(2022-07-16). Science Saturday: Leveraging technology to transform Anatomic Pathology. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org In January, as part of Mayo Clinic's Digital Pathology Program, the Division of Anatomic Pathology in Mayo's Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology in Rochester, Minnesota, transitioned a significant portion of its clinical practice, including both surgical and biopsy cases, into digital workflows. The transition means all surgical — or frozen section — biopsy slides will be scanned into digital images prior to a pathologist's review. Historically, patient tissue has been evaluated by generating glass slides, applying stains, and evaluating…
(2022-07-16). Neo-Cons: Genesis to Ascendency. scheerpost.com 
By Michael Brenner | The latest formulation of a binary world pits the so-called democracies against the so-called autocrats. The United States is the self-designated champion of the former while China and Russia lead the array of autocrats. In effect, it's a reversion to long-running democracy/capitalism vs Communism all-embracing conflict of the Cold War. Today's version has even less authenticity than did its…
(2022-07-16). [Articles] Population-level risks of alcohol consumption by amount, geography, age, sex, and year: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2020. thelancet.com There is strong evidence to support recommendations on alcohol consumption varying by age and location. Stronger interventions, particularly those tailored towards younger individuals, are needed to reduce the substantial global health loss attributable to alcohol.
(2022-07-16). Ventra Evart workers vote to strike by 98 percent. wsws.org The Ventra workers in central Michigan voted by 98 percent to authorize strike action, nearly three weeks after decisively rejecting a UAW-endorsed contract proposal.
(2022-07-16). Ttra poco. In Italia le nuove bombe nucleari made in USA. globalresearch.ca "Inizia la produzione della bomba nucleare B61-12": lo annunciano dagli Stati Uniti i Sandia National Laboratories. La B61-12, che sostituisce la precedente B61 dislocata dagli USA ad Aviano e Ghedi e in altre basi europee, è un'arma di nuovo tipo. …
(2022-07-16). [Comment] Complex relationship between health and moderate alcohol use. thelancet.com In The Lancet, the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study (GBD) 2020 Alcohol Collaborators1 provide a further study to systematically determine thresholds for low-risk alcohol consumption while considering background rates of disease. Overall, the authors estimated the amount of alcohol that minimises health risks to be between 0 (95% uncertainty interval 0—0) and 1 ∑87 (0 ∑50—3 ∑30) standard drinks per day. Levels of zero, or very close to zero, were observed among individuals aged 15—39 years (ranging from 0 to 0 ∑603 standard drinks per day), but higher le…
(2022-07-16). Stop Privatization Of Education, Port & Public Services: SLAP Educational Conf Intros Pt 1. indybay.org The Schools and Labor Against Privatization SLAP had an educational conference on July 9, 2022 and these were the first two presentations…
(2022-07-16). Jerani Ratnayake, intransigent fighter for Trotskyism, dies aged 72. wsws.org Jerani overcame social barriers to actively participate in politics and fight for the unity of the working class, regardless of race, language and gender.
(2022-07-16). Saturday 7/16: Author Event About a *Real* Political Revolution. indybay.org Book Passage Bookstore & Cafe, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., | Corte Madera 94925…
(2022-07-16). Xi stresses implementing Party's policies on Xinjiang, highlights stability, security. ecns.cn President Xi Jinping has stressed efforts to fully and faithfully implement the policies of the Communist Party of China (CPC) for the governance of Xinjiang in the new era, highlighting social stability and lasting security as the overarching goal.
(2022-07-16). WorkWeek California Class Struggle & The Life of Elaine Black Yoneda & The SF Mime Troupe'. indybay.org WorkWeek covers California Class Struggle & The Life of Elaine Black Yoneda andThe SF Mime Troupe's "Back to the Way Things Were" With Michael Sullivan…
(2022-07-16). Monday 7/25: Dockers Rebellion and Betrayal, The Lessons For Today of the Liverpool Dockers Strike. indybay.org LaborFest On Line Event with link on laborfest.net…
(2022-07-16). Grassroots Organizing Should Dump Biden. indybay.org Clear the Path for a Better Democratic Nominee in 2024…
(2022-07-16). Australian defence minister hails "unbreakable alliance" with the US in Washington. wsws.org The Labor government is deepening Australia's alignment with the aggressive US-led confrontations against Russia and China.
(2022-07-16). Mayo Clinic Laboratories launches monkeypox test to increase access, availability. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — Mayo Clinic Laboratories can now test for monkeypox, a rare viral infection, using the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) orthopoxvirus test kit. This announcement comes shortly after the Department of Health and Human Services' news release naming Mayo Clinic Laboratories as a crucial resource to address monkeypox testing access in communities throughout the country. "Our teams have worked collaboratively with the CDC to validate this test to provide patients with accurate…
(2022-07-16). [Correspondence] Academic exploitation. thelancet.com We are delighted to see payment for peer reviewers proposed by Phaik Y Cheah and Jan Piasecki.1 This proposal reflects a broader problem in academia: exploitation of, and even mandating, free labour for career advancement. Publishing is only one example, extending beyond the peer review process. Of course, reviewers should be paid for their expertise, as should authors. No journals pay authors for creating the product they sell. Book publishing is similarly exploitative: royalties are trivial and typically only paid after publishers recover their costs, a process hindered by publishers' unwillingness to market bo…
(2022-07-16). Congress urged to boost appropriations for Biden's Defense Production Act orders. indybay.org In June Biden invoked the Defense Production Act to manufacture panels, insulation and heat pumps. Biden's plan encourages high labor standards tied to increased manufacturing. It also calls for boosting community-based clean energy and distributed generation. But more funding than $100 million needs to be invested to make the difference we need to become energy independent from fossil fuels.
(2022-07-16). Workers Struggles: Asia and Australia. wsws.org Thousands of Myanmar garment workers strike over pay cuts; India: Outsourced municipal workers strike in Andhra Pradesh corporations; Pakistan: Garment workers demonstrate in Karachi for higher pay; Western Australia: Shell responds to workers' pay demands by shutting down offshore LNG platform.
(2022-07-16). As Ford confirms closure of its Saarlouis plant: Lessons from years of car production. wsws.org Ford's decision to halt production at its Saarlouis plant in 2025 is part of the biggest international assault on the social gains and rights of the working class since the 1930s.
(2022-07-16). "It's time to make the necessary changes": Railroaders speak out as Biden announces emergency board to block a nationwide strike. wsws.org The Biden administration's top domestic priority is curbing wage growth and imposing labor discipline, which it is seeking to accomplish with the help of the pro-corporate unions.
(2022-07-16). Thursday 7/14: KPOO WorkWeek Radio Focuses On Life of California Labor Communist Elaine Yoneda Black. indybay.org KPOO Radio 89.5 FM or www.kpoo.com…
(2022-07-16). "All temps, once they reach 90 days, should be rolled over": Support for Will Lehman's campaign for UAW president at Warren Truck in Detroit. wsws.org Warren Truck workers, old and new, responded particularly enthusiastically to calls for the abolition of the tier system.
(2022-07-16). Health Workers Rank-and-File Committee (Australia) adopts resolution to defend Dr David Berger. wsws.org Health workers, including nurses, doctors, hospital admin staff members, and aged care and disability workers, launch a campaign to oppose official censure of Zero-COVID advocate.
(2022-07-16). Ecuador: Revista àëawpa. indybay.org Ecuador: Revista àëawpa | Espacio de reflexión plurinacional, intercultural y socialista…
(2022-07-15). Kiev's PR Campaign Resulted In Massive Shelling Of Mykolaiv. southfront.org 
On the morning of July 15th, Russian missiles hit several targets in the city of Mykolaiv and the Mykolaiv region. The mayor of Nikolaev Alexander Senkevich confirmed more than ten powerful explosions as a result of strikes of high-precision weapons of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. | Missile strikes hit the buildings of two educational institutions in the city which were turned into accommodation facilities for Ukrainian servicemen and foreign fighters. | The first target of the…
(2022-07-15). Ukraine: Is Russia's Advance Too Slow? libya360.wordpress.com Drago Bosnic In 2014/2015, the then-nascent Kiev regime suffered a humiliating debacle after it was defeated by a much smaller, undermanned and under-equipped Donbass force. The political West stepped in and forced the Neo-Nazi junta to sign the Minsk agreements and prevent the complete collapse of the regime, which, according to their own admission, used the agreements to buy time…
(2022-07-15). Worsening Chaos: Israel's Political Instability is Now the Norm. mintpressnews.com Even if a purportedly centrist or even leftist prime minister finds himself at the helm of the government, outcomes will not change when the Knesset – in fact, most of the country – is governed by a militaristic, chauvinistic, and colonial mindset.
(2022-07-15). Houston welcomes Pastors for Peace caravan. workers.org 
Houston activists welcomed the IFCO (Interreligious Foundation for Community Organization) Pastors for Peace caravan July 9. Angie Langdon and Mario Galvan were greeted with dinner and over a dozen boxes of medical aid for Cuba. Langdon is Social Media Coordinator for Pastors for Peace. As guest speaker, she explained the . . . |
(2022-07-15). Dodger Stadium Concession Workers Threaten An All-Star Strike. popularresistance.org Among the owners of Major League Baseball's 30 teams, 24 are billionaires. For decades they have complained that labor costs — particularly players' salaries and pensions, but also the stadium workers who park cars; sell hot dogs, beer, peanuts and T-shirts; clean the stadiums; show fans to their seats; and provide security — have undermined baseball's finances. Yet since 2011, the teams' average value has tripled — from $523 million ($680 million in today's dollars) to $2.1 billion. | Mark Walter, the founder and CEO of Guggenheim Partners, a Chicago-based investment company with over $310 bill…
(2022-07-15). Exporting Blood and Benjamins: U.S. Capitalism is the Real Dracula. libya360.wordpress.com Stephen Millies Over 70% of the world's plasma comes from the exploited poor in the USA Malcolm X declared, "you show me a capitalist, I'll show you a bloodsucker." U.S. capitalists are the biggest bloodsuckers on the planet. In 2017, human blood and plasma were the tenth largest U.S. export items, with sales of $28.6 billion. That's…
(2022-07-15). How Black Colombia Helped Bring the Left to Power. orinocotribune.com 
By Carlos Cruz Mosquera  ; 2, 2022 | Although mainstream media focuses on a figurehead, Colombia's historical moment today is not just down to Gustavo Petro and his coalition's efforts. Without taking from them what was an inspired campaign to win the electorate over with a principled programme, a decisive factor in the victory was last year's national strike. | The heroic mobilisation of young racialised working-class youth brought the country to a standstill, bringing all of the radicals and progressives together with impassioned clamours for change. The consequences of the demonstrations are visible ev…
(2022-07-15). Ilhan Omar's Meddling in Horn of Africa Earns Boos at Somali American Concert. libya360.wordpress.com ANN GARRISON Framed by Republican media as a backlash against Ilhan Omar's "woke" politics, the boos of a Somali American crowd expressed growing anger over the congresswoman's role in US meddling in the Horn of Africa. Ilhan Omar was greeted with vigorous booing during a July 2 Minneapolis concert featuring Somali singer Suldaan Seeraar in Minneapolis. The booing was…
(2022-07-15). New Canadian Postal Veep Has A Plan To Revive Militancy Coast To Coast. popularresistance.org A letter carrier who helped organize a militant campaign of refusing forced overtime has won national office in the Canadian Union of Postal Workers, with the goal of taking that direct action approach nationwide. | Roland Schmidt, president of the local in Edmonton, Alberta, won a national election in May to became CUPW's third vice president in charge of internal and external organizing. | Three years ago he won his local presidency on a platform of reviving shop floor militancy. Under his leadership the local has trained hundreds of members in direct action, revitalizing its workplace culture. | Schmidt has be…
(2022-07-15). Starbucks Union Files Complaint: Store Closures Are Retaliation. popularresistance.org After Starbucks announced Monday that it plans to shutter 16 U.S. stores as part of a strategy for addressing store safety, the chain's rapidly expanding union filed a complaint alleging that the move is a form of union-busting. | The coffee chain said that by the end of the month it would close six stores each in the Seattle and Los Angeles areas, two in Portland, Oregon, as well as locations in Washington, D.C. and Philadelphia. On Wednesday, Seattle workers from Starbucks Workers United (SBWU)‚Äâ—‚Äâthe union that has been organizing stores across the country‚Ä…
(2022-07-15). The Push-Pull Of The Abortion Rights Struggle Continues In The US. popularresistance.org In the few weeks that have passed since the United States Supreme Court ruled to overturn Roe v. Wade on June 24, stripping abortion rights from millions of women, the people of the United States have continued to fight back. Despite assurances, the response from the Biden administration to protect the fundamental right has been deemed resoundingly inadequate. | "The mass of the people will have to flood into the streets, and will have to remain in the streets," Monica Illyrich, a young organizer with the Party for Socialism and Liberation, told Peoples Dispatch. "We will have to do everything they can to let the…
(2022-07-15). The Biden-Lapid "Jerusalem Declaration": Strategic partnership of imperialism, Zionism and settler colonialism. samidoun.net 
Below are key points identified by Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network in responding to the Biden-Lapid Declaration ("The U.S.-Israel Strategic Partnership Joint Declaration") issued on Thursday, 14 July 2022. While the declaration largely holds nothing new, it once again reveals the joint commitment to imperialism and Zionism that is responsible for the past 75 years …
(2022-07-15). M.I. Asma — 'On Necrocapitalism: A Plague Journal'. mronline.org 
It is a testament to the power of On Necrocapitalism: A Plague Journal that a set of interventions written across the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic should remain so potent and resonant as we approach its fourth year.
(2022-07-15). Challenging the AFL-CIO's Labor Imperialism. orinocotribune.com 
A little known fact, even to those who work there, is that the AFL-CIO organizes in support of US imperialist policies that drive a global race to the bottom in wages and working conditions, negatively impacting US workers too. The AFL-CIO's Solidarity Center is one of the four core components of the National Endowment for Democracy. Clearing the FOG speaks with Kim Scipes, a co-founder of the new Labor Education Project on the AFL-CIO's International Operations (LEPAIO). Scipes describes the long history of labor imperialism and how unions are challenging it. Adrienne Pine provides a brief report on workers prot…
(2022-07-15). Another Houston police murder. workers.org 
Houston "Say his name! Jalen Randle." This chant went on for over 45 minutes, on the way to and outside of the downtown Houston Police headquarters. The crowd had marched from City Hall, and their chants were echoing off the skyscrapers. Randle's parents and family members were joined by . . . |
(2022-07-15). WW photographer on panel 'How We Stay Free'. workers.org 
The Paul Robeson House Museum sponsored a panel discussion at the Philadelphia Museum of Art July 10, featuring Philadelphia activists who contributed to the Museum's recently released book, "How We Stay Free." The book is described as "an anthology-in-action for an uprising that remains unfinished." From left, co-editor Fajr Muhammad, . . . |
(2022-07-15). Purchasing power of workers' wages take biggest tumble in 40 years. fightbacknews.org San José, CA – Real earnings, or workers' wages after adjusting for inflation, had their biggest drop in 40 years last month, as prices continued to rise faster than paychecks. Real average weekly earnings, which best reflect workers' paychecks after adjusting for changes in wages, prices and hours worked, fell 1% in June of 2022 according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Over the last year, real average weekly earnings fell 3.9% as inflation outpaced pay raises and average weekly hours fell by almost an hour. | Prices paid by production and non-supervisory workers (the CPI-W) rose 9.7% as compared to June…
(2022-07-15). 90 coal miners have died in work-related accidents in Pakistan in 2022. peoplesdispatch.org As of July, 90 workers have died in at least 60 mine-related accidents. Recent flash floods and increased work pressure has worsened the plight of miners…
(2022-07-15). People's Action's Sulma Arias: Manchin Playing Politics, and Our Response Must Be Disciplined Organizing. peoplesaction.org WASHINGTON, D.C.—People's Action released the following statement by Executive Director Sulma Arias in response to remarks from Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., stating he would oppose taxes on corporations or climate provisions in new legislation: "Millions of people poured their blood, sweat, and tears into the effort to take our country back from Trump and the …
(2022-07-15). FSU Students for a Democratic Society condemns Patriot Front organizing in South Florida. fightbacknews.org Fight Back News Service is circulating the followings statement from FSU Students for a Democratic Society (SDS). | On July 2nd, less than 100 Patriot Front members from across the country convened in Boston for a march through the downtown. Patriot Front is a white nationalist hate group that engages in street protests, offensive attack training, and utilizes American fascist imagery for propaganda and recruitment purposes. Outfitted with steel police shields and flags depicting the fasces, a symbol used by Mussolini's National Fascist Party, the cowardly group marched with their faces covered in an attempted sh…
(2022-07-15). MetroAccess workers ratify vote to go on strike in Washington D.C. as transit system's financial crisis becomes critical. wsws.org The authorization for a strike by MetroAccess workers comes amid WMATA's ongoing financial crisis, which threatens a tremendous loss of jobs and services.
(2022-07-15). Interviews with AFSCME workers: Mixed election outlook, major voter suppression worries. peoplesworld.org 
PHILADELPHIA—With approximately four months to go until the November off-year election, interviews with a selection of union members—whose organization, AFSCME, is among the most politically active in the U.S.—show a mixed outlook. Several cited instances of voter repression in Texas and Florida as particularly worrying. The talks with the unionists about their views and especially …
(2022-07-15). Starbucks baristas unionize after Connecticut bans bosses' anti-union 'captive audience' meetings. peoplesworld.org 
VERNON, Conn.—Baristas at the Starbucks in Vernon won their union election 13-1 on July 14, two weeks after a new law went into effect in Connecticut preventing employers from disciplining employees who refuse to sit through mandatory anti-union meetings. Connecticut labor leaders had fought to ban "captive audience" meetings for more than a decade. A …
(2022-07-15). Putin signs law ratifying Iran-EAEU free trade zone protocol. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 15 (MNA) — Putin approved the law on ratification of the protocol to the provisional agreement signed in 2018, leading to the establishment of the free trade zone between the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) and Iran.
(2022-07-15). On her 75th birthday — Assata Shakur: 'I am a 20th century escaped slave'. workers.org In honor of Assata Shakur's 75th birthday on July 16, Workers World is reprinting this slightly edited version of her open letter, first posted on WW on Dec. 30, 2014. The FBI put out a $2 million bounty for her recapture almost years ago. My name is Assata Shakur, . . . |
(2022-07-15). New Zealand government refuses to stop mass COVID infection, as doctors warn of catastrophe. wsws.org The Labour Party-led government is refusing to take the necessary public health measures to stop soaring hospitalisations and deaths.
(2022-07-15). Australia: COVID-19 leave payments scrapped amid cost-of-living crisis and rising infections. wsws.org The federal government's decision to axe the payments will leave many workers with no choice but to work while infectious, further accelerating the spread of the virus.
(2022-07-14). Xi says Xinjiang is a hub in Belt and Road cooperation. ecns.cn Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, said as the Belt and Road cooperation advances, Xinjiang is no longer a remote corner but a core area and a hub.
(2022-07-15). Fight for community control of police! cpusa.org 
When the police in Akron, Ohio, murdered Jayland Walker on June 27, 2022, they fired 90 shots and then handcuffed his lifeless body. We mourn the death of Jayland Walker and join in solidarity with his family and the people of Akron to condemn this heinous crime. Days later, the same police department reacted …
(2022-07-15). "Hell on Earth!"—US railroad workers speak out against intolerable working conditions. wsws.org The World Socialist Web Site has received a large volume of comments from railroad workers across the United States in recent days, which we are publishing to bring attention to our world audience the conditions in the industry.
(2022-07-15). All IYSSE candidates elected to Berlin's Humboldt University student parliament. wsws.org The IYSSE's strong result is also an expression of the growing support for a socialist and internationalist perspective among students and young people.
(2022-07-14). Party leaders of Pacific Island countries laud exchanges, collaboration with China. ecns.cn Political party leaders from Pacific Island countries have hailed their countries' cooperation with China, saying that the two sides would strengthen exchanges and seek shared development.
(2022-07-14). Xi inspects Urumqi in China's Xinjiang. ecns.cn Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, visits Xinjiang University in the city of Urumqi, capital of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, July 12, 2022.
(2022-07-15). Joe Biden se reunirá con el líder palestino Mahmud Abás. telesurtv.net En la víspera cientos de palestinos se movilizaron en rechazo a la visita de Joe Biden a Israel para fortalecer su alianza y apoyo al estado invasor.
(2022-07-14). Xi stresses protecting cultural heritage after watching ethnic performance in Xinjiang. ecns.cn Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, watched a show of the Kirgiz ethnic minority epic Manas at the Museum of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region on Wednesday morning.
(2022-07-15). Mayo Clinic receives first-of-its-kind accreditation for diagnosis of primary ciliary dyskinesia. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — Mayo Clinic's Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, the academic testing arm for Mayo Clinic Laboratories, has been accredited as a diagnostic site by the PCD Foundation. Mayo Clinic is the first and only center of excellence to receive PCD Foundation accreditation for the diagnosis of primary ciliary dyskinesia, a rare and debilitating lung disease. "This recognition of our laboratory services by the PCD Foundation is a clear reflection of our shared commitment to…
(2022-07-15). CENTCOM Announces Death Of Second ISIS Official In Recent Syria Drone Strike. southfront.org 
A fully armed MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aerial vehicle taxis down the runway at an air base in Afghanistan on its way to another wartime mission. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Brian Ferguson). | A official of ISIS who was wounded in the
(2022-07-14). Xi inspects Shihezi City of Xinjiang. ecns.cn Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, visited Shihezi City on Wednesday afternoon during an inspection tour in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.
(2022-07-15). Worker missing for two months determined to have fallen into industrial plastics shredder. wsws.org Duncan (Alex) Gordon died when he fell 11 feet into a plastics shredder despite the company's 2018 citation for lack of fall protection for the machine.
(2022-07-15). Australian journalist Andrew Fowler says the persecution of Assange is a "symptom of a declining empire" wsws.org "If Assange is extradited to the US the future will be bleak indeed for anyone who wants to stand up against the military and industrial interests that have led us to climate catastrophe and, once again, talk of war."
(2022-07-15). RMT union throws a lifeline to Johnson government with new rail strike schedule. wsws.org Despite references to "coordinated" action, this is almost non-existent. Only members of the Transport Salaried Staffs' Association will join the RMT strike on July 27.
(2022-07-14). Humanitarian crisis in England? workers.org Boris Johnson's hypocrisy plus anti-popular policies finally did him in. The resignation of Boris Johnson as leader of the Conservative Party of Great Britain, which means he will be replaced as prime minister, was not just the comeuppance of a slapdash serial liar, forced out of office by 59 cabinet . . . |