(2022-10-07). Biden warns of nuclear "Armageddon" as Zelensky calls for "preventive strikes" on Russia. wsws.org President Joe Biden said Thursday that the world is at risk of nuclear "Armageddon," implying that the rapid escalation of the war in Ukraine could lead to nuclear war between the United States and Russia.
(2022-10-07). French refinery strikes defy Macron's policy of inflation and war. wsws.org The strike of Total and Exxon refinery workers in France is part of an international wave of strikes against the global surge of inflation amid the NATO war on Russia in Ukraine.
(2022-10-07). Zelensky Calls for NATO to Launch Preemptive Strike on Russia. globalresearch.ca
(2022-10-07). 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.
(2022-10-07). 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.
(2022-10-07). 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.
(2022-10-07). Striking French refinery workers speak out against inflation. wsws.org A team of WSWS reporters visited workers at the Grandpuits refinery who had just gone on strike last week amid the nationwide French refinery strike, demanding a 10 percent raise.
(2022-10-07). After executive threatens to close the plant, Warren Truck workers speak with supporters of UAW presidential candidate Will Lehman. wsws.org Supporters of Mack Trucks worker Will Lehman spoke to workers at the Stellantis Warren Truck Plant about the threat by management, backed by the UAW, to slash jobs.
(2022-10-07). Another 400 Acres Up for Sale! dissidentvoice.org 
W.E.B. DuBois: 'To be a poor man is hard, but to be a poor race in a land of dollars is the very bottom of hardships.' Patrick Duffy of 'Dallas' Fame Lists Oregon Ranch for $14 Million Imagine a world where smart cohesive thinkers come together and work with these multimillionaires and get some break on …
(2022-10-07). Minnesota: Campus AFSCME workers to picket meeting of President Gabel and deans. fightbacknews.org Minneapolis, MN – AFSCME at the University of Minnesota is holding an informational picket on Monday, October 10, from noon until 2 p.m. at Walter Library on the East Bank campus here. This coincides with a meeting between President Joan Gabel and Twin Cities deans at the same location. They will demand university leadership respond to their demands for raises, respect and racial equity. | Cherrene Horazuk, president of AFSCME 3800 and executive office and administrative specialist at the Humphrey School of Public Affairs, said, "AFSCME UMN locals are currently in joint contract negotiations with the U. The unive…
(2022-10-07). Thursday 10/6: South Bay Indigenous Solidarity general meeting. indybay.org Via Zoom. Register at: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0pcuCuqz4iH9YWQ1VB0khUvgEr_zxugXaz…
(2022-10-07). Suspicion mounts among railroaders over ballot fraud as train dispatchers' union announces ratification of deal. wsws.org On Monday, the American Train Dispatchers Association announced its five-year deal had been ratified, drawing widespread skepticism.
(2022-10-07). Free Assange, Mumia and Palestine-Rally in Berkeley. indybay.org
(2022-10-07). Opposition mounts to sellout deal covering Kaleida Health workers in western New York. wsws.org Opposition mounts among nurses and other health care professionals to the tentative agreement reached for 6,300 health care workers in Buffalo, New York, and the surrounding region.
(2022-10-07). 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.
(2022-10-07). UAW presidential candidate Will Lehman demands investigation into BP refinery deaths and a halt to the "carnage in America's workplaces" wsws.org The rank-and-file Mack Trucks worker and socialist candidate for president of the UAW gave the following statement on the deaths of two young workers at the BP-Husky refinery in Ohio.
(2022-10-07). American University administration stonewalling contract signing after staff union had declared contract "ratified" wsws.org This experience has been a lesson in class duplicity which university workers and students should not soon forget.
(2022-10-07). Reinforcements for the CIA Democrats in the 2022 elections: Part two. wsws.org The coming together of the Democratic Party and the Pentagon-CIA axis refutes the notion, peddled by Bernie Sanders, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and pseudo-left groups like the Democratic Socialists of America, that it is possible to push the Democratic Party to the left and transform it into a vehicle for progressive social reform.
(2022-10-07). 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.
(2022-10-07). 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.
(2022-10-07). Workers locked out at Australian plastics manufacturer Qenos. wsws.org "We've got a trainee system set up here which is essentially a cheap labour system. We are trying to abolish that."
(2022-10-07). Diary of a socialist Amazon worker: trials and tribulations with transportation. wsws.org Every aspect of a workers' life is entirely dependent on clocking in on time for a paycheck. As a result, transportation is of upmost importance.
(2022-10-07). Health experts, disabled workers and others denounce Australian government's "forever COVID" policies at online meeting. wsws.org The online meeting chat was peppered with angry condemnations of the "National Cabinet" decisions, along with calls for legal action against the government, demonstrations outside parliament and MPs offices and other protests.
(2022-10-07). Envía Venezuela nuevo cargamento hacia Cuba para la recuperación de provincias occidentales. cubadebate.cu Un nuevo envío con más de 15 toneladas de componentes y equipos destinados a apoyar las labores de recuperación en las provincias occidentales cubanas, dañadas por el huracán Ian, partió rumbo a nuestro país desde el principal aeródromo venezolano.
(2022-10-07). WorkWeek On LA SEIU 399 Organzing Struggles, Democracy & Business Unionism. indybay.org The struggle in Los Angeles SEIU 399 was central to the Justice For Janitors campaign. The workers however who led this struggle faced a struggle to continue the fight for the membership when they won control of the Local through the Multi-Racial Alliance. Prior to the AFL-CIO convention in LA they had a sit-in at their offices. The International sent in SEIU president's aid Bill Fletcher to end the sit-in. He promised that they would get control of the local but as soon as the sit-in ended they sold the building and merged the local into SEIU 1877.
(2022-10-06). Night Attacks In Ukraine: Strikes On Zaporozhie, Kharkov, Odessa. southfront.org 
Zaporozhie | At night, several precise strikes by the Russian military hit targets in different Ukrainian regions. In turn, Ukrainian forces shelled the regions that have recently entered the Russian Federation as well as the Russian border regions. | Russian Geranium-2 UAVs were active over the Ukrainian territories last night. Attacks of the suicide drones were reported in the Kharkov region. According to preliminary data, several UAVs struck a military facility in the Osnovyansky district of the city. Some reports cla…
(2022-10-06). Hungary Secures Exemption From Crude Oil, Energy Sanctions. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, Hungarian Foreign Affairs Minister Peter Szijjarto said that his country has secured exemptions from crude oil and nuclear energy sanctions at an European Union (EU) Heads of Missions meeting in Brussels. | RELATED: | "As a result of difficult negotiations, a price cap on crude oil will not be applied to pipeline deliveries or to emergency replacement seaborne deliveries," he said. | The Hungarian exemption a…
(2022-10-06). The politics going on in Las Vegas is not staying in Las Vegas. peoplesworld.org 
LAS VEGAS—Toss-up races pitting pro-worker Democratic Senate and gubernatorial incumbents against election-denier MAGA Republicans are prompting huge union mobilization, led by Unite Here labor union, in key swing state Nevada. The Silver State's Senate race between incumbent first-term Democrat Catherine Cortez Masto—the Senate's first-ever Latina—and MAGA Republican Adam Laxalt is one of a handful of …
(2022-10-06). Workers Struggles: Europe, Middle East & Africa. wsws.org Oil refinery workers at TotalEnergies in France continue pay strike this week, joined by workers at state-owned nuclear power plants for one-day stoppage; one-day national rail strike in Belgium for improved staffing and conditions to end unbearable workload; UK dockers strike at two main ports over pay as limited strikes on railways and telecom continue; protests continue in Iran over police killing of Mahsa Amini; port and railroad workers on indefinite strike across South Africa over pay with more workers poised to join Monday; months-long strike by lecturers in Nigeria over pay and conditions faces legal acti…
(2022-10-06). Africa in the Sights of US Hegemonic Plans. libya360.wordpress.com Mission Verdad Secretary of State Antony Blinken visits jeans designer Tshepo Mohlala on August 7 in Johannesburg, South Africa ( Photo: AP) The United States' attempts to drag the rest of the world to a new level of war in the Ukrainian context have met resistance in many countries outside the West. Months go by and…
(2022-10-06). Congress Funds Ukraine To 2029, Zelensky Wants Preemptive Russia Strike & Indefinite Mask Mandates. thelastamericanvagabond.com Welcome to The Daily Wrap Up, a concise show dedicated to bringing you the most relevant independent news, as we see it, from the last 24 hours (10/6/22). As always, take the information discussed in the video below and research it for yourself, and come to your own conclusions. Anyone telling you what the truth
(2022-10-06). "Now, All of You Are Azov": Ukrainian 'Neo-Nazis' Tour U.S. libya360.wordpress.com Moss Robeson After meeting with at least 50 members of Congress, soldiers of the neo-Nazi Azov Regiment toured the US to auction off swastika-inspired patches and lobby for an end to restrictions on US arms and training. This September, a delegation of the Ukrainian neo-Nazi-led Azov movement arrived in the United States, at a time when…
(2022-10-06). Cuba and Russia Resume Direct Flights. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, the Varadero airport in Cuba received a flight from Russia, the first one since the European Union (EU) banned Russian planes from entering its airspace in February. | RELATED: | The charter of the Russian airline Nordwind Airlines landed at the aerodrome of the main tourist hub of the Caribbean country after a 13-hour flight. This Russian airline will also fly three times a week to the tourist center…
(2022-10-06). Now Is the Moment for Global Solidarity with China's Ethnic Minorities. commondreams.org President Xi Jinping wants to be leader for life, but brave Chinese citizens continue to speak out against the increasingly authoritarian rule. We must stand with them.
(2022-10-06). The Challenges of Eurasia-Global South Integration. libya360.wordpress.com Pepe Escobar The geoeconomic pathway away from the neoliberal order is fraught with peril, but the rewards in establishing an alternative system are as promising as they are urgent. It is impossible to track the geoeconomic turbulence inherent to the "birth pangs" of the multipolar world without the insights of Professor Michael Hudson at the University…
(2022-10-06). US Billionaires Use Philanthropy to Maintain Tax Benefits. orinocotribune.com
(2022-10-06). Republican-ruled states let rich hide $5.63 trillion in U.S. peoplesworld.org 
WASHINGTON—A growing number of U.S. states, and not just small ones like corporate-friendly Delaware and deep-red South Dakota, but big ones such as Florida and Texas, are scheming to or actually hiding the wealth of the rich, letting the upper class get away with not paying their fair share for maintaining society, or democracy, a …
(2022-10-06). Modi booster Gautam Adani becomes world's second richest man amid social misery for Indian working class. wsws.org Pro-investor economic reforms‚ÄÜcarried out since 1991 by successive Indian governments, led by both the Congress Party and Modi's BJP, have dramatically deepened social inequality and concentrated wealth in the hands of rapacious billionaires like Adani.
(2022-10-06). Modi booster, Gautam Adani becomes world's second richest man amid social misery for Indian working class. wsws.org Pro-investor economic reforms‚ÄÜcarried out since 1991 by successive Indian governments, led by both the Congress Party and Modi's BJP, have dramatically deepened social inequality and concentrated wealth in the hands of rapacious billionaires like Adani.
(2022-10-06). UK: BT Group workers national strike resumes, including emergency call handlers for first time. wsws.org While sanctioning the latest round of strikes, the Communication Workers Union is doing all it can to reach a deal with management based on a below-inflation pay deal.
(2022-10-06). Inflation sparks protests and strikes in Argentina. america.cgtn.com Argentina's high inflation rate is caused by a number of factors, a strong U.S. dollar being just one of them. Protests and strikes are increasingly common in Argentina as inflation continues to rise. CGTN's Joel Richards brought this report.
(2022-10-06). Energy Prices Prompts Corporate Shutdown in Europe. telesurenglish.net Many industry observers warned that a prolonged energy crunch could erode Europe's industrial structure for good, and the shutdown and exodus of European companies have sparked a deeper concern over the risk of deindustrialization on the continent. | RELATED: | The stubbornly high energy prices have already taken a toll on European companies. Dutch aluminum maker Aldel said it is halting primary aluminum production be…
(2022-10-06). University of Melbourne student union refuses to affiliate IYSSE despite successful affiliation meeting. wsws.org The student union is riding roughshod over the democratic rights of students who want to fight for a socialist alternative to war, austerity and dictatorship.
(2022-10-06). Ecuador: At Least 13 Dead, Some 20 Injured in Guayaquil Prison. telesurenglish.net The National Service of Integral Attention to Adults Deprived of Liberty and Adolescent Offenders (SNAI) said, "We regret to inform that, as a result of the clashes of persons deprived of liberty in the Center of Deprivation of Liberty Number 1, there are 13 dead." | RELATED: | The authorities reported that control was resumed at the prison and expressed "their solidarity with the families in these moments of grief." | This event triggered a demonstratio…
(2022-10-06). Lula Consolidates Political Alliances Before Ballot in Brazil. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, Brazilian parties and politicians expressed their support for the Workers' Party (PT) presidential candidate Lula da Silva in the second round scheduled for October 30. | RELATED: | "In this second round, I will vote in favor of a history of struggle for democracy and social inclusion. I will vote for Lula," said the Brazilian Social Democracy Party (PSDB) leader Fernando Henrique Cardoso, the former Pr…
(2022-10-06). French Writer Annie Ernaux Wins 2022 Nobel Prize in Literature. telesurenglish.net French writer Annie Ernaux won the 2022 Nobel Prize in Literature, the Swedish Academy announced here on Thursday, "for the courage and clinical acuity with which she uncovers the roots, estrangements and collective restraints of personal memory." | RELATED: | In her writing, Ernaux consistently and from different angles, examines a life marked by strong disparities regarding gender, language and class. Her path to authorship wa…
(2022-10-06). UCONN SDS fights to save cultural centers. fightbacknews.org Storrs, CT – Members of the University of Connecticut's Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) chapter are rallying to defend the campus' cultural centers after the new UCONN president's attack on the Diversity and Inclusion program. On September 28, members of the UCONN board of trustees voted to appoint Radenka Maric as the new president of the University of Connecticut. This decision, without consent from the student body, comes on the heels of Maric's recent campaign to restructure funding for the diversity and equity program that cuts the budgets of many cultural centers. | In the case of the Native America…
(2022-10-06). MST's Stedile on Lula, BRICS and Latin American Integration. orinocotribune.com What's expected from Lula's foreign policy if he returns to the presidency? Kawsachun News editor Camila Escalante asked JoƒÅo Pedro Stedile, an economist and one of the national directors of Brazil's Landless Workers' Movement (MST), for a brief comment following a presentation by Stedile, in Sà£o Paulo, on the current context in Brazil. Below is a transcription of his remarks. Stedile's JoƒÅo Pedro Stedile: I believe that Lula's priority is not going to be anti-imperialist rhetoric. He is…
(2022-10-06). Cuba: Hope emerges with collective strength after Hurricane Ian. struggle-la-lucha.org 
(2022-10-06). Lula Could Have 52 to 56% Of Valid Votes in Runoff-Quaest Poll. telesurenglish.net Two thousand people were personally interviewed between Monday and Friday of this week for the survey, which was contracted by Banco Genial and registered at the Superior Electoral Court (TSE) under number BR-07940/2022. | RELATED: | According to the poll, the leftist candidate and leader of the Workers' Party (PT), Luis Inácio Lula da Silva, would win in the second round with 54 percent of the valid votes (excludin…
(2022-10-06). Cynthia McKinney: An Objective Look at U.S. Foreign Policy. libya360.wordpress.com John Rachel Events continue to unfold at a quickening pace. Facing an alarming escalation in tensions around the world, we asked Cynthia McKinney for her current thoughts. We focus on the realities of the international power struggle unfolding in real time, specifically addressing the role of the U.S. in the tensions and its capacity to…
(2022-10-06). Coalition of Caribbean Civil Society Organizations: A Call to Establish October 6th as the International Day Against Terrorism. libya360.wordpress.com Press Statement By Coalition of Caribbean Civil Society Organizations A Call To Designate October 6th as International Day Against Terrorism Background The people of the Caribbean have had a collective historical experience which, since the early 15th Century, has been defined and shaped largely by genocide, enslavement, forced labour and a daily existence characterised by…
(2022-10-06). Fighting anti-communism and anti-Blackness: An interview with Dr. Charisse Burden-Stelly. peoplesworld.org 
Among the disheartening happenings in Detroit this year have been the dedication of ARPA emergency funding to increased police surveillance throughout the city and being deemed a federal "hot spot" for crime. It's been feeling like the Motor City would be rounding out another disappointing year masked only by the North American Auto Show—and the …
(2022-10-06). UAW presidential candidate Will Lehman: Form rank-and-file election committees to build workers' power! wsws.org The UAW apparatus has done everything it can to prevent workers from knowing about the election or understanding the positions of the candidates.
(2022-10-06). Why We Can't Have Nice Things—Like Socialism—in the United States. commondreams.org The never-ending impact of a forgotten Blitzkrieg against the American left.
(2022-10-06). IBEW acknowledges problems with ballots for rail contact but refuses to conduct re-vote. wsws.org According to multiple workers who belong to the IBEW and who personally spoke to IBEW Railroad Department head Al Russo via telephone in recent days, the IBEW has acknowledged that a significant number of ballots were not properly sent to workers.
(2022-10-06). IBEW acknowledges problems with ballots for rail contract but refuses to conduct re-vote. wsws.org According to multiple workers who belong to the IBEW and who personally spoke to IBEW Railroad Department head Al Russo via telephone in recent days, the IBEW has acknowledged that a significant number of ballots were not properly sent to workers.
(2022-10-06). 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.
(2022-10-06). Poland's Sitrep From Ania. smoothiex12.blogspot.com 
Wonderful Ania provides some extremely important insights into Poland's situation: % tax, up from 19%? Two and a half times higher in just a couple of months. Poland was thoroughly de-industrialized in the last 30 years, with this insane increase, Ania asks, where would those companies go? The answer is obvious–they will leave Poland. Where to, though, is unclear. It all aligns well with the US "kill Europe" strategy, but as everyone observed in the last several days, there is very little real benefit for the US in the long run. In fact, it is detrimental. Despite all efforts from the US current quotes for oil a…
(2022-10-06). Alabama inmate strike enters its second week. wsws.org A statewide work stoppage by Alabama inmates has entered its second week, garnering international attention. Inmates have reported that the state has retaliated by cutting their food rations and denying visitation privileges.
(2022-10-06). Cuba en recuperación de los daños de Ian (IV), hoy en la Mesa Redonda. mesaredonda.cubadebate.cu La Gobernadora de Mayabeque y la Presidenta de Etecsa comparecerán este jueves 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.
(2022-10-06). Unión Eléctrica pronostica una afectación de 1 157 MW en el pico nocturno. cubadebate.cu Con este pronóstico, se estima para la hora pico una disponibilidad de 1 913 MW y una demanda máxima de 3 000 MW, para un déficit de 1 087 MW, por lo que de mantenerse las condiciones previstas se pronostica una afectación de 1 157 MW en este horario, de ellos 110 MW por los daños ocasionados por el huracán Ian.
(2022-10-06). Los Angeles unions preparing new betrayals of education workers. wsws.org The Los Angeles Educators Rank-and-File Committee urges teachers to organize a mass assembly of educators and support workers to discuss and elaborate demands that make up for years of cuts in real wages.
(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). 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…