, the last night has become the most dangerous for the city residents since the start of the Russian special operation in Ukraine. | At about 3 a.m. local time, the Ukrainian military launched massive strikes on the city of Belgorod. As a result of the shelling, at least 5 civilians were killed, about 5 more were injured, includi…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-07-03). National Identity: The US and Russia Mark Pearl Harbor and Hitler's Invasion Very Differently. libya360.wordpress.com Scott Ritter The word 'Remember' in Russian is lit up as the date of Nazi Germany's 1941 invasion of the Soviet Union is commemorated in Moscow. © Sputnik / Evgeny Odinokov Over generations, perceptions distort history, and keeping memory alive is important for national identity Last month, Russia marked June 22, the date Operation Barbarossa…

Staff (2022-07-03). Bosnia could be seized in NATO blitzkrieg: DM. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com B92July 1, 2022 Potential "NATO blitzkrieg"? Defense Minister of Bosnia-Herzegovina, who participated in the NATO summit in Madrid, stated that some things will change with the end of the Ukrainian crisis. "Therefore, it is possible that there will be a redistribution of some global relations. Bosnia-Herzegovina will certainly become a member of NATO. It can …

Staff (2022-07-03). Belarus intercepts attempted missile strikes by Ukraine. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 03 (MNA) — Belarusian President on Saturday announced that the country has intercepted an attempted missile strike from Ukraine.

Ramzy Baroud (2022-07-03). Chomsky on Israeli Apartheid, Celebrity Activists, BDS, and the One-State Solution. commondreams.org "The brazenness of Israeli actions is pretty striking. They do what they want, knowing the United States will support them. Well, this is much worse than what happened in South Africa; it's not an effort to somehow accommodate the Palestinian population as a suppressed workforce, it's just to get rid of them."

Labor Video Project (2022-07-03). SLAP At Parker Elementary School Fighting Closures Of Schools & Privatization Oakland Port. indybay.org The Schools and Labor Against Privatization held a BBQ to build solidarity against the closure of Parker Elementary and 10 other Oakland public schools in working class Black and Brown communities. It was also against the privatization of Howard Terminal at the Port of Oakland for a sale to billionaire GAP A's owner John Fisher.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-07-03). The CIA & the Frankfurt School's Anti-Communism. libya360.wordpress.com GABRIEL ROCKHILL Foundations of the Global Theory Industry Frankfurt School critical theory has been—along with French theory—one of the hottest commodities of the global theory industry. Together, they serve as the common source for so many of the trend-setting forms of theoretical critique that currently dominate the academic market in the capitalist world, from postcolonial…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-07-03). Afghanistan: Massive Earthquake Magnifies Existing Crisis. libya360.wordpress.com Abayomi Azikiwe During the early morning hours of June 22, a 5.9 magnitude earthquake struck the southeastern region of Afghanistan reportedly killing in excess of 1,000 people. This natural disaster will only compound the existing problems inside the Central Asian nation in the aftermath of a 20-year occupation by the United States and the North…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-07-03). Brazil's MST Fight Against Evictions and Bolsonaro. libya360.wordpress.com Cassia Bechara of the MST's National Board sits down with Kawsachun News at Armazém do Campo in Sà£o Paulo. June 29, 2022. Brazil is heading towards this year's elections with a strong appetite for change after four years of Jair Bolsonaro which followed a coup against President Dilma Rouseff. In Sà£o Paulo, Camila spoke to Cassia Bechara…

_____ (2022-07-03). Newsletter: Color Revolution Comes Home? popularresistance.org By Kevin Zeese and Margaret Flowers for Popular Resistance. The United States has perfected the art of regime change operations. The US is the largest empire in world history with more than 1,000 military bases and troops operating throughout the world. In addition to military force, the US uses the soft power of regime change, often through 'Color Revolutions.' The US has been building its empire since the Civil War era, but it has been in…

_____ (2022-07-03). SCOTUS EPA Ruling Signals Court Will Strike Down Rules Limiting Corporate Profit. popularresistance.org On the last day of its term, the Supreme Court handed down a case no less impactful than its shameful ruling a week earlier that overturned Roe v. Wade. In West Virginia v. EPA, the court's right-wing members confirmed they are in the pockets of the fossil fuel companies. The 6-3 majority sided with coal companies and Republican-led states to restrain the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) power to regulate carbon emissions. | This frightening decision could preempt new regulations the Biden administration's EPA is developing to fight climate change. It will be nearly impossible for President Joe Biden to me…

Editor (2022-07-03). A New Sense of Possibility: Starbucks and Amazon Wins Inspire Organizing at Trader Joe's, REI, Target and Apple. scheerpost.com By Dan DiMaggio and Angela Bunay / Labor Notes "Seven months ago if you asked me about a union I would've said, 'I don't know, cops have them?'" says Sarah Pappin, a shift supervisor at a Seattle Starbucks. But on June 6, she and her co-workers voted unanimously to join Starbucks Workers United, part of …

Fight Back (2022-07-03). Appleton, WI: FRSO members and allies confront the mayor and condemn police response to protests. fightbacknews.org Appleton, WI — On June 29, a group of Fox Valley activists led by members of the Freedom Road Socialist Organization gathered together to demand that Appleton Mayor Jake Woodford take action against the renewed abortion ban in Wisconsin and to hold local police accountable for their response to weekend demonstrations. Others joining FRSO included Food Not Bombs, Appleton Students for a Democratic Society, and a handful of community members, all of whom were present at the rallies since the decision came down on June 24. | During the rallies, demonstrators were harassed by Appleton police, with march leaders…

Victoria Torres (2022-07-03). Venezuela Denounces New Attack on Its Electrical Grid. orinocotribune.com On Friday night, July 1, Venezuelan Minister of Public Works and Services and Minister of Electric Energy, Néstor Reverol, reported a new sabotage in the electrical grid of Caracas. | Minister Reverol informed that crews of electrical workers and engineers were carrying out the necessary maintenance work to restore the electricity service after a failure was detected in the Pan-American Substation. This substation feeds the sectors Nueva Granada, San Pedro, Santa Mónica, Los Chaguaramos, and part of Fuerte Tiuna sector in Caracas. The problem was solved an hour after its was detected and service was completely re…

Project Censored (2022-07-03). The Realities of So-Called Conservation, and the Importance of Community Preparedness for Extreme Weather. projectcensored.org This week on the Project Censored radio show, we sit down with Fiore Longo of Survival International to discuss the colonialist and racist realities of so-called conservation, not least of…

Labor Video Project (2022-07-03). KPFA Piranhas & Donald Goldmacher's Appeal To FCC To Take WBAI's License. indybay.org KPFA local station board member reports that KPFA LSB Board member and Pacifica national board member Donald Goldmacher has filed an appeal for the FCC to take away the license of Pacifica's sister New York station WBAI.

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-07-03). Mayo Clinic joins coalition to end drug shortages. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — Mayo Clinic has joined the End Drugs Shortages Alliance, a coalition that seeks to prevent drug shortages in the U.S. "Drug shortages continue to impact patient care and care delivery. Mayo Clinic is joining this collaborative effort to help ensure patients have access to essential medications and treatments when they need them," says Eric Tichy, Pharm.D., division chair of Pharmacy Supply Solutions at Mayo Clinic. Tichy is serving as chair of the…

TeleSUR, JGN (2022-07-03). Presidente de Bolivia denuncia rearticulación de la derecha. telesurtv.net Arce advirtió que la derecha que impulsó el derrocamiento de Evo Morales pretende aprovechar algunas debilidades del gobernante Movimiento al Socialismo (MAS).

Staff (2022-07-03). Unión Eléctrica pronostica una reserva de 195 MW en horario pico. cubadebate.cu Este sábado no se afectó el servicio eléctrico por déficit de capacidad de generación en el sistema, esta condición se ha mantenido durante la madrugada del domingo. Se estima para el horario pico una disponibilidad de 2785 MW y una demanda máxima de 2 590 MW, para una reserva de 195 MW.

Staff (2022-07-03). Alberto Fernández convoca reunión de emergencia tras renuncia del titular de economía. cubadebate.cu El presidente de Argentina, Alberto Fernández, convocó a una reunión de urgencia en la Quinta de Olivos para discutir las acciones a tomar, tras la renuncia este sábado del ministro de Economía, Martín Guzmán, quien anunció su decisión al mandatario a través de una carta.

Jason Hickel (2022-07-03). To Force Radical Climate Action, the Global South Should De-Link From Western Capitalism. commondreams.org After all, Western economies—and their economic growth—depend utterly on labour and resources from the South.

Staff (2022-07-03). IRGC navy commander visits quake-hit areas in Hormozgan. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 03 (MNA) — The commander of the Navy of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) paid a visit to the earthquake-stricken areas in the southern Iranian province of Hormozgan on Sunday to listen to people's grievances.

Freedom Socialist Party (2022-07-03). Sunday 7/10: Voting Blue Won't Do–Build a Movement for Reproductive Justice. indybay.org Please register for zoom event: tinyurl.com/FSP-July10…

TeleSUR, AA, JGN (2022-07-03). øCómo evolucionó Vietnam tras proclamarse República Socialista. telesurtv.net El exitoso proceder socialista en Vietnam es un ejemplo para los gobiernos socialistas y de izquierdas han tenido que superar las agresiones de los países más poderosos.

____ (2022-07-03). Full text of Xi Jinping's address at the meeting celebrating the 25th anniversary of Hong Kong's return to the motherland and the inaugural ceremony of the sixth-term government of the HKSAR. ecns.cn Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, on Friday made an address at the meeting celebrating the 25th anniversary of Hong Kong's return to the motherland and the inaugural ceremony of the sixth-term government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.

Staff (2022-07-03). Dozens of flights cancelled in French airport strike. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 03 (MNA) — Dozens of flights was cancelled on Saturday at France's busiest airport, amid an ongoing dispute over wages and working conditions.

____ (2022-07-03). Americans face gender gap in shift to remote work: survey. ecns.cn Women in the United States still face inequality amid the shift to remote work, said a recent report by Fortune, citing McKinsey's American Opportunity Survey that polled 25,000 workers.

Anonymous669 (2022-07-03). Iraqi Group Says Its Drones Scouted US Embassy & Nearby Base In Baghdad. southfront.org Official logo of The Islamic Resistance in Iraq — 'Ashab al-Kahf | On July 3, the Islamic Resistance in Iraq — 'Ashab al-Kahf announced that its drones had conducted a reconnaissance mission over the US embassy and nearby Union III base in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad. | In a statement, the pro-Iranian group said that the operation started at 7: p.m. local time on July 2 and lasted for 30 minutes. | Iraqi sources reported at the time hearing alarm sirens at Baghdad's highly-secured Green Zone, whe…

TeleSUR, yart, JCM (2022-07-03). Presidente de Portugal se reúne con Lula pese al desaire de Bolsonaro. telesurtv.net De Sousa y Lula conversaron sobre la situación política en Europa, América Latina y la guerra en Ucrania.

Staff (2022-07-03). Cancillería cubana felicita a Belarús por su Fiesta Nacional. cubadebate.cu La Habana y Minsk establecieron nexos diplomáticos el 16 de abril de 1992 y actualmente viven un período de revitalización. El embajador de Belarús en Cuba, Valery Baranovsky, señaló que las naciones refuerzan los intercambios políticos y trabajan en la identificación de nuevas esferas para la colaboración.

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-07-03). Mayo Clinic, Sheba Medical Center sign agreement to accelerate health technology growth. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn., and TEL AVIV, Israel — Mayo Clinic and Sheba Medical Center have signed an agreement that will make it easier to share health technology and support early stage startup companies. This collaboration will create an environment that enables rapid product development in the U.S. and Israeli markets, allowing technologies to be established and launched to transform health care delivery for all. The initial focus of this collaboration will be on cross referral and…

Labor Video Project (2022-07-03). Arms stretched out to Durban, to RETUSA, to dockers internationally… indybay.org South African dockers from Durban gave solidarity greetings to ILWU Local 10 longshore workers and the community against the privatization and destruction of the Howard Terminal in the Port Of Oakland. In response ILWU Local 10 past president Trent Willis and ILWU Local 10 member Aaron Wright thanked Duban dockers.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-07-02). Russian Ops in Ukraine (July 1-2, 2022): Snake Island, Russian Gains in Donbass, Western Narratives. libya360.wordpress.com Update on Russian Military Operations in Ukraine for July 1, 2022 &#1 ; Russian forces withdraw from Snake Island; &#1 ; Ukraine and Western sponsors depict it as "major victory;" &#1 ; Meanwhile Russian forces continue encircling, destroying, or driving out Ukrainian forces in Donbas; &#1 ; Severodonetsk is completely taken, Lysychansk is encircled with reports of fighting in…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-07-02). Western Arms Supplied to Ukraine Offered on Darknet. libya360.wordpress.com Journalists were able to swiftly agree the purchase of a US-made Phoenix Ghost kamikaze drone The lavish deliveries of 'lethal aid' from the US, UK and other NATO countries to Ukraine amid its conflict with Russia have led to marketplaces where some of those weapons can be purchased popping up on the dark web, RT…

Stansfield Smith (2022-07-02). US national security state censoring anti-imperialists to control 'compatible left'. multipolarista.com During the first cold war, the CIA poured money into funding and cultivating a pro-imperialist, anti-communist "compatible left." Today, the US government uses social media to censor anti-war news outlets and activists.

Staff (2022-07-02). Recibe Díaz-Canel a activistas estadounidenses. cubadebate.cu El presidente Miguel Díaz-Canel dialogó este viernes con los intelectuales estadounidenses Vijay Prashad y Manolo de los Santos, sobre aspectos teóricos y experiencias de los movimientos sociales y países en el camino al socialismo. Además, recibió en el Palacio de la Revolución, en esta capital, a ambos activistas de visita en la isla.

Scorinoco (2022-07-02). Lavrov Gets It Right by Comparing European Union and NATO to Hitler's Old Axis. orinocotribune.com By Guilherme Wilbert — June 28, 2022 | Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov stated on June 24 that the European Union and NATO appear to be building a military coalition for a war against Russia. The statement was given in Baku in Azerbaijan during an "They are creating a new coalition for fighting, that is, for war with Russia. We will follow this very closely," the minister rightly declared, because that is what has been happening anyway. But first let's go to the archetypes of the entities mentioned. | The…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-07-02). India, BRICS in Cold War Conditions. libya360.wordpress.com M. K. BHADRAKUMAR The phone conversation on Friday between Prime Minister Modi and Russian President Putin conveyed a big signal, coming on the morrow of the release of the new Strategic Concept by NATO which called Russia the alliance's "most significant and direct threat." The readouts from Moscow and New Delhi both highlighted the two…

WSWS (2022-07-02). Detroit billionaire Dan Gilbert and Ford Motor Co. in line again for public handouts. wsws.org A $60 million tax handout to Gilbert and $100 million state of Michigan "incentive" to Ford are evoking anger under conditions of mounting hardship for workers in Detroit and statewide.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-07-02). Haiti: The Ransom is Still Being Paid. libya360.wordpress.com Robert Roth The mass protest by garment workers on Feb. 17, 2022, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, won a 54% wage increase. On May 20th, The New York Times published a meticulously documented series entitled, "The Ransom," detailing the devastating impact of the so-called "Independence Tax" enforced by France in 1825 on the world's first Black republic. As The Times reported, Haiti…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-07-02). Fascist USA: Coeur d'Alene and a Legacy of Hate. libya360.wordpress.com Cassandra Devereaux Large group of "Patriotic Front" fascists arrested when preparing to attach Pride March in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. Part I Coeur d'Alene,the largest city in Northern Idaho, is set in truly breathtaking country. It's on a lake that shares its name to the south, and another lake to the east. To the east, west,…

_____ (2022-07-02). Recent Wins Inspire Organizing At Trader Joe's, REI, Target, And Apple. popularresistance.org "Seven months ago if you asked me about a union I would've said, 'I don't know, cops have them?'" says Sarah Pappin, a shift supervisor at a Seattle Starbucks. But on June 6, she and her co-workers voted unanimously to join Starbucks Workers United, part of an upsurge of organizing by younger workers with little union experience that is breathing new life into the labor movement. | Now they're dreaming even bigger. "We want to not just open the door for the rest of the food service industry, we want to kick it down," said Pappin, who's worked full-time at Starbucks for eight years.

_____ (2022-07-02). Valedictorian Rips Into Erosion Of Public Education In Graduation Speech. popularresistance.org Los Angeles, CA – On June 6, Axel Brito, Hollywood High School Class of 2022 valedictorian, gave a powerful speech during his senior graduation ceremony at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles. His speech is an indictment of the entrenched corruption within the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) at the expense of quality education and services for students and the working conditions of teachers and school workers. | Video footage of Axel's speech has gone viral on social media, having been viewed over 2.6 million times on TikTok, over 24,000 times on YouTube and over 11,000 times on Instagram.

_____ (2022-07-02). Biodiversity Risks to Linger at Least a Half Century After Global Temperature Peaks, Study Says. popularresistance.org Even if global temperatures start to decrease, after peaking this century due to climate change, biodiversity risks are likely to persist for decades, a new study by London's Global University (UCL) and University of Cape Town researchers finds. The potential impacts on biodiversity were modeled against pre-industrial levels if temperatures increased by more than 2 ∞C (35.6 ∞F), before beginning to fall again. | Climate change and all of its anthropomorphic influences are already facing a biodiversity crisis, with mass dieoffs — such as hundreds of migratory birds falling out of the sky in the S…

_____ (2022-07-02). Biodiversity Risks To Linger At Least A Half Century After Temperature Peaks. popularresistance.org Even if global temperatures start to decrease, after peaking this century due to climate change, biodiversity risks are likely to persist for decades, a new study by London's Global University (UCL) and University of Cape Town researchers finds. The potential impacts on biodiversity were modeled against pre-industrial levels if temperatures increased by more than 2 ∞C (35.6 ∞F), before beginning to fall again. | Climate change and all of its anthropomorphic influences are already facing a biodiversity crisis, with mass dieoffs — such as hundreds of migratory birds falling out of the sky in the S…

Editor2 (2022-07-02). Ecuador: Lasso's Masquerade vs People's Real Demands. orinocotribune.com By Gustavo A Maranges &#1 ; Jun 28, 2022 | June 28 marked 15 days since the beginning of the demonstrations in Ecuador against the neoliberal government of Guillermo Lasso. During that time over 15,000 indigenous people and representatives of social movements have joined the protests to demand urgent actions to stop the collapse of the living conditions of the poorest and the entire working class. However, the state's response has been violence and police repression, which has already caused six deaths, hundreds of wounded, and over 200 imprisonments. | According to the Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities o…

Staff (2022-07-02). Human Rights Groups Hold Unified Protests Across Spain in Condemnation of Melilla Massacre. orinocotribune.com A week after the death of at least 37 people in Melilla, activists and groups take to the streets to support the survivors of the border violence and demand accountability. | In the afternoon of Friday, July 1, protests were held in more than 60 cities and towns in Spain, condemning the massacre of migrants on June 24 at the border between Spain and Morocco, at the border fence of Spanish colonial enclave of Melilla. This united protest was organized by civil society and migrant groups in Madrid. The statement published by the organizers, which has the support of more than 5,400 people and more than 900 organizat…

Kris Hamel (2022-07-02). Detroit rally supports coffee workers on strike. liberationnews.org Comrades in Coffee workers — on strike since Feb. 16 — "are done grinding" and are demanding a union and a fair contract.

Editor (2022-07-02). Peter Schumann turns sketches into comics—and comics into street theater. mronline.org Five o'clock in the morning is a "preferred time" for Peter Schumann to make comics, he said. Ideas can come from just about anywhere: the weather in the Northeast Kingdom, where he lives, or a piece in the Monthly Review, a long-running socialist publication. "I go by what's happening in the world," he said.

Editor (2022-07-02). 'Self-Actualization' in a World Full of Exploitation. scheerpost.com By Eamon Martin / CounterPunch "The logic of worldly success rests on a fallacy: the strange error that our perfection depends on the thoughts and opinions and applause of [others]! A weird life it is, indeed, to be living always in somebody else's imagination, as if that were the only place in which one could …

Ricardo Vaz (2022-07-02). Venezuela: Parliament Passes 'Special Economic Zones' Law in Bid to Court Foreign Investment. venezuelanalysis.com PSUV Deputy Oliver Rivas argued that the economic policy should not be seen as the "ultimate step" towards socialism but as a "resistance strategy."

Peoples Dispatch (2022-07-02). Daily Round-up | Sudanese security forces kill 9 protesters during anti-coup protests & other stories. peoplesdispatch.org In today's episode, we bring you stories from the protests in Sudan, the end of the national strike in Ecuador, the extension of the eviction moratorium in Brazil, and verdicts on abortion two US states…

Staff (2022-07-02). Israeli regime's jets target Syria's Tartus. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 02 (MNA) — Syrian sources on Saturday reported that the Israeli regime has launched missile strikes on a city in western Syria.

TeleSUR, lvm, JGN (2022-07-02). Registran aumento de la inflación en la Eurozona. telesurtv.net Los datos arrojaron que los bienes industriales no energéticos aumentaron en un 4.3 por ciento, frente al 4.2 por ciento de mayo.

TeleSUR, jaa, MER (2022-07-02). Ciclista colombiana Mariana Pajón triunfa en Juegos Bolivarianos. telesurtv.net A pesar de una lesión en la mano derecha, Pajón dominó en la final del evento a las ecuatorianas Doménica Azuero y Doménica Mora.

Aula Abbara, Bhargavi Rao, Boghuma K Titanji, Yap Boum, Alimuddin Zumla (2022-07-02). [Correspondence] The monkeypox outbreak is amplifying hidden voices in the global discourse. thelancet.com Tulio d Oliveira's Comment1 on the global inattention to infectious disease science done in Africa is timely, as the largest outbreak of monkeypox outside of Africa continues.2 As of June 15, 2022, 2103 laboratory-confirmed cases of monkeypox have been reported to WHO from 42 countries. The unexpected, unprecedented, and unusual nature of this outbreak in Europe and the Americas has spurred scientific, political, and media attention. Importantly, monkeypox has been known to cause human disease for over 50 years and is endemic in at least ten countries in west and central Africa with over a thousand incidences rep…

WSWS (2022-07-02). Australia: Striking teachers in New South Wales speak out. wsws.org "I am constantly looking for casuals. There are times when I have to cold call 40 different people to cover a class. I'm not looking at their CVs anymore, if they have approval to teach, that is good enough."

Schools & Labor Against Privatization (2022-07-02). Saturday 7/9: SLAP Oakland Ed Conf: Fight Against the Destruction of Public Education & Public Services. indybay.org ILWU Local 6 | 99 Hengenberger | Oakland, Ca…

WSWS (2022-07-02). Who will pay for Biden's new "forever war"? wsws.org The global war being initiated by the Biden administration is at the same time a war against the working class of the United States.

WSWS (2022-07-02). Australia: Labor government implements new onerous welfare requirements. wsws.org The new system has been imposed at the direct behest of big business.

Daniel C Perry, Juul Achten, Ruth Knight, Duncan Appelbe, Susan J Dutton, Melina Dritsaki, James M Mason, Damian T Roland, Shrouk Messahel, James Widnall, Matthew L Costa, FORCE Collaborators in collaboration with PERUKI (2022-07-02). [Articles] Immobilisation of torus fractures of the wrist in children (FORCE): a randomised controlled equivalence trial in the UK. thelancet.com This trial found equivalence in pain at 3 days in children with a torus fracture of the distal radius assigned to the offer of a bandage group or the rigid immobilisation group, with no between-group differences in pain or function during the 6 weeks of follow-up.

WSWS (2022-07-02). LAUSD high school valedictorian rips into the erosion of public education in graduation speech, sparking mass support. wsws.org Reporters with the World Socialist Web Site spoke with Axel Brito about his impassioned speech which has been viewed nearly 3 million times on social media.

TeleSUR, ysm, MER (2022-07-02). Europa reporta más de 4. 0 casos de viruela símica en dos semanas. telesurtv.net Hasta el momento, las pruebas de laboratorio con resultados positivos indican que 31 países han reportado casos.

Anonymous669 (2022-07-02). Explosions Reported At Iranian Revolutionary Guard Base Near Tehran (Video). southfront.org Early on July 2, Malek Ashtar base of the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) was reportedly hit by at least two explosions. | The London-based Iran International shared a video on social media of the reported explosions at the base that is located to the southeast of the Iranian capital, Tehran. | Iranian official media and websites affiliated with the IRGC ignored the reports. However, the People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran (MEK) claimed responsibility for the alleged explosions. In…

WSWS (2022-07-02). "There was blood everywhere": Former Caterpillar worker speaks out on lack of safety. wsws.org A former Caterpillar worker in the Peoria, Illinois area spoke out against the company's unsafe working conditions, punitive treatment by management and the indifference of the UAW.

____ (2022-07-02). Party growing in appeal with nation's youth. ecns.cn The Communist Party of China is demonstrating strong vitality and vigor, with a large number of outstanding young people joining its organizations each year to carry forward its cause, a senior Party official said on Thursday, one day ahead of the 101st anniversary of the Party's founding.

WSWS (2022-07-02). As nurses' contract expires, Michigan Medicine demands 101 concessions and refuses to grant step raises. wsws.org The contract for 6,200 nurses at the University of Michigan hospital and medical school expired on Thursday night with the union taking no measures to advance the fight against the provocative posture of management and the intolerable working conditions that are making patient care unsafe.

Staff (2022-07-02). VIDEO: Lebanese people chanting "Hello Commander" song. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 02 (MNA) — A large number of Lebanese people performed an epic song themed with generational support for the Islamic Revolution dubbed "Salam Farmandeh or Hello Commander" in the ancient Sour Municipal Stadium of Lebanon.

WSWS (2022-07-02). "Any self-respecting nurse would run screaming from HCA"—Pennsylvania nurse describes her experience working for Healthcare Corporation of America. wsws.org The World Socialist Web Site received a letter from a nurse with several decades of experience working for the Healthcare Corporation of America, the world's largest private hospital owner.

WSWS (2022-07-02). Workers support campaign by Will Lehman for UAW president: "All it takes is a spark" wsws.org In his video statement announcing the campaign, Lehman stressed that he was calling for an end to the UAW bureaucracy and fighting to develop a movement of rank-and-file workers in the US and in other countries.

Staff (2022-07-02). 8 July, Online Webinar: Ghassan Kanafani: Literature and Revolution. samidoun.net GHASSAN KANAFANI: LITERATURE AND REVOLUTION Friday, July 8 8 am Pacific &#1 ; 11 am Eastern &#1 ; 4 pm British time &#1 ; 5 pm central Europe/South Africa &#1 ; 6 pm Palestine REGISTER ONLINE bit.ly/kanafanibook On the th anniversary of the assassination of Ghassan Kanafani, we celebrate the first-time English publication of "On Zionist Literature," Kanafani's analysis of …

WSWS (2022-07-02). Workers and youth explain why they are attending Sri Lankan SEP's online public meeting. wsws.org "We were really confronted with the question, who would replace Gotabhaya [Rajapakse] but we cannot accept [opposition SJB leader] Sajith Premadasa." — Imasha, post-graduate law student…

Anonymous669 (2022-07-02). Turkey Says Two Security Officers Were Killed While Taking Part In Northern Iraq Operation. southfront.org Turkish forces are seen at Mount Barsaya in northeast of Afrin, January 28, 2018 / Khalil Ashawi / Reuters | On July 2, the Turkish Ministry of National Defense announced that two security officers were killed while taking part in Operation Claw-Lock in the Iraqi Kurdistan Region. | In a brief statement, the ministry that the two officers lost their lives as a result of an attack by the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK). Operation Claw-Lock, which was launched on April 17, is meant to neutralize PKK cells in the areas o…

WSWS (2022-07-02). Oregon Nurses Association announces new tentative agreement for Providence St. Vincent nurses to avoid strike. wsws.org The union has claimed a "NURSE VICTORY" but has yet to provide the full text of the new agreement to the rank-and-file.

Staff (2022-07-02). Hezbollah to crush Israeli enemy in any future war: official. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 02 (MNA) — Head of Hezbollah's Political Council, Ibrahim al- Amine al-Sayyid, said Sat. that the Resistance will destroy the enemy in the future war, adding that the Lebanese Resistance has roots in Islam and the Islamic Revolution.

A Guest Author (2022-07-01). Why abolition of all forms of incarceration? workers.org By Sophia Williams "The majority of people who are in prison are there because society has failed them." (Angela Davis) "Abolition is about presence, not absence. It's about building life-affirming institutions." &#1 ; Ruth Wilson Gilmore. Credit: Lydia Makepeace Prison proponents — the police, courts, prosecutors, politicians, corporate media and corporations . . . |

Staff (2022-07-02). Recibe Díaz-Canel a activistas estadounidenses. cubadebate.cu El presidente Miguel Díaz-Canel dialogó este viernes con los intelectuales estadounidenses Vijay Prashad y Manolo de los Santos, sobre aspectos teóricos y experiencias de los movimientos sociales y países en el camino al socialismo. Además, recibió en el Palacio de la Revolución, en esta capital, a ambos activistas de visita en la isla.

Labor Video Project (2022-07-02). SLAP At Parker Elementary School Fighting Closures Of Schools & Privatization Oakland Port. indybay.org The Schools and Labor Against Privatization held a BBQ to build solidarity against the closure of Parker Elementary and 10 other Oakland public schools in working class Black and Brown communities. It was also against the privatization of Howard Terminal at the Port of Oakland for a sale to billionaire GAP A's owner John Fisher.

Khubaka, Michael Harris (2022-07-02). Friday 7/29: Stolen Legacy: California Pioneers of African Descent. indybay.org Leidesdorff Street | Financial District…

Michael Petrelis (2022-07-02). Friday 7/1: Speakout: Cordileone at Mission Dolores. indybay.org Mission Dolores Basilica | 16th and Dolores Streets…

Peter Maiden (2022-07-02). Abortion Rights Rally in Fresno June 28. indybay.org People protested the anti-abortion Supreme Court decision at Fresno City Hall on Tuesday, June 28.

Aula Abbara, Bhargavi Rao, Boghuma K Titanji, Yap Boum, Alimuddin Zumla (2022-07-02). [Correspondence] The monkeypox outbreak is amplifying hidden voices in the global discourse. thelancet.com Tulio d Oliveira's Comment1 on the global inattention to infectious disease science done in Africa is timely, as the largest outbreak of monkeypox outside of Africa continues.2 As of June 15, 2022, 2103 laboratory-confirmed cases of monkeypox have been reported to WHO from 42 countries. The unexpected, unprecedented, and unusual nature of this outbreak in Europe and the Americas has spurred scientific, political, and media attention. Importantly, monkeypox has been known to cause human disease for over 50 years and is endemic in at least ten countries in west and central Africa with over a thousand incidences rep…

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-07-02). Mayo Clinic, Sheba Medical Center sign agreement to accelerate health technology growth. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn., and TEL AVIV, Israel — Mayo Clinic and Sheba Medical Center have signed an agreement that will make it easier to share health technology and support early stage startup companies. This collaboration will create an environment that enables rapid product development in the U.S. and Israeli markets, allowing technologies to be established and launched to transform health care delivery for all. The initial focus of this collaboration will be on cross referral and…

Staff (2022-07-02). Israeli regime's jets target Syria's Tartus. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 02 (MNA) — Syrian sources on Saturday reported that the Israeli regime has launched missile strikes on a city in western Syria.

____ (2022-07-02). Party growing in appeal with nation's youth. ecns.cn The Communist Party of China is demonstrating strong vitality and vigor, with a large number of outstanding young people joining its organizations each year to carry forward its cause, a senior Party official said on Thursday, one day ahead of the 101st anniversary of the Party's founding.

Daniel C Perry, Juul Achten, Ruth Knight, Duncan Appelbe, Susan J Dutton, Melina Dritsaki, James M Mason, Damian T Roland, Shrouk Messahel, James Widnall, Matthew L Costa, FORCE Collaborators in collaboration with PERUKI (2022-07-02). [Articles] Immobilisation of torus fractures of the wrist in children (FORCE): a randomised controlled equivalence trial in the UK. thelancet.com This trial found equivalence in pain at 3 days in children with a torus fracture of the distal radius assigned to the offer of a bandage group or the rigid immobilisation group, with no between-group differences in pain or function during the 6 weeks of follow-up.

____ (2022-07-02). Americans face gender gap in shift to remote work: survey. ecns.cn Women in the United States still face inequality amid the shift to remote work, said a recent report by Fortune, citing McKinsey's American Opportunity Survey that polled 25,000 workers.

SCOTUS ruled wrongly (2022-07-02). People pour into Federal Bldg Plaza to Express their Outrage on Day of Decision. indybay.org Protesters spilled into the streets on June 24 soon after the much anticipated Supreme Court decision on Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization was announced.

Shotgun Players (2022-07-02). Saturday 7/23: Ashby Stage Indigenous Land Acknowledgement Mural Unveiling. indybay.org Ashby Stage | 1901 Ashby Ave | Berkeley, CA 94703…

Labor Video Project (2022-07-02). Arms stretched out to Durban, to RETUSA, to dockers internationally… indybay.org South African dockers from Durban gave solidarity greetings to ILWU Local 10 longshore workers and the community against the privatization and destruction of the Howard Terminal in the Port Of Oakland. In response ILWU Local 10 past president Trent Willis and ILWU Local 10 member Aaron Wright thanked Duban dockers.

Schools & Labor Against Privatization (2022-07-02). Saturday 7/9: SLAP Oakland Ed Conf: Fight Against the Destruction of Public Education & Public Services. indybay.org ILWU Local 6 | 99 Hengenberger | Oakland, Ca…

Pavan Kulkarni (2022-07-01). Massacre of African refugees in Spanish colonial enclave of Melilla just ahead of NATO's Madrid Summit, a mere coincidence? peoplesdispatch.org Spain is seeking NATO protection for Melilla, where the massacre occurred, and Ceuta, its other colonial enclave on the North African coast. The NATO Summit has declared irregular migration from Africa to be a threat to the "state security" of its members…

G. Dunkel (2022-07-01). Famine fueled by greed stalks the world's poor. workers.org According to Oxfam and Save the Children, 1,500 people — mainly children under age 5 and elders — are dying every day in Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia. The groups' joint 2022 report, "Dangerous Delay 2: The Cost of Inaction," relies on data from the U.N. and from relevant national, European . . . |

Peoples Dispatch (2022-07-01). Daily Round-up | Thousands of teachers stage strike in Australia over low wages & other stories. peoplesdispatch.org In today's episode, we bring you stories from the teachers' strike in Australia, the war in Syria, the conflict over the Malvinas Islands, and the inauguration of Ferdinand Marcos Jr. as president of the Philippines…

Fight Back (2022-07-01). Minnesota groups join global anti-NATO protests during the June NATO Summit. fightbacknews.org Minneapolis, MN – On June 28, over 60 people gathered alongside Washington Avenue outside of Senator Amy Klobuchar's Minneapolis office in solidarity with international protests against the NATO Summit in Madrid, Spain, where world leaders discussed the expansion of NATO, among other things. Rush-hour traffic honked in support as protesters chanted, "No war with Russia! Disband NATO now!" | "Yesterday the Spanish government prohibited protest against NATO in Madrid," announced Michael Livingston of Minnesota Peace Action Coalition (MPAC). "Being the free people that they are, the anti-NATO activists immediately g…

_____ (2022-07-01). National Strike In Ecuador Completes 15 Days, Struggle Continues. popularresistance.org Monday, June 27 marked 15 days since the beginning of the national strike in Ecuador against the right-wing government of President Guillermo Lasso and his neoliberal economic policies. Since June 13, hundreds of thousands of people have been organizing protests and roadblocks across the country with a set of 10 demands that support the working class in the face of rising inflation and cost of living. | On Monday, under the banner of "There are 10 demands, not 10 cents", members of various peasant, Indigenous and Afro-descendant organizations held a massive march in capital Quito to mark 15 days of the national s…

_____ (2022-07-01). Health care workers struggles continue across the US. popularresistance.org Nurses and other health care workers across the nation are rising up in a growing wave of strikes and protests against understaffing, lack of crucial supplies, exhausting workloads and the erosion of their living standards by the sharp rise in inflation. | Conditions for health care workers around the world have been greatly worsened by the response of the ruling class to the pandemic. Many are leaving the profession, further deepening the crisis. According to a March 24 report in Healthcare IT News, 90 percent of US nurses are considering leaving the profession.

_____ (2022-07-01). Healthcare Workers' Struggles Continue Across The US. popularresistance.org Nurses and other health care workers across the nation are rising up in a growing wave of strikes and protests against understaffing, lack of crucial supplies, exhausting workloads and the erosion of their living standards by the sharp rise in inflation. | Conditions for health care workers around the world have been greatly worsened by the response of the ruling class to the pandemic. Many are leaving the profession, further deepening the crisis. According to a March 24 report in Healthcare IT News, 90 percent of US nurses are considering leaving the profession. | Not only must nurses handle inhuman levels of st…

_____ (2022-07-01). Labor Condemns Supreme Court Decision Overturning Roe v. Wade. popularresistance.org Numerous Unions Condemned The Supreme Court's Decision To End The Constitutional Right To An Abortion. A Sampling, From Multiple Unions Representing Workers In Virtually Every Sector Of The Economy, Are Reprinted Below.

_____ (2022-07-01). Studying The Venezuelan Approach To Learning. popularresistance.org The merits of the Bolivarian system are plain to see through the country having one of the highest educational progress rates in Latin America and a truly comprehensive system funded by the Venezuelan government led by the United Socialist Party of Venezuela. | In order to understand the Venezuelan education system, it is necessary to examine both its foundations and the reality of education under the illegal US sanctions. In the decades preceding the successful election of Hugo Chavez, education in Venezuela was not prioritized. | Governments effectively abandoned education in the rural and working-class areas f…

Fight Back (2022-07-01). Hope for Colombia: An interview with James Jordan about the election of Petro. fightbacknews.org On June 19, Gustavo Petro won the second round of the Colombian presidential election with over 50% of the vote. This is a historic victory because Colombia, unlike many other South American countries, including neighboring Venezuela, doesn't have a history of leftists winning office. | For more than 52 years now the U.S. has backed the wealthy Colombian oligarchy against revolutionaries of the FARC-EP (Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia – People's Army) and ELN (National Liberation Army) who are fighting for national liberation against U.S. imperialism. There was a brief negotiated peace in 1985 and le…

Karina Garcia (2022-07-01). Roe reversed: How we got here, how to fight and win! liberationnews.org For the last years the right wing has been steadily organizing and strategizing for this moment.

Maxximilian Seijo (2022-07-01). Money on the Left: The Journal featuring "Food, Money & Democracy" mronline.org Benjamin C. Wilson, Taylor Reid, and Max Sussman join the podcast to discuss their forthcoming co-written essay, "Food, Money, and Democracy: Cultivating Collective Provisioning for Resilient and Equitable Communities of Work." Inaugurating our new journal, Money on the Left: History, Theory, Practice, the article politicizes what Sanjukta Paul and Nathan Tankus term "coordination rights" across monetary and production sectors and focuses on the coordination of food systems, in particular. Coordination rights are fundamental to the process of building resilient communities, our guests argue, determining whether s…

Margaret Flowers (2022-07-01). Lessons from Colombia: A Victory for the People. orinocotribune.com By Margaret Flowers &#1 ; Jun 27, 2022 | On June 19, Colombians elected the first leftist president and the first Afro-Colombian vice president in history. This was possible, despite being in a repressive state, because of a strong national social movement that organized an effective national strike in the spring of 2021. Clearing the FOG speaks with Charo Mina Rojas, an Afro-Colombian human rights defender and leader in the 2016 peace process, about this victory, the obstacles they faced and how they will counter efforts by the wealthy class to prevent further progress. Activists in the United States have much t…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-07-01). Ecuador: 18 Days of Social Unrest Ends in the Signing of the "Pacification Act" of Betrayal. libya360.wordpress.com Ollantay Itzamná Beginning of the signing of the Act Nobody knows the subsequent impact that this signed Act will have… Although we know that after every act of pacification comes the political and legal chastisement against the indigenous leaders (as happened in 2019). The only certainty is that the difficult situation of the peoples of…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-07-01). Ecuador: 18 Days of Social Unrest Ends in the Signing of the "Pacification Act" libya360.wordpress.com Ollantay Itzamná Beginning of the signing of the Act Nobody knows the subsequent impact that this signed Act will have… Although we know that after every act of pacification comes the political and legal chastisement against the indigenous leaders (as happened in 2019). The only certainty is that the difficult situation of the peoples of…

Imperial.ac.uk (2022-07-01). Imperial celebrates links with Vietnam at Education Forum. imperial.ac.uk Imperial celebrated its growing links with Vietnam by hosting the UK-Vietnam Education Collaboration Forum at White City.

Jon Wilson (2022-07-01). U.S. Communists observe drafting of Chile's new democratic constitution first-hand. peoplesworld.org This is the third installment in a series of articles about the visit of the Hello Comrade Project to Chile in the spring of 2022. Hello Comrade is a group within the International Department of the Communist Party USA, a solidarity movement bringing together members of the party in the United States with members of …

Betsey Piette (2022-07-01). Prison hunger strikers challenge solitary torture. workers.org Bulletin: WW received notice of a new letter from Michael Rivera who wrote: "While active participants in the hunger strike are down to 7 to 10 individuals, around 45 to 50 people in the IMU unit are refusing to do anything with the program, saying 'without us there is no . . . |

WSWS (2022-07-01). Frustration builds among West Coast dockworkers as ILWU keeps them on the job past contract expiration. wsws.org Twenty-two thousand West Coast dockworkers are being kept on the job after their contract expired at midnight Friday morning without a new deal.

Carson Robb (2022-07-01). 'No Jim Crow in the IWO': America's radical Depression-era mutual aid society. peoplesworld.org The Great Depression was among the most spectacular failures of capitalism. The unprecedented and unregulated expansion of corporate greed during the roaring 1920s led to the creation of several mass monopolies on a scale never seen in human history. The stock market expanded exponentially into previously quiet Main Street economies. Smaller hometown hospitals and schools …

Albert Bender (2022-07-01). Indian boarding schools report details horror of Indigenous dispossession and genocide in U.S. peoplesworld.org The recent Federal Indian Boarding School Initiative Investigative Report has garnered mixed responses, ranging from being characterized as "monumental" to being said to "leave key questions unanswered." I would agree with both assessments, but would not fault the report with criticism. It indeed is "monumental" in that it is the first report of its kind in which the U.S. government admits responsibility …

LaborFest (2022-07-01). Rising Up! LaborFest 2022 PDF. indybay.org 2022 LaborFest Calendar PDF…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-07-01). How Spooks and Establishment Journalists are Circling the Wagons. libya360.wordpress.com JONATHAN COOK Earlier this month, Russia banned 29 British journalists, including several from the BBC and The Guardian, on the grounds that they were "associated with the defense complex". That claim was not, at least in all cases, quite as preposterous as was widely assumed. In part one of this two-part series, we saw how the Guardian's Luke Harding — one…

TeleSUR, lvm, MER (2022-07-01). OMS reforzará laboratorios en àÅfrica para detectar viruela símica. telesurtv.net La OMS indicó que, hasta el pasado 28 de junio, en el continente africano se notificaron 1.821 casos en 13 países.

WSWS (2022-07-01). SEP (Australia) public meeting: Oppose British extradition order: Fight to free Julian Assange! wsws.org The Socialist Equality Party calls on workers, students and professional people to attend its online meeting on Sunday July 10, at 3 p.m. AEST to mobilise to defend and free Julian Assange.

Anonymous669 (2022-07-01). Russian Warplanes Continue To Fly Over US Al-Tanf Base In Southeastern Syria. southfront.org On July 1, a warplane of the Russian Aerospace Forces (VKS) conducted a reconnaissance mission over the southeastern Syrian area of al-Tanf where the US-led coalition maintains a large garrison, according to the London-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. | Al-Tanf garrison is located right on Syria's border with Iraq and Jordan. Around 200 US troops and some 300 militants of the Revolutionary Commando Army (MaT), a local proxy of the coalition, are usually present at the garrison. | The…

WSWS (2022-07-01). Ascension St. John Hospital fires lab technicians after signing outsourcing contract with Labcorp. wsws.org As described by a veteran lab worker from St. John Hospital in the Detroit area, the deal between Ascension Health and Labcorp means that hospital technicians are being terminated and they must reapply for their jobs with the laboratory services contractor.

WSWS (2022-07-01). US Steel announces layoffs at Granite City Works in Illinois. wsws.org US Steel announced plans to lay of nearly a thousand workers at its Granite City Works mill in Illinois while it reports massive profit gains and enters into contract negotiations with the United Steelworkers.

Mark Gruenberg (2022-07-01). Teamsters: 23,000 freight train engineers voting on strike authorization. peoplesworld.org CLEVELAND—Some 23,000 rail freight engineers nationwide, Teamsters members who—like other rail unionists—are irate at freight railroads' refusal to discuss workers' needs and demands, are voting on whether to authorize a strike. If the authorization passes, it would give the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers & Trainmen/Teamsters leadership the OK to approve a strike should federal mediation …

WSWS (2022-07-01). Australia: Tens of thousands of striking teachers protest in Sydney. wsws.org With tensions among educators at "boiling point," union bureaucrats desperately attempted to channel workers' anger into plaintive appeals to the state government.

A Guest Author (2022-07-01). Mumia Abu-Jamal honored in France. workers.org This slightly edited story was posted by Bea Phi from prisonradio.org on June 4. Jamal Jr. is the grandson of the African American political prisoner, Mumia Abu-Jamal. Jamal Jr. and artist Mustapha Boutadjine, left, in Paris June 4 On June 4, Jamal Jr. and Brenda Arjona honored the French "LibeÃÅrons . . . |

Anonymous669 (2022-07-01). Iran's Revolutionary Guard Deployed Air Defense Systems In Syria — Report. southfront.org Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) deployed air-defense systems in Syria as a part of a joint project with the Syrian Arab Army (SAA), al-Arabiya reported on July 1, citing Western intelligence sources. | According to the UAE-based news channel, the project is meant to protect IRGC assets in Syria from Israel's repeated aerial attacks. | Al-Arabiya said that the project is led by Farid Muhammad Thaqa'i, a senior officer of the IRGC Aerospace Forces. The officer visited the Syr…

WSWS (2022-07-01). Why was there no organized resistance to Trump's January 6 coup? wsws.org New facts as well as old ones point incontrovertibly to the reality that Donald Trump and his accomplices attempted to wipe out the results of a national election and bring down the US government and Constitution on January 6, 2021, seeking to establish a presidential dictatorship.

Brett Wilkins (2022-07-01). Texas Panel Denounced Over Attempt to Rebrand Slavery as 'Involuntary Relocation'. commondreams.org One progressive group called the proposal "a blatant attempt to whitewash history to fit a racist worldview."

Leslie Feinberg (2022-07-01). War, sexual freedom and fascism in Germany — Lavender and Red 4 & 5. workers.org In addition to the legislative attacks on women, gender-nonconforming people and LGBTQ+ lives, in June white-supremacist groups like the Proud Boys have attempted a military-style raid on Pride in the Park in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, and invaded public libraries— in Wilmington, North Carolina, and San Lorenzo, California — to disrupt . . . |

Editor (2022-06-30). The United States Extends Its Military Reach Into Zambia. scheerpost.com Dr Fred M'membe, President of Socialist Party Zambia. Photo: Socialist Party Zambia | By Vijay Prashad / On April 26, 2022, the United States Africa Command (AFRICOM)

Editor (2022-06-30). The Angry Arab: Iran Losing Info War. scheerpost.com Marking the anniversary of Islamic revolution on Feb. 11, 2015, in Tehran. (Mostafameraji,CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons) | By As'ad AbuKhalil / I still remember the reverberations of the Iranian revolution in the Arab world. It was a cataclysmic event like no other; a friend always laments that religion (in the Arab world) was on the way out before the revolution. | It has to be remembered that Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi was hugely unpopular among Arabs. He never cared to cultivate a favorable image for…