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2022-10-10: News Headlines

Staff (2022-10-10). Critical infrastructure hit in Kyiv as many cities bombed. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 10 (MNA) — Ukraine's presidency says missile strikes have been reported in many cities across the country after several explosions hit the center of Kyiv.

Dave DeCamp (2022-10-10). Biden Changes Drone Strike Policy. news.antiwar.com President Biden on Friday issued guidance requiring presidential approval for drone strikes outside of Iraq and Syria, which are the only two countries officially recognized as active US war zones. This means that drone strikes in countries like Somalia, Yemen, and Afghanistan would need to be approved by President Biden. The guidance comes as the …

____ (2022-10-10). The Military Industrial Media Complex Wants You to Be More Media (I)Literate! transcend.org 4 Oct 2022 – A true media literacy education empowers students to be autonomous and sophisticated media users, who ask their own questions about who controls media messaging and interrogate the power structures behind them. When a student is left dependent on the military industrial complex to analyze content for them, it is not education, it is indoctrination.

_____ (2022-10-10). The visit of a US carrier strike group to the ROK and its aftermath. journal-neo.org On September 23, for the first time since October 2017, a US Navy carrier strike group led by the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier Ronald Reagan arrived in South Korea's Port of Busan. The strike group consisted of three ships: USS Ronald Reagan, a Nimitz-class aircraft carrier; USS Chancellorsville, a Ticonderoga-class missile cruiser; and USS Barry, an …

_____ (2022-10-10). The Call Heard Around The World. popularresistance.org On Saturday, October 8, thousands of people in the UK gathered for a massive act of solidarity with political prisoner and WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. Protestors formed a human chain around the Parliament in London to demand that the government cancel Assange's looming extradition to the US, and for him to finally be freed. Stella Morris, Assange's partner, told The Independent that the action had been organized because Parliament was the "seat of democracy" and that Assange represented "democracy at its strongest— government accountability and democratic movement…It is to remind people that this is…

Anonymous103 (2022-10-10). Ukraine Is Behind Attacks On Civilians In Zaporozhie. southfront.org In the recent days, several strikes The Kiev regime had already spread fake news blaming Russia for its own crimes. This time, the truth was fastly revealed. | At night on October 10, another house was d…

Anonymous349 (2022-10-10). Military Situation On Battleground Amid Russian Strikes On Military And Energy Infrastructure Of Ukraine. southfront.org

Anonymous103 (2022-10-10). Russia Starts To Fight For-Real: Overview Of Strikes In Ukraine. southfront.org

Anonymous103 (2022-10-10). Ukrainian National Police Counted Victims Of Russia's Strikes In Ukraine. southfront.org Yury Zaskoka | The National Police of Ukraine reported that 10 people were killed and 60 others were injured as a result of the According to the report, Zaskok…

Staff (2022-10-10). NATO, EU react to Russian airstrikes on Ukrainian cities. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 10 (MNA) — NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg and European Union's foreign policy chief Josep Borrell reacted to Russia's Monday attacks on the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv and many cities across the country.

Staff (2022-10-10). Response to be harsh if attacks continue against Russia. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 10 (MNA) — Russian President Vladimir Putin said Monday's deadly missile strikes targeting cities in Ukraine were in retaliation for its "terrorist action" against Russian territory.

SouthFront5 (2022-10-10). Lukashenko Announced: Belarus And Russia Are Creating Joint Grouping Of Troops. southfront.org Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said that Belarus and Russia are activating a joint regional grouping of troops in the region."Due to the aggravation on the western borders of the Union State of Russia and Belarus, we have agreed to deploy a regional grouping of the Russian Federation and the Republic of Belarus." | It is expected that this grouping may be engaged in the nearest future. | The basis of this grouping is formed by the Armed Forces of Belarus."I have to inform you that the formation of this g…

____ (2022-10-10). CPC's ability to adapt contributes to its success, says expert. ecns.cn The ability to meet people's needs and adapt to domestic and international changes has enabled the Communist Party of China (CPC) to lead China to successive victories, an expert said.

____ (2022-10-09). Congress set to present road map for future. ecns.cn The upcoming 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China will have the central task of presenting the Party's road map for the next five years and beyond, a key period in realizing national rejuvenation.

WSWS (2022-10-10). Fort Myers, Florida resident: Poverty, inequality fueled hurricane disaster. wsws.org "Florida is among the five states with the highest economic disparity in America. We are among those with the highest household debt and poverty rate. At the same time, we rank third in the number of billionaires."

WSWS (2022-10-10). New Zealand university staff hold nationwide strike. wsws.org For the first time in 20 years, 7,000 academics and other university workers held a half-day nationwide strike to protest against below-inflation pay offers.

WSWS (2022-10-10). Australian Labor government to cut social spending to pay for tax handouts and war plans. wsws.org Labor's May election slogan of "a better future" has been replaced by chilling warnings of "global economic storms" and "the most challenging circumstances" since World War II.

WSWS (2022-10-10). Build an international movement of the working class against imperialist war! wsws.org "The same contradictions and crisis of world capitalism are also propelling the working class into struggle, providing the basis for the building of an international anti-war movement."

WSWS (2022-10-10). The "choice" in the 2022 US midterm elections: Fascist Republicans vs. war-crazed Democrats. wsws.org Whatever the results of the November 8 vote, the working class must break with the capitalist two-party system and build an independent political party of its own, based on socialist policies.

WSWS (2022-10-10). Eugene V. Debs and the struggle of railroaders. wsws.org Debs' life—from locomotive fireman, to trade unionist, to socialist candidate for American president, to class war prisoner—holds crucial lessons for today's workers.

Staff (2022-10-10). IRGC commander warns enemies behind recent riots again. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 10 (MNA) — The commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Major General Hossein Salami once again warned the enemies who were behind recent riots in the country.

Fight Back (2022-10-10). Texas: Time to deal with former university President Hereford's racist legacy. fightbacknews.org Arlington, TX – University of Texas at Arlington (UTA) is one of the most diverse campuses in the state of Texas, and the United States as a whole — yet it has a history of segregation and racism that the current administration attempts to whitewash and ignore. A man responsible for some of the most egregious aspects of UTA's history is none other than former university President E. H. Hereford, who has a bust located in the University Center (UC) named after him. | Progressive Student Union has a campaign to bring down the racist symbols that UTA has propped up, and to this end we are wanting to remove He…

Staff (2022-10-10). New website for Brussels actions: 29 October, March for Return and Liberation! samidoun.net The Masar Badil (Palestinian Alternative Revolutionary Path Movement) launched a new website today to highlight the March for Return and Liberation taking place in Brussels, Belgium, on 29 October 2022, as well as the Week of Action for Palestinian Liberation leading up to that date. Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network is one of the endorsers …

Jeremy Kuzmarov (2022-10-10). Is the CIA Supporting Another Color Revolution in Iran—Like the One that Installed the Shah in 1953? covertactionmagazine.com CIA offshoot, National Endowment for Democracy, spent $631,500 in Iran in 2021. [This is the first of two CAM original articles on the Iraninan protests and potential CIA role behind them.—Editors] In late September, protests erupted in Iran following the death of a 22-year-old Kurdish woman, Mahsa Amini, after she had been arrested by morality …

Labor Video Project (2022-10-10). Free Julian Assange! Global Day Of Action In San Francisco At Harry Bridges Plaza. indybay.org

Jim McIlroy (2022-10-10). Vale Dave Riley — socialist, satirist and chef. greenleft.org.au Dave Riley, long-time socialist, artist, satirist and chef, was an enthusiast about trying out new ventures to broaden the socialist project. Jim McIlroy reports on his life.

WSWS (2022-10-10). Build a rank-and-file defense campaign for the reinstatement of Staten Island Amazon workers who refused to risk their health for profit! wsws.org As many as 80 workers were suspended without pay for protesting when Amazon management tried to make them return to work after a fire.

Labor Video Project (2022-10-10). South Africa National Dockers Strike With RTUSA JV Dube, David Hemson & Namibia Workers. indybay.org Dock workers in South Africa have gone on a national strike against the state controlled Transnet. They are fighting for major wage increases and against privatization of the ports being pushed by the ANC government.

Strike Debt Bay Area (2022-10-10). Saturday 11/12: SDBA Book Group: Doughnut Economics — 7 Way to Think Like a 21st Century Economist. indybay.org Email strike.debt.bay.area@gmail.com a few days beforehand for the the online invite.

Staff (2022-10-10). VIDEO: Woman taking selfie video 'captures blast in Kyiv'. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 10 (MNA) — The clip is thought to have been taken during a missile strike in the centre of Kyiv on Monday morning.

____ (2022-10-10). Apology far from enough to make up for injuries caused by unethical medical experiments in U.S. ecns.cn U.S. city Philadelphia has apologized for unethical medical experiments conducted on mostly black men in one of its prisons last century, unveiling the county's disgraceful history of racial injustice.

WSWS (2022-10-10). GM Flint workers support Will Lehman's call to unite US and Mexican workers. wsws.org Campaigners for Will Lehman traveled to the General Motors truck assembly plant in Flint, Michigan last week and spoke with GM workers about the program Lehman is fighting for in the upcoming UAW elections.

WSWS (2022-10-10). State trial begins for defendants in 2020 plot to kidnap the governor of Michigan. wsws.org The state trial of three men accused of collaborating in the far-right plot to kidnap and kill the governor of Michigan began in Jackson County Court on October 3.

Staff (2022-10-10). 2nd National Congress of Sports Martyrs. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 10 (MNA) — The second National Congress of Sports Martyrs was held in the presence of the commander-in-chief of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Major General Salami and Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Hamid Sajjadi.

WSWS (2022-10-10). Australian state teachers' union capitulates before Liberal government wage cutting drive. wsws.org Rejecting strike action, the union bureaucracy has announced a so-called "day of action" while the government imposes significant real wage cuts.

Staff (2022-10-10). Leader meeting with members of congress of athlete martyrs. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 10 (MNA) — Leader of the Islamic Revolution, on September 11, received a group of mothers of Iranian athletes martyrs and members of the congress of athlete martyrs.

Staff (2022-10-10). Iran athletes refusal to compete with Zionists real victory. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 10 (MNA) — Depriving of reaching a medal for refusing to compete with the representatives of the Zionist regime is a real victory, the Leader of the Islamic Revolution said, hailing Iranian athletes for doing so.

Adriaan Alsema (2022-10-10). Colombia to buy 3M hectares of arable land for rural reform. colombiareports.com Colombia's government agreed to purchase 3 million hectares in arable land from large landowners for redistribution among victims of armed conflict. President Gustavo Petro and the president of ranchers federation…

WSWS (2022-10-10). The class issues in New York City's "No More 24" home health aide bill. wsws.org Despite working 24 hours, workers are only paid for 13, under the pretense that they can sleep in their patient's homes, and should not be paid for that time.

WSWS (2022-10-10). Family, friends and co-workers pay last respects to Detroit Sterling Stamping worker who died September 30. wsws.org The death of Thomas "Tank" McAuliffe is only the most recent in a string of tragedies at Sterling Stamping and other Detroit area auto plants during the pandemic.

Tenant, Neighborhood Councils (2022-10-10). Rent Strike: Solidarity and Repression at Renew on Merritt. indybay.org The Renew on Merritt Tenant Council formed in June, 2022 and began organizing with Tenant and Neighborhood Councils (TANC) to demand repairs and lower rent from landlord Kennedy Wilson. In August, Kennedy Wilson sold the building to FPA Multifamily, and the tenants launched a rent strike. The cops and the armed guards arrived a few weeks later. Why?>

Staff (2022-10-10). IRGC declares ceasefire to give KRG another chance. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 10 (MNA) — After days of intensified shelling, the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) halted its missile strikes against bases of Iranian Kurdish terrorist groups.

Staff (2022-10-10). Leader meeting with members of Congress of Sports Martyrs. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 10 (MNA) — Leader of the Islamic Revolution, on September 11, received a group of mothers of Iranian athletes martyrs and members of the second National Congress of Sports Martyrs.

Tyrus Maxwell (2022-10-10). Students forced into poverty to complete study, report finds. greenleft.org.au Thousands of students are forced into poverty to pursue their degrees, according to a damning report by the National Union of Students. Tyrus Maxwell reports.

Staff (2022-10-10). Informan tratamiento salarial para este 10 de octubre. cubadebate.cu El Ministerio de Trabajo y Seguridad Social (MTSS) informó que, por celebrarse el 10 de octubre el Inicio de las Guerras por la Independencia y como se prevé en el artículo 94 de la Ley 116 del Código de Trabajo, recesan las actividades laborales, excepto las labores relacionadas con la zafra azucarera y otros trabajos agrícolas urgentes.

Staff (2022-10-10). Esta jornada en La Habana carrera en homenaje al 10 de octubre. cubadebate.cu Con arrancada desde las nueve de la mañana, hoy se celebra en La Habana la carrera por el 10 de octubre, en homenaje al inicio de la Guerra de Independencia en Cuba contra el colonialismo español, en igual fecha de 1868. Convocada por el Inder, como es tradicional ese evento saludará también el Día Mundial de la Alimentación.

WorkWeek (2022-10-10). WorkWeek On LA SEIU 399 Organzing Struggles, Democracy & Business Unionism. indybay.org The struggle in Los Angeles SEIU 399 was central to the Justice For Janitors campaign. The workers however who led this struggle faced a struggle to continue the fight for the membership when they won control of the Local through the Multi-Racial Alliance. Prior to the AFL-CIO convention in LA they had a sit-in at their offices. The International sent in SEIU president's aid Bill Fletcher to end the sit-in. He promised that they would get control of the local but as soon as the sit-in ended they sold the building and merged the local into SEIU 1877.

Staff (2022-10-10). Las Tejerías Landslide Tragedy: 22 Deaths and 58 Missing, Three Days of Mourning in Venezuela (Photos & Videos). orinocotribune.com This Sunday, October 9, President of Venezuela Nicolás Maduro reported through his Twitter account that, "Vice President Delcy Rodríguez, the social cabinet and all security agencies, [are at] a maximum deployment for the comprehensive care of the people. They are not alone!" This comes after, "the difficult and painful situation caused by heavy rains in Las Tejerías," Aragua state. | More than a thousand men and women from the Bolivarian National Armed Force (FANB), firefighters, civil protection and police forces were deployed to serve communities in Las Tejerías, after Saturday's tragedy that was the result of…

_____ (2022-10-09). Two Sixties' Radicals Recall Fighting Times In US Labor. popularresistance.org The University of Wisconsin at Madison was a hotbed of student radicalism in the 1960s. Unlike some other centers of campus opposition to the Vietnam War, left-wing activists there were among the first of their generation to organize around issues related to their own mistreatment as workers. In 1963, undergraduates employed in campus jobs formed a Wisconsin Student Employees Union to force the administration to raise their wages to the federal minimum (a 50 cent per hour increase). Seven years later, the UW Teaching Assistants Association organized the first TA strike in U.S. history, a 24-day walk-out that won…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-10-09). Russia-Ukraine Update: Crimean Bridge Traffic Resumes, Ukraine's Growing Arms/Ammo Crisis. libya360.wordpress.com Crimean Bridge is back in operation further repairs are required but road and rail traffic resumes; Western media notes the US is out of ammunition to send Ukraine and that US allies have even less; Nations like France have reached the limits of what they can send in terms of heavy weapons;…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-10-09). Ukraine is Preparing a Law on Full Control Over the Media, as the Last Vestiges of Press Freedom Disappear in Kiev. libya360.wordpress.com Olga Sukharevskaya Ukrainian journalists hold placards reading (from left to right) 'No censorship', 'Azarov (referring to Prime minister Mykola Azarov) is the enemy of the press!' during their protest in front of the Cabinet of Ministers in Kiev. © SERGEI SUPINSKY / AFP While fierce battles continue to rage between the Ukrainian and Russian armies…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-10-09). The Terrorist Attack on the Crimean Bridge Must Lead Russia to Step Up its Military Operation. libya360.wordpress.com Christelle Néant On 8 October 2022, at around 6am, a terrorist attack (most likely carried out by Ukraine) damaged part of the Crimean Bridge and killed five people. Unsurprisingly, several Ukrainian officials celebrated the news, pointing an accusing finger at Ukraine themselves, and its nature as a terrorist state. At 6.07 a.m. on 8 October…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-10-09). Jeffrey Sachs Interview on Ukraine: US Biotech Cartel Behind Covid Origins and Cover-up. libya360.wordpress.com Jeffrey Sachs joins The Grayzone's Max Blumenthal and Aaron Maté to discuss the investigation into the origins of Covid-19. As chair of the Lancet COVID-19 commission, Sachs alleges that SARS-CoV2 originated from dangerous gain of function experiments sponsored and conducted by US biotech institutions. He alleges a vast cover-up of Covid origins, including by former…

Anonymous669 (2022-10-09). Central Syria: Russian Airstrikes Hit ISIS Caves In Southern Raqqa. southfront.org Russian Su-25 attack aircraft take off from the Khmeimim airbase in Syria © Dmitriy Vinogradov / | On October 9 morning, yet another wave of Russian airstrikes targeted ISIS's areas of influence in the central region of Syria. | Two fighter bombers of the Russian Aerospace Forces carried out at least four airstrikes on the outskirts of the town of al-Resafa in the southern countryside of the Raqqa. The targets were reportedly caves where ISIS cells had been taking shelter. The exact results of the airstr…

Zero Hedge (2022-10-09). Zelensky's Call for NATO "Preemptive Strikes" on Russia an Attempt to Spark WW3: Kremlin. globalresearch.ca

____ (2022-10-09). Macao science workers actively join payload specialist selection for manned space program. ecns.cn Science workers in China's Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR) have responded actively to payload specialist selection for the country's manned space program.

Elias Khalil Jabbour (2022-10-09). Brazil at crossroads: Bolsonaro means subordination and deindustrialization, Lula means independence and development. multipolarista.com Round two of Brazil's presidential election offers deeply opposing visions: Bolsonaro would mean more subordination and deindustrialization. Lula would mean independence, economic nationalism, and multipolarity.

Staff (2022-10-09). French intellectuals urge protests against Macron. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 09 (MNA) — Numerous French intellectuals have urged the nation to revolt in protest at President Emmanuel Macron's failure to improve economic conditions amid soaring inflation.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-10-09). Climate Tipping Points, Capitalist Collapse, & War as a Death-Denial Tool. libya360.wordpress.com Rainer SheaIn his book The Denial of Death, Ernest Becker observes how human beings are unique as the only creatures with the mental capacity to know that death is coming for them. The other types of animals don't live with this knowledge as far as we're aware, and therefore they don't have to experience the…

Abayomi Azikiwe (2022-10-09). Imperialist Militarism and the African Crisis. towardfreedom.org Since the beginning of the Transatlantic slave trade, European colonialists have used systematic violence to control and exploit the African people and other oppressed geopolitical regions, writes, Abayomi Azikiwe.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-10-09). Under Suella Braverman, UK Set for an Ever Harsher Policy Towards Refugees. libya360.wordpress.com Tanupriya Singh British Home Secretary Suella Braverman. Suella Braverman is considering banning people crossing the English Channel from claiming asylum in the UK. She added that it was her "dream" and "obsession" to have asylum seekers deported to Rwanda. Activists and campaigners in the UK have slammed a slate of measures targeting asylum seekers announced…

Samidoun Deutschland (2022-10-09). Hamburg: Activities in solidarity with Georges Ibrahim Abdallah. samidoun.net The following is a republication of a report by Bàºndnis gegen imperialistische Aggression (BgiA) and Netzwerk Freiheit fàºr alle politische Gefangenen on two actions organized in Hamburg, Germany, as part of the "action month for the release of Georges Ibrahim Abdullah". Samidoun Germany participated in these actions: On 06 and 07 October 2022, different organisations …

Staff (2022-10-09). 20 more Palestinian prisoners join hunger strike to end administrative detention. samidoun.net On Sunday, 9 October, 20 additional Palestinian prisoners joined the mass hunger strike launched by 30 administrative detainees demanding an end to detention without charge or trial. The Palestinian Prisoners' Society announced that the 20 prisoners include Palestinians jailed arbitrarily under administrative detention as well as people serving sentences imposed by Israeli occupation military courts …

Ricardo Gomez (2022-10-09). LEVER WEEKLY: Infrastructure In Crisis. levernews.com From Mississippi to Massachusetts, this week The Lever revealed how some of the country's most basic infrastructure — our water systems and electric grids — are being used by Wall Street and investors as their own personal ATM machines, threatening people's ability to use their own tap water and build environmentally resilient infrastructure.The Lever team also revealed how the GOP is keeping citizen initiatives off ballots, crushing popular demand for higher taxes on the wealthy and expanded public health insurance. Also, we uncovered a last-minute dark money campaign with ties to Saudi operatives…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-10-09). State of Emergency Declared in NYC Over Influx of Asylum Seekers. libya360.wordpress.com Natalia Marques NYC Mayor Eric Adams holds press conference with other city leaders and declared a state of emergency. Photo: NYC Mayor's Office Latin American migrants seek refuge in the United States only to be shuttled around as political pawns and sleep in tents in the richest city On October 7, New York City Mayor…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-10-09). President Arce in Vallegrande: "Che Guevara is Not Dead. He Continues to Be a Light for Many of Us". libya360.wordpress.com Andrés Figueroa Cornejo55 years after the fall of the revolutionary humanist and communist Ernesto Guevara, the President of the Plurinational State, Luis Arce Catacora, participated in his homage in Vallegrande, department of Santa Cruz, on the date and site where the heroic guerrilla and part of his comrades of the National Liberation Army, ELN, were…

Fight Back (2022-10-09). Red Theory: Against the theory of a peaceful transition to socialism. fightbacknews.org Marxism-Leninism is the science of revolution. The purpose of revolutionary theory is to guide revolutionary practice. Nevertheless, since Marxism was young, there have always been opportunists and revisionists who tried to distort its revolutionary essence. The leading edge of this attack on Marxism – from the misleaders of the Second International, Eduard Bernstein and Karl Kautsky in the early 1900s, to Khrushchev's modern revisionism, beginning with the 20th Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (CPSU) in 1956 – has been the advocacy of a peaceful transition from capitalism to socialism. | Can t…

Tafi Mhaka (2022-10-09). Filmmakers Should Tell the Truth About Slavery: A Critique of "The Woman King" commondreams.org Contrary to what the movie suggests, Africans did sell other Africans into slavery. That tremendously significant detail cannot be bent or avoided. Nor must it, of course, be weaponized to minimize or dismiss the culpability of European slave traders.

Staff (2022-10-09). Supreme Council of Cultural Revolution (SCCR) meeting. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 09 (MNA) — The Supreme Council of the Cultural Revolution (SCCR) held a meeting on Sunday morning chaired by President Ebrahim Raeisi.

South Bay Indigenous Solidarity (2022-10-09). Thursday 10/6: South Bay Indigenous Solidarity general meeting. indybay.org Via Zoom. Register at: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0pcuCuqz4iH9YWQ1VB0khUvgEr_zxugXaz

____ (2022-10-09). Investment in Iran's industry, mining witnesses 6% growth. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 09 (MNA) — Statistics show that the volume of foreign investment approved in the mining and industrial sector in the current Iranian calendar year (started March 21, 2022) has registered a 6% growth as compared to last year.

WSWS (2022-10-09). Peru lifts safety measures against COVID. wsws.org Lifting COVID safety measures can only inflame an already raging class struggle.

Staff (2022-10-09). Persian Gulf security should be maintained by regional states. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 09 (MNA) — The Commander of Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Navy says that Iran can ensure the security of the Persian Gulf with the contribution of neighboring countries in the region.

Michael Sozan (2022-10-09). Poll Workers Will Play Key Role in Midterm Elections. commondreams.org An estimated 1 million poll workers, who will voluntarily help administer this year's election, are essential to strengthening our democracy and preserving the hallowed right to vote.

WSWS (2022-10-09). UK: Oppose communalism in Leicester, fight for workers' unity. wsws.org There can be no solution to the violence and provocations of Hindu nationalists based on tit for tat reprisals by Muslims.

____ (2022-10-09). Unity Week manifestation of Shia, Sunni solidarity. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 09 (MNA) — Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said that Unity Week is the symbol of the concrete manifestation of amity, empathy, and solidarity among Shia and Sunni communities in all areas.

Roberta Wood (2022-10-09). 'Watery beer and horrible politics!'. peoplesworld.org Communist Party Co-chair Joe Sims issued this indictment of America's biggest corporations — starting with the manufacturers of Coors's — in a YouTube video released this week by the Party to argue for collective action by this country's working class to defeat what Sims calls "the fascist caucus." Sims zeroes in on the role of …

Staff (2022-10-09). Unión Eléctrica prevé una afectación máxima de 1119 MW en el horario pico nocturno. cubadebate.cu En el día de ayer se afectó el servicio por déficit de capacidad de generación durante todo el día. La máxima afectación en el horario de la noche fue 1124 MW a las 19: 30 horas, coincidiendo con la hora pico, de ellos 116 MW por los daños ocasionados por el huracán Ian. Se estima una afectación máxima de 850 MW por déficit de capacidad de generación en el horario diurno.

Staff (2022-10-09). Cuba participará en Consejo de Complementación Económica del ALBA-TCP. cubadebate.cu Una delegación de Cuba participará mañana en el XI Consejo de Complementación Económica de la Alianza Bolivariana para los Pueblos de Nuestra América—Tratado de Comercio de los Pueblos (ALBA-TCP), en Bolivia, informó la Cancillería. El encuentro, que tendrá por sede a la ciudad de Sucre, reunirá por primera vez tras la pandemia de Covid-19, a ministros y altos funcionarios del área.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-10-09). Che's Last Battle in Bolivia. libya360.wordpress.com Pedro Rioseco In the narrow Quebrada del Yuro the smell of gunpowder can still be felt. There, behind a rock that keeps the marks of many shots, Comandante Ernesto Che Guevara fought his last battle in Bolivia and the first of the Heroic Guerrilla in his immortal example. It was October 8, 1967 when 17…

Struggle, La Lucha (2022-10-09). Che as minister: the promotion of science and technology for Cuba's socialist development. struggle-la-lucha.org

_____ (2022-10-08). Combat Nihilism: Revolutionary Optimism In The Age Of US Imperial Decline. popularresistance.org Hurricane Ian. The threat of nuclear war. Inflation. Mississippi's water crisis. Any one of these developments have the potential to send even the most clear-headed individual into a state of nihilism and despair. And this is just the short list of calamities currently plaguing humanity. | Life under the decline of U.S. imperialism is far from easy. Little relief exists from the toxic stress induced by poverty, debt, racism, militarism, social isolation, and mainstream media propaganda. Exhaustion is widespread. Trust in the institutions that form the fabric of U.S. society is incredibly low. These conditions hav…

____ (2022-10-08). (Red Star Over China in the New Era) Qianping Shi: The 20th CPC National Congress will open a new chapter of realizing Chinese dream. ecns.cn Qianping Shi, Chairman of DMI Industrial Group, seeks to utilize internationalization and localization to contribute to China's economic development. He believes the 20th CPC National Congress will open a new chapter of realizing Chinese dream.

Ricardo Gomez (2022-10-08). YOU LOVE TO SEE IT: Biden's Midterm Marijuana Play. levernews.com Good things are happening! For starters, ahead of the midterms, Biden is taking some steps (although not nearly enough) to change his position on cannabis policy. What's more, young Americans are taking the labor movement's message to heart, a new act in California rolls back the harmful effects of criminal records, workers have a new tool in salary negotiations, and researchers have found that embracing basic food waste practices could have major impacts on the climate crisis. All this and much more in this week's edition of You Love To See It, available for supporting subscribers below.Biden (Somewhat) F…

WSWS (2022-10-08). After WestRock paper mill workers in Alabama reject second contract, company enforces lockout. wsws.org Five hundred workers at the Mahrt Mill paper mill in Cottonton, Alabama, were locked out Thursday by multinational conglomerate WestRock, which operates the mill.

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2022-10-09: News Headlines

Labor Video Project (2022-10-09). Free Julian Assange! Global Day Of Action In San Francisco At Harry Bridges Plaza. indybay.org

____ (2022-10-09). Macao science workers actively join payload specialist selection for manned space program. ecns.cn Science workers in China's Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR) have responded actively to payload specialist selection for the country's manned space program.

Elias Khalil Jabbour (2022-10-09). Brazil at crossroads: Bolsonaro means subordination and deindustrialization, Lula means independence and development. multipolarista.com Round two of Brazil's presidential election offers deeply opposing visions: Bolsonaro would mean more subordination and deindustrialization. Lula would mean independence, economic nationalism, and multipolarity.

Tenant, Neighborhood Councils (2022-10-09). Rent Strike: Solidarity and Repression at Renew on Merritt. indybay.org The Renew on Merritt Tenant Council formed in June, 2022 and began organizing with Tenant and Neighborhood Councils (TANC) to demand repairs and lower rent from landlord Kennedy Wilson. In August, Kennedy Wilson sold the building to FPA Multifamily, and the tenants launched a rent strike. The cops and the armed guards arrived a few weeks later. Why?>

South Bay Indigenous Solidarity (2022-10-09). Thursday 10/6: South Bay Indigenous Solidarity general meeting. indybay.org Via Zoom. Register at: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0pcuCuqz4iH9YWQ1VB0khUvgEr_zxugXaz

Staff (2022-10-09). Persian Gulf security should be maintained by regional states. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 09 (MNA) — The Commander of Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Navy says that Iran can ensure the security of the Persian Gulf with the contribution of neighboring countries in the region.

WorkWeek (2022-10-09). WorkWeek On LA SEIU 399 Organzing Struggles, Democracy & Business Unionism. indybay.org The struggle in Los Angeles SEIU 399 was central to the Justice For Janitors campaign. The workers however who led this struggle faced a struggle to continue the fight for the membership when they won control of the Local through the Multi-Racial Alliance. Prior to the AFL-CIO convention in LA they had a sit-in at their offices. The International sent in SEIU president's aid Bill Fletcher to end the sit-in. He promised that they would get control of the local but as soon as the sit-in ended they sold the building and merged the local into SEIU 1877.

WSWS (2022-10-08). Half of Ukrainian 2023 budget dedicated to NATO proxy war against Russia. wsws.org The proposed budget underlines the reactionary nature of the Zelensky government, which is dedicated to the NATO proxy war with Russia and austerity and poverty for the working class.

_____ (2022-10-08). A Radical Internationalist Perspective Is Not A Luxury. popularresistance.org Many eyebrows have been raised as a result of the surge to power of neo-fascists in Italy. Unfortunately, our community seemingly has the eyebrows of Whoopy Goldberg (meaning none) and thus far, the response has been radio silence. This is nothing new; since the Compromise of 1954 (not unlike the companion Compromise of 1850, which actually strengthened enslavers—contrary to advertisement—and instigated war) where in return for anti-Jim Crow concessions, tossed overboard were the internationalists among us– Paul Robeson in the first place– many of our leading organizations and intellectuals have ste…

_____ (2022-10-08). Who Sabotaged Nord Stream Pipelines? popularresistance.org A pair of natural gas pipelines, Nord Stream 1 and Nord Stream 2, which were built to transport natural gas underwater through the Baltic Sea from Russia to Germany, were sabotaged in a series of explosions on September 26. | These suspicious attacks came mere hours before NATO members Norway, Denmark, and Poland officially opened their own natural gas pipeline, called the Baltic Pipe, which was built with European Union funding in order to compete with Nord Stream. | The Nord Stream pipelines are operated by company that is majority owned by Russia's state gas giant Gazprom. Authorities in Norway and Denmark hav…

_____ (2022-10-08). After 18 Months, Striking Warrior Met Miners And Families Hold The Line. popularresistance.org A somber bell toll broke the silence outside the West Brookwood Church in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama. The white-gloved hand of Larry Spencer, International Vice President of Mine Workers (UMWA) District 20, solemnly struck the Miners' Memorial bell as the names of victims of mine-related deaths were read aloud. | "As we gather this evening for our service, it is appropriate that we remember in the past twelve months over 2021 and 2022 there has been tremendous heartache as the result of mining accidents across this country," Thomas Wilson, a retired UMWA staff representative, announced from the podium. "Twelve co…

Chris Menahan (2022-10-08). U.S. Buying $290M Worth of "Anti-Radiation Drugs" for Use in 'Nuclear Emergency'. "Billions in high-tech Weaponry to Ukraine to Strike inside Russia" globalresearch.ca

WSWS (2022-10-08). Sri Lankan workers and youth support October 16 SEP meeting on nuclear war danger. wsws.org "The war in Ukraine affects every aspect of the lives of people in the world—from children to the elderly. But I also believe that this war can be stopped by uniting the working people of the world against it."

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-10-08). Impact of Crimea Bridge Attack & Ukraine's Next Likely Offensive. libya360.wordpress.com Ukraine strike on Crimea Bridge complicates both civilian and military logistics to Crimea the former more so than the latter; The bridge attack is likely to be followed by anticipated offensive operations by Ukraine in Zaporizhzhia toward Melitopol; The bridge attack + Melitopol offensive is meant to isolate Crimea; Ukraine's…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-10-08). Ukraine SitRep: Recent Incidents of Concern for All Sides. libya360.wordpress.com Moon of Alabama Yesterday saw two significant developments or incidents with regard to the conflict in Ukraine. The Kerch bridges which connect Crimea with Russia, one for cars and one for trains, were sabotaged. At least one of the two road spans has fallen down while tanker rail cars on the parallel train bridge caught…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-10-08). Crimean Bridge Terrorist Attack: A Soft Power Inflection Point for Both Sides. libya360.wordpress.com Andrew Korybko The future of the Golden Billion's soft power is already set in stone with respect to it continuing to rise within its "sphere of influence" while declining across the Global South. Russia's will continue declining across the Golden Billion but its future across the Global South remains uncertain since it'll largely depend on…

____ (2022-10-08). Media center for 20th CPC national congress to open on Oct. 12. ecns.cn A media center for the upcoming 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) will open on Oct. 12.

____ (2022-10-08). (Red Star Over China in the New Era) Qianping Shi: The 20th CPC National Congress will open a new chapter of realizing Chinese dream. ecns.cn Qianping Shi, Chairman of DMI Industrial Group, seeks to utilize internationalization and localization to contribute to China's economic development. He believes the 20th CPC National Congress will open a new chapter of realizing Chinese dream.

WSWS (2022-10-08). Kroger workers furious after union claims sellout contract passed on fourth revote. wsws.org This was the fourth vote on the same concessionary contract negotiated by the union. Wage increases will be well under the inflation rate and Kroger will now have the ability to cut wages by slashing hours.

Fight Back (2022-10-08). Join the effort to promote the political program of FRSO. fightbacknews.org To obtain a copy of the new FRSO Program book, reach out to your local FRSO organizers. If you are not in an area where FRSO has an organized district, you can order a copy at Comrades and friends, | The political program of Freedom Road Socialist Organization is being printed in book form. It is something that all revolutionaries will want to read and consider. It deals in a forthright manner with the enemy we are up against, the conditions we face, and most importantly what is to be done to move forward. | Members and supporters of…

Staff (2022-10-08). 2 new warships to join IRGC Navy by end of year. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 08 (MNA) — The Commander of Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Navy Rear Admiral Alireza Tangsiri announced that two new destroyers will join the IRGC Navy by the end of the Iranian year (March 20, 2023).

WSWS (2022-10-08). Will Lehman: "Oppose threats to Stellantis Warren Truck Plant workers' jobs!" wsws.org "I call on all workers to oppose this attack on the workers at Warren Truck and mobilize in defense of their jobs," Lehman said.

Ricardo Gomez (2022-10-08). YOU LOVE TO SEE IT: Biden's Midterm Marijuana Play. levernews.com Good things are happening! For starters, ahead of the midterms, Biden is taking some steps (although not nearly enough) to change his position on cannabis policy. What's more, young Americans are taking the labor movement's message to heart, a new act in California rolls back the harmful effects of criminal records, workers have a new tool in salary negotiations, and researchers have found that embracing basic food waste practices could have major impacts on the climate crisis. All this and much more in this week's edition of You Love To See It, available for supporting subscribers below.Biden (Somewhat) F…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-10-08). Green Capitalism in Crisis: The End of a Chimera. libya360.wordpress.com Eder Peña In the face of the global climate crisis, which is now evident in the destructive force of meteorological events, the question arises once again as to how to deal with this phenomenon, the causes of which are associated with the civilizational model that has spread from the United States and Europe to the…

Scorinoco (2022-10-08). Lula Wins Brazil's Presidential First Round by Over 6 Million Votes — Fears that Bolsonaro Won't Accept the Results if He Loses Run-Off (Statement). orinocotribune.com By Brazil Solidarity Initiative — Oct 4, 2022 | On Sunday, progressive candidate Lula Da Silva came top in the first round of Brazil's Presidential election. Lula won 48.43% of the vote, with over 57 million voters backing him at the ballot box. | Despite the impression given in some media reports, this was not a close election. Lula received over 6 million more votes than his nearest rival, the far-right incumbent president Jair Bolsonaro, who came second with 42.20%. | In the first round, over 118 million votes were cast with Lula just 1.5% short of passing the % threshold needed to win the presidency in…

Fight Back (2022-10-08). Job growth slows in September, but still too good for Wall Street. fightbacknews.org San José, CA – On Friday, October 7 the U.S. Department of Labor released their report on new jobs and the unemployment rate in September. According to the Department of Labor, there were 263,000 more jobs in September than in August. This is the weakest job report since December of 2020. | The biggest drop in new jobs was in the government, which went from adding 40,000 jobs in August to a job loss of 25,000. Most of this job loss came from cuts at local schools, which had over 20,000 fewer workers than the month before. Another sign of job market weakness could be seen among retailers, which went from a gain of…

Louis Henri Seukwa & Claudia Jansson (2022-10-08). We need an Enlightenment 2.0: On Misguided Colonial and Gender Policy. indybay.org Colonial knowledge was imposed by force. The West has set our planet on fire. To extinguish it, we need all archives of knowledge with their different references to the world. We cannot do it any other way. Therefore, it is urgent to initiate a paradigmatic change in education, not only in Germany, to correct this deplorable state of affairs.

WSWS (2022-10-08). Workers Struggles: Asia, Australia and New Zealand. wsws.org India: Delhi University teachers strike to defend jobs; Punjab power distribution workers protest privatisation; Australia: Hydro Tasmania workers strike for higher pay; Western Australian public hospital nurses plan to strike.

WSWS (2022-10-08). Rank-and-file Ontario education worker denounces union bureaucracy's bogus "Why vote yes!" campaign. wsws.org The main thrust of the OSBCU leadership's campaign was that education support workers should vote "yes" for a strike to prevent any job action from taking place.

WSWS (2022-10-08). GM workers in Silao, Mexico speak out after co-worker loses his leg. wsws.org Deeply stirred by the accident, active and former workers of the Silao plant reached out to the World Socialist Web Site to register their anger, describe safety concerns and condemn the new and so-called Independent Union (SINTTIA) for its bankrupt response.

WSWS (2022-10-08). To fight COVID-19, Michigan educators must build independent rank-and-file committees. wsws.org Educators could wield enormous power to fight COVID-19 if united in struggle with autoworkers, railroad and airline workers, Amazon workers, healthcare workers, and meatpackers, all of whom are also continuing to catch COVID-19 at work.

____ (2022-10-08). UN resolution urges relevant countries to remedy historical racial injustice. ecns.cn The UN Human Rights Council on Friday, the last day of its 51st session, adopted a resolution calling upon all the relevant countries to find ways to remedy historical racial injustice so as to help restore the dignity of the affected countries and their people.

____ (2022-10-08). Iran's IRGC Navy Force stage large-scale parade. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 08 (MNA) — Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) Navy Force launched a large-scale parade at the 2nd Naval District of waters of the Persian Gulf in Bushehr on Saturday.

WSWS (2022-10-08). Another tragic death at Stellantis Sterling Stamping. wsws.org A worker said that rather than send workers home to allow them time to grieve, management actually increased the speed of the production line following McAuliffe's death.

____ (2022-10-08). Armed forces must prepare to face enemy's combined threats. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 08 (MNA) — The Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran said that the Armed Forces of the country must fully prepare themselves to face hybrid threat of enemies waged against Islamic Revolution.

WSWS (2022-10-08). The lies, distortions and half-truths in rail unions' joint video statement against "misinformation" wsws.org The video by BLET President Dennis Pierce and SMART-TD President Jeremy Ferguson was the latest of attempts by the unions to try to recapture control of the narrative over the contract in the face of massive opposition.

WSWS (2022-10-08). Endless Australian university union betrayals result in election debacle. wsws.org While the incumbent NTEU leadership scraped back into office with small votes, "opposition" groups failed in their bankrupt appeals to "rebuild" or "renew" the discredited union.

WSWS (2022-10-08). After WestRock paper mill workers in Alabama reject second contract, company enforces lockout. wsws.org Five hundred workers at the Mahrt Mill paper mill in Cottonton, Alabama, were locked out Thursday by multinational conglomerate WestRock, which operates the mill.

WSWS (2022-10-08). Jews. In Their Own Words: A propaganda play on "left anti-Semitism" wsws.org The dramatis personae is a roll call of conspirators in the right-wing campaign against Jeremy Corbyn and any left movement within and outside the Labour Party.

____ (2022-10-08). First customized train returns stranded workers to Tibet's Shigatse. ecns.cn A total of 680 Shigatse residents who were stranded in Nyingchi City due to the recent outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic in Tibet Autonomous Region arrived at Shigatse Railway Station by train C926 on Thursday…

WSWS (2022-10-08). Australia: Nurses' union promotes New South Wales Labor election campaign. wsws.org Despite the token character of Labor's proposed measures, which would do nothing to resolve a healthcare meltdown, New South Wales Nurses and Midwives' Association leader Shaye Candish hailed "a fantastic announcement."

Staff (2022-10-08). Unión Eléctrica prevé una afectación máxima de 1257 MW en el horario pico nocturno. cubadebate.cu La máxima afectación en el horario de la noche fue 1432 MW a las 19: 10 horas, coincidiendo con la hora pico, de ellos 118 MW por los daños ocasionados por el huracán Ian. Para esta jornada se estima para la hora pico una disponibilidad de 2013 MW y una demanda máxima de 3200 MW, para un déficit de 1187 MW, por lo que de mantenerse las condiciones previstas se pronostica una afectación de 1257 MW en este horario.

Staff (2022-10-08). Viceprimer ministro Ricardo Cabrisas Ruiz concluyó visita de trabajo a Rusia. cubadebate.cu El Viceprimer Ministro de la República de Cuba, Ricardo Cabrisas Ruiz, realizó una visita de trabajo a Rusia del 4 al 8 de octubre para pasar revista a los temas actuales de las relaciones económicas, comerciales, financieras y de cooperación entre ambos países. Ambas partes acordaron trabajar de conjunto en la elaboración de una nueva Agenda Económica Bilateral.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-10-07). Is a Nuclear War Between Russia and NATO Possible? libya360.wordpress.com Mission Verdad The return to the moments of greatest tension during the Cold War is a fact, and the constant allusions to the use of nuclear weapons imply a catastrophic escalation of the international situation (Photo: Ronald Gutridge / U.S. Navy) The escalation of the conflict in Ukraine after the incorporation of the Donetsk, Lugansk, Zaporozhie…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-10-07). The US is Pushing the World Towards a Clash of Major Nuclear Powers. libya360.wordpress.com Valery Kulikov With its actions in recent months, the United States is blatantly pushing the international situation towards a clash of major nuclear powers. This is true of Washington's blatantly provocative moves against both Russia and China. US officials continue to inflame the situation, intimidating their own and the world public with "imaginary nuclear threats"…

WSWS (2022-10-07). Biden warns of nuclear "Armageddon" as Zelensky calls for "preventive strikes" on Russia. wsws.org President Joe Biden said Thursday that the world is at risk of nuclear "Armageddon," implying that the rapid escalation of the war in Ukraine could lead to nuclear war between the United States and Russia.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-10-07). Ukraine: U.S., NATO to Expand Arms Industry, Ramp Up Production. libya360.wordpress.com Gary Wilson The U.S. is sending Lockheed Martin HIMARS rocket launchers to Ukraine, like the one shown here at a military arms convention. War means industry. Wars are not fought with global supply chains that crisscross a world where production happens across borders and oceans. War means preparing an industrial base for armaments — from…

Mark Gruenberg (2022-10-07). Organizing the Congress: Three lawmakers' staffs go union. peoplesworld.org WASHINGTON —It's a little-known nickname, but Capitol Hill's workers—the staff, not the lawmakersoften call their job site "The Last Plantation." Now, exploited staffers are starting to change that. Congress received that moniker from their own aides and especially from the cafeteria cooks, servers and others who toil in its warrens. The reasons: Low pay, no …

Isheka N. Harrison (2022-10-07). A Recap Of The Reparations And Political Panels At The Revolt Summit. moguldom.com Paying the debt of reparations to Black Americans is not a new idea. Black leaders have been advocating for them since the 1800s when President Andrew Johnson reneged on the promise of his assassinated predecessor, President Abraham Lincoln, to give each newly freed man 40 acres and a mule to atone for slavery. However, no one can …

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-10-07). Gilmar Mauro: "Defeating Fascism in Brazil is Fundamental" libya360.wordpress.com Days after the first round of elections in Brazil, Gilmar Mauro, of the national board of the Landless Rural Workers' Movement spoke to Peoples Dispatch about the challenges ahead for people's movements in Brazil to secure the victory of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of the Workers' Party of Brazil.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-10-07). Sudanese Resistance Committees Agree on Revolutionary Charter for the Establishment of People's Power. libya360.wordpress.com Sudanese demonstrators attend rally to demand the return to civilian rule, in Khartoum, Sudan, October 6, 2022. (AP) More than Sudanese pro-democracy groups have agreed on a new draft constitution, in one of the largest shows of unity from the country's opposition since the 2019 popular uprising. The document, signed Wednesday evening, is meant…

Fight Back (2022-10-07). Minnesota: Campus AFSCME workers to picket meeting of President Gabel and deans. fightbacknews.org Minneapolis, MN – AFSCME at the University of Minnesota is holding an informational picket on Monday, October 10, from noon until 2 p.m. at Walter Library on the East Bank campus here. This coincides with a meeting between President Joan Gabel and Twin Cities deans at the same location. They will demand university leadership respond to their demands for raises, respect and racial equity. | Cherrene Horazuk, president of AFSCME 3800 and executive office and administrative specialist at the Humphrey School of Public Affairs, said, "AFSCME UMN locals are currently in joint contract negotiations with the U. The unive…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-10-07). The Alliance of the Left in Guatemala for 2023. libya360.wordpress.com Ollantay ItzamnáMeeting of representatives of URNG and WINAQ. Without intending to do so, this left-wing alliance in Guatemala has created an exciting electoral context that will force voters outraged by corruption to choose between a left that seeks to maintain seats in Congress, and the MLP that proposes structural changes in the country through a…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-10-07). Challenging Fortress Europe: March to Brussels Calls to Strengthen Strategies to Change Migration Policies. libya360.wordpress.com Redacción Madrid End of the March to Brussels (Image by Caravana Abriendo Fronteras 2022) The March to Brussels has ended with a call for the strengthening of a strategy and a change in the balance of power that allows for a different migration policy based on the fulfilment of human rights. Several hundred people took…

Jake Watkins (2022-10-07). Indianapolis union local steps up to aid the homeless. peoplesworld.org INDIANAPOLIS, In. On "Community Day," Sept. 25 at the Bakery, Confectionary, Tobacco Workers, and Grain Millers International Union (BCTGM), Local 372A offices, clothing, and shoes were given away, donations accepted to purchase hygiene products, and food was cooked and distributed to those who needed it. "I believe that everyone will, at some point in …

Mark Gruenberg (2022-10-07). With union backing, women to march on October 8 for reproductive rights. peoplesworld.org WASHINGTON—With endorsements from the AFL-CIO, the Teachers (AFT) and the Service Employees, hundreds of thousands of women and their allies will march in cities nationwide on October 8 for restoration of reproductive rights. The Women's March, which organized the demonstrations, has gathered dozens of allied groups, including the two unions and the labor federation, though …

Roberta Wood (2022-10-07). Communist leader indicts Coors for its watery beer and dangerous politics. peoplesworld.org "Watery beer and horrible politics!" Communist Party co-chair Joe Sims issued this indictment of Coors Beer, one of America's huge corporations, in a YouTube video released this week by the Party to argue for collective action by this country's working class to defeat what Sims calls "the fascist caucus." Sims zeroes in on the role …

Keri Blakinger (2022-10-07). Alabama lied: Prisoners face deadly retaliation for their strike. peoplesworld.org Last Friday, five days after Alabama prisoners launched a statewide labor strike, Republican Gov. Kay Ivey assured reporters that the head of the state's beleaguered corrections department had things "well under control." But images and interviews from inside the state's prisons show a system in disarray, with deteriorating conditions, pervasive violence, multiple deaths and little …

WSWS (2022-10-07). Suspicion mounts among railroaders over ballot fraud as train dispatchers' union announces ratification of deal. wsws.org On Monday, the American Train Dispatchers Association announced its five-year deal had been ratified, drawing widespread skepticism.

Special to People's World (2022-10-07). Neo-realism: The cultural expression of a people in struggle. peoplesworld.org What is the proper role of fiction in societies fighting for basic rights, fair labor practices, and human dignity? The Portuguese Communist Party held a conference on that very subject, called "Neo-realism: Cultural Expression of a People in Struggle." An engaged audience filled the auditorium of the Museum of Neo-Realism, in Vila Franca de Xira, …

Fight Back (2022-10-07). Cuban diplomats visit Minnesota. fightbacknews.org St. Paul – MN – The Twin Cities had the honor of hosting two diplomats from the Cuban Embassy to the United States. Second Ambassador of Cuba Alejandro García del Toro and Vice Consul of Cuba Tatiana Martinez were invited by musician Nachito Herrera and Aurora González to attend Herrera's concert on September 24. | During their four-day visit, they participated in a reception with Cuba solidarity groups, hosted by the Solidarity Committee on the Americas and the Minnesota Cuba Committee. They learned about the activities of the groups and shared information about today's Cuba. | They had meetings with city leader…

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2022-10-08: News Headlines

Assange Defense Committee (2022-10-08). TODAY: #FreeAssange Rallies in London, DC, and Across the Country! dissidentvoice.org Today, Saturday is the big day! Activists in London are planning to surround the Houses of Parliament and U.S. activists are planning solidarity actions in Washington, San Francisco, Denver, Tulsa, and Seattle! We have updates! Washington DC: Rally at the Justice Department The rally starts at 12 noon at the Department of Justice (9 Pennsylvania …

WSWS (2022-10-08). Half of Ukrainian 2023 budget dedicated to NATO proxy war against Russia. wsws.org The proposed budget underlines the reactionary nature of the Zelensky government, which is dedicated to the NATO proxy war with Russia and austerity and poverty for the working class.

_____ (2022-10-08). A Radical Internationalist Perspective Is Not A Luxury. popularresistance.org Many eyebrows have been raised as a result of the surge to power of neo-fascists in Italy. Unfortunately, our community seemingly has the eyebrows of Whoopy Goldberg (meaning none) and thus far, the response has been radio silence. This is nothing new; since the Compromise of 1954 (not unlike the companion Compromise of 1850, which actually strengthened enslavers—contrary to advertisement—and instigated war) where in return for anti-Jim Crow concessions, tossed overboard were the internationalists among us– Paul Robeson in the first place– many of our leading organizations and intellectuals have ste…

_____ (2022-10-08). Who Sabotaged Nord Stream Pipelines? popularresistance.org A pair of natural gas pipelines, Nord Stream 1 and Nord Stream 2, which were built to transport natural gas underwater through the Baltic Sea from Russia to Germany, were sabotaged in a series of explosions on September 26. | These suspicious attacks came mere hours before NATO members Norway, Denmark, and Poland officially opened their own natural gas pipeline, called the Baltic Pipe, which was built with European Union funding in order to compete with Nord Stream. | The Nord Stream pipelines are operated by company that is majority owned by Russia's state gas giant Gazprom. Authorities in Norway and Denmark hav…

_____ (2022-10-08). After 18 Months, Striking Warrior Met Miners And Families Hold The Line. popularresistance.org A somber bell toll broke the silence outside the West Brookwood Church in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama. The white-gloved hand of Larry Spencer, International Vice President of Mine Workers (UMWA) District 20, solemnly struck the Miners' Memorial bell as the names of victims of mine-related deaths were read aloud. | "As we gather this evening for our service, it is appropriate that we remember in the past twelve months over 2021 and 2022 there has been tremendous heartache as the result of mining accidents across this country," Thomas Wilson, a retired UMWA staff representative, announced from the podium. "Twelve co…

Chris Menahan (2022-10-08). U.S. Buying $290M Worth of "Anti-Radiation Drugs" for Use in 'Nuclear Emergency'. "Billions in high-tech Weaponry to Ukraine to Strike inside Russia" globalresearch.ca

WSWS (2022-10-08). Sri Lankan workers and youth support October 16 SEP meeting on nuclear war danger. wsws.org "The war in Ukraine affects every aspect of the lives of people in the world—from children to the elderly. But I also believe that this war can be stopped by uniting the working people of the world against it."

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-10-08). Impact of Crimea Bridge Attack & Ukraine's Next Likely Offensive. libya360.wordpress.com Ukraine strike on Crimea Bridge complicates both civilian and military logistics to Crimea the former more so than the latter; The bridge attack is likely to be followed by anticipated offensive operations by Ukraine in Zaporizhzhia toward Melitopol; The bridge attack + Melitopol offensive is meant to isolate Crimea; Ukraine's…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-10-08). Ukraine SitRep: Recent Incidents of Concern for All Sides. libya360.wordpress.com Moon of Alabama Yesterday saw two significant developments or incidents with regard to the conflict in Ukraine. The Kerch bridges which connect Crimea with Russia, one for cars and one for trains, were sabotaged. At least one of the two road spans has fallen down while tanker rail cars on the parallel train bridge caught…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-10-08). Crimean Bridge Terrorist Attack: A Soft Power Inflection Point for Both Sides. libya360.wordpress.com Andrew Korybko The future of the Golden Billion's soft power is already set in stone with respect to it continuing to rise within its "sphere of influence" while declining across the Global South. Russia's will continue declining across the Golden Billion but its future across the Global South remains uncertain since it'll largely depend on…

____ (2022-10-08). Media center for 20th CPC national congress to open on Oct. 12. ecns.cn A media center for the upcoming 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) will open on Oct. 12.

____ (2022-10-08). (Red Star Over China in the New Era) Qianping Shi: The 20th CPC National Congress will open a new chapter of realizing Chinese dream. ecns.cn Qianping Shi, Chairman of DMI Industrial Group, seeks to utilize internationalization and localization to contribute to China's economic development. He believes the 20th CPC National Congress will open a new chapter of realizing Chinese dream.

Binoy Kampmark (2022-10-08). Data Retention and the Devotees of Mass Surveillance. dissidentvoice.org It is a stinker in terms of policy, and unconvincing in effect, but the wholesale, indiscriminate retention of telecommunications data continues to excite legislators and law enforcement. In the European Union, countries continue to debate and pursue such measures, despite legal challenges. The EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), passed in 2016, limits the ways personal …

WSWS (2022-10-08). Kroger workers furious after union claims sellout contract passed on fourth revote. wsws.org This was the fourth vote on the same concessionary contract negotiated by the union. Wage increases will be well under the inflation rate and Kroger will now have the ability to cut wages by slashing hours.

Fight Back (2022-10-08). Join the effort to promote the political program of FRSO. fightbacknews.org To obtain a copy of the new FRSO Program book, reach out to your local FRSO organizers. If you are not in an area where FRSO has an organized district, you can order a copy at Comrades and friends, | The political program of Freedom Road Socialist Organization is being printed in book form. It is something that all revolutionaries will want to read and consider. It deals in a forthright manner with the enemy we are up against, the conditions we face, and most importantly what is to be done to move forward. | Members and supporters of…

WSWS (2022-10-08). Will Lehman: "Oppose threats to Stellantis Warren Truck Plant workers' jobs!" wsws.org "I call on all workers to oppose this attack on the workers at Warren Truck and mobilize in defense of their jobs," Lehman said.

Ricardo Gomez (2022-10-08). YOU LOVE TO SEE IT: Biden's Midterm Marijuana Play. levernews.com Good things are happening! For starters, ahead of the midterms, Biden is taking some steps (although not nearly enough) to change his position on cannabis policy. What's more, young Americans are taking the labor movement's message to heart, a new act in California rolls back the harmful effects of criminal records, workers have a new tool in salary negotiations, and researchers have found that embracing basic food waste practices could have major impacts on the climate crisis. All this and much more in this week's edition of You Love To See It, available for supporting subscribers below.Biden (Somewhat) F…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-10-08). Green Capitalism in Crisis: The End of a Chimera. libya360.wordpress.com Eder Peña In the face of the global climate crisis, which is now evident in the destructive force of meteorological events, the question arises once again as to how to deal with this phenomenon, the causes of which are associated with the civilizational model that has spread from the United States and Europe to the…

Fight Back (2022-10-08). Job growth slows in September, but still too good for Wall Street. fightbacknews.org San José, CA – On Friday, October 7 the U.S. Department of Labor released their report on new jobs and the unemployment rate in September. According to the Department of Labor, there were 263,000 more jobs in September than in August. This is the weakest job report since December of 2020. | The biggest drop in new jobs was in the government, which went from adding 40,000 jobs in August to a job loss of 25,000. Most of this job loss came from cuts at local schools, which had over 20,000 fewer workers than the month before. Another sign of job market weakness could be seen among retailers, which went from a gain of…

Scorinoco (2022-10-08). Lula Wins Brazil's Presidential First Round by Over 6 Million Votes — Fears that Bolsonaro Won't Accept the Results if He Loses Run-Off (Statement). orinocotribune.com By Brazil Solidarity Initiative — Oct 4, 2022 | On Sunday, progressive candidate Lula Da Silva came top in the first round of Brazil's Presidential election. Lula won 48.43% of the vote, with over 57 million voters backing him at the ballot box. | Despite the impression given in some media reports, this was not a close election. Lula received over 6 million more votes than his nearest rival, the far-right incumbent president Jair Bolsonaro, who came second with 42.20%. | In the first round, over 118 million votes were cast with Lula just 1.5% short of passing the % threshold needed to win the presidency in…

WSWS (2022-10-08). Another tragic death at Stellantis Sterling Stamping. wsws.org A worker said that rather than send workers home to allow them time to grieve, management actually increased the speed of the production line following McAuliffe's death.

South Bay Indigenous Solidarity (2022-10-08). Thursday 10/6: South Bay Indigenous Solidarity general meeting. indybay.org Via Zoom. Register at: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0pcuCuqz4iH9YWQ1VB0khUvgEr_zxugXaz

WSWS (2022-10-08). GM workers in Silao, Mexico speak out after co-worker loses his leg. wsws.org Deeply stirred by the accident, active and former workers of the Silao plant reached out to the World Socialist Web Site to register their anger, describe safety concerns and condemn the new and so-called Independent Union (SINTTIA) for its bankrupt response.

Staff (2022-10-08). Leader condoles passing of Iranian poet Moayed. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 08 (MNA) — The Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has expressed his condolences over the demise of the prominent religious poet Seyyed Reza Moayed.

WSWS (2022-10-08). The lies, distortions and half-truths in rail unions' joint video statement against "misinformation" wsws.org The video by BLET President Dennis Pierce and SMART-TD President Jeremy Ferguson was the latest of attempts by the unions to try to recapture control of the narrative over the contract in the face of massive opposition.

WSWS (2022-10-08). Workers Struggles: Asia, Australia and New Zealand. wsws.org India: Delhi University teachers strike to defend jobs; Punjab power distribution workers protest privatisation; Australia: Hydro Tasmania workers strike for higher pay; Western Australian public hospital nurses plan to strike.

WSWS (2022-10-08). Australia: Nurses' union promotes New South Wales Labor election campaign. wsws.org Despite the token character of Labor's proposed measures, which would do nothing to resolve a healthcare meltdown, New South Wales Nurses and Midwives' Association leader Shaye Candish hailed "a fantastic announcement."

____ (2022-10-08). UN resolution urges relevant countries to remedy historical racial injustice. ecns.cn The UN Human Rights Council on Friday, the last day of its 51st session, adopted a resolution calling upon all the relevant countries to find ways to remedy historical racial injustice so as to help restore the dignity of the affected countries and their people.

WSWS (2022-10-08). To fight COVID-19, Michigan educators must build independent rank-and-file committees. wsws.org Educators could wield enormous power to fight COVID-19 if united in struggle with autoworkers, railroad and airline workers, Amazon workers, healthcare workers, and meatpackers, all of whom are also continuing to catch COVID-19 at work.

____ (2022-10-08). First customized train returns stranded workers to Tibet's Shigatse. ecns.cn A total of 680 Shigatse residents who were stranded in Nyingchi City due to the recent outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic in Tibet Autonomous Region arrived at Shigatse Railway Station by train C926 on Thursday…

WSWS (2022-10-08). Jews. In Their Own Words: A propaganda play on "left anti-Semitism" wsws.org The dramatis personae is a roll call of conspirators in the right-wing campaign against Jeremy Corbyn and any left movement within and outside the Labour Party.

____ (2022-10-08). Armed forces must prepare to face enemy's combined threats. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 08 (MNA) — The Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran said that the Armed Forces of the country must fully prepare themselves to face hybrid threat of enemies waged against Islamic Revolution.

____ (2022-10-08). Iran's IRGC Navy Force stage large-scale parade. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 08 (MNA) — Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) Navy Force launched a large-scale parade at the 2nd Naval District of waters of the Persian Gulf in Bushehr on Saturday.

Tenant, Neighborhood Councils (2022-10-08). Rent Strike: Solidarity and Repression at Renew on Merritt. indybay.org The Renew on Merritt Tenant Council formed in June, 2022 and began organizing with Tenant and Neighborhood Councils (TANC) to demand repairs and lower rent from landlord Kennedy Wilson. In August, Kennedy Wilson sold the building to FPA Multifamily, and the tenants launched a rent strike. The cops and the armed guards arrived a few weeks later. Why?>

WSWS (2022-10-08). Endless Australian university union betrayals result in election debacle. wsws.org While the incumbent NTEU leadership scraped back into office with small votes, "opposition" groups failed in their bankrupt appeals to "rebuild" or "renew" the discredited union.

WSWS (2022-10-08). After WestRock paper mill workers in Alabama reject second contract, company enforces lockout. wsws.org Five hundred workers at the Mahrt Mill paper mill in Cottonton, Alabama, were locked out Thursday by multinational conglomerate WestRock, which operates the mill.

Anonymous669 (2022-10-08). Saudi-Backed Forces Shot Down Two Houthi Drones Over Yemen's Ma'rib (Photos). southfront.org . Source: Fb.com/Yemenarmymedia | On October 7, the Saudi-backed wing of the Yemeni military announced that it had shot down two drones of the Houthis (Ansar Allah). | The military said that the drones were both shot down over the southern front in the central province of Ma'rib, without elaborating. | The two drones were of the Rasid type, which the Houthis usually use to conduct reconnaissance and correct artillery fire. The drone has an o…

WSWS (2022-10-08). Rank-and-file Ontario education worker denounces union bureaucracy's bogus "Why vote yes!" campaign. wsws.org The main thrust of the OSBCU leadership's campaign was that education support workers should vote "yes" for a strike to prevent any job action from taking place.

Louis Henri Seukwa & Claudia Jansson (2022-10-08). We need an Enlightenment 2.0: On Misguided Colonial and Gender Policy. indybay.org Colonial knowledge was imposed by force. The West has set our planet on fire. To extinguish it, we need all archives of knowledge with their different references to the world. We cannot do it any other way. Therefore, it is urgent to initiate a paradigmatic change in education, not only in Germany, to correct this deplorable state of affairs.

Staff (2022-10-08). Unión Eléctrica prevé una afectación máxima de 1257 MW en el horario pico nocturno. cubadebate.cu La máxima afectación en el horario de la noche fue 1432 MW a las 19: 10 horas, coincidiendo con la hora pico, de ellos 118 MW por los daños ocasionados por el huracán Ian. Para esta jornada se estima para la hora pico una disponibilidad de 2013 MW y una demanda máxima de 3200 MW, para un déficit de 1187 MW, por lo que de mantenerse las condiciones previstas se pronostica una afectación de 1257 MW en este horario.

WorkWeek (2022-10-08). WorkWeek On LA SEIU 399 Organzing Struggles, Democracy & Business Unionism. indybay.org The struggle in Los Angeles SEIU 399 was central to the Justice For Janitors campaign. The workers however who led this struggle faced a struggle to continue the fight for the membership when they won control of the Local through the Multi-Racial Alliance. Prior to the AFL-CIO convention in LA they had a sit-in at their offices. The International sent in SEIU president's aid Bill Fletcher to end the sit-in. He promised that they would get control of the local but as soon as the sit-in ended they sold the building and merged the local into SEIU 1877.

Labor Video Project (2022-10-07). Free Assange, Mumia and Palestine-Rally in Berkeley. indybay.org

_____ (2022-10-07). Coal Workers In Australia Are Taking Their Destiny Into Their Own Hands. popularresistance.org The coal industry is to Australia what the Second Amendment of the US Constitution (granting citizens the right to bear arms) is to the United States: it would be hard to imagine the country without it. With fossil fuels still accounting for 92 per cent of Australia's energy mix, including 29 per cent for coal in 2021, the industry is still vigorously defended by lobbies, even in parliamentary circles and the corridors of ministries. | Australia's conservative former prime minister Scott Morrison famously held up a piece of coal in Parliament in 2017, when he was finance minister, admonishing his colleagues not t…

_____ (2022-10-07). Neo-Nazis In Dominican Republic Work To Prevent Solidarity With Haiti. popularresistance.org The deployment of dozens of Members of the National Police, in coordination with a smaller group of neo-Nazi militants, occupied the surroundings of the Independence Park of Santo Domingo on Thursday to block the realization of an act of solidarity with the mobilizations in Haiti against imperialist interference. The event had been convened by the National Popular Coordinator, which brings together dozens of Dominican social organizations. Under police protection, neo-Nazis chanted slogans calling for the murder of "the traitors," a term by which they commonly refer to human rights defenders and left-wing activis…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-10-07). Is a Nuclear War Between Russia and NATO Possible? libya360.wordpress.com Mission Verdad The return to the moments of greatest tension during the Cold War is a fact, and the constant allusions to the use of nuclear weapons imply a catastrophic escalation of the international situation (Photo: Ronald Gutridge / U.S. Navy) The escalation of the conflict in Ukraine after the incorporation of the Donetsk, Lugansk, Zaporozhie…

Staff (2022-10-07). Vladimir Putin Speech on the Ascension Ceremony of Donetsk, Lugansk, Zaparozhye and Kherson as Integral Part of Russian Federation (Video + Transcript). orinocotribune.com Last Friday, September 30, a treaty signing ceremony of the accession of the Donetsk People's Republic, the Lugansk People's Republic, the Zaporozhye Region, and the Kherson Region to the Russian Federation took place in St George's Hall of the Grand Kremlin Palace in Moscow. | Russian President Vladimir Putin delivered a speech highlighting the historical and cultural lessons that have united the Russian people in times past, as well as glossing the historical mistake that divided them into different territories after the collapse of the Soviet Union. | Putin also highlighted the impudence and lies of the United…

JANET (2022-10-07). More than 50 antiwar actions Oct 15 — 23 — NO to U.S. wars! iacenter.org Back to the Streets Say NO to U.S. wars! Stop Washington's war moves toward Russia and China Stop endless wars: Iraq, Syria, Somalia, Palestine, everywhere Join us in protest during the week of Oct 15 — 22. Organize an action in your local area or join one. Today working people face escalating costs of food and energy, recession, growing insecurity and attacks on efforts to unionize. The continuing wars and military provocations have brought us to the brink of nuclear war. Yet, during this election period, imperialist foreign policy has been getting little attention. It is time for us to be back in the stre…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-10-07). The US is Pushing the World Towards a Clash of Major Nuclear Powers. libya360.wordpress.com Valery Kulikov With its actions in recent months, the United States is blatantly pushing the international situation towards a clash of major nuclear powers. This is true of Washington's blatantly provocative moves against both Russia and China. US officials continue to inflame the situation, intimidating their own and the world public with "imaginary nuclear threats"…

WSWS (2022-10-07). Biden warns: Prepare for nuclear Armageddon. wsws.org The New York Times reports that President Biden told a group of billionaires at a fundraising event last night: "We have not faced the prospect of Armageddon since Kennedy and the Cuban Missile Crisis."

WSWS (2022-10-07). Biden warns of nuclear "Armageddon" as Zelensky calls for "preventive strikes" on Russia. wsws.org President Joe Biden said Thursday that the world is at risk of nuclear "Armageddon," implying that the rapid escalation of the war in Ukraine could lead to nuclear war between the United States and Russia.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-10-07). Ukraine: U.S., NATO to Expand Arms Industry, Ramp Up Production. libya360.wordpress.com Gary Wilson The U.S. is sending Lockheed Martin HIMARS rocket launchers to Ukraine, like the one shown here at a military arms convention. War means industry. Wars are not fought with global supply chains that crisscross a world where production happens across borders and oceans. War means preparing an industrial base for armaments — from…

SouthFront5 (2022-10-07). OPEC+ Decision To Cut Oil Counteracts Europe's Idea Of Price Cap On Russian Energy. southfront.org Written by Ahmed Adel, Cairo-based geopolitics and political economy researcher | The European Commission is hoping to impose a cap on gas prices as the current energy crisis will inevitably deepen over the winter. However, European Union member states are divided over the proposed measures, which are designed to lower soaring inflation amid Moscow's response to sanctions imposed for its military operation in Ukraine. | Although France, Italy, Poland and 12 other EU countries urged the Commission to propose a…

WSWS (2022-10-07). French refinery strikes defy Macron's policy of inflation and war. wsws.org The strike of Total and Exxon refinery workers in France is part of an international wave of strikes against the global surge of inflation amid the NATO war on Russia in Ukraine.

SouthFront5 (2022-10-07). The Billionaire-Funded 'The Intercept' Reports That U.S. Intelligence Failed Because It Didn't Recognize How Corrupt Russia's Military Is. southfront.org By Eric Zuesse Though the U.S. Government spends about $1.5 trillion annually for the military — around half of that being…

Dave DeCamp (2022-10-07). Zelensky Calls for NATO to Launch Preemptive Strike on Russia. globalresearch.ca

____ (2022-10-07). Xi encourages geological workers to play greater role in mineral exploration. ecns.cn Chinese President Xi Jinping has encouraged a team of geological workers in east China's Shandong Province to carry forward fine traditions and play a greater role in mineral resource exploration.

____ (2022-10-07). China re-elected as ITU council member. ecns.cn China was re-elected on Monday as a council member of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), a United Nations specialized agency.

____ (2022-10-07). Foreign officials, experts wish 20th CPC National Congress success during celebrations of China's National Day. ecns.cn Foreign officials and experts expressed their good wishes for the upcoming 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China and eyed further cooperation.

____ (2022-10-07). CPC top discipline inspection commission holds plenum. ecns.cn The 19th Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI) of the Communist Party of China (CPC) held its seventh plenary session on Friday.Zhao Leji, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and secretary of the CCDI, addressed the meeting."ÄÄ"ÄÄA total of 129 CCDI members attended the session, and two other attendees were present in a non-voting capacity. ‚ñ…

TeleSUR (2022-10-07). Uruguayans Demand a Larger Educational Budget. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, around ,000 people joined a march to support public education called by the Coordinator of Uruguayan Teaching Unions (CSEU). | RELATED: | The concentration, which took place on the University of the Republic's esplanade, occupied more than two blocks of the "July 18," the most important avenue in the city of Montevideo. | The "March in Defense of Public Education" went to the vicinity of Parliament to denounce cuts at different…

TeleSUR (2022-10-07). The US Blockade Against Cuba Affects European Companies: Raoul. telesurenglish.net In an interview with teleSUR, Belgian Labor Party lawmaker Hedebouw Raoul analyzed the role that the European Union (EU) plays in the prolongation of the U.S. sanctions against Cuba. | RELATED: | "On many issues we have a problem: Europe has stuck to the tow of the American imperialism and follows its agenda," he said. | "I know many politicians, men and women who even militate in traditional parties, who consider that the blockade against Cuba is both illegitim…

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2022-10-07). U.S. Act of War against the European Union: Did President Biden Order the Terror Attack against Nord Stream? globalresearch.ca

WSWS (2022-10-07). Scottish local authority dispute betrayed by trade union bureaucracy in alliance with SNP government. wsws.org Scottish local authority workers have voted to accept a sub inflation pay offer ending a dispute that was on the brink of mobilising large sections of workers against soaring costs of living and poor working conditions.

WSWS (2022-10-07). Striking French refinery workers speak out against inflation. wsws.org A team of WSWS reporters visited workers at the Grandpuits refinery who had just gone on strike last week amid the nationwide French refinery strike, demanding a 10 percent raise.

WSWS (2022-10-07). After executive threatens to close the plant, Warren Truck workers speak with supporters of UAW presidential candidate Will Lehman. wsws.org Supporters of Mack Trucks worker Will Lehman spoke to workers at the Stellantis Warren Truck Plant about the threat by management, backed by the UAW, to slash jobs.

Mark Gruenberg (2022-10-07). Organizing the Congress: Three lawmakers' staffs go union. peoplesworld.org WASHINGTON —It's a little-known nickname, but Capitol Hill's workers—the staff, not the lawmakersoften call their job site "The Last Plantation." Now, exploited staffers are starting to change that. Congress received that moniker from their own aides and especially from the cafeteria cooks, servers and others who toil in its warrens. The reasons: Low pay, no …

TeleSUR (2022-10-07). Petrol Queues in France Stoke Scarcity Fears. telesurenglish.net The ongoing strikes at TotalEnergies' six refineries in France and the petroleum group's fuel price policy that has attracted throngs of customers to its gas stations are causing supply issues, which in turn has sparked fears of a major fuel shortage in France even if the energy operators want to be reassuring. | RELATED: | "We do not see a shortage coming due to the import flows, which have considerably increased, in…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-10-07). The Alliance of the Left in Guatemala for 2023. libya360.wordpress.com Ollantay ItzamnáMeeting of representatives of URNG and WINAQ. Without intending to do so, this left-wing alliance in Guatemala has created an exciting electoral context that will force voters outraged by corruption to choose between a left that seeks to maintain seats in Congress, and the MLP that proposes structural changes in the country through a…

CounterSpin (2022-10-07). John Logan on Amazon & Starbucks Organizing. fair.org This week on CounterSpin: Amazon, the seemingly insatiable

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-10-07). Challenging Fortress Europe: March to Brussels Calls to Strengthen Strategies to Change Migration Policies. libya360.wordpress.com Redacción Madrid End of the March to Brussels (Image by Caravana Abriendo Fronteras 2022) The March to Brussels has ended with a call for the strengthening of a strategy and a change in the balance of power that allows for a different migration policy based on the fulfilment of human rights. Several hundred people took…

Lauren DeLisa Coleman (2022-10-07). Opinion: New York Should Be A Major Priority In The Forthcoming Dutch Slavery Apology And Fund. moguldom.com A wave of apologies for slavery and small funding set aside has been forthcoming from such legacy institutions as Harvard University. The Netherlands announced that it would soon be making its own apology for the slave trade. Bloomberg was one of the first major media outlets to report on this action and announced that there could …

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-10-07). Sudanese Resistance Committees Agree on Revolutionary Charter for the Establishment of People's Power. libya360.wordpress.com Sudanese demonstrators attend rally to demand the return to civilian rule, in Khartoum, Sudan, October 6, 2022. (AP) More than Sudanese pro-democracy groups have agreed on a new draft constitution, in one of the largest shows of unity from the country's opposition since the 2019 popular uprising. The document, signed Wednesday evening, is meant…

Isheka N. Harrison (2022-10-07). A Recap Of The Reparations And Political Panels At The Revolt Summit. moguldom.com Paying the debt of reparations to Black Americans is not a new idea. Black leaders have been advocating for them since the 1800s when President Andrew Johnson reneged on the promise of his assassinated predecessor, President Abraham Lincoln, to give each newly freed man 40 acres and a mule to atone for slavery. However, no one can …

Fight Back (2022-10-07). Minnesota: Campus AFSCME workers to picket meeting of President Gabel and deans. fightbacknews.org Minneapolis, MN – AFSCME at the University of Minnesota is holding an informational picket on Monday, October 10, from noon until 2 p.m. at Walter Library on the East Bank campus here. This coincides with a meeting between President Joan Gabel and Twin Cities deans at the same location. They will demand university leadership respond to their demands for raises, respect and racial equity. | Cherrene Horazuk, president of AFSCME 3800 and executive office and administrative specialist at the Humphrey School of Public Affairs, said, "AFSCME UMN locals are currently in joint contract negotiations with the U. The unive…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-10-07). Gilmar Mauro: "Defeating Fascism in Brazil is Fundamental" libya360.wordpress.com Days after the first round of elections in Brazil, Gilmar Mauro, of the national board of the Landless Rural Workers' Movement spoke to Peoples Dispatch about the challenges ahead for people's movements in Brazil to secure the victory of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of the Workers' Party of Brazil.

WSWS (2022-10-07). Eurowings pilots in Germany go on 24-hour strike. wsws.org The pilots union is striving to prevent any type of joint industrial action so as not to harm the interests of the German-based company and its shareholders.

Jake Watkins (2022-10-07). Indianapolis union local steps up to aid the homeless. peoplesworld.org INDIANAPOLIS, In. On "Community Day," Sept. 25 at the Bakery, Confectionary, Tobacco Workers, and Grain Millers International Union (BCTGM), Local 372A offices, clothing, and shoes were given away, donations accepted to purchase hygiene products, and food was cooked and distributed to those who needed it. "I believe that everyone will, at some point in …

WSWS (2022-10-07). Suspicion mounts among railroaders over ballot fraud as train dispatchers' union announces ratification of deal. wsws.org On Monday, the American Train Dispatchers Association announced its five-year deal had been ratified, drawing widespread skepticism.

WSWS (2022-10-07). American University administration stonewalling contract signing after staff union had declared contract "ratified" wsws.org This experience has been a lesson in class duplicity which university workers and students should not soon forget.

WSWS (2022-10-07). Opposition mounts to sellout deal covering Kaleida Health workers in western New York. wsws.org Opposition mounts among nurses and other health care professionals to the tentative agreement reached for 6,300 health care workers in Buffalo, New York, and the surrounding region.

WSWS (2022-10-07). Reinforcements for the CIA Democrats in the 2022 elections: Part two. wsws.org The coming together of the Democratic Party and the Pentagon-CIA axis refutes the notion, peddled by Bernie Sanders, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and pseudo-left groups like the Democratic Socialists of America, that it is possible to push the Democratic Party to the left and transform it into a vehicle for progressive social reform.

WSWS (2022-10-07). Health experts, disabled workers and others denounce Australian government's "forever COVID" policies at online meeting. wsws.org The online meeting chat was peppered with angry condemnations of the "National Cabinet" decisions, along with calls for legal action against the government, demonstrations outside parliament and MPs offices and other protests.

Roberta Wood (2022-10-07). Communist leader indicts Coors for its watery beer and dangerous politics. peoplesworld.org "Watery beer and horrible politics!" Communist Party co-chair Joe Sims issued this indictment of Coors Beer, one of America's huge corporations, in a YouTube video released this week by the Party to argue for collective action by this country's working class to defeat what Sims calls "the fascist caucus." Sims zeroes in on the role …

WSWS (2022-10-07). Diary of a socialist Amazon worker: trials and tribulations with transportation. wsws.org Every aspect of a workers' life is entirely dependent on clocking in on time for a paycheck. As a result, transportation is of upmost importance.

WSWS (2022-10-07). NHS maternity doctor in London, UK speaks to Global Workers' Inquest into the COVID-19 Pandemic. wsws.org An obstetrician and gynaecologist from London describes an NHS woefully unprepared for the COVID-19 pandemic.

Keri Blakinger (2022-10-07). Alabama lied: Prisoners face deadly retaliation for their strike. peoplesworld.org Last Friday, five days after Alabama prisoners launched a statewide labor strike, Republican Gov. Kay Ivey assured reporters that the head of the state's beleaguered corrections department had things "well under control." But images and interviews from inside the state's prisons show a system in disarray, with deteriorating conditions, pervasive violence, multiple deaths and little …

Anonymous669 (2022-10-07). In Video: Iraqi Pinpoint Airstrike Kills Senior ISIS Commander In Kirkuk. southfront.org This file photo shows an Iraqi Air Force AC-208 Cessna Caravan aircrew launch a Hellfire missile during a previous test at a target on the Aziziyah Training Range, south of Baghdad, Nov. 8, 2010. US Army photo by SGT Brandon Bolick. | On October 7, the Iraqi military announced that it had eliminated a senior commander of ISIS in the northern province of Kirkuk. | Spokesman for the Commander-in-Chief of the Iraqi Armed Forces, Major General Yehia Rasool, said that the commander, Muhammed Muthari al-Obaidi…

WSWS (2022-10-07). Workers locked out at Australian plastics manufacturer Qenos. wsws.org "We've got a trainee system set up here which is essentially a cheap labour system. We are trying to abolish that."

WSWS (2022-10-07). UAW presidential candidate Will Lehman demands investigation into BP refinery deaths and a halt to the "carnage in America's workplaces" wsws.org The rank-and-file Mack Trucks worker and socialist candidate for president of the UAW gave the following statement on the deaths of two young workers at the BP-Husky refinery in Ohio.

Mark Gruenberg (2022-10-07). With union backing, women to march on October 8 for reproductive rights. peoplesworld.org WASHINGTON—With endorsements from the AFL-CIO, the Teachers (AFT) and the Service Employees, hundreds of thousands of women and their allies will march in cities nationwide on October 8 for restoration of reproductive rights. The Women's March, which organized the demonstrations, has gathered dozens of allied groups, including the two unions and the labor federation, though …

Join In (2022-10-07). Saturday 10/8: SF: Legal Abortion Nationwide Now! Rally and March. indybay.org Start at Union Square in SF to rally. Followed by a march.

Staff (2022-10-07). Envía Venezuela nuevo cargamento hacia Cuba para la recuperación de provincias occidentales. cubadebate.cu Un nuevo envío con más de 15 toneladas de componentes y equipos destinados a apoyar las labores de recuperación en las provincias occidentales cubanas, dañadas por el huracán Ian, partió rumbo a nuestro país desde el principal aeródromo venezolano.

Staff (2022-10-07). Colaborará la FAO en recuperación de agricultura en Pinar del Río. cubadebate.cu La Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura (FAO) colaborará con semillas y otros recursos para el resembrado en los territorios pinareños afectados por el huracán Ian. El fotorreportero Enrique González (Enro) captó con su cámara el recorrido por la provincia de Pinar del Río de Marcelo Resende, representante de ese organismo internacional en Cuba.

Yago àÅlvarez Barba (2022-10-07). La Unión Europea saca a Bermudas de su lista de paraísos fiscales. globalizacion.ca La nueva lista negra incluye a Anguila, Bahamas y las Islas Turcas y Caicos, pero ha eliminado por completo de la lista gris a Bermudas y Túnez. Los ministros europeos de Economía y Hacienda de los Estados miembro han aprobado…

Special to People's World (2022-10-07). Neo-realism: The cultural expression of a people in struggle. peoplesworld.org What is the proper role of fiction in societies fighting for basic rights, fair labor practices, and human dignity? The Portuguese Communist Party held a conference on that very subject, called "Neo-realism: Cultural Expression of a People in Struggle." An engaged audience filled the auditorium of the Museum of Neo-Realism, in Vila Franca de Xira, …

Fight Back (2022-10-07). Cuban diplomats visit Minnesota. fightbacknews.org St. Paul – MN – The Twin Cities had the honor of hosting two diplomats from the Cuban Embassy to the United States. Second Ambassador of Cuba Alejandro García del Toro and Vice Consul of Cuba Tatiana Martinez were invited by musician Nachito Herrera and Aurora González to attend Herrera's concert on September 24. | During their four-day visit, they participated in a reception with Cuba solidarity groups, hosted by the Solidarity Committee on the Americas and the Minnesota Cuba Committee. They learned about the activities of the groups and shared information about today's Cuba. | They had meetings with city leader…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-10-06). "Now, All of You Are Azov": Ukrainian 'Neo-Nazis' Tour U.S. libya360.wordpress.com Moss Robeson After meeting with at least 50 members of Congress, soldiers of the neo-Nazi Azov Regiment toured the US to auction off swastika-inspired patches and lobby for an end to restrictions on US arms and training. This September, a delegation of the Ukrainian neo-Nazi-led Azov movement arrived in the United States, at a time when…

TeleSUR (2022-10-06). Ecuador: At Least 13 Dead, Some 20 Injured in Guayaquil Prison. telesurenglish.net The National Service of Integral Attention to Adults Deprived of Liberty and Adolescent Offenders (SNAI) said, "We regret to inform that, as a result of the clashes of persons deprived of liberty in the Center of Deprivation of Liberty Number 1, there are 13 dead." | RELATED: | The authorities reported that control was resumed at the prison and expressed "their solidarity with the families in these moments of grief." | This event triggered a demonstratio…

Fight Back (2022-10-06). UCONN SDS fights to save cultural centers. fightbacknews.org Storrs, CT – Members of the University of Connecticut's Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) chapter are rallying to defend the campus' cultural centers after the new UCONN president's attack on the Diversity and Inclusion program. On September 28, members of the UCONN board of trustees voted to appoint Radenka Maric as the new president of the University of Connecticut. This decision, without consent from the student body, comes on the heels of Maric's recent campaign to restructure funding for the diversity and equity program that cuts the budgets of many cultural centers. | In the case of the Native America…

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2022-10-07: News Headlines

WSWS (2022-10-07). Biden warns of nuclear "Armageddon" as Zelensky calls for "preventive strikes" on Russia. wsws.org President Joe Biden said Thursday that the world is at risk of nuclear "Armageddon," implying that the rapid escalation of the war in Ukraine could lead to nuclear war between the United States and Russia.

WSWS (2022-10-07). French refinery strikes defy Macron's policy of inflation and war. wsws.org The strike of Total and Exxon refinery workers in France is part of an international wave of strikes against the global surge of inflation amid the NATO war on Russia in Ukraine.

Dave DeCamp (2022-10-07). Zelensky Calls for NATO to Launch Preemptive Strike on Russia. globalresearch.ca

____ (2022-10-07). Foreign officials, experts wish 20th CPC National Congress success during celebrations of China's National Day. ecns.cn Foreign officials and experts expressed their good wishes for the upcoming 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China and eyed further cooperation.

____ (2022-10-07). Xi encourages geological workers to play greater role in mineral exploration. ecns.cn Chinese President Xi Jinping has encouraged a team of geological workers in east China's Shandong Province to carry forward fine traditions and play a greater role in mineral resource exploration.

____ (2022-10-07). China re-elected as ITU council member. ecns.cn China was re-elected on Monday as a council member of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), a United Nations specialized agency.

WSWS (2022-10-07). Striking French refinery workers speak out against inflation. wsws.org A team of WSWS reporters visited workers at the Grandpuits refinery who had just gone on strike last week amid the nationwide French refinery strike, demanding a 10 percent raise.

WSWS (2022-10-07). After executive threatens to close the plant, Warren Truck workers speak with supporters of UAW presidential candidate Will Lehman. wsws.org Supporters of Mack Trucks worker Will Lehman spoke to workers at the Stellantis Warren Truck Plant about the threat by management, backed by the UAW, to slash jobs.

Paul Haeder (2022-10-07). Another 400 Acres Up for Sale! dissidentvoice.org W.E.B. DuBois: 'To be a poor man is hard, but to be a poor race in a land of dollars is the very bottom of hardships.' Patrick Duffy of 'Dallas' Fame Lists Oregon Ranch for $14 Million Imagine a world where smart cohesive thinkers come together and work with these multimillionaires and get some break on …

Fight Back (2022-10-07). Minnesota: Campus AFSCME workers to picket meeting of President Gabel and deans. fightbacknews.org Minneapolis, MN – AFSCME at the University of Minnesota is holding an informational picket on Monday, October 10, from noon until 2 p.m. at Walter Library on the East Bank campus here. This coincides with a meeting between President Joan Gabel and Twin Cities deans at the same location. They will demand university leadership respond to their demands for raises, respect and racial equity. | Cherrene Horazuk, president of AFSCME 3800 and executive office and administrative specialist at the Humphrey School of Public Affairs, said, "AFSCME UMN locals are currently in joint contract negotiations with the U. The unive…

South Bay Indigenous Solidarity (2022-10-07). Thursday 10/6: South Bay Indigenous Solidarity general meeting. indybay.org Via Zoom. Register at: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0pcuCuqz4iH9YWQ1VB0khUvgEr_zxugXaz

WSWS (2022-10-07). Suspicion mounts among railroaders over ballot fraud as train dispatchers' union announces ratification of deal. wsws.org On Monday, the American Train Dispatchers Association announced its five-year deal had been ratified, drawing widespread skepticism.

Labor Video Project (2022-10-07). Free Assange, Mumia and Palestine-Rally in Berkeley. indybay.org

WSWS (2022-10-07). Opposition mounts to sellout deal covering Kaleida Health workers in western New York. wsws.org Opposition mounts among nurses and other health care professionals to the tentative agreement reached for 6,300 health care workers in Buffalo, New York, and the surrounding region.

Join In (2022-10-07). Saturday 10/8: SF: Legal Abortion Nationwide Now! Rally and March. indybay.org Start at Union Square in SF to rally. Followed by a march.

WSWS (2022-10-07). UAW presidential candidate Will Lehman demands investigation into BP refinery deaths and a halt to the "carnage in America's workplaces" wsws.org The rank-and-file Mack Trucks worker and socialist candidate for president of the UAW gave the following statement on the deaths of two young workers at the BP-Husky refinery in Ohio.

WSWS (2022-10-07). American University administration stonewalling contract signing after staff union had declared contract "ratified" wsws.org This experience has been a lesson in class duplicity which university workers and students should not soon forget.

WSWS (2022-10-07). Reinforcements for the CIA Democrats in the 2022 elections: Part two. wsws.org The coming together of the Democratic Party and the Pentagon-CIA axis refutes the notion, peddled by Bernie Sanders, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and pseudo-left groups like the Democratic Socialists of America, that it is possible to push the Democratic Party to the left and transform it into a vehicle for progressive social reform.

Labor Video Project (2022-10-07). SF Sheriff Blockades Laguna Honda To Stop Press Conference On Hospital Closures. indybay.org San Francisco Sheriff's department were directed by Mayor London Breed's DPH to blockade Laguna Honda hospital to prevent a press conference on the grounds.

Louis Henri Seukwa & Claudia Jansson (2022-10-07). We need an Enlightenment 2.0: On Misguided Colonial and Gender Policy. indybay.org Colonial knowledge was imposed by force. The West has set our planet on fire. To extinguish it, we need all archives of knowledge with their different references to the world. We cannot do it any other way. Therefore, it is urgent to initiate a paradigmatic change in education, not only in Germany, to correct this deplorable state of affairs.

WSWS (2022-10-07). Workers locked out at Australian plastics manufacturer Qenos. wsws.org "We've got a trainee system set up here which is essentially a cheap labour system. We are trying to abolish that."

WSWS (2022-10-07). Diary of a socialist Amazon worker: trials and tribulations with transportation. wsws.org Every aspect of a workers' life is entirely dependent on clocking in on time for a paycheck. As a result, transportation is of upmost importance.

WSWS (2022-10-07). Health experts, disabled workers and others denounce Australian government's "forever COVID" policies at online meeting. wsws.org The online meeting chat was peppered with angry condemnations of the "National Cabinet" decisions, along with calls for legal action against the government, demonstrations outside parliament and MPs offices and other protests.

Staff (2022-10-07). Envía Venezuela nuevo cargamento hacia Cuba para la recuperación de provincias occidentales. cubadebate.cu Un nuevo envío con más de 15 toneladas de componentes y equipos destinados a apoyar las labores de recuperación en las provincias occidentales cubanas, dañadas por el huracán Ian, partió rumbo a nuestro país desde el principal aeródromo venezolano.

WorkWeek (2022-10-07). WorkWeek On LA SEIU 399 Organzing Struggles, Democracy & Business Unionism. indybay.org The struggle in Los Angeles SEIU 399 was central to the Justice For Janitors campaign. The workers however who led this struggle faced a struggle to continue the fight for the membership when they won control of the Local through the Multi-Racial Alliance. Prior to the AFL-CIO convention in LA they had a sit-in at their offices. The International sent in SEIU president's aid Bill Fletcher to end the sit-in. He promised that they would get control of the local but as soon as the sit-in ended they sold the building and merged the local into SEIU 1877.

Anonymous103 (2022-10-06). Night Attacks In Ukraine: Strikes On Zaporozhie, Kharkov, Odessa. southfront.org Zaporozhie | At night, several precise strikes by the Russian military hit targets in different Ukrainian regions. In turn, Ukrainian forces shelled the regions that have recently entered the Russian Federation as well as the Russian border regions. | Russian Geranium-2 UAVs were active over the Ukrainian territories last night. Attacks of the suicide drones were reported in the Kharkov region. According to preliminary data, several UAVs struck a military facility in the Osnovyansky district of the city. Some reports cla…

TeleSUR (2022-10-06). Hungary Secures Exemption From Crude Oil, Energy Sanctions. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, Hungarian Foreign Affairs Minister Peter Szijjarto said that his country has secured exemptions from crude oil and nuclear energy sanctions at an European Union (EU) Heads of Missions meeting in Brussels. | RELATED: | "As a result of difficult negotiations, a price cap on crude oil will not be applied to pipeline deliveries or to emergency replacement seaborne deliveries," he said. | The Hungarian exemption a…

Mark Gruenberg (2022-10-06). The politics going on in Las Vegas is not staying in Las Vegas. peoplesworld.org LAS VEGAS—Toss-up races pitting pro-worker Democratic Senate and gubernatorial incumbents against election-denier MAGA Republicans are prompting huge union mobilization, led by Unite Here labor union, in key swing state Nevada. The Silver State's Senate race between incumbent first-term Democrat Catherine Cortez Masto—the Senate's first-ever Latina—and MAGA Republican Adam Laxalt is one of a handful of …

WSWS (2022-10-06). Workers Struggles: Europe, Middle East & Africa. wsws.org Oil refinery workers at TotalEnergies in France continue pay strike this week, joined by workers at state-owned nuclear power plants for one-day stoppage; one-day national rail strike in Belgium for improved staffing and conditions to end unbearable workload; UK dockers strike at two main ports over pay as limited strikes on railways and telecom continue; protests continue in Iran over police killing of Mahsa Amini; port and railroad workers on indefinite strike across South Africa over pay with more workers poised to join Monday; months-long strike by lecturers in Nigeria over pay and conditions faces legal acti…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-10-06). Africa in the Sights of US Hegemonic Plans. libya360.wordpress.com Mission Verdad Secretary of State Antony Blinken visits jeans designer Tshepo Mohlala on August 7 in Johannesburg, South Africa ( Photo: AP) The United States' attempts to drag the rest of the world to a new level of war in the Ukrainian context have met resistance in many countries outside the West. Months go by and…

Ryan Cristián (2022-10-06). Congress Funds Ukraine To 2029, Zelensky Wants Preemptive Russia Strike & Indefinite Mask Mandates. thelastamericanvagabond.com Welcome to The Daily Wrap Up, a concise show dedicated to bringing you the most relevant independent news, as we see it, from the last 24 hours (10/6/22). As always, take the information discussed in the video below and research it for yourself, and come to your own conclusions. Anyone telling you what the truth

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-10-06). "Now, All of You Are Azov": Ukrainian 'Neo-Nazis' Tour U.S. libya360.wordpress.com Moss Robeson After meeting with at least 50 members of Congress, soldiers of the neo-Nazi Azov Regiment toured the US to auction off swastika-inspired patches and lobby for an end to restrictions on US arms and training. This September, a delegation of the Ukrainian neo-Nazi-led Azov movement arrived in the United States, at a time when…

TeleSUR (2022-10-06). Cuba and Russia Resume Direct Flights. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, the Varadero airport in Cuba received a flight from Russia, the first one since the European Union (EU) banned Russian planes from entering its airspace in February. | RELATED: | The charter of the Russian airline Nordwind Airlines landed at the aerodrome of the main tourist hub of the Caribbean country after a 13-hour flight. This Russian airline will also fly three times a week to the tourist center…

Deena Guzder (2022-10-06). Now Is the Moment for Global Solidarity with China's Ethnic Minorities. commondreams.org President Xi Jinping wants to be leader for life, but brave Chinese citizens continue to speak out against the increasingly authoritarian rule. We must stand with them.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-10-06). The Challenges of Eurasia-Global South Integration. libya360.wordpress.com Pepe Escobar The geoeconomic pathway away from the neoliberal order is fraught with peril, but the rewards in establishing an alternative system are as promising as they are urgent. It is impossible to track the geoeconomic turbulence inherent to the "birth pangs" of the multipolar world without the insights of Professor Michael Hudson at the University…

Fvorinoco (2022-10-06). US Billionaires Use Philanthropy to Maintain Tax Benefits. orinocotribune.com

Mark Gruenberg (2022-10-06). Republican-ruled states let rich hide $5.63 trillion in U.S. peoplesworld.org WASHINGTON—A growing number of U.S. states, and not just small ones like corporate-friendly Delaware and deep-red South Dakota, but big ones such as Florida and Texas, are scheming to or actually hiding the wealth of the rich, letting the upper class get away with not paying their fair share for maintaining society, or democracy, a …

WSWS (2022-10-06). Modi booster Gautam Adani becomes world's second richest man amid social misery for Indian working class. wsws.org Pro-investor economic reforms‚ÄÜcarried out since 1991 by successive Indian governments, led by both the Congress Party and Modi's BJP, have dramatically deepened social inequality and concentrated wealth in the hands of rapacious billionaires like Adani.

WSWS (2022-10-06). Modi booster, Gautam Adani becomes world's second richest man amid social misery for Indian working class. wsws.org Pro-investor economic reforms‚ÄÜcarried out since 1991 by successive Indian governments, led by both the Congress Party and Modi's BJP, have dramatically deepened social inequality and concentrated wealth in the hands of rapacious billionaires like Adani.

WSWS (2022-10-06). UK: BT Group workers national strike resumes, including emergency call handlers for first time. wsws.org While sanctioning the latest round of strikes, the Communication Workers Union is doing all it can to reach a deal with management based on a below-inflation pay deal.

Joel Richards (2022-10-06). Inflation sparks protests and strikes in Argentina. america.cgtn.com Argentina's high inflation rate is caused by a number of factors, a strong U.S. dollar being just one of them. Protests and strikes are increasingly common in Argentina as inflation continues to rise. CGTN's Joel Richards brought this report.

TeleSUR (2022-10-06). Energy Prices Prompts Corporate Shutdown in Europe. telesurenglish.net Many industry observers warned that a prolonged energy crunch could erode Europe's industrial structure for good, and the shutdown and exodus of European companies have sparked a deeper concern over the risk of deindustrialization on the continent. | RELATED: | The stubbornly high energy prices have already taken a toll on European companies. Dutch aluminum maker Aldel said it is halting primary aluminum production be…

WSWS (2022-10-06). University of Melbourne student union refuses to affiliate IYSSE despite successful affiliation meeting. wsws.org The student union is riding roughshod over the democratic rights of students who want to fight for a socialist alternative to war, austerity and dictatorship.

TeleSUR (2022-10-06). Ecuador: At Least 13 Dead, Some 20 Injured in Guayaquil Prison. telesurenglish.net The National Service of Integral Attention to Adults Deprived of Liberty and Adolescent Offenders (SNAI) said, "We regret to inform that, as a result of the clashes of persons deprived of liberty in the Center of Deprivation of Liberty Number 1, there are 13 dead." | RELATED: | The authorities reported that control was resumed at the prison and expressed "their solidarity with the families in these moments of grief." | This event triggered a demonstratio…

TeleSUR (2022-10-06). Lula Consolidates Political Alliances Before Ballot in Brazil. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, Brazilian parties and politicians expressed their support for the Workers' Party (PT) presidential candidate Lula da Silva in the second round scheduled for October 30. | RELATED: | "In this second round, I will vote in favor of a history of struggle for democracy and social inclusion. I will vote for Lula," said the Brazilian Social Democracy Party (PSDB) leader Fernando Henrique Cardoso, the former Pr…

TeleSUR (2022-10-06). French Writer Annie Ernaux Wins 2022 Nobel Prize in Literature. telesurenglish.net French writer Annie Ernaux won the 2022 Nobel Prize in Literature, the Swedish Academy announced here on Thursday, "for the courage and clinical acuity with which she uncovers the roots, estrangements and collective restraints of personal memory." | RELATED: | In her writing, Ernaux consistently and from different angles, examines a life marked by strong disparities regarding gender, language and class. Her path to authorship wa…

Fight Back (2022-10-06). UCONN SDS fights to save cultural centers. fightbacknews.org Storrs, CT – Members of the University of Connecticut's Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) chapter are rallying to defend the campus' cultural centers after the new UCONN president's attack on the Diversity and Inclusion program. On September 28, members of the UCONN board of trustees voted to appoint Radenka Maric as the new president of the University of Connecticut. This decision, without consent from the student body, comes on the heels of Maric's recent campaign to restructure funding for the diversity and equity program that cuts the budgets of many cultural centers. | In the case of the Native America…

Orinoco Tribune 2 (2022-10-06). MST's Stedile on Lula, BRICS and Latin American Integration. orinocotribune.com What's expected from Lula's foreign policy if he returns to the presidency? Kawsachun News editor Camila Escalante asked JoƒÅo Pedro Stedile, an economist and one of the national directors of Brazil's Landless Workers' Movement (MST), for a brief comment following a presentation by Stedile, in Sà£o Paulo, on the current context in Brazil. Below is a transcription of his remarks. Stedile's JoƒÅo Pedro Stedile: I believe that Lula's priority is not going to be anti-imperialist rhetoric. He is…

Alejandra Garcia (2022-10-06). Cuba: Hope emerges with collective strength after Hurricane Ian. struggle-la-lucha.org

TeleSUR (2022-10-06). Lula Could Have 52 to 56% Of Valid Votes in Runoff-Quaest Poll. telesurenglish.net Two thousand people were personally interviewed between Monday and Friday of this week for the survey, which was contracted by Banco Genial and registered at the Superior Electoral Court (TSE) under number BR-07940/2022. | RELATED: | According to the poll, the leftist candidate and leader of the Workers' Party (PT), Luis Inácio Lula da Silva, would win in the second round with 54 percent of the valid votes (excludin…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-10-06). Cynthia McKinney: An Objective Look at U.S. Foreign Policy. libya360.wordpress.com John Rachel Events continue to unfold at a quickening pace. Facing an alarming escalation in tensions around the world, we asked Cynthia McKinney for her current thoughts. We focus on the realities of the international power struggle unfolding in real time, specifically addressing the role of the U.S. in the tensions and its capacity to…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-10-06). Coalition of Caribbean Civil Society Organizations: A Call to Establish October 6th as the International Day Against Terrorism. libya360.wordpress.com Press Statement By Coalition of Caribbean Civil Society Organizations A Call To Designate October 6th as International Day Against Terrorism Background The people of the Caribbean have had a collective historical experience which, since the early 15th Century, has been defined and shaped largely by genocide, enslavement, forced labour and a daily existence characterised by…

Andrew Wright (2022-10-06). Fighting anti-communism and anti-Blackness: An interview with Dr. Charisse Burden-Stelly. peoplesworld.org Among the disheartening happenings in Detroit this year have been the dedication of ARPA emergency funding to increased police surveillance throughout the city and being deemed a federal "hot spot" for crime. It's been feeling like the Motor City would be rounding out another disappointing year masked only by the North American Auto Show—and the …

WSWS (2022-10-06). UAW presidential candidate Will Lehman: Form rank-and-file election committees to build workers' power! wsws.org The UAW apparatus has done everything it can to prevent workers from knowing about the election or understanding the positions of the candidates.

Adam Hochschild (2022-10-06). Why We Can't Have Nice Things—Like Socialism—in the United States. commondreams.org The never-ending impact of a forgotten Blitzkrieg against the American left.

WSWS (2022-10-06). IBEW acknowledges problems with ballots for rail contact but refuses to conduct re-vote. wsws.org According to multiple workers who belong to the IBEW and who personally spoke to IBEW Railroad Department head Al Russo via telephone in recent days, the IBEW has acknowledged that a significant number of ballots were not properly sent to workers.

WSWS (2022-10-06). IBEW acknowledges problems with ballots for rail contract but refuses to conduct re-vote. wsws.org According to multiple workers who belong to the IBEW and who personally spoke to IBEW Railroad Department head Al Russo via telephone in recent days, the IBEW has acknowledged that a significant number of ballots were not properly sent to workers.

Strike! (2022-10-06). Santa Cruz City Workers to Begin Strike. indybay.org Santa Cruz City workers will strike starting tomorrow to stop the City's unfair labor practices, win equity for essential workers, and fund the front line to protect community services. Add your name in solidarity: bit.ly/protectsantacruzcityworkers | Show up on the strike line starting Monday, Oct. 3, at 7 AM, Santa Cruz City Hall, 809 Center St. Santa Cruz.

____ (2022-10-06). Poland's Sitrep From Ania. smoothiex12.blogspot.com Wonderful Ania provides some extremely important insights into Poland's situation: % tax, up from 19%? Two and a half times higher in just a couple of months. Poland was thoroughly de-industrialized in the last 30 years, with this insane increase, Ania asks, where would those companies go? The answer is obvious–they will leave Poland. Where to, though, is unclear. It all aligns well with the US "kill Europe" strategy, but as everyone observed in the last several days, there is very little real benefit for the US in the long run. In fact, it is detrimental. Despite all efforts from the US current quotes for oil a…

WSWS (2022-10-06). Alabama inmate strike enters its second week. wsws.org A statewide work stoppage by Alabama inmates has entered its second week, garnering international attention. Inmates have reported that the state has retaliated by cutting their food rations and denying visitation privileges.

Staff (2022-10-06). Cuba en recuperación de los daños de Ian (IV), hoy en la Mesa Redonda. mesaredonda.cubadebate.cu La Gobernadora de Mayabeque y la Presidenta de Etecsa comparecerán este jueves en la Mesa Redonda para informar sobre las labores de recuperación que se acometen para enfrentar los graves daños que dejó el huracán Ian a su paso por Cuba.

Staff (2022-10-06). Unión Eléctrica pronostica una afectación de 1 157 MW en el pico nocturno. cubadebate.cu Con este pronóstico, se estima para la hora pico una disponibilidad de 1 913 MW y una demanda máxima de 3 000 MW, para un déficit de 1 087 MW, por lo que de mantenerse las condiciones previstas se pronostica una afectación de 1 157 MW en este horario, de ellos 110 MW por los daños ocasionados por el huracán Ian.

WSWS (2022-10-06). Los Angeles unions preparing new betrayals of education workers. wsws.org The Los Angeles Educators Rank-and-File Committee urges teachers to organize a mass assembly of educators and support workers to discuss and elaborate demands that make up for years of cuts in real wages.

_____ (2022-10-05). Stop Using Human Tragedies To Instigate 'Velvet Revolution' In Iran! popularresistance.org The United States Peace Council is deeply concerned about current events in Iran and the international reaction to them. | As an initial matter, the USPC unequivocally condemns the events which led to the death of Mahsa Amini in the custody of the "Morality Police" for failing to wear a hijab. The USPC supports the right of women in Iran and around the world to make decisions about their own bodies and lives, including decisions about what they wear. No state organization has the right to interfere in such decisions, and no woman should be arrested, interrogated or otherwise abused because of the manner in which…

Dave DeCamp (2022-10-05). Taiwan Says China Wants to 'Normalize' Increased Military Activity. news.antiwar.com Taiwan's Defense Ministry said Tuesday that China is "In the future, the activities of Chinese Communist military aircraft and ships entering our air defense identification zone, crossing the median line, and approaching maritime areas close to the island will gradually becom…

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2022-10-06: News Headlines

Anonymous103 (2022-10-06). Night Attacks In Ukraine: Strikes On Zaporozhie, Kharkov, Odessa. southfront.org Zaporozhie | At night, several precise strikes by the Russian military hit targets in different Ukrainian regions. In turn, Ukrainian forces shelled the regions that have recently entered the Russian Federation as well as the Russian border regions. | Russian Geranium-2 UAVs were active over the Ukrainian territories last night. Attacks of the suicide drones were reported in the Kharkov region. According to preliminary data, several UAVs struck a military facility in the Osnovyansky district of the city. Some reports cla…

____ (2022-10-06). China re-elected as ITU council member. ecns.cn China was re-elected on Monday as a council member of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), a United Nations specialized agency.

____ (2022-10-06). Xi encourages geological workers to play greater role in mineral exploration. ecns.cn Chinese President Xi Jinping has encouraged a team of geological workers in east China's Shandong Province to carry forward fine traditions and play a greater role in mineral resource exploration.

____ (2022-10-06). Foreign officials, experts wish 20th CPC National Congress success during celebrations of China's National Day. ecns.cn Foreign officials and experts expressed their good wishes for the upcoming 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China and eyed further cooperation.

Fvorinoco (2022-10-06). US Billionaires Use Philanthropy to Maintain Tax Benefits. orinocotribune.com

WSWS (2022-10-06). Modi booster, Gautam Adani becomes world's second richest man amid social misery for Indian working class. wsws.org Pro-investor economic reforms‚ÄÜcarried out since 1991 by successive Indian governments, led by both the Congress Party and Modi's BJP, have dramatically deepened social inequality and concentrated wealth in the hands of rapacious billionaires like Adani.

WSWS (2022-10-06). Modi booster Gautam Adani becomes world's second richest man amid social misery for Indian working class. wsws.org Pro-investor economic reforms‚ÄÜcarried out since 1991 by successive Indian governments, led by both the Congress Party and Modi's BJP, have dramatically deepened social inequality and concentrated wealth in the hands of rapacious billionaires like Adani.

WSWS (2022-10-06). University of Melbourne student union refuses to affiliate IYSSE despite successful affiliation meeting. wsws.org The student union is riding roughshod over the democratic rights of students who want to fight for a socialist alternative to war, austerity and dictatorship.

Fight Back (2022-10-06). UCONN SDS fights to save cultural centers. fightbacknews.org Storrs, CT – Members of the University of Connecticut's Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) chapter are rallying to defend the campus' cultural centers after the new UCONN president's attack on the Diversity and Inclusion program. On September 28, members of the UCONN board of trustees voted to appoint Radenka Maric as the new president of the University of Connecticut. This decision, without consent from the student body, comes on the heels of Maric's recent campaign to restructure funding for the diversity and equity program that cuts the budgets of many cultural centers. | In the case of the Native America…

Orinoco Tribune 2 (2022-10-06). MST's Stedile on Lula, BRICS and Latin American Integration. orinocotribune.com What's expected from Lula's foreign policy if he returns to the presidency? Kawsachun News editor Camila Escalante asked JoƒÅo Pedro Stedile, an economist and one of the national directors of Brazil's Landless Workers' Movement (MST), for a brief comment following a presentation by Stedile, in Sà£o Paulo, on the current context in Brazil. Below is a transcription of his remarks. Stedile's JoƒÅo Pedro Stedile: I believe that Lula's priority is not going to be anti-imperialist rhetoric. He is…

Alejandra Garcia (2022-10-06). Cuba: Hope emerges with collective strength after Hurricane Ian. struggle-la-lucha.org

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-10-06). Coalition of Caribbean Civil Society Organizations: A Call to Establish October 6th as the International Day Against Terrorism. libya360.wordpress.com Press Statement By Coalition of Caribbean Civil Society Organizations A Call To Designate October 6th as International Day Against Terrorism Background The people of the Caribbean have had a collective historical experience which, since the early 15th Century, has been defined and shaped largely by genocide, enslavement, forced labour and a daily existence characterised by…

Andrew Wright (2022-10-06). Fighting anti-communism and anti-Blackness: An interview with Dr. Charisse Burden-Stelly. peoplesworld.org Among the disheartening happenings in Detroit this year have been the dedication of ARPA emergency funding to increased police surveillance throughout the city and being deemed a federal "hot spot" for crime. It's been feeling like the Motor City would be rounding out another disappointing year masked only by the North American Auto Show—and the …

WSWS (2022-10-06). IBEW acknowledges problems with ballots for rail contract but refuses to conduct re-vote. wsws.org According to multiple workers who belong to the IBEW and who personally spoke to IBEW Railroad Department head Al Russo via telephone in recent days, the IBEW has acknowledged that a significant number of ballots were not properly sent to workers.

For Workers Power In Iran (2022-10-06). Mass Iran Solidarity Protest At SF Union Square. indybay.org Thousands of Iranian Americans rallied in San Francisco's Union Square to protest the regime.

WSWS (2022-10-06). IBEW acknowledges problems with ballots for rail contact but refuses to conduct re-vote. wsws.org According to multiple workers who belong to the IBEW and who personally spoke to IBEW Railroad Department head Al Russo via telephone in recent days, the IBEW has acknowledged that a significant number of ballots were not properly sent to workers.

WSWS (2022-10-06). UAW presidential candidate Will Lehman: Form rank-and-file election committees to build workers' power! wsws.org The UAW apparatus has done everything it can to prevent workers from knowing about the election or understanding the positions of the candidates.

South Bay Indigenous Solidarity (2022-10-06). Thursday 10/6: South Bay Indigenous Solidarity general meeting. indybay.org Via Zoom. Register at: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0pcuCuqz4iH9YWQ1VB0khUvgEr_zxugXaz

Labor Video Project (2022-10-06). Free Assange, Mumia and Palestine-Rally in Berkeley. indybay.org

Labor Video Project (2022-10-06). SF Sheriff Blockades Laguna Honda To Stop Press Conference On Hospital Closures. indybay.org San Francisco Sheriff's department were directed by Mayor London Breed's DPH to blockade Laguna Honda hospital to prevent a press conference on the grounds.

Chloe DS (2022-10-06). Socialist Alliance's 'deep reach' shown at election campaign launch. greenleft.org.au Socialist Alliance's "deep reach" in the north west of Melbourne was reflected at the launch of its election campaign. Chloe DS reports.

Louis Henri Seukwa & Claudia Jansson (2022-10-06). We need an Enlightenment 2.0: On Misguided Colonial and Gender Policy. indybay.org Colonial knowledge was imposed by force. The West has set our planet on fire. To extinguish it, we need all archives of knowledge with their different references to the world. We cannot do it any other way. Therefore, it is urgent to initiate a paradigmatic change in education, not only in Germany, to correct this deplorable state of affairs.

Strike! (2022-10-06). Santa Cruz City Workers to Begin Strike. indybay.org Santa Cruz City workers will strike starting tomorrow to stop the City's unfair labor practices, win equity for essential workers, and fund the front line to protect community services. Add your name in solidarity: bit.ly/protectsantacruzcityworkers | Show up on the strike line starting Monday, Oct. 3, at 7 AM, Santa Cruz City Hall, 809 Center St. Santa Cruz.

Chris Slee (2022-10-06). Plasterboard workers stand strong at Knauf picket. greenleft.org.au CFMEU members employed by giant plasterboard manufacturer Knauf have been picketing the company's Port Melbourne factory in support of their claim for a pay rise and permanent contacts. Chris Slee reports.

Join In (2022-10-06). Saturday 10/8: SF: Legal Abortion Nationwide Now! Rally and March. indybay.org Start at Union Square in SF to rally. Followed by a march.

Staff (2022-10-06). Unión Eléctrica pronostica una afectación de 1 157 MW en el pico nocturno. cubadebate.cu Con este pronóstico, se estima para la hora pico una disponibilidad de 1 913 MW y una demanda máxima de 3 000 MW, para un déficit de 1 087 MW, por lo que de mantenerse las condiciones previstas se pronostica una afectación de 1 157 MW en este horario, de ellos 110 MW por los daños ocasionados por el huracán Ian.

Staff (2022-10-06). Cuba en recuperación de los daños de Ian (IV), hoy en la Mesa Redonda. mesaredonda.cubadebate.cu La Gobernadora de Mayabeque y la Presidenta de Etecsa comparecerán este jueves en la Mesa Redonda para informar sobre las labores de recuperación que se acometen para enfrentar los graves daños que dejó el huracán Ian a su paso por Cuba.

WorkWeek (2022-10-06). WorkWeek On LA SEIU 399 Organzing Struggles, Democracy & Business Unionism. indybay.org The struggle in Los Angeles SEIU 399 was central to the Justice For Janitors campaign. The workers however who led this struggle faced a struggle to continue the fight for the membership when they won control of the Local through the Multi-Racial Alliance. Prior to the AFL-CIO convention in LA they had a sit-in at their offices. The International sent in SEIU president's aid Bill Fletcher to end the sit-in. He promised that they would get control of the local but as soon as the sit-in ended they sold the building and merged the local into SEIU 1877.

WSWS (2022-10-06). Los Angeles unions preparing new betrayals of education workers. wsws.org The Los Angeles Educators Rank-and-File Committee urges teachers to organize a mass assembly of educators and support workers to discuss and elaborate demands that make up for years of cuts in real wages.

_____ (2022-10-05). Stop Using Human Tragedies To Instigate 'Velvet Revolution' In Iran! popularresistance.org The United States Peace Council is deeply concerned about current events in Iran and the international reaction to them. | As an initial matter, the USPC unequivocally condemns the events which led to the death of Mahsa Amini in the custody of the "Morality Police" for failing to wear a hijab. The USPC supports the right of women in Iran and around the world to make decisions about their own bodies and lives, including decisions about what they wear. No state organization has the right to interfere in such decisions, and no woman should be arrested, interrogated or otherwise abused because of the manner in which…

_____ (2022-10-05). We Need A Labor Movement That's A Lot More Militant. popularresistance.org Class struggle unionism is based on a very simple idea, which is that workers create all wealth. Through the employment process this wealth gets separated from the workers and flows to a handful of people in society. That is why and how we get billionaires. | This view of employment is very different from business unionism, which was the main competing form of unionism to class struggle unionism. Business unionism sees itself as having a very narrow role of negotiating the sale of labor. The view can be summed up with the slogan "a fair days wage for a fair days work." Business unionists see themselves as narrowl…

_____ (2022-10-05). Support Philadelphia Museum Of Art strike. popularresistance.org Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – Since Sept. 26, almost 200 workers have been on strike — not reporting for work in person or virtually — at one of the oldest and largest art museums in the U.S. with over 240,000 works of art from around the world. | Members of the Philadelphia Museum of Art Union, American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Local 397, affiliated with AFSCME District Council 47, voted for union representation in a landslide, 89% "yes" vote in August 2020. Since then, the PMA Board of Trustees and executive management have refused to come to an agreement with the PMA Union…

_____ (2022-10-05). 'Our Health And Safety Is Not A Priority Here'. popularresistance.org Nearly 240 factory workers at the world's biggest independent bottler, Refresco, in Wharton, New Jersey, have been fighting for years to improve working conditions and win recognition of their union after voting twice to unionize their workplace. | Now, after winning their second election, Refresco workers are finally starting negotiations with the company. Refresco filed numerous appeals and stalled the bargaining process for as long as possible by claiming the election had been improperly run. The National Labor Relations Board did, in fact, overturn workers' first union victory in June 2021. The reason? An age…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-10-05). American Pravda: Of Pipelines and Plagues. libya360.wordpress.com Ron Unz Europe is facing its worst energy crisis in generations, with numerous factories shutting down and severe hardship expected during the approaching winter. Heavily-industrialized Germany has been especially hard hit, with more than half of all small- and mid-sized businesses fearful that they might be forced to close, an economic catastrophe of Great Depression proportions. The only…

Anonymous103 (2022-10-05). Blood On The Streets In Donetsk (Photos). southfront.org The shelling of the city of Donetsk and other settlements by the Armed Forces of Ukraine continues daily, and civilians are killed daily. | On October 5, among the targets for the Kiev forces there were the Kiev, Kirov and Kuibyshev districts of the city of Donetsk. They came under massive artillery fire. More than 25 strikes with NATO 155 mm shells were recorded. Civilian infrastructure facilities of the capital were shelled, including the local school No. 65, City Hospital No. 25, Abakumov…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-10-05). The Limits of Ukraine's Offensive and the High Price to be Paid When it Ends. libya360.wordpress.com Update on Russian operations in Ukraine for October 5, 2022 — Latest US aid package falls far short of replacing steep Ukrainian losses amid continued offensives; — Ukraine's offensive has limited capabilities, will not achieve "victory" over Russian forces in territory deemed "Ukrainian" by Kiev; — Ukrainian offensive is an "all-or-nothing" proposition, hoping to achieve…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-10-05). Ukraine's Revenge on the West. libya360.wordpress.com MK Bhadrakumar As the balance of power shifts again in Ukraine, its reverberations will impact the very unity of the EU project Vector politics in Ukraine has added new dimensions to the 222 day-old conflict. Typically, any conflict behavior should end when a new balance of powers has been determined. But the 'balancing of powers' will…

Anonymous669 (2022-10-05). Russian Airstrikes Hit Key Stronghold Of Terrorists In Syria's Greater Idlib. southfront.org 2712070 10/04/2015 Russian servicemen attach a Kh-25 high-precision missile to a Su-24 aircraft at the Khmeimim airbase in Syria. Dmitriy Vinogradov/RIA Novosti | On October 4, a new wave of Russian airstrikes hit a stronghold of terrorist groups in the northwestern Syrian region of Greater Idlib. | The airstrikes targeted the town of Kobane and a number of nearby hilltops in the northern countryside of Lattakia. No casualties were reported as a result of the airstrikes. | Kabani is a stronghold of…

Dave DeCamp (2022-10-05). Taiwan Says China Wants to 'Normalize' Increased Military Activity. news.antiwar.com Taiwan's Defense Ministry said Tuesday that China is "In the future, the activities of Chinese Communist military aircraft and ships entering our air defense identification zone, crossing the median line, and approaching maritime areas close to the island will gradually becom…

Brett Wilkins (2022-10-05). 'Not a Blacklist' But a 'Whitewash': EU Slammed for Letting Tax Havens Off the Hook. commondreams.org "How can anyone give this list any credibility?" asked Oxfam's tax expert after the European Union removed infamous safe harbor Bermuda from a roster that also exempts E.U. members.

Kamal Iranidoost (2022-10-05). Iran FM warns EU of reciprocal move if it continues meddeling. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 05 (MNA) — In a phone call with his Italian counterpart, Hossein Amir-Abdollahina warned "If the European Union wants to take a hasty and ill-considered action hypocritically, it has to wait for Iran's effective reciprocal action."

Frank Cappello (2022-10-05). üéß LEVER TIME: Billionaires Are Preparing For The Apocalypse — And You're Not Invited. levernews.com

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-10-05). Why Western Countries Are Interested in Maintaining Energy Poverty in Africa. libya360.wordpress.com Ekaterina Blinova Sudanese-British billionaire Mo Ibrahim criticized the West on Monday for obstructing African nations' effort to develop their own hydrocarbon reserves and constantly ignoring the energy poverty problems of the Global South. What's behind the Global North's political short-sightedness and who benefits from the controversy? Even though Africa boasts roughly 12% and 9% of…

WSWS (2022-10-05). Will Lehman joins Stellantis workers in denouncing job cut threats at Warren Truck plant. wsws.org Stellantis' Chief Manufacturing Officer Arnaud Debouef threatened the jobs of 5,200 workers during a visit to the Warren Truck Assembly Plant in suburban Detroit Tuesday.

WSWS (2022-10-05). Amazon suspends as many as 80 workers who refused to work after a fire in Staten Island warehouse. wsws.org Management took the vindictive action after around 100 workers at the facility staged a protest in a management office and demanded to be sent home with pay because of unsafe conditions.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-10-05). Sanctioning the Horn of Africa. libya360.wordpress.com Ann Garrison Eritrea, Ethiopia, and Somalia have suffered from a variety of U.S. interventions over many years. Proxy wars and unilateral coercive measures, sanctions, are the tools used to prevent these nations from finding a means of peacfully coexisting. During Donald Trump's four years in office, he for the most part left the Horn of…

Anonymous669 (2022-10-05). In Video: Syrian Army's 4th Division, Republican Guards Conduct Large-Scale Drills. southfront.org Click to see full-size image. | On October 4, the Syrian Ministry of Defense announced that different formations of the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) conducted large-scale drills over the span of several days. | The drills, which mimicked a large offensive, began with a series of strikes with artillery, ballistic missiles and warplanes. Under the cover of the strikes, armored formations advanced across the frontline, while several commando units landed from helicopters behind enemy defenses…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-10-05). Neo-Nazis in the Dominican Republic Work with the Government to Prevent Solidarity with Haitian People. libya360.wordpress.com Socialist Movement of the Workers of the Dominican Republic Police in the Dominican Republic (Photo: Felix Leon) Any act of solidarity with the Haitian people in the Dominican Republic is blocked by the national police force and Neo-Nazi groups. The deployment of dozens of Members of the National Police, in coordination with a smaller group of neo-Nazi militants, occupied…

Isheka N. Harrison (2022-10-05). NAASD Hosts Inaugural Reparations Summit In Atlanta, Trains And Recognizes Advocates Committed To Cause. moguldom.com The National Assembly of American Slavery Descendants (NAASD) recently hosted its inaugural Reparations Summit and attendees left giving glowing reviews. Held Sept. 30 thru Oct. 1 at the National Center for Civil and Human Rights in Atlanta, Georgia, the conference included a variety of trainings, sessions, speakers, breakfast and lunch events, and a museum tour. …

Dean Baker (2022-10-05). Preview: Jobs, Wages, and Hours — The Big Three Items in September. cepr.net In a best-case scenario, we will see a picture of a labor market that looks like 2019, with the economy near full employment, but wages increasing at a more moderate pace.

Victoria Torres (2022-10-05). Looking Back on 10 Years Since the Largest March in the History of Venezuela. orinocotribune.com This Tuesday, October 4, marks the 10th anniversary of the largest march in Venezuela's history. With seven avenues completely filled, the people came out in the rain to close the presidential campaign of Commander Hugo Chávez. | A decade of that oath to never return to what was, of admiring how a man gave up his life for his family and for the revolution. | In commemoration, social media networks flooded with memories of that rainy and historic October 4th day on Bolívar Avenue. | It is a day to remember the struggles, which hang over the collective imagination of all Chavistas who took to those streets in the m…

Stephen Karganovic (2022-10-05). Bosnia Herzegovina: In the Republic of Srpska, So Far Another Orange Revolution Falls Flat. globalresearch.ca

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-10-05). COP27 and the Imperatives for a Renewed African Security Framework. libya360.wordpress.com Abayomi Azikiwe United Nations Climate Conference will be hosted by Egypt amid growing uncertainties on the continent related to military interventions and the continuing economic dependency on the West Note: These remarks were prepared and delivered in part for a webinar sponsored by the Canadian section of the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-10-05). South Africa: The Electricity Crisis Demands a Solution that Benefits the Majority. libya360.wordpress.com Vashna Jagarnath Load shedding, implemented when the state-owned electricity company Eskom is unable to provide power to the whole country and the electricity grid needs to be kept stable, seems to have reached a new nadir in recent days with most areas going without power for up to 12 hours a day. South Africa will…

Labor Video Project (2022-10-05). Union Busting Kaiser Takes Hardline On NUHW Workers While Gov Newsom Is MIA. indybay.org Striking NUHW healthcare workers after 7 weeks on strike face a union busting attack by Kaiser executives and refusal of Governor Gavin Newsom and State Attorney General to enforce the law.

WSWS (2022-10-05). Re-elected Coalition Avenir Québec government will come into headlong conflict with the working class. wsws.org Legault and his CAQ benefited from mass popular alienation with the traditional parties of provincial government and the right-wing campaign mounted by the pseudo-left Québec Solidaire.

Editor (2022-10-05). The Military Industrial Complex Wants You To Be More Media (Il)literate. scheerpost.com

Mark Gruenberg (2022-10-05). Starbucks Workers United calls company bluff, draws up bargaining proposals. peoplesworld.org NEW YORK—Taking up their bosses' dare—or maybe calling its bluff—members of Starbucks Workers United, the grassroots nationwide movement that has organized 244 Starbucks stores and counting, are starting to craft bargaining proposals. The response came as two more stores, one in D.C., at 1429 P Street N.W., and another in Santa Maria, Calif., joined the …

WSWS (2022-10-05). The global strike wave and the crisis of revolutionary leadership. wsws.org Across the world, a surge of working-class opposition to inequality and capitalist exploitation is developing in the form of strikes and protests on every continent.

WSWS (2022-10-05). Doncaster Sheffield Airport in the UK set to close with 800 job losses. wsws.org The airport's closure is a devastating blow to the region and will impact thousands of workers in the run-up to Christmas.

Dave Welsh (2022-10-05). Sunday 10/9: Support Amazon Workers Picket Whole Foods. indybay.org NoeValley WholeFoods-11AM Sun.Oct 9- | 3950-24th St,SF…

Julia Conley (2022-10-05). 'Who Voted for This?': Campaigners Disrupt Truss Speech Over Fracking Ban 'U-Turn'. commondreams.org "Nobody voted for fracking, nobody voted to cut benefits, nobody voted to trash nature, nobody voted to scrap workers' rights," said one Greenpeace organizer.

WSWS (2022-10-05). New Zealand nurses take action over staffing crisis and pay cut. wsws.org Thousands of nurses in public hospitals are refusing extra shifts this week after the government slashed overtime pay, but the union has refused to call a strike.

WSWS (2022-10-05). Australia: Health workers support Chris O'Brien Lifehouse nurses' fight against union-management agreement. wsws.org "We are starting to see cross-supporting, like doctors supporting nurses on strike, or teachers supporting nurses. Workers have a common enemy in the government and the corporations."

WSWS (2022-10-05). Pseudo-left union in Argentina imposes sellout contract on tire workers after following nationalist strategy. wsws.org The Partido Obrero leadership advanced a failed nationalist strategy oriented to the union bureaucracy and the Peronist government.

Editor (2022-10-05). The Military Industrial Complex Wants You To Be More Media (I)literate. scheerpost.com

WSWS (2022-10-05). Australian university union tries to impose sellout at Western Sydney University College. wsws.org The NTEU's false claims of an "historic win" at Western Sydney University were further exposed at a sparsely-attended union meeting last week at the college, where union officials sought to push through an even worse enterprise agreement.

WSWS (2022-10-05). Young worker killed at Tyson meatpacking, family fights to get the truth out. wsws.org The family of 22-year-old Casen Garcia speaks out about the terrible conditions at Tyson that led to the young man's death.

Kamal Iranidoost (2022-10-05). 5.4 magnitude quake strikes Khoy in northwest Iran. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 05 (MNA) — As many as 100 people were imjured in a 5.4 magnitude quake that hit Khoy in West Azarbaijan in northwest Iran.

WSWS (2022-10-05). Australia's central bank slows pace of interest rate rises but insists they will continue. wsws.org The RBA said it would pay close attention to "labour costs"—that is, workers' wages—in the coming period.

Hendrik Sybrandy (2022-10-05). Long COVID and worker shortage in the U.S. america.cgtn.com Long COVID is a term that's now entered our collective lexicon. It refers to lingering symptoms of COVID-19 that can plague patients for months, even years. But long COVID could also describe the lingering effects the pandemic has had on services that many people, …

WSWS (2022-10-05). Prevent the Ford Saarlouis plant closure! Unite all Ford workers! No trust in the IG Metall union, works council and the corporation! wsws.org At the factory meeting on Wednesday, the works council and IG Metall union, supported by Saarland's Minister President Anke Rehlinger (Social Democrats, SPD), will do everything they can to seal the plant's closure.

Staff (2022-10-05). Avanzas labores de recuperación en La Habana: El 99.7% de los clientes tiene servicio eléctrico (+Video). cubadebate.cu Al comenzar su intervención en la Mesa Redonda, Reinaldo García Zapata dijo que se ha trabajado muy duro en estos siete días, luego del paso de Ian. "Se ha avanzado con urgencia en la recuperación de la provincia". En estos momentos, existen en la capital 1829 clientes afectados son servicios eléctricos. "El 99.7,% de los clientes de la capital tienen servicio eléctrico".

Staff (2022-10-05). Que las relaciones bilaterales con Cambodia alcancen un estadio superior. cubadebate.cu Cuba y Cambodia firmaron este martes dos acuerdos de cooperación en los ámbitos de la cultura y el deporte, con el propósito de ´fomentar, promover y fortalecer ª la colaboración técnica en estas áreas, así como el intercambio de expertos.

Staff (2022-10-05). Morales Ojeda chequea marcha de la recuperación en universidad de Pinar del Río. cubadebate.cu Este miércoles, Roberto Morales Ojeda, miembro del Buró Político y secretario de Organización del PCC, constató las labores de recuperación en la Universidad de Pinar del Río Hermanos Saíz, afectada por el huracán Ian. Se interesó por las acciones para sanear las áreas de la casa de altos estudios, que reporta daños en cubiertas y ventanas principalmente.

Volunteers in solidarity with Women's March (2022-10-05). Saturday 10/8: San Jose: Women's Wave Rally & March for Reproductive Rights. indybay.org Rally at Plaza of San Jose City Hall, 200 E Santa Clara St., San Jose 95113; then we march to Plaza de Cesar Chavez Park…

TeleSUR, JGN (2022-10-05). Senado mexicano aprueba permanencia de Ejército en labores de seguridad. telesurtv.net En 2019, el Congreso mexicano aprobó que las Fuerzas Armadas apoyaran en las tareas de seguridad pública hasta marzo de 2024.

Staff (2022-10-05). Sesiona en La Habana Feria Internacional de Transporte y Logística. cubadebate.cu Con la presencia de Eduardo Rodríguez Dávila, ministro de Transporte, sesionó este miércoles la Feria Internacional de Transporte y Logística, en el recinto Pabexpo, de La Habana. Las nuevas oportunidades de colaboración económica en el sector y las ventajas para la inversión en Cuba son algunas de las novedades que se presentaron en esta jornada.

TeleSUR, mcs, JDO (2022-10-05). Presidente cubano confía en recuperación de daños tras huracán. telesurtv.net Tras el paso del huracán, la nación caribeña comenzó una intensa labor de recuperación.

Staff (2022-10-05). Cuba en recuperación de los daños de Ian (III), hoy en la Mesa Redonda. mesaredonda.cubadebate.cu El Gobernador de Artemisa y autoridades del Ministerio de la Agricultura comparecerán este miércoles en la Mesa Redonda para informar sobre las labores de recuperación que se acometen para enfrentar los graves daños que dejó el huracán Ian a su paso por Cuba.

Staff (2022-10-05). Autoridades cubanas chequean recuperación en Artemisa tras el paso de Ian. cubadebate.cu Hasta la provincia llegó el Comandante de la Revolución Ramiro Valdés para recorrer varios puntos del territorio y chequear el avance en las labores de recuperación. Por su parte, el jefe del Estado Mayor Nacional de la Defensa Civil, General de División, Ramón Pardo Guerra, llegó hasta consejo popular de montaña Niceto Pérez, del municipio de San Cristóbal.

_____ (2022-10-04). What is the Likelihood of a "Reset" in Australia-New Zealand Relations? journal-neo.org On May 23, 2022 parliamentary elections resulted in the swearing-in of Anthony Albanese, head of Australia's victorious Labor Party, as the country's new Prime Minister. Many analysts were confident that Australia would see a major shift in its foreign policy as a result of the political reshuffle, as the South Pacific region has seen a …

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2022-10-05: News Headlines

_____ (2022-10-05). Stop Using Human Tragedies To Instigate 'Velvet Revolution' In Iran! popularresistance.org The United States Peace Council is deeply concerned about current events in Iran and the international reaction to them. | As an initial matter, the USPC unequivocally condemns the events which led to the death of Mahsa Amini in the custody of the "Morality Police" for failing to wear a hijab. The USPC supports the right of women in Iran and around the world to make decisions about their own bodies and lives, including decisions about what they wear. No state organization has the right to interfere in such decisions, and no woman should be arrested, interrogated or otherwise abused because of the manner in which…

Staff (2022-10-05). Headlines for October 5, 2022. democracynow.org Ukraine Recaptures More Land Days After Russian Annexation, The Pope Urges Stop to "Spiral of Violence and Death" in Ukraine, Supreme Court Appears Poised to OK Racial Gerrymandering in Alabama, Trump Asks Supreme Court to Intervene in Dispute over Classified Documents, Prosecutors Accuse Oath Keepers of Planning "Armed Rebellion" Against U.S. Gov't, Biden Heads to Florida as Hurricane Ian Death Toll Tops 109, Amazon Suspends Workers at Unionized Warehouse in Staten Island, Ex-Counterintelligence Agent Helped DeSantis Scheme to Send Migrants to Martha's Vineyard, South Korea…

Anonymous669 (2022-10-05). Russian Airstrikes Hit Key Stronghold Of Terrorists In Syria's Greater Idlib. southfront.org 2712070 10/04/2015 Russian servicemen attach a Kh-25 high-precision missile to a Su-24 aircraft at the Khmeimim airbase in Syria. Dmitriy Vinogradov/RIA Novosti | On October 4, a new wave of Russian airstrikes hit a stronghold of terrorist groups in the northwestern Syrian region of Greater Idlib. | The airstrikes targeted the town of Kobane and a number of nearby hilltops in the northern countryside of Lattakia. No casualties were reported as a result of the airstrikes. | Kabani is a stronghold of…

Dave DeCamp (2022-10-05). Taiwan Says China Wants to 'Normalize' Increased Military Activity. news.antiwar.com Taiwan's Defense Ministry said Tuesday that China is "In the future, the activities of Chinese Communist military aircraft and ships entering our air defense identification zone, crossing the median line, and approaching maritime areas close to the island will gradually becom…

____ (2022-10-05). Xi encourages geological workers to play greater role in mineral exploration. ecns.cn Chinese President Xi Jinping has encouraged a team of geological workers in east China's Shandong Province to carry forward fine traditions and play a greater role in mineral resource exploration.

____ (2022-10-05). China re-elected as ITU council member. ecns.cn China was re-elected on Monday as a council member of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), a United Nations specialized agency.

____ (2022-10-05). Foreign officials, experts wish 20th CPC National Congress success during celebrations of China's National Day. ecns.cn Foreign officials and experts expressed their good wishes for the upcoming 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China and eyed further cooperation.

WSWS (2022-10-05). Journalist Katie Halper censored and fired for telling the truth about Israeli apartheid. wsws.org The World Socialist Web Site condemns the censorship and firing of Katie Halper by The Hill. It must be condemned by the working class and all defenders of free speech as an attack on basic democratic rights.

Kamal Iranidoost (2022-10-05). Iran FM warns EU of reciprocal move if it continues meddeling. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 05 (MNA) — In a phone call with his Italian counterpart, Hossein Amir-Abdollahina warned "If the European Union wants to take a hasty and ill-considered action hypocritically, it has to wait for Iran's effective reciprocal action."

Brett Wilkins (2022-10-05). 'Not a Blacklist' But a 'Whitewash': EU Slammed for Letting Tax Havens Off the Hook. commondreams.org "How can anyone give this list any credibility?" asked Oxfam's tax expert after the European Union removed infamous safe harbor Bermuda from a roster that also exempts E.U. members.

Frank Cappello (2022-10-05). üéß LEVER TIME: Billionaires Are Preparing For The Apocalypse — And You're Not Invited. levernews.com

Sonali Kolhatkar (2022-10-05). Tech Billionaires Are Actually Dumber Than You Think. zcomm.org This tech billionaire "mindset" has resulted in a generation of people who are "almost comedic monsters, who really mean to leave us all behind."

WSWS (2022-10-05). Will Lehman joins Stellantis workers in denouncing job cut threats at Warren Truck plant. wsws.org Stellantis' Chief Manufacturing Officer Arnaud Debouef threatened the jobs of 5,200 workers during a visit to the Warren Truck Assembly Plant in suburban Detroit Tuesday.

Dean Baker (2022-10-05). Preview: Jobs, Wages, and Hours — The Big Three Items in September. cepr.net In a best-case scenario, we will see a picture of a labor market that looks like 2019, with the economy near full employment, but wages increasing at a more moderate pace.

Andrea Ritchie (2022-10-05). An Abolitionist Makes a Case for "No More Police" zcomm.org The demand to "defund the police" asks politicians to go beyond platitudes and actually end the violence of policing, shifting resources in ways that promote the redistribution of wealth…

Editor (2022-10-05). The Military Industrial Complex Wants You To Be More Media (I)literate. scheerpost.com

Join In (2022-10-05). Saturday 10/8: SF: Legal Abortion Nationwide Now! Rally and March. indybay.org Start at Union Square in SF to rally. Followed by a march.

Labor Video Project (2022-10-05). SF Sheriff Blockades Laguna Honda To Stop Press Conference On Hospital Closures. indybay.org San Francisco Sheriff's department were directed by Mayor London Breed's DPH to blockade Laguna Honda hospital to prevent a press conference on the grounds.

WSWS (2022-10-05). Australian university union tries to impose sellout at Western Sydney University College. wsws.org The NTEU's false claims of an "historic win" at Western Sydney University were further exposed at a sparsely-attended union meeting last week at the college, where union officials sought to push through an even worse enterprise agreement.

Staff (2022-10-05). VIDEO 1: Foreign enemies planned riots, Leader says. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 05 (MNA) — Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said that the demise of the young Iranian lady saddened him but said that riots that followed her death were planned outside the country even before the incident.

Niko Leka (2022-10-05). Ecosocialism 2002 kicks off in Newcastle. greenleft.org.au The first of the Ecosocialism 2022 in Newcastle brought together many activists involved in climate, union and solidarity campaigns. Niko Leka reports.

WSWS (2022-10-05). Australia's central bank slows pace of interest rate rises but insists they will continue. wsws.org The RBA said it would pay close attention to "labour costs"—that is, workers' wages—in the coming period.

Julia Conley (2022-10-05). 'Who Voted for This?': Campaigners Disrupt Truss Speech Over Fracking Ban 'U-Turn'. commondreams.org "Nobody voted for fracking, nobody voted to cut benefits, nobody voted to trash nature, nobody voted to scrap workers' rights," said one Greenpeace organizer.

WSWS (2022-10-05). New Zealand nurses take action over staffing crisis and pay cut. wsws.org Thousands of nurses in public hospitals are refusing extra shifts this week after the government slashed overtime pay, but the union has refused to call a strike.

Louis Henri Seukwa & Claudia Jansson (2022-10-05). We need an Enlightenment 2.0: On Misguided Colonial and Gender Policy. indybay.org Colonial knowledge was imposed by force. The West has set our planet on fire. To extinguish it, we need all archives of knowledge with their different references to the world. We cannot do it any other way. Therefore, it is urgent to initiate a paradigmatic change in education, not only in Germany, to correct this deplorable state of affairs.

Kamal Iranidoost (2022-10-05). 5.4 magnitude quake strikes Khoy in northwest Iran. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 05 (MNA) — As many as 100 people were imjured in a 5.4 magnitude quake that hit Khoy in West Azarbaijan in northwest Iran.

Socialist Alliance (2022-10-05). Mass protest movement in Iran needs international solidarity. greenleft.org.au Socialist Alliance extends its solidarity to the mass protest movement in Iran that has developed in response to the killing of Mahsa Amini by the Iranian authorities.

Dave Welsh (2022-10-05). Sunday 10/9: Support Amazon Workers Picket Whole Foods. indybay.org NoeValley WholeFoods-11AM Sun.Oct 9- | 3950-24th St,SF…

Staff (2022-10-05). VIDEO 3: Leader says Western powers united against Iran. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 05 (MNA) — Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Ali Khamenei noted in his Monday speech that the western countries led by the US have formed an alliance in support of riots in Iran.

WSWS (2022-10-05). Young worker killed at Tyson meatpacking, family fights to get the truth out. wsws.org The family of 22-year-old Casen Garcia speaks out about the terrible conditions at Tyson that led to the young man's death.

WSWS (2022-10-05). Doncaster Sheffield Airport in the UK set to close with 800 job losses. wsws.org The airport's closure is a devastating blow to the region and will impact thousands of workers in the run-up to Christmas.

WSWS (2022-10-05). Re-elected Coalition Avenir Québec government will come into headlong conflict with the working class. wsws.org Legault and his CAQ benefited from mass popular alienation with the traditional parties of provincial government and the right-wing campaign mounted by the pseudo-left Québec Solidaire.

Sarah Lahm (2022-10-05). Minnesota Nurses Are in the Midst of a Labor Frenzy. zcomm.org

Mark Gruenberg (2022-10-05). Starbucks Workers United calls company bluff, draws up bargaining proposals. peoplesworld.org NEW YORK—Taking up their bosses' dare—or maybe calling its bluff—members of Starbucks Workers United, the grassroots nationwide movement that has organized 244 Starbucks stores and counting, are starting to craft bargaining proposals. The response came as two more stores, one in D.C., at 1429 P Street N.W., and another in Santa Maria, Calif., joined the …

WSWS (2022-10-05). Australia: Health workers support Chris O'Brien Lifehouse nurses' fight against union-management agreement. wsws.org "We are starting to see cross-supporting, like doctors supporting nurses on strike, or teachers supporting nurses. Workers have a common enemy in the government and the corporations."

Strike! (2022-10-05). Santa Cruz City Workers to Begin Strike. indybay.org Santa Cruz City workers will strike starting tomorrow to stop the City's unfair labor practices, win equity for essential workers, and fund the front line to protect community services. Add your name in solidarity: bit.ly/protectsantacruzcityworkers | Show up on the strike line starting Monday, Oct. 3, at 7 AM, Santa Cruz City Hall, 809 Center St. Santa Cruz.

Labor Video Project (2022-10-05). Free Assange, Mumia and Palestine-Rally in Berkeley. indybay.org

Labor Video Project (2022-10-05). Union Busting Kaiser Takes Hardline On NUHW Workers While Gov Newsom Is MIA. indybay.org Striking NUHW healthcare workers after 7 weeks on strike face a union busting attack by Kaiser executives and refusal of Governor Gavin Newsom and State Attorney General to enforce the law.

For Workers Power In Iran (2022-10-05). Mass Iran Solidarity Protest At SF Union Square. indybay.org Thousands of Iranian Americans rallied in San Francisco's Union Square to protest the regime.

Sharon Zhang (2022-10-05). CEO Pay Has Grown by 1,460 Percent Since 1978. zcomm.org Worker pay has remained relatively unchanged since 1978…

WSWS (2022-10-05). The global strike wave and the crisis of revolutionary leadership. wsws.org Across the world, a surge of working-class opposition to inequality and capitalist exploitation is developing in the form of strikes and protests on every continent.

Staff (2022-10-05). Que las relaciones bilaterales con Cambodia alcancen un estadio superior. cubadebate.cu Cuba y Cambodia firmaron este martes dos acuerdos de cooperación en los ámbitos de la cultura y el deporte, con el propósito de ´fomentar, promover y fortalecer ª la colaboración técnica en estas áreas, así como el intercambio de expertos.

Staff (2022-10-05). Avanzas labores de recuperación en La Habana: El 99.7% de los clientes tiene servicio eléctrico (+Video). cubadebate.cu Al comenzar su intervención en la Mesa Redonda, Reinaldo García Zapata dijo que se ha trabajado muy duro en estos siete días, luego del paso de Ian. "Se ha avanzado con urgencia en la recuperación de la provincia". En estos momentos, existen en la capital 1829 clientes afectados son servicios eléctricos. "El 99.7,% de los clientes de la capital tienen servicio eléctrico".

TeleSUR, mcs, JDO (2022-10-05). Presidente cubano confía en recuperación de daños tras huracán. telesurtv.net Tras el paso del huracán, la nación caribeña comenzó una intensa labor de recuperación.

Volunteers in solidarity with Women's March (2022-10-05). Saturday 10/8: San Jose: Women's Wave Rally & March for Reproductive Rights. indybay.org Rally at Plaza of San Jose City Hall, 200 E Santa Clara St., San Jose 95113; then we march to Plaza de Cesar Chavez Park…

TeleSUR, JGN (2022-10-05). Senado mexicano aprueba permanencia de Ejército en labores de seguridad. telesurtv.net En 2019, el Congreso mexicano aprobó que las Fuerzas Armadas apoyaran en las tareas de seguridad pública hasta marzo de 2024.

Staff (2022-10-05). Cuba en recuperación de los daños de Ian (III), hoy en la Mesa Redonda. mesaredonda.cubadebate.cu El Gobernador de Artemisa y autoridades del Ministerio de la Agricultura comparecerán este miércoles en la Mesa Redonda para informar sobre las labores de recuperación que se acometen para enfrentar los graves daños que dejó el huracán Ian a su paso por Cuba.

_____ (2022-10-04). Staten Island Amazon Workers Stage Work Stoppage After Fire At Warehouse. popularresistance.org At least 100 unionized employees at an Amazon fulfillment center on Staten Island refused to return to work for several hours on Monday evening after a fire broke out at the facility. | Chris Smalls, president of the Amazon Labor Union, said 500 workers refused to return to work, after a fire blazed on a shipping dock beside the warehouse. "Amazon refuses to let night shift be excused with pay," Smalls said. "Amazon management is threatening time deductions and written warnings for not returning back to the floor. The dock smells like burnt chemicals."

_____ (2022-10-04). Free Stores Offer an Alternative to the Exploitative Capitalist Economy. popularresistance.org We all love a good bargain, and are sometimes willing to go to great lengths to secure one. But for a few hours at Woodbine, an experimental hub in Ridgewood, Queens, New York, thrifting was entirely free and there wasn't a catch. Perhaps unsurprisingly, a flood of people showed up to the space 30 minutes before its "Free Store" event was supposed to begin. | At a free store, people are encouraged to bring things they no longer need, but are too nice to throw away, and take things they want or need without any questions asked. It's meant to be an experimental space for building an economy based in solidarity, not…

_____ (2022-10-04). Belgian Left Launches 'Fridays Of Rage' Against Cost Of Living Crisis. popularresistance.org Belgium – On Friday, September 30, the Workers Party of Belgium (PTB/PVDA) launched weekly protests called 'Fridays of Rage' (Vendredis de la Colère) against the government's failure to tackle the ongoing cost of living crisis. Protests were held on Friday in the cities of Kortrijk and La Louvière with the call to bring down the prices of food, energy, and other essentials. Along with activists of the PTB/PVDA, cadres of youth and student groups like COMAC and RedFox took part in the protests. The protesters also demanded that the government tax the energy multinational that they say is benefiting from the crisis…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-10-04). The United States Declares War on Russia, Germany, the Netherlands and France. libya360.wordpress.com Thierry Meyssan While the international press treats the sabotage of the Nord Stream gas pipelines as a news item, we analyze it as an act of war against Germany and the European Union. Indeed, the three gas supply routes to Western Europe have been cut off simultaneously, while at the same time a new gas…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-10-04). Why Has Turkey Refused to Recognize Russia's New Borders? libya360.wordpress.com Vladimir Odintsov As is already well known, referendums were held in the LPR and DPR as well as in Kherson and Zaporozhye regions from September 23 to 27 on the issue of giving up belonging to Ukraine and becoming part of the Russian Federation. They were monitored by a large number of foreign observers who…

Max Blumenthal (2022-10-04). EU Parliamentarian Calls to Sanction Vanessa Beeley and All Observers of Donbass Referendums. orinocotribune.com By Max Blumenthal and Anya Parampil Sep, 29, 2022 | MEP Nathalie Loiseau of France is lobbying for individual sanctions on all observers of the Russian-organized referendums in the Donbass region. She has singled out journalist Vanessa Beeley not only for her coverage of the vote, but for her reporting on the foreign-back war against Syria's government. | A French Member of European Parliament (MEP), Natalie Loiseau, has delivered a letter to EU High Representative of Foreign Affairs, Joseph Borrell, demanding the European Union place personal sanctions on all international observers of the recent votes in…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-10-04). Wrong Children: An Essay by Faina Savenkova, a Child of Donbass. libya360.wordpress.com Deborah L. Armstrong Photo: Faina Savenkova This week, I am working on a lengthy but paid (!) translation project, so in lieu of writing more articles, I am publishing the work of the child writer from Donbass, Faina Savenkova. She is just 13-years old and has been writing since the age of 11. She has…

_____ (2022-10-04). Where will Europe have to move its industrial production? journal-neo.org The vulnerability of the world, especially Europe, to importing fossil fuels from abroad was already shown by the oil crisis of the 1970s. Europe began to gradually cope with it only a decade later. In a way, the winning move at that time was to actively build nuclear power plants in order to produce high-tech …

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-10-04). Kharkov and Krasny Liman: Reflections on the Possibilities of Adaptation and Evolution of the Russian Army. libya360.wordpress.com Christelle Néant The situation in the Kharkov region, and then the loss of Krasny Liman, has led to a lot of debate in Russia about how the Russian army operates in Ukraine, and who is responsible for these failures. Although I did not have a military background, I was trained in various disciplines that taught…

Robert Inlakesh (2022-10-04). Israel To Replace Russia Gas For The EU — But At What Cost? thelastamericanvagabond.com As the war in Ukraine rages on, the European Union has been seeking alternative sources of natural gas and had chosen Tel Aviv as one of the providers to replace Russia. Yet, by signing a deal with both Israel and Egypt to make this possible, the EU could have encouraged a new Israel-Lebanon war. Amidst

TeleSUR (2022-10-04). European Leaders to Discuss Energy Crisis in Prague Summit. telesurenglish.net Prague, the capital of the Czech Republic that currently holds the rotating Presidency of the Council of the European Union (EU), will host an informal EU summit on Friday. | RELATED: | The leaders of the EU countries are set to discuss the Russia-Ukraine conflict, the rising costs of energy and its economic ramifications. On Thursday, their summit will be preceded by the inaugural meeting of the European Politi…

Infobrics (2022-10-04). Russian Minister Shows Interest in Collaboration with India on Telecom, 5G. infobrics.org As India is all set to have 5G services this October, Russia's Deputy Minister of Digital Development, Communications, and Mass Media Bella Cherkesova has expressed interest in reinforcing the collaboration with the country in telecom technology, security, and development of 5G use cases…

Staff (2022-10-04). 13 terrorists killed in Russian airstrike in Syria. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 04 (MNA) — The Russian Aerospace Forces destroyed terrorist sites in Syria's Idlib de-escalation zone, preventing terrorist attacks on facilities belonging to the Russian Armed Forces and Syrian government troops.

Anonymous (2022-10-04). Palestine in Pictures: September 2022. electronicintifada.net A monthly roundup of photographs documenting Palestine, Palestinian life, politics and culture, and international solidarity with Palestine.

Dave DeCamp (2022-10-04). US Launches Airstrike in Somalia, Says al-Shabaab Leader Killed. news.antiwar.com US Africa Command (AFRICOM) on Monday said that the US launched an airstrike in Somalia on October 1 and said the action killed a senior al-Shabaab leader. AFRICOM didn't name the target in its press release, but the US-backed Mogadishu-based government said Abdullahi Nadir, a co-founder of al-Shabaab, was killed in an operation the same …

Jason Ditz (2022-10-04). Iran Drone Strikes Injure Two in Iraqi Kurdistan. news.antiwar.com Iran has continued attacking Iraqi Kurdistan Tuesday, firing drones at several PKK targets. At least two Kurds were reported injured in Iran started such attacks last week, accusing the Kurds of fueling unrest inside Iran. The US shot down one of the drones last week, though there is no sign of that this year. Iran warned the US not to interfere with the operations. | Iran says the operation is…

WSWS (2022-10-04). Sri Lankan plantation unions call protests amid rising anger among workers. wsws.org The token protests were deliberately limited to prevent the broader participation of other estate workers facing the same management attacks.

Adam Ramsay (2022-10-04). Britain's Senseless Pursuit of Disaster Capitalism. commondreams.org As other nations return to state-led investment, Truss and Kwarteng act to weaken our democracy, economy and rights.

WSWS (2022-10-04). Sysco employees strike in western New York and Boston. wsws.org More than 230 drivers and warehouse workers in Syracuse, New York, and 300 drivers near Boston, Massachusetts, walked off the job last week at Sysco Corporation food distributors.

Isheka N. Harrison (2022-10-04). Getting Scientific: Trade Groups Form Strategic Alliance To Audit And Score Support For Black Businesses. moguldom.com A newly formed non-profit will begin to officially keep score of how many companies lived up to their pledges to support Black businesses in the wake of George Floyd's murder in 2020. The National Business League (NBL) and the National Black Chamber of Commerce (NBCC) announced they have collaborated to form the National Alliance for Black Businesses …

TeleSUR (2022-10-04). Colombian President Asks US to Remove Cuba From Terrorist List. telesurenglish.net During a meeting in Bogota on Monday, Colombian President Gustavo Petro asked U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken that Cuba be removed from the list of "State Sponsors of Terrorism." | RELATED: | "What has happened with Cuba is an injustice," Petro said, recalling that, at the request of President Juan Manuel Santos and during the administration of President Barack Obama, Cuba hosted peace negotiations between the Colombian state, the National…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-10-04). The Colonial Left and Plurinationality. libya360.wordpress.com Ollantay Itzamná Guard of Honor. Guatemala Plurinationality as an ethical and political proposal overturns the philosophical element constitutive of modernity, which is being one as the perfect and desired being. From this idealization of being one is born in the political sphere the idea of a single God in heaven and a single King on…

TeleSUR (2022-10-04). Iraqi Political Impasse Must Be Resolved Through Dialogue: UN. telesurenglish.net "It is time for Iraq's leaders – all of them – to engage in dialogue, collectively define core Iraqi needs and pull the country back from the ledge. In other words, all leaders should assume responsibility and return the spotlight where it must be: on the people of Iraq," the special envoy told the Security Council meeting on the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI). | RELATED: | The absence of a func…

_____ (2022-10-04). What is the Likelihood of a "Reset" in Australia-New Zealand Relations? journal-neo.org On May 23, 2022 parliamentary elections resulted in the swearing-in of Anthony Albanese, head of Australia's victorious Labor Party, as the country's new Prime Minister. Many analysts were confident that Australia would see a major shift in its foreign policy as a result of the political reshuffle, as the South Pacific region has seen a …

Orinoco Tribune 2 (2022-10-04). Dirty Money: Meet the US Agent Driving the Cia-Led Riots in Iran. orinocotribune.com By Mona Issa Sep 28, 2022 | The largest color revolution attempt in recent Iranian history is led by a woman on Washington's payroll and we have the facts. | There are Iranian women, though a minority, who are not in favor of the mandatory veil — a legitimate grievance, an opinionated dissatisfaction to which humankind is entitled. And then there are people leading a fraudulent anti-hijab movement with a barrel aimed at Tehran. | Masoumeh "Masih" Alinejad-Ghomi | Meet Masih Alinejad, Washington's weapon of choice for flaring up the largest color revolution attempt in Iran today. | "I'm leading t…

Ana Perdigón (2022-10-04). Colombian Peace Negotiations Already in Motion: ELN Delegation Arrives in Venezuela. orinocotribune.com Venezuelan Vice President Delcy Rodríguez celebrated the compliance with the protocols agreed upon by the Colombian government and the National Liberation Army (ELN) after a delegation from the armed group arrived in Venezuela this Sunday, October 2. | Through her Twitter account, Rodríguez highlighted, on behalf of the Government of Venezuela, compliance with the protocols for the safe return of the ELN delegation in order to resume Colombia's peace negotiations. | "The government of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela welcomes compliance with the protocols agreed upon by the government of the Republic of Colom…

WSWS (2022-10-04). Australian university workers speak out against casualisation, cuts and restructuring. wsws.org "I think a collective unified struggle of university staff across the country would be a lot more effective than what we are doing now."

Staff (2022-10-04). Vote of confidence session for ministry of labour. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 04 (MNA) — President Ebrahim Raeisi attended a vote of confidence session at the Parliament on Tuesday to defend his choice for the Ministry of Cooperatives, Labour, and Social Welfare, Mohammad Hadi Zahedi Vafa.

WSWS (2022-10-04). Philadelphia Museum of Art workers strike enters second week. wsws.org The strike of nearly 200 museum workers comes amid a rising wave of class struggle internationally and among cultural workers particularly.

Staff (2022-10-04). IRGC once again pounds terrorist positions on western borders. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 04 (MNA) — Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) in a fresh attack targeted the positions of terrorist groups operating near the country's northwestern borders in Iraq's Kurdistan region.

WSWS (2022-10-04). Neptune, N.J.: More than half of JSUMC nurses would not feel safe being treated at their own hospital. wsws.org More than half of the over 0 union nurses polled at Jersey Shore University Medical Center said they wouldn't feel safe being treated at the facility.

WSWS (2022-10-04). New Zealand police to drill more boreholes at Pike River mine. wsws.org Police have made no guarantee that there will be any prosecution for the 2010 Pike River coal mine disaster, which killed 29 workers.

WSWS (2022-10-04). Further pay strike set to bring Liverpool docks to a standstill as Felixstowe threatens more walkouts. wsws.org Dockers who worked in horrendous conditions and stayed on the job during the pandemic, risking their lives, face a pay cut by an employer that made over £30 million profit in 2021.

WSWS (2022-10-04). Australia: Amid rising discontent, a one-day stoppage at University of Newcastle. wsws.org After months of delays, and a 97 percent vote in July for industrial action, the National Tertiary Education Union called the limited stoppage to seek a deal with management.

WSWS (2022-10-04). Will Lehman holds meeting with academic workers: "We need to advance our own interests, not the interests of the capitalist class" wsws.org Amid ongoing contract struggles among university employees in California and New York, UAW presidential candidate Will Lehman held a meeting last Saturday to discuss the conditions facing academic workers.

WSWS (2022-10-04). Massive vote in favour of strike against Ford government's austerity agenda by 55,000 Ontario education support workers. wsws.org While rank-and-file workers are determined to strike to put an end to over a decade of stagnating wages and miserable working conditions, the union bureaucracy has no intention of calling a work stoppage. Instead, the OSBCU leadership's main concern is to work out a sellout agreement with Ford at the "bargaining table."

Labor Video Project (2022-10-04). Apple Toxic Is It Above The Law? With Whistleblower Ashley M. Gjà∏vik. indybay.org Ashley M. Gjà∏vik an Apple employee discovers that her office is sitting on a super-fund dump site in Sunnyvale. She tries to get it tested by the EPA and is retaliated against and fired. She also discover that Apple has captured the agencies she is trying to get to protect her and her fellow worker.

WSWS (2022-10-04). Workers demand answers: Why did IBEW mail 40 percent fewer ballots for 2022 rail contract vote versus 2018? wsws.org As more IBEW railroad electricians realize they were not the only ones who were never sent a ballot before last month's contract vote, additional questions are emerging about its validity.

WSWS (2022-10-04). UFCW tells Kroger workers to vote on same contract for fourth time. wsws.org UFCW 1059 is attempted to ram through the same pro-corporate contract that workers have rejected three times.

TeleSUR, ysm, JDO (2022-10-04). Cuba y EE.UU. intercambian información sobre daños por Ian. telesurtv.net La nación caribeña mantiene contacto con otros Gobiernos preocupados por los daños, los cuales han ofrecido colaborar en la recuperación.

Staff (2022-10-04). øConoces el sistema nacional de pronóstico del tiempo en Cuba? cubadebate.cu En gran medida, esa labor la ha llevado a cabo el Centro Nacional de Pronósticos del Instituto de Meteorología, liderado hasta hace unos años por el Doctor José Rubiera, y que ahora dirige la Doctora Miriam Teresita Llanes. Pero más allá de esa cara visible, en el seno de los Centros Meteorológicos Provinciales, radican los Grupos Provinciales de Pronóstico.

José Luis Hernández Ayala (2022-10-04). México La deuda laboral de la 4T. globalizacion.ca Era de esperar que, a casi cuatro años del gobierno progresista de Andrés Manuel López Obrador, ya se hubieran resuelto decenas de conflictos laborales heredados de gobiernos anteriores. Lejos de eso, estos conflictos se están agravando, en grave perjuicio de…

Staff (2022-10-04). Marrero Cruz: Es recíproca la solidaridad entre Cuba y Laos. cubadebate.cu Desde el establecimiento de relaciones diplomáticas, el 4 de noviembre de 1974, los nexos entre ambos países han sido amistosos y de estrecha colaboración, significó Marrero Cruz, por lo que ratificó la voluntad de continuar consolidando esos lazos y de seguir, muy de cerca, todos los acuerdos que emanen de la visita oficial.

Eric A. Gordon (2022-10-04). World premiere of 'Desert Stories for Lost Girls' explores Southwestern 'Genízaro' history. peoplesworld.org LOS ANGELES — A soulful new play by Lily Rushing explores an aspect of American Southwest history that most Americans, including many descendants of Native peoples, probably don't know. Familiar by now is the understanding that the Spanish Catholic missions kept the Indigenous populations they converted in forced confinement and labor, but did actual slavery …

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-10-03). Tripoli Signs Controversial Agreements with Turkey, Provoking Widespread Rejection. libya360.wordpress.com Libyan Foreign Minister Najla al-Mangoush (R) and Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu attend a press conference in the capital Tripoli, October 3, 2022. (AFP) Media reports have talked about Ankara's possible participation in a trans-Saharan gas pipeline linking Nigeria to Libya with the aim of supplying Europe with natural gas. The project would upend Algeria's…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-10-03). Neoliberalism and the Expansion of the Extreme Right in Europe and the US. libya360.wordpress.com JORGE ELBAUM Giorgia Meloni. The triumph of the extreme right in Italy accentuated European electoral skepticism and reaffirmed the failure of the different forms of civilized neoliberalism, including those that are exhibited as civilizing expressions linked to progressivism. Giorgia Meloni obtained 27% of the votes, representing the neo-fascist party Fratelli d'Italia. Your alliance with Forza…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-10-03). Brazil's Landless Rural Workers' Movement Elects Six Candidates. libya360.wordpress.com Landless Rural Workers' Movement MST candidates from left to right: Marina, Rosa Amorim, Valmir Assunàßà£o, Missias, Marcon, Adà£o Pretto (Photo: MST) The MST elects candidates in the South, Southeast and Northeast of Brazil for state and federal office The Landless Rural Workers' Movement (MST) made history this Sunday, October 2, by electing 6 candidates for…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-10-03). Imperialist Militarism and the African Crisis. libya360.wordpress.com Abayomi Azikiwe Since the beginning of the Atlantic slave trade the European colonialists have utilized systematic violence to control and exploit the African people and other oppressed geopolitical regions Note: The following address was delivered in part at a webinar sponsored by the Black Alliance for Peace (BAP) on October 1. The event was held…

Fight Back (2022-10-03). Red Theory: The Leninist theory of the state. fightbacknews.org The central point of the Marxist-Leninist understanding of the state is that it is always and everywhere the product of antagonistic class contradictions. It arose from such contradictions, and as long as classes exist, so too will the state. Marx and Engels were the first to understand the state in this way, and it was Engels, in his book The Origin of the Family, Private Property, and the State, who did the most to develop the materialist understanding of how and why and the state arises in human history. | The state arises historically due to material conditions in society, namely due to the development of cl…

____ (2022-10-03). Fossils provide evidence on how human evolved from fish. ecns.cn 99.8% of the vertebrates on the earth, including human beings, have jaws, which are collectively referred to as jawed vertebrates or jawed.

Staff (2022-10-03). Díaz-Canel exchanges with local authorities and workers on a visit to the pine town of Cocodrilo. en.cubadebate.cu The first secretary of the Central Committee of the PCC and president of the Republic, Miguel Díaz-Canel, visits the coastal town of Cocodrilo, in the south of the special municipality of Isla de la Juventud, on Monday morning. On Twitter, the president reported that "Today we will be on the Isle of Youth, another of the territories affected by #HurricaneIan. The recovery there is progressing rapidly. Much of its electrical service and communications are restored. We have to work hard to rebuild the houses."

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2022-10-04: News Headlines

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-10-04). The United States Declares War on Russia, Germany, the Netherlands and France. libya360.wordpress.com Thierry Meyssan While the international press treats the sabotage of the Nord Stream gas pipelines as a news item, we analyze it as an act of war against Germany and the European Union. Indeed, the three gas supply routes to Western Europe have been cut off simultaneously, while at the same time a new gas…

Max Blumenthal (2022-10-04). EU Parliamentarian Calls to Sanction Vanessa Beeley and All Observers of Donbass Referendums. orinocotribune.com By Max Blumenthal and Anya Parampil Sep, 29, 2022 | MEP Nathalie Loiseau of France is lobbying for individual sanctions on all observers of the Russian-organized referendums in the Donbass region. She has singled out journalist Vanessa Beeley not only for her coverage of the vote, but for her reporting on the foreign-back war against Syria's government. | A French Member of European Parliament (MEP), Natalie Loiseau, has delivered a letter to EU High Representative of Foreign Affairs, Joseph Borrell, demanding the European Union place personal sanctions on all international observers of the recent votes in…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-10-04). Wrong Children: An Essay by Faina Savenkova, a Child of Donbass. libya360.wordpress.com Deborah L. Armstrong Photo: Faina Savenkova This week, I am working on a lengthy but paid (!) translation project, so in lieu of writing more articles, I am publishing the work of the child writer from Donbass, Faina Savenkova. She is just 13-years old and has been writing since the age of 11. She has…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-10-04). Kharkov and Krasny Liman: Reflections on the Possibilities of Adaptation and Evolution of the Russian Army. libya360.wordpress.com Christelle Néant The situation in the Kharkov region, and then the loss of Krasny Liman, has led to a lot of debate in Russia about how the Russian army operates in Ukraine, and who is responsible for these failures. Although I did not have a military background, I was trained in various disciplines that taught…

Sonali Kolhatkar (2022-10-04). Tech billionaires are actually dumber than you think. nationofchange.org It turns out that many of today's billionaires are selfish, lonely men fantasizing about how they will survive the end times they have played a part in creating.

Dave DeCamp (2022-10-04). US Launches Airstrike in Somalia, Says al-Shabaab Leader Killed. news.antiwar.com US Africa Command (AFRICOM) on Monday said that the US launched an airstrike in Somalia on October 1 and said the action killed a senior al-Shabaab leader. AFRICOM didn't name the target in its press release, but the US-backed Mogadishu-based government said Abdullahi Nadir, a co-founder of al-Shabaab, was killed in an operation the same …

Staff (2022-10-04). Headlines for October 4, 2022. democracynow.org Ukraine's Zelensky Rules Out Direct Peace Talks with Russia's Putin, Afghan Women Protest Attack on Girls' School as Death Toll Climbs to 53, Iran's Supreme Leader Blames U.S. and Israel for Mass Protests , Haitian Protesters Demand Relief from Soaring Prices, Resignation of U.S.-Backed Leader, 20 Killed in Somalia Car Bombings After U.S. Claims Airstrike Killed al-Shabab Leader, Amnesty Calls on EU to Hold Israel Accountable for "Crime of Apartheid Against Palestinians", Palestinians Warn U.K. Against Moving Embassy to Jerusalem, North Korean Missile Test Triggers Air Raid Ale…

Infobrics (2022-10-04). Russian Minister Shows Interest in Collaboration with India on Telecom, 5G. infobrics.org As India is all set to have 5G services this October, Russia's Deputy Minister of Digital Development, Communications, and Mass Media Bella Cherkesova has expressed interest in reinforcing the collaboration with the country in telecom technology, security, and development of 5G use cases…

Staff (2022-10-04). 13 terrorists killed in Russian airstrike in Syria. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 04 (MNA) — The Russian Aerospace Forces destroyed terrorist sites in Syria's Idlib de-escalation zone, preventing terrorist attacks on facilities belonging to the Russian Armed Forces and Syrian government troops.

____ (2022-10-04). China re-elected as ITU council member. ecns.cn China was re-elected on Monday as a council member of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), a United Nations specialized agency.

____ (2022-10-04). Xi encourages geological workers to play greater role in mineral exploration. ecns.cn Chinese President Xi Jinping has encouraged a team of geological workers in east China's Shandong Province to carry forward fine traditions and play a greater role in mineral resource exploration.

____ (2022-10-04). Foreign officials, experts wish 20th CPC National Congress success during celebrations of China's National Day. ecns.cn Foreign officials and experts expressed their good wishes for the upcoming 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China and eyed further cooperation.

WSWS (2022-10-04). Sri Lankan plantation unions call protests amid rising anger among workers. wsws.org The token protests were deliberately limited to prevent the broader participation of other estate workers facing the same management attacks.

WSWS (2022-10-04). Sysco employees strike in western New York and Boston. wsws.org More than 230 drivers and warehouse workers in Syracuse, New York, and 300 drivers near Boston, Massachusetts, walked off the job last week at Sysco Corporation food distributors.

_____ (2022-10-04). Workers Strike In The US And Honduras Against Capitalist Exploitation. popularresistance.org Last week, more than 1,000 fast food workers at San Francisco International Airport went on strike for three days over low wages, health benefits and pensions. They had not received a raise in more than three years and many worked multiple jobs. Workers building the new US embassy in Tegucigalpa, Honduras have been on strike off and on since early July over a new contract that deprives them of fair compensation and violates Honduran labor laws. They are being fired and police are violently repressing their pickets. Clearing the FOG speaks with Ted Waechter of UNITE-HERE Local 2 in San Francisco and Honduras exper…

Isheka N. Harrison (2022-10-04). Getting Scientific: Trade Groups Form Strategic Alliance To Audit And Score Support For Black Businesses. moguldom.com A newly formed non-profit will begin to officially keep score of how many companies lived up to their pledges to support Black businesses in the wake of George Floyd's murder in 2020. The National Business League (NBL) and the National Black Chamber of Commerce (NBCC) announced they have collaborated to form the National Alliance for Black Businesses …

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-10-04). The Colonial Left and Plurinationality. libya360.wordpress.com Ollantay Itzamná Guard of Honor. Guatemala Plurinationality as an ethical and political proposal overturns the philosophical element constitutive of modernity, which is being one as the perfect and desired being. From this idealization of being one is born in the political sphere the idea of a single God in heaven and a single King on…

_____ (2022-10-04). Free Stores Offer an Alternative to the Exploitative Capitalist Economy. popularresistance.org We all love a good bargain, and are sometimes willing to go to great lengths to secure one. But for a few hours at Woodbine, an experimental hub in Ridgewood, Queens, New York, thrifting was entirely free and there wasn't a catch. Perhaps unsurprisingly, a flood of people showed up to the space 30 minutes before its "Free Store" event was supposed to begin. | At a free store, people are encouraged to bring things they no longer need, but are too nice to throw away, and take things they want or need without any questions asked. It's meant to be an experimental space for building an economy based in solidarity, not…

_____ (2022-10-04). What is the Likelihood of a "Reset" in Australia-New Zealand Relations? journal-neo.org On May 23, 2022 parliamentary elections resulted in the swearing-in of Anthony Albanese, head of Australia's victorious Labor Party, as the country's new Prime Minister. Many analysts were confident that Australia would see a major shift in its foreign policy as a result of the political reshuffle, as the South Pacific region has seen a …

Ana Perdigón (2022-10-04). Colombian Peace Negotiations Already in Motion: ELN Delegation Arrives in Venezuela. orinocotribune.com Venezuelan Vice President Delcy Rodríguez celebrated the compliance with the protocols agreed upon by the Colombian government and the National Liberation Army (ELN) after a delegation from the armed group arrived in Venezuela this Sunday, October 2. | Through her Twitter account, Rodríguez highlighted, on behalf of the Government of Venezuela, compliance with the protocols for the safe return of the ELN delegation in order to resume Colombia's peace negotiations. | "The government of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela welcomes compliance with the protocols agreed upon by the government of the Republic of Colom…

Staff (2022-10-04). How Elaine Massacre of 1919 Influenced Richard Wright, Acclaimed Author of "Black Boy" & "Native Son" democracynow.org This weekend marked the 103rd anniversary of the 1919 Elaine massacre, one of the deadliest episodes of racial violence in U.S. history. The violence started on September 30, 1919, when guards stopped two white men from breaking into a meeting between Black sharecroppers in Elaine, Arkansas, who were organizing to demand fair payments for their crops. After an exchange of gunfire, a white man was killed. White mobs, backed by the U.S. military, responded with three days of anti-Black violence, indiscriminately killing hundreds of Black people under the false claim of stopping a Black insurrection. Much of the Bla…

Labor Video Project (2022-10-04). Free Assange, Mumia and Palestine-Rally in Berkeley. indybay.org

WSWS (2022-10-04). Australia: Amid rising discontent, a one-day stoppage at University of Newcastle. wsws.org After months of delays, and a 97 percent vote in July for industrial action, the National Tertiary Education Union called the limited stoppage to seek a deal with management.

WSWS (2022-10-04). Neptune, N.J.: More than half of JSUMC nurses would not feel safe being treated at their own hospital. wsws.org More than half of the over 0 union nurses polled at Jersey Shore University Medical Center said they wouldn't feel safe being treated at the facility.

WSWS (2022-10-04). Will Lehman holds meeting with academic workers: "We need to advance our own interests, not the interests of the capitalist class" wsws.org Amid ongoing contract struggles among university employees in California and New York, UAW presidential candidate Will Lehman held a meeting last Saturday to discuss the conditions facing academic workers.

WSWS (2022-10-04). Philadelphia Museum of Art workers strike enters second week. wsws.org The strike of nearly 200 museum workers comes amid a rising wave of class struggle internationally and among cultural workers particularly.

For Workers Power In Iran (2022-10-04). Mass Iran Solidarity Protest At SF Union Square. indybay.org Thousands of Iranian Americans rallied in San Francisco's Union Square to protest the regime.

Jim McIlroy (2022-10-04). NSW unions campaign against anti-strike and anti-protest laws. greenleft.org.au The NSW government enacted new anti-protest laws with Labor's support, but it is having difficulty getting its new anti-union laws through. Jim McIlroy reports.

WSWS (2022-10-04). Australian university workers speak out against casualisation, cuts and restructuring. wsws.org "I think a collective unified struggle of university staff across the country would be a lot more effective than what we are doing now."

WSWS (2022-10-04). Massive vote in favour of strike against Ford government's austerity agenda by 55,000 Ontario education support workers. wsws.org While rank-and-file workers are determined to strike to put an end to over a decade of stagnating wages and miserable working conditions, the union bureaucracy has no intention of calling a work stoppage. Instead, the OSBCU leadership's main concern is to work out a sellout agreement with Ford at the "bargaining table."

Kerry Smith (2022-10-04). Hydro Tasmania workers take strike action for a fair enterprise agreement. greenleft.org.au The lack of progress on enterprise agreement negotiations is why workers at Hydro Tasmania are taking strike action the Communications, Electrical and Plumbing Union said. Kerry Smith reports.

Jake Johnson (2022-10-04). As Fed Pushes to 'Get Wages Down,' Study Shows CEO Pay Has Soared by 1,460% Since 1978. commondreams.org Ordinary workers, by contrast, saw their pay rise just 18.1% in the 43 years between 1978 and 2021, a new analysis finds.

WSWS (2022-10-04). New Zealand police to drill more boreholes at Pike River mine. wsws.org Police have made no guarantee that there will be any prosecution for the 2010 Pike River coal mine disaster, which killed 29 workers.

Labor Video Project (2022-10-04). SF Sheriff Blockades Laguna Honda To Stop Press Conference On Hospital Closures. indybay.org San Francisco Sheriff's department were directed by Mayor London Breed's DPH to blockade Laguna Honda hospital to prevent a press conference on the grounds.

WSWS (2022-10-04). UFCW tells Kroger workers to vote on same contract for fourth time. wsws.org UFCW 1059 is attempted to ram through the same pro-corporate contract that workers have rejected three times.

WSWS (2022-10-04). Workers demand answers: Why did IBEW mail 40 percent fewer ballots for 2022 rail contract vote versus 2018? wsws.org As more IBEW railroad electricians realize they were not the only ones who were never sent a ballot before last month's contract vote, additional questions are emerging about its validity.

Staff (2022-10-04). Vote of confidence session for ministry of labour. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 04 (MNA) — President Ebrahim Raeisi attended a vote of confidence session at the Parliament on Tuesday to defend his choice for the Ministry of Cooperatives, Labour, and Social Welfare, Mohammad Hadi Zahedi Vafa.

Staff (2022-10-04). IRGC once again pounds terrorist positions on western borders. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 04 (MNA) — Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) in a fresh attack targeted the positions of terrorist groups operating near the country's northwestern borders in Iraq's Kurdistan region.

Strike! (2022-10-04). Santa Cruz City Workers to Begin Strike. indybay.org Santa Cruz City workers will strike starting tomorrow to stop the City's unfair labor practices, win equity for essential workers, and fund the front line to protect community services. Add your name in solidarity: bit.ly/protectsantacruzcityworkers | Show up on the strike line starting Monday, Oct. 3, at 7 AM, Santa Cruz City Hall, 809 Center St. Santa Cruz.

Join In (2022-10-04). Saturday 10/8: SF: Legal Abortion Nationwide Now! Rally and March. indybay.org Start at Union Square in SF to rally. Followed by a march.

Louis Henri Seukwa & Claudia Jansson (2022-10-04). We need an Enlightenment 2.0: On Misguided Colonial and Gender Policy. indybay.org Colonial knowledge was imposed by force. The West has set our planet on fire. To extinguish it, we need all archives of knowledge with their different references to the world. We cannot do it any other way. Therefore, it is urgent to initiate a paradigmatic change in education, not only in Germany, to correct this deplorable state of affairs.

Dave Welsh (2022-10-04). Sunday 10/9: Support Amazon Workers Picket Whole Foods. indybay.org NoeValley WholeFoods-11AM Sun.Oct 9- | 3950-24th St,SF…

Labor Video Project (2022-10-04). Apple Toxic Is It Above The Law? With Whistleblower Ashley M. Gjà∏vik. indybay.org Ashley M. Gjà∏vik an Apple employee discovers that her office is sitting on a super-fund dump site in Sunnyvale. She tries to get it tested by the EPA and is retaliated against and fired. She also discover that Apple has captured the agencies she is trying to get to protect her and her fellow worker.

Labor Video Project (2022-10-04). Union Busting Kaiser Takes Hardline On NUHW Workers While Gov Newsom Is MIA. indybay.org Striking NUHW healthcare workers after 7 weeks on strike face a union busting attack by Kaiser executives and refusal of Governor Gavin Newsom and State Attorney General to enforce the law.

Rojava Solidarity Santa Cruz (2022-10-04). Sunday 10/2: Global Call to Action for Jina Mahsa Amini. indybay.org Santa Cruz Clock Tower on Sunday, Intersection of Water St and N Pacific Ave…

TeleSUR, ysm, JDO (2022-10-04). Cuba y EE.UU. intercambian información sobre daños por Ian. telesurtv.net La nación caribeña mantiene contacto con otros Gobiernos preocupados por los daños, los cuales han ofrecido colaborar en la recuperación.

Staff (2022-10-04). Marrero Cruz: Es recíproca la solidaridad entre Cuba y Laos. cubadebate.cu Desde el establecimiento de relaciones diplomáticas, el 4 de noviembre de 1974, los nexos entre ambos países han sido amistosos y de estrecha colaboración, significó Marrero Cruz, por lo que ratificó la voluntad de continuar consolidando esos lazos y de seguir, muy de cerca, todos los acuerdos que emanen de la visita oficial.

Volunteers in solidarity with Women's March (2022-10-04). Saturday 10/8: San Jose: Women's Wave Rally & March for Reproductive Rights. indybay.org Rally at Plaza of San Jose City Hall, 200 E Santa Clara St., San Jose 95113; then we march to Plaza de Cesar Chavez Park…

José Luis Hernández Ayala (2022-10-04). México La deuda laboral de la 4T. globalizacion.ca Era de esperar que, a casi cuatro años del gobierno progresista de Andrés Manuel López Obrador, ya se hubieran resuelto decenas de conflictos laborales heredados de gobiernos anteriores. Lejos de eso, estos conflictos se están agravando, en grave perjuicio de…

Staff (2022-10-04). øConoces el sistema nacional de pronóstico del tiempo en Cuba? cubadebate.cu En gran medida, esa labor la ha llevado a cabo el Centro Nacional de Pronósticos del Instituto de Meteorología, liderado hasta hace unos años por el Doctor José Rubiera, y que ahora dirige la Doctora Miriam Teresita Llanes. Pero más allá de esa cara visible, en el seno de los Centros Meteorológicos Provinciales, radican los Grupos Provinciales de Pronóstico.

Eric A. Gordon (2022-10-04). World premiere of 'Desert Stories for Lost Girls' explores Southwestern 'Genízaro' history. peoplesworld.org LOS ANGELES — A soulful new play by Lily Rushing explores an aspect of American Southwest history that most Americans, including many descendants of Native peoples, probably don't know. Familiar by now is the understanding that the Spanish Catholic missions kept the Indigenous populations they converted in forced confinement and labor, but did actual slavery …

Ann Brown (2022-10-03). Conspiracy Theorists Claim The US Government Blew Up The Nord Stream Pipeline, Not Russia. moguldom.com Nord Stream 1 is Russia's largest gas pipeline to Europe, and between Sept. 26 and 29, a series of explosions caused leaks in the Nord Stream 1 as well as a second pipeline Nord Stream 2 pipelines. The United States, European Union, NATO, and Russia all agree the damage and gas leaks point to sabotage …

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-10-03). Ukraine's Offensives vs. Russian Mobilization. libya360.wordpress.com Update on Russian military operations in Ukraine for October 3, 2022 Ukrainian offensives are making headlines and being leveraged politically and psychologically. In reality, Ukraine is paying a price for these offensives it cannot recover from. Meanwhile Russia is mobilizing 300,000 men and equipment to move against Ukrainian forces just as they fully over-extend themselves…

_____ (2022-10-03). British Unions And Leftists Hold Mass Mobilizations Over Cost Of Living. popularresistance.org On Saturday, October 1, massive mobilizations were witnessed in the UK against the Tory (Conservative Party) government for failing to tackle the ongoing cost of living crisis. According to reports, over 100,000 people participated in the protests called by the Enough is Enough campaign across the country. Protests were held in over 50 cities, including London, Manchester, Liverpool, Glasgow, Cardiff, Brighton, and Nottingham. On Sunday, trade unions and left-wing sections joined a protest demonstration called People's Assembly Against Austerity outside the venue of the Conservative Party conference in Birmingham…

Dave DeCamp (2022-10-03). Ukraine Tells EU Delays in Delivering Billions in Aid 'Not Acceptable'. news.antiwar.com Ukraine told the European Union on Monday that Kyiv has become incredibly reliant on Western aid to fund its government, but Ukrainian officials seem to have little patience when it comes to the timeline of deliveries. A Ukrainian official told Politico that delays were "not acceptable." | "Our minister of finance is under extreme high pressure, when he sends these checks to the military, to pension funds … we hav…

____ (2022-10-03). The American Pot Calling the Russian Kettle Black. transcend.org 30 Sep 2022 – Unlike Ukraine, there was no Reuters news agency in the 1890s informing the world of the illegal activities of the United States against the Hawaiian Kingdom and the illegal annexation of the Hawaiian Islands for military purposes during the Spanish-American War. While there is a difference in time, the Russian actions bear a striking resemblance to the US actions in seizing the entire territory of the Hawaiian Kingdom.

Andre Damon (2022-10-03). US Announces Plans to Expand "Industrial Base" for War with Russia. globalresearch.ca

Benjamin Norton (2022-10-03). Brazil elections: Leftist Lula wins, goes to round 2 against far-right Bolsonaro. multipolarista.com Brazil's leftist presidential candidate Lula da Silva won with 48.4% and over 6 million more votes than far-right incumbent Jair Bolsonaro. The Workers' Party is organizing with social movements in the lead-up to the October 30 runoff election.

Staff (2022-10-03). EU states brace for new sanctions on Iran over riots. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 03 (MNA) — Six EU states have submitted proposals for new European Union sanctions against Iran the riots the Western countries premeditated in Iran.

____ (2022-10-03). Imperialism and Capitalism Are 'Bleeding the World Dry': At UN, Nicaragua Calls for Global Rebellion. transcend.org 27 Sep 2022 – At the United Nations General Assembly, Nicaragua's Sandinista government called for a global rebellion against the "imperialist and capitalist system" that is "bleeding the world dry." Condemning illegal sanctions and war, it urged a new multipolar order.

WSWS (2022-10-03). Spain's PSOE-Podemos government to slash public sector wages, pensions. wsws.org The PSOE-Podemos government is working with the CCOO and UGT unions to approve below-inflation raises for millions of civil servants and minimum wage workers.

WSWS (2022-10-03). Sri Lankan pseudo-left FSP backs imperialist manoeuvring at the UNHRC. wsws.org Workers in Sri Lanka can only defend their democratic and social rights by uniting with the international working class and fighting for socialism.

Staff (2022-10-03). 9 October, NYC: Solidarity With Palestine Action and the Elbit Eight Rally. samidoun.net WHAT: Solidarity With Palestine Action and the Elbit Eight Rally WHEN: Sun, Oct 09 at 2pm WHERE: 200 Park Ave, NY, NY, at East 45th St. Come through and show your support for the activists physically confronting the Zionist war machine On Monday October 10th eight activists from Palestine Action (@pal_action) known as the #ElbitEight will be …

David Cole (2022-10-03). Supreme Court Preview: Equal Protection on the Docket. aclu.org At least three times in its history, the Supreme Court has invoked the Constitution in order to frustrate efforts to protect the vulnerable. In the infamous Dred Scott case of 1857, the court declared that the Constitution prohibited federal efforts to free slaves because doing so would violate their owners' property rights — a decision that invalidated the Missouri Compromise and helped bring about the Civil War. | In the early twentieth century, the court repeatedly struck down state and federal protections for workers and consumers, deeming them violations of business owners' constitutional rights of…

Editor (2022-10-03). Prison Strike Spreads in Alabama as Incarcerated Individuals Demand DOJ Protect Their Human Rights. scheerpost.com Photo of Jared Ware. | By Kevin Gosztola / | Jared Ware, journalist and co-host of the "Millennials Are Killing Capitalism" We begin with an overview of the strike, which was on its fifth day when the interview was recorded. Jared describes why the work stoppages were organized now and what the response of the Alabama Department…

____ (2022-10-03). Towards Understanding Injustice, Inequality, Violence and Social Problems Blocking Human Progress. transcend.org Our Human Culture and Our Problems…

WSWS (2022-10-03). 7 million workers in contract struggles in Germany: Build independent action committees! wsws.org As was the case at the beginning of World War I, when the trade unions entered into a truce with the imperial government and the employers' associations, they are once again closing ranks with them.

TeleSUR (2022-10-03). Venezuelans Celebrate Return to 100% Face-to-Face Classes. telesurenglish.net The Executive Vice President of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Delcy Rodríguez, stated this Monday from the facilities of the Escuela Básica Miguel Antonio Caro, located in the Sucre parish, Caracas, that children are returning this Monday to 100% face-to-face classes after the COVID-19 pandemic, under strict biosecurity measures. | Venezuelan children attending school…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-10-03). Abahlali baseMjondolo Demands Justice for its Members Lost to "the Politics of Blood" libya360.wordpress.com Peoples Dispatch AbM members carry the coffin of slain leader Nokuthula Mabaso. Photo: Siya Mbhele AbM leader George Mqapheli Bonono called on the UN to take a stand against the murders of the movement's leaders, and for the South African government to set up a commission of inquiry to ensure justice for all victims of…

Staff (2022-10-03). Al Falasteniyeh: New Palestinian media network committed to return and liberation. samidoun.net Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network salutes Al Falasteniyeh Media Network, a new Palestinian media initiative that aims to link Palestinians inside occupied Palestine and everywhere in exile and diaspora together with Arab and international liberation movements, with a clear and principled commitment to anti-normalization, return and liberation. With the slogan, "From the River to the …

Staff (2022-10-03). Nicaragua Breaks Diplomatic Ties With the Netherlands. orinocotribune.com This Friday, September 30, the Nicaraguan government announced the rupture of diplomatic relations with the Netherlands, for maintaining an "interfering, interventionist and neo-colonialist" position against the Central American country. | An official statement by the Nicaraguan Foreign Ministry, quoted by

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-10-03). Neoliberalism and the Expansion of the Extreme Right in Europe and the US. libya360.wordpress.com JORGE ELBAUM Giorgia Meloni. The triumph of the extreme right in Italy accentuated European electoral skepticism and reaffirmed the failure of the different forms of civilized neoliberalism, including those that are exhibited as civilizing expressions linked to progressivism. Giorgia Meloni obtained 27% of the votes, representing the neo-fascist party Fratelli d'Italia. Your alliance with Forza…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-10-03). Brazil's Landless Rural Workers' Movement Elects Six Candidates. libya360.wordpress.com Landless Rural Workers' Movement MST candidates from left to right: Marina, Rosa Amorim, Valmir Assunàßà£o, Missias, Marcon, Adà£o Pretto (Photo: MST) The MST elects candidates in the South, Southeast and Northeast of Brazil for state and federal office The Landless Rural Workers' Movement (MST) made history this Sunday, October 2, by electing 6 candidates for…

TeleSUR (2022-10-03). Brazil: Lula Says Dialogue With Citizens Is Important. telesurenglish.net Brazilian presidential candidate for the Workers' Party (PT, left), Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, said Monday that the leaders accompanying him in the race to win the October 30 runoff election should aim at dialogue with voters beyond the competing political alliances. | The former president and candidate for the presidency of Brazil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, of the Workers' Party (PT), speaks during a meeting with his campaign committee, today, in Sà£o Paulo…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-10-03). Imperialist Militarism and the African Crisis. libya360.wordpress.com Abayomi Azikiwe Since the beginning of the Atlantic slave trade the European colonialists have utilized systematic violence to control and exploit the African people and other oppressed geopolitical regions Note: The following address was delivered in part at a webinar sponsored by the Black Alliance for Peace (BAP) on October 1. The event was held…

Fight Back (2022-10-03). Red Theory: The Leninist theory of the state. fightbacknews.org The central point of the Marxist-Leninist understanding of the state is that it is always and everywhere the product of antagonistic class contradictions. It arose from such contradictions, and as long as classes exist, so too will the state. Marx and Engels were the first to understand the state in this way, and it was Engels, in his book The Origin of the Family, Private Property, and the State, who did the most to develop the materialist understanding of how and why and the state arises in human history. | The state arises historically due to material conditions in society, namely due to the development of cl…

TeleSUR (2022-10-03). LATAM Leaders Congratulate Lula Da Silva for 1st Round Victory. telesurenglish.net After counting 99.97 percent of the votes, Brazil's Superior Electoral Tribunal confirmed that the Workers' Party (PT) candidate Lula da Silva achieved 48.42 percent of the valid votes, while President Jair Bolsonaro reached 43.20 percent. | RELATED: | Once Lula's victory became known, Colombia's President Gustavo Petro posted a message congratulating the PT leader and the Brazilian people for the victory achieved…

TeleSUR (2022-10-03). Sonia Guajajara is Elected as a Lawmaker in Sao Paulo. telesurenglish.net On this Sunday, the The Socialism and Liberty Party (PSOL) candidate Sonia Guajajara (PSOL), an internationally recognized environmental activist, was elected as the first federal Indigenous lawmaker from the state of Sao Paulo. | RELATED: | "Sao Paulo, we got it! I am very, very grateful for your trust! Let's join minds and hearts, and build a new Brazil. We're together!," the Indigenous woman told her thousands…

WSWS (2022-10-03). Australian union chief offers greater collaboration with government, employers. wsws.org Sally McManus used an appearance at the National Press Club to offer up the services of the trade unions to the ruling class and outline a plan to prevent the eruption of social unrest.

WSWS (2022-10-03). Minnesota Allina mental health workers begin 3-day strike: Build rank-and-file committees to unite with nurses! wsws.org The strategy being pursued by the SEIU at Allina Health is aimed at dividing the struggle of mental health workers from nurses and other sections of health care workers.

____ (2022-10-03). Fossils provide evidence on how human evolved from fish. ecns.cn 99.8% of the vertebrates on the earth, including human beings, have jaws, which are collectively referred to as jawed vertebrates or jawed.

____ (2022-10-03). Václav Havel (5 Oct 1936 18 Dec 2011). transcend.org Václav Havel, Czech playwright, poet, and political dissident, who, after the fall of communism, was president of Czechoslovakia (1989—92) and of the Czech Republic (1993—2003). Havel was the son of a wealthy restaurateur whose property was confiscated by the communist government of Czechoslovakia in 1948.

WSWS (2022-10-03). Ford and Stellantis workers back UAW candidate Will Lehman's campaign to fight job cuts and unify workers globally. wsws.org In the last several days, campaigners visited Ford and Stellantis factories in Chicago, Detroit and Toledo, Ohio and won enthusiastic support for Lehman's campaign to transfer power from the UAW apparatus to rank-and-file workers on the shop floor.

WSWS (2022-10-03). Brazil's elections yield runoff between Lula and Bolsonaro amid mounting political crisis. wsws.org The threats to living standards and democratic rights cannot be confronted at the ballot box on October 30, but only by the mass struggles of the Brazilian and international working class.

____ (2022-10-03). "Peace Disruptor Supreme": The Odyssey of the Mountain of Light and British Imperial Colonialism. transcend.org 1 Oct 2022 – This publication, discusses the "Mountain of Light" a large diamond of ancient Indian origins and its long historical journeys, from the time of its discovery in India, almost forgotten, to lie, hidden in the vaults of the Tower of London, as an integral part of the British, Royal Crown Jewels.

WSWS (2022-10-03). Labor and unions allow Norco to sack its workers in flood-torn Australian city. wsws.org In sync with the Labor government's pro-business stand, the three trade unions covering the workers refused to issue any call for workers at Norco, across the region and nationally to oppose the retrenchments.

WSWS (2022-10-03). In letter defending sellout of railroad workers, SMART-TD union president falsely claims US Constitution prohibits workers from striking. wsws.org In an open letter to railroaders Friday, SMART-TD union President Jeremy Ferguson tried to the justify the unions' avoidance of a national rail strike with a sellout tentative agreement brokered by the Biden administration.

Dennis Broe (2022-10-03). The attack on Documenta 15: Whys and wherefores. peoplesworld.org KASSEL, Germany — Documenta 15, the "lumbung Documenta," curated by an Indonesian collective and the first major art festival in the West to be given over entirely to a developing world group, has been unceasingly attacked by Western critics as being anti-Semitic, anti-Zionist and anti-Israeli. The rationale of this festival, a concerted attack from various …

Brett Wilkins (2022-10-03). 'We Must Not Stand By': Amnesty Urges State Leaders to Ban Guns Near Polling Places. commondreams.org "Governors and secretaries of state must do everything in their power to ensure the safety of voters and poll workers this November."

WSWS (2022-10-03). SEP (Australia) holds successful Sixth National Congress. wsws.org The Congress adopted four resolutions on key aspects of the political situation and elected the Socialist Equality Party's leadership for the next two years.

Greg Kearney (2022-10-03). Weyerhaeuser wood production felled by striking woodworkers. peoplesworld.org Related story: |

WSWS (2022-10-03). Death toll from Hurricane Ian continues to climb as tens of thousands are left ruined and neglected by state and federal governments. wsws.org More than 80 have died and more bodies are being uncovered as recovery workers begin digging into the ruins left by the monster storm.

WSWS (2022-10-03). Enough is Enough rally attendees speak on social crisis in UK. wsws.org World Socialist Web Site reporters spoke to workers and students attending nationwide protests on October 1, organised by the Enough is Enough pressure group.

WSWS (2022-10-03). Amid mounting crises, Chinese Communist Party to reappoint Xi Jinping as leader. wsws.org Xi's seemingly unchallengeable position stems not from any inherent strength. Rather, in conditions of acute class tensions, he has been elevated to prevent the CCP's divisions from blowing the party and government apart.

WSWS (2022-10-03). Truss U-turns on scrapping top tax rate as Tories' UK budget crisis deepens. wsws.org As it did during the long process of removing Boris Johnson in a palace coup, the Labour Party is working with the Tories to help replace a failing leader without triggering a social and political opposition in the working class.

WSWS (2022-10-03). Ebola outbreak threatens to expand into densely populated Ugandan capital Kampala. wsws.org An outbreak of Ebola infections in Uganda's western-central districts has exploded since declared an outbreak in late September. Two healthcare workers have died among more than two dozen total deaths.

WSWS (2022-10-03). Nurses' union announces ratification of sellout contract at Michigan Medicine. wsws.org The MNA-UMPNC (Michigan Nurses Association-University of Michigan Professional Nurse Council), after refusing to call a strike despite a massive strike authorization vote, has announced passage of a deal that meets none of the demands and needs of Michigan Medicine nurses.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-10-03). Speaking of the Real Cuba: Statement by Casa de las Américas. libya360.wordpress.com Casa de las Americas Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Cane supervises relief work in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian. Photo: Twitter Casa de las Américas, an iconic Cuban cultural institution, writes about the forces which are using the recent hurricane as a pretext to attack the country's revolutionary process In recent days we have received many messages…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-10-03). Brazil's Communist Leader says 'Occupy the Streets' to Guarantee Lula Second-Round Victory. libya360.wordpress.com Ben Chaco A supporter of former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio "Lula" da Silva celebrates as she listens to the partial results after general election polls closed in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Sunday, Oct. 2, 2022. | Silvia Izquierdo / AP Brazil's Communist Party leader Luciana Santos called on the left to "occupy the streets" to…

Staff (2022-10-03). Cuba en recuperación de los daños de Ian, hoy en la Mesa Redonda. mesaredonda.cubadebate.cu El Gobernador de Pinar del Río y directivos de la Unión Eléctrica comparecerán este lunes en la Mesa Redonda para informar sobre las labores de recuperación que se acometen para enfrentar los graves daños que dejó el huracán Ian a su paso por Cuba.

Staff (2022-10-03). Agencia argentina envía ayuda humanitaria a Cuba. cubadebate.cu La Agencia Argentina de Cooperación Internacional y Asistencia Humanitaria — Cascos Blancos (ACIAH) envía este lunes ayuda humanitaria a Cuba para colaborar en su recuperación luego del paso del huracán Ian. La cancillería argentina informó en un comunicado en su sitio web que la carga está compuesta por 19 cajas de pastillas potabilizadoras PYAM.

Staff (2022-10-03). Díaz-Canel exchanges with local authorities and workers on a visit to the pine town of Cocodrilo. en.cubadebate.cu The first secretary of the Central Committee of the PCC and president of the Republic, Miguel Díaz-Canel, visits the coastal town of Cocodrilo, in the south of the special municipality of Isla de la Juventud, on Monday morning. On Twitter, the president reported that "Today we will be on the Isle of Youth, another of the territories affected by #HurricaneIan. The recovery there is progressing rapidly. Much of its electrical service and communications are restored. We have to work hard to rebuild the houses."

Staff (2022-10-02). Before the virtual Cuba, the real Cuba: Declaration of the House of the Americas. en.cubadebate.cu In recent days we have received many messages from friends of the House and of the Cuban Revolution who, faced with the persistent and gloomy news that proliferate in the media and networks, ask with concern what is happening in our country. Are "the people" and "the government" really facing each other? Is Cuba a "failed state" incapable of solving a crisis? The same state that they call "failed" bravely called, just a week ago, for a referendum on the very advanced Family Code.

JANET (2022-10-02). The drums of war grow ever louder: Declaration of constitution of the Madrid Platform Against NATO and the Bases. iacenter.org September 30, 2022 By Madrid Platform Madrid, Sept. 20. Madrid Platform Against NATO and Bases. Translation: John Catalinotto The centers of power of Euro-U.S. imperialism have decided to resolve this deep capitalist crisis by applying the updated version of the same procedures they used in other times: massive destruction of capital and war. NATO and the military bases, the armed wing of imperialism, has set itself up as the governing body of the great reconfiguration of capitalism, necessary for its oligarchies to continue to hold power. NATO's war against Russia, under the pretext of the Ukraine war, is the o…

JANET (2022-10-02). Say NO to U.S. wars! Oct. 15-22 actions. iacenter.org September 28, 2022 The United National Antiwar Coalition (UNAC) is organizing for protests the week of Oct. 15-22 in this call posted at unac.peace.org. Back to the streets! Say NO to U.S. wars! Stop Washington's war moves toward Russia and China. Stop endless wars: Iraq, Syria, Somalia, Palestine, everywhere. Join us in protest during the week of Oct 15-22. Organize an action in your local area, or join one at unac.peace.org. Today working people face escalating costs of food and energy, recession, growing insecurity and attacks on efforts to unionize. The continuing wars and military provocations have brought…

Staff (2022-10-02). Este domingo, retransmisión de " øOtra empresa estatal socialista es posible?" en Cuadrando la caja. cubadebate.cu Este domingo 2 de octubre Cuadrando la caja retransmitirá su emisión dedicada a la empresa estatal ya que por problemas relacionados con el impacto del huracán Ian en la situación energética del estudio donde hacemos el programa no ha sido posible realizarlo. Ofrecemos disculpas a nuestros televidentes y seguidores y agradecemos su comprensión.

JANET (2022-10-02). Inclusive, expansive, revolutionary — New Family Code approved by Cubans 2-1. iacenter.org By Minnie Bruce Pratt September 27, 2022 After years of intense discussion, debate and an on-the-ground, neighborhood-by-neighborhood democratic process, the people of Cuba have passed a new Family Code. The provisions of this "Code of Affections," as it is familiarly known, are progressive, revolutionary and honor the reality of the wide range of families that people are creating in defiance of patriarchal capitalism. Members of the LGBT community carry a giant pride flag during the parade marking the country's International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia, in Pinar Del Rio, Cuba, May 17, 2018.

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2022-10-03: News Headlines

WSWS (2022-10-03). Death toll from Hurricane Ian continues to climb as tens of thousands are left ruined and neglected by state and federal governments. wsws.org More than 80 have died and more bodies are being uncovered as recovery workers begin digging into the ruings left by the monster storm.

____ (2022-10-03). Foreign officials, experts wish 20th CPC National Congress success during celebrations of China's National Day. ecns.cn Foreign officials and experts expressed their good wishes for the upcoming 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China and eyed further cooperation.

WSWS (2022-10-03). Spain's PSOE-Podemos government to slash public sector wages, pensions. wsws.org The PSOE-Podemos government is working with the CCOO and UGT unions to approve below-inflation raises for millions of civil servants and minimum wage workers.

WSWS (2022-10-03). Sri Lankan pseudo-left FSP backs imperialist manoeuvring at the UNHRC. wsws.org Workers in Sri Lanka can only defend their democratic and social rights by uniting with the international working class and fighting for socialism.

WSWS (2022-10-03). 7 million workers in contract struggles in Germany: Build independent action committees! wsws.org As was the case at the beginning of World War I, when the trade unions entered into a truce with the imperial government and the employers' associations, they are once again closing ranks with them.

Fight Back (2022-10-03). Red Theory: The Leninist theory of the state. fightbacknews.org The central point of the Marxist-Leninist understanding of the state is that it is always and everywhere the product of antagonistic class contradictions. It arose from such contradictions, and as long as classes exist, so too will the state. Marx and Engels were the first to understand the state in this way, and it was Engels, in his book The Origin of the Family, Private Property, and the State, who did the most to develop the materialist understanding of how and why and the state arises in human history. | The state arises historically due to material conditions in society, namely due to the development of cl…

WSWS (2022-10-03). Labor and unions allow Norco to sack its workers in flood-torn Australian city. wsws.org In sync with the Labor government's pro-business stand, the three trade unions covering the workers refused to issue any call for workers at Norco, across the region and nationally to oppose the retrenchments.

WSWS (2022-10-03). In letter defending sellout of railroad workers, SMART-TD union president falsely claims US Constitution prohibits workers from striking. wsws.org In an open letter to railroaders Friday, SMART-TD union President Jeremy Ferguson tried to the justify the unions' avoidance of a national rail strike with a sellout tentative agreement brokered by the Biden administration.

Dave Welsh (2022-10-03). Sunday 10/9: Support Amazon Workers Picket Whole Foods. indybay.org NoeValley WholeFoods-11AM Sun.Oct 9- | 3950-24th St,SF…

Strike! (2022-10-03). Santa Cruz City Workers to Begin Strike. indybay.org Santa Cruz City workers will strike starting tomorrow to stop the City's unfair labor practices, win equity for essential workers, and fund the front line to protect community services. Add your name in solidarity: bit.ly/protectsantacruzcityworkers | Show up on the strike line starting Monday, Oct. 3, at 7 AM, Santa Cruz City Hall, 809 Center St. Santa Cruz.

WSWS (2022-10-03). SEP (Australia) holds successful Sixth National Congress. wsws.org The Congress adopted four resolutions on key aspects of the political situation and elected the Socialist Equality Party's leadership for the next two years.

WSWS (2022-10-03). Ebola outbreak threatens to expand into densely populated Ugandan capital Kampala. wsws.org An outbreak of Ebola infections in Uganda's western-central districts has exploded since declared an outbreak in late September. Two healthcare workers have died among more than two dozen total deaths.

WSWS (2022-10-03). Ford and Stellantis workers back UAW candidate Will Lehman's campaign to fight job cuts and unify workers globally. wsws.org In the last several days, campaigners visited Ford and Stellantis factories in Chicago, Detroit and Toledo, Ohio and won enthusiastic support for Lehman's campaign to transfer power from the UAW apparatus to rank-and-file workers on the shop floor.

Labor Video Project (2022-10-03). Apple Toxic Is It Above The Law? With Whistleblower Ashley M. Gjà∏vik. indybay.org Ashley M. Gjà∏vik an Apple employee discovers that her office is sitting on a super-fund dump site in Sunnyvale. She tries to get it tested by the EPA and is retaliated against and fired. She also discover that Apple has captured the agencies she is trying to get to protect her and her fellow worker.

Rojava Solidarity Santa Cruz (2022-10-03). Sunday 10/2: Global Call to Action for Jina Mahsa Amini. indybay.org Santa Cruz Clock Tower on Sunday, Intersection of Water St and N Pacific Ave…

WSWS (2022-10-03). Minnesota Allina mental health workers begin 3-day strike: Build rank-and-file committees to unite with nurses! wsws.org The strategy being pursued by the SEIU at Allina Health is aimed at dividing the struggle of mental health workers from nurses and other sections of health care workers.

WSWS (2022-10-03). Nurses' union announces ratification of sellout contract at Michigan Medicine. wsws.org The MNA-UMPNC (Michigan Nurses Association-University of Michigan Professional Nurse Council), after refusing to call a strike despite a massive strike authorization vote, has announced passage of a deal that meets none of the demands and needs of Michigan Medicine nurses.

WSWS (2022-10-03). Amid mounting crises, Chinese Communist Party to reappoint Xi Jinping as leader. wsws.org Xi's seemingly unchallengeable position stems not from any inherent strength. Rather, in conditions of acute class tensions, he has been elevated to prevent the CCP's divisions from blowing the party and government apart.

____ (2022-10-03). Fossils provide evidence on how human evolved from fish. ecns.cn 99.8% of the vertebrates on the earth, including human beings, have jaws, which are collectively referred to as jawed vertebrates or jawed.

Labor Video Project (2022-10-03). Union Busting Kaiser Takes Hardline On NUHW Workers While Gov Newsom Is MIA. indybay.org Striking NUHW healthcare workers after 7 weeks on strike face a union busting attack by Kaiser executives and refusal of Governor Gavin Newsom and State Attorney General to enforce the law.

Volunteers in solidarity with Women's March (2022-10-03). Saturday 10/8: San Jose: Women's Wave Rally & March for Reproductive Rights. indybay.org Rally at Plaza of San Jose City Hall, 200 E Santa Clara St., San Jose 95113; then we march to Plaza de Cesar Chavez Park…

Safe Ag Safe Schools (2022-10-02). Cancer-Causing Pesticide exceeds State risk levels over the last decade at Monterey County. indybay.org Concerned about the use of the cancer-causing drift-prone pesticide 1,3-dichloropropene (1,3-D), more than pesticide reform advocates, including farmworkers, health professionals, teachers, and their allies held a news conference and rally at the Monterey County Government Center on Tuesday, September 27th — the 60th anniversary of the publication of Rachel Carson's Silent Spring. The group, organized by Safe Ag Safe Schools and the Monterey Bay Central Labor Council, called on the County Ag Commissioner to reduce 1,3-D use and web-post warnings. | The news conference can be seen in its entirety at: https…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-10-02). NATO in the Horns of a Dilemma after Former Ukrainian Regions Vote to Join Russia. libya360.wordpress.com Scott Ritter Moscow is flipping the bloc's script by moving to absorb Kiev's lost lands, thus switching the fight to its own turf By infusing tens of billions of dollars' worth of military aid into Ukraine, NATO produced a "game-changing" dynamic designed to throw Russia off balance. By undertaking the referendums in Kherson, Zaporozhye, Donetsk, and Lugansk,…

Anonymous669 (2022-10-02). In Video: Russian Artillery Hit Two U.S.-Made M777 Howitzers Of Ukrainian Forces. southfront.org Ukrainian service members firing a M777 howitzer on an unspecified front in the Donbass region. Source: the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense. | The Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) continue to sustain heavy human and material losses as a result of Russian artillery fire. | On October 2, a video documenting a recent Russian artillery strike on an AFU artillery battery made up of two U.S.-made M777 towed howitzers surfaced online. The Ukrainian battery was reportedly deployed near the settlement of…

JANET (2022-10-02). The drums of war grow ever louder: Declaration of constitution of the Madrid Platform Against NATO and the Bases. iacenter.org September 30, 2022 By Madrid Platform Madrid, Sept. 20. Madrid Platform Against NATO and Bases. Translation: John Catalinotto The centers of power of Euro-U.S. imperialism have decided to resolve this deep capitalist crisis by applying the updated version of the same procedures they used in other times: massive destruction of capital and war. NATO and the military bases, the armed wing of imperialism, has set itself up as the governing body of the great reconfiguration of capitalism, necessary for its oligarchies to continue to hold power. NATO's war against Russia, under the pretext of the Ukraine war, is the o…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-10-02). It Was a Surprisingly Wise Move by the West Not to Fast-Track Ukraine's NATO Membership. libya360.wordpress.com Andrew Korybko Their rejection is a major soft power embarrassment for the Ukrainian leader, who failed to marshal any meaningful response to Russia's reunification with its historical region of Novorossiya. The US-led West's Golden Billion has been provoking Russia for the past three decades like President Putin explained at length in his historic speech Friday afternoon ahead of signing…

JANET (2022-10-02). Say NO to U.S. wars! Oct. 15-22 actions. iacenter.org September 28, 2022 The United National Antiwar Coalition (UNAC) is organizing for protests the week of Oct. 15-22 in this call posted at unac.peace.org. Back to the streets! Say NO to U.S. wars! Stop Washington's war moves toward Russia and China. Stop endless wars: Iraq, Syria, Somalia, Palestine, everywhere. Join us in protest during the week of Oct 15-22. Organize an action in your local area, or join one at unac.peace.org. Today working people face escalating costs of food and energy, recession, growing insecurity and attacks on efforts to unionize. The continuing wars and military provocations have brought…

JANET (2022-10-02). Movements in NATO countries mobilize against war. iacenter.org By John Catalinotto September 30, 2022 With an avalanche of anti-Russian propaganda in NATO-member and other European Union countries — and in the U.S. — the corporate media has created an obstacle to mobilizing antiwar actions. Nevertheless, the high economic cost of the war, including much higher prices for basic goods and shortages of energy sources, have created an opening that anti-imperialist and antiwar activists are starting to widen. In Germany, the antiwar movement has called for coordinated actions in cities around the country Oct. 1. In Spain, at least one coalition has called, in its Madr…

____ (2022-10-02). Xi pays tribute to national heroes on Martyrs' Day. ecns.cn Xi Jinping and other leaders of the Communist Party of China and the state attended a ceremony on Friday morning in Tian'anmen Square in Beijing to present flower baskets to fallen national heroes.

____ (2022-10-02). Xi meets C919 project team, urging more breakthroughs in high-end equipment manufacturing. ecns.cn Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, on Friday commended the achievements made in the development of the C919 large passenger aircraft and called for more major breakthroughs in China's high-end equipment manufacturing.

_____ (2022-10-02). Wang Yi: Making Every Effort For Peace And Development. popularresistance.org Delivering his September 24 speech, Wang began by noting that humanity was facing various challenges, including the continued resurfacing of the Covid-19 pandemic, uncertain global security, and fragile and unsteady global recovery. "The world has entered a new phase of turbulence and transformation…But we are also at a time full of hope. The world continues to move towards multipolarity…Around the world, the people's call for progress and cooperation is getting louder than ever before." | Posing the question of how to "ride on the trend of history to build a community with a shared future for mankind", he ex…

Dave DeCamp (2022-10-02). Yemen Ceasefire Expires Without Extension, Raising Fears of Escalation. news.antiwar.com The UN special envoy for Yemen said Sunday that the ceasefire between the Houthis and the US-backed Saudi-led coalition expired on Sunday without the two sides agreeing on an extension. The truce was extended twice before, and while there was some fighting on the ground, no Saudi airstrikes in Yemen were reported, marking the longest …

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-10-02). Ending Hunger, Reviving Agriculture: The MST's Vision for Post-Election Brazil. libya360.wordpress.com Joà£o Pedro Stedile of the national leadership of the Landless Workers Movement (MST) talks about the current crisis in the agrarian sector and the way forward. He explains how the presidency of Jair Bolsonaro has wrecked agriculture, leading to a rise in hunger. He also talks about the MST's proposals for reviving the sector which…

_____ (2022-10-02). Ending Hunger, Reviving Agriculture: The MST's Vision For Brazil. popularresistance.org Joà£o Pedro Stedile of the national leadership of the Landless Workers Movement (MST) talks about the current crisis in the agrarian sector and the way forward. He explains how the presidency of Jair Bolsonaro has wrecked agriculture, leading to a rise in hunger. He also talks about the MST's proposals for reviving the sector which include both immediate steps to alleviate hunger and structural solutions to long-term problems. These include the key role cooperatives must play in the country.

_____ (2022-10-02). Bolivia Presents Revolutionary Socialist Program To Transform World. popularresistance.org Bolivia's President Luis Arce used his platform at the United Nations General Assembly to propose a revolutionary 14-point socialist program to transform the world. | "Today we find ourselves facing a wide-ranging, systemic capitalist crisis that increasingly endangers the life of humanity and the planet," he warned. | Arce continued: "We should not only reflect on the economic, social, food, climate, energy, water, and trade crises, but also identify with clarity the origin, in order to change a system that reproduces domination, exploitation, and exclusion of the large majorities, that generates the concentrati…

_____ (2022-10-02). Nurses At LGBTQ-Affirming Healthcare Provider Are Planning To Strike. popularresistance.org Unionized nurses at Howard Brown Health, a Chicago network of LGBTQ-affirming healthcare clinics, are set to go on strike Monday, Oct. 3 after what workers say are months of stalled contract bargaining negotiations. | The union is comprised of 30 nurses across 10 clinics, who are bargaining for their second contract, the first of which expired in August. The nurses' union, the Illinois Nurses Association, says that since June they have been negotiating with management on a weekly basis and have reached tentative agreements on more than 30 items, including staffing levels and a commitment to vaccinate workers agai…

Stephen Sefton (2022-10-02). Revolution and Human Development. globalresearch.ca

_____ (2022-10-02). Brazil: An Election That Will Mark The Immediate Future Of Latin America. popularresistance.org This Sunday October 2, Brazil, Latin America's largest economy, will elect its president. This election is decisive not only for the South American country but also for the entire region, since its outcome will heavily influence the correlation of forces. Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (progressive candidate of the Workers' Party)'s predicted victory would be a boost for the Latin America left and the rejection of neo liberalism, which has strengthened in the last 3 years. Meanwhile, if Jair Bolsonaro (ultra-right and Trump supporter) wins, it would mean a retrenching for the right-wing to resist. | Regarding this ele…

_____ (2022-10-02). Water Crises Portend Socialism Or Barbarism. popularresistance.org It's 2022 and the climate has changed. Around the world, the new climate is making itself felt via droughts, heatwaves, floods, and storms. Many of these events are record breakers, and their effects go beyond local areas to affect global supply chains and the lives of millions of working-class people. These are more than just "natural" disasters, though: these multiple water crises are driven, sometimes even created, by a capitalist society organized to put short-term profit above long-term sustainability. Our untenable management of water illustrates the impossibility of addressing climate change under capitali…

Liberation Staff (2022-10-02). Victory for Boston Starbucks workers in 64-day strike. liberationnews.org Boston Starbucks Workers United announced victory at 874 Commonwealth Avenue on September 21, ending the longest strike in SBWU history.

Fight Back (2022-10-02). Philippines: Intensify mass struggles amid peso devaluation and rising prices. fightbacknews.org Fight Back News Service is circulating the following statement from the Communist Party of the Philippines. | The broad masses of workers, peasants, and the rest the Filipino people must firmly advance their urgent socioeconomic demands and intensify their national and democratic mass struggles in the face of increasing possibility of a sharp economic decline in the coming months. The steady devaluation of the Philippine peso is set to further worsen their conditions of high fuel and food prices, low wages, rural bankruptcies, and widespread unemployment and cause the accelerated deterioration of the people's li…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-10-02). Brazil: On Lula's Majority. libya360.wordpress.com JoƒÅo Pedro Stedile, one of the national directors of Brazil's Landless Workers' Movement (MST) provides an analysis of the situation in Brazil and the forces backing former President Lula. The current crisis has affected the historic interests of the bourgeoisie. To give you an idea, during the past six years 28,000 industries have closed down,…

Revolution Books (2022-10-02). Sunday 10/2: Support the Courageous Uprising in Iran. indybay.org Revolution Books | 2444 Durant Avenue | Berkeley…

Gwynne Dyer (2022-10-02). Britannia Unhinged: UK's Return to Trickle Down Economy is Suicide. commondreams.org The value of the British pound is already collapsing. And the strikes and protests proliferate.

Labor Video Project (2022-10-02). Do You Hear Us? UAL Flight Attendants March Against Union Busting & Join SFO Unite Here. indybay.org Hundreds of UAL Association of Flight Attendants AFA flight attendants joined with 1,000 striking SFO Unite Here food service workers at the airport. The UAL AFA leaders charged that UAL is engaged in union busting practices and refuse to negotiate with the union over changes effecting passengers and the workers. SFO Unite Here workers have been without a wage increase since 2018 at the airport and cannot survive on their wages…

Staff (2022-10-02). IRGC cheif calls on youth not to be deceived by enemy plots. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 02 (MNA) — Saying that Iran is a barrier against enemies' plots, the commander-in-chief of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) called on Iranian youth not to be deceived by the enemies.

Staff (2022-10-02). Turkey conducts new airstrikes in north Iraq. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 02 (MNA) — Turkish news sources on Sunday reported that Turkey has launched an airstrike on northern areas of Iraq.

WSWS (2022-10-02). UK rail and postal workers speak during Saturday's joint strike action. wsws.org World Socialist Web Site reporters spoke to workers involved in Saturday's strikes in Britain. These saw ,000 rail workers almost completely shutdown the UK's rail network, alongside a national strike by 115,000 postal workers, and industrial action at two of the country's largest ports, Liverpool and Felixstowe.

Staff (2022-10-02). Este domingo, retransmisión de " øOtra empresa estatal socialista es posible?" en Cuadrando la caja. cubadebate.cu Este domingo 2 de octubre Cuadrando la caja retransmitirá su emisión dedicada a la empresa estatal ya que por problemas relacionados con el impacto del huracán Ian en la situación energética del estudio donde hacemos el programa no ha sido posible realizarlo. Ofrecemos disculpas a nuestros televidentes y seguidores y agradecemos su comprensión.

TeleSUR, JCM (2022-10-02). Sao Paulo acoge actos de masas de Lula y Bolsonaro. telesurtv.net Una encuesta muestra al expresidente Lula con el 49% de los votos válidos y a Jair Bolsonaro con el 35%.

Staff (2022-10-02). Unión Eléctrica estima una afectación en horario pico de 749 MW. cubadebate.cu Se estima para la hora pico una disponibilidad de 2181 MW y una demanda máxima de 2850 MW, para un déficit de 679 MW, por lo que de mantenerse las condiciones previstas se pronostica una afectación de 749 MW. De entrar en servicio la CTE Antonio Guiteras con 220 MW la afectación disminuirá a 529 MW.

JANET (2022-10-02). Inclusive, expansive, revolutionary — New Family Code approved by Cubans 2-1. iacenter.org By Minnie Bruce Pratt September 27, 2022 After years of intense discussion, debate and an on-the-ground, neighborhood-by-neighborhood democratic process, the people of Cuba have passed a new Family Code. The provisions of this "Code of Affections," as it is familiarly known, are progressive, revolutionary and honor the reality of the wide range of families that people are creating in defiance of patriarchal capitalism. Members of the LGBT community carry a giant pride flag during the parade marking the country's International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia, in Pinar Del Rio, Cuba, May 17, 2018.

Ricardo Gomez (2022-10-01). YOU LOVE TO SEE IT: The End Of Super-Pollutants. levernews.com Good things are happening! The U.S. is finally taking action to phase out super-pollutants, New York becomes the next state to phase out gas-powered vehicles, and California is rolling out new policies to transition away from natural gas in homes. Also, a referendum in Cuba has redefined rights for families, while farmworkers have just won historic labor protections.All this and much more in this week's edition of You Love To See It, available below.U.S. Eliminates Super-Pollutants: Last week, the Senate

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-10-01). Nord Stream Attacks, New Russia, Mobilization — Russian Ops in Ukraine (Oct. 1, 2022). libya360.wordpress.com Update on Russian military operations in Ukraine for October 1, 2022 — Russian positions are still under pressure around Lyman and Kopiansk; — Ukrainian offensives are costing men and equipment Ukraine cannot replace; — Comparisons to the 1944-1945 Ardennes Offensive still apply; — Western media admits the lopsided nature of fighting in favor of Russia;…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-10-01). The Multipolar World Has No Room for Fascist Ukraine's Ideology of War & Genocide. libya360.wordpress.com Rainer Shea Why is Russia determined to demilitarize Ukraine? Because since Obama's team forced through the installation of an extreme right government in Kiev eight years ago, the country's armed forces have been controlled by a ruling clique that's driven by the most destructive ideology in existence. An ideology that rationalizes the persecution, murder, and…

Editor (2022-10-01). Glenn Greenwald Reflects on Values and Character v. Political Identity. scheerpost.com Former firefighter, union leader and Brazilian presidential candidate Cabo Daciolo gestures during the presidential debate ahead of the October 7, 2018 general election, on September 26, 2018. This year Daciolo is a candidate for the Brazllian Senate for the Democratic Labor Party (PDT) (Photo by NELSON ALMEIDA/AFP via Getty Images) | By Glenn Greenwald / I published a short essay this week in Portuguese about an evangelic…

Staff (2022-10-01). Palestinian and Arab youth organizations unite to support Palestinian prisoners on hunger strike. samidoun.net Dozens of Palestinian and Arab youth organizations issued a collective statement in support of the 30 Palestinian prisoners on hunger strike to demand an end to their administrative detention. Released by the Handala Center for Prisoners, the statement calls for urgent action to confront normalization with Zionism throughout the region and to escalate the struggle …

Fight Back (2022-10-01). Students for a Democratic Society to hold National Convention. fightbacknews.org On the weekend of October 15 – 16, hundreds of student activists will convene at Kent State University in Ohio for the annual Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) National Convention. The National Convention is held every fall semester and is an important event for building SDS and the broader student movement. This year's convention will be joined virtually by Sara Nelson, president of the Association of Flight Attendants (AFA). Nelson is also a key figure in the resurgence of militant, class-struggle based trade unionism. | SDS, re-founded in 2006, is the largest and most active progressive student organizat…

Anonymous669 (2022-10-01). Separatists Kill 19 People, Including Senior IRGC Commander, In Southeastern Iran (Videos). southfront.org On September 30, a senior Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) commander died of wounds he sustained during clashes with armed separatists in southeastern Iran. | The separatists shot Ali Mousavi, commander of the IRGC's intelligence unit in the province of Sistan-Baluchestan, in the chest while attacking a police station by in the city of Zahedan. | The Iranian state TV said that armed separatists concealed themselves among worshippers and attacked a police base near the Makki mosque…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-10-01). Brazil: A Presidential Election that Will Mark the Immediate Future of Latin America. libya360.wordpress.com Gustavo A Maranges A man sits next to a graffiti of former Brazil's President and candidate for presidential election Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva at his campaign headquarters in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil September 28, 2022. REUTERS/Pilar Olivares Interview with Latin American political scientist and filmmaker Micaela Ovelar on the current scenario in the South…

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2022-10-02: News Headlines

Safe Ag Safe Schools (2022-10-02). Cancer-Causing Pesticide exceeds State risk levels over the last decade at Monterey County. indybay.org Concerned about the use of the cancer-causing drift-prone pesticide 1,3-dichloropropene (1,3-D), more than pesticide reform advocates, including farmworkers, health professionals, teachers, and their allies held a news conference and rally at the Monterey County Government Center on Tuesday, September 27th — the 60th anniversary of the publication of Rachel Carson's Silent Spring. The group, organized by Safe Ag Safe Schools and the Monterey Bay Central Labor Council, called on the County Ag Commissioner to reduce 1,3-D use and web-post warnings. | The news conference can be seen in its entirety at: https…

Anonymous669 (2022-10-02). In Video: Russian Artillery Hit Two U.S.-Made M777 Howitzers Of Ukrainian Forces. southfront.org Ukrainian service members firing a M777 howitzer on an unspecified front in the Donbass region. Source: the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense. | The Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) continue to sustain heavy human and material losses as a result of Russian artillery fire. | On October 2, a video documenting a recent Russian artillery strike on an AFU artillery battery made up of two U.S.-made M777 towed howitzers surfaced online. The Ukrainian battery was reportedly deployed near the settlement of…

JANET (2022-10-02). The drums of war grow ever louder: Declaration of constitution of the Madrid Platform Against NATO and the Bases. iacenter.org September 30, 2022 By Madrid Platform Madrid, Sept. 20. Madrid Platform Against NATO and Bases. Translation: John Catalinotto The centers of power of Euro-U.S. imperialism have decided to resolve this deep capitalist crisis by applying the updated version of the same procedures they used in other times: massive destruction of capital and war. NATO and the military bases, the armed wing of imperialism, has set itself up as the governing body of the great reconfiguration of capitalism, necessary for its oligarchies to continue to hold power. NATO's war against Russia, under the pretext of the Ukraine war, is the o…

JANET (2022-10-02). Say NO to U.S. wars! Oct. 15-22 actions. iacenter.org September 28, 2022 The United National Antiwar Coalition (UNAC) is organizing for protests the week of Oct. 15-22 in this call posted at unac.peace.org. Back to the streets! Say NO to U.S. wars! Stop Washington's war moves toward Russia and China. Stop endless wars: Iraq, Syria, Somalia, Palestine, everywhere. Join us in protest during the week of Oct 15-22. Organize an action in your local area, or join one at unac.peace.org. Today working people face escalating costs of food and energy, recession, growing insecurity and attacks on efforts to unionize. The continuing wars and military provocations have brought…

JANET (2022-10-02). Movements in NATO countries mobilize against war. iacenter.org By John Catalinotto September 30, 2022 With an avalanche of anti-Russian propaganda in NATO-member and other European Union countries — and in the U.S. — the corporate media has created an obstacle to mobilizing antiwar actions. Nevertheless, the high economic cost of the war, including much higher prices for basic goods and shortages of energy sources, have created an opening that anti-imperialist and antiwar activists are starting to widen. In Germany, the antiwar movement has called for coordinated actions in cities around the country Oct. 1. In Spain, at least one coalition has called, in its Madr…

____ (2022-10-02). Xi meets C919 project team, urging more breakthroughs in high-end equipment manufacturing. ecns.cn Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, on Friday commended the achievements made in the development of the C919 large passenger aircraft and called for more major breakthroughs in China's high-end equipment manufacturing.

____ (2022-10-02). Xi pays tribute to national heroes on Martyrs' Day. ecns.cn Xi Jinping and other leaders of the Communist Party of China and the state attended a ceremony on Friday morning in Tian'anmen Square in Beijing to present flower baskets to fallen national heroes.

Stephen Sefton (2022-10-02). Revolution and Human Development. globalresearch.ca

Liberation Staff (2022-10-02). Victory for Boston Starbucks workers in 64-day strike. liberationnews.org Boston Starbucks Workers United announced victory at 874 Commonwealth Avenue on September 21, ending the longest strike in SBWU history.

Strike! (2022-10-02). Santa Cruz City Workers to Begin Strike. indybay.org Santa Cruz City workers will strike starting tomorrow to stop the City's unfair labor practices, win equity for essential workers, and fund the front line to protect community services. Add your name in solidarity: bit.ly/protectsantacruzcityworkers | Show up on the strike line starting Monday, Oct. 3, at 7 AM, Santa Cruz City Hall, 809 Center St. Santa Cruz.

Revolution Books (2022-10-02). Sunday 10/2: Support the Courageous Uprising in Iran. indybay.org Revolution Books | 2444 Durant Avenue | Berkeley…

____ (2022-10-02). Fossils provide evidence on how human evolved from fish. ecns.cn 99.8% of the vertebrates on the earth, including human beings, have jaws, which are collectively referred to as jawed vertebrates or jawed.

Labor Video Project (2022-10-02). Union Busting Kaiser Takes Hardline On NUHW Workers While Gov Newsom Is MIA. indybay.org Striking NUHW healthcare workers after 7 weeks on strike face a union busting attack by Kaiser executives and refusal of Governor Gavin Newsom and State Attorney General to enforce the law.

Labor Video Project (2022-10-02). Do You Hear Us? UAL Flight Attendants March Against Union Busting & Join SFO Unite Here. indybay.org Hundreds of UAL Association of Flight Attendants AFA flight attendants joined with 1,000 striking SFO Unite Here food service workers at the airport. The UAL AFA leaders charged that UAL is engaged in union busting practices and refuse to negotiate with the union over changes effecting passengers and the workers. SFO Unite Here workers have been without a wage increase since 2018 at the airport and cannot survive on their wages…

Staff (2022-10-02). IRGC cheif calls on youth not to be deceived by enemy plots. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 02 (MNA) — Saying that Iran is a barrier against enemies' plots, the commander-in-chief of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) called on Iranian youth not to be deceived by the enemies.

Rojava Solidarity Santa Cruz (2022-10-02). Sunday 10/2: Global Call to Action for Jina Mahsa Amini. indybay.org Santa Cruz Clock Tower on Sunday, Intersection of Water St and N Pacific Ave…

Dave Welsh (2022-10-02). Sunday 10/9: Support Amazon Workers Picket Whole Foods. indybay.org NoeValley WholeFoods-11AM Sun.Oct 9- | 3950-24th St,SF…

Labor Video Project (2022-10-02). Apple Toxic Is It Above The Law? With Whistleblower Ashley M. Gjà∏vik. indybay.org Ashley M. Gjà∏vik an Apple employee discovers that her office is sitting on a super-fund dump site in Sunnyvale. She tries to get it tested by the EPA and is retaliated against and fired. She also discover that Apple has captured the agencies she is trying to get to protect her and her fellow worker.

Staff (2022-10-02). Unión Eléctrica estima una afectación en horario pico de 749 MW. cubadebate.cu Se estima para la hora pico una disponibilidad de 2181 MW y una demanda máxima de 2850 MW, para un déficit de 679 MW, por lo que de mantenerse las condiciones previstas se pronostica una afectación de 749 MW. De entrar en servicio la CTE Antonio Guiteras con 220 MW la afectación disminuirá a 529 MW.

Staff (2022-10-02). Este domingo, retransmisión de " øOtra empresa estatal socialista es posible?" en Cuadrando la caja. cubadebate.cu Este domingo 2 de octubre Cuadrando la caja retransmitirá su emisión dedicada a la empresa estatal ya que por problemas relacionados con el impacto del huracán Ian en la situación energética del estudio donde hacemos el programa no ha sido posible realizarlo. Ofrecemos disculpas a nuestros televidentes y seguidores y agradecemos su comprensión.

TeleSUR, JCM (2022-10-02). Sao Paulo acoge actos de masas de Lula y Bolsonaro. telesurtv.net Una encuesta muestra al expresidente Lula con el 49% de los votos válidos y a Jair Bolsonaro con el 35%.

Volunteers in solidarity with Women's March (2022-10-02). Saturday 10/8: San Jose: Women's Wave Rally & March for Reproductive Rights. indybay.org Rally at Plaza of San Jose City Hall, 200 E Santa Clara St., San Jose 95113; then we march to Plaza de Cesar Chavez Park…

JANET (2022-10-02). Inclusive, expansive, revolutionary — New Family Code approved by Cubans 2-1. iacenter.org By Minnie Bruce Pratt September 27, 2022 After years of intense discussion, debate and an on-the-ground, neighborhood-by-neighborhood democratic process, the people of Cuba have passed a new Family Code. The provisions of this "Code of Affections," as it is familiarly known, are progressive, revolutionary and honor the reality of the wide range of families that people are creating in defiance of patriarchal capitalism. Members of the LGBT community carry a giant pride flag during the parade marking the country's International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia, in Pinar Del Rio, Cuba, May 17, 2018.

Ricardo Gomez (2022-10-01). YOU LOVE TO SEE IT: The End Of Super-Pollutants. levernews.com Good things are happening! The U.S. is finally taking action to phase out super-pollutants, New York becomes the next state to phase out gas-powered vehicles, and California is rolling out new policies to transition away from natural gas in homes. Also, a referendum in Cuba has redefined rights for families, while farmworkers have just won historic labor protections.All this and much more in this week's edition of You Love To See It, available below.U.S. Eliminates Super-Pollutants: Last week, the Senate

UnitedEditor (2022-10-01). Putin: The world has entered a period of revolutionary transformation. unitedworldint.com By Erkin Feyyaz E≈üli Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed an agreement on the accession of a number of former Ukrainian regions to Russia: the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR), the Lugansk People's Republic (LPR), and the Kherson and Zaporozhye regions. The signatures came as a result of referendums in these regions, in which the overwhelming …

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-10-01). Nord Stream Attacks, New Russia, Mobilization — Russian Ops in Ukraine (Oct. 1, 2022). libya360.wordpress.com Update on Russian military operations in Ukraine for October 1, 2022 — Russian positions are still under pressure around Lyman and Kopiansk; — Ukrainian offensives are costing men and equipment Ukraine cannot replace; — Comparisons to the 1944-1945 Ardennes Offensive still apply; — Western media admits the lopsided nature of fighting in favor of Russia;…

WSWS (2022-10-01). For the independent mobilization of the working class against the threat of dictatorship in Brazil. wsws.org The Brazilian political crisis is one of the epicenters of a globally interconnected process of dissolution of democratic forms of rule by the ruling class in all countries.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-10-01). The Multipolar World Has No Room for Fascist Ukraine's Ideology of War & Genocide. libya360.wordpress.com Rainer Shea Why is Russia determined to demilitarize Ukraine? Because since Obama's team forced through the installation of an extreme right government in Kiev eight years ago, the country's armed forces have been controlled by a ruling clique that's driven by the most destructive ideology in existence. An ideology that rationalizes the persecution, murder, and…

WSWS (2022-10-01). French workers on one-day strike 29 September against inflation, war. wsws.org Around 2 ,000 workers demonstrated across France, according to trade unions, as working class anger mounts over the danger of hunger and cold this winter, linked to the war against Russia.

_____ (2022-10-01). US Sanctions Will Make China Stronger. popularresistance.org For the past five years, with the rapid decline of the U.S. empire and the peaceful rise of China, the U.S. has rapidly developed a baffling policy of anti-China hysteria. From Trump to Biden, Republicans and Democrats, neo-cons and "progressives," are all now focused entirely on a racist cold war of China-bashing and Russophobia, rather than doing anything constructive for the people of the United States and global society. | From a never-ending trade war, financial war, sanctions and the war against Huawei they turned to spreading unfounded stories of Chinese communist "high-tech" spies in the U.S., and a "Wuha…

Eric Zuesse (2022-10-01). Why Are Corporations Blamed, Instead of the Billionaires Who Control Them? globalresearch.ca

Susana Khalil (2022-10-01). The Art of Palestinian Embroidery that the Israeli Colonizer Appropriates. orinocotribune.com By Susana Khalil — Sep 18, 2022 | Tatriz embodies the Palestinian identity and depicts a mysterious, bohemian, and warm feeling of joy, splendor, and elegance. | The most popular artistic expression in the culture of the native Palestinian Arab-Semitic people is embroidery, known in Arabic as tatriz. The classic reddish color of embroidery comes from the purple color of Phoenician Canaan. Palestinian embroidery is also related to the ancient mosaics of Jericho. | The fact that this traditional and cultural aspect still lives on is thanks to the Palestinian peasant woman who preserves and weaves this transmi…

Roger D. Harris (2022-10-01). US Hybrid War Against Venezuela Goes to Court: The Case of Venezuelan Diplomat Alex Saab. orinocotribune.com Ambassador Alex Saab, a victim of the US economic war to achieve regime change in Venezuela, has been under arrest for over two years. This article recounts the developments in the diplomat's court case. Saab is fighting against his illegal detention and extradition before the 8th District Court in Miami. | As Venezuela's special envoy and a deputy ambassador to the African Union, Saab has diplomatic immunity from arrest and detention under the 1961 Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations. Although a party to the convention, the US has flouted this principle of international law. | Judicial overreach on politic…

WSWS (2022-10-01). Australia ends COVID isolation requirements: Business hails "freedom," medical experts warn of mass deaths. wsws.org The end of any infection control by the federal Labor government means that current COVID deaths, already at record levels, will be dwarfed by the mass casualties to come.

WSWS (2022-10-01). Death toll mounts from Hurricane Ian. wsws.org The storm's path northward through the Carolinas and Virginia follows the devasting havoc it wrought on Florida this week. Rescue workers are uncovering deaths found in the storm's wake.

_____ (2022-10-01). Democratic Rebellion Throughout Latin America And Caribbean. popularresistance.org Evo Morales, former President of the Plurinational State of Bolivia and President of the Six Federations of the Tropic of Cochabamba, was a special guest of President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) during festivities marking the 212th anniversary of Mexico's independence. The other international guests included John and Gabriel Shipton, father and brother of journalist Julian Assange; family of the late farmworker and activist César Chávez; Aleida Guevara, daughter of Che Guevara; and former Uruguayan President "Pepe" Mujica. | On September 15 Morales witnessed President Andrés Manuel López Obrador calling ou…

Staff (2022-10-01). Palestinian and Arab youth organizations unite to support Palestinian prisoners on hunger strike. samidoun.net Dozens of Palestinian and Arab youth organizations issued a collective statement in support of the 30 Palestinian prisoners on hunger strike to demand an end to their administrative detention. Released by the Handala Center for Prisoners, the statement calls for urgent action to confront normalization with Zionism throughout the region and to escalate the struggle …

David Skripac (2022-10-01). Why Capitalism Is Incongruous with Democracy. globalresearch.ca

Misión Verdad (2022-10-01). A New Attempt of Color Revolution in Cuba? orinocotribune.com

Fight Back (2022-10-01). Students for a Democratic Society to hold National Convention. fightbacknews.org On the weekend of October 15 – 16, hundreds of student activists will convene at Kent State University in Ohio for the annual Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) National Convention. The National Convention is held every fall semester and is an important event for building SDS and the broader student movement. This year's convention will be joined virtually by Sara Nelson, president of the Association of Flight Attendants (AFA). Nelson is also a key figure in the resurgence of militant, class-struggle based trade unionism. | SDS, re-founded in 2006, is the largest and most active progressive student organizat…

_____ (2022-10-01). Alabama Prisoners Organize A System-Wide Shut Down. popularresistance.org Alabama – "The state of Alabama is in the midst of a humanitarian crisis," begins a demand letter authored by Alabama prisoners, who on September 26 went on strike across all major correctional facilities in the State. The letter continues, "This crisis has occurred as a result of antiquated sentencing laws that led to overcrowding, numerous deaths, severe physical injury, as well as mental anguish to incarcerated individuals." | In a country where over 80% of incarcerated workers are tasked with maintaining the prison itself, either through cooking, cleaning, laundry, or other essential needs, work stoppages can…

Staff (2022-10-01). Georges Abdallah launches one-day solidarity strike for Palestinian prisoners. samidoun.net On Saturday, 1 October, Georges Ibrahim Abdallah, the Lebanese Arab communist struggler for Palestine jailed in France for the past 38 years, announced that he was going on a one-day hunger strike in solidarity with the 30 Palestinian prisoners striing for freedom. Since 25 September, 30 Palestinians jailed without charge or trial under "administrative detention" …

Staff (2022-10-01). Salami vows to take revenge on terrorists for Zahedan attack. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 01 (MNA) — Commander-in-Chief of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Major General Hossein Salami has vowed that IRGC will take harsh revenge on terrorists after the deadly terrorist attack in Zahedan on Friday.

____ (2022-10-01). IRGC to give a decisive response to mercenaries: statement. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 01 (MNA) — While condemning the terrorist operation in Zahedan, Salman Base of Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) in a statement on Saturday said that it will give a decisive response to the mercenaries of the terrorist act.

Anonymous669 (2022-10-01). Separatists Kill 19 People, Including Senior IRGC Commander, In Southeastern Iran (Videos). southfront.org On September 30, a senior Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) commander died of wounds he sustained during clashes with armed separatists in southeastern Iran. | The separatists shot Ali Mousavi, commander of the IRGC's intelligence unit in the province of Sistan-Baluchestan, in the chest while attacking a police station by in the city of Zahedan. | The Iranian state TV said that armed separatists concealed themselves among worshippers and attacked a police base near the Makki mosque…

Aarathi Prasad (2022-10-01). [Perspectives] Rhea Boyd: paediatrician advocating for health equity. thelancet.com Rhea Boyd describes herself as a paediatrician, a public health advocate, and a scholar who works at a paediatric clinic, as the Director of Equity and Justice for The California Children's Trust, and as a co-developer of The Conversation: Between Us About Us, a campaign that provides credible information about COVID-19 vaccines to Black and Latinx communities across the USA.

WSWS (2022-10-01). Australia: Knauf locks out plasterboard workers in Melbourne. wsws.org The Construction Forestry Maritime Mining and Energy Union is ensuring that the lockout will financially cripple workers, leaving them with no choice but to accept whatever rotten deal the company puts before them.

Staff (2022-10-01). VIDEO: IRGC targets terrorists' positions in Iraqi Kurdistan. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 01 (MNA) — Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) once again targeted the bases of separatist terrorist groups in the Iraqi Kurdistan Region on Saturday.

Suds, Snacks,, Socialism Forum Committee (2022-10-01). Saturday 10/8: The California Propositions Demystified. indybay.org

Staff (2022-10-01). 3 IRGC forces martyred in Zahedan terrorist attack. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 01 (MNA) — Public relations of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps Ground Force headquarters in the southeastern country announced that 3 IRGC forces were martyred during Friday's terrorist attack in Zahedan.

WSWS (2022-10-01). Candidate for UAW President Will Lehman: Defend the fired workers at GM Silao in Mexico! wsws.org Three years ago, about twenty workers were fired at General Motors in Silao, Mexico, for organizing to drive out a gangster-ridden union and for supporting the U.S. national strike at GM.

Paula Toko King, Bridget Robson (2022-10-01). [Comment] Coloniality and racism impacts the health of young people. thelancet.com As Indigenous Māori health researchers, our vision is for all young people to thrive and flourish as our leaders of today and to live free from all forms of discrimination. Yet, in the nation state currently known as New Zealand, it is clear this experience is not shared by all. In The Lancet, Rachel Simon-Kumar, Sonia Lewycka, and colleagues1 examine experiences of racism and their effects in terms of socioeconomic inequities, interpersonal discrimination, and health inequities between and among the privileged majority and Indigenous Māori and ethnic minority young people in New Zealand.

WSWS (2022-10-01). Twitter reverses account lock on Will Lehman, rank-and-file candidate for UAW president, without explanation. wsws.org There can be little doubt that the lock was not "in error," but rather a deliberate act of censorship against a campaign which has given voice to the sentiments and aspirations of rank-and-file workers.

WSWS (2022-10-01). Workers Struggles: Asia, Australia and New Zealand. wsws.org India: Tripura police attack teachers demanding reinstatement; Tamil Nadu district cooperative workers demand higher pay; Australia: Tasmanian public school teachers strike; BHP mine workers in Queensland to vote on strike action…

TeleSUR, DRL, MER (2022-10-01). Continúan labores para el restablecimiento del sistema eléctrico en Cuba tras huracán Ian. telesurtv.net Las principales acciones se centran en recuperar el servicio eléctrico el cual quedó con serias afectaciones.

Staff (2022-10-01). Huracán Ian afectó el 40 por ciento de las radiobases y el siete por ciento de los servicios telefónicos de Cuba. cubadebate.cu Etecsa informó que continuaban las labores de recuperación con la ejecución de tareas de limpieza, restablecimiento de cables y más de 1 200 postes afectados por la fuerza de los vientos y caída de árboles. La afectación reportada por este concepto es del 40% del total de sitios de radiobases y el 7% de los servicios telefónicos del país.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-10-01). Brazil: A Presidential Election that Will Mark the Immediate Future of Latin America. libya360.wordpress.com Gustavo A Maranges A man sits next to a graffiti of former Brazil's President and candidate for presidential election Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva at his campaign headquarters in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil September 28, 2022. REUTERS/Pilar Olivares Interview with Latin American political scientist and filmmaker Micaela Ovelar on the current scenario in the South…

Staff (2022-10-01). Aclaraciones sobre el tratamiento laboral y salarial en situaciones de desastres. cubadebate.cu Teniendo en cuenta las afectaciones provocadas en el territorio nacional como resultado del paso del huracán Ian se ratifica el tratamiento laboral y salarial a aplicar a los trabajadores, a partir de lo que se establece en el Código de Trabajo y su Reglamento.

Staff (2022-10-01). La Unión Eléctrica estima una afectación de 807 MW en el horario pico este sábado. cubadebate.cu En el horario diurno la UNE estima una afectación máxima de 400 MW por déficit de capacidad de generación. Para el horario pico, se prevé una disponibilidad de 2113 MW y una demanda máxima de 2850 MW, para un déficit de 737 MW. De mantenerse las condiciones previstas, se pronostica en ese horario una afectación de 807 MW, incluyendo las afectaciones por el huracán.

Staff (2022-10-01). Viceprimera ministra de Cuba constata recuperación en provincia Artemisa. cubadebate.cu La viceprimera ministra, Inés María Chapman Waugh, visitó hoy el municipio San Cristóbal, en la provincia de Artemisa, para constatar el avance de la recuperación de los daños ocasionados por el huracán Ian. Chapman Waugh se interesó por la situación del abasto de agua a la población, la elaboración de alimentos, el avance de la recuperación eléctrica y los trabajos de limpieza.

Jenny Pierson (2022-09-30). Tech Billionaires Are Actually Dumber Than You Think. independentmediainstitute.org In mid-September, for just a few days, Indian industrialist Gautam Adani entered the ranks of the top three richest people on earth as per Bloomberg's Billionaires Index. It was the first time an Indian, or, for that matter, an Asian, had enjoyed such a distinction. South Asians in my circle of family and friends felt …

Jordan Uhl (2022-09-30). How Wall Street Profits Off Of The Sick And Elderly. levernews.com

Imperial.ac.uk (2022-09-30). Meet Hayley Wong, President of Imperial College Union. imperial.ac.uk Hayley Wong is the new president of Imperial's students' union.

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2022-10-01: News Headlines

Safe Ag Safe Schools (2022-10-01). Cancer-Causing Pesticide exceeds State risk levels over the last decade at Monterey County. indybay.org Concerned about the use of the cancer-causing drift-prone pesticide 1,3-dichloropropene (1,3-D), more than pesticide reform advocates, including farmworkers, health professionals, teachers, and their allies held a news conference and rally at the Monterey County Government Center on Tuesday, September 27th — the 60th anniversary of the publication of Rachel Carson's Silent Spring. The group, organized by Safe Ag Safe Schools and the Monterey Bay Central Labor Council, called on the County Ag Commissioner to reduce 1,3-D use and web-post warnings. | The news conference can be seen in its entirety at: https…

UnitedEditor (2022-10-01). Putin: The world has entered a period of revolutionary transformation. unitedworldint.com By Erkin Feyyaz E≈üli Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed an agreement on the accession of a number of former Ukrainian regions to Russia: the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR), the Lugansk People's Republic (LPR), and the Kherson and Zaporozhye regions. The signatures came as a result of referendums in these regions, in which the overwhelming …

WSWS (2022-10-01). For the independent mobilization of the working class against the threat of dictatorship in Brazil. wsws.org The Brazilian political crisis is one of the epicenters of a globally interconnected process of dissolution of democratic forms of rule by the ruling class in all countries.

WSWS (2022-10-01). French workers on one-day strike 29 September against inflation, war. wsws.org Around 2 ,000 workers demonstrated across France, according to trade unions, as working class anger mounts over the danger of hunger and cold this winter, linked to the war against Russia.

____ (2022-10-01). Xi meets C919 project team, urging more breakthroughs in high-end equipment manufacturing. ecns.cn Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, on Friday commended the achievements made in the development of the C919 large passenger aircraft and called for more major breakthroughs in China's high-end equipment manufacturing.

____ (2022-10-01). Xi pays tribute to national heroes on Martyrs' Day. ecns.cn Xi Jinping and other leaders of the Communist Party of China and the state attended a ceremony on Friday morning in Tian'anmen Square in Beijing to present flower baskets to fallen national heroes.

WSWS (2022-10-01). Australia ends COVID isolation requirements: Business hails "freedom," medical experts warn of mass deaths. wsws.org The end of any infection control by the federal Labor government means that current COVID deaths, already at record levels, will be dwarfed by the mass casualties to come.

WSWS (2022-10-01). Death toll mounts from Hurricane Ian. wsws.org The storm's path northward through the Carolinas and Virginia follows the devasting havoc it wrought on Florida this week. Rescue workers are uncovering deaths found in the storm's wake.

Labor Video Project (2022-10-01). Do You Hear Us? UAL Flight Attendants March Against Union Busting & Join SFO Unite Here. indybay.org Hundreds of UAL Association of Flight Attendants AFA flight attendants joined with 1,000 striking SFO Unite Here food service workers at the airport. The UAL AFA leaders charged that UAL is engaged in union busting practices and refuse to negotiate with the union over changes effecting passengers and the workers. SFO Unite Here workers have been without a wage increase since 2018 at the airport and cannot survive on their wages…

Labor Video Project (2022-10-01). Apple Toxic Is It Above The Law? With Whistleblower Ashley M. Gjà∏vik. indybay.org Ashley M. Gjà∏vik an Apple employee discovers that her office is sitting on a super-fund dump site in Sunnyvale. She tries to get it tested by the EPA and is retaliated against and fired. She also discover that Apple has captured the agencies she is trying to get to protect her and her fellow worker.

Paula Toko King, Bridget Robson (2022-10-01). [Comment] Coloniality and racism impacts the health of young people. thelancet.com As Indigenous Māori health researchers, our vision is for all young people to thrive and flourish as our leaders of today and to live free from all forms of discrimination. Yet, in the nation state currently known as New Zealand, it is clear this experience is not shared by all. In The Lancet, Rachel Simon-Kumar, Sonia Lewycka, and colleagues1 examine experiences of racism and their effects in terms of socioeconomic inequities, interpersonal discrimination, and health inequities between and among the privileged majority and Indigenous Māori and ethnic minority young people in New Zealand.

WSWS (2022-10-01). Candidate for UAW President Will Lehman: Defend the fired workers at GM Silao in Mexico! wsws.org Three years ago, about twenty workers were fired at General Motors in Silao, Mexico, for organizing to drive out a gangster-ridden union and for supporting the U.S. national strike at GM.

WSWS (2022-10-01). Australia: Knauf locks out plasterboard workers in Melbourne. wsws.org The Construction Forestry Maritime Mining and Energy Union is ensuring that the lockout will financially cripple workers, leaving them with no choice but to accept whatever rotten deal the company puts before them.

WSWS (2022-10-01). Workers Struggles: Asia, Australia and New Zealand. wsws.org India: Tripura police attack teachers demanding reinstatement; Tamil Nadu district cooperative workers demand higher pay; Australia: Tasmanian public school teachers strike; BHP mine workers in Queensland to vote on strike action…

Aarathi Prasad (2022-10-01). [Perspectives] Rhea Boyd: paediatrician advocating for health equity. thelancet.com Rhea Boyd describes herself as a paediatrician, a public health advocate, and a scholar who works at a paediatric clinic, as the Director of Equity and Justice for The California Children's Trust, and as a co-developer of The Conversation: Between Us About Us, a campaign that provides credible information about COVID-19 vaccines to Black and Latinx communities across the USA.

Revolution Books (2022-10-01). Sunday 10/2: Support the Courageous Uprising in Iran. indybay.org Revolution Books | 2444 Durant Avenue | Berkeley…

Suds, Snacks,, Socialism Forum Committee (2022-10-01). Saturday 10/8: The California Propositions Demystified. indybay.org

WSWS (2022-10-01). Twitter reverses account lock on Will Lehman, rank-and-file candidate for UAW president, without explanation. wsws.org There can be little doubt that the lock was not "in error," but rather a deliberate act of censorship against a campaign which has given voice to the sentiments and aspirations of rank-and-file workers.

TeleSUR, DRL, MER (2022-10-01). Continúan labores para el restablecimiento del sistema eléctrico en Cuba tras huracán Ian. telesurtv.net Las principales acciones se centran en recuperar el servicio eléctrico el cual quedó con serias afectaciones.

WSWS (2022-09-30). US announces plans to expand "industrial base" for war with Russia. wsws.org Amid claims that the United States has sent so many weapons to Ukraine that it verges on depleting the capabilities of the US military, the US and its allies have announced a major new initiative to expand arms production.

Staff (2022-09-30). Nicaragua's President Ortega Calls Chile's President Boric a White House 'Lapdog'. orinocotribune.com Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega calls his Chilean counterpart a US "lapdog" after Boric attacked Nicaragua at the United Nations (UN). | "The government that wants to receive applause from the Yankee empire and from some governments of the European Union goes out there, like a lapdog, to talk about the need to release the political prisoners in Nicaragua, and they forget about the political prisoners that they have in their country in Chile," Ortega said on Wednesday, September 28, during a ceremony on the occasion of the 43rd anniversary of the founding of Nicaragua's National Police. | The Sandinista leader…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-09-30). Statement and Response by Permanent Representative Vassily Nebenzia at the UN Security Council Meeting on Sabotage of the Nord Stream Pipeline. libya360.wordpress.com Mr. Chairman, We thank the representatives of the UN Secretariat and Gazprom for the information provided. We also thank Mr. Marc-Antoine Eil-Mazzegg. I will not comment on his interesting but in my opinion not always objective presentation of what has happened and is happening in the gas market. We have a representative from Gazprom with…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-09-30). Russian Pipeline Sabotage: Beneficiaries and Possible Escalation of the Conflict. libya360.wordpress.com Yoselina Guevara López The Nord Stream 1 and 2 gas pipelines, the energy infrastructure that connects Russia with Europe under the waters of the Baltic Sea, suffered unprecedented damage this September 27, which all experts agree in affirming that they were the product of a "deliberate act", that is to say, a vile sabotage. Danish…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-09-30). Russia Puts an End to the Sovereignty of Westphalia. libya360.wordpress.com Franco Vielma Head of the Kherson Region Vladimir Saldo, Head of the Zaporozhye Region Evgeny Balitsky, Russian President Vladimir Putin, Head of the Donetsk People's Republic Denis Pushilin and Head of the Lugansk People's Republic Leonid Pasechnik | © Mikhail Metzel/TASS Through referendums held in recent days, the former Ukrainian regions of Lugansk, Donetsk, Zaporizhie…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-09-30). Signing of Treaties on Accession of Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics and Zaporozhye and Kherson Regions to Russia. libya360.wordpress.com During the address by Vladimir Putin at the ceremony for signing the treaties on the accession of the Donetsk People's Republic, the Lugansk People's Republic, the Zaporozhye Region and the Kherson Region to the Russian Federation. Photo: Grigoriy Sisoev, RIA Novosti A ceremony for signing the treaties on the accession of the Donetsk People's Republic,…

John Catalinotto (2022-09-30). Movements in NATO countries mobilize against war. workers.org With an avalanche of anti-Russian propaganda in NATO-member and other European Union countries — and in the U.S. — the corporate media has created an obstacle to mobilizing antiwar actions. Nevertheless, the high economic cost of the war, including much higher prices for basic goods and shortages of energy sources, . . . |

Anonymous669 (2022-09-30). 20 Militants Reportedly Killed In New Wave Of Russian Airstrikes On Syria's Greater Idlib. southfront.org A Russian Su-24 takes off on a combat mission at Hemeimeem airbase, Syria, on Thursday, Oct. 22, 2015. IMAGE: AP PHOTO/VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV | On September 30, warplanes of the Russian Aerospace Forces carried out at least 12 airstrikes on the northwestern region of Greater Idlib. | The airstrikes targeted positions of al-Qaeda-affiliated Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), the de-facto ruler of Greater Idlib, and its allies near the towns of Mseibin and Ruweiha in the southern Idlib countryside. Syrian pro-government news so…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-09-30). America's Neo-Imperialist Pressure on Sudan Exposes its True Intentions Towards Africa. libya360.wordpress.com Andrew Korybko The planned Russian naval base in Port Sudan would unprecedentedly deepen military relations between Moscow and Khartoum, thus helping the host state more confidently resist Washington's pressure in all respects, especially when it comes to being manipulated into a mutually detrimental war with Ethiopia. The "Strategy Towards Sub-Saharan Africa" that the US unveiled…

____ (2022-09-30). Xi pays tribute to national heroes in Beijing. ecns.cn Xi Jinping and other leaders of the Communist Party of China and the State attended a ceremony to present flower baskets to deceased national heroes at Tian'anmen Square in Beijing on Friday morning.

A Guest Author (2022-09-30). The drums of war grow ever louder: Declaration of constitution of the Madrid Platform Against NATO and the Bases. workers.org By Madrid Platform Madrid, Sept. 20. Madrid Platform Against NATO and Bases. Translation: John Catalinotto The centers of power of Euro-U.S. imperialism have decided to resolve this deep capitalist crisis by applying the updated version of the same procedures they used in other times: massive destruction of capital and war. . . . |

TeleSUR (2022-09-30). Military Occupy Strategic Areas of Burkina Faso's Capital City. telesurenglish.net On Friday morning, soldiers occupied several strategic areas of Ouagadougou, the capital of Burkina Faso, generating confusion at a time when the country is in "a transition process" after the January 24 coup. | RELATED: | Currently, the soldiers are stationed around the national television station, the United Nations roundabout, and on Kwame Nkrumah Avenue, where the European Union headquarters are located. | Sporadic det…

Peter Koenig (2022-09-30). "EU Harakiri"on Behalf of Washington. The Nord Stream Destruction, Is the EC Planning to Destroy the European Union? globalresearch.ca

_____ (2022-09-30). Employers' Productivity Standards Are Not Real Science. popularresistance.org Whether you're working in a warehouse or piano factory, processing insurance claims, or taking care of patients, the use of worker productivity monitoring continues to expand. | Workplaces where jobs are monitored and measured—and workers required to meet certain performance metrics—pose a particular set of challenges for stewards. | Most historians recognize Fredrick Winslow Taylor and his 1911 book The Principles of Scientific Management as the genesis of these schemes. Taylor's technology was basic by today's standards: clipboards and stopwatches. | Frank and Lillian Gilbreth (of Cheaper by the Doz…

_____ (2022-09-30). US Hybrid War Against Venezuela Goes To Court. popularresistance.org Ambassador Alex Saab, a victim of the US economic war to achieve regime change in Venezuela, has been under arrest for over two years. This article recounts the developments in the diplomat's court case. Saab is fighting against his illegal detention and extradition before the 8th District Court in Miami. | As Venezuela's special envoy and a deputy ambassador to the African Union, Saab has diplomatic immunity from arrest and detention under the 1961 Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations. Although a party to the convention, the US has flouted this principle of international law. Alex Saab was targeted by the U…

Kevin Gosztola (2022-09-30). Prison Strike Spreads In Alabama As Incarcerated Individuals Demand DOJ Protect Their Human Rights. thedissenter.org Jared Ware, journalist and co-host of "Millennials Are Killing Capitalism" | Jared Ware, journalist and co-host of the "Millennials Are Killing Capitalism" We begin with an overview of the strike, which was on its fifth day when the interview was recorded. Jared describes why the work stoppages were organized now and what the response of the Alabama Department of Corrections (ADOC) has been to the organized prisoners.

TeleSUR (2022-09-30). Bolsonaro Hides Behind Allies to Attack Lula Da Silva in Debate. telesurenglish.net During the presidential debate on Thursday, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro and other right-wing candidates staged a political spectacle full of aggressions whose objective became obvious: to take votes away from the Workers' Party candidate Lula da Silva, who has already passed percent of voting intentions according to the most recent polls. | RELATED: | To avoid direct confrontation with Lula, Bolsonaro enlisted the…

Jordan Uhl (2022-09-30). How Wall Street Profits Off Of The Sick And Elderly. levernews.com

Staff (2022-09-30). Growing solidarity with Palestinian prisoners on sixth day of hunger strike to #EndAdministrativeDetention. samidoun.net 30 Palestinian prisoners are on hunger strike for the sixth day to demand an end to their administrative detention without charge or trial. As they have continued their strike, the occupation prison authorities have imposed new sanctions upon them: their rooms have been turned into isolation sections and fines were imposed on the hunger strikers, …

Liberation Staff (2022-09-30). PSL Editorial: We stand with the people of Brazil vs. Bolsonaro's coup plots. liberationnews.org Brazilians will go to the polls in a pivotal election on Sunday to choose a new president. Support for former president Lula da Silva of the Workers Party, the main candidate of the left, is surging.

TeleSUR (2022-09-30). Lula Says South America Wants His Victory in Brazilian Elections. telesurenglish.net Former president and candidate Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva said today that South America wants to see him win the October 2 elections in Brazil to reorganize the Union of South American Nations (Unasur) once again. | Presidential candidate Luís Inácio Lula da Silva (c) participates in a campaign event today, in Fortaleza (Brazil)…

_____ (2022-09-30). Non-Tenure-Track Skidmore College Faculty Votes To Unionize. popularresistance.org Saratoga Springs, New York – In a major milestone for an organizing effort that began in 2018, full-time and part-time, non-tenure-track faculty and other Skidmore College staff voted this month in favor of unionizing. | The National Labor Relations Board conducted two separate mail-in elections — one for full-time staff and one for part-time staff — and 65% of full-time staff voted to join with the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), Local 200United, while 67% of part-time employees voted in favor of joining the union, according to an SEIU news release. | The votes, announced Sept. 27, affe…

_____ (2022-09-30). Saladin Muhammad Presente! popularresistance.org Our dear brother, leader, confidant, mentor and model servant of our people, Saladin Muhammad, joined our revolutionary ancestors on September 19, 2022 in Rocky Mount, North Carolina. Saladin was 76 and had been battling illness for a while. | When our revolutionary elders leave this material world, we often say another giant has fallen as a testament to their contribution and the love that we have for them. But sometimes, that characterization is just not enough. This is one of those times. Brother Saladin occupied a category that only a few have occupied. As one of only a handful of strategic thinkers and organ…

Infobrics (2022-09-30). BRICS Countries Should Join Hands to Innovate Affordable Scientific Solutions. infobrics.org Union Minister of state for Science and Technology, Jitendra Singh called for a joint fight against common challenges…

Anonymous669 (2022-09-30). Iran's Revolutionary Guards Say Operation Against Kurdish Insurgents In Northern Iraq Will Continue. southfront.org Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has vowed to continue its operation against Kurdish-Iranian opposition groups in the Iraqi Kurdistan Region. | In a statement released on September 29, the IRGC Ground Forces confirmed that the ongoing operation was launched in response to Kurdish-led protests in Iran. The guards accused opposition groups in Kurdistan of inciting and supporting the protests."In the wake of an uptick in the seditious acts of separatist and terrorist groups stationed in Iraq'

WSWS (2022-09-30). Murdoch media displays Australian Labor PM's close ties to business and dependence on the unions. wsws.org The Labor government is bringing together the country's top business chiefs and trade union bureaucrats against the working class.

____ (2022-09-30). Turkey hits 16 PKK targets in N Iraq. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Sep. 30 (MNA) — A total of 16 targets have been destroyed by the Turkish armed forces in a military operation against Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), Turkey's Defense Minister Hulusi Akar said on Thursday.

WSWS (2022-09-30). No to another school year of mass infection and death! Mobilize Canada's education workers to fight for the global elimination of COVID-19! wsws.org Governments in every province, from John Horgan's New Democrats in British Columbia to the hard-right Ford Tories in Ontario, reopened schools at the beginning of this month after dismantling all remaining COVID public health measures.

WSWS (2022-09-30). Hundreds attend memorial service for two young workers killed at Ohio BP refinery. wsws.org The memorial service Thursday morning was an outpouring of sympathy and solidarity for Max and Ben Morrissey, two young workers tragically killed at the BP Husky refinery in Oregon, Ohio.

WSWS (2022-09-30). Ahead of strike vote: UK higher education workers must build rank-and-file committees. wsws.org Workers must draw an important conclusion from the past few decades' experience: that the unions respond to "pressure" by intensifying efforts to impose sellout deals on their members.

Julia Conley (2022-09-30). 'Time to Take to the Streets': Working Class Hold 'Enough Is Enough' Rallies Across UK. commondreams.org "Does a CEO need an extra zero at the end of their salary—or should nurses, posties, and teachers be able to heat their homes?" said one supporter ahead of the #EnoughIsEnough National Day of Action.

WSWS (2022-09-30). Devastation from Hurricane Ian: Another disaster inflicted by American capitalism. wsws.org The death toll and destruction in Florida are of immense dimensions and demonstrate the failure of capitalist society. Such disasters are not "natural," but the predictable result of the inability of the profit system to address climate change and its environmental consequences.

WSWS (2022-09-30). The IBEW contract vote was fraudulent: Demand a re-vote under rank-and-file oversight! wsws.org This statement was issued by the Railroad Workers Rank-and-File Committee (RWRFC), which has been established by railroad workers to organize and unify their struggle independently of the union apparatus.

Press Associates (2022-09-30). Dissenting union, Machinists District 19, negotiates new deal with railroads. peoplesworld.org WASHINGTON—The one rail union whose members rejected the proposed national contract between the nation's big freight railroads and unions representing their 115,000 workers has negotiated a newand it says, a betterdeal. And now those 4,900 members of Machinists District 19 will vote on it. Their agreement, announced September 26, follows the basic plan all 13 …

Deweylaura (2022-09-30). Democracy is on the line in November. cpusa.org The following is adapted from a talk given at the online Marxist School in 2022. People's life experience has a decisive influence on their reaction to events. But it is not always determinative. Someone influenced by progressive class-struggle ideas, racial and gender equality, and generally by mass democratic movements and who gains a relative …

Imperial.ac.uk (2022-09-30). Meet Hayley Wong, President of Imperial College Union. imperial.ac.uk Hayley Wong is the new president of Imperial's students' union.

WSWS (2022-09-30). Live Updates on the fight of rail workers: Evidence grows of widespread failure by IBEW to send ballots before TA vote. wsws.org Dozens of machinists at BNSF's Argentine Yard in Kansas City held a series of informational pickets Wednesday to call for a united fight of rank-and-file workers.

Fight Back (2022-09-30). MN Cuba car caravan presses for an end to the blockade on Cuba. fightbacknews.org Minneapolis, MN – Twin Cities Cuba solidarity activists organized a car caravan, September 25, to "End the U.S. Blockade of Cuba." It is part of a campaign initiated by the Puentas de Amor (Bridges of Love) out of Miami. For over a year they have called on supporters of Cuba from around the world to hold car caravans on the fourth Sunday of the month. | This month, once again the Minnesota caravan drove along a busy street in a predominantly Latino neighborhood. Cars were decorated with Cuban flags and displayed signs that read, "Cuba si bloqueo no," "U.S. hands off Cuba" and "Let Cuba live!" Along the route, pe…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-09-29). Who Profits from Pipeline Terror? libya360.wordpress.com Pepe Escobar Secret talks between Russia and Germany to resolve their Nord Stream 1 and 2 issues had to be averted at any cost The War of Economic Corridors has entered incandescent, uncharted territory: Pipeline Terror. A sophisticated military operation — that required exhaustive planning, possibly involving several actors — blew up four separate sections of…

Max Blumenthal (2022-09-29). EU parliamentarian calls to sanction Vanessa Beeley and all observers of Donbass referendums. thegrayzone.com MEP Nathalie Louiseau of France is lobbying for individual sanctions on all observers of the Russian-organized referendums in the Donbass region. She has singled out journalist Vanessa Beeley not only for her coverage of the vote, but for her reporting on the foreign-back war against Syria's government. A French Member of European Parliament (MEP), Natalie Louiseau, has delivered a letter to EU High Representative of Foreign Affairs, Joseph Borrell, demanding the European Union place personal sanctions on all international observers …

WSWS (2022-09-29). Sri Lankan SEP/IYSSE to hold online public meeting against nuclear war. wsws.org The online public meeting "Build an international working class movement to stop nuclear war danger" will be held at 4 p.m. on Sunday, October 16.

Workers World Party (2022-09-29). PDF of September 29 issue. workers.org Download the PDF. Inclusive, expansive, revolutionary New Family Code approved by Cubans 2-to-1 Battling billionaire developers Saladin Muhammad remembered Editorial: U.S. hypocrisy and Iran Labor on the march At Philly's Home Depot California farmworkers Teamster women rally at Amazon HQ U.S. proxy war Western capital grabs Ukraine's farms Antiwar movement . . . |

WSWS (2022-09-29). United, Southwest flight attendants picket in US as airline workers reach breaking point. wsws.org United and Southwest airlines flight attendants picketed at airports in the US and other locations Tuesday to protest exhausting schedules, the lack of accommodation for stranded flight crews and the refusal of the carriers to increase pay in the face of surging inflation.

Kathy Durkin (2022-09-29). Youth join global strike for climate justice. workers.org Climate strikers in Bengaluru, India, Sept. 23. Climate strikers in Bengaluru, India, one of 450 global locations, were among hundreds of thousands demanding "climate reparations and justice" Sept. 23. Young people in Asia, Africa and Europe joined a coordinated Global Climate Strike that called for wealthy countries to pay reparations . . . |

Staff (2022-09-29). 2 October, Vancouver: End Administrative Detention! Outreach and rally for justice in Palestine. samidoun.net Sunday, 2 October 2 pm Vancouver Art Gallery (Howe Side/Robson Square) Vancouver Facebook Join us on Sunday, October 2 outside the Vancouver Art Gallery (Howe Street Side) to support 30 Palestinian prisoners on hunger strike for freedom. They are putting their bodies and lives on the lines to demand an end to administrative detention, Israeli …

WSWS (2022-09-29). The right-wing record of the "Quebec First" CAQ government. wsws.org The Coalition avenir Québec's (CAQ) first-ever term in office was marked by a disastrous response to the COVID-19 pandemic, brutal anti-worker measures and the promotion of virulent Quebec chauvinism.

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