(2022-09-28). Russia Shifts to a Zero-waste Nuclear Cycle in its NPPs. journal-neo.org 
The global energy crisis, arguably the worst since 1973, is forcing adjustments in nuclear energy policy in the European Union and many other parts of the world. Washington's policy of squeezing Russia out of the European energy market, decommissioning European NPPs and forcing a "green agenda," for the express purpose of strangling its main economic …
(2022-09-28). Sanctions on Russia Opens Markets for US Weapons Makers: White House Official. news.antiwar.com Sanctions that make it harder for Russia to export military equipment create an "opportunity" for US weapons makers to find new markets, a White House official "As a practical matter, countries that have had to rely on Russian equipment are going to find it very difficult to get even basic supplies from Russia's defense industrial base," Cara Abercrombie, the National Security Council's director of defense policy and arms con…
(2022-09-28). Inclusive, expansive, revolutionary — New Family Code approved by Cubans 2-1. workers.org 
After years of intense discussion, debate and an on-the-ground, neighborhood-by-neighborhood democratic process, the people of Cuba have passed a new Family Code. The provisions of this "Code of Affections," as it is familiarly known, are progressive, revolutionary and honor the reality of the wide range of families that people are . . . |
(2022-09-28). The Cuban people approve revolutionary Families Code. fightbacknews.org Fight Back News Service is circulating the following statement from the Realnewsauthor"> Campaign NOLA (New Orleans Louisiana) | The Realnewsauthor"> Campaign celebrates Cuba's passage of the new Families Code by popular referendum on September 25. The Families Code legalizes same-gender marriage and adoption, but it also goes far beyond that. With this new code, Cuba leads the world in LGBTQ, women's, disability, children and elders' rights. | The code recognizes and protects four kinds of households. Besides single-person and nuclear families, the code protects extended families with different caring relationships that inclu…
(2022-09-28). Russia to Summon UN Security Council Over Pipeline Sabotage. libya360.wordpress.com Moscow wishes to call an emergency UN Security Council session over the "provocations" at the Nord Stream 1 and 2 pipelines, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Wednesday in a Telegram post. Both pipelines were severely damaged earlier this week in what many suspect was a deliberate attack. Russia requested an urgent UN Security Council meeting on…
(2022-09-28). Experts: Economy still on track to steady growth. ecns.cn The Chinese economy is still on track to a steady recovery with a gradual normalization of activities and strong policy support, as profits at China's major industrial companies declined at a slower pace in August.
(2022-09-28). Without Culture, Freedom Is Impossible. dissidentvoice.org 
Roberto Matta (Chile), Cuba es la capital ('Cuba Is the Capital'), 1963. In 2002, Cuba's President Fidel Castro Ruz visited the country's National Ballet School to inaugurate the 18th Havana International Ballet Festival. Founded in 1948 by the prima ballerina assoluta Alicia Alonso (1920—2019), the school struggled financially until the Cuban Revolution decided that ballet …
(2022-09-28). Fossil Fuels Subsidized at Rate of $11 Million Per Minute. mintpressnews.com A study by none other than the IMF found that the planet collectively spends $11 million per minute on subsidies for fossil fuels, all while the world barrels towards an impending climate catastrophe.
(2022-09-28). How Britain's Labour Party Became a Criminal Conspiracy Against its Members. mintpressnews.com For many years, former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn's supporters have claimed that he, and they, were targeted in a coordinated attack from the right of the party, comprising a majority of Labour MPs as well as senior party staff. The aim was to sabotage Corbyn's chances of taking power. | Those allegations were dismissed as a wild conspiracy theory by the British media. But the first independent verification came as early as April 2020, shortly after Corbyn stepped down as leader, with the leak of a cache of internal Labour Party documents. They showed that Labour bureaucrats, responsible to the party's general s…
(2022-09-28). Zelensky admits US sends $1.5 billion to Kiev regime per month. infobrics.org The political elites of the collective West and the corrupt oligarchs of the Kiev regime are profiting from the "financial aid" back and forth, while regular people are suffering the consequences.
(2022-09-28). Amazon hires a former prison manager. workers.org 
Amazon, with its notorious multibillionaire owner Jeff Bezos, is universally known as one of the world's largest union-busting conglomerates. It is well documented that workers there have passed out due to heat and suffered physical injuries, mental anguish and other horrific working conditions that accompany the frenzied pace of packing, . . . |
(2022-09-28). British pound collapse at centre of global currency and financial storm. wsws.org The turmoil reached a new level of intensity this week, sparked by the reaction of financial markets to the UK mini-budget, which handed out £45 billion in tax cuts to the wealthy while increasing government debt by £72 billion.
(2022-09-28). Saturday 10/22: War, Inflation, Growth of the Far-Right … How Can the European Working Class Fight Back? indybay.org ZOOM Link: | us02web.zoom.us/j/82158800683?pwd=N2J6UjgxNWhNak1WRWdUdm9CUit4QT09 | Meeting ID: 821 5880 0683 | Passcode: 340756 | One tap mobile | +16699009128,,82158800683#,,,,340756# US (San Jose) +16694449171,,82158800683#,,,,340756# US | Dial by your location | +1 669 900 9128 US (San Jose) | +1 669 444 9171 US | +1 719 359 4580 US | +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma) | +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston) | +1 646 931 3860 US | +1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC) | +1 309 205 3325 US | +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) | +1 386 347 53 US | +1 564 217 2000 US…
(2022-09-28). Cuba accepts new Families Code, approves same-sex marriage, women's rights. fightbacknews.org The people of Cuba have voted on a series of changes to their Families Code that will provide legal same-sex marriages and unions, adoption rights for same-sex couples, and an updated set of women's and families' rights. Other amendments to this document include promote equitable sharing of domestic responsibilities, prenuptial agreements, and assisted pregnancies. | The vote was cast vastly in favor of the new code, with 66.87% of participants voting for the code with a turnout rate of 74.01% ,according to the Communist Party newspaper Granma. Granma reported in March that 54% of attendees of these town halls ar…
(2022-09-28). Venezuela's PSUV: Border Reopening With Colombia Represents Blow to Imperialism. orinocotribune.com The vice president of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV), Diosdado Cabello, said this Monday, September 27, that the opening of the border between Colombia and Venezuela represents a blow to imperialism. | During the weekly PSUV press conference, Cabello denounced the empire for giving orders to Colombia's rulers to attack Venezuela. | "The opening of the border between the two Bolivarian nations represents a blow to those orders," said Cabello. | Likewise, he…
(2022-09-28). Live Updates: "We believe we have the right to strike"—Kansas City railroad workers hold rank-and-file picket to build support for a unified fight. wsws.org Less than two days before the expiration of a Thursday strike deadline set by the International Association of Machinists (IAM), the union announced a "new" contract identical to the one that members rejected by 60 percent two weeks ago.
(2022-09-28). Virology institute launches in Shanghai. ecns.cn The Shanghai Institute of Virology, a collaboration between the Shanghai municipal government and Shanghai Jiao Tong University, was launched on Monday with renowned virologist Guan Yi appointed as its first chief.
(2022-09-28). Oakland Youths Join Global Climate Strike Protests. indybay.org Youth vs Acopalypse Says "No to Coal in Oakland" in rally and march.
(2022-09-28). Socialist Equality Group to hold online event "The Crisis of Democracy in Brazil and the Perspective of Socialist Revolution" wsws.org The event will be held Saturday, at 3pm (GMT-3), on the eve of elections which mark the highest point of the crisis of bourgeois rule in Brazil in four decades.
(2022-09-28). No Honors For Former Japan Prime Minister Abe Say Protesters In San Francisco. indybay.org
(2022-09-28). How to defeat the government-union sellout and put workers in control. wsws.org This statement was issued by the Railroad Workers Rank-and-File Committee, which has been established by railroad workers to organize and unify their struggle independently of the union apparatus.
(2022-09-28). Philadelphia Museum of Art workers strike for better pay, conditions. wsws.org On Monday, workers gathered at various points around the museum chanting, "No contract, no peace! No contract, no Matisse!" The latter slogan is a reference to the upcoming exhibition of the works of French painter Henri Matisse.
(2022-09-28). IRGC hammers terrorists positions in Iraqi Kurdistan (+VIDEO). en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Sep. 28 (MNA) — Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has once again targeted the positions of terrorist groups operating near the country's western borders in Iraq's Kurdistan region.
(2022-09-28). Peoples' Townhomes on front lines of struggle for affordable housing. workers.org 
Residents in 69 low-income housing units at the University City Townhomes in West Philadelphia received welcome news Sept. 23. Their pending Oct. 8 eviction date was moved to Dec. 27, after the property owner IBID Associates applied for an extension of their federal contract with Housing and Urban Development. UC . . . |
(2022-09-28). Santa Cruz Dismantles Camp of Hundreds of the Houseless. indybay.org The City of Santa Cruz, CA, in a county with the second highest rent in the country, is evicting an estimated 300 people living in wall-to-wall tents running along a riverbed right next to this largely wealthy city's downtown. The camp, in existence for about three years, was sanctioned by the City; houseless people were directed to go there because the City didn't have enough beds. Now, the City cites sanitation, drug use and complaints as reasons for closing the Benchlands camp. "This never needed to become a crisis for the hundreds of houseless people driven to the Benchlands by police and social service agenc…
(2022-09-28). International support needed for pro-democracy campaign in Swaziland. greenleft.org.au Rachel Evans spoke to Luna Michaels from Friends of Swazi Freedom, an international activist group working in solidarity with the people of Swaziland, about the struggle for democracy and an end to absolute monarchy.
(2022-09-28). SF Chronicle No Silence On Assange! indybay.org
(2022-09-28). Reject the MNA-UMPNC sellout agreement with Michigan Medicine. wsws.org The MNA-UMPNC is attempting to force a sellout contract onto 6,200 Michigan Medicine nurses who had previously voted by an overwhelming majority for strike action to win their demands.
(2022-09-28). The tragic death of two brothers at a BP refinery and America's industrial slaughterhouse. wsws.org This week the grieving families and friends of Ben and Max Morrissey will bury the two brothers, who died in the September 20 fire at the BP-Husky oil refinery in Oregon, Ohio.
(2022-09-28). "It's time to make a change!": Stellantis Jefferson North worker urges support for Will Lehman, rank-and-file committees. wsws.org An autoworker at the Jefferson North Assembly Plant in Detroit recently spoke to the WSWS about her support for Will Lehman's campaign for UAW president and on conditions at the plant.
(2022-09-28). Sunday 10/2: Discussion on "Origins of Women's Oppression — Class Society" indybay.org ZOOM Link: | us02web.zoom.us/j/82158800683?pwd=N2J6UjgxNWhNak1WRWdUdm9CUit4QT09 | Meeting ID: 821 5880 0683 | Passcode: 340756 | One tap mobile | +16699009128,,82158800683#,,,,340756# US (San Jose) +16694449171,,82158800683#,,,,340756# US | Dial by your location | +1 669 900 9128 US (San Jose) | +1 669 444 9171 US | +1 719 359 4580 US | +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma) | +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston) | +1 646 931 3860 US | +1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC) | +1 309 205 3325 US | +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) | +1 386 347 53 US | +1 564 217 2000 US…
(2022-09-28). Alberta Labour Relations Board bans scaffolders from refusing voluntary overtime, declares it an "illegal strike" wsws.org The labour board ruling testifies not just to the ruthless profiteering of energy corporations but the function of state institutions ostensibly aimed at guarantee workplace protections and the trade unions who support them as tools of the corporate elite.
(2022-09-28). Kaiser mental health clinicians reject Kaiser offer that wouldn't increase staffing. peoplesworld.org 
OAKLAND, Calif. — Kaiser mental health therapists in northern California and the Central Valley, now entering Week 7 of an open-ended strike to win adequate access to mental healthcare for the 4.6 million Kaiser Permanente members they serve, have overwhelmingly voted to turn down the giant HMO's latest contract offer. The clinicians' union, the National …
(2022-09-28). Reject the MNA-UMPNC sellout agreement with Michigan Medicine

. wsws.org The MNA-UMPNC is attempting to force a sellout contract onto 6,200 Michigan Medicine nurses who had previously voted by an overwhelming majority for strike action to win their demands.
(2022-09-28). Saturday 10/8: The California Propositions Demystified. indybay.org
(2022-09-28). Xi Jinping visits exhibition themed "Forging Ahead in the New Era," stresses vigorousness, resoluteness and solidarity in striving for new success of socialism with Chinese characteristics. ecns.cn Xi Jinping visited an exhibition themed "Forging Ahead in the New Era" at Beijing Exhibition Center on September 27.
(2022-09-28). UAW contract covering 48,000 University of California academic workers set to expire. wsws.org After September 30, all 48,000 UAW represented workers in the University of California system will be working under expired or extended contracts.
(2022-09-28). Sunday 10/9: The Fight for Reproductive Rights in Argentina. indybay.org ZOOM Link: | us02web.zoom.us/j/82158800683?pwd=N2J6UjgxNWhNak1WRWdUdm9CUit4QT09 | Meeting ID: 821 5880 0683 | Passcode: 340756 | One tap mobile | +16699009128,,82158800683#,,,,340756# US (San Jose) +16694449171,,82158800683#,,,,340756# US | Dial by your location | +1 669 900 9128 US (San Jose) | +1 669 444 9171 US | +1 719 359 4580 US | +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma) | +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston) | +1 646 931 3860 US | +1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC) | +1 309 205 3325 US | +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) | +1 386 347 53 US | +1 564 217 2000 US…
(2022-09-28). Live Updates: As rail unions seek to block struggle, workers respond: "There's no reason for us not to strike" wsws.org Less than two days before the expiration of a Thursday strike deadline set by the International Association of Machinists (IAM), the union announced a "new" contract identical to the one that members rejected by 60 percent two weeks ago.
(2022-09-28). Thursday 10/6: Lessons of the 2022 National Strike in Ecuador. indybay.org To register for the webinar: act.dsausa.org/signup/2022-national-protest-in-ecuador/…
(2022-09-28). Commentary on hurricanes/ 'Puerto Rico is not for sale'. workers.org 
On Sept. 23, 1868, el Grito de Lares erupted in the town of Lares, Puerto Rico, the island's first armed uprising for independence and against Spanish colonial rule. Farmers, enslaved Africans and workers led a revolt for Puerto Rico's independence, to abolish slavery and to end worker abuse and exploitation . . . |
(2022-09-28). Avanzas labores para recuperar el servicio eléctrico en Cuba. telesurtv.net El director técnico de la Unión Eléctrica nacional advirtió que en el occidente de Cuba las operaciones para restaurar el servicio será más complejo y paulatino.
(2022-09-28). Sunday 10/9: Reading & Discussion with Omar El Akkad, author of What Strange Paradise. indybay.org Revolution Books | 2444 Durant Avenue | Berkeley…
(2022-09-27). The Anglo-American Axis Benefits from the Ecological Terrorist Attack in the Baltic Sea. libya360.wordpress.com Andrew Korybko This terrorist attack destroyed any chance of an energy-driven Russian-German rapprochement, immediately catapulted Poland into the position of being one of the continent's most pivotal energy hubs, and thus took the Anglo-American Axis' plans for dividing and ruling Europe to the next level. The unprecedented damage done to the Nord Stream pipelines Monday…
(2022-09-27). Russia's Statement at the UNSC on the Situation in Ukraine and the Referendum Results. libya360.wordpress.com Statement by Permanent Representative Vassily Nebenzia raising a point of order during UNSC briefing on the situation in Ukraine Mr.President, Again, we would like to put on record our position regarding another attempt of our Western colleagues to "push through" the online participation of president Zelensky of Ukraine in this meeting. We repeatedly stressed that…
(2022-09-27). Over 90% of Donbass, Zaporozhye and Kherson Voters Favor Joining Russia. libya360.wordpress.com © Yegor Aleyev/TASS Counting has already begun at a number of polling stations in the territory, and the final results may be known by Wednesday morning TASS, September 27. Voting in referendums on joining Russia in the Donetsk and the Lugansk People's Republics (DPR and LPR), as well as in the Kherson and Zaporozhye Regions,…
(2022-09-27). Four Regions Vote to Join Russia: What's Next? libya360.wordpress.com The Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics (LPR and DPR) along with Kherson Region and part of Zaporozhye Region in southern Ukraine have voted to join Russia in referendums that were held between September 23 and 27. In Lugansk, more than 98% of voters have supported the idea to join Russia, official figures show with all…
(2022-09-27). Medvedev Says US and NATO Won't Intervene If Russia Uses Nuke in Ukraine. news.antiwar.com Russian Security Council Deputy Chairman Dmitry Medvedev on Tuesday said he doesn't believe the US and NATO would intervene if Russia launched a nuclear strike in Ukraine over fears of a "nuclear apocalypse" despite recent comments from US officials. Medvedev, a former Russian president, also reiterated that Moscow believes it has the right to use …
(2022-09-27). A Final Word On 'MAGA Communism' And Social Conservatism. popularresistance.org A fashionable online trend has emerged that presumes social conservatism and "Make America Great Again" (MAGA), the Trump-inspired ideology, as sufficient responses to the liberal branding of the Democratic Party. Some have even called for a "MAGA" communist movement. The reasoning behind this is simple. MAGA inspired millions of mostly white workers to support Trump's anti-Free Trade, anti-NATO, and pro-détente with Russia campaign message. Trump's political base therefore is assumed to possess more revolutionary potential than the Democratic Party camp. | The problems with this formulation are many. For one, it…
(2022-09-27). The US Gets Ready For War In Taiwan. popularresistance.org On Sunday 18 September, US President Joe Biden told the US news programme 60 Minutes that the US military would go to war in Taiwan should Chinese forces land on the island chain to enforce its sovereignty. | While China has never ruled out the last-resort use of military force, it has always insisted on its preference for peaceful reunification. Biden's most recent comments repeat previous statements, including one made in Japan, Taiwan's former colonial occupying power, in May. They are, however, the first since US house speaker Nancy Pelosi's journey to Taipei in August which resulted in China holding major mi…
(2022-09-27). Diary of a socialist Amazon worker: Bezos, the royalist. wsws.org Wading into the debate that followed the death of Queen Elizabeth was none other than the founder of the company where I work, mega-billionaire Jeff Bezos, who rushed to the queen's defense.
(2022-09-27). Haiti: Anti-Government Protests in Enter Sixth Week. libya360.wordpress.com Tanya Wadhwa Since August 22, Haitians have been mobilizing against poverty, inflation, shortage of fuel, gang-related violence, and the devaluation of the national currency. (Photo: Radyo Rezistans/Facebook) Since August 22, Haitians have been mobilizing against poverty, food insecurity, soaring inflation, fuel shortages, and widespread kidnappings and killings Thousands hit the streets in Haiti once again…
(2022-09-27). Preparing for class war, Sri Lankan president declares "high security zones" wsws.org President Wickremesinghe is preparing for class war against the working class and poor as he is implementing savage austerity measures under the dictates of International Monetary Fund.
(2022-09-27). New York City rallies for Zimbabwe. fightbacknews.org New York, NY – A crowd of over 50 people gathered in front of the United Nations on Saturday, September 24 to rally in solidarity with Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa, who spoke at the UN a couple days before. The group was also protesting the U.S. sanctions against Zimbabwe, which they stated are illegal. Despite the sanctions, President Mnangagwa has started making progress toward ending poverty and hunger, as well as implementing various infrastructure projects to help build Zimbabwe and maintain independence from U.S. influence. | The action was called for by the December 12th Movement and included sp…
(2022-09-27). What Would We Do Without Police, Prisons, Surveillance, Borders, Wars, Nukes, and Capitalism? Watch and See! davidswanson.org
(2022-09-27). Chinese e-commerce firms enhance overseas warehouse network. ecns.cn Chinese logistics firms are beefing up efforts to invest in logistics infrastructure and launch overseas warehouses in a key step to bolster the development of cross-border e-commerce and ensure the stability of industrial and supply chains.
(2022-09-27). Teamsters' O'Brien to Amazon: 'We're Comin' Hard'. peoplesworld.org 
SEATTLE —As he stood on the bed of flatbed truck in front of Amazon's Seattle headquarters, first-term Teamsters President Sean O'Brien had a tough message for the retail and warehouse monster: "We're comin' hard" for them. And he means it. But Amazon isn't the sole corporate kingpin the 1.2-milliion member union will take on next …
(2022-09-27). Caribbean Activists Turn up the Volume for Reparations. orinocotribune.com By The Voice Sep 21, 2022 | The death of the queen is a reminder of the debt that Britain owes to Caribbean nations. Reparations are owed for slavery. | Demands for reparations are growing across the Caribbean, following the passing of Queen Elizabeth II. | The British monarchy have come under heightened demands from several Caribbean countries to undergo the reparatory justice process and issue an apology for their part in the slave trade. | It comes after Royal tours of the Caribbean earlier this year led by the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, followed by Prince Edward and Sophie, the Countess of Wessex we…
(2022-09-27). Evo Morales: "There is a Democratic Rebellion throughout Latin America and the Caribbean" libya360.wordpress.com Alina Duarte Evo Morales, former president of the Plurinational State of Bolivia and president of the Six Federations of the Tropic of Cochabamba, is in Mexico at the invitation of President Andrés Manuel López Obrador. Morales was one of the international special guests to accompany the festivities for the 212th anniversary of Mexico's independence. Like…
(2022-09-27). Tallahassee: Activists attend final meeting to fight for a People's Budget. fightbacknews.org Tallahassee, FL — On Wednesday, September 21, the Tallahassee Community Action Committee, the Freedom Road Socialist Organization and Florida State's Students for a Democratic Society attended the Tallahassee city commission meeting at City Hall to speak on the approval of the upcoming year's city budget. | The activists demanded that instead of passing the unjust budget that City Manager Reese Goad drafted, they enact a People's Budget. Dedicated organizers collaborated for over a year to rework the city budget to remove funding from the city's police force and instead contribute it to social services, saf…
(2022-09-27). Rural County Jails Are Now The Main Driver Of Mass Incarceration. popularresistance.org All across the United States, city and state governments have increasingly turned to fines and fees to make up for budget shortfalls. This has required a corresponding explosion in police department budgets, creating a perverse cycle where local governments must consistently expand policing in order to continue to pay for policing. Rural America has not escaped this trend, and a new Vera Institute report has found that small and rural counties are now the main drivers of growth in the prison industrial complex. According Vera's research, the boom in county jails appears to be driven by an increased amount of peop…
(2022-09-27). Youth join global strike for climate justice. workers.org 
Climate strikers in Bengaluru, India, one of 450 global locations, were among hundreds of thousands demanding "climate reparations and justice" Sept. 23. Young people in Asia, Africa and Europe joined a coordinated Global Climate Strike that called for wealthy countries to pay reparations to poorer countries that have been the . . . |
(2022-09-27). New Rail Deal May Still Be Doomed Over Scheduling Issues. popularresistance.org Does this seem like a good way to attract loyal, dedicated, satisfied workers? | Come work for the railroad. It's a great job, decent pay. Hours may be a bit long. You'll spend weeks at a time away from home in cheap motels and miss important family events, kids sports games, birthdays, recitals and vacations, weddings and funerals. You can get called up at any time, so don't even try to make plans. Stay healthy because you'll be punished or even fired for an unexpected medical event. Also, great pension…if you live that long. | Aaron Hiles, a locomotive engineer, for BNSF didn't live that long. | Aaron Hiles,…
(2022-09-27). Morality, Iran and the U.S. workers.org 
Maybe people talked to you with excitement this week — seeing everywhere those photos of women in the streets of Iran, standing on top of cars, burning cars, protesting the death of a woman in custody after her arrest by the "morality police." Maybe you were furious after the U.S. . . . |
(2022-09-27). Brazil: More Fascism and Neocolonialism or a Path Back to Self-Determination? libya360.wordpress.com Danny Shaw When you arrive in another country, there is nothing more precious than new friends who adopt you, protect you, and teach you about their language, music, culture, and traditions. For an open-minded traveler, ethnographer and anti-imperialist organizer, this new family is more valuable than any air-conditioned hotel, amount of comfort or money. When…
(2022-09-27). Athens public transit workers strike to protest austerity bill. liberationnews.org 
On Sept. 21 public transit workers in Athens, Greece went on strike to protest a new law that essentially privatized public transit and gutted labor rights.
(2022-09-27). Supermajority of Cubans vote for revolutionary 'Families Code'. liberationnews.org 
The new code modernizes, recognizes and legalizes all manifestations of families in | Cuba.
(2022-09-27). Evo Morales: 'There Is a Democratic Revolution Throughout All of Latin America & the Caribbean'. orinocotribune.com Evo Morales, former president of the Plurinational State of Bolivia and president of the Six Federations of the Cochabamba Tropics, is in Mexico at the invitation of President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO). Morales was one of the special international guests joining festivities for the 212th anniversary of Mexico's independence. | John and Gabriel Shipton, the father and brother of the journalist Julian Assange, respectively; the family of campesino leader and activist César Chávez; Aleida Guevara, daughter of Che Guevara; and former Uruguayan President "Pepe" Mujica also accepted invitations. | Morales witn…
(2022-09-27). UPenn students rally for environmental and housing justice. workers.org 
Students at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia held a press conference and rally Sept. 26 at the Fossil Free Penn encampment in front of College Hall. Speakers called on UPenn to end its practice of investing millions of dollars in fossil fuels and to cut all ties with the . . . |
(2022-09-27). California state university system promises steep cuts after passage of meager wage increases for university staff. wsws.org Cal State workers should be under no illusions that California Governor Newsom or the state legislature will fund adequate pay raises.
(2022-09-27). "Resistance" strategy gaining strength: Maj. Gen. Safavi. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Sep. 27 (MNA) — A top military advisor to the Leader of the Islamic Revolution said that the strategy of the "Resistance" in the region and among freedom-seeking nations is gaining strength and will lead to the failure of the arrogant front.
(2022-09-27). Defend all jobs at the Daimler plant in Ludwigsfelde, Germany! wsws.org Management and the IG Metall union are negotiating the closure of this long-standing plant behind closed doors.
(2022-09-27). Friday 9/30: Climatize Equity Summit. indybay.org 612 Ocean Street, Santa Cruz…
(2022-09-27). UK: Starmer offers a Labour government to rescue big business from catastrophe. wsws.org Starmer's promise to the ruling elite is that he can impose austerity measures by working with the trade unions to control and suppress rising opposition in the working class.
(2022-09-27). Supporters of UAW presidential candidate Will Lehman campaign in Indiana. wsws.org A campaign team supporting Mack Trucks worker Will Lehman spoke to autoworkers in Kokomo and Fort Wayne, Indiana, about his program, which aims to abolish the UAW bureaucracy and place power in the hands of rank-and-file workers.
(2022-09-27). Lawsuits on mRNA technology show profit-driven struggle for control over vital scientific discoveries. wsws.org Recent lawsuits on mRNA technology are attempts by various corporations to take control of these vital discoveries for their own enrichment. Recent advances in molecular technology that allows for gene editing and protein manufacturing portend a revolution in medicine that can offer personalized treatments for a broad array of diseases.
(2022-09-27). September 28 public meeting of the Railroad Workers Rank-and-File Committee: Organize independently to defeat the government- and union-backed sellout! wsws.org With the unions, it is not a question of whether they will betray but how. The critical question is: How will workers respond?
(2022-09-27). MAGA's Candace Owens Claims British Colonialism Was a Net Positive For Africa. moguldom.com Far-right commentator and Donald Trump supporter Candace Owens recently said the British colonization of Africa "ended up being a net positive." She also defended the royal family amid criticism over the monarch's role in English imperialism. During an episode of her podcast, "Candace," she claimed there was an upside to colonialism in Africa. During the "Scramble for Africa" …
(2022-09-27). Build the Tire Workers Rank-and-File Committee to unite against the USW sellout contract! wsws.org The following is the founding statement of the Tire Workers Rank-and-File Committee.
(2022-09-27). Our best chance for peace is worldwide working-class unity. cpusa.org 
These remarks were delivered by CPUSA Co-Chair Rossana Cambron at the opening of the CPUSA International Conference 2022: Dismantling Imperialism in the 21st Century, September 11—12. Good morning, Comrades, Lenin once said, "Capital is an international force. To vanquish it, an international workers' alliance, an international workers brotherhood, is needed." As Marx and Engels …
(2022-09-27). U.S. Dow gets walloped on global currency turmoil. ecns.cn The U.S. Dow Jones Industrial Average continued to dive on Monday amid surging interest rates and volatile international currencies.
(2022-09-27). Mussolini's heirs return to power in Italy. wsws.org The election of a far-right government is the product of the disenfranchisement of the working class by reactionary parties that the ruling elite falsely markets as the "left."
(2022-09-27). Brazilian Workers Party turns sharply to the right a week before elections. wsws.org As Brazil's fascistic president Bolsonaro declares he will accept no result other than his victory in Sunday's election, the PT's only appeal against a coup has been to the financial markets and the US embassy.
(2022-09-27). "Resistance" strategy gaining more strength: Gen. Safavi. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Sep. 27 (MNA) — A top military advisor to the Leader of the Islamic Revolution said that the strategy of the "Resistance" in the region and among freedom-seeking nations is gaining strength and will lead to the failure of the arrogant front.
(2022-09-27). Cubans approve Family Code authorizing same-sex marriage, LGBTQ adoption rights. peoplesworld.org 
The Cuban people, voting in a national plebiscite on Sept. 25, gave their approval to same-sex marriage and adoption rights for LGBTQ people. The measures are part of a new Family Code—a set of laws that epitomizes Cuba's revolutionary commitment, as it offers assurance that family life in the country will be characterized by equality, …
(2022-09-27). Mutual Aid Emerges As A Critical Survival Tool In Puerto Rico. popularresistance.org A network of mutual aid groups in Puerto Rico were quick to react when the island lost power on Sept. 18 before being hit by Hurricane Fiona. Nearly 750,000 people are still without power a week after the storm caused mass flooding, landslides and property damage. | Mutual aid groups like the feminist community-based organization Taller Salud, the collective sustenance and solidarity group Brigada Solidaria del Oeste and LGBTQIA+ support group Waves Ahead have provided Puerto Rico residents with direct economic aid, as well as emergency essentials like first-aid kits, water filters, lamps, nonperishable foo…
(2022-09-27). International solidarity with the people of Puerto Rico. struggle-la-lucha.org 
(2022-09-26). Is That a Chilling Echo of Dr. Strangelove We Are Hearing from Biden's Nominee to Oversee America's Nuclear Weapons Arsenal? covertactionmagazine.com Anthony J. Cotton Says if Confirmed He Will Prepare U.S. Army Officers to Deploy Nuclear Weapons—Which is No Longer Unthinkable Stanley Kubrick's classic 1964 film Dr. Strangelove featured an unhinged Air Force General named Jack D. Ripper, who orders a nuclear strike on the Soviet Union after he becomes convinced that the Soviets were polluting …
(2022-09-26). Chris Hedges: The Return of Fascism. mintpressnews.com The bankruptcy of the liberal class means that those who decry the folly of permanent war and NATO expansion, mercenary trade deals, exploitation of workers by globalization, austerity and neoliberalism come increasingly from the far-right.