(2022-09-14). Blinken Says Agreement on Iran Nuclear Deal 'Unlikely'. news.antiwar.com Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday said "What we've seen over the last week or so in Iran's response to the proposal put forward by the European Union is clearly a step backward and makes prospects for an agreement in the near-term, I would say, unlikely," Blinken told reporters while on a visit to Mexico City to discuss tra…
(2022-09-14). Psychoanalysing reverence for the royals. greenleft.org.au Aleks Wansbrough argues that the queen's passing shows how modern capitalism has a tendency to uproot and decontextualise forms of cultural kinship and care, relativising everything as a commodity.
(2022-09-14). Seattle Education Association shuts down strike of teachers in antidemocratic maneuver. wsws.org Educators should reject this antidemocratic maneuver, vote down the still unreleased tentative agreement and organize themselves to take control of and continue the strike.
(2022-09-14). University of Wisconsin Health backs down as nurses threaten to strike for union recognition. fightbacknews.org Madison, WI — On September 12, a tentative agreement was reached between nurses at University of Wisconsin Health (UW Health) and administration over management recognition of their union, represented by SEIU Healthcare Wisconsin. Nurses at UW Health had lost their union after their contract expired in 2014 and the administration refused to bargain, citing Wisconsin's "Act 10" law. The effort for renewed recognition was restarted as of 2019. | Demands to recognize their union, which represents approximately 2400 Nurses in Madison, had been rejected up to now. Nurses there submitted a ten-day notice to…
(2022-09-14). Fuel price hike sparks protests in Indonesia. wsws.org Fuel increases have previously sparked explosive struggles, including the mass movement that toppled the Suharto dictatorship in 1998.
(2022-09-14). Australia: Baggage handlers' strike cancelled as union prepares sellout. wsws.org The strike by 3 DNATA workers was called off by the Transport Workers' Union as part of an attempt by the unions to prevent unified action by workers across the aviation industry.
(2022-09-14). Union opposes Michigan Medicine nurses' demands for strike action at informational meetings. wsws.org At a series of union meetings held nearly two weeks after an overwhelming vote to authorize a strike, the MNA-UMPNC told nurses to "be patient" and rely on "political influencers" in the Democratic administration of Michigan Governor Whitmer.
(2022-09-14). Fall 2022 National Immigrant Solidarity Network Immigrant Justice News Alert! indybay.org U.S. Political Prisoners Special Report: We Have Hundreds of Political Prisoners, Thousands of Asian-American Hate Victims, Half Million Child Farm Labors!
(2022-09-14). CWA Officials Censored Report Criticising Microsoft's Military Contracts. indybay.org CWA Officials Doing Damage Control For US Imperialism | The Communications Union Of America national leadership prevented their international affiliate UNI Global Union from publishing a document exposing the role of Microsoft in supporting US-military and intelligence agencies…
(2022-09-14). 10 killed in air strikes on capital of Ethiopia's Tigray. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Sep. 14 (MNA) — Twin drone attacks hit a residential neighborhood in the regional capital Mekele, killing 10 people and injuring others, according to Ethiopian authorities.
(2022-09-14). Down With the Corporate Bean-Counters Who Spy on Their Workers. commondreams.org When overpaid corporate boneheads substitute slogans and computer metrics for real solutions, they're admitting that they are the problem.
(2022-09-14). Turkish army launch fresh airstrikes on Iraq' Dohuk. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Sep. 14 (MNA) — News sources reported on Tuesday night that helicopters of the Turkish army launched an airstrike on areas in Dohuk province in northern Iraq.
(2022-09-14). Rail unions grovel to Congress, as Washington makes contingency plans ahead of Friday strike deadline. wsws.org With less than three days to go before the deadline for a national railroad strike, the rail unions are working desperately to work out a deal with the seven Class I freight railroads.
(2022-09-14). 15,000 Minnesota nurses complete second day of strike, as demands for open-ended walkout grow. wsws.org Calls among Minnesota nurses to transform the strike into an open-ended strike are growing all the while the MNA is doing everything to prevent a greater offensive by nurses.
(2022-09-14). Surging cost of living in US drives class tensions to the breaking point. wsws.org The rise in living expenses–which has added $341 to a typical family's monthly costs—is escalating class conflict in the United States and internationally.
(2022-09-14). Terrorism, Racism & Union Busting Against SEIU1021 SF General Hospital Workers By HR DPH. indybay.org Workers and SEIU 1021 SF General Hospital union leaders reported on the epidemic of bullying, racist discrimination and union busting by DPH and CCSF HR. The City has spent over $100 million on paying for illegal discrimination, defendant lawyers and City lawyers to defend illegal racist attacks and systemic racism.
(2022-09-14). WW CNA Kaiser Nurses/Patients In Danger. PG&E Newsom Leg Corruption & UPS Oven In Trucks. indybay.org WorkWeek covers CNA Kaiser Nurses & Patients In Danger & PG&E Newsom Legislature Corruption & UPS "Oven In The Trucks" IBT Workers Heat & Labor Poet Tongo Issac-Martin…
(2022-09-14). México cuenta con 277 médicos cubanos por colaboración. telesurtv.net Las entidades sanitarias de México anunciaron que durante el mes de septiembre, llegarían al país 333 nuevos médicos cubanos.
(2022-09-14). Unión Eléctrica pronostica una afectación máxima de 874 MW en el horario pico. cubadebate.cu La UNE pronostica para este miércoles una afectación máxima de 800 MW en el horario diurno y de 874 MW en el horario pico, debido al déficit capacidad de generación. Para el horario pico se prevé la entrada de la unidad 3 de la CTE Santa Cruz, la unidad 6 de la CTE Diez de Octubre (en proceso de arranque) y la utilización de 127 MW en motores diésel.
(2022-09-14). Ofensiva y contraofensiva en Ucrania. telesurtv.net En la zona de Járkov se ha establecido ya el terror contra los "colaboradores" de los rusos: profesores, administradores, empresarios que participaban de la normalización de la vida. Los informes de redes sociales hablan de oleadas de mercenarios sin control en las calles.
(2022-09-13). Latin Americans Reject Resource Plundering by the Same NATO Countries Fueling Military Conflict in Ukraine. libya360.wordpress.com Camila Escalante [Source: iuvmpress.news] [The following is a slightly expanded version of a talk given by Camila Escalante to an online forum of the International Manifesto Group on August 7, 2022. The topic of the forum was 'The conflict over Ukraine: Where should the left stand?.—Covert Action Magazine Editors] On August 6 we celebrated 197…
(2022-09-13). The EU Brought to its Knees by the Straussians. libya360.wordpress.com Thierry Meyssan Victoria Nuland and Anthony Blinken in John Kerry's office A US grouping, constituted around the thought of the philosopher Leo Strauss, controls from now on both the Secretariat of Defense and the Secretariat of State. After having organized many wars since those of Yugoslavia, they imagined the one in Ukraine. It is now…
(2022-09-13). The Specter of Germany is Rising. libya360.wordpress.com Diana Johnstone Olaf Scholz, federal chancellor of Germany, meets Volodymyr Zelenskyy, president of Ukraine, in Kiev, Feb. 14, 2022. (President of Ukraine) To meet the imaginary Russian threat to Western Europe, Germany will lead an expanded, militarized EU. The European Union is girding for a long war against Russia that appears clearly contrary to European economic…
(2022-09-13). Special Military Operation: Things are Starting to Heat Up. libya360.wordpress.com
(2022-09-13). 13-Year-Old on Ukrainian Government Kill List Speaks Out. libya360.wordpress.com The Grayzone's Max Blumenthal speaks to Faina Savenkova, a 13-year-old resident of the Lugansk Republic who was placed on the Myrotvorets (Peacemaker) "kill list" of the Ukrainian government after she issued a call to the United Nations for an end to the war she has lived through since 2014. Meera Terada also joins to provide…
(2022-09-13). Europe's Leaders Continue To Prioritise US Interests Over Citizens' Wellbeing. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size imageEuropean protestors demand an end to anti-Russia sanctions to alleviate cost-of-living crisis. | Written by Ahmed Adel, Cairo-based geopolitics and political economy researcher | With winter approaching, Europeans are thinking about how their livelihoods will be affected. Rallies, strikes, demonstrations and protests are gaining momentum as the cost-of-living becomes unbearable. Although European media tried to hide this, even paid local propagandists cannot ignore the growing anger…
(2022-09-13). Socialism 2022 Conference: The pseudo-left promotes imperialist war. wsws.org The primary aim of the Socialism 2022 Conference was to promote the US-NATO war against Russia, in line with the policy of the Biden administration, while seeking to bolster the trade unions as instruments for the suppression of the class struggle.
(2022-09-13). How royalty reinforces imperialism. workers.org 
As Britain's Queen Elizabeth was near death, a professor of Nigerian heritage at Carnegie Mellon University, Uju Anya, tweeted her view: "I heard the chief monarch of a thieving, raping genocidal empire is finally dying. May her pain be excruciating." This tweet brought down a torrent of condemnation. The countries . . . |
(2022-09-13). Will the Balkans become Part of the "Great Turan"? journal-neo.org 
The Balkan Peninsula and the South Caucasus are priority regions for Turkey, based on the neo-Ottomanism ideology. In the face of the failure of the policy and prestige of the United States and the European Union against the backdrop of the intensifying economic and energy crisis in the West, Erdogan is in a hurry to …
(2022-09-13). UIC students want free reproductive health clinic. fightbacknews.org Chicago, IL – On September 7, 30 students marched at the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) to demand the administration open a reproductive health clinic on campus that is free for students and the community. | Despite its roughly $3.6 billion budget, the university hasn't taken any steps to provide reproductive healthcare for its students. Other demands included access to birth control and an end to the university's contracts with companies based in heartbeat bill states. | The action, which drew members from Students for a Democratic Society (SDS), Young Democratic Socialists of America (YDSA) and Freed…
(2022-09-13). Minnesota nurses support call for open-ended strike: "I don't think they're going to budge until we do it" wsws.org 15,000 nurses began a strike in Minnesota yesterday against inadequate staffing , overwhelming workloads, shrinking pay amid inflation and ongoing safety issues.
(2022-09-13). Will the UK Ever Have a People-led Social Revolution as It Heads Back Into the Dark Ages? orinocotribune.com By Fra Hughes  ; Sep 10, 2022 | Unlike Latin America which has a real left-right political dichotomy, Britain has a false left-right political facade just like North America and most of western Europe, Canada and Australia. |
(2022-09-13). Silencing The Lambs — How Propaganda Works. popularresistance.org In the 1970s, I met one of Hitler's leading propagandists, Leni Riefenstahl, whose epic films glorified the Nazis. We happened to be staying at the same lodge in Kenya, where she was on a photography assignment, having escaped the fate of other friends of the Fuhrer. | She told me that the 'patriotic messages' of her films were dependent not on 'orders from above' but on what she called the 'submissive void' of the German public. | Did that include the liberal, educated bourgeoisie? I asked. 'Yes, especially them,' she said. | I think of this as I look around at the propaganda now consuming Western societies. | O…
(2022-09-13). Fear and Misinformation Dominate Discourses of Brazilian Right. libya360.wordpress.com Zoe Alexandra Bolsonaro supporters on September 7 in Sà£o Paulo. Photo: Junior Lima In the lead-up to the general elections in Brazil, the far-right has intensified its campaign of hysteria and fear-mongering instead of providing concrete solutions to the crises affecting the people Brazil is less than a month away from historic elections. Over 156…
(2022-09-13). What Would the Elites Be Without Those Masses Who Shoot Themselves? libya360.wordpress.com Clodovaldo Hernandez If the life of contemporary societies were a little more rational, more mathematical, the anti-popular elites would have serious difficulties in staying in government and imposing their policies for the simple reason that they are increasingly a minority, and the dissatisfied masses (who are increasingly day they are more nourished) would throw them…
(2022-09-13). The Strike That Started The Red Wave. popularresistance.org In 2012, I joined thousands of my fellow public school teachers in Chicago and walked off the job. | After facing 30 years of corporate education "reform" that demonized teachers and led to massive privatization of public schools across the United States, teachers everywhere were ready to fight back. For many of us in Chicago, ahead of the 2012 strike, political developments had shown a range of possibilities for what that fighting back could look like. We had watched intently as protesters took over plazas in Tahrir Square to demand the overthrow of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, as well as the crowds occupyi…
(2022-09-13). EPA Workers Push Biden To Issue Climate Emergency, Hire Scientists. popularresistance.org Workers at the Environmental Protection Agency are calling on President Joe Biden to issue a climate emergency declaration at the same time they're calling for improvements in staffing and resources for the agency in their next union contract. | The largest union representing workers at the EPA, the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) Council 238—which represents nearly 7,500 EPA employees around the US—voted to declare a climate emergency in May 2022 and are calling on Biden to do the same. AFGE is the largest union representing federal government and District of Columbia employees (cu…
(2022-09-13). The Deepening Assault on Core Democratic Rights in the USA. liberationnews.org The United States is in the midst of a political upheaval right now, after the 2020 uprising, the Jan. 6 storming of the Capitol, and the Dobbs decision that overturned one of the Supreme Court's biggest decisions — access to abortion under Roe v. Wade.
(2022-09-13). Democratic power of the people at the heart of Cuban socialism. liberationnews.org 
Cuba takes the democracy and power of the people more seriously than anything I have ever seen in the United States.
(2022-09-13). The Genius Of Ella Jo Baker. popularresistance.org Ella Jo Baker will be inducted into the Cooperative Hall of Fame as an "Unsung Hero" at a ceremony at the National Press Club on Oct. 6 in Washington DC. | Ella Baker is well-regarded as a giant in the Civil Rights Movement, known for her unique participatory grassroots organizing style and also for her ability to galvanize young people to bring a militancy in the struggle to end segregation. But Baker is less known for her innovative organizing prowess before the 1960s — forming a network of self-help cooperatives to bring economic relief to black people during the Depression. | "Ella Baker was one of the…
(2022-09-13). Strikes are brewing in Tallahassee. fightbacknews.org Tallahassee, FL – On September 5, Starbucks Workers United (SBWU) and Serenity's Bartenders United called strikes. SBWU demanded delayed back pay and Serenity's Bartenders United wanted the reinstatement of a fired manager. | The Starbucks on North Monroe in Tallahassee was the first Starbucks in the state of Florida to file and win their union. This happened just over a month after the first store in the country was unionized. Ollie Carter, a Starbucks partner for seven years, explained how the pandemic spurred the organizing at the store and how quickly the "ugliness came" from corporate management. While none…
(2022-09-13). Hospitals force 15K nurses into largest private-sector nurses strike ever. peoplesworld.org 
Hospital refusal to address sort-staffing, nurse-patient ratios, patient safety, and low pay forced more than 15,000 Minnesota nurses at 16 hospitals into what their union says is the largest private sector nurses strike in U.S. history. The nurses, members of the Minnesota Nurses Association/National Nurses United, gave their official strike notice to institutions in the …
(2022-09-13). UAW presidential candidate Will Lehman challenges other candidates to debate. wsws.org On Tuesday, September 13, rank-and-file socialist candidate for UAW president Will Lehman issued a statement challenging incumbent UAW President Ray Curry to commit to attending the debate scheduled for September 22 at 6 p.m. (Eastern).
(2022-09-13). VIDEO: IRGC Quds Force cmdr. visits Mawkebs in Iraq. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Sep. 13 (MNA) — The commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps Quds Force Brigadier General Esmaeil Ghaani paid an unannounced visit to Nada Al-Aqsa Mawkeb in Iraq in the days leading up to Arbaeen.
(2022-09-13). 'Monarchy is a survival of the tyranny'. workers.org 
Irish Freedom Fighter, Marxist and labor leader James Connolly wrote these words in 1910. Connolly, who along with James Larkin, was a leader of the Irish Transport and General Union during the 1913 Dublin Lockout. The British government executed Connolly by firing squad in 1916 for his leadership role in . . . |
(2022-09-13). Labor history tour guide remembers his mail deliverer days. peoplesworld.org 
I hoist the mail bag over my shoulder. Damn, this thing is heavy. I begin to walk down the sidewalk, satchel bursting with papers. Drip, drip, drip. The sweat begins to roll down from my forehead and back of neck. My shirt becomes stained with perspiration as I struggle with the overbearing load. I haven't …
(2022-09-13). To defeat imperialism, the peace movement needs every possible ally, even inconsistent ones. peoplesworld.org 
The following remarks were presented by Joe Sims, national co-chair of the Communist Party, at the CPUSA International Conference 2022: Dismantling Imperialism in the 21st Century, Sept. 10, 2022. Good afternoon, comrades, And greetings to all and especially to our fraternal parties and those who have joined us from abroad. We're glad to have you …
(2022-09-13). IKCO exports "Tara", "Dena" cars to Armenia. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Sep. 13 (MNA) — With the re-entry of Iran Khodro Industrial Group (IKCO)'s products to the Armenian market, suitable ways have been provided for the Group to export its products to the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU).
(2022-09-13). Peaceful Resistance Turns Military Might Into Weakness. commondreams.org Civil disobedience and general strikes by Palestinian laborers, boycotts, and mass peaceful demonstrations at check points and the borders would paralyze Israel.
(2022-09-13). IG Metall union organises jobs sellout at Vallourec plants in Germany. wsws.org The agreement struck by the union with management implements the destruction of 2,400 jobs in Dàºsseldorf and Màºlheim and pits workers against each other.
(2022-09-13). California's fast food sectoral bargaining law could revolutionize the labor movement. peoplesworld.org 
It was a historic Labor Day for California's 5 ,000 fast food workers. Gov. Gavin Newsom signed the FAST Recovery Act, transforming labor rights for workers in the industry after a long organizing effort from workers across the state. Beyond California or fast food, this victory could shape a new era of the labor movement and …
(2022-09-13). Seattle Teachers Secure Tentative Deal to End Strike After 'Enormous Community Support'. commondreams.org "We should all be proud of what we accomplished and what we stood up for: student supports and respect for educators," said the Seattle Education Association.
(2022-09-13). Spain's Ryanair cabin walkout enters second month, defying PSOE-Podemos government anti-strike laws. wsws.org The PSOE-Podemos government's minimum service laws are aimed at stemming the growing upsurge of the class struggle in Spain and internationally.
(2022-09-13). North Carolina Supreme Court rules that nurses can be held criminally liable for medical errors. wsws.org The decision, which overturns a 90-year-old precedent, is the latest attack on health care workers and erodes their rights.
(2022-09-13). Colombian U.S.-Backed Intelligence Operations Are Bad for Peace. libya360.wordpress.com W. T. WHITNEY JR. A Venezuelan couple use the Francisco De Paula Santander Bridge to cross between Urena, Venezuela, and Cucuta, Colombia, Aug. 6, 2022. | Matias Delacroix / AP Colombia's new president Gustavo Petro wants peace. Colombia's military, the largest in Latin America, except for that of Brazil, stands in the way. The military…
(2022-09-13). Chile's Boric Is Becoming More Right Wing by the Day (Interview). orinocotribune.com Marcelo Osses is one of the supporters of the communication project Radio Plaza de la Dignidad [Dignity Plaza Radio] born with the 2019 revolt [in Chile]. The station has lent its voice to that plaza that thousands of young people renamed and made their own every time they needed to demonstrate. With Osses, we spoke about the vote for rejection, about the highly devalued Boric government, and also about what is to come at the level of popular struggles, such as the ones that high school students are now waging. | -Were you surprised by the margin of defeat for the new Constitution? | -The amount of votes for the…
(2022-09-13). La herencia bolivariana contra la Doctrina Monroe. globalizacion.ca I | El pasado fin de semana participé, por invitación de un grupo de organizaciones y activistas de Estados Unidos y Canadá, en el panel Cumbre de las Américas vs. Celac: øDónde se Encuentra la Doctrina Monroe en sus 200 Años?;…
(2022-09-13). Reconocen labor de Venezuela en campaña de vacunación. telesurtv.net Durante los próximos meses la campaña de vacunación asegurará una cobertura del 95 por ciento en niños de Venezuela.
(2022-09-12). Ukraine: The CIA's 75-Year-Old Proxy. libya360.wordpress.com Gerald Sussman Friedrichstrasse, bisected by the Berlin Wall, in 1961. Operation Red Sox dropped 85 CIA agents into Soviet-controlled territory to gather intelligence about Moscow's plans. [Source: politico.com] Joe Biden "is fueling the fire in the Ukraine." — Roger Waters of Pink Floyd It takes a musical artist to cut through the morass of propaganda to…
(2022-09-12). Economist Richard Wolff: Sanctions Against Russia, Inflation & Class War. mintpressnews.com Economist Dr. Richard Wolff joins Lowkey where he exposes ways economic policy can be a code term used by the political establishment for class war. Wolff explains how the cost of enmity with Russia is being placed on the shoulders of the working class in the West, whom recently experienced one of the worst crashes of capitalism in its history.
(2022-09-12). Controversial Trump-era policy exacerbates U.S.-China tensions in academia. america.cgtn.com U.S.-China tensions may be bleeding into the academic sector, and specifically scientific collaboration, as Chinese American scientists feel the ugly legacy of the Trump-era China tensions.
(2022-09-12). Florida Democrat Charlie Crist taps Miami/Dade teachers' union head as running mate in gubernatorial election. wsws.org In naming Hernandez-Mats, Crist is boosting a union bureaucrat who carried out the demands of Biden, the NEA and the AFT that schools be reopened at the height of the Delta and Omicron surges of COVID-19.
(2022-09-12). The Widening Gap between Rich and Poor is Hastening the Transition to a Multipolar World. libya360.wordpress.com Veniamin Popov According to the charity Oxfam, which fights against poverty throughout the world, the ten wealthiest people in the world have seen their combined assets double in the last two years, from $700 billion to $1.5 trillion. In its briefing on inequality, Oxfam points out that "central banks pumped trillions of dollars into financial…
(2022-09-12). My 70 years and the departed GDR. iacenter.org By Victor Grossman September 9, 2022 Karl-Marx-Allee, Berlin August 2022 — It's a momentous day! Not for the world — for which it's nothing special. But for me! Just 70 years ago, in nervous panic, I took off my U.S. Army jacket, shoes and sleeve insignia, and stepped into the swift Danube River which, at Linz in still-occupied Austria, divided the U.S. Zone from the USSR Zone. Although very wet at this short sector, it was part of the long Iron Curtain. And I was swimming across it in what most [U.S.] Americans would consider a very wrong direction! Author Victor Grossman (left) greets Pete Seeger at…
(2022-09-12). Electoral Conflicts and Political Polarization: What Can Mediators Do? transcend.org In conflict, our options ultimately boil down to two: go it alone or face it together. We make these choices every day, as individuals and neighbors, as organizations, societies, and nations. With the development of mediation, dialogue facilitation, collaborative negotiation, consensus building, and similar skills, we are better able to face our problems together and collaboratively.
(2022-09-12). Caterpillar workers voice support for Will Lehman's campaign for UAW president: "The main issue for me is equality" wsws.org In discussing Lehman's program, many workers voiced strong agreement with his call to end the wage and benefit tier system, bring temporary workers up to full pay, and restore COLA and pensions, among other demands.
(2022-09-12). "We should be striking too": Former Allina nurse says small hospitals should join walkout. wsws.org A former nurse at Regina Medical Center in Hastings, Minnesota, reviews the issues confronting nurses and details how the Minnesota Nurses Association has divided different sections of health care workers.