WSWS (2022-04-26). Finland and Sweden prepare to join NATO. wsws.org The ruling elites in both Scandinavian countries, which maintained formal neutrality after World War II, have seized on the Russian government's reactionary invasion of Ukraine to overcome long-standing opposition among working people to the aggressive US-led military alliance.

WSWS (2022-04-26). As debts mount, IMF calls for Australian budget "repair" wsws.org The Sydney Morning Herald noted that "Australia has suffered one of the largest budget deteriorations in the developed world and one of the biggest increases in debt."

ecns.cn (2022-04-26). IMF official says faster U.S. rate hike could mean financial "complexities" for Asia. ecns.cn The U.S. Federal Reserve's action to raise interest rate faster than expected would lead to financial "complexities" for Asia economies, especially those with debt in foreign currency.

WSWS (2022-04-26). Four children killed in early morning mobile home fire in Fort Wayne, Indiana. wsws.org The phenomenon of house fires cannot be understood outside of the context of the decades-long assault on working class living standards.

WSWS (2022-04-26). Workers Struggles: The Americas. wsws.org Protests in Peru continue over spiraling food and energy prices while pilots at Alaska Air are demanding improved pay and better working conditions.

WSWS (2022-04-26). California nurses press for statewide action: "Everyone is stressed out. Everything is more expensive. It can't continue like this." wsws.org In increasing numbers, nurses across the state of California have gone on strike or have chosen to go on strike against inadequate pay and unsafe working conditions.

Elias Decker, Victoria Black (2022-04-26). Champaign students and community rally to say 'Parkland College: Fire Finney!'. liberationnews.org Between 2003 and 2012, former police chief R.T. Finney presided over a reign of terror by the Champaign Police Department, targeting Black and Brown working class people.

WSWS (2022-04-26). Sri Lankan finance minister declares austerity will get worse before it gets better. wsws.org The Colombo political establishment will accept the IMF's austerity terms and the "pain" will inevitably be imposed on the vast majority of the population—working people and rural toilers.

Axel Garcia (2022-04-26). Educational Inequality within Low Income Communities. indybay.org The focus here is on the unequal distribution of public school funding which in turn affects low-income communities.

_____ (2022-04-25). Belgian Working Class Protests Cost Of Living Crisis, Demands Rise In Wages. popularresistance.org On Friday, April 22, thousands of workers demonstrated in major cities across Belgium protesting the worsening cost of living crisis and calling for a rise in wages. The call for the mobilization was given by major trade unions like the General Labor Federation of Belgium (ABVV/FGTB), Confederation of Christian Trade Unions (ACV/CSC), General Confederation of Liberal Trade Unions of Belgium (ACLVB/CGSLB), and political parties including the Workers' Party of Belgium (PTB/PVDA). Various student/youth groups expressed support and solidarity with the workers' mobilization. The protesting workers have called for a re…

deweylaura (2022-04-25). Marxist IQ: May Day history. cpusa.org The working class faces both old and new crises this coming May Day—from the continuing Covid pandemic to the cold war revival and its economic political and military dangers. This quiz looks at what we can learn from the history of May Day and its meaning for today. 1. The first May Day was …

WSWS (2022-04-25). Working class struggles explode in Peru. wsws.org The popular slogan has been "out with all of them," reflecting a rejection of Peru's entire bourgeois governmental setup.

Peoples Dispatch (2022-04-25). How the tax system in the US benefits the rich and burdens the working class. peoplesdispatch.org Eugene Puryear of BreakThrough News explains how the structure of taxation in the US helps the ultra-rich who end up paying far less than they can and should due to a variety of loopholes…

Staff (2022-04-25). Baku, Yerevan agree to meet for possible peace treaty talks. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 25 (MNA) — The foreign ministers of Azerbaijan and Armenia on Monday agreed to hold meetings on a joint border commission and working group over a possible peace treaty.

Peoples Dispatch (2022-04-25). Emmanuel Macron wins French presidential election but working class has no illusions about future. peoplesdispatch.org The consolidation of liberal sections and a vigorous campaign by anti-fascist sections against Marine Le Pen aided Macron but many sections are wary of his policies…

WSWS (2022-04-25). What way forward for the nurses strike at Stanford Health? wsws.org The strike is a major episode in the growing upsurge of struggles by the international working class, driven by the catastrophic social impact of the coronavirus pandemic and the reckless drive to war with Russia by US and world imperialism.

WSWS (2022-04-25). US workers explain why they're attending the International May Day Online Rally. wsws.org "We have to unite with our working-class brothers and sisters internationally to fight what these capitalist governments are doing, basically killing the working class."

Antonio C.S. Rosa (2022-04-25). The US Military Is Driving Environmental Collapse across the Planet. transcend.org 24 Apr 2022 – The U.S. military emits more carbon than 140 countries combined, fueling climate change and environmental degradation. Below we examine five ways in which the Pentagon is destroying the environment.