(2022-10-05). Stop Using Human Tragedies To Instigate 'Velvet Revolution' In Iran! popularresistance.org The United States Peace Council is deeply concerned about current events in Iran and the international reaction to them. | As an initial matter, the USPC unequivocally condemns the events which led to the death of Mahsa Amini in the custody of the "Morality Police" for failing to wear a hijab. The USPC supports the right of women in Iran and around the world to make decisions about their own bodies and lives, including decisions about what they wear. No state organization has the right to interfere in such decisions, and no woman should be arrested, interrogated or otherwise abused because of the manner in which…
(2022-10-05). Headlines for October 5, 2022. democracynow.org Ukraine Recaptures More Land Days After Russian Annexation, The Pope Urges Stop to "Spiral of Violence and Death" in Ukraine, Supreme Court Appears Poised to OK Racial Gerrymandering in Alabama, Trump Asks Supreme Court to Intervene in Dispute over Classified Documents, Prosecutors Accuse Oath Keepers of Planning "Armed Rebellion" Against U.S. Gov't, Biden Heads to Florida as Hurricane Ian Death Toll Tops 109, Amazon Suspends Workers at Unionized Warehouse in Staten Island, Ex-Counterintelligence Agent Helped DeSantis Scheme to Send Migrants to Martha's Vineyard, South Korea…
(2022-10-05). Russian Airstrikes Hit Key Stronghold Of Terrorists In Syria's Greater Idlib. 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 | On October 4, a new wave of Russian airstrikes hit a stronghold of terrorist groups in the northwestern Syrian region of Greater Idlib. | The airstrikes targeted the town of Kobane and a number of nearby hilltops in the northern countryside of Lattakia. No casualties were reported as a result of the airstrikes. | Kabani is a stronghold of…
(2022-10-05). Taiwan Says China Wants to 'Normalize' Increased Military Activity. news.antiwar.com 
Taiwan's Defense Ministry said Tuesday that China is "In the future, the activities of Chinese Communist military aircraft and ships entering our air defense identification zone, crossing the median line, and approaching maritime areas close to the island will gradually becom…
(2022-10-05). 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.
(2022-10-05). 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.
(2022-10-05). 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.
(2022-10-05). Journalist Katie Halper censored and fired for telling the truth about Israeli apartheid. wsws.org The World Socialist Web Site condemns the censorship and firing of Katie Halper by The Hill. It must be condemned by the working class and all defenders of free speech as an attack on basic democratic rights.
(2022-10-05). Iran FM warns EU of reciprocal move if it continues meddeling. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 05 (MNA) — In a phone call with his Italian counterpart, Hossein Amir-Abdollahina warned "If the European Union wants to take a hasty and ill-considered action hypocritically, it has to wait for Iran's effective reciprocal action."
(2022-10-05). 'Not a Blacklist' But a 'Whitewash': EU Slammed for Letting Tax Havens Off the Hook. commondreams.org "How can anyone give this list any credibility?" asked Oxfam's tax expert after the European Union removed infamous safe harbor Bermuda from a roster that also exempts E.U. members.
(2022-10-05). üéß LEVER TIME: Billionaires Are Preparing For The Apocalypse — And You're Not Invited. levernews.com
(2022-10-05). Tech Billionaires Are Actually Dumber Than You Think. zcomm.org This tech billionaire "mindset" has resulted in a generation of people who are "almost comedic monsters, who really mean to leave us all behind."
(2022-10-05). Will Lehman joins Stellantis workers in denouncing job cut threats at Warren Truck plant. wsws.org Stellantis' Chief Manufacturing Officer Arnaud Debouef threatened the jobs of 5,200 workers during a visit to the Warren Truck Assembly Plant in suburban Detroit Tuesday.
(2022-10-05). Preview: Jobs, Wages, and Hours — The Big Three Items in September. cepr.net In a best-case scenario, we will see a picture of a labor market that looks like 2019, with the economy near full employment, but wages increasing at a more moderate pace.
(2022-10-05). An Abolitionist Makes a Case for "No More Police" zcomm.org The demand to "defund the police" asks politicians to go beyond platitudes and actually end the violence of policing, shifting resources in ways that promote the redistribution of wealth…
(2022-10-05). The Military Industrial Complex Wants You To Be More Media (I)literate. scheerpost.com 
(2022-10-05). 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.
(2022-10-05). 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.
(2022-10-05). Australian university union tries to impose sellout at Western Sydney University College. wsws.org The NTEU's false claims of an "historic win" at Western Sydney University were further exposed at a sparsely-attended union meeting last week at the college, where union officials sought to push through an even worse enterprise agreement.
(2022-10-05). VIDEO 1: Foreign enemies planned riots, Leader says. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 05 (MNA) — Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said that the demise of the young Iranian lady saddened him but said that riots that followed her death were planned outside the country even before the incident.
(2022-10-05). Ecosocialism 2002 kicks off in Newcastle. greenleft.org.au The first of the Ecosocialism 2022 in Newcastle brought together many activists involved in climate, union and solidarity campaigns. Niko Leka reports.
(2022-10-05). Australia's central bank slows pace of interest rate rises but insists they will continue. wsws.org The RBA said it would pay close attention to "labour costs"—that is, workers' wages—in the coming period.
(2022-10-05). 'Who Voted for This?': Campaigners Disrupt Truss Speech Over Fracking Ban 'U-Turn'. commondreams.org "Nobody voted for fracking, nobody voted to cut benefits, nobody voted to trash nature, nobody voted to scrap workers' rights," said one Greenpeace organizer.
(2022-10-05). New Zealand nurses take action over staffing crisis and pay cut. wsws.org Thousands of nurses in public hospitals are refusing extra shifts this week after the government slashed overtime pay, but the union has refused to call a strike.
(2022-10-05). 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.
(2022-10-05). 5.4 magnitude quake strikes Khoy in northwest Iran. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 05 (MNA) — As many as 100 people were imjured in a 5.4 magnitude quake that hit Khoy in West Azarbaijan in northwest Iran.
(2022-10-05). Mass protest movement in Iran needs international solidarity. greenleft.org.au Socialist Alliance extends its solidarity to the mass protest movement in Iran that has developed in response to the killing of Mahsa Amini by the Iranian authorities.
(2022-10-05). Sunday 10/9: Support Amazon Workers Picket Whole Foods. indybay.org NoeValley WholeFoods-11AM Sun.Oct 9- | 3950-24th St,SF…
(2022-10-05). VIDEO 3: Leader says Western powers united against Iran. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 05 (MNA) — Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Ali Khamenei noted in his Monday speech that the western countries led by the US have formed an alliance in support of riots in Iran.
(2022-10-05). Young worker killed at Tyson meatpacking, family fights to get the truth out. wsws.org The family of 22-year-old Casen Garcia speaks out about the terrible conditions at Tyson that led to the young man's death.
(2022-10-05). Doncaster Sheffield Airport in the UK set to close with 800 job losses. wsws.org The airport's closure is a devastating blow to the region and will impact thousands of workers in the run-up to Christmas.
(2022-10-05). Re-elected Coalition Avenir Québec government will come into headlong conflict with the working class. wsws.org Legault and his CAQ benefited from mass popular alienation with the traditional parties of provincial government and the right-wing campaign mounted by the pseudo-left Québec Solidaire.
(2022-10-05). Minnesota Nurses Are in the Midst of a Labor Frenzy. zcomm.org
(2022-10-05). Starbucks Workers United calls company bluff, draws up bargaining proposals. peoplesworld.org 
NEW YORK—Taking up their bosses' dare—or maybe calling its bluff—members of Starbucks Workers United, the grassroots nationwide movement that has organized 244 Starbucks stores and counting, are starting to craft bargaining proposals. The response came as two more stores, one in D.C., at 1429 P Street N.W., and another in Santa Maria, Calif., joined the …
(2022-10-05). Australia: Health workers support Chris O'Brien Lifehouse nurses' fight against union-management agreement. wsws.org "We are starting to see cross-supporting, like doctors supporting nurses on strike, or teachers supporting nurses. Workers have a common enemy in the government and the corporations."
(2022-10-05). 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.
(2022-10-05). Free Assange, Mumia and Palestine-Rally in Berkeley. indybay.org
(2022-10-05). 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.
(2022-10-05). 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.
(2022-10-05). CEO Pay Has Grown by 1,460 Percent Since 1978. zcomm.org Worker pay has remained relatively unchanged since 1978…
(2022-10-05). The global strike wave and the crisis of revolutionary leadership. wsws.org Across the world, a surge of working-class opposition to inequality and capitalist exploitation is developing in the form of strikes and protests on every continent.
(2022-10-05). Que las relaciones bilaterales con Cambodia alcancen un estadio superior. cubadebate.cu Cuba y Cambodia firmaron este martes dos acuerdos de cooperación en los ámbitos de la cultura y el deporte, con el propósito de ´fomentar, promover y fortalecer ª la colaboración técnica en estas áreas, así como el intercambio de expertos.
(2022-10-05). Avanzas labores de recuperación en La Habana: El 99.7% de los clientes tiene servicio eléctrico (+Video). cubadebate.cu Al comenzar su intervención en la Mesa Redonda, Reinaldo García Zapata dijo que se ha trabajado muy duro en estos siete días, luego del paso de Ian. "Se ha avanzado con urgencia en la recuperación de la provincia". En estos momentos, existen en la capital 1829 clientes afectados son servicios eléctricos. "El 99.7,% de los clientes de la capital tienen servicio eléctrico".
(2022-10-05). Presidente cubano confía en recuperación de daños tras huracán. telesurtv.net Tras el paso del huracán, la nación caribeña comenzó una intensa labor de recuperación.
(2022-10-05). 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…
(2022-10-05). Senado mexicano aprueba permanencia de Ejército en labores de seguridad. telesurtv.net En 2019, el Congreso mexicano aprobó que las Fuerzas Armadas apoyaran en las tareas de seguridad pública hasta marzo de 2024.
(2022-10-05). Cuba en recuperación de los daños de Ian (III), hoy en la Mesa Redonda. mesaredonda.cubadebate.cu El Gobernador de Artemisa y autoridades del Ministerio de la Agricultura comparecerán este miércoles 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.
(2022-10-04). Staten Island Amazon Workers Stage Work Stoppage After Fire At Warehouse. popularresistance.org At least 100 unionized employees at an Amazon fulfillment center on Staten Island refused to return to work for several hours on Monday evening after a fire broke out at the facility. | Chris Smalls, president of the Amazon Labor Union, said 500 workers refused to return to work, after a fire blazed on a shipping dock beside the warehouse. "Amazon refuses to let night shift be excused with pay," Smalls said. "Amazon management is threatening time deductions and written warnings for not returning back to the floor. The dock smells like burnt chemicals."
(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). Belgian Left Launches 'Fridays Of Rage' Against Cost Of Living Crisis. popularresistance.org Belgium – On Friday, September 30, the Workers Party of Belgium (PTB/PVDA) launched weekly protests called 'Fridays of Rage' (Vendredis de la Colère) against the government's failure to tackle the ongoing cost of living crisis. Protests were held on Friday in the cities of Kortrijk and La Louvière with the call to bring down the prices of food, energy, and other essentials. Along with activists of the PTB/PVDA, cadres of youth and student groups like COMAC and RedFox took part in the protests. The protesters also demanded that the government tax the energy multinational that they say is benefiting from the crisis…
(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). Why Has Turkey Refused to Recognize Russia's New Borders? libya360.wordpress.com Vladimir Odintsov As is already well known, referendums were held in the LPR and DPR as well as in Kherson and Zaporozhye regions from September 23 to 27 on the issue of giving up belonging to Ukraine and becoming part of the Russian Federation. They were monitored by a large number of foreign observers who…
(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). Where will Europe have to move its industrial production? journal-neo.org 
The vulnerability of the world, especially Europe, to importing fossil fuels from abroad was already shown by the oil crisis of the 1970s. Europe began to gradually cope with it only a decade later. In a way, the winning move at that time was to actively build nuclear power plants in order to produce high-tech …
(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). Israel To Replace Russia Gas For The EU — But At What Cost? thelastamericanvagabond.com As the war in Ukraine rages on, the European Union has been seeking alternative sources of natural gas and had chosen Tel Aviv as one of the providers to replace Russia. Yet, by signing a deal with both Israel and Egypt to make this possible, the EU could have encouraged a new Israel-Lebanon war. Amidst
(2022-10-04). European Leaders to Discuss Energy Crisis in Prague Summit. telesurenglish.net Prague, the capital of the Czech Republic that currently holds the rotating Presidency of the Council of the European Union (EU), will host an informal EU summit on Friday. | RELATED: | The leaders of the EU countries are set to discuss the Russia-Ukraine conflict, the rising costs of energy and its economic ramifications. On Thursday, their summit will be preceded by the inaugural meeting of the European Politi…
(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). Palestine in Pictures: September 2022. electronicintifada.net A monthly roundup of photographs documenting Palestine, Palestinian life, politics and culture, and international solidarity with Palestine.
(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). Iran Drone Strikes Injure Two in Iraqi Kurdistan. news.antiwar.com Iran has continued attacking Iraqi Kurdistan Tuesday, firing drones at several PKK targets. At least two Kurds were reported injured in Iran started such attacks last week, accusing the Kurds of fueling unrest inside Iran. The US shot down one of the drones last week, though there is no sign of that this year. Iran warned the US not to interfere with the operations. | Iran says the operation is…
(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). Britain's Senseless Pursuit of Disaster Capitalism. commondreams.org As other nations return to state-led investment, Truss and Kwarteng act to weaken our democracy, economy and rights.
(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). 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). Colombian President Asks US to Remove Cuba From Terrorist List. telesurenglish.net During a meeting in Bogota on Monday, Colombian President Gustavo Petro asked U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken that Cuba be removed from the list of "State Sponsors of Terrorism." | RELATED: | "What has happened with Cuba is an injustice," Petro said, recalling that, at the request of President Juan Manuel Santos and during the administration of President Barack Obama, Cuba hosted peace negotiations between the Colombian state, the National…
(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). Iraqi Political Impasse Must Be Resolved Through Dialogue: UN. telesurenglish.net "It is time for Iraq's leaders – all of them – to engage in dialogue, collectively define core Iraqi needs and pull the country back from the ledge. In other words, all leaders should assume responsibility and return the spotlight where it must be: on the people of Iraq," the special envoy told the Security Council meeting on the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI). | RELATED: | The absence of a func…
(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). Dirty Money: Meet the US Agent Driving the Cia-Led Riots in Iran. orinocotribune.com 
By Mona Issa Sep 28, 2022 | The largest color revolution attempt in recent Iranian history is led by a woman on Washington's payroll and we have the facts. | There are Iranian women, though a minority, who are not in favor of the mandatory veil — a legitimate grievance, an opinionated dissatisfaction to which humankind is entitled. And then there are people leading a fraudulent anti-hijab movement with a barrel aimed at Tehran. | Masoumeh "Masih" Alinejad-Ghomi | Meet Masih Alinejad, Washington's weapon of choice for flaring up the largest color revolution attempt in Iran today. | "I'm leading t…
(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). 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). 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). 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). 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). 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). 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). Further pay strike set to bring Liverpool docks to a standstill as Felixstowe threatens more walkouts. wsws.org Dockers who worked in horrendous conditions and stayed on the job during the pandemic, risking their lives, face a pay cut by an employer that made over £30 million profit in 2021.
(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). 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). 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). 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). 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). 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). 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). 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). 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). 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). 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). Tripoli Signs Controversial Agreements with Turkey, Provoking Widespread Rejection. libya360.wordpress.com Libyan Foreign Minister Najla al-Mangoush (R) and Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu attend a press conference in the capital Tripoli, October 3, 2022. (AFP) Media reports have talked about Ankara's possible participation in a trans-Saharan gas pipeline linking Nigeria to Libya with the aim of supplying Europe with natural gas. The project would upend Algeria's…
(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). 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). 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). 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."