(2022-06-06). A Second Left-Wing Progressive Wave is Emerging in Latin America. libya360.wordpress.com Manolo De Los Santos, Gisela Cernadas The 9th Summit of the Americas, scheduled to take place in Los Angeles in June, remains uncertain. Since the Biden administration has not invited the leaders of Cuba, Nicaragua, and Venezuela on the grounds of "democracy issues", the leaders of Cuba, Bolivia, Mexico, Argentina, and other countries have expressed the possibility…
(2022-06-06). Russian Ops in Ukraine: Donbas Cauldron(s) Closing, US-NATO Options Running Out. libya360.wordpress.com Update on Russian military operations in Ukraine for June 6, 2022: — Russian forces continue encirclement and elimination of Ukrainian forces in the Severodonetsk —Lysychansk cauldron; — During encirclements in Syria, similar "offensives" were attempted as acts of desperation; — Claims of Ukrainian "counter-offensives" are a distraction from the overall, imminent strategic defeat these forces…
(2022-06-06). Canada and the Banderites/ By Thierry Meyssan. marktaliano.net 
Original Link Here: Canada and the Banderites, by Thierry Meyssan (voltairenet.org) In previous articles, Thierry Meyssan has shown how the Banderites, collaborators of the worst Nazi exactions in Ukraine and Poland, came to power in Kiev, in the young independent Ukraine. He shows here that, for eighty years, Banderite immigrants have been embedded in the …
(2022-06-06). 'Beacon of Democracy': Kiev Regime's Practice of Kidnapping People Spirals Out of Control. libya360.wordpress.com Drago Bosnic Ever since the Obama administration orchestrated the 2014 Euromaidan color revolution (US/NATO's weapon of choice when hijacking entire nations), the mainstream media have been feeding the political West's populace the narrative of Ukraine being the "freedom and democracy lighthouse in the dictatorial post-Soviet darkness". However, after the start of Russia's special military operation more than three months ago, this…
(2022-06-06). Billionaire George Soros: Civilization May Not Survive The War In Ukraine. moguldom.com Hungarian-American billionaire and philanthropist George Soros said he believes civilization might not survive the war in Ukraine if it degenerates into a third world war. His advice to avoid this is a quick and decisive defeat of Russian President Vladimir Putin. Soros warned that open societies are under siege, autocratic regimes are rising and the …
(2022-06-06). Ukraine Volunteer Fighter, US Citizen Craig Lang, Was Armed by Colombia to Overthrow Venezuela's Government. libya360.wordpress.com Alex Rubinstein An FBI affidavit against an American fighting in Ukraine, Craig Lang, states he was previously armed by Colombian police to attack the Venezuelan government. Another American fighting in Ukraine, white nationalist Paul Gray, was also involved in a plot to topple Venezuela's government, according to a former associate of coup leader Juan Guaidó….
(2022-06-06). Australian Rich List reveals accelerating wealth. wsws.org Australia's richest added $75 billion to their fortunes last year, while workers face soaring living costs and lower real wages.
(2022-06-06). On Anthony Blinken's Speech at George Washington University. journal-neo.org 
The end of May saw a number of striking developments in Washington's foreign policy in relation to China, the USA's main geopolitical foe. Several of these developments took place during President Joe Biden's trip to South Korea and Japan. Particularly worthy of note were the US President's long-anticipated announcement about the launch of the Indo-Pacific …
(2022-06-06). ALBA and Nicaragua: Defending Solidarity in a Divided World. libya360.wordpress.com Stephen Sefton Controversy has dogged this June's United States government organized Summit of the Americas. Cuba, Nicaragua and Venezuela had already given up on the OAS, seriously damaging the credibility of the Organization of American States as a trustworthy hemispheric forum for the countries North America, Latin America and the Caribbean. However many countries decide…
(2022-06-06). How Swedish authorities worked to export "herd immunity" to other countries. wsws.org This submission to the Global Workers' Inquest into the COVID-19 Pandemic documents the attempts made by the Swedish government to export its "herd immunity" strategy of mass infection to countries throughout the world.
(2022-06-06). Canadian restaurant worker speaks to the Global Workers Inquest. wsws.org Robin, a restaurant worker from Vancouver, recently spoke to the Global Workers Inquest into the COVID-19 Pandemic about dangerous working conditions in the hospitality sector and his experience with being twice infected by COVID-19.
(2022-06-06). Expand the Newark, New Jersey, health care workers' strike! wsws.org The workers at Saint Michael's Medical Center cannot win their demands without appealing to other workers in a fight against not only Prime Healthcare, but also the entire profit-based health system.
(2022-06-06). President Maduro: US Killed any Chance of Success at Summit of the Americas. orinocotribune.com Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro said that Washington has forfeited any chance of a successful Summit of the Americas by excluding three countries from the region. "The US government itself was in charge of killing the possibility of success of this summit," said President Maduro in an interview with Atilio Borón, host of the Argentine radio program Dialogo Internacional, on National University of Avellaneda Radio and Mothers of Plaza de Mayo Association Radio. | Maduro thanked those countries of the Americas, numbering over 25, that expressed solidarity with Venezuela, Nicaragua, and Cuba, by condemning, in s…
(2022-06-06). U.S. women's national soccer team wins equal pay contract following lawsuit victory. liberationnews.org 
On May 18, the U.S. Soccer Federation announced that it ratified a collective bargaining agreement which pays the U.S. men's and women's national teams equally.
(2022-06-06). The Sanctioned Ones: How Iran-Russia are Setting New Rules. orinocotribune.com By Pepe Escobar  ; | While China, keen to ward off US sanctions as long as possible, is lagging, its RIC partners Iran and Russia are doing the legwork to break the west's global financial grip. | The first Sergei Glazyev, Russia's Minister in Charge of Integration and Macroeconomics of the Eurasia Economic Union (EAEU), is coordinating the drive to design an alternative m…
(2022-06-06). NYPD and Far-Right Forces Collude in Physical Assault on a Socialist and Anti-Racist Space. orinocotribune.com The People's Forum in New York City attacked by the far-right, enabled by the police | Since our founding in 2018, our space, The People's Forum (TPF) has been the target of multiple attacks by the far-right on both social media and in our location. We have managed to defend our space which operates on values and principles of social justice and people power. Most recently a coalition of anti-vaxxers, Cuban and Venezuelan anti-communists, and other far-right reactionaries have increased their attacks on TPF. Today, over a dozen officers of the New York Police Department (NYPD) entered TPF, uninvited, and acted as…
(2022-06-06). Kroger workers in central Indiana vote down UFCW sellout agreement. wsws.org Workers at Kroger stores in central Indiana voted down a company-friendly tentative agreement negotiated by the UFCW which included poverty wage "increases" that fall far below the rate of inflation.
(2022-06-06). Los Angeles resident physicians vote overwhelmingly to strike. wsws.org More than 1,300 resident physicians are preparing strike action in Los Angeles amid a growing movement of health care workers to demand safe staffing and living wages and to oppose for-profit medicine.
(2022-06-06). Health care workers in Cologne: "We are fighting for all of society" wsws.org The union is deliberately isolating the nursing strike: it has made a firm commitment to the state government not to expand the strikes.
(2022-06-06). Dozens dead and hundreds injured after fire and explosion at Bangladesh container depot. wsws.org The industrial disaster is not an isolated incident but another predictable example of how big business, with government authorities turning a blind eye, violates rudimentary safety standards, sacrificing workers' lives to maximise profits.
(2022-06-06). The return of "Concerted Action" in Germany. wsws.org During the budget debate in the Bundestag last Wednesday, Chancellor Olaf Scholz announced the convening of a "Concerted Action," inviting employers and trade unions to work closely with the government.
(2022-06-06). Why did the Michigan Medicine nurses union turn its "Contract Campaign Ally Meeting" into a private event? wsws.org The union covering nearly 6,000 nurses announced at the last minute that a public meeting to build support for the contract fight against Michigan Medicine would be a private event.
(2022-06-06). Ghostface Killah Opens Up Killah Koffee Shop and Direct To Consumer (DTC) Brand. moguldom.com Ghostface Killah, member of the iconic hip-hop collective the Wu-Tang Clan, is taking his artisanal coffee brand from being an online, direct to consumer (DTC) business to a brick-and-mortar coffee shop locating in New York City's Staten Island. NYC Mayor Eric Adams turned up for the ribbon cutting on May 9. Ghostface Killah, born Dennis …
(2022-06-06). Australia's Labor government opposes inflation wage rises, despite soaring living costs. wsws.org "This submission does not suggest that across-the-board, wages should automatically increase in line with inflation," the Albanese government stated.
(2022-06-06). Charity workers' assistance helps ease departures. ecns.cn Over the past two weeks, a number of employees of the Shanghai Charity Foundation's branch in Changning district have been voluntarily helping passengers at the Shanghai Hongqiao Railway Station in a bid to help facilitate departures from the city.
(2022-06-06). Science Saturday: In neurodegenerative diseases, Mayo Clinic research finds shared gene patterns, widespread damage. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Damage to brain cells in two separate neurodegenerative diseases — Alzheimer's disease and progressive supranuclear palsy — is not limited to specific parts of the brain and these diseases share a pattern of gene alterations within the brain, according to researchers at Mayo Clinic, the University of Florida and other collaborating organizations. The researchers say this finding suggests the neurodegenerative diseases may have the same underlying disease links. The finding, which is published in The Journal…
(2022-06-06). Wednesday 6/22: Protest March on SCOTUS for Abortion Rights w/ NASW. indybay.org Livestream of protest at SCOTUS. Take action from anywhere in California!
(2022-06-06). Emptying the Navy's Red Hill Jet Fuel Tanks in Honolulu Should Take 27 Days—Not Two Years. commondreams.org With trucks working this schedule (with 3 union drivers working 8-hour shifts) of moving 3,7 ,000 gallons per day, it would take 27 days to drain the 100 million gallons from Red Hill tanks.
(2022-06-06). Mayo Clinic, NAACP to welcome inaugural RISE for Youth cohort on June 6. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — Mayo Clinic and NAACP Rochester Branch will welcome 40 promising high school and college students to RISE for Youth, on Monday, June 6. This program, which is in its inaugural year, is designed to help Black and underrepresented students find pathways to success in education and employment. RISE stands for Reflect, Inspire, Strengthen and Empower, and is an approach developed by Anjali Bhagra, M.D., medical director of Mayo Clinic's Office of Equity,…
(2022-06-06). The mobilization for Yemen is a powerful model for today's peace movement. zcomm.org By emphasizing support and solidarity, groups led primarily by Yemeni-American women are building momentum to end the world's "forgotten war."
(2022-06-06). Seattle City Council Passes US's First Minimum Wage Guarantee for Gig Workers. zcomm.org "There is really strong overall consensus among workers and the public at large that people should be taking home the minimum wage after expenses from their work"
(2022-06-06). When a New Left Activist Departed Campus for the Factory Floor. zcomm.org Review of Fighting Times: Organizing on the Front Lines of the Class War by Jon Melrod…
(2022-06-06). Tuesday 6/14: From a Queer Lens: LGBTQIA+ Social Workers Experiences in the Profession. indybay.org Online event…
(2022-06-06). Puerto Rico debate futuro de su estatus político respecto a EE.UU. telesurtv.net La Cámara de Representantes analizó en un foro público el borrador del proyecto del estatus de Puerto Rico con opciones no coloniales y no territoriales.
(2022-06-06). Ode to Joy — Finale (Music Video of the Week). transcend.org Leonard Bernstein conducts the Vienna Philharmonic in Beethoven's Ode to Joy. This is the final part of the piece, which contains the incredible Prestissimo Finale. In 1985, it was adopted by EU leaders as the official anthem of the European Union.
(2022-06-06). Impact of Israeli Strike in Gaza Akin to Chemical Weapons, NGO Report Finds. transcend.org 30 May 2022 – Shells fired at agrochemical warehouse created toxic plume that has left residents with health problems.
(2022-06-06). US Congress Passes Anti-Russia Bill Reinforcing Neo-colonialism in Africa. transcend.org 31 May 2022 – A U.S. Congressional bill has been approved by a wide margin targeting and punishing African states that maintain political and economic relations with the Russian Federation. The legislation compounds further militarization of the Biden administration's foreign policy.
(2022-06-06). AFRICOM: Black Skin, White Mask. transcend.org 3 Jun 2022 – Lt. General Michael Langley is poised to become the first black Four Star Marine Corps Officer and second black commander of AFRICOM—a neocolonial force to enable Western corporate pillage of Africa. We have seen Blacks assist in the subjugation of their own people before and it is not something to cheer about.
(2022-06-05). Africa's Escalating Food Crisis: African Union (AU) Leaders Meet with Russian Government. libya360.wordpress.com Abayomi Azikiwe In at least two regions of the African continent food deficits are a major concern for political officials and humanitarian organizations. Senegalese President Macky Sall and AU Commission Chair holds three hour talks in Moscow The Russian special military operations in neighboring Ukraine have brought to the surface a number of persistent economic…
(2022-06-05). Russian Missiles Hit Kiev: Ukrainian Officials Lost In Their Lies (Videos). southfront.org 
Early on May 5, a series of explosions thundered the capital of Ukraine, the city of Kiev. The Russian Aerospace Forces struck the military infrastructure of the Armed Forces of Ukraine with high-precision missiles. | As a result of the attack, a local car repair company in Darnitsa was damaged. The strike was carried out by missile bombers, who fired 5-6 X-101 air-based missiles. At least 4 missiles reached their targets. | The attack on the capital could be a response to massive shelling o…
(2022-06-05). We Need a Strong "Wealth Squad" to Counter the Endless Defenses of the Megarich. commondreams.org As U.S. billionaires got richer and their wealth defense tactics proliferated, audit rates sharply declined. Funding the IRS' wealth squad would help ensure the nation's richest pay their fair share of taxes.
(2022-06-05). Let Them Eat (Jubilee) Cake. popularresistance.org When Marie Antoinette discovered her subjects were facing a bread shortage and starvation in around 1789, due to multiple poor crop harvests and rodent infestations, she apparently exclaimed 'let them eat cake!' Her hereditary privilege meant she had no grasp of the severity of their suffering, or the fact that cake was much more expensive than bread to produce. | Inequality during this period, immediately before the French revolution, was very high. Historians have estimated that around 90 per cent of working-class families lived at or below subsistence level, meaning they could only afford bare necessities. Mar…
(2022-06-05). The Myth-Making Around Tiananmen Square. popularresistance.org Most western accounts claim that on the midnight of June 3, 1989, the People's Liberation Army moved with full force to Tiananmen square where students were peacefully protesting for democracy and against the authoritarian regime in China. The students were supposedly inspired by the democracies in the west and were heroes standing up to the illiberal communist rule. According to this narrative, the communist leadership under Deng Xiaoping ordered the army to open fire, killing hundreds or thousands of unarmed students at the square. Thus, the Chinese communist party leadership was responsible for the killing and…
(2022-06-05). Palestine Action Scotland Occupy Thales Weapons Factory In Glasgow. popularresistance.org This morning, Palestine Action Scotland made its debut — as activists took to the roof of weapons company Thales' Glasgow factory. A team of six activists scaled the site in the early hours of the morning and are currently occupying the building, rendering it unusable and forcing workers to evacuate. Inside the factory they have dismantled and destroyed factory equipment and facilities. | Thales is one of the world's largest arms companies — producing armored vehicles, missile systems and military UAVs (drones) — in particular, the Watchkeeper drone, used for surveillance and combat on captive p…
(2022-06-05). GOP Wants to Blame Biden for Inflation. What About COVID and Capitalism? truthout.org Two years ago, I was afraid of going to the grocery store, lest I encounter COVID-19 lurking by the bananas or swirling around some unmasked dunderhead coughing purposefully beneath a MAGA hat. That fear The Republicans, on cue, have fanned out to al…
(2022-06-05). Landmark California Task Force Calls for "Comprehensive Reparations" for Slavery. truthout.org California is the first state in the U.S. to establish a reparations task force for Black Americans. On June 1, the Task Force to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African Americans issued "Segregation, racial terror, harmful racist neglect, and other atrocities in nearly every sector…
(2022-06-05). Workers and Communist Parties Greet the FRSO'S 9th Congress. fightbacknews.org 
‚Ä¢ Liberation Party (Argentina) | ‚Ä¢ Workers Party of Belgium (PTB-PVDA) | ‚Ä¢ Marxist-Leninist Party of Germany (MLPD) | ‚Ä¢ New Communist Party of Britain | ‚Ä¢ Communist Party of Greece (KKE) | ‚Ä¢ Fronte Popolare (Italy) | ‚Ä¢ Communist Party of the Philippines | ‚Ä¢ International League of Peoples' Struggles – Jose Maria Sison | ‚Ä¢ Communist Party, Sweden | ‚Ä¢ The Labour Party of Turkey (EMEP) | ‚Ä¢ Socialist Unity Party (U…
(2022-06-05). Iraqi Army Shares Footage Showing Aftermath Of Strike On Mobile Ammunition Depot Of ISIS. southfront.org 
By the Iraqi Air Force official Twitter account | The Iraqi Security Media Cell has released footage showing the aftermath of the The so-called mobile ammunition depot, a truck, was destroyed as a result of the airstrike that was carried out by an F-…
(2022-06-05). UK: Workers speak to the World Socialist Web Site at Sheffield Arbourthorne food bank. wsws.org Arbourthorne is a working-class district of a city formerly associated with the steel, engineering and mining industries, where 44 percent of children are officially living in poverty.
(2022-06-05). Rents in Britain unaffordable for majority of workers. wsws.org UK rents are rising at their fastest rate in 14 years. According to property website Zoopla, they rose 11 percent nationwide over the past year to an average of nearly £1,000 per month ( £995), forcing the average tenant to spend more than one third of their household income on rent.