(2023-04-26). "South Africa's freedom serves the interest of a few while the majority lives in deep poverty" peoplesdispatch.org S'bu Zikode, President of Abahlali baseMjondolo (AbM), South Africa's shack dwellers' movement, talks about UnFreedom Day which is marked by the organization in April every year.
(2023-04-26). Breaking barriers: Helping Native Americans in need get the gift of life. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Robert Monroe and Jackie Johnson stand near their home on the Navajo Indian Reservation in Arizona For many American Indians and Alaska Natives, living on an Indian reservation provides a sense of pride, independence, and the ability to maintain cultural and social traditions important to their heritage. Life on the Indian reservation can also mean high rates of poverty, lack of access to food, transportation, communication and health care. Complex medical procedures like an organ…
(2023-04-26). Sudan at a crossroads: Proxy war or revolution? peoplesworld.org 
The conflict that began on April 8 between Sudan's military and the country's main paramilitary force is a proxy war against the Sudanese people, backed by regional and international powers, who have enabled the warring factions to acquire wealth and weapons. It is a war between the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) led by Gen. Mohamed …
(2023-04-26). Saturday 5/20: Drag for Democracy. indybay.org The Commonwealth Club of California | 110 The Embarcadero, San Francisco, CA 94105…
(2023-04-26). Saturday 5/13: Strike Debt Bay Area Book Group: "Debt," by David Graeber. indybay.org Email strike.debt.bay.area@gmail.com a few days beforehand for the online invite.
(2023-04-26). World Bank Chief Economist Gill calls for new approaches to address 'debt crisis'. channelnewsasia.com
(2023-04-25). International Monetary Fund demands cuts as Egypt faces bankruptcy. wsws.org As Egypt's debt has risen, government's expenditure has gone on debt servicing rather than health, education and welfare.
(2023-04-26). NYC May Day May 1 — 2 PM — Union Square. iacenter.org MAY DAY 2023 NYC! /DÂA INTERNACIONAL DE LOS TRABAJADORES 2023 NYC! Union Square Monday May 1st 2pm, March at 5pm Lunes 1 de mayo 2pm, La marcha a las 5pm COME OUT ON INTERNATIONAL WORKERS DAY TO SAY: Solidarity with workers everywhere ! Workers rights are moral rights ! We support the struggles of migrant workers The working class has no boundaries. STOP UNION BUSTING and negotiate fair contracts at Amazon, Starbucks, Trader Joes, Rutgers, & EVERYWHERE! Hands Off Medicare and Medicaid! Healthcare is a Human Right! End Evictions ! Housing is a Human Right! Money for healthcare, housing, education, not for imperial…
(2023-04-26). Sri Lankan president threatens protesting teachers with draconian attacks. wsws.org Wickremesinghe's threat against teachers is a warning to the entire working class of the brutal methods his government will use to deal with any opposition to the government's IMF-dictated austerity measures.
(2023-04-26). Biden seeks reelection amid war, COVID and inflation. wsws.org The three-minute video announcement of the Democratic president's reelection campaign was silent on critical issues facing the working class.
(2023-04-26). Lessons from Lenin for International Workers Day. workers.org 
International Workers Day, also known as May Day, reminds us of an anecdote about the 1917 Russian Revolution regarding the working class. At the time, the Bolshevik Party, trained and led by V.I. Lenin was in the process of seizing power. An anti-Bolshevik intellectual was arguing with a Bolshevik worker . . . |
(2023-04-26). Steps being made to ensure rare characters survive in digital era. ecns.cn Chinese authorities and tech companies are working together to speed up the digitalization of rarely used Chinese characters, which will allow them to be recognized by computers as the country's banks, hospitals and government departments move transactions online.
(2023-04-25). An Interview with Michael A. Lebowitz on 'Capital', "Real Socialism," and Venezuela. mronline.org 
"While socialists need to begin with the existing concepts of fairness as reflected in the moral economy of the working class, to the extent that those concepts of fairness are contrary to the principle advanced in the Communist Manifesto that 'the free development of each is the condition for the free development of all,' they must be rejected." —Michael Lebowitz…
(2023-04-25). Joe Manchin's Tax Hike On The Working Class. levernews.com 
(2023-04-26). Saturday 5/20: 3rd Annual Under the Stars Sleepout to End Homelessness. indybay.org Virtual…
(2023-04-26). Not a green bone in their white bodies. nationofchange.org Connecting anti-immigrant and racist ideas via population growth to environmental degradation is nothing new.
(2023-04-26). Bankrupt crypto firm FTX to sell LedgerX for US$50 million. channelnewsasia.com
(2023-04-26). We Must Not Dance, Harry Belafonte Understood, to a Billionaire Beat. inequality.org
(2023-04-25). Canadian Tire Fire #58: Street Sweeps in Vancouver, Coastal Gaslink and RBC Developments, Prisoners on Hunger Strike. itsgoingdown.org 
photo: @AndreaWoo After decades of struggle, the Asubpeeschoseewagong Netum Anishinabek First Nation (Grassy Narrows) has secured a major win in their fight to stop clear-cutting on their lands. This month, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry notified the first nation that they are abandoning plans to open a portion of the forest to commercial…