(2023-05-11). 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…
(2023-05-11). Turkish Candidates Vying for Support of Middle-Class Voters. telesurenglish.net Days ahead of the crucial May 14 general elections in Türkiye, contenders have made pledges to fight poverty in a country where middle-class workers have taken a big hit amid economic decline. | RELATED: | Seeking re-election for a third term, incumbent President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, 69, has focused his campaign on economic promises. In a massive rally on Sunday, he attracted a sea of supporters in Istanbul, the country's largest city. | "We'll bring inflation down to single digits and save ou…
(2023-05-10). Multilateral banks debunk Indian government's claims on growth rate. peoplesdispatch.org The so-called theory of trickle-down effect projected by the government (high prosperity of the rich flows down to enhance the economic welfare of the poor) has been debunked by the data on the growing gap between the rich and the poor in the country, rising poverty, unemployment, and the perpetually rising prices…
(2023-05-10). La política argentina y los barcos sin rumbo. globalizacion.ca Nuestra sociedad sufre una crisis profunda, prolongada y por ahora sin horizontes a la vista. Referirse a elecciones y candidatos en estas circunstancias hasta produce cierto escozor. La coalición gobernante y la opositora se hunden juntos en la pobreza intelectual…
(2023-05-11). Congressional Republicans' debt limit scam risks economic disaster. peoplesworld.org 
WASHINGTON—Recent reports indicate that the debt limit "X-date" could come as early as June 1. On this X-date, the U.S. Treasury will no longer have enough cash in its accounts at the Federal Reserve to meet all the legal spending obligations legislated by Congress. These obligations include paying holders of U.S. Treasury debt, Social Security checks, …
(2023-05-11). The Heat: U.S. Debt Ceiling Battle. america.cgtn.com 
The United States tries to avoid defaulting on its debt. Can it avoid an economic crisis? The U.S. is now just weeks away from what the treasury secretary warns could be an "economic catastrophe" if it fails to agree on a deal to raise its …
(2023-05-11). The Constitution, Congress and Government Debt. globalresearch.ca
(2023-05-11). Student debt to soar in Australia as indexation reaches ten-year-high. wsws.org Amid declining wages, widespread casual employment and a housing crisis, graduates are being hit with a hike in student debt repayments.
(2023-05-11). IMF-dictated debt restructuring will deepen economic instability in Sri Lanka. wsws.org Sri Lanka's corporate banks have reaped exorbitant profits while consecutive Colombo governments have placed the full burden of the economic crisis on workers and the rural masses.
(2023-05-11). The Sadistic GOP's Debt Limit Ploy vs. the People. dissidentvoice.org Raising the federal debt limit over the years has secured unconditional routine Congressional passage and was endorsed by presidents Ronald Reagan and Donald Trump. After all, it allows the U.S. Treasury to pay past and existing bills, not expand future spending. Routine, that is, until the recent arrival of the mad-dog Republicans with their monetized …
(2023-05-11). Ralph Nader: The Sadistic GOP's Debt Limit Ploy vs. the People. scheerpost.com 
(2023-05-11). Big Oil pumps $9.4 million into lobbying California officials in 2023's first quarter. indybay.org WSPA and Big Oil wield their power in 8 major ways: through (1) lobbying; (2) campaign spending; (3) serving on and putting shills on regulatory panels; (4) creating Astroturf groups; (5) working in collaboration with media; (6) sponsoring awards ceremonies, including those for legislators and journalists; (7) contributing to non profit organizations; and (8) creating alliances with labor unions.
(2023-05-11). The latest New York state budget — an attack on the working class. wsws.org Among other regressive elements in the new budget is an increase in the number of charter schools permitted across the state and a derisory increase in the state's minimum wage, which will leave workers even worse off than they already are.
(2023-05-11). Mass protests erupt across Pakistan after military seizes opposition leader Imran Khan. wsws.org After a mass movement of workers and rural masses chased Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapakse from power last year, the Pakistani ruling class fears these protests could trigger a mass working class upsurge.
(2023-05-11). French unions aim to strangle fight against Macron by delaying protests until June 6. wsws.org The decision of the all-trade union alliance to strangle the protests against Macron's pension cuts and relaunch talks with Macron is a naked betrayal of the working class.
(2023-05-11). Cuba to strengthen bilateral relations, cooperation with South Africa. plenglish.com MINREX posted on Twitter that both nations will continue working for mutual benefit of the peoples. | The Cuba-South Africa brotherly relations date back to the 1960s in the heat of the anti-apartheid struggles, and on May 11, 1994, diplomatic relations were formally established. | Both countries are currently rolling out bilateral cooperation agreements in different areas such as health, education, public works, human settlements, infrastructure, science, information technology, among others.
(2023-05-10). As elections approach, Turkey hopes for change. peoplesdispatch.org Turkey will be holding elections for its national parliament and presidency on May 14. Early polls indicate that long-term ruling President Recep Tayyip Erdoƒüan and his Justice and Development Party (AKP) are, for the first time in the past two decades, facing a tough challenge in both the elections. This is a critical election for the country. | Dr. ≈ûebnem Korur, president of the Turkish Medical Association, spoke to Peoples Dispatch about the mood on the ground. Looking at the health sector and the working conditions of health workers, she talks about the outcome the country's health wor…
(2023-05-11). Bankruptcy filing for Diocese of Oakland over clergy child sexual abuse lawsuits. indybay.org Diocese of Oakland – Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Documents Filed On May 8, 2023:…
(2023-05-11). The latest New York state budget — an attack on the working class. wsws.org Among other regressive elements in the new budget is an increase in the number of charter schools permitted across the state and a derisory increase in the state's minimum wage, which will leave workers even worse off than they already are.
(2023-05-11). Mass protests erupt across Pakistan after military seizes opposition leader Imran Khan. wsws.org After a mass movement of workers and rural masses chased Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapakse from power last year, the Pakistani ruling class fears these protests could trigger a mass working class upsurge.
(2023-05-11). French unions aim to strangle fight against Macron by delaying protests until June 6. wsws.org The decision of the all-trade union alliance to strangle the protests against Macron's pension cuts and relaunch talks with Macron is a naked betrayal of the working class.
(2023-05-11). Cuba to strengthen bilateral relations, cooperation with South Africa. plenglish.com MINREX posted on Twitter that both nations will continue working for mutual benefit of the peoples. | The Cuba-South Africa brotherly relations date back to the 1960s in the heat of the anti-apartheid struggles, and on May 11, 1994, diplomatic relations were formally established. | Both countries are currently rolling out bilateral cooperation agreements in different areas such as health, education, public works, human settlements, infrastructure, science, information technology, among others.
(2023-05-10). As elections approach, Turkey hopes for change. peoplesdispatch.org Turkey will be holding elections for its national parliament and presidency on May 14. Early polls indicate that long-term ruling President Recep Tayyip Erdoƒüan and his Justice and Development Party (AKP) are, for the first time in the past two decades, facing a tough challenge in both the elections. This is a critical election for the country. | Dr. ≈ûebnem Korur, president of the Turkish Medical Association, spoke to Peoples Dispatch about the mood on the ground. Looking at the health sector and the working conditions of health workers, she talks about the outcome the country's health wor…
(2023-05-11). Bankruptcy filing for Diocese of Oakland over clergy child sexual abuse lawsuits. indybay.org Diocese of Oakland – Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Documents Filed On May 8, 2023:…
(2023-05-11). To Protect Our Children, Let's Tax Our Rich. inequality.org
(2023-05-11). Palestine Is Boiling and Will Not Cool Down. strategic-culture.org The Israeli aggression against Palestinians has reached the point where they are not permitted to hear the call to prayer, Steven Sahiounie writes. | Khader Adnan, 45, of Jenin in the occupied West Bank, died while on a hunger strike in an Israeli prison. | He started the hunger strike on February 5, when he was arrested and sentenced in an Israeli military court and placed into "administrative detention", which means detention without charges in abhorrent prison conditions. | It was the Israeli common practice of administrative detention that prompted the hunger strike. | Held without charges or trial, this mark…