(2022-06-08). LGBTQ+ for socialism: 'We want to live!'. iacenter.org By Minnie Bruce Pratt June 7, 2022 We are still grieving for the 10 people of Buffalo, New York's Black community killed there May 14. We are still grieving for the 21 people — children and teachers — killed in Uvalde, Texas, May 24. And for so many others killed by hatred and bigotry in the past — Black people worshipping at church in Charleston, South Carolina; LGBTQ+ people dancing at the Pulse Bar in Orlando, Florida; Asian women working at health spas in Atlanta — too many to name and number here. Millions, all the way back to the foundation of this country, to the massacres of Indige…
(2022-06-08). Colombia: World Power of Life or Neo-Fascist Pillar? libya360.wordpress.com Agustín Laó-Montes Francia Marquez and Gustavo Petro (Photo: @darwintorres_22 Twitter) The leftist Historical Pact emerged as the favorite of Colombian voters in the recent election. But rightist forces are working to prevent Gustavo Petro and Francia Marquez from winning in the second round and becoming President and Vice President of Colombia. A new and devastating utopia…
(2022-06-08). Trailer Park Residents Take On Venture Capitalists—And Win. popularresistance.org Durango, Colorado -‚ÄâOn a cold January day at the height of ski season, as tourists check into Durango's resort hotels and wealthy vacationers roll suitcases into their second homes, Alejandra Chavez pulls away from her single wide trailer on the outskirts of town and drives the two-lane road south to look for a new place to live in New Mexico. Chavez dreads the prospect of making this same 1.5‚Äëhour-drive, back and forth, every day, but she sees few options. Her work is in Durango, but Durango, it seems, may no longer have a home for her. | Chavez, 30, moved to the area 18 year…
(2022-06-08). Friday 6/17: National Memorial Service for Lives Lost to COVID, Gun Violence, War and Poverty w/ PPC. indybay.org Online via livestream: www.poorpeoplescampaign.org/livestream/ | In-person at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C…
(2022-06-08). Can India & Russia Resuscitate Cyber Relationship? moderndiplomacy.eu Since the war started, thousands of Russian IT workers and entrepreneurs, and dozens of foreign firms have left Russia. Western sanctions have targeted Russian high-technology industries, including bans on the export of critical computing elements like microprocessors. Over the last few years, Russia has sought to develop indigenous semiconductor, cybersecurity, and networking industries. However, large-scale …
(2022-06-08). Anonymous donor pays tuition balance for Wiley College graduates. nationofchange.org The estimated total debt of the more than 100 students in Wiley College's class of 2022 totaled $300,000.
(2022-06-08). From Reagan to Trump. indybay.org The 1960s, when incomes rose for almost all workers, ended with a massive wave of strikes. Since the 1980s, the incomes of most Americans have fallen, working hours have risen massively, and job security has become a foreign word. But strikes have been extremely rare.
(2022-06-08). Brazil faces hunger and food insecurity. america.cgtn.com According to a newly released study reveals the percentage of Brazilians unable to afford food for themselves or their families rose to a record 36% in 2021.