(2022-10-02). Cancer-Causing Pesticide exceeds State risk levels over the last decade at Monterey County. indybay.org Concerned about the use of the cancer-causing drift-prone pesticide 1,3-dichloropropene (1,3-D), more than pesticide reform advocates, including farmworkers, health professionals, teachers, and their allies held a news conference and rally at the Monterey County Government Center on Tuesday, September 27th — the 60th anniversary of the publication of Rachel Carson's Silent Spring. The group, organized by Safe Ag Safe Schools and the Monterey Bay Central Labor Council, called on the County Ag Commissioner to reduce 1,3-D use and web-post warnings. | The news conference can be seen in its entirety at: https…
(2022-10-02). In Video: Russian Artillery Hit Two U.S.-Made M777 Howitzers Of Ukrainian Forces. southfront.org Ukrainian service members firing a M777 howitzer on an unspecified front in the Donbass region. Source: the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense. | The Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) continue to sustain heavy human and material losses as a result of Russian artillery fire. | On October 2, a video documenting a recent Russian artillery strike on an AFU artillery battery made up of two U.S.-made M777 towed howitzers surfaced online. The Ukrainian battery was reportedly deployed near the settlement of…
(2022-10-02). The drums of war grow ever louder: Declaration of constitution of the Madrid Platform Against NATO and the Bases. iacenter.org September 30, 2022 By Madrid Platform Madrid, Sept. 20. Madrid Platform Against NATO and Bases. Translation: John Catalinotto The centers of power of Euro-U.S. imperialism have decided to resolve this deep capitalist crisis by applying the updated version of the same procedures they used in other times: massive destruction of capital and war. NATO and the military bases, the armed wing of imperialism, has set itself up as the governing body of the great reconfiguration of capitalism, necessary for its oligarchies to continue to hold power. NATO's war against Russia, under the pretext of the Ukraine war, is the o…
(2022-10-02). Say NO to U.S. wars! Oct. 15-22 actions. iacenter.org September 28, 2022 The United National Antiwar Coalition (UNAC) is organizing for protests the week of Oct. 15-22 in this call posted at unac.peace.org. Back to the streets! Say NO to U.S. wars! Stop Washington's war moves toward Russia and China. Stop endless wars: Iraq, Syria, Somalia, Palestine, everywhere. Join us in protest during the week of Oct 15-22. Organize an action in your local area, or join one at unac.peace.org. Today working people face escalating costs of food and energy, recession, growing insecurity and attacks on efforts to unionize. The continuing wars and military provocations have brought…
(2022-10-02). Movements in NATO countries mobilize against war. iacenter.org By John Catalinotto September 30, 2022 With an avalanche of anti-Russian propaganda in NATO-member and other European Union countries — and in the U.S. — the corporate media has created an obstacle to mobilizing antiwar actions. Nevertheless, the high economic cost of the war, including much higher prices for basic goods and shortages of energy sources, have created an opening that anti-imperialist and antiwar activists are starting to widen. In Germany, the antiwar movement has called for coordinated actions in cities around the country Oct. 1. In Spain, at least one coalition has called, in its Madr…
(2022-10-02). Xi meets C919 project team, urging more breakthroughs in high-end equipment manufacturing. ecns.cn Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, on Friday commended the achievements made in the development of the C919 large passenger aircraft and called for more major breakthroughs in China's high-end equipment manufacturing.
(2022-10-02). Xi pays tribute to national heroes on Martyrs' Day. ecns.cn Xi Jinping and other leaders of the Communist Party of China and the state attended a ceremony on Friday morning in Tian'anmen Square in Beijing to present flower baskets to fallen national heroes.
(2022-10-02). Revolution and Human Development. globalresearch.ca
(2022-10-02). Victory for Boston Starbucks workers in 64-day strike. liberationnews.org 
Boston Starbucks Workers United announced victory at 874 Commonwealth Avenue on September 21, ending the longest strike in SBWU history.
(2022-10-02). Santa Cruz City Workers to Begin Strike. indybay.org Santa Cruz City workers will strike starting tomorrow to stop the City's unfair labor practices, win equity for essential workers, and fund the front line to protect community services. Add your name in solidarity: bit.ly/protectsantacruzcityworkers | Show up on the strike line starting Monday, Oct. 3, at 7 AM, Santa Cruz City Hall, 809 Center St. Santa Cruz.
(2022-10-02). Sunday 10/2: Support the Courageous Uprising in Iran. indybay.org Revolution Books | 2444 Durant Avenue | Berkeley…
(2022-10-02). Fossils provide evidence on how human evolved from fish. ecns.cn 99.8% of the vertebrates on the earth, including human beings, have jaws, which are collectively referred to as jawed vertebrates or jawed.
(2022-10-02). Union Busting Kaiser Takes Hardline On NUHW Workers While Gov Newsom Is MIA. indybay.org Striking NUHW healthcare workers after 7 weeks on strike face a union busting attack by Kaiser executives and refusal of Governor Gavin Newsom and State Attorney General to enforce the law.
(2022-10-02). Do You Hear Us? UAL Flight Attendants March Against Union Busting & Join SFO Unite Here. indybay.org Hundreds of UAL Association of Flight Attendants AFA flight attendants joined with 1,000 striking SFO Unite Here food service workers at the airport. The UAL AFA leaders charged that UAL is engaged in union busting practices and refuse to negotiate with the union over changes effecting passengers and the workers. SFO Unite Here workers have been without a wage increase since 2018 at the airport and cannot survive on their wages…
(2022-10-02). IRGC cheif calls on youth not to be deceived by enemy plots. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 02 (MNA) — Saying that Iran is a barrier against enemies' plots, the commander-in-chief of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) called on Iranian youth not to be deceived by the enemies.
(2022-10-02). Sunday 10/2: Global Call to Action for Jina Mahsa Amini. indybay.org Santa Cruz Clock Tower on Sunday, Intersection of Water St and N Pacific Ave…
(2022-10-02). Sunday 10/9: Support Amazon Workers Picket Whole Foods. indybay.org NoeValley WholeFoods-11AM Sun.Oct 9- | 3950-24th St,SF…
(2022-10-02). Apple Toxic Is It Above The Law? With Whistleblower Ashley M. Gjà∏vik. indybay.org Ashley M. Gjà∏vik an Apple employee discovers that her office is sitting on a super-fund dump site in Sunnyvale. She tries to get it tested by the EPA and is retaliated against and fired. She also discover that Apple has captured the agencies she is trying to get to protect her and her fellow worker.
(2022-10-02). Unión Eléctrica estima una afectación en horario pico de 749 MW. cubadebate.cu Se estima para la hora pico una disponibilidad de 2181 MW y una demanda máxima de 2850 MW, para un déficit de 679 MW, por lo que de mantenerse las condiciones previstas se pronostica una afectación de 749 MW. De entrar en servicio la CTE Antonio Guiteras con 220 MW la afectación disminuirá a 529 MW.
(2022-10-02). Este domingo, retransmisión de " øOtra empresa estatal socialista es posible?" en Cuadrando la caja. cubadebate.cu Este domingo 2 de octubre Cuadrando la caja retransmitirá su emisión dedicada a la empresa estatal ya que por problemas relacionados con el impacto del huracán Ian en la situación energética del estudio donde hacemos el programa no ha sido posible realizarlo. Ofrecemos disculpas a nuestros televidentes y seguidores y agradecemos su comprensión.
(2022-10-02). Sao Paulo acoge actos de masas de Lula y Bolsonaro. telesurtv.net Una encuesta muestra al expresidente Lula con el 49% de los votos válidos y a Jair Bolsonaro con el 35%.
(2022-10-02). Saturday 10/8: San Jose: Women's Wave Rally & March for Reproductive Rights. indybay.org Rally at Plaza of San Jose City Hall, 200 E Santa Clara St., San Jose 95113; then we march to Plaza de Cesar Chavez Park…
(2022-10-02). Inclusive, expansive, revolutionary — New Family Code approved by Cubans 2-1. iacenter.org By Minnie Bruce Pratt September 27, 2022 After years of intense discussion, debate and an on-the-ground, neighborhood-by-neighborhood democratic process, the people of Cuba have passed a new Family Code. The provisions of this "Code of Affections," as it is familiarly known, are progressive, revolutionary and honor the reality of the wide range of families that people are creating in defiance of patriarchal capitalism. Members of the LGBT community carry a giant pride flag during the parade marking the country's International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia, in Pinar Del Rio, Cuba, May 17, 2018.
(2022-10-01). YOU LOVE TO SEE IT: The End Of Super-Pollutants. levernews.com Good things are happening! The U.S. is finally taking action to phase out super-pollutants, New York becomes the next state to phase out gas-powered vehicles, and California is rolling out new policies to transition away from natural gas in homes. Also, a referendum in Cuba has redefined rights for families, while farmworkers have just won historic labor protections.All this and much more in this week's edition of You Love To See It, available below.U.S. Eliminates Super-Pollutants: Last week, the Senate
(2022-10-01). Putin: The world has entered a period of revolutionary transformation. unitedworldint.com By Erkin Feyyaz E≈üli Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed an agreement on the accession of a number of former Ukrainian regions to Russia: the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR), the Lugansk People's Republic (LPR), and the Kherson and Zaporozhye regions. The signatures came as a result of referendums in these regions, in which the overwhelming …
(2022-10-01). Nord Stream Attacks, New Russia, Mobilization — Russian Ops in Ukraine (Oct. 1, 2022). libya360.wordpress.com Update on Russian military operations in Ukraine for October 1, 2022 — Russian positions are still under pressure around Lyman and Kopiansk; — Ukrainian offensives are costing men and equipment Ukraine cannot replace; — Comparisons to the 1944-1945 Ardennes Offensive still apply; — Western media admits the lopsided nature of fighting in favor of Russia;…
(2022-10-01). For the independent mobilization of the working class against the threat of dictatorship in Brazil. wsws.org The Brazilian political crisis is one of the epicenters of a globally interconnected process of dissolution of democratic forms of rule by the ruling class in all countries.
(2022-10-01). The Multipolar World Has No Room for Fascist Ukraine's Ideology of War & Genocide. libya360.wordpress.com Rainer Shea Why is Russia determined to demilitarize Ukraine? Because since Obama's team forced through the installation of an extreme right government in Kiev eight years ago, the country's armed forces have been controlled by a ruling clique that's driven by the most destructive ideology in existence. An ideology that rationalizes the persecution, murder, and…
(2022-10-01). French workers on one-day strike 29 September against inflation, war. wsws.org Around 2 ,000 workers demonstrated across France, according to trade unions, as working class anger mounts over the danger of hunger and cold this winter, linked to the war against Russia.
(2022-10-01). US Sanctions Will Make China Stronger. popularresistance.org For the past five years, with the rapid decline of the U.S. empire and the peaceful rise of China, the U.S. has rapidly developed a baffling policy of anti-China hysteria. From Trump to Biden, Republicans and Democrats, neo-cons and "progressives," are all now focused entirely on a racist cold war of China-bashing and Russophobia, rather than doing anything constructive for the people of the United States and global society. | From a never-ending trade war, financial war, sanctions and the war against Huawei they turned to spreading unfounded stories of Chinese communist "high-tech" spies in the U.S., and a "Wuha…
(2022-10-01). Why Are Corporations Blamed, Instead of the Billionaires Who Control Them? globalresearch.ca
(2022-10-01). The Art of Palestinian Embroidery that the Israeli Colonizer Appropriates. orinocotribune.com By Susana Khalil — Sep 18, 2022 | Tatriz embodies the Palestinian identity and depicts a mysterious, bohemian, and warm feeling of joy, splendor, and elegance. | The most popular artistic expression in the culture of the native Palestinian Arab-Semitic people is embroidery, known in Arabic as tatriz. The classic reddish color of embroidery comes from the purple color of Phoenician Canaan. Palestinian embroidery is also related to the ancient mosaics of Jericho. | The fact that this traditional and cultural aspect still lives on is thanks to the Palestinian peasant woman who preserves and weaves this transmi…
(2022-10-01). US Hybrid War Against Venezuela Goes to Court: The Case of Venezuelan Diplomat Alex Saab. orinocotribune.com Ambassador Alex Saab, a victim of the US economic war to achieve regime change in Venezuela, has been under arrest for over two years. This article recounts the developments in the diplomat's court case. Saab is fighting against his illegal detention and extradition before the 8th District Court in Miami. | As Venezuela's special envoy and a deputy ambassador to the African Union, Saab has diplomatic immunity from arrest and detention under the 1961 Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations. Although a party to the convention, the US has flouted this principle of international law. | Judicial overreach on politic…
(2022-10-01). Australia ends COVID isolation requirements: Business hails "freedom," medical experts warn of mass deaths. wsws.org The end of any infection control by the federal Labor government means that current COVID deaths, already at record levels, will be dwarfed by the mass casualties to come.
(2022-10-01). Death toll mounts from Hurricane Ian. wsws.org The storm's path northward through the Carolinas and Virginia follows the devasting havoc it wrought on Florida this week. Rescue workers are uncovering deaths found in the storm's wake.
(2022-10-01). Democratic Rebellion Throughout Latin America And Caribbean. popularresistance.org Evo Morales, former President of the Plurinational State of Bolivia and President of the Six Federations of the Tropic of Cochabamba, was a special guest of President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) during festivities marking the 212th anniversary of Mexico's independence. The other international guests included John and Gabriel Shipton, father and brother of journalist Julian Assange; family of the late farmworker and activist César Chávez; Aleida Guevara, daughter of Che Guevara; and former Uruguayan President "Pepe" Mujica. | On September 15 Morales witnessed President Andrés Manuel López Obrador calling ou…
(2022-10-01). Palestinian and Arab youth organizations unite to support Palestinian prisoners on hunger strike. samidoun.net 
Dozens of Palestinian and Arab youth organizations issued a collective statement in support of the 30 Palestinian prisoners on hunger strike to demand an end to their administrative detention. Released by the Handala Center for Prisoners, the statement calls for urgent action to confront normalization with Zionism throughout the region and to escalate the struggle …
(2022-10-01). Why Capitalism Is Incongruous with Democracy. globalresearch.ca
(2022-10-01). A New Attempt of Color Revolution in Cuba? orinocotribune.com 
(2022-10-01). Students for a Democratic Society to hold National Convention. fightbacknews.org On the weekend of October 15 – 16, hundreds of student activists will convene at Kent State University in Ohio for the annual Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) National Convention. The National Convention is held every fall semester and is an important event for building SDS and the broader student movement. This year's convention will be joined virtually by Sara Nelson, president of the Association of Flight Attendants (AFA). Nelson is also a key figure in the resurgence of militant, class-struggle based trade unionism. | SDS, re-founded in 2006, is the largest and most active progressive student organizat…
(2022-10-01). Alabama Prisoners Organize A System-Wide Shut Down. popularresistance.org Alabama – "The state of Alabama is in the midst of a humanitarian crisis," begins a demand letter authored by Alabama prisoners, who on September 26 went on strike across all major correctional facilities in the State. The letter continues, "This crisis has occurred as a result of antiquated sentencing laws that led to overcrowding, numerous deaths, severe physical injury, as well as mental anguish to incarcerated individuals." | In a country where over 80% of incarcerated workers are tasked with maintaining the prison itself, either through cooking, cleaning, laundry, or other essential needs, work stoppages can…
(2022-10-01). Georges Abdallah launches one-day solidarity strike for Palestinian prisoners. samidoun.net 
On Saturday, 1 October, Georges Ibrahim Abdallah, the Lebanese Arab communist struggler for Palestine jailed in France for the past 38 years, announced that he was going on a one-day hunger strike in solidarity with the 30 Palestinian prisoners striing for freedom. Since 25 September, 30 Palestinians jailed without charge or trial under "administrative detention" …
(2022-10-01). Salami vows to take revenge on terrorists for Zahedan attack. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 01 (MNA) — Commander-in-Chief of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Major General Hossein Salami has vowed that IRGC will take harsh revenge on terrorists after the deadly terrorist attack in Zahedan on Friday.
(2022-10-01). IRGC to give a decisive response to mercenaries: statement. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 01 (MNA) — While condemning the terrorist operation in Zahedan, Salman Base of Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) in a statement on Saturday said that it will give a decisive response to the mercenaries of the terrorist act.
(2022-10-01). Separatists Kill 19 People, Including Senior IRGC Commander, In Southeastern Iran (Videos). southfront.org 
On September 30, a senior Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) commander died of wounds he sustained during clashes with armed separatists in southeastern Iran. | The separatists shot Ali Mousavi, commander of the IRGC's intelligence unit in the province of Sistan-Baluchestan, in the chest while attacking a police station by in the city of Zahedan. | The Iranian state TV said that armed separatists concealed themselves among worshippers and attacked a police base near the Makki mosque…
(2022-10-01). [Perspectives] Rhea Boyd: paediatrician advocating for health equity. thelancet.com Rhea Boyd describes herself as a paediatrician, a public health advocate, and a scholar who works at a paediatric clinic, as the Director of Equity and Justice for The California Children's Trust, and as a co-developer of The Conversation: Between Us About Us, a campaign that provides credible information about COVID-19 vaccines to Black and Latinx communities across the USA.
(2022-10-01). Australia: Knauf locks out plasterboard workers in Melbourne. wsws.org The Construction Forestry Maritime Mining and Energy Union is ensuring that the lockout will financially cripple workers, leaving them with no choice but to accept whatever rotten deal the company puts before them.
(2022-10-01). VIDEO: IRGC targets terrorists' positions in Iraqi Kurdistan. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 01 (MNA) — Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) once again targeted the bases of separatist terrorist groups in the Iraqi Kurdistan Region on Saturday.
(2022-10-01). Saturday 10/8: The California Propositions Demystified. indybay.org
(2022-10-01). 3 IRGC forces martyred in Zahedan terrorist attack. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 01 (MNA) — Public relations of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps Ground Force headquarters in the southeastern country announced that 3 IRGC forces were martyred during Friday's terrorist attack in Zahedan.
(2022-10-01). Candidate for UAW President Will Lehman: Defend the fired workers at GM Silao in Mexico! wsws.org Three years ago, about twenty workers were fired at General Motors in Silao, Mexico, for organizing to drive out a gangster-ridden union and for supporting the U.S. national strike at GM.
(2022-10-01). [Comment] Coloniality and racism impacts the health of young people. thelancet.com As Indigenous Māori health researchers, our vision is for all young people to thrive and flourish as our leaders of today and to live free from all forms of discrimination. Yet, in the nation state currently known as New Zealand, it is clear this experience is not shared by all. In The Lancet, Rachel Simon-Kumar, Sonia Lewycka, and colleagues1 examine experiences of racism and their effects in terms of socioeconomic inequities, interpersonal discrimination, and health inequities between and among the privileged majority and Indigenous Māori and ethnic minority young people in New Zealand.
(2022-10-01). Twitter reverses account lock on Will Lehman, rank-and-file candidate for UAW president, without explanation. wsws.org There can be little doubt that the lock was not "in error," but rather a deliberate act of censorship against a campaign which has given voice to the sentiments and aspirations of rank-and-file workers.
(2022-10-01). Workers Struggles: Asia, Australia and New Zealand. wsws.org India: Tripura police attack teachers demanding reinstatement; Tamil Nadu district cooperative workers demand higher pay; Australia: Tasmanian public school teachers strike; BHP mine workers in Queensland to vote on strike action…
(2022-10-01). Continúan labores para el restablecimiento del sistema eléctrico en Cuba tras huracán Ian. telesurtv.net Las principales acciones se centran en recuperar el servicio eléctrico el cual quedó con serias afectaciones.
(2022-10-01). Huracán Ian afectó el 40 por ciento de las radiobases y el siete por ciento de los servicios telefónicos de Cuba. cubadebate.cu Etecsa informó que continuaban las labores de recuperación con la ejecución de tareas de limpieza, restablecimiento de cables y más de 1 200 postes afectados por la fuerza de los vientos y caída de árboles. La afectación reportada por este concepto es del 40% del total de sitios de radiobases y el 7% de los servicios telefónicos del país.
(2022-10-01). Brazil: A Presidential Election that Will Mark the Immediate Future of Latin America. libya360.wordpress.com Gustavo A Maranges A man sits next to a graffiti of former Brazil's President and candidate for presidential election Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva at his campaign headquarters in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil September 28, 2022. REUTERS/Pilar Olivares Interview with Latin American political scientist and filmmaker Micaela Ovelar on the current scenario in the South…
(2022-10-01). Aclaraciones sobre el tratamiento laboral y salarial en situaciones de desastres. cubadebate.cu Teniendo en cuenta las afectaciones provocadas en el territorio nacional como resultado del paso del huracán Ian se ratifica el tratamiento laboral y salarial a aplicar a los trabajadores, a partir de lo que se establece en el Código de Trabajo y su Reglamento.
(2022-10-01). La Unión Eléctrica estima una afectación de 807 MW en el horario pico este sábado. cubadebate.cu En el horario diurno la UNE estima una afectación máxima de 400 MW por déficit de capacidad de generación. Para el horario pico, se prevé una disponibilidad de 2113 MW y una demanda máxima de 2850 MW, para un déficit de 737 MW. De mantenerse las condiciones previstas, se pronostica en ese horario una afectación de 807 MW, incluyendo las afectaciones por el huracán.
(2022-10-01). Viceprimera ministra de Cuba constata recuperación en provincia Artemisa. cubadebate.cu La viceprimera ministra, Inés María Chapman Waugh, visitó hoy el municipio San Cristóbal, en la provincia de Artemisa, para constatar el avance de la recuperación de los daños ocasionados por el huracán Ian. Chapman Waugh se interesó por la situación del abasto de agua a la población, la elaboración de alimentos, el avance de la recuperación eléctrica y los trabajos de limpieza.
(2022-09-30). Tech Billionaires Are Actually Dumber Than You Think. independentmediainstitute.org In mid-September, for just a few days, Indian industrialist Gautam Adani entered the ranks of the top three richest people on earth as per Bloomberg's Billionaires Index. It was the first time an Indian, or, for that matter, an Asian, had enjoyed such a distinction. South Asians in my circle of family and friends felt …
(2022-09-30). How Wall Street Profits Off Of The Sick And Elderly. levernews.com
(2022-09-30). Meet Hayley Wong, President of Imperial College Union. imperial.ac.uk Hayley Wong is the new president of Imperial's students' union.