(2022-10-04). The United States Declares War on Russia, Germany, the Netherlands and France. libya360.wordpress.com Thierry Meyssan While the international press treats the sabotage of the Nord Stream gas pipelines as a news item, we analyze it as an act of war against Germany and the European Union. Indeed, the three gas supply routes to Western Europe have been cut off simultaneously, while at the same time a new gas…
(2022-10-04). EU Parliamentarian Calls to Sanction Vanessa Beeley and All Observers of Donbass Referendums. orinocotribune.com 
By Max Blumenthal and Anya Parampil Sep, 29, 2022 | MEP Nathalie Loiseau of France is lobbying for individual sanctions on all observers of the Russian-organized referendums in the Donbass region. She has singled out journalist Vanessa Beeley not only for her coverage of the vote, but for her reporting on the foreign-back war against Syria's government. | A French Member of European Parliament (MEP), Natalie Loiseau, has delivered a letter to EU High Representative of Foreign Affairs, Joseph Borrell, demanding the European Union place personal sanctions on all international observers of the recent votes in…
(2022-10-04). Wrong Children: An Essay by Faina Savenkova, a Child of Donbass. libya360.wordpress.com Deborah L. Armstrong Photo: Faina Savenkova This week, I am working on a lengthy but paid (!) translation project, so in lieu of writing more articles, I am publishing the work of the child writer from Donbass, Faina Savenkova. She is just 13-years old and has been writing since the age of 11. She has…
(2022-10-04). Kharkov and Krasny Liman: Reflections on the Possibilities of Adaptation and Evolution of the Russian Army. libya360.wordpress.com Christelle Néant The situation in the Kharkov region, and then the loss of Krasny Liman, has led to a lot of debate in Russia about how the Russian army operates in Ukraine, and who is responsible for these failures. Although I did not have a military background, I was trained in various disciplines that taught…
(2022-10-04). Tech billionaires are actually dumber than you think. nationofchange.org It turns out that many of today's billionaires are selfish, lonely men fantasizing about how they will survive the end times they have played a part in creating.
(2022-10-04). US Launches Airstrike in Somalia, Says al-Shabaab Leader Killed. news.antiwar.com US Africa Command (AFRICOM) on Monday said that the US launched an airstrike in Somalia on October 1 and said the action killed a senior al-Shabaab leader. AFRICOM didn't name the target in its press release, but the US-backed Mogadishu-based government said Abdullahi Nadir, a co-founder of al-Shabaab, was killed in an operation the same …
(2022-10-04). Headlines for October 4, 2022. democracynow.org Ukraine's Zelensky Rules Out Direct Peace Talks with Russia's Putin, Afghan Women Protest Attack on Girls' School as Death Toll Climbs to 53, Iran's Supreme Leader Blames U.S. and Israel for Mass Protests , Haitian Protesters Demand Relief from Soaring Prices, Resignation of U.S.-Backed Leader, 20 Killed in Somalia Car Bombings After U.S. Claims Airstrike Killed al-Shabab Leader, Amnesty Calls on EU to Hold Israel Accountable for "Crime of Apartheid Against Palestinians", Palestinians Warn U.K. Against Moving Embassy to Jerusalem, North Korean Missile Test Triggers Air Raid Ale…
(2022-10-04). Russian Minister Shows Interest in Collaboration with India on Telecom, 5G. infobrics.org As India is all set to have 5G services this October, Russia's Deputy Minister of Digital Development, Communications, and Mass Media Bella Cherkesova has expressed interest in reinforcing the collaboration with the country in telecom technology, security, and development of 5G use cases…
(2022-10-04). 13 terrorists killed in Russian airstrike in Syria. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 04 (MNA) — The Russian Aerospace Forces destroyed terrorist sites in Syria's Idlib de-escalation zone, preventing terrorist attacks on facilities belonging to the Russian Armed Forces and Syrian government troops.
(2022-10-04). China re-elected as ITU council member. ecns.cn China was re-elected on Monday as a council member of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), a United Nations specialized agency.
(2022-10-04). Xi encourages geological workers to play greater role in mineral exploration. ecns.cn Chinese President Xi Jinping has encouraged a team of geological workers in east China's Shandong Province to carry forward fine traditions and play a greater role in mineral resource exploration.
(2022-10-04). Foreign officials, experts wish 20th CPC National Congress success during celebrations of China's National Day. ecns.cn Foreign officials and experts expressed their good wishes for the upcoming 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China and eyed further cooperation.
(2022-10-04). Sri Lankan plantation unions call protests amid rising anger among workers. wsws.org The token protests were deliberately limited to prevent the broader participation of other estate workers facing the same management attacks.
(2022-10-04). Sysco employees strike in western New York and Boston. wsws.org More than 230 drivers and warehouse workers in Syracuse, New York, and 300 drivers near Boston, Massachusetts, walked off the job last week at Sysco Corporation food distributors.
(2022-10-04). Workers Strike In The US And Honduras Against Capitalist Exploitation. popularresistance.org Last week, more than 1,000 fast food workers at San Francisco International Airport went on strike for three days over low wages, health benefits and pensions. They had not received a raise in more than three years and many worked multiple jobs. Workers building the new US embassy in Tegucigalpa, Honduras have been on strike off and on since early July over a new contract that deprives them of fair compensation and violates Honduran labor laws. They are being fired and police are violently repressing their pickets. Clearing the FOG speaks with Ted Waechter of UNITE-HERE Local 2 in San Francisco and Honduras exper…
(2022-10-04). Getting Scientific: Trade Groups Form Strategic Alliance To Audit And Score Support For Black Businesses. moguldom.com A newly formed non-profit will begin to officially keep score of how many companies lived up to their pledges to support Black businesses in the wake of George Floyd's murder in 2020. The National Business League (NBL) and the National Black Chamber of Commerce (NBCC) announced they have collaborated to form the National Alliance for Black Businesses …
(2022-10-04). The Colonial Left and Plurinationality. libya360.wordpress.com Ollantay Itzamná Guard of Honor. Guatemala Plurinationality as an ethical and political proposal overturns the philosophical element constitutive of modernity, which is being one as the perfect and desired being. From this idealization of being one is born in the political sphere the idea of a single God in heaven and a single King on…
(2022-10-04). Free Stores Offer an Alternative to the Exploitative Capitalist Economy. popularresistance.org We all love a good bargain, and are sometimes willing to go to great lengths to secure one. But for a few hours at Woodbine, an experimental hub in Ridgewood, Queens, New York, thrifting was entirely free and there wasn't a catch. Perhaps unsurprisingly, a flood of people showed up to the space 30 minutes before its "Free Store" event was supposed to begin. | At a free store, people are encouraged to bring things they no longer need, but are too nice to throw away, and take things they want or need without any questions asked. It's meant to be an experimental space for building an economy based in solidarity, not…
(2022-10-04). What is the Likelihood of a "Reset" in Australia-New Zealand Relations? journal-neo.org 
On May 23, 2022 parliamentary elections resulted in the swearing-in of Anthony Albanese, head of Australia's victorious Labor Party, as the country's new Prime Minister. Many analysts were confident that Australia would see a major shift in its foreign policy as a result of the political reshuffle, as the South Pacific region has seen a …
(2022-10-04). Colombian Peace Negotiations Already in Motion: ELN Delegation Arrives in Venezuela. orinocotribune.com Venezuelan Vice President Delcy Rodríguez celebrated the compliance with the protocols agreed upon by the Colombian government and the National Liberation Army (ELN) after a delegation from the armed group arrived in Venezuela this Sunday, October 2. | Through her Twitter account, Rodríguez highlighted, on behalf of the Government of Venezuela, compliance with the protocols for the safe return of the ELN delegation in order to resume Colombia's peace negotiations. | "The government of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela welcomes compliance with the protocols agreed upon by the government of the Republic of Colom…
(2022-10-04). How Elaine Massacre of 1919 Influenced Richard Wright, Acclaimed Author of "Black Boy" & "Native Son" democracynow.org 
This weekend marked the 103rd anniversary of the 1919 Elaine massacre, one of the deadliest episodes of racial violence in U.S. history. The violence started on September 30, 1919, when guards stopped two white men from breaking into a meeting between Black sharecroppers in Elaine, Arkansas, who were organizing to demand fair payments for their crops. After an exchange of gunfire, a white man was killed. White mobs, backed by the U.S. military, responded with three days of anti-Black violence, indiscriminately killing hundreds of Black people under the false claim of stopping a Black insurrection. Much of the Bla…
(2022-10-04). Free Assange, Mumia and Palestine-Rally in Berkeley. indybay.org
(2022-10-04). Australia: Amid rising discontent, a one-day stoppage at University of Newcastle. wsws.org After months of delays, and a 97 percent vote in July for industrial action, the National Tertiary Education Union called the limited stoppage to seek a deal with management.
(2022-10-04). Neptune, N.J.: More than half of JSUMC nurses would not feel safe being treated at their own hospital. wsws.org More than half of the over 0 union nurses polled at Jersey Shore University Medical Center said they wouldn't feel safe being treated at the facility.
(2022-10-04). Will Lehman holds meeting with academic workers: "We need to advance our own interests, not the interests of the capitalist class" wsws.org Amid ongoing contract struggles among university employees in California and New York, UAW presidential candidate Will Lehman held a meeting last Saturday to discuss the conditions facing academic workers.
(2022-10-04). Philadelphia Museum of Art workers strike enters second week. wsws.org The strike of nearly 200 museum workers comes amid a rising wave of class struggle internationally and among cultural workers particularly.
(2022-10-04). Mass Iran Solidarity Protest At SF Union Square. indybay.org Thousands of Iranian Americans rallied in San Francisco's Union Square to protest the regime.
(2022-10-04). NSW unions campaign against anti-strike and anti-protest laws. greenleft.org.au The NSW government enacted new anti-protest laws with Labor's support, but it is having difficulty getting its new anti-union laws through. Jim McIlroy reports.
(2022-10-04). Australian university workers speak out against casualisation, cuts and restructuring. wsws.org "I think a collective unified struggle of university staff across the country would be a lot more effective than what we are doing now."
(2022-10-04). Massive vote in favour of strike against Ford government's austerity agenda by 55,000 Ontario education support workers. wsws.org While rank-and-file workers are determined to strike to put an end to over a decade of stagnating wages and miserable working conditions, the union bureaucracy has no intention of calling a work stoppage. Instead, the OSBCU leadership's main concern is to work out a sellout agreement with Ford at the "bargaining table."
(2022-10-04). Hydro Tasmania workers take strike action for a fair enterprise agreement. greenleft.org.au The lack of progress on enterprise agreement negotiations is why workers at Hydro Tasmania are taking strike action the Communications, Electrical and Plumbing Union said. Kerry Smith reports.
(2022-10-04). As Fed Pushes to 'Get Wages Down,' Study Shows CEO Pay Has Soared by 1,460% Since 1978. commondreams.org Ordinary workers, by contrast, saw their pay rise just 18.1% in the 43 years between 1978 and 2021, a new analysis finds.
(2022-10-04). New Zealand police to drill more boreholes at Pike River mine. wsws.org Police have made no guarantee that there will be any prosecution for the 2010 Pike River coal mine disaster, which killed 29 workers.
(2022-10-04). SF Sheriff Blockades Laguna Honda To Stop Press Conference On Hospital Closures. indybay.org San Francisco Sheriff's department were directed by Mayor London Breed's DPH to blockade Laguna Honda hospital to prevent a press conference on the grounds.
(2022-10-04). UFCW tells Kroger workers to vote on same contract for fourth time. wsws.org UFCW 1059 is attempted to ram through the same pro-corporate contract that workers have rejected three times.
(2022-10-04). Workers demand answers: Why did IBEW mail 40 percent fewer ballots for 2022 rail contract vote versus 2018? wsws.org As more IBEW railroad electricians realize they were not the only ones who were never sent a ballot before last month's contract vote, additional questions are emerging about its validity.
(2022-10-04). Vote of confidence session for ministry of labour. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 04 (MNA) — President Ebrahim Raeisi attended a vote of confidence session at the Parliament on Tuesday to defend his choice for the Ministry of Cooperatives, Labour, and Social Welfare, Mohammad Hadi Zahedi Vafa.
(2022-10-04). IRGC once again pounds terrorist positions on western borders. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 04 (MNA) — Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) in a fresh attack targeted the positions of terrorist groups operating near the country's northwestern borders in Iraq's Kurdistan region.
(2022-10-04). 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.
(2022-10-04). Saturday 10/8: SF: Legal Abortion Nationwide Now! Rally and March. indybay.org Start at Union Square in SF to rally. Followed by a march.
(2022-10-04). We need an Enlightenment 2.0: On Misguided Colonial and Gender Policy. indybay.org Colonial knowledge was imposed by force. The West has set our planet on fire. To extinguish it, we need all archives of knowledge with their different references to the world. We cannot do it any other way. Therefore, it is urgent to initiate a paradigmatic change in education, not only in Germany, to correct this deplorable state of affairs.
(2022-10-04). Sunday 10/9: Support Amazon Workers Picket Whole Foods. indybay.org NoeValley WholeFoods-11AM Sun.Oct 9- | 3950-24th St,SF…
(2022-10-04). 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.
(2022-10-04). 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.
(2022-10-04). 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…
(2022-10-04). Cuba y EE.UU. intercambian información sobre daños por Ian. telesurtv.net La nación caribeña mantiene contacto con otros Gobiernos preocupados por los daños, los cuales han ofrecido colaborar en la recuperación.
(2022-10-04). Marrero Cruz: Es recíproca la solidaridad entre Cuba y Laos. cubadebate.cu Desde el establecimiento de relaciones diplomáticas, el 4 de noviembre de 1974, los nexos entre ambos países han sido amistosos y de estrecha colaboración, significó Marrero Cruz, por lo que ratificó la voluntad de continuar consolidando esos lazos y de seguir, muy de cerca, todos los acuerdos que emanen de la visita oficial.
(2022-10-04). 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…
(2022-10-04). México La deuda laboral de la 4T. globalizacion.ca Era de esperar que, a casi cuatro años del gobierno progresista de Andrés Manuel López Obrador, ya se hubieran resuelto decenas de conflictos laborales heredados de gobiernos anteriores. Lejos de eso, estos conflictos se están agravando, en grave perjuicio de…
(2022-10-04). øConoces el sistema nacional de pronóstico del tiempo en Cuba? cubadebate.cu En gran medida, esa labor la ha llevado a cabo el Centro Nacional de Pronósticos del Instituto de Meteorología, liderado hasta hace unos años por el Doctor José Rubiera, y que ahora dirige la Doctora Miriam Teresita Llanes. Pero más allá de esa cara visible, en el seno de los Centros Meteorológicos Provinciales, radican los Grupos Provinciales de Pronóstico.
(2022-10-04). World premiere of 'Desert Stories for Lost Girls' explores Southwestern 'Genízaro' history. peoplesworld.org 
LOS ANGELES — A soulful new play by Lily Rushing explores an aspect of American Southwest history that most Americans, including many descendants of Native peoples, probably don't know. Familiar by now is the understanding that the Spanish Catholic missions kept the Indigenous populations they converted in forced confinement and labor, but did actual slavery …
(2022-10-03). Conspiracy Theorists Claim The US Government Blew Up The Nord Stream Pipeline, Not Russia. moguldom.com Nord Stream 1 is Russia's largest gas pipeline to Europe, and between Sept. 26 and 29, a series of explosions caused leaks in the Nord Stream 1 as well as a second pipeline Nord Stream 2 pipelines. The United States, European Union, NATO, and Russia all agree the damage and gas leaks point to sabotage …
(2022-10-03). Ukraine's Offensives vs. Russian Mobilization. libya360.wordpress.com Update on Russian military operations in Ukraine for October 3, 2022 Ukrainian offensives are making headlines and being leveraged politically and psychologically. In reality, Ukraine is paying a price for these offensives it cannot recover from. Meanwhile Russia is mobilizing 300,000 men and equipment to move against Ukrainian forces just as they fully over-extend themselves…
(2022-10-03). British Unions And Leftists Hold Mass Mobilizations Over Cost Of Living. popularresistance.org On Saturday, October 1, massive mobilizations were witnessed in the UK against the Tory (Conservative Party) government for failing to tackle the ongoing cost of living crisis. According to reports, over 100,000 people participated in the protests called by the Enough is Enough campaign across the country. Protests were held in over 50 cities, including London, Manchester, Liverpool, Glasgow, Cardiff, Brighton, and Nottingham. On Sunday, trade unions and left-wing sections joined a protest demonstration called People's Assembly Against Austerity outside the venue of the Conservative Party conference in Birmingham…
(2022-10-03). Ukraine Tells EU Delays in Delivering Billions in Aid 'Not Acceptable'. news.antiwar.com Ukraine told the European Union on Monday that Kyiv has become incredibly reliant on Western aid to fund its government, but Ukrainian officials seem to have little patience when it comes to the timeline of deliveries. A Ukrainian official told Politico that delays were "not acceptable." | "Our minister of finance is under extreme high pressure, when he sends these checks to the military, to pension funds … we hav…
(2022-10-03). The American Pot Calling the Russian Kettle Black. transcend.org 30 Sep 2022 – Unlike Ukraine, there was no Reuters news agency in the 1890s informing the world of the illegal activities of the United States against the Hawaiian Kingdom and the illegal annexation of the Hawaiian Islands for military purposes during the Spanish-American War. While there is a difference in time, the Russian actions bear a striking resemblance to the US actions in seizing the entire territory of the Hawaiian Kingdom.
(2022-10-03). US Announces Plans to Expand "Industrial Base" for War with Russia. globalresearch.ca
(2022-10-03). Brazil elections: Leftist Lula wins, goes to round 2 against far-right Bolsonaro. multipolarista.com 
Brazil's leftist presidential candidate Lula da Silva won with 48.4% and over 6 million more votes than far-right incumbent Jair Bolsonaro. The Workers' Party is organizing with social movements in the lead-up to the October 30 runoff election.
(2022-10-03). EU states brace for new sanctions on Iran over riots. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 03 (MNA) — Six EU states have submitted proposals for new European Union sanctions against Iran the riots the Western countries premeditated in Iran.
(2022-10-03). Imperialism and Capitalism Are 'Bleeding the World Dry': At UN, Nicaragua Calls for Global Rebellion. transcend.org 27 Sep 2022 – At the United Nations General Assembly, Nicaragua's Sandinista government called for a global rebellion against the "imperialist and capitalist system" that is "bleeding the world dry." Condemning illegal sanctions and war, it urged a new multipolar order.
(2022-10-03). Spain's PSOE-Podemos government to slash public sector wages, pensions. wsws.org The PSOE-Podemos government is working with the CCOO and UGT unions to approve below-inflation raises for millions of civil servants and minimum wage workers.
(2022-10-03). Sri Lankan pseudo-left FSP backs imperialist manoeuvring at the UNHRC. wsws.org Workers in Sri Lanka can only defend their democratic and social rights by uniting with the international working class and fighting for socialism.
(2022-10-03). 9 October, NYC: Solidarity With Palestine Action and the Elbit Eight Rally. samidoun.net 
WHAT: Solidarity With Palestine Action and the Elbit Eight Rally WHEN: Sun, Oct 09 at 2pm WHERE: 200 Park Ave, NY, NY, at East 45th St. Come through and show your support for the activists physically confronting the Zionist war machine On Monday October 10th eight activists from Palestine Action (@pal_action) known as the #ElbitEight will be …
(2022-10-03). Supreme Court Preview: Equal Protection on the Docket. aclu.org At least three times in its history, the Supreme Court has invoked the Constitution in order to frustrate efforts to protect the vulnerable. In the infamous Dred Scott case of 1857, the court declared that the Constitution prohibited federal efforts to free slaves because doing so would violate their owners' property rights — a decision that invalidated the Missouri Compromise and helped bring about the Civil War. | In the early twentieth century, the court repeatedly struck down state and federal protections for workers and consumers, deeming them violations of business owners' constitutional rights of…
(2022-10-03). Prison Strike Spreads in Alabama as Incarcerated Individuals Demand DOJ Protect Their Human Rights. scheerpost.com 
Photo of Jared Ware. | By Kevin Gosztola / | Jared Ware, journalist and co-host of the "Millennials Are Killing Capitalism" We begin with an overview of the strike, which was on its fifth day when the interview was recorded. Jared describes why the work stoppages were organized now and what the response of the Alabama Department…
(2022-10-03). Towards Understanding Injustice, Inequality, Violence and Social Problems Blocking Human Progress. transcend.org Our Human Culture and Our Problems…
(2022-10-03). 7 million workers in contract struggles in Germany: Build independent action committees! wsws.org As was the case at the beginning of World War I, when the trade unions entered into a truce with the imperial government and the employers' associations, they are once again closing ranks with them.
(2022-10-03). Venezuelans Celebrate Return to 100% Face-to-Face Classes. telesurenglish.net The Executive Vice President of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Delcy Rodríguez, stated this Monday from the facilities of the Escuela Básica Miguel Antonio Caro, located in the Sucre parish, Caracas, that children are returning this Monday to 100% face-to-face classes after the COVID-19 pandemic, under strict biosecurity measures. | Venezuelan children attending school…
(2022-10-03). Abahlali baseMjondolo Demands Justice for its Members Lost to "the Politics of Blood" libya360.wordpress.com Peoples Dispatch AbM members carry the coffin of slain leader Nokuthula Mabaso. Photo: Siya Mbhele AbM leader George Mqapheli Bonono called on the UN to take a stand against the murders of the movement's leaders, and for the South African government to set up a commission of inquiry to ensure justice for all victims of…
(2022-10-03). Al Falasteniyeh: New Palestinian media network committed to return and liberation. samidoun.net Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network salutes Al Falasteniyeh Media Network, a new Palestinian media initiative that aims to link Palestinians inside occupied Palestine and everywhere in exile and diaspora together with Arab and international liberation movements, with a clear and principled commitment to anti-normalization, return and liberation. With the slogan, "From the River to the …
(2022-10-03). Nicaragua Breaks Diplomatic Ties With the Netherlands. orinocotribune.com 
This Friday, September 30, the Nicaraguan government announced the rupture of diplomatic relations with the Netherlands, for maintaining an "interfering, interventionist and neo-colonialist" position against the Central American country. | An official statement by the Nicaraguan Foreign Ministry, quoted by
(2022-10-03). Neoliberalism and the Expansion of the Extreme Right in Europe and the US. libya360.wordpress.com JORGE ELBAUM Giorgia Meloni. The triumph of the extreme right in Italy accentuated European electoral skepticism and reaffirmed the failure of the different forms of civilized neoliberalism, including those that are exhibited as civilizing expressions linked to progressivism. Giorgia Meloni obtained 27% of the votes, representing the neo-fascist party Fratelli d'Italia. Your alliance with Forza…
(2022-10-03). Brazil's Landless Rural Workers' Movement Elects Six Candidates. libya360.wordpress.com Landless Rural Workers' Movement MST candidates from left to right: Marina, Rosa Amorim, Valmir Assunàßà£o, Missias, Marcon, Adà£o Pretto (Photo: MST) The MST elects candidates in the South, Southeast and Northeast of Brazil for state and federal office The Landless Rural Workers' Movement (MST) made history this Sunday, October 2, by electing 6 candidates for…
(2022-10-03). Brazil: Lula Says Dialogue With Citizens Is Important. telesurenglish.net Brazilian presidential candidate for the Workers' Party (PT, left), Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, said Monday that the leaders accompanying him in the race to win the October 30 runoff election should aim at dialogue with voters beyond the competing political alliances. | The former president and candidate for the presidency of Brazil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, of the Workers' Party (PT), speaks during a meeting with his campaign committee, today, in Sà£o Paulo…
(2022-10-03). Imperialist Militarism and the African Crisis. libya360.wordpress.com Abayomi Azikiwe Since the beginning of the Atlantic slave trade the European colonialists have utilized systematic violence to control and exploit the African people and other oppressed geopolitical regions Note: The following address was delivered in part at a webinar sponsored by the Black Alliance for Peace (BAP) on October 1. The event was held…
(2022-10-03). Red Theory: The Leninist theory of the state. fightbacknews.org The central point of the Marxist-Leninist understanding of the state is that it is always and everywhere the product of antagonistic class contradictions. It arose from such contradictions, and as long as classes exist, so too will the state. Marx and Engels were the first to understand the state in this way, and it was Engels, in his book The Origin of the Family, Private Property, and the State, who did the most to develop the materialist understanding of how and why and the state arises in human history. | The state arises historically due to material conditions in society, namely due to the development of cl…
(2022-10-03). LATAM Leaders Congratulate Lula Da Silva for 1st Round Victory. telesurenglish.net After counting 99.97 percent of the votes, Brazil's Superior Electoral Tribunal confirmed that the Workers' Party (PT) candidate Lula da Silva achieved 48.42 percent of the valid votes, while President Jair Bolsonaro reached 43.20 percent. | RELATED: | Once Lula's victory became known, Colombia's President Gustavo Petro posted a message congratulating the PT leader and the Brazilian people for the victory achieved…
(2022-10-03). Sonia Guajajara is Elected as a Lawmaker in Sao Paulo. telesurenglish.net On this Sunday, the The Socialism and Liberty Party (PSOL) candidate Sonia Guajajara (PSOL), an internationally recognized environmental activist, was elected as the first federal Indigenous lawmaker from the state of Sao Paulo. | RELATED: | "Sao Paulo, we got it! I am very, very grateful for your trust! Let's join minds and hearts, and build a new Brazil. We're together!," the Indigenous woman told her thousands…
(2022-10-03). Australian union chief offers greater collaboration with government, employers. wsws.org Sally McManus used an appearance at the National Press Club to offer up the services of the trade unions to the ruling class and outline a plan to prevent the eruption of social unrest.
(2022-10-03). Minnesota Allina mental health workers begin 3-day strike: Build rank-and-file committees to unite with nurses! wsws.org The strategy being pursued by the SEIU at Allina Health is aimed at dividing the struggle of mental health workers from nurses and other sections of health care workers.
(2022-10-03). 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.
(2022-10-03). Václav Havel (5 Oct 1936 18 Dec 2011). transcend.org Václav Havel, Czech playwright, poet, and political dissident, who, after the fall of communism, was president of Czechoslovakia (1989—92) and of the Czech Republic (1993—2003). Havel was the son of a wealthy restaurateur whose property was confiscated by the communist government of Czechoslovakia in 1948.
(2022-10-03). Ford and Stellantis workers back UAW candidate Will Lehman's campaign to fight job cuts and unify workers globally. wsws.org In the last several days, campaigners visited Ford and Stellantis factories in Chicago, Detroit and Toledo, Ohio and won enthusiastic support for Lehman's campaign to transfer power from the UAW apparatus to rank-and-file workers on the shop floor.
(2022-10-03). Brazil's elections yield runoff between Lula and Bolsonaro amid mounting political crisis. wsws.org The threats to living standards and democratic rights cannot be confronted at the ballot box on October 30, but only by the mass struggles of the Brazilian and international working class.
(2022-10-03). "Peace Disruptor Supreme": The Odyssey of the Mountain of Light and British Imperial Colonialism. transcend.org 1 Oct 2022 – This publication, discusses the "Mountain of Light" a large diamond of ancient Indian origins and its long historical journeys, from the time of its discovery in India, almost forgotten, to lie, hidden in the vaults of the Tower of London, as an integral part of the British, Royal Crown Jewels.
(2022-10-03). Labor and unions allow Norco to sack its workers in flood-torn Australian city. wsws.org In sync with the Labor government's pro-business stand, the three trade unions covering the workers refused to issue any call for workers at Norco, across the region and nationally to oppose the retrenchments.
(2022-10-03). In letter defending sellout of railroad workers, SMART-TD union president falsely claims US Constitution prohibits workers from striking. wsws.org In an open letter to railroaders Friday, SMART-TD union President Jeremy Ferguson tried to the justify the unions' avoidance of a national rail strike with a sellout tentative agreement brokered by the Biden administration.
(2022-10-03). The attack on Documenta 15: Whys and wherefores. peoplesworld.org 
KASSEL, Germany — Documenta 15, the "lumbung Documenta," curated by an Indonesian collective and the first major art festival in the West to be given over entirely to a developing world group, has been unceasingly attacked by Western critics as being anti-Semitic, anti-Zionist and anti-Israeli. The rationale of this festival, a concerted attack from various …
(2022-10-03). 'We Must Not Stand By': Amnesty Urges State Leaders to Ban Guns Near Polling Places. commondreams.org "Governors and secretaries of state must do everything in their power to ensure the safety of voters and poll workers this November."
(2022-10-03). SEP (Australia) holds successful Sixth National Congress. wsws.org The Congress adopted four resolutions on key aspects of the political situation and elected the Socialist Equality Party's leadership for the next two years.
(2022-10-03). Weyerhaeuser wood production felled by striking woodworkers. peoplesworld.org 
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(2022-10-03). Death toll from Hurricane Ian continues to climb as tens of thousands are left ruined and neglected by state and federal governments. wsws.org More than 80 have died and more bodies are being uncovered as recovery workers begin digging into the ruins left by the monster storm.
(2022-10-03). Enough is Enough rally attendees speak on social crisis in UK. wsws.org World Socialist Web Site reporters spoke to workers and students attending nationwide protests on October 1, organised by the Enough is Enough pressure group.
(2022-10-03). Amid mounting crises, Chinese Communist Party to reappoint Xi Jinping as leader. wsws.org Xi's seemingly unchallengeable position stems not from any inherent strength. Rather, in conditions of acute class tensions, he has been elevated to prevent the CCP's divisions from blowing the party and government apart.
(2022-10-03). Truss U-turns on scrapping top tax rate as Tories' UK budget crisis deepens. wsws.org As it did during the long process of removing Boris Johnson in a palace coup, the Labour Party is working with the Tories to help replace a failing leader without triggering a social and political opposition in the working class.
(2022-10-03). Ebola outbreak threatens to expand into densely populated Ugandan capital Kampala. wsws.org An outbreak of Ebola infections in Uganda's western-central districts has exploded since declared an outbreak in late September. Two healthcare workers have died among more than two dozen total deaths.
(2022-10-03). Nurses' union announces ratification of sellout contract at Michigan Medicine. wsws.org The MNA-UMPNC (Michigan Nurses Association-University of Michigan Professional Nurse Council), after refusing to call a strike despite a massive strike authorization vote, has announced passage of a deal that meets none of the demands and needs of Michigan Medicine nurses.
(2022-10-03). Speaking of the Real Cuba: Statement by Casa de las Américas. libya360.wordpress.com Casa de las Americas Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Cane supervises relief work in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian. Photo: Twitter Casa de las Américas, an iconic Cuban cultural institution, writes about the forces which are using the recent hurricane as a pretext to attack the country's revolutionary process In recent days we have received many messages…
(2022-10-03). Brazil's Communist Leader says 'Occupy the Streets' to Guarantee Lula Second-Round Victory. libya360.wordpress.com Ben Chaco A supporter of former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio "Lula" da Silva celebrates as she listens to the partial results after general election polls closed in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Sunday, Oct. 2, 2022. | Silvia Izquierdo / AP Brazil's Communist Party leader Luciana Santos called on the left to "occupy the streets" to…
(2022-10-03). Cuba en recuperación de los daños de Ian, hoy en la Mesa Redonda. mesaredonda.cubadebate.cu El Gobernador de Pinar del Río y directivos de la Unión Eléctrica comparecerán este lunes en la Mesa Redonda para informar sobre las labores de recuperación que se acometen para enfrentar los graves daños que dejó el huracán Ian a su paso por Cuba.
(2022-10-03). Agencia argentina envía ayuda humanitaria a Cuba. cubadebate.cu La Agencia Argentina de Cooperación Internacional y Asistencia Humanitaria — Cascos Blancos (ACIAH) envía este lunes ayuda humanitaria a Cuba para colaborar en su recuperación luego del paso del huracán Ian. La cancillería argentina informó en un comunicado en su sitio web que la carga está compuesta por 19 cajas de pastillas potabilizadoras PYAM.
(2022-10-03). Díaz-Canel exchanges with local authorities and workers on a visit to the pine town of Cocodrilo. en.cubadebate.cu The first secretary of the Central Committee of the PCC and president of the Republic, Miguel Díaz-Canel, visits the coastal town of Cocodrilo, in the south of the special municipality of Isla de la Juventud, on Monday morning. On Twitter, the president reported that "Today we will be on the Isle of Youth, another of the territories affected by #HurricaneIan. The recovery there is progressing rapidly. Much of its electrical service and communications are restored. We have to work hard to rebuild the houses."
(2022-10-02). Before the virtual Cuba, the real Cuba: Declaration of the House of the Americas. en.cubadebate.cu In recent days we have received many messages from friends of the House and of the Cuban Revolution who, faced with the persistent and gloomy news that proliferate in the media and networks, ask with concern what is happening in our country. Are "the people" and "the government" really facing each other? Is Cuba a "failed state" incapable of solving a crisis? The same state that they call "failed" bravely called, just a week ago, for a referendum on the very advanced Family Code.
(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). 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). 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.