(2022-04-07). Saturday 4/16: Strike Debt Bay Area Book Group: "The Dawn of Everything" by David Graeber et al. indybay.org Email strike.debt.bay.area@gmail.com a few days beforehand for the the online invite.
(2022-04-07). WAR CRIMINALS OF THE WORLD FIGHT—SPILLING THE PEOPLE'S BLOOD. indybay.org Profit-driven war criminals sacrifice the working class…
(2022-04-07). University of Cumbria and Imperial announce plan for new Carlisle medical school. imperial.ac.uk The University of Cumbria and Imperial College London are working together to launch a new graduate entry medical school in Carlisle.
(2022-04-07). LEE SIU HIN 2021-2022 Journey between China and U.S. (Part One). indybay.org My activism building solidarity and China discovery working trip for fighting COVID, peace and justice building, Xinjiang fact-finding, anti-imperialism and understanding the Russian-Ukrainian conflict…
(2022-04-07). Mayo Clinic earns highest score on LGBTQ Health Equality Index survey. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Mayo Clinic in Arizona, Florida and Rochester earned 100 —the highest score possible —on the Human Rights Campaign Foundation's 2022 Health Equality Index survey. These locations have been recognized as "Leaders in LGBTQ+ Healthcare" for 2022. With numerous different locations as a factor, Mayo Clinic Health System did not participate. The Human Rights Campaign Foundation is the largest civil rights organization in the U.S., working to achieve equality for LGBTQ people. The Foundation uses its…
(2022-04-07). LEE SIU HIN 2021-2022 Journey between China and U.S. (Part Two). indybay.org My activism building solidarity and China discovery working trip for fighting COVID, peace and justice building, Xinjiang fact-finding, anti-imperialism and understanding the Russian-Ukrainian conflict….
(2022-04-07). Bring down Sri Lanka's Rajapakse government! Abolish the executive presidency! No to austerity and starvation! Form action committees to fight for a socialist program of action to secure food, fuel and medicines for all! wsws.org Neither the government nor the opposition parties have any solution to the hunger and want facing working people. The SEP is advancing a program of action for the working class which alone can resolve the immense social and economic crisis.
(2022-04-07). United Campus Workers Fight for Wage Increase at UofSC. liberationnews.org 
Following a victory in their campaign for graduate student health insurance last year, workers at the University of South Carolina (UofSC) are calling on the university to raise its minimum wage to $15 per hour.
(2022-04-07). Testing the Waters for Another Koffee Klatch. indybay.org With the increased sweeps against those outside in Santa Cruz, HUFF (Homeless United for Friendship & Freedom) is checking out unhoused and sympathizer support for a regular daytime presence at City Council offices to lobby the Council for some fundamental policy changes.The regular gathering would include coffee and munchables as we seek to speak to the unspeakable.
(2022-04-07). Saturday 5/21: Under The Stars: A Sleepout to End Homelessness in Marin. indybay.org Virtual Live Stream…
(2022-04-07). Billionaire Elon Musk buys his way onto Twitter's board of directors. wsws.org The richest man in the world has purchased 9.1 percent of Twitter shares ($2.6 billion) since January and he has now been given a seat on the company's board of directors.
(2022-04-07). Billionaire Elon Musk buys his way onto Twitter's board of directors. wsws.org The richest man in the world has purchased 9.1 percent of Twitter shares ($2.6 billion) since January and he has now been given a seat on the company's board of directors.
(2022-04-07). Biden's rhetoric hampering efforts to resolve situation in Ukraine — Brazil's ex-president. tass.com According to Fernando Collor de Mello, the current situation in Ukraine is highly complicated and it's unlikely that ways to resolve it will be determined in the near future…
(2022-04-07). US to ship 10 Javelin missiles for 'every Russian tank' in Ukraine, Blinken says. tass.com US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in an interview for NBC Wednesday…
(2022-04-07). UN Envoy Concerned as Yemen Ceasefire Violation Claims Grow. news.antiwar.com When a ceasefire finally comes in a long, bloody war, accusations of violations are inevitable. Though the truce seems to be holding by and large, Yemen is no exception, and between the two sides, Sides can claim violations for any number of reasons, including trying to anticipate a failure and shift the assignment of blame to the other side. The possibility is also that real violations did happen. | On a smaller level, that's not hard to unde…
(2022-04-07). Chris Hedges On Imperialist Wars, Capitalist Media & Censorship. indybay.org Journalist and writer Chris Hedges is interviewed on WorkWeek and talks about the removal of the complete archives on his show at RT by youtube which is owned by Google.
(2022-04-07). Chris Hedges On Imperialist Wars, Capitalist Media & Censorship. indybay.org Journalist and writer Chris Hedges is interviewed on WorkWeek and talks about the removal of the complete archives on his show at RT by youtube which is owned by Google.
(2022-04-07). South Korea's President-Elect Wants US Nuclear Bombers, Submarines to Return. news.antiwar.com South Korea's President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol asked for the US to return nuclear bombers and submarines to the Korean peninsula during talks in Washington on Wednesday, one of his advisors said, The US removed its strategic nuclear weapons from South Korea in 1991. Yoon has vowed to take a firmer stance towards the North than outgoing President Moon Jae-in and is seeking the return of US nuclear weapons as part of that plan. | "Deploying the strategic…
(2022-04-07). Attacks On Nuclear Plants Continue In Ukraine. indybay.org As Russia's hostile actions towards Ukraine entered a second month, so too have its acts of aggression against nuclear facilities.
(2022-04-07). Selected Articles: Ukrainian Soldiers Film Themselves Calling Up Mothers of Russian Soldiers Killed in Action and Mocking Them. globalresearch.ca 
By Footage posted to Twitter shows what appears to be Ukrainia…
(2022-04-07). Solidarity with Ukraine with CA climate action day April 8 Solidarity with Ukraine with CA. indybay.org On April 8 communities across California will join together in solidarity with Ukraine – to free fossil fuel dependency – will have a statewide day of action as they call on the Governor to build on his climate leadership by ending all new fossil fuel permitting and strengthening the setbacks rule to include both new and existing oil wells.
(2022-04-07). No Charges for Minneapolis Cop in Amir Locke Killing. unicornriot.ninja
(2022-04-07). Solidarity picnic and walk-a-thon for Cuba. greenleft.org.au Jim McIlroy reports on a picnic and walk-a-thon in solidarity with Cuba that was organised by the Australia-Cuba Friendship Society.
(2022-04-07). No Charges for Minneapolis Cop in Amir Locke Killing. unicornriot.ninja
(2022-04-07). Hungarian election: Orbán exploits Ukraine to crush hapless opposition. greenleft.org.au Viktor Orbán's conservative-nationalist Fidesz party won the April 3 Hungarian general elections, but failed to achieve the required votes on an anti-LGBTI referendum, reports Dick Nichols.
(2022-04-06). Biden's 2023 Budget Could Have Made Child Care Free. Instead, It Boosts Police. truthout.org Martin Luther King Jr. wasn't speaking rhetorically when he urged the U.S. to "undergo a radical revolution of values." In fact, he spoke quite plainly when he declared that "a nation that continues year after year to spend more money on military defense than on programs of social uplift is approaching spiritual death." Fifty-five years later, our nation's triple evils that King so famously promulgated — racism, poverty and militarism — manifest in President Joe Biden's most significant value statement: his budget. | Widely considered a wish list, a spending package is a reflection of a president's po…
(2022-04-06). DC Protest Calls On Biden To Cancel Student Debt. popularresistance.org Washington, D.C. – Hundreds of people converged in Washington, D.C. on Monday for a national day of action to demand that the Biden administration cancel all outstanding federal student loan debt via executive order. | "All it takes is a signature," said the Debt Collective, a debtors' union that organized the "Pick Up the Pen, Joe" demonstration, which was supported by a coalition that includes dozens of progressive advocacy groups and labor unions. Following speeches and performances in front of the Eisenhower Memorial, the crowd marched outside the U.S. Department of Education (DOE). | Monday's rally and march…
(2022-04-06). India: Massive Participation Seen Across Sectors in 2-Day Nationwide Strike by Trade Unions. orinocotribune.com Anger is growing among the workforce across public and private sectors as well as scheme workers over the Modi government's policies, said the Joint Forum. | New Delhi: The two-day nationwide strike on March 28-29, called by 10 central trade unions (CTUs), saw widespread participation across sectors "despite the threats of victimisation and intimidation by the employers as well as the governments." | From banks and insurance to railways, ports, telecom, coal mines, refineries to transport, tea gardens to scheme workers — all sections of the working population came out on the streets to express their anger a…
(2022-04-06). India: 'Massive' Participation Seen Across Sectors as 2-Day Nationwide Strike Call by CTUs Ends. orinocotribune.com Anger is growing among the workforce across public and private sectors as well as scheme workers over the Modi government's policies, said the Joint Forum. | New Delhi: The two-day nationwide strike on March 28-29, called by 10 central trade unions (CTUs), saw widespread participation across sectors "despite the threats of victimisation and intimidation by the employers as well as the governments." | From banks and insurance to railways, ports, telecom, coal mines, refineries to transport, tea gardens to scheme workers — all sections of the working population came out on the streets to express their anger a…
(2022-04-06). US workers and poor suffer widely disproportionate death toll from COVID-19, study finds. wsws.org As in all aspects of social life, it is the working class that has been the main target of SARS-CoV-2, driven by the criminal policies of the ruling elite.
(2022-04-06). Police raid on USB union headquarters in Italy sparks outrage. peoplesdispatch.org The union has been at the forefront of the working class struggles against the anti-people policies of the Mario Draghi government in Italy. Progressive groups have extended solidarity with the USB and denounced the raid as a ploy to discredit and villainize the union.
(2022-04-06). Locals from western Colombia beg for help amid surge in violence. colombiareports.com Locals from Colombia's western Choco province are begging for help amid a humanitarian crisis that appears to be spiraling out of control. One in 10 inhabitants of Choco's rural regions…
(2022-04-06). Imprisoned political activist Alaa Abdel Fattah goes on hunger strike in Egypt. peoplesdispatch.org 40-year-old Fattah is reportedly being kept in solitary confinement under heavy supervision without access to books or exercise. He is serving a five-year jail term for "spreading fake news and undermining national security"
(2022-04-06). China: US Must Stop Imposing Sanctions to Help Resolve Ukraine Conflict. sputniknews.com Earlier this week, a Biden administration official reportedly said that Washington will announce new sanctions on Russia on Wednesday, in coordination with Group of 7 nations and the European Union, over Moscow's ongoing special military operation in Ukraine.
(2022-04-06). Russian Supersonic Missiles Hit Ukrainian Military Fuel Depot — Video. sputniknews.com The launch was carried out amid Russia's continuing special military operation in Ukraine that began on 24 February. The missiles targeted Ukrainian fuel depots supplying armed units deployed in the Donbass, as well as in other regions.
(2022-04-06). NYT confirms authenticity of video of Ukrainian soldiers executing Russian servicemen. tass.com The video in question shows Ukrainian soldiers firing several shots in, presumably, a Russian serviceman lying on road pavement and showing signs of life…
(2022-04-06). Ukraine's actions regarding naval mines a war crime, Turkish ex-Rear Admiral says. tass.com Using mines that cannot self-neutralize is a crime, Cihat Yayci stressed…
(2022-04-06). US sent first 100 Switchblade drones to Ukraine — Pentagon spokesman. tass.com According to John Kirby, the drones will be delivered to Ukraine soon or have probably been delivered already…
(2022-04-06). Conflict in Ukraine may continue for a long time, Biden believes. tass.com This fight is far from over, US President noted…
(2022-04-06). Over 630,000 refugees arrive in Russia from Ukraine, Donbass — source. tass.com Thirty-nine Russian regions have received refugees…
(2022-04-06). China urges to avoid politicizing humanitarian matters in Ukraine — UN envoy. tass.com Humanitarian issues should not be politicized, the Chinese envoy said…
(2022-04-06). Ukrainian forces shelled nine populated areas in DPR in past day — official. tass.com According to Basurin, one civilian was injured as a result…
(2022-04-06). Chinese envoy calls for dialogue, negotiations to resolve Ukraine crisis. ecns.cn China's permanent representative to the United Nations Zhang Jun on Tuesday addressed the United Nations Security Council on the Russian invasion of Ukraine, saying that dialogue and negotiations are the only way to peace.
(2022-04-06). U.S. to Announce New Sanctions on Russia Over Ukraine Killings. themoscowtimes.com Zelensky likened Russia's actions to Nazi atrocities in an impassioned speech by videolink to the 15-member UN Security Council on Tuesday.
(2022-04-06). Zelensky Says Post-War Ukraine Will Be as Militarized as Israel. anti-empire.com 
Editor's note: He's not wrong. For that reason, Moscow will try to make it so that after the war Ukraine is quite a bit smaller than it is now. |
| Source: Ukraine plans to model itself after Israel and not Switzerland in the aftermath of the Russian invasion when it comes to issues of national security, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Tuesday. | "I think all our people will be our great army. We cannot talk about 'Switzerland of the future' — probably, our state will be able to be like this a long time…
(2022-04-06). Chinese envoy calls for dialogue, negotiations to resolve Ukraine crisis. ecns.cn China's permanent representative to the United Nations Zhang Jun on Tuesday addressed the United Nations Security Council on the Russian invasion of Ukraine, saying that dialogue and negotiations are the only way to peace.
(2022-04-06). Turkey's arms sales to Ukraine up 30 times in first quarter over last year. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Daily SabahApril 6, 2022 Ukraine's defense imports from Turkey up 30-fold in Q1 Ukraine has purchased almost 30 times as much defense industry equipment from Turkey in the first quarter as it did a year earlier, official data showed, as it prepared for and fought against the Russian invasion. Turkey exported $59.1 million of such …
(2022-04-06). Pentagon Announces Another $100 Million in Javelin Missiles for Ukraine. news.antiwar.com The Pentagon announced on Tuesday night "Today, the Biden Administration authorized an additional Presidential Drawdown of security assistance valued at up to an additional $100 million to meet an urgent Ukrainian need for additional Javelin anti-armor systems," Pentagon spokesman John Kirby said in a statement. | The announcement means the Biden administrati…
(2022-04-06). For Some in NATO, War in Ukraine Is Preferable to Quick Peace Deal. news.antiwar.com As the Russian invasion of Ukraine grinds on and the two sides continue negotiations, the Washington Post reports that some NATO states prefer Ukrainians continue "fighting and dying" over "a peace that comes too early," rejecting any outcome that could be sold as a "victory" for Moscow. Though Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has repeatedly acknowledged …
(2022-04-06). Ukrainian socialist: 'The future of demilitarisation lies in stopping Russia's war machine now'. greenleft.org.au Vitaliy Dudin discusses Russia's invasion, the peoples' resistance to it and key issues such as Ukraine's far right, NATO and sending weapons to Ukraine.