Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-05-29). The Rise of NATO in Africa. libya360.wordpress.com Vijay Prashad Civilian casualties of US bombing in Somalia Anxiety about the expansion of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) toward the Russian border is one of the causes of the current war in Ukraine. But this is not the only attempt at expansion by NATO, a treaty organization created in 1949 by the United States to…

_____ (2022-05-29). Capitalism and Baby Formula. popularresistance.org There is an historic shortage of baby formula. There are parts of the country where food for infants simply can't be found at any price. This headline is the most honest about the situation. "America is running out of baby formula because 3 companies control the market and babies aren't that profitable ." There are only three baby formula manufacturers and one of them, Abbott, had to shut down its plant after a whistleblower revealed their product was contaminated. Two infant deaths may be related to the contamination, which went undiscovered despite Food and Drug Administration regulatory authority. | The Biden…

Anonymous669 (2022-05-29). Turkey Acknowledges Losing Two Soldiers In Northern Iraq. southfront.org Turkish forces are seen at Mount Barsaya in northeast of Afrin, January 28, 2018 / Khalil Ashawi / Reuters | Two more Turkish soldiers had been killed in the Iraqi Kurdistan Region, where Ankara is currently counducting an operation against the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), the Turkish Ministry of National Defense acknowledged on May 29. | Soldier Hasan àáatal was killed on May 28 when an improvised explosive device went off as he and other soldiers were passing near it, while soldier, Muhammed Sertta≈…

Anonymous669 (2022-05-29). Pinpoint Iraqi Airstrikes Kill Three Terrorists Of ISIS In Hamrin Mountains (Video). southfront.org emptyOn May 29, F-16 fighter jets of the Iraqi Air Forces carried out five airstrikes on a cave in the Hamrin Mountains, which lay between the province of Diyala and the Tigris river in northern Iraq, where ISIS cells had been hiding. | In a statement, Major General Yehia al-Rasool, a spokesman for the Iraqi Commander-in-Chief, said that the hideout was targeted based on information provided by the Iraqi National Intelligence Service. | Following the airstrikes, a force from the Iraqi military's 2nd an…

Anonymous669 (2022-05-29). Suspected Drone Strike Kills Three Near Turkish-Occupied Ras Al-Ain In Northeastern Syria. southfront.org The aftermath of the deadly explosion to the south of Ras al-Ain. Click to see full-size image. Via Twitter. | On May 29, three men were killed when an explosion tore apart their vehicle, a Hyundai Santa Fe SUV, in the area of al-Alia to the south of the Turkish-occupied town of Ras al-Ain in the northern countryside of Syria's al-Hasakah. | The two of the men killed in the explosion were identified as Ahmed al-Abed al-Hamza, also known as "Abu Ammar al-Hushu," a commander of the Turkish-backed Mu'tasim Division, and…

_____ (2022-05-29). Hundreds of bottling workers at Gatorade factory triumph in union election. popularresistance.org 240 workers at a Refresco bottling plant in Wharton, New Jersey won their election for union recognition May 21. After two years of intense struggle and against all of the dirty tricks the boss could muster, these workers have made it clear that they won't back down until they get what's right. | Workers at the Wharton plant began organizing in February 2020. They had faced years of abusive supervisors, poor safety conditions, low wages, and an unforgiving attendance and scheduling system. Anthony Sanchez, an employee at the plant for 15 years, said he started organizing with his co-workers to stop the "despotic…

_____ (2022-05-29). Labor Notes Conference 2022: It's Gonna Be Big. popularresistance.org This year's Labor Notes Conference (June 17-19, Chicago) will be one for the record books. About 4,000 people are coming—more than ever before—after a long wait. | There's plenty to celebrate this year, starting with phenomenal new organizing wins at Starbucks and Amazon. Dozens of shop floor organizers from both companies will be there, including plenary speakers Amazon Labor Union President Chris Smalls ("We want to thank Jeff Bezos for going to space, because while he was up there we were organizing a union") and Michelle Eisen of Starbucks Workers United. | Conference-goers will hear firsthand fro…

_____ (2022-05-29). Welcome to Selsey, a community that welcomed back the marsh. popularresistance.org As climate-fueled floods and droughts wreak havoc around the world, a hard truth is emerging: sooner or later, water always wins. But these devastating water extremes are not just due to climate change. They are made much worse by our poor development choices aimed at controlling water. The following excerpt is from the book >Water Always Wins, in which Hakai contributor Erica Gies follows innovators in what she calls the Slow Water movement who are instead asking a revolutionary question: what does water want? | What water wants is to reclaim its slow phases—wetlands, floodplains, mangrove forests—th…

Andrew Willis Garcés (2022-05-29). Want to Win a Union at Work? Here's What the Amazon Labor Union Can Teach Us. truthout.org It's a cinematic David and Goliath story, slightly different versions of which have now been told by

John Logan (2022-05-29). Starbucks Workers United Wins in US's Most Anti-Union City. truthout.org The Starbucks Workers United union campaign continues to produce astounding election wins week after week.

Lee Siu Hin (2022-05-28). 5/26 Lee Siu Hin Journey to China 2022: My China Activism, Factfinding & Solidarity Workin. indybay.org My Shanghai Lockdown Life, Challenge and Community Spirit in Lockdown Shanghai at Socialist China…

Anonymous (2022-05-28). Attack on Atlas Subsidary Office in Oakland. indybay.org Windows smashed at Atlas child engineering firm CEL in solidarity with Atlanta Forest Defenders. NO COP CITY.

____ (2022-05-28). Eurasian Economic Union needs to redesign logistics amid Western sanctions: Belarusian president. ecns.cn To counter the colossal pressure from the West, the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) needs urgent measures to redesign its logistics, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko told an online meeting on Friday.

Lee Siu Hin (2022-05-27). 5/26 Lee Siu Hin Journey to China 2022: My China Activism, Factfinding & Solidarity Workin. indybay.org My Shanghai Lockdown Life, Challenge and Community Spirit in Lockdown Shanghai at Socialist China…

Our Reporter (2022-05-27). Gov't orders striking Nurses, Midwives back to work or get fired. plusnews.ug The ongoing nurses and midwives strike is illegal. This is according to the Ministry of Public Service. The Ministry's declaration comes after nurses and midwives under their union, the Uganda Nurses and Midwives Council on Tuesday laid down their tools due to the government's failure to reveal their salary increment in the next financial year. …

Anonymous (2022-05-27). Attack on Atlas Subsidary Office in Oakland. indybay.org Windows smashed at Atlas child engineering firm CEL in solidarity with Atlanta Forest Defenders. NO COP CITY.

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-05-27). Questions and answers about monkeypox. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Current concerns The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has indicated a U.S. resident tested positive for monkeypox after returning to the U.S. from Canada. The CDC also is tracking multiple clusters of monkeypox that have been reported in early to mid-May in regions that don't normally report monkeypox, including in Europe and North America. What is monkeypox? Monkeypox is an infection from animals caused by a virus closely related to the smallpox virus. Infection…

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-05-27). Helping children cope with school shooting: Tips for talking about tragedy. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org As the nation tries to comprehend the shooting at a school in Texas that claimed 21 lives, many are now trying to find ways to have conversations with their children to help them cope. Listening to your child at this time is important, says Dr. Paul Croarkin, a Mayo Clinic child psychiatrist. "Listening provides comfort, stability and safety for children," says Dr. Croarkin. All children have different communication styles. Initially, they may not want to discuss what…

Repost (2022-05-26). Oakland Education Association (OEA) Stands Against the Proposed A's Stadium At Howard Terminal. indybay.org The Oakland Education Association has voted to oppose the GAP A's billionaire owner John Fisher's proposed stadium at the Howard Terminal in the Port of Oakland. The Democrats also with the support of the Alameda Labor Council and Alameda Building Trades Union leadership also want to give Fisher $850 million in tax subsidies. The president of the OEA Keith Brown is also the president of the Alameda Labor Council.

Ben Slowey (2022-05-26). Milwaukeeans voice their concerns in People's Platform Survey. liberationnews.org The Party for Socialism and Liberation Milwaukee conducted a People's Platform Survey with the goal to find the true needs, concerns and expectations of the city's working class.

1199SEIU (2022-05-26). Workers at Planned Parenthood file to join 1199SEIU. liberationnews.org Frontline workers seek union recognition to boost recruitment and retention efforts.

____ (2022-05-26). (W.E. Talk) Value the Right to Development and the Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights, and Strengthen Communication on Human Rights Between China and the West. ecns.cn China's progress in the field of human rights over the past 40 years deserves affirmation. For example, before China's reform and opening up in 1978, human rights had been labeled as "a bourgeoisie conspiracy" and was rejected recognition. For a long time, the department of law only existed at Peking University and Jilin University in China. Moreover, the number of teachers and students in the Department of Law at Peking University ranked the last but one among all departments in the university, only greater than that of the Department of Library Sciences.

Peter Boyle (2022-05-25). Populist right fizzles despite billionaire's big bucks. greenleft.org.au The cashed-up United Australia Party ran in every seat but only won 4.12% of the vote. Peter Boyle argues that it is the rise of the climate movement that holds the real promise to prevent right-populism from rising to US levels of support.

Newsroom (2022-05-25). WEF calls for new partnerships to generate private capital for fragile communities. moderndiplomacy.eu The World Economic Forum released today a paper that calls for new collaboration between humanitarian and development organizations, businesses, investors and entrepreneurs to make a difference to the lives of the nearly 1 billion people living in fragile and conflict-affected settings worldwide. Cultivating Investment Opportunities in Fragile Contexts: Catalysing Market-Driven Solutions to Strengthen Community and Economy …

Anis Chowdhury (2022-05-25). Fighting inflation excuse for class warfare. mronline.org SYDNEY and KUALA LUMPUR. A class war is being waged in the name of fighting inflation. All too many central bankers are raising interest rates at the expense of working people's families, supposedly to check price increases.

_____ (2022-05-25). Relations between Russia and Algeria are Developing Rapidly. journal-neo.org Unlike Europe, Russia did not leave a colonial imprint on the Arab world. Moreover, it was Moscow that in the previous century was actively involved in decolonization, in freeing many Arab states from their previous political and economic dependence on the West, in creating their own economies and policies independent of Europe. Russian-Arab cooperation received …

Kathy Fairfax (2022-05-25). Help Socialist Alliance stay on the ballot in NSW. greenleft.org.au You may have helped Socialist Alliance gain federal registration last year and recently seen us on the ballot. Can you now help us in New South Wales, Kathy Fairfax asks?

Ian Angus (2022-05-25). Ecosocialist Bookshelf — May 2022. greenleft.org.au Climate & Capitalism editor Ian Angus presents six new books for understanding and changing the world.

____ (2022-05-25). Arconic workers denounce United Steelworkers contract proposal. wsws.org Aluminum workers continue to denounce the USW's proposed contract, which would result in a huge loss in real wages over four years.

Ben Radford (2022-05-25). A modern take on England's revolutionary era. greenleft.org.au Ben Radford reviews Light Shining in Buckinghamshire, Caryl Churchill's 1976 play co-directed by Hannah Goodwin and Helpmann Award-winning Eamon Flack.

Dave DeCamp (2022-05-25). Biden Made Final Decision to Keep IRGC on Terrorist Blacklist. news.antiwar.com President Biden has made a final decision to keep Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) designated as a "foreign terrorist organization," Politico reported Tuesday, citing an unnamed Western official. The decision means a revival of the Iran nuclear deal, known as the JCPOA, is unlikely. The terrorist blacklist is a sweeping designation that means any …

Madaar (2022-05-25). Sudanese communists alert to increase in state repression following arrests. peoplesdispatch.org On May 19, Sudanese security forces raided the home of the political secretary of the Sudanese Communist Party, Muhammad Mukhtar al-Khatib, and took him to an unknown destination, according to the party's official page. | After the leaders of the Sudanese Communist Party were arrested in Juba, the Sudanese security forces arrested two leaders of the anti-coup movement of last October. They have since been released, but the incident has been widely denounced within the country and internationally. | The legal sector of the Sudanese Communist Party had explained in a press statement following the incident: "A team…

Anonymous765 (2022-05-24). Locations Of US Carrier Strike Groups — May 24, 2022. southfront.org This is the newest update of the 'U.S. Carrier Strike Groups Locations Map' exclusive series showing the approximate locations of U.S. Carrier Strike Groups. SouthFront: Analysis & Intelligence tracks locations of U.S. aircraft carriers using the available open-source information. No classified information was used in production of the map. | empty Carrier strike group (CSG) is an operational formation of the United States Navy. It is centered on an aircraft carrier and a carrier air w…

Staff (2022-05-24). Khalil Awawdeh and Raed Rayan: Freedom for Palestinian prisoners on hunger strike! samidoun.net Two Palestinian prisoners are currently on long-term hunger strikes to end their administrative detention, imprisonment without charge or trial, in the colonial prisons of the occupation regime. Khalil Awawdeh has been on hunger strike for 83 days and Raed Rayan has been on hunger strike for 48 days. They are among up to 600 Palestinians …

_____ (2022-05-24). Reflections On The Sri Lankan Economic Crisis. popularresistance.org So much has been written on the Sri Lankan economic crisis that the facts are by now quite well-known (see for instance C P Chandrasekhar, Frontline April 22): the massive build-up of external debt; the huge Value Added Tax concessions that pushed up the fiscal deficit and made the government borrow abroad even to spend domestically; the decline in foreign exchange earnings because of the pandemic that particularly hit tourist inflows; the downward pressure on the exchange rate which made many Sri Lankan workers choose the unofficial route to send their earnings home rather than the official route; the precipitou…

____ (2022-05-23). US military delivery of baby formula from Germany does little to stem supply crisis. wsws.org The Biden administration Operation Fly Formula offers no solution to the deepening baby formula shortage crisis facing working class families across the US.

____ (2022-05-23). New Zealand Labour government's budget imposes new burdens on working class. wsws.org While providing nothing to address soaring social inequality, and dismantling COVID protections, the Ardern government is diverting billions of dollars to integrate New Zealand into US war plans against Russia and China.

Fight Back (2022-05-23). Newly-organized mental health workers at 3 Minneapolis hospitals set to strike Tuesday. fightbacknews.org Minneapolis, MN – On Tuesday May 24, over 500 mental health workers will walk off the jobs at three hospitals in the Minneapolis metro area. The striking groups include mental health coordinators and psych techs, along with other job classes that perform mental health work. | All three of the groups have organized and joined SEIU Healthcare Minnesota and Iowa (SEIU HCMNIA) in the last eight months and are fighting for their first contract. They work at Allina Health's Abbott Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis, Allina Health's Unity Hospital in the Twin Cities suburb of Fridley, and MHealth Fairview Riverside Ho…

Fight Back (2022-05-23). Red theory: The role of the forces of production. fightbacknews.org Up to now we have studied dialectical materialism and given a general overview of its application to history, historical materialism. Now let's look more closely at some of the core concepts that make up Marxism's materialist conception of history, starting with the forces of production. | Any social system, whether we are talking about capitalism, socialism, feudalism, or what have you, has a particular mode of production upon which it is based. What do we mean by a mode of production? Simply put, it is a way of producing. A mode of production is the historically constituted way in which production is carried o…

____ (2022-05-23). German Ford autoworkers at Saarlouis plant support joint struggle with colleagues in Valencia. wsws.org Reporters from the World Socialist Web Site spoke to Ford workers in Saarlouis last week and met for discussions with members of the Ford Action Committee.

____ (2022-05-23). "False positives": The cold-blooded murder of over 6,400 poor civilians by Colombian military assassins between 2002 and 2008. wsws.org The aim of this atrocity was to inflate the death toll in order to deceive the Colombian people as to the military's success in the war against the guerrilla Colombian Revolutionary Armed Forces, FARC, and to garner billons in military aid from the U.S.

____ (2022-05-23). Strikes mount across Spain against spiralling cost of living. wsws.org In the past weeks, a series of strikes have broken out across the Spain to demand higher wages, an end to precarious temporary work and against intolerable social conditions.

____ (2022-05-23). Australian election result shows mass hostility to Labor and the Liberal-Nationals. wsws.org The vote for the major parties has fallen to the lowest level in history, revealing a historic crisis of the parliamentary set-up and of capitalist rule.

Staff (2022-05-23). Resumption of Vienna talks awaits US decision. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 23 (MNA) — After a three-day visit by the European Union's coordinator for the talks in Vienna between Iran and major world powers, speculations resurfaced again that the revival of the 2015 Iran nuclear could happen soon.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-05-22). Calls by Western Socialists for a Russian Retreat from Ukraine Amount to De Facto Support for NATO Aggression. libya360.wordpress.com Roger Annis On May 11, the online news journal Mediapart in France interviewed Olivier Besancenot following his recent return from a fact-finding mission to Ukraine. The interview was translated into English and published in a French Trotskyist journal that publishes in English and French. Besancenot was the presidential candidate of France for the "New Anticapitalist Party" (NPA) in 2007, winning 1.5…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-05-22). The Bloodshed Plaguing the People of the Horn of Africa. What is America's Role? libya360.wordpress.com Michael Welch, Elias Amare, and Ann Garrison People hold candles and Ethiopian flags during a memorial service for the victims of the Tigray conflict organised by the city administration, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia © Eduardo Soteras/AFP/Getty "As the Director-General of WHO, I have a duty to protect and promote health wherever it is under threat, and there…

Sam Wainwright (2022-05-22). Green Left Show #23: Greenslide, small targets, and progressive advance. greenleft.org.au Socialist Alliance national co-convenor Sam Wainwright spoke to the Green Left Show about the federal election result, what it means and what happens next.

emptyshelley Inglis, Executive Director, University of Dayton Human Rights Center, University of Dayton (2022-05-22). Putin could be charged with the crime of aggression for the Ukraine war — but it's an expensive process with high stakes. Shelley Inglis, Executive Director, University of Dayton Human Rights Center, University of Dayton

Sam Wainwright (2022-05-22). Green Left Show #23: Greenslide, small targets, and progressive advance. greenleft.org.au Socialist Alliance national co-convenor Sam Wainwright spoke to the Green Left Show about the federal election result, what it means and what happens next.

John Parker (2022-05-22). Fact-Finding Trip to Donbass: A Front-Line Shelter in Rubizhne. orinocotribune.com By John Parker &#1 ; May 17, 2022 | I had just left the Lugansk People's Republic, making my way to an interview in Moscow, when I saw a May 11 CNN story claiming Russia had targeted civilians in the Ukrainian city of Odessa. This was after the bombing of a hotel and shopping center there. When such structures are bombed, one assumes that they were filled with civilians. | Odessa was also the location of a massacre that took place after the 2014 coup, funded for years prior by the United States. The fascist element that was part of that coup burned the Odessa House of Trade Unions on May 2, 2014, killing progress…

emptygregory Grieve, Head, Professor, Religious Studies Department, University of North Carolina — Greensboro (2022-05-22). How to know if your practice of Buddhism through listening to podcasts or use of meditation apps is 'authentic'. Gregory Grieve, Head and Professor, Religious Studies Department, University of North Carolina — Greensboro

emptydaniella Mccahey, Assistant Professor of History, Texas Tech University (2022-05-22). Over 100 years of Antarctic agriculture is helping scientists grow food in space. Daniella McCahey, Assistant Professor of History, Texas Tech University

emptydaniel Macfarlane, Associate Professor of Environment, Sustainability, Western Michigan University (2022-05-22). Restoring the Great Lakes: After years of US-Canada joint efforts, some success and lots of unfinished business. Daniel Macfarlane, Associate Professor of Environment and Sustainability, Western Michigan University

emptyerik Gordon, Professor of Business, University of Michigan (2022-05-22). What you need to know about the Defense Production Act — the 19 s law Biden invoked to try to end the baby formula shortage. Erik Gordon, Professor of Business, University of Michigan

emptygary Laderman, Goodrich C White Professor of Religion, Emory University (2022-05-22). The US Civil War drastically reshaped how Americans deal with death — will the pandemic? Gary Laderman, Goodrich C White Professor of Religion, Emory University

emptykenneth Anthony, Associate Professor of Elementary Education, Mississippi State University (2022-05-22). Public education is supposed to prepare an informed citizenry — elementary teachers have just two hours a week to teach social studies. Kenneth Anthony, Associate Professor of Elementary Education, Mississippi State University

emptyrodney E. Rohde, Regents' Professor of Clinical Laboratory Science, Texas State University (2022-05-22). What is monkeypox? A microbiologist explains what's known about this smallpox cousin. Rodney E. Rohde, Regents' Professor of Clinical Laboratory Science, Texas State University

emptykevin Ketels, Assistant Professor, Teaching, Global Supply Chain Management, Wayne State University (2022-05-22). Baby formula industry was primed for disaster long before key factory closed down. Kevin Ketels, Assistant Professor, Teaching, Global Supply Chain Management, Wayne State University

emptycallie Freitag, Ph.d. Candidate In Public Policy, Governance, University of Washington (2022-05-22). 1 in 6 US kids are in families below the poverty line. Callie Freitag, Ph.D. Candidate in Public Policy and Governance, University of Washington

emptyabigail A. Allen, Associate Professor of Special Education, Clemson University (2022-05-22). Pandemic babies with developmental delays can be helped to make up for lost social interaction — 5 tips for parents. Abigail A. Allen, Associate Professor of Special Education, Clemson University

emptymargarita Balmaceda, Professor of Diplomacy, International Relations, Seton Hall University (2022-05-22). Europe is determined to cut fossil fuel ties with Russia, even though getting Hungary on board won't be easy. Margarita Balmaceda, Professor of Diplomacy and International Relations, Seton Hall University

emptytam Nguyen, Assistant Professor of Computer Science, University of Dayton (2022-05-22). Nonprogrammers are building more of the world's software — a computer scientist explains 'no-code'. Tam Nguyen, Assistant Professor of Computer Science, University of Dayton

emptyjames Densley, Professor of Criminal Justice, Metropolitan State University (2022-05-22). Accused Buffalo mass shooter had threatened a shooting while in high school. Could more have been done to avert the tragedy? James Densley, Professor of Criminal Justice, Metropolitan State University

emptydavid Mendez, Associate Professor of Health Management, Policy, University of Michigan (2022-05-22). Why is the FDA seeking to ban menthol cigarettes? 4 questions answered. David Mendez, Associate Professor of Health Management and Policy, University of Michigan

emptydaniel J. Mallinson, Assistant Professor of Public Policy, Administration, School of Public Affairs, Penn State (2022-05-22). Appealing to Trump (and his base) might have worked in Pennsylvania primaries — but it won't play so well in the midterms. Daniel J. Mallinson, Assistant Professor of Public Policy and Administration, School of Public Affairs, Penn State

emptycamee Maddox-wingfield, Assistant Professor of Sociology, Anthropology,, Public Health, University of Maryland, Baltimore County (2022-05-22). The Martinican bèlè dance — a celebration of land, spirit and liberation. Camee Maddox-Wingfield, Assistant Professor of Sociology, Anthropology, and Public Health, University of Maryland, Baltimore County

emptysourav Sengupta, Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Pediatrics, University At Buffalo (2022-05-22). CBT? DBT? Psychodynamic? What type of therapy is right for me? Sourav Sengupta, Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Pediatrics, University at Buffalo

emptymckale Montgomery, Assistant Professor of Nutritional Sciences, Oklahoma State University (2022-05-22). Is intermittent fasting the diet for you? Here's what the science says. McKale Montgomery, Assistant Professor of Nutritional Sciences, Oklahoma State University

emptyrokeshia Renné Ashley, Assistant Professor of Communication, Florida International University (2022-05-22). After initial silence, the Biden administration is making moves to free WNBA star Brittney Griner from Russian detention. Rokeshia Renné Ashley, Assistant Professor of Communication, Florida International University

emptystanley Stepanic, Assistant Professor of Slavic Languages, Literatures, University of Virginia (2022-05-22). 'Dracula Daily' reanimates the classic vampire novel for the age of memes and snark. Stanley Stepanic, Assistant Professor of Slavic Languages and Literatures, University of Virginia

emptyarie Kruglanski, Professor of Psychology, University of Maryland (2022-05-22). A quest for significance gone horribly wrong — how mass shooters pervert a universal desire to make a difference in the world. Arie Kruglanski, Professor of Psychology, University of Maryland

emptylacey Wade, Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Pennsylvania (2022-05-22). What makes us subconsciously mimic the accents of others in conversation. Lacey Wade, Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Pennsylvania

emptyimtiaz Rangwala, Research Scientist In Climate, Cooperative Institute For Research In Environmental Sciences, University of Colorado Boulder (2022-05-22). Grim 2022 drought outlook for Western US offers warnings for the future as climate change brings a hotter, thirstier atmosphere. Imtiaz Rangwala, Research Scientist in Climate, Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, University of Colorado Boulder

emptynick Shay, Professor of Oceanography, University of Miami (2022-05-22). Bad news for the 2022 hurricane season: The Loop Current, a fueler of monster storms, is looking a lot like it did in 2005, the year of Katrina. Nick Shay, Professor of Oceanography, University of Miami

Jacob Andrewartha (2022-05-22). Climate change makes it mark on Australian elections. greenleft.org.au The defeat of the right-wing Scott Morrison Liberal-National government on May 21 indicates that people want change. The election result, which shows a strong mood to act on the climate crisis and inequality, shows the grassroots climate movement has and is having an impact. | At this stage it looks like the Labor party will form a minority government with the support of Greens and the so-called "teal" independents, who were elected in Liberal heartland seats on a climate action, refugee rights and feminist platform.

Cherry Hitkari (2022-05-22). Holding on to Uncle Sam: US-Taiwan Relations. moderndiplomacy.eu The bilateral ties between the United States of America and Taiwan or the Republic of China (ROC) have developed through a peculiar and complex course. The relationship, however ambiguous, continues to form a crucial aspect of security relations in East Asia. Recognition, De-recognition When the Communist forces led by Mao Zedong expelled Chiang Kai shek's …

Staff (2022-05-22). 9 more bodies found in Kashmir tunnel collapse, toll at 10. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 22 (MNA) — Officials say rescuers have found the bodies of nine more workers in Indian-controlled Kashmir, taking the death toll to 10 after part of a tunnel collapsed in the Himalayan region.

Anonymous Contributor (2022-05-21). Phoenix Anarchists Mobilize Against "WLM" Group and Fascists at Pro-Choice Abortion Rally. itsgoingdown.org Anarchists in so-called Phoenix, Arizona report on confronting both neo-Nazis organizing under the banner of 'White Lives Matter' and far-Right militias harassing pro-choice demonstrations. Every month since April 2021, the WLM "White Lives Matter" group which is active nationwide calls for a national day of action on specific dates. The group claims to promote only…

_____ (2022-05-21). Mali is Deprived of an Opportunity to Follow Policies Independent of the West. journal-neo.org Attempts by the inhabitants of the states of the African continent to throw off the shackles of modern neo-colonialism and pursue a policy independent of the West are being met with active resistance from the very same West. Another confirmation of this is the recent coup attempt thwarted by the authorities in Mali. Mali's Ministry …

emptyrodney E. Rohde, Regents' Professor of Clinical Laboratory Science, Texas State University (2022-05-21). What is monkeypox? A microbiologist explains what's known about this smallpox cousin. Rodney E. Rohde, Regents' Professor of Clinical Laboratory Science, Texas State University

Jason Ditz (2022-05-21). Israel Attacks Syria Army Base in Damascus, Killing Three. news.antiwar.com On Friday, Israel carried out missile strikes against neighboring Syria, firing against the southern part of Damascus. The Details are still emerging on the attacks, which Israeli media are presented as targeting Iranian militias though it apparently hit a Syrian army base. | Syria's air defense system

Staff (2022-05-21). Three killed in Zionists airstrike on south of Damascus. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 21 (MNA) — At least three people were killed after Israel launched fresh airstrikes on the outskirts of Damascus late on Friday, Syrian media said, adding that the country's air defenses intercepted "hostile targets".

Staff (2022-05-20). Enrique Ubieta: quisiera que mis textos contribuyan a hacer viable la Revolución, el socialismo. cubadebate.cu øCuál es la mejor forma de contar una historia? Muchos se hacen esta pregunta antes de emprender un proyecto. Para algunos es indispensable tener todos los elementos, otros acuden a su imaginación. Autores como Enrique Ubieta Gómez prefieren estar en el lugar donde se desarrollan los acontecimientos, compartir con sus protagonistas.

Jason Ditz (2022-05-20). Yemen's Houthis Confirm Considering Truce Extension. news.antiwar.com Seven years of war in Yemen have seen precious few ceasefires. The current ceasefire, which began at the start of April, was the longest and by far the most successful. A two-month deal, it is scheduled to end June 2. | Earlier this week the UN reported they'd raised a possible extension. Yemen's Houthis confirmed that Wednesday, It's a good deal for the civilians involved, as there haven't been any airstrikes, and the aid delivery is starting to pick up steam with an…

Staff (2022-05-20). Archivo CD: La República neocolonial. cubadebate.cu El panorama se tornaba más sombrío ante el ascenso arribista y el avance desaforado de la corrupción. El escepticismo, que se fue adueñando de las conciencias, se expresó en la voz de los intelectuales y en una tradición costumbrista que venía del siglo XIX. La imagen gráfica del chivo se asoció al fenómeno de la malversación de fondos públicos. La guataca simbolizó al adulador en procura de privilegios.

____ (2022-05-20). More than 1,000 COVID-19 deaths in New Zealand. wsws.org New Zealand has gone from having no COVID deaths for most of the pandemic, to now having one of the highest weekly death rates in the world, as a result of the Labour Party government abandoning its elimination policy.

____ (2022-05-20). Vote 1 for Socialist Equality Party candidates in the Australian election! wsws.org The Socialist Equality Party is standing Senate teams in three states in order to present a genuine socialist alternative to the broadest possible audience, and prepare for the convulsive working-class struggles ahead.

____ (2022-05-20). The pseudo-left Victorian Socialists in the Australian elections: Parochialism and parliamentary cretinism. wsws.org The Victorian Socialists' campaign has nothing to do with a fight against capitalism and its political defenders. Instead, the Victorian Socialists are seeking to consolidate a position on the "left" flank of that very political establishment.

____ (2022-05-20). Outraged Arconic aluminum workers speak out against USW's contract proposal: "It's a bad deal!" wsws.org Workers at all the Arconic facilities under the last USW agreement had voted unanimously to strike in the run-up to the contract expiration, expressing an extraordinary determination to win significantly higher pay.

____ (2022-05-20). USW isolating strike by California Chevron workers over refinery staffing and safety. wsws.org Richmond refinery workers are fighting for their safety and the safety of those in their community, but winning this strike requires breaking free of the isolation and duplicity of the USW.

____ (2022-05-20). Dana workers must prepare common action to halt contract violations. wsws.org At all Dana plants, the company is violating the terms of the contract and the unions are letting them do it. While the violations differ at each plant, our response at all plants must be the same: we must unite and take action ourselves, or things will only get worse.

____ (2022-05-20). Sri Lankan workers and rural poor must mobilize against the Rajapakse-Wickremesinghe austerity agenda! wsws.org Ranil Wickremesinghe, Sri Lanka's newly installed prime minster, delivered an address to the nation Monday that attempted to exploit the country's dire economic crisis to justify a massive assault on workers and rural toilers.

____ (2022-05-20). After keeping workers in the dark, UAW announces snap contract vote at Detroit Diesel. wsws.org Once again the UAW is trying to rush through a vote on a tentative agreement without providing workers with full details or the time necessary to study and discuss.

____ (2022-05-20). Stellantis workers back contract fights at Detroit Diesel and CNH. wsws.org Stellantis workers in suburban Detroit expressed solidarity with Detroit Diesel and CNH workers who have rejected the United Auto Workers' efforts to impose pro-company contracts…