(2022-04-24). Job Discrimination Towards Immigrants. indybay.org Discrimination towards immigrants in a workplace. Taking a closer look at the issue and solutions to ensure undocumented workers their safety and health.
(2022-04-24). Job Discrimination Against Immigrants. indybay.org Discrimination against immigrants in the workplace. Taking a closer look at the issue and solutions to ensure undocumented workers their safety and health.
(2022-04-24). MPs say Brexit referendum led to public mistrust in government. xinhuanet.com Actions by the British government during the European Union referendum led to public mistrust, a committee of MPs said Wednesday in a parliamentary report.
(2022-04-24). Friday 4/29: Shut Down The Port To Stop Privatization & Union Busting. indybay.org Port Of Oakland…
(2022-04-24). The US Empire Strikes Back: Russi Takes the Hits, China Lives in Fear. indybay.org The US Empire Strikes Back: Russia Takes the Hits, China Lives in Fear | Russia and China are no match for the United States' Instruments of National Power. The Pale Blue Dot's existence is at risk if nuclear weapons are employed by either one or both sides.
(2022-04-24). After barring ships, Turkey bans Russian flights to Syria. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Daily SabahApril 23, 2022 Turkey closes airspace to Russian military aircraft to Syria: FM àáavu≈üoƒülu Turkey has closed its airspace to Russian military and civilian flights to Syria after notifying Moscow, Foreign Minister Mevlàºt àáavu≈üoƒülu said Saturday. "We were giving permissions in three-month intervals. The latest one was until April," the minister said in an …
(2022-04-23). Dutch Journalist in Mariupol: U.S. Media Are Lying About Russian Atrocities. libya360.wordpress.com Sonja Van den Ende Residents of Mariupol receiving humanitarian aid from the Russian army in collaboration with the DPR army. [Source: Photo courtesy of Sonja van den Ende] Where shall I begin? Can a man endure so much suffering? Can you write about so much suffering without getting emotional? Probably not. Mariupol has been wiped…
(2022-04-23). U.S. Media Are Lying About Russian Atrocities in Mariupol, Says Embedded Reporter at Ground Zero. covertactionmagazine.com [This article is written by a reporter embedded in Ukraine with the Russian army. We believe that if people want …
(2022-04-23). How Israel uses Judaism as a settler-colonial weapon. electronicintifada.net Watch: Ali Abunimah and Rania Khalek discuss Israel's attacks at al-Aqsa and the war in Ukraine.
(2022-04-23). Russian Missiles Hit Odessa, Ukraine. Civilian House Destroyed, Casualties Reported (Videos). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | On April 23, at least six Russian missiles hit the Ukrainian region of Odessa. Missile strikes targeted AFU military infrastructure facilities. However, at least one multi-storey civilian building was hit. Casualties were reported. | Russian servicemen struck a military airfield near Odessa. According to the Russian Ministry of Defence, a large batch of weapons from the United States and the EU was stored there."This afternoon, high—precision long-range air-based missiles of the…
(2022-04-23). Tuesday 4/26: The War in Ukraine: NO U.S./NATO WAR WITH RUSSIA! NO WORLD WAR 3! indybay.org Revolution Books, 2444 Durant Ave. Berkeley CA 94704…
(2022-04-23). Prospect: Ukraine as Canadian diaspora-administered fiefdom, garrison state. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Earlier this year the government of his successor, Volodyrmyr Zelensky, was prosecuting Poroshenko for treason. The government of Russia's Vladimir Putin offered Poroshenko, who launched the war in the Donbass in 2014, effective political refugee status before the current war commenced. Regarding Canada's deputy prime minister, see this from the Ottawa Citizen: Chrystia Freeland's granddad …
(2022-04-23). Canada delivers heavy artillery to "fight and win this war" in Ukraine. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com UkrinformApril 23, 2022 Canada delivers M777 howitzers to Ukraine The Government of Canada has approved the delivery to Ukraine of a number of M777 howitzers to strengthen its positions on the battlefield with Russia. That's according to a statement posted on the government's website, Ukrinform reports. "As the Prime Minister of Canada, Justin Trudeau, committed …
(2022-04-23). Ramstein Air Base: U.S. to gather 20 partners to provide "long-term military assistance" to Ukraine. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Interfax-UkraineApril 23, 2022 Over 20 states to take part in consultative meeting in Germany to assess Ukrainian military's More than 20 countries have expressed their desire to take part in a consultative meeting to be held at Ramstein Air Base in Germany next week, during which the issues of long-term military assistance that Western countries …
(2022-04-23). Britain to send tanks to Poland to free Polish ones to join dozens of Czech tanks in Ukraine. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Ukrainian News AgencyApril 23, 2022 UK Will Transfer Tanks To Poland So That It Can Send Soviet T-72 To Ukraine Britain plans to send a batch of Challenger 2 tanks to Poland so the Polish government can then hand over to Ukraine the Soviet T-72 needed by the Ukrainian military to confront Russia.The corresponding statement …
(2022-04-23). Georgian soldiers killed in Ukraine fighting given military honors at home. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Agenda.geApril 23, 2022 Body of Georgian volunteer killed in Ukraine repatriated to Georgia The body of Georgian volunteer AK, killed in the armed action in Ukraine, was repatriated to Georgia on Saturday morning. Family members and a group of citizens gathered at the Tbilisi International Airport to pay homage to K, whose body was transported …
(2022-04-23). U.S. ambassador, Japanese FM challenge Russia, China in aircraft pose. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Kyodo NewsApril 23, 2022 Japan's Hayashi, U.S. envoy Emanuel show off alliance on carrier ==== Two-front offensive: U.S. ambassador Emanuel insists Russian islands belong to Japan U.S. duping the world into believing Russia bombed Hiroshima, Nagasaki Japan, Russia continue to clash over Kurils, Ukraine ==== Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi and U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm …
(2022-04-23). Why Russia's Intervention in Ukraine is Legal Under International Law. libya360.wordpress.com Dan Kovalik The argument can be made that Russia exercised its right for self-defense For many years, I have studied and given much thought to the UN Charter's prohibition against aggressive war. No one can seriously doubt that the primary purpose of the document — drafted and agreed to on the heels of the horrors of…
(2022-04-23). Romania: U.S. senator discusses military buildup in Black Sea region. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Nine O'Clock NewsApril 21, 2022 PM Ciuca, Senator Steve Daines discuss security situation in the region following conflict in Ukraine Prime Minister Nicolae Ciuca received the delegation of the American senator Steve Daines at the Victoria Palace on Thursday, with the two officials addressing issues related to the security situation in the region… …Prime Minister …
(2022-04-23). Ramstein Air Base: U.S. to gather 40 allies, partners to provide "long-term military assistance" to Ukraine. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Novinite/Bulgarian Telegraph AgencyApril 23, 2022 The Pentagon is inviting 40 Allies at its Ramstein Base on Tuesday The Pentagon has invited representatives of 40 allied countries to gather in Germany on Tuesday to discuss Ukraine's long-term security needs, BTA reported. Defense ministers and high-ranking generals from 20 NATO and other countries have already accepted an …
(2022-04-23). 'Add Personal Story Here': Starbucks Anti-Union One-On-Ones Fall Flat. popularresistance.org The last time I wrote in Labor Notes, I described the captive-audience "listening sessions" that Starbucks corporate had attempted to use against me and my co-workers who are trying to unionize our Hopewell Starbucks in central New Jersey. (See ("How We Turned the Tables on Starbucks Union-Busters," March 2022.) | After corporate failed spectacularly in our first one, they decided to cancel the second, saying they had "no new information to share with us." We haven't had any since—even though many of us have requested another, as we have plenty of information to share with them. | Instead, Starbucks corpora…
(2022-04-23). Celebrate International Workers Day, May 1, 2022. fightbacknews.org Freedom Road Socialist Organization calls on working people across the U.S. to celebrate International Workers Day in marches and programs. | What are we up against in this crisis-ridden capitalist country? | The lives of working people have been forever changed by the failure of the capitalist system to protect us from the COVID-19 pandemic. Some of us we were forced to work in unsafe conditions, watching our co-workers, friends and loved ones suffer and die from COVID. Others saw our workplaces downsized or shuttered as the government gave a pittance. Meanwhile investors profited as the stock market gained mo…
(2022-04-23). Los Angeles: 7th annual May Day set for Boyle Heights. fightbacknews.org Los Angeles, CA – On May 1, Centro CSO is holding its 7th annual International Workers Day march and rally in Boyle Heights, Los Angeles. The attendees are meeting at the intersection of N Mathews Street and E Chavez Avenue at noon, before marching towards downtown. The march will stop for a protest at LAPD Hollenbeck, then continue towards Mariachi Plaza where a list of speakers and musical entertainment is planned. This year's march has been endorsed by a number of other local organizations such as Black Lives Matter-LA, the Check the Sheriff's Coalition, CSULA MEChA, LA Catholic Worker, U.S. Palestinian C…
(2022-04-23). Official: Xinjiang workers protected. ecns.cn Labor and employment policies in the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region are in line with the international labor and human rights standards. In fact, they are fully compliant with the International Labour Organization's guidance, said the head of the legislative affairs commission of the regional legislature.
(2022-04-23). Democrats dominate funeral service held for Patrick Lyoya in Grand Rapids, Michigan. wsws.org The funeral service for the 26-year-old refugee and auto worker who was murdered by an unnamed Grand Rapids police officer on April 4, was dominated by Democrats promoting racial identity politics and illusions in an intervention by the Biden administration.
(2022-04-23). WorkWeek 4-21-22 Attack On NY MTA Public & Workers, Amazon Workers Support/DC Assange Demo. indybay.org WorkWeek covers the Attack On NY MTA Public & Workers, Amazon Workers Support, DC Assange Support Demo, Chris Hedges On Imperialist War & Censorship, SF Redistricting & Racism, LA Gentrification & A Labor Candidate…
(2022-04-23). Turkish Military Launches Operation In Syria After Deadly Attack By Kurdish Forces (Video). southfront.org 
Image: aa.com.tr | On April 23, the Turkish Ministry of National Defense announced that the Turkish commandos had carried out what it called a "large-scale operation" in northern Syria in response to a recent attack by Kurdish forces. | In a statement, the ministry said that the operation, which was supported by artillery fire, targeted fighters of the Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG) and the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK). | The YPG is a key faction of the Syrian Democ…
(2022-04-23). US Supreme Court upholds exclusion of Puerto Rico residents from supplemental income benefit. wsws.org The ruling reflects the American ruling elite's contempt for the impoverished population, whose workers and youth rose up in mass protests three years ago that toppled the Democratic Party aligned governor.
(2022-04-23). Stop the execution of Melissa Lucio! Abolish the death penalty! wsws.org The SEP calls on workers and youth in the US and internationally to organize protests to demand a halt to Lucio's execution, her release from death row and the immediate convening of a new trial to prove her innocence.
(2022-04-23). Blaming workers, hiding profits in primetime inflation coverage. mronline.org 
"Two bills of spending that are more than $4 trillion. And we're going to pretend that this is going to have no effect on jobs? No effect on inflation?" – Charles Lanes…
(2022-04-23). Starbucks CEO Pushed Managers to Thwart Unionization Efforts, Leaked Video Shows. truthout.org Leaked footage of a video call in which Starbucks' billionaire CEO urges managers to step up their efforts to thwart worker unionization is yet another sign of the company's growing desperation, labor advocates In the undated video
(2022-04-23). The Socialist Equality Party candidates for the May 21 election. wsws.org The SEP candidates will be listed as groups, but without the party's name, on the top line of the Senate ballot papers in three states: New South Wales, Victoria and Queensland.
(2022-04-23). Socialist Equality Party announces candidates for Australian election. wsws.org The SEP's fight for ballot access, and the enthusiastic and determined response we won from working-class and young people, further exposes the anti-democratic efforts of the entire corporate-backed parliamentary elite to stifle dissent.
(2022-04-23). Iran FM says US must have courage to correct past mistakes. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 23 (MNA) — The United States' current administration should have the audacity to rectify the White House's past mistakes," the minister told European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrel during a phone call on Friday.
(2022-04-23). 'Take This War and Shove It' ‚àí The coming of age of a Vietnam War military resister. iacenter.org By John Catalinotto April 22, 2022 "Take This War and Shove It ‚àí A Most Unwilling Soldier 1967-1971," by Greg Laxer, Unbearable Truth Publications, 2021, 327 pages, gregorylaxer.com. Credit: gregorylaxer.com Even in 1968, Laxer had a reputation of being the most stubborn of a spiny group of determined iconoclasts in the ASU, a characteristic vital for writing and producing a book about his experiences. That Greg Laxer, who most of us in the American Servicemen's Union office circa 1968 knew as "the Shadow," should write and publish a memoir of that period, is no surprise. Like the more famou…
(2022-04-23). Premier urges stronger EU relationship. ecns.cn Premier Li Keqiang called on China and the European Union to send out signals to promote a steadily developing China-EU relationship and proactive cooperation as he spoke via phone with Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer on Friday.
(2022-04-23). Calendar of Resistance: Take Action for Palestine! samidoun.net 
Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network urges all Palestinian, Arab and international supporters of Palestine to escalate their organizing and struggle to confront massacres and ethnic cleansing and support Palestinian resistance throughout the entire land of Palestine. (The list below will be constantly updated — please share the link with your friends and comrades!) These events are …
(2022-04-23). Understanding war: Lenin's 'imperialism: The highest stage of capitalism'. mronline.org 
The outbreak of World War I ushered in a new age of barbarism in Europe.
(2022-04-23). Xi Jinping elected delegate to 20th CPC National Congress. ecns.cn The Communist Party of China (CPC) Guangxi Zhuang autonomous regional congress was held in Nanning city from Thursday to Friday to elect the region's delegates to the 20th National Congress of the CPC. Xi Jinping, a candidate nominated by the CPC Central Committee and put to vote in the Guangxi electoral unit, was elected by a unanimous vote.
(2022-04-23). Australian government, Labor wash their hands of Assange amid imminent extradition threat. wsws.org Any conception that a Labor government would defend Assange is refuted by over a decade of experience and the statements of Labor leaders themselves.
(2022-04-23). Sunday 5/1: Bay Area Labor May Day Parade & Rally. indybay.org Parade will begin at Market Street and the Embarcadero in San Francisco and will march up to the Civic Center, where the rally will be held.
(2022-04-23). Mayo Clinic Q and A: Importance of a birth plan. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I'm expecting my first baby and feeling a range of emotions, from anticipation to apprehension, for labor and delivery. A friend suggested that I create a birth plan to identify my wishes for labor and after the baby is born. Why is it important to have a birth plan and discuss it with my health care team before I go into labor? ANSWER: Congratulations! Adding a new member to the family is an exciting…
(2022-04-23). Mayo Clinic invests in laboratory expansion to enhance patient care. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — To support the ongoing investment in patient care, Mayo Clinic is investing in a major laboratory expansion project at Mayo Clinic in Rochester. The expansion includes a $49 million investment in the laboratory. Construction for the project has started and will continue through 2025. The expansion project will increase laboratory space at Mayo Clinic's Superior Drive Support Center in Rochester. The new laboratory space will house several clinical laboratories that reside in…
(2022-04-23). [Correspondence] Advanced endoscopy unit in Gaza: first year of activity. thelancet.com Knowledge and its dissemination know no national borders. International collaborations occur all the time—including medicine. Such collaborations should be driven by medical impact considerations and not be constrained by administrative issues. Cross-border collaborations involve a degree of interoperability and common approaches based on mutual trust and understanding between organisations that often operate in diverse cultural, scientific, and legal environments. Gastroenterology and endoscopy have been slowly developing in Gaza since 2000, despite an ongoing shortage of resources and professional trainin…
(2022-04-23). [Correspondence] Transforming the UK's diagnostics agenda after COVID-19. thelancet.com The COVID-19 pandemic spotlighted the need for transformation of pathology and laboratory medicine (PALM) to better meet public health-care needs. The Lancet Commission on Diagnostics1 articulated recommendations around a fit-for-purpose global infrastructure; these are also relevant for the UK diagnostics strategy. Effective engagement with front-line PALM services and professional organisations is essential for the uptake of these recommendations and the introduction of transformative changes at the necessary pace and scale.
(2022-04-23). Mass Protest In Front Of London Israel Embassy. popularresistance.org A large number of people on Friday staged a mass protest in front of the Israeli Embassy in London, condemning the continuous Israeli aggression on Palestinian worshippers at Al-Aqsa Mosque. | The protesters also called for an immediate end to Israeli occupation forces and settler attacks on Palestinian residents of the holy city and worshippers at Al-Aqsa Mosque. | The Palestinian Forum in Britain, the Muslim League in Britain and the Palestine Solidarity Campaign jointly organized the event. | The protesters called for Israel to end its occupation of Palestinian territories and stop settler raids on Al-Aqsa Mos…
(2022-04-23). June 11, 2022: Call To Support Long-Term Anarchist Prisoners. popularresistance.org As time moves on and the seasons change, we approach once again the June 11 International Day of Solidarity with Marius Mason and All Long-Term Anarchist Prisoners. Another year has passed, and many of our dear comrades remain captives of the state, subject to its daily subjugation, isolation, and brutality. June 11 is a time to stop the ever-quickening rush of our lives and remember. | Remember our imprisoned comrades. Remember our own histories of revolt. Remember the flame — sometimes flickering, sometimes blazing — of anarchism. With June 11, we desire to deepen a critique of prison that challenge…
(2022-04-23). Why it's time for Congress to launch a manufacturing renaissance. nationofchange.org It's important to remember that rebuilding the nation's industrial base will be a losing battle without stopping the serial trade cheaters who undercut U.S. producers and kill thousands of American jobs each year.
(2022-04-23). The Project for a New American Century and the Age of Bioweapons: 20 Years of Psychological Terror. libya360.wordpress.com Matthew Ehret A little over 20 years ago, North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) conducted a military exercise that involved a "hypothetical scenario" of hijacked planes flying into both the Pentagon and the World Trade Center. One year later, on October 24-26, 2000, another "hypothetical" military exercise was played out featuring an airline crashing into the…
(2022-04-23). NATO partner Switzerland assists NATO candidate Georgia's "Euro-Atlantic integration" antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Georgian Ministry of DefenseApril 21, 2022 Juansher Burchuladze met with the Ambassador of Switzerland The Minister of Defense of Georgia held an introductory meeting with the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Switzerland. Juansher Burchuladze congratulated Heidi Graus on her appointment as Ambassador…. The security challenges in the region were discussed at the meeting. Special attention …