(2022-02-21). Saturday 2/19: Meetup: The Working Groups of Direct Action Everywhere. indybay.org Crescent Lawn, UC Berkeley | Berkeley, CA 94720…
(2022-02-21). Miloš Pušić's Working Class Heroes from Serbia: A call to battle. wsws.org The film is no nostalgic look back at past struggles but rather, from beginning to end, grounded in today's reality.
(2022-02-21). Striking ship-breaking workers hold a mass rally in Aliağa, Turkey. wsws.org Striking Aliağa ship-breaking workers held a mass rally in the city's Democracy Square yesterday, demanding a wage increase and better working conditions.
(2022-02-21). Striking for Freedom: Why Palestinian Detainees are Boycotting Israeli Courts. orinocotribune.com Following hunger strike victories last year, Palestinians hope collective action will force Israel to abolish its practice of indefinite detention without trial. | By Yuval Abraham — Feb 17, 2022 | For the past six weeks, hundreds of Palestinian administrative detainees have been boycotting Israeli military courts over their indefinite imprisonment with no trial or indictment. Since January 1, the prisoners have announced that they will not arrive for hearings at courts, and that they are refusing to allow attorneys to represent them in absentia until Israel ceases its use of administrative detention. | Isra…
(2022-02-20). Macron, Putin Working Towards Ukraine Ceasefire. news.antiwar.com The office of French President Emmanuel Macron said that a phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin resulted in an agreement to work towards a ceasefire in Ukraine. Fighting has escalated in the separatist Donbas region over the past week with hundreds of explosions reported. The coming talks will come under the Normandy Format. In …
(2022-02-20). San Diego activists rally to demand "No War with Russia!" liberationnews.org Why is U.S.-NATO aggression towards Russia is so dangerous for working class people all over the world?
(2022-02-20). Biden Promised to Center Racial Justice. He Can Start by Canceling Student Debt. truthout.org It has been said that if the U.S. catches a cold, the Black community catches the flu. Historically in the United States, communities of color feel the negative impacts of policy decisions disproportionately, and the student debt crisis is no exception. Nearly 45 million Americans owe on federal student loans. |
(2022-02-20). Venezuela Pulls Plug on Lie that Alex Saab is DEA "Informer" orinocotribune.com Venezuela has pulled the plug on a false claim which circulated Wednesday that diplomat Alex Saab is working as an "informer" or "collaborator" of the United States and specifically of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). | President of the National Assembly Jorge Rodríguez When asked by a reporter following a press conference, Rodríguez called it strange that the United S…
(2022-02-20). Campaign Seeks to Abolish the Subminimum Wage in 25 States by 2026. truthout.org As the economy recovers from a global pandemic, many business owners are pointing to labor shortages caused by the "Great Resignation" as a source of frustration. | The term refers to the more than