(2022-01-08). 'I really like the Militant's coverage of today's strikes'. themilitant.com 
The six-week drive to win more than 300 current Militant readers to Among recent subscribers are strikers met on union picket lines, family farmers and taxicab drivers fighting crushing debt; opponents of the U.S. rulers' economic war against Cuba's socialist revolution; and hundreds of working people who subscribed after Soc…
(2022-01-08). Sanitation workers strike for safety, pay in California. themilitant.com CHULA VISTA, Calif. — Some 250 sanitation workers in the San Diego area continue to walk picket lines here since going on strike Dec. 17 against Republic Services. Members of Teamsters Local 542, many in rain gear for the winter storms that poured down, maintain pickets at four locations in their fight for safer trucks and working conditions and for higher wages. | "After Republic took over, conditions began deteriorating," Cesar Silva, 38, a driver with 16 years on the job, told the Militant. "There were a lot of write-ups, trucks in bad condition, safety concerns. They demand we have PPE [personal protect…
(2022-01-08). Moscow, Beijing, Washington frame opponents as 'foreign agents'. themilitant.com As they deepen their assaults on working people and political rights, the regimes in Moscow and Beijing are trying to silence political opponents by smearing them as "foreign agents." Washington condemns these two rivals for repression, but has used the very same smears to target and frame up working-class organizations at home. | On Dec. 28, Russia's Supreme Court ordered the closing of Memorial International, a long-standing rights organization that has chronicled decades of Stalinist political repression in the Soviet Union. Its archives hold tens of thousands of documents, books and artwork by prisoners spann…
(2022-01-08). More details emerge about the causes of Philadelphia row house fire which killed a dozen people. wsws.org The row house fire that occurred Wednesday morning in an upscale Philadelphia neighborhood reveals the harsh conditions working class residents throughout the city face.
(2022-01-08). Iran, P4+1 working group hold meeting on sanctions removal. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jan. 08 (MNA) — The delegations of Iran and the 4+1 group, participating in the Vienna talks, formed a working group to discuss ways to remove sanctions against Tehran in Cuberg Hotel.
(2022-01-08). Iran firm working to produce cochlear implant internal part. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jan. 08 (MNA) — An Iranian knowledge-based company is doing research and developing work to produce the internal unit of the electronic device that partially restores hearing.
(2022-01-08). The COVID-19 RT-PCR Test: How to Mislead All Humanity. Using a "Test" To Lock Down Society. globalresearch.ca The misuse of the RT-PCR technique is used as an intentional strategy by some governments, supported by scientific safety councils and by the dominant media, to justify the violation of a large number of constitutional rights, the destruction of the economy with the bankruptcy of entire active sectors of society,…
(2022-01-08). Russia and Egypt Strive to Ensure Food Security in Africa. journal-neo.org 
Despite modern agro-industrial technologies, the trend towards food shortages continues. This, in particular, is evidenced by the information published by the UN that up to 820 million people are starving in the world, which is about 10% of the world population. There are more malnourished and hungry people around the world today than ever before, despite the …
(2022-01-07). Kazakh president claims constitutional order 'mainly restored'. rt.com 
State forces continuing "anti-terror" operations & authorities again "in control" of situation, Tokayev insists | Kazakhstan's security forces have been able to restore law and order in most parts of the country following days of unprecedented violent unrest, its president, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev claimed on Friday morning. | "Constitutional order has been mainly restored in all regions of the country. Local authorities are in control of the situation," Tokayev said, adding that an anti-terrorist operation has been launched and law enforcement agencies are "working hard." | The president also authorized the use…
(2022-01-07). Kazakh president claims constitutional order 'mainly restored'. rt.com State forces continuing "anti-terror" operations & authorities again "in control" of situation, Tokayev insists | Kazakhstan's security forces have been able to restore law and order in most parts of the country following days of unprecedented violent unrest, its president, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev claimed on Friday morning. | "Constitutional order has been mainly restored in all regions of the country. Local authorities are in control of the situation," Tokayev said, adding that an anti-terrorist operation has been launched and law enforcement agencies are "working hard." | The president also authorized the use…
(2022-01-07). CRD Workers' Struggles in Southern Africa Pacifica's Covid Race & Democracy. indybay.org Pacifica's Covid, Race and Democracy covers the growing working class struggles in South Africa from Namibia to South Africa.
(2022-01-07). CRD Workers' Struggles in Southern Africa Pacifica's Covid Race & Democracy. indybay.org Pacifica's Covid, Race and Democracy covers the growing working class struggles in South Africa from Namibia to South Africa.
(2022-01-07). Chinese FM refutes 'debt trap' allegation in China-Africa cooperation. ecns.cn The so-called allegation of "debt trap" is groundless and has been hyped up by some people with ulterior motives to smear China-Africa cooperation, visiting Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi said here Thursday.
(2022-01-07). Chinese FM refutes 'debt trap' allegation in China-Africa cooperation. ecns.cn The so-called allegation of "debt trap" is groundless and has been hyped up by some people with ulterior motives to smear China-Africa cooperation, visiting Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi said here Thursday.
(2022-01-07). 21st Century US Coups And Attempted Coups In Latin America. popularresistance.org During the 21st century, the US, working with corporate elites, traditional oligarchies, military, and corporate media, has continually attempted coups against Latin American governments which place the needs of their people over US corporate interests. US organized coups in Latin American countries is hardly a 20th century phenomenon. | However, this century the US rulers have turned to a new coup strategy, relying on soft coups, a significant change from the notoriously brutal military hard coups in Chile, Argentina, Uruguay, and other countries in the 1970s. One central US concern in these new coups has been t…
(2022-01-07). Starbucks workers walk out, demand safer conditions during COVID. workers.org 
Buffalo, New York Starbucks workers at the Elmwood Avenue location in Buffalo, New York, the first corporate-owned Starbucks in the U.S. to unionize, walked off the job Jan. 5 in protest of unsafe working conditions and understaffing. Unionized Starbucks workers at Elmwood Ave. in Buffalo walk out in protest. Credit: . . . |
(2022-01-07). NLRB ruling an organizing tool for Amazon union drive. workers.org 
Amazon's vicious union busting has come under widespread scrutiny by the world's working class — and even by some elements of the ruling class. The National Labor Relations Board, created in 1935 to regulate the sharp battles between labor and capital, has ordered a new election at the Bessemer, Alabama, . . . |
(2022-01-07). Starbucks workers walk out, demand safer conditions during COVID. workers.org Buffalo, New York Starbucks workers at the Elmwood Avenue location in Buffalo, New York, the first corporate-owned Starbucks in the U.S. to unionize, walked off the job Jan. 5 in protest of unsafe working conditions and understaffing. Unionized Starbucks workers at Elmwood Ave. in Buffalo walk out in protest. Credit: . . . |
(2022-01-07). NLRB ruling an organizing tool for Amazon union drive. workers.org Amazon's vicious union busting has come under widespread scrutiny by the world's working class — and even by some elements of the ruling class. The National Labor Relations Board, created in 1935 to regulate the sharp battles between labor and capital, has ordered a new election at the Bessemer, Alabama, . . . |
(2022-01-07). Interview with gang boss costs two journalists their lives. rt.com 
The media workers were targeted by members of a rival crime group in a turbulent area outside Haiti's capital | Two journalists were assassinated after interviewing a gang leader on the outskirts of the Haitian capital Port-au-Prince on Thursday as members of a rival criminal group opened fire on them. | Three journalists, working for online outlets and a radio station, arrived in the Laboule 12 area on the day for an interview with one of the local crime lords. | Shortly after the meeting had ended, they were attacked by a rival gang. Two journalists identified as Amady John Wesley and Wilkens Louissaint were…
(2022-01-07). 200 British Troops Sent to London Hospitals to Help NHS Tackle 'Staffing Crisis'. sputniknews.com In late December, Pat Cullen, head of the Royal College of Nursing, revealed that London-based HNS staff are often working 14-hour shifts to make up for the healthcare agency's staff shortages amid a surge in COVID infections.
(2022-01-07). Chicago teachers' struggle part of growing class battle against deadly pandemic policy. wsws.org Working class resistance in the United States and around the world is escalating against the ruling class policy of allowing millions of workers and young people to become infected with Covid-19 in their schools, workplaces and communities.
(2022-01-07). Interview with gang boss costs two journalists their lives. rt.com The media workers were targeted by members of a rival crime group in a turbulent area outside Haiti's capital | Two journalists were assassinated after interviewing a gang leader on the outskirts of the Haitian capital Port-au-Prince on Thursday as members of a rival criminal group opened fire on them. | Three journalists, working for online outlets and a radio station, arrived in the Laboule 12 area on the day for an interview with one of the local crime lords. | Shortly after the meeting had ended, they were attacked by a rival gang. Two journalists identified as Amady John Wesley and Wilkens Louissaint were…
(2022-01-07). Chicago teachers' struggle part of growing class battle against deadly pandemic policy. wsws.org Working class resistance in the United States and around the world is escalating against the ruling class policy of allowing millions of workers and young people to become infected with Covid-19 in their schools, workplaces and communities.
(2022-01-07). 21 States Hike Minimum Wage as Pressure Mounts to Raise $7.25 Federal Wage Floor. truthout.org 
More than 20 states across the U.S. In an
(2022-01-07). Fact Check: Half Of America's Homeless Population Were Foster Children At Some Point. moguldom.com More than 50 percent of America's homeless population spent some time as foster children. The statistics are so dire that the child welfare system is sometimes described as the "highway to homelessness," according to the National Foster Youth Institute (NFYI). Add to that an estimated 20 percent of foster youth (one out of five) who …