(2022-01-16). Following historic strike by French educators, government comes to the negotiating table. peoplesdispatch.org Thousands of teachers and education sector staff struck work across France on January 13 against the French government's erratic rules regarding testing at schools. They also sought better safety measures and working conditions…
(2022-01-16). Tesla Demanded Law Firm to Fire Lawyer Who Used to Work for SEC Investigating Musk, Report Says. sputniknews.com In the US, companies frequently take issue with government officials that they believe are working against their interests, whether through campaign contributions to influence public policy or legal action.
(2022-01-16). Moves to ensure smooth Games traffic. ecns.cn As host of the 2022 Winter Olympic Games, Beijing announced multiple measures on Friday, such as encouraging companies to adopt flexible working hours and remote working, to ensure smooth traffic conditions during the upcoming event.
(2022-01-15). Democrats launch attack on rights, Constitution, claim to 'save democracy'. themilitant.com Since before Donald Trump was elected president in 2016, the Democrats have campaigned nonstop to paint him as a criminal, outside the pale of normal bourgeois political dispute, bar him from office and demonize his working-class supporters. This drive reached a fever pitch for the first anniversary of the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol building. | The liberals' witch hunt against Trump is at the heart of their election campaign strategy in 2022 as they desperately try to hold onto control of at least the House of Representatives as the Joseph Biden presidency becomes less and less popular. And they dream of barring…
(2022-01-15). Moscow leads military intervention to put down protests in Kazakhstan. themilitant.com 
Massive anti-government protests swept across Kazakhstan in Central Asia Jan. 2 reflecting deep anger among working people toward the regime that has ruled since the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991. Claiming he faced an "attempted coup," President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev declared a state of emergency and asked Moscow to intervene. | More than 2,000 Moscow-led forces from the Collective Security Treaty Organization poured into the country Jan. 6. They included troops from Armenia, Belarus, Kyrgyzstan, Russia and Tajikistan, the first intervention by this alliance of some former Soviet republics. The pact was pulled…
(2022-01-15). Monthly Child Tax Credit Payments Have Ended as Congress Debates Its Future. truthout.org 
Originally published by For six months at the tail end of two tumultuous years, parents received direct payments — no strings attached — of as much as $300 per child in their bank accounts. By many accounts, that money delivered long-awaited relief for 61 million children, dropping rates of poverty and hunger. | This week will mark the first time since July that parents will go without a monthly paymen…
(2022-01-15). After Navient forgives $1.7B, Progressive say cancel all student debt. nationofchange.org "All student loans are predatory because no one should have to go into debt to get an education."
(2022-01-15). US 'working vibrantly' on laser weapons against Iran UAVs. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jan. 15 (MNA) — The US Navy is working on laser weapons in the Middle East to counteract a significant upsurge in Iran's deployment and use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in the region, a top US admor has said.
(2022-01-15). Minneapolis trial prosecution deals blows to workers' rights. themilitant.com MINNEAPOLIS — After a 24-day trial here, former Brooklyn Center police officer Kimberly Potter was found guilty Dec. 23 on charges of first- and second-degree manslaughter in the killing of 20-year-old African American Daunte Wright during a traffic stop last April. When Wright moved to drive off to avoid arrest on outstanding weapons charges, Potter mistakenly drew her Glock pistol and shot Wright, thinking she was firing her Taser. | The trial conduct of the prosecutors and judge violated key legal rights that protect working people against the state and are needed as our class battles to defend our inter…
(2022-01-15). Moves to ensure smooth Games traffic. ecns.cn As host of the 2022 Winter Olympic Games, Beijing announced multiple measures on Friday, such as encouraging companies to adopt flexible working hours and remote working, to ensure smooth traffic conditions during the upcoming event.
(2022-01-15). Johnson's plan to dodge resignation uncovered by media. rt.com 
UK PM reportedly deciding which heads 'should roll' for him to survive lockdown parties scandal in a scheme dubbed 'Operation Save Big Dog' | UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson is working on a plan to help him survive as head of government following a probe into parties his office allegedly held in breach of Covid-19 rules, The Independent has reported. | The prime minister, who is reportedly personally involved in drawing up the plan, dubbed it "Operation Save Big Dog," the paper reported on Friday. The scheme allegedly involves a major "root and branch" government reshuffle, which was already flagged by other B…
(2022-01-15). 25 Broken Promises: Why I Don't Believe the Filibu-Sine-Manchin Excuses. warisacrime.org 
I think millions of people who identify as Democrats mean well. I think a number of Congressional progressive Democrats generally do their best in the system they're working in. I think identifying as a Republican is even more inexcusably immoral than ever. I also think the central excuses used by the leadership of the Democratic …
(2022-01-15). Mountain bikers in Mexico working to protect forests. america.cgtn.com 
The Coronavirus pandemic has led to a dramatic increase in the number of people interested in outdoors activities. Mountain biking is one such sport that's gaining massive popularity. In Mexico, mountain bikers and communities located in forest lands are confronting the difficult question of …
(2022-01-15). To fight effects of rising prices, fight for cost of living protection. themilitant.com Rising prices — especially on food, gas, rent and other necessities — are wreaking havoc with the lives of millions of working people. Strikes and other struggles by workers and their unions today for wage raises include demands for cost-of-living adjustment clauses in contracts and benefits to counter the effects of rising prices on workers' real wages. | The boss class is pushing to defend its markets and profits from competitors by worsening the conditions and wages of the working class. | The fight for COLA was one of the key demands in strikes waged by 10,000 members of the United Auto Workers at…
(2022-01-15). US 'Working Vibrantly' on Laser Weapons in Mideast Amid UAV Activity – CENTCOM Admiral. sputniknews.com WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – The US Navy is working on laser weapons in the Middle East to counteract a significant upsurge in Iran's deployment and use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in the region, top Central Command (CENTCOM) naval officer and US Fifth Fleet commander Vice Adm. Bradley Cooper said.
(2022-01-15). Thousands strike King Soopers groceries in Colorado. themilitant.com ARVADA, Colo. — Some 8,400 grocery store workers, members of United Food and Commercial Workers Local 7, went out on strike Jan. 12 at 87 stores in the region. They are fighting for better wages and working conditions, and against the two-tier divisions in the workforce imposed by the bosses, and other takeback demands. | At the Arvada King Soopers store here, over 20 strikers walked the picket line at dawn. Karrie Jaramillo, pictured above second from the right, told the Militant "We all do the same work, we should all get the same thing!" She has worked for the grocery store for six years and still is una…
(2022-01-15). St. Vincent nurses score victory in 10-month strike. themilitant.com WORCESTER, Mass. —Nurses organized by the Massachusetts Nurses Association at St. Vincent Hospital struck the Tenet-owned facility here for 10 months. | On Jan. 3 they voted 487-9 to ratify a contract that provides for a limit of four patient assignments per nurse in several areas of the hospital where previously they were often required to oversee five patients. The nurses held out for as long as necessary to win more control over safety and working conditions on the job. | The nurses also won limits on the bosses' ability to send nurses home midshift, better health insurance benefits for part-time nurses,…
(2022-01-15). Country bans unvaccinated from offices. rt.com 
Singapore, one of the world's most-vaccinated countries against Covid-19, has rolled out new restrictions targeting the unjabbed | The Republic of Singapore has officially banned unvaccinated employees from working in person, removing a previous policy that allowed them to work if they provided negative Covid-19 tests. | The ban was
(2022-01-15). 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,…
(2022-01-15). Examining Bill de Blasio's legacy as mayor of New York City. america.cgtn.com 
Bill de Blasio was elected as New York City's 109th mayor in 2013 on a pledge to address inequality. After serving two terms the progressive Democrat left office at the end of 2021 and is now reportedly considering whether to run for governor. De …