(2023-06-06). Tampa call center workers strike against layoffs. fightbacknews.org Tampa, FL – Early in the morning June 5, over 40 Maximus employees, Communications Workers of America (CWA) members, and other supporters rallied in front of Maximus, a federally contracted call center, in Riverview, Florida. The rally was part of a nationwide one-day strike put on by the CWA in response to hundreds of layoffs nationwide and to demand a living wage. | As commuters rolled by, honking horns and waving in solidarity, picketers chanted, "Hey hey, ho ho, poverty wages have got to go!" Laid-off workers spoke about the type of abuse they received from management at Maximus such as timed bathroom breaks.
(2023-06-06). Protecting Safety Net Programs Means Protecting People From Poverty. inequality.org You could say the blues have followed me wherever I've gone. My mom came from a family of 18, picking cotton and peanuts in Georgia. My dad, who played the blues, couldn't read. He learned numbers selling produce. I was born in Massachusetts, where my mom worked in the factories and raised me alone after …
(2023-06-06). Prayer helped me survive poverty, but I needed government help too. nationofchange.org Our social safety net is flawed but vital. Let's work together to protect it from political attacks.
(2023-06-07). In OtherWords: June 8, 2024. otherwords.org The debt ceiling drama ended with more of a whimper than a bang, with President Biden averting both a default and the harshest safety net cuts the GOP was demanding. | But as Als…
(2023-06-07). Next Time, Abolish the Debt Ceiling. otherwords.org President Biden also skillfully repelled the worst of the
(2023-06-07). Failure of the US Monetary System and the Solution. scheerpost.com 
By Richard C. Cook / Original to ScheerPost The debt-ceiling crisis that recently played out in Washington between budget-cutting Republicans and the further explosion of debt under the Biden administration highlights again the failure of the US monetary system to provide effective liquidity for the world's largest economy. After a brief period of balanced federal …
(2023-06-06). 'Compromise and consensus' ‚àí but for whom? workers.org 
President Joe Biden averted a default on the federal debt June 3 when he signed the Fiscal Responsibility Act. Biden hailed the bipartisan "compromise and consensus" that resulted in the bill being approved by the House and Senate earlier in the week. He even said the Republican negotiators, who wanted . . . |
(2023-06-06). Debt ceiling hypocrisy: U.S. boosts military budget while restricting food stamps for poor. mronline.org 
U.S. politicians from both parties agree: the deficit doesn't matter. In their bipartisan deal to raise the debt ceiling, Biden and Republicans are boosting military spending to $886 billion while making it harder for poor people to receive food stamps and welfare.
(2023-06-06). Lawmakers Will Use Loopholes to Dodge Pentagon Funding Caps, Experts Say. truthout.org Following weeks of acrimonious debate in Congress, President Joe Biden signed into law on Friday a bill that suspends the debt ceiling until 2025. The compromise deal caps spending on a range of programs and risks throwing as many as 750,000 adults off of food stamps, according to the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities. One agency — the Department of Defense — managed to evade cuts completely. |
(2023-06-06). House Armed Services Chair Wants China Spending Bill. news.antiwar.com Rep. Mike Rogers (R-AL), chair of the House Armed Services Committee, said Tuesday that he wants Congress to pass a supplemental spending bill this year to address so-called threats from China, Defense News reported. Rogers' comments come after President Biden signed legislation into law on the debt ceiling deal reached between the White House and …
(2023-06-06). For Media, Giving in to Debt Limit Blackmail Was a Triumph of Bipartisanship. scheerpost.com 
(2023-06-07). Protests surge in France against abuse of constitutional provisions to defend pension reforms. peoplesdispatch.org The French working class is protesting attempts by the government of President Emmanuel Macron to invoke constitutional provisions to block a bill mooted by opposition groups to repeal the pension reforms…
(2023-06-07). Qilu shipping cancer drug to U.S. ecns.cn Amid an ongoing cancer drug shortage, the United States Food and Drug Administration has been working with Chinese drugmaker Qilu Pharmaceutical Co Ltd to import the oncological medication cisplatin.
(2023-06-07). Science Saturday: Mayo Clinic doctor visits of the future could be powered by 'omics' research. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org To glimpse the future of medicine, step inside Mayo Clinic's cutting-edge Center for Individualized Medicine. There, physicians, researchers, data scientists, artificial intelligence engineers and bioethicists are working side-by-side to investigate massive "omics" data sets. The innovative approach is the result of thousands of patients who are participating in omics-related research studies and clinical trials. The multidisciplinary teams are in pursuit of discovering hidden biological signatures and patterns of diseases, including cancer. Their hope and expectations are…
(2023-06-07). South Korean president pledges restrictions on right to protest. wsws.org The ruling class in South Korea, as around the globe, cannot tolerate dissent as it accelerates attacks on the working class and makes preparations for war.
(2023-06-07). Australian Labor treasurer manoeuvres as RBA lifts interest rates again. wsws.org In line with policies of major central banks around the world, the RBA is lifting rates to slow the economy, or even induce a recession, to crush the growing wages struggles of the working class under the banner of the need to "fight inflation."
(2023-06-06). When a Progressive Senator Uncovered the Truth Behind the 'Memorial Day Massacre'. progressive.org The story of one prominent progressive U.S. Senator and a single investigative reporter working together unfolds in a new PBS film about the Republic Steel massacre of 1937.
(2023-06-06). When 3 men richer than 165 million people, Sanders says working class must 'come together'. nationofchange.org Big-money special interests "want to divide us up," said the independent senator at a living wage rally in South Carolina, "and we are determined to bring working people together."
(2023-06-07). Qilu shipping cancer drug to U.S. ecns.cn Amid an ongoing cancer drug shortage, the United States Food and Drug Administration has been working with Chinese drugmaker Qilu Pharmaceutical Co Ltd to import the oncological medication cisplatin.
(2023-06-07). Science Saturday: Mayo Clinic doctor visits of the future could be powered by 'omics' research. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org To glimpse the future of medicine, step inside Mayo Clinic's cutting-edge Center for Individualized Medicine. There, physicians, researchers, data scientists, artificial intelligence engineers and bioethicists are working side-by-side to investigate massive "omics" data sets. The innovative approach is the result of thousands of patients who are participating in omics-related research studies and clinical trials. The multidisciplinary teams are in pursuit of discovering hidden biological signatures and patterns of diseases, including cancer. Their hope and expectations are…
(2023-06-07). South Korean president pledges restrictions on right to protest. wsws.org The ruling class in South Korea, as around the globe, cannot tolerate dissent as it accelerates attacks on the working class and makes preparations for war.
(2023-06-07). Australian Labor treasurer manoeuvres as RBA lifts interest rates again. wsws.org In line with policies of major central banks around the world, the RBA is lifting rates to slow the economy, or even induce a recession, to crush the growing wages struggles of the working class under the banner of the need to "fight inflation."
(2023-06-06). When a Progressive Senator Uncovered the Truth Behind the 'Memorial Day Massacre'. progressive.org The story of one prominent progressive U.S. Senator and a single investigative reporter working together unfolds in a new PBS film about the Republic Steel massacre of 1937.
(2023-06-06). When 3 men richer than 165 million people, Sanders says working class must 'come together'. nationofchange.org Big-money special interests "want to divide us up," said the independent senator at a living wage rally in South Carolina, "and we are determined to bring working people together."
(2023-06-06). 2000 SEIU health workers continue 10-plus day strike. fightbacknews.org Hartford, CT – This past Saturday, June 3, striking long-term care workers and SEIU 1199 New England union members rallied at the at the State Capitol building in Hartford. The nearly 2000 striking workers are demanding a pathway to $25 per hour, affordable healthcare and a pension that allows workers to retire. | The striking workers marched along the sidewalk in front of the capitol building with SEIU 1199 yellow and purple flags and signs that read, "On strike, be fair to those who care," while the city traffic honked horns in support of the strikers. | The minimum wage for long-term care workers is currentl…
(2023-06-06). Homeless in America: Struggling to survive in D.C. america.cgtn.com 
CGTN's Jim Spellman spoke to a woman living on the streets of Washington D.C.
(2023-06-06). Aid cuts a "death sentence" for Gaza's poor. electronicintifada.net Family left homeless by Israel's May assault are now being deprived of vital assistance.
(2023-06-07). Cornel West on Running for President, Ending Ukraine War & Taking on "Corporate Duopoly" of Dems & GOP. democracynow.org 
Cornel West, the iconic academic and social critic, has declared his candidacy for president of the United States in the 2024 election. He is running with the People's Party, a progressive alternative to the two major parties that grew out of Bernie Sanders's 2016 campaign. With 2024 shaping up to be a rematch between "neofascist" Donald Trump and "milquetoast neoliberal" Joe Biden, West says voters need a real alternative focused on tackling inequality, racism, war and corporate greed. "There's an indifference to the plight of the vulnerable," West tells Demo…
(2023-06-07). In This Washington, the Fantastically Rich Are Finally Frowning. inequality.org
(2023-06-06). The Emergency State's Plot to Override the Constitution. dissidentvoice.org 
Rule by indefinite emergency edict risks leaving all of us with a shell of a democracy and civil liberties just as hollow. — Justice Neil Gorsuch We have become a nation in a permanent state of emergency. Power-hungry and lawless, the government has weaponized one national crisis after another in order to expand its powers …