Monthly Archives: September 2022

2022-09-10: News Headlines

Connor Freeman (2022-09-10). EU Backs Off Russian Energy Price Cap. news.antiwar.com The European Union is backing off its sharply divisive plan to implement a price cap on Russian gas, according to Reuters. There were major concerns leading up to an emergency meeting of EU energy ministers in Brussels on Friday, but the overriding fear was Moscow would respond by cutting all gas exports to the continent. …

____ (2022-09-10). China automobile sector maintains rapid growth momentum. ecns.cn China's automobile industry continued to see robust growth in production and sales in August despite COVID-19 outbreaks, industrial data showed Friday.

____ (2022-09-10). Documents to be discussed at upcoming CPC Central Committee plenary session deliberated. ecns.cn The Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee on Friday held a meeting to deliberate documents to be submitted for discussion at the seventh plenary session of the 19th CPC Central Committee.

Labor Video Project (2022-09-10). Google & Tech Workers With Community Demand No Tech For Apartheid! Cancel Project Nimbus. indybay.org Google workers who were members of CWA Alphabet Workers Union joined with other tech workers and community members rallied at San Francisco Google and Amazonn to protest the retaliation against Google worker Ariel Koren for speaking out against the Project Nimbus which uses Google technology to spy on Palestinian people for the apartheid regime.

Leon Kunstenaar (2022-09-10). Google and Amazon Workers Push Back on Tech Work for Israeli Apartheid. indybay.org Hundreds in march and demonstrations at SF Google and Amazon offices…

WSWS (2022-09-10). Sri Lankan unions mount phony campaign against state repression. wsws.org The Trade Union and Mass Organisation held a seminar to cement a pro-capitalist front with opposition parties aimed at blocking any independent action by workers and the poor that threatens capitalist rule.

Labor Video Project (2022-09-10). "Working In An Oven" IBT UPS Teamsters Speak Out On Deadly Heatwave, Life and Death. indybay.org IBT UPS drivers and warehouse workers speak out about the dangerous temperature conditions that workers must operate in. Additionally many UPS trucks do not even have a fan.

Harsha Walia (2022-09-10). We Need a World Without Borders on Our Increasingly Warming Planet. zcomm.org Mass migration is the outcome of the actual crises of capitalism, conquest and climate change…

Oakland Asian Cultural Center (2022-09-10). Saturday 9/10: Stop the Violence — Solidarity Now! Forum 1. indybay.org Pacific Renaissance Plaza | 388 Ninth Street, Suite 290 | Oakland, California 94607…

Sarah Anderson, Rebekah Entralgo (2022-09-10). A Farmworker Speaks Truth to Power in Washington. commondreams.org Labor Secretary Marty Walsh got an earful from essential workers before inducting them into the agency's Hall of Honor.

WSWS (2022-09-10). GM Flint Assembly workers denounce UAW efforts at intimidation in election campaign. wsws.org Autoworkers from GM Flint Assembly reacted angrily to attempts by United Auto Workers officials to block their discussions with UAW presidential candidate Will Lehman.

WSWS (2022-09-10). With one week left before potential national rail strike, showdown building between US railroaders and Biden administration. wsws.org All of the institutions, which the ruling class has relied upon for so long to suppress the class struggle, are now mired in crisis, while the working class is being thrust into struggle by the deepest crisis of American and world capitalism in a century.

WSWS (2022-09-10). Caterpillar workers: Build rank-and-file committees to unite with Deere, CNH and autoworkers in a fightback! wsws.org For many years, "Caterpillar" has been a word synonymous with corporate ruthlessness and strikebreaking, as well as the bitter betrayals by the organization which claimed to represent workers, the UAW.

WSWS (2022-09-10). Homelessness worsens dramatically in New Zealand under Labour. wsws.org The Labour Party-led government of Jacinda Ardern, which promised to fix the housing crisis in its 2017 election campaign, is now seeing its support plummet as the social crisis becomes even more severe.

Revolution Books (2022-09-10). Sunday 9/11: Biden's Imperialist Climate Bill: The Devil Lies in the Big Picture. indybay.org Revolution Books, 2444 Durant Ave. Berkeley…

WSWS (2022-09-10). Video emerges showing Georgia Republican Party officials giving Trump-operatives access to voting machines. wsws.org The video further confirms that Trump was aided in his efforts to establish a dictatorship by Republicans throughout the country.

The Poetry Center at SF State (2022-09-10). Thursday 9/22: Renowned Local Poets Shurin And Gluck Celebrate 75th Birthdays With Collective Reading. indybay.org McRoskey Mattress Company | 1687 Market Street | SF, CA 94103…

Thomas Palley, Leo Ensel (2022-09-10). How the West betrayed Mikhail Gorbatchev. indybay.org Gorbachev wanted to transform the Soviet Union from a closed, repressive system into an open, communicative socialist system that would be part of the European family. This effort was called glasnost (openness) and was advanced through the reform movement called perestroika.

WSWS (2022-09-10). Educators' strikes spread across Pacific Northwest led by 6,000 Seattle teachers. wsws.org Educators in Seattle, Eatonville and Tumwater, Washington as well as Ridgefield, Oregon have gone on strike this week as part of a growing educators' strike wave.

WSWS (2022-09-10). Protesting Australian childcare workers speak out: "We're paid an absolute pittance for what we do" wsws.org "I most certainly think the action should be united, especially with teachers."

Gay Shame (2022-09-10). Saturday 9/24: Abort the "Walk for Life" organizing meeting. indybay.org 17th and Folsom St in SF (it will be in the park, outside, come masked)…

Suds, Snacks,, Socialism Forum Committee (2022-09-10). Saturday 9/10: Housing: Commodity or Human Right? indybay.org

TeleSUR, DRL (2022-09-10). Mineros del cobre van a huelga por inseguridad laboral en Chile. telesurtv.net Fue convocada por el sindicato de los trabajadores chilenos de la minera de cobre más productiva del mundo.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-09-09). Ukraine's Offensive Coincides with US $3 Billion+ Aid Package &#1 ; Russian Ops in Ukraine Sep. 9, 2022. libya360.wordpress.com Update on Russian military operations in Ukraine for September 9, 2022 &#1 ; Kherson offensive appears to have ended; &#1 ; The Western media admits to the massive losses suffered by Ukraine outside Kherson owed to the inferiority of Ukrainian forces versus Russian capabilities; &#1 ; Ukraine has launched an offensive in Kharkov toward Izium; &#1 ; The offensives…

Staff (2022-09-09). N. Korea to launch nuclear strike if leader, state threatened. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Sep. 09 (MNA) — The authorities of North Korea have adopted a new law, reserving the right to carry out a preventive nuclear strike if the government sees an inevitable threat for the state or its leader Kim Jong-un, Korean media reported.

Benjamin Norton (2022-09-09). Economist Michael Hudson on debt relief, inflation, Ukraine disaster capitalism, petrodollar crisis. multipolarista.com Economist Michael Hudson discusses partial student debt relief in the US, inflation and the Fed, disaster capitalism in Ukraine, and China's challenge to the petrodollar.

_____ (2022-09-09). Fact Finding Mission To Donbass Part Three. popularresistance.org From May 1 to May 12, I traveled to both Russia and the Lugansk People's Republic, an independent republic in the Donbass region, formerly part of eastern Ukraine. The purpose of this fact-finding mission initiated by the Socialist Unity Party and Struggle-La-Lucha.org was to report the suppressed information challenging the narrative of NATO and its member states, led by the U.S., in this proxy war in Ukraine against Russia. | My visit to Lugansk was made possible with the assistance of Borotba (Struggle), a socialist political organization in Ukraine and Donbass that we have worked with for many years. Alexey A…

Editor (2022-09-09). Zelensky Rings New York Stock Exchange Bell as Euro Dips Below Dollar. scheerpost.com By Alexander Rubinstein / Ukrainian President and part-time celebrity endorsement-provider Volodymyr Zelensky rang the bell at the opening ceremony for the New York Stock Exchange on September 6. | Zelensky's virtual arrival to Wall Street was intended as an opportunity to pitch his government's newly-launched #AdvantageUkraine campaign to investors. The appeal represents a collaboration between the Ukrainian government and

_____ (2022-09-09). Zelensky Rings New York Stock Exchange Bell; Euro Dips Below $1. popularresistance.org Ukrainian President and part-time celebrity endorsement-provider Volodymyr Zelensky rang the bell at the opening ceremony for the New York Stock Exchange on September 6. | Zelensky's virtual arrival to Wall Street was intended as an opportunity to pitch his government's newly-launched #AdvantageUkraine campaign to investors. The appeal represents a collaboration between the Ukrainian government and WPP, the largest advertising firm in the world. | The president's Wall Street event coincided with an impending economic collapse in Western Europe, where the European Investment Bank has admitted the Ukraine proxy war…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-09-09). Statement by Permanent Representative Vassily Nebenzia at UNSC Meeting on Western Arms Supplies to Ukraine. libya360.wordpress.com Mr. President, First of all, let me express my sincere condolences to the United Kingdom and the people of this country following the passing of the monarch, Queen Elizabeth II. We thank Ms. Izumi Nakamitsu and Ms. Dragana Trifkoviƒá for their briefings. Unfortunately, we couldn't hear part of Ms. Dragana Trifkoviƒá's statement, but we hope that she will…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-09-09). Russia Makes Grain Promise to Poorest Nations. libya360.wordpress.com Moscow will also supply fertilizers to such countries free of charge, the Russian president said. Russia is set to ramp up grain exports, seeking to supply some 30 million tons of grain, Russian President Vladimir Putin has said. The supplies will prioritize poor and food-insecure nations. "We believe it to be right to ramp up…

Infobrics (2022-09-09). Key Chinese components in F-35s show vulnerabilities of US military industrial complex. infobrics.org The F-35 is a premier ISR platform that allows the US unprecedented access to other countries' intelligence, which is aimed against Russia and China.

Anonymous669 (2022-09-09). More Than 120 Terrorists Were Killed In Recent Airstrikes On Syria's Greater Idlib: Russian MoD. southfront.org 2712070 10/04/2015 Russian servicemen attach a Kh-25 high-precision missile to a Su-24 aircraft at the Khmeimim airbase in Syria. Dmitriy Vinogradov/RIA Novosti | Dozens of terrorists of al-Qaeda-affiliated al-Nusra Front were killed in the recent Russian airstrikes on the northwestern Syrian region of Greater Idlib, Major General Oleg Yegorov, deputy chief of the Russian Reconciliation Center in Syria, revealed on September 8. "The Russian Aerospace Forces destroyed a camp belonging to the terroris…

Orinoco Tribune 2 (2022-09-09). What To Expect at the Arab League Summit in Algiers. orinocotribune.com By Amin Qammouria &#1 ; Sep 6, 2022 | Algeria's strong anti-colonial stance and ties to Russia, Syria and Iran ensures that the upcoming Arab League Summit in Algiers will be anything but business-as-usual | Algeria will be taking the political centre stage in the Arab world when it hosts the 31st Arab League Summit on 2 November, the first after a three-year pandemic hiatus. | As a former revolutionary state — once at the forefront of resistance against the western settler-colonialism of the twentieth century, and still today a champion of Arab resistance — it is no surprise that majority-Sunni Alger…

____ (2022-09-09). Xi exchanges congratulations with AU chair on 20th anniversary of AU's founding, diplomatic ties. ecns.cn Chinese President Xi Jinping exchanged congratulatory messages on Friday with Chairperson of the African Union (AU) and Senegalese President Macky Sall on the 20th anniversary of AU's founding and the establishment of China-AU diplomatic relations.

_____ (2022-09-09). Durham Employees Call On Google And Amazon To Cut Ties With Israel. popularresistance.org Google employees in Durham protested outside of their office Thursday afternoon, calling on Google and Amazon to stop working with the Israeli government and military. | The protest, which included around 40 employees, was part of the national #NoTechforApartheid campaign, a movement based around a $1.22 billion project contract that Google and Amazon signed with the Israeli government in May 2021. Known as "Nimbus," the project intends to provide cloud support for Israel's military and government. | Google and Amazon signed the deal while Israel was conducting airstrikes in civilian areas of the Gaza Strip and f…

Editor (2022-09-09). An indictment of modern capitalism — a WW editorial. workers.org Just imagine if the Joe Biden administration and Congress had agreed to spend $54 billion to advance health care in the U.S. as COVID-19 variants continued to claim more lives. Instead of life expectancy dropping for the second year in a row, more lives would have been saved. That $54 . . . |

Ann Brown (2022-09-09). Jeff Bezos Attacks Professor Over Queen Elizabeth Death Comments: Black America Responds. moguldom.com Amazon founder, billionaire Jeff Bezos, got into a Twitter fight with a professor of Nigerian descent over the linguistics professor's tweet calling for Queen Elizabeth II to "die in agony." The tweet was posted shortly after news that Queen Elizabeth died at the age of 96 on Sept. 8, ending Britain's longest-reigning monarch. Bezos, who is worth $153 billion, …

Finn Andreen (2022-09-09). Antiwar Criticism and the Formation of Collective Opinion. globalresearch.ca

WSWS (2022-09-09). Sri Lankan plantation workers protest to demand reinstatement of sacked colleagues. wsws.org The protest, organised by the Socialist Equality Party and workers' action committees on the plantations, won significant support.

_____ (2022-09-09). Possible Prisoner Exchange In US Hybrid War Against Venezuela. popularresistance.org US special presidential envoy for hostage affairs Roger Carstens is on a case which could lead to freeing Venezuelan diplomat Alex Saab. Pressure is building on the Biden administration to swap Saab for some American citizens currently incarcerated in Venezuela. | Alex Saab, who has been confined for over two years, is a victim of the US economic war calculated to achieve regime-change in Venezuela. He has been targeted because of his role in helping circumvent the sanctions imposed on Venezuela by the US. These measures, really collective punishment, are intended to make conditions so onerous there that the peop…

TeleSUR (2022-09-09). Cuba Breaks With LATAM Trend Towards Educational Setback. telesurenglish.net On Friday, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) presented "The Crossroads of Education in Latin America and the Caribbean", a report assessing progress towards compliance with the 2030 sustainable development agenda. | RELATED: | The UNESCO report found that most countries in the region have experienced a setback in terms of educational inclusion, equity, and quality. This situati…

WSWS (2022-09-09). Eastern Michigan University seeks injunction against striking faculty. wsws.org A warning must be issued that the complacent "wait and see" response of the EMU chapter of the American Association of University Professors (EMU-AAUP) leaves the faculty vulnerable to this strikebreaking threat.

Mark Gruenberg (2022-09-09). AFL-CIO President Shuler: Pandemic awakened nation to value of workers. peoplesworld.org WASHINGTON—The ravages of the coronavirus pandemic and the dependence of all of us on "essential" workers such as grocery stockers, nurses, home health care workers and truckers woke the entire nation—including them—to their value, AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler says. And it accelerated the awareness and activism among those workers, especially younger workers, of their power, …

WSWS (2022-09-09). US and Israel escalate covert war against Iran and its allies. wsws.org In the past weeks, the US and Israel have carried out a series of strikes on Iranian targets in Syria and elsewhere, setting the stage for a dangerous escalation of conflict in the Middle East.

WSWS (2022-09-09). Unite Michigan Medicine nurses with Minnesota and California health care workers! wsws.org Nurses must be warned that the MNA-UMPNC is preparing a sellout of their fight for safe staffing. The Michigan Medicine Rank-and-File Committee is fighting to unite with health care workers and nurses across the US and internationally.

Infobrics (2022-09-09). Crisis in Iraq yet another US neocolonial policy failure. infobrics.org The folly of Washington's nation-building efforts in Iraq has been made abundantly clear.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-09-09). USA: Hundreds in Congress, Law Enforcement and Military are Members of Fascist Groups. libya360.wordpress.com People's World &#1 ; ^Sources A man wearing an Oath Keepers shirt stands outside the Kenosha County Courthouse, Nov. 19, 2021 in Kenosha, Wis. A new report says that the names of hundreds of U.S. law enforcement officers, elected officials, and military members appear on the leaked membership rolls of the far-right extremist group that played…

Fight Back (2022-09-09). A revolutionary view of the 2022 midterm elections. fightbacknews.org We are quickly approaching the November 2022 midterm elections. These midterm elections represent an important political milestone for the people's struggles in the United States. Not only will there be a lot on the line for people to either win or lose, but the outcome seen this November will impact the next presidential election in 2024 and serve as an indication for what may happen. | The past has shown that the stance we take on elections can either prepare us for future struggles or leave us on the sidelines of history. There are four major questions we can ask about elections. Is there a special danger pres…

_____ (2022-09-09). We Will March, Even If We Have To Wade Through The Pakistani Floodwaters. popularresistance.org Calamities are familiar to the people of Pakistan who have struggled through several catastrophic earthquakes, including those in 2005, 2013, and 2015 (to name the most damaging), as well as the horrendous floods of 2010. However, nothing could prepare the fifth most populated country in the world for this summer's devastating events, which began with high temperatures and political chaos followed by unimaginable flooding. | Cascading frustration with the Pakistani state defines the public mood. Taimur Rahman, the general secretary of the Mazdoor Kisan Party ('Workers and Peasants Party'), told Peoples Dispatch t…

TeleSUR (2022-09-09). UNSG Visits Pakistan, Calls for International Support. telesurenglish.net As part of his two-day visit to the country, which began on Friday, Guterres addressed a joint press conference with Pakistani Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif in the capital, Islamabad. | RELATED: | "Pakistan needs massive international support. It is not just a message of solidarity but an international obligation and responsibility. Pakistan is at the front line of the impact of climate change," Guterres said. | He said this is "a matt…

Gloria Rubac (2022-09-09). No justice in this system — a WW commentary. workers.org The criminal justice system? NO! Never say this phrase again because there is no justice in this system! We must change our vocabulary and call it what it is — a criminal injustice system. Paul Storey with mother Marilyn Shankle-Grant during a visit on Texas death row Ôøº An example? . . . |

Dean Baker (2022-09-09). The Big Myth on Inequality: It Just Happened. cepr.net The standard line in policy circles about the soaring inequality of the last four decades is that it is just an unfortunate outcome of technological change. As a result of technological developments, education is much more highly valued and physical labor has much less value. The drop in relative income for workers without college degrees …

Fight Back (2022-09-09). Columbus protests police killing of Donovan Lewis. fightbacknews.org Columbus, OH – Hundreds of Columbus area residents gathered over the Labor Day weekend to protest the murder of 20-year-old Donovan Lewis by Columbus police officer Ricky Anderson. The demonstrations called for the firing and conviction of Ricky Anderson. They also demanded an end to qualified immunity, criticized nighttime raids, and showed support for the Lewis family by collecting signatures and donations. | Demonstrations took place in front of the Columbus Police Department headquarters, the Ohio State House, and along a busy North High Street – where protesters chanted, "Out of the bars and into the street!

_____ (2022-09-09). 'Liberalism Is Counter-Revolutionary'. popularresistance.org Black faces in high places are dangerous because the masses get caught up in symbolism and style over substance. They become confused and fall for perceived power over real power. An example would be Plantation Manager Joe Biden. He has appointed close to two dozen African Americans (mostly women with European husbands and wives) to his cabinet and senior advisors—more than any other President (including the one he served under), and there has been no significant changes in the conditions we live under. Yet, because there is a Black Woman Vice President, a Black Woman Supreme Court Justice and Black Woman P…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-09-09). The Italian Road to Fascism. libya360.wordpress.com Luca Tavan At the end of 2021, Italy was crowned "country of the year" by the Economist magazine. The new "national unity" government of former Goldman Sachs investor and European Central Bank President Mario Draghi was lauded. For once, Italy had "acquired a competent, internationally respected prime minister", and political parties from the centre-left to the…

Victor Grossman (2022-09-09). Guest commentary/My 70 years and the departed GDR. workers.org 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 . . . |

Anonymous103 (2022-09-09). How UK Is a Dictatorship, Not a Democracy. southfront.org Written by UK's recent string of atrocious Prime Ministers have not represented a majority of UK subjects (subjects of the Queen, who is sovereign; they are not citizens of their country — a "subject" is the very opposite of "a citizen," who possesses sovereignty, there being no dictatorship, of any type, over citizens). (To call a mo…

WSWS (2022-09-09). Australia: Thousands of early childcare educators protest poverty-level conditions. wsws.org The poverty-level conditions faced by EC educators are the product of the privatisation of childcare services, implemented and overseen by both Labor and Liberal-National governments over decades.

WSWS (2022-09-09). Australian union seeks to bury New South Wales rail workers' struggle in industrial courts. wsws.org Rail workers have been consigned by the Rail, Tram and Bus Union to the sidelines of their own dispute, which both the government and the union intend to prosecute through the pro-business Fair Work Commission.

WSWS (2022-09-09). Workers Struggles: Asia, Australia and New Zealand. wsws.org India: Madhya Pradesh power workers strike over unpaid wages; Indonesian workers and students protest higher fuel prices; Australia: Knorr-Bremse rail carriage parts workers national walkout.

Mark Gruenberg (2022-09-09). Seattle school bosses force 6,000 teachers, staff to strike. peoplesworld.org SEATTLE —School system stubbornness and refusal to discuss key issues such as too-large classes, too few counselors and school nurses and too-low pay forced 6,000 Seattle teachers and staffers to strike on September 9. In being forced to take a hike, the workers, members of the Seattle Education Association, joined colleagues elsewhere in Washington state …

DLI (2022-09-09). Gorbachev, Obama & U.S. Imperial legacy. indybay.org U.S. media exploitation of Mikhail Gorbachev began right after the Soviet Union imploded in December of 1991. But the latest torrent of "crocodile tears" eulogies after his recent passing simply serve to reinforce the NeoLiberal narrative that the Western Capitalist "rules-based" world order is here to stay, until the "end of History." Really? Is there an alternative, perhaps more apropos, analysis of the checkered Gorbachev legacy?>

Betsey Piette (2022-09-09). Lack of affordable housing makes HUD vouchers useless. workers.org On Sept. 1 the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) issued its annual Fair Market Rents (FMR) report for 2023. This estimates the amount of money needed next year to cover gross rents (rents and utility expenses) on 40% of rental housing in any given area. Protest encampment . . . |

Mbong Akiy Fokwa Tsafack (2022-09-09). Decolonization: A Crucial Prerequisite for Environmental Justice in Africa. commondreams.org This does not mean leaving modern advancements behind, but rather being more audacious: to look into who we truly are and tapping into our traditional values of collaboration and respect for nature, so economic systems benefit the many and not just the few.

Brett Wilkins (2022-09-09). After Queen's Death, Victims of British Imperialism Share Why 'We Will Not Mourn'. commondreams.org "This is Queen Elizabeth's legacy. A legacy of colonial violence and plunder. A legacy of racial segregation and institutionalized racism."

WSWS (2022-09-09). Video Statement from Will Lehman: Stop the UAW sabotage of CNH strike! wsws.org This video statement was issued by United Auto Workers presidential candidate Will Lehman in support of 1,000 striking workers and UAW members at CNH.

Marilyn Bechtel (2022-09-09). Labor Day rally marks Kaiser mental health clinicians' fourth week on strike. peoplesworld.org OAKLAND, Calif.—As over 2,000 Kaiser psychologists, social workers, and therapists entered the fourth week of the longest mental health strike in U.S. history, hundreds of clinicians, elected officials, patients, family members, union leaders, and community supporters rallied outside Kaiser Permanente's flagship Oakland Medical Center on Labor Day to demand the giant HMO staff up to …

Party for Socialism & Liberation (2022-09-09). Sunday 9/11: Climate Solutions Beyond Capitalism — National Book Tour. indybay.org Peace & Justice Center | 467 Sebastopol Ave., Santa Rosa…

WSWS (2022-09-09). "We can't go on like this": Striking Pennsylvania nursing home workers speak out on issues behind their strike. wsws.org Nursing home workers are angry that they risked their lives caring for patients during the pandemic and received nothing in return, despite being patronized as "essential." Most have seen a co-worker or a patient contract COVID-19 and pass away or have been infected themselves.

Brett Wilkins (2022-09-09). 'Great News' for Ball Players as MLB to Voluntarily Recognize Minor League Union Drive. commondreams.org "I hope the commissioner and MLB will move just as quickly to negotiate a fair first contract," said Sen. Bernie Sanders, who welcomed the move.

WSWS (2022-09-09). Ontario education workers speak out against union efforts to intimidate rank and file. wsws.org Workers are outraged at the unions' attempt to block a joint struggle by education workers and are turning to the newly established Ontario Education Workers Rank-and-File Committee (OEWRFC) to guide their struggle.

WSWS (2022-09-09). Business groups demand that Congress intervene to block national railroad strike. wsws.org In reality, the trade groups are worried not about the impact of a strike on the population, but on their profits, given that they have made a killing from rising commodity prices over the past two years.

WSWS (2022-09-09). Spanish home care workers continue strike after two-week stoppage. wsws.org 3, 0 home care workers are striking in Asturias over working conditions and low wages and against back-door talks between the unions and big business.

Deweylaura (2022-09-09). How the ruling class does it: 7 strategies to stay in power. cpusa.org The following is adapted from a talk given at the Marxist School in New York City in 2022. As we see the erosion of the rights that working people have won by a Supreme Court that wants to roll people's rights back to 1787 and that cavalierly disregards the will of the majority, it …

Betsey Piette (2022-09-09). Housing activists crash developers' party. workers.org Philadelphia Residents of the University City Townhomes and their supporters, determined to save their homes from destruction by property developers, have taken their fight directly to the movers and shakers behind most gentrification in Philadelphia. Over 100 residents and supporters converged on the University of Pennsylvania convocation for the incoming . . . |

TeleSUR (2022-09-09). Lula Would Beat Bolsonaro in Runoff by 14 Points: Brazil Poll. telesurenglish.net Former Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (2003-2011) would beat President Jair Bolsonaro in an eventual runoff between the two by 14 points, according to a survey released Friday by the Datafolha polling institute. | The former president and current candidate for the presidency of Brazil for the Workers' Party (PT) Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, today attends a meeting with evangelicals in Sà£o Gonàßalo, Rio de Janeiro Brazil…

TeleSUR (2022-09-09). Lula Da Silva Commits to Transforming Rio De Janeiro. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, thousands of people gathered in Rio de Janeiro to listen to the Workers' Party (PT) presidential candidate Lula da Silva, who reaffirmed his commitment to the transformation of the world's best-known Brazilian city. | RELATED: | "I will invest again in Rio de Janeiro… All over the world, people know what Rio de Janeiro is. They already learned to sing garota de Ipanema. Christ the Redeemer received recognition to be declared the eight…

_____ (2022-09-09). Labor, Groups Demand Transparency In Indo-Pacific Trade Negotiations. popularresistance.org Los Angeles, California – As trade ministers from fourteen countries meet in Los Angeles today for behind-closed-door negotiations on the new Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF) trade agreement, labor and other civil society organizations rallied outside urging that proposals for the pact be released for public scrutiny and that the deal not be rigged in favor of Big Tech monopolies and other corporate interests. | "Our message today is very simple: the public deserves the right to know what IPEF negotiators are proposing in our names," said Will Jamil Wiltschko, director of the California Trade Justice Coalit…

Contributing Writers (2022-09-08). President Vladimir Putin: Who Armed the Terrorists in Syria? Who Created the Islamic State (ISIS). marktaliano.net READ MORE: Russia Condemns Obama's Decision to Conduct Illegal Air Strikes against Syrian Forces, Washington's Objective was to Protect ISIS Terrorists, In Violation of Washington-Moscow Agreement The original source of this article is Global Research Copyright © Pres. Vladimir Putin, Global Research, 2015 Comment on Global Research Articles on our Facebook page Become a Member of …

Anonymous669 (2022-09-08). Russian Warplanes Renew Airstrikes On Syria's Greater Idlib. southfront.org FILE PHOTO: Sukhoi Su-24 attack aircraft before departing for its permanent base in Russia from Khmeimim Air Base in Syria. © Vadim Grishankin / Sputnik | In the last hours of September 8, a new wave of Russian airstrikes targeted the northwestern Syrian region of Greater Idlib. | The airstrikes targeted positions of al-Qaeda-affiliated Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), the de-facto ruler of the region, in the outskirts of the town of Hafsarjah in the western Idlib countryside. The airstrikes caused damage. However, ao…

TeleSUR (2022-09-08). Reconstruction in Gaza Advances at Snail Pace. telesurenglish.net Ayman al-Rifi, a Gazan man who lost his home in the latest Israeli strikes in the Palestinian enclave, had to squeeze his nine children into a small house shared with other relatives. "My family and I miraculously escaped death," the 54-year-old man said, referring to the three-day conflict between the Israeli army and the Islamic Jihad movement (PIJ) in early August | RELATED: | The Israeli missile attacks had killed nearly…

_____ (2022-09-08). 6,000 Seattle Teachers And Support Staff Strike. popularresistance.org Six thousand teachers and support staff in Seattle, Washington began a strike this morning, cancelling the first day of classes for 50,000 students in the state's largest school district. The walkout followed a 95 percent vote by teachers, paraprofessionals and office workers to authorize strike action. | The Seattle Education Association (SEA) did everything it could to reach a last-minute deal but was unable to prevent a strike. Union officials have pledged to continue talks to reach an agreement to bring teachers "back to the classrooms as fast as possible." The union also dropped its initial opposition to the…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-09-08). UK is a Dictatorship, Not a Democracy. libya360.wordpress.com Eric Zuesse UK's recent string of atrocious Prime Ministers have not represented a majority of UK subjects (subjects of the Queen, who is sovereign; they are not citizens of their country — a "subject" is the very opposite of "a citizen," who possesses sovereignty, there being no dictatorship, of any type, over citizens). (To call…

Liberation Staff (2022-09-08). Seattle teachers on strike for contract that meets students' and teachers' needs. liberationnews.org "We're out here because we want a contract that reflects the needs of our students and the effort and workload of our staff."

Emanuel Pastreich (2022-09-08). The Democratization of Money: A Revolutionary Dollar of the People, for the People, and by the People. globalresearch.ca

A Guest Author (2022-09-08). The people of Jackson, Mississippi, are in critical need. workers.org Jackson, Mississippi This statement from Cooperation Jackson on the current water crisis in the state capital of Jackson, Mississippi, and on the organization's goals, was posted Aug. 30 at cooperationjackson.org. Due to climate change and decades of neglect of our city's infrastructure, critical portions of Jackson have flooded and . . . |

WSWS (2022-09-08). Workers Struggles: Europe, Middle East & Africa. wsws.org Schools strikes in France, Norway and Turkey over pay and conditions as new term begins; UK court workers walk out over conditions, joining criminal barristers on indefinite strike over cuts to legal aid and pay; South African bus drivers in Johannesburg and Pretoria in wildcat strike over pay face dismissal as public sector pay strike looms; Nigerian lecturers strike over pay and education funding continues over six months…

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2022-09-09: News Headlines

DLI (2022-09-09). Gorbachev, Obama & U.S. Imperial legacy. indybay.org U.S. media exploitation of Mikhail Gorbachev began right after the Soviet Union imploded in December of 1991. But the latest torrent of "crocodile tears" eulogies after his recent passing simply serve to reinforce the NeoLiberal narrative that the Western Capitalist "rules-based" world order is here to stay, until the "end of History." Really? Is there an alternative, perhaps more apropos, analysis of the checkered Gorbachev legacy?>

____ (2022-09-09). Xi exchanges congratulations with AU chair on 20th anniversary of AU's founding, diplomatic ties. ecns.cn Chinese President Xi Jinping exchanged congratulatory messages on Friday with Chairperson of the African Union (AU) and Senegalese President Macky Sall on the 20th anniversary of AU's founding and the establishment of China-AU diplomatic relations.

Editor (2022-09-09). An indictment of modern capitalism — a WW editorial. workers.org Just imagine if the Joe Biden administration and Congress had agreed to spend $54 billion to advance health care in the U.S. as COVID-19 variants continued to claim more lives. Instead of life expectancy dropping for the second year in a row, more lives would have been saved. That $54 . . . |

WSWS (2022-09-09). Sri Lankan plantation workers protest to demand reinstatement of sacked colleagues. wsws.org The protest, organised by the Socialist Equality Party and workers' action committees on the plantations, won significant support.

WSWS (2022-09-09). Eastern Michigan University seeks injunction against striking faculty. wsws.org A warning must be issued that the complacent "wait and see" response of the EMU chapter of the American Association of University Professors (EMU-AAUP) leaves the faculty vulnerable to this strikebreaking threat.

Labor Video Project (2022-09-09). "Working In An Oven" IBT UPS Teamsters Speak Out On Deadly Heatwave, Life and Death. indybay.org IBT UPS drivers and warehouse workers speak out about the dangerous temperature conditions that workers must operate in. Additionally many UPS trucks do not even have a fan.

WSWS (2022-09-09). Unite Michigan Medicine nurses with Minnesota and California health care workers! wsws.org Nurses must be warned that the MNA-UMPNC is preparing a sellout of their fight for safe staffing. The Michigan Medicine Rank-and-File Committee is fighting to unite with health care workers and nurses across the US and internationally.

Gloria Rubac (2022-09-09). No justice in this system — a WW commentary. workers.org The criminal justice system? NO! Never say this phrase again because there is no justice in this system! We must change our vocabulary and call it what it is — a criminal injustice system. Paul Storey with mother Marilyn Shankle-Grant during a visit on Texas death row Ôøº An example? . . . |

Infobrics (2022-09-09). Crisis in Iraq yet another US neocolonial policy failure. infobrics.org The folly of Washington's nation-building efforts in Iraq has been made abundantly clear.

WSWS (2022-09-09). Video Statement from Will Lehman: Stop the UAW sabotage of CNH strike! wsws.org This video statement was issued by United Auto Workers presidential candidate Will Lehman in support of 1,000 striking workers and UAW members at CNH.

WSWS (2022-09-09). Spanish home care workers continue strike after two-week stoppage. wsws.org 3, 0 home care workers are striking in Asturias over working conditions and low wages and against back-door talks between the unions and big business.

Revolution Books (2022-09-09). Sunday 9/11: Biden's Imperialist Climate Bill: The Devil Lies in the Big Picture. indybay.org Revolution Books, 2444 Durant Ave. Berkeley…

WSWS (2022-09-09). Australian union seeks to bury New South Wales rail workers' struggle in industrial courts. wsws.org Rail workers have been consigned by the Rail, Tram and Bus Union to the sidelines of their own dispute, which both the government and the union intend to prosecute through the pro-business Fair Work Commission.

The Poetry Center at SF State (2022-09-09). Thursday 9/22: Renowned Local Poets Shurin And Gluck Celebrate 75th Birthdays With Collective Reading. indybay.org McRoskey Mattress Company | 1687 Market Street | SF, CA 94103…

WSWS (2022-09-09). Ontario education workers speak out against union efforts to intimidate rank and file. wsws.org Workers are outraged at the unions' attempt to block a joint struggle by education workers and are turning to the newly established Ontario Education Workers Rank-and-File Committee (OEWRFC) to guide their struggle.

Gay Shame (2022-09-09). Saturday 9/24: Abort the "Walk for Life" organizing meeting. indybay.org 17th and Folsom St in SF (it will be in the park, outside, come masked)…

Betsey Piette (2022-09-09). Housing activists crash developers' party. workers.org Philadelphia Residents of the University City Townhomes and their supporters, determined to save their homes from destruction by property developers, have taken their fight directly to the movers and shakers behind most gentrification in Philadelphia. Over 100 residents and supporters converged on the University of Pennsylvania convocation for the incoming . . . |

Party for Socialism & Liberation (2022-09-09). Sunday 9/11: Climate Solutions Beyond Capitalism — National Book Tour. indybay.org Peace & Justice Center | 467 Sebastopol Ave., Santa Rosa…

Thomas Palley, Leo Ensel (2022-09-09). How the West betrayed Mikhail Gorbatchev. indybay.org Gorbachev wanted to transform the Soviet Union from a closed, repressive system into an open, communicative socialist system that would be part of the European family. This effort was called glasnost (openness) and was advanced through the reform movement called perestroika.

Suds, Snacks,, Socialism Forum Committee (2022-09-09). Saturday 9/10: Housing: Commodity or Human Right? indybay.org

WSWS (2022-09-09). Australia: Thousands of early childcare educators protest poverty-level conditions. wsws.org The poverty-level conditions faced by EC educators are the product of the privatisation of childcare services, implemented and overseen by both Labor and Liberal-National governments over decades.

WSWS (2022-09-09). "We can't go on like this": Striking Pennsylvania nursing home workers speak out on issues behind their strike. wsws.org Nursing home workers are angry that they risked their lives caring for patients during the pandemic and received nothing in return, despite being patronized as "essential." Most have seen a co-worker or a patient contract COVID-19 and pass away or have been infected themselves.

Oakland Asian Cultural Center (2022-09-09). Saturday 9/10: Stop the Violence — Solidarity Now! Forum 1. indybay.org Pacific Renaissance Plaza | 388 Ninth Street, Suite 290 | Oakland, California 94607…

A guest author (2022-09-08). Palestinian prisoner unity forces occupation retreat. workers.org Artist works on Gaza mural to Palestinian prisoners who dug themselves out of Israeli Gilboa prison in 2021. The below text is excerpted from a Sept. 1 posting by Samidoun: Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network. The Palestinian prisoners' movement announced a new victory on 1 September 2022, in which the occupation . . . |

A Guest Author (2022-09-08). The people of Jackson, Mississippi, are in critical need. workers.org Jackson, Mississippi This statement from Cooperation Jackson on the current water crisis in the state capital of Jackson, Mississippi, and on the organization's goals, was posted Aug. 30 at cooperationjackson.org. Due to climate change and decades of neglect of our city's infrastructure, critical portions of Jackson have flooded and . . . |

____ (2022-09-08). Russia's travel ban covers more EU officials. ecns.cn More officials from the European Union (EU) have been banned from entering Russia in response to Brussels' sanctions against Russia and weapon supplies to Ukraine, the Russian Foreign Ministry said Wednesday.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-09-08). Ukraine Planned to Use UN-Appointed International Nuclear Experts as a Tool for Blackmail. libya360.wordpress.com Scott Ritter The IAEA report doesn't name the perpetrators of attacks on Europe's biggest nuclear power plant, but the mission itself left Kiev frustrated. If at first you don't succeed, then try, try again. This seems to be the mantra of the Ukrainian government as it seeks to blackmail the international community into helping it evict…

Alexander Rubinstein (2022-09-08). Zelensky Rings New York Stock Exchange Bell as Euro Dips Below Dollar. mintpressnews.com As the Ukraine proxy war triggers economic crisis across the West, Zelensky has kicked of a campaign inviting foreign investors to plunder his country and is crushing the labor rights of his citizens.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-09-08). Now Switzerland Repositions as WWIII Combatant. libya360.wordpress.com Pascal Najadi Those who cherish Swiss neutrality can kiss it goodbye. Sadly the dismantling of our centuries-old foundation has begun. Just look at the ways Switzerland has positioned itself regarding the war in Ukraine. Soon after the start of hostilities president Ignazio Cassis publicly remarked to Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky: "We are impressed by the…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-09-08). Asia's Future Takes Shape in Vladivostok, the Russian Pacific. libya360.wordpress.com Pepe Escobar Sixty-eight countries gathered on Russia's far eastern coast to listen to Moscow's economic and political vision for the Asia-Pacific The Eastern Economic Forum (EEF) in Vladivostok is one of the indispensable annual milestones for keeping up not only with the complex development process of the Russian Far East but major plays for Eurasia integration. Mirroring an immensely…

Contributing Writers (2022-09-08). President Vladimir Putin: Who Armed the Terrorists in Syria? Who Created the Islamic State (ISIS). marktaliano.net READ MORE: Russia Condemns Obama's Decision to Conduct Illegal Air Strikes against Syrian Forces, Washington's Objective was to Protect ISIS Terrorists, In Violation of Washington-Moscow Agreement The original source of this article is Global Research Copyright © Pres. Vladimir Putin, Global Research, 2015 Comment on Global Research Articles on our Facebook page Become a Member of …

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-09-08). Russia and Europe: War of Sanctions and Energy Resources. libya360.wordpress.com Yoselina Guevara L. According to press agencies, Russia will not fully resume its gas supplies to Europe until the West lifts sanctions against Moscow, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has stated. He also referred to the specific case of maintenance work on the Nord Stream 1 gas pipeline noting "we cannot say whether repair work will…

____ (2022-09-07). Stronger foreign trade expected. ecns.cn China's foreign trade is expected to expand steadily in the coming months, driven by the government's supportive policies and the resilience of its industrial chain in electromechanical industry, experts said on Wednesday.

____ (2022-09-08). Xi Jinping stresses mobilizing national resources for core technology breakthroughs in key fields. ecns.cn Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, president of the People's Republic of China, chairman of the Central Military Commission and head of the Central Commission for Comprehensively Deepening Reform, presided over the commission's 27th meeting on Tuesday afternoon.

TeleSUR (2022-09-08). Chileans to March to Demand Improvements in Education. telesurenglish.net Chile's Revolutionary Secondary Coordinator summoned high school students to a march on Thursday that will start at 10: 00 local time from the Bandejon Central Los Heroes in Santiago City. | RELATED: | The students demand from the Chilean authorities minimum conditions for their educational process, such as free transportation and access to health, the Internet, and infrastructure. | They also request the creation of effective…

TeleSUR (2022-09-08). Chile: Escondida Copper Mine Workers Announce Strike. telesurenglish.net The mining company BHP is being accused of anti-union practices and safety violations, so with the strike, the workers intend to "claim and resolve recurring violations of safety and labor laws." | RELATED: | Without specifying a date for the start of the action, the workers agreed to initiate a 12-hour warning strike for each shift and a subsequent "definitive strike" in case their demands met deaf ears. | The Workers' Union said…

WSWS (2022-09-08). UK: Royal Mail workers launch third round of strikes. wsws.org The dispute cannot go forward unless workers take matters into their own hands. The grip of the CWU, which has presided over decades of attacks in partnership with Royal Mail, must be broken.

____ (2022-09-08). S.Korea proposes talks with DPRK for reunion of separated families. ecns.cn South Korea on Thursday proposed talks with the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) for the reunion of families separated by the 1950-53 Korean War.

_____ (2022-09-08). Geico workers organizing in Amherst. popularresistance.org Workers at Geico, one of Western New York's largest employers, are attempting to organize a labor union, an effort that, if successful, would be the insurance company's first-ever union. | But workers told Investigative Post that Geico is attempting to stop their organizing, an effort that could bring union representation to some 2,500 employees. Two emails sent by company vice presidents last month show the company attempting to dissuade workers from signing a petition for a union election. In one email, the company officials even suggested that employees should call the police on their coworkers if they ask the…

Fvorinoco (2022-09-08). Venezuela's Foreign Minister Demands Release of EMTRASUR Plane & Crew. orinocotribune.com Faría reiterated that detaining the plane is an illegal act. SURES (Studies and Defense in Human Rights) submitted a report to the UN Special Rapporteur regarding the Venezuelan plane hijacked in Argentina. ALBA-TCP echoed demands for the release of the aircraft. | Three months after the initial event, Venezuela's Minister for Foreign Affairs Carlos Faría expressed his solidarity with the victims of the hijacking of the EMTRASUR plane, and demanded the release of the aircraft and its crew. | "To #A3MesesDelSecuestroDelAvisión from the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, we raise our voice with more force so that…

Emanuel Pastreich (2022-09-08). The Democratization of Money: A Revolutionary Dollar of the People, for the People, and by the People. globalresearch.ca

Ryan Kidwiler (2022-09-08). Manchin sells out working class Appalachians for Mountain Valley Pipeline. liberationnews.org First proposed in 2014, the MVP is an unfinished natural gas pipeline traveling through West Virginia and Virginia.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-09-08). Italy at a Crossroads Ahead of Crucial Elections. libya360.wordpress.com The snap elections in Italy come in the context of the dissolution of the Parliament in July, eight months ahead of its term ending. All major political parties and their coalitions are competing in the elections. Leftist parties have also launched their electoral platform called the People's Union (PU) and have begun campaigning across the…

TeleSUR (2022-09-08). Maduro Meets Colombian Trade Minister To Strengthen Relations. telesurenglish.net "This Thursday (September 8), the President of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro Moros, receives at the Miraflores Palace (seat of Government) the Minister of Commerce, Industry and Tourism of the Republic of Colombia, Dario Umaña Mendoza, as part of the strengthening of bilateral relations between the two countries," the Presidential Press reviewed in a note. | RELATED: | Umaña arrived in Caracas…

Reyna Wang (2022-09-08). Labor Day rally demands recognition of Amazon and Starbucks unions. liberationnews.org On Sept. 5, hundreds of workers and organizers gathered in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of New York City for a Labor Day March for Recognition rally. Amazon Labor Union (ALU) and Starbucks Workers United (SWU) organized the action to demand recognition of their respective unions and show support for labor struggles across the city. They were joined in solidarity by workers from Google's Alphabet Workers' Union, the Trader Joe's Union, the Retail, Wholesale, and Department Store Union (RWDSU), and members from the Party for Socialism and Liberation.

Fvorinoco (2022-09-08). Petro Receives Credentials from Ambassador Plasencia. orinocotribune.com The Venezuelan ambassador was received by the president of Colombia, Gustavo Petro, this Thursday, and at that moment, a new diplomatic stage between both nations began. | This Wednesday, Félix Plasencia, the plenipotentiary ambassador of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela to the Republic of Colombia, described his meeting with President Gustavo Petro as a historic event for both nations. | Through a telephone call with the state channel, Plasencia pointed out that this meeting confirms Venezuela's commitment to brotherhood with nearby towns and its neighboring country, "between supportive governments that a…

Yoselina Guevara (2022-09-08). Moscow Receives First Shipment of Venezuelan Tropical Fruits. orinocotribune.com This Saturday, September 3, the first shipment of tropical fruits from Venezuela arrived in Moscow in a cargo flight from the Venezuelan Consortium of Aeronautical Industries and Air Services (Conviasa) by the company Caribbean Plus in cooperation with the Association of Avocado Growers of the Aristides Bastidas Municipality of Yaracuy State, (Aguabas). This shipment was made possible thanks to the support of all the personnel of Conviasa's Export Management, Conviasa's Cargo Management, the customs authorities, the Bolivarian National Guard of Venezuela, the Ministry of Agriculture and Lands of Venezuela and the…

TeleSUR (2022-09-08). Reconstruction in Gaza Advances at Snail Pace. telesurenglish.net Ayman al-Rifi, a Gazan man who lost his home in the latest Israeli strikes in the Palestinian enclave, had to squeeze his nine children into a small house shared with other relatives. "My family and I miraculously escaped death," the 54-year-old man said, referring to the three-day conflict between the Israeli army and the Islamic Jihad movement (PIJ) in early August | RELATED: | The Israeli missile attacks had killed nearly…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-09-08). The Unity Imperative: Lessons for Building the Anti-Fascist Alliance. libya360.wordpress.com Joe Sims Members of the Communist Party USA and Young Communist League proceed along Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington during the Poor People's Campaign's Moral March, June 18, 2022. | Jose Luis Magana / AP The call for unity resonates across a wide swath of today's democratic and social movements. Attend any demonstration and you're likely…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-09-08). UK is a Dictatorship, Not a Democracy. libya360.wordpress.com Eric Zuesse UK's recent string of atrocious Prime Ministers have not represented a majority of UK subjects (subjects of the Queen, who is sovereign; they are not citizens of their country — a "subject" is the very opposite of "a citizen," who possesses sovereignty, there being no dictatorship, of any type, over citizens). (To call…

Staff (2022-09-08). Palestinian prisoner Ahmad Musa defeats the jailer after 33 days of hunger strike. samidoun.net After 33 days of hunger strike, Palestinian prisoner Ahmad Musa has defeated the jailer. Musa, 44, is jailed without charge or trial under administrative detention. He will be released on 6 December 2022, confirmed the Muhja al-Quds Foundation. Ahmad Musa suffers from serious heart conditions that require medication and has been repeatedly transferred back and …

Liberation Staff (2022-09-08). Seattle teachers on strike for contract that meets students' and teachers' needs. liberationnews.org "We're out here because we want a contract that reflects the needs of our students and the effort and workload of our staff."

WSWS (2022-09-08). Workers Struggles: Europe, Middle East & Africa. wsws.org Schools strikes in France, Norway and Turkey over pay and conditions as new term begins; UK court workers walk out over conditions, joining criminal barristers on indefinite strike over cuts to legal aid and pay; South African bus drivers in Johannesburg and Pretoria in wildcat strike over pay face dismissal as public sector pay strike looms; Nigerian lecturers strike over pay and education funding continues over six months…

Mark Gruenberg (2022-09-08). Speedy organizing drive brings minor-league baseball players into union fold. peoplesworld.org WASHINGTON—In a record for speedy organizing—one week—more than 90% of the nation's 5,400 minor league baseball players signed National Labor Relations Board union election authorization cards to join the Major League Baseball Players Association. The announcement, from MLBPA Executive Director Tony Clark—a former minor leaguer and major league star himself and devoted unionist&#1 ;came at a …

WSWS (2022-09-08). Seattle teachers join expanding strike wave of US workers. wsws.org The surge in living costs, long working hours and other abusive conditions are driving more American workers to strike.

Mark Gruenberg (2022-09-08). For Sen. Sherrod Brown, 'dignity of work' is essential to life. peoplesworld.org WASHINGTON—For progressive Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown, "the dignity of work" means more than just quantity of jobs, symbolized by the latest low monthly unemployment rate of 3.7%. The same could be said for Biden Administration Labor Secretary Marty Walsh. "It means hard work pays off no matter who you are or what you do," the …

WSWS (2022-09-08). South Korean truck drivers continue months-long protest for better conditions. wsws.org The KCTU and its affiliated unions are systematically isolating the drivers to prevent other exploited sections of the working class from joining in a broader struggle in defence of their wages and working conditions.

WSWS (2022-09-08). Biden calls rail unions to Washington for talks in bid to head off strike action. wsws.org The fact that Wednesday's talks took place at all is a sign of extreme nervousness that the union bureaucracy may not have workers—who are demanding strike action on September 16—under control.

WSWS (2022-09-08). RMT, Unite and GMB unions denounce North Sea oil and gas rig wildcat strikes. wsws.org Those taking unofficial action are rebelling against the union/management collusion that is plunging them into poverty.

A Guest Author (2022-09-08). Labor Day sip-ins for Portland Starbucks workers. workers.org At the Macadam Starbucks in Portland, Oregon, Maddi Johnson, on the right, and Milo, second from the right. By Maddi Johnson Sept. 5 — When it comes to Starbucks, Portland has the highest unionization density of any city in the U.S. Local supporters of Starbucks workers kept the pressure on . . . |

Deweylaura (2022-09-08). Marxist IQ: Dismantling imperialism. cpusa.org The CPUSA is sponsoring an international conference this weekend on the topic of dismantling imperialism in the 21st century. This quiz is dedicated to the goals of that conference. 1. Empires have existed for thousands of years, but it was the rise of capitalism that led nations to a. face for the first time …

_____ (2022-09-08). Five Of The World's Coolest EcoVillages. popularresistance.org Ecovillages are intentional communities designed to be environmentally, socially, and/or economically sustainable. The concept gained popularity in the 1960s and 70s when communes became more widespread, although many traditional, rural communities have long engaged in these practices. Following the publication of the landmark study "Ecovillages and Sustainable Communities" by Robert and Diane Gilman in 1991, the first ecovillage conference took place in Findhorn, Scotland (where there is now a thriving ecovillage). Now, more than 400 such communities exist all across the globe.

WSWS (2022-09-08). Diary of a socialist Amazon worker: "Labor Day 2022—just another day of labor" wsws.org The following is the first entry in the series "Diary of a socialist Amazon worker," a column authored by Austin Bailey, a socialist-minded worker in his twenties, who has followed the World Socialist Web Site since 2016. Bailey writes this column to reach other workers, especially at Amazon, who have burning questions about the realities of working class life.

Marilyn Bechtel (2022-09-08). Kaiser Permanente nurses hold informational pickets for nurse and patient safety. peoplesworld.org OAKLAND, Calif. — As passing cars honked in solidarity, dozens of registered nurses and nurse practitioners, members of the California Nurses Association/National Nurses United, walked an informational picket line Sept. 1 in front of Kaiser Permanente's Oakland Medical Center to protest Kaiser administrators' refusal to address their deep concerns about health and safety issues and …

WSWS (2022-09-08). Kaiser mental health strike in Northern California enters fourth week. wsws.org As the strike of mental health workers at Kaiser Permanente in Northern California enters its fourth week, thousands of Kaiser nurses are being kept on the job without a contract by their union.

____ (2022-09-07). UN chief calls for action to reduce air pollution. ecns.cn United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called for collective action to reduce air pollution and maintain a healthy planet.

WSWS (2022-09-08). Lufthansa pilots' union cancels strike despite broad support for pilots. wsws.org The union for Lufthansa Airlines pilots, Vereinigung Cockpit (VC), on Tuesday, announced an agreement with management in the ongoing wage dispute.

WSWS (2022-09-08). Australian central bank continues aggressive interest rate rises as government outlines austerity budget. wsws.org The interest rate rises are part of a broader assault on the working class which includes austerity budget cuts being enforced by the Labor government.

WSWS (2022-09-08). What does the newly-established "Socialist Union of Forces" in Turkey stand for? wsws.org The main function of the misnamed Socialist Union of Forces is to try to drive rising social opposition into the safe political channels and prevent the development of a genuine revolutionary socialist alternative for the working class.

Mark Gruenberg (2022-09-08). Newsom firma una gran victoria legislativa para las trabajadoras de comida rápida de California. peoplesworld.org SACRAMENTO, Calif.—Esta es una manera real de celebrar el Día del Trabajo: una gran victoria en la legislatura de su estado—en este caso, California. Ese día, el gobernador demócrata Gavin Newsom firmó AB257, una medida laboral histórica que establece una junta estatal, con poderes de ejecución, para imponer salarios mínimos y condiciones laborales para los …

Staff (2022-09-08). President Maduro: 'I Demand That Governors and Mayors Go Out Into the Streets'. orinocotribune.com On Tuesday, September 6, the president of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, made an assessment on the progress of the 1àó10 System of Good Government and the progress of the Community Brigades for Healthcare and Education (Bricomiles). | From the 23 de Enero parish in Caracas, the head of state evaluated the repair work at the Gabriela Mistral educational unit and highlighted the work of the community brigades in this populous Caracas neighborhood. | "Where the incapable and the bureaucrats say that it cannot be done, it can be done. With the union of grassroots power and the Bolivarian…

TeleSUR, ysm, JDO (2022-09-08). Al menos 23 fallecidos por incendio en bar karaoke de Vietnam. telesurtv.net Aún continúan las labores de búsqueda de posibles víctimas, en uno de los incendios más devastadores de los últimos años en Vietnam.

Staff (2022-09-08). øOtra empresa estatal socialista es posible? (II), el próximo domingo en Cuadrando la Caja. cubadebate.cu El domingo 11 de septiembre continuaremos conversando sobre la empresa estatal socialista en Cuba… øHan condicionado las decisiones tomadas hasta ahora, una mejor gestión y un incremento de la eficiencia y la productividad? øQué frena las transformaciones necesarias: preparación de los directivos, tradición verticalista, falta de liderazgo?

TeleSUR, SH (2022-09-08). Sube a 33 la cifra de muertos por incendio en karaoke en Vietnam. telesurtv.net Las labores de búsqueda de cuerpos debieron ser suspendidas por la falta de material para abrir algunas habitaciones del local que se encuentran cerradas.

Staff (2022-09-08). Consejo Mundial de Iglesias pide la exclusión de Cuba de la lista de patrocinadores del terrorismo. cubadebate.cu El reverendo canadiense, Christopher Ferguson, informó que el Consejo Mundial de Iglesias aprobó este jueves una resolución en la cual pide retirar a Cuba de la cuestionada lista estadounidense de países patrocinadores del terrorismo que elabora el Departamento de Estado de Estados Unidos.

WSWS (2022-09-07). IMF announces preliminary bailout loan agreement with Sri Lanka. wsws.org The working class must prepare its counteroffensive against the government's austerity drive relying on its own class methods and rallying the rural poor.

TeleSUR (2022-09-07). FANB Keeps up Fight Against Terrorism and Drug Trafficking. telesurenglish.net Colombian terrorist groups are blamed for placing explosives in areas of the southern border state of Apure, according to the Bolivarian National Armed Forces (FANB). | RELATED: | The head of the Strategic Operational Command of the Bolivarian National Armed Force (CEOFANB), Domingo Hernández Lárez, highlighted via Twitter the "fight of the FANB against terrorism and drug trafficking by unscrupulous groups that inte…

Fight Back (2022-09-07). MN Cuba car caravan demands an end to the blockade on Cuba, a stop to FBI intimidation. fightbacknews.org Minneapolis, MN – The Solidarity Committee on the Americas (SCOTA) and the Minnesota Cuba Committee held their monthly rally and car caravan, August 28, demanding the end to the blockade against Cuba. The caravans have been continuing for over a year as a part of an international effort with the participation of many cities across the world, most notably inspired by Cuban Americans who oppose the blockade in Miami, Florida. | As the rally started, Sarah Martin, a member of SCOTA, rallied the crowd with the chant, "Cuba sí, bloqueo no! | Martin addressed the crowd, "This month's caravan is particularly impor…

WSWS (2022-09-07). "The UAW leadership has been bending over to the company": Kentucky Truck workers speak with UAW presidential candidate Will Lehman. wsws.org During his recent tour of auto plants, UAW presidential candidate Will Lehman received a powerful response to his call for a rank-and-file movement to abolish the UAW bureaucracy.

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2022-09-08: News Headlines

A guest author (2022-09-08). Palestinian prisoner unity forces occupation retreat. workers.org Artist works on Gaza mural to Palestinian prisoners who dug themselves out of Israeli Gilboa prison in 2021. The below text is excerpted from a Sept. 1 posting by Samidoun: Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network. The Palestinian prisoners' movement announced a new victory on 1 September 2022, in which the occupation . . . |

A Guest Author (2022-09-08). The people of Jackson, Mississippi, are in critical need. workers.org Jackson, Mississippi This statement from Cooperation Jackson on the current water crisis in the state capital of Jackson, Mississippi, and on the organization's goals, was posted Aug. 30 at cooperationjackson.org. Due to climate change and decades of neglect of our city's infrastructure, critical portions of Jackson have flooded and . . . |

DLI (2022-09-08). Gorbachev, Obama & U.S. Imperial legacy. indybay.org U.S. media exploitation of Mikhail Gorbachev began right after the Soviet Union imploded in December of 1991. But the latest torrent of "crocodile tears" eulogies after his recent passing simply serve to reinforce the NeoLiberal narrative that the Western Capitalist "rules-based" world order is here to stay, until the "end of History." Really? Is there an alternative, perhaps more apropos, analysis of the checkered Gorbachev legacy?>

____ (2022-09-07). Russia's travel ban covers more EU officials. ecns.cn More officials from the European Union (EU) have been banned from entering Russia in response to Brussels' sanctions against Russia and weapon supplies to Ukraine, the Russian Foreign Ministry said Wednesday.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-09-08). Ukraine Planned to Use UN-Appointed International Nuclear Experts as a Tool for Blackmail. libya360.wordpress.com Scott Ritter The IAEA report doesn't name the perpetrators of attacks on Europe's biggest nuclear power plant, but the mission itself left Kiev frustrated. If at first you don't succeed, then try, try again. This seems to be the mantra of the Ukrainian government as it seeks to blackmail the international community into helping it evict…

Alexander Rubinstein (2022-09-08). Zelensky Rings New York Stock Exchange Bell as Euro Dips Below Dollar. mintpressnews.com As the Ukraine proxy war triggers economic crisis across the West, Zelensky has kicked of a campaign inviting foreign investors to plunder his country and is crushing the labor rights of his citizens.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-09-08). Asia's Future Takes Shape in Vladivostok, the Russian Pacific. libya360.wordpress.com Pepe Escobar Sixty-eight countries gathered on Russia's far eastern coast to listen to Moscow's economic and political vision for the Asia-Pacific The Eastern Economic Forum (EEF) in Vladivostok is one of the indispensable annual milestones for keeping up not only with the complex development process of the Russian Far East but major plays for Eurasia integration. Mirroring an immensely…

Georg Auernheimer, Friedrich Homann (2022-09-08). Economic war instead of climate policy & Russia as enemy. indybay.org Sustainability and capitalism do not go together. Because capitalism needs growth and drives environmental destruction. The consequences: Species extinction, drought stress for trees, water scarcity. A consistent climate policy would have to get down to the nitty-gritty, but at present it is overshadowed by the economic war.

UFCLP (2022-09-08). Sunday 9/18: Ukaine, The Working Class, Russia, China & US Imperialism-A Global Working Class Panel. indybay.org To register: | us02web.zoom.us/j/89698353349?pwd=VmhPNWpiZXMwdGU4L3JKc1Z5WkRydz09 | 996012…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-09-08). Russia and Europe: War of Sanctions and Energy Resources. libya360.wordpress.com Yoselina Guevara L. According to press agencies, Russia will not fully resume its gas supplies to Europe until the West lifts sanctions against Moscow, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has stated. He also referred to the specific case of maintenance work on the Nord Stream 1 gas pipeline noting "we cannot say whether repair work will…

____ (2022-09-08). Xi Jinping stresses mobilizing national resources for core technology breakthroughs in key fields. ecns.cn Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, president of the People's Republic of China, chairman of the Central Military Commission and head of the Central Commission for Comprehensively Deepening Reform, presided over the commission's 27th meeting on Tuesday afternoon.

____ (2022-09-07). Stronger foreign trade expected. ecns.cn China's foreign trade is expected to expand steadily in the coming months, driven by the government's supportive policies and the resilience of its industrial chain in electromechanical industry, experts said on Wednesday.

TeleSUR (2022-09-08). Chileans to March to Demand Improvements in Education. telesurenglish.net Chile's Revolutionary Secondary Coordinator summoned high school students to a march on Thursday that will start at 10: 00 local time from the Bandejon Central Los Heroes in Santiago City. | RELATED: | The students demand from the Chilean authorities minimum conditions for their educational process, such as free transportation and access to health, the Internet, and infrastructure. | They also request the creation of effective…

Andy Kroll, Justin Elliott, Andrew Perez (2022-09-08). How a billionaire's 'attack philanthropy' secretly funded climate denialism and right-wing causes. nationofchange.org Barre Seid has funded climate denialism as well as a national network of state-level think tanks that promote business deregulation and fight Medicaid expansion.

Anonymous Contributor (2022-09-08). Confronting White Nationalism and the Limits of the Campus Left at Arizona State University. itsgoingdown.org Report from anarchists in so-called Tempe, Arizona about organizing a counter-demonstration against white nationalist Jared Taylor on the Arizona State University campus. photo: @az_rww Beneath the veneer of liberal civility at Arizona State University (ASU), located in Tempe, lies a long history of the campus welcoming white supremacists and fascists, excused by a hand-wave towards…

Labor Video Project (2022-09-08). "Working In An Oven" IBT UPS Teamsters Speak Out On Deadly Heatwave, Life and Death. indybay.org IBT UPS drivers and warehouse workers speak out about the dangerous temperature conditions that workers must operate in. Additionally many UPS trucks do not even have a fan.

WSWS (2022-09-08). UK: Royal Mail workers launch third round of strikes. wsws.org The dispute cannot go forward unless workers take matters into their own hands. The grip of the CWU, which has presided over decades of attacks in partnership with Royal Mail, must be broken.

____ (2022-09-08). S.Korea proposes talks with DPRK for reunion of separated families. ecns.cn South Korea on Thursday proposed talks with the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) for the reunion of families separated by the 1950-53 Korean War.

Fvorinoco (2022-09-08). Petro Receives Credentials from Ambassador Plasencia. orinocotribune.com The Venezuelan ambassador was received by the president of Colombia, Gustavo Petro, this Thursday, and at that moment, a new diplomatic stage between both nations began. | This Wednesday, Félix Plasencia, the plenipotentiary ambassador of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela to the Republic of Colombia, described his meeting with President Gustavo Petro as a historic event for both nations. | Through a telephone call with the state channel, Plasencia pointed out that this meeting confirms Venezuela's commitment to brotherhood with nearby towns and its neighboring country, "between supportive governments that a…

Ryan Kidwiler (2022-09-08). Manchin sells out working class Appalachians for Mountain Valley Pipeline. liberationnews.org First proposed in 2014, the MVP is an unfinished natural gas pipeline traveling through West Virginia and Virginia.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-09-08). UK is a Dictatorship, Not a Democracy. libya360.wordpress.com Eric Zuesse UK's recent string of atrocious Prime Ministers have not represented a majority of UK subjects (subjects of the Queen, who is sovereign; they are not citizens of their country — a "subject" is the very opposite of "a citizen," who possesses sovereignty, there being no dictatorship, of any type, over citizens). (To call…

Yoselina Guevara (2022-09-08). Moscow Receives First Shipment of Venezuelan Tropical Fruits. orinocotribune.com This Saturday, September 3, the first shipment of tropical fruits from Venezuela arrived in Moscow in a cargo flight from the Venezuelan Consortium of Aeronautical Industries and Air Services (Conviasa) by the company Caribbean Plus in cooperation with the Association of Avocado Growers of the Aristides Bastidas Municipality of Yaracuy State, (Aguabas). This shipment was made possible thanks to the support of all the personnel of Conviasa's Export Management, Conviasa's Cargo Management, the customs authorities, the Bolivarian National Guard of Venezuela, the Ministry of Agriculture and Lands of Venezuela and the…

TeleSUR (2022-09-08). Reconstruction in Gaza Advances at Snail Pace. telesurenglish.net Ayman al-Rifi, a Gazan man who lost his home in the latest Israeli strikes in the Palestinian enclave, had to squeeze his nine children into a small house shared with other relatives. "My family and I miraculously escaped death," the 54-year-old man said, referring to the three-day conflict between the Israeli army and the Islamic Jihad movement (PIJ) in early August | RELATED: | The Israeli missile attacks had killed nearly…

Tom Conway (2022-09-08). Bringing workers' rights into a Constitution? An innovative state ballot proposal could offer a new path for labor. nationofchange.org

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-09-08). The Unity Imperative: Lessons for Building the Anti-Fascist Alliance. libya360.wordpress.com Joe Sims Members of the Communist Party USA and Young Communist League proceed along Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington during the Poor People's Campaign's Moral March, June 18, 2022. | Jose Luis Magana / AP The call for unity resonates across a wide swath of today's democratic and social movements. Attend any demonstration and you're likely…

Fvorinoco (2022-09-08). Venezuela's Foreign Minister Demands Release of EMTRASUR Plane & Crew. orinocotribune.com Faría reiterated that detaining the plane is an illegal act. SURES (Studies and Defense in Human Rights) submitted a report to the UN Special Rapporteur regarding the Venezuelan plane hijacked in Argentina. ALBA-TCP echoed demands for the release of the aircraft. | Three months after the initial event, Venezuela's Minister for Foreign Affairs Carlos Faría expressed his solidarity with the victims of the hijacking of the EMTRASUR plane, and demanded the release of the aircraft and its crew. | "To #A3MesesDelSecuestroDelAvisión from the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, we raise our voice with more force so that…

Liberation Staff (2022-09-08). Seattle teachers on strike for contract that meets students' and teachers' needs. liberationnews.org "We're out here because we want a contract that reflects the needs of our students and the effort and workload of our staff."

Reyna Wang (2022-09-08). Labor Day rally demands recognition of Amazon and Starbucks unions. liberationnews.org On Sept. 5, hundreds of workers and organizers gathered in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of New York City for a Labor Day March for Recognition rally. Amazon Labor Union (ALU) and Starbucks Workers United (SWU) organized the action to demand recognition of their respective unions and show support for labor struggles across the city. They were joined in solidarity by workers from Google's Alphabet Workers' Union, the Trader Joe's Union, the Retail, Wholesale, and Department Store Union (RWDSU), and members from the Party for Socialism and Liberation.

Staff (2022-09-08). Palestinian prisoner Ahmad Musa defeats the jailer after 33 days of hunger strike. samidoun.net After 33 days of hunger strike, Palestinian prisoner Ahmad Musa has defeated the jailer. Musa, 44, is jailed without charge or trial under administrative detention. He will be released on 6 December 2022, confirmed the Muhja al-Quds Foundation. Ahmad Musa suffers from serious heart conditions that require medication and has been repeatedly transferred back and …

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-09-08). Italy at a Crossroads Ahead of Crucial Elections. libya360.wordpress.com The snap elections in Italy come in the context of the dissolution of the Parliament in July, eight months ahead of its term ending. All major political parties and their coalitions are competing in the elections. Leftist parties have also launched their electoral platform called the People's Union (PU) and have begun campaigning across the…

WSWS (2022-09-08). Lufthansa pilots' union cancels strike despite broad support for pilots. wsws.org The union for Lufthansa Airlines pilots, Vereinigung Cockpit (VC), on Tuesday, announced an agreement with management in the ongoing wage dispute.

____ (2022-09-07). UN chief calls for action to reduce air pollution. ecns.cn United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called for collective action to reduce air pollution and maintain a healthy planet.

Jim McIlroy (2022-09-08). Childcare workers strike for pay, conditions in 'largest shutdown' ever. greenleft.org.au Thousands of childcare workers walked out across the country as part of their campaign for better pay and conditions. Jim McIlroy reports.

Marilyn Bechtel (2022-09-08). Kaiser Permanente nurses hold informational pickets for nurse and patient safety. peoplesworld.org OAKLAND, Calif. — As passing cars honked in solidarity, dozens of registered nurses and nurse practitioners, members of the California Nurses Association/National Nurses United, walked an informational picket line Sept. 1 in front of Kaiser Permanente's Oakland Medical Center to protest Kaiser administrators' refusal to address their deep concerns about health and safety issues and …

Revolution Books (2022-09-08). Sunday 9/11: Biden's Imperialist Climate Bill: The Devil Lies in the Big Picture. indybay.org Revolution Books, 2444 Durant Ave. Berkeley…

WSWS (2022-09-08). South Korean truck drivers continue months-long protest for better conditions. wsws.org The KCTU and its affiliated unions are systematically isolating the drivers to prevent other exploited sections of the working class from joining in a broader struggle in defence of their wages and working conditions.

A Guest Author (2022-09-08). Labor Day sip-ins for Portland Starbucks workers. workers.org At the Macadam Starbucks in Portland, Oregon, Maddi Johnson, on the right, and Milo, second from the right. By Maddi Johnson Sept. 5 — When it comes to Starbucks, Portland has the highest unionization density of any city in the U.S. Local supporters of Starbucks workers kept the pressure on . . . |

The Poetry Center at SF State (2022-09-08). Thursday 9/22: Renowned Local Poets Shurin And Gluck Celebrate 75th Birthdays With Collective Reading. indybay.org McRoskey Mattress Company | 1687 Market Street | SF, CA 94103…

Federico Fuentes (2022-09-08). Brazil: 'The left as a whole faces a historic moment'. greenleft.org.au Sao Paulo socialist councillor Luana Alves recently spoke about why Brazil's upcoming election is the most important in decades, and about the challenges for the left in defeating Jair Bolsonaro's dangerous movement. Federico Fuentes reports.

Jonathan Strauss (2022-09-08). Rural Australians for Refugees conference to discuss movement aims. greenleft.org.au How to pressure federal Labor to drop its support for detention and boat turn-backs will be discussed at an upcoming refugee rights conference. Jonathan Strauss reports.

Oakland Asian Cultural Center (2022-09-08). Saturday 9/10: Stop the Violence — Solidarity Now! Forum 1. indybay.org Pacific Renaissance Plaza | 388 Ninth Street, Suite 290 | Oakland, California 94607…

Suds, Snacks,, Socialism Forum Committee (2022-09-08). Saturday 9/10: Housing: Commodity or Human Right? indybay.org

Sarah Hathway (2022-09-08). Where to after the Jobs and Skills Summit? greenleft.org.au The union movement faces big challenges in ensuring that any changes to bargaining extends workplace rights and protections. Sarah Hathway reports.

Mark Gruenberg (2022-09-08). Speedy organizing drive brings minor-league baseball players into union fold. peoplesworld.org WASHINGTON—In a record for speedy organizing—one week—more than 90% of the nation's 5,400 minor league baseball players signed National Labor Relations Board union election authorization cards to join the Major League Baseball Players Association. The announcement, from MLBPA Executive Director Tony Clark—a former minor leaguer and major league star himself and devoted unionist&#1 ;came at a …

Party for Socialism & Liberation (2022-09-08). Sunday 9/11: Climate Solutions Beyond Capitalism — National Book Tour. indybay.org Peace & Justice Center | 467 Sebastopol Ave., Santa Rosa…

WSWS (2022-09-08). Australian central bank continues aggressive interest rate rises as government outlines austerity budget. wsws.org The interest rate rises are part of a broader assault on the working class which includes austerity budget cuts being enforced by the Labor government.

WSWS (2022-09-08). Seattle teachers join expanding strike wave of US workers. wsws.org The surge in living costs, long working hours and other abusive conditions are driving more American workers to strike.

WSWS (2022-09-08). What does the newly-established "Socialist Union of Forces" in Turkey stand for? wsws.org The main function of the misnamed Socialist Union of Forces is to try to drive rising social opposition into the safe political channels and prevent the development of a genuine revolutionary socialist alternative for the working class.

WSWS (2022-09-08). Kaiser mental health strike in Northern California enters fourth week. wsws.org As the strike of mental health workers at Kaiser Permanente in Northern California enters its fourth week, thousands of Kaiser nurses are being kept on the job without a contract by their union.

Thomas Palley, Leo Ensel (2022-09-08). How the West betrayed Mikhail Gorbatchev. indybay.org Gorbachev wanted to transform the Soviet Union from a closed, repressive system into an open, communicative socialist system that would be part of the European family. This effort was called glasnost (openness) and was advanced through the reform movement called perestroika.

WSWS (2022-09-08). Biden calls rail unions to Washington for talks in bid to head off strike action. wsws.org The fact that Wednesday's talks took place at all is a sign of extreme nervousness that the union bureaucracy may not have workers—who are demanding strike action on September 16—under control.

WSWS (2022-09-08). Workers Struggles: Europe, Middle East & Africa. wsws.org Schools strikes in France, Norway and Turkey over pay and conditions as new term begins; UK court workers walk out over conditions, joining criminal barristers on indefinite strike over cuts to legal aid and pay; South African bus drivers in Johannesburg and Pretoria in wildcat strike over pay face dismissal as public sector pay strike looms; Nigerian lecturers strike over pay and education funding continues over six months…

WSWS (2022-09-08). RMT, Unite and GMB unions denounce North Sea oil and gas rig wildcat strikes. wsws.org Those taking unofficial action are rebelling against the union/management collusion that is plunging them into poverty.

Gay Shame (2022-09-08). Saturday 9/24: Abort the "Walk for Life" organizing meeting. indybay.org 17th and Folsom St in SF (it will be in the park, outside, come masked)…

WSWS (2022-09-08). Diary of a socialist Amazon worker: "Labor Day 2022—just another day of labor" wsws.org The following is the first entry in the series "Diary of a socialist Amazon worker," a column authored by Austin Bailey, a socialist-minded worker in his twenties, who has followed the World Socialist Web Site since 2016. Bailey writes this column to reach other workers, especially at Amazon, who have burning questions about the realities of working class life.

Mark Gruenberg (2022-09-08). For Sen. Sherrod Brown, 'dignity of work' is essential to life. peoplesworld.org WASHINGTON—For progressive Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown, "the dignity of work" means more than just quantity of jobs, symbolized by the latest low monthly unemployment rate of 3.7%. The same could be said for Biden Administration Labor Secretary Marty Walsh. "It means hard work pays off no matter who you are or what you do," the …

Mark Gruenberg (2022-09-08). Newsom firma una gran victoria legislativa para las trabajadoras de comida rápida de California. peoplesworld.org SACRAMENTO, Calif.—Esta es una manera real de celebrar el Día del Trabajo: una gran victoria en la legislatura de su estado—en este caso, California. Ese día, el gobernador demócrata Gavin Newsom firmó AB257, una medida laboral histórica que establece una junta estatal, con poderes de ejecución, para imponer salarios mínimos y condiciones laborales para los …

Staff (2022-09-08). President Maduro: 'I Demand That Governors and Mayors Go Out Into the Streets'. orinocotribune.com On Tuesday, September 6, the president of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, made an assessment on the progress of the 1àó10 System of Good Government and the progress of the Community Brigades for Healthcare and Education (Bricomiles). | From the 23 de Enero parish in Caracas, the head of state evaluated the repair work at the Gabriela Mistral educational unit and highlighted the work of the community brigades in this populous Caracas neighborhood. | "Where the incapable and the bureaucrats say that it cannot be done, it can be done. With the union of grassroots power and the Bolivarian…

Staff (2022-09-08). øOtra empresa estatal socialista es posible? (II), el próximo domingo en Cuadrando la Caja. cubadebate.cu El domingo 11 de septiembre continuaremos conversando sobre la empresa estatal socialista en Cuba… øHan condicionado las decisiones tomadas hasta ahora, una mejor gestión y un incremento de la eficiencia y la productividad? øQué frena las transformaciones necesarias: preparación de los directivos, tradición verticalista, falta de liderazgo?

TeleSUR, SH (2022-09-08). Sube a 33 la cifra de muertos por incendio en karaoke en Vietnam. telesurtv.net Las labores de búsqueda de cuerpos debieron ser suspendidas por la falta de material para abrir algunas habitaciones del local que se encuentran cerradas.

Staff (2022-09-08). Consejo Mundial de Iglesias pide la exclusión de Cuba de la lista de patrocinadores del terrorismo. cubadebate.cu El reverendo canadiense, Christopher Ferguson, informó que el Consejo Mundial de Iglesias aprobó este jueves una resolución en la cual pide retirar a Cuba de la cuestionada lista estadounidense de países patrocinadores del terrorismo que elabora el Departamento de Estado de Estados Unidos.

TeleSUR, ysm, JDO (2022-09-08). Al menos 23 fallecidos por incendio en bar karaoke de Vietnam. telesurtv.net Aún continúan las labores de búsqueda de posibles víctimas, en uno de los incendios más devastadores de los últimos años en Vietnam.

____ (2022-09-07). Iran's FM not to violate any of red lines over nuclear issue. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Sep. 07 (MNA) — Iranians Foreign Minister said that the guidelines instructed by Leader of the Islamic Revolution in neutralizing the sanctions are emphasized by President Raeisi and the negotiating team is seriously moving in this direction.

Anonymous103 (2022-09-07). Military Situation In Ukraine On September 7, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org The town of Kodema came under control of the DPR; | The industrial area on the western outskirts of Pisky came under DPR control; | The AFU launched offensive operations in the area of Balakliya; | Russia struck the 24th Mechanised Brigade of the AFU near Olenovka with high-precision missiles; | Russia struck the 46th Airmobile Brigade of the AFU near Belogorka with high-precision missiles; | Russia struck the 406th Artillery Brigade of the AFU near Peremoga with high-p…

Svitlana Romanko (2022-09-07). Banks Have Ukrainian Blood on Their Hands. commondreams.org Citi is not alone. Together with JPMorgan Chase, HSBC, and Crédit Agricole, it collectively provided more than 12 billion dollars of loans for Russian oil and gas companies in the run up to Russia's full scale military invasion.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-09-07). Washington's Africa Strategy Seeks to Counter Russia and China. libya360.wordpress.com Salman Rafi Sheikh Geopolitical competition has no limits. This is especially the case when superpowers with global ambitions compete. As long as the competition is fair, it could drive development (although it might still have its socio-political and economic discontents). But when competition itself is projected as a phobia, it becomes more of an anomaly…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-09-07). Absolute Proof that EU Leaders Are Responsible for Europe's Soaring Fuel-Prices. libya360.wordpress.com Eric Zuesse A BusinissInsider news-report on the morning of September 7th headlined "Putin says Russia will restart Nord Stream 1 gas flows 'tomorrow' if it gets turbines, and blames sanctions for the shutdown" and opened with: Russian President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday that Gazprom could restart gas flows to Europe via the key Nord Stream…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-09-07). While U.S. Leaders Moralize About Alleged Human Rights Abuses in Russia and China to Justify Proxy Wars, Prisoners in the U.S. Routinely Suffer from Inhumane Treatment. libya360.wordpress.com Lauren Smith [Source: cartoon-pop.blogspot.com] A Miami Prisoner is Among Those Who Believe That U.S. Prison Authorities Are Trying to Kill Them While U.S. leaders denounce Russia and China, and other official enemies for alleged human rights violations daily, they are silent about the massive human rights abuses that occur routinely in the U.S. prison system—the largest…

Staff (2022-09-07). Putin slams US sanctions, calls them threat to entire world. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Sep. 07 (MNA) — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday that the 'sanctions fever' instigated by the so-called collective West is a threat to the whole world.

Rachel Hu, Chris Garaffa (2022-09-07). CovertAction Bulletin: Let Cuba Live — End the Blockade. covertactionmagazine.com For over 60 years, the United States government has been trying to overthrow the Cuban revolution. Using assassination attempts, sabotage, bombs, spies and more, Washington has made it clear over and over that it will not rest until Cuba is returned to semi-colonial status. In the face of these attacks the Cuban people have survived, going on to defend and continue to build their revolution. The efforts of socialist Cuba to develop a society based on equality and justice where all people have rights show their resilience and determination in the face of U.S. covert action launched from just 90 miles away…

____ (2022-09-07). Century-old Zhongshan bridge takes on new look. ecns.cn Workers clean the century-old Zhongshan bridge over the Yellow River in Lanzhou, northwest China's Ganxu Province, Sept. 6, 2022.

WSWS (2022-09-07). "I can't afford to live in the district I work in": 6,000 Seattle teachers and support staff strike, cancelling first day of school. wsws.org The Seattle strike is part of the growing resistance of educators to the unsafe reopening of schools, austerity and surging inflation.

WSWS (2022-09-07). IMF announces preliminary bailout loan agreement with Sri Lanka. wsws.org The working class must prepare its counteroffensive against the government's austerity drive relying on its own class methods and rallying the rural poor.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-09-07). Europe's Treatment of Refugees is Racist and Murderous. libya360.wordpress.com Abdul Rahman The recent incident of refugees being stranded in the Mediterranean without assistance from coastal forces exemplifies a larger pattern of cruelty by European nations towards those fleeing conflict zones According to an Al-Jazeera report, around 60 refugees, mostly from Lebanon and Syria, stranded in the Mediterranean sea have not got any help from European coast…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-09-07). Jackson Water Crisis: A Legacy of Environmental Racism. libya360.wordpress.com Chi Chi Izundu, Mohamed Madi, Chelsea Bailey, Cooperation Jackson Community water distribution in Jackson, Mississippi (AP Photo/Steve Helber) The city of Jackson is suffering from years of neglect by the state of Mississippi. Residents of the majority Black city need a new water system, but a legacy of racism and antipathy towards their Black led city…

Brooklyn Crawford (2022-09-07). Not so different: Whether barista or miner, workers face the same enemy. peoplesworld.org "I'm not anti-union, but the history of unions is based on the fact that companies in the '40s, '50s and '60s abused their people. We're not in a coal mining business; we're not abusing our people." — Howard Schultz, Starbucks CEO Whether it be the Starbucks baristas in New York or the Warrior Met Coal …

Maximillian Alvarez (2022-09-07). Amazon fires another organizer to allegedly stop Kentucky facilities unionizing. therealnews.com Matt Littrell has worked as a picker at the Amazon warehouse in Campbellsville, Kentucky, for the past year and a half. He's also been one of the lead organizers and the public face of a growing push to unionize Amazon facilities in Kentucky. In retaliation for his organizing, Littrell says that Amazon management has been watching him like a hawk and finding reasons to write him up—and last week, the company finally fired him for "performance" issues. In this urgent mini-cast, we speak with Littrell about working and organizing at Amazon, the company's continued union busting, and about what folks aro…

Emanuel Pastreich (2022-09-07). Digital Currency Leads Us by the Hand Down the Primrose Path to Slavery. globalresearch.ca

_____ (2022-09-07). Why Unions Can't Ignore Incarcerated Workers. popularresistance.org An estimated two thirds of the more than one million prisoners in the United States today are incarcerated workers. With many prisoners earning less than a dollar an hour, and those who refuse to work often facing vicious retaliation in the form of punitive solitary confinement, labor exploitation is an important part of what makes life in American prisons so brutal. It's little surprise that prisoners' resistance often centers around the question of labor, as was seen during the nationwide 2017 prisoners' strike. In spite of these realities, 'labor issues' and 'prison issues' are all too often presented as separ…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-09-07). US Military and Biological Activities in the Asian Region. libya360.wordpress.com Vladimir Platov In recent months, the media of various states have begun publishing more and more revelations about Washington's aggressive policies, especially in the development and testing of bioweapons, which are banned by international conventions and humanitarian law. Frankly speaking, the fact that the United States is using such weapons of mass destruction raises no…

TeleSUR (2022-09-07). FANB Keeps up Fight Against Terrorism and Drug Trafficking. telesurenglish.net Colombian terrorist groups are blamed for placing explosives in areas of the southern border state of Apure, according to the Bolivarian National Armed Forces (FANB). | RELATED: | The head of the Strategic Operational Command of the Bolivarian National Armed Force (CEOFANB), Domingo Hernández Lárez, highlighted via Twitter the "fight of the FANB against terrorism and drug trafficking by unscrupulous groups that inte…

_____ (2022-09-07). Joe Biden's Middle Eastern Mirages and Dreams. journal-neo.org As the second year of US President Joe Biden's "glorious" tenure comes to an end, it is already possible to take stock of some of his policies around the world, including in the Middle East. Many unfortunate events, particularly in recent months, have taken place during this period. These include the Yemeni Houthis' missile strikes …

Vera Sharav (2022-09-07). Video: The Rule of Law and Nuremberg: The Current Threat against our Civilization. Vera Sharav and Uwe Alschner, Corona Investigative Committee. globalresearch.ca

Staff (2022-09-07). Palestine Action: #ElbitIsGuilty &#1 ; Take Action to Support the #ElbitEight! samidoun.net Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network urges all friends and supporters of Palestine to join in the urgent campaign to support Palestine Action, the organization taking direct action to shut down Israeli arms factories throughout Britain and bring an end to this industry of death and destruction for the Palestinian people. Palestine Action activists regularly put …

Liberation Staff (2022-09-07). PSL Editorial — Climate crisis brings scorching heats to California. liberationnews.org Extreme weather events like this heat wave serve as a bitter reminder of capitalist politicians' failure to address the climate crisis, and the urgent need for a socialist system to manage the consequences of their failure.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-09-07). Rwanda and Uganda's M23 Militia Reappears to Slaughter and Plunder in DRC: US Backs Rwanda and Uganda. libya360.wordpress.com Ann Garrison Rwanda and Uganda are again plundering the Congo. As always they do so with the backing of the U.S. Rwanda and Uganda's M23 militia have returned to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), once again slaughtering Congolese people to plunder their resources. To understand this, we have to return to March 2013, after M23 had been…

TeleSUR (2022-09-07). Venezuelan Ambassador Presents Credentials to President Petro. telesurenglish.net The Venezuelan Foreign Minister indicated that with the delivery of the ambassador's credentials, "this new stage of peace diplomacy" between Venezuela and Colombia is "sealed. | On August 31, Ambassador Plasencia was received by Leyva where he handed over the style copies accrediting him as representative of the Bolivarian Government in Bogota.

_____ (2022-09-07). Nonprofit Workers Shouldn't Be Turned Away From Unions. popularresistance.org This summer, my coworkers and I successfully unionized our Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit organization‚Äâ—‚Äâthe National Iranian American Council. We are proud to be a part of this historic moment when workers in nonprofits across the United States are unionizing to improve their workplaces and have a seat at the table. | When it came to organizing my co-workers, and sending our letter for recognition to management, things came easy. Surprisingly, the hardest part of the process was finding a parent union. On top of doing my full-time job, in the first four months of 202…

Fight Back (2022-09-07). MN Cuba car caravan demands an end to the blockade on Cuba, a stop to FBI intimidation. fightbacknews.org Minneapolis, MN – The Solidarity Committee on the Americas (SCOTA) and the Minnesota Cuba Committee held their monthly rally and car caravan, August 28, demanding the end to the blockade against Cuba. The caravans have been continuing for over a year as a part of an international effort with the participation of many cities across the world, most notably inspired by Cuban Americans who oppose the blockade in Miami, Florida. | As the rally started, Sarah Martin, a member of SCOTA, rallied the crowd with the chant, "Cuba sí, bloqueo no! | Martin addressed the crowd, "This month's caravan is particularly impor…

Contributing Writers (2022-09-07). Video: Inconsistencies in the PCR Test and the Lack of Validation of Laboratory Results. Jeannette Bahr Interviewed by Dr. Reiner Fuellmich CIC Session 118: The Truth Pact. marktaliano.net

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-09-07). Germany's Energy Suicide: An Autopsy. libya360.wordpress.com Pepe Escobar Police stand blocking people taking part in a protest against increasing energy prices and rising living expenses in Leipzig, Germany, September 5, 2022. Credit: REUTERS/Christian Mang The EU has weaponized the supply of European energy on behalf of a financial racket, against the interests of European industry and consumers. When Green fanatic Robert…

_____ (2022-09-07). Nonprofit Workers Shouldn't Be Turned Away Because Unions Are at "Capacity" popularresistance.org This summer, my coworkers and I successfully unionized our Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit organization‚Äâ—‚Äâthe National Iranian American Council. We are proud to be a part of this historic moment when workers in nonprofits across the United States are unionizing to improve their workplaces and have a seat at the table. | When it came to organizing my co-workers, and sending our letter for recognition to management, things came easy. Surprisingly, the hardest part of the process was finding a parent union. On top of doing my full-time job, in the first four months of 202…

Sarah Anderson (2022-09-07). A Farm Worker Speaks Truth to Power in Washington. inequality.org

WSWS (2022-09-07). Australia Post to close retail outlets as cost-cutting continues. wsws.org The publicly-owned mail carrier is introducing further changes under the union-backed Sustainable Delivery Model (SDM) that will increase the already crushing workload of postal workers.

Anonymous669 (2022-09-07). Iraqi Forces Hunt Down ISIS Cells In Kirkuk, Saladin (Video, Photos). southfront.org Click to see full-size image. Source: the Iraqi Ministry of Defense. | Iraqi government forces continue to hunt down ISIS cells in the northern region of the country, where the terrorist group is very active. | On September 6, F-16 fighter jets of the Iraqi Air Force carried out a series of airstrikes on hideouts of ISIS in the province of Kirkuk. | Spokesman for the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Major General Yehia Rasool, said that the airstrikes destroyed three hideouts of the terro…

WSWS (2022-09-07). NZ government's "Working with Survivors" continues cover-up of Pike River mine disaster. wsws.org The Labour Party government's promises to "be upfront" and "empower" the survivors of catastrophic events are a fraud, as the experience of the Pike River victims' families makes clear.

WSWS (2022-09-07). Jackson, Mississippi's water disaster is a crime of capitalism. wsws.org The current disaster has been years in the making and was preceded by systemic failures as the city's public water infrastructure became the target for corporate looters and was subjected to criminal neglect by local, state and federal governments.

Mark Gruenberg (2022-09-07). Court bounces another union try for permanent federal coronavirus protection. peoplesworld.org WASHINGTON —The National Nurses United and the AFL-CIO are disappointed by another federal appellate court ruling bouncing their demand the government permanently force firms to protect workers against the coronavirus. On August 26, the U.S. Court of Appeals for D.C., said it lacked the jurisdiction to force the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to …

Brett Wilkins (2022-09-07). Sunrise Movement and CWA Announce 'Visionary' Union Agreement. commondreams.org "Strong unions and worker contracts are a core pillar of the Green New Deal," the two groups said. "We owe so much to the workers who made one of the most progressive agreements a reality."

WSWS (2022-09-07). Build rank-and-file committees, the organs of 21st century working class struggle! wsws.org This report was given by Eric London to the Seventh Congress of the Socialist Equality Party (US) in support of the resolution titled "Build the International Workers Alliance of Rank-and-File Committees! For a global counteroffensive of the working class!"

WSWS (2022-09-07). Why UAW university employees should vote for Will Lehman for UAW president. wsws.org "To those of you who do not come from working class backgrounds, you must understand that it is both necessary and possible to build a socialist movement in the American working class," Lehman said.

Anonymous669 (2022-09-07). Shahid Soleimani Patrol-Combat Vessel Enters Service With Iran's Revolutionary Guards (Video). southfront.org Shahid Soleimani-class patrol-combat vessel as seen in footage released by the Iranian state media. | On September 5, Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy (IRGCN) officially took delivery of the first Shahid Soleimani-class patrol-combat vessel during a ceremony that was held at its base in Bandar Abbas. | The new patrol-combat vessel is named after Iran's Quds Force commander Qassem Soleimani, who was assassinated in a US drone strike near the airport of Iraq's capital Baghdad in January 2020.

WSWS (2022-09-07). "The UAW leadership has been bending over to the company": Kentucky Truck workers speak with UAW presidential candidate Will Lehman. wsws.org During his recent tour of auto plants, UAW presidential candidate Will Lehman received a powerful response to his call for a rank-and-file movement to abolish the UAW bureaucracy.

Marc Steiner (2022-09-07). Canada's 'Freedom Convoy' has taken a Christian nationalist turn. therealnews.com Earlier this year, Canada's 'Freedom Convoy' movement stormed the nation's capital at Ottawa and occupied the grounds of the Parliamentary building for weeks to demand an end to vaccine mandates and other protective measures against COVID-19. The movement quickly spread to other Canadian and nearby US cities, despite vocal condemnations from Canadian labor organizations, including the Teamsters. Although the 'Freedom Convoy' seemed to come out of nowhere for most observers, its origins lay in an earlier 2019 convoy movement of truckers and small farmers opposed to carbon taxes. Since the Ottawa blockade, th…

WSWS (2022-09-07). Teachers unions, White House host town hall to demand in-person learning as school year starts. wsws.org US teachers unions and White House held a school reopening town hall to cover up the danger of COVID-19 in schools and demand schools remain fully in-person, while highlighting the "partnership" between the unions and Biden administration.

WSWS (2022-09-07). Protected by police, fascist Patriot Front holds march aimed at menacing Labor Day festival in Indianapolis. wsws.org Social media video posted on Saturday shows the fascist band marching, chanting xenophobic slogans and holding metal shields.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-09-07). Joà£o Paulo Rodrigues: "Brazil Has a Great Responsibility in Latin America" libya360.wordpress.com Brasil de Fato MST national leader, Joà£o Paulo Rodrigues — Guilherme Santos/Sul21 Joà£o Paulo Rodrigues is a member of the national coordination of the Landless Workers' Movement (MST) and represents the MST within Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's campaign for the presidency of Brazil. In an interview with Brasil de Fato, Rodrigues speaks about the upcoming 2022 Brazilian general…

Staff (2022-09-07). Cuba y Laos corroboraron los nexos de colaboración bilateral. cubadebate.cu La visita a Laos del viceministro primero de Relaciones Exteriores de Cuba, Gerardo Peñalver, permitió corroborar las hondas raíces que sostienen hasta hoy los más de 50 años de nexos de colaboración bilateral. Peñalver y su homólogo Bounleua Phandanouvong suscribieron el Plan de Colaboración 2022-2025 entre los ministerios de Relaciones Exteriores.

Staff (2022-09-07). Cuadrando la Caja: øOtra empresa estatal socialista es posible? (+ Video). cubadebate.cu El domingo 4 de septiembre conversamos sobre la empresa estatal socialista en Cuba… øPor qué la empresa estatal cubana es y debe seguir siendo socialista? øQué obstáculos frenan su desarrollo? øQué le falta para lograr sostener en el tiempo productividad y eficiencia? øCómo dinamizarla?

WSWS (2022-09-07). Anger among Columbia University support staff as SEIU rams through sellout contract with de facto pay cuts. wsws.org Facing opposition from the rank-and-file, SEIU leadership resorted to anti-democratic measures and intimidation tactics to bully workers into passing the contract.

Umberto Mazzei (2022-09-07). G-7 Baviera, delirio colectivo. globalizacion.ca Los jefes de gobierno de los siete países más industrializados del mundo se reunieron en el castillo bávaro de Elmau, su agenda de discusión incluyó poner un tope al precio del petróleo ruso y prohibir las importaciones rusas de oro….

TeleSUR, JDO (2022-09-07). Presidente turco critica sanciones de la UE contra Rusia. telesurtv.net Subraya que la actual crisis energética europea tiene su origen en las medidas restrictivas unilaterales contra Moscú.

Staff (2022-09-07). Centro de InmunoEnsayo celebra 35 años dedicado al desarrollo de la ciencia y la salud. cubadebate.cu La presencia de la tecnología SUMA en 2 094 servicios en Cuba y en 378 laboratorios internacionales figuran entre los resultados del Centro de InmunoEnsayo (CIE), que hoy celebra su 35 aniversario. Niurka Carlos, directora del CIE, insistió en la importancia de la realización de más de 157,6 millones de pruebas, como muestra de la soberanía tecnológica.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-09-06). U.S.-Russia Relations: Bill Perry's Lies — Versus the Truth. libya360.wordpress.com Eric ZuesseWilliam J. Perry, the U.S. Secretary of Defense during Bill Clinton's first term (ending 20 January 1997), issued an article on September 5th, "How the U.S. Lost Russia", whose concluding paragraph opened with "There is no organic reason why Russia should be our enemy. Putin is the enemy, not Russia." In other words, he's…

____ (2022-09-06). China's industrial robot output surges in 2021. ecns.cn China is the world's largest market for industrial robots, with its production reaching about 366,000 units in 2021, a 10-fold increase from 2015, Guo Shougang, an official with the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, told a press conference on Tuesday.

Fight Back (2022-09-06). Denver SDS marches to campus police station, demands withdrawal from Pentagon 1033 Program. fightbacknews.org Denver, CO – On August 31, two dozen students and community members marched to the Auraria Campus Police Department to demand the end of their participation in the Pentagon 1033 Program, which provides military grade weapons to domestic law enforcement agencies. Other demands included the defunding and demilitarization of ACPD by surrendering their weapons. The march was led by Denver Students for a Democratic Society. They were joined by the Denver-Aurora Community Action Committee, Movimiento Poder, and Freedom Road Socialist Organization. | Around 4 p.m., the crowd gathered for communal sign making before the…

John Catalinotto (2022-09-06). New York City march backs unions at Amazon, Starbucks. workers.org In the first of a series of solidarity actions with workers' organizing drives this September, hundreds of workers and supporters answered a joint call by the Amazon Labor Union and Starbucks Workers United to march for union recognition on Labor Day. They gathered outside Starbucks owner Howard Schultz's Manhattan luxury . . . |

Mirinda Crissman, Workers World Texas Bureau (2022-09-06). Texas prison abolitionists confront the state. workers.org Abolitionists from the Texas Death Penalty Abolition Movement traveled from Houston to Galveston on Aug. 26 to address the Texas Board of Criminal Justice (TBCJ) about issues affecting those incarcerated in Texas. TBCJ is in charge of nearly 1 ,000 imprisoned people. The families and friends of these people went to . . . |

____ (2022-09-06). Dozens shot in multiple U.S. cities during bloody holiday weekend. ecns.cn Dozens of Americans were shot – 15 people fatally – in multiple cities over the U.S. Labor Day weekend.

Jeffrey C. Isaac (2022-09-06). On Joe Biden, FDR, and the Promise of Labor Day. commondreams.org If there is any day on which it is important to remember the connection between defense of democracy and defense of the labor movement—and social and economic rights more generally—it's Labor Day.

WSWS (2022-09-06). UAW presidential candidate Will Lehman interviewed on popular US podcast. wsws.org On Sunday, September 4, socialist rank-and-file UAW presidential candidate Will Lehman spoke to Chris Richards, host of the Eclectic Radical podcast, about his campaign to build a unified movement of the working class against the corporations, pro-management union executives and the capitalist system.

Staff (2022-09-06). Costos y eficiencia: vital para la economía cubana. cubadebate.cu Todos los actores económicos, fundamentalmente la Empresa Estatal Socialista y las Mipymes, deben conocer el costo predeterminado de sus producciones y/o servicios y el costo real de los mismos, para poder comparar y detectar las reservas de eficiencia económica que tiene la entidad…

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2022-09-07: News Headlines

Staff (2022-09-07). Putin slams US sanctions, calls them threat to entire world. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Sep. 07 (MNA) — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday that the 'sanctions fever' instigated by the so-called collective West is a threat to the whole world.

UFCLPufclp (2022-09-07). Friday 9/9: Ukaine, The Working Class, Russia, China & US Imperialism-A Global Working Class Panel. indybay.org To register: | us02web.zoom.us/j/89698353349?pwd=VmhPNWpiZXMwdGU4L3JKc1Z5WkRydz09 | 996012…

Georg Auernheimer, Friedrich Homann (2022-09-07). Economic war instead of climate policy & Russia as enemy. indybay.org Sustainability and capitalism do not go together. Because capitalism needs growth and drives environmental destruction. The consequences: Species extinction, drought stress for trees, water scarcity. A consistent climate policy would have to get down to the nitty-gritty, but at present it is overshadowed by the economic war.

UFCLP (2022-09-07). Sunday 9/18: Ukaine, The Working Class, Russia, China & US Imperialism-A Global Working Class Panel. indybay.org To register: | us02web.zoom.us/j/89698353349?pwd=VmhPNWpiZXMwdGU4L3JKc1Z5WkRydz09 | 996012…

____ (2022-09-07). Century-old Zhongshan bridge takes on new look. ecns.cn Workers clean the century-old Zhongshan bridge over the Yellow River in Lanzhou, northwest China's Ganxu Province, Sept. 6, 2022.

Mary Merkenich (2022-09-07). No stage 3 tax cuts: Spend $243 billion on First Nations, JobSeeker, women, energy transition. greenleft.org.au The rising cost of living and the strain on public services mean Labor must junk its support for the Coalition's stage 3 tax cut policy, argues Mary Merkenich.

WSWS (2022-09-07). "I can't afford to live in the district I work in": 6,000 Seattle teachers and support staff strike, cancelling first day of school. wsws.org The Seattle strike is part of the growing resistance of educators to the unsafe reopening of schools, austerity and surging inflation.

Susan Price (2022-09-07). People's uprising a 'defining moment in Sri Lankan politics'. greenleft.org.au Green Left and Socialist Alliance hosted a discussion on the Sri Lankan uprising against the government of former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, featuring activists from Sri Lanka and the solidarity movement in Australia. Susan Price reports.

WSWS (2022-09-07). IMF announces preliminary bailout loan agreement with Sri Lanka. wsws.org The working class must prepare its counteroffensive against the government's austerity drive relying on its own class methods and rallying the rural poor.

Labor Video Project (2022-09-07). "Working In An Oven" IBT UPS Teamsters Speak Out On Deadly Heatwave, Life and Death. indybay.org IBT UPS drivers and warehouse workers speak out about the dangerous temperature conditions that workers must operate in. Additionally many UPS trucks do not even have a fan.

Harsha Walia (2022-09-07). We Need a World Without Borders on Our Increasingly Warming Planet. zcomm.org Mass migration is the outcome of the actual crises of capitalism, conquest and climate change…

Emanuel Pastreich (2022-09-07). Digital Currency Leads Us by the Hand Down the Primrose Path to Slavery. globalresearch.ca

Vera Sharav (2022-09-07). Video: The Rule of Law and Nuremberg: The Current Threat against our Civilization. Vera Sharav and Uwe Alschner, Corona Investigative Committee. globalresearch.ca

Fight Back (2022-09-07). MN Cuba car caravan demands an end to the blockade on Cuba, a stop to FBI intimidation. fightbacknews.org Minneapolis, MN – The Solidarity Committee on the Americas (SCOTA) and the Minnesota Cuba Committee held their monthly rally and car caravan, August 28, demanding the end to the blockade against Cuba. The caravans have been continuing for over a year as a part of an international effort with the participation of many cities across the world, most notably inspired by Cuban Americans who oppose the blockade in Miami, Florida. | As the rally started, Sarah Martin, a member of SCOTA, rallied the crowd with the chant, "Cuba sí, bloqueo no! | Martin addressed the crowd, "This month's caravan is particularly impor…

WSWS (2022-09-07). Teachers unions, White House host town hall to demand in-person learning as school year starts. wsws.org US teachers unions and White House held a school reopening town hall to cover up the danger of COVID-19 in schools and demand schools remain fully in-person, while highlighting the "partnership" between the unions and Biden administration.

Revolution Books (2022-09-07). Sunday 9/11: Biden's Imperialist Climate Bill: The Devil Lies in the Big Picture. indybay.org Revolution Books, 2444 Durant Ave. Berkeley…

Gay Shame (2022-09-07). Saturday 9/24: Abort the "Walk for Life" organizing meeting. indybay.org 17th and Folsom St in SF (it will be in the park, outside, come masked)…

Party for Socialism & Liberation (2022-09-07). Sunday 9/11: Climate Solutions Beyond Capitalism — National Book Tour. indybay.org Peace & Justice Center | 467 Sebastopol Ave., Santa Rosa…

Suds, Snacks,, Socialism Forum Committee (2022-09-07). Saturday 9/10: Housing: Commodity or Human Right? indybay.org

Stephen W Enciso (2022-09-07). NT Labor conference passes three motions to close Don Dale. greenleft.org.au Pressure is mounting on the NT Labor government to close Don Dale Youth Detention Centre sooner than it said it would. Stephen W Enciso reports.

Anonymous669 (2022-09-07). Shahid Soleimani Patrol-Combat Vessel Enters Service With Iran's Revolutionary Guards (Video). southfront.org Shahid Soleimani-class patrol-combat vessel as seen in footage released by the Iranian state media. | On September 5, Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy (IRGCN) officially took delivery of the first Shahid Soleimani-class patrol-combat vessel during a ceremony that was held at its base in Bandar Abbas. | The new patrol-combat vessel is named after Iran's Quds Force commander Qassem Soleimani, who was assassinated in a US drone strike near the airport of Iraq's capital Baghdad in January 2020.

Adriaan Alsema (2022-09-07). How Petro plans to achieve "Total Peace" in Colombia. colombiareports.com The government of Colombia's President Gustavo Petro released the draft proposal of its flagship "Total Peace" policy. Additionally, the president ordered a strategic redeployment of the security forces to confront…

Ruby Turok-Squire (2022-09-07). The Weekly Round-up: Truss to review workers' rights; drive for recruitment in health and social care; storm overflows and damage to rivers. ukhumanrightsblog.com In the news Liz Truss has been confirmed as the new prime minister. She is expected to freeze energy bills at approximately £2, 0 a year and to provide a £400 universal handout. She has reportedly ruled out the idea of a windfall tax on oil companies, which was proposed by Labour. She is apparently considering …

WSWS (2022-09-07). Why UAW university employees should vote for Will Lehman for UAW president. wsws.org "To those of you who do not come from working class backgrounds, you must understand that it is both necessary and possible to build a socialist movement in the American working class," Lehman said.

WSWS (2022-09-07). Protected by police, fascist Patriot Front holds march aimed at menacing Labor Day festival in Indianapolis. wsws.org Social media video posted on Saturday shows the fascist band marching, chanting xenophobic slogans and holding metal shields.

Isaac Nellist (2022-09-07). Readings workers fight for better pay, conditions. greenleft.org.au Workers at Readings bookshops in Victoria are taking industrial action for a living wage, secure jobs and better working conditions. Isaac Nellist reports.

WSWS (2022-09-07). NZ government's "Working with Survivors" continues cover-up of Pike River mine disaster. wsws.org The Labour Party government's promises to "be upfront" and "empower" the survivors of catastrophic events are a fraud, as the experience of the Pike River victims' families makes clear.

Sarah Anderson (2022-09-07). A Farm Worker Speaks Truth to Power in Washington. inequality.org

WSWS (2022-09-07). Jackson, Mississippi's water disaster is a crime of capitalism. wsws.org The current disaster has been years in the making and was preceded by systemic failures as the city's public water infrastructure became the target for corporate looters and was subjected to criminal neglect by local, state and federal governments.

DLI (2022-09-07). Gorbachev, Obama & U.S. Imperial legacy. indybay.org U.S. media exploitation of Mikhail Gorbachev began right after the Soviet Union imploded in December of 1991. But the latest torrent of "crocodile tears" eulogies after his recent passing simply serve to reinforce the NeoLiberal narrative that the Western Capitalist "rules-based" world order is here to stay, until the "end of History." Really? Is there an alternative, perhaps more apropos, analysis of the checkered Gorbachev legacy?>

Mark Gruenberg (2022-09-07). Court bounces another union try for permanent federal coronavirus protection. peoplesworld.org WASHINGTON —The National Nurses United and the AFL-CIO are disappointed by another federal appellate court ruling bouncing their demand the government permanently force firms to protect workers against the coronavirus. On August 26, the U.S. Court of Appeals for D.C., said it lacked the jurisdiction to force the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to …

WSWS (2022-09-07). Build rank-and-file committees, the organs of 21st century working class struggle! wsws.org This report was given by Eric London to the Seventh Congress of the Socialist Equality Party (US) in support of the resolution titled "Build the International Workers Alliance of Rank-and-File Committees! For a global counteroffensive of the working class!"

Thomas Palley, Leo Ensel (2022-09-07). How the West betrayed Mikhail Gorbatchev. indybay.org Gorbachev wanted to transform the Soviet Union from a closed, repressive system into an open, communicative socialist system that would be part of the European family. This effort was called glasnost (openness) and was advanced through the reform movement called perestroika.

WSWS (2022-09-07). Australia Post to close retail outlets as cost-cutting continues. wsws.org The publicly-owned mail carrier is introducing further changes under the union-backed Sustainable Delivery Model (SDM) that will increase the already crushing workload of postal workers.

Staff (2022-09-07). Cuba y Laos corroboraron los nexos de colaboración bilateral. cubadebate.cu La visita a Laos del viceministro primero de Relaciones Exteriores de Cuba, Gerardo Peñalver, permitió corroborar las hondas raíces que sostienen hasta hoy los más de 50 años de nexos de colaboración bilateral. Peñalver y su homólogo Bounleua Phandanouvong suscribieron el Plan de Colaboración 2022-2025 entre los ministerios de Relaciones Exteriores.

WSWS (2022-09-07). Anger among Columbia University support staff as SEIU rams through sellout contract with de facto pay cuts. wsws.org Facing opposition from the rank-and-file, SEIU leadership resorted to anti-democratic measures and intimidation tactics to bully workers into passing the contract.

Umberto Mazzei (2022-09-07). G-7 Baviera, delirio colectivo. globalizacion.ca Los jefes de gobierno de los siete países más industrializados del mundo se reunieron en el castillo bávaro de Elmau, su agenda de discusión incluyó poner un tope al precio del petróleo ruso y prohibir las importaciones rusas de oro….

TeleSUR, JDO (2022-09-07). Presidente turco critica sanciones de la UE contra Rusia. telesurtv.net Subraya que la actual crisis energética europea tiene su origen en las medidas restrictivas unilaterales contra Moscú.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-09-06). UNSC: Russia Comments on IAEA Nuclear Plant Report. libya360.wordpress.com Statement by Permanent Representative V.A. Nebenzi at the UN Security Council meeting on the attacks by the Ukrainian armed forces on the Zaporizhzhia NPP Mr. Chairman, We thank UN Secretary-General A. Guterres and IAEA Director General R. Grossi for their briefings. We commend Mr. R. Grossi for his decision to carry out the Agency's mission…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-09-06). IAEA Report on Zaporozhye NPP Mentions "Mysterious Shelling" 52 Times, Doesn'tnewsauthor"> Culprits. libya360.wordpress.com Ilya Tsukanov The United Nations nuclear energy watchdog sent a high-level delegation of experts to the massive nuclear power plant last week. Moscow accused Kiev of trying to sabotage the mission via a botched offensive, and of engaging in "nuclear terrorism" by repeatedly attacking and shelling the facility with mortars, drones, and artillery. The International…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-09-06). Kherson: What Happens Next? — Russian Ops in Ukraine Update September 6, 2022. libya360.wordpress.com Update on Russian military operations in Ukraine for September 6, 2022 — While fighting continues around Kherson, it remains positional, signifying the end of Kiev's long-planned offensive; — Western sources continue citing factors they believe limit Russian operations consistent with flawed Western thinking regarding Russian military capabilities stretching back to 2014-2015; — Elements of Ukraine's…

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2022-09-06). Today the Threat of Nuclear War is Real: "Wipe the Soviet Union Off the Map", 204 Atomic Bombs against 66 Major Cities, US Nuclear Attack against USSR Planned During World War II. globalresearch.ca According to a secret document dated September 15, 1945, "the Pentagon had envisaged blowing up the Soviet Union with a coordinated nuclear attack directed against 66 major urban areas.

Dave DeCamp (2022-09-06). EU Foreign Policy Chief Says Iran Nuclear Deal 'In Danger'. news.antiwar.com The European Union's top diplomat on Monday said that the prospects of reviving the Iran nuclear deal, known as the JCPOA, "The positions are not closer‚Äâ…‚ÄâIf the process does not converge, then the whole process is in danger," said Josep Borrel, the EU's foreign policy chief. | Borrel has been brokering the negotiations between the US and Iran, and the EU recently put forward a "final" proposal to revive the JCPOA. Monday'

Liberation Staff (2022-09-06). PSL Editorial — Energy crisis shows urgent need to end sanctions on Russia. liberationnews.org Workers are now paying the price for politicians' extraordinarily reckless approach to the war in Ukraine, facing soaring heating costs as the winter months approach amid an already-extreme wave of inflation.

John Catalinotto (2022-09-06). Tens of thousands in Prague say no war, sanctions. workers.org Some 70,000 people, according to police — and 120,000 per organizers' estimate — marched in the Czech capital, Prague, on Sept. 2 to protest the Czech Republic government's participation in the NATO-backed war in Ukraine against Russia. Under the slogan, "Czech Republic first," the demonstrators objected to the sanctions against . . . |

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-09-06). Ukraine: How British Intelligence Globalized Online Trolling. libya360.wordpress.com Kit Klarenberg Since the conflict in Ukraine began, numerous commentators have drawn attention to the blatant weaponization of social media in service of the proxy war. Legions of users on Facebook, Twitter, and other major platforms, many anonymous and recently registered, have relentlessly propounded pro-intervention, pro-Ukraine propaganda, viciously attacking all those deviating even slightly from established Western…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-09-06). U.S.-Russia Relations: Bill Perry's Lies — Versus the Truth. libya360.wordpress.com Eric ZuesseWilliam J. Perry, the U.S. Secretary of Defense during Bill Clinton's first term (ending 20 January 1997), issued an article on September 5th, "How the U.S. Lost Russia", whose concluding paragraph opened with "There is no organic reason why Russia should be our enemy. Putin is the enemy, not Russia." In other words, he's…

WSWS (2022-09-06). European Union suspends its visa agreement with Russia. wsws.org The 27 governments of the European Union have agreed on a "complete suspension" of the visa agreement between the EU and Russia…

Dongsheng Collective (2022-09-06). News on China | No. 114. dongshengnews.org

____ (2022-09-06). China's industrial robot output surges in 2021. ecns.cn China is the world's largest market for industrial robots, with its production reaching about 366,000 units in 2021, a 10-fold increase from 2015, Guo Shougang, an official with the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, told a press conference on Tuesday.

Danny Haiphong (2022-09-06). The Sickness of the American Left and the Path to Recovery. orinocotribune.com By Danny Haiphong &#1 ; Sep 2, 2022 | Leftists in the United States are suffering from a propaganda-induced delirium. Revolutionary discipline can get us through the winter storm. | 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 p…

Dave DeCamp (2022-09-06). Israeli Airstrikes Shut Down Syria's Aleppo Airport. news.antiwar.com On Tuesday, Israeli airstrikes in Syria targeted the Aleppo International Airport Syria's No casualties were reported in the strikes, but…

Fight Back (2022-09-06). Denver SDS marches to campus police station, demands withdrawal from Pentagon 1033 Program. fightbacknews.org Denver, CO – On August 31, two dozen students and community members marched to the Auraria Campus Police Department to demand the end of their participation in the Pentagon 1033 Program, which provides military grade weapons to domestic law enforcement agencies. Other demands included the defunding and demilitarization of ACPD by surrendering their weapons. The march was led by Denver Students for a Democratic Society. They were joined by the Denver-Aurora Community Action Committee, Movimiento Poder, and Freedom Road Socialist Organization. | Around 4 p.m., the crowd gathered for communal sign making before the…

WSWS (2022-09-06). Sri Lankan workers discuss the fight for a democratic and socialist congress. wsws.org Socialist Equality Party campaigners have held important discussions on the party's program with Colombo harbour and irrigation department workers in recent weeks.

John Catalinotto (2022-09-06). New York City march backs unions at Amazon, Starbucks. workers.org In the first of a series of solidarity actions with workers' organizing drives this September, hundreds of workers and supporters answered a joint call by the Amazon Labor Union and Starbucks Workers United to march for union recognition on Labor Day. They gathered outside Starbucks owner Howard Schultz's Manhattan luxury . . . |

_____ (2022-09-06). Companies Are Required To Report Their Union Busting, But Many Don't. popularresistance.org $4.3 million in one year spent on anti-union activities at Amazon. $2,625 a day to stop UPS drivers from fighting for their survival amid heat waves and a lack of air-conditioning in their trucks. Over $1 million spent on the union-busting firm Labor Relations Institute to stop stressed-out truck drivers at concrete distributor Cemex from unionizing. | Without the mandatory filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) under the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act (LMRDA) of 1959, few of us would know about the extent of companies' union busting or the consultants they engage to lurk in warehouses and…

_____ (2022-09-06). From Coast to Coast: Open Letter by Anarchist Prisoner Toby Shone. popularresistance.org I've previously written about the need to recreate an Atlantic bridge, based on international revolutionary solidarity and reciprocal knowledge, that moves towards affinity and direct action in support of our imprisoned comrades. Since then, I was recently visited by a comrade from Anarchist Black Cross Philadelphia here at the G4S facility in which I'm held. G4S is originally an American company, Wackenhut, which has pioneered the private prison and security industry all over the world. As part of our discussion between the comrade from ABC Philadelphia and myself, we spoke of the need to prevent our groups and…

Otto Konig, Richard Detje (2022-09-06). Happy Anti-War Day! The weapons must be silent! indybay.org The DGB (the German alliance of unions) and its member unions, an important voice in the German peace movement, commemorate the barbaric consequences of war and fascism on September 1. Trade unionists fight for peace, democracy and freedom.

Morning Star (2022-09-06). Unions warn new British PM Truss of 'fierce resistance' if she targets workers. peoplesworld.org LONDON (Morning Star)—Unions warned Liz Truss Monday that she faces "fierce resistance" if she attacks workers' rights after entering Downing Street. Truss came under intense pressure to drop her campaign rhetoric to slash workers' rights as soon as she was announced as the winner of the Conservative Party leadership contest. She also faced fresh demands …

Mirinda Crissman, Workers World Texas Bureau (2022-09-06). Texas prison abolitionists confront the state. workers.org Abolitionists from the Texas Death Penalty Abolition Movement traveled from Houston to Galveston on Aug. 26 to address the Texas Board of Criminal Justice (TBCJ) about issues affecting those incarcerated in Texas. TBCJ is in charge of nearly 1 ,000 imprisoned people. The families and friends of these people went to . . . |

_____ (2022-09-06). Kaiser Mental Health Strike Enters Day 3 With Picket Line Moving to Maui. popularresistance.org The mental health strike at Kaiser moves to Maui today as the open-ended event enters Day 3. Clinicians with the National Union of Healthcare Workers will hold a picket today, Aug. 31, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Kaiser Maui Lani Medical Office, located at 55 Maui Lani Parkway in Wailuku. | Across the state, Kaiser Permanente mental health care workers, represented by the NUHW union began the strike Monday with picket lines in Honolulu and other locations on O ªahu. After today's Maui picket, the strike line will move to the Hawai ªi Island on Thursday before returning to O ªahu during the Labor D…

TeleSUR (2022-09-06). Israeli Attack on Aleppo Airport in Northern Syria Denounced. telesurenglish.net This is the second attack on Aleppo's international airport in less than a week. Syrian state media reported on August 31 that Israel had fired rockets at the airport, causing material damage. | RELATED: | The Syrian Information Ministry said the Israeli missile strike was launched from the Mediterranean Sea, west of the coastal city of Latakia, at 20: 16 local time. | According to reports, the attack included at least five missiles and knocked A…

Oneworld.press (2022-09-06). The Crisis Of Success In The United States. oneworld.press The case to be presented here is that none of the internal problems of the United States are matters of "decline." It will be shown, rather, that the problem is that the United States has become too rich, too productive, and too developed to continue much longer as a capitalist country. Or, as Karl Marx said, "The problem with capitalism is capitalism."

_____ (2022-09-06). Let's Stop Pretending America Is A Functioning Democracy. popularresistance.org There is a fatal disconnect between a political system that promises democratic equality and freedom while carrying out socioeconomic injustices that result in grotesque income inequality and political stagnation. | Decades in the making, this disconnect has extinguished American democracy. The steady stripping away of economic and political power was ignored by a hyperventilating press that thundered against the barbarians at the gate — Osama bin Laden, Saddam Hussein, the Taliban, ISIS, Vladimir Putin — while ignoring the barbarians in our midst. The slow-motion coup is over. Corporations and the bi…

_____ (2022-09-06). Justice 4 Jackson. Help us fix Jackson's Water System and Build more autonomy and people power in the city. popularresistance.org Jackson, Mississippi Is Currently Suffering Through An Unprecedented Water Crisis. After Decades Of Systematic And Intentional Neglect Due To Environmental Racism, Capital Flight And Deindustrialization, The City's Water System Has Collapsed. | This Collapse Didn't Have To Happen. As A Result Of The City's Declining Tax Base Over The Decade, It Cannot Pay For The Repairs By Itself. Nor Should It Have To. Jackson Is The Capitol Of The State Of Mississippi, Which Means It Is The Base Of State Government And Resources. In Addition, It Is Also Where The Federal Government's Administrative Resources In The State Are C…

_____ (2022-09-06). Kaiser Mental Health Strike Enters Day Three With Picket Line Moving To Maui. popularresistance.org The mental health strike at Kaiser moves to Maui today as the open-ended event enters Day 3. Clinicians with the National Union of Healthcare Workers will hold a picket today, Aug. 31, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Kaiser Maui Lani Medical Office, located at 55 Maui Lani Parkway in Wailuku. | Across the state, Kaiser Permanente mental health care workers, represented by the NUHW union began the strike Monday with picket lines in Honolulu and other locations on O ªahu. After today's Maui picket, the strike line will move to the Hawai ªi Island on Thursday before returning to O ªahu during the Labor D…

Staff (2022-09-06). PSUV: Grassroots Delegates' Renewal is Evidence of Unity & Strength. orinocotribune.com The first vice president of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV), Diosdado Cabello, said this Monday, September 5, that the process of renewal of the party's grassroots structure was a manifestation of unity, strength, and political coherence. | "[An] extraordinary process, throughout the country," said Cabello during a press conference. "A splendid manifestation of unity, strength, and political coherence. What we have received from our people is very valuable for the organization of our party, from now on." | He also indicated that there are still some pending tasks, such as the renewal of state, muni…

Workers World Philadelphia bureau (2022-09-06). Protest of 'Penntrification' shuts down UPenn convocation. workers.org University City Townhomes, renamed the Peoples Townhomes by residents and activists, sits next to the campus of the University of Pennsylvania. On Aug. 29, over 100 residents and supporters converged on UPenn's convocation for the 2, 0 students of the incoming class of 2026, shouting down President Liz Magill with chants . . . |

Frank Cappello (2022-09-06). üéß LEVER TIME: Amazon And Starbucks Finally Feel The Heat. levernews.com

_____ (2022-09-06). The Pending Railroad Worker Strike Is A Fight For All Workers. popularresistance.org Railroad workers voted overwhelmingly this year to go on strike after more than two years of contract negotiations. The Biden administration prevented a strike by appointing a Presidential Emergency Board (PEB) to hold hearings. That board released its recommendations recently. Clearing the FOG speaks with Michael "Paul" Lindsey, a railroad engineer and member of Railroad Workers United, about the deterioration of working conditions, workers' response to the PEB and the high likelihood of a national strike this Fall. Lindsey explains why the railroad worker's plight is similar to that of many workers in the Unite…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-09-06). Winter is Coming: Prague's 70,000-Strong Protest Shows What's in Store for Europe. libya360.wordpress.com Bradley Blankenship Around 70,000 people gathered in Prague's Wenceslas Square on Saturday to demand the resignation of their government in response to what they see as a failure to address the ongoing energy crisis. The protesters were also explicitly against the two foremost Western institutions that the formerly Eastern-aligned nation is a part of, namely the European…

Kwjorinoco (2022-09-06). Venezuelan Authorities Make Biggest Drug Bust in Decade. orinocotribune.com The biggest marijuana bust of the decade was made three days ago in the Puerto Escondido area in Cabo San Román, Falcón, said General Domingo Hernández Lárez, the leader of the Strategic Command of the Bolivarian National Armed Force (CEOFANB). | Hernández Lara commented on the bust from the coasts of Falcón, just a few steps from Aruba and the Venezuelan waters where the Working Force (a civilian and military body) detected the suspicious shipment. When the authorities went to investigate the vessel, the crew threw heavy objects into the water. They were presumably firearms. | According to Hernández Lara, who co…

Anonymous765 (2022-09-06). Locations Of US Carrier Strike Groups — September 6, 2022. southfront.org This is the newest update of the 'U.S. Carrier Strike Groups Locations Map' exclusive series showing the approximate locations of U.S. Carrier Strike Groups. SouthFront: Analysis & Intelligence tracks locations of U.S. aircraft carriers using the available open-source information. No classified information was used in production of the map. | Carrier strike group (CSG) is an operational formation of the United States Navy. It is centered on an aircraft carrier and a carrier air w…

_____ (2022-09-06). Justice 4 Jackson: Help Us Fix Jackson's Water System. popularresistance.org Jackson, Mississippi – Jackson, Mississippi Is Currently Suffering Through An Unprecedented Water Crisis. After Decades Of Systematic And Intentional Neglect Due To Environmental Racism, Capital Flight And Deindustrialization, The City's Water System Has Collapsed. | This Collapse Didn't Have To Happen. As A Result Of The City's Declining Tax Base Over The Decade, It Cannot Pay For The Repairs By Itself. Nor Should It Have To. Jackson Is The Capitol Of The State Of Mississippi, Which Means It Is The Base Of State Government And Resources. In Addition, It Is Also Where The Federal Government's Administrative Resou…

_____ (2022-09-06). Workers Speak Out as UPS Continues Retaliation against Union Activists. popularresistance.org Starting at 8: 00 a.m. on September 1, workers and allies began to congregate at the steps of the Metro Queens UPS facility. The rally built on two-days of tabling, where dozens of coworkers posed for solidarity photos and encouraged coworkers to sign a petition defending "all fired activists." Veterans of the 2014 'Maspeth 250' wildcat strike, a struggle against the unjust firing of union militant Jairo Reyes, were quick to show their solidarity. So far, approximately 150 workers from the two Maspeth UPS buildings signed the petition, with plans in place to get many more signatures. | For a long time, UPS has enc…

TeleSUR (2022-09-06). The Chilean Constituent Process Was Tied Up: President Maduro. telesurenglish.net On Monday, Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro lamented the outcome of the Chilean plebiscite and affirmed that the constituent process was bound from the beginning. | RELATED: | "What pain for the Latin American peoples!," he said regarding the results of a plebiscite in which 61.87 percent of the voters rejected the new constitutional text, which was to replace the Constitution inherited from the dictatorship of August…

Labor Education Project On AFL-CIO Internatio (2022-09-06). Sunday 9/11: The Other 9/11 — the AFL-CIO's support for the 1973 US coup in Chile betrayed workers. indybay.org us02web.zoom.us/j/3290219617?pwd=OTFGZUVKcDd4bzVkVjl5ZS94QmdoQT09

Julia Conley (2022-09-06). Starbucks Workers Ask People of Buffalo to Condemn Company for 'Disgusting Union-Busting'. commondreams.org Rallying outside 20 Starbucks stores across Buffalo, organizers aim to show the company that "Buffalo is a union town and we won't accept union-busting here."

Roselena Ramirez (2022-09-06). Lack of Labor Threatens Central America's Coffee Industry. america.cgtn.com Central America produces some of the best coffee in the world. But a combination of factors is hurting the industry. The biggest challenge to overcome? Finding farmers to work at the plantations. Harris Whitbeck reports.

Special to People's World (2022-09-06). Bea Lumpkin, still going strong at 104, leads Chicago Labor Day parade. peoplesworld.org Longtime People's World contributor and supporter Bea Lumpkin served as Grand Marshall for the Chicago Labor Day Parade. She got her start as an activist with the Young Communist League in the 1930s, fighting against rising tuition fees, fascism, and militarism. She organized hunger strikes for unemployment relief during the Great Depression and protested the …

Shea Howell (2022-09-06). The Roots of the Water Crisis in Jackson. commondreams.org Thinly veiled racism enshrined the idea that rugged individualism, not collective care, should be the ethic of government.

Staff (2022-09-06). Iran surpasses big powers in constructing air defense sys. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Sep. 06 (MNA) — Major General Hossein Salami, the Commander-in-Chief of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said that Iran now matches and even supasses world powers in constructing air defense systems and other military equipment.

WSWS (2022-09-06). Bernie Sanders at RMT rally in London: Hawking the myth of a trade union revival. wsws.org Sanders visited the UK as a political emissary of Biden and the US ruling class seeking to bolster efforts to contain the class struggle on both sides of the Atlantic.

Mark Gruenberg (2022-09-06). Newsom signs big legislative win for California fast-food workers. peoplesworld.org SACRAMENTO, Calif.—Now here's a real way to celebrate Labor Day: A big win in your state legislature—in this case, California. That day, Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom signed AB257, a landmark labor measure establishing a state board, with enforcement powers, to impose minimum wages and working conditions for the state's 5 ,000 fast food workers. Fight For …

Peoples Dispatch (2022-09-06). Chileans reject new constitution in plebiscite, President Boric promises new constitutional process. therealnews.com This story originally appeared in On Sunday, Sept. 4, in the exit plebiscite, Chileans voted against a new progressive constitution, which was set to replace the current neoliberal one adopted in 1980 under the US-backed military dictatorship of General Augusto Pinochet (1973-1990). | According to the results issued by Chile's Electoral Service…

Jeffrey C. Isaac (2022-09-06). On Joe Biden, FDR, and the Promise of Labor Day. commondreams.org If there is any day on which it is important to remember the connection between defense of democracy and defense of the labor movement—and social and economic rights more generally—it's Labor Day.

WSWS (2022-09-06). UAW presidential candidate Will Lehman interviewed on popular US podcast. wsws.org On Sunday, September 4, socialist rank-and-file UAW presidential candidate Will Lehman spoke to Chris Richards, host of the Eclectic Radical podcast, about his campaign to build a unified movement of the working class against the corporations, pro-management union executives and the capitalist system.

Chris Hedges (2022-09-06). Collective Self-Delusion: Let's Stop Pretending America Is a Functioning Democracy. commondreams.org A functioning democracy could easily dispatch Donald Trump and his doppelgà§ngers. A failed democracy and bankrupt liberalism assures their ascendancy.

WSWS (2022-09-06). Australian childhood educators holding protests on Wednesday. wsws.org The United Workers Union has refused to call a genuine strike. Instead its token rallies are aimed at dissipating workers' anger and promoting illusions in the big business Labor government.

Brett Wilkins (2022-09-06). While Hoping for a Deal, Seattle Teachers Vote to Strike on the Eve of First Day of School. commondreams.org "We are ready and willing, if we need to, to let the district know that we're not going to show up if we don't have everything our students need."

Deweylaura (2022-09-06). LGBTQ+ theory, history, and the CPUSA (part 2). cpusa.org The following article has been adapted from a talk presented at the Little Red Schoolhouse in New York City, July 28, 2022. Part 1 was published here. Like other forms of oppression under capitalism, the oppression of gay people gave rise to resistance and struggle. Now let's quickly survey a few of the landmarks …

WSWS (2022-09-06). Arriva UK Bus hit by pay strikes in south of England. wsws.org This cycle of division and company-union pay deals to maintain Unite's sweetheart arrangements with management can only be broken if bus workers form rank-and-file committees to fight for demands protecting workers' living standards not the bottom line of the companies.

WSWS (2022-09-06). Minnesota union calls three-day walkout as 15,000 nurses press for open-ended strike. wsws.org The MNA announced the decision to strike after months of attempting to constrain the struggle of nurses behind appeals to the CEOs of the hospitals as part of their "Patients Before Profits" campaign.

WSWS (2022-09-06). Australia: NSW teachers union blocks industrial action yet again. wsws.org Just as thousands of public sector nurses and rail workers took action, the NSWTF gave Premier Dominic Perrottet's Liberal-National Coalition state government a virtual no-strike pledge for Term 3.

____ (2022-09-06). Dozens shot in multiple U.S. cities during bloody holiday weekend. ecns.cn Dozens of Americans were shot – 15 people fatally – in multiple cities over the U.S. Labor Day weekend.

WSWS (2022-09-06). "A vote for anyone else is a vote for more inequality in our workplace": Toledo Jeep supplemental employee backs Will Lehman's campaign for UAW president. wsws.org Describing the conditions of extreme exploitation faced by supplemental employees, the worker wrote, "The UAW likes it for the dues, and Stellantis likes it for the cheap labor."

TeleSUR, JCM (2022-09-06). Presidente chileno se reúne con líderes del Senado y Cámara de Diputados. telesurtv.net Se trató de una cita realizada a eso de las 09H00 horas en La Moneda, luego del plebiscito de salida, donde se impuso la opción Rechazo.

Staff (2022-09-06). Costos y eficiencia: vital para la economía cubana. cubadebate.cu Todos los actores económicos, fundamentalmente la Empresa Estatal Socialista y las Mipymes, deben conocer el costo predeterminado de sus producciones y/o servicios y el costo real de los mismos, para poder comparar y detectar las reservas de eficiencia económica que tiene la entidad…

Staff (2022-09-06). Bélgica se siente amenazada por "una economía de guerra" si la Unión Europea no interviene. cubadebate.cu Los precios crecientes de la energía amenazan la economía belga y el país no puede aguantar más si la Unión Europea no toma una decisión colectiva, señaló el primer ministro Alexander de Croo. "La Comisión Europea tardó mucho en dar señales de que entiende la necesidad de proteger a la población. Nos vemos amenazados de llegar a una economía de guerra real", añadió.

Kwjorinoco (2022-09-06). The Media in Latin America: New Spotlight, Old Tricks. orinocotribune.com While El Clarín in Argentina teaches its readers how to use a firearm, to avoid "errors" like the one that spared the vice president's life, the Chilean media has dusted off old "communist ghosts" to protect the Pinochet constitution. These events are proof that Latin America, that scene of symbolic disputes, is more alive than ever. | It is no surprise that the South is once again a headache for the North, after a period which saw the rise of right-wing governments in which Colombia was a leader, thanks to its leading role in the conspiracy against Venezuela. | Gustavo Petro's victory, the immanent return of Lul…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-09-05). Who Owns Solomon Islands Now? libya360.wordpress.com Sofia Pale On August 26, 2022, news broke that the Solomon Islands had refused to allow a US Coast Guard ship to refuel in its port. In the history of the South Pacific, only New Zealand did so in 1985, when it barred a US nuclear-powered naval vessel from visiting its port. In 1987, Wellington…

WSWS (2022-09-05). Workers Struggles: The Americas. wsws.org For the second time workers at the VW Puebla, Mexico plant voted down a below inflation wage offer while the union for BC government employees ended a limited strike action without securing an agreement.

Bennett Nowotny (2022-09-05). "Our union is growing stronger every day": Kansas City janitors win major contract gains. liberationnews.org In Kansas City, 900 janitors who are members of Service Employees International Union Local 1 won a historic new contract.

Shenby G (2022-09-05). Columbus teacher strike secures victory. liberationnews.org After a historic strike and fight against inhumane school conditions, Columbus teachers scored a victory for themselves and their students…

WSWS (2022-09-05). Strike of 6,000 Seattle Public Schools teachers looms as 3,000 teachers in neighboring Kent School District enter second week. wsws.org Teachers in both Washington districts must form independent rank-and-file strike committees to unite their struggle for similar issues including increased mental health options for students, smaller class sizes and caseloads for teachers, a livable wage and protection from COVID-19.

WSWS (2022-09-05). UAW presidential candidate Will Lehman responds to questions from workers. wsws.org The World Socialist Web Site regularly publishes correspondence between UAW presidential candidate Will Lehman and UAW members. What follows are a selection of the most recent correspondence.

WSWS (2022-09-05). Strike of 6,000 Seattle Public Schools teachers looms as walkout by 3,000 teachers in neighboring Kent School District enters second week. wsws.org Teachers in both Washington districts must form independent rank-and-file strike committees to unite their struggle for similar issues including increased mental health options for students, smaller class sizes and caseloads for teachers, a livable wage and protection from COVID-19.

Martha Grevatt (2022-09-05). Cyber surveillance = 21st century Taylorism. workers.org "In the factory we have a lifeless mechanism," Karl Marx wrote in "Capital," whereby the worker "becomes its mere living appendage." Although the monumental work was first published in 1867, Marx's words speak to the condition of many workers today — and not only to factory workers. Across all sectors . . . |

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2022-09-04: News Headlines

Bernie Sanders (2022-09-04). The US has a ruling class — and Americans must stand up to it. zcomm.org In the year 2022, three multibillionaires own more wealth than the bottom half of American society — 160 million Americans. This is unsustainable…

Otto Konig, Richard Detje (2022-09-04). Happy Anti-War Day! The weapons must be silent! indybay.org The DGB (the German alliance of unions) and its member unions, an important voice in the German peace movement, commemorate the barbaric consequences of war and fascism on September 1. Trade unionists fight for peace, democracy and freedom.

Staff (2022-09-04). Three Syrian forces killed in terrorists' missile attack. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Sep. 04 (MNA) — Three Syrian forces were killed and another one was wounded in a terrorist missile strike in Idlib, said the deputy chief of the Russian Center for Reconciliation of the Opposing Parties in Syria on Saturday.

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-09-04). Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast: Helping kids prepare for back-to-school success. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org In some parts of U.S., school has already begun, and over the next several weeks, almost all children will be back in the classroom after the Labor Day holiday. Setting up students for success at school includes parents and caregivers helping kids develop routines and good habits for time management, nutrition and sleep. "Having routines is so important not only for our kids, but actually for our families and for us as adults, as well,"…

Sonali Kolhatkar (2022-09-04). In Refusing to Prioritize Drivers' Safety, UPS Risks Major Strike. zcomm.org As UPS drivers around the country struggle to do their jobs in triple-digit temperatures their wealthy employer refuses to take action…

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-09-04). Johnson Memorial Health in Indiana joins Mayo Clinic Care Network. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — Johnson Memorial Health and Mayo Clinic announced Wednesday, Aug. 31, that the Indiana health system has joined the Mayo Clinic Care Network. Members of the Mayo Clinic Care Network, a group of carefully vetted, independent health care organizations, have special access to Mayo Clinic's knowledge and expertise. "We are honored to enter into this collaborative relationship with Mayo Clinic," says David Dunkle, M.D., president and CEO of Johnson Memorial Health. "Our providers…

____ (2022-09-04). China's coal-rich province strives to accelerate green development. ecns.cn At Chindata Group's big data industrial park in Lingqiu County of Datong City, north China's Shanxi Province, hundreds of thousands of servers are running day and night to support high-tech enterprises nationwide in such fields as AI, autonomous driving and quantum communication.

Santa Cruz Homeless Union (2022-09-04). Friday 9/2: Benchlands Meeting. indybay.org Join us at 3: 00 pm near the Water Street end of the Benchlands, San Lorenzo Park, Santa Cruz | Protest against the Benchlands sweep after the meeting in front of the County Building at 4: 30 pm…

Campesina Womb Justice (2022-09-04). Friday 9/2: Solidarity Vigil for Farm Worker Bill #2183. indybay.org Watsonville Plaza | 358 Main St, Watsonville…

Labor Education Project On AFL-CIO Internatio (2022-09-04). Sunday 9/11: The Other 9/11 — the AFL-CIO's support for the 1973 US coup in Chile betrayed workers. indybay.org us02web.zoom.us/j/3290219617?pwd=OTFGZUVKcDd4bzVkVjl5ZS94QmdoQT09

Labor Video Project (2022-09-04). "Life & Death Issue" For Patients & Nurses At Kaiser: CNA Nurses Speak Out. indybay.org San Francisco NNU-CNA Kaiser nurses rallied and spoke out about the dangerous health and safety conditions for patients at Kaiser. They talked about their stress and how Kaiser because of allowing low staffing levels is a threat to the health of the patients.

Staff (2022-09-04). ALBA-TCP Condemns Assassination Attempt Against Vice President of Argentina. orinocotribune.com The Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America — People's Trade Treaty (ALBA-TCP) condemned this Friday, the assassination attempt against the vice president of Argentina, Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, that occurred on Thursday, September 1. | Through a statement released on Friday, September 2, the regional alliance emphasized the need to thoroughly investigate the incident. ALBA-TCP Executive Secretary Sasha Llorenti posted the statement on his Twitter account, | On Thursday night, a man attempted to assassinate the vice president of Argentina as she arrived at her residence in the Recoleta neig…

TeleSUR, SH (2022-09-04). Diputados mexicanos aprueban reforma de la Guardia Nacional. telesurtv.net Según la iniciativa, la Sedena será la encargada de elaborar los programas operativos y estrategias de la Guardia Nacional de México.

TeleSUR, gao, SH (2022-09-04). Rusia revelará evidencias de EE.UU. en guerra biológica. telesurtv.net Fuentes chinas dicen que Estados Unidos posee 336 laboratorios en 30 naciones, incluyendo las fronteras rusas.

TeleSUR, gao, SH (2022-09-04). PSUV condena intento de magnicidio contra Cristina Fernández. telesurtv.net El Partido Socialista Unido de Venezuela condenó la persecución política y los discursos de odio que provocan actos de violencia en la región.

Sara Flounders (2022-09-03). U.S. and Israel bomb Syria again: Oil piracy continues. workers.org In the latest violation of Syria's sovereignty and territorial integrity, eight U.S. F-16 and F-15E fighter jets hit nine targets in Syria Aug. 25. The U.S. military still maintains 19 terrorist training camps in Syria and has seized Syria's oil fields. Even as the U.S./NATO-provoked war in Ukraine threatens nuclear . . . |

_____ (2022-09-03). Why I Interrupted A Major Funding Announcement. popularresistance.org On Wednesday, August 31, I interrupted a major funding announcement at McGill to ask the head of the university about her suppression of Palestine solidarity. | As she spoke from the Faculty Club's stage I asked Principal Suzanne Fortier, "Do McGill students have the right to oppose the killing of Palestinian children? Do they have the right to oppose Israeli colonialism and apartheid?" McGill's principal failed to respond. | I then stated that her administration's threat to cancel the student union's funding after students voted overwhelmingly for a "Palestine Solidarity Policy" was "anti-democratic and anti-Pal…

WSWS (2022-09-03). Why is the UFT silent on the expiring contract for New York City educators? wsws.org With the contract expiration for 100,000 public school teachers and staff less than two weeks away, the union is helping to impose a wage freeze amid skyrocketing inflation.

Peoples Dispatch (2022-09-03). Wickremesinghe under fire for arrest of student activists in Sri Lanka. peoplesdispatch.org The three arrested activists are: Wasantha Mudalige of the Inter University Students Federation (IUSF), Galwewa Siridhamma Thero of the Bhikku (Monks) Federation, and Hashantha Jawantha Gunathilake of the Kelaniya University Students' Union.

_____ (2022-09-03). Why US Foreign Military Bases Should Be Reduced Significantly. popularresistance.org Soon after the Second World War ended, the British government with its vast colonial empire made significant territorial concessions to the USA which could facilitate the rapid spread of USA military bases in many parts of the world. In addition of course the defeated Axis countries and their territories could provide another suitable place for the rapid proliferation of the US military bases that was to follow. | In recent decades there have been several closures of these bases but there have been several new ones coming up as well. This together with definitional issues makes it difficult to give precise number…

Manlio Dinucci (2022-09-03). How to Destroy Russia. 2019 Rand Corporation Report: "Overextending and Unbalancing Russia" globalresearch.ca Force the adversary to expand recklessly in order to unbalance him, and then destroy him. This is not the description of a judo hold, but a plan against Russia elaborated by the Rand Corporation, the most influential think tank in the USA.

_____ (2022-09-03). SADC Rejects Anti-Russian Bill In United States Congress. popularresistance.org A recent gathering of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) has expressed its displeasure with recent legislation making its way through the United States Congress which is aimed at punishing the continent for its diplomatic and trade relations with the Russian Federation. | This event was convened under the theme of "Promoting Industrialization through, Agro-Processing, Mineral Beneficiation, and Regional Value Chains for Inclusive and Resilient Economic Growth." The title took into serious consideration the contemporary operating context in the Southern Africa region and the urgent need to enhance…

_____ (2022-09-03). 96% Of Freight Rail Workers Want To Strike, Survey Finds. popularresistance.org 96 percent of freight rail workers still want to strike as soon as they can under federal law, despite a Joe Biden-appointed emergency mediation board recently drawing up terms for a potential compromise contract, according to a survey conducted by a railroad worker group. | The survey is the latest indication that the deep, years-long cleavage between workers and management centering on working conditions, pay, and health care benefits at the country's freight rail lines will not be easily reconciled. | "People are pretty furious," said Railroad Workers United secretary Ron Kaminkow, who conducted the survey. He…

Otis Grotewohl (2022-09-03). Ohio teachers win through mass solidarity. workers.org In a climate of recent worker mobilizations and fights, teachers in two different Ohio school districts started their school year off in a class battle against their employers. The teachers of both districts are represented by the Ohio Education Association (OEA), an affiliate of the National Education Association. After voting . . . |

Ricardo Gomez (2022-09-03). YOU LOVE TO SEE IT: Ending Neighborhood Oil Drilling. levernews.com Good things are happening! California just passed an important bill banning drilling in residential neighborhoods. Also, young workers just organized Chipotle's first union, the Amazon Labor Union celebrated another major victory, and thousands of minor league baseball players are starting their own unionization efforts.All this and much more in this week's edition of You Love To See It, available below.California To End Neighborhood Oil Drilling: After decades of

Ry Estrem (2022-09-03). Patients before profits: 15,000 Minnesota nurses to strike. liberationnews.org 15,000 nurses across 16 hospitals in Minnesota will strike for three days beginning September 12…

Colin Todhunter (2022-09-03). What Was Covid Really About? Triggering A Multi-Trillion Dollar Global Debt Crisis. "Ramping up an Imperialist Strategy"? globalresearch.ca If it was indeed about public health, why close down the bulk of health services and the global economy knowing full well what the implications would be? And why mount a military-style propaganda campaign to censor world-renowned scientists and terrorise entire populations…

Eforinoco (2022-09-03). President Maduro Reiterates Commitment to Fight Against Racial Discrimination. orinocotribune.com Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro reiterated the commitment of the Bolivarian government in the fight against racial discrimination. . | The president made this comment on the occasion of the International Day for People of African Descent, celebrated on August 31. He stated that the Venezuelan state will continue its fight against all sorts of inequality that Afro-descendant communities face. |

Eforinoco (2022-09-03). Some Important Aspects of the Proposed New Constitution of Chile. orinocotribune.com Some of the main advances are declaration of an ecological and plurinational state; recognition of indigenous peoples; human right to water and education; democracy based on gender parity. | More than 15 million Chileans are summoned to participate in a refendum this Sunday, September 4, in order to decide whether they want to approve the new constitution drafted by the Constitutional Convention or maintain the current one which dates from the dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet (1973-1990). | According to Chilean electoral law, in order to be approved the new Constitution must get at least % plus one of the total…

WSWS (2022-09-03). Nurses vote by 96 percent for strike action against Michigan Medicine. wsws.org At meetings last week, more than 4,000 of the 6,200 nurses at Michigan Medicine voted by 96 percent for safe staffing ratios and an end to mandatory overtime.

WSWS (2022-09-03). New Zealand paper mill workers locked out for nearly a month. wsws.org Multinational toilet paper manufacturer Essity is relying on the unions to isolate the 145 locked out workers in Kawerau and help starve them into accepting a sellout agreement.

Anne Maina (2022-09-03). The 'Green Revolution' Has Failed in Africa and It's Time for a New Direction. commondreams.org AGRF, its donors, and African governments should be taking bold action to support resilient agriculture that works with nature, builds crop and diet diversity, respects climatic patterns, and empowers marginalized farmers.

Staff (2022-09-03). VIDEO: 'Delvari' hero of fighting against British Colonialism. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Sep. 03 (MNA) — Shahrivar 12 in the Iranian calendar corresponding with Sept. 3 is considered a cultural event for Iranians to mark the National Day of Combat against British Colonialism as well as commemorate Rais Ali Delvari.

A Guest Author (2022-09-03). Rapid reestablishment of relations between Colombia and Venezuela ‚àí guest commentary. workers.org By Sergio Rodriguez Gelfenstein The author 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. Translated by unitedworldint.com and edited by Workers World. . . . |

Staff (2022-09-03). Iran neutralized US criminal plots in different countries. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Sep. 03 (MNA) — The Leader of the Islamic Revolution says Iran's measures in neutralizing US' criminal plots in different countries, for example, defeating ISIL, have caused Iranophobia and Shia-phobia propaganda.

Staff (2022-09-03). Iranian nation, government not to give up legitimate rights. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Sep. 03 (MNA) — Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman said that the Iranian people and government will stand against the arrogance and coercion of the inheritors of colonialism and not give up their legitimate rights.

WSWS (2022-09-03). Pennsylvania nursing home workers launch strike against poverty pay, low staffing. wsws.org Nurses and health care workers are striking against terrible overwork conditions, with a single nursing assistant (CNA) sometimes caring for as many as 30 long-term patients at a time.

Staff (2022-09-03). Magnitude 5.8 earthquake strikes Crete, Greece region. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Sep. 03 (MNA) — A magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck Greece on Saturday, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said.

Paddy Colligan (2022-09-03). Vietnam advances LGBTQ+ rights. workers.org The Vietnam Ministry of Health ensured on Aug. 3 that members of the LGBTQ+ community will receive appropriate and respectful medical care. Toi Dong Y (I Do) 2022 launched Aug. 10 in Ho Chi Minh City to gain more support for same-sex marriage in Vietnam, a campaign strengthened by the . . . |

____ (2022-09-03). China-ASEAN technological cooperation forum to take place in south China. ecns.cn The 10th Forum on China-ASEAN Technology Transfer and Collaborative Innovation will be held in Nanning, capital of south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, from Sept. 15 to 19, according to local authorities.

WSWS (2022-09-03). Australia: Bogus jobs Summit outlines tripartite assault on workers. wsws.org The summit centred on how Labor and the unions will impose the sweeping industrial relations restructuring demanded by the corporate elite for decades.

WSWS (2022-09-03). South Korean healthcare workers' union agrees to sellout contract. wsws.org The latest sellout demonstrates once again that workers are unable to defend their interests from within the unions.

WSWS (2022-09-03). Texas attorney general threatens legal action against schools that try to mitigate the spread of COVID and monkeypox. wsws.org With the Democratic Party and the teachers' unions fully backing the murderous "let it rip" COVID policy, the Abbott government feels it has a free hand to carry out the most deranged provocations with impunity.

Dean Baker (2022-09-03). Silliness on the Jump in Labor Force Participation. cepr.net I was on the road yesterday (literally). This meant I had to listen on the radio to many people, who should know better, say silly things about the big August jump in labor force participation rates (LFPR), and especially LFPR for prime age workers (ages 25 to 54). In case you missed it, the overall …

WSWS (2022-09-03). "The power needs to be in all the workers' hands": Highlights from online Q&A with Will Lehman, candidate for UAW president. wsws.org On August 27, Lehman hosted an online Q and A, explaining his campaign's perspective of building a rank-and-file movement and uniting workers internationally.

Anonymous669 (2022-09-03). In Video: Iraqi Airstrike Wipes Out ISIS Hideout In Hamrin Mountains. southfront.org Iraqi Air Force F-16s during a training sortie on July 18, 2019. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Chris Drzazgowski) | On September 3, fighter jets of the Iraqi Air Force (IQAF) carried out an airstrike on a hideout of ISIS in Hamrin mountains in the northern Iraqi province of Saladin. | The Security Media Cell said in a statement that the hideout was targeted based on information provided by the Iraqi National Intelligence Service. The pinpoint airstrike was carried out by F-16 fighter jets. A precision-guided bom…

Richard S. Dunn (2022-09-03). July 26 Marked the Sixty-Nine Year Anniversary of the Attack on the Moncada Barracks—the Beginning of the Cuban Revolution. covertactionmagazine.com Cuba has made incredible progress since that time; it remains a powerful symbol of anti-imperialism July 26, 2022, marked the 69th anniversary of the 1953 attack on the Moncada Barracks in Santiago de Cuba by a group of Cuban activists, patriots and revolutionaries. The attack signaled the beginning of the end for the U.S.-backed, repressive …

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-09-02). Ukraine Admits Bombing the Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant. libya360.wordpress.com The Ukrainian military publicly admitted striking the area of the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant in an official General Staff briefing on Friday. Previously, Kiev had claimed that Russian forces used the plant as a military base; now it says all troops have relocated due to the visit by IAEA inspectors. "In the areas of the settlements…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-09-02). US Provocations Over Taiwan and Beijing's Steady Remedy. libya360.wordpress.com Brian Berletic The early August visit by US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi took place amid heavy protests from Beijing. The visit was a blatant violation of Washington's bilateral agreement with Beijing regarding the "One China" policy as well as a violation of international law regarding political independence and territorial integrity. As was pointed out by…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-09-02). The Sickness of the American Left and the Path to Recovery. libya360.wordpress.com Danny Haiphong Leftists in the United States are suffering from a propaganda-induced delirium. Revolutionary discipline can get us through the winter storm. 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…

Dmitri Kovalevich (2022-09-02). Ukraine Regime Led by Zelensky Kidnaps Student Dissidents, Bans Opposition Parties, Shuts Down Independent Media, Commits Egregious War Crimes and Imposes Regressive Labor Laws. globalresearch.ca

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-09-02). Blowback for NATO's Crime against Libya. libya360.wordpress.com Rainer Shea Eleven years ago, when the U.S. empire committed one of its most recent great crimes by bombing Libya into becoming a failed state, the Queen of Chaos Hillary Clinton celebrated by saying "We came, we saw, he died!" about Muammar Gaddafi. For someone whose role was to bring about chaos during the early years of…

A Guest Author (2022-09-02). °Franky Velgara Valentin PRESENTE! workers.org The following statement was issued on August 25. ProLibertad Allies and Supporters, Franky Velgara. PHOTO: Pro-Libertad It is with great sadness that we, in the ProLibertad Freedom Campaign, announce the passing of one of our founders and longtime coordinators, Francisco Velgara Valentin, known affectionately to the movement at large as . . . |

Mark Gruenberg (2022-09-02). Appeals Court: Firm can't call coronavirus a natural disaster requiring layoffs. peoplesworld.org NEW ORLEANS —In a notable workers' rights win as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, the federal appeals court in New Orleans ruled in late spring that a Texas fracking company can't claim the virus is a "natural disaster" that lets it avoid the federal WARN Act—the plant-closing law—and lay off its workers without notice. …

Dave Welsh (2022-09-02). Therapists protest 'dangerous delays in mental health care'. workers.org Oakland, California A hundred striking mental health workers picketed Kaiser Permanente Medical Center in Oakland, Aug. 26, denouncing "dangerous understaffing" of therapists — with patients routinely having to wait six to eight weeks for an appointment. Members of the National Union of Healthcare Workers have been on strike since Aug. . . . |

G. Dunkel (2022-09-02). Hungry Haitians have had enough. workers.org August 22 is the day the Haitian revolution began in 1791. The date commemorates the fact that an enslaved people, a majority of whom were born in Africa, organized an army that defeated the highly praised, veteran French military, on the battlefields of Vertières and elsewhere — giving the oppressed . . . |

Liberation Staff (2022-09-02). PSL Statement: Yes, democracy is under threat — and Biden is part of the problem. liberationnews.org Joe Biden's prime-time address on democracy tonight was an attempt to cover up with rhetoric his and the Democratic Party's abject failure to prevent the extinguishing of abortion rights, the assault on Black voting rights, and the nationwide attack by Big Business against union rights and workers.

Project Censored (2022-09-02). Music, The Clash Between Capitalism and Art, and Solutions to the Student Loan Debt Crises. projectcensored.org On the first half of this week's show Eleanor speaks with musician, producer, and songwriter Samantha Blanchard &#1 ; talking to her about the exploitation of artists in today's often cookie…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-09-02). Analysis of the Frustrated Assassination Attempt Against Cristina Fernández. libya360.wordpress.com Mission Verdad "An attempt has been made against our vice-president and social peace has been disturbed," said Argentine President Alberto Fernandez (Photo: Télam). The assassination attempt against Cristina Fernandez in Argentina has placed a country on high alert at a critical political moment. The vice president, a leader with the highest popularity in Argentine society…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-09-02). Erdogan Exploits the Libyan Crisis to Further His Own Interests. libya360.wordpress.com The two simultaneous visits by the outgoing head of the unity government, Abdulhamid Al-Dabaiba, and the head of the parliament-backed government, Fathi Bashaga, to Ankara to meet with Turkish officials revealed that Turkey is sticking to the file of a political solution in Libya, and that the field is open for a combination of a…

Rebecca Pera, Mark Gruenberg (2022-09-02). Starbucks workers promote sip-ins, other tactics to dramatize struggle. peoplesworld.org A "tip-in" is a basketball term. But what's a "sip-in"? The answer from Starbucks workers around the country who seek to unionize themselves and their stores is it's the latest tactic in their escalating campaign for that goal: Coordinated action coast to coast to support unionizing and demand the firm stop union-busting and start bargaining. …

Special to People's World (2022-09-02). Labor Day weekend: Unions launch biggest election push in history. peoplesworld.org WASHINGTON &#1 ;The AFL-CIO today kicked off a massive voter mobilization to elect pro-worker candidates in November, aiming to empower working people to make the difference in scores of close races around the country. The 2022 mobilization kicks into high gear at a time when labor unions enjoy their highest approval rating in more than five decades, according to …

Marilyn Bechtel (2022-09-02). Striking Kaiser mental health clinicians joined by colleagues in Hawaii. peoplesworld.org OAKLAND, Calif.— Over 2,000 striking mental health clinicians hit the picket lines in front of Kaiser Permanente facilities in northern California and the Central Valley on the morning of Aug. 29, as they began the third week of a strike demanding the giant HMO staff up in order to provide timely mental health care to …

Chauncey K. Robinson (2022-09-02). 7 movies to celebrate Labor Day weekend. peoplesworld.org Held on the first Monday of September, Labor Day is not just an excuse for a (much needed) three-day weekend. Instead, the holiday sprung forth from the struggles and victories of the labor movement in the United States. It's a way to celebrate how far the working class has come, and the present day battles …

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-09-02). Argentina: Assassination Attempt Against Cristina Fernández de Kirchner Widely Condemned. libya360.wordpress.com Tanya Wadhwa Argentine Vice President, Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, thanking supporters who have gathered outside her home since last week in her support in the face of ongoing judicial and political persecution against her. (Photo: Cristina Fernández de Kirchner/Twitter) The attack, which shook the country, was widely condemned by numerous political leaders and social activists from…

Manlio Dinucci (2022-09-02). La ue complice del piano usa di gettare l'europa nel caos. globalresearch.ca Josep Borrell, Alto rappresentante per la politica estera UE, non solo annuncia la sospensione dei visti ai turisti russi, assestando un altro duro colpo al settore turistico italiano ed europeo. In una riunione dei ministri UE della Difesa ha …

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2022-09-03: News Headlines

Eforinoco (2022-09-03). President Maduro Reiterates Commitment to Fight Against Racial Discrimination. orinocotribune.com Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro reiterated the commitment of the Bolivarian government in the fight against racial discrimination. . | The president made this comment on the occasion of the International Day for People of African Descent, celebrated on August 31. He stated that the Venezuelan state will continue its fight against all sorts of inequality that Afro-descendant communities face. |

Eforinoco (2022-09-03). Some Important Aspects of the Proposed New Constitution of Chile. orinocotribune.com Some of the main advances are declaration of an ecological and plurinational state; recognition of indigenous peoples; human right to water and education; democracy based on gender parity. | More than 15 million Chileans are summoned to participate in a refendum this Sunday, September 4, in order to decide whether they want to approve the new constitution drafted by the Constitutional Convention or maintain the current one which dates from the dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet (1973-1990). | According to Chilean electoral law, in order to be approved the new Constitution must get at least % plus one of the total…

Sara Flounders (2022-09-03). U.S. and Israel bomb Syria again: Oil piracy continues. workers.org In the latest violation of Syria's sovereignty and territorial integrity, eight U.S. F-16 and F-15E fighter jets hit nine targets in Syria Aug. 25. The U.S. military still maintains 19 terrorist training camps in Syria and has seized Syria's oil fields. Even as the U.S./NATO-provoked war in Ukraine threatens nuclear . . . |

WSWS (2022-09-03). Why is the UFT silent on the expiring contract for New York City educators? wsws.org With the contract expiration for 100,000 public school teachers and staff less than two weeks away, the union is helping to impose a wage freeze amid skyrocketing inflation.

Peoples Dispatch (2022-09-03). Wickremesinghe under fire for arrest of student activists in Sri Lanka. peoplesdispatch.org The three arrested activists are: Wasantha Mudalige of the Inter University Students Federation (IUSF), Galwewa Siridhamma Thero of the Bhikku (Monks) Federation, and Hashantha Jawantha Gunathilake of the Kelaniya University Students' Union.

Otto Konig, Richard Detje (2022-09-03). Happy Anti-War Day! The weapons must be silent! indybay.org The DGB (the German alliance of unions) and its member unions, an important voice in the German peace movement, commemorate the barbaric consequences of war and fascism on September 1. Trade unionists fight for peace, democracy and freedom.

Otis Grotewohl (2022-09-03). Ohio teachers win through mass solidarity. workers.org In a climate of recent worker mobilizations and fights, teachers in two different Ohio school districts started their school year off in a class battle against their employers. The teachers of both districts are represented by the Ohio Education Association (OEA), an affiliate of the National Education Association. After voting . . . |

Ricardo Gomez (2022-09-03). YOU LOVE TO SEE IT: Ending Neighborhood Oil Drilling. levernews.com Good things are happening! California just passed an important bill banning drilling in residential neighborhoods. Also, young workers just organized Chipotle's first union, the Amazon Labor Union celebrated another major victory, and thousands of minor league baseball players are starting their own unionization efforts.All this and much more in this week's edition of You Love To See It, available below.California To End Neighborhood Oil Drilling: After decades of

Colin Todhunter (2022-09-03). What Was Covid Really About? Triggering A Multi-Trillion Dollar Global Debt Crisis. "Ramping up an Imperialist Strategy"? globalresearch.ca If it was indeed about public health, why close down the bulk of health services and the global economy knowing full well what the implications would be? And why mount a military-style propaganda campaign to censor world-renowned scientists and terrorise entire populations…

WSWS (2022-09-03). Nurses vote by 96 percent for strike action against Michigan Medicine. wsws.org At meetings last week, more than 4,000 of the 6,200 nurses at Michigan Medicine voted by 96 percent for safe staffing ratios and an end to mandatory overtime.

Bernie Sanders (2022-09-03). Bernie Sanders's #EIE incredible speech reminds us how much saboteurs stole in US and here. zcomm.org 'It is not radical — it is not — to say that every worker in the US and UK is entitled to a decent standard of living'

WSWS (2022-09-03). "The power needs to be in all the workers' hands": Highlights from online Q&A with Will Lehman, candidate for UAW president. wsws.org On August 27, Lehman hosted an online Q and A, explaining his campaign's perspective of building a rank-and-file movement and uniting workers internationally.

WSWS (2022-09-03). Texas attorney general threatens legal action against schools that try to mitigate the spread of COVID and monkeypox. wsws.org With the Democratic Party and the teachers' unions fully backing the murderous "let it rip" COVID policy, the Abbott government feels it has a free hand to carry out the most deranged provocations with impunity.

Labor Video Project (2022-09-03). "Life & Death Issue" For Patients & Nurses At Kaiser: CNA Nurses Speak Out. indybay.org San Francisco NNU-CNA Kaiser nurses rallied and spoke out about the dangerous health and safety conditions for patients at Kaiser. They talked about their stress and how Kaiser because of allowing low staffing levels is a threat to the health of the patients.

Santa Cruz Homeless Union (2022-09-03). Friday 9/2: Benchlands Meeting. indybay.org Join us at 3: 00 pm near the Water Street end of the Benchlands, San Lorenzo Park, Santa Cruz | Protest against the Benchlands sweep after the meeting in front of the County Building at 4: 30 pm…

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-09-03). Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast: Helping kids prepare for back-to-school success. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org In some parts of U.S., school has already begun, and over the next several weeks, almost all children will be back in the classroom after the Labor Day holiday. Setting up students for success at school includes parents and caregivers helping kids develop routines and good habits for time management, nutrition and sleep. "Having routines is so important not only for our kids, but actually for our families and for us as adults, as well,"…

Gabriel Acevero (2022-09-03). The Democratic Establishment Hates Socialist Gabriel Acevero. He Won Reelection Anyway. zcomm.org "I am an unbought and unbossed voice for the working class"

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-09-03). Johnson Memorial Health in Indiana joins Mayo Clinic Care Network. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — Johnson Memorial Health and Mayo Clinic announced Wednesday, Aug. 31, that the Indiana health system has joined the Mayo Clinic Care Network. Members of the Mayo Clinic Care Network, a group of carefully vetted, independent health care organizations, have special access to Mayo Clinic's knowledge and expertise. "We are honored to enter into this collaborative relationship with Mayo Clinic," says David Dunkle, M.D., president and CEO of Johnson Memorial Health. "Our providers…

Sharon Zhang (2022-09-03). "Tell the Oligarchs They Cannot Have It All" Sanders Tells UK's Striking Workers. zcomm.org "The only way justice ever comes about, the only way working people ever make success is when we stand up, we take them on, and we win"

Staff (2022-09-03). Iranian nation, government not to give up legitimate rights. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Sep. 03 (MNA) — Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman said that the Iranian people and government will stand against the arrogance and coercion of the inheritors of colonialism and not give up their legitimate rights.

____ (2022-09-03). China-ASEAN technological cooperation forum to take place in south China. ecns.cn The 10th Forum on China-ASEAN Technology Transfer and Collaborative Innovation will be held in Nanning, capital of south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, from Sept. 15 to 19, according to local authorities.

Staff (2022-09-03). Leader receives attendees of Ahl-ul-Bayt World Assembly. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Sep. 03 (MNA) — On Saturday morning, the Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei received the members of the 7th Summit of Ahl-ul-Bayt World Assembly.

WSWS (2022-09-03). South Korean healthcare workers' union agrees to sellout contract. wsws.org The latest sellout demonstrates once again that workers are unable to defend their interests from within the unions.

Campesina Womb Justice (2022-09-03). Friday 9/2: Solidarity Vigil for Farm Worker Bill #2183. indybay.org Watsonville Plaza | 358 Main St, Watsonville…

Labor Education Project On AFL-CIO Internatio (2022-09-03). Sunday 9/11: The Other 9/11 — the AFL-CIO's support for the 1973 US coup in Chile betrayed workers. indybay.org us02web.zoom.us/j/3290219617?pwd=OTFGZUVKcDd4bzVkVjl5ZS94QmdoQT09

WSWS (2022-09-03). Pennsylvania nursing home workers launch strike against poverty pay, low staffing. wsws.org Nurses and health care workers are striking against terrible overwork conditions, with a single nursing assistant (CNA) sometimes caring for as many as 30 long-term patients at a time.

Luana Alves (2022-09-03). Video: Brazil elections – Bolsonaro, Lula and the radical left: An interview with Luana Alves (PSOL/MES). greenleft.org.au Sà£o Paulo councillor Luana Alves from Brazil's Socialism and Liberty Party (PSOL) speaks to James Wyner and Federico Fuentes about the coming elections in Brazil.

WSWS (2022-09-03). New Zealand paper mill workers locked out for nearly a month. wsws.org Multinational toilet paper manufacturer Essity is relying on the unions to isolate the 145 locked out workers in Kawerau and help starve them into accepting a sellout agreement.

____ (2022-09-03). China's coal-rich province strives to accelerate green development. ecns.cn At Chindata Group's big data industrial park in Lingqiu County of Datong City, north China's Shanxi Province, hundreds of thousands of servers are running day and night to support high-tech enterprises nationwide in such fields as AI, autonomous driving and quantum communication.

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-09-03). Mayo Clinic study shows successful labor outcomes in expectant mothers using AI. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — Mayo Clinic researchers have found that using artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms to analyze patterns of changes in women who are in labor can help identify whether a successful vaginal delivery will occur with good outcomes for mom and baby. The findings were published in PLOS ONE. "This is the first step to using algorithms in providing powerful guidance to physicians and midwives as they make critical decisions during the labor process," says…

Staff (2022-09-03). Magnitude 5.8 earthquake strikes Crete, Greece region. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Sep. 03 (MNA) — A magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck Greece on Saturday, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said.

A Guest Author (2022-09-03). Rapid reestablishment of relations between Colombia and Venezuela ‚àí guest commentary. workers.org By Sergio Rodriguez Gelfenstein The author 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. Translated by unitedworldint.com and edited by Workers World. . . . |

Paddy Colligan (2022-09-03). Vietnam advances LGBTQ+ rights. workers.org The Vietnam Ministry of Health ensured on Aug. 3 that members of the LGBTQ+ community will receive appropriate and respectful medical care. Toi Dong Y (I Do) 2022 launched Aug. 10 in Ho Chi Minh City to gain more support for same-sex marriage in Vietnam, a campaign strengthened by the . . . |

Staff (2022-09-03). VIDEO: 'Delvari' hero of fighting against British Colonialism. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Sep. 03 (MNA) — Shahrivar 12 in the Iranian calendar corresponding with Sept. 3 is considered a cultural event for Iranians to mark the National Day of Combat against British Colonialism as well as commemorate Rais Ali Delvari.

Staff (2022-09-03). Leader meeting with attendees of Ahl-ul-Bayt World Assembly. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Sep. 03 (MNA) — Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, the Leader of the Islamic Revolution, on Saturday received the members of the 7th Summit of Ahl-ul-Bayt World Assembly.

Staff (2022-09-03). Iran neutralized US criminal plots in different countries. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Sep. 03 (MNA) — The Leader of the Islamic Revolution says Iran's measures in neutralizing US' criminal plots in different countries, for example, defeating ISIL, have caused Iranophobia and Shia-phobia propaganda.

WSWS (2022-09-03). Australia: Bogus jobs Summit outlines tripartite assault on workers. wsws.org The summit centred on how Labor and the unions will impose the sweeping industrial relations restructuring demanded by the corporate elite for decades.

Julia Conley (2022-09-03). 'Honor Her Memory… by Fighting Like Hell': Barbara Ehrenreich Dies at 81. zcomm.org "We've lost a gifted writer and a relentless fighter for the working class"

Richard S. Dunn (2022-09-03). July 26 Marked the Sixty-Nine Year Anniversary of the Attack on the Moncada Barracks—the Beginning of the Cuban Revolution. covertactionmagazine.com Cuba has made incredible progress since that time; it remains a powerful symbol of anti-imperialism July 26, 2022, marked the 69th anniversary of the 1953 attack on the Moncada Barracks in Santiago de Cuba by a group of Cuban activists, patriots and revolutionaries. The attack signaled the beginning of the end for the U.S.-backed, repressive …

TeleSUR, SH (2022-09-03). Diputados mexicanos aprueban reforma de la Guardia Nacional. telesurtv.net Según la iniciativa, la Sedena será la encargada de elaborar los programas operativos y estrategias de la Guardia Nacional de México.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-09-02). Ukraine Admits Bombing the Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant. libya360.wordpress.com The Ukrainian military publicly admitted striking the area of the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant in an official General Staff briefing on Friday. Previously, Kiev had claimed that Russian forces used the plant as a military base; now it says all troops have relocated due to the visit by IAEA inspectors. "In the areas of the settlements…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-09-02). US Provocations Over Taiwan and Beijing's Steady Remedy. libya360.wordpress.com Brian Berletic The early August visit by US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi took place amid heavy protests from Beijing. The visit was a blatant violation of Washington's bilateral agreement with Beijing regarding the "One China" policy as well as a violation of international law regarding political independence and territorial integrity. As was pointed out by…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-09-02). The Sickness of the American Left and the Path to Recovery. libya360.wordpress.com Danny Haiphong Leftists in the United States are suffering from a propaganda-induced delirium. Revolutionary discipline can get us through the winter storm. 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…

Asa Winstanley (2022-09-02). Israel lobby fury as Jewish leftist elected to Labour's ruling body. electronicintifada.net Naomi Wimborne-Idrissi won a seat on the party's National Executive Committee.

Anonymous (2022-09-02). Palestine in Pictures: August 2022. electronicintifada.net A monthly roundup of photographs documenting Palestine, Palestinian life, politics and culture, and international solidarity with Palestine.

Anonymous103 (2022-09-02). Close-In Fighting In Pervomayskoe, Peski Region. southfront.org In the Avdiivka direction, Russian-led forces are attempting to improve their tactical positions in the areas of Pervomayskoe, Oprosnoe and Nevelskoe settlements. | On September 1, after prolonged heavy battles, the 11th Regiment of the DPR People's Militia took control of the industrial area on the western outskirts of Peski. They seized the ruins of the bridge and occupied the line along the Donetsk ring road. The AFU units retreated into the village of Pervomay…

Dmitri Kovalevich (2022-09-02). Ukraine Regime Led by Zelensky Kidnaps Student Dissidents, Bans Opposition Parties, Shuts Down Independent Media, Commits Egregious War Crimes and Imposes Regressive Labor Laws. globalresearch.ca

Orinoco Tribune 2 (2022-09-02). Ukrainian Regime Led by Media Darling Volodymyr Zelensky Kidnaps Student Dissidents, Bans Opposition Parties, Shuts Down Independent Media, Commits Egregious War Crimes and Imposes Regressive Labor Laws. orinocotribune.com By Dmitri Kovalevich &#1 ; Aug 20, 2022 | More Ukrainian Soldiers Continue to Defect as Eastern Ukrainians See Better Future with Russian Federation | For more than five months, full-scale hostilities have taken place on the territory of Ukraine. The number of victims is growing every day on both sides of the front line. | From the signing of the "Minsk 2" peace agreement in February 2015 until February 2022—seven long years—hostilities in the Donbas region raged with regular shelling and small arms attacks by the Ukrainian military and paramilitaries against the towns and cities of the region. Ukrain…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-09-02). Blowback for NATO's Crime against Libya. libya360.wordpress.com Rainer Shea Eleven years ago, when the U.S. empire committed one of its most recent great crimes by bombing Libya into becoming a failed state, the Queen of Chaos Hillary Clinton celebrated by saying "We came, we saw, he died!" about Muammar Gaddafi. For someone whose role was to bring about chaos during the early years of…

____ (2022-09-02). US says it has received Iran's response via EU coordinator. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Sep. 02 (MNA) — After Iran sent its response to the European Union, the US State Department announced on Friday that it has received Iran's response through the EU Coordinator.

A Guest Author (2022-09-02). °Franky Velgara Valentin PRESENTE! workers.org The following statement was issued on August 25. ProLibertad Allies and Supporters, Franky Velgara. PHOTO: Pro-Libertad It is with great sadness that we, in the ProLibertad Freedom Campaign, announce the passing of one of our founders and longtime coordinators, Francisco Velgara Valentin, known affectionately to the movement at large as . . . |

Pavan Kulkarni (2022-09-02). U.S.-Backed TPLF Breaks 5-Month Truce By Resuming War in Northern Ethiopia. towardfreedom.org Dismissing the Africa Union-led peace negotiations, the Tigray People's Liberation Front called for Western intervention in Ethiopia before resuming a war with the Ethiopian state on August 24. This ended a five-month truce with Ethiopia's federal government, weeks after envoys from the United States and European Union visited its base. Pavan Kulkarni reports for People's Dispatch.

Bernie Sanders (2022-09-02). US Working Class Must Stand Up to This Nation's Oligarchs. commondreams.org In the year 2022, three multibillionaires own more wealth than the bottom half of American society—160 million Americans. This is unsustainable.

_____ (2022-09-02). SEIU Colludes With Columbia To Push Through Contract For Staff. popularresistance.org Dining, clerical, and technical staff at Columbia University, unionized with SEIU 1199, are waging a "Vote No" campaign after their union leaders agreed to an unacceptable tentative agreement. The proposed contract offers only three-percent raises per year, when inflation is hovering around nine percent — an effective pay cut. Library officers who supervise some of these workers are receiving raises of six percent, which is also far too low. This is the result of closed-door bargaining divorced from the rank and file. | Rank-and-file volunteers were recruited to serve as contract captains back in June, but…

WSWS (2022-09-02). Surging prices in Europe: The ruling class makes workers pay for the capitalist crisis. wsws.org Europe's working class is facing the greatest assault on its standard of living in a century, when postwar inflation and the aftermath of the 1929 stock market crash destroyed the livelihoods of large segments of the working and middle classes.

JANET (2022-09-02). Angered by inflation, British workers strike. iacenter.org By G. Dunkel August 26, 2022 Ever since then-Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher "solved" Britain's economic problems by hammering down workers while ignoring their needs in the 1980s, the British rulers have preferred the tactic of confronting and crushing the workers. This summer, workers have begun to hit back with a wave of strikes. Thousands, organized by the Trades Unions Congress, marched through central London June 18 over the cost of living crisis and the need for higher wages. This unstated ruling-class goal of crushing the unions, along with dreams of past imperialist prosperity, lay behind the ruling-cla…

_____ (2022-09-02). Is The US Legal System At War With Its People? popularresistance.org The very laws and government agencies created to protect the people in the United States are increasingly being weaponized against those who are often marginalized in society: people of color, the poor, and the working class. In just the last few months, there have been many incidents of this kind of violent abuse of power. | On July 28, the state of Alabama performed a "botched" execution on Joe Nathan James Jr., who journalists believe may have suffered medical malpractice akin to "torture" for hours before his death. On August 12, around midnight, a police officer threatened to kill a Black pregnant woman duri…

_____ (2022-09-02). Report: The Union Advantage For Young Workers. popularresistance.org Though originally designed to neutralize the potency of May Day, Labor Day in 2022 comes at an inflection point for US workers in general and for younger US workers in particular. Amid an upswell in union enthusiasm and increased attention to union organizing in the popular press, the trajectory of the labor movement going forward has especially significant ramifications for adult workers under the age of 35. These younger workers have now endured multiple economic shocks during formative stages in their lives. Unions have the potential to both mitigate some of the damage done by recent economic crises and to pro…

Peoples Dispatch (2022-09-02). Chile heads towards historic plebiscite on new constitution. peoplesdispatch.org This Sunday, on September 4, Chileans will vote to decide whether to "approve" or "reject" a new constitution, which has been drafted by a democratically elected gender-equal convention. It is said to be one of the most progressive constitutions in the world, and addresses the country's stark social inequalities. | Chile's current constitution was written and imposed in 1980 under the US-backed military dictatorship of General Augusto Pinochet (1973-1990). Several social movements, trade unions and progressive sectors have argued that it enshrined a neoliberal economic model, which favors private interests and pr…

Ann Brown (2022-09-02). New Pew Research: 77% Of Black Americans Support Reparations, 44% Don't See Racial Equality Ever Happening. moguldom.com More American may have been discussing or have been aware of the striking race inequity in the u.S, but according to a new report from Pew Research, most Black Americans don't think this new awareness was making any difference. In fact, two-thirds of Black Americans say that recent increased focus on race and racial inequality …

WSWS (2022-09-02). Biden's national address warns of imminent threat of dictatorship. wsws.org Joe Biden's address to the nation, delivered in prime time in front of Philadelphia's Independence Hall, was extraordinary both for what he said, as well as for what he did not say.

WSWS (2022-09-02). Australia: Escalating government threats against rail workers a warning for the working class. wsws.org The RTBU has now launched its own legal case, asking the pro-business FWC to impose a "good faith bargaining order" on the government.

Mark Gruenberg (2022-09-02). Appeals Court: Firm can't call coronavirus a natural disaster requiring layoffs. peoplesworld.org NEW ORLEANS —In a notable workers' rights win as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, the federal appeals court in New Orleans ruled in late spring that a Texas fracking company can't claim the virus is a "natural disaster" that lets it avoid the federal WARN Act—the plant-closing law—and lay off its workers without notice. …

Walden Bello (2022-09-02). Gorbachev Rode the Tiger and Ended Up Inside It. commondreams.org The late Soviet leader ended the Cold War, but his botched reforms opened the way to Russia's modern crony capitalism.

Oneworld.press (2022-09-02). Why'd Lavrov Say That Russia Isn't Alone Yet It Also Can't Rely On Anyone But Itself. oneworld.press No country should ever enter into a position of disproportionate dependence whereby they literally come to rely on anyone else, though nor should they isolate themselves from global processes either, hence the need to pragmatically strike a careful balance between these two goals exactly as Russia is doing.

_____ (2022-09-02). Rail Workers Reject Contract Recommendations, Ready to Strike. popularresistance.org Railroad unions continue their slow creep along the path to a settlement—or strike—in contract negotiations covering 115,000 workers. On August 16, the Presidential Emergency Board convened by President Biden issued its recommendations for a settlement. Many rail workers say they fall short and are prepared to strike to win more. | The PEB recommended 22 percent raises over the course of the five-year contract (dating back to 2020), which would be the highest wage increases rail unions have seen in decades. But they are offset by increases in health care costs—and come in the midst of high infla…

_____ (2022-09-02). This Labor Day, Starbucks Workers To Host Pro-Union 'Sip-Ins' Across The US. popularresistance.org This Labor Day weekend, Starbucks workers across the country will be rolling out the red carpet to their supporters. About 100 of the coffee chain's stores are set to hold "sip-ins" from Friday, Sept. 2 to Monday, Sept. 5. Sip-ins are loosely modeled after sit-ins, and mark designated times when supporters of a store are asked to come in, order low-priced drinks or water, and leave big tips. The events provide an opportunity for baristas and their supporters to engage in conversation about labor conditions and build community. | "I'm a little nervous, but we're excited," said Samantha Shields, a 21-year-old baris…

Dave Welsh (2022-09-02). Therapists protest 'dangerous delays in mental health care'. workers.org Oakland, California A hundred striking mental health workers picketed Kaiser Permanente Medical Center in Oakland, Aug. 26, denouncing "dangerous understaffing" of therapists — with patients routinely having to wait six to eight weeks for an appointment. Members of the National Union of Healthcare Workers have been on strike since Aug. . . . |

G. Dunkel (2022-09-02). Hungry Haitians have had enough. workers.org August 22 is the day the Haitian revolution began in 1791. The date commemorates the fact that an enslaved people, a majority of whom were born in Africa, organized an army that defeated the highly praised, veteran French military, on the battlefields of Vertières and elsewhere — giving the oppressed . . . |

Liberation Staff (2022-09-02). PSL Statement: Yes, democracy is under threat — and Biden is part of the problem. liberationnews.org Joe Biden's prime-time address on democracy tonight was an attempt to cover up with rhetoric his and the Democratic Party's abject failure to prevent the extinguishing of abortion rights, the assault on Black voting rights, and the nationwide attack by Big Business against union rights and workers.

JANET (2022-09-02). Cuba solidarity activists restore mural. iacenter.org August 31, 2022 Cuba solidarity activists gathered Aug. 27 at the First Spanish Methodist Church, The People's Church in East Harlem, New York City, and then marched to the Dos Alas (Two Birds) Mural at 105th St. and Third Ave. The mural portrays Che Guevara, a leader of the Cuban Revolution, and Pedro Albizo Campos, head of the Puerto Rican independence movement against the U.S. For more than 20 years, the mural has stood as a revered landmark of solidarity and struggle; and only since last year it had been vandalized by right-wing haters of Cuba, who support the U.S. blockade of Cuba. Youth took up paint brushe…

TeleSUR (2022-09-02). EEU Considers Creating Industrial Park in Cuba's Mariel. telesurenglish.net The Eurasian Economic Union (EEU) on Friday outlined the initiative, which has been under discussion by the Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC) and the executive body of the EEU bloc. | RELATED: | Cuba has proposed to the bloc the loan of a -hectare plot of land for years to create an industrial park in the Mariel special economic zone. According to the EEU, there are prospects of extending the deeds. | The Director…

Editor (2022-09-02). U.S. Approval of Labor Unions at Highest Point Since 1965. scheerpost.com By Justin McCarthy / | WASHINGTON, D.C. — Seventy-one percent of Americans now approve of labor unions. Although statistically similar to last year's 68%, it is up from 64% before the pandemic and is the highest Gallup has recorded on this measure since 1965. | These data are from Gallup's annual Work and Education survey, collected Aug. 1-23. | The latest approval…

Jenny Pierson (2022-09-02). In Refusing to Prioritize Drivers' Safety, UPS Risks Major Strike. independentmediainstitute.org In late August, as temperatures soared around the United States, a driver for United Parcel Service (UPS) took before-and-after photos of chocolate chip cookies on a baking sheet. The delicious-looking confections were baked on the dashboard of a UPS truck whose internal temperatures shot to dangerous levels—not in an oven. It was an ingenious way …

Ann Brown (2022-09-02). Black America Responds To Jay-Z's Defense Of American Capitalism In 'God Did' Lyrics. moguldom.com Some people are praising the four-minute verse Jay-Z dropped on of DJ Khaled's latest single, "God Did." Most are surprised he did it in one take. Some have latched onto the lyrics, which are getting both applause and thumbs down. The single also features Rick Ross, Lil Wayne, JAY-Z, John Legend. On his "God Did" verse, …

TeleSUR (2022-09-02). President Maduro Rejects Attack Against Cristina Fernandez. telesurenglish.net Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro strongly repudiated the attack against Argentina's Vice President Cristina Fernandez-Kirchner, whom a man tried to shoot around her home on Thursday night. | RELATED: | "We send our solidarity to VP Cristina Fernandez-Kirchner in the face of the attempt on her life. We strongly repudiate this action, which seeks to destabilize the peace of the brotherly Argentine people. The G…

TeleSUR (2022-09-02). Over Half a Million in the Streets Backing the 'I Approve' Vote. telesurenglish.net On Thusday, Santiago City was the scene for a multicolored show unprecedented in Chilean political history. Over 0,000 citizens took to the streets to take part in the closing ceremony of the "I Approve" campaign, the option defended by those who want a new Constitution instead of the one drafted by the Augusto Pinochet dictatorship (1973-1990). | RELATED: | On Alameda Avenue, thousands of people incessantly cheered "

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-09-02). Erdogan Exploits the Libyan Crisis to Further His Own Interests. libya360.wordpress.com The two simultaneous visits by the outgoing head of the unity government, Abdulhamid Al-Dabaiba, and the head of the parliament-backed government, Fathi Bashaga, to Ankara to meet with Turkish officials revealed that Turkey is sticking to the file of a political solution in Libya, and that the field is open for a combination of a…

Peter Certo (2022-09-02). Remembering Barbara Ehrenreich. ips-dc.org The Institute for Policy Studies staff and board are mourning the loss of Barbara Ehrenreich, a fiercely committed progressive feminist who wielded her pen and sarcastic wit to expose injustices and spur action for change. | Barbara died on September 1 at age 81. IPS Senior Advisor John Cavanagh, with Barbara Ehrenreich's 1985 publication on a women's economic agenda. | For more than 40 years, Barbara kept our IPS family learning and laughing. As a staff member in the 1980s, she shared an office with longtime IPS Director John Cavanagh and gave him an education in feminism. In between writing books and essays, sh…

WSWS (2022-09-02). US Educators Rank and File Safety Committee holds critical meeting in defense of public education and against the spread of COVID-19. wsws.org The contributions given in reports and comments from audience members make clear that no faith whatsoever can be placed in capitalist politicians or the trade union apparatus to make schools safe for teachers, parents and students.

WSWS (2022-09-02). Build the Railroad Workers Rank-and-File Committee to fight for a national railroad strike! wsws.org It must be said openly and clearly: The unions have every intention of blocking a strike. Therefore, we must organize ourselves independently in order to demand and force a strike.

South Bay Indigenous Solidarity (2022-09-02). Thursday 9/1: South Bay Indigenous Solidarity. indybay.org Via Zoom. Register at: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYpf-yrpzkvGtaNWy9uKZ0RwHJzlLXal-E0

WSWS (2022-09-02). Australia: NSW nurses hold fourth statewide strike. wsws.org The NSW Nurses and Midwives' Association designed the strike to deepen the isolation of nurses. Rather than mass rallies, workers attended protests spread out across 60 separate locations, mainly outside individual hospitals.

WSWS (2022-09-02). New Zealand universities hit by long-term assault on pay and jobs. wsws.org New Zealand's universities, like their counterparts internationally, have been hit by a wholesale assault on public education in which the Tertiary Education Union has been entirely complicit.

WSWS (2022-09-02). Spanish union betrayal at Ford Valencia exposes their role in Mercedes strike. wsws.org Last week, autoworkers at the German automaker Mercedes-Benz plant at Vitoria, the capital city of the Basque Country in northern Spain, resumed activity after the summer holidays.

WSWS (2022-09-02). Former UAW bureaucrat Terry Dittes attacks "outside influences" in UAW election. wsws.org While he did not name names, Dittes' attack was clearly aimed at the World Socialist Web Site,, which has endorsed the campaign of Will Lehman for UAW president.

Chuck Idelson (2022-09-02). Behind the Rise in Union Support—And the Challenge Ahead. commondreams.org The inequities leading to the current moment largely derive from the policies of neoliberalism, a model of unfettered capitalism.

WSWS (2022-09-02). Workers Struggles: Asia, Australia and New Zealand. wsws.org India: 40,000 sanitation workers strike indefinitely in Bihar; Bangladeshi light vehicle drivers demand higher pay; Australia: Northern Territory public sector employees walk out; Pacific National train drivers in Queensland strike; Primary health care nurses rally across New Zealand;…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-09-02). WHO Chief, TPLF Leader Tedros Silent about His Party's Theft of World Food Program Fuel. libya360.wordpress.com Ann Garrison UN World Health Organization chief Dr. Tedros Adhanom is also the world's most prominent advocate of the Tigrayan People's Liberation Front. He has said nothing about the TPLF's recent theft of fuel intended for UN relief efforts in Ethiopia. On the morning of August 24th, fighting in Ethiopia's Amhara Region shattered a ceasefire…

Rebecca Pera, Mark Gruenberg (2022-09-02). Starbucks workers promote sip-ins, other tactics to dramatize struggle. peoplesworld.org A "tip-in" is a basketball term. But what's a "sip-in"? The answer from Starbucks workers around the country who seek to unionize themselves and their stores is it's the latest tactic in their escalating campaign for that goal: Coordinated action coast to coast to support unionizing and demand the firm stop union-busting and start bargaining. …

Marilyn Bechtel (2022-09-02). Striking Kaiser mental health clinicians joined by colleagues in Hawaii. peoplesworld.org OAKLAND, Calif.— Over 2,000 striking mental health clinicians hit the picket lines in front of Kaiser Permanente facilities in northern California and the Central Valley on the morning of Aug. 29, as they began the third week of a strike demanding the giant HMO staff up in order to provide timely mental health care to …

Brett Wilkins (2022-09-02). First NYC 'Just Cause' Lawsuit Targets Starbucks for Union-Busting. commondreams.org "Just in time for Labor Day, Starbucks secures another spot in the union-busting hall of fame," said one workers' group.

WSWS (2022-09-02). Eurowings pilots vote to strike as determination of German airline workers to fight grows. wsws.org There is a large and growing willingness to strike among workers in the airline industry. After Lufthansa pilots, now Eurowings pilots have voted by almost 98 percent to strike.

Special to People's World (2022-09-02). Labor Day weekend: Unions launch biggest election push in history. peoplesworld.org WASHINGTON &#1 ;The AFL-CIO today kicked off a massive voter mobilization to elect pro-worker candidates in November, aiming to empower working people to make the difference in scores of close races around the country. The 2022 mobilization kicks into high gear at a time when labor unions enjoy their highest approval rating in more than five decades, according to …

Deweylaura (2022-09-02). A Marxist IQ for Labor Day. cpusa.org This Labor Day comes in the midst of multiple crises facing working people in the U.S. This Marxist IQ looks at the history of Labor Day and its meaning. 1. The labor movement considers Peter McGuire, a late 19th-century trade unionist, to be the most important leader of the movement to establish Labor Day …

WSWS (2022-09-02). Will Lehman writes to UAW members: "Five takeaways from my tour of auto plants" wsws.org "If you think that you are alone in wanting to fight back, you're wrong," Lehman wrote to UAW workers. Everywhere he went, he said, he encountered enormous opposition to corporate exploitation and the pro-company policies of the UAW.

WSWS (2022-09-02). Will Lehman demands monitor investigate UAW acts of intimidation against Lehman, workers at Flint GM Assembly. wsws.org On September 1, Will Lehman sent the following letter to Neil Barofsky, the court-appointed monitor overseeing the UAW elections. Lehman is demanding the monitor investigate acts of intimidation by the UAW against Lehman's campaign and against workers.

Chauncey K. Robinson (2022-09-02). 7 movies to celebrate Labor Day weekend. peoplesworld.org Held on the first Monday of September, Labor Day is not just an excuse for a (much needed) three-day weekend. Instead, the holiday sprung forth from the struggles and victories of the labor movement in the United States. It's a way to celebrate how far the working class has come, and the present day battles …

WSWS (2022-09-02). Philadelphia Museum of Art workers authorize a strike. wsws.org The workers at the Philadelphia art museum are part of a growing wave of anger and militancy among cultural workers generally, which is in turn a part of the emerging movement of the working class in the US and internationally.

WSWS (2022-09-02). UK: Unite averts further action at Felixstowe port after 1,900 dockworkers complete eight day strike. wsws.org Unite is preventing another key section of port workers from joining the struggle at Felixstowe. On August 15, around 0 workers at Liverpool docks voted by 99 percent strike action, rejecting a 7 percent "final offer" from Mersey Docks and Harbour Company.

WSWS (2022-09-02). Australia: Striking NSW nurses speak out, "We have never seen it this bad" wsws.org "I've been a nurse for 23 years. We have never seen it this bad. Patients are left to fend for themselves sometimes when nurses can't get to them. It's been horrible."

Staff (2022-09-02). Comercio Interior informa sobre distribución de productos normados para septiembre. cubadebate.cu El Ministerio del Comercio Interior informó que está garantizada la distribución de la canasta familiar normada correspondiente al mes de septiembre, con los per cápita vigentes, y se mantiene la venta controlada de chícharos, cigarros y productos de aseo. El Mincin ratifica que se cuenta con la harina para la elaboración del pan de la canasta familiar normada.

_____ (2022-09-02). Capitalism Created The Climate Catastrophe. popularresistance.org In November 2022, most member states of the United Nations (UN) will gather in the Egyptian resort city of Sharm El Sheikh for the annual UN Climate Change Conference. This is the 27th conference of the parties to assess the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, commonly referred to as COP 27. The international environmental treaty was established in Rio de Janeiro in 1992, with the first conference held in Berlin in 1995; the agreements were extended in the Kyoto Protocol of 2005 and supplemented by the Paris Agreement of 2015. No more needs to be said of the climate catastrophe, which threatens mass specie…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-09-02). Argentina: Assassination Attempt Against Cristina Fernández de Kirchner Widely Condemned. libya360.wordpress.com Tanya Wadhwa Argentine Vice President, Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, thanking supporters who have gathered outside her home since last week in her support in the face of ongoing judicial and political persecution against her. (Photo: Cristina Fernández de Kirchner/Twitter) The attack, which shook the country, was widely condemned by numerous political leaders and social activists from…

Alasdair Baverstock (2022-09-02). Mexico's president state of the union speech. america.cgtn.com Mexico's president gave his country's traditional annual 'informe de gobierno' on Thursday, his country's equivalent of the state of the union speech. And while he was optimistic about his country's progress, there was a lot left unsaid, as CGTN's Alasdair Baverstock reports.

Manlio Dinucci (2022-09-02). La ue complice del piano usa di gettare l'europa nel caos. globalresearch.ca Josep Borrell, Alto rappresentante per la politica estera UE, non solo annuncia la sospensione dei visti ai turisti russi, assestando un altro duro colpo al settore turistico italiano ed europeo. In una riunione dei ministri UE della Difesa ha …

Ola Mousa (2022-09-01). Searching beneath the rubble of Rafah. electronicintifada.net Residents of al-Shaout neighborhood in Rafah recount the horrific aftermath of Israeli airstrikes that killed seven people.

_____ (2022-09-01). Why Full Employment Was A Great Idea, But Is No More. popularresistance.org Hoping to recapture the White House in the United States' bicentennial year, Congressional Democrats introduced legislation to guarantee a job to nearly every adult who wanted one. Sponsored by Minnesota's liberal lion, U.S. Senator Hubert Humphrey, and California Congressman Augustus Hawkins — one of the founders of the Congressional Black Caucus — the bill would've required the executive branch to establish nationwide quotas for industrial output, and forecast the number of jobs necessary to meet those annual benchmarks. | However many jobs the private sector could not — or would not — p…

Dana Sanchez (2022-09-01). DC Attorney General Karl Racine Goes After Prophet Of Bitcoin Bubble Michael Saylor Over Failure To Pay Taxes. moguldom.com Michael Saylor, a billionaire tech executive who has amassed the largest Bitcoin stash owned by a public company, is being sued by the attorney general of Washington, D.C. over alleged tax fraud. D.C. Attorney General Karl Racine announced in a tweet on Wednesday, Aug. 31 that his office is suing Saylor and his company, MicroStrategy, …

Anonymous103 (2022-09-01). France's Neocolonial Attempt To Exploit Algerian Gas Likely To Fail. southfront.org Macron in AlgeriaAnalysts believe Algeria is not able to replace Russian gas. | Written by Amid the search for diversification of energy sources, France seems ready to resume some of its colonial ties with Algeria. The African country is an important gas producer and can help Europe with supplies at this time of widespread shortages as consequenc…

_____ (2022-09-01). How Zoomers Organized The First Chipotle Union. popularresistance.org Chipotle workers in Lansing, Michigan, formed the fast food chain's first recognized union in the U.S., voting 11-3 on August 25 to join Teamsters Local 243. It's the latest in a string of new organizing breakthroughs at prominent national brands, from Starbucks to Apple to Trader Joe's to REI. | Of all the employers that have seen union drives over the past year, Chipotle—with 100,000 employees across 3,000 stores, and long-term plans to double its footprint in North America—is the most similar to Starbucks. They're both outliers in fast food: their stores are primarily corporate-owned, rather than f…

Fight Back (2022-09-01). Marxist-Leninist Party of Germany celebrates 40th anniversary. fightbacknews.org Gelsenkirchen, Germany – The Marxist Leninist Party of Germany (MLPD) celebrated its 40th anniversary with a weekend of celebration from August 25-28. Among the 1500 who attended were party members from across Germany, their families, residents of the local community, and international guests representing revolutionary parties and organizations from 31 countries across five continents. Andy Koch, the National Organizer of Freedom Road Socialist Organization attended the celebration. | The climax of the weekend on Saturday, August 27, was the unveiling of a new statue of German revolutionary thinker Karl Marx, whi…

_____ (2022-09-01). Fighting For Union Recognition And Quality Care. popularresistance.org I'm a nurse at University of Wisconsin Hospital, University Hospital, which is their main adult inpatient hospital. I've worked there for 5 years. I'm on a unit called F65 and have worked there for most of my career. Prior to Covid, it was General Medicine and Geriatrics, which meant that we cared for — and we still care for this population — a lot of people with chronic illnesses that come in for exacerbations of those illnesses. Since Covid, one of our main services has been taking care of Covid patients, and that's still ongoing. And I'm a charge nurse, which means that I supervise the flow of pati…

_____ (2022-09-01). 15,000 Nurses To Strike As They Fight To Put Patients Before Profits. popularresistance.org St. Paul and Duluth, Minnesota — This morning, nurses with the Minnesota Nurses Association announced that 15,000 nurses throughout the state plan to strike for three days beginning September 12, 2022, as they fight for fair contracts to put patients before profits. The strike is believed to be the largest private-sector nurses' strike in U.S. history, and it comes as nurses have negotiated with hospital executives for more than five months and have worked without contracts for the last several months. The strike will be the first that Twin Cities and Twin Ports nurses have taken together in contract negoti…

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2022-09-02: News Headlines

Anonymous (2022-09-02). Palestine in Pictures: August 2022. electronicintifada.net A monthly roundup of photographs documenting Palestine, Palestinian life, politics and culture, and international solidarity with Palestine.

A Guest Author (2022-09-02). °Franky Velgara Valentin PRESENTE! workers.org The following statement was issued on August 25. ProLibertad Allies and Supporters, Franky Velgara. PHOTO: Pro-Libertad It is with great sadness that we, in the ProLibertad Freedom Campaign, announce the passing of one of our founders and longtime coordinators, Francisco Velgara Valentin, known affectionately to the movement at large as . . . |

____ (2022-09-02). US says it has received Iran's response via EU coordinator. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Sep. 02 (MNA) — After Iran sent its response to the European Union, the US State Department announced on Friday that it has received Iran's response through the EU Coordinator.

WSWS (2022-09-02). Surging prices in Europe: The ruling class makes workers pay for the capitalist crisis. wsws.org Europe's working class is facing the greatest assault on its standard of living in a century, when postwar inflation and the aftermath of the 1929 stock market crash destroyed the livelihoods of large segments of the working and middle classes.

WSWS (2022-09-02). Biden's national address warns of imminent threat of dictatorship. wsws.org Joe Biden's address to the nation, delivered in prime time in front of Philadelphia's Independence Hall, was extraordinary both for what he said, as well as for what he did not say.

Otto Konig, Richard Detje (2022-09-02). Happy Anti-War Day! The weapons must be silent! indybay.org The DGB (the German alliance of unions) and its member unions, an important voice in the German peace movement, commemorate the barbaric consequences of war and fascism on September 1. Trade unionists fight for peace, democracy and freedom.

Dave Welsh (2022-09-02). Therapists protest 'dangerous delays in mental health care'. workers.org Oakland, California A hundred striking mental health workers picketed Kaiser Permanente Medical Center in Oakland, Aug. 26, denouncing "dangerous understaffing" of therapists — with patients routinely having to wait six to eight weeks for an appointment. Members of the National Union of Healthcare Workers have been on strike since Aug. . . . |

G. Dunkel (2022-09-02). Hungry Haitians have had enough. workers.org August 22 is the day the Haitian revolution began in 1791. The date commemorates the fact that an enslaved people, a majority of whom were born in Africa, organized an army that defeated the highly praised, veteran French military, on the battlefields of Vertières and elsewhere — giving the oppressed . . . |

Liberation Staff (2022-09-02). PSL Statement: Yes, democracy is under threat — and Biden is part of the problem. liberationnews.org Joe Biden's prime-time address on democracy tonight was an attempt to cover up with rhetoric his and the Democratic Party's abject failure to prevent the extinguishing of abortion rights, the assault on Black voting rights, and the nationwide attack by Big Business against union rights and workers.

WSWS (2022-09-02). Philadelphia Museum of Art workers authorize a strike. wsws.org The workers at the Philadelphia art museum are part of a growing wave of anger and militancy among cultural workers generally, which is in turn a part of the emerging movement of the working class in the US and internationally.

Rupen Savoulian (2022-09-02). The cult of Winston Churchill, racist legacies and Anglophone colonial nostalgia. greenleft.org.au No other British prime minister is as lionised to the point of deification as Winston Churchill. Rupen Savoulian looks behind the cult of personality.

David Giesen (2022-09-02). Friday 9/2: Labor Day weekend begins with Henry George, "Nemesis of Feudalism" indybay.org Notable House | 189 Ellsworth St. | San Francisco, CA…

Campesina Womb Justice (2022-09-02). Friday 9/2: Solidarity Vigil for Farm Worker Bill #2183. indybay.org Watsonville Plaza | 358 Main St, Watsonville…

South Bay Indigenous Solidarity (2022-09-02). Thursday 9/1: South Bay Indigenous Solidarity. indybay.org Via Zoom. Register at: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYpf-yrpzkvGtaNWy9uKZ0RwHJzlLXal-E0

WSWS (2022-09-02). Eurowings pilots vote to strike as determination of German airline workers to fight grows. wsws.org There is a large and growing willingness to strike among workers in the airline industry. After Lufthansa pilots, now Eurowings pilots have voted by almost 98 percent to strike.

WSWS (2022-09-02). Will Lehman demands monitor investigate UAW acts of intimidation against Lehman, workers at Flint GM Assembly. wsws.org On September 1, Will Lehman sent the following letter to Neil Barofsky, the court-appointed monitor overseeing the UAW elections. Lehman is demanding the monitor investigate acts of intimidation by the UAW against Lehman's campaign and against workers.

WSWS (2022-09-02). Spanish union betrayal at Ford Valencia exposes their role in Mercedes strike. wsws.org Last week, autoworkers at the German automaker Mercedes-Benz plant at Vitoria, the capital city of the Basque Country in northern Spain, resumed activity after the summer holidays.

Santa Cruz Homeless Union (2022-09-02). Friday 9/2: Benchlands Meeting. indybay.org Join us at 3: 00 pm near the Water Street end of the Benchlands, San Lorenzo Park, Santa Cruz | Protest against the Benchlands sweep after the meeting in front of the County Building at 4: 30 pm…

WSWS (2022-09-02). Build the Railroad Workers Rank-and-File Committee to fight for a national railroad strike! wsws.org It must be said openly and clearly: The unions have every intention of blocking a strike. Therefore, we must organize ourselves independently in order to demand and force a strike.

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-09-02). Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast: Helping kids prepare for back-to-school success. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org In some parts of U.S., school has already begun, and over the next several weeks, almost all children will be back in the classroom after the Labor Day holiday. Setting up students for success at school includes parents and caregivers helping kids develop routines and good habits for time management, nutrition and sleep. "Having routines is so important not only for our kids, but actually for our families and for us as adults, as well,"…

WSWS (2022-09-02). Former UAW bureaucrat Terry Dittes attacks "outside influences" in UAW election. wsws.org While he did not name names, Dittes' attack was clearly aimed at the World Socialist Web Site,, which has endorsed the campaign of Will Lehman for UAW president.

WSWS (2022-09-02). New Zealand universities hit by long-term assault on pay and jobs. wsws.org New Zealand's universities, like their counterparts internationally, have been hit by a wholesale assault on public education in which the Tertiary Education Union has been entirely complicit.

Labor Education Project On AFL-CIO Internatio (2022-09-02). Sunday 9/11: The Other 9/11 — the AFL-CIO's support for the 1973 US coup in Chile betrayed workers. indybay.org us02web.zoom.us/j/3290219617?pwd=OTFGZUVKcDd4bzVkVjl5ZS94QmdoQT09

WSWS (2022-09-02). US Educators Rank and File Safety Committee holds critical meeting in defense of public education and against the spread of COVID-19. wsws.org The contributions given in reports and comments from audience members make clear that no faith whatsoever can be placed in capitalist politicians or the trade union apparatus to make schools safe for teachers, parents and students.

Staff (2022-09-02). Comercio Interior informa sobre distribución de productos normados para septiembre. cubadebate.cu El Ministerio del Comercio Interior informó que está garantizada la distribución de la canasta familiar normada correspondiente al mes de septiembre, con los per cápita vigentes, y se mantiene la venta controlada de chícharos, cigarros y productos de aseo. El Mincin ratifica que se cuenta con la harina para la elaboración del pan de la canasta familiar normada.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-09-01). Ukraine: IAEA Visits the Zaporozhye NPP. libya360.wordpress.com The #IAEA spokesman said that the IAEA mission led by the DG Mr.Rafael Grossi has been delayed on the Ukrainian-controlled territory for about 3 hours en route to Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant. — Mikhail Ulyanov (@Amb_Ulyanov) September 1, 2022 The #IAEA spokesman said that the IAEA mission led by the DG Mr.Rafael Grossi has been…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-09-01). The Most Important Election in the Americas is in Brazil. libya360.wordpress.com Vijay Prashad Women in Sà£o Paulo partake in a rally in support of the candidacy of Lula da Silva. The sign reads: "Lula president and for the lives of women". Photo: Elineudo Meira Former president Lula is in the lead in the polls ahead of the first round of elections in Brazil to be held…

Ola Mousa (2022-09-01). Searching beneath the rubble of Rafah. electronicintifada.net Residents of al-Shaout neighborhood in Rafah recount the horrific aftermath of Israeli airstrikes that killed seven people.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-09-01). Why Germany Needs a Revolution. libya360.wordpress.com Eric Zuesse Berlin's Brandenburg Gate displayed the yellow and blue colours of Ukraine in an act of solidarity — Image AP Germany's newsmedia — echoing America's — have attributed the soaring fuel-prices to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, which clearly is a lie, because the source is clearly Germany's anti-Russian sanctions and termination of the Nord…

Anonymous103 (2022-09-01). US Tightening Its Neocolonial Grip Over Ukraine. southfront.org Flags in Majdan in 2014Washington exercises even more control over the Kiev regime, establishing its own military command, increasing the presence of numerous foreign-backed NGOs, as well as sending US corporate advisers and representatives. | Written by Drago Bosnic, independent geopolitical and military analyst | Ukraine was never seen as a particularly sovereign country. However, in 2014 any semblance of independence was lost for good when the political West used the Neo-Nazi elements of the Ukrai…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-09-01). 2019 RAND Paper Warned US of Failure During Ukraine Conflict. libya360.wordpress.com As far back as 2019, US Army-commissioned studies examined different means to provoke and antagonize Russia who they acknowledged sought to avoid conflict. However, they also warned that if Russia was pushed too far, it could trigger an escalation that would spiral out of Washington's control. Today we are watching this conflict unfold. Just how…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-09-01). Jacques Baud: Operation Z. libya360.wordpress.com Postil Magazine Interviews Jacques Baud After more than six months of war, it can be said that the Russian army is effective and efficient, and that the quality of its command & control far exceeds what we see in the West. But our perception is influenced by a reporting that is focused on the Ukrainian…

Anonymous103 (2022-09-01). Why Germany Needs a Revolution, and What Type. southfront.org Written by Germany's newsmedia — echoing America's — have attributed the soaring fuel-prices to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, which clearly is a lie, because the source is clearly Germany's anti-Russian sanctions and termination of the Nord Stream 2 natural-gas pipeline and other supplies into Germany of the least-expensive fuels-sources, which had been Ru…

_____ (2022-09-01). Why Full Employment Was A Great Idea, But Is No More. popularresistance.org Hoping to recapture the White House in the United States' bicentennial year, Congressional Democrats introduced legislation to guarantee a job to nearly every adult who wanted one. Sponsored by Minnesota's liberal lion, U.S. Senator Hubert Humphrey, and California Congressman Augustus Hawkins — one of the founders of the Congressional Black Caucus — the bill would've required the executive branch to establish nationwide quotas for industrial output, and forecast the number of jobs necessary to meet those annual benchmarks. | However many jobs the private sector could not — or would not — p…

TeleSUR (2022-09-01). EU Foresees Persistent High Energy Prices. telesurenglish.net During a press briefing on Thursday, Tim McPhie, European Commission spokesperson, said that the bloc's experts foresee that high energy prices will remain over the coming winter and beyond. | RELATED: | "The prices will fall again in 2024-2025. But they are subject to some fluctuations," said the EC spokesperson, adding that the European Union administration is working to deal with the gas demand, intended to o mitigate the effect of high…

Dana Sanchez (2022-09-01). DC Attorney General Karl Racine Goes After Prophet Of Bitcoin Bubble Michael Saylor Over Failure To Pay Taxes. moguldom.com Michael Saylor, a billionaire tech executive who has amassed the largest Bitcoin stash owned by a public company, is being sued by the attorney general of Washington, D.C. over alleged tax fraud. D.C. Attorney General Karl Racine announced in a tweet on Wednesday, Aug. 31 that his office is suing Saylor and his company, MicroStrategy, …

WSWS (2022-09-01). Workers Struggles: Europe, Middle East & Africa. wsws.org Airline and airport workers in Portugal, Spain, Belgium and Germany continue fight to reverse cuts to pay and conditions; educators begin pay and conditions strikes in France, Hungary, Poland and Serbia as new school term begins; refuse workers in Newham, London walk out and further bin strikes planned across Scotland as inflation hits low paid; protests in Soweto, South Africa against energy cut-offs to poverty-stricken workers making illegal connections to electricity grid…

Staff (2022-09-01). Is the US legal system at war with its people? peoplesdispatch.org The very laws and government agencies created to protect the people in the United States are increasingly being weaponized against those who are often marginalized in society: people of color, the poor, and the working class. In just the last few months, there have been many incidents of this kind of violent abuse of power. …

Staff (2022-09-01). The Union Advantage for Young Workers: Higher Wages and More Benefits. cepr.net In an economy that is otherwise strongly tilted toward the managerial class, it is vital to empower workers by protecting and supporting their unions.

Anonymous103 (2022-09-01). France's Neocolonial Attempt To Exploit Algerian Gas Likely To Fail. southfront.org Macron in AlgeriaAnalysts believe Algeria is not able to replace Russian gas. | Written by Amid the search for diversification of energy sources, France seems ready to resume some of its colonial ties with Algeria. The African country is an important gas producer and can help Europe with supplies at this time of widespread shortages as consequenc…

Staff (2022-09-01). Workers' Party leads the battle to save democracy in Tunisia. peoplesdispatch.org Hamma al-Hammami, the general secretary of the Workers' Party of Tunisia (WP), has asserted that his party, along with its allies, will soon launch a national campaign to overthrow President Kais Saied's political and constitutional system. According to the WP, Saied's so-called reforms exploit the popular anger against the established ruling class, which has failed …

_____ (2022-09-01). How Zoomers Organized The First Chipotle Union. popularresistance.org Chipotle workers in Lansing, Michigan, formed the fast food chain's first recognized union in the U.S., voting 11-3 on August 25 to join Teamsters Local 243. It's the latest in a string of new organizing breakthroughs at prominent national brands, from Starbucks to Apple to Trader Joe's to REI. | Of all the employers that have seen union drives over the past year, Chipotle—with 100,000 employees across 3,000 stores, and long-term plans to double its footprint in North America—is the most similar to Starbucks. They're both outliers in fast food: their stores are primarily corporate-owned, rather than f…

Dean Baker (2022-09-01). Will Remote Work Lead to International Competition for Professionals? Contrary to the Washington Post, the Optimists Say Yes. cepr.net The Washington Post ran a piece last week that raised the possibility that workers who are now working remotely may see their jobs outsourced to countries with lower cost labor. It raised the possibility that this might lead to the same sort of hit to jobs and wages that the rise in imports from China …

Nigel Bouvart (2022-09-01). Buffalo solidarity with Palestine. workers.org Buffalo Activists from Workers World Party, Democratic Socialists of America and Food Not Bombs gathered in Buffalo, New York, Aug. 24, in solidarity with Palestine against Israeli occupation and terrorism. Credit: WW PHOTO: Buffalo paper bureau Israeli occupation forces mounted an attack on Gaza earlier this month, wounding hundreds and . . . |

TeleSUR (2022-09-01). Lula Highlights Venezuelan Solidarity in Fight Against COVID-19. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, presidential candidate Lula da Silva recognized the support provided by Venezuela to Brazil during the COVID-19 pandemic's second wave. | RELATED: | At a campaign event held in Manaus, the Workers' Party leader thanked the Venezuelan authorities for sending oxygen tanks to that Amazon region. | "I want to take this opportunity to thank the Venezuelan Ambassador who sent oxygen to Manaus to save lives…

Cecilia Paz (2022-09-01). How Cuba treated me for COVID. liberationnews.org Cuba's socialist healthcare system is able to protect its citizens more effectively than U.S. capitalism's for-profit counterpart…

Fight Back (2022-09-01). Marxist-Leninist Party of Germany celebrates 40th anniversary. fightbacknews.org Gelsenkirchen, Germany – The Marxist Leninist Party of Germany (MLPD) celebrated its 40th anniversary with a weekend of celebration from August 25-28. Among the 1500 who attended were party members from across Germany, their families, residents of the local community, and international guests representing revolutionary parties and organizations from 31 countries across five continents. Andy Koch, the National Organizer of Freedom Road Socialist Organization attended the celebration. | The climax of the weekend on Saturday, August 27, was the unveiling of a new statue of German revolutionary thinker Karl Marx, whi…

Eric Zuesse (2022-09-01). Why Germany Needs a Revolution, and What Type. The "EurAsian Option" globalresearch.ca

_____ (2022-09-01). Fighting For Union Recognition And Quality Care. popularresistance.org I'm a nurse at University of Wisconsin Hospital, University Hospital, which is their main adult inpatient hospital. I've worked there for 5 years. I'm on a unit called F65 and have worked there for most of my career. Prior to Covid, it was General Medicine and Geriatrics, which meant that we cared for — and we still care for this population — a lot of people with chronic illnesses that come in for exacerbations of those illnesses. Since Covid, one of our main services has been taking care of Covid patients, and that's still ongoing. And I'm a charge nurse, which means that I supervise the flow of pati…

Staff (2022-09-01). Labor Day: Unions Have a Stake in Ending Minority Rule in the United States. cepr.net Two months from this Labor Day, members of unions, as well as working people throughout the country, will have some important choices to make in our national elections.

Staff (2022-09-01). New victory for Palestinian prisoners' movement as occupation retreats from repressive measures. samidoun.net The Palestinian prisoners' movement announced a new victory on Thursday, 1 September 2022, in which the occupation prison administration retreated from its new repressive measures imposed upon the prisoners. In light of this achievement, the united prisoners' movement announced that they would not head into a collective mass hunger strike, saluting the prisoners, the Palestinian …

_____ (2022-09-01). 15,000 Nurses To Strike As They Fight To Put Patients Before Profits. popularresistance.org St. Paul and Duluth, Minnesota — This morning, nurses with the Minnesota Nurses Association announced that 15,000 nurses throughout the state plan to strike for three days beginning September 12, 2022, as they fight for fair contracts to put patients before profits. The strike is believed to be the largest private-sector nurses' strike in U.S. history, and it comes as nurses have negotiated with hospital executives for more than five months and have worked without contracts for the last several months. The strike will be the first that Twin Cities and Twin Ports nurses have taken together in contract negoti…

Diegoramos718 (2022-09-01). With Western Imperialism Decline, Capitalism Is in Crisis—a New Phase Is Emerging. scheerpost.com Foto: Alan Santos / PR | " data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/scheerpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Informal_meeting_of_the_BRICS_during_the_2019_G20_Osaka_summit-scaled.jpeg?fit=300%2C200&ssl=1″ data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/scheerpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Informal_meeting_of_the_BRICS_during_the_2019_G20_Osaka_summit-scaled.jpeg?fit=780%2C520&ssl=1″ src="https://i0.wp.com/scheerpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Informal_meeting_of_the_BRICS_during_the_2019_G20_Osaka_summit.jpeg?resize=780%2C520&ssl=1″wp-image-23467″ sizes="(max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px" data-recalc-dims="1″ />

WSWS (2022-09-01). The death of Mikhail Gorbachev and the legacy of Stalinist counterrevolution. wsws.org Gorbachev, who is being hailed in the Western press as a statesman, was responsible for the final act of betrayal carried out by the parasites who raised themselves up above and fed off the Soviet working class—the full-scale restoration of capitalism in the USSR and the dissolution of that country into more than a dozen states.

Anonymous669 (2022-09-01). Syrian Foreign Minister Says Israel Is 'Playing With Fire' After Attacks On Aleppo, Damascus. southfront.org Syria flag (flickr). | Syria will not back down and Israel is playing with fire, Syria's Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad said on September 1, commenting on the last Israeli strikes on The unprecedented strikes, which took place late on August 31, targeted Aleppo International Airport and al…

Brett Wilkins (2022-09-01). 'Largest Private Sector Nurses Strike in US History' Coming to Minnesota. commondreams.org "Hospital CEOs with million-dollar salaries can afford to put patients before profits in our hospital and to do right by Minnesota nurses," said Minnesota Nurses Association, which is organizing the strike.

Anonymous669 (2022-09-01). US Navy Foiled Iranian Attempt To Capture One Of Its Maritime Drones (Videos). southfront.org ARABIAN GULF (Aug. 30, 2022) Screenshot of a video showing support ship Shahid Baziar, left, from Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy unlawfully towing a Saildrone Explorer unmanned surface vessel in international waters of the Arabian Gulf, Aug. 30. (U.S. Navy photo) | On August 30, the United States Navy announced that it had prevented a support ship from Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy (IRGCN) from capturing an unmanned surface vessel (USV) operated by its 5th Fleet in the Persian Gulf.

WSWS (2022-09-01). After shutting down Indian Ford plant, union and management keep workers in the dark. wsws.org Ford Motor Company workers in Maraimalai Nagar, in the southern Tamilnadu state near the state capital Chennai, remain in the dark with no communication from the management and the union even after six weeks after plant closure. The union has not informed workers about whatever severance package it is negotiating in great secret behind the backs of the workers.

WSWS (2022-09-01). The Theory of Permanent Revolution in Turkey and throughout the world. wsws.org These remarks were delivered by Ula≈ü Ate≈üàßi, a leading member of the Sosyalist E≈üitlik Grubu (Socialist Equality Group, SEG) in Turkey, to the Seventh National Congress of the Socialist Equality Party (US).

WSWS (2022-09-01). Australia: NSW premier denounces striking rail and bus workers. wsws.org Rail workers across New South Wales engaged in a one-day ban on crewing around 75 percent of the fleet. Unions ensured this was kept separate from industrial action by Sydney bus drivers.

WSWS (2022-09-01). Maquiladora worker speaks out about unsafe return to school in Matamoros, Mexico. wsws.org While the López Obrador administration, the media and trade unions cheerfully celebrated the return to school, a worker and mother in Matamoros described to the WSWS that they face repeated COVID-19 outbreaks in schools and factories and a devastating increase in the prices of school materials and other basic needs.

____ (2022-09-01). China issues guideline to further promote national defense education. ecns.cn A guideline on enhancing and improving national defense education for all people has been jointly issued by the Communist Party of China Central Committee, the State Council and the Central Military Commission.

Ulrich Thielemann (2022-09-01). Only a progressive tax revolution can stop climate collapse. indybay.org There is an urgent need for a pluralistic opening of the economic sciences, so that the argumentative dispute about the ethically correct interpretation of market-competitive interaction relations and the status of market logic again becomes a normal part of economic discourse.

Mark Gruenberg (2022-09-01). Gallup Poll: Pro-union support highest since 1965. peoplesworld.org WASHINGTON —Public support for unions has hit its highest point since 1965, the Gallup Organization's annual poll says, as respondents approve of unions by a 71%-26% margin, with the rest undecided. That ties the 1965 figure of 71% support, Gallup reported. Then, 19% of the public opposed unions, with the rest undecided. The all-time records …

Staff (2022-09-01). Analysis Shows New Unionization Wave Gives Young Workers Much to Celebrate. commondreams.org Union representation for workers under 35 means higher median hourly earnings and increased coverage by employer-sponsored health insurance and retirement plans.

Staff (2022-09-01). Iran ready to respond to threats at any level. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Sep. 01 (MNA) — The commander-in-chief of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) says Iran enjoys enough defense products so that it is ready to respond to threats at any level.

WSWS (2022-09-01). Australia's National Cabinet slashes COVID isolation time amid record deaths. wsws.org The Labor government and the anti-democratic National Cabinet are presiding over a new stage in the mass infection of the population for profits, which will result in even greater levels of death.

Mark Gruenberg (2022-09-01). Railroad Workers United: Presidential board's proposals 'concessionary'. peoplesworld.org WASHINGTON (PAI)—A Presidential Emergency Board's recommendations for settling railroad bosses' long-running refusal to negotiate a new contract fairly with rail unions are "concessionary," says the leading grass-roots organization of rail craft workers, Railroad Workers United. The key reason, its long formal statement says, is complete avoidance of a top issue: Working conditions. And a prior …

WSWS (2022-09-01). Rail unions promote toothless regulation on two-man crews while working to ram through terms of pro-corporate PEB report. wsws.org The ruling contains numerous exceptions allowing for a massive increase in the use of one-man crews.

àÅlvaro Verzi Rangel (2022-09-01). Mijail Gorbachov murió en Moscú 31 años después que la Unión Soviética. globalizacion.ca Gorbachov, presidente de la Unión Soviética durante sus últimos siete años de existencia, murió en Rusia a los 91 años, por problemas renales. Durante su gobierno lanzó reformas para lograr la ´glasnost ª (apertura) y la ´perestroika ª (reestructuración), que marcaron uno…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-08-31). Prisoners for Profit: From the Kononovich Brothers to U.S. Jails. libya360.wordpress.com John Parker Based on remarks given at "Free the Kononovich Brothers: International Campaign Meeting" on Aug. 25. Mikhail and Alexander Kononovich are leaders of the Leninist Communist Youth Union of Ukraine. They were among hundreds of political opponents of the Ukrainian regime jailed this year, and thousands since the 2014 U.S.-backed coup. On July 18,…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-08-31). SADC Rejects Anti-Russian Bill in United States Congress. libya360.wordpress.com Abayomi Azikiwe 16-member regional organization in Southern Africa exerts in independence from Pentagon war in Ukraine Geopolitical Analysis A recent gathering of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) has expressed its displeasure with recent legislation making its way through the United States Congress which is aimed at punishing the continent for its diplomatic and trade…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-08-31). US Proxy War Against China Rages in Myanmar. libya360.wordpress.com The US government through one of its organizations, the US Institute of Peace, has recently called for more aid to opposition groups fighting the central government of Myanmar. What is the rest of the story and why has the US invested billions over decades to interfere in Myanmar's internal political affairs. Are we watching another…

_____ (2022-08-31). Google Employees Protest Company's $1.2b Contract With Israeli Military. popularresistance.org Los Angeles, California – Google employees have protested their company's $1.2 billion contract with the Israeli government and military called Project Nimbus, which aims to silence and profile pro-Palestine voices in the high-tech company and around the world. | "Google's Project Nimbus will be an ugly moment in Google's history and shameful and embarrassing engagement," said one employee who preferred to remain anonymous in fear of retaliation. | "I have found Google's Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion program to be a whitewash, it's more of a tool for censorship and control than for truly supporting employees,"

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-08-31). Sri Lanka: The Struggle Continues. libya360.wordpress.com Rasika Ruwanpathirana Sri Lankan university students take part in a demonstration in Colombo on Aug. 18 Recent news of people overrunning the presidential palace in Sri Lanka, followed by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa fleeing the country, took Western media by storm. What is not reported is the ongoing police repression by the current president, Ranil Wickremesinghe….

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-08-31). The "International Community" Is an Unreliable Broker in the Ethiopia Conflict. libya360.wordpress.com Hermela AregawiTigray fighters The ongoing conflict in Ethiopia's Tigray region has been fueled by support from the United States. It is yet another proxy war which has brought great suffering to thousands of people. The so-called "international community" is once again proving itself to be an expert at prolonging war. Its role in the nearly two-year…

A guest author (2022-08-31). Albert Woodfox: 'a warrior who loved humanity'. workers.org Bunchy Crear, Albert Woodfox and Warren "D.K." Nelson, July 2016. John "Bunchy '" Crear joined Peoples Party 2 in Houston in June 1971. He went to Oakland, California, with Charles Freeman and Johnny Coward in August 1971 to ask for Houston to officially be made a chapter of the Black . . . |

_____ (2022-08-31). Over One Million Bolivians Mobilize To Support President Arce's Government. popularresistance.org On Thursday, August 25, under the banner of 'March in Defense of Democracy and Economic Reconstruction', over one million Bolivians mobilized in support of the government of President Luis Arce and Vice President David Choquehuanca and its socialist economic policies. | Workers from diverse sectors, peasants, students, and members of various Indigenous organizations and social movements from all nine departments of the country arrived in capital La Paz to ratify their support for the national government of the ruling Movement Towards Socialism (MAS) party. | The call for the march was given by the Pact of Unity (…

_____ (2022-08-31). How Intermodal Yard Workers Doubled Their Pay. popularresistance.org Like many of his co-workers, Levi Kamel was nearly ready to quit. But before he did, he decided to try one thing: win a union. | Kamel was making $18 an hour doing backbreaking work repairing container chassis—the trailers that attach to containers so they can be pulled down the road by semi-trucks—at the Port of Tacoma in Washington. He was a mechanic at P&B Intermodal, a logistics maintenance company that operates at intermodal yards across the country. | The job was a revolving door. In February 2021, Kamel had been there more than a year, but most workers lasted less than three months. And no…

_____ (2022-08-31). These Starbucks Workers Demanded Fair Pay, Then Were Accused Of Kidnapping Their Boss. popularresistance.org Anderson, South Carolina – On August 1, Melissa Morris, a manager of a Starbucks location in Anderson, South Carolina, accused unionized workers at her store of kidnapping and assaulting her during her first week on the job. The shocking accusation resulted from workers holding a "march on the boss" to demand that they benefit from the same pay raise the company was providing to non-union stores, and, as a result, 11 workers have been suspended while the company and police investigate the issue. These workers call the allegations "ridiculous" and part of the company's broader anti-union campaign.

_____ (2022-08-31). Integration Processes Developing within the EAEU. journal-neo.org On August 25-26, a meeting of the heads of government of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) countries was held in Cholpon-Ata (Kyrgyz Republic), that served as a testament to the successful development of the integration processes of the member countries. A total of nine truly crucial issues was discussed at the meeting of the Eurasian …

Jeremy Kuzmarov (2022-08-31). Where is Ayman al-Zawahiri or His Body? covertactionmagazine.com Taliban Said They Have Not Found Body of al-Qaeda Leader Allegedly Assassinated in a CIA Drone Strike On August 1st, Joe Biden emerged from COVID-induced isolation to give a dramatic press conference in which he announced the killing of Ayman al-Zawahiri, Osama bin Laden's top deputy who was believed to be a mastermind of the …

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-08-31). At Least One Person Dead after a New Day of Anti-Government Protests in Haiti. libya360.wordpress.com Peoples Dispatch Since August 22, thousands of Haitians have been mobilizing across the country to protest against widespread insecurity, growing scarcity of fuel and the rampant cost of living crisis. (Photo: Jonas Reginaldy Y. Desroches/Twitter On August 29, in a new day of nationwide anti-government demonstrations, thousands of Haitians once again hit the streets in…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-08-31). Esther Cooper Jackson — Presente! libya360.wordpress.com TIMOTHY V. JOHNSON James and Esther with their daughters Kathryn (left) and Harriet (right), circa 1960s. Family collection. Esther Jackson, 105: Life reflected the 20th century struggle for equality Esther Cooper Jackson was part of an "astonishingly excellent cohort of Black women of an earlier generation, including Claudia Jones; Shirley Graham; Louise Patterson; and Dorothy…

A Guest Author (2022-08-31). Portland movement celebrates Cuba. workers.org Maddi Johnson speaks at Portland's End the Blockade picnic, Aug. 28. By John Waller An Aug. 28 picnic organized by the Portland End the Blockade of Cuba Committee featured speakers, including this writer, who have just returned from Cuba as members of the Pastors for Peace Caravan. The speakers talked . . . |

A Guest Author (2022-08-31). Cuba solidarity activists restore mural. workers.org Cuba solidarity activists gathered Aug. 27 at the First Spanish Methodist Church, The People's Church in East Harlem, New York City, and then marched to the Dos Alas (Two Birds) Mural at 105th St. and Third Ave. The mural portrays Che Guevara, a leader of the Cuban Revolution, and Pedro . . . |

Fight Back (2022-08-31). University of Minnesota Teamsters picket, march against poverty wages. fightbacknews.org Minneapolis, MN — More than 300 University of Minnesota (UMN) service workers represented by Teamsters Local 320, along with members AFSCME, students, faculty, and others, protested on the school's campus, August 30, to demand an end to poverty wages and abusive employment practices. | Local 320 represents 1500 workers at UMN who clean buildings, service dormitories, maintain grounds, prepare food, maintain HVAC systems, care for research animals, drive trucks, and perform other activities across the university's five campuses. Many of the workers are Black, including immigrants from Somalia, Ethiopia and…

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Fight Back (2022-09-01). Marxist-Leninist Party of Germany celebrates 40th anniversary. fightbacknews.org Gelsenkirchen, Germany – The Marxist Leninist party of Germany (MLPD) celebrated its 40th anniversary with a weekend of celebration from August 25-28. Among the 1500 who attended were party members from across Germany, their families, residents of the local community, and international guests representing revolutionary parties and organizations from 31 countries across five continents. Andy Koch, the National Organizer of Freedom Road Socialist Organization attended the celebration. | The climax of the weekend on Saturday, August 27, was the unveiling of a new statue of German revolutionary thinker Karl Marx, whi…

WSWS (2022-09-01). The death of Mikhail Gorbachev and the legacy of Stalinist counterrevolution. wsws.org Gorbachev, who is being hailed in the Western press as a statesman, was responsible for the final act of betrayal carried out by the parasites who raised themselves up above and fed off the Soviet working class—the full-scale restoration of capitalism in the USSR and the dissolution of that country into more than a dozen states.

Santa Cruz Homeless Union (2022-09-01). Friday 9/2: Benchlands Meeting. indybay.org Join us at 3: 00 pm near the Water Street end of the Benchlands, San Lorenzo Park, Santa Cruz | Protest against the Benchlands sweep after the meeting in front of the County Building at 4: 30 pm…

Campesina Womb Justice (2022-09-01). Friday 9/2: Solidarity Vigil for Farm Worker Bill #2183. indybay.org Watsonville Plaza | 358 Main St, Watsonville…

WSWS (2022-09-01). Rail unions promote toothless regulation on two-man crews while working to ram through terms of pro-corporate PEB report. wsws.org The ruling contains numerous exceptions allowing for a massive increase in the use of one-man crews.

Ulrich Thielemann (2022-09-01). Only a progressive tax revolution can stop climate collapse. indybay.org There is an urgent need for a pluralistic opening of the economic sciences, so that the argumentative dispute about the ethically correct interpretation of market-competitive interaction relations and the status of market logic again becomes a normal part of economic discourse.

WSWS (2022-09-01). The Theory of Permanent Revolution in Turkey and throughout the world. wsws.org These remarks were delivered by Ula≈ü Ate≈üàßi, a leading member of the Sosyalist E≈üitlik Grubu (Socialist Equality Group, SEG) in Turkey, to the Seventh National Congress of the Socialist Equality Party (US).

WSWS (2022-09-01). Australia: NSW premier denounces striking rail and bus workers. wsws.org Rail workers across New South Wales engaged in a one-day ban on crewing around 75 percent of the fleet. Unions ensured this was kept separate from industrial action by Sydney bus drivers.

WSWS (2022-09-01). After shutting down Indian Ford plant, union and management keep workers in the dark. wsws.org Ford Motor Company workers in Maraimalai Nagar, in the southern Tamilnadu state near the state capital Chennai, remain in the dark with no communication from the management and the union even after six weeks after plant closure. The union has not informed workers about whatever severance package it is negotiating in great secret behind the backs of the workers.

WSWS (2022-09-01). Australia's National Cabinet slashes COVID isolation time amid record deaths. wsws.org The Labor government and the anti-democratic National Cabinet are presiding over a new stage in the mass infection of the population for profits, which will result in even greater levels of death.

Labor Education Project On AFL-CIO Internatio (2022-09-01). Sunday 9/11: The Other 9/11 — the AFL-CIO's support for the 1973 US coup in Chile betrayed workers. indybay.org us02web.zoom.us/j/3290219617?pwd=OTFGZUVKcDd4bzVkVjl5ZS94QmdoQT09

South Bay Indigenous Solidarity (2022-09-01). Thursday 9/1: South Bay Indigenous Solidarity. indybay.org Via Zoom. Register at: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYpf-yrpzkvGtaNWy9uKZ0RwHJzlLXal-E0

Staff (2022-08-31). Militants kill at least 40 villagers in east Congo attacks. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 31 (MNA) — Suspected militants killed at least 40 civilians in a string of attacks on several villages in the east Democratic Republic of Congo between Thursday and Monday, a local human rights group and a hospital worker said Tuesday.

____ (2022-08-31). Former Soviet leader Gorbachev dies at 91. ecns.cn Former President of the Soviet Union Mikhail Gorbachev has died at 91, Russian media reported Tuesday.

Tamara Nassar (2022-08-31). Khalil Awawdeh declares victory, ends 6-month hunger strike. electronicintifada.net Israel renews solitary confinement of Ahmad Manasra, who has severe mental illness.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-08-31). Prisoners for Profit: From the Kononovich Brothers to U.S. Jails. libya360.wordpress.com John Parker Based on remarks given at "Free the Kononovich Brothers: International Campaign Meeting" on Aug. 25. Mikhail and Alexander Kononovich are leaders of the Leninist Communist Youth Union of Ukraine. They were among hundreds of political opponents of the Ukrainian regime jailed this year, and thousands since the 2014 U.S.-backed coup. On July 18,…

Infobrics (2022-08-31). US tightening its neocolonial grip over Ukraine. infobrics.org Washington exercises even more control over the Kiev regime, establishing its own military command, increasing the presence of numerous foreign-backed NGOs, as well as sending US corporate advisers and representatives.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-08-31). SADC Rejects Anti-Russian Bill in United States Congress. libya360.wordpress.com Abayomi Azikiwe 16-member regional organization in Southern Africa exerts in independence from Pentagon war in Ukraine Geopolitical Analysis A recent gathering of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) has expressed its displeasure with recent legislation making its way through the United States Congress which is aimed at punishing the continent for its diplomatic and trade…

TeleSUR (2022-08-31). European Union Suspends Visa Facilitation Agreement With Russia. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, the European Union High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borell announced that the EU foreign affairs ministers suspended the 2007 visa facilitation agreement that allowed Russian citizens to obtain Schengen visas. | RELATED: | "We agree today with EU foreign ministers on full suspension of the EU-Russia visa facilitation agreement," Borrell said at a press conference a…

Matthew Cunningham-Cook (2022-08-31). Betting On A Wall Street Path To Congress. levernews.com In one of 2022's final contested congressional primaries between progressives and the Democratic establishment, party leaders are coalescing around a Rhode Island official who has used retirees' savings to pay more than a half a billion dollars in fees for high-risk financial investments.The schemes backed by General Treasurer Seth Magaziner delivered subpar returns for teachers, firefighters, and other public-sector workers already hit by

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-08-31). US Proxy War Against China Rages in Myanmar. libya360.wordpress.com The US government through one of its organizations, the US Institute of Peace, has recently called for more aid to opposition groups fighting the central government of Myanmar. What is the rest of the story and why has the US invested billions over decades to interfere in Myanmar's internal political affairs. Are we watching another…

_____ (2022-08-31). Google Employees Protest Company's $1.2b Contract With Israeli Military. popularresistance.org Los Angeles, California – Google employees have protested their company's $1.2 billion contract with the Israeli government and military called Project Nimbus, which aims to silence and profile pro-Palestine voices in the high-tech company and around the world. | "Google's Project Nimbus will be an ugly moment in Google's history and shameful and embarrassing engagement," said one employee who preferred to remain anonymous in fear of retaliation. | "I have found Google's Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion program to be a whitewash, it's more of a tool for censorship and control than for truly supporting employees,"

WSWS (2022-08-31). Structural shifts in global economy driving central bankers' class war program. wsws.org At this year's Jackson Hole meeting, Fed chair Powell set the stage for the response, taken up by all participants, that central banks must not waver from interest rate hikes and, if necessary, go beyond the measures carried out by Fed chair Paul Volcker in the 1980s that produced economic devastation for the working class in the US and internationally under the banner of "fighting inflation."

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-08-31). Sri Lanka: The Struggle Continues. libya360.wordpress.com Rasika Ruwanpathirana Sri Lankan university students take part in a demonstration in Colombo on Aug. 18 Recent news of people overrunning the presidential palace in Sri Lanka, followed by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa fleeing the country, took Western media by storm. What is not reported is the ongoing police repression by the current president, Ranil Wickremesinghe….

TeleSUR (2022-08-31). Australian Scientists to Harvest Resources From Wastewater. telesurenglish.net A team of Australian scientists has been awarded funding to develop technology that harvests resources from wastewater. | RELATED: | The Australian National University (ANU) and Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO) on Wednesday announced over US$685,000 in funding for the inaugural ANU-CSIRO Agri-Food Collaboration Program. | Inspired by breakthroughs in biological research, the team will seek to address the…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-08-31). The "International Community" Is an Unreliable Broker in the Ethiopia Conflict. libya360.wordpress.com Hermela AregawiTigray fighters The ongoing conflict in Ethiopia's Tigray region has been fueled by support from the United States. It is yet another proxy war which has brought great suffering to thousands of people. The so-called "international community" is once again proving itself to be an expert at prolonging war. Its role in the nearly two-year…

WSWS (2022-08-31). New Australian Labor government intensifies assault on working class and war preparations against China. wsws.org These remarks were delivered by Cheryl Crisp, the national secretary of the Socialist Equality Party (SEP) in Australia, to the Seventh National Congress of the SEP (US), held from July 31 to August 5, 2022.

A guest author (2022-08-31). Albert Woodfox: 'a warrior who loved humanity'. workers.org Bunchy Crear, Albert Woodfox and Warren "D.K." Nelson, July 2016. John "Bunchy '" Crear joined Peoples Party 2 in Houston in June 1971. He went to Oakland, California, with Charles Freeman and Johnny Coward in August 1971 to ask for Houston to officially be made a chapter of the Black . . . |

Staff (2022-08-31). Heat waves are literally killing UPS workers. therealnews.com "As blistering heat waves swept across the United States this summer, breaking temperature records and placing millions under heat advisories and warnings," Livia Albeck-Ripka writes at The New York Times, "workers… have continued to deliver America's packages for a variety of carriers, often in trucks that have no cooling mechanisms for drivers. Some UPS workers …

_____ (2022-08-31). Over One Million Bolivians Mobilize To Support President Arce's Government. popularresistance.org On Thursday, August 25, under the banner of 'March in Defense of Democracy and Economic Reconstruction', over one million Bolivians mobilized in support of the government of President Luis Arce and Vice President David Choquehuanca and its socialist economic policies. | Workers from diverse sectors, peasants, students, and members of various Indigenous organizations and social movements from all nine departments of the country arrived in capital La Paz to ratify their support for the national government of the ruling Movement Towards Socialism (MAS) party. | The call for the march was given by the Pact of Unity (…

Ann Brown (2022-08-31). Inspired By Reparations Movement in California, Nevada Is Exploring Its Own Approach. moguldom.com As California moves forward with its study of possible reparations for residents who are ancestors of slaves, Nevada is now considering it own approach to reparations. Recently, during a Las Vegas-based webinar led by the American Civil Liberties Union of Nevada (ACLU), local leaders discussed whether Black Nevadans should receive reparations. The conversation was held …

Norman Stockwell (2022-08-31). Mikhail Gobachev Dies at 91. progressive.org Mikhail Gorbachev (March 2, 1931 — August 30, 2022), the last leader of the Soviet Union, died Tuesday at the age of ninety-one at a hospital in Moscow, Russia. Gorbachev also wrote for The Progressive.

Infobrics (2022-08-31). France's neocolonial attempt to exploit Algerian gas likely to fail. infobrics.org Analysts believe Algeria is not able to replace Russian gas.

Anonymous669 (2022-08-31). Casualties Reported After New Wave Of Russian Airstrikes On Syria's Greater Idlib (Photos). southfront.org A Russian Su-24 strike aircraft in the sky over the Khmeimim airbase in Syria. Photo: Dmitriy Vinogradov / RIA Novosti | On August 31, fighter jets of the Russian Aerospace Forces carried out a series of airstrikes on 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 hit the outskirts of the town of Sarjah in the southern countryside of Idlib, where HTS maintain a number of posit…

_____ (2022-08-31). How Intermodal Yard Workers Doubled Their Pay. popularresistance.org Like many of his co-workers, Levi Kamel was nearly ready to quit. But before he did, he decided to try one thing: win a union. | Kamel was making $18 an hour doing backbreaking work repairing container chassis—the trailers that attach to containers so they can be pulled down the road by semi-trucks—at the Port of Tacoma in Washington. He was a mechanic at P&B Intermodal, a logistics maintenance company that operates at intermodal yards across the country. | The job was a revolving door. In February 2021, Kamel had been there more than a year, but most workers lasted less than three months. And no…

_____ (2022-08-31). These Starbucks Workers Demanded Fair Pay, Then Were Accused Of Kidnapping Their Boss. popularresistance.org Anderson, South Carolina – On August 1, Melissa Morris, a manager of a Starbucks location in Anderson, South Carolina, accused unionized workers at her store of kidnapping and assaulting her during her first week on the job. The shocking accusation resulted from workers holding a "march on the boss" to demand that they benefit from the same pay raise the company was providing to non-union stores, and, as a result, 11 workers have been suspended while the company and police investigate the issue. These workers call the allegations "ridiculous" and part of the company's broader anti-union campaign.

Martha Grevatt (2022-08-31). Michigan: ballot initiative huge advance for reproductive justice. workers.org Supporters of Michigan Reproductive Freedom for All petition after submitting over 753,000 signatures, Lansing, Michigan, July 11. The ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade was undeniably a gigantic setback for reproductive justice. It has already caused tremendous harm across the country. Nevertheless, the fight for abortion . . . |

_____ (2022-08-31). Integration Processes Developing within the EAEU. journal-neo.org On August 25-26, a meeting of the heads of government of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) countries was held in Cholpon-Ata (Kyrgyz Republic), that served as a testament to the successful development of the integration processes of the member countries. A total of nine truly crucial issues was discussed at the meeting of the Eurasian …

TeleSUR (2022-08-31). UN Calls for Collective Action to Help Flood-Hit Pakistan. telesurenglish.net The Pakistani people are facing "a monsoon on steroids," United Nations Secretary Antonio Guterres said on Tuesday, calling on the international community to take urgent action to help the Pakistani government and people. | RELATED: | "Pakistan is awash in suffering. The Pakistani people are facing a monsoon on steroids — the relentless impact of epochal levels of rain and flooding," he said in a video message on the launch of flash…

Jeremy Kuzmarov (2022-08-31). Where is Ayman al-Zawahiri or His Body? covertactionmagazine.com Taliban Said They Have Not Found Body of al-Qaeda Leader Allegedly Assassinated in a CIA Drone Strike On August 1st, Joe Biden emerged from COVID-induced isolation to give a dramatic press conference in which he announced the killing of Ayman al-Zawahiri, Osama bin Laden's top deputy who was believed to be a mastermind of the …

TeleSUR (2022-08-31). Palestinian Administrative Detainee Ends Hunger Strike. telesurenglish.net After more than 160 days of hunger strike, the Palestinian prisoner decided to end it following an agreement by Israel on his release, which is expected to come in October. | RELATED: | Under a practice known as "administrative detention," Khalil Awawdeh, aged 40, was detained by Israel in December last year without charge or trial. | Awawdeh's lawyer, Ahlam Haddad, said he would stay in hospital until he is disch…

Oneworld.press (2022-08-31). Hungary & China: Mutually Beneficial Cooperation. oneworld.press China, with its capital surplus and dominant industrial position, is a viable alternative to the financial capitalism New World Order.

Oneworld.press (2022-08-31). Interpreting Putin & Kosachev's Condolences Over Gorbachev's Death. oneworld.press It's not contradictory nor surprising for someone like President Putin to simultaneously acknowledge the urgent necessity of reforms during the late Soviet era, lament the ultra-disastrous geopolitical and humanitarian consequences of Gorbachev's related implementation, and defend his resultant Great Power's interests in line with international law, all while without ever pining for the restoration of that former communist superpower.

Peter Certo (2022-08-31). In OtherWords: August 31, 2022. otherwords.org It's back to school season, so this week we're proud to offer a suite of bold opinions on issues facing students, teachers, and the communities they serve. | First, Olivia Alperstein talks about But students aren't the only ones just scraping by. Bella DeVaan and Rebekah Entralgo explain how low wages and burnout are driving teachers out of the profession. But just in time for Labor Day, they also r…

Staff (2022-08-31). Preview: Will Job Growth Finally Slow? cepr.net (The monthly Employment Situation is scheduled for release by the Bureau of Labor Statistics on Friday, September 2nd, at 8: 30 AM Eastern Time.) | The two big questions that the Federal Reserve Board, and just about everyone else, will be asking with the August jobs numbers are: "Is job growth slowing to a sustainable pace?" and "Is wage growth falling back to a more normal rate?" | The 528,000 new jobs reported for July pushed total employment above the pre-pandemic level, but it is clearly not a sustainable growth rate for an economy with a 3.5 percent unemployment rate. (The preliminary benchmark revisions ann…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-08-31). At Least One Person Dead after a New Day of Anti-Government Protests in Haiti. libya360.wordpress.com Peoples Dispatch Since August 22, thousands of Haitians have been mobilizing across the country to protest against widespread insecurity, growing scarcity of fuel and the rampant cost of living crisis. (Photo: Jonas Reginaldy Y. Desroches/Twitter On August 29, in a new day of nationwide anti-government demonstrations, thousands of Haitians once again hit the streets in…

WSWS (2022-08-31). Scottish cleansing workers maintain unified picket lines involving members of three unions. wsws.org Twelve days of well supported strike action in Edinburgh by local authority cleansing workers testified to the enormous social power of the workers, underscoring their daily essential contribution to public health and safety.

Staff (2022-08-31). Mikhail Gorbachev died at age 91. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 31 (MNA) — Mikhail Gorbachev, the first president of the Soviet Union, has died at the age of 91, the Central Clinical Hospital said on Tuesday.

WSWS (2022-08-31). Workers Struggles: The Americas. wsws.org Police savagely attacked a protest over soaring fuel and food costs in Haiti, while teachers in Uruguay held a nationwide protest strike over budget cuts last week.

WSWS (2022-08-31). UK: Royal Mail workers stage second 24-hour national strike with more to follow. wsws.org The WSWS spoke to postal and BT workers on picket lines who said they did not view theirs as an isolated dispute, spoke about the huge inequality between workers and the corporate establishment and the need for broader action against the Conservative government.

Staff (2022-08-31). MOM's Organic Market workers vote to unionize Baltimore-area store. therealnews.com MOM's Organic Market boasts its values on walls and placards throughout its stores. Among the images of small farms, from which the company sources organic produce and meat, and infographics on the environmental harm of pesticides, a small quote attributed to Greenpeace USA's Annie Leonard sits tacked onto an endcap displaying reusable storage containers: "There's …

WSWS (2022-08-31). Vote "Yes" to strike for safe nurse-to-patient ratios! Mobilize hospital staff, university community against Michigan Medicine strikebreaking! wsws.org We have formed the MMRFC to unite all employees at Michigan Medicine in a common struggle for what we need, not what the hospital or the union says is possible.

WSWS (2022-08-31). Licensed therapist explains the terrible working conditions behind strike of Kaiser mental health workers. wsws.org "Aside from the workload and the number of patients that we are expected to hold, the bigger struggle for me and many of my colleagues is that we're forced under a Kaiser system to practice unethically."

Fight Back (2022-08-31). University of Minnesota Teamsters picket, march against poverty wages. fightbacknews.org Minneapolis, MN — More than 300 University of Minnesota (UMN) service workers represented by Teamsters Local 320, along with members AFSCME, students, faculty, and others, protested on the school's campus, August 30, to demand an end to poverty wages and abusive employment practices. | Local 320 represents 1500 workers at UMN who clean buildings, service dormitories, maintain grounds, prepare food, maintain HVAC systems, care for research animals, drive trucks, and perform other activities across the university's five campuses. Many of the workers are Black, including immigrants from Somalia, Ethiopia and…

TeleSUR (2022-08-31). British Postal Workers Are on Strike. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, workers of the former state-owned postal company Royal Mail began a new strike in rejection of their salary conditions. | RELATED: | Their action was called on Aug. 26 as part of a campaign to demand a "dignified and appropriate" wage increase from the company. Other protests will be held on Sept. 8 and 9. | Currently, the British workers are not happy with the proposal from Royal Mail, which offer…

____ (2022-08-31). Meeting of CPC Central Committee Political Bureau proposes convening 20th CPC National Congress on Oct. 16 in Beijing. ecns.cn The Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee on Tuesday held a meeting on the preparatory work for the seventh plenary session of the 19th CPC Central Committee, and the 20th CPC National Congress. Xi Jinping, general secretary of the CPC Central Committee, presided over the meeting.

WSWS (2022-08-31). "The IAM has sold us out once more": Railroad machinists speak out after union announces sellout deal. wsws.org "We as Labor must unite against the bureaucracy; the outright dismissal of our contribution to the record profits, home life suppression and abuse we receive from the Carriers!"

WSWS (2022-08-31). The fight against mass COVID infection and militarism in New Zealand. wsws.org These remarks were delivered by Tom Peters, the leading member of the Socialist Equality Group in New Zealand, to the Seventh National Congress of the Socialist Equality Party (US), held from July 31 to August 5, 2022.

Labor Video Project (2022-08-31). South Africa SAFTA/COSATU General Strike For Workers & Communities. indybay.org WorkWeek covers the South African general strike called by SAFTU and COSATU on August 24,. 2022. Memetlwe Sebei, president of the General Industrial Union of South Africa. GIWUSA which is with SAFTU and Ayesha Rajah who is the chairperson of the Sotasonke Civic Organization are interviewed about the conditions that led to the strike, the organizing for the strike and the future.

WSWS (2022-08-31). "Unless people take a stand, nothing will ever change": Volvo Trucks workers in Virginia back Will Lehman's campaign for UAW president. wsws.org UAW presidential candidate Will Lehman met with Volvo Trucks workers in Dublin, Virginia who built a rank-and-file committee to lead the three-month-long contract battle last year.

WSWS (2022-08-31). Australia: Unions, business and Labor deepen collaboration as Summit nears. wsws.org The purpose of the Jobs and Skills Summit is to bring unions, business and the government together to plan a tripartite assault on wages, conditions and social spending.

Staff (2022-08-31). A Hot Topic for Labor Day: Extreme Heat Kills Workers. commondreams.org The richest country in the history of the world continues to subject millions of its people to senseless suffering and death, not even talking about this embarrassment, much less stopping it.

A Guest Author (2022-08-31). Portland movement celebrates Cuba. workers.org Maddi Johnson speaks at Portland's End the Blockade picnic, Aug. 28. By John Waller An Aug. 28 picnic organized by the Portland End the Blockade of Cuba Committee featured speakers, including this writer, who have just returned from Cuba as members of the Pastors for Peace Caravan. The speakers talked . . . |

WSWS (2022-08-31). Hate incidents targeting Quebec's religious minorities spike after passage of CAQ's Bill 21. wsws.org To counter mounting working class opposition, Quebec's ruling elite is using the campaign for the Oct. 3 provincial election to intensify its promotion of chauvinism and nationalism.

WSWS (2022-08-31). The same criminal "profits before lives" response by capitalism to COVID-19 and monkeypox is allowing the resurgence of polio. wsws.org Years of negligence and underfunding have created the current conditions under which a dread disease that causes severe, lifelong paralysis and sometimes death, which should have been eradicated from the globe decades ago, is resurging.

WSWS (2022-08-31). Australia: Expand strike action by NSW nurses! Form rank-and-file committees to fight for unified struggle! wsws.org The New South Wales Nurses and Midwives Association is stepping up its isolation of the nurses' struggle, confining a statewide strike to protests at individual hospitals.

WSWS (2022-08-31). Tensions mount at West Coast ports as dockworkers enter third month without contract. wsws.org While ILWU bureaucrats are making every possible effort to prevent job actions, this is being challenged by the global resurgence of the class struggle.

A Guest Author (2022-08-31). Cuba solidarity activists restore mural. workers.org Cuba solidarity activists gathered Aug. 27 at the First Spanish Methodist Church, The People's Church in East Harlem, New York City, and then marched to the Dos Alas (Two Birds) Mural at 105th St. and Third Ave. The mural portrays Che Guevara, a leader of the Cuban Revolution, and Pedro . . . |

WSWS (2022-08-31). YDSA helps kick Will Lehman volunteers from public event at Wayne State University in Detroit. wsws.org On Monday at Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan, Young Democratic Socialists of America (YDSA) campus president Harrison Cole orchestrated the police removal of a table set up by volunteers for rank-&-file autoworker Will Lehman's campaign for UAW president.

TeleSUR, JL (2022-08-31). Fallece Mijaíl Gorbachov, expresidente de la Unión Soviética. telesurtv.net El exdirigente de la Unión Soviética se habría internado para recibir un tratamiento por una enfermedad.

Staff (2022-08-31). Condecoran a oficiales y trabajadores que contribuyeron a la extinción del incendio en la base de supertanqueros de Matanzas (+ Fotos). cubadebate.cu En la ceremonia efectuada en el Salón de Protocolo del Laguito, en La Habana, se reconoció la labor de oficiales y trabajadores del Ministerio del Interior y las Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias, los cuerpos de bomberos y de rescate y salvamento, así como a trabajadores de otros organismos de la Administración Central del Estado, quienes participaron directamente en la extinción del incendio y en la asistencia a las víctimas.

Slingshot Collective (2022-08-31). Saturday 9/24: Article deadline for Slingshot issue #136. indybay.org Long Haul infoshop – 3124 Shattuck Ave. Berkeley, CA 94705 – 510 540 0751 – 2 blocks from Ashby BART – corner of Shattuck and Woolsey across from La Pena…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-08-30). 'Bitter Street' in Lugansk: A Battle Line Drawn with Nazi Elements after 2014. libya360.wordpress.com John Parker From left: Alexey Albu of Borotba; John Parker of Socialist Unity Party; and Evgeniy Miroshnichenko, member of the Youth Parliament, State Duma of Russia. SLL photo From May 1 to May 12, I traveled to both Russia and the Lugansk People's Republic, an independent republic in the Donbass region, formerly part of eastern…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-08-30). French Energy Firm Seek Deal to Increase Algerian Natural Gas Supply. libya360.wordpress.com Abayomi Azikiwe Algeria President Abdelmadjid Tebboune Holds Talks With French Counterpart Emmanuel Macron President Emmanuel Macron spends three days in the North African state in efforts to mend relations strained over colonial legacy Geostrategic Analysis Since the beginning of the Russian special military operation in neighboring Ukraine, the United States and the European Union (EU)…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-08-30). Ukraine: "Now We're Playing the Long Game" libya360.wordpress.com Vladislav Shurygin The special operation in Ukraine entered the phase of a war of attrition August 24, 2022 is a landmark day. August 24 not only marked Ukraine's Day of Independence ("from common sense and humanity," as many add), but also marked six months since the beginning of Russia's special military operation in the Ukrainian theatre…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-08-30). Ukraine: Somewhere Between Afghanization and Syrianization. libya360.wordpress.com Pepe Escobar Ukraine is finished as a nation — neither side will rest in this war. The only question is whether it will be an Afghan or Syrian style finale. One year after the astounding US humiliation in Kabul — and on the verge of another serious comeuppance in Donbass — there is reason to believe…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-08-30). Russia: A Strategic Challenge for NATO in the Arctic. libya360.wordpress.com NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg on Friday warned of the "strategic challenge" posed to the Atlantic Alliance by Russia's increased presence in the Arctic. Stoltenberg concluded a three-day visit to Canada at Cold Lake Air Base in northwestern Canada where North American Aerospace Defense Command (Norad) fighter jets tasked with patrolling the Arctic are based….

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-08-30). US-Backed TPLF Resumes War in Northern Ethiopia. libya360.wordpress.com Pavan Kulkarni In December, with the support of Amharan and Afar militias, the Ethiopian federal army, led by Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed had recaptured towns from the TPLF, forcing them to surrender. Photo: Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia Government Communication Service Dismissing the AU-led peace negotiations, the TPLF called for Western intervention in Ethiopia before…

_____ (2022-08-30). Malaysia's Ex PM Explains Imperialism's Roots In Capitalism. popularresistance.org Malaysia's longest-serving Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad warned that the US is trying to start a war with China over Taiwan. He also explained how imperialism is rooted in capitalism and detailed its economic exploitation of the Global South. | It's quite obvious that when the Eastern bloc was still there, it was a bustle between capitalism and communism. Once communism was defeated, then capitalism could expand and show its true self. It's no longer constrained by the need to be nice, so that people will choose their so-called free-market system as opposed to the centrally planned system. | So because of that,…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-08-30). How France Underdevelops Africa. libya360.wordpress.com Anis Chowdhury and Jomo Kwame Sundaram SYDNEY and KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 30 2022 (IPS) — Most sub-Saharan African French colonies got formal independence in the 1960s. But their economies have progressed little, leaving most people in poverty, and generally worse off than in other post-colonial African economies. Decolonization? Pre-Second World War colonial monetary arrangements were consolidated into the Colonies…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-08-30). U.S. Presses Japan to Cancel Constitution's Peace-Clause. libya360.wordpress.com Eric Zuesse China and Japan Must thus Finally Agree Now, to Avoid a War. The United States Government is pressing Japan's Government to revise its 1947 U.S.-created Constitution so as to eliminate its clause (Article 9) that prevents Japan from invading any country. The clause asserts that: the Japanese people forever renounce war as a…

Paul Craig Roberts (2022-08-30). The Biotech Plan To Destroy Us. thealtworld.com Dear Readers, This article by Lew Rockwell reporting on Jeffrey Sachs' investigation for the medical journal, The Lancet, of the origin of the Covid virus is of the utmost importance. The virus is man made and is only the tip of the iceberg of the ongoing creation of dangerous pathogens in biotech laboratories. This work, a form of criminal insanity, is kept secret. Legislative bodies are unaware, and there is no accountability of what is being done or of how the pathogens will be used. The situation for all of us is dangerous beyond belief. The risks are great and totally needless. Unlike nuclear weapons, there…

_____ (2022-08-30). Southern Workers Are Teaching Each Other How To Organize. popularresistance.org This summer I went on strike at Dollar General in Holly Hill, South Carolina. My coworkers and I were standing up for our rights and fighting back against a company that put our safety at risk, stole our wages, and made it impossible for us to take care of our families. | Our organizing started when my coworker Tara Thompson called us to a meeting at her house. I said, "I don't feel safe at work," and everyone nodded. The store had been robbed three times since I've been here. One day a customer came into the store with a gun, having some mental health problems and talking about how he can't trust anyone. I calle…

Jeff Abbott (2022-08-30). The Other Americans: Residents Are Leaving one of Guatemala's Top Tourism Destinations. progressive.org With workers squeezed by the pandemic and the illicit drug trade, many who live near tourism hotspots are migrating to the United States.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-08-30). Why the People's Republic of China Embraced Paul Robeson. libya360.wordpress.com Black King of Songs. His communism brought the great American singer Paul Robeson trouble in the US, but helped make him a hero in China Friends of Socialist China Editorial Comment: The below article by Gao Yunxiang (Professor of History at Toronto Metropolitan University in Canada and author of the critically acclaimed Arise, Africa! Roar, China!…

_____ (2022-08-30). Biden is Trying to Bring Down Xi Jinping and Organize a "Color Revolution" in China. journal-neo.org This autumn will be a momentous time for China &#1 ; in the XX National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party the delegates will confirm China's strategy and development priorities, and elect the country's leader for the next five years. It is likely that Xi Jinping, the current head of the Party, will be reelected for …

_____ (2022-08-30). If Biden Can Cancel Some Student Debt, He Can Cancel All Student Debt In The US. popularresistance.org "I cosigned for 70K in loans to put my disabled grandchild through a private college that would meet his specific needs," said a 70-year-old debtor I met during the Debt Collective's virtual older debtors' assembly in mid-August. "I don't think I'll be able to pay off these loans in my lifetime," another debtor told me. | As I listened to these stories in a Zoom breakout room, I couldn't help but feel overwhelmed by the conclusion that debt controls the lives of millions of people in the U.S., especially our most vulnerable. The Debt Collective, the nation's first debtors' union, is known for opening and facilita…

_____ (2022-08-30). Residents Refuse To Be Forced From Homes Won Through Past Struggle. popularresistance.org Forty years ago, residents of Philadelphia won a subsidized housing community in the area known as Black Bottom after fighting the discrimination and displacement being used to clear the way for University City. Now the city is allowing that community, 72 residences called University City Townhomes (UCT), to be sold for gentrification. Clearing the FOG spoke with Rasheda Alexander, a resident of UCT, and Sterling Johnson of Philadelphia Housing Action about their efforts to protect UCT and stop the wave of evictions and displacement that primarily target low income black and brown people. Their organizing and act…

Ramona Wadi (2022-08-30). The EU sensationalises hunger strikes and protects Israel's violations. thealtworld.com Had the wife of hunger striking Palestinian prisoner Khalil Awawdeh not publicised photos of her husband's emaciated body, the EU would have felt no urge to

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-08-30). How Can Americans Tolerate U.S. Government's Crucifixion of Julian Assange? libya360.wordpress.com Eric Zuesse Julian Assange has long been in solitary-confinement imprisonment in Britain awaiting extradition to America on charges which could bring him 175 years in prison, but he has never been convicted of anything, and the U.S. Government has violated both the U.S. Constitution and U.S. laws by having thus imprisoned him for over a…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-08-30). US in Latin America: Interference, Extortion and Blackmail in Times of Global Reconfiguration. libya360.wordpress.com Jorge Elbaum The disordered and brutal intentionality of the United States to control the political, economic, communicational, military and cultural orientations of Latin America is linked to the loss of its relevance in the region. Last Thursday, the U.S. Ambassador to Argentina, Marc Stanley, arrogated to himself the right to give his opinion on the…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-08-30). Why Any Political 'Scientist' Who Calls U.S. a "Democracy" Is a Fake — NO Scientist. libya360.wordpress.com Eric ZuesseScientific empirical studies have uniformly proven that the U.S. Government is not a democracy (not a one-person-one-vote operation, nor anything even approximating that) but is instead an aristocracy (a one-dollar-one-vote Government). The U.S. Government represents actually not persons, but instead wealth. Voters go to the polls deceived by propaganda permeating the media, and voters…

_____ (2022-08-30). Organizers Have Fought For Debt Cancellation For Over A Decade. popularresistance.org Following over a decade of activism against the United States' massive student debt crisis, President Biden announced a plan on Wednesday to cancel a significant amount of student loan debt for tens of millions of low and middle-income Americans. | Many organizers, whose work made the announcement possible, have viewed the news as a major victory for their movement. However, they also see it as just a small first step in a country where many borrowers — especially Black and Brown borrowers — are saddled with far deeper debts, and the root causes of educational inequity remain largely unaddressed. | "T…

Fight Back (2022-08-30). New Orleans protest demands hurricane relief for all immigrants, defends DACA. fightbacknews.org New Orleans, LA – Dozens of protesters rallied at the statue of Benito Juarez on August 27 to demand hurricane relief funds for all immigrants, regardless of legal status. The rally also came in response to national call to action by the Legalization for All Network to defend DACA against legal attacks and to commemorate the Chicano Moratorium. | The rally was planned to coincide with the anniversaries of Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Ida, which both made landfall in Louisiana on August 29. Although it was largely the labor of immigrant workers that rebuilt New Orleans after both disasters, many immigrants face…

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