(2022-09-17). U.S. firms get rich, Ukrainian youth die. workers.org 
By Sergio Rodríguez Gelfenstein Sergio Rodríguez Gelfenstein is a Venezuelan international relations expert, who was previously Director of the International Relations of the Presidency of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, his country's ambassador to Nicaragua and an advisor for international politics for TeleSUR. This article, published Sept. 7, was translated . . . |
(2022-09-17). Israeli regime conducts new airstrikes on suburb of Damascus. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Sep. 17 (MNA) — Local media in Syria said that Israeli regime conducted new air raids on the suburb of Damascus on Saturday morning.
(2022-09-17). Iranian Ambassador explains Iran's stance on Caucasus. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Sep. 17 (MNA) — In a series of tweets, the Iranian Ambassador to Baku has elaborated on Iran's stances on the two northern neighbors of Armenia and Azerbaijan.
(2022-09-17). IG Metall union preparing real wage reductions in German contract negotiations. wsws.org The contract negotiations for around 3.8 million workers in the metal and electrical industries will decide how much the costs of the war against Russia and the massive rearmament programme will be pushed onto the backs of the working class.
(2022-09-17). Russian Airstrikes Hit HTS Positions In Syria's Greater Idlib Again (Videos). southfront.org 
A Russian Su-24 strike aircraft in the sky over the Khmeimim airbase in Syria. Photo: Dmitriy Vinogradov / RIA Novosti | On September 17, a new wave of Russian airstrikes targeted the northwestern Syrian region of Greater Idlib, which is occupied by al-Qaeda-affiliated Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) and several other terrorist groups. | The airstrikes, which were reportedly carried out by two Su-24M and two Su-34 fighter bombers of the Russian Aerospace Forces, hit positions of HTS in…
(2022-09-17). WorkWeek Google Tech Workers Fight Apartheid, Clean Water & Union Busting In Mississippi. indybay.org WorkWeek covers Google Tech Workers Fighting Apartheid, Clean Water & Union Busting In Mississippi andThe US, CIA, AFL-CIO, AIFLD &The 1973 Chilean Coup With Professor Ruth Needleman…
(2022-09-17). In a Major Reversal of Fortunes Google Gets Slapped Down Hard By Europe's Top Regulatory Court. scheerpost.com 
Original to ScheerPost Google lost its appeal against the $4.125 billion antitrust fine filed by the European Union's General Court after the court's regulators uncovered huge infringements in how Google operated its Android OS by impeding competitors four years ago. For its next step, Google can now appeal on matters of law to Europe's highest …
(2022-09-17). Barbara Lee & "Pete" Get An Earful In Oakland Over Tax Dollars For A's Owner John Fisher. indybay.org Congresswoman Barbara Lee, US Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg and Oakland Mayor Libby Schaff joined together to talk about Federal funding for Oakland projects. Barbara Lee and "Pete" refused to say whether they supported Federal funds going to the GAP A's billionaire owner John Fisher's proposed new A' stadium on Port of Oakland public land at Howard Terminal. "Pete" also refused to say whether this project would harm the Port of Oakland as a working port.
(2022-09-17). Australian central bank demands deeper cuts to wages and social spending. wsws.org This is a message of class war—demanding that the workers must be made to pay for the global inflationary spiral and capitalist crisis.
(2022-09-17). Sri Lanka: Glenugie Estate workers protest wage cuts and harsh conditions. wsws.org The wage cuts and new work targets are part of the ongoing efforts of the tea plantation companies, assisted by the trade unions, to drive up productivity and boost profits.
(2022-09-17). Minneapolis highway bannering shows solidarity with Palestine. fightbacknews.org Minneapolis, MN – On September 16 members of the MN Anti-War Committee (AWC) held banners on the footbridge over Interstate 35W at 24th Street in south Minneapolis during rush hour to raise awareness of Israeli attacks on the human rights of Palestinians. | The bannering was held on that day to mark the 39th anniversary of the Sabra and Shatilla massacre. In 1982, from September 16 to 18, right-wing paramilitaries backed by Israel and the U.S., murdered 3500 mostly Palestinian residents of a refugee camp in Lebanon. | …
(2022-09-17). Saturday 9/17: Benchlands Resistance Organizing. indybay.org Benchlands near the 2nd stairway down from the Courthouse parking lot as you walk from Water St. towards the Duck Pond in San Lorenzo Park.
(2022-09-17). Overturn University of Melbourne student union's anti-democratic disaffiliation of the IYSSE! wsws.org The IYSSE is fighting the decision, which is intended as a precedent to be used, above all, against clubs that represent oppositional, anti-war and left-wing voices.
(2022-09-17). West Virginia politicians ban abortion, but not without a fight. workers.org 
Charleston, West Virginia Sept. 14 — The Republican-majority West Virginia legislature passed an abortion ban during a Sept. 13 special session. The same legislature had introduced the bill to ban abortion, known as HB 302, in late July. (See "Abortion access under attack in West Virginia," Workers World, July 29.) . . . |
(2022-09-17). YOU LOVE TO SEE IT: Local Journalism Gets Historic Boost. levernews.com Good things are happening! A historic new program in California aims to usher in the next generation of community-based reporters. Also, Louisiana organizers celebrated a victory for their collective health, stopping the completion of a so-called "Cancer Alley" petrochemical complex. Meanwhile, Oakland takes a stand for Indigenous rights by returning stolen land, and a German experiment in reimagining public transit is having an immense impact on carbon emissions.All this and much more in this week's edition of You Love To See It, available below. | Read the full story: | Sign up now to read the full s…
(2022-09-17). Planet Royal: "The Royal family are the galvanising force of colonialism" globalresearch.ca
(2022-09-17). The Non-Mystery of a Smaller Labor Force. cepr.net It is bizarre how the media keep insisting that we have some big problem of missing workers, since we don't. The Washington Post has the latest entry in the search for non-missing workers. As with other pieces, it implies that an unusual large percentage of people are opting not to be in the labor market. …
(2022-09-17). UW-Milwaukee SDS stands in solidarity with AFT 3535. fightbacknews.org Milwaukee, WI — As the fall semester began at UW-Milwaukee, faculty and staff received an email from the Student Services office asking them to help cover staffing shortages in dining services. Specifically, they were asked to "donate any time [they] can find." The office framed the request as a need to cover their new dining plan, which will help to address food insecurity, improve options for dietary restrictions, and is aligned with the campus' strategic plan "to make UWM a radically welcoming place for our students." Administration laid the guilt on thick. | American Federation of Teachers Local 3535, a…
(2022-09-17). Mining Mafias Ruin Livelihoods Of Farmers And Pastorals, Spread Terror. popularresistance.org In Kolawalpur village of Banda District (state of Uttar Pradesh), many farmers complained bitterly that the miners of river sand had destroyed their farms and standing crops. What is more, threat of floods in the rainy season and the river drying up in the dry season had increased due to the excessive extraction of sand from the river using heavy machines. Workers who were employed in sand mining had not been paid the wages due to them. | In Mahawa and Bhirala villages of Sikar district (state of Rajasthan) the farmers and pastorals had been devastated by mining of stone and the use of dynamite for this. Water so…
(2022-09-17). Turkish Drone Strike Kills Five SDF Fighters In Northeastern Syria. southfront.org 
Late on September 16, a Turkish combat drone targeted a position of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) near the town of Ain Issa in the northern countryside of Syria's Raqqa. | The drone strike reportedly killed five members of the SDF. Two were fighters of the group, while the rest were members of its Military Police unit. | In an initial response to the deadly strike, the SDF targeted positions of the Turkish military and its proxies in the villages of Jahbal and al-Misherfah wh…
(2022-09-17). Chomsky and Ellsberg on the Death of Gorbachev (video). scheerpost.com By Paul Jay / theAnalysis.news Noam Chomsky and Daniel Ellsberg discuss the significance of the life of Mikhail Gorbachev and what the deconstruction of the Soviet Union means for today's world. Noam and Daniel join Paul Jay on theAnalysis.news. _______________________________________________ 00: 00 Introduction 01: 09 End of the Soviet Union and the Role of Gorbachev …
(2022-09-17). It's Time to Call it What It Is: A Capitalism-Induced Ecological Crisis. zcomm.org We must make ourselves useful to the movements around us that are already taking the biggest risks and doing the hardest work…
(2022-09-17). Last Israeli Attack On Syria Targeted Iranian Revolutionary Guards Office — Report. southfront.org 
An office of the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) was one of the targets of the Citing unnamed sources, the UAE-based channel said that the IRGC's "Lebanon Corps Support Office" was struck during the attack. The office allegedly supports pro-Iranian forces in Sy…
(2022-09-17). University of Sydney staff vote for more stoppages. wsws.org The latest vote highlights the determination of USYD workers to fight management, and the wider intent of university staff to oppose the wholesale destruction of jobs and conditions.
(2022-09-17). US Rail Workers Fed Up & On Verge Of National Strike Over Working Conditions, Health/Safety. indybay.org Gabe Christenson a conductor and Co-chair of Railroad Workers United RWU is interviewed about the conditions and health and safety for railroad workers.
(2022-09-17). 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!
(2022-09-17). [Correspondence] The future of Iran's health workforce. thelancet.com Iran has been hit by six waves of COVID-19 infection since the outbreak of COVID-19 was announced by authorities in March, 2020.1 The unprecedented and unknown nature of the disease gradually led to burnout of the health workforce, particularly among those health-care workers who were directly involved in treating patients with COVID-19. On one hand, burnout was caused by the fast spread, absence of treatment, and severe health outcomes; on the other hand, it was driven by persisting deficiencies in the health-care system: inexperienced staff working in an epidemic situation; untrained new medical staff; scarcity…
(2022-09-17). Dairy giant Norco threatens to sack over 170 workers in flood-torn Australian city. wsws.org The mass retrenchment of workers will be another cruel blow to the working-class residents of Lismore and the surrounding Northern Rivers region of New South Wales.
(2022-09-17). Full text: Xi Jinping's speech at SCO Council of Heads of State Meeting. ecns.cn Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday delivered a speech at the 22nd Meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, calling for riding on the trend of the times and enhance solidarity and cooperation to embrace a better future.
(2022-09-17). Why rail workers need the support of the entire working class. wsws.org This statement was issued by UAW presidential candidate Will Lehman calling for all workers to support the struggle of rail workers.
(2022-09-17). 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.
(2022-09-17). Railroaders furious after unions reveal that no tentative agreement exists, despite sabotage of strike. wsws.org Workers are livid after the two largest rail unions revealed on Friday, less than a day after blocking a national strike, that no tentative agreements yet exist between the unions and the carriers.
(2022-09-17). Queen Elizabeth II's Death Resurfaces Seven Decades of British Crimes Against Iran. orinocotribune.com By Arvin Qaemian Sep 11, 2022 | Queen Elizabeth II, Britain's longest-reigning monarch, was like an immortal icon, like Big Ben. Yet, as Shakespeare put it, the "ominous and fearful owl of death" ultimately perched on Her Majesty's knees at Balmoral Castle. | Queen Elizabeth was the heiress of the British Empire's callous and ignominious legacy, once described as "the empire on which the sun never sets." Through their colonial reign, she and her forebears inflicted excruciating suffering on millions across the world. | Elizabeth II's long reign spanned seven decades, during which British dark and savage col…
(2022-09-17). Violence against Indigenous women grows in Vancouver amid 'apathy and injustice'. zcomm.org Indigenous women and girls in Canada continue to face disproportionate levels of violence and insecurity rooted in colonialism…
(2022-09-17). Evil Empire: Let the Monarchy Die Along With Elizabeth. independentmediainstitute.org The death of Queen Elizabeth II, the longest-serving monarch of British royalty, has sparked global fascination and spawned thousands of clickbait reports of the details of her funeral. Americans, who centuries ago rejected monarchy, are seemingly obsessed with the ritualism, bizarrely mourning the demise of an elderly and fabulously wealthy woman who was born into …
(2022-09-17). Leader's attendance at Arbaeen ceremony. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Sep. 17 (MNA) — Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei participated in a mourning ceremony on Arbaeen day which was also attended by student associations.
(2022-09-17). Columbus Kroger workers reject third sellout deal, vote for strike action. wsws.org Despite giving the strike authorization, workers have been told to stay on the job while the union yet again attempts to re-enter negotiations with the company…
(2022-09-17). Se iniciará este lunes la XIV Comprobación Nacional al Control Interno. cubadebate.cu La XIV Comprobación Nacional al Control Interno comenzará el lunes próximo y será hasta el 31 de octubre, con el objetivo de constatar cómo la empresa estatal socialista cumple las 43 medidas dirigidas a perfeccionarla y fortalecerla, como actor principal en la producción de bienes y servicios, muchos asociados a la calidad de vida de la población.
(2022-09-17). A sacar a Cuba de la lista negra. cubadebate.cu Ahora, cuando el Gobierno de Petro le ha pedido al de La Habana que continúe siendo sede de los diálogos con el ELN y otros países se han ofrecido a colaborar con el proceso, el Gobierno de Biden no tiene un solo argumento para no dar los pasos necesarios con el fin de sacar de inmediato a Cuba de la tenebrosa lista.
(2022-09-17). Iran-Venezuela Expo Opens in Caracas, Will Strengthen Scientific And Technological Cooperation, President Maduro Says. orinocotribune.com Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro inaugurated the Iran-Venezuela Scientific, Technological and Industrial Expo, being held at the Poliedro de Caracas, on Thursday, September 15. "Venezuela is a strong market in the sale of family vehicles," he said while touring the expo-fair. Iranian vehicles will soon be commercialized in the country, as part of the agreements established between Venezuela and the Islamic Republic of Iran. | During a tour of the Expo, the president also spoke about the cooperation between Iran and Venezuela for the assembly of tractors for agricultural work. He explained, together with the…
(2022-09-17). Ucrania: øuna guerra en minifaldas? workers.org 
Por Sergio Rodríguez Gelfenstein El autor es Consultor y analista internacional venezolano, ha publicado artículos en Revistas especializadas de Puerto Rico, Chile, Bolivia, Perú, Brasil, Venezuela, México, Argentina y España así como en diversos periódicos e innumerables páginas de Internet. Fue Director de Relaciones Internacionales de la Presidencia de la . . . |
(2022-09-17). La Unión Eléctrica pronostica una afectación superior a los 800 MW en el horario diurno. cubadebate.cu La Unión Eléctrica pronostica para este sábado una afectación máxima de 850 MW en el horario diurno. Se estima para la hora pico una disponibilidad de 2405 MW y una demanda máxima de 3100 MW, para un déficit de 695 MW, por lo que de mantenerse las condiciones previstas se pronostica una afectación de 765 MW en este horario.
(2022-09-17). Venezuela rechaza informe de EE.UU. sobre productores de drogas. telesurtv.net "En esa infame publicación se desconoce el fiel cumplimiento de los compromisos internacionales del Gobierno bolivariano", indicó la cancillería.
(2022-09-17). Guerra en Ucrania: Las transnacionales hacen ganancias. workers.org Por Sergio Rodríguez Gelfenstein El autor es Consultor y analista internacional venezolano, ha publicado artículos en Revistas especializadas de Puerto Rico, Chile, Bolivia, Perú, Brasil, Venezuela, México, Argentina y España así como en diversos periódicos e innumerables páginas de Internet. Fue Director de Relaciones Internacionales de la Presidencia de la . . . |
(2022-09-16). Yemen commemorates anniversary of September 21 revolution. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Sep. 16 (MNA) — A magnificent military parade was held in the Yemeni capital, Sana'a to commemorate the eighth anniversary of the September 21 revolution against the Saudi-backed regime in the country and its removal from power.
(2022-09-16). The Fed's Secret Plan to Suck Workers Dry. mintpressnews.com Workers have the power right now, and corporate America does not. And now we have proof that corporate America — which owns our government – wants to turn this all around immediately.
(2022-09-16). Trust in the Feelings of Solidarity of Fellow Human Beings in the Face of "The Demons of Human History" globalresearch.ca
(2022-09-16). Why 'learn to live' with COVID deaths? workers.org 
If you write for the New York Times, expect to be assigned articles condemning China for causing its people enormous inconvenience and discomfort to avoid massive deaths from the coronavirus. The Times clearly shares the capitalist-class viewpoint that the world's priority should be to get back to business as usual, . . . |
(2022-09-16). Xinjiang local rebuffs claims of 'forced labor' during UN session. ecns.cn The allegation of "forced labor" in China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region is an absolute lie, a representative from Xinjiang stood out at the 51st regular session of the UN Human Rights Council.
(2022-09-16). Libya and the Way Out of a Severe Crisis. libya360.wordpress.com Viktor Mikhin Violence has returned to the streets of the Libyan capital Tripoli for the third time this year, as prevailing tensions between the North African country's two parallel governments have again escalated sharply. With 32 people killed and 160 injured, mostly civilians, the warring militias have not even spared hospitals in their attempts to…
(2022-09-16). Izyum is Bucha 2.0: New Ukrainian False Flag War Crimes and Western PSYOP. libya360.wordpress.com Nicolas Cinquini While the authorities have ordered lawsuits and detention of collaborators but private channels are simply spurring the murder of civilians, Ukraine pretends on September 15, 2022, to have found out a mass grave of 440 bodies near Izyum. The Russian forces have seized Izyum, northeastern Ukraine, in March, on their path to the…
(2022-09-16). Meeting with an Indian Society Figure, Dr Dalbir Singh. russiancouncil.ru Discussion focused on prospects for closer Russia — India collaboration, especially on the economic front…
(2022-09-16). The Sickness Of The American Left And The Path To Recovery. popularresistance.org The U.S. has entered a dark period. Economic crisis wracks its capitalist system. Military instability and chaos reign supreme over its imperialist ventures. Political illegitimacy worsens by the year, at times by the month. These conditions sound favorable to the growth of revolutionary possibilities within the citadel of imperialism. | But such is not the case at the moment. Discipline and organization are at perhaps their weakest point in generations. Young people are moving toward socialist politics. However, a similar number of people have embraced the politics of a U.S.-led New Cold War against Russia and C…
(2022-09-16). Russia, Azerbaijan and Iran Accelerate Work on an Alternative to the Suez Canal. libya360.wordpress.com Vladimir Platov In order to accelerate the development of the International North-South Transport Corridor (ITC), in particular its railway segment through the Western Chord, a Declaration was signed in Baku by Russia, Azerbaijan and Iran confirming the readiness of these countries to intensify cooperation in the assessment and analysis of infrastructure and transport capacities to…
(2022-09-16). TPA and It's Consequences. libya360.wordpress.com Victor Zhikai Gao While the Taiwan Policy Act is making its way through the labyrinth in the congressional process in Washington, D.C., it is high time to ponder the consequences of this Act, if adopted and enacted, for China and the United States. The TPA, in essence, will treat China's Taiwan Province as a sovereign,…
(2022-09-16). China's industrial output up 3.6 pct in first eight months. ecns.cn China's value-added industrial output, an important economic indicator, went up 3.6 percent year on year in the first eight months of this year, data from the National Bureau of Statistics showed Friday.
(2022-09-16). Statement condemning the OHCHR's 'Assessment of human rights concerns in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, People's Republic of China'. fightbacknews.org Fight Back News Service is circulating the following statement initiated by Friends of Socialist China. Freedom Road Socialist Organization is among the signers. | We strongly condemn the publication by the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) of its Assessment of human rights concerns in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, People's Republic of China. In the words of former OHCHR lawyer and human rights expert Alfred de Zayas, this document "should be discarded as propagandistic, biased, and methodologically flawed." | Based on substandard research methods and biased sources, the Assessmen…
(2022-09-16). Ridiculous Right-Wing Grifters Cash In Posing As 'Patriotic Socialists'. popularresistance.org MAGA 'Communism'? Ben Norton and Danny Haiphong discuss the absurd concepts of MAGA "communism" and "patriotic socialism" in the imperialist US. Pro-Trump opportunists are posing as leftists to recruit the right – and make lots of money.
(2022-09-16). European Commission Proposes 'Cyber Resilience Act'. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, the European Commission presented a proposal for Cyber Resilience Act (CRA), a new European Union (EU) law aiming at guaranteeing cyber security in connected devices and software sold on the single market. | RELATED: | "The Cyber Resilience Act will ensure the connected objects and software we buy comply with strong cybersecurity safeguards," Margrethe Vestager, executive vice president of the European Commis…
(2022-09-16). UK Suspends N. Ireland Border Checks Despite EU Legal Action. telesurenglish.net Despite legal action from the European Union (EU), the United Kingdom (UK) said on Thursday that it will continue with its pause on border checks on goods between Great Britain and Northern Ireland. | RELATED: | "I can confirm we have received a reply from the UK. We will now analyze the reply before deciding on the next steps," European Commission spokesperson for EU-UK affairs Daniel Ferrie said on Thursday. | The Commission launched infringement procedures against the UK in Jun…
(2022-09-16). The First Billionaire To Become UK's King. inequality.org
(2022-09-16). 'Samarkand Spirit' to Be Driven by 'Responsible Powers'. libya360.wordpress.com Pepe Escobar The SCO summit of Asian power players delineated a road map for strengthening the multipolar world Amidst serious tremors in the world of geopolitics, it is so fitting that this year's Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) heads of state summit should have taken place in Samarkand — the ultimate Silk Road crossroads for 2, 0…
(2022-09-16). Do Workers Have to Take It on the Chin to Fight Inflation? cepr.net My toolbox includes a financial transactions tax, universal accounts at the Fed, stop pension funds from making private equity partners rich, and stop universities from making hedge fund partners rich by managing their endowments.
(2022-09-16). Essity ends lockout in New Zealand after unions impose sellout deal. wsws.org After 145 workers at the Kawerau paper mill were locked out for nearly six weeks and starved into accepting a below-inflation pay offer, the union bureaucracy is celebrating this sellout.
(2022-09-16). Hiding in Plain Sight: The Capture of South African 'Independent' Media by the U.S. State and Big Capital. towardfreedom.org It is time we knew who the masters of South African media really are, write Phillip Dexter and Roscoe Palm of Pan-African Institute for Socialism.
(2022-09-16). How the trade unions suppressed the class struggle during UK's "Summer of Discontent" wsws.org The working class cannot take a step forward except by wresting control of their struggles from the TUC and the Labour Party—and their defenders.
(2022-09-16). Violence Against Indigenous Women Grows In Vancouver. popularresistance.org Violence against Indigenous women is "escalating like never before," the Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs (UBCIC) has warned. A series of tragedies have rocked the city of Vancouver (unceded Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh lands) in recent months, including the discovery of the body of a 14-year-old Indigenous child, Noelle O'Soup, in May. | "Apathy and injustice prevail among the authorities while the intersecting crises of MMIWG2S+ [missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls, Two-Spirit, and others], the colonial child welfare system, homelessness, and the opioid crisis are literally killing our…
(2022-09-16). Canada: Violence Against Indigenous Women Grows Amid 'Apathy and Injustice'. libya360.wordpress.com Tanupriya Singh Indigenous women in Canada protesting (Image via: Red Women Rising) Indigenous women and girls in Canada continue to face disproportionate levels of violence and insecurity rooted in colonialism. Violence against Indigenous women is "escalating like never before," the Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs (UBCIC) has warned. A series of tragedies have rocked the city of Vancouver…
(2022-09-16). Party with Neo-Nazi Roots Surges in Sweden. libya360.wordpress.com Ceren Sagir | Agencies Sweden Democrats' party leader Jimmie àÖkesson will be in a position to extract major concessions from the new right-wing government. His SD party's roots are in the violent neo-Nazi extremist movements of the 1980s, and anti-immigrant ideology remains at the core of its program. | Johan Nilsson / TT News Agency…
(2022-09-16). Railroad CEOs Were Paid Over $200 Million As Workers Suffered. levernews.com 
(2022-09-16). Zambia Rallies Africa for Common Voice at Climate Negotiations. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, the Zambian government called for closer collaboration among African countries and Least Developed Countries (LDCs) in advancing mutual interests ahead of the 27th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 27) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) slated for Egypt in November this year. | RELATED: | The Minister of Green Economy and Environment Collins Nzovu said as chair of the Af…
(2022-09-16). The People's Summit to Run Parallel to the UN General Assembly in New York. libya360.wordpress.com Peoples Dispatch This month, working people in the US will have the opportunity to dialogue directly with the Cuban and Venezuelan leaders who are set to attend the ongoing UN General Assembly. Leaders from Cuba and Venezuela will speak at an event organized by social justice activists, held parallel to the United Nations General Assembly…
(2022-09-16). Venezuelan Institutions Seek Cooperation With Iran. telesurenglish.net "Basically, we expect to create alliances, alliances at the health level to continue helping the Venezuelan people in everything related to health," said Quimbiotec's head of public affairs, Giselle Longa, in an interview with Sputnik Agency. | RELATED: | On Wednesday, President Nicolas Maduro inaugurated the Iran-Venezuela Scientific, Technological and Industrial Expo Fair intending to strengthen the commercial, scie…
(2022-09-16). SCO Samarkand Summit: Chinese President Xi Jinping Urges Strengthening Cooperation. libya360.wordpress.com We need to enhance mutual support. We should strengthen high-level exchanges and strategic communication, deepen mutual understanding and political trust, and support each other in our efforts to uphold security and development interests. We should guard against attempts by external forces to instigate "color revolution," jointly oppose interference in other countries' internal affairs under any…
(2022-09-16). 'Alex Saab: A Kidnapped Diplomat' global movie premiere September 16. fightbacknews.org Miami, FL – Friday, September 16 marks the worldwide premiere of a new documentary out of Venezuela, 'Alex Saab: A Kidnapped Diplomat'. The movie will premiere at the Bolivar Theater in Caracas at 7 p.m. Eastern Time and will be hosted by President Nicholas Maduro. The film will be streaming live on YouTube at that same time and solidarity activists will be gathering simultaneously in cities across the world to watch the documentary together. | A dozen cities throughout the United States, from New York City to Miami, to Chicago to Tucson, will host livestreaming events of the movie. | "It is imperativ…
(2022-09-16). USF students march in defense of abortion rights. fightbacknews.org Tampa, FL – On Wednesday, September 14, Tampa Bay Students for a Democratic Society organized a protest as a part of a National Day of Action around reproductive rights. The rally brought out about 30 students to march across campus to show their support for abortion rights. Members from many other student groups gave speeches to show solidarity on this issue. | Diego Falcon, a member of UndocUnited, said that he "saw this coming since the Trump administration" and that "the abuse of women in ICE detention centers facing forced hysterectomies" was a precursor to the loss of bodily autonomy. | Florida's own abor…
(2022-09-16). Al Falasteniyeh: New Palestinian media network committed to return and liberation. samidoun.net youtu.be/BfsbtlRZMKQ Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network salutes Al Falasteniyeh Media Network, a new Palestinian media initiative that aims to link Palestinians inside occupied Palestine and everywhere in exile and diaspora together with Arab and international liberation movements, with a clear and principled commitment to anti-normalization, return and liberation. With the slogan, "From the River to …
(2022-09-16). Venezuelan Army Disables 28th Narco Jet of 2022. orinocotribune.com Venezuela's Bolivarian National Armed Forces (FANB) disabled a plane belonging to the so-called Colombian Armed Drug Trafficking Terrorists(TANCOL), which makes it the 28th aircraft destroyed this year. | Through his Twitter account, the strategic operational commander of the FANB (CEOFANB), Domingo Hernández Lárez, highlighted the work and professionalism of the military body in defending Venezuela's geographic space. | Likewise, he indicated that during this year the FANB dismantled 28 TANCOL aircrafts and 306 in total since the beginning of this legal mandate allowing them to do so, dating back to 2012, as par…
(2022-09-16). US Labor Department Averts Railway Strike With Tentative Deal. telesurenglish.net After a grueling day of negotiations, U.S. railroad firms and unions have reached a tentative deal, averting a potential rail strike that could be economically damaging. | RELATED: | U.S. Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh announced the agreement early on Thursday, writing that "following more than 20 consecutive hours of negotiations," the temporary deal "balances the needs of workers, businesses, and our nation's economy." | "The Biden…
(2022-09-16). Workers At Big South Florida Hotel Boost Minimum Pay To $20. popularresistance.org Hollywood, Florida – Weeks after a big strike vote, 450 hotel workers at the Diplomat Beach Resort in Hollywood, Florida, have reached a tentative agreement on a four-year contract that boosts minimum hourly pay to $20, halts subcontracting, and restores daily housekeeping. | "This is an incredible victory for workers in South Florida," said Wendi Walsh, secretary-treasurer of UNITE HERE Local 355, in a statement. "This was possible because workers decided to fight back, willing to risk it all. Hospitality workers are the backbone of South Florida's economy and finally the value of their contribution is being rec…
(2022-09-16). Brazilians Keep Lula as Favorite 16 Days Before the Elections. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, published a survey showing that 45 percent of Brazilians remain firmly behind the Workers' Party (PT) candidate Lula da Silva in his race for the Brazilian presidency. | RELATED: | With less than three weeks to go before the Oct. 2 elections, the leftist leader maintains a 12-point lead over President Jair Bolsonaro, who fell in voting preferences from 34 percent to 33 percent between Sept. 9 and Sept. 15.
(2022-09-16). UN Decries High Child Labor Rates in Africa Amid Rising Poverty. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, the International Labour Organization (ILO) decried the high child labor rates in Africa amid the rising poverty. | RELATED: | ILO Country Director for Tanzania, Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, and Uganda Wellington Chibebe told journalists in Nairobi, the capital of Kenya, that Africa accounts for about 92 million out of 160 million child laborers in the world. | "Africa stands out as the region with the highest p…
(2022-09-16). US Black Women Suffer From Pay Gap: Report. telesurenglish.net In the United States, pay gap is especially stark for Black women, who face not only race discrimination, but also sex discrimination reported the National Women's Law Center on Thursday. | RELATED: | Among full-time, year-round workers, Black women typically make just 67 cents for every dollar paid to white, non-Hispanic men, according to the report. | "This wage gap costs Black women 1,891 U.S. dollars per month,…
(2022-09-16). Seattle educators outraged after Seattle Education Association forcibly shuts down strike. wsws.org The union orchestrated a return to work without teachers being able to review the tentative contract, running roughshod over the express will of the membership.
(2022-09-16). Poll: 85% of swing state voters, 18 to 40, back unions. peoplesworld.org 
WASHINGTON —Young voters in nine swing states with tight Senate races strongly back workers' rights, and especially the Protect The Right To Organize (PRO) Act, says a new Hart Research poll, commissioned by the Communications Workers. As a matter of fact, support for the PRO Act, organized labor's #1 legislative priority, is so lopsided among …
(2022-09-16). Democratic House Speaker Pelosi to rail workers: Accept a pro-company deal or we'll force you to. wsws.org Pelosi, with a net worth of $135 million, is one of the richest individuals in a Congress composed largely of millionaires. When Pelosi declares that the agreement is "good for our economy," she really means it is good for Wall Street.
(2022-09-16). Mexican Government declares it will take months to retrieve bodies of Coahuila coal miners. wsws.org As with the long list of previous mine disasters and deaths in this region, no company, no government agency, no trade union, has been held accountable.
(2022-09-16). It's Time to Call It What It Is—A Capitalism-Induced Ecological Crisis. commondreams.org Capitalism as an economic system requires constant growth, constant profit, and endless extraction in order to achieve profit.
(2022-09-16). Rail pact, drafted after Biden intervened, averts forced strike. peoplesworld.org 
WASHINGTON—After 20 straight hours of talks between rail unions and bosses, pushed to bargaining by Democratic President Joe Biden and top administration officials, three rail unions, including the two key ones representing engineers and conductors, reached a tentative five-year agreement with freight railroad management at 4 am on September 15. The contract, covering just over …
(2022-09-16). Pakistan's Devastation Is Just a Preview of the Future—and the Biggest Climate Polluters Must Pay Up. commondreams.org The developing world will not forget the leading role that industrialized economies have played in permanently altering the climate and making catastrophic events more likely.
(2022-09-16). Will Ray Curry debate a rank-and-file worker? wsws.org The following is an email that UAW presidential candidate Will Lehman sent to the UAW membership on Thursday, September 15. A debate is currently scheduled for Thursday, September 22 at 6 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time, though Curry has not yet said he will attend.
(2022-09-16). Workers Struggles: Asia, Australia and New Zealand. wsws.org India: Telangana coal mine contract workers strike for higher pay; Kerala government doctors protest wage revision anomalies; Bangladeshi transport workers strike over police harassment; Australia: Northern Territory power and water utility workers strike; New Zealand casino workers rally over pay.
(2022-09-16). 6,300 Buffalo, New York health care workers vote to strike Kaleida. wsws.org After working more than three months after the initial expiration of their contract, nurses and other health care workers voted by 96 percent to authorize a strike against Kaleida Health.
(2022-09-16). US- and German-backed "independent" union at Volkswagen in Puebla, Mexico, imposes sellout deal. wsws.org Workers only ratified the contract because they realized that the union could not be pushed to fight.
(2022-09-16). While rail unions meet with Biden to avert strike, 0 railroaders attend meeting to organize rank-and-file opposition. wsws.org With the specter of a national rail strike in the United States looming, two meetings took place on Wednesday night. The first was a union—government—corporate conspiracy in Washington; the second was a meeting by railroaders to fight for rank-and-file control.
(2022-09-16). Lumber workers in Washington and Oregon continue strike for wage increases, benefits. wsws.org On Tuesday, around 1,200 Weyerhaeuser lumber workers began a strike at facilities in Washington and Oregon after massively rejecting the latest contract offer.
(2022-09-16). Corporate Media Is Trying to Convince People Student Debt Forgiveness Is Bad. commondreams.org By trying to convince voters that debt relief will cost them, and that a more egalitarian society is impossible, corporate media are defending America's ruling class from an educated working class.
(2022-09-16). German corporations use economic crisis to impose mass layoffs. wsws.org While the largest energy and auto corporations are making record profits, small and medium sized companies are being driven to insolvency en masse and tens of thousands of workers sacked.
(2022-09-16). Kaiser mental health workers continue five-week strike as unions instruct 20,000 Kaiser nurses to cross picket line during contract struggle. wsws.org While workers are being starved and isolated on the picket line, there have been no serious or detailed updates on the state of negotiations released on the NUHW website. In addition, the NUHW has not rallied any of its additional 14,000 members across the country.
(2022-09-16). Ceneuro y CENESEX se unen en convenio a favor de victimas de abuso sexual infantil. cubadebate.cu El Centro de Neurociencias de Cuba y CENESEX se unen en un nuevo proyecto de investigación científica. Ambas instituciones firmaron un convenio de colaboración que permitirá llevar adelante el estudio "Eficacia de la terapia cognitiva conductual en víctimas de abuso sexual infantil: bases biológicas". El acuerdo facilitará el intercambio científico recíproco.
(2022-09-16). Unión de Jóvenes Comunistas convoca a tuitazo este viernes en respaldo al nuevo Código de las Familias. cubadebate.cu La Unión de Jóvenes Comunistas (UJC) convocó hoy a un tuitazo en respaldo al nuevo Código de las Familias, el cual se someterá a referendo el 25 de septiembre próximo. Según la cuenta en la red social Twitter de la organización política, la invitación es para este viernes 16 de septiembre, de 9: 00 am a 12: 00 pm.
(2022-09-16). 127 años de la Constitución de Jimaguayú: "La independencia de Cuba hasta vencer o morir" cubadebate.cu Sin demasiados protocolos Máximo Gómez hace el anuncio esperado y solemne: Cuba tiene nueva Constitución y nuevo Gobierno. La Carta Magna fue firmada el día 16 después de tres jornadas de reuniones; la presidencia de la República recayó en Salvador Cisneros Betancourt hace apenas unas horas. Jimaguayú ha limpiado la ofrenda de aquellas muertes fatales.
(2022-09-16). Cervecerías de Reino Unido podrían cerrar tras el incremento del precio del dióxido de carbono. cubadebate.cu Productores de cerveza del Reino Unido podrían interrumpir la elaboración de la bebida en los próximos meses por al incremento del precio de uno de sus componentes. Se trata del dióxido de carbono, utilizado para carbonatar y envasar las cervezas. Su costo se encareció 10 veces y el grupo estadounidense que lo produce detuvo la elaboración.
(2022-09-16). Unión Eléctrica: Se estima una afectación de 950 MW en el pico nocturno de este viernes. cubadebate.cu Se estima para la hora pico una disponibilidad de 2100 MW y una demanda máxima de 2980 MW, para un déficit de 880 MW, por lo que de mantenerse las condiciones previstas se pronostica una afectación de 950 MW en este horario. Se implementan todas las medidas de restricción del consumo en el sector estatal.
(2022-09-16). Gremios docentes rechazan nuevo ciclo lectivo en Buenos Aires. telesurtv.net El jefe del Gobierno porteño, Horacio Rodríguez Larreta, anunció que tres sábados serán laborales el ciclo lectivo 2023.
(2022-09-16). L'offensiva del complesso militare-industrial. globalresearch.ca La recente avanzata ucraina è stata pianificata mesi fa dagli USA, che hanno fornito alle forze di Kiev in tempo reale le informazioni sugli obiettivi russi da colpire: lo rivela il New York Times in base a fonti ufficiali. Cià≤ …
(2022-09-15). PDF of September 15 issue. workers.org 
Download the PDF. Google, Amazon workers say 'No tech for Israeli apartheid' Michigan: Ballot access win Housing activists crash gentrifiers' party Buffalo workers fight for tenant Mine wars: Blair Mountain to Alabama Donovan Lewis' life matters Tear Down the Walls: Remembering 1971 Attica uprising Free Alex Saab documentary Editorials: Why . . . |
(2022-09-15). Workers Building New US Embassy In Honduras Are On Strike. popularresistance.org The Biden administration has pledged that "the United States will work with governments to strengthen … the enforcement of labor laws, promote decent work, and support workers in exercising their freedom of association and collective bargaining rights," as one of four pillars of its strategy to address the root causes of migration from Central America. | In Honduras today the U.S. has an opportunity to practice this with the 1,100 workers it has hired to build a new embassy. But it's blowing it. | Instead, police have been called in to bust a strike that's been going on at the construction site in Tegucigalpa s…
(2022-09-15). Greece: All-Workers Militant Front (PAME) Solidarity with the Nurses' Strike in Minnesota and Wisconsin. fightbacknews.org Fight Back News Service is circulating the following statement from the influential Greek labor organization, the All-Workers Militant Front (PAME). | PAME that represents the class unions of Greece, expresses its solidarity with the strike of thousands of nurses in Minnesota and Wisconsin in the USA who are demanding 27% wage increases. | Health workers both before and during the pandemic have been on the front line of protecting the lives and health of the people. But governments and business groups that treat health as a commodity on the one hand treat the sick as customers who must pay to get well and on the…
(2022-09-15). Railway Workers Fight Shows Need for Paid Sick and Family Leave, Says Economist. commondreams.org "It staggers the imagination that in September 2022 the workers who keep the trains running did not have even one sick day to care for themselves."