(2023-05-02). Commentary: Deadly heatwaves threaten to reverse India's progress on poverty and inequality. channelnewsasia.com With many more people in India expected to be hit by even greater heat extremes in the future, finance, urban design and education are necessary to help people adapt, say these experts from University of Cambridge.
(2023-05-01). 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…
(2023-05-01). Presidente electo invita a acuerdo nacional en Paraguay. telesurtv.net Santiago Peña insta a los ciudadanos actuar con unidad y hacer frente a desafíos comunes como la pobreza, la corrupción y la impunidad.
(2023-05-01). New Zealand PM rules out raising tax on super-rich after report shows massive concentration of wealth. wsws.org The country's richest 311 people hold $85 billion in assets and pay less than half the tax rate paid by ordinary working people.
(2023-05-01). Saturday 5/20: Drag for Democracy. indybay.org The Commonwealth Club of California | 110 The Embarcadero, San Francisco, CA 94105…
(2023-04-30). Marjorie Taylor Green Challenged on Populist Bona Fides. scheerpost.com 
By Briahna Joy Gray and Robby Soave / The Hill Briahna Joy Gray Challenges Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Green (R-GA.) on right wing populism and her true establishment bona fides, pressing her on issues like taxing the rich, military spending, corporate contributions, and wealth inequality. Robby Soave Robby Soave is a senior editor at Reason and host of Rising on Hill …
(2023-05-02). Commentary: Deadly heatwaves threaten to reverse India's progress on poverty and inequality. channelnewsasia.com With many more people in India expected to be hit by even greater heat extremes in the future, finance, urban design and education are necessary to help people adapt, say these experts from University of Cambridge.
(2023-05-01). 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…
(2023-05-01). Presidente electo invita a acuerdo nacional en Paraguay. telesurtv.net Santiago Peña insta a los ciudadanos actuar con unidad y hacer frente a desafíos comunes como la pobreza, la corrupción y la impunidad.
(2023-05-01). New Zealand PM rules out raising tax on super-rich after report shows massive concentration of wealth. wsws.org The country's richest 311 people hold $85 billion in assets and pay less than half the tax rate paid by ordinary working people.
(2023-05-01). Saturday 5/20: Drag for Democracy. indybay.org The Commonwealth Club of California | 110 The Embarcadero, San Francisco, CA 94105…
(2023-04-30). Marjorie Taylor Green Challenged on Populist Bona Fides. scheerpost.com By Briahna Joy Gray and Robby Soave / The Hill Briahna Joy Gray Challenges Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Green (R-GA.) on right wing populism and her true establishment bona fides, pressing her on issues like taxing the rich, military spending, corporate contributions, and wealth inequality. Robby Soave Robby Soave is a senior editor at Reason and host of Rising on Hill …
(2023-05-02). US may risk debt default 'as early as Jun 1': Yellen. channelnewsasia.com
(2023-05-01). As COVID emergency ends., workers hit with bigger student loan debt. workers.org 
In March 2020, the federal government froze payments on all federal student loans. In August 2022, the Biden Administration forgave a portion of federal student debt. Borrowers who qualified each got $10,000 of their debt forgiven, while Federal Pell Grant Program recipients got $20,000 of their debt written off. Although . . . |
(2023-05-01). Sanders Calls on Biden to Fight for Working People in Debt Ceiling Battle. truthout.org Sen. Bernie Sanders on Sunday said President Joe Biden and the Democratic Party must do everything in their power to defend middle- and low-income people in potential budget negotiations, after the Republicans said they will raise the country's debt limit only in exchange for cuts to green jobs, food assistance, healthcare, and other social services that millions of Americans depend on. |
(2023-05-01). Saturday 5/20: 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.
(2023-05-01). Tampa Bay SDS condemns firing of campus working and escalation of criminal charges. fightbacknews.org Fight Back News Service is circulating the following statement from Tampa Bay SDS. | On Tuesday, April 25, USF officially fired campus worker Chrisley Carpio for participating in a student-led protest against DeSantis's attacks on diversity and public education. Tampa Bay SDS condemns this unjust firing and USF violating her collective bargaining rights as a member of workers' union, ASFCME. | Additionally, charges have officially been filed in the State Attorney's office. However, the state escalated the charges by adding an additional felony count (of the same felony) for three of the Tampa 5. We see this as…
(2023-05-01). International Workers Day in Dallas. fightbacknews.org Dallas, TX – On April 29, an International Workers Day, or May Day, celebration took place at Lake Cliff Park in Dallas. 40 people attended, and organizations presented statements and greetings on the occasion of May Day. | Ebonee Taylor of National Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression-Dallas spoke on the importance of connecting the struggle of the working class with liberation struggles of the oppressed nationalities. "The working class is the most oppressed class in America, and there is more commonality in our struggles then there are differences," she said. | A member of the Malaya Movement-Texa…
(2023-05-01). Dayton FRSO holds successful May Day events. fightbacknews.org Dayton, OH – On April 29, approximately 15 activists gathered in Dayton's courthouse square to celebrate International Workers Day. The event was organized by the Freedom Road Socialist organization under the banner of "celebrating the continued struggle for the liberation of the international working class." | Event speakers highlighted various areas of struggle in which FRSO is currently engaged. They spoke to the gains recently made in Chicago with the push for community control of the police, the growing solidarity movement around the Tampa 5, and a summation of the recent border delegation andthe need for l…
(2023-05-01). World Federation of Trade Unions declaration on May Day 2023. fightbacknews.org Fight Back News Service is circulating the following statement from the World Federation of Trade Unions. | The World Federation of Trade Unions, the militant, class-oriented voice, representing 105 million workers who live, work, and struggle in 133 countries of the 5 continents, honors the 137th anniversary of the struggle of workers in Chicago in 1886 that constituted a lasting milestone of the working class and a bright beacon for the struggles of today and tomorrow for stable work with rights, social security, free public, and universal health and education, dignified life. | Nowadays the crisis of capitali…
(2023-05-01). "Journalism is not a crime," says Biden—except for Julian Assange. wsws.org Biden's remarks at the White House Correspondents Association dinner embraced freedom of the press, but only for journalists working in countries where Washington is seeking to overthrow the government.
(2023-05-01). May Day 2023: For the international unity of the working class against national chauvinism and war! wsws.org The following is the text of the opening report delivered by David North, chairperson of the International Editorial Board of the World Socialist Web Site, to the International May Day Online Rally 2023, held Sunday, April 30.
(2023-05-01). As Canadian government workers push to expand strike, union leaders stay silent on negotiating blitz. wsws.org Rather than alerting federal government workers and the working class more broadly to the government's strikebreaking plans, the PSAC bureaucrats have fallen silent.
(2023-05-01). Russian Freight Train Derailed After Explosion Hits Tracks. telesurenglish.net On Monday, a locomotive and seven wagons of the freight train was derailed after an unidentified explosive device went off on the tracks in southwestern Russia's Bryansk region. | RELATED: | The incident happened at the 136th km of the Bryansk-Unecha railway, causing no casualties. Emergency services are working at the scene and traffic on this section of the railway has been suspended, Bryansk governor Alexander Bogomaz said. | After being derailed, the frei…
(2023-05-01). Workers should have the power! liberationnews.org 
As we mark May Day — International Workers' Day — one thing is clear: life under this system keeps getting harder and harder for working people.
(2023-05-01). Xi sends greetings to working people nationwide ahead of Int'l Workers' Day. ecns.cn Chinese President Xi Jinping on Sunday extended festive greetings and best wishes to the country's working people ahead of International Workers' Day, which falls on May 1.
(2023-05-01). Four Insights for Radical Organizing From the Mysterious World of Mushrooms. truthout.org All of us who are working to build an equitable, just, abundant and resilient future here on Earth have much to learn from mycelia — the fungal network that binds the soil beneath our feet and works as a communication mechanism between trees, among other things. Mushrooms are the fruiting bodies of mycelia, and can be used as food, medicine, fuel, creating materials for fashion or home building… |
(2023-05-01). Mother Jones Organized Against Child Labor 120 Years Ago: Let's Resume Her Fight. truthout.org To the shock of many, the issue of exploited child labor has been grabbing headlines in the United States In late February, The New York Times published a major exposé that documented how migrant children as young as 12 are working as roofers and food deliverers, in slaughterhouses and industrial factories, for major corporations and private equity firms, suffering injury and even death… |
(2023-05-01). New Report On The US Military Industrial Complex's Revolving Door. thealtworld.com In this free clip from the "Unauthorized Disclosure" podcast, Rania Khalek and Kevin Gosztola discuss a report on the U.S. military industrial-complex, particularly the revolving door between the government and military contractors. | As of 2021, 672 former government officials, military officers, members of Congress, and senior legislative staff were working for major military contractors like Boeing, Raytheon, or Lockheed Martin.
(2023-05-01). Lessons From Lenin For International Workers Day. popularresistance.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 and bringing up all the complexities of running a government and of deserting Russia's allies in the great slaughter of World War I. "I see it this way," said the Bolshevik worker. "The bosses are on one side. We're on the other side. If we don't take power, they will." | The worker was right. | Bosses, that i…
(2023-05-01). In Europe, working-class resilience on full display during May Day. peoplesdispatch.org Trade unions, as well as communist and leftist political parties, organized rallies across Europe on May Day, highlighting the issue of the cost of living crisis generated by imperialist war and profiteering by multinational companies. The resilience of the working class against repression and anti-worker policies was on display, especially in France and the UK, where governments have launched a full-fledged assault on the working class. | Workers across the UK, pushed to the edge by the COVID-19 crisis, were plunged further into despair over the past year. They experienced a fall in real wages and continuing inf…
(2023-05-01). On May Day, NUMSA calls for a national economic agenda for the working class. peoplesdispatch.org The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa has called for ending neoliberal policies and is pushing for greater state intervention in the economy, the nationalization of key sectors, and an expansionary budget to alleviate the economic crisis in the country…
(2023-05-01). Left parties and trade unions in West Asia and North Africa mark May Day. peoplesdispatch.org Trade union movements and left parties in West Asia and North Africa vowed to end capitalist exploitation and achieve the dream of a dignified life for all working class people…
(2023-05-01). Proletariat of the Proletariat: Women's Unpaid Labour. orinocotribune.com By Saheli Chowdhury — May 1, 2023 | The pandemic brought the spotlight on many of the wrongs of capitalism, among them the issue of unpaid labour. The term unpaid labour is generally associated with care work — care for children, the elderly, the sick, and the family — mostly considered "women's work." For the majority of care work, capitalism does not pay any remuneration; instead, the "payment" is societal — praise for women's "motherly nature" while violating all their rights as members of the working class, thus making women what I call "the proletariat of the proletariat." | Although g…
(2023-05-01). Understanding the Controversy and Legality of 'Overseas Police Stations'. independentmediainstitute.org The apprehension of two men in New York on April 16, 2023, marked the first known U.S. arrests in connection with Chinese overseas police stations. Both men were working in a building in Manhattan's Chinatown rented by the America ChangLe Association, a charity that had its tax-exempt status revoked in May 2022. More Chinese police …
(2023-05-01). Pedro Sánchez congrats Santiago Peña on his victory in Paraguay. plenglish.com In a message posted on Twitter, Sanchez stressed that Spain counts on Paraguay to strengthen relations with Latin America and the European Union. | "Let's continue working on further strengthening the excellent relations between our countries (…) Spain counts on Paraguay to deepen relations between Latin America and the Caribbean with the European Union," Sanchez tweeted. | After Peña ¥s electoral victory, the Colorado Party remained leading Paraguay's administration. | The Spanish Foreign Ministry, on the other hand, also congratulated Peña and sent its best wishes for his new political stage.
(2023-04-30). Workers' resistance grows in Germany amid layoffs, cuts in real wages and exploitation. wsws.org Discontent and a willingness to fight is spreading in the working class in Germany. However, success requires a perspective that can organise the struggles independently of the trade unions such as Verdi and IG Metall.
(2023-04-30). Coverage Without Compromise . levernews.com Following is a transcript of Andrew Perez's moving speech this week when he accepted the 2023 Izzy Award for outstanding achievement in independent media on behalf of The Lever.I am honored to accept the Izzy award on behalf of The Lever. Thank you to the Park Center for Independent Media for recognizing our reporting and what we are working to build.I've worked as a journalist for the past nine years, mostly at smaller news outlets. Like most of my colleagues, I have been laid off a few times, but I've managed to mostly stay employed by developing a beat covering money and influence.I've been fortunate to wor…
(2023-04-30). More Older Workers Are Trapped In Crummy Jobs, Unable To Retire. popularresistance.org Over the past two decades, older workers have become an increasingly significant share of the labor force. In the economic recovery after the Great Recession of 2008—2009, four in 10 Americans ages 55 or older were in the labor force—the highest participation rate in half a century. As of 2020, these older workers made up 23.6% of the total U.S. workforce, the highest portion on record. | Why are so many older Americans unable to retire and so many working into old age to survive? For many, the answer isn't "because they want to." Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, more than 50% of low-income older ho…
(2023-04-30). The State And The Future Of Socialism. popularresistance.org We are in the midst of a class war. That's not unusual. There is always class war in capitalism — although sometimes it is hidden and sometimes there is the interlude of an apparent Carthaginian Peace. But the class war has intensified now because of the crisis in capitalism — a crisis rooted in the over-accumulation of capital. And, in this crisis, capital has intensified the class war against the working class. Austerity, cutbacks, the need to sacrifice — these are the demands of capital as it calls upon workers to bear the burden of capital's own failures. This is a war conducted by capitalis…
(2023-05-01). Mortality Trends Among Adults Experiencing Homelessness in Boston, Massachusetts. jamanetwork.com This cohort study involves assessing causes of death among people experiencing homelessness in Boston from 2003 to 2018.
(2023-05-01). There Is an All-Out Safety Crisis in App-Based Work. And Workers Know How To Fix It. inequality.org 
In recent months, stories of rideshare drivers and delivery workers carjacked, robbed, or even killed on the job have made headlines around the country. Now, growing research shows that there is an all-out, racialized safety crisis in app-based work. On May 1 — May Day — Gig Workers Rising, PowerSwitch Action, and ACRE released new …