(2022-09-02). Palestine in Pictures: August 2022. electronicintifada.net A monthly roundup of photographs documenting Palestine, Palestinian life, politics and culture, and international solidarity with Palestine.
(2022-09-02). °Franky Velgara Valentin PRESENTE! workers.org 
The following statement was issued on August 25. ProLibertad Allies and Supporters, Franky Velgara. PHOTO: Pro-Libertad It is with great sadness that we, in the ProLibertad Freedom Campaign, announce the passing of one of our founders and longtime coordinators, Francisco Velgara Valentin, known affectionately to the movement at large as . . . |
(2022-09-02). US says it has received Iran's response via EU coordinator. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Sep. 02 (MNA) — After Iran sent its response to the European Union, the US State Department announced on Friday that it has received Iran's response through the EU Coordinator.
(2022-09-02). Surging prices in Europe: The ruling class makes workers pay for the capitalist crisis. wsws.org Europe's working class is facing the greatest assault on its standard of living in a century, when postwar inflation and the aftermath of the 1929 stock market crash destroyed the livelihoods of large segments of the working and middle classes.
(2022-09-02). Biden's national address warns of imminent threat of dictatorship. wsws.org Joe Biden's address to the nation, delivered in prime time in front of Philadelphia's Independence Hall, was extraordinary both for what he said, as well as for what he did not say.
(2022-09-02). Happy Anti-War Day! The weapons must be silent! indybay.org The DGB (the German alliance of unions) and its member unions, an important voice in the German peace movement, commemorate the barbaric consequences of war and fascism on September 1. Trade unionists fight for peace, democracy and freedom.
(2022-09-02). Therapists protest 'dangerous delays in mental health care'. workers.org 
Oakland, California A hundred striking mental health workers picketed Kaiser Permanente Medical Center in Oakland, Aug. 26, denouncing "dangerous understaffing" of therapists — with patients routinely having to wait six to eight weeks for an appointment. Members of the National Union of Healthcare Workers have been on strike since Aug. . . . |
(2022-09-02). Hungry Haitians have had enough. workers.org 
August 22 is the day the Haitian revolution began in 1791. The date commemorates the fact that an enslaved people, a majority of whom were born in Africa, organized an army that defeated the highly praised, veteran French military, on the battlefields of Vertières and elsewhere — giving the oppressed . . . |
(2022-09-02). PSL Statement: Yes, democracy is under threat — and Biden is part of the problem. liberationnews.org 
Joe Biden's prime-time address on democracy tonight was an attempt to cover up with rhetoric his and the Democratic Party's abject failure to prevent the extinguishing of abortion rights, the assault on Black voting rights, and the nationwide attack by Big Business against union rights and workers.
(2022-09-02). Philadelphia Museum of Art workers authorize a strike. wsws.org The workers at the Philadelphia art museum are part of a growing wave of anger and militancy among cultural workers generally, which is in turn a part of the emerging movement of the working class in the US and internationally.
(2022-09-02). The cult of Winston Churchill, racist legacies and Anglophone colonial nostalgia. greenleft.org.au No other British prime minister is as lionised to the point of deification as Winston Churchill. Rupen Savoulian looks behind the cult of personality.
(2022-09-02). Friday 9/2: Labor Day weekend begins with Henry George, "Nemesis of Feudalism" indybay.org Notable House | 189 Ellsworth St. | San Francisco, CA…
(2022-09-02). Friday 9/2: Solidarity Vigil for Farm Worker Bill #2183. indybay.org Watsonville Plaza | 358 Main St, Watsonville…
(2022-09-02). Thursday 9/1: South Bay Indigenous Solidarity. indybay.org Via Zoom. Register at: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYpf-yrpzkvGtaNWy9uKZ0RwHJzlLXal-E0…
(2022-09-02). Eurowings pilots vote to strike as determination of German airline workers to fight grows. wsws.org There is a large and growing willingness to strike among workers in the airline industry. After Lufthansa pilots, now Eurowings pilots have voted by almost 98 percent to strike.
(2022-09-02). Will Lehman demands monitor investigate UAW acts of intimidation against Lehman, workers at Flint GM Assembly. wsws.org On September 1, Will Lehman sent the following letter to Neil Barofsky, the court-appointed monitor overseeing the UAW elections. Lehman is demanding the monitor investigate acts of intimidation by the UAW against Lehman's campaign and against workers.
(2022-09-02). Spanish union betrayal at Ford Valencia exposes their role in Mercedes strike. wsws.org Last week, autoworkers at the German automaker Mercedes-Benz plant at Vitoria, the capital city of the Basque Country in northern Spain, resumed activity after the summer holidays.
(2022-09-02). Friday 9/2: Benchlands Meeting. indybay.org Join us at 3: 00 pm near the Water Street end of the Benchlands, San Lorenzo Park, Santa Cruz | Protest against the Benchlands sweep after the meeting in front of the County Building at 4: 30 pm…
(2022-09-02). Build the Railroad Workers Rank-and-File Committee to fight for a national railroad strike! wsws.org It must be said openly and clearly: The unions have every intention of blocking a strike. Therefore, we must organize ourselves independently in order to demand and force a strike.
(2022-09-02). Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast: Helping kids prepare for back-to-school success. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org In some parts of U.S., school has already begun, and over the next several weeks, almost all children will be back in the classroom after the Labor Day holiday. Setting up students for success at school includes parents and caregivers helping kids develop routines and good habits for time management, nutrition and sleep. "Having routines is so important not only for our kids, but actually for our families and for us as adults, as well,"…
(2022-09-02). Former UAW bureaucrat Terry Dittes attacks "outside influences" in UAW election. wsws.org While he did not name names, Dittes' attack was clearly aimed at the World Socialist Web Site,, which has endorsed the campaign of Will Lehman for UAW president.
(2022-09-02). New Zealand universities hit by long-term assault on pay and jobs. wsws.org New Zealand's universities, like their counterparts internationally, have been hit by a wholesale assault on public education in which the Tertiary Education Union has been entirely complicit.
(2022-09-02). Sunday 9/11: The Other 9/11 — the AFL-CIO's support for the 1973 US coup in Chile betrayed workers. indybay.org us02web.zoom.us/j/3290219617?pwd=OTFGZUVKcDd4bzVkVjl5ZS94QmdoQT09…
(2022-09-02). US Educators Rank and File Safety Committee holds critical meeting in defense of public education and against the spread of COVID-19. wsws.org The contributions given in reports and comments from audience members make clear that no faith whatsoever can be placed in capitalist politicians or the trade union apparatus to make schools safe for teachers, parents and students.
(2022-09-02). Comercio Interior informa sobre distribución de productos normados para septiembre. cubadebate.cu El Ministerio del Comercio Interior informó que está garantizada la distribución de la canasta familiar normada correspondiente al mes de septiembre, con los per cápita vigentes, y se mantiene la venta controlada de chícharos, cigarros y productos de aseo. El Mincin ratifica que se cuenta con la harina para la elaboración del pan de la canasta familiar normada.
(2022-09-01). Ukraine: IAEA Visits the Zaporozhye NPP. libya360.wordpress.com The #IAEA spokesman said that the IAEA mission led by the DG Mr.Rafael Grossi has been delayed on the Ukrainian-controlled territory for about 3 hours en route to Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant. — Mikhail Ulyanov (@Amb_Ulyanov) September 1, 2022 The #IAEA spokesman said that the IAEA mission led by the DG Mr.Rafael Grossi has been…
(2022-09-01). The Most Important Election in the Americas is in Brazil. libya360.wordpress.com Vijay Prashad Women in Sà£o Paulo partake in a rally in support of the candidacy of Lula da Silva. The sign reads: "Lula president and for the lives of women". Photo: Elineudo Meira Former president Lula is in the lead in the polls ahead of the first round of elections in Brazil to be held…
(2022-09-01). Searching beneath the rubble of Rafah. electronicintifada.net Residents of al-Shaout neighborhood in Rafah recount the horrific aftermath of Israeli airstrikes that killed seven people.
(2022-09-01). Why Germany Needs a Revolution. libya360.wordpress.com Eric Zuesse Berlin's Brandenburg Gate displayed the yellow and blue colours of Ukraine in an act of solidarity — Image AP Germany's newsmedia — echoing America's — have attributed the soaring fuel-prices to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, which clearly is a lie, because the source is clearly Germany's anti-Russian sanctions and termination of the Nord…
(2022-09-01). US Tightening Its Neocolonial Grip Over Ukraine. southfront.org 
Flags in Majdan in 2014Washington exercises even more control over the Kiev regime, establishing its own military command, increasing the presence of numerous foreign-backed NGOs, as well as sending US corporate advisers and representatives. | Written by Drago Bosnic, independent geopolitical and military analyst | Ukraine was never seen as a particularly sovereign country. However, in 2014 any semblance of independence was lost for good when the political West used the Neo-Nazi elements of the Ukrai…
(2022-09-01). 2019 RAND Paper Warned US of Failure During Ukraine Conflict. libya360.wordpress.com As far back as 2019, US Army-commissioned studies examined different means to provoke and antagonize Russia who they acknowledged sought to avoid conflict. However, they also warned that if Russia was pushed too far, it could trigger an escalation that would spiral out of Washington's control. Today we are watching this conflict unfold. Just how…
(2022-09-01). Jacques Baud: Operation Z. libya360.wordpress.com Postil Magazine Interviews Jacques Baud After more than six months of war, it can be said that the Russian army is effective and efficient, and that the quality of its command & control far exceeds what we see in the West. But our perception is influenced by a reporting that is focused on the Ukrainian…
(2022-09-01). Why Germany Needs a Revolution, and What Type. southfront.org 
Written by Germany's newsmedia — echoing America's — have attributed the soaring fuel-prices to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, which clearly is a lie, because the source is clearly Germany's anti-Russian sanctions and termination of the Nord Stream 2 natural-gas pipeline and other supplies into Germany of the least-expensive fuels-sources, which had been Ru…
(2022-09-01). Why Full Employment Was A Great Idea, But Is No More. popularresistance.org Hoping to recapture the White House in the United States' bicentennial year, Congressional Democrats introduced legislation to guarantee a job to nearly every adult who wanted one. Sponsored by Minnesota's liberal lion, U.S. Senator Hubert Humphrey, and California Congressman Augustus Hawkins — one of the founders of the Congressional Black Caucus — the bill would've required the executive branch to establish nationwide quotas for industrial output, and forecast the number of jobs necessary to meet those annual benchmarks. | However many jobs the private sector could not — or would not — p…
(2022-09-01). EU Foresees Persistent High Energy Prices. telesurenglish.net During a press briefing on Thursday, Tim McPhie, European Commission spokesperson, said that the bloc's experts foresee that high energy prices will remain over the coming winter and beyond. | RELATED: | "The prices will fall again in 2024-2025. But they are subject to some fluctuations," said the EC spokesperson, adding that the European Union administration is working to deal with the gas demand, intended to o mitigate the effect of high…
(2022-09-01). DC Attorney General Karl Racine Goes After Prophet Of Bitcoin Bubble Michael Saylor Over Failure To Pay Taxes. moguldom.com Michael Saylor, a billionaire tech executive who has amassed the largest Bitcoin stash owned by a public company, is being sued by the attorney general of Washington, D.C. over alleged tax fraud. D.C. Attorney General Karl Racine announced in a tweet on Wednesday, Aug. 31 that his office is suing Saylor and his company, MicroStrategy, …
(2022-09-01). Workers Struggles: Europe, Middle East & Africa. wsws.org Airline and airport workers in Portugal, Spain, Belgium and Germany continue fight to reverse cuts to pay and conditions; educators begin pay and conditions strikes in France, Hungary, Poland and Serbia as new school term begins; refuse workers in Newham, London walk out and further bin strikes planned across Scotland as inflation hits low paid; protests in Soweto, South Africa against energy cut-offs to poverty-stricken workers making illegal connections to electricity grid…
(2022-09-01). Is the US legal system at war with its people? peoplesdispatch.org The very laws and government agencies created to protect the people in the United States are increasingly being weaponized against those who are often marginalized in society: people of color, the poor, and the working class. In just the last few months, there have been many incidents of this kind of violent abuse of power. …
(2022-09-01). The Union Advantage for Young Workers: Higher Wages and More Benefits. cepr.net In an economy that is otherwise strongly tilted toward the managerial class, it is vital to empower workers by protecting and supporting their unions.
(2022-09-01). France's Neocolonial Attempt To Exploit Algerian Gas Likely To Fail. southfront.org 
Macron in AlgeriaAnalysts believe Algeria is not able to replace Russian gas. | Written by Amid the search for diversification of energy sources, France seems ready to resume some of its colonial ties with Algeria. The African country is an important gas producer and can help Europe with supplies at this time of widespread shortages as consequenc…
(2022-09-01). Workers' Party leads the battle to save democracy in Tunisia. peoplesdispatch.org Hamma al-Hammami, the general secretary of the Workers' Party of Tunisia (WP), has asserted that his party, along with its allies, will soon launch a national campaign to overthrow President Kais Saied's political and constitutional system. According to the WP, Saied's so-called reforms exploit the popular anger against the established ruling class, which has failed …
(2022-09-01). How Zoomers Organized The First Chipotle Union. popularresistance.org Chipotle workers in Lansing, Michigan, formed the fast food chain's first recognized union in the U.S., voting 11-3 on August 25 to join Teamsters Local 243. It's the latest in a string of new organizing breakthroughs at prominent national brands, from Starbucks to Apple to Trader Joe's to REI. | Of all the employers that have seen union drives over the past year, Chipotle—with 100,000 employees across 3,000 stores, and long-term plans to double its footprint in North America—is the most similar to Starbucks. They're both outliers in fast food: their stores are primarily corporate-owned, rather than f…
(2022-09-01). Will Remote Work Lead to International Competition for Professionals? Contrary to the Washington Post, the Optimists Say Yes. cepr.net The Washington Post ran a piece last week that raised the possibility that workers who are now working remotely may see their jobs outsourced to countries with lower cost labor. It raised the possibility that this might lead to the same sort of hit to jobs and wages that the rise in imports from China …
(2022-09-01). Buffalo solidarity with Palestine. workers.org 
Buffalo Activists from Workers World Party, Democratic Socialists of America and Food Not Bombs gathered in Buffalo, New York, Aug. 24, in solidarity with Palestine against Israeli occupation and terrorism. Credit: WW PHOTO: Buffalo paper bureau Israeli occupation forces mounted an attack on Gaza earlier this month, wounding hundreds and . . . |
(2022-09-01). Lula Highlights Venezuelan Solidarity in Fight Against COVID-19. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, presidential candidate Lula da Silva recognized the support provided by Venezuela to Brazil during the COVID-19 pandemic's second wave. | RELATED: | At a campaign event held in Manaus, the Workers' Party leader thanked the Venezuelan authorities for sending oxygen tanks to that Amazon region. | "I want to take this opportunity to thank the Venezuelan Ambassador who sent oxygen to Manaus to save lives…
(2022-09-01). How Cuba treated me for COVID. liberationnews.org 
Cuba's socialist healthcare system is able to protect its citizens more effectively than U.S. capitalism's for-profit counterpart…
(2022-09-01). Marxist-Leninist Party of Germany celebrates 40th anniversary. fightbacknews.org Gelsenkirchen, Germany – The Marxist Leninist Party of Germany (MLPD) celebrated its 40th anniversary with a weekend of celebration from August 25-28. Among the 1500 who attended were party members from across Germany, their families, residents of the local community, and international guests representing revolutionary parties and organizations from 31 countries across five continents. Andy Koch, the National Organizer of Freedom Road Socialist Organization attended the celebration. | The climax of the weekend on Saturday, August 27, was the unveiling of a new statue of German revolutionary thinker Karl Marx, whi…
(2022-09-01). Why Germany Needs a Revolution, and What Type. The "EurAsian Option" globalresearch.ca
(2022-09-01). Fighting For Union Recognition And Quality Care. popularresistance.org I'm a nurse at University of Wisconsin Hospital, University Hospital, which is their main adult inpatient hospital. I've worked there for 5 years. I'm on a unit called F65 and have worked there for most of my career. Prior to Covid, it was General Medicine and Geriatrics, which meant that we cared for — and we still care for this population — a lot of people with chronic illnesses that come in for exacerbations of those illnesses. Since Covid, one of our main services has been taking care of Covid patients, and that's still ongoing. And I'm a charge nurse, which means that I supervise the flow of pati…
(2022-09-01). Labor Day: Unions Have a Stake in Ending Minority Rule in the United States. cepr.net Two months from this Labor Day, members of unions, as well as working people throughout the country, will have some important choices to make in our national elections.
(2022-09-01). New victory for Palestinian prisoners' movement as occupation retreats from repressive measures. samidoun.net 
The Palestinian prisoners' movement announced a new victory on Thursday, 1 September 2022, in which the occupation prison administration retreated from its new repressive measures imposed upon the prisoners. In light of this achievement, the united prisoners' movement announced that they would not head into a collective mass hunger strike, saluting the prisoners, the Palestinian …
(2022-09-01). 15,000 Nurses To Strike As They Fight To Put Patients Before Profits. popularresistance.org St. Paul and Duluth, Minnesota — This morning, nurses with the Minnesota Nurses Association announced that 15,000 nurses throughout the state plan to strike for three days beginning September 12, 2022, as they fight for fair contracts to put patients before profits. The strike is believed to be the largest private-sector nurses' strike in U.S. history, and it comes as nurses have negotiated with hospital executives for more than five months and have worked without contracts for the last several months. The strike will be the first that Twin Cities and Twin Ports nurses have taken together in contract negoti…
(2022-09-01). With Western Imperialism Decline, Capitalism Is in Crisis—a New Phase Is Emerging. scheerpost.com 
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(2022-09-01). The death of Mikhail Gorbachev and the legacy of Stalinist counterrevolution. wsws.org Gorbachev, who is being hailed in the Western press as a statesman, was responsible for the final act of betrayal carried out by the parasites who raised themselves up above and fed off the Soviet working class—the full-scale restoration of capitalism in the USSR and the dissolution of that country into more than a dozen states.
(2022-09-01). Syrian Foreign Minister Says Israel Is 'Playing With Fire' After Attacks On Aleppo, Damascus. southfront.org 
Syria flag (flickr). | Syria will not back down and Israel is playing with fire, Syria's Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad said on September 1, commenting on the last Israeli strikes on The unprecedented strikes, which took place late on August 31, targeted Aleppo International Airport and al…
(2022-09-01). 'Largest Private Sector Nurses Strike in US History' Coming to Minnesota. commondreams.org "Hospital CEOs with million-dollar salaries can afford to put patients before profits in our hospital and to do right by Minnesota nurses," said Minnesota Nurses Association, which is organizing the strike.
(2022-09-01). US Navy Foiled Iranian Attempt To Capture One Of Its Maritime Drones (Videos). southfront.org 
ARABIAN GULF (Aug. 30, 2022) Screenshot of a video showing support ship Shahid Baziar, left, from Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy unlawfully towing a Saildrone Explorer unmanned surface vessel in international waters of the Arabian Gulf, Aug. 30. (U.S. Navy photo) | On August 30, the United States Navy announced that it had prevented a support ship from Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy (IRGCN) from capturing an unmanned surface vessel (USV) operated by its 5th Fleet in the Persian Gulf.
(2022-09-01). After shutting down Indian Ford plant, union and management keep workers in the dark. wsws.org Ford Motor Company workers in Maraimalai Nagar, in the southern Tamilnadu state near the state capital Chennai, remain in the dark with no communication from the management and the union even after six weeks after plant closure. The union has not informed workers about whatever severance package it is negotiating in great secret behind the backs of the workers.
(2022-09-01). The Theory of Permanent Revolution in Turkey and throughout the world. wsws.org These remarks were delivered by Ula≈ü Ate≈üàßi, a leading member of the Sosyalist E≈üitlik Grubu (Socialist Equality Group, SEG) in Turkey, to the Seventh National Congress of the Socialist Equality Party (US).
(2022-09-01). Australia: NSW premier denounces striking rail and bus workers. wsws.org Rail workers across New South Wales engaged in a one-day ban on crewing around 75 percent of the fleet. Unions ensured this was kept separate from industrial action by Sydney bus drivers.
(2022-09-01). Maquiladora worker speaks out about unsafe return to school in Matamoros, Mexico. wsws.org While the López Obrador administration, the media and trade unions cheerfully celebrated the return to school, a worker and mother in Matamoros described to the WSWS that they face repeated COVID-19 outbreaks in schools and factories and a devastating increase in the prices of school materials and other basic needs.
(2022-09-01). China issues guideline to further promote national defense education. ecns.cn A guideline on enhancing and improving national defense education for all people has been jointly issued by the Communist Party of China Central Committee, the State Council and the Central Military Commission.
(2022-09-01). Only a progressive tax revolution can stop climate collapse. indybay.org There is an urgent need for a pluralistic opening of the economic sciences, so that the argumentative dispute about the ethically correct interpretation of market-competitive interaction relations and the status of market logic again becomes a normal part of economic discourse.
(2022-09-01). Gallup Poll: Pro-union support highest since 1965. peoplesworld.org 
WASHINGTON —Public support for unions has hit its highest point since 1965, the Gallup Organization's annual poll says, as respondents approve of unions by a 71%-26% margin, with the rest undecided. That ties the 1965 figure of 71% support, Gallup reported. Then, 19% of the public opposed unions, with the rest undecided. The all-time records …
(2022-09-01). Analysis Shows New Unionization Wave Gives Young Workers Much to Celebrate. commondreams.org Union representation for workers under 35 means higher median hourly earnings and increased coverage by employer-sponsored health insurance and retirement plans.
(2022-09-01). Iran ready to respond to threats at any level. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Sep. 01 (MNA) — The commander-in-chief of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) says Iran enjoys enough defense products so that it is ready to respond to threats at any level.
(2022-09-01). Australia's National Cabinet slashes COVID isolation time amid record deaths. wsws.org The Labor government and the anti-democratic National Cabinet are presiding over a new stage in the mass infection of the population for profits, which will result in even greater levels of death.
(2022-09-01). Railroad Workers United: Presidential board's proposals 'concessionary'. peoplesworld.org 
WASHINGTON (PAI)—A Presidential Emergency Board's recommendations for settling railroad bosses' long-running refusal to negotiate a new contract fairly with rail unions are "concessionary," says the leading grass-roots organization of rail craft workers, Railroad Workers United. The key reason, its long formal statement says, is complete avoidance of a top issue: Working conditions. And a prior …
(2022-09-01). Rail unions promote toothless regulation on two-man crews while working to ram through terms of pro-corporate PEB report. wsws.org The ruling contains numerous exceptions allowing for a massive increase in the use of one-man crews.
(2022-09-01). Mijail Gorbachov murió en Moscú 31 años después que la Unión Soviética. globalizacion.ca Gorbachov, presidente de la Unión Soviética durante sus últimos siete años de existencia, murió en Rusia a los 91 años, por problemas renales. Durante su gobierno lanzó reformas para lograr la ´glasnost ª (apertura) y la ´perestroika ª (reestructuración), que marcaron uno…
(2022-08-31). Prisoners for Profit: From the Kononovich Brothers to U.S. Jails. libya360.wordpress.com John Parker Based on remarks given at "Free the Kononovich Brothers: International Campaign Meeting" on Aug. 25. Mikhail and Alexander Kononovich are leaders of the Leninist Communist Youth Union of Ukraine. They were among hundreds of political opponents of the Ukrainian regime jailed this year, and thousands since the 2014 U.S.-backed coup. On July 18,…
(2022-08-31). SADC Rejects Anti-Russian Bill in United States Congress. libya360.wordpress.com Abayomi Azikiwe 16-member regional organization in Southern Africa exerts in independence from Pentagon war in Ukraine Geopolitical Analysis A recent gathering of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) has expressed its displeasure with recent legislation making its way through the United States Congress which is aimed at punishing the continent for its diplomatic and trade…
(2022-08-31). US Proxy War Against China Rages in Myanmar. libya360.wordpress.com The US government through one of its organizations, the US Institute of Peace, has recently called for more aid to opposition groups fighting the central government of Myanmar. What is the rest of the story and why has the US invested billions over decades to interfere in Myanmar's internal political affairs. Are we watching another…
(2022-08-31). Google Employees Protest Company's $1.2b Contract With Israeli Military. popularresistance.org Los Angeles, California – Google employees have protested their company's $1.2 billion contract with the Israeli government and military called Project Nimbus, which aims to silence and profile pro-Palestine voices in the high-tech company and around the world. | "Google's Project Nimbus will be an ugly moment in Google's history and shameful and embarrassing engagement," said one employee who preferred to remain anonymous in fear of retaliation. | "I have found Google's Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion program to be a whitewash, it's more of a tool for censorship and control than for truly supporting employees,"
(2022-08-31). Sri Lanka: The Struggle Continues. libya360.wordpress.com Rasika Ruwanpathirana Sri Lankan university students take part in a demonstration in Colombo on Aug. 18 Recent news of people overrunning the presidential palace in Sri Lanka, followed by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa fleeing the country, took Western media by storm. What is not reported is the ongoing police repression by the current president, Ranil Wickremesinghe….
(2022-08-31). The "International Community" Is an Unreliable Broker in the Ethiopia Conflict. libya360.wordpress.com Hermela AregawiTigray fighters The ongoing conflict in Ethiopia's Tigray region has been fueled by support from the United States. It is yet another proxy war which has brought great suffering to thousands of people. The so-called "international community" is once again proving itself to be an expert at prolonging war. Its role in the nearly two-year…
(2022-08-31). Albert Woodfox: 'a warrior who loved humanity'. workers.org 
Bunchy Crear, Albert Woodfox and Warren "D.K." Nelson, July 2016. John "Bunchy '" Crear joined Peoples Party 2 in Houston in June 1971. He went to Oakland, California, with Charles Freeman and Johnny Coward in August 1971 to ask for Houston to officially be made a chapter of the Black . . . |
(2022-08-31). Over One Million Bolivians Mobilize To Support President Arce's Government. popularresistance.org On Thursday, August 25, under the banner of 'March in Defense of Democracy and Economic Reconstruction', over one million Bolivians mobilized in support of the government of President Luis Arce and Vice President David Choquehuanca and its socialist economic policies. | Workers from diverse sectors, peasants, students, and members of various Indigenous organizations and social movements from all nine departments of the country arrived in capital La Paz to ratify their support for the national government of the ruling Movement Towards Socialism (MAS) party. | The call for the march was given by the Pact of Unity (…
(2022-08-31). How Intermodal Yard Workers Doubled Their Pay. popularresistance.org Like many of his co-workers, Levi Kamel was nearly ready to quit. But before he did, he decided to try one thing: win a union. | Kamel was making $18 an hour doing backbreaking work repairing container chassis—the trailers that attach to containers so they can be pulled down the road by semi-trucks—at the Port of Tacoma in Washington. He was a mechanic at P&B Intermodal, a logistics maintenance company that operates at intermodal yards across the country. | The job was a revolving door. In February 2021, Kamel had been there more than a year, but most workers lasted less than three months. And no…
(2022-08-31). These Starbucks Workers Demanded Fair Pay, Then Were Accused Of Kidnapping Their Boss. popularresistance.org Anderson, South Carolina – On August 1, Melissa Morris, a manager of a Starbucks location in Anderson, South Carolina, accused unionized workers at her store of kidnapping and assaulting her during her first week on the job. The shocking accusation resulted from workers holding a "march on the boss" to demand that they benefit from the same pay raise the company was providing to non-union stores, and, as a result, 11 workers have been suspended while the company and police investigate the issue. These workers call the allegations "ridiculous" and part of the company's broader anti-union campaign.
(2022-08-31). Integration Processes Developing within the EAEU. journal-neo.org 
On August 25-26, a meeting of the heads of government of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) countries was held in Cholpon-Ata (Kyrgyz Republic), that served as a testament to the successful development of the integration processes of the member countries. A total of nine truly crucial issues was discussed at the meeting of the Eurasian …
(2022-08-31). Where is Ayman al-Zawahiri or His Body? covertactionmagazine.com Taliban Said They Have Not Found Body of al-Qaeda Leader Allegedly Assassinated in a CIA Drone Strike On August 1st, Joe Biden emerged from COVID-induced isolation to give a dramatic press conference in which he announced the killing of Ayman al-Zawahiri, Osama bin Laden's top deputy who was believed to be a mastermind of the …
(2022-08-31). At Least One Person Dead after a New Day of Anti-Government Protests in Haiti. libya360.wordpress.com Peoples Dispatch Since August 22, thousands of Haitians have been mobilizing across the country to protest against widespread insecurity, growing scarcity of fuel and the rampant cost of living crisis. (Photo: Jonas Reginaldy Y. Desroches/Twitter On August 29, in a new day of nationwide anti-government demonstrations, thousands of Haitians once again hit the streets in…
(2022-08-31). Esther Cooper Jackson — Presente! libya360.wordpress.com TIMOTHY V. JOHNSON James and Esther with their daughters Kathryn (left) and Harriet (right), circa 1960s. Family collection. Esther Jackson, 105: Life reflected the 20th century struggle for equality Esther Cooper Jackson was part of an "astonishingly excellent cohort of Black women of an earlier generation, including Claudia Jones; Shirley Graham; Louise Patterson; and Dorothy…
(2022-08-31). Portland movement celebrates Cuba. workers.org 
Maddi Johnson speaks at Portland's End the Blockade picnic, Aug. 28. By John Waller An Aug. 28 picnic organized by the Portland End the Blockade of Cuba Committee featured speakers, including this writer, who have just returned from Cuba as members of the Pastors for Peace Caravan. The speakers talked . . . |
(2022-08-31). Cuba solidarity activists restore mural. workers.org 
Cuba solidarity activists gathered Aug. 27 at the First Spanish Methodist Church, The People's Church in East Harlem, New York City, and then marched to the Dos Alas (Two Birds) Mural at 105th St. and Third Ave. The mural portrays Che Guevara, a leader of the Cuban Revolution, and Pedro . . . |
(2022-08-31). University of Minnesota Teamsters picket, march against poverty wages. fightbacknews.org Minneapolis, MN — More than 300 University of Minnesota (UMN) service workers represented by Teamsters Local 320, along with members AFSCME, students, faculty, and others, protested on the school's campus, August 30, to demand an end to poverty wages and abusive employment practices. | Local 320 represents 1500 workers at UMN who clean buildings, service dormitories, maintain grounds, prepare food, maintain HVAC systems, care for research animals, drive trucks, and perform other activities across the university's five campuses. Many of the workers are Black, including immigrants from Somalia, Ethiopia and…