(2022-04-14). Former Trump officials, fascists, Grayzone editor Max Blumenthal headline anti-vaxxer rally in LA. wsws.org Blumenthal called for workers to unite with fascists and attempted to palm off the Republican-sponsored event as a working class protest.
(2022-04-14). Leaked IRS data expose manipulation of US tax system by the ultra-wealthy. wsws.org The data provide a glimpse into how the US tax system is structured to benefit the personal wealth of a handful of billionaires and multimillionaires.
(2022-04-14). As it heads to the IMF, Sri Lankan government declares bankruptcy. wsws.org The working class is not responsible for the current economic crisis and the huge debts, including by governments, and should not be forced to bear the brunt of the IMF's drastic austerity demands.
(2022-04-13). U.S. debt-laden both at home and abroad in respecting and protecting human rights: FM. ecns.cn The U.S. is debt-laden both at home and abroad with its numerous wrongdoings in respecting and protecting human rights, said Zhao Lijian, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson, on Wednesday.
(2022-04-14). May Day 2022: For working class unity against imperialist war! wsws.org David North, chairman of the WSWS International Editorial Board, issues call for May Day online rally: "The fate of humanity must not be left in the hands of a money-mad and war-mongering ruling class."
(2022-04-14). Russian workers crushed by rising prices as GDP falls. wsws.org While decrying Moscow's assault on Ukrainian civilians—a population about whose well-being the US and EU have never had the slightest concern—the West is working to drive ordinary Russians into destitution.
(2022-04-14). Saturday 4/30: Dangerous Truths 3: Frederick Douglass And Other Black Transcendentalists. indybay.org Join us on ZOOM Saturday, April 30 from 1 to 3 PM Pacific Time zoom.us/j/99245067041?pwd=YUFGWE91SXZhUkdpZjNjNFVXVWpCZz09 | Dial by your location (+1 669 900 6833) Meeting ID: 992 4506 7041 Passcode: 460429…
(2022-04-14). Shanghai records highest monthly minimum wage. ecns.cn The monthly minimum wage in China's 13 cities and provinces has crossed the 2,000 yuan ($314) mark, according to the latest data released by the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, with Shanghai leading the list with 2,590 yuan per month.
(2022-04-13). A working class program to fight inflation. wsws.org The sharp rise in the cost of food, fuel, housing and other basic necessities is exacting an enormous toll on workers in the United States and around the world, threatening millions with destitution.
(2022-04-13). Poor People's Campaign Marches On Wall Street Against 'Lies Of Neoliberalism'. popularresistance.org Demanding a new political discourse in which the poor are no longer blamed for their poverty in the wealthiest nation in history, hundreds of impoverished and low-income activists on Monday rallied in New York City and marched on Wall Street to take their demands directly to the center of U.S. wealth.
(2022-04-13). Corporate Profiteers Are Driving Inflation. It Hurts Poorer Countries Most. truthout.org The U.S. Labor Department said Tuesday inflation in the United States rose to 8.5% in March — the highest in four decades. Meanwhile, Oxfam is warning over 260 million people around the world could be pushed into extreme poverty by the end of year due to the pandemic and rising energy and food costs. For more on the growing inflation crisis, we speak with economist Jayati Ghosh, who says prices of essentials are soaring much higher than can be explained by oil prices and supply shortages alone, because of what she calls "feverish speculation" in financial markets and corporate profiteering. She also speaks…
(2022-04-13). Con Filo: Animales (+ Video). cubadebate.cu Imágenes muy sensibles han dado la vuelta a las redes sociales y los medios de comunicación desde el pasado fin de semana: un rodeo, unos vaqueros-payasos y un pobre gato torturado. Sobre el modo en que esos errores sirven para atacar al sistema cubano se habló este martes en Con Filo.
(2022-04-13). Banco Mundial: Mayoría de mercados emergentes y economías en desarrollo están mal preparados para crisis de deuda que se avecina. cubadebate.cu El Banco Mundial advirtió que la depreciación monetaria y la inflación están golpeando con fuerza a los pobres, a lo que se suma que la deuda de los países en desarrollo aumentó hasta alcanzar el nivel máximo de los últimos 50 años y hoy es alrededor del 250% de los ingresos públicos. Alertó sobre la mayor oleada de crisis de la deuda en una generación.
(2022-04-13). The Fog of War and the Global Paradigm Shift. libya360.wordpress.com Fabio Reis Vianna Perhaps the maxim of the Brazilian thinker José Luís Fiori that "expansionism and war are two essential parts of the machine that generates power and wealth in the interstate system" has never been so pertinent and seems to be confirmed at the exact historical moment we are currently witnessing. The extraordinary events…
(2022-04-13). Let Us Now Praise Amazon Unionists. orinocotribune.com 
By Chris Hedges — Apr 6, 2022 | The only way to halt the global assault on the human rights of workers is to unionize. | Let us honor those workers who stood up to Amazon, especially Chris Smalls, described by Amazon's chief counsel as "not smart, or articulate," who led a walkout at the Amazon warehouse at Staten Island JFK8 in New York at the beginning of the pandemic two years ago to protest unsafe working conditions. He was immediately fired. | Amazon's high-priced lawyers, however, were in for a surprise. Smalls unionized the first Amazon warehouse in the country. He, along with his co-founder Derrick…
(2022-04-13). With 150% Employee Turnover Rate, Desperate Amazon Scouts High School Warehouse Workers. moguldom.com Less than a week after Amazon warehouse workers in New York voted to create the company's first-ever union in the U.S., the e-commerce giant is planning to target soon-to-be high school graduates in upcoming recruiting drives. Faced with high turnover and increased scrutiny from lawmakers over working conditions, Amazon is set to kick off recruiting …
(2022-04-13). Southern California and Texas grocery workers outraged over being denied time to study full contract details before voting. wsws.org Repeating the same playbook, the UFCW is working to ram through concessions contracts across the country.
(2022-04-13). No voice for the working class in Johnson lockdown fines crisis. wsws.org Popular opposition finds no expression in parliament, above all thanks to the Labour Party's embrace of the Tory agenda of "herd immunity", austerity and war.
(2022-04-13). Howard University Hospital health care workers hold day-long strike against wage cuts, unsafe staffing. wsws.org The hospital staff have been working without a contract since November, and hospital management is seeking to unilaterally impose its "final offer" on staff members.
(2022-04-13). A socialist program of action for the working class to oppose war and fight COVID-19 and austerity. wsws.org The Socialist Equality Party is standing candidates in the Australian federal election to provide workers with the political weapons and organisational means to fight for their social and democratic rights.
(2022-04-13). Sri Lankan prime minister delivers menacing speech against working class. wsws.org Mahinda Rajapakse's invocation of history is a crude warning that the government is prepared to unleash a brutal reign of terror against the continuing mass anti-government protests.
(2022-04-13). Why did Mélenchon retire after nearly reaching the French presidential runoff? wsws.org Mélenchon's frantic throwing away of working-class support points to the significance of the Parti de l'égalité socialiste's call to build support for a boycott among workers.
(2022-04-13). Humanitarians urge action to avert famine in Somalia, S Sudan. en.mehrnews.com The United Nations on Tuesday warned about the famine rising in Somalia and South Sudan.
(2022-04-13). Slower growth, inflation, inequality concerning EU. en.mehrnews.com Referring to the Ukraine war and counterproductive effects of sanctions against Russia, Pastori Gianluca says slower growth, higher inflation, and increase in inequality among EU states are sources of concern for the Union.