(2023-05-06). Homeless man strangled to death on New York subway. wsws.org Jordan Neely is the latest victim of the rise in poverty and mental illness that has grown to critical levels as part of the capitalist crisis.
(2023-05-06). 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…
(2023-05-06). Catastrophe: The Global Cost of the Ukraine War. scheerpost.com 
The war has been a disaster for Ukraine, but also a calamity for the world. This brief article provides a concise overview of the war's profound global effects, beginning with the combatants' cost in lives and treasure. Beyond this it assesses the war's impact on global trade and economy; energy and food price inflation and their effects on poverty, hunger, and mortality; the redirection of humanitarian and official development assistance; the total sum of aid to the Ukrainian war effort, and the estimated cost of postwar reconstruction and recovery. Also examined is the war's effect on global defense spending. T…
(2023-05-06). Comment] Offline: We must engage in a war of position. thelancet.com Occasionally, someone says something so appalling, so shocking, and so disheartening that you just stop in disbelief. On April 26, 2023, UK Home Secretary Suella Braverman said this: "I think that the people coming here illegally do possess values which are at odds with our country. We are seeing heightened levels of criminality when related to the people who have come on boats related to drug dealing, exploitation, prostitution." Persistent attacks on migrants escaping war, poverty, and insecurity are now normalised in British politics.
(2023-05-06). People gather in London for King Charles' coronation. ecns.cn The Coronation of Charles III and his wife, Camilla, as King and Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and the other Commonwealth realms takes place at Westminster Abbey today.
(2023-05-06). In the factories there is wealth, but there is no life: The Eighteenth Newsletter (2023). mronline.org 
In late 2022, the International Labour Organisation (ILO) released a fascinating report entitled Working Time and Work-Life Balance Around the World, in large part encouraged by a slew of initiatives across India to extend the workday.
(2023-05-05). In the Factories There Is Wealth, but There Is No Life. dissidentvoice.org 
Detail of: Birender Kumar Yadav (India), Debris of Fate, 2015. In late 2022, the International Labour Organisation (ILO) released a fascinating report entitled Working Time and Work-Life Balance Around the World, in large part encouraged by a slew of initiatives across India to extend the workday. The report accumulated global data on the time spent …
(2023-05-06). Why China won't replace the U.S. as hegemon. Chaos instead of Hegemony. indybay.org China's growth is also running on credit; the People's Republic is similarly indebted to the descending Western centers of the world system. This trend toward de-dollarization can only be properly understood against the backdrop of the imperial descent of the United States in the context of the global crisis process.
(2023-05-06). What Was Covid Really About? Triggering A Multi-Trillion Dollar Global Debt Crisis. "Ramping up an Imperialist Strategy"? globalresearch.ca If it was indeed about public health, why close down the bulk of health services and the global economy knowing full well what the implications would be? And why mount a military-style propaganda campaign to censor world-renowned scientists and terrorise entire populations…
(2023-05-05). Chris Lehmann on Debt Ceiling Myths, Kyle Wiens on Right to Repair's Moment. fair.org 
(The Nation, This week on CounterSpin: Economist James Galbraith
(2023-05-06). The Condition of the Indian Working Class. thetricontinental.org Indian farmers and peasants held a year-long protest during the pandemic against three bills put forward by the central government.
(2023-05-06). The Kremlin Did Not Kill Itself: Notes From The Edge Of The Narrative Matrix. thealtworld.com 
Listen to a reading of this article (reading by Tim Foley): | Your rulers do not care what race you are. They do not care if you are gay, transgendered or nonbinary. They do not care how many bullets you are allowed to have in your gun. They do not care whether you are allowed to have an abortion or not. They do not care if you are racist, sexist, ableist, ageist, xenophobic, homophobic, transphobic or fatphobic. They do not care about diverse representation in politics or media, and they do not care about any lack thereof. All they care about is that we all keep thinking, speaking, working, consuming and voti…
(2023-05-05). Royal Mail workers speak out against union-company agreement in run-up to ballot: "Most of us feel the CWU proposed deal is a sellout" wsws.org "Most of the hardworking posties are burnt out and talking about leaving. Most of us feel the CWU proposed deal is a sell-out and Ward and Co should resign or be sacked."
(2023-05-05). How Pundits' Inflation Myth Crushed The Working Class. levernews.com 
(2023-05-05). May Day protests in Türkiye face repression as elections loom. therealnews.com 
For years, the working class of Türkiye has been caught in the vice-grip of a global economic downturn and a government hostile to their interests. Now, with presidential elections coming up on May 14, speculation is rising that President Recep Tayyip Erdoƒüan could be unseated. On May Day, thousands of workers mobilized in Istanbul, limiting themselves to the outskirts of the city after more central locations were shut down in anticipation of protests. TRNN reports from Istanbul, speaking directly to union organizers, members of Parliament, and more on the condition of the Turkish working cl…
(2023-05-05). 'Maybe, just maybe, working people deserve to afford a damn hamburger!'. peoplesworld.org 
WASHINGTON—With strong union support—and a phalanx of low-wage workers of color backing him—Senate Labor Committee Chairman Bernie Sanders, Ind-Vt., formally introduced his legislation raising the federal minimum wage to $17 an hour over five years. Though Sanders promised the panel will advance the legislation on May 14, getting it beyond that may be tough—which is …
(2023-05-05). A New Republican Assault on Children: Overturning Labor Laws. independentmediainstitute.org Two recent exposés about child labor in the United States highlight how prevalent the once-outlawed practice has become. In February, the New York Times published an extensive investigative report by Hannah Dreier about scores of undocumented Central American children who were found to be working in food processing plants, construction projects, big farms, garment factories, …
(2023-05-05). Rent report says less than 1% are affordable for minimum-wage workers. greenleft.org.au A new report by Anglicare Australia has revealed that less than 1% of private rentals are affordable for a person working full-time on the minimum wage and just four rentals across Australia are affordable for people on JobSeeker. Isaac Nellist reports.
(2023-05-05). Tallahassee FRSO holds May Day rally. fightbacknews.org Tallahassee, FL — On Saturday, April 29, around 25 community members gathered for an International Workers Day rally at the Smokey Hollow Memorial, organized by the Tallahassee Freedom Road Socialist Organization (FRSO). International Workers Day, otherwise known as May Day, was born out of the struggle for the eight-hour workday here in the U.S. and is celebrated by working class people all over the world. | Regina Joseph, member of the Tallahassee Community Action Committee (TCAC), spoke on the current situation facing working-class people in Florida, saying, "Everywhere we look Ron DeSantis is doing some…
(2023-05-05). Report: "Insider Witness" at Mar-a-Lago Cooperating With Classified Docs Inquiry. truthout.org The Department of Justice (DOJ) is reportedly working with a witness who has knowledge of the inner workings of Mar-a-Lago and former President Donald Trump's improper transfer of government documents from the White House to his Palm Beach, Florida, estate. The unnamed person cooperating with the Justice Department — whom The New York Times, which broke the story, described as an "insider witness"… |
(2023-05-05). How Secret 'Bondage Fees' Trap Contracted Workers In Low-Wage Jobs. popularresistance.org For almost six years, Raymond Pearson has been working as a front-desk concierge at one of the Galaxy Towers condominiums in Guttenberg, New Jersey, answering phones, getting packages to residents, dealing with food delivery, and developing bonds with the people who live there. | "The residents become your family," says Pearson, who is 34 years old and lives in nearby North Bergen. "You're spending a lot of time with them. I've seen some of the residents' kids graduate. I've seen some leave for prom. The same ones who left for prom, I've seen them leave for college." | But it wasn't until this year, he says, that…
(2023-05-05). Global Research: Calling for Peace Negotiations, Seeking and Telling the Truth. globalresearch.ca It has always been our mandate to tell and spread the truth even in the midst of censorship, working continuously to reverse the psychological effects of lies and war propaganda. | Humanity is at a dangerous crossroads. Truth remains a "powerful …
(2023-05-05). Study shows large minimum wage hikes boost both earnings and employment. nationofchange.org In the absence of federal action, a record number of U.S. jurisdictions are set to raise their minimum wages in 2023—in many cases above $15 an hour.
(2023-05-05). Nationwide outrage after Black homeless man murdered by white vigilante in NYC subway. By: Natalia Marques. midwesternmarx.com 
Jordan Neely, the famous Michael Jackson "impersonator" who went around the NYC subway system dancing and entertaining passengers, was murdered by a white transit rider Monday On May 1 in New York City, a white subway rider murdered Jordan Neely, a Black homeless man who was expressing his misery at going without food or water. In a train entering the Broadway-Lafayette station in lower Manhattan, Neely cried out to passengers, "I don't have food, I don't ha …
(2023-05-05). A Glimpse into Homelessness. dissidentvoice.org 
"The estimated number of homeless people in Canada ranges from 150,000 to 300,000, and the figure has been rising." —
(2023-05-05). Nearly half of Americans are worried about their money in banks. plenglish.com Washington, May 5 (Prensa Latina) Faced with the wave of bankruptcies in recent months, nearly half of Americans say they are deeply concerned about the safety of the money they keep in banks, according to a Gallup poll.
(2023-05-05). Right-Wing Judicial Activist Using Schwab Charity DAF to Move Funds. inequality.org
(2023-05-05). Why Fair Housing is Key to Systemic Equality. aclu.org Few fights are more pivotal to ending systemic inequality than the fight for
(2023-05-05). UPDATED: Wagner Fighters Are Going To Leave Bakhmut. southfront.org
(2023-05-05). Military Situation In Bakhmut On May 5, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | Wagner forces are advancing towards Larysy Shepitko street in the north-western part of the city; | Clashes between the AFU and Russian forces continue along Chaikovskoho street; | Clashes between the AFU and Russian forces continue near Bogdanivka; | Clashes between the AFU and Russian forces continue near Khromovo; | Evgeny Prigozhin reported that his units will leave their positions in Bakhmut because of the shell hunger artificially created by Russian military com…