(2022-09-08). Palestinian prisoner unity forces occupation retreat. workers.org 
Artist works on Gaza mural to Palestinian prisoners who dug themselves out of Israeli Gilboa prison in 2021. The below text is excerpted from a Sept. 1 posting by Samidoun: Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network. The Palestinian prisoners' movement announced a new victory on 1 September 2022, in which the occupation . . . |
(2022-09-08). The people of Jackson, Mississippi, are in critical need. workers.org Jackson, Mississippi This statement from Cooperation Jackson on the current water crisis in the state capital of Jackson, Mississippi, and on the organization's goals, was posted Aug. 30 at cooperationjackson.org. Due to climate change and decades of neglect of our city's infrastructure, critical portions of Jackson have flooded and . . . |
(2022-09-08). Gorbachev, Obama & U.S. Imperial legacy. indybay.org U.S. media exploitation of Mikhail Gorbachev began right after the Soviet Union imploded in December of 1991. But the latest torrent of "crocodile tears" eulogies after his recent passing simply serve to reinforce the NeoLiberal narrative that the Western Capitalist "rules-based" world order is here to stay, until the "end of History." Really? Is there an alternative, perhaps more apropos, analysis of the checkered Gorbachev legacy?>
(2022-09-07). Russia's travel ban covers more EU officials. ecns.cn More officials from the European Union (EU) have been banned from entering Russia in response to Brussels' sanctions against Russia and weapon supplies to Ukraine, the Russian Foreign Ministry said Wednesday.
(2022-09-08). Ukraine Planned to Use UN-Appointed International Nuclear Experts as a Tool for Blackmail. libya360.wordpress.com Scott Ritter The IAEA report doesn't name the perpetrators of attacks on Europe's biggest nuclear power plant, but the mission itself left Kiev frustrated. If at first you don't succeed, then try, try again. This seems to be the mantra of the Ukrainian government as it seeks to blackmail the international community into helping it evict…
(2022-09-08). Zelensky Rings New York Stock Exchange Bell as Euro Dips Below Dollar. mintpressnews.com 
As the Ukraine proxy war triggers economic crisis across the West, Zelensky has kicked of a campaign inviting foreign investors to plunder his country and is crushing the labor rights of his citizens.
(2022-09-08). Asia's Future Takes Shape in Vladivostok, the Russian Pacific. libya360.wordpress.com Pepe Escobar Sixty-eight countries gathered on Russia's far eastern coast to listen to Moscow's economic and political vision for the Asia-Pacific The Eastern Economic Forum (EEF) in Vladivostok is one of the indispensable annual milestones for keeping up not only with the complex development process of the Russian Far East but major plays for Eurasia integration. Mirroring an immensely…
(2022-09-08). Economic war instead of climate policy & Russia as enemy. indybay.org Sustainability and capitalism do not go together. Because capitalism needs growth and drives environmental destruction. The consequences: Species extinction, drought stress for trees, water scarcity. A consistent climate policy would have to get down to the nitty-gritty, but at present it is overshadowed by the economic war.
(2022-09-08). Sunday 9/18: Ukaine, The Working Class, Russia, China & US Imperialism-A Global Working Class Panel. indybay.org To register: | us02web.zoom.us/j/89698353349?pwd=VmhPNWpiZXMwdGU4L3JKc1Z5WkRydz09 | 996012…
(2022-09-08). Russia and Europe: War of Sanctions and Energy Resources. libya360.wordpress.com Yoselina Guevara L. According to press agencies, Russia will not fully resume its gas supplies to Europe until the West lifts sanctions against Moscow, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has stated. He also referred to the specific case of maintenance work on the Nord Stream 1 gas pipeline noting "we cannot say whether repair work will…
(2022-09-08). Xi Jinping stresses mobilizing national resources for core technology breakthroughs in key fields. ecns.cn Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, president of the People's Republic of China, chairman of the Central Military Commission and head of the Central Commission for Comprehensively Deepening Reform, presided over the commission's 27th meeting on Tuesday afternoon.
(2022-09-07). Stronger foreign trade expected. ecns.cn China's foreign trade is expected to expand steadily in the coming months, driven by the government's supportive policies and the resilience of its industrial chain in electromechanical industry, experts said on Wednesday.
(2022-09-08). Chileans to March to Demand Improvements in Education. telesurenglish.net Chile's Revolutionary Secondary Coordinator summoned high school students to a march on Thursday that will start at 10: 00 local time from the Bandejon Central Los Heroes in Santiago City. | RELATED: | The students demand from the Chilean authorities minimum conditions for their educational process, such as free transportation and access to health, the Internet, and infrastructure. | They also request the creation of effective…
(2022-09-08). How a billionaire's 'attack philanthropy' secretly funded climate denialism and right-wing causes. nationofchange.org Barre Seid has funded climate denialism as well as a national network of state-level think tanks that promote business deregulation and fight Medicaid expansion.
(2022-09-08). Confronting White Nationalism and the Limits of the Campus Left at Arizona State University. itsgoingdown.org Report from anarchists in so-called Tempe, Arizona about organizing a counter-demonstration against white nationalist Jared Taylor on the Arizona State University campus. photo: @az_rww Beneath the veneer of liberal civility at Arizona State University (ASU), located in Tempe, lies a long history of the campus welcoming white supremacists and fascists, excused by a hand-wave towards…
(2022-09-08). "Working In An Oven" IBT UPS Teamsters Speak Out On Deadly Heatwave, Life and Death. indybay.org IBT UPS drivers and warehouse workers speak out about the dangerous temperature conditions that workers must operate in. Additionally many UPS trucks do not even have a fan.
(2022-09-08). UK: Royal Mail workers launch third round of strikes. wsws.org The dispute cannot go forward unless workers take matters into their own hands. The grip of the CWU, which has presided over decades of attacks in partnership with Royal Mail, must be broken.
(2022-09-08). S.Korea proposes talks with DPRK for reunion of separated families. ecns.cn South Korea on Thursday proposed talks with the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) for the reunion of families separated by the 1950-53 Korean War.
(2022-09-08). Petro Receives Credentials from Ambassador Plasencia. orinocotribune.com The Venezuelan ambassador was received by the president of Colombia, Gustavo Petro, this Thursday, and at that moment, a new diplomatic stage between both nations began. | This Wednesday, Félix Plasencia, the plenipotentiary ambassador of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela to the Republic of Colombia, described his meeting with President Gustavo Petro as a historic event for both nations. | Through a telephone call with the state channel, Plasencia pointed out that this meeting confirms Venezuela's commitment to brotherhood with nearby towns and its neighboring country, "between supportive governments that a…
(2022-09-08). Manchin sells out working class Appalachians for Mountain Valley Pipeline. liberationnews.org 
First proposed in 2014, the MVP is an unfinished natural gas pipeline traveling through West Virginia and Virginia.
(2022-09-08). UK is a Dictatorship, Not a Democracy. libya360.wordpress.com Eric Zuesse UK's recent string of atrocious Prime Ministers have not represented a majority of UK subjects (subjects of the Queen, who is sovereign; they are not citizens of their country — a "subject" is the very opposite of "a citizen," who possesses sovereignty, there being no dictatorship, of any type, over citizens). (To call…
(2022-09-08). Moscow Receives First Shipment of Venezuelan Tropical Fruits. orinocotribune.com 
This Saturday, September 3, the first shipment of tropical fruits from Venezuela arrived in Moscow in a cargo flight from the Venezuelan Consortium of Aeronautical Industries and Air Services (Conviasa) by the company Caribbean Plus in cooperation with the Association of Avocado Growers of the Aristides Bastidas Municipality of Yaracuy State, (Aguabas). This shipment was made possible thanks to the support of all the personnel of Conviasa's Export Management, Conviasa's Cargo Management, the customs authorities, the Bolivarian National Guard of Venezuela, the Ministry of Agriculture and Lands of Venezuela and the…
(2022-09-08). Reconstruction in Gaza Advances at Snail Pace. telesurenglish.net Ayman al-Rifi, a Gazan man who lost his home in the latest Israeli strikes in the Palestinian enclave, had to squeeze his nine children into a small house shared with other relatives. "My family and I miraculously escaped death," the 54-year-old man said, referring to the three-day conflict between the Israeli army and the Islamic Jihad movement (PIJ) in early August | RELATED: | The Israeli missile attacks had killed nearly…
(2022-09-08). Bringing workers' rights into a Constitution? An innovative state ballot proposal could offer a new path for labor. nationofchange.org
(2022-09-08). The Unity Imperative: Lessons for Building the Anti-Fascist Alliance. libya360.wordpress.com Joe Sims Members of the Communist Party USA and Young Communist League proceed along Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington during the Poor People's Campaign's Moral March, June 18, 2022. | Jose Luis Magana / AP The call for unity resonates across a wide swath of today's democratic and social movements. Attend any demonstration and you're likely…
(2022-09-08). Venezuela's Foreign Minister Demands Release of EMTRASUR Plane & Crew. orinocotribune.com Faría reiterated that detaining the plane is an illegal act. SURES (Studies and Defense in Human Rights) submitted a report to the UN Special Rapporteur regarding the Venezuelan plane hijacked in Argentina. ALBA-TCP echoed demands for the release of the aircraft. | Three months after the initial event, Venezuela's Minister for Foreign Affairs Carlos Faría expressed his solidarity with the victims of the hijacking of the EMTRASUR plane, and demanded the release of the aircraft and its crew. | "To #A3MesesDelSecuestroDelAvisión from the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, we raise our voice with more force so that…
(2022-09-08). Seattle teachers on strike for contract that meets students' and teachers' needs. liberationnews.org 
"We're out here because we want a contract that reflects the needs of our students and the effort and workload of our staff."
(2022-09-08). Labor Day rally demands recognition of Amazon and Starbucks unions. liberationnews.org 
On Sept. 5, hundreds of workers and organizers gathered in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of New York City for a Labor Day March for Recognition rally. Amazon Labor Union (ALU) and Starbucks Workers United (SWU) organized the action to demand recognition of their respective unions and show support for labor struggles across the city. They were joined in solidarity by workers from Google's Alphabet Workers' Union, the Trader Joe's Union, the Retail, Wholesale, and Department Store Union (RWDSU), and members from the Party for Socialism and Liberation.
(2022-09-08). Palestinian prisoner Ahmad Musa defeats the jailer after 33 days of hunger strike. samidoun.net 
After 33 days of hunger strike, Palestinian prisoner Ahmad Musa has defeated the jailer. Musa, 44, is jailed without charge or trial under administrative detention. He will be released on 6 December 2022, confirmed the Muhja al-Quds Foundation. Ahmad Musa suffers from serious heart conditions that require medication and has been repeatedly transferred back and …
(2022-09-08). Italy at a Crossroads Ahead of Crucial Elections. libya360.wordpress.com The snap elections in Italy come in the context of the dissolution of the Parliament in July, eight months ahead of its term ending. All major political parties and their coalitions are competing in the elections. Leftist parties have also launched their electoral platform called the People's Union (PU) and have begun campaigning across the…
(2022-09-08). Lufthansa pilots' union cancels strike despite broad support for pilots. wsws.org The union for Lufthansa Airlines pilots, Vereinigung Cockpit (VC), on Tuesday, announced an agreement with management in the ongoing wage dispute.
(2022-09-07). UN chief calls for action to reduce air pollution. ecns.cn United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called for collective action to reduce air pollution and maintain a healthy planet.
(2022-09-08). Childcare workers strike for pay, conditions in 'largest shutdown' ever. greenleft.org.au Thousands of childcare workers walked out across the country as part of their campaign for better pay and conditions. Jim McIlroy reports.
(2022-09-08). Kaiser Permanente nurses hold informational pickets for nurse and patient safety. peoplesworld.org 
OAKLAND, Calif. — As passing cars honked in solidarity, dozens of registered nurses and nurse practitioners, members of the California Nurses Association/National Nurses United, walked an informational picket line Sept. 1 in front of Kaiser Permanente's Oakland Medical Center to protest Kaiser administrators' refusal to address their deep concerns about health and safety issues and …
(2022-09-08). Sunday 9/11: Biden's Imperialist Climate Bill: The Devil Lies in the Big Picture. indybay.org Revolution Books, 2444 Durant Ave. Berkeley…
(2022-09-08). South Korean truck drivers continue months-long protest for better conditions. wsws.org The KCTU and its affiliated unions are systematically isolating the drivers to prevent other exploited sections of the working class from joining in a broader struggle in defence of their wages and working conditions.
(2022-09-08). Labor Day sip-ins for Portland Starbucks workers. workers.org At the Macadam Starbucks in Portland, Oregon, Maddi Johnson, on the right, and Milo, second from the right. By Maddi Johnson Sept. 5 — When it comes to Starbucks, Portland has the highest unionization density of any city in the U.S. Local supporters of Starbucks workers kept the pressure on . . . |
(2022-09-08). Thursday 9/22: Renowned Local Poets Shurin And Gluck Celebrate 75th Birthdays With Collective Reading. indybay.org McRoskey Mattress Company | 1687 Market Street | SF, CA 94103…
(2022-09-08). Brazil: 'The left as a whole faces a historic moment'. greenleft.org.au Sao Paulo socialist councillor Luana Alves recently spoke about why Brazil's upcoming election is the most important in decades, and about the challenges for the left in defeating Jair Bolsonaro's dangerous movement. Federico Fuentes reports.
(2022-09-08). Rural Australians for Refugees conference to discuss movement aims. greenleft.org.au How to pressure federal Labor to drop its support for detention and boat turn-backs will be discussed at an upcoming refugee rights conference. Jonathan Strauss reports.
(2022-09-08). Saturday 9/10: Stop the Violence — Solidarity Now! Forum 1. indybay.org Pacific Renaissance Plaza | 388 Ninth Street, Suite 290 | Oakland, California 94607…
(2022-09-08). Saturday 9/10: Housing: Commodity or Human Right? indybay.org
(2022-09-08). Where to after the Jobs and Skills Summit? greenleft.org.au The union movement faces big challenges in ensuring that any changes to bargaining extends workplace rights and protections. Sarah Hathway reports.
(2022-09-08). Speedy organizing drive brings minor-league baseball players into union fold. peoplesworld.org 
WASHINGTON—In a record for speedy organizing—one week—more than 90% of the nation's 5,400 minor league baseball players signed National Labor Relations Board union election authorization cards to join the Major League Baseball Players Association. The announcement, from MLBPA Executive Director Tony Clark—a former minor leaguer and major league star himself and devoted unionist ;came at a …
(2022-09-08). Sunday 9/11: Climate Solutions Beyond Capitalism — National Book Tour. indybay.org Peace & Justice Center | 467 Sebastopol Ave., Santa Rosa…
(2022-09-08). Australian central bank continues aggressive interest rate rises as government outlines austerity budget. wsws.org The interest rate rises are part of a broader assault on the working class which includes austerity budget cuts being enforced by the Labor government.
(2022-09-08). Seattle teachers join expanding strike wave of US workers. wsws.org The surge in living costs, long working hours and other abusive conditions are driving more American workers to strike.
(2022-09-08). What does the newly-established "Socialist Union of Forces" in Turkey stand for? wsws.org The main function of the misnamed Socialist Union of Forces is to try to drive rising social opposition into the safe political channels and prevent the development of a genuine revolutionary socialist alternative for the working class.
(2022-09-08). Kaiser mental health strike in Northern California enters fourth week. wsws.org As the strike of mental health workers at Kaiser Permanente in Northern California enters its fourth week, thousands of Kaiser nurses are being kept on the job without a contract by their union.
(2022-09-08). How the West betrayed Mikhail Gorbatchev. indybay.org Gorbachev wanted to transform the Soviet Union from a closed, repressive system into an open, communicative socialist system that would be part of the European family. This effort was called glasnost (openness) and was advanced through the reform movement called perestroika.
(2022-09-08). Biden calls rail unions to Washington for talks in bid to head off strike action. wsws.org The fact that Wednesday's talks took place at all is a sign of extreme nervousness that the union bureaucracy may not have workers—who are demanding strike action on September 16—under control.
(2022-09-08). Workers Struggles: Europe, Middle East & Africa. wsws.org Schools strikes in France, Norway and Turkey over pay and conditions as new term begins; UK court workers walk out over conditions, joining criminal barristers on indefinite strike over cuts to legal aid and pay; South African bus drivers in Johannesburg and Pretoria in wildcat strike over pay face dismissal as public sector pay strike looms; Nigerian lecturers strike over pay and education funding continues over six months…
(2022-09-08). RMT, Unite and GMB unions denounce North Sea oil and gas rig wildcat strikes. wsws.org Those taking unofficial action are rebelling against the union/management collusion that is plunging them into poverty.
(2022-09-08). Saturday 9/24: Abort the "Walk for Life" organizing meeting. indybay.org 17th and Folsom St in SF (it will be in the park, outside, come masked)…
(2022-09-08). Diary of a socialist Amazon worker: "Labor Day 2022—just another day of labor" wsws.org The following is the first entry in the series "Diary of a socialist Amazon worker," a column authored by Austin Bailey, a socialist-minded worker in his twenties, who has followed the World Socialist Web Site since 2016. Bailey writes this column to reach other workers, especially at Amazon, who have burning questions about the realities of working class life.
(2022-09-08). For Sen. Sherrod Brown, 'dignity of work' is essential to life. peoplesworld.org 
WASHINGTON—For progressive Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown, "the dignity of work" means more than just quantity of jobs, symbolized by the latest low monthly unemployment rate of 3.7%. The same could be said for Biden Administration Labor Secretary Marty Walsh. "It means hard work pays off no matter who you are or what you do," the …
(2022-09-08). Newsom firma una gran victoria legislativa para las trabajadoras de comida rápida de California. peoplesworld.org 
SACRAMENTO, Calif.—Esta es una manera real de celebrar el Día del Trabajo: una gran victoria en la legislatura de su estado—en este caso, California. Ese día, el gobernador demócrata Gavin Newsom firmó AB257, una medida laboral histórica que establece una junta estatal, con poderes de ejecución, para imponer salarios mínimos y condiciones laborales para los …
(2022-09-08). President Maduro: 'I Demand That Governors and Mayors Go Out Into the Streets'. orinocotribune.com On Tuesday, September 6, the president of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, made an assessment on the progress of the 1àó10 System of Good Government and the progress of the Community Brigades for Healthcare and Education (Bricomiles). | From the 23 de Enero parish in Caracas, the head of state evaluated the repair work at the Gabriela Mistral educational unit and highlighted the work of the community brigades in this populous Caracas neighborhood. | "Where the incapable and the bureaucrats say that it cannot be done, it can be done. With the union of grassroots power and the Bolivarian…
(2022-09-08). øOtra empresa estatal socialista es posible? (II), el próximo domingo en Cuadrando la Caja. cubadebate.cu El domingo 11 de septiembre continuaremos conversando sobre la empresa estatal socialista en Cuba… øHan condicionado las decisiones tomadas hasta ahora, una mejor gestión y un incremento de la eficiencia y la productividad? øQué frena las transformaciones necesarias: preparación de los directivos, tradición verticalista, falta de liderazgo?
(2022-09-08). Sube a 33 la cifra de muertos por incendio en karaoke en Vietnam. telesurtv.net Las labores de búsqueda de cuerpos debieron ser suspendidas por la falta de material para abrir algunas habitaciones del local que se encuentran cerradas.
(2022-09-08). Consejo Mundial de Iglesias pide la exclusión de Cuba de la lista de patrocinadores del terrorismo. cubadebate.cu El reverendo canadiense, Christopher Ferguson, informó que el Consejo Mundial de Iglesias aprobó este jueves una resolución en la cual pide retirar a Cuba de la cuestionada lista estadounidense de países patrocinadores del terrorismo que elabora el Departamento de Estado de Estados Unidos.
(2022-09-08). Al menos 23 fallecidos por incendio en bar karaoke de Vietnam. telesurtv.net Aún continúan las labores de búsqueda de posibles víctimas, en uno de los incendios más devastadores de los últimos años en Vietnam.
(2022-09-07). Iran's FM not to violate any of red lines over nuclear issue. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Sep. 07 (MNA) — Iranians Foreign Minister said that the guidelines instructed by Leader of the Islamic Revolution in neutralizing the sanctions are emphasized by President Raeisi and the negotiating team is seriously moving in this direction.
(2022-09-07). Military Situation In Ukraine On September 7, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org 
The town of Kodema came under control of the DPR; | The industrial area on the western outskirts of Pisky came under DPR control; | The AFU launched offensive operations in the area of Balakliya; | Russia struck the 24th Mechanised Brigade of the AFU near Olenovka with high-precision missiles; | Russia struck the 46th Airmobile Brigade of the AFU near Belogorka with high-precision missiles; | Russia struck the 406th Artillery Brigade of the AFU near Peremoga with high-p…
(2022-09-07). Banks Have Ukrainian Blood on Their Hands. commondreams.org Citi is not alone. Together with JPMorgan Chase, HSBC, and Crédit Agricole, it collectively provided more than 12 billion dollars of loans for Russian oil and gas companies in the run up to Russia's full scale military invasion.
(2022-09-07). Washington's Africa Strategy Seeks to Counter Russia and China. libya360.wordpress.com Salman Rafi Sheikh Geopolitical competition has no limits. This is especially the case when superpowers with global ambitions compete. As long as the competition is fair, it could drive development (although it might still have its socio-political and economic discontents). But when competition itself is projected as a phobia, it becomes more of an anomaly…
(2022-09-07). Absolute Proof that EU Leaders Are Responsible for Europe's Soaring Fuel-Prices. libya360.wordpress.com Eric Zuesse A BusinissInsider news-report on the morning of September 7th headlined "Putin says Russia will restart Nord Stream 1 gas flows 'tomorrow' if it gets turbines, and blames sanctions for the shutdown" and opened with: Russian President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday that Gazprom could restart gas flows to Europe via the key Nord Stream…
(2022-09-07). While U.S. Leaders Moralize About Alleged Human Rights Abuses in Russia and China to Justify Proxy Wars, Prisoners in the U.S. Routinely Suffer from Inhumane Treatment. libya360.wordpress.com Lauren Smith [Source: cartoon-pop.blogspot.com] A Miami Prisoner is Among Those Who Believe That U.S. Prison Authorities Are Trying to Kill Them While U.S. leaders denounce Russia and China, and other official enemies for alleged human rights violations daily, they are silent about the massive human rights abuses that occur routinely in the U.S. prison system—the largest…
(2022-09-07). Putin slams US sanctions, calls them threat to entire world. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Sep. 07 (MNA) — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday that the 'sanctions fever' instigated by the so-called collective West is a threat to the whole world.
(2022-09-07). CovertAction Bulletin: Let Cuba Live — End the Blockade. covertactionmagazine.com For over 60 years, the United States government has been trying to overthrow the Cuban revolution. Using assassination attempts, sabotage, bombs, spies and more, Washington has made it clear over and over that it will not rest until Cuba is returned to semi-colonial status. In the face of these attacks the Cuban people have survived, going on to defend and continue to build their revolution. The efforts of socialist Cuba to develop a society based on equality and justice where all people have rights show their resilience and determination in the face of U.S. covert action launched from just 90 miles away…
(2022-09-07). Century-old Zhongshan bridge takes on new look. ecns.cn Workers clean the century-old Zhongshan bridge over the Yellow River in Lanzhou, northwest China's Ganxu Province, Sept. 6, 2022.
(2022-09-07). "I can't afford to live in the district I work in": 6,000 Seattle teachers and support staff strike, cancelling first day of school. wsws.org The Seattle strike is part of the growing resistance of educators to the unsafe reopening of schools, austerity and surging inflation.
(2022-09-07). IMF announces preliminary bailout loan agreement with Sri Lanka. wsws.org The working class must prepare its counteroffensive against the government's austerity drive relying on its own class methods and rallying the rural poor.
(2022-09-07). Europe's Treatment of Refugees is Racist and Murderous. libya360.wordpress.com Abdul Rahman The recent incident of refugees being stranded in the Mediterranean without assistance from coastal forces exemplifies a larger pattern of cruelty by European nations towards those fleeing conflict zones According to an Al-Jazeera report, around 60 refugees, mostly from Lebanon and Syria, stranded in the Mediterranean sea have not got any help from European coast…
(2022-09-07). Jackson Water Crisis: A Legacy of Environmental Racism. libya360.wordpress.com Chi Chi Izundu, Mohamed Madi, Chelsea Bailey, Cooperation Jackson Community water distribution in Jackson, Mississippi (AP Photo/Steve Helber) The city of Jackson is suffering from years of neglect by the state of Mississippi. Residents of the majority Black city need a new water system, but a legacy of racism and antipathy towards their Black led city…
(2022-09-07). Not so different: Whether barista or miner, workers face the same enemy. peoplesworld.org 
"I'm not anti-union, but the history of unions is based on the fact that companies in the '40s, '50s and '60s abused their people. We're not in a coal mining business; we're not abusing our people." — Howard Schultz, Starbucks CEO Whether it be the Starbucks baristas in New York or the Warrior Met Coal …
(2022-09-07). Amazon fires another organizer to allegedly stop Kentucky facilities unionizing. therealnews.com 
Matt Littrell has worked as a picker at the Amazon warehouse in Campbellsville, Kentucky, for the past year and a half. He's also been one of the lead organizers and the public face of a growing push to unionize Amazon facilities in Kentucky. In retaliation for his organizing, Littrell says that Amazon management has been watching him like a hawk and finding reasons to write him up—and last week, the company finally fired him for "performance" issues. In this urgent mini-cast, we speak with Littrell about working and organizing at Amazon, the company's continued union busting, and about what folks aro…
(2022-09-07). Digital Currency Leads Us by the Hand Down the Primrose Path to Slavery. globalresearch.ca
(2022-09-07). Why Unions Can't Ignore Incarcerated Workers. popularresistance.org An estimated two thirds of the more than one million prisoners in the United States today are incarcerated workers. With many prisoners earning less than a dollar an hour, and those who refuse to work often facing vicious retaliation in the form of punitive solitary confinement, labor exploitation is an important part of what makes life in American prisons so brutal. It's little surprise that prisoners' resistance often centers around the question of labor, as was seen during the nationwide 2017 prisoners' strike. In spite of these realities, 'labor issues' and 'prison issues' are all too often presented as separ…
(2022-09-07). US Military and Biological Activities in the Asian Region. libya360.wordpress.com Vladimir Platov In recent months, the media of various states have begun publishing more and more revelations about Washington's aggressive policies, especially in the development and testing of bioweapons, which are banned by international conventions and humanitarian law. Frankly speaking, the fact that the United States is using such weapons of mass destruction raises no…
(2022-09-07). FANB Keeps up Fight Against Terrorism and Drug Trafficking. telesurenglish.net Colombian terrorist groups are blamed for placing explosives in areas of the southern border state of Apure, according to the Bolivarian National Armed Forces (FANB). | RELATED: | The head of the Strategic Operational Command of the Bolivarian National Armed Force (CEOFANB), Domingo Hernández Lárez, highlighted via Twitter the "fight of the FANB against terrorism and drug trafficking by unscrupulous groups that inte…
(2022-09-07). Joe Biden's Middle Eastern Mirages and Dreams. journal-neo.org 
As the second year of US President Joe Biden's "glorious" tenure comes to an end, it is already possible to take stock of some of his policies around the world, including in the Middle East. Many unfortunate events, particularly in recent months, have taken place during this period. These include the Yemeni Houthis' missile strikes …
(2022-09-07). Video: The Rule of Law and Nuremberg: The Current Threat against our Civilization. Vera Sharav and Uwe Alschner, Corona Investigative Committee. globalresearch.ca
(2022-09-07). Palestine Action: #ElbitIsGuilty  ; Take Action to Support the #ElbitEight! samidoun.net 
Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network urges all friends and supporters of Palestine to join in the urgent campaign to support Palestine Action, the organization taking direct action to shut down Israeli arms factories throughout Britain and bring an end to this industry of death and destruction for the Palestinian people. Palestine Action activists regularly put …
(2022-09-07). PSL Editorial — Climate crisis brings scorching heats to California. liberationnews.org 
Extreme weather events like this heat wave serve as a bitter reminder of capitalist politicians' failure to address the climate crisis, and the urgent need for a socialist system to manage the consequences of their failure.
(2022-09-07). Rwanda and Uganda's M23 Militia Reappears to Slaughter and Plunder in DRC: US Backs Rwanda and Uganda. libya360.wordpress.com Ann Garrison Rwanda and Uganda are again plundering the Congo. As always they do so with the backing of the U.S. Rwanda and Uganda's M23 militia have returned to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), once again slaughtering Congolese people to plunder their resources. To understand this, we have to return to March 2013, after M23 had been…
(2022-09-07). Venezuelan Ambassador Presents Credentials to President Petro. telesurenglish.net The Venezuelan Foreign Minister indicated that with the delivery of the ambassador's credentials, "this new stage of peace diplomacy" between Venezuela and Colombia is "sealed. | On August 31, Ambassador Plasencia was received by Leyva where he handed over the style copies accrediting him as representative of the Bolivarian Government in Bogota.
(2022-09-07). Nonprofit Workers Shouldn't Be Turned Away From Unions. popularresistance.org This summer, my coworkers and I successfully unionized our Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit organization‚Äâ—‚Äâthe National Iranian American Council. We are proud to be a part of this historic moment when workers in nonprofits across the United States are unionizing to improve their workplaces and have a seat at the table. | When it came to organizing my co-workers, and sending our letter for recognition to management, things came easy. Surprisingly, the hardest part of the process was finding a parent union. On top of doing my full-time job, in the first four months of 202…
(2022-09-07). MN Cuba car caravan demands an end to the blockade on Cuba, a stop to FBI intimidation. fightbacknews.org Minneapolis, MN – The Solidarity Committee on the Americas (SCOTA) and the Minnesota Cuba Committee held their monthly rally and car caravan, August 28, demanding the end to the blockade against Cuba. The caravans have been continuing for over a year as a part of an international effort with the participation of many cities across the world, most notably inspired by Cuban Americans who oppose the blockade in Miami, Florida. | As the rally started, Sarah Martin, a member of SCOTA, rallied the crowd with the chant, "Cuba sí, bloqueo no! | Martin addressed the crowd, "This month's caravan is particularly impor…
(2022-09-07). Video: Inconsistencies in the PCR Test and the Lack of Validation of Laboratory Results. Jeannette Bahr Interviewed by Dr. Reiner Fuellmich CIC Session 118: The Truth Pact. marktaliano.net 
(2022-09-07). Germany's Energy Suicide: An Autopsy. libya360.wordpress.com Pepe Escobar Police stand blocking people taking part in a protest against increasing energy prices and rising living expenses in Leipzig, Germany, September 5, 2022. Credit: REUTERS/Christian Mang The EU has weaponized the supply of European energy on behalf of a financial racket, against the interests of European industry and consumers. When Green fanatic Robert…
(2022-09-07). Nonprofit Workers Shouldn't Be Turned Away Because Unions Are at "Capacity" popularresistance.org This summer, my coworkers and I successfully unionized our Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit organization‚Äâ—‚Äâthe National Iranian American Council. We are proud to be a part of this historic moment when workers in nonprofits across the United States are unionizing to improve their workplaces and have a seat at the table. | When it came to organizing my co-workers, and sending our letter for recognition to management, things came easy. Surprisingly, the hardest part of the process was finding a parent union. On top of doing my full-time job, in the first four months of 202…
(2022-09-07). A Farm Worker Speaks Truth to Power in Washington. inequality.org
(2022-09-07). Australia Post to close retail outlets as cost-cutting continues. wsws.org The publicly-owned mail carrier is introducing further changes under the union-backed Sustainable Delivery Model (SDM) that will increase the already crushing workload of postal workers.
(2022-09-07). Iraqi Forces Hunt Down ISIS Cells In Kirkuk, Saladin (Video, Photos). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image. Source: the Iraqi Ministry of Defense. | Iraqi government forces continue to hunt down ISIS cells in the northern region of the country, where the terrorist group is very active. | On September 6, F-16 fighter jets of the Iraqi Air Force carried out a series of airstrikes on hideouts of ISIS in the province of Kirkuk. | Spokesman for the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Major General Yehia Rasool, said that the airstrikes destroyed three hideouts of the terro…
(2022-09-07). NZ government's "Working with Survivors" continues cover-up of Pike River mine disaster. wsws.org The Labour Party government's promises to "be upfront" and "empower" the survivors of catastrophic events are a fraud, as the experience of the Pike River victims' families makes clear.
(2022-09-07). Jackson, Mississippi's water disaster is a crime of capitalism. wsws.org The current disaster has been years in the making and was preceded by systemic failures as the city's public water infrastructure became the target for corporate looters and was subjected to criminal neglect by local, state and federal governments.
(2022-09-07). Court bounces another union try for permanent federal coronavirus protection. peoplesworld.org 
WASHINGTON —The National Nurses United and the AFL-CIO are disappointed by another federal appellate court ruling bouncing their demand the government permanently force firms to protect workers against the coronavirus. On August 26, the U.S. Court of Appeals for D.C., said it lacked the jurisdiction to force the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to …
(2022-09-07). Sunrise Movement and CWA Announce 'Visionary' Union Agreement. commondreams.org "Strong unions and worker contracts are a core pillar of the Green New Deal," the two groups said. "We owe so much to the workers who made one of the most progressive agreements a reality."
(2022-09-07). Build rank-and-file committees, the organs of 21st century working class struggle! wsws.org This report was given by Eric London to the Seventh Congress of the Socialist Equality Party (US) in support of the resolution titled "Build the International Workers Alliance of Rank-and-File Committees! For a global counteroffensive of the working class!"
(2022-09-07). Why UAW university employees should vote for Will Lehman for UAW president. wsws.org "To those of you who do not come from working class backgrounds, you must understand that it is both necessary and possible to build a socialist movement in the American working class," Lehman said.
(2022-09-07). Shahid Soleimani Patrol-Combat Vessel Enters Service With Iran's Revolutionary Guards (Video). southfront.org 
Shahid Soleimani-class patrol-combat vessel as seen in footage released by the Iranian state media. | On September 5, Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy (IRGCN) officially took delivery of the first Shahid Soleimani-class patrol-combat vessel during a ceremony that was held at its base in Bandar Abbas. | The new patrol-combat vessel is named after Iran's Quds Force commander Qassem Soleimani, who was assassinated in a US drone strike near the airport of Iraq's capital Baghdad in January 2020.
(2022-09-07). "The UAW leadership has been bending over to the company": Kentucky Truck workers speak with UAW presidential candidate Will Lehman. wsws.org During his recent tour of auto plants, UAW presidential candidate Will Lehman received a powerful response to his call for a rank-and-file movement to abolish the UAW bureaucracy.
(2022-09-07). Canada's 'Freedom Convoy' has taken a Christian nationalist turn. therealnews.com 
Earlier this year, Canada's 'Freedom Convoy' movement stormed the nation's capital at Ottawa and occupied the grounds of the Parliamentary building for weeks to demand an end to vaccine mandates and other protective measures against COVID-19. The movement quickly spread to other Canadian and nearby US cities, despite vocal condemnations from Canadian labor organizations, including the Teamsters. Although the 'Freedom Convoy' seemed to come out of nowhere for most observers, its origins lay in an earlier 2019 convoy movement of truckers and small farmers opposed to carbon taxes. Since the Ottawa blockade, th…
(2022-09-07). Teachers unions, White House host town hall to demand in-person learning as school year starts. wsws.org US teachers unions and White House held a school reopening town hall to cover up the danger of COVID-19 in schools and demand schools remain fully in-person, while highlighting the "partnership" between the unions and Biden administration.
(2022-09-07). Protected by police, fascist Patriot Front holds march aimed at menacing Labor Day festival in Indianapolis. wsws.org Social media video posted on Saturday shows the fascist band marching, chanting xenophobic slogans and holding metal shields.
(2022-09-07). Joà£o Paulo Rodrigues: "Brazil Has a Great Responsibility in Latin America" libya360.wordpress.com Brasil de Fato MST national leader, Joà£o Paulo Rodrigues — Guilherme Santos/Sul21 Joà£o Paulo Rodrigues is a member of the national coordination of the Landless Workers' Movement (MST) and represents the MST within Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's campaign for the presidency of Brazil. In an interview with Brasil de Fato, Rodrigues speaks about the upcoming 2022 Brazilian general…
(2022-09-07). Cuba y Laos corroboraron los nexos de colaboración bilateral. cubadebate.cu La visita a Laos del viceministro primero de Relaciones Exteriores de Cuba, Gerardo Peñalver, permitió corroborar las hondas raíces que sostienen hasta hoy los más de 50 años de nexos de colaboración bilateral. Peñalver y su homólogo Bounleua Phandanouvong suscribieron el Plan de Colaboración 2022-2025 entre los ministerios de Relaciones Exteriores.
(2022-09-07). Cuadrando la Caja: øOtra empresa estatal socialista es posible? (+ Video). cubadebate.cu El domingo 4 de septiembre conversamos sobre la empresa estatal socialista en Cuba… øPor qué la empresa estatal cubana es y debe seguir siendo socialista? øQué obstáculos frenan su desarrollo? øQué le falta para lograr sostener en el tiempo productividad y eficiencia? øCómo dinamizarla?
(2022-09-07). Anger among Columbia University support staff as SEIU rams through sellout contract with de facto pay cuts. wsws.org Facing opposition from the rank-and-file, SEIU leadership resorted to anti-democratic measures and intimidation tactics to bully workers into passing the contract.
(2022-09-07). G-7 Baviera, delirio colectivo. globalizacion.ca Los jefes de gobierno de los siete países más industrializados del mundo se reunieron en el castillo bávaro de Elmau, su agenda de discusión incluyó poner un tope al precio del petróleo ruso y prohibir las importaciones rusas de oro….
(2022-09-07). Presidente turco critica sanciones de la UE contra Rusia. telesurtv.net Subraya que la actual crisis energética europea tiene su origen en las medidas restrictivas unilaterales contra Moscú.
(2022-09-07). Centro de InmunoEnsayo celebra 35 años dedicado al desarrollo de la ciencia y la salud. cubadebate.cu La presencia de la tecnología SUMA en 2 094 servicios en Cuba y en 378 laboratorios internacionales figuran entre los resultados del Centro de InmunoEnsayo (CIE), que hoy celebra su 35 aniversario. Niurka Carlos, directora del CIE, insistió en la importancia de la realización de más de 157,6 millones de pruebas, como muestra de la soberanía tecnológica.
(2022-09-06). U.S.-Russia Relations: Bill Perry's Lies — Versus the Truth. libya360.wordpress.com Eric ZuesseWilliam J. Perry, the U.S. Secretary of Defense during Bill Clinton's first term (ending 20 January 1997), issued an article on September 5th, "How the U.S. Lost Russia", whose concluding paragraph opened with "There is no organic reason why Russia should be our enemy. Putin is the enemy, not Russia." In other words, he's…
(2022-09-06). China's industrial robot output surges in 2021. ecns.cn China is the world's largest market for industrial robots, with its production reaching about 366,000 units in 2021, a 10-fold increase from 2015, Guo Shougang, an official with the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, told a press conference on Tuesday.
(2022-09-06). Denver SDS marches to campus police station, demands withdrawal from Pentagon 1033 Program. fightbacknews.org Denver, CO – On August 31, two dozen students and community members marched to the Auraria Campus Police Department to demand the end of their participation in the Pentagon 1033 Program, which provides military grade weapons to domestic law enforcement agencies. Other demands included the defunding and demilitarization of ACPD by surrendering their weapons. The march was led by Denver Students for a Democratic Society. They were joined by the Denver-Aurora Community Action Committee, Movimiento Poder, and Freedom Road Socialist Organization. | Around 4 p.m., the crowd gathered for communal sign making before the…
(2022-09-06). New York City march backs unions at Amazon, Starbucks. workers.org In the first of a series of solidarity actions with workers' organizing drives this September, hundreds of workers and supporters answered a joint call by the Amazon Labor Union and Starbucks Workers United to march for union recognition on Labor Day. They gathered outside Starbucks owner Howard Schultz's Manhattan luxury . . . |
(2022-09-06). Texas prison abolitionists confront the state. workers.org Abolitionists from the Texas Death Penalty Abolition Movement traveled from Houston to Galveston on Aug. 26 to address the Texas Board of Criminal Justice (TBCJ) about issues affecting those incarcerated in Texas. TBCJ is in charge of nearly 1 ,000 imprisoned people. The families and friends of these people went to . . . |
(2022-09-06). Dozens shot in multiple U.S. cities during bloody holiday weekend. ecns.cn Dozens of Americans were shot – 15 people fatally – in multiple cities over the U.S. Labor Day weekend.
(2022-09-06). On Joe Biden, FDR, and the Promise of Labor Day. commondreams.org If there is any day on which it is important to remember the connection between defense of democracy and defense of the labor movement—and social and economic rights more generally—it's Labor Day.
(2022-09-06). UAW presidential candidate Will Lehman interviewed on popular US podcast. wsws.org On Sunday, September 4, socialist rank-and-file UAW presidential candidate Will Lehman spoke to Chris Richards, host of the Eclectic Radical podcast, about his campaign to build a unified movement of the working class against the corporations, pro-management union executives and the capitalist system.
(2022-09-06). Costos y eficiencia: vital para la economía cubana. cubadebate.cu Todos los actores económicos, fundamentalmente la Empresa Estatal Socialista y las Mipymes, deben conocer el costo predeterminado de sus producciones y/o servicios y el costo real de los mismos, para poder comparar y detectar las reservas de eficiencia económica que tiene la entidad…