(2022-09-18). Powerful storm strikes Alaska bringing historic surge: report. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Sep. 18 (MNA) — One of the strongest storms in at least a decade struck Alaska Saturday with hurricane force winds, high seas and rain that caused coastal flooding.
(2022-09-18). WorkWeek Google Tech Workers Fight Apartheid, Clean Water & Union Busting In Mississippi. indybay.org WorkWeek covers Google Tech Workers Fighting Apartheid, Clean Water & Union Busting In Mississippi andThe US, CIA, AFL-CIO, AIFLD &The 1973 Chilean Coup With Professor Ruth Needleman…
(2022-09-18). Barbara Lee & "Pete" Get An Earful In Oakland Over Tax Dollars For A's Owner John Fisher. indybay.org Congresswoman Barbara Lee, US Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg and Oakland Mayor Libby Schaff joined together to talk about Federal funding for Oakland projects. Barbara Lee and "Pete" refused to say whether they supported Federal funds going to the GAP A's billionaire owner John Fisher's proposed new A' stadium on Port of Oakland public land at Howard Terminal. "Pete" also refused to say whether this project would harm the Port of Oakland as a working port.
(2022-09-18). Saturday 9/17: Benchlands Resistance Organizing. indybay.org Benchlands near the 2nd stairway down from the Courthouse parking lot as you walk from Water St. towards the Duck Pond in San Lorenzo Park.
(2022-09-18). Moments of Xi Jinping and non-CPC members. ecns.cn Lin Shangyuan, a member of the Revolutionary Committee of the Chinese Kuomintang and veteran who participated in the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, has met President Xi Jinping several times.
(2022-09-18). Fight Back! Radio is dope. fightbacknews.org Chicago, IL – Using the tag line, "Going to the Heart of the People's Struggle," our podcast has quickly spread across the country. Fight Back! Radio host Richard Berg noted, "We do interviews with the real leaders of the people's struggles. We go past the bourgeois think tanks by talking to activists that are organizing workers, oppressed nationality peoples, students and other fighters." | Since hitting the airwaves on May Day 2022, Fight Back! Radio has captured the imagination of revolutionaries and activists everywhere. In a very short time, the podcast has reached 10,000 downloads by interviewing the most s…
(2022-09-18). Sunday 9/25: Turning ideas into action: Taking to the streets with the FSP. indybay.org via zoom: tinyurl.com/FSP-Sept-25-mtg…
(2022-09-18). US Rail Workers Fed Up & On Verge Of National Strike Over Working Conditions, Health/Safety. indybay.org Gabe Christenson a conductor and Co-chair of Railroad Workers United RWU is interviewed about the conditions and health and safety for railroad workers.
(2022-09-18). Leader receives President Raeisi. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Sep. 18 (MNA) — Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei received Iranian President Ebrahim Raeisi on Sunday.
(2022-09-18). Leader to receive Holy Defense commanders. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Sep. 18 (MNA) — Iranian Holy Defense commanders are scheduled to meet with the Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei.
(2022-09-18). Full text: Xi Jinping's speech at SCO Council of Heads of State Meeting. ecns.cn Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday delivered a speech at the 22nd Meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, calling for riding on the trend of the times and enhance solidarity and cooperation to embrace a better future.
(2022-09-18). Leader to receive Holy Defense commanders, fighters. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Sep. 18 (MNA) — Iranian Holy Defense commanders are scheduled to meet with the Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei.
(2022-09-18). Fall 2022 National Immigrant Solidarity Network Immigrant Justice News Alert! indybay.org U.S. Political Prisoners Special Report: We Have Hundreds of Political Prisoners, Thousands of Asian-American Hate Victims, Half Million Child Farm Labors!
(2022-09-18). Un necesario análisis marxista-leninista. cubadebate.cu Mis alumnos corroborarán lo difícil que es llegar a las esencias de la naturaleza, la sociedad, el pensamiento humano y la red de interrelaciones que se suceden entre ellos. Solo el Marxismo-Leninismo, como ciencia, filosofía y teoría, con su método científico fundamental: el "materialismo dialéctico", puede ofrecer certeras respuestas.
(2022-09-18). Gobierno colombiano se reúne con grupo disidente de las FARC. telesurtv.net El comisionado de paz de Colombia le explicó a los representantes de la disidencia del grupo insurgente el concepto de la Paz Total.
(2022-09-18). Venezuela rechaza informe de EE.UU. sobre productores de drogas. telesurtv.net "En esa infame publicación se desconoce el fiel cumplimiento de los compromisos internacionales del Gobierno bolivariano", indicó la cancillería.
(2022-09-18). Unión Europea pretende castigar a Hungría por no implemetar las reformas prometidas. cubadebate.cu La Comisión Europea (CE) propuso hoy eliminar el desembolso de fondos europeos a Hungría, argumentando supuestas violaciones a los principios del Estado de derecho, sobre todo en materia de lucha contra la corrupción y fraude en los procedimientos de contratación pública.
(2022-09-18). Unión Electrica pronostica afectación para el horario pico de 513 MW. cubadebate.cu Con este pronóstico, se estima una disponibilidad de 2507 MW y una demanda máxima de 2950 MW, para un déficit de 443 MW, por lo que de mantenerse las condiciones previstas se pronostica una afectación de 513 MW en este horario. por lo que de mantenerse las condiciones previstas se pronostica una afectación de 513 MW en este horario.
(2022-09-17). Ukraine War, Divided Left: "Social Patriots" and the "Anti-Imperialism of Fools"! covertactionmagazine.com Since Russia's military operation commenced on February 24, the socialist left has been divided in its response to the armed conflict in Ukraine. On one side are those who align with the U.S., NATO and the Ukrainian state in denouncing Russia as the principal villain. In opposition are those who view the conflict as the outcome …
(2022-09-17). U.S. firms get rich, Ukrainian youth die. workers.org 
By Sergio Rodríguez Gelfenstein Sergio Rodríguez Gelfenstein is a Venezuelan international relations expert, who was previously Director of the International Relations of the Presidency of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, his country's ambassador to Nicaragua and an advisor for international politics for TeleSUR. This article, published Sept. 7, was translated . . . |
(2022-09-17). IG Metall union preparing real wage reductions in German contract negotiations. wsws.org The contract negotiations for around 3.8 million workers in the metal and electrical industries will decide how much the costs of the war against Russia and the massive rearmament programme will be pushed onto the backs of the working class.
(2022-09-17). Russian Airstrikes Hit HTS Positions In Syria's Greater Idlib Again (Videos). southfront.org 
A Russian Su-24 strike aircraft in the sky over the Khmeimim airbase in Syria. Photo: Dmitriy Vinogradov / RIA Novosti | On September 17, a new wave of Russian airstrikes targeted the northwestern Syrian region of Greater Idlib, which is occupied by al-Qaeda-affiliated Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) and several other terrorist groups. | The airstrikes, which were reportedly carried out by two Su-24M and two Su-34 fighter bombers of the Russian Aerospace Forces, hit positions of HTS in…
(2022-09-17). Sanctions Won't Stop Latin American Leaders From Talking With US Workers. popularresistance.org On September 24, leaders from Cuba and Venezuela will speak at an event titled "The People's Summit: Democracy Beyond the US Empire". The event is convened by the International Peoples' Assembly, an international network of people's movements and organizations. The event will be held in the historic Riverside Church in Morningside Heights, as the UN General Assembly convenes further downtown in Manhattan. | Speakers include Bruno Rodriguez, the Foreign Minister of Cuba, Carlos Faria, the Foreign Minister of Venezuela, Kristin Richardson Jordan, District 9 Council Member for New York City, Vijay Prashad, Director…
(2022-09-17). In a Major Reversal of Fortunes Google Gets Slapped Down Hard By Europe's Top Regulatory Court. scheerpost.com 
Original to ScheerPost Google lost its appeal against the $4.125 billion antitrust fine filed by the European Union's General Court after the court's regulators uncovered huge infringements in how Google operated its Android OS by impeding competitors four years ago. For its next step, Google can now appeal on matters of law to Europe's highest …
(2022-09-17). Australian central bank demands deeper cuts to wages and social spending. wsws.org This is a message of class war—demanding that the workers must be made to pay for the global inflationary spiral and capitalist crisis.
(2022-09-17). Sri Lanka: Glenugie Estate workers protest wage cuts and harsh conditions. wsws.org The wage cuts and new work targets are part of the ongoing efforts of the tea plantation companies, assisted by the trade unions, to drive up productivity and boost profits.
(2022-09-17). Minneapolis highway bannering shows solidarity with Palestine. fightbacknews.org Minneapolis, MN – On September 16 members of the MN Anti-War Committee (AWC) held banners on the footbridge over Interstate 35W at 24th Street in south Minneapolis during rush hour to raise awareness of Israeli attacks on the human rights of Palestinians. | The bannering was held on that day to mark the 39th anniversary of the Sabra and Shatilla massacre. In 1982, from September 16 to 18, right-wing paramilitaries backed by Israel and the U.S., murdered 3500 mostly Palestinian residents of a refugee camp in Lebanon. | …
(2022-09-17). Overturn University of Melbourne student union's anti-democratic disaffiliation of the IYSSE! wsws.org The IYSSE is fighting the decision, which is intended as a precedent to be used, above all, against clubs that represent oppositional, anti-war and left-wing voices.
(2022-09-17). Planet Royal: "The Royal family are the galvanising force of colonialism" globalresearch.ca
(2022-09-17). Mining Mafias Ruin Livelihoods Of Farmers And Pastorals, Spread Terror. popularresistance.org In Kolawalpur village of Banda District (state of Uttar Pradesh), many farmers complained bitterly that the miners of river sand had destroyed their farms and standing crops. What is more, threat of floods in the rainy season and the river drying up in the dry season had increased due to the excessive extraction of sand from the river using heavy machines. Workers who were employed in sand mining had not been paid the wages due to them. | In Mahawa and Bhirala villages of Sikar district (state of Rajasthan) the farmers and pastorals had been devastated by mining of stone and the use of dynamite for this. Water so…
(2022-09-17). The Non-Mystery of a Smaller Labor Force. cepr.net It is bizarre how the media keep insisting that we have some big problem of missing workers, since we don't. The Washington Post has the latest entry in the search for non-missing workers. As with other pieces, it implies that an unusual large percentage of people are opting not to be in the labor market. …
(2022-09-17). YOU LOVE TO SEE IT: Local Journalism Gets Historic Boost. levernews.com Good things are happening! A historic new program in California aims to usher in the next generation of community-based reporters. Also, Louisiana organizers celebrated a victory for their collective health, stopping the completion of a so-called "Cancer Alley" petrochemical complex. Meanwhile, Oakland takes a stand for Indigenous rights by returning stolen land, and a German experiment in reimagining public transit is having an immense impact on carbon emissions.All this and much more in this week's edition of You Love To See It, available below. | Read the full story: | Sign up now to read the full s…
(2022-09-17). West Virginia politicians ban abortion, but not without a fight. workers.org 
Charleston, West Virginia Sept. 14 — The Republican-majority West Virginia legislature passed an abortion ban during a Sept. 13 special session. The same legislature had introduced the bill to ban abortion, known as HB 302, in late July. (See "Abortion access under attack in West Virginia," Workers World, July 29.) . . . |
(2022-09-17). Joe Biden Thinks A Rail Strike Has Been Averted. popularresistance.org Just after 5 a.m. on Thursday, Marty Walsh tweeted that the railroad companies and the railroad unions had come to a tentative agreement, less than 19 hours from a potential shutdown: | "Moments ago, following more than 20 consecutive hours of negotiations at [the Department of Labor], the rail companies and union negotiators came to a tentative agreement that balances the needs of workers, businesses, and our nation's economy. The Biden Administration applauds all parties for reaching this hard-fought, mutually beneficial deal. Our rail system is integral to our supply chain, and a disruption would have had cata…
(2022-09-17). Venezuela Rejects U.S. Report on Drug Producers. telesurenglish.net Venezuela rejected the U.S. government's memorandum on drug-producing countries and condemned its interfering role. | RELATED: | "In this infamous publication the faithful fulfillment of the international commitments of the Bolivarian Government, whose tenor to address the ongoing fight against illicit drug trafficking has been under the foundations of the United Nations," said the Foreign Ministry. | In a communiqué, the Venez…
(2022-09-17). UW-Milwaukee SDS stands in solidarity with AFT 3535. fightbacknews.org Milwaukee, WI — As the fall semester began at UW-Milwaukee, faculty and staff received an email from the Student Services office asking them to help cover staffing shortages in dining services. Specifically, they were asked to "donate any time [they] can find." The office framed the request as a need to cover their new dining plan, which will help to address food insecurity, improve options for dietary restrictions, and is aligned with the campus' strategic plan "to make UWM a radically welcoming place for our students." Administration laid the guilt on thick. | American Federation of Teachers Local 3535, a…
(2022-09-17). Columbus Kroger workers reject third sellout deal, vote for strike action. wsws.org Despite giving the strike authorization, workers have been told to stay on the job while the union yet again attempts to re-enter negotiations with the company…
(2022-09-17). For People In Caribbean, Leaving British Monarchy More Than Symbolic. popularresistance.org Born in the Bahamas in the late 1940s when the archipelago was still under the British rule, Niambi Hall Campbell-Dean's mother was taught in school a version of colonial history that did not focus on the suffering of the slaves who were brought to the islands against their will. | "Their version [of the history], I think, more than changing the story was the story of a mission. For example, my mother, who was born as a baby boomer, grew up learning that coal came from a certain part of England. But it was never about the archipelago of the islands of the Bahamas. Their focus of the education was really on creati…
(2022-09-17). Israeli regime conducts new airstrikes on suburb of Damascus. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Sep. 17 (MNA) — Local media in Syria said that Israeli regime conducted new air raids on the suburb of Damascus on Saturday morning.
(2022-09-17). Why rail workers need the support of the entire working class. wsws.org This statement was issued by UAW presidential candidate Will Lehman calling for all workers to support the struggle of rail workers.
(2022-09-17). Evil Empire: Let the Monarchy Die Along With Elizabeth. independentmediainstitute.org The death of Queen Elizabeth II, the longest-serving monarch of British royalty, has sparked global fascination and spawned thousands of clickbait reports of the details of her funeral. Americans, who centuries ago rejected monarchy, are seemingly obsessed with the ritualism, bizarrely mourning the demise of an elderly and fabulously wealthy woman who was born into …
(2022-09-17). Last Israeli Attack On Syria Targeted Iranian Revolutionary Guards Office — Report. southfront.org 
An office of the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) was one of the targets of the Citing unnamed sources, the UAE-based channel said that the IRGC's "Lebanon Corps Support Office" was struck during the attack. The office allegedly supports pro-Iranian forces in Sy…
(2022-09-17). Chomsky and Ellsberg on the Death of Gorbachev (video). scheerpost.com By Paul Jay / theAnalysis.news Noam Chomsky and Daniel Ellsberg discuss the significance of the life of Mikhail Gorbachev and what the deconstruction of the Soviet Union means for today's world. Noam and Daniel join Paul Jay on theAnalysis.news. _______________________________________________ 00: 00 Introduction 01: 09 End of the Soviet Union and the Role of Gorbachev …
(2022-09-17). Iranian Ambassador explains Iran's stance on Caucasus. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Sep. 17 (MNA) — In a series of tweets, the Iranian Ambassador to Baku has elaborated on Iran's stances on the two northern neighbors of Armenia and Azerbaijan.
(2022-09-17). Railroaders furious after unions reveal that no tentative agreement exists, despite sabotage of strike. wsws.org Workers are livid after the two largest rail unions revealed on Friday, less than a day after blocking a national strike, that no tentative agreements yet exist between the unions and the carriers.
(2022-09-17). Queen Elizabeth II's Death Resurfaces Seven Decades of British Crimes Against Iran. orinocotribune.com By Arvin Qaemian Sep 11, 2022 | Queen Elizabeth II, Britain's longest-reigning monarch, was like an immortal icon, like Big Ben. Yet, as Shakespeare put it, the "ominous and fearful owl of death" ultimately perched on Her Majesty's knees at Balmoral Castle. | Queen Elizabeth was the heiress of the British Empire's callous and ignominious legacy, once described as "the empire on which the sun never sets." Through their colonial reign, she and her forebears inflicted excruciating suffering on millions across the world. | Elizabeth II's long reign spanned seven decades, during which British dark and savage col…
(2022-09-17). [Correspondence] The future of Iran's health workforce. thelancet.com Iran has been hit by six waves of COVID-19 infection since the outbreak of COVID-19 was announced by authorities in March, 2020.1 The unprecedented and unknown nature of the disease gradually led to burnout of the health workforce, particularly among those health-care workers who were directly involved in treating patients with COVID-19. On one hand, burnout was caused by the fast spread, absence of treatment, and severe health outcomes; on the other hand, it was driven by persisting deficiencies in the health-care system: inexperienced staff working in an epidemic situation; untrained new medical staff; scarcity…
(2022-09-17). University of Sydney staff vote for more stoppages. wsws.org The latest vote highlights the determination of USYD workers to fight management, and the wider intent of university staff to oppose the wholesale destruction of jobs and conditions.
(2022-09-17). Turkish Drone Strike Kills Five SDF Fighters In Northeastern Syria. southfront.org 
Late on September 16, a Turkish combat drone targeted a position of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) near the town of Ain Issa in the northern countryside of Syria's Raqqa. | The drone strike reportedly killed five members of the SDF. Two were fighters of the group, while the rest were members of its Military Police unit. | In an initial response to the deadly strike, the SDF targeted positions of the Turkish military and its proxies in the villages of Jahbal and al-Misherfah wh…
(2022-09-17). Dairy giant Norco threatens to sack over 170 workers in flood-torn Australian city. wsws.org The mass retrenchment of workers will be another cruel blow to the working-class residents of Lismore and the surrounding Northern Rivers region of New South Wales.
(2022-09-17). Terrorism, Racism & Union Busting Against SEIU1021 SF General Hospital Workers By HR DPH. indybay.org Workers and SEIU 1021 SF General Hospital union leaders reported on the epidemic of bullying, racist discrimination and union busting by DPH and CCSF HR. The City has spent over $100 million on paying for illegal discrimination, defendant lawyers and City lawyers to defend illegal racist attacks and systemic racism.
(2022-09-17). A sacar a Cuba de la lista negra. cubadebate.cu Ahora, cuando el Gobierno de Petro le ha pedido al de La Habana que continúe siendo sede de los diálogos con el ELN y otros países se han ofrecido a colaborar con el proceso, el Gobierno de Biden no tiene un solo argumento para no dar los pasos necesarios con el fin de sacar de inmediato a Cuba de la tenebrosa lista.
(2022-09-17). Se iniciará este lunes la XIV Comprobación Nacional al Control Interno. cubadebate.cu La XIV Comprobación Nacional al Control Interno comenzará el lunes próximo y será hasta el 31 de octubre, con el objetivo de constatar cómo la empresa estatal socialista cumple las 43 medidas dirigidas a perfeccionarla y fortalecerla, como actor principal en la producción de bienes y servicios, muchos asociados a la calidad de vida de la población.
(2022-09-17). A Socialist Take On The Women's March Convention. popularresistance.org On the weekend of August 12, over 1,700 people converged on Houston, Texas, for the Women's March Convention. | Upon check-in at the almost $200 per night Hilton hotel, the convention displayed in the lobby beautifully painted "protest signs" that read "My Body, My Choice," "El lugar de la mujer es en la resistencia (women's place is in the resistance)" and "The whole damn system is wrong." Images highlighted Black and Latinx women in particular, with radical imagery invoking the Black Panthers and indigenous women in struggle. | The conference was sponsored by the usual suspects — including the Women's Mar…
(2022-09-17). Iran-Venezuela Expo Opens in Caracas, Will Strengthen Scientific And Technological Cooperation, President Maduro Says. orinocotribune.com Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro inaugurated the Iran-Venezuela Scientific, Technological and Industrial Expo, being held at the Poliedro de Caracas, on Thursday, September 15. "Venezuela is a strong market in the sale of family vehicles," he said while touring the expo-fair. Iranian vehicles will soon be commercialized in the country, as part of the agreements established between Venezuela and the Islamic Republic of Iran. | During a tour of the Expo, the president also spoke about the cooperation between Iran and Venezuela for the assembly of tractors for agricultural work. He explained, together with the…
(2022-09-17). La Unión Eléctrica pronostica una afectación superior a los 800 MW en el horario diurno. cubadebate.cu La Unión Eléctrica pronostica para este sábado una afectación máxima de 850 MW en el horario diurno. Se estima para la hora pico una disponibilidad de 2405 MW y una demanda máxima de 3100 MW, para un déficit de 695 MW, por lo que de mantenerse las condiciones previstas se pronostica una afectación de 765 MW en este horario.
(2022-09-17). Guerra en Ucrania: Las transnacionales hacen ganancias. workers.org 
Por Sergio Rodríguez Gelfenstein El autor es Consultor y analista internacional venezolano, ha publicado artículos en Revistas especializadas de Puerto Rico, Chile, Bolivia, Perú, Brasil, Venezuela, México, Argentina y España así como en diversos periódicos e innumerables páginas de Internet. Fue Director de Relaciones Internacionales de la Presidencia de la . . . |
(2022-09-17). Ucrania: øuna guerra en minifaldas? workers.org Por Sergio Rodríguez Gelfenstein El autor es Consultor y analista internacional venezolano, ha publicado artículos en Revistas especializadas de Puerto Rico, Chile, Bolivia, Perú, Brasil, Venezuela, México, Argentina y España así como en diversos periódicos e innumerables páginas de Internet. Fue Director de Relaciones Internacionales de la Presidencia de la . . . |
(2022-09-16). 'Alex Saab: A Kidnapped Diplomat' global movie premiere September 16. fightbacknews.org Miami, FL – Friday, September 16 marks the worldwide premiere of a new documentary out of Venezuela, 'Alex Saab: A Kidnapped Diplomat'. The movie will premiere at the Bolivar Theater in Caracas at 7 p.m. Eastern Time and will be hosted by President Nicholas Maduro. The film will be streaming live on YouTube at that same time and solidarity activists will be gathering simultaneously in cities across the world to watch the documentary together. | A dozen cities throughout the United States, from New York City to Miami, to Chicago to Tucson, will host livestreaming events of the movie. | "It is imperativ…